Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1953

Part 1-B. North Atlantic Slope Basins, New 

York to York River

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

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1272

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, 

New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, 

Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia, 

and with other agencies

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1956
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Douglas McKay, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

Thomas B. Nolan, Director

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

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

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation 

with the States of Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, 

New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia, and 

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

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

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

Reports Section.

The data were computed under supervision of district engineers, 

Surface Water Branch, as follows:

A. A. Fischbach, Jr_____________________Charleston, W. Va. 

F. F. LeFever__________________________College Park, Md. 

A. W. Harrington__________________________Albany, N. Y. 

O. W. Hartwell__________________________Trenton, X. J. 

H. B. Kinnison___________________________Boston, Mass. 

J. W. Mangan__________________________Harrisburg, Pa. 

B. S. Wallace________________________Charlottesville, Va.
CAIENDAR FOR WATER YEAR 1953

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CONTENTS

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

Cooperation.......................................................................... I

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

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

Downstream order of listing gaging stations.......................................... 4

Explanation of data .................................................................. 4

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

Publications......................................................................... 9

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

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

Gaging-station records............................................................... 15

Blind Brook basin:

Blind Brook at Rye, N. Y........................................................... 15

Beaver Swamp Brook basin:

Beaver Swamp Brook near Harrison, N. Y............................................. 16

Mamaroneck River basin:

Mamaroneck River at Mamaroneck, N. Y............................................... 17

Hutchinson River basin:

Hutchinson River at Pelham, N. Y. ..................................... ........... 18

Bronx River basin:

Bronx River at Bronxville, N. Y.................................................... 19

Streams on Long Island:

Cedar Swamp Creek at Glen Cove, N. Y.............................................:. 20

Mill Neck Creek at Mill Neck, N. Y................................................. 21

Cold Spring Brook at Cold Spring Harbor, N. Y...................................... 22

Nissequogue River near Smithtown, N. Y............................................. 23

Peconic River at Riverhead, N. Y................................................... 24

Carmans River at Yaphank, N. Y..................................................... 25

Swan River at East Patchogue, N. Y................................................. 26

Patchogue Creek at Pr tchogue, N. Y.............................r................... 27

Connetquot River near Oakdale, N. Y................................................ 28

Champlin Creek at Islip, N. Y...................................................... 29

Penataquit Creek at Bayshore, N. Y................................................. 30

Sampawams Creek at Babylon, N. Y................................................... 31

Carlls River at Babylon, N. Y...................................................... 32

Santapogue River at Lindenhurst, N. Y.............................................. 33

Massapequa Creek at Massapequa, N. Y............................................... 34

Wantagh Stream at Wantagh, N. Y.................................................... 35

East Meadow Brook at Freeport, N. Y................................................ 36

Pines Brook at Malveme, N. Y...................................................... 37

Hudson River basin:

Hudson River near Newcomb, N. Y.................................................... 38

Cedar River below Chain Lakes, near Indian Lake, N. Y............................ 39

Hudson River at Gooley, near Indian Lake, N. Y..................................... 40

Indian Lake Reservoir (head of Indian River) near Indian Lake, N. Y.............. 41

Indian River near Indian Lake, N. Y.............................................. 42

Hudson River at North Creek, N. Y.................................................. 43

Schroon River at Riverbank, N. Y................................................. 44

Hudson River at Hadley, N. Y....................................................... 45

Sacandaga River:

East Branch Sacandaga River at Griffin, N. Y................................... 46

Sacandaga River near Hope, N. Y.................................................. 47

Sacandaga Reservoir at Conklingville, N. Y....................................... 48

Sacandaga River at Stewarts Bridge, near Hadley, N. Y............................ 49

Glens Falls feeder at Glens Falls, N. Y.......................................... 50

Glens Falls feeder at Dunham Basin, N. Y......................................... 51

Bond Creek at Dunham Basin, N. Y................................................. 52

Batten Kill at Arlington, Vt..................................................... 53

Batten Kill at Battenville, N. Y................................................. 54

Kayaderosseras Creek (head of Fish Creek):

Glowegee Creek at West Milton, N. Y............................................ 55

Kayaderosseras Creek near West Milton, N. Y...................................... 56

Hoosic River at Adams, Mass...................................................... 57

North Branch Hoosic River at North Adams, Mass................................. 58

Hoosic River near Williamstown, Mass............................................. 59

Green River at Williamstown, Mass.............................................. 60

Little Hoosic River at Petersburg, N. Y........................................ 61

Walloomsac River near North Bennington, Vt..................................... 62

Hoosic River near Eagle Bridge, N. Y............................................. 63

Hudson River at Mechanicville, N. Y................................................ 64

Mohawk River below Delta Dam, near Rome, N. Y.................................... 66

West Canada Creek at Hinckley, N. Y............................................ 67

Ninemile feeder near Holland Patent, N. Y.................................... 68

West Canada Creek at Kast Bridge, N. Y......................................... 69

Mohawk River near Little Falls, N. Y............................................. 70

East Canada Creek at East Creek, N. Y.......................................... 71

Otsquago Creek at Fort Plain, N. Y............................................. 72

Schoharie Creek at Prattsville, N . Y........................................... 73

Schoharie Creek at Burtonsville, N. Y.......................................... 74

Mohawk River at Cohoes, N. Y..................................................... 75

Hudson River at Green Island, N. Y................................................. 77

Poesten Kill near Troy, N. Y..................................................... 79

Kinderhook Creek at Rossman, N. Y. ............................................... 80

Catslcill Creek at Oak Hill, N. Y................................................. 81

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Gaging-station records Continued

Hudson River basin Continued Page 

Esopus Creek at Coldbrook, N. Y.................................................. 82

Rondout Creek near Lowes Corners , N. Y........................................... 83

Chestnut Creek at Grahamsville, N. Y........................................... 84

Rondout Creek near Lackawack, N. Y............................................... 85

Rondout Creek at Rosendale, N. Y................................................. 86

Wallkill River near Unionville, N. Y........................................... 87

Rutgers Creek at Gardnerville, N. Y.......................................... 88

Pochuck Creek near Pine Island, N. Y......................................... 89

Quaker Creek at Florida, N. Y................................................ 90

Wallkill River at Pellets Island Mountain, N. Y................................ 91

Wallkill River near Phillipsburg, N. Y......................................... 92

Wallkill River at Gardiner, N. Y............................................... 93

Wappinger Creek near Wappingers Falls, N. Y...................................... 94

Fishkill Creek at Beacon, N. Y................................................... 95

Croton River at New Croton Dam, near Croton, N. Y................................ 96

Saw Mill River at Yonkers, N. Y.................................................. 97

Hackensack River basin:

Hackensack River at Rivervale, N . J................'................................ 98

Pascack Brook at Westwood, N. J.................................................. 99

Hackensack River at Mew Milford, N. J.............................................. 100

Passaic River basin:

Passaic River near Millington, N. J ................................................ 101

Passaic River near Chatham, N. J................................................... 102

Rockaway River above reservoir, at Boonton, N. J................................. 103

Rockaway River below reservoir, at Boonton, N. J................................. 104

Whippany River at Morristown, N. J............................................. 105

Pequannock River (head of Pompton River) at Macopin intake dam, N. J............. 106

Greenwood Lake (Wanaque River) at Awosting, N. J............................... 107

Wanaque River at Awosting, N. J................................................ 108

Wanaque River at Monks, N. J................................................... 109

Ringwood Creek near Wanaque, N. J............................................ 110

Cupsaw Brook near Wanaque, N. J.............................................. Ill

West Brook near Wanaque, N. J................................................ 112

Blue Mine Brook near Wanaque, N. J........................................... 113

Wanaque River at Wanaque, N. J................................................. 114

Ramapo River near Mahwah, N. J................................................. 115

Ramapo River at Pompton Lakes, N. J............................................ 116

Pompton River at Pompton Plains, N. J............................................ 117

Passaic River at Paterson, N. J.................................................... 118

Saddle River at Lodi, N. J....................................................... 119

Weasel Brook at Clifton, N. J. ................................................... 120

Second River at Belleville, N. J................................................. 121

Elizabeth River basin:

Elizabeth River at Elizabeth, N. J. ................................................ 122

Rahway River basin:

Rahway River near Springfield, N. J................................................ 123

Rahway River at Rahway, N. J....................................................... 124

Robinsons Branch Rahway River at Rahway, N. J. .................................... 125

Raritan River basin:

South Branch Raritan River near High Bridge, N. J.................................. 126

South Branch Raritan River at Stanton, N. J........................................ 127

Neshanic River:

Walnut Brook near Flemington, N. J............................................. 128

Neshanic River at Reaville, N. J ................................................. 129

North Branch Raritan River near Far Hills, N. J.................................. 130

Lamington (Black) River near Pottersville, N. J................................ 131

North Branch Raritan River near Raritan, N. J.................................... 132

Raritan River at Manville, N. J.................................................... 133

Millstone River at Blackwells Mills, N. J........................................ 134

Raritan River at Bound Brook, N. J................................................. 135

Green Brook at Plainfield, N . J.................................................. 136

Lawrence Brook at Farrington Dam, N. J........................................... 137

South River at Old Bridge, N. J .................................................. 138

Matawan Creek basin:

Matawan Creek at Matawan, N. J .................................................... 139

Navesink River basin:

Swimming River (head of Navesink River) near Red Bank, N. J........................ 140

Manasquan River basin:

Manasquan River at Squankum, N. J.................................................. 141

Toms River basin;

Toms River near Toms River, N. J ................................................... 142

Cedar Creek basin:

Cedar Creek at Lanoka Harbor, N. J................................................. 143

Mullica River basin: 

Mullica River:

Batsto River at Batsto, N. J..................................................... 144

Wading River:

East Branch Wading River at Harrisville, N. J.................................. 145

Absecon Creek basin:

Absecon Creek at Absecon, N . J..................................................... 146

Great Egg Harbor River basin:

Great Egg Harbor River at Folsom, N. J............................................. 147

Maurice River basin:

Maurice River at Norma, N. J....................................................... 148

Manantico Creek near Millville, N. J............................................. 149

Cohansey River basin: 

Cohansey River:

Loper Run near Bridgeton, N. J................................................... 150

Delaware River basin:

East Branch Delaware River at Margaretville, N. Y.................................. 151
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-station records Continued 

Delaware River basin Continued

East Branch Delaware River Continued Page

Platte Kill at Dunraven, N. Y.................................................... 152

Mill Brook at Arena, N. Y........................................................ 153

Tremper Kill near Shavertown, N. Y............................................... 154

Coles Clove Kill:

Terry Clove Kill near Pepacton, N. Y........................................... 155

Coles Clove Kill near Pepacton, N. Y............................................. 156

East Branch Delaware River at Downsville, N. Y..................................... 157

East Branch Delaware River at Harvard, N. Y........................................ 158

Beaver Kill near Turnwood, N. Y.................................................. 159

Beaver Kill at Craigie Glair, N. Y............................................... 160

Willowemoo Creek near Livingston Manor, N. Y................................... 161

Little Beaver Kill near Livingston Manor, N. Y. .............................. 162

Beaver Kill at Cooks Falls, N. Y................................................. 163

East Branch Delaware River at Fishs Eddy, N. Y..................................... 164

West Branch Delaware River at Delhi, N. Y........................................ 165

Little Delaware River near Delhi, N. Y......................................... 166

West Branch Delaware River at Walton, N. Y....................................... 167

Dryden Creek near Granton, N. Y................................................ 168

Trout Creek near Rock Royal, N. Y.............................................. 169

Trout Creek at Cannonsville, N. Y.............................................. 170

West Branch Delaware River at Stilesville, N. Y.................................. 171

Cold Spring Creek:

Cold Spring Brook at China, N. Y............................................. 172

Oquaga Creek at Deposit, N. Y.................................................. 173

West Branch Delaware River at Hale Eddy, N. Y.................................... 174

Callicoon Creek at Callicoon, N. Y............................................... 175

Tenmile River at Tusten, N. Y.................................................... 176

Delaware River above Lackawaxen River, near Barryville, N. Y....................... 177

West Branch Lackawaxen River at Prompton, Pa..................................... 178

Dyberry Creek at Dyberry, Pa................................................... 179

Lackawaxen River near Honesdale, Pa .............................................. 180

Middle Creek near Hawley, Pa .................................................... 181

Lackawaxen River at Hawley, Pa................................................... 182

Wallenpaupack Creek at Wilsonville, Pa......................................... 183

Mongaup River near Mongaup, N. Y................................................. 184

Delaware River at Port Jervis, N. Y................................................ 185

Neversink River near Claryville, N. Y............................................ 186

Neversink River at Neversink, N. Y............................................... 187

Neversink River at Woodbourne, N. Y.............................................. 188

Neversink River at Oakland Valley, N. Y.......................................... 189

Neversink River at Godeffroy, N. Y............................................... 190

Delaware River at Montague, N. J................................................... 191

Bush Kill at Shoemakers, Pa...................................................... 192

Flat Brook near Flatbrookville, N. J............................................. 193

Brodhead Creek at Minisink Hills, Pa............................................. 194

Paulins Kill at Blairstown, N. J................................................. 195

Pequest River at Huntsville, N. J................................................ 196

Pequest River at Pequest, N. J................................................... 197

Beaver Brook near Belvidere, N. J.............................................. 198

Delaware River at Belvidere, N. J.................................................. 199

Lehigh River at Stoddartsville, Pa............................................... 200

Lehigh River at Tannery, Pa...................................................... 201

Mud Run:

Dilldown Creek near Long Pond, Pa............................................ 202

Pohopoco Creek:

Wild Creek at Hatchery, Pa................................................... 203

Pohopoco Creek near Parryville, Pa............................................. 204

Aquashicola Creek at Palmerton, Pa............................................. 205

Lehigh River at Walnutport, Pa ................................................... 206

Little Lehigh Creek near Allentown, Pa......................................... 207

Jordan Creek at Allentown, Pa................................................ 208

Monocacy Creek at Bethlehem, Pa................................................ 209

Lehigh River at 'Bethlehem, Pa.................................................... 210

Saucon Creek at Lanark, Pa..................................................... 211

South Branch Saucon Creek at Friedensville, Pa............................... 212

Saucon Creek at Friedensville, Pa.............................................. 213

Musconetcong River at outlet of Lake Hopatcong, N. J........................... 214

Musc'onetcong River near Hackettstown, N. J..................................... 215

Musconetcong River near Bloomsbury, N. J....................................... 216

Delaware River at Riegelsville, N. J............................................... 217

Tohickon Creek near Pipersville, Pa .............................................. 218

Delaware & Raritan Canal at Kingston, N. J....................................... 219

Delaware River at Trenton, N. J.................................................... 220

Assunpink Creek at Trenton, N. J. ................................................ 221

Crosswicks Creek at Extonville, N. J............................................. 222

Neshaminy Creek near Langhorne, Pa............................................... 223

Rancocas Creek:

North Branch Rancocas Creek at Pemberton, N. J................................. 224

Schuylkill River at Pottsville, Pa............................................... 225

Schuylkill River at Landingville, Pa............................................. 226

Little Schuylkill River at Tamaqua, Pa......................................... 227

Schuylkill River at Berne, Pa.................................................... 228

Tulpehocken Creek near Reading, Pa............................................. 229

Schuylkill River at Pottstown, Pa. ............................................... 230

Perkiomen Creek at Graterford, Pa .............................................. 231

Schuylkill River at Philadelphia, Pa............................................. 232

Mantua Creek at Pitman, N. J..................................................... 233

Ridley Creek at Moylan, Pa....................................................... 234

Chester Creek near Chester, Pa................................................... 235
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Gaging-station records Continued

Delaware River basin Continued Page 

Christina River at Coochs Bridge, Del............................................ 236

White Clay Creek above Newark, Del............................................. 237

White Clay Creek near Newark, Del.............................................. 238

Red Clay Creek at Wooddale, Del.............................................. 239

Brandywine Creek at Chadds Ford, Pa............................................ 240

Brandywine Creek at Wilmington, Del............................................ 241

Shellpot Creek at Wilmington, Del................/........................... S42

Salem River at Woodstown, N. J................................................... 243

Leipsic River basin:

Leipsic River near Cheswold, Del................................................... 244

Indian River basin: 

Indian River:

Cow Bridge Branch:

Stockley Branch at Stockley, Del.............................................. 245

Pocomoke River basin:

Pocomoke River near Willards, Md.................................................. 246

Nassawango Creek near Snow Hill, Md............................................. 247

Manokin River basin:

Manokin Branch near Princess Anne, Md............................................. 248

Wicomico River basin: 

Wicomico River:

Beaverdam Creek near Salisbury, Md.............................................. 249

Hanticoke River basin:

Gravelly Fork (head of Nanticoke River) near Bridgeville, Del..................... 250

James Branch (head of Laurel River):

Trap Pond Outlet (head of Hitch Pond) near Laurel, Del........................ 251

Laurel River:

Holly Branch near Laurel, Del................................................. 252

Marshyhope Creek near Adamsville, Del........................................... 253

Faulkner Branch at Federalsburg, Md........................................... 254

Rewastico Creek near Hebron, Md................................................. 255

Transquaking River basin: 

Transquaking River:

Chicamacomico River near Salem, Md.............................................. 256

Choptank River basin: 

Choptank River:

Shades Branch near Chapeltown, Del.............................................. 257

Choptank River near Greensboro, Md................................................ 258

Tuckahoe Creek near Ruthsburg, Md............................................... 259

Kings Creek:

Beaverdam Branch at Matthews, Md.............................................. 260

Wye River basin: 

Wye Rive-r:

Wye East River:

Sallie Harris Creek near Carmichael, Md........................................ 261

Chester River basin: 

Chester River:

Unicorn Branch near Millington, Md............................................... 262

Morgan Creek near Kennedyville, Md............................................... 263

Southeast Creek at Church Hill, Md............................................... 264

Sassafras River basin: 

Sassafras River:

Jacobs Creek near Sassafras, Md.................................................. 265

Elk River basin:

Big Elk Creek (head of Elk River) at Elk Mills, Md................................. 266

Little Elk Creek at Childs, Md................................................... 267

Northeast River basin:

Northeast Creek (head of Northeast River) at Leslie, Md............................ 268

Susquehanna River basin: 

Susquehanna River:

Oaks Creek at Index, N. Y. ....................................................... 269

Susquehanna River at Colliersville, N. Y........................................... 270

Charlotte Creek at Davenport Center, N. Y........................................ 271

Otego Creek near Oneonta, N. Y................................................... 272

East Sidney Reservoir at East Sidney, N. Y....................................... 273

Ouleout Creek at East Sidney, N. Y............................................... 275

Susquehanna River at Unadilla, N. Y................................................ 276

Unadilla River near New Berlin, N. Y............................................. 277

Great Brook:

Sage Brook near South New Berlin, N. Y....................................... 278

Butternut Creek at Morris, N. Y................................................ 279

Unadilla River at Rockdale, N. Y................................................. 280

Susquehanna River at Conklin, N. Y................................................. 281

Chenango River at Sherburne, N. Y................................................ 282

Canasawacta Creek near South Plymouth, N. Y.................................... 283

Chenango River at Greene, N. Y................................................... 284

Genegantslet Creek at Smithville Flats, N. Y................................... 285

East Branch Tioughnioga River: 

Labrador Creek:

Shackham Brook near Truxton, N. Y.......................................... 286

Albright Creek at East Homer, N. Y........................................... S87

Tioughnioga River at Cortland, N. Y............................................ 288

Otselic River at Cincinnatus, N. Y........................................... 289

Otselic River near Upper Lisle, N. Y......................................... 290

Whitney Point Reservoir at Whitney Point, N. Y............................... 291

Tioughnioga River at Itaska, N. Y.............................................. S92

Chenango River near Chenango Forks, N. Y......................................... 293

Susquehanna River at Vestal, N. Y.................................................. 294

Owego Creek near Owego, N. Y..................................................... 295

Susquehanna River near Waverly, N. Y............................................... 296
CONTENTS IX

Gaging-station records Continued

Susquehanna River basin Continued Page

Tioga River (head of Chemung River) at Tioga, Pa................................. 297

Crooked Creek at Tioga, Pa..................................................... 298

Cowanesque River near Lawrenceville, Pa........................................ 299

Tioga River at Lindley, N. Y..................................................... 300

Arkport Reservoir near Arkport, N. Y........................................... 301

Canisteo River at Arkport, N. Y................................................ 302

Canacadea Creek:

Karr Valley Creek at Almond, N. Y.......................................... 303

Almond Reservoir near Almond, N. Y........................................... 304

Canacadea Creek near Hornell, N. Y........................................... 306

Canisteo River below Canacadea Creek, at Hornell, N. Y......................... 307

Canisteo River at West Cameron, N. Y........................................... 308

Tuscarora Creek near South Addison, N. Y..................................... 309

Tioga River near Erwins, N. Y.................................................... 310

Cohocton River at Cohocton, N. Y............................................... 311

Fivemile Creek near Kanona, N. Y............................................. 312

Mud Creek near Savona, N. Y.................................................. 313

Cohocton River near Campbell, N. Y.............................................. 314

Cheraung River:

Newton Creek at Elraira, N. Y................................................... 315

Chemung River at Chemung, N. Y................................................... 316

Susquehanna River at Towanda, Pa................................................... 317

Towanda Creek near Monroeton, Pa ................................................. 318

Mehoopany Creek:

North Fork Mehoopany Creek near Lovelton, Pa...................^............... 319

Tunkhannock Creek at Dixon, Pa................................................... 320

Lackawanna River at Archbald, Pa................................................. 321

Lackawanna River at Old Forge, Pa................................................ 322

Susquehanna River at Wilkes-Barre, Pa .............................................. 323

Toby Creek at Luzerne, Pa ........................................................ 324

Solomon Creek at Wilkes-Barre, Pa................................................ 325

Wapwallopen Creek near Wapwallopen, Pa........................................... 326

Fishing Creek near Bloomsburg, Pa................................................ 327

Little Fishing Creek at Eyers Grove, Pa........................................ 328

Susquehanna River at Danville, Pa.................................................. 329

West Branch Susquehanna River at Bower, Pa....................................... 330

Clearfield Creek at Dimeling, Pa............................................... 331

Moshannon Creek at Osceola Mills, Pa ........................................... 332

West Branch Susquehanna River at Karthaus, Pa.................................... 333

Bennett Branch Sinnemahoning Creek:

Driftwood Branch Sinnemahoning Creek at Sterling Run, Pa..................... 334

Sinnemahoning Creek at Sinnemahoning, Pa....................................... 335

Kettle Creek at Cross Fork, Pa................................................. 336

West Branch Susquehanna River at Renovo, Pa...................................... 337

North Bald Eagle Creek:

Spring Creek near Axemann, Pa................................................ 338

North Bald Eagle Creek at Beech Creek Station, Pa. ............................. 339

Pine Creek at Cedar Run, Pa.................................................... 340

Little Pine Creek:

Blockhouse Creek near English Center, Pa................................... 341

Lycoming Creek near Trout Run, Pa .............................................. 342

West Branch Susquehanna River at Williamsport, Pa................................ 343

Grafius Run at Williamsport, Pa................................................ 344

Loyalsock Creek at Loyalsock, Pa............................................... 345

Muncy Creek near Sonestown, Pa. ................................................ 346

West Branch Susquehanna River at Lewisburg, Pa................................... 347

Susquehanna River at Sunbury, Pa................................................... 348

Shamokin Creek at Weigh Scale, Pa................................................ 349

Perm Creek at Perms Creek, Pa.................................................... 350

East Mahantango Creek near Dalmatia, Pa .......................................... 351

Frankstown Branch Juiata River (head of Juniata River) at Williamsburg, Pa....... 352

Little Juniata River at Tipton, Pa............................................. 353

South Bald Eagle Creek at Tyrone, Pa......................................... 354

Little Juniata River at Spruce Creek, Pa....................................... 355

Juniata River at Huntingdon, Pa.................................................. 356

Standing Stone Creek near Huntingdon, Pa....................................... 357

Raystown Branch Juniata River:

Dunning Creek at Belden, Pa.................................................. 358

Brush Creek at Gapsville, Pa ................................................. 359

Raystown Branch Juniata River at Saxton, Pa.................................... 360

Great Trough Creek near Marklesburg, Pa...................................... 361

Raystown Branch Juniata River near Huntingdon, Pa.............................. 362

Juniata River at Mapleton Depot, Pa.............................................. 363

Aughwick Creek near Three Springs, Pa.......................................... 364

Kishacoquillas Creek at Reedsville, Pa......................................... 365

Tuscarora Creek near Port Royal, Pa ............................................ 366

Cocolamus Creek near Millerstown, Pa........................................... 367

Juniata River at Newport, Pa..................................................... 368

Sherman Creek at Shermandale, Pa ................................................. 369

Clark Creek near Carsonville, Pa................................................. 370

Conodoguinet Creek near Hogestown, Pa............................................ 371

Susquehanna River at Harrisburg, Pa................................................ 372

Swatara Creek at Harper Tavern, Pa............................................... 373

Manada Creek at Manada Gap, Pa................................................. 374

West Conewago Creek near Manchester, Pa.......................................... 375

Codorus Creek at Spring Grove, Pa ................................................ 376

South Branch Codorus Creek near York, Pa....................................... 377

Codorus Creek near York, Pa ...................................................... 378

Susquehanna River at Marietta, Pa.................................................. 379
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Gaging-station records--Continued

Susquehanna River basin Continued Page 

Conestoga Creek at Lancaster, Pa. ................................................ 380

Octoraro Creek near Rising Sun, Md............................................... 381

Basin Run at Liberty Grove, Md................................................. 382

Deer Creek at Rocks, Md.......................................................... 383

Bush River basin: 

Bush River:

Bynum Run near Bel Air, Md....................................................... 384

Gunpowder River basin:

Gunpowder Falls(head of Gunpowder River):

Little Palls at Blue Mount, Md................................................... 385

Western Run: 

Delaware Run:

Slade Run near Glyndon, Md................................................... 386

Western Run at Western Run, Md................................................... 387

Gunpowder Palls near Carney, Md.................................................... 388

Little Gunpowder Palls at Laurel Brook, Md....................................... 389

Patapseo River basin:

East Branch of North Branch Patapseo River: 

West Branch of North Branch Patapseo River:

Cranberry Branch near Westminster, Md.......................................... 390

North Branch Patapseo River at Cedarhurst, Md...................................... 391

North Branch Patapseo River near Reisterstown, Md.................................. 392

North Branch Patapseo River near Marriottsville, Md................................ 393

South Branch Patapseo River at Henryton, Md...................................... 394

Piney Run near Sykesville, Md.................................................. 395

Patapseo River at Hollofield, Md................................................... 396

South River basin:

North River (head of South River) near Annapolis, Md............................... 397

Patuxent River basin:

Patuxent River near Unity, Md...................................................... 398

Cattail Creek at Roxbury Mills, Md............................................... 399

Patuxent River near Laurel, Md..................................................... 400

Little Patuxent River at Guilford, Md............................................ 401

Little Patuxent River at Savage, Md.............................................. 402

Dorsey Run near Jessup, Md..................................................... 403

Western Branch near Largo, Md.................................................... 404

Pot omae Riverbasln:

North Branch Potomae River at Kitzmiller, Md....................................... 405

Savage River near Barton, Md..................................................... 406

Crabtree Creek near Swanton, Md................................................ 407

Savage River below Savage River Dam, near Bloomington, Md........................ 408

North Branch Potomae River at Luke, Md............................................. 409

Georges Creek at Franklin, Md.................................................... 410

New Creek near Keyser, W. Va..................................................... 411

North Branch Potomae River at Pinto, Md............................................ 412

Wills Creek below Hyndman, Pa .................................................... 413

Wills Creek near Cumberland, Md.................................................. 414

North Branch Potomae River near Cumberland, Md..................................... 415

Evitts Creek near Centerville, Pa ................................................ 416

Patterson Creek near Headsville, W. Va........................................... 417

South Branch Potomae River at Franklin, W. Va.................................... 418

North Fork of South Branch Potomae River at Cabins, W. Va...................... 419

South Branch Potomae River near Petersburg, W. Va................................ 420

Mill Creek:

South Mill Creek: 

Spring Run:

Big Spring at Masonville, W. Va.......................................... 421

South Fork of South Branch Potomae River at Brandywine, W. Va.................. 422

South Fork of South Branch Potomae River near Moorefield, W. Va......... ...... 423

South Branch Potomae River near Springfield, W. Va............................... 424

Town Creek:

Sawpit Run near Oldtown, Md.................................................. 425

Potomae River at Paw Paw, W. Va.................................................... 426

Cacapon River near Great Cacapon, W. Va.......................................... 427

Little Tonoloway Creek near Hancock, Md.......................................... 428

Potomae River at Hancock, Md....................................................... 429

Back Creek near Jones Springs, W. Va............................................. 430

Conoeocheague Creek at Fairview, Md.............................................. 431

Opequon Creek near Berryville, Va................................................ 432

Abrams Creek near Winchester, Va............................................... 433

Opequon Creek near Martinsburg, W. Va............................................ 434

Tuscarora Creek above Martinsburg, W. Va....................................... 435

Potomae River at Shepherdstown, W. Va.............................................. 436

Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, Md............................................... 437

North River (head of Shenandoah River), near Stokesville, Va..................... 438

North River near Burketown, Va................................................... 439

Middle River:

Jennings Branch: 

Whiskey Creek:

Castle Spring near Churchville, Va....................................... 440

Bell Creek at St. Pauls Chapel, near Staunton, Va............................ 440

Bell Creek near Staunton, Va................................................. 441

Bell Creek at Franks Mill, near Staunton, Va................................. 442

Middle River near Grottoes, Va................................................. 443

South River near Waynesboro, Va................................................ 444

South .Fo;rk Shenandoah River (continuation of North River) near Lynnwood, Va...... 445

Hawksbill Creek:

Yagers Spring near Luray, Va................................................. 445

South Fork Shenandoah River at Front Royal, Va................................... 446

Happy Creek at Front Royal, Va................................................'. 447
CONTENTS XI

Gaging-station records Continued 

Potomac River basin Continued

South Pork Shenandoah River Continued Page 

North Pork Shenandoah River at Cootes Store, Va................................ 448

Unnamed Creek:

Plains Mill Spring near New Market, Va..................................... 449

North Pork Shenandoah River at Mount Jackson, Va............................... 449

Stony Creek at Columbia Furnace, Va.......................................... 450

North Pork Shenandoah River near Strasburg, Va................................. 451

Cedar Creek near Winchester, Va.............................................. 452

Pawcett Run:

Marlboro Spring at Marlboro, Va.......................................... 452

Passage Creek at Buckton, Va................................................. 453

Shenandoah River at Millville, W. Va............................................. 454

Catoctin Creek:

Little Catoctin Creek at Harmony, Md........................................... 455

Catoctin Creek near Middletown, Md............................................... 456

Potomac River at Point of Rocks, Md..............................................'.. 457

Monocacy River at Bridgeport, Md................................................. 458

Big Pipe Creek (head of Double Pipe Creek) at Bruceville, Md................... 459

Little Pipe Creek at Avondale, Md............................................ 460

Owens Creek at Lantz, Md....................................................... 462

Pishing Creek near Lewistown, Md............................................... 463

Linganore Creek near Frederick, Md............................................. 464

Monocacy River at Jug Bridge, near Frederick, Md................................. 465

Bennett Creek at Park Mills, Md................................................ 466

Goose Creek near Leesburg, Va.................................................... 467

Seneca Creek at Dawsonville, Md.................................................. 468

Difficult Run near Great Falls, Va............................................... 469

Potomac River near Washington, D. C................................................ 470

Little Palls Branch near Bethesda, Md............................................ 471

Rock Creek at Sherrill Drive, Washington, D. C. .................................. 472

Northeast Branch Anacostia River at Riverdale, Md................................ 473

Northwest Branch Anacostia River near Colesville, Md. .......................... 474

Northwest Branch Anacostia River near Hyattsville, Md.......................... 475

Fourmile Run at Alexandria, Va................................................... 476

Henson Creek (head of Broad Creek) at Oxon Hill, Md.............................. 477

Accotink Creek near Annandale, Va................................................ 478

Accotink Creek near Accotink Station, Va......................................... 479

Cedar Run (head of Occoquan Creek) near Warrenton, Va............................ 480

Cedar Run near Catlett, Va....................................................... 481

Broad Run at Buckland, Va...................................................... 482

Bull Run near Manassas, Va..................................................... 483

Occoquan Creek near Occoquan, Va................................................. 484

Mattawoman Creek near Pomonkey, Md. .............................................. 485

South Fork Quantico Creek near Independent Hill, Va.............................. 486

North Branch Chopawamsic Creek near Independent Hill, Va......................... 487

Middle Fork Chopawamsic Creek near Garrisonville, Va........................... 488

South Barnch Chopawamsic Creek near Garrisonville, Va.......................... 489

Aquia Creek:

Beaverdam Run near Garrisonville, Va........................................... 490

Wicomico River:

Chaptico Creek at Chaptico, Md................................................. 491

St. Marys River at Great Mills, Md............................................... 492

Rappahannock River basin:

Rappahannock River near Warrenton, Va.............................................. 493

Hazel River:

Thornton River near Laurel Mills , Va........................................... 494

Hazel River at Rixeyville, Va.................................................... 495

Rappahannock River at Remington, Va................................................ 496

Rapidan River near Ruckersville, Va.............................................. 497

Robertson River near Locust Dale, Va........................................... 498

Rapidan River near Culpeper, Va.................................................. 499

Rappahannock River near Fredericksburg, Va......................................... 500

Cat Point Creek near Montross, Va................................................ 501

Piscataway Creek near Tappahannock, Va........................................... 502

Piankatank River basin:

Dragon Run (head of Plankatank River) near Church View, Va......................... 503

Ware River basin:

Beaverdam Swamp (head of Ware River) near Ark, Va.................................. 504

York River basin: 

York River:

North Anna River (head of Pamunkey River) near Doswell, Va....................... 505

South Anna River:

Hudson Creek near Boswells Tavern, Va........................................ 506

South Anna River near Ashland, Va.............................................. 507

Pamunkey River near Hanover, Va... < 508

Totopotomoy Creek near Atlee, Va............................................. 509

Mattaponi River near Bowling Green, Va....................................... 510

Mattaponi River near Beulahville, Va......................................... 511

Miscellaneous discharge measurements ................................................. 512

Index................................................................................ 525

ILLUSTRATIONS

 Page 

Figure 1. Gaging-station structures: A, Otselic River at Upper Lisle, N. Y.; B, Clark

Creek near Carsonville, Pa.; £, Mattaponi River near Bowling Green, Va.. 5

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

surface water supply.................................................... 11

3. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1953 water year

with median discharge for 25-year period................................ 14

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF NORTH ATLANTIC SLOPE BASINS, NEW YORK TO YORK RIVER, 1953

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, 1953. Since 1888, when the United States Geological Survey first 

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

made at more than 12,800 gaging stations in the 48 States and at many others in the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii. On September 30, 1953, the Geological Survey and cooperating 

organizations were maintaining 6,750 gaging stations, including those in Alaska and Hawaii. 

Discharge measurements only were made at many other points in the 1953 water year, most of 

which are published at the end of this report.

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:

Delaware: State Highway Department, R. A. Haber, chief engineer, succeeded 

by W. A. McWilliams; New Castle County Soil Conservation District, M. W. Klair, 

chairman; city of Newark, W. M. Johnson, mayor.

Maryland: State Board of Natural Resources, Department of Geology, Mines, and 

Water Resources, J. T. Singewald, Jr., director; State Roads Commission, R. H. 

McCain, chairman; city of Baltimore, J. S. Strohmeyer, water engineer.

Massachusetts: State Department of Public Works, W. F. Callahan, commissioner, 

succeeded by J. A. Volpe.

New Jersey: State Department of Conservation and Economic Development, Division 

of Water Policy and Supply, H. T. Critchlow, director and chief engineer; North 

Jersey District Water Supply Commission, C. H. Capen, chief engineer.

New York: State Department of Conservation, P. B. Duryea, commissioner; State 

Department of Public Works, B. D. Tallamy, superintendent; Board of Hudson River 

Regulating District, E. H. Sargent, chief engineer; Nassau County Department of 

Public Works, J. C. Guibert, commissioner; Suffolk County Board of Supervisors, 

P. A. Hattemer, chairman; Suffolk County Water Authority, F. S. Koons, chairman; 

Westchester County Department of Public Works, J. C. Harding, commissioner; Albany 

Department of Water and Water Supply, W. F. Devane, commissioner; Board of Water 

Supply, City of New York, K. R. Kennison, chief engineer; New York City Department 

of Water Supply, Gas, and Electricity, D. F. Paduano, commissioner.

Pennsylvania: State Department of Forests and Waters, S. S. Lewis, secretary, 

through the Water and Power Resources Board, Thomas Mathews, chief engineer; city 

of Bethlehem, E. E. Schaffer, mayor, through A. N. Wiegner, city engineer; and 

Harrisburg Department of Public Safety, R. H. Lyon, Jr., director.

Vermont: Water Conservation Board, Philip Shutler, commissioner.

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Virginia: State Department of Conservation and Development, S. S. Kellam, 

director, subsequently, R. V. Long, acting director; State Department of Highways, J. A. Anderson, commissioner; city of Staunton, Seth Burnley, city manager, 

and city of Alexandria, C. L. Watkins, acting city manager.

West Virginia: State Public Service Commission, C. E. Nethken, chairman, 

succeeded by H. W. Hanna, Jr.; State Water Commission, L. M. Kenna, chairman; 

State Conservation Commission, C. J. Johnson, director.

Assistance in the form of funds or services was given "by the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, in collecting records published herein for 123 gaging stations, of 

which 4 were in Delaware, 1? in Maryland, 1 in Massachusetts, 2 in New Jersey, 40 in New 

York, 31 in Pennsylvania, 19 in Virginia, and 9 in West Virginia.

Assistance was also furnished by the Weather Bureau of the United States Department of 

Commerce; National Park Service of the United States Department of Interior; the Atomic 

Energy Commission; Post engineer, Fort Belvoir; and Marine Corps Schools, Quantico. 

The following organizations aided in collecting records:

Maryland: Upper Potomac River Board, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, 

municipalities of Bel Air, Cumberland, Frederick, and Salisbury, Celanese Corporation of America, Congoleum-Nairn Inc., Kelly-Springfield Tire Co., Potomac Edison 

Co., and West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co.

New Jersey: Municipalities of Atlantic City, Jersey City, Newark, New Brunswick, 

and Paterson; American Cyanamid Co.; Delaware & Raritan Canal Co.; E. I. du Pont de 

Nemours & Co.; Hackensack Water Co.; Monmouth Consolidated Water Co.; Morris Canal 

& Banking Co.; and Taylor-Wharton Iron & Steel Co.

New York: Municipalities of Harrison, Mamaroneck, Rye, Tarrytown, and Yonkers; 

Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp., Dutchess Bleachery, Inc., Ford Motor Co., 

Indian River Co., New York State Gas & Electric Corp., Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., 

and Rockland Light & Power Co.

Pennsylvania: Municipalities of Lancaster and Philadelphia; P. H. Glatfelter 

Co., New Jersey Zinc Co., Palmer Water Co., Panther Valley Water Co., Pennsylvania 

Power & Light Co., Philadelphia Electric Co., Philadelphia Suburban Water Co., Safe 

Harbor Water Power Corp. , and York Water Co. 

West Virginia: Potomac Edison Co.

DIVISION OF WORK

The stream-gaging work was done by the Water Resources Division of the Geological Survey, under the direction of personnel shown in the preface. The data for stations in the 

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

below.

State District office Address

Delaware................. College Park, Md......... 106 New Engineering Building, University of Maryland. 

Maryland a/. ............. ....do................... Do.

Massachusetts............ Boston................... 939 Post Office Building.

New Jersey............... Trenton.................. 228 Federal Building.

New York V-............. Albany................... 526 Federal Building.

a/ Including Evltts Creek near Centerville, Pa., Wills Creek below Hyndman, Pa., Potomac River 

at Paw Paw and at Shepherdstown, W. Va. , and. near Washington, D. C., Rook Creek at Sherrill Driv 

Washington, D. C., and Shenandoah River at Millville, W. Va.

b/ Including Cowanesque River near Lawrenoeville, Pa., Crooked Creek at Tioga, Pa., and Tioga 

River at Tioga, Pa.
DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 

List of District off ices Continued

State District office Address

Pennsylvania c./.......... Harrisburg............... 490 Education Building.

Vermont.................. Boston, Mass ............. 939 Post Office Building.

Virginia................. Charlottesville.......... Natural Resources Building, University of Virginia. 

West Virginia d/......... Charleston............... Ill United States Courthouse.

c/ Except for Cowanesque River near Lawrencevllle, Crooked Creek at Tloga, Evltts Creek near 

Centerville, Tloga River at Tloga, and Wills Creek below Hyndman.

d/ Except for Potomac River at Paw Paw and at Shepherdstown and Shenandoah River at Mlllvllle.

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

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

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

DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

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

as follows:

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

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

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

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

is distributed uniformly in time and area.

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

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

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

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

for irrigation.

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

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

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

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

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

Control designates a feature downstream from the gage that determines the 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.

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

published reports.
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DOWNSTREAM ORDER OR 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 the two main-stem stations, 

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

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

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

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

represents one rank. This downstream order and system of indention show which gaging 

stations are on tributaries between any two stations on a main stem and the rank of the 

tributary on which each gaging station is situated.

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

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

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

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

EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

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

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

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

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

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

methods are described in Water-Supply Paper 888 and are also outlined in standard textbooks on the measurement of stream discharge. Typical structures in use at gaging stations are shown in figure 1.

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

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

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.
EXPLANATION OF DATA

A. Otselic River at Upper Lisle, N. Y.

B. Clark Creek near Carsonville. Pa.

C. Mattaponi River near Bowling Green, Va.

FIGURE 1. GAGING-STATION STRUCTURES
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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 mean* 

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 In stage Is 

used as a factor In the determination of discharge.

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

mountainous regions of other parts the stage-discharge relation Is affected by Ice during 

the winter, and It becomes Impossible to compute the discharge In the usual manner. Discharge for periods of Ice effect Is computed on the basis of the gage-height record and 

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

stage-discharge relation Is affected by Ice, this Information Is given in a note to the 

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

daily records is not changed.

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

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

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

and ends on September 30. A calendar for the water year 1953 is shown on page IV for the 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

significance. Under "Extremes" are given the maximum discharge and gage height; the minimum discharge if there is little or no regulation; the minimum daily discharge if there 

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

height (unless it is of no importance). Unless otherwise qualified, the maximum discharge 

corresponds to the crest stage obtained by use of a water-stage recorder, a crest-stage 

indicator, or a nonrecording gage read at the time of the crest. If the maximum gage 

height did not occur at the same time as the maximum discharge, It is given separately. 

Information pertaining to the accuracy of the records and conditions which affect the 

natural flow at the gaging station is given under "Remarks."
EXPLANATION OF DATA 7

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

area. Revised figures of cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff in inches 

resulting from a revision of the drainage area only are.usually not published in the 

annual series of reports.

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

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

generally not published for stations on canals.

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

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

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

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

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

obtaining the 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
8 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1953, PART 1-B

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

than 20 inches.

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

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

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

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

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

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

the peaks are subject to substantial control by man.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

because water must first be supplied to existing irrigation systems.

PUBLICATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A, North Atlantic slope basins, Maine to Connecticut. 

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

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

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

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

to Pearl River.

3. Ohio River basin> in two volumes:

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

B, Cumberland and Tennessee River basins.

4. St. Lawrence River basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins.

6. Missouri River basin, in two volumes:

A, Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa. 

B, Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa.

7. Lower Mississippi River basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

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

13. Snake River basin.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

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

the United States.

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

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

given on page 3.

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)

Report

10th A 

llth A 

12th A 

13th A 

14th A

16th A,

pt. 

pt. 

pt. 

pt. 

pt.

pt.

2 

2 

2 

3 

2

2

Character of data

Descriptive Information only. 

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

Descriptive Information only. 

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, ratings, and 

monthly discharge.

Year

1884 to 

1884 to 

1884-92 

1888-93 

1893-94

1895.

Septe 

June

mber 1890. 

30, 1891.
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1953, PART 1-B

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

(A = Annual Reports; B - Bulletin)

Report

18th A, pt. 4 

WSP 15.......

WSP 16.. ..... 

19th A, pt. 4

WSP 28.. .....

WSP 35 to 39.

WSP 47 to 52.

WSP 75 .......

Character of data

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 River and tributaries above Kansas River. 

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge.

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries. 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of streams west of 

the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tribuDescriptions, measurements, gage heights, and ratings. ......

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

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

Year

1896.

1895-96. 

1897.

1897.

1897. 

1898.

1898. 

1898.

1899. 

1899.

1900. 

1900.

1901.

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

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

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

Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream measurements in North Atlantic 

slope basins, New York to York River, 1899-1953

Year

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907-8

1909

1910

WSP

35

47, a48

65, 75

82

97

b!25, c!26

b!66, c!67

b202, C203

241

261

281

Year

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919-20

1921

1922

WSP

301

321

351

381

401

431

451

471

501

521

541

Year

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

WSP

561

581

601

621

641

661

681

696

711

726

741

Year

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

WSP

756

781

801

821

851

871

891

921

951

971

Year

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

WSP

1001

1031

1051

1081

1111

1141

1171

1202

1232

1272

a Schuylkill River to James River, 

b Hudson River to Delaware River, 

c Susquehanna River to Yadkin River.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

871 for the North Atlantic slope basins, New York to York River) contains, for the area 

included in that report, a summary of yearly discharge at gaging stations at which 10 or 

more complete years of record had been collected. These summaries were reprinted separately.

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

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

annual series of water-supply papers. The following table lists reports of this type for 

the North Atlantic slope basins. New York to York River.

Reports containing compilations of records of discharge by States and drainage basins

WSP Period Report

tation records.

).
PUBLICATIONS 11
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1953, PART 1-B

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

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

these reports for the area covered by this report.

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge

State

Maryland ......

New Jersey. . . . 

Do ......... 

Do. ........

Pennsylvania. .

Virginia. .....

Period

1929-37

1944 49

1B92-1928 

1928-34 

1934-40

1B90-1911

1895-1927

Report

Flow data and draft storage curves for 

major streams In Maryland.

waters of Maryland and the Potomac 

River basin.

sources .

resources.

sources.

of Garrett County.

and Montgomery Counties. 

Bull. 33, Surface water supply of New 

Jersey. 

Special Rept . 5, Surface water supply of 

New Jersey. 

Special Rept. 9, Surface water supply of 

New Jersey .

of New Jersey. 

Report of Water Supply Commission of 

Pennsylvania.

Bull. 31, Water resources of Virginia....

(Potomac, Rappahannock, and York River 

basins) .

glnla (Potomac, Rappahannock, and York 

River basins) .

Issued by

State Planning Commission and 

Water Resources Commission.

and Water Resources.

Department of Conservation 

and Development. 

State Water Policy Commission.

Do.

and Economic Development. 

Water Supply Commission of 

Pennsylvania.

Waters. 

Virginia Geological Survey.

slon.

and Development.

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: New York (also Board 

of Water Supply, city of New York, and city of Rochester) and Pennsylvania.

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 or other agencies. 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 is a 

list of these reports:

Report Issued by

WSP 88: The Passaic flood of 1902.

WSP 92: The Passaic flood of 1903.

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

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

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

WSP 773-E: The New York State flood of July 1935.

WSP 799: The floods of 1936, Part 2, Hudson River to Susguehanna

River region. 

WSP 800: The floods of 1936, Part 3, Potomac, James, and upper

Ohio Rivers. 

WSP 847: Maximum discharges at stream-measurement stations

through September 1938.

WSP 966: Minor floods of 1938 in North Atlantic States. 

WSP 1134-A: Floods of August 4-5, 1943, in Central West Virginia. 

WSP 1134-B: Floods of July 18, 1942, in North Central

Pennsylvania.

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

Cir. 155: New Year flood of 1949 in New York and New England. 

Bull. 10: Flood of June 1949 in Stokesville-Bridgewater area, 

Virginia.

U. S. Geological Survey 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Commonwealth of Virginia

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 1952 to September 1953 by agencies other than the Geological Survey. The records of these stations
HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS 13

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

elsewhere.

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey

Stream

Gunpowder Falls ........

Hooslc River ........... 

Hudson River. .......... 

Sprite Creek. ..........

Location

Loch Raven, Md. .................

Schaghtlcoke, M. Y. ............. 

Spier Falls , M. Y. .............. 

Below Canada Lake, M. Y. ........

Period

1883-1953*

1910-53 

1923-53t 

1913-53

Collected by

Baltimore Department of 

Public Works . 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

* Monthly means only prior to 1937.

t Records for period 1912-23 published In water-supply papers of Geological Survey.

Note. The Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, has been 

collecting records of runoff from the following selected areas In the North Atlantic slope basins, 

New York to York River: Beginning In 1937, from 3 areas, 17 to 1,890 acres, near Freehold, N. Y.j 

beginning In 1938, from 4 areas, 13 to 2,215 acres, near Cohocton, N. Y. and from 5 areas, 5 to 81 

acres, near Hagerstown, Md.j beginning In 1939, from 10 areas less than 20 acres each near College 

Park, Md.j and beginning In 1950, from 4 areas, 30 to 1,570 acres, In Dutchess County, N. Y.

HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

Streamflow during the 1953 water year averaged well above normal in most of the North 

Atlantic slope basins, New York to York River although no outstanding floods occurred 

during the year. Moderate flooding occurred during November over most of the area 

covered by this report except for New York. Local flooding also occurred in Delaware 

and Maryland during hurricane of August 14. For three key gaging stations in the area 

covered by this report, a comparison of monthly and yearly mean discharges during the 1953 

water year with the median discharge for the 25-year period 1921-45 is shown in figure 3 

on the following page.
14 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1953, PART 1-B

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

Great Egg Harbor River at Folsom, N. J. 

Drainage area, 56.3 sq mi.

 S 125

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

year

Potomac River at Paw Paw, W. Va. 

Drainage area, 3,109 sq mi.

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

year

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

Monthly mean discharge during water year 1953.

Figure 3. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1953 water year with median discharge for 25-year period.
GAGING-STATION RECORDS

BLIND BROOK BASIN

Blind Brook at Rye, N. Y.

Location. Lat 40°59 I 00", long. 73°41'15", on left bank at Rye, Westchester County, just 

upstream from Theodore Fremd Avenue Bridge, a quarter of a mile southwest from New 

York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad station, and 0.85 mile upstream from mean high 

water in Milton Harbor.

Drainage area. 9.20 sq mi.

Records available. November 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 13.05 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 9 years (1944-53), 15.96 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,200 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 8.48 ft); minimum, 0.12 cfs July 5 (gage height, 0.805 ft), result of temporary regulation.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 1,330 cfs Sept. 15, 1944 (gage height, 9.36 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 800 cfs; minimum, that of July 5, 1953.

Remarks. Records excellent. Medium and high flows affected slightly by detention reservoir 2 miles above station (capacity, about 26 acre-ft at spillway level or 50 acre-ft 

at crest of concrete dam).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 13

1.12

1.93

3.93

6.58

9.93

1.5 

1.8 

2.3 

3.0 

5.0

20.6

43.5

102

218

582

Mar. 14 to Sept. 30

0.89

.95

1.05

0.53

1.05

2.40

1.15 4.65

1.3 9.77

1.5 20.6

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 1.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

1.97

3..06

8.65

3.96

2.27

2.85

2.95 

2.66

1.81

2.73

2.54

2.30

2.33

2.30

*2.11

1.99

2.05

1.99

1.95

2.13

2.46

2.88

2.38

2.10

2.18

1.96

1.93

2.63

2.88

2.43

2.01

80.44

2.59

0.282

0.33

Nov.

1.81

1.93

1.97

1.61

1.15

1.17

1.46 

1.63

1.63

1.69

1.68

*1.75

1.66

1.78

3.48

7.80

4.46

3.11

2.72

4.09

9.02

75

21.7

10.5

7.49

6.72

5.60

5.78

4.67

4.30

-

199.36

6.65

0.723

0.81

Dec.

4.94

4.42

5.06

*5.60

i>6

*76

21.3 

14.2

12.0

10.7

93

72

24.0

17.7

14.2

12.5

10.9

10.7

9.74

9.00

16.3

33.0

18.3

14.2

11.6

11.4

9.55

7.8

7.64

7.17

7.17

668.09

21.55

2.34

2.70

Jan.

7.64

7.32

34T7~

18.3

11.8

9.55

8.64 

9.00

27.0

71

69

45.6

27.3

*23.3

22.6

21.3

17.4

30.6

26.0

19.2

18.6

28.1

24.6

97

113

68

34.9

32.6

31.1

24.0

20.6

999.75

32.25

3.51

4.04

Feb.

20.0

16.0

14.2

14.2

12.0

11.1

18.9 

23.3

18.0

13.6

11.4

13.6

14.5

12.8

37.4

54

30.3

20.6

16.5

14.8

24.8

25.3

19.4

16.0

*14.2

12.5

11.8

10.3

-

-

-

521.5

18.62

2.02

2.11

Mar.

9.74

9.36

9.36

69

51

29.6

20.3 

16.8

14.2

12.8

10.9

20.0

*441

98

94

*187

76

55

56

51

39.2

30.3

25.3

70

129

152

79

56

37.5

38.5

32.9

2,020.76

65.19

7.09

8.17

Apr.

23.3

22.6

21.3

21.5

32.1

21.3

181 

114

42.6

67

64

49.6

89

82

37.5

55

40.0

31.4

58

34.1

27.3

22.6

19.4

15.7

15.1

25.5

19.2

*14.8

12.8

11.8

-

1,271.5

42.38

4.61

5.14

May

36.8

20.3

16.5

14.5

38.5

24.0

32.6 

23.3

18.0

14.5

11.9

10.6

10.4

12.2

16.7

13.6.

14.9

20.2

12.0

10.2

8.26

7.55

10.1

7.56

6.08

*7.70

9.51

6.47

5.34

"5773

6.23

452.23

14.59

1.59

1.83

June

5.46

4.61

3.85

3.43

3.39

3.01

7.09 

16.6

5.22

4.17

3.21

2.91

4.02

8.32

4.38

3.17

2.85

*2.72

2.38

2.15

1.88

2.30

2.34

1.99

1.95

1.77

2.16

1.70

3.12

2.53

-

114.68

3.82

0.415

0.46

July

1.75

1.64

1.74

1.50

1.43

1.50

2.28 

1.97

1.61

1.47

1.23

.93

1.45

1.15

1.16

1.16

.92

1.07

.96

1.14

1.08

1.00

90

T3.7

4.72

2.92

2.60

2.27

*2.07

1.72

1.73

151.87

4.90

0.533

0.61

Aug.

1.48

1.70

1.48

1.33

1.44

1.38

1.19 

1.11

4.23

15.3

3.45

*2.27

1.81

6.92

14.5

3.77

2.94

2.37

1.93

1.79

1.40

1.47

1.60

*1,43

1.23

1.17

1.14

1.02

1.14

1.14

.98

86.11

2.78

0.302

0.35

Sept.

0.94

*1.97

1.14

1.07

.99

.59

17T5

.97

.86

.79

.83

1.33

2.73

T736

1.23

2.06

1.81

1.13

1.18

.92

1.45

1.18

1.03

.97

1.13

.71

.85

1.01

.84

.82

-

35.07

1.17

0.127

0.14

Calendar year 1952: Max 382 Min 1.15 Mean 19.37 Cfsm 2.11 In. 28.67

Water year 1952-53: Max 441 Min 0.59 Mean 18.09 Cfsm 1.97 In. 26.69

Peak discharge (base. 380 cfs). --Mar. 13 (1:45 p.m.) 1,200 cfs (8.48 ft); Mar. 16 (2 a.m.) 475 cfs

(4.43 ft); Mar. 26 (12:30 a.m.) 447 cfs (4.27 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
16 BEAVER SWAMP BROOK BASIN

Beaver Swamp Brook near Harrison, N. Y.

Location. Lat 40°57'30", long. 73°43'00", on right bank Just downstream from Short Street 

bridge, In the village of Mamaroneck, a quarter of a mile downstream from Brentwood 

Brook, a quarter of a mile upstream from mean high water In Mamaroneck Harbor, and 1 

mile south of Harrison, Westchester County.

Drainage area. 4,71 sq ml.

Records available. November 1943 to September 1953.

Gage..--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 24.99 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to June 8, 1946, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years (1944-53), 6.47 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 140 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 2.57 ft): no flow 

at times Aug. 29 to Sept. 2.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 141 cfs June 1, 1952 (gage height, 2.58 ft); no flow 

at times Aug. 8-16, Aug. 19 to Sept. 1, Sept. 7-12, 1944, Aug. 29 to Sept. 2, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or backwater 

from debris, which are fair. Flow affected by natural storage In swampy areas above 

station.

Hating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of backwater from debris (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24 Jan. 25 to Sept. 30

0.32 

.35 

.4 

.45

0.27

.45

.81

1.40

0.55

.7

.9 

2.0

3.42

8.00

18.1

102

0.22 

.24 

.27 

.3 

.35 

.4 

.45

0.00 

.05 

.14 

.25

.52

.96

1.56

0.55

.7

.9 

1.2 

1.6 

2.2

3.58

8.25

18.1

38.5

71

116

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

0.64

1.56

2.24

1.08

.86

.76

.64

.51

.45

.51

.57 

.60

.64

.64

*.54

.48

.51

.48

.51

.57

.60

.64

.60

.30

733

.48

.64

.48

.42

.39

.39

20.06

0.647

0.137

0.16

Nov.

0.42

.39

.42

.39

.45

.45

.54

.48

.45

.45

.42 

».42

.39

.42

1.62

3.17

1.14

1.02

.81

1.85

2.23

26.5

9.9

4.3

3.3

2.55

2.24

1.94

2.03

2.23

-

72.92

2.43

0.516

0.58

Dec.

2.23

2.33

2.54

*2.13

18.4

*24.8

8.82

6.22

5.44

4.72

28.9 25~

11.0

8.2

6.6

5.4

4.85

4.6

4.3

4.17

6.76

9.92

7.08

5.74

5.00

4.58

3.91

3.19

3.08

3.2

3.2

236.31

7.62

1.62

1.87

Calendar year 1952: Max 115

Jan.

3.3

3.2

1570

7.81

5.14

4.58

4.44

4.44

16.0

29.6

26.3 

17.3

12.3

#10. 1

9.04

8.00

6.89

11.2

9.25

7.26

7.81

11.1

8.40

28.7

40.5

18.1

12.3

15.0

12.0

9.42

8.63

381.11

12.29

2.61

3.01

Feb.

8.06

6.49

6.32

6.16

5.38

5.23

8.06

8.63

6.83

5.38

"6700

5.84

5.23

19.0

19.7

TT7T

8.44

7.52

7.00

13.5

10.0

7.52

6.83

*6.32

6.49

5.68

4.93

_

_

-

222.57

7.95

1.69

1.76

Mar.

4.64

4.22

1736

37.8

16.5

10.2

8.25

7.52

6.83

6.16

5.53 

10.2

*112 ~97

44.5

91

38.0

23.1

29.7

23.1

16.4

13.9

12.5

35.9

45.5

63

28.4

19.0

16.7

15.3

13.6

860.81

27.77

5.90

6.80

Apr.

11.6

10.7

9.22

9.22

12.8

9.22

53

69

a27.0

a35.0

a37.5 

25.2

38.4

39.2

21.5

24.6

19.3

15.6

25.7

17.0

13.6

11.3

9.83

8.63

7.88

12.5

9.62

*7.17

6.32

5.64

-

603.45

20.12

4.27

4.76

May

17.5

9.42

7.70

6.83

16.9

10.9

10.9

9.62

7.70

6.49

5.68 

5.08

5.51

5.84

8.75

6.32

8.49

9.42

5.84

4.95

4.50

4.09

5.56

5.70

5.22

 4.09

4.22

5.96

2.66

5~75o

5.00

211.40

6.82

1.45

1.67

June

2.66

2.25

1.80

1.56

1.49

1.29

4.06

5.82

1.88

1.42

1.17 

1.06

1.79

5.11

1.80

1.42

1.17

».96

1.01

.82

.91

1.01

.91

.72

.64

.56

. 52

1.05

1.01

.77

-

44.64

1.49

0.516

0.55

July

0.56

.56

.60

.45

.48

.56

.56

.42

.59

.56

.54 

.54

.54

.34

.36

.34

.29

.25

.21

.17

.12

^06

46.2

26.5

3.58

1.97

»1.56

.96

.82

.72

.60

90.81

2.95

0.622

0.72

Aug.

0.56

.72

.68

.42

.42

.59

.59

.34

3.88

11.5

2.45 

*al.29

al.12

a2.9

a6.0

al.6

al.24

al.OO

a. 60

a. 52

a. 52

a. 48

.48

*.45

.42

.27

.14

.05

0

0

0

40.63

1.31

0.278

0.32

Sept.

0

.93

1.06

».72

.45

.42

.48

.42

.45

.36

.36 

.69

2. 68

. 91

.68

1.07

.52

.48

.45

.42

1.21

.68

.48

.45

.48

.48

.48

.48

.45

.45

-

19.19

0.640

0.136

0.15

Min 0.30 Mean 7.64 Cfsm 1.62 In. 22.10

Water year 1952-53: Max 112 Min 0 Mean 7.68 cfsm 1.63 In. 22.15

Peak discharge (base. 58 cfs). Jan. 24 (2:30 p.m.) 62 cfs (1.49 ft); Mar. 13 (2:15 p.m.) 140 cfs 

(2.57 ft); Mar. 15 (11:45 p.m.) 107 cfs (2.07 ft); Mar. 26 (4 a.m.) 80 cfs (1.71 ft); Apr. 7 (11 

p.m.) 101 cfs (1.98 ft); July 23 (12 m.) 89 ofs (1.82 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Blind 

Brook at Hye.

Note. Backwater from debris Oct. 1-15, 17, 19-31, Nov. 9-12, 22-28, Dec. 12-19, Dec. 30 to Jan. 2, 

Mar. 25, 28, July 11, Sept. 6, 7 (no gage-height record Nov. 25-28, Dec. 15-19).
MAMARONECK RIVER BASIN 1?

Maraaroneck River at Mamaroneck, N. Y.

Location. Lat 40 G 57'15", long. 73°44'05", on left bank in Mamaroneck, Westchester 

County, 113 ft downstream from Halstead Avenue Bridge, 700 ft downstream from Sheldrake River, and 0.3 mile upstream from mean high tide in Mamaroneck Harbor.

Drainage area. 23.4 sq mi.

Records available. November 1943 to July 1953 (see Remarks).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 11.87 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 8 years (1944-52), 31.33 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 1,620 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 7.68 ft); minimum, 0.23 cfs June 28 [gage height, 0.20 ft); minimum daily, 0.41 cfs July 15.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 13, 1953; maximum gage height, 7.82 ft 

Sept. 15, 1944; minimum discharge, 0.08 cfs Aug. 11, 24, 1949; minimum gage height, 

0.15 ft Aug. 31, 1944; minimum daily discharge, 0.11 cfs Aug. 31, 1944.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

fragmentary or no gage-height record, or backwater from aquatic vegetation or debris, 

which are fair. Plow affected by storage in and diversion from water-supply reservoirs on Mamaroneck and Sheldrake Rivers. Diurnal fluctuation caused by water-supply 

systems. Gage rendered inoperative for several months as a result of a river-widening 

project begun July 22, 1953, by village of Mamaroneck.

Rating tables, Oct. 1, 1952, to July 31, 1953, except periods of indefinite 

stage-discharge relation or backwater from debris or aquatic vegetation 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to July 22

0.39

.65

1.42

2.65

4.39

10.0

1.0 

1.3 

1.7 

2.4 

4.5 

5.5

192

668

937

July 23-31

0.68 1 

1.84 1 

5.11 1 

9.35 £

17.5 i

30.0

110

158

249

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, October 1952 to July 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

Oct.

0.88

2.65

1, 43

1.42

.84

.99

.99

.95

.80

.84

.84

.68

.68

*.71

1.22

.95

.56

.50

1.04

.71

.68

.74

.74 

.80

.80

.71

.62

.71

.65

1.24

30.87

0.996

Nov.

1.08

.77 

.91

.80

.84

1.20

.71

.91

.68

.91

.65

*.68

.80

.84

2.00

2.25

1.24

1.33

1.11

2.56

5.44

155

47.2

21.5 

13.8

10.8

8.47

6.84

5.41

5.41

-

302.14

10.07

Dec.

5.05

4.29 

6.57

*8.00

135.

*166

56

37.8

31.0

26.3

245

151

61

48.9

41.0

34.7

29.7

25.0

22.7

19.2

40.2

67

41.0

31.7 

26.3

23.8

20.9

15.2

12.9

13.4

13.8

1,460.41

47.11

Jan.

14.2

|P

41.0

27.0

20.9

19.2

20.4

78

189

151

96

67

*57

51

47.0

40.2

71

56

44.5

43.3

64

47.9

Hi

103

72

91

69

51

48.9

2,287.3

73.78

Feb.

47.9

35.5 

34.7

34.0

27.7

26.3

49.8

47.0

32.5

26.3

a22.7

a29.7

a29.7

24.4

f!50

f95

55

41.9

37.8

34.7

68

48.9

35.5

31.7 

*29.7

35.4

24.4

22.1

-

-

-

1,158.3

41.37

Mar.

21.5

T972

205

76

48.9

41.0

37.0

31.7

29.7

25.0

42.7

*930

314

229

*444

161

103

157

114

81

69

60

199 

210

289

134

97

80

74

64

4,405.4

142.1

Apr.

54

52 

45.3

42.1

69

43.6

374

309

119

168

167

120

198

197

99

143

111

81

144

88

68

57

49.8

42.7 

40.2

65

47.0

*34.0

29.7

25.7

-

3,083.1

102.8

May

95

47.0 

37.8

32.5

85

54

88

56

41.0

34.0

27.7

22.7

23.5

30.0

37.0

27.7

32.0

44.8

22.1

17.7

15.7

13.8

23.8

11.8 

8.43

*13.0

19.0

8.71

6.34

6.97

8.80

991.85

32.00

June

6.14

4.40 

2.58

1.84

1.57

1.57

4,6

"373 16.2

1.62

1.68

1.62

2.10

2.95

2.10

1.78

1.24

*1.20

1.28

1.20

1.13

1.33

1.18

1.28 

.95

.77

.59

1.28

1.08

.97

-

71.53

2.38

July

0.56

.53 

.74

.56

.68

.74

.71

1.06

1.07

.68

.59

.50

.50

.48

-ill

.50

.62

.46

.62

.56

.71

e.44

170

*30.7 

4.46

2.59

*1.74

1.36

*1.03

e.87

e.80

227.27

7.33

Aug. Sept.

Adjusted for diversionst

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

5.00 

0.214 

0.25

15. OC 

0.641 

0.72

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53 :

53.42 

2.28 

2.63

79.91 

3.41 

3.94

47.45 

2.03 

2.11

148.3 

6.34 

7.30

109.0 

4.66 

5.20

38.61 

1.65 

1.90

Observed

Max 600 Min 0.50 Mean 40.08 

Max - Min - Mean -

8.83 

0.377 

0.42

12.44 

0.532 

0.61

Adjusted

Mean 45.93 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.73 

Mean - Cfsm - In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for diversions from Mamaroneck and Sheldrake Rivers for water-supply purposes (records 

of diversion furnished by village of Larchmont and Westohester Joint Water Works).

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and weather records.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite) discharge estimated from reconstructed gage-height graph 

on basis of normal recession.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partly estimated gage heights

Note. Backwater from aquatic vegetation or debris Oct. 1-15, Oct. 21 to Nov. 12, June 7-17, 

July 28.
18 HUTCHINSON RIVER BASIN

Hutchlnson River at Pelham, N. Y.

Location. Lat 40°54'40", long. 73°48'55", on right bank in Pelham, Westchester County, 

just upstream from New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad bridge, 100 ft downstream from Pelham Lake and It miles west of New Rochelle.

Drainage area. 5.76 sq mi.

Records available. November 1943 to September 1953.

Gage.. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 12.92 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 9 years (1944-53), 6.67 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 254 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 4 31 ft)' minimum, 0.06 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 1.884 ft); minimum dally, 0.06 cfs Sept. 29.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 388 cfs'Sept. 14, 1944 (gage height, 4.77 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 120 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.05 cfs Aug. 26. 

1944 (gage height, 1.865 ft); minimum dally, 0.06 cfs Aug. 25-27, 1944, Sept. 29, 1953.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of backwater from debris or those 

below 1 cfs, which are good, and those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

fair. Plow controlled by lake and three reservoirs above station; low flow completely 

controlled by Pelham Lake.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of backwater from debri 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 1

1.89

1.9

1.95

2.0

2.05

2.1

0.08 2 3

.11 2

.27 2

.54 3

1.00 3

1.59 4

5

7

0

3

O

5.42

13.2

25.1

51

85

195

1.88

1.9

1.95

2.0

2.05

2.1

May 1 to

0.06

.10

.34

.67

1.13

1.74

Sept. 30

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.6

3.0

4.0

3.39

5.94

9.4

18.7

51

195

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

0.27

3.94

4. 68

1.8S

1.22

l.OS

.88

.71

.60

.43

.66

.43

.32

.28

.26

*.27

.26

.28

.33

.31

.28

.18

.16

.15

.14

.13

.12

.12

.11

.10 *TTo

20.64

0.666

-

-

Nov.

0.19

.14

.14

.15

.12

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.11

*.12

.12

.11

1.36

2.59

.50

.55

.50

2.72

3.67

40.0

27.5

10.4

4.99

3.3

2.48

*2.00

1.59

1.46

107.31

3.58

-

-

Dec.

1.34

1.46

2.27

*2.56

20.6

*24.4

a!7.5

all. 9

a8.12

a5.7O

a41.7

833.0

alS.S

a9.76

a6.49

a4.66

a3.69

a3.30

3.10

2.92

7.94

9.44

7.37

5.85

4.66

4.00

3.59

3.40

2.92

2.48

2.08

274.00

8.84

-

-

Jan.

2.56

2.83

15.4

10.6

6.58

4.66

4.21

4.89

18.1

28.9

26.0

16.9

11.3

*8.51

7.19

6.49

5.70

10.4

8.70

7.01

8,72

9.70

7.37

32.1

40.0

20.0

12.0

12.4

10.0

8.12

7.19

374.53

12.08

-

-

Feb.

6.66

6.00

5.28

5.02

4.66

4.54

8.40

7.74

6.32

5.70

4.90

5.56

4.90

4.66

20.5

*18.6

11.9

7.93

6.32

5.56

11.5

8.51

6.84

5.56

4.90

4.66

4.43

4.00

-

_

-

201.55

7.20

-

-

Mar.

4.10

3.79

3.78

3ZT5~

17.6

10.2

7.01

6.66

5.70

5.02

4.55

14.2

*133 ~SS

41.7

*53

30.0

24.3

31.2

24.4

19.2

16.4

13.7

39.1

50

42,4

29.6

21.8

17.5

15.6

13.2

799.51

25.79

.

"

Apr.

12.1

11.3

10.4

14.7

17.1

13.0

75

67

31

36.6

35.4

28.4

35.3

34.3

21.8

27.2

23.5

18.7

24.7

19.0

14.3

11.5

9.98

8.90

8.32

14.4

12.0

*8.5

6.49

5.56

-

656.45

21.88

-

-

May

19.8

T5T3

9.02

7.39

16.0

12.2

21.9

12.3

9.60

7.32

6.11

5.35

6.16

7.48

9.18

6.89

10.0

8.97

6.57

4.94

4.29

3.82

7.1

4.55

3.6

*5.06

4.86

4.05

3.29

3.01

2.65

236.76

7.64

-

-

June

2.56

2.32

2.17

*1.95

1.81

1.61

5.77

7.15

"5738

3.29

2.17

1.54

2.45

2.41

1.74

1.36

1.24

1.03

1.04

.87

.81

6.13

2.42

1.36

.97

.74

.69

3.55

4.05

1.38

71.96

2.40

-

-

July

1.12

1.14

1.60

.54

.46

.99

.84

.51

.38

.22

.18

.18

.13

.12

.10

.09

.,08

.08

.08

.38

.61

*.13

60

35

11.2

4.70

2.56

1.68

1.18

1.30

.80

128.38

4.14

-

-

Aug.

0.53

1.02

.70

.44

.37

.27

.46

.44

1.14

5.5

1.24

.83

.55

8.31

6.13

2.40

*2.02

1.06

.74

.51

.39

.30

.22

.23

.18

.16

.11

.12

.12

.10

.08

36.67

1.18

-

-

Sept.

0.08

.56

.49

.10

.07

.07

.07

1.28

.09

.07

*.07

.08

1.99

TI6

.08

*.30

.08

.07

.07

.07

.53

.29

.1

.08

.08

.08

.07

.07

.06

.07

7.23

0.241

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 77 Min 0.10 Mean 7.98 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.85

Water year 1952-53: Max 133 Hin 0.06 Mean 7.99 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.82

Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

observer's Inspection, and records for nearby streams.

Note.--Backwater from debris Oct. 11-15, 25-31, Nov. 3-12, 26, 27, Jan. 26-29, Mar. 11, 12, Apr. 

8, 9, 27, 28, May 23-25, July 15, 16, 23, 24, Aug. 8, 1O, Sept. 27-29.
BRONX RIVER BASIN 19

Bronx River at Bronxville, N. Y.

Location. Lat 40°56'10", long. 73 0 50'15 M , on right bank in Bronxville, Westchester County, 

Just upstream from New York Central Railroad bridge, 800 ft downstream from Sprain Brook 

and half a mile southwest of Tuckahoe.

Pra^ge area. 26.6 sq mi (not including 18.0 sq mi, the entire flow from which is diverted 

for municipal water supply).

Records available.--November 1943 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 73.74 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 9 years (1944-53), 39.84 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 829 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 5.64 ft); minimum, 

2.VI cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 0.235 ft).

, ^ 19^3 ~S 3: Ma-x^ discharge, 876 cfs Sept. 15, 1944 (gage height, 6.37 ft); minimum, 

1.0 cfs Sept. 10, 1944 (gage height, 0.145 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from 

fr?, 3 * whlch are good> Entlre fl°w diverted at Kensico Reservoir on Bronx River, at 

White Plains Reservoirs 1 and 2 on a tributary, and at Grassy Sprain Reservoir on Sprain 

Brook (combined drainage area, 18.0 sq mi) for water supply of New York Citv, White 

Plains, and Yonkers, respectively.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of lee effect or 

backwater from debris (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second)

3.54

7.77

18.5

46.4

1.3 

2.7 

5.0

108

400

760

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

£1

22

25

24

25

£6

£7

£8

£9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.39

18.0

37.9

ISTs

10.4

9.50

8.60

8.39

8,60

8.82

8.60

8,60

8.18

C8.0

C7.4

*C7.4

7.77

7.00

7.19

6. £7

6.27

6.63

6.82

6.63

6. £7

6.27

6.63

7.00

6.82

6.63

6.10

280.58

9.05

0.340

0.39

Nov.

6. £7

5.92

6.10

5.75

6.10

6.88

5.75

7.81

5.75

C5.8

06. 6

C6.3

*C6.4

5.42

1O.O

35.1

11.7

8.39

7.58

20.6

39.0

£43

73

33.6

23.9

£0.4

18.1

16.1

14.9

14.4

-

676.62

22.55

0.848

0.95

Dec.

13.8

13.5

16.7

1S.1

*153

140

55

40.4

34.5

30.9

250

125

70

56

47.6

44.2

39.8

37.6

34.0

31.4

49.1

68

46.4

39. £

35.0

32.7

30.4

b23.6

25.1

25.5

25.5

1,65£.0

53.29

2.00

2.31

Jan.

26.0

83~ 25.1

44.8

31.8

28.2

26.8

27.3

71

150

115

85

65

*58

53

51

46.4

75

59

48.9

50

62

52

213

173

91

75

91

72

60

57

2,166.3

69.88

£.63

3.03

Feb.

56

47.6

45.8

44.2

40.9

39.8

59

56

42.6

37.6

35.4

41.4

39.8

35.0

115

94

58

46.4

43.6

42.0

69

56

43.6

*c41

40.4

39.2

38.2

36.0

_

_

-

1,383.5

49.41

1.86

1.93

Mar.

34.0

32.7

32.2

159

70

48.3

44.2

41.4

39.8

38.7

35.4

48.9

*636

293

239

*386

199

158

198

152

119

104

97

262

261

282

178

140

123

117

102

4,670.6

150.7

5.67

6.53

Apr.

91

88

77

75

92

70

346

257

146

179

168

153

217

210

138

232

163

132

183

130

108

93

85

75

70

98

73

*62

55

50

-

3,916

130.5

4.91

5.48

May

~Jo 132

58

54

109

72

92

68

55

48.9

44.8

40.9

43.3

49,5

49.5

42.6

43.8

51

35,4

32,7

30.4

28.6

44.5

£8.2

25.1

33.5

36.6

*26.0

C24.0

C26 

c£7

1,522.3

49.11

1.85

2.13

June

23.5

21.5

20.0

18.5

17.8

17.4

30.5

43.1

"2171

17.4

15.2

15.2

18.8

23.2

16.7

15.2

14.9

14.4

14.1

13.5

12.7

26.3

*20.0

14.1

12.5

12^0

TS7F

12.8

20.8

13.0

548.7

18.29

0.688

0.77

July

11.2

15.4

21.6

10.7

9.27

18.2

24.5

10.9

10.2

9.50

8.39

7.77

7.58

7.58

7.77

7.19

6.82

6.10

5.92

1T74~

12.5

*9.04

284

74

27.3

16.4

14.6

12.5

11.7

ell. 4

clO.O

701.43

22.63

0.851

0.98

Aug.

8.39

10.2

10.2

8.18

9.04

7.98

7.98

7.38

10.5

33.5

12.5

9.74

8.18

21.2

44.2

12.2

9.74

9.04

7.58

7.00

*6.82

6.10

6.27

6.27

5.92

5.75

5.9£

5.58

"6763

8.8£

6.45

325. £6

10.49

0.394

0.45

Sept.

5.42

13.1

11.4

12.0

7.00

.42

.35

.50

.35

.94

.67

.99

I LI

.64

1 .0

.19

.79

.21

.£1

* .82

.77

.£5

.94

.21

.21

.21

.35

.07

.67

-

191.48

6.38

0.240

0.27

Calendar year 1952: Max 509 Kin 5.4£ Mean 51.31 Cfsm 1.93 In. £6.27

Water year 195£-53: Max 636 Mln 3.67 Mean 49.41 Cfsm 1.86 In. £5. £2

Peak discharge (base. 410 efs). Nov. 2£ (11 a.m.) 483 cfs (3.13 ft); Dec. 5 (7:30 p.m.) 468 cfs 

(3.05 ft); Dec. 11 (3 p.m.) 534 cfs (3.42 ft); Jan. 24 (2:30 p.m.) 474 cfs (3.08 ft); Mar. 13 (2 p.m.) 

829 cfs (5.64 ft); Mar. 16 (2 a.m.) 562 cfs (3.59 ft); Mar. 24 (3:45 p.m.) 524 cfs (3.36 ft); Apr. 7 

(1:45 p.m.) 5£4 cfs (3.36 ft); July 23 (£ p.m.) 753 cfs (4.94 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

c Backwater from debris.
20 STREAMS ON LONG ISLAND

Cedar Swamp Creek at Glen Cove, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 40°51 1 45", long. 73°38'05", on right bank just downstream from highway 

bridge at 8- by 10-foot concrete culvert outlet at pond in Pratt Park, 1 block west 

of post office, Glen Cove, Nassau County.

Drainage area. About 11 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 15.87 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge. 15 years, 7.39 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 305 cfs July 23 (gage height, 3.449 ft, backwater from aquatic vegetation); minimum, 5.4 cfs July 18; minimum gage height, 0.692 

ft Nov. 4 (result of minor regulation).

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 782 cfs Feb. 7, 1941 (gage height, 4.99 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 220 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 3.34 cfs (flow 

reduced temporarily; cause unknown) Nov. 15, 1946 (gage height, 0.583 ft).

Remarks. Records good. This station is operated in connection with an inventory of

water resources on Long Island. In addition to records of streamflow, records of groundwater levels are collected, some of which are published in water-supply papers.

Revisions (water years). WSP 971: 1939-42.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24

0.7 5.82

.85 9.06

1.1 16.6

1.4 30.6

Jan. 24 to Sept. 30

0.71 

.85 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

5.50

8.65

17.2

36.7

75.4

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

6.20 

7.62

7.8

672

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.0

570

6.2

6.2

6.2 

6.1

6.1

6.1

7.1

6.1

6.1

6.2

6.1

6.1

6.2

6.2

6.1

6.2

6.2

6.3

*6.1

6.03

6.18

193.33

6.24

-

-

Nov.

6.14 

6.12

6.22

6.14

6.2

6.1

6.0

57C

6.3

6.2

6.1

6.3

6.0 

6.0

7.7

7.6

6.1

6.1

6.0

7.1

6.3

14.8

575

6.4

*6.2

6.24

6.38

6.38

6.57

6.79

-

199.08

6.64

-

-

Dec.

6.47 

7.00

8.81

6.82

18.5

8.09

7.22

6.95

6.59

6.78

27.2

~97§8

7.98 

7.50

7.20

*6.79

6.66

6.48

6.48

6.46

9.46

7.86

6.87

6.62

6.46

6.40

6.30

6.16

6.22

6.20

6.26

250.77

8.09

-

-

Jan.

6.46 

6762

12.9

7.21

6.73

6.48

6.54

7.12

*19.4

1577

10.4

8.62

7.60 

7.21

6.81

7.18

6.66

9.98

7.34

6.96

9.04

9.30

7.38

16.0

13.3

7.53

6.91

8.78

6.91

6.53

6.53

272.13

8.78

-

-

Feb.

6.25 

5.93

6.06

6.04

5.89

5.85

Q t 77

e!e2

6.16

6.14

6.30

7.54

6.42 

6.04

19.4

9.69

7.55

6.55

6.02

6.38

14.5

7.58

6.73

6.64

6.35

6.48

*6.10

5.87

_

-

205.85

7.35

-

-

Mar.

5.89 

5.81

575T

20.6

8.08

6.96

6.42

6.42

6.16

6.14

6.00

9.71

*&?

31.7

32.1

12.9

9.59

12.2

8.70

7.77

7.32

7.19

25.3

24.6

15.8

10.4

8.52

7.79

7.97

7.44

424.49

13.69

-

-

Apr.

7.19 

7.16

6.91

7.89

7.95

7.15

31.8

1575

9.65

14.9

10.5

15.7

22.4 

15.2

10.2

18.6

10.7

12.6

12.1

9.20

8.10

7.65

7.39

7.10

7.12

10.9

7.67

*7.19

6.93

6.91

-

330.56

11.02

-

-

May

16.1 

7.89

7.37

7.19

13.9

8.40

9.49

7.81

7.37

7.12

6.77

6.91

6.77 

6.84

10.3

7.28

17.4

"5776

7.62

7.23

6.98

7.00

9.58

6.89

6.80

8.73

7.60

6.84

*6.64

TT3H

6.89

260.85

8.41

-

-

June

6.7 

6.5

6.4

6.4

6.3

6.2

10.8

7.7

6.5

6.3

6.2

6.2

11.2 

T0"75

6.8

6.5

6.4

6.3

6.2

6.1

6.0

6.1

6.0

5.8

*5.9

5.93

5.7

575

6.2

5.7

201.43

6.71

-

-

July

5.7 

6.1

6.5

5.7

5.6

6.0

5.7

*5.7

5.71

5.65

5.61

5.77

5.77 

5.79

5.7

5.6

5.5

575

5.6

5.8

5.8

5.7

36.5 ~578

6.1

6.0

6.0

5.3

5.9

8.0

6.0

213.70-

6.89

-

-

Aug.

5.9 

7.5

6.2

6.0

6.6

5.9

5.9

6.0

6.4

9.4

6.2

6.1

6.0 

19.2 "576"

6.5

7.6

6.4

6.2

6.1

6.1

6.0

6.1

6.1

6.0

6.0

*5.9

5.85

5.77

5.7

577

210.92

6.80

-

-

Sept.

5.7 

liJTJ ~6"73

6.0

5.9

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

8.0

9.7 

6.0

6.7

6.9

6.0

5.9

6.0

6.0

6.5

6.3

6.0

6.0

6.0

*6.1

6.12

6.08

5.95

5.97

-

191.72

6.39

-

-

Calendar year 1952 : Max 46.4 Min 5.4 Mean 7.69 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53 : Max 68.3 Min 5.5 Mean 8.10 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 160 cfs).--Mar. 13 (9:15 a.m.) 227 cfs (3.069 ft); July 23 (11:45 a.m.) 305 

cfs (3.449 ftjT

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Discharge per square mile and runoff in inches not computed because large portion of flow is 

derived from ground-water supply.
STREAMS ON LONG ISLAND 21

Mill Neck Creek at Mill Neck, N. Y.

Location. Lat. 40°53'15", long. 73°33'55", at Beaver Dam, 30 ft upstream from Peeks Lane 

(Cleft Road) Bridge In Mill Neck and 1-| miles southwest of Bayvllle, Nassau County.

Drainage area. About 11.5 sq ml.

Records available. January 1937 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and steel sheet-piling control. Datum of gage Is 6.55 ft 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge. 16 years, 9.61 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 56.8 cfs July 23 (gage height, 1.008 ft); minimum, 7.25 cfs Oct. 20 (gage height, 0.264 ft).

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 104 cfs Sept. 15, 1944, from rating curve extended 

above 25 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 4.85ft Sept. 21, 1938 (hurricane wave); minimum discharge, 0.09 cfs Dec. 11, 1941 (from discharge measurement); 

minimum gage height, 0.218 ft Nov. 12, 13, 1950.

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

This station Is operated In connection with an Inventory of water resources on Long 

Island. In addition to records of streamflow, records of ground-water levels are collected, some of which are published In water-supply papers.

Revisions. WSP 1141: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 22)

Oct. 1 to No 

0.28

22

7.92 

.3 8.78 

.4 13.4 

.5 18.4

0.29 

.3

.4

7.62

8.00

12.3

22 to Sept. 30 

0.6

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

8.82

9.18

11.9 ~579~3

9.00

8.91

8.82

8.78

8.69

8.52

8.74

9.00

9.09

9.04

8.96

9.00

8.82

8.74

8.44

8.09

8.35

8.35

8.31

8,26

8,18

8.39

8.69

8.48

*8.26

8,09

8.18

272.01

8.77

_

-

Nov.

8.44

8.69

9.09

8.78

8.91

8.69

8.39

8.82

9.13

9.44

9.48

9.13

9.09

9.18

9.90

14.5

11.7

10.2

10.0

10.3

11.1

17.7

T4TT

10.6

*9.20

8.96

8.64

8.08

8.08

8.28

-

296.90

9.90

_

-

Dec.

7.96

BTZS

11.4

10.9

13.7

17.0

11.4

9.61

8.96

8.76

17.5

18.5

TT7F

9.78

9.16

8.72

8.52

8.32

8.20

8.32

10.0

11.4

10.2

9.36

8.68

8.16

8.OO

11.9

 10.5

9.08

9.04

323.11

10.42

_

-

Jan.

9.32

8.80

13.2

11.7

9.86

9.08

9.04

9.36

15.9

19.1

14.5

11.4

9.69

9.00

8.68

8.48

8.16

10T3~

10.1

*9.16

9.57

11.6

10.0

12.6

14.8

10.7

a9.32

a9.8

a9.4

a8. 92

9.00

330.54

10.66

-

-

Feb.

8.72

8.48

8.60

8.56

8.24

8'. 16

10.0

10.3

8.92

8.12

8.04

S7SB"

*8.96

8.48

13.4

14.5

TOTS'

9.O4

8.60

8.56

12.2

10.9

9.28

9.00

8.76

8.96

8.52

8.12

-

-

-

262.98

9.39

_

-

Mar.

8.28

8.12

8.20

17.8

13.1

10.0

8.96

8.80

8.60

8.24

8.00

8. 62

33.0

22. 4

17.6

25.8

15.5

12.1

13.0

12.7

11.1

10.5

*10.2

15.4

*21.2

25.4

17.0

13.7

12.4

12.0

11.2

428.92

13.84

_

-

Apr.

10.8

10.6

10.4

10.2

TT7T

10.5

18.9

23.1

T5T?

14.2

16.0

14.1

19.9

19.1

13.7

16.2

15.2

13.0

15.9

13.7

12.0

11.3

10.6

10.5

10.6

13.2

*12.8

11.1

10.7

10.5

-

405.1

13.50

_

-

May

17. S

14.5

12.8

12.0

14.2

13.7

12.7

12.0

11.5

11.1

10.8

10,9

10.7

10.4

12.1

12.1

15.5

17.6

137CT

11.4

10.5

10.4

11.6

10.7

10.2

10.8

12.1

10.8

*10.1

TOTS'

11.4

375.9

12.13

_

-

June

11.2

10.4

9.82

9.74

9.49

9.32

10.6

15.1

11.7

1O.O

9.32

9.20

10.2

17.2

TSTCT

10.8

10.0

9.53

9.28

9.24

9.32

8.96

8.88

8.64

*8.56

8.56

8.60

8.64

9.08

9.61

-

303.99

10.13

_

-

July

9.20

9.08

9.74

8.96

8.76

8.84

*8.84

8.72

8.16

7.96

8.00

7.92

6.16

8.32

8.48

8.40

8. 2O

8.04

7.96

8.48

10.6

9.45

29.3

Z3T7

13.1

10.1

9.08

8.96

8.84

9.57

9.20

312.12

10.07

_

-

Aug.

8.48

8.76

9.28

8.80

9.00

8.76

8.52

8.40

8.68

11.5

9.99

9.08

8.84

11.4

19.7

12.5

10.5

9.90

9.08

8.72

8.52

8.48

8.48

8.52

8.48

8.36

8.48

8.48

8.24

8.20

7.96

292.09

9.42

_

-

Sept.

*7.89

8.24

9.86

9.08

8.36

8.00

8.32

8.12

7.92

7.92

8.08

8.28

12.1

9.69

9.08

10.1

9.08

8.72

8.68

8.56

9.00

8.92

8.36

8.28

8.40

*8.72

8.84

8.60

8.52

8.36

262.08

8.74

_

-

Calendar year 1952 : Max 31.2 Mln 7.96 Mean 10.66 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 33.0 Mln 7.89 Mean 10.59 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 52 cfs).--Mar. 13 (1:30 p.m.) 52.7 cfs (0.967 ft); Mar. 26 (12:15 a.m.) 32.2 

cfs (O.7Z9 rt); July Z3 (3 p.m.) 56.8 cfs (1.008 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and weather records.

Note.--Discharge per square mile and runoff In Inches not computed because large portion of flow 

Is derived from ground-water supply.
22 STREAMS ON LONG ISLAND

Cold Spring Brook at Cold Spring Harbor, N. Y.

Location. Lat 40°51'25", long. 73°27'50", on left bank 270 ft upstream from State Highway 25A, at Cold Spring Harbor State Fish Hatchery, Nassau County, and 1 mile southwest of village of Cold Spring Harbor, Suffolk County.

Drainage area. About 7.3 sq mi.

Records available . July 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control, Datum of gage is 5.38 ft above mean sea

level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16.1 cfs July 2 (gage height, 0.586 ft); maximum 

gage height, 1.179 ft Apr. 13 (backwater from high tide); minimum discharge, 1.43 cfs 

Dec. 28 (gage height, 0.186 ft).

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 36.9 cfs Aug. 23, 1952 (gage height, 0.920 ft); maximum 

gage height, 3.33 ft Nov. 25, 1950 (backwater from high tide); minimum discharge, 0.39 

cfs Feb. 9, 1951 (gage height, 0.086 ft), result of freezeup.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from debris, aquatic vegetation, or high tide, which are fair. Flow occasionally regulated at outlet of pond 40 

ft above station. Diversion from this pond by New York State Fish Hatchery bypasses 

station. This station is operated in connection with an inventory of water resources 

on Long Island. In addition to records of streamflow, records of ground-water levels 

are collected, some of which are published in water-supply papers.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of backwater from debrlb, 

aquatic vegetation or high tide (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11

0.19 1.42

.25 2.47

.35 4.96

0.19 

.25

Dec. 12 to June 14

1.49

2.57

3.72

0.35 5.21

.4 7.01

.45 9.07

June 15 to Sept. 30

0.2 1.80

.25 2.77

.35 5.42

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

(t)

Oct.

1.68

1.74

2.12

1795

1.83

1.78

1.73

1.66

1.66

1.64

1.64

1.68

1.60

1.52

T776

1.74

1.74

1.72

1.72

1.66

1.52

1.60

1.66

1.68

1.60

1.62

1.78

1.68

*1.58

1.67

1.68

52.64

1.70

e3.12

Nov.

1.71

1.72

1.71

1.70

1.75

1.65

1.65

1.65

1.71

1.73

1.90

1.75

1.59

1771

1.85

2.9

2.34

1.92

1.84

1.72

1.84

3.05

2795

2.24

*1.90

1.80

1.87

1.71

1.60

1.59

-

57.05

1.90

e2.96

Dec.

1.56

1.80

2.6

2.44

3.05

3.45

2.42

1.86

1.80

1.84

4.1

4.45

2T95

2.36

2.08

*2.22

1.65

1.75

1.80

1.80

2.08

2.46

2.26

2.08

1.88

1.82

1.72

1.50

T7S4

1.74

1.90

69.06

2.23

63.09

Jan.

2.12

2.00

2.85

2.55

2.14

1.94

1.94

1.98

3.2

5.85

3.2

2.55

2.16

1.92

1^50

1.66

1.74

2.14

2.00

*1.86

1.84

2.39

2.12

3.08

3.14

2.26

1.95

2.20

2.07

1.93

1.84

70.12

2.26

e2.46

Feb.

1.75

1.70

1.86

*2.00

1.87

2.00

2.22

2.26

1.98

1.70

1.66

1750

1.96

2.32

5 . 1

3.1

2.38

1.96

1.86

1.82

2.8

2.5

2.14

1.92

1.78

1.84

1.80

1.74

.

-

57.82

2.06

e2.45

Mar.

1.72

1.68

1770

3.25

2.8

2.22

1.92

1.90

1.84

1.76

*1.76

1.91

8.82

5700"

4.1

5.7

3.7

3.05

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.75

2.55

3.3

4.3

5.1

3.65

3.0

2.75

2.65

2.75

97.63

3.15

e2.30

Apr.

2.65

2.55

2.5

2.38

2.34

2.24

4!05

*372"

3.0

3.09

2.9

3.55

3.6

2.9

3.35

3.3

2.95

3.3

2.95

2.7

2.6

2.36

2.36

2.32

2.40

2.44

2.42

2.40

2.34

-

84.24

2.81

e2.28

May

2.7

2.85

2.7

2.55

2.65

2.85

3.1

2.95

3.0

5.75

3.25

2.65

2.34

*2.04

1.84

1.92

2.16

2.8

2.7

2.65

2.5

2.38

2.5

2.5

2.46

2.55

2.65

2.65

2.6

2.6

2.55

81.37

2.62

e2.28

June

2.55

2.40

2.34

2.30

2.16

2.16

2.18

2.46

2.46

2.46

2.46

2.40

2.55

3.85

3775

3.3

2.95

2.85

2.8

2.65

2.6

2.44

2.44

2.55

*2.36

2.04

2-714

2.18

2.18

2.30

-

76.26

2.54

e2.28

July

2.42

*3.6

2.15

2.26

2.28

2.08

2-714

2.34

2.48

2.55

2.6

2.55

2.55

2.55

2.52

2.56

2.60

2.40

2.44

2.5

2.7

2.7

3.7

4.65

37T

3.2

3.05

3.25

3.5

3.25

3.3

86.57

2.79

e2.40

Aug.

3.2

3.25

3.35

3.1

2.9

2.95

3.0

3.05

2.9

2.9

2.95

2.9

2.75 27B"

3.75

3.35

3.15

3.2

3.15

3.1

3.05

2.9

2.95

2.9

2.75

2.75

*2.8

2.85

2.8

2.75

2.75

92.95

3.00

e2.40

Sept.

2.75

2.7

2.8

2755

1.96

2.02

2.18

2.30

2.38

2.28

2.28

2.14

1.82

1794

2.20

2.7

2.6

2.55

2.34

2.38

2.6

2.7

2.5

2.44

2.44

*2.55

2.60

2.54

2.42

2.28

-

71.94

2.40

e2.22

Calendar year 1952 : Max 12.9 Mln l.OO Mean 1.91

Water year 1952-53 : Max 8.82 Mln 1.50 Mean 2.46
STREAMS ON LONG ISLAND 23

Nissequogue River near Smithtown, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 40°50'55", long. 73 t> 13'25", on left bank half a mile downstream from 

tsiydenburgh Pond and 1 mile southwest of Smithtown, Suffolk County.

Draina,ge area.--About 27 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 9.59 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 10 years, 40.29 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 106 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 1.074 ft); minimum, 30.5 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 0.599 ft); minimum daily, 32 cfs Nov. 29.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 147 cfs Sept. 14, 1944 (gage height, 1.32 ft, 0.02 ft 

backwater from obstruction in channel) , from rating curve extended above 70 cfs by 

logarithmic plotting; minimum, 18.6 cfs Feb. 9, 1951 (gage height, 0.460 ft); minimum 

daily, 20.0 cfs Oct. 6, 1947.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of backwater from aquatic vegetation, 

no gage-height record, or bypassed flow, which are good. Some regulation caused by 

cleaning of fish screens and trash racks at outlets of Blydenburgh Pond on main stream 

and ponds on tributaries entering stream above station. This station is operated in 

connection with an inventory of water resources on Long Island. In addition to records of streamflow, records of ground-water levels are collected, some of which are 

published in water-supply papers.

Revisions. WSP 1141: Drainage area.

Hating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of flow bypassing 

gage or backwater from aquatic vegetation (gage height, In 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

30.5

42.4

57.4

0.9 

1.0

73.9

91.5

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

38

38

39

55

38.5

38.5

*36.5

36.1

37.5

37.8

37.9

37.8

37.3

38.1

37.5

37

38

37.5

38

38

38

37.5

37.5

37.5

37

37.5

33.5

33T5

34.5

35

35.5

1,153.0

37.19

-

-

Nov.

36

38.5

39.5

38

*37.5

37.2

36.6

36.3

36.3

37.2

37.3

36.9

36.8

36.8

37.4

42.2

45.3

44.0

41.4

40

39

47.5 47 

44

42

40.5

40

36.5

32

34.5

-

1,174.2

39.14

-

-

Dec.

35.5

*36.8

42.0

41:9

48.1

65.9

46TH

40.6

39.8

39.5

48.0

54.1

48.3

45.0

42.9

41.2

40.4

39.8

38.2

34.1

33.9

3T7T

38.5

38.8

38.6

38.1

37.8

37.1

37.0

37.1

37.5

1,280.4

41.30

-

-

Jan.

38.1

37.6

4TT5

43.4

41.4

40.2

39.8

39.5

47.2

54.0

53.3

50.0

46.4

44.3

43.0

41.8

41.0

45.3

43.8

*42.6

43.2

46.7

45.1

47.4

46.7

44.4

43.2

44.4

43.6

44.0

42.3

1,368.5

44.15

-

-

Feb.

41.2

40.4

40.3

40.3

40.2

39.9

4T7T

47.6

45.1

43.6

43.6

43.9

43.0

41.5

48.5

51.5

48.4

46.0

44.4

*a43.2

a 54

aB3

a47

a45

a44

a44

a41.9

41.5

_

_

-

1,250.1

44.65

-

-

Mar.

41.9

41.4

42 . 1

64!s

60.6

53.8

49.0

46.7

45.0

44.0

*43.3

43.9

72.7

74.5

72.1

*79.9

ez'.z

56

54

53

52

51

57

62

65

60

57

54

60

62

1,750.4

56.46

-

-

Apr.

60

59

54

54

53

53

63

*70

60.3

58.0

66.3

65.1

69.9

71.2

64.7

71.4

7070

67.1

68.5

64.5

62.2

58.8

59.1

57.1

56.7

57.4

57.0

56.0

56.6

56.1

-

1,840.0

61.33

-

-

May

63,2

627?

61.3

59.2

62.9

61.7

58.2

56.0

58.0

59.9

56.0

52.5

50.1

*52 .1

53.3

53.4

53.6

57.8

59.0

53.7

50.6

52.6

52.3

50.2

50.9

50.9

52.9

50.1

51.9

53.2

51.0

1,710.9

55.19

-

-

June

50.2

48.9

46.6

46.0

47.6

47.3

48.7

50.4

47.9

44.8

42.5

*44.8

46.2

73.2

5574"

61.2

56.9

51.2

46.2

46.9

49.4

50.5

42.0

4375

44.1

44.4

45.4

45.4

46.2

46.3

-

1,474.4

49.15

-

-

July

44:7

44.4

42.6

40.9

43.8

43.9

46.1

42.8

43.2

42.2

41.5

43.8

42.5

42.4

42.2

43.8

42.3

40.8

41.2

42.1

40.6

40.7

66.4

75.5

EFTS

44.2

*38.5

4T7J

42.0

46

45.5

1,403.0

45.26

-

-

Aug.

44

44

44.5

43.5

43.5

42.5

42

42.5

44.5

49

46.5

42

41.5

52

61

45.5

45.5

46.5

43.5

42.5

42

41.5

41

40.5

39.5

39

39

*39.5

39.1

39.0

38

1,344.6

43.37

-

-

Sept.

38

39

38

38

57.5

38.5

4O

39

38

39

38.5

38

40

39

38.5

40.5

40T5

39

39

38.5

39.5

39.5

39

38.5

39

38.5

39

39

*38.5

37.9

-

1,164.9

38.83

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 75.8 Mln 32 Mean 43.06 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 79.9 Min 32 Mean 46.34 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 80.0 cfs).--Mar. 13 (10 a.m.) 106 cfs (1.074 ft); Mar. 16 (5:30 p.m.) 84.1 

cfs (0.959 ftj; Apr. 16 (12:45 p.m.) 85.0 cfs (0.964 ft); June 14 (4:15 p.m.) 88.4 cfs (0.983 ft);

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Carlls 

River at Babylon.
24 STREAMS ON LONG ISLAND

Peconic River at River-head, N. Y.

Location. Lat 40°54i50", long. 72°41'10", on right bank 200 ft downstream from Long 

Island Lighting Co. dam, 0.4 mile west of RIverhead, Suffolk County, and 1.2 miles 

upstream from outlet of Sweezy Pond.

Drainage area. About 75 sq ml.

Records available. June 1942 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 6.54 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge. 11 years, 30.50 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 140 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 0.966 ft); minimum, 1.96 cfs Dec. 28 (gage height, 0.125 ft), result of freezeup; minimum daily, 

17.0 cfs Nov. 15.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 14, 1953; minimum, 1.58 cfs Jan. 8, 1952 

(gage height, 0.108 ft), result of freezeup; minimum daily, 3.67 cfs Aug. 2, 1944.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record or backwater from aquatic vegetation or debris, which are good. Flow regulated by ponds above 

station. This station is operated In connection with an Inventory of water resources 

on Long Island. In addition to records of streamflow, records of ground-water levels 

are collected, some of which are published In water-supply papers.

Revisions. WSP 1141: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of backwater from 

aquatic vegetation or debris (gage height, in feet, and discharge 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 17

0.36 

.5 

.7

16.4

33.9

69.4

118

Aug. 17 to Sept. 3O

0.4 19.5

.5 31.7

.6 47.8

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

25.5

25.5

26.5

2B75

26

26

25.5

24.6

24.6

26

26.5

26

26

26

25

24. 8

24.6

24.6

26

24.6

*21.4

18.0

1975

21.2

21.2

21.0

20.8

22.2

22.0

21,8

22.0

741.9

23.93

-

-

Nov.

22.2

22.4

23.0

22.6

22.2

22.4

22.2

21.2

21.0

21.4

21.6

21.6

22.4

23.4

17.0

20.8

24.2

23.6

23.0

*23.0

22.7

26.8

32.5

3275

32.5

32

31.5

29.5

27.5

25.5

734.2

24.47

-

-

Dec.

23.6

22.2

24.2

25.5

27

31.5

32

32

32

*32

32.7

44.6

3275

25.0

24.4

40.3

29.9

24.4

25.5

26

26.5

28.5

38

29

26.5

29

30

21.0

2S75

27

26

897.7

28.96

-

-

Jan.

26

2S

29

30.5

30.5

30.5

30.5

30.5

33

38

42

51

54

51

50

48.5

45.5

45.5

44.5

35.5

*35

45.9

47.2

46.4

49

47.5

46

47.5

47.5

45.5

45

1,274.5

41.11

-

-

Feb.

45

43.5

42.5

42

41

4O

4T

45.5

45.5

43.5

42.5

44

44.5

44

47.5

57

56

56

*56

55.2

57.7

57.9

5F72

53.7

52.4

51.4

50.1

58. 0

_

_

-

1,359.6

48.56

-

-

Mar.

45.9

44.7

43.6

ST7T

55.0

53.3

51.8

50.9

50.5

50.0

48.7

48.5

57.3

62.9

61.3

69.4

86.7

61.3

78.5

91.3

84.6

79.8

75.3

*75.1

77.5

76.0

76

74

74

"81 95

2,031.0

65.52

-

-

Apr.

70

82

94

86

83

71

70

86

68

69

83

78

79

93

102

95

79

80

108 I0~2

100

*97.5

94

*89

67

66

53

81

80

75

2,520.5

84.02

-

-

May

78

78

78

79

90

80

79

79

74

64

76

75

71

*69

68

67

65

67

60

59

62

63

62

60

59

58

57

55

54

55

56

2,097

67.65

-

-

June

56

56

62

55

*47.5

49

50

50

51

51

50

49

48

49

49

48.5

48

47.5

47

46.5

46.5

45.5

44

42

41

40.5

38.5

36.5

3S75

36.5

-

1,416.5

47.22

-

-

July

35.5

*3J75

35.2

35

35

34

33

26

19.4

2572"

25.5

26.5

26

27.5

27.5

27.5

26.5

25

24.2

24.0

23.8

23.4

26

30.5

30.5

30

29.5

30

29.5

29.5

29.5

885.2

28.55

-

"

Aug.

28

27.5

27

26.5

26

*26

a25.7

325.5

a25.4

25.4

25.3

25.0

24.5

24.3

23.2

26.2

31.0

35.8

2TT5"

23.6

24.7

25.1

24.7

24.4

23.9

23.4

22.6

22.2

21.4

20.7

20.5

785.0

25.32

-

"

Sept.

20.2

19.9

*19.8

19.6

19.3

19.5

19.5

19.3

19.0

T575

19.4

19.6

20.5

20.9

21.2

22. 0

22.2

5275

21.4

21.4

21.6

21.4

21.2

20.8

20.6

20.6

20.6

20.8

20.6

20.4

-

614.5

20.48

-

-

Calendar year 1952 : Max 71 Min 15.8 Mean 38. 7O Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 108 Min 17.0 Mean 42. 08 Cfsm - ' In. -

* Discharge Discharge measurement measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated from reconstructed gage-height graph.

Note.--Backwater from aquatic vegetation and/or debris Oct. 1-21, Oct. 24 to Nov. 2O, Nov. 2 

DecTTo, Dec. 18 to Jan. 21, Jan. 25 to Feb. 19, Mar. 27 to Apr. 21, Apr. 23 to July 2, July 4 i> 

Aug. 6, Sept. 16-30 (fragmentary gage-height record Mar. 3O, Apr. 13, 14j no gage-height record . 

6). Discharge per square mile and runoff in inches not computed because large portion of flow i 

derived from ground-water supply.

23 to 

to 

Aug.
STREAMS ON LONG ISLAND 25

Carmans River at Yaphank, N. Y.

Location. Lat 40°49'50", long. 72°54 I 20", on left bank 50 ft upstream from Long Island 

Railroad bridge, a quarter of a mile northeast of Yaphank Station, and half a mile 

southeast of Yaphank, Suffolk County.

Drainage area. About 71 sq ml.

Records available. June 1942 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 19.04 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge. 11 years, 21.76 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 43.7 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 0.852 ft); minimum, 16.0 cfs Dec. 28 (gage height, 0.517 ft); minimum dally, 16..9 cfs Nov. 26.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 76.3 cfs Aug. 7, 1946 (gage height, 1.187 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 35 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 6.60 cfs Feb. 9, 

1951 (gage height, 0.325 ft); minimum dally, 6.70 cfs Nov. 27, 1943.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of backwater from aquatic vegetation 

or debris, which are good. Some regulation by two lakes above station. This station 

is operated in connection with an Inventory of water resources on Long Island. In 

addition to records of streamflow, records of ground-water levels are collected, some 

of which are published in water-supply papers.

Revisions. WSP 1141: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of backwater from 

aquatic vegetation or debris (gage height, in feet, and discharge 

in cubic feet per second)

0.5 

.7 

.85

15.0 

3O.O 

43.5

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

21.2

21.8

23.6

5270

21.4

21.4

21.4

21.2

21.2

21.2

21.2

21.2

21.2

21.2

21.2

21.4

21.2

21.0

20.8

20.6

*20.4

20.4

20.7

20.8

20.6

20.4

20.6

20.6

20.4

20.2

5072"

652.7

21.05

-

-

Nov.

20.4

20.4

20.4

20.8

20.4

20.4

20.4

20.0

20.0

21.2

21.0

20.6

20.0

20.2

20.4

23.2

21.6

20.8

20.4

*20.4

20.2

29.4

35.0

2777

19.9

16.9

1577

19.9

20.2

20.9

-

641.8

21.39

-

-

Dec.

20.6

20.9

25.0

24.9

25.6

27.7

5475

23.3

22.5

*21.9

23.3

23.7

22.1

21.6

21.3

21.2

20.9

20.8

20.5

20.5

21.3

22.9

21.6

20.9

20.5

20.4

20.2

18.1

5071

20.2

20.2

679.2

21.91

-

-

Jan.

20.4

20.0

2575

23.1

21.3

20.7

20.5

20.5

25.1

27.8

26.6

24.4

22.9

22.5

22.3

22.2

21.6

23.9

22.9

22.5

24.7

27.6

24.9

24.9

25.6

23.7

22.9

*23.7

23.2

22.8

22.8

723.8

23.35

-

-

Feb.

23.0

22.4

22.8

22.2

22.4

22.0

25.5

25.5

24.6

23.0

22.2

23.6

23.4

22.8

28

28

25.5

24.2

*23.6

23.6

26.4

26.1

24.7

24.5

27.4

26.4

25.5

24.9

_

-

684.2

24.44

-

-

Mar.

24.4

5575

24.4

30.7

28.1

26.4

25.9

25.7

25.4

25.2

24.9

*25.1

36.8

33.6

31

35.5

32

30

31.5

31

29.5

29.5

29.5

31

*33.5

33.9

33.2

32

32.5

35 38.5

931.2

30.04

-

-

Apr.

34

33

32.5

32

32

31.5

34.5

*36.5

34.6

35

35

33

36.5

37.5

34

36

36.5

35.5

37

35.5

34.5

33.5

33.5

33.5

33

34

35.5

40

36

26.5

L, 032.1

34.40

-

-

May

37.5

377S

36

33.5

34.5

35

34

34

34.5

33.5

36.5

32

31.5

32

33

33

32.5

*35.5

34.4

33.3

32.5

33

32.5

31.5

31

35.5

36

34

32

26.5

2875

L,036.7

33.44

-

-

June

30

35

33.5

30.5

24.2

26

28.5

29.5

30

31

*32

29.0

31.8

34.5

33

26.5

26.5

27.5

28

28

28

26.5

28

26.5

26.5

28

27.5

27

30

28.5

-

871.5

29.05

-

-

July

26

26

26.5

26

25

26

25.5

25

26

24.6

25.5

25.5

24.6

*25.5

25.4

24.8

24.6

24.2

24.0

2470"

25.2

24.6

31.5

33

55.5

26.5

25.5

25.5

25.5

26

26

802.5

25.89

-

-

Aug.

25

24.2

25.5

25

25

24.6

23.8

24.8

26

25.5

25

24.4

24.2

26.5

32

27

26.5

26.5

25.5

24.8

24.6

24.4

24.4

24.4

24.2

24.4

24.0

23.6

23.2

22.8

*5575

774.6

24.99

-

-

Sept.

22.9

22.9

22.8

23.0

22.8

22.6

23.2

22.4

22.2

22.2

22.0

22.2

24.0

5375

22.8

24.0

23.2

22.8

22.4

22.4

22.8

*22.6

22.5

22.3

22.5

22.5

22.7

22.7

22.3

21.8

-

681.1

22.70

-

-

Calendar year 1952 : Max 35. 0 Min 16.7 Mean 23.85 Cfsm .. In. -

Water year 1952-53 : Max 40 Min 16.9 Mean 26.06 Cfsm .- In. -
26 STREAMS ON LONG ISLAND

Swan River at East Patchogue, N. Y.

Location. Lat 40°46'00", long. 72°59'35", on left bank 94 ft downstream from Montauk 

Highway in East Patchogue, Suffolk County, 200 ft downstream from outlet of Swan Lake, 

and 1-jj miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. About 8.8 sq mi.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 2.84 ft above mean sea 

Tevel, datum, of 1929.

Average discharge.--7 years, 12.26 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 37.0 cfs July 21 (gage height, 0.947 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 18 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.39 cfs June 12 

(gage height, 0.099 ft); minimum daily, 8.41 cfs Sept. 2.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, that of July 21, 1953; minimum, 0.1 cfs Feb. 6, 1947 

(gage height, 0.050 ft); minimum daily, 6.29 cfs Aug. 3, 1947.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of shifting control or backwater froto 

debris or aquatic vegetation, which are good, and those for periods of no gage-height 

record or backwater from debris below control, which are fair. Flow regulated infrequently at outlet of Swan Lake. This station is operated in connection with an inventory of water resources on Long Island. In addition to records of streamflow, records 

of ground-water levels are collected, some of which are published in water-supply 

papers.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of shifting control or backwater from aquatic vegetation or debris; or debris below control (g&ge 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to J 

0.4

Jan. 3 to May 1

6.50

10.1

15.0

0.5 

.8

9.7B 

25.9

May 1 to Sept. 30

O:4 5.B4

.5 9.19

.6 13.9

.B 25.9

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11.4

11.6

12.2

11.6

10.6

B.9

1072

10.6

10.8

10.6

10.6

10.6

10.8

10.8

13.6

11.8

11.2

11.0

10.8

10.8

*10.8

10.8

10.8

10.8

10.8

10.8

10.8

10.8

10.6

10.6

10.6

33B.9

10.93

-

-

Nov.

10; 6

10.6

10.6

10.6

*10.4

10.3

10.2

10.2

10.2

10.6

10.4

10.3

10.2

10.2

10.3

11.6

all.l

alO.6

alO.4

alO.6

alO.7

a!4.0

a!2T4

all.l

alO.6

10.5

10.3

10.0

9.96

10.1

-

319.66

10.66

-

-

Dee.

10.0

*10.0

11.4

10.7

11.7

12. B

TT70

10.5

10.4

10.2

11.4

11.2

10.4

10.2

10.2

10.2

10.0

10.0

10.0

10.0

10.4

11.2

10.6

10.4

10.2

10.0

10.0

9.6

loTo

10.2

10.4

325.3

10.49

-

-

Jan.

10.4

10.2

12.8

11.0

10.4

10.0

10.0

10.2

11.6

13.0

12.4

11.2

*10.B

10. B

10.9

10.8

10.6

11.6

11.2

11.3

11. B

13.3

TT79

12.1

12.1

11.6

11.4

12.0

11. B

11.6

11.5

352.3

11.36

_

-

Feb.

11.5

11.3

11.2

U74

11.3

*11.3

12.6

12. B

11.9

11.6

11.6

12.3

12.2

12.0

13.6

13.8

12 f Q

11.9

11.7

11.7

12.5

12.6

12.0

11.9

12.0

12.0

12.0

11. B

_

-

-

337.1

12.04

_

-

Mar.

12.0

TTTs

e!3.B

e!4.0

e!3.3

612.9

e!2.B

e!2.6

12.6

12. B

*16.0

16.6

15.7

16.4

15.6

14. B

15.2

15.0

14.6

14.4

14.4

14.9

15.9

16.2

15.6

15.4

15.6

IB. 9

T770

451.2

14.55

_

-

Apr.

16.0

16.6

16.4

16.3

16.2

16.2

17.6

*17.6

16. B

17.4

16.0

15.4

TTTe

19.8

18. B

19.4

 18:6

18.4

19.2

18.0

17.4

17.0

17. B

17. B

17.6

18.4

17.4

IB. 6

20. 0

TsTe

-

528.9

17.63

-

May

24.6

20.6

18.6

18.6

20.2

19.4

18.6

18.0

17. B

17.6

*17.6

17.7

17.6

17.6

18.4

18.5

18.8

20.3

18.5

18.0

18.1

18.0

18.4

17.5

17.4

17.7

18.2

17.4

16.7

T679

17.0

570.3

18.40

-

June

16. B

16.7

16.4

16.4

16.4

16.0

15.6

16.2

16.1

15.7

15.6

16.0

17.4

20.1

1872

17.2

16.2

15.6

15.4

15.3

15.1

15.0

14.9

14.7

14.5

*14.7

15.0

15.8

17. B

16.4

-

4B3.2

16.11

-

July

15.4

15.3

15.1

14'. 7

14.9

15.0

14.8

14.0

*13.8

13.4

13.3

12.0

1477

16.3

15.0

14.1

14.5

14.2

13.6

14.4

18.5

16.5

24.2

2076"

15.7

14.1

14.1

14.0

C13.6

c!6.4

C15.0

471.2

15.20

-

Aug.

C14.0

C14.4

C14.2

C13.4

C13.0

c!3.0

C12.B

C12.6

C12.6

c!3.4

*c!2.B

C12.4

*c!2.2

14.3

17.0

12.7

12.5

12.4

11.9

11.8

11.7

11.6

11.7

10.6

B.93

10.8

13.1

13.5

11.5

11.3

11.3

389.43

12.56

-

Sept.

11.2

B.41

1072"

14. B

1273

11.5

11.5

11.3

 11.0

10.8

10. B

10.6

11.4

10.8

10.6

12.2

11.0

10. B

10.6

10. B

10.8

10.8

10.6

10.6

10.6

10.8

10.8

10. B

10.4

10.6

-

329.41

10.98

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 18.6 Mln B.9 Mean 12. 82 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 24.6 Mln B.41 Mean 13.42 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and weather records.

o Backwater from debris below control.

e Shifting-control method uaed.

Note.--Backwater from debris and/or aquatic vegetation Oct. 1-21, Oct. 23 to Nov. 5, Dec. 10 to 

JanTT3, Apr. 10 to May 11, June 16-19, July 7, B, 15, IB, 19, Sept. 9, Sept. 12-30. Discharge per 

square mile and runoff In Inches not computed because large portion of flow Is derived from groundwater supply.
STREAMS ON LONG ISLAND 27

Patohogue Creek at Patohogue, N. Y.

Location. Lat 40°45'55", long. 73°01'15", on left bank just downstream from Montauk Highway in Patohogue, Suffolk County, 1 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. About 13.5 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 0.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

JT929. Auxiliary water-stage recorder on right bank 254 ft downstream from base gage.

Average discharge. 8 years, 19.66 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 49.9 cfs May 5; minimum daily, 3.7 cfs

1945-53: Maximum daily discharge, 60.0 cfs Sept. 11, 1950; minimum daily, that of 

Oct. 13, 1952.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record at auxiliary

gage, which are fair. Discharge measurements made twice a month. Occasional regulation 

by powerplant above station. This station is operated in connection with an inventory 

of water resources on Long Island. In addition to records of streamflow, records of 

ground-water levels are collected, some of which are published in water-supply papers.

Revisions. WSP 1141: Drainage area.

Discharge ubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

14.8

35.9

13.3

18.2

5.5

19.7

24.5

24.1

38.4

44.8

17.6

3.8

3.7

4.0

5.9

17.1

23.9

22.2

15.7

12.7

13.4

14.4

14.9

14.9

24.6

20.1

18.8

19.1

18.7

18.5

12.3

555.5

17.92

-

-

Nov.

6.6

6.6

13.9

21.6

23.6

21.8

13.1

9.2

16.4

20.8

19.1

18.5

15.1

7.8

10.5

20.6

23.7

22.9

15.7

10.4

12.3

21.0

16.8

17.0

16.6

21.1

25.1

2375

22.8

5.4

-

499.5

16.65

-

-

Dec.

9.0

13.3

17.5

21.4

26.0

27.4

23.4

22.5

22.0

21.7

22.2

21.8

21.3

21.1

21.0

19.9

14.2

9.8

10.5

11.9

18.2

23.5

21.2

21.4

19.9

17.1

14.4

14.2

15.0

15.7

16.1

574.6

18.54

-

-

Jan.

16.3

16.2

197T

18.7

18.2

17.8

17.5

17.8

20.7

24.2

25.8

25T1

20.8

18.2

19.7

20.0

19.8

20.4

20.5

20.0

20.1

22.3

21.8

21.8

22.6

21.1

20.5

20.8

20.3

19.9

19.8

627.8

20.25

-

-

Feb.

19.6

19.4

18.9

18.9

20.0

18.4

17.7

17.7

17.3

1777

18.3

18.4

19.2

18.8

22.4

22.7

21.4

20.3

19.9

19.7

20.4

20.7

20.6

20.5

20.3

20.1

19.4

19.3

-

-

-

548.0

19.57

_

-

Mar.

19.7

2070

20.5

22.3

22.3

21.7

21.0

20.7

20.6

20.7

20.2

21.3

26.4

25.3

27.9

a31.5

a26T2

a25.7

a26.2

a26.4

a26.7

a25.7

25.8

26.7

27.2

26.6

27.1

27.0

27.1

31.1

29.7

767.3

24.75

_

-

Apr.

28.5

27.5

27.7

27.8

27.1

28.1

29.6

28.9

28.3

28.9

29.9

28.8

31.4

31.9

42.3

42.8

2570

3074

28.0

28.6

28.6

28.1

28.2

27.8

27.8

28.3

29.1

28.1

28.5

28.4

-

884.4

29.48

_

-

May

39.4

32.5

32.2

31.6

49.9

25.9

37.6

24.6

26.8

26.9

27.0

27.1

28.0

27.7

28.7

28.9

28.3

29.1

29.6

29.4

30.0

30.6

31.3

30.2

29.3

28.3

29.8

27.7

27.5

30.8

26.1

932.8

30.09

_

-

June

25.9

26.8

24.5

25.2

25.2

24.6

26.0

26.4

26.2

25.5

25.3

24.5

25.2

28.1

28.3

26.1

26.5

24.5

24.6

24.2

23.9

24.3

23.4

23.7

40.5

22.4

9.1

4.0

11.0

15.4

-

711.3

23.71

_

-

July

30.0

21.3

19.7

20.1

20.4

19.2

17.2

16.3

18.2

18.0

18.8

18.4

31.2

24.2

30.8

35.5

44.5

1376

4.0

476

6.9

12.1

32.9

31.5

27.7

25.2

21.1

18.4

13.7

13.9

17.6

647.0

20.87

_

-

Aug.

22.4

18.2

17.3

17.5

19.1

23.2

26.5

23.6

22.5

23.0

21.7

21.1

13.1

22.5

27.5

26.9

26.6

22.2

9.1

12.5

15.3

25.6

15.0

16.7

18.2

18.5

18.6

19.8

22.4

21.4

17.2

625.0

20.16

-

-

Sept.

12.8

11.4

13.3

14.3

15.7

16.0

16.5

16.6

14.9

19.4

21.2

157T

15.4

15.2

16.0

19.3

17.4

18.9

20.3

17.8

19.6

17.8

17.5

16.7

17.4

18.0

16.9

16.8

16.7

16.4

-

501.3

16.71

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 44.8 

Water year 195Z-53: Max 49.9

3.7 

3.7

Mean 

Mean

a Ho gage-height record at auxiliary gage; discharge estimated on basis of records for main gage. 

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-4, Apr. 16 to Sept. 30. Discharge per square mile and 

runoff in inches not computed because large portion of flow is derived from ground-water supply.
28 STREAMS ON LONG ISLAND

Connetquot River near Oakdale, N. Y.

Location. Lat 40°44'50", long. 73°09'00", on left bank just downstream from highway 

bridge, 1 mile west of Oakdale, Suffolk County, and 2 miles north of village of Great 

River.

Drainage area. About 24 sq ml.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1953.

ge. Water-stage recorder and wooden stoplog control. Datum of gage Is 1. 

mean sea level, datum of 1929. Supplementary water-stage recorder with c

..56 ft above

 --- ._ -.- - _-.--_-- .._--. concrete control on left bank of secondary channel, a quarter of a mile northeast at datum 5.74 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 10 years, 38.73 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum dally discharge during year, 97.8 cfs Mar. 16; minimum dally, 32.2 cfs

1943-53: Maximum dally discharge, 117 cfs Aug. 7, 1946; minimum daily, 23.4 cfs 

Sept. 10, 1944.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

doubtful gage-height record, or backwater from high tide, which are fair. Plow at 

both gages regulated occasionally by cleaning operations at outlets of ponds above 

station. Discharge figures given are those of combined flows in main and secondary 

channels. This station is operated in connection with an inventory of water resources 

on Long Island. In addition to records of streamflow, records of ground-water levels 

are collected, some of which are published in water-supply papers.

Revisions. WSP 1141: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

35.4

36.2

38.1

36.0

34.8

34.6

34.9

33.8

33.4

32.8,

33.6

35.6

34.4

*34.7

33.6

33.6

33.4

34.6

33.9

33.2

*35.6

33.2

33.7

34.9

33.8

32.9

33.6

35.8

33.2

33.0

33.2

1,063.5

34.31

_

-

Nov.

33.2

33.0

35.7

33.6

33.3

34.1

34.1

32.2

3TT4

35.7

33.4

33.1

32.4

32.7

33.1

37.0

35.6

36.6

34.9

36.3

36.2

46.1

4376

38.7

36.1

*35.0

35.0

34.2

33.8

34.0

-

1,055.1

35.17

_

-

Dec.

33.1

3571

40.3

39.9

43.3

50.0

43.4

40.4

42.0

39.2

44.3

44.8

40.5

38.4

38.1

37.6

*37.0

36.6

35.8

35.4

36.6

39.3

41.1

37.9

36.0

35.0

34.6

34.1

34.2

34.3

38.2

1,196.8

38-61

_

-

Jan.

34.6

34.1

41.6

39.7

37.4

40.1

36.0

35.6

43.2

50.7

51.5 46~76"

43.4

40.6

39.9

39.4

40.8

42.4

42.0

*38.9

38.8

45.9

42.9

44.9

47.1

41.4

40.4

 43.1

43.0

40.4

39.2

1,285.6

41.47

_

-

Feb.

38.3

37.8

37.7

37.9

37.8

37.2

48.0

48.0

42.8

40.8

40.0

42.6

41.5

40.2

50.5

55.5

4774

45.2

44.2

*43.1

50.2

47.7

43.9

43.2

42.6

42.8

42.5

41.4

_

-

1,210.8

43.24

_

-

Mar.

40.7

40.1

477?

54.1

48.6

44.5

43.2

42.7

42.2

41.7

41.5

 41.6

e93.0

82.7

83.6

d97.8

*d7373"

d64.9

d65.4

d55.9

42.6

60.0

60.2

63.0

d70.4

d76.1

d69.9

d64.1

d63.2

d76.5

d73.2

1,856.9

59.90

-

Apr.

d67.0

d65.1

d63.6

d63.2

d62.9

61

67

*78

*65

65

66

63

75

*80

TC

78

*80

71

75

69

*64

*61

58

*56

54

54

*54

*52

51

*51

1,939.8

64.66

-

May

66

61

57

*55

62

*60

59

*56

54

56

*52

51

*51.2

53.8

52.6

50.9

51.8

*56.8

51.8

49.1

52.5

50.5

51.8

48.4

47.6

48.3

51.2

48.6

49.3

47.8

47.4

1,650.4

53.24

-

June

*50.4

47.2

45.9

45.2

47.3

47.6

46.5

46.4

44.8

46.5

43.0

*44.8

45.5

67.6

S374

52.1

51.1

47.9

49.5

46.8

46.8

45.6

45.1

42.6

45.3

43.9

42.4

4T70"

43.3

43.2

1,421.7

47.39

-

July

42.8

42.9

42.9

43.5

41.8

40.2

41.8

41.3

43.2

39.6

39.6

40.8

39.3

40.0

40.2

*40.0

41.9

38.7

37.5

3S7T

38.3

39.2

56.8

62

5?

48

44 *41

40

44

 42

1,326.0

42.77

-

Aug.

38.5

40

*39

38

38

37.5

37

36.5

37

38.5

*38

37

36.5

40

§2.

47

43

*43

41

40

39

39

38.5

38.5

*38

37.5

37.5

37

36

35.5

3_5_

1,209.0

39.00

-

Sept.

34.5

34.5

*34.5

35

35

36

36

35

 34

34

34.5

33.5 39~

35

*36.5

39.5

3675"

35

34.5

35

35.5

35

34

34

34.5

 34.5

35

34.5

*34

33.5

1,052.0

35.07

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 72.2 Min 32.2 Mean 41.70 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 97.8 Min 32.2 Mean 44.57 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made at one or both gages on this day. 

A Umihtfiil o-ao-p -height fp(-ntM aft main 0-ao-ei rHsr-haree p.omouted from Dartly reconstructed Rageheight record.

e Shifting-control method used at main gage,

Note. Backwater from high tide ~* > "- -~-« 

22^57 Feb. 13, 16. Stage-disciSept. 30; discharge estimated on basis or -ft aiscnarge nwaBiu-eiuciiKo, .^01..^^. ^-. 

for supplementary gage and Carlls River at Babylon. Discharge per square mile E 

not computed because large portion of flow is derived from ground-water supply.
STREAMS ON LONG ISLAND 29

Champlin Creek at Islip, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 40°44'15", long. 73°12'05", on right bank just upstream from Long Island 

Railroad bridge, 220 ft downstream from Moffitt Boulevard, in Islip, Suffolk County, 

and if miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. About 6.5 sq. mi.

Records available.--June 194& to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 10.85 ft above mean 

-sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 5 years, 7.50 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 35.1 cfs July 23 (gage height, 0.780 ft); minimum, 2.89 cfs Oct. 26 (gage height, 0.253 ft).

1948-53: Maximum discharge, that of July 23, 1953; minimum, that of Oct. 26, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from aquatic vegetation or 

debris, which are fair. This station is operated in connection with an inventory 

of water resources on Long Island. In addition to records of streamflow, records 

of ground-water levels are collected, some of which are published in water-supply 

papers.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of backwater from 

aquatic vegetation or debris (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 13 Mar. 13 to Sept. 30

0.25 

.35

2.81

6.02

13.0

21.2

.5 

.63

4.34

7.89

13.0

21.6

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

4.85

5.0

5.6

B7T

4.95

4.9

4.9

4.3

4.7

4.6

4.55

4.4

4.3 *4.6

4.78

4.81

4.71

4.26

3.89

3.83

3.77

3.68

3.50

3.42

3.16

2.97

2757

2.97

3.50

3.80

3.86

131.13

4.23

-

-

Nov.

4.20

4.20

4.36

4.3

 3.9

3.75

4.0

3.95

3.65

4.05

3.9

3.55

3.35

3,3

375

5.3

4.5

4.25

4.15

4.25

4-.1

7.4

577

5.1

5.6

4.9

4.8

4.85

4.85

4.85

-

132.56

4.42

-

-

Dec.

4.7

 4.65

577T

5.48

7.85

7.34

6.39

6.10

5.90

5.86

8.36 '575"

6.4

6.2

6.1

6.1

6.0

6.0

5.9

5.9

6.3

6.9

6.3

6.3

6.1

6.1

5.9

5.7

5.5

5.4

5.4

189.74

6.12

-

-

Jan.

5.5

5.4

8.3

6.5

6.2

6.1

6.0

6.2

9.5

9.5

8.7

8.1 *8.1

8.06

8.02

7.98

7.88

9.0

8.4

8.0

8.8

10.0

8.7

9.3

9.0

8.6

8.5

9.1

8.7

8.4

8.3

248.84

8.03

_

-

Feb.

8.1

7.9

7.9

 7.9

7.70

7.66

9.68

8.92

8.65

8.52

9.19

8.88

8.60

12.4

10.6

9.73

9.55

9.55

9.60

12.5

TTTo

10.4

10.0

9.86

9.86

9.86

9.68

_

_

-

265.89

9.50

_

-

Mar.

9.50

9.28

9.14

*l579~

10.3

9.73

9.55

9.46

9.37

9.32

9.19

9.92

 20.6

1378

15.7

19.8

15.6

15.3

16.5

15.2

14.4

14.3

14.2

15.7

17.5

16.9

15.4

14.6

14.4

18.3

16.1

421.96

13.61

-

Apr.

15.2

15.2

14.7

14.3

13.9

13.6

17.9

*17.1

14.8

16.3

15.0

15.4

18.2

18.2

16.2

21.4

TBTT

17.6

19.8

18.0

17.2

16.6

16.0

*15.2

14.8

14.9

14.5

13.9

13.4

13.2

-

480.9

16.03

-

May

18.4

T476

13.8

13.4

15.8

13.8

14.0

13.4

13.0

12.6

12.6

12.4

12.4

12.2

12.6

12.2

12.4

13.4

12.2

12.0

11.6

11.4

12.0

11.2

11.0

m.o 11.1

10.6

10.2

TOT"?

10.2

387.7

12.51

-

June

10.2

10.0

9.8

9.7

9.7

9.5

9.4

9.6

9.2

8.9

8.7 *8.6

9.10

17.0

T572

10.7

10.1

10.1

9.67

9.37

9.08

8.8

8.7

8.5

8.4

8.3

8.2

57Z4

8.93

8.29

-

286.98

9.57

-

July

8.11

7.9

7.8

7.76

7.68

7.6

7.5

7.55

7.47

7.27

7.15

7.07

6.99

6.96

6.88

6.73

*6.58

6.44

6.55

6.51

6.26

6.06

*17 .3

9 , g

7.9

7.4

7.2

7.0

6.9

8.8

7.1

236.02

7.61

-

Aug.

6.7

7.4

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.5

6.5

6.4

6.5

6.7

6.4

6.7

6.4

8.4

9.4

7.3

7.2

7.0 *6.5

6.30

6.33

6.19

6.30

6.19

6.02

5.93

5.93

5.67

5.61

5.64

5.37

203.66

6.57

-

Sept.

5.20

5.67

5.61

5.70

5.61

5.55

5.49

5.37

5.20

 4.99

4.66

4.83

5.73

5.09

5.0

5.6

5.1

5.1

5.0

5.0

.95

.9

.75

.7

.7

4.65

4.6

4.55

4.5

4.45

-

152.45

5.08

_

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 18.3 Min 2.97 Mean 8.28 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 21.4 Min 2.97 Mean 8.60 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 24 of s) . Mai

cfs (0.712 ft); Apr. 7 (8:30 p.m.) 24

. 13 (10:45 a.m.) 31.7 cfs (0.746 ft); Mar. 16 (1:15 a.m.) 28.5 

.1 cfs (0.662 ft); Apr. L6 (12 m.) about 31 cfs; May 1 (7:15

a.m.) about 25.5 cfs; July -23 (1 p.m.) 35.1 cfs (0.780 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Backwater from aquatic vegetation or debris Oct. 1-14, Nov. 4 to Dec. 2, Dec. 12 to Jan. 

13, Jan. 18 to Feb. 4, Apr. 1, 2, 11-24, Apr. 29 to May 26, May 29 to June 12, June 22-27, July 2, 3, 6, 

7, July 24 to Aug. 19, Sept. 15-30. Discharge per square mile and runoff In inches not computed because large portion of flow is derived from ground-water supply.
STREAMS ON LONG ISLAND

Penataqult Creek at Bayshore, N. Y.

Location.- -La t 40°43'40", long. 73°14'40", on right bank just upstream from Union Avenue 

Bridge In Bayshore, Suffolk County, 4,500 ft upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. --About 5 sq ml.

Records available. August 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 6.64 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 8 years, 5.90 of s .

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 33.8 cfs July 23 (gage height, 0.972 ft); mlnImum, 3.00 cfs Oct. 10 (gage height, 0.295 ft).

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 36.0 cfs July 15, 1947 (gage height, 1.015 ft); maximum gage height, 1.021 ft Aug. 20, 1950, backwater from debris; minimum discharge, 

1.49 cfs Nov. 10, 1949 (gage height, 0.215 ft), result of temporary obstruction at 

culvert upstream.

Remarks . --Records excellent except those for periods of partly obstructed intake or backwsfEer from debris, which are fair. This station is operated in connection with an inventory of water resources on Long Island. In addition to records of streamflow, records of ground-water levels are collected, some of which are published in water-supply 

papers .

Revlslons.--WSP 1141: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of backwater from 

debris (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per 

second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11

0.32 3.53

.4 5.65

.5 9.14

Dec. 11 to Sept. 30

0.32 3.45

.4 5.55

.5 8.83

.6 13.0

.8 23.5

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

3.90

3.90

4.38 47o"o~

3.88

3.90

4.10

3.95

3.93

3.72

3.88

3.90

3.93

3.88

3.88

3.71

3.71

3.8

3.7

3.65

*3.6

3.88

4.02

4.05

3.90

4.00

4.08

4.08

4.05

3.90

3.81

121.07

3.91

_

-

Nov.

3.78

3.81

3. SB

3.90

3.78

3.71

3.67

3.67

3.67

4.16

4.38

3.83

3.74

3.74

3.81

5.78

4.62

4.18

*4.10

4.12

4.08

6.92 "F76"

5.3

5.0

4.78

4.64

4.48

4.35

4.28

-

130.76

4.36

_

-

Dec.

4.20

4.15

4735

4.70

5.31

6.3

5.4

5.1

*5.0

5.00

8.57

6715"

5.46

5.23

5.12

5.04

4.92

4.90

4.78

4.75

5.51

6.3

5.7

5.2

5.06

4.90

4.75

4.62

4.84

4.76

4.84

160.91

5.19

_

-

Jan.

4.81

4.84

S.16

5.72

5.43

5.20

5.15

5.38

9.62

9.29

7.51

6.92

*6.60

6.45

6.39

6.36

6.3

8.2

6.76

6.60

8.30

8.88

7.21

7.93

7.15

6.73

6.67

7.6

6.9

6.70

6.76

212.52

6.S6

_

-

Feb.

6.7

6.5

6.4

*6.39

6.17

6.20

11.0

8.42

7.51

7.18

7.05

7.78

7.02

6.57

12.0

9.20

8.06

7.65

7.55

7.55

10.4

8.68

7.86

7.65

7.58

7.58

7.4

7.2

_

-

217.25

7.76

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 19.0 Min 3.6

Mar.

7.15

7.08

T7IT

*11.6

8.6

7.9

7.51

7.65

7.58

7.58

7.44

8.10

*21.3

12.0

13.0

17.8

12.4

11.8

13.4

12.0

11.4

11.0

10.8

12.1

14.7

14.3

12.2

11.4

11.2

14.6

12.4

345.10

11.13

-

Apr.

*11.5

11.0

10.7

10.5

10.5

10.1

1576

*14.6

12.1

13.4

12.9

12.4

15.1

16.3

13.3

17.0

T479-

13.8

16.1

14.1

13.6

13.0

12.7

12.2

12.0

12.1

11.8

11.2

10.9

10.7

-

386.1

12.87

-

May

14.7

1277

11.6

10.7

12.5

11.7

11.4

10.8

10.5

10.2

10.3

10.4

10.0

9.52

9.56

9.37

9.37

10.7

9.80

9.29

9.02

8.87

9.21

8.76

8.35

*8.42

8.91

S.24

7.89

T789"

7.92

308.59

9.95

-

June

7.72

7.48

7.34

7.28

7.31

7.18

7.21

7.21

7.11

7.02

6.86

*6.70

6.85

14.0

9.84

*7.8

7.3

7.11

6.9

6.7

6.60

. 6.54

6.48

K3~ 6.30

6.5

6.30

6.33

7.32

6.42

-

218.01

7.27

-

July

6.17

6.08

5.96

5.9

5.87

5.87

5.78

5.7

5.4

5.3

5.3

5.23

5.6

5.5

4.95

4.75

4.65

4.55

4.56

4.70

4.62

4.54

*lTT8~ ~T78~0

6.11

5.67

5.43

5.18

5.04

6.96

5.35

181.32

5.85

_

-

Aug.

4.95

5.72

5.2

4.87

4.75

4.70

4.54

4.51

4.59

4.73

4.40

4.30

4.35

7.90

8.11

5.52

5.49

5.58

*5.01

4.76

4.62

4.56

4.48

4.43

4.33

4.30

4.25

4.22

4.12

4.04

4^0

151.33

4.88

_

-

Sept.

3.9

4.00

*3.9

3.97

3.97

4.00

4.00

3.85

3.75

3.80

3.78

3.75

4.56

3.82

3.80

4.56

3.90

3.73

3.78

3.75

3.82

3.73

3.63

3.61

3.61

3.73

3.73

3.61

3.59

3.54

-

115.17

3.84

_

-

Mean 6.6B Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 21.3 Mln 3:54 Mean 6.98 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 25.0 cfs). Mar. 13 (1 p.m.) 32.6 cfs (0.951 ft); Mar. 16 (3 a.m.) 26.5 cfs

(0.836 ft)j July 23 (3:15 p.m.) 33.8 cfB (0.972 ft).

 Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Backwater from debris Oct. 18-21, Nov. 23-25, Dec. 20, 22-24, 27, Jan. 17, 18, 28, 29, Feb. 

1-3T27, 28, Mar. 5, 6, 27, June 16, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, July 4, 8-11, 13-18, 23, Aug. 3, 5, 31, 

Sept. 1, 3, 6. Partly obstructed intake Dec. 6-9j discharge computed on basis of gage-heigm; record and engineers' notes. Discharge per square mile and runoff in inches not computed because large 

portion of flow is derived from ground-water supply.
STREAMS ON LONG ISLAND 31

Sampawams Creek at Babylon, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 40°42'15", long. 73°18'50", on left bank at upstream side of John Street 

Bridge in Babylon, Suffolk County, 180 ft downstream from Long Island Railroad and 

3,000 ft upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. About 23 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1944 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 6,70 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1989.

Average discharge. 9 years, 8.99 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 50.8 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 1.083 ft); minimum, 4.65 cfs Oct. 30; minimum gage height, 0.325 ft Oct. 29, 30 backwater from 

aquatic vegetation); minimum daily discharge, 4.7 cfs Oct. 30, 31, Nov. 7, 8.

1944-53: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 13, 1953; minimum, 3,26 cfs Oct. 5, 1945; 

minimum gage height, 0.268 ft Oct, 2, 1951; minimum dally discharge, 3.45 cfs Oct. 5, 

1945.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of backwater from aqUatic vegetation or 

' weeds below control, which are fair. Plow regulated slightly by flumping operations at 

railroad and occasionally by ponds above station. Prior to November 1950, slight 

diurnal fluctuation caused by power operations. This station is operated in connection with an inventory of water resources on Long Island. In addition to records of 

streamflow, records of ground-water levels are collected, some of which are published 

in water-supply papers.

Revisions. WSP 1141: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of backwater from 

aquatic vegetation or weeds below control (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 13

0.31 

.5

.7

4.44

12.6

24.0

30.2

37.0

13 to July 23

36 5.71

5 11.5

7 22.7

9 36.4

July 23 to Sept. 30

0.35 5.81

.5 12.0

.7 23.4

.8 29.8

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.65

5.73

6.41

5.88

5.84

5.84

5.73

5.58

5.54

5.54

5.50

5.58

5.62

*5.58

5.58

5.6

5.5

5.4

5.3

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.95

4.9

4.85

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.7

4.7

166.40

5.37

_

-

Nov.

4.75

4.8

4.8

4.9

4.85

4.85

4.7

477

4.75

5.1

5.0

4.9

4.75

4.75

4.8

8.5

6.6

6.2

*5.8

5.76

5.73

~576- 11.2

7.3

6.6

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.7

5.7

-

174.09

5.80

-

-

Dec.

5.4 574"

7.3

7.2

10.8

12.0

8.9

8.0

*7.5

7.26

*13.3

ITTB"

9.28

8.73

8.20

7.83

7.67

7.59

7.34

7.30

7.94

9.13

8.7

8.1

7.8

7.4

7.2

6.7

6.3

6.7

6.7

251.27

8.11

_

-

Jan.

6.9

770

11.8

10.2

9.0

8.7

8.3

7.8

11.6

15.4

13.2

11.6

no. 6

10.4

10.2

10.1

9.81

11.6

11.2

10.8

11.2

14.8

12.0

12.6

12.4

11.4

10.8

12.0

11.6

11.0

11.0

337.01

10.87

_

-

Feb.

10.8

10.2

10.4

*10.4

10.2

9.95

14.7

13.8

9.48

1T73~

11.5

11.4

12.6

12.5

16.2

17.1

147?

12.9

15.5

13.8

17.0

15.6

14.1

13.5

12.7

12.9

13.0

12.7

_

-

-

360.43

12.87

_

-

Mar.

11.9

11.8

T27T

*19.0

18.2

15.5

13.4

13.0

13.2

12.6

12.3

13.3

*35.1

237T

21.7

30.6

21.5

19.5

21.0

20.1

18.8

18.2

18.0

20.0

23.4

24.2

21.3

19.4

18.4

20.5

20.5

581.9

18.77

_

-

Apr.

*18.1

17.0

16.7

17.7

17.9

17.0

23.8

*28.1

21.3

21.9

21.7

21.0

26.2

27.4

22.4

28.4

25.7

22.9

25.6

23.1

21.8

21.0

20.6

20.1

19.9

19.5

19.3

18.2

18.3

17.5

-

640.1

21.34

_

-

May

23.2

2077

18.9

*17.9

20.7

19.5

18.6

19.6

20.2

17.5

17.9

18.1

16.4

16.2

16.1

16.1

16.1

18.4

16.5

15.6

18.8

15.8

16.3

1.5.0

12.1

13.8

15.2

14.9

13.9

13.7

13.8

527.5

17.02

_

-

June

13.5

13.2

12.8

12.4

12.4

12.2

13.4

9.32

*10.2

11.2

13.1

14.0

14.2

22.8

19.8

13.6

32.2

32.2

13.0

10.6

8.0

7.6

7.1

7.0

12.8

8.1

7.8

7.6

8.7

12.2

-

3E3.02

11.77

_

-

July

11.2

9.2

8.7

8.2

8.0

8.0

7.9

7.8

7.7

7.4

7.2

7.2

8.0

8.7 *6.7

6.25

5.9

5.8

379

6.1

6.2

6.2

*23.4

24.0

TiTT

11.0

9.7

9.0

8.4

9.6

9.7

283.45

9.14

_

-

Aug.

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.2

8.0

7.7

7.5

7.5

7.6

8.9

8.2

7.7

7.4

9.9

16.8

12.4

10.4

9.4

*8.6

8.12

7.8

7.7

7.5

7.3

7.2

7.1

7.1

6.9

6.7

6.5

6.5

258.22

8.33

_

-

Sept.

6.1

6.3

6.5

6.7

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.4

6.2

*6.2

6.26

6.3

7.8

7.0

6.4

7.5

6.9

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.2

6.1

5.9 670"

6.9

6.4

6.2

5.9

6.1

-

193.16

6.44

_

-

Calendar year 1952 : Max 28.7 Mln 4.7 Mean 10.78 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 35.1 Mln 4.7 Mean 11.31 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 28.0 cfs). Mar. 13 (2:15 p.m.) 50.8 cfs (1.083 ft); Mar. 16 (2:30 a.m.)

39.4 cfs (0.940 ft); Mar. 25 (11 a.m.) 29.2 cfs (0.799 ft); Apr. 7 (9:45 p.m.) 40.2 cfs (0.950 ft); 

Apr. 14 (3 a.m.) 32.5 cfs (0.846 ft); Apr. 16 (4:30 p.m.) 36.4 cfs (0.90L ft); July 23 (4:30 p.m.)

about 41 cfs.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote. Backwater from aquatic vegetation or weeds Oct. 16

Jan. 13, Jan. 19 to Feb. 4, June 12 to July 15, July 17 to Aug. 19, Aug. 21 to Sept. 10, Sept. 

Discharge per square mile and runoff in inches not computed because large portion of flow is d« 

from ground-water supply.

19, Nov. 22 to Dec. 9, Dec. 23 to 

12-30. 

rived
32 STREAMS ON LONG ISLAND

Carlls River at Babylon, N. Y.

Location. Lat 40°42'30", long. 73°19'50", on left bank in Babylon, Suffolk County, 130 

ft downstream from outlet of Kennel Club Pond (known locally as Southards Pond) and 

0.9 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. About 35 sq ml.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 10.63 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 9 years, 27.78 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 93.2 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 1.381 ft); minimum, 6.52 cfs Dec. 28 (gage height, 0.349 ft), result of freezeup; minimum daily, 18.0 

cfs Nov. 9.

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 100 cfs July 15, 1947 (gage height, 1.440 ft); minimum, 0.80"cfs Dec. 3, 1946 (gage height, 0.082 ft), result of freezeup; minimum daily, 

13.2 cfs Sept. 29, 1951.

Remarks .--Records excellent except those for periods of backwater from debris, which are 

good. Occasional regulation by several ponds above station. This station is operated 

in connection with an inventory of water resources on Long Island. In addition to 

records of streamflow, records of ground-water levels are collected, some of which are 

published in water-supply papers.

Revisions. WSP 1141: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of backwater 

from debris (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec.

0.6 

.7 

.9

Dec. 6 to Sept. 30

16.9

22.9

38.3

0.6

.9

1.3

17.1

39.5

83.5

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

20.4

20.7

IB20.4

20.4

20.6

20.3

20.1

20.0

19.8

19.7

19.7

19.7

19.8

19.9

19.4

19.2

19.2

19.2

18.8

*18.8

18.8

18.7

18.6

18.3

18.6

19.0

18.5

18.2

TB7I

607.1

19.58

-

-

Nov.

18.5

18.6

19.3 

19.9

19.0

18.8

18.5

18.2

18.0

19.2

19.0

18.5

18.2

18.2

19.1

27.3

22.9

21.0

*20.3

20.6

20.7

30.9

3071

25.1

22.7

21.8

21.3

20.6

20.1

20.6

-

627.0

20.90

-

"

Dec.

20.1

20.0 24-75- 

24.8

29.8

39.1

31.4

28.7

*27.4

26.6

*37.3

42.5

3773-

30.4

29.2

28.1

27.2

26.9

26.4

26.1

27.7

31.6

29.0

27.6

26.7

26.0

25.5

24.2

24.8

24.7

25.0

872.6

28.15

-

-

Jan.

25.2

24.8

3479 

32.0

29.0

27.7

27.3

27.4

37.4

47.1

43.6

38.7

*35.5

34.3

33.4

C32.5

031.5

C35.5

035

C32.5

34.1

42.7

37.0

37.7

38.0

34.9

33.4

35.7

34.4

32.8

32.1

1,058.1

34.13

-

-

Feb.

31.8

30.8

30.8 

*30.5

29.8

29.6

39.8

40.4

34.8

32.3

31.2

33.5

32.4

30.9

42.0

47.3

3975"

36.2

35.1

34.5

42.1

41.3

36.7

35.1

34.3

34.2

33.5

32.5

_

-

-

982.9

35.10

-

-

Mar.

31.9

31.2

*4873"

43.4

37.6

35.3

34.6

35.1

34.2

32.6

34.2

77.0

75.2

63.5

82.2

<5572

60.8

62.0

59.3

56.1

53.0

51.8

54.4

61.0

65.9

59.1

54.1

51.2

55.2

55.0

1,595.5

51.47

-

-

Apr.

*51.0

49.2

47.1 

45.8

46.5

44.5 BTTe"

*70.6

58.8

c59

c60

57.7

68.6

72.4

527T

69.9

72.2

64.2

68.2

63.0

58.6

55.6

53.8

51.8

50.3

50.4

49.4

47.1

45.9

45.1

-

1,696.2

56.54

-

-

May

58.1

3578"

48.5 

*45.9

51.1

49.3

48.6

45.9

44.0

43.0

39.7

39.7

40.0

40.8

40.1

39.3

41.8

45.6

*40.9

39.2

37.6

36.8

39.8

37.2

34.4

34.3

35.2

33.8

33.4

3473

34.5

1,285.6

41.47

-

-

June

32.5

29.7

30.4 

31.2

30.6

30.2

30.3

29.5

29.2

28.9

28.1

27.8

29.8

57.7

4579"

36.6

33.1

31.6

30.6

29.8

30.4

29.2

28.3

27.1

26.8

*26.7

26.6

26.3

2T74-

26.9

-

929.2

30.97

-

-

July

26.0

24.1

*23.7 

23.4

23.6

23.7

23.7

23.2

23.2

22.4

22.4

22.4

22.3

22.1

21.8

21.1

20.5

20.1

20.0

207T

20.6

20.3

51.9

56.5

3573

29.0

27.3

26.0

24.3

27.8

26.9

795.0

25.65

-

-

Aug.

24.3

25.1

*25.5 

24.0

23.6

22.9

22.3

22.1

23.2

30.0

26.6

24.2

23.3

29.1

45.9

33.5

29.6

28.2

25.9

24.2

23.5

23.1

22.9

22.5

22.0

21.8

21.7

21.4

20.7

20.3

20.0

773.4

24.95

-

-

Sept.

19.7

19.8

*19.7 

19.9

20.0

20.2

20.0

19.3

18.7

18.9

19.1

18.7

22.4

19.9

20.8

22.5

20.6

19.7

19.3

19.3

19.7

19.4

18.8

18.7

18.8

18.9

19.0

18.9

18.4

18.2

587.3

19.58

_

-

Calendar year 1952 : Max 70.1 Min 18.0 Mean 29.75 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 82.2 Min 18.0 Mean 32.36 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 60 cfs). Mar. 13 (5:15 p.m.) 93.2 cfs (1.381 ft); Mar. 16 (8 a.m.) 85.7 cfs

(1.318 ft); Mar. 26 (1 a.m.) 69.8 cfs (1.175 ft); Apr. 8 (2 a.m.) 76.9 cfs (1.240 ft)

(5 a.m.) 76.7 cfs (1.238 ft); Apr. 16 (6 p.m.) 79.2 cfs (1.261 ftj; May 1 (11:45 a.m.

Apr. 14

61.5 ofs

(1.100 ft); June 14 (11:15 a.m.) 62.8 cfs (1.112 ft); July 23 (6 p.m.) 81.1 cfs (1.278 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

c Backwater from debris.

Note. Discharge per square mile and runoff in inches not computed because large portion of flow

Is derived from ground-water supply.
STREAMS ON LONG ISLAND 

Santapogue River at Lindenhurst, N. Y.

33

Location. -.-Lat 40°41'31", long. 73°21i20", on left bank Just upstream from East Hoffman 

Avenue Bridge. 1 mile east of Long Island Railroad station in Lindenhurst, Suffolk 

County, and 1? miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. --About 7 sq mi.

Records available. June 1947 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 9.71 ft above mean

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 6 years, 5.52 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 22.5 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 0.724 ft); minimum, 1.24 cfs Sept. 13 (gage height, 0.208 ft).

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 22.6 cfs July 14, 1948 (gage height, 1.152 ft); minimum, 0.84 cfs Sept. 22, Oct. 6, 1951 (gage height, 0.172 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of backwater from aquatic vegetation 

or leaves, which are good. This station is operated in connection with an inventory 

of water resources on Long Island. In addition to records of streamflow, records of 

ground-water levels are collected, some of which are published in water-supply papers.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of backwater from 

aquatic vegetation or leaves-(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second;

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11

0.24 

.3 

,4 

.5

1.86

2.97

5.45

9.10

0.21 

.3

.4

Dec. 11 to Sept. 30

0.5 

.6 

.71

1.27

2.78

5.29

9.04

14.1

21.5

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

2.9

2.95

375- 3.45

2.8

2.75

2.85

2.75

2.7

2.65

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.42

2.44

2.42

2.32

2.32

2.26

2.22

2.20

*2.18

2.19

2.17

2.10

2.07

2.10

2.08

2. 03

7755"

2.03

76.10

2.45

-

-

Nov.

2.01

1.94

'5753

2.05

2.03

2.12

2.12

2.10

2.08

2.30

2.19

2.16

2.12

2.12

2.42

4.39

3.01

2.73

*2.62

2.56

2.37

4.92

47t>2~

3.45

3.17

3.05

2.99

2.87

2.77

2.75

-

79.46

2.65

-

-

Dec.

2.62

2764

3.55

3.56

4.97

5.97

4.74

4.48

*4.40

4.30

*7.60

7739"

5.86

5.49

5.32

5.26

5.16

5.00

4.67

4.50

4.94

5.93

5.26

4.85

4.64

4.47

4.31

4.10

4.03

4.03

4.00

148.04

4.78

-

-

Jan.

4.06

3.98

T75B"

5.76

5.10

4.79

4.61

4.64

7.36

8.83

8.25

7.81

*7.58

7.50

7.42

7.38

7.08

7.97

7.46

7.00

7.17

9.29

T755"

8.25

8.37

7.58

7.19

7.93

7.69

7.23

6.97

217.16

7.01

-

-

Feb.

6.86

6.53

6.45

*6.45

6.17

6.06

3760

8.87

7.62

7.00

6.63

7.42

7.12

6.63

9.67

10.7 ~9~7o"0

8.46

8.21

8.09

9.98

9.44

8.54

8.13

7.89

7.85

7.62

7.27

_

-

-

219.26

7.83

-

-

Mar.

6.97

6.67

6.60

*10T8~

9.39

8.01

7.50

7.38

7.19

7.08

6.78

7.24

18.0

18.0

15.4

20.5

187T

16.1

16.6

15.9

14.3

13.3

12.7

13.6

15.8

17.9

15.7

14.6

14.0

14.5

14.5

391.11

12.62

-

-

Apr.

*13.6

12.6

12.1

11.7

11.8

11.3

T¥78

*18.9

15.0

15.0

16.2

15.1

18.8

20. 0

17.5

19.1

21.3

TBTB"

20.2

18.9

17.3

16.2

15.4

14.6

14.2

14.0

13.8

13. 6

12.4

12.0

-

464.4

15.48

-

-

May

16.1

UTe

12.7

*11 . 6

12.6

12.9

12.4

11.8

11.2

10.8

10.5

10.2

10.1

9.94

10.2

9.99

10.0

11.7

10.2

9.30

9.00

8.75

9.89

8.83

8.29

8.75

8.91

8.17

7.73

T777

7.73

323 . 25

10.43

-

-

June

7.38

6.86

6.71

6.74

6.60

6.31

6.38

6. 1C

*5.96

5.96

5.62

5.59

6.24

14.7

To73

8.0]

7.23

.6,89

6.31

5.69

5.49

5.19

5.07

4.73

4.64

4.56

4.31

4.18

T753-

4.50

-

188.78

6.29

-

-

July

4.26

3.96

*3.69

3.32

3.28

3.28

3.26

2.94

2.94

2.78

2.68

2.61

2.59

2.52

2.46

2.23

2.09

1.96

T796-

2.08

2.04

2.03

*10.2

TOTS4.70

3.93

3.69

3.64

3 t30

3.81

3.52

107.95

3.48

-

-

Aug.

3.06

3.21

3.23

2.92

2.92

2.72

2.67

2.65

3.00

4.64

3.34

2.80

2.68

4.33

8.96

4.97

4.36

4.13

3.66

3.48

3.30

3.11

2.98

3.19

3.26

3.04

 2.61

*2.34

1.91

1.76

1. 71

102.94

3.32

-

-

Sept.

1.65

1.62

1.59

1.62

1.62

1.71

1.81

1.99

1.98

*1.63

1.45

1.40

2.17

TTTcJ

1.76

2.14

1.92

1.76

1.76

1.71

1.76

1.71

1.68

1.62

1.59

1.60

1.59

1.57

1.40

1.36

-

50.87

1.70

-

-

Calendar year 1952 : Max 16.4 Mln 1,94 Mean 6.26 Cfsm - In. -

Water iuei' yeoj.- year j.3O£.-oo 1952-53 : . Max no-A. 21.3 tj.. o Mln nJ.ii 1.36 j.. 00 Mean nea.ii 6.49 D . *3 Cfsm "** * >'" - ~ In. J.IL --

Peak discharge (base. 18 efs).--Mar. 13 (5 p.m.) 22.5 cfs (0.724 ft); Mar. 16 (l:3O p.m.) 2O.9 cfs

1.701 ft); Mar. 26 (3 a.m.) 19.O cfs (O.674 ft); Apr. 8 (12 m.) 20.1 cfs (0.69O ft); Apr. 14 (2 p.m 

-0.4 cfs (0.695 ft); Apr. 17 (2 a.m.) 22.2 cfs (O.720 ft); Apr. 19 (3 p.m.) 20.7 cfs (O.698 ft); 

July 23 (8 p.m.) 18.2 cfs (0.663 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Backwater from aquatic vegetation and/or leaves Oct. 1-22. Discharge per square mile and 

runoff In Inches not computed because large portion of flow Is derived from ground-water supply.

m.)
34 STREAMS ON LONG ISLAND

Massapequa Creek at Massapequa, N. Y.

Location. Lat 40°41i20", long. 73°27'20", on left bank 350 ft west of darfield Street 

at Lake Shore Drive, Massapequa, Nassau County, 3,000 ft upstream from Clark Avenue 

Bridge and head of Massapequa Pond of Brooklyn water-supply system and STJ miles northeast of Seaford.

Drainage area.--About 38 sq mi.

Records available. June to October 1903 (in Professional Paper 44), December 1936 to 

September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 19.31 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to October 1903, staff gage at different datum.

Average discharge. 16 years (1937-53), 11.92 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 78.5 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 1.'261 ft); minimum, 8.06 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.507 ft).

1903, 1936-53: Maximum discharge, 151 cfs Jan. 7, 1944 (gage height, 1.616 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 68 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 3.05 cfs 

Sept. 12, 1937 (gage height, 0.36 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or backwater 

from leaves or aquatic vegetation, which are fair. This station is operated in connection with an inventory of water resources on Long Island. In addition to records 

of streamflow, records of ground-water levels are collected, some of which are published in water-supply papers.

Revisions. WSP 1141: Drainage area.

Hating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of backwater from 

leaves or aquatic vegetation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.5 

.7 

.9

1.1

7.78

18.3

34.8

58.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

9.9

9.9

11.4

ToTz

9.7

9.4

10.0

9.8

9.8

9.7

9.7

9.6

9.4

9.3

9.2

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.0

9.0

8.9

*8.9

8.88

8.84

8.84

8.80

8.80

8.80

8.84

8.76

8776"

289.42

9.34

-

-

Nov.

8.7

8.6

8.5

8.5

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.4

8.5

13.6

10.0

9.3

9.1

9.0

8.9

15.8

TT78

10.2

9.4

*9.1

9.14

9.10

9.05

8.97

-

279.86

9.33

-

-

Dec.

8.84

8.80

9753"

10.1

15.4

16.0

12.7

11.6

11.2

10.7

*Z3.1

19.2

14.9

13.4

12.7

12.2

11.7

11.5

11.3

11.0

11.5

13.2

11.8

11.4

11.3

11.3

11.1

10.7

10.5

10.5

10.4

379.87

12.25

-

-

Jan.

10.2

1372"

17.0

13.6

12.4

11.7

11.4

11.5

17.6

21.2

18. Z

16.9

*16.0

15.4

15.2

15. Z

15.2

17.9

16.7

15.8

16.3

18.9

15.9

17.7

17.1

15.9

15.4

15.3

15.3

15.0

14.8

476.9

15.38

-

-

Feb.

14.6

14.2

14.2

*14.Z

14.0

13.9

T87T

17.1

15.4

14.6

14.1

15.6

15.4

14.6

22.2

21.0

18.0

16.7

16.4

16.4

20.8

18.6

17.1

16.6

16.4

16.5

16.6

16.6

_

_

-

459.9

16.42

-

-

Flar.

16.4

16.1

16.1

*26.9

20.5

18.1

16.9

16.7

16.3

16.4

15.7

16.6

52.6

3271

29.6

*42.4

31.8

29.6

30.6

30.0

28.0

26.8

Z6.0

28.8

34.7

40.2

32.7

30.7

29.7

29.6

29.2

827.8

26.70

-

-

Apr.

28.0

27.5

26.5

25.8

25.5

24.8

3473-

40.9

31.9

33.8

34.4

32.8

41.9

44.1

37.0

45.4

*40.8

37.3

40.9

37.0

34.9

33.5

32.8

32.3

31.4

31.4

30.4

29.4

28.7

28.3

-

1,003.7

33.46

-

-

May

38.8

3T7&-

29.5

28.3

30.7

29.4

29.1

28.0

27.1

36.4

25.6

24.9

*24.2

23.9

23.8

22.5

23.8

30.8

25.9

24.2

23.4

23.3

25.5

24.1

23.2

22.8

a23.0

a24

a23

a22 a23~

806.0

26.00

-

-

June

a23

a22

a20

a!9

a!8

a!7.4

a!7.6

al8.4

17.8

17.5

17.0

16.7

18.8

38.1

2475-

21.1

19.8

19.4

18.6

18.0

17.3

16.8

16.3

15.8

15.5

*15.5

15.2

15.2

15.9

15.1

561.3

18.71

-

-

July

14.4

14.0

13.7

13.5

13.4

13.2

13.1

12.6

12.0

11.9

11.9

11.8

11.9

11.9

11.5

11.0

10.7

10.5

10.5

10.6

10.5

10.3

*3lTT

2TT6

15.9

14.4

13.6

13.1

1Z.5

14.6

13.0

420.0

13.55

-

-

Aug.

12.2

12.7

12.5

11.9

11.7

11.4

11.0

10.9

12.7

20.7

14.1

12.8

12.0

18.4

26.5

16.4

15.1

14.2

13.7

13.4

12.8

12.3

12.2

11.9

*11.3

10.8

L&T8

10.8

10.9

10.9

10.9

409.9

13.22

-

-

Sept.

10.9

T379~

10.8

10.7

10.6

10.6

10.4

10.3

10.1

10.1

9.99

9.90

9.76

9.68

*9.45

9.32

9.23

9.14

9.10

9.01

8.97

8.88

8.80

8.47

8.38

8.30

8.22

8.18

8.10

8.06

284.34

9.48

-

-

Calendar year 1952 : Max 75.4 Min 8.4 Mean 16.27 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1952-53 : Max 52.6 Mln 8.06 Mean 16.98 Cfsm - In.

Peak discharge (base, 59 ef s) .--Dec. 11 (9:30 p.m.) 39.3 cfs (0.944 ft); Mar. 13 (3 p.m.) 78.5 cfs 

1.261 ft); Mar. 16 (7:30 a.m.) 49.6 cfs (1.034 ft)j Mar. 26 (l a.m.) 53.4 cfs (1.065 ft); Apr, 8 

2 a.m.) 52.7 cfs (1.059 ft); Apr. 14 (6 a.m.) 50.4 cfs 1.041 ft); Apr. 16 (6:30 p.m.) 56.8 cfs 

1.091 ft); Apr. 19 (7 a.m.) 44.2 cfs (0.988 ft); May 1 11 a.m.) 45.8 cfs (1.002 ft); June 14 (10 

a.m.) 45.2 cfs (0.997 ft); July 23 (6:30 p.m.) 68.0 cfs 1.183 ft); Aug. 15 (2 a.m.) 40.4 cfs 

(0.954 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

nearby streams.

Note. Backwater from leaves and/or aquatic vegetation Oct. 1-22, Nov. 1-26. Discharge per square 

mile and runoff in inches not computed because large portion of flow is derived from ground-water 

supply.
STREAMS ON LONG ISLAND 

Wantagh Stream at Wantagh, N. Y.

35

Location. Lat 40°40'50", long. 73°30'45", on right bank on Wantagh Parkway at northwest 

boundary of village of Wantagh, Nassau County, lj miles northwest of Seaford.

Drainage area.--About 17 sq mi.

Records rds available.--June to October 1883, July to October 1903 (fragmentary, in 

ional Paper 44), September 1937 to September 1953. ProfesGage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Ls 16.88 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. June to October 1883, determinations of flow by 

various methods at different site and datum. July to October 1903, staff gages on two 

channels near same site, at different datum.

Average discharge.--16 years (1937-53), 9.28 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 180 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 1.927 ft)- minimum ,'nn.; 86 , cfs Oct ' 30 ' 31 (gage height, 0.470 ft); minimum daily, 5.99 cfs Oct! 31.

1903, 1937-53: Maximum discharge, 340 cfs June 1, 1952 (adjusted to include flow 

bypassing station); maximum gage height, 2.566 ft June 1, 1952; minimum discharge 

1.26 cfs Dec. 11, 1941 (gage height, 0.261 ft); minimum daily, 1.84 cfs Sept. 12, 1943.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of backwater from debris or aquatic 

vegetation, which are good, and those for periods of no gage-height record which are 

lair. Flow at all stages regulated intermittently by Browning Pond, hair a mile 

above station, and at outlet of Wantagh Reservoir, 1 mile above station. This station 

is operated in connection with an inventory of water resources on Long Island In 

addition to records of streamflow, records of ground-water levels are collected some 

ot which are published in water-supply papers.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of backwater from 

debris or aquatic vegetation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 5

0.47 5.86

.6 11.1

.8 23.1

Discharge, in cubic feet

Dec. 5 to Sept. 30

6.02

11.4

22.7

1.1 

1.4

;cond, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

11.2

7.51

10.1

8.98

8.64

8.10

7.36

7.84

9.77

19.7

16.1

12.0

10.6

10.1

9.97

9.83

9.50

9.28

9.69

9.92

9.46

10.1

c9.7

c9.4

c8.7

c8.2

C8.3

c8.5

*c8.2

6.94

5.99

299.68

9.67

-

-

Nov.

c9.0

C9.0

c8.3

*c7.8

7.83

8.04

8.69

8.60

8.60

9.69

9.73

8.60

7.77

778T

8.63

15.2

10.4

8.93

8.35

8.68

8.76

21.4

1575"

10.6

9.42

9.15

8.93

8.51

8.27

8.47

-

288.41

9.61

-

-

Dec .

8.23

8.23

11.9

11.4

21.3

20.0

14.2

12.6

12.2

11.4

*34.2

2T73

16.2

13.6

12.4

12.1

11.8

all. 6

all. 5

all. 4

a!2.9

a!3.8

a!2.3

all. 8

11.5

11.2

11.6

10.7

11.1

9.72

9.77

416.95

13.45

-

"

Jan.

10.3

T073

19.7

13.9

12.0

11.3

11.1

11.3

21.0

25.5

13.1

16.0

14.8

14.4

14.2

14.0

13.6

13.8

16.0

14.6

16.8

18.3

15.4

18.2

16.8

15.0

14.4

15.4

14.4

*13.8

15.1

473.0

15.26

-

-

Feb.

14.3

12.3

1278"

13.0

12.8

14.0

19.1

a!5.3

a!3.4

*a!3.0

12.9

14.8

13.8

12.7

26.7

21.6

17.0

15.4

15.0

14.3

22.8

17.6

15.6

15.1

15.0

15.1

14.4

14.0

_

-

-

434.3

15.51

.

~

Bar.

14.0

14.4

14.5

*31.7

19.5

16.1

15.2

15.0

14.8

14.4

14.0

16.9

*75.5

357T

35.5

39.8

16.0

17.8

18.2

18.8

21.3

23.9

27.3

27.3

47.8

35.8

27.1

24.0

20.3

21.4

21.2

755.1

24.36

-

-

Apr .

21.0

20.9

20.4

19.6

C2072

019.8

41.0

3Z75

25.3

30.4

26.4

29.1

36.8

*34.1

27.0

38

28.5

27.5

31.5

29.5

32.5

22.8

21.6

21.8

21.0

24.8

22.8

21.2

20.4

19.8

-

788.3

26.28

-

-

May

35

24.2

21.6

20.4

24.0

21.4

23.4

20.4

19.0

18.6

18.0

17.6

*17.6

17.8

26.3

21.6

22.7

23.1

19.4

18.3

17.8

17.5

23.0

18.1

17.5

17.3

17.7

16.8

16.2

IB7T

16.8

625.5

20.18

-

-

June

16.2

15.8

15.4

15.2

15.0

14.6

15.1

14.6

14.6

14.2

12.5

12.2

19.2

36.5

2176

ia.i

16.4

15.4

14.9

12.8

12.4

12.8

13.6

12.7

12J5

*12.5

12.2

12.9

15.7

12.8

-

468.4

15.61

-

-

July

12.8

12.4

12.0

11.4

11.2

10.9

10.9

10.6

10.4

9.86

9.77

9.58

9.77

12.3

8.92

14.3

7.40

7.16

lFT8~

28.9

15.1

11.3

*42.2

T27T

9.49

9.08

8.99

10.5

11.7

10.6

11.6

392.02

12.65

-

-

Aug.

10.3

13.5

16.1

12.6

11.2

8.60

10.8

9.90

8.68

55.6

16.9

13.3

11.0

22.7

21.1

17.9

15.6

16.0

16.0

a!3.5

alO.7

a9.12

a3.52

a8.23

*7.88

7.68

7.42

7.38

7.31

774"6

7.46

338.44

12.53

-

-

Sept.

7.34

7.49

7.65

7.76

7.92

7.99

11.2

12.7

9.58

8.65

8.23

8.07

11.5

8.86

8.40

12.7

9.63

8.73

7.69

6.51

8.12

10.3

8.65

8.11

7.92

*7.88

7.84

7.61

7.27

7.20

-

259.30

3.64

-

-

Calendar year 1952 : Max 124 Min 5.99 

Water year 1952-53: Max 75.5 Min 5.99

Mean 14.72 

Mean 15.31

Cf sm - 

Cf sm -

In. - 

In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for nearby streams.

c Backwater from debris.

Note. Backwater from aquatic vegetation Jan. 13-30, Apr. 16 to May 13. Discharge per square mile 

and runoff in inches not computed because large portion of flow is derived from ground-water supply.
36 STREAMS ON LONG ISLAND

East Meadow Brook at Freeport, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 40"39'55", long. 73°34'10", on left bank in Freeport, Nassau County, 50 ft

 upstream from bridge on Hempstead-Babylon turnpike and 300 ft west of East Meadow Brook

Parkway.

Drainage area. About 31 sq mi. 

Records available. October 1851 to December 1852, June to October 1883, September and

 October 1885, and June to October 1903 (fragmentary, in Professional Paper 44); January 1937 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage.is 10.92 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to October 1885, determinations of flow by 

various methods at different site and datum. June to October 1903, weir in swamp at 

head of Brooklyn waterworks supply pond.

Average discharge . 16 years (1937-53), 17.22 cfs. .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 234 cfs July 23 (gage height, 2.191 ft, back-

 water from Freeport Pond); minimum, 10.1 cfs Nov. 9, 10 (gage height, 0.378 ft).

1903, 1937-53: Maximum discharge, 297 cfs Feb. 15, 1944 (gage height, 2.192 ft); 

maximum gage height, 3.15 ft Feb. 8, 1941 (backwater from Freeport Pond), from highwater mark in gage house; minimum discharge, 5.04 cfs Feb. 21, 1942 (gage height, 

0.283 ft), caused by ice Jam above station.

An average discharge of 6.54 cfs was recorded for Sept. 19 to Oct. 2, 1885.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record or backwater from leaves or bathers, which are good, and those for periods of backwater from 

Freeport Pond, which are fair. This station is operated in connection with an inventory of water resources on Long Island. In addition to records of streamflow, records of ground-water levels are collected, some of which are published in water-supply 

papers.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of backwater from 

leaves, bathers, or Freeport Pond (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

.6

,8 

1.3

10.2

19.2

29.4

56.1

139

Discharge, In cubic feet pe esond, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

12.9

13.8

19.8

T4T2-

13.4

13.0

12.8

12.8

12.8

12.8

12.6

12.6

12.4

12.2

12.2

12.2

12.0

11.8

11.6

11.6

11.4

*11.4

11.5

11.6

11.4

11.3

11.2

11.2

11.0

TO)

11.0

383.5

12.37

-

-

Nov.

10.8

10.8

10.8

*10.6

10.4

10.4

10.4

10.3

10.2 ToTe

10.6

10.7

10.6

10.6

10.9

17.6

11.9

10.9

10.9

11.1

11.7

31.1

T770

13.2

12.3

11.9

11.9

11.5

11.3

11.1

-

364.1

12.14

-

-

Dec.

10.9

10.7

TBTT

14.8

26.2

33.3

15.9

14.0

13.0

12.8

*47

3T.4

17.6

15.6

14.7

14.0

13.7

13.5

alS.O

a!2.8

a!6.3

a!7.6

a!4.5

13.7

13.3

13.1

12.8

12.3

12.3

12.1

12.3

510.3

16.46

-

-

Jan.

12.5

12.4

24.8

15.4

13.5

12.6

12.4

12.8

30.6

55.2

22.4

18.8

17.0

16.4

16.2

15.9

16.1

21.5

17.5

16.1

17.9

25.9

17.6

23.7

24.6

17.7

16.6

17.9

16.7

*15.8

15.8

566.3

18.27

.

-

Feb.

15.8

15.3

15.3

15.4

15.2

15.2

20.7

18.3

15.9

*15.1

15.0

TT79-

16.2

15.2

56.4

26.6

18.8

17.5

17.0

16.7

30.7

20.4

17.4

16.8

16.7

16.8

16.2

15.9

_

_

-

510.4

18.25

_

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 100 Hln 10.2

Mar.

15.7

15.3

TBTT

*44.8

22.2

18.8

17.8

17.6

17.1

16.6

16.8

17.9

*126

~3T.S

42.1

*68

51.2

28.5

56.7

30.2

27.6

25.7

25.7

37.7

46.2

39.7

50.8

28.5

26.2

28.0

27.8

980.2

51.62

_

-

Apr.

25.9

25.6

24.9

24.4

26.1

24.2 64~

45.7

50.5

58.6

35.7

31.5

51.2

*50.5

32.0

55

56.3

55.5

48.5

34.1

52.0

31.1

31.2

51.6

29.9

55.6

50.8

27.9

28.5

29.2

-

1,042.0

34.73

_

-

May

64

55.4

29.5

28.8

36.9

50.5

54.7

29.6

28.6

26.8

26.8

24.6

25.3

25.3

60

32.0

33.1

44.9

29.1

27.5

26.8

23.8

57.1

26.5

*24.8

25.4

26.3

24.3

25.9

25.2

2574

956.7

30.86

_

-

June

23.1

22.8

21.2

22.8

22.4

21.0

22.1

19.3

22.6

20.9

19.7

19.7

24.3

662-6-. 4

24.1

22.4

20.0

*22.2

19.2

21.2

18.9

21.1

18.7

18.8

18.4

18.2

17.9

2TT7

19.1

-

678.2

22.61

_

-

July

17.6

17.7

17.5

16.6

16.5

16.3

16.2

15.8

15.6

15.0

14.9

14.9

14.9

14.9

14.6

14.0

13.7

15.5

15.6

15.7

15.5

15.4 *lS5 "41

22.4

19.7

18.5

17.6

16.8

25.6

17.7

619.7

19.99

-

Aug.

15.5

17.2

16.7

15.5

15.6

14.9

14.3

14.2

14.9

25.1

16.0

14.8

14.3

29.5

52

20.0

18.7

17.8

16.6

16.1

15.5

15.2

14.9

14.6

*14.1

14.1

15.9

13.7

13.2

12.9

cl2._6

534.2

17.23

-

Sept.

C12.2

C12.2

clS.O

C12.4

012.4

12.8

12.5

12.1

11.7

11.4

11.5

11.5

21.2

15.1

12.7

21.5

TsTS12.7

12.5

12.0

12.2

11.9

11.5

11.5

11.4

11.5

11.5

11.1

10.6

ToTB578.0

12.60

-

Mean 20.99 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 126 Mln 10.2 Mean 20.61 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs).--Dec. 11 (9:30 p.m.) 102 cfsj Mar. 13 (5:30 p.m.) 252 cfsj Mar. 16 

(6 a.m.) 114 cfs; Apr. 7 (7 p.m.) 116 cfs; May 1 (9:30 a.m.) 114 cfs; May 15 (2:15 p.m.) 120 cfs; 

July 23 (9:15 p.m.) 254 eta.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated from reconstructed gage-height graph based on recorded 

range In stage, weather records, and records for nearby streams.

c Backwater from bathers.

Note. Backwater from leaves Oct. 4-22, Oct. 27 to Nov. 4. Backwater from Freeport Pond Dec. 11, 

Mar. 15, 16, Apr. 7, 16, May 1, 15, June 14, July 23, 24, Aug. 14, 15. Discharge per square mile 

and runoff in Inches not computed because large portion of flow Is derived from ground-water supply.
STREAMS ON LONG ISLAND 37

Pines Brook at Malverne, N. Y.

Location. Lat 40°40'00", long. 73°39'30", on right bank 100 ft downstream from Lakeview 

Avenue Bridge and south line of Malverne, Nassau County, 150 ft downstream from outlet 

of Pines Pond, and 1 mile northwest of Rockville Centre.

Drainage area.--About 10 sq mi.

Records available.--1851-52. 1856-57, 1885, and 1894 (fragmentary, in Professional Paper 

44); December 1936 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control with V-notch weir. Datum of gage is 

9.42 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to 1894, determinations of 

flow by various methods, at different sites and datums.

Average discharge.--16 years (1937-53), 5.94 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 84.5 cfs July 23 (gage height, 2.217 ft, from 

reconstructed gage-height graph); minimum, 2.15 cfs Sept. 10 (gage height, 0.892 ft); 

minimum daily, 2.23 cfs Sept. 30.

1936-53: Maximum discharge, 110 cfs July 13, 1948 (gage height, 2.273 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 50 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.05 cfs Feb. 15, 

1940 (gage height, 0.196 ft); minimum daily, 0.12 cfs Apr. 2, 1940.

with an inventory or water resources on Long island, in addition to records or st 

flow, records of ground-water levels are collected, some of which are published in

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of backwater froir 

debris (gage height. In feet, and discharge In cubic feet per 

second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 13 Mar. 13 to Sept. 30

0.99

1.1

1.25

2.95

4.40

7.20

1.4 

1.6

12.4

24.0

39.7 1.15 

1.3

2.21

3.10

5.31

8.67

1.45 14.9

1.6 24.0

1.8 39.7

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

to-al

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.9

4.1

6.1

3755

3.85

3.82

3.76

3.65

3.71

3.7

3.8

3.8

3.76

3.78

3.74

3.69

' 3.56

3.58

3.57

3.48

3.29

*3.57

3.60

3.67

3.47

3.41

3.56

3.53

3.24

3.20

3736"

115.22

3.72

-

-

Nov.

3.44

3.40

3.41

*3.13

3.19

3.27

3.11

3.06

37T4

3.45

3.24

3.17

3.06

3.11

3.61

6.15

3.50

3.23

3.29

3.54

3.83

"572 13.8

4.05

3.7

3.65

3.64

3.38

3.30

3.58

-

116.63

3.89

-

-

Dec.

3.21

3743

5.28

4.23

13.9

8.54

4.54

4.22

4.12

4.10

*17.8

-6732

4.68

4.50

4.37

4.28

4.21

4.17

4.03

4.01

5.37

6.2

4.2

4.10

4.07

3.97

3.96

3.57

3.82

3.84

4.05

161.09

5.20

-

-

Jan.

4.05

4.00

9.46

4.57

4.11

3.93

3757

4.12

-576-1 12.1

6.15

5.41

4.9

4.85

4.8

4.8

4.5

6.4

5.0

4.65

5.9

6.5

4.85

8.2

7.0

4.85

4.75

5.7

5.0

*4.75

4.89

173.77

5.61

-

-

Feb.

4.84

4.54

4787

4.75

4.62

4.76

6.92

5.29

4.66

*4.56

4.67

6.30

4.97

4.85

14.8

6.7

5.2

4.86

4.88

4.91

10.4

5.38

4.99

5.05

5.02

5.14

4.99

4.80

_

-

-

157.68

5.63

-

-

Mar.

4.67

4.54

476T

*15.2

5.29

5.07

4.84

4.89

4.85

4.70

4.60

6.59

*37.4

~B7oo

16.9

19.9

8.04

7.87

11.5

8.42

7.77

7.67

7.63

16.2

13.6

10.5

8.48

8.2

8.2

8.3

7.89

292.35

9.43

-

-

Apr.

7.79

7.92

7.51

7.60

8.21

7.46

f24.5

1276-

8.76

12.9

9.34

10.9

al8.5

a!4.8

a9.47

a!7.3

*9.62

10.3

a!4.4

a9.18

a8.96

8.79

8.87

8.67

8.82

12.0

8.90

8.45

8.35

8.35

-

319.22

10.64

_

-

May

16.6

8.90

8.54

8.30

11.2

8.92

9.86

8.43

8.30

7.9

7.75

7.63

7.60

7.70

18.1

8.19

10.9

10.6

7.65

7.58

7.39

7.41

12.2

T. 18

*7.34

8.30

8.37

7.84

7.60

7.20

6.8

278.28

8.98

-

-

June

6.62

6.49

S.22

S.43

6.38

5.15

3.30

5.83

5.89

5.73.

5.56

5.46

9.89

IB. 9

1794

6.32

5.97

5.89

5.75

5.52

5.31

5.52

5.17

4.92

4.90

5.1

4.93

4.83

'6756

5.17

190.65

6.36

_

-

July

4.92

4.56

4.45

4.16

4.18

*4.24

4.30

3.93

3.90

3.62

3.54

3.62

3.57

3.64

3.48

3.32

3.14

3.04

3708-

3.17

3.54

3.19

*d37.3

T70"3

4.53

4.23

4.12

3.99

3.74

5.05

4.36

156.94

5.06

_

-

Aug.

3.99

4.12

5.22

6.59

5.44

4.44

4.61

3.30

3.78

8.14

*4.50

4.88

4.30

13.2

14.1

4.37

5.18

5.83

5.46

5.66

5.00

3.44

3.28

3.20

3.12

3.12

3.02

2.90

2.79

2.71

2^66

152.35

4.91

_

-

Sept.

*2.51

2.70

2.64

2.45

2.48

2.51

2.46

2.33

2.27

2.27

2.33

2.64

13.2

-BTTo

2.92

10.3

4.03

3.46

2.88

2.92

3.12

3.26

4.04

3.44

3.47

2.66

2.50

2.44

2.28

2.25

101.84

3.39

_

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 29.8 Mln 3.06 Mean 6.69 Cfsm -. In. _

Water year 1952-53: Max 37.4 Mln 2.23 Mean 6.07 Cfsm -. In. _

Peak discharge (base. 48 cfs). Mar. 13 (ll a.m.) 73.7 cfs (2.137 ft); July 23 (about 1 p.m.) 84.5 

ofs (2.217 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height records discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

streams.

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

gage heights and engineers' notes.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.

Note. Backwater from debris Oct. 1-5, 10-12, Nov. 23-25, Dec. 22, 23, 31, Jan. 1, 13-30, Feb. 14- 

17, Mar. 9, 28-30, May 10, 31, June 26. Discharge per square mile and runoff in Inches not computed 

because large portion of flow Is derived from ground-water supply.
38 HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Hudson River near Newcomb, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 43°58'00", long. 74°07'55", on left bank 100 ft upstream from highway 

bridge, half a mile downstream from outlet of Harris Lake, 2 miles east of Newcomb, 

Essex County, and 4 miles upstream from Wolf Creek.

Drainage area. 192 sq mi.

Records available. September 1925 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,550.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 5, 1931, staff gage at site 125 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--28 years, 399 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,360 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 9.56 ft); minimum, 23 cfs July 13 (gage height, 1.51 ft).

1925-53: Maximum discharge, 7,440 cfs Jan. 1, 1949 (gage height, 11.40 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 3, 1934 (gage height, 1.09 ft).

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for period of fragmentary gage-height record, 

which are good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 696: 1928(M) . WSP 711: 1930(m).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.4 

3.0

185

394

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.2

854

2,090

3,780

4,980

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

?

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

61

64

95

143

138

133

154

253

273

232

194

168

146

130

118

108

103

99

95

99

101

93

87

85

85

85

82

*80 

80

78

75

3,738

121

0.630

0.72

Nov.

73

72

Ts

80

87

87

99

105

101

99

99

97

91

89

87

87

95

116

135

148

266

452

538

596

490

382

329

325 

294

249

-

5,843

195

1.02

1.13

Dec.

204

176

*153

138

155

151

153

146

138

135

564

2,740

5,080

2,040

1,330

976

753

600

456

390

351

322

290

286

286

276

256

216

210

207

191

17,349

560

2.92

3.36

Jan.

176

168

162

156

148

140

*135

128

125

125

135

143

143

140

133

133

138

188

207

200

191

176

162

162

278

546

546

473

398

333

290

6,578

212

1.10

1.27

Feb.

286

266

*249

232

210

188

179

173

170

156

143

140

135

135

133

133

125

123

118

116

133

207

348

386 "367

322

286

252

-

-

5,707

204

1.06

1.11

Mar .

216

191

*170

173

185

188

182

170

159

146

130

125

125

148

188

256

340

390

402

386

371

406

533

924

*2,430

*3,710

4,800

*4,970 

3,580

2,470

1,960

30,424

981

5.11

5.89

Apr.

1,690

1,540

fl,410

fl,270

1,140

998

880

808

733

*699

911

1,090

960

808

656

560

533

490

443

414

402

371 a5o~

793

844

930

1,580

2,210 

1,860

1,320

-

28,843

961

5.01

5.59

May

1,190

1,610

1.740

1,580

1,430

1,320

1,210

*1,140

1,100

1,020

960

911

839

783

758

1,000

949

896

971

859

694

591

529

452

378

325

333

322

294

266

259

26,689

861

4.48

5.17

June

216

188

*168

148

140

135

133

125

114

103

93

84

77

68

66

61

58

54

51

48

46

45

43

42

39

36

34

33 

33

J31

-

2,512

83.7

0.436

0.49

July

30

30

31

30

29

28

28

28

27

27

26

2424"

*26

28

28

26

25

27

47

61

73

77

116

TI4

97

89

93

87

78

67

1,521

49.1

0.256

0.29

Aug.

60

52

48

46

*199~

469

367

263

191

543

1,7SO

1,650

1,040

647

443

322

252

200

162

135

114

97

85

77

72

66

60

54 

50

47

47

9,638

311

1.62

1.87

Sept.

43

*40

38

35

38

50

110

232

179

133

105

39

87

91

93

87

82

*80

77

78

180

273 239"

188

148

121

103

93

82

73

-

3,267

109

0.568

0.63

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,520 Min 38 Mean 408 Cfsm 2.12 In. 28.89

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,970 Min 24 Mean 389 Cfsm 2.03 In. 27.52

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). Dec. 13 (12:15 a.m.) 3,480 cfs (7.67 ft); Mar. 28 (2 a.m.) 

5,360 cfs (9.56 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage-height record.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 39

Cedar River below Chain Lakes, near Indian Lake, N. Y.

43°51'2Q", long, 74°14'20", on left bank l| miles downstream from Rock 

les east of outlet of Chain Lakes, 3 miles upstream from mouth, and 5-J miles

Location. Lat

KlVer, Ci miles ti«ut/ UA VUV-LOU uj. \JLIO.±U a_iaifi-co , o iiii-juco

northeast of village of Indian Lake, Hamilton County, 

grainage area.--160 sq mi. 

Records available. October 1930 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,540.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

-^929.

Average discharge. 23 years, 317 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,170 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 10.47 ft); 

minimum, 22 cfs Aug. 31 (gage height, 1.01 ft).

1930-53: Maximum discharge, 10,200 cfs Sept. 28, 1942 (gage height, 14.40 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 3,300 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 12.6 cfs Sept. 1,2, 1939.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Slight 

regulation by storage in Cedar River Flow (total storage, 1,612,000,000 cu ft). 

Diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by powerplant above station.

Rating

h<

1.1

1.5

2.0

2.5

 z r\

tables, water year 1952-55,

sight, in feet, and discharge

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27

28 4.0 571

56 5.0 970

111 7.0 2,120

191 10.0 4,690

iai

except periods of ice effect (gage

, in cubic feet per second)

Mar. 28 to Sept. 3O

1.1 27 e,5 189

1.5 54 3.0 293

2.0 109

Note. Same as preceding

table-above 3.0 ft. 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

31

35

66

68

58

61

91

112

iil lt>ff

96

86 

60

56

66

51

54

62

39

66

49

65

74

50

58

57

61 

53

*54

49

52

2,006

64.7

0.404

0.47

Nov.

49

51

57

485"6

55

72

85

62

75

57

59 

67

59

59

75

80

108

134

145

314

262

367 335"

269

230

216 

230

200

178

-

4,054

135

0.844

0.94

Dec.

160

130

130

111

TIT

145

150

143

140

151

2,150

4,540 

2,390

940

699

470

361

300

263

235

214

214

200

210

214

202

180 

170

165

165

160

15,619

504

3.15

3.63

Jan.

153

153

150

145

137

131

128

*125 TIC"

185

202

197 

175

170

165

178

206

210

234

210

193

182

173

175

450

450

404 

385

350

300

280

6,736

217

1.36

1.57

Feb.

320

280

260

*245

220

205

210

205

195

180

160

165 

160

155

155

160

150

145

140 TIB"

170

400

430 420"

390

360

33-0 

300

_

-

-

6,650

238

1.49

1.55

Mar.

260

230

220 *240

270

250

240

225

210

190

175

170

T75

190

240

310

370

400

418

390

377

415

540

1,650

3,900

3,570

4,550 

37540"

2,450

1,730

1,220

28,895

952

5.82

6.72

Apr.

1,180

1,120

876

762

706

601

568

561

*604

678

1,200

1,090 

948

817

695

593

582

558

328" 314

321

514

461

499

458

682

1.880 

1,760

1,370

667

-

22,593

755

4.71

5.25

May

883

1,350

1.640

1,360

920

778

*666

645

762

688

604

556 

484

446

454

558

559

604

624

555

466

421

585

348

311

506 540" 

478

410

565

330

19,434

627

3.92

4,52

June

298

27T

245

*224

208

173

169

159

152

140

126.

117 

112

108

91

86

85

78

75

67

65

65

60

61

45

52

44 

55

43

40

3,510

117

0.751

0.82

July

58

39

43

42

57

40

74

65

41

42

41

38 

59

46

57

*29

27

36

36

97

99 38"

60

73

56

48

45 

48

43

40

37

1,492

48.1

0.301

0.55

Aug.

29

54

29

54

81

*93

52

51

44

141

Tg8" 198

91

98

79

71

67

60

53

62

48

64

39

41

41

38

58 

40

41

34

28.

1,947

62.8

0.592

0.45

Sept.

*5232"

32

32

37

77

145

104" 156

99

89

83 

102

105

95

89

82

78

68

64

74

75

88

80

57

61

38 

40

*36

36

2,184

72.8

0.455

0.51

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,340 Min 21 Mean 356 Cfsm 2.22 In. 30.29

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,340 Min 27 Mean 315 Cfsm 1.97 In. 26.78

Peak discharge (base. 2.400 cfs).--Dec. 12 (2 a.m.) 5,170 cfs (10.47 ft); Mar. 27 (l p.m.) 4,650 

cfs (9.94 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 1-5, 20, 27-31, Jan. 9, 10, 13-15, 24-26, 

Jan. 50 to Mar. 18, Mar. 23-25.
40 HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Hudson River at Gooley, near Indian Lake, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°49'55", long. 74°11 1 45", on right bank half a mile upstream from Gooley, 

Essex County, 1 mile upstream from Indian River, 1-| miles downstream from Cedar River, 

and 5 miles northeast of village of Indian Lake, Hamilton County.

Drainage area. 419 sq mi.

Records available. August 1916 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,433.02 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 37 years, 848 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,400 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 9.13 ft); minimum, 64 cfs July 17 (gage height, 1.38 ft).

1916-53: Maximum discharge, 15,000 cfs Jan. 1, 1949 (gage height, 10.44 ft); minimum, 39 cfs Aug. 11, 1933 (gage height, 1.30 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height 

record, which are fair. Slight regulation by small reservoirs above station.

Revisions. WSP 756: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27 Mar. 28 to Sept. 30

1.5

1.8 

2.4 

3.0

85

190

504

945

4.0 1,930

5.0 3,220

7.0 6,590

9.0 11,000

1.3 

1.5

50

90

190

2.4 507

3.0 953

4.0 1,970

5.0 3,280

7.0 6,660

9.0 11,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

107

alST

a!55

a240

a220

a220

a270

353

420 3§0"

331

290

247

216

212

190

178

182

163

178

174

174

186

163

155

159

163

151 

*151

140

137

6,412

207

0.494

0.57

Nov.

130

123

134

130

140

140

170

203

178

182

170

167

165

155

155

170

182

220

275

306

525

746

937

*1,020

863

709

630

623 

569

498

-

10,615

354

0.845

0.94

Dec.

430

*350

310

280

2S5

320

330

320

310

320

3,000

7.840

6,440

3,740

2,540

1,800

1,360

1,120

940

840

720

640

620

589

603

583

520

460 

440

460

430

38,935

1,256

3.00

3.46

Jan.

380

360

350

340

320

310

290

*280

290

320

360

360

350

340

330

340

400

460

500

470

450

420

390

410

840

1,140

1,066

960 

840

760

660

15,080

486

1.16

1.34

Feb.

700

660

620

*560

520

470

470

450

420

390

360

360

350

340

330

340

320

310

300 300"

340

560

840

540" 880

800

740

680

_

-

14,250

509

1.21

1.26

Mar.

600

540

500

*540

580

520

490

460

430

400

360

3"gO~ 350

430

520

660

740

820

860

860

860

1,020

1,500

3,000

7,270

8,590

10,700

10,000 

7,220

5,160

3,940

70,280

2,267

5.41

6.24

Apr.

3,500

3,200

2,800

2,500

2,260

1,970

1,760

1,660

*1,600

1,600

2,330

2,500

2,210

1,900

1,590

1,170

1,110

1,040

928

912

887

846

1.T2U

1,470

1,510

1,800

3,780

4,450 

3,820

2,480

-

60,703

2,023

4.83

5.39

May

2,560

3,590

4.100

3,580

2,860

2,540

*2,240

2,100

2,200

1,980

1,780

1,630

1,500

1,390

1,370

1,720

1,720

1,730

1,810

1,620

1,360

1,180

1,060

928

807

738

1,010

945 

830

745

678

54,301

1,752

4.18

4.82

June

614

553

488

*445

421

380

358

342

321

290

266

242

229

216

194

186

178

163

155

144

134

131

124

120

106

106

98

103 

92

90

-

7,289

243

0.580

0.65

July

85

98

98

90

85

80

104

112

87

80

80

78

78

80

85

74

*65

74

80

150

194

163

170

233

233

199

167

182 

170

155

141

3,770

122

0.291

0.33

Aug.

114

117

100

103

210

*566

514

386

311

1,350

2.440

2,190

1,440

953

671

514

421

348

295

261

229

216

182

167

159

148

137

134 

127

114

.£§.

15,015

484

1.16

1.33

Sept.

*95

92

90

92

100

159

327

355" 470

300

252

220

238

238

229

220

207

194

182

174

227

370

375

326

261

233

194

174 

*159

144

-

6,722

224

0.535

0.60

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,840 Min 85 Mean 880 Cfsm 2.10 In. 28.59

Water year 1952-53: Max 10,700 Min 65 Mean 831 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.93

Peak discharge (base. 5.800 efa). Dec. 12 (4:15 a.m.) 8,040 cfa (7.70 ft)j Mar. 27 (4 p.m.) 

11,400 cfs (9.13 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near Newcomb and 

Cedar River near Indian Lake.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 13-, 14, Dec. 1-11, 19-23, Dec. 27 to Mar. 24.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 

Indian Lake Reservoir near Indian Lake, N. Y.

41

Location. Lat 43°45'20", long. 74"16'35", at Indian Lake Dam on Indian River, 2 miles 

south of village of Indian Lake, Hamilton County.

Drainage area. 131 sq mi.

Records available . July 1900 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1,617.95 ft above mean sea 

level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Oct. 8, 1939, staff or chain gages at same site 

and datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during year, 35.53 ft May 4 (contents, 

 5,097,000,000 cu ft); minimum observed, 12.08 ft Nov. 17 (contents, 1,239,000,000 cu ft). 

-1900-1953: Maximum gage height observed, 38.8 ft Mar. 28, 1913 (contents,

5,781.000,000 cu ft); minimum, -1.10 ft (estimated) Feb. 13, 1948 (contents, 199,000,000

cu ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by masonry dam, completed in 1898. Capacity, about

375^0,000,000 cu ft between gage heights 0.00 and 33.38 ft (crest of spillway). Sills 

of double sluice gates at lowest outlet at gage height -2.41 ft. Dead storage unknown. 

Figures given herein represent usable contents. Water is used for power development, 

for improvement of navigation in lower Hudson River, and to compensate for flow diverted 

from Hudson River at Glens Falls into Champlain Canal.

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by Indian River Co.

Gage height at 8 a.m., in feet, water year October 1952 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

Oct.

17.14

16.96

16.77

16.62

16.52

16.41

16.25

16.30

16.26

16.17

16.10

16.08

16.11

16.11

16.12

16.12

16.14

15.83

15.58

15.26

14.98

14.75

14.50

14.32

14.06

13.84

13.69

13.68

13.70

13.72

13.73

Nov.

13.52

13.30

13.06

13.04

13.06

13.08

13.10

12.80

12.60

12.48

12.48

12.51

12.53

12.55

12.40

12.23

12.08

12.09

12.12

12.15

12.41

12.49

12.80

13.00

13.14

13.24

13.38

13.55

13.70

13.89

~

Dec.

14.05

14.11

14.16

14.19

14.24

14.25

14.16

13.99

13.80

14.00

14.50

17.60

18.75

19.23

19.67

19.88

20.05

20.15

20.23

20.28

20.34

20.40

20.44

20.49

20.53

20.58

20.64

2O.7O

20.77

20.85

20.91

Jan.

20.94

20.97

20.79

20.60

20.42

20.24

20.04

19.84

19.70

19.53

19.36

19.17

18.99

18.80

18.62

18.45

18.29

18.15

17.98

17.80

17.63

17.42

17.28

17.13

17.40

17.45

17.70

17.90

18.06

18.17

18.26

Feb.

18.40

18.48

18.54

18.58

18.66

18.52

18.38

18.31

18.18

18.02

17.83

17.65

17.49

17.32

17.16

17.02

16.90

16.69

16.49

16.30

16.23

16.48

16.53

16.78

17.03

17.23

17.46

17.59

-

-

-

Kar.

17.65

17.69

17.72

17.85

17.87

17.83

17.70

17.60

17.48

17.32

17.15

17.00

16.86

16.75

16.65

16.60

16.67

16.72

16.83

17.21

17.60

17.90

18.22

18.71

20.47

22.03

23.81

25.49

26.37

27.08

27.67

Apr.

28.11

28.61

29.08

29.57

3O.OO

30.48

30.93

31.21

31.42

31.66

32.05

32.79

33.01

33.08

33.12

33.02

32.93

32.78

32.63

32.51

32.45

32.40

32.61

32.70

32.85

32.94

33.04

33.72

34.17

34.63

-

May

34.78

35.04

35.40

35.53

35.43

35.28

35.10

34.93

34.79

34.67

34.56

34.63

34.70

34.68

34.67

34.71

34.78

34.76

34.68

34.58

34.51

34.55

34.64

34.67

34.68

34.69

34.75

34.77

34.69

34.56

34.43

June

34.46

34.51

34.54

34.56

34.48

34.36

34.27

34.18

34.12

33.93

33.82

33.63

33.37

33.17

32.99

32.74

32.58

32.32

32.10

31.83

31.60

31.40

31.16

30.94

30.60

30.46

30.20

29.95

29.62

29.37

-

July

29.12

28.96

29.00

28.89

28.65

28.41

28.21

28.00

27.75

27.48

27.22

26.96

26.73

26.57

26.37

26.17

25.96

25.74

25.43

25.27

25.33

25.17

25.01

24.94

24.81

24.69

24.56

24.40

24.30

24.23

24.10

Aug.

23.92

23.75

23.53

23.36

23.33

23.40

23.45

23.48

23.42

23.40

23.86

24.15

24.26

24.34

24.33

24.33

24.16

24.07

23.94

23.82

23.71

23.59

23.46

23.37

23.23

23.12

23.04

22.92

22.80

22.68

22.55

Sept.

22.42

22.31

22.22

22.12

22.02

21.91

21.93

21.94

21.95

21.95

21.94

21.94

21.85

21.74

21.74

21.65

21.53

21.43

21.34

21.25

21.23

21.15

21.07

20.96

20.90

20.84

20.76

20.69

20.60

20.49

-

Monthly gage height and usable contents, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Date

Dec. 31. ......................

Calendar year 1952 ..........

Jan. 31.......................

Sept. 30..... ..................

Water year 1952-53. .........

Gage height 

[feet)t

17.19

13.59

20.93

-

18.35

17.63

27.96

34.73

34.45

29.20

23.98

22.46

20.40

-

Contents 

(billions of 

cubic feet)

1.974

1.451

1.508

2.549

-

2.150

2.040

3.703

4.936

4.880

3.915

3.039

2.793

2.466

-

Change in contents 

during month (equivalent in cubic 

feet per second)

_

-195

+22.0

+389

-47.5

-149

-45.5

+621

+476

-20.9

-372

-327

-91.8

-126

+15.6

t Oage height at 12 p.m., obtained by interpolation.
42 HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Indian River near Indian Lake, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°45'30", long. 74°16'05", on right bank three-quarters of a mile downstream from Indian Lake Dam, 1 mile upstream from Big Brook, and 2 miles south of 

village of Indian Lake, Hamilton County.

Drainage area.--132 sq mi.

Records available. July 1912 to June 1914, June 1915 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,604.27 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Aug. 30, 1916, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--38 years (1912-13, 1916-53), 294 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,240 cfs May 4 (gage height, 4.45 ft); minimum daily, 23 cfs Mar. 1-3; minimum gage height, 0.68 ft Nov. 18, 19.

1912-14, 1915-53; Maximum discharge, 3,460 ofs Mar. 28, 1913 (gage height, 7.8 

ft); minimum, less than 1 cfs frequently, when entire flow of river is being stored 

in Indian Lake Reservoir.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of backwater from debris or no gageheight record, which are good. Plow almost completely regulated by Indian Lake Reservoir (see preceding page).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of backwater from debris (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15 Jan. 16 to Sept, 30

0.6 

.7

0.9 

1.5

48

141

Note. Same as following 

table above1.5 ft.

1.0 

1.5

34

58

141

2.0 

3.0 

4.5

256

580

1,260

Discharge, In cubic feet per Becond, Mater year October 1952 te September 19S5

Day

1

2

5

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

Oct.

449

445

437

216

213

213 

211

211

211

211

154

36

36

36

36

36

295

'576' 588

569

557

546

494

396

389

389

259

33

*33

36

190

8,501

274

Nov.

380

376

243

31

31

31 

251

370

364

223

31

30

30

187

361

355

219

26

ZS

27

202

361

154

a28

a28

a28

a28

a28

27

27

-

4,503

150

Dec.

27

Ff

*27

27

240

400 

390

240

27

30

66

37

34

33

33

33

33

33

33

32

32

32

32

32

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

2,161

69.7

Jan.

33

270

460

460

460

460 

*46Q

460

460

460

450

450

450

440

440

440

440

440

430

430

430

430

430

430

430

210

32

32

32

32

33

10,914

352

Feb.

35

34

34

33

*300

440 

440

430

430

430

430

430

430

420

420

420

420

410

410

410

420

410

220

24

24

24

24

24

_

-

7,976

285

Mar.

23

23

*23

233

445

445 

442

438

438

435

435

435

435

432

432

342

24

26

26

25

27

a26

a24

a37

a39

a38

a45

a39

a38

a38

38

5,946

192

Apr.

38

38

38

38

38

38 

a40

a51

a47

*47

44

40

375

611

611

615

607

600

600

600

464

176

45

44

44

49

51

49

54

642

-

6,734

224

May

1,010

1,100

1.220

1,220

1,160

1,080 

*1,010

963

935

712

277

181

283

320

490

615

741

854

841

592

271

T72~

172

172

321

600

600

592

588

275

19,539

630

June

47

47

*230

376

376 

376

376

373

373

492

584 580"

576

576

576

576

576

572

572

569

569

565

561

557

557

553

550

546

546

-

13,874

462

July

542

186

246

478

538

538 

535

535

531

531

527

524

524

*512

494

491

491

487

487

416

305

305

305

305

305

303

303

300

297

294

294

12,929

417

Aug.

291

291

291

291

*152

38 

38

96

240

138

39

39

39

39

39

181

248

248

246

246

a243

a240

a240

a238

238

238

238

235

235

235

233

5,843

188

Sept.

*233

233

230

230

261

275 

251

124

 37 37

37

169

230

100

173

228

228

225

225

225

225

223

220

220

220

220

220

*220

218

218

-

5,953

198

Adjusted for change In contents in Indian Lake Reservoir

Mean 

Cf 8m 

In.

79.0 

0.598 

0.69

172 

1.30 

1.45

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53:

458 

3.47 

4.00

203 

1.54 

1.77

239 

1.81 

1.89

813 

6.16 

7.10

700 

5.30 

5.92

609

4.61 

5.32

Observed

Max 2,220 Mln 26 Mean 379 

Max 1,220 Mln 23 Mean 287

90.2 

0.683 

0.76

90.0 

0.682 

0.79

96.6 

0.732 

0.84

72.3 

0.548 

0.61

Adjusted

Mean 332 Cfsm 2.52 In. 34.18 

Mean 303 Cfsm 2.30 In. 31.14

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated from reconstructed gage-height graph based on partial 

gage-height record, record of gate operation at Indian Lake Dam, and weather records. 

Note. Backwater from debris Dec. 5-8, Jan. 2-26, Feb. 5-23.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 4d 

Hudson River at North Creek, H. Y.

Location. Lat 43°42'00", long 73°59'00", on left bank 125 ft upstream from highway bridge 

in village of North Creek, Warren County, 500 ft upstream from North Creek, and 26 miles 

downstream from Indian Lake Reservoir.

Drainage area.--792 sq mi.

Records available. September 1907 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 987.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 14, 1930, chain gages at sites 80 and 125 ft downstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 46 years, 1,568 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 21,200 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 10.69 ft); minimum, 254 cfs Oct. 31, Nov. 14 (gage height, 2.33 ft); minimum daily, 265 cfs Oct. 31.

1907-53: Maximum discharge, 28,900 cfs Dec. 31, 1948 (gage height, 12.14 ft); minimum, 112 cfs July 26, 1934 (gage height, 1.96 ft); minimum daily, 114 cfs July 26, 1934.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Appreciable regulation by Indian Lake Reservoir (see p. 41) and other reservoirs above 

station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 621: Drainage area. WSP 756: 1913(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.3 243 6.0 4,860 

2.8 478 7.0 7,260 

3.5 1,020 9.0 13,700 

4.0 1,550 11.0 22,700 

5.0 2,960 

Discharge, in : feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Tota-1

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

580

587

657 

636

540

515

547

657

733

710

650

528

411

346

318

309

280

502

764

789

805

1,020

1,100

SS5

694

643 

600

*494

355

293

265

18,183

587

0.741

0.85

Nov.

337

461

521 

457

336

293

297

431

560

587

497

364

310

293

365

497

560

503

455

450

581

1,140

1,560 

1,650

1,340

1,080 

916

864

805

700

-

19,210

640

0.808

0.90

Dec.

*580

520

480

430

1ST

668

855

847

718

567

6,080

15,000

9,340

5,560

3,770

2,780

2,140

1,760

1,380

1,100

1,020

960

900 

880

908

882 

830

680

660

680

640

62,076

2,002

2.53

2.92

Jan.

600

540

7S5

960

960

920

*860

820

900

960

1,020

1,000

980

960

940

1,000

1,080

1,160

1,200

1,160

1,120

1,060

1,000 

1,100

2,000

2,250 

2,130

1,800

1,500

1,200

1,080

35,000

1,129

1.43

1.64

Feb.

,120

,040

* ,000 

920

800

,020

,140

,180

,120

,060

,020

,020

,020

980

970

960

940

920

900

880

1,080

1,850

2,060 

1,840

1,540

1,300 

1,160

1,060

_

_

-

31,900

1,139

1.44

1.50

liar.

900

800

*700 

505

1,180

1,310

1,280

1,230

1,140

1,100

1,040

1,010

1,010

1,220

1,410

1,750

1,840

1,650

1,660

1,550

1,560

1,790

2,420

6,040

* 12, 500

*14,900 

*19,600

16,800

11,000

7,680

5,980

124,850

4,027

5.08

5.86

Apr.

5,190

4,650

4,120 

3,720

3,410

3,040

*2,830

2,740

2,560

2,500

3,290

3,530

3,220

3,160

2,830

2,440

2,370

2,310

2,140

2,100

2,030

1,770

2,020 

2,420

2,420

2,840 

5,800

6,490

5,360

3,940

-

97,240

3,241

4.09

4.57

May

4,840

6,870

7,500 

6,590

*5,440

4,730

4,160

3,930

4,060

3,700

3,040

2,540

2,200

1,900

2,160

2,880

3,080

3,440

3,480

3,100

2,480

1,980

1,740 

1,540

1,350

1,270 

1,990

2,070

1,890

1,720

1,550

99,220

3,201

4.04

4.66

June

1,100

882

764 

694

*838

908

873

847

813

772

733

830

864

855

830

805

789

781

756

748

756

733

718 

702

694

672 

672

665

665

643

-

23,402

780

0.985

1.10

July

643

658

*376 40"2"

574

629

672

694

650

621

614

614

614

636

621

594

574

567

607

797

718

621

594 

672

672

600 

553

540

515

497

467

18,606

600

0.758

0.87

Aug.

444

427

411 

416

*601

822

789

594

540

4,000

4,620

3,500

2,400

1,610

1,160

890

030

764

687

621

580

534

540 

503

472

450 

438

427

411

395

374

31,250

1,008

1.27

1.47

Sept.

*369

364

36T 

364

404

521

2,020

1,615

1,040

710

553

467

607

636

497

528

547

521

509

515

580

702

741 

687

621

580 

528

*490

467

450

-

18,992

633

0.799

0.89

Calendar year 1952: Max 13, £00 Min 265 Mean 1,720 Cfsm 2.17 In. 29.57

Water year 1952-53: Max 19,600 Min 265 Mean 1,589 Cfsm 2.01 In. 27.23

Peak discharge (base, 8,200 cfs). --Dec. 12'(4:15 a.m.) 14,400 cfs (9.17 ft); Mar. 27 (3:45 p.m.)

21, ZOO cfs (10.69 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. --Stage -discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 9, 13, Nov. 30 to Dec. 4, Dec. 20-24, Dec. 28

to~Jan. 25, Jan. 28 to Feb. 6, Feb. 8, 10-14, 16-20, 26, Feb. 28 to Mar. 5, Mar. 9-11, 18.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Sohroon River at Riverbank, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°36'40", long. 73°44'10", on right bank at upstream side of highway

bridge at Riverbank, Warren County, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Alder Brook, 

4 miles south of Horicon, ana 9 miles downstream from Schroon Lake.

Drainage area. 527 sq mi.

Records available. September 1907 to September 1953.

ge is 699.31 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

ge at same site and datum.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 3, 1925, chain

Average discharge.--46 years, 817 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,330 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 10.41 ft); minimum, 105 cfs Oct. 14, 15, Nov. 14 (gage height, 1.33 ft).

1907-53: Maximum discharge, 12,100 cfs Mar. 21, 1936 (gage height, 12.18 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum, 28 cfs Oct. 17, 1909 (gage height, 0.85 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. Slight 

regulation by Schroon Lake and other lakes.

Revisions. WSP 741: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 28 Mar. 29 to Sept. 30

1.3 99

1.5 143

2.0 293

3.0 748

4.0 1,380

6.0 3,030

8.0 5,180

10. 5 8,460

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

148

298

748

Note. Same as pre^ 

ceding table above 

5.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

120

125 *127

122

120

120

125

120

125

120

112

110

107

105

116

146

143

141

141

138

136

134

134

132

129

127

125

125

125

120

120

3,890

125

0.237

0.27

Nov.

118

116

116

*114

*118

118

116

116

114

114

114

114

110

101

112

118

120

118

116

120

153

166

199

205

211

208

214

214

214

211

-

4,304

143

0.271

0.30

Dec.

205

214

229

*242

255

293

290

279

272

272

481

1,360

1,800

1.940

1,860

1,730

1,580

1,460

1,310

1,180

1,080

1,000

928

868

810

765

716

b660

b620

582

558

25,839

834

1.58

1.82

Jan.

530

507

498

484

b460

*b450

b440

b440

b440

b430

427

427

419

410

406

402

398

b420

432

427

427

427

423

458

612

b700

b820

b940

978

978

953

16,563

534

1.01

1.17

Feb.

955

b920

874

833

*787

743

737

732

710

b680

b640

627

602

578

573

568

549

b520

507

494

554

627

668

726

765

776

770

759

-

-

-

19,272

688

1.31

1.36

Mar.

710

b680

658

705

*754

776

782

759

732

721

689

668

652

658

694

839

972

1,080

1,180

1,250

1,320

1,370

1,510

1,960

3,410

4,930

6,620

*8.070

7,940

7,020

6,240

66,349

2,140

4.06

4.68

Apr.

5.540

4,900

4,320

3,800

3,370

3,000

2,780

*2,610

2,420

2,280

2,240

2,290

2,250

2,150

2,000

1,900

1,890

1,810

1,740

1,680

1,630

1,540

1.480

1,520

1,530

1,610

1,960

2,260

2,370

2,320

-

73,190

2,440

4.63

5.17

May

2,420

2,870

3,440

3,610

5.620

*3,450

3,200

3,030

2,920

2,670

2,430

2,210

2,020

1,860

1,750

1,700

1,700

1,750

1,790

1,760

1,640

1,540

1,460

1,330

1,220

1,140

1,120

1,040

965

898

850

63,405

2,045

3.88

4.47

June

Tai

745

684

657

*602

495

404

588

564

561

342

298

254

254

245

235

223

214

211

205

202

199

185

177

171

164

164

158

156

153.

9,679

323

0.613

0.68

July

151

164

208

182

171

169

177

166

161

*153

155

151

148

155

169

158

151

148

153

208

185

171

177

185

174

169

171

174

169

164

161

5,194

168

0.319

0.37

Aug.

158

156

155

158

174

164

*161

161

166

231

420

489

516

526

498

454

416

376

342

316

291

271

254

238

226

217

214

208

202

196

*191

8,543

276

0.524

0.60

Sept.

185

182

180

114

180

202

208

251

251

254

248

238

245

235

223

220

214

208

202

220

220

217

208

202

196

191

188

182

177

*174

-

6,275

209

0.397

0.44

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,250 Min 105 Mean 942 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.31

Water year 1952-53: Max 8,070 Min 105 Mean 829 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.33

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 45

Hudson River at Hadley, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°19'10", long. 73°50'40", on right bank at Hadley, Saratoga County, 400 

ft downstream from outlet of Lake Luzerne and a quarter of a mile upstream from 

Sacandaga River.

Drainage area. 1,664 sq mi.

Records available. July 1921 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 563.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~]T929.

Average discharge. 32 years, 2,935 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 31,400 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 16.68 ft); minimum, 460 cfs Nov. 1 (gage height, 1.45 ft); minimum daily, 476 cfs Nov. 1.

1921-53: Maximum discharge, 42,700 cfs Jan. 1, 1949 (gage height, 21.21 ft); minimum, 258 cfs Nov. 29, 1930 (gage height, 1.04 ft); minimum daily, 292 cfs July 24, 1934.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Slight 

regulation by Indian Lake Reservoir (see p. 41 ) and other reservoirs above station. 

Some diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants on Schroon River.

Revisions (water years). WSF 561: 1921-22. WSP 756: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27 Mar. 28 to Sept. 30

1.4 440 6.0 6,180 1.8 590 6.0 6,330

2.0 731 9.0 13,000 2.0 70O 9.0 13,100

3.0 1,480 12.0 20,200 3.0 1,470 12.0 20,200

4.0 2,600 16.0 29,800 4.0 2,600 16.0 29,800

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

821

884

1,020 

980

862

797

776

845 

930

971

924

858

739

637

559

542

544

517

817

1,020

1,030 

1,030

1.570

1,250

1,040

904

862

842

717

578

516

26,182

845

0.508

0.59

Nov.

476

553

702 

759

656

*545

511

506 

660

791

806

700

570

512

504

599

743

799

721

710

945 

1,320

2,330

2,410

2,040

1,690

1,490

1,350

1,290

1,180

-

28,868

962

0.578

0.65

Dec.

971

737

801 

833

843

1,100

1,380

1,520 

1,430

1,380

5,660 

20.200

14,500

10,000

7,320

*5,880

4,780

4,110

3,430

3,000

2,680 

2,520

2,340

2,260

2,200

2,140

2,010

1,430

bl,350

bl,500

bl,500

111,805

3,607

2.17

2.50

Jan.

bl,450

bl,300

1,440 

bl,600

*bl,550

bl,550

bl,500

bl,450 

1.290

1,520

1,750 

bl,850

bl,750

bl,750

bl,700

bl,650

bl,700

bl,850

b2,200

b2,300

2,180 

2,030

1,960

b2,350

b4,300

b4.400

b3,900

b3,700

b3,400

b3,000

b2,800

67,170

2,167

1.30

1.50

Feb.

b2 , 900

b2,600

2,320 

b2,250

b2,150

b2,000

b2,400

b2,600 

b2,450

b2,200

*b2,100 

2,080

2,040

b2,000

b2,000

bl,850

bl,800

bl.750

bl,750

bl,750

b2,100 

b3,700

b5.800

3,620

3,370

b3,000

2,740

b2,500

-

-

-

67,820

2,422

1.46

1.52

Mar.

b2,300

b2,000

bl.900 

2,110

2,970

*b2 , 800

b2,700

b2,600 

b2 , 500

b2,350

b2,250 

b2,200

2,200

2,510

3,000

4,210

4,630

4,300

4,230

4,140

4,130 

4,410

5,210

9,890

19,000

*22,000

28,100

29.700

23,600

18,700

15,700

238,340

7,688

4.62

5.33

Apr.

15.400

11,900

10,500 

9,330

8,450

7,600

7,330

7,240 

6,520

6,250

6,780 

7,240

*6,850

6,560

6,140

5,720

5,720

5,620

5,120

4,960

4,880 

4,460

4.420

4,800

4,860

5,160

9,200

11,000

9,790

8,170

-

215,970

7,199

4.33

4.83

May

8,700

12,400

14.400 

13,100

11,500

10,300

9,200

9,090 

9,650

8,630

7,460 

6,300

*5,620

4,940

4,820

5,510

6,140

6,870

6,850

6,290

5,430 

4,620

4,080

3,680

3,280

3,080

3,950

4,120

3,680

3,300

3.050

210,020

6,775

4.07

4.69

June

2.640

2,180

1,940 

1,750

1,690

1,800

1,650

1,550 

1,470

1,410

1,320 

1,290

1,340

1,320

1,290

1,240

1,2.00

1,170

1,140

1,130

1,090 

1,120

1,040

1,000

980

965

937

916

937

909

-

40,414

1,347

0.809

0.90

July

895

895

963 

668

702

860

980

*972 

937

888

867 

867

860

902

1,000

909

839

806

792

1,080

1.180 

1,000

909

937

965

909

860

806

780

760

718

27,506

887

0.533

0.61

Aug.

678

645

640 

622

826

966

1,100

969

827

2,670

*7.450 

5,020

3,690

2,670

2,080

1,680

1,430

1,340

1,220

1,110

1,020 

958

895

888

881

809

760

727

704

672

651

46,578

1,503

0.903

1.04

Sept.

620

604

605 

*604

604

760

1,510

2.520 

1,750

1,270

1,020 

876

879

1,010

948

809

839

831

799

799

853 

909

1,010

1,000

944

881

832

775

730

*694

-

28,285

943

0.567

0.63

Calendar year 1952: Max 21,900 Min 476 Mean 3,336 Cfsm 2.00 In. 27.30

Water year 1952-53: Max 29,700 Min 476 Mean 3,038 Cfsm 1.83 In. 24.79

Peak discharge (base. 15.000 cfs). Dec. 12 (4:45 a.m.) 22,100 ofs (12.79 f~)j Mar. 28 (2:30 a.m.) 

31,400 cfs U6.68 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
46 HUDSON RIVER BASIN 

East Branch Sacandaga River at Griffin, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°28'25", long. 74°13'25", on left bank 300 ft upstream from highway bridge 

at Griffin, Hamilton County, 2 miles downstream from Georgia Creek, 3 miles upstream 

from mouth, and 7 miles upstream from Wells.

Drainage area. 114 sq mi.

Records available. August 1933 to September 1953.

Gage.--Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gag is 1,254.32 ft above mean sea level,

 datum of 1929.

Average discharge . 20 years, 222 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 7,960 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 12.50 

ft), from rating curve extended above 4,400 cfs as explained below; minimum observed, 

5.0 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 0.55 ft).

1933-53: Maximum discharge, 10,700 cfs Dec. 31, 1948 (gage height, 14.35 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 4,400 cfs on basis of slope-area and 

contracted-opening determinations of peak flow; minimum observed, 2.4 cfs Sept. 20, 

1939 (gage height, 0.30 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1111: 1936(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.7 

.9 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

Oct. 1 to Mar. 24

8.5 3.0

14 4.0

21 5.0

40 6.5

77 8.0

140 10.0

Mar. 25 to Sept. 30

225

466

811

1,600

2,750

4,790

0.5

1.1 

1.5

4.2

10

Discharge, In cubic feet pe

Note. Same as preceding table above 

1.5 ft.

econd, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

9.5

14

46

32

22

20

24

35

30

25

21

20

19

17

16

16

16

16

17

21

20

19

15

17

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

617.5

19.9

0.175

0.20

Nov.

15

15

17

*17

16

16

18

19

15

18

17

17

b!5

b!5

20

22

28

27

24

3Q

281

225

350

227

150

111

110

96

74

b62

-

2,067

68.9

0.604

0.67

Dec.

*b47

b45

b43

b41

b50

112

115

84

75

130

4,020

3,430

1,140

562

362

279

214

171

b98

b92

112

111

115

110

110

99

90

b66

b74

b78

b66

12,141

392

3.44

3.96

Jan.

b60

b56

60

b58

b54

b52

b50

b46

*47

51

58

66

61

57

55

b58

b68

b!25

206

168

146

118

102

213

1,500

753

441

368

288

195

185

5,561

179

1.57

1.81

Feb.

b200

b!95

*178

148

124

118

131

b!85

b!75

b!45

b!22

111

104

101

b96

b92

b88

b82

b80

b78

161

636

600

430

302

257

195

b!65

-

-

-

5,277

188

1.65

1.72

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,O2O Min 6.2

Mar.

b!45

*b!25

bl!6

b!40

295

256

204

b!65

b!50

bl!4

b98

b98

101

196

299

589

624

452

422

568

572

475

782

5,020

*3,550

5,000

4.260

2,780

1,420

990

857

26,423

852

7.47

8.62

Apr.

786

680

614

519

495

401

*488

566

455

427

621

501

405

528

270

270

516

502

266

256

251

219

405

450

358

604

1,610

940

582

411

-

14,752

492

4.32

4.81

May

3920

1.570

1,490

1,020

*680

507

588

429

658

495

572

288

245

219

245

506

428

692

566

595

284

231

197

158

128

152

458

340

243

185

146

14,413

465

4.08

4.70

June

126

106

86

74

72

65

58

52

44

59

54

29

28

26

25

22

20

18

17

16

15

15

11

9.6

8.7

8.7

8.5

7.6

TTS

8.0

-

1,056.8

55". 2

Q.509

0.54

July

7.4

6.8

11

14

9.2

7.8

18

21

12

9.9

8.5

8.0

*8.5

9.9

14

15

9.0

7.2

7.0

51

41

44

66

61

55

24

19

16

13

12

9.6

573.6

18.5

0.162

0.19

Aug.

8.3

7.2

6.7

7.0

61

50

25

18

16

*8O7

927

407

195

119

80

56

42

34

27

23

20

18

15

14

13

12

11

9.9

9.0

8.0

7.2

3,051.3

98.4

0.863

1.00

Sept.

*6.3

6.1

5.6

5^

12

71

1,280

857

356

190

115

82

215

160

108

81

66

55

47

52

88

75

60

49

44

41

37

*54

50

28

-

4,258.2

142

1.25

1.59

Mean 249 Cfsm 2.18 In. 29.71

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,260 Min 5.2 Mean 247 Cfsm 2.17 In. 29.41

Peak discharge (base, 2,7OO cfs). --Dec. 11 (8 p.m.) 7,960 cfs (12.50 ft); Mar. 24 (8:3O p.m.)

5,800 cfs (10.85 ft); Mar. 27 (9:30 a.m.) 4,870 cfs (10.07 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of available gage readings and records 

for Sacandaga River near Hope.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 47

Sacandaga River near Hope, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 43°21'10", long. 74°16'15", on left bank 1^ miles downstream from West 

Branch Sacandaga River and 4-| miles upstream from Hope, Hamilton County.

Drainage area . 491 sq ihi .

Records available. September 1911 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 881.31 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^HT929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to July 24, 1929, staff gage 300 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 42 years, 1,127 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 22.900 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 9.36 ft); minimuni, 58 cfs July 13 (gage height, 1.36 ft).

1911-53: Maximum discharge, 32,000 cfs Mar. 27, 1913 (gage height, 11.0 ft, from 

floodmarks, at site then in use); minimum, about 16 cfs Sept, 30, 1913 (gage height, 1.17 

ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Occasional diurnal fluctuation at lot? flow caused by small reservoirs above station.

Revisions (water yeargj . WSP 711: Drainage area. WSP 756: 1913(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 24 Mar. 25 to Sept. 30

1.5 

1.8 

2.3 

3.0 

4.0

85

182

447

1,040

2,360

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

4,360

7,030

10,400

15,100

1.3 

1.5 

1.8 

2.4 

3.0

185

527

1,090

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

2,460

4,460

7,070

10,400

15,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

99

105

149

129

119

116

132

178

182

167

152

142

135

129

116

116

116

110

110

545

215

139

126

116

110

107

105

105

105

102

99

4,376

141

0.287

0.33

Nov.

93

93

99

*107

107

107

113

119

110

125

119

116

108

108

110

129

145

152

152

186

1,100

1,130

1.790

1,300

972

816

825

719

622

520

-

12,190

406

0.827

0.92

Dec.

*380

370

360

350

384

516

546

502

468

364

11.5.00

9,820

5,130

3j340

2,430

2,000

1,650

Ij390

1|060

860

920

872

816

798

762

703

640

440

480

520

480

50,851

1,640

3.34

3.85

Jan.

470

440

450

410

360

350

530

300

*280

360

520

500

500

460

400

420

460

720

1,000

*920

840

780

700

1,140

4,500

2,730

1,860

1,700

1,450

1,160

1,090

27,400

884

1.80

2.08

feb.

1,180

*1,000

940

820

720

680

816

1,020

972

854

740

700

661

622

583

560

<540

500

490

|80

971

2. £50 I'iib

1,650

1,390

i,?io

1,100

960

-

-

-

26,319

940

1.91

1.99

Mar.

780

*720

660

860

1,210

1,090

950

843

760

680

822" 620

637

921

1,200

1,970

2,170

1,810

1,780

1,670

1,660

1,960

2,980

10,500

*10,600

*11,400

*14,400

10,200

7,000

5,490

4,820

102,963

3,321

6.76

7.80

Apr.

4,440

3,990

3,670

3,250

3,080

2,650

*2,920

3,060

2,630

2,580

3,150

2,720

2,380

2,080

1,800

1,760

1,920

1,780

1,580

1,490

1,390

1,500

1,740

1,840

1,690

2,030

4.980

3,700

2,850

2,320

76,770

2,559

5.21

5.81

May

3,920

5,780

5,780

4,480

*3,570

2,920

2,430

2,530

2,740

2,260

1,900

1,620

1,430

1,330

1,390

1,640

2,290

3,000

2,680

2,150

1,770

1,520

1,300

1,100

950

1,020

2,010

1,690

1,390

1,180

1,040

70,810

2,284

4.65

5.36

June

774

4l5

527

574

*558

513

469

429

389

353

318

291

270

270

251

232

July

135

126

116

105

100

94

92

92

89

78

62

60

*86

140

113

100

214 87

198 80

189 80

181 111

181 170

152 159

122

108

97

94

8292-

165

159

8,667

289

0.589

0.66

213

223

163

129

119

126

111

102

92

3,533

114

0.232

0.27

Aug.

84

80

78

78

312

302

232

189

185

*2.250

2,100

1,120

753

566

448

359

307

261

237

210

193

181

174

163

141

111

105

100

94

89

82

11,564

373

0.760

0.88

Sept.

*80

75

75

73

79

105

1,500

1,510 ^718

448

355

261

470

435

347

313

-27-O

257

219

257

313

335

291

261

237

219

519

*448

249

214

10,873

362

0.737

0.82

Calendar year 1952 : Max 12,100 Mln 95 Mean 1,161 Cfsm 2.56 in. 52.19

Water year 1952-53: Max 14,400 Min 60 Mean 1,113 Cfsm 2.27 In. 30.77

Peak discharge (base, 9,100 efs). Dec. 11 (6:45 p.m.) 22,900 cfs (9.36 ft); Mar. 24 (8:15 p.m.) 

19,100 cfs (8.73 ft)j Mar. 27 (10:30 a.m.) 15,900 cfs (8.16 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 9, 13-15, Nov. 30 to Dec. 4, Dec. 19-21, Dec. 

27 to Jan. 25, Feb. 2-6, 11, 12, 16-20, Feb. 28 to Mar. 4, Mar. 9-11.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Sacandaga Reservoir at Conklingville, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°18'55", long. 73°55'35", at Conklingville, Saratoga County, 800 ft 

upstream from right end of Conklingville Dam on Sacandaga River.

Drainage area.--1,044 sq mi.

Records available. January 1930 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

 Prior to Apr. 23, 1930, staff gage at same datum in outlet channel 800 ft downstream.

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 769.18 ft May 4 (contents, 35,620,000,000 

cu ft); minimum, 746.95 ft Mar. 13 (contents, 13,270,000,000 cu ft).

1930-53: Maximum elevation, 769.34 ft July 11, 1935 (contents, 35,800,000,000 

cu ft); minimum since first filling, 729.55 ft Mar. 30, 1940 (contents, 2,100,000,000 

cu ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth and concrete dam; storage began in March 1930; 

oanTcompleted in 1930. Usable capacity for stream regulation, 29,670,000,000 cu ft 

between elevations 735.0 and 768.0 ft. Between elevations 768.0 and 771.0 ft (spillway crest) an additional 3,450,000,000 cu ft is available exclusively for flood storage. Elevation of inverts of three Dow valves is 699.0 ft. Capacity of 4,600,000,000 

cu ft below elevation 735.0 ft is considered dead storage, except for extraordinary 

emergencies or for necessary inspection of structures. Purpose of reservoir is to 

provide flood control and low-water stream regulation for sanitary Improvement, navigation, and power, as required by the public welfare, Including public health and 

safety. Area of water surface of reservoir filled to capacity (elevation, 771.0 ft) 

is 41.7 sq mi.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Board of Hudson River Regulating District.

Revisions. WSP 711: Drainage area.

Mean elevation, In feet, water year October 1952 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

Oct.

54.62

54.50

54.45

54.31

54.15

54.08

53.92

53.77

53.57

53.37

53.20

53.10

53.07

52.90

52.66

52.50

52.31

52.13

52.05

51.79

51.52

51.22

50.92

50.70

50.51

50.39

50.29

50.13

50.00

49.83

49.63

Nov.

49.46

49.32

49.33

49.12

48.88

48.77

48.59

48.37

48.27

48.26

48.13

47.99

47.84

47.69

47.58

47.56

47.52

47.41

47.30

47.21

47.22

47.30

47.77

48.08

48.13

48.19

48.26

48.27

48.20

48.18

Dec.

48.19

48.05

47.94

47.83

47.75

47.87

47.90

47.97

47.92

47.88

48.47

51.21

52.55

53.12

53.45

53.65

53.81

53.85

53.83

53.79

53.82

53.90

53.85

53.78

53.85

53.80

53.60

53.38

53.32

53.11

52.90

Jan.

52.70

52.48

52.30

52.22

52.10

51.90

51.65

51.38

51.23

51.01

50.95

50.92

50.70

50.47

50.23

50.03

49.79

49.84

49.98

49.92

49.80

49.68

49.50

49.45

50.15

50.75

50.87

50.95

50.97

50.89

50.78

Feb.

50.86

50.92

50.78

50.63

50.47

50.23

50.11

50.19

50.28

50.12

49.90

49.72

49.51

49.28

49.24

49.35

49.08

48.82

48.54

48.28

48.10

48.30

48.53

48.55

48 48

48.38

48.28

48.14

.

-

Mar.

48.09

48.01

47.77

47.70

47.72

47.70

47.59

47.58

47.63

47.45

47.27

47.08

46.98

46.97

47.15

47.63

48.10

48.55

49.03

49.50

49.95

50.40

50.92

52.07

54.64

56.53

58.72

60.76

61.95

62.76

63.44

Apr.

63.98

64.37

64.70

64.97

65.28

65.55

65.83

66.20

66.32

66.47

66.75

66.95

67.03

67.16

67.22

67.25

67.42

67.49

67.53

67.68

67.70

67.62

67.61

67.60

65.56

67.64

68.13

68.52

68.45

68.17

-

May

68.07

68.47

68.96

69.16

69.13

68.97

68.73

68.52

68.34

68.12

67.88

67.83

67.81

67.82

67.82

67.88

68.05

68.50

68.59

68.50

68.37

68.17

67.96

67.82

67.72

67.67

67.83

67.90

67.92

67.89

67.90

June

67.97

67.90

67.78

67.70

67.65

67.58

67.55

67.53

67.43

67.33

67.19

67.05

66.93

66.87

66.85

66.72

66.60

66.48

66.35

66.22

66.15

66.13

65.97

65.80

65.64

65.54

65.39

65.35

65.42

65.33

~

July

65.18

65.07

64.99

64.85

64.82

64.77

64.70

64.55

64.42

64.25

64.10

63.99

63.95

63.83

63.67

63.54

63.38

63.23

63.16

63.15

63.04

62.92

62.81

62.68

62.53

62.47

62.47

62.30

62.15

61.99

61.85

Aug.

61.63

61.52

61.44

61.28

61.21

61.13

60.98

60.83

60.75

60.95

61.26

61.43

61.50

61.48

61.50

61.48

61.44

61.29

61.12

60.93

60.76

60.58

60.48

60.44

60.25

60.07

59.87

59.68

59.49

59.37

59.30

Sept.

59.07

58.87

58.64

58.44

58.23

58.10

58.20

58.37

58.32

58.17

57.98

57.80

57.82

57.78

57.51

57.36

57.17

56.95

56.75

56.67

56.65

56.49

56.28

56.12

55.92

55.74

55.63

55.60

55.38

55.23

"

Note. Add 700 ft to obtain elevations aba mean sea level.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Calendar year 1952 . .

Feb. 28...............

Mar. 31...............

Aug. 31...............

Water year 1952-53..

Elevation 

(feet)t

754.68 

749 . 55 

748.20 

752.78

-

750.75 

748.01 

763.72 

767.97 

767.94 

765.25 

761.72 

759.17 

755.08

-

Contents 

(billions of 

cubic feet)

20.30 

15.54 

14.35 

18.49

-

16.62 

14.18 

29.55 

34.24 

34.20 

31.22 

27.40 

24.76 

20.69

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(equivalent, In 

cubic feet 

per second)

-1,777 

-459 

+1,546

-53.1

-698 

-1,009 

+5,739 

+1,809 

-14.9 

-1,150 

-1,426 

-986 

-1,570

+12.4

t Elevation at 12 p.n,. 

Note. Eastern daylight time Apr. 26 to Sept. 26 to conform to requirements of regulation at other points downstream.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 49

Sacandaga River at Stewarts Bridge, near Hadley, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°18'40", long. 73°52'00", on left bank 1 mile downstream from Stewarts 

Bridge, 1.1 miles west of Hadley, Saratoga County, 1.4 miles upstream from mouth, and 

1.5 miles downstream from Stewarts Bridge hydroelectric plant.

Drainage area. 1,055 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1932 to September 1953. Published as at Conkllngvllle 

1932-52 (records for both sites published October 1951 to September 1952) .

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 582.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to October 1952, water-stage recorder 

3.6 miles upstream at datum 85.47 ft higher.

Average discharge.--21 years (1932-53), 2,124cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,560 cfs Apr. 30 (gage height, 7.76 ft); mlni-

 mum, 7.9 cfs Oct. 19 (gage height, 0.38 ft); minimum dally, 20 cfs Sept. 7.

1932-53: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 30, 1953; minimum (at Conkllngvllle), 

6 cfs May 16-18, 1934 Apr. 3, 4, 1952; minimum dally (at Conkllngvllle), 6 cfs May 16, 

17, 1934, Apr. 3, 4, 1952.

Remarks. Records excellent. Flow completely regulated by Sacandaga Reservoir (see preceding page); no discharge over spillway during year. Extensive diurnal fluctuation 

caused by release of water from Sacandaga Reservoir, through Elmer J. West hydroelectric 

station, as directed by Board of Hudson River Regulating District and Stewarts Bridge 

hydroelectric station.

Cooperation. Discharge computed by Board of Hudson River Regulating District from rating 

developed by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 30

0.5

.7

1.0

1.4

93

215

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

7.5

515

1,320

3,620

7,980

Hay 1 to Sept. 30

Note. --Same as pr 

ceding ~able above 

1.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Oct.

2,290

2,320

2.570 

2,310

348

2,010

2,260

2,280

2,280

2,300

2,290 345-

1,990

2,300

2,300

2,270

2,260

2,200

79

1,2^0"

*1,650

1,760

2,020

1,930

1,830

756

1,960

1,940

1,900

1,930 

2,030

57,968

1,870

Nov.

1.920 IgS"

1,830 

1,880

1,830

1,760

1,600

1,490

56

1,510

1,580

1,540

1,620

1,540

1,610

42

1,630

1,560

1,610

1,650

1,580

1,580

41

1,370

1,420

1,490

1,360

1,410

1,430

26_

40,130

1,338

Dec.

1,570

1,860

1,880 

1,860

*1,880

1,780

39

 1,750

1,770

1,770

2,300

630

383

26

1,840

2,410

1,930

2,210

1,820

1,930

30

2,530

2,480

2,950

128

2,960

3,030

136

2,920

5.250 

3,070

55,102

1,777

Jan.

3,080

3,140

3,160 

147

2,510"

3,110

3,140

3,380

3,270

3,180

165

*3,030

3,110

3,170

3,130

3,280

3,190

179

3,060

3,220

3,200

3,240

3,100

3.500

178

2,950

3,250

3,130

3,160

3,330 

3,070

86,159

2,779

Feb.

180

3,000

3,230

3,220

3,340

5.860

3,520

1,080

3,530

3,570

*3,640

3,680

3,600

3,270

122

3,350

3,780

3,550

3,500

3,800

3,380

1,270

3,010

3,680

3,590

3,820

3,150

3,410

-

~.

86,132

3,076

Mar.

1,060

3,320

5.540 

3,350

3,250

*2,990

2,760

103

2,900

3,020

2,910

2,600

2,510

2,350

53

2,490

959

1,170

91

27

145

31

25 559"

722

255

250

149

30

*1,170 

29

44,848

1,447

Apr.

1,050

1,000

1,080 

821

3_2

1,730

2,550

3,480

3,760

3,130

3,220

2,880

*3,040

2,550

2,350

2,440

3,070

2,720

1,690

2,800

3,170

2,820

3,010

3,050

3,050

1,820

3,670

5,160

6,410

*7,810

85,363

2,845

May

7, 770

7,780

7.820 

7,810

7,790

7,760

7,760

7,760

7,640

7,740

5,870

3,190

2,720

2,630

2,540

2,840

2,420

3,710

5,330

5,080

5,300

5,180

5,270

2,950

2,320

1,850

2,380

2,490

2,290

2,320 

 SO.

146,360

4,721

June

21,010

],980

],850 

1,920

1,970

1,890

39

1,860

1,910

1,920

1,930

1,860

1,920

39

1,910

2, 010

1,790

2', 000

1,910

1,850

32

1,860

2.250

1,730'

2,000

1,860

1,900

52

2,000

2,110

5C,362

1,679

July

1,940

1,840

1,850 

58

22.

1,900

1,920

1,900

1,940

1,920

1,890

48

*1,900

1,910

1,960

1,980

1,790

1,850

44

1,950

1,910

1,860

1,980

1,870

1,910

45

1,920

1,880

2,090

2.120 

2,120

50,317

1,623

Aug.

2,130

137

2,080 

2,120

2,020

2,070

2,140

2,140

53

2,130

83

*549

657

1,230

921

34

2,220

1,940

2,090

2,220

2,400

2,430

48

2,400

2,450

2,440

2,420

2,420

2,390

35 

2j_650

51,047

1,647

Sept.

2,540

2.620

2,500 

*2 , 540

2,590

47

20

1,950"

2,060

2,500

2,470

2,510

43

2,470

2,520

2,500

2,490

2,490

'2,450

36

2,510

2,490

2,450

2,430

2,360

2,470

32

2,470

2,350

2,450

61,358

2,045

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents!1 Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

329 

0.312 

0.36

954 

0.904 

1.01

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

3,299 

3.13 

3.60

2,104 

1.99 

2.30

2,074 

1.97 

2.05

7,081 

6.71 

7.74

4,762 

4.51 

5.04

Observed

Max 6,610 Mln 26 Mean 2,471 

Max 7,820 Mln 2O Mean 2,233

4,707 

4.46 

5.14

528 

C.500 

0.56

197 

0.187 

0.22

663

0.628 

0.72

474 

0.449 

0.50

Adjusted

Mean 2,442 Cfsm 2.31 In. 31. 5O 

Mean 2,272 Cfsm 2.15 In. 29.24

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in Sacandaga Reservoir and Stewarts Bridge Pool. 

Mote. Eastern daylight time used Apr. 26 to Sept. 26 to conform to requirements of regulation at 

other points downstream.
50 HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Glens Falls feeder at Glens Falls, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 43°17i30", long. 73°39'55", on right bank at upstream end of feeder canal 

at city of Glens Falls, Warren County.

Records available (navigation seasons only). May 1927 to September 1953 in reports of 

Geological Survey.May 1919 to June 1921 and October 1924 to September 1925 in reports 

of State engineer and surveyor.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (Barge Canal datum).

Auxiliary water-stage recorder 1,000 ft downstream from cement mill and 3.3 miles downstream from base gage.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of fragmentary, doubtful, or no gageheight record, which are fair. Flow regulated in accordance with requirements of 

Champlain Canal and for floating logs. Operation of feeder discontinued at 9 a.m. 

Dec. 4, 1952, and resumed at 1 p.m. Apr. 9, 1953; discharge record began Apr. 14, 1953. 

During period of no diversion, the feeder may carry a small flow representing leakage 

through headgates.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

f!7B

*fl71

133

f!34

f!52

*f!45

153

151

*154

156

153

154

155

158

158

*159

162

164

165

166

165

168

*169

167

168

167

167

167

168

*174

178

4,960

160

_

-

Nov.

182

179

182

185

187

*182

189

187

186

186

186

187

*178

157

153

129

130

130

130

*130

128

129

129

130

126

129

129

a!29

a!30

a!30

-

4,644

155

_

-

Dec.

a!33

a!32

a!33

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

--

Jan.

_

_

_

-

Feb.

_

_

_

-

Calendar year : Max Win

Mar.

_

_

_

-

Apr.

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

122

67

150

143

140

136

134

133

*1Z7

127

121

115

108

112

112

*111

-

_

-

-

-

Hay

110

107

106

107

110

111

*112

112

113

114

114

115

115

*114

117

113

110

110

111

113

*109

105

104

103

T33

113

118

*119

ITS

116

114

3,453

111

-

-

June

114

113

112

*112

111

110

104

*99

102

157

*167

163

150

145

149

151

148

*146

145

141

137

136

133

130

*147

151

146

d!46

139

134

4,038

135

-

-

July

d!33

*132

133

130

133

150

TZ5

145

*144

144

142

138

139

135

*134

*136

134

134

135

140

140

140

141

142

140

140

140

144

144

*142

142

4,314

139

-

-

Aug.

144

142

145

14?

143

*143

143

143

140

135

*134

134

*132

131

130

130

130

139

136

*137

131

136

133

135

134

135

*135

136

137

136

136

4,239

137

-

-

Sept.

138

136

*T57

139

141

141

142

146

150

*149

144

140

.151

151

152

151

*155

155

153

153

154

153

154

*153

154

152

150

152

151

151

4,448

148

-

-

Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record at auxiliary gage; discharge estimated on oasis 01 correlation wicn gage 

heights from gage at site ij miles upstream.

d Doubtful gage-height record at base gage; discharge computed on basis of correlation with gage 

heights from gage at site lj miles downstream.

f Fragmentary gage-height record at auxiliary gage; discharge computed from partly estimated gage 

heights.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 

Glens Palls feeder at Dunham Basin, N. Y.

51

Location.--Lat 43°18'15", long. 73°32'50", on left bank at Dunham Basin, Washington 

County, 100 ft upstream from Bond Creek and 8 miles downstream from feeder dam at 

Glens Palls.

Records available. September 1945 to September 1953 (navigation seasons only).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 139.88 ft above mean sea level (Barge 

Canal datum).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of shifting control or fragmentary 

gage-height record, which are good, and those for periods of backwater from Bond Creek 

or from debris, which are fair. Plow regulated In accordance with requirements of 

Champlain Canal. Operation of feeder discontinued at 9 a.m. Dec. 4, 1952, and resumed 

at 1 p.m. Apr. 9, 1953. Discharge shown during intervening period consists of leakage 

through headgates and runoff from area tributary to feeder above station. This flow 

may continue during period of no record. During canal navigation season, a portion of 

the flow is diverted Into Lake Champlain basin through summit level of Champlain Canal 

at Dunham Basin.

Discharge, in cubic'feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

139

150

 111

99 im

108

131

134

134

134

136

136

139

142

142

142

144

144

150

150

153

153

155

158

158

164

164

167

167

164

167

4,439

143

-

-

Nov.

170

170

175

175

*178

178

184

184

181

187

187

190

TsT

155

155

131

126

126

126

128

131

131

128

126

126

126

131

128

131

131

-

4,582

153

-

-

Dec.

134

134

139

102

*f6.8

_

-

-

-

-

_

_ '

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

.

-

_

-

Jan.

_

-

-

-

Feb.

_

-

_

-

Mar.

_

-

-

-

Apr.

_

*f2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

CIS

4.4

3.8

67

118

113

*111

33

106

36

95

118

116

123

118

118

116

113

111

113

C135

111

109

106

_

_

_

-

May

c!35 TZB123

109

109

106

104

c!25

109

109

106

106

111

*111

111

111

116

113

106

102

100

102

102

100

97_

104

109

111

111

109

104

3,396

110

_

-

June

106

100

100

100

95

93

90

*88

Bff

118

133

135 T2"8~

116

118

125

123

123

116

111

109

102

97

90

102

121

118

116

113

109

3,283

109

«

-

July

106

102

94

92

88

104

104

98

100

97

95

95

95

93

*88

88

86

84

Bff

92

88

84

86

86

94

94

92

94

98

108

112

2,925

94.4

_

-

Aug.

114

114

114

 116 TIB113

111

111

109

116

109

109

109

109

106

106

104

109

106

106

106

104

104

104

102

102

102

100 I0o"

102

102

3,335

108

_

-

Sept,

102

106

*106

109

111

111

109

109

111

111

109

95

ITT

111

111

109

111

113

113

116

113

113

113

113

116

118

118

118

121

125

3,350

112

.

-

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

c Backwater from Bond Creek.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partly estimated gage heights. 

Note. Backwater from debris July 2-8, July 20 to Aug. 4. Shifting-control method used Aug. 13 

to Sept. 8, Sept. 13-22.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Bond Creek at Dunham Basin, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°18'25", long. 73°32'55", on left bank at Dunham Basin, Washington 

County, a quarter of a mile upstream from Glens Falls feeder and abandoned Champlain 

Canal, half a mile upstream from Barge Canal (Champlain Division), and 4 miles upstream 

from mouth at Fort Edward.

Drainage area.--14.7 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1947 to September 1953. Prior to October 1950, published as Bond 

Brook at Dunham Basin.

Gage. ' -Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 140.30 ft above mean sea level (Barge Canal

cTatum) .

Average discharge. 6 years, 19.7 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 823 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 6.74 ft); minimum, 

1.0 "cfs Sept. 1, 2.

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 1,370 cfs Dec. 31, 1948 (gage height, 8.52 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Aug. 11, 13, 1949; minimum gage height, 1.705 ft Aug. 28, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from debris or 

aquatic vegetation, which are fair. During canal navigation season, a portion of the 

flow is diverted into Lake Champlain basin through summit leve.l of Champlain Canal at 

Dunham Basin.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of loe effect or backwater 

from debris or aquatic vegetation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 3 to Peb. 21 Feb. 21 to Sept. 3O

3.3 

9.4

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

1.0 

2.9 

S.I 

17

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

34

72

183

368

1.6S

1.8

1.9 

2.1

1.0 

3.4 

6.4

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

33

77

192

363

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1C)

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.8

9.9

*12

6 .0

3.6

 3.0

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.4

2.8

2.7

2.6

99.9

3.22

0.220

0.25

Nov.

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.4

*2.3

2.3

2.2

2.1 F73~

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

3.2

3.1

3.2

3.1

3.3

6.6

18

38

T?

8.3

6.6

7.0

6.6

5.4

4.5

-

165.3

5.51

0.375

0.42

Dec.

3.6

*3.1

3.0

2.9 4T6-

53

20

bll

10

11

253

291 TC3"

51

b26

20

17

17

b!2

b8.0

8.0

7.6

7.3

7.6

13

21

b!4

b7.6

5.7

4.7

b3.9

1,020.6

32.9

2.24

2.58

Jan.

3.5

3.3

3.8

4.4

4.4

3.6

3.2

b3.0

b2.9

b376~

b4.5

»b5.6

b5.6

b5.0

b5.0

b7.0

b9.4

31

51

35

23

17

14

195

208

61

36

32

38

25

22

865.8

27.9"

1.90

2.19

Feb.

98

b31

15

11

9.5

*9.1

b!24

47

24

b20

b!6

b!3

bll

8.9

11

18

15

11

9.3

8.7

340 binr

b43

41

48

43

b34

b25

_

_

-

1,152.5

41.2

2.80

2.92

Mar.

b!6

blO

8.4

~5T 155

*b27

b!7

b!2

b9.2

b6.2

b5.6

46'g 2

41

45

*142

56

37

42

83

70

46

41

123

132

140

128

107

60

74

90

1,829.6

59.0

4.01

4.63

Apr.

52

37

*27

21

19

16

126

66

35

41

53

28

 25

30

18

44

62

27

21

63

41

24

18

14

12

25

~5T 131

26

18

-

1,167

38.9

2.65

2.95

May

123

114

113

50

37

29

20

136

64

31

21

16

15

 20

19

25

51

86

38

21

15

11

9.5

8.1

6.8

12

33

15

10

8.2

7.3

1,164.9

37.6

2.56

2.95

June

6.2

4.5

4.2

4.1

3.9

3.7

*3.3

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.9

2.3

3.0

2.4

2.1

1.6

T7T

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.5

1.9

-

85.2

2.84

0.193

0.22

July

.7

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

* .2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1 HE

.4

.0

.0

.0

.9

.8

.9

.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

49.9

1.61

0.110

0.13

Aug.

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.2

3.8

2.2

*1.8

1.6

1.6

6.4

4.5

2.9

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.5

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.1

62.0

2.00

0.136

0.16

Sept.

1.0

T70

*i. i

1.2

1.6

3.1

FT?

.0

.5

.5

.5

.3

.6

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.3

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

1.2

-

46.1

1.54

0.105

0.12

Calendar year 1952 : Max 570 Min 1.3 Mean 23.9 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.09

Water year 1952-53 : Max 340 Min 1.0 Mean 21.1 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.52

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs). --Dec. 11 (10:30 p.m.) 750 cfs (6.48 ft)j Jan. 24 (7:30 p.m.) 455

cfs 15.38 ft); Feb. 21 (2;15 p.m.) 823 cfs (6.74 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Backwater from debris and/or aquatic vegetation Oct. 14 to Nov. 6, June 5 to Sept. 30.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 53

Batten Kill at Arlington, Vt.

Location. Lat 43°04 1 40", long. 73°09 1 30", on left bank 5 ft upstream from bridge on State 

Highway 313 at Arlington, Bennington County, and 0.9 mile downstream from Warm Brook.

Drainage area. 152 sq mi.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 597.68 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to Nov. 18, 1941, chain gage at downstream side of bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 340 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,300 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 7.45 ft); mlni-

- mum, 46 cfs Sept. 1-3.

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 11,100 ofs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 11.3 ft, present 

site, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 5,200 cfs on basis of slopearea determination at gage height 10.8 ft and computation of peak flow over dam; minimum observed, 43 cfs Aug. 11, 1933.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diurnal 

fluctuation at low flow caused by mill above station.

Revisions (water years). WSF 741: 1931(M) . WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 851: 1936 

(maximum gage height).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to July 6 July 7 to Sept. 3O

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

47

113

260

452

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

7.3

1,230

1,920

2,830

3,140

2.15 

2.4 

2.8 

3.2

40

79

178

323

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7a

9

1O

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

65

ST

274 T5B111

96

*89

85

80

78

76

74 

76

74

69

67

67

67

69

71

71

71 

71

69

67

67

67 

69

76

76

80

2,615

84.4

0.555

0.64

Nov.

85

85

82

85

80

78 BO82

80

96

99

91 

*82

78

85

254

208

164

129

129

164

234 

730 ISO240

190

179 

167

145

134

-

4,755

158

1.04

1.16

Dec.

Ill

99

ITT

101

106

206

170

139

136

*142

674

 1,660 9-5B461

306

284

253

234

193

173

193

182 

173

176

187

182

164 

bllS

b!40

150

136

8,345

269

1.77

2.04

Jan.

134

134

139

142

b!25

b!25

b!20

bllS

bllO

I4T

145

147 

136

 134

118

194

b240

b450

505

340

270

244 

221

729

1,730

1,260

753 

705

690

483

431

11,211

362

2.38

2.74

Feb.

b495

b340

b350

b315

b265

b270

b550

705

470

355

314

314 

299

274

b260

b255

b230

*218

22T

224

1,010

1,280 750"

519

431

382

362 

325

.

-

-

11,813

422

2.78

2.89

Mar.

b255

b230

b230

339

386

b280

b245

b215

b200

b200

blSS bT35- 

b470

760

598

*1,420

1,010

650

556

510

461

448 

566

1,310

*1,940

2,300

3,140 

Z,O90

1,260

1,050

995

24,494

790

5.20

5.99

Apr.

978

946

850

750

770

650

985

1,030

790

690

900

725 

620

610

519

547

547

478

435 156-

456

465 

765

915

845

1,030

2,120 

1,350

910

690

-

23,822

794

5.22

5.83

May

1,160

1,360

1,150

990

*973

875

700

755

755

715

561

483 

474

790

880

1,150

1,170

1,240

1,110

810

630

533 

483

427

370

407

740 

635

483

390

355

23,554

760

5.00

5.76

June

321 *2"5B'

264

253

257

230

240

260

218

199

179

170 

164

159

147

142

134

129

126

121

139

131 

113

103

9£

108

129 

119

227

134

5,303

177

1.16

1.30

July

111 ICB"

108

96

87

85

*108

95

97

89

85

83 

83

89

81

76

74

70

69

74

74

69 

69

70

67

64

64 

64

60

60

59

2,486

80.2

0.528

0.61

Aug.

56

56

56

58

108

87

' 70

65

69

263

*309 129" 

91

79

76

70

65

64

62

60

59

58 

58

56

56

54

54 

53

52

50

48

2,491

80.4

0.529

0.61

Sept.

*47

46

fS

48

47

88

89

70

70

58

56

54 

130 -59-

*69

62

69

64

60

59

64

62 

58

56

56

56

56 

53

52

52

1,888

62.9

0.414

0.46

Calendar year 1952 : Max 2,580 Mln 59 Mean 332 Cfsm £.18 In. 29.78

Water year 1952-53 : Max 3,140 Mln 46 Mean 336 Cfsm 2.21 In. 30.03

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 ofs). 

3, sou era 17.45 rtjj Apr. Z7 \z a.m.)

Dec. 11 (11:30 p.m.) 2,270 cfs (6.41 ft)j Mar. 27 (11 a.m.) 

2,480 cfs (6.64 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage -discharge relation affected by Ice.
54 HUDSON RIVER BASIN 

Batten Kill at Battenville, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°06'05", long. 73°25'55", on left bank 1 mile southwest of Battenville, 

Washington County, and 3 miles downstream from Whitaker Brook.

Drainage area. 394 sq mi.

Records available. September to December 1908 (gage heights only), October 1922 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 369.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. September to December 1908, chain gage at site 

1 mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 31 years, 726 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,700 cfs Jan. 25 (gage height, 9.07 ft); minimum, 9.1 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.86 ft); minimum daily, 48 cfs Aug. 31.

1922-53: Maximum discharge, 21,300 cfs Nov. 4, 1927 (gage height, 17.7 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum, that of Sept. 30, 1953; minimum daily, that of Aug. 31, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from debris, 

which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation during low flow caused by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 741: Drainage area. WSP 1051: 1944(m).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect or 

backwater from debris (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27 Mar. 28 to Sept. 30

2.1 

2.4

3.0

195

553

5.0 2,120

7.0 4,130

9.0 6,600

2.0 43

2.2 104

2.5 233

3.0 533

5.0 2,170

8.0 5,310

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

*101

122

331 3T5"

220

186

172

159

150

143

142

132

133

124

130

130

126

126

126 

126

130

130

130

138

107

136

119

108 

143

134

134

4,603

148

0.376

0.43

Nov.

136

137

135

122

0135

0118

cT22

C122

C122

*c!30

141

143

137

127

127

211

299

251

208 

190

225

249

702 6"7B~

426

327

293

287 

255

236

-

6,791

226

0.574

0.64

Dec.

b!90

b!85

T5C7

196

186

315

356

*287

260

266

514

2,770

2,340

1,530'

1,140

1,010

908

828

715 

625

615

581

553

533

539

553

519

b370 

b390

b420

b400

20,284

654

1.66

1.91

Jan.

b390

353

369

381

b350

1)310

1)290

b260

b245

b3Bo~

b440

*388

344

339

321

362

581

1,010

1,370 

1,150

988

901

813

2,140

6,050

4,190

2,640

2,340 

2,140

1,620

1,420

34,875

1,125

2.86

3.29

Feb.

1,540

bl,180

bl,120

b980

b840

b840

1,250

1,600

*1,250

1,020

886

879

821

756

742

785

671

5B8~ 571

594

1,580

2,390

1,730

1,300

1,140

1,040

981

893

_

-

29,967

1,070

2.72

2.83

Mar.

b720

1)620

b580

917

1,030

798

b700

b580

b520

bSOO

*462 453"

647

1,280

1,080

2,080

1,990

1,530

1,340 

1,330

1,330

1,230

1,240

1,610

2,910

3,210

4,190

4,230 

2,860

2,580

2,720

47,313

1,526

3.87

4.47

Apr.

2,560

2,390

2,130

1,860

1,770

1,580

1,940

2,280

1,910

ll 690

1,910

1,700

1,520

 1,590

1,390

1,390

1,460

1,290

1,200 

1,280

1,290

1,240

1,540

1,810

1,730

1,870

3,430

3,440 

2,530

1,970

55,710

1,857

4.71

5.26

May

2,390

3,000

2,890

2,530

2,360

2,220

1,860

2,120

2,080

1,910

i,630

*1,420

1,320

1,760

1,790

2,360

2,480

2,730

2,610 

2,130

1,730

1,470

1,320

1,160

1,020

972

1,510

1,390 

1,170

980

882

57,194

1,845

4.68

5.40

June

792

TTo

628

576

576

526

485

526

*459

401

359

330

313

302

280

264

254

238

228 

219

233

233

214

195

185

181 2U9"

204 

319

259

-

10,698

357

0.906

1.01

July

204

T9T

199

176

168

159

*172

176

164

164

151

151

151

151

146

138

131

123

123 

123

120

104

127

113

116

109

110

106 

102

103

100

4,375

141

0.358

0.41

Aug.

93

86

95

*94

100

155

130

105

98

125

223" 410

159

138

120

115

109

103

99 

96

90

84

94

83

89

84

89

77

77

77

48

3,545

114

0.289

0.33

Sept.

88

68~58

94

72

92

142

138

*108

98

 91

80

89

152 T2Q100

94

99

98 

93

91

101

*93

86

82

86

83

80

87

79

2,852

95.1

0.241

0.27

Calendar year 1952 : Max 4,840 Min 88 Mean 725 Cfsm 1.84 In. 25.03

Water year 1952-53 : Max 6,050 Min 48 Mean 762 Cfsm 1.93 In. 26.25

Peak discharge (base, 4,100 cfs). Jan. 25 (11:30 a.m.) 6,700 cfs (9.07 ft)j Mar. 27 (11:30 p.m.) 

4,37O Cl'S 17.72 ftj.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

c Backwater from debris.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 

Glowegee Creek at West Milton, N. Y.

55

Location. Lat 43"01'50", long. 73°55'40", on left tank at upstream side of highway 

bridge, half a mile south of West Milton, Saratoga County, If miles upstream from 

Kayaderosseras Creek, and 4 miles northwest of Ballston Spa.

Drainage area. 26.0 sq mi.

Records available. April 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since June 20, 1952. Datum of gage is 

^07.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. 

Prior to Aug. 27, 1948, wire-weight gage on bridge at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 40.7 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,040 Cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 6.59 ft); minimum, 0.7 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 2.795 ft).

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 1,670 cfs Dec. 31, 1948 (gage height, 7.04 ft); minimum, 0.37 cfs Aug. 10, 11, 1949 (gage height, 0.67 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Records of 

chemical analyses, water temperatures, and sediment loads for the water year 1953 are 

given in WSP 1390.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.8

2.9

3.0 

3.2

0.8

3.2

7.2

18

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.5

112

213

517

Discharge, in cubic feet pc scond> water year October 1952 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

2Z

23

24

25

Z6

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

4.4

4.8

~.Z 11

5.8

5.8

6.3

8.1

6.5

5.8

5.2

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.3

274

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.6

4.8

4.4

4.3

4.6

5.4

6.9

6.9

6.5

170.2

5.49

0.211

0.24

Nov.

6.0

5.8

*5.6

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.8

5.4 578"

8.1

7.6

6.7

6.3

6.3

22

15

11

9.6

16

38

*93

~48 118

27

21

27

23

17

14

-

592.0

19.7

0.758

0.85

Dec.

8^9

574

11

9.1

13

76

46

30

24

29

*400

*3S?

130

78

52

48

43

39

28

Zl

25

27

29

35

45

39

27

12

12

15

15

1,728.4

55.8

2.15

2.47

Jan.

14

b!3

17

18

13

bll

blO

b9.2

8.6 12 

17

19

18

18

*18

b20

23

41

54

45

40

35

32

b!25

258

96

58

61

53

40

40

1,216.8

39.3

1.51

1.74

Feb.

44

29

30

b25

li

23

blOO

77

57

42

32

*b26

b24

b23

26

53

41

31

29

27

b!75

TTF

73

64

71

62

60

55

_

-

1,435

51.2

1.97

2.05

Mar.

36

26

20

90

66

45

33

26

22

*20

17

IF

72

90

b!02

*b220

110

77

&4 °\*

1Z7

138

112

106

194

*170

224

341 2~23~

127

109

104

3,149

102

3.92

4.50

Apr.

80

75

64

54

56

*47

!*§- 237

84

124

120

75

78

84

58

75

87

58

51

75

80

60

53

43

38

56

154

79

54

45

-

2,393

79.8

3.07

3.42

May

*299

316

253

137

126

96

73

115

86

62

51

41

41

48

76

78

299

193

96

66

49

39

34

29

24_

33

87

68

41

31

32

3,019

97.4

3.75

4.3Z

June

26

20

17

15

18

17

15

15

12

11

9.6

11

8.4

9.4

7.9

7.2

6.5

6.0

6.3

5.6

5.2

5.0

4.4

O"3.9

3.9

4.3

5.6

28

T.I

-

317.2

10.6

0.408

0.45

July

6.0

34

2T

8.9

6.5

*5.8

16

9.6

7.4

6.0

5.2

4.8

4.4

5.6

4.8

4.6

4.3

2.7

2.7

4.1

3.5

3.2

4.1

6.7

3.9

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.6

2.9

2.5

202.6

6.54

0.252

0.29

Aug.

1.8

2.0

2.4

3.1

13

6.3

3.9

3.2

2.9

13

14

*S.3

4.6

3.9

13

5.2

3.4

2.7

7.0

2.9

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.1

^9

130. 9

4.22

0.162

0.19

Sept.

-~75 0.8

.8

*.8

1.0

2.9

5.4

4.6

3.2

2.3

2.0

2.2

15

T.5

5.5

3.0

3.2

2.9

2.7

3.4

5.4

4.3

3.2

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.1

2.1

-

95.9

3.ZO

0.123

0.14

Calendar year 1952 : Max 462 Win 2.3 Mean 44.5 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23. 3O

Water year 1952-53 : Max 4OO Min 0.8 Mean 39.6 Cfsm 1.52 In. 2O.66

Peak discharge (base, 350 cfs). Dec. 11 (7 p.m.) 1.04O cfs (6.59 ft); Feb. 21 (7:15 p.m.) 380 cfs

(5.10 ft)j Mar. 27 (11 a.m.) 371 cfs (5.O7 f t) j Apr. 7 (l p.m.) 4O9 cfs (5.19 f t) j May 1 (11 a.m.)

525 cfs (5.52 ft); May 17 (lo a.m.) 532 ofs (5.54 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage -discharge relation affected by ice.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Kayaderosseras Creek near West Milton, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°02i25", long. 73°54 I 30", on left bank 500 ft downstream from Glowegee 

Creek, 1 mile east of West Milton, Saratoga County, and 3j miles northwest of Ballston 

Spa.

Drainage area.--90 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available . July 1927 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 376.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 26 years, 140 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,070 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 6.82 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, 1.17 ft).

1927-53: Maximum discharge, 4,710 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 10.78 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum, 6.1 cfs Aug. 23, 1927 (gage height, 0.86 ft); minimum dally, 

13 cfs Aug. 24, 1927.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Occasional 

diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station. Records of chemical 

analyses, water temperatures, and sediment loads for the water year 1953 are given in 

WSP 1290.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 741: Drainage area. WSP 1202: 1935-40.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 17 May 18 to Sept. 30

1.4 

1.9 

2.5

39

104

224

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

363

711

1,610

1.1

1.4

1.5

2.3 176

3.0 363

5.0 1,120

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

40

41

75

BT

48

48

49

54

49

46

43

42

43

42

57

43

39

55

40

42

39

40

45

43

40

39

40

43

51

49

49

1,424

45.9

0.510

0.59

Nov.

46

44

 44

44

44

45

4T

46

43

46

52

50

48

44

66

98

78

62

55

72

182

296

456

~<S5T

142

114

120

107

90

74

-

2,887

96.2

1.07

1.19

Dec.

62

BT

68

64

71

264

176

125

107

115

852

1.550

521

510

*214

185

165

149

124

104

108

110

124

129

140

151

109

72

72

84

82

6,231

201

2.23

2.57

Jan.

76

74

80

84

76

70

66

64

62

75

96

98

94

86

 83

92

140

175

210

168

144

129

118

557

745

396

265

260

222

174

161

4,923

159

1.77

2.03

Feb.

165

130

135

125

116

115

267

280

198

160

155

 120

114

110

109

178

148

151

118

112

412

395

262

217

219

200

187

187

-

-

-

5,045

180

2.00

2.08

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,920 Min 31

Mar.

140

 122

114

293

289

196

150

125

110

 100

94

95

212

310

329

754

477

313

316

382

407

360

357

598

*774

730

988

551

483

394

397

11,233

362

4,02

4.64

Apr.

516

284

244

214

212

*187

539- 615

330

376

439

504

273

287

224

255

351

249

212

257

262

214

205

180

165

204

520

341

236

196

-

8,687

290

3.22

3.59

May

737

906

T7T

479

410

333

265

404

348

252

217

187

*174

196

251

284

744

725

432

284

213

181

163

143

128

150

318

249

172

145

143

10,405

336

3.75

4.50

June

126

108

96

88

102

94

85

82

*75

67

64

63

60

64

60

58

55

54

54

51

50

48

45

41

4T

42

49

74

219

82

-

2,197

73.2

0.815

0.91

July

60

"79" 96

54

48

47

70

56

*48

44

43

41

41

45

41

39

36

34

55

39

38

54

59

47

57

55

34

37

31

52

29_

1,585

44.7

0.497

0.57

Aug.

26

27

29

50

70

48

52

33

34

122

156

*66

51

46

49

40

36

34

36

31

29

29

28

27

27

26

27

27

24

23

SS.

1,265

40.8

0.453

0.52

Sept.

?0~ 20

20

*20

22

52

39

39

31

27

213

27

7R

y

3*

33

30

29

233"

V.3-

302'3

2^«

2^

27

27

27 *2~

-

92^

30.9

0.343

0.33

Mean 179 Cfsm 1.99 In. 27.13

Water year 1952-55: Max 1,550 Min 20 Mean 155 Cfsm 1.72 In. 25.57

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs). --Dec. 11 (9 P.m.) 2,070 cfs (6.82 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage -discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 29 to Dec. 4, Dec. 19-21, Dec. 28 to Jan. 12,

Jan. 16-18, Feb. 2-5, 10, 11, 13, 14, 20, Mar. 1-3, 7-11.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 57

Hooslc River at Adams, Mass.

Location. --Lat 42°36'37", long. 73°07'32", on right bank just downstream from Dry Brook, 

at Adams, Berkshire County, 0.5 mile upstream from Pecks Brook.

Drainage area. 46.3 sq ml.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 837.01 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929.

Average discharge. 22 years, 93.7 cfs (adjusted for diversion).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,250 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 4.36 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Oct. 15, 24, 27; minimum daily, 16 cfs Nov. 1, 2.

1931-53: Maximum discharge, 5,080 cfs Sept. 21, 1938 (gage height, 8.25 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; 

minimum daily, 12 cfs Aug. 2, 1936, Sept. 24, 25, Oct. 13, 1939, Oct. 26, 27, 1940, 

Oct. 9, 10, 1943.

 ks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diversion 

above station for municipal supply of Adams. Some diurnal fluctuation by mill above 

station. Plow regulated by Cheshire Reservoir.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

Tbtal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

27

32

29

29

29

*25

25

25

24

25

25

24

22

24

22

22

22

22

 21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

763

24.6

37.2

Nov.

16 !n?

18

18

20

21

21

21

21

24

25

*22

20

20

21

36

27

24

24

24

30

120

159

64

43

35

38

35

30

27

-

1,020

34.0

36.0

Dec.

25

24

26

78

43

35

35

*38

349

393

3.22

74

b53

51

48

44

40

36

38

36

36

36

40

36

b32

b27

b35

b30

29

1,937

62.5

37.2

Jan.

27

§7

32

32

b28

27

27

27

b32

85

81

79

*75

74

74

79

85

89

96

79

72

68

64

b350

563

b200

b!35

160

150

118

120

3,155

102

37.2

Feb.

160

b!07

104

98

b92

87

b!80

174

122

109

blOO

blOS

b95

87

87

87

*83

79

77

79

336

557

132

125

120

111

106

100

-

-

-

3,349

120

33.6

Mar.

b85

b80

b83

b!80

147

111

b95

b85

b80

b80

b75

79

449

310

289

*643

248

185

190

190

185

185

207

*598

*558

727

781

424

314

330

 330

8,323

268

37.2

Apr.

300

282

248

2O7

196

174

166

248

166

163

187

160

207

213

174

207

213

185

174

176

179

163

193

179

155

166

2"4T 414

*187

163

-

6,087

203

36.0

May

478

393

376

282

248

219

236

242

275

201

157

140

140

166

174

187

275

224

160

142

132

125

130

120

113

102

104

89

75

72

T?

5,849

189

37.2

June

66

62

*57

57

57

53

55

51

50

46

44

43

44

48

46

43

43

41

41

40.

46

62

48

43

40

43

46

46

-

1,502

50.1

36.0

July

35

32

32

32

30

30

35

32

30

29

*29

29

29

27

25

24

24

25

25

25

26

27

25

25

25

24

25

24

22.

874

28.2

37.2

Aug.

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

32.

29

*25

24

24

24

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

690

22.3

37.2

Sept.

21

21

22

24

21

22

22

21

20

20

20

20

25

fT

20

 20

20

20

20

20

21

20

20

20

IS.

20

20

18

18

18

-

613

20.4

36.0

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

26.5 

0.572 

0.66

35.9 

0.775 

0.86

Calendar year 1952; 

Water year 1952-53:

64.4 

1.39 

1.60

104 

2.25 

2.58

121 

2.61 

2.73

270 

5.83 

6.73

205 

4.43 

4.93

191 

4.13 

4.74

Observed

Max 733 Mln 16 Mean 94.0 

Max 781 Mln 16 Mean 93.6

Peak discharge (base, 900 cfs). D<

cfs (3.97 ft); Mar. 24 (7:30 p.m.) 1 

(5 to 6 a.m.) 1,O50 cfs (3.98 ft).

51.9 

1.12 

1.25

30.1 

0.650 

0.75

24.1 

0.521 

0.60

22.3 

0.482 

0.54

Adjusted

Mean 95.9 Cfsm 2.07 In. 28.18 

Mean 95.5 Cfsm 2.06 In. 27.97

jc. 11 (10:30 p.m.) 955 cfs (3.79 ft)j Mar. 16 (1:30 a.m.) 1,040 

250 cfs (4.36 ft)j Mar. 26 (2 a.m.) 1,010 cfs (3.90 ft); Mar. 27

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion for municipal supply of Adams, In millions of gallons.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

if Discharge In cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff In Inches may not represent

~" flow because of regulation.
58 HUDSON RIVER BASIN

North Branch Hoosic River at North Adams, Mass.

Location. Lat 42°42'08", long. 73°05 I 37", on left bank 0.4 mile downstream from Hudson 

Brook, at North Adams, Berkshire County, and \\ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 39.0 sq mi.

Records available. June 1931 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Sept. 23, 1938. Datum of gage is 

820.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Sept. 22, 1938, at site 100 

ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 99.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,690 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 6.60 ft); minimum, 3.8 cfs Sept. 4; minimum daily, 4.7 cfs Sept. 2-5.

1931-53: Maximum discharge, 8,950 cfs Sept. 21, 1938 (gage height, 12.05 ft, from 

floodmarkB), by computation of peak flow over dam; minimum, 2.3 cfs Sept. 5, 1949; 

minimum daily, 4.5 cfs Aug. 23-28, 1949.

Maximum discharge known, 9,980 cfs in November 1927, by computation of flow over dam

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. Some 

regulation at low flow by mill above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 756; Drainage area. WSP 761: 1933(M). WSP 801: 1928(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.85

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2 

3.4

3.4 

5.7

3.7 

4.0 

4.5 

5.O 

5.3

174

313

635

1,060

1,330

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

11

13 

42

23

16

14

*12

10

10

10

9.6

9.6

10

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9,6

10

12

12

13

372.4

12.0

0.308

0.36

Nov.

16

13 

11

12

11

11

11

12

12

13

17

15

13

11

13

59

37

27

22

20

37

155

282

108

68

52

59

50

39

34

-

1,24O

41.3

1.06

1.18

Dec.

25

22 27"

22

26

124

71

50

*44

5O

757

818

263

163

112

103

86

73

57

51

56

48

48

52

59

52

42

b24

39

35

32

3,431

111

2.85

3.27

Jan,

30

28 

32

32

t>26

27

26

26

22

31

35

39

34

32

32

37

b43

77

89

64

54

48

44

421

682

254

145

194

163

112

109

2,988

96.4

2.47

2.85

Feb.

138

b86 

blOO

b84

b71

b66

b!55

b!80

116

82

79

76

68

61

61

68

56

49

48

46

416

b306

163

135

125

106

95

81

-.

-

-

3,117

111

2.85

2.97

Calendar year 1952; Max 1,280 Mln 7.2

Mar.

b59

b57 

b60

b!56

141

b93

b71

b59

b53

b48

b44

b4T

529

464

507

1,060

387

251

223

194

194

223

342

*1,140

884

1,300

1,320

642

364

347

330

11,589

374

9.59

11.05

Apr.

286

255 

202

167

167

128

281

246

167

173

246

170

2O6

198

174

233

210

17O

149

149

135

182

324

260

198

362

742

308

2O6

163

-

6,857

229

5.87

6.54

May

510

450 

336

232

*237

194

156

327

307

186

142

116

110

167

180

182

375

271

206

149

116

95

84

68

56

69

132

145

92

71

64

5,825

18S

4.82

5.55

June

50

43 

*36

32

37

35

41

35

30

27

22

18

17

18

17

15

14

13

12

12

14

16

13

10

9.6

j.9

12

12

76

21

-

716.5

23.9

0.613

0.68

July

14

12 

18

13

11

10

9.6

10

25

*14

12

14

13

13

11

9.6

8.9

8.3

8.3

9.6

10

9.6

8.9

9.6

9.6

8.3

7.7

7.2

7.2

6.7

6.7

335.8

1O.8

0.277

0.32

Aug.

6.2

5.7 

B.2

6.7

13

12

8.9

7.7

7.7

13.

,54

*20

13

12

10

8.3

7.2

7.2

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.2

5.2

5.2

356.4

11.5

0.295

0.34

Sept.

5.0

fc*

4.7

4.7

5.2

5.7.

6.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.7

18

To

7.7

*7.2

7.7

7.7

7.2

6.7

7.2

7.7

7.7

6.7

6.2

6.7

9.7

13

6.9

7.2

-

215.4

7.18

0.184

0.21

Mean 101 Cfsm 2.59 In. 35.30

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,320 Mln 4.7 Mean 1O1 Cfsm 2.59 In. 35.32

Peak discharge (base. 1.300 efs). Dec. 11 (8 p.m.) 2,69O cfs (6.6O ft); Mar. 16 (2 a.m.) 1,90O ofe 

(5.87 ft); Mar. 24 (5 to 5:45 p.m.) 2,680 cfs (6.59 ft); Apr. 27 (l a.m.) 1,31O ofs (5.28 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 59

Hoosic River near Williamstown, Mass.

Location. Lat 42°42'2l", long. 73°10'50", on left bank 1.0 mile upstream from Green 

Kiver and l£ miles east of Williamstown, Berkshire County.

Drainage area. 132 sq mi.

Records available. July 1940 to September 1953.

Gage.. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 595 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 13 years, 280 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,730 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 9.20 ft); minimum, 42 cfs Sept. 12; minimum daily, 45 cfs Sept. 12.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 13,000 cfs Dec. 31, 1948 (gage height, 14.85 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,300 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; minimum, 5.8 cfs Aug. 30, 31, Oct. 26, 1940; minimum daily, 42 cfs Oct. 10, 

1943, Aug. 28, 1949.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or shifting control, 

which are good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station. Plow 

regulated by Cheshire Reservoir.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24 Jan. 25 to Sept. 30

2.7 53

3.0 116

3.5 252

4.0 426

5.0 851

6.0 1,380

7.0 1,980

2.66

2.7

3.0

3.5

4.0

45

53

117

270

455

5.0 909

6.0 1,460

7.0 2,050

8.0 2,760

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

71

82

155 ~98

80

75

*75

70

70

68

66

62

62

66

64

62

60

58

54

58

62

62

62

62

60

60

60 

64

68

71

70

2,155

68.9

0.522

0.60

Nov.

67

58

62

66

64

64

66

62

60

66

71

*71

70

66

64

121

107

89

80

80

104

286

596

258

178

145

145 

138

118

107

-

3,529

118

0.894

0.99

Dec.

93

86

91

86

94

258

173

138

*126

135

952

1.820

597

585

281

265

253

209

176

158

170

160

155

162

181

165

148 

b89

b!09

126

116

7,937

256

1.94

2.24

Jan.

109

107

128

128

114

111

109

104

107

150

168

176

*165

162

162

184

195

265

508

240

215

204

192

976

1.990

801

b510 

617

549

405

389

10,040

324

2.45

2.83

Feb.

552

352

345

516

265

260

534

617

408

525

280

291

274

255

255

280

*245

220

225

256

955

927

b490

428

408

363

334 

309

_

_

-

10,715

383

2.90

3.02

liar.

b245

b230

233

561

544

341

298

246

b230

233

203

216

1,050

1,500

898

2,590

1,060

688

- 656

612

604

595

704

1,810

*2,080

2,480

2.750 

1,510

972

977

951

27,667

892

6.76

7.79

Apr.

82 S

769

647

557

544

485

715

843

582

540

711

549

652

706

587

670

740

604

54O

557

565

520

674

716

578

630

14.510 

*828

625

536

-

20,006

667

5.05

5.64

May

1.510

1,250

1,110

798

749

656

591

828

999

665

549

475

463

591

600

656

944

755

591

483

420

574

560

512

284

298

428 

597

294

246

251

18,689

605

4.57

5.27

June

210

188

*172

166

172

158

165

158

140

130

117

107

103

107

107

98

93

89

86

82

91

125

100

82

78

78

82 

!£

318

120

-

5,796

127

0.962

1.07

July

91

84

91

75

71

70

73

70

*114

82

70

71

73

75

73

71

66

58

53

19

70

66

68

71

66

58

62 

64

64

66

62

2,217

71.5

0.542

0.62

Aug.

54

50

54

62

75

70

62

58

56

215

170

*95

82

75

70

60

60

60

60

60

58

56

55

54

56

56

56 

55

47

47

48

2,128

68.6

0.520

0.60

Sept.

*48

48

47

54

48

55

48

50

50

48

48

45

85

66

58

58

64

58

54

48

59

66

60

58

56

53

54 

66

60

56

-

1,664

55.5

0.420

0.47

Calendar. year 1952: Max 2,300 Mln 53 Mean 292 Cfsm 2.21 In. 30.11

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,750 Mln 45 Mean 303 Cfsm 2.30 In. 51.14

Peak discharge (base, 2.400 cfs). 

2,470 cfs (7.61 ft); Mar. 16 (6 to 7

Dec. 11 (9:50 p.m.) 5,500 cfs (9.01 ft); Jan. 25 (6 to 7 a.m.) 

a.m.) 5,160 cfs (8.50 ft); Mar. 24 (8:30 to 9:30 p.m.) 3,730

cfs (9.20 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Mote. Shifting-control method used Jan. 24, July 12 to Sept. 30. Discharge In cubic feet per 

second per square mile and runoff In Inches may not represent natural flow because of regulation.
60 HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Green River at Williamstown, Mass.

Location.--Lat 42"42'32", long. 73"11'50", on left bank 0.1 mile upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 2 at Williamstown, Berkshire County, and 0.8 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 42.6 sq mi.

Records available . September 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 615 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,320 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 4.45 ft); minimum, 3.4 cfs Sept. 1, 3.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 2,010 cfs Nov. 26, 1950 (gage height, 5.28 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of Sept. 1, 

3, 1953.

Flood of Dec. 31, 1948, reached a stage of about 7.5 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and doubtful or no gageheight record, which are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by mill above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.05

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6

3.5

4.1

5.5

7.8

12

24

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.7

53

102

182

407

790

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

13

15

22

T6

14

14

 13

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

9.8

9.8

10

12

11

9.4

f*9.4

11

11 

10

362.4

11.7

0.275

0.32

Nov.

9.8

9.4

10

11

10

10

10

10

10

12

12

#11

9.4

94)

9.5

21

16

14

14

14

24

43

71

45

35

30 

33

30

26

24

593.4

19.8

0.465

0.52

Dec.

19

18

20

18

27

66

42

37

*35

36

385

430

211

148

118

100

88

77

69

62

61

57

56

57

62

57 

50

30

42

40 

37

2,562

82.6

1.94

2.24

Jan.

35

34

38

35

33

30

27

25

23

3T

40

42

*38

36

35

51

52

101

84

71

65

62

58

580

695

326 

231

283

200

155 

145

3,665

118

2.77

3.20

Feb.

160

105

115

100

92

95

210

153

128

105

94

97

90

82

88

85

*71

t

"

81

263

fOf

148

132

125

116 

104

94

.

-

3,269

117

2.75

2.85

Mar.

74

71

73

165

113

93

78

72

67

64

a350

a300

a380

*736

402

294

275

266

226

202

202

474

*475

577

530"

383

436 

373

8,626

278

6.53

7.53

Apr.

336

326

289

248

231

190

302

303

248

248

262

222

253

248

235

269

253

222

206

226

218

HB" 186

226

206

274

 284

231

194

7,591

253

5.94

6.63

May

358

350

331

262

253

222

186

240

202

166

140

123

125

132

128

120

203

160

132

116

102

92

84

72

66

75 

94

86

69

63 

60

4,812

155

3.64

4.20

June

54

*49

44

42

41

37

35

35

31

28

26

25

24

26

24

22

21

20

18

18

22

23

19

16

16

IB- 14

16

55

21

837

27.9

0.655

0.73

July

18

18

18

14

13

12

14

12

*3016-

14

14

13

13

12

11

11

9.8

8.6

20

14

12

12

13

10

8.6 

8.6

8.6

7.8

7.8 

6.5

400.3

12.9

0.303

0.35

Aug.

6.1

6.3

6.9

7.5

11

8.6

6.9

6.3

6.1

li

 14

9.8

7.8

7.2

6.9

6.1

5.9

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.1

5.1

.9

.9

.9

.9 

.6

.8

1

fit

204.5

6.60

0.155

0.18

Sept.

5.0

5.1

4.0

8.5

6.7

6.3

5.4

4.9

4.9

4.8

9~ 0

*e!s

6.3

7.8

6.3

5.7

5.4

5.5

5.9

5.2

5.1

5.2

5.1 

4.8

4.9

4.6

4.5

177,5

5. §2

0.139

0.15

Calendar year 1952: Max 840 Mln 8.6 Mean 90.3 Cfsm 2.12 In. 28.85

Water year 1952-53: Max 754 Mln 3.5 Mean 90.7 Cfsm 2.13 In. 28.90

Peak discharge (base. 650 cfs). Dec. 11 (6:30 p.m.) 1,320 cfs (4.45 ft); Jan. 24 (5 p.m.) 1,230 

eta (4.34 ft); Mar. 13 (time and discharge unknown); Mar. 16 (3 a.m.) 1,160 cfs (4.24 ft)j Mar. 24 

(7 p.m.) 1,020 cfs (4.05 ft); Mar. 27 (7 to'8 a.m.) 864 cfs (3.82 ft)s Apr. 27 (12:30 a.m.) 754 cfs 

(3.64 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records 

for Hooslo River near Williamstown and North Branch Hooslc River at North Adams.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 1-5, 11, 12, Dec. 28 to Jan. 13, Jan. 17, 24, 

JanTTg to Feb. 7, Feb. 10-12, 16-20, Mar. 1-4, 7-12.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 

Little Hoosic River at Petersburg, N. Y.

61

Location. Lat 42°45'55", long. 73°20'20", on left bank 100 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, 1 mile downstream from Petersburg, Rensselaer County, and 4.9 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 56.1 sq mi.

Records available. July 1951 to September 1953.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 587.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,860 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 5.82 ft); min- 

 imum, 2.9 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1-3; minimum gage height, 1.855 ft Oct. 2.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 2,910 cfs June I, 1952 (gage height, 6.80 ft); minimum, that of Aug. 31, Sept. 1-3, 1953; minimum gage height, that of Oct. 2, 1952. 

Flood of Dec. 31, 1948, reached a stage of 9.4 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

7,470 cfs, by contracted-opening determination of peak flow).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from debris, 

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect or backwater 

from debris (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 15, 16)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 15 Mar. 16 to Sept. 30

1.84

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

5.3

6.6

15

33

74

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

184

347

566

1,170

1.86

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

2.9 

4.4

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

177

361

619

1,350

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

*6.4

8.3

13

9.2

8.0

7.2

7.0

6.8

6.6

6.4

6.4 

6.4

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

ft*

6.4

7.4 

7.0

6.4

2O5.5

6.63

0.118

0.14

Nov.

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.4

5,2

5.2

5.8

*7.0

6.4 

6.4

5.8

5.4

5.8

14

11

9.2

8.0

7.6

9.8

21

28

Iff

14

12 

20

18

14 

12

-

304.2

10.1

0.180

0.20

Dec.

10

11

11

10" 9.2

38

24

20

*18

18

Hf218

161

120

108

96

85

70

62

63

57

54

55

61

55 

47

31

33 

38

35

2,429.2

78.4

1V40

1.61

Jan.

34

33

36

34

30

27

19

18

17

19

52 

47

 41

36

38

98

104

170

132

114

S 104

96

88

872

942

458 

330

370

272 

205

180

5,036

162

2.89

3.34

Feb.

200

*120

112

92

74

90

270

215

176

120

98 

82

72

68

80

92

80

7O

102" 66

320

258

210

190

168

151 

139

116

-

-

3,831

137

2.44

2.54

Mar.

66

*49

45

175

125

96

72

58

49

43

40 

4T

240

239

308

*802

402

303

272

272

232

2O2

189

356

432

585 

*884 356"

379 

492

490

8,478

273

4.87

5.62

Apr.

406

374

303

253

232

264

228

225

232

196

211

*211

226

298

264

228

218

*228

225

251

257

242

222

374 

727

TSS

319 

253

-

8,378

279

4.97

5.55

May

*531

150

425

332

346

272

259

260

225

192

160 

*142

154

163

149

136

255

196

166

142

124

109

98

83

73

86 

123

117

87 

76

Ii

6,002

194

3.46

3.98

June

62

5T

50

46

44

*41

39

37

35

31

27 

25

24

24

22

20

19

18

16

16

15

15

14

13

12

12 

12

13

49 

20

-

825

27.5

0.490

0.55

July

16

 U

15

13

11

10

11

9.8

15

11

10 

9.8

9.8

9.2

8.6

8.6

8.0

7.4

6.8

9.2

8.0

8.0

7.4

8.0

6.8

6.2 

6.2

6.2

5.7 

5.7

S.,2.

286.6

9.25

0.165

0.19

Aug.

5.2

5.7

5.7

*5.7

8.0

6.2

5.2

4.8

4.8

10.

8.0 

6.8

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.0 

4.0

3.6

M3.2

160.0

5.16

0.092

0.11

Sept.

gj9

ft?

2.9

*3.6

4.2

7.8

6.2

5.2

4.8

4.4

4.4 

4.0

~.4

5.7

5.2

4.8

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.6 

3.6

3.6

3.6 

*3.6

-

144.0

4.80

0.086

0.10

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,130 Min 5.2 Mean 99.0 Cfsm 1.76 In. 24.03

Water year 1952-53: Max 942 Min 2.9 Mean 98.8 Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.93

Peak discharge (base. 1,250 cfs). Dec. 11 (5:30 p.m.) 1.61O cfs (5.54 fth Jan. 24 (3 p.m.) 1,860

cfs (5.82 ft); Mar. 16 (1:30 a.m.) 1,490 cfs (5.28 ft); Apr. 26 (11:45 p.m.) 1,380 cfs (5.04 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 15, 19, 20, Dec. 27 to Jan. 1, Jan. 4-13, 

16^157 27, 28, Jan. 30 to Feb. 7, Feb. 10-21, 23, Feb. 28 to Mar. 13. Backwater from ice and/or debris Dec. 1-11. Backwater from debris Oct. 6 to Nov. 30, Aug. 26 to Sept. 4, Sept. 17-30.
62 HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Walloomsac River near North Bennington, Vt.

Location. Lat 42°54'47", long. 73°15'25", on left bank 0.6 mile downstream from Paran 

Creek and 1.4 miles south of North Bennington, Bennington County.

Drainage area. Ill sq mi.

Records available. June 1931 to September 1953.

Gage..--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 525 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 22 years, 228 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,910 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 6.80 ft); minimum, 30 cfs July 25; minimum daily, 37 cfs Sept. 3, 4.

1931-53: Maximum discharge, 8,450 cfs Sept. 21, 1938 (gage height, 12.04 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,800 cfs on basis of determinations of peak discharges by 

contracted-opening determinations at gage heights 10.13, 10.49, 11.50, and 12.04 ft. 

and by slope-area determination and computation of flow over dam at gage height 12.04 

ft; minimum, 4 cfs Sept. 27, 1932; minimum daily, 28 cfs Sept. 13, 1931.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diurnal 

fluctuation caused by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 781: 1933(M) .

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Backwater from scum and debris Oct. 14 to Nov. 21)

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

415

930

2,280

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Bay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

54

64

140

85

68

60

*57

54

52

52

52

54

52

49

49

50

49

49

50

50

50

52

50

50

50

AI

47

50

54

52

55

1,747

56.4

0.508

0.59

Nov.

55

55

57

60

55

54

52

52

52

55

57

57

*52

50

54

160

124

96

75

70

90

128

125

175

118

102

105

102

90

81

-

2,661

88.7

0.799

0.89

Dec.

70

62

70

64

68

190

132

102

94

*107

747

1.260

487

320

228

204

181

167

140

129

140

129

127

124

132

172

117

b77

90

105

96

6,086

196

1.77

2.04

Jan.

92

92

98

98

90

87

85

b77

77

92

110

112

100 *98

96

140

b!55

212

204

158

145

134

129

589

1.210

565

b365

413

384

279

263

6,749

218

1.96

2.26

Feb.

316

b220

b225

b205

b!75

b!75

338

404

267

b200

blSO

191

181

172

181

200

167

*142

147

150

522

514

291

251

228

210

200

188

-

6,640

237

2.14

2.22

Mar.

b!47

b!40

b!40

210

240

172

150

b!27

bl!9

b!24

bl!2

124

375

590

415

*1,330

660

460

424

406

389

375

456

1,370

1,380

1,650

2.030

1,090

744

738

710

17,397

561

5.05

5.83

Apr.

685

645

550

482

474

411

620

570

442

406

500

406

415

428

384

438

438

367

328

367

367

406

670

685

600

852

1.600

782

585

478

-

16,381

546

4.92

5.49

May

911

894

700

575 *645

565

474

505

560

478

397

345

367

660

580

650

834

738

605

478

393

345

320

283

255

276

446

515

350

279

251

15,676

506

4.56

5.25

June

221

*197

178

172

181

167

184

204

153

145

127

117

112

112

105

100

94

90

87

83

87

162

100

85

81

97

117

98

328

316

4,310

144

1.30

1.44

July

105

94

90

79

75

70

92 *79

HI

90

77

79

75

77

71

64

62

60

58

64

60

55

55

58

50

52

55

55

52

52

50

2,172

70.1

0.632

0.73

Aug.

47

49

47

50

98

70

58

55

57

203

*145

94

77

70

66

60

58

57

54

52

50

46

44

46

50

46

44

43

43

43

38

1,960

63.2

0.569

0.66

Sept.

*38

38

31

37

38

58

58

50

47

47

47

46

123

71 *54

49

58

54

49

47

47

46

44

43

43

44

43

43

41

41

-

1,481

49.4

0.445

0.50

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,930 Min 44 Mean 232 Cfsm 2.09 In. 28.47

Water year 1952-53 : Max 2,030 Min 37 Mean 228 Cfsm 2.05 In. 27.90

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 cfs).--Dec. 11 (11:15 to 11:45 p.m.) 2 . .._ ,..._ --,, - -- 

(7:30 to 8 p.m.) 2,910 cfs (6.80 ft); Mar. 27 (4:30 a.m.) 2,530 cfs (6.33 ft); Apr. 27 (2:30 a.m.) 

2,260 cfs (5.98 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 63

Hoosic River near Eagle Bridge, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°56'10", long. 73°22>30", on right bank three-quarters of a mile downstream from Walloomsac River and If miles southeast of village of Eagle Bridge, 

Rensselaer County.

Drainage area. -510 sq mi,

Records available. August 1910 to March 1922, July 1923 to September 1953,

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 355.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to March 1922, chain gaga and July 1923 to July 1936, water-stage recorder, at site a quarter of a mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 41 years (1910-21, 1923-53), 922 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,220 cfs Jan. 25 (gage height, 10.37 ft); minimum, 62 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 3.18 ft); minimum daily, 96 cfs Sept, 3.

1910-22, 1923-53: Maximum discharge, 55,400 Cfs Dec. 31, 1948 (gage height, 21.15 

ft, from high-water mark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs 

on basis of peak flow over downstream dams and contracted-opening determinations at 

gage heights 17.8 and 21.15 ft; minimum, 24 cfs Sept. 14, 1913 (gage height, 6.1 ft, 

site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 30 cfs Sept. 14, 1913.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diurnal 

fluctuation at medium and low flow caused by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 741: Drainage area. WSP 756: 1913(m).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 24 Mar. 25 to Sept. 30

3.6 

3.9 

4.3 

5.0

114

207

414

1,000

6.0

8.0

10.0

2,100

4,970

8,450

3.3 

3.6 

3.9

148

253

4.3 

5.0

453

1,000

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 5.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*144

*146

292

249

193

182

160

158

150

150

132

137

146 

136

140

139

128

126

T30

142

131

134

134 

134

126

133

137

131

151

140

154

4,685

151

0.296

0.34

Nov.

135

140

150

150

146

150

148

141

146

*162

163

164

164 

154

150

274

330

258

218

205

225

284

1.280 

728

473

378

347

364

308

278

-

8,213

274

0.537

0.60

Dec.

248

'351 208

212

215

566

544

386

*345

342

1,670

6,160

2,390 

1,600

1,210

*1,080

972

b860

b680

b600

b640

614

574 

574

646

630

558

b320

b320

b420

b410

26,218

846

1.66

1.91

Jan.

389

363

395

408

*339

b310

b300

b270

b245

b350

b520

543

442 

*428

414

612

750

1,090

1,240

1,000

896

812

730 

3,490

7,550

3,450

2,230

2,440

2,140

1,640

1,520

37,306

1,203

2.36

2.72

Feb.

1,770

bl,24Q

bl,250

bl,200

bl,060

bl,040

1,630

1,980

*1,430

1,130

1,040

1,040

952

877

888

1,040

b840

b680

bT50

748

2,250

2.690

bl,550 

1,400

1,300

1,170

1,100

1,020

-

-

-

35,015

1,251

2.45

2.55

Mar.

b780

b740

b720

bl,180

1,470

974

849

704

b660

b680

*b560

606

1,670 

3,120

2,110

6,690

3,560

2,400

2,200

2,200

2,110

1,930

1,970 

3,530

6,120

6,260

7,840

5,230

3,530

3,670

3,700

79,763

2,573

5.05

5.82

Apr.

3,220

2,960

2,530

2,160

2,050

1.610

2,420

2,680

2,080

1,880

2,320

1,900

1,990 

*2,220

1,930

2,160

£,390

1,990

1,810

1,910

1,960

1,900

2,320 

2,440

2,110

2,630

6.180

3,600

2,640

2,160

-

72,350

2,412

4.73

5.28

May

4,170

4.510

3,760

2,880

2,880

2,490

2,140

2,410

2,650

2,140

1,780

*1,550

1,510 

2,210

2,030

2,270

3,040

2,810

2,270

1,860

1,610

1,410

1,300 

1,150

1,020

990

1,520

1,590

1,220

1,020

934

64,924

2,094

4.11

4.73

June

834

740

650

614

640

610

589

640

*548

503

453

419

405 

404

387

366

350

318

301

284

272

376

336 

274

246

251

301

260

787

482

-

13,640

455

0.892

0.99

July

519

zSz

*271

253

£30

209

*248

228

293

285

230

222

210 

210

2Q2

192

178

173

164

170

186

170

166 

172

172

151

145

146

148

141

140

6,306

203

0.398

0.46

Aug.

131

122

124

*130

202

182

151

143

132

271

"258 462

204

175

167

151

134

139

128

126

124

122

114 

118

128

122

118

118

108

112

105

4,821

156

0.306

0.35

Sept.

100

101

96

 103

106

142

151

127

121

119

*108

103

m149

140

142

141

132

125

123

129

122 

124

121

108

106

H7

124

116

-

3,804

127

0.249

0.28

Calendar year 1952: Max 10,700 Min 126 Mean 960 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.61

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,840 Min 96 Mean 978 Cfsm 1.92 In. 26. O3

Peak discharge (base. 7.400 efs).--Dee. 12 (5:30 a.m.) 9,010 efs (10.27 ft); Jan. 25 (9:30 a.m.] 

9,220 cfs (10.37 ft); Mar. 16 (8:30 a.m.) 8,370 cfs (9.96 ft); Mar. 25 (1:45 a.m.) 8,370 cfs (9.96 

ft)j Mar. 27 (10:30 a.m.) 8,710 cfs (10.13 ft); Apr. £7 (8:15 a.m.) 7,570 cfs (9.54 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
64 HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Hudson River at Mechanicville, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°54'45", long. 73°40'45", on right bank at dam of West Virginia Pulp 

& Paper Co. at Mechanicville, Saratoga County, three-quarters of a mile upstream from 

Anthony Kill and ij miles downstream from Hoosic River.

Drainage area. 4,500 sq mi.

RecoHds available. October 1887 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to 1911, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 66 years, 7,432 cfs.

Extremes. 1951-52: Maximum daily discharge during water year, 46,300 cfs Apr. 6; minimum daily, 1,290 cfs Sept. 1.

1952-53: Maximum daily discharge during water year, 44,400 cfs Mar. 27; minimum 

daily, 1,130 cfs Sept. 7.

1887-1953: Maximum discharge, 120,000 cfs Mar. 28, 1913; practically no flow for 

short periods when plant was shut down.

Since 1930, maximum discharge, 118,000 cfs Jan. 1, 1949.

Remarks. Discharge computed from flow over spillway, through wheels and through lock of 

Cfiamplain Canal. Figures of daily discharge given herein are those for 24 hours 

beginning at 7 a.m. of day indicated. Since 1930 flow appreciably regulated by Sacandaga Reservoir (see p. 48) and Indian Lake Reservoir (see p. 41). During canal 

navigation season, water is diverted through Glen Palls feeder and Bond Creek (see 

pp.51,52) into Lake Champlain basin and occasionally may receive water from that basin 

through summit level of Champlain Canal at Dunham basin. No adjustment made for these 

diversions.

Cooperation. Records of discharge over spillway and through wheels furnished by West 

Virginia Pulp & Paper Co.

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

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3,570 

4,790 

4,490

4,250

4,340

4,320

5,060

10, 300 

8,830 

6,690

8,310 

13.400 

5,156

5,820

5,730

6,790

6,470

6,210

5,820

5,180

3.440

4,080

5,800

6,810

9,220

9,500

8,340 

6,510

6,930

7,430

7,290

204,910

6,610

-

-

Nov.

7,300 

6.840 

12,200

14,800

11,400

10, 700

14,000

18.200 

17,400 

15,600

13,800 

13,200 

12,900

12,400

14,400

14,600

14,900

14, 300

12,900

11,500

11,100

10,500

10,800

13,300

12,300

10,9OO

11,300 

9,750

8,880

9,250

-

371,420

12,330

-

-

Dec.

8,750 

8,520 

7,300

9,480

12,300

14,600

15,700

16.300

16,366

15,300

15,800 

14,500 

13,500

11,900

11,400

10,500

6.840

£5,166

9,430

10,100

10, 600

13,000

10, 800

9,330

10,800

8,170

9,120 

9,120

9,010

9,510

10,800

346, 940

11,190

_

-

Jan.

12,500 

11,800 

11,8OO

11,800

11,500

9,480

8,370

8,310 

8,930 

10,900

10,700 

10,300 

9,000

8.130

10,200

13,500

12,600

16,700

13,500

12,400

10,400

9,500

9,640

10,200

9,080

11,100

17.7OO 

14,500

12,100

11,100

10,500

348,240

11,230

_

-

Feb.

10,600 

12,800 

11,900

12,400

15.300

13,800

13,600

12,800 

12,300 

11,100

9,880 

10,700 

11,000

10,300

10,200

9,950

6,990

7,370

8,910

8,680

8,310

8,250

8,050

6,180

5.590

7,060

7,590 

8,320

8,260

_

-

288,190

9,938

_

-

Mar.

7,940 

4,960 

5,440

7,600 e.oio

7,600

7,450

7,520 

4.910 

5,600

11,700 

18,200 

17,300

15,100

14,600

11,800

11,7OO

12,600

12,300

12,000

12,500

13,000

13,000

13,600

14, 900

17,100

18.700 

17,566

15,000

13,700

12,000

365,330

11,780

-

Apr.

12.600 

19,966 

23,000

23,000

30,100

46.300

37,666

30,400 

26,100 

25,000

26,500 

25,900 

24,500

28,700

27,300

28,7OO

30, 900

30, 900

31,600

33,100

33, 900

32,000

30,100

27,600

24,500

21,600

17,300 

15,7OO

16,200

13,200

-

793,600

26,450

-

-

May

11,200 

9,140 

7,530

6,080

5,960

4,300

4,090

4,390 

4,160 

3,980

5.850 

10 , 300 

21,400

21,000

18,600

17,800

15, 300

14,700

13,700

12,800

13, 300

15,200

15,000

13,700

15,800

21.800

20,900 

£0,500

19,200

18,100

15,500

399,280

12,880

-

-

June

34,800 

35,400 

24,166

17,200

13, 700

12,400

10,900

9,640 

8,120 

9,000

7,640 

7,360 

7,130

6,540

5,140

4,260

5,350

5,440

4,870

4,640

4,360

3.190

3,666

4,950

7,110

7,670

6,760 

5,660

4,090

4,630

-

285,650

9,522

-

-

July

5,170 

4,320 

4,540

2,760

2,860

2,610

4,220

4,310 

4,060 

5,900

6.870 

5", 966 

3,970

4,130

5,010

4,780

4,760

4,800

4,290

2,970

3,300

4,490

4,290

4,330

4,230

3,810

2.570 

3,010

4,140

4,000

4,010

130,470

4,209

-

-

Aug.

3,840 

3,500 

2,530

2,610

4.800

4,320

4,060

3,430 

3,250 

2.220

2,900 

4,700 

3.50O

3,680

3,880

3,290

2,560

3,430

4,000

4,500

4,110

4,280

3,800

2,220

3,420

4,180

3,930 

3,710

3,390

3,280

2,450

109, 770

3,541

-

-

Sept.

1.290 

4,326 

5.630

4,9*6

5,030

4,350

2,610

2,720 

4,030 

4,120

4,040 

3,920 

3,630

2,040

2,940

3,770

3,150

2,850

3,680

3,190

1,870

2,860

3,850

3,660

3,560

3,380

3,140 

2,110

2,410

3,700

102,790

3,426

-

-

Calendar year 1951: Max 39,400 Mln 1,860 Mean 9,369 Cfsm 2.08 In. 28.26

Water year 1951-52 : Max 46,300 Mln 1,290 Mean 10,240 Cfsm 2.28 In. 30.97
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 

Hudson River at Mechanicville, N. Y. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

65

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26 

27. 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3,740

4,000

4.210 

3,506

2,130

3,330

3,990 

3,590

3,110

3,350

3,220

2,120

2,310

3,220

2,910

3,230

3,000

2,790

2,360

2,130

3,100 

2,880

3,100

3,570

2,870

1,750 

2,400 

3,580

3,020

2,780

3,010

94,100

3,035

Nov.

2,430

1,770

1,910 

2,700

2,830

2,670

2,390 

1,860

1,410

1,610

2,510

2,550

2,740

2,270

2,110

1.510

2,230

3,320

2,760

3,010

3,240 

3,670

4,500

5.740

S,6S6

4,680 

3,970 

4,330

3,230

1,540

-

86,940

2,898

Dec.

2,980

3,680

3,290 

2.790

3,S90

4,830

2,840 

4,010

4,850

4,530

15,000

35.800

22, SOO

16, 700

12,600

11,900

10,400

8,240

8,080

6,210

4,920 

5,120

6,720

6,030

5,000

5,430 

6,400 

4,330

4,090

5,290

5,730

241,880

7,803

Jan.

5,040

5,280

5,410 

3,680

4,210

5,170

5,250 

5,180

5,600

5,110

3.560

4,940

5,790

5,480

5,490

5,590

6,170

6,100

6,920

8,870

8,000 

7,320

6,890

15,900

25.400

15,600 

12,800 

12,600

12,600

10,300

9,910

246,160

7,941

Feb.

8,890

7,260

8,220 

8,220

7,530

7,800

10,200 

9,370

8,040

9,190

7,690

7,330

7,860

6,790

5.040

6,020

7,480

6,660

6,810

7,020

13.900 

ll,900

10,500

10, 600

10, 600

9,480 

9,040 

8,270

-

-

-

237,710

8,490

Mar.

6,200

5,580

6,740 

9,130

9,000

8,680

7,950 

5.150

6,010

6,780

6,280

6,320

7,090

9,380

8,600

16,600

13,300

10,500

10,500

9,970

9,360 

8,520

9,030

15,400

30, 300

36,700 

44.400 

44,600

35,400

32,300

28,400

463,550

14,950

Apr.

23,800

21,300

18,500 

16,600

15,300

13,600

18,800 

18,300

16,500

15,400

16,000

15,100

15,700

15,400

14,100

14,100

14,000

13,600

11.900

12,166

12,900 

12,200

11,900

12,800

11,900

14,100 

24,500 

25.900

23)200

22,200

-

491,700

16,390

May

29,400

31,300

33.500

36,160

28,000

25,200

23,500 

24,500

24,500

22,500

19,300

13,800

13,500

13,200

13,100

14,000

19,500

19,000

19, 900

17,200

15,900 

14,100

13,600

11,300

8,880

8,100 

8,290 

10,500

9,830

8,810

5,230

549,540

17,730

June

5,280

6.050

5,450 

5,360

4,940

4,380

3,240 

4,060

5,060

4,490

4,390

4,370

3,300

2,300

3,520

4,340

4,090

4,020

4,050

2,970

2,290 

2,'826

4,230

3,670

3,640

3,560 

2,950 

2,590

5,020

5,030

-

121,440

4,048

July

4,590

4,580

4,210 

2,760

1,830

2,600

4.620 

4,610

4,020

4,010

2,920

1,830

2,450

3,870

3,400

3,140

2,880

3,060

2,380

1,760

3,520 

3,670

3,310

3,240

3,190

2,740 

1.380 

2,720

3,360

3,050

2,800

98,500

3,177

Aug.

3,010

2,030

1,690 

3,250

3,320

3,110

3,570 

3,200

2,520

3,450

8.520

6,980

5,610

4,020

3,660

2,040

2,120

3,730

3,120

2,890

3,090 

2,870

2,100

1,710

3,240

3,540 

2,840 

3,420

3,100

2,440

1.530

101,520

3,275

Sept.

3,520

3,340

3,330 

3,520

3,360

2,620

1.150 

2,336

4.660

3]800

3,680

3,460

2,580

2,100

3,920

3,740

3,930

2,910

3,330

2,350

2,010 

3,270

3,420

3,720

3,450

3,280 

2,130 

2,100

3,860

3,760

-

94,610

3,154

Calendar year 1952: Max 46,300 Mln 1,290 Mean 8,870 Cfsm 1.97 In. 26.84

Water year 1952-53: Max 44,400 Mln 1,130 Mean 7,747 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.35
66 HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Mohawk River below Delta Dam, near Rome, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°15'50", long. 75°26'101 ', on right bank at Spring Brook fish hatchery,

 1 mile downstream from Delta Dam and 4 miles north of Rome, Oneida County.

Drainage area. 150 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1927 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. De-

 cember 1919 to September 1926 (prior to July 1921, gage heights only) in reports of 

Sta.te engineer and surveyor.

Gage.*-Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 474.00 ft above mean sea level (Barge

 (Tanal datum). Prior to Jan. 24, 1937, staff gage at site 200 ft downstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge.--32 years (1921-53), 401 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,550 cfs May 3 (gage height, 4.88 ft); mini-

 mum, 128 cfs Aug. 27 (gage height, 1.55 ft); minimum daily, 183 cfs Feb. 11.

1927-53: Maximum discharge, 8,560 cfs Oct. 2, 1945 (gage height, 11.18 ft); minimum, 30 cfs Sept. 27, 1945 (gage height, 0.85 ft); minimum daily, 45 cfs (estimated) 

Jan. 17, 1931.

Remarks.--Records excellent. During canal navigation season, water is diverted from

 Black River through Forestport feeder and Black River Canal (flowing south) into Delta 

Reservoir above station. Flow almost completely regulated by Delta Reservoir (usable 

capacity, 2,800,000,000 cu ft). Small quantity of water diverted from Delta Reservoir 

for fish hatchery use and later returned to river, part above and part below station.

Revisions. WSF 851: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 35 Feb. 26 to Sept. 30

1.8 

2.0 

3.0

181

229

554

1.8 

2.0 

3.0

181

230

570

4.0 

5.0

1,040

1,620

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3 

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11ia

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

2.4

25

26

27

20

29

30

3i

Total

Mean

Oct.

268

271 

258 

247

247

247

258

255

229

195

268

268

266

266

266

266

265

252

252

250

250

250

250 

247

245

299

260

260

260

263

263

7,941

256

Nov.

260

258 

258 

258

258

253

242

242

242

242

242

239

*234

234

234

234

234

247

258

258

260

260

260 

258

255

247

250

250

247

247

-

7,461

249

Dec.

245

242 

247 

247

245

252

252

250

266

*305

404

226

256

296

291

291

291

288

271

268

268

268

268 

271

277

274

268

266

266

279

288

8,426

272

Jan.

288

285 

285 

282

282

277

266

*266

268

268

271

271

266

263

263

282

271

311

291

287

291

291

291 

336" 377

302

299

298

288

282

282

8,880

286

Feb.

291

285 

279 

277

274

*274

260

204

195

188

183

297

390

390

390

390

387

368

428

523

433

206

195 

195

425

699

695

690

_

_

-

9,811

350

Mar.

681

677 

677 

699

*686

505

374

374

371

334

286

274

298

295

292

310

295

320

381

378

368

368

513 

1,060

1,310

1,310

1,380

1.590

1,380

1,370

1,360

20,316

655

Apr.

1,270

1,190 

771 

479

482

479

456

420

306

249

252

244

241

*235

230

230

233

233

230

228

223

218

215 

Zl5

215

244

260

241

228

220

-

10,737

358

May

489

852 

1.460 

1,030

823

686

*536

1,040

871

609

441

348

289

266

301

374

448

583

668

502

368

307

269 

222

27T

404

513

355

306

326

307

16,267

525

June

298

319 

310 

307

307

304

304

304

304

*298

292

330

471

471

467

467

467

489

462

369

345

345

345 

322

292

292

289

289

289

286

-

10,434

348

July

281

286

286

260

252

252

252

252

252

252

252

252

252

254

252

238

222

222

222

222

225 

218

21£

212

212

*212

212

212

212

7,515

242

Aug.

210

210 

210 

201

195

193

191

188

188

198

193

191

*188

188

188

186

186

188

200

210

210

208

208 

278

355

355

270

186

202

238

238

6,650

215

Sept.

241

241 

320 

406 2§0~

277

277

277

252

241

238

235

235

235

235

226

218

230

238

238

235

235

239 

244

*244

241

241

241

244

249

7,553

25_2

Adjusted for diversion and change In reservoir contentst

Mean 

Cfarn 

In.

89.7 

0.598 

0.69

170 

1.13 

1.27

473 

3.15 

3.64

397 

2.65 

3.05

420 

2.80 

2.92

952 

6.35 

7.32

406 

2.71 

3.02

569 

3,79 

4.37

Observed

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53:

Max 1,720 Mln 112 Mean 400 

Max 1,460 Mln 183 Mean 334

79.5 

0.530 

0.59

46.0 

0.307 

0.35

84.5 

0.563 

0.65

29.4 

0.196 

0.22

Adjusted

Mean 332 Cfsm 2.21 In. 30.16 

Mean 310 Cfsm 2.07 In. 28.09

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents In Delta Reservoir (furnished by New York State Department of 

Public Works) and diversion through Black River Canal (flowing south).

Note. Elevation of water surface of Delta Reservoir, 531.55 ft at 12 p.m. Sept. 30, 1952 and 

532.35 ft at 12 p.m. Sept. 30, 1953; 547.65 ft at 12 p.m. Dec. 31, 1951, and 534.55 ft at 12 p.m. 

Dec. 31, 1952.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 67 

West Canada Creek at Hinckley, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°18'20", long. 75 "07'10", on right bank at Hinckley, Oneida County, 

1 mile downstream from Hinckley Dam, 1* miles east of Prospect, and 6^ miles upstream 

from Steuben Creek.

Drainage area. 375 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1919 to September 1953.

Page.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,134.00 ft above mean sea level (Utica 

Gas & Electric Co. datum).

Average discharge. 34 years, 1,002 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,190 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 7.04 ft); mini-

 mum, 314 cfs Nov. 4, 5 (gage height, 3.64 ft); minimum daily, 385 cfs Aug. 30, 31. 

1919-53: Maximum discharge, 17,100 cfs Oct. 2, 1945, computed on basis of peak 

flow over dam; maximum gage height, 12.94 ft Oct. 2, 1945, from high-water mark in 

gage well (backwater from debris); minimum discharge, less than 1 cfs Aug. 31, 1924 

(gage height, 2.50 ft); minimum daily, 75 cfs Aug. 31, 1919.

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

 gooa'. Since 1916, flow regulated by Hinckley Reservoir (usable capacity, 3,320,000,000 

cu ft). Comparatively small diversion from Hinckley Reservoir for Utica water supply.

Revisions. WSP 756: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.7 

4.0 

4.5

342

525

950

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

1,510

3,060

5,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Oct.

412

416

421

402

596

422 

405

405

412

424

402

402

422

396

399

413

424

408

408

436

584

579

568

600

495

428

606

53T

536 

503

558

14,213

458

Nov.

532

532

571

516

523

530 

573

540

540

*585

514

451

438

464

471

471

497

482

475

470

505

511

505

519

490

490

491

517

498 

505

-

15,206

507

Dec.

529

497

55tT

563

607

600 

578

610

*549

549

594

734

648

664

891

'9~BO~ 980

980

970

970

970

970

970

960

960

960

950

931

912 

912

912

24,460

789

Jan.

902

893

874

874

1,220

1.410 

864

855

837

828

*774

706

680

680

672

'554 664

672

680

680

672

664

664

672

714

748

756

756

756 

756

756

24,343

785

Feb.

756

*837

912

902

1,040

1,090 

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,070

1,070

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,030

1,020

1,010

1,160

1,410

1,520

1,580

1.590

1,580

1,560

1,520

1,510

:-

32,717

1,168

Mar.

1,440

*al,420

al,390

al,370

al,120

714 

722

731

731

731

722.

714

714

706

714

740

756

774

1,080

1,380

1,390

1,390

1,420

1,480

1,700

1,810

2,010

3,670

4.010 

3,130

2,690

43,369

1,399

Apr.

2,540

2,510

2,680

2,570

2,350

2,010 

1,880

2,080

2,000

1,960

2,660

2,710

2,180

*1,700

1,330

1,150

1,140

1,170

1,160

1,190

1,110

1,090

1,140

1,330

1,420

1,600

2,960

5,980

3,110 

2,200

-

58,910

1,964

May

2,640

a4,420

a4,620

*3,620

2,620

2,100 

1,670

1,540

1,650

1,540

1,510

1,090

931

855

893

1,150

1,460

2,070

2,180

1,770

1,320

1,080

940

801

766

791

1,080

1,410

1,280 

1,090

893

51,560

1,663

June

756

632

665

652

616

608 

600

592

592

608

616

616

616

616

616

592

548

552

552

552

552

532

525

525

518

518

518

532

525 

525

-

17,385

580

July

518

5lT

477

457

457

457 

457

451

451

451

439

426

426

420

414

414

408

408

408

408

408

402

402

402

402

396

W

596

596 

*596

596

13,250

427

Aug.

396

596

596

596

402

596 

396

396

396

*402

408

414

414

414

414

414

4U

414

408

408

408

408

408

529

894

897

173

391

391 

385 555"

15,663

441

Sept.

396

402

538

540

475

4,26 

426

426

426

426

426

426

426

426

426

420

420

414

414

414

*414

414

420

457

471

471

471

471

471 

471

-

13,175

439

Adjusted for change in contents in Hinckley Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

284 

0.757 

0.87

562 

1.50 

1.67

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53:

1,117 

2.98 

3.45

773 

2.06 

2.38

932 

2.49 

2.59

2,278 

6.07 

7.00

1,959 

5.22 

5.83

1,624 

4.53 

4.99

Observed

Max 5,870 Min 365 Mean 971 

Max 4,620 Min 385 Mean 883

518 

0.848 

0.95

177 

0.472 

0.54

405 

1.08 

1.24

222 

Q.592 

0.66

Adjusted

Mean 941 Cfsm 2.51 In. 34.13 

Mean 889 Cfsm 2.37 In. 32.15
68 HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Nlnemlle feeder near Holland Patent, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°13'25", long. 75°12'15", on right bank at mouth of feeder, half a mile 

downstream from highway bridge, 3 miles east of Holland Patent, Oneida County, and 6 

miles downstream from intake.

Records available. June 1919 to September 1953 (navigation seasons only).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 737.59 ft above mean 

sea lev.el, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to June 1, 1939, 

at datum 2.00 ft higher.

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

Feeder diverts from West Canada Creek at Trenton Palls. Water reaches Barge Canal 

through Ninemile Creek. Operation of feeder discontinued Dec. 3, 1952, resumed June 15, 

1953. Discharge shown during intervening period is made up of leakage through headgates and runoff from area tributary to feeder above station. This flow may continue 

during period of no record.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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 

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

92 

"93 93

91

91

93

90

88

88

87

89 

90

88

85

88

87

88

87

88

89

92

92

9O

91

88

85

85

85

84 

83

82

2,742

88.5

.

-

Nov.

82 

81

75

73

73

73

73

74

72

73

71 

71

*71

71

71

72

72

71

72

73

72

71

67

67

66

65

65

"64 64

64

-

2,129

71.0

-

-

Dec.

64 

64

52

3.3

2.8

4.8

3.6

3.1

3.1 '8.1

52 

20

8.4

5.4

4.8

(*)

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

:-

._.-

Calendar year : Max

Jan.

.

-

-

-

Feb.

.

-

_

-

Min

Mar.

_

-

-

-

Apr.

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

*4.5

5.1

6.1

5.1

5.1

5.8

8.8

7.O

6.1

5.1

5.4

17

26

14

9.2

6.7

-

_

_

_

-

May

52

27

22

12

8.8

8.6

15

8.4

7.0

5.8 

5.4

5.4

5.4

9.2

7.4

18

14

9.5

6.4

5.4

5.4

4.8

4.2

3.6

9.1

32

14

8.1 

7.4

6.4

358.7

11.6

-

-

June

4.8 

3.9

3.6

3.9

4.2

3.3

3.1

3.6

3.3

3.1

Iff 3.3

3.6

4.7

71

75

75

75

75

74

75

75

74

73

81

88

89

f*

-

1237.8

41.3

.

-

July

84

76

75

75

75

76

74

74

73

73 

73

74

73

65

65

65

61

IS

67

67

68

67

68

a68

a66

a68

a68

*a66 

67

66

2,176

7O.2

-

-

Aug.

66 

67

68

67

76

a7O

a 68

a68

a68

a68

a68 

a68

*a68

69

68

68

68

69

68

68

67

72

71

68

76

78

TT

66 If65

2,136

68.9

_

-

Sept.

65 

66

65

11

66

69

69

67

66

a66

a66 

a66

a68

a66

a66

a66

a66

a66

a66

a66

a68

a66

a66

*a68

69

71

69

68

68 

68

-

2,013

67.1

-

-

Mean Cf sm In .

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

changes at Hlnckley Reservoir, and weather records.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 69

West Canada Creek at Kast Bridge, N. Y.

Location. La t 43°04'15", long. 74°59'25", on left bank 600 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Kast Bridge station on New York Central Railroad, Herkimer County, 1 mile 

downstream from North Creek, and 4 miles upstream from mouth and Herkimer.

Drainage area. 556 sq mi.

Records available. May 1905 to December 1909 (1905-6, gage heights and discharge measurements only) , January 1912 to December 1913, and October 1920 to September 1953 in 

reports of Geological Survey. -January 1910 to December 1911 and January 1914 to September 1920 in reports of State engineer and surveyor.

Qage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 438.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Sept. 18, 1920, tape gage at former highway bridge 500 ft upstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge. --33 years 11920-53), 1,343 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 7,890 cfs May 1 (gage height, 5.46 ft); minimum, 

123 cfs Nov. 2 (gage height, 1.48 ft); minimum daily, 313 cfs Sept. 1.

1920-53: Maximum discharge, 20,500 cfs Oct. 2, 1945 (gage height, 8.08 ft); maximum 

gage height, 10.47 ft probably Feb. 17, 1943, from floodmark in gage well (ice 

minimum discharge, 20 cfs Sept. 3, 1929 (gage height, 0.90 ft); minimum daily, 

Sept. 2, 1929.

Maximum discharge known, 23,300 cfs Mar. 26, 1913, from reports of State engineer 

and surveyor.

Remarks . --Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. Since 

1916, flow slightly regulated by Hinckley Reservoir (usable capacity, 3,320,000,000 

cuft). Diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by powerplants above station. 

Diversion at Trenton Palls by Nlnemile feeder during canal navigation season.

Revisions. WSP 741: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

jam); 

59 cfs

Oct. 1 to May 1 May 2 to Sept. 30

1.9 369

2.2 620

2.5 938

3.O 1,610

4.O 3.58O

5.0 6.34O

1.8 300

2.O 445

2.5 929

3.0 1,570

4.0 3,520

5.0 6,340

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Cf am

In.

Oct.

*382

394

468 

448 

575

410

546

568

438

420

407

393

44O

4O4

394

430

418

450 

396

418

46O

548

544

552

7O8

4O2

456

531

526

494

514

14,332

462

-

-

Nov.

545

501

592 

519 

51S

532

566

616

554

*608

553

505

462

444

504

494

52O

452 

468

519

562

642

604

628

536

554

678

598

64O

5O2

-

16,416

547

-

-

Dec.

b56O

b600

b580 

653 

702

956

819

816

74O

1,010

5.520

*2,130

1.26O

1,010

1,060

1,26O

1,220

bl,180 

bl,140

bl,120

1.15O

1,130

1,140

1,190

1,340

1.22O

bl,120

b940

bl.080

bl.100

bl,020

34,766

1,121

-

-

Jan.

bl,O4O

1,04O

1,040 

999 

*1,14O

1,750

1,040

972

926

1,050

1,07O

bl,000

b9OO

876

858

1,180

bl,06O

1,820 

1,550

1,150

1,050

928

934

2.87O

2,74O

bl,180

b96O

bl,350

bl,160

bl,O40

bl,080

37,753

1,218

-

-

Feb.

bl,500

*bl.04Q

bl,200 

bl,160 

bl,2OO

1,390

2,260

1,840

1,540

1.39O

1,36O

1,350

1,360

1,300

1,300

bl,250

bl,250

bl,Z2O 

1,230

1,300

4.53O

2,850

2,140

2,O5O

2,O4O

2,030

1,97O

bl,900

-

-

-

46,950

1,677

-

-

Mar.

bl,75O

bl,65O

bl,600 

2,41O 

1,900

*1,O80

bl.OOO

b96O

b920

b9OO

"906 882

1,350

1,540

1,28O

*1,760

1,450

1,21O 

2,02O

2.62O

2,180

2.13O

2,22O

3,850

3,120

3,21O

4,580

4,O4O

5.190

3,770

3,33O

66,808

2,155

-

-

Apr.

3,OOO

2,930

2,9SO 

2,980 

2,870

2.48O

2,580

2.54O

2,4OO

2,440

3,260

3,280

*2,720

2,140

1,730

1,470

1,490

1.41O 

1,440

1,440

1,570

1,490

1,550

1,520

1,670

2,310

3,970

4.82O

3,940

2,79O

-

73,210

2,440

-

-

May

5,560

5,850

6.150 

4,630 

3,470

2,720

2,190

2,210

*2,140

2,110

1,730

*1,400

1,280

1,150

1,400

1,5OO

2,500

2,7OO 

2,810

2,270

1,790

1,440

1,230

1,090

967

1,130

1,820

1,990

1,700

1,430

1,230

71,587

2,309

-

-

June

1,040

875

773 

862 

796

746

746

776

736

*734

743

732

727

720

737

645

591

557 

552

552

5OO

575

53O

516

506

526

548

467

1.06O

592

-

20,460

682

-

-

July

534

532

532 

484 

452

472

"495 579

476

426

415

429

434

436

412

443

4OO

428 

380

486

443

434

463

432

403

432

476

443

452

*404

396

14.O26

452

-

-

Aug.

400

376

382 

41S 

790

550

442

426

472

636

516

5O2

434

432

426

399

*428

383 

40O

429

406

387

356

442

686

1.020

618

388

38O

373

362

14,659

473

-

-

Sept.

313

396

378

m

490

582

486

426

432

413

423

438

474

426

430

4O5

384 

394

472

*472

450

396

438

472

460

453

444

456

458

-

13,293

443

.

-

Calendar year 1952 : Max 6,O3O Mln 355 Mean 1,259 Cfsm 2.26 In. 3O.81

Water year 1952-53 : Max 6,150 Mln 313 Mean 1,162 Cfsm 2.09 In. 28.40

Peak discharge (base. 7.OOP cfsK May 1 (7:15 a.m.) 7,89O ofs (S.-46 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day." 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Mohawk River near Little Falls, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°00 I 50", long. 74°46 I 40", on left bank 1,800 ft downstream from Rocky 

Rift Dam, 2 miles upstream from East Canada Creek, and 4? miles southeast of city of 

Little Palls, Herkimer County.

Drainage area. 1,348 sq mi.

Records available. February to April 1901 and October 1927 to September 1953 in reports 

of Geological Survey. November 1923 to September 1927 (gage heights and discharge 

measurements only) in files of State Department of Public Works.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 310.0 ft above mean sea level (Barge Canal 

datum). February to April 1901, staff gage at site 1,800 ft upstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge 26 years (1927-53), 2,808 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year (river channel only), 13,700 cfs Mar. 27 (gage 

 height, 12.96 ft); minimum (river channel only), 311 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 3.98

ft); minimum daily (including canal), 623 cfs Sept. 20.

1927-53: Maximum discharge (river channel only), 25,300 cfs Oct. 3, 1945 (gage

height, 17.80 ft); minimum (river channel only), 214 cfs Aug. 18, 1949 (gage height,

3.75 ft); minimum daily (including canal), probably not less than 463 cfs Sept. 2,

1934.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Records of daily discharge include diversion at Rocky Rift Dam into Barge Canal for power 

and lockage at lock 16, near St. Johnsville. During canal navigation season, water is 

received from Black River basin through Black River Canal (flowing south) and Lansing 

Kill, and possibly from Chenango River basin through Oriskany Creek feeder. Water is 

diverted into (or may occasionally be received from) Oswego River basin through summit 

level of Barge Canal between New London and Utica. Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants and locks and dams on Barge Canal. Appreciable regulation by Delta and Hinckley 

Reservoirs (combined usable capacity, 6,120,000,000 cu ft).

Revisions (water years). WSP 741: 1929(M), drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

826

739 

894

930

820

780

987

1,220

1,030

889

705 

749 

865

803

801

868

848

870

768

804

823

989

929

955

1,060

876

814

917

923

865

816

27,163

876

-

-

Nov.

955

902 

907

978

860

937

936

1,080

986

1,020

1,010 

965 

872

841

*856

810

sST

917

854

912

1,020

1,150

1.170

1,120

1,020

950

1,120

1,100

1,020

989

-

29,138

971

-

-

Dec.

893

890

911

1,030

1,070

1,630

1,660

1,570

*1,440

1,650

7,630 

8,680 

6,600

3,300

2,440

3,480

2,470

2,940

2,450

1,980

1,930

1,940

1,920

2,000

2,440

2,520

b2,250

bl,650

1,700

bl,850

bl,750

76,664

2,473

-

~

Jan.

1,780

1,740 

1,770

1,710

*1,610

2,260

1,770

1,400

1.160

1,660

1,880 

b 1,900 

bl,750

bl,650

1,610

2,450

3,250

3,460

4,520

3,280

2,710

2,560

2,310

4,860

8.780

5,070

3,550

2,990

3,060

b2,500

2,390

83,390

2,690

-

-

Feb.

3,740

b3,100 

b2,600

b2,500

*2,440

2,360

3,820

4,860

3,560

2,780

2,460 

2,310 

2,380

2,390

2,380

b2,30o

b2,200

b2.log

b2,lOO

2,170

8 , 540

8, 540

6,560

4,510

4,O40

4,000

4,160

b3,900

-

-

-

98,800

3,529

-

-

Mar.

b3,400

b3,100 

b3,000

4,730

5,190

*3,370

2,680

2,310

2,140

2,010

1.860 

1,870 

2,430

3,420

3,080

3,700

3,550

2,790

3,790

5,500

4,670

3,960

3,700

6,490

8,960

9,380

11.700

10,500

11,100

7,960

6,280

148,620

4,794

-

-

Apr.

5,620

5,580 

5,280

4,800

4,730

4,200

4,840

5,230

4,200

4,090

5,660 

5,410 

*4,520

3,750

3,040

2,750

2,760

2,650

2,550

2,460

2,760

2,670

2,660

2,560

2,570

3,490

7,550

8.550

6,720

4,750

-

128,400

4,280

-

-

May

10,000

12.200 

12,100

9,880

7,550

5,460

4,490

4,520

4,990

4,570

*3,460 

2,830 

2,530

2,430

2,740

3,300

6,140

6,670

5,780

4,670

3,530

2,820

2,450

2,040

1.850

2,190

4,270

4,570

3,400

2,680

2,550

148,660

4,795

-

-

June

2,140

1,810 

1,560

1,660

1,610

1,570

1,500

1,440

1,400

*1,340

1,380 

1,270 

1,260

1,450

1,520

1,450

1,360

1,300

1,350

1,320

1,250

1,150

1,110

1,110

1,080

1,050

962

1,020"

1,970

1,480

-

41,872

1,396

-

-

July

1.180

1,070 

1,100

978

933

926

1,000

1,040

961

910

844 

772 

*826

828

817

831

829

802

851

1,030

1,040

938

979

976

895

794

817

984

826

824

801

28,402

916

-

-

Aug.

749

741 

708

819

1,430

1,290

962

806

901

*1, 640

1.800 

1,150 

990

933

841

782

785

760

780

784

807

757

745

743

997

1,480

1,230

965

759

686

678

29,498

952

-

-

Sept.

679

676 

727

913

1,010

936

1,260

1,050

877

800

769 

785 

846

854

836

843

767

735

851

625

851

877

772

738

*800

861

778

811

811

821

24,957

832

.

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 1O,200 Min 705 Mean 2,651 Cfsm 1.97 In. 26.76

Water year 1952-53: Max 12,20O Min 623 Mean 2,371 Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.88

Peak discharge (base, 16.000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 

ist Canada Creek at East Creek, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°01'00", long. 74°44'30", on right bank at village of East Creek, Herklmer 

County, a quarter of a mile downstream from Beardslee powerplant of Niagara Mohawk 

Power Corp., 1-J- miles upstream from mouth, and 3^ miles northwest of St. Johnsville,

Drainage area. 291 sq mi.

Records available. December 1945 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 335.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 7 years (1946-53), 733 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,440 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 6.51 ft); minimum, 6.4 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 0.87 ft); minimum daily, 12 cfs June 13, 20, 24, 27, 

Aug. 29, 30, Sept. 5, 12, 19, 27.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 12,200 cfs Mar. 30, 1951 (gage height, 7.03 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 7, 1947; minimum gage height, 0.71 ft Sept. 7, 1947, Sept. 24, 1949; 

minimum daily discharge, 5.9 cfs Sept. 13, 1947.

Maximum stage known, 9.0 ft Oct. 2, 1945, from floodmarks (discharge, 24,000 cfs,by 

slope-area determination of peak flow).

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

Extensive diurnal fluctuation and slight regulation caused by powerplants above station. 

City of Little Palls diverts about 5 cfs for municipal supply.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

diBcharge, in cubic feet per second)

524

928

2,200

4,330

7,780

1952 to September 1953

Oct. 1

2 0

2 5

5 0

4 0

5 0

Note

follow

below

above

Discharge, in

to Mar. 24

255

535

948

2,220

4,350

. Same as

ing table

2.0 ft and

5.0 ft.

cubic feet per

0.9

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.6

2.0

second, water

Mar.

7

14

54

66

115

253

year

25 to Sept.

5 2.5

5.0

4.0

5.0

6.1

October 195

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

86

208

TB9

48

32

208

116

82

156

121

95

29

170

36

101

108

138

15

T5

166

59

109

103

116

28

15

113

87 

84

102

15

2,920

 94.2

0.324

0.37

Nov.

88

97

92

83

156

79

a94

a98

a76

a!70

124

164

149

103

*117

46

2?5

197

189

152

268

'2"9~3 594

429

343

318

120

337 

282

169

-

5,652

188

0.646

0.72

Dec.

225

104

100

98

293

451

165

226

284

aSOO

a4.000

aZ , 900

al,700

1,240

*774

511

276

337

265

194

131

331

448

189

253

381

230

71 

294

231

282

17,784

574

1.97

2.27

Jan.

104

239

303

76

*164

305

199

341

193

152

144

355

296

372

275

373

790" 63

1,300

889

841

668

532

908

a5,500

a2,050

a960

a920 

a900

a360

a860

19,432

627

2.15

2.48

Feb.

720

437

590

563

415

416

1,040

721

*753

583

537

446

466

338

520

368

442

340

458

854

828

1,500

1,030

1,020

1,120

750

703

470

_

-

18,228

651

2.24

2.33

Mar.

389

460

497

729

997

*666

424

218

529

386

345

350

542

991

955

1,320

1,330

1,250

1,050

1,400

1,420

1,220

1,730

*4,730

7,200

5,880

*7,570

5, 640 

3,370

1,920

1,630

57,138

1,843

6.33

7.30

Apr.

1,250

1,490

1,500

1,460

1,210

1,130

1,150

1,620

1,490

1,100

2,120

1,590

*1,500

858

833

815

754

801

809

624

587 636"

1,030

1,190

840

960

2,730

5,000 

2,010

1,360

-

58,447

1,282

4.41

4.91

May

3,550

4.450

5,770

2,530

1,840

1,530

924

1,150

1,050

1,010

*482

594

517

667

1,050

817

1,710

2,210

2,140

1,280

1,150

812

491

309

379

789

955

679 

520

287 29"6"

39,678

1,280

4.40

5.07

June

470

262

310

501

511

83

156

222

258

166

*280

170

12

16

99

183

170

195

83

12

58

519

74

12

58

106

12

166 

a680

al55

-

5,559

178

0.612

0.68

July

a390

^110

a66

a27

aj£

a!45

a240

a235

a86

a94

a74

a!45

*a59

254

141

150

111

31

101

820

313

659

498

227

69

28

266

227 

270

159

205

6,183

199

0.684

0.79

Aug.

15

25

526

155

952

673

251

86

290

968

859

429

408

222

13

13

*175

165

112

211

145

33

14

211

80

146

117

149 

12

T2

256

7,479

241

0.828

0.96

Sept.

13

52

87

45

12.

18

123

279

168

137

151

12

77

247

.85

122

183

152

12

27

283

W5

131

106

94

21

12

*109 

106

116

-

3,182

106

0.364

0.41

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,860 Min 12 Mean 614 Cfsm 2.11 In. 28.73

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,570 Min 12 Mean 607 Cfsm 2.09 In. 28.29

Peak discharge (base. 7,000 cfs). Dec. 11 (about 4 p.m.) 7,740 cfs (about 6.09 ft); Mar. 24 

(11:15 p.m.) 9,440 cfs (6.51 ft); Mar. 27 (3:30 p.m.) 8,710 cfB (6.34 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; diBcharge estimated on basis of observer's inspections and records of 

powerplant operation.
72 HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Otsquago Creek at Fort Plain, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°55'50", long. 74°37'35", on left bank 25 ft downstream from Kellogg 

-Street Bridge in Port Plain, Montgomery County, and half a mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 59.2 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 303.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,620 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 7.48 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs as explained below; minimum, 1.7 cfs Aug. 29 

(gage height, 0.575 ft).

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 9,030 cfs Aug. 31, 1950 (gage height, 8.24 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, that of Aug. 29, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from debris, 

which are fair. Occasional slight diurnal fluctuation at low flows.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect or backwater from

debris (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 7, 8, 10)

Oct. 1 to May 1 May 2 to Sept. 30

.9 

1.1

1.3 

1.6

3.4 2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

170

342

572

1,200

2,210

.9

1.1 

1.3

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

87

176

344

572

1,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

 3T3- 4.6 

10 ~6~.6

5.4

5.8

7.8

8.5

6.8

6.2

5.8 

5.4

5.4

6.4

5.2

5.6

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.0 

4.8

5.0

5.2

4.8

4.6

4.8 

5.4

5.6

5.4

5.0

180.2

5.83

0.098

0.11

Nov.

4.8 

4.6

4.6

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.8

4.5

575

6.4 

6.0

5.6

5.0

*5.2

9.2

7.8

7.0

6.4

8.6

15 

22

SO" 62

20

16

16 

15

13

9.6

"

333.1

11.1

0.188

0.21

Dec.

5.6 

TTff

8.0

8.8

17

223

91

51

35

43

1,530 

388

138

86

56

51

46

43

*32

20

22 

23

24

28

66

60

36 

20

32

25

20

3,235.4

104

1.76

2.03

Jan.

17 

17

19

20

14

11

9.2

8.6

7.6 57B22

*28

24

20

18

155

125

270

243

133

115 

73

58

740

707

125

70 

116

118

70

90

3,451.0

111

1.88

2.17

Feb.

360 

98

68

52

39

43

470

177

*82

56

45

38

32

28

26

29

25

23

22

21

1.850 

265

108

117

136

123

142 

96

_

_

-

4,571

163

2.75

2.87

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,530 Mln 3.5

Mar.

66 

56

50

680

189

80

58

46

*39

29

26

25

62

119

97

190

131

101

422

321

172 

146

148

*572

302

701

1.110 

319

193

138

126

6,717

217

3.67

4.22

Apr.

99 

91

73

64

70

55

346

188

108

220

269 

124

156

153

*88

78

84

65

62

59

64 

52

43

35

55

281

228" 689 

131

89

-

4,117

137

2.31

2.59

May

*1.540 

611

375

187

228

143

108

123

84

68

*51 

43

40

41

69

70

734

461

173

100

73 

55

51

40

34

190

291 

184

80

68

67

6,382

206

3.48

4.01

June

47

35

28

25

27

24

20

19

16

*14

12 

11

12

14

12

9.5

9.2

8.0

8.4

7.4

6.8 

6.5

5.7

6.1

5.6

570- 5.0

7.2

34

10

-

450.4

15.0

0.253

0.28

July

6.3 

6.1

6.1

4.9

4.8

7.4

-5.2 12

4.9

4.6

4.5 

4.2

4.5

4.9

4.1

4.0

4.1

3.8

4.0

5.9

4.9 

4.6

6.1

5.4

4.1

3.7

3.9 

3.7

*3.3

375

3.3

152.8

4.93

0.083

0.10

Aug.

3.1 

3.6

3.7

10

16_

5.9

4.0

3.8

4.3

7.2

6.1 

4.8

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.2

*3.0

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0 

3.0

2.7

2.9

2.9

3.2

*3.0 

2.7

 5TB- 2.5

2.6

130.2

4.20

0.071

0.08

Sept.

3.0 

2.5

275

2.7

5.4

8.2

26

~ff.7

4.5

3.7

3.1 

3.4

5.7

4.4

3.8

3.9

4.6

4.2

4.0

4.4

5.0 

4.5

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.5 

*3.4

3.4

3.3

147.2

4.91

0.083

0.09

Mean 86.0 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.79

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,850 Mln 2.5 Mean 81.8 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.76

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 efs). Dee. 11 (2:45 p.m.) 5.380 cfa (6.93 ft): Feb. 21 (l p.m.) 

6,620 cfa (7.48 ft)j Mar. 4 11:45 p.m.) 2,090 efs (4.90 ft)j Mar. 27 (8 a.m.) 2,210 cfa (5.00 ft)j 

May 1 (5:45 a.m.) 3,830 efs (6.12).

* Discharge measurement on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dee. 1-4, Dec. 19 to Jan. 18, Jan. 24, 26-28, 

Jan7~3"0 to Feb. 7, Feb. 10-21, 23, Mar. 1-4, 6-12. Backwater from debris Oct. 12 to Nov. 22, 

Sept. 22-30.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Schoharie Creek at Prattsvllle, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°19'25", long. 74°26'05", on right bank a gu

from highway bridge in Prattsville, Greene County, and if miles downstream from 

Batavia Creek.

Drainage area.--236 sq mi.

Records available. November 1902 to December 19-13 and October 1931 to September 1953 in 

reports of Geological Survey. November 1902 to September 1925 in reports of State 

engineer and surveyor. January 1903 to September 1953 (monthly discharge only) in 

reports of Board of Water Supply, City of New York,

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,130.01 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Oct. 1, 1915, chain gage and Oct. 1, 1915, to July 18, 1936, 

water-stage recorder, at highway bridge a quarter of a mile upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--46 years (1907-53), 461 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 28,200 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 12.50 ft); 

minimum observed, 9.5 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 0.02 ft).

1902-53: Maximum discharge, 49,500 cfs Nov. 25, 1950, from rating curve extended 

above 16,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; maximum gage 

height, 15.6 ft Sept. 21, 1938, from floodmark; minimum daily discharge, 5 cfs Aug. 3, 

1913.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, partly obstructed intake, 

or once-daily staff-gage readings, which are fair, and those for periods of doubtful 

or no gage-height record, which are poor.

Revisions. WSP 351: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Oct. 3 Oct. 4 to Dec

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

51

110

225

444

745

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

11

1,150

2,250

5,540

10,200

13,200

Dec. 11 to Sept. 30

9.5

16

109

198

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

398

723

1,720

2,940

6,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

39

40

.52

41

56

54

31

31

30

29

29

28

28

28

27

*27

26

26

26

26

26

26

27

36

56

52

25

28

54

29

28

961

31.0

0.151

0.15

Nov.

28

28

*28

28

28

28

28

28

27

29

28

28

27

25

27

51

56

34

32

52

905

2,890

2,810

1,120

658

470

585

321

270

232

-

10,642

555

1.50

1.68

Dec.

185

170

160

*150

175

750

414

312

278

278

11.500

5,350

2,900

1,850

1,080

*660

520

456

370

310

315

297

278

293

322

290

230

135

185

210

190

30,611

987

4.18

4.82

Jan.

170

150

160

150

12O

130

100

94

*80

150

210

230

180

150

145

450

470

1,040

955

602

502

440

390

5.150

5,980

1,740

900

900

600

420

420

21,156

682

2.89

3.33

Feb.

500

410

390

530

270

250

500

450

330

250

*240

220

210

190

230

*260

180

160

150

310

2.520

1,670

960

756

638

534

491

434

-

-

13,835

494

2.09

2.18

Mar.

330

270

260

600

500

390

330

290

270

*250

190

250

753

990

942

2,930

1,470

1,010

1,050

940

700

602

560

2,790

2,490

5.540

4,440

2,420

1,740

1,690

1,670

58,457

1,240

5.25

6.06

APC.

1,240

*1,240

1,030

876

847

707

1,280

1,410

968

868

978

773

918

913

768

984

1,000

852

832

*781

676

566

528

521

514

1,030

2.750

1,650

1,160

885

-

29,505

984

4.17

4.65

May

1.870

1,820

1,450

1,130

1,190

1,080

859

1,050

1,340

876

*715

942

1,070

1,020

882

781

1,130

903

692

573

491

414

450

356

297

327

642

429

334

517

543

25,773

831

3.52

4.06

June

*282

244

212

188

178

153

155

147

122

105

91

83

82

85

80

73

66

63

62

60

63

135

*74

62

d54

d50

d60

d50

126

109

-

3,312

110

0.466

0.52

July

69

62

d56

d50

d47

d44

dii

d50

121

72

d54

d46

d42

d38

*d33

d30

d27

d25

d30

d48

d60

d38

d36

d40

d45

d43

d40

d36

d32

d32

d26

1,413

45.6

0.193

0.22

Aug.

d23

d26

d30

*d23

d!9

*g!7

g!6

d37

a!35

248

112

132

147

83

62

a52

a46

a42

d39

d35

d31

d28

*g24

d21

d20 die

g!7

B15

d!4

SIS

1,541

49.7

0.211

0.24

Sept.

g!2 giz

g!2

glO

K9.5

41

11

62

g45

g35

g29

g26

71

87

58

d46

g39

g34

g31

d29

g27

g26

*g24

g22

g21

g20

d!9

g!9 gie

d26

-

1,001.5

33.4

0.142

0.16

Calendar year 1952 : Max 11,500 Mln 25 Mean 548 Cfsm 2.32 In. 31.57

Water year 1952-55 : Max 11,500 Mln 9.5 Mean 488 Cfsm 2.07 In. 28.07

Peak discharge (base. 4.400 cfs). Nov. 22 (5:30 p.m.) 6,080 cfs (6.27 ft); Dec. 11 (3 p.m.)

28,200 cfs (12.50 ft); Jan. 24 (3 p.m.) 10,200 cfs (7.84 ft); Mar. 16 (3:30 a.m.) 4,870 cfs (5.23 ft 5 j

* 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.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements, weather 

records, and records for nearby stations.

g Computed from once-daily staff-gage readings.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 1-5, 19,20, Dec. 27 to Jan. 16, Jan. 23, 

Jan. 27 to Feb. 20, Feb. 25, Mar. 1-12. Intake partly obstructed Dec. 13-17, discharge computed 

on basis of discharge measurement, gage-height record, and records for nearby stations.
74 HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Schoharie Cwek at Burton^ville, N. Y.

Eooatlon. Lat 42°47*5S", long. 74°15'45" ) on right bank 0.4 mile south of Burtonsville, 

Montgomery County, 2.7 miles north of Esperanoe, and 13.5*miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage..area. 883 sq mi.

Records available.-' October 1939 to September 1953.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 507.98 ft above mean aea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge, 14 years, 927 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,800 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 5.67 ft); minimum, 4.9 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 0.405 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 37,900 cfs Mar. 31, 1951 (gage height, 8.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 9,300 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, that of S»pt. 5, 1953; minimum gage height, 0.36 ft Oct. 1, 2, 1941.

Floods of March 1936 and September 1938 reached stages of 10.5 and 10.2 ft, respectively. Flood of Qctober 1903 is known to have reached, a higher- stage.

Remarks --Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Entire 

flow at Qilboa (drainage from 314 sq mi), except for periods of spilling, Dec. 12-17, 

Jan. 27 to June 3, diverted from Schoharie Reservoir into Ashokan Reservoir for city 

of New York water supply.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, ana discharge, In. cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27 Mar. 28 to Sept. 30

0.6

.7

.8

1.0

1.2

1.4

17

29,

47

105

204

365

1.7 

2.2 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

745

1*700

3,980

8,080

20,200

4.7

11

19

1.1

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

129

251

458

745

,9 63

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 1.7 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

16

U

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

£2

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

(t)

Oct.

23

£3.

28

31

47

££.

50

47

47

42

38

36

36

35

29

27

23

22

23

23

£1

21

21

20

42

20

22

26

36

25

24

927

29.9

+35.1

Jfov.

£5

ff

26

25

26

27

28

26

26

27

27

29

28

30

*32

40

41

41

47

47

45

52

198

396

261

193

170

144

131

118

-

2,332

77.7

+459

Dec.

92

80

90

*76

IT

132

3,47

268

225

211

3,410

6.590

2,440

2,990

2,030

1,310

889

702

*500

390

365

365

356

365

488

4«8

410

210

220

280

250

26 , 440

853

+1,006

Jan.

240

230

250

240

195

210

170

155

122

220

310

*340

270

220

210

680

3,000

3,800 4,500;

2,250

1,450

1,080

840

4,7OO

S , 640

2,900

1,500

1,750

2,760

1,800

1,610

46,642

1, 505

+810

Feb.

2,200

,550

,250

,250

,000

940

,750

,060

* ,860

,390

,040

,040

,000

940

900

9OQ

860

780

716

761

6,700

7.520

3,190

2,560

2,290

1,910

1,790

1,650

-

-

52,597

1,876

-2.54

Mar.

1,200

880

820

1,450

2,560

1,500

1,240

1,000

*880

820

700

745

975

1,880

1,880

4,010

3,960

2,580

2,750

3,650

2,700

2,180

1,960

2,270

6,420

9,960

14.800

10,100

5,740

5,080

6,150

102,840

3,317

+8.55

Apr.

4,220

3,590

3,180

2,560

2,340

2,060

2,880

4.520

3,020

2,610

2,840

2,260

2,330

3,460

*2,500

2,260

2,500

2,21Q

2,060

2,100

2,030

1,770

1,540

1,390

1.870

1,330

3,820

4,320

2,870

2,210

-

77,870

2,596

0.00

May

6,170

8.590

6,100

4,290

4,450

4,050

2,960

2,700

3,900

3,290

2,340

*1,930

3,080

3,940

2,900

3,140

5,150

4,530

2,990

2,310

1,860

1,580

1,390

1,330

1,080

889

1,570

1,560

1,050

809

825

92,533

2,985

+54.9

June

745

595

485

388

333

296

251

223

209

171

155

139

129

122

118

110

103

92

86

77

76

74 *64

56

52

51

48

51

97

172

-

5,668

186

+192

July

125

74

63

61

55

49

44

39

38

36

37

41

42

39

34

31

29

33

36

46

54

49

51

45

42

38

31

*27

26

.22

1,427

46.0

+103

Aug.

21

20

20

24

29

25

23

21

21

26

22

21

22

78

55

33

32

29

24

21

18

16

14

13

12

12

11

10

8.8

7.9

Ui

697.0

22.5

+56.5

Sept.

t.O

6.2

*6.2

*5.9

7.3

9.2

13

22

27

29

24

26

26

27

27

27

25

25

23

22

19

17

15

14

13

13

*12

11

10

514.0

17.1

+59.3

Calendar year 1952: Max 21,300 Min 17 Mean 1,159

Water year 1952-53 : Max 14,800 Min 5.2 Mean 1,124

* Discharge measurement wade on this day.

t Diversion from and change in contents In Schoharie Reservoir, equivalent in cubic feet per 

second;, furnished by Department of Water Supply,, Gas, and Electricity, City of New York. 

Diversion and change in contents for calendar year 1952, +272 cfs; for water year 1953,+234 cfs.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 1-4, 19, 20, Dec. 27 to Jan. 24, Jan. 26, 27, 

SO, Feb. 1-6, 11-13, 15-18, Mar. 1-4, 6-11.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 75

Mohawk River at Cohoes, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°47i05", long. 73°42'25", on right bank at School Street plant of

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. in Cohoes, Albany County, and if miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage anea. 3,456 sq mi.

Hecords available. July 1925 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 49.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Oct. 19, 1925, powerplant gage.

Average discharge.--28 years, 5,735 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 59,000 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 18.37 ft); 

minimum daily, 88 cfs Aug. 30.

1925-53: Maximum discharge, 130,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 22.57 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 34,500 efs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 6 cfs 

Sept. 28, 1941 (gage height, 3.40 ft); minimum daily, 23 cfs Aug. 24, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Records include small diversion Just above gage for Cohoes 

water supply but do not include diversion through lock 6 at Crescent Dam (published 

herewith) for operation of Barge Canal. During canal navigation season, water is 

received from Black River basin through Black River Canal (flowing south) and Lansing 

Kill, and possibly from Chenango River basin through. Oriskany Creek feeder. Water is 

diverted into (or may occasionally be received from) Oswego River basin through summit 

level of Barge Canal between New London and Utica. Most of flow of Schoharie Creek 

above Gilboa Dam, a tributary of Mohawk River, is diverted out of basin through 

Shandaken tunnel for water supply of city of New York. Slight regulation by storage, 

principally in Delta, Hinckley, and Schoharie Reservoirs (combined capacity, 

8.738,000,000 ou ft). Extensive diurnal fluctuation caused by School Street powerplant .

Revisions. WSP 741: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27 Mar. 28 to Sept. 30

5.7 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

8.5 

9.0

269

326

578

952

1,220

1,630

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

15.0

18.0

3,260

5,630

8,670

13,400

26,700

54,700

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

84

164

326

578

952

8.5

9.0

10.0

11.0

1,230

1,690

3,290

5,630

Mote. Same as preceding 

table above 11.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

U

12

IS

14

15

 16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,180

1,150

1.570

1,190

609

1,260

1,300

1,460

1,500

1,380

938

561

1,190

1,230

1,160

1,140

1,210

683

4J6

1,140

1 , 210

982

1,430 

1,440

855

616

1,410

1,280

1,410

1,280

1,200

35,440

1,143

-

-

Nov.

871

286

1,430

1,450

1,350

1,390

1,350

848

708

1,770

1,200

 1,460

1,280

1,900

994

643

1,340

1,290

1,410

1,640

1,840

1,770

3.220 

2,230

2,640

2,490

1,570

2,120

1,850

954

-

45,294

l,5lO

-

-

Dec.

1,540

1,560

1,520

1.410

1,960

2,700

3,330

3,240

2,720

*4,020

14,200

*42.600

20 , 500

12,600

9,740

8,790

6,270

5,060

4,590

5,170

3,450

2,210

2,810 

3,610

3,610

4,280

4,500

3,400

2,210

2,530

3,370

189,500

6,113

-

-

Jan.

2,590

3,040

2,980

2,950

2,750

2,500

2,920

3,210

2,380

1.530

2,590

2,800

*2,77O

3,460

3,410

3,360

3,540

5,710

10,100

10,100

7,680

5,940

5,590 

7,350

35.300

20,800

10,400

7,380

8,31O

7,480

6,230

197,150

6,360

-

-

Feb.

6,050

7,680

6,810

5,770

5,300

4,700

5,230

13,000

10,200

7,100

5,630

5,330

4,880

5,000

5,030

4,740

*4,660

4,640

4.450

4,450

10,500

55.000 17,80O' 

12,500

10,100

9,370

8,510

8,630

-

-

-

231,060

8,252

-

-

Mar.

7,290

6,020

5,580

6,240

13,700

9,900

6,950

5,600

5,230

4,590

4,090

*3.790

4,230

6,050

8,560

11,200

14,300

11,000

9,870

15,600

15,600

11,800

9,930 

10,500

26,000

33 , 70O

50.100

*46 , 7OO

29 , 700

23,300

20 , 200

437,300

14,110

-

-

Apr.

14,100

8,960

11,400

11,000

10,500

8,460

11,800

17,OOO

12,700

10,100

15,300

13,100

11,000

12,600

*8,560

7,350

7,640

7,380

6,560

6,860

6,830

6,710

6,150 

5,940'

5,710

5.J10

20,500

22.800

15,500

10,300

-

317,920

10,600

-

-

May

29,300

42 . 600

55,900

26,600

20,100

15,600

11,900

11,400

12,700

13,100

*9,740

6,290

6,650

8,820

7,280

8,990

22,300

23,400

15,700

12,000

8,480

6,650

5,990 

4,220

4,010

4, 480

8,290

9,880

7,540

4,330

3.850

408,090

15,160

-

-

June

4.260

4,260

3,230

2,270

2,170

2,100

2,150

2,460

2,180

*2,190

1,950

1,710

987

9E9

2,090

1,800

2,050

1,570

2,01O

1,100

303

1,960

2,070 

1,420

1,270

1,52O

680

583

2,930

3,070

-

59 , 252

1,975

-

-

July

*1,980

1,820

1,670

121

243

1,540

1,490

1,540

1,420

1,420

765

181

1,680

1,270

1,150

1,200

l,2flO

538

342

1,170

2,050

1,580

2.180 

1,960

609

38O

1,370

1,420

1,320

1,400

1,370

38,459

1,241

-

-

Aug.

381

241

1,220

1,350

2,080

2,870

2,010

729

235

1,900

3.070

3,050

*2,270

1,370

954

242

2,250

2,930

1,700

1,190

874

788

1,050 

633

937

1,160

940

962

247

M

989

40,690

1,313

-

-

Sept.

959

827

828

885

468

312

657

2.250

*1,350

1,500

1,460

578

264

1,570

1,440

1,370

1,420

1,260

599

222

1,240

1,310

1,200 

1,110

1,380

465

109

1,220

1,060

*1,120

-

30,213

1,007

-

-

Calendar year 1952 : Max 54,300 Mln 170 Mean 5,955 CfsB 1.72 In. 23.45

Water year 1952-53 : Max 50,100 Mln 88 Mean 5,563 Cfsm 1.61 In. 21.86

Peak disoharee (base.* 41.000 cfe).-

41.6OO ofS (16,75 ft); Mar. 27 (11 p.

-Dec. 12 (1 p.m.) 49,600 efs (17.54 ft); Jan. 25 (12:45 p.ffl.) 

ra.) 59,000 cfs (18.37 ft); May 1 (7:15 a.m.) 46,500 cfa (17-2*

ft).

* Discharge measurement made on thia day.
76 HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Mohawk River at Cohoes, N. Y. Continued

Diversion, in cubic feet per second, from Mohawk River at Cre'scent Dam, N. Y. 

through Barge Canal at lock 6, water year October 1952 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 

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

143

191

186

156

144

144

132

144

156

210

126

143

156

168

186

149

143

155

150

138

144

132

138

144

132

114

138

174

150

168

150

4,704

152

-

Nov.

126

156

138

150

131

161

144

155

138

125

131

162

168

137

144

132

138

174

162

138

150

150

144

138

150

132

138

150

144

174

-

4,380

146

-

Dec.

174

156

108

126

108

89

102

102

78

102

80

89

74

73

79

73

73

84

189

189

> 3

2,181

70.4

-

Jan.

3

93

3

-

Feb.

_^

3

 *

-

-

84

3

-

Mar.

3

14

145

52

14

52

33

20

14

52

14

473

15.3

-

Apr.

14

14

114

73

73

139

133

211

133

121

122

157

133

127

157

174

132

150

132

138

156

144

126

138

150

155

215

98

163

175

-

3,967

132

-

May

134

76

76

87

122

151

181

163

151

145

181

168

179

175

144

151

141

105

146

145

187

192

162

168

156

150

163

169

145

162

150

4,625

149

-

June

115

139

156

180

162

156

132

144

168

168

132

138

126

150

170

174

144

126

125

173

137

174

192

132

156

167

185

185

138

144

4,588

153

-

July

186

143

131

167

155

168

126

150

149

119

125

161

167

161

125

137

125

143

185

155

256

156

186

144

132

155

156

138

126

144

167

4,738

153

-

Aug.

155

218

162

162

155

143

149

167

131

108

168

138

120

167

143

156

144

108

78

90

95

77

84

90

78

194

209

179

167

150

144

4,329

140

-

Sept.

179

143

179

137

185

173

144

168

132

144

150

125

156

144

157

188

167

131

149

161

144

108

174

137

108

168

132

132

126

132

4,473

149

-

Calendar year 1952 : Max - Mln - Mean 101 Cf sm - In.

Water year 1952-53 : Max - Mln - Mean 106 Cf sm - In. -
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 77

Hudson River at Green Island, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 42°45'10", long. 73°41 I 20", on right bank at Green Island, Albany County, 

Just upstream from Troy look and dam, half a mile downstream from 5th branch Mohawk 

River.

Drainage area. 8,090 sq mi, approximately (including that above site of auxiliary gage).

Records available. February 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 0.31 ft below mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Since July 1, 1946, auxiliary water-stage 

recorder on bypass channel at datum 10.59 ft higher.

Average discharge. 7 years, 14,540 cfs.

Extremes (main cHannel). Maximum discharge during year, 107,000 cfs Mar. 28; maximum 

gage height, 22.75 ft Mar. 28; minimum daily discharge, 1,500 cfs July 5; minimum 

gage height, 14.23 ft July 28.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 181,000 cfs Dec. 31, 1948 (gage height, 27.05 ft, 

from high-water mark in gage well); maximum daily, 141,000 cfs Dec. 31, 1948, Jan. 1, 

1949; minimum daily, 1,270 cfs Sept. 5, 1949; minimum gage height, 13.92 ft Sept. 2, 

1946.

Flood of Mar. 19, 1936, reached a stage of 29.48 ft at gage on opposite bank, from 

information by Corps of Engineers (discharge, 215,000 cfs). Flood of Mar. 28, 1913, 

prior to construction of Sacandaga Reservoir and Troy lock and dam, reached a stage 

about 0.2 ft higher upstream from former dam near same site. Downstream from dams, 

flood of 1913 was about 3.3 ft higher than flood of 1936, from information by Corps 

of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair. 

Records of main channel Include flow over spillway, through wheels, and through lock. 

Record of flow In bypass channel, which enters Hudson River l| miles downstream, is 

shown separately. Appreciable regulation by Sacandaga Reservoir (see p. 48), Indian 

Lake Reservoir (see p. 41), and Delta, Hinckley and Schoharie Reservoirs (combined 

capacity, 8,738,000,000 cu ft). Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above 

station. Diversion above station for water supply for New York City (see records for 

Mohawk River at Cohoes and Schoharie Creek at Burtonsville). During canal navigation 

season, water is received from Black River basin through Black River Canal (flowing 

south) and Lansing Kill, and possibly from Chenango River basin through Oriskany Creek 

feeder. Water is diverted into (or may occasionally be received from) Oswego River 

basin through summit level of Barge Canal between New London and Utica. Water is 

diverted through Glens Falls feeder, Bond Creek (see pp. 51,52) and Champlain Canal into 

St. Lawrence River basin and occasionally may receive water from that basin through 

summit level of Champlain Canal at Durham basin.

Cooperation. Powerplant records furnished by Ford Motor Co. in connection with a Federal 

Power Commission project.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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.

5,340

5,500

6.220

4,390

3,690

4,410

5,750

5,370

5,130

4,990

3,920

3,800

3,510

4,940

4,440

4,720

4,490

3,440

2.210

3,350

4,500

4,180

4,690

5,310

4,560

2,970

3,840

5,440

5,050

4,470

4,470

139,590

4,503

-

-

Nov.

3,500

2.540

3,370

4,400

4,490

4,620

4,630

2,960

2,720

3,740

3,720

4,420

4,640

4,480

3,170

2,830

3,260

5,000

5,040

4,460

5,710

5,370

9,040

7,130

9.5QO

7,840

6,610

6,500

6,200

3,160

-

145,050

4,835

-

-

Dec.

4.200

5,580

5,350

4,960

5,520

6,930

8,180

6,450

8,140

10,300

20,200

74.700

50,700

34,300

25,900

23,800

19,600

16,300

14,700

13,600

10,700

7,110

9,280

10,600

9,930

9,030

11,600

9,490

5,830

7,600

9,390

460,470

14,850

-

-

Jan.

8,580

8,790

8,940

8,150

5.590

7,970

S,350

8,740

8,040

6,960

7,580

5,770

9,250

9,410

9,520

9,590

9,810

13,300

17,500

21,100

18,100

15,300

13,700

19 , 200

63 . 700

41,500

26,700

22,800

23,300

21 , 200

17,700

476,140

15,360

-

-

Feb.

18,500

15,800

17,100

15,100

14, 700

13,600

15,400

25,000

20,000

18,200

15,700

14,400

14,000

13,500

12,700

9.940

13,300

12,800

12,400

12,100

21,800

48 . 100

29,100

25,200

23,000

21,200

20,400

19 , 200

-

-

512,240

13,290

-

-

Mar.

17,200

12,300

13,400

15,500

24,000

20,600

17,000

13,600

10 . 200

12,900

11,600

10,900

11,700

16,400

18,900

27,900

31,400

24,600

22,200

26,700

27,100

22,400

19,900

24,200

54,000

67,200

39 , 700

94.300

69,300

57,400

52,400

937,400

30,240

-

-

Apr.

40,300

33,700

32,200

29,800

27,600

23,600

29,000

36,700

31,500

27,300

31,800

30,000

27,900

30,400

24,800

22,900

23 , 700

22,600

21,200

20,300

21,700

21,000

19,300

20,300

19,800

13.700

42,300

49.400

40,500

34,600

-

854,900

28,500

-

-

May

54, 600

73 . 900

69,700

59,100

49 , 600

44,200

37,100

38,200

38 , 900

38,200

33,100

23,800

22,700

25,000

22,500

25,700

41,200

45,500

37,000

32,600

27,300

23,700

21,700

18,800

14,800

14,600

18,100

22,300

19,600

15,300

13.200

*1,022

32,970

-

-

June

9,310

12.100

10,100

8,110

7,340

6,660

6,310

6,070

7,730

7,140

6,630

6,110

4,600

2,860

5,060

6,230

6,350

5,830

6,220

4,060

2,550

4,330

6,060

5,400

5,050

5,100

3,340

2.140

6,110

7,960

-

183,410

6,114

-

-

July

6.010

5,260

4,940

2,230

1.500

3,150

4,470

5,450

5,040

4,820

3,430

2,220

3,850

4,700

4,700

4,350

4,060

3,600

2,120

3,020

4,860

5,500

5,840

5,120

3,170

3,170

2,990

3,270

4,740

4,630

4,630

126,840

4,092

-

-

Aug.

3,710

2.. 230

2,390

4,450

5,400

6,320

5,990

4,390

2,950

5,300

9,640

11.300

8,830

6,450

5,510

3,660

3,780

6,650

6,180

4,550

4,710

4,120

4,490

2,450

4,450

5,100

5,150

4,180

3,220

3,370

2,720

153,640

4,956

-

"

Sept.

3,460

4,180

4,350

4,440

3,920

4,020

1.880

3,170

6.240

6,030

5,590

4,000

3,900

3,460

5,020

5,880

5,720

5,020

3,930

3,700

3,160

4,420

4,670

4,650

5,260

3,660

3,440

2,720

4,980

4,830

-

129,700

4,323

-

-

Calendar yeal> 1952: Max 92,700 Min 2,210 Mean 15,240 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1952-53: Max 94,300 Min 1,500 Mean 14,090 Cfsm - In.

t Expressed in thousands.

Mote. Shifting-control method used on spillway record Oct. 1 to Dec. 10, July 27 to Sept. 30.
HUDSON RIVER BASIM 

Hudson River at Green Island, N. Y. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, of Hudson River bypass channel at Green Island, N. 

water year October 1952 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

Oct.

39

15

41

38

28

32

33

32

35

33

32

16

29

29

26

24

23

22

11

21

20

18

18

18

18

14

19

28

35

34

32

844

27.2

Nov.

30

11

33

32

30

27

27

27

30

32

33

*35

33

29

27

28

26

24

22

25

26

27

32

68

155

125

109

95

85

65

-

1,329

44.3

Dec.

81

78

83

98

96

100

104' 105-

100

*102

172

166

123

111

102

100

95

92

90

88

84

69

68

70

78

98

93

92

82

16

72

2,959

95.5

Jan.

70

70

66

62

63

52

56

58

59

18

48

52

53

54

51

*57

54

58

65

59

56

53

51

116

88

69

59

54

54

53

52

1,858

59.9

Feb.

48

50

48

47

48

46

58

54

53

*48

44

45

43

44

51

52

45

43

42

52

62

54

45

43

42

41

12

40

-

-

-

1,529

47.5

Mar.

58

58

57

45

42

59

38

37

36

*34

55

34

59

40

45

68

46

42

54

54

47

44

42

58

60

80

102

78

59

77

65

1,549

50.0

Apr.

54

52

45

44

44

*40

59

46

40

41

47

58

45

49

38

39

38

54

34

40

57

50

63

62

63

86

129

90

79

73

-

1,599

55.5

May

150

100

98

*93

100

79

72

98

74

69

65

60

73

78

84

68

125

81

65

59

54

50

46

40

58

41

50

46

59

36

55

2,146

69.2

June

35

35

34

32

34

34

30

28

28

28

27

27

26

27

31

29

31

30

51

31

28

36

38

38

37

58

34

351543

-

976

32.5

July

*40

40

41

33

32

40

38

39

39

40

38

32

41

41

40

40

40

36

19

41

42

41

15

40

58

35

41

40

41

41

40

1,202

38.8

Aug.

36

34

*38

39

40

42

59

58

32

44

42

41

41

38

38

52

59

45

41

38

36

36

36

37

38

35

37

36

35

54

58

1,171

37.8

Sept.

54

51

3?

5£

3f

31

Zf

53

*5f

5?

5f

2£

2C

21

21

2]

2C

2C

2C

16

1?

2C

If

If

If

ie

If.

17

*1T

ia>

-

71f

23. e

Total flow of Hudson River main channel and bypass ohannelt

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

4,531 4,878

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

14,960 15,410 18,350 30,290 28 , 540 33,040

Bypass channel

Max 173 Min 14 Mean 50.7 

Max 173 Min 14 Mean 48.4

6,147 4,130 4,996 4,348

Total flow

Mean 15,290 Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.72 

Mean 14,130 Cfsm 1.75 In. 25.73

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t On basis of cfs days.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 79

Poesten Kill near Troy, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°44iOO", long. 73°38iOO", on left bank 600 ft downstream from bridge 

on Troy-Eagle Mills road, a quarter of a mile downstream from Sweet Milk Creek, If 

miles west of Eagle Mills, 3 miles east of Troy, Rensselaer County, and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--89 sq mi,,approximately. 

Records available . July 1923 to Saptember 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 321.46 ft above mean sea level (city ofTroy, N. Y,, datum). Prior to Sept. 22, 1938, at site 90 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 140 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,600 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height, 5.27 ft); minimum, 5.4 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 0.83 ft).

1923-53: Maximum discharge, 11,900 cfs Sept. 22, 1938 (gage height, 12.1 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum, 1.7 crs Oct. 15, 1930.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Practically entire low flow of Quacken Kill (about 5 cfs), diverted above station for municipal supply.

Revisions. WSP 741: Drainage at*ea.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feat, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 26 Apr. 27 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

2.3 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

124

308

679

1,430

2,330

6.0

7.7

12

1.3

1.5

1.8 

2.3 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

131

320

693

1,430

2,330

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

2?

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Oct.

13

17

S3.

21

15

16

17

17

16

16

12

9.5

9.1

12

12

12

11

9.9

8.0

6.9

9.4

10

11

11

9.9

7.6

6.9

12

14

13

13

397.2

12.8

0.144

0.17

Nov.

11

8.7

9.8

14

14

13

14

11

8.7

*8JL2

13

15

13

12

13

17

23

17

14

13

14

21

48

38

27

22

27

38

27

b20

-

544.4

18.1

0.203

0.23

Dec.

b!2

b!3

b!6

14

17

40

43

35

32

*35

388

*88Q

418

266

189

155

130

113

b84

b72

b70

b68

b66

66

73

71

b62

b39

b43

b47

b44

3,601

116

1.30

1.50

Jan.

b42

b41

46

44

b39

b35

b32

b30

b28

b58

b78

b72

*b64

b60

62

175

179

262

b260

b2o5

b!80

152

136

852

1.490

686

414

399

334

b240

215

6,910

223

2.51

2.89

Feb.

234

b!60

b!50

b!22

baa

b!02

235

304

234

*158

b!25

bllO

102

93

126

189

b!35

b98

b90

b!22

416

520

312

230

193

162

143

127

-

_

-

5,080

181

2.03

2.12

Mar.

b90

b74

b80

200

222

150

bllO

b82

b64

b56

*b54

b58

233

399

347

*1.260

641

399

371

399

366

326

295

463

744

654

1,040

758

519

718

896

12,068

389

4.37

5.04

Apr.

718

552

419

330

304

246

412

439

326

279

326

258

279

317

279

*377

419

326

279

321

304

295

419

330

258

525

2.010

872

540

395

13,154

438

4.92

5.50

May

1.120

925

802

*568

557

476

371

371

334

277

228

184

231

497

390

352

722

582

390

286

213

163

137

111

32

109

316

473

281

198

160

11,916

384

4.31

4.98

June

123.

94

78

69

65

59

52

50

42

*37

33

29

27

28

27

24

21

20

18

17

16

16

14

13

13

13

16

17

*98

56

1,185

39.5

0.444

0.50

July

11

24

20

18

16

15

15

14

20

18

16

16

13

13

12

10

9.7

9.3

7.7

10

15

19

13

13

10

9.3

8.9

8.5

8.1

8.5

6^

427.9

13.8

0.155

0.18

Aug.

6.6

6.9

*6.9

7.2

13

15

12

10

8.6

94

40

27

21

20

16

12

10

14

14

14

13

11

8.5

7.3

10

10

10

9.3

8.9

8..1

7.7

472.0

15.2

0.171

0.20

Sept.

7.3

7.3

6.9

*6-.9

7.3

18

19

16

14

13

13

13

39

35

22

18

19

18

14

10

9.3

10

11

10

10

8.9

7.7

JLO

8.0

no

407.6

13.6

0.153

0.17

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,760 Min 6.9 Mean 138 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.18

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,010 Min 6.0 Mean 154 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.48

Peak discharge (base. 1.70O cfs). Jan. 25 (5:45 a.m.) 2,270 cfs (4.94 ft); Apr. 27 (7:15 a.m.) 

2,600 cfs (5.27 ft); May 1 (9:30 a.m.) 1,780 cfs (4.41 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
80 HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Kinder-hook Creek at Rossman, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°19'50", long. 73°44'40", on right bank just downstream from highway 

bridge in Rossman, Columbia County, 1 mile upstream from Claveraek Creek and §£ miles 

downstream from Stuyvesant Falls.

Drainage area. 329 sq mi.

Records available. March 1906 to December 1909, January 1911 to May 1914, and July 1928 

to September 1953 in reports of geological Survey. January to December 1910 in reports 

of State engineer and surveyor..

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datuaj af g&ge is 25.78 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to May 1914, tape and weight gage at same site at different datum.

Average discharge. 28 years (1906-9, 1928-53), 479 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during yea?, 6,090 cfs Jan. 25 (gage height, 6.53 ft); minimum, 1.5 cfs Aug. 30 (gage height^ '0.25 ft); minimum daily, 3.9 cfs Aug. 30.

1906-14, 1928-53: Maximum discharge, £9,800 cfs Dec. 31, 1948 (gage height, 19.8 

ft, from floodmark); minimum, that of Aug. 30, 1953; minimum daily, that of Aug. 30,

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Diurnal 

fluctuation and slight regulation at low and medium flow caused by power and Industrial 

plants above station.

Revisions. WSF 741: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

.Oct. 1 to Apr. 27 Apr. 28 to Sept. 30

O.O 

.2 

.4 

.6 

.8

1.2

8.0 1.7 

2.3 

3.0 

4.0 

5.5 

7.O

37O 

680 

1,220 

2,320 

4,410 

6,94O

-0.1

.o

.3 

,5 

.7

3.5

5.5

16

28

4.9

103

1.4 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

223

501

790

1,200

3,660

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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 

25

24

25

26

27 

28

29

50

31

TotaJ

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

98

58

100

107

85

67

87

78

82 

74

76

60

56

66

81

66

66

68

54

46

61

50

51

54

43

18

87 

43

49

52

50

2,035

65.6

0.199

0.25

Nov.

58

11

75

47

51

52

5O

54

1O 

81

17

*81

57

54

56

15

104

104

72

77

78

95

155

195

T55

126

105 

119

110

109

2,549

78.3

0.238

0.27

Dec.

1O1

80

Q£

95

144

296

186

172 

165

577

5.670

1,780

1.O6O

772

647

*552

454

457

375

356

348 

325

325

350

525

554 

185

214

212

216

14,910

481

1.46

1.69

Jan.

202

198

198

236

196

197

168

154

m

272

285

235

229

239

*256

376

420

592

498

463

445 

445

1,51O

5.560

3,210

1,770 

1,530

1,580

982

847

25,204

749

2.28

2.62

Feb.

912

b620

b620

b56O

b48O

502

655

1,180

812 

*644

559

546

503

442

495

787

6O2

509

465

484

89O

1.400 

938

812

74O

652

657 

542

_

_

-

18,968

677

2.O6

2.14

Mar.

492

432

379

465

676

5O4

435

399

560 

556

258

*278

599

1,690

1,O9O

5,060

2,450

1,720

1,520

1,710

1,570

1,29O 

1,150

1,52O

2,570

2,690

5.690 

5,29O

2,590

2.5OO

5,110

44,583

1,432

4.35

5.02

Apr.

2,320

2,000

1,620

1,290

1,18O

1,010

1,17O

1,790

1,390 

1,200

1,360

1,100

1,240

1,49O

*1,270

1,430

1,73O

1,340

1,250

1,550

1,570

1,300 

1,230

1,120

966

1,200

5.490 

2,840

1,990

1,520

45,556

1,518

4.61

5.15

May

2,79O

2.820

2,520

1,990

1.7OO

1,550

1,230

1,290

1,530 

1,080

*858

721

685

1,O9O

865

880

1,210

1,320

99O

817

683

615 

575

552

454

404

655 

946

764

609

560

34,671

1,118

3.4O

5.92

June

471

417

556

515

296

269

254

248

219 

*2O2

104

198

129

154

180

110

118

115

1O8

99

102

95 

97

86

82

21

9O

100

637

488

6,207

207

O.629

O.70

July

281

191

148

132

150

105

97

9O

172 

254

124

114

105

89

75

79

72

63

6O

*71

77

79 

7O

72

65

66

58 

53

51

48

48

5,119

101

O.307

0.35

Aug.

41

56

*42

59

58

39

27

9.9

20 

129

96

76

58

57

49

11

SO

34

43

40

53

11 

8.1

77

30

55

29 

*50

11

5.9

63

1,293.9

41.7

0.127

0.15

Sept.

25

22

12

19

11

2*3

20

38

57 

35

15

41

18

64

42

38

35

5?

12

10

70

31 

26

27

25

11

8.5 

53

*30

28

893.8

29.8

O.O£1

0.10

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,2OO Mln 1O Mean 495 Cfsm 1.50 In. 2O.47

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,36O Min 5.9 Mean 541 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.54

Peak discharge (base. 5.6OO cfs).-

6,090 cfs (6.55 ft); Mar. 16 (2 p.m.

-Dec. 12 (4:15 a.m.) 4,540 cfs (5.59 ft); Jan. 25 (12:3O p.m.) 

3.780 cfs (5.08 ft); Mar. 27 (4:15 p.m.) 4,440 cfs (5.52 ft);

Mar. 51 (2 a.m.) 5.680 cfs (5.01 ft); Apr. 27 (7:15 a.m.) 4,350 cfs (5.46 ft); May 1 (6:15 p.m.)

4,10O cfs (5.29 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 81

Catskill Creek at Oak Hill, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°24'20", long. 74°09'05", on right bank Just downstream from highway 

bridge in southernmost part of Oak Hill, Greene County, 100 ft downstream from small 

tributary.

Drainage area. 98 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1929 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. May 

1910 to September 1953 (monthly discharge only) in reports of Board of Water Supply, 

City of New York.

;e_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 612.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of

929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Aug. 4, 1930, chain gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years (1929-53), 123 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,480 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 10.11 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis of slope-area 

determination at gage height 14.08 ft; minimum, 0.3 cfs Sept. 3; minimum gage height, 

1.95 ft Oct. 16, 17.

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 12,500 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 14.08 ft, from 

floodmarks in gage house), from rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of slopearea determination of peak flow; minimum, about 0.05 cfs Sept. 5-7, 1929; minimum gage 

height, 0.59 ft Sept. 26, 27, 1939.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from leaves, 

which are fair.

Revisions. WSP 756: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of lee effect or backwater from leaves 

height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 11 to Sept. 3O

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

2.8 

3.2

1.3

2.3

3.8

9.4

18

39

86

3.7 

4.1 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

178

287

441

686

1,300

2,080

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

3.O

0.3 

.8 

1.5 

3.1 

6.O

15

38

3.4 

3.8 

4.3 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

87

166

331

667

1,290

2,080

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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.

2.3

2.8

3.4

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3 

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1 

2.0

'fci

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4 

3.0

5.6

3,0

2.8

73.8

2.38

0.024

O.O3

Nov.

2.8

2.6

 2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3 

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.3

H

4.2 

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.0

5.8

155

234

96

62

47

42 

37

30

26

-

787.9

26.3

0.268

O.3O

Dec.

17

17

19

*15

26

106

76

59

52 

70

1.960

998

471

288 

190

 152 

129

114

88

62

70

69

70

90

112

97

72 

27

44

49

43

5,652

182

1.86

2.14

Jan.

37

35

38

35

»25

27

24

23

ft

1

68

75

54

45 

44

190 

195

420

357

236

185

159

142

1.190

1,090

42 O

260 

3OO

215

 150

164

6,256

202

2.06

2.37

Feb.

240

140

13O

118

102

1OO

220

185

134 

103

96

92

89

7S 

82

»80 

70

64

60

98

1.11O

480

249

220

199

174

166 

147

-

-

-

5,026

180

1.84

1.91

Mar.

104

90

86

240

192

130

108

96

86 

»68

56

70

198

223 

270

7O6 

362

270

386

395

327

292

270

587

636

1,570

1.750 

890

572

854

774

12,638

408

4.16

4.80

Apr.

497

*454

 339

274

243

202

398

386

274 

308

326

240

359

374 

281

296 

267

233

240

 236

211

177

156

134

121

230

642 

339

249

202

-

8,688

290

2.96

3.3O

May

1.O10

987

822

501

461

369

292

766

799 

415

*278

361

793

674 

648

516 

914

556

369

27O

205

164

156

117

95_

129

240

151

110

108

110

13,386

432

4.41

5.08

June

*86

71 58

53

48

41

35

33

28 

24

2O

17

16

17 

15

12 

10

9.1

8.3

7.3

9.0

7.1

*5.6

4.5

4.2

4.0

3.9

26"""

14

-

690.6

23.0

0.235

O.26

July

8.5

6.7

5.3

4.3

3.8

3.8

3.6

4.3

ii 

8.3

6.5

5.1

4.6

4.2 

 3.4

2.9 

2.5

2.1

1.9

2.6

1.8

1.7

2.3

2.8

3.3

3.1

2.8 

2.3

2.0

2.0

1*5

124.0

4.00

0.041

O.O5

Aug.

1.3

1.4

1.5

*1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1-.9

1.0 

1.8

1.5

1.1

1.7

H

2.1 

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

*1.0

.9

.9

.9 

.8

.6

.5

_ti

42.3

1.36

0.014

O.02

Sept.

~^J Q>4

u.4

.8

1 8

1 8

l!3

1.1 

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.8

1.4 

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

 1.1

l.O

1.0

.9

.8 

.8

.7

.7

-

3O.8

1.03

0.011

0.01

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,960 Mln 1.4 Mean 136 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.81

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,960 Mln 0.4 Mean 146 Cfsm 1.49 In. 2O.27

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 cfs). Dec. 11 (4 p.m.) 5,480 ofs (10.11 ft); Jan. 24 (2 p.m.) 2.36O 

cfs (7.31 ft); Mar. 26 (2 a.m.) 2,990 cfs (7.97 ft); May 8 (7:30 p.m.) 3,78O cfs (8.71 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 1-4, 19-21, Dec. 27 to Jan. 2, Jan. 4-9, 

13-18, 26-30, Feb. 2-7, 11, 12, 14-20, Mar. 1-4, 6-12. Backwater from leaves Nov. 2-21, Sept. 24-30.
82 HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Esopus Creek at Coldbrook, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°00'45", long. 74°16'10", on left bank at downstream side of highway

bridge at Coldbrook, Ulster County, l-| miles upstream from Ashokan Reservoir and 2^

miles south of Mount Tremper. 

Drainage area. 192 sq mi. 

Records ayallable. October 1931 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1914 to September 1925 in reports of State engineer and surveyor. January 1914

to September 1953 (monthly discharge only) in reports of Board of Water Supply, City

of New York. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 621.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to June 15, 1916, chain gage at same

site and datum.

Average discharge. 39 years (1914-53), 457 cfs (adjusted for diversion). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 34,700 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 17.03 ft), from

rating curve extended above 12,700 cfs as explained below; minimum, 21 cfs Sept. 30

(gage height, 3.225 ft).

1914-53: Maximum discharge, 59,600 cfs Mar. 30, 1951 (gage height, 20.70 ft), from

rating curve extended above 12,700 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage

heights 12.39, 15.15, and 20.70 ft; minimum daily, 8 cfs Oct. 14, 1914. 

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. Water

diverted from Schoharie Creek through Shandaken tunnel enters Esopus Creek about 6 mUss

above station and is included in records of daily discharge.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 11 to Mar. 24 Mar. 25 to Sept. 30

3.57

5.5

5.9

4.3

5.0

6.0

31

46

108

214

551

1,190

7.0

8.0.

10.0

12.0

14.0

2,100

3,520

6,960

12 , 500

20,000

4.4

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

252

551

1,230

2,220

5,490

6,980

5.3 50

5.5 54

5.9 150

4.4 284

5.0 565

6.0 1,250

Note. Same as 

preceding table

above 6.0' ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 '

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

total

Mean

Oct.

116

116 

151

116

112

110

112

102

98

*57

100

98

95

84

84

*85

78

76

75

72

70

69

69

72

85

40

35

*58

41

56

55

2,501

80.7

Nov.

54

53 

34

53

52

55

54

35

35 

35

55

52

51

51

52

49

42

41

*40

71

2,040

5.150

3,350

1,450

1,120

1,280

1,170 

1,070

988

934

-

19,248

642

Dec.

880

840 

820

780

978

1,590

1,120

1,040

988 

1,150

16,800

*5,13&

2,230

1,410

1,190

1,570

1,290

1,420

1,400

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,510

1,310

1,290

1,250

1,220 

1,120

1,140

*1,140

1,120

57,156

1,845

Jan.

1,100

1,080 

1,100

1,080

1,040

1,040

1,020

1,020

620 

509

1,130

1,100

1,040

1,000

1,010

1,120

1,160

1,560

*1,560

1,460

1,200

787

737

4.400

4,280

2,050

1,550 

1,500

1,020

800

719

40,192

1,297

Feb.

740

560 

540

480

410

580

664

601

519 

430

*410

410

582

542

395

440

540

290 290"

504

1,880

1,840

1,250

992

846

725

655 

575

-

_

-

17,686

652

Mar.

470

*590 

560

940

774

640

560

500

460 

420

560

562

926

970

1,510

3,450

1,900

1,570

1,260

1,100

900

800

750

5,550

5,060

*4.170

2,890 

2,070

1,530

1,290

1,090

40,802

1,516

Apr.

956

929 

857

781

745

675

1,500

1,490

1,160 

1,170

1,150

985

1,050

*982

824

928

869

806

799

759

669

608

570

555

549

794

l)590

1,080

909

-

28,229

941

May

1.560

1,560 

1,470

1,210

1,280

*1,110 J 978

915

818 

716

650

779

1,060 ? 902

856

787

919

869

757

669

587

518

478

597

156

*615

475 

597

560

560

555

25,591

826

June

523

498 

529

614

603

614

690

678

151 

727

710

698

710

704

687

669

658

*641

630

625

656

550

288

276

275

269

514 

415

362

292

-

16,454

548

July

269

261 

290

581

576

501

261

262

551 

556

401

592

*422

502

549

539

544

549

555

632

608

597

683

727

698

675

681 

716

*716

716

698

16,108

520

Aug.

698

720 

727

681

658

645

644

751

751 

951

806

584

410

504

284

246

219

177

*130

117

102

92

85

74

55

75

70 

62

56

50

48

11,250

. 562

Sept.

45

42 

*41

41

46

93

115

102

90 

86

81

85

151

TI5

110

108

104

96

88

87

100

85

65

59

56

55

51 

49

46

32.

-

2,298

76.6

Adjusted for dlverslont

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

48.7 

0.254 

0.29

51E 

2.66 

2.9S

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

1,160 

6.04 

6.97

750 

3.91 

4.51

652 

5.29

5.45

1,516 

6.85 

7.90

941 

4.90 

5.47

761 

5.96 

4.57

Observed

Max 16,800 Mln 31 Mean 954 

Max 16,800 Mln 31 Mean 760

86.8 

0.452 

0.50

15.0 

0.068 

0.08

50.3 

0.262 

0.30

26.7 

0.159 

0.16

Adjusted

Mean 640 Cfsm 5.55 In. 45.55 

Mean 526 Cfsm 2.74 In. 57.17

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for diversion from Schoharie Creekj record of diversion furnished by New York City Department of Water Supply, Gas, and Electricity.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 1-4, 19-21, Dec. 27 to Jan. 9, Jan. 12-14, 

267^7, 29, 30, Feb. 1-6, 10-12, 16-19, Mar. 1-4, 6-11.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 83

Rondout Creek near LoweeS Corners, N. Y.

Location. Lat 41°51'55", long. 74°29'10", on left bank 100 ft downstream from small 

tributary, 350 ft upstream from highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from Sugarloaf Brook, 

1.1 miles east of Lowes Corners, Sullivan County, 2 miles southwest of Sundown, and 

2f miles upstream from Chestnut Creek.

Drainage area. 38.5 sq mi.

Records available. February 1937 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 874.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Nov. 24, 1937, staff gage and Nov. 24, 

1937, to Oct. 3, 1938, chain gage, at highway bridge 350 ft downstream at different 

datum. Oct. 4, 1938, to July 5, 1951 water-stage recorder at site three-quarters of 

a mile downstream at different datum (datum of gage lowered 1.00 ft July 3, 1949).

Average discharge. 16 years, 102 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,680 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 7.05 ft); minimum, 4.8 cfs Sept. 4; minimum gage height, 1.695 ft Nov. 15.

1937-53: Maximum discharge observed, 7,600 cfs July 22, 1938, from rating curve 

extended above 2,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 9.60 ft Mar. 30, 

1951 (site and datum then in use); minimum discharge, that of Sept. 4, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

18

20

26

19

18

18

18

*17

16

16

15

15

16

15

15

*14

14

14

14

14

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

15

*16

14

*15

491

15.8

0.410

0.-47

Nov.

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

13

14

13

13

12

12

13

22

16

*13

12

26

467

*1.160

*691

*310

208

162

146

120

102

91

3,744

125

3.25

3.62

Dec.

b76

75

73

69

105

158

104

94

*91

122

*1 J 810

*743

358

248

196

162

138

125

110

b94

b98

97

96

96

92

84

b76

b56

b58

*63

61

5,828

188

4.88

5.63

Jan.

58

56

58

52

b46

b44

b43

b43

47

61

79

67

57

51

53

71

71

142

125

*110

105

100

96

594

624

b33O

b240

294

226

b!80

b!65

4,288

138

3.58

4.14

Feb.

b!70

U135

b!30

b!20

b!08

103

171

140

b!20

b!08

b!06

bl06

*98

92

102

b98

b88

b80

b80

82

351

249

178

157

144

135

123

110

-

_

-

3,684

132

3.43

3.56

liar.

b92

b86

*b84

220

157

b!20

bllO

blOO

b94

b88

b84

84

286

264

487

*950

454

321

294

250

205

188

*183

*726

567

*678

491

358

279

237

202

8,739

282

7.32

8.44

Apr.

183

185

*160

153

148

135

362

*325

257

285

264

240

282

*247

208

217

200

178

170

160

148

141

133

123

118

201

324

230

194

172

6,143

205

5.32

5.93

May

340

290

275

230

282

*240

230

217

194

178

160

144

145

141

139

127

195

172

150

135

123

121

185

125

113

117

123

*106

96

96

I!

5,280

170

4.42

5.10

June

83

76

70

66

68

60

66

55

50

46

42

40

52

48

*42

38

35

33

32

30

29

29

26

25

23

23

27

22

49

26

1,311

43.7

1.14

1.27

July

22

21

20

18

18

18

19

18

24

18

17

16

20

20

16

*14

13

12

16

28.

21

16

19

19

15

13

12

*11

*10

9.9

9^

523.2

16.9

0.439

0.51

Aug.

8.7

10

11

9.9

12

11

9.3

8.7

9.6

22

14

10

9.3

9.0

8.2

8.2

8.4

8.2

8.0

*7.7

7.7

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.0

6.7

6.4

6.4

e.,2.

6.2

6.2

278.2

8.97

0.233

0.27

Sept.

6.2

5.8

*5.2

^0

5.6

13

17

12

9.3

7.7

7.2

8.0

29

15

11

9.0

8.2

8.0

7.4

7.2

7.2

7.0

7.0

6.4

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

*6.2

-

261.2

8.71

0.226

0.25

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,4OO Min 12 Mean 133 Cfsm 3.45 In. 46.89

Water year 1952-53: 952-55: Max Max 1,810 1,810____Min Min 5.0 5.Q Mean Mean 111 111_____Cfsm Cfsm 2.88 2.88 In. In. 39.19 59.19________

arge (base. 1,200 cfs). Nov. 22 (2:15 p.m.) 2,220 efs (6.01 ft); Dee. 11 (1:50 p.m.)

.05 ft); Mar. 15 (11:45 p.m.) 1,710 efs (5.56 ft); Mar. 24 (1:45 p.m.) 1.78O efs (5.6:

Peak discha 

3,680 efs (7 

ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ic
84 HUDSON RIVER BASIN 

Chestnut Creek at Grahamsville, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 41°50'45", long. 74°32'25", on right bank Just downstream from highway 

bridge in Grahamsville, Sullivan County, 600 ft downstream from Red Brook and 2.1 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 20.9 sq mi.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 880.96 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 14 years (1939-53), 40.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 897 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 3.11 ft); minimum, 2.6 cfs Aug. 31 (gage height, 0.87 ft).

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 3,800 cfs Nov. 25, 1950, computed on basis of peak 

flow of Chestnut Creek above Red Brook and slope-area determination of peak flow of Red 

Brook; maximum gage height recorded, 4.44 ft July 10, 1952; minimum discharge, 2.0 cfs 

Sept. 12, 1949; minimum gage height, 0.66 ft Feb. 7, 1939.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from leaves, or 

doubtful or no gage-height record, which are fair. Slight seasonal regulation caused 

by Beaverdam Pond on Red Brook.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of loe effect or backwater from leaves (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 19 Mar. 19 to Sept. 30

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.6

5.4

8.6

14

20

52

1.9 109

2.2 208

2.6 424

3.0 774

0.88 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4

2.8

3.0

5.8

9.5

15

30

1.6 

1.8 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

52

89

179

365

774

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

7.1 

10

3.1

~8. 0

7.4

7.8 

7.8

*7.2

7.1 

7.1

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

»7.0

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.4

6.4

6.5 

6.5

6.5

6.4

6.4

6.5

07.0

*07.2

6.8

*6.6

221.5

7.15

0.342

0.39

Nov.

6.4 

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.9 

5.8

S7J

5.9

6.4

6.4

6.0

5.9

5.9

6.6

12

8.4

*7.4

7.2

20

197

313 

207

85

57

46

43

36

32

28

-

1,190.3

39.7

1.90

2.12

Dec.

b24 

b23

b22

b20

70

100 

a 60

a44

*40 

57

117

71

52

42

36

32

28

b22

24

28 

28

32

34

b26

b22

b!6

bTT

19

18

2,031

65.5

3.13

3.61

Jan.

18 

b!7

b!8

bis

b!5

»b!4

bT3~

14 

18

30

d25

d20

d!7

18

23

25

d66

d60

»52

48

43 

40

b260

b270

b!20

b70

ID 88

83

b52

b47

1,615

52.1

2.49

2.87

Feb.

b60 

b42

b40

b36

b30

b30 

d80

d64

d52 

d46

d44

d45

*38

S6

46

b52

b38

b34

b34

36

225

TS? 

b78

71

66

64

62

54

_

-

1,635

58.4

2.79

2.91

Mar.

b41 

b36

b34

141

*d68

d50 

d44

d40

d36 

d33

31

3T

156

120

227

d300

dTSo"

d!50

d!35

118

92

78 

*74

203

169

*184

162

118

94

81

70

3,297

106

5.07

5.87

Apr.

68 

76

»62

55

54

iTSiso

89

126

111

104

139

114

*83

105

87

76

85

74

63

55 

51

50

50

138

188

109

83

68

2,718

90.6

4.33

4.84

May

176 

133

121

92

117

»97 

83

81

70 

60

55

50

*73

86

71

58

89

74

54

44

40

38 

76

41

»36

41

44

36

32

34

34

2,136

68.9

3.30

3.80

June

B22

22

26

20 

24

20

17 

15

14

14

21

17

*a!5

*14

12

12

12

10

10

10 

9.3

8.9

3*1

10

11

*9.4

20

10

-

467.3

15.6

0.746

0.83

July

8.7 

8.3

7.7

7.5

7.3

7.9 

S.I

8.1

to

7.0

6.S

8.1

7.3

6.4

6.1

5.8

5.4

6.6

8.3

6.8

6.6 

9.0

7.5

6.3

5.6

5.4

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.1

213.1

6.87

0.329

0.38

Aug.

4.1 

5.0

5.2

5.0

5.8

5.4 

4.8

4.2

4.8 

6.6

4.9

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.7

v 3.7

3.7

3.4

*3.4

3.6

3.7 

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

2^8.

178

2.8

125.7

4.05

0.194

0.22

Sept.

to

2.8

2.8

3.7

to

4.3

3.7 

3.4

3.4

4.2

6.5

3.8

3.6

3.4

*3.4

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

»2.9

110.5

3.68

0.176

0.20

Calendar year 1952; Max 717 Mln 5.8 Mean 56.9 Cfsm 2.72 In. 37.03

Water year 1952-53: Max 645 Mln 2.8 Mean 43.2 Cfsm 2.07 In. 28.04

Peak discharge (base, 500 ofs). Nov. 22 (12:15 p.m.) 599 ofs (2.82 ft); Dec. 11 (10:45 a.m.) 897

ofs (3.11 ft); Jan. 24 (1:45 p.m.) 506 ofs (2.71 ft); Mar. 15 (9:45 p.m.) 703 ofs (2.93 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of normal recession, weather records, and

records for Rondout Creek near Lowes Corners.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

o Backwater from leaves.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of gage heights, weather records, notes

by engineers, and records for nearby stations.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 85

Rondout Creek near Lackawack, N. Y.

Location. Lat 41°46'30", long. 74°24'10", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge known as Wilburs Bridge, 2| miles southeast of Lackawack, Ulster County, and 

3 miles downstream from Merriman Dam (Rondout Reservoir).

Drainage area. 100 sq mi.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. February !9Ub to April 1910 (at Honk Falls) and May 1910 to September 1925 in reports of 

State engineer and surveyor. May 1910 to September 1953 (monthly discharges) in reports 

of Board of Water Supply, City of New York.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 601.07 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by Board of Water Supply, City of New York). Feb. 13, 1906, to 

Apr. 30, 1910, at site 3 miles downstream, at different datum; May 1, 1910, to Feb. 15, 

1939, at site half a mile downstream at datum 13.40 ft lower than present datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 550 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 2.86 ft); minimum, 

OTTTfs Aug. 31 (gage height, 0.005 ft).

1906-53: Maximum discharge, 26,700 cfs Aug. 26, 1928 (slope-area determination by 

Board of Water Supply, city of New York); minimum daily, 0.3 cfs Sept. 29. 1948. AUK. 1. 

9, 10, 21-28, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or those below 2 cfs, which 

are fair. Subsequent to May 1951, entire flow above Merriman Dam (drainage area, 94.4 

sq mi) , except for small releases, diverted for water supply of city of New York.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

Oct. 1 to May 13 May 14 to Sept. 30

0.6 16 0.02 0.5 0.3 4.8 

45 .1 1.3 .4 7.4 

92 .2 2.7 .6 16 

197 224 Note. Same as preceding

0.09 

.1 

.2 

.3

1.1

1.2 

2.4 

4.3

7.0

1.0 

1.4

1.9

2.0 table above 0.6 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Tota:

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1.5

1.6

2.5

175

1.7

1.7

1.5

*1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

ITS

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

*1.2

1.3

*1.2

1.2

42.3

1.36

+70.8

NOV.

1.2

T7Z

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.4

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.7

3.7

*57

166 -83

37

27

22

19

16

14

12

-

482.9

16.1

+282

Dec.

10

9.2

8.8

7.8

19

35

21

16

15

15

~5cJ 211

44

33

25

21

18

*16

13

11

12

12

12

14

13

12

9.2

S.2

7.8

7.8

7.7

744.5

24.0

+423

Jan.

7.2

6.6

7.4

6.8

5.6

*5.2

5.0

570

6.8

10

14

12

10

8.8

8.4

10

9.6

27

*24

19

16

15

14

67

72_

34

24

32

26

19

18

545,4

17.6

+338

Feb.

21

16

15

13

12

11

26

22

16

13

12

12

*12

11

12

15

11

9.6 ?rs 11

44

3*

23

20

19

19

18

16

_

_

-

473.4

16.9

+299

Mar.

13

11

10

33

*23

17

14

12

11

9.6

8.8

976

33

27

49

844"6~

34

40

37

27

24

*21

62

51

71

53

39

32

27

23

952.0

30.7

+588

Apr.

21

21

18

18

18

16

53

43

30

36

31

29

49

*42

30

34

28

25

29

25

21

18

17

T5- 15

32

78

37

27

23

879

29.3

+499

May

58

40

37

29

42

*33

28

26

25

21

18

16

64

BT

40

30

32

34

24

19

16

14

16

12

10

*11

12

9.0

S75" 8.0

8.4

797.6

25.7

+412

June

7.1 673-

5.6

5.2

6.4

5.1

5.9

5.2

4.2

3.4

3.1

2.9

3.8

4.2

3.3

*2.8

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.6

TTS

1.6

1.8

1.7

2.1

1.7

101.7

3.39

+111

July

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.9

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

*1.1

1.0

TTff

1.6

3.4

1.7

2.1

2.6

2.6

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.1

*1.0

1.0

3.6

48.7

1.57

+79.1

Aug.

1.5

1.1

1.2

1.0

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

1.2

2.9

1.3

1.0

1.9

2.6

1.7

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

1.2

1.2

.7

.7

.5

34.8

1.12

+48.4

Sept.

0.6 ~76

.9

1.6

1.9

3.7

1.6

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.8

T76- 4.3

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.8

.8

.7

.6

*.7

33.8

1.13

+38.1

Calendar year 1952: Max 288 Mln l.l Mean 17.2

Water year 1952-53: Max 211 Mln 0.5 Mean 14.1

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion from and change In contents In Rondout Reservoir, equivalent In cubic feet per second; 

furnished by Board of Water Supply, City of New York. Equivalent diversion and change in contents 

during calendar year 1952, +319 cfsj during'water year 1953, +266 cfs.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 1-4, 19-21, 26-30, Jan. 1-9, 12, 17, Jan. 26 

toTeb". 6, Feb. 9-12, 15-19, 23, 24, Feb. 27 to Mar. 4, Mar. 6-11.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Rondout Creek at Rosendale, N. Y.

Location. Lat 41°50 I 35", long. 74°05'10", on left bank 150 ft upstream from upper highway 

bridge in Rosendale, Ulster County, and 3 miles upstream from Wallkill River.

Drainage area. 386 sq mi.

Records available July 1901 to November 1903, January 1906 to December 1913, and August 

1926 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1914 to January 1919 

in reports of State engineer and surveyor.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 42.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to January 1919, chain gage on highway 

bridge 150 ft downstream at datum 4.0 ft lower.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,900 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 13.15 ft);

 minimum, 4.5 cfs July 31 (gage height, 1.24 ft); minimum daily, 21 cfs July 30.

1901-3, 1906-19, 1926-53: Maximum discharge, 27,300 cfs Aug. 27, 1928 (gage height, 

21.9 ft), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 

that of July 31, 1953; minimum gage height, 1.23 ft Oct. 1, 1948; minimum daily discharge, 8.5 cfs Sept. 30, 1948.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. Large 

diurnal fluctuations during low and medium flow caused by powerplant above station. 

Since May 9, 1951, entire flow above Merriman Dam, except for small releases, diverted 

from Rondout Reservoir for water supply of city of New York.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 641: Drainage area. WSP 756: 1933.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 24

1.8 51

2.0 92

2.3 189

2.5 275

3.0 554

5.0 2,110

7.0 4,300

10.0 8,550

Mar. 25 to Sept. 30

1.5 17 2.2 152

"1.7 36 2.5 275

1.9 69

Note. Same as preceding table above 2.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

M.

Oct.

78

94

102

~w113

91

72

90

73

*71

66

62 

76

69

68

61

78

60

64

61

64

68

60 

64

63

67

69

*74

75

82

72

2,297

74.1

+70.8

Nov.

65

62

65

66

65

56

5F

65

60

68

58

64

60

61

60

67

92

87

76

80

2,780

6,020

6,200 

2,350

1,290

937

784

661

541

498

-

23,394

780

+282

Dec.

b390

b330

b320

b310

436

2,200

1,280

870

692

649

6,500

7,220 

2,790

1,650

1,130

931

779

*625

547

481

480

553

535 

572

615

530

b480

b350

b320

*b300

313

35,184

1,135

+423

Jan.

330

340

b300

b350

299

267

250

254

227

155

581

674 

530

503

447

468

632

1,310

*1,570

1,150

942

846

701 

4,050

5,750

2 , 640

bl,350

bl,450

bl,400

b980

b900

31,877

1,028

+338

Feb.

1,120

b760

b700

b620

b540

b520

785

1,090

785

b640

*b580

b540 

488

470

505

857

607

469

458 548"

1,760

2,080

bl,300

bl,040

950

861

774

666

_

_

-

22,513

804

+299

Mar.

b560

b470

b460

bl,300

*1,350

b920

b780

b580

b490

b440

b380

39T 

1,980

2,250

1,840

5,570

2,840

1,750

1,740

1,830

1,290

1,080

958 

2,720

3,550

*3,B80

2,870

2,010

1,540

1,200

1,000

49,824

1,607

+588

Apr.

861

928

824

688

758

660

2,750

3,510

1,710

1,580

1,750

1,340 

1,930

*2,480

1,560

1,660

1,700

1,270

1,470

1,290

1,060

920

816 

667

612

878

3,690

2,61o

.1,460

995

-

43,607

1,454

+499

May

2,120

2,130

1,920

1,460

1,560

*1,570

1,260

1,260

1,130

890

744

639 

953

1,660

1,220

1,120

972

1,320

1,050

759

609

543

844 

582

468

*468

672

514

425

357

SOT

31,622

1,020

+412

June

354

307

228

224

235

220

232

248

206

174

149

136 

134

178

167

139

136

*123

104

104

92

90

77 

80,

74

71

70- 65

81

82

4,576

153

+111

July

85

68

66

58

45

52

51

56

60

59

48

39 

55

45

53

50

54

40

26

69

~9T 141

82 

74

89

71

46

46

*67

21

7!

1,840

59.4

+79.1

Aug.

36

38

40

42

42

40

40

39

40

152

133

78 

58

50

45

42

40

39

39

*36

35

35

34 

33

33

33

31

30

29

27

26

1,415

45.6

+48.4

Sept.

25

2S

26

28

38

119

126

80

60

50

50

49 

103

~8T 136

67

63

73

57

59

60

55

54

47

40

41

46

47

41

38

-

1,789

59.6

+38.1

Calendar year 1952: Max 9,110 Mln 56 Mean 885

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,220 Mln 21 Mean 685

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion from and change in contents in Rondout Reservoir (equivalent in cubic feet per second); 

furnished by Board of Water Supply, City of Hew York. Equivalent diversion and change in contents 

during calendar year 1952, +319 cfs; during water year 1953,~+266 cfs.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 

Wallkill River near Unionville, N. Y.

87

Location. Lat 41°15'35", long. 74°32'55", on right bank: at downstream side of highway 

Tidge on the Quarryville-Milton road, 1 mile upstream from small tributary, 2 miles 

south of the New York:-New Jersey State line, and 3 miles south of Unionville, Orange 

County. 6

Drainage area. 144 sq mi.

Records available. September 1937 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 390 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Nov. 16, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 226 cfs.

Extremes Maximum discharge during year, 1,890 cfs Jan. 25 (gage height, 9.83 ft)- minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 3.50 ft).

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 5,000 cfs Dec. 31, 1948, from rating curve extended 

above 500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 11.4 ft Dec. 31, 1948. to 

Jan. 1, 1949; minimum discharge, 6.4 cfs Sept. 30, 1941; minimum gage height, that of 

o6pt. o, 1953.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from overDank storage, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect or backwater 

from over-bank storage (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

4.6 

5.0

75

147

251

6.0 

7.0

9.0 

10.0

482

670

935

1,340

2,030

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

86

82

148

153]

93

84

76

75

71

71

70

70

68

71

68

66

*62

58

57

57

56

57

56

55 

52

50 

51

56

65

66

,63

2,183

70.4

0.489

0.56

Nov.

58

56

55

56

55

55

55

55

54

56

58

61

55

54

55

87

95

76

70

77

448

c760

cl,06o

*cl,100 "5980"

c840 

c620

0400

308

266

-

8,025

268

1.86

2.07

Dec.

b240

b225

b210

b200

236

513

603

522

390

329

463

0740

c860

c80"0

c640

c460

366

321

288

242

234

319

329

*321 

294

251 

b215

b!70

b!40

139

143

11,203

361

2.51

2.89

Jan.

b!35

b!35

195

b250

b!75

b!45

136

b!30

b!25

b200

305

339

283

234

228

268

b310

b370

562

555

*464

404

382

662 

1,650

1.660 

cl,300

cl,060

0920

0760

c560

14,902

481

3.34

3.85

Feb.

526

b420

b330

305

260

248

316

423

b330

b250

211

22T

239

239

275

427

*412

277

248

257

370

551

468

329 

302

280 

266

239

-

_

-

9,020

322

2.24

2.33

Mar.

b210

blSO

bl8B"

410

601

sia

349

b270

b235

b230

b!95

203

*430

664

c680

c780

c860

C840

c760

c700

c620

c4BO

395

396 

c540

c600 

c600

c540

0460

393

349

14,673

473

3.28

3.79

Apr.

313

334

313

271

30TT

271

469

c840

c960

0920

c820

c700

647

*710

727

637

609

564

577

573

497

419

356

316 

297

302 

458

455

329

274

-

15,266

509

3.53

3.94

May

345

400

326

280

291

349

288

286

344

342

274

228

217

257

*231

222

217

416 294"

200

168

149

193

175 

134

134 

182

149

118

115

14T

7,471

241

1.67

1.93

June

134

111

95

86

80

76

136

~5T 143

76

*63

57

62

82

78

68

61

56

54

54

52

52

54

49 

42.

42 

91

90

60

51

-

2,252

75.1

0.522

0.58

July

46

42

51

48

40

37

37

36

50

46

34

31

31

32

30

27

27

25

24

25

25

26

42

78 46-

32 

27

27

25

23

*23

1,091

35.2

0.244

0.28

Aug.

20

20

22

23

24

25

23

21

24

269

153

60

42

35

31

28

26

25

23

22

20

20

20

21 

21

19 

17

16

15

1416~

1,115

36.0

0.250

0.29

Sept.

16

16

14

12

TZ

28

27

21

18

16

16

16

31

2¥

21

19

17

17

16

16

17

17

17

16 

*15

16

16

16

16

15

-

538

17.9

0.124

0.14

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,000 Mln 47 Mean 352 Cfsm 2.44 In. 33.29

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,660 Min 12 Mean 240 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.65

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 ofs). Jan. 25 (5:30 p.m.) 1,890 cfs (9.83 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice (no gage-height record Dec. 1-3). 

o Backwater from over-bank storage.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Rutgers Creek at Gardnerville, N. Y.

Location. Lat 4l°20'40", long. 74°29'10", on left bank 30 ft upstream from highway

bridge at Gardnerville, Orange County, 0.1 mile downstream from masonry dam, 1.7 miles 

southeast of Johnson, and 2.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 59.7 sq mi.

Records available. July 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and modified concrete control. Datum of gage is 404.48 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to 

 June 22, 1948, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 92.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,760 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 7.69 ft); minimum, i.o cfs Sept. 1, 2 (gage height, 1.98 ft).

1943-53; Maximum discharge, 3,600 cfs Dec. 31, 1948 (gage height, 8.88 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; 

minimum observed, 0.27 cfs Aug. 12, 1944; minimum gage height observed, 1.30 ft 

Oct. 15, 1943. 666

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair, 

regulation for short periods during low flow by dam just above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of lee effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Occasional

Oct. 1 to Apr. 7

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.1

Apr. 8 to Sept. 30

7.4

16

54

114

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

235

435

950

2,280

1.98

2.0

2.05

1.0 

1.4 

2.2

2.1

2.2 

2.4

3.5

7.0

16

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 2.4 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

13

14

27

23

18

15

14

13

12

12

11

11

10

10

9.8

9.4

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.0

8.2

8.4 

8.6

9.0

8.4

8.2

8.2

8.0

*12

12

11

358.8

11.6

0.194

0.22

Nov.

10

9.8

9.4

9.4

9.2

8.6

8.4

8.2

8.0

9.6

9.6

*9.2

8.6

8.0

7.8

17

21

16

15

18

576

1,210 

1*150

487

232

160

132

107

85

75

-

4,434.8

148

2.48

2.76

Dec.

56

50

48

46

122

582

329

191

*146

130

399

3lO- 684

185

125

104

92

82

70

56

64

127 

112

124

107

87

64

44

37

34

37

4,643

150

2.51

2.89

Jan.

34

35

59

72

50

40

33

30

JO

55

114

130

*108

82

79

118

' 130

240

304

215

165

145

135

1,120

1,730

574

230

260

225

135

130

6,807

220

3.69

4.24

Feb.

200

102

90

78

*66

60

146

182

108

62

56

6?

66

70

104

165

122

78

78

107

354

365 

T6TT

124

112

100

96

81

_

_

-

3,400

121

2.03

2.12

Mar.

66

52

385

330

150

108

88

70

66

52

61

393

445

325

819

4TC>

235

304

285

179

140 

117

239

438

498

387

264

188

149

124

7,419

239

4.00

4.62

Apr.

*105

119

105

87

109

89

530

315- 824

267

304

218

440

552

275

273

293

185

276

201

149

117 

98

83

SET

103

349

*184

119

89

6,973

232

3.89

4.34

May

205

201

146

112

122

135

105

124

178

127

87

68

68

159

107

100

100

176

92

68

56

45

46

36

28

36

*63

44

30

27

4T

2,932

94.6

1.58

1.83

June

36

25

19

15

14

14

87

8844"

24

16

13

12

15

15

13

11

10

9.3

8.4

7.6

7.2

6.6

5.7

4.8

2^ 4.6

23

14

11

593.2

19.8

0.332

0.37

July '

8.6

7.8

9.7

9.0

7.0

6.6

8.0

6.8

32

23

14

9.7

8.0

11

9.3

7.6

6.4

5.8

5.2

5.3

5.0

4.1

*5.0

8.4

6.6

5.3

4.6

4.1

3.5

3.4

3T£

254.2

8.20

0.137

0.16

Aug.

2.9

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.5

3.8

2.9

2.4

3.6

63_

38

18

11

8. '6

7.0

5.8

5.2

5.4

8.0

4.1

*3.2

2.9 

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.6

227.5

7.34

0.123

0.14

Sept.

1.3

1.1

IT?

1.3

1.8

5.0

T7S

3.4

2.8

2.2

2.0

1.7

3.0

3.2

4.4

4.1

3.4

2.9

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

72.7

2.4?

0.041

0.0*

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,770 Min 4.7 Mean 147 Cfsm 2.46 In. 33.39

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,730 Mln 1.1 Mean 104 Cfsm 1.74 In. 23.74

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs). Nov. 22 (8:15 p.m.) 1,710 cfs (6.18 ft); Jan. 24 (11 p.m.)

2,760 cfs (7.69 ft) . Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 1-5, 15-21, 27-30, Jan. 1, 2, 4-9, 12-14, 17, 

18T5T-23, 27, Jan. 29 to Feb. 6, Feb. 9-14, 16-19, Mar. 1-3, 5-11.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 89

Poohuok Creek near Pine Island, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 41°16 I 30", long. 74°28'20", on right bank 15 ft downstream from highway

bridge at Newport, 2.3 miles south of Pine Island, Orange County, 3 miles west of

Edenville, and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 98.0 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1937 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and modified concrete control. Altitude of gage is 380 ft 

Ifrom topographic map).

Average discharge. 16 years, 167 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,040 cfs Jan. 26 (gage height, 5.89 ft); minImum, 4.0 cfs Sept. 4; minimum gage height, 0.53 ft Sept. 1,2.

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 2,070 cfs Sept. 22, 1938 (gage height, 7.80 ft); minimum, 2.8 cfs Sept. 9, 10, 1944.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from 

aquatic vegetation, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect or 

backwater from aquatic vegetation (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12 Dec. 13 to Sept. 30

l.Z 

1.5 

2.0

4.0 

6.0

57

150

498

1,060

0.2 

.5

1.1 

1.3

3.7

6.7

12

22

35

1.6 

2.0 

4.0 

6.0

73

156

539

1,080

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

42

42

60

3J

46

43

40

3S

35

34

32

32

31

30

29

28

 27

28

34

32

47

47

47

46

44

43

43

47

54

53

50

1,258

40.6

0.414

0.48

Nov.

* 49

46

44

44

43

44

44

43

43

44

44

*44

43

42

43

62

63

46

36

35

162

353

741

S56

732

579

470

393

328

274

-

5,791

193

1.97

2.20

Dec.

b235

b205

b!85

b!75

186

279

396

*432

38S

343

363

564

756

700

b580

b490

b420

375

332

284

247

238

234

232

232

223

190

b!80

b!60

, b!22

115

9,861

318

3.24

3.74

Jan.

b!06

107

139

172

b!40

b!22

bllO

b!06

b!02

blBO"

b!80

194

*182

166

162

184

230

268

325

362

352

328

307

413

839

1.010

892

b800

b680

597

506

10,231

330

3.37

3.88

Feb.

b440

b?50~

362

334

*302

277

277

285

257

207

b!60

152

150

148

IB?

232

245

b205

b!75

168

188

239

239

217

196

180

170

154

_

-

6,521

233

2.38

2.47

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,530 Mln 16

Mar.

141

131

128

»T7T

238

228

204

174

152

146

128

131

209

342

480

587

614

550

504

489

459

409

366

353

430

592

643

m

544

478

427

11,065

357

3.64

4.20

Apr.

*379

350

318

287

270

24S

30T

 490

655

6l?

571

524

513

567

583

553

560

535

532

528

482

423

373

339

314

296

297

*311

299

272

12,789

426

4.35

4.85

May

2SO

3To" 314

290

280

300

2SO

270

300

280

230

200

190

220

200

190

180

220

200

160

130

110

120

104

SO

78

*102

86

70

 m68

5,928

191

1.95

2.25

June

SI

75

67

59

55

51

95

T9- 105

62

 51

45

47

56

50

44

41

37

35

34

35

42

40

*31

28

26

&

57

41

35

1,566

52.2

0.533

0.59

July

30

28

SB- 33

25

23

22

23

31

26

21

19

19

19

17

16

14

14

13

13

13

13

*18

31

22

16

15

15

13

13

12

' 615

19.8

0.202

0.23

Aug.

11

11

12

11

11

11

10

9.7

12

3J3

25

19

16

14

14

12

12

12

11

11

*10

9.0

8.4

7.8

7.2

6.8

6.4

6.0

5.6

5.2

4.8

357.9

11.5

0.117

0.14

Sept.

4.5

4.3

4.1

4.0

tt

11

TT

9.4

8.6

8.3

8.1

8.4

10

9.2

7.8

7.0

6.6

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.4

5.2

5.0

4.7

*4.5

4.6

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.3

193.3

6.44

0.066

0.07

Mean 258 Cfsm 2.63 In. 35.87

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,010 Mln 4.0 Mean 181 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.10

Peak discharge (base, 840 ofs). Nov. 24 (5:30 a.m.) 875 ofs (5.43 ft); Jan. 26 (2:15 p.m.) 1,040

cfs (5.89 ft).

^ L/lOCHBlge meUEJlU VlBKLHi laaue UJ1 I/I1J-O UCIJT 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Backwater from aquatic vegetation May 3-31, Aug. 21 to Sept. 5, Sept. 14-30.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Quaker Creek at Florida, N. Y.

Location. Lat 41°20'20", long. 74°21'45", on right bank at downstream side of farm bridge, 

a quarter of a mile north of railroad station at Florida, Orange County, and 5 miles 

southwest of Goshen.

Drainage area. 9.74 sq ml.

Records available. September 1937 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage Is 390 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Dec. 12, 1949, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 13.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 356 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 4.37 ft); minimum, 

0.2 cfs for many days In August and September; minimum gage height, 1.25 ft Aug. 29, 

Sept. 3, 4, 30.

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 1,050 cfs Sept. 21, 1938 (gage height, 6.0 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 210 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

determination at gage height 5.8 ft; minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 16-20, 25, 26, 1939, 

Aug. 10-14, Sept. 6, 8-12, 1944.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from leaves, 

or those below 1 cfs, which are good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 951: 1938(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect or backwater from 

leaves (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to No

1.35 0.7

1.4 1.3

1.45 2.0

1.5 3.0

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

3.0

Discharge, in cubic fe

22

6.0

16

31

144

t per second, wate

1.25

1.3

1.35

1.4

1.5

Nov. 23 to Sept. 30 

1.6 5.6

15

2.0 

3.0

4.0

144

284

year October 1952 to September 1353

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.7

5.2

8.8

5.2

4.4

3.9

3.4

3.0

2.4

2.2

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

.9

1.0

*1.3

1.1

1.0

65.9

2.13

0.219

0.25

Nov.

0.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

1.3

1.0

*1.0

1.0

1.0

1.5

4.5

2.0

1.7

1.5

4.9

53

111

55

32

24

21

19

15

13

12

-

383.4

12.8

1.31

1.46

Dec.

9.6

8.8

8.4

8.0

42

50

25

19

*18

17

~T5 139

47

35

26

23

20

18

14

12

15

20

19

19

16

13

10

7.2

6.4

5.6

6.4

752.4

24.3

2.49

2.87

Jan.

6.2

6.4

20

13

8.4

6.4

5.8

"O5.4

17

28

25

*17

15

15

40

20

56

36

27

24

23

21

165

92

48

33

46

30

21

24

901.4

29.1

2.99

3.44

Feb.

29

15

14

*13

11

11

24

18

14

11

iT~ 8.8

12

13

40

25

17

13

13

14

36

20

15

14

13

13

11

9.2

-

-

-

458.0

16.4

1.68

1.75

Mar.

8.2

6.8

6.4

*33

16

11

8.4

7.2

6.0

5.6

5.2

7.0

83

40

65

91

48

38

56

39

29

25

22

55

53

76

56

41

37

28

24

1,026.8

33.1

3.40

3.92

Apr.

*21

23

18

16

17

14

67

47

32

39

32

32

65

54

34

45

33

30

42

34

25

21

18

15

15

11

12

*8.2

6.6

5.8

-

832.6

27.8

2.85

3.18

May

30

14

11

8.8

14

11

11

11

20

12

9.2

7.8

13

17

14

11

14

19

9.2

7.6

6.2

5.4

6.0

4.3

5.7

7.2

8.0

4.8

*3.7

4.3

4.8

323.0

10.4

1.07

1.23

June

3.8

2.9

2.3

2.2

1.9

3.0

16

8.3

4.4

2.9

2.1

1.9

2.8

3.1

2.3

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.3

*1.2

1.0

1.6

4.2

1.7

1.8

1.4

-

84.7

2.82

O.29O

0.32

July

' 1.2

1.3

1.2

.9

.8

.8

.8

1.3

1.7

1.0

.8

.7

1.0

.8

.7

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.7

*2.0

1.4

.9

.7

.6

.6

.4

.4

_jJ5

26.1

O.84

0.086

0.10

Aug.

0.3

.4

.4

.4

.7

.4

.3

.3

1.3

1.5

.7

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

^2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

12.3

0.40

0.041

0.05

Sept. '

0.2

.2

.2

.3

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.4

.9

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

-

8.6

0.29

0.030

0.03

Calendar year 1952: Max 303 Min 0. 5 Mean 19.8 Cfsm 2.03 In. 27.64

Water year 1952-53: Max 165 Min 0.2 Mean 13.4 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.60

Peak discharge (base. 200 efs). Nov. 22 (1 p.m.) 21O cfs (3.5O ft); Dec. 11 (2:30 p.m.) 265 cfs 

(3.88 ft); Jan. 24 (4 p.m.) 356 efs (4.37 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 2-4, 14-16, 19-22, Dec. 27 to Jan. 3, Jan. 5- 

10, 17, 18, 22, 23, Jan. 26 to Feb. 7, Feb. 10-14, 16-19, Feb. 28 to Mar. 3, Mar. 6-11. Backwater 

from leaves Oct. 3-26, Oct. 28 to Nov. 12.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 91 

Wallkill River at Pellets Island Mountain, N. Y.

Location. Lat 41°22'50", long. 74 t> 24 l 50", on right bank 10 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Pellets Island Mountain, Orange County, 2 miles downstream from small tributary, and 4f miles south of Middletown.

Drainage area.--385 sq mi.

Records available. December 1919 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 357.43 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to May 5, 1936, staff or chain gage at same site at datum 10 ft higher 

and May 5, 1936, to Mar. 20, 1937, at datum 5 ft higher. Mar. 20 to June 4, 1937, 

water-stage recorder at site 100 ft downstream at datum 5 ft higher and June 5, 1937 

to Apr. 18, 1950, at present datum.

Average discharge. 33 years (1920-53), 575 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,810 cfs Jan. 25 (gage height, 14.60 ft); minimum, 20 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 0.23 ft).

1919-53: Maximum discharge, 12,400 cfs Mar. 14, 1936 (gage height, 25.0 ft, present 

datum); maximum gage height, 25.7 ft Mar. 16, 1920, present datum (before channel improvements in 1936); minimum discharge, 9 cfs Sept. 16, 1932.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height 

record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Oct. 15 Oct. 16 to Sept. 30

1.4 

3.0

111

323

0.2 

1.0 

2.0 

3.0

170

313

5.0 

8.0 

15.0

714 

1,620 

5,03O

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Cfsro

In.

Oct.

167

161

242

258

198

175

161

150

142

138

a!35

a!30

a!24

a!25

a!24

allS

all*

allO

a 108

allO

al!4

a!24

a!22

a!20

alls

allO

allO

allZ

*a!35

140

132

4,325

140

0.364

0.42

Nov.

125

119

115

113

111

110

112

110

107

111

116

*118

113

108

109

156

213

170

143

138

1,170

2,720

5.500

*3,050

2,610

2,080

1,610

1,120

825

696

-

21,898

730

1.90

2.12

Dec.

b600

b520

bSOO

b490

596

1,730

1,650

1,430

*1,150

963

1,550

2.650

2,360

2,120

1,760

1,350

1,060

904

797

684

b620

780

807

81O

770

682

b580

b370

b390

b350

b340

31,363

1,012

2.63

3.03

Jan.

b330

b330

432

623

504

b390

b340

b320

b250

454

763

864

*764

636

590

716

884

1,160

1,570

1,460

1,270

1,110

1,030

2,650

4.750

4,440

3,610

2,970

2,460

1,900

1,570

41,120

1,326

3.44

3.97

Feb.

1.500

1,160

949

833

b720

b66O

821

1,080

870

b660

b540

b520

b540

b560

702

1,060

988

b740

b620

b640

1,090

1,480

bl,120

b840

745

686

b640

581

_

. -

-

23,345

834

2.17

2.26

Mar.

bSOO

b440

*441

1,060

1,460

bl,140

b820

b660

b540

b520

b450

454

1,420

2,000

1,920

3.090

2,550

2,140

2,110

1,990

1,630

1,330

1,090

1,160

1,680

2,250

2,120

1,830

1,530

1,260

1,090

42,675

1,377

3.58

4.12

Apr.

949

938

883

757

784

726

1,600

 2.740

2,380

2,260

2,200

1,840

2,090

*2,500

1,990

,820

,820

,560

,690

,600

1,380

1,150

966

828

774

770

1,180

1,120

846

693

-

42,834

1,428

3.71

4.14

May

927

1.070

894

762

738

856

750

728

859

864

736

636

599

764

684

645

599

978

759

543

456

394

383

395

311

299

392

368

*289

254

299

19,231

620

1.61

1.86

June

a290

a250

a210

a!85

al70

a!60

a340

a400

a"270

a!90

a!55

136

134

168

174

148

128

117

109

105

100

111

107

*98

84

79

141

217

138

110

-

5,024

167

0.434

0.49

July

92

84

92

93

80

72

72

73

118

118

83

68

66

69

65

60

54

51

48

47

47

47

*54

111

96

66

54

51

46

43

11

2,161

69.7

0.181

0.21

Aug.

38

36

37

39

a42

a42

a39

a37

a47

330

316

136

83

66

59

52

48

45

43

40

*37

36

34

33

32

32

29

28

26

24

15

1,909

61.6

0.160

0.18

Sept.

24

24

"22 22

23

a47

48

39

32

29

27

27

43

46

39

35

32

29

27

27

27

28

27

26

*25

24

25

25

24

24

"

897

29.9

0.078

0.09

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,460 Mln 84 Mean 947 Cfsm 2.46 In. 33.50

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,730 Mln 22 Mean 649 Cfsm 1.69 In. 22.69

Peak discharge (base. 2.700 cfs). Nov. 23 (4 a.m.) 3.650 cfs (12.44 ft); Dec. 12 (7 a.m.) 2,730 

eta (10.56 ft): Jan. 25 f9:30 a.m.) 4,810 cfs (14.60 ft); Mar. 16 (8:15 a.m.) 3,220 cfs (11.58 ft); 

Apr. 8 (4 a.m.) 2,870 cfs (10.88 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated from reconstructed gage-height graph based on weather 

records and records for station near Phllllpsburg and for 4 stations upstream.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
92 HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Wallklll River near Phillipsburg, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 41 8 26'00", long. 74°22 I 20", on left bank a quarter of a mile upstream 

from abandoned electric railway bridge and Masonic Creek, 1 mile southwest of 

Phillipsburg, Orange County, and 1.9 miles northeast of New Hampton.

Drainage area. 419 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1936 to September 1953.

Gage.. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 352.61 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to July 26, 1937, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--17 years, 661 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,600 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 8.17 ft); minimum, 23 cfs Sept. 4; minimum gage height, 0.50 ft Sept. 5.

1936-53: Maximum discharge, 7,380 cfs Dec. 31, 1948 (gage height, 9.94 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Sept. 28, 1943; minimum gage height, 0.46 ft Sept. 11, 1944 (backwater 

from aquatic vegetation).

Maximum stage known, 11.3 ft Mar. 13, 1936, from staff-gage reading by Corps of 

Engineers.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from 

debris, which are fair.

Revisions. WSP 1111: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect or backwater 

from debris (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 22 Nov. 23 to Sept. 30

0.8 

1.4 

2.0 

3.O 

6.0

77

229

442

96O

3,45O

1.4 

2.0

225

432

3.0 

6.0 

8.0

94O 

3,450 

5,430

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

183

180 

27O

296

223

194

180

164

156

151

146

141

138

138

138

131

126

121

119

121

126

138 

138

136

131

126

126

128

151

*162

154

4,832

156

0.372

0.43

Nov.

151

141

136

134

131

128

128

128

124

T28

136

138

134

126

128

179

241

200

164

164

1,280

3,080 

3.840

*3,210

2,710

2,220

1,730

1,220

922

777

-

23,928

798

1.90

2.12

Dec.

b660

b580 

b540

b540

b640

2,020

1,840

1,540

1,260

1,050

1,850

2.960

2,520

2,250

1,890

bl,450

1,140

994

b880

b740

b700

868 

916

*910

868

761

655

b420

1)430

1)390

b380

34,642

1,117

2.67

3.07

Jan.

b370

b370 

474

686

562

b440

b380

b360

b280

508

857

988

863

712

665

818

1,010

,300

,750

,590

* ,380

,210 

,140

3,070

5.200

4,630

b3,800

b3,100

b2,600

b2,000

1,700

44,813

1,446

3.45

3.98

Feb.

1,64O

bl,250 

1,040

916

b780

b720

924

1,200

976

b740

b600

b580

536

625

804

1,230

b820

b700

712

1,260

1.660 

bl,220

b940

839

772

728

650

-

-

-

26,032

930

2.22

2.31

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,290 Hln 92

Mar.

b56O

b500 

496

1,260

1,640

1,260

b940

b720

b620

b580

b520

b490

*1,680

2,340

2,160

5.530

2,800

2,350

2,590

2,240

1,820

1,460 

1,210

1,290

1,910

2,550

2,570

2,050

1,680

1,580

1,190

47,966

1,547

3.63

4.26

Apr.

1,040

1,020 

982

845

868

811

1,950

3,120

2,580

2,470

2,460

2,060

2,430

*2,900

2,240

2,070

2,070

1,740

1,940

1,790

1,520

1,280 

1,070

934

857

857

1,270

1,210

940

766

-

48,070

1,602

5.82

4.27

Hay

1,080

1.240 

1,020

865

845

976

857

854

946

958

816

702

665

868

*777

728

676

1,050

854

610

508

440 

420

452

545

525

424

416

522

282

52?

21,599

697

1.66

1.92

June

529

279 

254

205

186

175

548

470

514

222

*175

144

139

170

184

157

137

125

118

111

104

115 

111

104

89

87

159

250

154

120

5,489

183

0.437

0:49

July

99

97 

1O4

102

89

80

78

84

2O9

Ts3

99

78

72

76

72

66

59

55

54

52

52

52 

67

112

112

74

61

55

52

*48

j47

2,507

80.9

0.195

0.22

Aug.

45

40 

42

45

48

47

45

42

54

565

378

T65

102

76

66

61

55

52

50

47

43

40

38

37

56

56

54

52

51

28

SI

2,205

71.1

0;170

0.20

Sept.

28

28 

26

25

155

54

55

50

42

56

52

52

52

55

47

42

57

54

31

31

31

34 

32

31

50

29

28

28

28

27

1,065

35.5

0.085

0.09

Hean 1.064 Cfsm 2.54 In. 34.56

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,200 Hln 25 Hean "721 Cfsm 1,72' In. 23.36

Peak dlscharee (base, 3.100 cfs).--

cfs (5.65 ftjj Jan. 24 (9:30 p.m.) 5,

Nov. 23 (2 a.m.) 4,100 cfs (6.67 ft); Dec. 12 (3 a.m.) 3,140 

600 cfs (8.17 ft)j Har. 16 (about 8 a.m.) 3,680 cfs (6.25 ft)j

Apr. 8 (1 a.m.) 3,390 cfs (5.93 ft); Apr. 14 (4 a.m.) 3,180 cfs (5.70 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

Note. Backwater from debris Aug. 19 to Sept. 5, Sept. 15-30.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 

Wallkill River at Gardiner, N. Y.

93

Location. Lat 41°41'10", long. 74°09'55", on left bank 400 ft upstream from highway

bridge, 500 ft downstream from Shawangunk Kill, and three-quarters of a mile northwest 

of Gardiner, Ulster County.

Drainage area. 711 sq mi.

Records available. September 1924 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 185.70 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Average discharge. 29 years, 1,072 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 11.93 ft); 

minimum, 29 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 1.97 ft).

1924-53: Maximum discharge, 21,200 cfs June 1, 1952 (gage height, 14.88 ft); maximum gage height, 18.83 ft Mar. 7, 1945 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 20 cfs Sept. 17, 

1932; minimum gage height, 1.94 ft Sept. 11, 1944.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height record, which are fair. Large diurnal fluctuations during low and medium flow caused by 

powerplant above station.

Revisions. WSP 756: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-55, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 15 Mar, 16 to Sept. 30

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

141

338

615

5.0

9.0

11.0

3,040

7,740

11,200

3.0 

2.2 

3.5 

3.0

33

66

138

328

3.5 615

4.0 1,000

6.0 5,150

4.0 1,000 9.0 7,450

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

271

274

357

567

572

328

310

246

238

247

155

214

228

215

*258

190

164

209

170

198

182

184

208

206

189

183

180

200

198

218

224

7,161

231

0.525

0.37

Nov.

225

214

250

177

192

174

182

188

182

*191

195

208

188

193

183

248

329

353

286

280

2,730

6,200

7.680

5,180

3,980

3,220

2,550

1,920

1,410

1,150

40,458

1,549

1.90

2.12

Dec.

992

b840

b760

b720

bl.100

4,060

5,340

2,520

2,020

*1,660

d4,380

d6.500

4,330

3,460

2,860

2,260

1,800

bl,500

bl,300

bl.100

1,030

1,410

1,540

1,490

1,390

1,210

bl,020

b700

b500

b600

b560

58,752

1,895

2.67

3.07

Jan.

b520

b540

681

bl.OOO

b940

*726

590

b540

b410

b800

bl,600

b2,500

b2,000

1,380

1,100

1,160

bl,600

2,220

3,340

2,790

2,350

2,080

1,880

6,310

11.200

7,400

b5,600

b4,900

b4,200

b3,100

2,620

78,077

2,519

5.54

4.08

Feb.

2,800

b2,100

*bl,600

bl,400

bl,250

bl,140

1,690

2,240

1,760

bl,500

bl,020

b920

949

966

1,560

2,500

1,920

bl,450

bl,200

1,250

2,440

5.510

b2,200

bl,650

1,450

1,520

1,300

1,150

-

_

-

45,415

1,622

2.28

2.58

Mar.

b980

b800

*b720

2,420

3,140

2,120

bl,600

bl,200

bl,000

b900

b800

b740

*3,620

4,950

4,090

*6.9BO

*4,980

5,590

3,7bO

3,760

2,850

2,290

1,880

2,770

3,880

4,610

4,160

3,350

2,710

2,230

1,960

84,830

2,736

3.85

4.44

Apr.

1,700

1,690

*1,620

1,380

1,420

1,340

4,590

5.890

4,110

3,640

3,740

3,210

4,300

5,220

3,690

5,580

3,630

2,780

3,190

3,020

2,420

2,000

1,690

1,460

1,550

1,470

2,880

2,200

1,650

*1.520

-

81,980

2,735

3.84

4.29

May

2,670

2,820

2,270

1,770

2,010

2,170

1,890

2,230

2,300

1,840

1,510

1,260

1,330

1,950

1,660

1,540

1,630

5.490

2,020

1,570

1,050

864

905

774

724

614

778

*768

648

522

586

47,941

1,546

2.17

2.51

June

590

528

449

402

364

294

440

695

594

426

318

256

242

290

290

294

242

226

184

206

220

108

174

166

160

150

366

582

344

*243

-

9,643

521

0.451

0.50

July

176

167

143

158

144

142

114

128

224

249

196

153

144

106

118

115

106

97

86

104

128

104

107

*114

136

170

118

106

95

82

60

4,089

132

0.186

0.21

Aug.

74

62

89

80

56

62

68

72

66

258

579

583

190

156

140

97

97

103

86

*86

83

62

55

64

70

61

61

55

52

59

39

3,445

111

0.156

0.18

Sept.

55

61

45

J54

39

92

114

94

89

94

68

55

212

TS§

111

94

89

*72

70

59

62

68

62

74

68

61

48

50

55

53

-

2,307

76.9

0.108

0.12

Calendar year 1952 : Max 15,100 Min 154 Mean 1,778 Cfsm 2.50 In. 34.05

Water year 1952-53 : Max 11,200 Min 34 Mean 1,272 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.27

Peak discharge (base. 6,400 cfs). --Nov. 22 (10 p.m.) 9,670 cfs (10.14 ft); Dec. 11 (about 10 p.m.)

7,740 cfs (about 9.0 ft); Jan. 24 (12 p.m.) 13,000 cfs (11.93 ft); Mar. 13 (8:30 p.m.) 6,750 cfs

(8.38 ft); Mar. 16 (7 a.m.) 7,780 cfs (9.21 ft); Apr. 7 (9 p.m.) 7,270 cfs (8.90 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

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

partial gage-height record and records for other stations in the Wallkill River basin.
94 HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Wapplnger Creek near Wapplngers Palls, N. Y.

Location. Lat 41°39'05", long. 73°52'20", on left bank 700 ft downstream from Red Oak 

Mill dam and 4| miles northeast of village of Wappingers Palls, Dutchess County.

Drainage area. 182 sq mi.

Records available. May 1903 to June 1905 (gage heights only), August 1928 to September 

1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 120 ft (from topographic map). May 

1903 to June 1905 staff gage at site 2-| miles downstream at different datum. Aug. 7, 

1928, to Sept. 25, 1931, water-stage recorder at site 2 miles downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 240 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,230 cfs Jan. 25 (gage height, 10.11 ft); minimum, 5.6 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 2.23 ft).

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 15,900 cfs Sept. 22, 1938 (gage height, 18.02 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 2,800 cfs on basis of computation of peak 

flow over dam and through contracted opening; minimum, about 1 cfs Aug. 5, 1936 (gage 

height, 1.99 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from leaves 

or fragmentary gage-height record, which are good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 741: 1932. WSP 756: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect or backwater 

from leaves (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 25

2.7 

2.9 

3.2 

3.6 

4.0

169

291

5.0 765

6.0 1,380

8.0 2,960

10.0 5,100

Jan. 26 to Sept. 30

4.6 3.4

7.8 3.8

12 4.4

25 5.0

42 6.0

65 8.0

132

246

491

783

1,380

2,960

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

39

40

99

~82 106

67

57

52

49

45

44

42

40

38

*37

36

36

35

34

35

31

33

32

32

32

34

33

33

37

38

37

1,385

44.7

0.246

0.28

Nov.

36

35

34

34

35

36

35

33

032

032

*34

34

34

32

32

49

69

67

58

53

62

95

181

167

130

110

95

88

80

74

1,886

62.9

0.346

0.39

Dec.

b62

b54

b56

b52

b60

109

136

 113

100

95

335

1.450

938

623

472

387

329

291

b245

b20S

204

218

212

207

204

187

169

b!25

bl!6

115

112

7,981

257

1.41

1.63

Jan.

blOS

b!04

166

253

b!85

b!50

*136

126

b!04

160

234

253

227

210

198

210

b245

b400

720

608

519

482

440

1,420

*4.360

2,190

bl,220

1,160

1,090

794

686

19,158

618

3.40

3.91

Feb.

731

b560

509

*460

b390

b370

b540

693

532

450

b380

381

373

352

385

556

464

389

364

360

465

556

446

398

385

364

356

352

_

-

-

12,541

448

2.46

2.56

Mar.

b290

b235

b225

379

»496

b380

b320

b280

b235

b235

b215

223

659

1,390

1,040

 1,850

1,540

1,120

1,020

1,010

837

716

f620

f700

1,150

1,710

2.020

1,820

1,300

1,080

992

26,087

842

4.63

5.33

Apr.

826

*805

721

622

598

532

799

1,620

1,180

963

939

799

1,020

1,310

1,080

951

1,050

859

905

865

757

666

594

528

500

509

736

632

519

*460

-

24,345

812

4.46

4.97

May

719

832

747

656

734

865

731

701

647

570

500

450

433

486

450

446

406

523

468

381

328

293

460

402

305

278

394

*364

290

257

268

15,384

496

2.73

3.14

June

233

204

178

161

164

151

161

164

137

117

104

93

93

107

117

98

87

80

75

70

68

65

60

55

51

50

131

98

141

*142

-

3,455

115

0.632

0.71

July

93

78

68

57

50

48

44

43

55

61

51

42

38

38

37

35

34

32

30

29

26

25

28

*27

27

28

27

26

25

23

21

1,246

40.2

0.221

0.25

Aug.

20

19

18

18

18

18

17

17

20

25

25

25

21

19

20

18

15

15

 14

14

14

13

11

12 8.7

11

12

11

10

10

9.6

498.3

16.1

0.088

0.10

Sept.

8.7

7.8

6.8

6.2

6.2

6.5

7.2

8.7

10

10

10

10

16

24

ZO

28

25

23

22

20

20

18

16

14

14

13

12

12

*12

12

"

429.1

14.3

0.079

0.09

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,410 Mln 27 Mean 311 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.26

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,360 Min 6.2 Mean 313 Cfsm 1.72 in. 23.36

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs). --Dec. 12 (8 a.m.) 1,690 cfs (6.46 ft); Jan. 25 (4 a.m.) 5,230

cfs (10.11 ft); Mar. 14 (2:30 a.m.) 1,650 cfs (6.40 ft); Mar. 16 (4 p.m.) 2,100 cfs (7.00 ft); Mar.

27 (7:30 p.m.) .. 2,340 , cfs (7.30 ft); Apr. 8 (8:30 a.m.) 1,780 cfs (6.58 ft); Apr. 14 (9:15 a.m.)

1,430 cfs (6.07 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

c Backwater from leaves.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 

Fishkill Creek at Beacon, N. Y.

Location. Lat 41°30'40", long. 73°56'55", on left bank at upstream side of Bridge Street 

Bridge in Beacon, Dutchess County, and Zj miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 186 aq mi.

Records available. July 1901 to November 1903, September 1944 to September 1953. Published as "at Glenham" 1901-3.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 130 ft (from topographic map). July 

" 1901 to November 1903 chain gage at site 1 mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--9 years (1944-53), 309 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,220 cfs Jan. 25 (gage height, 7.28 ft); minimum, 3.1 cfs Sept. 6 (gage height, 1.11 ft).

1944-53: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 25, 1953; minimum, that of Sept. 6, 1953.

Remarks .--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. 

Diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by research laboratories and manufacturing plants above station.

Revisions. WSP 1031: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 14

1.3 26 3.0 558

1.6 79 4.0 1,050

2.0 179 6.0 2,270

2.5 344 7.0 3,000

1.13

1.2

1.3

Apr. 15 to Sept. 30

4.4

10

23

1.6 

2.0

78

179

Note.--Same as preceding 

taETe~above 2.0 ft.

per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17*

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

71

69

110

~92 120

82

75

69

68

66

63

61

60

57

*59

58

53

50

52

55

47

47

49

45

38

46

55

40

53

49

48

1,907

61.5

0.331

0.38

Nov.

40

46

53

38

52

45

42

34

43

*4B

50

47

37

50

35

81

109

87

74

70

118

295

703

¥80

293

233

202

176

159

146

-

3,886

130

0.699

0.78

Dec.

b!35

123

124

b!20

136

424

390

*300

259

236

616

1,840

1,680

1,070

788

634

549

480

416

364

340

395

375

352

333

300

b27O

b210

b!90

b!85

b!85

13,819

446

2.40

2.76

Jan.

b!80

b!75

255

476

333

265

*233

220

224

286

412

441

391

344

333

356

424

501

832

748

639

610

377

998

2,850

b2,400

bl,450

bl,180

1,140

948

768

21,014

678

3.65

4.20

Feb.

748

EeT

544

*503

b440

412

485

653

526

433

371

367

364

356

396

663

553

433

387

375

428

526

424

371

360

344

337

314

_

_

-

12,78O

456

2.45

2.56

Mar.

286

b250

b240

346

*490

360

30Y

276

246

246

227

224

535

1,390

1,280

*1,400

1,520

1,170

1,030

1,060

923

773

683

789

1,470

2,060

2,160

1,930

1,510

1,250

1,130

27,616

891

4.79

5.52

Apr.

988

*883

833

708

648

591

695

1,290

1,280

1,010

998

913

1,010

1,370

1,300

1,120

1,230

1,100

1,050

1,090

988

838

733

648

600

615

748

698

558

*490

-

27,023

901

4.84

5.40

May

640

873

733

653

640

833

718

782

958

513

748

634

596

743

648

586

530

544

526

428

375

333

356

337

279

262

326

*318

262

233 2"39

17,046

550

2.96

3.41

June

217

191

168

159

160

157

166

188

152

127

109

103

99

125

129

106

96

86

86

68

70

68

67

59

55

54

310

251

174

*169

-

4,009

134

0.720

0.80

July

116

88

119

96

76

71

73

71

144

H3

95

66

64

58

54

48

46

41

39

44

40

35

49

*74

54

45

44

39

36

35

35

2,038

65.7

0.353

0.41

Aug.

15

22

40

17

38

16

19

21

22

47_

42

35

19

37

17

26

35

15

*15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

12

7.5

4.4

655.9

21.2

0.114

O.13

Sept.

5.1

4.8

5.1

5.1

4.4

5.1

9.3

11

9.3

9.3

8.4

8.0

18

33

22

19

17

14

12

12

14

15

12

12

11

11

12

12

*10

8.0

-

348.9

11.6

O.O62

0.07

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,870 Min 34 Mean 411 Cfsm 2.21 In. 30.09

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,850 Min 4.4 Mean 362 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.42

Peak discharge (base. 1,200 cfs).--Dec. 12 (9:3O p.m.) 2,080 cfs (5.73 ft); Jan. 25 (6 p.m.) 3,220 

cfs (7.28 ft) j Mar. 17 (7 a.m..) 1,630 cfs (5.01 ft); Mar. 27 (1:3O a.m.) 2,29O ofs (6.03 ft)j Apr. 8 

(10 p.m.) 1,460 cfs (4.73 ft); Apr. 14 (9 p.m.) 1,46O cfs (4.74 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t> Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
96 HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Croton River at New Croton Dam, near Croton, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 41°13'30", long. 73°51'35", on left bank 1,000 ft downstream from New

Croton Dam, if miles 'northeast of Croton, Westchester County, and 4u miles north of 

Ossining.

Drainage area. 378 sq mi.

Records available. July 1933 to September 1938 and October 1939 to June 1940 (fragmentary), June 1941 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control with trapezoidal-notch weir. 

Average discharge. 12 years (1941-53), 180.8 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,900 cfs Mar. 26 (gage height, 6.78 ft, from 

reconstructed gage-height graph); minimum, 1.16 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.38 ft); 

minimum daily, 1.18 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1933-38, 1939-40, 1941-53: Maximum gage height, 11.4 ft (from floodmarks) Sept. 22, 

1938 (discharge not determined); minimum discharge, 0.77 cfs Nov. 30, 1936, Oct. 20, 21, 

1950; minimum gage height, 0.275 ft Jan. 15, 1950; minimum daily discharge, 0.77 cfs 

Oct. 20, 1950.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Entire flow, except for periods of spilling, diverted from New Croton 

Reservoir for municipal supply of city of New York.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Backwater from debris July 1-3, 11, 12, 26. Aug. 28, 29, 

Sept. 12-14, 16, 21, 22, 28, 29)

0.38

.6

.8

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.16

2.39

3.83

5.77

9.14

14.8

24.2

1.8 

2.1 

2.4 

2.9 

3.5 

7.0

40.5

83

162

402

810

4,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

120

135

176

142

119

108

98

86

82

85

84

73

73

76

78

*73

66

61

78

61

41.8

49.7

46.2

37.6

31.9

22.4

257T

44.2

39.6

46.2

53

2,312.7

74.60

-

-

Nov.

48.6

51

49.7

52

49.7

28.6

18.8

17.5

23.0

32.9

51

44.2

*34.8

24.2

24.5

55

55

81

104

91

189

384

492

275

137

77

36.5

18.5

10.2

7.14

-

2,565.84

85.53

-

-

Dec.

7.39

7.23

11.9

5.45

»137I~

59

125

84

54

86

735

1,510

951

709

469

316

249

205

155

99

118

202

168

144

124

103

90

82

74

80

102

7,181.07

231.6

-

-

Jan.

94

57

282

368

286

206

175

181

283

438

769

921

780

709

652

637

680

915

1,190

*1,100

1,030

1,020

916

dl,770

d2 J 910

d2,49o

d2,26o

d2,03o

*dl,74o

1,410

1,200

29,539

952.9

-

-

Feb.

~^3l 1.100

795

692

536

452

564

720

646

607

515

492

416

387

585

916

828

697

589

3517

3559

a690

a523

*3467

446

406

370

527

.

-

16,773

599.0

-

-

Mar.

320

290

287

636

675

528

455

401

336

296

256

255

1,830

2,580

2,440

3,550

*2,970

2,280

2,050

1,850

1,510

1,270

1,110

1,590

2,880

5,770

3,440

3,060

2,560

2,180

1,890

49,576

1/599

-

-

Apr.

1,560

1,410

1,240

31,100

3984

3925

31,380

31,780

*3l,530

1,450

1,480

1,350

1,560

2.040

1,720

1,600

1,620

1,470

1,630

1,580

1,540

1,290

1,140

942

834

810

746

654

574

521

-

38,460

1,282

-

-

May

930

984

555

779

864

883

826

925

941

859

764

645

551

589

576

566

570

641

583

491

393

303

293

268

216

225

254

»225

177

165

158

17, 503

564.6

-

-

June

142

125

119

92

80

65

75

105

35.7

15.0

9.82

8.60

9.55

10.7

6.90

6.52

5.71

5.36

5.24

4.93

4.54

4.03

*3.57

3.18

2.87

2.66

2.71

2.52

2.67

2.42

-

959 . 20

31.97

-

-

July

2.35

2.2

2.05

1.88

1.82

1.79

1.76

1.76

1.73

1.64

1.6

1.6

1.61

1.61

1.58

*1.58

1.56

1.56

1.51

2.19

2.01

1.64

3.62

1757

1.54

1.5

1751

1.51

1.54

1.54

1.54

55.20

1.78

-

-

Aug.

1.51

1.54

1.51

1.54

 1.51

1.51

1.48

1.48

1.61

1.82

1.51

1.51

1.48

1.46

1.44

1.41

1.41

1.41

1.44

1.44

1.41

1.41

1.41

1.41

1.41

1.41

1.41

1.4

1.35

T735

1.36

45.38

1.46

-

-

Sept.

1.38

T73S

1.34

1.28

1.34

1.38

1.31

1.34

1.31

1.31

1.28

1.3

1.35

*1&S

1.24

1.25

1.26

1.26

1.26

1.26

1.25

1.25

1.26

1.26

1.26

1.24

1.24

1.22

i4S ms38.40

1.28

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,980 Bin 1.14 Mean 478.8 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,770 Min 1.18 Mean 452.1 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this dsy.

3 Ho gage-height reeordj discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and westher records.

d Doubtful gsge-height reeordj discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph based on 

gage heights, westher records, and records for nesrby stations.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 97

Saw Mill River at Yonkers, N. Y.

Location. Lat 40°56'20", long. 73°53'05", on left bank in Yonkers, Westchester County, 

Just upstream from Old Croton aqueduct, near intersection of Nepperhan Avenue and 

Center Street, 1.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 25.6 sq mi.

Records available. November 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 90.99 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 9 years (1944-53), 28.38 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 555 cfs Mar. 14 (gage height, 4.11 ft); minimum, 

0.45 cfs Sept. 17; minimum gage height, 0.50 ft Aug. 18, Sept. 17; minimum daily discharge, 0.52 cfs Aug. 18, Sept. 17.

1943-53: Maximum Discharge, 578 cfs Mar. 31, 1951 (gage height, 4.21 ft); minimum, 

0.05 cfs Dec. 27, 1946 (gage height, 0.374 ft); minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Jan. 1, 1944, 

Sept. 5, Oct. 19, 1945.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of partly obstructed intake, those 

below 2 cfs, or those for periods of backwater from aquatic vegetation or debris, 

which are good. Flow affected by diversions by city of Yonkers, village of Tarrytown, 

and several industries for water supply and industrial purposes. Diurnal fluctuations 

caused by water supply and industrial operations.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of backwater from 

aquatic vegetation or debris (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 13

0.62

1.01

1.41

2.76

4.81

0.9 

1.1 

1.4 

1.8 

3.0

7.66

17.1

92

312

Mar-. 14 to Sept. 30

0.52

2.57

4.67

0.9 

1.1 

1.4 

1.9 

4.0

7.52

16.9

41.5

108

530

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

(t)

Oct.

0.88

7.67

~4M 13

2.45

1.45

.80

.70

.76

.76

.72

.84

1.20

1.02

.88

*.80

.70

.72

.84

.92

.70

.62

75Z

.80

.84

.88

.80

.72

.88

.72

.72

49.51

1.60

+7.54

Nov.

0.72

1.06

2.25

1.8

2.7

3.9

3.5

1.4

1.14

.92

.72

.70 *772

.88

1.45

7.6

2.4

*.96

1.01

4.12

25.6

~5I 138

16.1

9.28

15.7

7.86

4.67

4.20

3.27

355.63

11.85

+9.40

Dec.

4.52

4.01

1.82

1.06

51

*172

60

28.8

23.1

20.5

118

238 -55

61

41.7

39.8

34.0

31.3

25.5

23.2

31.8

71

43.6

32.1

29.6

25.5

23.2

17.1

13.8

13.9

16.2

1,391.11

44.87

+13.68

Jan.

17.1

14.9

58

53

29.3

15.5

14.9

13.9

S570"

97

129

87

43.2

*42.8

45.0

42.8

39.8

68

75

47.3

41.7

49.3

47.2

114

258

116

71

81

77

60

55

1,924.7

62.09

+12.74

Feb.

55

43.9

36.9

37.9

31.3

28.0

39.1

5Z

34.0

27.2

23.2

26.4

27.2

23.9

61

*116 ~sr

36.9

30.5

30.5

57

61

37.2

29.6

28.8

26.4

25.5

22.5

.

_

-

1,099.9

39.28

+14.51

Mar.

22.5

19.1

1CB" 17.5

66

35.4

30.5

28.8

26.4

21.2

20.5

25.5

308

475

735

314

*210

135

144

139

96

82

75

136

248

245

174

120

103

88

84

3,830.4

123.6

+10.75

Apr.

71

67

61

56

63

48.0

137

201 -5B100

116

85

140

170

99

131

159

95

137

100

76

64

57

51

48.0

63

55

*41.5

38.6

55.8

2,658.9

88.63

+13.00

May

83

52

42.6

38.8

77

60

43.2

48.9

47.0

36.7

28.6

32.2

25.0

33.3

37.5

37.2

30.8

30.3

19.6

18.3

15.3

13.1

23.5

16.5

10.8

15.5

18.5

*13.5

11.0

10.0 TOTS

980.3

31.62

+13.05

June

6.2

4.1

2.92

2.26

1.97

2.11

13.1

35.1

"5722

2.57

1.64

1.34

4.28

7.24

2.72

1.22

1.17

2715

2.62

2.92

2.94

6.01

*13.1

2.30

1.45

1.17

1.17

2.02

7.30

4.40

148.70

4.96

+12.48

July

1.70

3.81

11.5

4.96

1.57

7.90

6.11

2.42

.82

.78

.98

1.12

1.03

1.22

1.18

1.18

1.33

1.83

1.57

S.08

8.19

*1.98

-75 120

20.3

8.32

3.74

3.1

2.26

2.26

2.34

310.58

10.02

+6.99

Aug.

1.76

1.70

1.70

1.64

1.52

1.18

1.18

1.22

19.6

25.5

4.65

.82

.78

*5.1

5.90

3.32

.78

.52

76T

.78

.86

.82

.98

.82

.78

.74

.78

.74

.82

.90

.86

89.36

2.88

+6.70

Sept.

0.61

.89

.98

.90

1.17

1.12

1.08

*.86

.71

.64

.68

.86

1.70

.94

.68

1.40

.52

76T

.86

1.04

*.90

.64

.68

.64

.71

1.50

2.41

ITSS

1.89

1.18

-

30.63

1.02

+3.95

Calendar year 1952: Max 390 Mln 0.62 Mean 41.71

Water year 1952-53: Max 475 Min 0.52 Mean 35.26

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Net adjustment, In cubic feet per second, for diversion and return flow in water-supply and Industrial operations upstream} records furnished by City of Yonkers, Village of Tarrytown, Alexander-Smith 

Inc., and Stauffer Chemical Co. Average diversion, calendar year 1952, +10.99 cfsj water year 1953, 

+10.37 cfs.

Note. Backwater from debris Oct. 17 to Nov. 18, May 23 to June 2, June 11, 12, July 9, 10, 14-16, 

307~Kug. 27-29, Sept. 3} from aquatic vegetation Oct. 3-16, July 28 to Aug. 14, Sept. 11-21. Intake 

partly obstructed Oct. 3 to Nov. 18, May 23 to June 2j discharge computed on basis of 3 discharge 

measurements and drop In stage after Intake was flushed or rodded.
HACKENSACK RIVER BASIN

Hackensack River at Rivervale, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°59'55", long. 73°59 | 27", on right bank at Leslie Avenue, Rivervale, 

Bergen County, lj miles upstream from I&scack Brook, 4.6 miles upstream from Oradell 

Dam, and 27.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 58.0 sq mi.

Records available. October 1941 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 22.51 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 12 years, 104 cfs (adjusted for diversion).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,120 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 4.95 ft); minimum, 5.5 cfs Aug. 30, Sept. 2 (gage height, 1.35 ft).

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 1,350 cfs Apr. 1, 1951 (gage height, 5.70 ft); minimum, that of Aug. 30, Sept. 2, 1953.

Remarks. Records excellent. Diversion at West Nyack, N. Y., for municipal water supply. 

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation<with Hackensack Water Co.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height,,in feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan.6)

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

3.8

7.3

12.0

18.1

36

60

2.2 

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

4.6

95

199

372

804

1,010

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

(t)

Oct.

38

36

44

35

36

34

33

32

30

30

29

29

29

28 

28

26

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

22

53

23

26

24

24

23

22

877

28.3

1.5

Nov.

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

2C

20

20

21

21

21

21 

23

45

43

42

39

42

112

199

315

27?

234

174

133

108

87

76

2,241

74.7

1.4

Dec.

70

63

EQ- 60

94

306

262

266

210

157

200

433

123

382

250

177

148

133

118

103

103

148

146

138

126

116

106

81

82

73

68

5,102

165

1

Jan.

63

59

115

130

108

108

106

97

110

214

283

306

292

234 

210

174

143

165

187

174

168

174

177

248

541

546

553

311

*250

199

187

6,535

211

1

Feb.

174

146

130

116

105

101

108

121

114

108

99

97

55

97 

120

193

177

160

135

121

141

177

151

135

126

114

106

99

_

-

3,570

128

1

Mar.

91

86

80

IB!

210

187

165

140

123

110

97

91

627

*1J 000 

969

948

731

591

448

382

325

266

224

281

560

727

674

536

382

274

227

11,736

379

1

Apr.

199

184

168

151

146

135

274

569

587

5T7

433

325

341

398 

362

346

356

297

325

297

250

210

*174

154

140

146

146

130

118

108

-

7,986

266

2

May

135

148

151

151

154

171

177

199

T50

165

160

138

116

114 

121

126

121

133

116

106

93

84

87

78

70

68

76

73

65

5950-

3,695

119

2

June

60

56

52

50

45

42

37

37

37

35

33

33

38

46 

38

35

31

28

25

24

21

3S

84n

35

29

*26

24

28

24

-

1,157

38.6

1.6

July

21

21

23

19.7

19.7

20

24

22

20

18.9

17.4

16.8

16.8

16.1 

15.4

14.2

13.1

12.0

11.0

1173

23

14.2

134

197

ITS

110

91

70

55

45

36

1,249.6

40.3

1.8

Aug.

31

25

26

22

20

18.1

14.8

13.6

14.2

21

16.8

15.4

14.8

14.2 

19.7

15.4

13.6

13.1

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.5

9.0

8.6

8.1

7.7

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.5

6.2

442.0

14.3

1.7

Sept.

5.8

BT2

6.9

6.5

6.2

8.1

8.6

8.6

8.6

9.5

6.9

6.5

9.5

7.6 

7.3

12.1

HT<5

8.6

8.1

7.7

8.1

8.6

8.1

7.7

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

6.9

-

236.3

7.88

1.68

Adjusted for diversion

Mean

Cfsm 

In.

29.8 

0.514 

0.59

76.1 

1.31 

1.46

166 

2.86 

3.30

212 

3.66 

4.22

129 

2.22 

2.31

380 

6.55 

7.55

268 

4.62 

5.15

121 

2.09 

2.40

Observed

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

Max 972 Min 2O Mean 141 

Max 1,000 Min 5.8 Mean 122

40.2 

0.693 

0.7.7

42.1 

0.726 

0.84

Adjusted

16.0 

0.276 

0.32

9.56 

0.165 

0.18

Mean 143 Cfsm 2.47 In. 33.51 

Mean 124 Cfsm 2.14 In. 29.09

£eak discharge (base, 500 cfs).--Jan. 25 (4 to 8 a.m.) 550 cfs (3.36 ft)j Mar. 13 (10 p.m.) 1,120 

cfs (4.95 ft;; Mar. 26 (1O a.m. to 4 p.m.) 746 cfs (3.84 ft)} Apr. 9 (11 a.m. to 8 p.m.) 595 cfs 

(3.46 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion at West Nyack, K. Y., in cubic feet per second, furnished by Board of Water Commissioners, Nyack, N. Y.
HACKENSACK RIVER BASIN 99 

Pascack Brook at Westwood, N. J.

Location.--Lat 40°5S 1 33", long. 74°01'19", on right bank 75 ft upstream from Harrington 

Avenue in Westwood, Bergen County, 500 ft downstream from Musquapsink Creek, and 2.3 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 29.6 sq mi.

Records available. September 1934 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 28.62 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 19 years, 53.0 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,180 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 5.90 ft); minimum, 15.0 cfs July 16 (gage height, 1.50 ft); minimum daily, 15.5 cfs Aug. 8. 12.

1934-53: Maximum discharge, 1,610 cfs July 23, 1945 (gage height, 6.76 ft); minimum, 5.8 cfs Oct. 21, 1949; minimum daily, 6.1 cfs. Oct. 21-25, Nov. 10, 11, 1949.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Woodcliff Lake (capacity, 112,000,000 cu ft), 

3 miles above station.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with Hackensack Water Co. 

Revisions (water yearsJ.--WSP 851: 1937. WSP 871: 1939.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

15.0

29

3.0 

4.0

4.7

260

497

716

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

Ttotal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

22

25

35

27

24

23

23

22

22

23

22

19.1

19.8

19.8

19.8

22

21

19.1

19.1

19.8

19.8

18.5

18.5

18.5

19.1

17.3

1775

19.1

20

19.1

19.1

654.4

21.1

0

Nov.

*19.8

18.5

IH75

19.8

19.1

32

42

42

43

42

42

42

41

41

45

52

46

42

41

54

68

130

102

53

31

35

36

33

29

27

1,286.7

42.9

0

Dec.

27

57

32

29

86

376

H7

68

53

49

174

345

135

83

66

61

55

53

50

48

60

98

83

65

55

50

47

38

37

36

35

2,568

82.8

+0.3

Jan.

37

37

90

95

59

47

43

43

76

156

205

153

98

77

72

69

68

92

109

80

72

82

82

216

419

187

109

113

122

97

80

3,285

106

0

Feb.

74

75

71

69

63

59

68

77

68

59

53

58

62

59

95

~9T3 153

65

57

55

94

115

72

61

58

55

53

50

_

_

-

1,988

71.0

0

Mar.

48

46SB88

164

62

62

54

53

53

49

56

685

*58T

282

457

273

187

225

223

158

130

117

292

476

361

252

191

158

138

126

6,113

197

0

Apr.

115

113

104

93

97

90

334

224" 491

196

240

178

244

273

169

220

258

166

240

187

147

124

107

98

95

106

104

87

77

72

-

5,049

168

0

May

125

136 ~57

82

102

117

119

134

128

95

75

62

*61

79

87

83

75

87

74

59

53

48

65

49

42

45

59

58

42

38

4T

2,418

78.0

-0.5

June

42

37

33

31

30

31

34

45

34

30

27

24

35

47

33

29

27

26

24

23

21

55

71

35

27

23

22

19.8 3D~

24

-

969.8

32.3

-0.3

July

21

23

23

17.9

16.1

18.5

27

21

19.8

17.9

17.3

16.7

16.1

16.1

16.1

22

37

37

36

56

55

42

160

125

62

45

33

18.5

17.9

17.3

16.7

1,068.9

34.5

-1.0

Aug.

16.1

17.3

17.3

16.7

17.3

16.7

16.1

15.5

1773

19.1

16.1

15.5

16.1

18.6

19.8

16:7

16.1

16.1

27

37

37

37

37

36

36

36

36

35

34

34

34

760.4

24.5

-8.8

Sept.

35

34

34

34

36

36

34

33

33

33

33

32

37

33

32

33

*53

33

32

32

33

33

33

32

31

31

31

31

30

35

-

983

32.8

-19.4

Adjusted for change In contents In Woodcliff Lake

Mean 

Cfem 

In.

21.1 

0.713 

Ot82

42.9

1.45 

1.62

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

83.1 

2.81 

3.24

106 

3.58 

4.14

71.0 

2.40 

2.50

197 

6.66 

7.69

168 

5.68 

6.34

77.5 

2.62 

3.02

Observed

Max 700 Mln 17.3 Mean 80.1 

Max 685 Mln 15.5 Mean 74.4

32.0 

1.08 

1.21

33.5 

1.13 

1.30

15.7 

0.530 

0.61

13.4 

0.453 

0.50

Adjusted

Mean 80.0 Cfsm 2.70 In. 36.79 

Mean 72.0 Cfsm 2.43 In. 32.99

Peak discharge (base. 525 cfs). Dec. 6 (ll a.m.) 437 cfs (3.79 ft): Dec. 12 (6 a.m.) 440 cfs (3.80 

ft)} Jan. 25 (6 a.m.; 506 cfs ^4.03 ft)j Mar. 13 (10 p.m.) 1,180 cfs (5.90 ft); Mar. 25 (2 a.m.) 640 

ofs (4.47 ft)j Apr. 8 (2:30 a.m.) 640 cfs (4.47 ft)j July 23 (2 p.m.) 392 ofs (3.62 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Woodcliff Lake, equivalent In cubic feet per second. Records furnished by 

Hackensack Water Co.
100 HACKENSACK RIVER BASIN

Hackensack River at New Milford, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°56'52", long. 74°01'34", on right bank upstream from 2 masonry dams and 

2 lift gates at pumping plant of Hackensack Water Co., New Milford, Bergen County, 

4 miles downstream from Pascack Brook and 21.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 113 sq mi.

Records available. October 1921 to September 1953.

gage. Water-stage recorder above south dam. Datum of gage is 6.25 ft above mean sea 

~~Tevel, datum of 1929. Prior to Nov. 23, 1923, staff gage and Nov. 23, 1923, to Sept. 25, 

1934, water-stage recorder, at same site at datum 0.05 lower.

Average discharge. 32 years, 187 cfs (adjusted for storage and,diversions).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,740 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 5.00 ft). 

 ~ragl-53: Maximum discharge, 3,660 cfs Mar. 31, 1951 (gage height, 6.14 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent. Figures of daily discharge represent only flow over waste 

weirs. Flow regulated by Oradell Reservoir (capacity, 381,000,000 cu ft), 1 mile above 

station, and Woodcliff Lake (capacity, 112,000,000 cu ft ), 9 miles above station. 

Water diverted at New Milford, N. J., and at West Nyack, N. Y., for municiapl supply.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with Hackensack Water Co. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 601: Drainage area. WSP 711: 1927(M), 1928(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.O

4.2

2OO

359

689

1,O9O

2,090

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

(t)

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

o

o

12

O

.1

0

0

0

o

o

.1

o

o

o

o

o

0

0

0 

0

0

o

o

o

0

.2

o

12.4

O.4O

+59.5

Nov.

o

0

o

.1

0

o

o

o

o

o

.1

.1

o

o

0

0

.3

.1.1

.2

.1

439

834 

507

3.1

O

O

0

0

.1

-

1,784.3

59.5

+93.5

Dec.

0

.3

.3

.8

139

858

601

201

0

.5

240

1.220

850

764

232

O

0

O

.4

65

104

276

186 

154

141

115

76

73

38

1.0

2.1

6,338.4

204

+92

Jan.

44

46

261

172

91

91

111

91

295

742

569

336

220

260

249

205

159

319

281

224

244

276

249

791

1.140

596

495

425

348

276

224

9,830

317

+76

Feb.

249

159

194

108

132

124

182

172

163

23O

30

116

128

*128

412

327

229

12O

160

124

359

207

128

111

253

1O3

99

107

_

_

-

4,854

173

+74

Mar.

99

57

60

576

415

163

*172

154

128

124

111

138

2.O9O

2,06O

1,620

1,720

898

795

689

617

476

359

330 

892

987

1,150

953

719

515

395

348

19,810

639

+69

Apr.

308

270

308

306

371

84

790

1.360

850

734

689

589

675

689

541

646

667

469

682

463

407

330

286 

254

220

281

385

88

a 3,

.3

-

33,742.4

458

+79

May

us"p f1"l

234

206

479

145

308

353

302

286

200

172

186

206

137

163

224

151

141

91

95

7O

170 

49

43

76

99

88

49

51

54

4,943.1

159

+92

June

49

51

3O

20

C>

O

lo.o

57

19

0

O

0

18

29

.2

0

0

O

0

0

o

.2

i|f

0

0

o

48

O

O

-

472.4

15.7

+84.1

July

0

(J

0

0

O

.5

O

O

0

o

0

o

0

o

o

o

.1

o

o

2.1

0

0

1.2 

0

64

62

51

20

O

O

0

200.9

6.48

+97.52

Aug.

O

()

O

0

0

0

o

0

0

.1

0

o

o

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

o

o

0

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

0.1

o

+46.9

Sept.

0

O

0

O

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

o

o

o

o

0

0

o 

o

0

o

.2

o

o

o

-

0.2

O.O1

+33.1

Adjusted for diversions and change in reservoir contents

59.9

0.53O

O.61

153

1.35

1.51

Calendar year 1952-

Water year 1952-53; l

296

2.62

3.02

393

3.48

4.01

247

2.19

2.27

7O8

6.27

7.22

537

4.75

5.3O

251

2.22

2.56

99.8

O.883

O.99

104

O.92O

1.06

46.9

0.415

0.48

33.1

0.293

0.33

Observed Adjusted

«ax 2,170 Min 0 Mean 196 Mean 273 Cfsm 2.42 in. 32.87

lax 2,O9O Min O Mean 170 Mean 244 Cfsm 2.16 In. 29.36

., and West Nyack, N. V., for municipal supply and 

change in contents in Oradell Reservoir and Woodcliff liffLake, equivalent equivalent in cubic feet per second. second. 

Record of diversion at West Nyack, N. Y., furnished by Board of Water Commissioners of Nyack, N. V. 

all other records furnished by Hackensack Water Co.
PASSAIC RIVER BASIN 101

Passaic River near Mllllngton, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°40'48", long. 74°31'40", on right bank 200 ft downstream from Davls 

Bridge, In Somerset County, 1 mile upstream from Mllllngton, Morris County, and li 

miles downstream from Black Brook.

Drainage area. 55.4 sq ml.

Records available. November 1903 to July 1906 (published as "at Mllllngton"), November 

1921 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 215.60 ft above mean 

sea level (New Jersey Geological Survey benchmark). Nov. 25, 1903, to July 15, 1906, 

chain gage at bridge three-quarters of a mile downstream at different datum. Nov. 10, 

1921, to Sept. 1, 1923, staff gage at site 200 ft downstream at present datum. Oct. 31, 

1923, to July 3, 1925, staff gage and concrete control at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 3S years (1921-53), 89.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year 728 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 7.21 ft); minimum, 

T^Tfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 3.74 ft).

1903-6, 1921-53: Maximum discharge, 2,000 cfs Mar. 8, 1904 (gage height, 7.50 ft, 

site and datum then in use); minimum, 0.9 cfs on several days in August 1932.

Remarks. Records good except those below 50 cfs, which are fair, and those for indefinite 

stage-discharge relation, which are poor.

Revisions. WSP 781: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Indefinite stage-discharge 

relation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24 Jan. 25 to Sept. 30

4.05 8.8

4.2 17

4.4 32

4.6 54

5.0 

6.0 

6.7

116

350

555

1.0

2.7

5.3

13

26

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

7.2

119

350

655

725

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

15

17

35

25

19

17

15

14

13

14

14

13

14

*13

11

10

10

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.5

10

10

10

9.5

9.0

9.5

10

11

403 .0

13.0

0.235

0.27

Nov.

11

10

11

11

*10

10

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

10

30

25

18

17

23

116

418

544

469

375

274

183

116

80

62

-

2,895.5

96.5

1.74

1.94

Dec.

49

40

37

40

*152

463

433

370

288

205

203

284

229

187

141

104

83

71

61

49

62

149

168

145

122

99

77

56

41

36

36

4,480

145

2.62

3.01

Jan.

36

35

85

143

120

93

65

57

109

254

350

393

338

261

203

168

133

151

194

*170

155

183

187

307

602

541

420

323

266

210

173

6,725

217

3.92

4.51

Feb.

158

128

112

98

85

78

84

93

87

73

*59

63

82

74

119

226

203

160

121

101

152

229

190

154

123

101

85

73

_

-

-

3,311

118

2.13

2.22

Mar.

63

55

52

246

358

303

247

177

132

108

90

88

*398

564

530

700

596

466

410

375

303

240

190

250

399

370

329

266

215

175

146

8,841

285

5.14

5.93

Apr.

123

115

106

96

103

*98

332

538" 641

451

412

329

326

368

315

308

352

291

308

296

254

212

173

144

123

117

117

101

88

78

-

7,315

244

4.40

4.91

May

128

190

175

134

117

121

127

156

142

117

93

74

72

96

95

90

91

138

119

85

66

56

170

188

138

121

136

108

74

63

70

3,550

115

2.08

2.38

June

64

54

43

*37

34

30

28

30

27

24

21

20

25

44

29

24

20

19

18

17

17

19

45

27

21

18

15

13

22

25

-

830

27.7

0.500

0.56

July

17

16

20

14

12

21

63

41

*30

19

15

13

12

14

12

11

9.2

176" 8.0

8.0

11

11

25

44

21

16

12

10

8.4

8.8

9.6

540.0

17.4

0.314

0.36

Aug.

6.9

8.4

11.0

8.8

8.4

8.4

6.9

6.6

7.8

11

17

9.6

8.0

7.6

13

10

8.4

9.6

7.3

6.2

5.3

5.3

5.0

4.7

3.9

3.4

3.2

*3.0

2.7

2.3

2*i

241.8

7.80

0.141

0.16

Sept.

1.8

1.8

1.8

*!*!

2.1

3.4

4.7

6.2

5.0

3.9

3.7

3.7

5.3

6.2

5.9

8.0

6.0

5.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

5.5

6.0

4.5

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.5

3.5

2.5

128.7

4.29

0.077

0.09

Calendar year 1952: Max 798 Hln 7.6 Mean 122 Cfsm 2.20 In. 30.03

Water year 1952-53: Max 700 Hln 1.7 Mean 108 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.34

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs). Nov. 23 (l a.m.) 585 cfs (6.80 ft); Jan. 25 (8 a.m.) 616 cfs (6.89 

ft); Mar. 16 (12 m.) 728 cfs (7l21 ft); Apr. 8 (4 a.m.) 676 cfs (7.06 ft).

* Discharger measurement made on this day.

Note. Indefinite stage-discharge relation Oet. 15-31, Nov. 1-4, 6-16, Sept. 17-30} discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station near Chatham.
102 PASSAIC RIVER BASIN

Passaio River near Chatham, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°43'31", long. 74 0 23'23", on left bank 150 ft downstream from Stanley 

Avenue Bridge in Chatham, Morris County, and 3 miles upstream from Canoe Brook.

Drainage area. 100 sq mi.

Records available. February 1903 to December 1911, December 1937 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Sept. 19, 1938. Datum of gage is 

T93.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to 1912, chain gage at bridge 

150 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 15 years (1938-53), 172 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,150 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 5.95 ft); minimum, 4.6 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 2.92 ft).

1903-11, 1937-53: Maximum discharge observed, about 3,000 cfs Jan. 9, 1905 (gage 

height, 8.3 ft, datum then in use); minimum, 2 cfs on many days in May and June 1903, 

August and October 1905, September and October 1906, and Sept. 11, 1944.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good, and 

those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

140

314

568

1,180

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

25

28

34

45

36

28

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

21

19

18

17

16

16

16

16

15

16

17

18

18

18

16

17

19

19

670

21.6

0.216

0.25

Nov.

19

18

19

20

19

18

11

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

20

35

46

38

31

40

182

550

658

722

646

551

437

289

162

115

-

4,771

159

1.59

1.77

Dec .

96

80

70

74

364

689

761

689

574

468

442

457

473

396

289

200

154

130

113

94

110

276

318

273

221

178

146

b85

b95

b70

j>6_

8,451

273

2.73

3.14

Jan.

68

66

170

285

b260

b!90

138

111

218

406

580

646

600

500

400

300

240

300

350

300

300

350

350

500

800

900

800

600

500

400

350

11,978

386

3.86

4.45

Feb.

250

190

*174

150

140

130

140

150

140

110

100

110

130

130

200

360

350

250

200

170

250

350

350

270

220

180

150

120

-

-

-

5,464

195

1.95

2.03

Mar.

100

90

85

400

550

500

400

300

250

200

160

135

597

876

950

1.100

1,080

975

890

781

652

522

406

492

598

646

598

522

432

327

243

15,857

512

5.12

5.90.

Apr.

197

178

160

148

165

157

*618

970

1.010

950

849

741

689

664

615

652

615

580

562

534

479

406

310

235

190

181

187

162

138

120

-

13,462

449

4.49

5.01

May

225

289

273

228

204

200

232

265

262

214

165

130

115

140

154

143

160

218

200

148

113

94

314

349

269

214

243

197

138

107

113

6,116

197

1.97

2.27

June

111

98

76

62

54

47

45

43

42

36

33

30

43

54

57

42

34

30

28

26

24

52

80

59

39

30

25

26

30

57

-

1,413

47.1

0.471

0.53

July

40

30

30

27

22

48

83

81

55

39

28

23

20

20

21

19

17

16

14

15

14

18

73

68

52

29

22

18

16

16

14

986

31.8

0.318

0.37

Aug.

14

17

15

16

16

15

14

12

12

20

34

2T

16

18

20

18

16

14

13

13

11

9.5

9.0

8.6

8.6

8.1

7.7

7.3

6.9

5.7

5._3_

425.7

13.7

0.137

0.16

Sept.

5.3

5.3

5.0

5.0

7.2

12

8.1

6.1

6.5

6.9

5.7

5.0

10

6.1

6.7

16

TT

9.5

7.7

6.9

7.3

7.7

6.9

7.3

7.3

6.9

6.1

6.1

5.7

5.7

-

219.0

7.30

0.073

0.08

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,190 Min 15 Mean 223 Cfsm 2.23 In. 30.32

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,100 Min 5.0 Mean 191 Cfsm 1.91 In. 25.96

Peak discharge (base. 800 cfs). Jan. 26 (time unknown) 938 cfs (5.58 ft); Mar. 16 (1 a.m.) 1,150 

cfs (5.95 ft); Apr. 9 (1 a.m.) 1,040 cfs (5.77 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 8-14, Jan. 13-31, Feb. 1, 2, 4-28, Mar. 1, 2, 4-9j discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, and records for station near Millington,
PASSAIC RIVER BASIN 103

Rockavay River above reservoir, at Boonton, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°54'06", long. 74°24'40", on right bank at Morris Avenue, Boonton, 

Morris County, 1.8 miles upstream from Boonton Reservoir Dam.

Drainage area. 116 sq mi.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 364.47 ft above mean 

sea level (New Jersey Geological Survey benchmark).

Average discharge. 15 years (1938-53), 241 cfs (adjusted for diversion and, since Decemder 1948, for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,050 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 5.28 ft)' minimum daily, 16 cfs Aug. 30.

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 3,250 cfs June 2, 1952 (gage height, 6.62 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs; minimum, 1.5 cfs Mar. 1, 1938 (gage height, 

1.26 ft).

Remarks."-Records good. Water diverted above station for municipal supply. Flow regulaTed by Splitrock Reservoir (capacity, 442,000,000 cu ft), 14| miles above station.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with Jersey City.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (sage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.2

2.5

3.0 

3.5 

5.0

160

375

670

1,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

(t)

Oct.

100

112

T5o~ 154

120

112

109

100

91

78

73

69

73

80

75

69

66

64

64

69

73

71

66

62

62

64

64

62

62

2,504

80.8

+5.1

Nov.

68

61

60

64

55

46

49

55

50

52

61

52

50

49

54

104

100

91

*82

88

572

1,440

1.740

1,220

821

568

472

408

375

325

-

9,232

308

+9.8

Dec.

298

271

276

262

445

1.180

794

616

526

478

639

919

733

604

520

454

414

350

320

294

308

478

436

*355

298

266

253

2TB" 181

203

199

13,585

438

+7.7

Jan.

207

199

335

345

276

231

231

*227

307

442

592

538

436

380

360

355

360

436

520

466

419

408

392

753

1.760

1,300

940

794

746

610

526

15,891

513

+11

Feb.

508

430

402

*360

325

312

325

335

302

271

244

Hs

280

248

309

448

355

289

258

253

386

472

365

320

302

280

266

244

_

_

-

9,147

327

+6.8

Mar.

227

203

*215

565

670

448

365

316

298

294

262

271

819

989

733

1.030

856

658

684

684

562

490

442

616

940

788

705

580

526

490

460

17,186

554

+9.8

Apr.

419

375

*345

312 392"

340

814

1.520

996

849

905

726

684

828

684

719

891

684

807

758

622

538

490

442

402

392

448

419

355

320

-

18,476

616

+7.7

May

419

448

375

325

375

402

380

532

556

478

414

365

345

424

355

312

320

350

289

253

215

211

345

284

211

207

235

188

164

174

164

10,115

326

+8.8

June

160

145

122

*109

102

95

95

104

95

89

80

77

113

160

112

93

86

78

73

69

62

86

-§3 162

71

62

56

52

58

61

-

2,820

94.0

+7.5

July

55

55

60

52

48

65

83

54

*52

46

42

39

42

45

41

39

35

31

32

36

36

46

102

116

64

49

42

39

35

42

44

1,567

50.5

+3.8

Aug.

35

31

33

31

32

31

28

26

53

168

82

60

52

39

46

34

27

33

31

28

26

26

33

32

24

21

22

18

17

16

19

1,154

37.2

+3.4

Sept.

19

19

*19

21

21

31

30

25

21

21

21

20

22

22

21

30

25

22

21

21

21

24

23

21

20

20

21

21

20

24

.

667

22.2

+3.1

Adjusted for diversion and change to reservoir contents

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

85.9 

0.741 

0.85

318 

2.74 

3.05

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53 :

446 

3.84 

4.43

524 

4.52 

5.20

334 

2.88 

2.99

564 

4.86 

5.61

624 

5.38 

6.00

335 

2.89 

3.33

Observed

Max 2,770 Min 46 Mean 373 

Max 1,760 Mln 16 Mean 280

102 

0.879 

0.98

54.3 

0.468 

0.54

40.6 

0.350 

0.40

25.3 

0.218 

0.24

Adjusted

Mean 381 cfsm 3.28 In. 44.73 

Mean 287 Cfsm 2.47 In. 33.62

. .. , . . .. , . 

r. 8 (6 a.m.) 1,66O cfs (4.83 ft); Apr. 17 (2 a.m.) 989 cfs (3.97 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion above station for municipal supply, measured at outlet of trunk sewer below station, 

and changeIn contents to Splitrock Reservoir, equivalent to cubic feet per second. Records furnished by Jersey City.
LQ4 PASSAIC RIVER BASIN

Rockaway River below reservoir, at Boonton, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°53 T 47", long. 74°23'36", on right bank 2,000 ft downstream from dam of 

Boonton Reservoir, Boonton, Morris County.

Drainage area. 119 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1903 to February 1904, January 1906-to September 1953. Published as "near Boonton" 1903-4 and as "at Boonton" 1906-37.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Nov. 5, 1936. Datum of gage is 

195.68 ft above mean sea level (New Jersey Geological Survey benchmark). Mar. 15, 

1903, to Feb. 2, 1904, staff gage at site 2,000 ft downstream at different datum. 

Jan. 1, 1906, to Mar. 3, 1918, reference-point gage on Boonton Dam 2,000 ft upstream 

at datum 109.57 ft higher than present datum.

Average discharge. 45 years (1906-11, 1913-53), 225 cfs (adjusted for storage and diversions).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,590 cfs Jan. 25 (gage height, 5.56 ft); minimum daily, 6.3 cfs Aug. 7.

1903-4, 1906-53: Maximum daily discharge, 7,560 cfs Oct. 10, 1903; practically no 

flow for many days.

Remarks. Records excellent except those below 10 cfs, which are good. Figures of daily 

and peak discharge represent flow over control and effluent from sewage-disposal plant. 

Flow regulated by Boonton Reservoir (capacity, 870,000,000 cu ft), 2,000 ft above station, and by Splitrock Reservoir (capacity, 442,000,000 cu ft), 16| miles above station. 

Water diverted from Boonton Reservoir for municipal supply of Jersey City.

Cooperation!--Gage-height records for station and record of sewage-disposal plant effluent furnished by Jersey City.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Ttotal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

13

14

34

36

28

24

17

12

9.0

8.6

8.3

8.3

9.1

8.4

8.7

8.3

8.6

8.6

8.7

8.7

8.6

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.7

8*1

8.4 

8.5

69

86.

512.6

16.5

+62.0

Nov.

8.1

8.0

£f

8.1

8.1

8.4

8.3

8.1

8.0

8.6

8.9

9.3

9.6

14

11

11

11

11

13

16

57

1.250

1,170

813

537

404

318 

283

243

-

5,279.4

176

+137

Dec.

206

180

184

167

245

841

789

546

448

397

447

739

659

528

440

373

328

278

236

207

213

330

354

291

238

187

176

122 

123

123

118

10,513

339

+93.4

Jan.

127

122

204

274

221

168

144

146

215

319

448

457

381

312

277

270

270

327

408

385

354

334

312

481

1.450

1,190

887

707 

642

538

451

12,801

413

+104

Feb.

422 573"

335

*299

257

232

258

254

258

196

167

172

196

178

259

550

505

258

189

175

260

577

516

260

225

216

195

164

-

-

7,064

252

+92.0

Mar.

149

151

127

518

515

588

298

247

218

200

185

180

465

856

652

804

760

561

552

560

482

418

569

454

760

706

616

510 

457

409

381

13,684

441

+100

Apr.

350

313

278

248

303

281

531

1.240

930

745

767

648

566

642

596

571

760

626

658

673

547

470

414

369

359

535

354

545 

295

261

-

15,455

515

+90.7

May

295

565

552

278

299

555

551

554

597

389

354

305

289

328

320

265

261

289

242

199

163

153

226

248

168

155

155

128 

99

97.

97

7,890

255

+87.9

June

95

75

178

"iff 189

15

14

14

14

14

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

13

14

15

15

15

14

15

11

10

10

10 

10

10-

874

29.1

+75.1

July

9.8

9.5

10

9.2

9.5

10

9.5

8.1

7,6

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.9

9.2

8.9

8.1

7.7

7.9

8.5

8.1

8.5

8.8

11

8.9

8.5

fl.5

8.1

8.2 

8.1

8.0

8.5

267.5

8.63

+40.3

Aug.

8*2.

8.0

7.6

7.7

7.2

7.0

|4

?!i

7.6

7.2

7.0

6.8

7.2

7.1

7.0

6.5

6.9

7.0

6.8

6.7

6.8

6.9

6.6

6.7

6.8

6.8

6.9 

6.9

6.8

6.5

217.0

7.00

+25.5

Sept.

6.9

7.1

6.8

6.9

7.0

7.2

6.5

6.7

6.9

6.7

7.0

6.8

6.8

6.6

7.0

6.9

6.8

6.6

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.8

6.7

6.6

6.7

6.7

6.9

S*6.7

-

203.5

6.78

+6.70

Adjusted for diversion and change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

78.5 

0.660 

0.76

312 

2.63 

2.94

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

432 

3.63 

4.19

517 

4.34 

5.01

344 

2.89 

3.01

541 

4.55 

5.25

606 

5.09 

5.68

343 

2.88 

3.32

Observed

Max 2,510 Min 7.5 Mean 277 

Max 1,430 Min 6.3 Mean 205

104 

0.874 

0.98

48.9 

0.411 

0.47

32.5 

0.273 

0.31

13.5 

0.113 

0.13

Adjusted

Mean 372 Cfsm 3.13 In. 42.47 

Mean 281 Cfsm 2.36 In. 32.05

Peak discharge (base. 800 efs). Nov. 23 (4 p.m.) 1,510 cfs (5,44 ft); Dec. 6 (7 p.m.) 978 ofs 

(4.50 ft); Jan. 25 (1 p.m.) 1,590 cfs (5.56 ft); Mar. 14 (8 a.m.) 910 cfs (4.36 ft) 5 Apr. 8 (12 m.} 

1,340 cfs (5.16 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion from Boonton Reservoir and change in contents in Boonton and Splitrock Reservoirs, 

equivalent in cubic feet per second. Records furnished by Jersey City.
PASSAIC RIVER BASIN 

Whippany River at Morristown, N. J.

105

Location. Lat 40°48 I 21", long. 74"27'22", on left bank at Morristown sewage-disposal 

plant, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Morristown, Morris County, and 9 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 29.4 sq ml.

Records available. August 1921 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since July 1, 1936. Datum of gage Is 

260.01 ft above mean sea level (New Jersey Geological Survey benchmark). Prior to 

July 16, 1930, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 50.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 804 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 4.81 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 430 cfs as explained below; minimum, 8.1 cfs Oct. 28 

(gage height, 1.66 ft). '

1921-53: Maximum discharge, 1,500 cfs Aug. 26, 1928, Mar. 12, 1936, Mar. 15, 1940, 

from rating curve extended above 430 cfs on basis of slope-area determination and computation of flow over dam at gage height 6.29 ft; maximum gage height, 7.30 ft Aug. 26, 

1928; minimum discharge, 2.8 cfs Aug. 27, 1932 (gage height, 0.73 ft).

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

Plow occasionally regulated by operation of gates in Pocahontas Dam, 2.5 miles above 

station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 781: 1928(M), drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.7 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5

9.6

20

3.0 

3.5 

4.1

211

337

529

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

21

28 

36 

24

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

18

15

9.6

12

19

608.6

19.6

0.667

0.77

Nov.

19

18 

18 

18

*18

19

19

18

18

19

17

17

16

17

22

36

23

21

19

32

137

521

158

61

46

41

37

33

31

31

-

1,500

50.0

1.70

1.90

Dec.

29

30 

34 

32

180

266

81

72

65

53

144

143

74

61

56

53

51

48

46

43

68

109

52

56

48

47

45

36

37

37

39

2,135

68.9

2.34

2.70

Jan.

41

40 

99

64

46

41

41

44

94

183

173

119

79

72

74

71

66

132

103

79

75

87

80

384

592

181

138

160

141

107

99

5,505

115

5.84

4.43

Feb.

107

SO 

79 

74

68

65

74

71

62

56

52

65

65

54

108

120

68

54

53

£1

146

120

68

64

61

61

58

55

-

-

-

2,057

75.5

2.50

2.60

Mar.

51

f 

262

138

80

72

66

65

62

58

64

378

H4

179

525

178

146

196

165

123

109

103

216

222

165

146

121

116

105

99

4,525

140

4.76

5.47

Apr.

91

*93 

86 

82

95

80

468

168

197

220

160

194

211

144

217

194

155

218

178

138

121

116

105

99

109

101

89

82

I5-

-

4,578

155

5.20

5.79

May

157

80

74

102

86

101

89

80

71

64

54

82

105

75

a70

a!20

a90

72

58

56

55

129

65

55

68

64

55

47

52

54

2,399

77.4

2.65

5.05

June

48

45 

*40 

40

59

56

59

57

55

52

31

30

66

51

36

52

50

50

50

27

27

75

68

52

51

50

27

27

55

27

-

1,151

37.7

1.28

1.43

July

26

29 

29 

23

23

46

37

»25

25

23

22

21

24

23

22

21

20

18

15

21

20

22

24

22

21

19

18

29

21

817

26.4

0.898

1.03

Aug.

18

21 

20 

18

21

17

17

18

25

58

23

18

17

20

21

17

20

21

15

16

16

15

15

15

14

13

13

*13

12

12

12

571

18.4

0.626

0.72

Sept.

12

12 

tt

15

17

18

16

12

12

12

15

15

15

15

14

15

14

15

15

16

16

15

12

15

14

15

15

12

12

-

402

15.4

0.456

0.51

Calendar year 1952: Max 859 Mln 9.6 Mean 74.9 Cfsm 2.55 In. 34.67

Water year 1952-53: Max 521 Mln 9.6 Mean 65.8 Cfsm 2.24 In. 30.38

Peak discharge (base, 450 cfs). Nc

(3.93 ft); Jan. 24 (11 p.m.) 804 cfs

v. 22 (3 p.m.) 775 cfs (4.74 ft); Dec. 6 (12:30 a.m.) 470 cfs 

(4.81 ft); Mar. 15 (6 p.m.) 558 cfs (4.18 ft); Apr. 7 (6:50

p.m.) 759 cfs (4.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for

nearby stations.
106 PASSAIC RIVER BASIN

Pequannock River at Macopln Intake dam, N. J.

Location. La t 41°01 I 00", long. 74°23'47", at Macopln Intake dam of Newark waterworks, 

a miles upstream from Butler, Morris County.

Drainage area. 63.7 sq ml.

Records available. January 1892 to September 1953.

Gage.--Recorder above dam. Datum of gage Is 583.55 ft above mean sea level (New Jersey 

[Jeological Survey benchmark).

Average discharge. 61 years, 127 cfs (adjusted for storage and diversion).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,160 cfs Jan. 25 '(gage height, 1.30 ft); no 

flow over dam during long periods.

1892-1953: Maximum discharge recorded, about 6,100 cfs over Intake dam Oct. 10, 

1903 (gage height, 3.85 ft); no flow over dam during several months of most years.

Remarks. Extremes and figures of dally discharge represent flow over Intake dam only. 

Water diverted above Intake dam for municipal supply of Newark. Plow regulated by 

Oak Ridge, Canistear, Clinton, and Echo Lake Reservoirs (combined usuable capacity, 

1,549,000,000 cu ft).

Cooperation. Records, In millions of gallons, furnished by Department of Public Affairs, 

Division of Water, Newark.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

(t)

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.2

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

0

0

73

73

226.2

7.30

+24.8

Nov.

73

57

133

141

78

36

28

28

28

28

28

22

1.1

.3

24

1.4

0

0

0

0

78

83

486

197

73

28

0

0

0

0

-

1,648.8

55.0

+121

Dec.

0

0

0

1.1

194.0

561

256

246

147

134

311

391

455

302

201

134

111

128

105

105

147

167

111

99

99

73

58

41

.3

.2

0

4,777.6

154

+85

Jan.

0

3.2

56

68

36

24

14

45

99

160

195

173

160

123

123

128

111

141

187

160

141

141

116

497

1,010

1,150

419

329

270

223

173

6,455.2

208

+92

Feb.

173

134

99

99

88

68

68

73

63

60

14

18

32

28

73

129

111

97

97

105

160

19i

173

134

99

68

32

32

_

-

2,521

90.0

+75

Mar.

21

3.2

11

111

167

105

68

54

36

21

14

32

223

373

329

364

329

311

254

246

201

167

141

262

419

391

320

255

209

194

166

5,797.2

187

+102

Apr.

123

105

99

99

105

115

329

561

456

410

373

303

320

364

286

294

382

373

362

285

135

99

83

78

M

78

111

105

73

63

-

6,623

221

+92

May

117

134

105

83

99

111

99

180

303

287

141

49

32

40

49

45

28

36

0

0

0

0

0

28

17

17

32

5.6

0

0

0

2,037.6

65.7

+88.3

June

0

0

+38.8

July

0

0

+12.1

Aug.

0

0

+5,82

Sept.

0

0

+8.17

Adjusted for diversion and change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

32.1 

0.504 

0.58

176 

2.76 

3.06

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

239 

3.75 

4.32

300 

4.71 

5.42

165 

2.59 

2.70

289 

4.54 

5.24

313 

4.91 

5.48

154 

2.42 

2.78

Observed

Max 1,620 Min 0 Mean 114 

Max 1,130 Min 0 Mean 82.4

38.8 

0.609 

0.68

12.1 

0.190 

0.22

5.82 

0.091 

0.11

8.17 

0.12^ 

0.14

Adjusted

Mean 203 cfsm 3.19 In. 43.27 

Mean 144 Cfsm 2.26 In. 30.75

t Diversion at intake dam and change in contents in Oak Ridge, Canistear, Clinton, and Echo lake 

Reservoirs, equivalent in cubic feet per second. Records furnished by Division of Water, Newark.
PASSAIC RIVER BASIN lu ' 

Greenwood Lake at Awosting, N. J.

Location. Lat 41°09'36", long. 74"20'03", in gatehouse near right end of Greenwood Lake 

Dam on Wanaque River at Awosting, Passaic County.

Drainage area. 27.1 sq mi.

Records available. June 1898 to November 1903, June 1907 to September 1953 (gage heights 

only).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 608.86 ft above mean sea 

level (New Jersey Geological Survey benchmark). Prior to Oct. 1, 1931, staff gage on 

former railroad bridge at site 100 ft upstream at datum 89.75 ft lower.

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 11.20 ft Nov. 23; minimum, 8.82 ft Sept. 30. 

 IF98-1903, 1907-53: Maximum gage height, about 14.25 ft Oct. 9-14, 1903, present 

datum; minimum, 3.50 ft, present datum, on several days in November 1900.

Remarks. Lake used for recreation. Usable capacity, 919,000,000 cu ft. between sill of 

gate (gage height, -4.00 ft) and crest of dam (gage height, 10.00 ft). For records of 

discharge from the lake, see following page.

Revisions. WSP 781: Drainage area.

ge height, In feet, water year October 1952 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

Oct.

10.09

10.10

10.13

10.08

10.07

10.07

10.07

10.05

10.04

10.03

10.02

10.00

10.00

10.00

10.00

10.01

10.01

10.00

9.99

10.00

9.98

9.97

9.96

9.96

9.95

9.93

9.92

9.94

9.95

9.94

9.93

Nov.

9.93

9.92

9.92

9.91

9.90

9.89

9.88

9.86

9.85

9.86

9.88

9.93

9.94

9.94

9.95

10.00

10.00

10.00

9.99

10.04

10.53

10.98

11.18

11.03

10.86

10.70

10.60

10.51

10.43

10.37

-

Dec.

10.33

10.29

10.30

10.26

10.30

10.59

10.63

10.57

10.51

10.46

10.68

10.92

10.85

10.74

10.64

10.55

10.48

10.42

10.38

10.34

10.35

10.39

10.36

10.32

10.30

10.29

10.27

10.25

10.21

10.20

10.19

Jan.

10.18

10.17

10.24

10.25

10.24

10.22

10.21

10.22

10.28

10.32

10.34

10.37

10.34

10.32

10.31

10.31

10.32

10.38

10.43

10.44

10.44

10.42

10.39

10.60

11.04

10.98

10.83

10.74

10.65

10.56

10.48

Feb.

10.45

10.40

10.35

10.33

10.28

10.25

10.25

10.25

10.24

10.23

10.19

10.20

10.20

10.18

10.23

10.29

10.30

10.27

10.25

10.23

10.28

10.33

10.31

10.29

10.28

10.27

10.25

10.25

_

-

-

Mar.

10.24

10.20

10.18

10.29

10.34

10.33

10.32

10.28

10.26

10.24

10.20

10.21

10.44

10.64

10.67

10.77

10.73

10.66

10.63

10.61

10.55

10.50

10.45

10.56

10.74

10.79

10.76

10.68

10.63

10.57

10.48

Apr.

10.44

10.41

10.37

10.34

10.33

10.31

10.49

10.74

10.72

10.67

10.63

10.58

10.58

10.65

10.59

10.60

10.62

10.59

10.58

10.55

10.51

10.45

10.42

10.38

10.35

10.36

10.41

10.38

10.35

10.31

-

May

10.37

10.38

10.36

10.35

10.37

10.37

10.37

10.40

10.45

10.45

10.43

10.39

10.38

10.42

10.38

10.36

10.35

10.35

10.33

10.30

10.26

10.23

10.25

10.22

10.19

10.19

10.20

10.18

10.14

10.13

10.13

June

10.12

10.11

10.09

10.07

10.06

10.06

10.10

10.10

10.09

10.08

10.05

10.03

10.04

10.05

10.03

10.02

10.00

10.00

9.98

9.97

9.96

9.97

9.98

9.95

9.92

9.91

9.99

9.98

9.97

9.96

-

July

9.95

9 . 94

9.96

9.93

9.90

9.91

9.94

9.92

-9.93

9.90

9.87

9.85

9.84

9.82

9 . 80

9 . 78

9.77

9.75

9.73

9.72

9.70

9.68

9.80

9.88

9.85

9.83

9.82

9.81

9.78

9.77

9.75

Aug.

9.71

9.70

9.67

9.64

9.63

9.61

9.59

9.57

9.59

9.63

9.62

9.60

9.58

9.58

9.56

9.54

9.52

9.51

9.48

9.45

9.43

9.41

9.40

9.38

9.36

9.35

9.33

9.31

9.30

9.27

9.25

Sept.

9.23

9.22

9.20

9.17

9.18

9.24

9.20

9.18

9.15

9.13

9.10

9.07

9.09

9.06

9.04

9.03

9.01

8.99

8.95

8.95

8.96

8.96

8.94

8.90

8.88

8.87

8.87

8.86

8.85

8.83

-
108 PASSAIC RIVER BASIN

Wanaque River at Awosting, N. J.

Location.--Lat 41°09'31", long. 74°20'00", on right bank 700 ft downstream from dam at 

outlet of Greenwood Lake at Awosting, Passaic County.

Drainage area. 27.1 sq mi.

Records available. May 1919 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Oct. 13, 1938. Datum of gage ia 

b01.32 ft above mean sea level (New Jersey Geological Survey benchmark). Prior to 

Apr. 1, 1926, staff gage and Apr. 1, 1926, to Oct. 31, 1938, water-stage recorder, at 

site 100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 34 years, 51.9 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1935).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 474 cfs Nov. 23 (gage height, 4.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 230 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 1.0 cfs Oct. 31 

(gage height, 1.38 ft).

1919-53: Maximum discharge, 1,190 cfs Mar. 31, 1951 (gage height, 5.44 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 230 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times when 

gates at Greenwood Lake were closed and no water passed over spillway.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Greenwood Lake (see preceding page).

Cooperation. Water-stage-recorder graph furnished by North Jersey District Water Supply 

Commission.

Revisions. WSP 781: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.1

1.2

2.7

5.0

12

30

2.3 50

2.5 81

3.O 180

4.0 474

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

(t)

Oct.

13

14

20 

12

10

10

11

7.5

5.9

6.7

4.5

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.1 

3.2

3.3

1.9 

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.2

177

164.8

5.32

-5.23

Nov.

9.6

9.6

9.6 

8.9

8.9

8.5

8.2

7.5

7.5

7.2

6.8

678

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8 

6.8

7.7

135 

342

464

385

295

226

180

144

112

95

2,536.4

84.5

+13.4

Dec.

79

69

76 

61

84

185

190

171

149

130

233

277

229

187

153

128

109 

93

81

84 

96

88

78

72

67

64

40

46

42

41

3,720

120

-4.6

Jan.

39

37

57

51

46

44

46

64

74

84

91

81

*78

76

76

79

98

116

118

116 

114

105

202

579

548

277

239

206

168

140

3,703

119

+7.7

Feb.

128

109

95 

84

72

61

61

61

56

53

41

44

42

59

50

69

72

64 

57

54

66 

81

78

71

67

61

56

54

_

-

1,846

65.9

-7.5

Mar.

51

44

ft

86

83

79

69

60

56

44

43

123

192

197

242

232

199 

187

185

155 

136

116

153

229

255

209

187

164

134

4,257

137

+6.8

Apr.

112

107

95 

84

81

67

138

234

226

206

190

164

166

192

166

171

180

166 

166

155

138 

116

105

96

84

84

102

95

84

69

-

4,039

135

-4.8

May

88

93

88 

81

90

91

90

102

116

116

109

96

90

102

95

86

81

81 

74

64

53 

43

49

40

34

34

36

35

24

22

22

2,225

71.8

-5.6

June

22

21

17 

14

13

13

17

18

16

17

14

10

12

14

11

10

9.2

8.9 

8.5

8.5

8.5 

8.2

875

8.2

8.2

8.5

8.9

8.5

8.5

8.5

-

358.6

12.0

-5.37

July

8.2

7.8

fi7.8

7.8

7.8

8.2

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8 

7.8

7.8

fcf

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.8

7.5

7.5

7.8

244.1

7.87

-6.74

Aug.

7.8

7.8

ti8.2

8.2

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8 

7.8

7.8

*7.8

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

240.4

7.75

-14.6

Sept.

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.8

JL.2

8.2

7.8

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.2

H6.8

6.8 

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

-

217.6

7.25

-13.4

Adjusted for change In contents In Greenwood Lake

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

0.09 

0.0033 

0.004

97.9 

3.61 

4.03

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53:

115 

4.24 

4.91

127 

4.69 

5.41

58.4 

2.15 

2.25

144 

5.31 

6.13

130 

4.80 

5.35

66.2 

2.44 

2.82

Observed

Max 765 Mln 1.2 Mean 89.5 

Max 464 Mln 1.2 Mean 64.5

6.63 

0.245 

0.27

1.13 

0.042 

0.05

-6.85 

-0.253 

-0.29

-6.15 

-0.227 

-0.25

Adjusted

Mean 89.1 Cfsm 3.29 In. 44. 7E 

Mean 61.2 Cfsm 2.26 In. 30.66

Peak discharge (base. 200 cfs). Nov. 23 (5 to 10 a.m.) 474 cfs (4.00 ft); Dec. 12 (5 to 9 a.m.) 

333 cfs (3.57 ft); Jan. 25 (1 to 6 p.m.) 389 cfs (3.75 ft); Mar. 16 (1 to 3 p.m.) 250 cfs (3.28 ft); 

Mar. 26 (4 a.m. to 7 p.m.) 258 cfs (3.31 ft); Apr. 8 (11 a.m. to 10 p.m.) 239 cfs (3.24 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Greenwood Lake, equivalent In cubic feet per second. Negative figures of 

adjusted discharge and runoff Indicate that evaporation and seepage from lake exceeded Inflow.
PASSAIC RIVER BASIN 109

Wanaque River at Monks, N. J.

Location. Lat 41 "07'14", long. 74°17'41", on left bank Just upstream from Wanaque Reservoir, at Monks, Passaic County. 

Drainage area. 40.4 sq mi.

Records available. January 1935 to September 1953. 

Page. Water-stage recorder and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 303.17 ft above mean sea

level (New Jersey Geological Survey benchmark) . Average discharge. 18 years, 83.7 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,010 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 2.23 ft); min- 

 linum daily, 5.1 cfs Oct. 24-27.

1935-53: Maximum discharge, 2,660 cfs Mar. 31, 1951 (gage height, 3.85 ft, from

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no

flow part of Sept. 3, 9, 1948, July 20, 1949, Aug. 15, 1950, when waste gate was closed

and water was below intake to ports. 

Remarks. Records good. Figures of discharge include flow over spillway, through ports

in dam, and down fish ladder. Plow regulated by Greenwood Lake (see p. 107). 

Cooperation. Water-stage-recorder graph furnished by North Jersey District Water Supply

uomtni. s s ion. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 851: 1938.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 28-30;

waste gate leaking Sept. 9-30)

0.13 

.2 

.25 

.3 

.4

5.1

8.7

12

17

28

0.6

.9

1.3

1.9

65

152

325

720

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

(t)

Oct.

21 

20

34

T?3

20

18

17

14

11 

11

9.3

8.1

7.5

7.0

7.5

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.0

6.5

5.5

5.5

ftl

5.1

5.1

5.5

6.5

6.0

6.0

322.8

10.4

-5.23

Nov.

13

13

12

11

11

11

11

10

10 

10

H9.3

9.3

9.3

17

13

11

11

27

337

650

619

476

358

275

222

179

142

119

-

3,614.5

120

-1-13.4

Dec.

102 

88

90

80

204

315

266

226

194 

171

441

470

350

295

244

202

171

142

122

107

120

145

122

110

104

96

88

65

70

70

63

5,363

173

-4.6

Jan.

61 

57

99

90

75

70

65

65

85 

124

145

145

122

113

113

116

122

166

179

171

163

160

145

496

598

470

364

325

266

218

186

5,574

180

-1-7.7

Feb.

m126

113

96

85

88

90

80 

75

63

63

65

61

86

110

102

88

80

78

111

116

104

96

93

85

80

75

_

_

-

2,619

93.5

-7.5

Mar.

72 

65

61

145

126

113

104

96

88 

80

70

68

301

295

296

'515 398

266

270

248

210

182

160

329

364

374

325

275

244

214

179

6,336

204

-1-6.8

Apr.

152 

142

126

113

116

96

298

358

305 

295

266

226

234

275

230

252

248

222

239

214

186

156

139

126

113

113

142

122

107

96

5,707

190

-4.8

May

136 

126

119

110

126

126

122

136

m

139

122

116

145

126

119

113

113

102

88

*78

65

70

61

52

48

57

50

39

34

36

3,093

100

-5.6

June

34 

3T

28

22

20

18

22

27

22 

23

20

16

18

22

17

14

12

11

11

11

11

13

12

11

10

11

14

10

10

10

511

17.0

-5.4

July

9.3

10

11

10

9.3

11

12

10

11 

10

10

10

10

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.7

&'.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

28

17

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

330.7

10.7

-6.74

Aug.

9.3 

9.3

8.1 -fa

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

fi

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.1

 8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.1

276.1

8.91

-14.6

Sept.

8.1 

7.5

7.5

7.5

8.7

~9.3 10

8.7

7.9 

7.4

7.4

7.4

8.4

9.6 9.6-

 9.0

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

240.6

8.02

-13.4

Adjusted for change in contents in Greenwood Lake

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

5.17 

0.128 

0.15

132 

3.2S 

3.7C

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

168 

4.16 

4.80

188 

4.65 

5.35

86.0 

2.13 

2.22

211 

5.22 

6.03

185 

4.58 

5.12

Observed

94.0 

2.34 

2.69

Max 1,000 Min 5.1 Mean 129 

Max 650 Min 5.1 Mean 93.1

11.6 

0.287 

0.32

3.96 

0.098 

0.11

-5.69 

-0.141 

-0.16

-5.38 

-0.133 

-0.15

Adjusted

Mean 129 Cfsm 3.19 In. 43.47 

Mean 89.8 Cfsm 2.22 In. 30.14

ge (base. 400 cfs). Hov. 22 (1 p.m.) 908 cfs (2.12 ft); Dec. 5 (7 p.m.) 470 cfs

. 11 (4 p.m.) 688 cfs (1.86 ft)j Jan. 24 (4 p.m.) 1,010 cfa (2.23 ft); Mar. 13 (l p.m.)

Peak dlsehargi 

(1.55 ft); Dec. _ _ ___ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _______ _ __ _

488 cfs tl.58 ft): Mar."l6'(2 a.m.) 452 cfs~(i.52 "ft); Mar."24'(l'p.m.)~556 cts (1.68" ft); Apr. 7 

(2 p.m.) 440 cfa (1.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Greenwood Lake, equivalent in cubic feet per second. Negative figures of 

adjusted discharge and runoff indicate that evaporation and seepage from lake exceeded Inflow.
110 PASSAIC RIVER BASIN

RIngwood Creek near Wanaque, N. J.

Location. Lat 41°0yi36", long. 74°15'52", on right bank 500 ft upstream from Wanaque 

Reservoir and 65 miles north of Wanaque, Passaic County.

Drainage area. 19.1 sq mi.

Records available. December 1934 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 302.67 ft above mean 

sea level (New Jersey Geological Survey benchmark).

Average discharge. 18 years (1935-53), 33.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 590 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 2.73 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 240 cfs as explained below; minimum daily, 0.8 cfs Sept. 3, 

4, 9, 24.

1934-53: Maximum discharge, 1,150 cfs Mar. 30, 1951 (gage height, 3.74 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 240 cfs on basis of laboratory rating and 

approximate discharge at gage height 3.18 ft; no flow for part of day in most years 

Just after the waste gate was closed and water was below Intake to ports.

Remarks. Records good. Flow slightly regulated by Ringwood Lake.

Cooperation. Water-stage-recorder graph furnished by North Jersey District Water Supply 

Commission.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

-0.2 

-.15 

.05 

.1 

.2 

.25 

.3

0.8 

.9 

1.0 

1.5 

2.8 

3.8 

5.3

0.4 

.5 

.7

1.0

1.5 

2.1

9.4

15

35

82

200

370

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

9.4

9.9

10" 14

8.9

8.4

7.6

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.4

6.0

6.4

6.8

6.0

5.6

5.5

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.3

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.8 373-

7.0

7.2

5.5

4.7

200.0

6.45

0.558

0.59

Nov.

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.1

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.6

3.6

5.4

372- 5.2

5.4

6.8

8.5

6.0

5.5

15

171

515 2Z2"

125

94

80

69

61

54

48

-

1,552.0

44.4

2.52

2.59

Dec.

44

59

58

56

85

148

96

77

68

61

206

T5F

125

102

88

77

69

68

56

51

59

75

58

51

47

45

58

52

28

28"2-

2,211

71.5

5.75

4.51

Jan.

26

25

5T

42

52

28

26

27

55

63

71

61

51

*45

48

51

51

77

77

68

64

64

59

528

546

165

118

125

102

88

80

2,490

80.5

4.20

4.85

Feb.

78

BT

59

54

47

44

47

45

59

54

5035"

52

50

46

56

45

55

55

32

55

55

45

42

58

55

54

31

_

_

-

1,209

43.2

2.26

2.35

Mar.

50

27

2T

76

59

45

42

40

55

55

28

51

222

15?

133

188

150

109

120

114

90

78

71

207

198

185

145

116

104

92

80

5,007

97.0

5.08

5.85

Apr.

75

66

61

54

58

48

156

158

TIT

116

109

92

107

125

94

120

107

92

107

90

78

68

61

54

55

59

80

56

48

44

-

2,545

84.8

4.44

4.96

May

74

59

55

48

59

56

61

64

80

E?

56

50

48

75

59

55

51

54

44

*59

55

52

55

27

24

25

28

26

21

19 20-

1,455

46.3

2.42

2.79

June

18 TB14

15

1Z

11

15

14

12

10

9.9

8.9

11

15

10

8.9

8.4

*7.2

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.4

6.7

6.0

5.0

4.1

47T

4.7

4.7

4.4

-

274.8

9.16

0.480

0.54

July

4.7

4.4

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.7

5.0

5.0

8.7

7.8

6.0

4.7

4.4

4.1

3.4

5.2

5.0

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.5

3^ 2.5

15

T.4

5.5

5.0

3.8

5.2

2.7

2.5

148.6

4.79

0.251

0.29

Aug.

3.5

3.2

1.9

1.9

2.1

3.1

1.9

1.7

2.2

3.4

27B- 3.6

2.5

2.5

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

*1.5

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

177

1.4

56.5

1.82

0.095

0.11

Sept.

1.1

1.0

.8 78-

1.5

1.1

1.4

1.7

.8

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

1.1

1.5

1.3

1.0

.9

1.0

-

52.5

1.08

0.057

0.06

Calendar year 1952 : Max 467 Mln 5.1 Mean 52.9 Cfsm 2.77 In. 37.74

Water year 1952-55 : Max 546 Mln 0.8 Mean 40.9 Cfsm 2.14 In. 29.09

Peak discharge (base, 225 ofs). No

(1.95 ft); Jan. 24 (6 p.m.) 590 cfs ( 

254 ofs (1.65 ft); Mar. 24 (2 p.m.) 4 ._ ._ , .

v. 22 (1 p.m.) 450 ofs (2.35 ft); Dec. 11 (4 p.m.) 525 cfs 

2.75 ft); Mar. 15 (l p.m.) 598 cfs (2.18 ft); Mar. 16 (2 a.m.) 

02 ofs (2.19 ft)j Apr. 7 (3 p.m.) 255 cfs (1.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PASSAIC RIVER BASIN 111

Cupsaw Brook near Wanaque, N. J.

Location. Lat 41°06'32", long. 74°15'16", on left bank Just upstream from Wanaque Reservoir, 5 miles north of Wanaque, Passaic County.

Drainage area. 4.38 sq mi.

Records available. December 1934 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 304.52 ft above mean 

sea level (New Jersey Geological Survey benchmark).

Average discharge. 18 years (1935-53), 8.12 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 184 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 1.41 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1934-53: Maximum discharge, 536 cfs Mar. 11, 1936 (gage height, 2.94 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 200 cfs; no flow for some days or part of day during most 

years.

Remarks. Records good. Flow occasionally regulated by Cupsaw^Lake.

Cooperation. Water-stage-recorder graph furnished by North Jersey District Water Supply 

Commission.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

"<=an

Ifsm

In.

Oct.

0.6 IT6-

2.5

1.3

1.0

.8

1.6

1.0

1.0

17

26 SB26

26

26

26

18

14

12

12

12

.6

.0

.0

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.0

.8

270.3

8.72

1.99

2.30

Nov.

0.8

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

.2

0

ff

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

1.8

2.8

1.1

4.8

12

9.8

9.0

7.3

5.8

5.3

-

64.6

2.15

0.491

0.55

Dec.

4.8

4.0

S72T

5.3

32

47

21

15

12

9.8

54

4T

26

18

15

12

9.6

9.0

7.3

6.8

11

18

12

9.6

8.4

7.3

6.3

4.2

4.4

4.0

4.4

450.5

14.5

3.31

3.83

Jan.

4.8

4.4 13 

11

7.9

6.8

6.3

6.3

9.8

24

27

21

15

12

12

13

14

25

24

18

15

16

15

85

TS

36

25

26

22

17

15

620.3

20.0

4.57

5.27

Feb.

15

12

9.8

9.6

8.4

7.9

9.6

9.8

8.4

7.3

6.3

T3

7.9

7.3

16

20

17

9.0

7.9

7.9

17

16

9.6

9.0

8.4

7.9

7.3

6.8

_

_

-

281.6

10.1

2.31

2.39

Calendar year 1952 : Max 169 Min 0

Mar.

6.3

5.8

2T~ 5.3

18

12

9.6

8.4

7.3

7.3

5.8

6.3

85

¥7

36

56

31

24

29

26

19

16

15

55

49

46

31

25

20

18

15

762.1

24.6

5.62

6.47

Apr.

13

13

12

9.8

12

5T-9.6

BT

28

28

30

23

27

32

21

35

30

23

27

21

18

15

14

12

11

15

27

16

12

9.9

-

653.3

21.8

4.98

5.55

May

21

17

13

11

15

15

24

28

43

24

18

15

12

13

11

10

10

11

8.0

5.9

4.9

4.5

5.9

4.1

2.9

3.3

4.9

4.1

2.3 273-

2.9

367.0

11.8

2.69

3.12

June

2.9

T3

.7

.4

.4

.2

.4

1.7

1.2

.8

.7

.6

1.3

2.5

1.6

.8

.6

.2 ~3

.2

.2

.4

.6

.2

.2

.4

1.0

.6

.4

.2

-

28.9

0.96

0.219

0.25

July

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

TT

.2

.2

*2.9 279"

.8

.4

.Z

.4

.2

.2

.2

11.9

0.38

0.087

0.10

Aug.

0.2

'.Z

.2

.1

.1

0

tr

0

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

.1.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.6

0.05

0.011

0.01

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

.1

TT

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

'0

.1

.1.1

.1

.1.1

.1

.1.1

-

2.0

0.07

0.016

0.02

Mean 11.9 Cfsm 2.72 In. 36.87

 later year 1952-53 : Max 85 Min 0 Mean 9.63 Cfsm 2.20 In. 29.86

Peak discharge (base, 70 cfs), Dec

(l.OZ ft); Jan. Z4 (5 p.m.l 184 efs ( 

71 cfs (0.81 ft)j Mar. 24 (3 p.m.) 99

. 5 (9 p.m.) 87 efs (0.91 ft); Dec. 11 (4 p.m.) 106 efs 

1.41 ft); Mar. 13 (1 p.m.) 148 efs (1.24 ft); Mar. 16 (4 a.m.) 

efs (0.98 ft)i Apr. 7 (7 p.m.) 88 efs (0.92 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
112 PASSAIC RIVER BASIN

West Brook near Wanaque, N. J.

Location. Lat 41t> 04 | 16", long. 74°18i45", on right bank Just upstream from Wanaque Reservoir, 2f miles northwest of Wanaque, Passaic County.

Drainage area. 11.8 sq mi.

Records available. January 1935 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 326.79 ft above mean 

sea level (New Jersey Geological Survey benchmark).

Average discharge. 18 years, 24.6 cfs.

Extrtemes. Maximum discharge during year, 647 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 3.68 ft); minimum, 0.-5 cfs on many days in August and September.

1935-53: Maximum discharge, 1,900 cfs Mar. 30, 1951 (gage height, 6.6 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 630 cfs; no flow for part of day in most 

years Just after the waste gate was closed and water was below intake to ports.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record and those for 

graph based on once-daily staff-gage readings, which are fair. Records include flow 

over control and through ports. Plow slightly regulated by several lakes above station.

Cooperation. Water-stage-recorder graph furnished by North Jersey District Water Supply 

Commission.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Discharge Includes flow through ports)

0.0 

.05 

.1 

.2 

.3

0.5

1.4

2.7

6.5

12

0.5 

1.0 

1.3 

1.7 

2.2

134

234

330

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

TotaJ

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.0

7.0

11

-ff.o

7.0

7.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.0

4.4

6.5

9.0

9.6

9.0

6.0

5.6

5.2

5.6

4.8

3.7

T7T

185.6

5 99

0.508

0.58

Nov.

3.7

3.7

3.4

4.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.0

TTT

5.2

3.7

4.8

7.6

7.0

6.5

12

9.0

8.0

7.5

21

207

330

TB75

81

63

48

42

36

32

29

-

1,152.1

38.4

3.25

3.63

Dec.

26

23

19

18

137

164

TST

61

50

48

161

115

72

58

48

40

33

29

27

23

34

45

35

31

31

28

24

17

17

16T6-

1,525

49.2

4.17

4.81

Jan.

15

TS

39

30

22

20

19

18

24

48

54

49

39

35

36

43

44

75

69

54

46

43

39

292 223"

99

70

71

58

45

40

1,774

57.2

4.85

5.59

Feb.

39

31

29

26

22

21

24

25

21

18

16

Tff

18

17

31

40

30

24

22

21

46

47J

31

28

26

25

23

21

_

_

-

733

26.2

2.22

2.31

Mar.

19

17

IT

73

56

38

32

28

25

24

21

22

213

us

96

152

84

67

76

66

50

43

38

164

143

123

84

67

56

48

42

2,102

67.8

5.75

6.62

Apr.

37

35

31

29

32

26

211 T5B81

90

80

66

80

88

61

90

76

63

72

61

48

40

36

32

30

32

42

30

27

24

-

1,806

60.2

5.10

5.69

May

44

36

32

29

42

36

38

45

61

4T

40

36

29

27

25

22

23

22

18

15

13

13

22

14

11

12

13

11

9.5 ST3-

11

804.0

25.9

2.19

2.53

June

9.9

B7T

7.4

6.4

5.9

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.1

4.7

4.3

3.9

6.2

7.4

5.1

4.3

3.9

3.6

3.3

2.9

2.6

TX

5.2

3.7

3.0

3.1

6.5

3.7

3.7

3.0

148.2

4.94

0.419

0.47

July

2.4

2.4

2.7.

2.4

2.2

2.4

3.7

2.4

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.6

li|

rr

1.4

1.6

16~B".6

3.7

2.7

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.6

83.2

2.68

0.227

0.26

Aug.

1.6

1.9

2.2

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

4.5

5.0

2.2

1.9

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

 1.2

 1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.9

1.0

.6

.5-X

46.4

1.50

0.127

0.15

Sept.

C.5 ~~X

a. 5

a. 5

al.O

gl.6

gl.2 f.e

e.s sL*

e-jj

g.8

gl.6

1.0

.5

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

.8

1.0

.8

.8

.5

.5

.6

.8

.8

.5

-

23.5

0.78

0.036

0.07

Calendar year 1952 : Max 590 Mln 3.0 Mean 38.7 Cfsm 3.28 In. 44.58

Water year 1952-53 : Max 330 Mln 0.5 Mean 28.4 Cfsm 2.41 In. 32.71

Peak discharge (base. 400 cfs). Nov. 22 (11 a.m.) 529 cfs (3.17 ft); Jan. 24 (3 p.m.) 647 ofs 

(3.68 ft)j MarT 13 112 m.J 40O cfs (about 2.56 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations, 

g From graph based on once-daily staff-gage readings.
PASSAIC RIVER BASIN 113

Blue Mine Brook near Wanaque, N. J.

Location.--Lat 41°03'04", long. 74°19'10", on left bank Just upstream from Wanaque Reservoir, If miles northwest of Wanaque, Passaic County.

Drainage area. 1.71 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1934 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 319.94 ft above mean 

sea level (New Jersey Geological Survey benchmark).

Average discharge. 18 years (1935-53), 2.41 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 167 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 1.42 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 80 cfs; no flow Sept. 18-27, 29, 30.

1934-53: Maximum discharge, 458 cfs Mar. 30, 1951 (gage height, 2.15 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 80 cfs; no flow for many days.

Remarks. Records fair.

Cooperation. Water-stage-recorder graph furnished by North Jersey District Water Supply 

Commission.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

0.5

.5

.8

.7

.5

-J5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.5

.5

.8

.7

.5

13.6

0.44

0.257

0.30

Nov.

0.4

.3

.3

.3

.3 

.3

.3 

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.9

.5

.4

.4

3.7

17

11

12

5.6

3.7

3.1

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.8

-

97.7

3.26

1.91

2.12

Dec.

1.4

1.4

1.4

1. 2

14

17

7.2 

4.6

4.0

3.4

19

10

6.4

4.6

3.7

3.1

2.6

2.4

2.0

1.8

3.4

4.6

3.4

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

147.8

4.77

2.79

3.21

Jan.

1.4

174

4.0

2.6

2.0

1.6

1.6 

1.6

2.2

5.7

7.2

6.0

4.3

3.7

*3.7

4.3

4.6

9.1

6.8

4.9

4.3

3.7

3.4

4g

25

117.2-

7.6

5.3

4.3

3.7

196.2

6.33

3.70

4.27

Feb.

3.4

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

2^2 

2.2

1.8

1.6

idt

1.6

1.4

1.4

3.3

3.4

2.6

2.0

2.0

1.8

4j9 3'.7

2.8

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.8

-

-

-

65.3

2.33

1.36

1.42

Calendar year 1952 : Max 99 Min 0

Mar.

1.8

1.6

1 4

10

5.6

3.7 

3.1 

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.2

61

22

13

19

9.8

7.2

8.9

6.8

5.3

4.3

4.0

24

16

14

8.9

6.4

5.3

4.3

3.7

282.5

9.11

5.33

6.14

Apr.

3.1

3.1

2.6

2.4

2.6 

9 ?

c to

14

16

8.9

12

8.4

6.8

8.4

9.3

6.4

10

8.0

6.8

8.0

6.4

4.9

4.0

3.7

3.1

2.8

4.3

5.2

3.7

3.1

2.6

202.8

6.76

3.95

4.41

May

6.0

4.3

3.7

3.1

4.6

4.0 

4.7

3 .Q

6.0

4.6

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.1

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.0

1.6

1.2

1.1

2.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

.8

90.3

2.91

1.70

1.96

June

0-8'.7

.6

.5

.4

.4 

.4

.2

.1

.1

.3

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.4

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.1

8.8

0.29

0.170

0.19

July

~7T 0.1

.1

.1

.1

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

1 .5

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

5.5

0.18

0.105

0.12

Aug.

~7T 0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

,4

74

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.8

0.12

0.070

0.08

Sept.

0-1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

fl

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

1.8

0.06

0.035

0.04

Mean 3.76 Cfsm 2.20 In. 29.96

Water year 1952-53 : Max 61 Min 0 Mean 3.06 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.26

Peak discharge (base. 6O cfs). Nov. 22 (9 a.m.) 85 efs (1.06 ft); Dec. 5 (5 p.m.) 71 cfs 

(0.98 ft); Jan. 24 (1:30 p.m.) 122 cfs (1.24 ft); Mar. 13 (9:30 a.m.) 167 efs (1.42 ft); Apr 

(1 p.m.) 68 cfs (0.96 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
114 PASSAIC RIVER BASIN

Wanaque River at Wanaque, N. J.

Location. Lat 41"02"33", long. 74"17'36", on left bank Just downstream from Wanaque Reservolr in Wanaque, Passaio County, 50 ft upstream from highway bridge.

Drainage area. 90.4 sq mi (considered as 94 sq mi Oct. 1, 1928, to Sept. 30, 1934, when 

flow diverted from Post Brook was included in all records).

Records available. December 1903 to December 1905 (gage heights only), September 1912 to 

April 1915, May 1919 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 210.00 ft above mean 

sea level (New Jersey Geological Survey benchmark). Dec. 16, 1903, to Dec. 31, 1905, 

chain gage on highway bridge at site 50 ft downstream at different datum. Sept. 15, 

1912, to Apr. 1, 1922, staff gage at site 200 ft downstream from present concrete control at different datum. Apr. 1, 1922, to Mar. 14, 1931, water-stage recorder at site 

400 ft downstream from present concrete control at present datum.

Average discharge. 34 years (1919-53), 168 cfs (adjusted for storage and diversion since 

Oct. 1, 1929).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,770 cfs Jan. 25 (gage height, 6.00 ft); minimum daily, 3.4 cfs Oct. 11-14.

1912-15, 1919-53: Maximum discharge, 8,470 cfs Mar. 31, 1951 (gage height, 9.12 

ft), from rating curve extended above 4,300 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum 

daily, 0.5 cfs Dec. 11, 12, 14-23, 1949.

Remarks. Records good. Water diverted from Post Brook into Wanaque Reservoir is ineluded in records of daily discharge and observed monthly discharge. Records of diversion from Post Brook obtained by use of water-stage recorder and concrete control. 

Plow regulated by Greenwood Lake (see p. 107 )> 11 miles above station, and since 1928 

by Wanaque Reservoir (capacity, 3,476,000,000 cu ft) from which water is diverted for 

municipal supply.

Cooperation. Water-stage-recorder graph furnished by North Jersey District Water Supply 

Commission.

Rating bable, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.05

1.1

1.3

1.6

2.1

3.4

5.7

17.2

39

82

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

185

361

730

1,130

1,770

Discharge, in cubic year October 1952 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

(t)

Oct.

21

24

23

*21

21

21

21

15.2

3.8

3.8

3.4

3TT

3.4

3.4

4.5

7.8

9.9

16.1

19.3

19.9

21

21

22

25

25

25

27

28

2ff

28

28

543.9

17.5

+6.34

Nov.

28

2F

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

30

30

33

30

33

34

29

29

29

29

29

-

867

28.9

+228

Dec.

29

28

2ff

28

30

30

30

29

29

29

31

31

31

34

36

35

35

36

34

34

35

42

41

40

40

41

63

BS

45

44

45

1,126

36.3

+309

Jan.

45

4255"

47

44

43

43

42

48

49

60

146

82

92

*95

114

111

198

283

241

220

198

164

734

1,540

976

654

566

452

324

258

7,956

257

+157

Feb.

274

TBT

141

138

75

59

63

102

107

149

48

46

47

45

67

55

69

54

46

45

55

78

78

71

77

59

59

80

_

_

-

2,350

83.9

+105

Mar.

76

53

46

5?

122

104

133

104

92

95

49

46

393

759

629

*829 BTB"

507

492

467

361

302

251

494

822

801

658

526

456

414

248

11,064

357

+129

Apr.

182

167

144

124

147

122

449

822 6TB"

541

526

429

437

544

376

395

485

391

448

384

291

*220

195

156

117

135

220

173

133

90

-

9,461

315

+116

May

135

158

149

127

141

149

158

191

'5BT 280

204

152

119

135

124

109

204

111

77

*58

42

36

70

40

28

25

3T

46

27

26

26

3,346

108

+98.0

June

25

2826"

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

24

23

23

23

*23

22

23

23

25

21

19.9

T57IT

21

21

21

21

21

-

703.8

23.5

-3.40

July

21

21

22

22

21

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

23

*2T

19.9

21

21

21

21

22

23

662.9

21.4

-7.72

Aug.

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

2T 19.9

21

21

21

21

21

22

*23

23

23

23

22

22

23

23

23

23

23

23

25

676.9

21.8

-33.3

Sept.

24

2T

24

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

19.3

17.9

17.9

18.6

18.6

*17.9

17.9

17.9

17.2

TT?

17.9

17.9

17.9

18.6

19.3

17.9

17.2

18.6

18.6

17.9

-

581.9

19.4

-28.1

Adjusted for diversions and change in reservoir contents

Mean

Cf sra 

In.

23.8 

0.263 

0.30

257 

2.84 

3.17

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53 :

345 

3.82 

4.41

414 

4.58 

5.28

189 

2.09 

2.18

486 

5.38 

6.20

431 

4.77 

5.32

206 

2.28 

2.63

Observed

Wax 2,530 Min 3.4 Mean 150 

Max 1,540 Min 3.4 Mean 108

20.1 

0.222 

0.25

13.7 

0.152 

0.17

-11.5 

-0.127 

-0.15

-8.73 

-0.097 

-0.11

Adjusted

Mean 277 Cfsm 3.06 In. 41.75 

Mean 198 Cfsm 2.19 In. 29.65
PASSAIC RIVER BASIN ij-s 

Ramapo River near Mahwah, N. J.

Location. Lat 41 "05'51", long. 74°09'43", on left bank 350 ft downstream from State Highway 17, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Mahwah River, and 1 mile west of Mahwah, Bergen County.

Drainage area. 118 sq ml.

Records available . February 1903 to December 1906, September 1922 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 253.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Dec. 31, 1906, chain gage on former bridge at site 250 ft downstream at 

different datum. Sept. 1, 1922, to Dec. 23, 1936, water-stage recorder just below former 

bridge at present datum.

Average discharge . 31 years (1922-53), 218 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,520 cfs Jan. 25 (gage height, 8.07 ft, from 

recorded range in stage); minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 4; minimum dailv, 13 cfs Sept. 1-3.

1903-6, 1922-53: Maximum discharge, about 12,400 cfs Oct. 9, 1903 (gage height, 9.8 

ft, site and datum then in use); minimum, 7 cfs Dec. 16, 1930, Sept. 12, 1932; minimum 

daily, 8 cfs Aug. 25, 1929, Sept. 5, 12, 1932.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are 

good. Dirunal fluctuation occasionally at low flow caused by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 781: 1904(M). WSP 1031: 1937-38, 1940.

Rating tables, water year 195Z-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 14 15 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

166 

37E

5.0 665

6.0 1,040

7.0 1,520

8.0 2,440

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

53

102

180

4.0 390

5.0 670

6.0 1,040

7.0 1,520

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

93

96

122

T2S

105

100

91

89 

86

84

84

82

81

80

78

78

72

47

44

42

42

42

52 

56

55

54

54

58

60

60

57

2,264

73.0

0.619

0.71

Nov.

56

55

56

43

39

38

38

37 

36

36

36

35

35

34

38

60

54

53

53

58

625

1,330

1,920 

927

569

415

339

280

238

214

-

7,747

258

2.19

2.44

Dec.

188

169

168

164

398

1,140

727

504 

415

368

1,040

2,110

1,180

777

578

479

407

356

311

272

286

410

339 

302

282

255

228

181

168

159

156

14,517

468

3.97

4.58

Jan.

156

151

2BT

293

224

185

166

164 

205

317

433

415

337

297

a290

a290

a350

a450

a540

a460

a420

a400

a380 

a900

a2,200

al,300

a900

a750

682

519

455

14,895

480

4.07

4.69

Feb.

450

3S4

332

304

267

240

265

302 

248

210

178

IsT

194

187

244

418

311

238

216

207

328

402

300 

261

242

226

212

194

-

_

-

7,532

269

2.28

2.37

Mar.

180

168

159

436

447

316

267

234 

210

196

176

180

1,430

1,650

1,030

1,360

992

746

774

760

598

507

443 

965

1,480

1,390

1,130

*840

670

568

516

20,798

' 671

5.69

6.55

Apr.

443

415

373

325

334

294

744

1,180 

795

718

752

589

637

860

649

700

760

595

670

589

495

430

385 

343

316

322

472

376

309

277

-

16,150

538

4.56

5.09

May

463

464

380

341

385

408

410

532 

685

555

470

390

350

440

376

332

320

371

302

252

223

198

206 

177

144

155

198

180

131

125

135

10,127

327

2.77

3.19

June

128

109

96

86

80

74

82

:24

103

84

66

58

68

76

71

62

58

54

*53

50

52

82

*103 

60

53

50

49

46

46

45

-

2,168

72.3

0.613

0.68

July

44

42

40

39

36

38

41

41

43

38

37

36

34

31

29

27

26

as

24

26

22

22

60

62

45

41

38

35

32

*32

29

1,115

36.0

0.305

0.35

Aug.

26

27

52

22

21

20

19

18 

24

24

23

24

25

25

25

25

22

21

20

19

19

19

19 

18

17

17

*17

16

15

14

14

637

20.5

0.114

0.20

Sept.

13

T5

13

14

17

16

16

16

16

15

15

17

18

17

16

17

*16

16

16

16

17

17

17 

15

14

15

16

15

16

33

-

488

16.3

0.138

0.15

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,190 Min 34 Mean 342 Cfsm 2.90 In. 39.52

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,200 Min 13 Mean 270 Cfsm 2.29 In. 31. OO

.m.) 2,420 ofs 

ft); Mar. 25

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 cfs). --Nov. 23 (2 a.m.) 2,440 cfs (8.00 ft); Dec. 12 (4 

(7.98 ft)j Jan. 25 (time unknown) 2,520 cfs (8.07 ft); Mar. 13 (7 p.m.) 2,260 cfs (7.85 

(l a.m.) 1,720 cfs (7.28 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 station at Pompton Lakes.
116 PASSAIC RIVER BASIN

Ramapo River at Pompton Lakes, N. J.

Location.--Lat 40°59'20", long. 74°16'48", on right end of dam at hydroelectric plant in 

borough of Pompton Lakes, Passaic County, 1-J miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 160 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1921 to September 1953.

gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 201.08 ft above mean sea 

iTevel, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 32 years, 296 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,190 cfs Jan. 25 (gage height, 2.00 ft); minimum, 21 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 2, 4, 5.

1921-53: Maximum discharge, 12,300 cfs Mar. 12, 1936 (gage height, 3.56 ft), from 

rating curve extended above,2,000 cfs by computation of peak flow over dam; practically 

no flow for several days in October, November 1922, August, September 1923, July 1927, 

and on Oct. 20, 1933.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 100 cfs and those for period of no gage-height 

record, which are fair. Powerplant not operated since 1939. Slight regulation by 

Pompton Lakes.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.05 

.1 

.2 

.3

28

73

141

0.6 

1.0 

1.9

447

1,010

2,920

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

132

141

159

159

150

141

132

124

124

116

116

116

116

109

109

109

109

96

84

78

73

68

73

78

78

78

78

84

84

78

78

3,270

105

0.656

0.76

Nov.

78

78

78

78

73

68

68

63

63

63

58

55

58

58

63

84

90

84

78

88

644

1,340

2,500

1,280

763

558

447

370

317

286

-

9,734

324

2.02

2.26

Dec.

266'

236

226

226

422

1,380

994

677

558

484

872

2,390

1,560

962

719

610

521

459

414

359

359

521

472

414

381

348

307

246

a230

a220

a2TC

18,053

582

3.64

4.20

Jan.

a210

a350

a400

a320

256

236

226

276

414

597

583

484

425

414

403

436

545

719

624

558

533

508

1,050

2,920

1,830

1,110

930

851

664

570

19,652

634

3.96

4.57

Feb.

558

4BT

436

414

370

348

337

392

348

297

256

256

276

266

312

521

436

348

307

297

403

533

425

359

337

317

297

276

.

-

10,216

365

2.28

2.37

Calendar year 1952 : Max 4,280 Mln 53

Mar.

256

246

236

53T

637

459

381

337

317

297

266

256

1,580

2,400

1,420

*1,790

1,420

1,030

978

994

807

677

597

940

1,880

1,710

1,460

1,110

883

748

677

27,320

881

5.51

6.35

Apr.

583

545

508

447

436

414

986

1,570

1,150

962

1,030

822

836

1,100

899

899

1,030

822

883

822

691

597

533

472

436

425

533

521

425

592

-

21,769

726

4.54

5.06

May

533

624

521

459

484

545

533

733

930 S22~

650

545

496

*533

521

484

459

484

447

370

327

297

317

286

246

226

276

276

246

216

215

14,102

455

2.84

3.28

June

216

T57

178

159

141

124

124

132

141

150

141

124

116

116

116

109

*96

90

84

78

78

90

*168

109

90

78

78

68

75

73

-

3,542

118

0.738

0.82

July

68

63

63

58

58

63

73

63

63

63

58

58

53

53

49

44

44

40

40

36

36

36

118

~TS 144

68

63

58

49

49

44

1,848

59.6

0.372

0.43

Aug.

4040-

40

36

36

36

36

32

36

36

36

36

32

36

32

32

32

28

*25

25

25

28

28

28

28

25

28

28

25

25

21

971

31.3

0.196

0.23

Sept.

25

21

55

21

21

25

28

28

28

28

25

25

28

28

*28

36

35

28

25

28

32

32

28

28

28

25

25

28

28

28

-

819

27.3

0.171

0.19

Mean 464 Cfsm 2.90 In. 39.44

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,920 Mln 21 Mean 360 Cfsm 2.25 In. 30.52

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs). --Nov. 23 (10 a.m.) 2,510 cfs (1.74 ft); Dec. 12 (2 p.m.) 2,560

cfs j.1.76 ft); Jan. 25 (12 m.) 3,190 ofs (2.00 ftf; Mar. 14 (2 a.m.) 2,920 cfs (1.90 ft); Mar. 25

(9

.. 

.. , . . .. , (1.35 . ft).. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage -height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

near iMahwah.
PASSAIC RIVER BASIN 

Pompton River at Pompton Plains, N. J.

117

Location. Lat 40 0 58'13", long. 74°16'53", at confluence of Pequannock and Ramapo Rivers, 

2,000 ft upstream from Jackson Avenue Bridge and three-quarters of a mile east of 

Pompton Plains, Morris County.

Drainage area. 355 sq mi.

Records available. March 1903 to December 1904 (fragmentary), May 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Two water-stage recorders, each above a concrete dam. Datum of gages is 174.46 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Third water-stage recorder at Pequannock, 9,300 

ft downstream from other recorders, used during high stages. Datum of gage is 160.00 

ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Mar. 7, 1903, to Dec. 31, 1904, staff gaga at 

main spillway at different datum.

Average discharge. 13 years (1940-53), 717 cfs (adjusted for storage and diversions).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,980 cfs Jan. 25 (gage height, 13.62 ft, at 

Pequannock); minimum daily, 48 cfs on many days in September.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 13,100 cfs Mar. 31, 1951 (gage height, 18.75 ft, at 

Pequannock); minimum daily, 41 cfs Oct. 9, 13-15, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Water diverted from reservoirs on Pequannock and Wanaque Rivers 

for municipal supply. Plow regulated by Oak Ridge, Canistear, Clinton, and Echo Lake 

Reservoirs on Pequannock River (see p. 106 ), and by Greenwood Lake and Wanaque Reservoir on Wanaque River (see pp. 107,114 ), which have a combined capacity of 5,944,000,000 

cu ft. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant on Wanaque River.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1202: 1945(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

(t)

Oct.

204 

212

237

213

204

204

195

187

187 

180

172

172

164

172

164

157

157

143

130

123

127

137

148

148

150

144

144

158

165

174

174

5,246

169

+31.9

Nov.

207

174

206

308

224

158

137

131

131 

131

131

131

123

116

135

174

188

150

136

176

1,140

e2,730

63,660

1,950

1,130

802

633

516

448

417

16,688

556

+351

Dec.

375 

346

346

346

846

'2,660

1,910

1,300

967 

833

1,530

63,320

2,550

1,610

1,220

993

863

761

685

613

666

959

804

685

625

574

518

472

376

346

337

30,436

982

+399

Jan.

337 

328

525

666

517

428

376

376

546 

826

1,120

1,180

934

831

801

806

848

1,100

1,450

1,260

1,120

1,090

979

el, 940

e5,52o

e4,440

2,720

2,190

1,930

1,480

1,260

39,925

1,288

+257

Feb.

1,230 

1,010

861

796

654

574

573

685

625

594

428

406

125

418

546

936

773

610

562

539

784

1,020

821

705

642

550

505

494

_

-

18,769

670

+184

Mar.

460 

417

375

975

1,200

881

756

652

585 

550

459

438

2,920

64,090

63,010

e3 , 600

3,110

2,240

2,130

2,130

1,680

1,390

1,200

el, 760

63,470

e3,400

e2,990

2,320

1,900

1,660

1,340

54,092

1,745

+244

Apr.

1,080 

1,010

928

804

843

786

el, 920

e3.660

2,860 

2,380

2,420

1,890

1,920

2,480

1,900

1,960

2,350

1,900

2,130

1,850

1,420

| 1,180

1,030

898

765

765

1,060

953

791

670

46,603

1,553

+214

May

941 

1,110

934

826

861

986

934

1,340

1,8SO 

1,640

1,250

928

804

886

858

773

720

790

663

526

448

396

460

418

347

318

386

386

328

280

271

23,688

764

+190

June

263 

237

212

195

180

173

173

221

212 

180

157

144

180

204

173

150

144

137

136

130

130

217

271

157

150

137

137

123

135

137

5,248

175

+35.4

July

130 

123

123

116

110

133

150

123

117 

110

110

110

104

98

98

92

92

86

80

80

80

74

232 225"

136

123

110

104

98

92

91

3,550

115

+4.2

Aug.

S5 

85

92

75

79

79

79

74

74 

92

79

74

74

79

79

74

74

74

74

74

73

73

73

73

68

63

63

68

63

58

53

2,301

74.2

-27.5

Sept.

53 

53

53

53

52

53

48

33

48 

48

48

53

58

53

48

58

58

53

48

48

58

58

53

53

53

53

53

48

48

48

-

1,559

52.0

-20.0

Adjusted for diversions and change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

201 

0.566 

0.65

907 

2.55 

2.85

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53 :

1,381 

3.89 

4.48

1,545 

4.35 

5.02

854 

2.41 

2.51

1,989 

5.60 

6.46

1,767 

4.98 

5.56

Observed

Max 9,180 Mln 110 Mean 871 

Max 5,520 Mln 48 Mean 680

954 

2.69 

3.10

210 

0.592 

0.66

119 

0.335 

0.39

46.7 

0.132 

0.15

32.0 

0.090 

0.10

Adjusted

Mean 1,094 Cfsm 3.08 In. 41.94 

Mean 835 Cfsm 2.35 In. 31.93

Peak discharge at Fequanneok (base. 2,200 cfs).- Nov.. 23 (9 a.m.) 3,840 ofs (11.11 ft)j Dec. 

(8 a.m.; 2,760 cfs (9.03 ft); Dec. 12 (6 p.m.) 3.530 ofs (10.53 ft); Jan. 25 (3 p.m.) 5,980 ofs 

(13.62 ft); Mar. 14 (5 a.m.) 4,360 ofs (12.03 ft); Mar. 25 (12 m.) 3,580 ofs (10.61 ft); Apr. 8 

(9ajn.) 3,780 cfs (ll.oo ft); Apr. 14 (l p.m.) 2,55O ofs (8.60 ft).

t Change In contents In Oak Ridge, Canistear, Clinton, and Echo Lake Reservoirs on Fequanneok 

River, and In Oreenwood Lake and Wanaque Reservoir on Wanaque River, and diversions from Pequannock 

and Wanaque Rivers, equivalent In cubic feet per second.

e At Pequannock; stage-discharge relation for spillways affected by backwater.
118 PASSAIC RIVER BASIN

Passaic River at Paterson, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°54'50", long. 74°10'51", on right bank in Paterson, Passaic County, Just 

upstream from dam at hydroelectric plant of Plant Management Commission.

Drainage area. 785 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1897 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. August 

 1897 to September 1928 (including daily discharge) in Bulletin 33 of the New Jersey 

Department of Conservation and Development.

Gage.-*-Water-stage recorder above dam. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (New Jersey 

Cfeological Survey benchmark). Prior to Jan. 8, 1933, staff gage at site 20 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 55 years (1898-1953), 1,489 cfs (adjusted for storage and diversions).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,430 cfs (total flow) Jan. 26 (gage height, 

118.69 ft); minimum daily, 17 cfs Aug. 25-31, Sept. 1, 3, 4.

1898-1953: Maximum daily discharge, 28,000 cfs Oct. 10, 1903; no flow July 3-5, 

1904, July 16, 23, 1905.

Remarks. Daily discharge is sum of flow over dam, through powerplant, and in raceway and 

represents total flow just above Great Falls. Water for municipal supply is diverted 

by city of East Orange from wells; by Commonwealth Water Co. from Canoe Brook and from 

wells in Canoe Brook area; from Passaic River at Little Falls; and from Rockaway, 

Pequannock, and Wanaque Rivers. Flow regulated by reservoirs in Rockaway, Pequannock, 

and Wanaque River basins and by Greenwood Lake, which have a combined capacity of 

7,256,000,000 cu ft.

Cooperation. Records collected in cooperation with city of Paterson, Plant Management 

Commission.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

(t)

Oct.

254

263

370

506

347

332

300

269

253

232

248

243

232

255

216

218

210

241

149

155

161

162

178

195

232

183

180

196

204

202 224

7,405

239

+175

Nov.

334

258

261

297

313

247

217

220

186

211

199

168

173 

170

165

249

351

281

256

365

1,350

3,750

4^890

47310

3,510

3,110

2,860

2,500

2,130

1,820

-

35,151

1,172

+569

Dec.

1,520

1,240

1,070

968

1,780

3,760

3,620

3,270

3,040

2,820

3,240

4,530

4,620 

3,660

3,050

2,590

2,240

1,950

1,670

1,510

1,390

1,750

1,760

1,680

1,630

1,530

1,370

1,240

951

890

832

67,171

2,167

+578

Jan.

858

814

1,150

1,570

1,530

1,450

1,240

1,080

1,410

2,130

2,730

2,830

2,720 

2,650

2,540

2,460

2,340

2,430

2,750

2,590

2,410

2,400

2,250

3,150

5,640

7,240

6,690

5,660

4,810

4,000

3,450

86,972

2,806

+458

Feb.

5,080

2,630

2,200

1,990

1,760

1,600

1,500

1,510

1,470

1,400

1,230

1,050

1,150 

1,190

1,350

1,870

1,850

1,730

1,650

1,590

1,680

2,020

1,910

1,800

1,740

1,600

1,470

1,320

.

_

-

47,320

1,690

+562

Mar.

1,160

1,020

890

1,770"

2,450

2,220

2,190

2,150

2,000

1,810

1,600

1,410

5,920 

5,710

5,920

6,750

6,820

6,680

5,520

5,120

4,470

5,790

5,540

5,750

5,070

5,620

5,570

4,850

4,100

5,600

5,080

113,710

5,668

+428

Apr.

2,650

2,520

2,100

1,820

1,700

1,600

2,960

4,820

5,200

5,560

5", 5,600 060'

4,760 

4,950

4,440

4,540

4,550

4,250

4,400

4,160

5,630

3,180

2,820

2,500

2,190

1,960

2,050

1,950

1,690

1,550

-

100,500

5,550

+578

May

1,780

1,990

1,890

1,780

1,840

1,920

1,880

2,140

2,650

2,680-

2,340

1,960

1,750 

1,750

1,780

1,710

1,670

1,710

1,630

1,500

1,350

1,120

1,280

1,440

1,400

1,280

1,230

1,080

1,050

876

770

51,206

1,652

+556

June

742

551

579

552

615

562

429

350

343

519

271

242

549 

490

580

521

265

254

224

256

196

255

620

505

337

261

301

257

508

321

-

11,358

379

+188

July

500

293

270

261

223

290

451

427

307

271

203

174

155 

123

126

96

70

59

64

63

60

57

555

941

55?

266

216

189

110

140

148

7,465

241

+110

Aug.

127

99

97

119

121

118

96

67

62

157

160

ITS

97 

109

115

123

69

68

59

52

41

38

67

34

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

2,352

75.2

+84.6

Sept.

17

15

17

17

99

100

~53 106

53

51

36

32

92 

38

49

101

84

64

52

44

66

88

51

55

51

50

44

59

55

50

-

1,643

54.8

+79.8

Adjusted for diversions and change in contents in reservoirs and lake

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

414 

0.527 

0.61

1,741 

2.22 

2.47

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53:

2,745 

3.50 

4.03

3,264

4.16 

4.79

2,052 

2.61 

2.72

4,096 

5.22 

6.01

5,728 

4.75 

5.50

Observed

Max 11,900 Min 149 Mean 1,900 

Max 7,240 Min 17 Mean 1,458

2,008 

2.56 

2.95

567 

0.722 

0.81

351 

0.447 

0.52

160 

0.-204 

0.25

135 

0.172 

0.19

Adjusted

Mean 2,297 Cfsm 2.95 In. 39.84 

Mean 1,772 Cfsm 2. 26 In. 30.63

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs).--Nov. 23 (2 to 7 p.m.) 4,99O cfs (117.95 ft); Dec. 13 (l a.m.) 

4,920 cfs (117780 ft;: Jan. 26 (3 pirn.) 7,450 el's (1T.B.69 ft)j Mar. 17 (2 to 5 a.m.) 7,O70 cfs 

(118.58 ft)j Mar. 26 (8 p.m.) to Mar. 27 (7 a.m.) 5,79O cfs (118.11 ft)j Apr. 11 (2 to 4 a.m.) 5,810 

cfs (118.15 ft).

t Diversion for municipal supply from Canoe Brook, Rockaway, Pequannock, and Wanaque Rivers and 

Passaic River at Little Falls and change In contents in reservoirs In Rockaway, Pequanncok, and 

Wanaque River basins and In Greenwood Lake, equivalent in cubic feet per second.
PASSAIC RIVER BASIN 

Saddle River at Lodi, N. J.

119

Location. Lat 40°53'25", long. 74°04'51", on left bank 560 ft upstream from Cutwater Lane 

Bridge in Lodi, Bergen County, and 3£ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 54.6 sq mi.

Records available; September 1923 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Nov. 2, 1938. Datum of gage is 25.00 

Jt above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Nov. 2, 1938, water-stage recorder at 

site 560 ft downstream at datum 2.54 ft lower.

Average discharge. 30 years, 96.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,860 cfs Mar. 14 (gage height, 5.80 ft); minimum, 13.2 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.62 ft).

1923-53: Maximum discharge, 3,500 cfs July 23, 1945 (gage height, 10.00 ft, from 

floodmark in recorder shelter); minimum, 1 cfs May 25, 1935 (gage height, 1.03 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum daily, 6 cfs Aug. 4, 1930, Aug. 23, 1934.

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

good. Occasional regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 781: Drainage area. WSP 1031: 1940(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

4.7

141

315

803

1,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

41

45

71

60

46

42

40

42

41

40

39

38

38

37

36

37

36

35

35

35

34

34

34

33

35

33

36

33

34

35

35

1,208

39.0

0.714

0.82

Nov.

34

33

34

33

33

33

32

31

3T

34

34

34

32

32

35

78

58

45

40

50

190

370

518

2T5

104

85

78

71

63

61

-

2,525

84.2

1.54

1.72

Dec.

60

57

66

66

129

6O2

34(3

144

113

104

210

538

279

156

128

111

108

108

100

95

122

209

161

123

111

102

93

78

74

74

76

4,737

153

2.80

3.23

Jan.

80

78

172

192

113

93

87

87

168

303

366

299

196

153

147

138

131

172

212

150

136

167

156

276

675

361

192

199

223

173

156

6,051

195

3.57

4.12

Feb.

161

133

125

128

120

113

128

150

123

108

104

111

123

115

174

283

TTS

120

108

108

167

226

131

113

108

102

104

97

.

-

3,756

134

2.45

2.56

Mar.

91

87

57

*248

379

164

125

113

106

106

95

108

826

1,190

466

722

504

328

332

388

287

234

216

312

792

548

410

319

275

245

223

10,326

333

6.10

7.03

Apr.

202

202

192

173

186

170

459

885

415

315

401

311

361

a450

a300

a380

a420

a300

a400

a350

a270

a220

a200

a!90

a!80

a!90

199

167

153

144

8,785

293

5.37

5.98

May

216

328

155

161

212

a220

a220

a250

a230

a!70

al40

131

128

156

147

147

141

176

131

allO

alOO

a9O

a!20

a90

a80

a85

allO

alOO

aao

76

55

4,619

149

2.73

3.15

June

78

71

61

58

57

55

59

112

61

54

49

48

74

106

68

*54

50

49

46

44

48

107

165> -75

53

48

50

46

64

48

-

1,959

65.3

1.20

1.33

July

39

4O

45

34

35

52

79

46

42

35

33

32

30

28

27

27

25

Z7

27

30

40

27

132

~5? 323

49

42

36

35

38

34

1,583

51.1

0.936

1.08

Aug.

28

32

35

31

32

31

27

26

29

42

29

27

28

31

39

27

27

23

22

21

19.7

21

22

20

18.4

17.3

18.1

18.4

19.0

17.1

15.9

793.9

25.6

0.469

0.54

Sept.

15.9

15.9

17.1

17.1

19.7

27

20

25

17.1

17.1

14.7

T5T3

26

22

21

31

2T

18.4

17.8

19.0

22

21

19.0

18.4

18.4

19.0

19.0

19.7

20

15.3

-

591.5

19.7

0.361

0.40

Calendar year 1952: Max l,31O Mln 31 Mean 146 Cfsm 2.67 In. 36.41

Water year 1952-53: Max 1.19O Mln 14.7 Mean 129 Cfsm 2.36 In. 31.96

Peak discharge (base, 6OO cfs).--Nov. 23 (8 a.m.) 624 cfs (3.66 ft); Dec. 6 (2 p.m.) 836 cfs (4.06 

ft); Dec. 12 (11 a.m.) 680 cfs (3.77 ft); Jan. 25 (10 a.m.) 830 cfs (4.05 ft); Mar. 14 (l a.m.) 1,860 

cfs (5.80 ft); Mar. 16 (5 p.m.) 863 cfs (4.11 ft); Mar. 25 (7 a.m.) 993 cfs (4.34 ft); Apr. 8 (5 ajnj 

1,090 cfs (4.51 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Fascack 

Brook at Westwood.
120 PASSAIC RIVER BASIN

Weasel Brook at Clifton, N. J.

Location.--Lat 40°52'12", long. 74°08'47n , at right end of masonry dam at Jewett Street 

in Clifton, Passalc County.

Drainage area. 4.45 sq ml.

Records available. March 1937 to September 1953.

Page. Water-stage recorder above masonry dam. Datum of gage Is 68.52 ft above mean sea 

"level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 12 years (1937-43, 1947-53), 5.25 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 450 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 3.35 ft), from 

 rating curve extended above 120 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.28 cfs Nov. 4,5. 

1937-53: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 13, 1953; no flow for many days when water 

was below spillway and waste gate was closed.

Remarks. Records good prior to Mar. 13, fair thereafter except those for periods of no 

gage-height record, which are poor. Occasional regulation by mill above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 12 Mar. 13 to Sept. 30

1.07 0.60

1.15 1.7

1.2 2.7

1.4 8.4

1.5 13

1.7 33

2.0 78

1.06 0.70

1.15 2.7

1.2 4.3

1.3 8.0

1.5 19

1.8 56

2.3 145

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

Cram

In.

Oct.

1.6

7.5

275

1.9

1.7

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.3

.98

.98

.98

.85

49.49

1.60

0.360

0.41

Nov.

0.98

.98

.98

.72

.60

.85

.85

.85

».85

.85

.72

.60

.85

.98

5.2

*3.8

1.3

1.3

1.1

18

9.3

64-B-.8

4.2

3.4

3.2

2.7

2.3

2,3

2.5

-

143.06

4.77

1.07

1.20

Dec.

2.3

27T

3.0

2.9

61

13

7.1

6.5

5.3

5.0

47

9.3

7.1

6.2

5.6

4.7

4.4

4.2

3.7

3.4

14

8.5

4.7

4.2

4.2

3.7

3.7

2.9

2.9

3.2

3.4

259.4

8.37

1.88

2.17

Jan.

3.4

3.2 19~

5.0

3.9

3.4

3.7

4.6

30

29

a20

a 12

a9

3.7

8.6

a5.5

a5.5

a!5

a7

a6

7.8

8.8

5.9

88

ZT

12

11

14

9.5

8.4

7.7

375.3

12.1

2.72

3.14

Feb.

7.4

6.5

6.3

5.9

5.6

5.3

6.5

5.3

5.3

4.7

4.7

6.4

5.3

4.2 2T~

8.8

8.7

7.4

6.6

5.0

17

5.9

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.0

5.0

4.8

_

-

196.5

7.02

1.58

1.64

Calendar year 1952 : Max lie Mln 0.60

Mar.

3.7

37T

5.0

40

7.6

6.2

5.3

5.0

5.3

5.0

4.7

11

137 -2U

41

31

16

14

25

14

11

9.8

9.S

57

27

17

14

12

11

9.8

9.4

589.0

19.0

4.27

4.92

Apr.

8.9

8.5

7.2

6.7

6.8

6.4

82

Iff

13

31

15

22

28

15

12

47

15

18

20

14

12

 10

9.4

8.0

8.0

9.8

6.8

5.7

5.7

»5.6

-

473.5

15.8

3.55

3.96

May

19 -T.Z

5.7

5.7

13

5.7

7.0

6.6

5.4

4.3

4.3

*4.6

7.2

5.1

5.7

4.3

11

6.0

4.6

4.6

4.3

3.8

5.9

3.0

3.3

4.5

3.6

3.0

2.7

377

2.7

177.5

5.73

1.29

1.48

June

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

3.0

a3.5

a3

a3

a3

a2.7

a2.7

a!3

52.7

a2.5

a2.7

a2.7

a2.5

a2.5

*2.2

2.0

5.0

2.7

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.5 T74"

2.7

-

96.5

3.22

0.724

0.81

July

2.7

5.0

3.0

1.7

1.3

26

5.2

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.0

1.7

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

49-J.9

 3.3

2.2

2.7

2.7

2.5

5.5

2.5

152.1

4.91

1.10

1.27

Aug.

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.5

2.8

2.9

2.0

2.2

2.2

6.9

TTff

1.7

2.8

2.5

2.2

1.7

2.0

1.7

1.3

S7S

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.5

1.3

2.0

66.9

2.16

0.485

0.56

Sept.

1.7

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.3

.90

1.5

1.7

1.7

2.0

1.7

4.0

TTff

2.0

3.2

1.5

1.5

1.5

.90

2.2

2.0

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.3

.82 17T"

1.7

1.5

-

52.02

1.73

0.389

0.43

Mean 7.71 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.58

Water year 1952-53 : Max 137 Mln 0.60 Mean 7.21 Cfsm 1.62 In. 21.99

Peak discharge (base, 14O cfs). --Nov. 22 (5 a.m.) 184 cfs (2.51 f t) ; Dec. 5 (5 p.m.) 239 cfs (2.72

258 cfs (2.76 ft): Apr. 7 (11 a.m.) 243 cfs (2.71 ft); Apr. 16 (11 a.m.) 170 cfs (2.42 ft)j July 6 

(6 p.m.) 178 cfs (2.45 ft); July 23 (l p.m.) 185 cfs (2.48 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.
PASSAIC RIVER BASIN 121

Second River at Belleville, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°47'17", long. 74*10'19", on right bank at Belleville, Essex County, 300 

ft downstream from Hendricks Brook, 360 ft downstream from Franklin Avenue, and 1.4 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 11.6 sq mi.

Records available. May 1937 to September 1953.

Qaee. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 62.60 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 16 years, 18.4 cfs.

Extremes. -Maximum discharge during year, 1,590 cfs July 23 (gage height, 5.03 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 480 cfs as explained below; minimum, 2.9 cfs Sept. 19, 20 

(gage height, 1.30 ft).

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 3,300 cfs July 23, 1938 (gage height, 7.05 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 480 cfs by critical-depth study at 4.35 ft and contractedopening method and critical-depth study at 7.05 ft; minimum, 0.8 cfs July 29, 1941 

(gage height, 1.12 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs and those for periods of no gage-height 

record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

2.9

6.0

10

16

1.8 

2.1 

2.4 

2.7

79

156

275

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

£o

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Bean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.4

20

aTT

6.7

5.6

6.7

7.5

7.1

6.7

6.7

6.3

5.2

5TT

7.5

7.5

7.1

6.3

6.0

5.2

9.8

6.3

6.3

6.7

6.3

5.6

5.2

5.6

7.1

6.3

6.0

6.3

224.7

7.25

0.625

0.72

Nov.

5.6

4.9

575

5.6

5.6

6.3

6.0

5.6

4.9

6.0

6.7

6.3

5.6

6.3

30

16

6.0

6.0

6.0

48

32

86

rs

10

8,4

7.5

6.3

6.0

6.3

7.1

-

376.3

12.5

1.08

1.21

Dec.

6.0

775

15

14

104

31

16

11

11

10

55

18

12

10

9.8

9.8

9.3

9.3

8.9

8.0

41

25

12

10

8.9

9.3

9.3

8.0

8.4

8.9

8.4

524.8

16.9

1.46

1.68

Jan.

a9

a9

a50

a 15

a 12

alO

a 11

a 13

a 90

a70

a40

a30

a20

a!6

al4

al3

al3

a35

al7

a!4

a20

a25

a 15

al50

45

22

18

28

16

15

14

869

28.0

2.41

2.79

Feb.

14

12

12

12

11

11

14

11

11

9.8

9.8

21

10

9.8

§2.

17

13

12

12

11

36

12

11

11

11

12

11

8.9

-

_

-

428.3

15.3

1.32

1.37

Mar.

8.0

874

8.9

64

16

13

12

11

11

11

10

28

211 ~5T

134

66

29

29

67

24

20

16

18

158

66

34

26

21

26

19

18

1,220.3

39.4

3.40

3.91

M>r.

17

16

14

IT

14

14

248

41

27

75

30

66

78

33

26

138

34

51

39

26

22

*21

20

19

18

31

18

16

16

15

-

1,200.

40.0

3.45

3.85

May

89

16

14

15

45

16

25

32

16

12

14

14

30

16

21

12

56

18

14

12

12

12

~rs 111

13

21

14

11

11

16

9^8

 731.8

23.6

2.03

2.35

June

12

11

11

10

11

11

15

11

11

11

10

9.8

72-S.3

9.8

9.8

9.3

8.9

S7T

9.3

12

41

11

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.9

70

30

10

-

482.3

16.1

1.39

1.55

July

10

12

15

6.7

6.5

78

12

9.

8.

8 .

6.

6.

8 

8.

8.

§ 

8.

8.

6.

44

11

8.4

241 "IT

7.5

6.3

8.0

8.9

8.4

27

8.9

630.3

20.3

1.75

2.02

Aug.

7.1

12

7.1

7.1

8.0

7.5

8.0

6.7

14

10

7.1

7.1

7.1

44~S.7

5.2

14

6.7

6.0

6.0

6.0

4.6

4.3

57ff

6.7

7.1

6.7

6.7

6.0

4.6

5.6

263.3

8.49

0.732

0.84

Sept.

6.7

7.1

7.5

7.1

7.5

11

5.1

4.9

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

22~T.3

7.5

14

4.9

4.3

3.4

371

9.6

8.4

4.6

4.0

4.6

4.0

3.4

4.3

4.9

4.9

-

194.2

6.47

0.558

0.62

Calendar year 1952 : Max 252 Mln 4.9 Mean 20.5 Cfsm 1.77 In. 24.08

Water year 1952-53 : Max 248 Mln 3.4 Mean 19.6 Cfsm 1.69 In. 22.91

Peak discharge (base, 950 cfs). Jan. 24 (time and discharge unknown); Mar. 24 (11:30 a.m.) 1,050 

cfs J4.ZO rtjj May Z3 (Z:3O a.m.J 984 cfs (4.09 ft); June 28 (7 p.m.) 1,190 cfs (4.43 ft); July 20 

(7 p.m.) 972 cfs (4.07 ft); July 23 (10 a.m.) 1,590 cfs (5.03 ft).

» Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
122 ELIZABETH RIVER BASIN

Elizabeth River at Elizabeth, N. J.

Location. Lat 40 0 40'03", long. 74°13 I 09", on left bank; 85 ft upstream from Westfleld

Avenue Bridge In Elizabeth, Union County, and 3ir miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area. 18.0 sq ml.

Records available. October 1921 to September 1953. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 5.23 ft above mean Bea

Tevel, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1922, hook gage at same site at datum 4.14 ft

higher and Oct. 1, 1922, to May 18, 1923, at present datum. 

Average discharge. 32 years, 28.4 cfs (adjusted for diversion). 

Extremes.-Hflaximum discharge during year, 2,200 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 10.97 ft), from

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination at

gage height 13.05 ft; no flow part of each day Aug. 25, 26.

1921-53: Maximum discharge, 2,720 cfs July 23, 1938, Sept. 14, 1944, from rating

curve extended above 1,100 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of peak

flow; maximum gage height, 13.05 ft July 23, 1938, from floodmark In recorder shelter;

no flow many times. 

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

Diversion by pumpage from Hammock well field of Ellzabethtown Water Co. for municipal

supply. Flow occasionally regulated at Ursine lake Dam. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 726: 1931. WSP 851: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.5

2.6 

2.9 

3.2 

3.5

3.0

4.8

13

29

52

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.8

116

219

360

720

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

(t)

Oct.

10

4876-

9.4

7.7

8.8

10

9.4

9.7

9.1

8.0

6.4

6.9

8.8

9.4

8.8

9.1

8.3

6.4

13

9.4

8.8

8.6

8.6

7.4

6.1

TT

9.4

10

8.3

8.3

325.8

10.5

5.0

Nov.

6.6

10 5.0

*8.0

8.3

9.4

8.3

7.7

5.9

8.8

8.8

9.1

9.1

8.8

52

29

8.8

10

10

108

80

210 ~3ff

16

14

13

11

9.7

11

11

-

737.3

24.6

5.2

Dec.

10

12

28

20

193

55

17

14

13

13

133

24

16

13

12

12

11

13

16

12

58

57

19

15

11

10

9.1

6.6

BTTT

9.4

9.4

849.5

27.4

5.0

Jan.

12

10 1CB"

18

14

12

14

27

158

127

44

29

22

18

16

16

12

58

18

17

51

49

21

293 -6?

32

26

49

22

19

17

1,396

45.0

4.9

Feb.

18

13

14

13

13

13

20

11 12-

11

11

36

16

15

192

36

*23

17

17

20

88

20

15

17

15

15

14

11

_

_

-

716

25.6

5.2

Mar.

9.7 IT13

178

38

25

17

15

14

15

14

50

698 -73"

190

177

48

38

119

37

25

19

19

217

99

57

35

24

24

21

20

2,339.7

75.5

4.7

Apr.

20

22

16

23

28

15 36~0"

-TT

40

119

42

105

151

74

38

135

62

41

71

43

27

23

21

18

17

43

19

17

16

15

-

1,692

56.4

4.8

May

149

28

20

20

52

32

59

43

40

29

17

16

51

40

39

16

83

38

21

18

16

16

~2S 193

21

42

21

10

7.2

775

11

1,182.6

38.1

4.7

June

12

*12

12

12

12

11

23

11

12

11

11

11

77

37

18

13

12

12

12

11

9.1 27 

15

13

12

12

11

38

28

a!5

-

517.1

17.2

4.9

July

a 11

a!5

a 13

a 10

a 10

a60

a20

a 12

a 10

9.4

8.6

6.9

777

9.4

9/7

9.1

9.7

8.0

7.2

39

36

20

297 TB20

13

11

12

11

23

11

775.7

25.0

4.8

Aug.

9.4

19

10

10

21

11

11

9.4

28

23

10

9.7

10

35

38

10

16

11

10

10

10

8.0

5.5

7.1

4.8

15

5.4

3.2 379"

4.1

4.1

382.6

12.3

5.0

Sept.

5.0 BT3-

8.0

8.3

6.8

15

13

6.6

11

8.3

7.4

7.2

26

6,7

7.4

30TO"

8.3

6.6

5.5

13

12

7.7

7.2

7.7

7.2

5.2

5.0

7.7

8.0

-

286.1

9.54

5.3

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

15.5 

O.861 

0.99

29.8 

1.66 

1.85

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952 -53 :

32.4 

1.80 

2.07

49.9 

2.77 

3.20

30.8 

1.71 

1.78

80.2 

4.46 

5.14

61.2 

3.40 

3.79

42.8 

2.38 

2.74

Observed

Max 839 Mln 5.0 Mean 32.6 

Max 698 Mln 3.2 Mean 30.7

22.1 

1.23 

1.37

29.8 

1.66 

1.91

17.3 

0.961 

1.10

14.8 

0.822 

0.92

Adjusted

Mean 37.4 Cfsm 2.08 In. 28.26 

Mean 35.6 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.86

t; May 3 a.m. 860 cfs 6.15 ft; July 23 1 p.m. 1,280 cfs 7.0 .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion by pumpage from Hammoclc well field of Ellzabethtown Water Co. for municipal supply, 

equivalent In cubic feet per second.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
RAHWAY RIVER BASIN 123

Rahway River near Springfield, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°41 I 11", long. 74 0 18'44", on left bank 50 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 22 (revised), 100 ft downstream from Pope Brook, and if miles south of 

Springfield, Union County.

Drainage area.--25.5 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 66.17 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 15 years, 44.8 cfs (adjusted for diversions).

Extremes. fbximum discharge during year, 1,330 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 6.10 ft); minimum, 1.7 cfs Sept. 3, 29, 30.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 1,940 cfs July 23, 1938 (gage height, 7.41 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 900 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; minimum, 0.9 cfs Sept. 7-9, 11, 12, 1944 (gage height, 1.18 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those below 3.0 cfs, which are good. Water for municipal supply diverted from river by Orange and from wells by Orange, South Orange, 

Short Hills Water Co., and Springfield station of Elizabethtown Water Co.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.23

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

3.0 

4.9

36

67

110

337

885

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

(t)

Oct.

5.2

16

~5.2 19

4.6

4.9

4.6

4.9

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.3

5.1

5.6

4.3

4.6

4.3

4.0

3.7 1T7J

3.7

4.9

4.9

4.3

169.3

5.46

19.3

Nov.

3.7

3.7

4.0

4.6

3.7

3.7

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.7

3.4

"srr 3.2

6.8

21

4.6

3.7

4.0

25

81

~3? 213

12

7.8

7.0

7.0

6.3

5.6

6.6

-

495.3

16.5

20.0

 Dec.

6.3

5.6

?^

*9.6

256

212

36

18

14

12

128

63

21

15

12

10

9.6

9.1

8.2

8.2

36

48

21

14

12

10

9.1

7.4

7.8

7.8

7.8

1,024.4

33.0

19.2

Jan.

9.6

9.1

28

15

11

11

13

134

180

118

63

34

26

24

22

18

61

31

23

38

58

30

380

277

56

35

51

34

23

21

1,896.7

61.2

18.7

Feb.

23

17

15

15

12

11

16

14

9.6 1<5~

9.6

20

13

11

147

86

30

18

16

15

93

38

23

18

16

15

13

12

_

_

-

736.2

26.3

20.1

Mar.

11

TO" 10

333

73

33

24

21

18

15

13

27

856

237

177

367

76

50

141

66

40

33

27

330

204

108

60

46

37

33

27

3,473

112

18.7

Apr.

24

27

21

18

23

18

*471

Wz

57

138

85

94

181

134

52

246

105

66

111

78

43

35

31

27

24

38

25

20

18

17

-

2,449

81.6

18.6

May

95

34

23

20

47

27

88

61

48

30

23

19

23

41

23

18

55

75

23

18

15

14

~5? 189

18

33

21

15

13rs

13

1,167

37.6

18.4

June

12

11

9.6

9.1

9.1

8.7

14

8.7

7.8

7.4

7.0

7.0

IB- 65

9.1

7.8

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.6

5.9

65

16

7.4

6.6

5.9

35~ 5.6

19

7.4

-

415.7

13.9

19.7

July

6.6

7.7

11

5.6

5.6

62

32

7.0

5.9

5.6

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.9

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.3

37§- 4.0

14

6.8

~ST 176

7.0

5.6

5.2

4.9

4.6

14

4.9

474.9

15.3

19.3

Aug.

4.0

11

5.6

4.6

6.7

4.0

3.7

3.7

7.9

14

4.6

4.0

4.0

28rr

4.3

7.3

4.6

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.7

3.2

2.7

2.5

2.5

2T5- 2.3

179.4

5.79

19.7

Sept.

2.7

2.3

2.1

2.3

9.0

16

9.3

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.7

~S.5 17

2.7

15

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.1

5.1

4.3

2.1

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.7

-

128.4

4.28

20.8

Adjusted for diversions

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

24.8 

0.973 

1.12

36. E 

1.43 

1.6C

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

52.2 

2.05 

2.36

79.9 

3.13 

3.61

46.4 

1.82 

1.89

131 

5.14 

5.91

100 

3.92 

4.39

56.0 

2.20 

2.54

Observed

Max 927 Mln 3.2 Mean 38.4 

Max 856 Mln 1.7 Mean 34.5

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). Dt

(4.76 ft); Mar. 4 (1O a.m. J 595 cfs

33.6 

1.32 

1.47

34.6 

1.36 

1.56

25.5 

1.00 

1.15

25.1 

0.984 

1.10

Adjusted

Mean 57.3 Cfsra 2.25 In. 30.60 

Mean 53.9 Cfsm 2.11 In. 28.70

c. 5 (7 p.m.) 609 cfs (4.01 ft)j Jan. 24 (5 p.m.) 838 cfs 

3.96 ft); Mar. 13 (12 m. ) 1,330 cfs (6.10 ft); Mar. 16 (2 a.m.)

646 cfs (4.14 ft); Mar. 24 (4 p.m.) 720 cfs (4-39 ft)j Apr. 7 (5 p.m.) 909 cfs (4.97 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversions above station for municipal supply by Orange, South Orange, Short Hills Water Co., 

ana Springfield station of Elizabethtown Water Co., equivalent In cubic feet per second. Records 

furnished by various municipalities and companies.
124 RAHWAY RIVER BASIN

Rahway River at Rahway, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°37'05", long. 74°17'00", on left bank 100 ft upstream from St. George 

Avenue Bridge In Rahway, Union County, and 1 mile upstream from Robinsons Branch.

Drainage area. 40.9 sq ml.

Records available . July 1908 to April 1915 (gage heights only), October 1921 to September 

1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 8.77 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 25, 1934, staff gage at site 40 ft downstream 

from Church Street and 2,000 ft downstream from present site at datum 2.77 ft lower.

Average discharge. 32 years (1921-53), 67.0 cfs (adjusted for diversions).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,590 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 4.68 ft); minimum, 0.7 cfs July 17, 18, Sept. 25 (gage height, 1.08 ft).

1921-53: Maximum discharge, 3,140 cfs July 24, 1938 (gage height, 6.35 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 900 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.7 cfs Aug. 25- 

28, 1949, July 17, 18, Sept. 25, 1953; minimum gage height, 1.08 ft July 17, 18, 

Sept. 25, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those below 5 cfs, which are fair. Water for municipal

supply diverted from river by Rahway and Orange and from wells by Orange, South Orange, 

Short Hills Water Co., and Springfield station of Ellzabethtown Water Co.

Revisions. WSP 781: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.09

1.13

1.2

1.25

1.3

1.4

0.8

1.5

3.6

5.8

8.8

17

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

28

59

125

280

500

1,090

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

(t)

Oct.

S.O

13

42rs

10

7.8

7.6

7.0

9.6

15

9.6

9.7

7.7

7.1

7.4

7.0

6.7

8.8

8.8

?.5

5.2

8.5

6.3

S.6

6.8

6.6

4.7

4.6

47?

5.5

6.4

278.4

8.98

26.4

Nov.

6.9

7.2

5.7

7.4

6.5

5.6

7.0

4.5

I7B- 3.0

4.7

5.5

4.1

3.9

12

35

12

12

6.4

18

172

US- 257

30

16

14

14

11

10

11

-

855.2

28.5

25.6

Dec.

10

IT

20

22

161

T59" 448

40

26

22

111

153

46

29

23

18

16

15

13

14

40

97

44

27

22

17

16

14

11

11

12

1,624

52.4

25.3

Jan.

15

T5

102

61

32

21

*17

25

180

308

234

120

63

44

36

34

29

72

74

41

39

91

54

312

644

161

63

68

60

44

39

3,098

99.9

25.1

Feb.

32

28

24

23

20

19

30

31

18

10

16

29

30

21

178

~S? 243

36

28

26

104

99

42

34

32

31

28

27

_

-

1,301

46.5

26.7

Mar.

21

T8" 17

394

275

61

44

36

31

26

24.

33

1.040

832

247

620

214

89

186

144

73

56

41

233

503

214

105

74

63

54

47

5,815

188

25.0

Apr.

44

39

38

34

47

32

428

*638 T58"

174

187

138

292

*278

100

235

285

104

174

122

76

57

52

44

42

67

50

38

32

29

-

4,004

133

25.2

Hay

133

84

47

38

64

48

106

93

67

63

39

32

33

80

42

36

55

147

49

34

26

24

238

TOT

39

48

50

28

22

2?

29

1,931

62.3

25.1

June

21

18

17

15

15

16

22

17

12

12

10

9.4

67

8820"

13

12

12

11

13

15

21

69

15

10

9.2

?75

30

75

20

-

693.9

23.1

27.4

July

11

11

15

11

8.4

18

89

17

9.7

7.4

7.5

7.5

6.3

4.9

5.4

3.8

1.1

.9

275

14

34

15

203 m

20

11

7.5

6.3

10

11

11

756.5

24.4

27.2

Aug.

5.6

12

15

7.7

9.8

8.0

*5.4

5.3

7.1

24

8.9

5.3

5.4

31

51

11

6.4

8.7

4.4

3.7

2.5

3.7

3.6

2.2

1.5

2.3

2.7

2.6

2.8

2.2

1.7

263.5

8.50

27.1

Sept.

1.0

T7S

1.2

1.3

1.3

10

19

3.8

7.0

3.2

1.3

1.5

16

7.9

4.6

24

T.3

1.6

1.2

2.6

2.1

6.7

3.3

1.2

1.7

1.8

1.5

2.0

1.3

1.9

-

141.9

4.73

28.4

Adjusted for diversions

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

35.4 

0.866 

1.00

54.1 

1.32 

1.48

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

77.7 

1.90 

2.19

125 

3.06 

3.52

73.2 

1.79 

1.86

213 

5.21 

6.00

158 

3.86 

4.33

87.4 

2.14 

2.46

Observed

Max 1,240 Mln 3.0 Mean 63.9 

Max 1,040 Mln 0.9 Mean 56.9

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs). Js

(4.68 ft); Mar. 16 (1 a.m.) 686 cfs

50.5 

1.23 

1.38

51.6 

1.26 

1.46

35.6 

0.870 

1.00

33.1 

0.809 

0.90

Adjusted

Mean 89.9 Cfsm 2.20 In. 29.90 

Mean 83.1 Cfsm 2.03 In. 27.58

in. 25 (6 a.m.) 854 cfs (3.64 ft); Mar. 13 (10 a.m.) 1,590 cfs 

3.36 ft)j Mar. 25 (5 a.m.) 656 cfs (3.31 ft)j Apr. 8 (3 a.m.)

950 cfs (3.80 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion for municipal supply from the river by Railway and Orange and from wells by Orange, 

South Orange, Short Hills Water Co., and Springfield station of Ellzabethtown Water Co., equivalent 

In cubic feet per second.
RAHWAY RIVER BASIN 125

Robinsons Branch Rahway River at Rahway, N. J.

Location Lat 40°36'20", long. 74°17'57", on right bank of Milton Lake 2,000 ft upstream 

from Madison Avenue in Rahway, Union County, and if miles upstream from mouth

Drainage. 21.6 sq mi.

Records available. September 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder above Milton Lake Dam. Datum of gage is 19.99 ft above mean 

sea level (New Jersey Geological Survey benchmark).

Average discharge. 14 years, 31.2 cfs (adjusted for diversion).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,490 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 5.36 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 750 cfs on basis of laboratory rating; no flow for many 

days.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 13, 1953; no flow Jan. 9, 1942, and for 

many days in October 1947, September, October 1948, and July, August, and September 

1953.

Remarks. Records good except those below 20 cfs, which are fair, and those for periods

of no gage-height record, which are poor. Water for municipal supply diverted by

Middlesex Water Co. from reservoir, 3,500 ft above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

(t)

Oct.

2.0

7.0 rry

2.0

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

i4ITT

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.4

50.5

1.63

5.08

Nov.

1.3

1.2

1.1

*T75

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.3

7.8

2.1

1.7

1.4

2.1

22

-55 176

22

13

15

13

10

8.8

7.8

-

417.2

13.9

5.23

Dec.

7.8

6.9

6.9

7.8

138

~55 245

19

15

13

68

67

22

15

13

10

11

10

8.8

7.8

8.8

56

29

17

15

13

10

10

7.8

6.9

6.1

934.6

30.1

5.56

Jan.

5.4

5TT

41

61

22

15

12

11

154

281

188

70

29

19

15

15

13

43

39

22

28

86

32

301

519

93

29

32

35

22

19

2,056.8

66.3

6.52

Feb.

17

*15

15

13

13

11

11

11

10

8.8

11

13

15

15

149

~J9 187

26

19

17

46

48

26

19

15

13

11

10

_

-

-

813.8

29.1

5.26

Mar.

10

8.8

6.9

24?

133

35

26

19

15

13

13

15

718

3BT

259

379

115

46

115

88

39

32

26

171

199

105

55

35

29

22

17

3,344.7

108

5.28

Apr.

15

9.7

1.5

971" .3

13

328 *m

68

133

121

96

263

198

54

*162

124

42

100

63

35

22

17

17

15

41

35

19

*11

11

-

2,309.9

77.0

5.29

Hay

69

39

29

22

32

39

89

5T

42

26

17

17

15

59

35

29

36

82

26

17

11

11

83

27

15

24

33

15

TO" 10

10

1,020

32.9

5.25

June

~~5.8 11

6.9

6.1

6.1

5.3

4.7

5.4

6.7

3.1

1.9

1.7

2.9

11

11

8.8

6.9

6.1

4.6

2.9

1.5

1.1

.8

.6

.i!

.7

2.3

4.8

3.7

1.1

139.0

4.63

5.78

July

0.7

.5

.3

.5

.4

1.2

0

V

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.5

.6

.5

.6

.8

.8

3.4

T^

1.2

1.0

.2

.6

0

.1

.3

17.5

0.56

5.77

Aug.

0.4

0

(J

0

.1

0

0

.6

.2

.1

0

0

0

.8

Tff

.1

0

.2

0

0

0

0

.1.1

0

0

0

0

0

.3

.1

3.9

0.13

5.32

Sept.

0

3

0

.1

.9

.2

.3

.5

.4

0

.4

1.8

TS

.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

.6

.2

.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11.0

0.37

4.41

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

6.71 

0.311 

0.36

19.1 

0.884 

0.99

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

35.7 

1.65 

1.91

72.8 

3.37 

3.89

34.4 

1.59 

1.65

113 

5.23 

6.04

82.3 

3.81 

4.25

Observed

Max 930 Hln 1.0 Mean 35.4 

Max 718 Kin 0 Mean 30.5

38.2 

1.77 

2.04

10.4 

0.481 

0.54

6.33 

0.293 

0.34

5.45 

0.252 

0.29

4.78 

0.221 

0.25

Adjusted

Mean 41.1 Cfsm 1.90 In. 25.95 

Mean 35.9 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.55

Peak discharge (base. 450 efa). Jan. 24 (4 p.m.) 702 cfs (4.84 ft); Mar. 13 (9 a.m.) 1,490 cfs 

(5.36 ft); Mar. 16 (2 a.m.) 552 cfs (4.71 ft); Apr. 7 (4 p.m.) 638 cfs (4.80 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion above station by Middlesex Water Co. for municipal supply, equivalent in cubic feet 

per second.

Note. No gage-height record Oat. 1-13, Oct. 15 to Nov. 3; discharge estimated on basis of weather 

records and records for nearby stations.
126 RARITAN RIVER BASIN

South Branch Raritan River near High Bridge, N. J.

Location.--Lat 40°40'40", long. 74°52'51", on left bank 1 mile upstream from High Bridge, 

Hunterdon County, and 4 miles upstream from Spruce Run.

Drainage area. 65.3 sq mi.

Records available. February 1919 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Sept. 28, 1930. Datum of gage is 

282.10 ft above mean sea level (New Jersey Geological Survey benchmark). Prior to 

Sept. 30, 1921, reference point at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--33 years (1920-53), 119 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,960 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 9.70 ft); minimum, 25 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 5.74 ft); minimum daily, 27 cfs Sept. 30.

1919-53: Maximum discharge, 5,160 cfs Mar. 15, 1940 (gage height, 11.78 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 6.6 cfs Oct. 11, 

1930; minimum daily, 17 cfs Jan. 8, 1940.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of backwater from debris, which are fair. 

Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by small powerplant above station.

Cooperation. Water-stage Co~. recorder inspected by employee of Taylor-Wharton Iron & Steel 

Revisions (water years). WSP 601: 1924. WSP 781: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of backwater 

from debris (gage height, in feet, and discharge,in cubic 

feet per second)

5.75 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

55

147

281

7.5 

8.0 

9.1

460

700

1,430

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

56

58

8462"

58

58

55

55

55

55

55

54

56

54

52

51

50

48

48- 47

51

56 

62

60

56

55

55

56

58

55

54

1,729

55.8

0.855

0.98

Nov.

52

52

52

52

51

50

48

48

47

4ff

48

48

47

47

51

82

61

54

51

78

784

1.430

612

313

239

206

185

161

147

140

-

5,284

176

2.70

3.01

Dec.

129

127

129

125

BoT

710

307

245

222

206

*901 52~5

351

294

254

231

214

203

185

170

240

367 

234

203

185

170

158

127

134

134

134

8,121

262

4.01

4.63

Jan.

134

219

229

190

145

127

121

I2T

253

460

433

313

228

206

222

242

208

355

269

225

228

248 

222

943

755

394

320

354

300

251

239

8,845

285

4.36

5.04

Feb.

257

198

192

185

170

165

195

195

165

149

140

154

161

143

257

280

182

149

140

140

216- 352

182

170

161

154

147

136

_

_

-

5,165

184

2.82

2.94

Mar.

129

12£

125

276- 529

198

178

165

156

154

140

152

463

281

313

495

291

251

365

284

234

211 

198

478

363

313

272

239

222

206

195

7,999

258

3.95

4'. 56

Apr.

185

190

175

168

190

163 TelIST

303

387

376

284

365

427

281

*482

358

307

454

330

275

248 

231

214

203

225

303

211

188

175

-

8,946

298

4.56

5.09

Hay

286

231

198

180

231

211

192

*295

208

198

165

145

136

165

149

143

154

165

127

119

113

3-§3- 111 

IS4

125

162

163

123

115

121

143

5,361

173

2.65

3.05

June

123

109

98

92

89

84

89

91

78

*72

67

67

116

-82 126

72

66

64

62

61

58

58 

68

61

56

56

54

52

50

57

-

2,275

75.8

1.16

1.30

July

48

52

56

50

47

47

54

47

46

45

C45

C43

C42

C43

C40

39

38

38

38

40

45

46 

84

TO

46

40

42

43

36

3?

42

1,431

46.2

0.708

0.82

Aug.

39

40

41

39

40

38

36

35

55

115

55

43

40

36

38

36

38

3S

35

35

34

33

34

33

33

32

32

31

31

"30- 30

1,225

39.5

0.605

0.70

Sept.

28

29

30

36

31

39

55

32

31

31

31

29

31

30

30

33

33

30

29

29

30

30 

29

28

28

29

29

29

28

27

914

30.5

0.467

0.52

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,520 Min 45 Mean 192 Cfsm 2.94 In. 40.01

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,430 Min 27 Mean 157 Cfsm 2.40 In. 32.64

Peak discharge (base, 1.000 efs). Nov. 22 (2 p.m.) 1,960 cfs (9.70 ft); Dec. 5 (12 p.m.) 1,320 

cfs (8.95 ft); Dec. 11 (5p.m.) 1,490 cfs (9.17 ft); Jan. 24 (9 p.m.) 1,890 cfs (9.62 ft); Apr. 7 

(8 p.m.) 1,150 cfs (8.73 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

c Backwater from debris.
RARITAN RIVER BASIN 127

South Branch Raritan River at Stanton, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°34'21", long. 74°52'10", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge near Stanton railroad station, Reading Township, Hunterdon County, half a mile 

upstream from Prescott Brook.

Drainage area. 147 sq mi.

Records available. July 1903 to December 1906, July 1919 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 125.01 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 17, 1925, chain gage on downstream side of highway bridge at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 33 years (1920-53), 246 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,560 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 8.47 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs as explained below; minimum, 36 cfs Sept. 3 

(gage height, 2.10 ft); minimum daily, 39 cfs Sept. 2.

1903-6, 1919-53: Maximum discharge, 10,900 cfs Mar. 15, 1940, July 19, 1945 (gage 

height, 12.2 ft), from rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs on basis of slope-area 

determinations and computations of flow over dam at gage heights 9.37 and 10.72 ft; 

minimum, 9 cfs Nov. 7,. 1931; minimum daily, 20 cfs Sept. 22, 1939.

Remarks. Records good. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by small powerplants above 

station.

Revisions (water years).--WSF 561: Drainage area. WSP 851: 1935(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 28, 29)

2.0 

2.3 

2.5

3.0

115

256

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.9

465

725

1,370

2,810

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

He an

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

90

94

150

154

92

90

87

85

87

87

89

83

85

81

80

80

78

76

73

74

*76

80 

89

87

83

81

83

85

87

83

80

2,679

86.4

0.588

0.68

Nov.

78

78

80

78

76

76

74

73

73

76

78

74

71

70

75

136

*102

90

85

107

1,160

2.750 

1,670

528

406

346

309

274

,249

229

-

8,954

298

2.03

2.27

Dec.

219

216

222

213 i.Ssc7

1,380

538

433

388

358

1.790

924

626

533

456

410

384

358

321

297

414

763 

428 

367

333

309

286

240

245

*242

246

14,989

484

3.29

3.79

Jan.

239

229

415

350

282

242

200 2l6~

656

1,170

956

664

489

437

442

456

406

679

528

*433

424

470 

424 

2.170

1,520

783

642

708

599

503

475

18,207

587

3.99

4.61

Feb.

508

388

375

354

321

309

375

375

313

289

263

274

305

263

540

552

358

305

282

278

680

496 

358 

333

321

313

301

271

_

.

-

10,100

361

2.46

2.56

Mar.

249

239

219

1,T50~

543

393

354

337

321

301

271

289

952

563

691

1.210

615

533

813

594

484

442 

415 

954

737

647

548

489

451

415

393

16,612

536

3.65

4.20

Apr.

371

384

350

333

367

317

1,550'

1,010

610

*789

754

568

737

825

553

936

725

605

924

637

543

494 

465 

424

401

442

584

406

358

329

-

17,791

593

4.03

4.50

May

523

451

367

333

415

401

367

523

375

358

313

286

278

309

286

278

321

384

260

239

229

1.130" 216 

384

297

341

354

267

239

249

317

11,090

358

2.44

2.81

June

256

225

200

188

180

171

177

180

169

*138

136

133

272

274 T69"

146

133

129

124

120

111

122 

131 

113

102

100

98

90 96

94

-

4,577

153

1.04

1.16

July

90

98

104

87

81

85

96

83

85

76

74

71

68

73

65

*62

59

57

6(T

80

87

85 

216 

T61

71

71

70

90

63

70

71

2,614

84.3

0.573

0.66

Aug.

62

76

76

68

71

65

59

56

121

205

102

76

66

63

63

59

60

68

57

54

52

50 

50 

47

47

*45

45

44

42

41

4T

2,029

65.5

0.446

0.51

Sept.

41

39

42

60

49

74

32

53

47

46

45

44

47

44

42

65

50

45

42

42

45

46 

44 

42

41

44

44

*42

41

40

-

1,408

46.9

0.319

0.36

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,730 Min 70 Mean 372 Cfsm 2.53 In. 34.42

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,730 Mln 39 Mean 304 Cfsm 2.07 In. 28.11

Peak discharge (base. 2.600 efs) . Nov. 22 (10:3O a.m.) 4.330 cfs (8.29 ft); Dec. 5 (11 p.m.) 

2,610 cfB (6.65 ftj: Dec. 11 ^2:30 p.m.) 3,540 cfB (7.63 ft); Jan. 24 (5:30 p.m.) 4,560 cfs (8.47 

ft); Apr. 7 (3 p.m.) 2,690 cfs (6.77 ft); May 23 (4 a.m.) 2,610 cfs (6.67 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
128

RARITAN RIVER BASIN

Walnut Brook near Flemington, N. J.

Location. Lat 40'30'57", long. 74<> 53'00", on right bank l£ miles northwest of Flemington, 

Hunterdon County, and 3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 2.24 sq mi.

Records available. April 1936 to September 1953.

Page. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 267.33 ft above mean 

sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 17 years, 3.30 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 180 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 2.53 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 120 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.02 cfs 

Aug. 29-31, Sept. 1-3, 21.

1936-53: Maximum discharge, 645 cfs July 18, 1945 (gage height, 3.30 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 120 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those below 1 cfs, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 22 Nov. 23 to Sept. 30

1.08

1.12

1.16

1.2

1.3

1.4

0.10 

.24 

.46 

.75

2.0

4.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0

7.8

13

20

30

58

1.04

1.1

1.15

1.2

1.3

0.02 

.16 

.40 

.74

2.0

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

1.9

2.1

4.1

7.2

17

37

68

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

0.29

.41

715

.29

.24

.24

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20 

.20

.20

.16

.16

.16

.16

.16

.13

715

.16

.16

.16

.16

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.16

.16

6. 32

0.204

0.091

0.10

Nov.

0.16

.13

.13

.13

.13

.13

.13

.10

715

.13

.13 

.13

,13

.10

.22

.37

.20

.20

.16

.64

10

To" 47

5.5

3,8

3.1

2.7

2.0

1.8

1.7

-

91.15

3.04

1.36

1.51

Dec.

1.5

TTff

1.5

1.5

38

17

7.5

5.5

4.4

3.8

*32

10

6.8

5.2

4.1

3.4

2.9

2.5

2.2

2.0

6.3

9.6

4.9

4.1

3.4

3.1

2.7

2.0

1.8

1*7

1.7

194.6

6.28

2.80

3.23

Jan.

1.7

1.5

77S

4.1

3.1

2.5

2.2

3.0

27

30

20 

11

 7.9

7.5

6.8

6.5

4.6

12

6.5

5.5

5.9

6.1

4.6

Iff

8.3

5.8

6.8

4.9

3.8

3.6

285.8

9.22

4.12

4.75

Feb.

3.8

2.7

2.7

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.5

2.5

2.0

1.7

fcf

2.2

1.7

15

6.8

4.9

3.6

3.1

2.9

16~6~.5

4.9

4.4

3.8

3.6

3.1

2.7

_

-

113.1

4.04

1.80

1.88

Mar.

2.3

2.0

30 '

8.3

»5.8

4.6

4.1

3.6

3.1

2.7 

3.4

40

TT

40

24

11

7.9

16

7.9

6.5

5.2

4.6

12

7.2

6.5

5.2

4.6

5.2

4.4

3.6

294.8

9.51

4.25

4.89

Apr.

3.4

3.1

2.7

3.0

3.4

2.7

T8- 62

9.6

14

7.9 

7.6

15

10

6.8

21

8.7

9.5

11

6.5

5.2

4.4

3.8

3.1

2.9

3.1

2.7

2.2

2.0

1 1.8-"

254.1

8.47

3.78

4.22

May

3.3

2.7

2.2

1.8

3.2

2.7

3.4

3.6

2.5

2.2

1.8 

1.7

2.8

2.9

2.2

2.0

3.9

3.7

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.5

IB

5.2

3.8

3.6

2.9

2.2

1.8

2.0

2.3

97.9

3.16

1.41

1.63

June

2.4

1.7

1.4

1.1

1.0

.83

.92

.92

.83

.60

.60 

.60

1.7

1.0

.74

.60

.53

.46

.46

.40

875- .34

g i.'s4

1.1

.92

.67

.77

.74

.60

-

36.73

1.22

0.545

0.61

July

0.46

.60

.46

.34

.34

.78

.46

.34

.34

.23

.23 

.19

.19

.16

.16

.10

.10

.08

705

.77

.29

.16

2.7

.67

.40

.34

.49

.43

.23

.23

.19

12.54

0.405

0.181

0.21

Aug.

0.16

.31

.23

.16

.16

.13

.10

.10

5.2

2.2

.92 

.67

.53

.46

.40

.34

.34

.34

.23

.23

.19

.16

.13

.10

.10

.08

.06

.06

.04

.02

752

14.17

0.457

0.204

0.24

Sept.

0.02

.02

.55

.15

.95

.48

.23

.16

.13

.10

.08 

.08

.08

.08

.09

.26

.10

.08

.06

.04

.06

.08

.06

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

-

4.22

0.141

0.063

0.07

Calendar year 1952 : Max 70 Mln 0.08 Mean 4.48 Cfsm 2.00 In. 27.23

Water year 1952-53 : Max 62 Mln 0.02 Mean 3.85 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.34
RARITAN RIVER BASIN 

Neshanic River at Reaville, N. J.

129

Location. Lat 40°28'18", long. 74°49'42", on left bank 50 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, half a mile southwest of Reaville, Hunterdon County, lj miles downstream from 

Walnut Brook, and 2 miles upstream from Back Brook.

Drainage area. 25.7 sq mi.

Records available. June 1930 to September 1953.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Sept. 26, 1935. Datum of gage is 

109.46 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 23 years, 35.9 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,630 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 8.67 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1.700 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.6 cfs 

Sept. 4 (gage height, 2.18 ft).

1930-53: Maximum discharge, 5,940 cfs July 18, 1945 (gage height, 12.33 ft, from 

floodmark in recorder shelter), from rating curve extended above 1,700 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.2 cfs Feb. 2, 1931, Aug. 27-30, 1934, June 26, 1935, 

Feb. 15, 1940.

Remarks. Records good prior to June 22, fair thereafter.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 28)

Oct. 1 to June 22 June 23 to Sept. 30

2.29

2.35

2.4

2.6

2.8

3.0

1.8

2.7

3.8

10

21

38

3.2

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

5.6

109

232

394

850

2.20

2.25

2.3

2.4

0.8 

1.2 

1.8 

3.5

2.5 

2.7 

2.9 

3.2

6.1

14

28

60

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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.

3.4

5.0

~T.9 12

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.0

3.0

3.2

2.7

3.0

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.1

JUS Z7I

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

95.3

3.07

0.119

0.14

Nov.

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2,1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.8 272

7.8

3.4

3.0

2.6

4.6

126

849

135

71

50

42

34

27

22 

21

-

1,429.4

47.6

1.85

2.07

Dec.

18

TB~ 17

19

516

235

87

80

49

42

454

126

74

56

43

36

32

27

23

20

60

130

60

49

40

34

28

20

18 

18

17

2,426

78.3

3.05

3.51

Jan.

16

IS

87

52

36

29

26

31

401

461

232

122

77

63

58

53

41

110

67

55

76

119

66

694

2?T

90

64

79

53

41

40

3,576

115

4.47

5.17

Feb.

44

29

29

26

22

20

30

27

22

18

2§~ 16

*21

17

153

86

56

40

34

32

170 TT

49

43

3f

33

29

24

-

-

1,196

42.7

1.66

1.73

Mar.

£1

18

Iff

314

86

58

46

39

34

31

26

32

*555 125"

546

460

117

84

202

94

70

56

49

121

76

68

54

47

49 

40

34

3,567

115

4.47

5.16

Apr.

31

30

26

25

32

23

695

TfT

100

*191

111

92

185

138

77

233

98

78

125

67

54

44

38

32

28

34

27

22

20

18

-

2,831

95.0

3.70

4.13

May

31

26

21

18

23

22

28

45

28

24

18

16

24

52

27

22

33

46

26

22

18

17

124

34

27

27

24

17

ft

21

891

28.7

1.12

1.29

June

21

15

11

10

8.5

7.8

7.8

7.8

6.9

6.0

4.9

4.6

19

12

7.5

6.0

5.2

4.9

4.4

4.1

3.2

T^i 3"9~

10

6.8

5.5

4.7

4.0

4.0 

4.2

-

324.8

10.8

0.420

0.47

July

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.1

3.8

7.0

3.6

3.1

2.6

2.4

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.5

*1.4

1.3

3.6

8.9

8.5

3.5

18

18

5.1

2.7

2.5

7.1

3.3

2.6

2.2

137.8

4.45

0.173

0.20

Aug.

1.8

2.0

2.5

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.3

5035~

7.5

4.7

3.7

3.3

3.3

2.4

4.6

5.1

2.7

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

TT

l.l

154.3

4.98

0.194

0.22

Sept.

0.8 7$

.8

.8

.9

1.4

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

1.7

1.9

1.5

1.7

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.1

1.3 

1.3

-

46.0

1.53

0.060

0.07

Calendar year 1952- Max 1,100 Mln 1.8 Mean 52.1 Cfsm 2.03 In. 27.57

Water Water year year 1952-53: 1952-53; Max Max 849 849____Hln Mln 0.8 0.8_____Mean Mean 45.7 45.7 Cfsm Cfsm 1.78 1.76 In. In. 24.16 24.16_______

Peak discharge (base. 1.600 cfsK Nov. 22 (6i30 ajn.) 2,630 cfs (8.67 ft)j Dec. 11 (11:30 a.a.) 

2,250 cfs (8.13 ft); Jan. 24 '(1 p.m.) 2,460 cfs (8.43 ft)s Mar. 13 (9 a.m.) 1.960 cfs (7.70 ft)) 

Mar. 15 (12 p.m.) 2,480 cfs (8.45 ft); Apr. 7 (11:30 a.m.) 2,380 cfs (8.32 ft).

* Discharge Discharge mansirpampnt-. measurement mnriA made n« on this this ria-v- day
130 RARITAN RIVER BASIN

North Branch Raritan River near Far Hills, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°42'27", long. 74°38'20", on left bank 75 ft upstream from Ravine Lake 

Ham, 2 miles north of Far Hills, Somerset County, and 2 miles upstream from Peapack 

Brook.

Drainage area. 26.2 sq mi.

Records available. February 1922 to September 1953.

Page. Water-stage recorder above masonry dam. Datum of gage is 224.49 ft above mean sea 

level (New Jersey Geological Survey benchmark). Prior to June 18, 1925, hook gage in 

stilling box at left end of dam at same datum.

Average discharge. 31 years, 48.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,380 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 4.18 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 500 cfs by weir formula; minimum, 2 cfs May 28, 29, when 

waste gate was closed and flow diverted by turbine only.

1922-53: Maximum discharge, 3,410 cfs Mar. 15, 1940 (gage height, 5.85 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 500 cfs by weir formula; no flow for several days in November 1930, May 1934, May 1935, and on May 22, 1939, and July 29, 30, 1952, when Ravine Lake was filling.

Stage of 7.6 ft, from floodmark, occurred July 23, 1919 (discharge, about 7,000 

cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record and when waste 

gate was open, which are fair. Figures of discharge include 2 cfs diverted by small 

turbine at dam May 1 to Sept. 30.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 781: Drainage area. WSP 851: 1938. WSP 871: 1939.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period when waste gate was open 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

2.9 

3.3

72 

156 

321 

6OO

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

1819 '

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

22

18

28

19

17

17

18

17

17

16

17

17

17

16

17

17

16

16

16

15

16

17

17

17

16

15

15

16

17

16

15

530

17.1

0.653

0.75

Nov.

15

16

16

15

15

15

13

IS

13

13

14

13

13

13

15

32

22

17

15

18

198

534

TIT

66

66

60

60

57

47

47

-

1,562

52.1

1.99

2.22

Dec.

43

39

47

43

203

147

72

*63

57

57

247

TIT

98

94

82

79

75

72

66

63

S2

90

57

52

59

45

43

35

37

39

39

2,326

75.0

2.86

3.30

Jan.

39

37

84

57

45

39

37

39

*66

171

134

98

75

72

75

79

69

138

86

75

75

82

75

502

222

138

120

147

111

90

82

3,159

102

3.89

4.48

Feb.

102

82

82

79

*63

60

69

66

57

52

52

60

63

54

110

84

60

52

52

49

174

72

54

52

49

49

49

47_

_

-

1,894

67.6

2.5S

2.69

Calendar year 1952: Max 565 Mln 6.7

Mar.

45

43

4T

246

90

72

66

63

60

60

54

60

336

T34

168

258

147

129

181

129

111

102

94

211

134

129

111

98

90

82

79

3,627

117

4.47

5.15

Apr.

79

79

72

72

94

69

?00" 458

*147

190

171

138

171

168

120

229

142

134

200

147

120

111

102

94

90

102

90

75

69

66

-

3,999

133

5.08

5.68

May

~5I 121

74

68

90

74

71

92

68

62

54

51

59

94

68

56

71

86

47

45

e52

e57

e66

e58

e57

e57

e57

e39

elg

47

51

1,992

64.3

2.45

2.83

June

43

34

31

30

*32

30

31

33

29

28

25

24

46

44

31

27

25

24

24

22

21

65

BT

30

25

23

22

20

20

20

-

910

30.3

1.16

1.29

July

19

19

24

18

15

18

27

19

16

14

13

13

12

13

13

12

11

10 TO"

11

17

16

4228"

16

17

19

13

10

12

12

509

16.4,

0.626

0.72

Aug.

9.4

10

13

a!2

a 11

9.9

a9.5

a9

a2O

ajjO

*21

16

12

11

12

9.9

10

12

9.9

S.8

8.3

8.3

7.8

7.3

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.0

 §T6 5.6

5.6

350.5

11.3

0.431

0.50

Sept.

5.6

5.6

5.2

*5.6

6.0

8.3

7.8

6.4

5.6

4.8

4.8

4.8

6.0

5.6

5.2

6.4

6.4

5.6

4.8

5.2

6.4

7.8

6.8

6.0

5.6

6.0

6.4

13

17

eTJ

-

203.7

6.79

0.259

0.29

Mean 67.8 Cfsm 2.59 In. 35.23

Water year 1952-53: Max 534 Mln 4.8 Mean 57.7 Cfsm 2.2O In. 29.90

Peak discharge (base. 700 cfs). Hoy. 22 (9 a.m.) 1.27O cfs (4.07 ft)j Jan. 24 (3 p.m.) 1,38O ofs 

(4.18 ft)j Mar 7 13 (11 a.m.) 759 ofs (3.50 ft)j Apr. 7 (2 p.m.) 9O3 ofs (3.67 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height reoordj discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

station near Raritan.

e Waste gate open.
RARITAK RIVER BASIN 131

Lamington (Black) River near Pottersville, N. J. 

(Formerly published as Black River near Pottersville)

Location. Lat 40°43'39", long. 74°43 I 50", on right bank 1 mile upstream from highway 

bridge in Pottersville, Somerset County, and 8 miles upstream from Rockaway Creek.

Drainage area. 32.8 sq mi.

Records available. November 1921 to September 1953. Prior to October 1952, published as 

Black River near Pottersville.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since July 1, 1937. Datum of gage is 

2~84.14 ft above mean sea level (New Jersey Geological Survey benchmark). Prior to 

June 27, 1922, chain gage on downstream side of highway bridge at Pottersville 1 mile 

downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 56.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 494 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 3.35 ft); minimum, 

8.0 cfs Se_pt. 1-3 (gage height, 1.46 ft).

1921-53: Maximum discharge, 1,600 cfs Nov. 17, 1927, from rating curve extended 

above 800 cfs; maximum gage height, 5.34 ft Mar. 15, 1940; minimum discharge, 1.3 cfs 

Oct. 4, 1930.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are

Revisions (water years).--WSP 741: 1932. WSP 781: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 I (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8

5.7

10

34

2.0 61

2.4 144

2.9 303

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

29

34

36

30

29

30

31

31

30

29

29

28

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

23

23

24

24

25

24

24

831

26.8

0.817

0.94

Nov.

24

24

25

24

24

23

22

21

51

21

21

21

21

21

25

32

27

26

29

38

154

303

252

221

165

127

102

84

73

68

-

2,039

68.0

2.07

2.31

Dec.

60

56

55

52

14?

154

118

120

116

100

193

1ST

137

132

116

102

92

86

78

75

91

109

90

90

90

84

78

60

60

58

56

3,005

96.9

2.95

3.41

Jan.

55

35

82

75

68

68

66

64

*82

127

127

111

105

107

109

105

94

122

109

102

102

102

96

243

23T

221

190

170

152

132

125

3,597

116

3.54

4.08

Feb.

125

109

102

96

88

84

88

90

86

82

76

76

78

73

IS?

107

94

88

84

80

128

TIT

105

102

94

a90

a85

a75

.

_

-

2,598

92.8

2.83

2.95

Mar .

a70

a65 a65"

alSO

a!30

118

116

102

88

80

73

75

*178

137

174

209

TEF

149

170

144

132

122

113

157

144

*142

139

127

116

107

100

3,887

125

3.81

4.41

Apr.

94

92

88

34

105

94

289

231

209

215

187

160

170

165

147

194

167

165

190

167

154

139

127

116

109

113

122

109

105

100

-

4,421

147

4.48

5.01

May

127

113

107

102

111

102

105

125

107

100

92

84

78

82

78

78

90

90

75

71

66

63

ITS

75

73

90

84

71

68

70

70

2,762

89.1

2.72

3.13

June

63

5T

54

49

46

42

42

41

39

36

34

34

54

50

44

45

44

40

35

31

29

33

32

30

35

40

36

32

29

27.

1,204

40.1

1.22

1.37

July

25

26

25

22

20

23

22

20

19

*19

18

17

17

17

17

17

T5- 15

15

15

15

15

41

TO

25

26

28

26

22

21

19

652

21.0

0.640

0.74

Aug.

17

18

17

16

17

16

15

14

28

44

35

34

34

31

26

20

19

17

16

15

14

13

13

12

12

11

11

10

10

9.5

iiO

573.5

18.5

0.564

0.65

Sept.

8.5

13~ 8.0

13

13

ia15

15

15

13

12

11

11

10

10

10

1011

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

9.5

9.5

9.0

6.5

-

339.0

11.3

0.345

0.38

Calendar year 1952: Max 303 Mln 21 Mean 84.1 Cfsm 2.5B In. 34.91

Water year 1952-53: Max 303 Mln 8.0 Mean 71.0 Cfsm 2.16 In. 29.38

Peak discharge (base. 575 cfs). Hoy. 22 (4:30 a.m.) 444 cfs (3.24 ft)j Dec. 11 (10:30 a.m.) 392 

cfs (3.12 ft); Jan. 24 (12 m.) 494 cfs (3.35 ft); Apr. 7 (12:30 p.m.) 422 cfs (3.19 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for South 

Branch Rarltan River near High Bridge.
132 RARITAN RIVER BASIN

North Branch Raritan River near Raritan, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°34'10", long. 74°40'45", on right bank 400 ft upstream from U. S. Highway 202, L| miles upstream from confluence with South Branch, and 2 miles west of Raritan, Somerset County.

Drainage area. 190 sq mi.

Records available. June 1923 to September 1953. Prior to October 1943, published as "at 

Milltown."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Sept. 1, 1936. Datum of gage is 

M).43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 17, 1936, staff gage at 

site 30 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 303 cfs-.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,570 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 9.27 ft); minimum, 24 cfs Sept. 2-4 (gage height, 2.46 ft).

1923-53: Maximum discharge, 16,500 cfs Sept. 21, 1938 (gage height, 12.16 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,400 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 10.5 and 12.16 ft; minimum observed, about 3 cfs Nov. 28, 1930 (gage height, 

1.72 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 801: 1928(M), 1933(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.4

2.5

2.6 

2.8

3.0

18

30

47

107

196 6.8

325

579

1,110

2,340

3,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

107

105

152

T5T

96

93

93 

89

86

86

86

86

86

83

80

80

77

77

77

74

74

77 

77 

77

74

74

74

77

80

77

77

2,656

85.7

0.451

0.52

Nov.

77

74

77

74

74

74

71 

71

68

TT

74

71

71

74

77

150

111

93

 89

104

1,220

5.220 

1,120 

638

478

587

525

270

238

226

-

9,770

326

1.72

1.91

. Dec.

214

196 26'8

208

1,770

1,490

579 

470

428

379

2.550

966

599

515

436

387

356

325

297

270

398

334 

453 

387

548

511

290

212

252

*258

226

16,306

526

2.77

3.19

Jan.

220" 220

558

419

290

250

238 

244

1,140

1,900

1,150

759

535

478

462

444

394

792

576

478

502

687 

470 

5.170

1,720

920

759

812

657

555

496

22,251

718

5.78

4.56

Feb.

542

410

594

579

555

325

364 

571

518

284

263

353

284

820

689

419

340

311

504

1,040

*579 

419 

394

379

548

325

297

_

-

11,568

413

2.17

2.26

Mar.

270

250

2,010

749

524

470 

419

379

348

311

333

*5.100

898

1,600

2,380

909

759

1,350

823

657

589 

533 

1,110

844

739

648

561

524

428

436

25,201

813

4.28

4.93

Apr.

402

410

379

371

155

371

5.800 

1,466

880

1,510

1,050

812

1,150

1,110

718

1,470

931

759

1,310

834

698

618 

570 

505

470

505

505

428

387

371

-

25,020

834

4.39

4.90

May

572

505

410

379

*444

419

419 

533

410

364

311

284

284

356

333

304

461

748

318

284

270

297 

""TIC 1.500 

340

444

394

290

220

2JT5

304

12,663

408

2.15

£.48

June

220" 256

191

176

172

162

162 

172

147

139

123

119

190

244

157

139

135

127

119

111

100

T4T 

205 

115

103

107

100

100

107

107

-

4,452

148

0.779

0.87

July

83

86

96

80

74

128

142 

86

77

68

62

60

60

60

60

55

52

47

TT

57

68

65 

163 

T5S

80

68

65

74

62

60

60

2,403

77.5

0.408

0.47

Aug.

50

52

68

55

55

52

43 

43

104

545

111

86

80

77

74

60

55

57

52

45

43

41 

59 

58

56

54

56

33

31

28

2TF

1,949

62.9

0.351

0.38

Sept.

27

27

25

51

54

BO- 59

59

36

35

31

31

36

34

34

50

SB

33

33

33

34

*39 

56 

55

33

S3

34

SI

34

33

-

1,057

35.2

0.185

0.21

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,120 Mln 68 Mean 434 Cfsm 2.28 In. 31.07

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,800 Min 25 Mean 571 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.48

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).---Nov. 22 (l p.m.) 5,600 cfs (8.30 ft)j Dec. 11 (5 p.m.) 5,260 

'8 (8.08 ft)j Jan. 24 (Bp.m.) 7,290 cfs (9.14 ft); Mar. 13 (i p.m.) 5,860 cfs (8.45 ft); Apr. 7 (5 

p.m.),7,570 m.I.7.570 efs cfs (9.27 (9.27 ft}. ft).

* Discharge measurement made on thii day.
RARITAN RIVER BASIN 

Raritan River at Manville, N. J.

133

Location. Lat 40°33'18", long. 74°35'02". on left bank at downstream side of highway

 bridge at Manville, Somerset County, l£ miles upstream from Millstone River.

Drainage area. 490 sq mi.

Records available. June 1903 to March 1907 (published as "at Pinderne"), August 1908 to

 April 1915 (gage heights only, published in WSP 521), August 1921 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 20.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929. Prior to Aug. 15, 1923, chain gage on downstream side of-highway bridge at same 

site and datum. Since Oct. 1, 1952, water-stage recorder at station at Bound Brook 

used as auxiliary gage when stage is above 7.0 ft.

Average discharge. 32 years (1921-53), 769 cfs (adjusted for diversion since Oct. 1, 1940).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,400 cfs Apr. 7; minimum, 63 cfs Sept. 2.

 I9~03-7, 1921-53: Maximum discharge. 36,100 cfs Sept. 22, 1938 (gage height, 20.42 

ft, from floodmark in recorder shelter), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs on 

basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 14.9 and 20.42 ft; minimum, about 

15 cfs Sept. 12, 1932 (does not include water diverted to Johns-Manville plant).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or backwater from

 Millstone River, which are fair. Records include diversion to Johns-Manville plant, 

1,500 ft above station, much of which may not be returned to river in immediate vicinity 

of station. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow.

Revisions (water years). WSP 801: 1904(M), 1933(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

264

259

m264

248

238

228

217

217

222

228

212

208

203

190

180

172

176

167

151

163

176 

185

185

185

»176

176

185

190

180

6,536

211

0.431

0.50

Nov.

176

176

172 

167

163

163

159

155

159

163

163

159

155

151

T5§

282

299

208

194

»217

2,740

C8.190

C4.770 

1,810

1,270

1,030

905

780

692

652

-

26,479

883

1.80

2.01

Dec.

596

556

59? 

580

C3.120

C6.200

1,870

1,310

1,100

990

C5,010

C4.220

1,780

1,410

1,190

1,050

958

878

804

740

844

2,350

*1,350 

1,080

966

878

812

619

628

676

628

45,789

1,477

3.01

3.48

Jan.

628

588

i,T3o

1,230

836

724

636

628

C2.760

C5,450

C4.170

C2.500

1,500

1,250

1,200

1,140

1,050

1,680

*1,600

1,190

1,190

1,800

1,250 

C5.610

C7.890

C2.530

1,760

1,810

1,590

1,250

1,130

59,700

1,926

3.93

4.53

Feb.

1,220

998

914 

878

796

756

812

923

780

692

644

»684

780

684

al,700

a2.400

al,200

a900

a850

a800

a2,200

al,900

1,070 

966

914

852

796

740

-

-

-

28,849

1,030

2.10

2.19

Mar.

676

620

604 

C4.200

C2.190

1,250

1,080

974

896

844

748

*780

c6,310

C3.710

C3.110

C7.480

C2.630

1,750

3,150

2,110

1,490

1,290

1,160 

2,250

2,410

1,700

1,470

1,280

1,180

1,050

974

61,366

1,980

4.04

4.66

Apr.

905

914

852 

796

966

812

c6,250

C6.390

2,380

2,960

2,790

1,780

2,610

3,290

1,760

3,090

2,630

1,700

2,920

»1,860

1,500

1,270

1,160 

1,050

974

1,010

1,130

950

836

780

-

58,315

1,944

3.97

4.43

May

1,070

1,090

896

796

869

974

941

1,200

990

896

764

692

692

1,050

812

764

828

1,520

*812

708

644

668

C5.540 

1,340

950

990

1,030

780

636

636

S04

30,382

980

2.00

2.31

June

702

614

510

455

440

404

412

440

390

364

»296

296

390

830 462"

358

319

296

278

261

240

360

584 

301

245

235

224

205

245

240

-

11,396

380

0.776

0.86

July

198

207

237 

212

189

222

389

212

180

167

144

155

148

140

148

136

116

119

113

T26

*202

180

359 

626

242

159

148

159

167

155

144

6,099

197

0.402

0.46

Aug.

132

132

167 

155

136

136

126

119

151

1.140

372

216

171

171

171

148

132

136

144

119

113

113

113 

110

100

100

100

100

92

95

*87

5,297

171

0.349

0.40

Sept.

79

67

69 

71

97

129

171

122

97

90

84

87

100

90

87

97

126

97

92

87

95

 95

92 

90

84

71

79

87

79

84

-

2,795

93.2

0.190

0.21

Calendar year 1952 : Max 8,190 Min 151 Mean 1,122 Cfsm 2.29 In. 31.17

Water year 1952-53: Max 8,190 Min 67 Mean 940 Cfsm 1.92 In. 26.04

Peak discharge (base. 10,000 cfs).

11 (9 p.m.) 10,500 cfs; Jan. 24 (12 ]

--Nov. 22 (5 p.m.) 12,700 cfsj Dec. 6 (3 a.m.) 10,000 cfs; Dec. 

j.m. ) 15,200 cfsj Mar. 13 (5 p.m.) 11,400 cfs; Mar. 16 (8 a.m.)

11,200 cfsj Apr. 7 (9 p.m.) 15,400 cfs.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Bound Brook and 

Millstone River at Blackwells Mills.

c Backwater from Millstone River; discharge computed by using fall as a factor with station at 

Bound Brook as auxiliary gage.
134 RARITAN RIVER BASIN 

Millstone River at Blackwells Mills, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°28'30", long. 74°34'34", on left bank just downstream from highway bridge

 at Blackwells Mills, Somerset County, a quarter of a mile downstream from Middlebrush 

Brook.

Drainage area. 258 sq mi.

Records available. June 1903 to December 1904 (gage heights only), August 1921 to September iyt>t). Published as "at Millstone" 1903-4.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Nov. 18, 1933. Datum of gage is 26.97

 TT above mean sea level, datum of 1929. June 1903 to December 1904 staff gage at bridge 

if miles downstream at different datum. Aug. 4, 1921, to Aug. 16, 1928, staff gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge. 31 years (1922-53), 374 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,650 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 9.56 ft); minimum, 8.0 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 1.17 ft).

1921-53: Maximum discharge, 18,300 cfs Sept. 21, 1938 (gage height, 15.29 ft, from 

floodmarkj, from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, about 5 cfs Sept. 16, 1923.

Remarks. Records good. Water was probably interchanged between river and Delaware & Raritan Canal.

Rating table, water year 1952-55 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.19

1.3

1.5

1.7

Z.O

114

222

2.5 

3.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.7

470

810

2,160

2,870

4,540

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

108

108

130

117

105

102

97

91

94

100

100

102

97

88

88

91

91

91

88

83

86

83

77

75 

72

77

80

80

83

83

83

2,850

91.9

0.356

0.41

Nov.

83

83

1

*83 

80

83

83

80

75

70

72

80

80

75

72

75

120

114

120

124

120

520

1,990

2,290

913 

572

422

340

283

244

226

9,572

319

1.24

1.38

Dec.

202

194

22? 

288

849

2.250

1,020

635

494

405

1,260

1,970

751

544

428

355

310

278

256

235

252

615

512

428

375

320

278

226

206

198 

194

16,554

534

2.07

2.39

Jan.

202

194

304 

754

512

416

350

325

1,500

2,500

2,360

1,480

833

607

500

440

380

617

705

518

492

988

670

1,950 

4.460

1,820

862

754

642

482 

434

29,251

944

3.66

4.22

Feb.

410

360

325 

310

283

265

278

301

306

256

239

25T

278

261

811

1.500

*789

579

440

375

812

814

530

512 

405

345

315

278

-

-

12,429

444

1.72

1.79

Mar.

252

235

226 

1,510

1,490

775

572

446

395

350

320

320

*3,430

5,900

2,180

3,530

2,220

1,150

1,460

1,310

845

656

518

1,150 

1,410

1,080

850

621

506

454 

590

34,491

1,115

4.51

4.97

Apr.

*555

550

325 

510

452

575

1,770

5,740

1,460

1,310

1,450

942

1,650

1,850

1,120

1,420

1,350

815

1,140

870

698

572

452

395 

560

446

494

390

550

296

27,487

916

3.55

3.96

May

585

595

560 

540

340

458

494

446

375

320

265

244

222

406

320

256

340

1.050

518

428

555

288

725

476 

340

296

501

252

218

210 

244

11,667

576

1.46

1.68

June

244

251

214 

190

171

160

157

160

160

140

155

127

188

585

535

270

235

178

153

143

150

124

120

97 

83

80

2i77

105

102

4,967

166

0.643

0.72

July

120

120

120 

86

70

70

*88

80

65

56

56

56

54

56

46

40

56

34

lo- 33

se

72

255

279 

157

124

102

80

72

68 

63

2,652

85.5

0.351

0.58

Aug.

56

56

70 

68

68

63

58

54

54

123

120

88

83

77

127

105

105

111

97

75

65

58

56

50 

48

46

44

40

34

31 

29.

2,159

69.6

0.270

0.31

Sept.

28

26

18 

11

10

15

14

31

40

58

34

38

54

54

50

56

So

44

42

38

40

58

34

35 

29

28

28

26

26

26

997

53.2

0.129

0.14

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,650 Min 70 Mean 482 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.42

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,460 Min 10 Mean 425 Cfsro 1.65 In. 22.35

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). Nov. 25 (2 a.m.) 5,060 cfs (7.21 ft); Jan. 25 (7 a.m.) 5,400 

cfs (9.58 ft;j Mar. 13 (10 p.m.) 5,650 cfs (9.56 ft); Mar. 16 (1 p.m.) 5,950 cfs (8.15 ft)j Apr. 8 

(5 a.m.) 4,670 cfs (8.81 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RARITAN RIVER BASIN 135

Raritan River at Bound Brook, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°33 I 00", long. 74°33'05", on left bank 120 ft upstream from Caloo Dam and 

cuckold Brook, half a mile southwest of borough of Bound Brook, Somerset County, and 

1 mile downstream from Millstone River.

Drainage area. 779 sq ml.

Records available. September 1903 to March 1909, January 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage-recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 18.06 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. September 1903 to March 1909 staff and chain gages at highway bridge 1.4 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 8 years (1945-53), 1,301 cfs (adjusted for diversion).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,300 cfs Jan. 25 (gage height, 10.30 ft); minimum, 69 cfs Sept. 4.

1903-9, 1945-53: Maximum discharge, 39,800 cfs Dec. 31, 1948 (gage height, 16.14 

ft), from rating curve extended above 17,000 cfs; minimum, that of Sept. 4, 1953.

A stage of 16.3 ft (from floodmark, present site and datum) occurred Sept. 22, 1938 

(discharge, about 61,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Figures of discharge Include water diverted 150 ft above dam to 

Caleb plant and returned to river just below dam. Water diverted a mile above station 

by Ellzabethtown Water Co. for municipal supply. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low 

flow.

Cooperation. Water-stage-recorder graph and record of diversion to plant furnished by 

uaico Chemical Division, American Cyanamid Co.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

(t)

Oct.

378

356

473

410

345

324 

312

298

298

313

323

327

313

286 

279

272

266

270 

298

275

253

272

266

266

262

25O

241

25?

257

258

254

9,247

298

16

Nov.

250

250

249

249

240

233 

229

228

231

240

250

246

234

233 

244

388

411

327 

318

330

2,990

9.580

7,690

2,850

1,950

1,510

1,260

1,060

926

881

36,O77

1,203

15

Dec.

807

746

808

867

3,220

9..480 

3,250

2,130

1,740

1,500

6,O4O

7,040

2,810

2,140

1,740

1,480

1,300

1,180 

1,090

981

1,080

3,100

2,070

1,600

1,410

1,220

1,10O

840

806

851

830

65,256

2,105

16

Jan.

842

774

1,680

2,170

1,430

1,180 

1,020

983

4,43O

8,44O

7,150

4,350

2,640

2,100 

1,9OO

1,75O

1,580

2,420 

2,610

1,870

1,770

3,090

2,120

6,500

15.4OO

4,910

2,9OO

2,770

2,490

1,9OO

1,710

94,879

3,O61

17

Feb.

1,770

1,430

1,290

1,250

1,120

1,050 

1,110

1,280

1,080

961

!S5~ 895

1,080

957 

2,390

3,850

2,100

1,610 

1,330

1,210

2,960

2,880

1,740

1,51O

1,370

1,230

1,16O

1,050

-

«

-

42,613

1,522

16

Mar.

949

873

840

5,880"

4,210

2,210 

1,810

1,500

1,360

1,250

1,100

1,120

1O,100

8,380 

5,740

11.7OO

5,330

3,230 

4,820

3,840

2,630

2,170

1,880

3,640

4,250

3,140

2,60O

2,110

1,870

1,660

1.5OO

103,692

3,345

16

Apr.

1,360

1,330

1,240

1,16O

1,520

1,26O 

7,59O

11.500

4,190

4,420

4,460

2,950

4,410

5,420 

3,140

4,770

4,3OO

2,74O 

4,250

2,98O

2,390

2,050

1,760

1,570

1,430

1,560

1,790

1,430

1,210

1.120

-

91,300

3,043

16

May

1,530

1,64O

1,320

1,170

1,24O

1,53O 

1,500

1,700

1,430

1,280

1,060

949

920

1,540 

1,190

1,060

1,150

2,700 

1,390

1,150

1,010

940

4.500

1,930

1,280

1,29O

1,360

1,010

826

QgQ.

999

43,214

1,388

15

June

916

829

705

645

599

549 

556

567

527

483

415

407

534

1.160 

765

634

549

478

440

407

391

442

691

383

316

3O8

298

289

35T

335

-

15,969

532

20

July

316

316

330

289

244

256 

427

291

244

217

2O2

208

202

202 

202

177

155

m150

221

227

527

849

4&T

285

252

242

*236

220

204

8,385

270

20

Aug.

193

194

225

210

249

190 

171

158

180

1.000

476

290

243

230 

277

247

237

241 

23O

196

177

173

170

151

137

137

134

130

121

116

115

6,998

226

17

Sept.

106

92

87

76

87

104 

142

109

99

102

1O5

107

144

131 

121

135

158

120

116

121

118

118

105

99

90

95

96

94

94

-

3,296

110

18

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

314 

O.403 

0.46

1,218 

1.5£ 

1.74

2,121 

2.72

3.14

3,078 

3.95 

4.55

1,538 

1.97 

2.06

3,361 

4.31 

4.97

3,059 

3.93 

4.38

1,403 

1.80 

2.08

Observed

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

Max 13,500 Mln 228 Mean 1,678 

Max 13,400 Mln 76 Mean 1,427

552 

O.7O9 

0.79

290 

0.372 

0.43

243 

0.312 

0.36

128 

0.164 

0.18

Adjusted

Mean 1,698 cfsm 2.18 In. 29.66 

Mean 1,444 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.14

(8 p.m.) 13,300 cfs (8.61 ft)j Dec. 6 (6 a.m.) 12,100 

.18 ft)j Jan. 25 (4 a.m.) 17,300 ofs (1O.30 ft)j Mar. 

a.m.) 14,300 cfs (9.06 ft)j Apr. 8 (l a.m.) 17,100 ofs

Peak discharge (base. 12.000 efs). Nov. 22 

cfs (8.06 ft)j Dec. 11 (11 p.m.) 12,400 cfs (8._ 

13 (8 p.m.) 15,9OO cfs (9.72 ft)j Mar. 16 (10 a. 

(10.21 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion from river 1 mile above station for municipal supply, equivalent In cubic feet per 

second. Records furnished by Elizabethtowi Water Co.
136 RARITAN RIVEK BASIN

Green Brook at Plainfield, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°36'50", long. 74°25'55n , on left bank 20 ft downstream from Sycamore 

Avenue Bridge In Plainfield, Union County, and 1 mile upstream from Stony Brook.

Drainage area. 9.75 sq mi.

Records available. May 1938"to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 70.37 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 15 years, 14.9 cfs (adjusted for diversion).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 888 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 4.06 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 220 cfs as explained below; minimum daily, 0.2 cfs 

Sept. 20.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 2,890 cfs July 23, 1938 (gage height, 5.82 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 220 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; no flow for many days during November 1941, October, November, and December 1949, October 1950.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record and backwater 

from log, which are fair. Water for municipal supply diverted from Baltusrol well 

field of Commonwealth Water Co.

Revisions (water years). WSP 921: 1938-40.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of backwater from log 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. I to Mar. 12 Mar. 13 to Sept. 30

.65

.7 

.75 1.4 

2.2 

4.3

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.1

18

37

87

190

.9

.4

.8

1.4

2.2

4.6

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

19

38

88

162

315

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

2^

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

0.8

4.0

5.0 ^

.5

.5

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.6

.4

.5

.4

.5

.4

.3

TT

.5

.4

.4

.4

22.1

0.71

2.42

Nov.

 4" 0.4

».4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

4.4

5.1

1.3

.8

.6

12

30

84

T¥

6.0

4.3

3.6

3.1

2.7

2.3

2.5

-

182.9

6.10

2.25

Dee.

2.2

2.0

»I7Z

2.9

136

83

18

11

8.7

7.5

39

18

11

8.3

6.7

6.0

5.4

4.8

4.0

3.6

11

29

12

10

8.3

7.5

6.4

4.5

4.3

3.8

3.8

482.9

15.6

2.0

Jan.

4.0

3.7 3T 

12

7.9

6.0

5.7

7.8

56

79

54

32

19

15

14

12

10

27

16

12

17

24

16

175 ~55

32

21

28

20

15

13

871.1

28.1

1.9

Feb.

14

9.1

9.1

8.7

6.7

6.7

8.3

8.3

6.4

5.4

4.8

37?

8.3

6.0

Zi

37

19

14

11

10

42

19

12

11

10

9.1

8.3

7.1

-

_

-

399.2

14.3

2.1

Mar.

6.4

5.4

77?

144

36

19

15

13

11

10

8.7

15

305 ~55

96

137

44

34

66

35

25

21

17

122

54

41

30

23

20

17

14

1,449.7

46.8

2.0

Apr.

13

13

12

13

13

 9.8

258 *TT

35

73

41

48

89

56

31

99

43

34

48

31

23

19

16

14

13

19

13

11

 9.3

8.9

1,183.0

39.4

2.2

May

36

19

13

11

16

13

33

36

21

15

11

10

12

14

12

10

28

30

13

9.8

8.5

7.7

59

I?

10

20

14

9.3

7.3 ID"

8.9

532.5

17.2

2.3

June

7.3

5.9

4.9

4.6

4.4

4.1

5.5

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.3

3.1

21-g-.6

4.6

3.6

3.1

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.1

13

5.7

2.6

2.4

2.2

1.9 T72-

6.5

3.8

145.8

4.86

2.46

July

2.2

3.2

3.3

1.9

1.6

6.0

5.3

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4 575-

4.3

2.5

60

Iff

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.7

4.0

2.0

141.9

4.58

2.50

Aug.

1.3

3.0

1.6

1.5

1.8

2.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

3.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

7.4 *76-

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.1

.7

.6

.6

.5

52.0

1.68

2.47

Sept.

0.9

.7

.7

.7

3.9

2.5

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

2.0

4.7 ^4"

2.9

3.8

.8

.7

.4

j!

1.0

.9

.6

.5

.3

.6

.4

.3

.9

.6

-

34.6

1.15

2.41

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

3.13 

0.321 

 0.37

8.35 

0.856 

0.96

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53 :

17.6 

1.81 

2.08

30.0 

3.08 

3.54

16.4 

1.68

1.75

48.8 

5.01 

5.76

41.6 

4.27 

4.76

19.5 

2.00 

2.30

Observed

Max 478 Min 0.3 Mean 16.4 

Max 305 Min J1.2 Mean 15.1

7.32 

0.751 

0.84

7.08 

0.726 

0.84

4.15 

0.426 

0.49

3.56 

0.365 

0.41

Adjusted

Mean 18.5 Cfsm 1.90 In. 25.78 

Mean 17.3 Cfsm 1.77 In. 24.10

Peak discharge (base, 375 efs). Dee. 5 (5 p.m.) 473 efs (2.92 ft); Jan. 24 (3 p.m.) 542 efs 

(3.08 ft); Mar 7 Z (8 a.m.; 383 efs (2.69 ft); Mar. 13 (10 a.m.) 888 efs (4.06 ft); Mar. 16 (l a.m.) 

395 efs (2.92 ft); Apr. 7 (3 p.m.) 654 cfs (3.58 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion from Baltusrol well field of Commonwealth Water Co. for municipal supply, equivalent 

in cubic feet per second.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-14, July 10-31, Aug. 1-6, 9-14; discharge estimated on basis 

of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for nearby station. Backwater from log 

Mar. 13 to Apr. 22.
RARITAN RIVER BASIN 137

Lawrence Brook at Farrington Dam, N. J.

Location. Lat 40 C 27'00", long. 74 C 27'05", on left bank 300 ft upstream from Parrington

Dam, half a mile southwest of Milltown, Middlesex County, and 5^ miles upstream from

mouth.

Drainage area. 34.4 sq mi.

Hecoras available. May 1927 to September 1953.

Gage. water-stage recorder above concrete dam. Datum of gage is 25.73 ft above mean sea 

"level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 25 years (1928-53), 38.3 cfs (adjusted for storage). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,110 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 25.62 ft); minimum, 6.5 cfs July 15.

1927-53: Maximum discharge, 2,660 cfs Sept. 21, 1938 (gage height, 26.18 ft), from

rating curve extended above 400 cfs on basis of weir formula; no flow at times when

gates in dam were closed and there was no flow over spillway.

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

Igures of discharge include flow over dam and through blow-off gates. Plow regulated

Coo

by Parrington Reservoir (capacity, 87,600,000 cu ft). 

iteration. Water-stage recorder inspected and r 

rurnished by employee of city of New Brunswick.

spected and records of openings of blow-off gates

Revisions.--WSP 781: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods when 

blow-off gate was open (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

24.54

24.66

24.7

24.74

24.8

6.7 

9.9

23

50

24.9

25.0

25.1

25.4

113

194

295

705

Discharge, -In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Ttetal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

10 

10

15

12

11

10

10 

9.9

9.9

9.5

9.2

9.5

9.5

9.5

14

22

15

1*2

17

20

18 

*16

15

14

13

12

12 

11

11 

11

10

385.0

12.4

-1.2

Nov.

Iff

13

15

15

*15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15 

71

121

41

36

28 

24

21 

21

-

735

24.5

+1.4

Dec.

18 

IB

32

41

87

160

51

41

36

85

91

51

41

32

28

24

21

21

18

28 

62

51

41 

32

2S

24 

18

18 

18

21

1,311

42.3

+0.1

Jan.

21 

18

a30

a 60

a40

35

31 

35

192

252

151

99

67

55

45

40

35

60

67

50

46 

92

61

242 

238

99

a70 

a SO

a50 

a45

a40

2,426

78.3

+0.1

Feb.

a35 

35

35

31

31

27

27 

31

27

23

20

57

 31

27

124

140

73

50

40

35

78 

73

SO

40 

35

31

27 

23

-

-

1,226

43.8

-0.1

Mar.

23 

23

23

232

130

67

50 

45

40

35

31

35

*608

23T

191

347

143

92

155

127

85 

67

55

147 

151

113

79 

61

55 

50

45

3,537

114

O

Apr.

45 

45

4~5~ 40

73

55

207

SbT

99

113

1O6

92

194

202

99

151

120

85

151

99

79 

61

50

50 

45

92

99 

61

55 

50

-

2,864

95.5

O

May

79 

79

61

55

61

79

67 

55

55

50

40

35

31

35

35

35

51

99

50

4O

 35 

31

132

40

40

35 

31

27

31

1,588

51.2

-0.1

June

31 

27

23

20

17

17

20

17

15

13

13

12

40

61

40

27

20

17

15

13

12 

11

11

10 

9.9

9.5

9*2. 

9.2

13 

13

-

571.6

19.1

-0.3

July

11 

11

10

9.9

9.2

9.0

9.0 

8.8

8.3

7.8

7.2

7.0

6.7

6.7

14

16

14

14

14

14

14 

16

17

tf

14

14

14

14 

14

14

371.6

12.0

-3.30

Aug.

tt

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

if13

13

13

13

13 

13

13 

13

13

423

13.6

-6.55

Sept.

13. 

13

13

13

13

13

13 

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

15

IS

IS

if16

*16 

16

16

16 

15

14 

14

-

422

14.1

-8.56

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

11.2 

O.326 

0.38

25.9 

0.753 

0.84

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53 :

42.4 

1.23 

1.42

78.4 

2.28 

2.63

43.7 

1.27 

1.32

114 

3.31 

3.83

95.5 

2.78 

3.1O

51.1 

1.49 

1.71

Observed

Max 551 Mln 7.1 Mean 48.2 

Max 608 Mln 6.7 Mean 43.5

18.8 

0.547 

0.61

S.7O 

0.253 

0.29

7.05 

0.205 

0.24

5.54 

0.161 

0.18

Adjusted

Mean 48.2 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.05 

Mean 41.9 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.55

Peak discharge (base. 450 cfs). Jan. 24 (8 p.m.) 550 cfs (25.30 ft); Mar. 13 (l p.m.) 1,110 cfB 

(25.62 ft); Mar. 16 (5 a.m.) 522 cfs (25.28 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Farrington Reservoir, equivalent In cubic feet per second.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records 

and records for stations on nearby streams.

Hote. Blow-off gate opan Oct. 15-17, Oct. 20 to Jan. 2, July 15 to Sept. 30.
138 RARITAN RIVER BASIN

South River at Old Bridge, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°24'09", long. 74°21'58", on right abutment of Duhernal Dam, 1,500 ft 

downstream from Iresick Brook and 0.6 mile south of Old Bridge, Middlesex County.

Drainage area.--94.6 sq mi.

Records available. August 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder above concrete dam. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, 

""datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 14 years, 165 cfs (adjusted for diversions).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,030 cfs Mar. 14 (gage height, 11.06 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 770 cfs on basis of laboratory rating; minimum, 13 cfs 

Sept. 4, 5 (gage height, 9.38 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 4,250 cfs Sept. 15, 1944 (gage height, 11.71 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 770 cfs on basis of laboratory rating; minimum, 4 cfs 

Jan. 3, 1949.

Remarks. Records good. Figures of discharge include flow over spillway and diversion 

from pond. Water diverted through wells in basin above station for industrial use by 

Duhernal Water Co. and Peter J. Schweitzer Co.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of E. I. dePont de Nemours & Co.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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 

3O

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

64

66

83

~83 100

74

70

66

66

64

64

64

64

64

62

62

62

60

58

58

51

57

58

58

58

58

57

57

5S 

58

58

1,988

64.1

21.7

Nov.

57

57

72

98

66

64

60

58

58

60

64

66

66

64

66

109

128

90

46

BT

213

462

548 2"83

177

148

128

114

106 

100

3,685

123

22

Dec.

100

100

186

259

215

462

36?

215

170

155

177

344

237

177

148

123

120

117

112

106

112

306

319

194

163

141

123

112

 92

i(5o

100

5,654

182

22

Jan.

112

11?

228

369

226

170

141

134

334

693

595

356

226

185

170

155

148

170

259

204

177

332

294

331

644

433

237

204

204

177

155

8,177

264

21

Feb.

155

148

134

134

123

120

128

155

141

123

117

120

148

128

213

595 433"

226

177

163

214

319

204

170

155

141

128

120

-

-

5,137

183

23

Mar.

117

114

356" 112

533

283

185

170

155

155

155

148

676

1.670

590

660

595

319

369

462

294

237

204

248

448

406

294

237

194 

185

177

10,700

345

20

Apr.

170

170

170

163

170

177

242

433

306

271

369

259

306

562

419

319

406

294

433

433

271

248

163

170

170

194

237

177

163 

148

8,013

267

20

May

177

215

185

163

170

294

237

204

215

204

163

128

114

112

137

248

177

332

319

177

148

128

219

215

141

123

141

120

103 

98

11?

5,519

178

20

June

114

106

92

83

79

72

79

90

81

70

64

60

76

259

2?8

134

100

85

77

70

64

60

58

53

50

46

H

50 

52

-

2,562

85.4

21.6

July

50

45

43

42

42

39

37

37

36

34

33

30

30

30

30

28

26

24

26

26

32

42

63

105

72

52

42

37

34 

29

28

1,222

39.4

21.6

Aug.

27

29

34

39

39

*37

30

24

24

43

79

57

42

43

122

122

74

68

62

48

42

39

37

34

33

34

36

30

27

27

24

1,406

45.4

22.1

Sept.

20

18

16

IB" 14

16

16

17

18

17

17

18

28

33

30

33

29

26

26

29

28

27

27

28

24

24

32

28

22

21

-

697

23.2

23.1

Adjusted for diversions

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

85.8 

0.907 

1.05

145 

1.53 

1.71

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

204 

2.16 

2.48

285 

3.01 

3.47

206 

2.18 

2.27

365 

3.86 

4.45

287 

3.03 

3.39

198 

2.09 

2.42

Observed

Max 1,760 Mln 46 Mean 180 

Max 1,670 Mln 14 Mean 150

107

1.13 

1.26

61.0 

0.645 

0.74

67.5 

0.714 

0.82

46.3 

0.489 

0.55

Adjusted

Mean 201 Cfsm 2.12 In. 28.99 

Mean 171 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.61

Peak discharge (base. 700 efsK Jan. 10 (4 to 10 p.m.) 745 efs (10.51 ft)j Mar. 14 (6 a.m.) 2.050 

cfs (11.06 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion above station through wells by Duhernal Water Co. and Peter J. Schweitzer Co., equivalent in oubic feet per second. Records of diversion furnished by Duhernal Water Co.
MATAWAN CREEK BASIN 

Matawan Creek at Matawan, N. J.

139

Location. Lat 40°24'53", long. 74°14 I 00", on right bank of Lake Lefferts, Ravine Drive, 

in Matawan, Monmouth County.

Drainage area. 6.11 sq mi.

Records available . August 1932 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder above concrete dam. Datum of gage is 13.98 ft above mean sea 

level (New Jersey Geological Survey benchmark).

Average discharge. 20 years (1932-47, 1948-53), 10.3 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 856 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 3.63 ft); no flow 

ror parts of many days when water was below spillway and waste gates were closed.

1932-53: Maximum discharge, 1,390 cfs Sept. 21, 1938 (gage height, 4.34 ft), by 

computation of flow over dam, over road, and through waste gates; no flow on many days 

when water was below spillway and waste gates were closed.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods when waste gates were open or those of 

no gage-height record, which are poor. Figures of discharge represent flow over dam 

and through waste gates. Flow regulated by Lake Lefferts and occasionally by operation of waste gates in dam.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1001: 1938(M) .

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods when waste gates were open (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.3 

2.5 

3.9 

5.6

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

2.0 

2.6

8.2

17

28

42

116

277

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

(t)

Oct.

3.3

3.6

5.6

4.9

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.0

1*1 

2.7

3.0 

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.0

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.0

102.9

3.32

-0.02

Nov.

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.6

3.9

3.0

2.7 Tn

3.3

3.6

33.5

a3.5

a3.5 

a4

a7 

4.2

34

34

6.0

20

e50

22

11

8.8

7.6

6.5

5.6

5.3

4.9

-

216.5

7.22

+0.10

Dec.

5.3

T76

e38

6.0

e52

e37

6.6

9.6

10

8.2

2S

30

15

10 

8.8

7.6 

7.0

6.5

6.0

6.0

15

55

23

15

10

8.8

7.6

6.5

6.0

5.6

6.0

461.7

14.9

+0.07

Jan.

7.6

7.0

42

31

17

11

9.6

10

e!21

^60

16

19

14

11 

10

9.6 

8.2

16

18

13

14

35

20

51

e54

17

10

9.6

8.8

7.6

6.5

684.5

22.1

-0.04

Feb.

6.0

5.3

4.9

4.9

4.6

4.2

4.9

6.0

*5.6

4.6

3.9

479

5.6

5.3 

ej|l

e41 

14

14

12

11

23

20

13

11

8.8

8.8

8.2

7.0

-

-

-

323.5

11.6

+0.03

Mar.

6.5

6.0

6.5

e47

19

14

10

9.6

9.6

8.8

8.2

8.8

e272

e33 

e67

e66 

1.0

6.5

32

27

16

13

10

30

36

28

17

13

11

9.6

8.8

850.9

27.4

+0.03

Apr.

8 2

8 2

8 2

7 6

8 2

7.6

e41

*20

17

27

23

15

e38

e54 

4.4

23 

22

15

42

26

16

11

9.6

*8.2

8.2

13

13

8.8

7.6

7.0

-

517.8

17.3

-0.03

May

11

13

11

8.8

13

17

13

12

15

alO

8.8

a8

a7

a7 

*12

a!2 

alO

22

11

8.8

7.0

6.5

13

8.8

6.5

9.6

10

7.0

6.0

5.6

6.0

316.4

10.2

-0.03

June

6.0

5.3

4.6

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.9

3.9

3.6

a3.5

a3

a2.5

a3.5

a!4

9.6

a7 

5.3

4.2

*3.6

3.3

3.0

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.7

2.2

2.2

-

119.2

3.97

-0.17

July

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

.9

79

.9 

.9

1.1 

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.3

*1.7

1.5

4.2

"379 5.6

3.0

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.7

55.9

1.80

-0.03

Aug.

1.7

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.7

3.9

3.9

3.3

3.0

efi.3

tl 2.0

2.5

2.5

2.0

2.0

1.7

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.0

2.0

2.0

87.9

2.84

0

Sept.

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.3

2.5

2.0 

2.0

3.3

277

2.2

1.7

2.0

2.5

2.5

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.2

2.2

2.5

2.5

-

57.3

1.91

+0.06

Adjusted for change in contents in Lake Lefferts

Mean

Cfsm

In.

3.30

0.54O

0.62

7.3

1.2(

1.3'

Calendar year 1952:

Water year 1952-53:

' 15.0

) 2.45

I 2.82

22.1

3.62

4.16

11.6

1.90

1.97

27.4

4.48

5.18

17.3

2.83

3.15

10.2

1.67

1.92

Observed

Max 279 Min 0 Mean 1-.3

Max 272 Min 0.1 Mean 10.4

3.80

0.622

0.69

1.77

0.290

0.33

2.84

0.465

0.54

1.97

0.322

0.36

Adjusted

Mean 13.3 Cfsm 2.18 in. 29.58

Mean 10.4 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.08

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Change in contents in Lake Lefferts, equivalent in cubic feet per second.

a No gage-height record! discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records 

and records for South River at Old Bridge and Swimming River near Red Bank, 

e Waste gates through dam open.
140 NAVESINK RIVER BASIN

Swimming River near Red Bank, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°19'03", long. 74°06'57", on right bank of Newman Springs Reservoir, 

4 miles upstream from mouth and 4 miles upstream from Red Bank, Monmouth County.

Drainage area. 48.5 sq mi.

Records available. July 1922 to September 1953.

Gage.-rWater-stage recorder above dam. Datum of gage is 12.33 ft above mean sea level, 

"datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 31 years, 77.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,400 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 4.81 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Aug. 14.

1922-53: Maximum discharge, 8,910 cfs Oct. 27, 1943 (gage height, 8.96 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 600 cfs on basis of weir formula; no flow Apr. 29, 1925, 

when water was below spillway, waste gates were closed, and no water diverted.

Flood in July 1919 reached a stage of 7.84 ft, from floodmark (discharge about 

11,800 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods when waste gate was open or of no gageheight record, which are fair. Figures of discharge represent flow over spillway, 

through waste gate, and water diverted above station for municipal supply.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected and record of diversion furnished by Monmouth 

Consolidated Water Co.

Revisions (water years). WSP 781: Drainage area. WSP 891: 1939.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

45

46 

69

60

50

48

45

44

44

45

44

45

45

43

42

44

42

42

44

42

47

49

50

50

46

40

42

42

42

zq

If

1,417

45.7

0.942

1.09

Nov.

41

41 

42

42

41

42

37

40

40

44

48

46

44

44

46

89

65

51

48

48

119

193

139

78

64

57

55

51

48

50

1,793

59.8

1.23

1.37

Dec.

52

52 

116

112

87

215

106

79

72

68

93

150

86

74

68

63

62

60

58

58

82

266

T26

92

80

76

69

58

60

64

67

2,771

89.4

1.84

2.12

Jan.

76

1$

137

92

77

75

76

225

280

197

134

107

97

92

89

83

108

130

100

91

165

116

126

227

130

103

108

105

91

88

3,734

120

2.47

2.86

Feb.

88

79 

81

84

82

77

83

91

82

74

71

84

92

77

147

291

130

100

92

91

121

146

103

*93

90

87

83

81

-

_

-

2,800

100

2.06

2.15

Calendar year 1952: Max 678 Min 37

Mar.

78

77 

75

196

170

103

92

88

89

87

82

86

626

268

163

338

172

140

198

189

136

126

119

166

228

197

144

130

123

116

112

4,914

159

3.28

3.77

Apr.

108

112 

106

100

116

103

174

225

144

152

177

133

189

286

156

190

194

147

262

177

148

134

124

125

117

128

131

112

107

101

4,478

149

3.07

3.43

May

141

131 

117

111

112

141

120

124

165

131

115

103

96

91

174

148

145

"132 246

108

99

96

144

116

92

104

111

91

82

80

90

3,756

121

2.49

2.88

June

86

82 

75

71

67

64

73

*73

65

57

55

51

64

241

118

83

72

65

60

55

50

55

60

55

50

45

45

45

45

45

2,072

69.1

1.42

1.59

July

45

45

45

40

40

40

40

40

35

35

35

35

37

38

38

38

34

31

30

34

38

37

122

~60 159

47

45

43

38

36

37

1,417

45.7

0.942

1.09

Aug.

33

30 

47

39

39

35

33

32

31

80

59

44

e6Q

e47

163

74

60

73

52

44

41

41

41

37

36

33

53

32

£9

28

29

1,455

46.9

0.967

1.12

Sept.

26

26 

25

25

25

25

28

28

25

25

24

22

35

34

30

28

27

26

27

28

30

35

30

28

28

28

28

28

27

24

825

27.5

0.567

0.63

Mean 100 Cfsm 2.06 In. 28.16

Water year 1952-53: Max 626 Min 22 Mean 86.1 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.10

Peak discharge (base. 600 efs). Mar. 13 (4 p.m.) 1,400 cfs (4.81 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

e Waste gate open.

Note. No gage-height record June 18 to July 12, Sept. 16, 17, 19-27; discharge estimated on basis 

of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for Manasquan River at Squankum.
MANASQUAN RIVER BASIN 141

Manasquan River at Squankum, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°09'47", long. 74°09 I 21", on right bank just downstream from FarmlngdaleLakewood highway bridge In Squankum, Monmouth County, half a mile downstream from Marshbog Brook.

Drainage area. 43.4 sq ml.

Records available. July 1931 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 18.82 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 13, 1940, water-stage recorder at site 80 ft 

upstream at same datum and concrete control 50 ft upstream 1 ft lower than present control.

Average discharge. 22 years, 73.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,160 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 8.06 ft); miniurum, 22 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 2.46 ft).

1931-53: Maximum discharge, 2,940 cfs Sept. 21, 1938 (gage height, 12.45 ft, from 

floodmark, site then In use), from rating curve extended above 900 cfs on basis of 

contracted-opening determination of peak flow; minimum, 12.9 cfs Sept. 10, 1932.

Remarks. Records good except those above 250 cfs, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 781: 1934(M) . WSP 821: 1936(M) .

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.45 

2.7 

2.9 

3.6 246

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

6.6

291

394

584

728

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

43

43

69

49

44

42

42

41

41

41

40

40

40

40 

40

40

38

38

38

38

38

40

38

38

37

37

38

40

38

37

38

1,266

40.8

0.940

1.08

Nov.

38

38

38

38

38

38

37

37

37

40

40

38

37

37 

43

81

51

44

43

44

126

203

12T

83

67

64

58

54

51

49

-

1,713

57.1

1.32

1.47

Dec.

49

5l

120

91

120

221

117

87

79

72

128

135

97

89 

74

67

65

61

58

56

134

316

154

112

93

83

76

67

64

64

69

3,069

99.0

2.28

2.63

Calendar year 1952: Max 855

Jan.

81

72

168

130

97

83

76

87

312

304

216

156

123

108 

*101

95

87

128

130

106

99

144

108

156

211

132

108

114

106

93

89

4,020

130

3.00

3.44

Feb.

87

77

77

76

76

69

76

81

74

69

67

87

83

72 

222

278

144

110

97

93

149

126

97

91

85

81

77

74

-

~

2,795

99.8

2.30

2.40

Mar.

72

69

72

216

149

110

93

87

85

83

79

95

713

T45

213

358

190

152

221

179

139

123

112

182

216

190

142

126

117

106

99

5,128

165

3.80

4.39

Apr.

95

101

93

91

108

89

202

197

132

174

174

132

192

258 

152

209

179

144

252

166

135

119

110

99

95

110

101

91

97

93

-

4,190

140

3.23

3.59

Mln 30 Mean 97.4

May

126

106

99

87

135

182

126

129

169

110

91

79

76

74 

189

132

139

294

T44

126

103

106

114

89

81

81

89

72

65

67

76

3,556

115

2.65

3.05

June

74

65

61

58

55

54

62

58

55

51

48

47

82

190 

101

74

62

55

52

49

46

48

52

43

41

41

38

38

41

40

-

1,781

59.4

1.37

1.53

July

38

40

40

33

33

34

37

34

34

32

30

30

32

33 

32

28

27

27

27

28

30

29

~83 156

47

38

*36

35

32

33

32

1,200

38.7

0.892

1.03

Aug.

29

34

36

33

33

30

29

30

35

56

36

32

30

57 

126

49

78

79

49

42

38

36

35

38

33

32

30

30

29

28

.27

1,279

41.3

0.952

1.10

Sept.

27

27

26

27

28

29

28

26

25

25

25

26

40

29 

27

27

26

25

26

26

29

28

27

26

26

26

26

25

11

24

-

806

26.9

0.620

0.69

Cfsm 2.24 In. 30.55

Water year 1952-53: Max 713 Mln 24 Mean 84.4 Cfsm 1.94 In. 26.40
142 TOMS RIVER BASIN

Toms River near Toms River, N. J.

Location. Lat 39°59'10", long. 74°13'29", on left bank 1 mile downstream from Union Branch 

and 2^ miles northwest of village of Toms River, Ocean County.

Drainage area. 124 sq mi.

Records available. December 1928 to September 1953.

~Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 8.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. 24 years (1929-53), 208 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year. 878 cfs Mar. 15 (gage height, 8.70 ft); minimum, 

89 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 3.31 ft).

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 1,540 cfs Sept. 23, 1938 (gage height, 12.50 ft, from 

floodmark) , from rating curve extended above 650 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 

56 cfs July 5, 1944 (gage height, 2.96 ft).

Remarks . Records excellent .

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.3 

4.0 

7.0 

8.6

170

582

859

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

134

133

156

173

171

164

152

143

139

135

134

133

132

129

127

127 

126

125

125

122

121

122

123

123

122

121

121

120

120

119

118

4,110

133

1.07

1.23

Nov.

118

117

117

118

118

118

117

116 Tie

119

125

128

127

128

141

162 

174

180

171

161

202

273

347

467

461

383

303

251

221

202

-

5,781

193

1.56

1.73

Dec.

188

180

209

230

254

294

322

346

320

272

257

269

279

286

265

239 

220

207

197

191

224

316

348

379

360

304

265

242

218

213

209

8,103

261

2.10

2.43

Jan.

221

223

247

264

284

287

266

254

316

391

500

561

500

424

357

316 

286

279

284

292

294

298

291

303

324

342

361

346

310

288

274

9,983

322

2.60

2.99

Feb.

259

246

237

231

224

218

224

230

227

*220

210

fiT

218

220

261

339 

405

485

431

353

324

334

331

326

301

278

262

247

_

-

7,852

280

2.26

2.35

Mar.

235

225

"252 220

291

324

346

320

287

*269

255

257

368

534

846

787 

695

623

571

534

489

461

418

392

402

*433

464

435

392

356

331

12,812

413

3.33

3.84

Apr.

314

305

296

~Z52 290

294

330

364

409

471

478

464

483

512

*534

558 

547

542

553

539

558

495

429

378

346

330

327

326

324

309

-

12,397

413

3.33

3.72

May

324

321

322

320

335

356

383

390

399

351

 317

*288

273

262

244

248 

307

368

408

500

467

412

388

383

378

356

338

330

313

287

275

10,643

343

2.77

3.19

June

281

288

272

258

238

217

218

224

216

202

200

204

214

316

356

368 

*350

303

258

228

203

202

291

275

235

213

190

175

167

164

-

7,326

244

1.97

2.20

July

156

149

149

145

137

133

137

140

137

128

123

118

117

117

116

113 

109

107

104

106

108

110

227

428

421

324

265

214

173

149

137

5,097

164

1.32

1.53

Aug.

126

127

150

146

137

132

126

121

143

187

197

200

171

187

305

317 

320

317

275

238

193

166

151

141

133

126

120

116

111

108

103

5,390

174

1.40

1.62

Sept.

101

100

99

97

99

103

106

103

99

96

94

92

107

117

155

103 

98

95

94

94

97

107

106

99

97

96

95

95

94

JLL -

2,982

99.4

0.802

0.89

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,100 Min 108 Mean 276 Cfsm 2.23 in. 30.32

Water year 1952-53: Max 846 Min 91 Mean 253 Cfsm 2.04 in. 27.72

* Discharge measurement made on this 'day.
CEDAR CREEK BASIN 

Cedar Creek at Lanoka Harbor, N. J.

Location. Lat 39°52'05", long. 74°10'06", on right bank 20 ft upstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 9 at village of Lanoka Harbor, Ocean County.

Drainage area. 56.0 sq ml.

Records available. July 1932 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level, 

cTatum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 13, 1933, water-stage recorder at site 70 ft downstream 

at same datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 109 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 409 cfs Mar. 17 (gage height, 3.49 ft); minimum, 

25 cfs Sept. 18, 23, 24 (gage height, 2.20 ft).

1932-53: Maximum discharge, 1,050 cfs Oct. 28, 1943 (gage height, 4.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 300 cfs; maximum gage height, 6.45 ft Feb. 16, 1936 (backwater from Ice and tide); minimum discharge, 12.9 cfs Oct. 2, 1947 (gage height, 2.13 

ft).

Remarks. Records good. Plow occasionally regulated by cranberry bogs.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

3.0 

3.4

122

262

373

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

86

83

70

53

64

160

83

70

64

26

45

78

83

117

143

94

68

102

53

60

78

105

82

72

45

50

94

75

65

77

70

2,415

77.9

1.39

1.60

Nov.

36

65

63

60

55

55

68

142

83

100

83

83

78

75

78

94

94

91

86

86

145

229

183

156

145

126

110

100

94

91

2,954

98.5

1.76

1.96

Dec.

88

83

110

119

119

145

141

130

116

110

116

130

126

116

110

88

70

45

73

81

103

168

216

89

130

166

133

103

106

106

103

3,539

114

2.04

2.35

Jan.

116

119

126

141

141

126

122

126

183

216

241

235

212

195

176

156

145

137

149

141

126

145

145

149

156

156

145

145

141

133

130

4,774

154

2.75

3.17

Feb.

122

119

116

116

113

110

113

133

137

*119

116

116

116

113

133

191

T87

176

168

160

152

156

156

152

149

141

141

133

_

_

-

3,854

138

2.46

2.56

Calendar year 1952: Max 390 Mln 26

Mar.

110

106

106

122

160

152

141

130

126

122

122

126

194

267

281

330

144

222

149

202

212

199

202

206

164

145

145

176

195

176

199

5,531

178

3.18

3.67

Apr.

229

156

105

68

ITS

122

145

202

187

122

137

133

137

152

206

212

216

209

316

180

127

180

270

168

156

199

216

172

133

133

-

5,101

170

3.04

3.39

May

149

160

160

156

195

137

183

219

191

176

164

152

145

141

152

172

156

152

152

152

156

152

191

153

183

191

195

134

'229 127

T68"

5,143

166

2.96

3.42

June

160

160

152

145

137

130

126

130

130

137

122

116

130

229

232

206

180

149

133

122

113

113

168

202

209

187

152

133

119

113

-

4,535

151

2.70

3.01

July

113

106

106

103

100

100

100

100

100

100

97

94

91

88

88

88

86

81

78

»T8

81

78

140

238

ZT5

195

149

110

100

91

119

3,414

110

1.96

2.27

Aug.

103

91

94

91

91

88

86

86

88

106

130

130

113

136

286

229

195

191

176

145

130

119

110

103

100

94

113

113

74

51

75

3,737

121

2.16

2.48

Sept.

81

88

86

73

75

78

81

81

81

81

78

75

75

55

87

78

70

72

67

73

75

67

40

106

112

65

75

73

70

70

-

2,288

76.3

1.36

1.52

Mean 131 Cfsm 2.34 In. 31.88

Water year 1952-53: Max 344 Mln 26 Mean 130 Cfsm 2.32 In. 31.40

Peak discharge (base, 275 ofs). Mar. 17 (1 a.m.) 409 cfs (3.49 ft)j Apr. 1 (1 a.m.) 338 cfs (3.29

ft); Apr. 19 (8 a.m.) 397 cfs (3.46 ft)j Apr. 23 (ll a.m.) 354 cfs (3.34 ft)} May 30 (2 a.m.) 319

\J t £.£. J. <f f f *iUg« J.O \ i a.m. } iJ\J& ti-LO \ J*-

Dlscharge measurement made on this day.
144 MULLICA RIVER BASIN

Batsto River at Batsto, N. J.

Location. Lat 39°38'33", long. 74"39"00", on right bank 30 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Batsto, Burlington County, and 1 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 70.5 sq mi.

Records available. October 1927 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Mar. 24, 1939; prior to Mar. 24, 

1939, wooden control at site 50 ft downstream. Datum of gage is 1.4 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 25 years (1927-38, 1939-53), 127 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 721 cfs Mar. IS; minimum, 17 cfs Oct. 20 

 (gage height, 1.77 ft); minimum daily, 47 efs Oct. 21.

1927-53: Maximum daily discharge, 1,130 cfs Apr. 29, 1952; minimum daily, 15 cfs 

Aug. 3, 1933.

A stage of 8.7 ft occurred Aug. 20, 1939, from floodmark on recorder shelter.

Remarks. Records good except those above 150 cfs, which are fair. Flow occasionally 

regulated by sluice gates and sawmill at dam 300 ft above station.

Revisions. WSP 781: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

86

86

97

55

93

91

86

78

70

66

68 

66

64

66

7O

71

64

88

91

50

475*6"

77

80

76

71

71

71

70

70

68

2,303

i74.3

1.O5

1.21

Nov.

57

M

75

58

69

76

68

66

66

63 

68

68

68

76

84

89

91

78

87

292

242

431

521 Isi

322

249

178

177

156

4,456

149

2.11

2.35

Dec.

141

134

141

124

215

221

180

«230

224

201

196 

174

233

235

216

188

166

148

136

130

134

193

254

269

5BTT

226

196

169

154

139

134

5,757

186

2.64

3.04

Jan.

139

139

151

136

198

180

134

130

T66

339

446 

451

319

289

259

214

180

166

158

»166

201

188

171

177

190

203

214

206

188

174

166

6,448

208

2.95

3.40

Feb.

154

136

136

136

132

130

127

127

127

125

Jl

118

127

194

2O3

«287

25T

242

226

224

228

237

224

188

196

169

_

-

5,040

180

2.55

2.66

Mar.

156

146

^5^

158

166

177

180

169

161

156 

161

264

587

721

662

656

584

446

448

39O

314

261

261

269

276

284

279

256

233

216

9,329

301

4.27

4.92

Apr.

193

185

177

166

164

161

182

219

242

266

303 

322

325

390

412

410

398

426

VX

370

341

269

252

233

211

188

141

141?

166

171

-

7,835

261

3.70

4.13

May

214

182

171

174

171

171

188

261

292

330

322

266

252

257

235

221

219

203

»188

247

221

226

228

244

256

269

279

282

276

259

252

7,336

237

3.36

3.87

June

269

292

284

256

211

177

169

158

154

146

139

135

166

216

230

221

185

146

123

123

118

148

125

123

114

103

101

103

97

-

4,912

164

2.33

2.59

July

95

91

89

88

86

86

93

89

91

88

78 

68

73

73

73

*71

70

68

68

7O

68

73

108

116

132

134

US

95

84

78

64

2,676

86.3

1.22

1.41

Aug.

64

66

68

78

71

68

66

61

64

73

71 

71

71

174

15?

95

125

130

123

112

105

88

80

76

70

7O

66

6O

IT

61

64

2,561

82.6

1.17

1.35

Sept.

61

61

61

61

60

60

61

61

60

58

58 

58

56

58

60

60

60

60

58

58

58

58

60

60

58

58

58

52

49

BT

-

1,753

58.4

O.828

0.92

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,130 Min 47 Mean 185 Cfsm 2.62 In. 35.53

Water year 1952-53: Max , 721 Min 47 Mean 165 Cfsro 2.34 In. 31.85

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MULLICA RIVER BASIN 145

East Branch Wading River at Harrisville, N. J.

Location.--Lat 39°39'47", long. 74°31L26", 50 ft downstream from highway bridge at Harrisville, Burlington County, and half a mile upstream from confluence with West Branch.

Drainage area. 64.0 sq mi.

Records available. January 1931 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since June 23, 1939. Datum of gage is 4.62 

rt above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 21 years (1931-38, 1939-53), 87.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 340 cfs Mar. 14 (gage height, 4.61 ft); minimum',

 30 cfs Sept. 15, 16 (gage height, 2.83 ft).

1931-53: Maximum discharge, 1,390 cfs Aug. 20, 1939 (gage height, 9.54 ft, from 

floodmark in recorder shelter), from rating curve extended above 640 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; practically no flow for several hours on Oct. 26, 1932, while pond above station was filling.

Remarks. Records good except those above 200 cfs, which are fair, 

sionally by dam 200 ft above station.

Flow regulated occaRatlng table, water year 1953-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.8

2.9 

3.2 

3.6 

4.6

26

40

94

193

339

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

50

51

63

5§

56

60 

55

50

48

48

46

46

45

45

46

48

48

46

46

46

43

43

34

31

34

35

35

37

37

37

35

1,405

45.3

0.708

0.82

Nov.

34

37

37

37

35

34

34

32

S?

37

40

40

40

40

43

67

76

67

69

70

121

220

244 zTo"

181

141

121

105

96

94

2,444

81.5

1.27

1.42

Dec.

88

84

98

98

103

121 

126

116

107

101

116

136

131

112

103

94

90

88

84

80

109

191

mISS

155

136

121

105

94

90

90

3,571

115

1.80

2.08

Jan.

101

101

121

121

107

103 

101

109

188

236

248

130

202

171

144

126

112

107

*112

112

109

121

126

121

138

144

131

121

116

112

105

4,196

135

2.11

2.44

Feb.

103

98

92

88

86

84 

90

98

101

98

96

98

101

98

143

202

207

T53

155

136

147

161

149

134

121

112

107

103

-

-

-

3,391

121

1.89

1.97

Mar.

98

94

90

Il2

124

118 

109

112

109

107

105

112

233

326

32T

310

286

247

232

226

200

171

149

166

179

188

176

163

144

136

128

5,271

170

2.66

3.06

Apr.

121

121

118

114

114

m155

152

158

179

179

183

209

209

209

226

?2T

218

207

183

174

169

163

141

128

126

118

126

107

-

4,768

159

2.48

2.77

May

110

110

120

118

118

121 

138

144

144

158

147

128

118

112

107

105

101

ToT

105

124

124

128

134

126

109

118

147

131

103

112

152

3,813

123

1.92

2.22

June

130

120

109

101

96

90 

92

92

82

74

69

65

7?

149

176

149

126

109

98

92

84

88

112

105

103

98

92

86

80

76

3,022

101

1.58

1.76

July

65

58

54

53

51

53 

63

63

63

61

60

58

53

53

51

*50

46

45

43

43

45

43

118

155

TO

112

101

88

74

67

61

2,094

67.5

1.05

1.22

Aug.

56

56

60

58

56

54 

53

51

51

51

»51

48

46

79

121

128

134

147

136

112

96

84

74

69

63

56

53

50

48

46

46

2,233

72.0

1.12

1.30

Sept.

46

17

43

43

42

42 

42

42

40

40

40

38

40

40

31

30

3?

32

32

32

37

40

40

37

35

35

34

35

35

34

-

1,134

37.8

0.591

0.66

Calendar year 1952: Max 440 Mln 32 Mean 108 Cfsm 1.69 In. 23.02

Water year 1952-55 Max 326 Mln 30 Mean 102 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.72

Peak dlscharKe (base, 225 cfs). Nov. 23 (8 a.m. to 2 p.m.) 248 cfs (3.97 ft); Jan. 11 (7 a.m. to

1 p.m.) 251 cfs (3.99 ft); Mar. 14 (4 to 8 p.m.) 340 cfs (4.61 ft)j Apr. 17 (6 to 11 p.m.) 231 cfs

(3.84 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
14b ABSECON CREEK BASIN

Absecon Creek at Absecon, N. J.

Location. Lat 39°25'45", long. 74°31'16", on right bank 300 ft downstream from Doughty 

Pond of Atlantic City Water Department, 1 mile west of Absecon, Atlantic County, and 

3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area . 16.6 sq mi.

Records available. December 1923 to April 1929, June 1933 to December 1938, May 1946 to 

September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, 

oatum of 1929. Prior to May 1946, water-stage recorder and wooden control at same 

site at datum 0.16 ft lower.

Average discharge. 16 years (1924-28, 1933-38, 1946-53), 28.8 cfs (adjusted for diversion;.

Remarks. Records fair. Figures of daily discharge represent only flow at gage. Diverslon from Doughty Pond for municipal supply of Atlantic City. Plow regulated by 

Doughty Pond, 30 ft above station and by Kuehnle Reservoir, l| miles above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

(t)

Oct.

13

15

24

IS

15

15

18

11

13

16

16

13

13

15

15

17

13

12

14

24

5.2

772

11

12

13

6.5

8.7

15

12

6.3

8.0

410.9

13.3

6.9

Nov.

9.5

10

14

14

10

16

15

7.8

8.0

14

15

15

8.7

11

20

30

24

20

17

19

43

75

60

36

25

22

22

19

14

19

633.0

21.1

7.9

Dec.

16

17

27

22

27

33

25

21

*19

17

24

31

25

21

20

19

16

17

15

15

35

52

36

28

23

21

22

16

11

1?

20

706

2E.8

8.1

Jan.

27

22

28

25

22

20

2T

24

59

65

54

45

24

28

28

33

24

28

28

28

38

42

34

23

41

31

21

29

25

23

24

964

31.1

8.1

Feb.

31

17

22

24

20

21

30

25

31

27

22

30

30

24

54

67

52

35

30

30

46

49

38

33

31

33

30

29

_

_

-

911

32.5

8.0

Mar.

27

23

26

54

67

48

38

38

35

34

*29

36

98

96

74

75

62

51

62

57

45

42

42

48

57

60

46

42

42

47

32

1,533

49.5

8.1

Apr.

34

38

35

35

36

33

52

54

43

46

48

42

55

57

46

60

62

62

62

48

42

36

39

38

35

38

39

34

31

33

1,313

43.8

8.7

May

46

45

39

52

54

54

52

61

86

87

58

62

48

51

52

72

68

43

2354"

58

43

62

68

51

72

74

51

36

41

67

1,730

55.8

8.2

June

79

72

28

.55

.55

.55

.50

755

.55

.55

.30

.55

6.0

45

49

»39

33

30

27

25

24

25

30

23

22

23

24

23

28

34

693.45

23.1

9.0

July

28

19

21

16

17

20

23

23

23

16

17

17

19

18

18

15

14

11

15

16

15

12

50

5533"

24

20

17

12

13

12

626

20.2

10.6

Aug.

12

11

12

8.7

9.5

9.5

9.5

22

17

10

8.7

70

108

63

52

43

33

25

21

19

17

16

15

15

12

12

10

8.7

9.5

698.8

22.5

9.4

Sept.

8.7

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.7

9.5

9.5

10

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

11

8.0

7.2

8.7

7.9

1^TTo

5.8

19

13

7.2

5.8

6.5

8.7

11

12

8.7

8.0

-

260.6

8.69

7.81

Adjusted for diversion

Mean

CfSm

In.

20.2 

1.22 

1.40

29. C

1.7E 

1.9E

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

30.9 

1.86 

2.15

39.2 

2.36 

2.73

40.5 

2.44 

2.54

57.6 

3.47 

4.00

52.5 

3.16 

3.53

64.0 

3.86 

4.45

Observed

Max 139 Mln 5.2 Mean 30.2 

Max 108 Mln 0.30 Mean 28.7

32.1 

1.93 

2.16

30.8 

1.86 

2.14

31.9 

1.92 

2.22

16.5 

0.994 

1.11

Adjusted

Mean 39.0 Cfsm 2.35 In. 32.01 

Mean 37.1 Cfsm 2.23 In. 30.38

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion above station from Doughty Pond for municipal supply of Atlantic City, equivalent In 

cubic feet per second. Records not adjusted for change In contents In Doughty Fond nor In Kuehnle 

Reservoir.
GREAT EGG HARBOR RIVER BASIN 

Great Egg Harbor River at Polsom, N. J.

147

Location. Lat 39°35'42", long. 74°51 1 06", on left bank 25 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 54, 1 mile south, of Polsom, Atlantic County, and 2 miles upstream from 

Pennypot Stream.

Drainage area. 56.3 sq mi.

Records availably. September 1925 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Nov. 26, 1934. Datum of gage is 

53.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Mar. 6, 1941, water-stage recorder at site 100 ft downstream at same datum. Mar. 6 to Oct. 5, 1941, staff gage at 

site 145 ft downstream at datum 0.25 ft higher.

Average discharge.--28 years, 85.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 355 cfs Mar. 17 (gage height, 5.56 ft); minimum, 33 cfs Sept. 21, 24-28 (gage height, 3.59 ft).

1925-53: Maximum discharge, 1,440 cfs Sept. 3, 1940 (gage height, 9.09 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Aug. 5, 1931.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are

Revisions. WSP 781: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.5 

3.7 

5.5

23

47

34,4,

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

53

52

56

62

64

60

56

54

53

52

52

50

50

50

4,8

4,8

48

4,7

4,7

46

46

4,6

4"4 44

4,4,

46

46

47

47

48

48

1,554,

50.1

0.890

1.03

Nov.

48

4,7

47

4,8

4,8

4,8

48

4,7

4,7

47

52

52

52

50

53

68

75

78

76

72

87

128

221

251

241

209

173

144

123

110

-

2,790

93.0

1.65

1.84

Dec.

99

92

91

98

110

133

152

156

154,

138

135

149

165

165

a!60

a!40

a!20

allO

*99

96

98

116

14,9

170

167

151

135

120

106

98

94,

3,966

128

2.27

2.62

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,55

Jan.

94

W

104

111

118

120

115

110

125

178

233

241

221

192

165

148

133

123

120

120

122

120

118

120

128

138

144,

14,1

135

127

120

4,, 282

138

2.45

2.83

Feb.

113

106

103

98

96

94

92

92

92

91

89

89

92

98

110

14,6

198

208

185

159

14,8

143

148

144,

133

123

115

108

-

-

-

3,413

122

2.17

2.25

Mln 4,4,

Mar.

103

98

94

101

118

14,1

14,8

14,0

128

120

113

113

173

280

306

342

337

*290

264

241

216

193

172

160

159

167

172

164

152

140

130

5,475

177

3.14

3.62

Apr.

123

116

115

113

111

113

130

156

181

188

188

205

211

219

217

219

224

m

214

209

201

186

167

151

138

130

127

127

125

118

-

4,936

165

2.93

3.26

May

113

111

116

118

116

116

132

152

200

201

173

149

130

115

108

106

106

110

115

120

122

133

143

144

140

146

181

221

219

190

178

4,424

143

2.54

2.92

June

188

211

209

188

160

136

118

113

122

132

127

108

99

122

156

192

170

140

113

96

87

80

83

87

82

73

70

67

64

65

3,658

122

2.17

2.42

July

67

64

60

58

54

53

62

67

65

59

54

52

50

48

48

47

*44

43

42

4T

48

46

58

87

103

110

85

62

54

54

52

1,843

59.5

1.06

1.22

Aug.

48

47

50

52

52

48

47

46

46

*48

56

54

50

58

87

94

"99 103

98

85

68

60

56

53

53

53

48

46

43

40 la

1,827

58.9

1.05

1.21

Sept.

39

38

37

35

37

35

37

38

35

35

34

34

-£5 42

39

37

35

35

34

34

35

37

37

35

55

55

33

34

34

34

1,075

35.8

0.636

0.71

Mean 116 Cfsm 2.06 In. 28.14

Water year 1952-53: Max 34,2 Min 33 Mean 108 Cfsm 1.92 In. 25.93

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

nearby stations.
148 MAURICE RIVER BASIN

Maurice River at Norma, N. J.

Location. Lat 39°29'42", long. 75°04'34", on right bank just upstream from Almond Road

 Bridge at Norma, Salem County, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Blackwater 

Branch.

Drainage area. 113 sq mi.

RecorQs available. June 1932 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Dec. 27, 1937. Datum of gage is

 T"6.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 21 years, 177 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 604 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 3.83 ft); mini-

 mum, 50 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 2.40 ft).

1932-53: Maximum discharge, 7,360 cfs Sept. 2, 1940 (gage height, 8.72 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 27 cfs 

Sept. 25, 1932.

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

good. Occasional regulation by powerplant above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

3.8

50

111

206

425

587

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

Ill

111

131

125 

122

119

114

111

111

109

109

106

104

109

117

119

111

106

101

97

92

94

97

99

99

92

89

89

87

87

85

3,253

105

0.929

1.07

Nov.

85

83

a80

a80 

a85

a90

a90

a90

a90

a95

alOO

104

104

104

114

133

131

133

131

133

182

260

414

396

357

334

303

273

244

152

4,970

166

1.47

1.64

Dec.

174" 171

188

196 

206

240

244

233

236

244

252

248

244

244

240

229

214

196

185

178

192

229

233

233

233

229

221

206

192

185

178

6,693

216

1.91

2.20

Jan.

165

155

T7T

174 

185

188

192

196

252

294

307

329

343 3"34~

307

285

264

256

248

244

240

248

256

260

264

264

264

269

264

260

248

7,726

249

2.20

2.54

Feb.

244

233

225

217 

206

199

196

196

192

188

182

T5F

188

188

229

285

298

303

307

298

298

294

285

273

260

252

236

229

_

-

6,686

239

2.12

2.20

Mar.

217

210

199

244

248

248

252

248

236

229

229

316

446

410

553

553

*499

499

400

376

386

367

352

343

336

338

343

338

320

298

10,264

331

2.93

3.38

Apr.

289

285

277

HI

248

285

329

334

352

425

371

396

415

396

410

410

348

415

415

391

371

357

311

311

289

281

a280

a270

a270

-

10,015

334

2.96

3.30

May

264

225

236

225 

221

229

252

264

289

298

289

277

252

229

202

'514" 199

229

229

256

269

277

281

269

260

303

348

441

400

338

343

8,408

271

2.40

2.77

June

357

357

334

316 

303

281

269

248

229

229

229

229

225

256

260

273

273

260

240

199

182

174

182

171

122

131

145

142

145

142

-

6,903

230

2.04

2.27

July

133

128

119

114 

109

122

152

145

171

155

139

128

128

122

114

106

101

101

109

128

89

89

136

174

320

196

117

*111

122

111

111

4,100

132

1.17

1.35

Aug.

114

104

109

109

109

106

101

99

101

97

97

109

101

131

174

171

185

T5s

158

139

125

117

106

99

99

87

85

79

77

73

7s

3,521

114

1.01

1.16

Sept.

71

71

65

»

60

69

71

71

71

69

69

69

67

65

62

60

60

60

56

69

71

67

67

67

67

67

67

67

67

"

1,971

65.7

0.581

0.65

Calendar year 1952: Max 716 Mln 80 Mean 230 Cfsm 2.04 In. 27.59

Water year 1952-53: Max 553 Mln 50 Mean 204 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.53

:fsl.--Nov. 23 (6 p.m.) 531 cfs Va.ru (3.70it;; f)nai*. MarJ.D 16v^ (5p.m.;) ou* 604CIB cfs

.m.) 467 cfs (3.58 ft); May 28 (9 a.m.)

Peak discharge (base. 575 efs). Kov. 23 (6 p.m.) 531 cfs (3 

(3.83 ft); Apr. 11 V 10 a.m.) 446 cfs (,3-54 ft); Apr. 19 (7 p.m 

467 cfs (3.58 ft).

» Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.
MAURICE RIVER BASIN 149

Manantico Creek near Millville, N. J.

Location.--Lat 39°25'12", long. 74°58'00", on right bank at upstream side of MillvilleMilmay highway bridge, 4 miles northeast of Millville, Cumberland County, and 7 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 22.3 sq mi.

Records available. June 1931 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 36.63 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--22 year, 39.0 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 227 cfs Mar. 14 (gage height, 3.07 ft); minimum, 

9.2 cfs Oct. 23 (gage height, 1.14 ft).

1931-53: Maximum discharge, 1,050 cfs Aug. 20, 1939 (gage height, 6.21 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 300 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 1.4 cfs Aug. 16- 

18, 1936.

Remarks. Records fair. Diurnal fluctuation caused by small powerplant above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.2

1.3 

1.6

2.6 

2.5 

3.0

81

144

220

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

27

27

29

35

33

30

28

*26

27

28

27

27

27

27

27

26

25

26

24

24

32

29

18

16

25

21

23

23

21

18

23

794

25.6

1.15

1.32

Nov.

26

25

24

43

32

16

25

18

23

30

39

31

28

26

30

46

46

38

32

33

74

148

147

103

70

49

33

39

39

39

-

1,347

44.9

2.01

2.24

Dec.

39

38

TS

45

48

66

66

55

48

45

55

74

68

56

49

46

43

42

40

39

47

80

83

6?

46

40

42

40

39

39

41

1,566

50.5

2.26

2.61

Jan.

46

47

54

58

54

46

43

TO

98

120

109

86

70

49

46

50

48

50

54

53

51

55

57

57

61

57

50

50

51

49

47

1,814

58.5

2.62

3.03

Feb.

47

45

43

43

42

41

42

43

42

41

39

41

46

45

65

113 ~9T

67

56

52

58

68

63

55

53

59

62

46

_

-

-

1,498

53.5

2.40

2.50

Mar.

44

39

33

62

86

76

60

54

52

51

51

53

116

207

TTJ

122

116

*96

91

93

84

74

68

69

78

81

77

69

65

62

59

2,433

78.6

3.52

4.07

Apr.

58

58

58

57

57

56

71

86

76

70

74

71

84

105

85

96

89

86

86

76

*66

64

61

57

60

64

60

56

53

-

2,133

71.1

3.19

3.56

May

55

57

54

52

50

51

66

69

59

44

24

33

*41

62

59

45

48

52

51

58

63

61

66

55

46

66

104

62

54

66

1,767

57.0

2.56

2.95

June

77

77

62

52

47

44

47

48

45

42

*47

37

43

77

73

53

45

39

37

35

34

42

54

45

36

32

31

3T

31

32

-

1,395

46.5

2.09

2.33

July

33

27

15

15

23

27

124

157

87

65

53

44

41

35

33

21

20

33

33

26

28

*25

55

79

46

43

44

25

25

25

25

1,335

43.1

1.93

2.23

Aug.

23

24

28

31

28

27

21

20

22

23

23

22

21

72

92

63

48

28

*22

27

27

27

26

25

24

23

23

23

23

23

22

931

30.0

1.35

1.55

Sept.

21

21

20

21

20

19

18

18

17r?

17

IS

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

20

20

20

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

-

560

18.7

0.839

0.93

Calendar year 1952: Max 326 Mln 16 Mean 51.9 Cfsm 2.33 In. 31.67

Water year 1952-53: Max 207 Mln 15 Mean 48.2 Cfsm 2.16 In. 29.32

Peak discharge (base, 125 cfs). --No

ft); Feb. 16 (3 p.m.) 138 cfs (2.49 f

v. 23 (1 a.m.) 164 cfs (2.66 ft); Jan. 9 (2 p.m.) 125 cfs (2.38 

. t); Mar. 14 (lO a.m.) 227 cfs (3.07 ft); July 7 (7 p.m.) 204 cfs

(2.91 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
150 COHANSEY RIVER BASIN

Loper Run near Bridgeton, N. J.

Location. Lat 39°28'20", long. 75°14 1 55", on right bank of Silver Lajce, 0.4 mile upstream from mouth and 4 miles northwest of Bridgeton, Cumberland County.

Drainage area. 2,34 sq mi.

Records available . August 1937 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder above dam with concrete siphon spillway. Datum of gage is 

47.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge . 15 years (1937-46, 1947-53), 1.47 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 17 cfs July 23; no flow for part of many 

days.

1937-53: Maximum daily discharge, 94 cfs Sept. 1, 1940; no flow for many days.

Remarks. Records fair. Some regulation by Silver Lake.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

1.2

5.7

.57

773

1.1

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

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

40.00

1.29

0.551

0.64

Nov.

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.2

J..2

1.2 

1.1

1.1

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

4.4

.36

1.0

1.1

1.1

5.4

3.7

4.1

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

"

50.66

1.69

0.722

0.81

Dec.

1.4

1.4

1.7

1.5

5.9

.39

1.2

1.2

1.2

5.3

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

4.6

1.1

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.5

50.79

1.64

0.701

0.81

Jan.

1.7

1.5

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4 

5.0

8.7

.26

1.7

4.4

.90

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.9

5.6

.44

1.5

4.8

4.6

1.5

1.7

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.9

71.00

2.29

0.979

1.13

Feb.

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0 

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.0

8.5

4.6

1.6

275

2.0

2.0

4.6

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

-

-

-

66.0

2.36

1.01

1.05

Mar.

1.9

2.0

5.8

4.3

.70

1.7

1.9 

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

5.6

9.2

1.2

9.9

10

4.4

5.0

4.9

4.9

1.2

4.6

5.0

.69

3.6

3.1

3.9

.61

3.5

1.0

3.3

111.90

3.61

1.54

1.78

Apr.

2.1

1.4

1.7

2.7

2.6

4.0

2.8

1.0

3.2

2.7

4.1

2.7

4.5

1.0

8.0

576^ .jp

3.3

4.0

3.8

*.78

4.7

1.7

4.3

4.5

1.9

3.9

2.0

4.1

-

93.45

3.12

1.33

1.49

May

4.0

3.3

2.3

2.1

4.3

5.0

4.5 

4.3

4.3

1.9

2.4

2.4

4.3

1.7

4.0

6.1

4.4

1.1

2.3

4.8

4.2

5.0

4.3

1.5

2.1

6.0

1.8

2.3

2.3

4.3

6.1

109.4

3.53

1.51

1.74

June

5.6

T75

4.1

1.5

2.1

5.6

273~ . 93 

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.0

5.4

1.9

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0

-

72.33

2.41

1.03

1.15

July

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

5.0

.73 

5.3

1.0

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.9

2.0

1.7

17

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

73.93

2.38

1.02

1.18

Aug.

1.6

4.4

.42

1.2

1.5

1.5

1.5 

1.5

4.6

.56

1.2

1.4

1.4

6.Z

1.9

1.2

4.5

1.1

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

55.78

1.80

0.769

0.89

Sept.

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4 

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

2.1

177

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

-

37.5

1.25

0.534

0.60

Calendar year 1952 : Max 33 Mln 0.23 Mean 2.50 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.57

Water year 1952-53: Max 17 Min 0.26 Mean 2.28 Cfsm 0.974 In. 13.27

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 151

East Branch Delaware River at Margaretvllle, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42"08"40", long. 74°39'15", on right bank at downstream side of bridge to 

fairgrounds at southwest end of Margaretville, Delaware County, if miles downstream from 

Bush Kill.

Drainage area.--163 sq mi.

Records available. February 1937 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,302.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Sept. 9, 1937, chain gage and Sept. 9, 

1937, to Aug. 17, 1944, water-stage recorder, at same site at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--16 years, 310 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,850 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 11.27 ft); minimum, 7.9 cfs Sept. 4, 5 (gage height, 1.81 ft).

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 15,700 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 13.84 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 8,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 6.0 cfs Aug. 8, 

1949; (temporary regulation, cause unknown) minimum gage height, 0.89 ft Sept. 30, 

Oct. 1, 1943, present datum.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from debris, or 

no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect or 

backwater from debris (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24

2.5

3.0

182

378

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

832

1,460

3,240

5,790

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

Jan. 24 to Sept. 30

8.8 3.0

18 4.0

5.0

79 7.0

144

386

895

1,640

3,340

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

29

34

86

5E

45

40

38

37

34

32

29

28

28

27

26

26

26

25

24

24

*24

24

24

23

55

24 

23 

27

30

31

33

980

31.6

0.194

0.22

Nov.

34

31

*30

28

26

27

27

28

27

31

33

32

28

26

26

37

42

37

37

47

439

805

867

531

386

310 

286 

240

209

190

4,897

163

1.00

1.12

Dec.

164

*150

153

139

165

369

224

201

197

205

4,740

*2,840

1,410

934

b680

*579

488

430

b370

326

318

314

290

280

260

225 

195. 

130

145

145

135

17,201

555

3.40

3.92

Jan.

125

120

125

120

114

*102

92

5E

102

150

247'

220

197

182

182

298

299

549

487

414

394

366

338

2,560

2,690

1,500 

bl,000 

*bl,060

b'40

b560

536

15,965

515

3.16

3.64

Feb.

580

b410

408

b360

b310

b270

703

507

403

b350

b310

b320

297

276

276

*b260

b240

b210

b200

557

1,690

1,150

b780

683

583

514 

460 

399

_

_

-

13,206

472

2.90

3.01

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,740 Min 19

Mar.

322

b260

b250

536

b390

b330

b300

b280

b260

b230

b210 2~3B"

*367

412

562

*1,550

977

754

796

673

541

482

451

1,110

1,140

1,990 

1,950 

1,430

1,100

1,020

922

21,831

704

4.32

4.98

Apr.

743

819

*678

632

602

532

818

732

632

632

593

518

559

546

482

544

504

509

527

*500

473

425

403

4135

408

722 

1,190 

922

760

642

18,450

615

3.77

4.21

May

1,250

1,140

956

795

883

734

642

742

754

652

*574

527

583

514

534

509

694

598

532

469

408

356

352

280

248

274 

337 

260

224

220

551

17,265

557

3.42

3.94

June

*197

174

159

151

148

141

185

144

124

110

104

98

104

101

a96

a86

a78

74

a70

a62

a74

a66

a60

*56

52

52 

69 

61

276

1T3

-

3,285

110

0.675

0.75

July

79

71

63

56

49

51

58

53

110 ~6f

56

47

49

a46

*a43

41

37

34

44

61

53

36

37

43

36

32 

30 

28

27

31

31

1,501

48.4

0.297

0.34

Aug.

26

24

24

*22

22

23

21

20

19

21

21

18

17

239 ^75

44

33

28

24

22

20

19

18

*17

15

15 

14 

13

12

12

11

906

29.2

0.179

0.21

Sept.

11

11

10

*9.3

9T3

a25

a320

136

26

24

21

21

70

42

30

25

22

20

18

16

16

15

*14

14

13

13 

12 

13

13

12

-

901.6

30.1

0.185

0.21

Mean 329 Cfsm 2.02 In. 27.45

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,740 Min 9.3 Mean 319 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.55

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 cfs).--Dec. 11 (4 p.m.) 9,850 cfs (11.27 ft); Jan. 24 (3 p.m.) 4,720 

cfs (8.25 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records 

and records for other stations in East Branch Delaware basin,

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Backwater from ice and/or debris Dec. 24 to Jan. 10 (no gage-height record Jan. 3-6).
152 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 

Platte Kill at Dunraven, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°08'00", long. 74°41'40", on right bank at upstream side of highway bridge 

in Dunraven, Delaware County, 0.6 mile upstream from mouth and 2j miles northeast of 

Arena.

Drainage area. 34.7 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1941 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,296.23 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 12 years, 65.5 ofs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,760 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 5.92 ft); minimum, 1.1 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 2.065*ft).

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 3,810 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 8.01 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 940 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 

7.49 ft; minimum, 0.9 cfs Sept. 26, 1943; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 4, 1953.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. Slight 

regulation by sawmills about 2 miles above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. El Feb. ZZ to Sept. 30

2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

3.4 

6.5

II

24

52

3.3

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

143

317

580

940

2.08

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

2.9

1.2 

2.9

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

76

139

316

580

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.4

25

29

T7

13

13

11

11

10

9.6

8.9

8.7

8.3

8.0

7.4

*6.7

6.3

6.2

5.9

5.7

5.6

5.4

5.3

5.0

4.8

4.5

475

5.6

6.7

6.5

8.3

280.6

9.05

0.261

0.30

Nov.

7.6

5.9

*5.6

5.4

4.8

5.1

6.0

5.7

5.6

8.5

9.1

6.7

5.7

5.3

6.0

13

9.6

8.9

8.9

16

54

129

131

TO5

87

76

71

57

48

44

-

948.4

31.6

0.911

1.02

Dec.

38

34

*34

31

54

84

57

53

52

56

768

41515

276

177

130

113

94

*82

64

58

63

64

57

64

61

52

43

29

35

33

32

3,271

106

3.05

3.51

Jan.

30

31

32

28

24

*21

20

5T

22

38

62

48

41

37

39

81

78

150

113

102

91

80

77

607

548

260

175

*195

125

108

100

3,384

109

3.14

3.63

Feb.

106

78

76

68

62

58

181

106

89

76

68

70

65

56

58

53

*49

45

43m

437 2"45

165

147

122

109

96

78

_

.

-

2,873

103

2.97

3.08

Mar.

62

56

54

127

78

70

66

62

56

52

48

5E

*89

83

136

255

206

164

186

145

120

107

100

170

190

343

357

56T

203

211

177

4,291

138

3.98

4.60

Apr.

156

164

134

127

115

100

154

125

*115

125

107

98

113

104

96

104

94

100

104

*102

98

87

80

80

78

130

189

T75

145

125

-

3,519

117

3.37

3.77

May

281

231

196

153

174

137

120

117

115

92

78

*80

78

70

89

74

133

113

102

90

74

67

72

52

45

55

57

46

39

41

38

3,109

100

2.88

3.33

June

*32

29

26

25

25

29

34

24

20

17

16

14

18

17

14

12

11

10

9.6

8.8

9.6

9.2

7.2

*6.3

6.0

*7.7

11

22

75

15

-

564.4

18.8

0.542

0.60

July

14

12

11

9.2

8.0

9.9

10

8.8

~5.4 17

7.8

6.7

6.4

6.6

*5.9

5.3

4.8

4.5

4.4

4.6

4.4

4.2

5.3

5.5

4.5

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.2

475

4.4

213.3

6.88

0.198

O.23

Aug.

3.2

3.2

3.1

*3.2

*3.4

3.4

3.1

2.7

2.7

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.2

25

T.9

5.3

4.7

4.2

3.8

3.5

3.2

2.9

2.7

*2.5

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.7

1^5

119.4

3.85

0.111

0.13

Sept.

1.5

1.4

1.3 *I73

1.6

5.4

18

6.8

4.3

3.2

2.8

6.7

~5.6 27

5.8

4.6

4.0

3.6

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

*2.7

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.3

2.1

139.6

4.65

0.134

0.15

Calendar year 1952 : Max 768 Min 4.3 Mean 67.1 Cfsm 1.93 In. 26.34

Water year 1952-53 : Max 768 Min 1.3 Mean 62.2 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.35

Peak discharge (base. 6QO cfs).--Dec. 11 (l p.m.) 1,760 cfs (5.92 ft); Jan. 24 (12:45 p.m.) 1,240 

cfs (5.34 ft); Feb. 21 (9:15 a.m.) 777 cfs (4.79 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 29 to Dec. 5, Dec. 15, 18-20, 27-31, Jan. 4-7, 

10-14, 17, 18, Jan. 26 to Feb. 6, Feb. 10-12, 14-2O, 23, Feb. 28 to Mar. 3, Mar. 5-11.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 153

Mill Brook at Arena, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°06'25", long. 74°43'45", on left bank 0.4 mile upstream from highway 

Driage, three-quarters of a mile southeast of Arena, Delaware County, and l£ miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 25.0 sq ml.

Records available. February 1937 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,298.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Board of Water Supply, City of New York. Prior to Oct. 17, 1939, staff gage at site 

0.2 mile downstream at different datum. Oct. 17 to Dec. 8, 1939, staff gage at present 

site at different datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 58.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,050 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 9.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 640 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage' 

heights 8.36, 9.13, and 9.92 ft; minimum, 2.3 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 2.835 ft).

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 4,500 cfs Sept. 21, 1938, from rating curve extended 

above 960 cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis of velocity-area study; maximum gage 

height, 9.92 ft Nov. 25, 1950; minimum discharge observed, 1.2 cfs Sept. 25, 26, 1939 

(gage height, 0.71 ft, site and datum then In use).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect, backwater from leaves, 

or doubtful gage-height record, which are good.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect or 

backwater from leaves (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 22 Nov. 23 to Sept. 3D

2.9

3.0 

3.2 

3.5

3.9 

6.6

14

3.9 

4.2 

4.5 

5.0

67

113

194

391

2.8

2.9 

3.1 

3.4 

3.7 

4.0

1.8

3.5

8.8

22

45

77

4.3 

4.7 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

134

263

391

915

1,550

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

5.2

10

~8.0 11

7.0

6.3

6.2

5.9

5.8

5.7

5.4 

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.1

*5.1

5.0

4.8

4.7

C4.6

c4.4

c4.4

c4.3

c4.2

C4.0

03^9 

03.9

c4.3

c4.8

c5.0

05.2

169.8

5.48

0.219

0.25

Nov.

c5.2

c5.2

c5.2

c5.0

*c4.8

c5.0

5.5

5.2

5.4

5.8

5.5 

5.5

5.2

5.1

5.2

6.8

6.5

6.8

7.0

15

194

26*

228

124

86

67 

63

53

45

40

-

1,284.9

42.8

1.71

1.91

Dec.

34

32

*30

28

45

74

54

50

47

52

dl.550

208

139

102

82

70

*63

54

46

45

45

40

39

36

33 

29

?2~ 18

24

22

3,524

114

4.56

5.24

Jan.

21

20

20

19

17

*16

15

16

18

35

57 

39

33

29

34

72

58

117

93

80

72

63

60

606

410

230 

*145

150

110

88

82

2,905

93.7

3.75

4.32

Feb.

94

68

64

58

52

46

125

88

75

62

56 

58

53

48

50

45

*39

34

33

25

260

205

130

111

96

83 

73

64

-

-

-

2,215

79.1

3.16

3.30

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,550 Mln 3.9

Mar.

52

46

44

103

76

62

56

54

50

46

43

 60

75

130

365

191

142

142

145

100

88

84

299

271

357 

304

229

176

156

134

4,125

133

5.32

6.14

Apr.

120

127

116

105

96

86

144

*137

122

120

107 

98

99

89

80

100

96

89

89

83

*75

69

Jz

80

82

196 

302

205

150

120

-

3,454

115

4.60

5.14

May

196

167

145

118

171

148

132

190

182

153

129

107

94

86

77

96

88

78

70

61

56

54

43

39

41 

42

35

30

30

2JL

2,997

96.7

3.87

4.46

June

 24

22

20

19

21

37

69

46

36

30

26 

24

25

22

20

18

17

15

14

13

13

12

11

9.6

9.4

*10 

13

9.9

 32

14

-

651.9

21.7

0.868

0.97

July

11

9.7

9.0

8.0

7.4

9.4

8.4

10

13

8.8

7.6 

6.9

6.4

6.3

5.8

5.6

5.2

4.9

9.9

ii

10

 8.0

8.4

8.6

7.0

6.2 

5.6

5.4

5.2

5.5

5.2

244.4

7.88

0.315

0.36

Aug.

4.8

4.9

4.9

4:6

 4.5

4.5

4.6

4.8

4.4

4.6

4.4 

4.4

4.7

5^3

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.3

*3.1

3.0

3.0 

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.5

121.9

3.93

0.157

0.18

Sept.

2.5

 2.5

2.5

g.4

3.0

4.2

8.7

7.2

5.8

5.2

4.5 

9.6

H

5.0

4.5

4.3

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.9 

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

-

128.6

4.29

0.172

0.19

Mean 63.2 Cfsm 2.53 In. 34.40

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,550 Mln 2.4 Mean 59.8 Cfsm 2.39 In. 32.46

Peak discharge (base. (ba 740 cfs).--Dee. 11 (about 1 p.m.) 3,050 cfs (9.00 ft); Jan. 24 (11 a.m.)

1,040 cfs (6.2l ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

c Backwater from leaves.

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

high-water mark In well, weather records, and records for other stations In basin of East Branch

Note . Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 1, 15, 16, 20, 27-31, Jan. 5-10, 12-15, 17, 

25^317 Feb. 2-6, 10, 11, 16-20, 23, Mar. 1-3, 6-11.
154 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Tremper Kill near Shavertown, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°07'15", long. 74°49'10", on right bank 500 ft upstream from highway

bridge, 2-q: miles northeast of Shavertown, Delaware County, 2-J- miles upstream from mouth, 

and 2-g miles northwest of Union Grove.

Drainage area.--33.0 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1937 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,285.87 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Aug. 5, 1937, 

staff gage at site 500 ft downstream and Aug. 5 to Sept. 28, 1937, at site a quarter of 

a mile downstream, at different datums.

Average discharge.--16 years, 61.7 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,960 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 5.15 ft-), from 

raTing curve extended above 1,000 cfs on basis of slope-area and contracted-opening 

determinations at gage height 6.37 ft; minimum, 0.7 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 1.55 ft).

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 4,250 cfs Sept. 21, 1938 (gage height, 7.12 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of Sept. 4,

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 22 Nov. 23 to Sept. 7

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.4 

2.6

4.2 

5.1 

9.3

0. 2.1

67

111

Discharge, in cubic feet per second,

22

64

125

231

549

1,820

October 1952 tc

Sept. 7-30

1.9 11

2.0 17

2.1 25

2.4 67

2.6 111

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.

Oct.

6.4

15

24

13

11

9.8

10

9.8

8.8

8.0

7.6

7.2

7.2

7.0

6.4

*6.2

6.0

6.0

5.6

5.4

5.3

5.1

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.5

4.4

5TT

6.0

6.2

7.2

238.6

7.70

0.233

0.27

Nov.

6.8

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.1

*5.3

5.8

5.8

5.6

7.2

7.8

6.6

5.8

5.4

6.2

11

9.0

8.0

7.8

14

50

81

85

35

59

51

51

42

35

32

-

694.4

23.1

0.700

0.78

Dec.

24

23

*25

20

36

2

5

1

1

4

997

535

292

172

120

96

80

*68

54

47

51

64

54

54

53

47

40

25

33

38

32

3,383

109

3.30

3.81

Jan.

27

26

28

25

21

18

17

15

*20

42

72

SO

45

41

44

74

66

151

114

100

90

78

71

622

55g

270

*165

185

116

92

86

3,330

107

3.24

3.75

Feb.

94

68

71

60

56

50

172

98

82

72

64

66

58

51

54

48

*41

35

34

47

467 540"

155

128

107

92

82

69

_

-

2,661

95.0

2.88

3.00

Mar.

52

44

42

117

76

66

60

56

50

45

41

47

*69

71

102

197

150

123

150

128

107

94

88

183

184

320

328 ?36"

181

178

153

3,738

121

3.67

4.21

Apr.

125

133

107

100

92

80

144

*116

104

116

100

90

98

94

82

92

82

84

92

88

*86

77

71

69

68

124

224

151

142

116

-

3,177

106

3.21

3.58

May

332

246

188

142

170

125

111

104

96

77

66

*71

75

66

73

62

112

88

78

69

58

51

59

42

37

42

48

38

32

35

32

2,823

91.1

2.76

3.18

June

25

21

*20

19

19

21

37

22

17

15

13

13

16

15

13

11

10

10

9.4

8.8

9.8

8.8

8.0

7.0

6.2

*7.4

8.4

6.4

*39

IZ

-

448.2

14.9

0.452

0.51

July

9.2

8.0

7.0

6.0

5.5

6.4

6.4

6.2

11

7.6

6.0

5.4

5.4

5.5

5.0

4.0

3.6

3.2

3.1

3.8

3.2

*10

16~5.8

5.8

4.6

3.8

3.4

2.9

373

3.2

183.9

5.93

0.180

0.21

Aug.

2.6

2.8

2.9

2.7

*3.0

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.3

3.8

3.0

2.7

2.5

5.2

375

2.6

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.2

*1.2

1.2

1.0

T75

1.0

1.0

68.4

2.21

0.067

0.08

Sept.

0.9

.9

.8

*75

1.4

6.1

263 ~H4

30

19

15

20

85

48

35

26

24

20

16

15

13

12

11

*9.0

8.2

9.6

8.6

7.2

7.2

6.2

-

772.9

25.8

0.782

0.87

Calendar year 1952: Max 997 Win 4.2 Mean 63.7 Cfsm 1.93 In. 26.28

Water year 1952-53: Max 997 Win 0.8 Mean 59.0 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.25

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs).--Dec. 11 (2:30 p.m.) 1,960 cfs (5.15 ft); Jan. 24 (1:45 p.m.) 1,090 

cfs (4.18 ft;; Feb. 21 (9 a.m.) 725 cfs (3.73 ft); Sept. 7(8:3O a.m.) 718 cfs (3.72 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 1-4, 15-20, 27-31, Jan. 5-14, 17, Jan. 26 to 

FeFTT?, Feb. 4-6, 10-12, 16-20, 22, 23, Mar. 1-3, 5-11.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 155

Terry Clove Kill near Pepacton, N. Y.

Location. La t 42°07'50", long. 74 "54 '00", on left bank 600 ft upstream from wooden farm 

bridge , l£ miles upstream from confluence with Fall Clove Kill, and 3? miles north of 

Pepacton, Delaware County.

Drainage area. 14.1 sq mi.

Records available. February 1937 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,329.38 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of Board of Water Supply, City of New York. Prior to Oct. 1, 

1940, staff gage at site 600 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 26.5 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,170 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 3.97 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 290 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 

5.49 ft; minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Aug. 29 to Sept. 4; minimum gage height, 0.70 ft 

Sept. 3.

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 4,010 cfs May 23, 1942 (gage height, 5.49 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 800 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum daily, that of Aug. 29 to Sept. 4, 1953; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 3, 

1953.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or those below 6 

which are good.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

cfs,

Oct. 1 to Nov. 22 Nov. 23 to Feb. 21

0.95 1.2

1.0 2.1

1.1 4.4

1.2 8.1

1.4 20

1.6 40

1.19 7.4

1.3 12

1.5 28

1.7 54

2.0 114

2.5 272

3.0 497

3.5 800

Feb. 22 to Sept. 3O

0.7 0.1 1.2 8.

.8 .5 1.4 20

.9 1.6 1.6 42

1.0 3.2 1.9 91

1.1 5.6 2.2 169

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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.

Oct.

2.5

7.8

8.1

4.7

3.6

3.5

3.7

3.6

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.1

*2.1

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.3

1*2.

1.2

1.4

1.7

2.1

2.7

82.3

2.65

0.188

0.22

Nov.

2.3

1.8

1*1

1.7

1.6

*1.6

2.0

1.8

1.7

2.7

2.8

2.2

1.8

1.6

2.0

4.7

3.2

2.7

2.7

8.5

32

38

42

31

25

22

23

18

15

13

-

310.0

10.3

0.730

0.82

Dec.

*b!2

bll

11

blO

23

37

23

20

20

24

605

254

113

72

b52

41

34

27

*22

b20

22

26

22

24

23

20

b!7

b!3

b!5

15

14

1,642

53.0

3.76

4.33

Jan.

11

11

11

10

b8. 6

b7.8

b7.4

*778

9.8

b20

41

b27

b21

b!9

21

b52

b37

b80

57

51

44

37

34

276

214

bl!2

*b64

84

b52

b42

b40

1,509.4

48.7

3.45

3.98

Feb.

b44

b31

b27

b22

b!9

b!7

83

41

34

b27

b24

25

22

19

22

b20

*b!7

b!5

b!4

b26

b!85

b96

b76

64

52

45

38

b31

_

-

-

1,136

40.6

2.88

3.00

War.

b22

bl8

b!7

56

32

b29

b25

b23

*b20

b!7

b!6

Ts

27

27

44

72

62

53

63

55

45

40

35

90

91

146

143

105

82

78

70

1,621

52.3

3.71

4.28

Apr.

59

61

48

43

40

35

78

*64

61

64

52

45

53

46

37

46

40

41

43

41

*38

34

29

30

28

54

101

83

66

53

-

1,513

50.4

3.57

3.99

May

135

98

80

64

82

62

55

52

43

35

28

*24

25

22

24

20

42

30

27

24

21

19

25

16

14

19

20

16

13

15

15

1,165

37.6

2.67

3.07

June

11

8.9

*7.9

7.6

7.9

15

19

11

8.7

7.1

6.3

5.7

8.8

7.6

5.9

5.0

4.3

4.1

3.8

3.3

3.5

3.2

2.7

2.3

*2.2

2.6

4.1

2.9

13

4.2

-

199.6

6.65

0.472

0.53

July

3.0

2.6

2.3

1.9

1.7

1.9

2.1

2.4

5.7

2.5

2.1

1.7

1.6

1.9

1.6

*1.2

1.0

.9

3.0

3.8

2.0

1.6

1.9

1.9

1.4

1.1

.9

.8

.7

iTT

.9

59.2

1.91

0.135

0.16

Aug.

0.7

.8

.9

.8

*1.0

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

14.6

0.47

0.033

0.04

Sept.

^

.1

.1

.9

2.8

107

T6

8.7

6.3

5.0

6.8

15

9.7

7.4

6.2

5.3

4.7

4.0

3.8

4.0

3.5

3.0

*2.8

2.7

2.6

2.3

2.2

1.9

1.8

-

236.8

7.89

0.560

0.62

Calendar year 1952: Max 605 Min 1.2 Mean 28.7 Cfsm 2.04 In. 27.71

Water year 1952-53: Max 605 Min 0.1 Mean 26.0 Cfsm 1.84 In. 25.04

Peak discharge (base, 450 cfs). Dec. 11 (9:3X) a.m.) 1,170 cfs (3.97 ft); Jan. 24 (ll:3O a.m.) 456

cfs (2.92 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage -discharge relation affected by ice.
156 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Coles Clove Kill near Pepacton, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°06'20", long. 74°54'10", on left bank just downstream from timber farm 

bridge, 0.6 mile downstream from confluence of Terry Clove Kill and Pall Clove Kill, If 

miles upstream from mouth, and 2 miles northwest of Pepacton, Delaware County.

Drainage area. 28.0 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,193.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Board of Water Supply, City of New York.

Average discharge. 9 years, 55.7 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,380 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 6.32 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 600 cfs on basis of slope-area and contracted-opening determinations at gage height 6.41 ft; minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Sept. 4; minimum gage height 

observed, 0.98 ft Sept. 4.

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 2,400 cfs Mar. 22, 1948 (gage height, 6.41 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 700 cfs on basis of slope-area and contracted-opening determinations of peak flow; maximum gage height, 6.62 ft Feb. 28, 1946 (ice jam); minimum 

dally discharge, that of Sept. 4, 1953; minimum gage height observed, that of Sept. 4, 

1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, doubtful gage-height record, 

or backwater from leaves or fallen trees, whcih are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect or backwater from lea1 or fallen trees (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.4

3.1 

9.1

2.9 

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

176

367

589

1,150

2,020

Dec. 12-29, 

June 15 to Sept.

0.98 0.1 1.7

S.5

121

225

380

589

1.3

1.4

1.5

Dec. 29 to June 14, 

Sept. 7-30 

3.8 1.7 

2.0 

2.5

Note.--Same as precedlng table above 2.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 195S

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.1

18

22

TZ

8.8

8.5

10

9.7

8.8

7.9

7.3 

6.7

6.4

C6.4

C5.8

*c5.6

5.5

5.5

5.5

c5.4

C5.2

c5.2

c5.2

C4.9

C4.3

c4.0 e4"70~

5.2

6.7

7.3

9.1

233.0

7.52

0.269

0.31

Nov.

8.2

6.7

6.1

C5.8

C4.9

*c4.0

572

4.9

4.9

6.1

7.9 

5.8

4.9

4.0

4.3

12

8.2

6.4

6.1

16

57

69

75

55

47

42

43

35

32

29

-

617.4

20.6

0.736

0.82

Dec.

*26

23

24

22

48

73

49

44

43

48

1,250 

550

273

163

113

90

72

59

*45

38

43

53

45

49

46

41

34

26

33

36

31

3,470

112

4.00

4.61

Jan.

28

28

29

26

21

18

17

*I5

20

36

76 

56

47

42

44

91

72

154

109

96

85

75

67

559

155

237

*135

160

102

88

82

3,073

99.1

3.54

4.08

Feb.

88

64

60

54

50

46

153

83

68

56

50 

52

47

42

49

43

*37

32

31

5D

150" 354

135

110

94

81

71

60

_

.

-

2,250

80.4

2.87

2.99

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,230 Mln 2.0

Mar.

47

40

38

100

60

54

48

46

*42

37

35

37

52

52

79

134

112

96

118

100

82

72

67

177

173

294 230"

202

158

154

132

3,128

101

3.61

4.15

Apr.

112

118

90

85

78

68

138

*109

100

106

89 

79

90

82

68

83

72

75

79

76

*71

62

57

57

54

110

214

I5Z

125

100

-

2,809

93.6

3.34

3.73

May

283 20~5

162

123

167

118

104

96

85

67

56 

51

*51

46

50

43

79

58

50

46

41

37

47

32

27

35

40

33

26

Z5

29

2,316

74.7

2.67

3.08

June

22

18

*16

15

16

25

40

22

17

15

13 

12

17

15

12

10

8.6

8.0

7.6

6.8

7.0

6.2

5.2

4.2

*37Z

5.2

11

6.2

44

12

421.2

14.0

0.500

0.56

July

7.9

6.4

5.4

4.1

3.8

4.0

4.9

5.5

~6.4 16

4.4 

3.6

3.1

3.8

3.0

*2.2

1.8

1.5

3.5

6.0

3.1

2.4

2.8

3.2

2.3

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.2

173

1.5

120.2

3.88

0.139

0.16

Aug.

.2

.4

.6

.4

* .8

.8

.4

.2

.1

.6

.7 

.4

.2

.1

.0

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

75

.3

.3

.3

28.2

0.91

0.032

0.04

Sept.

0.2

.2

.-2

*.l

77

4.8

~4T 244

24

17

13 

19

53

32

25

21

18

15

13

13

13

11

9.3

*8.3

7.6

7.2

6.6

6.2

5.8

5.2

635.4

21.2

0.757

0.84

Mean 58.9 Cfsm 2.10 In. 28.63

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,230 Mln 0.1 Mean 52.3 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.37

Peak discharge (base, 790 efs).--Dec. 11 (10:15 a.m.) 2,380 cfs (6.32 ft); Jan. 24 (12:30 p.m.) 

980 cfs (4.74 ft); Sept. 7 16:30 a.m.) 840 cfs (4.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

c Backwater from leaves.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 1-4, 19, 20, Dec. 27 to Jan. 3, Jan. 5-14, 17, 

Jan. 27 to Feb. 6, Feb. 10-14, 16-20, 23, 24', Feb. 28 to Mar. 3, Mar. 5-11 (no gage-height record 

Jan. 8-11). Backwater from fallen trees May 27, 28, June 2-27, July 27 to Aug. 1. Doubtful gageheight record Aug. 14 to Sept. 4; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements and records 

for Terry Clove Kill near Pepacton.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 157

East Branch Delaware River at Downsville, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 42°04'35", long. 74°59'25", on left bank at downstream side of covered 

highway bridge, 200 ft upstream from Downs Brook and 0.1 mile southeast of Junction 

with State Highway 30 at Downsville, Delaware County.

Drainage area.--373 sq mi.

Records available.--July'1941 to September 1953.

Gage,. --Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 1,087.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Sept. 26, 1941, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datura.

Average discharge. 12 years, 733 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,200 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 13.45 ft)- 

minimum, 18 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 5.00 ft).

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 23,900 cfs Nov. 26, 1950 (gage height, 14.52), from 

rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of 

Sept. 5, 1953; minimum gage height, 4.62 ft Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 1943. 

Maximum stage known, about 16 ft Oct. 9, 1903.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or shifting control, which 

are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect or shifting control (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 22 Nov. 23 to May 1 May 2 to Sept. 30

5.3 

5.5 

5.9 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0

39

78

191

434

717

1,500

6.0 205

6.5 395

7.0 645

8.0 1,340

9.0 2,300

10.0 3,770

11.0 5,890

13.0 12,900

5.0 

5.4 

5.7 

6.0 

6.5

18

72

130

219

421

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

690

1,400

2,360

3,780

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

85

90 

e!69

e!78

e!38

em

ellO

e!07

elOO

e95

e90

e85

e83

e80

e78

*e76

74

72

7O

68

65

65

63

61

59

59

55

57 

65 

68

70

2,656

85.7

0.230

0.26

Nov.

74

76 

72

70

65

"ft

65

65

68

76

78

74

68

63

76

100

97

90

112

698

1,360

e2.100

1,340

976

783

709

611 

521 

462

-

11,073

369

0.989

1.10

Dec.

*b390

b350 

*357

321

338

830 

628

536

501

506

7,720

*10.400

4,09O

2,500

1,750

1,350

1,10O

955

*796

674

634

709

623

589

617

547

b450

b290 

b300 

b370

b390

41,611

1,342

3.60

4.15

Jan.

353

325 

325

321

271

b260 

b230

*b240

b250

333

645

b54O

472

430

421

b620

b760

1,230

1,470

1,130

1,O20

908

809

4,010

7.490

3,800

b2,400

*b2,250 

'1,790 

bl,250

1,170

37,523

1,210

3.24

3.74

Feb.

bl,250

b88O 

b860

b760

b680

b600 

1,360

1,430

1,020

881

b760

790

715

645

645

b620

562

*486

472

494

2,770

3.000

2,010

1,600

1,360

1,140

1,030

914

-

29,734

1,062

2.85

2.96

Mar.

746

595 

b560

*984

1,030

774 

b700

639

b580

b52O

469

547

628

841

9 2O

*2,470

2,180

1,670

1,610

1,590

1,250

1,100

1,000

1,630

2,710

3,630

*3.830

3,100 

2,450 

2,080

2,060

44,893

1,448

3.88

4.48

Apr.

1,630

1,700 

*1,450

1,300

1,260

1,100 

1,5OO

1,760

1,440

1,380

1,350

1,140

1,160

1,240

1,020

1,100

1,100

1,030

1,110

1,080

1,030

*928

861

841

828

1,230

2.510

2,310 

1,830 

1,470

-

39,688

1,323

3.55

3.96

May

2.34O

Z.710 

2,270

1,870

2,040

1,930 

1,580

1,630

1,630

1,450

1,240

*1,080

1,140

1,050

98O

1,030

1,240

1,220

1,080

974

860

757

776

637

558

525

702

585 

494 

455

494

37,327

1,204

3.23

3.72

June

421

367 

*333

309

313

297 

464

376

305

266

233

216

226

244

216

193

174

159

151

140

133

168

140

119

*108

108

138

130

m7,234

241

O.646

0.72

July

196

156 

138

123

110

104 

119

115

158

171

126

108

98

98

10O

*87

80

74

74

88

98

82

87

87

82

72

66

62

58 "58

58

3,133

101

0.271

0.31

Aug.

58

56 

53

51

*50

49

47

44

44

47

*49

47

44

125

186

1O4

80

68

58

53

49

44

42

40

38

*35

33

30 

29 

26

25

1,704

55. 0

0.147

0.17

Sept.

25

24 

23

22

24

42

695

305

165

119

97

89

499

329

237

183

162

130

112

10O

95

87

79

*74

68

64

64

62 

57 

53

-

4,085

136

0.365

0.41

Calendar year 1952: Max 10,400 Min 55 Mean 781 Cfsm 2.09 In. 28.50

Water year 1952-53: Max lo,400 Min 22 Mean 714 Cfsm 1.91 In. 25.98

Peak discharge (base. 7.2OO cfsl. Dec. 11 (IZ p.m.) 15,2OO ofs (13.45 ft); Jan. 25 (1:45 a.m.) 

8,870 cfs (12.02 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

e Shifting-control method used.
158 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

East Branch Delaware River at Harvard, H. Y.

Location. Lat 42°01'15", long. 75°07'05", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Harvard, Delaware County, 400 ft upstream from Baxter Brook.

Drainage area. 443 sq mi.

Records available. October 1934 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,008.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

i929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 19 years, 878 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,800 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 13.96 ft); minimum, 26 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 1.97 ft).

1934-53: Maximum discharge, 31,400 cfs Sept. 22, 1938 (gage height, 16.93 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 15.58 ft; minimum, that of Sept. 5, 1953; minimum gage height, 1.71 ft Sept. 30, 

Oct. 1, 1943.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11

61

100

149

269

436

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0 

12.0

887

1,570

2,530

5,460

12,500

Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

175

301

461

893

7.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

1,510

2,400

5,040

9,100

14,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

100

*103

195

223

155

140

131

125

118

112

108

102

99

96

93

90

87

85

82

81

*80

77

77 

74

73

72

69 

72

76

78

78

3,161

102

0.230

0.27

Nov.

83

86

86

83

81

80

78

so

83

83

86

*90

89

85

83

89

103

112

106

118

599

1,220

2,510 

1,640

1,180

949

a860 

a740

a640

a560

-

12,682

423

0.955

1.06

Dec.

b470

b420

*b430

b380

411

906

807

669

624

628

9,870

*15,600

5, 240

3,020

2,110

1,620

1,330

1,140

b960

b820

b760

838

763 

718

744

686

b600 

b360

b375

b450

b480

52,224

1,685

3.80

4.38

Jan.

b450

420

417

410

b350

b320

b270

b250

b310

b420

758

b640

b580

*b560

527

652

b920

bl,220

1,720

1,330

1,210

1,090

972 

4,370

8,960

b4,700

b3,100 

b2,500

2,150

bl,550

1,340

44,506

1,436

3.24

3.74

Feb.

1,460

*bl,060

bl,OOO

b900

b800

b700

1,340

1,730

1,180

bl,000

b880

" 940

853

772

b760

b720

b680

b600

b560

5BB

2,840

5,750

b2,400 

bl,900

1,640

1,360

*1,220 

1,090

_

_

-

34,703

1,239

2.80

2.91

Mar.

893

b700

b660

bl,000

1,260

b920

b840

b760

b680

b620

b560 6-51

682

950

1,040

*2,640

2,570

1,960

1,870

1,900

1,500

1,300

1,190 

1,770

*3,340

*4,100

4,440 

3,800

2,920

2,420

2,430

52,366

1,689

3.81

4.40

Apr.

1,940

1,940

1,730

1,520

1,460

1,280

*1,700

2,170

1,800

1,690

1,660

1,360

1,340

1,470

1,220

1,260

1,340

1,220

1,300

1,280

1,220

1,110

1,030 

999

985

1,350

2,980 

*2,900

2,300

1,830

-

47,382

1,579

5.56

3.98

May

2,640

5,190

2,640

2,200

2,320

2,380

1,940

1,920

1,900

1,720

1,430

1,250

1,240

1,170

1,070

1,140

1,320

1,390

1,210

1,090

*972

868

883 

749

647

609

754

664

567

520

5T7

42,920

1,585

5.15

5.60

June

490

454

594

562

565

356

505

461

378

*325

287

265

270

290

260

254

215

198

186

175

164

171

180 

149

155

133

171 

170

*509

553

8,681

289

0.652

0.73

July

275

2T2

186

162

145

155

155

149

175

212

164

155

122

119

124

110

102

95

95

105

119

104

98 

107

99

91

82 

77

73

72

68

3,959

127

0.287

0.55

Aug.

70

70

67

65

65

64

61

59

58

60

59

59

64

61

214

155

*96

80

71

65

60

56

52 

50

47

45

45 

41

37

56

35

2,043

65.9

0.149

0.17

Sept.

*35

34

34

31

35

57

665

5T7

225

157

124

109

489

420

301

257

193

166

143

126

*119

110

101 

93

86

82

80 

77

73

70

4,918

164

0.370

0.41

Calendar year 1952: Max 13,600 Min 69 Mean 950 Cfsm 3.14 In. 29.21

Water water year year 1952-53: j.joc-oo : Max [via* 13,600 j.o,ouu Min piin 31 OJ. Mean wean 848 040 Cfsm oxoiu 1.91 i a yi In. -LII. 25.98 zo.yo

Peak discharge (base 8,800 cfs).--Dec. 12 (3:15 a.m.) 17,800 cfs (13.96 ft); Jan. 25(3 a.m.) 10,400 

ofs 111.52 ftj.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of normal recession, weather records, and 

'ecords for nearby stations. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice (no gage height record Dec. 1, 2).
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 159

Beaver Kill near Turnwood, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°02'05", long. 74°43'55", on left bank 75 ft downstream from highway 

Dridge, 300 ft downstream from Big Pond outlet, and 1.3 miles northwest of Turnwood, 

Ulster County.

Drainage area. 40.8 sq mi.

Records available. November 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,751.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 5 years, 123 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,880 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 7.78 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs as explained below; minimum, 6.7 cfs Aug. 30 

(gage height, 0.625 ft).

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 7,400 cfs Nov. 25, 19GO (gage height, 9.16 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; minimum, 4.4 cfs Aug. 24, 1949; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 30, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Occasional 

regulation by Alder, Beech, and Balsam Lakes.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.8 

1.0 

1.3 

1.7 

2.1 

2.5

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11

9.0 3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

Dec. 12 to Mar. 15

133

216

346

518

757

1,460

2,380

3,640

1.2 

1.5

2.0 

2.5

119

216

Mar. 16 to Sept 

6.2

Note. Same as preceding table above 2.5 

ft.

1.1 

1.4 

1.9

45

100

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

30

196

321

499

749

1,460

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, wate October 1952 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.

Oct.

15

20

34

22

39

27

20

17

16

15

15 

14

14

14

14

13

*13

12

12

12

12

11

IT

12

11

11

11

13

15

13

13

491

15.8

0.387

0.45

Nov.

14

14

13

12

12

12

13

12

12

*12

12 

12

11

TT

12

30

26

22

20

49

785

766

642

323

221

169

157

130

111

99

-

3,734

124

3.04

3.40

Dec.

b84

b76

b72

*b66

102

188

117

99

94

139

2,490 

798

382

265

203

167

139

122

b!04

b90

b8B

93

84

80

75

71

b62

b45 bB2~

b56

*b54

6,557

212

5.20

5.98

Jan.

b49

b47

b48

b43

b38

b36

b35

b37

b43

b64

b98 

*b70

b62

b56

56

68

b64

133

121

104

97

90

86

949

83T

b370

b250

b280

b220

b!75

161

4,784

154

3.77

4.36

Feb.

b!80

b!40

b!35

bl!6

b!06

blOO

217

172

139

b!18

bl!4 

bllO

101

93

100

b94

b82

b76

b72

76

485 400"

b245

201

173

*155

140

124

_

-

4,264

152

3.73

3.89

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,490 Mln 11

Mar.

b!04

b96

b94

214

172

b!30

bl!6

b!06

b98

b92

b86 

88

166

273

604

958

416

287

*258

215

179

175

194

985

620

668

491

359

276

240

215

8,975

290

7.11

8.18

Apr.

198

213

185

170

161

149

329

*281

222

224

217 

186

190

175

157

183

175

164

156

149

137

130

T37

137

137

371

*573 S52"

*273

213

6,344

211

5.17

5.78

May

361 304"

281

226

307

260

233

270

238

200

177 

154

151

145

145

138

208

*190

164

146

132

125

144

113

101

101

104

94

82

82

11

5,455

176

4.31

4.97

June

71

63

57

55

55

55

82

64

*54

49

45

43

 17

46

40

38

36

34

31

30

71

67

38

31

2£

29

39

30

88

*46

1,463

48.8

1.20

1.33

July

36

32

30

28

27

28

30

29

38

2$

26 

24

23

23

22

20

19

18

23

33

*22

19

20

21

18

16

16

16

15

15

14

729

23.5

0.576

0.66

Aug.

14

15

15

14

14

14

13

12

12

14

*13 

12

12

12

11

10

10

10

9.0

8.7

8.7

9.0

8.7

8.4

8.1

7.8

7.8

*7.6

7.0

6.8

775

331.9

10.7

0.262

0.30

Sept.

*7.3

7.0

876

15

12

28

38

25

17

14

12 

11

14

18

18

11

9.7

9.0

8.7

8.4

8.7

8.4

*7.8

7.8

7.6

7.8

7.6

7.6

7.3

7.3

369.6

12.3

0.301

0.34

Mean 133 Cfsm 3.26 In. 44.22

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,490 Mln 6.8 Mean 119 Cfsm 2.92 In. 39.64

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). Nov. 21 (8:15 a.m.) 1,440 cfs (4.98 ft)j Dec. 11 (11:45 a.m.) 

4,880 cfs (7.78 ft); Jan. 24 (2:45 p.m.) 1,810 cfs (5.41 ft); Mar. 15 (12 p.m.) 1,790 cfs (5.39 ft); 

Mar. 24 (2 p.m.) 2,350 cfs (5.97 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice (no gage-height record Feb. 2-5).
160 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Beaver Kill at Craigie Clair, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 41°57'45", long. 74°52'00", on left bank 100 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Craigie Clair, Sullivan County, 2t miles upstream from Spring Brook, and 

2| miles northeast of Rockland.

Drainage area. 82 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1937 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,399.69 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Aug. 14, 1937, chain gage on highway bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 209 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,190 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 9.0 ft, from 

high-water mark in well); minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 2, 3- minimum gage height, 2.61 ft 

Oct. 24, 27.

. 1937-53: Maximum discharge, 10,300 cfs Sept. 27, 1942, from rating curve extended 

above 4,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; maximum gage height, 

10.77 ft Nov. 25, 1950; minimum discharge, 8.4 cfs Aug. 28, 1949; minimum gage height, 

2.315 ft Sept. 29, 1943.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good, and 

those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 1£ to Sept. 30

£.6

2.8

3.1

3.5

4.0

Discharge

18

36

75

148

301

, in

4,

5,

6,

7,

8,

cubic

,5

,0

,0

,0

.0

fee

1,

2,

4,

t P

530

835

730

910

410

er second, v

2,

£,

3,

3,

4,

later yei

.6 8.8

,8 £4

,1 58

,5 1£7

,0 £60

ir October 195£

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.0

7.0

to

1,

1,

2,

Septe

451

714

070

540

740

mber 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

£0

£1

22

23

£4 

£5

26

£7

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

£6 

36

58

41

43

48

34

30

28

£7

27

£7

£7

£6

£5

£4 

*£4

£4

£2

£1

£0

£0

20

-So 19 

£0

20

£1

£4

£2

££

846

£7.3

0.333

0.38

Nov.

23 

£4

£3

23

£2

£1

23

£3

£3

*£3

£3

£3

£3

£1

£2

35 

40

34

3£

58

981

1.120

1,050

508 

344

£65

245

£04-

176

160

-

5,592

186

£.£7

£.54

Dec.

b!40 

b!30

*124

bll£

145

£84

187

a!70

a!65

a£50

a4.100

al.500

a720

aSOO

a380

a3£0 

a£60

a£30

196

b!75

173

196

171

163 

154

142

b!30

b!06

bl£4

bl£4

*b!08

11,679

377

4.60

5.30

Jan.

blOO 

91

93

87

b80

b76

b7£

b74

b78

b!08

bl80

*b!45

b!20

b!06

107

1£3 

bl£5

b215

£19

191

181

171

159

1.840 

1,710

756

bSOO

50£

400

b3£0

£87

9,216

297

3.6£

4.18

Feb.

b340 

b£60

*247

b£15

b!95

bl85

374

309

£47

b£15

b£10

b£00

bl85

171

181

b!75 

b!50

b!35

b!30

138

855

716

b450

368 

3£3

*291

263

£31

-

-

7,759

£77

3.38

3.5£

Calendar year 195£ : Max 4,100 win 19

Mar'.

b!95 

b!75

b!70

b330

287

b£25

b£05

bl80

b!70

b!65

b!45

149

210

341

611

1.660 

760

5£2

*492

4£1

349

3£6

334

1,370 

1,070

1,150

915

678

531

460

408

15,004

484

5.90

6.80

Apr.

37£ 

384

330

305

£94

£67

562

*5£6

4£5

434

408

357

364

338

£98

345 

330

31£

305

£91

£67

244

£44

241 

£58

590

*931

643

497

404

-

11,546

385

4.70

5. £4

May

if

5££

430

558

483

442

536

479

408

353

305

£94

277

£63

£50 

365

*341

£94

£63

£34

££7

333

£34 

205

202

£11

183

161

159

154

10,336

333

4.06

4.69

June

134 

1£1

109

103

109

108

147

119

*10£

91

84

78

84

84

75

67 

6£

60

55

5£

6£

10£

61

50

48

49

60

53

136

*78

-

2,543

84.8

1.03

1.15

July

f

49

44

42

48

48

45

58

48

43

40

40

40

37

35 

3£

3£

3£

46

*37

3£

34

36 

30

£6

£4

£4

£3

£4

ZZ

1,185

38. £

0.466

0.54

Aug.

2£ 

£4

£3

£1

££

££

19

19

£0

££

*££

20

19

£0

19

a!8 

al8

a!8

a!6

a!5

a!5

a!6

15

15 

14

14

13

13

13

1£

12

551

17.8

O.E17

0.25

Sept.

12 

12

1£

16

18

31

74

43

£8

22

19

21

48

32

34

26 

£2

19

18

17

17

16

*15

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

-

666

££.£

O.E71

0.30

Mean £31 Cfsm 2.82 In. 38. 3£

Water year 1952-53 : Max 4,100 Mln 12 Mean £11 Cfsm £.57 In. 34.89

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfsl. Dec. 11 (about 12 m.) 6,190 cfs (9.0 ft); Jan. £4 (3:15 p.m.) 

3,440 cfs (7.47 ft); Mar. 24 (3:30 p.m.) 3,140 cfs (7.£7 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of high-water mark of Dec. 11, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee (no gage-height record Dec. £8, Jan. 9-11.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 

Willowemoo Creek near Livlngston Manor, N. Y.

161

Location. Lat 41?54'15", long. 74 0 48'50", on right bank three-quarters of a mile upstream from highway bridge in Livingston Manor, Sullivan County, and 1^ miles upstream 

from Little Beaver Kill.

Drainage area. 63 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1937 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,435.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 16 years, 157 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,560 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 6.31 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs as explained below; minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 4, 5; 

minimum gage height, 0.045 ft Nov. 1 (result of temporary regulation).

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 10,500 cfs Mar. 31, 1951 (gage height, 9.01 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 640 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 22, 1941, Sept. 4, 5, 1953; minimum gage height, that of Nov. 1, 

1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, no gage-height record, or 

shifting control, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect or shifting 

control (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 11 to Apr. 7 Apr. 7 to Sept. 3O

0.1 

.3 

.6

1.0

87

199

1.5 390

2.0 651

3.0 1,290

5.0 3,040

0.4

.7

1.3

31

91

275

2.0 593

3.0 1,200

4.0 2,000

0.06

.1 

.3 

.6

0.9 152

1.5 383

2.0 646

3.0 1,290

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

26

29

49

35

30

28

27

26

26

25

25 

25

24

22

22

22

*22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21 

21

21

20

2T

22

22

22

763

24.6

0.390

0.45

Nov.

22

22

22

23

22

21

21

21

21

 22

22 

23

22

21

22

31

31

27

26

43

*e736

e930

*505

411 

277

216

209

177

147

133

-

4,630

154

2.44

2.73

Dec.

108

102

96

*90

131

315

202

155

141

203

2,780 

1,070

518

330

240

205

178

155

130

122

116

124

111

108 

108

98

88

68

SO

80

72

8,324

269

4.27

4.91

Jan.

64

59

61

57

52

49

47

55

58

85

124

98

78

64

 65

72

80

170

182

138

124

114

104

1.250 

1,060

470

300

340

280

220

195

6,109

197

3.13

3.61

Feb.

230

185

*175

155

140

130

281

260

188

155

145 

135

124

114

130

125

112

100

94

55

709

557

310

245 

224

*201

188

172

_

-

5,692

203

3.22

3.36

Mar.

140

125

124

310

260

190

165

145

130

122

108 

ITC

262

429

832

1,510

625

414

*378

331

275

3260

3280

al,100 

3840

a880

a640

a470

a350

298

279

12,385

400

6.35

7.31

Apr.

253

268

224

204

201

eS3"4~ 182

453

*313

344

370 

292

296

288

23«

268

280

249

249

241

223

198

188

184 

184

482

 822

552

338

280

-

9,108

304

4.83

5.38

May

558 4"55

451

342

431

378

370

378

313

3280

a240 

a210

3205

3200

3195

3190

3320

*288

226

191

165

155

396

241 

188

181

208

181

149

146

125

8,408

271

4.30

4.96

June

123

108

94

90

100

94

T2O" 178

*92

77

68 

63

78

81

68

59

55

51

48

46

45

48

40

37 

36

38

59

44

 150

69

2,259

75.3

1.20

1.33

July

49

IS

35

29

30

31

34

31

46

36

31 

29

28

29

28

25

22

22

25

32

26

24

29

*35 

26

22

22

20

19

25

19

894

28.8

0.457

0.53

Aug.

18

18

20

20

20

20

19

17

all

a21

*a20

19

18

17

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

13 

13

12

12

12

13

13

12

493

15.9

0.252

0.29

Sept.

12

12

11

TT

12

26

53

31

24

19

17 

15

17

16

14

14

*16

14

15

14

14

13

12

12 

12

12

12

 12

12

11

488

16.3

0.259

0.29

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,780 Min 20 Mean 184 Cfsm 2.92 In. 39.75

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,780 Min 11 Mean 163 Cfsm 2.59 In - 35.15

Peak discharge (base, 2,300 cfs). Dee. 11 (2:15 p.m.) 4,560 cfs (6.31 ft); Jan. 24 (1:15 p.m.) 

2,330 cfs (4.35 ft); Mar. 16 (1 a.m.) 2,790 cfs (4.81 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Beaver Kill at Cralgie Clair.

e Shifting-control method used.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 1-4, 14-16, 19-21, Dec. 27 to Jan. 1, 

 JanT"5~-9, 12-14, 16-18, Jan. 26 to Feb. 6, Feb. 10-20, 23, 24, Mar. 1-12.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 

Little Beaver Kill near Livingston Manor, N. Y.

southeas 

from Cattail Brook.

Drainage area. 19.8 sq mi.

R ec ords available . July 1924 to September 1953.

on risht bank 100 ft downstream from highway 

no? Sullivan County, and 3 miles upstream

and datum.

Vverage discharge. 29 years, 46.4 cfs. 

ixtremes. -Maximum discharge during year, 1,450 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 5.28 ft); mini-

~1Ki24-53. S Sum ditc^rle^h^cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 6.87ft); maximum 

gage heiSt 8 y^Aug? 26? ?928 (from floodmarks)'; minimum discharge, 1.0 cfs Aug. 1, 

3, 5, 1936 '(gage height, 1.23 ft).

Revisions (water years). WSP 781: 1928(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect 

or backwater (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11

1.54

1.6

1.7 

2.0

4.9 

8.5

2.5 176

3.0 344

4.0 770

5.0 1,300

Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

1.42 1.3 1.9 41

1 5 3.7 2.2 98

1.6 9.1 2.5 176

1.7 18

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 2.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

7.8

12

18

20

17

8.5

8.2

8.2

8.5

8.2

7.4

7.1

7.1

6.8

6.5

6.5

*5.9

5.9

5.9

6.2

5.9

5.9

6.9

5.9

5.4

5.2

575

5.6

5.9

5.6

6.5

245.7

7.93

0.401

0.46

Nov.

6.8

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.4

*6.2

6.2

6.2

5.4

4.9

575

11

8.2

7.1

6.5

19

237

362

555

120

78

59

63

49

41

34

-

1,422.9

47.4

2.39

2.67

Dee.

b29

b26

*b25

b23

48

100

55

43

41

91

780

555

148

96

b66

55

46

40

b31

b26

b30

34

30

31

33

29

1)24

b!9

b23

b23

b21

2,350

75.8

3.83

4.41

Jan.

b!9

blS

W.9

b!6

blJi

bl3

b!3

14

18

26

31

b25

b22

b!9

*b!9

b23

b22

b64

65

46

39

36

31

563

332

b!45

b!02

bl20

b96

b66

57

1,892

61.0

3.08

3.55

Feb.

b70

b50

*b47

b40

b36

b33

119

97

63

b49

b46

b38

b34

b30

b38

b37

b30

b27

b25

b57

333

bl9"5

b!06

b80

68

61

*54

b46

.

-

1,874

66.9

3.38

3.52

Mar.

b37

b34

b30

bl40

b98

b58

b43

b41

b35

b31

b24

2E

123

156

332

445

505

132

*122

112

91

87

91

371

243

289

228

156

112

91

74

4,057

131

6.62

7.62

Apr.

68

87

65

55

52

47

253

162

*100

138

124

91

110

98

72

87

89

72

76

72

63

54

51

44

5?

194

303

*I4T

96

74

-

2,984

99.5

5.03

5.60

May

199

155

145

96

113

89

74

100

74

59

49

e43

40

40

50

46

91

*78

54

41

34

34

80

44

35

*40

47

36

29

55

33

2,076

67.0

3.38

3.90

June

25

21

19

18

21

17

20

16

*13

11

10

9.4

20

22

14

9.8

9.8

9.4

7.6

7.9

8.2

7.3

7.0

6.4

5.8

6.7

13

6.7

28 *n

-

401.0

13.4

0.677

 0.75

July

7.6

6.1

5.8

5.4

5.1

5.6

5.8

6.9

~5.7 10

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.1

4.6

4.4

3.9

6.6

7.3

4.8

4.6

*8.6

7.3

5.4

4.6

4.4

3.7

3.3

3.3

2.9

171.6

5.54

0,280

0.32

Aug.

3.1

3.3

3.5

3.1

3.9

3.7

2.8

2.6

4.1

47T

3.7

3.3

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.4

*2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.5

175

1.6

81.2

2.62

0.132

0.15

Sept.

1.3

175

1.6

1.8

2.2

9.1

~.e 21

5.1

3.7

3.3

3.3

4.4

4.6

3.7

3.9

2.6

3.3

3.5

2.9

3.3

3.3

*2.4

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.0

1.9

1.9

-

114.5

3.82

0.193

0.22

Calendar year 1952: Max 780 Min 4.5 Mean 55.2 Cfsm 2.79 In. 37.96

Water year 1952-53: Max 780 Min 1.3 Mean 48.4 Cfsm 2.44 In. 33.17

Peak discharge (base 750 cf3J.--Dee. 11 (12m.) 1,450 cfs (5.28 ft); Mar. 15 (10:30 p.m.) 1,100 cfs 

(4.64 ftjj Mar 7 24 (12:30 p.m.) 844 cfs (4.15 ft). 

* Discharge measurment made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

o Backwater from unknown cause.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 163

Beaver Kill at Cooks Falls, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 41°56'50", long. 74°58'45", on left bank 125 ft downstream from highway 

bridge on Cooks Palls, Delaware County, and 5^ miles downstream from Willowemoo Creek.

Drainage area. 241 sq mi.

Records available. July 1913 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,151.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Oct. 1, 1933, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 39 years (1914-53), 568 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,700 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 12.54 ft); 

minimum, 32 cfs Sept. 1, 3, 4; minimum gage height, 0.65 ft Sept. 4.

1913-53: Maximum discharge, 31,600 cfs Mar. 31, 1951 (gage height, 16.02 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 11.73 and 15.52 ft; minimum, about 23 cfs Sept. 14-16, 1913 (gage height, 0.60

1t) } .

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good.

gvlsions (water years) . WSP 521: Drainage area. WSP 781: 1933(M) . WSP 891- 1936- 

39(M).WSF late:T950. WSP 1232: 1950(M).

atlng tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of loe effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 22 Nov. 23 to Sept. 30

137

238

560

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,060

1,760

2,760

60

125

221

Discharge, In cub

370 6.0 2,760

560 8.0 5,730

1,060 10.0 10,000

1,760

r 1952 to September 1953

Day

I

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsro

In.

Oct.

89

*102

198

144

135

132

112

102

98

95

92

90

88

85

82

81

*78

75

75

74

72

71

71 

71

68

67

66

70

78

74

74

2,809

90.6

0.376

0.43

Nov.

75

75

75

74

72

70

72

71

71

75

76

*75

72

67

68

96

117

101

94

139

*2,020

2,630

*2,750 

1,430

999

788

714

605

516

447

-

14,514

484

2.01

2.24

Dec.

b390

b350

*b340

b300

338

923

618

504

466

566

9,700

4,630

2,260

1,500

1,130

933

788

685

b580

b500

b500

568

504 

481

473

428

b380

b260

b270"

b340

b340

32,045

1,034

4.29

4.95

Jan.

b290

b260

b270

b250

b205

b!95

b!85

b205

b230

b330

b540

b430

b350

b310

*304

330

b330

653

758

605

560

520

473 

4,490

4,670

2,190

1,410

1,460

bl,240

b920

b820

25,783

832

3.45

3.98

Feb.

b980

b760

733

b640

b540

b520

1,090

1,070

804

b640

b580

b560

b520

b480

516

b520

b450

b420

b390

b390

2,460

2,330

1,360 

1,070

944

840

773

685

_

_

-

23,065

824

3.42

3.56

Mar.

b560

b480

*b480

1,080

1,030

b720

b620

b540

b490

b470

b390

4^4

704

1,200

1,890

*5,010

2,370

1,610

1,500

1,360

1,120

1,050

1,060 

3,500

3,070

*3,180

2,560

1,930

1,520

1,300

1,170

44,388

1,432

5.94

6.85

Apr.

1,030

1,100

944

845

824

738

*1,910

*1,860

1,340

1,390

1,380

1,140

1,170

1,160

950

1,040

1,080

973

967

939

856

768

733 

700

690

1,670

2,890

*1,860

1,380

1,120

-

35,447

1,182

4.90

5.47

May

1,900

1,750

1,680

1,320

1,560

1,420

1,280

1,480

1,280

1,090

950

835

773

773

753

728

1,070

1,040

840

724

*640

593

1,190 

804

658

635

719

618

528

508

528

30,667

989

4.10

4.73

June

439

384

339

314

346

310

512 38"8

304

260

*228

212

252

289

228

198

181

169

160

150

144

199

150 

128

120

125

171

146

*508

256

-

7,610

254

1.05

1.17

July

177

TSo

133

118

112

120

130

114

164

131

113

103

99

103

93

88

81

77

77

109

97

82

*87 

107

87

76

71

67

63

62

60_

3,151

102

0.423

0.49

Aug.

56

58

60

60

64

64

59

55

55

64

*65

58

53

52

51

48

47

45

43

41

40

40

40 

38

37

36

36

35

34

35

34

1,503

48.5

0.201

0.23

Sept.

32

34

32

33

42

68

254 liego

69

60

64

164

102

87

77

*66

63

58

57

53

51

48 

45

42

43

42

*42

40

40

-

2,044

68.1

0.283

0.32

Calendar year 1952: Max 9,700 Min 66 Mean 647 Cfsm 2.68 In. 36.56

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,700 Min 32 Mean 611 Cfsm 2.54 In. 34.42

--Dec. 11 (4 p.m.) 17,700 cfs (12.54 ft); Jan. 24 (4:45 p.m.) 

a.m.) 7,850 cfs (9.07 ft); Mar. 24 (4:45 p.m.) 7,430 cfs (8.87

Peak discharge (base, 4,700 efa).

8,450 cfs (9.35 ft); Mar. 16 (3:15 a

ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by 1
164 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

East Branch Delaware River at Fishs Eddy, N. Y.

Location. Lat 41°58'00", long. 75°10'50", on left bank at downstream side of railroad 

bridge at Fishs Eddy, Delaware County, just upstream from Fish Creek, 4? miles downstream from Beaver Kill and 11 miles upstream from confluence of East and West 

Branches near Hancock.

Drainage area.--783 sq mi.

Records available. November 1912 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 950.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of

~~T:929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Sept. 27, 1928, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--40 years (1913-53), 1,687 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 38,400 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 17.69 ft); 

minimum, 72 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 1.56 ft).

1912-53: Maximum discharge, 53,300 cfs Aug. 24, 1933 (gage height, 20.60 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 22,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 67 cfs 

Aug. 28, 1949; minimum gage height, 1.51 ft Aug. 4,5, 1936.

Flood of Oct. 9, 1903, reached a stage of 23.6 ft, from descriptions obtained in 

April 1939 from local residents who had experienced the flood (discharge, about 70,000 

cfs, from rating curve extended above 22,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, doubtful or no gage-height 

record, or shifting control, which are fair.

Revisions.--WSP 756: Drainage area.

2.1

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect or shifting 

control (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11

142

246

340

659

1,310

6.0

7.0

9.0

12.0

15.0

2,300

3,600

7,390

15,100

26,100

Dec. 12 to June 28

271

440

600

821

1,180

6.0

7.0

9.0

12.0

15.0

2,430

3,950

7,640

15,100

26,100

June 29 to Sept. 30

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

64

147

272

442

922

1,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

i 8

19

20

21

22 

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

207

*210

375

426

31C

297

269

251

239

226

214 

207

201

197

190

1'84

180

176

172

170

*164

162 

162

158

158

152

150

IS2

160

162

162

6,473

209

0.267

0.31

Nov.

164

170

172

168

166

162

162

162

162

164

166 

*172

172

166

160

166

207

218

203

229

2,560

3,260 

6,510 

3755(5

2,590

2,030

1,820

1,550

1,320

1,140

-

31,231

1,041

1.33

1.48

Dec.

960

*860

870

760

824

1,940

1,710

1,360

1,250

1,340

 23.000 

21,000

9,380

d6,100

d4,240

3,340

2,760

2,300

1,900

1,550

1,400

1,650 

1,490 

1,380

1,390

1,300

1,140

740

720 550"

920

100,434

3,240

4.14

4.77

Jan.

820

760

760

720

620

560

520

5475

560

780

1,480 

1,300

1,140

*1,020

980

1,080

1,450

2,000

3,130

2,490

2,260

2,050 

1,820 

9,280

16,300

8,680

5,400

4,900

4,200

3,100

2,700

83,400

2,690

3.44

3.96

Feb.

3,000

2,150

2,000

1,800

*1,550

1,500

2,740

3,620

2,500

2,000

1,650 

1,700

1,550

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,300

1,160

1,080

1,100

5,500

7,560 

4, 960 

3,920

3,360

2,860

*2,570

2,260

_

.

-

69,590

2,485

3.17

3.31

Mar.

1,750

1,400

1,350

2,300

3,030

2,000

1,750

1,500

1,350

1,250

1,120 

1,220

1,380

2,470

3,150

8.610

6,090

4,530

4,220

4,200

3,450

3,080 

2,890 

5,690

7,950

8,420

8,180

7,000

5,490

*4,610

4,410

115,840

3,737

4.77

5.50

Apr.

3,740

3,690

3,330

2,920

2,820

*2,490

*a4,000

a4, 700

a3,800

a3,700

33,700 

a3,100

a3,100

3,330

2,740

2,770

3,060

2,710

2,780

2,740

2,560

2,300 

2,120 

2,010

1,970

3,370

6,840

*5,870

4,600

3,770

-

100, 630

3,354

4.28

4.78

May

5,240

5.910

£,300

4,480

4,730

4,850

4,240

4,310

4,050

3,630

3,070 

2,650

2,490

2,390

2,180

2,250

2,790

3,020

2,560

*2,210

1,90.0

1,680 

2,560 

2,000

1,610

1,480

1,710

1,490

1,230

1.140

1,210

90,370

2,915

3.72

4.29

June

1,050

940

838

775

806

748

1,120

968

780

*667

589 

544

575

663

571

501

454

418

395

370

352

400 

370 

320

291

286

sn

360

*1.170

1,040

18,735

624

0.797

0.89

July

4"52 638

400

341

302

284

296

290

378

438

348 

287

258

250

239

226

208

193

186

223

234

*210 

200 

231

213

203

181

167

156

154

145

8,361

270

0.345

0.40

Aug.

139

139

137

135

137

139

135

133

131

139

141 

137

*131

129

243

218

169

139

125

118

111

107 

104

99

95

92

90

87

86

82

81

3,948

127

0.162

0.19

Sept.

*81

80

77

75

SC

117

870

921

IZI

299

228 

196

763

598

452

375

321

275

250

226

*208

191 

176 

162

154

145

141

137

133

127

-

8,299

277

0.354

0.39

Calendar year 1952: Max 23,000 Mln 150 Mean 1,892 Cfsm 2,42 In. 32.90

Water year 1952-53: Max 23,000 Mln 75 Mean 1,746 Cfsm 2.23 In. 30.27

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 cfs).--Dec. 11 (5:30 p.m.) 38,400 cfs (17.69 ft); Jan. 25 (2:15 a.m.) 

19,500 cfs (13.33 ftj.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of upstream records.

d Doubtful gage-height recordj discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph based on upstream records.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 1, 2, 4, 19-21, Dec. 27 to Jan. 10, Jan. 12-18, 

JaE7~57 to Feb. 6, Feb. 9-20, Mar. 1-4, 6-11. Shifting-control method used Nov. 26 to Dec. 10, June 

2-29, July 20-24, Aug. 12-18, Sept. 13-30.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 

West Branch Delaware River at Delhi, N, Y.

165

Location. Lat 42°16'15", long. 74°55'10", on left bank 300 ft downstream from Steele 

Brook, a quarter of a mile downstream from lower highway bridge in Delhi, Delaware 

County, and 1 mile upstream from Little Delaware River.

Drainage .area. 142 sq ml.

Records available. February 1937 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,345.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 16 years, 241 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,740 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 6.68 ft); minimum, 10 cfs Aug. 9 (gage height, 1.905 ft).

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 8,940 cfs Sept. 21, 1938 (gage height, 8.81 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, 4.1 

cfs Aug. 28, 1949; minimum gage height, 1.68 ft Aug. 7, 1937.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are good.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 22

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

2.8

41

103

196

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

Nov. 23 to Sept. 30

109

280

3.5 

4.0 

5,0 

6.0

523

825

1,620

2,740

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

14

213

53

31

25

22

22

24

23

21

20 

19

19

18

17

*17

16

16

15

15

14 

15

14

14

14

14

15 

16

17

18

19

600

19.4

0.137

0.16

Nov.

20

20

19

18

*17

16

15

20

20

22

24 

23

20

18

19

28

30

25

24

28

65 

166

226

SB

115

102

104 

92

81

72

-

1,596

53.2

0.375

0.42

Dec.

58

*56

62

54He248

143

123

134

156

2,520 

1,740

996

695

523

438

*368

318

260

219

230 

260

222

230

253

211

175 

108

140

145

145

11,318

365

2.57

2.96

Jan.

125

123

123

117

92

84

*80

5Z

88

125

245 

190

150

130

140

437

310

680

538

427

388 

345

322

2.080

2,050

1,040

720 

840

*540

420

410

13,441

434

3.06

3.52

Feb.

500

290

320

290

245

250

644

474

345

290

280 

276

253

226

230

205

190

*170

165

155

1.950 

352

620

580

512

433

397 

340

_

_

-

11,622

415

2.92

3.04

Mar.

250

200

185

440

300

230

215

190

170

170

*145 

180

268

268

296

529

407

359

494

448

354 

318

297

569

597

1,140

1,280 

983

812

832

914

13,840

446

3.14

3.62

Apr.

679

703

551

507

501

417

820

631

*523

551

485 

407

453

453

383

407

363

359

402

388

388 

*345

322

293

284

446

850 

555

518

443

-

14,468

482

3.39

3.79

May

1,150

1,000

852

679

739

608

512

474

702

469

378 

362

*511

501

503

488

696

545

448

383

327 

288

377

257

211

236

352 

237

197

157

215

14,874

480

3.38

3.90

June

169

*150

126

115

120

109

97

95

85

77

70 

64

62

60

55

50

46

43

42

a45

a52 

a44

37

*34

31

38

60 

58

-51 270

-

2,385

79.5

0.560

0.62

July

57

a50

a50

a44

a39

a36

33

32

46

38

32 

29

27

*29

29

24

22

20

19

20

21 

33

32

26

22

20

19 

17

17

18

16

917

29.6

0.208

0.24

Aug.

15

15

14

14

14

14

*13

12

11

13

13 

13

44

499

117

77

59

50

42

38

36

32

29

26

24

22

*20 

19

17

16

15

1,343

43.3

0.305

0.35

Sept.

14

TZ

14

14

17

33

404

TSZ

83

62

51 

49

110

72

57

51

50

46

42

40

39 

38

35

32

31

29

27

27

26

24

-

1,673

55.8

0.393

0.44

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,520 Mln 14 Mean 229 Cfsm 1.61 In. 21.95

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,520 Mln H Mean 241 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.06

Peak discharge (base, 1,900 ofs) .--Dec. 11 (7 p.m.) 3,740 ofs (6.68 ft); Jan. 24 (9 p.m.) 3,360 ofs 

(6.44 ftjj FebT 21 (Z p.m.) 2,610 ofs (5.90 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for other stations In basin of West Branch Delaware River.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 1-5, Dec. 27 to Jan. 1, Jan. 5-10, 12-14, 17, 

JanT~26 to Feb. 6, Feb. 10, 11, 16-20, 23, 24, Mar. 1-11.
166 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Little Delaware River near Delhi, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42"15'10", long. 74°54'10", on left bank 15 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from Toll Gate Brook, I? miles upstream from 

mouth, and 2 miles south of Delhi, Delaware County.

Drainage area.--49.8 sq mi.

Records available . October 1937 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 1,390 ft (from 

topographic map). Prior to Dec. 14, 1939, staff or wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 93.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,530 cfs Aug. 13 (gage height, 7.78 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 830 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum, 3.7 cfs Aug. 13 (gage height, 1.67 ft).

1937-53: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 13, 1953; maximum gage height, 8.5 ft 

Sept. 21, 1938 (from floodmarks); minimum discharge, 1.0 cfs Aug. 27, 1949; minimum gage 

height, 1.02 ft July 26, 1939.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

which are fair.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

10

27

36

20

16

15

16

17

15

13

12

11

11

alO

a9.8

*a9.8

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.2

9.0

8.4

8.1

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.4

10

9.5

13

385.6

12.4

0.249

0.29

Nov.

12

11

9.8

9.5

*8.7

9.0

10

9.8

8.7

12

13

11

9.2

8.6

9.5

18

14

13

12

17

74

142

165

129

107

92

94

78

66

58

-

1,230.8

41.0

0.823

0.92

Dec.

43

*42

48

40

72

134

85

80

82

87

1.220

752

414

279

200

162

*132

110

86

72

84

98

78

84

80

67

56

28

35

37

39

4,826

156

3.13

3.60

Jan.

37

37

37

34

31

23

*31

38

42

49

98

62

54

50

56

155

98

248

172

153

135

116

111

1.080

802

41O

270

300

*200

160

159

5,248

169

3.39

3.92

Feb.

169

112

120

106

86

86

266

159

136

120

112

108

98

90

92

82

*76

66

64

98

821

360

270

235

196

168

148

122

_

-

-

4,566

163

3.27

3.41

[lar.

96

78

78

199

116

102

94

90

78

78

*68

89

147

126

167

272

228

199

255

202

168

150

139

259

252

442

508

374

311

301

284

5,950

192

3.86

4.44

Apr.

232

238

192

177

165

145

300

228

*208

227

186

162

178

162

148

161

142

150

159

156

150

*139

123

118

116

206

324

256

218

183

-

5,549

185

3.71

4.14

May

497

365

307

245

277

215

186

171

162

131

110

147

*164

145

181

156

276

217

186

157

129

110

120

85

70

92

104

76

62

64

J30

5,267

170

3,41

3.93

June

50

*42

38

35

38

42

41

34

28

25

23

21

22

24

20

17

16

15

15

18

20

16

13

*10

9.8

11

19

21

*128 "27

-

838.8

28.0

0.562

0.63

July

19

16

18

13

11

10

12

10

19

12

9.9

8.5

8.0

*7.8

7.5

6.8

5.7

5.5

5^0

5.5

5.5

28

27

19

12

9.4

7.8

7.5

6.6

7.8

7.8

348.6

11.2

0.225

0.26

Aug.

6.0

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

*4.5

4.1

3.9

5.8

6.0

5.0

*510

*519

139

83

59

*45

*36

30

25

22

19

16

15

13

*12

10

9.0

8.0

7.3

1,638.4

52.9

1.06

1.22

Sept.

6.6

6.3

5.8

5.6

8.2

30

560

TT7

71

51

40

39

84

48

38

33

30

27

24

22

22

21

*18

16

16

15

15

14

13

12

-

1,408.5

47.0

0.944

1.05

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,220 Mln 6.7 Mean 95.0 Cfsm 1.91 In. 25.98

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,220 Mln 3.9 Mean 102 Cfsm 2.05 In. 27.81

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs).--

cfs (5.86 ft); Feb. 21 (8:30 a.m.) 1,

Dec. 11 (1:45 p.m.) 2,210 cfs (6.37 ft); Jan. 24 (12 m. ) 1,890 

. . .. , 400 cfs (5.14 ft); Aug. 13 (9:30 p.m.) 4,530 cfs (7.78 ft);

Sept. 7 (6 a.m.) 1,66O cfs (5.53 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and record for West Branch 

Delaware River at Delhi.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 14, 27, Nov. 30 to Dec. 5, Dec. 15, 18-20, 

Dec. 27 to Jan. 1, Jan. 4-14, 16, 17, 26-3O, Feb. 2-6, 10-14, 16-20, 22, Feb. 28 to Mar. 3, Mar. 5-ai.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 167 

West Branch Delaware River at Walton, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°10'00", long. 75°08'25", on left bank in west end of fairgrounds at 

Walton, Delaware County, 100 ft downstream from West Brook.

Drainage area. 331 sq mi.

Records available. October'1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,190.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,300 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 12.67 ft), frotr 

rating curve extended above 6,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 29 cfs Sept. 5 

(gage height, 2.215 ft).

1950-53: Maximum discharge, that of. Dec. 11, 1952; minimum, that of Sept. 5, 1953.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or fragmentary or no 

gage-height record, which are good.

Rating tables, ater year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

gage height, In feet,

Oct. 1 to Nov. 22 Nov. 23 to June 29 June 29 to Sept. 30

2.4 

2.8 

3.3 

3.9

87

178

354

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

111

221

378

584

5.0 854

6.0 1,580

8.0 3,800

11.0 9,470

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

5.5

120

228

4.0 590

4.5 595

6.0 1,580

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

58

69

138

116

90

79

77

79

a76

a70

a66

a62

a62

a58

a54

*a54

53

52

51

51

50

49

48

47

46

46

46

46

49

49

49

1,940

62.6

0.189

0.22

Nov.

51

52

51

51

*49

48

48

52

54

55

58

59

55

51

51

61

73

67

62

72

213

533

676

458

374

550

526

291

249

218

-

4,588

153

0.462

0.52

Dec.

b!70

*b!60

185

b!50

244

629

419

368

371

408

8.550

5,760

2,800

1,860

1,560

1,120

*917

788

647

538

538

668

556

556

613

525

b440

b260

b310

b550

b550

52,410

1,046

3.16

3.64

Jan.

b320

301

307

291

b235

b215

b!85

*b205

b23CT

b570

694

579

454

411

431

964

b900

bl,500

1,440

1,130

1,020

892

794

4,370

5.620

2,710

bl,800

bl,900

*1,390

bl,020

b960

33,638

1,085

3.28

3.78

Feb.

bl,160

b720

b760

b700

b540

b560

1,350

1,200

860

b740

b660

b680

608

547

561

b520

b480

*b420

b400

b470

5.810

2,560

1,630

1,400

1,220

1,030

936

806

-

-

-

27,328

976

2.95

5.07

Mar.

b6OO

b480

b480

b920

789

b580

b540

b490

b450

b450

*b570

458

654

675

736

*1,250

1,080

956

1,170

1,150

924

818

748

1,290

1,570

2,590

2.880

2,410

1,940

1,800

2,000

33,186

1,071

3.24

3.75

Apr.

1,530

1,530

1,240

1,110

1,080

917

1,760

1,670

*1,380

1,360

1,220

1,000

1,050

1,060

873

930

860

842

917

898

879

*794

745

694

658

894

1,850

1,480

1,280

1,090

-

53,569

1,119

3.38

3.77

May

2,310

2.320

1,940

1,560

1,700

1,480

1,220

1,160

1,320

1,040

842

818

1,120

1,060

1,OOO

1,080

1,440

1,240

1,040

904

766

668

777

584

483

471

694

508

423

396

434

32,798

1,058

3.20

3.69

June

350

*301

270

246

243

246

238

211

183

162

145

135

159

143

131

116

106

98

92

88

100

92

82

74

*70

67

f92

89

424

220

-

4,953

165

0.498

0.56

July

137

116

112

98

87

81

77

77

91

92

77

70

66

*64

64

60

56

52

49

53

51

47

85

74

65

54

48

45

45

45

42

2,172

70.1

0.212

0.24

Aug.

40

40

39

39

59

59

58

54

54

57

41

40

38

1.160

372

217

156

125

105

92

81

73

67

60

56

52

*48

45

42

40

38

3,327

107

0.325

0.37

Sept.

57

34

32

31

38

94

988

462

247

174

139

123

221

183

141

125

112

106

97

91

90

86

79

75

70

67

64

62

58

55

-

4,177

159

0.420

0.47

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,550 Min 46 Mean 579 Cfsm 1.75 In. 25.85

Water year 1952-55: Max 8,550 Min 31 Mean 587 Cfsm 1.77 In. 24.06

Peak discharge (base, 4.6OO cfs). Dec. 11 (7 P.m.) 14,300 cfs (12.67 ft); Jan. 24 (9:30 p.m.)

8,080 cfs (10.39 ft); Feb. 21 (3:45 p.m.) 5,460 cfs (9.05 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, engineers' inspections, weather records, and records for other stations in basin of West Branch Delaware River.

b Stage -discharge relation affected by ice.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partly estimated gage heights
168 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Dryden Creek: near Granton, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°07'20", long. 75"14'45", on right bank: 2,000 ft upstream from small 

tributary, 1.1 miles northeast of Granton, Delaware County, 1.2 miles upstream from 

mouth, and 3.2 miles northwest of Rook: Rift.

Drainage area.--8.85 sq mi.

Records available. July 1952 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,180 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 390 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 3.93 ft); minimum, 

 074~cfs Aug. 30, 31, Sept. 1 (gage height, 1.25 ft).

1952-53: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 11, 1952; minimum, that of Aug. 30, 31, 

Sept. 1, 1953; minimum gage height, 1.235 ft Aug. 39, 30, 1952.

Remarlcs.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 12 to Sept. 3O

1.0

1.5

2.8

4.7

7.2

11

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.3

48

84

165

228

1.25 O.4

1.3 .9

1.4 2.1

1.6 6.4

1.8 

2.1 

2.4 

3.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

*1.2

4^0

3.4

2.1

1.8

1.7

2.3

*2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

*1.3

1.3

1.3

*1.4

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

51.3

1.65

0.186

0.22

Nov.

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

*1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.3

2.4

7.7

6.4

13

6.2

5.2

4.7

5.2

4.3

3.9

3.6

-

88.7

2.96

0.334

0.37

Dec.

*b2.8

b3.2

b3.3

*b3.0

13

18

9.9

8.5

8.2

8.8

*210

100

56

38

28

23

*19

17

a!4

all

a!2

a!4

*13

13

13

11

b9.2

b6. 4

b7.4

bS.O

7.7

709.4

22.9

2.59

2.98

Jan.

7.3

7.3

7.6

6.8

b5.6

b4.9

b4.9

b5.2

7.1

17

22

b!5

*13

11

14

35

b21

b40

33

28

24

21

19

131

b!04

*b58

b39

41

30

b22

b23

817.7

26.4

2.98

3.44

Feb.

b24

b!7

bl8

b!5

bll

b!2

32

21

18

b!6

b!3

14

12

12

13

b!2

b9.4

b8.4

b8.2

17

82

51

38

*31

*26

24

22

18

_

-

-

595.0

21.2

2.40

2.50

Mar.

b!3

bll

bll

b24

16

b!3

b!2

bll

b9.2

b8.6

b8.2

978

12

12

18

24

*21

18

28

24

*21

18

17

45

45

74

75

59

45

41

36

779.8

25.2

2.85

3.28

Apr.

31

31

24

24

22

*19

*ff

37

37

30

26

29

25

21

24

20

22

22

*22

20

18

16

16

15

24

46

37

*31

26

-

810

27.0

3.05

3.40

May

55

47

40

33

49

38

34

42

45

35

29

24

23

19

20

17

35

*26

22

18

16

14

19

12

11

12

11

8.9

10"* 8 1

8.9

781.9

25.2

2.85

3.29

June

7.3

6.4

5.9

5.7

6.3

6.2

6.5

5.2

4.7

4.1

*3.8

3.7

5.2

5.1

3.9

*3.4

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.8

2.8

2.9

6.9

18

4.7

-

141.0

4.70

0.531

0.59

July

*3.6

3.4

3.2

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.6

3.0

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.2

2.4

2.6

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.2

*1. 1

T74

1.1

60.5

1.95

0.220

0.25

Aug.

1.0

172" 1.2

1.1

*1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.1

1.1

*1.0

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

if!s

24.8

0,80

O.09O

o.io

Sept.

0.1

*.8

.7

.6

1.9

8.3

570

2.0

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

*1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

-

41.1

1.37

0.155

0.17

Calendar year 1952: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 21O Min 0.5 Mean 13.4 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.59

Peak discharge (base. 250 cfs). Dec. 11 (10:3O a.m.) 39O cfs (3.93 ft). 

* Discharge measurement 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.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 169

Trout Creek near Rock Royal, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42"10'40", long. 75"16'45", on right bank at upstream side of .farm bridge, 

400 ft downstream from Bullock Brook and 1.4 miles north of Rock Royal, Delaware County.

Drainage area. 20.4 sq mi.

Records available. June 1952 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,170 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 506 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 5-.11 ft), from 

fating curve extended above 160 cfs by logarithmic plotting: minimum, 0.2 cfs Aug. 31 

(gage height, 2.00 ft).

1952-53: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 11, 1952; minimum, that of Aug. 31, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or fragmentary or no gageheight record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

ge height, in feet.

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24 Jan. 24 to Sept. 6 Sept. 6-30

2.12 1.4

2.2 2.8

2.3 6.8

2.4 13

2.6 32

3.2 106

4.0 236

4.3 299

2.0 0.2

2.1 1.1

2.2 2.8

2.3 6.8

2.4 13

2.7 44

3.4 155

4.0 262

2.1 0.6

2.2 1.6

2.3 4.1

2.4

2.5

2.6

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*1.4 572"

377

2.8

2.5

4.7

*4.4

3.0 

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

 1.7

1.7

1.7

*1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.7

74.4

2.40

0.118

0.14

Nov.

1.6

1.6

1.7

2.2

*2.0

1.8

2.2

2.2

2.2 

2.8

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.8

2.0

3.9

3.0

2.6

2.5

4.8

9.4

11

24

- 13

11

9.4

10

8.8

7.6

b6. 4

-

159.0

5.30

0.259

0.29

Dec.

*b4.B576"

6.0

*b5.2

24

36

24

21

2O 

21

281

*166

105

71

53

42

*36

30

25

b21

24

30

*27

32

32

28

b21

b!3

b!6

b!8

b!7

1,255.6

40.5

1.99

2.29

Calendar year 1952: Max

Jan.

15

15

16

14

blO

b8.0

bliTO"

b9.0

17 

41

56

b36

*b32

b28

35

92

b50

bl!4

82

66

56

48

45

216" 279

*131

b82

b96

b62

b44

b50

1,853.0

59.8

2.93

3.38

Feb.

b54

b33

b35

b30

b24

b26

93

52

40 

b33

b30

32

29

27

31

b27

b21

b!8

b!7

b42

238

blST

b84

*69

57

53

46

37

-

-

-

1,402

50.1

2.46

2.56

Min

Mar.

b25

b21

b20

b50

b30

b26

b23

b21

b!9 

b!8

b!6

24

38

a36

a42

a60

*46

41

66

52

*42

39

37

122

107

172

187

146

114

96

80

1,816

58.6

2.87

3.31

 Apr.

64

66

49

48

45

*40

*145

104

86 

99

69

60

71

58

48

52

44

45

49

*48

44

39

35

35

33

46

82

60

*52

45

-

1,761

58.7

2.88

3.21

May

135

TI4

93

72

125

88

77

a 80

a76 

a50

a37

a31

a35

34

49

38

f62

*46

39

33

29

28

37

23

20

27

26

18

22" 16

19

1,579

50.9

2.50

2.88

June

1512"

11

10

11

9.4

9.4

8.2

6.6 

5.6

*4.8

4.4

6.0

7.6

5.8

4.4

3.7

3.5

3.2

2.9

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.6

2.0

10

3.5

-

174.0

5.80

0.284

0.32

July

*2.4

2.2

2.5

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

2.1

f*

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

tf

.8

.8

.8

.8

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

*1.0

1.0

.8

41.3

1.33

0.065

0.08

Aug.

"^g 0 81

is

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

.6

*.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

-t!

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

15.4

0.50

0.025

0.03

Sept.

*73~ 0 3

!s

.3

3.8

40

26

5.7

2.9 

1.8

1.2

1.1

3.1

2.3

1.6

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

1.0

1.5

*1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

-

104.1

3.47

0.170

0.19

Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 281 Min 0.3 Mean 28.0 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.68

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs). Dec. 11 (11:30 a.m.) 506 cfs (5.11 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of record at Cannonsville.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partly estimated gage heights.
170 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 

Trout Creek at Cannonsvllle, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°05'45", long. 75°19'20", on left bank at north end of Cannonsvllle, 

JJeiaware County, and 0.6 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 49.5 sq ml.

Records available. September 1940 to September 1953.

aage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,041.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 13 years, 86.7 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,960 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 7.32 ft); minimum, 2.2 cfs Aug. 31 (gage height, 2.235 ft).

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 4,600 cfs Mar. 22, 1948 (gage height, 9.95 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow: 

minimum, that of Aug. 31, 1953.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height rec5737 which are good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 951: 1941 (M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 22 Nov. 23 to Dec. 11 Dec. 11 to Sept. 30

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

4.0

5.

9.

21

48

247

2.5 

2.8 

3.1 

3.5

60

125

4.0 247

5.0 601

6.0 1,080

1.6

3.3

6.1

10

22

52

3.4 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

114

256

407

601

1,080

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

6.1

12

23

14

11

10

11

*14

11

10

9.1

8.9

8.4

8.2

8.0

7.1

7.1

6.9

7.1

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.6

7.4

7.1

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.5

6.5

278.4

8.98

0.181

0.21

Nov.

6.5

67?

7.1

7.8

7.8

*7.6

7.8

8.0

8.0

8.4

9.3

8.6

8.2

7.8

7.8

9.3

9.5

8.6

a8. 4

a9.6

a25

a50

a67

a39

a33

a29

a30

26

23

21

-

505.6

16.9

0.341

0.38

Dec.

a 17

*a!6

*19

b!5

b35

98

58

51

49

50

933

44?

273

203

149

122

103

88

b72

b60

65

85

75

83

85

75

b64

b40

b50

b52

b52

3,585

116

2.34

2.69

Jan.

46

44

46

43

b34

b26

b26

b30

b42

b86

138

b94

b82

b72

80

184

b!30

243

198

168

147

126

114

726

518

307

b220

220

161

b!24

b!24

4,599

148

2.99

3.46

Feb.

b!35

b92

b98

b88

b84

b72

194

132

107

b94

b82

b84

77

71

80

b70

b60

b52

b50

b84

498 276"

b205

*b!70

149

134

126

107

_

_

-

3,471

124

2.51

2.61

Mar.

b80

b62

b60

b!24

b88

b76

b68

b64

b58

*b56

b52

58

85

85

115

141

124

109

153

136

114

107

100

259

249

391

414

331

264

229

201

4,453

144

2.91

3.35

Apr.

168

165

128

124

120

105

293

242

208

225

179

154

173

157

128

132

116

118

126

*120

116

103

94

91

86.

107

181

145

130

118

4,352

145

2.93

3.27

May

270

265

221

184

275

216

189

207

222

165

132

112

116

112

127

113

165

*134

114

100

85

75

102

71

61

69

73

56

50

59

59

4,197

135

2.73

3.15

June

46

39

35

32

34

29

29

27

22

20

18

17

22

24

19

16

*15

13

13

12

12

11

10

9.2

8.6

11

10

9.1

50

18

630.9

21.0

0.424

0.47

July

*13

12

11

9.8

8.8

8.4

7.9

8.2

12

9.8

8.6

7.7

7.5

6.9

6.3

5.7

5.5

5.3

5.1

5.3

5.3

4.7

579

9.8

6.9

5.8

5.4

5.3

5.0

5.7

5.0

229.6

7.41

0.150

0.17

Aug.

4 8

477

4.4

4.4

4.7

4.4

4.1

3.9

3.6

3.9

4.1

*4.0

3.6

3.3

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2-»5

2.4

102.6

3.31

0.067

0.08

Sept.

2.4

*2.8

a2.6

a2.4

a7.6

347

76Z!2~

14

10

8.4

7.3

8.1

6.7

7.3

6.5

5.8

5.0

5.0

5.3

5.8

*6.1

5.7

5.3

5.0

4.7

4.6

4.3

4.1

4;0

301.8

10.1

0.204

0.23

Calendar year 1952- Max 933 Min 6.1 Mean 76.9 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.14

Water year 1952-53: Max 933 Min 2.3 Mean 73.2 Cfsra 1.48 In. 20.07

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 cfs). Dec. 11 (1:15 p.m.) 1,960 cfs (7.32 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for other stations in basin of West Branch of Delaware River, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 

West Branch Delaware River at Stilesville, N. Y.

171

Drainage area. 456 sq mi.

Records available.-July 1952 to September 1953.

Gage.-Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,000 ft (from topographic map)

1952-53: falmm discharge, that of Deo. 11, 1952; minimum, that of Sept 4 1953

Oct. 1 to Aug. 14 Aug. 15 to Sept. 30

0.7 36

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

155

294

689

1.1 

1.4

2.2 

3.0

1,230 

1,930 

3,690 

5,720 

11,200 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

27

58

130

248

512

889

1,930

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

*82

92

140

1*0" 180

116

108

108 

*102

100

92

88

84

82

80

74

*72

72

72

*72

72

70

68

66

64

 52 62

62

63

63

65

2,673

86.2

0.189

0.22

Nov.

65

67

69

67

67

65

69

67 

71

76

76

76

*76

69

67

71

78

89

85

89

*181

351

TIB- 872

552

461

437

415

351

307

-

6,104

203

0.445

0.50

Dec.

*240

225 260"

*240

280

897

728

579 

544

561

7,220

9,230

4,260

d3,000

d2,200

dl,600

*dl,300

1,130

953

807

738

910

838

*777

858

777

680

390

430

490

500

43,642

1,408

3.09

3.56

Jan.

440

420

420

410

340

300

270

28U 

340

540

1,000

860

*700

640

580

1,000

1,400

1,640

2,190

1,580

1,420

1,250

1,110

4,340

7,730

4,100

*2,500

*2,600

2,100

1,400

1,300

45,200

1,458

3.20

3.69

Feb.

1,550

1,000

1,020

960

*740

760

1,380

1,880 

1,210

1,040

900

940

869

777

787

740

680

580

560 SIS"

3,700

4,040

2,400

2,020

*1,760

1,450

1,330

1,170

_

_

-

36,839

1,316

2.89

3.00

Mar.

880

660

640

*960

1,240

850

760

660 

620

*620

500

579

738

921

942

*1,470

1,520

1,330

1,440

*1,650

1,340

1,190

1,090

1,570

2,540

*3,470

*3.880

3,600

2,870

2,410

2,730

45,680

1,474

3.23

3.73

Apr.

2,150

2,050

1,740

1,490

1,480

*1,280

2,070

2,630 

27080

1,980

1,850

1,480

1,480

1,560

1,280

1,260

1,260

1,160

1,260

1,250

1,230

1,130

1,040

985

932

1,060

2,300

2,130

*1,820

1,560

-

46,977

1,566

3.43

3.83

May

2,590-

3.340

2,730

2,270

2,390

2,340

1,880

1,720 

1,930

1,620

1,290

1,110

1,420

1,380

1,240

1,440

1,710

1,710

1,420

1,240

*1,060

942

1,030

900

709

661

869

728

596

552

WS

45,422

1,465

3.21

3.70

June

518 429"

379

338

344

335

371

313 

272

235

*217

195

205

215

195

165

150

140

130

125

120

130

110

102

£6

140

200

120

480

410

-

7,179

239

0.524

0.59

July

*195

160

145

135

120

110

106

106 

130

120

110

100

92

88

84

80

76

70

68

70

68

64

72

122

100

80

72

68

*64

72

6S.

3,009

97.1

0.213

0.25

Aug.

56

56

54

52

54

52

47

44 

34

47

50

*50

49

752

62U

310

205

155

125

108

94

86

76

70

64

60

56

52

48

46

44

3,626

117

0.257

0.30

Sept.

42

*42

40

 54 38

134

681

 557 887 

259

202

167

164

270

190

155

140

124

118

114

110

*104

100

94

90

68

86

80

76

70

5,106

170

0.373

0.42

Calendar year 1952: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,230 Min 38 Mean 799 Cfsm 1.75 In. 23.79

Peak discharge (base, 7,400 cfa).~Dec. 11 (9:30 p.m.) 14,400 cfs (7.96 ft); Jan. 25 (3:30 a.m.) 

9,140 cfs (6.33 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for other stations In basin.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 1-5, Dec. 27 to Jan. 17, Jan. 26 to Feb. 6, 

Feb. 10-12, 16-19, 23, Mar. 1-4, 6-11. Backwater from aquatic vegetation Oct. 1-27, June 12 to 

Aug. 13, Aug. 15 to Sept. 3, Sept. 14-30.
172 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Cold Spring Brook at China, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°09'35", long. 75°23'35", on left bank 1 mile upstream from China, Delaware County, 1.1 miles upstream from mouth, and 3 miles east of North Sanford.

Drainage area. 1.51 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1934 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control with V-notch weir. Datum of gage is 

1,490.76 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 18 years (1935-53), 2.67 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 63.4 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 3.28 ft); minimum, 0.002 cfs Aug. 31 (gage height, 1.04 ft).

'1934-53: Maximum discharge, 335 cfs Oct. 30, 1935 (gage height, 4.5 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 55 cfs on basis of theoretical rating; minimum, that of Aug. 31, 1953.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or fragmentary gageheight record, which are good. This station is operated in connection with a study of 

the effect of reforestation on streamflow. In addition to records of streamflow, records of rainfall, temperature, and ground-water levels are collected. Weekly records 

of ground-water elevations for 1953 are published in WSP 1265.

Revisions (water years). WSF 871: 1935-38.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 11 to Sept. 30

0.029 

.056 

.092 

.140 

.Z8 

.48 

.74

1.8 

Z.O 

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

1.08

1.12

1.4

1.5

0.006

.014

.028

.050

.085

.129

.26

.49

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2,5 

2.7 

2.9

0.80.

1.78

3.40

6.60

10.5

17.4

28.5

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

0.036

.158

.130

.072

.059

.056

.169

7IS4

*.080

.062

.059

.056

.053

.053

.050

.050

.047

.047

.047

.050

.053 

.053

.050

.047

.047

.047

.047

.047

.050

.056

.056

2.001

0.065

0.043

0.05

Nov.

0.050

.047

7553

.056

.050

*.053

.059

.056

.056

.072

.080

.072

.062

.066

.087

.129

.096

.088

.084

.31

.68 

.84

~T9T 1.73

.60

.48

.56

.48

.39

.34

-

8.646

0.288

0.191

0.21

Dec.

0.26

.23

*.26

.22

173T

2.80

1.78

1.38

1.50

2.00

28.7 iT77

6.60

4.53

3.4

2.6

2.25

1.97

1.60

1.3

1.44 

1.97

1.78

1.97

2.11

1.90

1.5

.80

.92

.96

.92

92.86

3.00

1.99

2.29

Jan.

0.88

.92

.92

.84

.66

.60

.56 75B-

.66

1.63

2.82

2.3

1.9

1.65

1.73

2.9

3.0

5.35

4.64

3.83

3.40 

3.00

2.73

f28.5

T9T5

9.39 5.6

5.59

4.0

3.2

3.2

126.46

4.08

2.70

3.11

Feb.

3.9

3.1

2.8

2.35

2.05

1.84

4.42

3.94

3.20

2.7

2.4

2.25

2.04

1.78

1.8

1.78

1.54

1.33

1.23

275?

iH6.6

5.4

*4.63

4.17

3.83

3'. 20

_

_

-

111.20

3.97

2.63

2.74

Mar.

2.4

2.2

1.9

4.5

4.0

3.2

2.7

2.4

2.2

1.95

1.6

T774

3.52

5.67

8.29

8.94

7.06

5.67

7.56

6.44

5.28 

4.77

*4.65

16.2

T275

15.0

12.8

9.80

7.57

6.32

5.29

183.92

5.93

3.93

4.53

Apr.

4.53

4.53

3.72

3.61

3.40

3.17

14.6

-S755

6.60

7.18

5.41

4.53

4T89

4.41

3.83

4.21

3.72

3.61

3.94

3.94

 3.72 

3.30

3.00

3.00

2.91

4.06

7.58

5.58

4.53

3.94

-

145.00

4.83

3.20

3.57

May

10.7

8.94

6.46

5.34

10.0

7.22

6.36

8.58

9.63

6.38

4.89

3.94

3.72

3.30

4.38

3.94

6.24

4.89

 3.83

3.10

2.48 

2.31

4.04

2.48

1.97

2.72

2.73

2.04

1.72

2.63

2.48

149.44

4.82

3.19

3.68

June

1.90

T746-

1.13

1.03

1.25

.82

.72

.61

.48

.37

.30

.26

.38

.37

.26

*.222

.185

.172

.154

.139

.129 

.114

.097

.081

.077

.077

75T- .074

1.49

.34

-

15.201

0.507

0.336

0.37

July

0.185

.172

.156

.106

.089

.093

.081

.194

7156-

.085

.070

.063

.063

.056

*.047

.041

.036

.030

.033

.044

.036 

.028

7IBT

.136

.063

.047

.061

.044

.041

.077

.041

2.501

0.081

0.054

0.06

Aug.

0.030

.036

.038

.030

.038

.033

.026

.022

.024

.050

.053

7533-

*.026

.024

.022

.017

.014

.012

.010

.010

.009 

.008

.008

.007

.007

.007

.006

.006

.006

.006

.006

0.624

0.020

0.013

0.02

Sept.

0.006

.006

.008

.009

.046

.93

755

.134

*.077

.050

.041

.042

.124

.077

.053

.038

.030

.026

.022

.034

.063 

.050

.038

.028

.024

.024

.024

.024

.022

.020

-

2.570

0.086

0.057

0.06

Calendar year 1952 : Max 28.7 Min 0.029 Mean 2.25 Cfsm 1.49 In. .20.25

Water year 1952-53 : Max 28.7 Mln 0.006 Mean 2.30 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.69

Peak discharge (base. 47 cfs). Dee. 11 (10 a.m.) 63.4 cfs (3.28 ft); Jan. 24 (l p.m.) 51.5 cfs 

(3.175 ft}.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 1, 2, 4, 15-17, 20, Dec. 27 to Jan. 7, 

JaK7~T2-14, 16, 17, 27, Jan. 29 to Feb. 5, Feb. 10, 11, 15, 23, 24, Mar. 1-11 (doubtful gage-height 

record Dec. 28 to Jan. 2).
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 173

Oquaga Creek at Deposit, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°03'35", long. 75°25'40", on left bank 200 ft upstream from washed-out 

dam at rear of Delaware Mills, 400 ft upstream from Mill Street Bridge In Deposit, 

Broome County, and 0.3 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--66 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 984.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929.

Average discharge. 13 years, 112 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,920 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 5.33 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 480 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 1.2 cfs Sept. 3 

(gage height, 0.935 ft). «>.*<

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 4,400 cfs Mar. 22, 1948 (gage height, 9.21 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 740 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum, 1.2 cfs Sept. 11, 1944, Sept. 3, 1953; minimum gage height, 0.90 ft Oct. 28, iy5i.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, backwater from leaves, or 

faulty Intake action, which are fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

478- 3.0

7.1

6.5

5.4

5.1

6.2

10

*7.4

6.5

6.0

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.6

4.4 *4.3

4.1

4.1

4.3

4.3

4.4

4.4

4.3

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.9

154.5

4.98

0.075

0.09

Nov.

3.9

373

.1

.4

.4

.3

.4

.5

.5

.8

6.0

5.6

*5.2

4.9

4.9

6.0

6.2

5.6

5.4

12

60

80

"54 183

55

40

38

31

25

20

-

721.0

24.0

0.364

0.41

Dec.

b!3

bll

IT

*b!2

74

135

62

46

43

52

987

 S55

299

201

b!50

126

103

89

b66

b48

b50

87

87

*101

115

98

b76

b44

b50

b54

51

3,889

125

1.89

2.19

Jan.

b40

b38

43

b38

b27

b20 b20~

b21

b24

b50

b!30

b88

b74

b62

b68

212

b!60

b290

242

194

170

148

131

987

77?

b400

b260

*b270

b!90

b!45

b!45

5,462

176

2.67

3.08

Feb.

b!70

b!25

b!30

blOO

b82

b78

244

180

139

bl!2

b88

b90

b84

b78

b86

b76

b60

b52

b50

bT4

747

b430~

D260

*b205

176

160

154

133

_

_

-

4,363

156

2.36

2.46

t'.ar.

b92

b70

b68

b210

166

b!22

b!06

b92

b70

*b64

b49

b32

78

110

162

201

170

142

203

198

157

136 *128

423

409

611 sar

467

341

256

209

6,143

198

3.00

3.46

Apr.

176

184

142

133

131

113

492

39T

280

rro

209

170

194

184

145

157

148

145

160

*151

139

123

110

98 isr

126

272

201

166

139

-

5,450

182

2.76

3.07

May

298

310

230

176

380

305

275

284

280

193

152

126

112

102

117

112

194

152

*118

98

86

74

129

78

64

72

79

59

50

72

82

4,859

157

2.38

2.74

June

60

47

39

37

55

50

59

42

33

27

23

20

38

40

29

21

*18

16

15

14

12

11

*9.6

8.4

&ii

27

57

21

62

2?

-

928.1

30.9

0.468

0.52

July

*20

T?

17

12

11

9.8

9.0

9.6

14

10

8.6

7.6

6.6

6.1

5.4

4.7

4.3

3.9

T7T

5.9

4.8

4.1

6.9

12

8.1

6.4

5.1

4.7

*4.7

8.2

6.4

260.0

8.39

0.127

0.15

Aug.

5.0

4.7

4.6

4.3

4.7

4.4

3.8

3.4

3.5

4.6

4.3 *4.4

5.0

6.1

srr

4.3

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.0

27ff

2.1

112.2

3.62

0.055

0.06

Sept.

2.1

272

2.1

5.1

6.2

39

67 20"

12

9.0

6.7

6.1

6.7

8.0

7.0

6.0

5.2

.6

.Z

.3

.8

* .9

.6

.0

3.6

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

263.9

8.80

0.133

0.15

Calendar year 1952: Max 987 Min 2.9 Mean 96.4 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.90

Water year 1952-53: Max 987 Min 2.0 Mean 89.3 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.38

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). 

1,590 cfa (4.85 ft).

Dec. 11 (1 p.m.) 1,920 cfa (5.33 ft); Jan. 24 (3:45 p.m.)

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Backwater from leaves Oct. 21 to Nov. 20. Faulty intake action June 15-17; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements, gage heights, weather records, notes by engineers, and records for nearby stations.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

West Branch Delaware River at Hale Eddy, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°00 T 10", long. 75°23'15", on left bank at downstream side of highway

bridge in Hale Eddy, Delaware County, 9 miles upstream from confluence of East and West 

Branches near Hancock.

Drainage area. 593 sq mi.

Records available . November 1912 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 946.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^T929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Sept. 8, 1928, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 40 years (1913-53), 1,064 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,600 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 12.51 ft); minimum, 39 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 1.24 ft).

1912-53: Maximum discharge, 28,900 cfs Mar. 22, 1948, from rating curve extended 

above 14,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of peak flow; maximum 

gage height, 15.8 ft Sept. 30, 1924, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge, 32 cfs Aug. 4, 1936, Sept. 3, 1939, Aug. 28, 1949; minimum gage height, 1.03 ft 

Aug. 4, 1936.

Maximum discharge known, about 46,000 cfs Oct. 10, 1903 (gage height, 20.3 ft, from 

floodmarks).

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from 

aquatic vegetation, which are good.

Revisions (water years). WSF 756: Drainage area. WSP 871: 1916.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of 1 

from aquatic vegetation (gage height, In feet, and 

feet per second)

.ce effect or backwater 

discharge, In cubic

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27 Mar. 28 to Sept. 30

1.4

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

74

214

389

614

4.0

5.0

8.0

11.0

1,240

2,100

6,190

12,500

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

79

199

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

367

599

1,240

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 4.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

100

110

170

T70" 200

135

124

130

122

118

110

102 

98

94

92

88

84

82

82

82

*82

82

79

77

72

69

W

69

69

72

72

3,105

100

0.169

0.19

Nov.

72

7?

77

74

74

72

74

74

82

87

87

84 

*87

84

79

84

90

105

111

111

202

402

821

934 665"

556

504

486

422

370

-

7,042

235

0.396

0.44

Dec.

300 *270

310

290

380

1,180

920

730

681

725

8,300

11,900 

5,020

3,210

2,260

1,810

1,500

1,280

1,070

898

818

i,oio

983

918

1,010

940

800

490

520

600

600

51,723

1,668

2.81

3.24

Jan.

540

500

520

500

400

350

320 'S3D"

400

580

1,180

1,080 

860

*760

714

1,230

1,730

2,030

2,690

1,960

1,770

1,540

1,360

5,870

10, 100

5,200

3,300

3,000

2,590

1,750

1,600

56,754

1,831

3.09

3.56

Feb.

1,880

1,250

1,250

1,20CT

940

940

1,610

2,240

1,460

1,240

1,080

1,100 

1,000

900

920

880

820

700

750" 680

4,870

5,540

3,060

2,400

*2 , 130

1,810

1,650

1,460

_

-

45,530

1,626

2.74

2.86

War.

1,100

840

820

1,300

1,630

1,100

980

860

800

780

730" 640

862

1,120

1,260

1,850

*1,900

1,650

1,860

*2,100

1,700

1,500

1,380

2,400

3,470

4,810

5,200

4,730

3,660

2,960

3,220

59,182

1,909

3.22

3.71

Apr.

2,560

2,420

2,090

1,780

1,760

*1,530

2,900

5,510

2,700

2,540

2,340

1,860 

1,860

1,970

1,610

1,590

1,590

1,450

1,590

1,580

1,510

1,390

1,280

1,190

1,150

1,280

2,730

2,590

2,190

1,870

-

58,390

1,946

3.28

3.66

May

3,020

4,160

3 , 340

2,740

3,160

3,120

2,540

2,300

2,540

2,080

1,640

1,380 

1,620

1,620

1,500

1,690

2,040

2,080

1,700

*1,470

1,270

1,120

1,340

1,110

871

826

1,020

890

724

724

783

56,418

1,820

3.07

3.54

June

660

540

470

420

450

450

490

410

360

*310

270

240 

280

290

250

210

190

175

165

155

150

155

140

130

120

165

371

205

550

594

-

9,365

312

0.526

0.59

July

*322

251

223

193

166

153

140

135

174

153

148

128 

117

110

103

97

93

89

85

91

87

*83

93

142

131

106

93

83

75

13

79

4,036

130

0.219

0.25

Aug.

70

70

66

62

62

62

58

54

54

56

58

58 

*56

500

668

332

235

185

153

133

117

101

93

83

75

68

65

58

54

50

*B

3,804

123

0.207

0.24

Sept.

*45

45

44

41

58

193

607

983

4T7

284

217

182 

168

260

214

177

158

143

135

131

*131

148

140

130

124

114

110

106

98

94

-

5,700

190

0.320

0.36

Calendar year 1952 : Max 11,900 Mln 69 Mean 1,014 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.25

Water year 1952-53: Max 11,900 Mln 44 Mean 989 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.64

Peak discharge (base. 9,60O efs). Dee. 11 (12 p.m.) 16,600 cfs (12.51 ft); Jan. 25 (3:30 a.m.) 

11,800 cfs (10772 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 1-7, Dec. 26 to Jan. 14, Jan. 26-28, 30, 31, 

Feb. 2-6, 10-20, 24, Mar. 1-4, 6-12. Backwater from aquatic vegetation Oct. 1-20, June 1-26, 

Aug. 2-14, Sept. 23-30.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 175

Calllcoon Creek at Calllcoon, N. Y.

Location. Lat 41°45'40", long. 75°02'55", on right bank 0.7 mile southeast of Calllcoon, 

Sullivan County, 0.9 mile upstream from mouth, and 1.0 mile southwest of Hortonvllle.

Drainage area. Ill sq ml.

Records available. August 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 759.84 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 13 years, 186 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,710 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 6.64 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs; minimum, 5.7 cfs Sept. 4, 5 (gage height, 

1.175 ft).

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 16,000 cfs Aug. 17, 1947 (gage height, 9.68 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 5.4 cfs Sept. 11, 12, 1944; minimum gage height (subsequent to construction of artificial control completed July 5, 1944), that of Sept. 4, 5, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or partly obstructed intake, 

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to No

1.4

1.6

1.7

Nov. 20 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6

2.5

6.8

44

1.9 

2.3 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

101

219

401

596

1,040

4.0 1,630

5.0 3,050

6.0 5,020

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

26

25

45

lo- 49

se

*33

29

27

26

26 

25

24

23

22

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

21

21

20

22

23

23

785

25.3

0.228

0.26

Nov.

22

22

22

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20 

20

*20

20

M

21

24

23

22

*42

363

630

802

453

287

227

195

170

145

118

-

3,801

127

1.14

1.27

Dec.

*96

86

82

175- 78

541

286

205

182

179

5,750 

1,610

687

437

319

266

223

195

155

130

150

260

210

210

223

192

155

106

100

*108

114

11,510

371

3.34

3.86

Jan.

*104

96

106

112

90

80

M

84

100

124

160 

170

135

116

108

118

124

300

353

250

225

205

180

2,470

1,960

680

410

480

380

260

240

10,300

332

2.99

3.45

Feb.

340

200

195

175

135

130

747

442

270

195

165

160

150

135

180

240

180

145

130

160

1,810

726

*380

300

274

250

240

215

_

_

-

8,662

309

2.78

2.90

liar.

175

135

130

621

340

220

180

155

135

125

100

m

190

238

710

1.640

620

418

599

549

374

310

283

*1,000

788

1,030

826

574

430

348

300

13,657

441

3.97

4.58

Apr.

266

300

242

212

216

192

1,130

832

478

629

557

407

542

590

369

410

413

329

390

*343

296

243

219

199

199

825

1,550

676

447

338

-

13,845

462

4.16

4.64

May

'Slig' 856

560

407

524

453

359

459

374

296

249 

212

199

202

244

234

369

355

234

188

163

151

186

134

118

*132

154

114

101

TT2

130

8,935

288

2.59

2.99

June

99

86

71

66

70

68

-95- 110

81

66

55 

47

77

93

58

50

43

*39

37

35

32

30

28

26

25

25

34

27

40

36

-

1,644

54.8

0.494

0.55

July

27

25

22

20

18

22

26

21

41

26

22 

19

18

18

18

*16

15

14

3T

il

27

22

29

33

24

20

18

17

16

16

14

703

22.7

0.205

0.24

Aug.

13

14

15

14

15

14

13

12

12

18

16 

13

*12

12

12

11

11

11

10

9.6

9.4

9.6

9.1

8.5

8.5

8.2

8.2

7.9

7.9

7.7

7.1.

349.7

11.3

0.102

0.12

Sept.

7.4

7.4

7.1

5.9 676"

38

~5B- 123

25

*19

16 

15

18

15

13

12

11

11

11

11

16

12

11

9.9

9.4

9.9

9.4

9.1

8.8

8.5

-

514.4

17.1

0.154

0.17

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,750 Mln 18 Mean 226 Cfsm 2.04 In. 27.77

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,750 Mln 5.9 Mean 205 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.03

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 cfs). 

4,270 cfs (5.67 ft); Feb. 21 19:45 a

Dec. 11 (12:15 p.m.) 6.710 cfs (6.64 ft); Jan 24 (11:15 a. mi) 

m.) 2,720 cfs (4.79 ft); Mar. 15 (11:45 p.m.) 3,020 cfs (4.98

ft); Apr. 27 (3 a.m.) 2,530 cfs (4.66 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 1-5, 18-24, Dec. 27 to Jan. 18, Jan. 2O-23, 

Jan. 26 to Feb. 7, Feb. 9-20, Feb. 26 to Mar. 3, Mar. 5-12. Partly obstructed Intake Nov. 16, 18- 

20, Nov. 27 to Dec. 2; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements, notes by engineers, 

and records for nearby stations.
176 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Tenmlle River at Tusten, N. Y.

Location. Lat 41°33'50", long. 75°00'55", on left bank 0.5 mile downstream from East 

Branch Tenmlle River, three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth, and three-quarters 

of a mile northeast of Tusten, Sullivan County.

Drainage area. 45.0 sq ml.

Records available. May 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 750 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 7 years, 73.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,730 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 5.86 ft); minimum, 2.4 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 0.705 ft).

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 1,870 cfs Nov. 26, 1950 (gage height, 6.05 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 4, 1953.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. 

Slight seasonal regulation by Luxton Lake.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height. In feet, discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 22 Nov. 23 to Sept. 30

0.7 

.8 

.9

1.1

1.8

3.6

6.2

14

1.4 

1.7 

2.3 

3.0

34

67

169

344

0.7 

.8

1.1 

1.4

2.4

4.4

7.2

16

37

1.8 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

82

207

327

685

1,180

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

4.0

5.1

*8.4

8.2

1Z

15

10

7.2

5.8

5.3

4.8

4.5

4.1

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.5

376- 3.4

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.9

5.5

9.4

8.8

8.2

7.4

6.7

191.1

6.16

. 0.137

0.16

Nov.

6.4

6.1

*5.9

5.9

5.6

5.3

5.0

4.9

TX

4.9

4.9

5.2

5.3

5.3

5.7

6.7

7.0

7.4

7.2

10

73

194

264 135-

87

67

54

49

41

36

-

1,120.6

37.4

0.831

0.93

Dec.

*31

28

27

SB- 26

ISO

118

85

71

67

947

TIT

318

207

153

122

101

87

70

58

62

88

87

82

88

80

70

50

43

*45

45

4,188

135

3.00

3.46

Jan.

43

40

43

45

38

34

3132"

36

41

58

61

53

46

44

44

45

69

106

91

84

80

72

346

700

310

*185

180

155

118

108

3,338

108

2.40

2.76

Feb.

130

96

88

78

68

64

125

169

119

90

74

74

68

62

77

98

86

66

62

66

260

303

 TKT

130

120

110

106

95

.

_

-

3,049

109

2.42

2.52

Calendar year 1952 : Max 947 Min 3 .4

Mar.

80

64

62

120

149

104

84

70

62

58

30" 49

61

82

113

279- 470

186

220

240

176

142

126

*224

306

441

373

276

205

166

138

5,176

167

3.71

4.28

Apr.

119

129

115

100

95

88

260

321

205

201

211

172

241

298

203

188

186

156

168

*155

127

112

100

75

66_

167

3TO- 580

209

160

-

5,517

184

4.09

4.56

May

260

278 ~S&f

166

198

240

188

192

174

140

117

104

115

110

107

114

115

127

101

81

68

60

68

56

48

*51

64

55

46

IT

52

3,750

121

2.69

3.10

June

48

40

34

31

31

31

62

30" 67

36

28

23

36

48

41

32

26

*22

20

18

16

16

14

12

11

11

13

13

15

15

-

860

28.7

0.638

0.71

July

14

12

10

8.6

8.1

7.9

8.1

7.0

5.6

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.7

4.7

4.5

*4.2

4.2

3.9

T7T

5.9

6.6

6.7

15

13- 18

10

8.6

7.6

6.9

7.4

6.4

238.4

7.69

0.171

0.19

Aug.

5.8

STff

5.5

5.5

5.0

4.4

4.2

4.1

4.1

4.7

4.2

4.0

3.9

*3.9

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

116.6

3.76

0.084

0.10

Sept.

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.5 373-

6.9

77B- 8.3

7.0

*5.8

5.1

4.7

5.1

4.6

4.1

3.9

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

117.7

3.92

0.087

0.10

Mean 87.7 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.56

Water year 1952-53 : Max 947 Min 2.5 Mean 75.8 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.87

Feak discharge (base, 930 cfs). Dee. 11 (5 p.m.) 1,730 cfs (5.86 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 1-5, 19-21, Dec. 27 to Jan. 10, Jan. 16, 17, 

JanTT6 to Feb. 7, Feb. 10-14, 16-19, 23, 24, Mar. 1-4, 6-11.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Delaware River above Lackawaxen River, near Barryville, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 41°30i30", long. 74°59'15", on left bank 1.6 miles upstream from Lackawaxen River and 5.8 miles northwest of Barryville, Sullivan County.

Drainage area. 2,023 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 600.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 13 years, 3,890 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 68,600 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 17.70 ft); 

minimum, 122 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 1.11 ft).

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 105,000 cfs May 23, 1942 (gage height, 23.19 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 55,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, that of Sept. 5, 1953.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 26 Mar. 27 to Aug. 16 Aug. 17 to Sept. 30

1.7

2.0

2.5

5.0

4.0

524

450

722

1,150

2,410

5.0

7.0

10.0

15.0

16.0

4,440

10,600

25,900

59,900

57,500

1.5 285

2.0 459

2.5 722

Note. Same as

preceding table

above 2.5 ft.

1.1 119

1.5 242

2.0 450

2.5 722

Note. Same as

preceding table 

above 2.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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.

Oct.

485

474

*601

665

798

750

655

601

565

542

517 

502 

478

464

450

457

424

406

398

595

389

581

581

577

572

560

568

368

389

385

385

14,754

476

0.255

0.27

Nov.

593

589

*589

593

593

581

577

172

572

585

595 

402 

402

598

598

410

415

424

464

522

1,790

6,550

10 . 700

8,250

5,430

4,110

5,450

5,040

2,650

2,300

-

56,122

1,871

0.925

1.03

Dec.

*2,000

1,700

1,650

1.600

1,650

4,340

5,260

5,900

5,260

5,200

30,600 

54.700 

25,600

14,300

9,750

7,450

6,120

5,130

4,390

3,600

5,500

3,600

3,880

5,550

3,550

5,510

5,160

2,200

1,650

1,700

2,250

222,550

7,178

5.55

4.09

Jan.

2,000

1,850

1,800

1,800

1,600

1,400

1,500

*1,250

1.080

1,600

2,750 

3,900 

5,500

2,900

2,600

2,600

5,400

4,600

7,600

6,600

5,720

5,130

4,520

12,000

40,700

24,000

15,400

*10, 800

10,200

7,200

6,000

195,600

6,510

5.12

5.60

Feb.

6,580

5,800

4,700

4,400

5,900

5,500

5,000

8,250

6,480

5,000

4,100 

5,900 

5,800

5,500

5,400

5,400

3,200

2,800

2.600

2,700

8,520

20 . 600

*12,800

9,170

7,860

6,790

6,150

5,670

-

-

-

164,170

5,865

2.90

5.02

Mar.

4,770

5,700

5,500

4,700

7,080

5,570

4,400

5,700

5,200

5,000

2.600 

2,600 

2,880

3,850

5,370

13,700

15,200

9,460

8,650

9,780

8,090

6,820

6,120

7,850

17,000

18,200

19 . 500

17,600

13,500

10,600

9,570

250,520

8,075

5.99

4.60

Apr.

*8,730

7,950

7,570

6,460

5,970

5,560

8,590

13.900

10 , 600

9,510

9,600 

7,890 

7,540

8,420

7,060

6,520

7,050

6,260

6,380

*6,440

6,030

5,510

4,980

4,540

4.540

5,710

15,000

13,600

10,400

8,520

-

253,990

7,800

5.86

4.50

May

9,510

14.200

12,900

10,700

9,810

12,000

9,950

9,710

9,530

8,550

6,940 

5,850 

5,160

5,400

5,160

5,110

5,590

6,970

6,090

5,130

4,460

3,950

4,150

4,690

5,660

*5,200

5,500

5,470

2,970

2.660

2,790

205,120

6,552

5.24

5.75

June

2.750

2,350

2,020

1,790

1,700

1,760

1,960

2,390

2,040

1,660

1,410 

1,250 

1,250

1,560

1,520

1,510

1,120

*999

951

874

821

770

716

745

684

624

655

855

821

1,590

-

40,901

1,565

0.674

0.75

July

1.680

1,150

906

777

690

642

618

585

647

705

697 

647 

575

526

502

476

*451

427

419

495

468

455

495

485

455

485

451

404

572

565

558

18,562

592

0.295

0.54

Aug.

352

522

516

515

516

516

507

300

297

310

516 

515 

307

*297

285

896

716

547

446

579

555

296

272

250

228

215

*196

*183

170

158

150

10,080

525

0.161

0.19

Sept.

142

159

134

126

156

218

670

1,750

1.810

1,050

756 

601 

769

1,200

1,140

898

745

656

552

507

474

450

418

405

584

566

545

528

520

300

17,707

590

0.292

0.33

Calendar year 1952 : Max 54,700 Min 360 Mean 4,366 Cfsm 2.16 In. 29.37

Water year 1952-55 : Max 54,700 Min 126 Mean 5,911 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.25

Peak discharge (base. 57.000 of a).-- Dec. 12 (12:3O a.m.) 68.600 cfs (17.70 ft): Jan. 25 (7:50 a.m.)

45,100 efs (15.94 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 2-5, 20, 21, Dec. 28 to Jan. 9, Jan. 12-20, 

50, 51, Feb. 2-7, 10-20, Mar. 2-4, 7-12.
178 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

West Branch Lackawaxen River at Prompton, Pa. 

(Formerly published as Lackawaxen River at Prompton)

Location. --Lat 41°35'15" (revised), long. 75°19'40", on right bank 1,50^0 ft upstream from 

highway bridge at Prompton, Wayne County, and 2,000 ft upstream from Van Auken Creek 

(formerly called Waymart Branch).

Drainage area. 59.7 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1944 to September 1953. Prior to October 1952 published as 

Lackawaxen River at Prompton.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,081.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge.--9 years, 120 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,250 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 5.48 ft); minimum, 4.5 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1; minimum gage height, 1.05 ft Sept. 30.

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 5,230 cfs Apr. 5, 1947, Nov. 25, 1950, from rating 

curve extended above 1,500 cfs; maximum gage height, 8.45 ft Apr. 5, 1947; minimum 

discharge, 4.4 cfs Sept. 9, 1944.

Flood of May 23, 1942, reached a stage of 16.7 ft, from floodmarks,

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

34

38

44 S5

19

17

17

18

17

16

15

15

IB- 14

15

15

14

14

14

15

*15

15

16

15 

15

15

14

15

16

14

14

555

17.9

0.300

0.35

Nov.

12

17

12

12

13

12

13

15

14

16

17

16

15

13

12

16

16

15

15

47

405

622 '502"

249 

171

133

116

98

78

69

-

2,856

95.2

1.59

1.78

Dec.

56

54

*55

50

131

356

181

145

147

234

1,350 BIO"

380

220

160

130

115

100

84

77

90

104

92

90 

98

87

77

56

68

66

61

5,557

179

3.00

3.46

Jan.

56

51

52

51

44

*42

*41

4T

49

69

106

82

66

61

59

78

110

160

170

130

121

108

100

1,120 

1,050

443

310

275

213

160

152

5,573

180

3.02

3.47

Feb.

315

175

150

*120

*94

90

286

211

142

117

98

98

90

80

82

105

90

76

W

92

BTo" 940

279

223 

203

188

174

152

_

_

-

5,260

188

3.15

3.28

Mar.

126

102

98

357

248

150

120

105

92

84

*68To"

86

115

209

433

257

194

327

295

213

177

160

558 

392

746 HT9"

399

297

237

203

7,437

240

4.02

4.63

Apr.

172

224

162

143

134

125

599

m

268

293

258

209

225

*212

165

197

189

160

189

186

165

143

132

119 

US

260

428

248

195

162

-

6,453

215

3.60

4.02

May

407

351T

297

225

381

310

261

282

206

168

141

119

106

106

116

102

139

141

104

89

78

72

87

68 

60

68

*70

59

5270"

84

4,826

156

2.61

3.01

June

65

56

48

44

50

44

76

59

46

38

34

30

72

82

SF

45

39

34

32

30

27

26

24

*22

?i

22

38

26

25

22

-

1,233

41.1

0.688

0.77

July

20

24

21

18

18

19

20

17

22

19

16

15

15

14

13

13

12

11

10

!§.

20

16

18

19 

*14

13

11

11

13 9.6

13

500.6

16.1

0.270

0.31

Aug.

9.6

10

12

11

12

12

10

9.6

13

21

20

14

13

12

12

9.6

9.6

9.6

8.9

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.5 

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.3

5.7

5.1

5TT

312.1

10.1

0.169

0.19

Sept.

4.5

5TT

*5.1

5.1

6.9

30

52

21

14

10

9.6

8.2

54

tl

15

13

15

26

31

29

26

30

35

34 

35

31

24

25

24

22

664.5

22.2

0.372

0.41

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,510 Mln 11 Mean 145 Cfsm 2.43 In. 32.96

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,350 Mln 4.5 Mean 113 Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.68

Cfs (5.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. Note. No gage-height J " ^ " " 

sis of recorded range 

relation affected by 

Mar. 2, 6-11.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 179

Dyberry Creek at Dyberry, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°37'40" (revised), long. 75°15i45" (revised), near center of span on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 90, 0.4 mile downstream from Big Brook, 0.6 

mile south of Dyberry, Wayne County, and 4.5 miles north of Honesdale.

Drainage area. 63.2 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1953.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage 

is 984.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary 

adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 10 years, 118 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,840 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 12.17 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,700 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum observed, 2.3 cfs Sept. 4, 5 6 (gage height, 3.36 ft).

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 11,100 cfs July 10, 1952 (gage height, 14.6 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,700 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum observed, that of Sept. 4, 5, 6, 1953.

Flood of May 23, 1942, reached a stage of 15.86 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to No

3.6 10

3.8 24

4.0 44

4.5 115

5.0 215

6.0 490

6.9 820

3.9 

4.2

Nov. 23 to Sept. 30

2.1 4.6

2.9 5.0

5.7 6.0

16 8.0

34 9.0

74 10.6

147

237

508

1,260

1,750

2,930

Discharge, in cubic feet pe econd, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

17

42

3T

27

22

20

20

20

18

18

17 

17

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

16

*16

15

15 

14

13

IS

15

16

17

16

553

17 .8

0.282

0.33

Nov.

16

15

15

15

14

14

15

15

15

15

15 

15

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

24

393

787 "EOT

261

158

127

103

88

78

69

-

2,973

99.1

1.57

1.75

Dec.

60

57

*54

37

3?

340

179

150

147

205

2,850 

951

491

261

179

147

121

103

85

66

90

105

100

94 

100

90

72

50

54

54

52

7,416

239

3.78

4.36

Jan.

49

45

43

41

3j3

43

*45

44

50

87

97 

80

68

56

56

74

110

162

168

137

116

106

95

1,310 

1,170

397

249

237

179

158

158

5,666

183

2.90

3.33

Feb.

248

127

*105

*83

68

122

363

179

137

88

75 

85

74

66

99

106

80

60 ~SZ

70

955

450

202

158 

168

168

158

147

-

-

-

4,703

168

2.66

2.77

Mar.

115

98

94

309

270

179

137

101

83

80

*56BO76

105

246

- 565 ZST

213

365

334

213

179

168

345 

270

557

494

311

237

190

168

6,905

223

3.53

4.06

Apr.

147

190

150

137

123

121

74T "55$

249

286

261 

215

225

215

*168

190

190

179

202

179

147

147

135

125 

125

260

408

274

168

137

-

6,492

216

3.42

3.82

May

387 353"

274

213

355

295

237

260

190

158

137 

110

94

92

116

108

137

127

97

80

68

64

77

62 

50

68

*72

63

53

68

80

4,555

147

2.33

2.68

June

72

60

56

50

44

44

83

57

45

36

30 

27

58

75

56

44

34

30

28

28

26

23

21

*19 

18

17

28

19

14 T3"

1,161

38.7

0.612

0.68

July

14

13

14

14

13

14

14

12

12

12

11 

11

11

10

10

9.6

9.1

8.7

8.2

16

14

12

16

14

*11

9.6

9.1

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.7

354.6

11.4

0.180

0.21

Aug.

7.7

8.2

9.1

9.1

8.2

8.2

7.3

7.3

7.7

11

9.6 

8.2

7.3

6.5

s:4

5.1

4.4

4.4

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9 

3.9

3.4

3.4

3,1

2.9

2.7

2.6

180.3

5.82

0.092

0.11

Sept.

2.6

2.4

*2.4

2.3

T75

6.7

18

TT

7.3

5.4

4.4 

4.4

14

10

8.7

6.5

5.4

4.7

4.7

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.4

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.4

159.1

5.30

0.084

0.09

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,510 Min 13 Mean 163 Cfsm 2.53 In. 35.01

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,850 Min 2.3 Mean 113 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.19

Peak: discharge (base. 1,500 cfs.).--Dee. 11 (2 p.m.) 4,840 cfs (12.17 ft); Jan. 24 (9:30 p.m.) 

2,750 cfs (1O.41 ft); Feb. 21 (12:30 p.m.) 1,650 cfs (8.82 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Ho gage-height record Dec. 6, 8, 25, Jan. 16, 17, Mar. 14, Apr. 2, 3, 12, 14, 23-26, May 5, 

6, 8, 30, June 27, 28; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 21-23, Dec. 27 to Jan. 4, Feb. 3, 13, 14, 17- 

19, Mar. 1-3, 10-13.
180 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Lackawaxen River near Honesdale, Pa.

Location (revised).--Lat 41°33'45", long. 75"14"55", 50 ft from left abutment on downstream side of Lemnizer Bridge (Brown Street) In Honesdale, Wayne County, and 1.2 miles 

downstream from Dyberry Creek.

Drainage area. 164 sq ml.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage Indicator; gage read twice dally. Datum of gage 

is 946.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary 

adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge.--5 years 331 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,100 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 12.10 ft); mlnlmum observed, 10 cfs Aug. 29, Sept. 1; minimum gage height observed, 0.33 ft July 1, 2.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 12,400 cfs July 10, 1952 (gage height, 14.2 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, that of Aug. 29, Sept. 1, 1953; minimum gage height observed, that of July 1, 2, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 24.5 ft in May 1942, from data furnished by Corps of Engineers 

(discharge, about 34,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or shifting-control method, 

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice 

effect or shifting-control (gage height, in feet, and 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 30 July 1 to Sept. 30

54

106

231

406

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.4

630

1,170

1,890

3,910

5,510 .9

75

102

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

57

75

100 -SB56

49

49

48

46

44

41

38

38

38

38

37

36

36

36

36

36

*36

38

35

32

34

32

37

40

36

36

1,355

43.7

0.266

0.31

Nov.

36

32

3S

36

34

34

34

34

34

36

38

38

36

34

36

38

38

38

38

67

756

1,480

1,710

730

468

367

295

246

216

188

-

7,202

240

1.46

1.63

Dec.

172

148

*152

132

755

1,090

535

406

367

580

5,460

z,eoo

1,080

680

535

440

348

295

262

216

231

295

262

262

290

278

246

165

b!90

b!80

b!70

18,356

592

3.61

4.16

Jan.

b!60

b!50

b!45

blSO

b!30

b!25

*T4To

145

143

188

278

246

231

202

170

216

262

468

468

367

348

312

278

2,920

2,S40

1,110

730

680

558

447

406

15,018

484

2.95

3.41

Feb.

630

426

386

*348

278

278

678

608

406

330

278

278

246

216

278

312

246

202 7T6-

266

2,340

1,300

625

558

512

468

468

406

_

_

-

13,583

485

2.96

3.08

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,250 Min 32

Mar.

348

278

278

848

701

468

367

312

246

231

*188 TOZ"

246

330

562

1,280

680

558

872

835

582

490

426

1,150

1,040

1,640

1,300

940

730

558

490

19,176

619

3.77

4.35

Apr.

426

582

426

348

348

295

1,350"

1,090

730

770

730

582

606

630

*468

426

512

426

512

490

447

386

330

295

312

696

1,190

680

512

426

-

17,151

572

3.49

3.89

May

 1,010 350"

730

582

893

833

630

730

558

447

367

312

278

278

330

295

367

206

295

231

202

175

216

170

150

175

*188

152

129 T5B"

216

12,513

404

2.46

2.84

June

188

145

116

102

112

108

216 T5B"

123

100

84

75

162

202

162

119

91

82

76

71

65

60

55

»52

49

44

ST

63

54

49

-

3,073

102

0.622

0.70

July

44

49

46

44

42

46

»46

38

42

42

36

34

34

32

30

30

26

26

23

73J

46

38

40

42

36

*30

26

26

25

26

»28

1,146

37-. 0

0.226

0.26

Aug.

23

23

23

23

25

23

21

21

28

46

40

30

26

25

23

20

19

19

17

16

15

15

15

14

14

13

13

13

12

17

12

639

20.6

0.126

0.14

Sept.

12 T3"

»13

12

14

40

88

4U

30

23

20

17

61

44

32

25

23

34

40

36

36

38

44

46

40

44

38

32

36

34

-

1,005

33.5

0.204

0.23

Mean 413 Cfsm 2.52 In. 34.32

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,450 Min 12 Mean 302 Cfsm 1.84 In- 25. OO

Pealc discharge (base, 3,000 efs).--Dee. 11 (12:30 p.m.) 9,100 cfs (12.1O ft); Jan. 24 (8:3O p.m.) 

6,880 cfs (10.49 ft); Feb. 21 (5:30 p.m.) 3,360 cfs (7.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--Shifting-control method used June 16-18, June 20 to July.3, Aug. 7, 8, 12-2O, Aug. 24 to 

SepTT~5, Sept. 8-13, 15-18.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 181

Middle Creek near Hawley, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°29'05", long. 75°13'20", on downstream side of left span of highway

bridge near center pier, 0.1 mile downstream from Red Shale Brook, 2 miles northwest of 

Hawley, Wayne County, and 2.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 78.4 sq mi.

Records available. August 1944 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage 

is 1,017.73 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 9 years, 139 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,670 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 10.5 ft); minimum observed, 2.3 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 1.39 ft).

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 6,970 cfs July 10, 1952 (gage height, 14.17 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 13.22 ft; minimum observed, that of Sept. 4, 1953. 

Flood of May 23, 1942, reached a stage of about 18 ft.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 22 Nov. 23 to Sept. 30

1.95

2.0

2.3

2.6

3.0

7.0

8.2

21

39

77

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

144 

234 

476 

79O

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

2.3

3.7

5.7

9.3

21

41

80

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.8

141

224

471

790

1,210

2.31O

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

7.7

7.7

22

IF

15

13

11

10

12

11

9.7 

9.3

9.7

9.7

9.0

8.6

8.2

7.7

7.2

775

7.7

*9.3

9.0

9.0

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.7

8.6

14

13

316.9

10.2

0.130

0.15

Nov.

13

12

11

9.7

9.7

9.0

TV

9.0

9.3

9.7

11 

12

11

10

10

13

14

14

15

24

217

639

728 350-

189

134

114

90

70

61

-

2,827.4

94.2

1.20

1.35

Dec.

52

51

*46

41

ITT

389

264

189

156

169

2,300 

1,360

471

275

198

164

134

120

102

80

102

120

115

110

125

110

90

60

70

66

62

7,738

250

3.19

3.67

Jan.

58

52

47

50

42

40 IB47

60

100

110 

100

86

70

68

90

150

223

310

215

180

164

141

794

1,280

530

310

275

254

164

156

6,212

200

2.55

2.95

Feb.

252

181

148

*120

100

102

223

264

180

141

115 

108

102

90

108

164

115

82SB"

133

650

5E7

275

206

180

156

148

134

-

_

-

5,135

183

2.33

2.44

Mar.

114

96

108

300

356

198

134

120

96

*96

75 ~55

108

148

286

706

3TC

234

322

335

234

189

164

326

444

677

625

388

286

224

198

8,048

260

3.32

3.82

Apr.

164

234

198

156

141

120

STT

585

310

298

310 

234

298

361

*224

215

224

180

264

234

206

172

141

120

127

164

722

*J5

264

206

-

7,831

261

3.33

3.71

May

479

559

335

243

279

322

234

234

234

189

172 

141

164

141

224

198

189

224

156

127

102

90

96

85

66

74

*102

85

68

76

134

5,822

188

2.40

2.76

June

108

80

62

5O

48

52

174

134

96

68

52 

42

64

156

154

85

50

40

34

30

27

25

*20

17

16

19

21

21

19

15

-

1,759

58.6

0.747

0.83

July

14

13

13

12

11

11

14

14

13

13

12 

9.9

9.1

9.6

9.1

8.7

7.6

7.0

5.8

77TT

6.9

7.4

9.3

17

T7

*9.6

8.5

7.4

7.0

6.7

6.6

312.2

10.1

0.129

0.15

Aug.

6.7

6.4

5.8

6.1

6.7

6.4

6.4

6.1

9.1

9.1

11 

T.6

7.4

6.7

6.4

5.8

5.7

5.3

4.9

4.8

4.6

4.5

4.3

4.6

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.3

180.0

5.81

0.074

0.09

Sept.

3.1

 3.1

2.5

2.4 775-

15

62

T?

11

8.2

7.0 

5.8

5.5

5.1

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.3

4.1

3.9

4.1

3.8

4.8

5.8

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.9

3.6

3.8

220.7

7.36

0.094

0.10

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,930 Min 7.2 Mean 170 Cfsm 2.17 In- 29.61

Water year 1952-53= Max 2,300 Min 2.4 Mean 127 Cfsm 1.62 In. 22.01

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--Dee. 11 (4 p.m.) 3,670 cfs (10.5 ft); Jan. 24 (10:30 p.m.) 

2,030 crs (8.4 rt).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 22 to Jan. 17, Feb. 5, 11, 17-19.
182 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Lackawaxen River at Hawley, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°28'30 M , long. 75°10'05", on left bank at Hawley, Wayne County, 300 ft 

downstream from Wallenpaupack Creek and 1,000 ft downstream from highway bridge. Records exclude flow of Wallenpaupack Creek which is diverted around station to hydroelectric plant downstream.

Drainage area. 290 sq mi (excludes that of Wallenpaupack Creek, which is 288 sq mi).

Records available. August 1938 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. July 

19U8 to September 1917, October 1917 to December 1919 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), and August 1938 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department 

of Forests and Waters.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 869.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to 1938, chain 

gage at site 1,000 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--22 years (1909-12, 1913-17, 1938-53), 488 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,500 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 9.40 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Sept. 4, 5 (gage height, 1.05 ft).

1908-19, 1938-53: Maximum discharge, 50,000 cfs May 23, 1942 (gage height, 20.1 ft, 

from floodmark in gage shelter), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis 

of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 7 cfs Aug. 20, 1911.

Flood in March 1936 reached a stage of 13.9 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 27,600 

cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 951: 1938-41.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ioe effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 22 Nov. 23 to Sept. 30

1.3

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

59

53

115

204

431

5.0 758

5.5 1,150

4.0 1,750

4.6 2,600

1.3 

1.6 

1.9 

2.5

13

19

39

84

154

390

4.0 

5.0 

7.3

640

970

1,520

3,230

8,610

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

82

88

146

Tl8

90

82

76

72

72

68

65

65

62

62

60

58

56

55

52

52

52

*55

56

55

55

52

50 

58

65

65

65

2,099

67.7

0.235

0.27

Nov.

65

62

58

58

58

56

56

55

55

56

58

62

58

55

55

60

65

65

65

88

1,140

2,600

5.210

1,240

749

590

520 

426

558

552

-

12,569

412

1.42

1.59

Dec.

265

249

*255

222

528

1,570

952

707

618

707

8,570

5,480

2,060

1,190

855

707

596

540

460

594

408

525

500

490

555

510

445 

b290

b555

528

502

31,391

1,015

5.49

4.03

Jan.

b270

b250

b235

b250

b205

b!90

*b205

208

250

290

450

417

372

519

286

556

530

669

883

684

654

580

520

4,150

5.940

2,200

1,250 

1,100

922

719

646

25,960

857

2.89

5.55

Feb.

987

712

629

*550

*454

450

968

1,010

695

550

460

465

455

599

440

560

480

564

386

451

5.550

2,560

1,110

848

781

707

701 

640

-

-

-

22,122

790

2.72

2.84

War.

555

466

465

1,230

1,500

737

585

515

450

417

*556

372

422

555

847

2,860

1,360

914

1,560

1,460

954

781

690

1,690

1,920

3.010

2,540 

1,580

1,140

906

788

53,185

1,070

3.69

4.26

Apr.

690

875

749

629

585

525

2,480

2,280

1,200

1,210

1,250

946

1,090

1,200

*841

841

876

749

914

883

774

668

602

530

550

1,110

2.790 

1,410

946

781

-

50,934

1,031

5.56

5.97

May

1,750

1.970

1,550

979

1,390

1,460

1,020

1,100

958

781

668

585

570

540

656

646

690

755

585

485

408

565

408

554

298

519

*590 

519

261

29^

445

22,762

754

2.53

2.92

June

576

290

254

190

190

198

598

368

261

200

160

140

250

465

558

249

186

157

146

132

120

113

*102

92

86

86

104 

102

90

84

-

5,927

198

0.685

0.76

July

76

74

72

64

60

60

69

66

67

69

eo

55

52

52

51

49

46

45

45

52

76

58

68

79

64

*52

47 

44

40

40

44

1,792

57.8

0.199

0.25

Aug.

40

58

58

37

59

59

58

57

47

54

58

52

43

40

59

55

52

51

29

27

26

25

25

24

24

25

21

20

TS- 18

ia

1,055

55.4

0.115

0.15

Sept.

17

*18

18

16

19

67

-97 251

61

44

57

52

42

68

44

58

55

35

44

48

47

46

49

56

51

52

48 

45

44

42

-

1,489

49.6

0.171

0.19

Calendar year 1952: Max 14,100 Min 50 Mean 718 Cfsm 2.48 In. 53.68

Water year 1952-53: Max 8,570 Min 16 Mean 525 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.52

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). Dec. 11 (6 p.m.) 14,500 cfs (9.40 ft); Jan. 24 (9:50 p.m.)

8,880 cfs (7.59 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 

Wallenpaupack Creek at Wilsonville, Pa.

Location. At hydroelectric plant of Pennsylvania Power & Light Co. at lower end of 

penstock, at Kimble, 3 miles east of dam at lat 41°27'35", long 75°11'10" at Wilsonville, Wayne County, and l£ miles south of Hawley.

Drainage area. 228 sq mi.

Records available October 1918 to September 1921 and June 1926 to September 1953 in 

^?^L°Lf°i?§lc ?LS^!,e?- ? 5 ^o 2ec fb?r I???, (gage heights and discharge

183

'r^or^° ?ov ' 3> 1925 ' staff Sage at site 1,000 ft downstream from dam at datum 

,146.78 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 37 years (1913-22, 1925-53), 371 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. 1913-22, 1925-53: Maximum daily discharge, 4,840 cfs Mar. 29, 1914- no flow 

at Times each year subsequent to Nov. 3, 1925.

Remarks. Records good. Daily discharge determined from flow through turbines, computed 

Irom records of generator output. No flow over spillway during year. Plow regulated 

by Lake Wallenpaupack |papacity 209,300 acre-ft).

Cooperation.--Records of generator load, operation of powerplant, net operating head 

and water-surface elevations in lake furnished by Pennsylvania Power & Light Co in 

connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Revisions.--WSP 756; Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

(t)

Oct.

769

912

812

59

0

829

634 

366

772

246

58

0

399

402

467

304

71

0

0

731

657

148

173

170

0

0

444

945

543

480

306

11,718

378

-400

Nov.

0

0

869

17l

641

778

772 

72

144

732

189

774

729

512

30

0

695

688

502

211

198

74

0

243

164

77

0

94

0

0

-

9,359

312

+164

Dec.

88

315

86

42

514

15

0 

134

131

156

852

1,020

499

214

1,000

917

912

918

914

75

68

924

916

533

0

94

96

0

985

862

286

13,566

438

+587

Jan.

0

86

0

O

523

395

227 

678

362

72

0

284

233

104

75

81

15

0

336

635

923

807

904

81

0

930

1.000

918

938

855

0

11,462

370

+302

Feb.

44

728

828

842

872

923

322

12

933

972

967

625

722

104

0

884

805

744

475

735

0

0

488

664

627

805

858

100

_-

16,079

574

-36.0

Mar.

0

923

936

954

952

755

147 

0

773

855

821

983

837

0

0

768

740

955

858

839

0

0

814

1,000

984

1,030

1,010

348

0

1,040

1,110

20,432

659

+130

Apr.

1,110

1,120

807

19

2

1,100

1,110 

1,100

1,090

1,090

204

0

1,100

1,120

1,090

1.170

1,110

364

0

1,100

1,110

1,100

1,080

1,090

67

0

1,110

1,030

1,030

1,090

-

24,511

817

+33.6

May

915

54

O

741

1,020

1,090

1.100

1,100

0

0

898

820

949

926

865

0

0

988

911

911

822

831

0

0

758

799

459

234

173

0

240

17,604

568

-65.1

June

538

458

474

775

723

0

0 

683

695

489

572

726

193

O

545

542

600

566

690

188

0

690

751

689

844

858

0

31

745

886

-

14,951

498

-350

July

876

952 2~9~3

0

0

189

360 

243

156

0

0

0

763

770

418

908

752

282

0

840

767

792

441

149

0

0

454

383

600

668

374

12,430

401

-391

Aug.

0

0

19

180

391

135

0 

0

0

263

120

486

343

483

0

O

279

166

0

0

0

0

0

529

431

337

518

569

25

0

$02

6,076

196

-223

Sept.

897

872

833

746

0

0

0 

390

0

0

0

0

0

0

42

0

0

0

0

0

491

204

53

33

0

0

0

155

177

663

-

5,556

185

-102

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

-21.9 

-0.096 

-0.11

47 

2.0 

2.3

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53:

i 1,025 

3 4.50 

5 5.19

672 

2.95 

3.40

538 

2.36 

2.46

789 

3.46 

3.99

851 

3.73 

4.16

503 

2.21 

2.55

Observed

Max 1,850 Mln 0 Mean 541 

Max 1,170 Mln 0 Mean 449

148 

0.649 

0.72

9.48 

0.042 

0.05

-27.3 

-0.120 

-0.14

82.8 

0.363 

0.40

Adjusted

Mean 575 Cfsm 2.52 In. 34.31 

Mean 420 Cfsm 1.84 in. 25.00

t Change In contents In Lake Wallenpaupack, equivalent In cubic feet per second.

Note.--Negative figures of adjusted discharge and runoff Indicate that evaporation and seepage from 

reservoir exceeded Inflow.
184 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 

Mongaup River near Mongaup, N. Y.

Location. Lat 41 "27"40", long. 74°45'25", on left bank of tailrace 250 ft downstream 

from Rio plant of Rockland Light & Power Co. and on right bank of natural channel, 

half a mile downstream from Falls Bush Kill, 1? miles west of Rio, and 2f miles upstream from mouth and Mongaup, Sullivan County.

Drainage area. 202 sq mi.

Records available. August 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorders. Datum of each gage is 629.05 ft above mean sea level 

(dockland Light & Power Co. datum).

Average discharge. 14 years, 346 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,520 cfs Apr. 28; minimum daily, 15 cfs

1939-53: Maximum dally discharge, 4,240 cfs Apr. 9, 1940; minimum daily, 6 efs 

Oct. 1, 1939.

Remarks. Records good. Flow in tailrace completely regulated by Rio powerplant. Plow 

in natural channel is runoff from area below Rockland Light & Power Co.'s Rio Dam, 

If miles upstream, except during periods of spilling. Flow regulated by Toronto, 

Cliff Lake, and Swinging Bridge Reservoirs (combined capacity, 2,910,000,000 cu ft). 

Discharge figures given are those of combined flows in Rio tailrace and natural channel.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

5

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

Oct.

44

165

105

29

SO

54

75

81

77

73

53

24 

121

31

79

90

73

345

297

174

96

109

75

120

29

21

85

162 

199

85

187

3,177

102

Nov.

62

19

106

81

94

117

145

33

15

137

92

170 

130

125

30

32

117

309

155

329

638

822

830

7§5

613

596

417

439 

497

395

-

8,310

277

Dec.

531

 m386

517

556

575

589

635

558

571

1,120

1.550 

1,010

889

751

669

667

659

648

641

648

647

656

644

542

536

609

585 

598

625

624

20,520

662

Jan.

466

542

474

555

488

439

446

446

402

517

451

418 

431

386

572

381

490

356

413

504

485

322

459

625

641

659

635

618 

605

541

450

14,775

477

Feb.

368

555

556

545

742

440

706

670

650

640

622

652 

502

627

717

628

495

729

518

554

722

716

705

655

730

see

445

706

_

-

17,119

611

Mar.

711

627

717

616

606

352

604

550

455

266

423

561 

331

301

554

495

486

487

518

477

555

580

732

709

820

748

866

* »

894

861

17,801

574

Apr.

821

743

710

625

558

548

755

959

938

812

834

779 

826

882

878

851

876

884

881

672

623

568

511

535

602

584

1,090

1.520 

1,100

1,010

-

25,771

792

May

979

1,150

1,160

1,020

887

960

994

904

975

954

772

656 

617

512

589

638

665

681

662

648

571

652

632

606

496

544

487

295 

495

475

199

21,871

706

June

591

176

201

212

165

525

302

167

124

95

70

64 

108

57

120

140

98

125

129

59

125

224

98

126

110

129

56

25 

133

159

-

4,485

150

July

140

199

82

27

30

166

91

108

124

80

100

81 

111

104

126

195

225

566

155

219

162

215

195

92

167

69

71

92

73

155

44

4,092

132

Aug.

211

115

64

55

86

50

38

26

58

73

28

97 

55

127

224

115

81

56

51

30

19

19

19

26

31

45

123

201 

29

il 25f

2,327

75.1

Sept.

177

185 157

171

61

23

19

18

41

38

42

23 

25

27

45

42

42

19

18

13

46

55

45

44

44

173

17

65 

43

67

-

1,845

61.4

Adjusted for change in reservoir contentst

Mean 

Cfem 

In.

18.1 

0.090 

0.10

271 

1.54 

1.5C

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-55:

671 

5.52 

5.83

524 

2.59 

2.99

558 

2.76 

2.88

826 

4.09 

4.72

Observed

812 

4.02 

4.49

613 

5.03 

3.50

Max 2,760 Mln 15 Mean 445 

Max 1,520 Mln 15 Mean 584

145 

0.708 

0.79

48.7 

0.241 

0.28

16.1 

0.080 

0.09

25.2 

0.115 

0.15

Adjusted

Mean 448 Cfsm 2.22 In. 30.22 

Mean 376 Cfsm 1.86 In. 25.30

t Adjusted for change In contents in Toronto, Cliff Lake, 

furnished by Rockland Light & Power Co.

and Swinging Bridge Reservoirs; records
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 185

Delaware River at Port Jervls, N. Y.

Location. Lat 41°22 '20" , long. 74°41'50", on right bank 250 ft downstream from bridge 

onuTs. Highways 6 and 209 at Port Jervls, Orange County, i£ miles upstream from Neverslnk River, and 6.5 miles downstream from Mongaup River.

Drainage area. 3.076 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1904 to September 1953.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 415.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to June 20, 1914, chain gage at highway bridge 250 ft upstream at same 

datum operated by U.S. Weather Bureau. June 20, 1914, to ,Aug. 13, 1928, staff and/or 

chain gages at highway bridge 250 ft upstream at same datum

Average discharge. 49 years, 5,595 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 96,300 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 14.72 ft): minimumV 334 cfs Aug. 31 (gage height, 0.96 ft, from reconstructed gage-height graph); 

minimum daily, 372 cfs Aug. 24.

1904-53: Maximum discharge, 140,000 cfs May 23, 1942 (gage height, 17.76 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 89,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 175 cfs 

Sept. 23, 1908 (gage height, 0.6 ft); minimum daily, 175 cfs Sept. 23, 1908.

Maximum discharge known, 205,000 cfs Oct. 10, 1903 (gage height, 23.1 ft, reported 

by U. S. Weather Bureau), from rating curve extended above 70,000 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting and velocity-area studies; maximum stage known, 25.5 ft Mar. 8, 1904 (ice jam).

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height 

record, which are good. Large diurnal fluctuations at medium and low flow caused by 

powerplants on tributary streams. Flow regulated by Lake Wallenpaupak and by Toronto, 

Cliff Lake, and Swinging Bridge Reservoirs (combined capacity, 12,300,000.000 cu ft).

Revisions (water years). WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 1031: 1905-36.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to July 16 July 17 to Sept. 30

1.3 

1.5 

2.0

3.0 

4.0

430

600

1,240

3,330

6,380

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

14.0

10,400

15,300

28,300

44,600

87,000

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

359

713

1,300

3,330

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

(t)

Oct.

1,600 

1,670

1,900

1,740

1,070

*1,220

1,720

1,630

1,260 

1,540

909

707 

695

1,080

1,050

1,150

*883

890

833

745

1,390

1,260

667

748

668

430

454 

1,180

1,600

*1,33O

1,300

35,319

1,139

0.370

0.43

-484

Nov.

932 

496

554

1,460

762

1,300

1,480

1,320

520 

757

1,300

880 

1,460

1,390

1,050

564

799

1,460

1,470

*1,450

4,290

12,900

18.900

13,900

9,130

6,970

5,880 

4,980

4,600

3,960

-

106,914

3,564

1.16

1.29

+159

Dec .

3,650 

3,340

3,140

2.970

3,530

7,490

8,680

7,020

5,810 

5,660

41,100

75.400 

35,300

19,800

14,400

*11,400

9,570

8,280

7,400

6,110

5,340

6,110

6,740

6,190

5,780

5,420

5,170 

b4,200

*b3,600

4,120

4,370

337,090

10,870

3.53

4.08

+596

Jan.

3,810 

3,540

3,590

3,350

b3,100

3,080

2,770

2,820

2.620 

2,830

4,050

*5,440 

5,150

4,370

4,160

4,030

4,520

6,210

9,200

9,59O

8,420

7,680

7,150

13,400

52.100

34,100

19,500 

15,300

14,500

11,400

8,890

280,670

9,054

2.94

3.39

+349

Feb.

8,400 

8,890

7,850

7,160

6,700

5,930

7,010

10,600

9,620 

*7,930

6,740

6,630 

6,060

5,670

5,390

6,270

*6,470

5,560

5,130

4.980

9,970

26.000

16,900

12,600

11,000

9,830

8,900 

8,300

-

_

-

242,490-

8,660

2.82

2.93

-89.3

Mar.

7,100 

6,140

b6,000

*7,500

10,900

8,910

7,100

b5,400

b5,600 

b5,400

bS.OOO

4.630 

5,320

5,610

6,740

17,100

17,700

13,200

12,100

13,700

11,000

8,950

8,740

10,900

22,200

23,800

*26.400 

22,700

17,700

14,5OO

13,300

351,540

11,340

3.69

4.25

+382

Apr.

12,400 

11,500

10,900

8,890

7,720

8,020

12,100

19,800

15,500 

13,400

13,400

11,000 

11,600

13,500

11,700

10,4OO

11,300

9,730

9,820

10,100

9,710

8,880

8,130

7,530

6.710

7,440

18,700 

19.900

15,200

12,600

-

347,580

11,590

3.77

4.20

+53.7

May

13,300

17,OOO

*14,800

13,400

16,900

14,300

13,500

13,200 

11,400

10,300

8,830 

8,150

8,O10

*7,930

7,450

7,500

10,200

9,510

8,140

7,220

6,540

5,940

6,410

5,640

5,620

5,420 

4,970

4,600

4,040

3.970

292,890

9,448

3.07

3.54

-158

June

4.800 

3,980

3,430

3,160

3,230

3,250

3,310

4,O9O

3,76O 

3,160

2,560

2,410 

2,340

2,500

2,880

2,680

*2,400

2,180

2,080

1,840

1,460

1,560

1,890

1,870

1,720

1,860 1,690' 

1.040

1,460

2,430

-

77,020

2,567

0.835

0.93

-357

July

3.150 

2,640

2,020

1,300

892

*931

1,160

1,150

1,150 

1,050

946

810 

950

1,520

1,440

al,200

al,600

1,560

1,130

1,010

1,740

1,710

1,690

1,230

962

758

*T152 

1,100

964

1,260

1,140

40,945

1,321

0.429

0.50

-475

Aug.

964 

603

502

456

671

822

580

428

445 

513

710

628 

935

856

1,030

775

1.180

*1,010

787

544

482

436

404

372

854

774

762 

991

897

385

514

21,310

687

0.223

0.26

-282

Sepf.

1,200 

1,250

1,310

1,240

1,O9O

430

743

1,940

2.760 

1,540

1,080

855 

897

1,340

1,580

1,300

1.O10

855

749

689

729

1,110

748

643

616

651

581 

518

636

644

-

3O.734

1,024

O.333

0.37

-141

Calendar year 1952: Max 75,400 Min 430 Mean 6,863 Cfsm 2.23 In. 30.37 

Water year 1952-53: Max 75,400 Mln 372 Mean 5,93O Cfsm 1.93 In. 26.17

Peak discharge (base 41.000 efs).--Dec. 12 (1 a.m.) 96.30O efs (14.72 ft); Jan. 25 (1O a.m.) 

58,800 cfs (11.51 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Lake Wallenpaupak (furnished by 

Pennsylvania Light & Power Co.) and Toronto, Cliff Lake and Swinging Bridge Reservoirs (furnished by 

Rockland Light & Power Co). Change in contents for calendar year 1952, +39.4 cfs; for water year 

1953, -36.5 cfs.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Delaware River above Lackawaxen River, near Barryville, Wallenpaupak Creek at Wilsonville, Lackawaxen River at Hawley, and 

Mongaup River near Mongaup.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
186 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Neversink River near Claryville, N. Y.

Location. Lat 41°53'25", long. 74°35'30", on left bank 50 ft downstream from covered 

highway bridge, 300 ft upstream from small tributary, 2 miles downstream from confluence of East and West Branches, and 3 miles southwest of Claryville, Sullivan 

County.

Drainage area.--65.6 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1951 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is .77 ft above mean sea level, datum

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,440 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 6.77 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,800 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 9.4 cfs 

Sept. 1, 2 (gage height, 1.405 ft).

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 10,200 cfs July 10, 1952 (gage height, 7.83 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting: minimum, that of 

Sept. 1, 2, 1953.

Maximum discharge known, 24,000 cfs Nov. 25, 1950, by slope-area determination at 

site Ij miles downstream.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

35

42

70

50

43

40

*40

38

38

36

34

34

34

33

32

*29

29

28

26

26

25

25

28

28

26

25

25

28

*32

32

32

1,043

33.6

0.512

0.59

Nov.

34

34

30

30

28

28

28

26

24

22

22

22

19

20

24

64

43

30

26

99

*1,550

*2 ,050

*1,140 *459

308

238

229

189

160

135

-

7,091

236

3.60

4.02

Dec.

114

108

106

96

150

319

185

156

*145

211

5,850

1,170

569

394

311

263

227

200

170

140

145

150

142

142

138

135

118

14

94

104

104

10,230

330

5.03

5.80

Jan.

98

94

96

84

72

*68

.66.

66

74

100

134

110

90

78

88

110

114

223

178

*138

134

130

122

1.680

1,100

480

357

467

350

250

235

7,386

238

3.63

4.19

Feb.

250

200

195

175

160

155

335

274

*210

160

150

150

14O

130

145

140

130

118

118

120

969

640

330

280

260

247

227

200

-

-

-

6,608

236

3.60

3.75

Mar.

155

135

*135

473

330

200

170

155

145

135

125

140

535

672

1,350

*1.980

749

502

453

388

345

357

*407

1,910

*1,080

*1,310

829

579

449

395

351

16,939

546

8.32

9.60

Apr.

330

361

*309

285

281

249

770

6OO

418

468

456

372

401

351

*305

330

314

290

271

258

240

223

227

227

223

453

J16

456

365

330

-

10,958

365

5.56

6.21

May

682

529

500

391

*535

438

422

382

339

296

264

245

*252

260

284

260

462

396

308

264

224

204

340

224

201

204

224

*195

174

174

166

9,839

317

4.83

5.58

June

147

134

124

117

124

110

150

117

101

90

86

81

98

96

*79

71

67

64

62

56

56

62

53

48

16

48

67

48

124

62

-

2,588

86.3

1.32

1.47

July

48

43

39

36

35

36

*39

35

53

39

34

33

39

42

36

31

26

26

26

32

30

26

33

37

29

26

24

*22

22

21

1£

1,017

32.8

0.500

0.58

Aug.

17

19

21

20

22

22

19

18

19

51

25

21

19

18

17

16

16

15

14

*14

13

14

14

14

13

13

13

12

11

10

9.7

519.7

16.8

0.256

0.29

Sept.

9.7

977

12

14

43

IS

30

21

17

15

14

24

22

18

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

': 11

-

498.4

16.6

0.253

0.28

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,200 Mln 19 Mean 245 Cfsm 3.73 In. 50.84

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,830 Mln 9.7 Mean 205 Cfsm 3.12 In. 42.36

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 cfs). Nov. 22 (2 p.m.) 3,800 cfs (5.45 ft); Dec. 11 (l p.m.) 7,440 

cfs (6.77 ft); Jan. 24 (3 p.m.) 3,850 cfs (5.19 ft); Mar. 15 (12 p.m.) 4,520 cfs (5.52 ft); Mar. 24 

(2 p.m.) 5,120 cfs (5.80 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 30 to Dec. 5, Dec. 18-22, Dec. 26 to Jan. 10, 

Jan. 12-17, 22, 23, 25, 26, Jan. 29 to Feb. 6, Feb. 9-20, 22-25, Feb. 28 to Mar. 3, Mar. 5-12.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 

Neversink River at Neverslnk, N. Y.

187

Location.--Lat 41°49'10", long. 74°38'15", on right bank 1,650 ft downstream from Neversink Reservoir, at downstream end of outlet channel, and 1 mile downstream from Neversink, Sullivan County. Prior to Jan. 17, 1953, at site 650 ft downstream.

Drainage area. 91.9 sq mi (92.5 sq mi at former site, revised). 

Records available.--October 1941 to September 1953.

Qage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,255.24 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of Board of Water Supply, City of New York. Prior to Jan. 17, 

1953, water-stage recorder at site 650 ft downstream at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,320 cfs Dec. 11; maximum gage height, 7.89 

ft Mar. 24; minimum discharge, 1.1 cfs June 16, 18; minimum gage height observed, 

-1.86 ft Nov. 7 (site and datum then in use).

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 22,300 cfs Nov. 25, 1950, from rating curve extended 

above 2,600 cfs on basis of contracted-opening and critical-depth determinations of 

peak flow; maximum gage height, 11.65 ft Sept. 27, 1942 (site and datum then in use); 

minimum discharge, that of June 16, 18, 1953; minimum gage height observed, that of 

Nov. 7, 1952.

Remarks.--Records fair prior to June 5, good thereafter. Subsequent to June 2, 1953, 

record indicates releases from Neversink Reservoir (usable capacity, 35,460,000,000 

gal); part of flow stored for municipal supply of City of New York.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195Z 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

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

(t)

Oct.

62

67

88

a76

a66

62

*59

a54

a50

a50

a47

a47

a 45

a 45

a45

a43

a41

a41

a40

a38

a37

a37

a38

a37

a37

a34

a35

a38

*44

42

42

1,487

48.0

0.519

0.60

-

Nov.

a42

a43

41

a40

39

38

38

a37

a35

a36

a32

a34

a33

a32

a32

a60

63

a 50

a43

a66

al,860

*2.780

*1,800

658

400

*308

a300

264

a215

a!90

-

9,609

320

3.46

3.86

-

Dec.

b!60

b!50

b!50

b!40

a200

a490

a290

229

215

264

4.950

*1,720

a860

a560

404

322

287

251

226

a!90

al95

206

195

201

a200

alSO

a!55

al50

131

151

151

13,953

450

4.86

5.61

"

Jan.

a!40

a!30

a!35

al!6

blOO

*b94

b90

b90

b!04

a!30

a200

153

b!25

bl!2

b!25

*b!40

141

346

326

233

b!90

blSO

b!60

1,720

al.900

b680

b580

b620

b490

b350

b320

10,220

330

3.58

4.12

"

Feb.

b330

b290

b270

b245

b220

b220

498

450

*318

b225

b215

b215

b200

b!85

196

b!90

blSO

b!65

b!65

b!65

bl.ZOO

b920

b460

b410

b360

b320

b300

267

-

-

-

9,179

328

3.57

3.71

-

Mar.

b200

blSO

*b200

579

b460

b280

b235

b210

b!95

b!80

b!70

b200

*588

822

1,190

*a2.800

1,030

681

617

*555

450

440

*450

*2,400

1,420

*1,590

*1,090

749

565

490

440

21,456

692

7.53

8.68

Apr.

400

450

390

340

340

300

940

772

515

586

585

477

545

495 *404

440

431

396

379

363

322

293

293

293

279

622

1.120

627

468

396

-

14,261

475

5.17

5.77

-

May

911

738

692

525

*670

575

535

505

431

371

330

308

363

347

338

308

463

450

330

293

250

238

440

279

*225

225

*272

231

200

194

200

12,237

395

4.30

4.95

-

June

«al85

*al20

*a6.0

*a7.0

*7.5

6.0

*3.2

3.2

2.7

2.5

2.8

3.2

3.2

3.2

*3.9

2.6

2.5

3.2

3.8

3.6

*3.7

4.4

4.2

4.2

*4.3

5.3

14

*41

*39

-

497.6

16.6

-

-

+98.7

July

30

30

30

29

29

29

30

30

30

30

30

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

32

31

*31

31

31

31

948

30.6

-

-

+13.9

Aug.

11

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

*30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

940

30.3

-

-

-8.39

Sept.

3P.

30

 29

29

30

30

30

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

27

19

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

-

735

24.5

-

-

-1.08

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,150 

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,950

Mln 

Mln

Mean 325 

Mean 262

Cfsm 3.49 In. 47.66 

Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfs 1 . Hoy. 22 (3:45 p.m.) 5,010 cfs (3.69 ft); Dec. 11 (3:15 p.m.) 

,320 cfs (5.41 ft); Jan. 24 (3:30 p.m.) 4,210 cfs 

7.5 ft); Mar. 24 (4:15 p.m.) 6,180 cfs (7.89 ft).

. . .. .. , . .

8,320 cfs (5.41 ft); Jan. 24 (3:30 p.m.) 4,210 cfs (6.97 ft); Mar. 16 (3 a.m.) 5,300 cfs (about

p.m. 

(6.

Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Neversink Reservoir, equivalent in cubic feet per second; records furnished 

by Board of Water Supply, City of New York. Equivalent change In contents during water year 1953, 

+8.49 cfs.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated from reconstructed gage-height graph based 

on records for station at Woodbourne, notes by engineers, gage-height record, weather records, and 

discharge measurements.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice (doubtful or no gage-height record Jan. 9, 26, 27, 30, 

Feb. 10, 21-24, Mar. 5, 6).
188 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 

Neversink River at Woodbourne, N. Y.

Location. Lat 41°45'25", long. 74°35'55", on left bank a quarter of a mile downstream 

from highway bridge at Woodbourne, Sullivan County.

Drainage area.--113 sq mi.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,180 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

Uo Sept. 20, 1938, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,500 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 9.38 ft); 

minimum, 6.7 cfs June 27 (gage height, 1.015 ft).

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 22,000 cfs Nov. 26, 1950 (gage height, 11.19 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 9,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 

11.2 ft July 22, 1938, from floodmarks and graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge, that of June 27, 1953; minimum gage height, 0.795 ft Aug. 25, 27, 28, 1949.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Subsequent to June 2. 1953, part of flow from 91.8 sq mi of drainage area stored in Neversink Reservoir (usable capacity, 35,460,000,000 gal) for municipal supply of City of 

New York.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 22 Nov. 23 to Dec. 11 Dec. 11 to Sept. 30

1.6 25

1.8 59

2.1 125

2.5 242

3.0 459

4.0 1,110

5.0 2,030

6.0 3,210

2.2 156

2.5 258

3.0 48S

4.0 1,140

5.0 2,030

6.0 3,210

7.0 4,760

8.0 6,790

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.1

5.9

18

36

78

169

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

310

570

1,290

2,300

3,650

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsra

In.

(t)

Oct.

65

71

106

83

73

69

*67

63

59

59

57

57

54

54

52

*52

50

50

48

46

46

46

46

45

43

11

43

45

*50

48

48

1,736

56.0

0.496

0.57

-

Nov.

48

50

48

46

45

43

43

43

41

43

38

41

39

38

38

69

77

*64

54

74

1,780

2.880

1,920

*786

504

392

369

315

270

230

-

10,428

348

3.09

3.43

-

Dec.

195

185

185

170

243

607

346

270

*254

*306

6.090

*2,100

957

644

490

412

354

314

270

230

235

250

232

243

243

219

190

160

160

180

*180

16,914

546

4.83

5.57

-

Jan.

170

160

164

140

120

114

11£

110

125

170

250

190

155

135

140

*150

160

370

382

254

225

209

193

2.160

2,140

820

740

760

600

420

380

12,216

394

3.49

4.02

-

Feb.

400

350

330

310

280

270

580

512

*345

270

260

260

240

220

250

240

220

200

200

125

1.440

1,130

560

470

420

380

350

310

-

-

-

10,992

393

3.48

3.62

-

Mar.

250

230

*230

694

560

360

280

260

240

220

200

230

662

923

1,500

3.450

1,190

793

745

666

540

522

*540

2,610

*1,670

1,880

*1,300

920

698

614

540

25,517

823

7.28

8.40

-

Apr.

482

546

471

412

412

364

1,150

981

646

737

745

589

712

646

*488

534

528

460

460

433

383

341

336

328 3ia

740

1.360

746

552

465

-

17,366

579

5.12

5.72

-

May

1.060

892

834

627

*766

713

620

602

516

444

397

364

433

418

397

373

578

528

407

341

294

277

523

336

273

269

332

*281

243

236

247

14,621

472

4.18

4.81

-

June

206

163

34

28

30

23

28

21

18

15

14

12

16

20

*15

*9.5

9.0

9.8

11

9.8

10

*10

8.5

8.5

8,2

8.5

8.5

10

*43

*48

-

855.3

28.5

-

-

+98.7

July

*34

34

34

30

32

34

34

34

36

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

45

M

37

36

40

38

36

36

36

*36

34

34

34

1,098

35.4

-

-

+13.9

Aug.

34

36

36

36

37

36

36

34

37 ia

37

36

36

36

34

34

34

34

34

34

*32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

3fi

30

1,058

34.1

-

-

-8.39

Sept.

30

30

30

32

34

40

37

34

32

32

32

32

37

34

32

32

32

32

32

32

30

28

17

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

-

845

28.2

-

-

-1.08

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,130 Mln 38 Mean 395 Cfsra 3.50 In. 47.59

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,090 Mln 8.2 Mean 311 Cfsra - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 4,200 cfs). --Nov. 22 (4:30 D.m. ) 5.420 cfs (7.35 ft): Dec. 11 (5 p.m.)

11,500 cfs (9.38 ft); Jan. 24 (5:15 p.m.) 5,430 cfa (7.07 ft); Mar. 16 (3 a.m.) 6,430 cfs (7.57 ft);

24 (5:45 p.m.) 6,610 cfs (7.65 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents in Neversink Reservoir, equivalent In cubic feet per second; records furnished by Board of Water Supply, City of New York. Equivalent change in contents during water year 

1953, +8.49 cfs.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 29 to Dec. 4, Dec. 15, 19-21, Dec. 27 to 

Jan. 2, Jan. 4-18, Jan. 26 to Feb. 7, Feb. 10-20, Feb. 23 to Mar. 3, Mar. 5-12.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 189

Neversink River at Oakland Valley, N. Y.

Location. Lat 41°29'45", long. 74°38'45", on right bank 250 ft downstream from highway 

bridge known as Paradise Bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Oakland 

Valley, Sullivan County, and Bush Kill Creek, and 3? miles northwest of Cuddebackville.

Drainage area.--222 sq mi.

Records available. July 1928 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 632.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Nov. 8, 1928, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 9.78 ft); 

minimum, 40 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.32 ft).

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 23,300 cfs Nov. 26, 1950 (gage height, 12.62 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,800 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 30 ofs Sept. 28, 29, 30, Oct. 1, 1941, Aug. 28, 1949; minimum gage 

height, 1.25 ft Aug. 28, 1949.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good.

Subsequent to June 2, 1953, part of flow from 91.8 sq mi stored in Neversink Reservoir 

(usable capacity, 35,460,000,000 gal) for municipal supply of City of New York.

Revisions. WSP 756: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.6 

1.9 

2.4

3.0

37

82

144

314

610

4.0 

5.0

7.0 

8.0

1,360

2,420

5,530

7,730

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

(t)

Oct.

116

116

147

1SQ

132

*130

125

122

122

118

112

120

116

110

106

102

98

96

95

93

69

93

95

95

69

84

84

84

91

*89

87

3,306

107

0.482

0.55

-

Nov.

86

86

84

77

77

76

72

72

72

76

76

74

74

11

72

93

110

104

95

*112

2,410

4.710

4,030

1,710

*1,060

793

692

604

514

488

-

18,670

622

2.80

3.13

-

Dec.

420

390

380

350

460

1,240

827

641

575

*608

7.150

4,680

2,040

1,370

1,040

860

752

666

560

470

480

503

473

498

520

473

430

340

*500

340

340

30,176

973

4.38

5.06

Jan.

320

300

314

290

250

230

220

220

230

320

420

420

310

270

280

290

320

470

742

530

463

420

396

2,270

4.210

1,820

1,110

1,180

1,140

800

731

21,286

687

3.09

3.57

Feb.

820

640

600

540

480

470

760

1,O20

692

*540

470

470

450

420

434

521

468

380

370

380

1,690

2.190

1,060

840

779

712

685

620

-

-

19,501

696

3.14

3.27

Mar.

520

440

440

*933

1,110

703

580

490

440

420

£70

400

754

1,410

1,560

4.760

2,080

1,360

1,250

1,250

999

901

850

2,48O

3,110

2,920

*2 , 280

1,700

1,270

1,050

923

39,753

1,282

5.77

6.66

Apr.

SO 7

879

800

698

685

616

1,610

1,890

1,180

1,110

1,300

1,010

1,310

1,430

1,030

*1,030

1,060

894

968

886

779

685

635

593

587

854

2.540

1,430

1,010

836

-

30,942

1,031

4.64

5.18

May

1,500

1.560

1,380

*1,110

1,200

1,340

1,080

1,080

1,010

879

772

679

732

904

779

779

874

1,080

829

679

569

503

725

593

473

458

*552

483

415

392

448

25,857

834

3.76

4.33

June

378

321

207

130

125

117

197

169

139

116

100

91

93

106

98

82

*72

66

63

60

58

*58

56

51

48

51

56

48

12

80

-

3,283

109

-

_

+98.7

July

82

71

71

64

62

*63

66

63

77

68

63

62

62

71

62

58

57

56

74

*116

83

71

73

82

68

63

*62

62

58

58

54

2,102

67.8

-

.

+13.9

Aug.

51

57

60

57

57

57

56

54

58

IS

63

56

52

52

54

51

50

51

50

48

*48

48

48

47

47

51

50

47

45

44

44

1,626

52.5

_

-8.39

Sept.

.41

43

43

44

55

74

69

*57

52

51

51

55

104

71

58

56

58

56

52

54

60

62

58

51

50

50

48

43

43

45

-

1,654

55.1

-

_

-1.08

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,970 Mln 71 Mean 686 Cfsm 3.09 In. 42.09

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,150 Mln 41 Mean 543 Cfsm - In. -

_____harge 1 base. 4.800 cfs). Nov. 22 (8 p.m.) 7,730 cfs (8.00 ft); Dec. 11 (9 p.m.) 13,000 

cfs (9.78 ft); Jan. 24 (9:15 p.m.) 6,550 cfs (7.49 ft); Mar. 16 (7 a.m.) 6,900 cfs (7.65 ft); 

Mar. 24 (10:15 p.m.) 6,770 ofs (7.59 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Neversink Reservoir, equivalent In cubic feet per second; records furnished by Board of Water Supply, City of New York. Equivalent change In contents during water year 

1953, +8.49 cfs.

Noie. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 1-5, 15, 16, 19-21, Dec. 27 to Jan. 2, 

Jan. 4-18, 22, 29, 30, Feb. 1-7, 10-14, 18-2O, 23, 24, Feb. 28 to Mar. 3, Mar. 7-12. .
190 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Neversink River at Godeffroy, N. Y.

Location. Lat 41°26'30", long. 74°36'10", on right bank just upstream from highway bridge, 

hair a mile downstream from Basher Kill, three-quarters of a mile southeast of Godeffroy, Orange County, 2 miles south of Cuddebackville, and 8^ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--302 sq mi.

Hecords available. August to October 1903, August 1909 to April 1914 (gage heights and 

discharge measurements, also twice-daily figures of discharge for January 1911 to December 1912), and July 1937 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. August 

to October 1903 and August 1909 to December 1913 in reports of State engineer and surveyor. August to October 1903 published as Navesink River at Godeffroy.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 460 ft (from topographic map). August 

to October 1903 staff gage at datum 1.02 ft lower. Aug. 22, 1909, to Jan. 21, 1910, 

staff gage and Aug. 1, 1910, to Apr. 30, 1914, chain gage, at datum 2.00 ft lower.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,600 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 10.12 ft); minImWT 55 cfs Sept. 2 (gage height, 2.83 ft).

1903, 1909-14, 1937-53: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs Nov. 26, 1950 (gage height, 

11.79 ft); practically no flow July 21, 1911 (gage height, -0.3 ft, present datum).

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, which are fair. Subsequent to June 2, 1953, part of flow from 91.8 sq mi stored 

in Neversink Reservoir (usable capacity, 35,460,000,000 gal) for municipal supply of 

City of New York. Prior to 1949, diurnal fluctuations at low and medium flow caused 

by powerplant at Cuddebackville.

Revisions . WSP 821: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

79

202

449

799

1,270

6.0 2,66O

7.6 4,440

8.0 6,840

9.0 9,920

2.8 52

3.1 90

3.4 167

3.8 337

4.4 743

5.0 1,360

6.0 2,700

7.0 4,440

8.0 6,840

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

 Data!

Mean

Cf sm

In.

(t)

Oct.

159

163

202

202

177

*173

166

163

159

153

146

153

150 

143

136

130

124

121

118

116

110

116

118

116

110

104

102

104

118

*113

110

4,275

138

0.457

0.53

-

Nov.

107

104

102

94

94

92

89

86

86

92

92

89

86 

84

84

113

140

133

118

*142

2,700

5,260

5,460

2,760

*1,880

1,390

1,150

986

824

744

-

25,181

839

2.78

3.10

-

Dec.

b640

b580

b560

b520

b640

1,510

1,160

959

873

*873

7,220

5,730

2,850 

2,080

1,640

1,350

1,150

989

b840

b680

b700

743

694

702

719

662

b600

b480

*b400

b440

b46O

39,444

1,272

4.21

4.86

-

Jan.

b410

b390

b420

b410

b340

b320

b300

b300

b300

386

531

566

b430 

b380

b390

b4OO

b430

b600

958

752

b660

b620

b580

2,400

4,950

2,670

bl,700

bl,7OO

bl,650

bl,220

1,110

28,253

911

3.02

3.48

-

Feb.

1,210

b960

b880

b800

b700

b680

970

1,330

958

*b760

b660

b660

b620 

b580

b600

b7OO

b640

b540

b520

b540

1,570

2,550

bl,400

bl,160

1,060

968

927

841

_

_

-

25,764

920

3.05

3.17

-

Mar.

719

b600

b6OO

*bl,600

1,570

957

805

b680

b600

b560

bSOO

558

90O 

1,660

1,780

d4,910

d2,540

dl,880

1,710

1,710

1,410

1,270

1,170

2,470

5,710

5,570

*2,850

2,260

1,770

1,490

1,290

49,119

1,584

5.25

6.05

-

Apr.

1,150

1,170

1,060

927

908

815

1,770

2,510

1,670

1,560

1,730

1,430

1,700 

1,950

1,550

*1,480

1,550

1,520

1,580

1,270

1,140

1,010

908

851

805

985

2,540

1,810

1,560

1,140

-

41,165

1,572

4.54

5.07

-

Hay

1,720

1.920

1,750

*1,480

1,510

1,720

1,480

1,500

1,410

1,260

1,150

987

1,010 

1,150

1,020

1,010

1,100

1,420

1,170

989

851

719

921

787

652

610

*711

624

558

510

575

54,183

1,103

3.65

4.21

-

June

491

4l6

510

210

195

184

274

251

210

181

158

143

149 

164

155

134

*119

109

105

96

94

*92

*88

82

77

85

115

85

80

100

-

4,952

165

-

-

+98.7

July

109

94

94

87

85

80

85

82

94

84

80

77

77 

85

80

76

75

69

115

*161

121

107

111

119

105

94

*88

85

79

79

74

2,847

91.8

-

-

+13.9

Aug.

70

73

76

75

72

70

68

67

72

96

87

79

76 

74

75

69

68

*67

66

65

*62

62

62

61

60

61

62

59

58

58

57_

2,121

68.4

_

-

-8.59

Sept.

56

56

57

57

68

94

90

*77

72

69

68

69

136"

87

84

84

79

77

76

79

82

77

72

69

68

68

64

62

64

-

2,264

75.5

_

-

-1.08

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,38O Hln 84 Mean 917 Cfsm 3.04 In. 41.31

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,22O Hln 56 Mean 711 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 6.5OO cfs).--Nov. 22 (10 p.m.) 9,150 cfs (8.76 ft)j Dec. 11 (9:45 p.m.) 

15,600 cfs (Io7l2 ft); Jan. 24 110:15 p.m.) 6,950 cfs (8.04 ft); Mar. 16 (8 a.m.) 7,120 cfs (8.10 ft); 

Mar. 24 (11:30 p.m.) 6,75O cfs (7.96 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Neversink Reservoir, equivalent In cubic feet per second; records furnished 

by Board of Water Supply, City of New York. Equivalent change In contents during water year 1955, 

+8.49 cfs.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of normal recession and record for station at Oakland Valley.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 191

Delaware River at Montague, N. J.

Location. Lat 41 "18'30", long. 74°47'50", on right bank at downstream side of bridge at 

Montague, Sussex County, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Saw Kill

Drainage area. 3,480 sq mi.

Kecoras available. March 1936 to February 1940 (gage heights only), February 1940 to 

oGpt6niD6F1"953~.

Gage -:-Watgr;stage recorder - Datum of gage is 369.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

at datumTOf I; 0 /*' 9> 194 °' wlre "welSnt ga§e on upstream side of left span of bridge

Average discharge. 13 years, 6,724 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 108,000 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height 22.62 ft)- 

minimum, 398 cfs Aug. 31 (gage height, 3.96 ft); minimum daily, 507 cfs Aug. 9, 24.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 136,500 cfs May 23, 1942 (gage height, 25.70 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 90,000 cfs; minimum, 385 cfs Aug. 28, 29, 1949 (gage 

height, 3.76 ft); minimum daily, 428 cfs Sept. 27, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 35.5 ft (present datum) Oct. 10, 1903, from floodmark. Gage 

height of 28.45 ft (present datum) was observed Mar. 18. 1936 (discharge 164,500 cfs 

from present rating curve extended above 90,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from aquatic vegetation, 

which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at medium and low flow caused by powerplants on 

tributary streams. Flow regulated by Lake Wallenpaupack, and by Toronto, Cliff Lake, 

and Swinging Bridge Reservoirs (combined capacity, 12,300,000,000 cu ft) and, since 

June 2, 1953, Neversink Reservoir (capacity, 4,960,000,000 cu ft).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of backwater from 

aquatic vegetation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second)

3.99 

4.4 

5.0 

7.0

507

950

1,960

6,800

9.0

12.0

16.0

20.4

13,700

28,000

52,400

87,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

(t)

Oct.

1,770

1,790

2,120

2.160

1,340

1,340

1,960

1,900 

1,470

1,770

1,250

992

898

1,350

1,230

1,370

1,120

978

1,060

992

1,520

1,490

937

964

924

695

675

1,190

1,850

1,540

1,470

42,115

1,359

-484

Nov.

1,230

786

705

1,620

964

1,440

1,640

1,620 

786

833

1,540

1,060

1,570

1,530

1,320

833

898

*1,610

1,640

1,660

6,630

18,700

27.000

18,900

12,600

9,540

7,940

6,800

6,220

5,280

-

144,895

4,830

+159

Dec.

4,890

4,380

4,260

4.020

4,360

9,500

11,000

9,000 

7,520

*7,220

38,800

86.500

41,400

24,000

17,600

13,900

11,800

10,400

9,090

7,640

6,590

7,400

8,180

7,760

7,190

6,740

6,470

5,520

4,650

5,170

5,410

398,360

12,850

+596

Jan.

4,830

4,430

4,500

4,290

4,120

4,120

3,680

5.460 

3,680

3,640

4,890

6,440

6,250

5,330

4,990

4,910

5,200

7,340

10,700

11,200

9,820

9,180

8,340

15,200

58.500

38,300

22,600

18,200

17,200

13,700

11,200

330,040

10,650

+349

Feb.

10,500

10,700

9,580

9,000

8,150

7,100

8,580

12,900 

11,500

9,400

8,150

8,060

7,340

6,890

6,590

7,400

7,850

6,770

6,280

5.970

11,200

29.900

20,300

15,000

13,000

11,700

10,800

10,000

-

_

-

290,610

10,380

-89

Mar.

8,620

7,250

7,400

8,820

13,300

10,900

8,760

7,130 

6,740

6,590

6,300

5.910

6,680

7,940

9,000

*22,600

22,600

16,500

14,900

16,600

13,700

11,200

10,700

13,100

27,800

28,100

50.600

26,500

21,300

17,500

15,800

430,840

15,900

+582

Apr.

14,700

15,700

15,500

11,100

9,580

9,580

15,500

24,000 

19,200

16,100

16,700

15,700

14,100

16,800

14,500

15,000

14,100

12 , 500

12 , 100

12 , 500

11,900

11,100

10,000

9,210

8,510

8.500

20,700

23,300

17,500

14,500

-

419,580

15,990

+54

May

15,400

21.400

19,800

17,500

15,700

19,500

16,900

15, 900 

15, 800

15,700

12,500

10,800

10,000

10,000

9,790

9,570

9,540

12,400

11,800

9,960

8,720

8,000

7,460

7,850

6,770

6,770

6,850

6,190

5,720

5,090

5,020

551,780

11,550

-158

June

5,770

4,940

4,220

5,790

3,900

3,950

4,170

*4,780 

4,500

5,790

5,090

2,880

2,900

3,030

5,220

5,220

2,820

2,660

2,480

2,570

1,810

1,770

2,550

2,240

2,160

2,220

2,410

1,570

1,640

2,550

-

92,980

5,099

-258

July

5,660

5,140

2,720

1,770

1,250

1,230

1,440

1,560

1,560

1,420

1,230

1,140

*1,120

1,790

1,770

1,420

1,860

1,810

1,280

1,150

1,960

1,960

1,960

1,570

1,120

924

859

1,210

1,110

1,220

1,520

49,535

1,598

-461

Aug.

1,020

705

625

560

728

872

665

515 

507

*675

808

705

1,050

957

1,090

774

1.540

1,220

924

675

587

551

515

*507

964

911

853

1,120

1,110

515

515

24,523

791

-291

Sept.

1,520

1,420

1,470

1,450

1,250

740

846

*1,810 

5,220

1,900

1,540

1,050

1,150

1,420

1,790

1,570

1,250

1,060

924

820

797

1,280

978

762

705

716

762

605

751

705

-

55,861

1,195

-142

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsffl 

In.

875 

0.251 

0.29

4,989 

1.43 

1.60

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53;

15,450 

3.86 

4.45

11,000 

3.16 

5.64

10,290 

2.96 

5.08

14,280 

4.10 

4.75

14,040 

4.03 

4.50

11,190 

3.22 

3.71

Observed

Max 86,500 Mln 675 Mean 8,205 

Max 86,500 Mln 507 Mean 7,154

2,841 

0.816 

0.91

1,137 

0.327 

0.38

500 

0.144 

0.17

1,053 

0.303 

0.34

Adjusted

Mean 8,244 Cfsm 2.37 In. 32.23 

Mean 7,126 Cfsm 2.05 In. 27.80

Peak discharge (base, 54.000 cfs). Pec. 12 (3 a.m.) 108,000 cfs (22.62 ft); Jan. 25 (11 a.m.) 

65,700 cfs (17.82 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Lake Wallenpaupack and Toronto, Cliff Lake, Swinging Bridge, and Neversink 

Reservoirs, equivalent In cubic feet per second.

Note. Backwater from aquatic vegetation Oct. 1 to Nov. 21, July 11 to Sept. 30.
192 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Bush 'Kill at Shoemakers, Pa. 

(Formerly published as Bushkill Creek at Shoemakers)

Location. Lat 41 "OS 1 IS", long. 75°02'20", on right bank at downstream end of wing wall of

 highway bridge, 0.1 mile downstream from Saw Creek, three-quarters of a mile northwest 

of Shoemakers, Monroe County, and 2 miles southwest of Bushkill.

Drainage area. 117 sq ml.

Records available. October 1920 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1953 In

 reports of Geological Survey. September 1908 to September 1915, October 1915 to September 1920 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), and October 1920 to September 

1941 In reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters. Published as Bushkill 

Creek near Shoemakers prior to October 1928 and as Bushkill Creek at Shoemakers October 

1928 to September 1952.

;e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 421.13 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted, 

rlor to Aug. 12, 1938, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 40 years (1908-15, 1920-53), 238 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,680 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 6.50 ft), from

 ratttig curve extended above 2,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 7.7 cfs Sept. 4, 

5 (gage height, 0.90 ft).

1908-53: Maximum discharge, 5,250 cfs July 24, 1920 (gage height, 7.2 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 2,600 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum observed, 4 cfs Sept. 21, 26, 1932.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 1202: 1921, 1922-29(M), 1932(M),

 1933, 1935-36, 1998(M), 1939-40, 1942, 1945, 1946(M), 1948(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 28 to Jan. 1, 

Jan. 5-7; backwater from leaves Sept. 14-3O)

0.9 

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

2.0

7.7

18

36

70

198

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.4

400

1,460

3,050

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

50 

51

70

64

55

51

48

44

40

39

38

36

35

35

34

40

38

32

28

28

28

30

*30

30

28

26" 26

28

30

32

32

1,176

37.9

0.324

0.37

Nov.

30 

30

32

32

32

32

30

30

30

30

30

30

30 ' 30

30

40

45

45

45

98

862

1,660

1,900

1,280

928

711

582

481

400

354

-

9,890

330

2.82

3.14

Dec.

311 

286

278

*255

418

892

697

571

497

465

2,940

2,870

1,750

1,240

958

779

646

553

481

410

395

454

405

377

359

324

295

240

270

260

220

20,896

674

5.76

6.64

Jan.

205 

198

201

205

180

*165

160

TeT

179

208

259

255

229

205

201

205

205

291

345

315

307

299

270

1,210

2,330

1,480

1,040

921

799

646

565

14,242

459

3.92

4.53

Feb.

536 

434

415

372

*324

307

418

465

386

324

295

299

295

274

295

345

320

274

266

262

584

744

571

491

449

410

386

350

_

-

-

10,891

389

3.32

3.46

Mar.

320 

282

274

573

571

444

382

345

315

*303

274

270

332

368

389

684

577

491

559

559

486

434

400

692

943

914

863

744

639

559

491

15,477

499

4.26

4.92

Apr.

439 

434

400

359

328

303

696

834

678

614

577

542

704

758

639

 665

684

602

691

608

536

481

434

391

368

406

758

608

502

444

-

16,483

549

4.69

5.24

May

553 

548

476

429

449

454

395

395

470

424

386

350

350

377

345

341

337

415

354

315

290

266

303

266

236

*2S5

262

222

208" 198

240

10,909

352

3.01

3.47

June

152

159

147

136

126

159

161

139

124

107

98

100

112

100

87

78

74

70

64

59

59

*57

50

46

45

70

62

50

45

-

2,981

99.4

0.850

0.95

July

42 

42

53

48

39

39

45

40

36

36

32

30

28

28

26

24

23

2222"

68

123

89

112

145

*112

89

70

60

51

44

39

1,657

53.5

0.457

0.53

Aug.

32 

30

30

26

28

28

25

22

22

39

32

25

22

20

19

18

17

17

16

15

14

14

13

13

12

12

11

11

10

9.9

9.5

612.4

19.8

0.169

fi.19

Sept.

9.0 

9.0

8.6

12

33

55

BT

30

23

19

18

24

35

28

23

20

18

16

15

15

14

14

13

11

11

11

10

9.9

9.9

-

573.5

19.1

0.163

0.18

Calendar year 1952 : Max 2,940 Min 26 Mean 356 Cfsm 3.-04 In. 41.42

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,940 Min 8.1 Mean 290 Cfsm 2.48 In. 33.62

Peak discharge (base, 1.100 cfs). 

4,680 cfs (6.50 ft); Jan. 25 (3 a.m. [

Nov. 22 (8:30 p.m.) 2,240 cfs (4.76 ft); Dec. 11 (5:30 p.m.) 

2,660 cfs (5.10 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 

Plat Brook near Flatbrookville, N. J.

193

Location. Lat 41 "06'24", long. 74"57'09", on right bank 1 mile upstream from Flatbrookvllle, Sussex County, and 1? miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 65.1 sq ml.

Records available. July 1923 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Aug. 19, 1929. Datum of gage Is 

347.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Jan. 6, 1926, staff gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 112 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,050 cfs Jan. 25 (gage height, 6.72 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1.100 cfs as explained below; minimum, 8.0 cfs Aug. 30 to 

Sept. 3 (gage height, 1.77 ft).

1923-53: Maximum discharge, 3,630 cfs Apr. 6, 1952 (gage height, 7.24 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 6.5 ft; minimum, 4 cfs Sept. 6, 7, 1923 (gage height, 1.35 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 781: 1924-25(M), drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

1.75

1.85

2.0

2.2

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.5

112

279

790

1,880

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

34

34

60

47

38

35

32

3O

30

29

29

29

28

29

30

28

27

28

28

27

27

27

26

25

25

24

24

25

27

27

26

935

30.2

0.464

O.53

Nov.

26

25

25

25

23

23

26

22

22

22

23

22

22

22

22

32

35

*30

27

41

473

753

793

356

237

191

162

140

126

112

-

3,858

129

1.98

2.20

Dec.

102

95

98

88

149

510

279

205

178

165

893

1.14Q

48O

334

264

227

198

178

159

140

140

195

162

159

149

137

126

100

95

98

98

7,341

237

3.64

4.19

Jan.

93

90

105

120

98

86

8282-

86

10O

143

143

115

102

1OO

no

120

178

234

195

178

171

162

814

1.820

614

370

334

304

237

219

7,605

245

3.76

4.34

Feb.

223

174

165

156

134

134

161

205

159

132

118

126

126

118

126

185

156

126

120

126

208

291

205

174

162

149

143

132

-

-

-

4,434

158

2.43

2.53

Mar.

120

1O7

HO

317

*329

216

185

162

143

137

118

120

174

249

191

528 35"8"

271

287

291

230

198

185

280

418

334

304

264

227

202

185

7,238

233

3.58

4.13

Apr.

168

181

168

149

159

143

444

787

420

324

304

260

360

428

300

355

375

283

342

279

241

216

191

171

162

178

478

304

234

202

-

8,606

287

4.41

4.92

May

2~30 237

202

178

191

205

*171

181

205

178

156

137

132

171

152

140

143

227

159

132

118

107

129

110

93

98

112

95

8484"

100

4,657

ISO

2.30

2.66

June

90

rs

68

63

60

54

82

90

68

53

45

43

45

53

45

41

38

37

35

33

32

30

30

29

21

27

42

41

33

28

-

1,438

47.9

0.736

0.82

July

26

26

38

30

25

25

27

24

27

25

22

22

21

*20

19

18

17

16

16

16

17

20

23

33

24

19

17

17

17

16

I5.

678

21.9

0.336

0.39

Aug.

14

14

15

16

16

16

16

13

13

18

24

19

16

15

15

13

13

13

13

12

12

11

11

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.2

9.2

8.6

8,_Q

412.6

13.3

O.204

0.24

Sept.

8.0

873

8.0

29

16

52

36

2619'

16

13

12

16

17

13

13

12

11

11

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.2

9.2

9.8

9.2

9.2

8.6

8.6

-

439.4

14". 6

0.224

0.25

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,240 Min 22 Mean 183 Cfsm 2.81 In. 38.19

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,820 Min 8.0 Mean 131 Cfsm 2.O1 In. 27. 2O

Peak discharge (base, 650 cfs). Nov. 22 (1O p.m.) 1,210 cfs (4.64 ft); Dee. 11 (10 p.m.) 2,130 cfs

(5.78 . ft)j Jan. . 25 (2 a.m.) 3,O50 efs (6.72 ft); Mar. 16 (7 p.m.) 653 efs (3.76 ft)j Apr. 8 (4 p.m.)

1,060 cfs (4.42 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
194 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 

Brodhead Creek at Mlnlslnk Hills, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°00'00", long. 75°08'50", on right bank 175 ft downstream from main building of Empire Box Corp. at Minisink Hills, Monroe County, 1 mile upstream from mouth, 

and 3 miles southeast of East Stroudsburg.

Drainage area.--259 sq mi.

Records available. November 1950 to September 1953.

Gage, Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 304.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,900 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 14.43 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,600 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; 

minimum observed, 76 cfs Aug. 31 to Sept. 3 (gage height, -0.21 ft); minimum daily, 76 

cfs Aug. 31 to Sept. 2.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 11, 1952; minimum, 66 cfs Oct. 3, 1951; 

minimum gage height observed, that of Aug. 31 to Sept. 3, 1953; minimum daily discharge, 

that of Aug. 31 to Sept. 2, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods based on staff-gage readings, which are 

fair, or those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant and mill above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1232: 1951(P).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Backwater from Delaware River Dec. 12, 13, Jan. 25; 

shifting-control method used Sept. 24-30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. lo 11 to Sept. 30

0.3

.5

1.0

1.5

140

177

287

442

2.0 

4.0 

7.4

736

2,320

6,130

-0.3

.1

.5

1.0

1.5

116

196

330

490

7.0

11.0

14.5

730

2,320

5,600

12,000

20,200

Discharge, in cubic esond, water year October 1952 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'i'i

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

181

186

225

204

185

187

179

171

177

177

169

168

166

162

169

168

156

154

153

154

156

154

*154

153

153

153

151

153

158

162

154

5,192

167

0.645

0.75

Nov.

153

151

151

149

149

147

145

144

144

144

144

144

144

142

T44

156

153

156 

158

323

3,560

6.080

4,440

2,590

1,890

1,530

1,260

1,040

862

758

-

27,151

.905

3.49

3.90

Dec.

652

593

593

*518

1,460

2,940

1,970

1,650

1,410

1,340

*10.500

5,990

3,280

2,320

1,790

1,470

1,230

1,040 

*888

766

782

1,060

825

724

682

625

575

506

482

472

462

49,595

1,600

6.18

7.12

Jan.

455

*434

462

455

411

390

381

390

462

589

724

650

554

522

518

566

585

1,010 

1,040

923

874

825

742

3,970

4.080

2,500

1,830

1,710

1,430

1,110

1,000

31,592

1,019

3.93

4.54

Feb.

965

784

736

682

*625

570

1,110

965

760

670

620

640

635

580

692

888

706

615 

590

625

,960

,870

,470

,230

,070

965

867

754

-

-

-

24,644

880

3.40

3.54

Kar.

688

605

575

1,710

1,270

1,000

895

804

718

*665

600

590

748

712

775

1,620

1,150

1,000 

1,350

1,190

1,000

902

832

1,900

2,000

2.410

2,000

1,670

1,390

1,190

1,000

34,959

1,128

4.36

5.02

Apr.

895

909

790

706

700

660

1.940

1,830

1,430

1,350

1,190

1,150

1,580

1,550

1,270

*1,650

1,510

1,350 

1,630

1,310

1,150

1,000

916

797

736

806

1,370

965

839

760

-

34,739

1,158

4.47

4.99

May

1,040

930

811

724

825

797

706

736

846

748

724

640

640

670

700

650

678

1.160 

784

700

635

585

760

585

514

*580

580

480

434

472

605

21,739

701

2.71

3.12

June

506

438

396

372

333

322

420

398

339

305

282

231

300

319

273

247

260

189

216

208

191

190

*184

167

162

154

196

169

162

160

-

8,089

270

1.04

1.16

July

154

161

175

141

a!35

a!4o

165

142

a!30

al45

a 140

also

a!20

a!30

a!20

allO

a!05

a 100 

a 100

168

214

141

295

259

*167

142

a!30

a!40

a!35

a!30

a!30

4,594

148

0.571

0.66

Aug.

a!25

a!25

a!25

a!20

a!25

a!25

a!20

a!15

a!20

166

g!26

g!06

g99

g94

a93

a92

a91

a91 

a90

a89

g89

a92

a90

a89

g88

a85

a81

g78

a78

a77

g76.

3,160

102

0.394

0.45

Sept.

gli

g76

E107

*g!29

g!33

444

742

329

219

201

g!44

g!33

184

170

146

g!24

g!23

g!23 

a!15

a 105

*g!23

*g!41

g!09

g!06

*90

89

89

90

81

83

-

4,824

161

0.622

0.69

Calendar year 1952: Max 10,5pO Hin 135 Mean 967 Cfsm 3.73 In. 50.81

Water year 1952-53: Max 10,500 Mln 76 Mean 686 Cfsm 2.65 In. 35.94

Peak discharge (base. 4.300 cfs). Nov. 22 (12:30 p.m.) 8,980 cfs (9.27 ft)j Dec. 11 (1:30 p.m.) 

19,900 cfs (14.43 ft) ; Jan. 24 (4:30 p.m.) 7,720 cfs (8.51 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations. 

g Discharge computed from once-or twice-daily staff-gage readings.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Paulins Kill at Blairstown, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°58'44", long. 74°57'15", on right bank 1,200 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 94 in Blairstown, Warren County, 1,400 ft upstream from Blairs Creek, and 

10 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--126 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1921 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control (Aug. 1, 1931, to Aug. 3, 1941, concrete 

control at site 280 ft downstream). Datum of gage is 335.86 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Prior to May 24, 1922, chain gage and May 24, 1922, to July 31, 1931, 

water-stage recorder, at site of former highway bridge 1,300 ft downstream at different 

datum. Aug. 1, 1931, to July 28, 1939, water-stage recorder at site 100 ft downstream 

at present datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 196 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,370 cfs Jna. 25 (gage height, 7.01 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,900 cfs as explained below; minimum, 3.9 cfs Aug. 9, 

Sept. 25, 26, 30 (gage height, 1.24 ft); minimum daily, 12 cfs Aug. 30.

1921-53: Maximum discharge, 4,480 cfs Sept. 22, 1938 (gage height, 7.56 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of weir formula and slope-area determination at gage height 6.92 ft; minimum, about 2.8 cfs Nov. 1, 1922 (gage height, 1.34 

ft, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 5 cfs Aug. 13, 14, 1930.

Remarks.--Records good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant above station and flow 

regulated slightly by Swartswood Lake.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 971: 1942.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

ana discharge, In cubic feet per second)

6.8

14

25

2.0 

2.5 

4.0 

5.5 

6.4

143

381

1,020

1,810

2,630

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 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

Z$

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

110

117

158 T36-

120

113

113

133

102

90

85

80 

80

80

77

75

68

68

67

66

64

66

63

62

62

57

5?

60

63

64

62

2,620

84.5

0.671

0.77

Nov.

60

59

57

57

56

53

51

53

52

54

54

52 

52

50" 48

74

77

70

64

80

340

678

525- 827

366

297

255

225

203

185

-

5,074

169

1.34

1.50

Dec.

173

166

170

162

196

565

423

325

281

260

830

1,430 

59T

634

490

419

366

336

297

265

255

309

292

281

260

235

216

173

162

158

154

11,180

361

2.87

3.30

Jan.

151

151

181

207

181

154

147

T5T

166

199

255

275 

240

216

*212

235

255

362

512

432

381

361

351

1,270

2,530

1,450

897

750

650

499

428

14,249

460

3.65

4.21

Feb.

442

371

325

297

265

250

314

376

303

255

235 240" 

245

235

273

400

346

275

255

356

415

571

390

341

320

292

275

255

_

_

-

8,917

318

2.52

2.63

Mar.

235

216

207

BBT

617

419

361

314

275

260

235

235 

394

546

444

970 770-

569

594

591

460

400

366

435

575

49O

450

409

366

336

309

13,412

433

3.44

3.96

Apr.

286

286

270

275- 255

255

714

1,280

 5DT

658

600

490 

526

664

523

482

507

45O

545

477

409

361

331

297

275

297

395

356

292

260

-

13,623

454

3.60

4.02

May

309

325

281

250

265

303

265

286

297

270

225

203 

199

221

207

199

199

296

235

194

173

154

199

170

143

154

170

147

126 T3D143

6,738

217

1.72

1.99

June

133

TIT

104

96

90

85

110

120

96

88

77

70 

75

82

72

65

63

61

59

56

55

54

50

38

4T

42

74

73

64

57

-

2,270

75.7

0.601

0.67

July

57

40

51

41

34

34

42

36

37

40

33

36 

32

30

32

34

21

32

20

3TT

25

30

81

9456"

41

43

30

34

33

36

1,215

39.2

0.311

0.36

Aug.

26

28

36

29

29

32

29

28

29

43

91

*44

41

30

34

36

28

30

33

23

25

24

26

22

25

19

20

25

12

2T

976

31.5

0.250

0.29

Sept.

19

17

18

21

22

38

40

26

23

24

17 

27

32

23

23

20

 22

19

16

24

25

18

20

17

13

TT

21

21

19

-

670

22.3

0.177

0.20 T=

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,580 Min 48 Mean 343 Cfsm 2.72 In. 37.06

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,530 Min 12 Mean 222 Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.90

Peak discharge (base, 1,OOO efs).--Dee. 12 (2 a.m.) 1,690 cfs (5.30 ft)j Jan. 25 (l a.m.) 3,370 cfs 

(7.01 ft); MarT 16 (3 p.m.) 1,090 cfs (4.15 ft); Apr. 8 (3 a.m.) 1,48O cfs (4.94 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
196 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Pequest River at Huntsville, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°58'49", long. 74°46'38", on right bank 20 ft upstream from highway 

bridge in Huntsville, Sussex County, and three-eighths of a mile downstream from East 

Branch.

Drainage area.--31.4 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 553.81 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--14 years, 47.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 310 cfs Jan. 25 (gage height, 3.82 ft); minimum, 

2.2 cfs Sept. 1, 4 (gage height, 2.19 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 596 cfs July 20, 1945 (gage height, 4.68 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 280 cfs; minimum, 1.6 cfs Aug. 23, 1949 (gage height, 

2.18 ft).

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.6

2.6

5.6

10

25

2.9 

3.3 

3.8

143

302

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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.

Oct.

35

36

43

39

34

33

32

30

39

54

54

53

37

16

17

18

17

16

15

15

14 T4"

14

14

14

14

14

22

21

14

14

802

25.9

0.825

0.95

Nov.

14

13

13

12

TZ

12

12

12

12

13

19

18

*16

14

12

19

17

16

16

20

64

126

166

T3T

101

88

76

66

61

60

-

1,231

41.0

1.31

1.46

Dec.

57

54

53

48

ST

115

95

84

78

75

129

195

TBTT

146

124

112

101

95

88

80

80

93

88

86

80

75

68

53

53

50

50

2,735

88.2

2.81

3.24

Calendar year 1952: Max 310

Jan.

50

48

SCT

64

57

51

48

48

53

64

76

75

68

 63

64

66

68

89

99

93

91

91

89

157

298

240

195

184

166

141

133

3,089

99.6

3.17

3.66

Feb.

ITS' 131

106

95

82

80

84

91

84

75

68

64

66

64

75

95

84

73

68

66

84

97

84

76

73

70

66

63

-

.

-

2,276

81.3

2.59

2.70

Mln 12

liar.

61

57

55

*9T

101

86

78

71

64

63

58

75

96

110

99

136 TZ5"

115

119

119

108

99

93

106

124

 117

112

104

95

89

84

2,911

93.9

2.99

3.45

Apr.

80

78

76

73

JS

75

119

164

TIT

136

138

124

126

141

126

133

143

129

143

133

121

112

104

95

91

91

112

101

91

82

-

3,356

112

3.57

3.97

May

91

91

84

75

82

 86

80

110

112 -97

88

78

73

70

68

64

64

73

64

58

53

48

64

55

48

50

55

48

42

41

fS

2,157

69.6

2.22

2.55

June

42

36

33

30

28

26

37

54

*4?

35

29

24

27

30

26

23

22

20

19

18

16

15

15

14

13

12

IF

16

18

16

-

754

25.1

0.799

0.89

July

14

13

12

11

11

11

10

9.2

8.2

7.7

6.4

6.4

6.8

 6.8

*6.4

6.0

5.3

4.9

4.9

5.3

4.9

23 4.6

2?

12

10

9.7

12

8.7

8.7

7.7

289.6

9.34

0.297

0.34

Aug.

6.4

6.0

6.0

5.6

6.4

6.0

5.6

4.9

6.4

13_

9.7

8.2

 7.3

7.7

7.3

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.3

4.9

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.2

3.9

3.9

4.9

6.0

4.6

3.6

3.1

181.2

5.85

0.186

0.21

Sept.

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.6

4T5

M

57T

4.9

4.2

 3.9

3.6

3.6

3.9

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

-

103.2

3.44

0.110

0.12

Mean 79.8 Cfsm 2.54 In. 34.59

Water year 1952-53: Max 298 Mln 2.6 Mean 54.5 Cfsm 1.74 In. 23.54

Peak discharge (base, 125 efs). Nov. 23 (3 a.m. to 1 p.m.) 169 cfs (3.40 ft); Dec. 12 (7 a.m. to 

12 m.) 2O1 cfs (3.51 ft); Jan. 25 (9 a.m. to 2 p.m.) 310 cfs (3.82 ft); Mar. 16 (l to 5 p.m.) 141 cfs 

(3.29 ft); Mar. 25 (l to 4 a.m.) 129 cfs (3.24 ft); Apr. 8 (4 to 11 a.m.) 169 cfs (3.40 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 197

Pequest River at Pequest, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°49'43", long. 74°58i45", on right bank at Pequest, Warren County, 100 ft 

upstream from Lehigh and Hudson River Railway bridge and 300 ft downstream from Furnace 

Brook.

Drainage area. 108 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1921 to September 1953.

Datum of gage is 

Prior to June 22, 1926, staff gage at

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Sept. 29, 1929. 

398.78 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

site 10 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--32 years, 155 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 690 cfs Jan. 25 {gage height, 3.19 ft); minimum, 

2~3~cTs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.13 ft).

1921-53: Maximum discharge, 1,810 cfs Mar. 14, 1936 (gage height, 4.97 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs; minimum, 15.0 cfs Sept. 11, 1944 (gage height, 

1.04 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.3 

1.6

2.0 

2.5 

3.2

183

357

695

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4! 5

6

]7

8

9

ib

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

Ill

113

136 129"

115

109

103

99

93

105

118

120

120

103

82

82

75

71

68

65

66

66

68

65

63

61

BT

61

68

70

63

2,729

88.0

0.815

0.94

Nov.

61

61

61

61

59

58

56

56

56

55

56

58

58

58

58

70

71

66

65

75

306

574

598 SIS"

443

325

259

223

195

180

-

4,840

161

1.49

1.67

Dec.

172

161

T5T

161

221

430

353

284

248

232

452

592

5TZ

523

489

421

341

302

276

252

259

321

298

273

252

235

210

170

167

164

161

9,123

294

2.72

3.14

Jan.

159

156

186

210

186

164

154

151 TSB"

235

313

302

266

239

239

256

259

310

370

341

310

302

302

436

651

592

598

619

614

572

527

10,205

329

3.05

3.51

Feb.

494 208"

341

302

 270

252

284

310

284

252

226

219

229

219

263

349

298

252

229

219

313

353

295

262

248

235

226

213

-

_

-

7,845

280

2.59

2.70

I'.ar .

201

186

180 335"

374

306

266

242

226

213

201

198

301

345

349

461

?3T

399

417

408

370

329

302

353

412

403

386

349

321

295

280

9,852

318

2.94

3.39

Apr.

266

259

252

2JB~ 242

242

432

537

4T5?

480

466

434

434

457

425

421

434

430

471

448

412

370

333

306

287

298

391

349

302

273

-

11,188

373

3.45

3.85

May

295

302

280

256

248

256

256

341

345

32T

270

235

219

207

201

198

195

198

189

172

161

154

219

192

159

170

189

164

144

141

TBT

6,833

220

2.04

2.35

June

148

T3T

120

111

105

101

107

120

124

109

97

89

95

101

93

84

80

76

75

71

70

68

71

66

61

58

56

55

68

70

-

2,686

89.5

0.829

0.92

July

61

61

63

56

54

54

55

50

51

48

45

45

45

44

43

42

40

39

3739"

45

47

82

-BT 107

54

51

51

48

50

52

1,625

52.4

0.485

0.56

Aug.

48

48

50

48

48

43

39

40

47

84

66

51

48

42

40

39

36

36

34

34

32

32

32

31

30

29

29

29

31

29

28

1,253

40.4

0.374

0.43

Sept.

27

25

2425-

31

51

4?

37

32

30

30

29

29

28

28

28

27

27

27

27

26

26

*25

25

24

25

26

25

25

24

-

861

28.7

0.266

0.30

Calendar year 1952: Max 718 Min 55 Mean 266 Cfsm 2.46 In. 33.49

Water year 1952-53: Max 651 Min 24 Mean 189 Cfsm 1.75 In. 23.76

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). Nov. 22 (7 p.m.) 668 cfs (3.15 ft); Dec. 11 (12 p.m.) 629 cfs 

(3.08 ft); JanT Z5 (S a.m.} 69O cfs (3.19 ft); Apr. 8 (1 a.m.) 567 cfs (2.96 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
198 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Beaver Brook near Belvidere, N. J.

Location.--Lat 40°50'40", long. 75°02'48", on right bank 2,000 ft upstream from mouth and 

2 miles east of Belvidere, Warren County.

Drainage area. 36.2 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1922 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 303.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 T:929.

Average discharge.--31 years, 53.5 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 435 cfs Jan. 25 (gage height, 3.70 ft); minimum, 

2.7 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.21 ft).

1922-53: Maximum discharge, 1,510 cfs Mar. 12, 1936 (gage height, 5.76 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 280 cfs on basis of slope-area and contracted-opening 

determinations of peak flow; minimum daily, 1.2 cfs Sept. 7, 8, 11, 1944.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions.--WSP 781: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 28, 29)

2.6

3.4

4.6

7.3

11

1.7 

2.0 

2.4 

3.0 

3.6

94

212

398

Discharge cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

22

23

3829"

25

23

21

19

19

18

17

17

17

16

16

15

14

14

14

13

14

14

14

13

13

12 T2"

12

12

12

12

530

17.1

0.472

0.54

Nov.

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

*9.8 11 

15

15

14

14

18

94

173

233

TBT

140

112

96

82

71

66

-

1,486.8

49.6

1.37

1.53

Dec.

60

55

54

52

72

133

118

102

92

85

160

315 '258

207

168

140

122

108

96

84

85

105

90

82

75

69

62

55

50

46

4T

3,246

105

2.90

3.33

Jan.

46

45

56

59

50

44

41

IT

52

70

99

97

*90

84

84

88

86

104

135

135

125

124

120

165

588

309

238

207

180

160

140

3,663

118

3.26

3.76

Feb.

TTO- 129

99

92

80

76

90

104

86

75

66

67

72

65

Tff

108

91

79

75

74

99

129

113

105

100

92

86

79

_

_

-

2,519

90.0

2.49

2.59

Mar.

72

65

62

iTf

146

118

107

96

88

84

75

72

94

105

99

144

146

135

144

150

131

118

108

120

148

136

131

118

110

102

94

3,432

111

3.07

3.53

Apr.

88

85

82

74

78

71

iTff

177

1ST

150

158

136

138

150

133

133

*140

125

142

136

122

112

104

94

88

97

129

110

92

84

-

3,500

117

3.23

3.60

May

92

91

80

74

71

75

69

113

TOT

88

78

71

67

64

62

61

60

62

53

49

45

42

67

52

43

48

53

42

38

SS

46

2,001

64.5

1.78

2.06

June

4035-

30

27

25

23

26

29

24

21

19

18

20

22

19

17

16

15

14

14

13

13

14

12

11

11

10

TTJ

15

23

586

19.5

0.539

0.60

July

17

15

16

18

13

12

11

11

9.8

8.3

7.6

7.0

6.7

6.7

6.4

6.1

5.8

5.3

5.0

ST?

6.4

6.7

25

37

TT

12

11

12

11

9.8

9.0

349.9

11.3

0.312

0.36

Aug.

7.9

7.6

7.3

7.3

7.0

6.7

6.1

5.5

6.8

30

19

12

9.8

8.6

7.6

7.0

7.0

6.7

6.1

5.8

5.3

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.1

3.9

3.6

3TS

230.4

7.43

0.205

0.24

Sept.

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.6

4.1

7.0

7.3 ~G7T

5.5

5.0

4.6

4.3

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

*3.2

*3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.7

120.1

4.00

0.110

0.12

Calendar year 1952 : Max 462 Hin 9.1 Mean 81.7 Cfsm 2.26 In. 30.71

Water year 1952-53 : Max 388 Min 2.7 Mean 59.4 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.26

Peak discharge (base, 225 cfs) .--Nov. 23 (3 a.m. to 1 p.m.) 241 cfs (3.11 ft); Dec. 12 (7 to 9 ajn.) 

348 cfs (3.46 ft); Jan. 25 (9 a.m.) 435 cfs (3.70 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN laa 

Delaware River at Belvidere, N. J.

Location.--Lat 40°49'36", long. 75°05'02" , on left bank at Belvidere, Warren County, 

1,500 ft downstream from Pequest River.

Drainage area.--4.535 sq mi.

Records available. October 1922 to September 1953.

Gs(ge. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 226.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 1, 1929, staff gage at site 200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--31 years, 8,342 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 122,000 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 20.00 ft); 

minimum, 610 cfs Sept. 1, 2 (gage height, 2.10 ft).

1922-53: Maximum discharge, 179,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 25.0 ft); minimum, 609 cfs Sept. 28, 29, 1943 (gage height, 2.11 ft).

Maximum discharge known, 220,000 cfs Oct. 10, 1903 (gage height, 28.6 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 170,000 cfs.

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

good. Flow regulated by Lake Wallenpaupack, and by Toronto, Cliff Lake, and Swinging 

Bridge Reservoirs (combined capacity of 12,300,000,000 cu ft) and since June 2, 1953, 

by Neversink Reservoir (capacity, 4,960,000,000 cu ft).

Revisions (water years) . WSP 781: 1933(M). WSP 951: 1940-41, d'rainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.1 

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

610

940

1,590

3,500

6,300

7.0

10.0

14.0

19.0

14,300

31,000

62,000

111,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Da

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Tot<

Mesf

(t

y

a

n

)

Oct.

2,570 

2,610

3,080

3,140 

2,850

2,230

2,230

2,670

2,560

2,230

2,460

1,950

1,720

1,590

1,950

1,840

1,950

1,720

1,540

1,620

1,580

2,040

1,970

1,520

1,440

1,440

1,250

1,160 

l.SSO

2,290

2,070

62,960

2,031

-484

Nov.

1,920 

1,750

1,320

1,210 

2,000

1,470

1,870

2,060

2,060

1,290

1,300

2,000

1,520

2,040

2,000

1,940

1,500

1,590

2,230

2,460

8,920

24,600

40,600

30,400

20,300

15,100

12,400

10,400 

9,240

8,260

-

215,750

7,192

+159

Dec.

7,350 

6,720

6,510

6,000 

6,400

13,800

16,700

14,300

12,000

10,800

31,700

110,000

68,700

37,200

25,400

20,400

17,000

14,900

13,200

11,800

10,100

10,600

11,400

11,200

10,400

9,600

9,280

8,260 

6,680

7,790

7,100

552,290

17,820

+596

Jan.

7,000 

6,300

6,370

6,440 

5,970

5,730

5,370

5,010

5,400

5,250

a6,500

a8,500

a9 , 000

8,080

7,350

7,320

7,350

9,280

12,300

15,300

13,800

13,100

11,800

17,300

64,500

61,300

36,000

25,900 

23,600

20,400

16,400

453,920

14,640

+349

Feb.

14,600 

14,400

13,400

12,100 

11,300

*10,500

10,800

14,400

15,800

13,400

11,400

10,600

10,400

9,640

9,400

10,200

11,200

10, 200

8,920

8,640

10,900

29,400

29,100

20,600

17,400

15,600

14,400

13,300

-

-

382,000

13,640

-89

Mar.

11,800 

10, 200

9,920

12,500 

16,500

16,600

13,200

11,100

9,720

9,720

*8,920

8,480

9,200

10,900

11,500

20, 700

30,300

23,000

20,000

20,900

19 , 800

15,800

14,300

16,000

29,300

34,200

*38,700

34,400 

28,300

22,600

20,000

558,560

18,020

+382

Apr.

18,600 

17,200

16,700

14,900 

12,800

11,800

15,900

29,500

27,200

22,100

21,600

19,300

18,600

21,900

20,800

18,600

19,400

a!7,000

a!7,000

16,700

16,600

15,200

13,900

12,800

12,000

11,200

19,100

29,000 

23,500

19,000

549,900

18,330

+54

May

17,700 

23,100

24,300

21,200 

19,000

21,000

20,900

19,200

19,700

17,600

15,500

14,200

12,900

12,500

12,500

12,400

11,400

13,600

15,300

13, 100

11 , 600

10,400

10,400

9,760

9,280

8,800

8,800

8,300 

7,630

7,040

7,000

436,110

14,070

-158

June

7,000 

7,000

6,000

5,250 

4,980

4,740

5,130

5,610

6,060

5,370

4,380

3,750

3,700

3,700

3,800

4,080

3,750

3,360

3,180

3,020

2,690

2,400

2,400

2,650

2,610

2,460

2,770

2,690 

1,920

2,270

-

118,720

3,957

-258

July

3,260 

3,880

5,420

2,730 

2,070

1,690

1,670

1,900

1,920

1,820

1,720

1,560

1,470

1,470

2,090

2,020

1,750

2,140

1,950

1,770

1,820

2,420

2,770

3,080

2,230

1,690

1,470

1,410 

1,620

1,560

1,650

64,020

2,065

-461

Aug.

1,670 

1,410

1,200

1,020 

950

1,030

1,200

1,010

892

1,220

1,250

1,200

1,050

1,340

1,190

1,290

1,110

1,420

1,440

1,190

970

864

768

760

120

950

1,050

940 

1,150

1,200

820

34,274

1,106

-291

Sept.

645 

,150"

,440

,720 

,620

,920

,950

,410

* ,480

,100

,090

,590

,470

,470

,720

,020

,780

,440

,290

,110

,090

,040

,410

a ,200

a ,000

a950

a950

al,000 

a900

al,000

-

43,985

1,466

-142

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

Inj

1,547 

0.341 

0.39

7,351 

1.62 

1.81

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53:

18,420 

4.06 

4.68

14,990 

3.31 

3.81

13,550 

2.99 

3.11

18,400 

4.06 

4.68

Observed

18,380 

4.05 

4.52

13,910 

3.07 

3.54

Max 110,000 Hin 1,160 Mean 11,370 

Max 110,000 Hin 645 Mean 9,514

3,699 

0.816 

0.91

1,604 

0.354 

0.41

815 

0.180 

0.21

1,324 

0.292 

0.33

Adjusted

Mean 11,410 Cfsm 2.52 In. 34.23 

Mean 9,486 Cfsm 2.09 m. 28.40

Peak discharge (base, 40,000 cfs). Nov. 23 (9 a.m.) 43,100 cfs (11.70 ft); Dec. 12 (l p.m.) 

22,OOO cfs 12O.OO ft,)! Jan. Z5 (7 p.m.) 81,300 cfs (16.13 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Lake Wallenpaupack, Toronto, Cliff Lake, Swinging Bridge, and Neversink 

Reservoirs, 'equivalent in cubic feet per second.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

at Montague and Riegelsville.
200 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Lehigh River at Stoddartsville, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°07'45", long. 75°37 1 40", on left bank 75 ft upstream from concrete bridge 

on State Highway 115, at Stoddartsville, Luzerne County, 1.9 miles upstream from Tobyhanna Creek, and 4 miles southwest of Thornhurst.

Drainage area. 91.7 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1943 to September 1953.

Gas?AonWa.t, er" stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,463.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1949, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Oct. 1, 1946, 

wire-weight gage at site 350 ft downstream at datum 2.14 ft lower.

Average discharge. 10 years, 202 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,640 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 6.64 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,700 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination at 

gage height 12.03 ft; minimum, 15 cfs Sept. 3, 4, 30 (gage height, 0.55 ft).

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 5,750 cfs Dec. 4, 1950 (gage height, 8.59 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,700 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination at 

gage height 12.03 ft; minimum observed, 15 cfs Oct. 10, 12-14, 1944, Sept. 3, 4, 30, 

1953.

Flood of May 22, 1942, reached a stage of 12.03 ft, present site and datum (discharge, 9,800 cfs, by contracted-opening determination of peak flow).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

0.8 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

Discharge,

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 

32

Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

158

316

0.5 

.6

0.7

17

3.0 790

4.0 1,400

' Mote. Sane as preceding

table above 0.8 ft. 

in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

43

54

100

67

59

55

52

50

47

44

44

43

42

41

41

40

39

38

36

36

*38

38

38

53

48

41

39

39

42

41

41

1,429

46.1

0.503

0.58

Nov.

41

41

40

47

46

35

IS

32

32

33

33

33

33

32

40

51

43

43

44

99

609

1.900

1,740

900

560

408

332

269

230

205

-

7,983

266

2.90

3.24

Dec.

185 *169

166

158

258

514

365

298

265

273

2.310

1,990

1,020

657

476

386

328

294

259

233

208

301

265

245

233

214

194

166

180

180

161

12,951

418

4.56

5.25

Jan.

150

146

146

146

128

119

124

*122

140

174

223

191

169

153

150

177

191

251

279

245

236

223

214

809

1.260

735

532

462

412

352

316

8,975

290

3.16

3.64

Feb.

309

265

*248

230

220

208

311

301

255

223

208

202

208

185

194

208

191

172

169

T56

448

462

344

283

262

248

242

223

_

-

-

6,999

250

2.73

2.84

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,310 Min 32

Mar.

208

194

191

303

305

245

220

202

188

180

163

*161

Tf7

197

234

462

352

290

320

309

279

259

245

421

481

"518 565

440

369

324

298

9,100

294

3.21

3.69

Apr.

276

324

301

286

269

252

456

440

360

348

324

316

*378

399

336

369

382

356

490

408

365

320

294

265

255

300

652

1S5

369

316

-

10,618

354

3.86

4.31

May

373

352

312

283

316

344

301

305

328

290

262

245

294

269

395

360

365

514

395

320

276

252

312

259

226

252

262

*226

200

214

269

9,371

302

3.29

3.80

June

255

223

194

177

163

150

-255 298

191

158

138

126

136

166

143

119

104

94

88

81

76

69

62

56

*53

53

66

58

56

52

3,860

129

1.41

1.57

July

47

61

70

52

46

49

61

46

62

51

41

39

38

42

41

36

33

32

31

34

33

31

50

60

41

33

*30 '58"

41

40

39

1,368

44.1

0.481

0.55

Aug.

32

29

30

29

38

36

29

26

30

60

64

T7

38

31

29

25

25

25

23

22

22

22

21

21

20

19

19

19

17

17

IS.

881

28.4

0.310

0.36

Sept.

16

-T6

16

19

20

141

223

133

70

48

36

31

32

30

26

25

23

21

21

21

21

21

20

18

18

19

21

19

19

16

~

1,160

38.7

0.422

0.47

Mean 265 Cfsm 2.89 In. 39.27

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,310 Min 16 Mean 205 Cfsm 2.24 In. 30.3O

Peak discharge (base. 1.300 cfs). Nov. 22 (3:30 p.m.) 2,490 cfs (5.42 ft); Dec. 11 (5 p.m.) 3,640 

Ofs (6.64 ft); Jan. 25 (3 a.m.) 1,470 cfs (4.10 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 201

Lehigh River at Tannery, Pa.

on right bank 600 ft upstream from 

miles upstream from Black Creek.

Location. La t 41°02'25", long. 75°45'45" (revised) 

highway bridge at Tannery, Luzerne County, and 1

Drainage area. 322 sq mi.

Records available. October 1919 to September 1921 and October 1928 to September 1953 in 

reports of Geological Survey. June 1914 to September 1919 (gage heights and discharge 

measurements only), October 1919 to September 1926, October 1926 to September 1927 

(gage heights and discharge measurements only) , and October 1927 to September 1941 in 

reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,042.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

of 1929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Oct. 18, 

1928, chain gage at bridge 600 ft downstream at datum 12.65 ft lower.

Average discharge. 33 years (1919-26, 1927-53), 669 cf s .

Ex bremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 10.11 ft); minimum, 77 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 1.06 ft Sept. 3.

1914-53: Maximum discharge, 29,600 cfs May 22, 1942 (gage height, 16.51 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,100 cfs on basis of current-meter measurement at gage 

height 12.68 ft and computation of peak flow over dam; minimum, 0.9 cfs Sept. 28, 1936; 

minimum daily, 7.2 cfs Aug. 5, 1936.

Remarks.--Records good. Dam at White Haven demolished on Aug. 1, 1951. Prior to that 

date, some regulation at low flow.

Revisions (water years). WSP 681: Drainage area. WSP 1171: 1920-21, 1922-28(M), 1933- 

34, 1936-361M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 19-3O)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 22 Nov. 23 to Sept. 3O

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

143

273 

6O5

4.0

7.0 

8.3

2,280

5,460

7,260

0.8 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

126

275

550

3.0 

6.0 

8.6

1,320

4,300

7,740

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Da^r

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

CfSm

Im

Oct.

198

207

381

327

273

246

225

216

207

198

194 

189

185

180

176

163

160

163 

163

*163

166

163 

166

163

166

160 

156

160

169

166

163

6,012

194

0.602

0.69

Nov.

166

163

163

160

163

156 

150

153

153

156

160 

156

156

153

160

189

185

189 

194

462

2,940

7.230 

5,790

3,200

2,180

1,560 

1,280

1,040

872

792

30,471

1,016

3.16

3.52

Dec.

*694

648

634

582

983

2,360 

1,750

1,370

1,140

1,150

7.620 

5,830

3,150

2,220

1,650

1,370

1,140

1,020 

895

820

799

1,040 

967

872

820

771 

694

550

502

563

532

45,136

1,456

4.52

5.21

Jan.

508

484

490

49O

448

436 

402

414

*466

582

828

722

622

544

532

628

708

973 

1,190

1,030

919

835 

750

2,830

4.120

2,600 

1,890

1,600

1,420

1,140

1,040

31,641

1,021

3.17

3.65

Feb.

1,030

*820

*780

750

650

634

958

1,080

911

740

660 

667

628

589

641

740

701

580 

'559 560

1,600

1.980 

1,460

1,190

999

895 

850

785

.

_

-

24,467

874

2.71

2.83

Mar.

715

634

615

1,010

1,140

927 

806

715

615

589

526 

*526

570

667

811

1,750

1,420

1,140 

1,240

1,190

1,020

903 

835

1,700

2,220

2.270 

2,080

1,700

1,420

1,190

1,060

34,004

1,097

3.41

3.93

Apr.

959

1,060

1,020

919

858

799 

1,450

1,650

1,370

1,280

1,190 

1,090

*1,370

1,510

1,280

1,420

1,510

1,420 

1,800

1,560

1,370

1,140 

1,020

903

850

1,030 

2.270

1,800

1,420

1,140

-

38,458

1,282

3.98

4.44

May

1,320

1,280

1,120

983

1,020

1,190 

1,040

1,050

1,080

991

872 

821

1,240

1,030

1,240

1,190

1,280

1.840 

1,510

1,240

983

865 

1,190

999

842

872 

919

*792

680

701

999

33,179

1,070

3.32

3.83

June

983

872

708

608

544

496

917

872

667

538

454

408

419

532

478

414

360

330 

305

285

262

230 

210

198

*190

'214 186 

214

202

194

-

13,290

443

1.38

1.53

July

183

230

244

214

190

198 

230

202

190

192

166 

152

152

162

166

152

140

138 

135

146

143

138 

188

222

183

172 

*158

169

166

180

202

5,503

178

0.553

0.64

Aug.

176

155

155

149

169

169 

149

143

149

183

194 

176

162

149

143

138

135

135 

129

126

122

122 

119

115

115

159

129

126

124

122

4,420

143

0.444

0.51

Sept.

*122

119

122

126

135

403 

865

640

380

275

222 

186

271

285

239

198

169

143 

129

119

113

104 

99

91

88

88 

88

88

84

80

-

6,071

202

0.627

0.70

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,620 Min 150 Mean 993 Cfsm 3.08 In. 41.99

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,620 Min 80 Mean 747 Cfsm 2.32 In. 31.48

Peak discharge (base. 3.500 cfs). Nov. 22 (5:30 p.m.) 8,800 cfs (9.17 ft)j Dec. 11 (5 p.m.)

10^800 cfs (10.11 ft); Jan. 24 (9:30 p.m.) 4,980 cfs (6.62 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
202 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Dilldown Creek near Long Pond, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°02 1 10" J long. 75°32'35", on left bank 60 ft above timber bridge on Shucks 

Mill Road, 2.8 miles upstream from Mud Run, 4 miles northeast of Albrightsville, and 4.4 

miles west of Long Pond, Monroe County.

Drainage area. 2.39 sq mi (determined from boundary survey by U. S. Forest Service). 

Records available. October 1948 to September 1953. 

Average discharge. 5 years, 5.99 cfs.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,665.07 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 177 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 3.075 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 80 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.52 cfs Sept. 3 

(gage height, 0.845 ft) .

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 197 cfs July 10, 1952 (gage height, 3.195 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 80 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of Sept. 3, 

1953.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, 

feet per second)

in feet, and discharge, in cubic

Oct. 14 to Nov. 22 Nov. 23 to Sept. 30

1.1 1.54

1.2 2.48

1.35 4.55

1.05 1.33

1.1 1.66

1.2 2.55

1.4 5.4

1.6 10.0

1.8 19.7

2.1 42

2.4 76

0.85

.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

1.10

2.90

5.8

1.6 

1.8 

2.1 

2.7

11.1

19.8

42

117

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

2.43

4.5

4.45

2.8

2.55

2.43

2.32

2.27

2.22

2.17

2.12

2.12

2. 06 

1.94

1.90

1.86

1.78

1.74

1.70

1.74

1.70

1.63

1.59

1.56

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.74

1.66

1.63

1.63

64.74

2.09

0.874

1.01

Nov.

1.53

1.43

1.40

1.36

1.33

1.33

1.30

1.27

1.27

1.30

1.24

1.21

1.21 

1.18

1.78

1.52

1.30

1.50

1.33

13.0

37

68

26.5

15.0

11.5

10.0

9.8

8.2

7.3

7.0

-

239.09

7.97

3.33

3.72

Dec.

6.3

*6.1

6.0

5.6

26.5

22.9

11.8

10.0

10.6

13.5

104

31.5

20.7

15.8

14.5

11.6

10.5

9.6

8.6

8.0

9.0

11.3

8.7

8.1

7.3

6.6

6.1

5.4

5.2

5.1

5.0

431.9

13.9

5.82

6.72

Jan.

4.95

5.0

5.1

4.8

4.45

4.2

4.05

*4.1

4.35

6.1

7.1

5.0

'475" 4.05

6.5

5.7

8.5

7.5

6.5

6.1

5.7

5.5

56

25.5

14.2

11.5

12.8

10.8

9.0

8.4

272.45

8.79

3.68

4.24

Feb.

8.6

7.0

*6.7

6.4

5.7

5.7

14.2

8.8

6.6

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.1

6.8

6.8

5.3

"576" 4.85

6.1

30.5

13.3

9.8

9.0

8.6

8.1

7.6

7.0

-

-

-

225.75

8.06

3.37

3.51

Calendar year 1952: Max 104 Min 1.18

Mar.

6.3

5.6

5.5

17.1

9.0

6.7

6.1

5.9

5.5

5.4

5.0

5.4

6.6

9.8

14.3

7.9

7.0

11.6

8.6

7.1

6.6

6.5

24.5

14.7

18.0

13.2

11.1

9.9

9.0

8.2

285.7

9.22

3.86

4.45

Apr.

7.8

8.8

7.5

7.0

6.5

6.5

26

T2.6

9.6

11.2

9.8

10.6

*12.4

9.8

17.8

13.0

11.9

14.8

11.0

9.6

8.6

8.1

7.5

7,2

9.5

16.1

8.8

7.5

7.1

-

319.0

10.6

4.44

4.96

May

9.6

8.1

7.2

6.4

7.6

6.8

6.5

9.2

7.5

6.3

5.7

5.6

9.0

9.0

7.0

10.4

10.6

7.3

6.5

6.0

6.1

10.8

6.4

5.7

7.7

6.5

5.4

*5.0

7.1

10.0

230.7

7.44

3.11

3.59

June

6.8

5.5

4.85

4.5

4.25

4.75

Q ?

frl

4.25

3.85

3.7

3.7

5.1

3.8

3.45

3.2

3.15

2.95

2.8

2.65

2.6

2.43

2.38

*2.38

2.33

2.75

2.33

2.24

*2.14

-

113.53

3.78

1.58

1.77

July

2.00

3.2

2.27

1.95

1.90

3.15

2.28

1.90

1.77

1.72

1.59

1.55

1.72 

1.72

1.59

1.39

1.35

1.28

1.93

1.72

1.37

1.24

4.45

1.65

1.28

1.21

*1.17

1.10

1.05

2.06

1.32

55.88

1.80

0.753

0.87

Aug.

1.05

1.10

1.05

*1.10

1.42

1.00

.97

1.02

1.79

T763

1.02

*.97

.94 

1.00

.94

.89

1.02

.92

.89

.87

.87

.87

.82

.80

.79

.79

.78

.73

.70

.70

.68

30.12

0.972

0.407

0.47

Sept.

*0.65

.61

.60

761

2.29

12.7

2.7

.92

.79

.75

.73

1.39

1.64 

.82

.77

.71

.71

.71

.73

.75

.75

.73

.70

.66

.70

.66

.68

.65

.62

.62

-

38.35

1.28

0.536

0.60

Mean 8.51 Cfsm 3.56 In. 48.43

Water year 1952-53 : Max 104 Min 0.60 Mean 6.32 Cfsm 2.64 In. 35.91
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 203

Wild Creek at Hatchery, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°55'25", long. 75°33'30", on left bank at Hatchery, Carbon County, 0.5 

mile downstream from Cross Run, 2.2 miles upstream from Wild Creek Dam, and 4 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--16.8 sq mi.

Records available. February 1941 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 842.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 12 years, 40.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 616 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 4.53 ft) from 

rating curve extended above 220 cfs; minimum, 5:8 cfs Sept. 29, 30; minimum gage 

height, 1.54 ft Sept. 5.

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 1,250 cfs May 23, 1942 (gage height, 6.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 220 cfs; minimum, 5.2 cfs Oct. 20, 1944 (sage heisht 1 44 

ft); minimum daily, 5.5 cfs Sept. 28, 1943.

Remarks. Records good. Occasional regulation at low flow by fish hatchery above station. 

Revisions.--WSP 1051: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3

Oct. 1 to Nov. 22

8.1 2.7 

3.4 

3.6

121

270

321

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.1

;cond)

Nov. 23 to Sept. 30 

5.1 2.4 77

3.0 184

3.9 403

59 2.1 38 

Discharge, in cubic feet per sesond, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

22

26

26

22

21

21

19

19

19

18

17

17

17

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

*14

14

13

13

14

14

13

IS.

521

16.8

1.00

1.15

Nov.

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

 979 9.9

12

12

11

11

11

49

103

302

177

124

100

88

79

70

62

58

-

1,422.8

47.4

2.82

3.15

Dec.

*54

53

52

47

123

126

98

90

82

84

382

214

161

130

114

102

87

80

71

65

65

71

59

56

52

48

46

44

41

41

3_8

2,776

89.5

5.33

6.15

Jan.

36

35

35

34

32

*31

30

29

31

41

44

38

34

33

33

35

35

49

49

48

47

47

45

144

T23

96

87

88

77

71

65

1,622

52.3

3.11

3.59

Feb.

62

58

56

53

48

*47

69

56

49

46

45

45

44

42

50

49

44

40

39

40

III

93

85

79

74

70

64

_

-

-

1,702

60.8

3.62

3.77

Mar.

59

56

53

97

68

61

58

56

52

*52

48

45

53

49

56

70

58

57

71

62

59

57

56

~9"I 105

100

90

85

80

74

71

2,052

66.2

3.94

4.54

Apr.

66

66

61

58

54

53

~88 119

79

80

72

78

85

85

77

*95

85

83

91

80

76

72

70

65

62

68

90

70

65

62

-

2,255

75.2

4.48

4.99

May

70

62

58

56

64

57

54

61

56

53

52

50

49

48

54

50

66

82 "68

64

61

58

72

58

53

*59

56

49

48

52

59

1,799

58.0

3.45

3.98

June

52

47

44

42

41

40

48

41

37

35

34

33

35

40

32

29

28

27

26

25

23

*22

22

21

21

22

22

20

20

.18

"

947

31.6

1.88

2.10

July

17

20

16

14

15

20

16

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

 26 11

25

18

15

44

*22

16

14

13

13

12

15

12

503

16.2

0.964

1.11

Aug.

11

12

12

11

12

11

10

10

15

i§

13

11

10

10

10

9.7

10

9.3

8.7

8.7

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.1

8.1

7.8

7.8

7.5

7.2

7.5

308.0

9.94

0.592

0.68

Sept.

7.5

7.2

7.2

*6.7

13

35

16

9.7

8.4

8.4

8.1

8.4

9.0

7,8

7.5

7.5

7.2

7.0

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.2

5.8

578

"

259.1

8.64

0.514

0.57

Calendar year 1952: Max 382 Min 9.9 Mean 59.3 Cfsm 3.53 In. 48.05

Water year 1952-53: Max 382 Min 5.8 Mean 44.3 Cfsm 2.64 In. 35.78

Peak discharge (base, 250 efs).--Nov. 22 (7:30 a.m.) 496 cfs 

cfs (4.53 ft); Feb. 21 (10 a.m.) 252 cfs (3.32 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

(4.21 ft); Dec. 11 (10:30 a.m.) 616
204 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Pohopoco Creek near Parryville, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°50 1 00", long. 75°40 I 40", on right bank 1 mile downstream from Bull 

Run, 1.2 miles north of Parryville, Carbon County, and 2.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--109 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 459.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 13 years, 244 cfs (adjusted for storage and diversion).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,520 cfs Dec. 11 {gage height, 6.00 ft); minimum, 29 cfs Sept. 3, 4 (gage height, 0.84 ft).

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 5,300 cfs May 23, 1942 (gage height, 7.42 ft); minimum, 23 cfs Sept. 29, 1943.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by Wild Creek Reservoir (capacity, 548,100,000 

cu ft). Figures of daily discharge do not include diversion from reservoir to city of 

Bethlehem.

Revisions. WSP 1051: Drainage area. The tabulation below includes the monthly net adJustment for diversion and change in reservoir contents, equivalent in cubic feet per 

second, for the water years 1941-43. Figures of monthly runoff published in WSP 921, 

951, and 971 are not adjusted for diversion and change in reservoir contents.

Water 

year

1940-41 

1941-42 

1942-43

Oct.

+13.1 

+13.6

Nov.

+13.4 

+13.1

Dec.

+12.9 

+ 13.7

Calendar 

year

+20.7 

+13.1

Jan.

(t) 

+13.0 

+14.3

Feb.

(t) 

+11.9 

+14.6

Mar.

(t) 

+11.4 

+13.7

Apr.

(t) 

+12.3 

+13.7

May

(t) 

+13.6 

+14.4

June

(t) 

+14.1 

+17.1

July

(t) 

+13.6 

+ 20.8

Aug.

0 

+13.5 

+16.0

Sept.

0 

+13.6 

-5.3

Water 

year

+17.4 

+13.0 

+13.3

t Wild Creek reservoir filling during period Jan. 15 to July 12, 1941; data not available for 

adjusting monthly runoff figures.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Ttotal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

88

91

99

M

82

80

77

75

73

72

72

70

68

66

63

63

62

60

60

60

58

58

58

*58

58

57

56

58

62

57

54

2,101

67.8

+13.5

Nov.

54

54

54

52

51

51

51

50

48

48

48

47

47

47

50

54

50

48

48

155

641

2,150

*1,640

1,010

715

570

484

407

351

323

-

9,378

313

+54.3

Dec.

*287

270

262

236

535

990

705

565

489

461

2,650

2,100

1,220

870

700

595

516

458

403

363

359

395

339

308

287

270

256

240

225

218

212

17,764

573

+31.1

Jan.

203

194

200

191 «172

158

155

ISff

185

251

319

276

245

233

233

245

248

356

383

363

347

335

308

946

1.160

760

586

552

474

391

353

10,980

354

+31.0

Feb.

328

284

265

247

222

*211

34T

312

265

243

232

236

229

211

254

300

247

222

211

218

635

'525" 790

520

457

408

366

324

_

-

9,204

329

+30.8

Mar.

292

258

247

506

439

378

345

324

*292

273

250

'2~S9~ 243

250

263

443

391

366

435

408

374

353

320

555

666

732

ST?

590

520

452

400

12,306

397

+31.0

Apr.

366

357

316

284

265

558" 243

SIB" 600

474

430

408

488

502

470

*534

*506

470

515

448

413

383

357

324

296

320

417

328

304

288

12,179

406

+30.9

May

320

292

265

243

273

254

236

265

243

232

243

229

225

550" 215

218

216

391

300

281

265

258

440

327

*294

312

298

256

236

248

301

8,416

271

+ 31.0

June

262 536"

221

212

203

194

218

197

180

165

155

148

150

172

150

138

128

120

115

110

103

*99

95

88

86

84

95

86

88

80

4,378

146

+27.6

July

77

90

84

73

71

77

86

73

69

66

64

60

67

67

66

60

57

54

9T

184

183

95

251

*T95~

132

115

103

99

88

92

84

2,976

96.0

+16.8

Aug.

T5- 77

75

67

71

67

62

57

62

80

64

57

54

50

50

48

46

46

43

43

42

42

42

40

37

37

36

36

34

33

30

1,603

51.7

+4.10

Sept.

33

32

30

3T

40

152

1?6

*67

54

50

48

46

49

44

42

42

38

36

34

34

36

33

32

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

1,342

44.7

+14.4

Adjusted for diversion and change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

81.3 

0.746 

0.86

367 

3.37 

3.76

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53:

604 

5.54 

6.39

385 

3.53 

4.07

360 

3.30 

3.44

428 

3.93 

4.53

437 

4.01 

4.47

302 

2.77 

3.19

Observed

Max 2,630 Min 47 Mean 347 

Max 2,630 Min 30 Mean 254

174 

1.60 

1.78

113 

1.04 

1.20

55.8 

0.512 

0.59

59.1 

0.542 

0.60

Adjusted

Mean 378 Cfsm 3.47 In. 47.19 

Mean 280 Cfsm 2.57 In. 34.88

Peak discharge (base. 1,100 efs).--Nov. 22 (9 a.m.) 2,630 efs (5.18 ft); Dec. 11 (3 p.m.) 3,520 

cfs (6.00 ft); Jan. 24 (4:30 p.m.) 1,430 cfs (3.93 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion above station from Wild Creek Reservoir for municipal supply and change in contents 

in Wild Creek Reservoir, equivalent in cubic feet per second, furnished by city of Bethlehem.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 205

Aquashicola Creek at Palmerton, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°48'20", long. 75°35'55", on right bank 1,200 ft upstream from Sixth 

Street Bridge in Palmerton, Carbon County, and li miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 76.7 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 389.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 14 years, 166 cfs (adjusted for diversion).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,930 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 8.31 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Aug. 31 (gage height, 2.30 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 11,700 cfs July 10, 1945 (gage height, 13.63 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; minimum, 6.5 cfs Sept. 23, 1941, from rating curve extended below 25 cfs; 

minimum daily, 13 cfs Sept. 30, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good. Regulation at low flow by mills above station. Occasional diversion from Pohopoco Creek into Aquashicola Creek above station. Figures of daily 

discharge do not include water diverted above station from Aquashicola Creek by the 

New Jersey Zinc Co.

Revisions (water years). WSF 1051: 1940-45 (monthly net diversion), drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

114

225

4.0

5.0 

6.0 

7.2

372

745

1,250

2,060

2.3 

2.5 

2.8 

3.3 187

23 to Sept. 30

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

6.9

374

745

1,250

1,850

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

69

74

84

69

66

63

62

60

59

58

58

56

53

52

51

51

50

50

50

48

*48

48 

*47

46

45

45

44

46

47

45

45

1,689

54.5

1.8

Nov.

44

42

42

42

41

41

39

40

40

39

40

38

38

38

39

44

39

38

40

131

628

2.050 

1,280

677

462

365

305

258

220

202

-

7,342

245

0.3

Dec.

177

165

156

*137

364

796

510

374

305

273

1.810

1,370

746

545

433

362

308

271

237

214

225

256 

214

202

194

182

170

156

146

141

139-

11,578

373

3.7

Jan.

132

124

132

121

*111

103

99

103

146

203

258

227

210

194

187

204

220

324

344

313

276

253 

224

745

1.010

608

458

413

344

289

260

8,635

279

2.2

Feb.

240

210

194

185

168

*153

254

237

227

210

197

200

185

168

208

234

212

200

187

187

441

"420 562 

341

297

263

237

214

-

-

-

6,831

244

2.8

Mar.

192

170

158

328

305

279

253

234

*212

192

175

170

190

173

182

356

356

311

340

308

289

273 

250

426

562

600

562

458

374

322

281

9,281

299

3.5

Apr.

'253

237

212

192

177

165

401

528

413

356

305

287

313

344

333

380

*371

362

368

324

302

276 

258

227

210

219

252

207

194

185

-

8,651

288

4.0

May

214

197

180

165

192

180

177

203

194

197

190

175

173

173

178

161

180

282

258

232

204

195 

455

354

*273

268

227

190

170

182

200

6,589

213

3.2

June

170

156

144

135

130

121

143

124

109

99

95

88

95

99

86

76

74

69

68

63

62

*59 

59

53

52

52

56

52

52

.50

-

2,691

89.7

2.2

July

47

57

52

45

42

44

44

41

39

39

35

36

47

40

36

33

32

32

64

73

68

49 

210

*171

98

76

70

70

57

58

52

1,857

59.9

4.0

Aug.

47

45

47

43

43

41

38

37

46

65

43

38

36

34

34

33

32

33

29

29

27

27 

26

24

24

22

23

20

21

21

18

1,044

33.7

2.0

Sept.

24

20

20

27

31

153

140

*98

62

49

45

41

44

41

36

33

30

29

28

30

30

28 

25

25

24

26

25

24

22

22

-

1,232

41.1

4.4

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

56.3 

0.734 

0.85

245 

3.19 

3.56

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53 :

377 

4.92 

5.67

281 

3.66 

4.22

247 

3.22 

3.35

302 

3.94 

4.54

292 

3.81 

4.25

216 

2.82 

3.25

Observed

Max 2,050 Min 38 Mean 241 

Max 2,050 Min 18 Mean 185

91.9 

1.20 

1.34

63.9 

0.833 

0.96

35.7 

0.465 

0.54

45.5 

0.593 

0.66

Adjusted

Mean 245 Cfsm 3.19 In. 43.51 

Mean 188 Cfsm 2.45 In. 33.19

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 efs).--Nov. 22 (1 p.m.) 2,610 ofs (7.90 ft); Dec. 11 (5:30 p.m.) 2,930 

cfs (8.31 ft); Jan. 24 (11:30 p.m.) 1,370 cfs (6.20 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Figures of net diversion, in cubic feet per second, include water diverted from Fohopoco Creek 

to Aquashicola Creek plus water diverted above station from Aquashicola Creek; furnished by New 

Jersey Zinc Co.
206 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Lehigh River at Walnutport, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°45'20", long. 75°36'15", on left bank 0.3 mile upstream from highway 

bridge at Walnutport, Northampton County, and 0.4 mile upstream from Trout Creek.

Drainage area. 889 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1946 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 350.27 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge.--7 years, 2,101 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 36,100 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 10.97 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 21,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 220 cfs 

Sept. 3 (gage height, 1.65 ft).

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 46,000 cfs Dec. 4, 1950 (gage height, 12.66 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 21,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of 

Sept. 3, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 20.6 ft May 23, 1942, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 28-30)

1.6 

1.9 

2.2 

3.0

200

350

605

1,780

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.4

3,890

6,750

14,800

27,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Of am

In.

Oct.

697

720

976

53?

772

733

686 

662

640

616

605

605 

575

555 

535

515

488

488

488

480

488

480 

480 

471

462

454

*446

47T

505

471

454

17,910

578

0.650

0.75

Nov.

454

446

428

420

420

420

406 

399

399

406

406

399 

392

35? 

420

535

480

471

471

1,510

8,150

27,100 

*l6,200 

9,500

6,250

4,780

4,020

3,290

2,840

2,560

-

96,364

3,212

3.61

4.03

Dec .

2,240

2,080

2,040

1,850

*3,640

8,500

5,800 

4,520

3,770

3,530

21,200

18,600 

9,900

6,750 

5,060

4,260

3,650

3,290

2,910

2,580

2,520

3,060 

2,730 

2,460

2,280

2,150

2,000

1,650

1,550

1,650

1,630

139,850

4,511

5.07

5.85

Jan.

1,550

1,480

1,510

1,480

*1,350

1,260

1,220 

1,240

1,590

2,010

2,840

2,460 

2,130

1,970 

1,880

2,000

2,220

2,780

3,290

3,060

2,840

2,690 

2,440 

7,720

9,780

7,280

5,200

4,650

4,140

3,410

3,i80

92,650

2,989

3.36

3.88

Feb.

2,880

2,500

2,340

2,190

1,950

1,920

*2,860 

3,060

2,650

2,340

2,090

2,130 

2,020

1,880 

2,140

2,560

2,260

1,990

1,880

1,930

4,970

6.250 

4,650 

3,890

3,410

3,060

2,840

2,560

.

_

-

77,200

2,757

3.10

3.23

Mar.

2,300

2,080

2,000

3,370

3,410

2,880

2,620 

2,420

*2,190

2,060

1,860

1,850 

1,990

2,040 

2,140

4,330

3,890

3,290

3,650

3,530

3,060

2,840 

2,650 

4,700

6,250

6,920

6,256

5,200

4,390

3,770

3,290

103,200

3,329

3.74

4.32

Apr.

2,950

2,950

2,800

2,540

2,360

2. 210

4 , 240 

4, 780

4,020

3,650

3,410

3,180 

3,770

3,890 

3,530

3,890

*4,140

3,770

4,520

4,020

3,650

3,290 

2,950 

2,690

2,480

2,620

4,780

4,140

3,410

3,060

103,690

3,456

3.89

4.34

May

3,290

3,180

2,860

2,560

2,620

2,820

2,580 

2,730

2,600

2,500

2,340

2^150 

27480

2,440 

2,600

2,670

2,670

4,140

3,530

3,060

3,650

2,460 

5,710 

4,020

*3,180

3,180

3,180

2,580

2,260

2,360

3,180

90,580

2,922

3.29

3.79

June

5.060

2,670

2,320

2,080

1,880

1,710

2,150 

2,150

1,800

1,530

1,350

1,240 

1,290

1,470 

1,570

1,180

1,080

1,000

954

864

824

*772 

720 

674

662

651

ITS

720

686

651

40,240

1,541

1.51

1.68

July

595

755

753

628

565

595

746 

605

555

525

496

471 

480

488 

471

457

415

585

4W

616

628

480 

*1,070 

1,060"

686

555

505

496

462

496

505

17,928

578

0.650

0.75

Aug.

462

420

420

406

406

428

585 

364

385

480

454

599 

371

350 

338

320

314

320

302

290

280

280 

275 

270

265

260

260

260

250

240

252

10,486

558

0.380

0.44

Sept.

240

236

232 575-

296

1,100

1,810 

*1,310

824

595

488

428 

454

525 

471

406

371

332

326

320

514

508 

290 

280

275

280

280

275

270

265

15,876

463

0.521

0.58

Calendar year 1952 : Max 27,100 Min 392 Mean 2,943 Cfsm 3.31 In. 45.06

Water ater year year 1952-53 lasz-ba : : Max Max 27., Z7.,100 100 Min Min 232 dsz Mean Mean 2,203 z.zos Cfsm cram 2.48 z.4H In. in. 33.64 55.b4_________

Peak discharge (base, 9.000 cfs).--Nov. 22 (11 a.m.) 36,100 cfs (10.97 ft); Dec. 6 (5 a.m.) 9,900 

;fs (5.83 ft); Dec. 11 (4:30 p.m.) 31,700 cfs (10.20 ft); Jan. 24 (lO:50 p.m.) 15,300 cfs (7.06 ft). 

* Dl sehare-e measurement made nn this dav.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 

Little Lehigh Creek near Allentown, Pa.

207

Location.--Lat 40*34'55", long. 75°29'00", on right bank at highway bridge in Allentown, 

Lehigh County, 0.8 mile upstream from Cedar Creek and 2.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--80.8 sq mi.

Records available October 1945 to September 1953. Prior to October 1946, published as 

at Allentown.

Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 253.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. 8 years, 115 cfs.

Extremes^--Maximum discharge during year, 925 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 4.22 ft); minimum,

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 1,300 cfs Aug. 18, 1946 ^gage height, 5.14 ft), from 

1950 Ourve extended above 730 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 32 cfs Oct. 7,

Flood of July 9, 1935, reached a stage of 9.5 ft, from information furnished by city 01 Allentown.

Remarks. Records fair. Occasional regulation at low flow by fish hatchery above station. 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

107

131

~97 140

91

91

91

91

99

97

101

97

94

88

85

85

82

7979"

86

94

88

82

82

82

85

*88

*88

91

88

85

2,854

92.1

1.14

1.31

Nov.

85

82

82

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

76

74

73

75

82

73

76

73

150

263

603

*295

182

143

130

120

113

107

104

-

3,695

123

1.52

1.70

Dec.

*101

97

*10T

97

186

231

154

133

123

117

587 4~OT

267

227

204

193

182

175

164

157

168

220

182

168

157

154

147

133

137

133

133

5,632

182

2.25

2.59

Jan.

133

130

143

143

*130

*123

120

W

262

271

267

220

186

175

171

168

168

204

201

182

179

186

179

388

427

288

247

251

239

212

204

6,317

204

2.52

2.91

Feb.

208

189

186

186

171

171

239

231

*197

186

175

179

182

168

232

247

2oT

179

171

168

247

227

189

182

179

175

168

164

_

_

-

5,397

193

2.39

2.48

Mar.

161

154

150

3T?

247

204

197

189

186

186

179

179

223

197

216

*305

*235

212

247

223

201

197

193

285

292

644

4T5

334

300

279

259

7,604

245

3.03

3.50

Apr.

247

247

235

223

223

216

380

322

251

251

251

231

279

279

243

275

255

235

275

*235

223

212

208

201

197

264

347

275

247

231

-

7,558

252

3.12

3.48

May

251

239

223

212

208

212

204

271

227

204

197

189

189

186

182

175

186

227

179

168

161

171

256

189

164

*189

197

161

147

TST

235

6,160

199

2.46

2.84

June

216

159

161

150

143

137

147

178

171

161

161

154

171

168

147

143

140

130

130

123

113

152

157

123

120

107

104

101

TTo

*154

-

4,361

145

1.79

2.01

July

113

123

117

110

107

110

110

107

110

104

101

97

97

94

94

91

88

55

119

110

97

91

247

208

140

126

117

113

107

107

104

3,547

114

1.41

1.63

Aug.

104

107

110

104

107

101

*97

94

116

2O8

140

107

104

101

97

91

97

101

88

88

82

82

82

88

88

85

82

82

79

73

1°

3,055

98.5

1.22

1.41

Sept.

73

76

70

61

140

208

T23

94

82

82

76

73

76

70

*70

88

73

64

67

70

73

76

73

70

67

64

61

58

56

55

-

2,392

79.7

0.986

1.10

Calendar year 1952: Max 65O Min 70 Mean 159 Cfsm 1.97 In. 26.84

Water year 1952-53: Max 644 Min 56 Mean 160 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.96

Peak discharge (base, 45O cfs).--Nov. 22 (5:30 a.m.) 925 ofs 

(4.11 ft); JanT 24 (3 p.m.) 650 cfs (3.56 ft); Mar. 4 (8 a.m.] 

a.m.) 835 cfs (3.90 ft); Apr. 7 (11:30 a.m.) 486 cfs (3.17 ft]

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

(4.22 ft); Dec. 11 (11 a.m.) 87O cfs 

454 cfs (3.10 ft); Mar. 26 (ll:3O
208 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Jordan Creek at Allentown, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°37'25", long. 75°29'00", on right bank 200 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 145, 0.5 mile northwest of city limit of Allentown, Lehigh County, and 

2.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--75.8 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1944 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and artificial control. Datum of gage is 259.82 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Pennsylvania State Highway benchmark).

Average discharge.--9 years, 129 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,520 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 4.42 ft); minimum., 7.5 cfs Sept. 23-30 (gage height, 1.57 ft).

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 5,940 cfs Feb. 7, 1951 (gage height, 5.19 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,900 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 2.5 cfs 

Aug. 15, 1946 (gage height, 1.50 ft); minimum daily, 3.4 cfs Oct. 15, 16, Nov. 6-8, 

12, 1944.

Flood of May 23, 1942, reached a stage of 8.1 ft (probably affected by backwater 

from Lehigh River), from floodmark on highway bridge.

Remarks.--Records fair. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station. 

Revisions.--WSP 1171: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.1

Oct. 1 to Nov. 22

8.5 2.4

23 2.8

44 3.4

101 3.7

185

Nov. 23 to Sept. 3O

384

750

1,560

2,07O

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1.9

3.5

14

2.2 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

231

523

960

1,720

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

49

56

93

5T

42

39

35

35

34

33

33

32

31

30

29

28

27

27

27

27

25

27

27

25

25

23

»25

27

31

27

23

1,044

33.7

0.445

0.51

Nov.

21

21

21

21

21

20

18

18

17

23

21

18

20

20

21

25

27

27

25

92

493

1,950

970

455

310

240

190

155

130

120

-

5,507

184

2.43

2.70

Dec.

 114

114

106

95

218

625

464

333

262

215

1,110

1,090

578

376

268

220

174

160

133

114

118

209

151

146

142

133

125

78

55

106

103

8,173

264

3.48

4.01

Jan.

92

85

92

95

*82

69

66" 66

214

383

578

446

361

313

286

286

280

385

392

376

326

292

255

703

1,080

606

423

369

274

215

194

9,684

312

4.12

4.75

Feb.

183

146

138

129

114

110

?TT

249

 231

204

183

183

174

151

191

347

306

249

215

199

492

587

455

347

286

237

204

174

-

_

-

6,731

240

3.17

3.30

Mar.

156

129

125

447

430

347

286

243

204

164

160

151

183

174

194

*671

587

438

438

347

292

262

237

410

477

1,680

l,6So

594

407

299

249

11,831

382

5.04

5.80

Apr.

210

194

169

151

142

125

593

430

354

326

274

237

292

340

313

363

320

292

361

*306

286

237

210

183

160

178

368

268

220

189

-

7,891

263

3.47

3.87

May

189

174

146

129

122

118

110

125

103

95

95

82

82

89

89

99

85

95

82

76

73

75

367

2zTT

*174

199

189

146

129

133

255

4,149

134

1.77

2.04

June

250" 237

189

160

146

129

138

129

106

95

82

73

82

110

96

86

80

74

70

64

60

64

90

68

54

5&- 47

47

64

117

-

3,027

101

1.33

1.49

July

*60

72

66

47

47

47

55

44

44

39

36

34

36

34

31

31

31

27

27

34

65

39

125

ITT

60

44

34

27

22

20- 18

1,407

45.4

0.599

0.69

Aug.

14IB22

20

18

18

*14

14

16

41

22

19

17

16

16

15

15

17

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

513

16.5

0.218

0.25

Sept.

13

12

12

13

36

63

55

27

20

16

14

13

13

12

*12

10

12

12

10

10

10

8.9

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

-

466.9

15.6

0.206

0.23

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,95O Min 17 Mean 192 Cfsm 2.53 In. 34.56

Water :r year year 1952-53: 1952-53; Max Max l,95o l,95o Mln Mln 7.5 7.5 Mean Mean 166 166____Cfsm Cfsm 2.19 2.19 In. In. 29.64 29.64_________

!ak discharge (baae, 1.5OO cfs).--Nov. 22 (4 p.m.) 3,520 cfa (4.42 ft)j Dec. 11 (8:30 p.m.) 1,790 

(3.54 ft); Jan. 24 (10 p.m.) 1,370 cfs (3.2S ft); Mar. 26 (2 p.m.) 1,930 cfs (3.62 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 

Monocacy Creek at Bethlehem, Pa.

209

Location. Lat 40°38 I 30", long. 75°22'50", on downstream side of right span of highway 

bridge at entrance to Monocacy Park at Bethlehem, Northampton County, 2.1 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 44.5 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1948 to September 1953.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage 

is 247.24 ft above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 5 years, 62.6 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 373 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 4.25 ft); minimum, 32 cfs Sept. .1 (gage height, 2.23 ft).

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 419 cfs July 28, 1951 (gage height, 4.42 ft); minimum, 

18 cfs Oct. 24, 25, 28-30, Nov. 2, 3, Dec. 20-23, 1949; minimum gage height, 2.15 ft 

Oct. 24, Nov. 24, 1950.

Flood of July 10, 1945, reached a stage of 9.74 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

5,200 cfs, by slope-area determination of peak flow).

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 10' Dec. 11 to Sept. 30

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.6

35

73

133

238

2.2 

2.5 

3.O 

3.6

29

61

141

250

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Of am

In.

Oct.

49

49

58

5ff

47

44

50

50

50

42

52

50

43

46

42

50

45

42

39

35

49

40

42

42

46

43

47

»40

44

39

39

1,408

45.4

1.02

1.18

Nov.

43

44

39

39

39

38

3?

46

46

42

44

40

38

38

38

40

38

42

39

54

76

224

210

166

133

110

98

79

79

74

-

2,075

69.2

1.56

1.73

Dec.

73

72

»67

59

BT

149

117

110

102

102

232

240

'SCT3

158

97

94

94

102

91

88

94

116

94

89

80

78

75

67

69

69

75

3,240

105

2.36

2.71

Jan.

71

65

77

64

59_

»61

64

75

1O6

116

150

132

105

101

94

104

97

150

132

124

116

116

107

158

250

194

150

124

116

107

116

3,501

113

2.54

2.93

Feb.

107

107

99

96

86

86

93

89

96

83

*78

5?

88

83

96

101

104

88

88

93

133 ra

124

116

107

97

96

94

-

_

-

2,741

97.9

2.20

2.29

Mar.

88

83

91

124

107

104

99

94

94

91

91

88

102

81

9T

150- 163

*124

150

124

116

107

104

116

132

150

141

141

132

124

116

3,518

113

2.54

2.94

Apr.

101

101

91

88

86

150" 85

T5S

150

158

141

124

132

141

132

132

132

124

141

116

»107

102

105

99

96

107

150

105

101

102

-

3,567

119

2.67

2.98

May

107

116

96

94

96

96

93

93

93

88

88

81

83

83

77

77

80

83

75

75

72

7T

227

175

158

»141

124

116

99

101

116

3,178

103

2.31

2.66

June

9959-

96

91

94

81

81

80

80

77

77

72

71

75

71

65

64

64

62

59

59

59

69

62

61

59

55

56- 51

80

-

2,181

72.7

1.63

1.82

July

»60

60

56

54

53

53

60

54

57

54

50

47

BT

55

51

50

49

49

48

53

48

64

~n104

56

55

50

75

57

49

48

1,742

56.2

1.26

1.46

Aug.

49

48

50

48

47

46

*42

45

47

74

53

46

41

46

47

46

48

45

45

44

41

41

41

41

39

39

41

41

41

41

38

1,401

45.2

1.02

1.17

Sept.

32 34"

35

35

71

72

53- 86

47

45

44

46

60

»44

39

39

45

41

37

44

42

39

37

37

42

41

37

37

33

37

-

1,333

44.4

0.998

1.11

Calendar year 1952 : Max 26O Min 38 Mean 89.5 Cfsm 2.ol In. 27.39

Water year 1952-53 : Max 250 Mln 32 Mean 81.9 Cfsm 1.84 In. 24.98

Peak discharge (base. 300 cfs}. Nc

(4.Z5 ft); May 23 16:30 a.m.) 330 cf

>v. 22 (2 p.m.) 321 cfs (3.99 ft); Dec. 11 (11 a.m.) 373 cfs 

s (4.04 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
210 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Lehigh River at Bethlehem, Pa.

Location. Lat 40"37'05", long. 75°21'55", on left bank 1,650 ft upstream from Minsi 

Trail Bridge at Bethlehem, Northampton County, and 2,400 ft downstream from Monocacy 

Creek.

Drainage area . 1,279 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1902 to February 1905, April 1909 to December 1913, October 

1918 to September 1921, and October 1928 to September 1953 in reports of Geological 

Survey. September 1902 to February 1905 and April 1909 to September 1941 in reports of 

Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 208.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

]T929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to October 1928, 

chain gage at New Street Bridge, 4,130 ft upstream, at datum 2.49 ft higher.

Average discharge. 24 years (1929-53), 2,416 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 41,200 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 13.75 ft); minimum, 572 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.05 ft).

1902-5, 1909-53: Maximum discharge, 92,000 cfs May 23, 1942 (gage height, 23.47 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 50,000 cfs; minimum observed, 160 cfs Oct. 15, 1910.

Flood of Feb. 28, 1902, reached a stage of 24.9 ft, from floodmark, site and datum 

in use prior to October 1928 (discharge, about 88,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records excellent. Some regulation at low flow by powerplants above station. 

Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for water year 1953 are given in 

WSP 1890.

Revisions (water years ) . WSP 1051: Drainage area. WSP 1141: 1929-34(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. I to Dec. 11 Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

2.3 820

3.0 1,810

5.5 2,890

4.0 4,090

6.0 10,000

1O.9 29,400

2.1 595

2.5 905

3.0 1,600

3.5 2,540

4.0 3,650

6.0 9,830

9.8 25,000

Discharge ubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

1,310

1,420

1.740

1,600

1,440

1,350 

1,290 

1,250

1,210

1,190

1,180

1,150

1,140

1,120

1,080

1,060

1,030

1,010

990

1,030

990

990

978

978

954

942

954

*978

1,030

978

942

35,304

1,139

0.891

1.05

Nov.

930

919

930

908

897

886 

864 

853

842

875

875

855

842

831

864

978

990

942

942

1,610

8,700

29,400

25,500

13,000

8,660

6,800

5,800

4,990

4,340

5,960

-

129,781

4,526

3.38

3.77

Dec.

3,600

*5,240

3,240

3,000

4,370

11,100 

8,540 

6,510

5,520

4,990

20,600

25.000

13,000

9,080

7,010

5,810

5,100

4,560

4,030

3,650

3,530

4,290

3,900

5,550

5,500

5,180

2,960

2,580

2.580

2,520

2,480

186,400

6,013

4.70

5.42

Jan.

2,360

2,280

2,300

2,320

2,120

*1,930 

1.860 

1,910

2,860

3,590

4,960

4,290

3,650

3,300

3,180

3,300

3,410

4,160

4,960

4,690

4,290

4,030

5,780

8,860

15 . 800

9,850

7,330

6,550

5,810

4,820

4,420

158,950

4,482

5.50

4.04

Feb.

4,160

3,650

3,410

.3,300

2,960

2.860 

3,880 

4,560

3,900

*3,410

3,180

3,180

3,070

2,860

3,180

4,160

3,650

3,180

2,960

2,960

5,640

B.550

6,550

5,520

4,820

4,290

3,900

3,650

-

-

-

111,190

3,971

3.10

3.25

Mar .

3,300

3,070

2,860

4,960

5,100

4,290 

3,900 

3,530

3,300

3,070

2,860

2,750

3,070

3,070

3,070

6,100

*5,810

4,960

5,240

4,960

4,420

4,030

3,780

5,540

8,180

10,200

9,080

7,170

6,100

5,240

4,690

147,700

4,765

5.73

4.29

Apr.

4,290

4,160

3,900

3,650

3,410

5,180 

5,760 

6,860

5,660

5,380

4,960

4,420

5,240

5,660

5,100

5,520

5,810

5,240

6,100

5,520

*5,100

4,560

4,160

3,900

3,530

3,780

6,100

5,520

4,690

4,160

-

145,320

4,844

3.79

4.25

May

4,290

4,560

5,900

3,550

3,550

5,780 

3,530 

3,780

3,530

3,410

5,180

2 960

3J070

5,500

5,180

5,530

3,300

4,820

4,560

3,900

3,410

3,180

8,920

5,960

*4,690

4,560

4,560

3,650

3,180

3,500

4,560

123,610

3,987

5.12

5.59

June

4,290

3,780

3,300

2,960

2,750

2,520 

2,860 

3,070

2,600

2,260

2,030

1,860

1,950

2,080

2,030

1,790

1,600

1,520

1,440

1,350

1,290

1,420

1,300

1,150

1,110

Ij0ao

l)l40

1,160

1,260

1,520

-

60,270

2,009

1.57

1.75

July

*1,070

1,180

1,220

1,060

986

997 

1,140 

1,070

962

916

875

835

855

875

845

825

780

754

804

997

1,060

928

2,050

1,940

1,230

997

928

928

865

875

885

31,752

1,024

0.801

0.92

Aug.

835

855

835

788

788

*780 

762 

728

845

1,200

905

815

762

737

713

685

743

706

678

664

650

644

634

644

628

628

628

617

617

600

600

22,714

733

0.573

0.66

Sept.

612

612

606

606

893

1,360 

2.540 

1,790

1,280

974

845

762

780

*815

796

762

699

664

644

639

657

644

622

612

606

606

606

612

600

595

-

24,639

821

0.642

0.72

Calendar year 1952: Max 29,400 Mln 831 Mean 4,050 Cfsm 3.17 In. 43.10

Water year 1952-53: Max 29,400 Mln 595 Mean 3,172 Cfsm 2.48 In. 33.65

Peak discharge (base, 11,000 of a). Nov. 22 (7 p.m.) 41,200 cfs (13.75 ft); Dec. 6 (9:30 a.m.)

11,800 cfs (6.51 ft); Dec. 11 (ll p.m.) 55,000 cfs (12.26 ft); Jan. 25 (1 a.m.) 18,600 cfs (8.21 ft)j

Mar. 26 (2 p.m.) 11,000 cfa (6.27 ft); May 23 (8 a.m.) 11,000 ofa (6.34 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 211

Saucon Creek at Lanark, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°32'50", long. 75°25'30", on left bank 200 ft upstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 309 and 0.5 mile southeast of Lanark, Lehigh County.

Drainage area. 12.0 sq mi.

Records available . April 1948 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage.--Staff gage, crest-stage indicator, and artificial control; gage read twice daily. 

Ha turn of gage is 380.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (tentative adjustment).

Average discharge . 5 years, 13.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 795 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 5.01 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 340 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 3.1 cfs Sept. 1-3 

(gage height, 0.50 ft).

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 1,180 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 6.21 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 340 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 2.2 cfs Sept. 5, 

Nov. 22, Dec. 9, 1949, Aug. 26, 29, Sept. 7-9, Oct. 6, 1950; minimum gage height, 0.46 

ft Aug. 26, 29, Sept. 7-9, Oct. 6, 1950.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

0.5 3.1 2.0 113 0.7 11 

.6 6.0 2.5 169 1.0 32 

.7 11 3.0 268 2.0 113 

1.0 31 Note. Same as preceding table below 

0.7 ft and above 2.0 

ft. 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Cf am

In.

Oct.

5.3

5.3

7.3

5.7

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.6

4.1

4a

4.6

5.0

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

*4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

137.4

4.43

0.369

0.43

Nov.

3.8

3.8

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.6

376

3,6

3.6

4.1

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

5.3

3.8

4.3

3.8

17

58

160

28

14

12

10

9.6

8.6

7.7

8.1

-

406.0

13.5

1.12

1.26

Dec.

7.3

*6.8

7.7

7.7

50

31

15

11

11

11

252 -36

25

19

17

16

14

13

12

11

24

23

14

13

11

11

10

b8.4

b9.4

9.6

10

716.9

23.1

1.92

2.22

Jan.

10

9.6

13

11

10

*8.6

9.6

11

62

84

41

26

22

19

20

20

16

50

23

19

17

25

17

~59 254

30

23

32

24

21

22

1,008.8

32.5

2.71

3.13

Feb.

25

18

17

17

b!5

16

45

23

17

*16

16

19

16

15

50

26

17

b!5

16

16

5922"

18

18

17

17

15

ii

_

-

-

595

21.2

1.77

1.84

Mar.

Il- 14

ls

94

51

19

19

b!7

b!7

19

18

19

37

21

28

56

*24

22

33

23

20

19

19

70

30

42

25

23

22

20

19

842

27.2

2.27

2.61

Apr.

18

20

16

IT

19

16

101

34

24

34

24

22

43

33

24

43

25

23

54

26

*22

20

19

17

17

61

44

23

21

26

-

886

29.5

2.46

2.75

May

26

22

20

19

21

19

23

53

29

23

20

17

20

17

17

16

16

22

16

14

14

21

44

16

14

*38

19

14

13

22

40

685

22.1

1.84

2.12

June

25

Te

13

13

12

11

13

12

11

11

9.6

9.6

21

12

9.6

9.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.1

7.7

22

13

8.6

8.6

8.1

7.7

7.7

8.6

*8.6

-

342.9

11.4

0.950

1.06

July

7.7

11

8.1

7.7

7.3

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.8

6.0

6.0

5.7

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.3

5.3

4.6

476

6.0

9.0

5.3

28

12

6.0

5.3

5.7

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.0

221.3

7.14

0.595

0.69

Aug.

4.6

4.6

5.3

5.3

6.0

5.3

*4.6

4.6

11

2i

5.7

5.0

5.7

5.7

5.3

5.0

7.7

5.3

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

5^5

167.2

5.39

0.449

0.52

Sept.

3.1

371

3.1

3.8

4.1

29

8.8

4.3

4.1

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.6

*3.6

5.3

4.1

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.6

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.6

3.3

3.3

-

140.4

4.68

0.390

0.44

Calendar year 1952: Max 252 Win 3.6 Mean 18.3 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.80

Water year 1952-53: Max 254 Win 3.1 Mean 16.8 Cfsm 1.4,0 In. 19.07

Peak discharge (base. 250 efa).--Nov. 22 (4 a.m.) 359 cfs (3.36 ft)j Dec. 11 (10:30 a.m.) 795 cfs 

(5.01 ft); Jan. 24 (2 p.m.) 645 cfs (4.54 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
212 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

South Branch Saucon Creek at Friedensville, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°32'55", long. 75°23'20", on right bank 275 ft upstream from bridge on 

Spring Valley Road, 2,000 ft upstream from mouth, and 0.8 mile southeast of Friedensville, Lehlgh County.

Drainage area. 10.6 sq ml.

Records available. April 1948 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Staff gage and crest-stage Indicator; gage read twice dally. Datum of gage Is 

361.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (tentative adjustment).

Average discharge. 5 years, 17.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 682 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 2.97 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 430 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 3.7 cfs Sept. 2 

(gage height, 0.13 ft).

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 943 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 3.60 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 430 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 3.1 cfs Sept. 3, 

1949; minimum gage height, 0.13 ft Aug. 26, 29, 1950, Sept. 2, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 12 to July 23 July 24 to Sept. 30

0.1 

.2

2.2

5.5

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

1.7

43

86

187

239

0.2 

.3 

.4 

.6

5.4

9.8

15

32

0.9 

1.3 

1.7

70

143

239

0.1 

.2 

.3

.5

2.7

6.3

11

24

56

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

9.1 

9.1

-9.1 11

8.1

8.1

7.6

8.1

7.2

7.2

7.6

8.1

7.6

7.2

7.2

6.8

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.3

ITl

6.3

6.8

6.8

*6.8

6.8

6.3

6.3

229.4

7.40

0.698

0.80

Nov.

6.3 

6.3

6.8

6.5

5.9

5.5

5.5

4.8

5.1

6.3

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

7.2

6.3

7.2

6.3

28

103

"17 236

26

19

16

15

14

12

11

-

640.5

21.5

2.01

2.25

Dec.

10 *TT

12

11

87

44

25

19

17

15

224

54

35

29

22

21

20

18

17

14

32

54

22

20

18

17

15

bll

13

13

13

911

29.4

2.77

3.20

Jan.

13 

12

2T

16

13

*12

12

14

91

138

62

58

51

28

26

25

21

48

50

28

25

40

28

"7? 226

40

54

45

50

26

28

1,275

41.1

5.88

4.47

Feb.

52 

22

22

21

18

19

51

26

22

*19

18

26

20

18

72

54

23

b!9

20

20

78

25

24

22

21

20

20

18

.

-

-

753

26.9

2.54

2.64

Mar.

18

16

17

"32

26

22

21

20

21

21

22

49

27

59

103 *33

30

41

30

25

24

22

83

57

46

28

26

25

22

21

1,059

54.2

5.25

5.72

Apr.

20 

22

19

18

2O

17

114

40

32

50

31

29

71

44

50

55

50

29

61

32

 25

22

21

20

19

120

^3*1^

31

27

30

-

1,156

57.9

3.58

3.99

May

40 

24

22

21

29

21

35

40

22

20

18

17

17

15

17

15

15

18

15

14

15

T5

45

15

14

*42

20

14

15

20

32

678

21.9

2.07

2.58

June

22

16

14

13

13

12

15

15

12

11

10

9.8

34

14

11

11

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.3

8.8

26

13

8.8

8.8

8.4

8.8

14ITS *8.8

-

576.1

12.5

1.18

1.52

July

8.4 

12

8.8

8.8

7.9

.9

.9

.4

.9

.0

7.0

6.6

7.0

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.8

5.4

It?

12

7.4

51

17

9.0

8.1

8.1

7.2

7.2

7.6

7.2

239.0

9.32

0.879

1.01

Aug.

7.2 

7.6

7.2

7.2

8.1

*6.7

6.5

6.5

18

54

8.1

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.5

6.7

9.0

8.1

6.3

6.3

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

5.9

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.2

4.8

245.8

7.86

0.742

0.86

Sept.

fc*

4.4

6.3

6.7

48

54

7.2

6.3

6.3

5.9

5.9

6.3 5.5

5.5

8.1

6.3

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

228.4

7.61

0.718

0.80

Calendar year 1952 : Max 236 Mln 4.8 Mean 23.5 Cfsro 2.22 In. 3O.24

Water year 1952-53: Max 236' Min 4.1 Mean 21.4 Cfsro 2.02 In. 27.44

Peak dlscharKe (base, 44O cfs). No

(2.97 ft); Jan. 24 (12 m. ) 440 efs (2

v. 22 (5:50 a.m.) 492 cfs (2.47 ft); Dec. 11 (9:5O a.m.) 682 cfs 

.55 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 213

Saucon Creek at Friedensvllle, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°33'20", long. 75°23'05", on downstream side of bridge on private road 

of Saucon Valley Country Club, 0.3 mile downstream from South Branch Saucon Creek and 

0.5 mile southeast of Friedensville, Lehlgh County.

Drainage area. 26.6 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1948 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage 

Ts 339.92 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (tentative adjustment).

Average discharge.--5 years, 42.7 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,130 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 12.08 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 810 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 12 cfs Nov. 8 

(gage height, 8.21 ft).

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 1,330 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 12.49 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 810 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 6.4 cfs Sept. 26, 

1950 (gage height, 8.01 ft).

Remarks.--Records good. During the period January to September, water, varying from an 

average of 14.4 cfs in January to 33.4 cfs in September, was pumped from mine shaft of 

the New Jersey Zinc Co.; an indeterminate portion was diverted into Saucon Creek above 

station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

8.1 

8.3 

8.7 

9.0

9.9

22

62

9.5

10.0

10.9

184

305

607

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

19

18

25

2T

20

20

19

20

19

19

19 

19

21

19

19

18

17

18

18

18

17

17

17

16

17

17

17

*17

17

16

15

569

18.4

0.692

0.80

Nov.

14

16

17

16

14

15

15

13

T5

17

15 

15

15

15

15

19

16

18

16

52

167

547

144

54

39

35

32

28

24

27

-

1,445

48.2

1.81

2.02

Dec.

24

*23

26

24

136

93

45

39

35

35

fi75

62

53

50

46

44

40

38

53

74

52

47

42

40

37

25

32

33

34

2,073

66.9

2.52

2.90

Jan.

32

31

46

39

33

*30

35

31

162

246

140 

85

77

72

68

70

62

115

73

 7

65

85

68

480

205

98

81

92

80

73

71

2,902

93.6

-

-

Feb.

81

72

59

63

55

58

111

74

64

*57

55 

66

64

57

136

80

71

58

62

62

172

78

63

67

62

64

64

46

_

-

2,021

72.2

-

-

Mar.

57

53

56

-35 321

71

64

56

58

62

*57 

62

106

72

92

189

85

78

120

79

72

72

68

172

96

113

84

80

70

71

68

2,789

90.0

-

-

Apr.

68

71

65

65

68

284" 63

ITT

85

112

85 

77

137

112

84

126

85

83

136

84

*78

73

71

66

66

211

160

84

75

84

-

2,969

99.0

~

-

May

108

83

75

72

81

72

82

~92 144

79

72 

68

58

66

67

65

63

73

63

60

58

73

114

60

58

*88

68

58

56

71

112

2,362

76.2

.

-

June

81

63

58

56

53

54

59

55

53

50

48 

49

78

57

50

48

46

46

46

46

44

73

58

46

45

44

44

42

45

*46

-

1,583

52.8

-

-

July

44

53

45

43

42

43

41

40

IT

41

41 

40

40

40

42

42

42

44

44

46

48

48

~63 113

48

46

45

44

43

45

43

1,440

46.5

-

-

Aug.

42

44

44

43

44

*43

42

42

58

85

45 

44

43

43

44

44

46

46

43

42

42

43

41

42

40

42

40

40

40

41

39.

1,375

44.4

-

-

Sept.

38

40

38

42

44

83

63

44

42

41

42 

41

42

*42

42

46

42

41

41

42

42

42

40

41

41

40

39

39

38

38

-

1,296

43.2

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 601 Min 13 Mean 56.9 Cfsm 2.14 In. 29.11

Water year 1952-53: Max 601 Min 13 Mean 62.5 Cfsm - In. _

Peak discharge (base, 75O cfs). Dee. 11 (10:3O a.m.) 1,130 ofs (12.08 ft); Jan. 24 (3 p.m.) 900 

cfs (11.60 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
214 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Musconetcong River at outlet of Lake Hopatcong, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°55'00", long. 74°39'55", on left bank at highway bridge 300 ft downstream from Lake Hopatcong Dam in Landing, Morris County.

Drainage area . 25.6 sq mi.

Records available . July 1928 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 904.99 ft above mean 

sea level (New Jersey Geological Survey benchmark).

Average discharge.--25 years, 45.3 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 168 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 2.15 ft); minimum 

daily, 10 cfs Aug. 13-16, 25-28, 31, Sept. 1-5, 7-10.

' 1928-53: Maximum discharge, 534 cfs Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 3.17 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 340 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; 

minimum daily, 0.1 cfs on many days during March 1940.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Lake Hopatcong (usuable capacity, 800,000,000 

cuTt).

Cooperation.--Water-stage recorder operated by employee of Morris Canal & Banking Co. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 781: 1928(M), drainage area. WSP 1051: 1944-45.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.5 

2.2

31

77

176

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Z5

Z6

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

42

42

41

41

41

41

41

42

43

47

49

48

48

48

46

43

42

42

42

42

41

41

41

40

40

40

40

40

41

37

33

1,305

42.1

-45.9

Nov.

32

32

31

31

31

31

30

30

30

30

30

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

3Z

32

32

34

37

43

47

47

49

-

1,001

33.4

+55.7

Dec.

50" 48

60

58

65

90

100

102

*100

96

136

164

161

151

140

124

113

104

109

109

108

115

124

131

125

120

121

124

130

136

134

3,448

111

-23.5

Jan.

132

131

131

131

130

130

128

128

130

128

128

128

*128

128

127

127

127

127

125

125

125

122

102

TTo

132

131

131

131

131

131

3,947

127

-24.4

Feb.

130" 131

130

127

125

122

121

121

118

113

108

104

99

95

94

93

90

87

76

61

51

51

51

50

50

47

36

30

_

-

-

2,511

89.7

-35.5

Mar.

30

30

29

*5I

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

35

33

33

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

40

51

51

51

51

51

37

31

1,097

35.4

+61.8

Apr.

23

18

18

18

18

18

30

52

66

91

101

106

114

124

115

125

130

131

137

T30

120

106

100

94

84

85

93

82

75

68

-

2,472

82.4

+28.7

May

76

75

68

63

66

66

66

70

75

76

73

70

63

60

56

51

49

47

44

42

37

29

46

41

34

37

37

32

26

26

24_

1,625

52.4

-8.8

June

23

20

18

14

16

16

18

18

15

15

11

15

24

2¥

20

19

19

18

18

18

19

20

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

-

582

19.4

-20.8

July

23

23

24

23

23

22

20

20

20

20

20

21

21

21

*21

21

18

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

515

16.6

-21.7

Aug.

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

*11

10

To

10

1011

111111

11111111

10

10

10

10

11

11

10

332

10.7

-14.3

Sept.

10

10

10

10

10

11

10

10

10

10

18

23

23

24

26

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

-

620

20.7

-31.4

Adjusted for change In contents In Lake Hopatcong

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

-3.84 

-0.150 

-0.17

87.1 

3.4C 

3.7S

Calendar year 195Z: 

Water year 1952-53:

87.5 

3.42 

3.94

103 

4.02 

4.64

54.2 

2.12 

2.21

97.2 

3.80 

4.38

111 

4.34 

4.84

43.6 

1.70 

1.96

Observed

Max 282 Min 11. l Mean 71.3 

Max 164 Min lo Mean 53.3

-1.37 

-0.054 

-0.06

-5.13

-0.200 

-0.23

-3.61 

-0.141 

-0.16

-10.7 

-0.418 

-0.47

Adjusted

Mean 71.2 Cfsm 2.78 In. 37.82 

Mean 46.5 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.67

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Lake Hopatcong, equivalent In cubic feet per second.

Note. Negative figures of adjusted discharge and runoff indicate that evaporation and seepage 

from lake exceeded In flovi.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 

Musconetcong River near Hackettstown, N. J.

215

Location. Lat 40°53'10", long. 74°48'00", on right bank 75 ft upstream from Saxton Falls 

Dam, half a mile upstream from Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad bridge, and 

3 miles northeast of Hackettstown, Warren County.

Drainage area. 70.0 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1921 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder above concrete dam. Datum of gage is 630.93 ft above mean 

sea level (New Jersey Geological Survey benchmark). Prior to Aug. 21, 1923, staff 

gage and Aug. 21, 1923, to July 19, 1938, water-stage recorder, at site 2,000 ft downstream at datum 26.97 ft lower.

Average discharge.--32 years, 121 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 871 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 2.64 ft); minimum 

daily, 17 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1-4.

1921-53: Maximum discharge, 1,430 cfs Mar. 12, 1936 (gage height, 5.88 ft, from 

floodmarks, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 1,000 cfs; 

no flow part of Sept. 6, 1951, when water was below spillway, waste gate was closed, 

and no flow through swimming pool.

Remarks. Records good. Figures of discharge represent flow over dam and through swimming pool. Flow regulated by Lake Hopatcong (usable capacity, 800,000,000 cu ft).

Cooperation.--Water-stage recorder operated by employee of Morris Canal & Banking Co. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1051: 1944-45.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

(t)

Oct.

77

87

107 ~5T

87

84

84

80

80

84

87

87

84

84

84

77

75

77

82

82

*71

70

67

67

64

64

64

7O

67

6363-

2,410

77.7

-45.9

Nov.

6O

60

60

56

56

56

*53

56

63

66

66

63

63

56

60

76

69

69

66

76

223

628

712

457

333

260

218

199

180

160

4,620

154

+53.7

Dec.

156

151

156

151

194

4O5

344

292

275

254

445

628

503

431

375

327

286

259

237

232

243

303

275

264

254

237

222

183

222

217

217

8,738

282

-23.5

Jan.

217

217

248

248

237

232

222

212

237

275

315

298

270

254

254

259

259

303

321

292

281

275

264

447

665

523

431

405

381

338

292

9,472

306

-24.4

Feb.

298

275

259

248

232

227

237

243

222

207

193

198

193

183

207

254

222

193

183

165

203

227

193

174

165

161

147

150

_

-

5,839

209

-35.5

Mar.

126

114

110

*204

208

169

151

138

130

126

118

118

203

243

207

286

248

222

237

222

193

174

161

230

515

275

248

227

212

193

169

5,977

193

+ 61.8

Apr.

148

144

127

123

133

123

255

402

3T8

*310

322

299

310

357

316

345

582

351

394

363

328

293

265

244

223

223

272

234

214

194

8,014

267

+28.7

May

225" 223

204

184

180

*184

184

208

215

225

199

180

166

157

148

144

139

139

127

115

103

95

159

131

110

114

122

106

9090"

98

4,738

153

-8.8

June

87

76

69

63

*60

56

60

63

60

56

50

50

56

63

47

44

42

42

42

59

36

39

39

36

36

33

3T

33

39

42

-

1,491

49.7

-20.8

July

39

39

42

39

59

39

39

39

36

*36

36

33

33

33

36

36

39

39

33

31

28

28

47

56

32

33

33

33

31

33

35

1,135

36.5

-21.7

Aug.

28

28

26

26

26

26

24

24

26

55

42

*31

26

26

26

24

26

26

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

21

19

19

19

19

11

796

25.7

-14.3

Sept.

17

17

.17

17

19

24

21

19

19

19

*19

19

21

28

31

59

42

56

56

56

59

39

36

36

56

59

42

42

39

39

-

883

29.4

-31.4

change tn contents in Lake Hopatcong

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

31.8 

0.454 

0.52

20E 2.9"

3.3]

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

258 

3.69 

4.25

282 

4.03 

4.65

173 

2.47 

2.57

255

3.64 

4.20

296 

4.23 

4.72

144 

2.06 

2.37

Observed

Max 788 Min 36 Mean 199 

Max 712 Min 17 Mean 148

28.9 

0.413

0.46

14.8 

0.211

0.24

11.4 

0.163 

0.19

-2.OO 

-0.029 

-0.03

Adjusted

Mean 199 Cfsm 2.84 In. 38.69 

Mean 141 Cfsm 2.01 In. 27.45

* Discharge measurement made on this day 0

t Change in contents in Lake Hopatcong, equivalent in cubic feet per second.

Note. Negative figures of adjusted discharge and runoff indicate that evaporation and seepage 

rom reservoir exceeded inflow.
216 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Musconetoong River near Bloomsbury, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°40'20", long. 75°03'40", on right bank just downstream from highway 

bridge l| miles upstream from Bloomsbury, Hunterdon County, and 9^ miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 143 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1903 to March 1907, July 1921 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Sept. 29, 1932. Datum of gage is 

~;T74.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Apr. 12, 1904, staff gage and 

Apr. 12, 1904, to Mar. 31, 1907, chain gage, at bridge 15 ft upstream at different 

datum. July 26 to Sept. 21, 1921, staff gage at bridge at present datum.

Average discharge.--32 years (1921-53), 234 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,490 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 4.43 ft); mini- 

 mum, 17 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 0.95 ft); minimum daily, 51 cfs Sept. 4.

1921-53: Maximum discharge, 3,650 cfs Mar. 15, 1940 (gage height, 7.55 ft), from

rating curve extended above 1,700 cfs; minimum, 13 cfs Aug. 26, 1932; minimum daily,

38 cfs July 24, 1932.

Remarks . Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record and those 

For~September, which are good. Plow regulated by Lake Hopatcong (usable capacity, 

800,000,000 cu ft). Diurnal fluctuation caused by small powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 521: Drainage area. WSP 851: 1929(M). WSP 1051: 1944-45.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.4 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

42

108

301

715

1,240

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

(t)

Oct.

153

175

207

TBT

171

168

165

162

156

156

159

162

159

159

156

153

150

144

147

150

153

150

147

144

144

141

T4T

144

150

141

144

4,832

156

-45.9

Nov.

138

135

135

135

132

132

130

127

13?

141

138

141

135

135

135

159

150

141

138

165

548

1,220

1,130

738

544

455

396

357

327

312

-

8,801

293

+53.7

Dec.

294

283 2"50~

283

445

625

544

467

435

411

847

*950 750"

674

602

548

483

455

423

403

447

536

471

435

419

399

380

323

365

353

357

14,737

475

-23.5

Jan.

357

353

411

407

376

353

BTS" 346

459

602

598

526

467

443

439

443

431

518

518

522

463

463

443

988

1,150

860

715

697

643

572

526

16,415

530

-24.4

Feb.

522

T75

459

443

415

407

443

435 407

380

357

368

365

346

427

463

403

365

346

327

423

419

368

346

331

327

312

294

_

-

10,973

392

-35.5

Mar.

279

265

262 4-58"

427

361

33S

323

308

*297

287

287

423

439

439

560

W

443

495

455

407

384

365

510

560

531

483

447

423

403

376

12,546

405

+61.8

Apr.

349

346

323

308

323

BTo" 301

661

568

580

580

536

572

607

552

625

634

594

674

512

568

536

495

467

439

447

540

459

419

392

-

15,117

504

+28.7

May

447

4T5

399

372

384

376

365

388

384

396

368

338

327

308

308

294

297

301

272

265

248

237

378

290

254

269

272

244

223

253

248

9,914

320

-8.8

June

227 2~TO~

194

181

175

165

178

178

171

159

153

150

178

181

162

150

144

141

135

135

132

135

135

138

127

122

116

116

113

I2T

-

4,628

154

-20.8

July

119

130

132

TZ?

119

116

116

111

116

108

106

100

100

98

98

96

93

alOO

alOO

a95

a90

a85

allO"

a!30

111

100

100

100

88

96

93

3,278

106

-21.7

Aug.

88

90

93

86

86

83

79

79

88

122

111

94

86

81

79

76

76

81

79

74

74

74

72

76

64

63

65

63

59

55

61

2,46:

79.4

-14.3

Sept.

65

63

59

51

5T

74

68

72

60

60

55

57

55

57

63

70

70

70

70

li

70

69

66

66

66

68

68

71

69

63

-

1,952

65.1

-31.4

Adjusted for change in contents in Lake Hopatcong

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

110 

0.769 

0.89

34" 

2.4: 

2.7

Calendar year 1952! 

Water year 1952-53:

452 

5 3.16 

L 3.64

506 356 

3.54 2.49 

4.08 2.59

467 

3.27 

3.77

533 

3.73 

4.16

311

2.17 

2.50

Observed

Max 1,220 

Max l, 220

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cf

cfs (3.96 ft); Jan. 24 (5 p.m.)

Min 116 Mean 374 

Min 51 Mean 289

s).--Nov. 22

T7490 cfs (4

133 

0.930 

1.04

84.3 

0.590 

0.68

65.1 

0.455 

0.53

33.7 

0.236 

0.26

Adjusted

Mean 374 Cfsm 2.62 In. 37.57 

Mean 282 Cfsm 1.97 In. 26.85

(1 p.m.) 1,390 cfs (4.27 ft); Dec. 11 (5 p.m.) 1,220 

.43 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Lake Hopatcong, equivalent in cubic feet per second.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and

near Hackettstown.

id records for station
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 217

Delaware River at Riegelsville, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°35 I 36", long. 75°11'17", on left bank 20 ft upstream from suspension

bridge at Riegelsville, Warren County, and 600 ft upstream from Musconetcong River.

Records include flow of Musconetcong River.

Drainage area. 6.328 sq mi (includes that of Musconetcong River). 

Kecords available. July 1906 to September 1953 (after September 1931, flow of Musconetcbng River included). 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 125.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of

T929. Prior to Feb. 27, 1924, chain gage and/or staff gage at bridge 20 ft downstream

at same datum. 

Average discharge. 47 years, 11,380 cfs, including flow of Musconetcong River after

kept. 30, laSi (adjusted for storage and diversion). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 140,000 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 25.40 ft);

minimum, 1,540 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, 1.92 ft).

1906-53: Maximum discharge, 210,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 32.45 ft);

minimum, not including flow in canal, 870 cfs Sept. 20, 1908 (gage height, 1.55 ft). 

Maximum stage known, 35.9 ft Oct. 10, 1903, from floodmarks (discharge, about

275,000 cfs). 

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of doubtful gage-height record,

which are good. Diversion above station to Delaware Division Canal. Plow regulated

by Lakes Hopatcong and Wallenpaupack, and by Toronto, Cliff Lake, and Swinging Bridge

Reservoirs (combined capacity, 13,100,000,000 cu ft) and Neversink Reservoir since

June 2, 1953 (capacity, 4,960,000,000 cu ft). 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 641: 1926. WSP 951: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.9 

3.0 

4.0

1,510

3,660

6,450

8.0

14.0

24.0

21,600

52,900

127,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

(t)

Oct.

4,230 

4,330

4,950

5,170 

4,730

3,980

3,850 

4,230

4,180

3,780

3,980

3,660

3,320

3,200

3,320

3,360

3,340

3,180

2,940

3,050

2,960

3,200

3,340 

3,020

2,810

2,810 

2,670

2.590

2,830 

3,570

3,380

109,960

3,547

-465

Nov.

3,250 

3,110

2,770

2,570 

3,000

2,880

2,920 

3,160

3,180

2,750

2.490

2,986

2,730

3,020

3,130

3,270

3,020

2,790

3,290

3,850

15,900

51,000

68.500 

48,400

33,800

24,400 

19,900

16,900

14,800 

13,300

-

367,060

12,240

+277

Dec.

11,900 

10,900

10,300

9.680 

10,600

25,100

26,200 

22,700

19,000

17,000

42,600

126,400

88,700

51,900

37,300

29,700

24,700

21,500

19,000

17,000

15,300

16,500

16,700 

16,100

15,000

14,200 

13,400

12,200

10,500 

10,000

* 10, 600

772,680

24,930

+638

Jan.

10,500 

9,760

9,610

9,900 

9,150

8,540

8,130 

7,790

9,420

10,900

14,000

14,400

14,400

13,300

12,200

12,100

12,200

14,400

18,400

21,200

19,800

18,700

17,300 

25,000

73,500

74.400 

47,700

36,000

32,300 

28,400

23,600

637,000

20,550

+390

Feb.

20,800 

19,900

18,700

17,000 

15,900

14,900

15,600 

19,500

20,900

18,400

16,200

15,100

14,700

13,800

13,900

15,700

15,800

14,700

13,300

15,000

15,600

32,500

38.900 

29,000

24,200

21,700 

19,800

18,200

-

-

527,700

18,850

-60

Mar.

16,600 

14,900

13,700

18,100 

22,500

22,600

18,800 

16,400

14,500

13,900

13,300

12,700

13,666

15 , 100

15,800

25,200

*37,200

30,600

27,300

27,300

26,000

22,000

19,800 

22,200

35,800

44,600 

47,500

43,400

37,200 

30,600

27,000

746,000

24,060

+509

Apr.

24,600 

23,000

22,000

20,200 

18,000

16,600

2'2,506 

35,800

56.000

30,400

28,600

26,200

25,700

28,700

28,000

26,200

26,800

25,500

25,600

24,500

23,600

21,800

20,100 

18,500

17,200

16,800 

23,300

34,800

30,500 

25,600

747,100

24,900

+147

May

23,700 

27,600

29.600

26,800 

24,300

25,400

26,200 

24,900

24,700

22,900

20,700

18 , 900

17,300

17,000

16,900

17,000

16,100

18,700

21,000

18,500

16,400

15,000

21,200 

17,700

15,600

14,600 

14,900

13,700

12,400 

11.600

12.660

603 , 900

19,480

-102

June

12.600 

12,466

10,900

9,570 

8,770

8,350

8,730 

9,680

9,570

8,770

7,600

6,580

6,450

6,710

6,580

6,450

6,290

5,760

5,430

5,120

4,980

4,680

4,630 

4,710

4,520

4,410 

4,460

4,840

4.280 

4,336

-

208,150

6,938

-214

July

4,600 

5,670

5,200

4,300 

3,900

3,400

3,300 

3,400

3,400

3,300

3,200

3,000

2,900

2.600

3,000

3,500

3,200

3,000

3,100

3,300

3,500

3,800

4,500 

6,000

4,200

3,500 

3.000

2,900

2,800 

2,800

2,800

111,070

3,583

-418

Aug.

2,900 

2,800

2,600

2,400 

2,300

2,280

2,480 

2,340

2,280

5.560

2,880

2,650

2,460

2,510

2,480

2,460

2,480

2,530

2,670

2,380

2,150

1,980

1,870 

1,790

1,770

1.760 

2,666

1,990

2,050 

2,250

1,920

72,830

2,349

-240

Sept.

1.620 

1,796

2,400

2,570 

2,690

3,640

4,870 

3,986

3,610

4,520

3,590

2,900

2,730

2,650

2,830

3,180

3,050

2,630

2,400

2,210

2,170

2,080

2,280 

2,270

*2,010

1,890 

1,870

1,910

1,860 

1,740

-

79,940

2,665

-108

Adjusted for diversion and change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

3,082 

0.487 

0.56

12,52C 

1.9£ 

2.2]

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

25,570 

4.04 

4.66

20,940 

3.31 

3.81

18,790 

2.97 

3.09

24,570 

3.88 

4.48

25,050 

3.96 

4.42

19,380 

3.06 

3.53

Observed

Max 126,400 Min 2,490 Mean 16,840 

Max 126,400 Min 1,620 Mean 13,650

6,724 

1.06 

1.19

3,165 

0.500 

0.58

2,109 

0.333 

0.38

2,557 

0.404 

0.45

Adjusted

Mean 16,930 Cfsm 2.68 In. 36.43 

Mean 13,680 Cfsm 2.16 In. 29.36

Peak discharge (base. 48.000 cfs} . Nov. 23 (5 a.m.) 73,900 cfs (17.18 ft); Dec. 12 (2 p.m.) 

140,000 cfs (25.46 ft)j Jan. Z5 (ID p.m.) 92,400 cfs (19.70 ft); Mar. 27 (l p.m.) 48,900 cfs (13.33 

ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion above station to Delaware Division Canal and change in contents in Lakes Hopatcong and 

Wallenpaupack and in Toronto, Cliff Lake, Swinging Bridge, and Neversink (since June 2, 1953) Reservoirs, 

equivalent in cubic feet per second.

Note. Doubtful gage-height record July 3 to Aug. 5; discharge computed on basis of outBide gage 

readings on July 16 and Aug. 5 and records for station at Trenton.
218 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Tohickon Creek near Pipersville, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°26'00", long. 75WOO", on right bank at highway bridge, 1.5 miles 

northeast of Pipersville, Bucks County, and 4.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 97.4 sq mi.

Records available. July 1935 to September 1953.

;e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 258.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (tentative adjustment).

Average discharge.--18 years, 149 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,210 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 7.45 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,600 cfs as explained below; minimum, 1.6 cfs Sept. 4, 5 

(gage height, 0.60 ft) .

1935-53: Maximum discharge, 13,700 cfs Aug. 9, 1942 (gage height, 10.48 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,600 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 0.05 cfs Sept. 29, 1941; minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Sept. 24, 29, Oct. 6, 

1941.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for period of backwater from leaves, which are 

good, and those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Regulation at low flow by 

mills above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of loe effect or backwater 

from leaves (gage height. In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 22

Discharge

265

540

990

2,430

4,610

ubie feet per second,

Nov. 23 to Sept. 30

.6 3.8 2.0 128 

.9 5.9 2.4 261 

1.0 9.1 2.9 540 

1.2 18

Note. Same as preceding Table above 2.9 ft.

year October 1952 to September 1953

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

12

23

26

20

16

13

11

9.6

8.9

8.5

6.1

7.6

7.4

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.8

5.6

5.6

4.6

4.3 

3.9

473

4.6

5.0

5.0

5.3

*5.6

5.6

5.6

271.4

8.75

0.090

0.10

Nov.

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.1

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.3

573

5.6

6.1

6.4

6.1

6.4

7.4

12

15

18

14

19

796

4,460

1,100

286 

152

107

69

73

60

55

-

7,346.9

245

2.52

2.81

Dec .

53

49

*53

53

1,220

1,460

292

155

114

101

3,570

1,190

274

164

116

91

60

75

65

54

290

1,020 

311

177

126

99

60

b50

b60

b48

£7

11,539

372

3.82

4.41

Jan.

b46

b44

106

b!70

b!05

b74

*b54

56

1,500

2,000

1,220

547

253

163

190

207

161

524

429

210

211

507

292

2,750

1,580

292

152

174

180

110

95

14,424

465

4.77

5.51

Feb.

133

114

76

68

61

55

14?

325

142

93

*68

70

97

60

615

652

204

112

65

60

769 42~4

156

116 

101

69

80

70

_

_

-

5,079

161

1.86

1.94

Mar.

61

54

52

1,530"

516

163

126

101

91

93

89

67

1,010

454

991

1,770

346

*196

460

316

161

123

101

616 

525

266

166

131

107

87

75

10,908

352

3.61

4.16

Apr.

67

66

66

60

57.

57

1,760

731

229

533

412

207

499

645

2O4

624

366

183

523

216

136

*103 

85

73 

65

74

368

162

85

68

-

8,732

291

2.99

3.33

May

66

133

93

70

61

126

110

257

147

67

64

50

44

43

41

40Te

564

TfS

76

54

49 

373

200 

75

*101

224

96

58

49

284

3,902

126

' 1.29

1.49

June

266 T5B~

83

54

42

33

37

61

50

32

24

20

155

256

69

48

33

26

21

18

15

16 

50

23 

17

13

9.1 979"

26

35

1,747.0

58.2

0.598

0.67

July

*19

36

33

20

15

12

11

9.5

6.4

5.9

.9

.9

.7

.7

.2

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.0 5B~~

25

11 

54

78 

Iff

23

15

9.5

7.7

6.5

5.7

547.1

17.6

0.181

0.21

Aug.

4.9

4.7

5.2

4.7

*4.7

4.2

3.7

3.2

4.2

40

39

18

11

7.7

5.4

3.8

4.2

4.5

4.9

4.5

5.7

4.5 

4.5

4.3 

3.4

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.0

1.9

218.7

7.05

0.072

0.08

Sept.

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7 STJ

11

99

89

28

13

*8.4

6.2

5.4

4.3

3.5

4.2

5.2

3.7

6.0

5.7

4.9

4.3

3.4

3.0 

2.9

3.4

3.2

2.6

2.2

2.0

334.0

11.1

0.114

0.13

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,460 Mln 2.7 Mean 216 Cfsm 2.22 In. 30.16

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,460 Mln 1.7 Mean 178 Cfsm 1.83 In. 24.84

Peak discharge (base, 3,100 ofs) . Nov. 22 (4 a.m.) 6,210 ofs (7.45 ft)j Dec. 5 (10:30 p.m.) 

3,150 cfs (5.57 ft); Dec. 11 (11:30 a.m.) 5,830 ofs (7.19 ft); Jan. 24 (1:30 p.m.) 5,470 ofs (6.98 

ft); Mar. 15 (11:30 p.m.) 4,130 cfs (6.16 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by loe.

Note. Backwater from leaves Oct. 2 to Nov. 20.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 219

Delaware & Raritan Canal at Kingston, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°22'24", long. 74°37'08", on right bank at canal lock at Kingston, Mlddlesex County, 160 ft south of State Highway 27.

Records available.--March 1947 to September 1953.

Gage.--Two water-stage recorders and concrete control. Datum of gage is 40.00 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Remarks. Records good. Records include flow in lock and, Oct. 1, 1952, to Apr. 30, 1953, 

in bypass channel. The canal diverts water from Delaware River at Raven Rock and 

discharges into Raritan River at New Brunswick. Some water wasted to the Millstone 

River 500 ft above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

59

48

41

30

29

29

28

iff

57

65

59

53

54

55

67

72

TT

70

70

69

69

63

57

57

59

62

63

64

65

65

65

1,755

56.6

-

"

Nov.

66

69

70

7372"

69

65

62

61

63

67

67

69

62

30

30

35

39

38

38

38

41

38

38

38

38

38

38

37

37

"

1,526

50.9

-

-

Dec.

32

Z9

30

30

30

30

30

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

28

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

28

27

875

28.2

-

-

Jan.

26

Z&

26

27

27

28

28

27

27

29

29

28

27

26

26

26

26

26

27

27

26

27

26

28

30

29

27

26

26

26

26

836

27.0

-

"

Feb.

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

27

27

23.

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

24.

25

25

26

26

26

25

25

25

-

-

-

724

25.9

-

-

Mar .

25

24

24

25

25

24

24

24

Z4

24

24

24

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

24

24

24

19

16

TT

17

17

17

17

17

17

697

22.5

-

-

Apr.

17

17

16

16

17

17

18

17

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

17

17

16

14

12

IS

20

2322"

-

506

16.9

-

-

May

21

21

21

23

31

34

32

29

27

26

28

30

37

42

IT

40

39

24

12

11

To- 10

ll

15

27

26

26

25

26

27

28

800

25.8

-

-

June

28

28

28

28

28

28

29

33

43

39

29

28

28

27

M.

26

36

36

36

36

36

35

37

46

46

45

35

36

37

36

-

1,007

33.6

-

-

July

27

25

36

47

51

30

32

48

50

24

44

49

46

41

41

37

41

47

50

48

54

58

35

49

58

33

31

2230"

62

68

1,314

42.4

-

-

Aug.

 59 62

58

56

18

8.6

16

31

28

30

31

33

34

36

36

36

35

35

34

34

33

33

32

18

,2

.2

15

27

25

24

25

943.0

30.4

-

-

Sept.

26

29

34

39

45

37

28

29

31

36

56

4F

42

40

.2

.2

.2

.2

15

27

20

16

15

28

34

43

33

25

32

31

836.8

27.9

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 82 Min 4 Mean 46.3 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 73 Min 0.2 Mean 32.4 Cfsm - In. -
220 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Delaware River at Trenton, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°13'18", long. ?4°46 I 38", on left bank 450 ft upstream from Calhoun 

Street Bridge at Trenton, Mercer County, and half a mile upstream from Assunpink 

Creek.

Drainage area. 6.780 sq mi.

Kecords available. February 1913 to September 1953.

(iage. water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 2, 1928, chain gage on downstream side of highway bridge at site 

500 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--40 years, 12,070 cfs (adjusted for storage and diversion).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 139,000 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 12.30 ft); 

minimum, 1,680 cfs Sept. 2, 3 (gage height, -0.31 ft). Plow in Delaware & Raritan 

Canal not included.

1913-53: Maximum discharge, 227,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 16.66 ft); 

minimum, 1,220 cfs Sept. 18, 19, 1932. Plow in Trenton power race and Delaware & 

Raritan Canal not included.

Flood of Oct. 11, 1903, reached a stage of about 20.7 ft (discharge estimated, 

295,000 cfs).

Maximum stage known, 22.8 ft Mar. 8, 1904, from floodmark (ice Jam).

Remarks. Records excellent. Diversion above station to Delaware & Raritan Canal. Plow 

regulated by Lakes Hopatcong and Wallenpaupack, and by Toronto. Cliff Lake, and Swinging Bridge Reservoirs (combined capacity, 13,100,000,000 cu ft) and Neversink Reser-*- 

voir since June 2, 1953 (capacity, 4,960,000,000 cu ft). Records of chemical analyses, 

water temperatures, and sediment loads for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1290.

Revisions. WSP 951: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year-1952-53 (gage height. in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

-0.3 

.3

2.0

1,700

3,160

5,710

10,700

4.0 

7.0

11.1

25,400

58,500

119,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

(t)

Oct.

3,830

4,490 

4,880

5.420

5,296

4,800

4,120

3,950 

4,300

4,160

3,850

4,050

3,590

3,340

3,190

3,400

3,340

3,400

3,160

2,930

3,040

*3,070

3,310 

3,370

3,020

2,820 

2,840

2,680

2.630

2,930 

3,590

112,840

3,640

-495

Nov.

3,340

3,250 

3,130

2,760

2,570

3,130

2,820

2,960 

3,160

3,220

2,760

2,550

3,040

2,740

3,160

3,400

3,340

3,160

*2,960

3,620

10,300

52,100

75.400 

54,700

37,200

26,500 

21,200

17,900

15,400

13,800

385,570

12,850

+247

Dec.

12,400

11,300 

10,800

10,300

12,600

25,800

28,300

24,700 

20,500

17,800

37,500

118,000

104,000

57,600

39,600

31,100

*26,000

22,600

20,100

18,000

16,500

18,900

17,900 

17,200

16,100

15,000 

13,900

13,000

11,400

10.200 

10,800

809,900

26,130

+603

Jan.

10,900

10,300 

10,200

10,900

10,000

9,250

8,870

8.560 

12,600

17,400

17,800

16,500

15,600

*14,600

13,200

12,600

12,700

14,200

19,400

21,400

21,500

20,800

19,100 

28,300

65,200

S3. 100

54,300

38,500

34,000

30,100 

25,100

686,980

22,160

+355

Feb.

22,200

20,500 

19,500

18,000

16,400

15,400

14,800

19,000 

21,500

19,700

*17,000

15,400

15,300

14,400

14,600

18,000

16,500

16,000

14,300

13.100

14,600

29,100

42.600 

31,566

25,600

22,800 

20,800

19,000

_

-

547,600

19,560

-93

Mar.

17,700

15,800 

13,900

20,000

24,500

24,400

20,900

17,900 

15,700

14,300

13 , 900

13.100

17,966

17,200

18,500

28,100

*38,600

35,100

29,700

28 , 900

28,100

24,600

21,200 

21,400

32,800

45,300 

48.100

46,706

40,600

33,400 

28,200

796,500

25,690

+464

Apr.

25,800

24,200 

23,000

21,800

19,500

17.500

26,000

37,800 

39.600

34,460

31,100

28,600

27,600

31,000

30,400

*29,100

28,800

27,300

27,700

26,600

24,800

23,200

21,300 

19,600

18,100

17,600 

20,900

35,100

33,000

27,300

798,700

26,620

+92

May

24,300

26,600 

30.700

27,900

25,500

24,900

27,600

26,000 

25,200

24,300

21,800

19,800

17,900

17,800

17,100

17,300

17,000

18,700

21,400

19,600

17,200

* 15, 400

20,000 

20,100

16,500

14,700 

15,300

14,200

12 , 600

11.800 

12,500

621,700

20,050

-127

June

13.200

12,666

11,500

10,000

9,190

8,720

8,510

9,570 

9,680

*9,350

8,210

7,140

6,960

7,520

6,960

6,870

6,770

6,230

5,710

5,420

5,080

5,150

5,300 

4,490

4,490

4,380 

4,230

4,570

4,680

4.050

216,730

7,224

-239

July

4,190

5,170 

5,840

5,170

4,380

3,850

3,430

3,430 

3,560

3,460

3,280

3,190

2,990

2,930

*2.640

3,280

3,280

2,990

3,220

3,250

3,560

3,400

4,530 

6.670

5,460

4,090 

3,370

3,160

3,040

3,040 

3,020

117,270

3,783

-443

Aug.

2,990

3,100 

2,900

2,680

2,470

2,340

2,320

2,470 

2,500

3,100

3.340

*2,S70

2,600

2,470

2,550

2,420

2,500

2,500

2,520

2,630

2,370

2,150

1,990 

1,930

1,830

1.610 

1,830

*2,080

1,990

2,030 

2,200

75,480

2,435

-265

Sept.

1,930

1.720 

1,876

2,340

2,520

3,040

4,160

4,960 

3,686

3,880

4,270

3,340

2,840

2,710

2,710

2,930

3,250

2,960

2,600

2,420

2,290

2,220

2,100 

2,240

2,200

2,030 

1,930

1,910

1,910

1,890

80,850

2,695

-133

Adjusted for diversion and change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

3,145 

0.464 

0.53

13,100 

1.93

2.16

26,730 

3.94 

4.55

22,520 

3.32 

3.83

19,470 

2.87 

2.99

26,150 

3.86 

4.45

26,710 

3.94 

4.40

19,920 

2.94 

3.39

Observed

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

Max 118,000 Min 2,550 Mean 17,540 

Max 118,000 Min 1,720 Mean 14,380

6,985 

1.03 

1.15

3,340 

0.493 

0.57

2,170 

0.320 

0.37

2,562 

0.378 

0.42

Adjusted

Mean 17,62O Cfsm 2.60 In. 35.39 

Mean 14,380 Cfsm 2.12 In. 28.81

pge (base, 50.000 cfs).--Nov. 23 (7 a.m.) 79,100 cfs (8.52 ft); Dec. 12 (8 p.n 

12.36 ft); Jan. 26 (4 a.m.) 91,400 cfs (9.37 ft).

Peak dlscharg 

139,000 cfs (12

* Discharge measurement made on this da_

t Diversion above station to Delaware &"Raritan Canal and change In contents In Lakes Hopatcong 

and Wallenpaupack, and In Toronto, Cliff Lake, Swinging Bridge, and Neversink (since June 2, 1953) 

Reservoirs, equivalent In cubic feet per second.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 221

Assunpink Creek at Trenton, N. J.

Location.--Lat 40°13'29", long. 74°45'02", on left bank at Chambers Street Bridge in 

Trenton, Mercer County, lj miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 89.4 sq mi.

Records available. July 1923" to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since July 10, 1932. Datum of gage is 

24.76 ft above mean sea level (New Jersey Geological Survey benchmark).

Average discharge . 30 years, 120 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,560 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 7.48 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 2.15 ft).

1923-53: Maximum discharge, 3,320 cfs Sept. 22, 1938 (gage height, 10.74 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs; minimum, 1.0 cfs Aug. 21, Oct. 22, 1931 (gage 

height, 0.25 ft); minimum daily, 4 cfs July 21, Aug. 8, Sept. 2, 1929.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. WSP 781: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.1 

2.3 

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

137

365

990

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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.

52

61

66

62

66

7070"

63

59

56

53

50

53

55

56

55

*46

42

41

41

40

40

40

40

38

36

3ff

41

42

40

38

1,550

50.0

0.559

0.64

Nov.

37

37

38

41

41

41

40

36

36

41

43

42

43

*42

58

81

72

75

78

106

348

 5TT 793

432

278

197

152

124

109

102

-

4,150

138

1.54

1.73

Dec.

97

99

156

156

239

270" 370

200

170

*152

356

365

290

224

174

146

128

119

112

105

116

186

166

172

154

130

112

94

86

84

54

5,312

171

1.91

2.21

Jan.

89

52

184

193

178

160

133

128

429

578

515

378

264

206

174

*154

137

224

208

193

197

266

233

679

718

445

302

247

208

180

166

8,258

266

2.98

3.44

Feb.

156

137

132

128

119

114

117

119

114

110

104

*T59~

112

107

267

342 29"5

235

168

139

224

212

193

170

141

128

117

110

-

-

-

4,419

158

1.77

1.84

Mar.

102

94

W

404

328

273

215

162

*145

137

128

144

982 329"

729

804

524

365

428

352

285

230

191

400

348

335

273

219

186

166

152

10,129

327

3.66

4.21

Apr.

145

145

137

137

191

143

417

432

295

528

382

322

488

*485

358

455

340

273

378

302

264

208

174

152

139

224

208

170

146

132

8,170

272

3.04

3.40

May

152

143

137

132

253

399

285

249

212

170

146

*126

117

132

124

117

180

405

247

184

145

143

186

141

126

146

145

124

114

107

TI4

5,401

174

1.95

2.25

June

119

110

99

86

78

69

105

83

*73

67

59

52

144

197

155

124

102

78

63

55

48

45

43

38

36

35

32

3?

38

38

-

2,306

76.9

0.860

0.96

July

42

56

37

32

30

60

59

55

63

52

34

28

29

29

28

25

24

20

73

72

67

75

370

*30T

193

123

83

59

46

43

41

2,254

72.7

0.813

0.94

Aug.

34

48

49

48

42

35

34

29

84

78

53

52

53

*69

94

67

73

75

56

45

38

32

30

30

30

28

28

27

24

20

24

1,429

46.1

0.516

0.59

Sept.

24

23

26 '35

JZ

21

22

23

20

ii

19

20

31

29

30

27

25

23

22

20

25

*24

23

21

20

19

19

22

22

22

698

23.3

0.261

0.29

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,420 Min 36 Mean 173 Cfsm 1.94 In. 26.37

Water year 1952-53: Max 982 Min 19 Mean 148 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.50

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs). Nc

(/.48 ft); Mar. 13 (2 p.m.) 1,500 cfs

v. 22 (12 m.) 1,110 cfs (6.32 ft)j Jan. 24 (9 p.m.) 1,560 cfs 

(7.33 ft); Mar. 16 (7 a.m.) 990 cfs (6.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
222 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Crosswicks Creek at Extonville, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°08'15", long. 74°36'02", on right bank upstream from highway bridge at 

Extonville, Mercer County, half a mile upstream from Pleasant Run and 0.7 mile downstream from Mercer-Monmouth county line.

Drainage area. 83.6 sq mi.

Records available . August 1940 to October 1951, October 1952 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 24.94 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--12 years, 125 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 1,840 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 9.92 ft); minimum, 35 cfs Sept. 11, 12, 19, 20, 30 (gage height, 2.43 ft).

1940-51, 1952-53: Maximum discharge, 3,360 cfs Sept. 1, 1940 (gage height, 12.05 

ft); minimum, 13.1 cfs Feb. 14, 1942 (gage height, 2.24 ft).

Flood of Sept. 22, 1938, reached a stage of 13.0 ft (discharge, 4,100 cfs), from 

information by local residents.

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.4 

2.7

3.1

84

194

3.4 

6.0 

8.5

280

681

1,180

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

70

80

85

90

9ZJ

85

80

75

70

70

70

65

65

60

60

60

65

65

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

"65

65

62

60

35" 59

2,095

67.6

0.809

0.93

Nov.

59

59

66

66

66

64

60

57

57

60

68

62

60

62

68

156

115

91

86

*86

314

798

824

3lj3

184

156

136

117

105

100

-

4,555

152

1.82

2.03

Dec.

102

98

135

194

182

438

322

177

142

139

230

430

229

162

145

130

123

115

107

102

130

358

290

198

162

142

125

107

102

100

102

5,578

180

2.15

2.48

Jan.

133

130

24S

263

172

148

133

136

*441

710

452

316

216

184

165

153

139

195

258

181

162

278

205

274

507

313

194

188

184

156

148

7,382

238

2.85

3.28

Feb.

145

128

125

125

117

115

123

128

117

107

102

117

128

112

243

658

354

219

168

153

218

298

182

148

142

133

125

117

_

_

-

4,847

173

2.07

2.16

Mar.

110

T0~5~ 105

274

371

212

165

148

148

150

150

153

1,080

1,170

493

596

485

293

327

372

258

194

175

237

358

314

244

198

178

162

150

9,375

302

3.61

4.17

Apr.

142

148

142

136

181

162

258

421

271

283

396

286

334

452" 572

320

383

252

442

402

252

205

175

159

148

148

156

142

130

125

-

7,573

252

3.01

3.37

May

148

156

139

128

165

230

198

175

191

153

125

110

98

96

146

165

162

42~9~ 464

181

184

172

271

293

156

165

201

145

120

110

142

5,618

181

2.17

2.50

June

142

150

112

96

86

80

86

91

78

74

68

64

99

273

175

125

100

89

80

74

68

62

78

72

62

59

57

53

57

57

-

2,767

92.2

1.10

1.23

July

53

55

60

53

48

48

76

62

55

48

44

43

43

44

44

44

43

41

4T

46

62

55

88

~§T 198

70

60

57

50

46

44

1,812

58.5

0.700

0.81

Aug.

40

43

59

48

46

44

414C48

284

139

76

60

88

269

136

107

148

98

80

68

60

57

55

53

50

48

48

46

43

40

2,462

79.4

0.950

1.10

Sept.

38

38

38

36

40

46

43

40

38

36

35

36

70

57

43

40

38

36

35

38

48

50

43

38

38

38

38

38

36

35

1,223

40.8

0.488

0.54

Calendar year 1952 : Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,170 Min 35 Mean 151 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.60

Peak discharge (base, 650 cfs). Nov. 23 (2 a.m.) 1,030 cfs 

(6.55 ft;; FebT 16 (6 p.m.) 760 cfs (6.43 ft); Mar. 13 (9 

708 cfs (6.15 ft); Apr. 14 (6 p.m.) 653 cfs (5.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-27; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Assunpink Creek at Trenton and North Branch Raneocas Creek at Pemberton.

7.73 ft); Jan. 10 (6 a.m.) 782 cfs

. 1,840 cfs (9.92 ft); Mar. 16 (8 p.m.) 

84 ft); May 18 (12 p.m.) 721 cfs (6.22 ft).
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 223

Neshaminy Creek near Langhorne, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°10'25", long. 74°57'30", on left bank at bridge on State Highway 213, 

0.3 mile (revised) downstream from Mill Creek and 1.7 miles west of Langhorne, Bucks 

County.

Drainage area. 210 sq mi.

Records available. October 1934 to September 195£.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 40.57 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge . 19 years, 277 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,690 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 9.59 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,700 cfs as explained below; minimum, 9.2 cfs Sept. 4 

(gage height, 0.61 ft).

1934-53: Maximum discharge, 24,800 cfs July 23, 1938 (gage height, 15.94 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,700 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; minimum, 3.5 cfs Oct. 1, 1951 (gage height, 0.60 ft); minimum daily, 7.1 

cfs Sept. 24, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 17.3 ft Aug. 23, 1933, from floodmarks {discharge, 30,000 cfs), 

from rating curve extended above 4,700 cfs as explained above.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet

per second)

0,

1,

1.

1,

.8

.9

.0

.2

.5

Oct. 1

14

26

45

93

194

to Nov.

2.0

2.5

5.0

5.0

7.6

22

2,

5,

404

655

990

670

560

Nov. 25 to Aug. 10

0.8 20 2.0 586

1.0 48 2.5 645

1.3 121 5.0 990

1.6 222

Note. Same as preceding table above 5.0 

ft.

0

Aug,

.6

.7

.8

Note. 

ine tal

. 11 to

8.5

16

26

. Same 

)le abo\

Sept.

1.0

1.5

50

54

121

as precedre 1.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

48

56

745-6

57

57

45

36

36

40

36

40

38

50

34

29

22

40

31

35

32

29

29

29

34

36

51

40

*39

29

38

1,246

40.2

0.191

0.22

Nov.

36

32

32

34

28

34

39

39

31

31

32

34

34

32

38

66

80

64

45

61

458

5,470

977

392

280

230

204

176

152

146

-

9,307

310

1.48

1.65

Dec.

140

133

*166

197

1,230

2,220

490

342

292

260

5,840

1,240

510

395

334

292

268

249

226

208

228

1,260

506

355

308

268

245

185

210

193

186

16,976

548

2.61

-3.01

Jan.

179

169

324

515

280

230

*208

215

2,710

2,900

1,740

978

541

456

427

409

373

684

634

423

392

960

480

4,070

2,050

702

505

515

505

395

364

25,333

817

3.89

4.49

Feb.

386

334

296

292

260

245

272

391

288

245

215

*222

237

215

856

959

400

300

268

252

527

587

321

284

268

249

237

218

_

_

-

9,624

344

1.64

1.70

Mar.

200

176

172

2,380

741

395

334

304

288

280

268

264

2,720

880

1,900

5,650

840

*609

955

765

505

442

404

864

829

574

475

414

582

560

508

25,658

765

5.65

4.19

Apr.

288

296

280

276

560

268

5,050

1,510

609

1,820

948

659

1,070

1,250

597

1,410

894

568

837

558

456

*400

364

334

300

353

375

504

256

257

-

20,685

690

5.29

5.66

May

272

515

256

226

321

412

500

576

504

252

218

190

172

2!0~4

218

179

556

1,060

556

245

215

255

1,150

459

276

482

*640

515

255

222

547

10,940

555

1.68

1.94

June

774

555

500

257

211

186

197

215

183

155

156

121

169

538

179

155

118

107

101

96

95

101

96

90

80

76

70

666ff

75

-

5,304

177

0.845

0.94

July

99

*76

194

124

66

64

80

70

69

44

48

45

45

43

57

59

57

56

59

76

55

59

228

188

82

46

52

29

52

58

2J5

2,159

69.0

0.529

0.38

Aug.

28

50

51

50

*50

50

26

25

71

579

74

54

44

44

49

55

39

54

53

30

29

28

29

24

26

24

26

20

22

18ie_

1,378

44.5

0.212

0.24

Sept.

20

15

15

12

11

20

55

52

40

39

*22

9.9 2T 

46

27

18

28

22

18

16

18

20

16

18

15

14

16

16

15

15

-

667.9

22.3

0.106

0.1Z

Calendar year 1352: Max 8,570 Min 22 Mean 416 Cfsm 1.98 In. 27.01

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,470 Min 9.9 Mean 349 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.54
224 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 

North Branch Rancocas Creek at Pemberton, N. J.

Location. Lat 39°58'10", long. 74°41'05", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Pemberton, Burlington County, and 12 miles upstream from confluence with 

South Branch.

Drainage area. Ill sq mi.

Records available. September 1921 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder above concrete dams. Datum of gage is 31.19 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to June 9, 1923, staff gage and June 9, 1923, to 

Aug. 9, 1951, water-stage recorder, at site 600 ft downstream at datum 6.54 ft lower.

Average discharge.--32 years, 166 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 825 cfs Mar. 14 (gage height, 2.72 ft); minimum, 

 57 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.50 ft).

1921-53: Maximum discharge, 1,730 cfs Aug. 21, 1939 (gage height, 10.77 ft, from

floodmark in recorder shelter, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended

above 1,300 cfs; minimum daily, 9 cfs Sept. 29, 1932.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated occasionally by operation of gate in dam.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

1.5 

1.7 

2.1 

2.7

57

139

357

807

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

108

108

139

149

TIT

144

139

108

104

113

113

99

95

95

91

 5T 87

117

99

91

91

87

87

91

104

99

95

87

87

104

95

3,261

105

0.946

1.09

Nov.

87

87

84

84

84

87

87

84

84

84

87

84

84

80

31

126

139

139

113

113

229

578

75B" 633

339

268

239

223

208

187

-

5,310

177

1.59

1.78

Dec.

182

182

168

223

245

314

320

302

268

245

292

345

339

285

250

223

197

182

173

155

182

297

370

35?

290

182

177

187

177

173

177

7,439

240

2.16

2.49

Jan.

163

T73

223

256

250

223

213

213

354

491

477

450

383

308

308

285

262

256

256

245

239

245

245

273

370

345

262

273

262

245

234

8,782

283

2.55

2.94

Feb.

223

213

203

197

192

187

182

182

182

177

173

173

173

168

256

390

422 370-

262

262

290

314

320

296

262

245

234

245

_

_

-

6,793

243

2.19

2.28

Mar.

229

213

197

234

285

302

208

229

234

229

229

234

584

'655" 764

682

633

564

491

416

422

390

345

376

477

450

422

345

333

314

290

11,819

381

3.43

3.96

Apr.

279

268

268

279

285

268

308

345

357

390

456

491

477

557

5T5

513

506

470

470

*477

416

351

345

383

320

285

273

256

'2~39~ 239

-

11,120

371

3.34

3.73

May

250

262

273

262

273

308

409

463

456

396

357

314

256

234

534

239

268

*402

396

409

314

268

383

T2"9~ 470

*357

357

339

279

268

290

10,215

330

2.97

3.42

June

302

279

279

256

223

208

208

197

187

177

163

149

163

262

*551

326

279

245

218

192

163

153

163

163

144

135

126

T30- 121

126

-

6,088

203

1.83

2.04

July

113

117

113

113

108

104

113

126

108

99

95

95

95

*91

91

84

80

80

76

34

95

95

153

229

259

173

159

121

108

87

99

5,523

114

1.03

1.18

Aug.

91

87

91

87

87

84

80

54

104

144

153

150

108

144

182

245

245

229

213

177

144

126

117

113

104

95

87

84

84

84

80

3,883

125

1.13

1.50

Sept.

80

76

80

76

80

84

87

80

76

76

72

76

91

95

8ff

72

68

64

60

60

72

76

72

68

72

72

68

64

60

57

2,214

73.8

0.665

0.74

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,050 Mln 80 Mean 234 Cfsm 2.11 In. 28.66

Water year 1952-53: Max 764 Mln 57 Mean 220 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.95

Peak discharge (base, 600 efs). Nov. 22 , 

(2.72 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

p.m.) 690 cfs (2.56 ft); Mar. 14 (3 a.m.) 825 cfs
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 225

Schuylkill River at Pottsville, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°41'00", long. 76°11'10", on upstream side of Palo Alto Highway bridge 

at Fottsville, Schuylkill County, 1.3 miles downstream from Mill Creek.

Drainage area. 53.4 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight 

level, datum of

ge read twice daily. Datum of gage is 599.24 ft above mean sea 

29, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 10 years, 123 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,100 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 7.4 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs; minimum observed, 14 cfs 

Sept. 29; minimum gage height observed, 1.19 ft Nov. 5, July 27, Sept. 29.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 4,800 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height 7.9 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs; minimum 

observed, that of Sept. 29, 1953; minimum gage height observed, 1.10 ft Sept. 10, 

1944.

Flood of May 1942 reached a stage of 8.8 ft (discharge, 6,170 cfs, from rating 

curve extended above 2,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records fair. Some regulation at low flow by mine pumpage above station. 

Revisions (water years). WSF 1051: 1944-45.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 31 to Sept. 5)

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

Oct. 1 to Nov. 21

2.5 

3.0 

3.8

183

325

640

Nov. 22 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.4 

1.7 

2.O 

2.5

56

97

190

3.0 325

4.0 74O

5.0 1,4OO

5.8 2,170

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

49

65

53

32

49

46

49

43

43

4O

46 

30

3O

38

43

43

33

36

26

26

24

32

27

35

24

31

*39

40

24

20

31

1,147

37.0

0.693

0.80

Nov.

29

37

25

24

23

32

34

32

34

36

36 

33

33

32

45

43

40

38

36

2O4

608

2,100

805

49O

36O

28O

238

202

190

179

-

6,298

210

3.93

4.39

Dec.

*139

148

148

13O

347

335

280

252

213

343

1,460 

740

550

378

295

252

226

202

190

168

179

19O

148

139

139

113

108

99

92

92

84

8,179

264

4.94

5.70

Jan.

102

94

92

100

*78

67

75

82

97

139

139 

1O8

96

99

111

122

130

190

179

190

190

179

158

834

450

360

342

265

226

2O2

6,186

20O

3.75

4.31

Feb.

202

158

148

148

130

130

198

148

*122

108

102

no

108

105

155

139

13O

122

113

123

338

255

226

213

190

179

168

148

.

-

4,426

158

2.96

3.08

Mar.

130

122

105

200

148

12-2

139

122

113

113

113 

99

155

111

122

*148

158

158

19O

158

158

158

139

354

31O

386

312

295

265

226

202

5,514

178

3.33

3.84

Apr.

190

179

168

148

139

139

252

150

179

202

190 

202

179

179

148

226

179

202

213

*168

168

158

148

148

139

168

226

190

190

168

-

5,375

179

3.35

3.74

May

19O

158

139

139

148

139

122

130

122

9O

81 

105

88

99

139

122

148

148

148

139

122

139

388

325

*252

422

342

265

265

354

45O

5,921

191

3.58

4.12

June

395

312

295

238

226

213

265

202

168

148

130 

139

113

108

97

100

100

94

88

88

84

76

58

48

51

71

74

63

*63

53

-

4,193

14O

2.62

2.92

July

47

56

53

50

36

88

42

43

36

45

52

42

35

42

35

38

36

36

36

34

32

38

100

49

36

31

24

31

41

49

36

1,352

43.6

0.816

0.94

Aug.

37

48

28

61

n

62

45

71

35

31

29 

*29

31

34

32

28

29

28

24

29

28'

26

23

18

25

19

26

3O

20

21

19

1,O38

33.5

0.627

O.72

Sept.

17

18

25

16

135

Hi157

100

76

60

57 

*63

44

50

41

37

33

28

38

41

33

39

35

34

39

42

29

31

22

31

-

1,708

56.9

1.07

1.19

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,10O Mln 2O Mean 172 Cfsm 3.22 In. 43.83

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,100 Min 16 Mean 141 Cfsm 2.64 In. 35.75

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs).--No..

(4.0 ft); Dec. 11 (12:30 a.m.) 2,28o ci B \o.a IT,;; jan. z* 

(4 a.m.) 640 cfs (3.8 ft); May 26 (12 m.) 740 cfs (4.O ft)

* Discharge measurement made on this day

21 (11:30 p.m.) 4,100 cfs (7.4 ft); Dec. E 

:fs (5.9 ft); Jan. 24 (11:3O a.m.) 1,320 cfE

(7 p.m.) 740 cfs 

(4.9 ft); May 23
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Sehuylkill River at Landingville, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°37'45", long. 76°07'30", on left bank at highway bridge at Landingville,

Schuylkill County, 0.1 mile upstream from Mahannon Creek and 5 miles downstream from

West Branch Sehuylkill River.

Drainage area. 133 sq mi.

Records available. August 1947 to April 1953 (discontinued).

Average discharge. 5 years (1947-52), 302 ofs.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 470.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period October 1952 to April 1953, 5,280 cfs Nov. 22 

 (gage height, 12.81 ft); minimum, 64 cfs Oct. 30 (gage height, 4.11 ft).

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 8,570 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 13.29 ft); minimum, 23 cfs L'Ct. 24, 1949.

Flood of May 1942 reached a stage of 12.9 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting control or no gage-height reebrd, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by mine pumpage above station. Discharge measurements generally made once a week.

Discharge, In cubic feet pe cond, October 1952 to April 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

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

147

162

I5C

145

153

143

141

139

143

141

151

129

124

124

126

129

127

137

115

115

105

110 

113

113 

120

124

118

117

107

72

TE

3,926

127

0.955

1.10

Nov.

77

91

75

72

73

68

75

89

94

87

83 

78

76

75

94

105

83

89

87

676

1,370

4,100 

2,050

1,310 

995

820

695

573

501

465

-

15,126

504

3.79

4.23

Dec.

417

389

385

341

840

1,170

920

745

645

681

2,600

1,820

1,260

945

745

622

546

483

437

409

425

496 

429

389 

365

341

321

288

258

255

255

20,222

652

4.90

5.65

Jan.

267

252

249

243

216

199

139

210

352

439

528 

441

405

385

381

389

401

637

564

578

564

542 

483

2,120

l/BTo

1,260

945

845

695

591

555

17,805

574

4.32

4.98

Feb.

524

445

405

385

357

349

528

433

377

333

309 

333

317

302

431

413

357

317

294

291

736

695 

600

514 

449

405

369

329

-

_

-

11,597

414

3.11

3.24

liar.

298

255

232

544

445

389

381

377

325

298

261 

261

288

270

378

550

474

478

582

506

474

453 

409

1,050 

^43

1,040

858

768

661

559

499

15,311

494

3.71

4.28

Apr.

467

467

394

361

330

307 530"

531

499

519

467 

479

475

459

425

499

451

455

519

448

421

391 

369

340 

a310

a320

a540

a430

a400

a370

-

13,050

435

3.27

3.65

May June July Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,100 Mln 6B Mean 447 Cfsm 3.36 In. 45.77

Water wauer year yect-r 1952-53: iyo£-oo: Max nctA - - Mln min - - Mean mean - - Cfsm uit>m - - In. _LII. -

Peak discharge (base 1.500 cfs) .--Nov. 22 (8 a.m.) 5,280 cfs (12.81 ft); Dec. 5 (8 p.m.) 1,530 cf 

(7717 ft); DecT 11 (11 a.m.) 3,320 cfs (10.13 ft); Jan. 24 (3 p.m.) 3,180 cfs (9.90 ft); Mar. 24 

(10:30 a.m.) 1,580 cfs (7.97 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Berne.

Note.--Shifting-control method used Oct. 29 to Nov. 22, Dec. 11-22, Jan. 18 to Mar. 24.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 227

Little Schuylkill River at Tamaqua, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°48'20", long. 75°58'20", on left bank at pumping plant of Panther

Valley Water Co., 0.6 mile upstream from Tamaqua, Schuylkill County, and 0.8 mile

upstream from Panther Creek. 

Drainage area. 42.9 sq mi, 

Records available.--October 1919 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1953 in

reports of Geological Survey. June 1916 to September 1919 (gage heights and discharge

measurements only) and October 1919 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder and broad-crested weir. Datum of gage is 817.48 ft above

mean sea level, datum of 1929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Prior to June 21, 1927, chain gage at site 3,600 ft downstream at datum 28.64 ft

lower. 

Average discharge. 34 years (1919-53), 96.0 cfs (adjusted for diversion and, since October 1943, for storage). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,920 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 6.70 ft, from

high-water mark in gage well); minimum, 8.8 efs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 1.31 ft

Sept. 2.

1916-53: Maximum discharge, 4,310 cfs May 22, 1942 (gage height, 7.95 ft); minimum

daily, 3.0 cfs Dec. 23,. 1930. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from debris, which are fair.

Flow regulated by still Creek Reservoir (capacity, 133,900,000 cu ft). Water diverted

from reservoir for municipal and mining use. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 971: 1942.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubi

Oct. 1 to

1.5

1.7

2.0

2.3

Nov. 21

11.5

16.5

27

58

Nov. 22 to

1.3 8.8

1.5 13

2.0 28

2.3 58

of backwater from debris 

c feet per second)

Sept.

3.4

4.0

5.0

5.6

30

383

680

1,420

1,920

2.7 140 Note.--Same as 

following table 

above 2.3 ft. 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year Octooer 1952 to September 1953

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

Z6

27

28

Z9

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

26

28

36

25

28

27

26

23

22

22

23

23

21

20

18.5

18

15.5

15.5

16

*17.5

17.5

17

16.5

16

16

15.5

15.5

16.5

17

15.5

15

633.0

20.4

+3.7

Nov.

15

14.5

14.5

14

14

13.5

13.5

13

12.5

1275

16

16

12.5

12.5

20

18

15

18

16

190

499

*L880

775

417

286

219

184

143

123

126

-

5,123.0

171

+27.2

Dec.

*118

109

105

92

275

391

297

239

202

220

1.590

780

461

331

256

209

168

146

118

112

116

157

114

94

90

90

84

73

75

70

66

7,048

227

+13.4

Jan.

63

58

66

65

58

50

49

49

*75

105

135

114

96

88

90

107

116

190

212

199

196

180

154

871

552

404

293

260

202

165

140

5,542

179

+10.6

Feb.

135

*116

105

90

83

73

137

112

103

86

81

83

84

83

105

109

86

72

70

77

352 29~7

242

199

171

151

130

114

_

.

-

3,546

127

+13.2

Mar.

109

101

88

172

123

107

107

107

*98

94

86

83

52

90

131

216

184

168

193

165

146

143

135

409

3TB

408

359

267

229

196

160

5,341

172

+9.5

Apr.

140

140

118

109

96

94

234

193

174

174

154

148

*171

157

138

171

157

160

180

162

151

138

126

112

101

176

320

235

202

171

-

4,806

160

+9.6

May

168

143

130

109

121

112

98

109

96

88

90

86

83

79

95

86

103

133

109

101

90

81

589

3BT

*260

321

229

187

162

202

359

4,973

160

+15.7

June

298

225

187

154

135

118

151

116

94

81

72

65

72

75

65

55

50

46

44

42

38

36

34

33

32

*33

44

32

31

30

-

2,488

82.9

+11.7

July

28

31

28

26

25

48

52

27

25

22

22

21

21

20

19.5

18.5

17.5

17

17

17

16

16

32

22

17

16

*16

15.5

*15

15

16.5

683.5

22.0

+4.0

Aug.

14.5

14.5

15.5

14.5

15

14.5

13

12.5

17

IS

14.5

13.5

13.5

13

13

12

12.5

12

12.5

11.5

11

11

11.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

9.8

9.6

9.4

574

388.7

12.5-

+1.3

Sept.

*9.4

571

10 .-5

9.6

22

85

BB

30

21

18.5

17.5

17

18

16.5

16.5

16

15

14

14

15

16

13

15

15

13.5

12

10.5

10.5

9.6

9.6

-

584.6

19.5

+1.1

Adjusted for diversion and change in reservoir content

Mean 

Cfsm

24.1 

0.562 

0.65

198 

4.62 

5.16

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53 :

240 

5.59 

6.44

190 

4.43 

5.11

140 

3.26 

3.40

182 

4.24 

4.89

170 

3.96 

4.42

176 

4.10 

4.73

Observed

Max 1,880 Min 12.5 Mean 149 

Max 1,880 Min 9.4 Mean 113

94.6 

2.21 

2.47

26.0 

0.606 

0.70

13.8 

0.322 

0.37

20.6 

0.480 

0.54

Adjusted

Mean 161 Cfsm 3.75 In. 51.08 

Mean 123 Cfsm 2.87 In. 38.88

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs) .--Nov. 22 (about 5:30 a.m.) 2,920 cfs (6.70 ft); Dec. 11 (9 a.m.) 

1,880 cfs 15.53 ft); Jan. 24 (12:30 p.m.) 1,500 cfs (5.11 ft); Mar. 24 (12 m.) 778 cfs (4.16 ft); 

May 23 (4:30 a.m.) 1,180 cfs (4.69 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion from and change in contents in Still Creek Reservoir, furnished by Panther Valley Water 

Co; no corrections made for evaporation and seepage losses.

Note. Backwater from debris Sept. 13-30.
228 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Schuylkill River at Berne, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°31'20", long. 75°59'55", on right bank at highway bridge at Berne, 

Berks County, 0.5 mile upstream from Mill Creek and 6.5 miles-downstream from Little 

Schuylkill River.

Drainage area. 355 sq mi.

Records available. August 1947 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 310.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 6 years, 840 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,900 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 12.86 ft); 

minimum, 105 cfs Sept. 1, 3 (gage height, 4.32 ft).

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 24,200 cfs Dec. 4, 1950; maximum gage height, 14.52 ft 

Nov. 26, 1950; minimum discharge, 31 cfs Sept. 2, 1949.

Flood of May 1942 reached a stage of 15.0 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 26,900 

cfs).

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

Some regulation at low flow by mine pumpage above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Dec. 29)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 22 Nov. 23 to Sept. 30

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

11.1

134

501

1,440

2,850

5,OOO

14,100

4.3

4.5 

4.8 

5.5 

6.5 

8.0 

9.2

101

157

334

930

2,100

5,000

8,290

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

300

307

382

307

285

292

270

263

256

242

307

263

235

221

207

207

200

207

193

187

154

180 

180

*167

174

174 

174

180

200

160

iii

7,015

226

0.637

0.73

Nov.

147

141

141

134

*I5T

147

147

167

167

*167

160

160

154

154

193

263

193

*193

193

1,140

3,920

14,100 

7,120

3,600

2,460

1,900 

1,660

1,340

1,140

1,050

42,592

1,420

4.00

4.46

Dec.

960

882

864

799

1,940

3,840

2,530

1,970

1,600

1,520

*8.190

36,700

33,900

32,600

1,970

1,660

1,430

1,240

1,100

990

980

1,230 

*1,010

920

854

817 

771

700

660

648

622

55,897

1,803

5.08

5.86

Jan.

614

596

605

605

555

505

481

*?37

1,010

1,310

1,720

1,380

1,080

950

920

3920

3930

1,460

1,560

1,500

*1,380

1,350 

1,180

5,020

5,250

3,040 

2,240

2,040

1,660

1,380

1,220

44,958

1,450

4.08

4.71

Feb.

1,150

1,000

*920

864

790

744

1,2BT5

1,170

1,030

902

844

854

826

762

1,030

1,440

*1,200

1,010

911

854

2,270

2,380 

1,900

1,600

1,380

1,230 

1,100

980

_

_

-

32,401

1,157

3.26

3.39

M3r.

882

*808

735

1,530

1,330

1,140

1,030

990

911

835

762

726

750

744

889

1,840

*1,600

1,420

1,560

1,370

1,240

1,170 

1,070

2,520

2,940

3,210 

2,610

2,170

1,840

1,560

1,340

43,562

1,405

3.96

4.56

Apr.

1,190

1,180

1,020

920

864

790

1,7575

1,780

1,560

1,540

1,380

1,290

1,430

1,360

1,230

1,500

1,420

1,340

1,550

1,340

1,260

1,160 

1,070

*980

911

970 

1,660

1,340

1,230

1,150

-

38,165

1,272

3.58

4.00

May

1,170

1,080

960

844

854

864

790

844

762

70O

656

*639

555

648

753

735

726

835

735

700

656

726 

3,360

2,350

1,840

5,400 

2,S60

2,100

1,720

1,980

3,030

40,065

1,292

3.64

4.20

June

2,860

2,240

1,840

1,550

1,330

1,160

1,560

1,180

990

873

780

726

817

753

674

614

571

530

497

473

450

426 

 395

342

320

334 

426

357

 342

306

-

25,716

857

2.41

2.69

July

292

380

327

264

246

321

474

278

252

216

216

210

222

246

210

188

178

178

178

174

174

174 

627

4T5

258

210 

183

178

174

183

178

7,837

253

0.713

0.82

Aug.

165

178

183

*3l55

3170

3190

3160

alSO

3170

3210

161

*150

147

140

154

147

147

143

137

128

125

128 

131

128

122

125 

122

125

120

115

US

4,541

146

0.411

0.48

Sept.

112

112

110

135

159

837

1,720

780

481

357

299

*258

3230

a 210

188

178

165

157

157

165

178

157 

150

147

147

150 

154

143

134

134

-

8,327

278

0.783

0.87

Calendar year 1952: Max 14,100 Hin 134 Mean 1,191 Cfsm 3.35 In. 45.66

Water Wster year yesr 1952-53: 1952-55: Max Max 14,100 14,100 Min Hin no up_____Mean Mean 962 962 Cfsm Cfsm 3.71 2.71 In. In. 36.77 36.77_________

Peak discharge (base, 4,400 efs).--Nov. 22 (12:30 p.m.) 19,900 cfs (12.86 ft); Dec. 6 (12:30 3.m.) 

5,OOO cfs 18.02 ft); Dec. 11 (2 p.m.) 11,300 cfs (10.21 ft); Jan. 24 (5 p.m.) 8,870 cfs (9.41 ft); 

Mar. 24 (3:30 p.m.) 4,500 cfs (7.78 ft); Msy 23 (8 s.m.) 5,130 cfs (8.06 ft); Hsy 26 (5 p.m.) 5,130 

cfs (8.07 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estlmsted on basis of records for upstream and downstream 

stations.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 229

Tulpehoeken Creek near Reading, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°22 I 10", long. 75°58'45", on right bank at covered bridge 1 mile downstream from Cacoosing Creek, 2.5 miles above mouth, and 3.5 miles northwest of square 

at Reading, Berks County.

Drainage area.--211 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 216.60 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,050 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 6.67 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 76 cfs Aug. 29, 

30 (gage height, 1.33 ft); minimum daily, 86 cfs Aug. 26, 30.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 10,100 cfs Sept. 1, 1952 (gage height, 8.65 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 46 cfs Aug. 31, 

Sept. 1, Oct. 5-7, 1951 (gage height, 1.19 ft); minimum daily, 68 ofs Aug. 31, 1951.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Backwater from leaves Oct. 29 to Nov. 20)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 22 Nov. 23 to Sept. 30

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

2.5

159

277

623

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

5.7

1,040

2,000

3,220

4,280

1.3 69

1.7 188

2.0 317

2.5 614

3.0 1,020

4.6 2,690

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

181

324

410

223

218

214

199 

191

188

181

188

199

184

173

*173

163

159

159

156

156

153

153

153

149 

143

140 

130

140

143

127

*127

5,617

181

0.858

0.99

Nov.

130

127

127

127

124

121

118 

115

115

124

121

115

115

112

153

146

124

124

124

520

1,090

4,130

*1,740

1,080 

799

644 

552

475

417

406

-

14,215

474

2.25

2.51

Dec.

373

348

348

332

*787

1,230

848 

681

580

558

2,200

1,590

1,120

882

719

629

566

513

457

422

463

593

457

422 

406

384 

363

322

322

322

322

19,559

631

2.99

3.45

Jan.

317

308

348

332

298

270

270 

284

*948

1,060

1,170

968

791

696

644

607

552

880

774

719

681

704

607

1,720 

1,650

1,140 

916

899

727

614

580

22,474

725

3.44

3.96

Feb.

552

475

463

446

411

400

796 

614

552

500

469

507

475

422

711

*807

673

573

532

507

851

555

593

552 

526

494 

457

428

.

-

15,444

552

2.62

2.72

Mar.

400

379

368

1,010

696

600

539 

507

475

457

422

422

507

440

606

1,320

933

791

942

735

*673

614

566

1,220 

1,140

1,460 

1,110

950

799

688

614

22,383

722

3.42

3.95

Apr.

580

573

507

469

446

422

1,010

799

673

727

636

600

681

629

552

629

545

526

629

519

487

452

428

*395 

379

480 

838

539

487

4,52

-

17,089

570

2.70

3.01

May

452

417

390

358

368

353

353 

524

373

353

322

303

3oT3

308

416

353

554

1,100

607

519

452

693

1,980

1,030 

823

2,560 

17570"

1,070

*840

1,010

1,290

22,069

712

3.37

3.89

June

1,340

1,120

924

766

673

586

651 

593

494

440

400

384

573

487

400

363

342

327

317

298

289

308

298

261 

253

244 

248

236

*2~4l5

261

-

14,124

471

2.23

2.49

July

223

236

261

215

208

204

215 

196

188

181

178

170

170

170

164

160

153

150

153

150

147

144

280

215 

156

153 

150

147

144

141

158

5,563

179

0.848

0.98

Aug.

128

134

144

*131

147

141

122 

119

122

131

122

114

108

111

111

102

108

108

102

97

97

97

94

92 

89

86 

59

89

89

86

92

3,402

110

0.521

0.60

Sept.

89

m

92

92

116

315

468 

152

*150

138

122

119

119

111

111

116

105

97

97

94

102

97

94

92 

92

97 

97

97

92

92

-

3,784

126

0.597

0.67

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,180 

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,13O

Min 

Mln

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 efs).--Nov. 22 (9 a.m) 6,060 cfs (6.67 ft); Dec. 11 (1 p.m.) 3,080 cfs 

4.9Z ftj; Jan. 24 (3 p.m.) 2,760 cfs (4.64 ft); Mar. 24 (2 p.m.) 2,210 cfs (4.18 ft); May 23 (9 a.m.) 

i,650 cfs (5.29 ft); May 26 (8:30 a.m.) 3,500 cfs (5.18 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Sohuylklll River at Pottstown, Pa.

Location.-Lat 40°14'30", long. 75°39'05", on right bank at Hanover Street Bridge in 

 PbTE^town, Montgomery County, 0.3 mile downstream from Manatawny Creek.

Drainage area.--1,147 sq mi.

Records available.-October 1931 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey 

August 19ttV to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and 

Waters.

.-Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 117.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Nov. 23, iy<dB, 

chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 26 years (1927-53), 1,948 cfs. 

Extremes.-Maximum discharge during year, 28,300 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 14.12 ft);

""^Isir Maxi^-d3isch!rg,1o«6 ^^23 , 1942 (gage height 20 15 ft) minimum, 87 cfs Aug. 13, 1930 (gage height, 0.43 ft); minimum daily, 175 cfs Sept. 19,

193 Maximum stage known, 21.0 ft Feb. 28, 1902, from floodmarks (discharge, 53,900

cfs).

Remarks. Records excellent. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station. 

Revisions.--WSP 756: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 1-5)

Oct. 1 to Nov 22

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

6.0 

9.0 

12.1

575

985

1,980

7,020

13,600

22,000

Nov

1.5

2.0 

5.0 

6.0 

9.0 

11.2

23 to Sept. 30

365 

985 

1,98O 

7,020 

13,600 

19,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Tota:

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

895

1,020

1,800 

1,160

1,000

967 

922

886

870

844

852

922

852

810

786

770

754

746

738

730

730

698

706

706

690

682 

706

730

762

*730

674

26,138

843

0.735

0.85

Nov.

666

666

666 

666

642

635

620 

620

628

682

682

650

642

635

674

778

778

738

722

1,340

7,230

22,000

*19,200

9,270

6,260

4,810 

3,960

3,280

2,800

2,580

-

95,520

3,184

2.78

3.10

Dec.

2,360

2,160

2,160 

2,040

*3,060

8,940 

6,450 

4,810

3,960

3,360

9,400

15.600

8,410

6,070

4,810

4,130

3,620

3,200

2,800

2,500

2,580

3,620

2,960

2,500

2,360

2,230

2,040

1,860

1,750

' 1,750

1,750

123,240

3,975

3.47

4.00

Jan.

1,750

1,700

1,800 

1,860

1,650

1,550 

1,450 

1,550

5,180

6,070

6,830

*5,710

4,470

3,790

3,450

3,200

3,120

4,110

4,640

4,300

4,130

4,300

3,540

7,270

15,100

8,210 

6,070

5,350

4,640

5,880

3,450

132,120

4,262

3.72

4.28

Feb.

3,200

2,800

2,580 

2,450

2,250

2,100 

5,780 

4,130

3,360

2,960

2,650

2,650

2,720

2,430

3,350

*4,810

5,960

5,360

2,960

2,800

4,590

6,260

4,810

4,150

5,700

5,280 

2,880

2,650

_

_

-

95,540

5,541

2.91

5.05

Mar.

2,450

2,250

2,040 

4,810

4,810

5,790 

5,280 

2,960

2,800

2,580

2,560

2,500

2,880

2,650

2,930

6,450

5,530

4,640

4,990

*4,470

3,880

3,450

3,200

5,010

7,810

9,250 a,oio

6,450

5,350

4,470

3,880

131,690

4,248

3.70

4.27

Apr.

3,450

3,360

3,040 

2,650

2,580

2,560 

4,800 

5,710

4,470

4,470

4,220

5,620

4,470

4,470

3,700

4,040

4,220

5,700

4,470

5,880

5,450

5,120

2,880

*2,650

2,500

2,880 

4,890

4,130

5,450

5,120

-

110,750

5,692

5.22

5.59

May

5,040

2,960

2,650 

2,360

2,250

2,560 

2,250 

2,800

2,450

2,160

1,920

1,800

1,800

1,860

1,860

2,250

2,270

4,710

2,880

2,450

2,160

2,960

8,560

6,850

4,990

10,500 

9,820

6,450

*4,810

5,070

8,210

118,940

5,857

5.55

5.86

June

8,210

7,020

5,530 

4,640

5,960

5,450 

5,620 

5,880

2,96O

2,580

2,500

2,100

2,800

5,280

2,500

1,980

1,860

1,750

1,650

1,600

1,500

1,660

1,700

1,560

1,260

1,210

1,260

1,260

*1,260

1,450

81,590

2,715

2.57

2.64

July

1,210

1,210

1,520 

1,160

1,060

1,060 

1,510 

1,160

1,010

949

895

868

877

922

886

832

778

769

769

769

778

742

1,150

1,600

1,060

859 

796

751

724

715

724

29,893

964

0.840

0.97

Aug.

697

670

724 

*715

715

787 

679 

654

678

964

742

652

616

598

589

580

598

580

555

510

492

484

467

467

467

442 

442

442

424

408

599

18,197

587

0.512

0.59

Sept.

416

599

40"8 

416

656

1,100 

2,220 

1,810

*1,080

858

769

706

670

661

607

625

589

555

518

510

526

555

501

476

467

476 

476

484

476

455

20,411

680

0.595

0.66

Calendar year 1952: Max 22,000 Min 620 Mean 3,050 Cfsm 2.66 In. 36.20

Water year 1952-53: Max 22,000 Min 399 Mean 2,690 Cfsm 2.35 In. 31.84

22 (11:50 p.m.) 28,500 cfs (14.12 ft); Dec.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 231

Perkiomen Creek at Graterford, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°13'45", long. 75°27'10", on left bank 1,650 ft upstream from highway 

bridge at Graterford, Montgomery County, half a mile upstream from Landis Brook, and 

2-2 miles north of Collegeville.

Drainage area. 279 sq mi.

Records available October 1931 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey June 

19nto September 1916, October 1916 to September 1926 (gage heights and discharge 

measurements only), and October 1926 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters. Prior to October 1950, published as "at Graters Ford."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 112.37 ft above mean sea level (Pennsylvania State highway benchmark). Prior to Sept. 7, 1921, chain gage at site 1,650 ft 

downstream at datum 3.29 ft lower. Sept. 7, 1921. to Sept. 13, 1927, staff gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge . 29 years (1914-16, 1926-53), 405 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 22,400 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 13 36 ft), froir 

rating curve extended above ,12,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 16.23 ft; minimum, 22 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1 (gage height, 0.94 ft); minimum 

daily, 26 cfs Sept. 3.

1914-53: Maximum discharge, 39,900 cfs July 9, 1935 (gage height, 18.26 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

 height 16.23 ft; minimum, 4.7 cfs Oct. 5, 1941; minimum daily, 5.6 cfs Oct. 5, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 1171: 1935(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 29,

30, Jan. 1, 2)

3ct. 1 to Nov. 21 Nov. 22 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.3

162

327

2.5 

3.0 

4.4

630

1,020

2,570

2.0

93

189

324

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.7

640

1,080

3,340

6,260

12,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Cf am

Oct.

71

78

134" 269

101

86

79

79

77

68

64

75

73

64

62

58

53

50

48

50

46T6-

50

51

53

50

55

58

*62

68

64

2,242

72.3

0.259

0.30

Nov.

56

55

62

58

56

55

56

 30- 50

62

66 

64

62

60

60

108

101

84

91

261

2,490

*12,200

1,870

786

492

377

319

257

214

205

-

20,727

691

2.48

2.76

Dec.

193

174

205

214

*2,340

2,580

782

498

406

366

10,200 

1,870

906

618

466

389

345

309

275

244

541

2,100

820

552

435

372

314

225

260

240

218

29,457

950

3.41

3.93

Jan.

. 220

215

322

511

314

248

222

232

*4,490

5,050

2,660 

1,460

783

596

588

566

466

1,320

909

596

734

1,440

747

6,860

2,420

918

603

696

603

429

400

37,618

1,213

4.35

5.01

Feb.

485

340

309

304

257

248

895

763

460

345

304 

340

394

304

1.790

*1,320

625

423

366

356

1,730

881

512

429

394

356

324

290

-

-

-

15,544

555

1.99

2.07

War.

252

230

226

3,TT5

1,070

581

466

406

377

389

372 

377

2,260

998

2,710

3,620

987

664

1,380

*848

559

466

418

2,390

1,830

2,470

1,020

756

630

539

532,

33,093

1,068

3.83

4.41

Apr.

492

525

466

412

370

329

4,230

1,570

846

1,210

984 

658

1,590

1,620

729

1,610

995

625

1,310

664

505

429

*377

324

300

440

1,330

512

zee

309

-

26,127

871

3.12

3.48

May

411

412

335

280

315

454

383

634

423

335

275 

239

230 30~9

266

248

582

1,680

442

319

257

526

3,780

803

454

3,260

1,240

622

*400

837

2,550

23,301

752

2.70

3.11

June

2,190

986

552

418

345

295

369

617

314

248

205

174

1,290

844

372

270

214

189

174

159

142

527

490

201

156

136

120

112 '538

*329

-

12,676

423

1.52

1.69

July

159

234

351

159

123

115

142

112

130

101

86 

79

75

72

70

63

61

57

56

162

139

86

434

358

142

98

86

77

68

65

63

4,023

130

0.466

0.54

Aug.

59

56

69

63

*66

64

54

51

74

450

126

84

66

61

57

54

54

66

59

51

47

42

42

43

37

36

36

36

32

3?

37

2,104

67.9

0.243

0.28

Sept.

29

30

26

28

37

274

188

101

*63

50

44 

42

42

43

38

47

55

46

39

38

40

41

38

37

36

38

37

38

35

35

-

1,635

54.5

0.195

0.22

Calendar year 1952: Max 12,200 Hin 46 Mean 599 Cfsm 2.15 In. 29.21

Water year 1952-53: Max 12,200 Min 26 Mean 571 Cfsm 2.05 In. 27.80
232 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Schuylkill River at Philadelphia, Pa.

Location. Lat 39"58'00", long. 75°11'20", on right bank just upstream from Fairmount Dam

in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, 8.4 miles above mouth. 

Drainage area.--1,893 sq mi. 

Records available.--January 1898 to December 1912 (January 1898 to December 1902, records

or daily flow included only that wasted over flashboards), September 1931 to September 1953. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 5.74 ft above mean

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Sept. 24, 1931, sites and datums unknown. 

Average discharge. 31 years (1903-12, 1931-53), 2,859 cfs (adjusted for diversion). 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 60,300 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 12.41 ft);

minimum, 179 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 5.69 ft).

1898-1912, 1931-53: Maximum discharge, 98,000 cfs Mar. 1, 1902 (gage height, 14.8

ft), from rating curve extended above 46,000 cfs; no flow over dam at times; minimum

daily, 7 cfs Oct. 9, 1941 (leakage through lock). 

 Maximum stage known, 17.0 ft Oct. 4, 1869 (discharge, 135,000 cfs, from rating

curve extended above 46,000 cfs). 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are

fair. Plow regulated by reservoirs above station. Records of daily discharge do not

include diversion above station by city of Philadelphia for municipal water supply.

Records of water temperatures and sediment loads at Manayunk and of chemical analyses

and water temperatures at Belmont Filter Plant for the water year 1953 are given in

WSP 1290. 

Revisions. WSP 756: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

5.6

5.7

5.8

5.9 

6.2

90

190

350

580

1,750

7.0

8.0

9.0

11.2

5,950

12,500

20,500

43,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

(t)

Oct.

802

838

1.720 

1, 710

1,110

910

874 

802 

802

730

700

766

802

766

670

640

580

580

555

530

505

505 

480

480

505

455 505"

505

530

555

530

22,442

724

302

Nov.

480

480

505 

455

455

455

434 

434 

392

455

505

480

480

455

559

610

700

670

555

888

7,100

45,500 

*30, 600

12,900

8,220

6,190

5,120

4,300

3,540

3,220

-

134,937

4,498

287

Dec.

2,960

2,660

2,710 

2,610

3,760

13,900

9,400 

6,670 

5,240

4,520

27,000

22,700

12,200

8,400

6,550

5,340

4,680

4,190

3,750

3,270

3,380

7,250 

5,340

4,020

3,540

3,220

3,020

2,560

2.270

2,270

2,320

191,700

6,184

292

Jan.

2,320

2,170

2,460 

3,120

2,610

2,220

1,980 

2,030 

12,000

15, 900

13,800

9,700

7,030

5,730

5,240

4,850

4,580

5,430

7,210

5,840

5,510

7,510 

5,730

11,000

21,000

12,500

8,400

7,210

6,910

5,510

4,800

212,300

6,848

289

Feb.

4,680

4,240

3,700 

3,480

3,270

5.020

3, 720 

6,790 

4,900

4,140

3,700

*3,590

3,860

3,540

5,190

8,320

5,780

4,800

4,140

3,860

5,580

8,720 

6,610

5,510

4,900

4,460

4,020

3,640

_

_

-

132,160

4,720

288

Mar.

3,270

3,020

2,810 

8,370

8,360

5,620

4,680 

4,240 

3,980

3,700

3,480

3,270

6,560

5,560

6,780

15,700

8,720

6,970

7,450

*7,450

5,840

5,240 

4,850

7,600

11,400

16,500

11,800

9,050

7,570

6,370

5,510

211,520

6,823

280

Apr.

4,960

4,850

4,520 

4,140

3,860

5,590

10,300 

10, 700 

d6,900

d6,500

d6,500

(35,200

d6,200

d6,900

d6,000

d6,600

d7,100

d5,900

d6,700

d6,400

d5,300

*d4,800 

4,300

3,970

3,700

3,750

6,240

6,070

4,800

4,240

-

170,990

5,700

284

May

4,190

4,190

3,860 

3,430

3,220

3,540

3,540 

3,330 

3,430

3,330

2,960

2,710

2.510

2,960

2,710

2,560

2,940

7,890

4,850

3,540

3,070

4,110 

13,300

10, 900

6,850

15,100

*16,500

9,380

6,850

6,560

13,200

177,310

5,720

282

June

12,800

10, 800

7,690 

6,430

5,510

4,850

4,680 

5,900 

4,410

3,700

3,220

2,910

3,830

6,460

3,750

3,070

2,710

2,420

2,270

2,130

1,940

1,840 

d3,400

1,980

1,570

1,440

1,350

1.510

dl,450

d2,000

-

117,820

3,927

299

July

dl,650

1,350

2,170 

1,710

1,270

1,270

1,400 

1,530 

1,310

1,110

990

910

874

874

910

838

700

640

610

825

936

700 

2,200

d2,450

1,660

1,030

838

730

610

610

555

35,260

1,137

323

Aug.

580

580

580 

640

670

700

640 

555 

793

1.460

1,070

670

555

530

505

480

505

480

455

434

392

371 

350

371

350

332

297

262

262

248

548

16,365

528

310

Sept.

219

204

190 

32B" 179

1,150

1,740 

2,680 

1,420

838

640

580

690

455

455

413

434

371

315

332

371

371 

350

315

297

297

297

315

315

297

-

16,855

562

313

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1,026 

0.542 

0.62

4,785 

2.53 

2.82

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

6,476 

3.42 

3.94

7,137 

3.77 

4.35

5,008 

2.65 

2.76

7,103 

3.75 

4.32

5,984 

3.16 

3.53

6,002 

3.17 

3.66

Observed

Max 43,300 Mln 392 Mean 4,499 

Max 43,300 Min 179 Mean 3,944

4,226 

2.23 

2.49

1,460 

0.771 

0.89

838 

0.443 

0.51

875 

0.462 

0.52

Adjusted

Mean 4,799 Cfsm 2.54 In. 34.48 

Mean 4,240 Cfsm 2.24 In. 30.41

Peak discharge (base. 18.000 cfs). Nov. 22 (ll:30 a.m.) 60,300 cfs (12.41 ft); Dec. 11 (5 p.m.) 

50,200 cfs (11.70 ft); Jan. 10 (10:30 p . m .) 20.000 cfs (8.93 ft); Jan. 25 (about 7 a.m.) about 

23,600 cfs (about 9.34 ft 

(8.96 ft); Apr. 7 (7 p.m. 

8 p.m.) about 28,000 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion, in cubic feet per second, for municipal water supply; furnished by city of 

Philadelphia.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorder graph and records for 

upstream stations.

Mar. 16 (5:30 a.m.) 21,800 cfs (9.17 ft); Mar. 26 (7:30 a.m.) 20,000 cfs 19,200 cfs (8.£- - ' - -- '- % -- --------- -- - - -

about 9.85 ft).
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 233

Mantua Creek at Pitman, N. J.

Location. Lat 39°44'14", long. 75°06'53", on left abutment of Wadsworth Dam, 0.9 mile 

east of Pitman, Gloucester County, and 2 miles upstream from Porch Branch.

Drainage area. 6.75 sq mi.

Records available. April to August 1940, May 1941 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder above concrete dam. Datum of gage is 68.51 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--12 years (1941-53), 12.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 83 cfs June 13 (gage height, 1.56 ft); minimum, 

7.3 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 1.04 ft).

1940-53: Maximum discharge, about 4,200 cfs Sept. 1, 1940 (gage height, 6.64 ft), 

by computation of flow over dam and through break in earth dike; minimum, 3.2 cfs 

July 24, 25, 1944 (gage height, 0.95 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Slight regulation by pond just above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.05

1.1

1.2 

1.4

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

Oct.

9.5

10

To- 14

9.5

*9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

10

10

10

10

10

9.5

8.7

S77

10

11

10

10

10

9.5

9.5

8.7

8.7

302.8

9.77

1.45

1.67

Nov.

9.5

9.5

9.5

10

10

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

10

11

10

*9.5

ir~ 8.7

15

11

10

9.5

12

29

45

T?

15

14

13

12

12

12

11

-

387.7

12.9

1.91

2.14

Dec.

11

11

16

13

18

20

14

13

12

12

*26T8~

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

10

15

20

14

17

13

15

11

8.0

STff

9.5

10

418.5

13.5

2.00

2.31

Jan.

12

11

16

13

12

11

1012"

32

?4

17

16

14

13

13

13

13

14

14

13

*14

16

14

22

22

15

14

14

14

13

13

464

15.0

2.22

2.56

Feb.

12

12

12

12

11

11

13

13

13

13

13

16

16

15

32

*24

16

14

13

13

20

17

14

14

13

13

13

12

_

_

-

410

14.6

2.16

2.26

Kar.

12 ~TZ

12

25

18

14

13

13

13

13

14

15

41

2T

21

*30

19

17

22

19

17

16

16

21

20

19

17

16

16

15

14

551

17.8

2.64

3.04

Apr.

14

15

15

14

14

11

*TS~SI

18

21

22

19

24

22

18

24

*19

19

28

19

18

17

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

-

546

18.2

2.70

3.01

May

17

16

15

15

15

26

24

20

18

15

15

14

14

13rr

15

18

17

15

17

15

19

17

14

15

35

2?

16

14

16

22

541

17.5

2.59

2.98

June

22

18

15

14

13

13

16

25

16

14

13

13

39

3?

17

14

14

*13

13

13

13

15

17

13

12

11

TT

11

15

22

487

16.2

2.40

2.68

July

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

10

10

*10

9.5

8.7

877

10

9.5

26

T5

11

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

346.4

11.2

1.66

1.91

Aug.

9.5

13

12

9.5

9.5

9.5

8.7

8.7

12

12

10

9.5

9.5

10

11

10

13

12

9.5

9.5

*9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.0

309.0

9.97

1.48

1.70

Sept.

8.7

8.0

STff

8.0

8.0

9.5

^75

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

9.5

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

9.5

9.5

9.5

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

260.2

8.67

1.28

1.43

Calendar year 1952: Max 1O7 Min 8.0 Mean 14.3 Cfsm 2.12 In. 28.85

Water year 1952-53: Max 45 Min 8.0 Mean 13.8 Cfsm 2.O4 In. 27.69

Peak discharge (base. 50 cfs). Nov. 22 (2 to 5 a.m.) 63 cfs (1.46 ft); Mar. 13 (9 a.m.) 52 cfs 

(1.40 ft); June 13 (6 p.m.) 83 cfs (1.56 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
234 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Ridley Creek at Moylan, Pa.

Location. La t 39°54'10" (revised), long. 75°23'35", on left bank 3 ft upstream from Fox 

Bank Bridge at Moylan, Delaware County and 1 mile south of Media.

Drainage area. 31.9 sq mi.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. August 1931 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and 

Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. 

Railroad benchmark).

Datum of gage is 87.36 ft above mean sea level (Pennsylvania

Average discharge. 22 years, 44.0 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 918 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 4.43 ft); minimum, 

3.0 cfs Oct. 18 (gage height, 0.57 ft); minimum daily, 12 cfs Sept. 29.

1931-53: Maximum discharge, 5,720 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 10.84 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; minimum, 0.1 cfs Feb. 22, 1942 (gage height, 0.32 ft, result of freezeup; 

minimum daily, 2.4 cfs Sept. 8, 1944.

Remarks . --Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow by small reservoir above station. 

Figures of discharge do not include diversion of about 1.1 cfs to borough of Media for 

municipal use.

Revisions (water years). WSP 756: Drainage area. 

1938, 1939(P), 1940, 1942(P), 1946(P), 1950.

WSP 1202: 1933, 1934(M), 1935-36,

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 29, 30)

Oct. 1 to Nov Nov. 22 to Sept. 30

2.2 

2.5

72

158

220 3.0 

3.3

153

345

435

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

21

24

26

2Y

22

22

22

21

21

22

20

22

22

20

20

19

1415-

20

20

19

20

19

19

19

19

19

20

20

*19

20

628

20.3

0.636

0.73

Nov.

19

19

20

20

19

19

18~ 18

18

23

23

20

19

19

34

33

21

24

19

87

204

"7T 409

44

38

33

31

29

27

29

-

1,407

46.9

1.47

1.64

Dec.

28

29

44

*39

117

105

47

39

37

37

~S5 383

59

51

46

44

42

41

39

37

98

130

57

50

45

43

40

35

32

36

39

1,954

63.0

1.97

2.28

Jan.

42

4065-

53

43

43

40

*48

2T5- 379

123

92

71

64

62

59

54

100

70

59

66

91

62

375

130

84

77

83

74

67

68

2,900

93.5

2.93

3.38

Feb.

71

60

60

60

56

56

82

68

59

54

53

65

*67

55

166

94

68

58

56

57

136

73

62

59

58

56

54

52

_

_

-

1,915

68.4

2.14

2.23

Calendar year 1952: Max 690 Win 14

Mar.

51

50

35

236

86

67

63

64

63

65

64

76

192

91

241

234

106

97

*158

102

88

83

79

202

153

237

112

102

102

90

86

3,495

113

3.54

4.07

Apr.

87

92

83

87

92

81

332

125

101

122

102

101

157

128

94

187

108

101

143

99

91

96

*83

78

76

112

97

77

73

70

-

3,265

109

3.42

3.81

May

71

71

67

65

70

72

87

73

68

62

57

53

56

77

60

58

96

105

59

55

l£B- 51

74

55

61

~9T 268

*60

54

95

129

2,446

78.9

2.47

2.85

June

155

83

63

56

52

51

160 145"

76

65

56

54

144

90

65

56

51

50

49

46

44

43

44

40

39

39

37

37

39

38

-

1,967

65.6

2.06

2.29

July

34

*35

50

34

34

65

60

41

40

34

32

31

31

30

30

27

27

26

34

44

32

27

120 ~36

27

26

25

24

23

23

22

1,124

36.3

1.14

1.31

Aug.

21

25

*26

21

24

25

21

20

78

62

29

25

23

27

24

22

26

23

21

20

20

19

18

18

*18

16

16

15

16

14 15-

748

24.1

0.755

0.87

Sept.

14

13

13

14

102

57

23

19

18

*17

17

19

47

19

18

18

16

15

15

15

19

20

15

14

15

15

14

15

12

T3

-

641

21.4

0.671

0.75

Mean 64.8 Cfsm 2.03 In. 27.64

Water year 1952-53: Max 409 Mln 12 Mean 61.6 Cfsm 1.93 In. 26.21

Peak discharge (base. 750 efs). Hoy. 22 (5a.m.) 918 

(4.15 ft); Jan. 24 (2:30 p.m.) 850 cfs (4.32 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

cfs (4.43 ft)j Dec. 11 (11 a.m.) 782 cfs
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 235

Chester Creek near Chester, Pa.

Location.--Lat 39°52'10", long. 75°24'30", on right bank 10 ft upstream from Button Mill 

Bridge and 3 miles northwest of Chester, Delaware County.

Drainage area.--61.1 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1931 to September 1953 In reports of Geological Survey. 

August 1931 to September 1941 In reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and 

Waters.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 23.41 ft above mean sea level (Pennsylvania 

Railroad benchmark).

Average discharge.--22 years, 82.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,730 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 6.73 ft); minimum, 25 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 0.80 ft).

1931-53: Maximum discharge, 9,720 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 16.21 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.3 cfs Aug. 7, 1934 (gage height, 0.28 ft); minimum dally, 6.5 cfs Sept. 25, 

1941.

Remarks.--Records good, 

station.

Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above

Revisions (water years).--WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 1202: 1932, 1933-35(M), 1936, 

1938-40, 1942(M), 1943(P), 1945(M), 1946-49(P), 1950.

Hating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 29)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 7, 

Aug. 10 to Sept. 30

0.8 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

26

50

90

163

3.0 

4.0 

4.6

351

616

820

Apr. 8 to Aug. 9 

1.0 35

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.3

148

349

715

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

40

45

47

42

41

42

40

40

40

42

5040"

40

38

36

36

36

34

34

33

35

35

35

34

34

34

36

36

36

*36

34

1,181

38.1

0.624

0.72

Nov.

35

35

35

36

35

35

35

35

33

40

41

37

36

34

61

71

44

42

40

176

374

769

142

92

77

69

65

59

55

59

-

2,697

89.9

1.47

1.64

Dec.

56

57

99

*83

224

242

97

80

75

 74

740

188

115

97

88

82

78

76

74

71

192

280

120

98

89

84

79

72

68

72

77

3,927

127

2.08

2.39

Jan .

83

79

139

104

84

77

7S

*91

799

43S

252

183

135

121

115

111

102

193

141

114

123

172

116

743

268

154

135

148

128

115

116

5,657

182

2.98

3.44

Feb.

124

106

108

106

98

98

156

132

108

101

96 126"

*131

105

542

188

130

110

105

105

285

156

120

114

110

107

103

98

_

-

-

3,668

131

2.14

2.23

Mar.

95

9096"

476

177

126

115

120

118

126

130

155

391

180

395

447

190

170

*327

195

163

151

146

375

320

449

211

185

194

166

156

6,635

214

3.50

4.04

Apr.

156

177

151

151

185

146

533" 619

176

219

178

180

310

246

165

368

198

173

281

174

155

145

*138

129

126

203

163

130

123

120

-

5,918

197

3.22

3.60

May

135

122

117

113

128

138

162

130

130

110

102

98

103

154

109

104

209

172

108

100

94

2TF

152

103

101

683

194

*126

107

181

274

4,774

154

2.52

2.91

June

327

m

124

110

104

104

237

199

131

141

102

94

208

153

110

96

90

86

84

81

78

77

76

82

68

68

66

66

72

65

-

3,471

116

1.90

2.11

July

61

*58

*78

58

56

113

125

110

99

62

56

55

55

52

50

48

46

45

70

95

55

46

~T9 288

55

50

49

46

42

44

li

2,187

70.5

1.15

1.33

Aug.

38

51

*4B

43

45

44

40

38

147 125"

59

50

48

51

50

45

52

51

44

42

41

41

40

39

37

36

35

35

34

32

31

1,512

48.8

0.799

0.92

Sept.

30

30

30

29

8T

125 ~T6~

40

39

*33

33

35

99

43

38

36

33

32

32

32

44

42

36

34

35

36

36

36

30

30

-

1,255

41.8

0.684

0.76

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,240 Min 33 Mean 122 Cfsm 2.OO In. 27.28

Water year 1952-53: Max 799 Min 29 Mean 117 Cfsm 1.91 In. 26.09

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 cfs).--Nov. 22 (2 a.m.) 1,530 cfs (6.26 ft); Dec. 11 (1O a.m.) 1,480 

cfs (6.17 ft); Jan. 24 (2 p.m.) 1,730 cfs (6.73 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
236 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Christina River at Coochs Bridge, Del.

Location.--Lat 39°38'16", long. 75°43'46", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, 0.3 mile south of Coochs Bridge, New Castle County, 3.3 miles upstream from 

Muddy Run, and 3.5 miles south of Newark.

Drainage area. 20.5 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1943 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 25.6 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Sept. 14, 1944, wire-weight gage on upstream side 

of bridge at same datum.

Average discharge.--10 years, 27.4 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,110 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 10.23 ft); minimum daily, 1.4 cfs Sept. 20.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 2,620 cfs May 1, 1947 (gage height, 12.41 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.4 cfs July 26, 1944.

Remarks.--Records fair. Low and medium flow regulated by mill above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 26 to Mar. 14,

May 27 to June 6)

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

0.7

1.8

4.8

8.8

17

37

4.0 

5.0

6.0 

8.0 

8.5

95

165

255

530

630

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

ii

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

21

25

26

27

2B

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

*7.9

6.1

11~E.4

6.7

8.8

7.4

7.3

7.0

8.2

6.6

6.9

10

7.0

7.1

7.7

7.7

5.6

5.7

10

7.2

7.2

7.8

7.9

5.2

5.9

10

7.9

8.1

8.2

7.3

233.8

7.54

0.368

0.42

Nov.

4.9

7.6

9.7

8.0

8.5

*7.0

6.8

4.4

57?

10

9.3

8.4

7.2

8.4

16

16

12

8.1

9.0

16

151

"5T 471

22

16

14

12

11

10

11-

957. 2

31.9

1.56

1.74

Dec.

11

.54- 10

15

59

65

20

16

15

15

~ST 486

31

24

21

19

18

17

16

15

61

80

31

24

20

19

17

15

14

15

18

1,268

40.9

2.00

2.30

Jan.

21

20

50

29

21

*18

I?

41

629

TS4

*76

51

33

29

28

26

24

62

39

31

37

59

32

461

80

38

31

36

30

27

27

2,289

73.8

3.60

4.15

Feb.

29

24

24

24

*23

24

85

44

30

25

24

42

37

26

270

56

34

26

24

24

140

40

28

25

24

23

21

20

_

_

-

1,216

43.4

2.12

2.21

Mar.

18rsr *23

229

50

31

27

27

28

35

33

50

188

46

504

194

48

63

161

54

40

36

35

85

62

100

42

38

33

28

28

2,155

69.5

3.39

3.91

Apr.

29

*32

29

29

39

32

*233 "SB"

39

63

43

53

133

68

38

111

44

41

69

37

31

29

30

28

27

54

33

26

22

5T

-

1,521

50.7

2.47

2.76

May

30

26

25

22

85

*52

110

36

27

23

20

18

21

18

20

22

81

60

22

23

18

29

20

15

11

188 ~4~T

24

24

34

144

1,292

41.7

2.03

2.34

June

~I5 135

*29

25

23

24

53

43

18

19

13

13

23

21

12

13

13

14

13

12

11

12

8.9

9.9

9.4

8.6

7.9

STf

*10

9.0

-

659.1

22.0

1.07

1.20

July

8.4

7.5

11

6.9

6.8

9.6

9.7

8.1

11

7.1

5.4

5.7

6.8

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.1

7.7

5.2

6.2

6.8

as 5.0

13

7.5

6.4

6.2

7.0

*6.9

6.5

6.4

298.7

9.64

0.470

0.54

Aug.

4.8

7.2

7.8

6.5

6.1

5.7

5.4

3.8

13

17

7.6

6.4

5.6

6.0

5.0

5.3

7.7

6.8

5.2

5.3

5.0

3.8

4.3

5.6

4.9

4.3

4.4

6.2

4.2

3.5

*3.7

188.1

6.07

0.296

0.34

Sept.

3.1

3.8

3.8

3.3

15

13

5.0

4.8

3.9

3.1

3.7

14

28~T.7

5.2

4.7

4.6

3.8

3.5

1.4

6.8

6.7

5.0

4.0

4.1

3.3

1.6

6.6

*4.6

3.6

-

181.7

6.06

0.296

0.33

Calendar year 1952: Max 659 Min 4.4 Mean 37.6 Cfsm 1.83 In. 25.00

Water year 1952-53: Max 629 Min 1.4 Mean 33.6 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.24

Peak discharge (base. 1.10O efa). Jan. 24 (3:20 p.m.) 1,110 cfs (10.23 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 237

White Clay Creek above Newark, Del.

Location. Lat 39°42'50", long. 75°45'35", on downstream side of right abutment of Tweeds 

Mill Bridge, 0.9 mile downstream from small tributary, 1.7 miles southeast of DelawareMaryland-Pennsylvania State corner, 2.1 miles downstream from Delaware-Pennsylvania 

State line, and 8.2 miles north of Newark, New Castle County.

Drainage area. 66.7 sq mi.

Records available. February 1952 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 78.6 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,620 ofs Jan. 24 (gage height, 7.23 ft); minimum, 28 cfs part of each day Sept. 1-5, Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 0.87 ft part of 

each day Sept. 1-5.

1952-53: Maximum discharge, 2,780 cfs Mar. 11, 1952 (gage height, 7.50 ft, from 

high-water mark In well); minimum, that of Aug. 29 to Sept. 5, Sept. 30, 1953; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 1-5, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Records do not include a mean discharge of 0.13 cfs diverted above 

station by plant of E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.0

1.2 

1.5

Oct. 1 to June 1

22 2.0

36 4.0

70 4.1

June 2 to Sept. 30

245

920

960

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.2

20

44

136

245

295

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

 39

41

47

4T

41

39

39

39

39

41

39

41

41

39

38

38

36

36

38

35

35

38

38

38

38

36

39

41

39

38

38

1,205

38.9

0.583

0.67

Nov.

38

3?

41

39

38

«38

38

38

38

46

46

39

38

39

59

65

44

44

42

102

 399

 790

I3S

94

78

72

65

61

56

59

-

2,741

91.4

1.37

1.53

Dec.

56

5T

86

74

166

171

80

68

66

65

*852 T50"

112

97

86

80

78

76

74

70

132

158

94

86

80

76

74

b63

b63

b61

66

3,527

114

1.71

1.97

Jan.

78

74

116

99

78

*72

7T

94

927

5TT

248

165

127

119

112

108

99

165

123

108

116

149

108

899

268

165

149

160

141

132

130

5,944

192

2.88

3.31

Feb.

136

119

121

119

110

*110

224

152

125

116

116

143

138

119

596

178

136

114

110

110

282

145

121

116

110

108

101

94

_

_

-

3,969

142

2.13

2.21

Mar.

92

90 *10T

422

163

125

116

121

119

127

125

149

296

154

545

406

187

182

352

191

160

147

145

500

215

544

178

165

158

145

 134

6,146

198

2.97

3.45

Apr.

156

145

152

156

143

345- 121

174

145

196

152

193

527

220

158

577

TBT

171

209

160

149

143

138

132

127

185

167

134

125

121

5,248

175

2.62

2.93

May

156

125

121

114

158

*165

169

154

a!75

145

112

105

110

184

114

a!05

a!95

a!40

allO

al!5

a92

a!30

allO

a9O

a85

a320

157

101

92

127

275

4,259

157

2.05

2.57

June

337 *I55~

122

108

104

98

208

142

110

102

92

89

279

142

106

94

91

87

85

83

SO

80

85

74

75

71

6976-

76

*69

5,397

113

1.69

1.89

July

65

64

76

64

62

78

95

65

80

62

60

58

58

55

55

54

52

52

52

52

55

52

~BT 179

54

52

52

54

*50

49

4?

1,967

63.5

0.952

1.10

Aug.

44

55

52

47

49

47

44

44

67

57

47

44

43

46

46

40

53

47

40

39

38

58

56

55

54

52

32

30

29

ZT

29

1,315

42.4

0.636

0.73

Sept.

*28SB28

28

31

52

40

55

51

31

31

55

63SB"

52

32

30

29

29

30

55

58

51

30

31

52

52

52

*29

28

996

55.2

0.498

0.56

Calendar year 1952: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1952-53: Max 927 Min 28 Mean 112 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22. 7O

Pealc discharge (base. 1.5OO cfs). Nov. 22 (1 a.m.) 2,100 cfs (6.56 ft); Dec. 11 (8:30 a.m.) 2,160 

:fs (6.47 ft); Jan. 9 (B a.m.) 1,520 cfs (5.33 ft)j Jan. 24 (l:4O p.m.) 2,620 efs (7.23 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of partial pen trace, weather records, and

records >^/iT»rt« f*nT» for niaflT»>*w nearby st-.at.1nns stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
838 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

White Clay Creek near Newark, Del.

Location. Lat 39°42'00", long. 75°41'10", on left bank 300 ft upstream from Balltmore 

& Ohio Railroad bridge, 0.4 mile downstream from Pike Creek, and 3.5 miles east of 

Newark, New Castle County.

Drainage area.--87.8 sq ml.

Records available.--November 1931 to September 1936, June 1943 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 11.6 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929. Nov. 17, 1931, to Sept. 30, 1936, at site 15 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--14 years (1932-36, 1943-53), 121 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,020 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 11.99 ft); mlnl-

 mum, 19 cfs Sept. 2 (gage height, 3.80 ft); minimum dally, 30 cfs Sept. 2-4.

1931-36, 1943-53: Maximum discharge, 6,230 cfs Aug. 23, 1933 (gage height, 16.05 

ft, from floodmark); minimum, 9.1 cfs Sept. 18, 1932 (gage height, 3.71 ft); minimum 

dally, 12 cfs Sept. 18, 26, 1932.

Maximum stage known, 23 ft In July 1937 (probably affected by backwater from railroad bridge which has since been raised and widened), from Information by Baltimore & 

Ohio Railroad.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageheight record, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station. 

Records do not Include a mean discharge of 0.13 cfs diverted above station by plant of 

E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 7-20, Dec. 9-10, Feb. 16

to June 12)

3.9 

4.1 

4.5

25 5.0 

7.0

200

687

1,330

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

48

50

58

53

50

48

47

46

46

50

47

49

50

48

46

45

43

42

46

43

414"5

46

46

45

42

48

50

48

47

46

1,459

47.1

0.536

0.62

Nov.

45

48

50

48

47

*46

46

44

4T

56

58

48

46

44

76

91

56

52

51

115

486

1,160

277

170

120

100

90

80

75

80

-

3,749

125

1.42

1.59

Dec.

75

*7S

124

109

199

264

124

104

95

95

1.240

248

156

129

115

108

102

99

95

91

170

242

129

111

104

100

95

b76

b80

b84

90

4,929

159

1.81

2.09

Jan.

102

95

14T

140

108

97

*95

131

1,300

728

370

240

180

166

154

148

136

223

174

148

156

210

152

1,260

394

229

198

211

186

170

172

8,217

265

3.02

3.48

Feb.

178

156

158

156

*144

144

281

211

164

146

144

184

188

156

538

259

180

152

146

146

395

198

160

154

150

144

140

135

_

_

-

5,307

190

2.16

2.25

Mar.

129

126 *T3B565

224

166

154

156

152

162

164

190

447

207

711

618

259

257

507

259

215

196

190

381

296

442

233

213

202

184

*176

8,316

268

3.05

3.52

Apr.

178

194

174

174

194

164

500

23T

194

260

209

213

440

326

204

492

248

220

279

202

186

176

170

162

160

235

202

164

154

148

-

6,859

229

2.61

2.91

May

166

154

148

140

215

*218

266

176

220

192

144

133

138

215

144

135

259

172

133

135

120

168

140

117

111

410

TTZ

127

115

148

389

5,520

178

2.03

2.34

June

226" 451

*154

135

131

120

250

182

129

118

111

106

300

229

142

124

115

109

106

100

93

91

102

84

83

82

80

B5

91

*82

-

4,212

140

1.59

1.78

July

80

76

93

76

72

88

124

83

108

78

74

71

71

68

66

64

60

59

59

71

66

59

270 ~9T

68

65

64

65

*58

5?

58

2,464

79.5

0.905

1.04

Aug.

53

62

66

56

58

56

53

48

92

BT

58

52

51

52

53

47

59

59

47

43

42

42

41

40

38

37

36

35

34

33

32

1,562

50.4

0.574

0.66

Sept.

*32

30~ 30

30

42

72

43

38

37

33

33

38

96

4?

39

38

36

35

34

35

42

46

37

35

35

36

35

36

*33

32

-

1,180

39.3

0.448

0.50

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,930 Mln 41 Mean 161 Cfsm 1.83 In. 24.91

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,300 Mln 30 Mean 147 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.78

Peak discharge (base, 2.600 cfs).--Dec. 11 (10:30 a.m.) 2,680 cfs (11.41 ft); Jan. 24 (3:30 p.m.) 

3,020 cfs (11.99 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Doubtful or no gage-height record Oct. 1 to Nov. 6, Nov. 25 to Dec. 2; discharge estimated 

on basis of 2 discharge measurements, observers Inspection, weather records, and records for station 

above Newark.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Red Clay Creek at Wooddale, Del.

Location. Lat 39°45'52", long. 75°38'08", on right bank 12 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 48, 0.3 mile south of Wooddale, New Castle County, and 2.3 miles north 

of Marshallton.

Drainage area. 47.0 sq mi.

Records available. April 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 90 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Sept. 21, 1950, wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator at 

site 10 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge . 10 years, 68.7 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,800 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 5.85 ft); minimum, 6.0 cfs Oct. 18; minimum daily, 20 cfs Sept. 30.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 2,810 cfs July 5, 1945 (gage height, 7.29 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,700 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 4.5 cfs 

(revised) Sept. 11, 1951; minimum daily, 10 cfs Aug. 29, Sept. 1, 3, 4, 1944.

Revisions.--The minimum discharge for the water year 1951 has been revised to 4.5 

cfs Sept. 11, 1951, superseding figure published in WSP 1202. Record of water temperatures for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1290,

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1141: 1948.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.8 

3.0 

4.0

110

185

700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

£3

24

25

26

£7

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

29

29

32

30

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

30

30

29

29

28

28

28

28

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

28

26

25

ZT

866

27.9

0.594

0.69

Nov.

26

26

26

26

25

26

25

25

25

30

30

28

26

25

41

42

30

30

39

110

300

592

114

63

53

50

48

44

40

42

-

1,997

66.6

1.42

1.58

Dee .

42

*JJ

79

58

136

137

63

55

53

54

699 14~0~

loo

83

73

68

63

60

58

55

129

150

86

73

66

63

60

53

53

53

60

2,966

95.7

2.04

2.35

Jan.

66

60

96

76

63

58

M

76

700

380

183

134

107

96

93

90

79

134

103

93

100

133

93

672

207

131

117

124

110

100

103

4,637

150

3.19

3.67

Feb.

107

93

93

93

83

*86

151

114

93

83

83

110

110

93

513

149

120

100

96

96

255

131

110

103

103

100

93

86

-

-

-

3,247

116

2.47

2.57

Mar.

83

79

90

347

134

110

100

110

100

114

110

128

275

138

454

335

158

128

270

142

120

114

114

222

171

282

158

128

128

117

107

5,006

161

5.45

5.96

Apr.

*103

110

100

103

117

100

353

1ST

124

173

134

149

266

180

128

346

155

154

184

128

120

114

107

105

100

157

124

103

96

95_

4,359

145

3.09

3.45

May

107

96

90

86

*110

126

142

107

103

93

79

76

76

146

83

82

161

1OO

76

76

71

117

86

71

i§_

293

T05

76

68

106

207

5,281

106

2.26

2.60

June

299

T?8

*86

76

73

71

151

76

73

66

63

60

208

117

86

73

66

66

63

60

55

58

55

50

50

484"8

67

60

*48

2,500

85.5

1.77

1.98

July

44

42

53

42

42

118

92

50

71

46

42

42

42

40

40

39

37

35

34

37

35

34

~4F 149

39

35

55

54

32

*3?

52

1,491

48.1

1.02

1.18

Aug.

30

49

42

35

37

34

32

51

59" 61

35

32

31

32

32

50

45

35

50

29

28

26

26

26

25

24

24

24

23

22

ZT

1,009

32.5

0.691

0.80

Sept.

*21

21

21

21

26

44

26

24

23

22

22

24

52Z~6-

25

24

23

22

22

22

28

28

25

22

25

23

23

23

22

20

746

24.9

0.530

0.59

Calendar year 1952: Max 824 Mln 25 Mean 91.9 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.63

Water year 1952-53: Max 700 Mln 2O Mean 88. o Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.42

Peak discharge (base, 1,80O cfs).--Jan. 24 (2:5O p.m.) 1,800 cfs (5.85 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
240 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Brandywine Creek at Chadds Ford, Pa.

Location. Lat 39°52'10", long. 75°35'35", on left bank 27 ft upstream from Pennsylvania 

Railroad bridge at Chadds Ford, Delaware County.

Drainage area. 287 sq mi.

Records available. October 1918 to September 1921 and October 1931 to December 1953 

(discontinued) in reports of Geological Survey. August 1911 to September 1917, October 1917 to September 1918 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), and October 

1918 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 150.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T:929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to May 21, 1927, chain gage at same site

and datum.

Average discharge. 41 years (1911-17, 1918-53), 389 cfs. 

Extremes. 1952^53: Maximum discharge during water year, 6,200 cfs Nov. 22, Jan. 24; max-

 imum gage height, 9.63 ft Jan. 24; minimum discharge, 95 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height,

0.90 ft).

1953: Maximum discharge during period October to December. 3,460 cfs Dec. 14 (gage

height, 7.27 ft); minimum, 89 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 0.87 ft).

1911-53: Maximum discharge, 17,200 cfs Mar. 5, 1920 (gage height, 15.0 ft, from

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs on basis of AKd study; minimum,

4.9 cfs Oct. 2, 1941 (gage height, 0.28 ft); minimum daily, 50 cfs Sept. 11, 13, 23,

1932. 

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

Some regulation at low flow by mills above station. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 1202: 1919-20, 1932-33, 1936,

 1938(P), 194^ Imaximum only, 1917-18, 1922-31, 1934, 1939, 1944-46).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

201 

219

317

235

219

216

213

201

201

207

204

228

213

204

201

198

190

190

187

184

178

181

181

178

178

178

176

IS!

187

 181

176

6,209

200

0.697

0.80

Nov.

173 

173

173

173

170

170

165

162

162

184

201

181

170

165

192

238

195

187

184

478

1,610

 4,210

1,160

548

423

367

345

310

290

293

-

13,452

448

1.56

1.74

Dec.

283 

280 345"

 327

726

1,300

498 

389

356

368

5,490

1,300

695

561

498

458

434

415

393

374

551

1,020

553

462

427

400

 378

338

331

349

359

18,658

602

2.10

2.42

Jan.

382 

359

474

515

400

356

356 

*393

2,450

2,400

1,840

1,160

840

718

740

740

718

890

815

628

628

1,020

695

2,820

2,370

1,040

865

890

815

718

695

29,730

959

3.34

3.85

Feb.

740 

628

628

605

561

548

1,020 

928

650

561

536

628

 695

583

1,500

1,150

740

620

580

580

1,200

920

660

620

600

580

560

530

-

-

-

19,951

715

2.48

2.59

Mar.

510 

500

510

1,950

960

660

620 

600

580

585

600

672

1,360

928

1,610

2,610

1,190

1,040

 1,460

1,060

890

840

815

1,630

1,410

2,410

1,270

1,060

1,020

915

865

33,128

1,069

3.72

4.29

Apr.

865 

890

815

790

790

718

1,650 

1,120

840

990

940

852

1,420

1,500

915

1,430

1,020

890

1,090

865

815

765

 718

695

672

790

890

695

605

628

-

27,688

923

3.22

3.59

May

672 

628

605

561

583

628

865 

740

932

672

561

536

519

680

605

561

651

1,310

628

544

507

953

790

561

527

2,250

1,010

 589

485

771

1,470

23,554

753

2.62

3.03

June

1,650 

1,060

692

584

527

485

721 

618

541

513

431

414

942

817

508

451

402

386

375

364

354

542

982

397

545

330

321

524

530

336

-

16,722

557

1.94

2.17

July

321 

305

 550

296

280

442

600 

523

478

301

276

261

256

249

240

235

224

219

217

231

226

214

582

302

235

219

214

214

203

203

201

8,895

287

1.00

1.15

Aug.

190 

201

*210

194

199

199

181 

177

224

255

203

179

172

174

172

159

163

159

148

144

144

139

155

131

126

124

124

122

118

114

112

5,068

163

0.568

0.66

Sept.

112 

110

110

108

126

202

177 

144

124

 118

116

120

139

118

116

116

116

108

108

110

120

131

118

110

112

112

112

110

106

101

-

3,630

121

0.422

0.47

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,210 Min 162 Mean 618 Cfsm 2.15 In- 29.28

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,210 Min 101 Mean 556 Cfsm 1.97 In. 26.76

M

^ discharge (base. 5.500 cfs). Nov. 22 (12:50 p.m.) 6,200 cfs (9.55 ft); Dec. 11 (6 p.m.) 

0 cfs (9.51 ft); Jan. 24 (11 p.m.) 6,200 cfs (9.65 ft); Mar. 16 (5:50 a.m.) 4,000 cfs (7.92 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 15 to Mar. 9, Mar. 11; discharge estimated on basis of recorded 

range In stage, observer's occasional gage readings, and records for nearby stations. 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

Oct.

101

97

95

9T

99

108 

120

106

Nov.

163

143

135

129

126

129 

159

197

Dec.

163

157

151

149

T7S

178 

1,110

424

Day

9

10

11

12

15

14 

15

16

Oct.

106

106

106

103

101

99 

99

 101

Nov.

197

213

219

242

252

236 

226

269

Dec.

272

932

528

348

870

1,950 

9Z9

475

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

Oct.

101

99

99

99

101

99 

99

99

Nov.

239

206

181

 166

157

154 

329

304

Dec.

 364

293

279

272

262

269 

269

236

Day

25

26

27

28

?9

30 

31

Total. . ...................................................................

Runoff in Inches ......................... ................................

Oct.

106

106

106

186

776

596 

216

0.59

Nov.

272

318

216

193

178

166

0.79

Dec.

216

226

213

213

226

222 

213

1.63

Calendar year 1953;. Max 2,820 Min 95 Mean 524 Cfsm 1.85 In. 24.81

Peak discharge (base. 5,500 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 241

Brandywine Creek at Wilmington, Del.

Location. Lat 39 0 46'10", long. 75°34'20", on right bank In Rockford Park, 0.2 mile downstream from Henry Clay Bridge, in Wilmington, New Castle County, and 4.2 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 314 sq mi.

Records available. December 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 68.23 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 6 years (1947-53), 531 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,820 cfs Jan. 25 (gage height, 8.61 ft); minimum, 76 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 2.57 ft).

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 11,500 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 11.34 ft in gage 

well, 12.3 ft from floodmark); minimum, about 30 cfs Dec. 26, 1948, during period of 

ice effect; minimum daily, 95 cfs Oct. 6, 1951.

Remarks. Records good except those below 200 cfs and for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. Some regulation from mills above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, Z, Oct. 27 to Nov. 21)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 16 Mar 17 to Sept. 3O

2.8 

3.0 

3.5

140

235

550

4.0 

6.0 

7.6

930

2,680

4,450

2.7 

3.1 

3.5

103

240

470

4.0 

6.0 

7.0

850

2,580

3,620

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

220

220

319

253

225

215

215

210

205

210

205

230

225

215

210

205

195

190

190

185

180

180

180

185

185

180

176

190

200

190

180

6,368

205

0.653

0.75

Nov.

180

180

*180

176

171

171

166

162

162

190

220

200

180

176

205

271

220

205

205

368

1,460

4.390

1,300

599

474

422

397

367

337

337

-

14,071

469

1.49

1.67

Dec.

331

325

*397

385

608

1,400

564

448

409

403

3.370

1,780

770

620

564

522

494

474

454

454

595

1,040

613

515

487

460

434

397

385

409

415

20,502

661

2.11

2.43

Jan.

428

^4

505

564

460

422

*415

445

3,050

2,700

1,990

1,230

906

802

786

778

764

898

890

690

663

1,030

754

2,710

2,990

1,110

914

922

882

770

730

32,616

1,052

3.35

3.86

Feb.

762

683

655.

655

620

606

942

1,OOO

683

*606

578

641

698

620

1.330

1,280

802

669

634

627

1,240

1,010

738

669

655

634

613

578

-

_

-

21,228

758

2.41

2.51

Kar.

557

*543 556"

1,900

1,110

762

698

670

650

660

720

850

1,600

1,000

1,750

2,900

1,300

1,150

1,550

1,150

950

900

880

1,750

1,500

2,650

1,400

1,150

1,100

990

930

36,270

1,170

3.73

4.30

Apr.

*866

914

834

794

802

714

1.750

1,200

882

1,010

994

866

1,420

1,580

970

1,490

1,100

954

1,160

938

866

810

770

730

706

826

900

722

658

634

28,840

961

3.06

3.42

May

682

642

618

582

603

634

*874

738

898

690

582

547

591

772

626

589

658

1,230

650

554

519

862

802

582

526

2.460

1,200

698

589

740

1,520

24,258

783

2.49

2.87

June

1.700

1,190

*794

674

626

589

802

722

610

618

540

526 825'

1,090

618

554

526

512

498

484

463

449

1,020

505

435

414

394

394

414

407

19,393

646

2.06

2.30

July

*382

358

388

352

330

409

679

392

516

370

330

310

310

300

290

280

270

260

271

285

265

240

769

390

270

245

232

228

216

*212 212"

10,361

334

1.06

1.23

Aug.

200

216

228

208

212

216

196

189

250

270

232

196

185

185

185

170

174

174

160

153

153

150

147

141

137

134

131

131

128

125

123

5,499

177

0.564

0.65

Sept.

123

*117

117

114

164

238

182

160

128

120

114

123

185

123

117

117

120

109

109

109

123

134

123

114

111

114

114

114

109

*105

3,848

128

0.408

0.46

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,390 Min 162 Mean 672 Cfsm 2.14 In. 29.14

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,390 Min 1O3 Mean 612 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.45

Peak discharge (base. 5.500 efs). Nov. 22 (4:3O p.m.) 5,510 cfs (8,42 ft); Dec. 11 (10 p.m.) 

5,590 cfs (8.47 ft); Jan. 9 (3:30 p.m.) 4.03O cfs (7.35 ft); Jan. 25 (2:30 a.m.) 5.82O cfs (8.61 ft); 

Mar. 16 (time unknown) 5,08O cfs (8.13 ft); May 26 (3 p.m.) 3,730 cfs (7.09 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Mar. 8-31, Apr. 8; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in 

stage, weather records, and records for station at Chadds Ford, Pa.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Shellpot Creek at Wilmington, Del.

Location. Lat 39°45'39", long. 75°31'10", on right bank 100 ft northeast of intersection 

or forty-fourth and Pine Streets in Sellers Park, 700 ft downstream from highway bridge 

on North Market Street in Wilmington, New Castle County, and 0.2 mile downstream from 

Mat son Run.

Drainage area. 7.46 sq mi.

Records available. December 1945 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 25 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--? years (1946-53), 10.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 785 cfs July 23 (gage height, 3.83 ft); minimum, 

 U.4 cfs Sept. 30.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 4,080 cfs July 9, 1952 (gage height, 7.97 ft in gage 

well, 8.6 ft from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 620 cfs on basis of 

computation of flow over dam at gage height 6.52 ft, and contracted-opening determinations at gage heights 6.52 and 7.97 ft; minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 16, 17, 18, 1948.

Maximum stage known since at least 1940, that of July 9, 1952. Flood of Aug. 1, 

1945, reached a stage of about 8.5 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or backwater from 

rocks, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of backwater from rocks (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

0.3 

.6 

1.3 

2.8 

4.8 

8.6

2.5 

Z.I

15

24

51

93

150

225

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

0.9

T7i~

'.8

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.7

.7

.9

.9

.7

.7

.7

25.4

0.82

0.110

0.13

Nov.

0.7

.7

*.8

.7

.7

.8

.7

.7

.7

1.3

1.0

.9

.8

.7

6.6

4.2

1.4

1.3

1.5

22

77

117

12

5.4

3.9

3.3

2.9

2.6

2.3

2.8

-

277.4

9.25

1.24

1.38

Dec.

2.3

470

15

6.3

47

23

7.2

5.4

4.8

5.6

151

Ts

7.2

5.4

4.6

4.3

3.9

3.5

3.3

3.3

44

34

8,6

6.4

5.7

4.8

4.3

3.3

3.3

3.5

4.3

444.3

14.3

1.92

2.21

Jan.

5.7

5.3

21

7.5

4.8

4.1

*4 3 16 '

214

57

28

19

10

8.1

7.2

6.8

6.0

26

11

7.6

9.1

16

7.2

169

29

11

8.1

10

7.6

6.0

6.0

748.4

24.1

3.23

3.73

Feb.

6.8

5.1

5.1

5.4

4.6

4.6

17

9.4

6.0

4.8

4.8

14

11

6.4

95

19

10

6.4

6.0

6.0

70

14

8.1

7.2

6.4

6.4

5.7

5.1

-

_

-

370.3

13.2

1.77

1.85

Calendar year 1952: Max 643 Hin 0.7

Mar.

4.5

*4.3

7.1

117

Tf

8.6

7.2

8.6

8.1

13

11

22

101

17

79

45

14

26

67

19

11

9.7

9.2

28

84

54

16

12

11

8.6

7.6

847.3

27.3

3.66

4.22

Apr.

8.1

9.7

8.1

9.4

16

8.5

~20 140

12

30

13

23

62

23

12

82

17

22

33

13

9.7

8.1

7.6

6.8

6.4

19

10

6.8

6.0

5.7

647.9

21.6

2.90

3.23

May

7.2

6.0

5.4

5.1

20

16

*26

11

6.8

5.4

4.8

4.3

8.0

13

5.7

5.8

18

11

4.8

5.4

4.1

19

7.6

4.6

4.0

114

14

6.8

5.1

15

32

415.9

13.4

1.80

2.07

June

64

T5

7.2

5.4

5.1

4.8

12

5.1

4.3

3.7

3.1

2.8

41

9.9

5.7

4.3

3.7

3.3

3.1

2.8

2.4

2.7

2.6

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.4

a2.1

228.7

7.62

1.02

1.14

July

*1.8

1.9

2.3

1.4

1.3

5.5

a9

a4

2.3

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

41

23

5.0

2.3

145

z'.3

2.4

2.1

2.0

1.7

*1.6

1.6

277.2

8.94

1.20

1.38

Aug.

1.3

5.2

2.1

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

12

7.9

2.0

1.4

1.3

2.9

2.1

1.2

2.8

1.9

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7 i o

62.9

2.03

0.272

0.31

Sept.

*0.6

.7

.7

.7

28

6.2

1.3

.9

.8

.7

.7

2.8

c23

cl.l

c.9

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

2.9

1.4

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

*.5

-

81.4

2.71

0.363

0.41

Mean 14.2 Cfsm 1.90 In. 25.87

Water year 1952-53: Max 214 Min 0.5 Mean 12.1 Cfsm 1.62 In. 22.06

Peak discharge (base, 550 cfs). De

(3.37 ft)j Jan. 24 (10:45 a.m.) 565 c

c. 11 (8:30 a.m.) 555 cfs (3.37 ft); Jan. 9 (5 a.m.) 555 cfs 

fs (3.39 ft); July 23 (8:15 a.m.) 785 cfs (3.83 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for stations on nearby streams. 

c Backwater from rocks on control.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 243

Salem River at Woodstown, N. J. 

(Formerly published as Salem Creek at Woodstown)

Location. Lat 39°38'36", long. 75°19 1 52", on right end of Memorial Lake Dam at Woodstown, 

Salem County, a quarter of a mile upstream from small brook and 0.3 mile downstream 

from Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines bridge.

Drainage area. 14.6 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1941 to September 1953. Prior to October 1952, published as 

Salem Creek at Woodstown.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder above concrete dam. Datum of gage is 29.49 ft above mean sea 

TTevel, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--11 years (1942-53), 20.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 338 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 1.81 ft); minimum, 

4.4 cfs on many days in October, November, and September.

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 3,240 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 4.23 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 220 cfs on basis of laboratory rating; no flow for short 

periods during many years just after waste gate was closed and water was below spillway.

Maximum discharge known, 22,000 cfs Sept. 1, 1940 (gage height, 7.98 ft, from floodmark in recorder shelter), based on slope-area determination of peak flow at site half 

a mile downstream.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period waste gate was open, which are poor, 

ures of discharge represent flow over dam and through waste gate.

PigRating table, water year 1952-53, except period when waste gate was open (gage, 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.07

1.1

1.2

4.4 

9.0

1.3

1.4 

1.7 258

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

7.4

9.0

14

9.0

5.9

*7.4

*5.9

5.9

5.9

7.4

5.9

T~4 4.4

4.4

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

~9.0 16

5.9

4.4

4.4

201.4

6.50

0.445

0.51

Nov.

1T~ 4.4

12

7.

7.

7.

4.

4.

4.

7.4

9.0

7.4

*5.9

5.9

12

28

12

11

11

19

76

~48 202

28

22

20

20

20

18

18

-

663.4

22.1

1.51

1.69

Dec.

18

18

24

22

34

62

28

24

22

20

83

IT

24

22

18

*16

16

16

IS

16

23

46

24

20

18

16

14

12

11

TT

14

749

24.2

1.66

1.91

Jan.

18

18

34

24

20

16

Is

20

~82 186

46

41

28

26

24

22

20

22

24

22

*22

44

26

136

94

35

28

26

26

24

22

1,192

38.5

2.64

3.04

Feb.

22

20

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

li

16

22

24

20

142

57

28

22

*20

20

55

38

26

24

22

20

20

18

-

-

-

778

27.8

1.90

1.98

Mar.

18

16

Te

66

41

26

22

22

22

24

28

28

174

^4

63

*128

41

35

73

44

33

30

28

50

49

55

35

28

26

22

20

1,319

42.5

2.91

3.36

Apr.

20

20

20

20

28

24

~48" 134

30

46

94

38

85

69

33

68

*39

30

69

33

28

24

22

22

22

22

20

18

15

18

-

1,162

38.7

2.65

2.96

May

24

20

18

18

16

16

52

26

24

20

18

18

16

16

22

20

30

35

20

*28

22

38

28

20

18

~U150

24

20

22

38

891

28.7

1.97

2.27

June

IE- 49

24

20

18

16

16

18

16

14

12

12

30

33

20

16

14

*12

14

16

9.0

11

14

11

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

11

-

506.0

16.9

1.16

1.29

July

11

9.0

11

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

16

18

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

9.0

7.4

9.0

9.0

*28

T6

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

346.4

11.2

0.767

0.88

Aug.

7.4

11

11

11

9.0

7.4

7.4

7.4

9.0

9.0

9.0

7.4

7.4

11

ii

11

11

14

9.0

*7.4

5.9

stf

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

257.7

8.31

0.569

0.66

Sept.

5.9

4.4 4~4

4.4

4.4

5.9

12

11

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

632

eTS

e4.5

-

211.5

7.05

0.483

0.54

Calendar year 1952: Max 277 Min 1.7 Mean 23.4 Cfsm i 6O In- 21.82

Water year 1952-53: Max 202 Mln 4.4 Mean 22.7 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.09

Peak discharge (base. 550 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Waste gate open; discharge Included In records.
LEIPSIC RIVER BASIN

Leipsic River near Cheswold, Del.

Location.--Lat 39°13'56", long. 75°37'56", on left bank 75 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, 0.4 mile downstream from confluence of Taylor and Pinks Branches, 1.9 miles 

east of Kenton, and 2.6 miles northwest of Cheswold, Kent County.

Drainage area. 9.2 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1931 to October 1933, April 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Oct. 1, 1931, to Oct. 31, 1933, staff gage at bridge 75 ft 

upstream at different datum. Apr. 9, 1943, to Aug. 9, 1951, staff gage and crest-stage 

indicator at bridge 75 ft upstream from present site at present datum.

Average discharge. 12 years (1931-33, 1943-53), 11.4 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 185 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 3.42 ft); minimum,

 2.5 cfs Sept. 16, 17.

1931-33, 1943-53: Maximum discharge, 441 cfs July 9, 1952 (gage height, 5.44 ft), 

but may have been greater Aug. 23, 1933 (gage height, 6.1 ft, present site, datum then 

in use, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 0.9 cfs Aug. 19, 1931.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1232: 1933(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 16 Mar. 17 to Sept. 30

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

2.9

4.3

13

32

71

117

Discharge, in cubic feet per second,

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.4 

2.8

year October 3952 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.

Oct.

*6.0

8.7

12

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.0

5.8

6.3

6.6

7.1

6.8

6.3

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.8

5,1

5.3

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.8

193.4

6.24

0.678

0.78

Nov.

5.6

5.6

*5.8

6.8

5.6

5.3

5.0

5^5

5.3

6.8

5.8

5.3

5.3

5.3

12

11

7.4

6.8

6.8

12

40

"24 110

13

11

11

10

9.4

8.8

10

-

381.7

12.7

1.38

1.54

Dec.

9.4

10

12

9.7

17

20

12

11

*10

10

56

24

14

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

26

26

14

13

12

12

11

9.7

9.7

11

15

450.5

14.5

1.58

1.82

Jan.

18

14

22

14

12

n

]_2

20

*50less

28

19

17

16

16

15

18

17

15

16

19

15

41

41

18

16

19

16

IS

14

645

20.8

2.26

2.61

Feb.

15

13

13

13

12

*12

15

13

12

11

12

22

16

13

76

44

20

16

15

15

31

20

16

15

14

14

13

13

-

-

514

18.4

2.00

2.08

Mar.

12

12

14

46

*25

16

14

15

15

15

13

19

50

23

31

"28 106

24

35

23

19

18

18

25

34

97

30

24

26

21

19

867

28.0

3.04

3.50

Apr.

18

19

*17

a!6

aZO

a!6

*56

27

20

26

20

19

38

42

20

33

21

22

56

22

*19

17

17

16

15

16

14

13

13

13

-

681

22.7

2.47

2.75

May

16

14

14

12

14

16

19

14

13

12

*11

10

TT

11

20

13

38

16

12

34

16

19

14

11

11

60

28

13

12

14

36

554

17.9

1.95

2.24

June

36

22

14

12

11

10

18

*12

11

9.8

9.2

9.2

11

11

9.8

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.3

8.0

8.0

7.7

8.0

7.4

7.1

7.1

6.8

18

10

8.0

-

337.1

11.2

1.22

1.36

July

7.1

6.5

*6.2

5.9

6.2

7.7

8.0

6.8

6.5

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.6,

4.4

s!g

5.6

5.0

27 "6". 8

5.6

5.3

5.3

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.6

197.0

6.35

0.690

0.80

Aug.

4.6

5.9

5.0

5.0

6.5

5.9

*5.3

5.0

8.6

5.6

5.0

4.6

4.6

20 "8-.0

5.3

. 7.1

5.6

5.0

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.2

170.6

5.50

0.598

0.69

Sept.

3.2

3.2

3.2

*3.0

2.9

3.0

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

z'.s

2.9

2.9

? 9.3 5" 3)4 3.4

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.2

-

100.4

3.35

0.364

0.41

Calendar year 1952: Max 217 Min 5.0 Mean 17.7 Cfsm 1.92 In. 26.23

Water year 1952-53: Max 110 Mln 2.8 Mean 13.9 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.58

Peak discharge (base. 120 efs). Nov. 22 (5:30 a.m.) 164 cfs (3.26 ft); Feb. 15 (6:45 p.m.) 142 cfs 

(3.09 ft)j Mar. 16 (5:15 a.m.) 185 cfs (3.42 ft); Mar. 26 (6:20 a.m.) 152 cfs (3.17 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for stations on nearby streams.
INDIAN RIVER BASIN 245

Stookley Branch at Stockley, Del.

Location. Lat 38 0 38'19", long. 75 0 20'31", on left bank at highway bridge In Stockley, 

Sussex County, 1.6 miles upstream from mouth and 4.4 miles southeast of Georgetown.

Drainage area. 5.5 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available. April 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 24.54 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 16, 1950, staff gage and crest-stage Indicator 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 7.55 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 60 cfs Aug. 14 (gage height, 3.40 ft); minimum,

 O^fs Oct. 24 to Nov. 3, Nov. 5-15.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 132 cfs June 4, 1948 (gage height, 5.0 ft, from graph 

based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 50 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 0.13 cfs Sept. 1-11, 1944.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSF 1141: 1948(P).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.8

1.9

2.0

1.3 

2.9 

5.4

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

2.2

2.2

ft! 2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9 

1.8

178

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8 

1.8

1.8

64.5

2.08

0.378

0.44

Nov.

TT§ 1.8 

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

3.5

2.5

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.4

8.2

14

4J6

4.3

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8 

3.8

-

95.3

3.18

0.578

0.64

Dec.

3.6

*3.6

3.6 

3^3

4.6

4.8

4.3

4.0

4.0

4.0

9.2

676

6.2

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.8

7.5

8.2

7.0 

6.6

6.2

6.2

5.8

5.4

5.4 

5.4

8.0

170.1

5.49

0.998

1.15

Calendar year 1952: Max 40

Jan.

9.2

8.2

11 

9.2

8.2

7.8

57?

8.7

14

11

15

13

12

11

11

11

9.7

11

11

11

11

12

11 

12

12

11

9.7

10

9.7 

S.7

8.7

333.0

10.7

1.95

2.25

Feb.

8.7

8.2

*8.2 

7.4

7.0

7.0

8.2

9.2

8.2

7.8

7.4

9.2

8.7

8.2

29

31

23

17

15

13

20

18

14 

13

13

12

12

11

:-

354.4

12.7

2.31

2.40

Mar.

10

iF14

13

11

10

10

9.7

10

10

12

44

33

26

33

25

22

23

19

16

14

13 

15

16

19

15

13

12 

12

11

510.4

16.5

3.00

3.45

Apr.

*11

12

11 

10

9.7

9.2

18

15

13

13

16

14

24

27

19

25

23

18

16

14

12

12

12 

12

11

10

9.7

9.2

8.7 

8.2

-

422.7

14.1

2.56

2.86

May

9.2

8.2

8.2 

7.4

7.8

8.8

11

8.7

7-. 8

7.0

6.6

6.2

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.8

5.2

5.2

10

7.4

7.0

6.2 

5.4

5.2

5.2

4.8

4,3.

4.3 

4.3

5.4

204.6

6.60

1.20

1.38

June

8.4

6.6

*5.4 

4.8

4.6

4.3

4.6

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.8

4.3

4.3

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.1

2.9

2.7

27T

3.3

~4.6 11 

-

128.1

4.27

0.776

0.87

July

3.8

3.3

3.1 

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.5

ftf

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

H2.2

84.6

2.73

0.496

0.57

Aug.

2..0

27?

2.2 

2.0

*2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

3.6

2.7

2.0

2.0

2.0

33

24

8.7

41

27

16

12

10

9.2

8.2

7.4

7.4

6.6

6.2

5.-S

5.8 

5.4

5.2

268.2

8.65

1.57

1.81

Sept.

4.8

4.8

4.6 

4.6

4.8

4.6

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

6.1

375

3.3 

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.1

*fff

-

112.7

3.76

0.684

0.76

Min 1.8 Mean 9.20 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.77

Water year 1952-53: Max 44 Min 1.8 Mean 7.53 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.58

Peak discharge (base, 45 cfs). Pet

cfs (3.36 ft); Aug. 14 (7 p.m.) 60 c

>. 15 (4 to 5 p.m.) 48 cfs (3.09 ft); Mar. 13 (9 to 10 a.m.) 59 

rs (3.40 ft)j Aug. 17 (1 p.m.) 48 cfs (3.08 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
246 POCOMOKE RIVER BASIN

Pocomoke River near Willards, Md.

Location. Lat 38°23'20", long. 75°19'30", on left bank 30 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 50, at Wicomico-Worcester County line, 0.6 mile upstream from Burnt Mill 

Branch, 1.3 miles east of Willards, Wicomico County, and 1.3 miles west of Whaleysville.

Drainage area. 60.5 sq mi.

Records available. December 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 816 cfs Mar. 13; maximum gage height, 11.20 ft 

Aug. 15; minimum discharge, 7.0 cfs Oct. 29, Nov. 1,2, Aug. 5.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 830 cfs June 1, 1952; maximum gage height, that of 

Aug. 15, 1953; minimum discharge, 3.8 cfs Sept. 5-9, 1950.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. El-25, Aug. 14-28)

Oct. i to NOV. 20

2.4 4.9

2.9 21

Discharge, in cubic

Nov. 21 to Sept. 30

2.2 6.5 4.0 68

2.5 12 6.0 216

3.0 28 8.0 422

3.5 44 10.0 680

per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

9.5

9.8

11

10

9.5

8.9

8.9

8.9

9.2

9.8

10

9.8

9.8

9.5

9.5

9.2

8.9

8.5

8.5

8.2

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

2*3.

7.3

7.3

271.3

8.75

0.145

0.17

Nov.

" 75" .0

.6

.5

.2

.9

.6

.3

.3

.6

.9

.9

* .9

.9

11

21

18

16

16

17

58

346

*207

130

97

80

70

62

56

52

-

1,364.9

45.5

0.752

0.84

Dec.

49

*46

50

52

61

128

104

85

73

65

126

165

124

99

82

73

65

60

56

52

62

127

110

94

82

73

66

60

54

51

65

2,459

79.3

1.31

1.51

Jan.

167

140

176

161

130

109

99

*108

267

450

326

225

170

138

120

107

95

108

141

126

114

127

110

115

142

115

97

92

99

87

80

4,521

146

2,41

2.78

Feb.

77

70

*65

62

58

54

57

94

103

86

77

90

106

89

290

*457

256

166

129

113

169

228

170

132

113

99

90

79

-

-

-

3,579

128

2.12

2.20

Mar.

71

66

*65 118"

153

120

99

88

85

88

84

90

651

612

333

386

254

187

212

171

135

115

100

103

115

149

129

108

93

81

72

5,133

166

2.74

3.16

Apr.

*6B

91

90

79

70

63

169

220

168

145

126

106

164

*302

198

251

268

185

181

157

129

107

90

81

72

63

58

52

48

45

-

3,844

128

2.12

2.36

May

55

62

66

60

*52

48

50

53

47

41

34

29

28

27

26

28

29

27

27

40

37

34

31

28

27

26

23

21

22

23

48

1,149

37.1

0.613

0.71

June

52

40

*33

27

24

22

21

20

20

19

18

17

18

17

17

17

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

IS.

13

13

14

*14

-

578

19.3

0.319

0.36

July

1414"

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

9.8

9.4

9.2

9.0

8.8

d8.6

*d8.4

d8.2

dS.O

d7.8

d8.4

9.4

10

*12

12

11

9.8

9.0

d8.6

d8.2

dS.O

dT^l

307.3

9.91

0.164

0.19

Aug.

d7.6

d7.6

d7.6

d7.7

*d7.7

d8.8

d8.6

dS.O

dS.O

d8.2

d7.8

d7.7

d7.6

192

*617

*410

375

*525

352

*181

110

81

65

55

48

43

39

36

33

30

28

3,322.9

107

1.77

2.04

Sept.

*2624"

23

22

20

20

19

18

17

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

13

13

12

12

II

11

12

12

*11

11

-

462

15.4

0.255

0.28

Calendar year 1952: Max 746 Min 7.0 Mean 77.6 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.46

Water year 1952-53: Max 651 Min 7.0 Mean 73.9 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.60

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). Nov. 22 (9 a.m.) 411 cfs (8.22 ft); Jan. 10 (4 p.m.) 446 cfs (8.20 

ft); Feb. 15 (11:30 p.m.) 604 cfs (9.45 ft); Mar. 13 (4 p.m.) 816 cfs (10.94 ft); Mar. 16 (8:30 a.m.) 

446 cfs (8.20 ft); Apr. 14 (3 a.m.) 358 cfs (7.44 ft): Apr. 16 (8:15 p.m.) 360 cfs (7.45 ft); Aug. 

15 (1:30 p.m.) 630 cfs (11.20 ft); Aug. 18 (1:30 a.m.) 568 cfs (10.93 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

recorded graph, wire-weight-gage readings, and weather records.

Note. No gage-height record May 8 to June 3; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, recorded range In stage, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
POCOMOKE RIVER BASIN 247

Nassawango Creek near Snow Hill, Md.

Location. Lat 38 "13 "45", long. 75°28'20", on right bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 12, 0.5 mile upstream from Furnace Branch, 0.6 mile downstream from Millville Creek, and 5.5 miles northwest of Snow Hill, Worcester County.

Drainage area. 44.9 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1949 to September 1953.

gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 988 cfs Aug. 16 (gage height, 7.82 ft); minimum 

recorded, 1.6 cfs July 19, 20 (gage height, 1.30 ft).

1949-53: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 16, 1953; minimum, that of July 19, 20,1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record or 

shifting control, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of shifting control (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 9 Aug. 10 to Sept. 3O

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7

1.6

3.1

5.5

12

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

Note. Same as following 

table above 4.O ft.

1.5

1.6

1.7 

2.0 

4.0

3.5

6.0

9.5

27

113

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

7.7

172

222

306

588

914

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Cfsro

In.

Oct.

2.4

T7S

7.8

6.3

4.5

3.5

3.1

3.3

5.1

9.5

9.2

7.8

6.0

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.2

3.8

3.5 

3.3

3.1

3.3

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

136.4

4.40

0.098

0.11

Nov.

3.3

3.3

3.8

6.6

6.0

5.5

4.7

4.5

4.2

4.2

5.0

5.5

4.7

4.5

18

29

18

13

12 

15

58

100

130

180

132

93

69

53

40

34

-

1,059.8

35.3

0.786

0.88

Dec.

30

28

*30

29

37

55

61

72

69

56

66

78

93

-82 101

64

51

42

36 

32

48

65

75

87

80

65

53

44

33

31

45

1,738

56.1

1.25

1.44

Jan.

70

90

95

100

110

100

*88

78

96

165

268

241

174

128

102

80

65

70

80 

88

80

75

78

75

80

88

80

75

70

65

60

3,114

100

2.23

2.58

Feb.

55

50

*46

42

38

35

40

57

68

73

71

71

74

75

110

239

330

239

156 

113

102

112

118

118

99

83

71

61

-

-

-

2,746

98.1

2.18

2.27

Mar .

53

46

*48

74

102

118

115

95

81

73

69

71

150

300

450

400

380

250

181 

151

131

109

90

84

88

105

128

131

107

87

*72

4,339

140

3.12

3.59

Apr.

62

81

84

86

81

67

94

146

191

164

142

130

145

215

246

212

212

196

164 

133

115

99

82

68

56

48

42

36

32

11

-

3,460

115

2.56

2.87

May

53

51

47

42

*38

36

36

32

29

27

24

21

18

15

14

13

15

13

13 

15

15

13

12

10

9.2

9,8

9.5

8.2

7.2

7.5

14

667.4

21.5

0.479

0.55

June

16

14

*11

9.5

8.2

6.9

6.0

5.8

6.0

5.5

4.7

4.7

7.8

8.5

7.8

6.9

6.0

5.5

4.7 

4.2

3.8

4.0

6.6

5.5

4.2

3.5

3^3.

4.0

16

*18

-

218.6

7.29

0.162

0.18

July

14

9.2

5.8

4.0

3.3

3.0

3.0

6.0

5.5

3.5

3.0

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.2

*2.2

1.9

1.9

dl.8

die

25

11

25

26

29.

28

18

9.8

6.0

4.2

3.8

279.6

9.02

0.201

0.23

Aug.

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.5

*2.4

5.3

6.1

8.2

11

*10

9.5

8.6

7.8

192

*721

*913

639

471

374 

259

163

104

69

45

31

25

21'18

16

13

11

4,165.5

134

2.98

3.45

Sept.

*10

9.0

8.2

7.8

7.5

7.8

7.8

7.5

6.9

6.3

6.0

5.7

6.9

6.6

6.0

5.4

5.1

4.8

fcf

6.6

6.9

6.3

5.4

5.1

5.1

8.0

13

*9.0

6.9

-

206.8

6.89

0.153

0.17

Calendar year 1952: Max 46O Min 2.3 Mean 56.9 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.25

Water year 1952-53: Max 913 Min 1.8 Mean 6O.6 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.32

Peak discharge (base, 2OO cfs). --Jan. 11 (6 p.m.) 282 cfs (5.88 ft); Feb. 17 (11 a.m.) 341 cfs

(6.16 ft); Mar. 15 (time and discharge unknown); Apr. 15 (8 a.m.) 254 cfs (5. 72 ft); Aug. 16 (3:30

.m. s . .

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

d Discharge Discharge computed computed from doubtful doubtful gage-height gage-height record. record.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 3O to Jan. 6, Jan. 16 to Feb. 2, Mar. 13-18; discharge estimated 

on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
248 MANOKIN RIVER BASIN

Manokln Branch near Princess Anne, Md.

Location. Lat 38 0 12'50", long. 75°40'18", on right bank 5 ft downstream from farm bridge, 

1.4 miles northeast of Princess Anne, Somerset County, and 1.6 miles upstream from confluence with Loretto Branch.

Drainage area. 5.8 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1951 to September 1953. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 210 cfs Aug. 14 (gage height, 5.96 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 42 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.1 cfs on many 

days in October, November, July and August; minimum gage height, 0.845 ft Oct. 2.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 14, 1953; minimum, 0.1 cfs on many days 

each year; minimum gage height, that of Oct. 2, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 15 Feb. 16 to Sept. 3O

0.9

1.0

1.1

0.1 

.3 

.9

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

Note. Same as following 

table al - - --

1.6 

3.6 

8.0

above 1.7 ft.

0.9

1.0

1.1 

1.4 

1.7

1.2 

4.0 

8.0

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

4.1

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Cfstn

In.

Oct.

**

 s

.1

.1.1.1.1.1

.1.1.1 .1.1

.1.1

.1.1

.1

.1.1 .1

.1.1

.1.1 .1.1 .1

.1

3.2

0.10

0.017

0.02

Nov.

**

1

.2 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1 

.1

.5

.3

.1

.1

.1

.2

4.0

H2.2

1.6

1.3

1.2 

1.0

.9 

.9

-

27.5

0.92

0.159

0.18

Dec.

«rl

1.0 

1.0

1.4

2.9

2.0

1.6

1.3

1.2

8.2

6.2

3.9 

3.0

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

6.2

H4.0

3.4

3.0

2.7 

2.3

2.2 

2.1

4.3

89.7

2.89

0.498

0.58

Jan.

9.4 

6.0

11 

8.3

6.2

5.0

*4.4

5.0

15

SI

14

10

7.4 

6.0

5.1

4.6

4.0

675

7.8

6.2

5.4

5.6 

4.6

5.2

7.1

5.0

4.3 

4.6

5.1 

4.3

4.2

218.3

7.04

1.21

1.40

Feb.

4.3 

3.6

*3.1 

2.9

2.6

2.3. STS

6.0

5.2

3.8

3.3

5.8

6.0 

4.4

26.

23

13

8.3

6.7

5.8

8.9

9.3 

6.7

5.7

5.0

4.6

4.0 

3.5

;

-

186.6

6.66

1.15

1.20

Mar.

3.2 

3.0

*37T 

12

12

7.4

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.6

4.8

5.5

»

15

36

16

11

11

7.7

6.1

5.2 

5.0

5.3

8.7

22

11 

7.7

6.2 

5.0

*4.3

316.0

10.2

1.76

2.03

Apr.

4.0 

7.7

5.7 

4.6

3.9

3.5

21

15

9.4

8.9

14

9.7

1

12

20

14

8.8

10

7.6

6.1

a5.0 

a4.5

a4.0

a3.5

a3.1

a2.8 

a2.6

ftf

-

263.4

8.78

1.51

1.69

May

a4.0 

a3.7

a2.7 

*a2.0

1.8

2.0

3.3

2.5

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2 

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.7 

.7

jii

.6

.6

.6 

.6

.6 

.8

1.0

44.4

1.43

0.247

0.28

June

-fc*

.7 

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6 

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4 

.6

.4

.4

.4

ft

*.4 

.3

-

14.4

0.48

0.083

0.09

July

0.2 

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

4.2

.2

.2

.2

*

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2 

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

5.0

0.16

0.028

0.03

Aug.

**

.1 

*.l

.2

.5

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

86

*38

13

15

*14

6.8

4.2

2.9

2.3 

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1 

1.1

1.0 

1.0

.8

195.1

6.29

1.08

1.25

Sept.

«0.8 

.8

.7 

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6 

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.8

.4 

.4

^3

.3

.4

.6 

.4

*.3 

.3

-

14.6

0.49

0.084

0.09

Calendar year 1952: Max 48 Min 0.1 Mean 3.78 Cfsm 0.652 In. 8.88

Water year 1952-53: Max 86 Min 0.1 Mean 3.78 Cfsm 0.652 In. 8.84

Peak discharge (base. 50 cfs). Peb. 15 (4:45 p.m.) 44 cfs (3.11 ft)j Mar. 13 (5:30 a.m.) 57 cfa 

(3.46 ft)j Mar. 16 (1 a.m.) 57 cfs (3.45 ftjj Mar. 26 (2 a.m.) 30 cfs (2.70 ft)j Apr. 7 (11:40 a.m.) 

31 cfs (2.72 ft); Apr. 13 (5:40 p.m.-) 44 cfs (3.11 ft)j Aug. 14 (1:20 p.m.) 210 cfs (5.96 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record} discharge estimated on basis of reconstructed gage-height 

graph, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
WICOMICO RIVER BASIN 249

Beaverdam Creek near Salisbury, Md.

Location. Lat 38°21'05", long. 75°34 I H", on upstream side of Schumaker Dam between spillway and emergency floodgates, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Beaglln Branch and 

2 miles southeast of Salisbury, Wicomico County.

Drainage area. 19.5 sq mi.

Records available. October 1929 to September 1953. 

East Branch Wicomico River.

Prior to October 1948, published as

Datum of gage is 

Prior to Sept. 28, 1938,

. Water-stage recorder and concrete spillway of dam for control. 

.93 ft above mean sea level (city of Salisbury benchmark). 

at site on left bank at dam at datum 9.02 ft higher.

Average discharge. 17 years (1930-32, 1938-53), 23.2 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 653 cfs Aug. 14; maximum gage height, 12.18 ft 

Aug. 15; minimum daily discharge, 4.8 cfs July 19.

1929-53: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred Aug. 23, 1933, when dam was 

partly washed out; maximum gage height, 14.31 ft Aug. 4, 1948, from high-water mark in 

well; minimum daily discharge recorded, 0.6 cfs during several periods in 1938 and 1939 

(leakage under dam and through floodgates following closing of floodgates).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of operation of floodgates or no gageheight record, which are fair. Records include flow over spillway plus leakage through 

floodgates. Occasional regulation at low and medium flow by mill above station.

Revisions. WSP 1232 : Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

11 

10

16

1?

11

11 

11 

11

13

14

13

12

11

10

10

9.8

9.4

9.4

9.4 

8.9

8,4

8.9

9.4 

9.4

9.4

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0 

9.0

9.0

322.4

10.4

0.533

0.61

Nov.

9.0 

9.0

9.5

12

8.6

fcl

8.6

S.6

9.1

9.6

 9.1

9.1

8.6

16

20

14

12

10 

13

39

~86" 111

71

35

20

24

23

21 

20

-

661.6

22.1

1.13

1.26

Dec.

19 

19

21

20

25

37 

35 

29

28

26

46

61

45

31

31

28

28

25

24 

21

32

35

38 

40

32

26

24

16

IT

19

32

911

29.4

1.51

1.74

Jan.

58 

31

53

50

37

40 

»31 

33

58

108

108

81

54

35

33

34

34

40

39 

39

42

44

40 

41

37

36

32

34

35 

32

33

1,402

45.2

2.32

2.67

Feb.

33 

28

25

27

23.

24 

26 

31

34

33

31

29

31

31

60

109

loS

58

34 

35

53

69

68 

57

42

26

24

28

:

-

1,174

41.9

2. IS

2.24

Mar.

28 

»28

30

58

52

i

35

35

35

28

33

106

145

103

82

68

67

60 

54

45

40

39 

37

4O

51

53

48

38 

37

37

1,570

50.6

2.59

2.99

Apr.

31 

41

41

40

38

32 

56 

80

72

55

45

46

69

~90 112

82

75

64

66 

55

48

42

38 

35

33

32

32

32

§

-

1,526

50.9

2.61

2.91

May

28 

27

25

24

»26

26 

ft

24

25

19

19

19

18

17

16

20

18

17 

22

20

18

16

15

14

15

14

12

£20

617

19.9

1.02

1.18

June

23 

19

14

13

13

12 

13 

13

17

12

10

IF

18

21

13

12

11

11

11 

10

10

13

19 

11

10

10

10

10

15 

*12

396

13.3

0.682

0.76

July

9.6

10

10

9.1

9.1

10 

9.6 

8.6

10

8.6

6.7

6.7

7.2

8.6

7.2

6.2

5.8

5.2

fcf

9.9

10

ff

17

20

14

8.1

7.1 

7.1

9.4

307.2

9.91

0.508

0.59

Aug.

fc*

8.1

»8.1

9.0

13 

12 

11

11

14

9.4

10

9.4

6289

»e369

6246

120

122

138 

65

38

IS

16 

16

16

17

17

17

15

14

14

1,676.2

54.1

2.77

3,20

Sept.

»15 

13

12

13

13

13 

13 

12

12

10

9

8.5

11

13

14

13

11

9.0

w16

If

11 

9.7

11

11

13

»14

12 

14

354.2

11.8

0.6O5

0.68

Calendar year 1952: Max 193 Mln 4.9 Mean 30.3 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.13

Water year 1952-53: Max 369 Mln 4.8 Mean 29.9 Cfsra 1.53 In. 20.83

Peak discharge (base. 120 eta). Nov. 22 (6:30 a.m.) 135 cfs (11.04 ft)} Feb. 16 (11:30 p.m.) 136 

ofs (11.045 ft){ Mar. 13 (7 p.m.) 157 ofs (11.165 ft); Apr. 14 (3 a.m.) 122 cfs (10.97 ft)j Aug. 14 

(2:45 p.m.) 653 cfs (11.96 ft)} Aug. 19 (1:45 a.m.) 211 ofs (11.395 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Discharge computed on basis of flow through 2 or 3 floodgates (by orifice formula), over top of 

1 or 3 floodgates (by weir formula), and over spillway (from rating curve), with leakage through 

1 or3 closed floodgates added, as applicable.

Note. No gage-height record May 4, May 14 to June 2, Sept. 7-15} discharge estimated on basis of 

recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
250 NANTICOKE RIVER BASIN

Gravelly Pork near Bridgeville, Del.

Location. Lat 38°43'42", long. 75°33'43", on left bank at highway bridge, 0.3 mile downstream from Gum Branch, 1.4 miles upstream from Greens Pond, and 2,5 miles southeast 

of ^ridgeville, Sussex County.

Drainage area. 75.4 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and timber control. Altitude of gage is 15 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Apr. 19, 1947, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 87.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 468 cfs Mar. 17 (gage height, 5.39 ft); minimum, 

STTcTs Aug. 1, 2 , 4 , 5.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 830 cfs June 5, 1948 (gage height, 6.40 ft); minimum 

observed, 6.3 cfs Sept. 29, 1943.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1111: 1947. WSP 1232: 1945-49.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.8 

2.0 

3.0

14

28

103

4.0 

5.0 

5.4

209

380

470

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

29

29

31

30

28

27

28

27

28

29

28

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

22IB"

23

22

22

22

798

25.7

0.341

0.39

Nov.

22

22

22

25

24

23

22

22

21

2?

23

22

*22

21

28

38

30

26

24

26

69

184

220

164

97

73

62

56

52

52

-

1,514

50.5

0.670

0.75

Dec.

52

51

»54

53

58

86

85

70

61

58

104

162

168

121

94

83

77

71

66

62

79

145

183

156

120

101

91

82

73

71

85

2,822

91.0

1.21

1.39

Jan.

130

143

147

166

154

126

112

112

155

262

322" 339

292

238

187

159 i-:2

137

147

143

134

158

180

168

188

195

155

135

129

118

108

5,281

170

2.25

2.60

Feb.

104

97

92

*90

85

80

85

97

92

81

7592"

104

92

141

289

339

2l>g176

141

148

177

167

137

123

115

107

98

-

-

-

3,683

132

1.75

1.82

Calendar year 1952: Max 590 Mln 21

Mar.

89

84

57

128

174

 174

133

117

113

113

118

126

215

418

408

398-

S69- 450

304

282

232

183

160

156

171

259

346

285

208

168

145

6,613

213

2.82

3.26

Apr.

134

 143

130

116

113

108

150

214

202

178

230

227

209

294

310

268

340

550

259

212

178

149

133

134

120

111

108

100

91

.86_

5,377

179

2.37

2.65

May

93

97

100

79

88

*118

125

116

93

77

68

61

61

57

54

52

58

61

59

134

170

172

T4?

94

72

65

61

54

49

47

80

2,660

85.8

1.14

1.31

June

128

151

T23

 78

60

51

52

54

51

44

41

56

73

60

56

49

45

42

40

38

36

37

46

a40

a37

a34

a33

a3F

a36

a35

1,661

55.4

0.735

0.82

July

»a33

31

31

29

29

31

36

35

32

31

29

28

28

28

28

27

26

26

24

26

26

26

66

47

31

27

25

24

24

23

 22

929

30.0

0.398

0.46

Aug.

21

21

21

55- 20

41

28

25

24

29

25

24

23

135

328

263

226

330

WT

172

94

70

60

54

52

48

46

46

44

40

39

2,651

85.5

1.13

1.31

Sept.

38

*38

37

36

35

38

38

35

33

33

33

32

31

30

31

31

30

29

29

27

45

3T

30

28

28

28

28

28

28

 26

-

968

32.3

0.428

0.48

Mean 120 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.62

Water year 1952-53: Max 45O Mln 20 Mean 95.8 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.24

Peak discharge (baae, 450 cfs).--Mar. 17 (3 to 5 a.m.) 468 cfs (5.39 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, recorded range 

In stage, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
NANTICOKE RIVER BASIN 251

Trap Pond Outlet near Laurel, Del.

Location. Lat 38°31'40", long. 75°29'00" ) on left bank at downstream end of concrete

spillway channel, 200 ft downstream from Trap Pond Dam and 5 miles southeast of Laurel, 

Sussex County.

Drainage area. 16.7 sq ml.

Records available. June 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 181 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 2.66 ft); minimum, 

 075~c"fs July 15 (gage height, 0.62 ft).

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 200 cfs Jan. 29, Mar. 25, 1952 (gage height, 2.74 ft); 

minimum, 0.4 cfs Aug. 3, Oct. 3, 1951.

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

Flow" regulated by Trap Pond.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1

0.3 

2.5 

4.1 

9.1

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 146

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

2.3

*2.6

4.7

37T

2.3

2.1

1.7

1.7

2.6

3.8

3.3

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.2

2,2

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

175

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.7

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.6

68.3

2.20

0.132

0.15

Nov.

1.7 ITS

2.2

4.1

3.0

2.3

1.7

1.8

1.8

2.2

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

8.4

9.9

5.0

3.3

3.1

6.7

29

72 ~55

33

23

20

17

15

14

14

-

360.6

12.0

0.719

0.80

Dec.

13

T5 *14

14

18

26

24

19

17

16

29

46

33

24

20

18

16

15

14

14

21

32

32

25

21

19

16

16

14

14

23

636

20.5

1.23

1.42

Jan.

40

41

41

46

36

28

25

28

45

93

85

62

48

38

32

27

25

26

32

30

27

30

27

28

31

28

23

22

23

22

20

1,109

35.8

2.14

2.47

Feb.

19

18

17

*16

15

14

TS

20

23

21

20

22

24

22

62

~34 100

40

33

29

38

48

38

29

26

24

22

20

_

-

829

29.6

1.77

1.85

Kar.

IS

17

17

30

40

32

24

24

21

22

23

25

117

132 -TO

80

70

51

50

48

37

30

26

29

34

43

44

33

26

*23

22

1,268

40.9

2.45

2.82

Apr.

22

25

24

21

18

17

37

65

46

36

32

27

42

83

6T

55

74

51

45

40

32

27

23

23

21

19

17

16

15

TS

-

1,029

34.3

2.05

2.29

May

19

18

17

16

15

17

21

17

14

12

10

8.8

8.5

8.3

8.0

9.1

11

8.3

8.5

16

14

11

9.1

8.0

7.7

7.4

6.3

5.4

575

6.9

16

360.2

11.6

0.695

0.80

June

*20

16

12

9.4

7.7

7.1

9.4

7.7

6.9

5.9

4.8

6.4

8.3

6.6

6.9

5.9

5.2

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.9

4.5

3.8

3.1

3.1

3.5

3.0

3 .1

3.1

-

193.9

6.46

0.387

0.43

July

2.7

2.5

2.4

1.7

1.0

1.0

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.2

.8

.9

.9

_/?

 1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.2

~6.0 17

2.6

.6

.3

.4

.4

.5

.6

62.9

2.03

0.122

0.14

Aug.

1.4

1.3 *1.0

1.0

_ !

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

68

135

53

43

57

37

22

16

13

12

11

9.8

8.8

8.5

8.0

6.9

7.1

4.8

537.1

17.3

1.04

1.20

Sept.

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.5

5.2

5.6

4.3

3.8

3.5

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

7.9

176

3.0

2.4

2.2

2.2

4.0

4.1

3.0

*2.4

-

106.3

3.54

0.212

0.24

Calendar year 1952: Max 178 Min 0.6 Mean 22.2 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.08

Water year 1952-53: Max 135 Min 0.7 Mean 18.0 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.61

138 cfs (2.46 ft)} Mar. 13 (8:30 p.m.) 181 cfs (2.66 ft); Aug. 15 (4 a.m.) 176 cfs (2.64 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. No gage-height record Feb. 5 to Mar. 3j discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in 

stage, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
252 NANTICOKE RIVER BASIN 

Holly Branch near Laurel, Del.

Location.--Lal 

highway, \\ 

mouth.

38°32'20", long. 75°35'55", on left bank 5 ft upstream from culvert on 

miles southwest of Laurel, Sussex County, and 2.6 miles upstream from

Drainage area.--2.19 sq mi.

Records available. August 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wooden control. Datum of gage is 24.86 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7.6 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 1.50 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 12 cfs Mar. 24, 1952 (gage height, 1.69 ft); no flow 

for many days each year.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

.01 

.04 

.15 

.43

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.2 

2.3 

3.6 

5.5

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

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

Cf 8m

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

Nov.

a.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.02

^06

0

0

0

0

.01

.01

0

.02

-

0.12

0.004

0.0018

0.002

Dec.

 0.01

.01

*.02

0

.01

.04

0

0

.01

.03

.22

.11

.21

.23

.23

.23

.21

.19

.15

.13

.26

.21

.23

.26

.26

.26

.26

.21

.21

.21

.i^i

4.70

0.152

0.069

0.08

Jan.

0.26

.29

.46

.48

.48

.48

.48

.48

.75

1.3

1*6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

.92

.83

1.0

.83

.75

.75

28.36

0.915

0.41B

0.4B

Feb.

0.75 *.60

.67

.60

.as

.48

.54

.54

.46

.48

.48

.60

.54

.43

2.2

1,1

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.3

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.5

-

-

-

36.02

1.29

0.589

0.61

Calendar year 1952: Max 8.0 Min 0

Mar.

1.3 *1.2

1.2

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

JL1

1.1

1.1

1.1

iii

4.4

3.6

4.4

3.5

3.2

3.3

2.8

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.4

4.1

3.1

2.7

2.3

*2.0

1.9

73.6

2.37

1.08

1.25

Apr.

 1.9

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.0

3.5

*Au2

3.0

3.8

3.5

3.0

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.4

1,3

1.3

-

68.3

2.28

1.04

1.16

May

1.3

1.2

1.0

*.92

.92

.92

1.0

.92

.83

.67

.67

.67

.60

.54

.54

.54

.54

.54

.48

.60

.60

.60

.54

.43

.39

.39

.35

^29

.29

.29

.35

19.92

0.643

0.294

0.34

June

*0.39

.35

.35

.32

.32

.29

.29

.23

.23

.21

.19

.19

.19

.15

.11

.10

.08

.08

.06

.05

.04

.04

.04

.01

fi

0

0

0

*0

0

-

4.31

0.144

0.066

0.07

July

(*)

0

0

0

0

Aug.

SL

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

.64

.44

.39

.98

i*0

.92

.83

.75

.67

.60

.54

.43

.39

.35

.32

.26

.23

*.19

9.93

0.320

0.146

0.17

Sept.

OJ5

.11

.10

.OS

.07

.06

.05

.02

a

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

-

0.64

0.021

0.0096

0.01

Mean 0.858 Cfsm 0.392 In. 5.32

Water year 1952-53: Max 5.4 Min 0 Mean 0.674 Cfsm 0.308 In. 4.17

Peak discharge (base. 4.5 cfs). Ma

(1.38 ft),- Mar. 26 (4 a.m.) 4.9 cfs (

r. 13 (10 a.m.) 7.6 cfs (1.50 ft); Mar. 16 (6 a.m.) 5.1 cfs 

1.37 ft); Apr. 13 (10 p.m.) 5.3 cfs (1.39 ft); Apr. 16 (4 p.m.)

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
NANTICOKE RIVER BASIN 253

Marshyhope Creek near Adamsville, Del.

Location. Lat 38°51'00", long. 75°40'29", near center of span on upstream side of highway Bridge 1.5 miles northeast of Adamsville, Kent County, 1.7 miles upstream from 

Saullsbury Creek, and 5.3 miles northwest of Greenwood.

Drainage area.--44.8 sq mi.

Records available. April 1943 to September 1953.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Altitude of 

gage is 30 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 10 years, 54.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 635 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 8.25 ft); minimumobserved, 5.8 cfs Sept. 20.

1943-53: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred July 1, 1946 (gage height, 

9.63 ft); minimum observed, 2.7 cfs Sept. 19, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 14.5 ft in August 1937, from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1141: 1948. WSP 1202: 1946(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 8 to Nov. 21, Nov. 26 to Dec. lo)

2.3 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

4.8

20

6.0 

7.0 

7.5 

8.0

155

266

375

535

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

TotaJ

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

*10

10

12

11

10

10

10

9.5

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.1

9.1

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.5

8.5

8.3

8.3

8.1

8.1

8.1

7.9

7.9

7.5

7.5

7.5

Z*3

7.3

276.8

8.93

0.199

0.23

Nov.

7.1

6.9

6.9

8.1

7.5

6.9

*6.5

6.5

6.3

6.9

6.9

6.5

6J,

6.1

7.7

13

8.9

7.3

6.5

7.5

32

£15

169

84

54

41

35

30

26

26

-

858.1

28.6

0.638

0.71

Dec.

25

li

30

 28

49

88

55

41

34

32

131

249

138

90

68

57

49

44

40

37

62

257

197

122

90

71

60

51

42

38

48

2,347

75.7

1.69

1.95

Jan.

129

97

144

135

97

77

67

75

222

496

432

 317

223

142

1O8

90

74

74

84

73

71

176

126

140

251

164

104

90

83

66

59

4,486

145

3.24

3.72

Feb.

58

49

45 43

39

36

38

44

39

35

53

47

58

46

143

429

246

122

86

70

109

134

89

69

61

54

48

43

-

-

-

2,313

82.6

1.84

1.92

Mar.

37

54

35

118

231

 132

88

69

69

72

65

73

278

464

220

*454

400

178

180

138

97

76

65

72

99

321

263

133

100

81

65

4,707

152

3.39

3.91

Apr.

57

 61

55

47

59

52

134

212

127

130

156

1O6

151

454

177

184

232

127

132

107

80

62

53

47

41

47

48

37

32

52

3,237

108

2.41

2.69

May

33

32

28

26

28

*43

137

93

63

45

34

29

26

26

28

2*

28

40

74

174

125

195

132

75

47

39

37

30

27

25

43

1,986

64.1

1.43

1.65

June

103

151

78

*46

34

28

65

51

36

29

25

35

52

77

48

33

26

24

21

20

18

17

17

16

15

14

14

15

13

13

-

1,118

37.3

0.833

0.93

July

*12

12

11

11

10

11

25

16

12

11

10

9.5

9.1

8.7

8.3

7.9

7.5

1*1

7.3

28

22

12

113

82

31

19

16

14

13

12

*11

579.4

18.7

O.417

O.48

Aug.

10

10

9.5

9.1

9.5

16

13

10

9.1

9.1

8.3

7.5

JLvS

59

155

67

208

£§4

108

55

34

27

24

21

19

17

16

15

14

13

13

1,247.4

40.2

0.897

1.04

Sept.

12 12

11

11

10

11

11

9.5

9.1

8.7

8.3

8.1

8.1

7.7

7.3

7.1

6.7

6.3

6.3

5.9

11

9.8

7.9

7.1

6.9

6.7

7.3

7.1

6.7

6,7

254.3

8.48

0.189

0.21

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,080 Hln 6.1 Mean 76.3 cfsm 1.70 In. 23.18

Water year 1952-53 : Max 496 Hln 5.9 Mean 64.1 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.44

Peak dlscharee (base. 450 cfs). Ja

(7.75 ft); Mar. 14 (7 a.m.) 547 cfs (

n. 10 (4:30 p.m.) 535 cfs (8.0O ft); Feb. 16 (12 m.) 450 cfs 

8.03 ft); Mar. 16 (6 p.m.) 607 cfs (8.18 ft)j Apr. 14 (12 m. )

635 cfs (8.25 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day
NANTICOKE RIVER BASIN

Faulkner Branch at Federalsburg, Md.

Location. Lat 38°42 1 45", long. 75°47'35", on right bank 25 ft downstream from highway 

bridge on Wiehols Road, 0.9 mile upstream from mouth, and 1 mile northwest of 

Federalsburg, Caroline County.

Drainage area.--7.10 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1950 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 58 cfs Jan. 9, Feb. 15, Mar. 13, 16; maximum 

gage height, 2.14 ft Jan. 9, Feb. 15, Mar. 13: minimum discharge, 1.2 cfs Aug. 1, 5 

(gage height, 1.15 ft).

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 212 cfs Dec. 21, 1951 (gage height, 3.16 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 79 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of Aug. 1, 

5, 1953.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.3 

2.8 

5.2

1.6 

1.8 

2.1

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

3.4

3.4

3,9

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

£.£

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

86.3

2.78

0.392

0.45

Calendar yea

Nov.

2.1.'l

2.2

*2.8

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

4.3

4.3

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.4

16

35

19

14

12

11

10

9.1

8.3

8.7

-

195.7

6.52

0.918

1.03

Dec.

8.3

itS

8.3

7.9

9.6

12

10

9.1

8.3

8.3

36

25

18

15

13

12

12

11

10

10

20

26

18

16

14

13

12

10

10

10

14

414.7

13.4

1.89

2.17

* 1952 : Max 108

Jan.

19

15

25

19

16

15

14

*16

43

51

40

36

26

22

20

19

17

19

19

16

18

19

16

24

26

18

16

16

14

13

1Z

659

21.3

3.00

3.45

Feb.

12

11

11

10

10

10

11

11

10

9.5

.9^1

11

10

9.5

36.

31

2C

16

14

14

19

17

14

13

13

12

11

10

-

-

385.1

13.8

1.94

2.02

Mln 2.1

Mar.

9.5

aa 10

18

16

13

11

11 *11

11

10

11

43

28

25

4£

27

23

24

19

17

15

14

14

22

38

24

20

18

16

14

587.6

19.0

2.68

3.08

Apr.

14

17

14

13

13

12

27

21

18

22

22

18

30

33

22

36

26

21

21

17

15

13

13

12

11

11

10

9.1

u8.7

-

528.5

17.6

2.48

2.77

May

10

9.4

11

9.1

13

li *13

11

9.5

8.3

7.5

7.2

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.1

6.8

6.4

6.4

14

9.1

8.3

7.2

6.4

6.1

6.1

5.5

5.2

<L1

4.9

9.9

255.5

8.24

1.16

1.34

June

11

8.7

7.2

*6.1

5.2

4.9

5.8

5.2

4.9

4.4

4.1

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.2

15

8.8

4.6

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.9

3.2

-

156.4

5.21

0.734

0.82

July

2.8

*2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.5

1^1

1.8

1.5

1.5

00

3.0

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.4

72.0

2.32

0.327

0.38

Aug.

1±4

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.5

2.2

1.7

1.8

2.2

2.3

1.7

1.4

1.4

33

10

5.2

28

11

7.9

6.8

5.8

5.5

5.2

4.6

4.4

4.1

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.0

171.0

5.52

0.777

O.9O

Sept.

3.0

*3.0

3.0

2.8

2.6

3.9

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1*2

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.7

Ii5_

70.6

2.35

0.331

0.37

Mean 12.6 Cfsm 1.77 In. 24.16

Water year 1952-53 : Max 51 Mln 1.4 Mean 9.81 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.78

Peak discharge (base. 600 ofa 1. No peak above base. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
NANTICOKE RIVER BASIN 255 

Rewastico Creek near Hebron, Md.

Location. La t 38°24'4Q", long. 75°45'15", on left wing wall of old mill sluiceway, 10 ft 

upstream from bank of stoplogs, on right bank of Rewastico Pond at outlet, 1.5 miles 

upstream from Little Creek, 2.8 miles north of Quantico, and 3.5 miles southwest of 

Hebron, Wicomico County.

Drainage area.--12.2 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1.8 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 16, 1950, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 88 cfs Aug. 14 (gage height, 4.58 ft); minimum, 1.2 cfs July 30 (gage height, 2.29 ft).

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 98 cfs Jan. 28. 1952 (gage height, 4.78 ft); minimum, 

1.0 cfs Oct. 21-23, 1950 (gage height, 2.25 ft).

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

Records comprised of flow through sluiceway and through 42-inch culvert.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

3.2

3.3

4^9

4.4

3.8

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.6

4.6

4.4

4.1

3.7

3.3

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2^1

2.1

94.3

3.04

0.249

0.29

Nov.

1.1

2.2

2.3

*3.8

3.6

3.1

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.5

5.2

10

6.5

4.6

3.8

4.2

21

15

25

15

11

9.9

8.9

8.3

7.7

7.7

-

229.7

7.66

0.628

0.70

Dec.

*7.7

UL

7.9

7.5

8.7

14

11

9.4

8.5

8.3

22

23

16

13

12

11

10

9.9

9.2

8.7

17

29

20

16

14

13

12

11

10

9.9

15

392.0

12.6

1.03

1.19

Jan.

23

17

25

22

18

*16

15

17

35

49

38

31

25

21

19

18

16

19

22

19

17

18

16

17

19

16

14

15

15

14

JLi

639

20.6

1.69

1.95

Feb.

13

*12

12

12

11

11

12

16

15

12

11

14

15

13

43

*56

33

22

19

17

23

26

19

17

16

15

15

14

-

-

-

514

18.4

1.51

1.57

Mar.

13

13

14

22

22

17

15

14

15

15

15

15

66

52

34

50

37

28

30

26

22

19

17

18

19

30

26

21

18

16

*15

734

23.7

1.94

2.24

Apr.

14

18

16

14

13

12

31

33

23

21

19

17

40

48.

31

32

32

25

28

24

21

18

17

16

15

14

13

13

12

12

642

21.4

1.75

1.96

May

16

14

15

*13

12

11

14

12

10

9.3

8.7

8.1

7.6

7.2

7.1

7.2

8.9

7.9

7.6

10

9.8

7.9

7.2

6.4

6.4

6.8

6.6

6.0

5.5

5.8

9.3

284.3

9.17

0.752

0.87

June

9^1

*8.7

6.8

5.8

5.4

5.0

6.0

6.3

5.7

5.1

4.6

5.0

9.1

7.7

6.4

5.5

5.4

7.4

6.6

6.3

5.8

4.5

4.6

4.1

3.5

3.2

3.0

3.0

*3.0

3.0

-

166.3

5.54

0.454

0.51

July

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.2

3.4

3.2

3.1

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

*1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.6

6.5

lil

4.3

3.1

2.0

1.8

1.5

1^1

1.8

74.6

2.41

0.198

0.23

Aug.

1.8

J~£

1.8 *1.7

1.8

4.5

4.2

4.0

5.3

9.8

8.3

4.6

3.3

47

50

21

13

12

9.1

7.2

6.4

6.0

5.8

5.7

5.4

5.1

4.7

4.5

4.3

4.1

*3.8

267.8

8.64

0.708

0.82

Sept.

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.1

3.0

3.4

5.3

4.9

3.6

3.0

2.6

2.4

4.5

4.0

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.7

JUS

1.5

&£

5.0

3.5

2.5

2.0

1.8

3.5

*4.7

3.7

3.0

-

99.8

3.33

0.273

0.30

Calendar year 1952 : Max 80 Min 1.2 Mean 13.8 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.40

Water year 1952-53 : Max 66 Min 1.3 Mean 11.3 Cfsm 0.926 In. 12.63

Peak discharge (base. 40 cfs). Nov. 22 (2 to 3 a.m.) 54 cfs (3.98 ft); Jan. 10 (4 p.m.) 50 cfs 

.91 ft); PebV 15 (7:45 p.m.) 74 cfs (4.35 ft); Mar. 13 (12:30 p.m.) 79 cfs (4.45 ft); Mar. 16 

to 8 a.m.) 53 cfs (3.97 ft); Apr. 7 (6 p.m.) 41 cfs (3.73 ft); Apr. 13 (11 to 12 p.m.) 58 cfs 

.02 ft); Aug. 14 (5:20 p.m.) 88 cfs (4.58 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Sept. 11-27; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, 

weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.

re

(sT!

7 t 

(4.C
256 TRANSQUAKING RIVER BASIN

Chlcamaoomloo River near Salem, Md.

Location. Lat 38°30i45", long. 75°52'50", on left bank 30 ft downstream from Big Mill 

Pond dam, 1.6 miles east of Salem, Dorchester County, 3.5 miles northwest of Vienna, 

and 13 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 15.0 sq mi.

Records available. April 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 152 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 3.22 ft); minimum, 2.0 cfs Aug. 21 (gage height, 0.43-ft).

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 272 cfs Jan. 28, 1952 (gage height, 3.92 ft); minimum recorded, 1.8 cfs June 1-3, 1951.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of shifting control, which are fair. 

Some regulation by Big Mill Pond.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of shifting control (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.5

2.6 

4.6

20

2.0 

2.4 

2.8

36

61

100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

o

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.2

*5.3

5.6

5.4

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.2

5.2

5.5

5.7

1^9

5.9

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.9

.4^6

4.6

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.6

4.6

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.8

158.6

5.12

0.341

0.39

Nov.

1*1

4.8

5.0

*6.4

5.7

5.6

5.4

5.0

5.0

5.3

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.0

9.2

13

7.9

6.5

6.1

23

47

55

23

17

16

15

14

12

11

11

-

360.7

12.0

0.800

0.89

Dec.

*11

11

13

12

13

18

14

12

12

12

11

32

21

18

16

15

14

14

14

13

18

24

19

18

17

16

14

14

13

13

18

506

16.3

1.09

1.25

Jan.

26

21

27

27

22

*20

13.

23

58

&$.

52

45

36

30

27

26

24

27

29

26

26

30

26

29

34

28

23

24

23

21

20

915

29.5

1.97

2.27

Feb.

21

*19

18

18

il

17

20

22

19

18

17

21

21

19

64

78

45

32

28

24

33

34

28

25

24

23

22

21

-

-

-

748

26.7

1.78

1.85

Mar.

12 *19

20

34

34

26

24

23

22

23

22

25

91

74

47

80

52

39

41

35

30

27

25

26

28

50

38

31

29

*26

23

1,083

34.9

2.33

2.69

Apr.

23

24

22

21

19

18

42

43

32

32

33

30

40

55

35

42

42

32

30

26

23

21

20

20

18

17

16

17

17

16

-

826

27.5

1.83

2.05

May

18

16

21

*16

16

22

23

20

23

19

16

14

13

12

12

12

18

15

13

11

28

19

17

13

12

13

12

11

10

12

23

520

16.8

1.12

1.29

June

*24

20

16

13

12

12

19

14

11

9.9

9.4

9.7

11

10

11

10

9.6

9.6

8.8

8.2

7.7

9.4

16

9.9

8.5

8.2

8.0

8.2

*8.0

iuS

339.6

11.3

0.753

0.84

July

7.2

6.7

6.8

6.4

6.3

7.2

7.6

5.7

3.4

3.5

3.4

3.6

3.6

2^1

3.9

5.3

6.2

6.4

6.4

6.8

6.7

6.4

9_^

6.2

3.9

3.8

.1

.2

.1

.2

.1

165.9

5.35

0.357

0.41

Aug.

3.9

3.9

*3.8

U

4.1

4.3

4.6

6.4

10

14

9.7

7.3

11

1A

46

14

11

13

9.9

8.8

5.4

6.7

9.7

9.0

10

9.6

9.2

8.7

6.2

3.9

*4.1

345.9

11.2

0.747

0.86

Sept.

1*2

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.3

5.8

1*1

5.5

5.2

5.0

4.9

5.0

5.4

4.8

4.S

4.6

4.5

4.4

4.5

4.8

5.2

5.0

4.7

4.6

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.9

4.9

*4.9

-

145.6

4.85

0.323

0.36

Calendar year 1952 : Max 174 Mln 4.6 Mean 20.5 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.54

Water year 1952-53: Max 91 Mln 2.8 Mean 16.8 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.15

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 25 to Nov. 20.
CHOPTANK RIVER BASIN 

Shades Branch near Chapeltown, Del.

257

Location. Lat 39°04'45", long. 75°41'05", on downstream side of right abutment of highway 

bridge, 1.6 miles south of Chapeltown, Kent County, 3.0 miles upstream from mouth, and 

3.1 miles west of Willow Grove.

Drainage area. 11.6 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 397 cfs May 26 (gage height, 6.61 ft); minimum, 

0.4 cfs Sept. 17; minimum gage height, 0.34 ft Aug. 11-14.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 642 cfs Dec. 21, 1951 (gage height, 7.27 ft); minimum, 

that of Sept. 17, 1953; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 11-14, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of doubtful or no gage-height record, which 

are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 26 to Mar. 12)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 15 Mar. 16 to Sept. 30

1.0 1.0

1.1 1.7

1.2 2.8

1.3 4.6

1.4 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

7.6

35

93

168

0.3 O.5

.5 4.0

1.0 14

1.5 29

2.0 48

3.O 99

4.0 164

5.0 240

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.8

 2.9

3.4

27ff

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.1

275

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

76.2

2.46

0.212

0.24

Calendar yeai

Nov.

2.0

2.O

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

 1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

2O

~48 139

29

20

17

15

12

9.6

9.6

-

35O.O

11.7

1.01

1.12

Dec.

9.2

10~ 8.8

9.2

15

40

22

*16

14

12

"60 132

36

26

20

17

15

13

11

1O

39

73

37

27

22

18

16

13

11

10

13

775.2

25.0

2.16

2.49

Jan.

29

20

37

26

19

16

~ZS 14

 125

126

79

.77

42

32

26

23

19

23

23

19

22

36

23

87

87

40

30

32

28

23

20

1,229

39.6

3.41

3.94

Feb.

20

16

16

15

12

 11

10

10

9.2

8.4

8.4

18

18

12

159

90

43

26

20

16

85

58

30

El

17

15

12

9.6

-

-

-

785.6

28.1

2.42

2.52

Mar.

8.4

7.3 870"

115

*60

30

20

17

18

17

12

17

103

44

52

"BT 141

38

53

36

26

22

20

36

47

98

44

31

30

E6

20

1,247.7

40.2

3.47

4.0O

Apr.

18

19

 16

15

16

14

60

40

E6

32

44

27

91

8T

36

70

42

30

67

34

24

19

17

15

14

13

12

11

10

Iff

925

30.8

2.66

2.97

May

11

10

9.8

IF"9.4

25

59

26

2E

15

*12

10

33

19

15

12

15

20

13

 191

73

54

36

20

15

*228

TOT

35

21

17

58

1,201.2

38.7

3.34

3.85

June

"67 116

28

19

15

13

12

 11

11

10

9.8

9.5

10

9

8.5

8

8

8

7

6.5

6.5

6

6.5

6

5.5

5.5

5

T

6

5

445.3

14.8

1.28

1.43

July

4.5

4

 3.5

2.9

2.9

3.1

3.3

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.2

T74

»1.4

1.4

6.7

475

2.6

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.4

75.3

2.43

O.2O9

0.24

Aug.

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.4

*1.4

1.4

2.4

1.4

1.0

79- .9

5.4

5.7

3.1

3.9

3.3

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

66.9

2.16

0.186

O.21

Sept.

1.2

1.0

1.0

*1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

.6

.5

75

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

2.4

TTo

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

.6

.6

.6

22,9

O.76

O.O66

0.07

* 1952: Max 3OO Mln 1.1 Mean 22.5 Cfsm 1.94 In. 26.42

Water year 1952-53: Max 228 Mln O.5 Mean 19.7 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23. O8

Peak discharge (base, 26O cfs). Feb. 15 (2:3O p.m.) 307 cfs (5.94 ft); May 20 (11 a.m.) 336 cfs 

(6.11 ft); May 26 (1 p.m.) 397 cfs (6.61 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Doubtful or no gage-height record June 12 to July 2; discharge estimated on basis of recorder graph, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
258 CHOPTANK RIVER BASIN

Choptank River near Greensboro, Md.

Location. Lat 38°59'50", long. 75°47<10', on left bank at highway bridge, 0.1 mile upstream from Gravelly Branch and 2.0 miles northeast of Greensboro, Caroline County.

Drainage area. 113 sq mi.

Records available. January 1948 to September 1953.

Page. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 5 ft-(from topographic map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 147 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,330 cfs Feb. 16, May 21 (gage height, 7.08 

ft"); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 1.89 ft).

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 3,640 cfs Dec. 22, 1951 (gage height, 9.99 ft); minimum, 

6.5 cfs July 29, 30, 1949 (gage height, 1.81 ft).

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

Some regulation at low flow by mill above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.9 

2.1 

2.3

3.0 

5.0

7.0

240

740

1,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year-October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IS

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

32

31

40

38

32

26

30

32

29

28

31

28

25

28

31

28

31

26

25

20

25

30

31

30

29

25

21

26

23

26

29

886

28.6

0.253

0.29

Nov.

22

21

*ZT

24

29

28

28

31

28

22

25

28

25

26

31

41

29

29

25

32

78

576

832

400

138

106

120

108

80

83

-

3,066

102

0.903

1.01

Dec.

80

85

85

94

97

140

202

155

99

106

252

848

52T

190

162

120

135

101

90

97

108

330

423

201

168

152

106

106

94

94

101

5,542

179

1.58

1.82

Jan.

171

170

170

253

188

128

125

140

318

964

938

712

498

*338

210

185

182

158

190

165

158

300

3255

a350

3820

a550

3240

a220

al70

al85

alSO

9.601

310

2.74

3.16

Feb.

a 140

a 130

a!20

allO

aloS

101

110

120

113

104

97 i28~

180

195

270

1,180

792

275

210

175

212

645

380

185

170

168

140

130

_

-

6,685

239

2.12

2.20

Mar.

106

104

m

265

823

516

220

215

*190

160

190

178

381

775

451

894

998

4T>6~

355

363

270

182

158

171

275

603

620

285

261

255

188

10,962

354

3.13

3.61

Apr.

160

175

132

125

152

135

178

520

350

220

453

395

348

900

7551"

358

576

276

334

490

248

180

158

132

110

110

118

87

83

?2

8,249

275

2.43

2.71

May

99

83

94

83

65

138

483

*410

312

198

120

67

90

223

180

171

172

198

182

498

1,200

685

353

235

148

134

926

570

158

85

168

8.526

275

2.43

2.81

June

485

728

400

165

130

76

87

120

76

63

65

50

71

215

146

58

60

56

48

38

48

44

72

49

32

31

34

36

35

35

-

3,553

118

1.04

1.17

July

30

*32

30

29

25

28

42

40

36

30

24

23

21

23

24

24

21

20

19

17

21

25

72

62

31

30

25

24

29

22

19

898

29.0

0.257

0.30

Aug.

21

23

18

17

15

25

18

24

30

24

23

22

22

46

74

42

97

5?

54

38

28

32

23

21

22

20

19

18

21

19

18

970

31.3

0.277

0.32

Sept.

19

21

*19

16

15

16

15

15

15

13

13

13

16

13

15

13

13

13

14

13

26

22

20

19

18

a!7

a!7

a!7

a!6

a!5

487

16.2

0.143

0.16

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,370 Min zO Mean 197 Cfsm 1.74 In. 23.72

Water year 1952-53= Max 1,200 Min 13 Mean 163 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.56

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs). Feb. 16 (12:45 p.m.) 1,330 cfs (7.08 ft)j May 21 (8:30 a.m.; 

1,330 cfs (7.08 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for stations on nearby streams.
CHOPTANK RIVER BASIN 259

Tuckahoe Creek near Ruthsburg, Md.

Location. La t 38°58'00", long. 75°56i35", on dovmstream side of right abutment of highway bridge, 0.1 mile dovmstream from Blockston Branch, 2.6 miles downstream from confluence of German Branch and Mason Branch, 2.6 miles south of Ruthsburg, Queen Annes 

County, and 3.4 miles north of Queen Anne.

Drainage area. 85.2 sq mi.

Records available. --March 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge daring year, 828 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 4.47 ft); minimum, 

16 cfs Sept. 16, 17, 18, 19, 20; minimum gage height, 0.28 ft Sept. 18, 19.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 1,570 cfs Dec. 22, 1951 (gage height, 5.56 ft) 

mum, 16 cfs Sept. 14, 1951, Sept. 16, 17, 18, 19, 20,1953; minimum gage height 

Sept. 18, 19, 1953.

Remarks . Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 1-20)

mini0-28 ft

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

0.7 28

1.0 44

2.0 123

3.0 242

3.5 355

4.0 554

0.3 

.6 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 140

2.5 206

3.0 306

4.0 621

4.5 842

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

36

36

52

42

38

36

*36

36

35

36

39

42

38

36

34

34

34

33

32

32

32

33

34

33

32

32

32

33

32

31

32

1,093

35.3

0.414

0.48

Nov.

31

31

*32

41

34

32

31

30

30

32

34

32

31

30

41

65

44

36

34

41

116

550

485

284

176

130

105

90

78

75

-

2,801

93.4

1.10

1.22

Dec.

74

7075-

73

74

113

109

*100

86

77

354

544

379

221

162

136

120

109

100

93

105

164

148

133

115

103

94

84

74

74

90

4,253

137

1.61

1.86

Jan.

154

138

156

156

142

118

105

TIT

268

409

460

443

342

*252

185

159

141

140

152

146

138

186

165

271

605

490

281

203

185

165

146

7,012

226

2.65

3.06

Feb.

138

126

118

114

*105

99

117

147

130

110

98

125

146

139

290

628

48?

267

184

151

210

431

328

206

165

147

133

122

_

_

-

5,465

195

2.29

2.38

Mar.

110

99

102

274

*453

341

202

159

151

146

134

136

289

341

299

741

660

386

324

287

231

177

152

174

247

684

537

313

244

224

191

8,808

284

3.33

3.84

Apr.

159

152

*14O

129

132

122

218

290

250

221

331

334

386

676

476

354

324

251

358

358

247

175

146

131

120

115

109

98

91

BJ_

6,980

233

2.73

3.05

May

99

94

84

7792"

162

659

*4BB"

227

152

116

93

90

133

158

130

141

164

137

427

484

404

329

197

137

110

110

137

109

83

167

5,907

191

2.24

2.58

June

276

354 24"9-

157

*104

80

91

85

75

65

57

54

61

69

64

55

51

49

46

43

41

41

44

40

36

36

35

37

38

35

2,466

82.2

0.965

1.08

July

32

*31

3O

29

29

49

~54 249

39

34

31

3O

29

28

27

27

26

25

25

24

24

29

195

151

42

34

32

30

29

28

28

1,468

47.4

0.556

0.64

Aug.

27

27

27

26

31

*39

29

27

81

67

35

29

27

60

77

39

478

184

47

35

31

29

28

27

26

25

24

24

23

2222"

1,673

54.0

0.634

0.73

Sept.

21

21

*21

21

20

30

21

21

20

19

19

19

19

18

18

17

17

16

T6

16

26

25

21

20

20

20

20

20

19

18

602

20.1

O.236

0.26

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,420 Min 27 Mean 144 Cfsm 1.69 In. 23.02

Water year 1952-53: Max 741 Mln 16 Mean 133 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.18

Peak discharge (base, 750 cfs). Mar. 16 (2 p.m.) 828 cfa (4.47 ft)j Mar. 26 (10:40 a.m.) 780 cfa 

(4.37 ft)} May 7 (10:40 a.m.) 799 cfs (4.41 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
260 CHOPTANK RIVER BASIN

Beaverdam Branch at Matthews, Md.

Location. --La t 3e°46 1 40", long. 75°58'15", on left bank 50 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 328, 1 mile west of Matthews, Talbot County, 1.2 miles upstream from 

mouth, and 6 miles northeast of Easton.

Drainage area. 5.65 sq mi.

Records available. --July 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 222 cfs May 20 (gage height, 3.66 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 140 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.21 cfs part of 

each day Sept. 3-5, 8-10, 17.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 276 cfs Sept. 1, 1952 (gage height, 4.11 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 140 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow for part of each 

day Aug. 14-16, Sept. 8, 9, 1950, Sept. 8-11, 13, 14, 1951.

Remarks . Records fair except those for period of doubtful gage-height record, which arepoor.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3

.35 

1.3

2.9

1.4

1.5

2.0 

2.9

5.2

10

52

138

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Cfam

In.

Oct.

~^es 0.56

3.7

T7T

.78

.56

.56

.56

.56

.70

1.5

dl.O

d.9

d.85

d.8

d.75

d.7

d.65

d.65

d.6

d.6

d.6

d.6

d.6

d.6

.56

.56

.63

.63

.63

.63

24.80

O.80O

0.137

0.16

Nov.

~m0.63

*.80

1.7

1.1

1.0

.78

.78

.78

1.2

1.7

1.3

1.0

1.0

6.3

5.4

2.4

1.9

1.7

6.Z

61

86

21

9.4

6.4

5.6

5.2

4.4

3.9

4.6

-

245.87

8.20

1.40

1.56

Dec.

4.6

4.9

6.8

*4.9

9.1

15

6.4

5.2

4.6

4.9

86

2T

11

8.3

6.8

6.4

6.0

5.6

4.9

4.6

18

19

8.8

7.3

6.4

6.0

5.2

4.4

3.7

47S

14

324.4

10.5

1.79

2.06

Jan.

21

9.4

23

11

*8.8

7.3

87T

14

46

3T

24

28

14

11

11

10

8.3

13

11

8.8

20

27

12

38

31

14

10

9.4

9.4

8.3

7.3

510.3

16.5

2.82

3.24

Feb.

6.8

6.4

6.0

5.6

*576"

5.6

13

10

6.4

5.6

5.6

13

8.3

6.0

ii

26

14

8.8

8.3

8.8

23

16

9.4

8.8

8.3

7.8

6.8

6.0

_

-

3Z1.9

11.5

1.97

2.05

Mar.

5.2

4.9

¥79

33

18

 9.4

7.8

8.8

8.8

8.3

6.4

11

36

15

32

61

IT

14

19

11

8.3

7.3

6.8

20

25

*38

15

11

19

11

8.3

503.2

16. 2

2.77

3.20

Apr.

7.8

9.4

8.3

9.6

16

8.3

42

20

16

18

12

13

49

??

14

33

16

14

23

11

8.8

7.3

8.3

8.8

6.4

6.4

5.2

4.4

4.1

TTT433.2

14.4

2.46

2.75

May

8.3

4.9

4.6

3.7

19

53

 73

15

9.4

6.4

4.6

3.7

3.1

8.4

4.4

5.1

16

6.5

16

129

22

21

12

6.0

5.6

6.0

4.4

3.3

2.7

575

49

529.4

17.1

2.92

3.37

June

19" 63

7.8

4.6

3.5

2.8

4.8

3.5

3.3

2.4

1.7

2.5

3.3

2.9

2.6

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.0

.88

.88

.88

.70

.65

.63

.63

.80

2.1

.88

144.31

4.81

0.822

0.92

July

0.70

*.56

.49

.42

.42

5.2

8.7

1.6

.88

.63

.56-

.56

.49

.49

.49

.42

.42

.42

.35

.35

.35

.35

~T.7 17

.56

.49

.42

.42

.35

.35

.29

46.43

1.50

0.256

0.30

Aug.

0.35 ~T4"2

.42

.42

9.8

7.3

1.0

.70

1.7

.88

.56

.42

.42

41

8.6

3.3

118

T5

3.3

1.7

1.1

.88

.78

.ro

.63

.49

.49

.42

.42

.42

.35

219.97

7.10

1.21

1.40

Sept.

0.35

.29

*.24

724

.24

.35

.29

.24

.24

.24

.24

.29

.24

.24

.29

.24

.24

.24

.24

.35

~74"9 1.3

.35

.35

.35

.35

.35

.42

.35

.35

9.99

0.333

0.057

0.06

Calendar year 1952: Max 141 Mln 0.18 Mean 9.75 Cfam 1.67 In. 22.71

Water year 1952-53: Max 129 Mln 0.24 Mean 9.08 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.07

Peak dlaeharge (base, 10O efa) . Nov. 22 (1:45 a.m.) 149 cfs (3.O1 ft); Dec. 11 (12 m.) 160 cfa 

(3.11 ft); Feb. 15 (3:45 p.m.) 121 cfa (2.73 ft)] Mar. 16 (1:30 a.m.) 120 cfs (2.72 ft); May 6 (11:45 

p.m.) 221 cfs (3.65 ft); May 20 (9 a.m.) 222 cfa (3.66 ft); Aug. 17 (5:45 a.m.) 204 cfa (3.51 ft).

* Dlaeharge measurement made on thia day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; diacharge computed on baaia of recorder graph, weather records, and 

records for statlona on nearby streams.
WYE RIVER BASIN 

Sallie Harris Creek near Carmlchael, Md.

261

Location. Lat 38°57i55', long. 76°06'30", on left bank 30 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 50, 2 miles northeast of Carmichael, Queen Annes County, 2.2 miles northwest of 

Wye Mills, and 2.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 8.09 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1951 to September 1953.

Page. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 214 cfs Aug. 17 (gage height, 4.85 ft); minimum, 

T79ofs Sept. 17, 18, 19; minimum gage height, 0.62 ft part of each day Aug. 31, 

Sept. 2, 5, 16-19.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 327 cfs Apr, 27, 1952 (gage height, 5.65 ft); minimum, 

1.6 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 2, 5, 9, 10, 1951; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 31, 

Sept. 2, 5, 16-19, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record which 

are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 10-12, Nov. 17 to Jan. 2)

Oct. I to Nov. 21 Nov. 22 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

2.2 

3.9 

6.3

1.7 

2.0 

2.7

1.5 

2.0

2.0

4.8

8.3

12

21

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

54

80

119

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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..

Oct.

3.0

4.5

7.4

372

2.9

*3.1

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.4

4.0

3.8

3.3

3.3

3.2

2.9

2.9

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.E

*3.1

3.0

106.7

3.44

0.425

0.49

Nov.

3.0

37o

3.E

3.6

3.3

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.9

3.5

3.3

3.1

3.1

8.0

7.0

*4.8

4.2

4.0

11

44

92

35

12

8.2

6.9

6.4

5.6

5.1

6.0

-

300.4

10.0

1.24

1.38

Dec.

6.1

6.1

7.2

5.9

7.7

15

7.8

*6.4

5.9

6.0

~5F 101

13

8.6

7.0

6.3

5.9

5.6

5.4

5.1

10

*19

9.5

7.0

6.1

5.7

5.1

4.5

4.1

47f

7.9

353.6

11.4

1.41

1.63

Jan.

16

9.0

14

11

*8.1

7.1

T72

9.7

40

38

26

24

15

11

9.3

9.0

8.1

10

11

9.1

9.1

17

10

52

51

20

15

16

17

14

12

531.7

17.2

2.13

2.44

Feb.

12

9.0

9

8

*7.0

7.1

16

16

9.3

7.S

7.5

IE

11

8.2

55

44

15

10

9.5

9.2

58

33

14

12

11

10

9.6

8.7

-

-

438.9

15.7

1.94

2.02

Mar.

8.1

11 7.9

51

29

*13

10

10

11

10

9.0

11

38

20

22

*82

23

15

22

15

11

10

9.9

17

27

*68

20

14

13

11

9.7

628.6

20.3

2.51

2.89

Apr.

9.9

11

*9.3

9.0

11

8.7

30

IS

14

17

14

12

52

ST

16

20

16

13

30

13

11

9.3

8.7

7.9

7.3

7.5

6.9

6.1

S7I

6.3

-

452.0

15.1

1.87

2.08

May

7.9

6.4

5.9

5.7

8.7

21

*45

13

9.1

7.3

6.5

6.0

5.1

775

12

7.2

11

10

6.6

44

25

18

13

7.9

7.2

7.5

6.6

5.8

5.8

6.1

31

379.3

12.2

1.51

1.74

June

33

22

9.3

6.7

*5.7

5.6

10

8

7

5.5

5

5

6

6

5.5

5

5

5

5

4.5

4.5

4.5

5

4.5

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.9

9.7

3.S

-

214.9

7.16

O.S85

0.99

July

3.3

*3.4

3.8

4.0

4.0

34

*44"5.9

5.5

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

19

4.8

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

197.6

6.37

0.787

0.91

Aug.

3.0

3.6

3.3

3.2

4.3

*5.6

3.5

3.5

4.5

3.7

3.2

3.1

3.1

7.6

5.4

4.5

113

11

4.1

3.3

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.7

E.6

2.6

E.6

2.5

2.4

226.4

7.30

0.902

1.04

Sept.

2.4

2.4

*2.5

2.5

3.5

6.0

2.S

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

m2.2

2.2

2.7

2.9

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.3

E.3

-

78.8

2.63

0.325

0.36

Calendar year 1952 : Max 264 Min 2.J. Mean 11.9 Cfsm 1.47 In. 19.99

Water year 1952-53 : Max 113 Min 2.1 Mean 10.7 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.97

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs). Dec. 11 (2 p.m.) 175 cfs (4.54 ft); July 6 (time unknown) 176 cfs 

(4.55 ft); Aug. 17 (7 a.m.) 214 cfs (4.85 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day,

Mote. No gage-height record Jan. 30 to Feb. 1, Feb. 3, 4, June 6-24j discharge estimated on basis 

of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams. Doubtful 

gage-height record Oct. 13 to Nov. 16, May 11-13, June 2-4, June 29 to July 2, July 6, 7; discharge 

computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, high-water mark, gage-height record, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.
262 CHESTER RIVER BASIN

Unicorn Branch near Millington, Md.

Location. Lat 39°15'00", long. 75 0 51'40", on right bank 50 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 313, 0.9 mile upstream from mouth and 1.4 miles southwest of Millington, 

Kent County.

Drainage area. 22.3 sq ml.

Records available. January 1948 to September 1953. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. 

Average discharge. 5 years, 27.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 253 cfs June 14 (gage height, 3.92 ft); minimum, 

 8.4 cfs Sept. 2, 3, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18 (gage height, 1.91 ft); minimum daily, 8.4 cfs

Sept. 17, 18.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 456 cfs Apr. 28, 1952 (gage height, 4.41 ft); minimum,

1.3 cfs Sept. 15, 1949 (gage height, 1.70 ft); minimum daily, 5.4 cfs July 26, 28,

1949.

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

Occasional regulation at low flow by fish hatchery above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 22

1.9

2.0

2.5 69

3.0 121

3.2 144

6.5

12

1.9

2.0 

2.2

Nov. 23 to Sept. 30

7.8 2.5

14 3.0

33 3.5

121

180

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Mi an

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

13

14

15

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

14

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

1011

10

10

*10

9.9

361.9

11.7

0.525

0.60

Nov.

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.3

8.8

8.8

9.3

10

10

9.9

9.9

9.9

12

14

11

11

10

13

31

136

86

40

30

25

22

20

19

21

"

636.4

21.2

0.951

1.06

Dec.

20

21

22

21

25

35

30

25

22

22

50

120

60

45

35

30

*26

25

24

22

30

46

36

29

28

25

24

21

19

20

22

980

31.6

1.42

1.63

Jan .

32

31

36

36

31

27

27

32

*69

105

95

68

51

36

31

30

29

29

31

29

29

41

34

74

159

77

43

40

41

34

33

1,460

47.1

2.11

2.43

Feb.

32

31

30

30

29

28

32

37

32

29

29

41

46

37

77

~69 160

42

37

34

45

56

41

36

*36

33 ' 32

30

-

-

-

1,191

42.5

1.91

1.99

Mar .

29

28

30

62

87

47

38

36

37

36

33

36

69

75

49

175

Til

56

64

64

45

40

*37

42

56

137

87

47

46

45

38

1,782

57.5

2.58

2.97

Apr.

37

36

34

33

36

33

54

73

42

43

46

40

56

~61 128

50

53

42

84

62

43

37

34

33

31

30

30

27

27

27

-

1,362

45.4

2.04

2.27

May

28

27

27

26

26

30

66

43

31

28

26

"25 24

26

30

29

43

36

28

40

*46

36

34

27

24

56

~39 110

28

26

45

1,110

35.8

1.61

1.85

June

61

83

38

29

25

22

34

27

24

21

20

19

36

~48 174

29

25

22

20

19

18

17

18

17

_16

16

16

17

17

16

-

944

31.5

1.41

1.57

July

15

*15

16

14

14

17

18

15

15

13

13

13

13

13

13

*13

12

12

12

13

13

17

55

23

16

14

14

13

13

13

13

483

15.6

0.700

0.81

Aug.

13

13

13

13

14

13

13

13

24

17

14

13

13

20

20

14

15

14

13

13

*12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

To

419

13.5

0.605

0.70

Sept.

9.7

~9.0 10

9.7

9.7

10

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

*JL1

8.4

9.0

9,0

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.0

282.3

9.41

'0.422

0.47

Calendar year 1952: Max 332 Min 8.8 Mean 34.0 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.72

Water year 1952-53: Max 175 Min 8.4 Mean 3Q. 2 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.35

Peak discharge (base, 180 efs). Jan. 25 (3 a.m.) 185 cfs (3,54 ft); Feb. 16 (2:15 a.m.) 204 cfs 

(3.67 ft); Mar. 16 (12 m.) 244 cfs (3.88 ft); June 14 (6:30 a.m.) 253 cfs (3.92 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 24 to Dec. 3, Dec. 5-16; discharge estimated on basis of recorded 

range in stage, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
CHESTER RIVER BASIN 263

Morgan Creek near Kennedyville, Md.

Location. Lat 39° 16"50", long. 76°00'55", on right bank 200 ft upstream from highway 

bridge, 2 miles southwest of Kennedyville, Kent County, and 4i miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 10.5 sq mi.

Records available. May 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 15 ft (from topographic map). if

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 381 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 5.82 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 210 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 4.5 cfs July 18, 

19, 20; minimum gage height, 1.37 ft Sept. 5, 30.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 542 cfs Dec. 21, 1951 (gage height, 6.49 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 210 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 3.0 cfs Dec. 14, 

1951; minimum gage height, 1.31 ft Oct. 6, 7, Dec. 14, 1951.

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

3.1

5.0

9.5

22

40

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.7

90

125

199

Discharge, in cubic feet per seoond, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.6

6.0

8.5

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

 5.6

7.0

7.5

6.5

6.0

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.6

*5.6

5.3

5.3

177.4

5.72

0.545

0.63

Nov.

5.6

5.6

6.0

7.0

6.0

6.0

5.6

5.3

576

7.5

8.0

6.0

6.0

5.6

9.2

12

7.5

6.5

6.5

14

46

*128 ~38

12

9.0

8.5

8.5

7.5

6.5

8.0

-

413.5

13.8

1.31

1.46

Dec.

8.0

8.5

11

8.0

11

16

9.0

8.0

7.5

9.2

189

40

12

10

9.0

9 0

*9 0

8 5

7 5

7 5

15

21

11

9.0

9.0

8.5

8.0

6.5

6.0

7.0

11

509.7

16.4

1.56

1.81

Jan.

14

12

14

12

9.0

8.0

9.0

16

*121

68

38

18

12

11

10

10

9.5

12

12

10

11

14

10

146

70

30

12

15

13

11

10

767.5

24.8

2.36

2.72

Feb.

11

9.4

9.6

9

8.5

8

16

12

9.5

8.5

9.5

17

14

10

80

41

13

10

10

11

19

14

9.5

*9.5

10

10

10

9.0

-

-

-

408.0

14.6

1.39

1.45

Calendar year 1952 : Max 189 Min 4.2

Mar.

8.5

10~8.0

38

18

9.5

8.5

9.5

10

9.5

8.5

11

23

14

64

109

17

14

21

14

12

11

11

20

48

152

22

15

14

13

12

755.0

24.4

2.32

2.67

Apr.

13

14

13

13

14

12

25

17

12

15

14

14

42

35

14

*24

16

13

21

13

12

11

11

11

9.5

. 11

10

 975 8.5

9.0

-

456.0

15.2

1.45

1.62

May

11

9.5

9.5

9.5

11

13

16

12

10

9.5

*8.5

8.5

9.5

10

9.5

10

30

19

11

19

12

13

11

9.0

9.0

"33 40

9.0

7.5

9.0

29

427.5

13.8

1.31

1.51

June

~2Z 37

10

*8.5

7.5

7.4

20

12

8.0

7.0

7.0

6.5

9.5

12

9.0

7.5

7.5

7.0

6.5

6.0

5.6

6.0

7.5

6.0

5.6

6.0

6.5

7.0

8.5

8.0

-

284.6

9.49

0.904

1.01

July

7.0

*6.5

9.0

6.5

6.5

9.2

12

6.5

7.0

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.0

*5.0

5.0

4.8

178

4.8

5.0

13

127

41

8.0

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.0

6.5

6.5

358.6

11.6

1.10

1.27

Aug.

6.0

6.5

6.5

6.5

7.5

7.5

6.5

7.3

28

14

8.0

6.5

6.0

10

10

6.5

10

7.5

6.5

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

233.4

7.53

0.717

0.83

Sept.

5.3

5.3

5.3

1*0

5.9

10

7.5

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.6

6.5

5.3

5.3

5.0

*5.0

5.3

5.6

5.3

8.0

6.5

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.0

6.5

5.3

5.0

"

174.4

5.81

0.553

0.62

Mean 13.6 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.65

Water year 1952-53 : Max 189 Mln 4.8 Mean 13.6 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.60

Peak discharge (base. 200 cfs). Dec. 11 (9:20 a.m.) 381 cfs (5.82 ft); Jan. 24 (5 p.m.) 334 cfs 

(5.58 ft); Mar. 16 (12:15 a.m.) 284 cfs (5.29 ft); Mar. 26 (12:40 a.m.) 353 cfs (5.68 ft); July 23 

(2 p.m.) 200 cfs (4.71 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Ho gage-height record Jan. 25 to Feb. 10; discharge estimated on basis of weather records 

and records for stations on nearby streams.
264 CHESTER RIVER BASIN

Southeast Creek at Church Hill, Md.

Location. Lat 39°07'57", long. 75°58'51", on right bank 10 ft upstream from culvert on 

private road, 600 ft downstream from small tributary, 0.7 mile south of Church Hill, 

Queen Annes County, and 6-5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 12.5 sq mi.

Records available. June 1951 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 413 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 6.36 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 66 cfs as explained below; minimum, 2.6 cfs Sept. 30 (gage 

height, 1.35 ft).

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 804 cfs Aug. 13, 1952 (gage height, 7.91 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 66 cfs on basis of computation of flow through culverts 

and over road at gage heights 4.80. 6.32, 6.40, 7.19, and 7.91 ft; minimum, 1.7 cfs 

Oct. 6, 1951 (gage height, 1.31 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, wateryear 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, ana 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

2.9

4.5

9.0

20

3.0 

4.0 

4.8

127

203

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

4.3

5.7

i. 8

75

. iP.

.0

.3

.2

.3

.7

.5

.3

.7

.7

.5

.3

.3

.5

.5

.5

.9

.1

.1

.9

.9

.1

.3

.3

.9

* .9

.7

148.5

4.79

0.383

0.44

Nov.

4.

4.

5.

5.

5.

4.

4.

4.

4.

6.

5.

5.

4.

4.9

12

10

*6.5

6.1

5.9

13

81

142

27

15

12

11

10

9.0

8.5

10

-

450.2

15.0

1.20

1.34

Dec.

9.3

10

11

9.3

16

19

11

9.9

9.6

10

194

29

18

14

13

12

11

11

11

10

26

25

15

13

12

11

11

9.3

9.3

10

18

597.7

19.3

1.54

1.78

Jan.

23

15

25

16

13

12

12

26

78

56

35

43

*22

19

17

16

15

20

18

16

21

26

18

164

76

28

22

28

23

19

18

940

30.3

2.42

2.80

Feb.

19

16

17

16

ii

14

31

22

16

14

*16

34

22

_ 16

145

42

26

21

20

20

45

27

20

19

18

17

16

15

_

_

-

718

25.6

2.05

2.14

Mar.

14

14

20

79

30

*19

15

17

17

16

 20 13

71

2S

66

*166

36

31

46

27

22

20

19

39

*68

98

31

25

31

23

20

1,141

36.8

2.94

3.39

Apr.

20

21

18

19

21

17

60

28

22

39

40

34

113

56

26

40

*24

26

67

25

20

18

17

16

15

15

13

12

13

13

-

868

28.9

2.31

2.58

May

14

13

12

11

17

35

34

16

13

11

*9.9

9.3

39

18

20

14

21

14

11

_42

17

*23

14

9.9

9.9

13

9.9

8.2

a.o

^76

35

531.1

17.1

1.37

1.58

June

43

15

11

9.3

8.0

8.9

25

10

9.0

7.2

6.8

7.0

8.5

8.5

7.8

7.0

6.8

*6.8

6.5

6.1

5.5

5.7

7.0

5.9

5.5

5.1

4.9

5. 1

5.5

4.9

-

277.3

9.24

0.739

0.83

July

.5

.5

.9

.2

.5

1

.8

.2

 3

.9

.5

.5

.3

.2

.0

.0

* .9

.5

3.5

4.0

3.9

13

~8.4 125

4.9

.5

.5

.5

.3

.2

.0

283.4

9.14

0.731

0.84

Aug.

3.9

4.3

4.2

4.2

6.5

4.7

4.3

6.4

 .9 47

4.3

4.0

4.3

14

6.9

4.5

11

5.7

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.4

374

197.9

6.38

0.510

0.59

Sept.

3.4

3.2

3.2

*3.2

4.0

"472 8.8

3.7

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.5

3.4

3.1

3.2

3.1

3.1

*3.1

frf

3.9

3.9

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.1

2.9

-

106.0

3.53

0.282

0.32

Calendar year 1952: Max 311 Mln 3.7 Mean 20.0 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.76

Water year 1952-53: Max 194 Min 2.9 Mean 17.1 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.63

Peak discharge (base, 250 cfs). Nov. 22 (3 a.m.) 278 cfs (5.43 ft); Dec. 11 (10 a.m.) 363 eta

(6.04 . ft); Jan. . 24 (3:15 p.m.) .. 344 cfs (5.91 . ft); Feb. . 15 (3:45 p.m.) .. 282 cfs (5.46 ft); Mar. 16

(2:15 a.m.) 413 cfs (6.36 ft); July 23 (4:15 a.m.) 286 cfs (5.49 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SASSAFRAS RIVER BASIN 265

Jacobs Creek near Sassafras, Md.

Location.--Lat 39°21'50", long. 75°49'13", on upstream right wing wall of bridge on 

State Highway 290, 1.2 miles southwest of Sassafras, Kent County, and 1.4 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 5.39 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 10 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes..--Maximum discharge during year, 96 cfs May 26 (gage height, 3.60 ft): minimum. 

3.2 cfs Nov. 19.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 166 cfs July 9, 1952 (gage height, 4.68 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 73 cfs by logarithmic plotting: minimum, 2.1 cfs July 10 

11, 12, Sept. 26, 28-30, Oct. 2, 1951.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, ana

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 10,

June 15 to Sept. 30)

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.3

3.2 

5.9

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

TotaJ

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*5.5

5.6

5.6

5.2

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.9

5.1

6.9

5.3

4.9

4.9

4.6

5.3

4.5

4.4

4.5

4.2

4.1

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.0

4.0

4.0

*3.8

3.8

5.6

144.9

4.67

0.866

1.00

Nov.

3.6

3.6

5.8

5.8

3.7

3.6

5.6

5.1

3.8

4.2

3.8

3.7

3.6

5.6

4.8

4.1

5.7

5.5

5.5

4.1

12

50

15

7.6

6.0

4.6

5.5

4.9

4.6

4.8

-

170.0

5.67

1.05

1.17

Dec.

^* 5

4.6

4.8

*4.8

5.5

8.0

5.6

5.1

4.8

4.9

22

15

8.1

6.6

6.0

5;6

5.5

5.2

4.9

4.9

6.6

8.1

6.5

5.9

5.5

5.2

5.1

4.6

4.5

4.5

5.2

197.9

6.58

1.18

1.57

Jan.

5.9

5.9

7.6

6.5

5.5

"5TT 5.1

*6.1

*20

20

13

10

7.8

7.0

6.5

6.2

5.9

6.8

6.8

6.2

6.4

7.2

6.5

30

30

12

8 8

8 5

7 8

7 0

6 8

294.9

9.51

1.76

2.05

Feb.

6.8

6.0

6.2

6.2

5.9

6.0

7.4

7.4

6.6

*6.2

6.0

7.8

7.8

6.8

.S3

18

9.8

7.6

7.1

6.8

9.9

8.8

7.2

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.4

6.2

-

-

-

225.9

8.00

1.48

1.54

Mar.

6.0

5.9

^75

14

11

7.9

7.0

7.0

*6.8

6.8

6.4

7.1

13

9.5

16

51

12

9.5

12

9.6

7.9

7.4

7.2

9.2

13

27

12

9.2

8.5

7.8

7.2

321.2

10.4

1.95

2.22

Apr.

7 2

*7 4

7 1

7 2

8 5

7.6

17

12

9.0

12

15

10

18

19

10

*15

10

9.5

12

9.4

8.5

7.9

7.6

7.6

7.1

7.1

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.5

-

291.4

9.71

1.80

2.01

May

6.8

6.5

6.4

6.4

6.8

7.1

7.6

*6.6

6.4

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.4

6.2

6.4

6.6

8.5

7.2

6.8

8.8

7.2

8.6

7.1

6.5

6.5

56

12

7.0

6.2

6.8

24

263.6

8.50

1.58

1.82

June

15

11

7.1

*6.5

6.2

5.9

9.8

17

7.6

6.5

5.9

6.0

14

8.7

6.8

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.5

5.3

5.5

5.5

5.2

572

5.3

5.2

6.2

5.9

5.3

-

216.9

7.25

1.54

1.50

July

5.1

*5.2

6.2

5.2

5.1

5.5

5.6

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.1

5.2

5.5

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.9

4,8

4.8

5.2

5.1

5.7

"5.5 25

4.9

4.8

4,5

175

4.5

4.6

4.6

178.2

5.75

1.07

1.25

Aug.

.8

.4

.2

* .1

.9

.4

.5

.5

.9

.4

.2

.4

.4

' 75. 0

.4

.1

.6

.2

* .2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

~75o

.0

.0

.0

.0

157.1

4.42

0.820

0.95

Sept.

" yy.8

* !o

.1

.7

~75.9

.4

.2

.2

.2

.5

.9

.4

.4

.2

.2

.4

.2

.1

.6

.4

.2

.4

.4

.2

.4

.2

.1

.1

-

129.4

4.51

0.800

0.89

Calendar year 1952: Max 80 Min 3.5 Mean 7.47 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.85

Water year 1952-53: Max 36 Min 3.5 Mean 7.04 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.73

Peak discharge (base. 40 cfs). Nov. 22 (8 a.m.) 41 ofs (2.42 ft); Jan. 24 (6:45 p.m.) 82 ofs 

(3.31 ft); PebT 15 (7 p.m.) 40 ofs (2.39 ft)j Mar. 16 (4 a.m.) 51 ofs (2.67 ft); Mar. 26 (5:40 a.m.) 

40 ofs (2.38 ft); May 26 (7:20 a.m.) 96 ofs (3.60 ft); May 31 (1:15 a.m.) 64 ofs (2.96 ft); June 13 

(3:20 p.m.) 59 ofs (2.85 ft); July 23 (3 a.m.) 63 cfs (2.94 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
266 ELK RIVER BASIN

Big Elk Creek at Elk Mills, Md.

Location. Lat 39 0 39'26", long. 75°49'20"; on right bank 100 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Elk Mills, Cecil County, 3|- miles north of Elkton, and 7 miles upstream from 

confluence with Little Elk Creek.

Drainage area. 52.6 sq mi.

Records available. April 1932 to September 1953.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 68.5 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. Prior to May 17, 1946, wire-weight gage at bridge 100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 20 years (1932-35, 1936-53), 72.0 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,270 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 7.23 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1.700 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; minimum, 16 cfs 

Sept. 2 (gage height, 2.63 ft).

1932-53: Maximum discharge, 10,600 cfs July 5, 1937 (gage height, 14.5 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 1,700 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; 

minimum observed, 7 cfs Sept. 19, 22-24, 1932 (gage height, 2.09 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 19 ft in June 1884, from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1232: 1948-51.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

2.8 32

3.0 61

3.5 166

4.0 

4.5

5.1

331

580

960

2.6 

2.8

3.0 

3.5

Mote. Same as preceding 

table above 3.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Cf am

In.

Oct.

40

41

48

41

41

40

40

38

40

40

41

47

42

41

40

40

38

37

38

37

37

38

38

38

37

ifi

37

38

38

36

36

1,219

39.3

0.747

0.86

Nov.

36

36

36

36

35

*35

35

33

35

41

44

37

36

35

47

56

40

38

38

71

411 *909

138

81

68

61

58

55

51

53

~

2,685

89.5

1.70

1.90

Dec.

51

*53

72

70

169

156

74

65

61

59

812

120

89

80

74

71

69

66

64

63

109

127

82

74

71

68

64

b57

b60

b64

66

3,180

103

1.96

2.25

Jan.

71

66

99

91

71

*M

66

85

831

402

184

124

100

95

91

89

82

125

100

89

95

120

89

836

201

118

104

112

100

93

95

4,888

158

3.00

3.46

Feb.

98

87

89

89

*84

82

184

114

93

86

86

102

104

89

m

138

106

93

93

93

214

114

98

96

96

93

91

87

-

-

-

3,110

111

2.11

2.20

Mar.

86

M

89 *340

127

102

98

100

98

102

102

110

207

127

320

406

140

127

267

146

122

116

114

225

144

243

133

124

120

110

*108

4,737

153

2.91

3.35

Apr.

106

114

106

106

112

100

266

133

114

140

118

158

268

179

124

252

135

127

147

118

112

106

104

100

98

135

118

100

96

15

3,987

133

2.53

2.82

May

102

98

95

91

110

130

144

124

152

98

87

84

89

147

93

89

147

102

86

86

79

102

87

76

1A

308

102

82

76

100

244

3,484

112

2.13

2.46

June

235

*124

93

86

80

79

173

118

91

84

76

72

124

104

79

72

68

68

66

64

62

86

94

62

60

58

57

57

58

56

2,606

86.9

1.65

1.84

July

*52

52

68

54

52

62

58

54

62

51

50

50

50

48

47

44

43

11

41

44

44

43

142

57

47

45

45

47

*41

43

41

1,618

52.2

0.992

1.14

Aug.

38

43

45

40

43

40

38

37

£8

47

41

38

37

37

38

34

43

41

33

32

30

30

29

28

27

25

25

24

23

22

11

1,087

35.1

0.667

0.77

Sept.

21

*21

20

20

21

50

55

32

25

24

23

31

SI

29

27

27

25

24

23

23

28

33

25

24

24

24

24

24

*23

21

-

838

27.9

0.530

0.59

Calendar year 1952 : Max 984 Min 33 Mean 101 Cfsm 1.92 In. 26.13

Water year 1952-53 : Max 909 Min 20 Mean 91.6 Cfsm 1.74 In. 23.64

Peak discharge (base. 1. 

t); Jan.

700 cfs K Nov. 22 (2:30 a.m.) 3,270 cfs (7.23 ft); Dec. 11 (10:30 a.m.)

2,310 cfs (6.54 ft); Jan. 24 (1 p.m.) 2,850 cfs (6.93 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ELK RIVER BASIN 267

Little Elk Creek at Childs, Md.

Location. Lat 39"38'30", long. 75"52'00", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge 0.2 mile southeast of Childs, Cecil County, 1.6 miles upstream from Laurel Run, 

2.4 miles northwest of Elkton, and 6.1 miles upstream from confluence with Big Elk 

Creek.

Drainage area. 28.6 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 66.72 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 5 years, 41.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,600 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 5.05 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 490 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 

5.24 ft and computation of peak flow over dam three-quarters of a mile upstream for 

same flood; minimum, 3.6 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 1.55 ft); minimum daily, 7.3 cfs 

Aug. 30, Sept. 1.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 2,420 cfs Sept. 1, 1952 (gage height, 6.36 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 490 cfs on basis of slope-area determination and computation 

of peak flow over dam three-quarters of a mile upstream at gage height 5.24 ft; minimum, 

2.1 cfs Oct. 7, 1951 (gage height, 1.48 ft); minimum daily, 5.3 cfs Sept. 30, 1951.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, which are fair. Some regulation by paper mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1232: 1949-51.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Discharge

1.6

1.7

1.9 4< 

in cubic feet per

5 2.0 66

2.5 230

3.0 465

3.3 630 

econd, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

1112 -

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ctsm

In.

Oct.

14

16

21

IS

16

14

13

13

14

16

16

17

19

17

16

16

14

14

14

13

13

13

12

IZ

13

13

14

13

14

14

14

454

14.6

545

0.63

Nov.

14

14

14

14

14

16

14

14

14

19

20

17

16

16

17

24

19

17

17

30

308

432 ~61

36

30

27

25

23

21

23

-

1,326

44.2

1.65

1.84

Dec.

*21

Z3

36

31

99

83

35

30

28

27

*494 ~65

43

36

31

30

28

28

27

25

63

77

40

35

30

28

27

b23

b23

24

25

1,613

52.0

1.94

2.24

Jan.

31

28

57

43

31

27

25

46

587

ZTS

98

60

44

40

38

38

35

68

47

40

43

70

41

547

133

57

47

51

44

40

41

2,746

88.6

3.31

3.81

Feb.

43

38

36

38

*35

35

127

60

43

38

38

48

49

40

241

75

51

41

40

40

154

57

44

43

43

41

40

38

_

1,616

57.7

2.15

2.24

liar.

38

36

45

*228

66

47

44

44

44

49

49

60

154

64

254

238

72

64

180

75

57

51

51

155

81

172

66

57

55

49

44

2,684

86.6

3.23

3.72

Apr.

44

49

44

44

49

43

~5S 199

53

77

57

100

182

101

57

164

64

58

83

55

49

47

44

43

41

85

55

44

41

41

-

2,081

69.4

2.59

2.89

May

44

43

41

40

*63

76

94

51

47

43

38

36

40

53

40

38

146

63

41

41

38

47

44

38

33

~53 283

40

35

52

211

1,954

63.0

2.35

2.71

June

153

*65

44

40

36

36

131

118

44

41

36

33

35

36

35

31

30

30

30

28

25

57

41

27

25

24

23

23

*24

23

-

1,324

44.1

1.65

1.84

July

21

21

25

21

20

23

21

20

23

19

19

17

19

19

19

1-9

17

17

17

17

17

17

59

Z3

17

17

17

16

*IS

17

17

627

20.2

0.754

0.87

Aug.

17

19

20

19

19

17

17

17

24

21

17

16

16

16

16

14

19

17

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

9.9

8.9

8.1

7.3 *57T

458.3

14.8

0.552

0.64

Sept.

7.3

871

8.1

8.1

9.0

18

16

14

11

9.9

12

16

57

IS

13

13

12

12

12

12

14

16

13

12

12

12

12

13

*12

8.9

-

409.4

13.6

0.507

0.57

Calendar year 1952 : Max 674 Min 12 Mean 52.2 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.51-

Water year 1952-53 : Max 587 Mln 7.3 Mean 47.4 Cfsm 1.77 In. 24.00

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs).--Nov. 22 (2 a.m.) 1,380 cfs (4.67 ft)j Dec. 11 (7 a.m.) 1,300 cfs 

(4.58 ft;; Jan7 9 (6 a.m.) 1,080 cfs (4.12 ft)j Jan. 24 (2:20 p.m.) 1,600 cfs (5.05 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Sote.--Computed on basis of doubtful gage-height record Oct. 6 to Nov. 4.
268 NORTHEAST RIVER BASIN 

Northeast Creek at Leslie, Md.

Location. Lat 39°37'40", long. 75°56'40", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, 0.7 mile northeast of Leslie, Cecil County, 1.5 miles southeast of Bay View, 

and 1.7 miles upstream from confluence with Little Northeast Creek.

Drainage area.--24.3 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1948 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 115.0 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Ave*rage discharge. 5 years, 38.6 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,870 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 5.38 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 920 cfs as explained below; minimum, 3.5 cfs Aug. 24; minimum daily, 4.1 cfs Sept. 4.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 2,410 cfs Dec. 21, 1951 (gage height, 6.08 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 920 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 

5.06 ft; minimum, 1.4 cfs Mar. 3, 1950, result of freezeup; minimum daily, 4.1 cfs 

Sept. 27, 1951, Sept. 4, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Slight regulation at low flow by powerplant above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1232: 1949-51.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.5

1.7

2.0 

2.2

4.1 2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.8

113

213

362

840

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

9

10

~5.5 13

9.5

9

9

9

9.5

9.5

10

12

10

9.5

9

9

8.5

S75

8.5

8.5

8.5

9

9

9

8.5

8.5

9

9

8.5

8.5

8.5

286.5

9.24

0.380

0.44

Nov.

9

9

9

9.0

*8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

10

13

9.9

9.5

9.1

10

17

11

9.9

9.5

29

206

-si 808

30

24

22

20

18

16

18

-

1,460.4

48.7

2.00

2.24

Dec.

*18

15

36

31

79

130

32

26

24

23

*523 ~SS

36

30

27

25

24

23

22

20

58

104

37

30

27

25

23

18

b!9

19

22

1,615

52.1

2.14

2.47

Jan.

28

26

62

49.

30

24

55

38

720

346

126

57

37

35

33

32

29

65

45

35

39

76

37

773

25T

50

38

46

38

33

34

3,287

106

4.36

5.03

Feb.

37

29

30

*31

28

28

162

71

37

30

29

43

46

31

250

135

44

32

31

32

188

54

35

33

32

30

29

27

_

-

1,584

56.6

2.33

2.42

Mar.

25

24

S3

285

*64

35

33

33

34

40

41

46

162

55

245

350 -55

55

183

62

42

37

35

177

95

267

57

45

41

35

32

2,716

87.6

3.60

4.16

Apr.

31

37

32

30

34

29 18~6"

56

38

58

44

71

224 ISO"

45

183

58

44

63

41

36

33

32

31

29

67

45

33

30

29

-

1,829

' 61.0

2.51

2.80

May

32

29

29

*26

44

45

66

40

37

29

26

24

28

26

25

25

147

69

30

29

25

29

28

23

21

501

ITS

30

23

44

281

1,930

62.3

2.56

2.95

June

*211 "75

34

28

26

24

114

10O

33

27

24

21

25

23

20

19

19

18

18

17

16

38

34

21

17

15

14

13

*15

14

1,069

35.6

1.47

1.64

July

12

13

20

12

12

13

12

11

11

9.9

9.5

9.5

9.9

9.1

9.5

9.5

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.7

8.0

8.4

25

12

8.7

8.7

8.4 *8.7

7.7

777

7.7

327.8

10.6

0.436

0.50

Aug.

7.

7.

S.

8 .

7.

7.

7.

7.

9.

371

8.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

9.

7.

7.

6.

6.

6.

6.

5.

6.

5.

5.

5.

5.

*5.

223.2

7.20

0.296

0.34

Sept.

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.1

473

11

12

7.4

5.7

5.4

7.1

15

51

T.9

8.0

.7

.4

.1

.1

.1

8.0

9.1

8.0

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

*7.4

6.4

6.4

-

265.9

8.86

0.365

0.41

Calendar year 1952 : Max 958 Mln 8.4 Mean 48.1 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.97

Water year 1952-53: Max 808 Mln 4.1 Mean 45.5 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.40

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs).--Nov. 22 (7 a.m.) 1,560 cfs (4.94 ft); Dec. 11 (5 p.m.) 894 cfs 

(3.89 ft); JanT 9 (2 p.m.) 1,040 cfs (4.13 ft); Jan. 24 (6:40 p.m.) 1,87O cfs (5.38 ft); May 26 

(about 8 p.m.) 900 cfs (3.90 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note.--Ho gage-height record Oct. 1 to Nov. 4, June 11-19, 24; discharge estimated on basis of 

recorded range In stage, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 269

Oaks Creek at Index, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°40'00", long. 74°57'35", on right bank 200 ft upstream from highway 

bridge at Index, Otsego County, half a mile upstream from mouth, and 3 miles southwest 

of Cooperstown.

Drainage area. 103 sq mi.

Records available. November 1929 to September 1932, March 1937 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,174.50 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 5, 1932, staff gage at highway 

bridge 200 ft downstream and Jan. 5 to Sept. 30, 1932, wire-weight gage on highway bridge 

at different datum.

Average discharge. 18 years (1930-32, 1937-53), 172 cfs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,040 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 5.10 ft); minimum, 3.7 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 2.065 ft).

1929-32, 1937-53: Maximum discharge, 2,500 cfs Mar. 22, 1948 (gage height, 6.60 ft); 

maximum gage height, 6.69 ft Dec. 30, 1942 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, that of Sept. 4, 

1953; minimum gage height, 2.045 ft Aug. 27, 28, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, no gage-height record, or 

backwater from aquatic vegetation or debris, which are fair.

Revisions.--WSP 821: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect or backwater from aquatic 

vegetation or debris (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 12 to Aug. 18 Aug. 19 to Sept. 30

2.2

2.3 

2.5 

2.8 66

3.1 

3.5

4.0 

5.0

112

210

397

951

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

2.8 66

3.1 

3.5

4.0 

5.0

112

218

413

971

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.5

2.0

5.1

9.8

29

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

21

25

34

?8

26

25

28

31

27

26

25

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

21

20

20

19

*19

19

18

18

17

18

18

17

16

698

22.5

0.218

0.25

Nov.

15

IS

17

17

16

16

16

18

18

al8

al9

a20

a20

a!8

a!8

a24

a30

a24

a23

a24

a44

a44

*a64

a*5

a40

39

41

40

38

35

-

817

27.2

0.264

0.29

Dec.

3032"

b34

b33

b44

159

100

53

80

100

469

3S2" 507

317

294

286

275

*260

242

225

218

208

198

192

192

182

165

b!02

b!30

b!40

b!30

5,789

187

1.82

2.09

Jan.

b!24

b!24

122

bl!2

b!04

b96

b90

b82

b68

100

126

bl!4.

b!08

b!06

b!06

b!40

127

206

211

195

188

182

*179

530

764

b430

409

487

b460

b410

413

6,913

223

2.17

2.50

Feb.

440

b350

b340

b350

b300

b320

362

362

325

b290

b270

b260

257

239

232

b205

b!95

*b!85

al85

al85

a580

a820

a£20~

a580

a520

a440

a400

379

-

_

9,991

357

3.47

3.61

Mar,.

b330

b290

294

428

392

338

329

b300

b280

272

243

£55

286

298

290

*341

313

294

345

358

329

317

310

405

*482

578

BIO" 654

552

526

506

11,540

372

3.61

4.17

Apr.

468

449

409

387

387

354

418

400

362

383

413

370

374

370

337

313

306

298

279

260

257

*232

218

195

185

211

286

268

264

239

-

9,692

323

3.14

3.50

May

416

477

42T

400

436

392

370

354

329

313

283

264

239

228

242

239

403

396

379

366

*345

317

306

279

257

260

275

242

222

215

202

9,872

318

3.09

3.56

June

179

T75

144

130

120

110

102

94

83

77

70

62

60

60

55

*47

43

40

39

36

33

32

30

29

27

26

2S

29

84

38

2,078

69.3

0.673

0.75

July

30

55

29

28

26

25

25

25

25

24

23

22

22

22

20

19

18

18

18

22

26

*25

24

22

19

17

17

16

16

16

14

681

22.0

0.214

0.25

Aug.

12

13

12

12

20

15

12

11

11

13

13

11

10

12

12

11

10

11

10

9.6

9.0

8.6

8.2

7.8

7.2

*e.a

6.2

5.7

5.5

5.3

4.9

315.9

10.2

0.099

0.11

Sept.

4.7

4.3 47S"

4.5

5.3

11

29

T5

12

9.0

7.8

7.8

11

9.0

7.8

7.2

8.0

7.6

7.0

8.0

8.2

7.8

*7.2

6.6

6.4

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.7

5.5

250.2

8.34

0.081

0.09

Calendar year 1952: Max 944 Mln 13 Mean 163 Cfsm 1.53 In. 21.49

Water year 1952-53: Max 820 Mln 4.3 Mean 161 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.17

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs).--Ho peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated from reconstructed gage-height graph based on recorded 

range In stage and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note.--Backwater from aquatic vegetation and/or debris Oct. 2 to Nov. 7, July 24-28, Aug. 2-12, 

Sept. 9-23.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Susquehanna River at Colliersville, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 42°29'55", long. 74°58'55", on right bank a quarter of a mile downstream 

I'rom powerplant of New York State Electric & Gas Corp. and half a mile north of Colliersville, Otsego County.

Drainage area. 351 sq mi.

Records available. May 1907 to December 1908, July 1924 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,110.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Sept. 7 to Dec. 31, 

1908, staff gage at different datum.

Average discharge. 29 years (1924-53), 578 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,840 cfs Jan. 25 (gage height, 6.00 ft); minimum, 18 cfs July 15 (gage height, 1.465 ft); minimum daily, 22 cfs Sept. 19, 20, 23-25, 

28-30.

1924-53: Maximum discharge, 8,740 cfs Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 8.13 ft), minimum, 

1.2 cfs Sept. 5, 1946 (gage height, 1.105 ft); minimum daily, 1.6 cfs Sept. 5, 1946.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of backwater from debris, shifting 

control, or no gage-height record, which are fair. Plow regulated by Otsego Lake. 

Large dirunal fluctuation caused by powerplant above station.

Revision.--WSP 756: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of shifting control

or backwater from debris (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 22 Feb. 23 to Sept. 30

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

137

344

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

610

1,340

2,340

3,840

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

22

36

77

137

332

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

586

1,260

2,300

3,840

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

93

155 

198

TIT

42

124

91

89

100

63

58

113

95

39

39

94

100

35

35

74

32

75

*32

96

32

32

32

80

70

34

34

2,280

73.5

0.209

0.24

Nov.

34 

31 

96

54

34

60

61

37

78

57

37

97

39

40

126

39

113

70

57

73

153

*171

203

216

T53

136

151

115

114

94

-

2,712

90.4

0.258

0.29

Dec.

96

94 

77

72

176

524

422

178

237

295

1,450

2,820

1,970

1,170

789

752

694

*656

601

502

463

549

463

516

463

465

450

272

285

401

352

18,212

587

1.67

1.93

Jan.

274 

521 

546

280

519

239

272

241

238

551

463

390

465

539

383

518

597

796

1,010

753

767

789

*530

1,370

5^,560

2,920

1,700

1,650

1,650

1,410

1,310

25,949

837

2.38

2.75

Feb.

1,320 

1,300 

1,070

1,130

833

874

1,150

1,490

1,140

896

796

987

1,070

675

860

683

737

*812

478

841

1,790

5,080

1,980

1,510

1,390

1,220

1,210

1,060

_

-

32,382

1,156

3.29

3.43

liar.

814 

820 

820

1,230

1,560

1,160

814

826

1,010

814

577

808

808

1,070

a878

995

*1,140

808

993

1,160

1,150

891

1,000

989

1,520

1,810

2,200

2,470

2,060

1,760

1,730

36,685

1,183

3.37

3.89

Apr.

1,550 

1,440 

,240

,210

,150

893

,150

,480

,200

,080

,250

,140

,040

,150

,040

808

880

989

802

665

644

*806

439

5TF

504

489

1,060

1,110

814

834

-

29,293

976

2.78

3.10

May

1,260 

2,180 

2,020

1,680

1,560

1,660

1,410

1,230

1,220

1,090

820

832

901

981

746

874

1,060

1,650

1,340

1,280

*971

1,090

958

726

765

756

906

566

705

510

629

34,365

1,109

3.16

3.64

June

450 

3B5 

284

287

299

264

249

228

228

170

202

179

160

al53

al54

164

*163

139

125

127

153

163

94

1T7

115

150

117

104

388

186

5,952

198

0.564

0.63

July

96 

119

146

114

107

119

119

124

93

130

85

125

118

109

97

88

76

102

73

58

112

*203

TT5

99

77

74

92

94

85

99

96

3,281

106

0.302

0.35

Aug.

79 

86

79

90

90

78

95

96

78

89

124

80

64

105

71

67

60

93

92

67

31

98

31

-35 144

*29

55

29

29

29

29

2,191

70.7

0.201

0.23

Sept.

29 

28 

29

28

30

72

220

115

25

25

68

25

25

24

82

25

23

23

22

55

64

23

*22

*22

22

23

23

22

22

22

-

1,200

40.0

0.114

0.13

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,180 Mln 19 Mean 550 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.31

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,560 Min 22 Mean 553 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.61

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 cfs).--Jan. 25 (8 p.m.) 3,840 cfs (6.00 ft); Feb. 22 (10:15 a. 

cfs (5.69 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records of powerplant operation.

Note.--Backwater from debris Oct. 14 to Nov. 5. Shifting-control method used Sept. 6-30.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

Charlotte Creek at Davenport Center, N. Y.

271

Location. Lat 42°26'30", long. 74"56'05", on right bank 200 ft downstream from Pumpkin 

Hollow, 1,000 ft downstream from site of former highway bridge, and three-quarters of 

a mile downstream from Davenport Center, Delaware County.

Drainage area.--163 sq mi.

Records available. June 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,192.64 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 15 years, 254 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,670 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 5.99 ft); minimum, 7.6 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 0.19 ft).

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 14,000 cfs Sept. 22, 1938 (gage height, 9.65 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 4.5 cfs Sept. 2, 3, 1939 (gage height, 0.16 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or fragmentary or no gageneigh t record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 921: 1938-39.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.1 

.2 

.3

.7

1.0

Oct. 1 to Sept. 7

4.8 1.5

8.3 2.0

14 3.0

57

116

268

480

1,000

1,710

2,600

Sept. 8-30 

0.3 14

1.0

1.1

118

144

Discharge, in cubic feet per sesond, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

21

27

75

47

35

31

30

33

31

28

27

26

25

25

24

23

22

11

21

21

21

*20

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

20

20

809

26.1

0.160

0.18

Nov.

22

21

21

21

20

20

21

22

21

26

27

26

22

21

23

36

42

33

31

32

50

*86

161

T03

78

69

71

67

59

49

-

1,301

43.4

0.266

0.30

Dec.

b44

b41

b46

b46

b62

186

136

107

112

134

2,140

1,626

774

564

422

374

319

*288

239

194

222

232

206

219

243

206

b!70

b!02

b!20

b!35

136

9,839

317

1.94

2.24

Jan.

126

124

126

124

b!04

b96

b90

b86

bBTj

106

216

b!70

b!40

b!24

126

318

b270

560

535

404

352

315

*295

1,880

2,110

869

621

711

b500

b400

404

12,386

400

2.45

2.83

Feb.

bSOO

b320

b320

b290

b23S

b245

601

444

336

b280

b260

264

246

222

229

b220

b!95

*b!75

175

220

1,960

1,110

606

559

489

426

395

344

_

-

-

11,666

417

2.56

2.66

Mar.

b250

b210

b215

524

389

b280

b260

b220

b!95

b!95

b!75

2T>6~

295

319

311

521

*395

332

479

480

374

344

323

558

*616

al,100

al,500

al,300

al,040

a980

993

15,379

496

3.04

3.51

Apr.

726

706

568

494

485

404

830

155

521

531

494

400

444

471

374

370

340

315

340

348

340

*295

284

246

229

332

652

489

413

352

13,448

448

2.75

3.07

May

1,100

~TBT 1,300

732

790

646

535

547

817

521

413

382

550

584

444

413

666

526

409

344

*291

257

254

206

172

208

339

212

169

IS3

184

15,131

488

2.99

3.45

June

138

116

103

92

92

82

74

72

64

57

51

49

49

51

47

43

*39

36

35

36

46

38

32

29

27

26

315

45

f210 -74-

-

1,883

62.8

0.385

0.43

July

49

41

51

35

31

30

33

35

44

32

28

25

23

26

25

21

19

18

17

T5

20

*48

50

35

27

22

21

20

19

19

18

903

29.1

0.179

0.21

Aug.

16

15

15

15

15

15

14

13

12

13

14

14

14

42

22

16

14

13

13

12

12

11

11

10

10

*10

a9.6

a9.6

a9.4

a9.4

a9.2

428.2

13.8

0.085

0.10

Sept.

8.6

8.2

575

12

16

47

418

134

65

44

37

34

80

62

47

39

40

37

32

32

32

31

28

*24

23

22

21

20

18

18

-

1,438.6

48.0

0.294

0.33

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,230 Win 18 Mean 238 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.87

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,140 Min 8.2 Mean 232 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.31

Peak: discharge (base, 2,600 cfs).--Dec. 11 (9 p.m.) 3,670 cfs (5.99 ft)j Jan. 24 (9:15 p.m.) 3,300 

cfs (5.67 ft); Feb. 21 (4:30 p.m.) 2,680 cfs (5.08 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

Otego Creek near Oneonta and Ouleout Creek at East Sidney.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partly estimated gage height.
272 SOSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Otego Creek near Oneonta, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°27'00", long. 75°06'50", on right bank lj miles south of West Oneonta, 

1^ miles upstream from mouth, and 2f miles west of Oneonta, Otsego County.

Drainage area. 108 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,047.99 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 13 years, 176 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,310 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 10.28 ft); minimum, 5.6 cfs Sept. 2 (gage height, 1.40 ft).

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 6,000 cfs Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height, 14.10 ft, from 

high-water mark in well), from rating curve extended above 3,200 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum, that of Sept. 2, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from weeds or debrls, or no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect or 

backwater from weeds or debris (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

1.5

1.6 

1.9 

2.Z

2.5

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

145

272

708

1,380

1.38

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.2

6.0

6.8

12

26

56

85

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0 

10.0

146

281

708

1,380

2,160

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

15

18

363o25

22

23

30

28

24

22

21 

21

21

20

20

20

19

18

17

17

*17

17

17

16

15

15

15

15

15

14_

623

20.1

0.186

0.21

Nov.

14

IT

15

15

15

15

15

15

17

18

18

18 

18

17

18

25

31

26

23

26

53

*78

144 ~S9

65

55

59

56

48

42

-

1,062

35.4

0.328

0.37

Dec.

36

b32

b3T

b33

62

388

194

145

132

173

1,190

1,370 

 5T?

366

286

257

223

*198

168

139

156

156

141

151

171

148

b!24

b78

b86

b94

96

7,379

238

2.20

2.54

Jan.

90

87

90

85

b66

b64

b58

b56

bBTT

b70

135

bl!8 

b98

b82

87

212

b!85

b340

313

246

220

*204

193

1,130

1,740

645

a480

a500

b360

b270

268

8,550

276

2.56

2.94

Feb.

b340

b270

b240

b205

b!75

b!85

366

329

246

204

b!85

193 

176

164

164

b!45

*b!35

130

125

T5?

1,210

1,060

429

368

342

304

297

259

_

_

-

8,398

300

2.78

2.89

Mar.

193

b!65

b!70

448

344

237

215

187

166

b!60

b!30

TBT 

237

281

276

381

*294

251

366

379

289

262

251

489

582

820

908

5ST

476

427

441

10,670

344

3.19

3.67

Apr.

337

330

273

259

284

234

506

TIT

317

425

436

324 

344

330

276

251

234

218

229

215

*204

179

166

146

157

207

403

304

254

220

-

8,459

282

2.61

2.91

May

884

972

5BT

427

462

3S8

322

307

265

240

198

166 

154

148

162

185

382

304

229

190

158

*139

128

115

101

112

179

115

98

94

lOT

8,310

268

2.48

2.86

June

77

66

59

54

54

50

46

45

42

38

36

35 

34

41

37

32

*30

28

27

28

53

32

27

25

24

24

23

2S

273 ~SS

-

1,434

47.8

0.443

0.49

July

44SB36

30

28

26

27

24

25

22

21

20 

19

19

17

17

16

15

14

14

14

*17

21

20

17

16

15

15

14

14

JL3

648

20.9

0.194

0.22

Aug.

12

12

12

11

13

14

13

12

11

12

15

17 

Iff

16

13

11

11

10

9.8

9.8

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.2

*7.8

7.2

6.8

6.4

E7S

6.4

336.2

10.8

0.100

0.12

Sept.

6.4

6.0

BTT

7.8

9.2

25

98T6-

26

19

16

15 

22

19

17

15

15

14

13

14

14

13

14

*15

14

14

13

12

12

12

-

542.8

18.1

0.168

0.19

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,370 Mln 14 Mean 161 Cfsm 1.49 In. 2O.36

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,740 Mln 6.0 Mean 155 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.41

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 cfs).--Dec. 11 (11:45 p.m.) 2,31O cfs (10.28 ft); Jan. 25 (3 a.m.) 

2,290 cfs (1O.24 ft); Feb. ZZ (12:15 a.m.) 1,840 cfs (9.36 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated from reconstructed gage-height graph based on recorded 

range in stage and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--Backwater from weeds or debris Oct. 7-22, June 13-17, July 7-21, Aug. 2 to Sept. 30 (no 

gage-height record Aug. 23-25).
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 273

East Sidney Reservoir at East Sidney, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°19'45", long. 75°13'45", at East Sidney Dam on Ouleout Creek, 0.1 mile 

upstream from highway bridge at East Sidney, Delaware County, 4 miles upstream from 

mouth, and 4? miles east of Unadilla.

Drainage area. 102 sq mi (measured by Corps of Engineers).

Records available. November 1949 to September 1952 (monthly elevations and contents), 

October 1952 to September 1953.

Page.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum elevation during water year 1952-53, 1,153.84 ft Dec. 12; minimum,

 1,115.01 ft Aug. 31.

1949-53: Maximum elevation, 1,167.92 ft Mar. 30, L950; minimum, that of Aug. 31, 

1953.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by concrete dam and rock-fill dike, completed by Corps of 

Engineers in June 1950 for flood control; first used for flood regulation on Mar. 28, 

1950. Usable capacity, 33,550 acre-ft between elevations 1,115.0 ft (sill of conduits) 

and 1,203.0 ft (crest of spillway). Dead storage, 56 acre-ft. Floods are controlled 

by operation of five gates. Water is stored during high flows and released when downstream conditions warrant.

Cooperation. Capacity curve furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Capacity table (elevation, In feet, and contents, In acre-feet)

(Prepared by Corps of Engineers from topographic

surveys of reservoir site)

1,115.0

1,117.0

1,120.0

1,125.0

1,130.0

82

156

358

663

1,135.0

1,140.0

1,150.0

1,160.0

1,170.0

1,079

1,630

3,281

5,909

9,614

1,180.0 14,610

1,190.0 21,370

1,203.0 33,610

Monthly elevations and contents, November 1949 to September 1952

Date

Apr. 30........ .................

Sept. 30... ......................

Oct. 31.........................

Dec . 31 .........................

Calendar year 1950. ...........

Apr. 30.........................

Aug. 31......... .................

Sept. 30, 1951...................

Dec. 31.........................

Calendar year 1951 ............

Jan. 31, 1952...................

Mar. 31.........................

July 31 .........................

Water year 1951-52. . ..........

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,115.6

1,116.4

_

1,122.5

-

1,121.0

_

Contents 

(acre-feet)

68

63

63

73

.

80

78

134

60

60

246

_

153

188

65

_

Change in 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-79

_

-30

-19

-1,203

+70

-18

-3

+115

+173

-93

+104

-87

-35

-1

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
274 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

East Sidney Reservoir at East Sidney, N. Y. Continued 

Elevation, in feet, water year October 1952 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

Oct.

15.3

16.1

16.3

16.0

15.9

15.8

16.0

16.0

15.9

15.8

15.8

15.8

15.7

15.7

15.7

15.6

15.6

15.6

15.6

15.6

15.6

15.6

15.6

15.6

15.6

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.5

Nov.

15.5

15.5

15.6

15.6

15.5

15.6

15.6

15.6

15.6

15.7

15.7

15.7

15.7

15.6

15.7

15.8

15.9

15.9

15.8

d!6.0

d!7.0

19.1

18.8

18.0

17.6

17.3

17.5

17.2

16.9

16.8

Dec.

16.5

16.6

16.6

16.6

19.9

19.3

18.6

18.4

18.5

18.6

53.5

50.4

40.6

26.7

21.5

20.6

20.1

19.5

19.0

18.6

19.0

19.2

18.8

19.5

19.1

18.7

18.0

17.6

18.0

18.0

17.9

Jan.

17.7

17.6

17.7

17.4

17.3

16.9

17.0

17.1

17.3

20.1

20.8

19.3

19.0

18.7

20.0

24.4

21.3

26.1

22.8

21.8

21.2

20.5

20.7

42.2

39.4

28.3

22.1

22.9

20.9

20.3

20.6

Feb.

19.8

19.7

19.3

18.6

19.1

18.7

23.5

20.5

19.8

19.3

19.5

19.0

18.8

18.6

19.2

18.9

18.3

18.2

18.2

21.6

37.6

29.0

23.2

22.0

21.0

20.6

20.2

19.4

_

-

Mar.

18.9

18.9

18.4

21.0

19.1

19.0

18.4

18.6

18.5

17.9

18.4

18.5

19.1

18.9

20.1

20.3

19.7

19.4

21.5

20.5

19.9

19.5

19.3

24.7

22.5

27.4

31.2

27.3

23.9

24.7

23.2

Apr.

22.2

22.0

20.9

21.3

20.5

20.2

25.8

22.8

22.0

22.6

21.0

20.9

21.9

20.6

20.1

20.4

19.8

20.1

20.3

20.3

20.0

19.7

19.6

19.3

19.3

d21.8

23.8

22.3

21.4

20.7

-

May

29.8

26.8

23.8

22.2

23.6

21.7

21.2

20.5

20.3

19.5

18.9

18.6

20.9

19.4

19.8

19.0

20.7

19.6

19.1

18.7

18.2

18.4

18.4

17.8

17.5

18.8

18.3

17.8

17.5

18.0

17.6

June

17.2

17.0

16.8

16.7

16.7

16.8

16.6

16.5

16.3

16.2

16.1

16.1

16.1

16.2

16.0

15.9

15.8

15.8

15.8

15.7

15.8

15.8

15.7

15.6

15.6

15.8

16.0

16.1

17.4

16.3

-

July

16.0

15.9

16.0

15.8

15.7

15.7

15.6

15.7

16.0

15.8

15.7

15.6

15.6

15.6

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.4

15.4

15.4

15.4

15.7

15.9

15.8

15.7

15.6

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.4

15.4

Aug.

15.4

15.4

15.4

15.4

15.4

15,3

15.3

15,3

15.3

15.3

15.3

15.3

15.4

16.2

15.8

15.6

15.6

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.4

15.4

15.4

15.3

15.3

15.3

15.3

15.2

15.2

15.2

15.2

Sept.

15.2

15.2

15.2

15.2

15.5

20.0

19.9

17.4

16.7

16.3

16.1

16.2

17.1

16.5

16.2

16.1

16.1

16.0

15.9

16.0

16.0

15.9

15.9

15.8

15.7

15.7

15.7

15.6

15.6

15.6

-

d Doubtful gage-height record; elevations at 12 p.m. computed from reconstructed gage-height graph 

based on records for Ouleout Creek at East Sidney.

Note. Add 1,100.0 ft to obtain elevations above mean sea level.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Dec . 31 .................

Calendar year 1952....

Feb. 28.................

Mar. 31.. ...............

May 31........ .........

Aug. 31. ................

Sept. 30.................

Water year 1952-53. . . .

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,117.9

-

1,123.2

1,115.6

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

59

101

-

276

95

63

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+22

-145

-83

+5

+4

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 275.

Ouleout Creek at East Sidney, N. Y.

Location. lat 42°20'00", long. 75°14'05", on right bank a quarter of a mile downstream 

from highway bridge, half a mile downstream from East Sidney Dam, at East Sidney, 

Delaware County, and 3| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 102 sq mi.

Records available. August 1940 to September 1953.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,086.31 ft above mean sea level (levels 

oy Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 13-, 1947, at site half a mile upstream at 

datum 27.30 ft higher.

Average discharge.--13 years, 171 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,660 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 3.88 ft); minimum, 4.1 cfs Aug. 31 (gage height, 0.485 ft).

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 7,250 cfs Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height, 7.62 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum, 1.2 cfs (result of construction operations) Aug. 13, 14, 17, 1949 

(gage height, 0.32 ft).

Maximum discharge known, 16,700 cfs in July 1935, by computation of flow over dam 

and from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from 

aquatic vegetation, which are good. Since November 1949, flow regulated by East 

Sidney Reservoir (see preceding page).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect or 

backwater from aquatic vegetation (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12 ec. 13 to Sept. 30

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

150

345

955

1,780

1.9 

4.5 

8.3

76

154

354

955

1,780

in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Oct.

12

T*

41

3?

25

22

23

27

25

21

19

18 

16

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

13 

*13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

540

17.4

Nov.

13 T3-

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

15

15

16 

16

15

15

18

21

20

19

20

52

87 

*195

T2T

97

82

82

74

63

55

-

1,222

40.7

Dec.

42

41

47

39

7T

240

147

125

125

136

1,030

1,590 

1,490

1,100

472

304

249

218

*178

148

145

192 

164

164

188

161

138

82

b88

105

107

9,329

301

Jan.

95

91

93

89

72

67

58 BT

69

107

269

218 

164

145

157

433

392

542

560

393

331

286 

249

935

1,450

1,110

*536

472

338

232

245

10,241

330

Feb.

283

171

185

b!70

b!30

138

356

358

241

199

174

185 

164

145

151

161

b!40

118

*115

bT50"

1,020

1,060 

 557

393

336

278

257

218

-

_

-

7,868

281

Mar.

164

126

132

245

217

151

138

122

112

118

90 ITS' 

157

174

192

265

229

*203

264

304

245

218 

199

376

493

815

948

55?

671

538

579

9,497

306

Apr.

439

429

340

291

313

253

520

567

413

419

374

299 

322

336

265

253

237

225

257

253

*249

225 

225

203

192

284

576 55?

383

308

9,932

331

May

691

846 E4"B~

472

483

434

336

304

282

233

188

157 

194

254

195

195

284

245

195

168

135

126 

161

120

95

98

171

115

*93

89

10T

8,110

262

June

82

69

62

55

53

69

53

49

40

34

29

27 

26

28

27

23

*20

18

18

17

16

17 

15

13

12_

13

19

20

92

5?

1,068

35.6

July

28

TZ

21

20

17

14

13

12

19

18

14

12 

11

10

9.6

8.8

8.4

8.0

8.0

7.8

7.2

6.8 

* IT19

14

12

10

9.0

8.4

8.2

7.6

402.8

13.0

Aug.

.4

.2

.4

.0

.0

.0

> '.6.8

) .8

.8

.8!o

38*

75

15

12

11

10

9.6

8.8

8.3 

7.5

7.2

6.6

6.2

*5.8

5.8

5.8

5.4

57S

284.2.

9.17

Sept.

4.4

tt

4.5

4.4

6.0

43

268

T3U

62

43

32

26 

64

54

37

29

27

27

23

21

24

23 

21

19

*18

17

16

14

13

12

-

1,086.8

36j.2

Adjusted for change in contents in East Sidney Rese

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

17.5 

0.172 

0.20

41.0 

0.402 

0.45

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53 :

301 

2.95 

3.41

332 

3.25 

3.75

280 

2.75 

2.86

309 

3.03 

3.49

Observed

329 

3.23 

3.60

260 

2.55 

2.94

Max 1,590 Min 10 Mean 160 

Max 1,590 Mln 4.4 Mean 163

35.2 

0.345 

0.39

12.8 

0.125 

0.14

9.14 

0.090 

0.10

36.3 

0.356 

0.40

Adjusted

Mean 160 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.36 

Mean 163 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.73

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--Backwater from aquatic vegetation July 2 to Aug. 20.
276 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Susquehanna River at Unadilla, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°19'15", long. 75°19'00", on right bank 25 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Unadilla, Otsego County, and 1 mile upstream from Carrs Creek.

Drainage area. 984 sq mi.

Records available. June 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 996.08 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 15 years, 1,614 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 10.61 ft, from 

reconstructed gage-height graph); minimum, 66 cfs Aug. 28 (gage height, 1.59 ft, backwater from weeds).

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 21,500 cfs Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height, 13.94 ft); minimum daily, 58 cfs Oct. 16, 1939.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from weeds, 

or doubtful gage-height record, which are good. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by 

powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP851: 1938(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect or backwater 

from weeds (gage height. In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

1.5

2.0

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

63

153

293

518

1,240

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

11.0

2,200

4,980

8,640

13,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1C

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Gale

Oct.

145

190

310

390

2T>0~

205

245

230

225

220

180

155

205

205

165

155

155

170

145

135

170

160

*145

155

145

130

125 IBS'

125

165

150

5,715

184

0.187

0.22

Nov.

96

ITS

125

165

140

130

155

155

118

160

164

139

178

151

141

212

188

238

2OO

182

257

388

785

*756~

554

436

433

421

366

339

-

7,890

263

0.267

0.30

Dec.

248

287

238 Z~53~

307

1,400

1,380

939

780

858

d5,250

dll,200

d7,490

4,800

2,900

2,390

2,080

1,920

*1,650

1,480

1,360

1,490

1,420

1,350

1,550

1,390

bl,160

b800

b720

b960

938

61,028

1,969

2.00

2.31

Jan.

840

836

840

784

b700

b6OO

b560

bSBTT

b560

652

1,240

1,370

1,080

932

942

1,620

2,070

2,710

3,620

2,610

2,250

2,070

2,220

d5,010

dll.500

b8 , 800

*b4,900

4,500

4,180

3,380

2,920

76,856

2,479

2.52

2.90

Feb.

3,320

b2 , 6OO

2,370

2,340

bl,950

1,910

2,780

3,740

2,880

2,170

1,880

2,030

2,140

1,720

1,810

1,700

1,680

bl,500

*1,460

1,410

6,280

9,270

5,720

4,240

3,720

3,240

3,070

2,830

_

_

-

81,760

2,920

2.97

3.09

idar year 1952: Max 11.20O Mln 96

Mar.

2,070

1,820

1,820

2,640

3,750

2,670

2,160

1,850

1,890

1,910

1,440

1,650

1,950

2,310

2,440

2,790

2,980

*2,360

2,660

3,420

2,910

2,590

2,340

3,08O

4,610

6,240

7,560

7,480

6,030

4,980

5,480

99,880

3,222

3.27

3.77

Apr.

4,500

4,160

3,600

3,160

3,230

2,730

3,980

4,820

3,740

3,650

3,780

3,240

3,120

3,300

3,910

2,490

2,380

2,430

2,370

2,230

 2,080

2,050

1,860

1,640

1,470

1,770

3,470

3,600

2,830

2,380

-

88,970

2,966

3.01

3.36

May

5,150

7,650

6,41O

5,080

4,560

4,760

3,880

3,410

3,510

3,120

2,420

2,120

2,120

2,780

2,110

2,260

2,790

3,660

2,940

2,590

2,220

1,940

2,040

1,650

1,480

1,430

1,920

1,630

 1,260

1,260

1,230

91,380

2,948

3.OO

3.45

June

1,180

 S?F

735

679

689

674

61O

558

550

488

386

427

386

396

386

359

 337

323

300

278

330

323

296

245

242

256

254

247

950

706

-

14,535

484

0.492

0.55

July

402 ZEB"

295

277

246

234

244

242

254

234

237

206

217

220

212

196

181

165

180

165

182

192

 354

243

218

180

176

191

164

172

178

6,943

224

0.228

0.26

Aug.

170

156

160

155

162

168

160

166

172

152

155

185

160

215

23O

165

145

155

155

160

140

124

145

112

165

155

 76

TO

88

90

88

4,607

149

0.151

0.17

Sept.

88

88

86

82 ISO"

155

900

920 TOO"

235

190

200

225

260

215

220

170

160

140

150

155

185

165

145

*135

130

124

123

122

116

-

6,383

313

0.216

0.24

Mean 1,536 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.27

Water year 1952-53 : Max 11,5OO Mln 76 Mean 1,496 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.62

Peak discharge (base, 11,000 c 

(5 p.m.) 12,100 cfs (10.57 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

_ Stage-discharge _._ _ .. 0- relation .- .. affected affected by ice (doubtful (doubtful gage-height gage-height record Jan. 26, <:b,tl). 27).

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records, gage-height records 

furnished by U. S. Weather Bureau and Corps of Engineers, and records for upstream stations. 

Note. Backwater from weeds Oct. 1 to Nov. 1O, Aug. 11 to Sept. 30.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 277

Unadilla River near New Berlin, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 42"38"35", long. 75°19'25", on right bank 150 ft upstream from site of old 

highway bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from Shawler Brook, and if miles north 

of New Berlin, Chenango County.

Drainage area. 196 sq mi.

Records available. July 1924 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,089.90 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1933, staff gage at highway 

bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 334 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,070 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 7.47 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Sept. 4,5; minimum gage height, 1.42 ft Sept. 1.

1924-53: Maximum discharge, 6,600 cfs Sept. 1, 1950 (gage height, 9.95 ft); minimum, 8.0 cfs Oct. 8, 9, 1939.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from aquatic 

vegetation, or shifting control, which are good.

Revisions. WSP 756: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect, backwater 

from aquatic vegetation, or shifting control (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24 Jan. 25 to Sept. 30

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 201

5.0 

6.0

7.0

363

1,160

1,710

2,590

2.0 

2.5 218

3.0 

5.0 

6.0

7.0

390

1,180

1,710

2,590

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Cf am

In.

Oct.

27

2S

41

41

35

34

58

82

5S

47

41

36

35

034

033

033

c41

c36

C34

033

c32

 31

31

31

30

28

28

30

30

30

30

1,138

36.7

0.187

0.22

Nov.

30

28

3TJ

33

34

34

35

38

39

40

45

47

44

41

42

55

55

49

46

54

126

 144

310

20T

144

121

142

136

113

98

-

2,357

78. S

0.401

0.45

Dec.

76

77

b80

b72

ISS

604

352

257

238

400

1,980

2,340

1,120

784

580

484

 424

374

324

273

270

273

254

280

338

296

246

b!35

b!85

196

185

13,690

442

2.26

2.60

Jan.

170

165

170

163

b!25

b!24

bllO

bTO"B~ b!04

136

221

226

193

168

165

350

b400

503

552

424

371

 331

307

1,430

2,350

1,190

b760

955

759

b560

540

14,128

456

2.33

2.68

Feb.

747

b500

b490

475

b390

420

555

636

449

349

332

314

324

292

282

252

 259

230

Z3T

247

1,830

2,120

1,050

823

719

613

578

510

-

_

-

16,023

572

2.92

3.04

Mar.

394

b330

352

747

767

b500

b440

b380

b340

b330

b280

347

529

621

574

679

574

491

 647

755

578

513

491

995

1,240

1,230

1,380

1,2OO

947

819

823

20,288

654

3.34

3.85

Apr.

676

621

532

483

529

460

697

683

536

548

791

609

578

563

491

449

434

394

383

353

349

328

 300

266

249

371

831

1>S3~

540

446

-

15,173

506

2.58

2.88

May

1,120

1,340

 5BT

815

735

652

559

532

475

420

370

320

300

290

400

490

800

960

74O

 560

450

380

350

300

260

280

560

340

260

245 ZSO~

16,470

531

2.71

3.13

June

225

185

160

150

150

140

125

124

110

98

90

80

84

116

104

 82

72

67

66

62

60

56

52

48

48

46

37

54

301 T5B"

 -

3,165

106

0.541

0.60

July

80

SS

66

64

50

46

48

48

44

040

C39

C36

C35

C35

C35

C34

C30

C28

C27 cTO"

*C48

C40

041

c46

c39

c34

C30

c29

c29

34

37

1,298

41.9

0.214

0.25

Aug.

30

26

25

26

48

62

44

34

55

139

132

85

58

58

55

42

37

33

C30

C27

C26

C25

C23

C23

«C22

22

21

20

19

18

11

1,282

41.4

0.211

0.24

Sept.

17

cTT

c!7

c!7

c!7

c22

63

66

c?T

c29

C24

022

C24

029

C25

C23

C23

C24

C22

C22

C25

C29

*C25

C22

C20

C19

c!8

c!7

c!7

c!7

753

25.1

0.128

0.14

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,590 Min 27 Mean 305 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.21

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,350 Min 17 Mean 290 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.08

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 ofs).--Dee. 11 (9:30 p.m.) 3,070 cfs (7.47 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

c Backwater from aquatic vegetation.

Note. Shifting-control method used May 17-31.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

ge Brook near South New Berlin, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42 0 31'55", long. 75°25'30", on right bank ij miles upstream from mouth and 

2| miles west of South New Berlin, Chenango County.

Drainage area. 0.70 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1932 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control with V-notch weir. Datum of gage is 

1,430.17 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by New York State Conservation Department).

Average discharge. 20 years (1933-53), 1.09 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 68.2 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 3.96 ft); minimum daily, 0.001 cfs Aug. 26 to Sept. 5.

1932-53: Maximum discharge, 287 cfs July 22, 1945 (gage height, 5.53 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 17 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; minimum, 0.0002 cfs Sept. 19, 20, 1939.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, shifting control, or backwater from leaves, which are fair. This station is operated in connection with a study 

of the effect of reforestation on streamflow. In addition to records of streamflow, 

records of precipitation, temperature, and ground-water levels are collected. Weekly 

records of ground-water levels for 1953 are published in WSP 1265.

Revisions (water years). WSP 871: Drainage area. WSP 1081: 1934-44.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect., shifting control, 

or backwater from leaves (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet 

per second)

1.09

1.15

1.21

1.3

1.4

1.5

Oct. 1 to Ju

0.010

.031

.065

.148

.29

.48

June 6 to Sept. 30

1.09

2.08

3.79

7.70

13.9

1.0 

1.04

O.OO1 

.003 

.010 

.026

1.2

1.3

1.4

0.057

.141

.29

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 1.4 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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.

0.012

~Tll6 .o"4~5~

.025

.019

.021

.106

*.046

.036

.031

.029

.027

.027

.023

.023

.027

.027

.025

.023

.023

.023

.023

.021

.021

.021

C.019

0.021

c.019

c.021

0.021

c.021

0.942

0.030

0.043

0.05

Nov.

00.019

0.019

0.027

0.023

*o.023

.031

.036

.031

.031

.044

.041

.036

.031

.027

.034

.044

.031

.041

.044

.119

.27

.38

.72 .35-

.234

.178

.212

.160

.132

.116

-

3.484

0.116

0.166

0.19

Dec.

bO.080

b.072

*.<38T

.072

.73

1.21

.68

.52

.53

.92

~n?e 11.9

2.26

1.56

1.21

1.02

.84

.75

.64

b.52

b.56

.60

.58

.75

.88

.73

b.56

b.32

b.40

b.41

b.40

36.048

1.16

1.66

1.92

Jan.

bo. 39

.40

.40

b.37

b.29

b.22

b.22~

b.23

b.28

.53

1.10

b.90

.68

.60

.64

bl.85

bl.3

b2.5

2.02

1.56

1.37

1.21

1.13

19.1

TT7T

b4.1

b2.7

*b2.8

bl.95

bl.35

bl.35

64.64

2.09

2.99

3.43

Feb.

bl.75

bl.20

bl.25

bl.02

b.84

.78

2.13

1.56

1.13

b.94

b.84

b.82

.81

.75

.73

b.66

b.62

b.56

.55

.91

9.16

bf7T~

b2.3

*2.01

1.83

1.66

bl.6

bl.3

_

_

-

43.85

1.57

2.24

2.33

Mar.

bO.94

b.84

b.74

2.38

bl.5

bl.14

b.92

b.82

b.74

b.68

b.62

.72

1.40

1.71

3.20

3.65

2.59

b2.0

3.99

3.16

2.29

2.01

*1.95

8.74

5.12

6.67

8.77

T^?

3.19

2.97

2.59

82.86

2.67

3.81

4.40

Apr.

2.15

2.08

1.61

1.66

1.61

1.42

4.31

2.83

2.22

2.90

2.67

2.08

2.22

1.89

1.51

1.46

1.29

1.25

1.33

cl.25

*cl.!6

1.02

.91

.81

.75

1.42

3.17

1.95

1.56

1.33

-

53.8?

1.79

2.56

2.86

May

8.81

BT2T

3.19

2.36

2.54

1.95

1.66

1.41

1.25

1.17

.91

.75

.67

.60

.91

.81

1.89

1.41

*.98

.78

.64

.55

.48

.41

.36

.50

.63

.42

.33

.4T

.41

44.42

1.43

2.04

2.36

June

0.30

.241

.205

.185

.56

.65

.37

.28

.221

.177

.146

.136

.31

.34

.221

«.164

.131

.121

.108

.154

.126

.094

.078

.071

.064

.064

.054

.C9T

.196

.082

-

5.941

0.198

0.283

0.32

July

0.071

.078

.060

.048

.045

.060

.062

.045

.040

.035

.030

.028

.032

.026

*.020

.017

.014

.012

.017

.042

.026

.017

.081

.035-

.024

.020

.030

.022

.042

.040

.025

1.145

0.037

0.053

0.06

Aug.

0.018

.035

.022

.030

.062

.026

.022

.022

.030

.032

.024

.017

*.008

.006

.005

.004

.004

.003

.003

.003

.002

.OO2

.002

.002

.002

.001

e.OoT

e.OOl

e.OOl

e.OOl

e.OOl

0.392

0.013

0.019

0.02

Sept.

eO.OOl

e .001

e.OOl

e.OOl

e.OOl

e.121

.058"

.012

*e.010

e.OOS

e.007

.036

.043

.024

.012

c.010

c.017

o.Oll

c.009

0.028

0.018

0.014

c.Oll

0.010

0.009

0.009

c.009

.008

.007

.006

-

0.512

0.017

0.024

0.03

Calendar year 1952: Max 12.2 Mln 0.012 Mean 0.966 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.79

Water year 1952-53: Max 19.1 Mln 0.001 Mean 0.926 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.97

Peak discharge (base, 21 cfs). Dec. 11 (9:45 a.m.) 29.5 cfs (3.205 ft); Jan. 24 (6 p.m.) 

(3.96 ftj; MarT 24 (11:30 a.m.) 22.0 cfs (2.985 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice (no gage-height record Jan. 4-6, Feb. 2-4). 

c Backwater from leaves. 

e Shifting-control method used.
SDSQOEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

Butternut Creek at Morris, N. Y.

279

Location. Lat 42°32'45", long. 75°14 1 20" ) on right bank 15 ft upstream from highway 

bridge at Morris, Otsego County, and 1,100 ft upstream from Calhoun Creek.

Drainage area. 59.6 sq mi.

Records available. --June 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,096.51 ft above mean sea level (Corps 

of Engineers benchmark) .

Average discharge. --15 years, 97.5 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 1,510 cfs Jan. 25 (gage height, 6.19 ft); minimum, 2.1 cfs Aug. 25 (gage height, 1.615 ft); minimum daily, 2.2 cfs Aug. 26, 30, 

Sept. 2.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 3,200 cfs Sept. 1, 1950 (gage height, 7.76 ft); minimum daily, 1.3 cfs Sept. 24, 1939.

Remarks. --Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good, and 

those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at 

low flow caused by mill above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 921: 1939.

Eating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.1 

2.4 

3.0

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24 Jan. 25 to Sept, 30

24

48

124

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

223

365

751

1,360

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.8 

4.0 

7.0

1.9 

2.1

Note. Same as preceding table above 2.1 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

8.5

12

21

To

13

18

15

21

18

12

12

7.6

18

18

11

13

13

6.1

775

17

14

*14

13

13

11

6.2

14

14

13

11

12

406.7

13.1

0.220

0.25

Nov.

6.1

6.2

17

13

13

12

12

rro- 6.0

16

15

13

13

12

6.2

8.2

20

17

15

15

34

*43

94

5F

40

38

40

33

7.6

6.8

-

633.1

21.1

0.354

0.40

Dec.

27

ZE

29

27

92

244

122

97

93

127

574" 874

334

226

171

149

*129

117

99

86

86

92

88

83

86

80

71

b49

59

57

58

4,454

144

2.42

2.78

Jan.

50

54

48

49

45

39

37

36

3?

41

69

64

53

47

46

87

83

158

145

113

105

*99

93

845

946

380

276

329

275

152

153

4,956

160

2.68

3.09

Feb.

206

134

127

116

96

98

208

172

125

105

98

103

94

85

89

81

*76

72

70m

896 ITS'

272

222

212

181

170

147

-

-

-

4,810

172

2.89

3.00

Mar.

114

102

99

296

188

136

125

109

98

97

85

96

146

162

164

237

177

*149

228

222

168

153

145

355

334

473

536

m

295

283

258

6,414

207

3.47

4.00

Apr.

206

199

163

152

165

148

285 219"

177

219

260

190

211

194

159

148

135

113

127

124

111

*99

97

87

1°

121

238

171

142

124

-

4,854

162

2.72

3.03

May

542

SCO

328

252

293

226

191

191

152

138

118

102

95

86

117

103

233

166

125

107

94

*83

77

69

64

74

94

63

52

57

59

4,851

158

2.62

3.03

June

52

42

37

35

36

29

33

36

28

25

24

22

14

29

28

*22

20

18

17

9.6

18

23

17

16

14

8.8

1T~6.1

91

3T

-

796.5

26,6

0.446

0.50

July

2450"

10

15

13

20

16

15

11

7.7

8.4

10

10

14

10

5.8

8.1

8.4

7.9

13

*11

15

8.3

5.2

4.8

4.6

16

9.4

579- 4.2

4.2

339.9

11.0

0.185

0.21

Aug.

3.8

4.0

14

11

4.3

8.4

9.6

3.5

3.5

13

15

IT

7.8

12

4.4

3.7

13

3.8

7.3

6.6

7.0

2.7

2.6

12

*2.9

376- 2.2

a9.2

a2.3

a2.2

alO

222.4

7.17

0.120

0.14

Sept.

a2.7

a2.2 a'570"

a8.4

2.6

4.6

12

19

T5

5.2

4.4

3.1

3.5

16

10

5.8

4.3

4.6

2.9

3.7

14

4.1

12

*3.1

3.2

4.3

2.7

12

4.8

3.2

197.4

6.58

0.110

0.12

Calendar year 1952: Max 874 Min 6.0 Mean 95.1 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.72

Water year 1952-53: Max 946 Min 2.2 Mean 90.2 Cfsm 1.51 In. 2O.55

Peak discharge (base. 1.400 efs). Dee. 11 (5 p.m.) 1,440 cfs (6.10 ft)j Jan. 25 (1:30 a.m.) 1,510 

cfs (6.19 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
280 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

Unadilla River at Rockdale, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°22'35", long. 75°24'20", on right bank 400 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Rockdale, Chenango County, and three-quarters of a mile downstream from 

Kent Brook.

Drainage area. 518 sq mi.

Records available. November 1929 to September 1933, January 1937 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 992.11 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 30, 1933, wire-weight gage at bridge 400 ft upstream at datum 0.73 ft higher.

Average discharge. 19 years (1930-33, 1937-53), 840 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,100 cfs Jan. 25 (gage height, 9.06 ft, from 

reconstructed gage-height graph); minimum, 43 cfs Sept. 4; minimum gage height, 3 69 

ft Oct. 27.

1929-33, 1937-53: Maximum discharge, 17,400 cfs Dec. 31, 1942 (gage height, 12.98 

ft); minimum daily, 33 cfs Sept. 25, 26, 1939.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from weeds 

or debris, or doubtful gage-height record, which are good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 711: 1930(M). WSP 821: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect or backwater 

from weeds or debris (gage height, In feet, and discharge,'In cubic feet 

per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 25 Jan. 26 to Sept. 50

3.6 

3.8 

4.0 

4.5

61

110

179

458

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

915

2,060

5,180

8,900

3.5 

3.7 

4.0 

4.5

43

83

183

502

5.0 946

6.0 2,060

8.0 5,180

9.0 6,990

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

76

76

96

108

96

92

102

135

135" 160

108

94

86

92

92

92

86

94

92

84

92

92

88

*86

86

80

74m

86

84

84

2,923

94.3

0.182

0.21

Nov.

78

7B" 76

86

94

96

100

96

96

100

108

120

116

114

108

108

125

146

136

139

200

332

653 *m

376

298

293

310

266

237

-

5,696

190

0.367

0.41

Dec.

205

188

205

bl80

5BT

1,690

1,290

835

668

825

d3, 700

d6 y400

dS.-toC

2,120

1,560

1,280

1,110

988

*835

687

641

735

668

678

835

785

659

b380

b430

b460

b450

35,454

1,144

2.21

2.55

Jan.

b410

395

388

382

b310

b270

b250

b245

bZTO"

320

515

631

497

b430

395

816

bl,140

1,360

1,680

1,260

1,090

968

865

d3,300

d7.000

d4,600

*b2,000

b2,3OO

2,150

1,500

1,370

39,107

1,262

2.44

2.81

Feb.

1,670

bl,350

bl,140

bl,200

909

937

1,410

1,790

1,280

984

798

909

844

780

762

709

664

612

*SI2

682

3,540

5.860

3,130

2,100

1,850

1,610

1,520

1,370

.

_

-

41,042

1,466

2.83

2.95

Mar.

bl,060

b780

b820

1,490

2,110

1,330

bl.100

bSSO

b820

bSOO

b640 758"

1,030

1,450

1,450

1,830

1,580

*1,300

1,580

2,060

1,580

1,320

1,250

2,040

3,540

3,440

5,940

3,650

2,670

2,150

2,180

52,668

1,699

3.28

3.78

Apr.

1,830

1,690

1,450

1,260

1,350

1,210

1,920

2,140

1,570

1,580

2,110

1,720

1,610

1,630

1,360

1,220

1,170

1,060

1,080

1,030

*984

900

808

718

647

826

1,930

1,880

1,440

1,180

41,303

1,377

2.66

2.97

May

2,830

4,580

2,990

2,270

2,060

1,930

1,570

1,460

1,290

1,170

1,020

862

762

726

762

1,140

1,490

2,290

1,810

1,550

1,080

900

798

726

630

595

965

853

*630

552

5ZT

42,512

1,571

2.65

5.05

June

552

13?

373

325

515

332

287

270

253

226

207

197

193

226

259

217

*188

175

167

163

171

159

151

140

126

126

120

T5S

380

526

-

7,599

247

0.477

0.55

July

265

19T

171

155

145

135

155

150

150

114

108

100

102

100

100

96

88

86

88

88

100

102

*108

104

100

94

se

88

86

8454"

5,567

115

0.-222

0.26

Aug.

82

80

74

76

86

100

120

100

86

96

185 ITS

155

110

104

96

86

76

72

68

62

58

56

54

54

54

*50

50

52

52

48

2,597

85.8

0.162

0.19

Sept.

45

*S

48

47

48

66

102

125 m

92

74

66

70

68

74

70

68

64

62

66

64

66

66

60

*58

56

52

50

50

48

1,997

66.6

0.129

0.14

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,040 Mln 74 Mean 797 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.96

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,000 Mln 45 Mean 757 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.85

Peak discharge (base. 7,500 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice (doubtful gage-height record Mar. 1, 2).

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

on observer's notes, pattern of previous peak and records for station near New Berlin and Butternut 

Creek at Morris.

Note. Backwater from weeds and/or debris Oct. 1 to Nov. 17. Backwater from weeds July 5 to 

SepTT~50.
SUSQOEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

Susquehanna River at Conklin, N. Y.

281

Location. Lat 42°02 I 10", long. 750 48'10", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Conklin, Broome County, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Little 

Snake Creek, and 3f miles downstream from Pennsylvania State line.

Drainage area.--2.240 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1912 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 840.95 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 4, 1914, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--40 years (1913-53), 3,653 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,400 cfs Jan. 25 (gage height, 13.61 ft); minimum daily, 159 cfs Sept. 4.

1912-53: Maximum discharge, 61,600 cfs Mar. 18, 1936; maximum gage height, 20-83 

ft Mar. 22, 1948; minimum discharge, 106 cfs Sept. 16, 1913 (gage height, 1.32 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from weeds, 

or fragmentary or doubtful gage-height record, which are good. Diurnal fluctuation at 

low flow caused by mill several miles above station.

Revisions. WSP 696: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect or backwater 

from weeds (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27 Mar. 28 to Sept. 30

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

219

303

496

764

1,140

4.0 

5.0

7.0

10.0

14.0

1,640 

3,040 

6,870 

14,400 

26,8OO

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

152

302

512

786

1,730

5.0 3,080

7.0 6,870

10.0 14,400

12.0 20,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

270 

260

290

340

450

4"50" 540

390 

400

430

420

400 

350

280

330

340

330

3OO

245

310

270

300

270

290 

*250

280

240

290 

230

2TS6"

240

10,065

325

0.145

0.17

Nov.

260 

290

220

240

260

250

280

270 

280

290

290

280 

290

300

300

310

310

330

380

*432

643

810 

1,620

2.000 

1,936

1,460

1,200

1,070 

1,030

950

-

18,575

619

0.276

0.31

Dec.

822 

734

657

630

en

2,440

4,030

3,480 

2,570

2,280

12,100

20.000 

19,900

12,200

7,920

5,530

4,610

4,030

3,590

3,090

2,800

2,930 

3,170

3,040 

3,120

3,320

b2,900

b2,350 

*bl,650

bl,700

2,000

140,437

4,530

2.02

2.33

Jan.

2,000 

1,800

1,740

1,780

1,660

bl,450

bl,300

bl.220 

1,236

1,440

2,220

3,300 

3,220

2,510

2,410

3,490

5,130

6,250

8,200

7,440

5,870

5,110 

4,550

10,500 

24.400

24,100

14,700

b9,6OO 

*b9,000

7,330

6,310

181,260

5,847

2.61

3.01

Feb.

b6,200 

b6,400

5,270

4,800

b4,300

b3,500

4,210

6,950 

6,650

5,150

4,020

3,660 

3,750

3,710

3,370

3,420

3,170

b2,900

2.770

2,770

8,210

17.500 

16,600

10,100 

*8,010

7,050

6,440

6,020

-

-

166,900

5,961

2.66

2.77

Mar.

5,190 

3,930

3,460

4,420

6,580

6,740

5.O9O

4,160 

3,560

3,520

3,270

2,800 

5,126

3,960

4,920

5,920

6,120

5,650

5,030

6,550

6,850

5,670 

4,930

 6,700 

11,200

16,700

17,800

17.900 

14,506

11,100

9,580

216,920

6,997

3.12

3.60

Apr.

9,270 

8,290

7,530

6,380

5,960

5,810

8,710

11.700 

3,646

8,080

8,240

7,780 

6,890

7,050

6,500

5,810

5,370

4,990

5,250

5,190

4,880

4,440 

4,180

3,740 

3.420

3,620

7,440

 8,910 

7,390

5,910

-

196,370

6,612

2.95

3.29

May

6,720 

13,900

14.900

11.300

11,000

10,900

10,400

8,590 

7,440

6,870

5,790

4,650 

4,050

4,030

4,400

4,200

4,930

6,080

6,740

5,450

4,570

3,870 

4,090

3,650 

3,020

2,840

2,920

3,420 

3,050

2,610

2,770

189,150

6,102

2.72

3.14

June

*2,600 

2,350

1,910

1,680

1,590

1,510

1,560

1,430 

1,280

1,160

1,060

885 

929

1,090

965

923

863

742

 723

676

616

616 

660

606 

560

517

1,550"

654 

627

1,080

32,902

1,097

0.490

0.55

July

1.640

1,140

779

627

591

536

*507

489 

575

517

484

457 

435

405

405

393

376

356

336

336

329

313 

352

409 

503

426

*372

344

313

332

310

15,387

496

0.221

0.26

Aug.

295 

291

295

277

259

270

266

277 

302

364

397

332 

368

448

355

356

364

3li 266*

250

243

243 

240

221

215

215

218

 256 

d221

d!87

d!76

8,813

284

0.127

0.15

Sept.

d!74 

d!69

d!64

d!59

dTTT

198

313

428 

f 1.210

f873

575

426 

376

397

401

418

388

372

321

298

295

302 

295

302 

295

270

256

246 

*233

227

10,552

352

0.157

0.18

Calendar year 1952 : Max 23.10O Mln 22O Mean 3,453 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.99

Water year 1952-53 : Max 24.4OO Min 159 Mean 3,258 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.76

Peak discharge (base. 25.OOP cfs).--Jan. 25 (5sl5 p.m.) 25,400 cfs (13.61 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

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

outside-gage readings, weather records, engineers' notes, and records for other stations in basin, 

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights. 

Note. Backwater from weeds Oct. 1 to Nov. 19.
282 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Chenango River at Sherburne, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°40i45", long. 75°30'40", on left bank just upstream from Pratts Bridge 

nail a mile west of Sherburne, Chenango County, and half a mile downstream from Handsome Brook.

Drainage area. 264 sq mi.

Records available.--Mav 1938 to September 1953.

uage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,037.0 ft above mean sea level (furnished 

by U. S Weather Bureau) July 22 to Sept. 30, 1953, wire-weight or reference-point 

gage at temporary site 1? miles downstream at different datum.

Average d1scharge. 15 years, 427 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,740 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 9 38 ft)- minimum daily, 28 cfs Sept. 1, 28, 29.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 7,000 cfs Sept. 1, 1950 (gage height, 9.88 ft)- maximum gage height, 9.99 ft Dec. 30, 1942 (ice Jam); minimum discharge/17 cfs Sept 25 

1939 (gage height, 2.80 ft).

Maximum stage known, 10.6 ft Mar. 18, 1936, from records of U. S. Weather Bureau

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, doubtful or no gage-height 

record or shifting control, which are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow 

caused by mill several miles above station

Revisions (water years).--WSP 851: 1938(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect or shifting 

control (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 11 to July 21 July 22 to Sept. 30

3.2

3.5

3.8

4.1

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.0

30

58

106

189

348

583

830

1,070

6.5

7.0

7.5

8.0

8.5

8.7

9.0

1,280

1,480

1,720

2,000

2,490

2,920

4,400

3.3

3.6

3.9

4.2

4.5

5.0

5.5

38

71

132

233

354

583

830

6.0

6.5

7.0

7.5

8.0

8.5

8.7

1,070

1,290

1,500

1,750

2,060

2,610

3,O5O

7.0

7.3

7.6

8.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

27

28

£9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

39

48

67

57

54

52

90

~T9 105

68

61

55

54

52

46

52

54

49

49

44

*43

42

42

42

41

39

37

3T

39

42

39

1,618

52.2

0.198

0.23

Nov.

41

40

4T

47

45

47

48

54

54

58

62

64

61

57

57

63

64

62

59

71

*166

183

334 2"2T

183

157

206

170

146

132

-

2,995

99.8

0.378

0.42

Dec.

b!04

blW

115

b!04

260

646

510

326

314

434

5,510

5,180

1,380

1,070

820

666

*564

488

415

354

358

358

341

384

438

384

325

b240

b270

276

268

17,808

574

2.17

2.51

Jan.

249

245

245

233

b!95

b!80

b!70

169

176

203

333

b290

b270

245

252

599

535

786

750

622

559

*502

470

1,740

1.810

1,120

885

1,060

855

691

652

17,091

551

2.09

2.41

Feb.

920

b680

637

b560

488

b490

691

691

569

b470

b440

438

415

393

397

b360

*b360

b340

bSTS"

358

2,910

2,210

1,330

1,150

1,040

890

835

725

-

-

-

21,127

755

2.86

2.98

Mar.

593

b520

b500

999

900

681

b600

b520

b480

b460

b410 4-74

775

840

815

950

810

696

*880

875

720

647

608

,580

* ,580

* ,610

.Jgo

,520

,270

,110

,050

27,253

879

3.33

3.84

Apr.

890

830

701

676

691

608

953

790

- 676

751

1,050

795

785

725

632

608

559

512

493

447

420

384

*367

333

520

565

955

725

612

521

-

19,374

646

2.45

2.73

May

1,450

1,500

1,120

915

815

691

617

696

573

483

420

376

346

337

447

451

993

905

740

*617

521

*451

410

358

325

337

474

363

316

308

504

18,659

602

2.28

2.63

June

249 2l8~

196

182

182

172

162

162

150

135

124

117

122

135

117

*103

91

85

81

74

76

70

63

59

57

56

ST

57

241

189

-

3,786

126

O.477

0.53

July

144

IT?

97

82

7O

64

62

61

e59

e55

e52

e51

e52

e49

e50

e55

e49

e47

e44

e49

*e49

47

60

56

51

48

45

43

42

58

61

1,866

60.2

0.228

0.26

Aug.

51

44

37

46

a76

a80

a68

55

63

118

116

116

102

a82

a60

a51

a51

a48

a45

a43

42

41

a37

a37

*35

a35

a33

a32

a31

a30

a29

1,734

55.9

0.212

0.24

Sept.

a28

a3T

a32

a35

a35

a40

a56

a60

a50

a4O

a36

a35

a36

a41

a37

a35

a35

a36

a34

a34

a37

*41

a37

a35

a33

a32

a30

a28

a28

a29

-

1,096

36.5

0.138

0.15

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,310 Min 37 Mean 390 Cfsm 1.48 In. 2O.09

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,31O Min 28 Mean 368 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.93

Peak discharge (base. 5.50O efs).--Dec. 11 (2 p.m.) 5,740 cfs (9.38 ft);Feb. 21 (5:3Op.ra.) 5,120 

ofs (9.16 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record) discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements, 

weather records, and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

e Shifting-control method used.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 283

Canasawacta Creek near South Plymouth, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42"33'50", long. 75"33"10", on right bank 1.4 miles southeast of South

Plymouth, Chenango County, 2 miles northeast of Norwich, 2.8 miles downstream from East 

Branch, and 4.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 58.3 sq mi.

Records available. September 1945 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and since Aug. 6, 1953, concrete control. Datmm of gage is 

1,077.80 ft above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 8 years, 110 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,700 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 4.36 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs Aug. 29, 31, Sept. 1; minimum gage height, 0.61 ft July 29, from outside gage reading.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 5,910 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 5.33 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,900 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.5 cfs Sept. 30 

1952, Aug. 29, 31, Sept. 1, 1953; minimum gage height, that of July 29, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, which are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by gristmill 1.8 miles 

above station.

Revisions i(water years). WSP 1141: 1946-47.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

d4.5 

d678

11

9.0

7.7

7.1

31

26

16

12

10

8.8

9.1

8.2

7.1

11

11

8.6

8.2

8.2

*8.2 

9.1

8.2

d7.3

d6.5

d6.9

13

14

13

12

12

331.5

10.7

0.184

0.21

Nov.

11

10

14

12

12

16

15

14

17

19

18

15

14

15

22

19

17

18

36

*126 

122

182

102

80

71

85

64

53

47

-

1,254.2

41.8

0.717

0.80

Dec.

b43 

b40

blT

b52

b!80

266

148

118

126

190

1.500

598

335

233

173

*155

134

121

105

93

94 

94

89

103

108

94

77

b72

b86

b90

b76

5,635

182

3.12

3.59

Jan.

66

61

61

b60

b52

b49

b47

b50

b66

b62

125

b84

b72

b70

70

185

145

235

177

140

124 

114

105

870

547

270

217

*b290

197

153

151

4,915

159

2.73

3.14

Feb.

234

b!40

137

b!25

bl!4

b!08

214

172

bl!4

b!02

b!08

100

b92

b92

92

*79

81

b70

b76

b!06

1.180 

442

245

211

190

170

155

128

-

-

-

5,077

181

3.10

3.24

Mar.

b!06 

b94

103

308

180

b!35

bl!4

bl!4

bl!2

b84

b94

101

173

185

261

302

224

181

*306

261

198 

177

177

919

*505

541

662

408

286

247

224

7,782

251

4.31

4.96

Apr.

185

181

142

135

135

119

301

202

161

212

271

181

189

161

128

138

125

109

109

102

109 

94

*105

88

83

221

409

ZBl

189

150

-

4,995

166

2.85

3.19

May

619 

420

271

210

208

164

147

153

121

102

86

75

68

61

91

81

236

169

*115

94

80 

65

59

50

45

65

85

52

44

53

54

4,143

134

2.30

2.64

June

39 

32

26

23

41

46

31

28

22

18

15

d!3

d20

d34

d!9

*d!4

11

d9.9

d9.3

dll

dll 

d9.8

d8.8

d8. 2

d8.0

d7.8

d8.4

d9.4

23

dlO

-

566.6

18.9

0.324

0.36

July

*d6.2 

6.6

6.4

d4.9

d4.7

d3.8

d4.4

d4.8

d2.9

d3.7

dl.8

d3.2

d2.3

dl.6

d3.2

dl.3

d2.8

dl.3

dl.2

d2.7

*d4.0 

d2.2

d7.9

8.4

d5.4

d2.9

d3.2

*d3.2

dl.3

d4.1

d2.7

115.1

3.71

0.064

0.07

Aug.

02.1 

d2.6

d2.2

dl.9

d6.2

d5.3

3.3

2.3

2.6

19

14

8.6

5.0

4.0

2.9

3.5

2.8

2.9

.8

1.7

2.2 

.8

.7

3.0

*2.3

1.5

2.4

.6

.5

76

.6

108.9

3.51

0.060

0.07

Sept.

1.8 

3.6

4.4

6.3

3.7

7.9

16_s'.i

4.9

4.3

4.6

8.1

7.0

5.2

5.5

5.8

4.8

4.5

11

12 

*9.4

7.7

6.2

4.8

5.5

4.7

3.8

4.2

4.4

-

186.9

6.23

0.107

0.12

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,500 Min 3 5 Mean 113 Cfsm 1.94 In. 26.39

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,500 Min 0.5 Mean 96.2 Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.39

Peak discharge (base, 2.000 efs). Dec. 11 (11:15 a.m.) 2,700 cfs (4.36 ft); Mar. 24 (12:45 p.m.) 

2,140 cfs (3.99 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

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

records for Chenango River at Sherburne.
284 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Chenango River at Greene, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°19'30", long. 75°46'15", on left bank 1,700 ft downstream from highway 

bridge In Greene, Chenango County, and half a mile downstream from Blrdsall Creek.

Drainage area. 598 sq mi.

Records available. February 1937 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 892.58 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 16 years, 938 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,580 cfs Jan. 25 (gage height, 11.68 ft); mln1555754 cfs Sept. 3; minimum gage height, 1.97 ft Oct. 27.

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 18,900 cfs Dec. 31, 1942 (gage height, 18.33 ft); minimum, 37 cfs Sept. 20, 1939.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or backwater from weeds, 

which are fair. Bankfull stage, about 12.0 ft.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of loe effect or backwater 

from weeds (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

53

83

143

263

427

4.0 

6.O 

8.0

11.O

841

2,100

3,640

6,720

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

~r~. rr i i : i | i i i i 

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

62

64

92

90

88

84

88

112 m108

100

96

94

92

94

94

98

100

96

96

94

92

*92

92

90

88

90

92

94

94

2,941

94.9

0.159

O.18

Nov.

96

94

96

100

100

1O4

106

108

110 

112

118

125

125

130

125

125

130

140

140

140

*230

560

960

834

581

474

452

489

406

345

7,655

255

O.426

O.48

Dec.

293

572- 257

263

319

1,550

1,290

925

788 

946

4,O1O

6,290

4,390

2,590

1,880

*1,500

1,250

1,080

920

779

732

784

751

774

915

885

b760

b520

638

688

597

39,636

1,279

2.14

2.46

Jan.

538

500

493

485

420

b380

b360

b45o

558 

500

662

784

629

573

542

988

1,450

1,630

2,000

1,520

1,310

1,170

1,040

3,860

6,720

*3,830

2,390

2,190

b2,100

bl,650

1,45O

43,122

1,391

2.33

2.68

Feb.

1,720

1,5SO

1,250

1,240

946

946

1,450

1,840

1,360 

1,090

915

984

905

846

836

807

751

7O1

671

*70"6

3,350

5.45O

3,580

2,370

2,110

1,840

1,74O

1,560

_

_.

-

43,524

1,554

2.60

2.71

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,12O Min 62 

Water year 1952-53: Max 6.72O Min 56

Mar.

1,230

995

962

1,540

2,120

1,450

1,240

1,O4O

951 

930

770

856

1,10O

1,620

1,740

2,260

1,92O

1,580

1,820

*2,280

1,780

1,490

1,370

2,250

4,250

3,820

4.26O

4,090

3,090

2,41O

2,230

59,444

1,918

3.21

3.70

Apr.

1,930

1,860

1,61O

1,390

1,450

1,280

2,020

2,260

1,700 

1,700

2.500

1,890

1.76O

1,710

1,43O

1,290

1,270

1,130

1,150

*1,100

1,06O

978

895

836

770

985

2,280

2,140

1,610

1,320

45,1O4

1,503

2.51

2.81

May

2,670

4.050

2,950

2,200

1,990

1,830

1,52O

1,490

1,340 

1,130

951

831

760

71O

737

995

1,280

1,920

1,410

1,140

951

841

746

675

597

581

797

7O6

*595

'653' 569

39,573

1,277

2.14

2.46

June

538

1

449

589

551

342

358

525

5O5

287 

26O

238

225

227

266

269

255

209 *195

187

185

175

165

15S

145

155

150

15O

125

15T

280

7,511

250

0.418

0.47

July

260

215

190

160

140

150

125

124

122

112

110

106

102

100

102

104

100

96

92

 96

94

94

15O

160

155

14O

125

116

106

108

10O

5,914

126

0.211

0.24

Aug.

100

98

94

86

86

88

92

1O4

1OO 

130

150

200

195

185

160

140

125

112

108

1OO

92

86

80

*76

74

72

70

70

64

62

60

3,259

105

0.176

O.2O

Sept.

58

58

56

62

68

82

100

116

120 

TlO

102

96

1OO

92

90

90

84

80

80

82

80

84

84

82

80

80

78

76

70

*66

-

2,506

83.5

0.140

0.16

Mean 893 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20. 3O 

Mean 817 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.55

Peak discharge (base. 6.800 cfs). Jan. 25 (3:30 a.m.) 7,580 cfs (11.68 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Backwater from weeds Oct. 1 to Nov. 23, June 21 to Sept. 30.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 285

Genegantslet Creek at Smithville Plats, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 42°23'40", long. 75°48'15", on left bank 530 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at-Smithville Plats, Chenango County, and 1,500 ft downstream from Pond Brook.

Drainage area. 83.1 sq mi.

Records available. June 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 15 years, 144 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,040 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 8.08 ft): minimum/ 2.3 cfs Aug. 31 (gage height, 2.065 ft, backwater from aquatic vegetation).

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 5,890 cfs Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height, 10.4 ft, from 

floodmark on outside gage), from rating curve extended above 2,800 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum, 0.48 cfs (discharge measurement) Sept. 19, 1939 (gage height, 1.73 

ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those above 1,500 cfs or below 10 cfs or those for 

periods of ice effect, which are good, and those for periods of backwater from aquatic 

vegetation or debris, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow 

caused by gristmill 800 ft above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 851: 1938(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of loe effect op backwater 

from aquatic vegetation or debris (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

2.06

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.6

2.4

3.2

6.1

11

18

37

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

7.0

91

185

305

615

1,42O

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

li

9.3

10

8.8

9.3

18

22.

16

13

11

10

9.4

8.8

8.4

9.6

10

9.4

8.8 

8.6

8.6

8.4 

8.0

*7.8

7.4

7.0

6.8

7.0

7.2

7.6

8.0

296.8

9.57

0.115

0.13

Nov.

9.6

ll'

11

12

15

17

15

15

17

17

15

14

14

16

17

17

19 

29

 110.

171 

298

TBT

104

84

84

70

59

50

-

1,483.2

49.4

0.594

0.66

Dec.

b36

b38 

42

b55

94

297

185

136

121

192

1,280

821

403

256

181

*148

118

104

86 

b70

76

79 

76

84

97

91

b74

b47

b56

62

59

5,444

176

2.12

2.44

Jan.

53

52 

52

48

b36

b34

b32 b55"

39

45

84

b84

78

68

66

115

b!18

227

218 

172

150

131 

116

802

983

*429

256

314

b245

b!60

177

5,419

175

2.11

2.43

Feb.

b215

b!50 

b!40

bl!8

b98

b!02

171

189

144

bl!2

b98

99

b90

b82

85

b78

b72

b66

b64 

*76

1.040

366

264

232

205

192

164

_

_

-

5,493

196

2.36

2.46

Mar.

b!20

b98 

b92

259

242

b!70

b!35

b!08

b96

b86

b7685"

144

228

345

431

305

228

341 

*360

256

214 

196

888

 757

670

852

615

398

295

252

9,342

301

3.62

4.18

Apr.

207

218 

172

154

158

136

356

287

212

254

350

232

223

196

152

144

138

125

136 

*134

142

133 

125

105

104

212

556

383

254

189

-

6,167

206

2.48

2.76

May

615

651 

566

259

249

218

188

225

164

127

104

85

76

69

93

97

193

187

127 

94

73

61 

53

44

38

45

57

*43

63

4,726

152

1.83

2.12

June

45

34 

28

25

27

23

21

21

18

17

16

15

20

50

21

17

16

14

*13 

12

12

10 

9.3

8.6

8.3

8.0

7.8

y t g

50

21

-

575.6

19.2

0.231

0.26

July

16

13 

15

12

9.4

8.4

8.6

8.6

9.2

8.0

7.6

7.0

6.4

6.0

5.8

5.4

5.0

4.8

4*

8.0

6.0 

18

T§

13

9.4

8.6

7.8

6.8

7.2

7.2

280.5

9.04

0.109

0.13

Aug.

6.6

5.8 

5.8

5.6

6.6

7.6

6.6

5.8

5.4

7.2

9,8

97?

7.4

7.0

5.8

5.2

5.0

4.4

3.8 

3.7

3.7

3.6 

3.4

*5.2

5.1

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.5

176

157.7

5.09

0.061

0.07

Sept.

ft? 

2.8

2.9

3.0

4.5

8.4

8.2

6.2

5.2

4.5

4.5

7.2

7.0

5.8

5.2

4.8

4.6

4.5 

5.0

8.6

frl

6.4

5.4

4.8

4.5

4.1

3.8

*4.1

-

157.8

5.26

0.063

0.07

Calendar year 1952- Max 1,280 Mln 6.1 Mean 133 cfsm 1.60 In. 21.83

Water year 1952-53; Max 1,280 Mln 2.5 Mean 108 cfsm 1.30 In. 17.71

Peak discharge (base. 2.600 efs). Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Backwater from debris Oct. 8 to Nov. 21. Backwater from aquatic vegetation and/or debris 

June 27 to Sept. 30.
286 SOSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

Shaokham Brook near Truxton, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°46'00", long. 76°01'10", on right bank a quarter of a mile downstream

 from small tributary, three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth, and 5 miles north 

of Truxton, Cortland County.

Drainage area. 3.12 sq mi.

Records available. November 1932 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control with V-notch weir. Datum of gage is

 1,281.52 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 20 years (1933-53), 5.91 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 161 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 3.60 ft); mini-

 mum, 0.042 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 1.20 ft).

1932-53: Maximum discharge, 487 cfs June 3, 1947, from rating curve extended above 

170 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 4.45 ft June 24, 1940; minimum 

discharge, that of Sept. 4, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, no gage-height record, or

 backwater from rocks, gravel, or debris, which are fair. This station is operated in 

connection with a study of the effect of reforestation on streamflow. In addition to 

records of streamflow, records of precipitation, temperature, and ground-water levels 

are collected. Weekly records of ground-water levels for 1953 are published in 

WSP 1265.

Revisions (water years). WSP 851: 1933-36.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect or backwater 

from debris (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

0.115

.240

.43

.70

1.55

2.99

2.3 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.2

6.56

13.5

22.3

36.5

60.5

Dec. 11 to Sept. 30

1.2 

1.25

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8

0.042

.071

.113

.232

.42

.67

1.48

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.2

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

0.130

.68

.34

.225

.26

.63

1.94

. 73

.43

.34

.29

.27

.248

.232

.225

.27

.225

.218

.218

*.225

*.218

.248

.225

.210

.203

.203

.196

.190

.232

.244

.30

10.595

0.342

0.110

0.13

Nov.

0.27

.27

.40

.46

.46

.49

.58

.53

.54

.66

.69

.63

.54

.53

.54

.54

.52

.60

.61

1.08

4.29

3.86

5.47

3727

*2.81

2.70

3.27

2.72

2.39

2.17

-

43.89

1.46

0.468

0.52

Dec.

bl.95

bl.B

bl.85

bl.B

2.40

3.37

2.10

1.97

3.22

6.52

52.1

22.6

14.0

10.5

8.07

6.77

5.71

4.90

*4.29

b3.8

3.75

4.18

4.29

5.49

5.57

4.65

b3.8

b3.4

b3.8

b3.6

3.27

205.52

6.63

2.12

2.45

Jan.

3.09

2.91

2.91

b2.6

b2.3

bl.9

bl.9

bl.9

b2.05

b2.4

3.75

3.39

3.00

2.73

3.50

10.8

bS.O

11.5

*8.62

6.94

6.00

5.03

5.12

46.5

25.7

b!4

bll.8

14.0

b9.4

b7.6

7.24

238.63

7.70

2.47

2.84

Feb.

b9.4

b6.4

b6.0

b5.2

b4.8

4.29

7.18

5.80

4.77

b4.4

b4.4

b4.1

3.85

3.75

3.65

b3.4

b3.2

b3.1

b3.0

4.87

52.9

b21.5

b!5

11.9

10.2

 9.21

7.86

b6.6

_

-

-

230.73

8.24

2.64

2.75

Mar.

t>5.8

b5.2

b4.6

14.3

8.90

b7.0

b6.0

b5.2

bS.O

b4.2

b4.6

5.33

15.5

14.8

18.6

19.3

14.0

11.4

16.6

14.6

11.4

10.2

*10.4

56

23

*34

49

22.5

15

14.5

14

460.93

14.9

4.78

5.49

Apr.

11.0

10.2

7.8

7.6

7.2

6.2

10.4

7.4

6.6

9.8

9.6

7.4

7.2

6.4

5.6

5.2

4.9

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.2

4.0

*3.8

5.75

11.2

11.3

8.98

7.47

6.45

-

209.05

6.97

2.23

2.49

May

35.5

21.0

13.6

10.7

9.70

7.86

6.77

6.15

5.16

4.41

3.75

3.45

3.63

3.27

5.07

3.96

12.6

 11.4

7.91

6.15

5.03

4.29

3.75

3.18

2.82

3.81

3.38

2.56

2.24

3740

2.73

219.23

7.07

2.27

2.61

June

2.17

T783

1.59

1.48

1.65

1.33

1.18

1.06

.88

.78

.68

.63

.80

.68

*.57

.51

.44

.43

.39

.36

.35

.29

.25

.239

.225

.232

.212

.27

.36

.212

-

22.080

0.736

0.236

0.26

July

0.186

.200

.186

.162

.150

.140

a. 128

a. 113

a. 108

a. 103

a. 094

a. 090

a. 186

a. 156

a. 108

a. 086

a. 074

C.064

0.074

0.112

0.074

0.09O

0.15

*c.!45

.113

.098

.109

.086

.147

.45

.144

4.126

0.133

0.043

0.05

Aug.

0.108

.098

.090

.130

.227

.145

.113

.212

.76

.99

.59

.30

.218

.192

.162

.145

.128

.118

.113

.103

.098

.090

.086

.082

.074

.074

.068

.064

.064

.061

. 058

5.761

0.186

0.060

0.07

Sept.

*0 . 055

.052

.050

.047

7084

.096

.146

.094

.078

.071

.068

.080

.094

.082

.071

.086

.082

.074

.071

.136

*.128

.118

.098

.090

.082

.078

.074

.071

.068

.064

-

2.488

0.083

0.027

0.03

Calendar year 1952: Max 52.1 Min 0.120 Mean 5.20 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.68

Water year 1952-53: Max 56 Min 0.047 Mean 4.53 Cfsm 1.45 i n . 19.69

Peak discharge (base, 88 cfs). --Dec. 11 (7:30 a.m.) 1O7 cfs (3.42 ft); Feb. 21 (ll a.m.) 97.4 cfs

(3.38 ft); Mar. 24 (10:30 a.m.) 161 cfs (3.60 ft); Mar. 27 (8:30 a.m.) 95.1 cfs (3.37 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for

Albright Creek at East Homer.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

c Backwater from debris (no gage-height record July 18-21).

Note. Backwater from rocks and/or gravel Mar. 24 to Apr. 24.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 287

Albright Creek at East Homer, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42"40'10", long. 76°06'15", on left bank a. quarter of a mile upstream from 

highway bridge in East Homer, Cortland County, and half a mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.. 7.08 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1953. Prior to October 1947, published as 

East Homer Creek at East Homer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. 

Average discharge. 14 years (1939-53), 12.5 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 305 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 3.09 ft); no flow 

for "part of Aug. 24, result of probable temporary interference upstream (gage height,

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 787 cfs June 3, 1947, from rating curve extended above 

220 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 3.80 ft Dec. 30, 1942 from graph 

based on outside-gage reading; minimum discharge, that of Aug. 24, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from debris or 

fragmentary or no gage-height record, which are fair. This station is operated in connection with a study of the effect of reforestation on streamflow. In addition to records of streamflow, records of precipitation, temperature, and ground-water levels are 

collected. Weekly records of ground-water levels for 1953 are published in WPS 1265.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of loe effect or backwater 

from debris (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 16 Jan. 16 to Sept. 30

0.32

.69

1.14

2.31

3.78

6.85

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.7

11.1

18.4

30.0

54.0

124

1.6

O.O50

.30

.61

1.65

3.78

6.80

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

2.6

2.7

10.4

17.0

29.4

50.0

89.0

120

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Tota2

Mean

Cfsrn

In.

Oct.

0.32

3.09

2.12

1.04

.86

2.59

7.83

2.60

1.69

1.32

1.12

1.02

.94

.83

.77

1.04

.85

.75

.79

*.96

.96

1.12

.94

.83 

.77

.73

.71

.69

.81

.87

1.09

42.05

1.36

0.192

0.22

Nov.

0.89

/L9

1.25

1.57

1.32

1.26

2.38

1.87

1.93

a2.87

a2.94

a2.45

a2.11

al.93

*al.99

2.05

1.87

3.31

2.80

5.28

15.5

20.4

25.4

ll!?

10.7

12.2

9.10

7.50

6.56

-

177.02

5.90

0.833

0.93

Dec.

b6.0

i>5.0

5.20

b5.0

10.4

11.8

8.90

7.90

11.3

23.6

95.4

49.3

31.6

25.3

21.4

18.4

15.9

f!3.9

f!2.0

10.9

10,5

11.7

12.0

15.1 

14.3

12.0

9.68

b8.6

b9.8

*f9.50

8.70

511.08

16.5

2.33

2.68

Jan.

7.70

7.50

7.50

6.58

b5.8

b4.7

b4.8

b4.7

5.00

6.89

11.7

b8.0

b7.2

b6.8

8.40

30.5

b!4.5

25.7

*20.0

16.6

*14.6

13.1

12.9

88.2 

5T7T

b30

b24.5

35.1

22.4

b20

17.4

540.47

17,4

2.46

2.84

Feb.

b23

b!6

14.6

b!3

b!2.2

11.0

20.6

15.0

12.2

bll.O

bll.O

10.1

9.70

9.10

9.10

b7.8

b7.4

7.0

b6. 6

bll.4

103

40.2

b29

25.0 

21.2

*19.5

17.5

b!4.5

_

-

-

507.70

18.1

2.56

2.67

Mar.

b!2.5

b!2.0

bll.O

30.5

16.3

b!3.5

b!2.5

b!2.2

blO.8

b9.6

bll.6

13.9

25.8

24.1

30.7

30.7

23.0

19.0

27.5

25.2

19.0

16,2

*15.8

85,8 

4275

*65.2

68.5

44.2

31.3

27.5

25.2

813.6

26.2

3.70

4.27

Apr.

20.0

18.6

15.4

16.8

14.6

13.2

22,2

isTo

13.4

19.3

16.2

13.7

13.7

11.9

9.90

9.90

9.30

8.70

8.50

8.50

9.12

8.50

8.86

*7.50 

8.30

18.7

21.6

18.0

14.6

13.1

-

407.08

13.6

1.92

2.14

May

59.7

34.1

25.0

20.0

19.0

15.4

13.1

11.6

C9.8

S.90

7.65

7.55

7.62

6.66

11.8

8.09

26.6

*22.9

15.5

12.5

10.4

9.10

08.8

c7.4

c6,2

C10.4

c7.6

c5.2

04.6

clO.4

c6.2

429.77

13.9

1.96

2.26

June

c4.3

03.6

3.38

3.30

6.14

4.42

3.62

3.08

2.52

2.17

1.93

ol.7

d4.2

3.50

*2.05

ol.7

ol.4

1.29

1,26

1.04

c.94

c.80

C.68

.57 

.55

c.66

01.18

cl.7

2.05

.97

-

66.70

2.22

0.314

0.35

July

0.73

.87

.97

.61

.46

.43

.43

.35

.31

.30

.27

.25

.97

.78

.46

.34

.26

.220

1.30

5.10

1.37

.69

1.61

*1.40 

.84

.49

c.49

c.40

0.56

01.10

C.56

24.920

0.804

0.114

0.13

Aug.

00.37

.32

.30

.36

.87

c.56

.37

.44

2.41

2.94

1.93

.96

.61

.48

.38

.32

.28

.220

.200

.170

.112

.100

.080

.051 

.068

.090

.080

.070

.070

0.06

e.05

15.321

0.494

0.070

0.08

Sept.

*0.060

.070

.060

.050 7o6b~

.070

.50

.32

.26

,210

.170

.160

.30

.27

.22

.21

.28

.235

.200

.59

*.59

.48

.35

.28 

.25

.220

.200

.185

.170

.150

-

7.170

0.239

0.034

0.04

Calendar year 1952: Max 95.4 Mln 0.180 Mean 10.7 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.62

Water year 1952-53: Max 103 Min 0.050 Mean 9.71 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.61

Peak discharge (base. 520 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height reoordj discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for Shaokham Brook near Truxton.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice (no gage-height record Dec. 28, 29).

c Backwater from debris.

f Fragmentary gage-height record} discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.
288 SUSQDEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

Tioughnioga River at Cortland, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°36'10", long. 76°09'35", on right bank at upstream side of Elm Street 

Bridge at Cortland, Cortland County, 0.4 mile downstream from confluence of East and 

West Branches.

Drair e area. 296 sq mi (including 16 sq mi, the flow from which may be diverted into 

Jje Huyter Reservoir in Oswego River basin).

Records available. May 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage'is 1,087.19 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to Oct. 1, 1939, at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 15 years, 498 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,390 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 6.40 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 0.97 ft, backwater from weeds); minimum daily, 26 cfs 

Sept. 3, 5.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 10,000 cfs Apr. 5, 1950 (gage height, 10.82 ft); minimum, 9.8 cfs Sept. 20, 1939; minimum daily, 19 cfs Sept. 17, 24, 1939.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from weeds 

or debris, which are good. Diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by mills 

on West Branch.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect or backwater from weeds 

or debris (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

1.7

84

153

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

240

660

1,270

2,990

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.*

52

59

83

77

66

71

132

154

1O8

86

75

71

66

63

61

61

62

58

58

*58

57

55

56

54

55

56

54

55

56

55

59

2,133

68.8

0.232

0.27

Nov.

60

59

57

66

69

67

69

SO

77

81

92

88

83

78

78

*78

81

82

96

1O8

339

503

685

480

357

297

332

286

247

212

-

5,287

176

0.595

0.66

Dec .

184

172

175

259" 162

488

380

322

307

500

2,150

2.810

1,600

1,050

788

655

566

507

448

386

384

397

410

452

519

450

397

b260

b300

*b320

329

18,077

583

1.97

2.27

Jan.

295

278

278

267

229

219

207

210

210

218

323

335

292

267

271

715

663

696

812

640

*568

513

476

1,45O

2.480

1,390

987

1.06O

968

740

692

18,749

605

2.04

2.36

Feb.

923

719

662

597

500

513

648

763

599

509

467

482

454

431

421

*384

376

352

348

360

1,880

2.790

1,410

1,08O

976

857

800

723

-

-

21,024

751

2.54

2.64

Mar.

600

512

503

816

96O

670

596

534

498

481

421

490

765

984

940

1,230

1,040

845

892

1,060

868

75O

*712

1,670

2.790

2,230

2,390

2,380

1,660

1,250

1,270

32,807

1,058

3.57

4.12

Apr.

1.070

982

834

761

788

691

904

851

717

772

964

766

723

670

581

544

539

490

476

459

476

468

455

413

592

579

868

816

*686

586

-

20,321

677

2.29

2.55

May

1,330

1.750

1,230

946

822

739

650

605

534

476

433

396

376

380

436

507

800

1,030

*766

620

525

463

425

384

340

348

433

348

310

333

376

19,091

616

2.08

2.40

June

299

25T

234

215

221

231

203

177

160

148

142

135

154

180

*154

138

121

113

113

109

109

110

102

96

95

100

105

107

-

4,516

151

0.510

0.57

July

95

95

89

83

77

72

70

64

62

61

6O

58

66

68

64

60

58

56

58

92

78

66

72

*72

66

60

60

52

60

62

56

2,112

68.1

0.230

0.27

Aug.

54

52

48

52

56

60

56

60

70

no

100

82

72

62

60

56

52

47

47

47

41

41

42

38

41

37

37

34

36

31

28.

1,649

53.2

0.180

0.21

Sept.

*30

28

26

2iB

26

30

37

37

34

36

30

32

32

33

33

33

36

32

37

34

41

*41

38

37

36

32

32

31

30

31

-

993

33.1

0.112

0.12

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,080 Mln SO Mean 465 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.41

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,810 Mln 26 Mean 402 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.44

Peak discharge (base. 4.400 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Backwater from weeds and/or debris July 11 to Sept. 30.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

Otselic River at Cincirmatus, N. Y.

289

Location. Lat 42°32'30", long. 75°54'00", on right bank 150 ft upstream from Mead Brook 

ana 300 ft downstream from highway bridge at Cincinnatus, Cortland County.

Drainage area. 148 sq mi.

Records available. June 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,031.26 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 15 years, 283 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,620 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 9.01 ft); minimum, 7.4 cfs Sept. 5; minimum gage height, 2.68 ft Oct. 2, from recorded range in stage.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 8,390 cfs Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height, 10.67 ft); maximum gage height, 10.68 ft Apr. 4, 1950; minimum discharge, 3.8 cfs Sept. 25, 1939; minimum gage height, 2.32 ft Oct. 24, 25, 1947.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from debris, 

fragmentary or no gage-height record, or shifting control, which are fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

aZ5 

a25

a49

a43

a37

a36

a64

aS4

5§

49

46 

43

42

40

39

43

44

40

38 

37

*37

36

36

34 

34

32

31

32 

33

33

35

1,258

40.6

0.274

0.32

Nov.

36 

33

3s

42

40

40

51

51

49

55

61 

62

57

55

56

62

63

66

70 

104

529

563

784

TT? 

*354

294

455

302 

240

197

-

5,278

176

1.19

1.33

Dec.

159

148

152

127

328

717

454

375

367

576

62.580 

*el,710

808

572

445

374

323

283

241 

200

207

202

192

210 

235

205

177

"ttf

152

143

12,922

417

2.82

3.25

Jan.

130 

124

123

118

100

b94

b88

b92

b94

105

193 

172

146

129

131

349

281

456

428 

333

*293

261

238

1,550 

1,870

759

524

663 

508

391

388

11,131

359

2.43

2.80

Feb.

562 

b370

b360

b310

b260

b270

393

378

296

b240

b220 

b235

223

205

202

«b!80

b!75

b!60

b!55 

177

2.180

1,540

678

568 

520

444

416

368

-

-

12 ,085

432

2.92

3.04

Mar.

b290 

b240

b240

572

495

357

317

b270

b245

b235 *m

451

583

629

*826

607

488

686 

703

524

468

468

*1.770 

*1,570

1,330

1,540

1,120 

765

630

661

19,522

630

4.26

4.91

Apr.

524 

496

402

371

382

323

580

460

382

530

682 

484

476

413

347

350

332

299

293 

278

287

263

*266

ZZ6 

216

575

997

63! 

532

428

-

12,880

429

2.90

3.24

May

1.540 

1,130

725

580

532

456

392

378

332

275

231 

200

183

173

279

266

654

631

*444 

347

284

236

214

183 

158

187

267

177 

i*4

T6?

163

11,727

378

2.55

2.95

June

m92

84

85

89

78

75

66

58

53 

50

58

83

*64

52

48

46

44 

42

40

40

36

33 

31

30

35

33 

51

46

-

1,773

59.1

0.399

0.45

July

 55 35 

e27

e23

e23

e23

23

20

19

19

18 

18

17

18

16

15

14

14

14 

*16

14

20 

18

15

14

14 

14

17

14

575

18.5

0.125

0.14

Aug.

13 

14

14

14

22

22

18

16

16

20

i21

17

IS

14

13

12

12 

13

12

11

11

*10 

11

10

11

10 

9.0

57*

9.0

459.4

14.8

0.100

0.12

Sept.

8.6

e.s

8.2

.

14

18

17

14

13

12 

11

14

14

12

12

12

12

11 

13

19 *TF

15

14 

12

f!2

f!2

fll 

fll

fll

-

375.8

12.5

0.084

0.09

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,730 Min 18 Mean 289 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.63

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,580 Min 7.8 Mean 247 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.64

Peak discharge (base, 4,400 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

e Shifting-control method used.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage helghta.

Note. Backwater from debris Aug. 29 to Sept. 30.
290 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Otselic River near Upper Lisle, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°25'20", long. 75°57'00", on left bank 300 ft downstream from Salzbury 

.bridge, half a mile downstream from Barry Run, 2 miles upstream from Upper Lisle, 

Broome County, and 9 miles upstream from Whitney Point Reservoir.

Drainage area. 216 sq mi.

Records available. January 1937 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 985.75 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

TTngineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 16 years, 402 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,470 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 6.12 ft): minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 4, 5 (gage height, 0.62 ft, backwater from aquatic vegetation).

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 12,400 cfs Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height, 10.43 ft, from 

recorded range in stage); maximum gage height, 19.35 ft Mar. 23, 1948, from floodmark 

(backwater from Whitney Point Reservoir); minimum discharge, 6.7 cfs Sept. 25, 1939 

(gage height, 0.61 ft, backwater from weeds).

Maximum discharge known, 15,400 cfs July 8, 1935 (gage height, 12.35 ft, from floodmarks at gaging station), by slope-area determination.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from 

aquatic vegetation, which are good.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of lee effect or backwater 

from aquatic vegetation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic 

feet per second]

Oct. 1 to Feb. 21 Feb. 22 to Sept. 30

0.8 

1.0 

1.3

1.7

133

277

2.3 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

610

1,130

2,030

3,070

0.6 

.7

1.3 

1.7 

2.3

138

281

610

Note. Same as preceding table above 2.3 ft.

Discharge cubic feet pc =ond, water year October 1952 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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

43

44 

64

64

56

50

72

135

86

72

64

58

56

54

50

54

58

54

50

50

49

49

47

*46

44

43

43

43

43

44

46

1,731

55.8

0.258

0.30

Nov.

47

44 

H

52

54

56

70

80

72

76

94

96

90

82

80

87

92

*94

109

126

544

680

-584 1,070

422

348

476

358

291

252

-

6,570

219

1.01

1.13

Dec .

212

197 

201

177

287

1,030

572

462

427

670

2,880

2,870

1,260

865

*644

540

450

400

338

286

286

300

286

314

368

323

282

b!85

b225

b230

224

17,791

574

2.66

3.06

Jan.

201

187 

187

187

157

b!50

b!40

b!45

blSO

163

287

291

239

208

201

480

490

626

701

509

450

400

358

1,860

2,980

*bl,220

bl,040

bl,160

b880

b660

540

17,247

556

2.57

2.97

Feb.

841

b540 

b520

b460

b390

b380

525

596

422

338

300

323

295

273

273

248

243

b215

b210

231

2,490

2.560

bl,000

813

*754

630

584

509

-

-

-

16,963

606

2.81

2.92

Mar.

386

312 

312

785

755

479

417

355

331

322

256

32?

555

835

872

1,190

880

677

885

*1,050

747

630

604

1,910

2.450

1,800

2,060

1,670

1,120

865

903

26,735

862

3.99

4.60

Apr.

698

684 

540

479

522

428

872

728

546

712

1,150

684

670

572

468

451

451

391

396

370

396

375

346

312

290

700

1,700

1,090

*776

591

-

18,388

613

2.84

3.17

Hay

1,650

1,800 

1,090

828

747

650

540

540

451

370

312

273

252

240

331

405

757

820

560

430

350

300

270

245

215

220

340

*245

200

215

250

15,896

513

2.38

2.74

June

190

160 

140

125

124

125

116

108

98

88

78

74

78

108

94

78

70

*68

66

62

58

56

52

47

44

42

40

39

70

62

-

2,560

85.3

0.395

0.44

July

50

44 

39

33

32

32

31

31

29

28

26

26

25

25

23

22

21

20

20

20

22

21

28

32

29

26

*23

22

22

25

23

850

27.4

0.127

0.15

Aug.

21

20 

20

20

25

27

26

23

22

23

29

33

31

25

22

21

20

20

20

20

20

19

18

18

18

18

17

17

16

16

*15

660

21.3

0.099

0.11

Sept.

14

13 

13

12

15

16

18

17

16

16

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

16

18

20

19

17

16

16

15

14

13

*13

-

467

15.6

0.072

0.08

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,100 Hin 30 Mean 394 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.86

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,980 Hin 12 Mean 345 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.67

Peak discharge (base, 5,600 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Backwater from aquatic vegetation Oct. 1 to Nov. 15, May 18 to Sept.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 291

Whitney Point Reservoir at Whitney Point, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°20'30", long. 75°57'55", on left bank at Whitney Point Dam on Otselic 

Kiver, 0.9 mile upstream from mouth and 1.0 mile north of Whitney Point, Broorae County.

Drainage area. 255 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 967.41 ft Dec. 12; minimum, 950.4 ft Sept. 2-4. 

1542-53: Maximum elevation, 1,005.0 ft Mar. 23, 1948; minimum, that of Sept. 2-4, 

1953.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam with concrete spillway, completed by 

Corps of Engineers in 1942 for flood control; first used for flood regulation on 

Mar. 9, 1942. Usable capacity, 86,440 acre-ft between elevations 950.0 ft (sill of 

gates) and 1,010.0 ft (crest of spillway) above mean sea level. Dead storage, 28 acreft. Figures given herein represent total contents. Floods are controlled by operation 

of three gates. Water is stored during high flows and released when downstream conditions warrant.

Elevation at 12 p.m., In feet, water year October 1952 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

Oct.

50.9

51.0

51.2

51.3

51.2

51.1

51.4

52.1

51.6

51.5

51.4

51.3

51.2

51.2

51.2

51.2

51.2

51.2

51.2

51.1

51.1

51.1

51.1

51.1

51.1

51.0

51.0

51.0

51.0

51.0

51.0

Nov.

51.1

51.1

51.1

51.2

51.2

51.2

51.4

51.5

51.5

51.5

51.7

51.7

51.6

51.6

51.5

51.6

51.7

51.7

51.9

52.3

56.3

57.0

58.8

56.8

55.1

54.4

55.3

54.4

53.9

53.5

-

Dec.

53.1

53.0

53.0

52.8

55.2

58.3

56.7

55.5

55.3

56.7

64.9

67.4

65.7

63.2

60.1

57.3

55.7

55.0

54.5

54.0

54.0

54.1

54.0

54.4

54.8

54.4

53.9

52.9

53.3

53.5

53.3

Jan.

53.1

53.0

53.1

53.0

52.6

52.3

52.3

52.5

52.6

52.7

54.3

54.1

53.6

53.4

53.4

56.5

55.7

57.2

57.2

56.2

55.7

55.2

54.9

63.2

66.6

64.9

61.9

60.7

59.2

57.1

56.6

Feb.

58.3

56.8

56.2

55.4

54.8

54.8

56.7

56.6

55.5

54.7

54.4

54.4

54.2

54.0

54.1

53.8

53.7

53.5

53.5

54.0

64.1

66.3

64.1

61.4

59.3

57.6

56.9

56.1

-

-

-

Mar.

55.2

54.5

54.4

58.1

57.9

56.3

55.5

55.0

54.6

54.4

54.0

54.4

56.3

57.8

58.9

60.1

59.2

57.9

58.8

59.5

58.3

57.3

56.8

63.0

65.5

65.4

66.0

65.6

63.9

61.5

60.0

Apr.

58.4

57.8

56.7

56.1

56.2

55.7

58.8

58.2

57.0

58.2

60.0

58.6

57.9

57.1

56.2

56.0

55.9

55.5

55.5

55,3

55.5

55.2

55.1

54.6

54.6

58.3

62.1

61.2

59,5

57.8

-

May

62.5

63.5

62.0

60.2

59.1

57.9

57.0

56.8

56.1

55.3

54.6

54.2

53.9

53.7

54.8

55.0

57.9

58.1

56.7

55.6

54.8

54.3

53.9

53.6

53.3

53.5

54.5

53.6

53.2

53.5

53.8

June

53.2

52.7

52.5

52.4

52.3

52.4

52.2

52.1

52.0

51.8

51.7

51.6

51.8

52.0

51.7

51.5

51.4

51.4

51.3

51.3

51.2

51.2

51.1

51.1

51.0

51.1

51.0

51.0

51.5

51.3

-

July

51.2

51.1

51.0

50.9

50.9

50.9

50.9

50.9

50.9

50.8

50.8

50.8

50.8

50.8

50.8

50.7

50.7

50.7

50.7

50.7

50.7

50.7

50.9

50.9

50.8

50.8

50.8

50.7

50.7

50.7

50.7

Aug.

50.7

50.7

50.7

50.6

50.7

50.7

50.8

50.8

50.7

50.7

50.7

50.9

50.9

50.8

50.7

50.7

50.7

50.6

50.6

50.6

50.6

50.6

50.6

50.5

50.5

50.5

50.5

50.5

50.5

50.5

50.5

Sept.

50.5

50.4

50.4

50.4

50.5

50.6

50.6

50.6

50.6

50.6

50.5

50.6

50.6

50.6

50.6

50.6

50.5

50.5

50.5

50.6

50.6

50.6

50.6

50.6

50.6

50.6

50.6

50.6

50.5

50.5

-

Note. Add 9OO ft to obtain elevations above mean sea level.

Monthly elevation and total contents, water yea 

September 1953

October 1952 to

Date

Nov. 30...................

Dec. 31.. .................

Calendar year 1952 ......

Jan. 31................ ...

Mar. 31...................

May 31...................

Water year 1952-53 ......

Elevation 

(feet)t

951.0

953.5

953.3

-

956.6

956.1

960.0

957.8

953.8

951.3

950.5

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

47

144

133

-

450

375

1,250

666

162

56

38

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

+2

+97

-11

-997

+317

-75

+875

-584

-504

-106

-3

0

-7

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
292 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Tloughnloga River at Itaska, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°17 I 55", long. 75"54'30", on right bank at Itaska, Broome County, 3f 

miles downstream from Otsellc River and village of Whltney Point, and 6 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 735 sq ml.

Records available. October 1929 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 917.97 ft above mean sea level, adjust- 

"ment of 1912.

Average discharge. 24 years, 1,252 ofs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,680 ofs Dec. 11 (gage height, 7.44 ft); minimum, 48 ofs Sept. 5 (gage height, 0.84 ft, backwater from weeds).

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 61,100 cfs July 8, 1935 (gage height, 16.61 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 22,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area 

and slope-area studies and studies of peak discharges of flood of July 8, 1935, at 

downstream stations; minimum, 39 cfs Sept. 25, 1939; minimum gage height, 0.75 ft 

Oct. 16, 1939 (backwater from aquatic vegetation).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good, and 

EKoFe for periods of backwater from weeds, which are fair. Since 1942. high flows 

controlled by detention In Whltney Point Reservoir (see preceding page).

Revisions (water years). WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 1001: 1935-38.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect or backwater 

from weeds (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.8 

1.0 

1.3

1.5 

2.0

100

157

266

518

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

7.0

870

1,330

2,510

7,680

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Oct.

122

125

175

205

185

175

220

396 332"

258

226

204

190

180

170

170

170

170

160

157

154

151

148

145

*142

136

133

130

130

133

133

5,525

178

Nov.

139

136

ISS

145

160

167

177

208

212

212

238

254

246

222

212

219

226

*230

270

320

1,160

1,950

2.980

2,090

1,430

1,090

1,110

1,070

846

731

-

18,592

620

Dec.

b620

b580

555

b520

628

2,180

1,820

1,400

1,210

1,620

6,220

6.900

5,326

3,980

 3,040

2,190

1,640

1,390

1,190

1,010

946

973

982

1,060

1,290

1,200

bl,040

b680

b740

838

790

54,552

1,760

Jan.

723

681

674

674

b580

b520

b490

b500

506

524

765

1,020

838

723

702

1,500

1,960

1,800

2,290

1,850

1,580

1,410

1,260

3,850

6,590

4,880

3,760

*3,340

3,000

b2,200

1,860

52,850

1,705

Feb.

b2,400

b2,000

1,710

1,540

bl,250

bl,220

. 1,480

2,010

1,580

1,260

bl,080

1,140

1,060

991

973

b920

b860

bSOO

775

BIT

4,580

6.440

4,650

3,550

*2,920

2,370

2,090

1,850

-

, _

-

54,310

1,940

Mar.

1,480

bl,180

1,150

1,940

2,550

1,850

1,500

1,280

1,180

1,120

b920

1,050

1,520

2,290

2,550

3,140

2,880

2,340

2,340

2,860

2,480

2,040

1,810

4,300

6.100

 5,800

5,960

5,810

4,800

3,770

3,220

83,210

2,684

Apr.

2,730

2,450

2,060

1,760

1,800

1,600

2,330

2,450

1,990

2,220

3,040

2,440

2,190

1,930

1,620

1,440

1,450

1,310

1,310

1,250

1,310

1,310

1,230

1,120

1.040

1,860

3.490

3,260

*2,590

2,030

-

58,610

1,954

May

3,410

4.780

3,930

3,020

2,540

2,210

1,860

1,760

1,520

1,290

1,090

955

870

838

992

1,330

1,720

2,430

1,970

1,510

1,240

1,050

930

838

746

723

896

822

688

£74

830

49,462

1,596

June

*695

57T

501

460

460

455

428

391

351

314

288

270

309

438

386

314

270

*250

242

226

222

215

208

194

185

175

175

175

235

240

-

9,646

322

July

215

200

195

180

165

155

155

145

135

130

124

118

116

130

125

116

108

102

100

108

150

124

*145

145

135

118

116

110

98

122

114

4,199

135

Aug.

100

98

96

90

106

116

116

110

114

140

175

Tfs

155

140

122

108

102

98

94

90

90

88

82

80

78

76

76

76

72

68

*68

3,199

103

Sept.

66

62

60

58

58

78

84

76

74

72

80

76

74

72

70

70

66

80

84

82

82

80

76

68

64

62

60

*58

-

2,160

72.0

Adjusted for change in contents In Whitney Point Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

178 

0.242 

0.28

621 

0.845 

0.94

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53 :

1,760 

2.39 

2.76

1,710 

2.33 

2.68

1,938 

2.64 

2.75

Observec

2,698 

3.67 

4.23

1,944 

2.64 

2.95

1,587 

2.16 

2.49

Max 6,900 Min 116 Mean 1,272 

Max 6,900 Min 58 Mean 1,O86

320 

0.435 

0.49

135 

0.184 

0.21

103 

0.140 

0.16

72.0 

0.098 

0.11

Adjusted

Mean 1,271 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.55 

Mean 1,086 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.05

 Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Backwater from weeds Oct. 1-6, June 25 to Sept. 30 (no gage-height record Sept. 23-27).
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 293

Chenango River near Chenango Porks, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42"13'05", long. 75°50'55", on left bank l£ miles downstream from Tioughnioga River and village of Chenango Porks, Broome County.

Drainage area. 1,492 sq ml.

Records available. November 1912 to September 1953.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 871.73 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

(Torps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 2, 1914, staff gage at site 300 ft upstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge. 40 years (1913-53), 2,465 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,700 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 9.29 ft); minImum, 120 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 2.395 ft, backwater from weeds).

1912-53: Maximum discharge, 96,000 cfs July 8, 1935 (gage height, 20.3 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 32,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 84 cfs Sept. 19, 25, 1939 (gage height, 2.24 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from 

weeds, which are good. Since 1942, flood flows controlled by Whitney Point Reservoir 

(see p. 291).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 891: 1935-36.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect or backwater 

from weeds (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24 Jan. 25 to Sept. 30

2.4

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

146

210

620

1,190

1,910

5.0 3,710

6.0 5,960

7.0 8,980

9.0 16,600

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

210

620

1,190

1,910

5.0 3,670

6.0 5,830

7.0 8,510

9.0 16,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Oct.

195

2lO

280

330

310

290

320

500

14"0 540

370 

330 

310

300

280

280

280

290

290

280

270

270

260

250

*250

245

240

230

240

245

240

9,166

296

Nov.

245

2l5

250

260

270

290

310

350

360

360

380 

410 

410

390

370

370

380

410

430

*480

1,300

2,700

4,550

5,380

2,550

1,820

1,760

1,780

1,460

1,260

-

29,110

970

Dec.

1,090

977

977

b920

1,070

5,960

3,590

2,750

2,530

2,880

11,500 

15,400 

11,100

7,150

*5,280

4,060

3,220

2,770

2,400

2,070

1,950

1,990

2,010

2,070

2,450

2,580

2,090

bl,550

bl.500

bl,600

1,610

106,674

5,441

Jan.

1,490

1,380

1,370

1,570

1,220

bl,080

b980

bl,020

bl,100

1,190

1,650 

2,150 

1,780

1,580

1,480

2,65Q

5,820

5,870

4,780

3,810

5,290

2,950

2,660

8,160

15.100

9,620

6,240

*5,830

5,530

4,260

5,710

107,080

3,454

Feb.

4,540

b5,800

b3,500

b3,100

b2,600

b2,600

5,150

4,180

5,310

2,710

2,500 

2,400 

2,230

2,100

2,090

b2,000

bl,850

bl,700

1.680

*1,730

8,590

15.200

8,890

6,160

5,520

4,490

4,110

3,690

-

-

-

107,400

5,856

Mar.

3,030

2,450

2,580

5,580

5,040

5,710

5,100

2,670

2,470

2,550

1.970 

2,180 

2,750

4,110

4,600

5,810

5,260

4,560

4,470

5,600

4,680

5,950

3,560

6,950

11.600

*10,600

11,500

11,000

8,590

6,510

5,720

156,110

5,036

Apr.

4,990

4,620

4,030

5,480

5,540

5,250

4,650

5,500

4,150

4,220

5,690 

4,740 

4,520

4,050

3,400

5,050

5,050

2,780

2,810

2,710

2,720

2,640

2,450

2,280

2,120

2,980

6,220

*5,900

4,640

3,770

114,490

3,816

May

6,320

9.640

7,380

5,620

4,940

4,490

3,750

3,670

5,290

2,790

2,580 

2,090 

1,900

1,790

1,920

2,600

3,180

4,600

3,730

2,970

2,480

2,150

1,910

1,720

1,520

1,480

1,820

1,790

1,460

1,410

1,700

98,470

3,176

June

*1.460

1,200

1,040

955

950

941

880

800

760

680

620 

580 

620

780

760

620

540

*500

470

460

440

420

390

360

540

330

330

320

470

560

19,554

652

July

540

470

450

380

350

310

300

300

*290

270

260 

250 

240

250

250

240

225

210

205

250

260

260

320

360

330

290

*270

250

230

245

240

9,035

291

Aug.

210

210

205

190

205

210

215

225

230

270

300 

360 

36C>

350

500

260

240

250

215

210

205

195

185

185

180

170

165

160

150

145

*140

6,855

221

Sept.

155

155

150

150

155

170

195

210

210

195

180 

180 

195

185

170

165

165

160

150

170

185

185

190

180

170

165

150

145

140

*135

5,010

167

Adjusted for change in contents in Whitney Point Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

296

0.19S 

0.23

972 

0.651 

0.75

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-55 :

5,441 

2.51 

2.66

3,459 

2.32 

2.67

3,834 

2.57 

2.68

5,050 

5.58 

3.90

3,807 

2.55 

2.85

3,168 

2.12 

2.45

Observed

Max 15,400 Min 195 Mean 2,420 

Max 15,400 Min 130 Mean 2,107

650 

0.436 

0.49

291 

0.195 

0.23

221 

0.148 

0.17

167 

0.112 

0.12

Adjusted

Mean 2,419 Cfsm 1.62 In. 22.08 

Mean 2,107 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.18

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Backwater from weeds Oct. 1 to Nov. 22, June 7 to Sept. 30.
STJSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

Susquehanna River at Vestal, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°05'30", long. 76°03'25", on left bank 400 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Vestal, Broome County, and 800 ft upstream from Big Choconut Creek.

Drainage area. 3,960 sq mi.

Records available . March 1937 to September 1953.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 799.19 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 16 years, 6,439 cfs.

Extremes .--Maximum discharge during year, 41,800 cfs Jan. 25 (gage height, 17.41 ft); minirauiri, 330 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 1.12 ft, backwater from weeds ).

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 92,400 cfs Mar. 22, 1948 (gage height, 27.73 ft); minimum daily, 250 cfs Sept. 24, 25, 1939; minimum gage height, 0.98 ft Oct. 20, 1939.

Flood of March 1936 reached a stage of about 30. 

107,000 cfs) .

, . . , . 

.5 ft, from floodmarks (discharge,

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from weeds, 

which are good.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect or backwater 

from weeds (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 25 Jan. 26 to Sept. 30

1.1 510

1.5 735

2.0 1,070

3.0 1,950

5.0 4,540

8.0 10,500

12.0 21,100

17.0 40,000

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

315

440

695

1,020

1,850

5.0

8.0

12.0

17.0

4,400

10,100

20,800

40,000

Discharge ubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

540

BeC

580

640

720

860

860

840 

980 9~6"0"

880

800 

760

700

660

700

700

660

640

640

660

620

600

600

600

580

580

*540

560

540

560

21,120

681

0.172

0.20

Nov.

520

SBO

560

520

540

560

600

620 

660

680

680

700 

720

720

700

680

720

740

*780

940

1,550

3,600

5,930

6,140

3,160

4,060

3,430

3,370

3,040

2,670

-

52,170

1,739

0.439

0.49

Dec.

2,340

2,040

1,890

lj 820

2,120

6,370

8,120

7,340 

5,730

5,460

19,500

56,500 

32,900

21,800

14, 800

10, 800

8,770

7,580

6,680

5,840

5,280

5,340

5,730

5,690

6,100

6,400

b5,800

b4,600

*b5,200

b5,400

b5,600

265,340

8,495

2.15

2.47

Jan.

b3,700

b5,500

b3,300

b5,300

b3,100

b2,700

b2,400

b2,550 

b2,350

b2,900

4,370

5,730 

5,660

4,750

4,810

6,980

9,910

11,100

13,800

12,600

10,400

9,040

8,100

16,200

59,800

36,600

23,600

16,100

*15,500

12,500

10,400

307,550

9,915

2.50

2.89

Feb.

10,800

blO,600

9,200

8,210

b7,200

6,480

6,950

10,600 

10, 500

8,490

6,800

6,330 

6,280

6,100

b5,800

b5,600

5,500

4,990

4,830

4,820

15,400

50.300

27 500

17,800

* 13, 800

12,000

10, 900

10,100

.

^

-

281, 8dO

10,070

2.54

2.65

Mar .

8,780

6,990

6,220

7,520

11,300

11,100

8,740

7,550 

6,420

6,170

5,700

5,280 

5,690

7,850

9,560

11,900

11,700

10, 500

9,600

11,900

12,000

10,100

8,900

*12,300

22,900

29,000

30,500

50,600

24,800

18,800

15., 400

385,570

12,440

3.14

3.62

Apr.

14,600

13,200

11,900

10,300

9,640

9,550

12,600

17,500 

14,600

12,800

14,100

13,200 

11,500

11,400

10,400

9,220

8,840

8,150

8,350

8,410

8,150

7,550

7,050

6,520

5,880

6,520

13,700

*15,400

13,100

10, 400

-

324,090

10,800

2.73

3.04

May

11,800

21,900

25,200

17,700

17,500

16,500

14,900

12,900 

11,300

10,100

8,740

7,330 

6,460

6,130

6,590

7,180

8,090

10,500

10,900

8,990

7,510

6,520

6,550

5,810

4,980

4,580

4,780

5,350

4,940

4,240

4,690

298,060

9,615

2.43

2.80

June

4,580

*3,S90

3,240

2,840

2,700

2,610

2,640

2,450 

2,150

1,950

1,750

1,600 

1,660

2,060

2,000

1,750

1,600

1,410

*1,510

1,300

1,140

1,150

1,100

1,060

980

920

l,33o~

1^180

1,130

1,420

56,610

1,887

0.477

0.55

1 

July

2,250

1,880

1,440

1,160

1,040

960

900

880 

920

880

800

760 

720

680

680

660

640

620

580

500

580

600

740

760

780

780

720

*660

600

600

580

26,450

855

0.215

0.25

Aug.

540

520

520

500

490

480

480

480 

520

620

680

660 

680

760

TOO

620

600

580

540

500

480

470

450

440

420

410

400

*400

410

590

570

16,110

520

0.131

0.15

Sept.

560

350

340

315

340

360

450

520 

960

1,120

860

720 

700

620

580

580

560

540

520

520

500

490

490

500

480

460

440

450

*410

400

15,940

551

0.154

0.15

Calendar year 1952: Max 42,000 Min 530 Mean 6,202 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.33

Water year 1952-53: Max 39,800 Min 340 Mean 5,613 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19,24

Peak discharge (base, 46,000 cfs).--No peak 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

above base.

Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Note.--Backwater from weeds Oct. 1 to Nov. 22, June 25-27, July 4 to Sept. 50.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 295

Owego Creek near Owego, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°07'45", long. 76°16'15", on right bank 300 ft upstream from highway 

bridge, half a mile upstream from Catatonk Creek, and if miles north of Owego, Tloga 

County.

Drainage area. 186 sq ml.

Records available. January 1930 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 820.82 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 1, 1936, wire-weight gage at bridge 250 ft downstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 273 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,280 ofs Dec. 11 (gage height, 7.41 ft, from 

recorded range In stage); minimum, 10 ofs Sept. 29 (gage height, 0.31 ft, backwater from 

debris).

1930-53; Maximum discharge, 23,500 cfs July 8, 1935 (gage height, 10.50 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 8.4 cfs Sept. 18, 1939.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, no gage-height record, or 

backwater from debris, which are fair.

Revisions. WSF 756: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ioe effect or backwater 

from debris (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.52

.4 

.45 

.5 

.7 

1.0

18

23

50

100

220

397

866

1,460

2,250

4,630

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Bean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12H

14

13

13

14

15

15

16

IS

15

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

15 

15

15

15 

15

15

*15

15

15

15

14

452

14.6

0.078

0.09

Nov.

14

H

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

15

15

14

14

14

14

15

15

16

*17

21

289 

359

696

3TT 

212

169

166

142

118

102

-

2,864

95.5

0.513

0.57

Dec.

b74

b76

b82

b66

ISS

736

341

276

244

3300

33.400

al,800

3900

a560

401

326

263

232

198

b!60

164 

187

206

226 

286

250

b200

b96

*b!24

b!45

144

12,649

408

2.19

2.53

Jan.

135

129

135

138

bl!6

b!02

b90 b9"5

104

112

254

b260

b205

177

238

856

592

889

736

524

453 

389

337

1,690 

1,550

780

b540

755

*603

b410

393

13,788

445

2.39

2.76

Feb.

574

b310

333

b270

bElO

217

288

348

253

b200

b!80

192

179

166

176

b!55

b!50

b!35

b!25

ISS

1,720 

1,090

557

*449 

418

364

348

304

_

_

-

9,869

352

1.89

1.97

Mar.

244

b!90

b200

575

494

b300

b260

b230

b!95

b!85

b!65

2T55

294

389

518

603

453

368

417

431

348 

294

266

*1,620 

1,200

1,440

1,250

1,020

762

589

484

15,990

516

2.77

3.20

Apr.

410

414

333

290

311

260

678

511

393

644

708

498

493

418

326

297

283

253

276

273

297 

270

266

232 

235

669

*1,450

902

622

475

-

13,490

450

2.42

2.70

May

1,300

945

675

529

751

584

478

667

440

348

283

238

223

206

322

347

430

397

290

241

203 

182

184

154 

135

159

174

138

118

I3S

169

11,448

369

1.98

2.29

June

133

*112

96

91

106

98

89

82

74

65

60

56

172

186

HI

87

74

64

59

53

50 

*46

42

39 

35

33

31

3T

106

43

-

2,327

77.6

0.417

0.47

July

35

39

31

29

25

24

22

22

23

21

19

18

18

19

20

20

19

17

16

2C

21 

18

26

27 

22

18

17

*17

17

24

21

685

22.1

0.119

0.14

Aug.

18

17

17

17

17

17

16

15

16

18

17

15

15

15

14

13

13

13

12

12

12 

12

12

12

11

12

11

*11

11

11

11

433

14.0

0.075

0.09

Sept.

11

12

12

12

12

14

17H

14

13

12

14

014

012

c!2

012

oil

oil

ell

012

012 

012

oil

ell 

ell

ell

ell

*oll

ell

ell

-

364

12.1

0.065

0.07

Calendar year 1952; Max 3,400 Win 12 Mean 267 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.55

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,400 Min 11 Mean 231 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.88

Peak discharge (base, 3,800 efs).--Dee. 11 (about 3 p.m.) 5,280 efs (7.41 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

3 No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ioe. 

o Backwater from debris.
296 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Susquehanna River near Waverly, N. Y.

Location. Lat 41°59 I 05", long. 76'30'05", on left bank 1,000 ft upstream from Cayuta 

Creek, 2,000 ft upstream from bridge at Sayre, Pa., and 2? miles downstream from 

Waverly, Tioga County, N. Y.

Drainage area. 4,780 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1937 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 743.96 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 16 years, 7,620 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 46,800 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 11.63 ft); 

minimum, 332 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 0.67 ft).

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 112,000 cfs Dec. 31, 1942 (gage height, 19.70 ft); maximum gage height, 19.84 ft Mar. 22, 1948; minimum discharge, 247 cfs Sept. 24, 25, 1939 

(gage height, 0.52 ft).

Flood of March 1936 reached a stage of about 21.4 ft, from flood profile (discharge, 

128,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good, and 

those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11

1.0 560

1.5 1,210

2.0 2,110

3.0 4,590

5.0 11,400

9.0 31,000

Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

0.7 350

1.0 580

1.5 1,200

2.0 2,040

3.0 4,340

5.0 11,400

9.0 31,000

12.0 49,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

604

626

626

626

706

816

1,020

1,000

976

1,090

1,060

962 

907

842

754

718

742

718

682

659

648

670

626

626

615

615 

*593

582

560

5S2

560

22,811

736

0.154

0.18

Nov.

582

560

515

593

560

582

593

637

670

706

718

706 

754

766

754

730

*742

766

803

907

1,960

4,330

7,000

7,360

B7IT5

4,910 

4,090

3,670

3,440

3,010

-

59,624

1,987

0.416

0.46

Dec.

2,660

2,320

2,130

1.970

2,450

7,820

9,010

8,760

7,100

6,390

22,900

44,100 

37,300

27,100

18,000

13,100

10,200

8,570

7,480

6,550

5,750

5,660

6,210

6,310

6,690

7,030 

b6,600

b5,400

b4,200

*3,870

4,170

308,000

9,935

2.08

2.40

Jan.

4,280

4,010

3,760

b3, 700

b3,500

b3,200

2,840

2,650

2,650

2, 860

4,520

6,380 

6,580

5,720

5,690

8,890

11,800

13,100

16,500

15,300

12,600

10,800

9,610

15,200

40,800

40,900 

29,200

19,800

bl8,000

*b!4,500

12,400

351,720

11,350

2.37

2.74

Feb.

12,400

12,000

11,000

9,380

8,380

7,560

7,280

10,300

12,100

9,880

8,060

7,060 

6,790

6,620

6,550

6,210

6,110

5,370

5,270

5.050

12,600

30,800

31,500

* 22, 200

16,300

14 , 000 

12,600

11,800

_

.

-

315,170

11,260

2.36

2.45

flar.

10,300

8,380

7,100

8,060

13,200

13,100

10,600

8,790

7,480

6,890

6,450

5,910 

5,950

7,730

10,200

13,300

13,500

12,300

11,000

12,400

13,700

11,800

10,200

14,700

*26,900

33,300 

36,200

35,806

30, 400

23,000

18,500

446,140

14,400

3.01

3.47

Apr.

17,000

15,600

14,200

12,300

11,000

10,700

13,600

19,500

17,900

15,500

16,600

15,800 

13,900

13,100

13,300

10, 800

10,100

9,460

9,240

9,690

9,420

8,900

8,170

7,630

6,890

7,630 

*15,700

18,800

16,400

13,000

-

380,830

12,690

2.65

2.96

May

14,300

22,200

26,400

21,400

21,600

21,500

18,300

16,700

14,100

12,200

10, 700

9,010 

7,700

7,000

7,560

8,790

9,350

11,300

12,500

10,900

8,940

7,590

7,140

6,790

5,850

5,620 

5,690

5,750

5,820

5.180

575735

353,380

11,400

2.38

2.75

June

5,570

*4,690

3,980

3,360

3,090

3,060

3,110

2,910

a2,610

a2,260

a2,110

al,990 

al,970

2,670

2,670

2,300

2,030

1,830

1,660

1,540

1,500

*1,340

1,250

1,200

1,170

1,050 

1,060

1,440

1,380

1,310

-

67,900

2,263

0.473

0.53

July

1,690

2,550

1,840

1,420

1,180

1,060

1,010

924

938

952

910

850 

802

779

735

715

691

680

640

660

640

640

702

814

814

826 

814

*735

680

640

630

28,739

927

0.194

0.32

Aug.

630

590

571

562

562

544

526

544

553

630

713

768 

757

779

826

757

680

670

630

571

544

508

490

475

460

445 

430

415

408

315

408

17,851

576

0.121

0.14

Sept.

408

*382

363

350

350

576

438

499

571

1,110

1.170

910 

850

735

a620

a600

a590

a580

a571

a571

a571

a555

517

508

508

517 

499

*482

460

445

-

17,086

570

0.119

0.13

Calendar year 1952: Max 52,000 Mln 560 Mean 7,194 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.48

Water year 1952-53: Max 44,100 Mln 350 Mean 6,491 Cfsm 1.56 In. 18.45

Peak discharge (base, 52,000 cfs).-

* Discharge measurement made on thi

-No peak above base, 

s day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of reconstructed gage-height graph and record

for stations at Vestal and Towanda.

b Stage -discharge relation affected by Ice.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 297

Tioga River at Tioga, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°54'30", long. 77°07 I 45", on left bank 150 ft upstream from, highway 

bridge at Tioga, Tioga County, and three-quarters of a mile upstream from Crooked 

Creek.

Drainage area. 282 sq mi.

Records available. June 1938 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,023.11 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Sept. 9-30, 1953, at temporary site 150 ft 

downstream at datum 2.11 ft lower.

Average discharge. 15 years, 337 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,300 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 8.35 ft); minimum, 9.6 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, -0.06 ft).

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 39,000 cfs May 27, 1946 (gage height, 13.36 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,800 cfs on basis of slope-area and contracted-opening 

determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 5.6 cfs Sept. 1, 1939.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, doubtful gage-height record, 

partly obstructed intake, indefinite stage-discharge relation, once-daily gage readings, 

shifting control, or backwater from weeds or debris, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 871: 1938.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

017

o2T

035

030

025

*o28

c66

82

oST

042

036

032

030

028

026

026

025

024

023

024

025 

023

023

023 

022

022

022 

021

020

020

019

914

29.5

0.105

0.12

Nov.

CIS

cI5

o!9

020

o20

019

019

019

o20

*o22

021

021

o20

020

019

019

019

021

020

031

0320 

1,700

1,330

499 

314

236

336 

193

155

133

-

5,521

184

0.652

0.73

Dec.

bl!2

bl08

b!02

b90

173

666

350-

282

250

454

*6.920

2,130

1,120 '681

460

380

310

278

222

b205

200 

200

226

229 

246

b210

b!35 

bllS

b!30

131

127

17;243

556

1.97

2.27

Jan.

127

125

118

bl!2

b!04

b98 *b94

b96

120

171

420

b270

b220

226

502

1,020

525

539

524

425

385 

340

314

2,250 

1*700

806

b660 

584

b460

b370

375

14,080

454

1.61

1.86

Feb.

b420

b240

b320

b270

b205

b205

230

230

»194

b!60

b!45

b!55

b!50

b!50

151

b!35

b!35

b!30

bI4T3

156

1.650 

820

494

428 

398

375

384 

370

_

.

-

S.840

316

1.12

1.17

Mar.

b310

b245

b260

*S40

660

b410

b370

b320

b290

282

230

2J5

278

352

428

503

408

365

433

438

375 

343

322

3.530 

*2,160

1,700

1,610 

1,520

1,160

894

766

22,050

711

2.52

2.91

Apr.

715

1,060

736

628

560

486

*1,050

766

615

667

566

475

470

423

365

347

330

318

388

418

375 

326

318

282 

255

511

1.170 

736

584

497

-

16.46S

549

1.95

2.17

May

475

490

617

428

893

846

870

729

572

465

379

322

*282

255

552

500

699

835

531

423

347 

305

1,640

782 

655

5.050

1,740 

1,030

766

1,060

1,950

24,478

790

2.80

3.23

June

1.650

1,000

700

*540

480

420

560

420

330

260

210

185

370

330

220

165

135

120

106

130

116 

90

*70

64 

5S

56

54 

52

48

45

-

8,984

299

1.06

1.18

July

45

-H7 173

5S

50

47

45

42

40

37

35

34

34

33

33

31

29

28

30

32

28 

25

30

e27 

24

24

23 

22

21

22

21

1,210

39.0

0.138

0.16

Aug.

19

20

24

20

»23

22

e20

e!9

357

252

99

63

45

51

42

34

29

27

25

23

21 

20

19

17 

16

16

16 

15

14

13

e!2

1,433

46.2

0.164

0.19

Sept.

ell

ell

elO

ell

e!6

636

e23

»e20

elS

e!5

d!4

g!2

e60

eg475

eg29

*g24

21

18

elS

elS

e24 

e22

d21

d20 

d!9

dl9

dlS 

dlS

d!7

d!7

-

619

20.6

0.073

0.08

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,940 Mln 12 Mean 384 Cfsm 1.36 In- 18.53

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,920 Mln. lo Mean 334 Cfsm 1.18 In- 16.07

Peak discharge (base. 6.50Q cfs).--Dec. 11 (7 a.m.) 12,300 ofs (8.35 ft); Mar. 24 (1 p.m.) 7,710 

ofs 16.72 ft)5 May Z6 (12 m.) 6,610 ofs (6.25 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by loe (fragmentary gage-height record Dec. 28, 29).

c Backwater from weeds and/or debris.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.

e Shifting-control method used.

g Computed from once-dally readings from reference point.

Note.--Partly obstructed Intake May 31 to June 23, June 25-29; discharge computed on basis of 

discharge measurements, weather records, engineers' and observer's notes, and records for nearby 

stations. Stage-discharge relation indefinite Feb. 21, 22, Mar. 4, 5; discharge estimated on basis 

of discharge measurements, notes by engineer and observer, and records for nearby stations.
298 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Crooked Creek at Tioga, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°54'05", long. 77°08"55", on right bank 30 ft upstream from Hew York 

Central Railroad bridge, 1 mile southwest of Tioga, Tloga County, 1 mile upstream from 

Elkhorn Creek, and 3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 122 sq mi.

Records available. May to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period May to September, 2,740 cfs May 26 (gage

height, 10.78 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 3.8 cfs Aug. 30 (gage height, 2.68 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of fragmentary, doubtful, or no gageheight record, which are fair.

Rating table, May 1 to Sept. 30, 1953 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.68

2.7

2.75

2.8

3.0

3.5

3.8

4.4

5.6

7.1

15

53

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

121

218

343

640

975

1,350

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, May 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.

Oct. Nov. Dec.

Calendar year : Max

Jan. Feb.

Mln

Mar. Apr. May

a!50

a!40

a!50

a!30

a280

275

268

253

a203

167

142

123

102

359

228

370

466

285

223

175

143

147

118

104

1.270

640

336

234

466

835

8,893

287

2.35

2.71

June

*666

379

260

200

169

207

250

166

128

98

80

66

118

110

86

69

58

52

f48

41

42

35 *28

25

25

22

20

19

18

11

3,502

117

0.959

1.07

July

16

99

a38

a21

a!8

a!5

al4

a!3

a!2

a 11

alO

a9.4

a9.0 

a 10

a9.4

a8.7

a8.4

a8.0

aS. 4

a9.0

8.5

8.2

38

21

12

9.9

8.9

8.2

7.8

9.2

7.8

486.8

15.7

0.129

0.15

Aug.

7.2

7.2

8.7

8.5 *9.0

8.4

7.7

7.6

8.4

11

10

8.4

8.2 

11

8.7

7.1

6.4

6.5

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.2

5.1

4.7

4.7

4.8

4.4

4.1

4.0

17T

213.9

6.90

0.957

0.07

Sept.

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.6

5.9

d5.6

*d4.8

d4.6

4.4

4.4

5.2

d8.7 

d875

d6.2

d5.0

d5.2

5.6

5.4

5.5

6.5

d7.4

d7.4

7.1

7.0

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.4

6.2

174.1

5.80

0.048

0.05

Mean Cfsm In.

Water year" : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

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

records for other stations In the Tloga River basin.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage height.
SUSQUEHAMA RIVER BASIN 

Cowanesque River near Lawrenceville, Pa.

299

Location. Lat 41°S9'10", long. 77°09'00", on left bank three-quariers of a mile downstream from Cook Creek, if miles southwest of Lawrenceville, Tioga County, and 2j 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 295 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,400 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 9.83 ft); minimum, 4.2 cfs Aug. 30, Sept. 2 (gage height, 2.405 ft).

1951-53: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 24, 1953; maximum gage height, 10.18 ft 

Jan. 1, 1952 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 3.8 cfs Sept. 14, 1952 (gage height, 2.40 

ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from weeds, 

debris, or aquatic vegetation, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 24 Mar. 25 to Sept. 30

3.8 

5.7 

8.6

2.4

2.45

2.5

2.55

2.6

2.8

3.0

Discharge, In cubic

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

249

485

845

1,340

2,810

4,720

7,190

2.4

2.45

2.5

2.55

2.6

2.8

4.0

6.0

9.0

16

25

66

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

110

252

499

850

1,340

2,810

st per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

I?

1L

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

772

11

14

19

*20

48

~58 102

40

30

25

20

16

16

15

12

11

11

13

12

12

12

12 

12

13

13

12

11

10

10

622.6

20.1

0.068

0.08

Nov .

10

12

12

9.8

SL8

9.8

9.8

10

15

18

*16

19

15

13

12

12

12

12

10

25

191

674

3T3" 720

197

148

138

119

95

79

-

2,936.2

97.9

0.332

0.37

Dec.

b82

b80

b66

59

75

247

186

153

143

*204

*4,420

*1,380

794

515

b320

257

blSS

182

b!30

b!02

112

117

119

122 

128

112

b90

b6S

b92

110

92

10,742

347

1.18

1.35

Jan.

84

77

b72

b68

b46

b41

*b38

b41

b60

88

167

b220

b!75

blSS

b320

838

379

338

399

329

287

257

229

2,110 

1,380

b600

b420

497

b400

b250

276

10,641

343

1.16

1.34

Feb.

b640

b230

b250

b215

blSO

b!70

b!75

206

*b!55

b!04

b70

b94

b92

b74

b94

b66

b66

b62

b64

b90

2,000

760

396

351 

328

287

279

278

_

-

7,746

277

0.939

0.98

Mar.

212

b!45

b!60

*1,220

757

b380

b330

b250

b200

b205

b!60

212

337

480

512

643

462

367

386

362

308

264

235

5,750 

*2,300

1,510

1,690

1,690

1,160

850

688

24,225

781

2.65

3.05

Apr.

631

1,010

639

523

453

382

600

*463

357

442

391

296

319

301

234

217

211

205

256

284

245

208

189

164

172

381

860

586

447

362

-

11,828

394

1.34

1.49

May

328

324

260

211

614

662

464

517

372

288

234

202

*180

180

713

506

629

806

493

367

276

220

224

180

150

2,450

1,060

624

409

900

2,110

16,933

546

1.85

2.13

June

1,400

815

554

*414

362

669

1,190

549

377

264

208

169

293

263

192

146

122

110

115

100

352

128

*92

73 

62

57

51

45

40

37.

-

9,249

308

1.04

1.17

July

35

362

136

86

68

54

47

42

37

34

31

27

26

35

31

24

18

16

16

17

21

18

106

56 

36

26

20

15

12

T2

12

1,476

47.6

0.161

0.19

Aug.

11

12

12

18 *18

15

15

13

17

21

18

2Q

19

25

15

12

10

7.6

7.6

7.3

6.5

5.8

5.6

5.8 

5.2

4.8

5.0

4.8

5.0

4.4

4.6

351.0

11.3

0.038

0.04

Sept.

5.0

4.8

4.6

5T4

7.3

11

26

16

*9.9

8.3

7.0

7.3

8.0

8.3

12

9.0

7.6

6.8

6.5

7.6

9.9

22

24

18 

15

clO

09.8

c9.0

07.2

c7.0

-

310.3

10.3

0.035

0.04

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,740 Min 4.0 Mean 347 cfsm 1.18 In. 16.02

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,750 Min 4.4 Mean 266 cfsm 0.902 In. 12.23

~Peak discharge (base, 6,,300 of a). Dee. 11 (9 a.m. ) 8,550 cfs (8.46 ft)j Mar. 24 (12:30 p.m.) 

13,400 cfs (9.83 ft,); May 26 (1:15 p.m.) 6,430 cfs (7.72 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

c Backwater from aquatic vegetation or debris. 

Note. Backwater from weeds or debris Oct. 1 to Nov. 20
300 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

Tioga River at Lindley, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°01'45", long. 77°07'55", on left bank Just downstream from highway 

bridge at Lindley, Steuben County, 6 miles upstream from Canisteo River.

Drainage area.--770 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1930 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 963.94 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 9, 1937, wire-weight gage on 

bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 802 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 23,600 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 16.12 ft); 

minimum, 22 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 2.86 ft, backwater from aquatic vegetation).

1930-53: Maximum discharge, 75,000 cfs May 28, 1946 (gage height, 22.87 ft, from 

high-water mark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 31,000 cfs on basis 

of velocity-area and slope-area studies at gage height 19.2 ft and conveyance study 

and slope-area determination at gage height 22.87 ft; minimum, 6.1 cfs Sept. 1, 1939 

(gage height, 2.81 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from debris 

or aquatic vegetation, or doubtful or fragmentary gage-height record, which are good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 871: 1938.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods pf Ice effect or backwater 

from debris or aquatic vegetation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to July 23 July 23 to Sept, 30

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

23

61

113

212

423

705

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

1,060

1,990

4,370

7,340

10,900

15,900

2.8

2.9 

3.1 

3.5

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

422

705

1,060

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

37

41

57

68

63

66

*119

253

164

116

93

83

73

68

63

61

59

57

55

52

52 

52

50

48 

48

43 

46 

44

44

42

42

2,164

69.3

0.091

0.10

Nov.

40

15

42

40

40

40

42

42

42

46

 46

46

46

46

44

44

44

44

44

60

540 

2,640

2,780

1,180

757

562 

512 

448

348

296

10,941

365

0.474

0.53

Dec.

b240

230

230

'255 208

1,250

809

651

585

*677

dl4,200

d5,530

2,760

1,730

1,140

912

724

669

523

423

443 

433

479

479 

512

448 

 360 

b250

b280

b300

b280

38,005

1,226

1.59

1.84

Jan.

b270

253

249

245

b210

b!90

b!75 *bT5o"

223

292

690

b640

b500

b480

1,000

2,510

1,350

1,200

1,410

1,120

1,000 

905

790

f5.240 

4,680

2,020 

1,490 

1,440

1,170

b780

816

33,518

1,081

1.40

1.62

Feb.

bl,350

b620

b700

b660

b470

b500

512

574

*474

b370

b290

339

339

301

330

b280

b280

b260 '268"

322

4.280 

2,410

1,200

1,030 

972

856 

870 

877

_

-

21,734

776

1.01

1.05

Calendar year 1952: Max 13,000 Mln 30

Kar .

b680

b490

»6C3

2,500

2,200

1,090

b960

b760

657

663

501

579

687

988

1,070

1,460

1,120

920

996

1,010

870 

757

699

11.400

*4,310 

4,350 

4,510

3,200

2,400

1,950

61,060

1,970

2.56

2.95

Apr.

1,750

2,780

1,890

1,540

1,370

1,150

2,050

 1,700

1,310

1,470

1,360

1,050

1,050

980

802

738

718

675

809

912

822 

705

657

585 

574

1,190 

5.150 

1,990

1,470

1,180

-

58,407

1,280

1.66

1.86

May

1,080

1,040

1,150

828

1,950

2,260

1,900

1,790

1,350

1,060

863

*731

645

609

1,750"

1,540

1,780

2,550

1,560

1,190

912 

744

2,070

1,180 

891

6.950 

4,010 

2,250

1,550

2,570

5,290

55,745

1,798

2.54

2.69

June

4,170

2,560

1,760

1,330

1,130

1,190

2,360

1,250

877

669

534

454

736

750

556

423

348

313

305

272

523 

234

*223

188 

167

154 

144 

132

119

110

-

24,036

801

1.04

1.16

July

105

563

529

198

154

132

122

fl!3

f!02

96

91

84

80

83

81

74

69

66

65

71

69 

66

155

129 

80

63 

57 

49

46

45

45

5,482

112

0.145

0.17

Aug.

42

40

46

50

 50

52

51

48

181

809

195

121

94

91

82

60

52

46

44

41

58 

55

53

32 

31

29 

28 

28

26

25

24

2,524

81.4

0.106

0.12

Sept.

24

24

 Si" 23

23

60

58

46

*36

31

29

28

64

74

5T

46

41

37

35

38

46 

54

54

49 

44

40 

38 

37

35

34

-

1,234

41.1

0.053

0.06

Mean 935 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.41

Water year 1952-53: Max 14,200 Mln 23 Mean 802 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14. js

Peak discharge (base. 9.800 cfs). Dee. 11 (12:45 p.m.) 23,600 cfs (16.12 ft); Mar. 24 (4:30 p.m.) 

23,400 cfs (16.09 ft); May 26 (3:30 p.m.) 13,400 cfs (13.08 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

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

records for nearby stations.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.

Note. Backwater from debris Oct. 20 to Nov. 21. Backwater from aquatic vegetation Aug. 16 to 

Sept. 13.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 301

Arkport Reservoir near Arkport, N. Y.

Location. La t 42°23'45", long. 77°43'00", on right bank 1,000 ft upstream from Arkport 

Dam, 1.3 miles west of Arkport, Steuben County, and 1.3 miles upstream from small 

tributary.

Drainage area . 30.5 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Extremes . Maximum elevation during year, 1,251.39 ft Mar. 24; minimum, 1,227 2 ft June' 26-28.

1951-53: Maximum elevation, 1,251.88 ft Mar. 31, 1951; minimum, 1,226.80 ft 

Jan. 13, 1951.

Remarks. Arkport Reservoir is created by an earth-fill dam with concrete spillway, completed by Corps of Engineers in 1940 for flood control; first used for flood regulation on Mar. 31, 1940. Usable capacity, 7,936 acre-ft between elevations 1,218.0 

ft (sill of conduit) and 1,304.0 ft (crest of spillway). No dead storage. The floodcontrol works consist of a pressure conduit and a side channel spillway and are not 

provided with gates. Water is stored during high flows and released gradually.

Elevation, at 12 p.m., In feet, water year October 1952 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

28

30

31

Oct.

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.6

27.5

27.5

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.4

Nov.

27.4

27.4

27.5

27.5

27.4

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.8

28.1

29.0

27.9

27.8

27.7

27.6

27.6

27.6

27.5

27.5

-

Dec.

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

28.1

27.8

27.7

27.8

27.8

28.6

a28.8

a28.3

a28.1

a28.0

a27.9

a27.8

a27.8

a27.8

27.8

27.8

27.8

27.9

27.9

27.9

27.9

27.8

28. 0

27.8

27.8

27.8

27.6

Jan.

27.8

27.8

27.8

27.7

27.7

27.7

27.7

27.7

27.8

27.8

28.0

27.9

27.9

28.0

28.9

28.2

27.9

28.2

27.9

27.8

27.8

27.8

27.9

28.7

28.0

27.8

27.8

28.0

27.8

27.8

29.0

Feb.

27.9

27.9

27.7

27.7

27.7

27.7

27.9

27.7

27.6

27.7

27.6

27.6

27.6

27.6

27.6

27.6

27.6

27.5

27.6

28.6

28.6

27.7

27.6

27.7

27.6

27.6

27.7

27.6

-

-

-

Mar.

27.5

27.6

27.6

28.2

27.7

27.7

27. 6

27.6

27.5

27.4

27.8

28.4

28.3

27.9

28.7

28.1

27.9

27.8

27.7

27.8

27.7

27.6

27.8

47.5

28.7

28.6

28.9

28.8

28.4

28.2

28.3

Apr.

28.4

28.2

28.0

27.9

27.8

28.0

27.9

27.8

27.7

27.9

27.7

27.8

28.0

27.8

27.7

27.7

27.8

27.7

27.7

27.8

27.9

27.8

27.7

27.7

28.2

28.2

28.1

28.0

27.8

27.8

-

Hay

28.0

27.9

27.8

27.7

27.8

27.7

27.9

27.8

27.7

27.6

27.6

27.5

27.6

27.6

28. 0

27.9

28.5

28. 0

27.8

27.7

27.6

27.6

27.5

27.5

27.9

37.9

28.5

28.2

28.2

28.5

28.4

June

28.2

28.0

27.9

29.2

28.0

27.7

27.6

27.6

27.5

27.4

27.4

27.5

28.3

27.7

27.5

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.4

28.1

27.5

27.3

27.3

27.3

27.2

27.2

27.2

27.4

27.3

-

July

34.2

28.1

27.9

27.7

27.7

27.6

27.6

27.6

27.6

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.6

27.5

27.5

27.6

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.7

27.5

27.5

Aug.

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.8

27.6

27.6

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.4

Sept.

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.5

27.4

27.5

27.5

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.4

27.4

27.5

2T.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

-

a No gage-height record; elevation at 12 p.m. estimated from reconstructed gage-height graph 

based on weather records, normal pattern foi- rise, and records for Canlsteo River ar Arkport. 

Note. Add 1,200.0 ft, to obtain elevations above mean sea level.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Dec . 31 ...................

Calendar year 1952 ......

Water year 1952-53......

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,227.3 

1,227.4 

1,227.5 

1,227.8

-

1,229.0 

1,227.6 

1,228.3 

1,227.8 

1,228.4 

1,227.3 

1,227.5 

1,227.4 

1,227.5

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

70 

71 

73 

78

-

100 

75 

87 

78 

89 

70 

73 

71 

73

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+1 

+2 

+5

-24

+22 

-25 

+12 

-9 

+11 

-19 

+3 

-2 

+2

+3

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
302 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

Canisteo River at Arkport, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°23'45", long. 77°42'50", on left bank 1,000 ft downstream from Arkport 

Dam and 0.9 mile west of Arkport, Steuben County.

Drainage area. 30.5 sq mi.

Records available. January 1937 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,202.10 ft above 

mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 16 years, 34.6 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 678 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 3.00 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 0.56 ft).

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 2,000 cfs Mar. 5, 1938, Feb. 20, 1939; maximum gage 

height, 5.63 ft Feb. 19, 1939 (ice jam): practically no flow July 30, 1938, Sept. 30, 

1939 (result of construction operations).

Maximum discharge known, 4,820 cfs during flood of July 8, 9, 1935, by slope-area 

determination.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from debris, 

or no gage-height record, which are fair. Since November 1939, flows above 500 cfs 

controlled by detention in Arkport Reservoir (see preceding page).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 26 May 27 to Sept. 30

0.6

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.2

1.5 

1.8 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

145

235

397

678

0.6 

.7

0.9 

3.0

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 0.9 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 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

Itotal

Mean

Oct.

1^9

3.3

3.6

3.7

3.8

4.0

15

14

7.9

5.7

4.9

4.2

*3.3

2.9

2.7

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.1

2.1

122.2

3.94

Nov.

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

17o

2.2

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.6

3.3

3.5

*3.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.3

6.9

54

156

127

42

25

20

20

17

13

12

547.8

18.3

Dec.

7.4

8.2

7.4

*6^4 *2~

52

31

25

30

36

499

109

58

39

27

25

21

20

15

12

14

15

22

27

23

18

bll

b9.6

16

12

12

1,231.0

39.7

Jan.

11

11

11

11

8.4

b7.4

b.7,2

7.4

*8.2

10

35

b39

25

b24

154

186

61

78

59

44

36

32

33

167

103

b60

b40

70

51

39

80

1,508.6

48.7

Feb.

154

b60

b50

b34

b37

28

34

36

22

b!7

bZO

*18

16

b!4

14

14

b!5

b!3

b!4

47

412

91

b42

b31

27

25

25

23

_

-

1,333

47.6

Mar.

b!7

b!8

b34

188

70

47

*b36

b32

b30

23

b26

91

131

86

123

136

69

48

40

39

40

34

30

578

481

138

200

192

135

93

78

3,283

106

Apr.

77

142

61

46

38

35

46

36

33

*37

33

28

42

40

31

28

27

30

28

27

30

35

30

22

39

96

116

61

45

34

-

1,373

45.8

May

35

47

32

26

24

26

24

33

24

18

*15

12

12

14

59

37

108

97

44

29

21

16

15

12

17

461

221

59

39

91

186

1,854

59.8

June

c!22 *c45

c29

C50

155

42

28

21

15

11

9.4

8.8

48

53

23

16

12

11

11

8.5

15

29

9.8

6.8

*5.2

4.3

3.2

372

11

5.7

791.9

26.4

July

340

232

26

14

8.8

6.5

6.3

5.0

4.3

3.9

3.5

3.3

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

6.7

4.5

2.9

2.2

4.3

3.3

2.7

2.3

1*1

2.1

2.4

4.5

3.6

712.6

23.0

Aug.

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.6

*a2.1

a3.1

a4.6

a5.9

a3.6

a2.9

a2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.4

2.2

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

 1.2

76.0

2.45

Sept.

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.6

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

*1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6 r.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

S^o

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

al.9

al.8

al.8

al.8

al.8

1.8

-

51.0

1.70

Adjusted for change in contents in Arkport Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

3.97 

0.130 

0.15

18.3 

0.600 

0.67

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53:

39.8

1.30 

1.50

49.0 

1.61 

1.85

47.1 

1.54 

1.61

106 

3.48 

4.01

45.6

1.50 

1.67

60.0 

1.97 

2.27

Observed

Max 566 Min 1.1 Mean 37.0 

Max 578 Min 1.1 Mean 35.3

26.1 

0.856 

0.95

23.1 

0.757 

0.87

2.42 

0.079 

0.09

1.73 

0.057 

0.06

Adjusted

Mean 37.0 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.50 

Mean 35.3 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.70

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Arkport Reservoir, and records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

c Backwater from debris.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

Karr Valley Creek at Almond, N.Y.

303

Location. Lat 42°18'40", long. 77°45'05", on right bank 500 ft downstream from McHenry 

Valley Creek, three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth, and 1 mile upstream from 

Almond, Allegany County.

Drainage area. 27.6 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1937 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,353.68 ft above mean sea level (levels 

fry Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 16 years, 31.0 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,480 cfs July 1 (gage height, 7.40 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 50 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 

6.31 ft; minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 5; minimum gage height, 2.745 ft Oct. 1.

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 5,900 cfs July 18, 1942 (gage height, 8.8 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow: practically no flow for several hours on Aug. 15, 16, 17, 1939 

(gage height, 1.03 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from'debris, 

variable outside-inside gage relationship, or partly obstructed intake, which are 

fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet pc sconcj, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

II

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.5

77e

3.3

3.0

3.3

4.1

21

14

7.4

4.9

s.a

3.1

*2.7

2.5

2.3

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

110.1

3.55

0.129

0.15

Nov.

1.6

1.5

TT9

1.6

1.6

2.0

2.5

2.5

2.9

4.4

4.9

4.3

*3.8

3.3

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

14

80

190

101

32

19

15

15

12

10

8.8

-

548.8

18.3

0.663

0.74

Dec.

5.8

6.4

*5.6

*4.9

*35

41

21

17

13

42

564

T52

49

27

19

16

15

14

11

*9.0

9.7

14

20

24

18

14

8.4

7.4

12

10

9.4

1,169.6

37.7

1.37

1.58

Jan.

8.9

8.4

8.4

7.9

6.8

5.4

5.0

 5T2

9.8

13

33

24

18

17

150

160

42

68

45

30

24

22

29

~84 195

26

24

64

35

25

84

1,277.8

41.2

1.49

1.72

Feb.

140

48

44

26

26

21

36

30

16

13

*19

15

12

11

12

11

10

10 9.2

47

~64 420

30

21

18

17

18

16

-

-

-

1,160.2

41.4

1.50

1.56

Mar.

12

1T~8.6

220

62

*39

25

22

18

16

29

88

150

36

140

120

62

42

39

44

50

45

41

974

1313

92

150

145

90

60

50

3,061.6

98.3

3.53

4.13

Apr.

56

102

41

30

26

25

32

23

*20

29

21

19

29

24

18

17

18

19

18

19

22

22

20

17

30

70

68

45

28

20

-

928

30.9

1.12

1.25

May

22

24

18

16

17

16

17

20

16

13

11

*9.7

"972 9.2

36

19

74

49

23

17

13

11

11

9.4

15

340 "82

35

22

62

140

1,176.5

33.0

1.38

1.59

June

54

31

*23

21

35

17

9.4

6.1

4.7

3.8

3.1

2.8

22

28

9.4

4.5

3.5

3.4

3.2

2.7

2.4

9.2

3.4

*2.8

2.0

1.7

132~ 1.4

"62

7.8

-

522.3

17.4

0.630

0.70

July

232

251

34

11

6.2

4.5

3.7

3.1

2.7

2.3

2.1

1.9

3.5

2.9

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

2.8

2.6

1.4

1.6

4.3

2.9

2.1

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.3

2.4

1.3

595.6

19.2

0.696

0.30

Aug.

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

2.4

»1.9

1.3

2.1

3,2

4.1

2.8

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

46.9

1.51

0.055

O.06

Sept.

O.S

Ts

.6

.6

1.4

1.8

1.3

1.0

1.0

.9

*.8

1.0

1.7

1.3

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

5.5

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

-

35.6

1.19

0.043

0.05

Calendar year 1952 : Max 876 Win 0.6 Mean 33.5 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.55

Water year 1952-52 : Max 974 Mln 0.6, Mean 29.1 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.33

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--Mar. 24 ('6:45 a.m.) 2,280 cfs (6.51 ft); May 26 (7:45 a.m.) 

2,170 efs (6.21 ft); July 1 (10:45 p.m.) 3,480 cfs (7.40 ft).
304 SUSQ0EHANNA RIVER BASIN

Almond Reservoir near Almond, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°20'50", long. 77°42'20", at Almond Dam on Canacadea Creek, 2 miles 

nortneast of Almond, Allegany County, and 3 miles upstream from Canisteo River and 

Hornell, Steuben County.

Drainage area. 56 sq mi (measured by Corps of Engineers).

Records available. July 1949 to September 1952 (monthly elevations and contents), October 

1952 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum elevation during water year 1952-53, 1,265.12 ft Mar. 24; no contents 

for many days.

1949-53: Maximum elevation, that of Mar. 24, 1953; no contents for many days each 

year.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam with concrete spillway, completed by Corps 

or Engineers in June 1949 for flood control; first used for flood regulation on Mar. 28, 

1950. Usable capacity, 14,800 acre-ft between elevations 1,229.0 ft (sill of gates) 

and 1,300.0 ft (crest of spillway). No dead storage. Floods are controlled by the 

operation of three gates. Water is stored during high flows and released when downstream conditions warrant.

Cooperation. Capacity curve furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Capacity table (elevation, In feet, and contents, In acre-feet)

(Prepared by Corps of Engineers from topographic surveys

of reservoir site)

1,231.0

1,232.0

1,234.0

1,236.0 20

1,240.0

1,244.0

1,248.0

1,254.0

80

190

410

970

1,260.0

1,270.0

1,280.0

1,300.0

1,750

3,750

6,570

14,800

Monthly elevation and contents, July 1949 to September 1955

Date

Sept. 30. .......................

Water year 1948-49 ...........

Sept.30. .......................

Sept. 30, 1950.. ................

Water year 1950-51. ..........

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

-

-

-

-

_

Contents 

(acre-feet)

0

-

O

0

0

_

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

0

-

_

0

0

0

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

d Doubtful gage-height record; elevation at 12 p.m. computed on basis of 

record for following day.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

Almond Reservoir near Almond, N. Y.--Continued

305

Monthly elevation and contents, July 1949 to September 1955--Continued

Date

Water year 1951-52 ...........

Water year 1952-53. ..........

Elevation 

(feet)t

1 ?3? 8 '

-

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

0

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

0

_

0

0

+3

+ 6

0

0

t Elevation at 12 p.m. 

d Doubtful gage-height recordj elevation at 12 p.m. computed from reconstructed gage-height graph based on records for Canaeadea Creek near Hornell.

Elevation, in feet, water year October 1952 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

?1

Oct.

32.2

Jiov.

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

_

-

-

.

-

-

-

33.1

34.4

39.6

32.9

31.9

31.2

31.2

-

-

-

-

-

Dec.

-

-

-

-

33.2

31.6

31.3

31.4

31.6

34.8

36.7

33.6

32.7

31.8

31.5

_

-

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

-

Jan.

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

31.7

_

_

(331.2

37.1

33.0

d31.7

d32.4

32.1

31.7

31.5

31.6

32.4

36.6

32.2

31.2

31.6

32.6

31.7

31.6

37.6

Feb.

32.4

32.2

31.7

31.0

31.4

31.3

32.5

31.3

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

d33.6

35.9

31.6

31.3

31.6

31.3

31.4

31.3

31.1

_

-

-

Mar.

_

-

_

34.4

32.2

31.7

31.2

31.1

31.0

-

32.7

34.9

35.0

32.9

36.8

33.3

32.4

32.0

32.0

32.6

32.5

31.7

33.1

64.0

48.1

35.3

38.8

36.7

34.5

34.0

33.8

Apr.

36.0

33.9

32.9

32.9

32.8

32.9

32.9

32.3

31.6

d32.0

d31.5

d32.0

32.4

31.8

31.2

31.3

31.3

31.3

31.3

31.9

31.9

31.4

31.1

31.0

34.5

33.5

32.7

32.3

31.7

31.4

-

May

32.1

31.4

31.2

31.0

31.4

31.1

a31.9

a31.4

a31.0

-

.

_

_

_

32.0

31.5

34.2

32.2

31.5

31.1

_

_

_

32.0

35.6

33.0

32.3

32.2

34.6

34.3

June

33.3

32.4

32.1

32.6

31.4

31.1

31.0

_

_

-

_

_

32.5

(331.1

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

.

_

43.8

32.1

31.6

-

July

46.2

33.8

32.3

31.8

31.6

31.5

31.4

31.4

31.3

31.3

31.3

31.3

32.3

31.4

31.3

31.3

31. -2

31.2

31.2

31.1

31.0

_

_

_

-

.

_

.

_

_

-

Aug. Sept.

a No gage-height recordj elevations at 12 p.m. estimated from reconstructed gage-height graph 

based on record for Canaeadea Creek near Hornell.

d Doubtful gage-height record; elevations at 12 p.m. computed as described under footnote "a." 

Note. Water surface below lowest Intake (elevation, 1,231.00 ft) Oct. 1-6, Oct. 8 to Nov. 19, Nov. 

27 to Dec. 4, Dec. 16 to Jan. 10, Jan. 12, 13, Feb. 9-19, Mar. 1-3, 10, May 10-14, 21-24, June 8-12, 

15-27, July 22 to Sept. 30. Add 1,200.0 ft to obtain elevations above mean sea level.
306 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

Canacadea Creek near Hornell, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°20'05", long. 77°41'00", on right bank 35 ft downstream from Morris 

Bridge near Hornell, Steuben County, 1.5 miles downstream from Almond Dam, and 2 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 58.7 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to December 1942, October 1944 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Oct. 23, 1940, to Dec. 31, 1942, at 

site 185 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--11 years (1940-42, 1944-53), 65.5 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,890 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 3.70 ft); minimum, 2.2 cfs July 22 (gage height, 0.72 ft).

1940-42, 1944-53: Maximum discharge, 9,430 cfs May 17, 1945 (gage height, 5.14 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 3,400 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage 

height, 6.65 ft June 3, 1947; minimum discharge, that of July 22, 1953.

Maximum discharge known, 21,000 cfs during flood of July 1935, by slope-area determination of peak flow.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Since 

October 1948, flow regulated by Almond Reservoir (see p. 304).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.3

7.6

13

1.5 

1.9 

2.3 

2.8

Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

223

441

870

0.85 

.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

5.8

8.4

15

1.9 

2.3 

2.7 

3.0 

3.3

222

441

771

1,070

1,390

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October, 1952 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

Oct.

IB-8.1

16

12

11

13

68

53

26

19

16

14

*12

11

11

11

9.7

9.4

9.7

11

10

10

10

10

9.4

9.4

9.1

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

456.2

14.7

Nov.

8.6

57S

10

10

10

10

1111

11

13

14

13

*12

12

11

11

11

11

11

22

158

306

SIS

86

53

42

44

33

28

24

-

1,221.2

40.7

Dec.

b!7

*b!8

17

16

BT

78

48

42

45

64

837

ZTO

108

71

b52

49

43

40

34

b27

30

35

50

57

47

38

b24

bl8

b29

29

26

2,250

72.6

Jan.

25

23

23

23

b!7

b!4

bI5

b!7

*b22

26

60

b44

40

b39

209

256

b68

109

87

67

57

55

b60

294

155

b64

b56 134

b84

b62

127

2,332

75.2

Feb.

257

b78

b80

b50

b50

52

74

63

46

b34

*b31

36

33

31

35

b29

b26 b5B~

b28

83

602

157

b60

b49

49

49

50

46

_

-

2,174

77.6

Mar.

b35

b23 b3B"

321

120

*b72

b56

b49

b40

b39

b52

145

244

154

214

214

109

79

74

80

86

78

65

445

1,290

431

318

292

215

154

125

5,655

182

Apr.

118

201

IBS

89

76

71

89

69

*60

81

62

55

78

71

53

52

53

55

55

58

64

58

53

43

SB

162

150

102

78

60

-

2,381

79.4

May

57

69

53

44

47

49

46

58

44

36

29

*26

24

27

97

61

167

134

71

50

36

33

34

29

40

503" 578

96

65

147

- 283

2,733

88.2

June

160

80

*55

52

87

47

39

34

28

23

20

21

66

62

34

24

21

20

20

18

17

22

16

13

*13

13

11

SF

256 ~33

-

1,373

45.8

July

48

"57 538

36

27

21

18

16

15

15

13

13

20

21

13

12

11

11

17

16

11

13

29

17

14

12

11

10

10

13

10

1,098

35.4

Aug.

9.7

10

10

9.4

13

*11

10

14

20

28

17

13

12

12

11

10

9.7

8.8

8.6

8.6

8.4

8.4

8.6

8.1

7.1

7.4

7.6

7.6

7.4

7.4

7.4

331.2

10.7

Sept.

6.4

57!

6.6

6.8

10

10

8.6

8.1

7.4

*7.4

7.6

8.1

12

1O

0.4

8.1

8.1

8.4

8.8

32

17

13

11

9.7

9.4

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.1

8.1

-

292.8

9.76

Adjusted for change in contents in Almond Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

14.7 

0.250 

0.29

40.7 

0.693 

0.77

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53 :

72.6 

1.24 

1.43

75.9 

1.29 

1.49

76.9 

1.31 

1.36

182 

3.1O 

3.58

79.3 

1.35 

1.51

88.3 

1.50 

1.73

Observed

Max 919 Mln 5.7 Mean 64.5 

Max 1,290 Min 6.4 Mean 61.1

45.7 

0.779 

0.87

35.4 

O.603 

0.70

10.7 

0.182 

0.21

9.76 

0.166 

0.19

Adjusted

Mean 64.5 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.96 

Mean 61.1 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.13

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

Canlsteo River below Canacadea Creek, at Hornell, N.Y.

307

Location.--Lat 42°18 I 50", long. 77°39'05", on right bank 200 ft upstream from Erie Railroad bridge in Hornell, Steuben County, 0.25 mile upstream from Crosby Creek, and 1.5 

miles downstream from Canacadea Creek.

Drainage area. 159 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1942 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,131.10 ft above 

mean sea level (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 11 years, 170 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,520 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 8.73 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Oct. 1, Sept. 5; minimum gage height, 2.16 ft Jan. 2.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 9,340 cfs May 26, 1943 (gage height, 13.30 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,700 cfs on basis of critical-depth determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 9.3 cfs Mar. 4, 1947; minimum gage height, 0.76 ft Nov. 18, 20, 1944.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, backwater from debris, no 

gage-height record, or shifting control, which are fair. Records include daily diversion (about 1.5 cfs) just above control by Erie Railroad Co. An unknown but relatively small amount of water diverted is returned to stream below control. City of 

Hornell diverts an average of about 3.5 cfs for municipal supply from Carrington 

Creek, a tributary above station; sewage enters river below gage. Since November 1939, 

flood flows regulated by Arkport Reservoir (see p.301), and, since October 1948, by 

Almond Reservoir (see p. 304).

Cooperation.--Records of diversion above station furnished by Erie Railroad Co. and, from 

Carrington Creek, by city of Hornell.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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 

Cf sm 

In.

Oct.

16

38

36

26

25

31

123

102

59

46

39

36

*34

32

30

27

26

26

26

27

26

26

26

24

23

23

24

23

22

22

21

1,065 

34.4 

0.216 

0.25

Nov.

20

20

24

23

22

22

25

24

23

25

28 

*27

25

24

23

22

23

25

24

35

192

369

360

187

129

100

95

82

70

58

-

2,126

70.9 

0.446 

0.50

Dec.

49

*46

44

42

74

172

117

*101

al!3

*a!25

al,790 

*a527

264

185

150

*a!38

*al!8

*al!2

*a93

67

83

*a81

*al!8

a!38

a!34

all8

a81

a40

xST

*a65

a62

5,314 

171 

1.08 

1.24

Jan.

62

60

60

58

49

b41

b42

*43

52

61

114 

104

93

91

367

600

196

247

225

175

151

136

137

613

394

b!55

139

a268

a!82

a!35

a201

5,251 

169 

1.06 

1.23

Feb.

a641

a!84

a!80

a!40

117

125

153

156

111

89

*76 

91

81

77

85

b72

b72

70

69

126

1,350

341

161

133

127

118

121

113

_

-

5,159 

184 

1.16 

1.21

Mar.

97

74

W2

b620

a308

a!66

*b!30

b!20

b!06

blOO

105 

249

453

333

433

497

275

202

182

180

186

166

144

2,140

2.390

915

841

894

655

470

372

13,895 

448 

2.82 

3.25

Apr.

338

"298 531

249

21S

192

240

186

*158

188

158 

140

184

180

138

128

127

130

127

125

137

139

127

106

143

430

452

278

204

154

-

6,205 

207 

1.30

1.45

May

148

202

140

119

119

125

113

136

110

93

82 

*75

74

78

189

142

326

332

181

131

102

87

88

78

82

1.260

588

228

147

270

606

6,451 

208 

1.31 

1.51

June

420

228

*157

136

302

149

114

97

83

73

65 

64

135

179

93

72

64

72

67

62

83

144

66

51

45

*42

38

53

318

65

-

3,537 

118 

0.742 

0.83

July

71

944

129

78

61

53

48

43

40

38

35

34

42

48

35

32

30

29

37

41

30

59

115

51

39

33

33

30

30

38

30

2,356 

76.0 

0.478 

0.55

Aug.

28

30

29

29

31

28

*26

40

62

0140

c60 

c40

033

c31

c27

c26

c25

C22

C22

c21

021

020

020

020

019

019

019

018

018

017

017

958 

30.9 

0.194 

0.22

Sept.

017

016

016

016

026

024

019

019

018

*c!8

017 

020

025

023

021

021

020

020

C21

SO

35

28

25

23

21

21

20

20

20

20

-

670 

22.3 

0.140 

0.16

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,280 Min 10 Mean 160 Cfsm 1-01 In. 13.65

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,390 Min 16 Mean 145 Cfsm 0.912 In. 12.40

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated from reconstructed gage-height graph based on recorded range in stage, outside-gage readings, and records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice (no gage-height record Mar. 7). 

c Backwater from debris. 

Note. Shifting-control method used Dec. 18-28, Dec. 30 to Jan. 2.
308 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

Canisteo River at West Cameron, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°13'20", long. 77°25'05", on right bank 250 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, a quarter of a mile southeast of West Cameron, Steuben County, and Z miles 

upstream from Cameron.

Drainage area. 342 sq mi.

Records available. January 1930 to September 1931, February 1937 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,037.71 ft above

mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 30, 1931, wire-weight

gage on highway bridge 250 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 17 years (1930-31, 1937-53), 352 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,200 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 14.29 ft); minimum, 22 cfs Oct. 1; minimum gage height, 3.25 ft Sept. 10.

1930-31, 1937-53: Maximum discharge, 17,600 cfs May 28, 1946 (gage height, 18.09 

ft); minimum daily, 12 cfs Aug. 28, Aug. 30 to Sept. 3, 1939.

Maximum discharge known, 35,000 cfs during flood of July 8, 9, 1935, by slope-area 

determination.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from weeds or 

aquatic vegetation, or no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions.--WSP 821: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect or backwater from 

weeds or aquatic vegetation (gage height. In feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 12 to July 2 July 3 to Sept. 30

3.1 

3.3 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

14

36

65

169

315

505

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

995

1,610

2,360

3,220

4,200

3.4 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

55

91

187

349

545

1,040

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

1,640

2,360

3,220

4,200

5,350

6,700

3.2 

3.4 

3.6 

4.0 

4.4 

5.0

24

50

B2

170

290

530

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 19S3

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

c22 

c32

c49

c43

c35

c36

0125

c235

c!24

088

c72

c64

c54

*c52

c49

47 

45

43

42

43

42

41

39 

39

39

38

38

38

36

35

35

1,720

55.5

0.162

0.19

Nov.

35 

35 

36

38

38

38

39

39

39

41

*43

46

45

43

43

42

41

42

43

50

273

906

1.150 

455

282

214

203

174

143

124

-

4,740

158

0.462

0.52

Dec.

b94 

b88 

b86

b84

93

271

248

206

203

245

4.070

*2,100

871

579

413

349 

286

269

216

176

190

179

216 

244

257

210

b!60

b90

149

145

140

12,927

417

1.22

1.41

Jan.

128 

124 

119

119

104

b80

b74

*b80

104

124

194

b225

b200

187

385

1,400 

570

524

554

436

375

338

313 

1,310

1,370

577

b480

642

562

413

428

12,539

404

1.18

1.36

Feb.

1,270 

562 

549

b400

b310

335

331

382

286

*210

b!75

213

190

165

193

b!60 

b!55

b!50

145

201

2,290

1,200

506 

413

382

331

327

317

-

-

12,148

434

1.27

1.32

Mar.

260 

b!95 

b215

*1,200

890

508

424

356

b300

296

b245

394

878

907

932

1,140 

740

554

499

479

483

440

382 

5,770

3,700

2,580

1,710

2,080

1,620

1,170

914

32,261

1,041

3.04

3.51

Apr.

785 

1.100 

755

615

541

475

566

483

*416

440

432

356

420

444

356

320 

a317

a330

a302

a310

a350

a330

299 

266

28?

702

1,090

730

540

440

-

14,810

494

1.44

1.61

May

390 

430 

350

280

280

340

280

340

280

235

*200

180

165

170

380

440 

640

860

540

390

290

235

220 

185

170

2,100

1,700

720

460

640

1,400

15,290

493

1.44

1.66

June

1.120 

680 

470

370

560

370

280

240

195

160

*135

118

180

350

205

150 

122

125

135

165

330

210

140 

*102

88

78

72

390" 66

150

-

7,756

259

0.757

0.84

July

100 

1,070

155

112

92

80

72

66

64

60

56

56

76

60

54 

52

50

52

60

54

54

250

120

80

66

60

56

52

56

54

3,589

116

0.339

0.39

Aug.

50 

46 

46

45

47

 45

42

43

76

185

106

74

62

56

50

46 

42

39

38

36

35

34

33 

33

32

31

31

30

30

29

28

1,520

49.0

0.143

0.17

Sept.

28 

27 

28

28

32

46

36

32

30

*29

32

33

36

36

36

33 

32

29

29

54

82

54

46 

42

39

38

36

35

35

34

-

1,107

36.9

0.108

0.12

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,290 Mln 16 Mean 386 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.38

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,770 Mln 22 Mean 330 Cfsro 0.965 In. 13.10

Peak discharge (base, 6,100 cfs). Dec. 11 (10 a.m.) 6,490 cfs (11.85 ft); Mar. 24 (1 p.m.) 10,200 

cfs (14.29 ft)T

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for upstream 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

c Backwater from weeds.

Note.. Backwater from aqua tie vegetation Apr. 29 to July 1, July 3 to Sept. 30.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

Tuscarora Creek near South Addison, N. Y.

309

Location. Lat 42°04 I 00", long. 77°17'00", on left bank 0.9 mile downstream from Elk Creek, 

! { miles upstream from South Addison, Steuben County, and 3£ miles southwest of Addison.

Drainage area. 114 sq ml.

Records available. February 193? to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 1,059.18 ft above 

mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 16 years, 103 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,470 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 6.7? ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 3.

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 14,000 cfs May 27, 1946, Mar. 30, 1951; maximum gage 

height, 8.79 ft Mar. 30, 1951; no flow Sept. 2, 3, 6, 9, 11-26, 1939, Sept. 7 to 

Oct. 28, 1941.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from debris, or 

partly obstructed intake, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect or backwater 

from debris (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 17-19)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.15

1.2

1.3 

1.1

1.5

1.6

1.7

0.3

.6

1.1

3.4

6.7

12

20

30

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

75

147

255

460

822

1,300

2,630

1.1 

1.15

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

0.2

.6

1.3

3.6

7.4

14

23

35

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

85

155

266

472

822

1,300

2,630

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oc-t.

Hi!s

1.4

1.5

2.0

8.7

~T.l 10

$.3

5.2 

4.6

04.2 

*c3.8

3.6

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.6 

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0 

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

99.9

3.22

0.028

0.03

Nov.

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1 

*2.1

2.0 

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.2

* 4.7

70

229 

2l6

90

56

41 

39

31

23

18

-

855.4

28.5

0.250

0.28

Dec.

tt

13

12

22

80

61

55

50

70

*1,780 

456

232 

138

b84

72

b54

52

b31

b27

b28

30 

36

40

45

37 

b!7

b!5

b20

bl8

17

3,618

117

1.03

1.18

Jan.

17 

16

17

17

*b!2

blO

b9.0

blO

b!3

18

38 

b35

b31 

b28

bllS

333

blOS

118

123

107

97

87 

86

968

453

b!50 

bl!2

b!75

b!30

b86

100

3,652.0

US

1.04

1.19

Feb.

261 

b76

b82

b66

b52

b52

57

b62

b46

*b28

b23 

b33

b29 

b22

b31

b23

b21

b20

blT

b60

b880

237 

109

93

87

81 

b84

b78

-

-

-

2,714

96.9

0.850

0.89

Mar.

b60 

b42

b56

*483

*205

109

b82

b66

b52

b50

b44 

67

183 

209

238

256

147

105

107

95

87

76 

72

2.650

694

*472 

752

697

429

275

202

9,042

292

2.56

2.95

Apr.

174 

294

171

136

119

105

177

*133

107

126

112 

89

101 

95

76

69

64

60

72

84

82

66 

56

46

55

160 

330

TTO

110

90

3,522

117

1.03

1.15

May

80 

82

74

*60

175

280

116

118

94

76

66 

56

48 

47

195

190

160

320

140

84

62

49 

50

40

11

1.040 

520

175

108

175

520

5,234

169

1.48

1.71

June

360 

T55

104

81

78

62

65

*50

36

26

25 

17

33

33

25

19

15

13

13

38

131

33 

18

*12

8.8

7.0 

6.3

5.3

4.8

4.6

1,508.8

50.3

0.441

0.49

July

4.1 

22

14

7.4

5.5

4.8

3.9

3.5

3.1

2.6

2.3

2.1

2.1 

2.5

2.3

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.1

26^

~6.5

4.2

3.5 

3.0

2.5

2.1

1.8

 1.5

143.2

4.62

0.041

0.05

Aug.

1.3 

1.3

1.2

 1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.8

1.8 

1.7

.**

o3.1

C2.6

c2.1

el. 7

el. 4

el. 2

cl.O

e.9 

c.8

c.7

c.6

c.6 

o.S

c.5

oTi"

c.4

43.2

1.39

0.012

0.01

Sept.

cO.3 

c.3

.3

.3

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

c.4 

0.4

c.4 *0.4

c.4

c.4

C.4

C.3

0.3

0.4

C.5

c.5 

0.5

c.5

0.5

c.4 

c.4

c.4

c.4

c.4

12.1

0.40

0.0035

0.004

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,430 Mln 0.3 Mean 115 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.68

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,630 Min 0.3 Mean 83.4 Cfsm 0.732 In. 9.93

Peak discharge (base. 5,600 cfs). Mar. 24 (8:45 a.m.) 7,470 ofs (6.77 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

c Backwater from debris (no gage-height record Sept. 23-27).

Note. Intake partly obstructed Apr. 19 to May 23, May 26 to June 3; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph based on weather records, outside-Inside gage relationship, notes by 

engineers, and records for nearby stations.
310 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Tioga River near Erwins, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42"07'15", long. 77"07'45", on right bank (corrected) 20 ft downstream from 

highway bridge, half a mile downstream from Erwins, Steuben County, and 3 miles upstream from confluence with Cohocton River.

Drainage area. 1,370 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1918 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 931.24 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to June 21, 1931, chain gage on highway bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 35 years, 1,366 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 35,500 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 14.99 ft); minimum, 52 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 0.56 ft, baekwater from weeds).

1918-53: Maximum discharge, 94,000 cfs May 28, 1946 (gage height, 23.54 ft, from 

high-water mark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 44,000 cfs on basis 

of slope-area determinations at gage heights 18.82 and 23.54 ft; minimum, 18 cfs 

Sept. 2,3, 1939; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 4, 1953.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from debris 

or weeds, which are fair.

Revisions (water years) , WSP 696: Drainage area. WSP 891: 1935-38.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53,, except periods of Ice effect or backwater 

from debris or weeds (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet 

per second)

0.5 

.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

Oct. 1 to Mar. 24

38 4.0

76 5.0

158 7.0

365 9.0

650 11.0

1,500

2,650

4,050

7,810

13,100

19,400

Mar. 25 to Sept.

0.5 43 1.0

.7 83 1.5

30

161

365

Note. Same as preceding table above 1.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

70

78 

93

122

119

116

159

468

384

259

203

172

155

*139

127

119

114

105

103

103

103

103

103 

98

98

95

95

95

93

90

88

4,269

138

0.101

0.12

Nov.

88

086 

c88

c90

088

c88

c90

c90

090

c92

*c96

c98

clOO

clOO

c96

c96

o96

c98

clOO

c!30

565

3,530

4,790 

2,120

1,300

904

788

731

575

487

-

17,690

590

0.431

0.48

Dec.

b390

b360 

370

346

353

1,550

1,310

1,020

888

*962

19.500

10,000

4,470

2,840

1,920

1,530

1,200

1,080

864

677

670

663

717 

767

849

752

606

b340

b380

476

459

58,109

1,874

1.37

1.58

Jan.

427

411 

406

401

*b34o

b290

b280

b290

341

411

807

945

b780

745

1,300

4,250

2,770

1,940

2,380

1,900

1,680

1,500

1,310 

6,510

8.020

b3,100

b2,150

2,380

b2,250

bl,450

1,460

53,224

1,717

1.25

1.45

Feb.

2,920

bl,550 

1,420

bl,300

b880

988

945

1,130

929

*b700

b540

593

600

527

575

b520

b470

c440

476

539

6.620

5,040

2,180 

1,790

1,650

1,440

1,440

1,480

-

-

-

39,682

1,417

1.03

1.08

Mar.

1,160

b840 

*95l

3,360

4,220

1,990

1,700

bl,300

bl,080

1,130

872

1,010

1,590

2,420

2,330

3,190

2,430

1,890

1,820

1,820

1,640

1,430

1,300 

19.000

14,000

8,270

7,220

8,270

6,110

4,390

3,530

112,266

3,621

2.64

3.05

Apr.

3,040

4,420 

3,330

2,650

2,340

2,000

2,930

*2,720

2,110

2,210

2,230

1,730

1,730

1,720

1,440

1,270

1,230

1,140

1,300

1,450

1,360

1,190

1,100 

979

957

1,850

4.900

3,360

2,470

1,950

-

63,086

2,103

1.54

1.71

May ,

1,760

1,750 

1,800

1,380

2,470

3,350

2,610

2,550

2,020

1,600

*1,300

1,090

954

880

2,130

2,650

2,550

3,940

2,600

1,940

1,490

1,190

2,330 

1,630

1,210

8.570

7,350

3,690

2,420

3,000

7,430

81,634

2,633

1.92

2.22

June

6.250

4,130 

2,700

2,030

1,890

1,910

3,270

*1,850

1,310

1,020

803

677

909

1,230

929

690

563

493

493

476

984

600

487 

*365

331

304

281

259

348

427

-

37,989

1,266

0.924

1.03

July

272

1.170 

1,030

443

322

260

230

210

190

175

165

155

150

150

155

150

135

130

124

124

130

124

700 

450

240

175

145

125

116

112

112

8,169

264

0.193

0.22

Aug.

106

102 

102

*104

104

104

104

102

100

900

390

235

185

175

160

135

116

104

94

90

86

78

74 

72

70

68

66

64

62

58

56

4,266

138

0.101

0.12

Sept.

54

54 

54

56

66

92

112

94

*76

66

64

64

76

120

104

90

80

72

68

72

96

138

119 

106

94

85

81

79

75

72

-

2,479

82.6

0.060

0.07

Calendar year 1952: Max 22,600 Min 50 Mean 1,650 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.38

Water year 1952-53: Max 19,300 Min 54 Mean 1,323 Cfsm 0.966 In- 13.13

Peak discharge (base. 17.OOP cfs). Dec. 11 (5 p.n 

35,500 ofs (14.99 ft); May 26 (6:45 p.m.) 18,400 ofs 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

c Backwater from debris. 

Note. Backwater from weeds July 6 to Sept. 20.

30,600 ofs (13.92 ft); Mar. 24 (7:30 p.m.) 

[10.70 ft).
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 311

Cohocton River at Cohocton, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42"30'00", long. 77°30'00", on left bank 450 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Cohocton, Steuben County, and 800 ft downstream from small tributary.

Drainage area. 53.3 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 327 cfs July 1 (gage height, 4.31 ft); minimum, 

4.9 cfs Nov. 1 (gage height, 1.605 ft).

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 444 cfs Apr. 1, 1951 (gage height, 4.89 ft); minimum, 

0.5 cfs Sept. 28, 1952 (gage height, 1.34 ft, result of construction upstream).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or backwater from aquatic 

vegetation, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1B52-53, except periods of Ice effect or 

backwater from aquatic vegetation (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.1

4.7

7.9

12

30

2.5 

3.5 

4.5

65

194

369

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

573- 6.6

11

13

11

10

16

*22

25

20

15

12

10

10

9.5

8.5

7.9

7.6

7.4

7.9

7.9

8.3

8.9

9.1

8.1

7.6

8.0

8.9

8.5

7.9

7.6

329.5

10.6

0.199

0.23

Nov.

6.8

T7T

7.7

8.3

8.7

9.1

10

11

10

10

10

9.1

8.5

8.1

7.7

7.6

*7.3

7.7

8.9

12

23

60

112 nr

88

69

58

48

42

37

-

824.6

27.5

0.516

0.58

Dec.

b30

b27

b25

b2428"

37

43

42

39

39

112

176 *m

b!45

b!14

94

78

69

b58

b50

46

46

47

47

47

b45

b35

b34

b31

30

30

1,844

59.5

1.12

1.29

Jan.

30

30

31

b30

b28

b26

b24

23

*24

25

29

b31

30

b30

35

b52

b64

71

70

66

59

55

b52

65

80

b66

b64

b72

b70

b68

b66

1,466

47.3

0.887

1.02

Feb.

b78

b84

b76

b72

b66

*b64

65

b66

b58

b52

b46

44

44

b41

b42

b41

b36

b30

b30

b38

87

b96

bl!4

blOY

88

79

73

68

_

_

-

1,780

63.6

1.19

1.24

tlar.

58

b52

b42

63

b66

*b70

b62

b56

b50

b47

b47

50

56

58

65

78

85

83

78

76

71

66

62

211

292

302

2T4

257

245

221

197

3,440

111

2.08

2.40

Apr.

180

170

156

141

128

118

110

99

88

80

75

72

*70

68

62

56

56

55

52

5_1

53

56

64

63

64

100

169

188

m

144

2,962

98.7

1.85

2.07

May

130

125

115

101

93

87

82

*77

73

67

60

56

55

59

65

71

85

118

127

119

102

88

77

68

62

71

80

73

61

58

61

2,566

82.8

1.55

1.79

June

62 *5B"

49

46

50

49

45

40

37

33

30

28

45

55

51

42

35

33

34

33

32

34

32

29

25

*22

21

20

20

18

-

1,106

36.9

0.692

0.77

July

46

68

?Q- B2

42

31

25

23

21

20

18

17

16

15

14

13

13

12

17

19

21

20

27

25

23

18

17

14

14

13

12

776

25.0

0.469

0.54

Aug.

11

11

10

11

12

12

12

12

15

*28

82

84

66

47

36

29

25

21

18

16

14

13

12

11

9.6

9.2

9.0

8.6

8.0

178

8.8

670.0

21.6

0.405

0.47

Sept.

8.6

8.6

8.4

£1.6

9.0

9.8

10

9.8

B.8

8.0

7.8

7.4

77?

8.6

*9.4

8.6

B.O

7.6

7.8

11

12

15

14

12

10

9.4

8.6

7.8

7.6

7.6

277.4

9.25

0.174

0.19

Calendar year 1952: Max 312 Mln 4.6 Mean 57.2 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.62

Water year 1952-53: Max 302 Mln 6.6 Mean 49.4 Cfsm 0.927 In. 12.59

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). Mar. 26 (1:45 p.m.) 319 cfs (4.27 ft)j July 1 (10 p.m.) 327 cfs 

(4.31 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

Note. Backwater from aquatic vegetation July 9 to Sept. 30.
312 SUSQTJEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Fivemile Creek near Kanona, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 42°23'15", long. 77°21'30", on left bank Just downstream from highway 

bridge, l£ miles upstream from mouth and Kanona, Steuben County.

Drainage area. 68.0 sq mi.

Recopds available. February 1937 to September 1953.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,171.30 ft above mean sea level (levels 

oy Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--16 years, 72.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,370 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 3.69 ft); rainimum, 1.3 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 0.495 ft).

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 2,620 cfs Mar. 28, 1950 (gage height, 4.38 ft); maximum gage height, 6.10 ft Mar. 31, 1940 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 0.04 cfs Sept. 27, 

29, 1941; minimum gage height, 0.435 ft Sept. 13, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24

1.1 

1.4 

1.9

Note. Same as following 

table above 1.9 ft.

Jan. 25 to Sept. 3O

2.8 

5.5

1.9 

2.4 

3.0 

4.0

76

179

345

687

1,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

1.3

57T

2.5

2.0

1.8

2.1

*6.4

7.6

577

4.2

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.2

87.1

2.81

0.041

0.05

Nov.

2.3

2.1

tt

2.5

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

*2.8

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.4

3.4

7.6

31

167

302

120

68

51

50

40

33

29

-

950.6

31.7

0.466

0.52

Dec.

b26

b24

b21

20

38

105

72

60

55

69

962

7?4

268

155

b!06

*87

75

68

b54

b44

b36

b43

53

61

72

60

b43

b42

b34

b28

b27

3,532

114

1.68

1.93

Jan.

b27

27

29

b27

b25

*b22

b!9 b20~

b23

b30

36

b34

b32

b33

68

305

178

124

117

95

84

73

68

323

572

b!35

b!25

b!60

b!45

bllO

104

2,970

95.8

1.41

1.62

Feb.

b245

b!45

b!25

b90

b80

*66

76

92

b68

b54

b50

b46

44

b42

46

b41

b34

b30 b3"2~

46

447

346

b!24

b88

b84

74

73

66

_

-

2,754

98.4

1.45

1.51

Mar.

b52

b43

b42

165

*153

b88

b68

b56

b48

b42

b37

BT

94

111

127

153

111

85

81

76

68

59

54

975

854

410

500

462

276

197

155

5,695

184

2.71

3.11

Apr.

131

142

113

96

85

78

90

78

68

*68

60

51

60

57

48

43

41

40

3840"

54

81

85

60

73

TSB" 177

119

90

73

2,404

80.1

1.18

1.31

May

109

160

109

81

81

81

66

*62

51

44

38

35

33

3S

89

90

238

336 T72"

105

71

54

47

40

35

84

74

50

40

44

83

2,638

85.1

1.25

1.44

June

62

41

32

28

*62

43

32

27

22

18

15

14

Ji5T

32

24

19

20

22

17

15

19

13

10

*9.2

8.5

7.6

7.2

7.6

6.2

755.3

25.2

0.371

0.41

July

6.8

262

TT

21

15

13

11

9.7

8.5

7.8

7.2

6.6

6.4

6.2

5.8

5.5

5.0

4.5

475

6.2

4.6

5.3

23

18

9.2

7.0

6.8

6.2

5.3

7.4

6.4

558.9

18.0

0.265

0.31

Aug.

5.7

5.3

4.8

4.2

4.6

4.6

4.1

4.2

9.4

 23

11

7.0

5.8

5.7

5.1

4.5

3.9

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.1

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.0 T7i

150.8

4.86

0.071

0.08

Sept.

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.4

*2.5

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0,

T$

2.0

2.0

-

68.7

2.29

0.034

0.04

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,110 Mln 0.9 Mean 78.5 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.71

Water year 1952-53: Max 975 Mln 1.3 Mean 61.8 Cfsm 0.9O9 In. 12.33

Peak discharge (base. 880 efs). Dee. 11 (5:45 p.m.) 1,190 cfs (3.54 ft); Mar. 24 (7:15 p. 

1,370 cfs (3.69 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice (no gage-height record Jan. 6-10).
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

Mud Creek near Savona, N. Y.

313

Location.--Lat 42°18'30", long. 77°lli50", on right bank just upstream from small tributary entering from east, 2 miles upstream from 'Savona, Steuben County, and mouth.

Drainage area.--76.1 sq mi.

Records available. July 1918 to December 1919 (published as "at Savona"), March 1937 to 

September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,049.63 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1918 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to December 1919, 

staff gage at site \\ miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 17 years (1918-19, 1937-53), 44.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 786 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 4.53 ft); minimum, 

0.5 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 0.535 ft).

1918-19, 1937-53: Maximum discharge, 1,610 cfs June 3, 1947, Mar. 29, 1950; maximum 

gage height, 6.22 ft Mar. 29, 1950; minimum discharge, 0.04 cfs Sept. 21, 22, 23, 1941 

(gage height, 0.53 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated by Lake Lamoka. During each year, a large part of flow from 45 sq mi of drainage area is diverted into Keuka Lake for power development.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 24 Mar. 25 to Sept. 30

0.8

2.7

5.3

9.3

15

1.2 

1.7 

2.5 

3.5 

4.0

29

85

215

450

600

0.55 

.6 

.7

0.6 

1.1 

2.9

0.8

1.0 

1.2

5.6

15

29

Note. Same as preceding 

ta5Ie~above 1.2 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

0.9

TTf

3.1

2.5

2.2

2.7

*6.3

7.2

57S

3.8

2.8

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.3

1.8

1.8

1.9

3.4

4.0

3.0

2.2

2.0

1.9

82.1

2.65

-

-

Nov.

2.0

2.1

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.5

2.2

*2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

273

2.7

3.1

7.9

36

85

-TS 180

39

26

25

21

18

16

-

576.3

19.2

-

-

Dec.

13

12

11

TT

20

54

45

32

26

28

529

SoT

336

175

b90

*b54

b39

b30

b24

b!9

blB

b20

24

23

23

22

17

16

12

11

11

2,248

72.5

_

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 594

Jan.

11

11

12

12

11

*9.3

8.1

57T

11

13

21

b23

18

18

b32

b72

D49

44

49

42

38

36

b34

93

125

b58

t>44

60

66

D49

45

1,120.5

36.1

_

-

Feb.

b78

b49

41

33

26

24

29

b32

24

b!9

18

*17

17

17

18

b!9

b!6

b!4

14

20

104 556"

b47

b34

33

32

35

30

_

_

-

926

33.1

-

Mln 0.8

Mar.

25

blB

b!7

46

*56

b38

b27

b20

b!8

b!7

b!6

Te

23

26

34

52

42

32

29

29

26

24

22

480

545

415

434

439

346

297

182

3,793

122

_

-

Apr.

86

88

T6

62

54

35

42

42

33

*31

30

28

33

55

31

24

23

21

21

25

27

25

24

20

27

50

81

61

44

35

-

1,229

41.0

_

-

May

37

45

38

30

41

51

Iff

*37

32

29

23

19

17

17

29

36

37

49

37

27

19

16

TT

IB

20

30

33

23

17

17

25

906

29.2

-

June

27

17

12

11

*14

17

16

14

12

9.6

6.5

5.6

70

54

27

17

13

10

11

8.4

38

39

22

13

*9.9

8.2

6.1

5.3

5.0

4.6

523.2

17.4

-

July

3.8

49

~5T 171

24

9.0

5.0

3.9

3.5

3.3

3.0

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.9

6.7

4.6

4.4

14

10

8.4

8.4

5.9

3.9

2.9

2.7

2.3_

454.8

14.7

-

Aug.

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.4

2.2

2.3

2.5

*4.2

5.3

4TT

3.6

2.9

2.5

2.1

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

.8

Tff

.8

.8

61.3

1.98

-

Sept.

0.8

.9

.7

.6

77

.7

1.0

T76- 1.1

.8

.8

.7

.8

.8

.8

*.8

.7

.6

.6

.8

.8

.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.0

1.1

1.1

-

24.6

0.82

_

-

Mean 44.9 Cfsm 0.590 In. 8.04

Water year 1952-53: Max 545 Min 0.6 Mean 32.7 Cfsm 0.430 In. 5.83

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
314 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Cohocton River near Campbell, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°15 I 10'1 , long. 77°13'00", on left bank just downstream from highway 

bridge, l| miles upstream from Michigan Creek and S miles upstream from Campbell, 

Steuben County.

Drainage area. 472 sq mi.

Records available.--'July 1918 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,016.58 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Mar. 5, 1937, chain gage on highway bridge at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 35 years, 448 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,740 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 6.98 ft); miriimum, 35 cfs Sept. 19; minimum gage height, 0.50 ft Oct. 1, backwater from weeds.

1918-53: Maximum discharge, 41,100 cfs July 8, 1935 (gage height, 11.6 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area 

and slope-area determinations of peak flow and by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 8 Cfs 

Sept. 6, 7, 1934.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from 

weeds or debris, which are fair. During each year a large part of flow from 45 sq mi 

of drainage area above Lake Lamoka Outlet on Mud Creek, a tributary above this station, 

is diverted into Keuka Lake for power development.

Revisions (water years.). WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 891: 1935.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect or 

backwater from weeds or debris (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second]

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

0.4 

.6

32

69

.9 151

1.4 361

2.0 731

3.0 1,600

4.0 2,750

6.0 5,740

74

159

1.4 376

2.0 742

3.0 1,600

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 3.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

44 

56

78

72

68

66

*142

185

12!

106

91

83

79

71

69

67

63

61 

59

59

61

61

61 

59 

59

57

58 

56

54

52

50

2,278

73.4

-

-

Nov.

49 

49

49

50

52

52

54

52

52

54

50 

*47

47

46

44

42

42

50 

54

68

340

940

1,950 

928 

598

453

420 

346

293

252

-

7,523

251

-

-

Dec.

b205 

b!90

blSO

b!75

b2I5

580

431

372

346

377

4,320

37075"

1,780

1,200

*838

672

563

509 

b410

b370

356

346

381 

387 

397

356

b290 

bl80

b250

b260

b240

20,246

653

-

-

Jan.

231 

227

227

223

b200

*b!85

b!75

b!70

blSC?

199

266 

b270

b260

248

377

1,070

b720

672 

665

575

520

474

429

1,310 

1,550

bSOO

b700 

861

b780

b620

597

15,781

509

-

-

Feb.

1,160 

b780

707

b580

bSOO

474

485

532

440

b350

b330 

*356

321

302

326

b280

b260

b230

295

1,740

1*360

b760 

632 

57S

526

509

479

_

-

15,534

555

_

-

Mar.

408 

b310

b350"

851

*796

b560

b480

435

b380

366

b310 

376

497

606

695

868

700

587 

569

550

514

468

440 

4,850 

4,180

2,580

2,650 

2,730

2,090

1,700

1,370

34,246

1,105

_

-

Apr.

1,100 

1,170

954

830

757

672

735

643

569

*556

520 

463

509

509

435

397

381

366 

356

356

402

424

451 

413 

435

804

1.190

962

800

672

18,834

628

_

-

May

707 

815

665

569

594

619

532

*514

468

413

361

331

307

33T

478

526

686

1,020 757'

600

503

429

408 

356 

321

620

579 

418

341

381

767

16,416

530

_

-

June

581 

135

346

307

*470

397

321

288

248

215

191 

177

479

440

312

245

205

205 

215

180

190

270

185 

155 

*140

125

122 

110

110

104

-

7,768

259

_

-

July

100 

680

330

205

160

140

124

116

108

100 

94

92

38

84

78

74

70

Tf

88

84

92

270 

185 

124

104

92 

88

76

84

78

4,540

146

_

-

Aug.

70 

68

66

62

68

72

*64

64

70

350

185 

175

150

135

116

102

90

80 

74

68

64

62

60 

56 

54

50

48 

44

42

41

39

2,689

86.7

_

-

Sept.

IT

37

37

42

58

46

42

42

41

39 

39

42

42

41

*40

39

37 

37

50

68

54

52 

48 

44

42

41

39

39

39

1,291

43.0

_

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,860 Mln 37 Mean 502 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.49

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,830 Mln 37 Mean 403 Cfsm 0.854 In. 11.58

Feak discharge (base. 4,200 efs). Dec. 11 (2 p.m.) 5,870 cfs (6.07 ft); Mar. 24 (4 p.m.) 7,740 

cfs (6.98 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Backwater from weeds Oct. 1-6, June 16 to Sept. 30. Backwater from debris Oct. 27 to Nov. 

22.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 315

Newton Creek at Elmira, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°06'15", long. 76"47'55", on left bank 800 ft downstream from Linden 

Place Bridge In Elmira, Chemung County, and I? miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 79.8 sq ml.

Records available . May 1938 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 834.53 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 15 years, 91.0 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,000 cfs Dec. 11 {gage height, 15.89 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 9.7 cfs Sept. 5; 

minimum gage height, 4.55 ft Oct. 12.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 3,460 cfs Dec. 30, 1942; maximum gage height, 16.02 ft 

Mar. 28, 1950; practically no flow Aug. 17, 1938.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, shifting control, or doubtful gage-height record; which are fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

15

18

17

15

17

*15

18

14

13

12

13 

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

408

13.2

0.165

0.19

Nov.

12

TZ

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

*12

12 

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

14

56

319

355

1(39"

69

54

47

39

32

28

-

1,352

45.1

0.565

0.63

Dec.

24

24

25

22

130

273

115

87

73

166

2,590 

3475

d!85

d!44

*dl!9

101

83

75

60

52

51

54

70

68

70

60

52

36

39

38

37

5,196

168

2.11

2.42

Jan.

36

38

42

42

39

36

*33

S3

36

42

106 

99

81

70

190

441

187

280

250

176

149

128

120

538

3*Z

166

118

208

149

103

99

4,377

141

1.77

2.04

Feb.

162

*70

82

67

56

57

62

69

59

49

45

51

46

45

50

46

45

38

4T

57

395

ITS

94

82

81

77

76

69

_

.

-

2,247

80.2

1.01

1.05

Mar.

59

50

*51

102

101

64

b54

b47

b43

b40

b38 

4T

49

64

108

134

89

72

77

81

77

65

60

dl.270

*d586

*500

482

381

251

192

154

5,385

174

2.18

2.51

Apr.

133

149

119

103

99

90

*189

145

116

195

144 

116

115

103

88

83

84

76

82

84

82

76

70

64

55

397

519

55D

166

125

-

4,127

138

1.73

1.92

May

237

241

154

*125

449

257

192

222

141

109

87 

74

64

58

192

145

174

192

122

96

77

65

68

56

11

98

99

67

54

64

108

4,134

133

1.67

1.93

June

*81

BT

52

46

53

54

53

52

52

44

43

41

43

45

37

33

29

28

30

37

42

35

*29

26

26

27

26

25

24

21

-

1,201

40.0

0.501

0.56

July

32

55

22

18

17

18

18

18

18

17

17 

18

19

20

19

18

18

18

20

20

20

20

22

20

20

18

19

19

19

20

20

608

19.6

0.246

0.28

Aug.

20

16

16

*17

18

17

17

17

24

28

22 

20

20

20

20

18

17

17

16

15

15

14

14

13

14

14

15

14

14

13

12

527

17.0

0.213

0.25

Sept.

12

13

13

12

11

13

13

*15

14

14

15

16

17

16

16

15

14

16

20

17

17

17

17

15

15

14

14

14

14

13

-

442

14.7

0.184

0.21

Calendar year 1952 : Max 2,390 Min 12 Mean 101 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.18

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,390 Min 11 Mean 82.2 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.99

Peak discharge (base, 2,100 cfs).--Dec. 11 (8 a.m.) 3,000 cfs (15.89 ft): Mar. 24 (2:15 p.m.) 2,430 cfs (13.99 ft)7 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby streams.

Note.--Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 22, Nov. 24 to Dec. 10, Dec. 13 to Jan. 14, Jan. 

20-23, 26, 27, Jan. 29 to Feb. 20, Feb. 22 to Mar. 23, May 6 to Sept. 30.
316 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Chemung River at Chemung, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°00'10", long. 76°38'00", on right bank 60 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, three-quarters of a mile southwest of Chemung, Chemung County, and 10 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 2.530 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1903 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 778.63 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

3" 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 10, 1930, chain gage on highway 

bridge 60 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 47 years (1905-13, 1914-53), 2,505 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 46,000 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 16.09 ft); minimum, 116 cfs Sept. 3; minimum gage height, 2.37 ft Oct. 2.

1903-53: Maximum discharge, 132,000 cfs May 28, 1946 (gage height, 23.97 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 65,000 cfs on basis of slope-area and velocity-area studies 

at gage height 19.57 ft and slope-area and contracted-opening determinations at gage 

height 23.97 ft; minimum, 49 cfs Aug. 14, 1911 (gage height, 1.47 ft).

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from weeds, 

which are good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 696: Drainage area. WSP 891: 1935-39.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect or backwater 

from weeds (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 25 Mar. 26 to Sept. 30

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

112

206

517

950

1,510

2,920

6.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

15,0

5,000 

10,600 

17,500 

£9,000 

39,100

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

112

204

491

910

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

1,450

2,900

4,950

10,600

Note.--Same as preceding 

taETe~above 8.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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 

£4

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

148

TBT

191

182

211

248

316

358

552" 746

452 

372 

322

293 

270

259

243

222

211

211

206

201

196 

196

191

191

*186

186

186

182

182

8,117

262

0.104

0.12

Nov.

177

172

T77

177

177

182

186

182

191

196

201 

201 

201

206 

196

196

 196

206

206

248

705

4,140

10.800 

5,580

3,120

2,250

1,850

1,700

1,410

1,180

-

36,609

1,220

0.482

0.54

Dee.

1,000

845

836

790

1,030

3,080

3,080

2,340

2,000

2,030

24,600 

28,100 

15,760

6,570 

4,460

3,360

2,770

2,360

2; 110

1,730

1,570

1,560

1,630 

1,740

1,800

1,780

bl,550

bl,040

b920

 1,040

1,070

119,501

3,855

1.52

1.76

Jan.

1,000

960

960

940

864

754

668

555

737

873

1,310 

1,870 

1,650

1,580 

2,140

5,980

6,380

4,090

4,740

3,880

3,360

3,030

2,720 

5,740

15, 500

7,010

4,240

4,400

4,760

*3,340

2,870

99,031

3,195

1.26

1.46

Feb.

4,250

4,080

2,770

2,690

2,090

2,020

1,980

2,120

2,050

1,680

1,340 

1,340 

1,370

1,260 

1,260

1,280

1,170

1,070

1,060

1,120

5,790

11,500

4,6ZO 

*3,390

3,050

2,700

2,590

2,620

_

.

-

74,260

2,652

1.05

1.09

Mar.

2,320

1,840

1,740

2,490

7,540

3,750

2,850

2,440

2,080

1,970

1,760 

1,670 

1,980

3,170 

3,380

4,600

4,270

3,260

2,920

3,050

2,820

2,520

2,300 

15,300

* 34. 600

17,000

14,200

15,800

12,300

9,010

7,130

192,060

6,195

2.45

2.82

Apr.

5,860

6,760

6,470

4,860

4,290

3,730

4,600

5,260

4,020

4,080

4,230 

3,340 

3,120

3,120 

2,800

2,430

2,320

2,170

2,220

2,400

2,380

2,220

2,070 

1,940

1,790

3,000

*8,030

6,900

4,900

3,870

-

115,180

3,839

1.52

1.69

May

3,730

3,910

3,690

3,060

4,850

6,990

5,580

5,210

4,190

3,320

2,700 

2,280 

2,910

1.860 

2,880

5,240

4,270

6,400

5,210

3,790

2,990

2,410

2,620 

2,970

2,170

3,600

15.000

5,600

3,730

3,060

7,750

131,270

4,235

1.67

1.93

June

8,440

*6,640

4,140

3,130

2,730

2,900

4,010

3,150

2,240

1,780

1,460 

1,240 

1,300

2,170 

1,870

1,450

1,180

1,010

950

940

977

*1,320

970 

788

659

595

557

513

478

550

-

60,177

2,006

0.793

0.88

July

587

611

2,220

1,240

860

640

560

480

440

400

380 

360 

360

350 

320

330

300

280

280

280

270

270

540 

1,240

700

480

390

*340

300

280

260

16,348

527

0.208

0.24

Aug.

250

245

235

230

240

235

235

235

290

620

1.060 

620 

490

420 

390

360

310

270

245

230

215

200

190 

180

180

170

170

160

150

145

155

9,105

294

0.116

0.13

Sept.

130

 150

125

135

150

170

170

190

185

175

155 

155 

160

150

175

195

170

160

155

155

160

180

225 

2T5

200

185

170

*155

145

140

-

4,945

165

0.065

0.07

Calendar year 1952: Max 43,400 Min 144 Mean 3,006 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.18

Water year 1952-53: Max 34,600 Min 125 Mean 2,374 Cfsm 0.938 In. 12.73

Peak discharge (base, 50.000 efs).--Dee. 12 (l:45 a.m.) 42,200 cfs (15.51 ft); Mar. 25 (6:30 a.m.) 

46,000 cfs 116709 ft).

» Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

Note. Backwater from weeds July 4 to Sept. 30.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 317

Susquehanna River at Towanda, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°45'55", long. 76°26'25", on right bank under Bridge Street Bridge at 

Towanda, Bradford County, if miles upstream from Towanda Creek.

Drainage area. 7,797 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1918 to October 1920 and October 1931 to September 1953 in 

reports of Geological Survey. January 1914 to September 1918 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) and October 1918 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania 

Department of Forests and Waters. Gage-height records collected at same site since 

October 1892 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 694.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943. Oct. 1, 1892, to Sept. 30, 

1914, staff gage, Oct. 1, 1914, to Oct. 16, 1934, chain gage, and Oct. 17, 1934, to 

Sept. 30, 1938, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 35 years (1918-53), 10,370 cfs.

Extremes: Maximum discharge during year, 91,500 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 15.61 ft); minimum, 454 cfs Sept. 4, 5 (gage height, -0.02 ft).

1892-1953: Maximum discharge, 191,000 cfs May 29, 1946 (gage height, 25.08 ft); minimum, 379 cfs Sept. 25, 1939 (gage height, -0.23 ft).

Maximum stage known prior to 1892, 25.0 ft Mar. 17, 1865 (discharge, about 188,000 

cfs).

Remarks. Records excellent. Records of water temperatures and sediment loads for the 

water year 1953 are given in WSP 1290.

Revisions.--WSP 756: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge 

in "cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 27 May 2S to Sept. 30

0.2

.5 

1.0 

2.0

720

1,150

2,000

4,600

4.0

8.0

14.6

12,100

33,800

82,500

0.0

.5

1.0

470

1,020

1,820

2.0 

4.0 

4.6

4,200

12,100

14,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

818

860

 874

874 

902

1,060

1,500

1,460

1,560

1,850

1,700 

1,530 

1,400

1,300

1,180

1,080

1,080

1,060

1,050

972

916

950

916 

902

860

860

860 

832 

804

804

790

55,364

1,076

0.158

0.16

Nov.

804

790

804

852 

776

762

7975

804

888

944

972 

972 

986

1,020

1,040

1,050

1,000

 1,040

1,080

1,210

2,400

7,700

17,800 

14,800

10,200

7,950

6,500 

5,800 

5,350

4,750

-

101,794

5,595

0.455

0.49

Dec.

4,150

5,600

5,520

5,060 

3,190

10,200

13,000

12,100

9,750

8,750

 42,500 

82.100 

53,000

57,600

24,200

17,800

13,900

11,600

10,200

8,950

7,950

7,550

8,150 

8,550

8,750

9,150

8,750 

7,580 

5,800

5,550

5,650

456,000

14,710

1.89

2.18

Jan.

5,800

5,500

5.55O

5,200 

5,050

4,600

4,150

5.860

3,660

4,000

6,150 

8,550 

8,750

7,950

 8,150

14,300

19,300

17,500

21,500

20,500

16,800

14,400

15,000 

18,500

54.000

51,600

56,200 

25,400 

25,600

19,800

15,800

468,520

15,110

1.94

2.23

Feb.

15,800

16,300

14,400

12,600 

11,000

9,950

9,350

11,400

15,900

12,100

9,750 

8,750 

8,350

8,150

8,150

7,750

7,750

7,020

 6,680

6,500

14,700

41.800

37,600 

27,800

19,800

17,500

15,300 

14,400

-

-

394,550

14,080

1.81

1.88

Mar.

13,000

10,800

9,350

10,200 

18,600

17,300

13,900

11,600

9,950

9,150

8,550 

7,950 

7,950

10,200

15,000

16,800

17,800

15,800

15,900

14,800

16,500

14,800

15,000 

22,500

64.000

 54,400

55,700 

55,000 

46,000

34,400

26,600

649,100

20,940

2.69

3.10

Apr.

23,600

22,400

21,800

17,800 

15,800

14,800

17,000

25,400

23,000

20,500

21,300 

19,800 

17,8OO

16,500

15,300

15,900

12,600

12,100

11,600

12,100

12,100

11,400

10,600 

9,950

9.350

9,750

21,400 

27,200 

22,400

 17,800

-

506,650

16,890

2.17

2,42

May

17,300

25,400

51.400

26,000 

26,0.00

30,800

25,400

25,000

18,800

16,500

13,900 

11,600 

10,200

9,550

10,200

15,900

13,400

16,80O

18,300

15,500

12,600

10,600

10,200 

10,600

8,750

8,750

17,900 

12,600 

10,300

8,900

11,600

496,150

16,000

2.05

2.37

June

14,800 IS.ioO

9,300

 7,500 

6,520

6,520

7,500

6,900

5,590

4,520

5,760 

3,540 

5,240

4,520

4,860

4,050

3,560

2,990

2,690

2,550

2,490

2,620

2,360 

2,070

1,900

1,730

1.640 

1,800 

1,840

1,780

155,820

4,527

0.581

0.65

July

2,110

2,920

5,640

3,090 

2,270

1,860

1,680

1,500

 1,440

1,590

1,560 

1,260 

1,200

1,180

1,120

1,060

1,050

1,020

994

1,030

981

968

1,020 

1,840

1,820

1,470

1,370 

1,220 

1,090

1,020

955

46,928

1,514

0.194

0.22

Aug.

942

916

B78

842 

854

842

818

818

878

1,160

1.810 

1,690 

 1,470

1,530

1,350

1,260

1,130

1,050

981

890

818

782

757 

695

660

660

640 

610 

580

560 E"6"0"

29,169

941

0.121

0.14

Sept.

551

551

497

479 

473

533

600

650

748

1,000

1.490 

1,220 

1,180

1,030

 878

854

842

806

770

782

748

737

726 

748

737

726

693 

660 

610

580

22,905

764

0.098"

0.11

Calendar year 1952 : Max 101,000 Min 762 Mean 10,680 Cfsnj 1.37 In. 18.65

Water luex year yeax 1952-53: j-j^t-o^; Max neui. 82,100 o£,j.uu Min rixu 479 *± / y Mean neaii 9,155 a,j.DO Cfsm V,A om 1.17 j.. j. i In. j.ii. 15.95 1O.3D

Peak discharge (base. 68,000 cfs).--Dec. 12 (9:50 a.m.) 91,500 cfs (15.61 ft)j Mar. 25 (2:50 p.m.) 

74,300 t.30O cfs(13.B2 cfs 11376Z ft). ft1.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
318 SUSQDEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

Towanda Creek near Monroeton,

Location. Lat 41°42'25" (revised), long. 76°28'20", (revised), on left bank 10 ft upstream 

from Lehigh Valley Railroad bridge, 1,000 ft upstream from South Branch Towanda Creek, 

and half a mile south of Monroeton, Bradford County.

Drainage area. 215 sq mi.

Records available. October 1920 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1953 in 

reports of Geological Survey. January 1914 to September 1916, October 1916 to September 1920 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), and October 1920 to September 

1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 753.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Oct. 1, 1942, 

chain gage at site 1 mile upstream at datum 20.44 ft higher.

Average discharge. 35 years (1914-16, 1920-53), 287 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,200 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 7.91 ft); minimum, 3.6 cfs Sept. 1, 2; minimum gage height not determined.

1914-53: Maximum discharge, 31,300 cfs May 28, 1946 (gage height, 12,53 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 9,500 cfs on basis of slope-area and contracted-opening 

determination at gage height 10.33 ft; minimum observed, 0.7 cfs Sept. 15, 17, 21, 22, 

1933.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP1051: 1943-44(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

25

24 

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.0 *772

14

14

14

13

18

^0" 22

16

13

12

12

12

12

13

15

14

14

15

20

18

18

18 

18

16

16

16

14

14

14

456.2

14.7

0.068

0.08

Nov.

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

14

13

13

15

13

13

12

I?

12

12

*12

12

36

557

2,100

1,530

704 

496

400

415

354

300

262

-

7,400

247

1.15

1.28

Dec.

239

219

213

198

524

1,160

669

531

467

571

*6,55Q

1,480

755

492

543

255

198

169

147

b!40

b!40

145

147

147 

155

145

b!35

blOO bins

b!20

bl!5

16,554

554

2.48

2.86

Jan.

bllO

b!05

110

105

90

85

b82

§?

152

241

562

415

518

290

550

*848

548

586

599

488

443

408

361

2,570 

1,700

782

513

492

404

293

290

14,430

465

2.16

2.50

Feb.

325

198

232

189

160

166

180

198

160

140

120

130

120

105

119

112

110

98 *l05

139

1,860

979

576

467 

408

365

343

290

.

-

8,394

500

1.40

1.45

Calendar year 1952: Max 9,970 Mln 6.0

Mar.

235

191

210

620

607

388

321

262

223

213

172

175

195

232

294

419

552

286

346

550

295

262

259

5,240 

1,820

*2,340

*1,420

1,120

894

718

605

19,022

614

2.86

5.29

Apr.

548

822

615

530

484

440

1,190

94!

694

737

620

525

530

480

416

392

380

569

452

476

416

588

577

550 

558

380

588

480

416

377

-

15,751

525

2.44

2.72

May

*460

444

436

569

744

642

556

507

507

404

346

316

304

316

547

580

424

502

592

338

304

286

1.T50"

534 

408

1,150

1,020

570

432

509

1,060

16,187

522

2.43

2.80

June

364

6135

440

*353

304

264

243

222

a!80

a!50

a!35

a!20

a!40

a!60

145

116

96

85

a72

a60

a48

a37

a 28

a22

a!9

aZO

a24

a21

al9

a!8

-

5,110

170

0.791

0.88

July

*17

28

30

2T

18

16

16

15

*16

14

13

13

14

12

11

10

9.8

9.1

8.9

9,1

9.1

9.6

12

12 

11

9.6

8.6

7.7

7.0

77B

7.2

402.5

15.0

O.O6O

0.07

Aug.

6.5

6.4

8.0

8.7

11

12

11

9.8

12

18

21

15

*15

11

9.8

9.1

8.4

7.8

7.2

6.8

6.5

5.8

5.6

5.5 

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.0

5^8

265.9

8.58

0.040

0.05

Sept.

3.7

575

9.1

6.6

6.3

14

20

14

12

10

9.3

9.5

18

21

*15

15

12

11

10

15

17

16

14

15 

12

11

11

10

10

10

-

356.9

11.9

0.055

0.06

Mean 341 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.59

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,330 Mln 3.7 Mean 286 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.04

Peak discharge (base, 4,300 cfs). --Dec. 11 (10:50 a.m.) 10,200 cfs (7.91 ft); Jan. 24 (5 p.m.)

4,490 cfs (5.46 ftjj Mar. 24 (1 p.m.) 6,590 cfs (6.62 ft).

* Discharge measurement 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.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 319

North Pork Mehoopany Creek near Lovelton, Pa. 

(Formerly published as North Branch Mghoopany Creek near Loveltgn)

Location (revised). Lat 41 a31'50", long. 76°09'20", on left bank 0.5 mile upstream from 

bridge on St6te Highway 87, 0.5 mile downstream from Douglas Hollow, 1.7 miles downstream from Lovelton, Wyoming County, and 2.1 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.-«-35.2 sq mi (revised).

Records available. December 1940 to September 1953. Prior to October 1952, published as 

North Brancfi Mehoopany Creek near Lovelton.

;e_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 842.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 12 years (1941-53), 48.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,240 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 6.15 ft); minimum, 0.8 cfs Aug. 21-26, 29-31; minimum gaga height, 1.88 ft Oct. I, 2, Aug. 25, 26. 

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 9,300 cfs Mar. 11, 1958 (gage height, 8.76 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,400 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 2, 

3, 1943.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1202: 1942-44(M), 1946-50.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet, per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 6-21, Dec. 11)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 10 Dec. 11 to Sept. 30

2.0 

Z.I 

2.2

2.4 

2.7 

3.3 

3.9 

4.2

30

64

170

351

500

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.6

0.4

9

2.2

2.9

35 

*!o 

4.5 

5.0 

5.4

68

180

336

603

960

1,330

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

io

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

1.8

*2T2

3.3

3.0

2.4

2.4

3.3

3.7

37S

3.0

2.6

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.6

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.6

84.2

2.72

0.077

0.09

Nov.

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

575

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

*2.4

2.4

2.4

12

99

470

555

125

78

5S

54

41

32

27

-

1,301.0

43.4

1.23

1.37

Dec.

23

21

21

19

ITS

207

125

92

73

95

*1A 300

41Z

190

119

81

64

52

45

36

30

32

68

54

54

48

42

36

22

25

30

26

3,615

117

3.32

3.82

Jan.

25

23

25

23

19

17

16

15

55

89

128

81

64

68

87

*105

78

130

108

86

74

67

58

383

535

156

108

99

74

54

48

2,656

85.7

2.43

2.81

Feb.

53

39

36

28

22

23

43

38

31

25

20

22

22

21

24

21

20

18 *T9~

47

229

T50

86

73

62

55

50

42

.

_

-

1,299

46.4

1.32

1.37

Mar.

36

30

33

119

81

53

44

42

38

35

30

31

34

33

34

38

32

31

38

36

34

31

30

191

178

*415

535

182

144

119

98

2,508

80.9

2.30

2.65

Apr.

86

132

91

78

67

60

211

212

155

142

108

86

87

84

65

74

65

71

100

96

76

65

60

52

51

67

115

78

67

*60

-

2,762

92.1

2.62

2.92

May

85

73

57

48

51

50

44

45

111

TOT

68

81

79

84

62

53

79

78

55

44

38

33

41

31

26

66

50

33

28

33

80

1,810

58.4

1.66

1.91

June

86

5?

41

*38

32

28

33

27

21

16

13

11

15

18

15

11

9.5

8.6

7.8

7.1

6.3

6.0

5.3

4.

4.

4.

5.

4,

3.6

3.1

-

539.3

18.0

0.511

0.57

July

3.5

8.2

570

3.3

2.9

2.6

2.6

*2.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

.O

.9

* ,7

.6

.4

.3

TI

.6

.7

.6

.1

3.9

3.1

2.6

2.4

£.2

2.0

2.0

1.7

79.9

2.58

0.073

0.08

Aug.

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

*1.3

1.9

T77

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

75

.8

.8

.8

1.2

.9

.9

.8

.8

36.3

1.17

0.033

0.04

Sept.

Q.9

T7C

1.2

1.1

1.8

4,0

34

4J7

3.3

2.9

2.2

2.0

2.0

*2.0

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.4

1,4

1.7

1.9

1.7

1.6

1,6

1.6

1.7

1,7

1,7

1.7

97.0

3.23

0.092

0.10

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,820 Min 1.8 Mean 61.6 Cfsm 1.75 In. 23.84

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,300 Min 0.8 Mean 45.0 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17,73

Peak discharge (base, 600 ofs).--Nov. 22 (7:30 p.m.) 838 cfs (4.74 ft); Dec. 11 (8:30 a.m.) 2,240 

cfs (6.1b ft;; Jan. 24 (12 m. ) 6O3 cfs (4,50 ft); Mar. 26 (4:30 a.m.) 636 cfs (4.55 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 20, 27-30, Jan. 5-8, Feb. 2-5, 10, 11, 16-19, 

227~23~, Mar. 2, 7-9, 11.
320 SUSQDEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

Tunkhannock Creek at Dlxon, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°33'30", long. 75°53'40", on left bank 20 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Dixon, Wyoming County, 3 miles northeast of Tunkhannock, and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 383 sq mi.

Records available. October 1918 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1953 in 

reports of Geological Survey. January 1914 to September 1918 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) and October 1918 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania 

Department of Forests and Waters.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 610.50 ft above mean sea level (Pennsylvania State highway benchmark). Prior to Aug. 10, 1938, chain gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 35 years, 544 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,700 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 9.76 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,200 cfs as explained below; minimum, 13 cfs Sept. 5 (gage 

height, 0.89 ft).

1914-53: Maximum discharge, 32,200 cfs Apr. 5, 1947 (gage height, 13.96 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,200 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; minimum, 9.0 cfs Aug. 12, 1930 (gage height, 0.73 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 1051: 

1934-35(M), 1936, 1938(M), 1939-40, 1942-44, 1945(M).

1920, 1921(M), 1932-33,

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 28, 29)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 10

1.2 44

1.5 100

2.0 245

Note. Same as

following table

above 2.0 ft.

Dec. 11 to Sept. 30

0.9

1.0

1.1 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.O 

7.9

458

751

1,60O

4,060

8,060

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

54

 59

87

91

7?

67

72

78

76

67

61

58

56

54

53

52

52

50

48

5?

53

53

53

54

53

52

52 

50

52

52

50

1,833

59.1

0.154

0 18

Nov.

48

45

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

52

54

54

52

 52

52

54

59

65

74

115

666

1,110

1,580

695

479

391

337 

293

252

225

7,143

238

O.621

0.69

Dec.

190

184

187

172

94T

2,250

1,060

725

600

*548

7.820

4,140

2,040

1,280

888

718

588

5O5

419

346

386

862

789

673

654

565

489 

310

315

342

333

31,322

1,010

2.64

3.04

Jan.

308

293

308

312

267

235

218" 214

256

407

843

700

521

484

 612

1,060

875

1,450

1,390

973

873

779

679

4,040

4,210

2,040

1,290 

1,280

1.O60

741

718

29,436

950

2.48

2.86

Feb.

935

517

554

494

378

400

611

620

474

395

336

377

354

342

415

673

521

*394

429

499

4.040

2,210

1,300

1,04O

895

772

725 

642

_

_

-

21,342

762

1.99

2.07

Mar.

548

444

479

1,170

1,010

660

577

505

429

429

334

37Z

381

404

433

787

606

510

665

758

648

560

516

1.92O

 1,960

5.370

3,760 

2,820

2,010

1,460

1,230

33,755

1,089

2.84

3.28

Apr.

998

1,39O

1,030

843

800

698

2,100

1,990

1.41O

1,360

1,180

942

934

998

765

834

852

718

989

957

843

718

635

548

543

1,100

2.480 

1,650

 1,180

 957

-

32,442

1,081

2.82

3.15

May

1,390

1,500

1,320

1,030

1,540

1.730

1,320

1,410

1,180

918

758

606

543

548

505

489

675

751

548

453

395

354

505

404

329

410

453 

354

304

35?

505

23,579

761

1.99

2.29

June

391

312

 270

242

252

346

714

448

324

256

218

192

354

414

300

245

205

179

159

139

128

116

106

92

84

81

116 

111

84

79

-

6,957

232

O.606

.0.68

July

71

77

84

7T

61

55

53

 52

61

79

61

52

46

43

39

36

33

28

2Q

36

61

53

57

67

65

52

41 

34

30

33

34

1,593

51.4

0.134

0.15

Aug.

32

27

27

27

30

28

28

24

26

28

53

 44

36

65

11

39

28

24

22

20

19

18

17

17

17

16

17 

17

17

15

i±

859

27.7

O.072

0.08

Sept.

1414"

14

14

15

39

172

ITS

67

48

36

30

78

81

57

 44

39

33

28

28

27

27

28

27

26

24

24 

24

22

22

-

1,215

40.5

O.106

0.12

Calendar year 1952 : Max 9.66O Mln 44 Mean 69O Cfsm 1.8O In. 24.53

Water year 1952-53 : Max 7,82o Mln 14 Mean 525 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.59

Peak discharge (base. 5.TOO cfs). Dec. 11 (5 p.m.) 13,700 cfs (9.76 ft); Jan. 24 (4 p.m.) 7,800 

ofs (7.78 ft)5 Mar. 26 (2:30 p.m.) 7,040 cfs (7.48 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 321

Lackawanna River at Archbald, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°30'15" (revised), long. 75°32'35" (revised), on right bank In Archbald, 

Lackawanna County, 0.5 mile upstream from White Oak Run and Gllmartln Street Bridge.

Drainage area.--108 sq ml.

Records available. January 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 889.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge.--13 years, 205 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,780 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 5.72 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.15 ft); minimum dally, 19 cfs Sept. 29.

1940-53r Maximum discharge, 9,510 cfs May 22, 1942 (gage height, 10.58 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,200 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 3.0 cfs Oct. 9, 11, 1943; minimum dally, 17 cfs Oct. 12, 1941, Oct. 10, 

1943.

Remarks. Records good. Regulation at low flow by mine pumps above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dee. 12 to Sept. 30

1.3 

1.5 

1.8 

2.1

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

4.9

268

488

1,130

1,910

1.2 

1.5

15 2.1 

2.5

148

268

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 2.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Of sm

In.

Oct.

*43

53" 55

46

50

41

44

44

43

41

41 

45

37

37

38

36

37

42

40

33

33

33

33 

34

38

36

28 30"

35

29

30

1,205

38.9

0.360

0.41

Nov.

36

32

28

36

27

28

29

33

33

26

28 

27

27

*28

34

34

26

29

29

38

215

962

1,100 

596

400

306

254

198

164

144

-

4,949

165

1.53

1.70

Dec.

120

115

110

103

I5S

351

283

244

223

*276

1.830 

1,340

758

499

369

302

254

223

193

168

165

233

211 

195

198

187

160

139

134

132

127

9,798

316

2.93

3.37

Jan.

119

112

106

112

98

89

94

85SO"

104

158 

141

119

112

*133

179

193

275

339

283

258

227

214 

1,390

1.700

856

558

483

396

306

287

9,616

310

2.87

3.31

Feb.

360

276

247

223

187

184

285

314

244

201

173 

184

170

160

179

187

*179

156

T70" 153

984

527

504 

400

347

302

279

254

-

-

-

8,129

290

2.69

2.80

Mar.

220

184

176

340

373

276

236

207

190

170

148 

145

153

168

208

382

331

272

331

369

314

272

261 

*602

776

1.290

1,210

920

693

525

429

12,174

393

3.64

4.19

Apr.

369

429

360

322

298

268

615

630

468

453

429 

365

360

360

298

326

339

310

331

339

318

279

258 

227

2TS

393

722

5TT

*443

365

-

11,457

382

3.54

3.95

May

520

558

SOT

410

513

525

458

514

458

387

314 

272

247

233

227

211

264

291

240

211

190

176

204 

179

148

168

170

148

132

155

176

9,204

297

2.75

3.17

June

146

*130

114

100

102

147

223 150"

156

134

112 

96

162

220

160

139

123

110

96

89

94

80

73 

62

55

61

76

58

55

50

-

3,413

114

1.06

1.18

July

50

53

53

61

57

54

*53

51

50

46

48 

56

42

41

42

'40

45

39

50

45

40

39

47 

48

43

43

42

37

3T

43

37

1,432

46.2

0.428

0.49

Aug.

36

41

36

36

35

34

36

34

3B" 42

40 

*30

33

29

33

35

30

27

28

31

29

29

32 

28

27

27

24 25"

28

31

24

986

31.8

0.294

0.34

Sept.

26

25

28

23

32

6653"

33

29

29

30 

30

38

27

26

*26

26

26

27

29

24

23

23 

22

24

27

29

22

19

2?

-

864

28.8

0.267

0.30

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,840 Min 26 Mean 237 Cfsm 2.19 In. 29.89

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,830 Min 19 Mean 201 Cfsm 1.86 In. 25.21

Peak disc 

efs \*j. (5.Z5 toft). i u; .

Discharge measurement made on this day.
322 SflSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

Lackawanna River at Old Forge, Pa.

Location (revised), Lat 41°21'30", long. ?5°44'40", on right bank 150 ft upstream from 

Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad bridge in Old Forge, Lackawanna County, and 

0.5 mile upstream from St. Johns Creek.

Drainage area.--S32 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1953.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 595.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943,

Average discharge. 15 years, 574 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,960 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 7.'87 ft); mini- 

 mum7~70 cfs Aug. 30, Sept. 22 (gage height, 1,79 ft); minimum daily, 96 cfs Sept. 22,

24.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 20,900 cfs May 23, 1942 (gage height, 15.30 ft), from

rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs on basis of slope~area determination of peak

flow; minimum, 69 cfs Sept. 26, Oct. 14, 1943; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 30,

Sept. 22, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are

Revisions (water years).--WSP 951: 1940(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

1.9 

2.1 

2.3 

2.7

98

149

217

410

3.2 

4.0 

6.1

SOS 

1,740 

4,910

1.9 93 

2.1 147 

2.3 217 

Note. Same as preceding table above 

2.3 ft. 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

*150

220

T8T

171

162

149

162

149

141

141

152

152

135

141

143

141

143

143

143

132

132

127

124

135

143

135

124

127

135

129

116

4,478

144

0.434

0.50

Nov.

140

135 

115

130

110

115

120

130

130

110

120

115

 115

121

124

127

114

124

112

147

246

1,290

1,740

1,050

720

616

561

448

382

343

9,850

328

0.988

1.10

Dec.

272

257 

268

248

396

1,080

739

600

545

*561

4,800

3,910

2,040

1,410

1,060

875

758

633

553

450

430

720

633

592

584

545

488

423

376

387

370

27,003

871

2.62

3.02

Jan.

340

320

290

320

280

250

250

240 270"

310

500

470

420

*370

410

517

633

916

1,080

885

805

739

668

3,640

4,, 5 60

2,320

1,560

1,370

1,180

905

855

27,673

893

2.69

3.10

Feb.

1,000

640 

633

584

502

495

804

880

620

520

470

500

460

440

540

580

*450

434" 398

452

2,170

2.180

1,340

1,100

958

845

796

739

_

-

-

21,480

767

2.31

2.41

Mar.

659

538 

531

1,020

1,110

815

739

659

569

538

495

474

495

538

612

1,240

1,020

855

958

1,010

92.6

815

730

*1,420

1,980

5.450

2,950

2,220

1,700

1,320

1,080

33,466

1,080

3.25

3.75

Apr.

989

1,200 

1,050

936

865

796

1 550

1*730

1,340

1,440

1,380

1,200

1,250

1,320

1,080

1,170

1,280

1,190

1,440

1,280

1,140

1,040

936

825

825

1,290

5.020

1,950

*1,470

1,290

-

38,272

1,276

3.84

4.29

May

1.710

1,710 

1,440

1,200

1,320

1,470

1,240

1,400

1,620

1,300

1,170

1,000

920

880

840

800

960

1,050

900

760

660

620

777

668

524

592

608

524

461

531

600

30,255

976

2.94

3.39

June

500

*390 

372

338

324

488

1.240

807

584

474

393

376

399

510

448

382

335

307

288

270

253

237

221

202

191

180

533

210

198

180

-

11,328

378

1.14

1.27

July

170

T9T

164

170

177

*154

144

164

150

144

135

135

130

135

130

121

I5T

121

132

132

142

184

159

166

149

154

140

137

151

144

4,774

154

0.464

0.53

Aug.

157

147 

141

152

182

147

154

167

154

165

163

*132

129

134

156

128

119

118

126

125

126

133

126

117

114

116

129

111

136

108

98

4,210

136

0.410

0.47

Sept.

113

123 

112

105

160

300

^90

123

122

119

110

130

112

107

106

*111

110

108

113

106

100

96 106"

96

98

122

113

100

100

101

-

3,620

121

0.364

0.41

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,040 Min 110 Mean 690 Cfsm 2.08 In. 28.30

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,800 Min 96 Mean 593 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.24

Peak discharge (base, 4,200 cfs). --Dec. 11 (3 p.m.) 7,960 cfs (7.87 ft)j Jan. 24 (5 p.m.) 6,430

cfs (6.97 ft}; Mar. 26 (2 p.m.) 4,270 cfs (5.66 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Doubtful gage-height record Oct. 1, Nov. 1-13, Dec. 20, 21, Dec. 31 to Jan. 14, Feb. 1, 2 

i-17, May 12-22, May 31 to June 2; discharge computed on basis of recorded graph, weather records, 

.nd records for Station at Archhald.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 323

Susquehanna River at Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°15'00", long. 75°52'55", on left bank at foot of West Union Street, 

Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, 800 ft downstream from North Street Bridge and 1.6 miles 

(revised) upstream from Toby Creek.

Drainage area.--9,960 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1899 to December 1913, October 1918 to September 1921, and

October 1931 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. March 1899 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters. Gage-height 

records collected at same site since November 1890 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 512.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Dec. 18, 1927, 

staff or chain gages 1,300 ft downstream at Market Street Bridge; Jan. 17, 1928, to 

Oct. 30, 1929, chain gage 800 ft upstream at North Street Bridge; Oct. 31, 1929, to 

Oct. 15, 1943, water-stage recorder at Market Street Bridge; and Oct. 16, 1943, to 

Mar. 23, 1949, wire-weight gage at North Street Bridge. All gages at present datum.

Average discharge.--54 years (1899-1953), 13,520 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 98,000 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 19.43 ft); minimum, 768 cfs Sept. 3, 4 (gage height, 0.28 ft).

1890-1953; Maximum discharge, 232,000 cfs Mar. 20, 1936 (gage height, 33.07 ft); 

minimum, 617 cfs Sept. 18, 1939; minimum gage height, 0.28 ft Sept. 3, 4, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 33.1 ft Mar. 18, 1865, from floodmarks (discharge, about 

232,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 351: Drainage area. WSP 781: 1902(M).

Rating tatles, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan Jan. 27 to Sept. 3O

0.7 1,270

1.0 1,550

2.0 2,860

3.0 4,910

6.0 15,300

10.0 34,200

18,4 90,000

0.3 780

1.0 1,410

2.0 2,780

3.0 4,910

6.0 14,700

10.0 35,300

16.7 78,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

1,600

1,600

*1,700

1,600

1,650

1,550

1,600

1,700 

1,940

2,080

2,280

2.420 

2,280 

2,080

1,940

1,880

1,700

dl,600

dl,550

dl,500

dl,500

dl,500

1,450

1,450

1,500

1,450 

1,400

1,400

1,450

1,400

1,360

52,110

1,681

0.169

0.19

Nov.

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,400

1,360

1,360

1,400

1.520 

1,320

1,360

1,400

*1,450 

1,450 

1,500

1,500

1,550

1,550

1,600

1,550

1,700

3,090

8,520

23,800

25,000

18,800

14,100 

11,300

9,120

7,800

7,180

-

157,560

5,252

0.527

0.59

Dec.

6,290

5,580

5,170

4.660

4,680

15,500

20,000

18,700 

*16,200

13,700

35,000

69.600 

81,100 

54,300

38,700

27,500

21,400

17,900

14,900

13,300

11,700

12,100

12,100

12,500

12,500

12,900 

12,500

11,300

9,120

7,960

7,340

626,200

20,200

2.03

2.34

Jan.

7,490

7,490

7,340

7,180

6,730

6,440

5,860

5.440 

5,440

6,290

8,560

12,100 

12,900 

*12,500

12,100

14,100

22,500

25,500

27 , 000

28,000

25,500

22,300

19,600

26,600

53,700

67,100 

56,400

41,300

32,900

29,000

24,000

639,360

20,620

2.07

2.39

Feb.

21,000

2O.50O

20,000

17,600

15,100

14,000

13,200

13,600 

15,100

17,200

14,300

12,500 

11,100 

10,700

11,100

11,400

*10,700

10,100

9,400

9,070

16,800

38,900

51 , 800

43,100

31,700

25,100 

22,000

20,000

-

-

-

527,070

18,820

1.89

1.97

Mar.

18,600

16,300

14,000

14,000

18,600

25,100

21,500

17,600 

14,700

13,200

11,800

11,400 

10,700 

10,700

13,200

18,100

22,500

22,000

20,000

19,000

19,500

20,500

18,600

*18,400

53,300

78,200

65,' 500

62,200

51,200

*40,100

833,100

26,870

2.70

3.11

Apr.

32,900

31,200

30,000

26,800

23,000

20,500

23,100

32,900 

54.700

30,600

29,500

28,400 

26,200 

24,000

22,000

20,500

19,000

17,600

17,600

17,600

17,600

16,800

15,900

14,300

13,600

14,000 

21,200

*34,100

33,500

27,800

-

716,900

23,900

2.40

2.68

May

24,000

27,300

35 , 900

38,300

31,700

59,700

36,900

32,900 

30, 600

25,600

21 , 500

18,100 

15,900 

14,300

13,200

14,700

18,600

19,500

22,500

22,000

18,100

15,100

14,300

15,100

13,600

11,800 

14,000

22,000

15,500

13,200

12,800

668,700

21,570

2.17

2.50

June

17,200

*19.0OO

15,500

11,800

9,730

8,750

10,400

10,400 

9,730

7,800

6,440

5,720 

5,170 

5,720

6,290

6,880

5,860

5,040

4,420

4,180

3,730

3,620

3,520

3,520

3,130

2,950 

2,950

2,780

2,700

2,760

-

207,710

6,924

0.695

0.78

July

2,700

3,130

3,520

3,950

4,420

3,420

2,950

*2,540 

2,400

2,180

2,110

2,040 

1,980 

1,840

*1,780

1,720

1,650

1,530

1.520

1,650

1,530

1,530

1,650

1,910

1,780

2,470 

2,320

2,040

1,840

1,720

1,590

69,410

2,239

0.225

0.26

Aug.

1,530

dl,450

dl , 350

dl,300

dl , 400

dl,300

dl,250

dl,250 

dl,250

dl,350

*dl,450

1,480 

2,220 

2.320

1,980

1,780

1,650

1,590

1,460

1,320

1,280

1,190

al,100

al,050

al,000

a980 

a950

a920

a900

a880

a86o

41,790

1,348

0.135

0.16

Sept.

a840

a840

836

780 9~0~6~

1,260

1,370

1,780 

1,390

1,150

1,080

1,190 

1,840 

1.726

1,530

1,410

*1,230

1,150

1,080

1,050

1,040

1,040

1,030

984

984

992 

1,000

952

920

906

-

34,280

1,143

0.115

0.13

Calendar year 1952 : Max 114,000 Min 1,320 Mean 14,500 Cfsm ^.46 In. 19.81

Water year 1952-53: Max 89,60O Min 780 Mean 12,530 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.10

Peak discharge (base, 82.000 cfs).--Dec. 12 (11:30 p.m.) 98,000 cfs (19.43 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for upstream and downstream 

stations.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded graph and records for upstream and downstream stations.
324 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Toby Creek at Luzerne, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°16i55", long. 75°53'45", on right bank 150 ft upstream from bridge on

 U. 'S. Highway 309 in Luzerne, Luzerne County, 0.5 mile upstream from outlet works of

flood basin, and 2.5 miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area.--32.4 sq mi.

Records available. August 1941 to September 1953. 

Qage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 574.60 ft above mean

sea level, datum of 1929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943. 

Average discharge. 12 years, 50.0 cfs (adjusted for diversion). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 978 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 2.96 ft); mini-

 mumTl.8 cfs Aug. 23, 24, 25, 26, 30 (gage height, 0.18 ft).

1941-53: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred Dec. 30, 1942; minimum, 0.1 

cfs Sept. 12, 1944; minimum daily, 0.5 cfs Sept. 20, Oct. 8, 1946.

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

Some regulation by Huntsville Reservoir 5.9 miles above gage (usable capacity, 

256,900,000 cu ft). Diversion from reservoir for municipal supply.

Cooperation.--Records of diversion furnished by Scranton-Spring Brook Water Service Co.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. £8-30)

0.3 

.4 

.5

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11

3.0

5.1

8.7

19

35

1.1 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

£.4

61 

130 

£29 

355

570

Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

0.1 

.2 

.3 

.5 

.7

1.3

2.0

3.3

8.7

18

34

1.1 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

£.4

£08 

343 

569

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

£

3

4

5

6

7

8

9-

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

£2

23

24

25

26

£7

£8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

*6.1

18

T7

8.5

7.4

6.8

9.0

8.1

7.0

6.8

7.4

7.8

6.6

5.8

5.£

5.3

5.0

5.6

6.8

6.4

5.8

4.9

6.3

6.5

6.0

6.5

5.4

4.8

14

5.£

4.4

££6.4

7.30

4.76

Nov.

5.2

5.9

5.3

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.4

5.2

5.6

5.1

4.5

*4.3

3.5

375

4.7

6.3

4.6

5.1

5.2

18

58

160 T3D"

60

38

30

28

25

22

21

-

681.2

22.7

4.51

Dec.

19

18

18

16

115

192

106

76

*61

62

561

35T

175

110

79

64

54

48

40

34

47

91

66

58

54

47

42

26

29

28

27

2,664

85.9

4.55

Jan.

27

26

31

3O

23

20

18

25

66

101

126

87

 68

64

71

76

63

222

139

103

86

79

70

563

577

198

126

120

92

70

64

3,234

104

4.64

Feb.

80

54

48

43

37

35

97

68

53

46

39

42

40

38

61

70

52

*40

40

67

360 500"

117

97

83

74

66

54

_

_

-

2,097

74.9

4.36

Mar.

48

39

41

167 "55

70

62

53

43

42

35. 35-

4O

38

62

82

58

52,

77

63

52

47

42

153

*117

167

128

108

86

74

60

2,239

72.2

4.61

Apr.

56

85

60

54

51

50

185

131?

103

121

94

88

90

81

63

74

66

73

108

81

69

58

54

44

4T

71

119

*74

60

53

-

2,365

78.8

3.12

May

~TT 101

66

53

83

76

66

74

83

62

47

4O

40

40

36

31

43

46

32

26

22

23

50

28

23

44

36

26

20

32

64

1,490

48.1

3.21

June

58

42

*31

26

23

71

142 ~S5

47

37

25

21

26

29

20

16

13

11

9.5

7.7

7.3

8.1

6.2

6.3

6.0

5.5

7.3

7.2

6.3

4.5

-

787.7

26.3

4.63

July

3.7

14

1(J

7.3

7.0

5.7

5.5

*4.3

4.8

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.7

4.6

4.0

3.7

3.5 375-

4.0

6.4

7.2

4.6

8.0

5.8

4.6

4.7

3.5

4.6

4.3

5.1

4.8

165.0

5.32

5.49

Aug.

4.7

7.2

5.3

5.6

8.0

4.4

3.4

2.7

5.5

5.6

 5.0

2.8

3.2

3.0

3.2

4.5

2.4

3.0

2.2

2.4

2.6

-2.3

2.4

3.0

1.9

2.7

4.2

2.9

2.5

3.0

3.2

114.8

3.70

3.81

Sept.

4.2

16

6.2

4.2

19

36SBio

6.9

5.3

4.5

4.7

5.0

3.7

3.5

3.6

*3.2

3.2

3.8

3.6

3.4

2.8

2.8

2.6

3.0

3.4

3.4

2.7

5TO- 2.2

-

210.9

7.O3

3.68

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

12.1 

0.373 

0.43

27.2 

0.84C 

0.94

90.4 

2.79 

3.22

109 

3.36 

3.87

79.3 

2.45 

2.55

76.8 

2.37 

2.73

81.9 

2.53 

2.82

51.3 

1.58 

1.82

Observed

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

Max 561 Mln 3.4 Mean 53.0 

Max 563 Mln 1.9 Mean 44.6

30.9 

0.954 

1.06

10.8 

0.333 

0.38

7.51 

0.232 

0.27

10.7 

0.330 

0.37

Adjusted

Mean 58.0 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24. 4O 

Mean 48.9 Cfsm 1.51 In. 2O.46

Peak discharge (base. 650 cfs). Dec. 11 (9 a.m.) 874 cfs (2.83 ft); Jan. 24 (12 m.) 978 cfs 

(2.96 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion for municipal supply. In cubic feet per second, furnished by Scranton-Spring Brook 

Water Service Co.

Note. No gage-height record Hov. 21 to Dec. 2, July 1O-20; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for nearby stations.
SUSQOEHANNA RIVER BASIN 325

Solomon Creek at Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

Location (revised). Lat 41°13'40", long. 75°54'15", on right bank 20 ft downstream from

bridge or Central Railroad of Pennsylvania at southwest city limit of Wilkes-Barre,

Luzerne County, 0.4 mile downstream from Spring Run, and 3.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 15.7 sq mi (revised).

Records available. March 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and broad-crested weir. Datum of gage is 548.31 ft (revised) 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 

1943.

Average discharge.--13 years, 24.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,120 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 4.16 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 65 cfs; minimum, 1.0 cfs Oct. 18, Sept. 17; minimum gage 

height, 1.14 ft Oct. 18; minimum daily discharge, 1.8 cfs July 17.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 2,770 cfs Aug. 17, 1947 (gage height, 6.40 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 350 cfs; minimum, 0.6 cfs Aug. 16, 25, 1940, Sept. 22, 24, 

1951; minimum gage height, 0.14 ft Aug. 16, 25, 1940; minimum daily discharge, that of 

July 17, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 11.4 ft Sept. 16, 1933, from floodmark.

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

Regulation at low flow by mine pumps above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 20, 21, 25, 27, June 29 

to July 1, July 3-22)

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.7

Oct. 1 to Sept. 3

0.8 

1.6 

2.9 

4.8 

13.5

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

2.7 

3.4

140

590

Sept. 4-30

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5

3.0

8.5

20

41

80

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

*7.4

36

10.5

6.9

7.8

7.7

8.1

6.7

5.7

10.5

10

9.7

9.4

6.3

5.2

5.1

6.9 

4.8

e!o

4.9

5.0

4.9

8.4

6.4

6.0

6.9

8.7

6.5

6.1

7.6

248.1

8.00

0.510

0.59

Nov.

5.1

4.7

5.7

4.4

4.5

4.1

6.6

4.9

4.4

4.7

5.4

*6.0

4~TT 4.0

5.0

6.2

4.8 

5.4

5.6

14

58

31QL

170

50

32

26

24

19

16

14

-

828.8

27.6

1.76

1.96

Dec.

13

12

12

11

35

52

40

34

*30

28

552

235

90

63

50

40

36 

30

27

22

23

34

27

24

22

21

21

15

18.5

15.5

16

1,651.0

53.3

3.39

3.91

Jan.

12

15.5

15.5

11

12. 5

12

11.5

12

20

33

43

42

*31

28

27

33

34 

53

54

51

45

41

37

120

TI7

75

54

53

44

39

36

1,212.0

39.1

2.49

2.87

Feb.

36

30

28

24

24

20

34

28

30

24

24

25

24

21

28

25

22 

*19

20

23

63

55

53

46

41

37

34

33

_

.

-

870

31.1

1.98

2.06

Calendar year 1952: Max 552 Min 4.0

Mar.

25

28

25

46

36

34

31

30

28

27

23

23

23

19

33

34

34 

33

34

33

28

28

30

66

*58

85

S5

58

49

45

40

1,154

37.2

2.37

2.73

Apr.

37

40

34

3130.

33

56

50

49

49

41

42

45

41

38

44

38 

47

57

50

46

41

36

34

30

48

81

*B2

54

46

-

1,330

44.3

2.82

3.15

May

56

53

41

39

53

46

45

14

38

34

31

30

27

24

23

22

22 

25

21

19

19

21

28

19

21

23

21

21

17

25

28

923

29.8

1.90

2.19

June

24

19

*19

17

16

34

27

21

17>» 5

17

17

17

16

14.5

14.5

11

8.1 

11

11

7.5

6.2

8.7

8.1

8.1

7.0

9.6

7.5

8.7

7.5

4.4

-

414.9

13.8

0.879

0.98

July

3.1

9.6

7.0

2.8

4.4

5.0

*2.9

3.6

2.8

3.3

2.2

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.3

2.1

4*5.3

5.0

4.8

3.8

15.5

11.5

7.8

7.7

6.3

6.1

5.6

12.5

9.6

166.3

5.36

0.341

0.39

Aug.

7.2

8.0

5.8

7.4

10.5

9.9

8.7

7.8

10

7.5

*8.2

6.4

6.3

8.8

5.2

5.6

5.8 

5.0

5.2

4.5

5.0

4.3

4.6

4.8

4.0

6.0

4.4

5.7

3.6

4.5

5.9

196.6

6.34

0.404

0.47

Sept.

4.0

3.7

24

5.9

23

66

25

11

7.3

5.8

4.7

5.5

7.7

5.8

4.0

3.7

*4.0 

4.1

4.1

6.0

7.0

4.4

4.2

4.3

8.5

3.6

4.1

5.0

3.8

5.4

-

273.6

9.12

0.581

0.65

Mean 37.1 Cfsm 2.36 In. 32.13

Water year 1952-53: Max 552 Min 1.8 Mean 25.4 Cfsm 1.62 In. 21.95

Peak discharge (base. 520 cfs).--Oct. 2 (3p.m.) 325 cfs (3.00 ft)} Nov. 22 (about 9 a.m.) 688 ofB 

(3.5? ft)} Dec. 11 112:30 p.m.) 1,120 cfs (4.16 ft); June 6 (7 p.m.) 364 cfs (3.06 ft)j Sept. 3 (3:30 

p.m.) 520 cfs (3.30 ft)} Sept. 5 (3i30 p.m.) 384 cfs (3.09 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Ho gage-height record Oct. 1, 2, Nov. 11 to Dec. 2, Aug. 14-16, 18-26; discharge estimated 

on basis of recorded range In stage and/or records for nearby stations.
326 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Wapwallopen Creek near Wapwallopen, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°Q3'35", long. 76°05 I 40" (revised), on left bank 100 ft upstream from 

Harts Bridge, 2-j miles southeast of Wapwallopen, Luzerne County, and 3.7 miles (revised) upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 45.8 sq mi.

Records available. October 1919 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1953 in 

reports of Geological Survey. October 1919 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 752.41 ft above mean sea level (Pennsylvania Railroad benchmark). Prior to Mar. 15, 1930, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 33 years (1920-53), 63.8 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,260 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 5.99 ft); minimum, 1.4 cfs Aug. 30, 31, Sept. 1 (gage height, 0.47 ft); minimum daily, 1.5 cfs Aug.31.

1919-53: Maximum discharge, 2,980 cfs July 22, 1952 (gage height, 8.96 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs; minimum, 1.3 cfs Oct. 3, 1943; minimum daily, 

that of Aug. 31, 1953.

arks . Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. 

ulation at low flow by gristmills above station.

Some regRevisions. WSP 756: 'Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11

0.8 10

1.0 21

1.4 52

2.0 136

Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

3.0 313

4.0 544

4.9 835

0.4 

.5 

.6 

.7

0.6

1.8

3.8

6.9

12

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

3.5

30

64

138

339

451

Discharge, in cubic feet pe scond, water year October 1952 tc 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.

Oct.

17 

21

40

22

19

18

18

18

17

17

16

16

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

14

14

15

15

14

13

13

13

12

IS

14

14

501

16.2

0.354

0,41

Nov.

13 

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

*12

11

11

TO" 10

12

12

12

12

30

143

314" 444

174

128

104

98

80

68

62

-

1,868

62.3

1.36

1.52

Dec.

56 

52

52

49 128"

232

134

*114

100

100

829

1BT5

308

231

185

154

130

113

94

82

88

149

108

93

83

75

69

b56

b64

b60

.57

4,495

145

3.17

3.65

Jan.

52

50

53

52

44

b36

b35

b43

87

151

183

130

*104

94

93

96

86

161

142

119

110

105

96

304 279"

203

171

167

138

b!08

104

3,600

116

2.53

2.92

Feb.

108 

82

79

70

b56

b58

112

94

74

b62

b56

62

59

56

84

*103

77

b64

b60

72

130" 181

108

99

93

87

82

72

.

-

2,340

83.6

1.83

1.90

Mar.

65 

b55

56

118

92

b68

b59

b55

b51

bSO

b46

59

51

50

68

131

83

75

100

89

76

70

*65

245

211

273

223

189

158

135

116

3,172

102

2.23

2.58

Apr.

102 

119

98

84

76

72

153

133

107

124

108

107

130

131

105

118

110

117

190

136

121

107

96

86

79

147

*330

503

166

142

-

3,797

127

2.77

3.08

May

Tig- 175

iis

102

115

121

102

107

90

77

68

61

57

54

60

56

74

106

68

59

52

54

132

71

60

86

77

61

53

70

115

2,650

85.5

1.87

2.15

June

*83 

ES

58

52

48

44

71

54

43

37

34

32

35

38

33

29

26

24

23

21

20

18

16

15

15

15

16

14

13

IB

-

1,010

33.7

0.736

0.82

July

12 

36

27

15

13

13

*16

11

16

11

10

9.0

8.6

12

*8.6

7.3

6.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.2

5.2 IT30

14

8.2

6.9

6.9

5.5

5.9

6.9

356.8

11.5

0.251

0.29

Aug.

6.2 

5.2

4.9

5.2

6.6

8.2

6.6

5.2

6.9

10

*8.2

6.6

4.9

4.6

4.4

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.8

3.6

3.4

2.9

2.7

2.9

2.7

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.7

1^5

138.4

4.46

0.097

0.11

Sept.

fci

2.5

2.5

9.5

90

"34" 122

23

18

15

13

17

14

12

10

8.6

*8.2

7.7

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.2

5.5

4.6

4.4

476.3

15.9

0.347

0.39

Calendar year 1952: Max 921 Min 8.2 Mean 95.3 Cfsm 2.08 In. 28.33

Water year 1952-53: Max 829 Min 1.5 Mean 66.9 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.82

discharge (ba 

ofs (5.99 ft;.

iase. 580 efs).--Nov. 22 (10:30 a.m.) 668 cfs (4.40 ft)j Dec. 11 (12:30 p.m.)

1,260 of

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 327

Fishing Creek near Bloomsburg, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°04i40", long. 76°25'55" (revised), on left bank 25 ft downstream from 

highway bridge, 0.3 mile (revised) upstream from Deerlick Run, 0.9 mile west of 

Orangeville, and 5.5 miles northeast of Bloomsburg, Columbia County.

Drainage area. 274 sq mi.

Records available. June 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 540.f ft above mean sea level (Reading

C"o. benchmark).

Average discharge. 15 years, 489 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,660 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 8.84 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Sept. 2, 3 (gage height, 1.91 ft).

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 18,100 cfs Mar. 31, 1940 (gage height, 12.08 ft, from 

floodmark in gage well), from rating curve extended above 5,300 cfs on basis of 

contracted-opening determination of peak flow; minimum, 7.6 cfs July 19, 1939 (gage 

height, 1.71 ft); minimum daily, 16 cfs Sept. 18, 24, 1948, Sept. 3, 1953.

Flood of Mar. 18, 1936, reached a stage of 11.86 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

17,600 cfs).

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

Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1202: 1939-42, 1948(P) , 1950.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 28, 29)

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.5

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0 

7.5

402

699

1,130

3,540

5,950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Oct.

92

99

129

ITS

96

92

99

99

89

82

79

76

76

73

70

66

63

60

60

63

66

66 

66

63

54

52

BT

57

57

54

54

2,324

75.0

0.273

0.32

Nov.

52

52

52

52

49

49

46

46

46

*46

*46

44

42

TZ

42

46

46

49

49

194

1,850

5,900 

3,800

1,960

1,240

879

781

618

409

454

-

19,081

636

2.32

2.59

Dec.

402

372

362

328

1,020

2,920

1,740

*1,160

896

805

4,060

3,560

2,020

1,430

1,050

829

692

593

521

444

438

600 

521

465

438

412

387

300

290

325

323

29,706

958

3.50

4.03

Jan.

304

290

299

299

267

231

222

235

563

740

1,110

*896

679

593

550

538

527

1,200

1,380

1,140

978

862 

714

3,080

4.110

2,230

1,480

1,290

1,020

743

658

29,229

943

3.44

3.97

Feb.

766

538

521

476

397

397

619

606

498

449

402

428

412

392

444

*533

449

377

362

352

1,430

1,800 

1,220

923

781

685

618

538

..

_

-

17,453

623

2.27

2.37

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,320 Min 42

Mar.

470

392

SC2

902

862

685

612

550

470

470

397

402

392

397

448

714

581

544

645

631

562

527 

*498

1,070

1,450

1,430

1,320

1,140

997

862

751

21,553

695

2.54

2.93

Apr.

672

813

699

618

581

544

1,350

1,480

1,190

1,110

940

766

714

631

550

550

556

509

758

631

587

538 

515

476

438

487

*638

a540

a465

3455

20,781

693

2.55

2.82

Mean 628

May

a550

a570

a520

a465

562

685

665

618

618

587

521

454

449

498

444

418

B55

870

729

606

504

476 

1,260

896

706

1,170

1,210

855

679

817

1A760

21,702

700

2.55

2.95

June

*1.450

1,060

805

651

550

470

587

460

582

525

286

265

272

299

272

251

204

185

170

154

157

179 

166

122

114

107

141

122

114

105

-

10,557

545

1.26

1.41

July

96

196

554

153

157

*125

114

105

96

86

79

75

75

66

66

60

57

49

46

46

46

44

54

70

52

46

42

58

56

35

56

2,585

85.4

0.504

0.55

Aug.

29

50

32

55

59

60

55

58

58

*40

40

56

53

30

29

29

28

28

27

27

25

24 

25

25

25

22

21

20

19

18

IS

948

50.6

0.112

0.15

Sept.

18

17

16

17

18

29

187

IT5

70

46

40

56

56

*52

32

30

30

29

27

25

27

28 

28

28

27

25

24

24

24

23

-

1,139

58.0

0.139

0.15

Cfsm 2.29 In- 31.22

Water year 1952-53= Max 5,900 Min 15 Mean 435 Cfsm 1.77 In. 24.02

Peak discharge (base. 4,OOO cfs).--Nov. 22 (l p.m.) 8,660 cfs (8.84 ft)j Dec. 11 (5 p.m.) 5,950 cfs 

(7.54 ft); JanT 24 ;12 p.m.) 5,770 cfs (7.44 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height records discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, 

and records for nearby stations.
328 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Little Pishing Creek at Eyers Grove, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°04'50", long. 76°30'40", 15 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 

42, 0.7 mile southeast of Eyers Grove, Columbia County, 3 miles southeast of Millvllle, and 5.1 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 56.5 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1940 to September 1953.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 558.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 13 years, 87.7 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,210 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 6.23 ft); minimum, 0.1 ofs Sept. 1 (gage height, 0.94 ft).

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 3,100 ofs Mar. 11, 1952 (gage height, 7.34 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs; minimum, that of Sept. 1, 1953.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Feb. 11, 16)

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

2.5

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24

4.0

7.3

18

56

177

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.6

326

521

770

1,790

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

Jan. 25 to Sept. 30

0.1

.2

.6

1.8

3.8

6.8

12

1.6 

1.9 

2.4 

3.0 

3.6 

4.2

19

59

161

338

572

880

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

9.2

10

16~5.£

9.0

10

12

14

11

9.2

11

6.4

9.8

7.0

10

8.0

7.1

8.3

10 6.0

6.8

8.1 

8.6

9.4

6.4

7.3

7.7

7.7

8.6

6.5

9.4

280.1

9.04

0.160

0.18

Nov.

4.3

E7E

6.9

7.5

8.1

8.2

6.8

6.1

4.9

*8.6

4.3

8.8

4.9

8.0

6.0

6.9

9.0

13

11

118

427

1,760 

BOO

323

180

129

129

88

72

67

-

4,232.7

141

2.50

. 2.79

Dec.

58

61

55

58

609

1,010

379

*206

146

157

955

635

287

172

125

96

77

69

55

56

53

74 

61

56

53

49

50

42

IE

53

52

5,803

187

3.31

5.82

Jan. 

46

42

45

41

35

26

25

38

177

244

506

*214

153

125

112

108

94

307

515

225

158

129 

104

796

859

330

190

161

117

91

78

5,668

185

3.24

3.75

Feb.

95

65

66

64

51

54

94

78

68

61

54

64

59

54

67

*70

59

52

52

58

459

372 

217

149

115

99

86

69

_

-

2,849

102

1.81

1.88

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,900 Mln 2.5

Mar.

59

50

HJ

146

103

97

91

82

74

66

56

54

55

52

70

103

89

91

117

103

97

91 

*86

298

555

328

255

211

154

119

99

3,679

119

2.11

2.42

Apr.

91

122

89

87

82

78

240

249

152

171

124

103

99

84

69

69

59

69

105

84

86

78 

75

62

56

68

*99

80

76

73

-

5,017

101

1.79

1.99

May

95

82

71

66

33

127

198

187

158

184

142

117

122

115

95

80

135

200

187

137

101

100 

597

257

149

399

551

211

159

204

619

5,478

177

3.15

5.61

June

*429

237

154

113

87

71

78

56

44

38

51

27

51

31

26

21

18

17

15

15

11

12 

10

7.0

7.1

6.9

23

8.4

7.7

9.2

-

1,658.5

54.6

0.966

1.08

July

5.5

50

52

II

8.4

*7.7

8.5

6.6

5.2

6.0

5.5

3.8

5.2

4.1

5.5

3.1

3.0

2.6

2.8

2.8

5.0

2.2 

5.6

7.5

3.6

1.4

2.9

1.8

1.0

T7I

2.0

184.9

5.96

0.105

0.12

Aug.

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.5

18

6.8

2.5

2.0

5.6

*8.0

2.8

2.0

2.0

2.2

1.5

.9

1.1

1.2

1.2

.7

.8

.4 

.4

.3

.6

.4

.2

72

.2

.2

.2

67.8

2.19

0.039

0.04

Sept.

Cjl

1.9

3.1

1.5

5.7

21

~7.7 29

3.2

2.7

2.5

2.2

2.2

*2.7

1.4

1.0

.9

1.0

1.5

.8

.5

.9 

1.1

1.2

1.1

.6

.5

1.0

1.0

1.2

-

100.8

5.36

0.059

0.07

Mean 124 Cfsm 2.19 In. 29.94

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,760 Mln o.l Mean 90.4 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.75

Peak discharge (base. 1,200 cfs).--Nov. 22 (8:50 a.m.) 2,210 ofs (6.25 ft); Dec. 5 (8:50 p.m.)

1,580 ofs 15. 52 ft); Dec. 11 (11 a.m.) 1,250 ofs (4.80 ft); Jan. 24 (9 p.m.) 1,280 ofs (4.85 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 329

Susquehanna River at Danville, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°57'30", long. 76°37'10", on right bank 200 ft (revised) upstream from 

Mill Street Bridge 'at Danville, Montour County, and 0.8 mile upstream from Mahonlng 

Creek.

Drainage area. 11,220 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. March 1899 to December 1913, October 1918 to September 1921, and July 

1932 to September 1953 In reports of Geological Survey. March 1899 to December 1903 

and March 1905 to September 1941 In reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forest and 

Waters.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 431.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to June 29, 1939, 

chain or wire-weight gages at or near Mill Street Bridge at same datum.

Average discharge.--SO years (1899-1900, 1901-3, 1905-31, 1932-53), 15,300 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during y«ar, 103,000 cfs Dec. 13 (gage height, 16.80 ft); 

minimum, 940 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 1.80 ft).

1899-1953: Maximum discharge, 250,000 cfs Mar. 20, 1936; maximum gage height, 30.7 

ft Mar. 9, 1904, from floodmarks (Ice jam); minimum discharge, 690 cfs Sept. 20, 1939 

(gage height, 1.61 ft).

Maximum stage^ known prior to 1899, 28 ft Mar. 18, 1865.

Remarks. Records excellent. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the 

water year 1953 are given In WSP 1290.

Revisions. WSP 756: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12

2.1 1,270

3.0 3,700

4.0 7,350

7.0 22,200

11.0 50,200

15.1 86,000

Dec. 13 to Sept. 30

1.8 940 3.0 3,790

2.0 1,290 4.0 7,350

2.5 2,390

Hote. Same as preceding 

table above 4.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

1,790

1,760

2,040

2,040

1,840

1,820 

1,820 

1,790

1,820

2,020

2,170

2,300

2,550 

2,410

2,220

2,040

1,960

1,860

1,740

1,760

*1,670

1,620 

1,600

1,55O

1,520

1,550

1,520

1,460

1,500

1,480

1,450

56,690

1,829

0.163

0.19

Nov.

1,380

1,360

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,320 

1,290 

1,41O

1,360

1,320

1,290

1,340

1,360 

1,410

1,480

1,500

1,570

1,600

1,600

1,790

5,160

20,200 

30,400

*33,100

26,700

19,100

15,400

12,600

10,600

9,240

-

211,020

7,034

0.627

0.70

Dec.

8,340

7,230

6,590

6,040

6,120

16,200 

23,800 

22,800

20,000

17,600

30,300

85,700

98,100 

69,3OO

51,200

36,500

27,300

22,000

18,400

16,000

14,200

14,000 

14,200

13,800

13,900

13,900

13,800

13,200

11,400

*9,960

9,060

730,940

23,580

2.10

2.42

Jan.

8,470

8,520

8,560

8,420

8,020

7,510 

7,190 

6,670

7,390

8,780

11,800

13,800

15,400 

15,400

14,600

14,200

18,600

28,100

30,000

32,000

30,300

26,800 

23,300

27,500

57,200

72.800

65,500

50,800

38,600

33,300

28,800

728,330

23,490

2.09

2.41

Feb.

24,900

22,900

*22,400

20,800

18,200

16,300 

15,800 

16,200

16,000

18,400

17,900

15,500

13,800 

12,600

12,600

14,200

13,400

12,400

11,400

10,900

13,300

32,200 

51,600

49,200

39,200

29,800

25,700

23,100

_

_

-

590,700

21,100

1.88

1.96

Mar.

21,200

19,200

16,900

16,400

18,600

23,900 

25, 400 

21,500

18,200

15,900

*14, 200

13,200

12,600 

12.000

13^000

18,600

23,100

25,000

23,500

22,100

21,100

22,600 

21,500

21,400

36,800

79,500

80,500

72,10O

67,100

59,200

46,600

902,900

29,130

2.60

2.99

Apr.

37,300

33,400

32,800

30, 600

26,300

23,200 

23, 800 

32,200

37,700

35,900

32,500

31,400

29,800 

27,900

*25,500

23,900

22,800

20, 600

21,000

20,500

20, 600

19,800 

18,800

17,600

16.000

16,000

20,100

31,300

57.900

32,8OO

-

800,000

26,670

2.38

2.65

May

27,800

27,400

32,500

39,900

36,300

36,000 

41.700 

3'6,000

34,000

29,800

25, 300

21,600

19,000 

17,300

15, 900

15,000

18,3OO

22,000

23,400

*24,800

22,200

18,800 

21,400

19,600

17,800

17,400

17,100

22,600

21,500

17,600

19,500

759,500

24,500

2.18

2.52

June

20,100

23.800

20,800

16,800

13,600

11,500 

11, 900 

12,400

12,000

10,600

8,600

7,310

6,550 

6,400

6,710

7,390

7,350

6,400

5,620

5,060

4,650

4,360 

*4,200

4,010

3,940

3,610

3,490

3,400

3,200

5.120

-

258,870

8,629

0.769

0.86

July

3,120

5,340

3,910

4,040

4,290

4,620 

3,880 

3,290

2,950

2,730

2,550

2,470

2,420 

2,590

2,220

2,070

2,000

1,950

1,840

1,820

1,870

1,800 

1,820

2,000

2,090

2,020

2,560

*2,550

2,240

*2,190

2,020

80,840

2,608

0.232

0.27

Aug.

1,840

1,750

1,670

1,580

1,630

1,730 

1,580 

1,500

1,520

*1,580

1,580

1,540

1,580 

2,090

2.440

2,160

2,000

1,890

1,800

1,690

1,580

1,520 

1,460

1,400

1,290

1,250

1,200

1,160

1,130

1,080

1.060

49,260

1,589

0.142

0.16

Sept.

1,010

*1,010

991

551

1,060

1,460 

4.580 

5,460

2,470

2,120

1,730

1,580

1,610 

2,050

2,020

1,930

1,760

1,630

1,480

1,440

1,480

1,420 

1,580

1,350

1,510

1,310

1,310

1,330

1,290

1,240

-

49,602

1,653

0.147

0.16

Calendar year 1952: Max 125,000 Min 1,290 Mean 16,850 Cfsm 1.50 In. so. 42

Water year 1952-53: Max 98,100 Mln 991 Mean 14,300 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.29

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
330 SUSQUEHAMA RIVER BASIN 

West Branch Susquehanna River at Bawer, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°53'50", long. 78°40'40", on right bank on downstrean side of highway 

bridge at Bower, Clearf ield County, 4.6 .miles downstream from Chest; Creek and Mahaffey.

Drainage area,.--31-5 s<j mi.

Records available.--October 1918 to September 1921 and October 1931 to .September 1953 in 

reports of Geological Survey. October 1913 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Page. Water^stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,206.39 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1907. Prior to Get. 17, 1929, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--40 years, 557 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,000 cfs May 31 (gage height, 12.01 ft); mini-' 

mum, 29, cfs Oct. 24 (gage height, 3.90 ft).

1913-53: Maximum discharge, 31,500 cfs Ma,r. 18, 1936 (gage height, 19.74 ft, from 

floodmark in gage shelter), from rating curve extended above 7,200 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 14 cfs Aug. 29, 1939; minimum daily, 

16 cfs 'Sept. 29, Oct. 1, 6, 13, 1930, Aug. 29, Aug. 31 to Sept. 2. 1939.

Maximum stage known prior to 1913, about 18.5 ft May 31, 1889 (discharge, about 

27,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Occasional regulation at low flow by mills above station. 

Revisions. WSP 726: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1352-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per aecond> 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 28-30, Jan. 5-7)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

5.5

6.0

416

639

7.0 

8.3

1,240

2,420

Note. Same as following 

table below 5.5 ft.

3,9 

4.2 

4.5 

5.0

5.5

62

106

231

416

6.0 651

7.0 1,260

9.0 3,230

11.5 7,03O

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

3C

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

36

37

47

47

42

50

63 

74

5T

51

48

54

52

50

*43

41

39

39

34

32

34

32

32

31

37

33

32

32

35

35

33

1,297

41.8

0.133

0.15

Nov.

33

33

36

36

36

33

3233-

36

39

40

39

38

36

35

35

37

40

38

45

131

869

6^6

343

 225

167

138

114

78

84

-

3,577,

119

0.378

0.42

Dec.

82

78

7F

78

145

475

296 

222

194

188

2,400

1,600

905

626

459

*367

314

278

238

219

189

189

206

203

1S6

167

147

96

135

155

140

11,055

357

1.13

1.31

Jan.

136

138

136

140

115

115

120 

134

261

714

1,200

847

626

566

656

1,050

1,120

1,930

1,800

1,340

1,090

995

816

1,020

1,260

935

788

1,270

1,220

*935

846

24,319

784

2.49

2.87

Feb.

965

759

693

620

504

500

1,190 

965

759

615

546

1,030

965

759

704

646

546

429

425

433

1,160

1,060

816

704

620

561

513

495

_

_

-

19,982

714

2.27

2.36

Mar.

433

367

316

TOT

905

*704

646 

605

546

500

542

626

909

995

1,030

1,380

1,060

935

995

816

678

600

542

2,760

2,430

2,080

1,670

1,850

1,670

1,300

1,060

31,653

1,021

3.24

3.74

Apr.

1,030

1,670

1,500

1,090

905

788

875 

*732

636

1,090

1,12:0

955

846

816

641

610

605

759

1,200

1,260

1,200

1,120

1,200

1,030

875

875

935

759

646

561

-

28,109

937

2.97

3.32

May

523

482

412

356 4~S"9~

528

1,010 

1,060

846

704

595

509

556

459

*571

542

795

1,220

875

704

576

1,440

1,720

1,160

935

3,500

2,180

1,340

965

1,160

6,860

35,042

1,13O

3.59

4.14

June

3 , 900

2,080

1,340

965

732

801

3,720 

1,620

1,160

816

590

472

433

367

318

268

244

310

*271

203

178

164

140

121

116

114 353-

190

134

119

-

82,249

742

2.36

2.63

July

108

139

368

TSJ

127

125

322

175

134

114

99

93

88

82

79

75

70

68

72

74

70

76

324

202

101

85

76

*68

60E2~

86

3,825

123

0.390

0.45

Aug.

63

65

78

82

769

314

170 

144

329

673

469

271

1S9

147

119

108

98

88

81

70

65

60

62

61

*58

49

46

44

41

4T

47

4,901

158

0.502

0.58

Sept.

46

40

37

37

70

79

57 

49

43

37

36

39

47

47

42

37

34

33

32

1ST

171

90

65

58

51

43

41

46

44

38

1,673

55.8

0.177

0.20

Calendar year 1952: Max 10,300 Mln 31 Mean 588 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25,39

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,860 Mln 31 Mean S14 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.17

Peak discharge (base, 4,400 cfs). --May 26 (12 m.), 6,490 cfs (11.20 ft); May 31 (10 a.m.) 8,000 cfa

(12.O1 ftjj June 7 (9 a.m.. ) 4,45O cfs (9.94 ft).

Discharge measurement made oil this day.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 331

Clearfield Creek at Dimeling, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°58il5", long. 78°24 1 25", on right bank on downstream side of highway 

bridge at Dimeling, Clearfield County, 400 ft downstream from Little Clearfield Creek.

Drainage area.--37l sq mi.

Records available. October 1918 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1953 in 

reports of Geological Survey. October 1913 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,146.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Oct. 17, 1928, 

chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 40 years, 579 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6.410 cfs May 26 (gage height, 10.37 ft); minimum, 41 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 3.44 ft).

1913-53: Maximum discharge, 30,600 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 18.49 ft, from 

floodmark in gage shelter), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs; minimum, 6 

cfs Oct. 1, 9, 1925; minimum daily, 7.1 cfs Oct. 1, 1925.

Remarks. Records good except those for- periods of ice effect, which are fair. Occasional 

regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 891: 1936-39.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.4 

3.7 

4.2 

4.5 

5.0

155

239

442

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

9.8

1,030

1,810

4,110

5,340

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

41

4?

56

53

56

52

70

85

m

68

58

56

56

55

*52

51

48

46

45

46

45

43

45

44

43

44

43

42

45

45

44

1,591

51.3

0.138

0.16

Nov.

44

43

4?

45

45

47

46

44

47

47

48

50

48

47

46

44

50

56

51

64

118

2,040

2,000

905

*581

418

330

270

208

186

-

8,009

267

0.720

0.80

Dec.

151

160

170

155

178

548

452

322

288

281

2,630

2,380

1,350

965

*750

581

488

432

368

522

295

280

277

266

256

230

205

b!25 bT3"5~

bl80

188

15,408

497

1.34

1.54

Jan.

180

183

180

188

b!70

b!60

bTSO"

b210

266

b520

bl,000

840

615

536

644

,040

,310

,390

,590

,430

,310

,240

,100

,280

,720

,240

998

,170

,280

*998

900

25,868

834

2.25

2.59

Feb.

998

840

750

690

575

553

1,050

1,060

840

720

638

810

965

750

714

714

620

488

473 5o"o"

948

1,240 500"

810

720

667

626

632

-

-

21,289

760

2. -05

2.13

Mar.

575

468

394 FIB"

1,000

*800

750

685

620

581

592

638

842

1,200

1,060

1,720

1,430

1,170

1,240

1,100

900

780

714

*3,610

5,660

3,070

2,290

2,040

1,810

1,470

1,240

39,265

1,267

3.42

3.94

Apr.

1,140

1,840

1,S96'

1,280

1,100

932

998

*965

780

1,120

1,430

1,100

1,030

998

840

720

696

TBU

,250

,350

,280

,200

,280

,200

998

998

1,280

998

870

750

-

32,763

1,092

2.94

3.28

May

690

638

547

468 4~B3~

597

1,340

1,420

1,060

870

750

632

649

597

*547

547

S89

1,240

900

750

626

1,140

1,810

1,280

1,030

*4,470

3,430

1,880

1,310

1,240

5,300

38,930

1,256

3.39

3.90

June

4,340

2,580

1,630

1,240

965

891

2,130

1,440

1,060

932

673

536

478

428

372

318

280

322

*295

246

208

186

172

153

142

135

30?

244

158

137

-

23,000

767

2.07

2.31

July

131

138

256

246

148

137

386

322

188

151

131

116

107

102

97

91

86

84 10"0~

94

119

94

243

426

1BT

120

100

*104

86

158

154

4,897

158

0,426

0.49

Aug.

112

94

96

114

834

600

288

220

388

1,150

735

424

292

280

202

168

144

127

116

106

97

91

85

82

*76

71

68

64

62

60

57

7,281

255

0.633

0.73

Sept.

54

53

53

53

89

441

TBT

109

88

78

69

69

68

66

64

60

57

55

53

117

180

146

97

81

72

64

62

61

60

56

-

2,757

91.9

0.248

0.28

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,61O Min 41 Mean 664 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.35

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,300 Min 41 Mean 606 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.15

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 ofs).--Har. 24 (6:30 p.m.) 5,010 cfs (9.65 ft); May 26 (8 p.m.) 6,41O 

cfs tlO.37 ftj; May 31 (1:30 p.m.) 6,220 cfs (10,30 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
332 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Moshannon Creek at Osceola Mills, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°50'55", long. 78°16'05", on left bank 10 ft upstream from Pennsylvania 

Railroad bridge at Osceola Mills, Clearfield County, and 0.1 mile downstream from 

Trout Run.

Drainage area. 68.8 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,446.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 13 years, 113 cfs.

Extremes Maximum discharge during year, 1,720 cfs May 26 (gage height, 6.72 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Nov. 14, 16 (gage height, 1.62 ft).

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 2,490 cfs Mar. 11, 1952 (gage height, 8.35 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs on basis of contracted-opening computations at 

gage heights 7.58 and 9.00 ft; minimum, 7.3 cfs Oct. 11, 1943 (gage height, 1.58 ft); 

minimum daily, 8.5 cfs Oct. 10, 11, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 17.7 ft Mar. 18, 1936.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of backwater from debris, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1232: 1941-46, 1948, 1950-51, drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of backwater 

from debris (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second;

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice 

Dec. 2S, 29, Jan. 6)

Oct. 1-28 Oct. 29 to Sept. 30

1.9 

2.1 

2.3

10

20

34

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.5

10

23

42

103

3.0 

4.0 

5.8

206

551

1,320

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

16

23

20

16

16

18

28IB"

14

14

14

14

14

13 »T3~

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

14

14

471

15.2

0.221

0.25

Nov.

13

13

14

14

13

13

16

13

14

15

13

13

12

1?

12

12

22

20

16

52

114

536 2~50~

169

»130

110

91

78

66

61

-

1,927

64.2

0.933

1.04

Dec.

55

52

48

45

77

98

66

60

56

72

506

3T53"

239

192

»160

140

125

112

96

88

83

81

76

70

64

58

52

40 33-

45

45

3,247

105

1.53

1.76

Jan.

45

43

45

45

40

3435-

36

42

82

98

70

60

66

94

127

116

154

164

164

173

167

156

324

555

286

239

260

»209

175

169

4,053

131

1.90

2.19

Feb.

171

158

132

123

112

116

180

T5¥

152

123

117

146

129

116

116

105

100

89

88

lT3ff

156

132

130

134

134

134

127

119

_

_

-

5,543

127

1.85

1.92

Mar.

108

96

89

1ZT

*114

100

94

94

91

93

96

100

125

121

161

201

184

199

211

178

167

156

164

934

737

704

551

532

470

403

342

7,788

251

3.65

4.21

Apr.

338

374 SOB"

286

254

228

239

*194

175

247

201

194

201

187

164

162

152

TBT

209

220

211

211

242

220

211

291

276

253

217

199

-

6,826

228

3.51

3.69

May

182

164

146

130

TBT

169

504

230

251

228

211

194

194

»167

167

154

236

225

189

175

160

273

295

225

225

*1,520

790

552

5S9

430

908

9,415

304

4.42

5.09

June

665 4"9"B~

381

303

245

228

335

204

180

154

138

127

119

110

101

91

86

»89

80

70

64

60

56

52

50

121

148

66

56

52

-

4,927

164

2.38

2.66

July

55

87

81

51

47

62

157 ~7F

64

55

50

46

45

42

40

57

35

35

47

38

35

34

79

41

35

50

31

35

*27

W

54

1,595

51.4

0.747

0.86

Aug.

28

51

28

27

153

52

38

80

207

418

144

100

80

75

61

52

47

42

59

35

33

31

29

28

*26

23

25

22

21

20

ro

1,995

64.5

0.935

1.08

Sept.

19

19

18

19

127

53

30

25

22

21

20

21

21

19

19

18

17

17

16

53

30

23

20

18

17

17

17

16

15

TS

-

762

25.4

0.369

0.41

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,920 Min 12 Mean 133 Cfsm 1.93 In. 26.26

Water 'ater year year 1952-53: 1952-53: Max Max 1,320 1,320 Min Min 12 12 Mean Mean 128 128____Cfsm Cfsm 1.86 1.86 In. In. 25.16 25.16_______

Peak discharge (base, 600 efs). Nov. 22 (7:30 a.m.) 743 cfs (4.48 ft): Dec. 11 (7:30 a.m.) 684 

:fs 14.37 Tt); Mar. 24 (11:50 a.m.) 1,230 cfs (5.58 ft): May 26 (10 a.-m.) 1,720 cfs (6.72 ft); 

lay 31 (8 a.m.) 1,180 cfs (5.51 ft); Aug. 10 (3:50 a.m.) 743 cfs (4.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Backwater from debris Oct. 1-28
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 333

West Branch Susquehanna River at Karthaus, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°06'55", long. 78°06'40", on left bank 900 ft upstream from highway 

bridge at Karthaus, Clearfield County, 1,000 ft upstream from Mosquito Creek, and 3.3 

miles downstream from Moshannon Creek. Records include flow of Mosquito Creek.

Drainage area. 1,462 sq mi, includes that of Mosquito Creek.

Records available. February 1940 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1918 to September 1920 (gage heights only) and February 1940 to September 1941 

in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 830.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

'29, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Sept. 30, 1920, 

chain gage at site 900 ft downstream at datum 20.88 ft lower. Feb. 21 to Sept. 30, 

1940, chain gage at site 900 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 13 years (1940-53), 2,525 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 26,500 cfs May 27 (gage height, 10.34 ft); minimum, 156 cfs Oct. 28, 29, 30, 31 (gage height, 0.63 ft).

1918-20, 1940-53: Maximum discharge, 50,900 cfs Apr. 1, 1940 (gage height, about 

13.9 ft; minimum, 109 cfs Sept. 30, 1943 (gage height, 0.48 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 24.5 ft Mar. 18, 1936, from floodmark at highway bridge 

(discharge, about 135,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice

Dec. 27-29, Jan. 6, 7)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

0.6 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

146

305

594

1,010

3.0 

4.0 

4.9

2,170

3,840

5,840

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

165

277

538

916

2,000

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.2

3,680

8,640

15,400

20,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Cf am

In.

Oct.

167

174

208 

204

189

192

296

339

*33T

305

296

269

244

227

219

219

204

200

192

181

178

174

170

160

164

160

160

156

TBTJ

160

160

6,461

208

0.142

0.16

Nov.

164

1ST

170 

170

167

164

167

164

167

167

170

174

174

174

174

174

*174

181

215

278

503

1,800

5,800

3,59O

2,240

1,650

1,320

1,100

929

789

-

23,276

776

0.531

0.59

Dec.

646

616

594

668

638

947

1,680

1,400

1,130

1,070

4,770

9.650

5,820

*4,000

2,900

2,340

1,930

,740

,560

,330

,250

,200

1,130

1,100

1,080

1,000

915

670

490

59T

874

55,811

1,800

1.23

1.42

Jan.

858

809

786 

778

716

570

520 'STO

754

1,060

2,690

3,370

2,500

2,060

1,930

2,480

3,680

*4,220

5,990

5,380

4,900

4,440

4,110

4,900

7,540

6,620

5,260

4,900

5,500

4,560

3,780

98,281

3,170

2.17

2.50

Feb.

3,680

3,680

2,990 

2,820

2,500

2,270

2,700

4,220

3,470

2,900

2,570

2,570

3,470

3,180

2,730

2,650

2,420

2,060

1,800

1,860

2,470

4,720

4,110

*3,580

3,270

2,990

2,730

2,570

-

-

-

82,980

2,964

2.03

2.11

Mar.

2,420

2,060

1,800

z,ooo

3,200

3,370

2,820

2,650

2,500

2,340

2,200

2,270

2,570

3,680

3,890

5,200

5,500

4,680

4,560

4,560

3,680

3,180

2,900

9,690

15,800

12,700

10,400

8,930

8,640

7,540

6,360

154,090

4,971

3.40

3.92

Apr.

5,500

6,490

7,270 

5,990

5,140

4,440

4,330

*4,220

3,470

3,890

5,740

5,020

4,440

4,220

3,680

3,080

2,900

2,900

3,480

4,680

4,680

4,560

4,790

5,020

4,440

4,330

4,790

4,560

3,780

3,370

-

135,200

4,507

3.08

3.44

May

2,990

2,820

2,500 

2,200

2,060

2,130

*2,420

4,110

3,890

3,180

2,730

2,420

2,340

2,340

2,200

2,420

2,730

4,810

5,140

4,110

3,370

3,530

7,880

7,010

5,550

18,200

20,600

11,600

8,080

6,750

13,800

165,910

5,352

3.66

4.22

June

18,700

12,400

8,640 

6,490

5,020

4,000

6,620

8,360

5,260

4,220

*3,270

2,570

2,200

2,060

1,800

1,620

1,400

1,370

1,500

1,300

1,110

968

874

786

716

664

8TT

968

994

746

107,443

3,581

2.45

2.73

July

649

613

664 

891

883

874

724

964

951

664

558

494

446

424

403

*377

358

339 358"

435

377

353

506

819

994

592

429

372

367

424

656

17,958

579

0.396

0.46

Aug.

538

446

403 

367

859

2,200

1,400

933

908

1,880

2,730

1,81O

1,240

1,140

1,010

762

642

558

494

446

*398

377

348

325

307

290

281

265

249

233

222

24,061

776

0.531

0.61

Sept.

218

*204

207 

211

303

525

607

481

344

277

249

253

261

241

222

218

215

204

193

5UT

446

613

ST?

*372

307

269

253

237

222

215

9,177

306

0.209

0.23

Calendar year 1952 : Max 27,300 Min 156 Mean 2,754 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.62

Water iter year year 1952-53: 1952-55: Max Max 20,600 20,600 Mln Mln 156 156_____Mean Mean 2,413 2,415 Cfsm Cfsm 1.65 1.65 In. In. 22.39 22.59_____

Peak discharge (base,15,OOP ofs).--Mar. 25 (5 a.m.) 17,400 ofs (8.53 ft)j May 27 (2:30 a.m.) 

i,5OO crs (iO.st ft); May 31 (8 p.m.) 22,700 cfs (9.57 ft). 

* Discharge Discharge measurement measurement made on this day.
334 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Driftwood Branch Sinnemahoning Creek at Sterling Run, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°24'45", long. 78"11 "50", on downstream side of first pier from right 

bank of highway bridge at Sterling Run, Cameron County, 300 ft upstream from Sterling 

Run.

Drainage area. 272 sq mi (revised).

Records available. November 1918 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1953 in 

reports of Geological Survey. September 1913 to September 1917 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) and November 1918 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and "Waters.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 894.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943. Oct. 1, 1913, to 

Sept. 30, 1931, chain gage and Oct. 1, 1931, to Sept. 30, 1932, water-stage recorder, 

at present site and datum. Oct. 1, 1932, to Sept. 30, 1942, staff gage at site 800 ft 

upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--34 years (1919-53), 462 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,000 cfs May 23 (gage height, 8.74 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,200 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 14.7 ft; minimum, 2.9 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, -0.49 ft).

1913-17, 1918-53: Maximum discharge, 47,800 cfs July 18, 1942 (gage height, 14.70 

ft, from floodmarks at highway bridge), from rating curve extended above 6,200 cfs on 

basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum observed, 0.4 cfs Sept. 7, 

12-14, 1930.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions. WSP 756: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

8.2

B7T

18

27

21

26

195

*T2TT

60

36

30

a25

23

25

27

20

19

17

a!6

16

15

15

15 

15

15

14

13

13

13

13

13

893.9

28.8

0.106

0.12

Nov.

12 T2~

13

16

17

18

18

20

25

51

55

*40

31

29

26

25

24

24

a25

54

284

611

337

234

176

140

106

b70

b76

-

3,095

103

0.37-9

0.42

Dec.

b60

bM

b72

b66

92

384

275

219

190

218

2,320

1,610

986

634

*485

406

b330

306

b250

b220

229

205

200 

195

195

181

b!55

b96

b!05

b!70

b!65

11,085

358

1.32

1.52

Jan.

b!60

b!50

140

140

bllO

b90 b"9"2"

b!20

b!80

b260

406

b350

b315

290

£85

382

456

552

*544

516

516

497

485 

1,600

2,750

1,630

1,080

950

691

b530

491

16,758

541

1.99

2.29

Feb.

625

b520

566

503

b425

412

462

444

400

358

332

374

353

306

326

b290

b275

b245

b235

bZTO

978

1,440

1,120 

844

680

*580

537

480

_

_

-

14,380

514

1.89

1.97

Mar.

428

b335

b340

639

810

702

589

530

468

434

390

395

450

552

722

1,240

1,180

974

844

670

580

523

497 

4,820

*3,650

*2,280

1,650

1,390

1,250

1,100

915

31,347

1,011

3.72

4.29

Apr.

804

*984

915

848

718

612

621

526

482

1,550

1,280

1,080

870

672

534

511

476 4~§B~

511

534

556

564

654 

663

691

1,030

1,310

1,240

972

756

-

23,463

782

2.87

3.21

May

672

637

534

469

442

*435

397

385

343

309

277

256

261

246 3"52"

416

976

2,020

1,520

1,030

709

1,190

10,600 

3,080

1,680

8,640

4,090

1,980

1,200

3,300

6,040

54,486

1,758

6.46

7.45

June

3,250

1,760

1,100

756

709

504

821

526

462

*372

309

267

267

246

202

166

142

171

150

115

98

110

87 

67

58

51

53

51

44

42

-

12,956

432

1.59

1.77

July

38

42

a37

33

31

94

54

38

32

27

24

23

21

20

19

*19

16

14

277

38

28

24

163 120"

a43

a30

a24

20

19

37

51

1,199

38.7

0.142

0.16

Aug.

31

24

28

28

81

60

35

29

31

173

91

51

38

40

30

26

22

19

18

*16

14

12

10 

10

9.8

9.2

8.7

8.2

7.2

6.7

5.4

972.2

31.4

0.115

0.13

Sept.

4.5

3.7

3.3 373"

11

13

13

11

8.7

6.7

5.4

7.7

39

33

24

17

14

11

10

229

142

67

42 

*30

24

22

20

17

16

15

-

863.3

28.8

0.106

0.12

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,150 Min 2.9 Mean 540 Cfsm 1.99 In. 27.01

Water year 1952-53: Max 10,600 Min 3.3 Mean 470 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.45

Peak discharge (base, 4,700 cfs).--Mar. 24 (2 p.m.) 7,300 cfs (5.79 ft); May 2 

cfs (8.74 ft); May 26 (1 p.m.; 10,400 cfs (6.90 ft); May 31 (7:30 a.m.) 6,650 cf 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

23 (2:30 a.m.) 17,000 

- 5.63 ft).
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 335

Sinnemahonlng Creek at Sinnemahoning, Pa.

Location. Lat 41 "19'00", long. 78"06TO", on left bank 0.2 mile upstream from Grove Run 

ana u.7 mile upstream from Pennsylvania Railroad bridge at Sinneraahonlng, Camerbn 

County.

Drainage area. 685 sq ml (revised).

Records available. July 1938 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 769.36 ft above mean sea level, flatum of 

JT929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 15 years, 1,175 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 22,400 cfs May 23 (gage height, 11.67 ft); mlnl- 

 mum, 6.8 cfs Sept. 4, 5 (gage height, 1.38 ft).

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 59,800 cfs July 18, 1942 (gage height, 21.58 ft), frdttt 

rating curve extended above 31,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 1.2 cfs Sept. 4, 1939 (gage height, 1.18 ft); minimum dally, 1.4 cfs 

Sept. 3 t 1939.

Maximum stage known, 21.94 ft Mar. 18, 1936, from floodmark (discharge, 61,200 cfB, 

from rating curve extended above 31,000 cfs as explained above).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 27-29, 

Jan. 10, 11, Feb. 18, 19)

Oct. 1 to May 23

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.3 

2.7

12

42

109

218

455

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

7.0 

9.5

716

1,320

2,150

8,400

15,400

May 24 to Sept. 3O

1.4 8.0

1.5 17 

1.7 43 

2.0 109 

Note. Same as

preceding table

above 2.O ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year Octooer 1952 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

Wean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1415"

18

30

42

42

*132 

*247 140"

99

104

72

59

52

55

52

40

37

34

34

32

30 

30

30 

30

30

30

30

29

27

29

1,645

53.1

0.078

0.09

Nov.

M30

34

37

40

40 

40

44

50

*81

72

61

52

44

40

40

42

48

70

301

1.060 

1,050

572

371

277

232

189

139

139

-

5,254

175

0.255

0.29

Dec.

103 

102

T5T

118

137

560

480 

359

304

310

4.350

3,260

1,920

1,240

*886

706

551

518

398

377

420

334 

327

327

316

294

270

190

195

316

334

20,133

649

0.947

1.09

Jan.

316 

299

282

266

218

179

178 

210

302

500

9OO

863

716

578

569

716

886

*1,120

1,190

1,140

1,150

1,180 

1,150

2,920 

6.110

4,04O

2,780

2,420

1,970

1,470

1,260

37,878

1,222

1.78

2.06

Feb.

1,550 

1,260

1,380

1,210

978

919

1,150 

1,210

1,050

897

809

930

954

798

809

757

697

570

540

630

1,870

5,160 

2,600

2,100 

1,750

*1,490

1,350

1,170

-

-

-

34,588

1,236

1.80

1.88

Mar.

978 

768

778

1,230

1,820

1,550

1,350 

1,220

1,080

978

874

863

1,100

1,500

1,770

2,780

2,780

2,420

2,190

1,820

1,490

1,280 

1,150

9.420 

9,060

*6,330

4,640

4,140

3,840

3,360

2,780

77,339

2,495

3.64

4.20

Apr.

2,420 

3,360

2,980

2,690

2,260

1,870

1,950 

1,630

1,400

2,640

5,040

3,O70

2,600

2,060

1,580

1,420

1.340

1,380

1,460

1,530

1,630

1,680 

2,100

2,200 

2,110

2,690

3,260

3,070

2,600

2,080

-

66,600

2,220

3.24

3.62

May

1,820 

1,680

1,340

1,100

1,040

*1,040

954 

1,010

908

768

688

650

659

659

1,130

1,550

2,780

4,960

4,140

3,070

2,190

1,900 

15.300

6,810 

4,240

14,900

10, 700

5,480

3,640

6,490

13,300

116,896

3,771

5.51

6.35

June

8,650 

5,160

3,540

2,510

2,130

1,500

1,950 

1,570

1,240

978

*798

688

659

621

526

441

384

427

420

340

288

272 

252

205 

180

165

158

154

137

124

-

36,467

1,216

1.78

1.98

July

121 

115

115

106

99

135

124 

101

81

72

79

61

54

50

48

*47

40

34

44

101

83

61

131

364

140

86

63

50

45

84

223

2,957

95.4

0.139

0.16

Aug.

128 

88

76

76

144

206

128 

93

79

430

364

193

131

106

91

72

59

50

45

*40

37

34 

32

29 

25

23

21

21

18

17

i5.

2,871

92.6

0.135

0.16

Sept.

12

11

9.6

8.0

17

30

28 

24

36

36

20

17

33

74

57

40

30

25

20

137

352

IBs

101

*5> 6

45

40

36

32

30

-

1,586.6

52.9

0.077

0.09

Calendar year 1952: Max 15,8OO Mln 8.5 Mean 1,354 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26. 9O

Water year 1952-53: Max 15,300 Mln 8.O Mean 1,107 Cfsm 1.62 In. 21.97

Peak discharge (base. 8.4OO cfs). Mar. 24 (3 p.m.) 14.80O cfs (9.26 ft); May 23 (5:3O a.m.) 22,400

cfs (11.67 ft)j May 26 (2:30 p.m.) 21,OOo cfs (11.32 ft); May 31 (9 a.m.) 15,100 cfs (9.38 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
336 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

Kettle Creek at Cross Pork, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°28'30", long. 77"49'35", on right bank just upstream from bridge on State

 Highway 144, 0.2 mile downstream from Potter-Clinton County line and 0.9 mile downstream 

from Cross Fork, Potter County.

Drainage area. 136 sq mi.

Records available. November 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,027.12 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

 of 1912.

Average discharge. 12 years (1941-53), 247 ofs,

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,060 efs Mar. 24 (gage height, 6.61 ft), from

 rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 10.38 ft; minimum, 4.4 cfs Sept. 2, 9 (gage height, 0.62 ft).

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 12,400 cfs Nov. 25, I960 (gage height, 11.04 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 10.38 ft; minimum, 3.2 cfs Sept. 30, 1941; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 2, 

3 1953

Maximum stage known, about 14.0 ft Mar. 18, 1936, from information by local residents 

(discharge, about 20,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determination at gage height 10.38 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, axeept periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.3 

1.6

26

59

115

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

4.5

210

376

606

1,280

1,710

0.6 

.7 

.8

1.0 

1.2

1.5

3.9 

6.7

10

2£

4E

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.6

220

397

642

1,290

2,850

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 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.

Oct.

9 4

979

14

13

11

15

52

»40

26

22

20

18

17

16

15

15

14

14

13

14

14

14

14

13 

15

12

12

12

12

12

11

507.5

16.4

0.121

0.14

Nov.

11

TT

15

14

15

12

15

14

14

19

18

16

15

14

15

13

*13

15

13

45

216

657

719

466 

520

241

194

158

130

115

-

5,521

117

0.860

0.96

Dec.

96

92

83

73

88

130

113

109

107

141

1.660

1,430

884

577

425

*331

272

226

183

157

146

135

126

114 

105

96

b84

b60

b82

b92

86

8,299

268

1.97

2.27

Jan.

77

72

72

70

b62

b54 b60"

b64

92

116

144

151

114

107

116

192

268

551

327

 513

296

268

246

701 

1,550

945

654

525

597

516

272

8,752

282

2.07

2.39

Feb.

280

226

220

195

172

163

174

160

144

128

119

128

119

107

109

b98

92

b78

b74

b86

442

515 486"

414 

355

»513

275

236

-

-

5,906

211

1.55

1.62

Mar.

204

b!65

160

275

338

350

327

299

265

233

198

180

180

198

269

466

545

506

472

410

369

358

320

2.810 

2,550

1,390

945

748

677

614

535

17,334

559

4.11

4.74

Apr.

481

 449

42?

406

369

555

550

524

527

412

445

454

427

561

502

278

255

246

233

225

225

226

249

252 

268

563

534

820

683

535

-

11,255

375

2.76

3.08

May

463

393

331

288

282

*259

249

242

272

272

272

249

233

201

50T

569

550

790

736

571

436

664

2.760

1,520 

945

850

760

620

486

754

1,480

18,599

600

4.41

5.09

June

1.570

945

654

472

589

518

517

252

226

»183

155

138

133

123

105

92

83

85

75

66

61

55

48

45 

42

45

42

56

54

52

-

6,617

221

1.62

1.81

July

50

92

54

40

56

54

55

2828"

25

24

22

24

27

»22

19

18

16

20

21

17

15

59

28 

20

17

16

15

15

21

18

854

27.5

0.202

0.23

Aug.

14

15

18

16

,28

22

17

16

16

20

17

14

12

12

12

10

9.6

9.2

*8.8

8.4

8.1

7.7

7.7

7.7 

7.4

6.7

7.0

6.4

5.8

5.2

4J9

369.6

11.9

0.088

0.10

Sept.

ill

4.7

5.2

9.2

16

31

15

11

9.2

8.4

7.7

15

14

12

10

9.2

8.8

17

26

19

11 

10

9.6

9.2

8.8

8.4

8.1

-

390.2

13.0

0.096

0.11

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,460 Mln 6.2 Mean 266 cfsm 1.96 In. 26.63

Water year 1952-55: Max 2,810 Mln 4.7 Mean 226 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.54

Peak discharge (base. 2.400 efs). Mar. 24 

efs (5.97 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 337

West Branch Susquehanna River at Renovo, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°19'30", long. 77°45'05", on left bank on upstream side of Eighth Street 

Bridge at Renovo, Clinton County, 1 mile upstream from Paddy Run.

Drainage area. 2,975 sq mi.

Records available. October 1919 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1953 in 

reports or ueoiogical Survey. January 1908 to September 1915, October 1915 to September 1919 (gage heights only), and October 1919 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters. Gage-height records collected July 1895 to 

December 1903 and October 1905 to September 1951 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 634.19 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustement of 1943. Prior to Mar. 17, 1930, 

staff or chain gages at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 41 years (1908-15, 1919-53), 4,872 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 59,000 cfs May 26 (gage height, 12.74 ft); mlni- 

 mum, 209 cfs Oct. 2, 29-31, Nov. 1, 2 (gage height, -0.33 ft).

1895-1903, 1905-53: Maximum discharge, 236,000 efs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 29.39 

ft, from floodmark in gage shelter), from rating curve extended above 87,000 cfs on 

basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 80 cfs Dec. 6, 1908 (gage 

height, -1.10 ft).

Maximum stage known prior to 1895, 27.3 ft June 1, 1889, from floodmark (discharge, 

about 211,000 efs).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 781: 1909(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of loe effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

-O.4

-.1

.4

1,0

2.0

183

318

695

1,420

3,070

3.0

5.0

8.0

10.9

5,220 

11,6OO 

25,000 

44,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

216

224

229

242

247

265

330

*600

677

540

463 

434

579

556

507

286

281

265

252

242

229

229 

224 

224

220

216

216 

215

209

209

2O9

9,213

297

0.10O

0.12

Nov.

209" 209

216

216

216

22O

220

224

229

247

252

281

292

281

270

260

»256

252

260

354

804

3,480 

8.100 

6,750

4,560

5,160

2,520 

2,020

1,660

1,590

-

39,2O8

1,307

0.459

0.49

Dec.

1,170

1,000

991

956

1,030

1,340

2,370

2,610

2,10O

1,860

10,000 

19.400

12 , 8OO

8,660

6,520

*5,220

4,5OO

5,660

5,260

2,700

2,610

2,520 

2,550 

2,260

2,180

2.02O

1,880 

1,450

1,100

1,300

1,500

113,117

3,649

1.25

1.41

Jan.

1,600

1,600

1,550

1,500

1,400

1,150

1.050

1,050

1,550

2,100

4,500 

5,600

4,750

3,870

3,560

3,870

5,58O

6,96O

*8,320

8,640

7,7OO

7,400 

7,100 

8,770

20.50O

16,900

12,400 

10,400

10,000

8,640

7,100

186,910

6,029

2.05

2.54

Feb.

6,810

6,660

6,100

5,710

5,100

4,640

4,860

6,580

6,100

5,220

4,750 

4,640

5,220

5,460

4,750

4,520

4,500

5,760

5.560

5,56O

4,79O

10.4OO 

10,400 

8,640

7,550

6,66O

*6,100 

5,710

-

-

-

161,950

5,784

1.94

2.02

Mar.

5,100

4,410

5.980

4,560

6,520

7,250

6,580

5,840

5,460

4,980

4,640 

4,410

4,750

6,100

7,250

9,520

11,600

10,000

9,520

8,980

7,7OO

6,810 

6,240 

25,500

41.100

28,200

22,000 

18,200

16,900

15,200

12,800

551, 3OO

10,690

3.59

4.14

Apr.

11,200

12,800

*15j 600

12,400

10,400

8,980

8,640

8,520

7,400

8,270

12,000 

12,000

1O,4OO

8,98O

7,700

6,810

6,240

6.100

6,240

7,700

8,OOO

8,000 

8,520 

8,980

8,640

8,980

1O.4OO 

11,200

10,OOO

8,320

-

277,020

9,234

5.10

5.46

May

7,550

6,960

6,100

5,220

4,860

*4,860

4,860

5,710

6,660

5,840

5,220 

4,750

4,52O

4.410

4,640

6,240

7,700

13,600

14,800

11,600

8,64O

7,700 

55,200 

29,400

16,40O

57,200

44.6OO 

25,500

16,400

17,9OO

59,600

414,640

15,580

4.50

5.18

June

45.OOO

26,000

17,800

12,800

10,000

8,000

8,640

12,800

8,640

*6,960

5,840 

4,750

4,19O

3,980

5,560

5,070

2,70O

2,520

2,610

2,520

2, 1OO

1,850 

1,650 

1,470

1,300

1,190

1.140 

1,320

1.5OO

1,290

-

205,170

6,859

2.50

2.56

July

1,040

955

968

991

1.25O

1,170

1,210

1,01O

1,540

1,060

815 

724

659

606

*575

549

5O9

456

463

516

635

568 

1,070 

1,210

1.490

1,140

744 

573

501

581

756

26,086

841

O.283

0.33

Aug.

1,000

753

633

581

677

1,940

2,440

1,490

1,170

1,430

5.580 

2,880

1,940

1,420

1,370

1,060

854

705

624

*565

524

471 

448 

407

579

355

342 

530

307

286

270

51,211

1,007

0.558

0.59

Sept.

Z56

247

258

220

272

422

655

754

557

420

567 

342

4OO

395

414

561

318

297

276

302

681

944 

»92T 

686

516

427

567 

530

313

292

-

12,946

432

0.145

0.16

Calendar year 1952 : Max 48,600 Mln 209 Mean 5,657 Cfsm 1.90 In. 25.88

Water year 1952-53 : Max 44,6OO Mln 2O9 Mean 4,'956 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22. 6O

arge (base. 51.000 cfs) . Mar. 24 (lO p.m.) 47,000 cfs (11.21 ft): May 25 (5:30 p.m.) 

11.17 ft); May 26 (6 p.m.) 59.OOO efs (12.74 ft)j May 51 (12 p.m.) 50,20O ofs (11.58 ft).

Peak discharge 

47,000 ofs (11

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by loe Dec. 28 to Jan. 12.
338 SUSQUEEANNA RIVER BASIN

Spring Creek near Axemann, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°53'25", long. 77°47'40", on right bank at upstream side of highway bridge,

 I.IB miles west of Axemann, Centre County, 1.7 miles southwest of Beliefonte, and 2.5 

miles upstream from Logan Branch.

Drainage area. 87.2 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 788.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 13 years, 91.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during, year, 1,430 cfs May 26 (gage height, 5.13 ft), from

 rating curve extended above 650 cfs; minimum, 33 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.96 ft). 

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 1,670 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 5.44 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 650 cfs; minimum, 9.6 cfs Nov. 24, 1941 (gage height, 1.69 

ft); minimum daily, 23 cfs Nov. 7, 23, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 8.6 ft in March 1936, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. Occasional regulation at low flow by fish hatchery above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 24 Mar. 25 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.4

39

64

121

259

411

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.2

38

89

155

267

459

805

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Cf am

In.

Oct.

46

47

48

46

46

44

50 

46

*44

48

47

44

44

42

42

41

42

41

42

43

43

44

43

42

42

42

40

42

42

43

42

1,358

43.8

0.502

0.58

Nov.

43

43

43

43

43

43

43 

44

44

a43

a43

a 43

a43

a42

a4T

a42

a42

*43

43

62

70

Toe" 149

81

71

64

60

57

56

56

-

1,649

55.0

0.631

0.70

Dec.

54

53

53

53

56

57

56 

54

53

57

202

TBT

*126

108

98

90

87

83

78

74

74

72

71

67

66

64

63

61

60

60

60

2,362

76.2

0.874

1.01

Jan.

58

58

58

57

56

54

56 

57

58

71

79

74

71

71

71

83

*90

115

126

123

121

119

117

214

256

214

188

182

156

139

132

3,324

107

1.23

1.42

Feb.

130

117

110

108

102

102

119 

110

102

96

96

98

94

92

92

89

87

81

8T

83

110

110

106

106

*106

108

104

100

-

_

-

2,839

101

1.16

1.21

Mar.

98

92

90

112

102

96

92 

94

92

90

89

89

90

89

92

108

102

106

121

108

104

102

104

385

379

336

274

245

219

207

191

4,498

145

1.66

1.92

Apr.

188

194

T§8

157

150

148

172 

*150

148

160

150

146

148

137

139

132

125

130

150

137

132

132

132

125

123

130

150

137

132

125

-

4,347

145

1.66

1.85

May

125

123

114

112

121

127

*169 

150

144

132

128

123

128

119

121

117

146

153

139

134

128

182

?10

188

178

795

*600

412

322

344

599

6,583

212

2.43

2.81

June

504

39T

332

290

261

256

353 

248

233

207

191

*178

175

165

155

148

144

141

137

128

125

121

119

117

117

117

117

112

110

108

5,800

193

2.21

2.47

July

106

112

104

97

95

104

113 

95

89

87

85

83

81

81

80

78

*78

76

76

76

74

74

80

74

72

70

70

70

70

83

70

2,603

84.0

0,963

1.11

Aug.

68

70

70

70

76

67

67 

71

68

65

65

63

67

~67 102

63

63

62

60

58

58

*56

56

56

55

53

53

53

53

5252"

1,959

63.2

0.725

0.84

Sept.

52

52

50

52

72_

62

55 

53

52

50

50

52

53

50

50

50

50

50

48

55

50

50

48

47

*47

47

47

47

46

44

1,531

51.0

0.585

0.65

Calendar year 1952: Max 471 Mln 40 Mean 100 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.62

Water year 1952-53: Max 795 Mln 40 Mean 106 Cfsm 1.22 In, 16.57

Peak discharge (base, 350 cfs). Mar. 24 (3 p.m.) 590 cfs (3.79 ft); May 26 (12 m.) 1,430 cfs (5.13

ft); May 31 (11 a.m.) 750 ofs (4.12 ft); June 7 (2:30 a.m.) 472 cfs (3.53 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for

North Bald Eagle Creek at 5eech Creek.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 339

North Bald Eagle Creek at Beech Creek Station, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°03'55n , long. 77°34'00", at downstream end of center pier of highway 

bridge Just downstream from Beech Creek at Beech Creek Station, Clinton County.

Drainage area. 559 sq mi.

Records available. October 1918 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1953 in 

reports or Geological Survey. June 1910 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania 

Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 571.74 ft above mean sea level {Pennsylvania State highway benchmark). "Prior to Jan. 10, 1930, chain gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 43 years, 799 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,200 cfs May 26 (gage height, 10.30 ft); minimum, 136 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 1.70 ft Oct. 1, 2.

1910-53: Maximum discharge, 25,600 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 14.42 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 18 cfs Jan. 9, 

1931 (gage height, 1.14 ft), result of freezeup; minimum daily, 25 cfs Jan. 22, 23, 1931.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from weeds and/or debris, 

which are fair. Some diurnal regulation at low flow by gristmills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 1001: 1931{m). WSP 1111: 1936(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

163 TTT

193

182

172

169

248

276

*5T?

193

193

186

182

179

172

172

172

172

172

179

172

172 

172

172

169

169

169

169

169

169

169

5,630

182

0.326

0.37

Nov.

T69" 166

169

169

169

169

169

169

169

172

172

169

172

169

169

169

172

*179

182

635

1,400

4,580 

2,580

1,320

962

775

644

541

471

437

-

17,588

586

1.05

1.17

Dec.

367

360 

354

330

429

736

585

498

464

541

4,680

3,000

1,900

1,410

1,130

*970

839

760

659

592

570

562 

541

505

471

444

411

307

300 519-

330

25,364

818

1.46

1.69

Jan.

350

348 

355

367

340

310

3T3- 301

490

1,120

1,460

1,130

912

831

839

970

1,100

1,440

1,630

*1,520

1,520

1,460 

1,360

2,720

3,690

2,480

1,870

1,810

1,460

1,210

1,100

36,806

1,187

2.12

2.45

Feb.

1,140

945 

896

855

775

752

896

962

839

767

728

791

823

736

744

721

690

592 552"

690

1,800

1,940 

1,520

1,360

*1, 190

1,080

1,020

945

-

-

-

26,789^

95f

1.71

1.78

Mar.

831

736 

682

1,1550"

1,100

962

904

855

807

775

744

713

760

839

877

1,410

1,300

1,260

1,460

1,260

1,140

1,050 

1,000

6, 700

6, 140

4,410

3,300

2,700

2,340

2,000

1,690

51,795

1,671

2.99

3.45

Apr.

1,580

1,810 

1,520

1,410

1,290

1,200

*1,410

1,230

1,110

1,690

1,630

1,520

1,410

1,260

1,090

1,010

929

ms

1,220

1,220

1,170

1,100 

1,130

1,080

1,020

1,160

1,460

1,360

1,310

1,200

-

38,517

1,284

2.30

2.56

May

1,160

1,070 

945

839

954

937

*1,140

1,160

1,280

1,130

1,030

945

954

863

815

767

SBIT

1,170

1,090

1,010

912

1,090 

6,280

3,190

2,200

*9,570

8,290

3,850

2,620

4,420

8,920

71,470

2,305

4.12

4.75

June

6,750

3,460 

3,000

2,270

1,870

1,580

1,750

1,360

*1, 200

1,070

945

871

896

855

767

697

644

629

599

548

505

464 

437

404

386

384

15T5

424

415

392

-

36,250

1,208

2.16

2.41

July

336

324 

348

313

290

324

489

35T

301

279

257

246

246

241

232

232

*218

218

218

222

213

208 

246

246

213

194

194

155" 186

246

236

8,056

260

0.465

0.54

Aug.

19-9

190 

194

194

550

273

213

213

279

273

241

203

199

343

252

199

190

183

175

171

*167

167 

167

167

164

160

160

160

156

153

150

6,305

203

0.363

0.42

Sept.

150

150 

150

150

221

391 19~0-

160

150

148

148

148

167

153

150

148

145

142

142

167

194

167 

150

148

*145

142

142

142

142

159

4,881

163

0.292

0.32

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,200 Min 153 Mean 956 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.27

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,570 Min 139 Mean 903 Cfsm 1.62 In. 21.91

Peak discharge (base, 5,700 cfs). Mar. 24 (8:30 p.m.) 10,300 cfs (8.59 ft); May 23 (5 a.m.) 9,010 

cfs ^8.05 ft)5 May 26 17 p.m.) 14,200 cfs (10.50 ft)j May 51 (3 p.m.) 9,630 cfs (8.34 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Backwater from weeds and/or debris Oct. 1 to Nov. 20, June 27 to Sept. 30.
340 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

Pine Creek at Cedar Run, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°31 I 20", long. 77°26'55", on left bank at downstream side of highway

 bridge at Cedar Run, Lycoming County 2,000 ft downstream from Cedar Run and 1.2 miles 

upstream from Gamble Run.

Drainage area. 604 sq mi.

Records available. October 1918 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1953 in 

reports or (geological Survey. July to September 1918 (gage heights only) and October 

1918 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters. 

Gage-height records collected at same site since 1920 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

;e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 780.36 ft above mean sea. level, datum of 

T929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Feb. 13, 1930, 

chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 34 years (1919-53), 809 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,500 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 7.95 ft); mini-

 mum, 17 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 3 (gage height, 1.59 ft).

1918-53: Maximum discharge, 52,000 cfs May 28, 1946 (gage height, 14.39 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 5.1 cfs Sept. 6, 1929; minimum gage height, 0.80 ft Nov. 28, 1930; minimum daily discharge, 5.8 cfs Sept. 6, 1929.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions. WSP 756: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of loe effect (gage 

, height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

70

168

520

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.7

980

2,370

4,300

9,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

TotaJ

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

31

IT

63

63

63

59

*118

T3Q- 205

87

74

59

56

52

49

46

46

46

44

44

46

49 

49 

49

49

46

46

44

44

44

44

1,886

60.8

0.101

0.12

Nov.

41

IT

44

46

46

46

46

44

46

49

*52

59

56

52

52

49

49

52

52

144

612

2.780 

2,510 

1,300

861

638

528

426

352

b290

-

11,363

379

0.627

0.70

Dec.

b240

b210

b!90

blSO

5<52~

570

488

441

418

552

7.740

57190"

3,210

2,210

1,610

1,260

*1,000

842

691

578

553

520 

512 

480

465

426

b380

b260

b240

b350

411

32,579

1,051

1.74

2.01

Jan.

345

309

295

288

249

b210

b200

bZ"30

b320

404

578

512

434

434

545

930

930

1,040

1,110

*1,040

980

920 

832 

3,580

5.180

3,440

2,370

2,050

1,610

1,200

1,050

33,615

1,084

1.79

2.07

Feb.

1,240

870

870

784

656

638

656

700

586

496

426

473

449

404

411

396

b380

b340

b300

b345"

2,290

2.570 

1,880 

1,620

1,400

1,220

*1,110

1,010

-

-

24,315

868

1.44

1.50

Mar.

842

656

69T

1,580

1,980

1,540

1,370

1,190

1,010

920

775

738

738

890

1,070

1,670

1,750

1,610

1,600

1,460

1,260

1,140 

1,050 

9.100

8,880

5,050

3,640

3,160

2,620

2,210

1,980

64,170

2-, 070

3.43

3.95

Apr.

*1,780

2,050

1,750

1,680

1,540

1,370

1,670

1,440

1,290

1,460

1,460

1,350

1,350

1,220

1,060

980

910

870

890

900

870

803 

813 

775

794

1,090

2,360

2.460

2,130

1,780

-

40,895

1,363

2.26

2.52

May

1,570

1,420

1,220

1,000

*1,060

1,280

1,340

1,430

1,580

1,380

1,160

1,000

900

794

1,?60

1,350

1,900

2,880

2,620

2,130

1,670

1,420 

6.020 

3,760

2,540

2,830

2,540

2,130

1,720

2,330

4,530

60,764

1,960

3.25

3.74

June

4.540

3,440

2,460

1,880

1,580

1,240

1,850

1,340

*1,140

930

765

656

603

586

512

426

374

352

330

288

262

236

211 

186

168

162

157

140

130

124

-

27,068

902

1.49

1.67

July

119

345" 633

211

162

140

135

124

109

105

96

91

87

*83

78

70

63

59

56

56

74

63 

74 

109

78

59

52

49

4652-

56

3,534

114

0.189

0.22

Aug.

49

46

59

70

78

70

66

56

66

9£

78

63

52

70

74

52

44

38

*34

31

29

27 

27 

27

25

25

23

23

22

20

18.

1,458

-47.0

0.078

0.09

Sept.

Ifi

Ta

20

25

36

52

41

34

31

38

91

83

63

49

41

38

36

46

63

*96 

70 

56

49

44

41

38

38

38

-

1,485

49.5

0.082

0.09

Calendar year 1952: Max 9,120 Mln 22 Mean 979 Cfsm 1.62 In. 22.06

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,100 Mln 18 Mean 830 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.68

Peak discharge (base. 5,900 cfs). 

6,640 cfs (5.84 ft)j Mar. 24 (2 p.m.

Dec. 11 (10:30 a.m.) 10,500 cfs (6.96 ft); Jan. 24 (9 p.m.) 

14,500 efs (7.95 ft)j May 23 (1 a.m.) 8,880 cfs (6.55 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 341

Blockhouse Creek near English Center, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°28'30", long. 77°13'50", on right bank just downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 284, 0.7 mile upstream from Black Creek, 1.7 miles upstream from confluence with Te»is Creek, and 5 miles northeast of English Center, Lycoming County.

Drainage area. 37.7 sq mi.

Records available. November 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,041.85 ft (revised) above mean sea level, 

oatum of 1929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 12 years (1941-53), 61.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,010 cfs Dec." 11 (gage height, 6.96 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 550 cfs as explained below; minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 2 (gage 

height, 0.96 ft).

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 5,480 cfs May 27, 1946 (gage height, 8.81 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 550 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of. 

peak flow; minimum, 0.7 cfs Sept. 26, 27, 1943 (gage height, 0.73 ft); minimum daily, 

0.8 cfs Sept. 29, 30, 1941, Sept. 27, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 9.0 ft Mar. 18, 1936, from floodmark (discharge, 5,780 cfs), 

from rating curve extended above 550 cfs as explained above.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 951: 1941. WSP1031: 1942-44(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 10 Dec. 11 to Sept. 30

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.6

1.8

5.0

15

36

Note. Same as 

following table 

above 1.6 ft.

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

Z.O

0.2

1.8

7.5

19

36

77

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.2

155

277

446

695

1,450

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

2^1

4.4

11

5.8

4.6

4.3

*17

if

8.9

7.1

5.8

5.4

4.6

4.6

4.3

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.2 

3.2

3.2

163.0

5.26

0.140

0.16

Nov.

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

*3.2

3.2

2.9

2^6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.9

3.6

60

231

816

35?

196

126

94

85

62

49 

43

-

2,202.0

73.4

1.95

2.17

Dec.

35

34

32

30

92

111

82

72

66

204

1.440

443

233

147

110

87

*71

62

52

46

45

45

46

44

43

39

35

25

26 

31

28

3,856

124

3.29

3.80

Jan.

26

25

26

25

23

21

21

22

33

47

62

b45

40

39

56

84

b62

77

78

72

*70

66

61

383

352

181

129

119

89 

69

65

2,418

78.0

2.07

2.39

Feb.

70

52

51

42

b34

35

51

43

35

b30

b26

30

29

b25

28

b27

b25

b22

b23

b27

234

126

b96

85

75

69

*62

54

_

-

1,506

53.8

1.43

1.49

Mar.

47

b38

39

98

77

b60

b56

b52

b47

47

b38

40

42

46

58

75

67

65

81

73

65

62

60

832

125

297

233

204

163

140

118

3,745

121

3.21

3.69

Apr.

*110

134

103

97

87

81

127

97

91

101

89

80

76

67

58

55

52

53

59

58

52

48

48

45

44

64

98

84

81

75

-

2,314

77.1

2.05

2.28

May

73

75

66

57

*59

90

121

97

89

77

69

60

58

 83 54

72

145

149

129

107

86

101

348

206

147

176

126

98

82 

142

294

3,536

114

3.02

3.49

June

231

170

128

100

90

69

67

53

*46

35

30

26

25

25

23

19

18

17

16

14

12

11

9.3

8.4

7.9

9.0

11

7.9

-

1,293.5

43.1

1.14

1.28

July

6.6

34

12

8.4

7.5

7.2

6.8

6.1

6.8

5.5

5.0

4.4

3.8

*3.6

3.6

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.0

2.3

2.0

1.6

14

5.5

3.8

2.5

2.0

1.6

iii

2.0

1.8

171.4

5.53

0.147

0.17

Aug.

1.4

1.6

2.0

2.3

6.6

5.2

3.3

2.8

~6~J 203

26

16

12

24

12

8.4

6.8

*6.1

5.5

5.5

4.7

4.4

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.0

3.0

2.3

2.0 

1.6

1.2

448.2

14.5

0.385

0.44

Sept.

1.2

T72

1.4

1.6

15

13

5.5

3.6

2.8

2.5

2.0

4.5

22

7.2

5.0

3.8

3.3

2.5

2.5

7.1

9.3

*6.5

5.2

4.4

3.8

3.6

3.3

3.0

2.8 

2.3

151.9

5.06

0.134

0.15

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,710 Mln 2.1 Mean 74.4 Cfsm 1.97 In. 26.85

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,440 Mln 1.2 Mean 59.7 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.51

Peak discharge (base. 1.100 efs) . Nov. 22 (7:30 a.m.) 1,250 cfs (4.91 ft); Dec. 11 (3:30 a.m.) 

3,010 cfs (6.96 ft); Mar. 24 (9:30 a.m.) 2,010 cfs (5.94 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 18 to Jan. 5, July 3, 4; discharge estimated on basis of records 

for nearby stations.
342 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Lycoming Creek near Trout Run, Pa.

Location. La t 41°25'05", long. 77°02'00", on right bank 150 ft upstream from highway 

bridge , 300 ft upstream from Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, half a mile downstream from 

Grays Run, and 2| miles upstream from village of Trout Run, Lycoming County.

Drainage area . 173 sq mi.

Records available. -.-October 1919 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1953 in 

reports or Geological Survey. December 1913 to September 1916, October 1916 to 

September 1919 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), and October 1919 to 

September 1941 (water years 1927 and 1930, revised) in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 693.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^T929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to May 26, 1939, 

chain gage at site 150 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 36 years (1914-16, 1919-53), 272 cf s .

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 10,400 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 12.31 ft); minimum, 6.9 cfs Sept. 1; minimum gage height, 1.61 ft Nov. 16.

1913-53: Maximum discharge, 21,800 cfs May 27, 1946 (gage height, 19.37 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 9,200 cfs; minimum, 3.2 cfs Sept. 27, 1936; minimum daily, 

4.0 cfs Sept. 19-24, 27, 28, 1936.

Remarks . Records good. 

InTSP 1290.

Records of chemical analyses for .the water year 1953 are given

Revisions (water years) .-- WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 921: 1933, 1934(M), 1935-39.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

23

24

52

50

27

*26

47

61

44

55

52

28

27

27

26

24

24

24

24

25

25

25

26

27 

26

25

24

22

22

22

21

875

28.2

0.163

0.19

Nov.

21

21

22

22

22

25

22

22

22

*22

22

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

21

350

1,380

5,680

2,090

1,090 

683

506

506

391

519

276

-

11,676

589

2.25

2.51

Dec.

239

221

209

192

543

936

600

479

422

857

6,500

2,120

1,160

772

572

469

596

*542

287

247

247

244

247

254

251

209

187

135

135

154

148

19,534

630

3.64

4.20

Jan.

140

137

140

137

125

108

103

108

163

256

400

297

250

231

279

422

367

392

418

367

*367

346

318

2,610 

1,920

1,010

689

619

494

378

356

13,945

450

2.60

5.00

Feb.

571

255

270

247

205

206

245

264

210

184

160

172

169

154

163

154

148

152" 130

143

1.280

772

536

453 

407

571

349

*311

.

-

8,459

302

1.75

1.82

War.

270

225

234

522

490

371

328

294

260

260

228

225

244

275

562

490

411

585

473

442

389

563

349

5,410 

1,910

1,440

1,100

980

800

658

*550

18,716

604

5.49

4.02

Apr.

494

689

519

469

430

392

'62^ 784

554

581

511

442

434

381

332

321

304

297

324

338

307

287

287

260

247

287

449

374

535

318

-

12,375

41Z

2.58

2.66

May

332

360

524

*285

294

555

422

392

360

318

280

250

234

241

313

314

502

638

502

422

556

559

1,150

604 

502

1,230

905

624

477

724

1,580

15,605

505

2.91

3.35

June

1.200

830

604

477

418

558

342

*280

237

193

160

145

134

134

126

110

95

88

82

75

67

61

55

50 

45

57

86

55

50

44

-

6,636

221

1.28

1.43

July

39

242

123

80

62

53

50

42

43

36

52

51

31

*28

26

21

18

16

16

16

15

18

52

37

25

21

18

15

14

15

15

1,248

40.3

0.235

0.27

Aug.

12

14

16

17

29

30

27

23

126

184

77

48

45

45

36

30

25

*21

18

16

15

13

12

12 

11

10

10

9.7

8.8

8.0

7.6

95Z.1

50.7

0.177

0.20

Sept.

7.5

87?

8.8

9.2

16

27

24

20

16

15

-10

12

61

33

22

16

12

11

9.2

18

30

*27

21

17 

14

12

11

9.7

8.8

8.0

-

512.4

17.1

0.099

0.11

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,500 Min 20 Mean 362 Cfsm 2.09 In. 28.49

Water year 1952-55= Max 6,500 Min 7.3 Mean 303 Cfsm 1.75 In. 23.76

Peak discharge (base. 2.9OO efs). Nov. 22 (11 a.m.) 5,290 cfs (8.68 ft)j Dec. 11 (7 a.m.) 10,4OO 

efs (12.31 ft); Jan. 24 (12:30 p.m.) 4,540 cfs (8.10 ft)j Mar. 24 (12:30 p.m.) 7,790 efs (10.46 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

West Branch Susquehanna River at Williamsport, Pa.

343

Location. Lat 41°14'15", long. 76°59'SS", on left bank at upstream edge of Market Street 

Bridge at Williamsport, Lycoming County, 350 ft upstream from Hagermans Run.

Drainage ar9a. 5,682 sq mi.

Records available. March 1895 to December 1913, October 1918 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. March 1895 to September 

1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

flage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 494.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

X929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Oct. 1, 1928, 

chain gage at same site and datum (corrected).

Average discharge. 58 years, 8,908 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 83,200 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 16.64 ft); mln- 

 imum, 516 cfs Nov. 8 (gage height, -CL32 ft).

1895-1953: Maximum discharge, 264,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 33.57 ft, 

from floodmark in gage shelter), from rating curve extended above 210,000 cfs on basis 

of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 162 cfs Sept. 17, 1943 (gage height, 

-0.57 ft); minimum daily, 250 cfs^June 30, July 10, 1912.

Maximum stage known prior to 1895, 32.4 ft June 1, 18~89 (discharge, about 252,000 

cfs).

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station. 

Revisions. WSP 756: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 24 Mar. 25 to Sept. 30

-0.3 530

.4 1,180

1.0 2,080

3.0 6,560

5.0

9.0

11.8

12,400

30,000

46,200

1.0 

2.0 

4.0

540

2,320

4,240

9,600

7.0 20,700

11.0 41,200

16.0 77,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

674

682

682

699

717

708

798

890

*1,030

1.150

1,060

940

880

843

807

762

T17

708

674

658

642

*618

626 

634 

618

626

634

626

602

570

562

22,837

737

0.130

0.15

Nov.

586

586

594

578

594

610

562

538

570

586

594

626

682

650

642

586

594

*618

602

871

5,140

18,900

24,000 

18,300 

12,000

8,660

7,060

5,820

4,640

3,850

-

120,639

4,021

0.708

0.79

Dec.

3,300

2,880

2,610

2,450

2,980

6,810

6,180

6,060

5,700

5,330

31,600

46.200

32,400

21,800

15,800

12,000

10,100

8,660

*7,320

6,310

5,700

5,460

5,220 

4,980 

4,640

4,300

3,960

3,200

2,330

2,510

2,650

281,440

9,079

1.60

1.84

Jan.

3,090

3,200

3,200

3,090

2,880

2,350

2,080

2,060

2,510

4,200

7,580

8,940

8,940

7,840

7,060

7,320

8,660

11,400

13,400

14,600

14,200

*13,400

12,800 

18,000 

57.700

36,000

26,400

20,800

18,200

15,800

13,100

35O,8OO

11,320

1.99

2.30

Feb.

11,700

11,400

10,400

9,800

8,660

8,100

7,840

8,660

9,800

8,660

7,580

7,320

7,320

7,840

7,840

7,O6O

6,810

6,180

5,580

5,460

9,040

17,800

19.000 

17,000 

14,600

12,800

11,400

*10,400

-

-

-

276,050

9,859

1.74

1.81

Mar.

9,220

8,100

7.320

7,840

11,000

12,000

11,400

10,400

9,500

8,940

8,100

7,580

7,320

8,100

9,800

12,000

15,800

15,800

15,000

14,600

13,400

12,000

10,700 

23,200 

77.700

57,400

42,200

33,700

29,600

26,100

23,000

558,820

18,030

3.17

3.66

Apr.

20,300

*20,700

21,600

20,700

18,700

16,700

16,700

17,100

15,100

14,700

17,900

19,500

17,900

16 , 300

14,400

12 , 600

11,200

10.800

11,200

11,600

12,600

12,600

12,600 

13,000 

13,300

13,300

15,900

18,700

18,300

16,300

-

472,300

15,740

2.77

3.09

May

14,400

13,600

12,200

10,800

9,900

9,900

10,500

*10,800

12,200

12,200

10,800

9,900

9,300

8,700

8.400

9,600

11,600

17,400

23,000

20,300

16,700

14,000

48,400 

59,200 

34,200

32,600

70.900

47,000

30,000

25,600

50,700

674,800

21,770

3.83

4.42

June

70,900

52 20O

34*200

25,200

19,900

16,300

14,400

*17,100

15,900

12,200

10,200

8,700

7,560

7,280

6,590

5,810

5,060

4,580

4,350

4,240

3,910

3,500

3,120 

2,840 

2,580

2.490

2,840

2,580

2,490

2,580

-

371,600

12,390

2.18

2.43

July

2,490

2,400

2.660

2,320

2,050

2,050

2,130

2,140

1,920

1,940

1,900

1,680

*1,480

1,360

1,320

1,210

1,140

1,070

1,020

1,030

1,030

1,100

1,690 

1,760 

1,780

1,920

1,810

1,400

1,170

1,140

1,140

51,250

1,653

0.291

0.34

Aug.

1,180

1,450

1,390

1,210

*1,420

1,450

2,OOO

2,930

2,550

2,580

2,400

3.910

3,400

2,580

2,160

1,970

*1,800

1,450

1,270

1,130

1,070

988

932 

890 

848

792

764

722

694

666

652

49,248

1,589

0.280

0.32

Sept.

610

582 582"

582

725

890

1,170

1,180

1,200

1,140

932

348

890

1,000

988

932

848

750

708

722

*876

932

1,300 

1,540 

1,240

1,060

946

306

736

694

-

27,209

907

0.160

0.18

Calendar year 1952: Max 90,2OO Min 538 Mean 10,160 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.31

Water year 1952-53: Max 77,7OO Min 538 Mean 8,923 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.33

Peak discharge (base, 51,OOP cfs).--Mar. 25 (11:30 a.m.) 85,200 cfs (16.64 ft)j May 23 (10:30 p.m.) 

78,700 cfs (167o8 ft)j May 27 (1O a.m.) 76,OOO cfs (15.78 ft)j June 1 (11:3O a.m.) 73,3OO cfs 

(15.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
344 SUSQUEHAMA RIVER BASIN

Grafius Run at Williamsport, Pa.

Location. Lat 41"15'15", long. 77°00'40", on left bank 10 ft downstream from footbridge 

at end of Vallamont Drive in Williamsport, Lycoming County, and 1.5 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 3.14 sq mi.

Records available. April 1940 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and masonry control. Datum of gage is 553.66 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 13 years, 4.09 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 415 cfs May 22 (gage height, 2.53 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 99 cfs; no flow at times.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 910 cfs May 27, 1946 (gage height, 3.43 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 99 cfs; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet.per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

0

.3

.2

.1

0

*0

.7

7T

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0 

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.5

0.05

0.016

0.02

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

.1

4.6

12

53

23

8.3

4.6

3.4

2.6

1.9

1.5

1.3

-

116.4

3.88

1.24

1.38

Dec.

Ttt

1.1

1.1

13

20

10

6.0

4.3

12

117

26

11

6.6

4.7

3.7

2.9 

*2.6

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.6

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.7

bl.5

1.6

1.6

270.8

8.74

2.78

3.21

Jan.

1.5

1.7

1.6

1.2

bl.O

1.0

1.7

6.0

16

23

14

9.7

7.9

7.2

6.6

6.0 

11

10

11

10

no

10

32

Iff

12

7.5

6.9

4.9

3.5

3.5

268.0

8.65

2.75

3.17

Feb.

b2.3

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.3

3.1

2.8

2.4

2.1

2.0

2.4

2.1

1.8

2.3

2.1

2.0 

bl.7 b2"TO~

b2!e

II

10

7.2

5.4

4.7

4.0

3.5

*2.8

.

-

-

94.1

3.36

1.07

1.11

Mar.

b2.0

571

4.5

2.9

b2.6

b2.4

b2.3

b2.1

2.4

b2.O

2.1

2.3

2.1

4.0

4.4

4.7 

4.7

5.2

4.2

3.7

3.7

3.7

57

29

16

10

9.2

7.0

5.3

4.7

210.7

6. BO

2.17

2.50

Apr.

*5.3

4.7

5.0

4.7

4.4

7.6

7.0

7.4

B,!

5.3

4.7

4.4

3.3

2.8

2.6

H4.4

3.6

3.8

4.1

3.8

3.1

2.8

3.6

3.6

2.6

2.6

3.1

-

128.2

4.27

1.36

1.52

May

3.3

2.6

376

2.8

2.8

3.1

2.8

2.4

2.1

2.3

2.6

2.4

5.O

2.6

12 

7.2

3.6

2.6

2.1

17

61

16

8.1

14

11

8.4

5.3

12

29

256.2

8.26

2.63

3.03

June

20

To

6.3

4.4

3.1

2.3

2.1

1.5

*1.2

l.O

.9

.8

1.8

1.1

.9

.8

.7 

.6

.6

.4

.4

.3

.2

0

0

1.9

.7

.4

.3

.2

-

64.9

2.16

0.688

0.77

July

0.1

~T»

'.2

,1

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.9

0.09

0.029

0.03

Aug.

0 0"

0

.1

.7

.2

, 1

.2

"76

.3

.2

2,0

.6

.3

.2

*.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.8

0.25

0.080

0.09

Sept.

0

.1

0

O

1.7

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

0

0

0

0 

0

0

.1

o' *.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.7

0.09

0.029

0.03

Calendar year 1952: Max 222 Min o Mean 5.57 Cfsm 1.77 In. 24.15

Water year 1952-53: Max 117 Min o Mean 3.90 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.86

Peak discharge (base, 65 cfs). Nov

(2.03 ft); Mar. 24 (6 a.m.) 125 ofa ( 

76 cfs (1.52 ft).

. 22 (5:30 a.m.) 70 cfs (1.49 ft); Dec. 11 (8 a.m.) 206 cfs 

1.76 ft)j May 22 (lO p.m.) 415 cfs (2.53 ft)j May 26 (9:30 a.m.)

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 10 to Nov. 9, Nov. 12-18, Dec. 19-22, Feb. 5-16, Mar. 30 to Apr. 

1, Sept. 20j discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, and records 

for nearby stations.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 345

Loyalsock Creek at Loyalsock, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°19'25", long. 76°54'40", on left bank just downstream from highway

 bridge at Loyalsock, Lycoming County, 2.5 miles downstream from Wallis Run and 7.3 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 443 sq mi.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. July

 1925 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 585.63 ft above mean sea level (Pennsylvania State highway benchmark).

Average discharge. 28 years (1925-53), 741 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,700 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 8.81 ft), from

 rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs as explained below; minimum, 20 cfs Sept. 1, 3

1925-53: 'Maximum discharge, 51,200 cfs Nov. 16, 1926, Nov. 26, 1950, from rating 

curve extended above 10,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 

12 20 ft- maximum gage height, 12.32 ft Nov. 26, 1950; minimum discharge, 12 cfs 

Sept. 26, 1939.

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1953 are given 

In~¥SP 1290.

Revisions (water years). WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 871: 1937-38(M). WSP 1051: 

' i933inj, ia36(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and. discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 28, 29, Feb. 5, 18, 19)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 24 Mar. 25 to Sept. 30

2.6 

2.9 

5.2 

3.5 

4.0

29

100

207

369

779

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.1

1,360

2,120

4,300

7,800

13,300

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.4

16

46

88

150

360

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.8

859

1,460

2,330

4,020

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

59

66

78

84

86

*76

95

97

109 Ti5

84

7668"

71

61

61

66

63

61

61

59

59

61

68 

63

61

66

59

56

56

54

2,179

70.3

0.159

0.18

Nov.

54

54

54

54

51

51

51

51

49

*51

49

49

49

49

47.

47

47

49

49

207

2,710

8,280

5,530

2,340 

1,490

1,110

1,100

915

712

612

-

25,961

865

1.95

2,18

Dec.

520

467

444

410

1,050

3,590

1,840

1,380

1,120

1,590

15.200

5,250

2,680

1,790

1,350

1,100

915

 769

647

528

537

578

702

638 

603

561

497

340

350

389

383

45,998

1,484

3.55

5.86

Jan.

351

326

552

526

292

254

251

H9

566

850

1,500

1,090

830

721

741

972

1,090

1,350

1,680

1,550

*1,240

1,120

970

7.100 

6,090

2,640

1,700

1,530

1,270

937

872

40,514

1,500

2.93

3.38

Feb.

872

656

612

586

440

460

569

702

553

467

389

417

405

569

576

560

363

285

356" 280

5.280

2,980

1,470

1,250 

1,070

926

851

*750

-

-

-

22,042

787

1.78

1.85

Mar.

658

497

569

1,190

1,430

981

820

702

594

612

490 504"

490

528

651

1,000

830

721

820

861

741

656

621

4.520 

3,950

3,660

2,940

2,530

2,170

*1,760

*1,480

39,956

1,289

2.91

3.35

Apr.

1,290

1,680

1,460

1,210

1,100

1,000

2,380

2.450

1,860

1,790

1,490

1,320

1,220

1,130

988

880

901

819

891

1,000

912

839

819

751 

714

772

1,350

1,250

1,060

953

-

36,259

1,209

2.75

5.04

May

1,100

1,540

1,120

*965

901

988

944

870

1,040

965

859

696

686

725

651

616

756

1,180

944

760

651

629

1,580

1,200 

925

1,930

2,000

1,550

1,070

1,250

2.940

55,577

1,085

2.44

2.82

June

2,450

1,860

1,550

1,080

925

770

780

*751

582

480

408

554

335

329

529

292

259

222

202

175

167

150

150

143 

130

116

192

179

154

140

-

15,452

515

1.16

1.30

July

113

298

222

154

126

102

96

91

83

81

67

67

*63

61

57

56

54 ' 50

48

46

43

41

567

20T 

130

91

74

63

59

57

54

3,321

107

0.242

0.28

Aug.

50

52

54

50

63

67

61

57

177

178

110

96

76

74

61

56

52

*46

41

38

36

55

55

30 

29

2.1

27

26

24

25

22.

1,769

57.1

0.129

0.15

Sept.

22Ti

22

24

51

154

192

214

IB?

97

70

65

67

61

57

54

46

43

58

43

*57

67

61

52 

48

44

43

40

38

35

-

1,940

64.7

0.146

0.16

Calendar year 1952: Max 16,400 Min 47 Mean 884 Cfsm 2.00 In. 27.17

Water year 1952-53: Max 13,200 Min 22 Mean 736 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.55

Peak discharge (base. 6.400 efs). Nov. 22 (2 p.m.) 11,600 cfs (7.78 ft)i Dec. 11 (2 p.m.) 17,700 

fs (8.81 . ft) j Jan. . 24 (5:50 p.m.) 13,900 cfs (8.20 ft)j Feb. 21 (5 p.m.) 6,400 cfs (6.66 ft)j Mar.

24 (5:30 p.m.) 8,000 cfs (7.04 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
346 SU3QUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Munoy Creek near Sonestown, Pa.

Location. Lat 41 B 21i25", long. 76°32i05", on right bank 150 ft downstream from Slip 

Run, 185 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 464, and 1.2 miles east of Sonestown, Sullivan County.

Drainage area. 23.8 sq ml.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,025.01 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 13 years, 50.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,460 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 5.38 ft); 

minimum, 0.8 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1; minimum gage height, 1.73 ft Nov. 13-15, Aug. 31, 

Sept. 1.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 7,310 cfs Mar. 11, 1952 (gage height, 8.61 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,400 cfs; minimum, that of Aug. 31 ( Sept. 1, 1953. 

Flood of March 1936 reached a stage of about 9.3 ft.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wKTch are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 22 Nov. 23 to Sept. 30

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.3 

2.6

2.6

7.3

14

3.0 142

3.5 394

4.0 530

4.6 890

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

0.7

1.3

3.2

7.0

18

44

2.8 

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

4.4

84

151

289

530

765

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 t<5 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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

4.6

5.6

*6.6

5.0

4.8

4.8

7^6

6.3

5.3

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.9

3^7

3.7

3.7

142.2

4.59

0.193

0.22

Nov.

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.5

*3.5

3.9

3.9

146

438

844

312

140

88

75

102

67

55

48

-

2,382.7

79.4

3.34

3.72

Dec.

40

37

35

32

E57

217

118

82

70

130

us *243

135

90

68

58

50

44

b37

b33

34

46

41

38

36

34

b32

b23

b26

32

28

2,862

92.3

3. 88

4.47

Jan.

24

24

24

23

bl8

big

b!7

21

46

69

71

*53

46

42

44

*53

b47

131

99

81

73

64

56

648

277

132

92

84

65

b56

52

2,548

82.2

3.45

3.98

Feb.

b52

b45

b42

b35

b33

b34

b50

48

41

b35

b33

35

32

b29

31

b28

b26

b2Q

b21

*b29

256

129

b82

b66

59

55

50

43

-

-

-

1,439

51.4

2.16

2.25

Mar.

b34

b29

34

101

64

b50

b44

b39

b35

37

b31

34

36

35

52

60

50

47

62

55

50

45

43

295

160

194

*146

135

112

92

79

2,278

73.5

3.09

3.56

Apr.

73

99

74

67

62

62

218

141

105

99

79

68

65

56

51

56

50

50

54

55

50

48

46

a44

46

a84

a94

78

68

a70

-

2,212

73.7

3.10

3.46

Hay

*81

73

62

56

72

67

62

59

60

66

54

47

53

50

42

39

79

94

68

56

48

54

95

58

55

160

105

81

65

93

138

2,192

70.7

2.97

3.43

June

99

78

63

53

*46

43

44

35

29

25

22

20

20

22

18

16

13

13

12

10

9.4

19

11

8.4

8.0

11

18

8.9

8.0

liQ

789.7

26.3

1.11

1.23

July

a7.8

27

11

7.5

6.6

6.2

6.2

5.0

*5.0

4.6

4.3

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.2

7.4

3.6

2.7

9.1

5.8

3.6

2.7

2.2

2.2

.2^0

2.2

2.2

161.2

5.20

0.218

0.25

Aug.

1.7

3.9

3.9

2.5

5.5

3.6

2.5

2.0

5,8

5.0

3.0

2.2

1.8

*1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

^9

66.5

2.15

O.09O

0.10

Sept.

1.6

2.0

1.3

-U2

15

14

20

.2

.2

.2

.8

.7

.8

.7

* .6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.7

.9

.7

.0

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.4

1.4

-

103.7

3.46

0.145

0.16

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,290 Min 3.3 Mean 60.9 Cfsm 2.56 In. 34.83

Water year 1952-53: Max 844 Min 0.9 Mean 47.1 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.83

Peak discharge (base. 1.100 cfs). Nov. 22 (6:30 a.m.) 1,46O cfs (5.38 ft); Dec. 11 (9:30 a.m.) 

1,160 cfs (4.99 ft); Jan. 24 (10:30 a.m.) 1,200 cfs (5.04 ft).

* Discharge measurement 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.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 347

West Branch Susquehanna River at Lewisburg, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°58'05", long. 76°52'25", on left bank at downstream side of left 

abutment of Market Street Bridge at Lewisburg, Union County, 0.2 mile downstream 

from Buffalo Creek and 7.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 6.847 sq mi.

Records available. December 1939 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. 

September 1913 to August 1923 (gage heights only) and December 1939 to September 1941 

in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 428.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943. Sept. 21, 1913, to 

Sept. 30, 1919, staff gage, Oct. 1, 1919, to Aug. 31, 1923, chain gage, and Dec. 7, 

1939, to July 2, 1940, wire-weight gage, all at same site and datum. Since Oct. 1, 

1942, water-stage recorder for station on Susquehanna River at Sunbury used as an 

auxiliary gage for this station.

Average discharge. 13 years (1940-53), 11,160 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 90,100 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 15.62 ft); 

minimum, 702 cfs Nov. 1 (gage height, 0.92 ft).

1913-23, 1939-53: Maximum discharge, 262,000 cfs May 29, 1946 (gage height, 

28.43 ft); minimum not determined.

Maximum stage known, 32.1 ft Mar. 19, 1936, from floodmarks (discharge, 287,000 

cfs, from slope-area determination at Watsontown).

Remarks. Records excellent. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for 

the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1290.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per seeond)

(Backwater from Susquehanna River Dec. 12-14, Jan. 25-27, 

Mar. 25-29)

0.9

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

680

910

1,490

2,480

3.0

5.0

8.0

15.1

5,380

12,700

28,400

78,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

886

886

962

962

962

962

988

1,140

1,260

1,470

1.540

1,380

1,260

1,180

1,110

1,030

988

923

910

886

*874

886

826

826

850

814

814

814

826

838

802

30,855

995

0.145

0.17

Nov.

735

768

779

802

779

779

850

826

735

757

802

802

862

923

898

874

826

826

838

1,090

5,290

26,400

59 .000

*27,400

18,400

12,700

10,100

8,520

6,990

5,880

-

177,231

5,908

0.863

0.96

Dec.

5,060

4,400

4,060

3,790

4,920

13,400

11,000

9,150

8,520

7,780

35,000

64.500

47,100

31,300

22,300

16,900

13,600

11,500

9,780

8,520

7,580

7,370

7,200

6,750

6,350

5,970

5,610

4,930

4,000

*3 . 700

3,790

395,630

12,760

1.86

2.15

Jan.

4,120

4,370

4,430

4,430

4,150

3,730

3,220

3.090

4,240

6,400

10,500

12,100

12,100

10,800

9,430

9,220

10,500

14,300

18,000

18,600

18,200

17,200

15,900

23,600

51.400

48,800

34,900

27,400

23,300

19,900

17,000

465,330

15,010

2.19

2.53

Feb.

15,000

14,000

*12,800

12,000

10,900

9,940

9,860

10,400

11,400

10,800

9,460

8,870

8,760

9,040

9,400

9,150

8,520

7,920

7,090

6 . 790

9,510

21,900

24.300

21,700

18,600

16,300

14,600

13,200

-

-

-

342,210

12,220

1.78

1.86

Mar.

11,800

10,300

9,260

9,430

12,300

'14,200

14,200

13,000

11,700

10,900

*9,980

9,150

8.800

9,040

10,700

13,500

16,800

18,600

18,000

17,600

16,400

14,700

13,300

20,800

78.600

77,300

57,300

45,200

37,800

33,400

28,900

672,960

21,710

3.17

3.66

Apr.

24,800

23,700

25.300

24,500

22,000

19,700

19,800

21,800

19,500

18,000

19,800

22,200

21,400

19,400

*17,000

15,000

13,600

12 . 600

13,500

13,600

14,300

14,500

14,300

14,400

14,800

14,900

17,300

21,000

21,200

19,200

-

553,100

18,440

2.69

3.00

May

17,200

16,400

15,000

13,100

11,900

11,800

12,700

13,000

13,600

14,800

13,200

11,700

10,700

10,400

9.780

10,000

12,300

17,000

24,500

*24,300

19,700

16,400

41,700

69 ,500

45,100

36,700

66,600

61,100

39,600

31,000

46,900

757,680

£4,440

3.57

4.12

June

72.700

65,8OO

46,000

33,300

25,600

20,600

17,200

17,300

19,800

15,300

12,400

10,600

9,220

8,620

8,170

7,370

6,520

5,810

5,350

5,120

4,960

4,430

*3,940

3,530

3,250

3,060

3,390

3,420

2.980

3,060

-

448,800

14,960

2.18

2.44

July

3,060

2,980

3.250

3,220

2,650

2,430

2,580

2,500

2,480

2,170

2,300

2,100

1,840

1,730

1,680

1,610

1,490

1,440

1,360

1,320

1,320

1.300

1,780

2,270

2,170

2,080

2,190

*1,940

1,580

1,460

1,430

63,710

2,055

0.300

0.35

Aug.

1,390

1,440

1,700

1,560

1,630

1,680

1,680

2,780

3,010

3,360

2,800

3,220

4.240

3,500

2,620

2,190

2,100

1,790

1,520

1,380

1,260

1,180

1,120

1,070

1,010

975

949

910

886

850

850

56,650

1,827

0.267

0.31

Sept.

826

*779

757

735

757

962

1,150

1,350

1,390

1,350

1,260

1,070

988

1,100

1,170

1,120

1,080

988

910

874

910

1,040

1,120

1.460

1,440

1,330

1,180

1,080

975

886

-

32,037

1,068

0.156

0.17

Calendar year 1952: Max 110,000 Min 735 Mean 12,900 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.65

Water year 1952-53: Max 78,600 Min. 735 Mean lo,950 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.72

Discharge measurement made on this day.
348 SDSQBEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Ga,

Susquehanna River at Sunbury, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°51'10", long. 76°48ilO", on left bank 50 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Sunbury, Northumberland County, 0.7 mile upstream from Shamokin Creek, 

and l| miles downstream from West Branch Susquehanna River.

Drainage area. 18,300 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. 

June 1918 to September 1937 (gage heights only) and October 1937 to September 1941 

in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 419.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

'929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943. June 24, 1918, to 

Sept. 3, 1919, staff gage, Sept. 4 to December 1919, water-stage recorder, December 

1919 to July 1920, staff gage, July 1920 to February 1922, water-stage recorder, and 

February 1922 to Sept. 30, 1923, staff gage, all at site 3,700 ft upstream at datum 

1.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1923,to Nov. 20, 1934, staff or chain gage at site 3,700 

ft upstream at present datum. Nov. 21, 1934, to Dec. 12, 1937, wire-weight gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years (1937-53), 26,610 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 165,000 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 11.26 ft); 

minimum, 1,700 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 0.32 ft).

1918-53: Maximum discharge, 556,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 26.85 ft, 

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 430,000 cfs; minimum, 1,220 cfs 

Sept. 25, 26, 27, 1939 (gage height, 0.23 ft).

Maximum stage known prior to 1918, 22.5 ft in March 1865.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water yearsj. WSP 891: 1936(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. Mar. 27 to Sept. 30

0.5 2,050

1.0 4,550

1.5 8,100

2.0 12,800

3.0 24,500

8.0 102,000

11.1 162,000 1.0 

2.0

1,650

2,600

4,700

13,100

3.0 24,500

8.0 102,000

10.3 146,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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.

2,720

2,720

2,810

3,100

2,900

2,860

2,860

2,900

3,000

3,400

5.780

3,730

3,780

3,730

3,460

3,150

3,100

2,860

2,680

2,680

2,580

*2,500

2,450

2,370

2,370

2,370

2,330

2,330

2.290

2,330

2,330

88,470

2,854

0.156

0.18

Nov.

2,210

2,210

2,250

2,250

2,210

2.170

2,170

2,290

2,210

2,210

2,250

2,210

2,250

2,450

2,450

2,540

2,540

2,540

2,540

2,950

8,420

42,000

72.500

62,000

*47,600

54,100

26,800

22,500

18,400

15,900

-

596,720

15,220

0.722

0.81

Dec.

14,000

12,400

11,500

10.400

11,000

28,700

36,000

33 , 300

29,800

26,300

57,500

151,000

156.000

107,000

76,400

55,400

42,600

54,800

29,200

25,300

22,400

21,400

21,500

21,100

20,600

20,100

19,700

18,700

16,400

14,400

*13,500

*1,158.2

37,360

2.04

2.55

Jan.

12,900

12,900

13,100

13,200

12,800

12,000

11,000

10.400

12,000

15,700

22,700

26,300

28,000

26,800

24,800

25,600

27,800

41,400

48,000

50,500

49,400

44,800

39,900

47,200

103,000

123.000

107,000

81,400

64,400

54,800

47,300

*1,207.9

38,960

2.13

2.45

Feb.

41,300

37,500

36,000

*35,700

50,100

27,000

25,900

27,000

27,200

29,200

28,400

25,200

25,100

22,000

22,500

23,500

22,600

20,900

19,100

18.100

20,900

49,000

73,100

75.600

60,600

48,500

41,400

37,400

-

-

-

944,600

33,740

1.84

1.92

Mar.

34,100

31,100

27,200

25,900

50,500

56,800

40,700

56,400

51,600

28,100

25,200

*25,100

21,800

21.400

25,500

51,100

58,900

45,700

41,900

40,200

57,900

37,500

35,800

41,600

106,000

161.000

145,000

121,000

107,000

94,200

77,100

*1,597.5

51,550

2.82

5.25

Apr. -

65.500

57,400

58,000

55,700

49,800

44,500

43,600

52,400

57,400

54,800

52,800

53,600

52,100

48,200

43,600

 39,500

56,800

54,000

34,600

34,300

35,100

34,700

33,600

52,500

51,200

51.100

36,500

50,200

59,200

55,000

-

*1,565.1

45,440

2.48

2.77

May

46,000

43,800

46,600

52,800

49,100

46,800

55,100

49,400

47,400

46,000

39,700

34,400

30,600

28,300

25,900

25.000

29,400

37,900

46,200

49,100

*42,800

36,000

57,900

94.400

65,600

55,800

85,100

87,400

64,000

49,100

66,000

*1,533.6

49,470

2.70

5.12

June

97.000

94, 700

68,900

51,000

59,600

32,900

29,400

50,100

52,000

26,700

22,000

18,800

16,600

15,500

15,100

14,900

14,400

12,900

11,600

10,800

10,100

9,510

8,590

*7,820

7,490

7,010

6,950

7,090

6,450

6.290

-

731,980

24,400

1.33

1.49

July

6,290

6,450

7,170

7.490

7,170

7,410

6,850

6,050

5,490

4,960

4,830

4,580

4,220

4,100

3,940

3,660

3,450

3,550

3,200

3.050

3,050

3,050

5,250

4,100

4,040

4,100

4,220

4,580

*5,940

5,770

5,550

145,360

4,689

0.256

0.30

Aug.

3,300

3,200

5,300

3,250

5,250

5,400

5,350

3,820

4,700

4,830

4,580

4,400

5.770

5,560

5,220

4,640

4,160

3,820

3,450

3,200

2,960

2,740

2,600

2,520

2,400

2,280

2,200

2,140

2,080

1,990

1.960

107,070

5,454

0.189

0.22

Sept.

1,950

1,880

*1,820

1.600

1,930

2,140

4,170

5.870

3,990

3,720

3,200

2,820

2,600

2,820

5,250

3,150

2,960

2,690

2,440

2,360

2,360

2,440

2,480

2,740

2,820

2,690

2,520

2,400

2,520

2,170

-

82,460

2,749

0.150

0.17

Calendar year 1952: Max £24,000 Min 2,170 Mean 30,160 Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.43

Water year 1952-53: Max 161,000 Mln 1,800 Mean 25,640 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.03

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed In thousands.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 349

Shamokin Creek at Weigh Scale, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°48'30", long. 76°35'05", on right bank at Weigh Scale, Northumberland 

County, 1 mile downstream from Trout Run and 2 miles northwest of Shamokin.

Drainage area. 54.2 sq mi.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 608.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 13 years (1940-53), 94.4 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,060 cfs May 26 (gage height, 3.15 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 320 cfs; minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 28: minimum gage height, 

0.49 ft Sept. 2, 28.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 2,590 cfs Nov. 9, 1943, from rating curve extended 

above 600 cfs; maximum gage height, 4.74 ft Nov. 8, 1943; minimum discharge, 3.2 

cfs Feb. 15, 1940 (gage height, 0.42 ft); minimum daily, 9.8 cfs Jan. 5, 1947.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Regulation by mine pumps above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 {gage height. In feet, and 

discharge. In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24

0.6 20

.9 50

1.3 111

1.7 

2.0 

2.3

214 

331 

4S3

Jan. 25 to Sept. 30 

0.4 11

1.1

1.5 158

1.9 288

38 2.4 540

77

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

45

50

*48

54

41

29

50

43

43

44

55

39

29

40

41

42

42

49

30

30

*39

38

39

37

46

33

23.

37

39

36

36

1,247

40.2

0.742

0.86

Nov.

44

28

M

37

33

34

32

35

43

 29

32

29

32

32

42

38

34

35

36

120

173

13A

201

*132

115

107

107

86

86

77

-

2,287

76.2

1.41

1.57

Dec.

S3.

65

75

68

141

146

119

100

100

122

352

*205

189

178

144

129

117

109

111

109

115

104

100

102

91

93

87

83

85 *a98

a88

3,685

119

2.20

2.53

Jan.

a76

a 70

a74

56

53

58

60

71

106

123

117

94

*86

85

87

95

100

149

117

122

119

115

104

33&

265

218

203

194

177

169

174

3,875

125

2.31

2.66

Feb.

161

130

*119

115

113

117

146

124

109

105

102

105

102

102

133

117

109

109

105

*107

162

130

119

121

124

113

104

96.

-

3,299

118

2.18

2.26

Mar.

86

82

91

117

86

82

79

79

63

70

 70

70

72

68

103

89

86

86

92

87

82

80

76

210

170

265

*222

203

180

156

144

3,466

112

2.07

2.38

Apr.

134

126

117

113

105

103

156 119-

113

128

117

124

115

a!05

*102

119

109

133

128

109

105

100

98

9i

98

160

us146

134

128

3, 60S

120

2.21

2.48

May

*126

117

105

96

110

98

96

87

87

82

77

76

76

74

89

82

101

79

15

*74

71

83

289

148

153

495

310

242

194

220

219

4,221

136

2.51

2.90

June

200

166

151

141

*132

146

16S

134

121

113

alio

111

118

105

102

91

a84

a76

a68

62

a58

a57

*61

62

61

65

63

61

53

54

-

2,994

99.8

1.84

2.05

July

51

71

52

46

58

55

a52

62

*a60

52

44

45

41

44

44

43

42

49

49

39

46

44

85

49

44

41

a40

*37

38

50

39

1,512

48.8

0.900

1.04

Aug.

39

43

33

43

44

44

42

41

52

*35

35

32

33

35

34

34

27

32

32

34

38

33

31

26

31

28

31

28

29

34

S3.

1,076

34.7

0.640

0.74

Sept.

28

26

*30

31

51

28

43

27

38

38

39

58

42

24

35

d34

d37

*d38

40

li

21

35

34

35

34

35

25

20

33

34

-

1,057

35.2

0.649

0.73

Calendar year 1952: Max 653 Mln 23 Mean 109 Cfsm 2.01 In. 27.37

Water year 1952-53: Max 495 Mln 14 Mean 88.6 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.20

Peak discharge (base. 700 cfs). No

(2.70 ft)} May 26 (10 a.m.) 1,060 cfs

v. 22 (3:30 a.m.) 770 ofs (2.76 ft); May 23 (12:30 a.m.) 729 ofs 

(3.15 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations, 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded graph and records for 

nearby stations.
350 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

Perm Creek at Perms Creek,

Location.--Lat 40°52'00", long. 71°02'55", on left bank 200 ft downstream from bridge 

on State Highway 104 and three-quarters of a mile northeast of Perms Creek, Snyder 

County.

Drainage area.--301 sq mi.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. 

October 1929 to September 1941 In reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and 

Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 506.72 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Feb. 1, 1930, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--24 years (1929-53), 425 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,200 cfs May 26 (gage height, 8.36 ft); 

minimum, 38 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 1.16 ft Oct. 21.

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 14,900 cfs Sept. 16, 1934 (gage height, 13.00 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 5,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 7.0 

cfs Sept. 27, 1932; minimum daily, 26 cfs Nov. 28-30, 1930.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years); WSP 891: 1934(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 28-30,

Jan. 1-3, 6-8)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

101

226

2.5 402

3.0 648

4.0 1,340

5.6 2,760

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

212

382

3.0 620

4.0 1,320

6.0 3,180

7.5 4,980

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

64

65

71

72

64

62

72

87

78

65

60

59

64

52

56

54

52

52

51

48

15. *53

50

47

50

48

51

46

53

54

50

1,793

57.8

0.192

0.22

Nov.

45

48

50

46

51

46

46

50

51

47

44

51

51

51

48

46

48

43

50

150

544

2.680

1,790

920

*614

491

411

355

314

287

-

9,468

316

1.05

1.17

Dec.

260

248

242

220

384

530

390

340

311

375

2.210

1,730

1,200

905

740

632

555

500

445

398

378

382

363

333

312

294

277

215

260

*280

239

15,948

514

1.71

1.97

Jan.

235

225

225

233

215

185

180

180

340

522

662

524

432

402

407

486

668

838

940

831

812

766

722

2,000

2.320

1,600

1,280

1,200

1,010

831

746

22,017

710

2.36

2.72

Feb.

746

604

*555

514

463

445

509

490

427

382

363

363

359

340

355

348

330

294

281

312

1.200

975

760

680

626

582

560

540

-

-

14,403

514

1.71

1.78

Mar.

481

441

402

587

614

509

481

476

458

449

436

*407

407

415

436

592

529

524

650

587

534

509

490

2,650

2.900

2,760

2,270

1,910

1,600

1,400

1,240

28,144

908

3.02

3.48

Apr.

1,080

1.120

905

798

722

668

940

792

698

772

766

668

662

656

587

*555

524

534

792

650

604

576

582

545

500

614

831

728

680

644

-

21,193

706

2.35

2.62

May

614

576

529

476

500

524

500

486

467

432

411

394

390

371

386

394

386

587

519

467

*432

475

3,340

1,780

1,280

3,890

*3,740

2,320

1,680

2,680

4.980

36,006

1,161

3.86

4.45

June

4.100

2,860

2,180

1,730

1,400

1,160

1,400

1,010

857

716

674

555

587

626

500

436

394

374

355

330

301

284

*264

252

239

233

233

212

203

200

-

24,665

822

2.73

3.05

July

192

189

200

183

170

175

209

189

164

151

144

134

131

129

122

115

115

126

131

129

122

113

164

138

117

102

89

95

*87

100

110

4,335

140

0.465

0.54

Aug.

93

91

89

91

113

115

98

87

183

358

161

113

102

188

170

122

104

100

87

80

74

74

69

68

69

63

64

60

58

57

56

3,257

105

0.349

0.40

Sept.

56

*53

51

51

56

89

98

74

64

57

56

54

71

58

58

54

49

50

49

51

51

63

51

50

50

48

46

46

48

-

1,696

56.5

0.188

0.21

Calendar year 1952 : Max 4,900 Min 43 Mean 517 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.37

Water year 1952-53 : Max 4,980 Min 42 Mean 501 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.61

Peak diaoharee (baae. 3.100 cfs).-- Nov. 22 (12:30 p.m.) 3,180 cfs (5.98 ft); Mar. 24 (7 p.m.)

4,220 cfs (6.92 ft); May 23 (4 a.m.) 4,850 cfa (7.36 ft); May 26 (7 p.m.) 6,200 ofa (8.36 ft); May

31 (3 p.m.) 5,500 cfs (7.86 ft).

* Diaoharge measurement made on this day.
SUSQUEHAMA RIVER BASIN 351

East Mahantango Creek near Dalmatla, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°36'40", long. 76°54'45", on right bank at highway bridge 2 miles upstream from mouth and 3ir miles south of Dalmatla, Northumberland County.

Drainage area. 162 sq ml.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1953 In reports of Geological Survey. 

October 1929 to September 1941 In reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and 

Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 400.50 ft above mean'sea level (Pennsylvania State highway benchmark). Prior to Feb. 11, 1930, chain gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 24 years (1929-53), 229 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,880 cfs Nov. 22, May 23; maximum gage height, 

7.90 ft Nov. 22; minimum discharge, 4.4 cfs Aug. 30, 31 (gage height, 1.00 ft); minimum dally, 6.0 cfs Aug. 30.

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 10,600 cfs Aug. 24, 1933 (gage height, 13.66 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs; minimum, 1.5 cfs Sept. 21, 1932 (gage height, 

0.84 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 891: 1933(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24 Jan. 25 to Sept. 30

2.1

102

182

2.5 

3.0 

6.0

7.2

307

522

2,480

3,350

1.2 

1.4

1.9 

2.4 

3.0 

5.0 

6.1

121

268

522

1,780

2,550

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, year October 1952 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.

Gale

Oct.

30

35

36

44

3G

27

34

33

29

28

32

28

23

26

24

23

23

21

22

29

*23

20

22

20

29

21

20

19

^

22

22

819

26.4

0.163

0.19

Nov.

20

18

21

23

20

20

17

28

14

2T

20

26

22

19

25

25

21

22

20

101

1,240

5,330

2,280

*1,040

*658

487

395

321

267

244

-

10,767

359

2.22

2.47

Dec.

214

191

185

171

455

1,430

830

564

444

382

2,270

1,820

1,040

702

533

434

362

311

267

235

223

260

223

202

182

171

157

b!20

bl35"

*b!45

b!40

14,798

477

2.94

3.40

Jan.

b!35

b!30

b!30

138

122

112

107 Ti4

397

708

950

696

512

408

347

318

293

512

602

538

448

416

351

1,850

2,310

1,140

758

663

512

399

344

J.6,460

531

3.28

3.78

Feb.

325

268

*245

229

201

187

593

303

272

248

232

235

235

210

265

538

555

352

300

268

345

381

336

325

307

282

258

238

-

_

-

8,136

291

1.80

1.87

Mar.

210

187

175 30~4

307

261

245

232

220

210

*192

178

184

178

200

536

502

439

458

407

344

314

292

1,160

1,360

1,540

1,300

950

702

564

467

14,618

472

2.91

3.36

Apr.

407

394

333

292

265

245

413

421

385

453

444

425

482

564

*497

467

421

360

425

348

329

303

286

261

a240

a300

a600

a520

a440

373

11,693

390

2.41

2.68

May

348

318

268

229

216

216

198

195

178

161

148

134

129

116

124

137

129

153

129

*119

107

12T

2,520

1,250

740

2,210

1,870

1,040

707

875

1,600

16,685

538

3.32

3.83

June

1,500

1,010

734

559

444

396

820

543

448

360

303

268

258

323

235

198

175

155

142

129

116

109

*104

93

84

82

139

104

77

70

9,778

326

2.01

2.24

July

64

62

81

IT

52

49

70

59

50

46

42

41

40

37

35

34

31

28

26

25

24

22

51

50

34

27

24

21

*20

*19

£?

1,247

40.2

0.248

0.29

Aug.

19

18

22

22

19

20

18

18

18

39

49

3T

24

21

20

18

18

11

17

16

15

11

8.3

15

12

12

11

10

9.1

6.0

11

558.4

18.0

0.111

0.13

Sept.

9.2

7.8

*7.5

6.8

7TT

11

96

5F

31

21

16

14

16

20

16

13

13

13

10

7.7

16

14

13

12

10

10

7.3

13

11

11

-

509.7

17.0

0.105

0.12

idar year 1952: Max 4.430 Min 14 Mean 342 Cfsm 2.11 In. 28.77

Water year 1952-53: Max 3J330 Mln 6.0 Mean 291 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.36

Peak discharge (base, 1,900 efs).--

cfs (6.78 ft); Jan. 24 (10=3° p.m.) 3

Nov. 22 (4 p.m.) 3,880 cfs (7.90 f t) ; Dec. 11 (5:30 p.m.) 3,050 

,420 cfs (7.30 ft); Mar. 24 (8 p.m.) 2,060 cfs (5.36 ft); May 23

f....... -,__ ~-~ v .._

* 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.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
352 SUSQDEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Frankstown Branch Juniata River at Wllliamsburg, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°27'45", long. 78°12iOO", on left bank 10 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Williaiusburg, Blair County, 2.5 miles upstream from Clover Creek.

Drainage area. 291 sq mi.

Records available. October 1919 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1953 in 

reports of Geological Survey. October 1916 to September 1919 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) and October 1919 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 831.78 ft above mean sea level (Pennsylvania Railroad benchmark). Prior to Aug. 14, 1928, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--34 years (1919-53), 398 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,630 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 11.36 ft); minimum, 38 cfs Oct. 6, Nov. 15 (gage height, 1.52 ft); minimum daily, 67 cfs Sept. 4.

1916-53: Maximum discharge, 47,600 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 18.58 ft, from 

floodmark in gage shelter), from rating curve extended above 7,300 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 13 cfs July 24, 1934 (gage height, 

0.97 ft); minimum daily, 31 cfs Dec. 24, 25, 1930.

Maximum stage known, 19.1 ft June 1, 1889, from floodmark (discharge, about 35,500 

cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Regulation at low flow by mills above station. 

Revisions.--WSP 756 : Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

dlshcarge, In cubic feet per second)

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

61

S2

153

268

590

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

9.9

1,010

2,240

3,880

4,810

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

72

73

84

73

71

74

-9T 116

81

77

84

86

*78

74

74

69

7?

71

70

69

70

70

71

71

70

69

70

71

70

71

69

2,334

75.3

0.259

0.30

Nov.

69

70

71

70

70

68

IS

70

72

75

76

74

71

70

72

73

70

*71

74

233

794

5.800

1,366

603

418

340

279

236

200

198

-

9,755

325

1.12

1.25

Dec.

168

174

166

250" 159

334

241

216

204

209

2,550

1,736

S25

608

485

402

355

*325

288

260

252

265

260

246

228

211

200

159

168

198

193

12,277

396

1.36

1.57

Jan.

191

182

182

187

157

162

168

166

401

800

975

720

555

590

760

1,060

1,010

1,120

1,200

1,010

915

870

720

1,560

1^740

1,140

*892

983

780

642

590

22,428

723

2.48

2.87

Feb.

590

485

468

451

396

392

747

642

555

468

451

555

538

468

485

485

451

370

3TT

383

701

SBO" 760

590

538

485

502

520

_

_

-

14,513

518

1.78

1.85

Mar.

408

361

340 *77T

772

642

590

555

520

502

572

608

1,090

1,160

1,290

1,890

1,270

1,060

1,690

1,160

960

802

699

4,760

3, 740

2,720

1,820

1,360

1,080

892

760

36,850

1,189

4.09

4.71

Apr.

722

1.260

876

802

700

642

984

740

*680

1,020

848

780

740

680

572

520

468

532

950

720

680

590

608

520

485

608

520

468

434

405

-

20,548

685

2.35

2.63

May

408

377

551

302

3T5

319

412

396

364

334

302

306

*408

516

727

558

660

642

502

451

383

472

451

343

316

705

505

389

325

389

3,570

16,257

524

1.80

2.08

June

2.850

1,736

1,140

802

642

520

538

415

527

374

313

288

290

271

246

224

*202

234

202

180

168

175

153

143

136

132

138

130

125

121

-

13,409

447

1.54

1.71

July

121

165

251

156

122

175

204

137

134

122

115

111

106

106

104

97

94

94

97

97

94

117

*254

IBT

108

100

96

91

88

51

95

3,875

125

0.430

0.50

Aug.

88

S9

92

91

164

171

109

110

210

529

161

125

108

101

94

89

87

84

84

81

79

78

79

76

74

*74

74

74

72

71

70_

5,286

106

0.564

0.42

Sept.

71

71

72

67 10"6~

-SB- 126

76

75

76

75

82

90

77

77

76

75

71

75

95

94

86

80

76

74

75

75

70

69

*68

-

2,376

79.2

0.272

0.50

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,740 Mln 88 Mean 478 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.36

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,760 Mln 67 Mean 433 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.19

Peak' discharge (base. 4.200 cfs). Nov. 22 (8 a.m.) 4,810 cfs (9.95 ft)j Mar. 24 (4 p.m.) 6,650 

cfs (11.36 ft); May 31 11:30 p.m.) 4,920 cfs (10.03 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 353

Little Juniata River at Tipton, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°37'40", long. 78°17'38", on left bank at Tipton, Blair County, 100 ft 

downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 220 and 150 ft downstream from Tipton Run.

Drainage area. 93.7 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 946.76 ft above mean sea level (Pennsylvania State highway benchmark).

Average discharge. 8 years, 162 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,260 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 6.90 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 1.12 ft).

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 5,700 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 9.06 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,700 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 10 cfs 

Sept. 20, 1949, Oct. 14, 15, 1951.

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

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1202: 1946(P), 1948.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 22j stage-discharge relation 

affected by Ice Dec. 28, 29, Feb. 9; backwater from channel 

clearance work Apr. 13-15)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 22

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

2.0

Nov. 23 to Sept. 30

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

4.7

268

473

960

1,390

11

18

38

81

140

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

5.7

263

436

890

1,520

2,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

'Oct.

15

22

20

16

14_

16

SB- 55

20

19

21

19

 18

18

17

17

17

17

16

17

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

20

20

19

19

607

19.6

0.209

0,24

Nov.

18

IB- 17

18

17

18

18

18

18

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

100

477

1,570

536

*306

227

185

151

123

105

95

-

4,018

134

1.43

1.59

Dec.

83

79

75

70

126

140

103

97

a92

a 200

al,100

aSOO

370

269

217

*185

162

147

123

109

105

103

99

94

83

78

76

60

6T

64

64

5,137

166

1.77

2.04

Jan.

65

62

62

64

57

51

52

62

147

261

241

180

155

171

218

325

315

359

339

322

322

287

252

671 BTo"

428

335

389

*284

241

225

7,552

244

2.60

3.00

Feb.

235

190

185

174

155

160

272

219

185

167

162

217

178

158

171

153

142

123

T37J

136

289 572"

246

227

204

195

214

197

_

-

5,356

191

2.04

2.13

Mar.

167

147

142

26T

 230

207

187

185

169

176

169

171

290

299

456

482

392

396

436

328

290

252

333

2,070

1,170

940

700

565

495

412

345

12,866

415

4.43

5.11

Apr.

390

546 4T2"

366

309

287

358

260

 249

396

303

290

275

235

205

192

180

274

345

319

293

257

246

207

190

219

195

174

160

153

-

8,285

276

2.95

3.29

May

158

140

127

115

I3S

132

328

290

263

227

195

180

208

*164

169

153

317

299

260

225

192

467

352

284

260

*750

552

392

303

365

1,400

9,415

304

3.24

3.74

June

964

53?

444

332

263

225

243

180

202

142

121

113

111

101

92

79

82

*96

76

67

59

55

51

44

43

54

77

46

42

39

-

5,075

169

1.80

2.01

July

37

73

56

34

195

178

164

83

70

55

48

44

41

37

36

34

31

30

34

32

28

*35

100

38

27

24

23

22

2?

42

27

1,700

54.8

0.585

0.67

Aug.

22

22

22

32

100

42

29

52

"50" 104

52

37

36

31

26

23

23

22

21

21

19

19

19

19

18

*16

18

17

1616-

16

1,002

32.3

0.345

0.40

Sept.

16

16

15

15

56

29

19

16

16

16

16

24

15

16

15

15

15

19

18

41

23

25

22

22

21

20

20

16

17

16

-

610

20.3

0.217

0.24

Calendar year 1952 : Max 2,540 Mln 14 Mean 181 Cfsm 1.93 In. 26.28

Water year 1952-53 : Max 2,070 Mln 14 Mean 169 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.46

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for

arby stations.
364 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

South Bald Eagle Creek at Tyrone, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°41iOO", long. 78°14i05", on left bank 0.2 mile upstream from plant of 

" West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co. at Tyrone, Blair County, 0.2 mile upstream from 

Laurel Run, and 1.3 miles upstream from mouth. Prior to Dec. 1, 1952, at site half 

a mile downstream.

Drainage area. 44.1 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1944 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 921.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

i929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943. Oct. 1, 1944, to 

Nov. 15, 1950, water-stage recorder and Nov. 16, 1950, to Nov. 30, 1952, wire-weight 

gage and high-water staff gage, at site half a mile downstream at datum 17.99 ft 

lower.

Average discharge, 9 years, 86.4 cfs (adjusted for diversion from October 1950 to 

November 1952).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,390 cfs May 26 (gage height, 4.03 ft); minimum, 4.9 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.78 ft); minimum gage height, 0.49 ft Nov. 30, 

site and datum then in use.

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 5,140 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 7.5 ft, from 

floodmarks, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs 

on basis of contracted-opening determination of peak flow; minimum, 4.2 cfs Oct. 8, 

9, 1944, Sept. 18, 1946; minimum daily, 4.7 cfs Sept. 20, 1949.

Maximum stage known, about 15 ft Mar. 17 or 18, 1936 (site and datum in use prior 

to Dec. 1, 1952).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co. diverts a small quantity of water 

from basin for boiler feed makeup, and since October 1950 diverts water from groundwater sources into basin upstream from site in use prior to Dec. 1, 1952, but downstream from site in use subsequently. Figures of daily discharge for October and 

November include water diverted into basin but do not include water diverted from 

basin. Figures of daily discharge subsequent to Nov. 30 are not affected by 

diversions.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

(t)

Oct.

13

T5

13

13

13

13

14

13

13

13

13

14

*13

14

14

13

13

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

409

13.2

-9.0

Nov.

13r?

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

13

13

15

73

187

610

52T

*120

87

71

62

53

48

44

1,832

61.1

-9.3

Dee.

b33

31

29

27

57

62

44

39

36

104

639 332"

191

134

103

*84

71

63

54

50

47

47

43

41

38

35

32

b29

32

33

29

2,555

82.4

0

Jan.

28

26

27

28

b25

23

5?

28

53

147

139

90

70

67

79

110

114

142

151

151

156

148

126

450 350"

200

155

185

*139

112

107

3,620

117

0

Feb.

110

b82

77

71

b64

62

96

96

84

70

67

95

86

73

75

b70

63

tse bS"6"

63

237

208

162

132

112

101

90

82

_

-

2,640

94.3

0

Mar.

70

60

56

138

*112

99

90

64

72

74

72

74

115

112

179

234

194

176

204

148

124

107

160

*986 553"

608

440

351

288

238

188

6,536

211

0

Apr.

216

TSB" 238

171

145

132

188

129

*124

169

135

130

125

115

94

80

76 15B"

134

134

132

119

116

99

90

112

96

86

81

77

-

3,837

128

0

May

75

68

60

53

§T

88

267

220

178

122

99

88

101

»73

75

67

228

168

124

101

82

398

231

165

142

*805 4"B6"

283

194

249

669

6,030

195

0

June

158" 430

201

148

114

132

159

88

84

62

53

50

49

46

41

35

34

*34

31

27

25

23

22

22

20

24

32

20

19

17

-

2,330

77.7

0

July

19

20

21

15

15

18

33

TT

15

14

12

12

11

11

10

9.8

9.8

10

11

11

9.3

*16

28

13

9.8

9.3

8.9

10

IT"8.5

10

433.4

14.0

0

Aug.

8.5

8.5 S'.O

8.5

22

12

9.3

14

24

22

16

13

70

~5? 102

16

12

11

9.8

9.3

8.5

8.0

8.0

7.6

*7.6

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.2

6.9

tt

502,2

16,2

0

Sept.

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.2

32

15

9.3

7.6

7.2

6.9

6.5

7.2

7.2

6.5

6.5

6.2

5.8

5.5

5.8

16

9.3

7.2

6.5

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.2

4.9

-

238.8

7.96

0

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

4.2 

0.093 

0.11

51.6 

1.1E 

1.26

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53 :

82.4 

1.87 

2.15

117 

2.65 

3.05

94.3 

2.14 

2.23

211 

4.78 

5.51

 128 

2.90 

3.24

195 

4.42 

5.09

Observed

Max 1,570 Mln 13 Mean 98.9 

Max 986 Mln 4.9 Mean 84.8

77.7 

1.76 

1.96

14.0 

0.317 

0.37

16.2 

0.367 

0.42

7.96 

0.180 

0.20

Adjusted

Mean 9O.3 Cfsm 2.00 In. 27.28 

Mean 83.3 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.61

Peak discharge (base, 94O eta). Mar. 24 (7 a.m.) 1,280 cfs (3.92 ft)j May 26 (lo a.m.) 1.39O cfs 

(4.03 ft); May 31 (3 a.m.) 1,000 ofs (3.49 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on,this day.

t Diversion from and Into South 'Bald Eagle Creek, in cubic feet per second, furnished by West 

Virginia Pulp and Paper Co.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 2, Jan. 25-28, Mar. 8-13, Apr. ll-17j discharge estimated on 

baala of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 355

Little Juntata River at Spruce Creek, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°36'45", long. 78°08'35", on right bank 150 ft downstream from Pennsylvania Ttailroad bridge, 0.5 mile northwest of village of Spruce Creek, Huntingdon 

County, and 0.5 mile upstream from Spruce Creek.

Drainage area. 220 sq ml.

Records available. June 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 751.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge.--15 years, 375 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,700 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 9.32 ft); minimum, 80 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 1.69 ft).

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 23,100 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 15.77 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,600 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; maximum gage height, 15.82 ft Nov. 25, 1950 (backwater from unknown cause); minimum discharge, 45 cfs Sept. 26, 1943, Oct. 4, 1949; minimum gage height, 1.41 ft 

Sept. 26, 1943; minimum daily discharge, 58 ofs Oct. 9, 1943.

Maximum stage known, about 19.1 ft Mar. 18, 1936, from floodmarks 175 ft downstream 

(discharge, 39,800 cfs, from rating curve extended above 5,600 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting above slope-area determination at gage height, 15.77 ft).

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

Some regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

81

135

265

436

5.0 

7.0 

8.2

1,340

2,950

4,260

Discharge cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

87 

92

102

94

89

89

145 TT9"

101

95

97

97

*92

91

89

86

87

87

86

84_

84

86

86

86

86

86

84

86

89

92

86

2,860

92.3

0.420

0.48

Nov.

84 

E4

84

84

84

84

86

84

86

86

86

86

84

84

84

86

87

87

92

225

669

5,020

1,270

*805

592

451

374

312

274

256

-

9,870

329

1.50

1.67

Dec.

227 

218

213

202

266

370

277

256

244

293

2,450

1,260

918

696

552

474

»418

381

552

505

287

284

271

259

241

229

215

186

IB?

194

191

12,876

415

1.89

2.18

Jan.

197 

186

186

191

176

162

164

171

309

621

654

494

406

414

494

696

718

805

828

805

805

740

654

1,500

1,520

1,080

*872

918

740

612

572

18,690

603

2.74

5.16

Feb.

592 

474

455

456

592

581

570

552

474

425

406

552

470

414

429

410

581

532 53B~

556

714

718

654

592

552

513

515

494

_

-

-

15,547

484

2.20

2.29

Mar .

425 

374

355 »5oo

a580

a520

466

466

429

432

a425

a430

a64O

654

865

1,080

940

869

1,010

805

718

654

647

4,210

2,950

2,470

1,760

1,430

1,250

1,050

872

50, 534

979

4.45

5.15

Apr.

881 

1,140

940

850

740

675

856

675

655

*857

740

680

a660

a620

a520

a470

a450

a560

784

a720

a680

a620

a6OO

552

494

552

494

444

421

406

-

19,674

656

2.98

3.33

May

410

381

549

519

3W

370

795

740

675

572

513

466

*513

421

425

388

740

761

655

552

470

1,110

850

696

612

2,000

1,460

1,080

805

848

2,790

25,141

746

3.39

3.91

June

1,960 

1,370

1,060

850

675

592

675

494

513

399

349

319

516

299

277

256

241

*268

241

218

202

189

181

171

164

168

235

167

155

146

-

13,150

438

1.99

2.22

July

142 

158

205

139

225

340

548

^02

179

157

148

144

135

131

127

123

117

115

127

125

119

*126

252

148

119

111

108

108

104

14T

121

4,850

156

0.709

0.82

Aug.

104 

104

104

106

225

148

119

148

245

245

167

155

127

T35" 288

117

111

108

106

101

99

99

99

97

95

*94

92

91

89

87

BB

3,969

128

0.582

0.67

Sept.

87 

86

84

84

175

143

99

91

89

86

84

92

92

84

84

84

81

BT

87

122

112

97

94

92

91

92

91

87

86

*86

-

2,846

94.9

0.431

0.48

Calendar year 1952: Max 5.04O Min 84 Mean 441 Cfsm 2.OO In. 27.30

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,210 Min 81 Mean 427 Cfsm 1.94 In. 26.34

Peak discharge (base, 5,OOP efs).--Nov. 22 (7 a.m.) 4,260 cfs (8.19 ft); Dec. 11 (7 a.m.) 5,58O 

cfs (7.50 ft); Mar. 24 (11 a.m.) 5,700 cfs (9.52 ft); May 26 (2 p.m.) 5,580 cfs (7.65 ft); May 31 

(5:30 a.m.) 4,260 cfs (8.20 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

upstream stations.
356 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Juniata River at Huntingdon, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40 0 29'05", long. 78°01'10", on right bank 450 ft downstream from Smithfield

 Bridge at Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, and 0.8 mile upstream from Standing Stone 

Creek.

Drainage area. 816 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1941 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey.

 May 1895 to September 1914, October 1920 to February 1923 (gage heights and discharge 

measurements only), September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and 

Waters. May 1895 to December 1938 (gage heights only) in reports of U. S. Weather 

Bureau. Prior to October 1950, published as Frankstown Branch Juniata River.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 599.69 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943. May 1895 to September 

1914, staff gage at site 1,500 ft downstream at datum 3.95 ft lower. October 1920 to 

February 1923, chain gage at site 450 ft upstream at datum 0.03 ft higher.

Weather Bureau records: May 1895 to April 1931 and March to July 1936 staff gage at 

site 1/500 ft downstream at datum 3.95 ft lower. April 1931 to July 1934, chain gage, 

July 1934 to March 1936 and August 1936 to December 1938, wire-weight gage, at site 

450 ft upstream at datum 0.03 ft higher than present datum.

Average discharge. 30 years (1895-98, 1899-1914, 1941-53), 1,150 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,800 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 10.00 ft); min-

 imum, 25 cfs Oct. 24 (gage height, 0.47 ft); minimum daily, 181 cfs Nov. 13.

1895-1938, 1941-53: Maximum discharge, 81,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 21.87 

ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs on basis of computation 

of peak flow over dam; minimum observed, 14 cfs Feb. 8, 1948 (gage height, 0.27 ft).

Remarks.' Records good. Regulation at low flow by hydroelectric plant above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24 Jan. 25 to Sept. 30

1.0 156

1.5 385

2.0 715

3.0 1,600

5.0 4,260

7.2 8,120

1.1 218

1.5 437

2.0 800

3.0 1,730

5.0 4,250

8.3 10,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

1920 '

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

256

192 

TTS 

214

246

259

348

259

246

266

196

245

317

*281

218

*246

207

224

226

226

204

260 

219

222

202

230

226

224

223

260

250

7,508

242

0.297

0.34

Nov.

204

208 

247 

224

196

244

258

192

240

215

246

252

181

2T6

211

242

246

249

224

579

*1,160

8,110 

4,240

2,220

1,600

1,080

1,000

821

699

674

-

26,478

883

1.08

1.21

Dec.

616

607 

516 

524

548

900

760

629

651

678

5.250

3,786

2,410

1,860

1,600

1,290 *i,ioo

996

870

774

760

748 

720

717

674

624

580

520

'535' 512

580

33,332

1,075

1.32

1.52

Jan.

581

502 

588 

478

515

429

475

484

757

1,640

2,480

1,860

1,460

1,390

1,460

2,040

2,410

2,670

3,090

2,670

2,410

2,340 

1,980

3,360

4.560

3,380

2,630

*2,690

2,390

1,950

1,780

57,449

1,853

2.27

2.62

Feb.

1,780

1,480 

1,530 

1,360

1,220

1,210

1,570

1,900

1,580

1,400

1,310

1,400

1,600

1,350

1,310

1,450

1,280

1,190

1,060

1.050

1,560

2.120 

1,640

1,730

1,600

1,490

1,430

1,520

_

-

-

41,300

1,475

1.81

1.88

Mar.

1,220

1,260 

1.080 

 1,550

2,120

1., 780

1,630

1,490

1,460

1,390

1,490

1,520

1,950

2,510

2,630

3,950

3,060

2,690

3,540

2,870

2,450

2,170 

2,000

10.500

9,l2<5

6,930

5,030

4,100

3,380

2,870

2,450

92,190

2,974

3.64

4.20

Apr.

2,280

3.120 

2, 570 

2,340

2,120

1,950

2,630

2,220

1,950

*2,470

2,510

2,170

2,170

2,060

1,840

1,650

1,590

1,470

2,440

2,120

2,060

1,840 

1,780

1,730

1,590

1,560

1,780

1,590

1.280

1,310

-

60,190

2,006

2.46

2.74

May

1,310

1,270 

1,150 

1,030

1, 166

1,200

1,530

1,730

1,690

1,350

1,320

1,180

1,530

*1,120

1,380

1,510

1,640

2,060

1,730

1,490

1,300

2,070 

2,000

1,680

1,390

4,150

3,420

2,340

1,900

1,840

6.740

57,150

1,844

2.26

2.60

June

6,740

4,760 

3,380 

2,570

2,120

1,780

1,950

1,680

1,630

1,400

1,160

1,040

1,050

1,020

942

*925

782

853

794

690

680

609 

594

588

540

553

647

554

552

465

43,048

1,435

1.76

1.96

July

523

568 

726 

576

554

726

929 m

566

474

516

412

473

420

410

384

398

373

365

384

422

397 

*676

621

373

384

351

362

348

44T

415

15,241

492

0.603

0.69

Aug.

334

350 

357 

384

537

597

416

472

764

880

540

470

353

570

423

368

344

364

318

348

246 3^0- 

302

316

298

268

*313

290

281

260

270

12,383

399

0.489

0.56

Sept.

258

276 

280 

262

432

516

3l4

304

300

300

313

290

278

326

264

236

292

278

249

324

390

301 

299

264

274

274

320

224

*290

220

8,948

298

0.365

0.41

Calendar year 1952: Max 10,800 Mln 181 Mean 1,283 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.41

Water year 1952-53: Max 10,500 Mln 181 Mean 1,247 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.73

Peak discharge (base. 5.500 efs). Nov. 22 (10:30 a.m.) 10,500 cfs (8.33 ft): Dec. 11 (2:30 p.m.) 

7,520 cfs (6.93 ftjj Jan. 24 (11 p.m.) 5,680 cfs (5.93 ft)j Mar. 24 (3:30 p.m.) 14,800 cfs (10.00 

ft)j May 26 (4:30 p.m.) 7,320 ofs (6.82 ft)j May 31 (3 p.m.) 8,960 cfs (7.59 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 357

Standing Stone Creek near Huntingdon, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°31'25", long. 77°58'15", on downstream side of left bridge abutment on 

State Highway 545, 3£ miles northeast of Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, and 3.5 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 128 sq ml.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1953 In reports of Geological Survey. 

October 1929 to September 1941 In reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and 

Waters.

e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 617.81 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted, 

rior to Feb. 4, 1930, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years (1930-53), 150 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,630 cfs my 26 (gage height, 8.14 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,900 cfs; minimum, 14 cfs Oct. 1,2, Sept. 4, 5; minimum 

gage height, 0.94 ft Sept. 4, 5.

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 8,500 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 10.96 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,900 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 2.8 cfs 

Feb. 11, 1931 (gage height, 0.64 ft); minimum daily, 7.6 cfs Sept. 12-14, 18-26, 1932. 

Flood of June 1, 1889, reached a stage of 9.38 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 6,770 

cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnTch are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 781: 1931(M). WSP951: 1936(M). WSP1202: 1946-48(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 22 Nov. 23 to Sept. 30

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.2

192

477

829

1,950

0.9 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

10

44

90

190

3.0 

4.0 

5.9

456

820

1,770

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

14

TT

21

22

18

17

26

34

TS

18

19

18

18

*17

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

18 

18

18

18

17

17

571

18.4

0.144

0.17

Nov.

17

18

18

18

18

IS

17

16

TT

18

18

18

17

17

16

17

18

22

*21

105

356

1.910

736

266

170

131 

112

94

7S

76

-

4,373

146

1.14

1.27

Dec.

b66

70

65

64

75

160

112

92

82

97

1,710

686

358

255

204

172

*151

139

121

112

110

112

104

95

90

85 

80

b68

b70

b82

78

5,765

186

1.45

1.68

Jan.

75

70

70

75

b66

b52

bST

b5S

106

394

476

296

208

183

192

238

265

529

558

395

344

319

265

863

1,080

514 

380

*380

306

248

227

9,286

300

2.34

2.70

Feb.

224

IBS

172

160

141

139

213

197

158

137

131

147

151

133

143

179

147

bllO

bTT5

121

182

197

155

147

143

141 

141

141

_

-

-

4,348

155

1.21

1.26

Mar.

121

108

*103

3155

288

211

177

164

151

151

145

143

188

199

237

462

308

265

360

290

238

208

197

1.720

1,250

972

663

504

410

349

301

11,188

361

2.82

3.25

Apr.

288

330

262

229

211

199

*403

308

268

*342

311

265

253

*243

204

188

175

179

357

253

224

197

186

166

153

270 

482

314

255

222

-

7,737

258

2.02

2.25

May

208

190

168

147

158

192

224

195

172

151

137

123

*135

116

137

118

143

168

129

116

104

30TT

280

213

179

1.600 

1,570

572

395

399

1,530

10,277

332

2.59

2.99

June

1,040

644

440

344

278

231

306

220

259

179

147

131

125

123

114

101

*94

95

90

80

73

68

62

61

58

55 

58

53

58

52

-

5,639

188

1.47

1.64

July

48

55

67

49

44

62

~5T 112

48

42

40

37

37

36

35

34

3130'

30

31

*30

28

34

34

29

27 

26

26

*22

33

35

1,253

40.4

0.316

0.36

Aug.

28

26

26

28

44

41

29

33

83

54

40

34

a39

a340

a5F

a34

a27

a26

24

23

22

21

20

20

19

20 

*19

19

18

18

il

1,277

41.2

0.322

0.37

Sept.

16

16

16

1522"

30" 50

23

20

19

18

19

20

19

19

19

17

17

16

19

22

23

21

19

18

18 

18

18

17

*16

-

600

20.0

0.156

0.17

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,910 Mln 14 Mean 177 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.78

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,910 Mln 14 Mean 171 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.11

Peak discharge (base. 1.600 efs). Nov. 22 (2 p.m.) 2,090 cfs (6.40 ft)j Dec. 11 (4:30 p.m.) 2,160 

cfs (6.S4 ft); Jan. 25 (l a.m.) 1,710 cfs (5.76 ft); Mar. 24 (8:30 p.m.) 2,620 cfs (7.08 ft); 

May 26 (9:30 p.m.) 3,630 cfs (8.14 ft); May 31 (5:30 p.m.) 2,090 cfs (6.37 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.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
358 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Dunning Creek at Belden, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°04'20", long. 78°29'35", on left bank 10 ft upstream from covered highway bridge, 0.8 mile southeast of Belden, Bedford County, 3.8 miles north of Bedford, 

and 4.3 miles above mouth.

Drainage area. 172 sq mi.

Records -available.--May 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,051.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943 and Parkersburg-Uniontown 

supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Average discharge. 14 years, 224 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,790 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 10.20 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 1.15 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 6,150 cfs Mar. 31, 1940 (gage height, 11.23 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs; minimum, 7.5 cfs Nov. 21, 1951 (result of 

freezeup); minimum gage height, 1.11 ft Nov. 29, Dec. 13, 1943, Nov. 21, 1951.

Maximum stage known, 17.8 ft Mar. 18, 1936, from floodmarks (backwater from Raystown Branch Juniata River; discharge, about 16,900 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 971: 1940(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. £8-30,

Jan. 6, Feb. 18)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24 Jan. 25 to Sept. 30

1.2 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0

112

511

4.0 900

5.0 1,210

7.0 2,010

8.7 3,110

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

10

19

35

59

117

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

8.6

1,210

2,010

3,020

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

17 

T9

20

20

19

19

23

30

57

20

21

22

25

18

18

17

*17

17

18

19

18

17

18

19

18

18

18

19

19

18

18

601

19.4

0.113

0.13

Nov.

18

18

19

19

18

18

18

18

17T8-

17

17

17

17

17

17

*17

17

17

36

636

5,110 9W=r

473

306

229

177

139

107

107

-

6,559

219

1.27

1.42

Dec.

86 

86

80

76

1ST

237

171

158

142

157

1.520

567

593

406

294

229

195

181

148

*136

136

168

154

151

142

136

134

105

115

120

114

7,488

242

1.41

1.62

Jan.

110 

100

97

104

84

76

W

93

471

867

865

532

385

461

655

1,030

967

1,030

941

773

715

654

523

1,180

1,210

*825

563

688

491

410

380

17,360

560

3.26

3.75

Feb.

362 

290

303

278

231

224

SiT

436

397

332

299

392

375

307

354

337

315

230

235

239

510

605 125-

423

345

294

258

231

_

_

-

9,669

345

2.01

2.09

liar.

192 

*169

163

174

646

496

401

380

350

341

414

529

1,040

1,090

1,000

1,060

806

644

880

667

508

384

339

2,950

2,180

1,250

898

667

470

375

307

22,270

718

4.71

4.82

Apr.

299 

328

246

231

216

*224

500

375

397

605

491

457

401

*337

258

228

199

23T

473

367

384

332

354

303

282

354

294

254

231

209

-

9,860

329

1.91

2.13

May

202

175

147

133

136

210

490

332

278

246

209

189

231

169

408

362

418

401

324

*274

220

213

320

199

182

206

169

133

TTo" 110

5,010

10,206

329

1.91

2.21

June

1,650 

999

605

397

278

206

189

144

156

120

101

88

108

96

*81

70

65

72

67

58

51

46

43

39

38

37

39

35

34

3J2.

-

5,944

198

1.15

1.29

July

31 

34

133

46

38

36

38

34

64

39

33

30

29

28

27

25

24

24

22

*?5

26

25

322

T13

70

54

44

38

33

33

42

1,560

50.3

0.292

0.34

Aug.

30 

30

30

35

117

83

59

51

55

56

46

38

34

31

30

28

26

24

23

22

21

20

20

*18

17

16

16

16

14

IT

14

1,034

33.4

0.194

0.22

Sept.

14 

14

14

13

2S

32

2T

18

16

16

16

19

24

20

18

16

16

15

15

17

22

19

16

16

16

16

16

*16

16

15

-

531

17.7

0.103

0.11

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,420 Mln 16 Mean 268 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.21

Water Hater year year 1952-53: 1952-55: Max Max 3,110 5,110____Mln Mln 13 15_____Mean Mean 255 255_____Utsm Cfsm 1.48 1.4B In. in. 20.13 20.15_____

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). Nov. 22 (7:50 a.m.) 4,790 cfs (10.20 ft)j Mar. 24 (4 p.m.) 

4,170 cfs (9.66 ft); May 51 (5 p.m.) 4,290 cfs (9.84 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this dav.

. .. , 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 359

Brush Creek at Gapsville, Pa.

Location. Lat 39°57'20", long. 78°15'15", on left bank 50 ft upstream from covered

bridge, three-quarters of a mile northwest of Gapsville, Bedford County, and 5i miles 

upstream from Shaffer Creek.

Drainage area. 36.8 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1931 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. November 1929 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and 

Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,122.39 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Feb. 7, 1930, chain gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 22 years (1931-53), 46.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,760 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 7.83 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 520 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.5 cfs Sept. 4 

(gage height, 1.33 ft).

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 6,870 cfs Mar. 17, 1936 (gage height, 9.81 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,800 cfs (corrected); minimum, 0.2 cfs Aug. 28, Sept. 12, 

20-23, 1932.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 781: 1934(M). WSP 821: 1936(M). WSP 891: 1939.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 21 Nov. 22 to Sept. 30

1.5

1.6 

1.8

1.1 

2.2 

5.5

Note.--Same as 

following table 

above 1.8 ft.

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.1 

2.4

0.4

.8

1.4

2.2

5.5

14

26

2.7 

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.1

47

95

165

305

665

1,250

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

2.1

57?

4.3

3.5

2.5

2.5

TT~ 14.5

6.9

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.0

4.6

4.2

a3.9

*3.5

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.5 

2.5

2.5 

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.5

123.7

3.99

0.108

0.13

Nov.

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.4

2.6

2.5

2.3

272- 2.2

2.2

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

*2.6

2.5

2.8

73

664

1,210 

410

222

142

106

82

64

50

44

-

3,115.4

104

2.83

3.15

Dec.

37

33

30

27

40

61

51

46

43

53

 234 368

177

130

102

82

67

57

47

*41

40

46

41

38 

36

33

31

b23

bST

b26

27

2,111

68.1

1.85

2.13

Jan.

26

25

26

28

24

22

21

75

65

130

133

106

88

85

116

182

202

189

163

137

130

123 

106

264 

*272

194

150

137

107

87

76

3,439

111

3.02

3.48

Feb.

68

a56

a54

a49

a41

a40

a64

a60

a50

a46

44

49

51

45

54

55

53

b42

43

46

133

150 

133

115 

98

85

74

62

_

_

-

1,860

66.4

1.80

1.88

Mar.

52

*45

iss- 44

ue

101

91

85

76

68

68

84

145

157

165

167

144

137

152

130

113

100 

93

1,100 

S32

344

236

177

140

118

101

5,187

167

4.54

5.24

Apr.

92

85

69

61

56

*53

73

60

64

91

89

94

115

123 TO"S102

91

84

85

72

65

58 

55

50

46_

55

65

56

55

54

-

2,226

74.2

2.02

2.25

May

55

52

45

41

46

127

266

236

189

148

*121

102

91

76

98

82

93

120

101

85

69

84 

76

58 

60

61

52

44

39

3?

259

3,015

97.3

2.64

3.05

June

222

TT9

1ST

107

82

64

66

49

44

36

30

27

26

25

*23

21

19.5

21

19.5

16.5

15

14 

13.5

11.5 

11

11.5

23

11.5

11

10

-

1,346.5

44.9

1.22

1.36

July

8.9

9.1

18

10.5

8.6

8.1

7.6

6.9

6.4

6.0

5.5

5.1

5.0

4.8

4.6

3;

4.2

3.9

3.4

3.7

*5.7

5.0

4.2

21 ~§-.4 

5.7

4.8

4.1

3.7

3.2

3.1

4TT

204.3

6.59

0.179

0.21

Aug.

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.1

4.6

 STS- 5.0

3.1

3.4

3.9

3.5

3.1

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2 

1.1

*1.1 

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

/7

66.9

2.16

0.059

0.07

Sept.

~rs 0.6

.6

.6

.7

1.4

3.4

77?

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.1

1.5

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

1.0

1.1 

1.2

1.0 

1.0

.9

.8

*.9

.8

.8

33.8

1.13

0.031

0.03

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,210 Min 1.4 Mean 65.3 Cfsm 1.77 In. 24.16

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,210 Mln 0.6 Mean 62.3 Cfsm 1.69 In. 22.98

Peak discharge (base, 480 efs). Nov. 21 (ll p.m.) 2,760 cfs (7,83 ft); Dec. 11 (9 a.m.) 520 cfs 

(4.63 ft); MarT 24 (9:30 a.m.) 1,960 cfs (7.03 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
360 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Raystown Branch Juniata River at Saxton, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°12'55", long. 78°15'55", on left bank at former site of highway bridge, 

500 ft downstream from present highway bridge on State Highway 913, 0.5 mile west of 

Saxton, Bedford County, and 1.5 miles upstream from Shoup Run.

Drainage area. 756 sq mi.

Records available . October 1918 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1953 in

 reports of Geological Survey. August 1911 to September 1941 In reports of Pennsylvania 

Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 795.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 TT929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943 and Parkersburg-Unlontown 

supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Oct. 1, 1931, chain gage at site 0.8 mile 

downstream at datum 4.82 ft lower.

Average discharge.--42 years (1911-53), 922 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,700 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 12.16 ft); mln-

 Imum, 81 cfs Sept. 4; minimum gage height, 1.11 ft Oct. 3. Sept. 4.

1911-53: Maximum discharge, 80,500 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 24.54 ft, from 

floodmark in gage shelter), from rating curve extended above 17,000 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 52 cfs Oct. 17, 18, 1930.

Maximum stage known prior to 1911, 23.0 ft, present site, June 1, 1889, from floodmarks (discharge, about 71,300 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height rec-

 ord, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 22 Nov. 23 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.4 

1.9 

3.0

84

186

458

1,390

5.0 

9.0

10.2

3,770

10,100

12,600

1.1 

1.4

78

180

1.9 

3.0

452

1,390

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 3.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

101

101

98

101

101

101

122

129

136

159

136

122 

119

119

119

*119

106

104

101

98

98

95 55

95

98

98

95

101

98

98

95

3,338

108

0.143

0.16

Nov.

98

92

35

101

101

98

98

101

95

101

106

101 

104

104

104

104

104

*104

101

220

1,150

12,600 

7,110

2,820

1,620

1,080

920

694

572

500

-

31,198

1,040

1.38

1.53

Dec.

452

406

375

369

43Y

569

808

617

550

548

2,910

4,600 

2,710

1,840

1,340

1,190

876

734

*662

602

543

558 

609

579

550

521

565

b410

b400

b470

b520

28,315

913

1.21

1.39

Jan.

572

514

432

430

b420

b330

b300

b377J

b660

2,280

3,530

2,680 

1,980

1,590

2,080

3,090

4,050

3,510

3,510

2,860

2,440

2,440 

1,980

2,700

6.100

 4,100

2,740

2,200

2,200

1,590

1,340

64,998

2,097

2.77

3.20

Feb.

1,290

1,240

1,070

929

842

758

963

1,640

1,340

1,060

965

1,070 

1,290

1,160

1,130

1,240

1,160

1,190

956

885

1,070

2,220 

2,030

1,590

1,490

1,240

1,060

1,020

-

.

-

33,898

1,211

1.60

1.67

Calendar year 1952: Max 13,800 Min 92

Mar.

868

*767

662

1,S40~

2,720

2,140

1,700

1,490

1,490

1,290

1,160

1,440 

2,540

4,470

3,640

3,770

3,180

2,560

2,990

2,740

2,200

1,860 

1,590

7,700

11.000

7,530

5,000

3,640

2,800

2,140

1,760

89,877

2,899

3.83

4.42

Apr.

1,540

1,590

1,390

1,240

1,070

1,070

*1,260

1,640

1,340

1,540

Z.200

1,810 

1,810

1,760

1,440

1,290

1,150

1,120

1,450

1,640

1,440

1,390

1,240

1,240

1,050

1,100

1,290

1,110

938

911

-

41,059

1,369

1.81

2.02

May

S33

868

767

686

640

1,050

3,570

3,380

2,630

2,080

*1,640

1,340 

1,240

1,110

983

1,140

1,080

1,240

1,140

929

842

734 

1,240

1,150

859

908

983

767

662

579

4.357

43,050

1,356

1.79

2.07

June

10.500

5,350

3,380

2,260

1,590

1,240

1,120

1,040

808

800

670

550 

507

664

587

*486

432

426

413

430

351

316 

295

278

258

253

347

277

263

254

35,915

1,197

1.58

1.77

July

230

248

466

395

322

258

345

273

268

220

234

206 

189

180

168

160

157

153

149

T5S

*149

231 

804

992 "5ZS

345

268

234

211

193

193

8,930

288

0.381

0.44

Aug.

184

193

184

172

248

254

327

233

311

322

253

234 

206

189

172

160

149

145

138

131

127

124 

121

117

114

110

*104

98

98

95

92

5,435

175

0.231

0.27

Sept.

92

87

8T

84

1TT

127

107

141

124

110

104

110 

190

240

190

170

150

140

180

230

250

"335 

180

210

220

190

175

*164

124

98

4,605

154

0.204

0.23

Mean 1,078 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.41

water year 1952-53: Max 12,600 Min 84 Mean 1,067 ' Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.17

Peak discharge (base. 7.700 efs). Nov. 22 (12:30 p.m.) 17,700 cfs (12.16 ft); Mar. Z4 (9 p.m.) 

15,000 cfs 111.19 ft)j June 1 (2:30 a.m.) 13,000 cfs (10.37 ft)..

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Hote. Doubtful gage-height record Sept. 13-27} discharge estimated on basis of weather records 

and records for upstream and downstream stations.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

Great Trough Creek near Marklesburg, Pa.

361

Location.--Lat 40°21'00", long. 78°07'50", on left bank 40 ft downstream from highway 

oridge, 0.5 mile upstream from mouth, and 3 miles southeast of Marklesburg, Huntingdon 

County.

Drainage area. 84.6 sq mi.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. January iyau to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 714.48 ft above mean 

sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 23 years, 96.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,830 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 5.58 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 0.37 ft).

1930-53: Maximum discharge, 8,400 cfs Mar. 17, 1936 (gage height, 8.46 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,600 cfs; minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 22, 23, 1932, Sept. 3, 

1934, Dec. 18, 1943.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

 wKIch are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 1202: 1930-31(M), 1932, 1936-37, 

1940-43, 1945(MJ, 1946, 1948(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 22 Nov. 23 to Sept. 30

0.6

.7

1.0

1.4

1.5

1.6

4.2

5.9

14

28

33

45

1.9 

2.2 

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

5.2

106

202

385

630

1,370

2,420

O.4 

.5

1.0

1.4

1.5

1.3

2.4

3.8

7.6

13

27

32

1.6 

1.9 

2.3 

2.8

3.4

4.1

43

102

227

485

900

1,450

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

H5.2

6.3

5.9

4.8

7.6

~8.8 16

6.3

7.2 

7.0

6.6

5.9

5.2

*4.8

5.7

4.7

5.0

4.5

4.7

4.5

4.4

4.5

4.7

4.8

5.0

4.2

4.5

4.7

4.5

177.4

5.72

0.068

0.08

Nov.

4.4 

4.4

4.5

4.7

4.7

4.5

4^2.

4.4

4.5

4.7

4.7 

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.7

4.5

4.5

*4.4

4.7

41

359

^ACO

868

358

208

151

120

95

79

69

-

4,835.3

161

1.90

2.13

Dec.

63 

57

51

48

68

157

105

86

75

SI

SIS'

307

220

167

137

120

105

*90

77

73

81

86

75

67

61

57

b33

b4T

b49

51

4,045

130

1.54

1.78

Jan.

51 

b46

45

43

b45

b32

b30

b40

b!45

b250

321 

240

183

187

252

391

396

408

408

332

307

278

235

622

695

419

*311

278

227

177

157

7,551

244

2.88

3.32

Feb.

151 

125

112

107

90

84

123

115

95

81

77 

81

86

79

84

84

84

b63

b70

79

142

157

TSS

120

115

1O7

105

107

-

-

2,851

102

1.21

1.25

Mar.

88 

75

*67

155

197

151

140

134

123

120

128 

145

246

274

274

321

261

245

358

278

223

194

167

L.400

849

678

492

396

321

265

22O

8,985

29O

3.43

3.95

Apr.

197 

208

170

151

134

128

»202

180

160

215

223

18O

180

177

134

a 120

alls

a 140

235

TST

177

157

145

131

118

123

157

128

112

105.

4,789

160

1.89

2.11

May

105 

95

77

65

a 62

a80

a 100

a!05

alOO

93

*84 

77

75

69

73

71

71

81

69

59

53

53

56

51

«.

82

77

56

45

52

515

2,693

86.9

1.03

1.18

June

615 

45S

311

220

160

139

219

128

123

100

77 

65

65

63

56

»45

39

39

38

31

28

25

22

18.5

16.5

15SI

28

30

28

-

3,223.0

107

1.26

1.42

July

20 

34

114

48

31

3O

53

40

78

41

31 

26

21

17.5

15

12.5

10.5

9.1

8.8

8.8

»8.3

9.7

41

50

23

14

11

8.8

7.6

6.8

6^

836.0

27.0

0.319

O.37

Aug.

6.1 

5.5

5.5

5.7

8.6

19

12

9.8

23

28.

18

11.5

8.4

7.0

5.7

5.2

4.5

4.1

4.0

3.5

3.2

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.4

2.3

*2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

220.4

7.11

0.084

O.1O

Sept.

1.5

1.3

1.3

1*2.

1.7

2.4

2.9

3.2

2.5

2.2

1.8 

2.3

4.1

8*4

37?

2.5

2.3

2.2

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.2

3.2

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

*1.5

-

71.1

2.37

0.028

0.03

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,480 Mln 3.8 Mean 133 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.40

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,400 Mln 1.2 Mean HO Cfsm 1.3O In. 17.72

Peak discharge (base. 950 efsl. Nov. 22 (9:30 a.m.) 2,83O cfs (5.58 ft)} Dec. 11 (1 p.m.) 1.01O 

cfs (3.53 ft)j Jan. 24 (6 p.m.) 975 cfs (3.50 ft); Mar. 24 (7 a.m.) 2,O50 cfs (4.82 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height records discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
362 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Raystovm Branch Juniata River near Huntingdon, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°25'35", long. 78°01'50", 5 ft downstream from left abutment of highway 

bridge at Hawn Bridge, 6 miles south of Huntingdon, Huntingdon County-, and 9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 957 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 620.08 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

"of 1907.

Average discharge. 7 years, 1,174 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,600 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 14.94 ft); minImum, 16 cfs Nov. 15 (gage height, 1.64 ft); minimum daily, 17 cfs Nov. 16.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 24,500 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 16.74 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of flow over dam at gage height 31.0 ft; 

minimum, 12 cfs Oct. 21, 22, 1947, Oct. 21, 1949, Aug. 8, 1950, July 23, 24, 1952; minimum daily, 13 cfs June 8, 1952.

Flood of Mar. 18, 1936. reached a stage of 31.0 ft (discharge, 87,000 cfs, by computation of flow over dam).

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

Plow regulated by mills, powerplants, and Raystown Reservoir (capacity not known) above 

station.

Revisions, WSP 1081: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.1 

2.3

Oct. 1 to Jan. 25

14 2.5

20 3.0

30 4.0

4,3 6.0

11.5

Jan. 26 to Sept. 30

154

248

590

1,500

3,690

12,400

1.7

1.8

1.9 

2.1 

2.3 

2.6

76

136

274

3.0

4.D

6.0

11.0

12.5

555

1,480

3,690

11,500

14,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

117 

115

123

60

20.

175

186

1ST

150

143

65

75

150

168

158

*180

155

149

51

152

141

128

102

120

62

46

110

135

160

130

185

3,868

125

-

-

Nov.

20 

20

155

190

105

58

80

46

18

162

140

192

88

87

99

17 iJe

130

*146

336

952

12.400

12,200

4,830

3,040

2,050

1,600

1,410

835

751

-

42,293

1,410

-

-

Dec.

629 

595

475

496

456

80

45o

970

890

910

3,500

6.810

4,070

2,750

2,000

1,650

1,550

1,350

*966

520

766

689

752

786

760

630

631

662

429

431

627

38,280

1,235

-

-

Jan.

663

496

610

432

532

485

382

BTT

881

1,830

4,070

3,940

2,860

2,310

2,360

3,450

4,590

4,590

4,460

3,940

3,330

3,090

2,860

3,190

6.780

5,590

*3,810

3,090

2,750

2,360

1,880

82,183

2,651

-

-

Feb.

1,730 

1,580

1,480

1,430

1,380

696

1,240

1,420

1,780

1,580

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,430

1,330

1,230

1,430

1,480

1,480

1,140

1,430

1,530

2,480

2,200

1,880

1,680

1,580

1,480

-

-

-

42,586

1,521

-

-

Mar.

1,210 

1,180

*858

1,050

2,330

2,860

2,360

1,980

1,830

1,780

1,630

1,580

2,400

4,570

4,460

3,750

3,210

5,450

3,450

3,690

2,970

2,530

2,140

6,200

»14,200

10,100

6,800

5,010

3,940

3,210

2,640

109,368

3,528

-

-

Apr.

2,200 

2,140

2,040

1,830

1,630

1,480

*1,530

1,380

1,980

1,930

2,310

2.530

2,310

2,310

2,140

1,830

1,680

1,530

1,630

1,980

1,980

1,880

1,780

1,630

1,530

1,390

1,530

1,580

1,480

1.380

-

55,050

1,835

-

-

May

1,270 

521

26

957

854

808

1,880

4.070

3,330

2,580

2,140

*1,780

1,580

1,480

1,430

1,210

1,430

1,430

1,430

1,070

923

1,000

1,070

1,430

1,050

1,200

1,040

1,020

576

906

2,560

44,051

1,421

-

-

June

12.400 

7,420

4,590

3,210

2,530

2,040

1,780

1,580

1,380

1,330

359

172

247

463

846

646

508

523

*357

515

443

308

293

223

302

259

392

442

614

251

-

46,423

1,547

-

-

July

243 

396

7.35

517

468

373

409

428

385

431

314

184

236

254

230

200

175

161

96

228

139

160

*958

794

1,050

354

290

305

203

203

327

11,246

363

-

-

Aug.

140 

146

201

240

270

364

264

478

395

317

286

337

310

220

172

27

291

213

140

161

129

85

25

10T

154

*148

109

141

93

53

89

6,105

197

-

-

Sept.

148 

176

164

134

88

61

45

165

163

122

167

60

57

271

240

235

246

172

223

246

315

284

237

260

266

177

208

211

*189

166

-

5,496

183

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 16,6OO Min 13 Mean 1,391 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 14,200 Min 17 Mean 1,334 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). 

8,060 cfs (9.05 ftlj Jan. 17 (10 p.m

Nov. 22 (7:30 p.m.) 19,600 cfs (14.94 ft)j Dec. 12 (about 4a.m.) 

) 5,150 cfs (7.10 ft); Jan. 25 (3 p.m.) 8.220 cfs (9.06 ft)i

Mar

14,ioo cfs (I2~.38~ft);

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 24 to Nov. 6, Dec. 6-llj discharge estimated on basis of records 

for upstream hydroelectric plant and records for nearby stations.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 363

Junlata River at Mapleton Depot, Pa.

Location. La t 40°23'30", long. 77°56'10", on right bank a quarter of a mile downstream 

from Scrub Run and a third of a mile downstream from highway bridge on State Highway 

376 at Mapleton Depot, Huntingdon County.

Drainage area. 2,030 sq ml.

Records available. December 1937 to September 1953.

aage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 557.31 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

11929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 15 years (1938-53), 2,483 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 31.700 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 16.47 ft); minimum, 99 cfs Nov. 8 (gage height, 1.35 ft); minimum dally, 280 cfs Nov. 2.

1937-53: Maximum discharge , 76,800 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 26.4 ft, from 

high-water mark in well), from rating curve extended above 31,000 cfs; minimum, 90 cfs 

Oct. 2, 1938 (gage height, 1.35 ft); minimum dally, 173 cfs Sept. 23, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 38.2 ft Mar. 18, 1936, from floodmark (discharge, 145,000 cfs, 

from rating curve extended above 31,000 cfs. on basis of data for station at Newport).

Remarks. Records good. 

station.

Regulation at low flow by hydroelectric plants and mills above

Revisions (water years) . WSP 921: 1940 (M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 25 Jan. 26 to Sept. 3O

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

246

330

584

913

1,700

5.0 2,700

7,0 5,590

11.0 14,200

13.9 22,700

2.0 330

2.5 5&4

3.0 913

4.0 1.7OO

5.O 2,730

7.0 5,740

11.0 14,ZOO

15.2 26,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

391

386

500 

370

364

338

618

587

536 

481

375

368

478

*464

422

498

347

372

443

313

415

415

38O

394 

353

350

304 4T6~

424

421

466

12,989

419

0.206

O.24

Nov.

394

280

362 

398

387

4O6

308

297

301 

403

384

484

4O5

342

356

386

356

435

438

*900

2,960

22.500

20,006

7,760 

4,930

3,400

2,760

2,380

1,700

1,58O

-

77,992

2,600

1.28

1.43

Dec.

1,430

1,350

1,150 

1,070

1,340

1,400

1,220

1,460

1,540 

1,660

10,200

11. OOP

7,41O

5,250

4,010

3,26O

2.88O

2,520

2,210

1,400

1,770

1,78O

1,660

1,700 

1,680

1,310

1,540

1,310

980

1,140

1,21O

79,84O

2,575

1.27

1.46

Jan.

1,370

1,210

1,320 

1,280

1,200

1,090

1.O50

1,O7O

1,780 

3,940

7,220

6,650

4,930

4,O10

4,010

5,590

7,410

8,210

8,420

7,410

6,47O

5,93O

5,42O

7,460 

12.700

10,400

7,38O

*6,45O

5,740

4,910

4,13O

156,160

5,037

2.48

2.86.

Feb.

3,830

3,330

3,160 

3,020

2,830

1.970

3,030

3,540

3,540 

3,120

2,860

2,990

3,190

2,920

2,810

2,89O

2.92O

2,770

2,610

2,370

3,180

3,98O

4.43O

4,13O 

3,680

3,410

3,180

3,150

-

_

-

88,840

3,173

1.56

1.63

Mar.

2,770

2,310

2.150 

3,OOO

4,590

5,230

*4,280

3,720

3,480 

3,380

3,250

3,250

4,37O

7,190

7,760

9,140

8,14O

6,810

7,760

7,190

6,090

5,230

4,590

18,50O 

*26.600

2O.OOO

13,700

10,200

8,140

6,810

5,74O

225,370

7,270

3.58

4.13

Apr.

4,910

5.910

5,070 

4,590

4,130

3,680

4,750

4,750

4,430 

*4,910

5,40O

5,230

4,91O

4,750

*4,280

3,640

3,470

3,26O

4,590

4,59O

4,430

4,13O

3,830

3,540 

3,26O

3,230

3,980

3,540

3,O70

2.940

127,200

4,240

2.09

2.33

May

2,820

2,410

1.440 

1,990

2,140

2,240

3,O6O

6,090

5,40O 

4,220

3,590

*3,060

3,260

2,640

2,900

2,820

3,1OO

3,680

3,260

2,730

2,230

3,26O

3,4OO

3,330 

2,570

6,380

*7,240

4,360

2,960

3,130

10.80O

112 , 51O

3,629

1.79

2.06

June

2O.5OO

14,000

8,940 

6,630

5,230

4,130

4,130

3,540

3,400 

2,990

2,080

1,410

1,410

1,610

1,860

1,740

*1,390

1,440

1,390

1,400

1,290

1,060

1,200

932

931

960

1,120

956

1,290

1,050

10O,OO9

3,334

1.64

1.83

July

827

1,040

1,450 

1.48O

988

1,170

1,600

1,240

1,130 

1.O8O

850

664

818

800

714

639

618

617

558

687

570

637

1,120

*1.720 

1,520

798

897

675

642

654

825

29,028

936

0.461

O.53

Aug.

6OO

514

672 

64O

862

920

720

776

1.660 

1,360

1,110

916

838

950

704

532

623

644

514

496

408

394

410

448 

452

458

428

*414

434

374

43^

20,701

668

0.329

0.38

Sept.

420

424

446 

456

444

684

490

438

515 

411

492

446

364 576~

584

494

594

522

421

648

578

574 

572

442

503

582

*486

480

15,415

514

0.253

0.28

Calendar year 1952: Max 32,4OO Min 28O Mean 3,O19 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.25

Water year 1952-53: Max 26,60O Min 28O Mean 2,866 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.16

Peak discharge (base. 12.5OO efs). Nov. 22 (10 p.m.) 31,7OO cfs (16.47 ft); Dec. 11 (8 p.m.) 

13.200 cfo (10^57 ft); Jan. 25 (5:3O p.m.) 13.4OO cfs (1O.7O ft)j Mar. 25 (6 a.m.) 3O.100 cfs (16.14 

ft)j June 1 (1 p.m.) 22,7OO cfs (13.94 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
364 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

Aughwlck Creek near Three Springs, Pa.

Location. Lat 40"12"45", long. 77"55"30", on right bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 377, 300 ft upstream from East Broad Top Railroad bridge, 350 ft upstream 

from Three Springs Creek, and 3i miles northeast of village of Three Springs, Huntingdon 

County. Records Include flow of Three Springs Creek.

Drainage area. 205 sq ml, Includes that of Three Springs Creek.

Records available. May 1938 to September 1953.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 618.65 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 15 years, 247 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,600 cfs Nov.-22 (gage height, 17.23 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,900 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination at 

gage height, 18.04 ft; minimum, 3.9 cfs Sept. 4, 5.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 20,600 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 18.04 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,900 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; minimum, that of Sept. 4, 5, 1953.

Maximum stage known, about 19.3 ft June 1, 1889 (discharge, 24,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods at Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Backwater from aquatic vegetation June 26, 27, July 2-10, 

23-25, Aug. 6-11)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 24 Mar. 25 to Sept. 30

2.0 9.5 5.0 710 1.8 3.0 3.6 190

2.5 37 7.0 1,800 1.9 7.5 4.0 330

3.0 73 9.0 3,280 2.5 41 5.0 710

3.5 153 11.0 6,020 3.0 73 6.0 1,200

4.0 320 14.6 12,800 3.3 112 7.7 2,270

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

1-5

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

13 

13

14

14

15

14

28

ii

39

29

25

24

26

*22

21

18

15

15

14

14

13

12

14

15

16

16

16

16

18

15

582

18.8

0.092

0.11

Nov.

if

16

16

19

18

18

18

18

18

20

22

20

18

20

21

23

21

21

 340

3,110

12,700 

2,830

1,120

670

482

362

264

192

168

-

22,597

753

3.67

4.10

Dec.

136 

123

120

107

149

380

268

215

185

224

3.460

l.Sao

900

610

450

352

285

*236

189

159

148

176 

165

139

121

110

104

b82

b84

b!05

100

11,462

370

1.80

2.08

Jan.

98 

b90

93

98

b94

b84

b78 b90~

b660

1,460

1,440

900

630

570

670

950

1,050

1,020

950

750

650

630 

502

2,000

1,980

1,030

710

 670

510

383

338

21,178

683

3.33

3.64

Feb.

310 

232

215

198

159

148

250

232

168

139

134

153

189

159

179

236

226

170

170

205

412

t§

369

327

285

254

218

-

_

-

6,709

240

1.17

1.22

Mar.

170 

139

129

457

530

410

 344

320

285

274

316

372

648

750

775

1,050

775

650

875

690

550

450 

383

4.760

2,270

1,740

1,230

950

710

570

466

24,038

775

3.78

4.36

Apr.

414 

410

323

270

232

208

416 '368

306

420

 438

400

460

490

390

365

326

306

449

348

320

284 

264

225

194

264

400

312

274

253

-

10,129

338

1.65

1.84

May

270 

239

190

154

151

225

775

590

482

393

323

*270

232

184

214

197

171

225

154

131

114

109 

136

112

101

211

149

106

879~T

1.680

8,466

273

1.33

1.54

June

1,560 

1,080

650

463

354

297

372

253

225

197

136

116

114

112

102

84

 76

78

79

70

62

57 

52

49

15

45

58

57

51

46

-

6,940

231

1,13

1.26

July

43 

124

369

39

60

55

60

71

87

62

51

43

39

35

32

30

27

55" 25

30

29

26 

334

 202

65

52

43

37

33

30

29

2,237

72.2

0.352

0.41

Aug.

27 

27

27

27

41

54

46

39

100 -69

54

43

36

30

26

23

21

20

17

17

15

14 

13

12

12

11

10

*9.5

8.0

8.0

7.5

864.0

27.9

0.136

0.16

Sept.

8.0 

7.0

6.1

4.8

4.3

8.8

14

14

12

12

10

11

12

11

9.5

10

9.5

8.0

7.5

8.0

8.5

12 

15 T3"

12

12

11

9.5

*8.0

7.5

-

296.0

9.87

0.048

0.05

Calendar year 1952: Max 12,700 Min 6.7 Mean 368 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.47

Water year 1952-53: Max 12,700 Min 4.3 Mean 316 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.97

Peak discharge (base. 2,100 cfs). 

cfs (10.59 ft); Jan. 24 (7:30 p.m.) .

-Nov. 22 (4:30 a.m.) 18,600 ofs (17.23 ft); Dec. 11 (12 m.) 5,380 

5,190 cfs (8.93 ft); Mar. 24 (4:30 p.m.) 8,290 cfs (12.30 ft);

May 31 (12 m.) 2,690 cfs (8.31 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 365

Klshacoquillas Creek at Reedsville, Pa.

Location. Lat 40 e39'15n , long. 77 e35'00", on left bank 150 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 322, 1 mile southeast of Reedsville, Mlfflln County, and 1 mile downstream 

from Honey Creek.

Drainage area. 164 sq ml.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 551.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 13 years (1940-53), 233 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,540 cfs May 26 (gage height, 9.38 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs as explained below; minimum, 20 cfs Nov. 6-8, 

Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.51 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 9,830 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 13.12 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum daily, 14 cfs Jan. 9-12, 1940.

Flood of March 1936 reached a stage about 1 ft higher than that of Nov. 25, 1950.

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

DTurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

85

148

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.8

397

775

1,320

2,810

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

29

32

33

31

29

30

4JL

4tf

34

31

30

30

31

30

*2S

27

27

25

25

27

26

25

25

25 

24

24

27

25

24

2324"

882

28.5

0.174

0.20

Nov.

23

23

25

24

24

24

23

23

2256"

24

23

24

24

25

23

27

*25

25

105

372

1.460 

850

490 

33O

260

220

200

185

175

-

5,104

170

1.04

1.16

Dec.

160

150

145

130

170

250

175

160

150

ISO

1.300

880

840

500

*430

373

332

299

265

237

225

218 

199

182 

170

157

146

120

125

145

140

8,753

282

1.72

1.98

Jan.

135

125

125

135

120

100

ToT

104

152

316

364

324

280

262

267

310

355

614

665

625

585

548

512

1,330 

1.590

995

*820

730

605

512

460

13,967

451

2.75

3.17

Feb.

444

3aT

352

327

299

286

318

291

262

240

227

230

225

208

218

222

190

168

TSS

176

347

330 

29O

275 

270

265

260

255

_

-

-

7,525

269

1.64

1.71

Mar.

245

«220

210

33T

302

273

262

262

254

247

240

230

242

240

264

361

338

352

428

394

373

361 

347

1.790 TTstSo"

1,460

1,130

945

798

708

625

15,737

508

3.10

3.57

Apr.

BtS" 565

478

428

397

*385

512

428

412

478

428

412

397

394

358

338

313

316

412

332

316

302 

296

2SO 

270

310

373

321

310

305

-

11,414

380

2.32

2.59

May

302

288

270

244

262

257

252

264

321

288

262

*242

227

210

206

197

237

225

193

178

ili ^SS

370

335 

321

2.750

1,720

1,100

620

888

2,040

15,716

507

3.09

3.56

June

1.600

1,160

920

752

625

615

700

495

495

412

364

332

316

318

266

254

234

218

201

178

168

*155

145

134 

128

129

132

lie

112

121

11,803

393

2.40

2.68

July

103

102

115

99

94

99

137

T6T

92

85

80

79

74

72

70

68

64

63

64

63

59

*61 

66

63 

57

56

55

53

51

5T

54

2,359

76.1

0.464

0.53

Aug.

51

51

50

50

B2

56

50

49

90

125

74

60

54

71

54

50

46

42

40

38

37

36 

37

*37 

35

33

32

32

31

31

30

1,514

48.8

0.298

0.34

Sept.

29

29

29

29

30

30

29

29

28

30

33

30

29

28

28

27

26

28

31

29

27

27

26

26

25

25

*24

|3

853

28.4

0.173

0.19

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,120 Mln 22 Mean 276 Cfsm 1.88 In. 22.89

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,750 Min 22 Mean 262 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.68

Peak discharge (base. 1.100 cfs). Nov. 22 (8 a.m.) 1,840 cfs (6.72 ft)j Dec. 11 (time and dlslcharge -unknown); Jan. 24 (4 p.m.) 1.84O ofs (6.71 ft); Mar. 24 (12 m.) 2,81O cfs (7.80 ft); May 26 

(12 m.) 4,540 cfs (9.38 ft)j May 31 (7:30 a.m.) 2,71O cfs (7.67 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 23 to Dec. 15, Dec. 28 to Jan. 7, Feb. 17, Feb. 22 to Mar. 1; 

discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Tuscarora Creek near Port Royal, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°30'55", long. 77°25'10", on left bank 100 ft upstream from highway 

bridge, 2 miles southwest of Port Royal, Junlata County, and 3f miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 214 sq mi.

Records available. October 1918 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1953 in 

reports of Geological Survey. August 1911 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania 

Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 420.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Aug. 5, 1931, 

at site 100 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--42 years (1911-53), 262 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,100 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 16.79 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 15 cfs Sept. 3; 

minimum gage height, 3.31 ft Aug. 28.

1911-53: Maximum discharge, 19,400 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 19.73 ft, from 

high-water mark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 21.60 ft Mar. 19, 1936, from floodmark (backwater from Juniata River); minimum discharge observed, 1 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 4-6, 14, 18, 

1913, Sept. 21, 1914.

Maximum stage known prior to 1911, 20.5 ft June 1, 1889 (backwater from Juniata 

River).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or shiftingcontrol, which are fair. Some regulation at medium and low flows by gristmills above 

stations.

Revisions. WSP 756: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of shifting-control (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 28-30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24 Jan. 25 to Sept. 30

3.0 

3.3 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5

65

119

213

359

5.0

7.0

10.0

14.8

568

1,710

4,390

10,700

2..9 

3.2

3.5 

3.9

15

67

135

4.4 

5.0 

7.0 

8.6

275

541

1,710

3,030

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

33

32

31

33

33

32

37

57

55

41

39

38

39

38

*34

33

32

30

29

32

35

35 

36

35

40

40

38

38

38

36

37

1,136

36.6

0.171

0.20

Nov.

35

35

36

36

35

35

34

32

32

33

34

35

34

32

34

40

*38

*40

36

280

1,8OO

10.700 

3,060

1,160

742

563

451

366

320

295

-

20,403

680

3.18

3.55

Dec.

272 

252

247

239

314

597

422

356

314

311

2.510

1,370

819

607

*480

411

366

336

301

275

269

280 

263

244

229

218

208

170

165

205

196

13,046

421

1.97

2.27

Jan.

190 

188

19O

193

183

171

166

164

396

1,150

1,350

860

617

554

563

717

1,010

1,380

1,200

898

767

717 

592

2,170

2.310

1,110

*810

755

598

456

404

22,829

736

3.44

3.97

Feb.

378 

305

282

268

235

219

275

275

216

190

182

196

210

199

196

216

204

172

174

204

335

 324 391 

286

268

248

238

241

-

_

-

6,927

247

1.15

1.20

Bar.

202 

*177

*167

388

427

308

272

258

244

238

251

244

308

400

432

728

598

495

700

551

451

382 

340

3.000

2,150

2,100

1,410

975

755

598

500

20,049

647

3.02

3.48

Apr.

451 

456

382

328

301

*282

511

461

391

495

495

418

451

505

395

374

344

340

557

4l8

382

340 

312

279

255

305

557

409

356

324

11,874

396

1.85

2.06

May

336 

305

265

232

238

238

424

340

336

265

219

*204

196

170

162

164

164

164

142

127

117

200 

146

121

108

1,640

583

301

222

265

1,610

10,004

323

1.51

1.74

June

1.410 

1,060

609

409

316

265

562

297

255

255

188

167

172

172

155

133

121

117

113

104

95

*89 

86

80

75

73

78

95

74

66

-

7,691

256

1.20

1.34

July

62 

62

"109 112

74

73

89

75

66

87

66

59

54

53

50

45

41

38

36

38

41

*35 

37

85

54

39

32

28

"29 27

30

1,726

55.7

0.260

0.30

Aug.

28 

26

29

33

39

48

47

39

139

255

99

62

50

42

39

35

33

31

29

27

24

23 

22

*20

20

19

19

18

19

20

20

1,352

43.6

0.204

0.23

Sept.

18 

17

16

18

25

38

48

51

49

44

40

64

116

36

28

26

22

20

20

20

21

a23 

a22

a21

a20

a20

20

19

*19

17

-

918

30.6

0.143

0.16

Calendar year 1952: Max 10,700 Min 12 Mean 380 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.18

Water year 1952-53: Max 10,700 Min 16 'Mean 323 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.50

Peak discharge (base. 3.700 cfs). Nov. 22 (11:30 a.m.) 14,100 cfs (16.79 ft); Mar. 24 (9:30 p.m.) 

5,380 cfs (10.86 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record) discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

nearby stations.

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 20, Mar. 28 to May 7, July 13 to Sept. 30.
SUSQTJEHANNA RIVER BASIN 367

Cocolamus Creek near Millerstovm, Pa.

Location.-"Lat 40 0 33'55", long. 77°07 I 05", on right bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on 

 State' Highway 17, 2.3 miles northeast of Millerstown, Perry County, and 3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--57.2 sq. mi.

Records available.--October 1931 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. 

February 1930 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and 

Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 425.50 ft above mean 

sea level (Pennsylvania State highway benchmark).

Average discharge.--23 years (1930-53), 79.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,620 cfs May 31 (gage height, 6.67 ft); minlinum, 2.5 cfB Sept. 5 (gage height, 1.23 ft).

1930-53: Maximum discharge, 4,560 cfs Aug. 24, 1933, Nov. 25, 1950; maximum gage 

height, 8.20 ft Aug. 24, 1933; minimum discharge, 0.7 cfs Aug. 15, 1932 (gage height, 

0.81 ft); minimum daily, 1.3 cfs Aug. 28, 1932, Aug. 21, 1944.

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

Some diurnal fluctuation caused by gristmills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 1081: 1932-33, 1934(M), 1935-36. 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

10

10

12

10

9.4

9.0

10.5

12.5

9. 7

9.4

9.7

10

9.4

8.7

8.4

7.3

7.1

7.1

6.8

6.6

*6.5

^76

6.8

7.3

7.3

7.1

6.8

7.1

6.8

6.8 

6.6

259.1

8.36

0.146

0.17

Nov.

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.1

6.3

6.3

6.1

6.1

5.9

7.1

14.5

*9.4

8.1

8.1

118

334

JL.410

454

208

133

101

84

67

56

52

3,152.3

105

1.84

2.05

Dec.

46

44

44

40

210

356

177

127

98

107

828

364

208

149

*116

101

88

76

65

57

58

65

56

51

46

44

40

33

34

38 

37

3,803

123

2.15

2.47

Jan.

38

38

42

48

40

32

33

40

325

471

432

278

200

159

146

149

143

353

318

233

184

163

136

"580 983

286

*196

188

140

111 

101

6,586

212

3.71

4.28

Feb.

108

80

80

74

65

62

92

82

70

62

60

75

71

62

71

86

76

62

62

67

256

159

133

114

104

94

84

-

^

2,607

93.1

1.63

1.70

Mar.

70

*59

56

182

130

111

98

92

86

82

74

70

76

71

107

a!70

a!40

a!30

a!60

a!35

a!20

allO

104

928

476

419

286

221

170

136 

116

5,185

167

2.92

3.37

Apr.

106

101

84

76

68

*65

161

114

106

144

130

121

118

108

92

90

82

84

121

96

90

80

76

68

.62

84

124

98

88

80

2,917

97.2

1.70

1.90

May

82

71

62

54

56

56

62

57

48

44

40

*40

44

38

43

42

49

44

36

33

29

46

65

44

42

873

369

196

136

539 

1,630

4,970

160

2.80

3.23

June

734

396

238

163

127

277

507

238

200

130

104

90

88

122

78

64

56

52

48

42

38

35

*32

28

26

28

28

23

22

21

4,035

134

2.34

2.62

July

18.5

20

25

18.5

16.5

18

27

17

16

14.5

13.5

13

12

12

11

10

9.8

9.0

9.0

10

9.3

*8.0

11

11

8.6

V.I

6.9

*6.7

6.2

9^0

392.8

12.7

0.222

0.26

Aug.

6.9

6.5

7.3

7.6

8.3

9.0

7.1

6.7

9.9

18

9.2

7.1

7.9

7.1

6.0

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.4

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.7

*3.7

3.8

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.4

111 

3.4

187.5

6.05

0.106

0.12

Sept.

2.9

2.9

ZsS.

2.8

4.2

8.2

8.3

6.4

5.4

5.1

5.1

6.0

26

6.3

4.8

4.3

4.0

3.7

3.6

3.6

4.0

4.2

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.5

*3.2

3.1

152.3

5.08

0.089

0.10

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,920 Min 3.9 Mean 110 cfsm 1.92 In. 26.22

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,630 Min 2.8 Mean 93.8 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.27

Peak dlscharKe (base, 1.000 cfs). 

ofs (5.00 ft); Jan. 24 (3 p.m.) 1.52C

Nov. 22 (7 a.m.) 2,150 efs (6.21 ft); Dee. 11 (8 

efs (5.43 ft); Mar. 24 (12:30 p.m.) 1,700 cfs

a.m.) 1,240 

. . .., . . .. , 5.70 . ft)j May 26

(11 a.m.) 1,410 ofs (5.30 ft); May 31 (8 a.m.) 2,620 efs (6.67 ft); June 6 (11 p.m.) 1,020 efs (4.58 

ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

nearby stations.
368 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Juniata River at Newport, Pa.

Location. Lat 40 0 28'45", long. 77°07'45", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Newport, Perry County, 1,000 ft upstream fromiLittle Buffalo Creek.

Drainage area. 3,354 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1899 to December 1913, October 1918 to September 1921, October 

1923 to September 1926, and October 1931 to September 1953 in reports of Geological 

Survey. March 1899 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests 

and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 363.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to July 16, 1929, 

chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--52 years (1899-1905, 1907-53), 4,372 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 59,800 cfs Nov. 23 (gage height, 18.33 ft); 

minimum, 447 cfs Nov. 5, 11 (gage height, 3.03 ft); minimum daily, 474 cfs Nov. 5.

1899-1953: Maximum discharge, 190,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 34.24 ft, 

from floodmark in gage shelter), from rating curve extended above 100,000 cfs; minimum, 260 cfs (estimated) Aug. 27, 1925; minimum daily, 286 cfs Sept. 25, 1932.

Maximum stage known, 35.9 ft June 1, 1889, from floodmarks (discharge, 209..000 

cfs, from rating curve extended above 100,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low flow by powerplants and mills above 

station. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and sediment loads for 

the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1290.

Revisions (water years). WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 781: 1902(M). WSP 921: 1936(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 24 Mar. 25 to Sept. 30

3.0 420

3.4 855

3.9 1,740

6.0

12.0

17.0

7,160

27,900

52,100

3.1 

3.5 

4.0

525

1,060

2,040

6.0 7,160

12.0 27,900

15.0 41,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

580 

679 

679

633

679

644

610 

668

884

855

790

738

679

560

656

690

633

668

600

570

*590

530

570

590

590

580

590

530

520

560

610

19,755

637

0.190

0.22

Nov.

590 

633 

644

492

474

590

622 

530

530

560

483

520

600

644

679

610

*590

590

580

1,060

4,190

34,400

*51.900

23,300

11,800

8,060

6,020

4,930

4,280

3,520

-

164,421

5,481

1.63

1.82

Dec.

3,140 

2,830 

2,610

2,520

2,860

4,410

4,020 

3,390

3,040

3,390

8,520

22.100

16,700

11,200

8,370

*6,580

5,600

4,930

4,510

4,020

3,140

3,260

3,260

3,120

3,090

2,830

2,710

2,490

2,330

2,240

2.050

155,240

5,008

1.49

1.72

Jan.

2,140 

2,350 

2,350

2,190

2,330

2,030

2,010 

1.960

3,020

6,190

12,200

13,200

10,400

8,060

7,020

7,460

10,100

14,200

15,500

14,200

11,900

10,600

9,630

14,500

23.200

21,000

*15,500

12,200

10,600

8,990

7,460

284,490

9,177

2.74

3.15

Feb.

6.5SO 

6,020 

5,470

5,200

4,930

4,510

4.150 

5,060

5,200

5,060

4,670

4,410

4,510

4,800

4,510

4,510

4,670

4,410

4,150

4,150

4,670

6,020

6,300

6,580

6,160

5,600

5,200

5,060

_

_

-

142,560

5,091

1.52

1.58

Mar.

4,800 

4,410 

5.760

*4,510

5,880

7,020

7,020 

6,300

5,600

5,340

5,200

5,060

5,200

6,820

9,950

11,600

12,900

10,900

10,600

11,600

10,300

8,680

7,610

16,000

«41.600

36,400

27,200

19,200

15,200

12,200

9,950

348,810

11,250

3.35

3.87

Apr.

8.6SO 

8,060 

8,370

7,310

6,580

6,020

6,580 

*7,610

7,020

7,020

8,060

7,760

7,760

7,610

7,160

6,580

5,880

5,600

6,020

7,020

6,720

6,440

6,020

5,600

5.200

5,200

6,020

6,440

5,740

5,200

-

201,280

6,709

2.00

2.23

May

4,940 

4,810 

4,420

5.510

5,310

3,800

4,040 

5,390

7,760

6,870

5,740

5,200

*4,810

4,550

4,170

4,300

4,420

4,550

5,070

4,550

4,040

5,800

4,680

4,940

4,550

15,600

16.500

11,100

7,510

6,440

16,500

191,270

6,170

1.84

2.12

June

25,500 

29.500 

18,500

12,900

9,650

8,060

9,510 

7,510

6,300

5,740

5,070

4,040

3,190

3,310

3,190

5,510

3,190

2,790

2,650

2,600

2,330

2,280

*2,110

1,820

1,760

1.650

1,860

1,740

1,800

1,740

-

184,980

6,166

1.84

2.05

July

1,890 

1,390 

1,550

2,190

2.650

1,760

2,040 

2,110

2,110

1,860

1,720

1,590

1,350

1,080

1,160

1,140

1,060

946

946

931

"962 872

962

*1,040

2,550

2,130

1,760

1,170

1,090

1,040

1,010

46,019

1,484

0.442

0.51

Aug.

946 

1,060 

886

802

931

1,040

1,280 

1,370

1,450

5.050

2,550

1,970

1,370

1,260

1,170

1,300

993

844

816

886

755

710

660

624

*615

602

660

648

624

602

615

52,805

1,058

0.315

0.36

Sept.

547 

525 

547

558

660

672

685 

858

722

580

672

660

895

613

673

788

685

748

722

660

830

951

774

760

748

748

685

*660

722

-

21,30r>

710

0.212

0.2*

Calendar year 1952 : Max 51,900 Mln 474 Mean 5,368 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.78

Water year 1952-53 : Max 51,900 Mln 474 Mean 4,912 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.87

Peak dlsoharae (base. 29.000 ofs).~Nov. 23 (3 a.m.) 59,800 cfs (18.33 ft)j Mar. 25 (1:30 p.m.)

44,100 cfs (15.47 ft)} June 2 (6 a.m.) 32,200 cfs (13.04 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 369

Sherman Creek at Sherraandale, Pa.

Location. lat 40°19'25", long. 77°10 I 05", on left bank on downstream side of bridge on 

btate Highway 34 at Sherraandale, Perry County, li miles upstream from Fishing Run.

Drainage area. 200 sq mi.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. 

September 1929 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests 

and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 422.63 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Jan. 29,

1930. chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years (1929-53), 290 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,700 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 11.51 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 6,500 cfs; minimum, 17 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 

0.88 ft).

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 18,800 cfs Aug. 24, 1933 (gage height, 14.05 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 6,500 cfs; minimum, 3.9 cfs Dec. 1, 1930 (gage 

height, 0.72 ft); minimum daily, 10 cfs Dec. 24, 25, 1930, Sept 30 1941

Maximum stage known, 20.34 ft July 22, 1927, from floodmark (discharge, about 

37,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1953 are given In WSP 1290.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Dec. 28-3O, Jan. 6, 7)

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

19

30

129

284

3.0 

4.O 

6.0 

8.0

10.4

740

1,380

3,150

5.7OO

10,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

28

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

51

44

51

51

49

51

52

61

56

49

50

49

51

48

45

36

44

39

36

40

*38 

38

38

41 

43

41

40

40

43

43

43

1,401

45.2

0.226

0.26

Nov.

43

43

44

44

44

43

41

41

41

44

47

47

47

46

52

63

58

58

*54

994

2,550 

1O.500

2,900

1,240 

822

629

512

418

360

329

21,954

732

3.66

4.08

Dec.

299

274

270

249

640

965

565

448

385

422

2.850

1,37O

880

665

536

*458

405

364

321

288

291 

337

288

252 

236

223

207

170

155

210

191

15,239

492

2.46

2.83

Jan.

191

182

188

207

188

155

Teo

173

616

1,240

1,340

910

665

594

594

816

1,060

1,500

1,220

940

822

768

650

2) 630

*1,320

940

910

713

570

503

26,895

868

4.34

5.00

Feb.

480

397

372

348

310

302

481

41O

340

306

291

306

306

284

302

314

302

252

260

291

1.090 

822

589

489 

422

38O

356

337

_

-

11,139

398

1.99

2.07

Mar.

291

263

*249

505

428

344

317

314

299

295

295

288

364

376

486

850

614

588

910

660

541 

471

427

m1,980

1,280

970

768

644

555

23,572

760

3.80

4.38

Apr.

508

494

422

376

340

337

*853

614

503

619

550

527

604

634

517

489

435

410

512

401

368 

337

321

295

277

319

626

431

380

352

-

13,851

462

2.31

2.58

May

380

333

302

274

274

277

364

329

3 O2

277

256

254

*242

213

232

219

241

263

213

188

165 

252

200

165 

Mi

4.030

1,100

570

401

457

2,140

15,064

486

2.43

2.80

June

1.980

1,230

768

560

448

414

940

435

517

389

302

266

344

317

266

223

200

200

185

159

157 

142

*124

116 

112

106

244

136

"95 9O

11,465

382

1.91

2.13

July

88

92

141

Toe

83

86

106

90

109

92

75

67

67

63

57

56

46

49

49

52

52 

49

112

*110 

65

49

46

44

40

41

41

2,225

71.8

0.359

0.41

Aug.

38

41

49

47

62

79

58

74

888

695

172

109

81

71

63

54

69

42

41

42

40

39

33

41

*36

35

33

28

36

24

34

3,154

102

0.510

0.59

Sept.

28

27

26

27

36

72

71

48

37

34

31

34

37

34

34

33

31

29

29

30

31 

42

22

29 

24

31

 "27 21

31

25

-

1,011

33.7

0.168

0.19

Calendar year 1952: Max 10,500 Mln 31 Mean 465 Cfsm 2.32 In. 31.63

Water year 1952-53: Max 10,300 Mln 21 Mean 403 Cfsm 2.02 In. 27.32

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efs). Nov. 22 (11 a.m.) 12,700 cfs (11.51 ft); Dee. 11 (10:30 a.m., 

4,320 cfs (7.05 'ft); Jan. 24 (3:30 p.m.) 6,680 efs (8.60 ft); Mar. 24 (2 p.m.) 8,380 efs (9.46 ft 

May 26 (10 a.m.) 8,780 efs (9.71 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
370 SUSQDEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Clark Creek near Carsonville, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°27'35", long. 76M5I10", on right bank 0.3 mile downstream from Clark

 Creek Dam, if miles southeast of Carsonville, Dauphin County, and 15 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 22.5 sq mi.

Records available. September 1937 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir. Datum of gage is 552.32 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment 

of 1943. Prior to Jan. 5, 1939, water-stage recorder at site about 1,800 ft upstream 

at datum 9.49 ft higher. Jan. 6, 1939, to July 27, 1940, chain gage at site 100 ft 

downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 39.8 cfs (adjusted for storage and diversion since 1941).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 454 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 3.87 ft); mini-

 mum, 3.2 cfs June 23 (gage height, 0.96 ft). ,..,., 

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 988 cfs Nov. 13, 1937, from rating curve extended 

above 400 cfs; maximum gage height, 4.81 ft May 27, 1946; minimum daily discharge, 

0.2 cfs Jan. 29 to Feb. 3, 1940.

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

 Flow regulated by Clark Creek Reservoir (capacity, 5,260,000,000 gal). Diversion 

from reservoir to city of Harrisburg.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

l.O 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.9

3.6

6.9

12

21

43

2.3 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

163

226

351

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

Itotal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

4.8

6.6

4.8

4.7

4.7

5.9

6.3

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.8

4.8

6.2

8.3

T7T

*4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

6.0

6.3

4.5

6.3

4.4

4.4

4.4

5.2

6.4

4.4

5.7

4.4

161.9

5.22

-2.7

Nov.

4.4

4.4

5.7

4.4

5.0

4.9

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.9

4.4

6.2

5.5

4.4

4.5

4.5

5.6 *5.8

4.5

14

16.5

~5.0 22

8.3

8.8

6.0

9.3

5.6

5.5

5.5

-

202.4

6.75

+82.0

Dec.

5.3 573-

5.3

5.3

10.5

8.0

6.9

6.5

8.0

8.2

15.5

57

105 10"0~

80

61

46 *39

31

26

25

29

23

18

15.5

14.5

11.5

9.8

8.2

6.4

6.4

797.1

25.7

+ 56.0

Jan.

5.1

5.3

5.1

5.3

4.7

5.5

4.1

11

21

38

51

47

35

26

23

22

23

46

58

52

50

50

43

287

550

*208

135

113

90

69

54

1,917.1

61.8

+24.3

Feb.

46

38

31

25

22

18.5

35

37

29

22

18

19

18

3T~ 15.5

51

37

26

22

21

B6

~rr 103

65

56

50

43

36

_

_

-

1,079.0

38.5

+21.6

Mar.

32

26

23

43

42

*31

23

25

23

19

17

15

18.5

19.5

30

54

46

42

57

55

45

41

39

146

169

211

187

146

116

91

76

1,910.0

61.6

+ 23.2

Apr.

57

55

44

37

33

32

81

*78

62

62

57

57

62

66

52

a48

a46

a44

a60

a 50

a42

a35

a30

a27

a25

31

52

39

31

30

-

1,425

47.5

+20.8

May

28

29

25

22

22

20

19.5

21

18

17

12.5

10.5

8.3

"J^JB

10.5

11.5

13

19

14

12.5

9.7

13.5

28

38

36

71

70

49

37

67

177

937.1

30.2

+25.4

June

184

155

114

89

66

53

100

80

55

40

31

23

30

41

33

23

15.5

12.5

*7.8

6.0

5.1

5.6

4.6

4.1

672

4.8

5.1

5.0

6.5

6.9

-

1,212.7

40.4

+16.7

July

4.8

6.5

4.7

4.7

4.7

6.6

6.2

4.7

6.8

4.8

4.7

4.8

5.4

6.0

4.7

6.8

4.7

4.7

4.5

S7S

6.4

4.5 *6.7

4.7

4.8

4.7

4.7

8.6

4,7

6.0

4.7

167.9

5.42

+1.1

Aug.

4.5

475

4.5

5.3

4.5

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.8

5.9

6.3

4.5

5.9

4.7

4.5

4.5

6.1

6.5

T77

5.8

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.7

5.4

*5.0

5.3

5.3

5.5

5.1

6.1

157.3

5.07 -3.6

Sept.

5.9

4.5

772

4.8

5.1

5.1

5.1

6.7

4.8

5.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

6.3

4.8

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

6.4

6.5

4.8

5.9

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.1

6.3

*4.8

-

160.5

5.35

-3.1

Adjusted for diversion and change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

2.52

0.112 

0.13

88.8 

3.95 

4.41

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

81.7 

3.63 

4.18

86.1 

3.83 

4.42

60.1 

2.67 

2.78

84.8 

3.77 

4.35

68.3 

3.04 

3.39

55.6 

2.47 

2.85

Observed

Max 451 Mln 4.2 Mean 35.4 

Max 330 Mln 4.1 Mean 27.7

57.1 

2.54 

2.83

6.52 

0.290 

0.33

1.47 

0.065 

0.07

2.25 

0.100 

0.11

Adjusted

Mean 59.0 Cfsm 2.62 In. 35.74 

Mean 49.4 Cfsm 2.20 In. 29.85

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion above station for municipal supply and change In contents In Clark Creek Reservoir, 

equivalent In cubic feet per second, furnished by city of Harrisburg.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and once-daily 

readings of head on spillway of water supply dam upstream.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

Conodoguinet Creek near Hogestovm, Pa.

371

Location. Lat 40°15'10", long. 77°01'15", on left bank 1,000 ft upstream from highway

 bridge, three-eighths of a mile downstream from Hogestown Run, and 1 mile northeast 

of Hogestown, Cumberland County.

Drainage area. 470 sq ml.

Records available . October 1931 to September 1953 In reports of Geological Survey. Sep-

 tember J.y'<}9 to September 1941 In reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and 

Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 351.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 ]T929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Aug. 3, 1931, 

chain gage at site 1,000 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge . 24 years (1929-53), 563 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 cfs Nov. 23 (gage height, 10.90 ft); min-

 imum, 89 cfs Oct. 16 (gage height, 1.01 ft).

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 15,700 cfs Mar. 12, 1952 (gage height, 12.16 ft); minimum, 24 cfs Dec. 16, 1930; minimum daily, 26 cfs Dec. 23, 1930.

Remarks. Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above staRatlng tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 29)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 22 Nov. 23 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

106

212

419

1,000

5.0

7.0 

9.2

2,650

4,970

8,530

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

102

220

422

950

4.0 1,69O

6.0 3,720

9.0 8,150

9.9 9,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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.

154

154

153

143

146

153

157

155

155

153

152

156

159

148

142

138

131

128

130

*128

128

128

129

129

125

126

126

130

128

124

124

4,332

140

0.298

0.34

Nov.

121

124

126

124

123

121

119

116

TIT

124

124

121

121

119

126

143

161

148

138

231

2,670

8,460

*9.850

3,080

1,690

1,220

982

795

655

595

-

32,624

1,087

2.31

2.58

Dec.

555

501

483

478

721

1,690

1,340

950

795

694

2,520

2,820

1,740

1,260

1,020

*825

672

655

590

528

519

565

537

488

444

426

388

366

b310

345

354

25,579

825

1.76

2.02

Jan.

358

371

366

439

444

392

371

388

902

2,040

2,950

2,250

1,610

1,340

1,190

1,220

1,530

2,000

2,200

1,650

1,380

1,300

1,120

3,040

_6tl20

2,820

1,870

1,650

1,450

*1,120

982

46,863

1,512

3.22

3.71

Feb.

918

795

71.0

694

640

600

795

982

795

699

645

650

694

635

715

950

885

795

710

704

1,070

2,400

1,300

1,050

885

795

738

660

_

-

-

23,909

854

1.82

1.89

Mar.

600

550

*524

843

1,050

795

677

635

640

625

625

625

694

855

972

1,940

1,650

1,260

1,650

1,490

1,190

982

885

1,850

4.640

3,050

2,400

1,690

1,380

1,120

950

38,837

1,253

2.67

3.07

Apr.

855

825

765

672

615

590

1,110

*1.340

982

1,020

1,160

950

1,160

1,190

1,020

918

825

738

795

738

645

590

555

519

485

532

738

738

580

537

-

24,185

806

1.71

1.91

May

570

585

519

483

470

478

839

1,120

885

765

660

580

*519

492

496

524

603

1,450

1,020

738

625

585

532

492

448

2,890

1,300

765

595

615

2,040

24,683

796

1.69

1.95

June

5,160

2,600

1,570

1,160

918

765

1,580

1,320

1,050

 855

677

595

570

595

546

492

452

444

422

392

379

371

545

529

516

*304

579

371

525

296

-

23,578

786

1.67

1.87

July

*284

288

308

358

500

284

269

276

415

550

275

255

258

251

224

220

215

210

203

203

203

206

445

*615

576

276

246

251

217

210

206

8,627

278

0.591

0.68

Aug.

196

205

206

200

Z20

246

215

203

220

586

438

284

235

213

196

186

180

174

174

164

158

155

155

152

*149

144

141

158

155

155

155

6,550

204

0.454

0.50

Sept.

155

130

130

127

138

152

164

170

T5T

141

135

135

141

135

133

130

127

127

124

127

130

127

120

117

120

117

120

*117

114

114

3,950

132

0.281

0.31

Calendar year 1952: Max 12,600 Min 116 Mean 863 Cfsm 1.84 In. 25.00

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,830 Min 114 Mean 722 Cfsm 1'.54 In. 20.83

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfs). Nov. 23 (6s30 a.m.) 12.200 cfs (10.90 ft); Dec. 11 (11 p.m.) 

4,2OO cfs (6.36 tt); Jan. 25 (2:50 p.m.) 6,590 cfs (8.11 ft); Mar. 25 (5 p.m.) 5,250 cfs (7.24 ft); 

May 26 (12 m.) 5,82O cfs (7.61 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
372 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Susquehanna River at Harrisburg, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°15'10", long. 76°52i30", on left bank at Nagle Street, 500 ft upstream 

from sanitary dam, 3,700 ft downstream from Walnut Street Bridge in Harrisburg, Dauphin 

County, and 1.1 miles upstream from Paxton Creek.

Drainage area. 24,100 sq mi.

Records available. October 1890 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete-slab control. Datum of gage is 290.01 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943. 

Supplementary wire-weight gage at Walnut Street Bridge, at same datum. Prior to 

Oct. 1, 1930,' chain gage at Walnut Street Bridge, at same datum.

Average discharge. 63 years, 34,720 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 216.000 cfs Mar. 26 (gage height, 12.21 ft at 

Nagle Street and 13.48 ft at Walnut Street); minimum. 2,520 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 

2.73 ft at Nagle Street and 2.81 ft at Walnut Street).

1890-1953: Maximum discharge, 740,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 29.23 ft at 

Nagle Street and 30.33 ft at Walnut Street); minimum, 1,600 cfs Nov. 29, 1930, caused 

by temporary storage behind ice Jam upstream (gage height, 2.48 ft at Nagle Street and 

2.56 ft at Walnut Street).

Maximum stage known during 1786 to 1890, 26.8 ft at Walnut Street June 2, 1889 (discharge, about 620,000 cfs.)

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, doubtful or no gageheight record, which are good. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1953 

are given in WSP 1290.

Revisions (water years). All records prior to Oct. 1, 1923, have been revised. The revision was made in connection with the power project at Conowlngo, Md., a project under 

the Jurisdiction of the Federal Power Commission. A complete set of the .revised records is on file at the Geological Survey, Washington, D.C., and also at the Pennsylvania 

Department of Forests and Waters, Division of Hydrography, Harrisburg, Pa.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 26

2.9 2,950

3.2 6,200

3.6 12,000

4.0 19,400

5.0 43,300

7.0 99,000

10.0 163,000

11.7 204,000

Mar. 27 to Sept. 30

2.7 2,400

2.9 3,400

3.2 6,400

3.6 12,400

4.0 19,500

5.0 43,300

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 5.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

4,400

4,400

4,290

4,180

4,290

4,620

4,400

4,400

4,400 

 4,620

4,950

5,450

5,450 

5,320

5,080

4,950

4,730

4,510

4,180

3,850

3,760

3,850 

3,760

3,670

3,670

3,580

3,580

3,580

3,490

3,400

3,490

132,300

4,268

0.177

0.20

Nov.

3,580

3,670

3,580

3,490

3,310

3,220

5,150

3,316

3,310 

3,490

3,490

3,310

3,310 

3,400

3,670

3,960

3,850

3,850

3,850

5,180

13,200

74,400 

159,000

121,000

83,900

56,700

42,000

34,200

29,100

24,900

710,360

23,680

0.983

1.10

Dec.

21,900

19,800

17,800

16,600

16,866

27,800

44,700

43,300

39,300 

35,400

47,200

152/100

192,000 

154,660

110,000

81,300

59,900

47,600

39,300

34,200

30,500

27,600 

27,400

27,000

26,000

b24,500

b24,000

b22,500

b21,500

b!9,500

18,400

«., 469. 8

47,410

1.97

2.27

Jan.

b!7,500

17,200

17,600

17,600

17,600

16,600

15,700

15.100

17,000 

25,100

39,300

47,600

46,100 

42,000

38,000

35,400

36,700

47,200

71,800

73,300

73,300

69,000 

d60,000

68,200

131,000

159,000

148,000

119,000

96,600

76,000

64,600

*1, 719. 2

55,460

2.30

2.65

Feb.

55,100

49,000

44,700

42,000

40,600

35,400

34,200

34,200

35,400 

35,400

35,400

34,200

31,700 

30,000

29,800

30,500

31 ,700

30,300

27,900

26.000

26,700

39,800 

76,000

94.100

83,906

67,600

53,600

47,600

_

_

-

H.,202.8

42,960

1.78

1.86

Mar.

43,300

39,300

35,460

34,200

35,400

39,300

d46,000

dSO.OOO

d43,000 

d38,000

34,200

31,700

30,300 

36,306

32,900

42,000

52,000

58,300

59,900

58,300

55,100

50,500 

47,600

55,700

127,000

203,000

201,000

166,000

140,000

125,000

108,000

*2,112.7

68,150

2.83

3.26

Apr.

89.100

76, 060

73,300

70,500

64,600

56,700

53,600

81,500

70,500 

71,900

67,600

67,600

69,000 

64,600

58,300

52,000

47,600

44,700

43,300

44,700

44,700

44,700 

43,300

40,600

39.300

39,300

42,000

52,000

67,600

69,000

-

* 1,729. 6

57.650

2.39

2.67

May

59,900

52,000

52,000

55,100

58,300

53,600

58,300

61,500

98,300 

58,300

52,000

44,700

39,300 

35,400

34,200

31,700

32,906

39,300

49,000

55,100

53,600

46,100 

53,300

104,006

97,666

94,900

110,000

123,000

99,000

73,300

94,900

*1,930

62,260

2.58

2.98

June

138,000

152,000

121,000

86,500

64,600

50,500

49,000

44,700

42,000 

40,600

34,200

28,300

25,400 

23,800

22,300

21,100

20,500

820,000

318,000

a!6,500

alS.OOO

a!4,500 

13,400

12,200

11,400

11,100

11,300

10,800

10,600

10.200

-

tt.139.5

37,980

1.58

1.76

July

9,600

9,600

a9,300

a9,900

all, 400

all, 100

1O,500

10,400

9,900 

9,150

8,400

7,800

7,380 

6,960

6,280

6,160

5,800

5,560

5,200

5,100

4,900

4,700 

6,040

5,920

6,160

7,380

6,960

6,280

6,160

6,160

5,680

231,830

7,478

0.310

0.36

Aug.

5,320

5,000

4,900

4,700

5,000

4,900

4,900

5,200

6,040 

8,250

9,150

8,256

6,960 

7,380

7,520

7,240

6,820

5,920

5,320

5,000

4,800

4,300 

4,040

3,880

3,640

3,480

3,340

3,280

3,280

3,100

3.040

163,950

5,289

0.219

0.25

Sept.

 2,860

2,760

2,720

*2,640

2,760

3,220

3,640

3,880

7,510 

5,800

4,900

4,600

4,120 

4,300

3,880

4,040

4,200

4,200

3,960

3,800

3,640

3,400 

3,480

3,640

3,560

3,800

3,960

3,800

3,480

3,340

3,340

115,890

3,863

0.160

0.18

Calendar year 1952: Max 307,000 Mln 3,130 Mean 40,920 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.12

Water year 1952-53: Max 203,000 Mln 2,640 Mean 34,680 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.50

Peak discharge {base, 180,000 cfs)

216,000 cfs (12.21 ft).

 Dec. 13 (4 a.m.) 196,000 cfs (11.39 ft)} Mar. 26 (11 p.m.)

Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed In thousands.

a No gage-height record} discharge estimated on basis of once-daily tape-gage readings and records 

for upstream and downstream stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record} discharge estimated on basis of recorder graph and records for upstream and downstream stations.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 373

Swatara Creek at Harper Tavern, Pa.

Location. Lat 40'24'10", long. 76°34<40" (revised), on left bank 10 ft-downstream from 

bridge on State Highway 934, at Harper Tavern, Lebanon County, 6 miles northwest of 

Annville, and 8.5 miles downstream from Little Swatara Creek.

Drainage area. 333 sq ml.

Records available. October 1919 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1953 in 

reports or Geological Survey. December 1918 to September 1941 In reports .of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 356.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to July 16, 1931, 

chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 34 years (1919-53), 579 cfs.

Extremea.-^Maximum discharge during year, 11,700 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 11.79 ft); mlnImumV 26 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, -0.13 ft).

1918-53r Maximum discharge, 25,300 cfs Aug. 24, 1933 (gage height, 17.53 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow) minimum, 8 cfs Sept. 24, 25, 1932.

Maximum stage known, 25.6 ft June 1, 1889, from floodmark (discharge, 53,000 cfs, 

from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs).

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

Some regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 726i Drainage area. WSP 1202: 1948.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used HOT. 10-20)

Oct. 1 to NOT. 22 NOT. 23 to Sept. 30

0.0 

.4

1.0

1.5 

2.0

70

146

320

523

810

3.0

5.0

8.0

10.6

1,510

3,170

6,390

9,830

-0.1

.4

1.0

31

164

346

1.5 550

2.0 830

3.0 1,510

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 3.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

SI

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

112

112

151

126

110

112

110

106

106

99

104 

114

108

*106

104

99

95

93

97

97

97 

97 

97

97

93

91

91

93

90

80

88

3,185

103

0.309

0.36

Nov.

86

81

83

81

80

78

80

7S

73

75

78 

78

73

2173

88

90

83

*84

947

4,300 

9,700 

6,476

2,490

1,730

1,340

1,160

895

716

666

-

31,925

1,064

3.20

3.57

Dec.

585

521

516

502

2,010

4,020

2,050

1,480

1,200

1,120

4.680 

3,260

2,050

1,540

1,230

1,020

895

»800

666

590

638 

992 

694

595

54S

498

462

378

574 355

378

36,695

1,184

3.56

4.10

Jan.

378

367

396

414

353

307

298

355

1,380

1,800

2,050 

1,620

1,230

1,060

960

928

862

1,620

1,510

1,340

1,200 

1,200 

,»80

SrfjPft

*2,460

1,730

1,T30

1,370

1,060

928

42,201

1,361

4.09

4.71

Feb.

895

704

650

611

536

512

1,370"

1,090

830

704

650 

672

682

575

1,200

1,680

1,160

895

BOO

740

2,430

2,210 

1,510

1,230

. 1,060

«2«

800

.199

----. "-

27,823

994

2.98

3.11

Mar.

606

536

498 »l,55o"

1,300

960

830

764

704

672

595 

575

734

655

877

al,900

al,350

al,200

al,800

1,370

1,120 

W2

>.-' 86?

f

,*«0

,940

 4,850

aZ,540

1,890

1,510

1,230

1,020

41,620

1,343

4.03

4.65

Apr.

928

928

770

660

600

560

»2,5BO

1,850

1,400

1,650

1,340 

1,230

1,440

1,340

1,060

1,120

1,020

862

1,160

862

758 

682 

628

555

516

628

1,470

895

716

650

-

30,858

1,028

3.09

3.45

May

694

633

555

476

484

476

442

526

438

392

353

330

fSI

*462

1,070

784

902

1,130

68B

600

521 

1,010 

3,640

2,210

1,480

4,680

3,650

2,0M

1,480

2,220

3,600

38,427

1,240

3.72

4.29

June

3.340

2,360

1,690

1,340

1,090

928

1,400

1,110

800

660

550 

493

922

1,180

710

545

467

«4U

374

346

320 

294 

273

240

*228

222

264

249

237

205

-

23,251

775

2.33

2.60

July

187

178

205

173

158

188

313

193

164

142

128 

125

122

119

128

122

103

94

92

92

B6 

81 

481 3n

*160

125

114

100

92

100

100

4,806

155

0.465

0.54

Aug.

86

89

97

94

10B

111

89

81

94

125

111 

92

78

73

73

68

68

70

65

59

54 

52

52

52

46

 42

42

39

35

31

33

2,209

71.3

0.214

0.25

Sept.

33

31

31

31

109

698

1.800

i§7

329

231

176

153

150

136

119

108

103

B6

84

81

92 

89 

73

70

65

65

6B

68

65

*59

-

5,903

197

0.592

0.66

Calendar year 1952 : Max ("8.706 Mini 7* Mean *J6i Cfsm 2.75 In. 137.45

Water year ft 952 -53): Max 9^,700 Mint *1 Mean 792! Cf an 2.38 In. 52.29

___________ba»«. 4.800 ofa). tov. 22 (9 pji.) 11.700 ef» (11.79 ft)i Dec. 6 (2:30 a.m.) 

5,790 eta (7.46 ft)i Dec. 11' (6 p.m.) 6,030 Vtn (7.73 ft); Jan. 24 (11 p.m.) 8,690 cfs (9.76 ft)j 

Mar. 26 (about 1 p.m.) about 6,150 cfa; Hay 23 (3t30 p.m.) 6,390 cfs (8.01 ft)] Hay 26 (8 p.m.)

?eak discharge (base. 4.800 ate 

5,790 cfa (7.46 ft)} Dec. 11 (6 p

8,990 cfs (8.54 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record) discharge estimated on basic of partial gage-height record and record* 

t«p nearby stations.
374 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Mariada Creek at Manada Gap, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°23'50" (revised), long. 76°42'35" (revised), on left bank Just upstream 

from highway bridge at Manada Gap, Dauphin County, 3 miles northwest of Shellsville 

and 9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 13.5 sq mi.

Records available. September 1937 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is .516.07 ft above mean 

sea level, -datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 16 years, 24.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 664 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 5.11 ft); minimum, 

 2.0 cfs Sept. 4, 29 (gage height, 1.38 ft).

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 2,650 cfs Aug. 16, 1942 (gage height, 8.60 ft), from

rating curve extended above 790 cfs; minimum, 0.3 cfs Dec. 25, 1943; minimum daily, 0.8

cfs Sept. 29, Oct. 9, 1941.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting-control, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Backwater from Ice Dec. 28, 29)

Oct. I to Nov. 18 Nov. 19 to Sept. 30

1.6

1.7

2.0 

3.9

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.1

2.2 

3.6 

5.8

12.4

2T

2.4 

3.0 

3.5 

4.3

50

122

212

418

Discharge, in cubic per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

2.7

371

3.5

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

3.5

3.7

371

'3.0,

3.3

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.9

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

91.5

2.95

0.219

0.25

Nov.

2.7

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.4 Fn

3.1

3.7

3.5

3.3

*3.7

73

160

397

I3T

73

49

37

30

24

20

18.5

-

1,067.0

35.6

2.64

2.94

Dec.

16

14.5

14

13.5

109

109

70

51

40

49

~ST 135

67

50

40

*34

29

25

22

19.5

22

22

19

17

16.5

15

14

12.5

12

12. 5

12.5

1,173.5

37.9

2.81

3.23

Jan.

12.5

12.5

14

14

12

11.5

TT75

16

50

75

87

70

56

46

44

44

41

81

69

60

54

46

40

258

136

*88

64

61

46

38

34

1,702.0

54.9

4.07

4.69

Feb.

32

28

26

25

22.

22

44

32

30

28

27

28

27

24

45

43

40

34

32

30

TC5" 143

73

58

47

41

36

32

_

_

-

1,149

41.0

3.04

 3.17

Mar.

28

24

54

*60

41

37

34

32

30

28

26

26

31

26

44

57

52

53

63

52

46

41

37

92

85

151

108

82

61

50

43

1,564

50.5

3.74

4.31

Apr.

40

37

32

29

26

30

*108 ~JB

63

70

52

57

60

58

52

52

44

43

42

36

33

31

29

26

25

31

36

28

26

26

1,300

43.3

3.21

3.58

May

32

29

26

24

28

25

24

28

24

23

21

20

2T

*21

39

29

41

40

36

32

28

46

32

27

26

122

77

57

45

112

229

1,364

44.0

3.26

3.76

June

183

TT2

75

57

45

40

41

31

26

23

21

19.5

38

29

22

18.5

16.5

16

*14.5

13.5

12.5

12

11.5

10

10

11

14.5

10.5

9.8

8.8

952.1

31.7

2.35

2.62

July

8.5

11

9.5

7,8

7.5

11

8.5

7,8

7.8

6.6

6.4

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.8

5.6

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.3

4.8

478 *ig

7.5

6.1

5.8

5.6

5.1

4.8

6.2

4.8

234.4

7.56

0.560

0.65

Aug.

4.4

4.8

5.1

5.6

6.4

4.8

4.0

4.2

BT3- 6.8

4.2

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.1

3.8

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.3

*2.4

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

111.5

3.60

0.267

0.31

Sept.

2.1

271

2.1

2.1

4.8

6.8

17T

3.1

2.8

2.7

2.7

3.3

3.0

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.3

*2.3

2.2

2.2

-

84.9

2.83

0.210

0.23

Calendar year 1952: Max 674 Mln 2.4 Mean 32.2 Cfsm 2.39 In. 32.48

Water year 1952-53: Max 397 Mln 2.1 Mean 29.6 Cfsm 2.19 In. 29.74

Peak discharge (base, 180 cfs). Nov. 22 (4 a.m.) 664 cfs (5.11 ft); Dec. 5 (5 p.m.) 227 cfs (3.57 

ft); Dec. 11 (7:30 a.m.) 161 cfs (3.34 ft); Jan. 24 (10:30 a.m.) 374 cfs (4.15 ft); Feb. 21 (9:30 

a.m.) 239 ofs (3.62 ft); Mar. 26 (3:30 a.m.) 182 cfs (3.35 ft); May 26 (5:30 a.m.) 194 cfs (3.41 ft); 

May 31 (4 a.m.) 316 cfs (3.94 ft)j July 23 (7:30 a.m.) 182 cfs (3.35 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 12, Nov. 15-19.
SUSQDEHANNA RIVER BASIN 375

West Conewago Creek near Manchester, Pa.

Location. Lat 4Q°04'55", long. 76°43'10", on left bank 500 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 24 and 1.5 miles north of Manchester, York County.

Drainage area. 510 sq mi.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1953. 

Conewago Creek near Manchester.

Prior to October 1931, published as

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 263.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

'929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 24 years (1929-53), 589 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,700 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 13.96 ft); mlnimum, 8.6 cfs Sept. 23 (gage height, 1.25 ft).

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 47,600 cfs Aug. 24, 1933 (gage height, 24.14 ft); minimum, 1.9 cfs Oct. 13, 1941; minimum gage height, 1.16 ft Aug. 7, 8, 1930.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good, 

diurnal fluctuation at low flow by gristmills above station.

Revisions. WSP 741: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

ublc feet per second)

Some

height, In feet, and discharge, in 

Oct. 1 to Nov. 22 Nov. 23 to Sept. 30

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

39

93

174

308

523

813

5.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

12.9

1,570

3,850

6,860

10,400

14,200

1.3 12 3.0 321

1.5 27 3.5 532

1.9 80 4.0 830

2.4 168 5.0 1,570

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 5.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

 15

16 

17

18

19

2O

21

22 

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

73

122

142

T5B

118

85

78

83

69

76

78 

78

89

102

85

78 

71

71

64

*47

55

71 

62

62 

60

58

55

68

82

65

75

2,450

79.0

0.155

0.18

Nov.

69

65

57

SB

82

72

64

68

65

65

57 

90

83

85

83

78

76

112

100

169

2,830

14,000 

4,510

*1,520 

1,030

798

685

564

450

394

-

28,587

946

1.85

2.07

Dec.

379

346

342

375

1,780

4,520

1,360

928

784

697

6.010 

2,660

1,400

1,060

862

715 

*626

570

512

445

450

777 

714

527 

454

402

364

515

b250

b25O

502

31,176

1,006

1.97

2.27

Jan.

b310

b305 528"

485

512

564

508

523

2,460

3,830

4,130 

3,200

1,760

1,320

1,280

1,480 

1,610

2,760

2,750

1,520

1,280

2,050 

1,240

7.940 

5,200

1,890

1,360

1,320

*1,200

928

817

56,260

1,815

3.56

4.10

Feb.

784

679

581

570

512

459

1,355"

1,610

862

655

570 

603

728

620

1,880

5,450

1,320

928

759

722

2,000

2,270 

1,100

928 

830

753

679

592

-

-

-

28,794

1,028

2.02

2.10

Mar.

522

464

428

1/526"

*1,710

862

675

614

632

679

960 

817

1,860

1,650

1,640

4,590 

1,690

1,320

5,040

1,720

1,170

960 

862

2,600 

2,580

4,280

2,560

1,570

1,260

1,060

895

47,428

1,530

3.00

3.46

Apr.

810

804

746

626

570

522

2,010

2,140

*1,000

1,200

1,31O 

862

1,300

2,040

1,100

928 

862

722

759

691

575

497 

450

407 

575

402

1,060

800

502

432

-

26,502

883

1.73

1.93

May

468

412

428

371

542

384

1,480

1,790

1,120

7O3

*564 

436

550

1,280

4,020

2,530 

1,620

2,860

1,260

928

759

685 

655

522 

419

4,050

1,480

759

537

605

4,240

38,357

1,237

2.43

2.80

June

4,510

2,620

1,240

895

728

644

4,900

1,480

895

703

527 

436

432

592

543

394 

321

292

277

260

234

220 

220

*197 

174

162

T55" 160

178

211

-

24,605

820

1.61

1.79

July

157

138

183

269

172

147

222

170

166

131

115 

101

93

90

85

82 

78

71

49

S5

*66

74 

171

718

122

91

86

83

74

65

4,328

140

0.275

0.32

Aug.

62

54

51

76

76

72

71

72

80

68

104 

106g"0

71

59

51 

41

46

48

43

42

36 

28

57 

50

23

*27

27

24

IB

17

1,640

52.9

0.104

0.12

Sept.

IS

IS

20

19

18

42

84

159

96

68

46 

42

36

32

27

27 

31

34

35

35

31

22 

17

32 

51

27

15

24

18

12

-

1,108

36.9

0.072

0.08

Calendar year 1952: Max 14,OOO Mln 40 Mean 924 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.66

Water year 1952-53: Max 14,OOO Mln 12 Mean 797 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.22

Peak discharge (baae. 10,8OO efB).--Nov. 22 (12:30 p.m.) 16,70O cfs (13.96 ft)} Jan. 24 (7:30 p.m.) 

15,700 ofs (12.66 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
376 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Codorus Creeic at Spring Grove, Pa.

Location. Lat 39°52'15", long. 76"51'50", on left bank 500 ft downstream from baidge on 

State Highway 116 at Spring Grove, York County, and 0.5 mile downstream from Bunch 

Creek.

Drainage area. 74.3 sq ml.'

Records available. March 1932 to September 1953 In reports of Geological Survey. April 

1929 to September 1941 In reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum jof gage Is 436.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

529, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943. Apr. 25, 1929, to

Jan. 17, 1930, chain gage and Jan. 18, 1930 to Sept. 9, 1941, water-stage recorder, at

bridge 500 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 23 years (1929-31, 1932-53), 80.3 cfs.

Extremes. Ifexlmum discharge during year, 2,180 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 6.67 ft); mini- 

 mum,' 6.9 cfs Aug. 27, 28, 29 (gage height, 0.68 ft); minimum dally discharge, 8.2 cfs

Aug. 28, 29.

1929-53: Ifexlmum discharge, 11,200 cfs Aug. 23, 1933 (gage height, 11.84 ft), from

rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs on basls'of computation of peak flow over dam;

no flow part of day Oct. 26, 1947; minimum dally, 0.8 cfs Oct. 26, 1947.

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

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

0.8 17

1.0 44

1.5 118

2.0 205

3.0 445

5.0 1,100

5.5 1,310

0.7 8.2

.8 17

1.5 89

2.0 210

3.0 445

4.1 780

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Cfant

In.

Oct.

22

74

54

31

27

27

26

25

24

25

34

31

37

Z8

23

21

 20

20

20

21

21

22 

21

22

21

21

24

25

26

22

22

847

27.3

0,367

0.42

Nov.

24

22

24

22

22

25

21

18

5T

27

29

24

21

25

31

30

24

22

25

286

758

1.280 

S41

203

152

129

114 

99

88

86

-

3,990

133

1.79

2.00

Dee.

76

76

76

79

328

251

150

128

114

116

665

255

199

164

140

128

 115

107

95

91

130

130 

100

95

91

84

"1 81 

72

67 70-

75

4,348

140

1.88

2.18

Jan.

77

72

39

87

74

fic IT

95

394

385

358

280

210

187

175

168

150

281

193

175

201

197 

162

596

m

225

199 

199

 168

148

141

6,134

198

2.66

3.07

Feb.

133

116

118

111

102

100

193

124

107

97

95

108

100

89

STO

216

169

138

131

124

220

145 

131

126

123

118

111 

103

^

_

-

3,8-18

136

1.83

1.91

Mar.

97

91

10T

248

 133

115

107

113

110

111

103

107

203

146

308

320

210

205

254

180

162

150 

141

456

281

779

355 

310

255

220

193

6,610

213

2.87

3.31

Apr.

182

173

153

141

135

128

240

Tiff

 130

138

118

128

193

164

135

133

119

116

116

105

100

92 

89

84

81.

117

226 

110

100

102

-

3,996

133

1.79

2.00

May

102

87

80

74

78

83

103

172

125

118

 94

84

94

102

236

121

156

123

103

95

84

89 

80

72

75

117

74 

64

61

73

261

3,280

106

1.43

1.64

June

220

m

99

84

80

72

87

70

66

58

55

58

64

75

58

52

51

50

50

48

44

50 

48

 41

38

36

36 

36

37

34

-

1,921

64.0

0.861

0.96

July

*30

-&76

34

33

33

36

30

28

26

25

24

22

21

18

18

17

15

16

*17

16

16 

40

21

17

16

16 

15

14

TT

15

781

25.2

0.339

0.39

Aug.

14

14

16

14

20

18

13

15

23

35

17

14

13

12

12

11

13

14

13

12

11

11 

10

10

10

9.8

*9.O 

8,2

ff^

9.0

9.0

418.2

13.5

0.182

0.21

Sept.

9.8

9.8

9.0

T3S

18

50

TT

11

13

12

11

11

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

12

13

13 

12

11

11

12

13 

13

12

11

-

427.6

14.3

0.192

0.21

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,300 Mln 11 Mean 133 Cfam 1.79 In. 24.34

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,280 Mln 8.2 Mean 100 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.30

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs).--

1,510 cfs (5.48 ft); Jan. 24 (11 a.m

Kov. 22 (3 a.m.) 2,180 cfs (6.67 ft)j Dec. 11 (9l30 a.m.) 

) 1,020 cfs (4.82 ft); Her. 26 (8 a.m.) 1,220 cfs (5.26 ft).

Discharge measurements made on this day. 

Kote. Ho gage-height record Oct. 1-16, Aug. 14-26, Sept. 3, 4, 11-30; discharge estimated on basis 

of weather records and records for nearby stations.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 377

South Branch Codorus Creek near York, Pa.

Location. Lat 39 e55'10n , long. 76 e45'00n , on right bank 100 ft downstream from dam of

 pumping station of York Water Co., 200 ft upstream from Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, 

half a mile upstream from mouth, and 3 miles southwest of York, York County.

Drainage area. 117 sq mi.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. »by

 1925 to September 1927 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) and October 1927 

to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage . Water-stage recorder and concrete control. 

sea level, adjustment of 1907.

Datum of gage is 373.03 ft above mean

Average discharge. 26 years (1927-53), 136 cfs (adjusted for diversion).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,360 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 6.74 ft); min-

 Unum, 0-.4 cfs Aug. 30, 31 (gage height, 0.47 ft); minimum daily, 2.7 cfs Aug. 26, 28.

1925-53: IfexUnum discharge, 19,300 cfs Aug. 23, 1933 (gage height, 17.97 ft, from

floodmark in gage house), by contracted-opening determination of peak flow; no flow

part of Oct. 8, 1941; minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Oct. 8, 9, 1941.

Remarks . Records good. Regulation at low flow by pumping plant above station. 

s ion above station for municipal supply of York.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

DiverOct. 1 to Nov. 21 Nov. 22 to Sept. 30

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

3.5

107

211

492

685

.7

.8

1.0

1.3

1.1

3.3

7.5

14

33

75

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.5

129

215

500

890

1,610

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

ei

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

25

87

7T

36

30

30

23

27

27

29

37

36

37

30

25

23

*21

21

21

23

20

21

20

20

17_

21

25

24

27

20

21

903

29.1

24.9

Nov.

22

28

28

21

19

18

23

19

16

20

32

22

18

 85 14

29

53

59

18

*290

660

1.590 

473

287

217

185

164

135

118

120

-

4,718

157

24.3

Dec.

101

97

^

99

265

329

204

174

153

152

606 '318"

287

249

210

188

 179

153

139

127

186

199 

151

137

131

125

120

106

99

103

108

5,624

181

23.6

Jan.

112

106

133

137

108

 gs 94

118

"555 563

500

420

339

306

285

267

242

340

282

262

275

325 

267

563

451

368

331

325

*280

252

242

8,924

288

23.9

Feb.

234

201

197

190

172

166

294

215

181

162

157

174

168

149

HJ

323

264

222

210

201

304

246 

210

204

201

197

188

177

_

-

-

5,971

213

23.6

Har.

163

151

W

334

*215

183

170

183

177

179

166.

166

272

232

310

478

345

322

371

295

267

254 

242

572

420

908 '558"

500

435

389

348

9,802

316

23.5

Apr.

323

312

285

264

252

237

III IS?

*234

252

222

222

285

284

232

234

213

206

215

210

188

177 

129

99

11F

206

360

192

172

166

-

6,951

232

23.6

May

177

164

155

139

139

158

224

291

208

190

*166

151

166

166

244

174

208

177

151

141

129

137 

125

116

112

254

145

118

106

T5T

417

5,379

174

25.1

June

235" 360

217

188

168

153

208

155

145

129

116

121

211

192

139

118

114

112

105

99

96

89 

85

*77

73

 ra 70

90

97

90

-

4,156

139

28.5

July

70

128

196 -S3

84

78

69

64

61

55

52

55

43

39

37

32

30

28

22

22

*18

I? 'Ill

46

34

33

26

22

18

20

21

1,618

52.2

30.1

Aug.

16

22

30

24

32

29

27

22

40

53

30

22

18

17

18

18

17

15

9.9

7.5

7.0

*11 

13

4.3

3.7

2.7 :STT

2.7

3.3

6.1

15

539.6

17.4

30.2

Sept.

17

11

12

10

80

360

SET

62

33

36

22

27

34

26

22

21

20

17

17

17

20

27 

17

16

16

20

17

21

13

6.1

-

1,280.1

42.7

27.2

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

54.0 

0.462 

0.53

181 

1.55 

1.73

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

205 

1.75 

2.02

312 

2.67 

3.08

237 

2.03 

2.11

340 

2.91 

3.36

Observed

256 

2.19 

2.44

199 

1.70 

1.96

Max 1,700 Min 6.6 Mean 191 

Max 1,590 Min 2.7 Mean 153

168 

1.44 

1.61

82.3 

0.703 

0.81

47.6 

0.407 

0.47

69.9 

0.397 

0.67

Adjusted

Mean 216 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.14 

Mean 179 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.79

Peak discharge (ba 

1,Z40 era 14.77 ft).

;e (base. l.OOO cfs). Nov. 22 (5:30 a.m.) 2,360 cfs (6.74 ft)j Mar. 26 (8:30 a.m.)

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion from South Branch Codorus Creek, in cubic feet per second, furnished by York Water Co.
378 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Codorus Creek near York, Pa.

Location, Lat 39°56'45", long. 76°45'20", on left bank 0.9 mile upstream from Riehland

 Avenue Bridge, 1.9 miles downstream from South Branch Codorus Creek, and 2 miles southwest of York, York County.

Drainage area. 222 sq mi.

Records"'available. August 1940 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1915 to August 1923, August 1926 to September 1932 (gage heights and discharge 

measurements only-) and August 1940 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters. Published as "at York" 1915-32.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gag* is 356.39 ft above mean sea level (Corps of

"^Tngineers benchmark). Prior to Sept. 30, 1932, chain gage at site 1.6 miles downstream 

at different datum.

Average discharge. 13 years (1940-53), 258 cfs (adjusted for diversion and, since September 1942, for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,500 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 9.37 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Aug. 31 (gage height, 1.54 ft).

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 7,770 cfs Dec. 4, 1950 (gage height, 12.03 ft), fr'om 

rating curve extended above 3,300 cfs; minimum, 6.9 cfs Sept, 8, 1941.

Maximum stage known, about 24.0 ft Aug. 23, 1933 (at present site and datum), from 

floodmark 500 ft downstream (discharge, about 32,000 cfs).

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

Regulation at low flows by mills and pumping plant above station. Diversion above 

station for municipal supply of York. Since September 1942, flood flows regulated by 

Indian Rock Reservoir (capacity, 28,000 acre-ft).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, Ih feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 21 Nov. 22 to Sept. 30

1.9 41

2.0 53

2.4 127

3.0 269

4.0 578

5.0 1,020

5.6 1,360

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

3.0

16

35

61

152

272

4.0 582

5.0 1,020

7.0 2,300

8.5 3,580

Discharge, in cubic feet pet- second, water year October 1952 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

(t)

Oct.

48

165

~7J 171

62

60

58

56

54

56

68

75

66

82

53

51

*48

48

48

51

48

51 

48

48

47

48

52

52

55

46

4.5

1,933

62.4

+24.9

Nov.

46

49

51

47

46

45

50

45

4B- 43

70

53

48

43

52

68

79

101

47

*429

1,310

3,530

1,260

580

432

359

319

269

234

231

-

9,984

333

+24.5

Dec.

207

197

T5T

202

541

801

417

36O

319

299

1,460 Tie

564

480

402

365

*339

307

283

262

335

380 

294

272

259

249

234

211

197

207

211

11,597

374

+23.6

Jan.

221

207

241

262

214

190 T50"

220

1,060

1,050

995

840

618

547

496

480

432

681

530

480

494

608 

464

1.300

983

678

582

582

*496

432

417

16,990

548

+24.2

Feb.

402

356

347

336

305

296

521

386

321

286

280

305

296

262

m

686

480

395

374

356

553

432 

371

356

347

339

321

305

_

_

-

10,763

384

+23.3

Mar.

288

IE27T

627

*395

333

313

330

321

321

310

305

509

432

604

1,120

656

582

715

547

480

464 

432

1,200

838

1.940

1,270

945

780

676

600

18,877

609

+24.0

Apr.

547

530

480

448

417

398

680 4"§4~

*405

432

386

377

496

548

414

408

374

356

368

350

319

302 

256

214 2~5T

328

638

342

305

291

-

12,124

404

+23.1

May

310

280

269

241

238

291

368

524

353

368

*299

277

294

307

513

347

392

372

294

277

251

262 

246

221

214

423

267

214

2T8- 195

824

9,947

321

+25.3

June

698 48~9"

371

319

291

266

388

272

251

221

202

202

293

302

228

195

190

186

174

161

154

146 

152

*131

125

120

118

1ST

139

129

-

7,044

235

+27.9

July

114

218

350

IS?

122

118

116

105

98

87

86

86

77

72

67

60

61

55

50

*51

48

50 

153

87

64

63

54

50

45

46

47

2,829

91.3

+30.1

Aug.

40

46

55

53

63

58

53

48

67

111

63

50

45

41

43

40

40

39

32

30

28

33 

35

26

26

22

*22

19

2TT

22

28

1,298

41.9

+30.2

Sept.

36

29

29

29

62

425 153"

88

50

54

341

344

a52

a45

ass

36

34

32

a32

a32

a36

344 

a37

33

34

37

35

37

33

13

1,930

64.3

+27.2

Adjusted for diversion and change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

87.3 

0.393 

0.45

358 

1.61 

1.80

398 

1.79 

2.06

572 

2.58 

2.97

407 

1.83 

1.91

633 

2.85 

3.29

427 

1.92 

2.14

346

1.56 

1.80

Observed

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53:

Max 3,560 Mln 23 

Max 3,530 Min 19

Mean 379 

Mean 289

263 

1.18 

1.32

121 

0.54S 

0.63

72.1 

0.325 

0.37

91.5 

0.412 

0.46

Adjusted

Mean 

Mean

404 

315

Cfsra 1.82 In. 

Cfsm 1.42 In.

24.77 

19.20

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Diversion from South Branch Codorus Creak, in cubic feet per second, furnished by York Water 

Co., and change in contents in Indian Rock Reservoir, equivalent in cubic feet per second, furnished

y uorps or engineers, 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 379

Susquehanna River at Marietta, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40"03'15", long. 76°31'50", on left bank 420 ft upstream from Chickies Creek 

and 1 mile downstream from Marietta, Lancaster County. Records include flow of Chickies 

Creek.

Drainage area. 25,990 sq mi, approximately (Includes that of Chickies Creek). 

Records available. October 1931 to September 1953.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 200.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"29, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 22 years, 36,800 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 227,000 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 46.76 ft); min-

 Imum, 2,240 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 31.67 ft).

1931-53: Maximum discharge, 787,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 60.73 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 460,000 cfs; minimum, 618 cfs Sept. 26, 1932 (gage height, 

30.89 ft), when York Haven powerplant was shut down in order to obtain current-meter 

measurements at low water; minimum daily, 1,380 cfs Sept. 26, 1932.

Maximum stage known prior to 1931, 58.3 ft June 2, 1889, from floodmark (discharge, 

about 630,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Discharge below 8,000 cfs regulated by Metropolitan Edison Co.

 plant at York Haven. Accuracy of records for entire period has been verified independently by Pennsylvania Water & Power Co. and Safe Harbor Water Power Corp. by comparison 

with records obtained at Safe Harbor, Holtwood, and Conowingo powerplants below station.

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by Safe Harbor Water Power Corp. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 781: 1933(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-b3 (gage height, In 1'eet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 26 Mar. 27 to Sept. 30

32.2

33.0

34.0

35.0

3,440

6,320

11,200

17,300

42.0

46.0

24,600

46,100

113,000

206,000

31.8

33.0

34.0

2,550

6,330

11,200

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 34.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

4,870

5,340

6.520

4,870

4,640

5,060

5,680

4,890

5,000

4,940

5,500

6,320

6,410

6,050

'6,070

6,110

5,730

5,410

5,140

5,110

4,350

 4,250

4,370

4,370

4,220

4,120

4,000

4,180

4,380

5.860 

3,880

155,640

5,021

0.193

0.22

Nov.

4,040

4,090

4,300

4,150

3,770

3,940

3,970

3,740

5,440

4,120

3,970

4,180

3,810

3,660

4,080

4,520

4,560

4,600

4,570

4,930

16,000

76,300

169,000

139,000

93,800

69,800

51 t 500

41,000

32,900

29,000

800,740

26,690

1.03

1.15

Dee.

24,600

22,300

20,800

19,400

20, 100

34,000

50,100

52,900

46,100

42,200

54,200

139,000

198,000

169,000

122,000

92,000

75, 500

57,300

47,400

41,000

35,100

32,900

30,900

29,900

29,000

28,000

27,100

25,400

24,600

23,100 

21,600

*VS35.5

52,760

2.03

2.34

Jan.

20,800

19,400

20,100

20,100

20,100

19,400

18,000

17.500

20,966

31,000

47,400

60,300

55,800

51,500

46,100

45,500

43,500

55,000

79,500

81,300

79,500

76,200

68,000

80,600

136,000

166,000

160,000

152,000

105,000

86,500 

74, 500

tl,935.3

62,430

2.40

2.77

Feb.

66,500

57,300

51,500

48 , 700

46,100

41,000

41,000

41,000

41,000

39,800

41,000

59,800

56,200

54,000

55,100

41,000

37,400

35,100

51,900

29.900

51,900

42,200

75,600

97,600

96,200

76,200

61,800

54,500

-

H, 565.1

48,750

1.88

1.95

Mar.

48,700

44,800

41,000

41,000

42,200

44,800

52,900

55,800

48,700

43,500

39,800

56,200

55.100

55,100

56,200

51,500

58,800

64,900

71,200

69,600

65,500

58,800

55, 800

60, 500

119,000

206,000

214.000

178,000

150,000

155,000 

116,000

*2,318

74,770

2.88

3.32

Apr.

97.600

83,066

77,860

77,800

72,900

64,900

63,300

69,600

76,200

79,500

77,800

74,500

77,800

76,200

68,000

61,800

57,300

52,900

50,100

50,100

50,100

50,100

48,700

46,100

44,800

45, 500

46, 166

54,300

69,600

74,500

M.,956r9

64,560

2.48

2.77

May

68,000

60,300

57,300

58,800

63, 500

60,300

60,300

71,200

64,900

63,500

60,300

51,500

46,100

42,200

45,500

59,800

57,400

47,400

52 , 900

60.300

61,800

54.500

51.300

97,200

107,000

101,000

118,000

150,000

107,000

83,000 

98,600

$2,118.3

68,330

2.63

3.05

June

144,000

164,000

155,000

97,600

76,200

60,500

60,300

55,800

48,700

47,400

39,800

34,000

29,900

29,000

26,300

24,600

23,100

25,100

20,800

19,400

18,000

16,600

16,000

14,400

15,400

12,300

13,100

12 , 800

11,700

12,000

*1,299

43,320

1.67

1.86

July

10,900

10,600

11,400

10,600

12,000

12,800

12,600

12,000

11, 700

10, 900

9,860

8,860

9,110

8,140

7,670

6,980

6,980

6,560

6,120

5,920

5,720

5.550

8,356

10,100

7,260

7,990

8,170

7,900

7,120

7,180 

6,760

275,700

8,832

0.340

0.59

Aug.

6,510

6,000

5,700

5,600

5,710

5,920

5,740

5,800

6,460

7,510

10.400

9,860

8,700

7,690

8,620

7,900

7,900

7,210

6,260

5,950

5,540

5,170

4,790

4,600

4,150

5,900

5,840

3,870

3,580

5.440 

3,700

187,620

6,052

0.233

0.27

Sept.

3,280

3,170

3,280

2,700

5,310

5,200

6,330

6,220

6,280

8.580

6,240

5,690

5.550

4,740

4,900

4,500

4,540

4,720

4,680

4,610

4,500

4,100

5,760

4,050

4,200

5,900

4,520

4,440

4,050

3,820

139,640

4,655

0.179

0.20

Calendar year 1952: Max 319,000 Mln 3,440 Mean 45,060 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.59

Water year 1952-53: Max 214,000 Mln 2,700 Mean 38,810 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.27

* Expressed In thousands.
380 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Conestoga Creek at Lancaster, Pa.

Location. Lat 40"03"00", long. 76"16"40", on left bank at Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, 

50 ft downstream from small tributary, 500 ft downstream from diversion dam of city 

waterworks, and 0.75 mile east of Lancaster, Lancaster County.

Drainage area. 324 sq mi.

Records available. September 1928 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 245.63 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943. 

Prior to May 1, 1933, at site 600 ft upstream at different datum, excluding small 

tributary.

Average discharge. 23 years (1928-31, 1933-53), 398 cfs (adjusted for diversion).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,530 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 10.04 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs as explained below; minimum, 14.5 cfs Sept. 15, 

caused by temporary storage when flashboards were adjusted on waterworks dam upstream 

(gage height, 2.48 ft).

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 22,800 cfs Aug. 24, 1933 (gage height, 17.52 ft, from 

floodmark in recorder shelter), from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs on basis 

of slope-area determination of peak flow; probably no flow at times; minimum daily, 

7 cfs Aug. 11, 1930.

Remarks. Records good. Regulation at low flow by waterworks and mill above station. 

\Diversion above station for municipal supply of I&ncaster.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7 

8

9 

10

11

It

13

14

16

16

17

18

It

to

ei

22 

23

24

?S

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

214

222

506

26?

230

221

19S 

196

191 

175

174

202

199

i 197

159

171

165

168

162

162

152

*149 

156

156

152

149

159

149

159

153

140

5,848

189

17.4

Nov.

140

149

149

140

137

131

132 

121

T&5 

140

142

132

130

124

128

160

155

135

132

303

1,300

4.930 

1,640

*946

755

660

606

536

470

464

-

15,213

507

15.6

Bee.

441

336- 419

436

6S4

1,72O'

786 

646

592 

580

3.130

17750"

1,140

962

850

779

716

676 *624

581

636

932 

676

600

569

534

506

462

456

446

451

24,210

781

14.9

Jan.

456

446

511

587

467

420

404 

43T

2.260 

2,080

1,960

1,38O

1,060

978

940

910

835

1,230

1,080

872

850

1,150 

880

2,210

2,040

1,220

1,060

1,060

978 858

814

32,411

1,046

15.5

Feb.

S07

702

682

669

618

60O

1.380 

1,030

737 

656

630

676

730

624

1,020

1,230

814

709

676

662

1,100

923 

702

676

656

636

612

 575I 

_

-

21,532

769

15.6

Mar.

546

523

511

*1,I3TJ

916

656

624 

606

593 

600

581

600

878

774

798

2,290

1,100

970

1,350

1,060

888

835 

791

1,530

1,350

2.560

1,420

1,220

1,100

985

910

30,997

1,000

16.1

Apr.

865

902

793

730

723

662

1.640

1,170

835 *950

915

779

1,010

1,190

793

821

800

716

850

695

63O

593 

581

557

540

811

1,600

8O7

682

636

-

25,276

843

16.5

May

65O

61S

575

534

523

557

581 

927

676 

557

498

467

SIT

523 *604

579

617

1,600

662

587

528

936 

814

581

511

1,88O

1,140

758

669

904

1,930

23,497

758

18.0

June

1.9BO

1,466

1,060

932

850

765

828 

8OO

669 

618

569

528

804

809

581

511

478

456

440

425

4O4

451 

531

389 355

341

341

332

33?

332

-

19,371

646

18.0

July

314

296

341

291

269

314

2S6" 371

256 

248

240

236

227

215

211

201

187

188

184

180

170

160 

236

248 *192

180

170

160

152

149

144

7,026

227

26.5

Aug.

138

149

160

152

146

156

140 

133

149 

180

161

139

125

122

114

110

122

104

117

97

94

85 

95

104

87

88

87 83

 78

75

35

3,67O

118

20.6

Sept.

66

50

7T

60

86

283

500 

T52

128 

112

94

89

95

109

83

*S5

85

86

73

85

101

87 

84

81

67

81

85

79

77 75

3,239

108

20.3

Adjusted for diversion

Mean

CfBB

In.

2061

O.S38

0. 73L

1 523

1.61

1.80

Calendar year 1952: I

Water year 1952-53: I

796

2.46

2.84

1,062

3.28

3.78

785

2.42

2.52

1,016

3.14

3.62

860

2.65

2.96

776

2.40

2.77

664

2.05

2.29

248

0.765

0.88

139

O.429

O.49

128

0.395

0.44

Observed Adjusted

4ax 4,930 Mln 121 Mean 641 Mean 658 Cfsm 2.O3 In. 27.64

lax 4,930 Mln 50 Mean 582 Mean 599 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.12

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 cfs). Nov. 22 (2:3O p.m.) 7,530 ofs (10. O4 ft); Dec. 11 (7 p.m.)

5,140 cfs (8.38 ft); Jan. 9 (2 p.m.) 3.390 cfs (7.12 ft); Jan. 24 (8:30 p.m.) 4,440 cfs (7.88 ft); 

Mar. 16 (7:30 a.m.) 3,390 cfs (7.14 ft); Mar. 26 (11:30 a.m.) 3,520 cfs (7.24 ft); May 26 (3 p.m.)

3,150 cfs (6.89 ft); June 1 (5 p.m.) 2,85O ofs (6.64 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion above station for municipal supply, equivalent In cubic feet per second. Records for 

diversion furnished by city of Lancaster.
STEQUEHANNA RIVHl BASIN 381

Octoraro Creek near Rising Sun, Md.

Iioeation. Lat 39*41'27", long. 76*07"38", on,right bank 10 'ft downstream from Porter

Bridge, 300 ft downstream from Lore Run, 3f miles upstream from mouth, and 3f miles

west of Rising Sun, Cecil County. 

Drainage area. 193 sq ml.

Hecoras available.--April 1932 to September 1953. 

Page.--water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 73.77 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

of 1912. Prior to May 19, 1946, wire-weight gage at bridge 10 ft upstream at same

datum. 

Average discharge. 20 years (1932-35, 1936-53), 263 cfs (adjusted for ttorage and diverslon since October 1951). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,400 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 9.37 ft), from

rating curve extended above 3,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 53 efs Aug. 31

(gage height, 3.86 ft).

1932-53: Maximum discharge, 35,000 cfs Aug. 9, 1942 (gage height, 17*57 ft), from

rating curve extended above 5.000 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum,

24 cfs Sept. 19, 1932, Feb. 21, 1947.

Floods of 1884 and 1918 reached stages of 24.3 and 16.5 ft, respectively, present

datum, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by mills above station. Flow 

 reiulated by Pine drove Reservoir beginning Feb. 22, 1951 (capacity, 2,800,000,000

gal). Diversion above station by Octoraro Water Co. and from Pine Grove Reservoir

beginning November 1951 by Chester Municipal Authority for municipal supply of Chester

and surrounding boroughs. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 951; 1933, 1935-36(M). WSP 1051: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge. In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 10 Aug. 11 to Sept. 30

4.1

4.2 

4.5

5.0

82

105

189

390

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

690

1,090

2,190

3,740

3.S

4.1 

4.5 

4.8 

5.1

43

99

197

300

441

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

W

Oct.

158

167

186

164

155

155

152

197

IW

118

144

164

158

150

144

141 

133

130

128

125

118

115 nt

120

120

118

121!

12.1

is;;

120

11 1

4,3+'

'1311 

+18. !

NOV.

115

115

118

118

 112

112

110

IBS- 103

120

133

125

115

110

120

138 

130

122

118

262

1,020

 3,230

752

421

309

268

245

223

206

213

9,386

313 

+22.7

Dec.

206

SO?

245

245

415

688

381

300

268

260

1.550

718

426

357

330

304 

288

280

264

249

350

468

366

304

284

268

256

242

b220

234

242

11,197

361 

+17.0

Jan.

268

253

304

326

280

 253

249

557

1,770

1/380

1,070

662

484

431

410

395 

366

416

426

376

371

473

400

2.070

1^140

648

519

513

484

441

421

17,891

577 

+20.4

Feb.

431

395

381

 385

371

££ B5T

620

441

385

371

400

421

376

685

676 

468

390

366

366

593

567

421

390

381

371

362

357

_

_

-

12,348

441 

+17.6

Mar.

343

330

3ST

 885

644

441

400

400

395

390

400

405

612

537

773

1.180 

654

525

716

594

495

463

446

725

690

990

655

537

507

 484

452

17,379

561 

 +19.7

Apr.

446

468

446

421

421

400

614

568

457

479

501

486

682

770 519-

635 

549

473

501

457

426

400

395

381

366

405

452

400

362

348

-

14,228

474 

+16.5

May

357-

352

543

 330

334

566

452

436

473

385

343

317

322

376

348

330 

376

362

317

296

276

300

326

288

284

1.090

520

343

284

313

807

12,026

388

+16-. 1

June

 824

55T

441

366

334

322

504

785

405

343

300

280

301

489

339

288 

268

260

249

242

234

334

599

309

249

230

220

216

 223

213

10,821

361 

+18.1

July

199

196

249 2IB"

196

196

230

216

223

213

183

170

167

164

158

152

147

138

144

150

141

130

218

209

158

141

133

 133

125

118

112

5,325

172 

+20.2

Aug.

105

108

120

115

115

110

103

101

138

177

164

137

126

121

119

114 

121

117

110

101

99

97

93

88

84

80

76

72

68

67

*BT

3,313

107 

+22.0

Sept.

65

61

59

57

1TO

225

396

557

144

112

101

109

138

106

97

91 

88

86

80

78

86

101

88

78

74

72

74

 76

74

68

3.246

108 

+25.2

Adjusted for diversion and change' In reservoir contents

Mean

Cfsm 

In.

157 

0.813 

0.94

336 

1.74 

1.94

Calendar year 195? : 

Mater year 1952-53 :

378 

1.96 

2.26

597 

3.09 

3.57

459 

2.38 

2.47

581 

3.01 

3.47

490 

2.54 

2.84

404 

2.09 

2.41

Observed

Max 3,500 Hln 103 Mean 385 

Max 3,230 Hln 57 Mean 333

379 

1.96 

2.19

192 

0.995 

1.15

129 

0.668 

0.77

133 

0.689 

0.77

Adjusted

Mean 102 Cfsm 2.08 In. 28.36 

Mean 352 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.78

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion above station and diversion from and change In contents In Pine Orove Reservoir, 

equivalent In cubic feet per second, furnished by Octoraro Water Co. and Chester Municipal Authority, 

respectively,.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
382 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Basin Run at Liberty Grove, Md.

Location. Lat 39°39'30", long. 76 0 06'10", on left bank 100 ft upstream from highway 

bridge, 0.9 mile east of Liberty Grove, Cecil County, 1.0 mile southwest of Colora, 

and 3 miles upstream from mouth*

Drainage area. 5.31 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1953. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. 

Average discharge.--5 years, 7.42 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 425 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 3.40 ft, from 

recorded range in stage), from rating curve extended above 150 cfs on basis of slopearea determinations at gage heights 3.80 and 6.06 ft; minimum, 1.7 cfs part of each 

day Aug. 30 to Sept. 5 (gage height, 0.85 ft).

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 1,440 cfs July 4, 1951 (gage height, 6.06 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 41 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 3.80 and 6.06 ft; minimum, 0.5 cfs Dec. 25, 1948 (gage height, 0.77 ft), 

result of freezeup.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.0 

Z.6 

5.8 

11

l.Z 

1.5 

1.7

61

101

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

3.Z

4.2

37S

3.2

3.2

3.Z

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.9

Z.9

Z.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.9

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.9

98.6

3.18

0.599

0.69

Nov.

3.2

3.Z

3.2

2.9 *r^

3.2

2.9

2.9

3.2

4.0

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.Z

4.7

4.0

3.4

3.4

3.4

20

89

¥9

9.8

6.8

5.8

5.4

5.0

4.7

4.7

5.0

-

268.9

8.96

1.69

1.88

Dec.

S~^ 4.7

8.8

5.8

25

11

6.3

5.8

5.4

6.0

64~9~.2

7.Z

6.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.0

5.0

15

11

7.2

6.3

5.8

5.8

5.0

4.7

b4.7

5.0

5.8

280.1

9.04

1.70

1.96

Jan.

6.3

6.3

12

7.Z

*5.8

5.8

6

8

75

35

20

12

8.5

8

7.5

7

7

12

10

9

10

15

9.5

80

35

13

9.5

12

10

8

8.5

478.9

15.4

2.90

3.35

Feb.

9

7.5

7.5

*T.8

7.2

7.2

25

10

8.2

7.8

7.8

10

8.8

7.8

38_

12

9.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

25

9.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.2

7.8

7.2

_

_

-

299.8

10.7

2.02

2.10

Mar.

7.Z r^

9.4

31

10

8.8

8.2

9.2

9.2

9.8

8.8

10

21

10

36

18

11

13

21

11

9.8

9.Z

9.2

27

15

26

1Z

11

9.8

*9.2

8.8

416.8

13.4

2.5Z

2.92

Apr.

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.8

22 8.Z

10

9.2

1Z

9.2

20

Z9

IS

9.8

25

11

11

12

9.8

9.Z

8.8

8.8

8.2

8.2

13

9.8

8.8

8.2

8.2

347.2

11.6

2.18

2.43

May

8.8

8.2

8.Z

7.8

9.8

13

13

13

9.8

8.2

7.8

7.8

8.5

6.8

6.8

9.2

36

12

8.Z

8.2

7.2

8.8

7.8

6.8

6.3

TO- 90

8.2

7.2

8.8

22

394.2

12.7

2.39

2.76

June

*Z5

IT

8.8

8.2

7.Z

13

21

9.Z

8.2

7.2

6.8

6.8

8.6

7.8

6.8

6.3

6.3

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.0

 5.0

5.0

4.7

TTS.

5.8

5.0

-

239.5

7.98

1.50

1.68

July

4.7

6.9

7.2

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.8

3.4

3.4

4TQ- 8.7

3.8

3.8

3.8

*3.4

3.2

3.2

2.9

131.6

4.25

0.800

0.92

Aug.

2.9

3.2

2.9

2.9

3.2

Z.9

Z.6

2.9

4.0

37?

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8 *I78-

79.0

Z.55

0.480

0.55

Sept.

1.8

ns

1.8

1.8

4.3

4.7

2.9

2.2

2.2

2.Z

2.Z

-g-.o Zl

3.Z

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.9

2.9

2.4

2.4

Z.4

2.4

2.4

*2.2

2.2

2.0

-

100.1

3.34

0.629

0.70

Calendar year 195Z: Max 114 Mln 2.9 Mean 9.30 Cfsm 1.75 In. 23.84

Water year 1952-53: Max 90 Mln 1.8 Mean 8.59 Cfsm 1.62 In. 21.94

!fa). Nov. 21 (9 p.m.) 310 cfs (2.81 ft)} Dec. 11 (7:45 a.m.) 240 cfs 

Jim) Z07 cfs (2.17 ft)j Jan. 24 (time unknown) 425 cfs (3.40 ft); May 1 

lay 26 (7:40 a.m.) 423 cfs (3.39 ft); Sept. 12 (11 p.m.) Z17 cfs (2.23

Peak discharge (base, 200 cf 

(2.37 ft); JanT 9 (time unknow,,, 

(7 p.m.) 203 cfa (2.15 ft)j May 

ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Jan. 6 to Feb. 3; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In 

stage, weather records, and reco-rds for stations on nearby streams.
SUSQUEHAMA RIVER BASIN 383

Deer Creek at Rocks, Md.

Location. Lat 39°37'4g", long. 76°24H3", on right bank a quarter of a mile downstream 

from Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, three-quarters of a mile southeast of 

Rocks, Harford County, 1.2 miles Upstream from Stirrup Run, and 7 miles northwest of 

Bel Air.

Drainage area. 94.4 sq mi.

Records^ available. October 1926 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 250.40 ft above mean 

sea level (city of Baltimore benehmark).

Average, discharge. 27 years, 127 cfe.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,200 cfs Nov..21 (gage height, 8.62 ft); minimum. 47 cfs Sept. 3, (gage height, 2.12 ft); minimum daily, 50 cfs Sept. 2,

1926-53: Maximum discharge uncertain, occurred Aug. 23, 1933 (gage height, 17.7 ft, 

from floodmarks); minimum, 8 cfs Dec. 16, 1930, Jan. 26, 1939; minimum daily, 13 cfs 

Aug. 2, 1931.

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

fair.. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 726: Drainage area. WSP 1171: 1933(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.1 

2.4 

3.0

45

84

210

3,5 

4.0 

5.1

403

665

1,260

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

69

91

100

74

72

70

69

68

68

68

72

74

69

68

66

65

64

64

64

62

62 

64

64

62

62

61

5T

65

65

62

61

2,109

ee.o

0.720

0.83

Nov.

61

61

61

60

60

*59

57

56

5T

70

68

61

59

59

66

72

64

61

62

441

1.240 

1,030

303

202

166

148

138

124

114

116

-

5,196

173

1.83

2.05

Dec.

109

110

116

120

271

204

148

130

125

150

2"30 600

170

150

140

135

130

125

120

115

250 

200

150

140

130

125

120

110

115

115

125

4,998

161

1.71

1.97

Jan.

140

130

160

150

130

*124 158"

155

1,020

493

362

287

234

216

210

202

192

237

207

192

200 

240

194

499

294

228

210

213

197

187

184

7,615

246

2.61

3.00

Feb.

184

172

172

t72

168

168

342

216

189

177

177

189

187

170

324

231

202

182

179

177

300 

213

192

187

184

179

177

170

-

-

-

5,580

199

£.11

2.20

Mar.

168

163 TTT *367

213

189

179

182

179

182

177

182

279

210

327

355

240

237

310

234

216 

210

205

353- 608

457

310

283

264

247

234

7,904

255

2.70

3.11

Apr.

234

237

222

216

213

210

356

253

222

234

219

219

283

258

*222

247

219

210

219

205

194 

189

187

182

179

194

250

190

180

180

-

6,610

220

2.33

2.60

May

200

185

175

168

172

268

313

272

210

194

182

175

200

180

180

170

500

350

210

200

180 

200

190

170

170

180

170

155

150

155

280

6,504

210

2.22

2.56

June

400

550

190

*170

163

159

182

163

159

150

146

144

175

168

153

144

142

140

134

128

124 

146

128

118

114

112

110

ITS

118

140

-

4,686

156

1.65

1.85

July

112

126

229

114

109

110

109

105

101

96

94

92

92

91

89

87

86

84

84

84

82

700

135

107

98

92

87

86

86

84

3,728

120

1.27

1.47

Aug.

81

94

84

81

*89

81

78

80

186

TTC

86

78

75

75

74

70

72

70

66

65

64 

64

64

61

60-

59

57

56

55

55

53

2,403

77.5

0.821

0.95

Sept.

52

50

52

390

514

107

87

80

75

76

84

74

70

69

66

65

65

65

69

80

66

65

65

65

64

64

60

59

3,049

102

1.08

1.20

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,290 Bin 56 Mean 199 Cfsm'2.11 In. 28.70

Water year 1952-53 : Max 1,240 Mln 50 Mean 165 Cfsm 1.75 In. 23.79

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs).--Nov. 21 (9 p.m.) 3,200 cfs (8.62 ft); July 23 (10:30 a.m.) 

2,460 cfs (7.32 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 8 to Jan. 5, Apr. 27 to May 4, May 14 to June 3; discharge estlmated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
384 BOSH RIVER BASIN

Bynum Run near Bel Air, Md.

Location.--Lat 39°32'5l", long. 76°19'44n , on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, Just upstream from small tributary, 0.5 mile upstream from station at Bel Air, 

and 1.4 miles northeast of Bel Air, Harford County. Records include flow of small 

tributary.

Drainage area. 7.7 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1953. June 1944 to April 1951 at site 0.5 

mile downstream, published as "at Bel Air"; records not equivalent.

Qage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 250 ft (from topographic map).

e height, 7.15 ft), from 

; minimum, 0.6 cfs

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,190 cfs Nov. 21 ( 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs by logarithmic plott 

Aug. 29 to Sept. 5.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 2,190 cfs July 4, 1951, Nov. 21, 1952 (gage height, 

7.15 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 

that of Aug. 29 to Sept. 5, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

rair. Records do not Include a mean discharge of 0.11 cfs diverted above station for 

municipal supply of Bel Air.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 23 to Dec. 4)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 21, 

Mar. 24 to June 22 Nov. -22 to Mar. 24 June 22 to Sept. 30

2.1

2.2

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

1.8

3.3

10

24

42

68

4.5 

5.0 

5.5. 

6.0 

6.3

103

150

236

428

638

2.3

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

3.9

9.6

20

40

68

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 4.0 ft.

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

 0.6 

1.5 

4.9

11

24

42

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

2.4

7-0 IT§

2.5

£.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.5

3.5

3.0

»2.7

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.5

2.3

2.2

Z.I

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.2

81.0

2.61

0.339

0.39

Nov.

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

*2.2

2.2

2.0

275

2.4

3.9

.3.4

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.9

3.7

3.0

2.8

3.0

178

258" 638

23

12

8.6

»7.6

6.6

5.5

4.8

6.5

-

1,201.0

40.0

5.19

5.80

Dec.

5.3

ITS

16

11

107

28

11

8.S

7.8

33

~2? 314

15

12

10

9.6

9.2

8.6

8.0

7.8

75

32

15

12

10

9.2

8.2

6.8

6.8

7.2

12

844.8

27.3

3.55

4.08

Jan.

14

14

32

15

*9.8

570" B.2

49

~S5 422

34

20

15

14

13

12

10

25

15

13

21

21

13

375

31

16

15

16

13

11

12

1,374.0

44.3

5.75

6.64

Feb.

13

9.2

10

*9.8

8.4

8.8

70

18

12

10

10

19

14

10

105

20

14

10

10

10

45

15

11

10

9.6

9.2

8.6

B.O

_

_

-

507.8

18.1

2.35

2.45

Mar.

7.6

11 7.0

79

»16

11

9.8

11

12

13

11

21

57

16

78

31

16

20

36

16

12

11

10

~56 226

80

23

19

17

14

13

943.4

30.4

3.95

4.56

Apr.

14

15

13

12

12

11

52IB"

14

21

15

22

49

25

15

*42

17

16

19

13

11

10

10

9.2

9.0

17

18

10

9.0

9.0

-

527.2

17.6

2.29

2.55

May

22

13

9.0

*8.0

8.8

119

49

24

13

11

9.2

8.2

11

9.0

8.8

16

-TT 167

12

12

8.8

11

8.5

6.8

6.6

26

9.0

6.1

5.5 BT6"

76

729.3

23.5

3.05

3.52

June

62

16

*8.8

7.3

6.6

11

19

8.0

6.8

5.7

4.8

4.8

S.7

5.7

5.0

4.4

4.2

3.8

3.3

3.3

7l 3.0

T-.5

5.2

4.7

4.5

4.2

6.0

4.5

4.2

312.0

10.4

1.35

1.51

July

3.6

4.5

6.5

3.6

3.5

4.0

3.6

3.5

3.3

*3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.1

BTb" 2.0

3.1

2.4

2.8

-5.3 21

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.1

112. B

3.64

0.473

0.54

Aug.

1.8

2.1

2.1

1.8

2.1

1.6

1.5

1.8

4.0

57T

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.1

1.5

1.6

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.1

.8

.7

.7

.7

76- .6

44.3

1.43

0.186

0.21

Sept.

~7S 0.6

*.6

.6

11

39

3.1

1.4

1.0

.9

.8

~9".9 40

2.3

1.6

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.4

2.8

3.6

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.1

1.1

-

135.9

4.53

0.588

0.86

Calendar year 1952: Max 638 Mln 1.7 Mean 20.8 Cfsm 2.70 In. 36.81

Water year 1952-53: Max 638 Mln 0.6 Mean 18.7 Cfsm 2.43 In. 32.91

Peak discharge (base. 350 cfs). Hov. 21 (7:30 p.m.) 2,190 efs (7,15 ft)j Dec. 11 (5:30 a.m.) 991 cfs (6.63 ft)) """ ' ' ' ' " .----<-- --

15 (12 m.) 383 cfs 

.61 ft); Hay 17

paae, aao CIS). HOV. Zi l/iau p.m.) £,isv crs (f,j.o it;j i;ec. AX vo:ou a.m.; =>sj 

. 9 15:30 a.m.) 991 cfs (6.65 ft)j Jan. 24 (9s20 a.m.) 2,080 cfs (7.12 f*)j Feb.

(5.91 ft): Mar. 24 (8:15 a.m.) 1,360 cfs (6.85 ft)) May 6 (8 p.m.) 1,280 cfs 

(3:15 a.m.) 614 efs (6.27 ft)) June 22 (5:40 p.m.) 523 cfs (6.15 ft)) Sept. 12 

(9 g.B.) 537 cfs (6.17 ft). 

 Discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote. Doubtful gage-height record Oct. 1 to Hov. 19) discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge 

measurements, engineers' and observer's wire-weight gage readings, weather records, and unpublished 

records for station at Bel Air.
GUNPOWDER RIVER BASIN 385

Little Falls at Blue Mount, Md.

Location. Lat 39°36'16", long.!76»37'16", on left bank at downstream side of Pennsylvania 

Railroad bridge, 0.2 mile north of Blue Mount, Baltimore County, 0.6 mile upstream from 

mouth, 0.9 mile downstream from First Mine Branch, and 1.2 miles south of White Hall.

Drainage area.--52.9 sq mi.

Records available.?--June 1944 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge.~9 years, 76.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,670 cfs July 23 (gage height, 7.24 ft); minimum, 8.9 cfs Oct. 12, result of regulation from unknown source; minimum daily, 26 cfs 

Sept. 2-4.

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 5,730 cfs Sept. 10, 1950 (gage height, 11.93 ft in gage 

well, 13.32 ft from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determination at gage height 11.10 ft, and contracted-opening determination 

of peak flow; minimum, 6.0 cfs Feb. 20, 1947; minimum daily, 17 cfs Sept. 8, 1944, 

u6pt. X > 1947.

Flood of August 1933 reached a stage of about 14 ft, from information by Pennsylvania Railroad. ' '

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are good. Qcca- 

"slonal slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill above station.

Revisions (water years).--tfSP 1111: 1944(M), 1945-47(P).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet pep second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 21 Hov. 22 to Sept. 3O

0.8 22

1.0 51

1.5 Ul

2.0 

3.4

275

750

0.7 24

1.0 54

1.5 141

2.0 

2.9

275

565

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

39

*59

5T

44

40

40

39

38

?9

39

44

41

38

36

36

36

35

36

35

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

35

39

39

36

36

1,183

38.2

0.722

0.83

Nov.

3S

36

38

36

36

35

3333-

35

51

39

36

*36

35

48

45

39

36

40

315

722

STZ

164

116

*98

87

81

74

72

72

-

3,038

101

1.91

2.14

Dec.

67

BT

72

72

154

114

87

79

76

108

liZ 135

114

101

92

87

84

81

78

74

107

9S

84

81

78

76

73

b68

b70

b70

74

2,938

94.8

1.79

2.07

Jan.

76

73

86

82

74

 70

73

106

239" 422

194

155

130

122

116

110

101

135

112

105

120

116

109

225

146

124

120

122

112

107

107

3,989

129

2.44

2.80

Feb.

103

98

99

98

*94

92

iBS

112

101

96

96

105

99

92

182

124

112

103

101

99

176

120

112

109

107

105

101

98

-

..

-

3,100

111

2.10

2.18

Mar.

96

92

10T

196

*124

109

105

109

107

107

101

107

155

118

185

174

135

141

162

130

120

116

112

T79- 330

248

179

164

152

143

137

4,442

143

2.70

3.12

Apr.

137

139

130

128

126

124

205

' ITT

133

141

126

133

157

148

*128

135

124

124

122

118

112

109

107

105

1O3

125

156

112

107

109

-

3,862

129

2.44

2.72

May

114

110

105

101

*101

137

139

128

110

105

98

94

107

96

140

110

150

110

101

96

91

94

91

64

86

92

84

78" 78

84

158

3,272

106

2.00

2.30

June

141

TOT

S7

81

79

76

84

78

*74

70

«7

68

72

82

72

67

67

66

64

62

60

62

57

53

53

52

51

B7

54

57

-

2,109

70.3

1.33

1.48

July

49

66

90

54

52

54

53

51

*48

47

46

44

44

43

42

41

40

40

39

39

3S

3?

533 ~6T

54

52

52

49

48

49

47

2,010

64.8

1.22

1.41

Aug.

44

54

48

48

53

46

46

65

~7? 151

51

46

*42

43

40

39

40

38

36

35

35

35

33

32

32

32

30

30

29

IS2ff

1,381

44.5

0.841

0.97

Sept.

27

26

«2T

26

235

l&IT2

56

46

41

39

43

48

40

39

38

36

35

36

37

43

44

37

36

36

37

36

35

34

33

-

1,706

56.9

1.08

1.20

Calendar year 1952 : Max 770 Mln 33 Mean 111 Cfsm 2.10 In. 28.65

Water year 1952-53: Max 722 Mln 26 Mean 90.5 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.22

Peak discharge (ba 

2,670 cfs 17-24 ft).

base. 1.500 cfs).--Nov. 21 (8:40 p.m.) 2,010 cfs (6.06 ft)| July 23 (6:45 a.m.)

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
386 GUNPOWDER RIVER BASIN 

Slade Run near Glyndon, Md.

Location. Lat 39°29'40", long. 76°47'45", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

Longenecker Road, 1.6 miles northeast of Glyndon, Baltimore County, 1.1 miles (revised) 

upstream from mouth, and 2.6 miles northeast of Relsterstown.

Drainage area. 2.27 sq ml.

Records available. September 1947 to September 1953.

.. . Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage Is 420 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 6 years, 2.91 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 167 cfs Mar. 15 (gage height, 3.12 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 92 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.9 cfs 

Sept. 2, 3.

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 448 cfs Sept. 1, 1952 (gage height, 4.53 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 92 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.6 cfs Aug. 13, 

14, 1950, Sept. 28, Oct. 5, 6, 7, 1951.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

"which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Sept. 6 Sept. 6-30

1.28

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.0 

1.2 

2.8 

5.5

1.6

1.7 

1.9

9.6

15

30

1.3

1.4

1.5

0.9 

2.3

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

1.9

2.6 *27l

1.9

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.2

2.1

2.1 

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.9

61.3

1.98

0.872

1.00

Nov.

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9 *1.7

T77

1.7

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

15

30

17

5.0

4.0

3.5

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.8

-

118.2

3.94

1.74

1.94

Dec.

2.6

T^ *2.8

2.8

8.0

4.5

3.5

3.2

3.0

4.0

~4.5 12

4.0

3.4

3.2

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.8

4.5

3.5

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.7

3.0

113.1

3.65

1.61

1.85

Jan.

3.1

3.0

3.5

3.2

3.0

2.8

575 *5.9

18

17

6.0

5.0

4.5

4.0

4.0

3.8

5.0

4.0

3.8

4.0

4.5

4.0

9.0

4.5

4.0

3.7

4.0

3.7

3.5

3.5

151.0

4.87

2.15

2.47

Feb.

3.4

3.3

3.4

3.3

5.2

*3.2

6.2

4.0

3.7

3.5

3.5

4.0

3.7

8.7

4.5

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.7

5.5

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.5

.

-

-

111.0

3.96

1.74

1.82

Mar.

3.2

372

4.5

7.3 *4.2

3.7

3.7

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.7

4.2

7.6

2£

7.8

5.8

6.4

7.6

5.1

4.8

5.1

5.1

18

8,9

dlO

d6.4

d5.8

d5.4

d5.2

d5.1

194.6

6.28

2.77

3.19

Apr.

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.8

7.0

5.1

4.8

6.1

4.8

5.5

7.6 *575-

4.8

4.8

4.2

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.7

37T

4.5

4,5

4.0

3.7

3.7

-

141.7

4.72

2.08

2.32

May

4.0

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.7

4.5

5.0

4.2

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.5

4.5

7.5

6.0

11

T.5

4.0

3.7

3.5

4.0

3.5

3.3

3.5

4.0

3.5

3.2

475- 3.0

10

137.2

4.43

1.95

2.25

June

5.0

T7o

3.5

3.2

3.1

3.0

3.5

3.2

*3.0

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.1

1.9

2TT

2.1

-

83.0

2.77

1.22

1.36

July

2.1

1.9 *2.4

1.7

2.1

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1,9

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

476- 1.2

TTT

i!e

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

55.7

1.80

0.793

0.91

Aug.

1.3

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.6

2.3

TTT

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4 

1.3

1.2 *1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1,2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1^1

42.9

1.38

0.608

0.70

Sept.

1.1 *1.1

1.0

T7T

9.4

d23

T.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.6

1.5 

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

2.0

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

-

73.1

2.44

1.07

1.20

Calendar year 1952 : Max 41 Min 1.7 Mean 4.03 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.19

Water year 1952-53 : Max 30 Min 1.0 Mean 3.51 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.01

Peak discharge (base, 90 cfs). NOT,

(3.12 ft)j Mar. 24 (7 a.m.) 91 cfs (2

. 21 (time unknown) 160 cfs (3.07 ft): Mar. 15 (7 p.m.) 167 cfs 

.52 ft); Sept. 6 (3.20 p.m.) 142 cfs (2.94 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of reconstructed gage-height graph, 

weather records, and records for nearby stations.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 17 to Dec. 1, Dec. 10 to Jan. 7, Jan. 11-13, Jan. 17 to Feb. 5, 

May 5 to June 85 discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
GUNPOWDER RIVER BASIN 387

Western Run at Western. Run, Md.

Location. Lat 39°30'38", long. 76°40'37", on right bank 100 ft downstream from bridge 

on Western Run Road, 0.3 mile southeast of Western Run, Baltimore County, 2.5 miles 

northwest of Cockeysville, and 3.2 miles upstream from Beaverdam Run.

Drainage area. 59.8 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1944 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 9 years, 80.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,390 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 8.55 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 8.55 and 9.88 ft; minimum, 25 cfs Sept. 4.

1944-53: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred Aug. 18, 1946 (gage height, 

10.62 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Sept. 8, 10, 1944, Jan. 25, 1945.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1171: 1946(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.16

1.2

1.3 

1.5

2.0 

3.0

4.5

228

575

1,070

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

50

*67

74

55

54

54

54

54

54

54

58

54

52

50

50

48

48

48

48

46

48 

48

48

48

46

44

46

50

50

46

46

1,593

51.4

0.860

0.99

Nov.

46

46

46

46

44

44

42

52

44

62

54

46

*46

44

62

58

50

48

54

356

*1,OSO

741

165

127

*112

102

96

89

84

84

-

3,930

131

2.19

2.44

Dec.

79

82

86

86

188

135

104

94

92

117

317

127

112

102

94

89

86

84

82

79

114 

109

94

86

84

79

76

72

72

72

79

3,172

102

1.71

1.97

Jan.

86

84

94

86

76

74 *75

106

495

305

185

157

137

130

127

122

117

135

124

117

119 

130

117

197

140

124

117

119

112

109

109

4,229

136

2.27

2.63

Feb.

106

102

104

102

99

*99

167

124

112

106

106

127

114

106

208

140

124

114

114

112

154 

122

114

112

109

106

104

102

_

.

-

3,309

118

1.97

2.06

Mar.

99

96 109"

176

*122

112

106

112

109

109

104

112

162

124

343

229

148

151

177

143

130

127

124

449

157

267

171

157

148

140

135

4,888

158

2.64

3.04

Apr.

135

135

130

127

127

127

180

135

130

151

132

135

171

*154

132

135

124

124

124

119

117 

114

114

112

109

117

132

112

109

109

-

3,872

129

2.16

2.41

May

117

109

106

102

109

127

132

130

114

106

102

102

130

114

171

130

263

155

124

117

109 

114

109

102

106

114

99

92

89

9T

246

3,825

123

2.06

2.38

June

171

127

109

102

94

92

102

92

*89

82

79

79

84

99

84

79

76

79

76

72

69 

66

66

62

60

60

58

55

64

62

-

2,492

83.1

1.39

1.55

July

58

60

79

58

58

62

62

56

*54

50

48

46

46

44

42

42

42

41

52

44

42 

44

~m190

52

48

48

46

46

46

44

1,700

54.8

0.916

1.06

Aug.

42

54

48

46

56

54

48

63

3230

aICO

60

52

50

50

46

41

46

42

*39

38

38 

38

38

39

38

36

35

33

33

31

30

1,594

51.4

0.860

0.99

Sept.

28

*28

28

28

215

701

TB1

76

60

54

50

56

96

52

48

46

41

39

39

29

48 

58

42

39

39

41

39

39

38

35

-

2,306

76.9

1.29

1.43

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,060 Min 42 Mean 125 Cfsm z.11 In - 28.64

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,050 Min 28 Mean 101 Cfsm 1.69 In. 22.95

Peak discharge (base, 850 efsj.--Nov. 21 (11 p.m.) 3.390 cfs (8.55 ft)j Jan. 9 (3:30 a.m.) 1,060 

ofs (4.47 ft)j Mar. 15 (10:30 p.m.) 1,370 cfs (5.26 ft)s Mar. 24 (10 a.m.) 1,450 cfs (5.45 ft); Sept. 

6 (9:30 p.m.) 2,440 cfs (7.28 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record} discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
388 QUHPOWDER RIVER BASIN

Gunpowder Falls near Camey, VIA.

Location. lat 39°25'25\ long. 76'30'40", on left bank 1 mile downstream from Cowen Run, 

2 miles north of Carney, Baltimore County, and 2f miles downstream from Loch Raven Dam.

Drainage area. 314 sq ml^

Records available. September 1949 to September 1953.

Sage,. --Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gageJLs 135 ft (from topographic map}.

,. --Maximum discharge during year, 5,100 ofs Nov. 22 (gage height, 8.04 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,800 cfs' by logarithmic plotting; minimum. 2.8 cfs 

Sept. 5.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 7,000 cfs July 9, 1952 (gage height, 9.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,800 ofs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 2.8 ofs 

Sept. 30, Oct. 2-5, 1949, Sept. 8-11, 14, 1951, Sept. 5, 1953.

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

Figures of discharge do not Include water diverted at Loch Raven Dam for municipal 

supply of Baltimore and occasional small diversions Just below Loch Raven Dam to maintain Lake Montebello at capacity. Flow completely regulated by Prettyboy and Loch 

Raven Reservoirs (combined usable capacity, 43,270,000,000 gal).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 24 Mar. 25 to Sept. 30

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.9 

2.2

4.6

7.7

12

25

36

98

2.5 

3.0 

5.5 

4.5 

6.0 

7.1

176

335

585

1,330

2,720

3,960

1.25

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.8

3.5

5.6

8.6

18

25

36

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.8

98

185

370

605

930

1,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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 It)

Oct.

6.0

8.8

571

6.0

5.7

5.7

6.7

6.3

6.0

6.3

7.4

7.0

6.3

6.3

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.7

7.3

7.0

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.0

6.0

6.7

6.7

8.3

5.7

193.6

6.41

+237

JJov.

8.3

6.3

6.0

6.3

»6.0

6.0

6.3

6.0

5.4

571

7.4

6.3

6.3

5.7

8.9

8.1

6.3

6.0

6.3

79

986

3,910

1,BOO

624

324

217

179

182

193

193

8,511.0

284

+411

Dec.

179

162

173

154

238

498

440

343

274

252

882

909 sn

450

332

267

248

224

202

182

274

343

307

267

236

224

205

185

154

140

UB

9,503

307

+295

Jan.

193

196

214

227

205

*173

173

196

1,380

1.570

1,300

972

678

520

4SO

384

335 359'

388

355

339

375

359

598

741

561

435

398

363

321

304

15,042

485

+310

Feb.

310

287

267

264

242

233

3S7

498

543

300

324

324

293

424

650

553

420

347

318

393

476

425

367

352

307

293

284

_

-

10,077

360

+294

Mar.

270

252

255

 465

531

420

363

351

352

314

300

304

435

470

549

1,070

804

624

685

630

520

455

416

1,030

1,440

1,550

17270

951

797

690

594

19,137

617

+295

Apr.

535

535

520

486

473

46O

627

660

561

556

545 sio

616

696

555

588

525

473

486

450

410

374

358

342

326

362

464

464

398

358

14,746

492

+277

May

366

358

346

554

322

370

510

520

473

424

570

310

318

334

374

414

644

660

155

402

322

294

286

248

230

248

234

185

143

140

125

11,090

358

+310

June

605

555

 428

322

252

202

213

206

170

146

117

91

96

179

188

146

112

91

82

72

60

52

46

30

18

14

12

11

IZ

12

-

4,551

152

+274

July

10

9.3

16

13

12

21

19

10

9.3

7.9

6.9

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.3

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.5

575

7.6

8.5

35

25

19

12

9.7

7.2

5.8

5.6

5.3

328.9

10.6

+287

Aug.

5.0

5.6

5.3

5.0

 7.2

7.2

6.6

7.9

27

rr

7.6

6.6

6.3

8.6

6.6

ae.o

87.0

86.4

a5. 8

a5 .4

85.0

85.0

a4.7

84.7

84.4

84.1

84.1

a5.8

aStf

a3.5

198.4

6.40

+213

Sept.

83.2

a5. 2

85.0

 370

18

363

902

352

13144"'

12

7.6

10

5.0

4.4

4.2

3.8

5.8

5.8

3.6

4.6

6.6

4.6

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.8

-

1,937.4

64.6

+267

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,320 Mln 5.4 Mean 382 | ~~ ~ \

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,910 Mln 3.0 Mean 281

* Discharge measurement made on this day. i ___ ___

t Diversion above station from Loch Raven Reservoir for municipal supply of Baltimore, land change

In contents In Prettyboy and Loch Raven Reservoirs, equivalent in cubic feet per secondj ,for

calendar year 1952, +307 cfs; for water year 1953, +289 icfa. Records furnished by [Baltimore Department of Public Works.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In atage, weather records,

and records for nearby stations.
GUNPOWDER RIVER BASIN 389

Little Gunpowder Falls at Laurel Brook, Md.

Location. Lat 39°30 I 18 n , long. 76 0 25'56", on right bank 700 ft upstream from Laurel 

Brook, 0.4 mile southwest of Laurel Brook railroad station, HSrford County, 1 mile , 

downstream from Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, and 5 miles southwest of Bel 

Air.

Drainage area. 36.1 sq ml.

Records available. December 1926 to September 1953.

ge. Water-stage recorder. 

Baltimore benchmark).

Datum of gage Is 261,43 ft above mean sea level (city of

Average discharge. 26 years (1927-53), 48.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,810 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 6.20 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 6.20 ft; minimum, 16 cfs Sept. 3-5 (gage height, 1.01 ft).

1926-53: Maximum discharge, 9,200 cfs Aug. 23, 1933 (gage height, 10.3 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,300 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 5,70,~ff35, and 10.3 ft; minimum, 3.1 cfs Feb. 15, 1931, Mar. 15, 1932, Feb. 20, 

1947; minimum gage height, 0.59 ft Feb. 20, 1947.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good, and 

those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 726: 1927-31, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

16

26

50

105

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.4

186

311

460

910

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

_35 r 43

50

35

37

37

36

35

35

35

39

39

*37

36

35

35

35

34

34

32

32

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

34

32

32

1,099

35.5

0.983

1.13

Nov.

32

32

32

32

32

»32

32

31

31

39

37

33

32

32

40

39

35

33

34

262

868

?5T

111

79

67

*63

59

55

53

55

-

2,763

92.1

2.55

2.85

Dec.

52

5*

62

62

144

100

68

62

59

83

~5C 300

74

68

63

-61

60

59

57

86

115

81

67

63

60

58

56

1)52

b54

54

61

2,355

76.0

2.11

2.43

Jan.

64

62

78

66

59

*56

55

80

576

IBS

124

98

86

81

79

76

72

96

80

74

85

94

77

220

109

84

81

84

76

73

74

3,204

103

2.85

3.30

Feb.

74

68

70

70

*67

68

~5Z 174

78

73

73

91

81

73

161

98

84

74

73

74

120

82

74

73

72

71

68

67

_

_

-

2,343

83.7

2.32

2.41

Mar.

66

64

75

 160

90

78

74

76

74

76

74

78

125

90

160

155

100

104

140

100

90

88

86

370 150"

280

150

135

125

116

108

3,688

118

3.27

3.78

Apr.

108

110

100

98

96

94

-55 155

90

94

86

94

135

110

96

*122

88

87

90

81

79

76

74

73

71

84

96

73

70

70

-

2,796

93.2

2.58

2.88

May

79

73

69

*67

74

132

133

96

76

70

65

62

90

81

81

77

241

IC5

74

72

65

74

65

60

61

66

59

55

53

SB

125

2,559

82.5

2.29

2.64

June

144 ^TB

62

*57

55

53

68

57

54

50

49

49

50

56

51

48

46

46

45

44

42

89

48

41

40

39

38

35

39

40

-

1,617

53.9

1.49

1.67

July

37

38

44

36

36

37

36

34

36

*32

31

30

30

30

29

28

28

27

27

28

26

Z7

108 -35

31

30

29

28

27

27

28

1,048

33.8

0.936

1.08

Aug.

26

30

28

26

30

28

27

28

57

72

32

28

27

28

28

25

29

27

25

*24

23

23

22

22

21

20

20

19

18

15

18

849

27.4

0.759

0.87

Sept.

18

17

*16

15

153

114

83SI26

25

24

27

29

24

24

23

22

21

21

22

24

29

23

22

22

22

22

21

20

20

-

941

31.4

0.870

0.87

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,370 Min 31 Mean 85.0 Cfsm 2.35 In. 32.02

Water year 1952-53 : Max 868 Min 16 Mean 69.2 Cfsm 1.92 In. 26.01

Peak discharge (base. 1,400 cfs). Kov. 21 (8 p.m.) 2,810 cfs (6.20 ft)j Jan. 9 (4 a.m.) 1,450 cfs 

(5.16 ft;j probably Mar. 24 tabout 8 a.m.) 1,400 cf-s (probably about 5.1 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Mar. 5 to Apr. 16} discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in 

stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
onn PATAPSCO RIVER BASIN 

oyu

Cranberry Branch near Westminster, Md.

Location. Lat 39°35'35 M , long. 76°58'05", on left bank 80 ft upstream from small wooden 

bridge, half a mile upstream from mouth, and 1.8 miles northeast of Westminster, 

Carroll County.

Drainage area. 3.40 sq mi.

Records available. September 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 195 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 3.98 ft); minimum, 

1.3 cfs Sept. 30.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 720 cfs July 4, 1951 (gage height, 5.14 ft, from highwater mark in well), from rating curve extended above 200 cfs by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 1.1 cfs Aug. 15, 1950.

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

Rating tables, water year 1352-53, except period of shifting control (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Sept. 23

1.35

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.2 

1.8 

3.5 

5.6

1.7 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

9.0

29

47

1.5

1.6

1.3 

2.5

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1352 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

13

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.4

*5.3

371

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.3

Nov.

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

*2.0

270

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

3.1

2.6

2.3 2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.1

Z.I

76.2

2.46

0.724

O.83

2.3

2.8

24

58

3C

9.0

6.5

5.6

5.2

5.2

4.5

4.3

4.3

-

139.3

6.66

1.36

2.19

Dec.

4.1

4.1

*4.5

4.7

17

7.4

5.6

5.2

4.7

5.6

2O

T.l

6.2

5.4

4.9

4.3

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.3

6.8

5.6

4.7

4.5

4.3

4.1

3.3

3.5

375

3.7

4.3

178.5

5.76

1.69

i.95

Jan.

4.3

4.3

5.6

4.7

5.9

3.9

*3.9

8.3

22

17

12

9.O

7.1

6.8

6.5

6.2

5.6

9.1

6.5

5.9

10

7.4

6.5

15

7.4

6.5

5.3

6.5

5.6

5.4

5.6

235.0

7.58

2.23

2.57

Feb.

5.4

4.3

57Z

4.3

4.9

*5.2

10

5.9

5.2

4.3

5.2

6.2

5.6

4.3

16

7.4

6.5

5.6

5.6

5.4

11

6.2

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.2

5.2

_

.

-

175.0

6.25

1.84

1.31

Mar.

4.9

4TS

7.2

13

6.5

*5.6

5.2

5.6

5.6

5.4

4.9

5.6

3.2

5.3

11

7.8

6.5

8.5

8.6

6.5

5.3

5.6

5.4

25

n

23

11

3.4

8.6

7.8

7.4

261.5

8.44

2.48

2.86

Apr.

7.8

7.8

7.1

6.5

6.5

6.8

14

7.1

6.8

7.8

6.2

7.1

15"5.6

*7.1

7.4

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.2

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

7.4

6.8

5.4

5.2

4.3

-

213.5

7.12

2.03

2.34

May

5.2

4.9

4.7

4.5

4.7

8.3

10

10 '

6.2

5.6

4.3

4.7

6.8

5.6

10

5.9

11

6.2

5.6

4.9

4.7

5.2

4.3

4.3

5.5

5.2

4.3

3.3

3.7

373

16

131.7

6.18

1.32

2.10

June

~S.2 11

4.9

4.7

4.5

4.1

4.7

4.3

4.3

*3.9

3.5

3.7

4.1

5.2

4.3

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.1

2.3

2.3

2.9

2.7

Z77

2.3

2.7

-

121.7

4.06

1.19

1.33

July

2.6

2.3

*3.1

2.7

2.7

3.5

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.1 2~7I

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.3

3.3

27?

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

77.9

2.51

0.738

0.85

Aug.

2.1

2.4

2.1

2.3

2.9

2.4

2.3

6.8

10~*.l

2.9

2.6

2.4

*2.4

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.0

2.0'

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

T75

1.6

80.4

2.53

O.762

0.88

Sept.

*1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

6.5

5.3

2.6

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

3.4

2.9

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.7

a2.5

a2.0

al.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

-

63.2

2.11

0.621

0.69

Calendar year 1952: Max 58 Min 2.0 Mean 6.54 Cfsm 1.92 In. 26.18

Water year 1952-53: Max 58 Min 1.4 Mean 5.14 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.50

Peak discharge (base, 80 efs).--Nov. 21 (7 p.m.) 195 cfs (3.98 ft); Mar. 24 (7:15 a.m.) 83 cfs 

(3.03 ft;.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

Note. Siiif ting -control method used Aug. 29 to Sept. 20.
PATAPSCO RIVER BASIN 391

North Branch Patapsco River at Cedarhurst, Md.

Location. Lat 39°30'00", long. 76°53'00", on left bank at downstream side of private 

footbridge at Cedarhurst, Carroll County, 0.8 mile downstream from Roaring Run and 8 

miles southeast of Westminster.

Drainage area. 56.6 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1945 to September 1953. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. 

Average discharge. 8 years, 77.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,400 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 7.90 ft); minimum, 2.8 cfs July 17 (gage height, 1.17 ft), result of filling pond above station; 

minimum daily, 20 cfs Sept. 3, 4.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 3,510 cfs July 4, 1951 (gage height, 9.59 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,700 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of 

July 17, 1953; minimum daily, 16 cfs Oct. 11, 12, 22, 24-26, 1947.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, 

which are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by mill 

above station. Small diversion above station for municipal supply of Westminster; 

sewage effluent discharged into Little Pipe Creek.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. Jan. 9 to Sept. 3O

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0 

4.7

25

52

113

390

950

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

3.3

17

40

123

480

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

32

59 *4~9"

36

35

35

34

34

34

34

39

36

35

34

32

32

31

31

31

30

30

30

31

31

30

31

31

34

32

30

31

1,054

34.0

O.6O1

0.69

Nov.

30

31

30

29

29

29

28

25

30

42

35

32

30

29

40

38

32

31

32

364

926

735

165

d!20

d!04

d91

d87

d80

d74

d74

3,428

114

2.01

2.25

Dec.

d72

d68

72

74

226

135

98

89

83

87

327

120

102

93

85

80

78

74

70

70

98

95

78

74

70

68

64

58

56

ST

66

2,891

93.3

1.65

1.90

Jan.

72

68

83

76

66

61

#g^.

103

407 305"

224

181

144

136

131

123

113

157

126

116

138

146

121

233

154

126

123

126

109

101

101

4,234

137

2.42

2.78

Feb.

101

92

d95

d92

d84

d86

154

104

92

86

88

104

97

88

227

131

113

101

97

97

175

116

104

101

99

99

95

90

_

-

3,008

107

1.89

1.98

Mar.

88

86

10T

194

99

95

101

97

97

90

95

154

106

181

170

126

141

175

128

118

113

111

204" 451

395

204

178

159

146

139

4,653

150

2.65

3.06

Apr.

139

136

126

123

118

118

206

133

131

157

133

139

219

*162

131

126

113

113

113

104

101

97

95

92

9T

111

154

99

95

92

3,768

126

2.23

2.48

May

97

92

90

84

88

113

126

131

97

92

84

79

122

95

165

116

251

123

106

97

90

97

90

84

90

95

84

77

75

54

237

3,351

108

1.91

2.20

June

152

TO!

90

d84

d79

d77

d88

d77

d73

*d69

65

65

71

86

71

65

65

65

63

61

57

57

55

50

50

48

464~6"

50

48

2,077

69.2

1.22

1.36

July

44

*46

55

44

44

48

50

44

43

41

38

37

d37

d37

d36

d36

35

33

33

33

32

33

75

10

36

34

33

32

30

30

29

1,218

39.3

0.694

0.80

Aug.

28

34

32

30

40

38

33

173

IE?

77

46

40

38

38

37

34

34

*34

32

30

29

29

29

28

27

26

25

24

24

23

23

1,299

41.9

0.740

0.85

Sept.

22

*21

20

20

123

190

75

37

32

29

29

61

88

36

33

32

29

28

28

29

33

40

29

d27

d27

d29

d29

d28

d26

d26

-

1,256

41.9

0.740

0.83

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,060 Min 28 Mean 109 Cfsm 1.93 In. 26.23

Water year 1952-53 : Max 926 Min 20 Mean 88.3 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.18

Peak discharge (base, 1,2OO ofs). 

1,470 ofs (6.00 ft>; Aug. 8 (9 p.m.)

Nov. 21 (9:30 p.m.) 2.4OO cfs (7.9O ft)j Mar. 24 (8:30 a.m.) 

1,390 cfs (5.81 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day, 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of gage-height record and/or change in 

stage when intake was flushed, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
392 PATAPSCO RIVER BASIN

North Branch Patapsco River near Relsteratown, Md.

Location. Lat 39°26'31", long. 76°53'14", on left bank at upstream side of bridge on

 Louisville-Delight highway, 600 ft upstream from Cooks Branch and 3| miles southwest 

of Reisterstown, Baltimore County.

Drainage area. 91.0 sq mi.

Records available. June 1927 to December 1953 (discontinued).

Crage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 344.35 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge. 26 years, 103 cfs.

Extremes. 19JJ2-63: Maximum discharge during year, 3.680 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 9.2 

ft); minimum, 31 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 1.71 ft).

1953: Maximum discharge during period October to December,- 1,620 cfs Dec 1 . 7 (gage 

height, 5.94 ft); minimum, 32 cfs Oct. 11 (gage height, 1.73 ftj .

1927-53: Maximum discharge, 11,000 cfs Aug. 24, 1933 (gage Tieight, 14.6 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs; minimum, 8.0 cfs Feb. 21, 1947 (gage height, 

1.34 ft).

Remarks."-Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are good, and 

those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by mill above station. Records do not Include a 

mean discharge of 0.71 cfs diverted above station for municipal supply of Westminster; 

sewage effluent discharged into Little Pipe Creek.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

57

66

*106 ~6T

60

60

57

57

56

58

62

63

60

57

56

56

55

55

54

51

50

BT 

52

54

52

52

54

56

56

52

52

1,789

57.7

0.634

0.73

Nov.

52

54

54

52

51

51

50

Bo

52

69

66

56

54

54

65

76

61

58

58

607

1,230

1.620 3l8"

a210

a!75

a!55

a!40

a!30

al20

alZO

-

5,908

197

2.16

2.41

Dec.

allO

105

108

116

360

276

165

144

134

137

591 2T6"

184

163

144

137

132

128

124

118

168

171 

137

130

122

118

112

105

hlOO

bT04

' 114

'4,983

161

1.77

2.04

Jan.

126

122

141

137

116

1Q7

TTS

147

BBS" 772

382

299

226

*201

193

178

165

223

184

168

184

228 

171

359

232

187

176

187

168

155

158

6,764

218

2.40

2.76

Feb.

158

141

144

144

150

134

259

175

146

*134

154

165

153

134

595

229

184

155

155

150

286

187 

160

155

153

150

144

157

_

-

4,783

171

1.88

1.95

Mar.

132

128

148

544

181

*155

146

150

146

146

137

144

270

178

579

578

216

210

314

210-

187

178 

173

795

34T

714

361

307

270

242

226

7,910

255

2.80

3.23

Apr.

225

226

204

196

195

187

549

2T6

201

252

204

201

342

*286

220

216

196

190

193

176

168

160 

160

155

150

176

266

165

155

150

-

6,172

206

2.26

2.52

May

155

148

141

132

137

181

207

209

155

14S

154

128

189

155

258

173

435

a220

a!75

a!60

a!45

a!70 

alSO

a!35

a!45

a!55

a!55

a!25

a!20

alSB"

a450

5,496

177

1.95

2.25

June

a280

aTSo

alSO

a!35

a!25

a!20

a!35

a!20

*112

a!05

a98

a98

alOS

a!30

108

101

99

98

96

94

91

88 

89

80

78

77

75

74

BT

80

-

3,302

110

1.21

1.35

July

72

*75

94

70

68

84

83

70

68

65

59

58

58

58

56

56

55

52

51

52

49

52 

-65- 136

57

55

55

52

49

49

48

1,969

65.5

0.698

0.80

Aug.

46

55

51

46

56

59

51

125

TTQ- 500

72

62

58

57

56

52

52

52

*47

45

43

43 

43

41

39

58

58

37

36

35

M

1,937

62.5

0.6S7

0.79

Sept.

33

*32

32

32

179

395

158

61

50

46

45

51

167

56

51

48

46

43

44

45

52

61 

46

44

44

45

45

44

41

40

-

2,076

69.2

0.760

0.85

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,870 Min 50 Mean 182 Cfsm 2.00 In. 27,19

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,620 Min 32 Mean 145 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.68

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, ,1955

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8

Mean 

Cubi 

Runo

Oct.

39 

38 

58 

58 

39 

»40 

4O 

37

Hov.

50 

46 

45 

44 

42 

42 

49 

54

Dec.

48 

47 

46 

47 

55 

83 

637 

TS?

Day

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16

Oct.

37 

38 

38 

38 

37 

57 

57 

37

Hov.

58 

65 

6« 

65 

59 

55 

52 

50

Dec.

96 

501 

124 

150 

257 

487 

190 

150

Day

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

25 

24

Oct.

57 

57 

57 

57 

57 

57 

57 

57

Hov.

48 

46 

45 

45 

46 

47 

159

Dec.

110 

b92 

b90 

94 

84 

88 

84 

74

Day

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

50 

31

3 feet per second per square ml

Oct.

40 

38 

38 

109 

123 

138

46.4 

0.510 

0.59

Hov.

68 

64 

55 

55 

51 

49

55.5 

0.610 

0.68

Dec.

b66 

b70 

68 

67 

a70 

a68 

a65

129

1.42 

1.64

Mean 130 Cfsm __ 1.43 _, 

3 a.m.) 1,620 cfs (5.94 ft).

.fialendar year 1953i Max 795 Min 32

Peak discharge (baae, 1.500 e'fa) . Dec. 7

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of weather record 

b; stations.

b Stage-discharge relationjaffected by ice.

s and records for near-
PATAPSCO RIVER BASIN 393

North Branch Patapsco River near Marriottsville, Md.

Location. Lat 39 e21'56", long. 76 e 53'06", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, 1.2 miles northeast of Marriottsville, Howard County, and 2.3 miles upstream 

from confluence with South Branch.

Drainage area. 165 sq mi.

Records available. October 1929 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 269.78 ft above mean sea level (city of 

Baltimore benchmark).

Average discharge. 24 years, 182 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during .year, 6,500 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 13.45 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2.500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 4.3 cfs 

Sept. 5 (gage height, 2.47 ft); minimum daily, 7.7 cfs Sept. 4.

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 19,500 cfs Aug. 24, 1933 (gage height, 20.8 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,700 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, that 

of Sept. 5, 1953; minimum daily, that of Sept. 4, 1953.

Remarks .--Records excellent exce'pt those for period of ice effect, which are good. Some 

diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by powerplants above station. Small 

diversion above station for municipal supply of Westminster; sewage effluent discharged into Little Pipe Creek. Records do not include water diverted at Liberty Dam 

through Patapsco-Montebello tunnel for municipal supply of Baltimore, beginning 

Feb. 26, 1953.

(gage

height.

Oct. 1 to

3.3

3.5

4.0

6.0

8.3

in feet,

Nov. 21

96

140

293

1,O2O

2,19O

and discharge, In

Nov.

2.5 5.

2.6 8.

2.7 14

2.9 29

3.2 67

cubic feet per

22 to Sept. 30

2 3.9

9 4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

second)

130

290

1,020

2,010

3,380

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

3O

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

(t)

Oct.

117

119

140" 188

126

119

115

111

111 

117

124

133

122

115

115

113

111

109

111

106

106

98

106

106

106

104

1O6

111

113

1O6

104

3,588

116

0.703

O.81

-

Nov.

102

102

104

102

104

102

10O

96

98 

124

133

111

 104

102

119

150

117

113

113

902

2,190

2,94O

582

387

315

280

258

230

210

213

-

10,603

353

2.14

2.39

-

Dec.

200

197

207

220

556

571

315

272

252 

255

965

327

340

301

272

258

248

241

230

220

322

340

262

244

230

220

213

194

b!85 bT9~B"

21O

9,162

296

1.79

2.07

-

Jan.

248

234

262

255

224

207

2lO

*258

1,270 

936

697

582

438

394

366

344

315

402

355

319

312

420

319

571

456

351

333

344

315

297

290

12,324

398

2.41

2.78

Feb.

290

266

269

269

248

248

463

333

283 

266

262

308

301

266

612

466

355

301

290

286

463

362

304

294

286

276

258

248

_

-

-

8,873

317

,_

_

1.3

Mar.

241

234

262

607

348

 294

276

276

280 

276

255

262

484

337

540

876

448

420

607

427

373

355

344

1.340

668

1,270

686

585

524

470

438

14,803

478

-

_

6.6

Apr.

42O

430

391

373

369

351

636

45?

391 

510

412

441

625

603

441

434

387

373

387

351

340

322

312

308

297

326

481

322

304

294

-

12,065

402

_

_

0

May

308

294

286

266

272

394

427

430

319 

301

272

258

315

301

470

340

738

409

326

308

276

369

294

255

248

276

241

224

213

230

859

10,519

339

-

_

0

June

35B" 538

283

255

241

227

255

 244

227 

204

163

166

175

220

197

194

187

187

187

178

172

166

169

154

149

123

116

113

123

130

-

6,098

203

-

-

8.4

July

125

116

194

135

135

148

181

106

81 

62

81

78

74

74

72

69

69

64

62

64

60

55

276

TT8

56

49

49

46

34

48

39

2,820

91.0

-

-

35.9

Aug.

35

40

48

38

52

55

42

43

391 

337

*133

83

48

59

98

89

66

42

33

29

27

26

25

24

21

20

34

26

29

27

25

2,045

66.0

-

-

41.9

Sept.

18

9.9

13

*TJ_ 142^

628

. 305

66

44

37

35

37

210

55

44

38

34

30

29

71

85

116

72

39

38

39

39

38

39

30

-

2,388.6

79.6

-

-

41.5

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,810 Mln 96 Mean 331 Cfsm 2.01 In. 27.32

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,940 Mln 7.7 Mean 261 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 2.20O cfs). Nov. 22 (2 a.m.) 6,500 cfs (13.45 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion above station through Patapsco-Montebello tunnel for municipal supply of Baltimore, In 

cubic feet per second (average for water year 1953, 11.4 cfs). Records of diversion furnished by 

Baltimore Department of Public works.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
Oi^ PATAPSCO RIVER BASIN

South Branch Patapsco River at Henryton, Md.

Location^ Lat 39°-21'05", long. 76"54 "50", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

state Higbway 101 at Henryton, Carroll County, 1.3 miles upstream from P-lney Run, 2.3 

miles upstream from confluence with North Branch, and 3.2 miles southeast of Sykesville.

Drainage area.--64.4 sq mi.

Records, available. August 1948 to September 1953.

page.<--Wa.ter-s.tage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 289.15 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--5 years, 90.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,200 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 8.3? ft), from 

"* fating curve extended above 1,900 cfs as explained below; minimum, 17 cfs Sept. 4 (gage 

height, 1,365 ft).

1948-53: MaxiHjuia discharge, 4,930 cfs May 26, 1952 (gage Height, 11.04 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,900 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 7.88 ft; minimum, 15 cfs Oct. 7, 1951 (gage height, 1.825 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are

Eating taj>le, water year 1952-53 (gage height, 

and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

In feet,

1.85 

1.9 

2,1 

2.4

20

51

130

E.7 

3.0 

4.0 

4.4

230

470

990

1,170

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IZ

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In,

Oct.

40'45

63

4T

39

39 

39

37

37

39

45

45

42

*39

39

37

37

37

37

$S

36

37

37

37

37

36

37

39

37

56

36

1.20.9

39.3

O.610

0.70

Nov.

37

37

37

36

36

36 

S4

34

36

51

42

36

34

34

45

45

37

37

37

329

1.160

676

180

124

108

99

92

64

76

79

-

3,928

131

2.03

2.27

Dec.

 73

7?

8\

89

233

458

113'99

92

99

394

134

116

105

97

92

89

8«

81

81

127

122

99

92

86

84

81

74

10

76

89

3,288

106

1,65

1.90

Jan.

105

37

105

94

84

I

108 43*4

286

210

185

154

142

130

124

116

14E

122

113

122

130

113

202

146

12?

116

122

110

105

108

4,307

139

2.16

2.49

Feb.

105

»9

99

99

94

94

158

119

*102

97

99

110

99

94

209

138 1'19

105

105

102

142

113

102

102

102

 99

97

as.

_

-

3,095

111

1,72

1.79

Mar.

89

89 1C*'

195

1S2

108 

102

105

105

102

97

102

201

124

266

232

154

158

205

15O

134

127

124

463 2To"

463

215

19O

175

162

150

5,2E7

169

2.62

3.02

Apr.

150

15O

138

134

127

127 

215

146

146

192

146

ISO

*251

190

154

158

138

134

142

12?

124

119

116

113

110

124

ai70

a!20

allO

JSLlO'S

-

4,3£6

144

2.24

2.50

May

a!25

al!5

al05

alOO

allO

al69 

166

154

119

1,13

105

99

99

119

162

189

210

1,2.7

113

10B

99

119

102

89

94

97

84

79

26.

ft

401

3,934

127

1.97

2.27

June

292

142

115

102

94

8$ 

97

»8p

84

79

73

73

76

76

73

68

6§

68

66

63

58

55

53

51

51

48

47

47

47

47

2,387

"79.6

1.24

1.38

July

43

43

53

43

43

64 

60

45

63

43

42

40

sa

37

36

36

34

34

33

53

Q3?

120.

43

37

37

36

34

33

33

31

1,335

43.1

0.669

0.77

Aug.

31

31

31

31

42

34 

33

42

25. *60

39

37

36

36

34

31

47

36

31

31

30

30

28

27

26

24

23

23

21

20

^S

1,06O

34.2

0.531

0.61

Sept.

19

1818"

*18

72

85 

IT

30

27-

26

26

27

30

26

26

24

24

23

24

24

28

37

26

24

24

26

26

24

23

23

875

29.2

0.453

0.51

Calendar year 1952 : Max 2,070 Kin 34 Mean 125 cfsm 1.94 In. 26.45

Water year 1952-53; «ax 1,160 Kin 18 Mean 95.8 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.21

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 ofs). Nov. 22 (12:3O a.m.) 3,200 cfs (8.37 ft); Mar. 24 (9 a.m.) 1,600

cfs (5.34 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.
PATAPSCO RIVER BASIN 395

Piney Run near Sykesville, Md.

Location. Lat 39°22'55", long. 76°58'00", on left bank 75 ft downstream from highway 

~bridge, l£ miles north of Sykesville, Carroll County, and 5-J miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 11.4 sq mi.

Records available. September 1931 to September 1953. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. 

Average discharge. 22 years, 13.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 808 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 5.07 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 260 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 4.16, 4.88, 5.39, 5.76, 6.04, and 6.95 ft; minimum, 3.7 cfs Sept. 3, 4.

1931-53: Maximum discharge recorded, 2,100 cfs July 24, 1946 (gage height, 6.95 

ft), from rating curve extended above 260 cfs as explained above; minimum, 0.4 cfs 

Jan. 25, 1939; minimum daily, 1.2 cfs Sept. 17-21, 25, 26, 1932.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1171: 1933(M), 1944(M) .

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3 

2.5

3.2

5.1

8.2

13

26

2.8

3.1 

3.6 

3.9

57

102

215

305

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

6.8

11

9.5

7.4

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.8

6.8

7.1

8.6 

7.4

7.1

*6.8

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.2

214.1

6.91

0.606

0.70

Nov.

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.9

5. 9

5.9

9.8

7.4 

6.8

6.5

6.2

11

8.6

7.4

7.1

S.S

86

298

101

25

19

16

15

14

13

12

12

-

745.3

24.8

2.18

2.43

Dec .

12

12

*14

15

51

25

17

15

15

13

If

18

17

15

15

15

14

14

14

26

21

17

15

15

14

13

12

11

12

15

572

18.5

1.62

1.87

Jan.

18

16

20

16

14

IsL

T4

30

91

54

36 

30

24

22

22

21

19

25

21

20

24

22

20

40

24

20

20

21

19

17

17

770

24.8

2.18

2.51

Feb.

17

16

17

17

16

16

32

20

17

*16

16 

20

17

16

42_

22

20

17

17

17

29

20

17

17

17

17

16

15

-

-

-

536

19.1

1.68

1.75

liar.

15 IB23

38

21

18

17

18

18

17

17 

19

39

22

54

35

27

30

42

26

23

22

21

~36 100

94

37

31

28

26

25

954

30.8

2.70

3.11

Apr.

25

25

23

22

21

21

44

25

25

39

25 

26

52 33-

27

27

25

24

26

24

23

22

22

21

21

24

28

22

50" 20

-

782

26.1

2.E9

2.55

May

21

20

19

18

19

43

30

29

23

21

20

18

19

22

37

29

31

22

20

19

17

23

18

16

16

16

15

14

13

Tf

93

738

23.8

2.09

2.41

June

4522"

17

16

15

14

15

*15

14

13

12 

12

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

10

10

9.9

9.5

9.5

9.0

8.6

gjg

9.0

8.6

-

399.7

13.3

1.17

1.30

July

8.2

9.3

13

9.0

8.6

15

11

12

11

9.0

8,6 

7.8

7.8

7.4

7.1

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.2

8.4

~9.0 20

8.2

8.2

7.8

8.2

7.4

7.4

7.1

276.4

S.92

0.782

0.90

Aug.

6.8

6.8

.1

.4

.6

.4

.1

.4

12 ~S".0

6.5 

6.2

6.2

*6.2

5.9

5.6

6.5

6.2

5.6

5.4

5.1

5.1

.9

.7

.7

.5

.5

.3

4.3

TTT

189.2

6.10

0.535

0.62

Sept.

*4.1

3.9

379

3 .'9

12

~8.4 13

5.6

5.4

5.1

5.1 

5.6

6.9

5.4

5.4

5.1

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.9

6.9

7.2

5.4

5.1

4.9

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.3

-

169.8

5.66

0.496

0.55

Calendar year 1952: Max 35l Min 5,9 Mean 22.1 Cfsm 1.94 In. 26.39

Water year 1952-53: Max 298 Min 3.9 Mean 17.4 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20. 7O

Peak discharge (base, 440 efs).--Nov. 21 (6:15 p.m.) 808 cfs (5.07 ft); probably Mar. 24 (time unknown) 608 cfs (4 .65 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 12, 13, Mar. 13 t6 Apr. 13, Aug. 9-11; discharge estimated on 

basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
396 PATAPSCa RIVER BASIN 

Patapsco River at Hollofield, Md.

Location. Lat 39°18'36", long. 76°47'39", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Hollofield, Howard County, 0.3 mile downstream from Dogwood Run and 3.0 

miles north of Ellicott City.

Drainage area. 285 sq mi.

Records available. May 1944 to September 1953. 

s.--Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 9 years, 362 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 9.72 ft); 

minimum, 39 cfs Sept. 3, 4 (gage height, 1.34 ft); minimum daily, 47 cfs Sept. 3.

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 13,500 cfs June 2, 1946 (gage height, 11.62 ft); minimum, 6 cfs Sept. 6, 1944 (gage height, 0.83 ft); minimum daily, 32 cfs Sept. 10, 1944.

Flood in August 1933 reached a stage of 19.5 ft, from information by Maryland State 

Roads Commission.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are good. Low 

now regulated by mills above station. Small diversion above station for municipal 

supply of Westminster; sewage effluent discharged into Little Pipe Creek. Records do 

not include water diverted from North Branch Patapsco River through Patapsco-Montebello 

tunnel for municipal supply of Baltimore, beginning Feb. 26, 1953.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

Z.Z

47

BO

153

275

2.6 

5.0 

4.O 

6.0

507

830

1,870

4,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Cf sra

In.

(tj

Oct.

183 

198

2T8~ 296

202

198

186

179

176

186

194

214

198

»190 

186

186

IBS

179

176

176

173

166

175

173

173

170

176

179

186

176

173

5,822

188

0.660

0.76

-

Nov.

173 

173

176

176

170

170

163

160

155

198

231

186

176

173 

206

265

206

186

186

1,440

4,020

4.690 96'5

620

507

442

412

378

344

350

-

17,702

590

2.07

2.31

-

Dec.

 334 

334

350

378

970

930

529

455

418

455

1.620

692

558

494

442

424

407

395

378

366

577

588 

442

407

383

372

356

328

b295

b31?0~

356

15,353

495

1.74

2.00

-

Jan.

436 

407

442

430

372

355- 344

415

2.210

T/S56

1,140

947

724

660 

612

573

529

660

588

529

529

668 

536

993

749

5BB

551

573

529

488

486

20,646

666

2.34

2.69

-

Feb.

488 

448

448

448

418

418

782

588

»481

436

430

507

494

436 

951

803

588

507

481

481

691

612 

494

474

468

448

430

412

_

-

14,662

524

_

1.3

Mar.

395 

389

I5T

992

612

494

468

468

474

462

436

462

857

580 

1,170

1,290

724

732

965

700

620

580 

565

2,310

1,290

2,110

1,090

929

839

767

716

24,910

804

_

6.6

Apr.

700 

708

652

620

604

588

1,020

700

668

848

700

684

»1,020

1,050 

740

758

668

644

676

612

580

558 

544

529

507

551

767

544

507

500

-

20,247

675

_

-

0

May

529

488

474

442

455

664

732

716

529

494

448

418

455

500 

708

566

1,210

652

522

494

442

558 

474

412

401

442

389

361

344

S5T

1,700

17,380

561

_

_

0

June

1,090 

660

500

442

 407

383

424

407

383

356

302

296

317

356 

339

328

317

328

317

307

291

286 

291

275

265

236

Si! S13T

246

246

-

10,831

361

_

-

8.4

July

222 

222

311

241

226

269

361

226

210

160

170

170

163

160 

156

153

147

142

139

139

131

145 

711

SIT

145

131

128

120

106

110

105

6,060

195

-

-

35.9

Aug.

99 

99

112

100

125

123

111

122

571

53T

218

 170

118

113 

156

150

173

118

99

75

82

76 

75

75

70

66

gg

74

66

69

69

4,174

135

-

-

41.9

Sept.

63 

56

47

»52

380

1,570

631

156

113

97

91

95

254

118 

99

93

78

78

76

103

136

186 

136

91

87

88

88

94

83

87

-

5,126

171

-

-

41.5

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,450 Mln 160 Mean 561 Cfsra 1.97 In. 26.80

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,690 Mln 47 Mean 446 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 2,900 cfs).-

3,110 cfs (4.96 ft); Mar. 15 (11 p.m

-Hov. 22 (12:30 a.m.) 10,800 cfs (9.72 ft)i Jan. 9 (6:45 a.m.) 

) 2,970 ofs (4.87 ft) j Mar. 24 (8:15 a.m.) 3,460 cfs (5.22 ft)j

Sept. 6 (3.15 p.m.) 3,460 cfe- (5.20 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion from North Branch Patapsco River through Patapsco-Montebello tunnel for municipal 

supply of Baltimore, In cubic feet per second (average for water year 1953, 11.4 cfs). Records of 

diversion furnished by Baltimore Department of Public Works.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
SOUTH RIVER BASIN 397

North River near Annapolis, Md.

Location. Lat 38°59'09", long. 76°37'2l", on left bank 500 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 50, 0.8 mile upstream from mouth, and 7 miles west of Annapolis, Anne 

Arundel County.

Drainage area. 8.5 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1931 to September 1953.

Page . Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 10 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Nov. 2, 1933, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years (1932-53), 11.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 192 cfs Aug. 9 (gage height, 2.54 ft); minimum, 4.6 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 3, 4, 5.

1931-53: Maximum discharge, 5,000 cfs Aug. 2, 1944 (gage height, 6.22 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 260 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, 1.5 

cfs Sept. 1, 2, 4, 1932.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or fragmentary or no 

gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.1

1.2

1.3

4.6 

8.4

1.5 

1.8 

2.2

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.6

7.6

10

7\6

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.6

8.4

10

6.9

8.4

8.0

7.6

7.6

7.1

7.1 

6.7

6.7

«g j5

7!l

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.6

7.6

7.1

7.1

7.6

234.2

7.55

0.888

1.02

Nov.

7.6

7.6

8.0

9.3

8.0

7.6

7.6

7.1

7, 6

10

9.5

8.0

7.6

7.6

11

11

8.4

8.4 

8.9

32

63

1

15

15

12

a!2

 10

9.7

11

-

436.3

14.5

1.71

1.91

Dec.

9.7

10

12

12 

17

18

12

11

11

12

32- IT

14

12

12

12

11

11 

10

10

14

16 

12

12

11

11

b9.5

b6.5

1>9~0

10

17

593.7

12.7

1.49

1.72

Jan.

17

12

16

12

11

11

12

f!6

f56

a55

a25

25

18

*15

14

14

12

14 

14

12

14

16

12

25

22

14

14

14

15

12

12

527

17.0

2.00

2.51

Feb.

14

12

12

12

11

11

26

18

13

12

*12

17

13

12

55

23

16

14 

13

15

17

14 

12

12

12

12

12

11

_

-

-

409

14.6

1.72

1.79

Calendar year 1952; Max 130 Mln 5.9

Mar.

11

IT

13

24

14

12

*12

12

1213'

12

14

28

18

27

f60

26

21 

24

18

16

15 

15

f37

f40

fTl

34

25

22

19

18

694

22.4

2.64

3.04

Apr.

18

20

16

16 

16

15

22

*17

17

22

18

20

37

5T

20

22

18

18 

26

18

16

16 

15

15

14

20

17

14

14

14

-

562

18.7

2.20

2.46

Hay

16

14

14

13 

20

*26

39

20

18

16

14

13

12

26

22

25

52

20

31

20

22 

17

14

14

16

13

12

11

IT

3T

629

20.3

2.59

2.T5

June

302"T

15

*13 

12

12

18

14

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

11 

11

10

9.7

9.5 

9.7

8.4

8^4

8.4

8.4

10

20

9.7

-

367.0

12.2

1.44

1.61

July

8.9

9.3

16

8.9 

8.4

12

26

10

9.3

8.4

8.0

8.0

7.6

*7.1

6.7

6.7

6.7

ftf

6.7

8.0

8.0 

59

12

8.0

7.6

7.6

7.1

6.7

7.1

6.7

525.5

10.5

1.24

1.42

Aug.

6.7

7.1

6.7

6.7 

7.6

*7.1

6.7

13

84

14

9.3

8.0

8.0

9.7

8.9

7.1

10

8.4

7.1

6.7

6.3

6.3 

6.3

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

S.2

306.6

9.89

1.16

1.34

Sept.

5.2

5.2

5.2

if*

8.0

7.1

6.7

6.7

8.0

7.1

6.3

6.3

5.9

»5.9

5.9 

6.5

6.5

6.7

7.1 

5.9

5.9

6.3

6.3

6.7

f6.T

a5.9

f5.9

-

249.4

8.31

0.9T8

1.09

Mean 13.5 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.68

Water year 1952-53: Max 84 Hin 4.9 Hean 14.1 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.46

eak discharge (base. 100 cfs). Nov. 21 (12 p.m.) 129 Ofs (2.36 fth Aug. 9 (2 1 30 a.m.) 192 cfs

54 ftj.

* 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, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

f Fragmentary gage-height record] discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph.

Peak 

(27BT"
398 PATUXENT RIVER BASIN

Patuxent River near Unity, Md.

Location. Lat 39°14'18", long. 77°03'23", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 97, 0.6 mile upstream from Cattail Creek, 0.8 mile upstream from Triadelphia Reservoir, and l.l miles northeast of Unity, Montgomery County.

Drainage area. 34.8 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1944 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 364.76 ft above mean 

sea level (Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission benchmark). Prior to Aug. 14, 

1946, wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 44.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,220 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 8.09 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 870 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 8.8 cfs Sept. 4.

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 8,060 cfs Aug. 1, 1945 (gage height, 13.58 ft, from 

crest-stage indicator), from rating curve extended above 320 cfs on basis of slopearea determination of peak flow; minimum, 2.1 cfs Aug. 25-28, 1944.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, doubtful, fragmentary, or 

no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSF 1111: 1947.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 21)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 21 Nov. 22 to Sept. 30

2.1 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

16

30

59

117

3.5 

4.0 

5.1

229

369

776

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.6

7.9 3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

103

183

288

565

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

19

21

25

20

20

20

19

19

20

20

25

21

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

ii

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

18

*18

603

19.5

0.560

0.64

Nov.

1919-

19

20

21

21

21

21

22

34

27

20

19

19

38

32

25

23

23

308

738

55T

91

65

55

51

46

43

40

42

-

2,483

82.8

2.38

2.65

Dec.

*40

41

44

46

151

94

63

55

52

56

~78" 196

67

59

54

52

50

48

46

46

77

65

54

51

48

46

44

42

b40

42

48

1,895

61.1

1.76

2.03

Jan.

60 '52

55

50

46

*44

15

67

265

TTO

128

110

88

79

74

69

64

78

67

63

65

67

60

117

78

66

63

65

59

57

57

2,429

78.4

2.25

2.60

Feb.

56

52

*52

52

49

49

89

61

53

52

52

59

54

51

119

77

65

58

57

56

75

60

55

54

53

52

51

48

_

_

-

1,661

59.3

1.70

1.78

Mar.

47

IT

58

*104

64

56

52

54

54

52

50

55

124

75

164

152

90

93

110

82

74

70

68

299

145

390 m

118

103

93

86

3,172

102

2.93

3.39

Apr.

86

85

*76

72

68

70

110

76

85

94

75

84

~9? 134

82

80

71

72

75

67

64

61

60

59

57

71

80

60

57

57

-

2,287

76.2

2.19

2.44

May

60

55

52

51

55

106

114

80

64

59

54

*51

57

67

105

114

159

80

69

64

57

62

57

52

108

69

54

49

46

15

265

2,388

77.0

2.21

2.55

June

203 TgT

75

67

62

57

64

58

57

53

51

49

93

58

51

46

46

46

44

41

39

38

f37

f34

a31

f29

28

28

f28

f2(3

1,630

54.3

1.56

1.74

July

24

24

*24

22

22

42

33

26

32

23

22

22

21

20

20

19

19

18

18

18

17

20

75 Z3

20

19

18

18

17

17

ii

729

23.5

0.675

0.78

Aug.

16

16

16

*16

20

17

16

-5? 145

39

24

20

20

19

18

17

31

20

18

16

15

15

15

14

13

13

12

12

12

11

TT

731

23. 6

0.678

0.78

Sept.

10

10

9.7

S~9.2

32

20

15

*13

12

12

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

13

18

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

434.9

14.5

0.417

0.46

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,280 Min 18 Mean 71.6 Cfsm 2.06 In. 28.02

Water year 1952-53: Max 738 Min 9.2 Mean 56.0 Cfsm 1.61 In. 21.84

Peak discharge (base, 770 cfa) . Nov. 22 (12:30 a.m.) 2,220 cfs (8.09 ft); Mar. 24 (9 a.m.) 883 

cfs (5.84 ft); Mar. 26 (4:30 a.m.) 861 cfa (5.79 ft); Aug. 8 (9 p.m.) 793 cfs (5.62 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of adjacent record.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage height.

Note. Doubtful gage-height record Oct. 6 to Nov. 19; discharge computed on basis of rate of 

change in stage when intalce was flushed, 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for 

nearby stations.
PATOXENT RIVER BASIN 

Cattail Creek at Roxbury Mills, Md.

399

Location.--Lat 39"15'17", long. 77°02 1 43", on left bank 0.2 mile downstreaa froft unnamed 

tributary from left bank and highway bridge, 0.5 mile southeast of Roxbury Mills, 

Howard County, and 1.3 Allies upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 27.7 sq mi.

Records available. July 1944 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Oct. 19, 1945, staff gage at same site and datum. 

Altitude of gage Is 370 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--9 years, 31.3 cfs k

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 785 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 7.49 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 300 cfs as explained below; minimum, 10 efs Aug. 31, 

Sept. 1, 2, 3, 4 (gage height, 1.00 ft).

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 1,060 cfs May 25, 1952 (gage height, 9.29 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 300 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 

8.97 ft and logarithmic plotting; minimum, 2.9 cfs Aug. 26, Sept, 8, 1944 (gage height,

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from logjam, which are fair. 

Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill at Roxbury Mills.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of backwater from logjam 

(gage-height, in feet, aftS. discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.13

1.2

1.5

Oct. 1 to July 22

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

July 23 to Sept. 3O

187

430

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

1.9

seharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

19

21

22

T5

19

19

18

TS

19

19

21

20

19

19

19

IS

18

18

18

18

18

19

16 

18

18

18

18

19

19

18 *19

584

18.8

0.679

0.78

Nov.

20

20

20

20

21

21

21

21

21

27

20

19

18

18

29

22

19

19

19

180

2"B"8- 595

61 

45

39

36

33

31

29

31

-

1,531

51.0

1.84

2.06

Dec.

29

30

36

36

117

65

42

38

35

46

"49 155

42

38

35

34

35

32

31

31

70

49

39 

56

34

33

31

29

28g"9

37

1,569

44.2

1.60

1.84

Jan.

48

41

44

57

33

*31

37

59

c215

c!30

78

66

50

48

45

43

41

55

45

42

47

47

41 

c86

49

42

42

43

39

37

38

1,695

54.7

1.97

2.28

 

Feb.

38

34

*36

55

55

34

082

45

38

36

57

45

38

36

C96_

51

44

38

38

38

58

41

37 

36

36

35

34

33

-

.

-

1,182

42.2

1.52

1.59

liar.

32

35

52

*e90

46

40

37

40

39

38

35

41

clOO

48

c!40

c90

54

068

75

50

46

44

44 

c240 cTo~6~

c230

79

67

60

55

53

2,172

70.1

2.53

2.92

Apr.

55

56

*50

48

46

48

90

53

64

71

51

65

0108 ~58

55

55

48

50

54

47

44

42

42 

41

40

55

066

45

42

42

1,635

54.5

1.97

2.20

May

44

39

37

36

41

C74

C78

C80

45

42

38

*36

44

54

73

0108

c!40

54

43

44

40

45

38 

36

52

42

35

31

5T

57

0145

1,687

54.4

1.96

2.26

June

cl65 ^52

41

36

34

31

58

54

55

50

29

29

52

31

30

28

28

29

28

27

26

25

25 

24

23

23

22

22

22

1,019

34.0

1.23

1.37

July

21

21

*21

19

20

30

24

22

25

20

19

19

19

18

18

17

17

16

16

17

16

18

56 20-

17

17

16

16

16

15

TF

621

20.0

0.722

0.85

Aug.

14

15

15

*15

17

15

15

c60

56

26

19

17

16

16

16

16

30

18

16

15

15

14

14 

14

14

13

13

12

12

11

TT

570

18.4

0.664

0.77

Sept.

11

10

15

10

e&2

4O

22

15

*14

13

13

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

1-2

12

13

15

12 

12

12

12

12

12

11

li

456

15.2

0.549

0.61

Calendar year 1952 : Max 507 Min 18 Mean 46.1 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.63

Water year 1952-53: Max 393 Min 10 Mean 39.8 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.51

Pe 

620 

ft);

;ak discharge (base. 410 efs). Nov. 21 (12 p.m.) 785 cfs (7.49 ft); Mar. 24 (9:15 a.m.) about

cfs (6.56 ft); Mar. 26 (3 a.m.) about 540 efs (6.05 ft); May 16 (11 p.m.) about 420 cfs (5.08

May 31 (5:30 a.m.) .. about 420 efs (5.04 . ft); June 1 (7 a.m.) about 47O cfs (5.49 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

G Backwater from logjam.
400 PATOXENT RIVER BASIN 

Patuxent River near Laurel, Md.

Location. Lat 39°06'45", long. 76°52'15", on left bank 0.4-mlle upstream from Walker 

Branch and 1.0 mile northwest of Laurel,'Prince Georges County.

Drainage area. 133 sq ml.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1953.

Page. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage Is 150 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 9 years, 142 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge'during year, 4,150 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 8.98 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 12 cfs Oct. 20 

and/or 21; minimum dally, 18 cfs Oct. 20.

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 5,200 cfs Sept. 1, 1952 (gage height, 10.47 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 2.0 cfs 

Feb. 20, 1947 (gage height, 1.25 ft); minimum dally, 18 cfs Oct. 6, 9, Nov. 24, 1944, 

Oct. 20, 1952.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are 

fair. Records do not Include diversion, by pumps, of part of low flow Into Anacostla 

River basin and at Wlllls School filtration plant for supply of Washington Suburban 

Sanitary District. Plow regulated by Trladelphla Reservoir (usable capacity, 

2,913,000,000 gal between elevations 327.0 and 35&.0 ft).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

61

134

245

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

480

830

1,160

1,710

8,860

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

2%

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

(t)

Oct.

51

58

85

65

63

56

44

41

75

157

212

229

229

233

ITS

48

48

44

34

18

20

41

30

37

37

43 

40

43

37

35

 35

2,36O

76.1

-

+1.0

Nov.

38

39

38

SB- 34

40

37

40

40

48

47

41

40

43

59

65

51

44

44

276

1,050

2.690 eiv

564

676

739 

430

98

88

88

-

8,152

272

-

_

4-8.9

Dec.

-Se- 81

es

98

184

231

137

211

298

232

356" 529

336

325

314

314

308

292

157

154

216

208

178

167

167

160 

157

154

147

154

157

6,576

212

-

_

+19.0

Jan.

186

178

178

103 *T5T

160

160

171

585

4T7J

320

366

360

353

473

459

459

480

378

174

111

168

150

278

212

182 

212

303

287

1O5

167

8,175

264

_

_

+32.0

Feb.

292

*278

283

200

li

134

241

204

197

298

287

254

157

144

245

283

TOC Iff 298

237

174

178

171

197

259

144 

141

137

_

-

5,993

214

.

_

+9.0

Mar.

131

T5ff

229

237

237

303

229

154

157

164

167

186

303

241

427

431

372

385

417

366

353

342

342

645

536

1.57O 

966

888

397

204

189

11,558

373

_

_

+28.9

Apr.

147

144

134

HT

320

*314

378

330

336

366

366

397

529 '555'

438

250

197

212

250

208

200

193

189

186

186

233 

233

197

193

189

-

7,985

266

-

_

+38.9

May

182

164

160

154

ra

492

480

480

366

264

164

154

164

360

268

366

676

*32

204

298

268

193

182

174

197

268 

259

164

157

164

615

8,633

278

-

_

+48.0

June

*OT 3£

193

178

171

164

186

182

164

154

137

154

171

182

160

154

154

157

150

144

120

93

67

59

61

51 

47s?

67

61

-

4,860

162

-

+26.0

July

51

44

59

53

48

56

71

126

164

m

114

81

42

26

2?

31

32

45

40

41

39

55

157

63

43

44 

39

32

33

28

35

1,832

59.1

-

_

+40.4

Aug.

35

40

*39

37

51

48

45

387

576 '58T

259

120

127

63

71

51

75

56

47

50

48

41

37

38

26

29 

29

30

28- 25

*27

2,822

91.0

-

+36.0

Sept.

Si2ff

27

27

165

396

TtT

47

40

40

34

41

37

34

32

30

30

25

37

34

38

45

34

33

31

33 

30

30

24

24

"

1,597

55.2

-

+37.2

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,850 Mln 18 Mean 215 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,690 Mln 18 Mean 193 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion to Northwest Branch Anacostla River and at Wlllls School filtration plant for water 

supply of Washington Suburban Sanitary District, and change In contents In Trladelphla Reservoir, 

equivalent In cubic feet per second (for calendar year 1952, +22.0 cfs; for water year 1953, 

+27.2 ofs). Records furnished by Washington Suburban Sanitary Comlsslon.

Mote. No gage-height record Oct. 20 to Nov. 1O; discharge estimated on basis or recorded range 

InTEage, twice-daily staff-gage readings at Rooky Gorge pumping plant, weather records, and records for nearby streams.
PATTJXENT RIVER BASIN 401

Little Patuxent River at Guilford, Md.

Location. Lat 39°10'04", long. 76°51'07", on left bank 75 ft upstream from highway

bridge, 1 mile west of Guilford, Howard County, 3 miles upstream from Middle Patuxent 

River, and 4 miles north of Laurel.

Drainage area. 38.0 sq mi.

Records available. May 1932 to September 1953.

Page. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 260 ft (from 

topographic map). Prior to June 25, 1946, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 42.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,000 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 10.20 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Sept. 1-5.

1932-53: Maximum discharge, 5,300 cfs Sept. 1, 1952 (gage height, 13.26 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,800 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; minimum, 3.6 cfs Sept. 10 to Oct. 4, 1932; minimum gage height, 1.JJ8 ft 

Sept. 29, 1941.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.6

2.7

2.8 

3.0

4.0 

6.0 

7.3

218

595

837

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

20

23

32

2F

21

21 

20

20

20

21

23

24

22

21

20

20

19

19

19

17

17

18

18

18

18

17

18

19

19

18

18

622

20.1

0.529

0.61

Nov.

18

18

18

18

18

18 

17

17

18

26

24

»20

18

18

34

31

23

22

22

300

63O

837

dST

d5S

d50

d48

d45

d42

d40

d42

-

2,571

85.7

2.26

2.52

Dec.

d40

d40

d45

d50

133

104 

d58

d53

dSO

d66

II7- Tfz

d60

d52

d48

d46

d45

d44

d42

d40

d92

d67

d52

d48

d45

d43

d41

d38

d36 d40"

d50

2,007

64.7

1.70

1.96

Jan.

d70

d55

d60

d50

d46

d44 

dlT

d54

*539 288"

112

87

d65

d60

d56

d54

d50

d62

d56

d50

d54

d57

d50

150

d64

d54

d51

d54

d49

d46

d47

2,579

83.2

2.19

2.52

Feb.

d46

d43 d45"

d44

d43

d43 

128

d61

d55

53

53

66

d54

d52

189

d68

d60

d56

d54

d54

d70

d56

d50

349

d49

d48

d46

d44

.

_

-

1,679

60. 0

1.58

1.64

Mar.

d43

d43

d54

142

d5fl

d54

d51

d51

»d53

51

46

57

155

67

280

247

67

71

d90

d62

d58

d55

d54

379

211

355" 716

d80

d72

d66

d65

3,593

116

3.05

3.52

Apr.

d65

d7O

d62

d58

d56

d55 

d!05

d70

d75

*d!24

94

120

200

dTIo

d73

111

d72

d72

d92

d66

d61

d57

d54

d52

dSO.

d88

d75

d56

d52

d51

-

2,346

78.2

2.06

2.30

May

d75

55

51

50

55

178 

139

76

d62

d57

d53

d50

d51

d70

d57

d98

302

d78

d58

d7O

d55

d60

d54

d50

d54

d54

d46

d42

d40 d43~

346_

2,529

81.6

2.15

2.48

June

~§4 256

57

48

*44

42 

54

44

42

38

36

36

38

38

37

34

34

35

33

32

30

32

31

27

26

26

25

28

32

28

-

1,347

44.9

1.18

1.32

July

25

23

28

22

22

47 

47

30

29

23

22

22

21

20

19

18

17

17

16

16

15

39

~48~ 577

34

28

26

24

22

22

21

1,360

43.9

1.16

1.33

Aug.

20

21

21

20

23

20

*19

55

270

12T

40

35

29

28

26

22

31

28

22

21

20

20

19

18

17

17

17

17

16

16

15.

1,068

34.5

O.908

1.05

Sept.

*14

13

13

13

68

405"

46

40

35

28

27

25

21

21

20

18

18

18

18

19

23

18

17

17

18

17

17

17

16

-

1,507

50.2

1.32

1.47

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,930 Win 17 Mean 66.2 Cfsm 1.74 In. 23.71

Water year 1952-53: Max 837 Min 13 Mean 63.6 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.72

Peak discharge (base. 600 cfs). He

(6.14 ft)j Jan. 9 17:15 a.m.) 729 off 

(10:30 a.m.) 691 cfB (6.53 ft)j Mar. 

(6.32 ft); May 31 (8:30 a.m.) 604 cfi

V. 22 (1 a.m.) 2,000 cfB (10.20 ft)j Dec. 11 (9 a.m.) 620 cfB 

i (6.73 ft): Mar. 15 (10:45 p.rf.) 729 cfs (6.73 ft)t Mar. 24 

26 (5 a.m.) 1,340 cfs (9.07 ft)j May 6 (10:30 p.m.) 653 cfB 

i (6.05 ft)j July 23 (5 a.m.) 941 cfs (7.83 ft)j Sept. 7 (3 a.m.)

1,010 cfs (8.15 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record} discharge computed on basis of partly reconstructed gage-height 

graph, weather records, and recorda for nearby stations.
PATUXENT RIVER BASIN

Little Patuxent River at Savage, Md.

Location.--Lat 39°08'00", long. 76°48'58", on left bank 400 ft downstream from bridge on 

D. S. Highway 1, half a mile southeast of Savage, Howard County, and 1 mile downstream 

from Middle Patuxent River.

Drainage area.--98.4 sq mi.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 125 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 13 years (1940-53), 106 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,580 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 10.42 ft); minimum daily, 35 cfs Sept. 4.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 6,280 cfs Sept. 1, 1952 (gage height, 13.15 ft); minimum daily, 7.0 cfs. Sept. 19, 1943.

Maximum stage known, about 17.5 ft in August 1933, from information by local 

residents.

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

fair. Occasional regulation from unknown source above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 6 May 7 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

42 3.0 

4.0 

6.2

300

805

2,050

1.9 

2.1 

2.3

2.6 

3.0 

4.1

157

300

860

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

57

62

95

63

60

58

57

57

57

62

64

71

63

62

58

58

57

57

56

54

52

34

56

56

56

54

56

60

60

57

57

1,846

59.5

0.605

0.7O

Nov.

57

57

58

58

57

57

56

54

34

69

76

*60

56

54

83

93

66

62

60

782

1,710

2.010 

268

172

141

130

123

112

103

107

-

6,845

228

2.32

2.59

Dec.

105

105

118

135

334

332

157

138

130

167

882

ZTS

169

146

133

125

123

118

114

107

271

209 

149

130

120

115

110

100

95

105

120

5,385

174

1.77

2.04

Jan .

200

160

180

130

120

110

Tiff

140

1.250

650

300

250

200

*176

170

160

150

200

170

145

160

170 

145

450

200

150

140

150

135

130

130

6,931

224

2.28

2.62

Feb.

130

125

125

120

115

115

350

200

150

135

135

200

150

13b

500

300

200

150

146

141

209

163 

141

138

135

133

128

121

-

-

4,790

171

1.74

1.81

tlar.

116

114

T3C7

397

198

152

141

135

*146

144

130

144

371

198

549

610

227

202

300

188

160

152 

149

870

509

1.620

328

256

220

202

1S5

9,243

298

3.03

3.49

Apr.

182

202

179

169

163

163

292

202

212

317

300

271

497

33?

223

300

216

198

276

195

176

163 

157

152

146

230

206

157

149

149

-

6,594

220

2.24

2.49

May

*198

157

149

141

154

551

491

292

188

163

146

135

135

223

160

180

756 2"38"

169

206

149

163 

149

125

135

144

120

103

T53

115

722

6,860

221

2.25

2.59

June

577

217

160

135

128

118

149

128

122

110

100

98

105

110

105

93

93

93

93

86

82

82 

S2

73

71

69

67

FT

86

76

-

3,585

120

1.22

1.35

July

66

62

75

61

61

*83

139

76

82

62

59

58

56

56

55

52

51

50

47

47

47

107 

782

Tt5C~

71

64

62

58

55

55

54

2,753

88.8

0.902

1.04

Aug.

51

52

54

52

59

52

50

80

slo- 560

gs

75

69

67

64

58

104

76

61

56

55

54 

52

51

48

47

46

45

44

42

*40

2,567

82.8

0.841

0.97

Sept.

37

36

37

120" 35

837

USl?

96

69

64

59

62

62

54

54

52

50

48

48

48

51

59

48

46

47

47

47

47

44

43

-

2,916

97.2

0.988

1.10

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,880 Min 52 Mean 174 Cfsm 1.77 In. 24.04

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,010 Min 35 Mean 165 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.79

l'. £t ^j.j.:ou a.m. j £,u*u cis VD.J.O it;; Piar. 

.) 2,380 cfs (6.75 ft): May 17 (3 a.m.) 1,520 

(5.27 ft); Sept. 6 (9:45 p.m.) 1,640 cfs (5.51 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 24 to Feb. 19, Aug. 8-10; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
PATUXENT RIVER BASIN 

Dorsey Run near Jessup, Md.

403

Location. Lat 39°07'15", long. 76°47'00", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

 State Highway 647, 0.6 mile southeast of Fort George G. Meade Junction (formerly Anna_-

polls Junction), 1.0 mile upstream from mouth, and 2 miles south of Jessup, Anne Arundel

County.

Drainage area. 11.6 sq ml.

Records available. July 1948 to September 1953. Prior to October 1951, published as 

"at Annapolis Junction."

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 120 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 16.9 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 870 cfs Aug. 8 (gage height, 10.1 ft, from hlghwater mark In well), from rating curve extended as explained below; minimum, 2.9 cfs 

Sept. 4, 5.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 1,250 cfs Sept. 1, 195S (gage height, 11.99 ft, from 

high-water mark In gage house), from rating curve extended above 390 cfs on basis of 

contracted-opening determination of peak flow; minimum, 1.9 cfs Aug. 17, 1950 (gage 

height, 1.38 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of fragmentary or no gage-height 

record or those above 400 cfs, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSF 1141: 1948(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 6

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

2.2 

4.5

8.4

14

2.0 

3.0

4.5

128

282

May 7 to Sept. 30

1.4 1.9

1.5 4.2

1.6 8.4 

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 1.6 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

4.8

5.8

6.6

478

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.1

5.8

5.8

6.2

5.8

5.4

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.2

3^1

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.5

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.5

151.5

4.89

0.422

0.49

Nov.

4.5

4.5

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.8

4.5

4^2.

4.5

7.9

6.2

*4.8

4.2

4.5

14

8.4

6.2

5.4

6.2

100

274

180

30

20

16

15

16

14

14

15

-

802.9

26.8

2.31

2.57

Dec.

13

13

16

14

43

32

19

16

14

22

~30 106

22

18

16

15

14

14

13

12

35

30

20

16

15

14

13

11

TT

11

17

655

21.1

1.82

2.10

Jan.

31

21

23

17

15

14

15

29

*188 ~SS

44

40

28

24

22

21

19

25

22

18

20

22

17

65

31

21

18

19

16

14

14

958

30.9

2.66

3.07

Feb.

15

13

12

12

11

12

48

24

17

15

14

24

16

14

76

32

21

16

16

16

29

18

15

14

14

14

13

12

-

-

553

19.8

1.71

1.77

Mar.

11

11

17

50

23

16

14

15

*16

15

13

19

57

24

156

68

29

37

40

23

19

17

16

122

164

175 ^33

32

26

23

21

1,308

42.2

3.64

4.19

Apr.

20

22

19

18

17

17

35

22

25

84

50

65

90

40

25

45

24

22

35

20

18

17

16

15

14

33

19

15

15

16

-

873

29.1

2.51

2.80

May

*19

15

14

13

16

84

111

30

22

18

16

15

27

41

21

50

68

31

22

44

22

22

18

15

16

16

13

12

11

15

116

953

30.7

2.65

3.06

June

94

31

19

16

14

11

18

14

12

11

9.4

8.9

10

10

9.4

8.4

7.4

7.9

7.9

7.4

6.4

7.4

8.9

5.9

5.1

5.5

5.1

11

15

7.9

-

404.9

13.5

1.16

1.30

July

6.9

6.4

5.5

5.1

5.1

*19

12

14

16

5.9

5.1

4.8

5.9

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.5

3.9

3.9

4.2

5.1

34

f241

17

11

8.9

8.4

7.4

6.4

5.9

5.9

494.2

15.9

1.37

1.58

Aug.

5 5

7 4

7 9

5 7

6 9

5 1

5 1

f98

f!79

21

21

10

8.4

8.4

7.4

6.4

7.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.4

5.5

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.8

5.5

4.8

*4.8

486.7

15.7

1.35

1.56

Sept.

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.4

149

132

55

15

12

11

10

11

10

7.9

7.9

7.4

6.9

6.4

6.4

6.4

7.9

9.4

6.4

5.9

5.9

6.4

6.4

6.4

5.5

5.5

-

535.1

17.8

1.53

1.72

Calendar year 1952: Max 443 Min 3.6 Mean 19.1 Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.37

Water year 1952-53: Max 274 Min 3.4 Mean 22.4 Cfsm 1.93 In. 26.21

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs). Nc

(5.95 ft); Mar. 15 (10:15 p.m.) 362 c 

p.m.) 581 cfs (8.24 ft)j Apr. 10 (9:3 

July 23 (about 4 a.m.) 683 cfs (9.04

v. 21 (11:15 p.m.) 617 cfs (8.55 ft); Jan. 9 (6 a.m.) 392 cfs 

fs (5.53 ft)j Mar. 24 (8 a.m.) 354 cfs (5.41 ft); Mar. 25 (12 

0 p.m.) 301 cfs (4.71 ft); May 7 (12:30 a.m.) 508 cfs (7.49 ft); 

ft); Aug. 8 (about 12 p.m.) 870 cfs (10.1 ft); Sept. 5 (7 p.m.)

535 cfs (7.79 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from gage-height graph partly reconstructed 

on basis of high-water marks.

Note. No gage-height record Apr. 2-22; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, 

weather records, and records for nearby stations.
404 PATUXENT RIVER BASIN

Western Branch near Largo, -Md.

Location.--Lat 38°52 I 34", long. 76°47'54", on right bank 85 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 202, 200 ft downstream from small tributary, 0.1 mile upstream from 

Southwest Branch, 2.3 miles southeast of Largo, Prince Georges County, and 4.8 miles 

northwest of Upper Marlboro.

Drainage area. 30.2 sq mi.

Records available. November 1949 to September 1953.

gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 50 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,500 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 7.68 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 650 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determinations at 

gage heights 7.16 and 7.68 ft; minimum, 3.1 cfs Sept. 4, 5.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 21, 1952; maximum gage height, 8.06 ft 

Sept. 1, 1952 (backwater from Southwest Branch); minimum discharge, 2.3'cfs Mar. 3, 

1950 (gage height, 1.34 ft), result of freezeup.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of backwater from Southwest Branch, which 

are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of backwater from 

Southwest Branch (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0

2.9

4.8

8.4

14

22

42

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

6.7

190

296

382

526

860

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

6.1

6.4

6.1

5.8 

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.8

8.9 

8.4

7.6 

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.2

5.8

1:1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

201.3

6.49

0.215

0.25

Nov.

1.8.

6.8

7.2

*9.3

7.6

7,2 

7.2

6.8

6.8

9.8

10 

9.3

8.4 

8.4

19

20

13

12

11

136

*532 

804 20~6

77

51

41

35

28

23

23

-

2,142.6

71.4

2.36

2.64

Dec.

21

21

26

25

40

65 

57

40

32

36

192 

137

72 

51

40

35

31

29

26

24

51 

72

64

47

39

32

27

22

2~0~ 18

31

1,423

45.9

1.52

1.75

Jan.

51

48

53

45

37

30 

29

40

233

235

146 

115

74 

*57

48

42

37

39

38

36

40 

52

52

178

196

91

59

51

44

38

36

2,270

73.2

2.42

2.80

Feb.

37

31

31

29

27

26 

82

86

64

45

38 

47

44 

39

143

132'

76

51

41

38

47

41

38

35

32

30

28

26

_

-

-

1,384

49.4

1.64

1.70

Mar.

24

24

31

71

74

52 

*39

37

35

34

30 

36

136 

115

190

327

144

82

77

63

51 

44

40

215

C245

*c650

226

96

72

60

51

3,371

109

3.61

4.15

Apr.

52

56

50

46

41

39

51

47

51

57

63

61

172. 

168

86

68

57

54

72

61

48 

41

38

35

31

54

56

45

37

34

-

1,771

59.0

1.95

2.18

May

36

32

34

30

150

*228 

259

126

71

51

40 

34

31 

82

56

61

205

177

89

142

94 

64

48

38

35

37

32

26

23

27

114

2,472

79.7

2.64

3.04

June

138 102"

61

39

29

25 

67

41

35

26

22 

20

22 

22

21

18

17

18

17

15

13 

15

15

12

11

11

10

12

78

22

-

954

31.8

1.05

1.17

July

17

18

36

14

11

11 

14

11

10

8.9

8.0 

8.0

7.2 

 6.8

6.1

5.8

5.4

4.8

4.6

4.6

141""

145

48

21

12

9.3

7.6

6.4

5.8

7.2

492.8

15.9

0.526

0.61

Aug.

6.1

6.1

5.4

5.4

5.8

*5.4 

5.4

39

~67 253

*28

*17

13

13

11

8.4

11

8.9

6.8

6.1

5.8 

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.6

4.3

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.7

3^,3

570.7

18.4

0.609

0.70

Sept.

3.2

3.3

3.2

3.1

88

102

45

22

15

11

11

9.3 

8.0

*7.2

6.4

6.1

5.4

5.1

5.1

5.4

6.1

5.1

4.8

4.8

5.1

5.1

5.4

4.8

4.3

-

559.3

18.6

0.616

0.69

Calendar year 1952: Max 804 Min 3.8 Mean 43.4 Cfsra 1.44 In. 19.56 

Water year 1952-53: Max 804 Mln 3.1 Mean 48.3 Cfsra 1.60 In. 21.68

ft); Hay 17 (8iou p.m.; 4.1.0 crs \o.&y it;; ouj.y co \j-io\j t 

433 cfs (5.44 ft); Sept. 5 (8:30 p.m.) 378 cfB (4.96 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

c Backwater from Southwest Branch.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 405

North Branch Potomac River at Kitzmiller, Md.

Location. Lat 39°23>2511 , long. 79°10'40", on left bank in Kitzmiller, Garrett County, 

a quarter of a mile downstream from bridge on State Highway 38 and 1.2 miles downstream from Wolfden Run.

Drainage area. 225 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1953.

_. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,579.84 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, Parkersburg-Oniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,920 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 7.14 ft, from 

reconstructed gage-height graph); minimum, 5.8 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.48 ft).

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 8,510 cfs Dec. 7, 1950 (gage height, 8.71 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 30, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageheight record, which are fair. Regulation at low flow by Stony River Reservoir, 29 

miles above station (capacity, 1,533,000,000 gal at crest of spillway, and 

1,800,000,000 gal with 2 ft of flashboards).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 1O-12, 14-24)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24 Jan. 25 to Sept. 30

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.4 

2.8

11

18

36

63

131

265

3.4

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

6.5

555

930

1,770

2,970

3,730

1.49

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.3

2.6

6.2

12

29

53

110

193

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.1

340

585

910

1,770

3,110

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

Jn.

(t)

Oct.

18

M29

24

23

29

33

*30

41

SI

64

46

40

37

35

34

34

33

32

32

32

31

31

31

31

31

31

28

27

26

1,022

33.0

-

_

-17.2

Nov.

27

n31

31

29

28

28

29

32

44

40

34

31

31

32

32

3O

30

76

759

1.440

348

186

123

94

78

67

b38

60

-

3,862

129

-

_

+3.7

Dec.

b§2

54

52

86

343

182

16O

140

162

2.120

737

458

b330

b260

b210

b!95

196

189

186

186

246

315

328

298

242

b!55

bllO

bl!4

b!45

151

8,452

273

_

_

+15.5

Jan.

140

bl!6 

143

b!22

blOO

SA

100

blSO

b500

533

618

495

b390

427

*662

1,900

1,780

1,920

'1,440

1,040

944

909

944

d5, 700

2,130

1,320

1,O8O

1,780

1,320

932

764

28,523

920

-

_

-1.8

Feb.

791

585 

495

440

b560

b370

1,OOO

705

*520

430

412

1,840

1,160

77O

731

b560

b520

b410

403

461

5_. 080

1,670

b960

b740

639

568

520

470

-

-

21,630

772

_

_

O

Mar.

b3SO

b530 

b350

2.450

1,610

1,060

978

b78O

b640

b560

580

1,070

2,220

*1,490

1,270

1,220

875

770

1,010

744

585

505

450

1,100

1,280

1,450

1,000

896

889

705

603

29,850

963

_

_

+1.8

Apr.

708

985 

757

*621

525

510

847

693

751

2.540

1,6OO

1,360

1,440

1,160

925

777

639

546

615

536

505

597

699

49O

416

403

390

*372

332

500

-

23,O39

768

-

_

+10.2

May

289

255 

226

210

466

784

955

805

663

546

450

403

480

455

936

738

896

738

580

536

412

372

416

340

296

262

219

184

160

145

324

14,539

469

-

_

+26.6

June

£01

210 

166

130

*115

95

101

110

88

115

95

73

75

64

59

52

107

130

99

75

58

49

45

38

35

32

32

a31

a54

-

2,665

88.8

-

_

-0.5

July

*42

49

66

77

48

41

40

38

36

28

26

25

24

23

22

21

21

21

21

23

22

21

27

28

23

20

18

17

16

17

20

921

29.7

-

_

-12.9

Aug.

20

IS *25

28

48

201

100

130

261

146

80

55

42

32

26

44

44

42

40

38

11

36

34

34

34

33

33

33

32

32

1,794

57.9

-

_

-14.9

Sept.

32

34

*33

32

42

Si

42

36

34

31

17

19

29

20

16

14

12

10

9.8

9.8

10

10

9.2

8.2

7.7

7.2

7.7

7.7

7.2

6.2

-

605.7

20.2

-

_

-7.9

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,090 Min 12 Mean 407 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.64

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,70O Min 6.2 Mean 375 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.63

Peak discharge (base. 3,400 cfs). Dec. 11 (6 a.m.) 3,440 cfs (6.32 ft)j Jan. 24 (about 2 p.m.) 

about 4,920 cfs; Feb. 21 (1 p.m.) 4,540 cfe (6.95 ft)s Mar. 4 (12 m,) 3,57O cfs (6.40 ft); Apr.- 10 

(2 p.m.) 4,260 cfs (6.8O ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Stony River Reservoir, equivalent In cubic feet per second (for 

calendar year 1952, -O.8 cfs; for water year 1953, +0.2 cfs). Records furnished by West Virginia 

Pulp and Paper Co.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, and records for downstream stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by loe.

d Doubtful gage-height records discharge computed from partly reconstructed gage-height graph.
406 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 

Savage River near Barton, Md.

Location. Lat 39°34'05", long. 79°06'10", on right bank 0.9 mile upstream from Bear 

Pen Run, 1.5 miles downstream from Poplar Lick Run, and 5.4 miles northwest of 

Barton, Allegany County.

Drainage area. 49.1 sq mi.

Records available. September 1948 to September 1953. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. 

Average discharge. 5 years, 77.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,110 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 3.73 ft, from 

reconstructed gage-height graph); minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 2 (gage height, 1.23 ft).

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 2,630 cfs Sept. 21, 1950 (gage height, 5.00 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 2, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, which are fair. City of Frostburg diverts about 0.5 cfs from headwaters of 

stream for municipal supply.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, ept periods of ice effect

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet

.24 

.3 

.4 

.5 

.6 

1.7

0.7 

1.3

5.0 

8.6

14

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

111

220

495

895

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

*1.6

3.0

4.5

3.3

2.8

2.8

4.5

4.5

3.8

4.0

5.9

5.0

4.0

3.5

3.1

2.9

2.8

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.2

92.8

2.99

0.061

0.07

Nov.

2.1

2.1

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.2

2 . 2

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

9.5

d!85

270

100

55

36

25

19

16

b9.6

bll

-

779.3

26.0

0.530

0.59

Dec.

b9.0

10

10

9.6

16

b25

bl8

b!5

b!4

b20

332

187

114

78

b54

b42

b36

b34

b30

b28

28

30

32

37

39

36

b30

b23

b24

b28

b28

1,416.6

45.7

0.931

1.07

Jan.

b23

bl8

b20

b!6

b!4

big

b!5

b35

bSO

blSO

103

83

b72

91

143

326

354

d332

*d389

d248

229

220

212

d600

482

270

187

191

175

140

121

5,331

172

3.50

4.04

Feb.

137

121

103

89

b66

70

127

130

117

94

86

133

137

121

117

b92

b78

b66

64

73

411

359

216

150

117

100

83

70

-

-

-

3,533

126

2.57

2.68

Kar.

57

b46

b48

b370

406

252

200

b!60

b!25

b!02

101

177

d560

435

326

280

216

179

191

161

*137

111

107

d780

462

388

275

200

150

121

100

7,223

233

4.75

5.47

Apr.

105

168

168

147

114

105

124

111

172

505

280

212

165

133

111

100

86

76

78

66

66

69

70

66

59

64

*61

53

49

45

3,428

114

2.52

2.60

May

45

59

54

54

62

81

97

105

105

105

94

76

69

57

55

47

60

S9

57

55

45

59

45

32

34

41

56

50

15

53

115

1,911

61.6

1.25

1.45

June

187

155

97

75

55

43

37

31

27

23

19

19

19

16

15

12

15

14

13

11

9.6

8.6

7.0

5.9

5.6

5.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

4^5

-

920.5

50.7

0.625

0.70

July

4.0

5.8

7.3

5.0

4.7

11

6.2

*4.2

3.3

3.3

3.1

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.4

4.7

5.8

5.1

11

11

5.9

4.2

3.3

3.1

2.6

2.4

2.8

154.3

4.98

0.101

0.12

Aug.

2.9

4.2

11

9.6

16

11

7.0

7.0

8.2

5.9

5.5

4.2

5.5

5.8

3.1

2.6

2.2

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.5

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.8

J

135.5

4.37

0.089

0.10

Sept.

0.7

.9

1.3

*.8

15

12

5.0

3.1

2.6

1.9

1.6

3.1

3.8

3.1

2.6

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.8

2.2

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

-

84.4

2.81

0.057

0.06

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,550 Min 1.3 Mean 82.5 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.88

Water year 1952-53: Max 780 Min 0.7 Mean 68.5 Cfsm 1.40 In. 18.95

Peak discharge (base. 800 cfsl. Jan. 24 (about 3 p.m.) about 850 cfs; Mar. 24 (about 7 a.m.) 

1,110 cfs.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of reconstructed gage-height graph.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 407 

Crabtree Creek near Swanton, Md.

Location.--Lat 39°30'00", long. 79°09'35", on left bank 0.9 mile upstream from Middle 

Fork, 1.0 mile downstream from Springlick Run, and 5.0 miles northeast of Swanton, 

Garrett County.

Drainage area.--16.7 sq mi.

Records available. September 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,529.06 ft above 

mean sea level (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 5 years, 31.9 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 319 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 2.37 ft, from 

reconstructed gage-height graph); minimum, 0.8 cfs Oct. 2, Sept. 30.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 3,260 cfs July 12, 1949 (gage height, 5.01 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 210 cfs on basis of slope-area and contracted-opening 

determinations of peak flow; minimum, 0.3 cfs Nov. 22, 1951 (gage height, 0.66 ft), 

result of freezeup.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, doubtful or no gage-height 

record, or backwater from temporary dam on control, which are fair. Small diversion 

above station by Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. Records for water temperatures for the 

water year 1953 are given in WSP 1290.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect or 

backwater from temporary dam on control (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov Nov. 22 to Sept. 3O

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.2

st per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

1^0

2.0

2.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

.4

* .8

.4

.2

_^1

.4

.8

.7

.7

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

49.1

1.58

0.095

0.11

Nov.

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

*1.3

1.2

1^

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.2

4.9

d68

d66

30

18

13

10

7.8

5.9

b4.4

b4.6

-

256.2

8.54

0.511

0.57

Dec.

b3.8

*4.2

4.2

4.0

7.4

12

blO

b9.0

b8.6

b!4

d!30

d70

43

31

24

20

17

16

14

13

13

14

14

16

18

17

b!5

b!2

b!3

b!3

12

612.2

19.7

1.18

1.36

Jan.

10

b8.8

9.8

8.6

b7.0

a6.0

a7.0

alO

a!5

a25

a23

*23

23

31

55

d!70

d!75

143

146

96

82

73

75

d245

d!85

98

66

82

80

61

49

2,088.2

67.4

4.04

4.65

Feb.

47

39

37

32

.27

29

45

46

43

37

34

67

71

59

51

40

34

b27

27

32

d!90

143

84

59

47

39

35

30

-

-

-

1,451

51.8

3.10

3.23

Kar.

25

22

22

113

140

93

80

66

51

42

40

69

d!90

153

120

112

86

73

73

66

*54

45

40

136

150

150

106

73

57

45

38

2,530

81.6

4.89

5.63

Apr.

46

73

66

56

45

40

50

53

66

120

133

93

71

59

54

50

39

35

33

30

28

29

31

30

28

28

25

22

20

13

-

1,472

49.1

2.94

3. 28

May

18

17

16

16

20

*27

57

71

66

57

47

39

36

32

32

32

93

ill

78

53

40

33

29

23

20

17

15

13

11

11

14

1,150

37.1

2.22

2.56

June

11

9.4

8.2

7.4

7.1

6.8

ii

7.8

11

11

9.0

8.6

8.6

7.4

7.1

6.2

8.4

7.1

6.2

5.4

5.5

5.6

4.4

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.4

Z^2

3.6

3.2

-

207.2

6.91

0.414

0.46

July

3.1

2.9

4.4

2.9

2.8

2.9

3.2

*2.8

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.5

d2.0

d2.4

d6.1

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.5

2.9

3.3

79.1

2.55

0.153

0.18

Aug.

2.1

2.1

4.3

2.9

4.1

4.7

3.8

4.5

la7.4

6.4

4.2

3.6

2.9

2.6

2.5

C2.3

c2.2

c2.2

c2.0

cl.8

cl.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1 . 4

1.4

1.4

92.8

2.99

0.179

0/21

Sept.

cl.4

cl.3

cl.2

*cl.2

5+5

3.2

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.6

2.7

2.2

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

*1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2 ia

49.4

1.65

0.099

0.11

Calendar year 1952: Max 420 Min 1.0 Mean 33.3 Cfsm 1.99 In. 27.12

Water year 1952-53: Max 245 Min 1.0 Mean 27.5' Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.35

Peak discharge (base 530 cfs). No peak above base, 

this day.

estimated on basis of recorded weather records

Discharge measurement made

a No gage-height record; discharge 

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

c Backwater from temporary dam on control.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partly reconstructed gage-height 

graph.
408 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Savage River below Savage River Dam, near Bloomington, Md.

Location. Lat 39°30'05", long. 79°07'25", on left bank 0.7 mile downstream from Savage 

River Dam, 1.1 miles downstream from Crabtree Creek, and 3.2 miles northwest of 

Bloomington, Garrett County.

Drainage area. 106 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,276.40 ft above 

mean sea level (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 5 years, 178 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,260 cfa Jan. 25 (gage height, 4.36 ft);

minimum, 2.5 cfs Dec. 9 (gage height, 0.73 ft); minimum daily, 10 cfs Aug. 7. 10, 11. 

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 4,910 cfs Jan. 8, 1952 (gage height, 6.78 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs July 31, Aug. 1, 1951; minimum daily, 0.6 cfe July 27-31, Aug. 5, 6, 

9, 10, 1951.

Remarks. Records good. Diversions above station by Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and by 

cities of Frostburg and Westernport for municipal supply. Plow regulated by Savage 

River Reservoir since December 1950 (capacity, 20,000 acre-ft).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

7.8

11

23

49

103

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

212

362

572

892

1,420

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

(t)

Oct.

64 

65

65

65

64

64

64

*63

63

64

49

42

11

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

46 

46

42

42

42

42

42

42

50

1,536

49.5

-

«

-48.7

Nov.

56 

56

56

56

*51

48

48

48

48

45

39

39

38

31

28

28

34

40

41

35

88. 

44

51

88

88

88

88

88

-

1,567

52.2

-

_

-7.8

Dec.

87 

*87

87

87

87

87

87

87

12

87

90

90

408

582

562

303

84

84

82

80

78

78

81 

80

82

82

82

82

82

sr

82

4,101

132

-

w

-39.9

Jan.

81 

81

81

81

81

82

80

80

80

80

80

81

81

84

224

488

6T6

793

*800

929

962

708

475 

492

981

1.190

677

201

81

82i

__339'

11,229

362

_

_

+8.6

Feb.

462 

454

281 *81

82

82

84

85

319

458

450

312

85

85

87

325

458

310

Ji

75

226

835

SM

605

84

84

225

315

-

-

7,977

285

_

-15.8

Mar.

i

82

87

565

962

876

688

249

84

85

231

*520

851

980

954

583

90

92

92

92

93

95 

404

899

1.070

1,050

396

98

98

96

12,626

407

_

+78.1

Apr.

98

101

103

103

103

74

25

JS

16

17

17

57

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

*107 

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

-

2,670

89.0

_

+166

May

108 

80

54

54

55

55

77

152

249

246

202

194

175

150

143

127

202

269

23O

185

143

119

112 

87

77

81

66

53

M

46

199

4,034

150

_

+15.8

June

255

175

129

96

75

61

61

46

43

45

33

26

50

27

24

22

30

28

25

21

20

20

*

50

50

57

60

60

58

-

1,855

55.2

_

-13.7

July

57 

58

51

35

30

42

45

45

51

55

55

59

*61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

47 

55

61

61

63

&

64

63

63

1,714

55.3

..

-51.4

Aug.

£3 

63

63

65

63

31

Ifi

12

11

10

10

19

36

42

55

60

48

44

50

50

50

50

49 

55

58

55

55

55

59

60

60

1,409

45.5

_

-40.1

Sept.

61 

61

 61

61

57

42

iS

46

53

56

61

65

70

65

64

72

78

78

78

78

78

77

78 

78

82

1*

84

84

84

84

2,056

68.5

^

-66.0

Calendar year 1952 : Max 2,890 Mln 8.1 Mean 189 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.27

Water year 1952-53 : Max 1,190 Mln 10 Mean 144 Cfaffl 1.36 In. 18.45

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Savage River Reservoir, equivalent In cubic feet p*r second; for 

calendar year 1952, -11.0 cfsj for water year 1953, -1.-4 re f s . Record* furnished by Corp* of 

Engineer*.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 

North Branch Potomac River at Luke, Md.

409

Location. Lat 39e 28'45", long. 79°03'55", on right bank 0.2 mile downstream from 

Savage River and 0.5 mile northwest of Luke, Garrett County.

Drainage area. 404 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1953.

Page. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 946.25 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,400 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 7.78 ft); 

minimum, 61 efs Nov. 18.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 11,200 cfs June 13, 1951 (gage height, 10.28 ft); 

maximum gage height, 11.66 ft Dec. 18, 1951 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 32 cfs 

Oct. 20, 1951.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow 

regulated by Stony River Reservoir, 45 miles above station (see p.405) and, since 

December 1950, by Savage ftiver Reservoir (capacity, 20,000-acre-ft), 5 miles above 

station (see preceding page).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 24, 25, June 4-6)

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

54

103

172

310

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

7.0

601

1,350

3,450

4,760

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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. 

(tj

Oct.

95

95

90

95 

95

92

98 100

100

106

116

125

103

92

87

84

81

79

79

79

79 

79

81

87

79

79

79

79

79

li

79

2,765

98.2

-

-65.9

Nov.

87

87

90

90 

90

87

84

84

81

79

79

92 *81

72

£5

65

6?

79

79

92

683 

1.930

608

331

219

237

219

197

157

b!50

-

6,363

212

-

-4.1

Dec.

b^fi *154

154

154 

168

417

321

275

223

255

2.240

1,190

1,040

1,100

984

674

358

352

336

321

321 

358

460

477

460

413

342

b270

b260

b270

b300

14; 797

477

-

-24.4

Jan.

290

bZ50

280

b260 

b230

b215

219

275

*b620

b800

b880

763

621

667

1,060

2,630

2., 990

2,940

2,650

2,260

2,170 

1,930

1,720

*4.750

4,000

2,990

2,050

2,230

1,760

1,240

1,300

47,040

1,517

-

+6.8

Feb.

1,440

1,270

1,010

*694 

595

595

1,250

1,050

1,050

1,090

1,050

2,140

1,660

1,160

1,130

bl,160

bl,240

b940

660

660

5.260 

2,150

2,300

1,730

1,010

916

964

1,040

-

-

-

36,014

1,286

-

-15.8

Mar.

647

b560

bS4j?

2,640 

2,740

2,450

2,300

1,890

1,260

969

939

1,550

3.280

*2,910

2,700

2,640

1,920

1,210

1,450

1,210

992 

872

799

1,900

2,660

3,070

2,460

1,690

1,290

1,090

939

53,567

1,728

-

+79,9

Apr.

1,000

1,340

1,160

*1,010 

894

821

1,150

1,050

1,020

2. 890

2,170

1,770

1,970

1,650

1,390

1,210

1,040

924

992

886

842 

924

1,010

813

708

681

647 *621

570

£gg

33,679

1,123

-

+177

May

508

442*

380 3sa

601

984

1,290

1,230

1,190

1,050

872

763

835

778

1,230

1,100

1.550

1,450

1,140

1,040

806 

681

735

608

520

471

397

331

285

270

556

24,451

789

-

+42.4

June

621

460

336

251 

*206

185

197

180

165

206

165,

119

116

106

103

92

113

*189

146

119

95

87

13. 90

*95

92

92

95

98

98

-

5,062

169

-

-14.2

July

M

109

106

*§§

90

92

90

90

92

90

90

90

90

90

87

87

87

90

87

90 

90

92

87

95

90

87

67

84

84

90

2,834

91.4

-

-64.S

Aug.

90

92

90 *98 

103

139

168

126

512

201

125

95

92

11

90

98

98

90

95

92

92 

92

90

95

96

92

92

92

92

95

95

3,404

110

-

-55.0

Sept.

95

95

95

95

123.

103

95

S2

92

95

95

95

98

98

90

95

98

98

95

95

95

95

95

95

98

98

98

98

98

98

-

2,883

96.1

-

-73.9

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,260 Mln 63 Mean 681 Cfsm 1.69 In. 22.94

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,750 Mln 65 Mean 638 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.43

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Stony River and Savage River Reservoirs, equivalent In cubic feet per 

second; for calendar year 1952, -11.8 cfs; for water year 1953, -1.2 >efs. Records furnished by 

West Virginia Pulp ft Paper Co., and Corps of Engineers, respectively.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Georges Creek at Franklin, Md.

Location.--Lat 39°29'38", long. 79°02'42", on right bank at Franklin, Allegany County, 

ij miles upstream from Westernport and mouth.

Drainage area . 72.4 sq mi.

Records available . May 1905 to July 1906 (published as "at Westernport"), October 1929 

to September 1953.

;e_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 958.96 ft above mean sea level (West 

"irginia Pulp & Paper Co. benchmark). May 4, 1905, to July 16, 1906, chain gage at 

bridge three-quarters of a mile downstream at different datum. Oct. 16, 1929, to 

Oct. 1, 1937, water-stage recorder at site 95 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 24 years (1929-53), 77.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,540 cfs Mar. 24 (gage -height, about 6.9 ft, 

from reconstructed gage-height graph); minimum, 2.7 cfs Sept. 4, 5.

1905-6, 1929-53: Maximum discharge, 8,500 cfs-Mar. 17, 1936 (gage height, 9.6 ft, 

site then in use), from rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of slope-area 

determination of peak flow; minimum, 1.6 cfs Oct. 2, 4-8, 1930.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-heighb record, 

which are fair. Records include about 0.5 cfs of sewage from city of Frostburg, which 

obtains its water supply from Big Piney Run (Monongahela River -basin) and Savage River, 

A negligible discharge diverted above station by Frostburg Water Co. for municipal 

supplies of Eckhart and Welsh Hill. Records include drainage from numerous active and 

abandoned coal mines.

Revisions.--WSP 726: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 21

>nd) 

Nov. 22 to Sept. 30

3.09

3.2

3.3

3.5 24

5.2

8.6

3.8 

4.1 

4.4 

4.7

98 

18E 

305

3 . 04

3.1

3.2

3.3 

3.5

3.0 

4.9 

8.5

13

28

3.8 

4.1 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

62

118

234

449

1,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

5.2

~9.6 12

6.7

6.0

6.4

9.4

7.6

*6.7

8.0

10

8.3

7.0

6.7

6.4

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.2

203.4

6.56

0.091

0.10

Nov.

5.2

572

5.4

5.7

5.7

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.4

5.7

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.2

17

300

~53 340

53

39

30

23

19

15

16

-

1,036.5

34.6

0.478

0.53

Dec.

14

14

14

*13

2T

39

26

22

21

37

311

120

85

64

48

42

36

32

29

28

28

27

27

27

26

24

21

18

19

24

25

1,282

41.4

0.572

0.66

Jan.

25

21

24

24

18

16

18

37

*84

136

133

100

85

105

170

364

318

335

297

238

241

259

241

720

520

318

234

238

192

154

138

5,803

187

2.58

2.98

Feb.

133

109

100

94

81

99

198

140

120

103

103

163

138

116

140

123

111

92

90

98

432

301

231

192

165

143

128

111

-

-

-

4,054

145

2.00

2.08

Mar.

96

89

89

400

366

259

224

204

177

160

171

234

660

454

414

335

256

252

259

208

183

160

*163

900

500

420

318

252

211

183

157

8,754

282

3.90

4.50

Apr.

177

195

157

140

126

126

183

146

226

315

259

259

231

201

185

165

140

130

138

118

109

105

*94

87

85

89

81

76

71

62

-

4,466

149

2.06

2.29

May

62

55

48

51

85

126

180

158

153

118

105

92

90

83

105

90

198

165

130

111

98

85

83

71

70

65

55

45

»40

52

220

5,047

98.5

1.56

1.57

June

146

111

90

74

64

61

67

48

47

45

39

37

37

32

50

25

58

30

27

24

22

20

17

15

14

13

12

11

12

11

-

1,217

40.6

0.561

0.63

July

10

*9.3

14

10

12

12

10

8.9

8.1

8.1

7.7

7.4

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.3

2? 6.0

17

12

9.7

34

IS

8.1

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.0

*6.0

6.5

511.6

10.1

0.140

0.16

Aug.

6.0

6.6

10

8.5

8.9

7.7

7.4

8.5

40

25

12

9.5

8.1

7.7

7.0

6.5

6.0

6.0

5.6

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.6

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.9

579

251.9

8.13

0.112

0.13

Sept.

5.6

*3.3

3.3

779" 3.0

7.0

4.9

4. -2

5.9

3.6

3.6

7.7

6.3

4.9

4.6

4.2

3.9

3.9

5.9

4.2

4.9

4.6

4.2

5.9

3.9

3.9

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.6

-

152.3

4.41

0.061

0.07

Calendar year 1952= Max 1,830 Mln 4.5 Mean 98.5 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.51

Water year 1952-53: Max 900 Min 3.0 Mean 83.7 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.70

Peak discharge (base. 1.200 cfs). Mar. 24 (about 5 a.m.) 1,540 cfs.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record June 9-30j discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations. Doubtful gage-height record Nov. 21, 22, Dec. 11 to Jan. 7, Jan. 24-25, 

Feb. 20 to Mar. 9, Mar. 13, 24-26j discharge computed from partly reconstructed gage-height graph 

for peaks, otherwise from gage-height graph using time or gage-height adjustments distributed on 

basis of records for nearby stations.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 

New Creek near Keyser, W. Va.

411

Location. Lat 39°24'35", long. 79°00'05", on right bank at highway bridge, 0.2 mile downstream from Block Run, 1.5 miles south of Keyser, Mineral County, and 3.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 45.7 sq mi.

Records available. April 1930 to September 1931, July 1947 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 870 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

Sept. 30, 1931, staff gage on left bank 0.1 mile upstream from present gage at different datum. July 21, 1947, to July 18, 1948, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years (1930-31, 1947-53), 46.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 620 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 3.24 ft); minimum, 

0.8 cfs Aug. 31 (gage height, 0.62 ft).

1930-31, 1947-53: Maximum discharge, 2,410 cfs June 17, 1949 (gage height, 6.37 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 820 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum observed, 0.5 cfs Aug. 16, 1947 (gage height, 0.54 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of iee effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.6 

.7 

.8 

.9

1.0

0.8

2.4

5.6

11

18

1.2 

1.5 

Z.O 

Z.9

83

195

480

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.8 

27T

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.4

4.3

3.4

3.0

4.0

5.6

T75

3.4

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.7

2.7

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

89.6

2.89

0.063

0.07

Nov.

2.4 

2.4

2.7

*2.7

2.7

2.4

2.2,

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.7

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.7

8.8

58

50

17

9.9

8.3

6.7

5.6

5.0

b4.8

4.6

-

226.4

7.55

0.165

0.18

Dec.

b4.5 

T76

4.6

4.6

6.1

9.4

8.3

6.1

6.1

18

~58 216

34

22

*17

14

12

11

9.9

9.4

9.9

11

12

12

11

9.9

b9.0

b8.0

b7.0

b9.0

14

588.4

19.0

0.416

0.48

Jan.

15 

12

10

12

bll

blO

blO

b20

41

96

85

66

58

74

136

180

137

110

87

69

78

126

141

458

283

*153

110

106

83

69

63

2,909

93.8

2.05

2.37

Feb.

57 

46

43

38

52

42

87

62

54

48

51

102

91

78

96

85

87

73

74

85

266

210

134

102

85

73

66

56

_

-

2,323

83.0

1.82

1.89

Mar.

47

43

55

288

266

163

125

112

*96

91

106

137

331

223

195

151

119

135

137

108

92

81

78

260

316

319

180

128

102

83

71

4,638

150

3.28

3.77

Apr.

71 

76

63

57

51

57

92

78

106

550

250

229

192

153

121

106

85

81

81

69

64

62

57

54

51

50

*47

44

39

57

2,875

95.8

2.10

2.34

May

36 

52

29

52

42

65

87

78

71

65

57

56

52

58

152

115

100

85

71

62

50

44

46

56

52

50

26

25

21

20

Tf

1,696

54.7

1.20

1.58

June

*31 

24

20

17

15

14

16

14

17

16

13

12

14

13

12

11

14

12

11

9.9

8.8

9.4

7.8

6.7

6.1

5.6

5.6

5^3

S75

6.1

575.6

12.5

0.274

0.51

July

5.0 

4.6

5.6

5.0

4.6

4.5

5.0

4.0

4.0

3.7

5.4

5.4

5.0

5.0

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.4

577

*6.7

4.6

4.0

~4.6 10

5.7

3.4

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.4

3.7

126.0

4.06

0.089

0.10

Aug.

3.0 

2.7

3.4

3.7

3.7

5.3

476

5.5

4.0

3.4

2.7

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.8

*1.8

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

.5

.3

.3

.1

.1

.1

72.5

2.55

0.051

0.06

Sept.

H1.5

1.1

1.8

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

5.4

271

*1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.8

2.1

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.3

-

53.6

1.79

0.059

0.04

Calendar year 1952: Max 756 Hin 1.8 Mean 47.3 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.06'

Water year 1952-53: Max 458 Hin 1.1 Mean 43.8 Cfsm 0.958 In. 12.99

Peak discharge (base. 400 cfs). D«

cfs (3.24 ft); Mar. 4 (3 p.m.) 450 el

>e. 11 (1:30 a.m.) 438 cfs (2.79 ft); Jan. 24 (12:30 p.m.) 620 

's (2.82 ft); Mar. 25 (6 p.m.) 476 cfs (2.89 ft); Apr. 10 (10

560 efs (5.12 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by iee.
412 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

North Branch Potomac River at Pinto, Md.

Location. Lat 39 0 33'57", long. 78 9 50'22", on right bank at downstream side of Western 

Maryland Railway bridge at Pinto, Allegany County, 3.6 miles downstream from Mill Creek.

Drainage area. 596 sq ml.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 648.23 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Dec. 9, 1938, wire-weight gage at highway bridge 250 ft 

downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 872 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,400 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 10.00 ft); mln- 

 ImulT 76 cfs Nov. 17, 18 (gage height, 1.66 ft).

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 45,900 cfs Oct. 16, 1942 (gage height, 22.87 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 19,000 cfs; minimum, 31 cfs Dec. 18, 19, 1943 (gage height, 

1.37 ft).

Flood of Mar. 29, 1924, reached a stage of about 24 ft (discharge, about 55,000 cfs). 

Flood of Mar. 17, 1936, reached a stage of about 23.5 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

about 50,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some 

regulation at low flow by Stony River Reservoir 66 mlles_above station (see p.405) and, 

since December 1950, by Savage River Reservoir (see p. 408).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of lee effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24 Jan. 25 to Sept. 30

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

65

153

331

576

4.0 

6.0 

8.1

1,220

3,120

5,690

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

93

166

349

603

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

1,250

3,170

5,560

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

''ft)

Oct.

100 

 102

111

98

102

102 

113

113

111

116

130

135

T35

111

102

98

94

91

89

87

87

87

87

91

94

87

87

87

87

87

63

3,104

100

-

-65.9

Nov.

89

102

*109

102

102

98 

94

91

91

94

91

94

102

91

83

78

8TOJ.

91

127

462

2.880

929

491

270

266

239

214

195

173

-

8,005

267

-

-4.1

Dec.

176 

175

ITS

*176

188

329 

437

318

297

270

2.700

1,760

1,130

1,220

1,060

892

413 

384

366

353

349

357

451

507

507

456

b390

b290

b260

b290

349

17,024

549

-

-24.4

Jan.

349 

314

302

327

b280

b245 2§B~

349

768

1,320

1,360

1,160

»883

929

1,220

2,780

4,130 

3,440

3,490

2,750

2,880

2,670

2,420

5.690

*S,546

3,810

2,800

2,630

2,440

1,700

1,560

60,594

1,955

-

+6.8

Feb.

1,740 

1,600

1,350

920

*801

759

1,515

1,540

1,270

1,380

1,290

2,230

2,340

1,5SO

1,560

1,550

1,720 

1,390

960

934

3,550

4.050

2,996

2,450

1,440

1,240

1,160

1,410

_

-

-'

46,754

1,670

-

-15.8

Mar.

888 

783

754

3,015"

4,010

3,230 

2,940

2,550

1,840

1,380

1,350

1,890

4.570

4,150

3,630

3,620

2,830 

1,830

2,150

1,820

1,480

1,270

1,150

3,250

3,510

4,310

3,320

2,540

1,820

1,540

1,300

74,795

2,413

-

+79.9

Apr.

1,270 

1,720

1,550

1,300

1,150

1,070 

1,460

1,480

1,450

3,430

3,540

2,480

2,810

2,350

1,920

1,670

1,450 

1,230

1,310

1,180

1,100

1,130

1,210

1,060

901

862

825

783

 742

674

-

45,107

1,504

-

+1?7

May

646 

603

498

457

 646

1,240 

1,970

1,730

1,600

1,400

1,180

1,000

1,020

981

1,400

1,520

2.050 

2,616

1,560

1,380

1,090

901

894

825

679

635

545

462

*387

3631

743

32,495

1,046

-

+42^4

June

1^60,

571

457

373

331 

422

313

275

300

267

221

205

201

186

169

175 

244

245

195

161

169

138

IJ5

133

126

128

133

135

-

8,331

278

-

-14.2

July

*133 

123

145

140

145

135 

121

116

111

111

111

107

107

111

107

107

104 

102

107

156

118

133

166

T33

116

116

109

107

100

15?

102

3,701

119

-

-64.3

Aug.

107 

107

118

118

135

143 

246

161

257

555

198

138

109

104

98

102

109 

109

100

104

102

100

100

100

102

104

100

100

100

102

102

4,010

129

-

-55.0^

Sept.

 IS?

104

107

114

ill

107

102

104

104

118

118

116

109

102

107 

107

107

108

111

109

104

104

102

109

111

109

107

107

-

3,273

109

-

-73.9

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,470 Mln 69 Mean 933 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.31

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,690 Mln 76 Mean 842 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.17

* Discharge measurement made on this day. , 

t Change In contents In Stony River and Savage River Reservoirs, equivalent In cubic feet per

second; for calendar year^ 1952, -11.8 cfsj for water year 1953, -1.2 cfs. Records furnished by

West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co. and Corps of Engineers, respectively, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 413

Wills Creek below Hyndman, Pa.

Location. Lat 39°48'43", long. 78°43'00", on left bank 150 ft upstream from highway

bridge, ISO ft downstream from Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, 0.35 mile downstream from 

Little Wills Creek, and half a mile south of Hyndman, Bedford County.

Drainage area. 146 sq ml.

Records available. June 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 891.37 ft above mean sea level (Pennsylvania Railroad benchmark).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 7,680 cfs May 31 (gage height, 8.98 ft); mlnl- 

 mum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 2, 3, 4, 5 (gage height, 1.26 ft).

1951-53: Maximum discharge, that of May 31, 1953; minimum, that of Sept. 2, 3, 4, 

5, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair, and those 

below 3 cfs, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of lee effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 31

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

ZiZ

2.4

5.8

11

18

40

92

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

20S

381

656

996

1,900

4,430

June 1 to Sept. 30

1.27 1.1 1.5 5.9

1.3 1.4 l.S 11

1.4 2.9

Mote. Same as preceding 

tableaboye 1.6 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

5.0

3T?

»5.0

7.1

5.4

4.6

S.6

~5.2 13

7.6

9.2

12

9.2

7.6

6.6

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.0

5.0

5.4

5.4

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.4

5.8

5.4

5.8

198.0

6.39

0.044

0.05

Nov.

5.8

5.8

5.8

 5.8

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.8

5.4

5.8

6.2

6.6

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.6

28

791

1.530

464

235

146

107

82

62

b41

46

-

3,443.4

115

0.788

0.88

Dec.

b29 35

»34

30

47

107

b84

90

SB

104

1.170

675

386

254

184

146

119

107

92

82

78

82

86

86

86

88

b78

b60

b86

b88

b80

4,761

154

1.05

1.21

Jan.

b74

b54

b64

b60

b46

b43

*b4"5

b54

b!30

b310

b380

292

238

284

508

1,120

1,110

817

731

621

563

512

464

1.600

1,470

750

507

480

376

324

284

14,314

462

3.16

3.65

Feb.

267

b215

208

191

*b!55

162

338

328

315

263

238

306

284

267

302

b270

250

b!95

198

201

613

738

JZ5

401

315

263

223

188

_

-

-

8,234

294

2.01

2.10

Mar.

155

132

I3¥

499

764

586

458

b390

b310

280

275

 412

1,430

1,350

961

901

693

568

621

480

412

338

310

2.76O

1,190

844

586

432

333

267

20,572

664

4.55

5.24

Apr.

259

 297

267

263

238

231

310

267

320

496

597 sTff

417

324

254

223

194

188

259

242

284

297

310

275

242

25O

231

201

 184

168

-

8,608

287

1.97

2.19

May

165

143

124

119

18S

356

731

580

448

362

292

246

216

181

168

146

152

168

138

127

111

166

155

124

142

138

116

100

88

119

4,260

10,599

342

2.34

2.70

June

2.480 l'l7"6

»644

412

288

216

212

146

138

107

86

78

173

114

86

70

63

70

58

47

40

36

31

26

23

22

21

19

18

Iff

-

6,912

230

1.58

1.76

July

15

14

»34

23

17

50

25

17

14

12

10

9.2

8.1

7.6

6.7

5.9

5.2

34

14

11

1Q4

56

36

26

22

17

14

«22

1,007.2

32.5

O.223

0.26

Aug.

22

15

13

12

23

19

13

12

14

14

12

9.8

8.6

6.7

5.2

4.9

3.9

3.7

3.4

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.2

238.4

7.69

0.053

0.06

Sept.

1.2

1*1

1.1

6.7

28

9.8

5.6

3.9

3.2

2.7

9.6

33

15

9.2

6.7

5.2

4.5

3.9

4.2

6.3

7.6

6.3

4.9

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.4

-

204.4

6.81

0.047

0.05

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,310 Mln 3.0 Mean 221 Cfsm 1.51 In. 2O.57

Water year 1952-53: Max 4.26O Mln 1.1 Mean 217 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.15

Peak discharge (base. 2.100 cfs). Hoy. 21 (ll:30 p.m..) 2,460 cfs (5.50 ft)j Jan. 24 (3 p.m.) 

,240 cfs (5.31 ft)j Mar. 24 (6:30 a.m.) 3,980 cfs (6.65 ft)) May 31 (5s30 a.m.) 7,680 cfs (8.96 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Wills Creek near Cumberland, Md.

Location. Lat 39°40'07", long. 78°47'18", on right bank at downstream side of Western 

Maryland Railroad bridge, 2 miles upstream from Cumberland, Allegany County, and mouth.

Drainage area. 247 sq mi.

Records available. May 1905 to July 1906 (published as "at Cumberland"), October 1929 to 

September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 640.89 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). May 6, 1905, to July 14, 1906, chain gage at highway bridge 

200 ft upstream at different datum. Oct. 18, 1929, to Mar. 31, 1936, water-stage recorder and Apr. 1, 1936, to Mar. 19, 1937, tape gage, on left bank at upstream side of 

railroad bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 24 years (1929-53), 320 cfs.

Extremes Maximum discharge during year, 9,280 cfs May 31 (gage height, 9.47 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 4, 5; minimum daily, 14 cfs Sept. 3, 4.

1905-6, 1929-53: Maximum discharge, 38,100 cfs Mar. 17, 1936 (gage height, 20.2 ft, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 4,900 cfs on basis of slope-area 

determinations at gage heights 13.45 and 20.2 ft; minimum, 9 cfs Oct. 14, 1930.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are fair. Records include drainage from numerous active and abandoned coal 

mines. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by quarry upstream.

Revisions (water years). WSF 711: 1930(M). WSP 726: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 31

1.5 

1.8 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

June 1 to Sept. 30

147

294

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.6

525

842

1,710

2,960

5,560

1.3 

1.7 

2.1

2.5 

3.0

150

294

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 3.0 ft.

In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

in.

Oct.

19 

24

*24

22

22

22

28

28

30

28

30 

30

30

26

24

22

22

21

20

20

19

19

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

21

21

713

23.0

0.093

0.11

Nov.

21 

22

22

21

21

20

*20

19

19

20

21 

21

22

20

21

22

21

21

24

57

769

1,880

703

346

217

158

124

99

70

76

-

4,897

163

0.660

0.74

Dec.

b58

60

*60

58

65

143

118

128

120

130

1,440 

980

571

375

272

217

180

161

143

128

124

124

128

130

124

124

bllO

b78

b84

b98

bl!6

6,647

214

0.866

1.00

Jan.

bllo 

b94

99

103

b76

*b70

78

139

3OO

709

775 

566

441

487

788

1,500

1,600

1,280

1,140

980

972

935

815

2,540

2,290

1,340

910

862

677

S60

493

23,529

759

3.07

3.54

Feb.

461 

371

354

321

*272

283

608

542

514

441

407 

542

525

471

554

537

498

b380

384

380

1,020

1,250

945

749

608

509

441

367

_

_

-

14,714

526

2.13

2.22

Kar.

310 

272

3l6

*1,130

1,410

1,060

856

755

626

554

571 

788

2,210

2,110

1,660

1,500

1,180

1,040

1,120

910

788

664

651

4,100

2,890

2,110

1,550

1,100

849

677

*560

36,317

1,172

4.74

5.47

Apr.

542 

620

514

a480

a460

446

620

520

651

945

~945 1,020 

786

633

520

471

407

393

487

441

482

487

498

456

412

416

398

346

*314

290

-

16,002

533

2.16

2.41

May

287 

262

232

220

338

491

1,100

945

749

626

509 

456

421

346

346

298

306

350

283

258

228

255

269

220

214

248

199

175

154

*254"

*5,540

16,579

535

2.17

2.50

June

5.540 

al,800

1,O4O

664

466

354

358

258

226

190

159 

142

218

187

150

128

119

132

119

104

94

90

78

71

65

62

62

61

59

56

~

10,852

562

1.47

1.65

July

53

51

58

65

53

71

64

51

*48

44

42

40

37

36

36

35

32

32

45

51

50

52

510

168

101

76

61

53

48

44

48

2,153

69.5

0.281

0.52

Aug.

55 

49

43

42

51

52

44

50

76

57

49

42

37

34

32

29

27

26

25

24

23

22

21

20

20

19

18

IS

18

17

15

1,055

34.0

0.138

0.16

Sept.

15 

15

14

T4

21

35

34

26

22

*20

18 

26

36

41

29

25

22

21

20

20

21

22

25

21

20

20

19

17

16

16

~

669

22.5

0.090

0.10

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,530 Win 19 Mean 379 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.89

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,54O Mln 14 Mean 367 Cfsm 1.49 In. 2O.20

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 cfs). Mar. 24 (8:45 a.m.) 5,380 cfs (7.50 ft); May 31 (9 a.m.) 9,280 

cfs (9.47 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 below Hyndman.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

North Branch Potomac River near Cumberland, Md.

Location. Lat 39°37 I 16", long. 78°46'24", on left bank at downstream side of Wileys Ford 

Bridge, 2 miles south of Cumberland, Allegany County, and 2.1 miles downstream from 

Wills Creek.

Drainage area. 875 sq mi.

Records available. May 1929 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 585.22 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

engineers benchmark). Prior to June 18, 1929, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 1,220 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,500 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 12.05 ft); 

minimum, 109 cfs Oct. 31, Nov. 1.

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 88,200 cfs Mar. 17, 1936 (gage height, 29.1 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 21,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum (river only), 12 cfs Sept. 22, 1932 (gage height, 2.38 ft); minimum daily 

(including flow in canal), 38 cfs Sept. 24, 1932.

Maximum stage known, 29.2 ft June 1, 1889 (discharge, about 89,000 cfs). Flood of 

Mar. 29, 1924, reached a stage of 28.4 ft (discharge, about 82,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records excellent except those computed from once-daily tape-gage readings, 

which are good, and those fqr periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. Regulation by reservoir on Stony River, about 79 miles above station (see p. 405), and, 

since December 1950, by reservoir on Savage River (see p. 408 ). Small amount of inflow from industrial wastes and sewage from city of Cumberland from water diverted 

from Evitts Creek, mouth of which is below station.

Revisions.--WSP 726: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

111

195

411

746

5.0 

7.0 

10.1

1,660

3,930

8,350

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Tbtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

(t)

Oct.

130

 148

146

133

125

135

155

149

146

149

160 

173

179

ISO

141

130

125

121

116

113

111

111 

113

113 

123

118

116

116

113

113

111

4,092

132

_

_

-65.9

Nov.

Ill

133

141

135

130

130

123

118

121

 128

125 

123

130

133

123

116

113

113

128

238

1,060

4,710 

1,950

1,010 

575

450

401

345

299

278

-

13,690

456

_

_

-4.1

Dec.

257

*261

261

261

273

395

617

473

439

422

5,670 

2,850

1,760

1,710

1,460

1,270

699

582

541

498

485

491 

562

653 

653

602

541

417

369

417

479

24,368

786

_

_

-24.4

Jan.

498

461

411

461

406

369 36"9~

515

1,090

2,120

2,280 

1,910

1,510

*1,510

gl,910

g4,060

a6, 000

g4,640

4,710

3,810

3,690

3,690 

3,330

7,290 

8,550

5,230

3,810

3,210

3,210

2,340

2,060

85,250

2,750

_

_

+ 6.8

Feb.

2,220-

2,060

*1,810

1,560

1,160

1,110

2,010

2,170

1,860

1,910

1,760 

2,490

3,050

g2,120

g2,120

g2,010

2,280

gl,910

1,460

1,410

3,780

5,510 

4,060

3,330 

2,170

1,860

*1,710

1,860

_

_

-

62,540

2,234

_

_

-15.8

Mar.

1,360

1,160

1,140

3,410

5,740

4,320

3,810

3,330

2,610

2,010

1,960 

2,560

6,320

6,500

5,230

5,250

4,190

2,970

3,330

2,790

2,390

2,060 

1,860

7,110 

6,410

6,650

4,970

3,860

2,730

2,340

*1,960

112,310

5,623

_

_

+79.9

Apr.

1,860

2,280

2,120

1,860

1,710

1,560

2,010

2,060

2,120

3,920

4,840 

3,456

3,690

5,030

2,500

2,220

1,960

1,710

1,860

1,710

1,660

1,660 

1,760

1,660 

1,410

1,360

1,520

1,210

1,140

1,040

-

62,690

2,090

_

_

+ 177

May

1,000

930

787

*715

965

1,730

3,090

2,670

2,340

2,060

1,760 

1,560

1,510

1,410

1,660

1,960

2,280

2,440

1,960

1,760

1,460

1,270 

1,230

1,140 

965

948

795

*661

562

608

6^250

50,476

1,628

_

_

+42.4

June

4,580

2,670

1,710

1,250

939

746

836

624

528

504

461

390

422

417

350

312

295

359

390

317

273

275 

254

195 

192

198

189

189

195

 185

-

20,225

674

_

_

-14.2

July

192

166

195

209

209

206

198

173

163

157

155 

149

146

149

146

143

141

138

1ST

198

189

201 

764

37F 

238

g206

al80

g!69

g!63

g!57

g!66

6,196

200

_

_

-64.3

Aug.

163

163

163

166

185

189

264

261

339

456

286 

209

166

152

143

135

143

149

150

133

130

130 

128

130 

*128

133

130

128

125

125

150

5,412

175

_

-

-55.0

Sept.

130

130

130

130

135

166

He- 169

128

TzS

128 

157

152

163

152

133

128

135

135

135

143

155 

135

153 

130

128

135

 133

130

130

-

4,142

138

-

-

-73.9

Calendar year 1952: Max 13,900 Min m Mean 1,351 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.96

Water year 1952-53: Max 8,350 Min 111 Mean 1,237 Cfsm 1.41 In. .19.14

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs).--Jan. 24 (10 p.m.) 11,500 cfs (12.05 ft); May 31 (10 a.m.) 

10,500 cfs (11.45 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents of reservoirs on Stony and Savage Rivers, equivalent in cubic feet per second; for calendar year 1952, -11.8 cfsj for water year 1953, -1.2 cfs . Records furnished by West 

Virginia Pulp & Paper Co., and Corps of Engineers, respectively.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.

g Computed from once-daily tape-gage readings.
416 POTOMftC RIVER BASIN

Evitts Creek near Centerville, Pa. 

(Formerly published as Evitts Creek near Bedford Valley)

Location. Lat 39°47'23", long. 78°38'48", on left bank 2 miles upstream from Thomas 

W. Koon Dam, 3 miles south of Centerville, Bedford County, and 7 miles upstream from 

Rock Gully Creek.

Drainage area. 30.2 sq mi.

Records available. September 1932 to September 1953. Prior to October 1952, published

as "near Bedford Valley."

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,027.59 ft above 

mean sea level (city of Cumberland benchmark).

Average discharge. 21 years, 30.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,740 cfs May 31 (gage height, 4.39 ft, from 

reconstructed gage-height graph), from rating curve extended as explained below; minimum, 2.8 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.07 ft).

1932-53: Maximum discharge, 5,240 cfs Mar. 17, 1936 (gage height, 7.13 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 400 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 4.64 and 7.13 ft; minimum, 1.2 cfs July 27, 1934 (gage height, 0.96 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 8 ft, from floodmark, date unknown.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageheight record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 21 Nov. 22 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

3.1

4.7

10

21

43

2.0 73

2.2 111

2.5 196

2.8 325

1.08 2.9

1.1 3.1

1.2 4.7

1.4 11

1.6 22

1.8 

2.0 

2.4 

2.9 

3.5

46

81

184

411

870

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

3.4

TTT

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.7

7.5

4.9

4.1

*4.0

4.3

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.5

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.5

119.6

3.86

0.128

0.15

Nov.

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.4

3TT

3.4

3.4

3.5

3.7

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.7

23

d310

d280

60

32

23

19

16

14

12

12

-

866.9

28.9

0.957

1.07

Dec.

10

11

*10

10

15

19

13

12

12

15

d!805"^

43

35

28

24

22

20

18

17

16

17

- 17

16

14

13

12

b9.0

blS 

12

12

721.0

23.3

0.772

0.89

Jan.

13

12

12

13

bll

blO

*TT

13

32

71

68

43

32

 38

63

96

86

98

84

66

76

73

57

d225 ISO"

100

79

85

64

52

49

1,882

60.7

2.01

2.32

Feb.

44

36

35

32

28

34

85

47

39

35

35

57

49

38

55

50

46

b33

34

35

89

Tff

62

57

52

47

44

39

_

-

1,307

46.7

1.55

1.61

Mar.

34

3038"

130

87

*70

59

57

52

50

65

85

168

116

131

117

92

95

106

75

66

60

62

d440

d330"

d245

162

124

100

83

70

3,409

110

3.64

4.20

Apr.

70

72

57

49

44

45

75

50

54

83.

64

64

66

60

52

49

43

45

57

46

44

40

38

35

34

43

42

35

32

31

1,519

50.6

1.68

1.87

May

30

29

26

28

72

83

154

*94

75

64

54

49

47

40

42

36

42

38

29

26

23

46

36

25

33

30

22

20

18

34

d850

2,175

70.2

2.32

2.68

June

d480

dT50~

alOO

a70

a56

a45

a45

a35

a28

a22

a!9

a!7

as 6

a23

a20

a!8

a!6

a!8

a!6

a!5

a!4

a!3

a!2

a 11

alO

a9.6

a9.2

a8.8

a8.6

a8.4

1,363.6

45.5

1.51

1.68

July

a7.6

a7.o

*14

13

12

13

13

a 11

alO

a9.0

a8.o

a7.4

a6.8

a6.4

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.2

7.3

6.2

6.7

56

7.3

6.0

5.7

5.5

 573 5.3

6.2

298.3

9.62

0.319

0.37

Aug.

5.5

5.3

5.1

5.3

7.0

5.3

5.1

6.6

12

*5.3

6.2

5.3

4.9

4.7

4.5

4.1

4.1

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.1

148.5

4.79

0.159

0.18

Sept.

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.5

4.3

3.7

3.4

*3.1

3.1

3.0

4.9

47T

3.7

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.5

3.8

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.1

8.9

101.5

3.38

0.112

0.12

Calendar year 1952: Max 804 Min 3.2 Mean 36.0 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.23

Water year 1952-53: Max 830 Min 2.9 Mean 38.1 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.14

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs). Nc

717 cfs (3.32 ftj; May 31 (about 6 a.

v. 21 (11 p.m.) 993 cfs (3.64 ft); Mar. 24 (about 7 a.m.) about 

m.) 1,740 cfs (4.39 ") 

* Discharge measurement 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.

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

basis of records for nearby stations and normal pattern.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 417

Patterson Creek near Headsville, W, Va.

Location. Lat 39°26'35", long. 78°49'20", on right bank 100 ft downstream from Hazel Run, 

J- mile downstream from Cabin Run, 4 miles northeast of Headsville, Mineral County, and 

8 miles east of Keyser.

Drainage area. 219 sq mi.

Records available. August 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 624.90 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 11, 1946, wire-weight gage on bridge 1 mile upstream at datum 6.14 ft higher.

Average discharge. 15 years, 167 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,150 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 9.04 ft); minimum, 3.2 cfs Aug. 30, 31, Sept. 1 (gage height, 2.02 ft).

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 15,300 cfs Oct. 15, 1942 (gage height, 13.00 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum, that of Aug. 30, 31, Sept. 1, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 17.2 ft Mar. 17, 1936 (former site and datum), from floodmark 

(discharge, 16,000 cfs, computed on basis of slope-area determinations).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 951: 1939-40.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.0

2.1 

Z.Z 

2.4

2.5

6.0

13

35

2.7 

3.3 

6.0 

8.0

85

244

1,200

2,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

5.6

677

7.4

6.7

7.4

8.1

12

12

11

11

15 

17

14

10

9.5

8.8

8.1

9.5

11

13

16

16

17

19 

17

15

14

12

13

20

12

374.8

12.1

0.055

0.06

Nov.

8.8

11

10

*10

11

9.5

9.5

^75- 8.1

10

13 

13

11

10

10

11

12

13

12

32

327

738

169

85 

58

45

35

30

27

24

-

1,772.4

59.1

0.270

0.30

Dec.

222~2~

22

22

24

41

42

38

34

35

1.130 

486

217

136

 92

72

59

52

46

42

51

68

72

74 

68

61

54

41

34

39

46

3,242

105

0.479

0.55

Jan.

52,

Bt

68

83

76

66

64

109

318

1,210

1,020 

624

433

423

492

510

375

310

260

211

261

595

816

2,090 

1,430

*615

399

333

253

200

179

13,936

450

2.05

2.37

Feb.

157

131

119

112

94

103

642

470

294

217

194 

310

349

269

447

685

685

426

339

301

696

458- 749

329 

269

226

191

165

_

_

-

 9,427

337

1.54

1.60

Mar.

136

124

195

1,280

1,150

545

365

310

 269

307

372 

399

825

711

730

984

562

460

632

440

326

266

229

1,700 

l,2lO

1,330

738

510

362

281

232

17,980

580

2.65

3.05

Apr.

220

313

244

214

188

177

323

396

394

1,680

1,370 

897

981

632

440

359

285

238

256

211

197

174

160

144 

129

131

*121

109

100

92

11,175

372

1.70

1.90

May

92

83

76

66

77

194

630

359

250

200

163

136

126

114

326

278

291

288

205

185

144

 117

119

98 

85

79

66

58

52

51

125

5,113

165

0.753

0.87

June

~72" 107

58

48

42

36

42

45

35

39

31 

28

28

29

28

25

25

31

29

25

23

38

23

18 

17

15

14

13

T6

23

1,003

33.4

0.153

0.17

July

18

14

13

13

12

15

13

11

9.5

9.5

8.8 

8.1

8.1

7.4

7.4

6.7

6.7

6.0

 16'

19

14

3S

2T 

14

11

9.5

8.1

6.7

6.0

6.0

363.2

11.7

0.053

0.06

Aug.

6.0

7.4

8.1

8.1

15

17

1918-

18

19

17 

12

9.5

8.1

7.4

6.7

*6.0

6.0

6.0

5.6

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.0 

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.2

266.8

8.61

0.039

0.05

Sept.

3.6

472

5.0

4.2

6.0

11

12

8.8

6.7

5.6 

6.7

9.5

*7.4

6.7

5.6

5.3

5.0

4.6

5.3

5.6

5.6

5.0

5.0 

4.6

4.6

5.6

4.6

4.2

4.2

-

184.2

6.14

0.026

0.03

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,800 Mln 5.4 Mean 195 Cfsm 0.890 In. 12.11

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,090 Mln 3.2 Mean 178 Cfsm 0.813 In. 11.01

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 efs). Nov. 22 (3 a.m.) 1,280 cfa (6.22 ft); Dec. 11 (1:30 p.m.) 1,920 

cfs (7.45 ft); Jan. 10 (5:30 p.m.) 1,800 cfs (7.22 ft); Jan. 24 (7 p.m.) 3,150 cfs (9.04 ft)j Mar. 4 

(7 p.m.) 2,230 cfs (7.89 ft); Mar. 16 (l a.m.) 1,280 cfs (6.24 ft); Mar. 24 (10 a.m.) 2,540 efs 

(8.28 ft); Apr. 10 (8 p.m.) 2,880 cfs (8.72 ft); Apr. 12 (11 p.m.) 1,380 cfs (6.38 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
418 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

South Branch Potomac River at Franklin, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°38'14", long. 79°20il4", on left bank half a mile southwest of Franklin, 

Pendleton County, 2 miles upstream from Friends Run, and 2? miles downstream from Thorn 

Creek.

Drainage area. 182 sq ml.

Records available. April 1940 to September 1953.

;e.--Water-stage recorder and Improved natural control. Datum of gage Is 1,692.5 ft 

above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 13 years, 177 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,360 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 6.13 ft); minimum, 27 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 1.52 ft Sept. 2-4, 30.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 15,000 cfs June 17, 1949 (gage height, 11.40 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 6,400 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 17 cfs Dec. 23, 1943 (gage height, 1.40 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 13 ft in March 1936.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.4

1.5

1.8

2.1

59

110

3.5 

5.1

192

370

860

2,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

44

43

45

43

42

42

53

47

46

52

53

47

44

42

41

40

39

38

37

37

*36

36

37

37

36

36

36

35

¥5

35

35

1,269

40.9

0.225

0.26

Nov.

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

38

40

38

37

36

39

40

36

36

37

220

221

234

T37

106

88

76

72

66

58

60

-

2,030

67.7

0.372

0.41

Dec.

52

*5T

54

53

59

73

63

59

57

198

1,500

451

281

200

151

130

119

108

102

92

112

151

148

137

125

121

108

92

92

85

98

4,928

159

0.874

1.01

Jan.

94

90

98

102

83

78

103

515

788

764

708

496

*360

318

295

304

309

295

264

230

219

219

226

1,110

846

509

393

344

277

230

207

10,874

351

1.93

2.22

Feb.

189

166

156

146

130

128

192

189

169

154

148

162

151

137

148

135

135

123

128

176

2,760

1,330

700

496

*387

313

264

219

_

-

9,531

340

1.87

1.95

Mar.

189

179 18~2"

472

562

404

318

295

259

247

230

226

354

354

434

569

452

439

427

354

295

259

251

2,110

1,270

887

640

502

398

323

272

14,153

457

2.51

2.89

Apr.

251

222

192

179

169

162

*264

251

230

264

251

259

313

318

1ST

281

238

215

207

189

189

189

182

176

169

169

159

148

137

130

-

6,384

213

1.17

1.30

May

132

123

119

110

125

146

179

192

172

156

143

132

130

196

370

255

211

179

*318

555

381

323

259

211

182

159

137

125

117

110

104

6,051

195

1.07

1.25

June

96

90

85

78

75

100

172

112

94

114

90

82

82

75

70

67

130

137

100

85

75

72

66

*82

269

128

104

140

154

121

-

3,135

104

0.571

0.64

July

98

90

125

90

128

193

150

108

90

80

75

66

65

59

55

55

52

49

48

48

48

58

60

49

45

43

42

41

40

39

5B_

2,201

71.0

0.590

0.45

Aug.

39

41

40

*54

53

45

44

(*5

72

35

45

42

41

40

38

37

42

41

38

57

56

35

55

55

34

33

35

33

323~2

32

1,259

40.6

0.223

0.26

Sept.

31

*51

31

31

45

79

4T

34

51

31

31

33

35

32

52

51

30

29

29

31

51

30

29

29

29

29

29

28

28

28

-

992

33.1

0.182

0.20

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,640 Mln 33 Mean 189 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.17

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,760 Mln 28 Mean 172 Cfsm 0.945 In. 12. BE

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs). 

1,680 cfs (4.23 ft)j Feb. 21 (11:30 a

Dec. 11 (2 a.m.) 2,320 cfs (4.77 f t) ; Jan. 24 (11:30 a.m.) 

.m.j 4,360 cfs (6.13 ft); Mar. 24 (5 a.m.) 3,960 cfs (5.83 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 419

North Fork of South Branch Potomac River at Cabins, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°59'05", long. 79°14 I 10", on left bank 380 ft upstream from highway 

bridge at Cabins, Grant County, if miles downstream from Jordan Run, 3 miles upstream 

from mouth, and 6 miles west of Petersburg, Grant County.

Drainage area. 314 sq mi.

Records available. February 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,050.13 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 13 years, 388 cfs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,500 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 8.72 ft); minimum, 5.5 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 2.72 ft Sept. 4,5.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 50,000 cfs June 17, 1949 (gage height, 18.0 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 4,400 cfs orr basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 5 ..4 cfs Sept. 16, 17, 1946 (gage height, 1.68 ftX.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water year 

'' 1945, superseding those published in WSP 1031, are given herewith:

Apr. 12, 1945

Month

Calendar year 1945. ......

Cf s-days

137.847

Maximum

3.690

Minimum

27

Mean

378

Per square 

mile

1.20

Runoff In 

inches

16.33

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year GOT 1952 to September 1953

 , 

1 I 13l 13

3

4

5

6

7

8

Q

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sa12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

14

17

21

21

19

16

14

12

12

12

11

12

*12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

417

13.5

0.043

in, j 0.05

14

15

15

16

34 ! 145

37 127

*34 132

36

37

17 1 65

17

16

16

16

16

18

23

24

26

24

26

26

26

45

211

359

184

120

88

71

58

49

46

40

-

1,635

54.5

0.174

0.19

86

65

60

97

2,010

817

465

313

229

187

161

145

137

127

181

399

394

372

321

271

215

160

150

156

173

7,934

256

0.815

0.94

125

101

108

336

992

1,400

1,480

1,440

1,030

724

*666

744

1,030

1,150

955

822

646

544

522

633

2,190

2,130

1,230

850

885

871

692

566

25,266

815

2.60

2.99

500

427

376

342

290

268 33B460

413

359

329

552

666

527

527

460

485

399

386

372

5,250

2,650

1,380

920

692

*560

470

386

-

-

-

18,812

672

2.14

2.23

| har .

325

294

271

937

1,350

992

829

711

584

560

544

566

858

1,030

992

1,190

992

829

885

796

678

560

495

1,730

1,850

1,660

1,190

920

750

602

505

26,475

854

2.72

3.14

 ^ 

549

885

808

659

538

475

750

*1,070

992

1,810

1,710

1,270

1,190

1,070

955

857

711

590

560

495

470

560

802

750

620

538

465

399

342

305

-

23,195

773

2.46

2.75

way

290

260

232

206

290

468

1,440

1,310

1,030

789

608

495

49O

460

1,680

1,070

822

640

665

*1,310

992

955

992

776

596

500

480

359

286

243

243

20,977

677

2.16

2.48

June

196

164

143

125

108

97

186

169

132

254

229

159

137

115

99

86

123

219

167

132

110

99

88

71 *93"

115

88

74

125

125

-

4,028

134

0.427

0.48

July

82

67

65

82

61

60

63

60

53

48

38

34

31

28

26

24

22

21

21

24

21

18

19

22

23

21

18

15

13

12

11

1,103

35.6

0.113

0.13

Aug.

11

11

10

26

*43

63

63

~80 114

58

44

36

30

27

21

18

17 " 15

14

13

12

12

11

10

9.5

9.0

8.5

8.0

8.0

7.5

7.5

817.0

26.4

0.084

0.10

Sept.

7.5

*6.5

6.0

6.0

7.O

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

7.0

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

 T- 5 . 5

205.0

6.83

0.022

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,760 Mln 11 Mean 372 Cfsni '1.18 In. 16.12

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,230 Mln 5.5 Mean 359 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.50

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs). Jan. 24 (4 p.m.) 3,360 cfs (7.5E ft); Feb. 21 (4:3u p.m.) 5,500 

fs (8.72 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
420 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

South Branch Potomac River near Petersburg, W. ?a.

Location. Lat 38°59'34", long. 79°10'26", on right bank 1.2 miles downstream from North 

Fork of South Branch Potomac River and 2j miles west of Petersburg, Grant County.

Drainage area. 642 sq mi.

Records available. June 1928 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 962.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. prior to Dec. 4, 1928, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 695 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,780 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 8.89 ft); minimum, 56 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 1.07 ft); minimum daily, 60 cfs Aug. 31 to Sept. 4, 

Sept. 30.

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 62,000 cfs June 17, 1949 (gage height, 22.83 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 43 cfs Oct. 2, 1930; minimum daily, 44 cfs Sept. 29, 30, Oct. 1, 18, 1930. 

Maximum stage known prior to 1949, 21.2 ft, sometime in' 1877 from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good. Occasional low-flow regulation from powerplant 800 ft upstream. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 951: 1939-41:, WSP 1141. 1932, 1933(M), 1936-38.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.4 

2.O 

2.5

60

120

323

630

3.0 

4.0 

6.6

1,000

1,900

5,370

Discharge, In cubic feet per second., water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

92

88

86

84

84

84

86

94

101

101

110

118 US'

108

98

94

94

88

84

82

82

*82

82

80H2-

82

82

80

80

82

82

2,787

89.9

0.140

0.16

Nov.

80

OT

82

82

84

82

80

80

80

82

86

88

90

92

92

94

98

96

94

176

588

513- 910

328

256

214

203

182

159

139

-

5,310

177

0.276

0.31

Dec.

140

*134

135

148

128

166

210

194

171

168

3,330

1,810

1,040

745

547

435

367

323

289

281

302

644

715

679

616

526

448

362

281

315

323

15,972

515

0.802

0.93

Jan.

338

302

289

302

281

252 'SBT

1,200

2,48O

2,660

2,800

2,010

1,390

*1,270

1,310

1,580

1,740

1,530

1,350

1,110

1,000

992

1,110

3,410

4,050

2,360

1,630

1,530

1,440

1,190

1,040

44,227

1,427

2.22

2.56

Feb.

948

835

738

679

595

533

ToTT

880

782

693

637

880

1,040

865

88O

82O

850

738

693

693

5,100

5,230

2,800

1,840

1,440

*1,190

1,040

888

_

.

-

35,015

1,251

1.95

2.03

Mar.

752

686

644

1/3SO"

2,420

1,79O

1,440

1,310

1,150

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,390

1,680

1,63O

2,060

1,790

1,530

1,680

1,44,0

1,270

1,110

1,000

3,900

4,190

3,640

2,600

1,960

1,580

1,310

1,150

51,722

1,668

2.60

3.00

Apr.

1,150

1,390

1,27O

1,110

978

880

1,230

*1,630

1,530

2,700

2,660

2,010

1,960

1,840

1,630

1,480

1,310

1.15O

1,080

1,000

962

1,040

1,190

1,150

1,040

940

865

782

686

616

-

39,259

1,309

2.04

2.27

May

595

533

487

595- 435

779

2,390

2,360

1,740

1,390

1,11O

985

940

925

2,79O

2,01O

1,530

1,230

1,190

*2,360

1,840

1,680

1,740

1,350

1,150

970

932

738

609

533

533

38,449

1,240

1.93

2.23

June

461

395

328

302

277

259

435

474

357

445

461

338

306

281

238

228

270

526

4TRT

310

259

252

228

*217

35T

367

277

231

343

352

-

9,941

331

0.516

0.58

July

259

224

214

259

217

270

294 'Sl?

217

ISO

144

159

134

128

123

110

HO

101

103

108

106

101

113

118

113

101

94

88

86

80

IS.

4,681

151

0.235

0.27

Aug.

78

78

86

*96

136

174

147

190

TBT

174

134

120

98

98

94

86

84

86

86

80

78

76

71

70

68

68

66

65

62

62

60

3,036

97.9

0.152

0.18

Sept.

60Bo"

*60

60

62

84

128

TOT

78

71

68

71

74

76

74

70

70

68

66

66

66

68

66

65

63

63

63

63

62

60

-

2,106

70.2

0.109

0.12

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,680 Mln 80 Mean 743 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.77

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,230 Min 60 Mean 692 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.64

teak discharge (base, 6,000 cfa). Feb. 21 (6:30 p.m.) 9,780 cfs (8.89 ft)j Mar. 24 (12 m.) 6,720 

cfs 17.37 ftj.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 421

Big Spring at Masonville, W. Va.

Location. Lat WSSnS", long. 79°05'10", on right bank of Spring Run, at State fish 

hatchery, Masonville, Grant County, 6 miles southeast of Petersburg.

Records available. August 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 1,180 ft (from 

topographic map). Prior to May 14, 1951, water-stage recorder at site half a mile upstream at different datum. May 14, 1951, to Feb. 5, 1952, staff gage at site 200 ft 

downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 13.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 80 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 1.94 ft); minimum, 

5.8 cfs Oct. 1-10.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 300 cfs June 18, 1949 (gage height, 2.68 ft, site and 

datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 4.9 cfs Oct. 6-8, 1947.

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

Big Spring, which emerges several places half a mile above gage, is the source of 

entire flow except during wet weather when surface drainage from about 1 sq mi enters 

the stream above gage. Flow from surface sources is included in the records but is 

relatively small except during heavy rains.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 16-23)

Oct. 22 to Sept. 30

1.25 

1.3

5.8 

8.4

1.24

1.3

1.4

7.2

9.5

15

1.6 

1.9

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

5.8

5T

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.3

6.3

6.3

a6.0

a6.0

a6.0

a6.0

aS.O

a6.0

a6.o

a6. 5

*7.2

TTZ

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

197.4

6.37

-

-

Nov.

7.2

TT

7.2

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

9.5

16

TB- 21

12

10

9.5

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.7

-

271.8

9.06

-

-

Dec.

8.3

FTT

*8.7

8.7

8.7

9.1

9.1

a9.0

a8.8

8.7

2623-

17

14

12

10

10

9.5

9.5

9.1

9.1

9.5

9.5

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.7

8.7

327.6

10.6

.

-

Calendar year 1952 : Max 147

Jan.

a8.7

S7T

8.7

9.1

9.1

8.7

9.1

13

15

18

25

26

21

*21

22

22

21

18

16

14

13

13

13

22

34

29

24

22

21

18

17

540.1

17.4

_

-

Feb.

17

15

14

13

12

11

12

12

12

11

11

11

lo- 10

10

10

11

11

11

11

19

29

2S

21

20

*18

17

16

.

_

-

400

14.3

_

-

Mar.

14

14

13

TT

22

21

18

17

17

17

17

17

18

20

20

26

26

26

26

26

23

21

21

47

61

72 SB44

40

34

31

842

27.2

_

-

Apr.

29

28

a27

a26

a24

a23

a82

*a22

27

39

39

36

36

36

34

33

31

29

28

27

25

24

23

21

21

20

20

18

17

TT

-

802

26.7

_

-

May

17

17

16

15

17

17

29

32

28

27

24

22

21

21

40

40

32

27

26

*27

25

23

21

21

20

18

16

15

14

13

TT

695

22.4

_

-

June

13

TS

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.5

9.1

57T

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

10

10

10

10

*9.5

9.5

9.1

9.5

10

9.5

-

300.3

10.0

.

-

July

9.1

57T

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

9.

8.

9.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.3

7.9

270.9

8.74

_

-

Aug.

B75" 7.9

7.9

8.3

*8.7

8.7

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.3

8.3

8.3

7.9

258.9

8.35

_

-

Sept.

7.9

7.9

*9.1

a 12

a!4

9.1

8.3

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.5

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.2

7.2

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

-

242.6

8.09

_

-

Mln 5.8 Mean 14.6 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 72 Mln 5.8 Mean 14.1 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of Weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
422 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

South Fork of South Branch Potomac River at Brandywine, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°37'53", long. 79°14'38 M , near center of span on upstream side of bridge 

on U. S. Highway 33, 0.1 mile upstream from Hawes Run and 0.4 mile north of Brandywine, 

Pendleton County.

Drainage area. 102 scj mi.

Records available.--August 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage 

Is 1,558.35 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge. 10 years, 105 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,380 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 5.75 ft); minimum observed, 1.8 cfs Sept. 1, 2 (gage height, 1.73 ft).

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 41,200 cfs June 17, 1949 (gage, height, 14.6 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 5,300 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum observed, that of Sept. 1, 2, 1953; minimum gage height 

observed, 0.95 ft Aug. 10, 14, 15, 1950.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1141: 1945(M), 1947(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 20 to Nov. 19)

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

Oct. 1 to Feb. 21

6.8 2.7

13 3.0

22 3.5

200

338

64O

1,100

2,200

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

Peb . 22 to Sept. 30

0.8 2.2

2.7 2.4

6.4 2.7

12 3.0

19 3.5

43

86

190

346

700

1,980

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15

14

15

15

13

12

18TB"

13

14

15

14

12

11

11

9.3

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.0

*9.3

9.3

9.3

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

6.8 578"

6.8

341.7

11.0

0.108

0.12

Nov.

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.3

6.3 e'.a

6.8

8.0

8.7

8.0

8.0

6.8

8.0

11

9.3

8.0

8.0

414

1,110

694

260

160

106

82

69

58

47

44

-

3,188.0

106

1.04

1.16

Dec.

41

*35

30

283D"

35

30

30

28

42

1,050 350"

234

160

115

94

74

65

58

54

65

103

115

106

94

84

74

54

46

41

61

3,466

112

1.10

1.26

Jan.

63 72"

94

100

89

82

84

501

678

715

640

364

*234

176

149

142

138

131

118

106

106

103

131

1,140

570

318

208

176

138

115

94

7,775

251

2.46

2.83

Feb.

84

74

67

61

56

52TB"

103

97

86

82

89

79

61

79

74

84

79

79

89

 

1,860 B~B7

359

236

*178

146

122

100

_

_

-

5,439

194

1.90

1.98

Mar.

86

81

79 2^2"

346

227

158

150

129

115

109

103

136

162

218

329

257

227

218

182

150

129

115

*1,980

*1,06O

870

445

300

222

182

150

9,137

295

2.89

3.33

Apr.

132

115

103

86

81

74

*100

92

95

103

98

98

136 T3B"

122

122

103

92

86

76

74

62

58

54

54

51

52

47

434~3"

-

2,588

86.3

0.846

0.94

May

42

37

35

35

35

51

58

81

69

60

54

49

43

89

158

106

103

86

*166

523

231

166

126

92

76

60

47

40

55

32

27.

2,612

84.3

0.826

0.95

June

28

25

18

16

15

11 115"

52

57

50

26

24

20

18

16

15

37

143 ~72"

51

57

57

*29

23

21

18

16

15

18

18

-

999

35.5

0.326

0.36

July

15

15

19

15

58_

45

24

18

IS

13

12

11

9.8

8.6

8.6

7.5

7.5

6.4

6.4

8.6

Aug.

5.5

5.7

6.4

7.5

*9.8

9.8

8.6

8.1

15

IT

8.6

7.5

6.4

5.7

5.7

5.7

6.0

6.0

4.9

4.2

9 si 3.8

11 ! 3.4

9.8! 3.1

11 3.1

8.6 2.7

7.5

6.4

6.4

5.7

TT!

409.4

13.2

0.129

0.15

2.5

2.5

£.5

1.9 179"

1.9

174.8

5.64

0.055

0.06

Sept.

1.8 *TT9~

1.9

2.1

26

36

TT

7.0

6.0

5.3

4.9

5.7

5.7

5.3

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4,9

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

-

195.1

6.50

0.064

0,07

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,140 Min 4.8 Mean 121 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.18

Water year 1952-53; Max 1,980 Min 1.8 Mean 99.5 Cfsm 0.975 In. 13.21

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs).--Nov. 21 (5 p.m.) 1,980 cfs (4.79 ft); Jan.24 (2 p.m.) 1,650 cfs 

(4.5 ft); Peb. 21 (10 a.m.) 2,900 cfs (5.48 ft); Mar. 24 (8 a.m.) 3,380 cfs (5.75 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 

South Pork of South Branch Potomao River near Moorefield, W. Va.

423

Location. Lat 39°00'44", long. 78°57'23", on right bank 0.8 mile downstream from Stony 

Creek, 3? miles south of Moorefield, Hardy County, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 283 sq mi.

Records available. June 1928 to September 1935, August 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 861.51 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Mar. 11, 1940, chain or wire-weight gage at Harness 

Pork Bridge 2 miles upstream at about 31 ft higher datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 215 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,560 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 6.22 ft); minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 4, 5 (gage height, 1.04 ft).

1928-35, 1938-53: Maximum discharge, 39,000 cfs June 18, 1949 (gage height, 16.1 

ft), from rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination 

of peak flow; minimum observed, 8.0 cfs Aug. 12, 13, 1930.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 781: 1933(M). WSP 1141: 1940, 1942-43, 1945, 1948(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 21

1.2 17 3.0 755

1.4 52 4.0 1,580

1.8 158 5.0 2,720

2.3 355

Feb. 22 to Sept. 30

1.0 8.0 2.0 233

1.1 14 2.5 460

1.2 24 3.0 755

1.3 37 4.0 1,580

1.6 105 5.3 3,120

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

21

2Z 

23

Z4

Z5

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

35

31

31

2525"

25

30

28

28

33

37 

37

31

31

30

30

30

28

27

30

25

*Z7 

27

28

28

28

27

28

27

25

25

891

28.7

0.101

0.12

Nov.

25

25

27

27

25

25

23 27

23

23

27 

27

27

27

28

31

28

30

30

56

89Z

1,820 

 5BT

375

Z53

197

158

140

117

108

-

5,299

177

0.6Z5

0.70

Dec.

92

87

*78

72

70

74

82

87

87

90

1,080 

1,050

584

385

278

222

190

164

146

134

125

128 

152

168

174

168

158

149

131

114

114

6,633

214

0.756

0.87

Jan.

117 T20"

122

149

174

177

174

425

1,050

1,200

1,480 

1,030

671

*504

460

427

380

332

301

257

237

233 

245

814

1,480

800

545

*422

337

274

233

15,170

489

1.73

1.99

Feb.

208

187

168

158

140

134

128

T<£0"

158

155

143 

143

143

140

146

168

190

197

184

180

688

1,780 

 BBT

581

*440

365

311

267

_

_

-

8,494

303

1.07

1.12

Mar.

229

203

186

556

515

406

356

316

280

*262 

250

Z46

Z84

334

488

533

466

450

410

370

320 

288

2,100

2,890

3,110

1,370

852

647

515

420

19,874

641

2.27

2.61

Apr.

374

347

306

284

250

229

*267

293

280

457

563 

455

521

635

HOT

435

374

316

280

250

226

203 

186

177

164

155

155

149

140

134

-

9,109

304

1.07

1.20

May

131

128

117

111

I3T

146

334

908

488

352

280 

229

203

211

1,240

701

498

406

*360

701

605

471 

392

306

254

214

183

158

137

12Z

125

10,642

343

1.21

1.40

June

120

102

92

82

74

68

72

127

111

102

84 

79

72

68

61

52

54

130

176

100

89 

79

*68

61

56

52

46 5z"

48

-

2,499

83.3

0.294

0.33

July

50

45

43

43

43

39

68

5?

46

39

36 

34

33

30

29

28

27

25

27

29

24

23 

24

27

28

Z8

24

22

20

19

2Tr

1,029

33.2

0.117

0.14

Aug.

19

18

18

*ZO

24

302"9~

29

28

27

28 

28

25

23

21

20

19

19

18

17

16

15 

14

14

13

13

13

12

I?

1Z

12

606

19.5

0.069

0.08

Sept.

11 *TT

11

ll

1Z

22

50

4T

32

25

23 

23

23

21

20

20

18

18

16

16

17

17 

16

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

-

570

19.0

0.067

0.07

Calendar year 1952 : Max 5,Z40 Min 16 Mean 268 Cfsm 0.947 In. 12.92

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,110 Min 11 Mean 221 Cfsm 0.781 In. 10.63

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 cfs).--Feb. 22 (12:30 a.m.) Z,850 cfs (5.11 ft); Mar. 25 (11:30 p.m.) 

4,560 cfs (6.22 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
424 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

South Branch Potomac River near Springfield, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 39°26'49", long. 78 e 39<16", on left bank at highway bridge 2 miles east of 

 Springfield, Hampshire County, and 13 miles upstream from confluence with North Branch.

Drainage area. 1,471 sq ml.

Records available.--June 1894 to February 1896, June 1899 to February 1902, August 1903 to 

July 1^06, August 1928 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 562.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"^1929. June 1894 to February 1896 wire-weight gage at Baltimore & Ohio Railroad bridge

ll£ miles upstream at different datum. June 26, 1899, to Feb. 2, 1902, wire-weight

gage at highway bridge 10 miles upstream at different datum (destroyed by flood).

Aug. 28, 1903, to July 14, 1906, chain gage at present site at different datum. Aug. 8

to Sept. 24, 1928, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 29 years (1899-1901, 1903-5, 1928-53), 1,275 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,500 cfs Mar. 26 (gage height, 11.80 ft); mlnImum, 87 cfs Sept. 2, 3 (gage height, 0.99 ft).

1894-96, 1899-1902. 1903-6, 1928-53: Maximum discharge, 143,000 Cfs Mar. 18, 1936 

(gage height, 34.2 ft), by slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 50 cfs 

Aug. 5, 1930; minimum gage height, 0.64 ft Sept. 4, 1934.

Maximum stage known prior to 1928, about 34 ft in November 1877, from floodmarks 

(discharge, 140,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records excellent.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 800: 1932(H).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 90 6.0 4,750

1.2 160 8.0 7,280

1.7 445 11.0 12,000

3.0 1,530

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

156

152

148 

144

140

T3B- 136

148

144

156

184

193 TB~8~

184

174

165 

156

152

148

144

140

136

136

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

136

4,688

151

0.103

0.12

Nov.

140

140

144 

*140

140

140

140

iss- 136

ue

156

160 

156

152

165

179 

134

179

179

239

989

4,750

2,500

1,350

905

676

550

466

419

356

-

16,114

537

0.365

0.41

Dec.

332

308

296 

284

278

302

320

362

368

362

3,470

5,590 

2,800

1,800

*1,300

1,040 

896

740

645

585

564

645

964

1,050

1,030

939

837

740

615

529

571

30,562

986

0.670

0.77

Jan.

600 '630"

600 

652

716

692

638

764

3,430

5,970

6,490

5,230 

3,560

2,700

2,600

2,600 

2,800

2,600

2,350

1,940

1,760

1,950

2,400

4,140

8,400

»5,350

3,450

2,700

2,500

2,100

1,760

84,082

2,712

1.84

2.13

Feb.

1,530

1,350

1,220 

1,110

1,010

930

1,530"

1,710

1,530

1,300

1,170

1,220 

1,530

1,530

1,580

2,300 

2,150

1,850

1,530

1,400

1,680

9,720

S,S3O

3,670

2,700

2,250

1,850

1,620

_

»

-

58,560

2,091

1.42

1.48

Mar.

1,400

1,220

1,170 

1,850

3,790

3,560

2,700

2,300

*2,050

1,850

1,850

1,760 

2,050

2,700

2,800

3,790 

3,560

2,900

2,900

2,700

2,350

2,000

1,760

5,800

9,980

11»500

6,620

4,510

3,450

2,800

2,300

101,970

3,289

2.24

2.58

Apr.

2,000

2,250

2,300 

2,000

1,760

1,580

1,850

3,010

2,800

5,000

6,360

4,390 

4,270

3,910

3,340

2,900 

2,500

2,150

1,950

1,760

1,580

1,480

1,530

1,660

1,530

1,400

*1,300

1,220

1,120

1,010

-

71,910

2,397

1.63

1.82

May

948

905

828 

764

732

1,020

1,950

3,670

3,230

2,500

1,950

1,620 

1,440

1,350

2,930

4,150 

2,900

2,450

1,950

2,500

3,230

2,500

2,500

2,200

1,800

1,530

1,300

1,170

973

862

1,010

58,862

1,899

1.29

1.49

June

»973

77?

660 

564

515

473

459

587

708

608

652

645 

563

480

438

400 

350

406

703

660

529

466

419

380

350

331

50T

406

393

473

-

15,864

529

0.360

0.40

July

473

38P

332 

290

344

332" 476

419

356

302

272

239 

202

207

188

179 

165

156

152

»160

169

160

160

140

148

148

148

136

124

T3?

124

7,213

233

0.158

0.18

Aug.

117

124

132 

120

160

198

223

234

234

332

272

228 

193

179

148

144 

»136

128

124

120

120

114

114

111

108

105

102

99

96

96

93_

4,704

152

0.103

0.12

Sept.

90" 90

93 

93

93

105

120

148

184

TBT

128

128 

124

»124

114

114 

111

108

105

105

102

102

99

99

99

99

99

96

96

93

-

3,317

111

0.075

0.08

Calendar year 1952: Max 19,200 Mln 132 Mean 1,409 Cfsm 0.958 In. 13.02

Water year 1952-53: Max 11,500 Mln 90 Mean 1,254 Cfsm 0.852 In. 11.58

Peak discharge (base, 10.000 efs). Feb. 22 (9 a.m.) 12,200 cfs (11.08 ft); Mar. 26 (6 a.m.) 13,500 

CfS 111.8O ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 

Sawpit Run near Oldtown, m.

425

Location. --tot 39»32'50\ long. 78°33'20", on left bank 900 ft upstream from bridge on 

ran C t y mUe upstream from mouth . and 3-0 miles east of Oldtown, AlleDralnage area. 5.0 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. October 1947 to September 1953.

Gage,. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 574.06 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 6 years, 4.45 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 392 cfs May 31 (gage height, 3.85 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 110 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times durlnc 

July, August, and September.

1947-53: Maximum discharge, that of May 31, 1953; no flow at times in each year.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ioe effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.07

1.08

1.10

1.15

1.2

1.25

1.3

.01 

.01 

.02 

.04 

.07 

.13

1.35

1.4

1.45

1.5

1.55

1.6

1.65

0.22 

.36 

.59 

.92

1.4

2.2

3.3

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.8

4.8

9.3

22

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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.

~7JI 0.01, 

.01

.01

.01

.01

.03

ToT

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

0.40

0.013

0.0026

0.003

Nov.

0.01 -TOT

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

*.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

2.4

52

32

7.7

3.3

2.0

1.4

1.0

.78

.59

.59

-

104.00

3.47

0.694

0.77

Dec.

~n? 0.49

.54

.59

1.3

2.8

2.2

1.7

1.3

2.1

4712-

5.7

3.3

2.4

1.7

1.3

1.2

.92

.85

1.2

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.0

b.70

.78

.92

.92

102 . 90

3.32

0.664

0.77

Jan.

fc*

2.8

3.6

2.8

2.4

2.2

*12

34

57

31

19

12

9.9

11

9.9

6.5

7.9

6.9

5.3

18

25

12

55

25

9.9

6.5

6.1

3.6

2.8

2.6

406.5

13.1

2.62

3.02

Feb.

2.4

1.7

1.6

1.2

2.8

31

T5

7.9

4.8

3.9

5.7

4.8

3.9

17

22

15

8.8

6.5

5.7

16

13

7.4

5.7

4.2

3.6

2.8

2.2

_

_

-

218.3

7.80

1.56

1.62

Mar.

1.9

 $75

*50

24

12

7.9

7.4

5.7

7.9

13

15

42

23

31

31

16

13

13

9.3

7.4

5.3

4.8

78

ST

31

14

8.8

6.1

4.2

3.6

553,9

17.9

3.58

4.13

Apr.

3.9

3.3

3.3

2.8

2.8

11

9.3

21

55

19

20

21

13

8.8

6.9

4.5

3.9

4.5

3.3

2.6

2.2

2.2

1.7

1.6

1.9

2.0

1.6

1.4 0;

-

220.4

7.35

1.47

1.64

May

1.6

.92

.78

1.2

1.6

2.6

*8.3

6.5

3.9

2.6

1.9

1.4

1.1

2.1

1.6

28

13

5.7

3.0

2.2

1.7

1.4

.92

.92

.85

.54

.36

.22 472~

126

228.31

7.36

1.47

1.70

June

44

1?

4.8

2.6

1.7

1.2

2.2

1.0

.71

.54

.36

.22

.30

.30

.20

.11

.07

.11

.13

.06

.04

.03

.02

.01

ToT

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

-

72.77

2.43

0.486

0.54

July

0.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.03

.02

.01

.01

£

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.07 75?

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.22

0.007

0.0014

0.002

Aug.

*0

~.0l 

.01

0

.02

.01

*.01

.01

.06

754

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.19

0,006

0.0012

0.001

Sept.

0Q0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.01

0.0003

0.000060

0.00007

Calendar year 1952: Max 88 Min 0 Mean 5.12 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.94

Water year 1952-53: Max- 126 Min 0 Mean 5.23 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.20

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs). Nov. 21 (8 p.m.) 126 cfs (2.76 ft)j Mar. 24 (6:30 a.m.) 199 cfs

(3.11 ft); May 31 (5:30 a.m.) 392 efs (3.85 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
426 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 

Potomac River at Paw Paw, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 39°32'13", long. 78°27'28", on left bank 250 ft upstream from highway 

bridge at Paw Paw, Morgan County, and 3.3 miles downstream from Little Cacapon River.

Drainage area.--3,109 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 487.88 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Mar. 25, 1939, wire-weight gage at highway bridge 

250 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--15 years, 3,190 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 27, i cfs Mar. 26 (gage height, 18.25 ft); minimum, 228 cfs Sept. 3, 4.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 111,000 cfs Oct. 16, 1942 (gage height, 38.36 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 66,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 216 cfs 

Sept. 11, 1944.

Maximum stage known, 54.0 ft Mar. 18, 1936 (discharge, 240,000 cfs, from rating 

curve extended above 66,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks.--Records excellent except those below 500 cfs, which are good. Low flow affected 

by Stony River Reservoir (see p. 405) and, since December 1950, by Savage River Reservoir (see p. 408) .

Hating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 14 to Jan. 9)

3.1 

3.3 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

233

302

390

672

1,420

2,340

4,760

11,600

25,800

Di: charge, in cubic feet per second, water year October !Mo2 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

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

(t)

Oct.

331 

340

367

340

315

302

336

367

358

*358

367

390

410

405

381

349

327

310

298

295

291

280 250"

280

284

291

291

291

291

291

287

10,103

326

-

_

-65.9

Nov.

291 

280

291

306

306

302

302

298

298

*295

302

306 

306

315

327

327

323

327

327

548

2,680

15,700

7,990

3,850

2,440

1,740

1,440

1,200

1,030

929

-

45,376

1,513

-

-

-4.1

Dec.

831 

782

754

733

726

922

1,200

1,200

1,120

1,080

7,460

12,500 

6,410

4,630

3,740

3,050

2,440

1,890

1,710

1,550

1,460

1,520

1,790

2,130

2,150

2,060

1,900

1,650

1,380

1,330

1,400

73,298

2,364

-

_

-24.4

Jan.

1,510 

1,550

1,540

1,590

*1,690

1,590

1,510

1,680

4,850

10,700

13,200

10,100 

7,160

5,920

6,140

7,620

9,960

8,850

8,670

7,210

6,730

8,130

8,000

12,100

24,400

14,800

9,690

7,460

7,130

5,680

4,760

221,920

7,159

-

_

+6.8

Feb.

4,490 

4,200

3,710

3,240

2,750

2,490

4,560

6,080

4,830

4,230

3,830

4,060 

6,000

4,980

4,860

6,820

6,570

5,600

4,530

3,930

5,130

17,000

12,700

8,860

6,630

5,290

4,560

*4,190

-

-

-

156,120

5,576

-

_

-15.8

Mar.

3,650 

3,020

2,860

6,670

13,600

10,600

8,320

7,210

6,160

5,220

5,080

5,630 

9,760

13,200

11,000

12,500

10,500

8,040

8,360

7,590

6,330

5,420

4,760

17,200

24,700

25,600

16,700

11,500

8,230

6,660

5,540

291,610

9,407

-

_

+79.9

Apr.

4,930 

5,520

5,590

4,960

4,380

3,940

4,630

6,460

6,440

9,97O

16,500

10,700 

10,800

9,440

7,780

6,580

5,760

4,960

4,800

4,460

4,100

3,840

3,840

3,950

3,590

3,360

3,310

3,O20

2,770

*2.550

-

172,930

5,764

_

_

+177

May

2,400 

2,290

2,090

1,880

1,910

2,600

5,470

7,560

7,130

5,720

4,700

3,860 

3,540

3,370

3,900

7,450

6,650

6,980

5,290

4,700

5,520

4,540

4,300

4,010

3,350

3,000

2,560

2,260

1,930

1,710

10,100

132,770

4,283

_

_

+42.4

June

11,100 

6,4<tO

,010

,900

,'260

,870

,840

,750

,710

,480

,430

,370 

,230

,350

,200

1,040

915

922

1,130

1,320

1,070

957

908

775

659

634

740

666

*720

-

55,122

1,837

_

_

-14.2

July

768 

726

621

596

596

999

817

666

653

566

509

471 

434

410

405

390

372

362

353

376

439

419

702

1,030 5T2"

450

419

385

349

336

3W

16,540

534

-

_

-64.3

Aug.

336

336

344

358

372

419

*444

602

614

873

838

627 

492

410

376

340

323

319

315

295

291

291

284

276

272

255

259

252

246

243

239

11,941

385

-

_

-55.0

Sept.

236 

233

#2^3"

233

246

280

298

306

319

527

295

' 298

327

306

310

291

276

262

259

259

265

265

259

252

252

255

252

255

252

*246

-

8,147

272

-

«

-73.9

Calendar year 1952: Max 34,700 Min 280 Mean 3,571 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.65

Water year 1952-53 : Max 25,600 Min 233 Mean 3,276 Cfsm 1.O5 In. 14.25

Peak discharge (base, 20,000 cfs). --Jan 25 (9 to 10 a.m.) 26,900 cfs (17.98 ft); Feb. 22 (1:30

p.m.) 21,300 cfs (15.99 ft); Mar. 26 (11 a.m.) 27,800 cfs (18.25 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents of reservoirs on Stony and Savage Rivers, equivalent in cubic feet per second;

for calendar year 1952, -11.8 cfs; for water year 1953, -1.2 cfs. Records furnished by West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co. and Corps of Engineers, respectively.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 427

Caeapon River near Great Cacapon, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 39°34'43", long. 78°18'34". on left bank at Rock Ford, 3 miles southwest 

of Great Cacapon, Morgan County, and 6| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--677 sq ml.

Records available.--December 1922 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 456.78 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Nov. 10, 1933, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--30 years (1923-53), 574 efs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,600 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 13 68 ft)' minimum, 53 cfs Sept. 3-5 (gage height, 0.53 ft).

1922-53: Maximum discharge, 87,600 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 30 1 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 52,000 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting- minimum 

35 cfs Sept. 21, 22, 1932 (gage height, 0.35 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 800: 1924(M). WSP 921: Drainage area. WSP 951: 1936-37.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 21 Nov. 22 to Sept. 30

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

68

112

217

350

780

1,940

1.4 

2.0 

3.0

50

83

193

350

780

5.0

7.0

10.0

13.0

1,940

3,750

8,600

14,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

71

75

74

75

79

74

81

81

89

96

99 

99 

102

112

121

107

96

89

82

79

74

71

71

69

6¥

69

74

74

75

72

72

2,571

82.9

0.122

0.14

Nov.

72

72

74

74

*72

72

71

71

69

69

74 

75 

75

79

85

88

93

93

104

- 165

1,750

15,400

3, 830

1,740

1,000

730

563

452

378

329

-

25,819

861

1.27

1.42

Dec.

298

270

252

234

?3T

250

309

406

354

323

1,670 

4,280 

2,010

1,320

905

*730

590

500

428

382

347

364

468

492

480

440

406

371

306

270

306

19,995

645

0.953

1.10

Jan.

326

zSS

350

424

635

581

509

476

666

1,660

5,750 

2,950 

2,160

1,680

1,800

2,240

2,240

1,800

1,500

1,170

1,000

1,290

1,440

1,870

3,550

2,570

*1,740

1,350

1,110

905

780

44,860

1,447

2.14

2.46

Feb.

680

612

527

484

448

410

56T

755

680

586

504 

500 

590

572

568

930

1,060

1,050

880

805

805

1,150

1,500

1,17(5

980

855

755

658

-

_

-

20,998

750

1.11

1.15

War.

568

492

468

807

1,710

1,500

1,110

930

830

*755

730 

680 

824

1,520

1,260

1,960

l,94d

l,50d

1,440

1,290

1,050

905

805

1,940

6,460

8,240

4,790

2,750

1,940

1,560

1,230

53,764

1,734

2.56

2.95

Apr.

1,050

1,030

1,060

880

780

750

850

1,580

1,410

1,780

5,150 

2,400 

2,240

2,520

2,080

1,620

1,520

1,060

950

880

755

680

612

563

514

484

52T

*635

572

504

-

34,756

1,159

1.71

1.91

May

492

509

468

415

382

396

1,250

2,320

2,750

1,740

1,260 

980 

880

880

1,110

1,560

2,080

2,160

1,560

1,410

1,320

1,000

830

755

612

509

460

388

332

309

l,TBo

32,265

1,041

1.54

1.77

June

*1,460

930

635

472

368

512

285

285

332

285

237 

227 

227

205

195

182

171

167

165

161

157

145

136

127

123

121

112

106

101

100

-

8,521

284

0.419

0.47

July

100

98

95

90

90

92

84

84

90

83

79 

75 

74

75

71

70

69

69

70

69

*68

69

94

106 ~84

76

75

68

66

64

75

2,466

79.5

0.117

0.14

Aug.

79

67

64

72

125

109

152

119

98

95

121 

112 

98

85

75

70

68

*66

64

61

61

60

59

59

57

57

56

55

55

54

54

2,403

77.5

0.114

0.13

Sept.

54

54

54

53SB"

63

66

83

~8T 103

74 

74 

74

78

*89

80

70

64

62

61

61

61

60

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

1,990

66.3

0.098

0.11

Calendar year 1952: Max 13,400 Min 67 Mean 767 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.42

Water year 1952-53: Max 13,400 Min 53 Mean 686 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.75

Peak discharge (base, 3,900 cfs). Nov. 22 (1:30 p.m.) 16,600 cfs (13.68 ft); Dec. 12 (4 a.m.)

5,950 cfs (8.51 ft); Jan. 11 (9 a.m.) 4,170 cfs (7.28 ft)j Mar. 26 (2 p.m.) 9,740 cfs (10.64 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
428 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 

Little Tonoloway Creek near Hancock, Md.

Location. Lat 39°42'45", long. 78°13'55", on right tank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, 100 ft downstream from unnamed tributary and 2.8 miles northwest of Hancock, 

Washington County.

Drainage area. 16.9 sq ml.

Records available. August 1947 to September 1953. Prior to October 1951, published as 

Tonoloway Creek near Hancock.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage 'is 457.51 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 6 years, 19.8 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,180 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 7.01 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs on several days in August and September.

1947-53: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 21, 1952; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 22 to Nov. 6, Nov. 21, Mar. 24)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 20 Nov. 21 to Mar. 23 Mar. 24 to Sept. 30

1.05 

1.1

0.7 

1.2 

2.8 

5.3

1.5 

1.8 

2.2 

2.7

13

30

60

111

1.4 

 1.7 

2.0 

2.5

8.8

24

47

101

3.0 

4.0 

4.9

170

350

560

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1.9

0.03

.6

2.0

4.1

6.9

15

2.1 27

2.5 62

3.0 125

3.5 210

4.4 410

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

1.1

2.0

1.8

1.2

1.0

.9

T79" 27T

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.6

*1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

l-.O

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

39.4

1.27

0.075

0.09

Nov.

0.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8 78"

.9

 1.0

.9

.8

.8

1.4

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.1

111

538

 4T55"

132

50

30

23

19

15

IS

12

-

1,370.6

45.7

2.70

3.02

Dec.

10

10

9.6 976-

15

22

20

*18

16

20

265 ~56~

60

45

36

29

24

21

19

18

19

19

19

18

18

16

16

13

14

15

16

946.2

30.5

1.80

2.08

Jan.

IB- 16

18

19

19

18

18

27

81

181

133

90

68

56

64

75

62

58

50

*43

53

64

54

187

TzTT

56

38

31

23

18

16

1,772

57.2

3.38

3.90

Feb.

16

14

14

14

ii

14

40

37

30

23

 21

27

25

23

40

56

5TJ

36

30

25

42

43

36

30

25

22

19

16

_

_

-

780

27.9

1.65

1.72

Mar.

14

IT

19

105

95

53

36

30

*24

26

36

55

167

106

78

73

55

50

58

50

37

30

27

T8- 231

57

43

34

28

22

19

1,770

57.1

3.38

3.90

Apr.

19

18

*15

13

12

a!2

a50

a30

a40

aTO

a50

a50

51

48

38

32

25

22

20

17

15

13

12

10

9.9

12

13

10

9.6

579-

746.4

24.9

1.47

1.64

May

11

9.9

8.4

*8.0

12

28

38

34

34

26

19

15

12

11

17

13

22

24

19

15

12

16

129.-2

11

11

8.0

6.0

5.1 970"

390

865.6

27.9

1.65

1.90

June

-8? 258

46

28

18

12

11

*8.0

6.6

5.1

4.1

3.6

5.9

4.6

3.6

3.1

3.6

5.4

3.6

2.7

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.1

1.0

1.1

2.0

1.1

1.0

*1.8

-

536.4

17.9

1.06

1.18

July

1.0

.8

1.2

.7

.5

1.0

1.0

.4

*.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

7?

.2

*3.1

10

T.8

1.1

.8

.7

.5

.4

.4

.4

29.6

0.95

0.056

0.07

Aug.

0.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.3

*.2

4.3

T^

1.4

.7

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

71

.1

.1 *.l

15.9

0.51

0.030

0.03

Sept.

0.1

TT

.1

.1

.1

.2

7f

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

,1

3.8

0.13

0.0077

0.008

Calendar year 1952: Max 538 Min 0.2 Mean 26.5 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.36

Water year 1952-53: Max 538 Min 0.1 Mean 24.3 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.54

Peak discharge (base. 200 cfs). Nov. 21 (6:30 p.m.) 1,180 cfs (7.01 ft); Dec. 11 (4:30 a.m.) 429 

cfs 14.36 ft); Jan. 1O 110 a.m.) 241 cfs (3.43 ft); Jan. 24 (3 p.m.) 256 cfs (3.51 ft); Mar. 13 

(2 p.m.) 210 cfs (3.30 ft); Mar. 24 (5 a.m.) 465 cfs (4.62 ft); May 31 (4 a.m.) 789 cfs (5.73 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record} discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 429

Potomac River at Hancock, Md.

Location. Lat 39*41149", long. 78°10'39", on left bank 0.2 mile downstream from Little 

Tonoloway Creek, half a mile downstream from new highway bridge at Hancock, Washington County, and 1.1 miles upstream from Tonoloway Creek (formerly called Great or Big 

Tonoloway Creek).

Drainage area. 4,073 sq mi.

Records available. October 1932 to September 1953.

Qagj. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 383.46 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Oct. 1, 1932, to Aug. 27, 1934, chain gage and Aug. 28, 1934, to Jan. 5, 

1935, Mar. 18, 1936, to Jan. 20, 1937, wire-weight gage, on former highway bridge Just 

upstream at same datum. Jan. 6, 1935, to Mar. 18, 1936, water-stage recorder at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 4,130 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 38,300 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 17.35 ft); 

minimum, 240 cfs Oct. 23, 24, 25; minimum gage height, 2.29 ft Sept. 5.

1932-53: Maximum discharge, 340,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 47.6 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 120,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum observed, 180 cfs Oct. 4, 1932 (gage height, 2.01 ft).

Maximum stage known prior to 1932, about 40 ft In May 1889 (discharge, about 

220,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records excellent. Slight regulation at low flow from powerplants upstream. 

Low flow affected slightly by Stony River Reservoir (see p. 405) and, since December 

1950, by Savage River Reservoir (see p.408 ). Record of water temperatures for the 

water year 1953 are given In WSP 1290.

Revisions (water years). WSP 781: 1933(M). WSP 801: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water yeap 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

4.0

Oct. 1 to Nov. 22

320

490

780

1,890

6.0

10.0

15.0

16.4

4,800

13,500

29,300

34,600

Nov. 23 to Sept. 30

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

290

455

790

4.0 

6.0

1,830

4,800

Mote. Same as preceding 

table above 6.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In. 'it)

Oct.

409 

427

409

409

409

392

409

409

499

526

499 

508 

 544

580

600

590

499

445

409

384

360

344

328

35ff

336

344

352

368

368

360

360

13,204

426

_

_

-65.9

Nov.

350" 352 

360

352

392

392

368

360

352

352

368 

368 

376

376

400

427

409

418

427

1,030

5,840

34,300

19,700

 7,940

4,820

3,330

2,590

2,170

1,840

1,650

-

92,419

3,081

_

_

-4.1

Dec.

1,470 

1,340

1,260

1,220

1.210

1,320

1,590

1,940

1,820

1,740

5,630 

18.900 

11,300

7,050

5,430

4,290

3,550

2,780

2,350

2,170

1,990

1,960

2,160

2,510

2,710

2,640

2,500

2,250

1,960

1,710

1,750

102,500

3,306

_

_

-24.4

Jan.

1.920 

2,000

2,060

2,070

2,360

2,400

2,260

2,230

3,830

11,400

19,500 

15, 600 

11,600

8,750

8,450

10,100

12,600

12,400

11,000

 9,710

8,470

10,300

10,400

13,100

28.300

21,900

13,700

10,200

8,930

7,800

6,310

291,650

9,408

.

.

+6.8

Feb.

5,570 

5,300

4,780

4,360

3,680

3.280

4,020

7,550

6,770

5,610

5,050 

4,820 

6,140

6,690

5,830

7,840

8,700

8,090

6,670

5,590

5,610

13,700

18.100

12,000

9,320

7,230

6,120

5,390

-

-

-

193,810

6,922

_

-15.8

Mar.

4,960 

4,080

3.660

6, 160

15,300

14,300

10,900

9,160

8,030

6,890

6,420 

6,810 

9,370

16,700

14,100

15,500

14,500

11,500

10,400

 10,400

8,680

7,430

6,500

15,300

34.400

34,000

26,600

16,800

12,200

9,410

7,800

378,260

12,202

_

_

+79.9

Apr.

6,670 

6,520

7,250

6,540

5,780

5,210

5,340

7,570

8,430

9,830

19.700 

15, 700 

13,700

13,300

11,400

9,390

8,150

7,030

6,250

6,060

5,450

5,050

,780

,780

,640

,270

,200

4,050

3,730

3.440

-

224,210

7,474

_

+177

May

3,220 

3,120

2,920

2,620

2,510

2,740

5,270

9,670

11,400

8,750

7,050 

5,700 

4,930

4,670

4,800

8,160

9,550

11,500

8,700

6,730

7,090

6,570

5,660

5,470

4,710

4,070

3,660

3,120

2,710

2.590

9,440

178,900

5,771

_

+42.4

June

19.200 

11,100

6,500

4,530

3,440

2,760

2,420

 2,430

2,230

2,170

1,880 

1,800 

1,870

1,810

1,820

1,560

1,380

1,240

1,270

1,500

1,590

1,320

1,190

1,130

980

880

850 510"

950

880

83,620

2,787

_

-14.2

July

930 

960

900

7 SO

733

980

1.130

960

800

790

695 

623 

581

549

504

504

497

462

476

455

449

565

677

950

1,100

704

573

511

469

431

425

21,163

683

_

-64.3

Aug.

431 

419

390

 413

490

490

533

581

733

733

1.000 

950 

733

589

483

443

407

384

373

368

351

340

346

335

325

320

315

310

310

305

 3T5B"

14,505

468

_

-55.0

Sept.

295 

300

295

2§B" 290

320

340

368

407

413

419

JoT

401

407

401

413

395

356

351

340

351

346

340

325

340

325

325

325

315

340

10,539

351

_

-73.9

Calendar year 1952: Max 48,200 Mln 328 Mean 4,782 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.98

Water year 1952-53: Max 34,400 Mln 290 Mean 4,397 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.65

Peak discharge (base. 23. OOcTef s). Nov. 22 (7:50 p.m.) 58,500 cfs (17.55 ft); Jan. 25 (5 p.m.) 

32,000 cfs (15T73 ft)j Mar. 26 (6:30 p.m.) 37,300 cfs (17.10 ft)j June 1 (5:30 a.m.) 23,500 cfs 

(13.34 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In reservoirs on Stony and Savage Rivers, equivalent In cubic feet per seconds for calendar year 1952, -11.8 cfs; for water year 1953, -1.2 cfs . Records furnished by West 

Virginia Pulp & Paper Co. and Corps of Engineers, respectively.
430 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 

Back Creek near Jones Springs, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°30'43", long. 78°02'15", near right bank on upstream side of highway

bridge, 1.3 miles southeast of Tomahawk, 3.5 miles northeast of village of Jones Springs, 

Berkeley County, and 9 miles upstream from Tilhance Creek.

Drainage area.--243 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1928 to September 1931 (published as "near Hedgesville"] 

1938 to September 1953.

August

Sage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily, oftener during 

FTigh stages. Datum of gage is 416.42 ft above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Sept. 30, 1931, chain gage at highway bridge 1.3 miles west of Hedgesville and 5 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--15 years (1938-53), 210 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,820 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 16.6 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum observed, 8.8 cfs Sept. 2, 3 (gage height, 1.56 ft).

1928-31, 1938-53: Maximum discharge, 82,400 cfs Oct. 15, 1942 (gage height, 25.17 

ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 6,200 cfs on basis of currentmeter measurement of 14,500 cfs mads at Hedgesville; minimum observed, 0.9 cfs Aug. 6, 

1930.

Maximum stage known prior to October 1942, 25.0 ft Mar. 17 or 18, 1936, from floodmarks (discharge, 22,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 6,200 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 19 to Nov. 20)

Oct. 1 to July 23

2.1 

2.5

12

125

3.0

6.0

10.0

14.4

251

1,450

3,600

7,400

July 24 to Sept. 30

1.5 7.0

1.7 14

1.9 26

2.2 53

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

17

T5

41

38

31

24

25

26

30

29

28

30

34

30

24

22

20

19

17

17

21

22 

19

19

20

20

20

19

19

20

18

738

23.8

0.098

0.11

Nov.

18

19

18

18

*17

16

14

17

17

17

21 

23

24

22

25

27

31

24

21

239

1,900

7,400 

* 1,800

735

422

300

236

182

142

129

-

13,874

462

1.90

2.12

Dec.

119

113

103

98

155

169

169

144

129

136

1,890 

1,280

615

422

300

*236

194

169

146

125

133

221 

236

221

208

194

169

142

117

119

121

8,543

276

1.14

1.31

Jan.

138

TSe

169

267

267

221

194

182

476

1,560

2,230 

1,240

775

615

575

615

536

497

440

351

317

897 

655

938

1,240

695

*497

459

368

283

236

18,091

584

2.40

2.77

Feb.

221

182

169

158

142

125

151

283

221

194

182 

221

251

208

221

615

BT5

478

386

317

334

351 

267

251

221

221

194

169

_

-

7,351

263

1.08

1.13

Mar.

146

133

129 T70"

938

536

386

317

283

*267

267 

236

644

1,020

775

1,690

979

655

775

575

440

351 

334

1,630

1,740

1,550

856

615

478

368

300

19,883

641

2.64

3.04

Apr.

267

251

221

182

169

146

351

478

404

796

1,110 

655

615

615

459

386

334

267

236

208

182

158 

144

129

117

113

IBT

*169

138

123

-

9,605

320

1.32

1.47

May

182

182

158

133

121

127

136

746

979

615

422

300

267

236

823

615

1,020

979

536

536

334

251 

221

169

144

129

115

92

79

74

1,150

11,821

381

1.57

1.81

June

1,240

*655

351

221

169

129

121

113

87

76

65 

58

117

101

73

62

54

56

54

49

42

38 

34

30

27

25

25

24

24

29

-

4,149

138

0.568

0.63

July

24

22

21

19

18

18

20

19

17

17

16

15

16

16

14

15

14

14

14

14

*13

15 

151 ~4$

28

19

16

16

14

13

14

688

22.2

0.091

0.11

Aug.

14

14

13

13

18

28

23

22

32

47

42 

27

20

16

14

14

13

*13

12

12

11

11 

10

10

10

10

10

9.7

9.4

9.4

9.1

516.6

16.7

0.069

0.08

Sept.

9.7

9.4

8.8

17

20

39

35

22

15

13 

14

17

51

*25

18

16

14

12

13

12

12 

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

-

496.9

16.6

0.068

0.08

Calendar year 1952 : Max 7,400 Min 12 Mean 305 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.07

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,400 Min 8.8 Mean 262 Cfsm i.oe In- 14.66

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs).--Nov. 22 (10 a.m.) 9,820 cfs (16.6 ft); Dec. 11 (9 p.m.) 3,070 

cfs (9.2 ft); Jan. 11 (3 a.m.) 2,830 cfs (8.8 ft)j Mar. 24 (10:30 p.m.) 3,320 cfs (9.6O ft): May 31 

(7 p.m.) 2,530 cfs (8.25 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 431

Conococheague Creek at Fairview, Md.

Location. Lat 39°42'57", long. 77°49'28", on right bank 0.7 mile upstream from highway 

bridge in Fairview, Washington County, 2 miles upstream from Rockdale Run, and 6j miles 

northwest of Hagerstown.

Drainage area. 494 sq mi.

Records available. June 1928 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 391.77 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Dec. 6, 1932, chain gage at highway bridge 0.7 mile downstream at 

datum 2.85 ft lower. Dec. 6, 1932, to Oct. 7, 1933, staff gage at site 200 ft downstream from former site at datum 4.84 ft lower than present datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 590 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,100 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 15.16 ft, from 

high-water mark in well); minimum, 69 cfs Sept. 28; minimum daily, 88 cfs Sept. 30.

1928-53: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 22, 1952; minimum, 22 cfs Dec. 16, 1930; 

minimum daily, 25 cfs Nov. 28, 1930.

Maximum stage known, about 16.5 ft sometime in 1889, from information by local residents (discharge, about 22,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of fragmentary or no gage-height 

record, which are fair. Low flow partly regulated by small powerplants near Mercersburg, Pa.

Revisions (water years). WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 821: 1934(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24, Mar. 25 to Sept. 30 Jan. 25 to Mar. 24

1.3

1.7 

2.3 

3.0

4.0 

Discharge, in

86

170

358

650

1,220

ubic feet per

6.0 2,810

9.0 6,110

11.0 9,030

13.2 13,000

2.9

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

659

1,270

2,810

6,110

scond, water year October 1952 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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

*156

175

199

13!

158

151

160

165

163

158

153

158

153

151

139

137

133

131

128

118

118

122 

122

124

120

118

118

124

116

124

112

4,392

142

0.287

0.33

Nov.

116

112

118

120

112

114

112

112

110

m

124

120

*114

114

131

178

144

131

126

1,680

a5,200

al3,000 

a8,200

a3,500

a2,230

1,660

1,330

1,090

920

838

-

41,970

1,399

2.83

3.16

Dec.

750

690

660

635

876

1,750

1,230

992

860

*788

3,180

a3,300

a2,000

al,700

al,400

al,200

al,100

al.OOO

a920

a860

a820

al,000 

a820

a700

a620

a580

a540

a510

a480

a460

a450

33,171

1,070

2.17

2.50

Jan.

a440l

a430

a440

a480

a440

*419

416 4"35

1,020

2,290

2,680

2,050

1,560

1,360

1,300

1,340

1,470

1,760

1,810

1,510

1,460

1,710 

1,380

4,190

5,720

2,830

2,110

1,940

1,590

1,310

1,200

49,090

1,584

3.21

3.70

Feb.

1,110

969

90S

870

793

*756

1,150"

1,160

964

848

799

870

930

810

936

1,310

1,200

986

920

886

1,480

1,760 

1,320

1,160

1,060

974

892

815

_

-

-

28,666

1,024

2.07

2.16

Mar.

745

689

684

1,310"

1,470

1,080

947

914

886

876

986

* ,100

,680

,630

,760

,670

,900

,640

,210

,750

,440

,270 

,160

,240

,290

,370

,690

,060

,700

,440

,250

52,967

1,709

3.46

3.99

Apr.

1,130

1,120

988

876

799

755

1,510

1,440

,130

,260

,260

,140

,400

,460

,210

,110

,020

914

950

*843

766

700 

655

610

578

600

782

706

596

578

28,884

963

1.95

2.17

May

706

645

573

527

*527

582

1,350

1,230

1,130

974

810

817

1,140

1,510

1,640

1,390

1,770

3,140

1,650

1,260

1,020

980 

882

733

744

750

640

560

503

491

f2,0~70

32,744

1,056

2.14

2.47

June

fl,840

f 1,650

1,170

956

*821

711

1,290

950

738

655

573

527

519

503

495

451

423

416

412

388

362

343 

328

307

283

280

283

293

267

*254

-

18,488

616

1.25

1.39

July

245

242

267

307

245

221

233

236

210

227

210

193

188

183

175

173

165

165

160 T6"5

170

181 

929

57H

318

239

202

193

178

165

168

7,531

243

0.492

0.57

Aug.

163

163

160

160

163

188

163

178

522

652

362

242

199

183

170

156

146

151

144

135

128

128 

122

118

124

118

114

112

108

106

100

5,678

183

0.370

0.43

Sept.

102

102

99

99

102

126

151

*I25

116

110

106

108

124

108

108

102

99

97

95

97

93

100 

97

91

90

91

93

90

91

88

3,101

103

0.209

0.23

Calendar year 1952: Max 13,000 Mln no Mean 950 Cfsm 1.92 In. 26.19

Water year 1952-53: Max 13,000 Min 88 Mean 840 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.10

Peak discharge (base. 4,500 efs).--Hov. 22 (time unknown) 17,100 cfs (15.16 ft); Jan. 25 (4 a.m.), 

7,150 cfs (9.74 ft}; Mar. Z5 15 a.m.) 6,780 cfs (9.48 ft); May 18 (2 a.m.) 4,670 cfs (7.88 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of high-water marks, weather records, and 

records for nearby stations.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from gage-height graph reconstructed on basis 

of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
432 POTOMftC RIVER BASIN

Opequon Creek near Berryville, Va.

Location. Lat 39°10'40", long. 78 0 04'20", on left bank 35 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 340, 0.2 mile upstream from Abrams Creek, and 5.0 miles west of Berryville, Clarke County.

Drainage area. 58 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1953.

Gage, Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 503.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to July 26, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 41.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,230 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 9.36< ft); minimum, 3.5 cfs Sept. 28>; minimum gage height, 1.24 ft Oct. 20, 21; minimum daily, 3.8 cfs 

Sept. 28.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 3,710 cfs Dec. 4, 1950 (gage height, 10.03 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 1.2 cfs 

Oct. 7, 1947.

Flood in October 1942 reached a stage of 18.4 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge.

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 22 to Dec. 10, Sept. 27-30)

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8

3.0

4.6

6.6

8.6

12

29

5.0 

7.0

53

137

238

487

815

1,730

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

5.6

7.2

7.0

6.4

6.4

5.2

8.9

ST?

6.4

7.4

8.0

8.6

6.6

7.8

7.2

*7.0

6.6

6.4

6.6

4.5

8.9 

6.6

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.8

4.6

8.6

S.4

6.2

6^0

209.5

6.76

0.117

0.13

Nov.

6.4

6.4

4.6

S7T

6.0

6.6

6.2

5.6

6.4

5.6

12

6.8

6.8

6.6

7.8

8.6

5.8

11

7.2

145

1.290 

750

157

83

*49

37

24

20

15

12

-

2,716.5

90.6

1.56

1.74

Dec.

12

15

13

17

36

73

30

25

18

18

*616

T3T

102

72

59

46

40

37

33

31

45 

90

80

64

48

44

36

28

34

28

26

1,945

62.7

1.08

1.24

Jan.

33

4TJ

64

75

52

38

37

45

234

725

325

193

113

98

85

72

60

60

57

50

72 

»111

75

320

137

72

59

54

44

38

37

3,483

112

1.93

2.22

Feb.

33

31

*30

30

25

25

31

29

25

24

24

29

27

24

105

100

60

44

38

36

41 

38

32

28

27

27

25

24

.

-

1,012

36.1

0.622

0.65

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,780 Min 4.3

Mar.

21

25

24

74

64

43

33

32

3641'

38

*34

201

120

149

304

92

75

93

61

49

40

33

319

55T

175

86

66

53

48

41

2,669

86.1

1.48

1.71

Apr.

41

53

41

37

34

34

75

*61

57

145

97

64

90

77

53

46

39

37

36

33

29 

28

26

24

Z3

25

48

33

28

29

-

1,444

48.1

0.829

0.92

Mean 60.2

May

45

34

26

26

31

69

*184

355

165

73

50

40

59

145

77

112

238

107

97

85

52 

43

38

30

31

30

25

24

22

37

478

2,825

91.1

1.57

1.81

June

139 ~57

36

28

24

22

25

24

21

19

18

17

20

30

21

18

17

18

17

15

14 

14

14

13

12

*11

IT

11

14

12

-

712

23.7

0.409

0.46

July

11

11

11

10

9.6

11

12to *10

9.3

11

8.6

9.3

10

10

9.3

10

9.3

8.9

8.4

10 

11

12

8.4

8.2

8.2

7.2

BTB

7.6

7.8

7.8

296.5

9.56

0.165

0.19

Cfsm 1.04 In. 14

Aug.

7.6

7.6

7.0

8.6

8.9

7.8

8.0

7.6

9.3

12

8.6

7.8

7.2

7.4

7.6

7.2

5.B

7.8

6.8

*6.6

6.6 

6.2

6.6

5.0

7.0

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.8

6.0

4.4

220.6

7.12

0.123

0.14

Sept.

6.2

5.6

5.6

5.0

6.2

8.2

57S

6.0

6.6

5.6

5.6

7.9

8.2

5.4

6.4

5.0

5.4

4.8

5.2

4.6

4.3 

6.0

4.6

*5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

3.8

571

4.8

-

169.4

5.65

0.097

0.11

.11

Hater year 1952-53: Max 1,290 Mln 3.8 Mean 48.5 Cfsm 0.836 In. 11.32

Peak discharge (base. 1.900 cfs).--Nov. 21 (7 p.m.\) 3,230 cfs (9.36 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 433

Abrams Creek near Winchester, Va.

Location. Lat 39°10'40", long. 78°05'10", on right bank 0.9 mile upstream from mouth and 

4.4 miles east of Winchester, Frederick County.

Drainage area. 16.5 sq mi.

Records available. July 1949 to September 1953.

~"T929. Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 526.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 590 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 4.74 ft); minimum, 

5.8 cfs Oct. 14; minimum gage height, 1.52 ft Oct. 14. Nov. 18, 19, Sept. 3,5.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 962 cfs Dec. 4, 1950 (gage height, 6.16 ft), from rating 

curve extended above 410 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of Oct. 14, 1952; 

minimum gage height, 1.49 ft Dec. 17, 1951.

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.5

1.6

1.7

2.1

6.8

10

18

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

117

200

302

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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 i

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

9.0

9.8

9.4

9.4

9.0

9.0

10

9.0

8.6

8.6

10

7.9

7.9

7.2

775

*7.9

8.6

8.6

9.0

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

13

T3

12

13

13

300.4

9.69

0.587

0.68

Nov.

11

10

13

13

12

12

10

10

10

16

10

10

9.8

9.8

12

8.6

575

8.6

8.6

38

265 ~5g

38

27

*21

19

16

15

15

15

-

768.8

25.6

1.55

1.73

Dec.

15

15

14

14

20

19

15

15

15

16

*102

TT

21

16

15

15

14

13

13

13

20

23

20

18

15

15

13

13

12

12

13

585

18.9

1.15

1.33

Calendar year 1952: Max 270

Jan.

14

13IB15

13

13

13

20

49

109

56

39

29

26

23

21

18

20

18

17

27

*27

23

66

37

26

24

23

20

18

18

850

27.4

1.66

1.91

Feb.

17

17

16

16

16

15

T5

16

16

15

17

18

16

15

36

31

23

IS

17

17

19

16

17

16

16

15

15

15

_

-

-

500

17.9

1.08

1.12

Mln 7.2

Mar.

14IB17

27

21

18

15

18

18

18

18 '18

*51

28

46

42

28

28

29

23

21

18

19

79

52

39

29

25

21

21

19

835

26.9

1.63

1.88

Apr.

19

19

16

16

15

17

27

20

*23

36

27

25

28

24

20

21

21

17

16

17

17

15

15

15

14

17

18

14

14

17

-

580

19.3

1.17

1.30

May

16

15

13

T3

15

40

61

62

37

25

21

20

31

37

30

43

62

41

37

28

23

21

20

19

19

18

16

16

16

26

184

1,025

33.1

2.01

2.32

June

78

37

28

24

22

21

25

22

20

19

18

18

19

18

19

18

17

18

17

17

16

16

15

15

*15

14

13

12

13

12

-

616

20.5

1.24

1.38

July

12

12

11

To- 10

ll

12

11

*11

11

11

10

10

10

10

12

13

13

12

15

13

15

19

12

11

12

12

11

10

10

10

362

11.7

0.709

0.82

Aug.

10

10

13

12

20

13

10

12

17

13

11

10

10

10

9.8

9.8

a9

a9

alO

*10

9.8

9.8

9.8

10

9.4

9.4

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.3

575

331.5

10.7

0.648

0.75

Sept.

9.0

8.6

8.6

8.6

17

11

9.4

9.4

9.0

9,0

8.6

13

9.0

9.0

8.3

8.6

*7.9

8.3

7.9

8.3

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.3

a8

aS

a8

a7

aS

a8

-

289.6

8.99

0.545

0.61

Mean 21.6 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.80

Water year 1952-53: Max 265 Mln 7 Mean 19.2 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.83

Peak discharge (base. 200 cfs).--Mov. 21 (5:30 p.m.) 590 cfs (4.74 ft)j Dec. 11 (2 a.m.) 236 cf« 

(3.18 ft); JanT 10 (8:30 a.m.) 246 cfs (3.23 ft)j May 31 (4:30 a.m.) 590 cfs (4.73 ft).

* Discharge measurement made oh this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for 

Opequon Creek near Berryvllle.
434 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Opequon Creek near Martinsburg, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 39°25'25", long. 77°56'20", on right bank 300 ft upstream from Evans Run, 

2.3 miles upstream from Tuscarora Creek, and 3 miles southeast of Martinsburg, Berkeley 

County.

Drainage area.--278 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1905 to July 1906, July 1947 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 350 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to July 1906, staff gage at approximately same site at different datum. July 23, 1947, 

to July 22, 1948, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 6 years (1947-53), 253 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,980 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 13.12 ft); minimum, 56 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.58 ft).

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 9,100 cfs Dec. 4, 1950 (gage height, 14.12 ft); minimum 

observed, 25 cfs Oct. 25, 1947; minimum gage height observed, 1.26 ft Dec. 31, 1947.

Maximum stage known, about 17.5 ft in March 1936, from information by local residents.

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

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 21

1.6 58 5.0 760

2.0 107 8.2 1,710

2.5 194

Nov. 22 to Sept. 30

1.6 58

2.0 107

2.5 196

7.0 1,390

10.0 2,630

11.0 3,550

12.0 5,050

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

94

allO

alOO

a96

a92

a90

a92

a91

a90

a92

a94

a92

a90

a85

a85

83

78

78

78

74

72

76 

75

75

73

73

75

73

73

68

70

2,587

83.5

0.307

0.35

Nov.

70

69

67

66

67

*67

65

 53 63

66

70

69

64

63

68

76

68

63

66

346

1,690

*4.800

'597

441

376

324

285

259

251

-

11,779

393

1.44

1.61

Dec.

228

225

218

225

264

389

311

259

241

238

1.420 7'H

467

376

311

285

*262

241

228

213

236

350 

337

301

264

236

220

196

15s 1791

192

9,812

317

1.17

1.34

Jan.

208

223

246

295

241

213

206

236

662

1.710

1,710

957

662

558

506

454

402

415

389

350

363

584 

467

1,070

978

571

480

*441

389

350

324

16,660

537

1.97

2.28

Feb.

316

285

277

267

251

243

285

275

241

228

225

254

243

223

389

653 ~££a

324

298

282

285

277 

236

233

220

215

208

196

_

_

-

7,857

281

1.03

1.07

Mar .

188

183

T36

390

467

321

267

254

243

*264

254

241

585

682

590

1.170

636

545

740

558

441

389 

363

1,090

a850

a700

a600

a500

a440

389

389

14,925

481

1.77

2.04

Apr.

389

350

337

3300

3280

269

415

389

363

677

662

454

467

480

389

350

321

295

290

269

259

236 

228

218

208

218

269

238

*210

198

-

10,028

334

1.23

1.37

May

256

228

198

186

186

208

495

960

714

454

337

277

350

480

402

337

919

623

428

441

324

277 

254

228

210

206

192

179

171

T79

967

11,666

376

1.38

1.60

June

935

*!DOir

350

285

249

220

225

218

203

183

175

169

357

277

201

179

166

167

164

154

147

140 

140

132

130

128

124

122

T24

133

-

6,703

223

0.820

0.92

July

122

120

118

114

112

110

110

108

106

104

101

103

100

99

99

99

96

96

94

96

96

*104 

194

108

96

94

93

~5S 92

92

93

3,261

105

0.386

0.45

Aug.

88

92

89

89

106

100

88

88

110

118

93

86

83

80

79

78

76

*75

75

73

73

72 

70

73

68

69

68

67

65

64 65

2,520

81.3

0.299

0.34

Sept.

63

67

65

63

63

93

81

69

67

67

66

74

94

76

68

*68

64

64

63

64

65

63 

64

62

62

61

61

61

59

J2§

2,015

67.2

0.247

0.28

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,320 Min 63 Mean 334 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.69

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,800 Min 58 Mean 273 Cfsm 1.00 In. 13.65

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 cfs). Nov. 22 (8 a.m.) 6,980 cfs (13.12 ft); Dec. 11 (& p.m.) 2,070 

fs (8.89 ft)j Jan. 11 (2 a.m.) 2,580 cfa (9.93 ft); Jan. 24 (9:30 p.m.) 1,650 cfs (7.83 ft); Mar. 

4 (6 p.m.) 1,590 cfs (7.62 ft); May 31 (7:30 p.m.) 1,880 cfs (8.39 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on baaia of weather recorda and reeorda for nearby 

tations.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 

Tuscarora Creek above Martinsburg, W. Va.

435

Location.--Lat 39°28'10", long. ?7°58'15", on right bank at Martinsburg, Berkeley County, 

0.6 mile upstream from Dry Run and 3.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 11.3 sq ml.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 450 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

Jan. 5, 1949, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 14.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 222 cfs July 22 (gage height, 4.73 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 130 cfs; minimum, 3.4 cfs Nov. 12-14, 18, 19 (gage height, 

1.23 ft).

1948-53: Maximum discharge, that of July 22, 1953; minimum, 0.9 cfs July 11, 1949; 

minimum gage height, 1.04 ft Nov. 29, 1951.

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

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1202: 1949, 1950(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 24 Mar. 25 to Sept. 30

1.1 2.8

1.3 5.4

1.6 11

1.9 

2.5 

3.2

2.6 52 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

1.1

1.2 

1.4

2.6 

4.0 

8.2

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.

Oct.

6.0

6.9

674

6.0

a5. 8

5.7

6.2

5.7

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.3

5.1

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.6

4.7

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.3

4.4

4.3

4.0

175

4.0

157.6

5.08

0.450

0.52

Nov.

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.6

*3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.4

374

3.4

4.3

3.8

3.5

3.4

3.4

28

85

55

36

27

23

20

18

16

16

15

-

437.9

14.6

1.29

1.44

Dec.

14

14

14

13

15

15

13

13

13

13

60

27

23

20

18

*17

16

15

15

14

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

13

al3

al3

520

16.8

1.49

1.71

Jan.

a!3

15

14

15

13

13

13

15

29

62

42

34

29

27

26

24

22

25

22

24

27

25

23

48

33

29

*28

27

25

23

23

786

25.4

2.25

2.59

Feb.

22

21

20

19

19

18

23

19

17

16

17

18

16

16

28

23

21

19

19

19

20

17

17

16

16

16

15

15

_

-

-

522

18.6

1.65

1.72

Mar.

14

14

16

30

22

19

17

18

17

*17

17

16

39

25

46

38

31

34

49

34

30

28

27

74

Iz

38

33

31

29

27

26

898

29.0

2.57

2.96

Apr.

26

26

24

23

22

23

37

?6

30

37

30

30

32

28

26

25

23

22

22

21

20

20

20

a20

a20

a20

21

*19

18

15

-

729

24.3

2.15

2.40

May

19

17

17

16

16

16

18

22

21

18

17

16

16

16

16

16

21

17

16

15

14

14

14

14

al4

a!3

aI3

a!3

a!3

al3

a35

516

16.6

1.47

1.70

June

17

*14

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

10

10

9.9

22

12

11

10

10

11

10

9.6

9.1

8.6

8.4

8.2

8.2

8.0

7.8

370

8.0

8.9

-

323.7

10.8

0.956

1.07

July

7.5

7.5

7.3

7.3

7.1

7.3

7.3

6.9

6.7

6.7

6.4

6.2

6.4

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.4 *29 

50"5.6

8.4

7.8

7.8

7.3

6.9

6.9

7.1

278.0

8.97

0.794

0.91

Aug.

6.9

6.7

6.4

6.4

6.7

6.2

5.8

6.2

~5.2 12

6.7

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.6

a5. 5

a5. 5

*5.4

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4 ... 6

182.8

5.90

0.522

0.60

Sept.

4.6

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.6

6.2

aBTT

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.8

4.6

4.2

*4.4

4.2

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.7

377

3.7

3.7

3.9

4.0

3.9

3.9

-

128.1

4.27

0.378

0.42

Calendar year 1952: Max 115 Win 3.4 Mean 16.6 Cfsm 1.47 In- 19.97

Water year 1952-53: Max 85 Mln 3.4 Mean 15.0 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.04

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs).--Nov. 21 (7 p.m.) 176 cfs (4.26 ft): Dec. 11 (4:30 a.m.) 135 cfs 

(3.77 ft); JanT 10 (12 m.) 119 cfs (3.54 ft); Mar. 5 (7 p.m.) 102 cfs (3.34 ft)j Mar. 24 (9 a.m.) 151 

cfs (3.93 ft); July 22 (11:30 p.m.) 222 cfs (4.73 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
436 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Potomac River at Shepherdstown, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°26'04", long. 77°48'07", on right bank 0.1 mile downstream from Rumsey 

Bridge at Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, and 3.3 miles upstream from Antietam Creek.

Drainage area. 5,936 sq mi.

Records available. August 1928 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 281.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

"of 1912.

Average discharge. 25 years, 5,804 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 83,600 cfs Nov. 23 (gage height, 19.98 ft, from 

high-water mark in well); minimum, 342 cfs Nov. 6; minimum daily, 520 cfs Oct. 26.

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 335,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 42.1 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 200,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 32.68 and 42.1 ft; minimum, 231 cfs Aug. 17, 19, 1930; minimum daily, 252 cfs Oct. 2, 1932.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are 

rair-. Some regulation at low flow by powerplants above station, Stony River Reservoir 

(see p. 405), and since December 1950 by Savage River Reservoir (see p. 408).

Revisions (water years). WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 781: 1929(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-55 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 20,

July 11 to Sept. 30)

1.4

Discharge, in

435

900 

1,750 

3,200 

able feet per second, water year Octobe

2.3

3.0

5.0

8.0

12.0

16.2

8,670

19,600

37,600

60,000

e 1952 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.

Oct.

960 

*900

990

1,070 

990

975

950

930

945

975

1,040 

1,020 

990

975

975

960

960

900

860

806

778

690

765 

778

819

520

755

806

752

585

678

27,087

874

0.147

0.17

Nov.

875 

629

678

715 

715

565

755

715

607

607

618 

665 

860

618

690

678

886

819

752

1,170

15,500

54,000

60,000 

26,000

13,500

8,600

6,400

5,200

4,500

3,900

-

210,186

7,006

1.18

1.52

Dec.

5,500 

5,200

3,000

2,900 

3,100

3,800

4,400

4,300

*4,220

4,400

9,600 

24.500 

23,500

15,000

10,200

8,000

6,800

5,800

4,900

4,400

4,200

4,200

4,300 

4,400

4,600

4,600

4,400

4,100

3,700

5,300

3,200

194,520

6,275

1.06

1.22

Jan.

5,500 

3,500'

5,700

5,900 

4,000

4,000

5,900

3,800

4,740

13,200

30,000 

27,800 

20,500

15,200

12,900

13,600

16,200

18,200

16,700

15,300

13,000

14,000

15,800 

17,300

35,900

57,700

23,800

17,200

15,900

12,300

10,300

445,640

14,380

2.42

2.79

Feb.

8,890 

8,050

7,470

6,810 

*6,230

5.510

5,560

8,550

10,400

8,640

7,560 

7,140 

7,440

9,210

8,640

10,200

12,900

12,200

10,500

8,890

8,200

11,500

25,600 

18,000

15,700

11,000

9,090

7,960

_

.

-

275,840

9,780

1.65

1.72

Mar.

7,140 

6,550

5,670

6^700 

16,600

21,300

16,300

13,100

11,500

10,100

9,210 

9,150 

10,900

20,600

21,600

25,800

24,000

18,800

16,900

16,700

14,500

12,000

10,400 

14,200

46,500

44,000

41,700

27,100

19,600

14,800

12,200

545,420

17,530

2.95

3.40

Apr.

10,400 

9,440

9,600

9,550 

8,480

7,680

7,860

10,400

12,000

12,500

19,900 

24,600 

18.865

19,400

17,200

14,300

* 12, 500

10,600

9,540

8,800

8,140

7,410

6,900 

6,610

6,490

6,250

6,150

6,520

5,900

5,400

518,680

10,620

1.79

2.00

May

5,550 

5,550

5,060

4,640 

4,240

4,190

5,820

11,400

15,900

14,500

11,000 

8,960 

8,240

8,880

8,550

10,400

15,000

19,800

15,400

11,800

9,860

9,960

8,890 

7,800

7,200

6,610

5,870

5,160

4,520

4,140

8,320

275,570

8,818

1.49

1.71

June

28,900 

22,200

13,500

*8,960 

6,S70

5,560

4,870

5,060

4,460

4,020

3,760 

3,320 

3,180

3,610

3,320

5,110

2,800

2,590

2,510

2,420

2,510

2,490

2,340 

2,000

1,980

1,830

1,790

1,690

1,690

1,770

155,110

5,170

0.871

0.97

July

1,580 

1,660

1,560

1,640 

1,540

1,470

1,470

1,670

,520

,470

,430 

,080 

,260

,110

,020

1,100

1,080

819

1,100

819

945

5,780 

2,960

2,040

1,880

1,670

1,260

1,000

1,020

1,130

45,028

1,455

0.245

0.28

Aug.

1,250 

875

1,020

846 

1,160

975

1,250'

1,050

1,510

1,940

1,960 

1,790

1,750

1,540

1,240

1,070

1,100

860

1,000

752

702

792

842

765

740

690

*728

728

652

640

735

52,967

1,065

0.179

0.21

Sept.

563 

596

607

607 

640

752

715

806

585

715

752 

728 

900

755

629

740

715

678

665

640

640

665

652 

552

573

629

563

574

574

.

-

19,795

660

0.111

0.12

Calendar year 1952: Max 73,800 Mln 520 Mean 7,756 Cfsm 1.51 In. 17.78

Water year 1952-53: Max 60,000 Min 520 Mean 6,958 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.91

a.m.) 27,700 cfs (9.90 ft); June 1 (4:15 p.m.) 35,000 ofs (11.05 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 21 to Jan. 8; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In 

stage and high-water mark in well and records for upstream and downstream stations.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 

Antletam Creek near Sharpsburg, Md.

437

Location.--Lat 39 0 27'0l", long. 77°43'52", .on left bank 400 ft downstream from Burnside 

Bridge, 1 mile southeast of Sharpsburg, Washington County, and 4 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 281 sq ml.

Records available. June 1897 to August 1905, August 1928 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 311.00 ft above mean 

sea level (adjustment of 1912). June 24, 1897, to Aug. 5, 1905, staff gage Just downstream from Middle Bridge, 1.2 miles upstream at different datum. Aug. 21, 1928, to 

July 13, 1933, staff gage at Burnside Bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 25 years (1928-53), 267 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,680 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 9.17 ft); minimum, 71 cfs Sept. 25; minimum daily, 106 cfs Sept. 30.

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 7,720 cfs July 18, 1949 (gage height, 11.23 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,300 cfs; minimum, 35 cfs Jan. 15, 1931; minimum daily, 

50 ofs Sept. 29, 1930, Feb. 1, Oct. 4, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 11.9 ft in July 1928, from floodmarks.

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

Fa~Ir. Flow slightly regulated by powerplant above station. Records include pumpage 

from Potomac River for municipal supply of Hagerstown. This water later enters 

Antietam Creek above station as sewage.

Revisions (water years). WSP 726: Drainage area. WSP 781: 1933(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.3 

2.7 

3.0

184

290

4.0 

6.0 

8.4

780

1,870

3,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

(t)

Oct.

170

179

212

1ST

162

160

160

165

162

160

157

179

170

155

152

150

145

145

140

150

130

135 

135

135

130

130 

130

140

135

135

130

4,699

152

-6.7

Nov.

135

130

135

135

130

128

*126

126

124

T3T

135

131

128

126

140

150

135

133

131

253

1,090

5.720 

1,340

795

635

565 

510

460

410

385

-

12,672

422

-6.7

Dec.

362

548

340

355

380

555

440

405

590

385

1.060

760

645

585

540

510

480

460

435

415

420

460 

450

400

376

366

358

348

355

325

320

13,968

451

-6.0

Jan.

315

310

520

555

515

505

300

303

*490

670

740

725

635

600

580

590

630

665

675

615

610

680 

610

1,040

1.140

900 

800

760

700

640

620

18,620

601

-6.0

Feb.

600

560

540

520

*490

475

550

535

475

450

440

460

460

435

520

640

555

510

490

480

515

535 

475

470

465

455 

445

425

_

-

-

13,965

499

-5.8

Mar.

410

400 4TO~

590

545

475

460

455

*455

440

455

425

495

515

548

765

650

630

675

620

570

545 

550

830

775

1.040 

910

840

775

720

680

18,613

600

-5.6

Apr.

645

635

590

555

535

520

'675 700

595

635

610

575

625

660

585

575

*555

530

530

505

490

470

455

440

425

445 

525

455

420

415

-

16,375

546

-5.6

May

485

445

415

595

*590

405

470

580

480

440

415

400

435

525

480

540

650

635

560

525

485

500 

475

450

445

455 

415

385

371

55B- 366

14,852

479

-5.9

June

'BTO" 805

530

*490

460

450

455

425

400

576

362

555

555

548

540

526

517

517

312

299

290

286 

282

270

262

254 

243

2BT

266

243

-

10,965

366

-6.6

July

232

252

232

229

218

222

246

222

215

209

206

200

196

196

193

190

187

184

181

179

179

184 

435 26"6

196

181 

179

173

173

173

170

6,478

209

-8.2

Aug.

168

165

162

162

170

*173

168

168

366

'2T5?

190

170

162

155

152

147

145

147

145

145

140

140 

158

155

153

133 

133

131

128

126

124

5,001

161

-8.0

Sept.

126

122

119

119

128

176

TS7

151

*126

126

126

138

170

131

126

126

122

117

117

119

117

117 

115

117

110

115 

112

108

108

106

3,742

125

-8.6

Adjusted for pumpage

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

145 

0.516 

0.60

415 

1.48 

1.65

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

445 

1.58 

1.82

595 

2.12 

2.44

493 

1.75 

1.82

594 

2.11 

2.43

540 

1.92 

2.14

473 

1.68 

1.94

Observed

Max 3,72O Mln 124 Mean 429 

Max 3,720 Mln 106 Mean 383

559 

1.28 

1.43

201 

0.715 

0.82

153 

0.544 

0.63

116 

0.415

0.46

Adjusted

Mean 423 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.46 

Mean 376 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.18

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 efs). Nov. 22 (5 p.m.) 4,680 cfa (9.17 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Pumpage, in cubic feet per second, from Fotomac River for municipal supply of Hagerstown; furnished by city of Hagerstown.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 17 to Nov. 6, Dec. 30 to Jan. 9, Jan. 26 to Feb. 4; discharge 

estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
438 POTOMA.C RIVER BASIN 

North River near Stokesville, Va.

Location. Lat 38"20"05", long. 79°14'20", on right bank at upstream side of highway 

bridge, 2.7 miles upstream from city of Staunton dam, 3.7 miles upstream from Broad 

Run, 5.0 miles west of Stokesville, Augusta County, and 7.7 miles upstream from Skidmore Pork.

Drainage area.--:23.4 sq mi.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,048.57 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Average discharge. 7 years, 30.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 697 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 4.32 ft); minimum

 daily, 0.4 cfs Sept. 1-4, 9-11, 13-16.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 11,100 cfs June 17, 1949 (gage height, 10.9 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 680 cfs on basis of computation of peak 

flow over dam; minimum daily, that of Sept. 1-4, 9-11, 13-16, 1953.

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

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 20 Feb. 21 to Sept. 30

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

1.0

1.1

2.0 

3.3

5.5 

8.3

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

63

107

281

520

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

0.3

1.0

2.4

4.6

8.0

14

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 2.4 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

2.7

2.7

3.0

276

2.6

2.6

*2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

71.7

2.31

0.099

0.11

Nov.

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

T7T

*1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.7

52

177

TST

83

53

39

30

24

20

17

15

-

701.6

23.4

1.00

1.12

Dec.

12

10

9.5

8.7 370"

11

12

*12

12

18

216

TW

83

60

47

38

32

27

22

20

23

34

39

42

40

37

32

28

24

21

21

1,139.2

36.7

1.57

1.81

Jan.

21

20

20

21

20

19

20

43

107

187

187

119

79

61

52

49

49

47

*44

40

39

35

34

231

TBT

100

67

52

40

34

28

2,049

66.1

2.82

3.25

Feb.

24

21

19

18

*JL6

16

20

24

26

27

26

26

23

21

20

20

18

16

16

20

469

25T

133

85

65

53

43

38

_

_

-

1,584

56.6

2.42

2.52

Mar.

32

29

 53- 26

100

79

63

55

47

42

39

37

55

73

77

*85

83

75

69

63

55

47

46

445

256

184

119

81

63

55

47

2,585

83.4

3.56

4.10

Apr.

42

3S

33

29

26

*24

30

30

34

35

34

32

34

37

37

37

34

32

30

28

27

26

24

24

23

23

23

22

21

2£

889

29.6

1.26

1.41

May

20

20

19

*17

16

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

17

18

19

20

20

22

37

47

44

38

30

24

20

17

15

12

10

9.4

644.4

20.8

0.889

1.02

June

8.4

7.6

6. .4

5.8

4.9

4.9

8.9

7.2

5.5

4.6

4.4

4.1

a3.5

a3

a3

*a3

6.1

~§".o 11

5.8

4.9

4.4

3.9

3.4

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.3

-

148.6

4.95

0.212

0.24

July

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.4

*2.8

276

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

.8

78

1.0

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.3

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.0

59.0

1.90

0.081

0.09

Aug.

1.0

1.0

*1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.4

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

75" .5

31.0

1.00

0.043

0.05

Sept.

0.4

.4

.4

a. 4

a. 6

al.O

¥TT

a. 5

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 5

a. 4

*a.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.6

.6

.7

.7

,7

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

-

16.5

0.55

0.024

0.03

Calendar year 1952: Max 434 Mln 1.0 Mean 29.8 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.36

Water year 1952-53: Max 469 Mln 0.4 Mean 27.2 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.75

Peak discharge (base. 200 cfs).--Nov. 21 (6:30 p.m.) 252 cfs (3.47 ft); Dec. 11 (10 a.m.) 256 cfs 

(3.44 ft); JanT 10 (10 a.m.) Z ZB cfs (3.37 ft); Jan. 24 (z p.m.) 335 cfs (3.62 ft); Feb. 21 (12 m.) 

697 cfs (4.32 ft); Mar. 24 (5:30 a.m.) 602 cfs (4.15 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements and records for 

station near Burketovm.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 439

North River near Burketown, Va.

Location. Lat 38°20'25", long. 78°54'50", on right bank 0.8 mile downstream from Pleasant 

Run, 2.8 miles northeast of Burketown, Augusta County, and 8.5 miles upstream from 

Middle River.

Drainage area.--375 sq mi.

Records available. June 1926 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,103.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 12, 1938, staff gage at site 3.0 miles downstream at differentdatum.

Average discharge. 27 years, 391 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,450 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 13.16 ft); minimum, 48 cfs Sept. 3, 4, 5 (gage height, 1.80 ft).

1926-53: Maximum discharge, 62,600 cfs June 18, 1949 (gage height, 36.3 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs on basis of 1 slope-area determination at gage height 32.4 ft, 2 at gage height 36.3 ft, and 1 contracted-opening 

determination at gage height 36.3 ft; minimum observed, 20 cfs Sept. 24, 1930 (gage 

height, 1.16 ft, site and datum then in use).

Remarks. Records good, 

above station.

Occasional small diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills

Revisions (water years). WSP 1171: 1936(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.8 

2.0 

2.4 

3.0

48

86

192

420

4.0

7.0

10.0

935

2,910

5,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

99

106

104

97

95

93

*126

T54

101

101

101 

99

95

93

93

90

88

88

88

86

88

88 

-88

86

84

84

84

84

82

So" 80

2,875

92.7

0.247

0.28

Nov.

80

80

78

78

76

76

74

74

74

82

*78 

74

74

72

32

80

74

74

74

373

1,820

2.210 

1,140

713

517

424

360

311

276

258

-

9,856

329

0.877

0.98

Dec.

234

224

211

198 T9~8

202

202

202

*208

271

1,720 

1,560

993

713

550

452

390

348

311

288

311

311 

323

331

323

315

299

284

262

251

303

12,788

413

1.10

1.27

Jan.

323

33T

411

420

398

369

403

713

1,140

2,280

2,080 

1,430

1,020

822

713

661

625

600

550

507

488

484 

442

1,710

2,550

1,430

993

794

656

550

484

26,177

844

2.25

2.59

Feb.

442

403

377

352

*323

307

364

348

339

327

323 

335

323

307

352

394

373

356

352

352

2,890

3.120 

1,690

1,140

878

713

610

517

_

_

-

18,607

665

1.77

1.84

Mar.

452

429

416

565

1,140

935

767

687

600

541

503 

488

625

822

935

993

906

850

878

767

687

615 

570

5,580

4,950

3,600

2,080

1,500

1,170

964

822

36,637

1,182

3.15

3.63

Apr.

 6~5T 740

585

531

484

452

541

503

488

503

484 

474

546

555

570

575

526

479

456

411

381

356 

335

323

311

311

307

288

273

273

13,712

457

1.22

1.36

Hay

276

255

244

*238

231

231

964

625

488

407

348 

311

284

315

1.500

740

615

526

498

630

600

555 

479

398

343

295

258

234

214

198

195

13,295

429

1.14

1.31

June

186

176

164

158

155

150

T89~ 211

153

147

141 

139

139

133

130

126

147

161

144

133

128

141 

12 E

123

120

120

120

118

120

116

4,314

144

0.384

0.43

July

108

113

141

110

180

*147

116

113

106

101

97 

95

95

93

93

90

88

86

86

88

86

86 

86

82

78

76

76

74

72

68

66_

2,996

96.6

0.258

0.30

Aug.

68

74

72

*76

74

68

66

66

68

72

66 

64

62

62

62

62

74

66

64

62

61

59 

59

59

59

59

57

 55 55

55

55

1,981

63.9

0,170

0.20

Sept.

55

53

 53 52

108

128

^6

64

61

57

57 

61

62

*57

59

61

57

57

57

59

61

57

57

55

57

57

59

59

57

55

1,868

62.3

0.166

0.19

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,910 Hln 72 Mean 444 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.13

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,380 Hln 52 Mean 398 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.38

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 efa). Nov. 21 

ofs 17-35 ft)j Feb. 21 (6:30 p.m.) 5,760 cfs 

May 15 (2 a.m.) 2,490 cfs (6.42 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

(11 p.m.) 3,120 ofs (7.28 fth Jan, 24 (9 p.m.) 3.200 

(10,38 ft)j Mar. 24 (10 a.m.) 8,450 cfs (13.16 ft);
440 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Castle Spring near Churchville, Va.

Location.--Lat 38°13'35", long. 79°11'20", 50 ft south of State Highway 725 and 1.4

miles west of Churchville, Augusta County. 

Records available. October 1941, August 1947, October 1949 to September 1953 (discharge measurements only). 

Extremes. 1941, 1947, 1949-53: Maximum discharge measured, 2.22 cfs Jan. 19, 1953;

minimum measured, 0.926 cfs Sept. 14, 1953. 

Remarks.--Pischarge measurements made monthly 100 ft downstream from source.

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1952 to September 1953

Oct. 7..... 1.37

Nov. 10,.... 1.06

Dec. 9..... 1.38

Jan. 19. .... 2.22

Feb. 5..... 1.74

Mar. 16..... 1.74

Apr. 6..... 1.57

May 4..... 1.62

June 15..... 1.43

July 6..... 1.58

Aug. 3..... 1.36

Sept.14..... .926

Bell Creek at St. Pauls Chapel, near Staunton, Va.

Location. Lat 38°10'00", long. 79°07'35", on right bank 400 ft upstream from culvert

on State Highway 720, 500 ft southwest of St. Pauls Chapel, and 3,0 miles west of

Staunton, Augusta County. 

Drainage area. 0.61 sq mi.

Records available. May 1948 to September 1953. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir. Altitude of gage is 1,520

Ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 5 years, 0.125 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 0.61 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 0.91 ft); no

flow for many days.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 193 cfs Apr. 13, 1949 (gage height, 1.86 ft), from

rating curve extended above 10 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow;

no flow for many days. 

Remarks. Records fair. 

Cooperation.--Records of daily discharge furnished by Soil Conservation Service; discharge measurements made, stage-discharge relation determined, and dally discharge

records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge,' in cubic feet per second)

0.4 

.5 

.6 

.7

.01 

.06

.16

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Cfam

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-=01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

0.02

0.001

0.0016

0.002

Dec.

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-JJ1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.01

0.0003

0.00049

0.0006

Jan.

0

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0~.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

-

-

0.01

0.0004

0.00066

0.0007

Mar.

a

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.05

0

JA

0

0

0

0

0

.01

0.20

0.006

0.0098

0.01

Apr.

0.02

.03

.03

.04

.03

*.06

.12

.05

.05

.06

.03

.07 .'04

.04

.06

.03

.07

.05

.04

.03

.02

.04

.04

.06

.10

.06

.03

.02

.08

-

1.54

0.051

0.084

0.09

May

0.04

.01

0

0

0

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.03

.04

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.14

0.005

0.0082

0.009

June

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

-

0.01

0.0003

0.00049

0 .'0005

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

^09

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.09

0.003

0.0049

0.006

Aug.

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 1.72 Min 0 Mean 0.122 Cfsm 0.200 In. 2.73

Water year 1952-53: Max 0.14 Min 0 Mean 0.006 Cfsm 0.0098 In. 0.12

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 441

Bell Creek near Staunton, Va.

Location. Lat 38"11'00", long. 79"07'05", on left bank 1.2 miles upstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 250 and 3.2 miles northwest of Staunton, Augusta County.

Drainage area. 3.8 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir. Altitude of gage Is 1,470 ft 

(from topographic map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 0.273 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 1.47 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1948-53: ffexlmum discharge, 722 cfs June 20, 1949 (gage height, 2.74 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 50 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 

2.67 ft; no flow for many days.

Remarks. Records fair.

Cooperation. Records of dally discharge furnished by Soil Conservation Service; discharge 

measurements made, stage-discharge relation determined, and dally discharge records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.6 

.7

0.00 

.04 

.13 

.26

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

0.42

.93 2.4'

5.0

:harge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

0

0

O

0

Nov.

0

ff

o

0

o

0

o

0

o

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

.08

TOT

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

-

0.09

0.003

0.00079

0.0008

Dec.

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

o

0

0

.09

TOT

.01

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.11

0.004

0.0011

0.001

Jan.

0

<y

0

0

0

0

0

.02

.09

.21

.07

.03

.03

.03

.02

.02

.01

.02

.01

.01

.03

.01

.01

.26

753

.02

.02

.03

.01

.01

.01

1.01

0.033

0.0087

0.009

Feb.

0.01

0

5

0

0

0

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

o

0

.71

754

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

-

-

-

0.89

0.032

0.0084

0.009

Mar.

0.03

.04

.03

.22

.04

.03

.03

.02

.05

.01

.01

.02

.04

.01

.06

*.04

.01

.04

.03

.01

.01

.01

.03

1.46

3.52

.37

.17

.12

.09

.06

.05

6.46

0.208

0.055

0.06

Apr.

0.04

.05

.05

.09

.08

*.ll

.26

.14

.18

.12

.06

.08

.27

To?

.05

.09

.04

.06

.15

.04

.03

.01

0

0

0

.02

0

0

0

0

-

2.11

0.070

0.018

0.02

May

0.04

.01

0

5

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

.14

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.19

0.006

0.0016

0.002

June

0

0

0

0

July

0

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

.01

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.01

0.0003

0.000079

0.0001

Aug.

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 3.39 Min 0 Mean 0.206 Cfsm 0.054 In. 0.73

Water year 1952-53: Max 3.32 Min 0 Mean 0.030 Cfsm 0.0079 In. 0.1O

Discharge measurement made on this day.
442 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 

Bell Creek at Pranks Mill, near Staunton, Va.

Location. Lat 38°13'10", long. 79°06i35", on right bank 0.3 mile southwest of Pranks 

Mill, 0.4 mile upstream from mouth, and 5.0 miles northwest of Staunton, Augusta 

County.

Drainage area. 9.6 mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1948 to September 1953.

Gage, Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 1,350 ft (by 

Barometer).

Average discharge. 5 years, 2.34 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 123 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 2.34 ft); minimum, 0.03 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.34 ft).

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 912 cfs June 28, 1949 (gage height, 4.86 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 160 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 4.10 ft; minimum, that of Sept. 30, 1953.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.01

.10

.51

1.2

2.4

0.8 

1.0 

1.2

1.6

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.26

.26

.26

.26

.26

*.26

.30

.30

.35

.35

.35

.35

.35

.30

.30

.26

.26

.26

.26

.30

.26

.26

.30

.26

.26

.26

.26

.26

.26

.26

.26

3.75

0.282

0.029

0.03

Nov.

0.26

.26

.26

.26

.26

.26

.26

.26

.26

*.35

.30

.30

.26

.26

.40

.26

.26

.26

.40

2.3

i^

3.3

2.6

2.0

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.0

.94

.80

-

30.33

1.01

0.105

0.12

Dec.

0.74

.74

.74

.68

.68

.62

.56

^51

.51

.74

5,0

2.9

2.1

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

.94

.87

.87

.80

.74

.74

.87

35.85

1.16

0.121

0.14

Jan.

0.87

1.1

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

2.4

3.8

T^Z

5.8

4.2

3.6

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.1

 1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

5.9

4.4

3.2

3.0

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.8

83.27

2.69

0.280

0.32

Feb.

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.94

.87 ^o

1.1

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

9.9

5^3

4.0

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.2

2.0

-

_

-

57.41

2.05

0.214

0.22

Mar.

LJ.

1.7

1.7

5.2

3.8

2.9

2.4

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

2.0

2.1

3.4

*4.4

3.4

3.6

3.4

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.4

20

12

12

8.3

6.6

5.5

5.0

4.4

160.5

5.18

0.540

0.62

Apr.

jLO

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.7

*3.0

3.6

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.2

3.0

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.5

iul

1.4

-

69.6

2.32

0.242

0.27

May

1.3

1.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.0

.1

1.0

.94

.94

.87

.87

.87

.87

.87

.74

1.2

2,1

1.4

1.2

1.0

.94

.94

.87

.74

+B8

.68

.68

.68

31.38

1.01

0.105

0.12

June

0.74

.74

.74

.68

.62

.74

1.0

.87

.68

.62

.56

.51

.51

.51

*.51

.56

1.2

.87

.68

.62

.62

.62

.51

.46

±*Q.

.40

.40

.40

.51

.51

-

18.79

0.626

0.065

0.07

July

0.62

.51

.40

.35

3.J

 1.0

.74

.56

.46

.40

.35

.35

.35

.35

.30

.26

.26

.26

.35

.40

.30

.26

.26

.26

.22

.22

.15

Jl

.12

.12

.12

13.62

0.439

0.046

0.05

Aug.

0.15

.18

*.18

.26

.30

.18

.15

.15

.22

.22

.12

.10

.10

.10

.10

.12

.«*£

.18

.12

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.09

.09

.09

.09

^01

4.52

0.146

0.015

0.02

Sept.

0.07

.06

.06

.07

.15

^22.

.10

.07

.07

.06

.06

.18

.09

*.07

.07

.05

.05

.05

.06

.06

.06

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

-.04

.04

.04

.04

-

2.14

0.071

0.007

0.01

Calendar year 1952: Max 30 Mln 0.22 Mean 2.46 Cfsm 0.256 In. 3.49

Water year 1952-53= Max 37 Min 0.04 Mean 1.41 Cfsm 0.147 In. 1.99

Discharge measurement made on this day.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 443

Middle River near Grottoes, Va.

Location. Lat 38°15'42" ) long. 78°51'44", on left bank at upstream side of highway

bridge at Mount Meridian, Augusta County, 1.8 miles upstream from mouth and 2.0 miles 

west of Grottoes, Rookingham County.

Drainage area. 360 sq mi.

Records available. February 1925 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,061.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 1, 1938, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 26 years (1927-53), 315 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,450 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 13.70 ft); minimum, 51 cfs Sept. 10 (gage height, 2.34 ft).

1925-53: Maximum discharge, 24,500 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 28.57 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 15.000 cfs; minimum observed, 22 cfs 

Sept. 21, Oct. 3, 12, 1930 (gage height, 1.90 ft).

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

Small diurnal fluctuation at low flow by mills above station.

Rev isions (w 

WSP 1171:

'ater years) . WSP 1051: 1928-29, 1930(M) , 1932, 1935-37, 1938(M) , 1940.

1933.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.4

2.6 

3.1 

4.0

165

385

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

11.0

720

1,600

2,740

4,220

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

119

118

129

119

115

115

119

*119

119

126

15i

127

121

116

113

110

110

107

106

107

105

105

106

106

106

103

103

105

103

99

99

3,489

113

0,314

0.36

Nov.

99

99

100

102

98

98

96

94

92

100

*103

102

98

95

118

141

113

105

102

253

995

875

475

340

274

237

215

196

179

175

-

6,169

206

0.572

0.64

Dec.

165

157

150

150

140

150

140

140

160

222

1.540

795

600

500

4OO

350

300

270

250

220

230

220

210

200

190

180

170

160

150

150

160

8,819

284

0.789

0.91

Jan.

na190

200

200

190

180

180

210

250

350

600

500

400

350

330

310

290

280

270

270

330

*400

350

1.000

840

700

600

500

430

371

343

11,584

374

1.04

1.20

Feb.

324

299

284

*276

256

244

294

307

276

258

251

266

261

242

335

475

371

332

321

313

1,120

2.020

955

685

562

492

430

385

-

-

-

12,634

451

1.25

1.30

Mar.

349

343

349

580

995

720

562

492

460

415

371

357

445

528

629

*1,430

935

738

775

650

562

492

445

2,350

5.740

2,860

1,360

1,020

815

685

615

27,067

873

2.42

2.79

Apr.

562

510

475

445

415

*385

475

460

430

415

400

371

545

528

430

415

400

371

415

371

349

335

318

307

294

316

445

329

299

294

-

12,104

403

1.12

1.25

May

371

316

286

*271

264

£86

385

316

281

284

258

242

230

224

217

224

228

213

215

720

430

332

297

264

246

233

213

 196

187

185

111

8,595

277

0.769

0.89

June

175

177

169

161

156

154

233

504

208

185

193

169

157

154

150

*146

177

281

200

171

157

210

175

156

144

141

138

136

141

156

-

5,474

182

0.506

0.56

July

138

134

136

129

139

*322

165

144

136

127

126

121

118

118

115

113

110

110

109

171

154

119

118

124

110

105

106

106

103

102

lOQ

4,028

130

0.361

0.42

Aug.

105

156

116

*118

126

123

113

109

112

118

107

99

98

96

95

90

134

162

109

98

95

92

86

91

87

86.

86

85

87

85

82

3,251

105

0.292

0.34

Sept.

82

79

77

76

85

123

132

103

89

75

82

82

85

*89

80

83

80

77

77

78

83

82

78

77

77

78

77

79

75

25. -

2,513

83.8

0.233

0.26'

Calendar year 1952 : Max 3,510 Min 92 Mean 382 Cfsm 1.06 I"- 14.43

Water year 1952-53 : Max 3,740 Min 73 Mean 290 Cfsm 0.806 I"- 10.92

Peak disoharee (base. 2. OOO cfs). --Dec. 11 (5 a.m. 1 2.430 ofs (8.54 fth Feb. 22 (2:30 a.m.) 3.160

ofs 's (9.63 ft); Mar. 25 (10 p.m.) 6,450 cfs (13.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 3-9, Dec. 13 to Jan 28; discharge estimated on basis of recorded 

inge in stage, 1 discharge measurement, and records for South River near Waynesboro and North River 

sar Burketown.

range .......

near Burketown.
444 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

South River near Waynesboro, Va.

Location. Lat 38°03'27", long. 78°54'30", on right bank 80 ft downstream from bridge 

on State Highway 664, -1.3 miles southwest of post office at Waynesboro, Augusta 

County, and 2.4 miles downstream from Back Creek.

Drainage area. 136 sq mi.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage 1,296.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,410 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 7.20 ft); 

minimum, 32 cfs Sept. 29, 30; minimum gage height, 2.47 ft Sept. 1, 2, 4. 

Flood of October 1942 reached a stage of 14.3 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge. In cubic feet per second)

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

124

258

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

401

770

1,270

2,210

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Cf am

In.

Oct.

11

39

39

38

38

*38

38

38

39

45

59'

51

45

42

41

40

40

40

40

41

40

41

42

44

44

44

44

45

44

44

44

1,305

42.1

0.310

0.36

Nov.

44

44

44

44

44

44

42

42

44

44

45

45

44

44

60

66

51

48

46

246

512

442

286

202

158

136

122

 110

101

95

-

3,295

110

0.809

0.90

Dec.

88

84

82

79

82

88

82

79

21

109

950

480

323

258

213

177

161

146

134

124

136

136

126

119

112

108-

101

97

93

 93

106

5,043

163

1.20

1.38

Jan.

215

115

146

158

146

134

131

136

171

355

416

328

272

236

210

191

177

171

158

148

166

196

177

800

571

366

294

 264

230

202

182

7,362

237

1.74

2.01

Feb.

169

156

148

141

129

124

146

143

126

117

115

124

119

110

156

205

180

161

151

148

805

650

401

320

280

*247

222

196

-

-

-

5,989

214

1.57

1.64

Calendar year 1952 : Max - Min -

Mar.

177

171

166

247

308

258

252

213

199

182

166

171

230

238

264

363

340

308

297

264

233

213

210

1,380

1.540

1,240

750

552

432

*366

320

12,050

389

2.86

3.30

Apr.

292

269

241

224

205

194

244

244

219

205

191

182

236

269

238

236

236

210

216

202

185

171

164

156

148

185

244

250

*227

230

-

6,513

217

1.60

1.78

May

292

289

252

222

210

194

210

199

171

158

148

136

126

119

115

108

115

106

112

208

216

151

131

115

108

101

92

88

*82

79

14

4,727

152

1.12

1.29

June

72

69

69

66

63

62

99

134

115

92

99

77

74

69

68

65

84

99

80

71

66

66

63

60

58

56

55

53

*53

52

2,209

73.6

0.541

0.60

July

52

52

53

52

53

£&

58

55

53

52

51

51

51

50

47

47

47

46

46

47

46

46

46

45

42

42

42

42

41

JtiQ

40

1,500

48.4

0.356

0.41

Aug.

45

51

44

45

45

46

42

42

42

42

41

40

40

40

40

40

47

44

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

41

40

40

40

40

*3_8

1,309

42.2

0.310

0.36

Sept.

38

38

38

37

40

46

45

42

41

41

41

44

51

44

40

40

39

38

38

37

37

37

35

35

34

33

34

34

12

32

-

1,161

38.7

0.285

0.32

Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1952-53 : Max 1,540 Min 32 Mean 144 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.35

Peak discharge (base. 1.0OO cfs). Dec. 11 (2:30 a.m.) 1.380 cfs (6.17 ft); Jan. 24 (ll a.m.)

1,270 cfs (5.99 ft); Feb. 21 (1 p.m.) 1,210 cfs (5.88 ft); Mar. 25 (2 p.m.) 2,410 cfs (7.20 ft).

* Discharge measurement made en this day.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 445

South Pork Shenandoah River near Lynnwood, Va.

Location. Lat 38°19'20", long. 78°45'30", on left bank 1.2 miles northeast of Lynnwood,

Rockingnam County, and 3.3 miles downstream from confluence of North and South Rivers Drainage area. 1.076 sq mi.

Records available. September 1930 to September 1953. 

uage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,013.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943. 

Average discharge. 23 years, 1,028 cfs. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,500 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height 15 17 ft)-

minimum 170 cfs Sept. 15, 16 (gage height, 2.02 ft); minimum daily, 211 cfs

oept. 19, 30.

1930-53: Maximum_di_scharge, 80,000 cfs Oct. 15, 1942 (gage height, 27.2 ft), from

Maximum stage kncwi since at least 1870, that of Oct. 15* 1942.' 

Remarks; Records good. Small diurnal fluctuation at low flow by mill above station. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1171: 1933(M).

Plating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.1 

2.4 

3.0

196

338

796

6.0 

9.0 

13.0

3,350

6,380

12,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

332

338

358

332

321

316

345

*345

327

332

358

358

332

321

316

310

304

304

299

293

288

293

299

304

299

299

299

299

293

282

293

9,789

316

0.294

0.34

Nov.

288

288

293

293

288

293

288

282

277

293

*299

288

277

277

332

391

338

299

293

756

3,440

4,720

2,630

1,600

1,200

996

892

796

732

692

-

24,131

804

0.747

0.83

Dec.

652

604

596

556

548

580

572

564

*540

612

4.620

3,800

2,450

1,760

1,400

1,160

1,040

964

860

796

852

884

860

844

836

812

788

756

700

692

756

33,454

1,079

1.00

1.15

Jan.

924

924

1,120

1,240

1,120

1,010

956

1,400

2,180

4,070

4,520

3,440

2,540

2,000

1,720

1,560

1,480

1,400

1,320

1,200

1,200

*1,360

1,200

2,820

5.020

3,170

2,270

1,880

1,600

1,360

1,240

59,244

1,911

1.78

2.05

Feb.

1,160

1,040

988

956

892

844

940

988

916

876

*844

860

868

820

1,000

1,360

1,160

1,080

1,010

988

4,200

7.040

3,710

2,630

2,000

1,760

1,560

1,360

-

-

-

43,850

1,566

1.46

1.52

Mar.

1,240

1,160

1.120

1,480

2,810

2,360

1,880

1,680

1,560

1,400

1,280

1,240

1,440

1,760

2,180

3,440

2,810

2,360

2,450

2,090

1,840

1,640

1,520

8,960

11.800

10,600

5,420

3,890

3,170

2,630

2,270

91,480

2,951

2.74

3.16

Apr.

2.000

1,800

1,640

1,520

1,400

1,320

*1,520

1,520

1,440

1,400

1,360

1,280

1,680

1,800

1,600

1,560

1,480

1,360

1,360

1,280

1,160

1,120

1,040

1,010

964

1,040

1,360

1,240

1,120

1,080

-

41,454

1,382

1.28

1.43

May

1,240

1,160

1,080

980

948

964

1,640

1,480

1,200

1,080

996

908

852

844

1 . BOO

1,320

1,160

1,080

1,000

1,800

1,520

1,280

1,160

996

900

828

756

700

652

628

604

33,556

1,082

1.01

1.16

June

588

580

564

533

517

494

628

972

676

564

572

540

501

486

478

463

486

700

572

501

471

525

486

448

426

411

391

397

397

411

-

15,784

526

0.489

0.55

July

391

371

411

378

419

668

*448

391

391

364

351

345

332

332

327

316

310

310

304

397

378

316

316

310

299

288

282

282

277

272

268

10,844

350

0.325

0.37

Aug.

268

338

321

 304

316

321

304

288

299

310

299

272

263

258

253

253

293

351

282

258

248

239

234

230

234

230

223

226

223

239

223

8,400

271

0.252

0.29

Sept.

223

244

219

219

299

471

332

282

253

223

230

230

226

239

 219

215

223

223

ill

215

£23

226

223

215

215

215

215

219

219

211

-

7,177

239

0.222

0.25

Calendar year 1952: Max 11,000 Min 277 Mean 1,246 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.76

Water year 1952-53: Max 11,800 Min 211 Mean 1,039 Cfsm 0.966 In. 13.10

Peak disoharKe (base. 7.000 ofs). Feb. 21 (11:30 p.m.) 10,100 ofs (11.64 ft); Mar. 25 (10 p.m.)

17,500 cfs (15.17 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day

Yagers Spring near Luray, Va.

Location. Lat 38°40'50", long. 78°27 I 25", 200 ft upstream from Hawksbill Creek and

1.0 mile north of Luray, Page County. 

Records available. April 1930, September 1944, August 1947, October 1949 to September

1953 (discharge measurements only). 

Extremes. 1930. 1944, 1947, 1949-53: Maximum discharge measured,. 15.8 cfs Mar. 20,

1951; minimum measured, 4.93 cfs Aug. 28, 1947. 

Remarks. Discharge measurements made monthly 100 ft below source.

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1952 to September 1953

Oct. 9.. 

Nov. 12.. 

Dec.

6.36

8.06

11.4

Jan. 22.... 12.4

Feb. 6..

Mar. 19..

Apr. 9..

11.7

11.2

12.6

June 19.. 

July 8.. 

Aug. 5.. 

Sept.15..

7.47

6.34

5.85

5.77
446 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 

South Fork Shenandoah River at Front Royal, Va.

Location.--Lat 38°54'50", long. 78°12'40", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge 1.0 mile west of Front Royal, Warren County, and 3.5 miles upstream from confluence with North Fork.

Drainage area. 1,638 sq mi.

Records available . June 1899 to July 1906, September 1930 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 469.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. June 1899 to July 1906 staff gage at site 1 mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 29 years (1899-1905, 1930-53), 1,678 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,800 cfs Mar. 26 (gage height, 12.44 ft); minimum, 302 cfs Sept. 3, 4 (gage height, 1.17 ft); minimum daily, 308 cfs Sept. 3.

1899-1906, 1930-53: Maximum discharge, 130,000 cfs Oct. 16, 1942 (gage height, 34.8 

ft, from floodmark in gage well), from rating curve extended above 92,000 cfs on basis 

of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 59 cfs Jan. 30, 1934 (gage height, 

0.56 ft); minimum daily, 103 cfs Sept. 30, 1930.

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

Diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow by powerplants above station. Records of 

chemical analyses, water temperatures, and sediment loads for the water year 1953 are 

given in WSP 1290.

Revisions (water years). WSP 951: 1936(M). WSP 1171: 1935(M), 1937(M).

Hsting tables, wsfer year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-11, Nov. 14-20)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 25 Mar. 26 to Sept. 30

1.2 391

1.4 551

2.0 1,160

4.0 

7.0 

10.0

3,900

9,220

17,600

1.1 

1.4

2.0

260

470

1,130

4.0 

7.0 

12.0

3,900

9,220

24,400

Dischsrge, in cubic feet per second, wster yesr October 1952 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.

Cale

Oct.

517 

551

587 

501

596

578

596

551

569 

596

679

3700

3640

a600

a500

3500

a500

3480

3470

3450

3460

3460 

3460

3480

3480

3470 

a46o

3460

3460

3460 

3460

16,271

525

0.321

0.37

Nov.

a470 

3470

3480 

3480

3460

3460

3460

3460

3460 

3460

a470

3480

*3460

452

4S7

475

551

660

526

734

3,690

10,700 

6,930

4,200

3,010

2,380 

2,030

1,760

1,520

1,520

47,675

1,589

0.970

1.08

Dec.

1,400 

1,220

1,160 

1,150

1,110

1,100

1,230

1,150

1,110 

1,110

2,380

*6,950

5,250

3,680

2,870

2,380

2,100

1,890

1,700

1,520

1,490

1,440 

1,640

1,520

1,520

1,440 

1,420

1,340

1,280

1,250 

1,250

58,030

1,872

1.14

1.31

Jan.

1,380

1,640

1,760 

1,890

2,030

1,890

1,760

1,820

2,310 

4,2OO

6,570

6,570

5,100

4,050

3,380

3,010

2,730

2,590

2,450

2,310

*2,170

2,100 

2,240

2,730

4,950

6,220 

4,350

3,450

3,010

2,590 

2,310

95,560

3,083

1.88

2.17

Feb.

2,100 

*1,890

1,760 

1,700

1,640

1,520

1,460

1,520

1,640 

1,500

1,460

1,400

1,430

1,400

1,490

1,740

2,170

1,960

1,760

1,640

1,700

5,440 

7,120

775750"

3,520

3,010 

2,590

2,310

_

-

63,370

2,263

1.38

1.44

Mar.

2,100 

1,890

1,820 

1,890

2,170

3,450

3,080

2,660

2,450 

 2,310

2,100

1,960

1,960

2,100

2,590

3,680

4,800

*4,050

3,680

3,520

3,080

2,800 

2,520

4,050

15,400

22,300 

12,500

7,120

5,400

4,500 

3,900

137,830

4,446

2.71

3.12

Apr.

3,300 

3,080

2,800 

2,520

2,310

2,170

2,170

2,240

*2,310 

2,240

2,170

2,030

2,100

3,300

3,380

2,870

2,660

2,450

2,240

2,100

2,030

1,890 

1,760

1,630

1,590

1,540 

. 1,820

2,450

2,240

2,030

69,420

2,314

1.41

1.57

Msy

1,960 

2,100

2,030 

1,820

1,710

*1,660

1,820

2,520

2,520 

2,170

1,890

1,710

1,550

1,540

1,720

2,450

2,450

2,170

2,030

2,100

2,940

2,520 

2,17Q

1,890

1,670

1,420 

1,310

1,240

1,060

1.010 

1,110

58,260

1,879

1.15

1.33

June

1,110 

1,050

902 

835

835

802

857

857

1,130 

1,110

890

736

835

998

736

'725

725

703

747

926

802

725 

650

*650

692

630 

570

540

6TT5

590

23,968

799

0.488

0.54

July

490 

600

780 

540

540

660

780

962

*610 

570

550

462

454

470

510

540

398

43_4

430

520

560

470 

590

454

454

470 

446

414

414

422

406

16,380

528

0.322

0.37

Aug.

430 

414

406 

470

580

*398

454

703

530

470

438

438

454

390

438

454

560

550

550

490

422 

383

369

390

446 

376

376

390

390

383

14,112

455

0.278

0.32

Sept.

355

348

308

355

692

758" 758

630 

406

438

430

376

362

376

398

*398

383

362

369

369

406 

369

376

369

390 

369

369

362

369

12,564

419

0.256

L 0.29

idsr yesr 1952: Msx 18,900 Min 420 Mesn 2,019 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.76

Wster yesr 1952-53: Max 22,30O Min 308 Mesn 1,681 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.91

charge (base, 8,500 efs). Nov. 22 (9:30 a.m.) 12.2OO cfs (8.18 ft); Feb. 22 (9 p.m.) 

(7.53 ft)i Mar. 26 (4:30 p.m.) 25,800 cfs (12.44 ft).

Peak disch 

10,400 cfs

* Discharge measurement made"on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, 

measurement, and records for station near Lynnwood.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 447 

Happy Creek at Front Royal, Va.

Location. Lat 38°54 I 20", long. 78" 11'10", on left bank 30 ft upstream from highway 

bridge, 1.0 mile south of Front Royal, Warren County, 2.3 miles upstream from Leach 

Run, and 2.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 13.8 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 610.12 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Oct. 1, 

1949, staff gage at site 0.3 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 17.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,100 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 5.14 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 460 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow during several 

periods between Aug. 25 and Sept. 4.

1948-53: Maximum discharge observed, 2,490 cfs Oct. 5, 1948 (gage height, 6.40 ft, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 250 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; no flow during several periods between Aug. 25 and Sept. 4, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good. Some diversion above station for Front Royal municipal water 

supply. Moderate diurnal fluctuation by municipal reservoir operation.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1 0

1.2 .14

1.3 .60

1.4 Z.O

1.5 4.4

1.6 7.4

Discharge, in cubic feet pe

1.7

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

178

340

econd, water year October 1952 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

Oct.

0.60

.45

,6£

.69

.69

*.60

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.3

7.6

279

1.6

1.3

1.0

.90

.90

.79

.69

.69

.79

.90

.79

.69

.90

1.0

.90

1.0

.79

.69

.90

36.84

1.19

0.086

0.10

Nov.

0.69

.90

.90

.69

.79

.60

TeS

.60

.69

2.2

2.2

1.2

*1.2

1.0

5.1

4.1

2.2

1.8

2.2

42

305

Tie

47

29

20

16

12

10

8.0

8.0

-

642.66

21.4

1.55

1.73

Dec.

6.7

6.4

6.1

67T

13

16

14

12

9.8

11

*92

4T

34

22

18

14

12

11

9.5

8.8

14

20

19

18

16

14

12

9.8

11

9.1

12

524.3

16.9

1.22

1.41

Jan.

12

14

22

24

20

17

16

16

26

77

66

57

44

38

40

42

38

35

30

24

*29

29

27

79

64

47

38

34

27

22

20

1,078

34.8

2.52

2.90

Feb.

18

*16

16

15

13

12

15

15

12

11

11

13

12

10

11

22

21

18

18

16

20

16

16

16

15

14

14

12

_

_

-

432

15.4

1.12

1.17

Mar.

12

12

12

22

20

18

16

17

16

15

14

14

24

23

40

51

44

*40

33

27

22

20

21

*266

19T

145

94

67

53

45

38

1,435

46.3

3.36

3.87

Apr.

34

3T

27

24

22

22

26

20

*20

20

18

20

32

31

28

26

22

21

20

18

16

15

14

14

12.

21

29

21

20

28

-

672

22.4

1.62

1.81

May

3330"

24

20

20

*20

27

23

22

22

18

16

15

18

18

17

20

18

28

27

22

19

16

14

13

12

11

8.8

8.0

9,5

27

596.3

19.2

1.39

1.60

June

15

12

9.5

8.0

7.4

7.4

17

9.8

8.0

6.7

6.4

5.8

8.4

12

8.4

6.7

6.7

7.4

6.7

5.6

5.0

4.1

3.6

*2.9

3.1

2.6

2.4

176

3.9

3.1

-

208.2

6.94

0.503

0.56

July

2.6

5.6

8.1

TTf

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.2

*3.4

2.2

2.4

1.6

1.4

1.2

.90

.90

.90

.69

.69

.90

.60

.69

.69

.69

.60

.45

.38

.26

.58

.22

73T

51.66

1.67

0.121

0.14

Aug.

0.38

.26

2.2

1.3

3.1

*2.4

1.8

1.6

3.5

4.1

2.0

1.4

1.3

1.2

.79

.60

.90

.60

.45

.38

.26

.16

.16

.26

.15

.15

.23

.03

726

.19

.06

32.17

1.04

0.075

0.09

Sept.

0.15

.16

.06

716

10

~3.6 11

1.3

,90

.52

.52

.69

1.0

.69

.52

.52

*.35

.32

.32

.32

.38

.79

.45

.45

.32

.32

.32

.32

.45

.22

-

37.12

1.24

0.090

0.10

Calendar year 1952: Max 527 Min o.3 Mean 19.1 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.87

Water year 1952-53: Max 305 Min 0.03 Mean 15.7 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.48

Peak discharge (baae, 200 cfs). No

(2.95 ft); Jan. 10 (8 a.m.) 143 cfs (

v. 21 (1 p.m.) 1,100 cfs (5.14 ft)j Dec. 11 (4i30 a.m.) 166 cfs 

2.85 ft),- Jan. 24 (9:30 a.m.) 120 .cf s (2.74 ft); Mar. 24 (5a.m.)

456 cfs (3.79 ft).. 

Discharge measurement made on this day
448 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

North Pork Shenandoah River at Cootes Store, Va.

Location. Lat 38°38'13", long. 78°51'11", on right bank at Cootes Store, Rockingham 

County, 300 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 259 and 3.7 miles upstream from 

Linville Creek.

Drainage area. 215 ¥q mi.

Records available. February 1925 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,051.8 ft above mean 

sea level (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Nov. 15, 1937, chain gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, 191 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,440 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 11.93 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 3, 4 (gage height, 1.84 ft).

1925-53: Maximum discharge, 50,000 cfs Oct. 15, 1942 (gage height, 25.3 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 9,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

determination of peak flow; minimum, 0.4 cfs Oct. 1, 1929, Aug. 22 to Sept. 3, 1930.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 726: 1928-31. WSP 781: 1929(M). WSP 951: 1936, 1939(M). 

WSP 1171:1935, 1937, 1938(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.5

1.4

3.3

10

21

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

40

70

128

433

680

6.0

8.0

10.0

1,580

3,280

5,650

Discharge, In cutTc fee't per second, water year October j.952 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.

Oct.

12

12

10

10

10

9.6

14

*16

15

15

19 

22

2T

20

18

17

15

14

14

12

12 

12

12

11 

10

10

10

9.6

9.3

573

9.3

410.1

13.2

0.061

0.07

Nov.

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.4

7.0

775

8.9

*9.6 

9.3

8.9

8.5

14

17

15

14

14

937

4,110 

2,240

702

391 

261

189

147

118

97

89

-

9,472.9

316

1.47

1.64

Dec.

77

68

63

58

67

128

128

128

114

*214

2,140 

958

550

379

282

214

171

142

121

108

111 

118

125

125 

125

125

118

108

94

92

114

7,365

238

1.11

1.28

Jan.

152 214"

342

367

310

247

234

540

612

1,230

1,160 

833

569

450

438

444

409

360

282

*240

240 

296

310

1,460 

1,236

680

477

391

296

240

195

15,248

492

2.29

2.64

Feb.

166

147

128

121

108

101

125

128

118

111

108 

114

114

108

128

189

227

227

214

208

1,020 

958

612

455

367

303

254

202

_

_

-

7,061

252

1.17

1.22

Mar.

171

152

335" 138

589

444

354

316

268

247

234

221

323

379

450

524

*444

427

433

385

329 

282

261

4,440 

3,240

2,380

1,060

688

488

391

323

20,719

668

3.11

3.58

Apr.

275

240

202

171

152

138

*166

162

162

316

403 

360

477

589

485

409

329

268

227

189

166 

142

125

118

108

108

114

104

94

12

6,891

230

1.07

1.19

May

94

89

84

82

*94

808

1,700

1,230

680

466

354 

268

275

1,260

2,880

1,200

937

612

579

702

550 

450

360

268 

208

195

128

104

87

75 154"

16,923

546

2.54

2.93

June

87

75

58

49

43

38

48

41

36

41

34 

28

27

24

23

21

21

*24

23

21

19 

34

a30

325 

a2 4

a22

a20

a21

323

a20

995

33.2

0.154

0.17

July

818

alS

al7

al5

a!2

alO

*a9

7.8

7.0

6.3

6.0 

5.4

4.8

4.2

3.6

3.3

3.1

2.7

277

5.7

7.0 

6.7

5.7

4.8 

4.2

3.9

3.3

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.7

205.8

6.64

0.031

0.04

Aug.

2.5

2.4

2.4

*2.7

2.9

2.9

3.1

3.6

5.7

BTT

3.9 

3.6

3.1

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.3

3.1

2.7

2.7

2.5 

2.4

2.2

2.0 

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.2

83.6

2.70

0.013

0.02

Sep);.

l.l

1.1

TTo" 1.0

3.2

3.6

376

2.9

2.5

2.2

2.0 

2.2

2.0

1.8

*1.8

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4 

1.4

1.4

1.4 

1.6

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.8

57.0

1.90

0.0088

0.01

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,000 Mln 6.0 Mean 275 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.44

Water .ter year year 1952-53: j.yoz-3o: Max max 4,440 4,441? Mln mm 1.0 i.u Mean mean 234 £04 Cfsm ui DHJ 1.09 j..y» In. -LII. 14.79 ±%,iv

Pesk discharge (bsse, 5.500 cfs).--Nov. 21 (5:30 p.m.) 7,160 efs (11.14 ft); Mar. 24 (8 s.m.)8,440 

fs (11.93 ft); May 5 (9 p.m.) 3,500 cfs (8.24 ft); May 15 (3 a.m.) 5,140 cfs (9.62 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, 1 discharge 

easurement, and records for station at Mount Jackson.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 449

Plains Mill Spring near New Market, Va.

Location. Lat 38°38'10", long. 78°43'20", 2.8 miles west of New Market, Shenandoah County. 

Records "available. October 1949 to September 1953 (discharge measurements only). 

Extremes. 1949-53: Maximum discharge measured, 8.92 cfs Jan. 20, 1953, minimum measured,

5.11 cfs Nov. 16, 1950. 

Remarks. Discharge measurements made monthly 300 ft downstream from source.

Discharge measurements. In cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1952 to September 1953

Oct. 

Nov. 

Dec.

9.. 

12.. 

10..

5.55

5.71

6.91

Jan. 20... 8.92

Feb. 6. 

Mar. 17. 

Apr. 7.

7.66

7.38

8.81

May 5... 7.46

June 19. 

July 7. 

Aug.

6.66

6.98

5.47

Sept.15... 5.71

North Pork Shenandoah River at Mount Jackson, VaLocation. Lat 38°44'44", long. 78°38'21", on downstream side near center of span of highway bridge at Mount Jackson,, Shenandoah County, 0.3 mile downstream from Mill Creak. 

Drainage area. 509 sq mi.

Records^ available. October 1943 to September 1953. 

Gage.--Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage

Is 838.55 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Average discharge. 10 years, 395 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,200 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 13.50 ft), from

rating curve extended above 8,300 cfs as explained below; minimum, 44 cfs Sept. 4, 5

(gage height, 2.36 ft).

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 23,400 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 16.0 ft, from

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 6,400 cfs on basis of peak runoff for

flood in October 1942 for stations at Cootes Store and near Strasburg; minimum, 19 cfs

Oct. 15, 1947 (gage height, 2.20 ft).

Flood in October 1942 reached a stage of 20.2 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, about

80,000 cfs). 

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

3.0 

4.0

111

259

720

6.0 

8.0 

1O.O

11.0

2,150

3,860

6,100

7,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

114

111

118

108

104

98

125

125

*114

118

138 

149

T35

125 

110

100

98

98

98

94

91

91 

91

91

91

88

88

88

81

78

TB

3,236

104

0.204

0.24

Nov.

78

78

78

75

70

70

70

70

70

75

88

*78

72

70 

81

111

94

85

78

1,120

6,690

6,190 

1,590

960

695

570

498

430

386

364

-

20,984

699

1.37

1.53

Dec.

343

322

301

280

255

364

364

364

343

*322

4,150 

1,830

1,160

840 

670

570

475

452

408

386

408

408 

408

408

386

386

364

343

322

322

343

18,302

590

1.16

1.34

Jan.

430

498

695

720

620

545

498

900

1,090

2.550

2,230 

1,670

1,230

960 

840

840

780

720

645

*570

545

645 

620

1,990

2,230

1,230

960

780

670

570

520

29,791

961

1.89

2.18

Feb.

475

452

430

408

364

*364

408

408

364

345

343 

364

364

343 

408

570

570

520

498

475

1,300

1,590 

1,090

840

695

620

545

475

-

_

-

15,626

558

1.10

1.14

Mar.

430

430

408

5J5

1,020

780

645

595

545

520

498

475

545

645 

670

1,090

*840

750

840

720

645

570

545

7.450

5,350

4,360

2,150

1,510

1,160

960

840

38,531

1,243

2.44

2.81

Apr.

720

670

595

545

498

475

545

*498

475

570

720 

645

900

1,090 

840

695

595

520

475

430

408

364 

343

322

301

301

364

322

301

280

15,807

527

1.04

1.16

May

301

280

259

247 *25§

301

1,990

1,830

1,020

720

545 

452

408

570 

5,010

1,830

1,910

1,160

1,020

1,440

1,090

840 

720

570

498

430

386

343

322

301

364

27,416

884

1.74

2.01

June

343

SOT

259

239

223

208

280

247

211

196

196 

181

177

163 

163

156

156

159

*163

142

131

159 

149

128

121

114

101

111

118

104

5,399

180

0.354

0.40

July

94

91

111

ICs

101

91

85

*78

72

70

67 

61

64

61 

61

58

58

48

53

70

64

64 

70

61

56

56

56

53

48

48

50

2,128

68.6

0.135

0.16

Aug.

53

50

48

61

*58

58

53

56

85

88

67 

58

56

56 

50

53

7B" 91

61

56

48

53 

53

50

50

50

50

48

48

47

47

1,777

57.3

0.113

0.13

Sept.

47

47

46

156" 44

322

TX5

98

75

67

67 

67

64

56 

*56

53

56

53

53

50

47

56

47

50

48

47

48

47

44

44

2,100

70.0

0.138

0.15

Calendar year 1952 : Max lo,4OO Min 70 Mean 58O Cfsm 1.14 In. 15. 5O

Water year 1952-53 : Max 7,450 Min 44 Mean 496 Cfsm 0.974 In. 13.25

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 cfs). Nov. 21 (12 p.m.) 13,20O cfs (13.5O ft); Dec. 11 (time unknown) 

5,840 cfs (9.77 ftjj Mar. 24 (time unknown) 12,600 cfs (13.31 ft)s May 15 (time unknown) 9,2OO cfs 

(11.90 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
450 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Stony Creek at Columbia Furnace, Va.

Location. Lat 38"51 "55", long. 78°37'45", on right bank 0.8 mile south of Columbia 

Furnace, Shenandoah County, 3.6 miles downstream from Little Stony Creek, 4.7 miles 

northwest of Edinburg, and 6.4 miles upstream from North Fork Shenandoah River.

Drainage area. 76 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1947 to September 1953.

Gage. Staff gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 

895.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary 

adjustment of 1944.

Average discharge. 6 years, 79.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,530 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 6.17 ft); mini- 

 mum, 6.3 cfs Sept. 4, 5 (gage height, 0.64 ft).

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 3,070 cfs Dec. 4, 1950 (gage height, 6.80 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 6.0 cfs Aug. 24- 

26, 1951; minimum gage height that of Sept. 4,5, 1953.

Flood of October 1942 reached a stage of 11.5 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.6

.7

.8

1.0

1.2

1.5

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

194

520

990

1,610

2,370

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

9.2

8.8

10

9.2

8.8

8.8

22

18

*13

13

21

28

22

19

17

15

14

14

13

13

12

12

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

431.8

13.9

0.183

0.21

Nov.

12

12

12

12

11.

11

11

12

12

16

16

15

*14

13

18

16

12

15

14

888

1.750

600

220

134

94

75

62

55

43

42

-

4,217

141

1.86

2.08

Dec.

37

37

33

33

38

102

69

62

54

*54

1,170

370

194

132

106

89

75

65

56

52

63

68

66

63

59

56

48

35

37

38

46

3,407

110

1.45

1.67

Jan.

52

¥6

114

114

89

72

66

125

158

618

438

280

194

158

170

170

158

136

114

*94

98

170

134

690

355

207

170

158

121

96

91

5,676

183

2.41

2.78

Feb.

83

*72

52

63

54

51

87

63

58

51

50

6¥

59

51

93

123

132

91

82

79

194

182

147

123

110

94

83

71

_

-

2,464

88.0

1.16

1.21

Mar.

62

62

58

77

207

134

104

100

85

94

91

85

134

112

119

220

158

*132

170

134

110

96

388

*1.610

1,340

690

370

265

194

158

140

7,699

248

3.26

3.76

Apr.

129

121

98

89

80

74

145

*108

96

140

170

143

158

170

136

123

102

91

82

77

69

63

61

54

51

55

89

65

63

58

-

2,960

98.7

1.30

1.45

May

66

59

52

51

69

*66

619

637

235

158

132

121

98

167

928

440

405

295

388

370

194

158

136

96

82

77

56

51

45

40

85

6,376

206

2.71

3.12

June

51

47

38

32

29

25

71

41

34

32

27

23

22

25

23

21

21

22

22

21

20

34

*20

18

16

14

1212"

15

13

801

26.7

0.351

0.39

July

12

12

12

12

9.6

18

13

*12

12

11

11

11

11

10

9.6

9.2

9.2

9.2

~2T 104

10

12

10

10

9.6

9

8.8

8.8

8.0

8^3

10

433.0

14.0

0.184

0.21

Aug.

8.0

8

8.0

8.8

*9.6

9.6

8.8

8.4

10

12

9.6

9.2

8.4

7.7

7.7

8

8.0

8.0

7.4

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.6

246.3

7.95

0.105

0.12

Sept.

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.3

16

14

10

7.7

7.7

7.1

8.0

10

9.6

8.0

*8.0

7.1

7.1

7.1

7

7.7

7.7

7.1

6.8

6.8

7.1

7

6.8

6.8

6.8

237.4

7.91

0.104

0.12

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,750 Mln 8.0 Mean 95.9 Cfsro 1.26 In. 17.20

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,750 Mln 6.3 Mean 95.7 Cfsra 1.26 In. 17.12

Peak discharge (base. 600 cfa) Nov. 20 (time unknown) 2,450 cfs (6.13 ft); Dec. 11 (time unknown) 

1,750 cfs (5.23 ft); Jan. 10 (time unknown) 890 cfs (3.76 ft); Jan. 24 (time unknown) 890 cfs (3.75 

ft); Mar. 24 (4 a.m.) 2,530 cfs (6.17 ft); May 7 (time unknown) 2,210 cfs (5.83 ft); May 15 (time 

unknown) 1,220 cfs (4.40 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 451

North Fork Shenandoah River near Strasburg, Va.

Location. Lat 38°58'36", long. 78°20'11", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 55, 1.5 miles southeast of Strasburg, Shenandoah County, 2,2 miles upstream from Cedar Creek, and 10 miles upstream from confluence with South Fork.

Drainage area. 772 sq mi.

Records available. March 1925 to September 1953.

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 494.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 21, 1930, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, 587 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,100 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 14.20 ft); min- 

 imum, 68 cfs Aug. 27, 28 (gage height, 1.66 ft); minimum daily, 90 cfs Aug. 30, Sept. 4.

1925-53: Maximum discharge, 100,000 cfs Oct. 16, 1942 (gage height, 31.2 ft, from 

high-water mark in gage well], from rating curve extended above 46,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 6 cfs Feb. 9, 1934 (gage height, 1.52 ft); minimum daily, 41 cfs 

Sept. 26, Oct. I, 1930.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow by powerplants and mills above 

station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 951: 1936(M). WSP 1001: 1931. WSP 1171: 1929(M), 1933(M),

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.7 

2,0 

2.5 

3.0

155

395

690

4.0

6.0

10.0

13.0

1,340

2,870

6,740

10,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

T63" 247

189

193

166

182

202

202

224

*206

211

193

237

228

219

202

182

185

152

170

185

163

170

163

155

152

155

178

170

155

194

5,793

187

0.242

0.28

Nov.

123 136"

145

170

159

145

145

149

129

149

185

170

*163

159

166

139

178

197

182

286

4,070

10.500

3,400

1,740

1,200

968 

810

714

636

571

27,684

923

1.20

1.34

Dec.

559

512

477

447

456

453

565

571

536

524

2,900

*5.950

2,000

1,420

1,100

935

810

726

654

606

589

672

642

618

600

583 

559

524

512

471

482

26,433

853

1.10

1.27

Jan.

156" 536

752

968

968

840

750

780

1,540

2,390

5.680

2,710

2,000

1,560

1,340

1,280

1,200

1,140

1,060

935

870

968

1,000

1,380

3,410

2,510 

1,590

1,510

1,140

968

870

42,661

1,376

1.78

2.05

Feb.

810

750

*708

654

630

595

589

650

642

589

565

571

589

565

595

870

902

870

810

750

750

1,820

1,780

1,540

1,100

968 

870

780

_

-

25,092

825

1.07

1.11

Mar.

702

678

648

IS!

1,000

1,540

1,060

955

870

810

810

780

810

870

1,050

1,480

1,520

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,060

968

870

5,980

7,520

8,060 

5,950

2,550

1,950

1,590

1,540

55,565

1,721

2.23

2.57

Apr.

1,200

1,140

1,000

902

840

810

870

*?35

840

870

,030

,100

,060

.420

,380

1,200

1,060

955

870

780

726

684

648

612

577

565 

650

666

600

565

-

26,515

884

1.15

1.28

May

565

571

512

494

506

*571

1,220

2,630

2,080

1,380

1,060

840

758

684

3,420

4.040

3,050

2,310

1,630

2,080

1,860

1,450

1,240

1,060

902

780 

702

618

559

524

542

40,618

1,310

1.70

1.96

June

624

571

488

441

595

488

589

524

465

373

361

559

528

441

334

307

318

286

286

297

247

262

*297

281

262

238 

229

26Z~ 155

257

-

10,745

358

0.464

0.52

July

224

202

202

202

185

195

252

*206

178

182

170

129

149

189

165

142

155

142

129

133

211

174

163

149

139

115 

118

163

129

129

126

5,145

166

0.215

0.25

Aug.

156

115

129

152

*149

133

123

140

142

170

178

185

lT8

118

125

105

102

136

139

136

118

118

95

95

129

123

100

108

112

90

93

3,908

126

0.163

0.19

Sept.

129

126

108

90

169

400

589

281

215

161

142

142

113

120

149

*125

115

120

120

95

126

155

122

124

113

118 

107

126

149

126

-

4,771

159

0.206

0.23

Calendar year 1952: Max 11,500 Min 123 Mean 841 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.81

Water ter year year 1952-53: 1952-55: Max Max 10,300 10,500 Min Min 90 90_____Mean Mean 742 742_____Cfsm Cfsm 0.961 0.961 In. In. 13.05 15.05__________

Peak discharge (base, 6.000 efs). Nov. 22 (ll a.m.) 12,100 cfs (14.20 ft); Dec. 11 (9 p.m.) 6,840

 s (10-10 ft); Mar. 25 (2 a.m.) 11,000 cfs (13.40 ft)j May 15 (8 p.m.) 8,420 cfs (11.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
452 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Cedar Creek near Winchester, Va.

Location. Lat 39 0 04'50", long. 78 0 19'45", on left bank 0.2 mile upstream from Fawcett 

Run, 0.3 mile upstream from highway bridge, 1.3 miles downstream from Froman Run, and 

11.4 miles southwest of Winchester, Frederick County.

Drainage area. 101 sq mi.

Records available. June 1937 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage ^ recorder. Datum of gage is 647.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge. 16 years, 90.,1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,820 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 10.1 ft); minimum, 7.1 cfs Aug. 26-30 (gage height, 1.27 ft).

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 22,000 cfs Oct. 15, 1942 (gage height, 27.0 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum recorded, 1.8 cfs Feb. 19, 1941 (gage height, 1.04 ft), result of low temperature; 

minimum daily, 5 ,cfs Aug. 24-31, Sept. 6, 1938, July 19-23, 1942.

Flood of Mar.'17, 1936, reached a stage of about 25 ft, from information by local 

residents (discharge, about 18,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.3

1.4 

1.6

5.8

10

22

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

65

152

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

290

968

1,5SO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

11

I?

18

14

12

12

17

20

15

15

22

2T

16

14

13

*12

12

12

12

12

12 

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

14

15

15

448

14.5

0.144

0.17

Nov.

15

16

16

15

15

15

14

TK

15

20

25

20

17

16

21

28

20

18

17

206

1,400 

856

262

145

*100

79

66

55

47

45

-

3,573

119

1.18

1.32

Dec.

38

38

35

33

39

56

45

42

40

44

*996

3T5B~

225

154

120

99

85

76

66

60

72 

86

82

79

73

69

62

51

52

54

57

3,418

110

1.09

1.26

Jan.

62

7S

116

125

92

78

79

90

246

830

562

369

253

219

244

262

236

214

174

145

220 

297

*219

782

545

328

244

211

167

134

120

7,739

250

2.48

2.86

Feb.

110

92

*88

80

72

66

92

86

72

62_

62

82

79

78

120

208

T77

127

110

102

136 

140

123

116

108

102

94

84

_

-

-

2,868

102

1.01

1.05

Mar.

75

71

7T

230

227

154

127

121

110

120

127

114

336

259

323

475

293

256

274

206

167 

147

131

996 9~5B"

908

545

380-

278

225

187

8,901

287

2.84

3.27

Apr.

193

236

174

152

129

123

281

225

*216

588

342

268

293

250

198

177

150

134

125

110

102 

90

84

76

T2_

73

123

86

76

76

-

5,022

167

1.65

1.84

May

91

79

69

62

96

158

426

1.050

562

365

244

185

157

195

798

492

562

408

423

369

236 

193

162

123

108

100

80

69

~5Z 61

310

8,295

268

2.65

3.06

June

T23- 177

92

76

65

55

73

61

52

45

40

37

40

42

42

36

35

39

38

33

29 

26

24

21

*20

18

17

T7

18

17

-

1,410

47.0

0.465

0.52

July

1614"

14

13

13

15

16

14

12

*12

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

15

12 

15

16

13

11

10

10

9.6

9.2 9T2~

9.6

374.6

12.1

0.120

0.14

Aug.

11

9.6

13

13

14

14

13

13

15

11

12

10

11

9.6

9.2

8.7

8.7

9.2

8.3

*8.3

.9 

.9

.3

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

315.9

10.2

0.101

0.12

Sept.

7.9

972

10

9.2

24

68

35

17

13

12

11

20

24

15

13

12

*11

10

9.6

10

11 

10

9.6

9-. 2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.7

8.7

-

435.9

14.5

0.144

0.16

Calendar year 1952 : Max 2,600 Min 11 Mean 122 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.51

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,400 Min 7.9 Mean 117 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.77

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 efs). Nov. 21 (9:30 p.m.) 2,820 cfs (10.1 ft); Dec. 11 (7 a.m.) 1, 

:fs 17.53 ft); Jan. 10 111 a.m.) 1,200 cfs (5.84 ft) ; Jan. 24 (l p.m.) 1,200 cfs (5.85 ft); Mar. : 10:30 a.m.) 1,760 cfs (7.50 ft); May 8 (l a.m.) 1,650 cfs (7.22 ft),- May 15 (7:30 a.m.) 1,260 cf 

(£.02 £.02 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Marlboro Spring at Marlbora, Va.

Location. Lat 39°05'00", long. 78° 19'20", at Marlboro, Frederick County, 4.4 miles northwest of Middletown. 

Records available. August 1947, October 1949 to September 1953 (discharge measurements

only).

Extremes. 1947. 1949-53: Maximum discharge measured, 9.99 cfs June 5, 1952- minimum

measured, 2.84 cfs Aug. 28, 1947. 

Remarks. Discharge measurements made monthly 200 ft downstream from source.

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1952 to September 1953

Oct. 16...... 3.40

Nov. 25...... 5.94

Dec. 11...... 6.52

Jan. 23...... 7.88

Feb. 3...... 6.10

Mar. 13...... 7.49

Apr. 9...... 7.33

May 7...... 7.07

June 25...... 5.28

July 10...... 3.11

Aug. 20...... 4.18

Sept.17...... 5.16
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 453

Passage Creek at Buokton, Va.

Location. Lat 38°57'29", long. 78°16'0l", on right bank 350 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 55, 1.2 miles south of Buckton, Warren County, 1.4 miles upstream from 

mouth, and 4.2 miles west of Riverton.

Drainage area. 87 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1905 to July 1906 (gage heights only), April 1932 to September 

1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 525.14 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. October 1905 to July 1906 staff gage at site 1 mile downstream at different datum. Apr. 4, 1932, to Oct. 7, 1937, chain gage at site 350 ft 

downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 21 years (1932-53), 70.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,970 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 7.62 ft); minimum, 1.6 cfs Sept. 3, 4 (gage height, 2.78 ft).

1932-53: Maximum discharge, 21,000 cfs Oct. 15, 1942 (gage height, 15.5 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 0.1 

cfs Aug. 5, 1932 (gage height, 1.38 ft, site and datum then in use).

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow by fish hatchery above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-55 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.7

2.9

3.0

3.1

1.2 

2.6 

3.6 

5.2

3.3 

3.5 

3.7 

4.0

4.4

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

162

356

B50

1,510

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.0

T^

5.2

5.0

5.2

7.0

6.6

9.7

9.4

*8.2

11

20

14

11

9.4

8.2

8.0

7.2

6.8

6.0

5.6

5.2

5.6

6.6

6.2

5.4

6.8

6.8

6.4

6.2

6.0

235.5

7.60

0.087

0.10

Nov.

6.2

5.8

6.2

'675 5.6

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.8

8.2

11

11

9.2

8.0

9.0

20

16

12

10

83

651

922

160

93

68

55

48

39

33

31

-

2,350.8

78.4

0.901

1.01

Dec.

29

26

26

27

28

39

42

37

32

32

*588 "255

142

104

S4

69

61

55

48

44

51

61

63

64

58

55

48

40

33

39

43

2,323

74.9

0.861

0.99

Jan.

55

66

93

99

74

64

60

89

150

498

447

337

204

167

144

132

116

108

95

85

89

121

99

410

366

189

150

135

114

97

87

4,940

159

1.83

2.11

Feb.

80

71

64

61

54

50

55

58

50

44

43

52

54

48

74

152

116

89

80

72

80

87

76

71

69

66

63

57

-

-

-

1,936

69.1

0.794

0.83

Mar.

51

50

48

110

150

101

85

82

82

84

89

84

101

106

129

356

192

165

*184

144

121

106

99

1.040

778

970

396

269

204

162

140

6,678

215

2.47

2.85

Apr.

126

114

97

87

78

72

116

106

 89

126

130

108

238

376

186

15'4

130

110

101

89

80

72

66

63

55

58

157

110

85

78

-

3,457

115

1.32

1.47

May

89

80

69

61

60

61

89

85

74

64

55

48

44

48

71

126

256

204

206

545

170

130

114

85

74

66

52

44

38

36

76

3,020

97.4

1.12

1.29

June

63

47

34

28

23

38

93

57

38

28

22

18

23

~68 294

44

36

34

30

25

21

16

*14

12

11

9.4

8.0

10

15

10

-

1,169.4

39.0

0.448

0.50

July

8.7

7.2

8.7

-8.4 13

7.4

9.6

8.7

*12

9.3

6.4

5.8

5.6

4.7

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.1

6.2

8.4

5.6

4.4

4.4

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.0

2.7

2.3

2.0

2.1

180.8

5.83

0.067

0.08

Aug.

"27T 1.9

4.8

4.2

4.2

*5.2

4.7

4.3

7.2

15

9.0

6.3

4.8

5.8

5.2

2.7

2.7

3.7

3.1

5.5

5.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.0

121.1

5.91

0.045

0.05

Sept.

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

5.0

9.7 16 '

9.2

6.0

4.4

5.8

4.6

4.7

4.7

5.8

*5.2

5.1

5.1

5.0

5.0

5.4

5.5

5.0

4.2

4.1

4.4

5.9

5.5

4.8

5.4

134.5

4.48

0.051

0.06

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,87O Min 2.8 Mean 90.9 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.21

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,040 Min 1.7 Mean 72.7 Cfsm 0.836 In. 11.34

Peak discharge (base. l.OOO cfs).--Nov. 21 (3 a.m.) 1,77O cfs (7.55 ft); Mar. 24 (7 p.m.) 1,970 

cfs (7.62 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
454 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Shenandoah River at Millville, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°16'55", long. 77°47'22", on left bank 0.4 mile downstream from Cattail 

Run, I mile upstream from Millville, Jefferson County, and 5 miles upstream from 

Harpers Ferry and mouth.

Drainage area. 3,040 sq mi.

Records available. April 1895 to March 1909, August 1928 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 293.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Apr. 15, 1895, to Mar. 31, 1909, staff gage at site three-quarters of a mile 

downstream at datum 0.32 ft higher.

Average discharge. 25 years (1928-53), 2,602 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 38,300 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 13.42 ft); minimum, 450 cfs July 19, Aug. 25 (gage height, 1.39 ft); minimum daily, 503 cfs Aug. 30.

1895-1909, 1928-53: Maximum discharge, 230,000 cfs Oct. 16, 1942 (gage height, 32.4 

ft, from floodmarks); minimum, about 59 cfs Oct. 4, 1930 (gage height, 0.39 ft); minimum daily, 194 cfs July 24, 1930.

Flood of 1870 reached practically same stage as flood of Mar. 18, 1936, 26.4 ft 

(discharge, 151,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records excellent. Regulation by hydroelectric plants, particularly that of 

Potomac Edison Co., half a mile above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.4

1.8 

3.0 

4,0

455

730

1,920

3,380

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.1

7,600

13,500

21,000

31,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

972 

963

910

722

873

918

794

927

828

918

990

1,060

981

1,110

1.120

909

909

891

846

813

636

747

837

730

722

666 

754

738

873

762

615

26,534

856

0.282

0.32

Nov.

629 

730

698

762

706

739

714

722

754

738

754

762

828

794

855

882

864

900

1,080

1,120

3,900

25.900

19,500

8,870

5,760

4,310 

3,520

2,960

2,600

2,310

-

93,661

3,122

1.03

1.15

Dec .

2,190 

2,040

1,860

1.850

1,840

1,890

1,880

2,010

*1,940

1,860

4,350

12.500

10,400

6,970

5,210

4,220

3,560

3,180

2,860

2,570

2,450

2,510

2,630

2,700

2,510

2,440 

2,290

2,190

2,080

2,020

2,050

100,810

5,252

1.07

1.25

Jan.

2.090 

2,280

2,740

5,090

5,450

5,580

5,110

2,940

5,420

6,740

12,400

15.100

9,910

7,580

6,240

5,540

5,190

4,840

4,510

4,140

5,840

4,020

4,080

4,550

8,260

11,400 

8,290

6,400

5,560

4,690

4,120

171,680

5,558

1.82

2.10

Feb.

5,690 

5,560

5,110

2,950

2,7ZO

2,580

2,560

2,500

2,570

2,600

2,420

2,580

2.550

2,580

2,500

5,060

3,560

3,820

5,400

5,110

2,960

5,070

11.000

7,740

5,780

4,840 

4,230

5,740

-

-

-

100,960

5,606

1.19

1.24

Mar.

5,550 

5,040

2,880

2,860

3,430

4,430

5,500

4,550

4,010

5,720

*5,540

5,550

5,420

5,870

4,100

6,E40

7,700

7,080

6,240

6,020

5,450

4,750

4,510

6,220

25,000

50.700 

29,100

14,900

10,500

8,090

6,740

252,590

7,505

2.47

2.85

Apr.

5,930 

5,410

4,960

4,490

4,080

3,780

3,740

4,010

4,060

3,990

4,200

4,180

4,180

5,110

6.240

5,580

4,750

4,570

5,990

5,610

5,420

5,210

5,010

2,820

2.660

2,660 

5,690

5,740

5,800

3,360

-

122,830

4,094

1.35

1.50

May

5,580 

5,280

5,280

5,040

2,880

*2,990

5,560

5,570

7,540

5,580

4,450

5,740

5,210

2,940

2,940

8.520

7,820

7,270

5,540

5,580

5,850

5,670

4,710

4,040

3,490

3,110 

2,720

2,440

2,220

2.050

2,650

151,420

4,239

1.39

1.61

June

5.120 

2,500

2,220

1,950

1,800

1,740

2,220

2,420

1,940

2,040

1,920

1,690

1,640

1,970

2,250

1,650

1,560

1,500

1,580

1,410

1,600

1,580

1,510

1,240

1,540

1,250 

1,210

1,080

1,140

1.020

-

51,450

1,714

0.564

0.65

July

1,220 

1,050

972

1,220

1,040

990

956

1,250

1.540

1,140

927

900

778

865

875

690

981

770

615

770

815

865

1,070

855

855

778 

745

666

690

658

674

27,992

905

0.297

0.34

Aug.

682 

690

690

690

698

900

810

766

882

981

900

864

794

786

682

682

636

645

714

810

762

770

682

650

509

574 

*622

650

580

505

650

22,252

718

0.256

0.27

Sept.

554 

515

522

554

509

750

1,010

1.520

1,190

1,020

746

750

746

690

587

656

636

615

594

580

587

567

622

608

567

567 

574

567

548

554

20,425

681

0.224

0.25

Calendar year 1952: Max 40,800 Min 615 Mean 3,458 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.47

Water year 1952-53: Max 30,700 Min 503 Mean 3,021 Cfsro 0.994 In. 13.49

Peak discharge (base. 15.000 cfs). Nov. 22 (9:30 p.m.) 27,800 cfs (11.45 ft); Dec. 12 (4:30 p.m.) 

15,400 cfs (8.54 ft); Mar. 27 (1 a.m.) 38,500 cfs (13.42 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 455 i Little Catoctin Creek at Harmony, Md.

Location. Lat 39°28'55", long. 77°32'20", on right bank at upstream side of highway

bridge, 0.9 mile southwest of Harmony, Frederick County, 2.6 miles north of Middletown, 

and 2.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--8.9 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1947 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 540 ft (from 

topographic map).

Average discharge. 6 years, 11.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,870 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 6.36 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 220 cfs as explained below; minimum, 0.7 cfs Sept. 3, 4, 5. 

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 5,400 cfs Aug. 20, 1952 (gage height, 8.49 ft, in gage 

well, 9.82 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 220 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determinations at gage heights 3.87, 5.58, and 6.82 ft, and contractedopening determination of peak flow; minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 29, 30, Oct. 2, 3, 6, 1951.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Small diversion above station for municipal water supply of Middletown.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1141: 1947.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

ana discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.6

1.7

1.9

2.0

0.6

1.4

3.0

6.4

12

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.6

81

151

292

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

1.8

373 *2.a

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.0

a2.0

a2.3

a4.5

aTTr

a2.6

a2.3

a2.1

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

68.9

2.22

0.249

0.29

Nov.

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

T77

1.8

2.5

2.0

1.7

 1.7

1.7

2.3

2..0

1.7

1.8

2.1

32

~93 286

36

26

20

18

15

12

11

11

-

596.1

19.9

2.24

2.49

Dec.

9.7

9.1

9.7

*9.1

25

19

14

12

12

14

53

24

21

19

17

15

14

13

12

11

15

14

12

10

9.7

9.1

8.6

aS.O

a7.8

a7.6

a776~

442.0

14.3

1.61

1.85

Jan.

a7.4

a7.6

aS.O

a7.6

a7.2

a7.0

aTTza!4

40

39

36

30

*26

25

25

24

21

28

24

23

26

24

22

59

55

30

28

28

25

22

21

727.0

23.5

2.64

3.04

Feb.

19

18

*17

15

13

14

19

14

12

11

11

12

10

27~9.1

18

15

13

13

13

19

14

12

12

12

11

10

9.7

_

_

-

392.8

14.0

1.57

1.64

Mar.

 57T 9.1

14

25

16

14

12

13

13

13

*12

13

23

18

35

30

26

26

26

23

21

20

20

41

32

56

4Tf

35

31

28

26

720.2

23.2

2.61

3.01

Apr.

26

24

22

20

19

20

31

21

23

J52_

25

26

28

*26

24

23

21

20

19

19

17

15

15

13

12

18

17

12

11

12

611

20.4

2.29

2.55

Calendar year 1952: Max 286 Mln 0.9 Mean 16.4

May

12

10

9.7

8.6

¥TT

15

*22

20

16

15

13

12

20

14

30

19

29

22

19

18

16

23

17

14

22

18

14

12

11

12

47

539.4

17.4

1.96

2,25

June

65

3T

*24

22

19

18

18

15

14

12

11

10

10

9.7

9.1

8.0

7.4

7.4

7.0

6.0

5.0

5.0

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

5.1

361.1

12.0

1.35

1.51

July

3.0

3.0

3.2

2.8

2.8

6.6

4.0

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.3

d2.3

d2.2

d2.2

*d2.2

d2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

4.2

21

T.8

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.8

TTS

1.8

100.7

3.25

0.365

0.42

Aug.

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.0

2.5

2.0

*1.8

5.2

T7T

d2.8

d2.3

d2.1

d2.0

dl.9

dl.8

dl.7

dl.8

dl.7

dl.6

dl.6

dl.4

dl.4

dl.4

dl.3

dl.2

dl.2

dl.l

dl.l

dl.l

dl.O

dT76~

57.8

1.86

0.209

0.24

Sept.

dO.9

d.9

d.9

*d.8

11

d2.3

dl.6

1.4

i. 3

1.3

1.2

8.2

2.5

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

52.9

1.76

0.198

0.22

Cfsm 1.84 In. 25.04

Water toei year ^ea.i 1952-53: J.3DC-DO: Max IMCIA 286 £cst> Min 1'i.Lii u. 0.8 a Mean 1'iecui 12.8 a.£. a Cfsm ui oiu 1,44 j.,ftft In. j-n. 19.51 0.3.oj.

Peak discharge (base. 200 cfs). Nov. 21 (4:45 p.m.) 1,870 cfs (6.36 ft); June 1 (2 a.m.) 368 cfs 

(3.84" 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.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of engineers' notes, partly reconjstruoted gage-height graph, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
456 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Catoctln Creek near Middletown, Md.

Location. Lat 39°25'35", long. 77°33'25", on right bank 300 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 17, 1.3 miles south of Middletown, Frederick County, and 2£ miles downstream from Little Catootin Creek.

Drainage area. 66.9 sq mi.

Records available. August 1947 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 385 ft (from topographic map) .

Average discharge. 6 years, 94.3 cfs

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,130 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 9.77 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs as explained below; minimum, 2.5 cfs Sept. 4, 5. 

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 7,760 cfs July 18, 1949 (gage height, 11.18 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum, that of Sept. 4, 5, 1953.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record 

or shifting control, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of shifting control 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to July 21 July 22 to Sept. 30

5.8 

8.4

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

62

116

238

705

1,650

2.6

3.5

5.4

8.1

12

16

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0

60

116

238

705

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

8.8

18

*22

15

12

11

11

10

11

11

30

25

17

14

12

10

10

9.9

8.8

8.1

8.1 

8.4

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.4

8.8

9.2

8.4

8.4

8.4

370.3

11.9

0.178

0.21

Nov.

8 4

8 4

8 8

8 1

8 1

7 8

*7 5

7 5

7 8

11

14

12

9.9

9.2

11

17

14

12

12

150

1.620 

1,440

445

261

187

148

121

101

85

85

-

4,837.5

161

2.41

2.69

Dec.

73

70

69

*69

188

197

137

121

107

114

"280 639

228

214

210

200

181

159

134

119

116 

121

109

98

30

85

80

72

72

69

65

4,486

145

2.17

2.49

Jan.

63

62

66

69

63

61

60

63

326

398

393

326

*253

210

200

206

206

261

210

206

210 

214

184

630

389

d280

d231

d220

d!85

d!70

d!59

6,574

212

3.17

3.65

Feb.

d!45

d!20

*101

94

85

83

121

94

78

72

70

78

78

68

179

159

134

112

105

101

145 

109

92

90

89

85

80

75

-

_

-

2,842

102

1.52

1.58

Mar.

70

"82 68

200

134

116

105

105

98

94

*89

87

d!40

d!30

249

321

234

228

246

d200

d!95 

d!85

174

421

288

655

417

343

276

228

d205

6,383

206

3.08

3.55

Apr.

d!95

d!95

184

165

142

132

d250

d!80

d!90

d246

d205

d210

d280

*249

210

197

d!84

d!77

d!68

156

139 

124

112

98

90

90

119

87

76

78

-

4,928

164

2.45

2.74

May

d!24

d82

d70

d64

*d74

104

158

132

105

94

85

76

101

116

119

90

247

171

134

121

103 

143

105

85

166

129

90

76

66

62

473

3,765

121

1.81

2.09

June

 276 527

206

d!50

*d!35

116

116

98

90

80

72

68

69

66

61

56

52

52

49

42

a38 

38

35

28

a24

a24

"55 23

29

*23

-

2,671

89.0

1.33

1.48

July

20

20

23

19

18

53

63

33

24

20

17

14

12

11

10

9.9

*9.9

9.5

9.2

8.8

8.4 

8.4

493

50

34

29

28

*24

21

20

20

1,140.1

36.8

0.550

0.63

Aug.

18

17

17

16

20

*16

13

27

65

27

18

15

13

12

11

9.5

9.2

9.8

8.1

6.9

6.4 

5.8

5.6

5.4

4.6

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.3

3.2

5.1

397.0

12.8

0.191

0.22

Sept.

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.6

J52

34

18

11

*7.8

5.8

5.1

41

28

13

9.2

.2

.6

.9

.4

.9

.1

,1

.4

.2

.4

.6

.2

.0

3.6

-

310.0

10.3

0.154

0.17

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,620 Mln 5.0 Mean 124 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.14

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,620 Mln 2.6 Mean 106 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.50

feaK discharge tease. 1.2UU cfs). Nov. 21 (t:4i> p.m.j t>,iou crs (v.// it;; June J. is a.m.; j.,£4u 

cfs (4.17 ft); July 23 (7 a.m.) 1,500 cfs (4.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis cf record for adjacent days and records for 

nearby stations.

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

basis of normal pattern, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

Note. Shifting-control method used June 17 to July 20.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 457

Potomac River at Point of Rocks, Md.

Location. Lat 39°16'25", long. 77°32'35", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Point of Rocks, Frederick County, a third of a mile downstream from Catoctin 

Creek and 6 miles upstream from Monocacy River.

Drainage area.--9,651 sq mi.

Records available .--February 1895 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 200.54 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 7, 1929, chain gage on downstream side of highway bridge at 

same datum.

Average discharge.--57 years (1896-1953), 9,486 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 118,000 cfs Nov. 23 (gage height, 19.68 ft); 

minimum, 1,140 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 0.67 ft).

1895-1953: Maximum discharge, 480,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 41.03 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 300,000 cfs on basis of adjustment of figure of peak 

flow at station near Washington for inflow and storage, and slope-area determination 

of peak flow; minimum, 540 cfs Sept. 10, 1914 (gage height, 0.38 ft).

Flood of June 2, 1889, reached a stage of 40.2 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

about 460,000 cfs, from rating curve extended as explained above).

Remarks. Records excellent. Low flow affected slightly since 1913 by Stony River Reservoir (see p. 405) and since December 1950 by Savage River Reservoir (see p. 408).

Revisions (water years). WSP 192: 1895-1905.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and, discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.7 

1.3 

2.0 

4.0

1,200

2,510

4,610

12,400

7.0

12.0

18.0

27,000

57,000

103,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

2,060

2,110

2,060 

2,020 

2,020

2,040

2,060

1,950

*2,060

2,000

2,270

2,320

2,200 

1,910

2.590

2,200

2,060

2,020

1,950

1,890

1,740

1,720

1,690

1,760

1,740

1,650

1. 500 

1,650

1,740

1,820

1,570

60.170

1,941

0.201

0.23

Nov.

,610

,820

,690 

,570 

,630

,630

,570

,590

,690

,670

,630

,590

,740 

,740

,720

,760

,800

,890

,970

,610

11,800

70,400

100,000

42,300

22,500

15,500

12,100 

9,960

8,480

7,480

-

335,440

11,180

1.16

1.29

Dec.

6,770

6,260

5,750 

5.460 

5, 830

6,660

7,600

*7,290

7,140

6,840

11,300

34,300

58,50Q 

24,560

17,600

14,200

12,000

10,500

9,200

8,090

7,750

7,710

7,820

8,050

8,010

8,010

7,670 

7,290

6,770

6,150

5,970

326,980

10,550

1.09

1.26

Jan.

6.180

6,400

6,960 

7,560 

8,050

8,240

8,130

7,790

9,680

17,800

40,000

44,900

34,700 

26,300

21, 500

20,400

22,100

24,400

23,500

21,400

19,100

18,700

21,300

23,000

40,800

51.900

37,000 

27,100

22,000

19,200

16,700

662,790

21,380

2.22

2.55

Feb.

14,500

13,000

12,100 

11,200 

10, 500

9,520

9.560

11,000

14,200

*13,000

11,500

10,900

10,800 

12,200

13,100

14,000

17,400

17,500

15,800

13,800

12,700

14,000

50.500

29,300

21,700

17,700

15,000 

13,200

-

_

-

409,480

14,620

1.51

1.58

Mar.

11,900

11,000

9.920 

10,300 

17,200

26,100

23,600

19,400

17,000

15,400

14,100

13,600

15,000 

22,100

28,200

30,300

33,800

29,100

25,600

24,600

22,200

19,000

16,600

18,100

58,200

75,500

75,900 

47,600

33,800

26,200

21,500

812,820

26,220

2.72

3.13

Apr.

18 , 500

16,600

15,900 

15,600 

14,200

13,100

13,100

15,100

17,100

18,100

22,000

50, 700

25!600

25,500

22,100

19,100

16,800

15,000

13,900

13,100

12,100

11,300

10,700

10,300

10, 300

11,500 

11,200

11,100

10,200

-

485,500

16,180

1.68

1.87

May

10,000

9,880

9,600 

8,960 

8,320

8,480

*9,680

15, 300

23, 500

22,300

17,500

14,500

12,800 

13,100

13,100

18,000

23,800

27.400

25,200

19,300

17,100

16,800

15,300

13,300

12,200

11,300

10,000 

8,960

7,900

7.250

9,320

440, 150

14,200

1.47

1.70

June

28,800

*29. 500

19, 200 

13,500 

10,600

8,880

7,940

8,880

7,710

7,030

6,770

5,860

5,500 

5,750

6,730

5,540

5,070

4,640

4,440

4,160

4,400

4,580

4,060

3,700

3,630

3,420

3,220 

3,130

3,100

5.080

-

232,820

7,761

0.804

0.90

July

3,160

2,940

2,890 

2,940 

3,020

2,760

2,740

2,920

3,130

2,990

2,710

2,490

2,320 

2,250

2,200

1,970

2,110

2,130

1,800

1.760

2,040

2,010

5,320

5.590

3,480

2,920

2,710 

2,510

2,180

1,910

1,840

83,540

2,695

0.279

0.32

Aug.

,860

,910

,800 

,800 

,840

,000

,020

,660

,790

,810

.160

,890

,810 

,640

,370

,130

,840

,800

,740

,780

,670

,630

,610

,610

,480

* ,400

,400 

,440

,460

,360

.500

61,010

1,968

0.204

0.24

Sept.

,460

,300

,200 

,240 

,700

,670

,780

.520

,160

,860

,740

,650

,820 

,820

,650

,480

,550

,530

,420

,420

,360

,200

,300

,380

,300

,380

,530 

,340

,240

,240

-

46,040

1,535

0.159

0.18

Calendar year 1952: Max 123,000 Min 1,500 Mean 12,190 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.19

Water year 1952-53: Max 100,000 Mln 1,200 Mean 10,840 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.25

Peak discharge (base. 55.000 efs). Nov. 23 (4 a.m.) 118,000 cfs (19.68 ft); Dec. 13 (12:30 a.m.) 

44,800 cfs 110705 ftjj Jan. 12 (1:30 a.m.) 48,300 cfs (10.64 ft); Jan. 26 (8:15 a.m.) 54.700 cfs 

(11.64 ft)j Feb. 23 (5 p.m.) 37,800 cfs (8.89 ft); Mar. 27 (7 a.m.) 83,200 cfs (15.53 ft); June 1 

(10 p.m.) 36,300 cfs (8.63 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Monocacy River at Bridgeport, Md.

Location. Lat 39°40'43", long. 77°14'06", on right bank 60 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 32, at Bridgeport, Carroll County, 0.9 mile upstream from Cattail Branch, 

3.4 miles northwest of Taneytown, and 4.8 miles downstream from confluence of Rock and 

Marsh Creeks at Maryland-Pennsylvania State line.

Drainage area. 173 sq mi.

Records available. May 1942 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 340.83 ft above mean 

sea level (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to May 3, 1946, staff gage and creststage indicators at site 0.3 mile downstream at datum 0.98 ft lower.

Average discharge. 11 years, 219 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,230 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 14.36 ft); minimum, 0.8 cfs Sept. 2.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 15,000 cfs May 21, 1943 (gage height, 20.53 ft, former 

site and datum), from rating curve extended above 6,700 cfs on basis of logarithmic 

plotting and velocity-area studies; minimum, 0.1 cfs Aug. 27, 28, 1944.

Remarks. Records excellent.

station.

Occasional regulation at low flow from unknown source above

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

2.8

0.6 

1.5 

5.0

3.2

3.6

4.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

11.5

148

268

425

950

2,300

4,600

6,050

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

11

42

56

18

15

14

15

17

15

16

37

29

18

16

15

13

12

12

9.4

8.8

8.0

875

11

12

15

11

11

11

11

12

488.7

15.8

0.091

0.11

Nov.

12

12

12

12

11

12

11

11

11

15

17

21

15

15

13

17

30

19

17

756

2,220

6.000

1,050

420 

278

226

204

159

126

122

-

11,820

594

2.28

2.54

Dec.

114

105

*109

156

1,590

1,150

518

255

201

222

2.920

568

544

255

198

167

151

141

126

114

158

510

198

159 

134

118

103

 78

65

81

86

10,454

537

1.95

2.25

Jan.

92

103

126

245

151

107

99

125

1,890

1,840

1,500

1,080

497

364

412

520

439

1,290

632

380

444

908

344

4.260

986

402

310

335

268

198

190

20,555

662

3.85

4.41

Feb.

190

*148

156

156

118

109

745

370

220

167

151

184

252

164

1.440

730

329

198

178

178

1,140

426

258

220 

198

178

156

151

_

-

-

8,848

516

1.83

1.90

Mar.

114

103

109

1,250

406

225

184

175

192

226

306

255

854

584

970

1,580

402

399

1,500

402

272

226

201

1.450 

520

877

416

310

255

210

181

14,512

468

2.71

3.12

Apr.

164

170

148

129

118

109

1.560

448

261

526

282

589

513

528

*248

220

190

156

170

145

129

114

101

92 

M

94

275

158

101

90

-

7,288

245

1.40

1.57

May

126

120

95

78

71

528

716

778

245

151

111

88

156

588

1,080

588

580

496

220

181

158

129

126

95 

86

105

99

75

59

58

1.550

8,512

275

1.59

1.83

June

1.540

485

255

167

154

109

145

129

95

81

67

59

62

74

74

58

50

48

52

45

38

51

55

34 

27

26

23

22

22

25

-

3,828

128

0.740

0.82

July

19

18

23

55

21

19

25

25

17

14

15

12

12

12

13

*9.7

10

9.1

8.5

8.8

8.5

9.4

255

94 

50

17

15

11

10

9.7

9.1

786.8

25.4

0.147

0.17

Aug.

8.8

9.4

8.5

8.8

11

24

20

14

55

.59.

50

17

15

11

9.4

8.5

8.5

7.7

6.4

6.2

6.0

5.7

5.7

6.0 

4.9

4.9

4.5

4.9

5.9

5.7

2.8

368.8

11.9

0.069

0.08

Sept.

1.5

*.9

1.2

1.4

8.2

59

30

15

9.4

6.7

5.0

5.0

10

15

10

7.5

6.0

5.0

.7

.7

.5

.7

.7

.5

.5

.3

.1

.9

.5

3.7

-

246.4

8.21

0.047

0.05

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,730 Min 8.0 Mean 326 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.63

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,000 Min 0.9 Mean 240 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.85

Peak discharge (base, 3,800 cfs). 

5,730 cfs (11.18 ft); Jan. 24 (1:45 f

Nov. 22 (6:15 a.m.) 9,230 cfs (14.36 ft); Dec. 11 (9:15 a.m.) 

, .m.) 7,560 cfs (12.92 ft); Mar. 15 (11. 30 p.m.) 3,990 cfs

(9.24 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 459

Big Pipe Creek at Bruceville, Md.

Location. Lat 39°36'45", long. 77°14'10", on left bank 300 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 71, 800 ft downstream from Bruceville, Carroll County, and 3-f miles (revised) upstream from Detour and confluence with Little Pipe Creek.

Drainage area. 102 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1947 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 340 ft {from topographic map).

Average discharge. 5 years (1948-53), 131 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,430 cfs Aug. 8 (gage height, 7.98 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Oct. 21; minimum daily, 20 cfs Sept. 4.

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 9,500 cfs July 12, 1949 (gage height, 11.92 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,300 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 8.38 ft and slope-conveyance study; minimum, 5.fj cfs Oct. 11, 1951; minimum 

daily, 18 cfs Aug. 7, 14-16, 18,1950.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of n9 gage-height record, which are 

fair. Diurnal fluctuation caused by mills above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

19

40

103

215

3.0 

4.0 

5.5

520

970

1,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

40

47

68

41

40

40

38 

36

37

38

44

46

40

38

36

36

35

34

35

32

30

33

32

34

34

34

36

36

36

34

34

1,174

37.9

0.372

0.43

Nov.

35

35

32

32

32

*31

30 

30

31

40

46

37

35

34

35

48

38

36

45

400

1,500

1.800

300

190

150

130

125

110

95

95

-

5,577

186

1.82

2.03

Dec.

90

84

88

100

640

400

170 

140

130

150

1.000

253

180

140

120

110

105

100

95

90

130

160

130

110

100

95

90

80

75

75

80

5,307

171

1.68

1.93

Jan.

80

82

90

150

*103

87

90 

149

 627 767

498

358

244

218

200

180

157

318

208

178

212

249

180

726

303

218

198

205

173

154

152

7,534

243

2.38

2.75

Feb.

143

128

128

126

116

116

239

159

130

118

118

150

139

118

558

284

202

161

154

150

316

192

159

150

145

139

130

122

-

-

-

4,790

171

1.68

1.75

Mar.

114

111

142

406

185

150

137 

145

145

*141

126

137

268

173

346

362

223

238

335

198

180

166

159

495

273

935

355

290

249

218

198

7,600

245

2.40

2.77

Apr.

188

185

171

157

150

150

385 

192

176

215

168

176

308

273

195

185

164

157

159

143

135

128

124

118

114

168

264

139

126

122

-

5,335

178

1.75

1.95

May

135

132

120

*107

109

135

231 

487

318

292

176

150

198

205

754

249

542

246

200

178

154

161

145

128

135

139

116

105

99

111

494

6,731

217

2.13

2.45

June

288

178

139

126

116

105

111 

105

101

92

87

82

89

96

89

80

78

78

76

71

68

66

71

62

59

56

54

53

56

53

-

2,785

92.8

0.910

1.02

July

49

50

64

52

49

56

68 

52

48

46

44

42

42

41

38

*37

34

34

34

35

34

28

75

46

37

36

35

32

29

29

30

1,327

42.8

0.420

0.48

Aug.

28

31

32

31

58

53

35 

523

184

105

52

41

40

38

38

35

35

36

32

30

30

29

29

28

*26

25

26

25

25

25

15

1,748

56.4

0.553

0.64

Sept.

23

23

22

20

155

137

86 

41

34

32

30

35

52

32

30

30

28

26

25

25

29

31

27

25

25

26

24

25

22

22

-

1,156

38.5

0.377

0.42

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,420 Min 30 Mean 179 Cfsm 1.75 In. 23.90

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,800 Min 20 Mean 140 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.62

Peak discharge (base. 1.600 efs).--Nov. 22 (about 3 a.m.) 3,240 cfs (7.73 ft); probably Dec. 11 

(about 6 a.m.) 1,920 cfs (5.7 ft); Aug. 8 (5:15 p.m.) 3,430 cfs (7.98 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 12-25, Nov. 27 to Jan. 5; discharge estimated on basis of recorded 

range In stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
460 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Little Pipe Creek at Avondale, Md.

Location. Lat 39°33'40", long. 77°02'40", on left bank at downstream side of private 

 bridge, 0.1 mile downstream from Copps Branch, 0.5 mile northwest of Avondale, Carroll 

County, and 3.0 miles southwest of Westminster.

Drainage area. 7.8 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. August 1947 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage Is 525 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 6 years, 10.1 cfs (adjusted for Inflow).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 532 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 5.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 130 cfs as explained below; minimum, 3.8 cfs July 27 (gage 

height, 1.53 ft).

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 1,480 cfs Sept. 1, 1952 (gage height, 7.60 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 130 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 3.85 and 5.50 ft, and contracted-opening determination at 7.60 ft; minimum, 2.8 

cfs Sept. 14, Oct. 2, 3, 1947 (gage height, 1.48 ft).

Remarks . Records excellent except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which 

are fair. Records Include pumpage from Patapsco River basin for municipal supply of 

Westminster which Is discharged as sewage Into Little Pipe Creek above station.

Note.--Adjusted figures of discharge and runoff, not previously published, for the water 

years 1947-52 are given herein.

Monthly discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1947-52

Month

December. ............

Calendar year 1947 .

Mnv

September. ...........

Water year 1947-48.

Calendar year 1948.

May................. .

Water year 1948-49.

Calendar year 1949. 

January 1950 .........

April.. ..............

July.................

Water year 1949-50.

Observed

Cfs-days

105.4 

115.9 

194.4 

134.5

-

291.8 

364.9 

309.1 

291.6 

435.0 

383.0 

258.7 

218.4 

153.5

3,150.8

169.1 

196.9 

414.3

3,486.3

640 

533 

408 

379 

313.6 

229.9 

330.8 

182.7 

154.2

3,951.5

150.6 

147.5 

193.7

3,663.0

168.8 

285.3 

374.2 

249.2 

256.5 

243.0 

212.4 

162.1 

211.1

2,654.4

Maximum

4.3 

6.0 

24 

6.3

-

84 

87 

20 

22 

53 

55 

17 

13 

7.1

87

11 

21 

93

93

87 

28 

16 

22 

18 

9.5 

95 

10 

7.2

95

10 

7.4 

19

95

10 

20 

57 

11 

27 

21 

19 

15 

19

57

Minimum

3.0 

3.1 

3.8 

3.8

-

4.3 

3.8 

7.5 

7.5 

7.5 

8.8 

6.7 

5.2 

4.6

3.1

4.6 

4.9 

6.6

3.8

11 

16 

11 

10 

8.6 

6.6 

5.2 

4.8 

4.4

4.4

4.1 

4.4 

4.4

4.1

4.9 

6.8 

6.2 

7.0 

6.2 

5.2 

4.9 

4.3 

4.1

4.1

Mean

3.51 

3.74 

6.48 

4.34

-

9.41 

12.6 

9.97 

9.72 

14.0 

12.8 

8.35 

7.05 

5.12

8.61

5.45 

6.56 

13.4

9.53

20.6 

19.0 

13.2 

12.6 

10.1 

7.66 

10.7 

5.89 

5.14

10.8

4.86 

4.92 

6.25

10.0

5.45 

10.2 

12.1 

8.31 

8.27 

8.10 

6.85 

5.23 

7.04

7.27

Pumpage 

(mean 

cfs)t

0.71 

.63 

.68 

.61

- j

.61 

.72 

.67 

.63 

.75 

.85 

.74 

.66 

.64

.68

.62 

.65 

.63

.68

.60 

.66 

.61 

.64 

.82 

.79 

.60 

.78 

.67

.67

.71 

.73 

.66

.69

.69 

.80 

.80 

.68 

.78 

.73 

.68 

.65 

.64

.71

Adjusted for pumpage

Mean

2.80 

3.11 

5.80 

3.73

-

8.80 

11.9 

9.30 

9.09 

13.2 

12.0 

7.61 

6.39 

4.48

7.93

4.83 

5.91 

12.8

8.85

20.0 

18.3 

12.6 

12.0 

9.28 

6.87 

10. 1 

5.11 

4.47

10.1

4.15 

4.19 

5.59

9.31

4.76 

9.40 

11.3 

7.63 

7.49 

7.37 

6.17 

4.58 

6.40

6.56

Per square

mile

0.359 

.399 

.744 

.478

r

1.13 

1.53 

1.19 

1.17 

1.69 

1.54 

.976 

.819 

.576

1.02

.619 

.758 

1.64

1.13

2.56 

2.35 

1.62 

1.54 

1.19 

.881 

1.29 

.655 

.573

1.29

.532 

.537 

.717

1.19

.610 

1.21 

1.45 

.978 

.960 

.945 

.791 

.587 

.821

.841

Runoff In 

Inches

0.40 

.46 

.83 

.55

-

1.30 

1.65 

1.37 

1.30 

1.95 

1.72 

1.13 

.94 

.64

13.84

.71 

.85 

1.89

15.45

2.95 

2.45 

1.87 

1.72 

1.37 

.98 

1.49 

.76 

.64

17.68

.61 

.60 

.83

16.27

.70 

1.26 

1.67 

1.09 

1.11 

1.05 

.91 

.68 

.92

11.43

t Pumpage from Patapsco River basin for municipal supply of Westminster; furnished by Maryland 

Water Works Co.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Little Pipe Creek at Avondale, Md.~Continued 

Monthly discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1947-52 Continued

461

Month

December .............

Calendar year 1950.

May. .................

September. ...........

Water year 1950-51.

December. ............

Calendar year 1951.

May..................

September. ...........

Water year 1951-52.

Observed

Jfs-days

185.6 

266.7 

458.9

3,073.8

324.6 

548 

356.5 

287.7 

227.5 

407.7 

241.8 

203.5 

143.6

3,652.1

141.0 

246.4 

274.7

3,403.0

444.8 

377.0 

560.2 

988 

799 

455 

392.2 

320.0 

469.0

5,467.3

Maximum

19 

74 

95

95

29 

70 

20 

13 

10 

62 

21 

23 

8.6

95

7.4 

32 

22

70

26 

31 

72 

181 

75 

31 

35 

49 

181

181

Minimum

4.6 

4.6 

7.4

4.1

7.8 

12 

9.0 

7.8 

5.9 

5.9 

6.2 

4.9 

4.1

4.1

4.0 

4.9 

4.3

4.0

8.8 

7.9 

7.9 

14 

11 

11 

8.0 

6.3 

7.5

4.0

Mean

5.99 

8.89 

14.8

8.42

10.5 

19.6 

11.5 

9.59 

7.34 

13.6 

7.80 

6.56 

4.79

10.0

4.55 

8.21 

8.86

9.32

14.3 

13.0 

18.1 

32.9 

25.8 

15.2 

12.7 

10.3 

15.6

14.9

Pumpage 

(mean 

cfs)t

0.70 

.78 

.68

.72

.65 

.65 

.61 

.61 

.73 

.69 

.71 

.73 

.67

-.69

.64 

.61 

.62

.66

.63 

.61 

.65 

.63 

.70 

.74 

.73 

.72 

.70

.67

Adjusted for pumpage

Mean

5.29 

8.11 

14.1

7.70

9.85 

19.0 

10.9 

8.98 

6.61 

12.9 

7.09 

5.83 

4.12

9.31

3.91 

7.60 

8.24

8.66

13.7 

12.4 

17.4 

32.3 

25.1 

14.5 

12.0 

9.58 

14.9

14.2

Per square 

mile

0.678 

1.04 

1.81

.987

r 1.26

2.44 

1.40 

1.15 

.847 

1.65 

.909 

.747 

.528

1.19

.501 

.974 

1.06

1.11

1.76 

1.59 

2.23 

4.14 

3.22 

1.86 

1.54 

1.23 

1.91

1.82

Runoff in 

Inches

0.78 

1.16 

2.09

13.42

1.45 

2.54 

1.61 

1.28 

.98 

1.84 

1.05 

.86 

.59

16.23

.58 

1.09 

1.22

15.09

2.03 

1.72 

2.57 

4.62 

3.71 

2.08 

1.78 

1.42 

2.13

24.95

t Pumpage from Patapsco River basin for municipal supply of Westminster; furnished by Maryland 

Water Works Co.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

fatal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

7.5 

*15

T.8

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.1

7.9

8.4

7.5

7.5

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.3

?7T

7.1

6.7

6.7

6.7

229.8

7.41

-0.69

Nov.

6.3 

6.3

6.7

6.3

6.3

5.9

57?

5.9

5.9

7.9

6.7

6.3

5.9

6.3

8.3

6.7

6.3

6.7

8.2

43

130

71

22

18

16

14

14

13

12

-

489.8

16.3

-0.66

Dec.

*11 

11

12

12

43

20

16

14

14

16

47

IS

17

15

14

13

13

12

12

12

17

15

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

12

481

15.5

-0.65

Jan.

12 

12

14

12

11

11

11

21

48

21

31

24

20

18

17

16

14

22

16

15

20

18

16

33

d20

d!6 die

d!7

d!5

d!4

d!4

588

19.0

-0.65

Feb.

d!4 

d!3

dU

d!3

d!3

d!3

d22 die

d!4

*13

14

15

13

13

39

18

17

16

15

15

24

16

16

16

15

14

14

13

_

-

448

16.0

-0.67

Mar.

13 

13

17

27

16

14

14

14

14

14

13

14

19

14

23

18

16

18

20

17

16

16

16

49

35

55

26

22

20

19

18

620

20.0

-0.67

Apr.

18

17

16

15

14

15

22

16

16

21

17

18

30

21

*18

18

17

18

17

17

16

16

15

14

14

18

16

14

13

IS

-

510

17.0

-0.69

May

13 

13

12

12

13

17

22

17

15

13

13

12

14

13

23

15

28

16

15

13

12

14

13

12

13

12

11

11

11

12

28

458

14.8

-0.77

June

ft

12

11

11

10

11

*10

10

9.7

9.2

9.7

10

9.7

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.2

8.8

7.9

8.8

8.4

7.9

7.9

7.5

7.5

14. T7f

7.1

-

285.5

9.52

-0.82

July

6.7 

7.1

7.5

7.1

6.7

8.1

7.5

7.1

6.7

6.7

6.3

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.2

4.9

4.6

5.9

9.2

TT9

4.9

4.6

4.9

4.9

4.6

4.6

4,_3

185.7

5.99

-0.78

Aug.

JL1 

5.4

4.6

4.9

7.4

5.2

5.2

35

~f.l 36

6.6

6.2

5.9

5.6

d5.2

d5.2

d5.9

*5.6

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.6

228.5

7.37

-0.77

Sept.

4.6 

*4.4 4~T

4.4

25

11

6.6

5.6

4.9

4.9

4.9

21

7.9

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.2

4.9

5.2

5.6

7.3

6.2

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

-

204.3

6.81

-0.77

Adjusted for pumpage from Patapsoo River basin

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

6.72 

0.862 

0.99

15.6 

2.00 

2.23

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

14.8 

1.90 

2.19

18.4 

2.36 

2.27

15.3 

1.96 

2.04

19.3 

2.47 

2.85

16.3 

2.09 

2.33

14.0 

1.79 

2.06

Observed

Max 181 Min 5.9 Mean 16.4 

Max 130 Min 4.3 Mean 13.0

8.70 

1.12 

1.25

5.21 

0.668 

0.77

6.60 

0.846 

0.98

6.04 

0.774 

0.86

Adjusted

Mean 15.7 Cfam 2.01 In. 27.47 

Mean 12.3 Cfam 1.58 In. 21.27

Peak discharge (base, 250 cfs). Nov. 21 (7 p.m.) 532 cfs (5.00 ft); Aug. 9 (7:15 p.m.) 295 ofs 

{3.90 ft)* Discharge measurement made on this day. t Pumpage, in cubic feet per second, 

from Patapsco River basin for municipal supply of Westminster; furnished by Maryland Water Works Co.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partly reconstructed gage-height 

 graph and records for nearby stations.
462 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 

Owens Creek at Lantz, Md.

Location. Lat 39"40'36", long. 77°27'50", on right bank half a mile west of Lantz Post

 Office (Deerfield station on Western Maryland Railroad), Frederick County, 1? miles 

south of Sabillasville, and 4^ miles northwest of Thurmont.

Drainage area. 5.70 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1931 to September 1953.

Gage. water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 965 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 22 years, 9.57 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 930 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 5.12 ft, from

 recorded range in stage); minimum, 0.40 cfs Sept. 24 (gage height, 1.07 ft).

1931-53: Maximum discharge, 3,270 cfs Dec. 1, 1934 (gage height, 8.4 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 750 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 5.11 and 6.30 ft; minimum, 0.06 cfs Oct. 8, 1941, Sept. 7, 1944, not including 

water diverted above gage; minimum daily, including water diverted above gage, 0.18 

cfs Sept. 20, 1932, Sept. 30, Oct. 7, 8, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record,

 which are fair. A small diversion is occasionally made to Maryland Tuberculosis

Sanatorium at Sabillasville, half a mile above station. 

Revisions (water years ). WSP 1202: 1935(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 24 Mar. 25 to Sept. 30

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

5.5

7.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

3.5

147

271

1.05

1.1

1-.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

0.36 

.47 

.74

1.1 

1.7 

2.6

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

3.9 

5.8 

8.4

17

31

67

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

(t)

Oct.

2.8

6.4

4.3

3.2

2.8

2.8

3.1

2.8

2.7

3.0

1*5

4.0

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.9

270

88.9

2.87

0.03

Nov.

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.0

*2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.5

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.9

2.1

2.5

2.0

2.4

2.6

50

260 135"

40

26

20

d!7

d!5

d!3

d!2

d!2

-

640.0

21.3

0

Dec.

dlO

dlO

*d9.8

d9.8

d33

23

16

15

13

19

55

26

21

18

16

15

14

13

12

11

16

17

14

13

12

11

10

9,0

9.0

9.0

9.0

488.6

15.8

0

Jan.

9.2

9.0

10

9.2

7.4

6.6

6VF

9.7

14

15

17

14

13

14

20

40

31

40

29

25

31

27

23

95

43

31

27

26

21

18

17

698.9

22.5

0

Feb.

16

13

13

12

11

12

19

13

11

i2.

*11

13

11

10

18

15

13

12

11

11

19

IT

13

13

12

11

11

10

_

-

358

12.8

0

Mar.

9.7

1~9.1

25

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

12

17

14

32

30

22

24

27

20

18

16

16

60

37

52

42

37

31

27

24

696.8

22.5

0

Apr.

23

21

19

17

16

18

39

2T

24

28

22

24

*34

29

26

24

21

20

18

16

15

14

13

12

11

17

18

13

11

14

-

601

20.0

0

May

16

14

12

11

12

17

25

26

19

16

14

13

21

21

21

18

29

20

18

16

14

16

13

11

11

11

9.4

8.4

7.8

97T

31

501.0

16.2

0

June

*24

16

13

12

10

9.0

10

9.0

8.1

7.0

6.6

6.8

7.0

7.0

6.3

5.4

5.4

5.8

5.0

4.4

4.0

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.1

2.8

3.8

3.4

2.8

-

211.8

7.06

0

July

2.6

2.5

3.1

2.2

2.4

3.5

2.5

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

 1.5

1.4

1.3

i£

1.4

1.2

2.5

46

3.2

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

103.9

3.35

0

Aug.

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.6

2.7

1.6

1.5

5.0

4.8

2.2

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.3

1.2

1.0

.97

.89

.89

.83

.80

.77

.74

.71

.65

.65

.59

.57

44.26

1.43

0

Sept.

0.57

.57

*.52

.54

2.7

2.4

1.2

.86

.77

.77

.77

2.0

1.9

.89

.86

.80

.71

.71

.74

.80

.68

.54

.45

.57

.62

.65

.62

.59

.50

.45

26.75

0.892

0.017

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

CfBm 

In.

2.90 

0.509 

0.59

21.3 

3.74 

4.17

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53 :

15.8 

2.77 

3.19

22.5 

3.95 

4.55

12.8 

2.25 

2.34

22.5 

3.95 

4.55

2O. O 

3.51 

3.92

16.2 

2.84 

3.27

Observed

Max 355 Min 1.1 Mean 15.6 

Max 260 Min 0.45 Mean 12.2

7.06 

1.24 

1.38

3.35 

0.588 

0.68

1.43 

0.251 

0.29

0.909 

0.159 

0.18

Adjusted

Mean 15.6 Cfsm 2.74 In. 37.26 

Mean 12.2 Cfsm 2.14 In. 29.11

Peak discharge (base. 200 ofs).--Nov. 21 (about 10 p.m.) 930 ofs (5.12 ft)} July 23 (3 a.m.) 272 

ofs (3.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion, in cubic feet per second, to Maryland Tuberculosis Sanatorium at Sabillasville.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, engineers' 

notes, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 15-24, Dec. 16 to Jan. 5) discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 463

Fishing Creek near Lewistown, Md.

Location. Lat 39°31'35", long. 77°28'00", on left bank immediately upstream from Fishing 

Creek Reservoir, 50 ft downstream from Little Fishing Creek and 4.5 miles west of Lewistown, Frederick County.

Drainage area. 7.1 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1947 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 735 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 6 years, 13.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 220 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 2.85 ft); minimum, 

1.5 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 500 cfs July 12, 1949 (gage height, 3.73 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 100 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum, 1.3 cfs Oct. 6, 7, 1951.

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

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.19

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24

1.6

Jan. 25 to Sept. 30

1.7 

1.9 

3.4 

6.0

2.0 

2.3

1.18

1.2

1.3 

.4 

.5

1.4 

1.6 

3.2 

5.4 

8.7

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3

Discharge, In cubic feet pe econd, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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.

1.9

274

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

3.9

275

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

68.4

2.21

0.311

0.36

Nov.

1.

1.

1.

i.

TTF

1.

1.

1.

1.

2.

!_

1.

1.

*1.

1.

1.

1.

2.

2.

24

90

5S

40

27

22

19

17

14

13

13

-

402.1

13.4

1.89

2.11

Dec.

11

11

10 *TO

21

20

17

17

17

19

40

25

26

24

22

20

18

17

16

15

18

17

15

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

532

17.2

2.42

2.79

Jan.

12

12

13

12

10

10

10

*12

24

22

24

23

22

22

23

28

30

37

34

32

32

29

26

59

55

42

38

35

30

26

24

803

25.9

3.65

4.21

Feb.

22

19

18

17

16

16

19

15

13

12

*12

14

12

12

21

17

16

16

16

16

21

16

16

16

15

15

15

14

.

_

-

447

16. 0

2.25

2.34

Mar.

13

12

n

23

16

16

16

16

16

*16

16

16

23

18

28

33

31

33

33

29

27

25

24

55

48

64

S5

50

44

38

34

882

28.5

4.01

4.62

Apr.

31

28

24

23

21

20

29

21

23

27

25

27

30

28

*28

28

25

24

23

.21

19

18

17

16

14

16

16

13

12

T?

-

661

22.0

3.10

3.46

May

14

13

12

*T2

12

14

16

17

16

16

15

15

21

16

20

17

28

26

25

24

22

24

19

17

26

<=3

20

18

17

19

46

600

19.4

2.73

3.14

June

*66

50

40

35

30

25

24

21

18

16

15

14

14

13

12

10

10

10

9.1

8.3

7.9

7.9

7.2

6.5

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.4

-

505.4

16.8

2.37

2.65

July

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.6

4.6

7.1

5.6

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.3

*3.3

3.2

373

3.3

3.2

alO

a35

aT5

a7.0

a5.2

a4.4

a3.9

a3.6

a3.5

a3.3

172.8

5.57

0.785

0.91

Aug.

a3.3

a3.3

a3.1

a3.5

a5. 2

3.7

3.7

7.0

374" 7.8

3.7

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.0

575

102.0

3.29

0.463

0.53

Sept.

2.0

1.9

1.9

*1.9

5.5

3.5

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

3.5

2.8

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.O

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

-

65.2

2.17

0.306

0.34

Calendar year 1952: Max 150 Mln 1.7 Mean 17.0 Cfsm 2.39 In. 32.67

Water year 1952-53: Max 90 Mln 1.5 Mean 14.4 Cfsm 2.01 In. 27.46

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfa).--Nov. 21 (10 p.m.) 220 cfa (2.85 ft); July 23 (time and discharge 

unknown).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record} discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
464 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Linganore Creek near Frederick, Md.

Location. Lat 39°24'55", long. 77°20'00", on left bank 2^ miles upstream from mouth and 

4 miles east of Frederick, Frederick County.

Drainage area. 82.3 sq mi.

Records available. November 1931 to March 1932, September 1934 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 270 ft (from topographic map). Nov. 27, 1931, to Mar. 26, 1932, staff gage at Frederick pumping station, 

I? miles downstream at different datum. Sept. 12, 1934, to Sept. 25, 1946, staff gage 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years (1934-53), 88.9 cfs.

Extremes Maximum discharge during year, 2,730 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 8.76 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Sept. 4. *

1931-32, 1934-53: Maximum discharge, 4,100 cfs Apr. 27, 1952 (gage height, 11.34 

ft), from rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at 

gage height 10.01 ft; maximum gage height, 12.22 ft June 2, 1946; minimum discharge 

observed, 6.0 cfs Oct. 9, 1941.

 iood ? f Aug> 23 or 24 > 1933 > reached a stage of 10.5 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

2 ,920 cfs J .

Remarks. Records excellent except tnose for period of ice effect, which are good, and 

those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are fair. Records for water 

temperatures for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1290.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 891: 1937(M) , 1938-39.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

2.9

Oct. 1 to June 1

23 3.4

36 4.0

52 5.0

92 5.5

June 2 to Sept. 30

192

357

726

982

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

25

50

106

217

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

SO

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

29

61

56

33

32

32

31

30

30

32

40

36

32

31

30

29

29

29

28

26

26

27

28

28

27

27

27

28

27

26

26

973

31.4

0.382

0.44

NOV.

27

27

27

26

26

26

25

*24

53

39

34

28

27

27

31

36

30

29

30

207

921

931

ITS

120

95

84

77

69

63

65

-

3,354

112

1.36

1.52

Dec.

60

ST

65

71

362

204

123

1O4

93

104

553

173

137

116

102

95

91

86

81

77

117

112

91

86

81

76

73

65

b62

b68

75

3,664

118

1.43

1.66

Jan.

86

81

96

92

77

71

*74

126

540

4T7

339

273

202

182

161

147

131

d!94

145

131

d!52

161

129

d363

210

161

150

154

133

121

118

5,417

175

2.13

2.45

Feb.

112

102

104

101

93

93

158

114

98

91

92

104

95

88

255

168

137

116

111

107

166

120

104

102

101

96

93

88

,

.

-

3,234

116

1.41

1.46

Mar.

84

83

ITS

244

137

116

105

109

105

101

93

99

*204

135

337

315

194

214

267

182

159

147

141

343

212

2~4"8~ 450

214

187

168

156

5,664

183

2.22

2.56

Apr.

154

150

135

129

123

125

254

147

154

500

182

180

280

214

178

168

150

145

147

133

125 118"

112

107

104

120

159

107

101

99

-

4,600

153

1.86

2.08

May

109

99

93

88

89

*211

217

d250

d!78

150

121

109

dill

105

d298

185

d380

190

154

137

120

d!64

120

102

186

121

98

88

83

35

d651

5,102

165

2.00

2.31

June

d567

T57

*150

128

115

102

113

98

93

86

79

78

82

79

76

69

69

70

67

64

60

61

60

54

53

50

49

50

*50

47

-

2,916

97.2

1.18

1.32

July

46

45

59

45

44

d55

61

46

47

42

41

39

38

36

35

34

*33

32

32

32

31

33

92

33

35

33

32

31

29

55

29

1,256

40.5

0.492

0.57

Aug.

27

29

28

27

36

29

27

58

101 ~44

35

31

29

29

28

25

27

27

24

23

22

22

21

20

20

19

19

18

17

17

16

895

28.9

0.351

0.40

Sept.

17

16

16

15

14T

d86

40

25

22

22

21

26

d46

24

23

*22

21

20

20

20

d22

d29

21

20

20

20

20

20

19

18

-

855

28.5

0.346

0.39

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,950 Min 24 Mean 149 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.58

Water year 1952-53: Max 931 Min 15 Mean 104 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.16

Peak discharge (base. 1.4OO efa).--Nov. 22 (1.45 a.m.) 2,730 cfs (8.76 ft); May 31 (5 a.m.) 1,880 

ofs (7.06 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from partly reconstructed gage-height graph.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 465

Monocacy River at Jug Bridge, near Frederick, Md.

Location. Lat 39°24'13", long. 77"21'58", on right bank a quarter of a mile upstream from 

Jug Bridge, 0.35 mile downstream from Linganore Creek, and 2i miles east of Frederick, 

Frederick County.

Drainage area. 817 sq mi.

Records available . November 1929 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Cs 231.92 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge.--24 years, 945 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 21,000 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 17.73 ft); minimum, 121 cfs Sept. 30.

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 51,000 cfs Aug. 24, 1933 (gage height, 28.1 ft); minimum, 35 cfs Oct. 1, 1930.

Maximum stage known, 30 ft in June 1889, from floodmarks (discharge, 56,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record or shifting 

control, which are good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 711: 1930. WSP 726: 1889(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of shifting control (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

118

176

272

464

710

5.0 

9.0

13.0

16.1

2,160

6,150

11,600

17,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

*195

253

324

555

252

223

210

204

201

207

246

279

265

246

220

210

201

201

195

185

176

TT6 

182

185

185

185

185

192

188

185

179

6,624

214

0.262

0.30

Nov.

182

188

185

185

182

179

179

*176

176

201

223

226

207

201

201

220 

239

229

229

933

5,410

* 17, 400 

7,610

2,280

1,610

al,270

al,130

a940

a760

a740

-

43,891

1,463

1.79

2.00

Dec.

a700

a650

a66O

a720

1,680

5,030

1,920

1,360

1,160

1,080

6,430

3,420

1,940

1,540

1,260

1,090 

985

902

824

752

950

1,500

1,120

920

818

746

681

593

514

575

617

43,140

1,392

1.70

1.96

Jan.

675

669

746

1,050

872

681

632

*6"35

4,400

5,460

5,140

4,130

2,490

1,960

1,840

1,870 

1,940

2,630

3,000

1,950

1,730

2,900 

1,880

5,940

7,710

2,820

2,140

1,940

1,810

1,480

1,300

74,483

2,403

2.94

3.39

Feb.

1,260

1,130

992

944

872

812

1,550

2,030

1,160

932

848

944

1,150

971

2,040

4.400 

1,570

1,390

1,170

1,110

1,940

2,720

1,410

1,220

1,150

1,070

992

890

-

_

-

38,697

1,382

1.69

1.76

Mar.

800

746

755

2,750

2,510

1,380

1,150

1,070

1,110

1,100

1,120

*1,080

2,070

2,230

1,930

5,570 

2,460

2,020

3,960

2,500

1,770

1,540 

1,400

3,730

3,670

5,150

3,260

2,460

2,050

1,750

1,540

66,434

2,143

2.62

3.02

Apr.

1,420

1,390

1,250

1,120

1,040

992

2,940

2,900

1,680

2,130

1,940

1,530

2,060

2,740

1,750

1,530 

1,400

1,240

1,220

1,120

1,020

932 

872

812

758

836

1,440

1,120

836

758

42,776

1,426

1.75

1.95

May

854

884

800

698

669

818

*2,890

2,930

1,930

1,860

1,220

1,010

1,070

1,540

5,650

2,790 

3,350

2,390

1,690

1,400

1,170

1,280 

1,160

926

1,130

964

842

722

632

632

3,650

47,551

1,534

1.88

2.16

June

5,980

2,796

1,540

1,180

992

854

806

824

740

652

583

546

546

550

555

514 

473

460

455

434

400

376 

413

396

335

317

303

299

*Z55

299

22,911

764

0.935

1.04

July

286

272

289

286

272

303

350

313

275

246

236

226

217

213

210

204 

201

192

182

182

179" 179

2,000

1,050

396

279

239

223

204

195

195

10,094

326

0.399

0.46

Aug.

188

188

185

195

223

262

262

278

1,990

690

413

292

242

220

210

201 

195

192

185

176

167

164 

167

164

161

161

158

152

152

146

TIE

8,525

275

0.337

0.39

Sept.

140

140

138

132

272

854

4T50

313

213

*179

167

179

308

255

182

170 

152

143

138

143

144

149 

140

132

126

132

129

129

129

126

6,014

200

0.245

0.27

Calendar year 1952: Max 18,400 Min 175 Mean 1,506 Cfsm 1.84 In. 25.09

Water year 1952-53: Max 17,400 Mln 126 Mean 1,126 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.70

Peak discharge (base, 8,80Q efs).--Nov. 22 (6 p.m.) 21,000 cfs (17.73 ft); Dec. 11 (8 p.m.) 9,020 

cfs [11.25 ft); Jan. 25 (3 a.m.) 12,700 cfs (13.67 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.

Note.--Shifting-control method used Sept. 15-30.
466 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Bennett Creek at Park Mills, Md.

Location. Lat 39°17'40 n , long. 77°24'30", on left bank 75 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, 0.2 mile south of Park Mills, Frederick County, 1.8 miles upstream from mouth, 

and 3.7 miles southwest of Urbana.

Drainage area. 62.8 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1948 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 240 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--5 years, 77.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,230 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 10.34 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 8.12 ft; minimum, 13 cfs Sept. 4, 5, 30.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 21, 1952; minimum, 8.0 cfs Oct. 7, 1951.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.1

1.2

1.4 

1.6

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

195

605

1,360

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

a27

a40

a34

a28

a27

aZ6

a25

a24

*24

25

37

28

26

25

25

24

24

24

22

21

20 

51

22

22

21

20

20

21

20

20

20

763

24.6

0.392

0.45

Nov.

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

20

31

32

24

22

21

26

30

25

24

24

201

1,050 

924

220

136

105

89

76

68

61

65

-

3,432

114

1.82

2.03

Dec.

58

55

61

*65

370

202

119

94

85

89

440

1ST

125

105

89

85

78

74

68

66

116 

108

85

78

72

68

65

b60

b58

60

70

3,328

107

1.70

1.97

Jan.

89

82

100

87

74

68

m

136

542

4UH

293

230

173

148

127

119

108

136

113

102

111 

119

100

285

166

127

116

116

100

89

87

4,616

149

2.37

2.73

Feb.

85

78

80

78

70

72

119

87

74

70

70

*82

72

66

2g5

148

113

92

87

82

113 

89

78

74

74

72

70

66

.

_

-

2,519

90.0

1.43

1.49

Mar..

63

55

78

182

108

87

80

85

82

78

72

80

*211

105

330

298

179

176

230

154

133 

119

113

460

230

613

565

216

179

154

139

5,362

173

2.75

3.18

Apr.

136

130

116

108

102

105

176

113

139

176

127

130

216

166

136

*127

113

108

111

97

89 

85

82

78

76

87

111

80

74

T?

-

3,468

116

1.85

2.05

May

85

74

66

65

70

183

*215

179

116

100

85

76

76

97

261

170

317

157

125

108

92 

89

85

74

89

85

70

61

58

TO

371

3,769

122

1.94

2.23

June

194

TT3

87

78

*70

65

76

66

63

56

53

53

58

60

55

52

50

52

50

45

44 

42

41

38

36

35

35

35

34

32

-

1,768

58.9

0.938

1.05

July

*31

31

30

27

27

34

41

34

45

30

28

26

25

25

24

22

21

20

21

21

19 

2T

112 -3T)

25

24

22

21

20

20

19

896

28.9

0.460

0.53

Aug.

18

18

18

18

26

19

*18

474

275

61

38

32

30

28

27

26

42

28

25

24

22 

21

21

20

19

19

18

*18

17

16

15

1,455

46.9

0.747

0.86

Sept.

15

15

14

13

153

54

30

21

18

18

18

21

19

17

17

17

16

15

15

15

21 

27

18

17

17

17

17

17

15

14

682

22.7

0.361

0.40

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,570 Mln 19 Mean 101 Cfsm 1.61 In. 21.98

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,050 Mln 13 Mean 87.8 Cfsm 1.40 In. 18.97

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 efs).--Nov. 21 (9:15 p.m.) 3,230 cfs (10.34 ft); Mar. 24 (8:30 a.m.) 

1,220 efs (4.52 ft); Mar. 26 (4:45 a.m.) 1,390 cfs (5.11 ft); Aug. 8 (9:45 p.m.) 2,890 cfs (9.49 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.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 467

Goose Creek near Leesburg, Va.

Location.--Lat 39 0 01'10", long. 77°34'40", on left bank 400 ft upstream from highway 

bridge at Evergreen Mills, 1.4 miles downstream from Little River, 6.7 miles south of 

Leesburg, Loudoun County, and 10.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--338 sq mi.

Records available . July 1909 to December 1912, January 1930 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 248.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943. July 12, 1909, to Dec. 31, 1912, staff 

gage at site 1,000 ft downstream at different datum. Jan. 21, 1930, to Nov. 28, 1938, 

chain gage at site 400 ft downstream at datum 4.20 ft lower than present datum.

Average discharge.--23 years (1930-53), 312 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,840 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 12.13 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 20, 21 (gage height, 1.47 ft).

1909-12, 1930-53: Maximum discharge, 45,000 cfs Aug. 26, 1937 (gage height, 26.86 

ft, from floodmarks, site and datum then in use), Oct. 16, 1942 (gage height, 22.9 ft, 

present datum), from rating curve extended above 9,400 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 22.9 ft; minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Sept. 29, 1941.

Maximum stage known, about 29 ft in May or June 1889, chain gage datum, from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 851: 1935-37. WSP 951: 1933(M), 1937.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.3

65

132

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

229 

410 

825 

1,390 

5,490 

5,£

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

40

43

49

46

43

43

43

40

41

46

116

TT5

71

57

49

*47

43

43

41

41

37

TO

47

50

49

49

52

52

52

52

50

1,588

51.2

0,151

0.17

Nov.

52

53

55

53

53

53

52

49

3S

57

88 

79

57

49

52

71

79

60

53

708

3,660

5^090

1,510

878

626

*505

430

365

310

306

-

15,502

517

1.53

1.71

Dec.

285

268

260

264

567

846

512

442

385

365

2,550 

1,080

787

592

475

410

375

345

310

289

385

482

390

360

330

306

281

245

200

235

260

14,874

480

1.42

1.64

Jan.

405

442

512

542

423

375

355 4"8~2~

1,780

2,580

1,880 

1,640

1,200

1,010

867

778

664

682

610

535

512

*618

468

1,410

1 , 160

806

711

654

542

462

442

25,347

818

2.42

2.79

Feb.

405

365

350

*340

510

297

565

365

297

272

268 

325

297

264

55g

816

558

449

416

390

468

423

355

340

355

520

506

285

_

-

-

10,853

587

1.14

1.19

liar.

260

2615

276

490

567

400

570

365

575

350

325 

530

1,200

836

1,550

2,590

1,260

1,120

1,350

909

749

664

601

2,040

1,580

1,760

1,220

1,010

825

692

592

26,916

868

2.57

2.96

Apr.

542

542

462

423

395

370

520

*410

375

436

370 

560

784

816

567

512

449

405

416

365

340

310

293

281

264

502

1,520 6~6"4

498

449

-

14,240

475

1.41

1.57

May

654

456

380

340

792

985

*846

644

720

682

482 

405

546

806

1,470

768

1,770

2,050

1,110

1,110

740

618

576

462

416

395

340

502

272 2~8T

1,880

23,278

751

2.22

2.56

June

1,150

 610

442

370

325

302

692

405

340

456

289 

252

718

796

565

295

268

289

276

255

207

190

174

158

146

146

138

132

222

177

-

10,541

551

1.04

1.16

July

144

158

512

152

116

146

114

99

*101

88

73 

65

60

55

52

49

44

43

37

55

47

59

996

152

85

67

60

52

44

41

55

3,763

121

0.358

0.41

Aug.

65

55

55

53

67

71

50

61

T29" 146

81

55

45

57

56

52

50

54

52

*28

24

22

21

20

18

18

17

17

16

16

15

1,560

43.9

0.150

0.15

Sept.

14

14

14

15

16

27

65

51

21

16

14

14

24

23

20

16

14

13

12

11

12

15

17

*20

15

14

13

12

12

12

-

532

17.7

0.052

0.06

Calendar year 1952: Max 10,500 Min 26 Mean 456 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.37

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,090 Min 11 Mean 408 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.37

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). --Nov. 22 (3 a.m.) 8,840 cfs (12.13 ft); Mar. 16 (1 a.m.) 5,000

cfs (7.96 ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
468 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Seneca Creek at Dawsonville, Md.

Location. Lat 39°07'41", long, 77°20'13", on right bank 60 ft downstream from highway

bridge, 150 ft downstream from confluence of Great Seneca and Little Seneca Creeks,

and half a mile east of Dawsonville, Montgomery County. 

Drainage area. 101 sq ml.

Records available.--September 1930 to September 1953. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 214.15 ft above mean

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Sept. 26 to Nov. 9, 1930, chain gage and Nov. 10, 1930,

to Apr. 11, 1934, water-stage recorder, at highway bridge at same datum. 

Average discharge. 23 years, 98.9 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,330 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 9.78 ft, In

gage "well, 10.1 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 2,700 cfs on basis

of contracted-opening and flow-over-road determination of peak flow; minimum, 27 cfs

Sept." 4, 5.

1930-53: Maximum discharge, 9,300 cfs (revised) Aug. 24, 1933 (gage height, 10.3

ft), from rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening and

flow-over-road determination at gage height 9.78 ft; minimum observed, 1.7 cfs Sept. 28,

29, 1930 (gage height, 0.56 ft).

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1933 has been revised to 9,300

cfs Aug. 24, 1933 (gage height, 10.3 ft), superseding figure published In WSP 741. 

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record,

which are fair. Small diversion for Irrigation above station. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 726: Drainage area. WSP 1232: 1930. Revised figures of

discharge, In cubic feet per second, for high-water period In the water year 1933,

superseding those published In WSP 741, are given herewith:

Month

Water year 1932-33. ..... 

Calendar year 1933. .....

Maximum

2,840 

2,840

Minimum

6.2 

36

Mean

141 

127

Per square 

mile

2.15

1.40 

1.26

Runoff in 

inches

18.99 

17.00

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*59

61

69 15"

59

59

56

56

56

57

67

67

61

59

57

56

56

56

54

50

48

52 

52

52

52

50

52

52

50

48

*52

1,734

55.9

0.553

0.64

Nov.

50

48

48

47

47

48

47

45

Tf 

63

61

52

50

48

65

74

59

56

56

484

1,610

*2 J 110 

287

195

163

147

128

120

112 

117

6,484

216

2.14

2.39

Dec.

*109

112

120

126

597

222

a!55

a!40

a 140 

153

622

HT

177

160

140

134

128

126

123

120

262

195 

156

144

134

128

123

114

106 

TIT

*131

5,423

175

1.73

2.00

Jan.

184

147

153

134

123

T20" 114

248

328" 824 

345

301

229

210

191

177

163

198

177

163

156

166 

150

384

218

173

163

163

153 

140

140

6,735

217

2.15

2.48

Feb.

137

131

134

134

126

126

232

163

140 

128

131

160

140

128

567

222

177

150

147

144

188

153 

137

134

134

131

128

125

-

4,345

155

1.53

1.60

Mar.

117 *nr

131

241

163

137

128

131

131 

128

123

128

408

198

569

559

249

229

270

202

180

170 

163

790

332

1.700

323

275 

241

222

9,172

296

2.93

3.38

Apr.

218

210

188

177

166

166

258

188

202 

214

191

202

F7o" 354

198

195

173

170

184

166

156

150 

144

140

154

163

214

147

137 

140

-

5,615

187

1.85

2.07

May

*163

137

128

123

144

297

434

214

166 

150

134

128

126

166

254

a220

aSOO

a250

a!90

a!70

a!50

alSO 

a!50

a!30

a200

alSO

a!30

a!20

allO 

al40~

a? 50

6,304

203

2.01

2.32

June

a279

T53

134

126

117

109

123

112

109 

99

94

92

99

101

96

89

87

92

87

82

80

78 

74

69

69

67

63

65

63

61

-

2,979

99.3

0.983

1.10

July

*57

57

57

54

56

56

56

54

72 

54

52

50

47

45

45

43

42

40

40

40

37

53 

~BT 307

54

50

50

48

45 

45

48

1,815

58.5

0.579

0.67

Aug.

43

43

*42

42

50

42

42

d565

1,250 

22S

92

74

67

65

63

59

69

59

54

52

50

47 

47

45

42

40

40

39

37 

37

35

3,457

112

1.11

1.27

Sept.

33

30

29

28

128

127

52

40

37 

36

36

40

42

36

36

35

33

32

32

33

36

48 

35

32

32

33

33

33

30 *28

"

1,235

41.2

0.408

0.45

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,110 Min 45 Mean 159 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.48

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,110 Min 28 Mean 152 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.37

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). Nov. 22 (12:30 a.m.) 7,330 cfs (9.78 ft); Mar. 15 (8:30 p.m.) 

1,580 cfs (6.25 ft); Mar. 24 (11=30 a.m.) 1,490 cfs (6.07 ft); Mar. 26 (8 a.m.) 2,580 cfs (7.56 ft); 

about May 31 (time unknown) 1,480 cfs (6.05 ft); Aug. 9 (l a.m.) 3,110 cfs (8.01 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.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partly reconstructed gage-height 

graph.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 469

Difficult Run near Great Falls, Va.

Location. Lat 38°58'33", long. 77°14'46", on right bank 300 ft downstream from Rocky Run, 

0.7 mile upstream from mouth, and 1.5 miles southeast of Great Falls National Park, 

Fairfax County.

Drainage 'area.--58 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1934 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 151.4 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 18 years (1935-53), 58.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,760 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 8.90 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 15 cfs Sept. 3- 

5, 30; minimum gage height, 2.76 ft Sept. 5.

1934-53: Maximum discharge, 2,890 cfs June 13, 1936, Oct. 28, 1937 (gage height, 

10.6 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 

3.4 cfs sometime during period Oct. 8-21, 1941 (gage height, 2.21 ft, from recorded 

range in stage).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 951: 1936(M), 1937-38, 1939-40(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.7

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

13

16

25

62

114

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

186

286

558

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

19

20

22

20

19

19

18

19

20

22

24

2?

20

20

*20

20

20

20

18

18

20

20

20

20

20

20

22

21

20

20

621

20.0

0.345

0.40

Nov.

21

21

22

22

22

22

20

TO

20

28

29

23

22

21

48

39

27

25

24

281

*807 578-

93

67

58

53

49

45

42

44

-

2,593

86.4

1.49

1.66

Dec.

42

47

45

48

182

146

72

60

55

60

34858*

65

61

55

52.

50

49

47

47

117

96

71

62

58

53

50

47

46

45

62

2,322

74.9

1.29

1.49

Jan.

102

84

90

72

59

555B123

576 TOB"

133

126

92

80

76

71

66

73

71

66

66

*84

67

267

114

80

74

72

66

62

62

3,291

106

1.83

2.11

Feb.

62

58

58

58

55

55

140

89

71

64

64

79

70

63

196

110

81

70

68

67

89

75

66

65

64

63

61

58

_

_

-

2,119

75.7

1.31

1.36

Mar.

55

STT

66

172

104

76

70

71

72

71

66

*71

228

104

285

400

117

109

123

89

80

76

76

555

170

602

T5T

117

101

91

86

4,512

146

2.52

2.90

Apr.

85

87

80

78

75

74

105

 86

85

100

83

100

332

TBT

105

122

97

92

133

93

85

80

77

75

75

130

164

92

82

84

-

3,121

104

1.79

2.00

May

122

90

78

73

144

*188

166

199

126

92

80

74

68

155

97

140

410 'SBB140

554

126

100

90

79

78

77

70

65

62

BT

357

4,227

136

2.54

2.70

June

328

118

85

73

69

75

541

TOTT

87

74

66

64

75

74

68

65

61

66

64

58

54

52

50

47

47

45

35" 44

65

47

-

2,505

83.5

1.44

1.61

July

44

40

104

43

59

59

40

57

*34

32

50

50

29

29

28

27

26

24

24

24

23

TT

-J5- 246

37

54

32

51

28

28

50

1,314

42.4

0.731

0.84

Aug.

29

27

27

27

29

27

25

82

340 TT9-

42

34

52

51

50

28

50

51

*26

26

24

24

22

22

20

20

19

18

Tff

18

18

1,265

40.8

0.703

0.81

Sept.

16

16

16

1573-

99

17J

26

23

22

21

24

22

20

20

20

19

18

18

18

19

20

*18

17

17

17

17

17

16

15

-

719

24.0

0.414

0.46

Calendar year 1952 : Max 964 Min 18 Mean 72.6 Cfsm 1.25 In. 17.00

Water year 1952-53 : Max 807 Mln 15 Mean 78.4 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.34

Peak discharge (base, 650 cfs). Nov. 21 (11:30 p.m.) 1,760 cfs (8.90 ft); Jan. 9 (10 a.m.) 852

cfs ^.9Z ft); Mar. 16 (l a.m.) 960 cfs (7.21 ft); Mar. 26 (4 a.m.) 1,000 cfs (7.28 ft)j May 17 

(7:30 p.m.) 888 cfs (6.98 ft); Aug. 8 (12 p.m.) 834 cfs (6.83 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
470 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Potomac River near Washington, D. C.

Location.~Lat 38"57"36", long. 77"08'33", on right bank l£ miles northeast of Langley, 

Fairfax County, Va., 2 miles upstream from District of Columbia boundary line, and 

2^ miles upstream from Chain Bridge.

Drainage area. 11,560 sq mi.

Hecords available. March 1930 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 38.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to June 7, 1930, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 11,510 cfs (adjusted for diversions).

.Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 140,000 cfs Nov. 23 (gage height, 13.76 ft); 

minimum, 1,120 cfs Sept. 4.

1930-53: Maximum discharge, 484,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 28.1 ft); minimum daily, 448 cfs Aug. 25, 1930 (does not include 334 cfs diverted at Great Palls for 

water supply).

Flood of June 2, 1889, was of approximately the same magnitude as that of Mar. 19, 

1936.

Remarks. Records excellent. Diversion at Great Falls through aqueducts for municipal 

water supply of Washington, D. C. Low flow affected slightly by Stony River Reservoir 

(see p. 405) and since December 1950 by Savage River Reservoir (see p. 408).

Revisions. WSP 726: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 23

2.0 

2.4 

3.0 

4.0

1,650

2,540

4,940

10,300

5.0

7.0

10.0

14.0

17,100

37,600

77,200

144,000

Nov. 24 to Sept. 30

1.4 1,140 

2.0 1,810 

2.5 3,060 

3.0 4,940 

Note. Same as

preceding table

above 3.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

(t )

Oct.

2,330

2,240

2,420

2,390 

2,330

2,270

2,240 

2,190

2,140

2,240

2,330

2,580

2.680 

2,510

2,140

2,510

2,360

2,220 

2,220

*2,100

1,980 

1,920

1,890

1,900 

1,940

1,920 

1,900

1.760 

1,810

1,870

2,100

67,450

2,175

320

Nov.

1,920

1,920

2,050

2,000 

1,870

*1,920

1,920 

1.850

1,870

2,000

2,070

2,020

1,960 

2,000

2,220

2,170

2,140

2,170 

2,240

5,680

15,000 

75,800

129.000

70,900 

33,200

21,000 

15,700

12,800 

10,900

9,760

-

434,050

14,470

258

Dec.

8,820

8,260

7,650

7.520 

8,260

13,600

12,800 

10,700

9,760

9,400

14,900

52,300

49.600 

34,800

23,500

17,900

14,900

12,900

11,500

10,300

10,000 

10,500

10,400

10,100 

9,820

9,700 

9,400

8,880 

8,260

7,820

7,540

421,390

15,590

500

Jan.

7.980

8,430

8,880

9,580 

9,880

9,880

9,820 

9,760

16,100

24,700

44,000

59,000

47,200 

35,500

27,300

24,000

*24,800

27,700 

30,700

26,400

25,500 

21,800

24,800

28,000 

47,700

62.100 

51,200

55,700 

27,900

25,000

20,100

827,210

26,680

557

Feb.

17,500

15,400

14,500

15,400 

12,500

11, 600

11.400 

12,500

15,000

15,500

15,800

12,700

12,500 

12,700

15,700

20,400

20,500

20,800 

19,200

16,900

15,400 

16,700

23,600

58.600 

27,600

21,600 

18,000

15,400

-

-

481,000

17,180

328

Mar.

13,800

12,600

11.800

12,200 

17,100

27,500

29,100 

25,800

20,200

*18,200

16,500

15,400

18,400 

22,400

34,500

45,200

43,500

38,200 

34,500

52,000

28,200 

25,600

20,400

24,500 

49,000

94.600 

91,900

67,300 

45,200

34,000

26,700

991,700

51,990

349

Apr.

22,600

20,000

18,400

17,900 

16,900

15,300

15,200 

18,900

19,400

21,000

22,700

33,000

54.000 

31,500

31,000

27,600

23,100

20,100 

18,500

16,500

15,400 

14,300

13,200

12,500 

12.000

12,100 

15,800

14,000 

15,100

12,400

-

576,400

19,210

562

May

12,100

11,900

11,400

10,900 

10,700

11,100

14,600 

*16,500

24,800

27,800

22,100

17,700

15,000 

15,900

18,700

19,600

52,700

56.400 

33,400

26,700

20,800 

18,900

18,500

15,900 

14,200

13,600 

12,200

10,800 

9,820

9.000

11,500

545,220

17,590

295

June

26,200

41.100

27,300

17,800 

13,500

11,300

10,800 

9,940

9,880

8,710

8,090

7,480

6,740 

7,270

7,580

7,480

6,430

6,030 

5,690

5,450

5,120 

5,220

5,120

4,770 

4,390

4,270 

3,960

5,850 

3,780

5.740

-

288,790

9,626

331

July

3,560

3,700

3,640

5,640 

5,460

5,500

5,290 

3,290

5,500

5,550

3,520

5,090

2,840 

2,640

2,550

2,500

2,500

2,540 

2,400

*2,150

2.040 

2,400

4,570

7.820 

5,080

4,110 

3,420

3,130 

2,870

2,550

2,240

101,470

3,273

340

Aug.

2,150

2,130

2,150

2,130 

2,110

2,150

2,150 

2,550

12.700

6,550

5,920

3,740

3,290 

5,060

2,840

2,580

2,400

2,130 

2,000

1,940

1,940 

1,900

1,760

1,780 

1,810

1,680 

1,520

1,520 

1,490

1,560

1.460

85,070

2,680

517

Sept.

1,500

1,370

1,590

1.160 

1,580

2,570

2.640 

2,320

2,470

2,540

2,070

1,900

1,850 

1,900

2,020

*1,920

1,680

1,610 

1,650

1,600

1,560 

1,610

1,550

1,250 

1,400

1,420 

1,370

1,580 

1,490

1,310

-

51,460

1,715

314

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

2,495

0.216 

0.25

14,710 

1.27 

1.42

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53 :

15,890 

1.20 

1.58

27,040 

2.34 

2.70

17,510 

1.51 

1.57

52,540 

2.80 

5.23

19,570 

1.69 

1.89

17,880 

1.55 

1.79

Observed

Max 146,000 Mln 1,760 Mean 15,550 

Max 129,000 Mln 1,160 Mean 15,540

9,957 

0.861 

0.96

3,613 

0.315 

0.56

2,997 

0.259 

0.50

2,029 

0.176 

0.20

Adjusted

Mean 15,660 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.44 

Mean 15,660 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.05

Peak discharge (base. 45.000 cfs). -Nov. 23 (10:30 a.m.) 140,000 cfs (15.76 ft); Dec. 15 (9 a.m.) 

52,200 cfs (8.17 ft); Jan. 12 (9 aim.) 61,200 cfs (8.85 ft)j Jan. 26 (4 p.m.) 64.500 cfs (9.08 ft)j 

Mar. 16 (5:30 a.m.) 48,000 cfs (7.84 ft); Mar. 26 (lO a.m.) 99,100 cfs (11.44 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion for municipal supply of Washington, in cubic feet per second, furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 471

Little Palls Branch near Bethesda, Md.

Location. Lat 38°57i27", long. 77°06'31", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

Massachusetts Avenue, 2.0 miles southwest of Bethesda, Montgomery County.

Drainage area. 4.1 sq mi, approximately. 

Recoads available. June 1944 to September 1953.

Gage Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 170 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 9 years, 3.60 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 854 cfs May 16 (gage height, 3.96 ft); minimum, 

0.13 cfs Sept. 5.

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 2,340 cfs July 31, 1945 (gage height, 7.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 630 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 

5.63 ft; no flow at times in 1944.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1171: 1945.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

Oct. 1 to July 22

0.15 

.43 

1.2 

3.2

7.7

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3

14

32

64

140

July 23 to Sept. 30

1.08

1.1

1.2

0.14 

.17 

.61

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.5 

3.6 

7.7

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 1.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

0.31

.53

.79

.34

.31

.34

.37

.34

.37

.47

~fJ 1.5

.37

.34

.31

.31

.31

.31

.28

.28

.28

*.28

.31

.28

.25

.25

.28

.31

.31

.37

.34

11.91

0.384

0.094

0.11

Nov.

~^T 0.34

.52

.37

.34

.34

.34

.34

.34

2.8

.52

.40

.37

.37

15

.81

.47

.47

1.2

43

~r? 124

3.6

2.4

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.8

-

219.68

7.32

1.79

1.99

Dec.

1.3

1.6

2.4

 1.6

20

4.6

2.1

1.8

1.5

7.4

16

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

9.9

3.6

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

T7?

5.6

104.0

3.35

0.817

0.94

Jan.

7.4

2.6

3.6

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.9

16

29

2S

7.6

6.6

3.6

2.6

*2.1

2.1

1.9

2.4

2.1

1.9

5.8

3.2

2.4

22

7.2

3.2

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.6

171.6

5.54

1.35

1.56

Feb.

1.6

1.4

1.4

 1.4

1.3

1.2

TX

2.1

1.8

1.4

1.6

3.5

1.9

1.6

16

2.6

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.9

5.6

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

-

-

73.8

2.64

0.644

0.67

Mar.

1.4

rrs

6.9 11

2.6

2.1

1.8

3.5

 1.8

1.6

1.6

4.9

17

2.9

58

17

10

8.8

9.4

7.1

5.6

4.8

4.0

46

21

56

6.6

4.8

3.6

3.2

2.9

329.7

10.6

2.59

2.99

Apr.

3.6

4.8

2.9

2.4

2.1

2.5

6.5

2.4

4.8

6.9

2.9

12

19~T.3

3.6

8.8

3.6

8.9

4.9

3.2

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.1

2.1

7.8

3.2

2.1

2.1

18

-

155.1

5.17

1.26

1.41

May

4.0

2.6

2.1

1.9

28

36

19

23

7.2

3.6

2.9

2.4

2.1

12

*2.6

51

4T

6.6

13

17

4.0

3.2

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.1

1.9

B"3J 1.8

25

334.0

10.8

2.63

3.03

June

14 *2-.6

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.8

4.3

4.0

3.6

2.9

2.9

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

T3

3.2

2.4

-

81.5

2.72

0.663

0.74

July

2.1

1.8

2.1

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

.99

.90

.81

.73

*.65

.58

.52

.47

.43

.43

.37

.37

.34

a35 aT5~

.92

.61

.55

.55

.50

.46

.46

1.2

75.74

2.44

0.595

0.69

Aug.

0.46

.46

.50

.50

.84

.50

*.42

33

T.4

.92

.55

.46

.46

.46

.42

.35

.74

.39

.35

.30

.30

.30

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.20

50.28

1.62

0.395

0.46

Sept.

0.17

.15

.14

.14 26 

34

T.4

.56

.42

.39

*.39

1.3

.30

*.25

.20

.17

.17

.17

.30

.35

a. 50

a. 70

a. 40

a. 30

a. 24

.20

.17

a. 17

a. 16

a. 15-

69.96

2.33

0.568

0.63

Calendar year 1952: Max 124 Min 0.25 Mean 4.75 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.77

Water year 1952-53: Max 124 Min 0.14 Mean 4.60 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.22

Peak discharge (base, 450 cfs). --Nov. 21 (2 p.m.) 555 cfs (3.25 ft); Mar. 15 (7:30 p.m.) 638 cfs

(3.43 ft); May b (l p.m.) 54O cfs (3.22 ft); May 6 (4:30 p.m.) 500 cfs (3.14 ft); May 16 (7:30 p.m.)

854 cfs (3.96 ft); May 17 (4:30 p.m.) 584 cfs (3.31 ft); Aug. 8 (9:30 p.m.) 540 cfs (3.22 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 .
472 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Rock Creek at Sherrill Drive, Washington, D. C.

Location. Lat 38°58'21", long. 77°02'25", on left tank 600 ft downstream from Sherrill 

Drive Bridge in Rock Creek Park in Washington and 7? miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--62.2 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1929 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 148.99 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge.--24 years, 57.9 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,420 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 11.15 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,200 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; minimum, 14 cfs Oct. 9, Sept. 4, 5; minimum gage height, 1.27 ft Oct. 9, 

Sept. 5.

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 6,700 cfs (revised) Aug. 24, 1933 (gage height, 11.6 

ft), from rating curve extended above 3,200 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination at gage height 11.15 ft; minimum, 0.5 cfs Oct. 1-7, 1930 (gage height, 1.04 ft).

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1933 has been revised to 6,700 

cfs Aug. 24, 1933 (gage height, 11.6 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 741.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Small amount of inflow from overflowing sewer first noted in June 1953.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.8 

2.1

7.e

16

177

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

297

456

1,080

1,740

2,680

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

29

31

36

25

28

28

26

25

28

29

34

34

30

29

*26

24

24

24

24

23

22

2T

23

23

23

23

23

24

25

23

23

815

26.3

0.423

0.49

Nov.

24

25

25

25

25

24

2323-

24

39

38

29

25

25

93

54

31

28

29

d500

1,020

*2,190 I5B93

76

66

63

57

52

55

-

4,936

165

2.65

2.95

Dec.

54

55

61

*72

220

253

91

76

70

107

379

TT7

86

76

68

64

63

63

61

59

155

127

82

74

68

64

61

57

5255-

76

2,966

95.7

1.54

1.77

Jan.

122

95

98

78

64

59

BT

100

709

?Z5

180

174

107

95

89

82

76

95

91

78

82

100

76

296

130

86

78

80

76

70

68

3,920

126

2.03

2.34

Feb. 

 

70

63

63

64

61

61

192

107

78

68

*68

91

78

66

225

138

86

72

70

70

100

78

68

64

64

64

61

59

_

_

-

2,347

83.8

1.35

1.40

Mar.

55 55"

72

192

98

72

66

72

72

70

66

78

282

115

355

654

138

122

163

107

91

84

82

858

263

1,180 S03"

146

125

110

100

6,150

198

3.18

3.68

Apr.

102

107

93

86

82

*80

138

1O2

100

127

115

d!55

3340

T9T

107

157

102

105

ISO

102

91

84

82

78

li

177

ISO

93

82

123

-

3,621

121

1.95

2.17.

May

127

84

76

72

153

178

330

349

127

95

84

76

84

223

91

232

T59- 610

122

254

107

91

86

74

72

98

86

64

6153-

312

4,690

151

2.43

2.80

June

260

TTO

80

72

*S4

70

120

70

63

57

*54

50

83

76

57

52

49

54

52

49

46

46

44

41

39

39

3638"

82

41

-

1,994

66.5

1.07

1.19

July

a35

a30

a80

a50

a40

a35

a32

a30

a45

a33

a3o

a29

28

26

25

25

25

24

23

24

23

118

229 ~3F

28

25

25

24

 z? 22

31

1,252

40.4

0.650

0.75

Aug.

24

21

21

20

28

22

21

a!70

a700

*aT30~

52

41

36

34

33

30

41

34

29

28

25

25

24

23

23

22

21

21

20

18

TS

1,815

58.5

0.941

1.09

Sept.

18

16

16

15 isy

498

TZS

33

25

23

22

25

25

22

22

22

21

21

21

20

23

25

21

18

18

18

18

18

18

16

-

1,379

46.0

0.740

0.82

Calendar year 1952 : Max 2,190 Min 22 Mean 96.4 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.09

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,190 Min 15 Mean 98.3 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.45

.

scarge measuremen mae on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partly reconstructed gage-height 

graph.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 4?3 

Northeast Branch Anaoostla River at Rlverdale, Md.

Location.--Lat 38°57'37", long. 76°55'34", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

Rlverdale Road In Rlverdale, Prince Georges County, l£ miles downstream from Indian 

Creek and 1-J miles upstream from confluence with Northwest Branch.

Drainage area.--72.8 sq ml.

Records available. August 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 14.00 ft above mean 

sea level (Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission benchmark). Prior to June 12, 1942, 

wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 83.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,000 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 11.11 ft); minimum, 11 cfs parts of each day Aug. 31 to Sept. 5.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 3,680 cfs July 18, 1945; maximum gage height, 12.93 ft 

Oct. 16, 1942; minimum discharge observed, 5.6 cfs Sept. 29, 30, Oct. 1, 1941 (gage 

height, 2.72 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 15.5 ft Aug. 23 or 24, 1933, from floodmarks (discharge, 

10,500 cfs, from rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area study).

Remarks --Records good except those for periods of shifting control or doubtful gageheight record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of shifting control (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Sept. 5 Sept. 6-30

19

3.16

3.3

3.5

3.8 70

4.2 135

4.6 220

5.0 337

6.0 730

9.0 2,000

3.2 

3.4 

3.6

3.8 99

4.2 213

4.7 392

st per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

26

31

39~?5

26

25

24

23

24

26

29

30

27

26

24

24

23

23

23

21

19 20-

22

22

22

21

22

24

24

22

22

763

24.6

0.338

0.39

Nov.

23

27

25

*28

26

26

25

23

24

39

40

32

29

28

74

63

44

37

d37

309

1,230

 

1,680 26-9-

133

102

89 

95

*71

65

69

-

4,758

159

2.18

2.43

Dec.

66

68

76

80

183

236

133

100

89

140

556 £10"

115

94

83

76

71

68

65

63

130

148

107

87

76

71

68

d59

d54

*5T

76

3,505

113

1.55

1.79

Jan.

131

105

105

89

74

SB- 66

102

805

554

294

203

143

115

105

97

89

102

102

92

102

119

102

372

257

124 

95

94

84

77

74

4,979

161

2.21

2.54

Feb.

77

70

69

69

64

64

208

168

107

86

*80

110

97

81

366

241

131

102

94

89

119

105

89

84

81

80 

77

73

_

-

-

3,081

110

1.51

1.57

Mar.

69

5?

*84

d216

160

105

87

87

86

84

80

92

d311

181

567

938

198

146

166

128

105

95

92

488

403

*1,890 

*3S4

206

166

143

126

7,952

257

3.53

4.06

Apr.

121

*130

117

107

102

98

152

133

126

181

156

186

490 3-5-9-

166

174

148

126

d208

d!46

dl!5

103

100

95

8£

139 

115

97

89

94

-

4,472

149

2.05

2.28

May

121

97

89

84

162

194

346

176

131

d!02

*d84

76

73

156

107

155

403

TTTB"

139

256

143

105

90

76

73

84 

73

62

5769"

263

4,321

139

1.91

2.21

June

299

TSF

98

*7869'

66

98

77

70

62

56

54

63

70

58

52

50

52

50

48

44

44

46

41

38

37 

3434-

58

42

-

2,056

68.5

0.941

1.05

July

34

36

42

34

29

33

33

29

41

29

26

25

24

23

*24

22

21

20

17

17

18

27

113 ~BT

34

27 

25

24

21

21

27

958

30.9

0.424

0.49

Aug.

22

21

20

20

26

24

*22

92

308 ~TS

44

33

*28

27

27

24

26

26

22

20

19

19

18

17

16

15

15

14

13

13

12

1,079

34.8

0.478

0.55

Sept.

12

12

12

11

16T

380 20-8"

64

37

30

28

30

28

*23

23

22

21

19

19

19

22

27

22

22

22

23

23

22

21

20

-

1,384

46.1

0.633

0.71

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,880 Min 19 Mean 122 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.90

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,890 Mln 11 Mean 108 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.07

Peak discharge (base, 1,250 cfs). Nov. 22 (l a.m.) 3,000 cfs (11.11 ft)j Mar. 16 (l a.m.) 1,780 

cfs (8.44 ft)j Mar. 26 (7 a.m.) 2,700 cfs (10.50 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height records discharge confuted from reconstructed gage-height graph. 

Note.--Shifting-control method used Nov. 22 to Jan. 8, Mar. 31 to Apr. 12, Sept. 5, 6.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Northwest Branch Anacostia River near Colesville, Md.

Location. Lat 39 0 03'55" ) long. 77°01'48", on right bank 400 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 183, 1-| miles southwest of Colesville, Montgomery County, 3 miles upstream from Burnt Mills, and 10 miles upstream from Sligo Branch.

Drainage area. 21.3 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1924 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 264.85 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Apr. 18, 1932, staff gage at bridge 400 ft 

downstream at same datum. Apr. 18, 1932, to Apr. 11, 1934, staff gage at present site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--29 years, 22.7 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,910 cfs Aug. 8 (gage height, 10.99 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs on basis of contracted-opening and flow-over-road 

determination of peak flow; minimum, 7.4 cfs Oct. 20.

1924-53: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 8, 1953, but may have been greater Aug. 23, 

1933 (gage height, 9.3 ft, from floodmarks); minimum, 0.4 cfs Aug. 11-12, 1930, 

Sept. 2, 1932.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, no gage-height record, or 

shirting control, which are fair. Records include inflow pumped from Patuxent River 

to augment water supply for Washington Suburban Sanitary District, which began Aug. 12, 

1939.

Revisions (water years). WSP 601: 1924(M) . WSP 1141: 1933(M) .

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect or shifting 

control (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to July 16

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.6

7.0

11

3.0

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

168

320

465

640

840

July 17 to Sept. 3O

1.8 

2.0 

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

169

320

465

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

(t)

Oct.

*14

10

11

9.0

9.4

14

15

10

10

11

12

11

9.4

9.4

10

11

9.8

9.8

9.4

9.4

10

12

12

10

10

9.4

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

323.0

10.4

2.13

Nov.

8.6

8.6

8.6

8,6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.2

8.2

13

10

10

9.4

9.0

21

14

11

10

10

194

766

198

40

25

22

20

19

16

16

17

-

1,527.0

50.9

0.04

Dec.

*17

19

23

25

121

57

29

24

22

51

130

35

27

24

21

21

21

20

19

19

69

39

28

24

23

21

20

b!8

b!7

18

25

1,027

33.1

0

Jan,

43

31

35

25

21

21

21

48

299

131

55

50

34

30

28

26

24

34

29

26

27

30

25

121

40

28

26

27

24

23

23

1,405

45.3

0.01

Feb.

23

21

22

22

20

21

80

36

27

24

*24

35

27

23

alOO

a40

a30

a28

a26

a25

a34

a30

a25

a24

a24

a23

a22

a21

_

-

857

30.6

0.01

Mar.

a20

20

30

76

32

25

24

a25

24

24

a23

37

150

39

250

107

40

46

53

35

30

28

27

286

124

341

53

41

36

32

30

2,108

68.0

0

Apr.

30

32

*29

28

27

27

51

32

38

47

37

83

120

53

37

60

36

51

68

36

32

29

27

25

24

74

44

30

27

34

-

1,268

42.3

0

May

39

28

25

24

36

119

68

50

31

26

23

21

32

52

28

131

99

43

32

73

32

31

26

23

24

26

23

19

18

22

98

1,322

42.6

O

June

*80

3T

24

21

19

19

28

20

20

17

16

15

44

26

17

13

13

14

13

13

12

11

10

12

13

18

24

19

21

14

-

620

20.7

0.99

July

20

24

15

~ZZ 13

20

14

*29

46

26

22

24

22

22

24

24

*24

20

20

20

*21

27

60

16

17

18

21

20

20

20

20

713

23.0

8.60

Aug.

18

16

16

*20

18

16

16

*210

~?5 401

20

25

24

15

13

18

16

20

20

16

16

16

20

18

15

20

20

23

26

26

21

1,164

37.5

10.37

Sept.

20

21

20

19

132

-3T 183

14

*17

19

16

17

16

15

16

17

17

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

18

17

17

16

16

-

815

27.2

9.71

Calendar year 1952 : Max 914 Mln 8.2 Mean 35.8

Water year 1952-53: Max 766 Mln 8.2 Mean 36.0

Peak discharge (base, 60O cfs). --Nov. 21 (7:3O p.m.) 1,880 cfs (9.33 ft): Jan. 9 (4 a.m.) 818 cfs

(6.89 . ft); Mar. 15 (8:30 p.m.) .. 766 cfs (6.63 . ft); Mar. . 24 (8:30 a.m.) .. 884 cfs (7.18 . ft); Mar. . 26

:30 a.m.) 1,OOO cfs (7.58 ft); May 16 (1O:45 p.m.) 616 cfs (5.88 ft); Aug. 8 (11:45 p.m.) 4,91O 

cfs (10.99 ft); Sept. 5 (9:30 p.m.) 630 cfs (5.95 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Inflow from purnpage from Patuxent River basin, In cubic feet per second; for calendar year 1952, 

0.86 cfs; for water year 1953, 2.68 cfs. Records furnished by Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Shifting-control method used June 12 to July 16.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 475

Northwest Branch Anacostia River near Hyattsville, Md.

Location.--Lat 38 0 57'09", long. 76°58'00", on right bank at downstream side of Queens 

Chapel Road Bridge, 1 mile west of Hyattsville, Prince Georges County, and 0.8 mile 

downstream from Sllgo Branch.

Drainage area. 49.4 sq ml.

Records available. July 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 17.30 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 22, 1938, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Oct. 22, 

1938, to Sept. 17, 1951, water-stage recorder at same site and datum. Sept. 17, 1951, 

to Aug. 29, 1952, staff gage and crest-stage Indicator; gage read twice daily.

Average discharge. 15 years, 38.9 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,710 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 10.16 ft, In 

gage well, 10.7 ft, from floodmark); minimum, 3.7 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 3,360 cfs Sept. 1, 1952 (gage height, 11.4 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 0.8 cfs Oct. 3, 7, 1941, Aug. 26, 1943.

Maximum stage known, about 13.5 ft In August 1933.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting control or doubtful gageheight record, which are fair. Low flow regulated by storage and diversion at Burnt 

Mills Dam, by filtration plant 7 miles above station, and by Inflow pumped from 

Patuxent River basin as required for water supply for Washington Suburban Sanitary 

District.

Revisions (water years). WSP 971: 1942(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

(t)

Oct.

6.0

16

10

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.0

6.4

6.8

14

7.2

6.0

5.6

5.6

4.9

4.9

5.2

5.6

4.9

4.6

F7S

6.O

6.4

6.0

5.6

6.0

6.4

6.8

6.0

6.4

203.7

6.57

-

_

+12.0

Nov.

6.4

6.0

6.8

*7.2

5.6

5.6

5.2

5T5

6.0

17

13

7.2

6.8

6.0

71

27

13

9.7

12

d491

31,250

1,050

86

39

29

26

22

*21

19

23

-

3,273.1

109

-

_

+14.7

Dec.

23

33

26

29

166

116

39

30

26

88

"Si 291

36

30

27

25

22

24

20

19

80

55

31

27

24

24

22

19

19

20

42

1,484

47.9

-

_

+18.7

Jan.

56

44

48

33

26

23

ZE

64

580

ZBT

82

75

51

45

*41

38

35

46

42

37

47

49

38

229

65

42

37

38

33

30

30

2,293

74.0

-

_

+19.6

Feb.

32

28

27

27

25

*24

dl2S

d68

d48

d38

d35

d53

d41

d33

dg20

d90

d60

d50

d47

d45

d60

d50

d45

d43

d42

d40

d37

d35

_

.

-

1,491

53.2

-

.

+19.9

Mar.

d33

d32

*d37

d!3O

d60

d42

d37

d36

d38

d37

d34

d36

*d240

d90

d520

*d436

86

85

88

58

49

44

45

d740

292

*1,100

120

89

74

64

59

4,841

156

-

+20.1

Apr.

63

*63

54

51

41

39

67

49

54

95

60

127

-5T 273

60

91

56

64

96

53

46

43

44

40

37

87

64

48

44

64

-

2,064

68.8

-

_

+20.0

May

d67

44

39

38

d!25

d!70

*136

102

56

41

*38

34

45

d!60

d51

d300

d550

dIZZ

d80

*d!70

63

*56

51

43

43

d53

43

33

31

d4T

d230

3,105

100

-

_

+18.8

June

d!50

352

41

36

*31

32

59

31

23

23

19

18

93

d66

*28

22

22

23

21

18

16

14

14

13

12

12

12

30

26

10

-

974

32.5

-

-

+13.0

July

8.8

d24

d!8

8.3

7.7

14

12

7.7

d34

d20

dlo

d7.5

d6.5

d6.0

*d6.2

5.7

5.3

4.9

4.9

4.5

4.5

100

d!20

TZ

8.2

6.6

5.7

7.2

6.1

5.7

16

508.5

16.4

-

.

+12.5

Aug.

7.7

7.2

5.7

6.1

8.2

5.3

*5.7

223

~4T3 8O2

*13

10

9.6

9.1

8.2

7.4

8.7

7.4

6.3

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

6.3

4.8

475

5.1

5.4

5.4

5.1

1,256.3

40.5

-

-

+8.93

Sept.

5.1

5.4

5.4

5,7

263

552

TSE

11

7.4

6.7

6.7

9.6

6.3

*5.4

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.1

6.0

8.2

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.1

5.9

-

1,137.9

37.9

-

-

+9.27

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,550 Mln 4.6 Mean 64.9 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,230 Mln 3.9 Mean 62.0 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 1,250 cfs).--Hoy. 22 (1:15 a.m.) 2,710 cfs (10.16 ft); Mar. 15 (10:30 p.m.) 

1,56O els ^.86 ft); Mar. 24 ^bout 8:30 a.m.) 1,830 cfs (about 3.4 ft); Mar. 26 (1:30 a.m.) 2,360 

cfs (9.47 ft)} May 16 (about 11 p.m.) 1,760 cfs (8.27 ft); Aug. 8 (10:50 p.m.) 2,120 cfs (8.98 ft); 

Sept. 5 (6 p.m.) 1,270 cfs (7.28 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion from and change In contents In Burnt Mills Reservoir, and diversion from Patuxent 

River basin, equivalent In cubic feet per second (for calendar year 1952, +17.1 cfs; for 

water year 1953, +16.O cfs). Records furnished by Washington Suburban Sanitary Comlsslon.

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

recorded graph, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

Mote. Shifting-control method used Mar. 26 to Apr. 50, May 5-8, 13, 14.
476 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Fourmlle Run at Alexandria, Va.

Location.--Lat 38°50'36", long. 77°04'46", on right bank at Alexandria 120 ft downstream 

from Washington and Old Dominion Railroad bridge, 0.2 mile downstream from State 

Highway 350, and 2.1 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--14.4 sq ml.

Records available.--May 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 22.55 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 3,450 cfs May 5 (gage height, 8.50 ft); minimum, 

1.3 cfs Aug. 31 (gage height, 1.64 ft).

1951-53: Maximum discharge, that of May 5, 1953; minimum, 0.8 cfs Nov. 2, 1951, 

July 24, 25, 1952; minimum gage height, 1.64 ft July 11, 1951, Aug. 31, 1953.

Flood of June 7-8, 1947, reached a stage of 7.2 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

2,250 cfs, by slope-area determination).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

 in cubic feet per second)

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.5

Oct. 1 to Aug. 21

0.8

4.2

11

2.8 

3.1 

3.5 

4.0

115

200

390

700

Aug. 22 to Sept. 30

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.7 

2.5 

4.1

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 2.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

a3a3~

a3.5

a3

a3

a3

a3

a3

a3.5

a4

a4.5

a4

a3.5

a3

*a3

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.6

3.6

4.2

6.1 4"T3~

4.2

4.2

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.4

5.4

6.1

121.0

3.90

0.271

0.31

Nov.

6.8

7.5

aS.O

a6

a5

a4

a3.5

a3

a3~.5

a5

a4

a3

a3

a3

a!5

alO

a6

a4

a3.5

*a400

475

59

13

9.0

6.8

5.4

5.4

4.8

4.2

5.4

-

1,090.8

36.4

2.53

2.82

Dec.

4.2 4"T3~

5.4

4.2

36

13

6.1

4.8

4.2

*16

45~9~.8

8.2

6.8

6.1

5.4

5.4

5.4

4.8

4.2

20

12

8.2

7.5

6.8

6.1

5.4

5.4

4.8

5.4

20

301.4

9.72

0.675

0.78

Jan.

22

11

14

9.0

7.5

B72~ 6.8

26'

118 ~~5E~

25

26

14

13

11

9.8

9.0

9.8

8.2

7.5

*24

14

11

102

24

17

15

14

13

11

11

666.8

21.5

1.49

1.72

Feb.

13

11

11

11

11

*9.0

51

14

11

9.0

11

21

13

11

75

22

18

15

15

15

29

16

15

15

14

14

14

13

_

_

-

495.0

17.7

1.23

1.28

Mar.

12

a 11

a!2

a70

a30

a 20

a!5

alO

a9

a£

*a8

19

90

24

224

47

19

29

19

15

11

11

11

216

81

268 ~z"T

18

16

15

14

1,374

44.3

3.08

5.55

Apr.

16

14

15

11

11

9.8

*alO

11

17

20

11

39

90T9~

15

19

12

14

11

7.5

6.1

5.4 574-

5.4

6.1

15

11

6.8

6.8

48

-

486.3

16.2

1.12

1.25

May

16

14

8.2 54 

587

*112

63

67

29

20

a!5

a!5

a20

a90

a25

a£0

a35

a30

a25

a8o

a40

a25

a20

a!5

alO

a9

a9

a9

a 10

a20

al50

1,622.2

52.3

3.65

4.18

June

a50

a25

alS

a 10

alO

a9

a50

a20

a!2

a 10

alO

a9

a9

a 11

a9

a8

a8

a8

a7

a7

a7

a6

aff

a6

a6

a6

a6

a7

a9

a6

-

362

12.1

0.840

0.94

July

a6

a7

alO

a6

a6

a5

a5

*a6

5.4

6.8

6.8

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

4.2

4.2

4.2

5.4

4.8

~4T 176

4.2

a4

a3.5 a3~75"

a3.5

a5.5

a4

a5

572.5

12.0

0.835

0.96

Aug.

a .5

a<

a<

a<

a

a4

a6

alO

a50

alS

a6

a5

a4.5

a4

a4

a4

a5.5

a4.5

a4

a4

a5

*6.8

4.3

4.1

3.9

5.7

3.3

2.6

27T

3.0

5.4

173.8

5.61

0.390

0.45

Sept.

2.7

2.8

2.8

3.0

60

156 "IT

7.4

4.6

a3.5

a3

a3

a3

a3

a3

a4

5.3

5.7

2.8

a2.5

a5

a5

*2.7

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.8

2.6

2^4

2.4

319.3

10.6

0.73S

0.82

Calendar year 1952 : Max 475 Min 0.9 Mean 20.4 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.28

Water year 1952-53: Max 587 Min 2.4 Mean 20.2 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.06

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). Nov. 21 (11:30 a.m.) 1,070 cfs (4.56 ft); Mar. 15 (8:30 p.m.)

1,010 cfs 14.45 ft); Mar. 25 (7 a.m.) 1,220 cfs (4.86 ft); Apr. 30 (10 p.m.) 544 cfs (3.76 ft); May 

5 (5 p.m.) .. 3,450 cfs (8.50 . ft); July 22 (9 p.m.) .. 1,180 cfs (4.76 ft); Aug. 8 (11:30 p.m.) 1,150 cfs

(4.71 ft)'; Sept. 6 (4 p.m.) 1,600 cfs (5.57 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements and 

records for Accotink Creek near Annandale.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 

Henson Creek at Oxon Hill, Md.

477

Location. Lat 38°47'05", long. 76°58'50", on left bank 100 ft downstream from bridge on 

Tucker Road, 1.0 mile south of Oxon Hill, Prince Georges County, and 1.4 miles upstream 

from Carey Branch.

Drainage area. 16.7 sq mi.

Records available. June 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 62 ft (from topographic map) .

Average discharge. 5 years, 23.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,920 cfs May 5 (gage height, 7.27 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 360 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 6.63 and 7.27 ft; minimum, 0.8 cfs Sept. 1, 3, 4, 5; minimum daily, 1.2 cfs 

Sept. 1, 4.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, that of May 5, 1953; minimum, 0.2 cfs Aug. 12, 1949 

(gage height, 0.38 ft); minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Aug. 11, 1949.

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

Small diversion above station for irrigation of truck farm. Some regulation at low 

flow by sand and gravel plant above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1232: 1949(M), 1950.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.4 

1.5 

3.4 

6.3

11

18

1.0

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

37

113

218

456

740

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

3.6

?79

7.6

4T9

4.6

4.0

3.8

4.0

4.3

4.9

7.1

6.7

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.9

4.6

4.9

5.2

4.0

4.6

4.9

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.6

5.6

4.9

6.6

5.2

154.4

4.98

0.298

0.34

Nov.

5.6

6^2

10

*6 .3

5.6

4.9

575

4.9

7.5

7.5

6.3

5.6

5.6

22

13

7.5

7.1

7.5

102

486 203"

43

31

26

24

23

19

18

20

-

1,138.2

37.9

2.27

2.53

Dec.

18

19

23

21

50

40

25

22

21

35

146 "53

31

28

24

23

21

20

19

19

38

36

25

23

22

20

18

17

14

17

31

909

29.3

1.75

2.02

Jan.

45

27

36

26

22

20

22

37

146

104

61

61

40

*34

31

29

27

30

26

24

31

31

25

169 ~6T

36

32

32

28

26

25

1,344

43.4

2.60

2.99

Feb.

27

24

24

23

21

20

70

34

26

24

24

34

27

24

115

46

36

30

28

27

37

28

25

24

24

23

21

20

_

_

-

884

31.6

1.89

1.97

Mar.

19

19

28

63

*31

25

24

25

23

23

21

26

96

38

160

180

50

42

40

35

31

29

28

180

230

330 ~TV

50

45

40

37

2,O38

65.7

3.93

4.54

Apr.

39

39

35

33

31

30

36

30

33

33

27

43

~B7 145

42

46

33

34

37

30

38

35

24

23

32

43

27

23

21

21

-

1,103

36.8

2.20

2.46

May

26

45

31

23

*557

514

187

75

57

46

37

33

39

*58

34

46

54

40

45

116

43

34

30

27

25

25

21

18

16

25

190

2,517

81.2

4.86

5.61

June

160

TO

29

24

21

66

136

48

34

26

22

19

35

29

24

19

19

19

18

16

14

12

12

10

9.8

9.3

973

14

56

15

-

975.4

32.5

1.95

2.17

July

10

10

13

8.4

7.5

7.5

13

11

7.5

6.3

6.7

5.6

5.2

5.2

4.6

4.3

4.0

4.0

3.6

5.0

3.0

8.8

52~5.4

6.3

5.2

*4.0

3.8

3.6

3.4

4.0

242.9

7.84

0.469

0.54

Aug.

3.8

3.6

3.0

3.4

6.0

4.0

3.8

9.2

41~5.4

6.0

4.9

4.6

6.3

5.2

4.3

24

7.1

4.9

4.3

3.8

4.0

3.4

2.8

2.4

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.5

186.9

6.03

0.361

0.42

Sept.

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.2

37

88

27

9.3

6.3

5.2

4.6

6.0

4.6

*3.4

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.6

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.4

3.4

3.0

2.2

2.4

-

246.0

8.20

0.491

0.55

Calendar year 1952 : Max 700 Mln 1.6 Mean 27.3 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.26

Water year 1952-53 : Max 557 Mln 1.2 Mean 32.2 Cfsm 1.93 In. 26.14

24 to June 3j discharge estimated on basis of 

for nearby stations.
478 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Accotink Creek near Annandale, Va.

Location. Lat 38°48i40", long. 77°13i50", on left bank at upstream side of highway 

bridge, 0.2 mile upstream from Little Run and 2.3 miles southwest of Annandale, 

Fairfax County.

Drainage area. 23.6 sq mi.

Records available. March 1947 to September 1953 (fragmentary prior to October 1947).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 190.91 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943 (levels by Stone 

& Webster Engineering Corp.). Prior to May 12, 1949, staff gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 30.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,120 cfs May 5 (gage height, 8.41 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 900 cfs; minimum, 2.3 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 1.04 ft).

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 3,950 cfs June 8, 1947 (gage height, 9.9 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 900 cfs; minimum, 2.2 cfs Sept. 28-30, 

1951; minimum gage height, 1.02 ft Sept. 1, 2, 1951.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.4 

3.7

1.7 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

56

102

300

540

744

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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.

5.6

S7C

7.6

6.4

5.6

6.0

5.6

5.6

6.0

6.4

8.8

¥72

7.2

6.8

*6.4

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.4

6.0

6.4

7.6

7.6

8.2

7.6

7.6

7.6

8.2

7.6

7.6

7.6

212.6

6.86

0.291

0.34

Nov.

7.6

7.6

8.2

11

7.2

6.8

6.4

574

6.8

11

11

7.6

7.6

7.2

35

16

9.4

8.2

8.2

256

*654 530"

37

27

22

21

20

18

17

18

-

1,509.2

50.3

2.13

2.38

Dec.

17

T7

19

20

102

56

28

24

21

 27

"31 192

28

24

21

21

20

20

19

19

51

44

29

25

22

21

20

18

17

18

31

1,030

33.2

1.41

1.63

Jan.

57

36

42

29

24

22

Z5

51

~9T 307

59

62

43

36

33

31

29

33

31

29

*31

35

29

158

50

32

29

29

26

24

24

1,538

49.6

2.10

2.42

Feb.

25

22

22

21

20

20

72

38

27

24

24

37

28

24

98

44

31

26

25

24

39

29

29

28

27

27

26

25

-

882

31.5

1.33

1.38

Mar.

24

25

26

92

43

29

25

26

26

26

*24

29

134

43

145

126

42

43

50

33

29

27

26

~7i 320

272

57

43

37

32

30

1,958

63.2

2.68

3.09

Apr.

30

30

27

26

25

24

53

33

35

44

32

58

~BI 222

41

52

38

36

44

33

30

27

26

25

25

44

39

29

26

36

-

1,244

41.5

1.76

1.96

May

48

38

32

33

462

*396

122

170

74

44

36

30

31

173

46

46

86

60

43

126

43

35

31

27

26

26

22

20

ZO

43

222

2,611

84.2

3.57

4.12

June

~4T 150

29

25

23

22

93

32

27

23

20

20

25

28

22

20

19

20

20

17

16

16

14

14

13

12

TS

13

21

13

-

821

27.4

1.16

1.29

July

12

14

24

11

11

11

12

*14

8.8

7.6

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.4

6.4

6.0

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.3

4.5

10S

IC5

12

8.8

8.2

7.6

6.8

6.8

6.0

8.2

472.2

15.2

0.644

0.74

Aug.

6.8

6.0

6.8

6.4

6.8

6.0

5.6

21

60

II

9.4

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.2

6.4

9.4

7.2

*6.4

6.0

5.6

5.3

5.3

4.9

4.5

4.1

4.1

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.2

258.9

8.35

0.354

0.41

Sept.

3.0

2.8

2.6

275

32

30

9.4

4.1

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.7

3.5

3.0

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.2

*2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.8

-

152.2

5.07

0.215

0.24

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,080 Min 5.6 Mean 35.0 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.18

Water year 1952-53; Max 654 Min 2.6 Mean 34.8 Cfsm 1.47 In. 20.00
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 

Accotlnk.Creek near Accotink Station, Va.

479

Location. Lat 38°45'15", long. 77°12'09" , on left bank 100 ft upstream from highway 

bridge, 1.6 miles downstream from Calamo Branch, and 1.4 miles northwest of 

Accotink Station, Fairfax County.

Drainage area.--37.0 sq mi.

R&cords available. May 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 121 ft (by barometer).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,760 cfs May 6 (gage height, 11.87 ft)' minimum, 1.4 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 3.39 ft Sept. 30.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 2,060 cfs Sept. 1, 1952 (gage height, 12.74 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 30, 1953; minimum gage height, 3.13 ft Oct. 6-16, 1951.

Remarks. Records fair. Field maneuvers by U. S. Army cause some regulation. Occasional 

regulation by Fort Belvoir Reservoir about 3 miles upstream.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 27 to Apr. 12, May 12 

to Sept. 30)

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0 

4.2

4.5

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

42

82

185

330

510

770

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

10 

13

14

7.1

7.8

8.7

13

7.1

7.8

8.7

14

15

12

12

*12

14

10

10

12

20

6^

6.7

9.2

11

15

11

16

11

17

7.1

10

358.2

11.6

0.314

0.36

Nov.

14 

15

19

19

15

19

19

7^8

12

20

25

20

12

15

50

38

18

15

15

*279

174

474

77

51

42

38

36

32

29

32

-

2,131.8

71.1

1.92

2.14

Dec.

29

31

33

34

118

122

53

43

38

*46

229

73

52

45

38

36

35

34

32

35

66

80

51

44

38

36

35

30

28

31

36

1,631

52.6

1.42

1.64

Jan.

96 

77

71

57

44

38

40

65

352

150

104

103

69

58

51

50

43

50

49

44

*45

51

44

193

98

52

46

46

39

36

38

2,299

74.2

2.01

2.32

Feb.

40 

32

34

*33

31

31

113

76

51

43

43

65

52

43

150

89

61

47

46

46

70

55

45

43

42

41

38

36

-

-

"

1,496

53.4

1.44

1.50

Kar.

If

42

143

85

51

44

46

46

46

*41

50

210

88

212

235

86

84

104

67

57

53

51

412

139

482

100

73

63

55

49

3,282

106

2.86

3.30

Apr.

48 

49

43

42

40

43

71

*51

51

70

50

72

311

134

78

91

67

63

77

59

54

50

48

46

43

76

68

50

45

62

"

2,052

68.4

1.85

2.06

May

96 

82

80

55

343

*J12

257

189

142

78

63

62

58

189

73

66

88

95

59

148

66

52

48

41

39

40

34

30

28

50

220

3,583

116

3.14

3.62

June

144 

63

43

36

31

29

97

46

38

31

27

25

37

46

32

27

26

30

27

23

20

20

22

36

28

26

24

22

39

23

-

1,118

37.3

1.01

1.13

July

19 

19

37

16

13

14

14

*33

15

11

10

9.2

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

10

10

10

6.0

6.0

53

179

19

9.6

7.4

6.7

6.7

1,1

5.6

7.8

589.6

19.0

0.514

0.59

Aug.

7.8 

6.7

7.4

7.1

8.2

8.2

7.8

15

85

22

16

14

14

13

9.2

9.6

16

15

*11

11

11

11

11

10

8.7

8.7

7.4

6.0

6.0

5.6

5^3

394.7

12.7

0.343

0.40

Sept.

4.2 

5.3

5.3

5.3

8.6

11

22

14

13

12

12

13

12

9.2

10

10

10

10

10

10

12

6.4

*3.1

2.6

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.4

1.9

U

275.7

'9.19

0.248

0.28

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,240 Min 6.0 Mean 56.0 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.59

Water year 1952-53: Max 712 Min 1.7 Mean 52.6 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.34

Peak discharge (base. 600 cfs). Nov. 22 (l a.m.) 1,470 cfs (11.06 ft); Jan. 9 (12:30 p.m.) 617 cfs 

(8.47 ft); Mar, 24 (3:30 p.m.) 770 cfs (9.05 ft); May 6 (l a.m.) 1,760 cfs (11.87 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
480 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 

Cedar Run near Warrenton, Va.

Location. Lat 38°44'30", long. 77°47'15", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, 1.9 miles north of Warrenton, Fauquier County, and 14.5 miles upstream from 

Licking Run.

Drainage area. 13.0 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1950 to September 1953.

Gage.- Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 319.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,220 cfs Nov. 21 (gaga height, 8.11 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 300 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; minimum, 0.04 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1 (gage height, 2.39 ft).

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 2,600 cfs Dec. 4, 1950 (gage height, 8.42 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 300 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination at 

gage height 8.11 ft; minimum, that of Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1953.

Flood in October 1942 reached a stage of about 13 ft, from information by local 

residents.

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

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9 

3.1 

3.5

Oct. 1 to Mar. 23

2.2 4.0

4.7 4.5

7.5 5.0

11 5.5

21 6.0

45 6.5

Mar. 24 to Sept. 3O

82

122

180

255

380

670

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

O.O6 

1.0 

3.1 

5.7

2.8

2.9 

3.1

8.7

12

21

Note.--Same as preceding 

taETe~above 3.1 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per sesond, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

a3

a3

a4

a3.5

a3

a3

a3

a3

a3

a4

a9

aS

*a5

3.9

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.6

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.9

120.7

3.89

0.299

0.34

Nov.

3.9

3.9

4.2

4.4

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.9

5.9

4.7

4.2

3.6

3.6

9.2

5.0

*3.6

3.2

374

152

*590

134

60

39

30

25

21

18

15

15

-

1,181.6

39.4

3.03

3.38

Dec.

13

13

11

11

29

28

22

*20

18

20

118

1R3

31

25

20

18

16

14

12

11

16

14

13

12

11

9.9

9.2

8.3

575

8.3

16

616.9

19.9

1.53

1.76

Jan.

22

20

25

23

19

17

18

26

65

72

63

51

40

34

28

25

22

21

*20

19

20

20

18

68

48

34

28

25

20

18

16

945

30.5

2.35

2.71

Feb.

15

13

12

11

9.9

*9.2

16

12

9.5

8.9

9.2

12

9.9

9.2

37

33

26

21

18

16

40

28

24

21

20

18

16

13

.

-

487.8

17.4

1.34

1.40

. Mar.

11

IT

13

24

21

19

16

17

*16

14

12

16

76

45

55

48

38

44

40

33

28

24

22

90

50

62

47

37

29

24

21

1,033

33.3

2.56

2.95

Apr.

20

18

15

14

13

*13

19

13

14

15

13

16

44

3B

28

28

21

19

18

15

14

13

12

11

10

20

15

13

12

16

-

528

17.6

1.35

1.51

May

16

14

12

*11

12

11

12

16

14

12

10

9.4

8.1 24 

264

45

33

24

26

44

27

23

18

15

13

12

10

8.7

8.1

8.1

44

804.4

25.9

1.99

2.29

June

15

12

9.7

8.1

7.2

6.6

12

9.0

23

13

9.0

7.8

8.4

9.0

7.5

6.3

6.3

6.9

6.3

5.2

4.7

4.1

3.6

3.1

2.9

2.6

275

2.9

7.4

3.4

-

225.6

7.52

0.578

0.64

July

2.9

2.6

2.9

2.4

3.4

*3.4

2.2

3.6

4.1

275

2.2

1,8

1.

1.

1 ,

1.

1.

2.

1 ,

.6

.4

.3

.2

72

.3

50.1

1.62

0.125

0.14

Aug.

0.3

.2

1.2

.7

.8

.7

.6

.4

1.0

.8

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*2.2

175

.6

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.09

705

.09

.09

14.76

0.476

0.037

0.04

Sept.

~^9 0.06

.09

.09

.2

"75 1.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

*.3

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.3

.3

.1

.06

-

7.79

0.260

0.020

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 590 Min .0.91 Mean 19.2 Cfsm 1.48 In. 2O.O5

Water year 1952-53: Max 590 Mln O.06 Mean 16.5 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.18

Peak discharge (base, 250 cfs).--Nov. 21 (1:30 p.m.) 2,220 cfs (8.11 ft); Dec. 11 (2:30 a.m.) 826 

cfs- ( 6.72 ft;,- Mar. 24 ^5:30 a.m.) 3O5 cfs (5.75 ft)j May 15 (2 a.m.) 1,92O cfs (7.84 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for 

station near Catlett.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 

Cedar Run near Catlett, Va.

481

Location. Lat 38°38'12", long. 77°37'31", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, 0.9 mile downstream from Licking Run and 1.4 miles southeast of Catlett, 

Fauquier County.

Drainage area. 93.5 sq mi.

Records available. July 1950 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 199.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,290 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 14.17 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 22, 23 (gage height, 2.02 ft).

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 5,570 cfs Dec. 4, 1950 (gage height, 14.60 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 22, 23, 1953.

Maximum stage known, about 22 ft Oct. 15, 1942, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In fe

and discharge, In cubic feet per secondl 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 17-22)

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.6 18

2.8 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

10.0

34

59

228

454

1,140

2,620

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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.

Oct.

6.0

6.4

9.8

9.8

7.4

7.0

6.4

5.4

577

6.4

30

35

*16

11

9.8

8.7

7.7

7.7

8.0

7.4

7.0

6.7

8.0

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

9.0

8.3

8.3

8.7

295.8

9.54

0.102

0.12

Nov.

8.7

975

9.0

10

9.8

9.4

9.4

9.0

8.7

10

16

13

10

9.0

27

42

*17

13

11

1,230

2,540

2,320

322

169

122

101

88

70

58

59

-

7,130.0

238

2.55

2.84

Dec.

58

52

51

46

249

243

116

*91

72

81

464

TBT

116

91

68

59

53

49

43

40

115

105

72

62

53

46

38

32

35

36

72

2,870

92.6

0.990

1.14

Jan.

310

184

196

127

86

71

74

196

1,140

310

321

366

184

159

134

116

106

100

*94

82

81

105

79

622

228

135

111

101

79

66

62

6,225

201

2.15

2.48

Feb.

59

46

44

44

38

35

163

103

60

48

43

91

65

46

588

202

130

86

77

71

266

149

103

86

76

68

59

49

_

-

2,695

96.2

1.03

1.07

tfer.

43

41

45

221

142

84

68

66

*77

70

59

62

750

219

508

614

190

255

296

150

115

96

86

1.160

664

407

200

156

120

96

81

7,141

230

2.46

2.84

Apr.

72

66

59

52

46

42 12"8"

81

65

123

72

88

710

234

149

157

113

91

94

76

65

56

49

45

42

85

82

56

49

45

-

3,102

103

1.10

1.23

May

125

62

49

*43

251

81

150

76

71

52

42

33

37

298

299

237

202

103

82

626

152

105

94

64

53

48

40

31

27

26

275

3,837

124

1.33

1.53

June

115

64

40

31

27

23

348

15?

164

258

71

45

46

116

56

37

31

37

36

28

23

19

17

14

13

12

12

11

55

18

-

1,925

64.2

0.687

0.77

July

12

10

14

12

37

*46

11

19

130

TB

13

9.4

7.7

7.7

6.4

5.7

5.1

4.8

4.0

4.0

4.2

3.7

8.3

7.4

4.8

3.7

2.9

2.7

2.1

1.8

1.7

420.1

13.6

0.145

0.17

Aug.

1.6

1.7

1.8

5.1

4.0

4.2

3.7

2.5

2.9

2.9

3.7

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.5

5.9

*44"5.7

7.0

6.7

6.4

6.0

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.2

171.0

5.52

0.059

0.07

Sept.

4.2

371

2.9

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.0

*.8

.7

77

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

-

46.8

1.56

0.017

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,340 Mln 2.9 Mean 107 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.51

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,340 Min 0.7 Mean 93.2 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.28

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 cfs). Nov. 21 (11:30 p.m.) 5,290 cfs (14J.7 ft)j Jan. 9 (8 a.m.) 1,920 

cfs 18.72 ftJ; Mar. 16 (1 a.m.) 1,620 cfs (8.10 ft); Mar. 24 (11 a.m.) 2,320 cfs (9.53 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
482 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 

Broad Run at Buckland, V

Location Lat 38°46'50", long. 77°40'22", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

ITSHighway 29, at Buckland, Prince William County, 1.1 miles upstream from South Run.

Drainage area. 50.3 sq mi.

Records available. July 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 284.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,400 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 7.28 ft); minimum 

daily, 2.3 cfs Sept. 30.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 3,750 cfs Dec. 4, 1951 (gage height, 8.97 ft); minimum 

daily, that of Sept. 30, 1953.

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

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 3-14, Sept. 11-30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 3 Nov. 4 to Sept. 30

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.2

6.2

10

20

41

64

1.2

2.0 

2.4

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

72

140

221

335

810

1,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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.

6.6

17

16

8.7

7.9

7.0

6.2

675

6.6

8.3

45

25

*17

14

12

10

10

9.6

9.1

8.7

8.7 

10

11

11

11

12

12

13

13

13

13

378.6

12.2

0.243

0.28

Nov.

14

14

14

32

6.4

6.2

S72

6.2

6.2

6.8

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.4

13

12

6.6

*8.5

13

519

1,230 

1,020

252

137

101

85

72

59

48

48

-

3,762.1

125

2.49

2.78

Dec.

45

42

42

41

119

133

81

*68

59

55

388

129

99

80

65

59

53

48

44

41

67 

72

59

53

47

44

39

34

40

45

53

2,244

72.4

1.44

1.66

Jan.

86

76

111

94

70

59

59

97

300

IFsS

205

177

127

111

94

84

72

73

*67

60

61 

76

59

296

158

112

95

86

73

65

61

3,446

111

2.21

2.55

Feb.

56

48

49

49

44

*41

67

54

44

40

40

56

46

40

170

130

94

75

68

62

126 

86

71

64

60

56

50

45

_

-

1,831

65.4

1.30

1.35

Mar.

41

IT

45

116

92

68

60

60

*61

58

52

59

276

144

186

207

133

152

163

115

95 

84

77

406

244

214

150

126

105

90

SO

3,8OO

123

2.45

2.82

Apr.

75

70

62

58

54

*52

84

60

58

67

54

61

170

Tt9

88

88

70

62

66

54

49 

45

42

41

40

60

89

53

45

58

1,994

66.5

1.32

1.47

May

85

53

45

 40

45

48

65

62

72

49

39

33

31

132

720

164

285

295

148

239

127 

101

95

81

73

66

54

43

36

33

150

3,509

113

2.25

2.59

June

88

64

45

38

26

22

115

62

211

T39

62

44

47

67

42

32

29

34

30

23

19 

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

54

15

1,432

47.7

0.948

1.06

July

14

27

120

29

26

 26

21

19

23

16

12

10

9.4

9.4

9

8.5

8

7.5

7

7

7 

7

20

15

10

9

8

6

5.5

5.5

5_

506.8

16.3

0.324

0.37

Aug.

5

4.5

5

8

7

6

6

5

5

6

6

5

4.5

4.5

4.5

6

7

6

5

4.5

4

4

4

4

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

151.0

4.87

0.097

0.11

Sept.

3.5

3.5

3.5

3

3

3

3

2.5

2.5

2. .5

2.6

2.8

3.6

372

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.8

*2.8 

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

83.4

2.78

0.055

0.06

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,260 Mln 4.9 Mean 72.9 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.75

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,230 Mln 2.3 Mean 63.4 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.10

Peak discharge (base. 650 efs). Nov. 21 (10 p.m.) 2,4OO cfs (7.28 ft); Dec. 11 (10:30 a.m.) 720 

cfs (3.80 ft); Mar. 24 (8 a.m.) a78 cfs (4.14 ft)j May 15 (9:30 a.m.) 1,5OO cfs (5.59ft)j May 17 

(9p.m.) 940 cfs (4.32 ft); June 9 (9 p.m.) 1,000 cfs (4.47 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record July 15-22, July 24 to Sept. lOj discharge estimated on basis of 1 

discharge measurement and records for Cedar Run near Catlett.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 

Bull Run near Manassas, Va.

483

Location. --Lat 38°47'50", long. 77° 27 "30", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge , 0.5 mile downstream from Cub Run and 3.2 miles north of Manassas, Prince William County.

Drainage area. 147 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1953.

~Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 138.55 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~nT929.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 11,200 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 16.37 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs Oct. 20, Sept, 30; minimum gage height, 1.06 ft Oct. 20.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 22, 1952; minimum, 0.3 cfs Oct. 9, 10, 

1951, Oct. 20, 1952, Sept. 30, 1953; minimum gage height, that of Oct. 20, 1952.

Remarks . Records good except those for period of doubtful gage-height record, which are

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 16-19, Dec. 6-10)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 8

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1-7 

2.1

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

7.0 

9.0 

1Z.O 

14.0

82

153

318

1,120

1,960

4,400

6, BOO

Jan. 9 to Sept. 30

1.5 12 2.5 103

1.7 22 3:o 173

1.9 35 4.0 326

2.2 63

Note. Same as preceding table below 1.5 

ft and above 4.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 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

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.6

3.3

3.3

5.7

7.0

4.5

2.7

1.1

T7T

1.1

3.9

IB

*13

7.7

5.4

3.3

2.7

2.4

3.6

1.1

2.4

4.5

5.1

5.4

6.4

8.6

7.7

8.3

8.3

8.0

8.3

167.5

5.40

0.037

0.04

Nov.

9.3

10

8.3

8.3

8.6

8.6

8.0

8.0

8.0

9.6

16 

16

11

8.3

12

17

20

12

*9.3

1,250

3,240

5.670

372

198

136

106

88

64

48

48

-

11,428.3

381

2.59

2.89

Dec.

48

43less

695

782

213

*150

110

129

1,300 

308

198

142

101

81

72

62

52

46

244

340

186

136

108

83

63

47

45

43

69

5,997

193

1.31

1.51

Jan.

387

411

564

288

153

106

98

412

2,760

1,060

551 

631

275

222

186

160

132

145

*151

128

117

194

130

1,170

432

201

158

145

117

96

88

11,668

376

2.56

2.95

Feb.

81

67

63

62

55

*51 248"

201

114

83

74 

153

127

86

794

410

208

135

120

106

275

187

120

100

92

83

75

64

_

_

-

4,234

151

1.03

1.07

Mar.

56

55

60

528

355

159

117

106

124

*111

92 

100

1,330

358

660

1,350

284

305

458

208

158

134

120

2,250

551

579

252

194

159

128

109

11,430

369

2.51

2.89

Apr.

99

95

81

71

64

*59

142

124

93

165

124 

120

462- 991

187

184

145

111

162

114

89

73

64

59

52

125

328

124

85

88

4,680

156

1.06

1.18

May

276

158

96

*112

302

607

721

380

275

158

110 

81

64

762

931

309

630

1,180

317

1,320

300

187

155

107

89

79

64

53

45

41

6TO

10,539

340

2.31

2.66

June

230

107

63

48

40

34

403

T5F

73

232

59 

42

38

109

52

38

31

35

37

29

24

19

16

14

12

10

10

^6

13

23

-

1,975.6

65.9

0.448

0.50

July

12

9.6

"40- 276

20

*32

20

15

11

9.0

7.3 

6.4

5.7

4.8

4.5

4.2

3.6

3.0

2.7

2.1

2.1

2.1

20

22

9.3

5.4

3.6

2.7

2.1

1.8

J>

560.8

18.1

0.123

0.14

Aug.

0.7

2.7

4.2

5.1

5.4

5.1

5.1

4.5

7.7

11

6.7 

5.1

3.3

1.8

.8

.6

*37?

.9

1.1

1.8

2.1

1.8

1.1

.8

.9

.9

.9

1.1

2.1

3.3

3.6

96.1

3.10

0.021

0.02

Sept.

4.2

4.5

4.5

5.1

d!3

d20

T.6

6.1

3.6

1.8

1.8 

2.7

2.7

.9

1.5

1.5

1.1

1.1

.9

.8

*.7

1.5

.8

.7

.7

.5

.5

.4

7?

.4

-

94.3

3.14

0.021

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,670 Min 0.4 Mean 179 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.52

Water year 1952-53: 1952-53: Max 5,670 Min 0.4 Mean 172 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.875.87________

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 cfs). Nov. 22 (3 a.m.) 11,200 cfs (16.37 ft) j Jan. 9 (11 a.m.) 3,670 

cfs (11.34 ft); Jan. 24 (5f30 p.m.) 2,600 cfs (10.02 ft)j Mar. 13 (12:30 p.m.) 2,530 cfs (9.88 ft)s 

Mar. 16 (3s30 a.m.) 2,820 cfs (10.32 ft)} Mar. 24 (3:30 p.m.) 3,870 cfs (11.53 ft)j May 18 (3:30 

a.m.) 2,740 cfs (10.20 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height records discharge estimated on basis of records for Goose Creek near Leesburg.
484 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 

Occoquan Creek near Ooooquan, Va.

Location. Lat 38°42'20", long. 77°19'3S", on left bank 1.6 miles upstream from Sandy Run, 

4.8 miles upstream from Ooooquan,, Prince William County, and 5.9 miles downstream from 

Bull Run.

Drainage area. 546 sq ml.

Records available. February 1913 to May 1916, December 1920 to September 1923, June 1937 

to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 76.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929. Prior to Apr. 27, 1913, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years (1913-15, 1921-23, 1937-53), 505 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,500 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 21.47 ft); minimum dally, 31 cfs Sept. 26-30.

1913-16, 1920-23, 1937-53: Maximum discharge, 37,000 cfs Oct. 16, 1942 (gage height, 

27.6 ft, from high-water mark In gage house), from rating curve extended above 15,000 

cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum dally, 1.0 cfs Dec. 11, 12, 1941.

Flood In April 1937 reached a stage of 24.87 ft, from high-water mark In gage house 

(discharge, 29,200 cfs, from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Flow regulated by dams above station on Occoquan Creek and Bull Run 

from June 1937 to November 1949. Only occasional regulation since.

Revisions (water years). WSP 951: 1937-41. WSP 1171: 1938-41 (M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

178

423

7.0

9.0

12.0

16.0

20.0

1,930

3,440

6,160

11,000

17,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

46

46

46

46

46

52

89

73

71

70

68

67

65

63

*62

59

55

49

49

49

49

50

50

50

51

51

48

37

38

41

41

1,677

54.1

0.099

0.11

Nov.

41

41

44

49

53

56

59

51

53

58

66

54

41

40

40

80

75

70

*80

2,120

8,860

17,400

4,390

1,100

720

560

470

408

339

313

-

37,731

1,258

2.30

2.57

Dec.

300

296

286

283

883

3,040

1,050

660

522

470

5,160

1,720

868

640

504

423

380

339

321

290

473

1,120

700

522

453

380

339

288

226

219

259

21,414

691

1.27

1.46

Jan.

1,080

1,650

1,430

1,100

680

504

438

842

6,550

4,240

2,650

2,580

1,430

1,000

800

680

580

522

580

*504

453

560

541

2,190

3,040

1,020

740

660

560

453

394

40,231

1,298

2.38

2,74

Feb.

380

339

316

303

293

269

611

1,150

560

408

352

486

600

423

1,320

2,500

980

680

522

470

727

1,150

620

504

453

408

380

339

-

_

-

17,543

627

1.15

1.20

Mar.

303

288

293

959

1,860

760

541

470

504

486

438

408

3,170

2,420

1,460

5,400

1,930

1,070

2,070

1,120

760

620

560

4,290

4,570

3,440

1,520

1,020

822

*660

541

44,753

1,444

2.64

3.04

Apr.

486

453

423

380

352

334

441

660

453

558

600

438

2,680

3,520

1,100

845

800

580

580

541

438

394

352

326

298

411

890

600

408

352

20,693

690

1.26

1.41

May

800

660

470

366

1,200

1,580

1,930

1,070

1,170

640

453

352

300

1,670

2,340

1,340

1,580

2,210

822

3.280

1,850

800

640

504

408

366

283

232

226

206

1,150

30,928

998

1.83

2.11

June

1,180

560

366

269

228

194

675

1,100

486

1,280

620

336

248

632

580

331

264

241

248

241

194

155

89

94

163

76

"69' 67

219

208

11,413

380

0.696

0.78

July

211

92

306

239

128

252

211

114

280

232

109

78

66

60

57

116

*58

50

50

45

45

70

45

50

45

40

40

35

35

35

35

3,229

104

0.190

0.22

Aug.

35

55

35

40

35

35

35

35

35

40

40

35

35

35

35

40

60

*100

71

53

50

45

40

40

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

1,284

41.4

0.076

0.09

Sept.

36

34

38

41

39

39

36

36

36

37

37

42

46

46

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

*52

50

46

34

31

3T

31

31

31

1,244

41.5

0.076

0.08

Calendar year 1952 : Max 17,400 Mln 32 Mean 691 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.20

Water year 1952-53: Max 17,400 Mln 31 Mean 636 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.81

ak discharge (base. 8.000 cfs). Nov. 22 (11:30 a.m.) 20,500 cfs (21.47 ft); Jan. 9 (3:30 p.m.) 

8,260 cfs (13.75 ft)j Mar. 24 (10:30 p.m.) 8,980 cfs (l4.37 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Doubtful or no gage-height record Nov.' 15-19, July 18 to Aug. 18, Aug. 21-31; discharge 

estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements and sum of records for Cedar Run near Catlett, Broad 

Run at Buckland, and Bull Run near Manassas.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 485

Mattawoman Creek near Pomonkey, Md.

Location. Lat 38°35'45", long. 77°03'25", on left bank 50 ft downstream from bridge on

 State Highway 227, 80 ft downstream from Old Womans Run, and 1.2 miles southeast of 

Pomonkey, Charles County.

Drainage area. 57.7 sq mi.

Records available. November 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 40 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,100 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 5.30 ft), from

 rating curve extended above 640 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination at 

gage height 5.88 ft; no flow at times.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 1,920 cfs Sept. 11, 1950 (gage height, 5.88 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 640 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; no flow at times each year.

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.01

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7

58

153

218

340

860

1,100

ubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

a .3

a .0

a. .0

a .0

a .0

a .5

a .2

a .0

a .4

a .0

a .5

a .0

a .5

a .0

a .6

a .6

.3

1.2

1.0

.7

.5

.5

.6

.7

.8

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.2

48.7

1.57

0.027

0.03

Nov.

1.3

1.3

1.8

6.1

7.0

4.2

3.0

2.6

2.4

3.6

12

16

10

6.5

21

51

20

10

7.8

128

434

934

653

280

121

86

70

55

44

44

-

3,036.6

101

1.75

1.96

Dec.

44

40

49

44

66

127

91

65

53

60

246

372

*268

120

87

70

60

53

46

42

67

114

93

70

57

48

41

33

27

28

51

2,632

84.9

1.47

1.70

Jan.

142

129

128

125

88

68

64

90

226

434

490

337

234

150

113

95

80

77

75

66

64

90

71

186

330

247

124

100

85

69

62.

4,639

150

2.60

2.99

Feb.

63

53

48

46

*40

38

12?

179

113

78

65

115

114

80

203

352

30T

130

95

82

137

214

143

98

82

72

62

53

-

-,

-

3,181

114

1.98

2.05

Mar.

46

44

54

149

*191

120

82

72

72

66

56

61

192

223

165

286

253

144

146

112

84

71

63

213

330

530

689

32T

170

123

97

5,226

169

2.93

3.37

Apr.

87

87

72

69

80

.63

*89

79

70

86

73

70

254

430 374"

173

132

98

131

103

78

64

55

48

43

44

43

33

28

33

3,089

103

1.79

1.99

May

61

38

35

28

33

72

109

83

80

46

28

22

*18

22

22

18

22

22

20

223

270

100

54

30

24

22

18

14

12

14

152

1,712

55.2

0.957

1.10

June

"80 163

*40

22

17

14

102

74

36

22

16

12

13

30

22

15

12

14

13

10

7.8

6.5

6.1

4.2

3.0

2.2

1.6

1.2

19

16

-

794.6

26.5

0.459

 0.51

July

7.4

3.9

2.2

1.2

.7

.6

.4

*7.9

14

5.0

, 1.8

.6

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

13

134

130

19

10

6.5

4.2

2,6

1.6

1.0

367.7

11.9

0.206

0.24

Aug.

0.8

.6

.8

.6

*1.3

9.0

6.5

4.2

5,0

4,6

2.6

1.2

.5

.5

.8

1,2

6.5

q a »*A 

4.2

2,0

.8

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

63.4

2.05

0.036

0.04

Sept.

0

0

0

0

,7

23

32

9.4

3.3

1.3

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

' 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

70.2

2.34

0.041

0.05

Calendar year 1952: Max 934 Min 0 Mean 73.4 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.32

Water teyear 1952-53: 1952-55: Max 9345 ______ win M0 ______ Mean 68.1 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.035 __________

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs). Nov. 22 (3 p.m.) 1,100 cfs (5.30 ft); Dec. 12 (4 p.m.) 425 cfs 

.20 ft); Jan. 11 (1 a.m.) 525 cfs (4.41 ft); Feb. 16 (8 p.m.) 407 cfs (4.16 ft); Mar. 27 (5:50 a.m.) 

1 cfs (4.94 ft); Apr. 14 (8 p.m.) 485 cfs (4.53 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

(4.

821 . . ..

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, 

and records for nearby stations.

weather records,
486

POTOMAC RIVER HASIN

South Fork Quantico Creek near Independent Hill, Va.

Location. Lat 38°35'14", long. 77°25'44", on left bank at upstream side of bridge on

State Highway 619, 3.4 miles south of Independent Hill, Prince William County, 5.6 miles 

west of Dumfries, and 6.5 miles upstream from Quantico Creek.

Drainage area. 7.50 sq mi.

Records available. May 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Oct. 30, 1952. Datum of gage is 

238.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 

1943.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 800 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 7.76 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs Aug. 31 to Sept. 5; minimum gage height, 1.86 ft Oct\ 2.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 870 cfs Sept. 1, 1952 (gage height, 7.98 ft); minimum, 

that of Aug. 31 to Sept. 5, 1953; minimum gage height, 1.76 ft July 29, 1952.

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

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method'used Oct. 1-4, 14-30)

1.8

1.9

0.6

1.6

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

0.1

.3

1.2

3.0

Oct. 30 to Sept. 30

2.3 5.0

2.5 13

3.0 43

4.0 117

5.0

6.0 

7.0

201

302

520

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2.2

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

Oj 6

J6

1.0

.6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 7

a. 8

a. 8

*a.9 

.9

.8

.

.6

.7

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 1.1

.9

.7

*.8

24.0

0.77

0.105

0.12

Nov.

~7s o >8

1.1

2.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.4

2.1

1.4

1.2 

1.2

7.4

5.6

2.3

*2.1

1.9

106

*303 -5T

14

8.5

6.4

5.0

5.0

4.4

4.0

4.0

-

576.7

19.2

2.56

2.86

Dec.

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

23

19

9.4

7.1

*6.0

7.8

46

14

9.4 

9.0

6.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.4

8.5

9.8

7.1

6.0

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.0

5.6

578

9.9

265.6

8.50

1.15

1.30

Jan.

21

14

16

9.8

7.4

6.4

77T

15

7040"

23

25

16 

12

10

8.5

7.4

8.2

8.2

*7.1

7.8

8.5

7.1

58

20

12

9.4

8.5

7.8

6.8

6.4

482.4

15.6

2.08

2.40

Feb.

6.0

5.4

5.0

5.0

 lil

5.0

27

14

8.5

7.1

7.4

14

9.4

7.1

58,

17

11

8.5

7.4

7.4

19

13

8.5

7.8

7.4

7.1

6.4

6.0

_

-

290.2

10.4

1.39

1.45

Mar.

'574 5.4

8.2

5Z

16

9.8

7.8

8.2

9.0

*9.0

7.8

11

65

19

80

79

19

20

19

15

10

9.4

8.5

92

58

26

15

12

10

9.0

8.5

680.0

21.9

2.92

3.57

Apr.

7.8

7.1

6.0

5.7

5.4

*5.4

14

8.2

7.8

11

6.8

24

ft

16

15

13

12

12

9.4

8.5

7.8

7.1

6.0

5.7

36

14

9.0

7.1

12

-

421.8

14.1

1.88

2.10

May

17

9.0

6.4

5.7

*5.4

20

37

14

12

7.4

5.4

4.6

4.6 

6.8

6.4

5.4

11

8.5

7.8

65,

13

8.5

6.4

4.8

4.4

4.2

3.6

5.0

570

3.2

22

335.5

10.8

1.44

1.66

June

9.0

5.0

5.8

5.0

2.6

2.4

9.8

IT?

4.0

4.2

2.8

2.4

2.6 

7.4

4.0

2.8

4.0

4.8

3.8

2.8

2.3

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

g

278

1.4

-

101.7

3.39

0.452

0.50

July

1.1

.9

.8

.7

.8

1.4

*.7

2.5

T7T

.7

.6

.5 

.5

.4

.4

.3

.5

.5

.5

.3

.3

.7

.5

.3

.3

T!

.2

.2

.2

22.9

0.74

0.099

0.11

Aug.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.6

.5

1.1

1.9

.6

.5

.3

.3 

,3

.3

.3

5.8

#a 7

]s

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

15.6

0.50

0.067

0.08

Sept.

~7T 0.1

.1

.1

.4

tl

.3

.3-

.3

.3

.3

.3 

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

-

7.6

0.25

0.033

0.04

Calendar year 1952: Max 303 Mln 0.4 Mean 9.84 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.85

Water year 1952-53: Max 303 Min 0.1 Mean 8.85 Cfsm 1.18 In. 15.99

Peak discharge (base. 120 cfs).--Nov. 21 (2:30 p.m.) 800 cfs (7.76 ft)j Jan. 9 (8 a.m.) 133 cfs 

(4.22 ft); Jan. 24 (2 p.m.) 141 efs (4.30 ft)j Mar. 13 (8 a.m.) 129 cfs (4.17 ft); Mar. 15 (11:30 

p.m.) 280 cfs (5.84 ftjj Mar. 24 (9:30 p.m.) 215 cfs (5.16 ft)j Apr. 13 (3:30 p.m.) 170 cfs (4.70 

ft)j May 20 (8 a.m.) 149 cfs (4.40 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for 

Beaver Dam Run near Qarrisonvllle.
FOTOMAC RIVER BASIN 487

North Branch Chopawamsic Creek near Independent Hill, Va.

Location. Lat 38°33'58", long. 77°25'48", on left bank 1.0 mile upstream from Chopawamsic 

Creek, 4.8 miles south of Independent Hill, Prince William County, and 5.5 miles west 

of Dumfries.

Drainage area. 5.79 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1951 to September 1953.

;e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 216.43 ft above mean sea level (Bureau of 

"s and Docks benchmark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 298 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 8.04 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.1 cfs Aug. 31 to Sept. 4, Sept. 8-30.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 21, 1952; minimum daily, that of Aug. 31 

to Sept. 4, Sept. 8-3D, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those below 2 cfs, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 27 to Sept. 21)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 26 Aug. 27 to Sept. 30

1.66

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

1.4 

4.2 

7.5

2.5 

3.0

4.0 

6.0

1.7

1.8

1.9

0 . 04

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

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.

T8" 0.7

T7S- 1.4

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.2

.9

*.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

32.1

1.04

0.180

0.21

Nov.

1.4

1.5

1.9

2.5

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.1

2.4

1.9

1.8

1.8

5.8

2.9

1.7

*1.2

T72

58

*168

*52

11

6.4

5.0

4.2

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.3

-

365.5

11.9

2.06

2.30

Dec.

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.2

16

13

6.4

5.1

*4.4

6.6

3010-

6.8

5.4

4.7

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.5

3.5

5.8

6.4

5.0

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.5

3.2

3.0

3.2

7.0

188.8

6.09

1.05

1.21

Jan.

14

9.3

9.6

6.6

5.1

 £70- 4.5

9.3

46

W

18

19

12

9.3

7.9

7.3

6.4

7.1

6.6

*6.1

6.6

6.6

5.6

41'16

8.9

7.1

6.8

5.8

5.3

5.1

353.9

11.4

1.97

2.27

Feb.

5.3

4.5

4.5

4.5

*4.2

IS" 4.1

10

6.6

5.6

5.6

8.9

6.6

5.4

26

13

8.3

6.3

5.8

5.6

13

9.5

6.6

5.9

5.6

5.3

5.0

4.5

_

-

-

215.2

7.69

1.33

1.38

Mar.

4.2

474

5.6

22

12

7.3

6.1

6.3

6.4

*7.0

5.9

7.9

46

15

51

63

17

16

16

10

8.3

7.3

7.0

6436-

26

14

11

9.1

7.7

7.1

526.6

17.0

2.94

3.39

Apr.

7.0

7.0

6.3

6.1

5.6

*5.4

11

7.3

6.8

9.1

6.6

19

70 ss

13

11

8.5

7.7

8.1

6.6

6.1

5.8

5.4

5.0

4.8

18

8.7

6.3

5.4

9.0

-

321.6

10.7

1.85

2.06

May

13

6.6

5.3

4.7

*4.4

6.0

18

8.1

7.3

5.0

3.8

3.3

4.5

9.5

4.5

4.7

7.1

5.1

6.1

50

10

6.4

5.1

3.9

3.5

3.3

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.6

22

241.0

7.77

1.34

1.54

June

7.9

4.7

3.0

2.5

2.1

2.2

6.6

3.3

2.9

3.0

2.1

1.8

1.9

8.1

375

2.5

3.9

4.1

3.0

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9 179-

1.3

-

84.4

2.81

0.485

0.54

July

1.0

.8

.8

.7

1.3

3.2

 1.7

3.9

4.9 ITS'

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

73

.3

32.0

1.03

0.178

0.21

Aug.

0.3

.2

.4

.4

.5

1.0

.6

.8

1.5

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

2.4

*78

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

15.4

0.50

0.086

0.10

Sept.

**

.1

.1

.7

~nr 1.0

.1.1.1

.1.1.1.1.1

.1.1.1.1.1

.1 *.i.1.1.1

.1.1.1.1.1

-

4.7

0.16

0.028

0.03

Calendar year 1952: Max 168 Hln 0.3 Mean 6.81 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.03

Water year 1952-53: Max 168 Hin 0.1 Mean 6.50 Cfsm 1.12 In. 16.24

Peak dls ehargi 

(4.62 ft); Jan. _-

(l a.m.) 192 cfs (6.<t£ iwi nai-. c.t . 

ft); May 20 (5:30 a.m.) 122 cfs (5.22 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

 ge (base. 90 efs). Nov. 21 (5:30 p.m.) 298 cfs (8.04 ft)j Jan. 9 (5:30 a.m.) 92

i. 24 (11:30 a.m.) 104 cfs (4.86 ft); Mar. 13 (7 a.m.) 102 cfs (4.78 ft); Mar. 16

:fs (6.42 ft); Mar. 24 (9 a.m.) 147 cfs (5.67 ft); Apr. 13 (3:30 p.m.) 122 efs (5.

:.TI"l « m > TOO nfa /K VO f*-\
48? POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Middle Fork Chopawamsic Creek near Garrisonville , Va.

way 

and

Location. Lat 38°33'26", long. 77°25'32", on left bank 300 ft upstream from highw 

culvert , 0.4 mile upstream from confluence with North Branch Chopawamsic Creek, 

5.6 miles north of Garrisonville, Stafford County.

Drainage area. 4.51 sq mi.

Records available .--May 1951 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 192.48 ft above mean sea level (Bureau of 

Yards and Docks benchmark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 235 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 5.11 ft); minimum, 

0.2 cfs Sept. 29, 30; minimum gage height, 1.60 ft Aug. 30, 31, Sept. 1-3, 23, 28-30.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 21, 1952; minimum, 0.2 cfs Oct. 6, 7, 1951, 

Sept. 29, 30, 1953; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 30, 31, Sept. 1-3, 23, 28-30, 

1953.

Remarks . --Records good except those below 1 cfs and those for period of no gage-height 

record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 8 Jan. 9 to Sept. 30

1.5 

2.3 

3.2

4.5

2.5 

2.8 

3.2 

3.7 

4.0

1.58 0.2

1.6 .3

1.7 .6

1.9 1.9

2.1 

2.4 

2.7 

3.3

3.7 

9.4

harge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

0.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

76

.8

.8

1.2

T75

.9

*.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

25.9

0.84

0.186

0.21

Nov.

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.6

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

1.2

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.0

3.4

1.9

1.4

*1.2

1.3

24

*94

*2S

6.6

4.0

3.2

2.9

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.5

-

194.4

6.48

1.44

1.61

Dec.

2.3

273

2.3

2.3

7.5

6.4

3.6

3.1

*2.8

4.0

~6.0 15

4.0

3.4

3.1

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

3.6

3.8

3.2

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.4

4.2

114.9

3.71

0.823

0.95

Jan.

7.2

5.2

5.4

3.9

3.3

3.1

773

5.4

20

16

11

12

7.9

6.5

5.6

5.2

4.6

5.0

4.3

*3.8

4.3

4.3

3.7

19

10

6.5

5.2

4.9

4.3

4.0

4.0

208.9

6.74

1.49

1.72

Feb.

3.8

3.5

3.6

3.5

*5.5

3.4

10

6.7

4.8

4.2

4.2

6.0

4.6

4.0

15

8.6

5.8

4.6

4.4

4.4

8.1

5.8

4.8

4.4

4.3

4.2

3.8

3.6

_

_

-

145.4

5.19

1.15

1.20

Mar.

3.5 sTS"

4.3

12

7.7

5.4

4.6

4.6

4.9

*5.0

4.3

5.6

24

9.8

29

29

11

10

9.8

7.3

6.2

5.8

5.2

33

20

15

9.8

8.4

6.9

6.2

5.8

317.7

10.2

2.26

2.61

Apr.

5.6

5.8

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.0 *87T

6.0

5.6

7.3

5.6

12

37

T5

9.6

8.8

7.3

6.9

7.1

6.0

5.8

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.8

8.6

6.0

5.0

4.6

6.6

-

229.3

7.64

1.69

1.89

May

8.6

5.6

4.8

4.3

*4.0

4.2

9.4

5.8

5.0

3.8

3.3

3.1

5.5

7.9

4.2

5.1

7.3

4.4

6.8

Z2_

8.6

6.0

4.6

3.7

3.5

3.3

2.8

2.7

2.6 2T9"

12

187.8

6.06

1.34

1.54

June

5.6

376

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.6

4.9

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.4

2.3

2.6

4.0

2.8

2.5

3.7

3.4

2.8

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.7

-

80.3

2.68

0.594

0.66

July

1.5

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.2

2.0

1.5

2.5

4.0

270

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.9

1.1

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

37.2

1.20

0.266

0.31

Aug.

0.5

.5

.8

.7

.9

1.3

.9

.9

1.6

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

~*\S 1.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

^3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

20.5

0.66

0.146

0.17

Sept.

0.3

.3

.3

.2

1.2

1.5 -^

.5

,4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

72" .2

-

12.3

0.41

0.091

0.10

Calendar year 1952: Max 94 Hin 0.3 Mean 4.5.5 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.74

Water year 1952-53: Max 94 Min 0.2 Mean 4.31 Cfsm 0.956 In. 12.97

Peak discharge (base, 60 cfs). Nov. 21 (4 p.m.) 235 cfs (5.11 ft); Mar. 15 (10:30 p.m.) 127 cfs 

(4.29 ft); MarT 24 (8 a.m.) 81 cfs (3.82 ft); Apr. 13 (3 p.m.) 65 cfs (3.63 ft); May 20 (4 a.m.) 

84 cfs (3.86 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record July 2-17; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage 

and records for North Branch Chopawamsic Creek near Independent Hill.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 489

South Branch Chopawamsie Creek near Garrisonville, Va.

Location.--Lat 34°32'22", long. 77°25'30", on right bank 1.8 miles .upstream from mouth and 

4.3 miles north of Garrisonville, Stafford County.

Drainage area. 2.56 sq mi.

Records available.--fey 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 206.03 ft above mean sea level (Bureau of 

Yards and Docks benchmark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 320 cfs Mar. 15 (gage height, 7.07 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 150 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.1 cfs Aug. 13- 

15, Sept. 3, 4, 5; minimum gage height, 1.38 ft Oct. 1, 2.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 15, 1953; minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 10, 14, 

1951, Aug. 13-15, Sept. 3, 4, 5, 1953; minimum gage height, 1.23 ft Sept. 10, 14, 1951.

Remarks. Records fair except those below 1 cfs and those for period of doubtful or no 

gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 23 to Mar. 12, Mar. 16 to July 5, 

July 18 to Sept. 30)

0.1

3.1 

6.4

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 126

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

0.3 

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.7

.9

.9

.8

*.6

.6

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1. 7

1.7

1.7

1.6

30.6

0.99

0.387

0.45

Nov.

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.6

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.7

1.7

.4

.4

.4

.1

.4

.1

*.8

.9

22

*77

15

4.3

3.1

2.7

Z.4

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.0

162.5

5.42

2.12

2.36

Dec.

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

5.3

3.8

2.7

2.4

*2.1

3.0

9.2 37B"

2.8

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.4

2.5

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

3.0

79.6

2.57

1.00

1.15

Jan.

4.3

2.9

3.5

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.4

3.7

13

9.1

5.7

6.2

4.3

3.5

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.8

2.8

*2.5

2.7

2.9

2.7

12

5.2

3.5

3.1

2.8

2.7

2.3

2.2

124.4

4.01

1.57

1.81

Feb.

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

*1.8

1.6

478

2.7

2.1

1.9

1.9

2.4

2.3

2.0

8.0

3.8

2.9

2.4

2.3

2.3

5.6

3.4

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.2

-

-

-

77.5

2.77

1.08

1.12

liar.

2.3

273

2.8

6.6

3.8

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.2

*3.1

2.9

3.7

19

6.6

32

28

23

10

8.1

6.2

5.5

5.2

5.2

38

?5

16

7.5

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.2

290.5

9.37

3.66

4.22

Apr.

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

*4.0

2.9

2.9

3.1

2.7

8.5

29 -§ .7

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.1

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.4

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.4

4.5

-

131.0

4.37

1.71

1.91

May

4.3

2.3

2.1

1.9 *1.9

2.0

4.2

3.2

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.7

5.0

4.2

3.7

4.3

2.4

4.4

_31

4.5

2.8

2.2

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.3

1.2

172

1.3

9.1

114.6

3.70

1.45

1.67

June

2.8

T7S

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

2.4

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.1

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

-

35.6

1.19

0.465

0.52

July

0.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

al.5

al.O

a2.0

a2.5

al.5

al.G

a. 8

a. 7

a. 7

a. 7

a. 5

a. 5

.4

.4

.3

.2

72

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

19.8

0.64

0.250

0.29

Aug.

0.2

.2

.6

.3

.3

.2

.2

.8

.7

.3

.2

.2

.1

7T

.1

.5

2.3

*75

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

10.6

0.34

0.133

0.15

Sept.

0.2

.2

.1

7T

4.0

~

4.2

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

15.5

0.52

0.203

0.23

Calendar year 1952: Max 77 Min 0.2 Mean 3.12 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.58

Water year 1952-53: Max 77 Min 0.1 Mean 2.99 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.88

Peak discharge (base. 50 ofa). Nov. 21 (l p.m.) 234 cfs (6.17 ft): Mar. 15 (7:30 p.m.) 320 cfs 

(7.07 ftj; MarT 24 (4:30 p.m.) 122 cfs (4.94 ft); Apr. 13 (8:30 a.m.) 62 cfs (3.66 ft); May 20 

(3 a.m.) 92 cfs (4.42 ft); May 31 (5 a.m.) 58 cfs (3.56 ft); July 8 (ll p.m.) 60 cfs (3.62 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for North Branch 

Chopawamsie Creek near Independent Hill.
490 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 

Beaverdam Run near Garrisonville, Va.

Location. Lat 38°30'25", long. 77°25'45", on left bank 3.4 miles upstream from mouth and

 2.2 miles north of Garrisonville, Stafford County.

Drainage area.--12.7 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 150.43 ft above mean sea level (Bureau of 

Yards and Docks benchmark).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 975 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 6.34 ft); minimum

 daily, 0.1 cfs Sept. 2, 23-25. 1951-53: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 21, 1952; minimum daily, that of Sept. 2, 

23-25, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those below 2 cfs and those for periods of doubtful or no 

gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.0 

2.2

0.0

.2

.6

1.2

3.1

6.2

11

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

60

105

182

420

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

&

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1. 7

1.7

1.9

2.0

2.0

*2.2

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.8

2.0

2.1

2.3

2.4

774

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

61.0

1.97

0.155

0.18

Nov.

2.4

2.4

2.1

37?

3.1

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.9

3.8

3.1

2.8

2.6

7.5

6.6

3.8 *3.1

3.1

85

*374

T9T

30

16

12

10

9.3

8.2

7.4

7.6

-

813.8

27.1

2.13

2.38

Dec.

7.6

7.4

7.4

7.4

29

34

14

11

*9.5

12

64

23

15

12

10

9.5

9.0

8.2

8.0

7.8

12

13

11

9.5

8.5

8.2

7.8

7.2

7

7.0

13

410.0

13.2

1.04

1.20

Jan.

29

18

20

14

11

IT 9.5

24

91

IF

43

46

27

21

18

18

16

16

15

*15

16

18

15

77

41

a20

a!5

a!4

a!2

a 11

alO

776.5

25.0

1.97

2.27

Feb.

alO

a9

aS

aF

*a8

8.7 3'T 

22

14

12

11

17

13

11

49

30

18

13

12

12

27

20

14

13

12

12

11

10

.

-

-

441.7

15.8

1.24

1.29

Calendar year 1952: Max 374 Min 1.0

Mar.

 573- 9.3

11

41

27

16

13

12

13

*15

12

14

104

37

46

-4T 173

32

40

23

18

16

16

128

85

69

38

28

23

19

18

1,147.6

37.0

2.91

3.36

Apr.

16

16

15

14

13

13

*25

17

14

20

16

23

-69 145

32

27

21

18

22

17

15

14

13

12

TE

23

17

13

12

14

-

698

23.3

1.83

2.04

May

32

15

12

11

*9.8

9.3

32

16

15

10

8.2

7.2

7.9

41

13

12

37

16

16

154

32

18

14

10

9.0

8.2

7.2

6.2

F76- 5.8

35

605.8

19.5

1.54

1.78

June

to" 16

7.2

6.0

5.0

4.5

14

12

7.8

7.2

5.5

4.5

4.8

11

7.8

5.8

6.2

8.2

7.0

5.3

4.4

3.9

3.6

3.1

2.9

2.7

279" 2.6

2.9

3.5

188.3

6.28

0.494

0.55

July

2.8

2.3

2.0

1.7

3.4

15

*3.9

2.9

6.6

3.3

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

1.0

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

..3.

67.0

2.16

0.170

0.20

Aug.

0.3

.3

2.3

1.1

1.0

2.1

1.5

1.4

2.0

1.6

1.2

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

2.9

*2T4

1.3

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

31.5

1.02

0.080

0.09

Sept.

0.2

.1

7?

.2

1.2

3.9

T72

.7

.5

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

a.l

a.l

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

12.2

0.41

0.032

0.04

Mean 15.4 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.46

Water year 1952-53: Max 374 Min 0.1 Mean 14.4 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.38

Peak discharge (base. 150 efa). Nov. 21 (7:30 p.m.) 975 cfs (6.34 ft); Mar. 16 (5 a.m.) 381 cfs 

(4.87 ft); MarT 24 (1:30 p.m.) 242 cfs (4.30 ft); Apr. 13 (6:30 p.m.) 240 efs (4.29 ft); May 20 

(10 a.m.) 278 efs (4.47 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and 

records for South Fork ftuantieo Creek near Independent Hill.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 491

Chaptico Creek at Chaptlco, Md.

Location. Lat 38°22'45", long. 76°46'50", on right bank at downstream side of wooden 

highway bridge, 0.8 mile north of Chaptico, St. Marys County, and 0.8 mile upstream 

from Chaptico Bay.

Drainage area. 10.7 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1947 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 15 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 6 years, 12.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 305 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 4.70 ft); minimum, 

0.01 cfs Sept. 3, 4 (gage height, 1.13 ft); minimum daily. 0.13 cfs Sept. 3,. 4.

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 7,800 cfs Sept. 10, 1950 (gage height, 8.56 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 280 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum, that of Sept. 3,4, 1953; minimum daily, 0.06 cfs Aug. 2, 1950.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Occasional small diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect ( 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.19

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

0.13 

.18 

1.1 

2.5 

4.6

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 177

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

3.2

3.2

7.9

3.8

3.4

3.2

3.0

T^

4.1

5.5

9.2

F7

4.9

4.4

4.1

4.1

3.8 *3.6

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.8

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.8

129.7

4.18

0.391

0.45

Nov.

3.8

3TS

4.1

8.1

4.9

4.6

4.1

3.8

4.1

5.8

6.4

5.5

4.6

4.4

12

8.4

5.5

4.9

4.9

26

~SS 172

19

14

11

10

a9.2

a8.6

a8.0

a8.6

-

448.1

14.9

1.39

1.56

Dec.

a9.4

a9.0

alO

a9.0

a!2

a!6

a!2

a9.4

a8.2

a9.4

a76

a2S

*13

12

11

10

9.6

9.2

8.8

8.8

16

15

10

9.6

9.2

8.8

8.4

b7.4

b7.0

bTTS"

18

400.0

12.9

1.21

1.39

Jan.

23

12

17

12

10

9.6

11

16

93

41

24

24 *18

15

14

13

12

19

16

14

15

16

13

~TT 120

24

21

20

18

16

16

729.6

23.5

2.20

2.54

Feb.

16

14

15

14 *i5.

13

38

20

16

15

15

26

18

15

48

24

19

17

16

15

24

18

15

15

14

14

13

13

_

-

513

18.3

1.71

1.78

Mar.

1213~

19

53

26

*19

16

18

18

16

15

21

44

21

46

68

26

25

24

20

19

18

18

27

42

30" 92

26

23

21

20

856

27.6

2.58

2.98

Apr.

20

21

19

23

27

20

*28

21

21

21

19

22

72

33

25

29

22

22

24

20

19

18

18

16

16

15

14

13

13

14

-

665

22.2

2.07

2.31

May

17

16

25

14

13

15

18

20

18

12

10

8.8

*8.4

10

8.4

8.8

18

9.2

13

74

19

14

12

9.6

8.8

8.4

7.0

6.7

6.1

8^

28

465.0

15.0

1.40

1.62

June

14

10

*.7.8

7.0

6.4

5.8

To" 32

8.8

7.0

6.1

6.1

7.4

8.4

7.0

6.1

6.4

7.8

5.8

5.2

4.4

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.2

3.0

ri- 2.8

ll

4.1

-

217.4

7.25

0.678

0.76

July

3.2

2.6

2.2

2.0

2.2

6.1

3.0

2.8

*3.8

2.5

2.2

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.1

13 .96

2.6

2.5

~3.8 21

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.3

1.2

1.1

98.46

3.18

0.297

0.34

Aug.

1.1

.96

2.3

2.2

*2.5

6.7

2.5

3.4

3.2

2.6

1.8

1.4

1.4

15

4.4

2.3

5.0

3.2

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.2

.96

.84

.73

.63

.46

73B- .38

76.14

2.46

0.230

0.26

Sept.

0.24

.18

.13

7T3

.93

 .2 15

1.7

1.4

1.1

.96

1.1

.96

*.84

.73

.54

.38

.31

.38

.38

1.3

1.4

.96

.73

.73

.84

1.1

1.3

.73

.54

40.22

1.34

0.125

0.14

Calendar year 1952: Max 172 Mln 1.1 Mean 13.3 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.94

Water year 1952-53: Max 172 Mln 0.13 Mean 12.7 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.13

Peak discharge (base. 160 cfs). Hoy. 21 (4 p.m.) 280 cfs (4.60 ft)j Jc.n. 9 (5:30 p.m.) 215 cfs 

(4.26 ft;j JanT 24 (4 p.m. ) 305 cfs (4.70 ft); Mar. 16 (1:30 a.m.) 198 cfs (4.15 ft); Mar. 26 (5 a.m.) 

193 cfs (4.12 ft)j May 20 (9:30 a.m.) 207 cfs (4.21 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather rgcords, 

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
492 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

St. Marys River at Great Mills, Md.

Location. Lat 38"14<36", long. 76°30'13", on left bank at downstream side of bridge or 

State Highway 471 In Great Mills, St. Marys County, 0.3 mile downstream from Westerr 

Branch.

Drainage area. 24.0 sq mi.

Records available. June 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 10 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 7 years, 25.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 656 cfs Aug. 14 (gage height, 7.68 ft); minimum, 1.9 cfs July 30, 31, Aug. 2 (gage height, 1.26 ft).

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 954 cfs Juj.y 16, 1949 (gage height, 9.91 ft); minimum, 

that of July 30, 31, Aug. 2, 1953.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage .height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.1 

2.6 

5.1 

9.3

15

1.8 

2.0 

2.4 

3.0 

6.0

103

151

453

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

4.0

470 11

6.2

4.8

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.8

7.8

16

n

7.0

5.8

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.8

4.2

4.2

4.8

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.8

177.4

5.72

0.238

0.27

Nov.

4.8

571

*5.1

9.3

7.4

6.2

5.8

5.4

5.4

6.2

7.8

8.3

7.0

6.2

13

17

9.3

7.8

7.4

18

231

192

44

21

16

13

12

11

9.8

11

-

723.3

24.1

1.00

1.12

Dec.

12

11

13

11

14

19

13

12

10

12

66

37

21

15

13

12

12

11

11

11

20

19

14

14

13

13

12

11

10

11

25

498

16.1

0.671

0.77

Jan.

30

18

22

17

14

13

IS

25

100 ~SO

45

45

36

26

21

20

17

32

33

25

34

52

32

52

71

36

26

26

25

21

19

1,008

32.5

1.35

1.56

Feb.

18

17

17

16

14

13

30

31

22

17

17

36

33

23

515

150

63

36

29

25

55

38

25

21

20

19

18

17

_

.

-

1,101

39.3

1.64

1.71

Mar.

15

17

23

94

81

*41

28

25

24

25

21

27

120

68

56

154

47

50

56

27

24

22

23

46

151

70

42

36

28

24

1,515

48.9

2.04

2.35

Apr.

26

45

29

25

22

21

36

28

24

25

25

26

156

123

56

71

49

56

40

29

24

21

21

18

17

17

15

14

15

15

-

1,048

54.9

1.45

1.62

May

31

17

13

15

15

15

19

14

15

14

12

10

*9.5

8.5

8.5

12

25

12

14

65

50

17

15

8.8

8.8

8.5

6.6

6.2

5.8

775

24

467.8

15.1

0.629

0.72

June

17

12

8.8

7.0

6.2

5.8

6.2

6.2

5.8

5.4

5.1

5.8

11

7.8

7.0

6.2

6.2

7.0

5.8

5.1

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.0

4.0

5.8

375

4.2

6.2

4.8

-

191.7

6.39

0.266

0.50

July

4.2

3.5

5.5

5.1

5.5

10~7.8

5.1

*4.2

5.8

3.5

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.3

573

2.3

2.6

2.6

8.5

5.4

3.8

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.3

2.3

114.2

3.68

0.153

0.18

Aug.

2.3

273

44

12

5.8

5.1

4.5

101

55

46

9.8

5.8

5.1

*426

lor

21

15

11

8.5

6.6

6.2

5.4

5.1

5.1

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

5.8

934.8

30.2

1.26

1.45

Sept.

3.8

3.5

5.5

5.3

3.1

3.8

4.5

5.8

5.3

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.5

5.1

*5.1

2.6

275

2.6

2.6

5.1

19~7.8

4.8

4.0

5.8

4.0

4.5

4.8

4.2

5.8

-

125.8

4.19

0.175

0.19

Calendar year 1952: Max 389 

Water year 1952-55: Max 426

Min 

Min

3.4 

2.5

28.1

21.7

1.17 In. 15.95 

0.904 In. 12.24

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs).--Nov. 21 (9:50 p.m.) 455 cfs (5.82 ft); Feb. 15 (6:30 p.m.) 552 

jfs (6.87 ftJ; Aug. 14 13:30 p.m.) 656 cfs (7.68 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day

Note.--No gage-height record Dec. 16 to Jan. 12; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in 

stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER BASIN 

Rappahannock River near Warrenton, Va.

493

Location. Lat 38°41'05", long. 77°54'15", on left bank 50 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 211, 0.9 mile downstream from Carter Run, 6.2 miles southwest of Warrenton, Fauquier County, 15 miles upstream from Hazel River, and at mile 53.0.

Drainage area. 192 sq mi.

Records available. August 1942 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 312.57 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Oct. 8, 1942, water-stage recorder at present site and datum. Oct. 8, 1942, to Dec. 17, 1944, wire-weight gage at 

site 50 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 213 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,640 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 14 49 ft); min15337 5.1 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.63 ft).

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 32,000 cfs Oct. 15, 1942 (gage height, 23.5 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 24,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 2 cfs Sept. 8-11, 1944; minimum gage height, 1.61 ft Sept. 11, 1944.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of doubtful or no gage-height record, which 

are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to July 23 July 24 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

25

52

101

198

3.5

(4.0 

S.O 

10.0

346

514

2,400

3,610

1.8 

2.1 

2.4

5.4 

6.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

35

35

33

29

30

29

"29 28 

*30

35

52 

58

H

3J

33

3]

30

30

31

31

28

30 

32

34

34

34

33

34

33

32

32

1,041

33.6

0.175

0.20

Nov.

31

32

34

33

31

31

31 

29

35

40

57 

44

*38

36

61

114

58

48

48

791

2,280

3.610 

830

461 

343

284

a260

a250

a230

a210

-

10,375

346

1-.80

2.01

Dec.

aZOQ

8190

a!80

a!70

8200

343

3270 

a240

aZIO

a 200

1.060 

569

391

308

a270

a250

a220

*209

195

185

232

234 

215

201 

190

180

172

149

14?

185

195

7,962

257

1.34

1.54

Jan.

296

287

308

287

Z40

Z18

ffi

569

1.030

830 

646

461

397

359

336

308

302

284

263

257

296 

248

837 

705

478

404

375

330

Z99

284

12,406

400

2.08

Z.4Q

Feb.

272

251

246

237

218

212

1

263 

254

218

Z06

204 

*23Z

209

193

TT2

427

flT

254

240

229

365

317 

266

251 

240

Z32

218

198

-

-

-

7,175

256

1.33

1.38

Kar.

188

T5S

198

299

320

251

229 

234

234

223

206 

215

496

413

417

569

4ZO

410

496

378

330

305 

293

1.540 

17280

1,220

785

607

496

424

375

13,841

446

2.32

Z.68

Apr.

346

330

Z96

278

Z57

248

362 

281

266

293

257 

251

532

5^2

388

*352

308

281

269

246

234

218 

209

198 

190

234

362

257

232

2Z9

-

8,736

2191

1.52

1.70

May

356

Z63

23Z

215

Z87

240

317 

365

397

320

266 

234

220

569

1,700

646

478

532

424

569

400

346 

317

266 

248

237

209

188

175

TT7

471

11,664

376

1.96

2.Z6

June

311

23 Z

190

169

154

139

226 

182

162

177

134 

120

212

424

T7T

156

141

162

156

1Z9

114

114 

99

88 

80

79

72

68

i53

93

4,663

155

0.807

0.90

July

72

65

99

72

58

65

62 

64

 95

60

52 

47

44

41

39

38

36

33

31

31

31

31 

~41 106

32

29

26

Z5

22

 §2 21

1,490

48.1

0.251

O.Z9

Aug.

23

21

33

35

37

*36

30 

28

31

68

37 

27

24

22

21

20

36

38

25

Zl

18

16 

15

14 

12

12

11

11

10

10

9.Z

751.2

24. Z

0.126

0.15

Sept.

8.8

8.8

8.4

8.0

16

53

¥2 

20

16

13

*12 

12

13

12

11

10

9.2

8.4

8.0

8.0

8.4

8.8 

8.8

9.2 

7.6

7.6

6.8

6.8

5.7

5.4

362.7

1Z.1

0.063

0.07

Calendar year 3.952: Max 3,510 Min 27 Mean 250 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.70

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,510 Min 5.4 Mean 220 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.53

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 efs). Nov. 22 (1 a.m.) 7,640 cfs (14.49 ft); Mar. 24 (3 p.m.) 2,2OO 

cfs (7.58 ft)j May 15 t6 a.m.) 2,780 cfs (8.72 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Remington and Hazel River at Rixeyville.
494 RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER BASIN

Thornton River near Laurel Mills, Va.

Location. Lat 38 0 38', long. 78°04', near left bank on downstream side of bridge on State 

highway 729, 2 miles southeast of Laurel Mills, Rappahannock County, 3 miles downstream from Battle Run, and 4^ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 142 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Crest-stage indicator since November 1950.

Datum of gage is 342.43 ft above mean sea level, datura of 1929, Culpeper supplementary 

adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 10 years, 171 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,450 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 14.0 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 2.2 

cfs Sept. 1, 5 (gage height, 0.73 ft).

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 13,000 cfs Dec. 4, 1950 (gage height, 17.22 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 1.5 cfs 

Sept. 10, 1944 (gage height, 0.47 ft).

Flood of Oct. 15, 1942, reached a stage of 26.8 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 

about 40,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods when one gage reading a day does not represent mean for day, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1141: 1948(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 25 to May 14)

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

1.5

7.0

17

2.0 

3.O 

5.0 

7.0 

10.0

148

335

1,020

2.0OO

3,810

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

32

35

29

30

28

35

31

3O

35

*41

47

64

59

4O

38

39

37

34

31

30

29

28

32

34

33

32

35

28

32

30

31

1,089

35.1

O.247

O.28

Nov.

32

33

35

28

Z3

33

32

31

33

34

56

39

*40

34

53

139

59

56

50

1,420

5,590

2,920

745

415

387

276

220

175

166

175

-

11,335

378

2.66

2.97

Dec.

139

139

130

130

139

229

175

157

157

139

94O

4T5

314

257

220

193

193

*175

166

139

184

193

166

157

139

139

121

112

85

lIC

112

6,064

196

1.38

1.59

Jan.

257

229

229

2O2

184

175

166

153

57O

1,250

780

570

387

360

*314

295

257

276

238

220

2O2

238

229

605

5O5

36O

295

295

276

211

211

10,579

341

2.40

2.77

Feb.

202

184

184

166

166

157

175

148

157

139

139

*175

139

130

202

220" 295

175

175

166

295

276

229

193

193

184

184

184

_

-

5,232

187

1.32

1.38

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,59O Mln 28

Mar.

184

175

2"0"2 166

276

202

193

193

184

175

166

166

387

295

276

387

314

314

*360

314

276

229

927

3,110

1,300

1,400

9OO

675

535

387

387

15,055

486

3.42

3.94

Apr.

335

335

295

276

257

257

445

295

257

314

295

257

445

535

515

387

*335

295

295

257

238

220

211

202

193

2 2O

335

229

211

202

-

8,873

296

2.08

2.32

May

314

238

211

193

238

211

535

314

314

276

211

193

184

*640

1,400

445

360

295

238

505

314

257

257

193

193

184

166

139

130

121

575

9,545

3O8

2.17

2.50

June

229

T5I

139

130

110

104

121

13O

121

10O

98

83

97

193

121

112

97

130

121

1OO

86

95

80

61

59

56

47

53

112

66

-

3,235

108

0.761

O.85

July

53

56

5C

56

43

41

50

41

39

*37

32

28

26

25

24

23

22

19

18

19

2O

20

22

18

16

16

14

TJ

14

14

14

884

28.5

0.201

0.23

Aug.

19

16

23

21

22

*19

20

17

16

45

33

18

17

16

14

9.5

95

47

25

20

16

14

14

14

10

8.5

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

eS.p

620.8

20.0

0.141

O.16

Sept.

e .5

e .0

.O

.0

e .0

112 ~35

18

14

14

9.5

7.5

4.9-

4.0

4.3

4.9

4.0

3.2

375

4.3

4.9

5.2

4.3

5.5

4.9

5.5

6.1

6.7

4.O

5.5

-

313.5

10.4

0.073

0.08

Mean 233 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.35

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,590 Min 3.2 Mean 20O Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.07

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 efsK 

known; 3,41O ors (9.38 ft); May 15 (t

Nov. 21 (time unknown) 7,450 cfs (14. O ft); Mar. 24 (time unIme unknown) 1,750 cfs (6.50 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

e One gage reading a day not representative of mean for day; discharge estimated on basis of records for Hazel River at Rlxeyville.
RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER BASIN 495

Hazel River at Rixeyville, Va.

Location. Lat 38°35'30", long. 77°57'5S", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 229, 0.4 mile upstream from Waterford Run, 1.1 miles northeast of Rixeyville, Culpeper County, and 9.1 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 286 sq mi.

Records available. August 1942 to September 1953.

;e_.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 288.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 11 years, 369 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,700 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 18.6 ft); minimum daily, 11 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 60,000 cfs Oct. 15, 1942 (gage height, 31.8 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 27,000 cfs ty logarithmic plotting; minimum, 6.0 cfs 

Aug. 1, 1944 (gage height, 2.00 ft); minimum daily, 6.6 cfs Aug. 1, 1944.

Flood of Apr. 26, 1937, reached a stage of 28.4 ft, from floodmarks, from information by local residents (discharge, 43,500 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of doubtful or no gage-height record, which 

are fair. Prior to September 1948, moderate diurnal fluctuation caused by small power 

dam above station. Records of water temperatures and sediment loads for the water year 

1953 are given in WSP 1290.

Revisions (water years). WSP 971: 1942.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

3.0 160

4.0

7.0

12.0

15.0

426

1,540

4,120

6,770 .

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

"19 18

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

79

79

79

75

77

75

75

82

*80

87

115

139

TOC

87 

82

80

77

75

74

70

67

75 

75

79

79

79

77

79

80

77

75

2,524

81.4

0.285

0.33

Nov.

77

77

79

80

79

77

77

70

68

54

115

96

*84

80 

186

280

143

117

117

2,100

4,950

6.040 

1,420

940

694

578

516

441

397

382

-

2O,444

681

2.38

2.66

Dec.

348

331

322

3O8

368

486

382

362

339

336

1.140

826

659

547

471

426

397

*368

354

333

382

382 

368

348

333

322

305

280

252

353

322

12.70O

410

1.43

1.65

Jan.

578

516

532

471

412

382

368

555

845

1.650

1,460

1,140

883

731 

659

610

578

547

516

471

456

516 

441

1,410

1,140

845

694

626

547

486

456

21,402

690

2.41

2.78

Feb.

426

382

368

362

331

322

382

368

317

291

286

*317

300

269 

552

659

501

426

412

382

804

712 

578

532

501

471

441

397

_

-

-

12,099

432

1.51

1.57

Mar.

368

355

382

532

578

486

441

441

441

426

397

397

845

712 

769

1,060

769

731

845

676

578

532 

516

2.700

2,670

2,320

1,54O

1,220

1,020

864

750

26,374

851

2.98

3.44

Apr.

676

626

578

532

486

456

659

516

471

547

471

471

954

1,02O 

807

*731

642

578

532

486

456

426 

412

397

582

471

547

456

412

397

-

16,595

553

1.93

2.15

May

562

441

397

426

642

471

610

562

516

471

412

368

342

610 

2.280

864

807

642

562

1,000

694

594 

547

456

412

397

348

311

289

3075

578

17,911

578

2.02

2.33

June

456

365

303

266

245

219

314

294

245

217

196

178

526

582 

252

210

2OO

261

242

203

175

471 

200

162

147

143

131

125

CTT

147

-

7,246

242

0.846

0.94

July

123

115

131

T25

106

111

121

113

102

*93

87

82

77

74 

68

65

62

54

52

59

64

59 

65

58

44

42

59

37

33

32

35

2,332

75.2

0.265

0.30

Aug.

45

40

56

56

*64

52

50

a45

a 40

89

62

44

40

57 

335

a52

486

125

74

58

49

45 

40

39

36

35

31

28

26

24

23_

1,904

61.4

0.215

0.25

Sept.

22

a20

a20

a25

36

53

62u

32

27

*24

24

26

23 

22

22

22

a!8

a!6

a!4

a!2

a!4 

a!2

a!3

a!2

a!5

a!4

a!4

a 11

a IT

-

678

22.6

0.079

0.09

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,040 Min 60 Mean 449 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.37

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,040 Min 11 Mean 390 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.49

Peak discharge (hase. 2.500 efs). Nov. 22 (1:30 a.m.) 12,700 cfs (18.6 ft); Jan. 24 (4 p.m.) 

2,520 cfs (9.06 ft); Mar. 24 (1 p.m) 4,510 cfs (12.63 ft) May 15 (5:30 a.m.) 4,790 cfs (13.03 ft),

* Discharge measurement made on> this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record} discharge estimated on basis of records for Thornton River 

near Laurel Hills and Rappahannock River near Warrenton.
496 RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER BASIN

Rappahannock River at Remington, Va.

Location. Lat 38°31'50", long. 77°48'50", on left bank 80 ft upstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 29 at Remington, Fauquier County, 0.3 mile upstream from Tinpot Run, 0.4 

mile downstream from Ruffans Run, 2.5 miles downstream from Hazel River, and at mile 

35.2.

Drainage area. 616 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Nov. 21, 1951, wire-weight gage at bridge 80 ft 

downstream at same datum. Datum of gage is 252.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 11 years, V31 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,800 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 17.81 ft); minimum, 25 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 2.86 ft).

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 27,200 cfs Dec. 5, 1950 (gage height, 19.42 ft); minimum observed, 8 cfs Sept. 10, 1944 (gage height, 2.61 ft).

Maximum stage known, 30.0 ft Oct. 16, 1942, from floodmarks (discharge, about 90,000 

cfs), from comparison with flow at Kellys Ford.

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and sediment 

loads for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1290.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1171: 1944.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 30)

2.8

2.9

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0

17

31

46

90

190

430

9.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

17.0

3,900

6,420

8,750

12,900

15,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Tota]

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

147

144

166

140

134

134

131

135

*140

150

238

282

2T5

178 

162

154

150

144

144

140

131

134

140

147

150

147

144

147

150

144

144

4,808

155

0.252

0.29

Nov.

147

150

150

174

154

150

147

144

144

158

226

*222

178

162 

272

550

306

234

222

3,090

7,650

15,000

3,700

1,940

1,380

1,140

995

834

715

680

-

41,014

1,367

2.22

2.48

Dec.

645

586

568

538

659

1,170

862

743

666

624

2,780

1,940

1,380

1,140 

960

848

764

*694

645

598

708

785

694

645

598

568

538

508

460

555

586

25,460

821

1.33

1.53

Jan.

1,170

1,100

1,100

1,030

855

743

708 59~0"

2,010

3,150

3,130

2,290

1,620

1,380 

*1,240

1,140

1,060

995

960

890

841

960

841

2,360

2,570

1,560

1,310

1,200

1,060

960

890

41,993

1,355

2.20

2. '54

Feb.

841

764

715

701

652

624

736

799

645

586

568

638

617

550 595"

1,480

1,060

862

785

743

1,380

1,380

1,060

960

890

841

785

715

.

-

23,372

835

1.36

1.42

Mar.

652

BH5" 645

925

1,140

890

806

785

813

757

715

715

1,940

1,520 

1,700

2,640

1,520

1,420

*1,760

1,340

1,170

1,060

995

4,050

5,180

5,020

2,920

2,220

1,800

1,560

1,380

50,697

1,635

2.65

3.06

Apr.

1,280

1,200

1,100

1,030

960

925

1,240

1,100

960

1,060

995

925

1,940

2,150 

1,480

*1,340

1,200

1,060

1,030

925

869

806

764

722

687

855

1,060

890

792

750

-

32,095

1,070

1.74

1.94

May

1,060

890

792

722

1,280

890

1,030

1,100

1,140

960

841

743

680

*1,280 

4,020

1,870

1,520

1,380

1,140

1,940

1,380

1,140

1,060

890

820

771

694

610

562

556

1,I20~

34,901

1,126

1.83

2.11

June

1,100

778

631

556

508

472

631

750

550

526

472

414

502

1,580 

659

526

472

538

550

466

414

722

380

310

272

264

247

234

33T

315

-

15,970

532

0.864

0.96

July

247

218

238

264 SO~B"

206

218

206

*234

194

166

150

140

131 

121

115

107

98

90

90

104

96

156

160

104

88

83

79

70

66

S5

4,513

146

0.237

0.27

Aug.

83

77

112

110

118

*115

96

90

90

121

147

93

75

68 

64

64

378 255"

137

96

81

72

68

64

61

57

53

50

46

43

42

3,026

97.6

0.158

0.18

Sept.

37

32

31

28

68

186

m

90

64

53

*44

44

44

44 

43

40

38

34

31

32

36

38

37

37

36

34

32

32

31

28

-

1,445

48.2

0.078

0.09

Calendar year 1952: Max 15,000 Min 131 Mean 886 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.56

Water year 1952-53: Max 15,000 Min 28 Mean 765 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.87

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs).--Nov. 22 (10 a.m.) 18,800 cfs (17.81 ft); Mar. 24 (8 p.m.) 6,930 

cfs 112.51 ft;J May 15 (11 a.m.) 6,420 cfs (12.02 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER BASIN 497

Rapidan River near Ruckersville, Va.

Location. Lat 38°16'50", long. 78°20'25", on left bank at upstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 29, 0.2 mile downstream from Elk Run, 1.7 miles upstream from White Run, 

2.1 miles downstream from South River, 3.6 miles northeast of Ruckersville, Greene 

County, and at mile 63.5.

Drainage area. 111 sq mi.

Records available. September 1942 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 439.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 11 years, 172 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,000 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 9.34 ft); minimum, 3.8 cfs Sept. 4, 5 (gage height, 0.46 ft).

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs Oct. 15, 1942 (gage height, 20.8 ft, from 

floodrnark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum, that of Sept. 4,5, 1953; minimum gage height, 0.34 ft during period 

July 26 to Aug. 2, 1944, from recorded range in stage.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years1.--WSP 1171: 1944-45(P).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.4 

.5 

.6

.8 

1.1 

1.5 116

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

7.0.

237

550

915

1,870

2,450

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

3

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

36

40

41

37

34

33

31

33

33

*39

49

*5

40

36

34

32

31

31

31

29

30

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

1,058

34.1

0.307

0.34

Nov.

31

31

31

32

32

31

31

30

3T

39

47

40

36

*33

152

92

62

51

51

1,100

1,710

1, 250

620

413

335

280

240

210

184

172

7,377

246

2.22

2.48

Dec .

154

145

136

126

148

172

150

141

134

138

550

353

308

262

226

202

182

166

152

141

157

148

141

136

128

118

116

114

105

103

152

5,434

175

1.58

1.82

Jan.

202

169

169

159

145

138

141

162

395

959

655

462

371

317

280

*254

229

218

202

187

215

215

194

825

532

413

347

308

271

243

221

9,598

310

2.79

3.22

Feb.

202

184

176

164

150

143

172

152

136

126

126

132

*124

116

5BT

240

197

172

159

154

707

5TK

398

338

294

259

232

210

_

_

-

6,232

223

2.01

2.09

Mar.

192

187

189

248

251

224

205

202

197

184

174

175

341

277

551

585

413

398

383

323

294

268

265

2,510

2,210

1,470

895

672

532

445

380

15,441

498

4.49

5.18

Apr.

338

306

271

245

224

215

303

234

215

207

189

192

462

4T3

338

326

*277

257

243

218

202

189

176

164

157

265

277

229

207

218

7,557

252

2.27

2.53

May

243

213

194

202

245

215

240

221

210

200

176

166

152

172

213

282

245

213

218

429

285

251

224

197

179

159

138

126

116

111

1ST

6,422

207

1.86

2.14

June

136

112

98

90

84

79

191

141

105

109

92

81

81

78

76

72

76

79

78

69

63

65

58

51

49

47

43

42

44

40

-

2,429

81.0

0,730

0.81

July

37

38

42

36

54

78

45

40

38

*35

33

31

29

27

26

24

22

21

27

39

28

24

24

23

20

18

18

16

14

14

13

938

30.3

0.273

0.31

Aug.

13

14

20

20

24

28

*22

22

25

31

22

19

17

14

12

11

82

35

24

20

17

15

14

14

12

11

9.8

8.6

8.0

6.8

5.6

598.8

19.3

0.174

0.20

Sept.

5.0

4.7

4.1

3.8 IT*

10

1!

11

8.6

*7.4

6.8

7.4

8.0

6.8

6.8

5.0

4.7

4.7

5.0

6.2

7.4

7.4

6.2

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.0

4.4

-

195.8

6.53

0.059

0.07

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,730 Min 29 Mean 198 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.24

Water year 1952-53-. Max 2,310 Min 3.8 Mean 173 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.20

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 cfs).--Nov. 21 (8:30 p.m.) 3,280 cfs (8.31 ft): Jan. 10 (9:30 a.m.) 

1,670 cfs (5.64ft); Jan. 24 (10 a.m.) 1,570 cfs (5.38 ft); Mar. 15 (9:30 p.m.) 1,970 cfs (6.23 ft); 

Mar. 25 (4 p.m.) 4,000 cfs (9.34 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
498 RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER BASIN 

Robertson River near Locust Dale, Va.

Location.--Lat 38°20', long. 78°06', on right bank 100 ft upstream from bridge on State 

Highway 614, 1 mile upstream from Great Run, if miles east of Locust Dale, Madison 

County, 1.7 miles upstream from mouth, and 3 miles downstream from Crooked Run.

Drainage area. 180 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1943 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 283.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 10 years, 237 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,720 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 13.39 ft); minimum, 9.2 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.73 ft); minimum daily, 19 cfs Sept. 18, 22, 30.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 9,900 cfs Nov. 4, 1947 (gage height, 16.46 ft); minimum, 8 cfs Aug. 23, Sept. 14, 1943, July 3, 1944; minimum daily, 10 cfs July 24, 

Aug. 28, Sept. 11, 1944; minimum gage height, 0.60 ft July 3, 1944.

Maximum stage known, 23.9 ft Oct. 15, 1942, from floodmarks (discharge, about 

44,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records excellent. Large diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant 

y miles above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1171: 1948(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.8 

1.1 

1.4 

2.0 

2.5

173

293

3.0 

5.0 

9.0 

10.0

443

1,130

2,650

3,080

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Cf am

In.

Oct.

70

81

-J5 101

73

70

72

70

72

*84

96

96

88

79

77

77

74

73

69

74

68

72

73

73

69

70

73

72

69

65

M

2,339

75.5

0.419

0.48

Nov.

65

66

70

73

69

66

65

63

5*

76

88

76

70

 70

367

204

132

110

104

2,510

2,760

2,350

844

556

427

362

318

275

244

237

-

12,781

426

2.37

2.64

Dec.

216

204

195

184

220

264

223

206

193

197

810

355

362

307

262

240

218

206

*195

188

211

206

197

191

182

173

165

159

153

T5?

186

7,331

236

1.31

1.51

Jan.

321

267

283

254

216

202 'ZOT

283

708

1,240

878

640

491

411

371

344

318

304

283

262

277

296

260

992

691

491

411

377

330

293

275

12,973

418

2.32

2.68

Feb.

262

237

230

223

206

202

244

230

202

188

186

206

*195

184 556"

374

313

254

240

230

729 5*0-

427

371

333

304

277

252

_

_

.-

8,035

287

1.59

1.66

Mar.

232 23B242

380

362

293

270

270

262

250

235

242

742

459

77O

1,240

556

540

573

 443

377

344

324

1,970

2,100

1,600

914

708

573

491

443

18,440

595

3.31

3.82

Apr.

399

368

338

318

296

285

427

333

313

315

285

285

1,200

 75?

524

491

*402

359

347

315

290

270

260

247

255

324

313

272

254

254

11,078

369

2.05

2.29

May

310

264

244

230

459

288

313

290

270

250

225

209

195

223

247

264

283

252

240

590

359

299

270

230

218

202

180

163

153

151 '2750"

8,071

260

1.44

1.66

June

186

163

144

133

126

116

244 '2750"

142

193

142

116

133

140

128

113

113

130

126

110

104

99

96

86

81

74

7T

74

92

74

3,752

125

0.694

0.77

July

72

76

72

70

60

92

73

7O

65

*64

63

58

52

54

50

48

47

44

44

116

58

53

52

50

45

43

41

35

36

34

32_

1,769"

57.1

0.317

0.37

Aug.

34

34

45

48

53

65

*43

45

43

48

42

37

36

36

34

87

8OO

TT5

61

56

45

39

40

37

36

35

37

30

29

3TT

29

2,149

69.3

0.385

0.44

Sept.

29

27

25

22

24

27

36

3T

24

*24

24

24

24

26

24

22

20

19

27

27

27

19

22

22

23

25

23

21

20

19

727

24.2

0.134

0.15

Calendar year 1952 : Max 2,760 Min 63 Mean 284 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.48

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,760 Min 19 Mean 245 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.47

Peak discharge (base, 1,70O cfs). --Nov. 21 (12 p.m.) 4,720 cfs (13.39 ft); Jan. 10 (2 p.m.) 1,760

cfs (6.71 ftj; Jan. 24 (Z:3O p.m.) 1.72O cfs (6.62 ft): Mar. 15 (12 p.m.) 2,570 cfs (8.80 ft);

Mar. 24 (l p.m.) 3,210 cfs (10.32 ft); Apr. 13 (2 p.m.) 2,100 cfs (7.57 ft); Aug. 17 (4 a.m..) 1,720

ofs (6.61 ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER BASIN 499

Rapidan River near Culpeper, Va.

Location . Lat 38 "21 "01", long. 77°58'3l", on left bank 0.7 mile upstream from Cedar Run 

and bridge on U. S. Highway 522, 8.5 miles south of Culpeper, Culpeper County, and at 

mile 29.6.

Drainage area. --465 sq ml.

Records available .--November 1930 to September 1953.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 241.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 23 years, 547 cf s .

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 8,880 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 12.69 ft); minimum, 7.6 cfs Sept. 24, 30 (gage height, 0.51 ft); minimum dally, 13 cfs Sept. 6.

1930-53: Maximum discharge, 58,100 cfs Oct.- 16, 1942 (gage height, 30.3 ft, from 

floodmark) , from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 4 cfs Sept. 3, Oct. 3, 1932; minimum dally, 6 cfs 

Sept. 4, 1932.

Remarks . --Records excellent. Low flow regulated by mill at Rapidan. Records of water 

temperatures and sediment loads for the water year 1953 are given In WSP 1290.

Revisions (water years J.--WSP 741: 1931. 

45"! WSP 1171: 1932(M) , 1933-35.

WSP 801 : 1934.(M) , 1936(M) . WSP 1081: 1943-

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 12-23)

1.0 

1.3 

1.6

140

253

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

9.0 

10.0

454

1,140

2,900

5,850

6,650

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

156

156

228

166

150

166

147

143

153

*170

203

236

'2T57

173

156

153

147

143

129

T4T

134

129 

140

143

137

134

147

140

137

137

134

4,841

156

0.335

0.39

Nov.

132

126

150

156

147

140

134

126

118

TBTJ

184

170

*150

140

636

637

318

240

211

4,350

5,620

6,220 

2,070

1,380

1,060

902

786

687

604

578

-

28,322

944

2.03

2.26

Dec.

536

506

483

454

512

700

572

524

489

489

1,780

1,220

970

814

706

635

585

548

*512

477

53O.

536 

489

471

448

432

416

389

352

37F

432

18,385

593

1.28

1.48

Jan.

835

694

713

654

560

512

500

SI?

1,560

2,910

2,220

1,420

1,060

895

786

*713

648

610

572

524

554

680 

554

2,170

1,830

1,260

1,060

948

835

746

694

30,359

979

2.11

2.43

Feb.

661

604

572-

560

524

500

629

629

530

483

471

512

489

443

S3T

1,020

752

642

578

560

1,560

1,650 

1,140

970

865

786

720

654

_

_

-

20,341

726

1.56

1.62

t'.ar.

597 'gOT

604

910

1,060

793

706

687

680

635

597

597

1,740

1,220

1,470

3,460

1,520

1,340

1,520

*1,140

985

888 

835

3,510

4,800

4,720

2,410

1,830

1,520

1,300

1,140

45,818

1,478

3.18

3.67

Apr.

1,020

948

865

800

746

720

1,060

880

772

765

700

687

2,650

1,830

1,260

1,180

1,020

902

902

800

746

694 

661

635

629

800

814

726

674

654

-

27,540

918

1.97

2.20

May

828

700

635

604

865

700

713

700

668

629

591

548

518

*524

591

680

700

674

591

1,700

985

779 

706

610

578

542

483

432

399

383

BT?

20,628

665

1.43

1.65

June

483

421

357

337

322

308

347

865

ITT

542

616

389

410

399

368

318

327

352

368

332

289

347 

289

276

236

224

207

200

196

ZTT

-

10,820

361

0.776

0.87

July

192

173

166

153

143

147

240 T5B"

177

*156

143

129

132

118

107

109

99

87

75

164

134

110 

107

96

90

69

90

76

66

64

60

3,860

125

0.269

0.31

Aug.

54

46

97

96

98

*120

88

80

84

100

89

86

76

62

61

38

758

2132

134

107

82

62 

60

75

56

52

51

49

40

30

*5

3,142

101

0.217

0.25

Sept.

42

34

39

24

34

13 ?5-

49

46

*42

34

35

17

50

5T

42

28

31

26

23

44

39 

36

26

33

37

24

42

32

29

-

1,028

34.3

0.074

0.08

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,220 Min 118 Mean 698 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.43

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,220 Min 13 Mean 589 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.21

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs). --Nov. 22 (4 a.m.) 8,880 cfs (12.69 ft); Mar. 16 (4:30 a.m.)

5,480 cfs (8.46 ft); Mar. Z5 (9 p.m.) 6,890 cfs (10.28 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day
RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER BASIN

Rappahannook River near Fredericksburg, Va.

Location. Lat 38°19'20", long. 77°31'05", on right bank 1,6 miles upstream from dam of 

Virginia Electric & Power Co., 2.2 miles downstream from Motts Run, 3.8 miles upstream 

from Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, and at mile 4.4.

Drainage area.--1,599 sq mi.

Records available. September 1907 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 56.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Jan. 6, 1922, staff or 

chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--46 years, 1,713 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 36,300 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 11.12 ft); 

minimum, 62 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.15 ft).

1907-53: Maximum discharge, 140,000 cfs Oct. 16, 1942 (gage height, 25.9 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 62,000 cfs on basis of flow over dam and 

slope-area determinations at gage heights 25.1 and 25.9 ft; minimum, 5 cfs Oct. 11, 

12, 1930 (gage height, -0.23 ft).

Flood in June 1889 was probably several feet lower than that of Oct. 16, 1942.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 801: 1924(M). WSP 951: 1937(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 15)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 21

0.9 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

304

350

660

1,080

2,500

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

11.0

4,600

11,600

24,800

35,700

Nov. 22 to Sept. 30 

0.1 53

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 1.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4'

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

£3

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

380

385

380

442

385

355

350

336

341

365

412

576 B"6~2~

460

395

365

345

332

322

313

304

300 

287 30~4~

318

318

313

313

318

313

*304

11,193

361

0.226

0.26

Nov .

309 30~9~

313

341

360

341

332

318

313

318

355

454

442

390

418

1,830

1,140

770

646

6,570

24,800

34,600 

13,500

*4,600

3,240

2,580

2,260

1,960

1,710

1,570

-

107,089

3,570

2.23

2.49

Dec.

1,530

1,400

1,330

1,260

1,450

2,850

2,190

1,710

1,520

1,430

5,290

5,680

3,140

2,500

2,120

1,840

1,700

1,540

1,450

1,340

1,430

1,860 

1,600

1,460

1,340

1,260

1,200

1,120

*962

926

1,T50~

57,608

1,858

1.16

1.34

Jan.

2,580

2,940

2,500

2,420

1,960

1,670

1,530

2, 040

6,530

8,260

9,420

6,660

4,230

3,240

2,760

2,500

2,260

2,120

2,120

1,960

1,840

2,190 

2,040

4,710

9,010

4,000

3,040

2,670

*2,420

2,190

1,960

105,770

3,412

2.13

2.46

Feb.

1,880

1,740

1,610

1,570

1,490

1,400

1,770

2,500

1,780

1,500

1,380

1,460

1,630

1,420

2,100

4,350

2,670

2,120

1,840

1,730

2,300

5,130 

2,940

2,500

*2,260

2,120

1,890

1,760

_

_

-

58,840

2,101

1.31

1.36

Mar.

1,600

1,530

1,570

2,270

3,660

2,420

2,040

1,880

1,960

1,890

1,760

1,670

5,630

5,270

3,910

13,200

5,410

3,660

5,270

3,660

2,850

2,500 

2,340

7,800

15,700

17,800

8,260

5,410

4,350

*3,460

3,040

143,770

4,638

2.90

3.34

 

Apr.

2,760

2,670

2,420

2,260

2,120

1,960

2,580

3,140

2,260

2,340

2,260

2,120

6,930

10,000

4,000

3,240

3,040

2,500

2,420

2,260

2,040

1,890

1,770

1,710

1,610

1,740

2,260

2,190

*1,820

1,890

-

82,200

2,740

1.71

1.91

May

2,190

2,190

1,800

1,630

1,960

2,040

1,960

2,120

2,040

1,890

1,730

1,540

1,410

1,430

3,920

3,450

2,940

2,420

2,120

6,620

4,000

2,420

2,190

1,880

1,640

1,530

1,420

r 210

*1^080

1,040

1,360

67,170

2,167

1.36

1.57

June

2,340

1,590

1,250

1,040

953

890

899

2,850

1,630

1,230

1,240

1,100

962

1,940

1,530

1,080

935

971

1,070

990

866

834

1,230

794

681

611

590

548 *S"6"9~

674

33,887

1,130

0.707

0.79

July

611 32~0"

478

484

502

478

460

508

448

454

406

370

341

322

309

296

275

275

251

232

251

304 

275

279

309

251

220

198

202

180

*161

10,650

344

0.215

0.25

Aug.

161

154

251

279

309

300

287

266

247

243

239

296

235

217

177

161

174

1,350

 5BT

341

258

224 

198

164

154

164

142

132

126

115

*101

8,027

259

0.162

0.19

Sept.

92

90

90

88

78

299

391

209

180

164

132

117

101

101

88

88

109

78

88

72

78

80 

82

98

82

88

78

88

80

67_

3,476

116

0.073

0.08

Calendar year 1952: Max 34,600 Mln 287 Mean 2,162 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.41

Water year 1952-53: Max 34,600 Mln 67 Mean 1,890 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.04

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 cfs).--Nov. 22 (10 a.m.) 36,300 cfs (11.12 ft); Mar. 16 (11:30 a. 

16,1OO cfs (7.08 ft); Mar. 26 16:3O a.m.) 20,500 cfs (8.08 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER BASIN 

Cat Point Creek near Montross, Va.

501

Location (revised) . la t 38° 02'23", long. 76°49'38", on right bank 10 ft upstream from 

highway bridge, 1.7 miles west of Farmers Pork, 3.8 miles south of Montross, Westmoreland County, and 11.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--45 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--September 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Aug. 19, 1953, staff gage near right bank on downstream side of highway bridge at same datum. Altitude of gage is 2 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 10 years, 39.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 253 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 5.34 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 0.8 cfs Sept. 20; minimum gage height, 1.04 ft 

July 21.

1943-53: Maximum discharge observed, 1,010 cfs July 18, 1945 (gage height, 7.08 

ft); no flow Sept. 18-20, 1943.

Remarks.--Records poor. Low flow regulated by gristmill at Montross.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 8-15, Apr. 13-17, July 1-21, 

Aug. 25 to Sept. 30)

0.8 

.9

1.1

1.2 

1.5

0.7

1.2

2.8

4.0

10

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

23

62

118

207

405

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

5.3 rr±

18

11

8.2

8.5

*7.4

22

14

23

28

23

17

14

14

14

13

11

10

8.2

7.2

7.8

8.7

9.1

8.9

8.9

10

9.6

9.1

9.6

10

373.9

12.1

0.269

0.31

Nov.

10

10

11

23

17

15

15

24

23

20

*23

22

20

17

31

39

24

20

19

37

124

T2~2~ 233

51

43

29

24

22

20

23

-

1,111

37.0

0.822

0.92

Dec .

23

22

64

51

29

29

24

22

22

22

88

72

77

35

26

24

*23

23

20

ZZ

72

"37 103

28

24

23

23

31

31

29

62

1,181

38.1

0.847

0.98

Jan.

77

57

53

43

37

26

26

28

94

179

106

64

49

*49

41

41

31

41

39

39

77

88

37

66

106

143

47

51

97

39

35

1,906

61.5

1.37

1.58

Feb.

33

29

3T

29

31

31

108

70

43

35

*35

53

47

37

127

174

71

47

43

51

64

85

41

35

37

37

35

39

_

-

-

1,498

53.5

1.19

1.24

tlar.

29

37

39

109

100

49

41

72

49

45

35

51

100

85

94

97

94

*80

64

57

45

45

47

70

78

195 100"

60

57

55

60

2,135

68.9

1.53

1.76

Apr.

47

43

41

43

47

45

57

67

43

60

47

35

140

164 *T54

109

115

77

67

60

51

49

45

43

43

39

37

33

33

33

-

1,877

62.6

1.39

1.55

May

64

33

39

35

28

28

49

45

31

23

20

17

*16

14

16

23

53

45

51

M

33

23

19

16

17

15

15

14

1313-

35

931

30.0

0.667

0.77

June

28

39

16

13

12

12

12

11

12

12

8.7

8.2

15

72

T2

19

15

17

14

20

17

8.7

8.2

7.0

5.8

5.3

4.5

477

6.8

4.9

-

500.8

16.7

0.371

0.41

July

4.0

3.3

2.5

2.4

2.1

4.2

4.0

*2.7

2.6

2.3

1.9

1.7

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

TT5

36

W

23

7.6

5.4

4.2

3.4

3.4

3.2

153.5

4.95

0.110

0.13

Aug.

3.3

3T5 3.0

*16

10

9.1

8.9

13

48

48

31

13

11

78

106

33

17

17

14

12

10

9.3

8.9

7.8

6.8

6.2

5.6

4.7

4.2

4.7

3.4

592.9

19.1

0.424

0.49

Sept.

3.Z

3.2

2.7

2.7

4.1

33

2U

11

*7.6

5.6

4.4

3.6

4.5

2,9

2.4

2.0

1.6

1.3

1.0

TTI

2.5

1.9

1.7

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.6

2.2

1.2

1.2

-

133.3

4.44

0.099

0.11

Calendar year 1952: Max 345 Min 2.8 Mean 48.0 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.52

Water year 1952-53: Max 233 Min 1.0 Mean 34.0 Cfsm 0.756 In. 10.25

Peak discharge (base, 200 ef s) . Nov. 22 (time unknown) ZSi 

207 cfs (4.99 ft); Mar. 26 (time unknown) 214 cfs (5.04 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
502 RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER BASIN

Piscataway Creek near Tappahannock, Va.

Location. Lat 37°52'37", long. 76°54'03", on right bank at upstream side of bridge on 

0. S. Highway 360, 0.6 mile south of Henley Pork, 2.3 miles downstream from Sturgeon 

Swamp, and 4.2 miles southwest of Tappahannock, Essex County.

Drainage area. --28. 1 sq ml.

Records available. July 1951 to September 1953.

~~Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 2.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 156 ofs Nov. 22 (gage height, 3.68 ft); minlmum, 1.4 cfs Sept. 3, 4 (gage height, 1.13 ft).

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 164 cfs Mar. 25, 1952 (gage height, 3.77 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 3,4, 1953.

Remarks . Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 15 to July 22)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24, 

Aug. 10 to Sept. 30 Jan. 25 to Aug. 9

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 13

3.0 

3.6

17

26

39

78

146

1.1

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

2.2

5.3

2.3

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

78

134

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

7.4 T7B13

11

9.0

8.1

9.0

*10

10

16

27

32IB"

13

12

12

11

11

12

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

12

13

392.1

12.6

0.448

0.52

Nov.

13

TT

13

18

19

15

14

13

13

13

16

*17

16

14

17

36

26

18

16

22

92

~TT 142

44

35

31

29

26

24

24

-

866

28.9

1.03

1.15

Dec.

24

24

27

24

24

28

24

21

20

22

50

53

3T

27

24

23

*22

22

21

20

29

35

27

24

22

20

19

18

17

T5

29

792

25.5

0.907

1.05

Jan.

55

36

36

33

28

25

24

23

£T

77

58

50

44

*36

33

31

28

30

32

28

29

38

30

36

67

48

40

40

40

35

34

1,185

38.2

1.36

1.57

Feb.

33

31

30

30

28

28

41

57

38

33

*32

37

37

31

66

102 ~55

48

45

43

50

58

45

42

40

39

37

35

_

_

-

1,195

42.7

1.52

1.58

Mar.

33SB39

57

68

48

41

40

42

38

36

44

76

BS

53

76

62

*53

53

48

45

44

43

46

54

67

52

47

45

42

40

1,536

49.5

1.76

2.03

Apr.

40

40

38

38

40

38

42

42

37

37

35

38

78

86

«5F

53

51

45

49

44

40

38

37

35

34

33

32

30

3TT

31

1,266

42.2

1.50

1.67

May

50

38

30

28

28

28

66

5?

36

30

28

25

*23

22

22

23

33

25

28

49

33

25

22

20

19

18

16

15

14

IS

30

692

28.8

1.02

1.18

June

34

22

18

16

14

13

13

13

14

14

12

12

31

36

18

14

20

38

2CT

14

12

11

11

9.8

8.8

8.2

7.7

rrr

9.4

9.0

-

480.6

16.0

0.569

0.63

July

7.4

6.6

5.8

5.4

5.7

5.7

5.4

*5.2

6.1

5.3

4.8

4.4

4.2

4.1

3.9

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.2

3.4

3.1

37?

12 TO"

6.3

5.4

5.2

4.9

4.4

4.1

3.8

160.1

5.16

0.184

0.21

Aug.

4.0

3.6

5.6

*6.7

5.8

8.2

7.0

6.6

19

12

6.6

5.3

4.7

18

28

9.6

6.9

6.6

5.3

4.8

4.6

4.1

3.9

3.6

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.1

208.6

6.73

0.240

0.28

Sept.

1.8

1.7

T^- 1.6

1.8

7.2

10

T.I

3.8

 3.5

3.4

3.6

6.0

5.3

4.1

3.5

3.0

2.9

2.9

3.0

6.0

6.2

5.0

4.0

3.9

3.9

5.3

7.5

5.1

4.1

-

126.8

4.23

0.151

0.17

Calendar year 1952 : Max 156 Hin 4.0 Mean 30.5 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.79

Water year 1952-53 : Max 142 Hin 1.6 Mean 24.9 Cfsm 0.886 In. 12.04

Peak discharge (base, 120 efs).--Nov. 22 (4:3O a.m.) 156 cfs 

cfs (3.38 ft}.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

(3.68 ft); Feb. 16 (4:30 a.m.) 120
PIANKATANK RIVER BASIN 503

Dragon Run near Church View, Va.

Location. La t 37°41'00", long. 76°43'35", on left bank at upstream side of highway 

bridge , 0.8 mile upstream from Briery Swamp, 1.9 miles downstream from Tim Branch 

Swamp, 2.6 miles west of Church View, Middlesex County, and 2.9 miles east of Dragonvllle.

Drainage area. 86 sq ml, approximately.

Records available . August 1943 to September 1953.

~Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 34.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. 10 years, 86.4 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 311 cfs Nov. 23 (gage height, 5.37 ft); mlnlmum, 0.83 cfs Sept. 20; minimum' gage height, 2.96 ft Sept. 12.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 3,840 cfs July 19, 1945 (gage height, 9.91 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs July 13, 1944 (gage height, 1.87 ft).

Flood In September 1935 reached a stage of about 17 ft, from Information by local 

residents.

V

Remarks . Records good above 100 cfs and poor below.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-6, Oct. 23

to Jan. 3, Sept. 13-30)

2.9

3.0 

3.2 

3.4 

3.6 

3.8

0.70

.96

2.0

4.0

9.0

17

4.0 

4.3

5.0 

5.5

26

55

104

216

366

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

9.4

8.4 12 

13

11

11

*11

11

15

24

34

50

58

62

5?

45

34

26

21

19

18

18

17

16

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

703.8

22.7

0.264

0.30

Nov.

14 IE"

15

21

24

26

26

26

26

25

*27

30

33

34

3S "so

52

53

50

51

86

204

304 250"

238

162

117

82

65

56

-

2,230

74.3

0.864

0.96

Dec.

52

50

51

51

54

59

60

58

54

53

73

98

114

117

TOT

84 '71

64

58

55

63

78

84

86

81

71

63

54

44

4T

58

2,104

67.9

0.790

0.91

Jan.

90

107

135

159 1?B130

114

98

98

107

122

146

*151

148

133

114

98

88

86

84_

84

38

84

86

100

107

122

120

109

94

88

3,438

111

1.29

1.49

Feb.

84

76

71

67

63

a62 a50"

allO

a!20

*al20

112

100

98

94

122

180

219 2T3-

177

140

127

130

138

140

133

114

100

92

_

_

-

3,282

117

1.36

1.42

Mar.

84

82

Bff

112

156

183

177

162

140

117

104

104

151

213

232

248

 STB"

177

165

148

130

117

107

100

104

138

156

153

146

130

109

4,449

144

1.67

1.92

Apr.

98

90

86

81

79

78

82

90

94

94

90

88

117

*159

201

235

22?

171

143

127

112

102

96

86

81

74

68

63

59

58

-

3,224

107

1.24

1.38

May

82

92

96

98

TC

73

84

79

71

59

52

*44

40

34

30

27

24

22

24

34

42

44

42

38

32

26

22

18

17

15

13

1,466

47.3

0.550

0.63

June

24

24

26

27

26

21

18

16

15

14

14

13

Iff

60

151

168

TOT

98

86

73

52

39

29

22

18

16

15

15

15

14

-

1,227

40.9

0.476

0.53

July

12

a 11

a9

a 10

a!5

al8

*aT5

13

10

9.4

7.8

6.6

5.6

5.0

4.2

3.8

3.5

3.2

2.7

275

4.6

5.0

8,4

8.1

6.0

5.2

4.4

3.9

3.5

3.3

2.9

226.0

7.29

0.085

0.10

Aug.

2.6

2.3

27?

*2.8

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.0

21

34

34

42

3T

19

12

8.4

6.6

5.6

5.0

4.6

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.6

280.7

9.05

0.105

0.12

Sept.

2.4

2.2

2,0

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

.93

.91

.88

75? 1.1

1.1

1.1

.96

.91

.88

.93

1.3

1.5

1.8

2.2

'2.5

2.7

3.6

4.0 T70"

-

51.16

1.71

0.020

0.02

Calendar year 1952 : Max 614 Min 2.8 Mean 85.9 Cfsm 1.00 In. 13.56

Water year 1952-53: Max 304 Min 0.88 Mean 62.1 Cfsm 0".722 In. 9.78

Peak discharge (base, 450 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, and records for 

Piscataway Creek near Tappahannock and Mattaponi River near Beulahville.
504 WARE RIVER BASIN

Beaverdam Swamp near Ark, Va.

Location. Lat 37°28'15", long. 76°33'50", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, 1.4 miles upstream from Beech Swamp, 2.3 miles north of Ark, Gloucester County, 

and 4.3 miles northwest of Gloucester.

Drainage area. 7.1 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wooden control. Datum of gage is 36.43 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 65 cfs Aug. 15 (gage height, 3.42 ft); no flow 

July 31 to Aug. 2.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 86 cfs July 17, 1950; maximum gage height, that of 

Aug. 15, 1953; no flow July 31 to Aug. 2, 1953.

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 4-6, 12-15)

1.35

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

.02

.17

.73

1.8

1.8

1.9 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

3.1

4.9

10

22

43

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

0.52

.46

755

.58

.58

.52 *.65

.58

2.8

4.9

4.0

2.8

2.3

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

45.34

1.46

0.206

0.24

Nov.

1.3

1.2

TTS

5.4

2.7

1.6

al.5

a6

a4

a3

*a4

5.1

2.3

1.6

6.6

11

4.7

3.5

3.5

8.1

*38

36

12

4.9

4.2

3.6

3.5

3.0

2.8

2.8

-

189.5

6.32

0.890

0.99

Dec.

2.7

4.0

7.0

3.8

4.7

6.1

3.6

3.1

3.0

3.1

~8.6 15

3.8

3.3

3.0

*2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

9(6

10

4.0

3.3

3.1

3.0

2.8

a3

a3.5

a3.5

a7

"^ff

0.642

0.74

Jan.

alO

a7

a7

a3

a2.5

a2

al.5

a2 .5

a9

aZO

alO

a6 *a4

3.6

3.5

3.1

3.1

3.6

3.6

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.8

4.5

7.0

3.8

3.1

6.4

6.3

3.6

3.3

155.1

5.00

0.704

0.81

Feb.

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.7

6.4

6.8

4.5

*3.5

3.5

9.5

7.3

4.3

17.

13

5.6

4.3

4.0

4.0

8.4

8.1

4.5

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.3

_

_

-

151.1

5.40

0.761

0.79

Mar.

3.1

378

7.1

18

14

5.6

4.3

5.8

4.9

4.2

3.8

7.0

28

9.5

19

*8.6

7.8

7.8

6.1

5.6

5.4

5.1

5.6

11

13

6.6

a6

alO

a8

a9

265.7

8.57

1.21

1.40

Apr.

a7

a 10

a7

a6

a7

a7

a7

a8

a7

a9

a 11

a5

a30

*aTB~

7.0

12

7.6

5.8

7.0

5.6

4.9

4.5

4.3

4.0

3.6

3.5

3.1

3.0

375

a3

-

217.9

7.26

1.02

1.14

May

a4

5.8

4.3

4.2

3.6

3.5

3.5

a4

a5

4.5

2.8

*2.5

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.6

373

4.5

a4

a3.5

a3

a2.5

a2.5

a2.5

a5

a3

a2.5

a2

al

103.7

3.35

0.472

0.54

June

a!5

a6

a3

a2

al.5

al.5

al.5

al.5

a3

al.5

al

al

a3

alO

a25

a5

a2.5

a2

a2

a2.5

a2

al.5

al

al

a. 9

a 8

a 7

a~a 6

a 8

-

100.5

3.35

0.472

0.53

July

a. 6

a. 5

a. 4

a. 4

a. 3

a. 4

*a2

1.2

1.1

1.0

.58

.35

.25

.30

a. 2

.11

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a. 2

a. 2

a3

.30

.07

.03

.02

.01

.01

.01

0

13.94

0.450

0.063

0.07

Aug.

00"

.09

*.25

.11

3.9

1.9

1.1

.90

.90

a2

a. 9

a. 9

a4

a 40

alO

a3

a2

al

a. 3

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

.21

.14

.09

.07

.05

.04

74.85

2.41

0.339

0.39

Sept.

0.02

,02

!o3

.11

.17

.25

.35

.11

*.03

.03

.03

.12

2.5

.65

.40

.17

.11

.09

.09

.11

.65

.52

.40

.30

.30

.35

375" 3.5

1.3

.81

17.02

0.567

0.080

0.09

Calendar year 1952: Max 45 Mln 0.09 Mean 5.45 Cfsm 0.768 In. 10.45

Water year 1952-53: Max 40 Mln 0 Mean 4.08 Cfsm 0.569 In. 7.73

Peak discharge (base. 50 cfs). Nov. 21 (7:30 p.m.) 57 cfs (3.28 ft)j Aug. 15 (time unknown) 65 cfs 

(3.42 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 4 discharge measurements, 

and records for Cat Point Creek near Montross.
YORK RIVER BASIN 505

North Anna River near Doswell, Va.

Location. Lat 37°53'15", long. 77 0 29'15", on left bank 1.5 miles upstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 1, 2.5 miles northwest of Doswell, Hanover County, and 4.4 miles upstream from Bull Run.

Drainage area.--439 sq mi.

Records available. March 1929 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 55.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Nov. 7, 1930, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--24 years, 403 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,180 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 18.10 ft); minfmum, 13 cfs Sept. 2-5.

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 18,300 cfs Apr. 27, 1937 (gage height, 33.58 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 1 cfs Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 2, 1932.

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

fair. Prior to November 1943, occasional diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by 

mill above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1171: 1943.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.5

28

51

83

197

2.0

4.0

8.0

14.0

18.0

365

1,030

2,340

4,780

7,120

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

IB

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Jl

Total

Wean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

79

81

83

89

89

*81

79

76

75

81

107

160 

T52

115

101

93

89

87

87

85

81

78

81

87

95

95

93

93

95

95

93

2,876

92.8

0.211

0.24

Nov.

93

93

99

115

130

130

109

101

97

*99

119

143 

136

117

136

391

304

175

148

1,180

4,960

7,060

37730"

4,000

1,500

500

400

350

330

300

-

30,045

1,002

2.28

2.54

Dec.

300

300

300

300

350

500

560

450

350

300

700

1.100 

800

600

*400

350

320

300

280

270

300

320

350

300

270

260

250

240

220

130" 200

11,940

385

0.877

1.01

Jan.

600

1,000

SOO

600

500

450

400

350 556"

900

1,300

1,500 

940

640

531

458

409

401

475

401

385

640

571

1,650

5.050

1,180

640

551

488

405

377

23,092

745

1.70

1.96

Feb.

373

354

327

327

312

294 5TO"

880

*624

445

385

397 

449

385

608

1.310

796

547

437

405

535

1,000

715

514

454

421

389

357

_

_

-

14,544

519

1.18

1.23

Mar.

327

320

TA£

732

1,660

1,000

590

497

418

488

433

425 

1,370

1,760

850

1,150

1,310

730

850

820

608

501

462

970

3,170

5,550

2,060

1,100

800

700

600

30,617

988

2.25

2.59

Apr.

520

500

480

460

450

450

600

880

590

475

433

445 

*1,940

4,170

2,700

850

745

608

624

608

501

445

417

401

377

373

389

346

31B" 323

22,446

748

1.70

1.90

May

790

608

401

338

320

323

441

441

377

338

*297

276 

256

240

228

301

276

316

276

1,310

2.000

601

377

308

263

253

231

205

189

IS?

300

13,069

422

0.961

1.11

June

393

308

247

205

189

175

186

175

192

295

559

297 

287

449

357

240

214

225

259

234

203

205

173

160

150

138

127

121

115

111

6,989

233

0.531

0.59

July

113

109

103

95

89

*118

T36~ 192

115

99

91

87 

79

70

65

64

58

55

54

50

46

48

64

51

46

44

43

41

37

36

35

2,333

75.3

0.172

0.20

Aug.

30

29

*36

39

48

54

57

-55 58

55

51

58 

52

46

38

36

34

33

29

27

26

24

24

22

20

20

19

17

17

16

15

1,088

35.1

0.080

0.09

Sept.

14

14

13

13

14

18

14

*16

28

25

26

22 

27

19

19

18

17

17

17

16

16

15

14

14

16

17

19

19

18

18

534

17.8

0.041

0.05

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,060 Mln 65 Mean 527 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.33

teter year 1952-53: Max 7,060 Mln 13 Mean 437 Cfsra 1.00 In. 13.51

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs).--

3,4bO era (n.OZ ft;; Mar. Z7 (time i

Nov. 22 (9 p.m.) 7.180 cfs (18.10 ft); Jan. 25 (4:30 a.m.) 

jnknown) 3,830 cfs (11.89 ft); Apr. 14 (11:30 p.m.) 4,300 cfs

(13.04 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 24 to Jan. 12, Mar. 27 to Apr. 7; discharge estimated on basis

of 1 discharge measurement, and records for South Anna River near Ashland.
506 YORK RIVER BASIN 

Hudson Creek near Boswells Tavern, Va.

Location. Lat 38°02', long. 78°11', on right bank at upstream side of bridge on U. S. 

Highway 15, 2.7 miles south of Boswells Tavern, Louisa County, 4.8 miles north of 

Zion Crossroads, 5 miles upstream from mouth, and 10 miles west of Louisa.

Drainage area. 4.1 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Oct. 6, 1952. Altitude of gage is 

;J76 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 5 years, 5.89 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 345 cfs Nov. 20 (gage height, 6.15 ft); no flow 

Sept. 5-30.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 680 cfs June 10, 1951 (gage height, 7.30 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 250 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow Sept. 5-30, 1953.

Remarks. Records fair. Records of sediment loads for the water year 1953 are given in 

WST"1290.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-6)

1.19

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

.01 

.04 

.17 

.44 

1.0

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

2.3 

6.3

92

170

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

0.66 "772"

1.3

.66

.66

*.70

.70

.66

.78

1.3

2.0

T7S

1.0

.89

.83

.78

.78

.78

.78

.72

.72

.78

.78

.78

.83

.83

.83

.83

.83

.78

.78

26.77

0.864

0.211

0.24

Nov.

"778- 0.78

.89

1.1

.94

.89

.89

.83

.83

*1.3

1.5

1.1

.94

.89

9.1

3.0

1.8

1.6

1.8

*141

*58

19

8.0

4.5

3.7

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.3

2.7

-

279.16

9.31

2.27

2.53

Dec.

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.5

5.4

5.2

3.2

3.0

2.7

4.4

23

-S. 9

4.5

3.7

*3.4

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.7

4.1

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.2

275

8.9

125.8

4.06

0.990

1.14

Jan.

10

4.5

7.0

4.8

3.9

3.2

3TT

3.6

14

25

9.7

*6.8

5.0

4.3

4.1

3.7

3.6

3.7

3.6

3.2

7.8

6.1

4.3

27~8-.5

5.4

4.8

4.8

4.1

3.7

3.7

207.3

6.69

1.63

1.88

Feb.

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

12

6.3

*4.5

3.7

3.7

5.2

4.1

3.6

17

7.3

5.2

4.1

3.9

4.1

19~B".2

5.6

5.0

4.8

4.1

3.9

3.4

_

-

-

159.0

5.68

1.39

1.45

Mar.

3.2

37T

5.2

19

11

6.1

5.0

5.4

5.9

5.4

4.3

5.9

16

7.0

11

*16

9.0

14

12

6.1

5.2

4.8

4.8

24

36

14

8.2

6.5

5.6

5.0

4.8

290.1

9.36

2.28

2.63

Apr.

4.8

4.5

4.1

4.1

3.9

4.3

19

7.3

5.4

5.0

4.3

7.5

*47

IT

7.3

7.7

5.6

5.4

6.1

5.0

4.5

4.1

4.1

3.7

3.6

3.7

3.4

3.2 3T2-

5.2

-

208.0

6.93

1.69

1.89

May

5.9

3.7

3.0

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.2

2.8

2.7

2.5

*2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.8

3.2

23

3.7

2.8

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.3

T7S

5.9

100.0

3.23

0.788

0.91

June

3.7

2.7

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.1

2.0

1.6

1.8

8.2

6.1

2.2

3.7

3.2

2.0

1.6

2.2

3.2

2.3

1.6

1.4

3.0

2.2

1.3

1.0

.94

.94

.89

7W

.89

-

67.15

2.24

0.546

0.61

July

aO.8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 7

a. 8

*a.8

.72

4.8 275-

1.9

.94

.78

.72

.66

.61

.55

.50

.50

.50

.50

.44

.50

a. 6

a. 5

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

.33

.28

.25 730"

25.28

0.815

0.199

0.23

Aug.

0.28

.33

.44

*.50

.55

.41

.44

.44

.61

750

.39

.33

.30

.30

.20

.14

.25

.33

.30

.28

.25

.22

.17

.22

.14

.09

.07

.04

.04

.03

7S5

8.62

0.278

0.068

0.08

Sept.

~^m 0.03

.02

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

' 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

-

0.08

0.003

0.00073

0.0007

Calendar year 1952 : Max 141 Min 0.66 Mean 6.32 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.97

water year 1952-53: Max 141 Mln O Mean 4.10 Cfsm l.OO In. 13.60

Peak discharge (base, 240 cfs). Nov. 20 (11-.3O a.m.) 345 cfs (6.15 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, and records for 

South Anna River near Ashland.
YORK RIVER BASIN 507

South Anna River near Ashland, Va.

Location. La t 37°47'48", long. 77°32'57", on right bank at downstream Bide of bridge on 

State Highway 54, 4.5 miles northwest of Ashland, Hanover County, and 7.6 miles upstream from Newfound River.

Drainage area. 393 sq ml.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1953.

^Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 83.74 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. 22 years (1931-53), 378 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,150 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 12.95 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 1.36 ft).

1930-53: Maximum discharge, 13,700 cfs Apr. 28, 1937 (gage height, 22.77 ft); minimum daily, 4 cfs for several days In September 1932.

Flood of Aug. 15, 1928, reached a stage of about 24 ft (discharge, about 14,500 

cfs).

Remarks. Records excellent. Small diurnal fluctuation at low flow by gristmills above 

station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 801: 1935(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 1-16)

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.2

2.7

4.0

8.0

12.0

175

520

1,940

3,640

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

65

ES

75

70

72

*66

77

69

66

71

94

102

121

It35"

100

95

82

81

77

79

77

70

68

76

82

81

82

88

78

76

79

2,493

80.4

0.205

0.24

Nov.

75

73

77

100

102

100

94

88

83

*79

84

95

112

107

166

236

492

265

173

1,400

3,090

3,180

3,230

5.550

1,570

438

370

325

284

265

-

20,303

677

1.72

1.92

Dec.

252

254

271

257

341

478

506

384

303

287

654

1.120

770

465

 370

319

287

268

249

238

252

284

319

276

246

230

217

208

189

184

319

10,827

349

0.888

1.02

Jan.

67O

855

593

534

478

370

322

300

435

1,040

1,290

*1,290

821

548

452

411

370

357

384

398

398

534

638

1,580

2,540

2,180

753

686

478

424

384

22,330

720

1.83

2.11

Feb.

370

349

325

316

303

292

SI?

804

702

452

384

398

424

411

686

1,260

975

563

452

411

506

838

889

686

452

424

398

370

_

_

-

15,052

538

1.37

1.43

Mar.

335

325

34T

745

1,780

1,620

702

534

492

492

438

452

1,010

1,620

1,040

*855

1,010

770

702

838

593

478

438

1,010

2,180

2.580

2,300

1,150

686

578

506

28,600

923

2.35

2.71

Apr.

465

438

424

398

334

370

424

855

686

478

424

478

 1,540

2.580

2, 380

1,500

702

608

623

565

506

452

411

584

370

352

370

341

'STB 306

19,928

664

1.69

1.89

May

67O

623

424

335

295

308

702

654

424

344

*284

252

227

208

196

191

225

196

306

654

1,180

638

546

268

222

203

189

167

150

142

167

11,188

361

0.919

1.06

June

210

260

215

182

150

132

156

152

129

584

804

355

354

335

398

254

193

177

171

175

152

140

265

177

125

112

98

92

92

86

6,493

216

0.55O

0.61

July

83

76

78

66

76

*94

81

92

105

156

~9$ 164

84

73

72

66

60

58

56

47

53

47

59

59

46

44

40

43

42

40

58

2,194

70.8

0.180

0.21

Aug.

52

41

*45

44

42

52

49

48

52

56

65

4T

40

42

42

59

56

55

35

35

50

26

26

23

25

26

22

22

20

T8- 18

1,146

57.0

0.094

0.11

Sept.

16

16

16

1516-

27

21

 20

20

20

20

20

29

55

20

28

27

22

19

20

18

18

18

19

21

22

21

21

20

18

-

615

20.4

0.052

0.06

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,550 Min 48 Mean 449 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.55

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,550 Min 15 Mean 387 Cfsm 0.985 In. 13.37

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 cfs). Nov. 21 (6 p.m.) 4,150 cfs (12.95 ft); Nov. 24 (11 a.m.) 3.59O

cfs (11.92 ft); Jan. 25 (6 p.m.) 2,420 cfs (9.22 ft); Mar. 26 (5 p.m.) 2,620 cfs (9.71 ft); Apr. 14

(10:50 p.m.) 2,460 cfs (9.31 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
508 YORK RIVER BASIN

Pamunkey River near Hanover, Va.

Location. Lat 37°46'03", long. 77°19'57", near center of span on downstream side of 

highway bridge, 0.3 mile upstream from Mechumps Creek, 2.0 miles east of Hanover. 

HanoVer County, and 7.0 miles upstream from Millpond Creek.

Drainage area. 1,072 sq mi.

Records available.---December 1941 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 14.72 ft above mean sea level, 

aa turn of 1929.

Average, discharge . -11 years (1942-53), 1,047 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,800 cfs Nov. 23; maximum gage height, 21.9 

ft toov. 23, from graph based on gage readings; minimum, 29 cfs Sept* 5 (gage height, 

1.54 ft).

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 19,000 cfs Dec. 6, 1948; maximum gage height, 24.2 ft 

Dec. 7, 1948, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge, 27 cfs Sept. 20, 

1943 (gage height, 1.42 ft),

Flood in August 1928 reached a stags of 32.6 ft, from information by local 

residents.

Remarks. Records good.

Hating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods computed by usiiig rate 

of change of stage as a factor (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 23

2.8 

4.0 

6.0 

7.0 

10.0

165

360

821

1,080

1,960

15.0

18.0

20.0

22.0

3,680

5,420

8,000

12,000

Nov. 24 to Sept. 30

1.5 26 15.0 3,560

2.0 75 18.0 5,400

3.0 216 20.0 7,900

6.0 813 22.0 12,000

11.0 2,120

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

172

TTW

193

179

193

179

' *179

179

179

193

223

270

322

3oT

254

223

208

208

208

193

193

193

179

193

208

208

208

208

223

223

208

6,482

209

0.195

0.22

Nov.

223

208 208"

238

287

304

287

270

238

*238

254

287

304

322

322

580

896

748

466

kl,180

k4,740

k8,900

11,500

kToy5(5o~

k6,840

k3,100

kl , 300

949

835

769

-

57,293

1,910

1.78

1.99

Dec.

747

726

747

747

747

1,160

1,310

1,090

880

791

kl , 230

k2,59Q

kJ.,920

kl,280

*995

880

813

769

726

705

705

769

835

791

726

684

663

621

580

540

E54

28,251

911

0.850

0.98

Jan.

kl,350

kl,860

kl,510

1,340

1,110

1,020

880

9~9"5~ 813

k2,070

k2,860

*3,000

k2,400

kl,580

1,310

1,140

1,020

972

1,020

1,040

1,020

1,240

1,480

k2,620

k4,270

k5.440

k4,340

k2,020

kl,340

1,160

995

55,215

1,781

1.66

1.91

Feb.

972

949

903

880

857

813

1,020"

kl,950

*1,850

kl , 200

1,040

1,020

1,090

1,070

kl,280

k2,640

k2,540

kl,480

1,240

1,090

1,140

kl,790

k2,020

kl,400

1,160

1,090

1,020

949

_

_

-

36,453

1,302

1.21

1.26

Mar.

880

857

880

1,160

k3,200

3,560

k2,330

kl,400

1,260

1,240

1,140

1,090

kl,740

k3,470

k3,100

*k2,300

k2,660

kl,980

1,700

1,910

kl,490

1,260

1,140

kl,590

k3,710

k5,100

k6,570

kS,6S6

k3,020

kl,590

1,360

70,337

2,269

2.12

2.44

Apr.

1,210

1,160

1,110

1,040

1,020

972

1,040

kl,600

kl,670

1,280

1,090

1,020

k2,600

k4,380

k6.390

1?6, 280

k3,440

kl,800

1,560

1,480

1,340

1,160

1,090

1,020

972

926

926

903

857

815

52,149

1,738

1.62

1.81

May

1,280

1,670

1,260

949

835

*813

1,110

1,410

1,160

926

813

726

663

600

580

560

684

663

663

M.,260

It5,060

kg, 220

kl,130

813

684

621

560

520

460

440

BW

29,633

956

0.892

1.03

June

726

705

642

540

480

420

400

460

420

642

kl,270

1,070

769

769

972

769

580

520

540

540

500

440

520

600

460

362

324

306

324

288

-

17,358

579

0.540

0.60

July

270

252

234

216

199

234

*306 356"

270

252

288

270

208

183

167

167

152

145

138

131

118

118

160

160

124

111

98

111

98

8098"

5,664

183

0.171

0.20

Aug.

118

104

*98

118

104

111

118

118

121

152

138

131,

138

131

124

92

124

104

92.

80

80

75

61

57

80

66

57

53

50

38

34

3,037

98.0

0.091

0.10

Sept.

53

53

36

34

32

T04" 160

80

*92

75

70

60

64

75

104

73

62

60

63

41

64

66

70

63

57

53

54

51

66

58

1,993

66.4

0.062

0.07

Calendar year 1952: Max 11,500 Min 110 Mean 1,205 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.30

Water ayear 1952-53: 1952-53: Max 11,500 Min 32 Mean 997 Cfsm 0.930 In. 12.612.61__

Peak discharge (base. 4,200 cfs).--Nov. 23 (9 a.m.) 11,800 cfs (21.9 ft at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 23) 

an. 28 (5 p.m7) 5,880 cfs (18.3 ft at 10 p.m. Jan. 26); Mar. 27 (6 p.m.) 6,830 cfs (19.2 ft at 

0 p.m. Mar. 27); Apr. 15 (10 p.m.) 7,400 cfs (19.4 ft at 4 a.m. Apr. 16).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

k Computed by using rate of change of stage as a factor.
YORK RIVER BASIN 509

Totopotomoy Creek near Atlee, Va.

Location. Lat 37°40'09", long. 77°22'58", on right bank at upstream side of bridge on 

U. S, Highway 301, 0.7 mile upstream from Opossum Creek and 1.6 miles northeast of 

Atlee, Hanover County.

Drainage area. 6.0 st} mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Oct. 2, 1952. Altitude of gage is 

T13 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 5 years, 5.45 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 192 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 6.27 ft); minimum, 

 070T~cfs Sept. 3, 4 (gage height, 1.61 ft).

1948-53: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 21, 1952; minimum, 0.01 cfs June 27, 1952 

(gage height, 1.49 ft).

Flood probably in July 1945 reached a stage of 7.5 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

280 cfs, revised, from rating curve extended above 190 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

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

'Occasional small diurnal fluctuations, cause unknown.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 2)

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

0.03

.32

.96

2.13

3.87

2.2 

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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-.

Oct.

0.71

.69

1.2

.86

.78

*.64 .36-

.86

1.7

3.7

3.9

271

1.6

1.3

1.1

i.i

1.0

1.0

1.0

.86

.78

.94

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.3

1.6

1.8

1.3

1.1

39.88

1.29

0.215

0.25

Nov.

1.2

T72

1.8

3.9

2.0

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

*2.6

3.9

3.9

2.8

2.4

10

7.2

3.5

2.8

2.6

24

*107

76

20

13

10

8.7

7.6

6.6

5.9

5.5

-

341.1

11.4

1.90

2.12

Dec.

5.1

5.1

5.7

5.1

6.8

7.6

5.7

4.9

4.5

5.1

2014"

10

8.0

6.6

*5.9

5.3

5.1

4.9

4.3

4.9

4.9

4.3

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.1

2.9

371

11

189.1

6.10

1.02

1.18

Jan.

16

10

11

9.8

7.6

6.6

6.1

14"^ 5.9

23

19

19

*14

12

9.3

8.2

7.4

8.0

8.4

6.6

8.7

11

8.4

56

4?

19

14

13

11

9.5

8.4

422.9

13.6

2.27

2.62

Feb.

7.6

6.8

6.6

7.0

6.4

5.3

17

16

11

*9.3

8.7

9.5

9.1

7.8

20

21

TT

12

10

8.7

18

18

12

11

11

9.3

8.0

7.2

-

-

-

308.3

11.0

1.83

1.91

Mar.

7.0

770

7.8

18

25_

16

13

11

9.5

8.2

7.6

11

24

18

15

18

*14

12

13

11

10

7.6

7.4

22

20

20

14

12

9.3

8.0

7.4

403.8

13.0

2.17

2.50

Apr.

7.4

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.8

6.4

8.7

7.4

6.4

6.4

5.7

11

36

*30

15

10

9

9

8

7

6

6

6

6

6

5

5

5

5

6

-

266.4

8.88

1.48

1.65

May

8

6

5

4

4

5

5

4.5

4

4

4

*3.5

3

3

3

3

3

3

7

25

10

6

4.5

4

3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2

2

8

154.0

4.97

0.828

0.95

June

8

6

4

3

2.5

2.5

3.0

2.5

3

K>

7

3

4.5

3.5

3

2.5

3.5

4.5

3.5

2.5

3

4

3.5

2.5

2

1.5

1.5

1

T

l

-

103.0

3.43

0.572

0.64

July

1

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

*.8

2

 2.5

1.5

1.5

1

1

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6 76"

.6

.6

.7

30.0

0.968

0.161

0.19

Aug.

0.6

2.5

*1.1

!78

.51

.45

.45

1.6

7.6

1.2

.78

.57

.57

1.3

.86

.51

.71

.78

.45

.35

.35

.30

.26

.22

.18

.15

.15

.12

.12

.12

.09

25.73

0.830

0.138

0.16

Sept,

0.99

.09

,09

.12

8.9

23

*1 1

!78

.54

.57

.71

1.7

.86

.64

.51

.45

.40

.40

.45

,64

.51

.45

.40

.40

.45

.94

.86

.57

.45

-

49.57

1.65

0.27S

0.31

Calendar year 1952 : Max 107 Min 0.04 Mean 7.39 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.77

Water year 1952-53: Max 107 Min 0.09 Mean 6.39 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.48

Peak discharge (base, 45 cfs). No\

(4.79 ft); Apr. 13 (12 p.m.) 54 cfs (

. 21 (6:30 p.m.) 192 cfs (6.27 ft); Jan. 24 (8:30 p.m.) 96 cfs 

3.90 ft); Sept. 5 (10:30 p.m.) 64 cfs (4.15 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day, 

Note. No gage-height record Apr. 14 to Aug. 3; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge meas 

urements and records for Hudson Creek near Boswells Tavern and South Anna River near Ashland.
510 YORK RIVER BASIN

Mattaponi River near Bowling Green, Va.

Location . Lat 38°03'42", long. 77°23'10", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, 2.2 miles northwest of Bowling Green, Caroline County, 2.4 miles upstream from 

South River, and 7.1 miles downstream from confluence of Matta and Poni Rivers.

Drainage area. 251 sq mi.

Records available. September 1942 to September 1953.

~Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 85.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. 11 years, 254 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 4,440 cfs Nov. 23 (gage height, 14.22 ft); minimum, 2.0 cfs Sept. 21, 25, 26 (gage height, 1.20 ft).

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 7,000 cfs Oct. 17, 1942 (gage height, 17.45 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,600 cfs; minimum, 1.1 cfs Sept. 19, 1943; minimum gage 

height, that of Sept. 21, 25, 26, 1953.

Flood of August 1928 reached a stage of 19.5 ft, from relative difference of this 

flood and flood of Oct. 17, 1942, at Milford 4 miles downstream (discharge, 8,900 cfs, 

from rating curve extended above 3,600 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1031: 1943.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic .feet per second)

(Shifting -control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 20,

June 14 to Aug. 8)

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.4 

3.0

2.0 

4.0

11

4.0

6.0

8.0

11.0

14.0

212

557

1,050

2,150

4,280

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 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.

Oct.

38

35

44

45

40

36

40 *38

34

44

51

56

63

69

6?

55

43

38

32

26

30

38 

38 

40

32

32

36 

38

30

32

30

1,265

40.8

0.163

0.19

Nov.

32

3T

37

48

55

62

55

46

41

43

53 *63

69

62

72

139

161

123

135

191

640

2,620 

4.280 

2,710

*1,140

598

360 

272

227

204

-

14,572

486

1.94

2.16

Dec.

204

197

197

190

212

327

450

459

319

250

360

517

684

555

360

264 *234

212

197

183

197

242 

264 

242

220

190

170 

153

143

135

T6T

8,537

275

1.10

1.27

Jan.

327

450

517

488

413

319

257

234

SIT

478

730

990

880

*754

598

431

344

327

369

369

319

369 

422 

497

754

1,600

1,260 

730

497

395

335

16,764

541

2.16

2.49

Feb!

303

287

257

242

234

220 255-

295

250

295

319

287

303

295

344

517

684

STO

431

327

335

431 

497 

450

335

295

272 

250

_

_

-

9,690

346

1.38

1.44

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,280 Mln 19

Mar.

227

220

23T

327

517

730

754

497

378

352

327

311

395

619

1,170

1,080

803 *854

754

598

557

440 

352 

404

640

1,460

1.920 

1,530

880

598

450

20,378

657

2.62

3.02

Apr.

378

352

327

295

287

264

450

378

413

352

295

295

468

828

*1.710

1,420

778

537

468

422

386

327 

287 

264

242

234

242 

227

197

190

13,313

444

1.77

1.98

May

335

497

488

287

212

197

227

287

327

257

197

161 *139

126

119

156

264

227

197

368

754

1,420 

880 

352

204

169

147 

128

112

102

rsy

9,469

305

1.22

1.41

June

204

212

153

120

102

es

93

89

97

128

99

91

280

23T

204

156

111

106

98

90

79

67 

61 

58

50

42

31 

24

2F

34

3,227

108

0.430

0.48

July

30

Zff

26

28

22

20

28

*21

19

19

17

12

10

18

16

14

11

9.2

7.8

7.4

9.5

11 

14 

14

11

9.8

8.0 

8.6

8.3

6.8

6.2

470.6

15.2

0.060

0.07

Aug.

5.6

5.8

11

14 *20

34

32

40

3T

28

30

22

24

18

16

13

11

16

13

10

9.2

8.0 

7.4 

6.4

5.0

5.6

4.6 

4.0

3.8

37?

3.9

456.2

14.7

0.059

0.07

Sept.

3.7

3.5

3.2

3.0

4.2

34

TT

8.3

6.4 *5.2

7.6

5.4

3.8

3.3

2.9

2.6

2.5

2.2

2.1

T7£

2.3

2.9 

2.8 

2.4

2.1

2.2

2.6 

3.2

7.2

. 4.6

155.3

5.18

0.021

0.02

Mean 312 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.91

Water later year year 1952-53: 1952-55: Max Max 4,280 4,280____Hln Mln 2.1 2.1 Mean Mean 269 269_____Cfsm Cfsm 1.07 1.07 In. In. 14.60 14.60________

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 efa).--Nov. 23 (9 a.m.) 4,440 cfs (14.22 ft)j Jan. 26 (3 p.m.) 1,670 

!fs (9.93 ft)j Mar. 15 (8:30 p.m.) 1,320 cfs (8.87 ft); Mar. 27 (7 p.m.) 1,920 cfs (10.50 ft); 

Ipr. 15 (4i30 p.m.) 1,920 cfs (l0.48 ft)j May 22 (9 a.m.) 1,500 cfs (9.45 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
YORK RIVER BASIN 

Mattaponi River near Beulahville, Va.

511

Location.~Lat 37°53'18", long. 77°09'48", on right bank at upstream side of highway 

bridge, 2.4 miles north of Beulahville, King William County, and 2.7 miles downstream 

from Maracossic Creek.

Drainage area. 619 sq mi.

Records available. September 1941 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 13.99 ft above mean sea level, Prior to 

0~ct. 19, 1942, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 609 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,610 cfs Nov. 26 (gage height, 16.70 ft); minimum, 22 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 1.53 ft).

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 8,700 ofs July 20, 1945 (gage height, 20.0 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum, 15 cfs Oct. 10, 1941, Sept. 20, 1943; minimum gage height, 1.20 

ft Oct. 10, 1941.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 'to Nov. 20}

Oct. 1 to Nov. 25

2.8 111

3.0 129

4.0 236

6.0 550

10.0 1,360

12.0 2,080

15.0 4,070

16.5 5,410

Nov. 26 to Sept. 30

1.5 20 3.0 126

2.0 47 3.5 179

2.5 80

Note. Same as precedIng table above 3.5 ft.

^Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September M53

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

115

114

TS7

168

163

134

124

*148

138

163

206

230 Z~l2"

196

179

174

163

148

134

120

124

114

119

134

129

134

124

134

138

143 

143

4,619

149

0.241

0.28

Nov.

129

124

120

158

201

212

196

179

168

153

*174

201

206

201

224

349

446

429

372

412

950

1,660

2,330

3,080

*5,120

5.410

4, £36

2,870

1,730

1,030

33,064

1,102

1.78

1.99

Dec.

714

658

640

658

640

695

790

830

870

850

910

1,030

1,090

1,130

1,160

*1,130

930

714

640

586

586

604

640

658

622

568

532

497

446 tss

497

22,761

734

1.19

1.37

Jan.

S30" 733

970

1,010

1,010

990

870

733

752

970

1,160

1,270

1,360

*1,470

1,590

1,590

1,440

1,180

970

930

930

990

1,010

1,130

1,560

1,810

1,810

1,980

2,280

2,280 

1,770

39,438

1,272

2.05

2.36

Feb.

1,290

990

870

810

752

695

m

990

1,090

*1,160

1,160

1,070

970

890

910

1,050

1,180

1,240

1.510

1,310

1,200

1,070

1,030

1,050

1,050

990

870

771

28,539

1,019

1.65

1.72

Mar.

714

676

7T76~

810

1,010

1,160

1,270

1,360

1,440

1,360

1,130

970

1,030

1,130

1,200

1,360

1,560

1,770

1,850

1,730

1,590

1,440

1,240

1,090

1,110

1,270

1,500

1,770

2,280

2,750 

2,630

42,876

1,383

2.23

2.57

Apr.

2,080

1,500

1,130

950

890

850

830

850

890

910

890

830

970

1,290

*1,590

1,770

2,080

2.510

2,S10

2,030

1,500

1,200

1,010

890

790

733

695

676

640

604

36,088

1,203

1.94

2.16

May

676

830

930

950

870

658

676

658

695

714

640

*532

429

388

349

326

334

412

497

640

790

890

990

1,130

1.510

1,050

480

349

304

'553" 269 

20,049

647

1.05

1.21

June

364

446

429

356

290

242

212

224

249

440

640

412

463

830

950

810

550

480

429

356

290

249

269

380

276

201

174

2"4? 162

168

11,590

386

0.624

0.70

July

146

T3T

118

114

98

95

103

*104

106

94

88

82

76

72

74

62

63

66

58

52

49

52

65

92

117

82

65

55

55

47 

46

2,527

81.5

0.132

0.15

Aug.

48

40

39

82

*79

100

112

118

146

212

196

136

102

126

146

107

121

157

105

84

77

66

54

47

42

45

39

34

37

30 

2_6_

2,753

88.8

0.143

0.16

Sept.

24

3ff

26

24

32

207

356

34?

184

*117

79

70

67

60

61

56

54

43

46

37

37

43

55

46

45

55

47

41

47

46

2,384

79.5

0.128

0..14

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,410 Mln 62 Mean 813 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.87

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,410 Mln 24 Mean 676 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.81

Discharge measurement made on this day.
512 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Measurements of streamflow in the North Atlantic slope basins, New York to York River 

made at points other than gaging stations are given In the following table. Determinations 

of peak flow at points other than gaging stations are given In a separate table on page 524.

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the North Atlantic slope basins, New York to York River 

during water year October 1952 to September 1953

Streams on Long Island, N. Y.

Date

Jan. 15

Jan. IS

16

16 

16

16

Mar. 5

Jan. 21

Oct. 28 

Jan. 21

Oct. 28

Jan. 21

Apr. 2

June 5

July 15

Jan. 21

June 5

July 15

Oct. 28

Jan. Zl

June 5

July 15

Dee. 17

Mar. 5

May 8

July 15

Sept. 17

Nov. 26

Feb. 25

May 8

Aug. 27

27 

27

27

27

27 

27 

Sept. 17

17 

18

22

Dec. 17

June 4

July 16

Sept. 18 

Nov. 26

Mar. 12

June 24

Sept. 18

Dec. 10

Stream

Outlet.

Mill Pond Inlet...

Little Meadow 

Brook.

Crab Meadow Creek.

North Branch 

Peconlc River.

Peconlc River. ....

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

Great Pond Outlet. 

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

White Brook. ......

Fresh Pond Creek. .

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

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

Mill Creek........

Hook Pond Inlet. . .

Inlet. 

Mill Pond Inlet.. . 

Phillips Creek. . . . 

Quantuck Creek. . . .

Beaverdam Creek. . . 

East Branch Seatuck Creek. 

Seatuck Creek. ....

West Seatuck Creek

Terrell River. ....

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

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

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

do

Peconlc River.....

do

Atlantic Ocean....

Peconlc River. ....

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

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

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

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

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

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

Locality

At Port Washington. ....................

Near Locust Valley. ....................

Near Northport .........................

Near Schultz Road, Manorvllle. .........

At Schultz Road, near Manorvllle. ......

west of Calverton.

do

Near Rlverhead. ........................

At Noyack. ...... , ......................

At Water Mill. ......................... 

At Eas t Quogue .........................

At Westhampton. ........................

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

At Center Morlches .....................

Discharge 

(cfs)

.213

.785

.582 

2 59

.842 

.375

1.52

2 15

1.58

.340

9 25

2 03

54 8

3.83

2 29

.920

1 25

.622

.792

2.73

2.30

2.64

2 72 -

2.83

12 2
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 513

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the North Atlantic slope basins, New York to York River 

during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Streams on Long Island, N. Y. Continued

Date

Mar. 11

Aug. 28

Sept. 10

Dec. 17

May 6

3

Dec. 9

AUK 19

June 17

Jan. 16

Jan. 16

Stream

Carmans River. ....

Tuthllls Creek. ...

Creek.

Creek.

Creek.

Creek.

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

Strong Creek. .....

Seaford Creek. ....

Jackson Creek. ....

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Atlantic Ocean....

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

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

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

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

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

Locality

At Bartlett Road, near Middle Island. . .

Yaphank.

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

Patchogue .

At West Patchogue ......................

... .So. ................................

At Montauk Highway, at Lindenhurat. . . . .

At Lindenhurst . ........................

At Seaford. ............................

At Bellmore ............................

Discharge 

(cfs)

1.96

1.33

9.35

10.7

52.0

51.7

55.9

1.29

1.56

2.56

2.52

1.57

4.32

9.92

11.9

4.16 

5.69

8.40

2.08

4.19

4.47

7.78

15.0

10.4

4.19

6.01

2.50

6.07

1.49

3.09

1.66

4.20

10.2

3.79

7.00

11.1

24.2

8.42

1.44

2.00

2.15

3.76 

4.36

6.74

2.08 

2.58

5.53

3.97

3.8:, 

1.96

1.59

35.2 

10.5
514 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the North Atlantic slope basins, New York to York River 

during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Streams on Long Island, N. Y. Continued

Date

Apr 17

Aug. 11

Stream

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

inlet.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

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

Locality

Center.

vllle Center.

Valley Stream.

Valley Stream.

Valley Stream.

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

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Discharge 

(cfs)

22.3

10.3

5.28

5.27

4.22

3.89

11.0

7.62

4.71

1.98

2.22

21.5

6.24

8.16

10.2

6.98

Hudson River basin, N. Y.

Jan. 14

Aug. 31

23

30

Nov. 6

6

May 7

14

14

21

28

8

11

25

July 2

9

15

16

30

11

13

20

27

Sept. 3

3

10

17

24

Jan. 13

June 11 

July 8

Sept. 3

July 8 

Oct. 3

Nov. 3

Dec. 11

11

Jan. 15

Kennyetto Creek. 

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

Clendon Brook. . .

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

feeder.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Qlowegee Creek. . 

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

Qlowegee Creek 

Spring. 

....do....;.....

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

Kayaderosseras 

Creek. 

Luther Brook. . . .

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

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

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

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

Sacandaga River.

Hudson River. . . .

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

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

Kayaderosseras 

Creek.

Glowegee Creek. .

Saratoga Lake . . . 

Round Lake ......

Lat 43°04'00", long'. 74°09'45", 

1.4 miles east of Broadalbin.

Lat 43° 18 '15", long. 73°43'30", 

4 miles west of Glens Falls.

Lat 43°02'00", long. 73°58'20", 

2.3 miles west of West Milton.

Lat 43°01'50", long. 73°55'40", 

at West Milton.

Lat 43°02'25", long. 73°55'20", 

at West Milton. 

Lat 42°57'25", long. 73°46'10", 

1.6 miles southeast of Malta 

(site A).

28.3

3.37

18.2

-

61.9 

.46

28.8

3.21 

3 05

3.10

144

113

99 9

130

12.0

.459

42.8 

.826
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 515

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the North Atlantic slope basins, New York to York River 

during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Hudson River basin, N. Y. Continued

Date

July 29

5

5

Jan. 14

Feb. 25

Stream

Mohawk River. . . .

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

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

Alphaus Kill....

Peekskill Hollow 

Creek.

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Hudson River. . . .

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

Mohawk River. . . .

Hudson River. . , .

Locality

Lat 42°57'25", long. 73°46'10",

1.6 miles southeast of Malta 

(Bite A).

Lat 42°57'10", long. 73°46 1 40",

1.5 miles southeast of Malta 

(site B).

Lat 42*49 '50", long. 73°55'50n , 

at Schenectady.

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

Lat 42°52'00", long. 73°54'10", 

at Olenrldge. 

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

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

Lat 42°48'10", long. 73°49'35",

at Vlacher Ferry.

Lat 42°24'40", long. 73°39'3G",

at Valatle.

Lat 41°18'55", long. 73°54'30", 

2 miles northeast of Peekskill.

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

0.46

1.60

3,306

54.3

11.6

1.29

48.2

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.640

.596

.605

.624

.603

2.89

3.20

2.76

2.81

2,220 

1,800

2,100

2,240

1,180

1,060

1,080

1,820

2,180

1.57Q

 1,400

4,240

4,250

1,620

1,040

1,380

1,430

22.7 

480

2.82

2.24

2.82

19.8

57.5

.909

.645

2.96

3.73

1.38

90.4

Passalc River basin, N. J

Mar. 3 

Apr. 2 

May 1 

July 8

Canoe Brook. ....

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

Passalc River. . .

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

Near Summit ......................

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

1.1 4.23 

12.3 

59.6 

1.53

Rarltan River basin, N. J.

May 22 Stony Brook. .... Millstone River. Near Prlnceton. .................. 44.0 36.4

Delaware River basin

Oct. 16 

Aug. 13

Oct. 16 

Aug. 13

Oct. 16

Aug. 12

Oct. 16 

Sept. 2

Oct. 17

Aug. 12

Oct. 17 

Aug. 13

Oct. 17

Aug. 12

Oct. 17 

Aug. 12

Oct. 17

Aug. 12

Oct. 16 

Aug. 26

Feb. 6

Sept. 9

Aug. 11

11

11 

Oct. 16

Aug. 26

Jan. 6

Feb. 10

Shehawken Creek. 

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

Equlnunk Creek. . 

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

Wallenpaupack

Creek. 

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

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

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

Shohola Creek. . .

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

Raymond Kill. . . . 

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

Swlftwater Creek

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

McMlchaels Creek 

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

Kettle Creek....

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

Little Bushklll 

Creek. 

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

Pequest River. . .

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

Quakake Creek. . . 

Lizard Creek. . . .

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

Schaefer Run. . . .

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

Monocacy Creek. .

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

Delaware River. .

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

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

Delaware River. .

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

Brodhead Creek. .

McMlchaels Creek

Bushklll Creek. .

Black Creek. .... 

Lehlgh River. . . .

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

Little Lehlgh

Creek.

Lehlgh River. . . .

Near Starlight, Pa. ..............

Near Equlnunk, Pa. ...............

Near East Sterling, Pa. ..........

Near Mllford, Pa. ................

At McMlchaels, Pa. ...............

At Edelman, Pa. ..................

Near Hazleton, Pa. ...............

At Ashf leld, Pa. .................

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.99

9.31

26.2

§.86

7.20

5.33

2.13

9.19

130
516 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the North Atlantic slope basins, Nsw York to York River 

during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Delaware River basin Continued

Date

Dec. 31

Dec. 6

19

9

11

Oct. 21

21

15

15

Oct. 22 

15

Oct. 15

Oct. 22 

Aug. 25

Aug. 25 

Oct. 22

Aug. 25

25 

Nov. 6

Stream

sion canal,

Musconetcong 

River.

tan Canal.

Creek.

McDonald Branch 

Bisphams Mill 

Creek.

SchuylM.ll

River.

kill River.

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

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

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

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

Creek.

Antletam Creek. .

Manatawny Creek.

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

Pigeon Creek. . . .

Trout Creek. .... 

Wlssahlckon 

Creek.

Brandywine 

Creek.

Sucker Run. ..... 

Blackbird Creek.

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

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

Delaware River. ,

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

Creek. 

Bisphams Mill 

Creek.

kill River.

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

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

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

Creek.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Delaware River. .

Locality

of Riegelsville, Pa.

At mouth, In Rlegelsvllle, N. J..

do

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

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

At Butter-worth Road, In Lebanon 

State Forest, N. J.

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

At Port Clinton, Pa. .............

At Leesport, Pa. .................

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

Near St. Lawrence, Pa. ...........

At Earlvllle, Pa. ................

At Pottstown, Pa. ................

At Parkerford, Pa. ...............

Near Valley Forge, Pa. ...........

At Philadelphia, Pa. .............

Near Coatesvllle, Pa. ............

At bridge on county road 100 ft 

downstream from abandoned mill 

and 0.6 mile southwest of 

Blackbird, Del,

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

_

_

156

_

2.31

-

-

-

-

-

1

:

Discharge 

(cfs)

148

185

219

202

148

48.5

59.7

65.7

67.6

383 

73.2

15.8

31.5

28.2

34.7

16.2

92.7

64.1

75.1

.02

.82

1.95 

35.3

593

1,870

115

194

199

146

90.4

Z04

11.8

8.42

39.2

44.4 

5.51

2.98 

23.9

.73 

1.55
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 517

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the North Atlantic slope basins, New York to York River 

during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Murderklll River basin. Del.

Date

Oct. 1

Stream

Murderkill River

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Delaware Bay. . , ,

Locality

At bridge on U. S. Highway 13, 

2.2 miles south of Felton.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

14.4

Discharge 

(cfs)

5.79

Pocoraoke River basin, Md.

July 1'6 Burnt Mill

Branch.

Pocomoke River, . 0.5 mile upstream from Gordys

Branch, f mile east of Willards, and 0.8 mile upstream

from mouth.

Highway 354, at Powellville.

18.1 0

Wloomioo River basin, Md.

July 16 Tonytank Creek. . Wicomico River,. At outlet of Fooks Pond, 1 mile 

northeast of Frultland and 

1.1 miles south of Salisbury.

5.03 3.32

Nantlcoke River basin, Md.

Oct. 2

17

Chicone Creek. . , Nanticoke River. At county bridge J mile east of 4.69 

Reids (Jrove and 4j miles upstream from mouth.

Del aware -Mary land corner, 1 

mile upstream from Mockingbird 

Pond, and 3 miles east of Mardela Springs.

from gaging Station and 2 . 1 

miles west of Hebron.

in Quantico.

.61

2.73

1.98

Choptank River basin, Md.

Oct. 7

Oct. 7

6

July 22

Forge Branch. , . .

Knott Mlllpond. .

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

Choptank River. .

Tuokahoe Creek. ,

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

At bridge on county road 1 mile 9.84 

northwest of Greensboro and 

3.5 miles upstream from mouth.

miles west of Hobbs and 2.8 

miles upstream from mouth.

At bridge on county road 0.9 mile 8.45 

upstream from mouth and 2.5 

miles south of Hlllsboro.

2 miles northeast of Bethlehem, 

and 2.0 miles upstream from 

mouth,

downstream from confluence of 

Wootenaux Creek and Galloway 

Run and 3.5 miles east of 

Easton.

miles northeast of Trappe and 

3.5 miles upstream from mouth.

at Cabin Creek. 

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

2.38 

1.82

2.88

6.61

3.28

5.66

5.99

Wye River basin, Md.

Oct. 6 Mill Creek...... Skipton Creek. . . At bridge on U. S. Highway 50, 5.48 

1.9 miles south of Wye Mills 

and 2.4 miles upstream from

mouth.

4.39

Chester River basin, Md.

Oct. 9

Mar. 9

May 8

Mills Branch. . . .

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

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

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

Chester River. . .

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

At bridge on county road 1.6 9.98 

miles upstream from mouth and 

2.1 miles northwest of MillIngton-,

2.42 

2.04

5.71

16.8

9.35

8.82

9.30

54.6

5.30

3.52

1.95
518 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the North Atlantic slope basins, New York to York River 

during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Chester River basin, Md. Continued

Date

Aug. 21

18

Oct. 13

30

Dec. 5

22

Mar. 11

17

22

17

21

18

Oct. 13 

29

Nov. 18

Dec. 5

18

22

Feb. 11

25

Mar. 10

24

17

May 11

18

July 3

17

21

Sept. 4

18

Stream

Mills Branch. .. .

Mill Pond Outlet 

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

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

Brlce's'Mlll

Pond Outlet.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Chester River. . .

Langford Creek. .

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

Locality

At bridge on county road 1.6 

miles upstream from mouth and 

2.1 miles northwest of MillIng ton.

0.7 mile north of Ewlngville 

and 1.8 miles west of McOlnnes.

at south limits of Centervllle.

At spillway of dam 1.4 miles east 

of Langford and 3.0 miles 

southwest of Chestertown.

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

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

9.98

5.27

11.2

5.10

Discharge 

(ofs)

1.65

1.40

2.07

1.74

3.37

4.82

8.07

5.62

6.68

7.04

7.84

18.1

5.14

2.65

2.11

1.34

6.47

4.09

4 34

3 55

3.32

Worton Creek basin. Md.

Oct. 13

29 

Nov. 17 

Dec. 4 

17 

Jan. 13 

22 

Feb. 11 

£4

Mill Creek. ..... 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Worton Creek. . . . At bridge on county road 0.3 mile 

northeast of St. James Church 

and £ mile north of Hanesville.

5.17 2.17

1.87 

2.31 

3.06 

3.16 

6.17 

6.24 

4.37 

4.44
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 519

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the North Atlantic slope basins, New York to York River 

during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Worton Creek basin, Md. Continued

Date

Mar. 10

18

Stream

Mill Creek. .....

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

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

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

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

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Worton Crack. . . .

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

Locality

At bridge on county road 0.3 

mile northeast of St. James 

Church and i mile north of 

Hanesvllle.

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

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

5.17

Discharge 

(ofs)

5.00

4.95

2.34

1.93

1.18

1.33

Elk River basin, Md.

Oct. 13

17

Little Bohemia 

Creek.

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

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

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

Bohemia River. . .

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

At bridge on county road O.Z mile 

southwest of St. Francis Xavler 

Church and 2 miles northwest of 

Warwick.

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

E.45 E.18

E.14

2. 23

2.26

2.74

2.68

2.96

3.35

3.35

17.6

2.72

2.75

2.62

1.90

1.81

Susquehanna River basin

Apr. 23

Dec. 30

July 29 

Apr. 22

Apr. 22

Apr. 22

Apr. 22

25

26

14

Catatonk Creek. .

Cayuta Creek. . . .

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

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

Helmer Creek. . . . 

Tenmlle Creek. . .

Cohocton River. .

Campbell Creek. .

Meads Creek. ....

Mill Creek. .....

Wysox Creek. ....

Wyaluslng 

Creek.

River.

Owego Creek. ....

Susquehanna 

River.

Canisteo River. . 

Cohocton River. .

Tloga River.. 

Cohocton River. .

Cohocton River. .

River.

Sugar Creek. ....

River. 

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

at Union, N. Y.

Lat 42°14'05", long. 76°20'30", 

at Candor, N. Y.

Lat 42°00'30", long. 76°31'35", 

at Waverly, N. Y.

Lat 42°11'00 , long. 77°20'40", 

1 mile northeast of Cameron 

Mills, N. Y., 

Lat 42°25'40", long. 77*25 1 501', 

1.1 miles northeast of Avoca, 

N. Y.

Lat 42°23'50", long. 77°25'10",- 

at site of former gaging station at Avoca, N. Y. 

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

Lat 42°20'50", long. 77°23'55", 

2.5 miles southwest of Kanona, 

N. Y.

Lat 42°10'35", long. 77°07'20", 

at Coopers Plains, N. Y.

Near Burlington, Pa. .............

Near Wysox, Pa. ..................

110

123

140

4.07 

17.9

157

32.8

69.8

-

-

112

145

109

1,010

122

14.4

.780 

16.8 

.820

170 

44.3

20.8 

1.07

55.8 

1.86

0

1.80

.15 

1.76

1.85 

0
520 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the North Atlantic slope basins, New York to York River 

during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Susquehanna River basin Continued

Date

Aug. 13 

13 

Oct. 15 

Sept. 16 

Oct. 16 

Sept. 16 

Jan. 6 

Feb. 4 

Mar. 12 

Apr. 14 

May 28 

Oct. 1 

Dec. 10 

Feb. 17 

June 2 

Aug. 12 

Sept. 16 

Aug. 14 

Oct. 15 

Aug. 10 

26

Mar. 25 

Aug. 26

Oct. 9 

Nov. 17 

Dee. 14 

Jan. 18 

Feb. 24 

Apr. 8 

May 7 

June 11 

July 16 

Aug. 21 

27

27 

27

27 

May 6

Aug. 26 

Oct. 7

Nov. 11 

Dec. 15 

Jan. 19 

Mar. 25 

May 6 

June 10 

July 15 

Aug. 20 

Sept. 23 

Aug. 24

26 

26 

26 

26 

26 

25

Oct. 6 

Nov. 10 

Dec. 18 

Jan. 22 

Mar. 1 

Apr. 1 

May 4 

June 8 

July 13 

Aug. 17 

Sept. 21 

Aug. 25 

25 

6

Stream

Meshoppen Creek. ..

Mill Creek........

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

Huntingdon Creek. . 

Roaring Creek. ....

West Branch 

Susquehanna 

River.

Mosquito Creek. . . .

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

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

Bennett Branch 

S innemahoning 

Creek.

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

Grove Run .........

Freeman Run. .......

First Fork 

Sinnemahoning 

Creek. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Baker Run .........

South Fork Beech 

Creek. 

Nlttany Creek. ....

Pine Creek. .......

Nlnemlle Run. ..... 

Marsh Creek. ...... 

Pine Run. .........

Hagermans Run ..... 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Little Bear Creek. 

Rock Run. ......... 

Spring Creek. .....

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Susquehanna River. 

Tunkhannock Creek. 

Susquehanna River.

Lackawanna River. .

Fishing Creek. .... 

Susquehanna River.

West Branch 

Susquehanna 

River. 

Susquehanna River.

West Branch 

Susquehanna 

River. 

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

Sinnemahoning 

Creek.

Sinnemahoning 

Creek. 

Driftwood Branch 

S Innemahoning 

Creek.

Sinnemahoning 

Creek. 

First Fork 

S Innemahoning 

Creek. 

Sinnemahoning 

Creek.

West Branch 

Susquehanna 

River. 

Beech Creek. ......

North Bald Eagle 

Creek. 

West Branch 

Susquehanna 

River. 

Pine Creek. ....... 

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

West Branch 

Susquehanna 

River.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Loyalsock Creek. . . 

Muncy Creek. ...... 

White Deer Hole 

Creek,

Locality

At Stull Pa

Near Harveyville, Pa. ..................

At Karthaus, Pa. .......................

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

Near Marsh Creek, Pa. ..................

At South Williamsport, Pa. ............. 

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

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

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

.... do .........................;....... 

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

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

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

Near Barbours, Pa .......... ........... 

Near Mawrglen, Pa ...................... 

Near Allenwood, Pa. ....................

Discharge 

(cfs)

2.02 

.18 

10.5 

9.92 

1.76 

1.12 

27.5 

74.5 

45.6 

122 

52.6 

7.6 

4.1 

9.8 

9.4 

.97 

3.39 

6.52 

2.86 

1.99 

1.88

4,230 

2.47

9.20 

3.72 

124 

163 

137 

112 

142 

123 

6.71 

4.92 

2.13

1.63 

1.47

1.79 

12.9

1.15 

55.9

30.1 

584 

611 

3,580 

421 

348 

21.9 

9.44 

31.9 

3.14

1.32 

1.94 

1.19

1.05 

3.05 

.05

.98 

.07 

18.8 

14.0 

7.37 

16.3 

8.60 

9.68 

.58 

.07 

.03 

.50 

0 

6.76
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 521

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the North Atlantic slope basins, New York to York River 

during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Sutequehanna River basin Continued

Date

26

25

25 

Oct. 17

Oct. 10

Oct. 15

Oct. 15

16

2

AUK. 25

Stream

Creek. 

Pine Creek. .....

Shaver Creek. . . . 

Raystown Branch 

Juniata River.

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

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

Creek. 

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

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

Creek. 

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

Creek.

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

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

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

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

Conewago Creek.. 

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

Latimore Creek. .

tary.

Creek.

Landls Run. .....

tary.

Creek. 

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Creek.

Susquehanna 

River.

Perm Creek. .....

Branch Juniata 

River.

River. 

Juniata River. . . 

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

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

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

River. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bermudian Creek. 

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

River.

River. 

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

Conestoga Creek.

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

Locality

At Woodward, Pa. ..................

Near Petersburg, Pa. .............. 

Near Manns Choice, Pa. ............

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

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

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

At New Cumberland, Pa. ............

Near Heidlersburg, Pa. ............ 

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

Near York Springs, Pa. ............ 

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

Near Eden, Pa .....................

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

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Discharge 

(cfsf

4.42

6.27 

1.32

147

15.6 

6.99

3.75

132

.44

21.0

12.7

Patapsco River basin, Md.

Oct. 13 

Nov. 5 

Dec. 4 

Feb. 3

Stony Run. ...... 

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

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

Jones Palls. ....

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

At San Martin Drive, Baltimore....

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

2.84 1.48 

1.05 

1.51 

1.92

Patuxent River basin, Md.

Sept. 30 

30

Bear Branch. .... Patuxent River. . Above Laurel Lake at Laurel. ...... 

Below Laurel Lake at Laurel, on 

U. S. Highway 1.

2.08

0.565 

1.58

Potomac River basin

Oct. 22

Nov. 5

Hatchery Spring.

Breakneck Run 

(Hatchery 

Spring),

Johnson Run .....

Sleepy Creek. . , .

1.2 miles upstream from confluence 

of Johnson Run and Sawmill 

Branch and 2.6 miles west of 

Petersburg, W. Va.

At Ridge, 0.8 mile upstream from 

mouth of Breakneck Run, W. Va.

0.19

.30

1.42

.55
522 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the North Atlantic slope basins, New York to York River 

during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Potoraao River basin--Continued

Date

July 21

Nov. 5

21

30 

30

30 

30 

30

29

29

29

Oct. 15

29

29

29

29

Jan. 22 

Sept. 29

28 

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

28

28 

29 

29 

Jan. 22

Apr. 28

July 1

Sept. 29

29

30

30 

30 

Oct. 15

Aug. 24

Oct. 15 

Aug. 24

29

Stream

Breakneck Run 

(Hatchery 

Spring)

Sleepy Creek. . . . 

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

Back Creek. ..... 

Hogue Creek. ....

Opequon Creek. . . 

Red Bud Run. ....

do

Little Antletara Creek.

Little .River. . . .

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

Blacks Run. .....

Edison Creek. . . . 

Middle River. . . . 

Jennlngs Branch. 

Whiskey Creek. . . 

Lewis Creek. .... 

Christians Creek

South River. ....

Back Creek. .....

North Fork Shenandoah River. 

Llnvllle Creek..

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

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

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

Mill Creek. .....

Little Stony 

Creek. 

Toms Brook. .....

Marsh Creek. ....

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

Toms Creek. ..... 

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

Catoctln Creek. .

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Sleepy Creek

Potomao River. . .

Back Creek. .....

Creek. 

Potomac River. . .

Opequon Creek. . .

Little Antletara Creek.

Creek.

North River. ....

Grassey Creek. . .

Middle River. . . . 

North River. .... 

Middle River. . . . 

Jennlngs Branch. 

Middle River. . . .

South Fork 

Shenandoah 

River. 

South River. ....

Shenandoah River

North Fork Shenandoah River.

Stony Creek. ....

North Fork Shenandoah River. 

Monocacy River. .

Potomac River. . .

Locality

At Ridge, 0.8 mile upstream from 

mouth of Breakneck Run, W. Va.

At State Highway 9, 0.2 mile downstream from Meadow Branch and 6 

miles east of Berkley Springs, 

W. Va.

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

t; mile north of Galnesboro, Va., 

on U. S. Highway 522. 

1% miles southeast of Galnesboro, 

Va., on U. S. Highway 522.

4.9 miles southwest of Winchester, 

Va., on State Highway 628. 

3 miles east of Winchester, Va., 

on State Highway 656.

on State Highway 645.

Va., 1.5 miles upstream from 

mouth.

At forest trail above North RiverGap near Stokesvllle, Va.

on State Highway 613.

State Highway 731.

Highway 847.

U. S. Highway 33.

At Harrlsonburg, Va., on U. S. 

Highway 11.

Near Churchvllle, Va., on State 

Highway 254. 

2 miles east of Churchville, Va., 

on U. S. Highway 250. 

 J mile west of Churchville, Va . , 

on State Highway 42. 

£ mile vest of Churchville, Va., 

on State Highway 42. 

Northeast of Staunton, Va., on 

State Highway 793.

Highway 250. 

At Greenville, Va., on State 

Highway 662.

1 mile east of Lyndhurst, Va., on 

State Highway 624. 

4 mile north of Fulks Run, Va., 

on State Highway 259. 

At Broadway, Va., on State Highway 259.

of Broadway, Va.

on U. S. Highway 211.

Jackson, Va. , on State Highway 

698. 

Above Woodstock, Va. water-supply 

reservoir on State Highway 749. 

At Toma Brook, Va., on U. S. Highway 11.

Near Fairf leld, Pa. ...............

At Taylorstown, Va. ...............

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

0.56

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.63

6.1

3.10 

1.80

3.26 

3.31

.052

12 3

122

4.21

2.17 

14.8 

1.11 

1.30 

11.4

4.88

0 

.994 

7.58

.550 

.110

4.59

4.72
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 523

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the North Atlantic slope basins, New York to York River 

during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Potomac River basin Continued

Date

Aug. 29 

29

29 

29 

29

29

29

30 

Jan. 22

28

28

Apr 29

30

30 

30

30

Stream

Goose Creek. ....

North Pork Goose 

Creek. 

Little River....

Broad Run .......

Difficult Run. . .

Pohlck Creek. . . . 

Broad Run .......

Neabsco Creek. . .

Quantlco Creek. .

Potomac Creek. . .

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Potomac River. . .

Goose Creek. .... 

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

Potomac River...

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

Cameron Run. .... 

Occoquan Creek. .

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

Potomac River...

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

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

Locality

At Delaplane, Va., on U. S. 

Highway 55.

on U. S. Highway 50. 

45 miles south of Pureellvllle, 

Va., on State Highway 722. 

1.6 miles west of Aldle, Va., on 

State Highway 629. 

9 miles east of Leesburg, Va., 

on State Highway 7.

and 0.4 miles downstream from 

State Highway 28.

Near Fairfax, Va., on State Highway 665.

Bridge, Va. 

On U. S. Highway 350, 9 miles 

south of crossing with State 

Highway 236 near Alexandria, 

Va. 

On State Highway 17, 7 miles 

north of Warrenton, Va.

of Manassas, Va.

Va., on State Highway 692.

649, near Brentsville, Va.

Va., on State Highway 705.

234.

on State Highway 658. 

4 miles north of Dumfries, Va., 

on U. S. Highway 1.

on U. S. Highway 1. 

At Dumfries, Va., on State Highway 629.

vatlon, near Triangle, Va.

Qarrisonville, Va. 

4.5 miles north of Prederleksburg, Va. on U. S. Highway 1.

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

-

4.15

~

_

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

2.58

.394 

1.48 

.129

6.52

4.66 

.866

.683

1.24

2.30

3.49 

3.05

2.58

.89

.134

.396

.198 

.115

.512 

.097

2.98

.667

30 

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

Neabsco Creek. . .

Quantlco Creek. .

Potomac Creek. . .

Potomac River...

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

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

4 miles north of Dumfries, Va., 

on U. S. Highway 1. 

2.8 miles north of Dumfries, Va., 

on U. S. Highway 1. 

At Dumfries, Va., on State Highway 629. 

At U. S. Marine Corps Reservation, near Triangle, Va. 

On State Highway 641, near 

Qarrisonville, Va. 

4.5 miles north of Prederleksburg, Va. on U. S. Highway 1.

-

.198 

.115 

.512 

.097 

2.98 

.667

Rappahannoek River basin, Va.

Sept. 2 9 

29 

29 

28 

28 

29

28

29 

29 

28 

28 

28 

28

28 

28

30 

30

30 

30

Jordan River. . . .

Rappahannoek 

River.

Hughes River. . . .

North Pork 

Thornton River

South Pork 

Thornton River

Covlngton River. 

Battle Run. ..... 

Mountain Run ....

Conway River. . . .

Robertson River. 

Whiteoak Run.. . .

Mill Creek. .....

Rappahanno c k 

River. 

Atlantic Ocean..

Hazel River. ....

Rush River. ..... 

Thornton River. .

Rappahannoek 

River.

Rapldan River. . .

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

Robertson River.

Rapidan River. . .

Rappahanno ek 

River.

3.5 miles east of Flint Hill, 

on State Highway 637. 

4 miles east of Flint Hill, on 

State Highway 647. 

At Waterloo, on State Highway 

688. 

5 miles northeast of Slate 

Mills, on State Highway 231. 

3.5 miles west of Slate Mills, 

on State Highway 231. 

At Sperryvllle, 0.5 mile north 

of Junction of U. S. Highways 

211 and 522. 

1.1 miles south of junction of 

U. S. Highways 211 and 522 

at Sperryvllle. 

2.1 miles north of Sperryville 

on U. S. Highways 522 and 211. 

At Laurel Mills, 0.6 mile east 

on State Highway 618. 

At Culpeper, on U. S. Highway 

29. 

1.5 miles west of Wolf town, on 

State Highway 230. 

3 miles northeast of Stanardsvllle, on State Highway 230. 

1 mile north of Stanardsvllle, 

on State Highway 230. 

At Banco, on State Highway 231... 

0.8 mile north of Madison, on 

State Highway 231. 

7.5 miles south of Culpeper, on 

U . S. Highway 522 . 

5 miles east of U. S. Highway 522 

on State Highway 611 and near 

Burr Hill. 

At Burr Hill on State Highway 611. 

2.9 miles southwest of Port 

Royal, on U. S. Highway 301.

0.210 

1.65 

3.20 

.710 

.760 

.800

.980

.25 

1.19 

3.28 

2.07 

.211 

.038

2.89 

2.78

0 

.72

.35 

.86
524 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In North Atlantic slope basins, New York to York River 

during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Rappahannook River basin Continued

Date

Sept. 21 

10

Stream

Hudson Creek. . . . 

Reedy Creek. ....

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

South Anna River 

Mattaponl Rlver (

Locality

1 mile east of Thelma, at 

Taylors Farm. 

3.2 miles north of Dawn, on 

U. S. Highway 1.

Drainage 

area 

(s<i ml)

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.05 

1.79

The following table contains determinations of peak discharge made at crest stage by 

indirect methods at points other than regular gaging stations in the area covered by this 

report.

Miscellaneous determinations of peak discharge during water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Mar. 27 

Apr. 26

Nov. 22

11

11 

11 

11

Dec. 11

May 13

Jan. 24 

Aug. 13

July 22

22 

May 5 

5 

5

5

Stream

Trout Brook. ....

Cayadutta Creek 

tributary.

Schoharle Creek.

Onesquethaw 

Creek.

Coeymans Creek. .

Ten Mile Creek. . 

Shingle Kill ....

Outlet. 

Peeksklll Hollow 

Creek.

Brush Brook. ....

Helmer Creek. . . .

South Branch 

Michigan Creek 

Turkeycock Run. .

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

Timber Branch. .. 

Taylor Run. .....

Tributary to

Schroon River... 

Cayadutta Creek.

Mohawk River. . . .

Coeymans Creek. . 

Hudson River. . . . 

Catsklll Creek. .

Hudson River

Little Delaware 

River.

Canlsteo River. .

Michigan Creek. . 

Lick Run. ....... 

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

Cameron Run. ....

Locality

Lat 43°46'35", long. 73°54'00", 

at Olmstedville, N. Y. 

Lat 42°58'55", long. 74°23'25", 

1.6 miles southwest of Johnstown. N. Y.

at Fonda, N. Y, 

Lat 42°12'30", long. 74°13'10", 

at Hunter, N. Y.

1.5 miles north of Westklll, 

N. Y.

2 miles east of Ashland, N, Y. 

Lat 42°32'15", long. 73°52'10", 

1 mile west of South Bethlehem, N. Y. 

Lat 42° 32 '20", long. 73°49'40", 

1 mile east of South Bethlehem, N. Y. 

Lat 42° 24 '2 5", long. 74 "08 '10", 

at Oak Hill, N. Y'.

at Cairo, N. Y.

at Earlton. N. Y.

at Shady, N. Y. 

Lat 41° 12 '55", long. 73° 54 '30", 

2 miles northeast of Peekskill, N. Y. 

Lat 42°15'50", long. 74°46'55", 

at Bovlna Center, N. Y.

1 mile northwest of Bovlna 

Center, N. Y. 

Lat 42°11'00", long. 77°20'40", 

1 mile northeast of Cameron 

Mills, N. Y. 

Lat 42°13'00", long. 77°19'00", 

at Risingville, N. Y. 

 J mile north of State Highway 

236, near Llncolnla, Va. 

On State Highway 236, at 

Llncolnla, Va. 

At Ivy Hill Cemetary, Alexandria, Va. 

At Duke St., Alexandria, Va.....

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

31.1 

1.00

39.5

51.2

28.1 

36.4

35.3 

13.9

48.2 

5.42

4.07

.96 

.67 

.93 

.45 

.92

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,540 

128

183

4,340 

3,760

7,090

3,720 

2,640

1,990 

745

848 

2,570

625

819 

483 

669 

1,170 

880
INDEX

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Abrams Creek near Winchester, Va...... 433

Absecon Creek at Absecon, N. J

Accotlnk Creek, near Accotink Station. 

Va..............................

near Annandale, Va..................

Accuracy of field data and computed

results.........................

Acre-foot, definition of..............

Adams, Mass., Hooslc River at.........

Adamsvllle, Del., Marshyhope Creek

near............................

Adklns Race, Md., discharge measurement of.........................

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

146Battenvllle, N. Y., Batten Kill at..... 

Battle Run, Va., discharge measurement

479

478Bayshore, N. Y., Penataqult Creek at..

Beacon, N. Y., Fishkill Creek at.

Bear Branch, Md., discharge measurements of.

253

Beaver Kill, at Cooks Falls, N. Y.

at Craigie Clalr, N. Y...............

near Turnwood, N. Y..................

517 Beaver Swamp Brook near Harrison, N. Y. 

Beaverdam Branch at Matthews, Md.

records collected by. ........... 12-13 Beaverdajn Creek (tributary to Atlantic

Albrlght Creek at East Homer, N. Y.... 287

Alexandria, Va., Fourmlle Run at...... 476

Allegheny Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of..................... 516

Allentown, Pa., Jordan Creek at....... 208

Little Lehlgh Creek near. ........... . 207 Beaverdam Creek (tributary to Wicomicw)

Almond, N. Y. ., Almond Reservoir near 304-305

Karr Valley Creek at .............. . 303 Beaverdam Run near Garrlsonville, Va. . . 490

Almond Reservoir near Almond', 'N! 'Y] '. [304-305 Beaverdam Swamp near Ark, Va ........... 504 ... __.__.__ _, , ., __, _ discharge Alplaus Kill, N. Y. , discharge measurements of..................... 515

Amltyvllle Creek, N. Y., discharge

measurement of.................. 513

Anacostla River, Northeast Branch, at

Rlverdale, Md. .............'..... 473 Belden, Pa., Dunning Creek at.......... 358

Northwest Branch, near Colesvllle, 

Md.............................

near Hyattsvllle, Md.............

Angelica Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of.....................

Annandale, Va., Accotlnk Creek near..

474

475

516 478 Bell Run, Pa., discharge measurement of 520

Annapolis, Md., North River near...!.. 397 Belleville, N. J., Second River at..... 121

Antletam Creek (tributary to Potomac 

River) near Sharpsburg, Md....

Antletam Creek (tributary to Schuylklll River), Pa., discharge

437

measurement of.................. 516 Bennett Branch. See Slnnemahonlng

Aquashlcola Creek at Palmerton, Pa.... 205

Aqula Creek, Va., discharge measurement of......................... 523

Archbald, Pa., Lackawanna River at.... 321

Ark, Va., Beaverdam Swamp near........ 504

Arkport, N, Y., Arkport Reservoir near 301

Canlsteo River at................... 302

Arkport Reservoir near Arkport, N. Y.. 301

Arlington, Vt., Batten Kill at........ 53

Ashland, Va., South Anna River near... 507

Assunplnk Creek at Trenton, N. J...... 221

Atlee, Va., Totopotomoy Creek near.... 509

Aughwlck Creek near Three Springs, Pa. 364 

Avondale, Md., Little Pipe Creek at..460-461 

Awixa Creek, N. Y., discharge measurements of........................ 513

Awostlng, N. J., Greenwood Lake at.... 107

Wanaque River at.................... 108

Axemann, Pa., Spring Creek near....... 338

Babylon, N. Y., Carlls River at....... 32

Sampawams Creek at.................. 31

Back Creek (tributary to Potomac

River), Va., discharge measurement of......................... 522

near Jones Springs, W, Va........... 430

Back Creek (tributary to South River),

Va., discharge measurement of... 522 

Baker Run, Pa., discharge measurement

of..... ......................... 520

Baron Creek, Md., discharge measurement of......................... 517

Barryville, N. Y., Delaware River near 177 

Barton, Md., Savage River near........ 406

Basin Run at Liberty Grove, Md........ 382

Batavia Kill, N. Y., discharge measurement of...................... 524

Batsto River at Batsto, N. J.......... 144

Batten Kill, at Arlington, Vt......... 53

Batten Kill at Battenville, N. Y.

of.

Page 

54 

54

523

30

95

521 

57 Beaver Brook near Belvidere, N. J...... 198

163 

160 

159 

16 

260

Ocean), at Brookhaven, N. Y., 

discharge measurements of........ 513

Beaverdam Creek (tributary to Atlantic 

Ocean) at Westhampton, N. Y., 

discharge measurement .of......... 512

River) near Salisbury, Md........ 249

Beech Creek, South Fork, Pa.

measurement of.

Beech Creek Station, Pa., North Bald

520

Eagle Creek at................... 339

Bel Air, Md., Bynum Run near........... 384

Bell Creek, at Franks Mill, near

Staunton, Va....................

at St. Pauls Chapel, near Staunton, 

Va..............................

near Staunton, Va.

440

441

Bellport Creek, N. Y., discharge measurements of...................... 513

Belvidere, N. J., Beaver Brook near.... 198

Delaware River at.................... 199

Creek, Bennett Branch. 

Bennett Creek at Park Mills, Md........ 466

.erne, Pa., Schuylkill River at........ 228

Berryville, Va., Opequon Creek near.... 432

Arena, N. Y., Mill Brook at ........... 153 Bethesda, Md., Little Falls Branch near 471

Bethlehem, Pa., Lehigh River at. 210

Monocacy Creek at.................... 209

Beulahville, Va,, Mattaponl River near. 

Big Elk Creek at Elk Mills, Md.........

Big Pipe Creek at Bruceville, Md.

511

266

459

Big Spring at Masonville, W. Va........ 421

Bisphams Mill Creek, McDonald Branch,

N. J., discharge measurements of. 516 

Black River. See Lamington River. 

Blackbird Creek, Del., discharge measurement of.

Blacks Run, Va., discharge measurements

of.

Blackwells Mills, N. J., Millstone

River at......."..................

Blairstown, N. J., Paulins Kill at...., 

Blind Brook at Rye, N. Y.

Blockhouse Creek near English Center,

Pa.

516

522

134

195

15

341

408

327

216 

113 

385 

52

Boonton, N. J., Rockaway River at..... 103,104 

 - 104 

506 

135

330

Bloomington, Md., Savage River near... 

Bloomsburg, Pa., Fishing Creek near... 

Bloomsbury, N. J., Musconetcong River 

near.............................

Blue Mine Brook near Wanaque, N. 

Blue Mount, Md., Little Falls at. 

Bond Creek at Dunham Basin, N. Y.

Boonton Reservoir, capacity of. 

Boswells Tavern, Va., Hudson Creek near 

Bound Brook, N. J., Raritan River at... 

Bower, Pa., West Branch Susquehanna

River at.

Bowling Green, Va , Mattaponl River

near.............................5, 510

Bowman Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of. 520

525
526 INDEX

Page 

Brandywine, W. Va., South Fork of

South Branch Potomac River at... 422

Brandywine Creek, at Chadds Ford, Pa.. 240

at Wilmington, Del.................. 241

East Branch, discharge measurements of 516 

Breakneck Run (Hatchery Spring), W.

Va., discharge measurements of 521-522 

Briceis Mill Pond Outlet, Md., discharge measurements of.......... 518

Bridgeport, Md., Monocacy River at.... 458

Bridgeton, N. J., Loper Run near...... 150

Bridgeville, Del., Gravelly Fork near. 250 

Briery Branch, Va., discharge measurement of......................... 522

Broad Run (tributary to Cedar River)

at Buckland, Va................. 482

Broad Run (tributary to Conocheague 

Creek, West Branch), Pa., discharge measurement of........... 522

Broad Run (tributary to Occoquan

Creek), Va., discharge measurements of.......... ............. 523

Broad Run (tributary to Potomac River),

Va., discharge measurement of... 523 

Broadway Creek, N. Y., discharge measurement of...................... 524

Brodhead Creek at Minisink Hills, Pa.. 194 

Bronx River at Bronxville, N. Y....... 19

Brown's Creek, East Branch, N. Y.,

discharge measurement of........ 513

West Branch, N. Y., discharge measurement of...................... 513

Bruceville, Md., Big Pipe Creek at.... 459

Brush Brook, N. Y., discharge measurement of......................... 524

Brush Creek at Gapsville, Pa.......... 359

Buckland, Va., Broad Run at........... 482

Buckton, Va., Passage Creek at........ 453

Bull Run, Va., discharge measurement of. 523 

near Manassas, Va................... 483

Burketown, Va., North River near...... 439

Burnt Mill Branch, Md., discharge

measurement of.................. 517

Burtonsville, N. Y., Schoharie Creek

at.............................. 74

Bush Kill at Shoemakers, Pa........... 192

Butler Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of......................... 520

Butternut Creek at Morris, N. Y....... 279

Bynum Run near Bel Air, Md............ 384

Cabin Creek, Md., discharge measurements of........................ 517

Cabins, W. Va., North Fork of South

Branch Potomac River at......... 419

Cacapon River near Great Cacapon,

W. Va........................... 427

Callicoon Creek at Callicoon, N. Y.... 175

Campbell, N. Y., Cohocton River near.. 314 

Campbell Creek, N. Y., discharge measurements of..................... 519

Canacadea Creek near Hornell, N. Y.... 306

Canasawacta Creek near South Plymouth,

N. Y............................ 283

Canisteo River, at Arkport, N. Y...... 302

at West Cameron, N. Y............... 308

below Canacadea Creek, at Hornell,

N. Y............................ 307

Cannonsville, N. Y., Trout Creek at... 170 

Canoe Brook, N. J., discharge measurements of........................ 515

Carlls River, at Babylon, N. Y........ 32

discharge measurement of............ 513

Carman Creek, N. Y., discharge measurement of...................... 513

Carmans River, at Yaphank, N Y....... 25

discharge measurements of..........512-513

Carmichael, Md., Sallie Harris Creek

near............................ 261

Carney, Md., Gunpowder Falls near..... 388

Carsonville, Pa., Clark Creek near....5, 370

Carter Run, Va., discharge measurement of......................... 523

Castle Spring near Churchville, Va.... 440

Cat Point Creek near Montross, Va..... 501

Catatonk Creek, N. Y., discharge measurements of..................... 519

Catlett, Va., Cedar Run near.......... 481

Catoctin Creek (tributary to Potomac 

River in Maryland) near Middletown, Md........................ 456

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Catoctin Creek (tributary to Potomac 

River in Virginia), discharge 

measurement of................... 522

Catskill Creek at Oak Hill, N. Y....... 81

Cattail Creek at Roxbury Mills, Md..... 399

Cayadutta Creek tributary, N. Y., discharge measurement of............ 524

Cayuta Creek, N. Y., discharge measurements of......................... 519

Cedar Creek (tributary to Atlantic

Ocean) at Lanoka Harbor, N. J.... 143

Cedar Creek (tributary to North Pork

Shenandoah River) near Winchester,

Va............................... 452

Cedar River below Chain Lakes, near

Indian Lake, N. Y,............... 39

Cedar Run (Potomac River basin), Va.,

discharge measurement of......... 523

near Catlett, Va..................... 481

near Warrenton, Va................... 480

Cedar Run (Rappahannock River basin),

Va., discharge measurement of.... 523

Cedar Run, Pa., Pine Creek at.......... 340

Cedar Swamp Creek at Glen Cove, N. Y... 20 

Cedarhurst, Md., North Branch Patapsco

River at......................... 391

Centerville, Pa., Evitts Creek near.... 416

Cfs-day, definition of................. 3

Chadds Ford, Pa., Brandywine Creek at.. 240 

Champlin Creek at Islip, N. Y.......... 29

Chapeltown, Del., Shades Branch near... 257 

Chaptico Creek at Chaptico, Md......... 491

Charlotte Creek at Davenport Center,

N. Y............................. 271

Chatham, N. J., Passaic River near..... 102

Chemung River at Chemung, N. Y......... 316

Chenango River, at Greene, N. Y........ 284

at Sherburne, N. Y................... 282

near Chenango Forks, N. Y............ 293

Chester Creek near Chester, Pa......... 235

Chester River basin, Md., discharge

measurements in.................517-518

gaging-station records in...........262-264

Chestnut Creek at Grahamsville, N. Y... 84 

Cheswold, Del., Leipsic River near..... 244

Chicamacomico River near Salem, Md..... 256

Chicone Creek, Md., discharge measurements of......................... 517

Childs, Md., Little Elk Creek at....... 267

China, N. Y., Cold Spring Brook at..... 172

Chopawamsic Creek, Middle Fork, near

Garrisonville, Va................ 488

North Branch, near Independent Hill,

Va............................... 487

South Branch, near Garrisonville, Va. 489 

Choptank River near Greensboro, Md..... 258

Choptank River basin, Del.-Md., discharge measurements in........... 517

gaging-station records in...........257-260

Christians Creek, Va., discharge measurement of....................... 522

Christina River at Coochs Bridge, Del.. 236 

Church Hill, Md., Southeast Creek at... 264 

Church View, Va., Dragon Run near...... 503

Churchville, Va., Castle Spring near... 440 

Cincinnatus, N. Y., Otselic River at... 289 

Clark Creek near Carsonville, Pa.......5, 370

Clark Creek Reservoir, capacity of..... 370

Claryville, N. Y., Neversink River near 186 

Clearfield Creek at Dimeling, Pa....... 331

Clendon Brook, N. Y., discharge measurements of...................... 514

Clifton, N. J., Weasel Brook at........ 120

Clover Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of.......................... 521

Cocolamus Creek near Millerstown, Pa... 367 

Codorus Creek, at Spring Grove, Pa..... 376

near York, Pa........................ 378

South Branch, near York, Pa.......... 377

Coeymans Creek, N. Y., discharge measurement of....................... 524

Cohocton River, at Cohocton, N. Y...... 311

discharge measurements of............ 519

near Campbell, N. Y.................. 314

Cohoes, N. Y., Mohawk River at......... 75-76

Coldbrook, N. Y., Esopus Creek at...... 82

Cold Spring Brook (Delaware River

basin) at China, N. Y............ 172

Cold Spring Brook (Streams on Long 

Island) at Cold Spring Harbor, 

N. Y............................. 22
INDEX 527

Coles Clove Kill near Pepacton, N. Y.. 156 

Colesvllle, Md., Northwest Branch

Anacostia River near............ 474

Colliersvllle, N. Y., Susquehanna

River at........................ 270

Columbia Furnace, Va., Stony Creek at. 450 

Computations, accuracy of results of.. 8-9 

Conestoga Creek at Lancaster, Pa...... 380

discharge measurements of........... 521

Conewago Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of..................... 521

Conklin, N. Y., Susquehanna River at.. 281 

Conkllngvllle, N. Y., Sacandaga Reservoir at......................... 48

Connetquot River near Oakdale, N. Y... 28 

Conococheague Creek at Fairvlew, Md... 431 

Conodogulnet Creek, Pa., discharge

measurements of................. 521

near Hogestown, Pa.................. 371

Conoy Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of........................ 521

tributary of, discharge measurement

of..... ....................'.... 521

Contents, definition of............... 3

Control, definition of................ 3

Conway River, Va., discharge measurement of......................... 523

Coochs Bridge, Del., Christina River

at.............................. 236

Cooks Falls, N. Y., Beaver Kill at.... 163

Cooper Lake Outlet, N. Y., discharge

measurement of.................. 524

Cooperation, record of................ 1-2

Cootes Store, Va., North Fork Shenandoah River at................... 448

Corsica River, Md., discharge measurements of........................ 518

Cortland, N. Y., Tioughnioga River at. 288 

Cory Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of......................... 519

Covlngton River, Va., discharge measurement of...................... 523

Cowanesque River near Lawrenceville,

Pa.............................. 299

Crab Meadow Creek, N. Y., discharge

measurement of.................. 512

Crabtree Creek near Swanton, Md....... 407

Craigie Glair, N. Y., Beaver Kill at.. 160 

Cranberry Branch near Westminster, Md. 390 

Crooked Creek at Tloga, Pa............ 298

Gross Fork, Pa., Kettle Creek a£...... 336

Crosswlcks Creek at Extonville, N. J.. 222 

Croton River at New Croton Dam, near

Croton, N. Y.................... 96

Cub Run, Va., discharge measurement of 523 

Cubic feet per "second per square mile,

definition of................... 3

Cubic foot per second, definition of.. 3 

Culpeper, Va., Rapidan River near..... 499

Cumberland, Md., North Branch Potomac

River near...................... 415

Wills Creek near.................... 414

Cupsaw Brook near Wanaque, N. J....... Ill

Dalmatla, Pa., East Mahantango Creek

near............................ 351

Danville, Pa., Susquehanna River at... 329 

Data, accuracy of..................... 8

explanation of...................... 4-8

Davenport Center, N. Y., Charlotte

Creek at........................ 271

Dawsonvllle, Md., Seneca Creek at..... 468

Deer Creek at Rocks, Md............... 383

Delaware & Rarltan Canal, at Kingston,

N. J............................ 219

discharge measurements of........... 516

Delaware Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of........................ 521

Delaware Diversion Canal, Pa., discharge measurements of.......... 516

Delaware River, above Lackawaxen River

near Barryvllle, N. Y........... 177

at Belvidere, N. J.................. 199

at Montague, N. J................... 191

at Port Jervls, N. Y................ 185

at Riegelsvllle, N. J............... 217

at Trenton, N. J.................... 220

East Branch, at Downsvllle, N. Y.... 157

at Flshs Eddy, N. Y............... 164

at Harvard, N. Y.................. 158

at Margaretvllle, N. Y............ 151

Delaware River, West Branch, at

Delhi, N. Y...................... 165

at Hale Eddy, N. Y................. 174

at Stilesvllle, N. Y............... 171

at Walton, N. Y.................... 167

Delaware River basin, Del.-N. J.-N. Y.-

Pa., discharge measurements in..515-516 

gaglng-statlon records in...........151-243

Delhi, N. Y., Little Delaware River

near............................. 166

West Branch Delaware River at........ 165

Deposit, N. Y., Oquaga Creek at........ 173

Difficult Run, Va., discharge measurements of......................... 523

near Great Falls, Va................. 469

Dllldown Creek near Long Pond, Pa...... 202

Dlmellng, Pa., Clearfleld Creek at..... 331

Dlxon, Pa., Tunkhannock Creek at....... 320

Dorsey Run near Jessup, Md............. 403

Dosorls Brook, N. Y., discharge measurements of...................... 512

Doswell, Va., North Anna River near.... 505

Downsvllle, N. Y., East Branch Delaware

River at......................... 157

Dragon Run near Church View, Va...:.... 503

Drainage area, definition of........... 3

Driftwood Branch. See Slnnemahonlng

Creek, Driftwood Branch. 

Dry March Run, Va., discharge measurement of.......................... 522

Dry River, Va., discharge measurement

of............................... 522

Dryden Creek near Granton, N. Y........ 168

Dunham Basin, N. Y., Bond Creek at..... 52

Glens Falls feeder at................ 51

Dunning Creek at Belden, Pa. ........... 358

Dunraven, N. Y., Platte Kill at........ 152

Dyberry Creek at Dyberry, Pa........... 179

Eagle Bridge, N. Y., Hooslc River near. 63 

East Canada Creek at East Creek, N. Y.. 71 

East Creek, N. Y., East Canada Creek at 71 

East Homer, N. Y., Albrlght Creek at... 287 

East Mahantango Creek near Dalmatla,

Pa............................... 351

East Meadow Brook at Freeport, N. Y.... 36

East Patchogue, N. Y., Swan River at... 26 

East Sidney, N. Y., East Sydney Reservoir at......................... 273-274

Ouleout Creek at..................... 275

East Sidney Reservoir at East Sidney,

N. Y........................... .273-274

Edison Creek, Va., discharge measurement of.......................... 522

Elizabeth River at Elizabeth, N. J..... 122

Elk Mills, Md., Big Elk Creek at....... 266

Elk River basin, Md., gaging-statlon

records in......................236-267

Elmira, N. Y., Newton Creek at......... 315

English Center, Pa., Blockhouse Creek

near............................. 341

Equlnunk Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 515

Erwlns, N. Y., Tloga River near........ 310

Esopus Creek at Coldbrook, N. Y........ 82

Evitts Creek near Centervllle, Pa...... 416

Extonville, N. J., Crosswlcks Creek at. 222 

Eyers Grove, Pa., Little Fishing Creek

at............................... 328

Fairvlew, Md., Conococheague Creek at.. 431 

Falls Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 520

Far Hills, N. J., North Branch Rarltan

River near....................... 130

Farrlngton Dam, N. J., Lawrence Brook

at............................... 137

Faulkner Branch at Federalsburg, Md.... 254

Federalsburg, Md., Faulkner Branch at.. 254 

Fishing Creek (Potomac River basin)

near Lewlstown, Md............... 463

Fishing Creek {Susquehanna River basin)

near Bloomsburg, Pa.............. 327

Flshkill Creek at Beacon, N. Y......... 95

Flshs Eddy, N. Y., East Branch Delaware

River at.....'.................... 164

Flvemile Creek near Kanona, N. Y....... 312

Flat Branch, Va., discharge measurement

of............................... 523

Flat Brook near Flatbrookville, N. J... 193 

Flemlngton, N. J., Walnut Brook near... 128
528

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Floods, special reports on............ 12

Florida, N. Y., Quaker Creek at....... 90

Folsom, N. J., Great Egg Harbor River

at. ............................14, 147

Foreman Branch, Md., discharge measurements of..................... 518

Forge Branch, Md., discharge measurement of......................... 517

Forge River, N. Y., discharge measurements of........................ 512

Fort Plain, N. Y., Otsquago Creek at.. 72 

Fourmile Run at Alexandria, Va........ 476

Franklin, Md., Georges Creek at....... 410

Franklin, W. Va., South Branch Potomac

River at........................ 418

Frankstown Branch. See Juniata River,

Frankstown Branch. 

Frederick, Md., Linganore Creek near.. 464 

Monocacy River near................. 465

Fredericksburg, Va., Rappahannock

River near...................... 500

Freeman Run, Pa., discharge measurement of.................... .... 520

Freeport, N. Y., East Meadow Brook at. 36 

Fresh Pond Creek, N. Y., discharge

measurements of................. 512

Friedensville, Pa., Saucon Creek at... 213 

South Branch Saucon Creek at........ 212

Front Royal, Va., Happy Creek at...... 447

South Fork Shenandoah River at...... 446

Gapsville, Pa., Brush Creek at...... . 359

Gardiner, N. Y., Wallkill River at.... 93

Gardnerville, N. Y., Rutgers Creek at.

Garrisonville, Va., Beaverdam Run near 490

Middle Pork Chopawamsic Creek near.. 488

South Branch Chopawamsic Creek near. 489

Genegantslet Creek at Smithville

Flats, N. Y..................... 285

Georges Creek at Franklin, Md......... 410

Glen Cove, N. Y.,'Cedar Swamp Creek at 20 

Glens Falls feeder at Dunham Basin,

N. Y............................ 51

at Glens Palls, N. Y................ 50

discharge measurements of........... 514

Glowegee Creek at West Milton, N. Y... 55 

discharge measurements of........... 514

Glowegee Creek Spring, N. Y., discharge measurement of. ......... 514

Glyndon, Md., Slade Run near. ......... 386

Godeffroy, N. Y., Neversink River at.. 190 

Goose Creek, Va., discharge measurements of........................ 523

near Leesburg, Va................... 467

North Fork, discharge measurement of 523 

Grafius Run at Williamsport, Pa....... 344

Grahamsville, N. Y., Chestnut Creek at 84 

Granton, N. Y., Dryden Creek near,.... 168

Graterford, Pa., Perkiomen Creek at... 231 

Gravelly Fork near Bridgeville, Del... 250 

Great Cacapon, W. Va., Cacapon River

near. ........................... 427

Great Egg Harbor River at Folsom,

N. J...........................14, 147

Great Falls, Va., Difficult Run near.. 469 

Great Mills, Md., St. Marys River at.. 492 

Great Pond Outlet, N. Y., discharge

measurements of................. 512

Great Trough Creek near Marklesburg,

Pa.............................. 361

Green Brook at Plainfield, N. J....... 136

Green Island, N. Y., Hudson River at.. 77-78 

Green River at Williamstown, Mass..... 60

Greene, N. Y. , Chenango River at...... 284

Greens Brook, N. Y., discharge measurement of...................... 513

Greensboro, Md., Choptank River near.. 258 

Greenwood Lake at Awosting, N. J...... 107

Griffin, N. Y., East Branch Sacandaga

River a.t........................ 46

Grottoes, Va., Middle River near...... 443

Grove Run, Pa., discharge measurement

of.............................. 520

Guilford, Md., Little Patuxent River

at.............................. 401

Gunpowder Falls near Carney, Md....... 388

Gunpowder River basin, Md., gagingstation records in............. 385-389

Hackensack River at New Mllford,

N. J............................ 100

Hackensack River at Rivervale, N. J.... 98

Hackensack River basin, N. J., gagingstation records in...............98-100

Hackettstown, N. J., Musconetcong

River near....................... 215

Hadley, N. Y., Hudson River at......... 45

Sacandaga River near................. 49

Hagermans Run, Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 520

Hale Eddy, N. Y., West Branch Delaware

River at......................... 174

Hancock, Md., Little Tonoloway Creek

near............................. 428

Potomac River at..................... 429

Hanover, Va., Pamunkey River near...... 508

Happy Creek at Front Royal, Va......... 447

Harmony, Md., Little Catoctin Creek at. 455 

Harper Tavern, Pa., Swatara Creek at... 373 

Harrisburg, Pa., Susquehanna River at.. 372 

Harrison, N. Y., Beaver Swamp Brook

near............................. 16

Harrison Creek, N. Y., discharge measurement of....................... 512

Harrisville, N. J., East Branch Wading

River at......................... 145

Harvard, N. Y., East Branch Delaware

River at......................... 158

Hatchery, Pa., Wild Creek at........... 203

Hatchery Spring, W. Va., discharge

measurements of.................. 521

Hawley, Pa., Lackawaxen River at....... 182

Middle Creek near.... ............... 181

Hazel River at Rixeyville, Va.......... 495

discharge measurement of ............. 523

Headsville, W. Va., Patterson Creek

near............................. 417

Hebron, Md., Rewastico Creek near...... 255

Helmer Creek, N. Y., discharge measurements of........................519,524

Henryton, Md., South Branch Patapsco

River at. ........................ 394

Henson Creek at Oxon Hill, Md.......... 477

High Bridge, N. J., South Branch Raritan River near ................... 126

Hinckley, N. Y., West Canada Creek at.. 67 

Hog Creek, Md., discharge measurements

of............................... 517

Hogestown, Pa., Conodoguinet Creek near 371 

Hogue Creek, Va., discharge measurement

of............................... 522

Holland Patent, N. Y., Ninemile feeder

near........ .................... 68

Hollofield, Md., Patapsco River at..... 396

Holly Branch near Laurel, Del........... 252

Honesdale, Pa., Lackawaxen River near.. 180 

Hook Pond inlet, N. Y., discharge measurement of....................... 512

Hoosic River at Adams, Mass............ 57

near Eagle Bridge, N. Y.............. 63

near Williamstown, Mass.............. 59

North Branch, at North Adams, Mass... 58 

Hope, N. Y., Sacandaga River near...... 14,47

Hornell, N. Y., Canacadea Creek near... 306 

Canisteo River at.................... 307

Horse Brook, N.. Y., discharge measurements of......................... 514

Hudson Creek, Va., discharge measurement of.......................... 524

near Boswells Tavern, Va............. 506

Hudson River at Gooley, near Indian

" Lake, N. Y....................... 40

at Green Island, N. Y................ 77-78

at Hadley, N. Y...................... 45

at Mechanicville, N. Y............... 64-65

at North Creek, N. Y................. 43

near Newcomb, H. Y................... 38

Hudson River basin, N. Y., discharge

measurements in.................514-515

gaging-station records in............ 38-97

Hughes River, Va., discharge measurement of.......................... 523

Huntingdon, Pa., Juniata River at...... 356

Raystown Branch Juniata River near... 362 

Standing Stone Creek near............ 357

Huntingdon Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of....................... 520

Huntsville, N. J., Pequest River at.... 196

Hutchinson River at Pelham, N. Y....... 18

Hyattsville, Md., Northwest Branch

Anacostia River near,............ 475

Hydrologic conditions.................. 13
INDEX 529

Hydrologic conditions, diagram of.... 

Hyndman, Pa., Wills Creek below......

Independent Hill, Va., North Branch 

Chopawamsic Creek near.........

South Pork Quantico Creek near.....

Index, N. Y., Oaks Creek at..........

Indian Lake, N. Y., Cedar River near.

Hudson River near..................

Indian Lake Reservoir near.........

Indian River near..................

Indian Lake Reservoir near Indian

Lake, N. Y.....................

Indian River near Indian Lake, N. Y.. 

Islip, N. Y., Champlin Creek at......

Itaska, N. Y., Tioughnioga River at.. 

Ithan Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of........................

Jackson Creek, N. Y., discharge measurement of......................

Jacobs Creek near Sassafras, Md.......

Jennings Branch, Va., discharge measurement of......................

Jessup, Md., Dorsey Run near..........

Jones Springs, W.'Va., Back Creek near 

Jordan Creek at Allentown, Pa.........

Jordan River, Va., discharge measurement of.........................

Juniata River, at Huntingdon, Pa......

at Mapleton Depot, Pa...............

at Newport, Pa......................

Frankstown Branch, at Williamsburg, 

Pa..............................

Raystown Branch, at Saxton, Pa......

discharge measurements of.........

near Huntingdon, Pa...............

Kanona, N. Y., Pivemile Creek near....

Karr Valley Creek at Almond, N. Y.....

Karthaus, Pa., West Branch Susquehanna 

River at........................

Kast Bridge, N. Y., West Canada Creek 

at..............................

Kayaderosseras Creek, N. Y., discharge 

measurement of..................

near West Milton, N. Y..............

Kennedyville, Md., Morgan Creek near..

Kennyetto Creek, N. Y., discharge

measurements of.................

Kettle Creek (Delaware River basin),

Pa., discharge measurements of..

Kettle Creek (Susquehanna River basin) 

at Cross Pork, Pa...............

Keyser, W. Va., New Creek near,.......

Kinderhook Creek at Rossman, N. Y.....

Kings Creek, Md., discharge measurement of.........................

Kingston, N. J., Delaware & Raritan

Canal at........................

Kishacoquillas Creek at Reedsville,

Pa..............................

Kitzmlller, Md., North Branch Potomac 

River at........................

Knott Millpond, Md., discharge measurement of......................

Lackawack, N. Y., Roundout Creek near.

Lackawanna River, at Archbald, Pa.....

at Old Forge, Pa....................

discharge measurements of............

Lackawaxen River, at Hawley, Pa.......

near Honesdale, Pa. .................

West Branch, at Prompton, Pa........

Lake Hopatcong, N. J., Musconetcong

River at outlet of..............

Lake Rbnkonkoma inlet, N. Y., discharge measurement of...........

Lamington (Black) River near Pattersville, N. J.....................

Lanark, Pa., Saucon Creek at..........

Lancaster, Pa., Conestoga Creek at....

Landingville, Pa., Schuylkill River at

Landis Run, Pa., discharge measurement of......................'...

Langhorne, Pa., Neshaminy Creek near..

Lanoka Harbor, N. J., Cedar Creek at..

Lantz, Md., Owens Creek at............

Largo, Md., Western Branch near.......

Latimore Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of.....................

Laurel, Del., Holly Branch near.......

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14

413

487

486

269

39

40

41

42

41

42

29

292

516

513

265

522

403

430

208

523

356

363

368

352

360

521

362

312

303

333

69

514

56

263

514

515

336

411

219

365

405

517

85

321

322

520

182

180

178

214

514

131

211

380

226

521

223

143

462

404

521

252

Laurel, Del., Trap Pond Outlet near....

Laurel, Md., Patuxent River near.......

Laurel Brook, Md., Little Gunpowder

Falls at.........................

Laurel Mills, Va., Thornton River near. 

Lawrence Brook at Farrington Dam, N. J. 

Lawrenceville, Pa., Cowanesque River

near.............................

Leeds Pond inlet, N. Y., discharge

measurements of..................

Leesburg, Va., Goose Creek near.....

at Stoddartsvllle, Pa.

251

400

389

494

137

299

512

467

Lehigh River, at Bethlehem, Pa......... 210

200

at Walnutport, Pa.................... 206

Leipsic River near Cheswold, Del....... 244

Leslie, Md., Northeast Creek at........ 268

Lewis Creek, Va., discharge measurement

of............................... 522

Lewlsburg, Pa., West Branch Susquehanna

River at......................... 347

Lewistown, Md., Fishing Creek near..... 463

Liberty Grove, Md., Basin Run at....... 382

Lindenhurst, N. Y., Santapogue River at 33 

Lindley, N. Y., Tioga River at......... 300

Linganore Creek near Frederick, Md..... 464

Linville Creek, Va., discharge measurement of.......................... 522

Little Antietam Creek, West Branch, Pa.,

discharge measurement of......... 522

Little Bear Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of....................... 520

Little Beaver Kill near Livingston

Manor, N. Y...................... 162

Little Bohemia Creek, Md., discharge

measurements of.................. 519

Little Buffalo Creek, Pa., discharge

measurement of................... 521

Little Bushkill Creek, Pa., discharge

measurements of.................. 515

Little Catoctin Creek at Harmony, Md... 455 

Little Chlckies Creek, Pa., discharge

measurements of.................. 521

Little Conestoga Creek, Pa., discharge

measurements of.................. 521

Little Creek, Va., discharge measurement of.......................... 523

Little Delaware River near Delhi, N Y. 166 

Little Elk Creek at Chllds, Md......... 267

Little Falls, N. Y., Mohawk River near. 70 

Little Falls at Blue Mount, Md......... 385

Little Falls Branch near Bethesda, Md.. 471 

Little Fishing Creek at Eyers Grove,

Pa............................... 328

Little Gunpowder Falls at Laurel Brook,

Md............................... 389

Little Hoosic River at Petersburg, N. Y. 61 

Little Juniata River at Spruce Creek,

Pa............................... 355

at Tipton, Pa........................ 353

Little Lehigh Creek near Allentovm, Pa. 207 

Little Meadow Brook, N. Y., discharge

measurement of................... 512

Little Neshaminy Creek, Pa., discharge

measurement of................... 516

Little Patuxent River at Guilford, Md.. 401 

at Savage, Md........................ 402

Little Pipe Creek at Avondale, Md.....460-461

Little River (tributary to Goose

Creek), Va., discharge measurement of.......................... 523

Little River (tributary to North River),

Va., discharge measurement of.... 522

Little Schuylkill River at Tamaqua, Pa. 227 

discharge measurements of............ 516

Little Stony Creek, Va., discharge

measurement of................... 522

Little Tonoloway Creek near Hancock,

Md............................... 428

Livingston Manor, N. Y., Little Beaver

Kill near........................ 162

Willowemoc Creek near................ 161

Lizard Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 515

Locust Dale, Va., Robertson River near. 498 

Lodi, N. J., Saddle River at........... 119

Long Glade Run, Va., discharge measurements of......................... 522

Long Island, N. Y., streams on, discharge measurements of..........512-514

gaging-station records for........... 20-37

Long Pond, Pa., Dilldown Creek near.... 2Q2
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Long Pond Outlet, N. Y., discharge

measurement of.................. 512

Loper Run near Brldgeton, N. J........ 150

Losee Kill, H. Y., discharge measurements of........................ 515

Lovelton, Pa., North Pork Mehoopany

Creek near...................... 319

Lowes Corners, N. Y., Rondout Creek

near............................ 83

Loyalsock Creek at Loyalsock, Pa...... 345

Luke, Md., Potomac River at........... 409

Luray, Va., Yagers Spring near........ 445

Luther Brook, H. Y., discharge measurements of....................514-515

Luzerne, Pa., Toby Creek at........... 324

Lycomlng Creek near Trout Run, Pa..... 342

Lynnwood, Va., South Pork Shenandoah

River near...................... 445

McDonald Branch. See Blsphams Mill

Creek, McDonald Branch. 

McMlchaels Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of..................... 515

Macopln Intake dam, N. J., Pequannock

River at........................ 106

Mahwah, H. J., Ramapo River near...... 115

Maiden Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of........................ 516

Malverne, H. Y., Pines Brook at....... 37

Mamaroneck River at Mamaroneck, N. Y.. 17 

Manada Creek at Manada Gap, Pa........ 374

Manantlco Creek near Mlllvllle, N. J.. 149 

Manasquan River at Squankum, H. J..... 141

Manassas, Va., Bull Run near.......... 483

Manatawny Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of..................... 516

Manchester, Pa., West Conewago Creek

near............................ 375

Manokln Branch near Princess Anne, Md. 248 

Mantua Creek at Pitman, H. J.......... 233

Manvllle, N. J., Rarltan River at..... 133

Map of the United States.............. 11

Mapleton Depot, Pa., Junlata River at. 363 

Margaretvllle, N. Y., East Branch

Delaware River at............... 151

Marietta, Pa., Susquehanna River at... 379 

Marklesburg, Pa., Great Trough Creek

near............................ 361

Marlboro Spring at Marlboro, Va....... 452

Marrlottsvllle, Md., North Branch

Patapsco River near............. 393

Marsh Creek (tributary to Monocacy

River), Pa., discharge measurement of......................... 522

Marsh Creek (tributary to Pine Creek),

Pa., discharge measurement of... 520 

Marshyhope Creek near Adarasvllle, Del. 253 

Martinsburg, W. Va., Opequon Creek

near............................ 434

Tuscarora Creek above............... 435

Masonvllle, W. Va., Big Spring at..... 421

Massapequa Creek at Massapequa, N. Y.. 34 

Matawan Creek at Matawan, N. J........ 139

Mattaponl River near Beulahvllle, Va.. 511 

near Bowling Green, Va..............5, 510

Mattawoman Creek near Pomonkey, Md.... 485

Matthews, Md., Beaverdara Branch at.... 260

Maurice River at Norma, N. J.......... 148

Maurice River basin, N. J., gaglngstatlon records In.............148-149

Meads Creek, N. Y., discharge measurements of........................ 519

Mechanicville, N. Y., Hudson River at. 64-65 

Mehoopany Creek, North Pork, near

Lovelton, Pa.................... 319

Meshoppen Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of..................... 520

Michigan Creek, South Branch, N. Y.,

discharge measurement of........ 524

Middle Creek near Hawley, Pa.......... 181

Middle River, Va., discharge measurement of......................... 522

near Grottoes, Va................... 443

Mlddletown, Md., Catoctln Creek near.. 456 

Miles Creek, Md., discharge measurement of......................... 517

Mill Brook at Arena, N. Y............. 153

Mill Creek (tributary to Atlantic 

Ocean) at Huntington, N. Y., 

discharge measurement of........ 512

Mill Creek (tributary to Atlantic 

Ocean), at Noyack, N. Y., 

discharge measurement of......... 572

Mill Creek (tributary to Junlata

River), Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 521

Mill Creek (tributary to Lackawanna 

River), Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 520

Mill Creek (tributary to Rappahannock 

River), Va., discharge measurement of.......................... 523

Mill Creek (tributary to Shenandoah 

River, North Pork), Va., discharge measurement of............ 522

Mill Creek (tributary to Sklpton

Creek), Md., discharge measurements of......................... 517

Mill Creek (tributary to Sugar Creek),

Pa., discharge measurements of... 519 

Mill Creek (tributary to Worton Creek),

Md., discharge measurement of...518-519 

Mill Neck Creek at Mill Neck, N. Y..... 21

Mill Pond Inlet (tributary to Atlantic 

Ocean), at Port Washington, N. Y., 

discharge measurement of......... 512

Mill Pond Inlet (tributary to Atlantic 

Ocean), at Water Mill, N. Y., 

discharge measurement of......... 512

Mill Pond Outlet, Md., discharge measurements of...................... 518

Mlllburn Creek, N. Y., discharge measurement of....................... 514

Miller Creek, N. Y., discharge measurement of.......................... 524

Mlllerstown, Pa., Cocolamus Creek near. 367 

Mllllngton, Md., Unicorn Branch near... 262 

Mllllngton, N. J., Passalc River near.. 101 

Mills Branch, Md., discharge measurements of........................517-518

Mills River, N. Y., discharge measurement of.......................... 514

Millstone River at Blackwells Mills,

N. J............................. 134

Mlllvllle, N. J., Manantlco Creek near. 149 

Mlllvllle, W. Va., Shenandoah River at. 454 

Mine Run, Va., discharge measurement of 523 

Mlnlslnk Hills, Pa., Brodhead Creek at. 194 

Mohawk River, at Cohoes, N. Y.......... 75-76

below Delta Dam, near Rome, N. Y..... 66

discharge measurements of............ 515

near Little Falls, N. Y.............. 70

Mongaup River near Mongaup, N. Y....... 184

Monks, N. J., Wanaque River at......... 109

Monocacy Creek (tributary to Lehigh

River), at Bethlehem, Pa......... 209

discharge measurements of...........515-516

Monocacy Creek (tributary to Schuylklll 

River), Pa., discharge measurement of.......................... 516

Monocacy River, at Bridgeport, Md...... 458

at Jug Bridge, near Frederick, Md.... 465

Monroeton, Pa., Towanda Creek near..... 318

Montague, N. J., Delaware River at..... 191

Montross, Va., Cat Point Creek near.... 501

Moorefleld, W. Va., South Fork of South

Branch Potomac River near........ 423

Morgan Creek near Kennedyvllle, Md..... 263

Morris, N. Y., Butternut Creek at...... 279

Morrlstown, N. J., Whlppany River at... 105 

Moshannon Creek at Osceola Mills, Pa... 332 

Mosquito Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 520

Mossy Creek, Va., discharge measurement

of...'............................ 522

Mount Jackson, Va., North Fork Shenandoah River at.................... 449

Mountain Run, Va., discharge measurement of.......................... 523

Moylan, Pa., Rldley Creek at........... 234

Mud Creek (tributary to Atlantic

Ocean), N. Y., discharge measurement of.......................... 513

Mud Creek (tributary to Cohocton, N.

Y.) near Savona, N. Y............ 313

Muddy Run, Pa., discharge measurement

of............................... 521

Mulllca River basin, N. J., gagingstatlon records In..............144-145

Muncy Creek near Sonestown, Pa......... 346
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Page

Murderkill River, Del., discharge measurement of....................... 517

Murray Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of.......................... 519

Musconeteong River, at outlet of Lake

Hopatcong, N. J.................. 214

discharge measurements of. 516 

near Bloomsbury, N. J................ 216

near Hackettstown, N. J.............. 215

Nanticoke Creek, N. Y., discharge measurements of...................... 519

Nantocoke River basin, Del.-Md., discharge measurements in........... 517

gaging-station records in...........250-255

Nassawango Creek near Snow Hill, Md.... 247

Neabsco Creek, Va., discharge measurement of.......................... 523

Neguntatogue Creek, N. Y., discharge

measurements of.................. 513

Neshaminy Creek near Langhorne, Pa..... 223

Neshanic River at Reaville, N. J....... 129

Neversink River, at Godeffroy, N. Y.... 190

at Neversink, N. Y................... 187

at Oakland Valley, N. Y.............. 189

at Woodbourne, N. Y.................. 188

near Claryville, N. Y................ 186

New Berlin, N. Y., Unadilla River near. 277 

New Bridge Creek, N. Y., discharge

measurements of................. 513-514

New Creek near Keyser, W. Va........... 411

New Market, Va., Plains Mill Spring

near............................. 449

New Milford, N. J., Hackensack River at 100

Newark, Del., White Clay Creek above... 237

White Clay Creek near................ 238

Newcomb, N. Y., Hudson River near...... 38

Newport, Pa., Juniata River at......... 368

Newton Creek at Elmira, N. Y........... 315

Ninemile feeder near Holland Patent,

N. Y.............................

Ninemile Run, Pa,, discharge measurement of..........................

Nissequogue River, N. Y., discharge

measurements of..................

near Smithtown, N. Y.................

Nittany Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of..........................

Norma, N. J., Maurice River at.........

North Adams, Mass., North Branch Hoosic 

River at.........................

North Anna River, Va., near Doswell,

Va...............................

North Bald Eagle Creek at Beech Creek

Station, Pa...................... 339

North Bennington, Vt., Walloomsac River 

near.............................

North Creek, N. Y., Hudson River at....

North River (Potomac River basin), near

68

520

512

23

58

505

62

Burketown, Va.................... 439 Penataquit Creek at Bayshore, N. Y

near Stokesville, Va............ 438

North River (South River basin) near

Annapolis, Md.................... 397

Northeast Creek at Leslie, Md 

Northkill Creek, Pa., discharge meas- dam, N. J 

urements of...................... 516 Pequest River, at Huntsville, N.

at Pequest, N. J..............

Oak Hill, N. Y., Catskill Creek at..... discharge measurements of

Oakdale, N. Y., Connetquot River near..

Oakland Valley, N. Y., Neversink River

at...............................

Oaks Creek at Index, N. Y 269

Occoquan Creek near Occoquan, Va....... 484

Octoraro Creek near Rising Sun, Md.....

Old Bridge, N. J., South River at......

Old Forge, Pa., Lackawanna River at....

Old Mill Brook, N. Y., discharge measurements of.

381

138

Phillipsburg, N. Y., Wallkill River

ment of.

Pimmit Run, Va., discharge measurement

of.

512 

Oldtown, Md., Sawpit Run near.......... 425

Oneonta, N. Y., Otego Creek near....... 272 Pigeon Creek, Pa., discharge measureOnesquethaw Creek, N. Y., discharge

measurement of................... 524

Opequon Creek, Va., discharge measurement of.......................... 522

near Berryville, Va.................. 432

near Martlnsburg, W. Va.............. 434

Oquaga Creek at Deposit, N. Y.......... 173

Order, downstream, of listing gaging

stations......................... 4

Orowoc Creek, N. Y., East Branch, discharge measurement of............ 513

Orowoc Creek, N. Y., West Branch, discharge measurements of.

Osceola Mills, Pa., Moshannon Creek at

513

332

Otego Creek near Oneonta, N. Y........ 272

Otselic River, at Cincinnatus, N. Y... 

near Upper Lisle, N. Y..............5,

Otsquago Creek at Fort Plain, N. Y....

Ouleout Creek at East Sidney, N. Y....

Owego Creek near Owego, N. Y..........

Owens Creek at Lantz, Md..............

Oxon Hill, Md., Henson Creek at.......

Palmerton, Pa., Aquashicola Creek at.. 

Pamunkey River near Hanover, Va.......

Panther Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of.

of.

289

290

72

275

295

462

477

205

508

516

516

466

204

514

99

453

118

102

101

515 

;-station records in..........101-121

Park Creek, Pa., discharge measurement

Park Mills, Md., Bennett Creek at.....

Parryville, Pa., Pohopoco Creek near..

Parsonage Creek, N. Y., discharge

measurements of.

Pascack Brook at Westwood, N. J.

Passage Creek at Buckton, Va.

Passaic River, at Paterson, N. J......

near Chatham, N. J..................

near Millington, N. J...............

Passaic River basin, N. J., discharge

measurements in.

Patapsco River, at Hollofield, Md....

North Branch, at Cedarhurst, Md....

near Marriottsville, Md...........

near Reisterstown, Md............

South Branch, at Henryton, Md.......

Patapsco River basin, Md., discharge 

measurements in.

396

391

393

392

394

521 

gaging-station records in..........390-396

Patchogue Creek, at Patchogue, N. Y... 27 

discharge measurements of........... 513

Paterson, N. J., Passaic River at..... 118

Patterson Creek near Headsville, W. Va. 417 

Patuxent River, near Laurel, Md....... 400

near Unity, Md...................... 398

Patuxent River basin, Md., gagingstation records in.............398-404

Paulins Kill at Blairstown, N. J...... 195

Paw Paw, W. Va., Potomac River at....14, 426

Peconic River, at Riverhead, N. Y..... 24

discharge measurements of........... 512

North Branch, discharge measurements

of..... .......................... 512

Peekskill Hollow Creek, N. Y., discharge measurements of.........515,524

Pelham, N. Y., Hutchinson River at... 

Pellets Island Mountain, N. Y., Wallkill River at.

43 Pemberton, N. J., North Branch 

Rancocas Creek at.

Penn Creek at Penns Creek, Pa.

18

91

224

30

350

Pepacton, N. Y., Coles Clove Kill near 156 ^^ 

Terry Clove Kill near............... 155

268 Pequannock River at Macopin intake

106

196

197

515

J.

Perkiomen Creek, at Graterford, Pa....

discharge measurement of............

189 Petersburg, N. Y., Little Hoosic River 

at.

Petersburg, W. Va., South Branch

Potomac River near.

Philadelphia, Pa., Schuylkill River at 

Phillips Creek, N. Y., discharge measurement of.

Pine Creek (tributary to Penn Creek),

231

516

61

420

232

512

92

516

523

Pa., discharge measurements of.. 521

Pine Creek (tributary to West Branch 

Susquehanna River), at Cedar 

Run, Pa......................

discharge measurements of.

Pine Island, N. Y., Pochuck Creek near 

Pines Brook at Malverne, N. Y.........

340

520

37
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Page

Piney Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of......................... 521

Piney Run near Sykesville, Md......... 395

Pinto, Md., North Branch Potomac River

at.............................. 412

Pipersville, Pa., Tohickon Creek near. 218 

Piscataway Creek near Tappahannock,

Va.............................. 502

Pitman, N. J., Mantua Creek at........ 23,

Plainfield, N. J., Green Brook at..... 136

Plains Mill Spring near New Market,

Va.............................. 449

Platte Kill at Dunraven, N. Y......... 152

Pochuck Creek near Pine Island, N. Y.. 89 

Pocomoke River near Willards, Md...... 246

Pocomoke River basin, Md., discharge

measurement in.................. 517

Raging-station records in..........246-247

Poesten Kill near Troy, N. Y.......... 79

Pohick Creek, Va., discharge measurement of......................... 523

Pohopoco Creek near Parryville, Pa.... 204

Point of Rocks, Md., Potomac River at. 457 

Pomonkey, Md., Mattawoman Creek near.. 485 

Pompton Lakes, N. J., Ramapo River at. 116 

Pompton River at Pompton Plains, N. J. 117 

Pond Creek, N. Y., discharge measurement of......................... 512

Port Jervis, N. Y., Delaware River at. 18 

Port Royal, Pa., Tuscarora Creek near. 366 

Potic Creek, N. Y., discharge measurement of.........................

Potomac Creek, Va., discharge measurement of......................... 522

Potomac River, at Hancock, Md......... 429

at. Paw Paw, W. Va.................. 14, 426

at Point of Rocks, Md............... 457

at Shepherdstown, W. Va............. 436

near Washington, D. C............... 470

North Branch, at Kitzmiller, Md..... 40"

at Luke, Md....................... 409

at Pinto, Md...................... 412

near Cumberland, Md............... 415

South Branch, at Franklin, W. Va.... 418

near Petersburg, W. Va............

near Springfield, W. Va...........

North Fork of, at Cabins, W. Va... 419 

South Fork of, at Brandywine, 

W. Va........................... 422

near Moorefield, W. Va.......... 423

Potomac River basin, D. C.-Md.-Va.- 

W. Va., discharge measurements 

in.............................521-523

gaging-station records in..........405-492

Pottersville, N. J., Lamington (Black)

River near...................... 131

Pottstown, Pa., Schuylkill River at... 

Pottsville, Pa., Schuylkill River at.. 225 

Powells Creek, Va., discharge measurement of...................... 52

Prattsville, N. Y., Schoharie Creek at 73 

Princess Anne, Md., Manoktn Branch

near............................ 248

Prompton, Pa., West Branch, Lackawaxen 

River at........................

Publications on streamflow by Geological Survey...................... 9-10

by State agencies................... 1

Quakake Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of.........................

Quaker Creek at Florida, N. Y.........

Quantico Creek (Nanticoke River basin),

Md., discharge measurement of... 517

Quantico Creek (Potomac River basin),

Va., discharge measurement of... 523 

South Fork, near Independent Hill, 

Va..............................

Quantuck Creek, N. Y. , discharge measurement of......................

124 R 

123R

125 Ry

Rahway, N. J., Rahway River at......

Robinsons Branch Rahway River at. ... l25Runi 

Rahway River, at Rahway, N. J.........

near Springfield, N. J..............

Robinsons Branch, at Rahway, N. J... 

Rahway River basin, N. J., gagingstation records in............. 123-125

Ramapo River, at Pompton Lakes, N. J.. 116

near Mahwah, N. J................... 115

Rancocas Creek, North Branch, at

Pemberton, N. J................. 224

Rapidan River, Va., discharge measurement of.......................... 523

near Culpeper, Va.................... 499

near Ruckersville, Va................ 497

Rappahannock River, at Remington, Va... 496 

discharge measurement of............. 523

near Fredericksburg, Va.............. 500

near Warrenton, Va................... 493

Rappahannock River basin, Va., discharge

measurements in.................523-524

gaging-station records in...........493-502

Raritan River, at Bound Brook, N. J.... 135

at Manville, N. J.................... 133

North Branch, near Far Hills, N. J... 130 

near Raritan, N. J................. 132

South Branch, at Stanton, N. J....... 127

near High Bridge, N. J............. 126

Raritan River basin, N. J., discharge

measurement in..................515-516

gaging-station records in...........126-138

Rattlesnake Brook, N. Y., discharge

measurements of.................. 513

Raymond Kill, Pa., discharge measurement of.......................... 515

Raystown Branch. See Juniata River,

Raystown Branch.

Reading, Pa., Tulpehocken Creek near... 229 

Reaville, N. J., Neshanic River at..... 129

Red Bank, N. J., Swimming River near... 140 

Red Bud Run, Va., discharge measurement

of............................... 522

524 Red Clay Creek at Wooddale, Del........ 239

Reedsville, Pa., Kishacoqulllas Creek

at............................... 365

Reedy Creek, Va., discharge measurement

of............................... 524

Reisterstown, Md., North Branch

Patapsco River near.............. 392

Remington, Va., Rappahannock River at.. 496 

Renovo, Pa.,'West Branch Susquehanna

River at......................... 337

Rewastico Creek, Md., discharge measurements of...................... 517

near Hebron, Md...................... 255

420Ridley Creek at Moylan, Pa............. 234

424 Riegelsville, N. J., Delaware River at. 217 

Ringwood Creek near Wanaque, N. J...... 110

Rising Sun, Md., Octoraro Creek near... 381 

Riverbank, N. Y., Schroon River at..... 44

Riverdale, Md., Northeast Branch Anacostia River at.................. 473

Riverhead, N. Y., Peconic River at..... 24

Rivervale, N. J. , Hackensack River at.. 98 

Rixeyville, Va., Hazel River at........ 495

Roaring Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of.......................... 520

obertson River, Va., discharge measurement of....................... 523

near Locust Dale, Va................. 498

Robinsons Branch. See Rahway River,

Robinsons Branch. 

Rock Creek at Sherrill Drive, Washingr

ton, D. C. ....................... 472

Rock Royal, N. Y., Trout Creek near.... 169

.ock Run, Pa., discharge measurement of 520 

Rockaway River, above reservoir, at

Boonton, N. J.................... 103

below reservoir, at Boonton, N. J.... 104

Rockdale, N. Y., Unadilla River at..... 280

Rocks, Md., Deer Creek at. ............. 383

515 Rocky River Reservoir. See Candlewood 

90 Lake. 

Rome, N. Y., Mohawk River near......... 66

Rondout Creek, at Rosendale, N. Y...... 86

near Lackawack, N. Y................. 85

near Lowes Corners, N. Y............. 83

Rosendale, N. Y., Rondout Creek at..... 86

slyn Brook, N. Y., discharge measurement of.......................... 512

512Rossman, N. Y., Kinderhook Creek at.... 80

Roxbury Mills, Md., Cattail Creek at... 399 

124 Ruckersville, Va., Rapidan River near.. 497 

unoff in inches, definition of........ 3

utgers Creek at Gardnerville, N. Y.... 88

uthsburg, Md., Tuckahoe Creek near.... 259

 e, N. Y. , Blind Brook at............. 15

230 R

178 R

486 Ro

Sacandaga Reservoir at Conklingville,

N. Y............................. 48

Sacandaga River, at Stewarts Bridge

near Hadley, N. Y................ 49

East Branch, at Griffin, N. Y........ 46
INDEX 533

Saoandaga River near Hope, N. Y.......14, 47

Saddle River at Lodi, N. J............ 119

Sagaponack Lake inlet, N. Y., discharge measurement of........... 51S

Sage Brook near South New Berlin,

N. Y. ........................... 278

St. Marys River at Great Mills, Md.... 492

Salem, Md., Chicamacomico River near.. 356 

Salem River at Woodstown, N. J........ 243

Salisbury, Md., Beaverdam Creek near.. 249 

Sallie Harris Creek near Carmichael,

Md.............................. 261

Sampawams Creek at Babylon, N. Y...... 31

discharge measurements of........... 513

Santapogue River at Lindenhurst, N. Y. 33 

discharge measurement of............ 513

Sassafras, Md., Jacobs Creek near..... 265

Saucon Creek, at Friedensville, Pa.... 213

at Lanark, Pa....................... 211

South Branch, at Friedensville, Pa.. 212 

Savage, Md., Little Patuxent River at. 402 

Savage River, below Savage River Dam,

near Bloomington, Md............ 408

near Barton, Md..................... 406

Savage River Reservoir, capacity of... 409 

Savona, N. Y., Mud Creek near......... 313

Saw Mill River at Yonkers, N. Y....... 97

Sawmill Creek, N Y., discharge measurement of...................... 512

Sawpit Run near Oldtown, Md........... 425

Saxton, Pa., Raystown Branch Juniata

River at........................ 360

Schaefer Run, Pa., discharge measurements of........................ 515

Schoharie Creek, at Burtonsville,

N. Y............................ 74

at Prattsville, N. Y................ 73

discharge measurement of............ 524

Schroon River at Riverbank, N. Y...... 44

Schuylkill River, at Berne, Pa........ 228

at Landingville, Pa................. 226

at Philadelphia, Pa................. 232

at Pottstown, Pa.................... 230

at Pottsville, Pa................... 225

discharge measurements of........... 516

West Branch, discharge measurement

of. ............................. 516

Seaford Creek, N. Y., discharge measurement of...................... 513

Seamans Creek, N. Y., discharge measurements of..................... 513

Seatuck Creek, East Branch, N. Y,,

discharge measurement of........ 512

Second River at Belleville, N. J...... 121

Seneca Creek at Dawsonville, Md....... 468

Shackham Brook near Truxton, N. Y.... . 286

Shades Branch near Chapeltown, Del.... 257

Shamokin Creek at Weigh Scale, Pa..... 349

Sharpsburg, Md., Antietam Creek near.. 437 

Shavertown, N. Y., Tremper Kill near.. 154 

Shaver Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of......................... 521

Shawnee Branch. See Juniata River,

Shawnee Branch.

Shehawkin Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of..................... 515

Shellpot, Creek at Wilmington, Del..... 242

Shenandoah River, at Millville, W. Va. 454

North Fork, at Cootes Store, Va...,. 448

at Mount Jackson, Va.............. 449

discharge measurement of.......... 522

near Strasburg, Va................ 451

South Fork, at Front Royal, Va...... 446

near Lynnwood, Va................. 445

Shepherdstown, W. Va., Potomac River

at. ............................. 436

Sherburne, N. Y., Chenango River at... 282 

Sherman Creek at Shermandale, Pa...... 369

Shermandale, Pa., Sherman Creek at..,, 369 

Shingle Kill, N. Y , discharge measurements of..................... 524

Shoemakers, Pa., Bush Kill at......... 192

Shohola Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of........................ 515

Sinnemahoning Creek, at Sinnemahonlng,

Pa.............................. 335

Bennett Branch, discharge measurement of......................... 520

Driftwood Branch, at Sterling Run,

Pa.............................. 334

First Fork, discharge measurements of 520

Slade Run near Olyndon, Md............. 386

Sleepy Creek, W. Va., discharge measurements of...................... SB2

Smiths Creek, Va,, discharge measurement of.......................... 682

Smithtowh, N. Y., Nissequogue River

near............................. 23

Smithville Flats, N. Y., Qenegantslet

Creek at......................... 285

Snow Hill, Md., Nassawango Creek near.. 247

Solomon Creek at Wilkes-Barre, Pa...... 325

Sonestown, Pa., Muncy Creek near....... 346

South Addison, N. Y., Tuscarora Creek

near............................. 309

South Anna River near Ashland, Va...... 507

South Bald Eagle Creek at Tyrone, Pa... 354

South New Berlin, N. Y., Sage Brook

near,............................ 278

South Plymouth, N. Y., Canasawacta

Creek near....................... 283

South River (tributary to North River)

at Waynesboro, Va................ 444

South River (tributary to Rapidan

River), Va., discharge measure'-

ment of.......................... 523

South River (tributary to Raritan

River) at Old Bridge, N. J....... 138

South River (tributary to South Fork

Shenandoah River), Va., discharge 

measurement of................... 522

Southeast Creek at Church Hill, Md..... 264

Spring Creek (tributary to North Bald

Eagle Creek) near Axemann, Pa.... 338

Spring Creek (tributary to White Deer 

Hole Creek), Pa., discharge measurements of.....................520-521

Spring Orove, Pa., Codorus Creek at.... 376

Springfield, N. J., Rahway River near.. 123

Springfield, W. Va., South Branch

Potomac River near ................ 424

Spruce Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of.......................... 521

Little Juniata River at.............. 355

Squankum, N. J., Manasquan River at.... 141

Stage-discharge relation, definition of 3

Standing Stone Creek near Huntingdon,

Pa............................... 357

Stanton, N. J., South Branch Raritan

River at......................... 127

Starrucca Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of......................441,442

Staunton, Va., Bell Creek near... .440,441,442

Sterling Run, Pa., Driftwood Branch

Sinnemahoning Creek at........... 334

Stilesville, N. Y., West Branch Delaware River at.................... 171

Stockley Branch at Stockley, Del....... 245

Stoddartsville, Pa., Lehigh River at... 200

Stokesville, Va., North River near..... 438

Stony Brook, N. J., discharge measurement of.......................... 515

Stony Creek (tributary to Hudson River),

N. Y., discharge measurements of. 515

Stony Creek (tributary to North Fork 

Shenandoah River) at Columbia 

Furnace, Va...................... 450

Stony Hollow Run, N. Y., discharge

measurement of................... 512

Stony Run, Md., discharge measurements

of............................... 521

Strasburg, Va., North Fork Shenandoah

River near....................... 451

Strong Creek, N. Y., discharge measurement of.......................... 513

Sucker Run, Pa., discharge measurement

of............................... 516

Sugar Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 519

Sunbury, Pa., Susquehanna River at,,... 348

Susquehanna River, at Colliersville,

N. Y............................. 270

at Conklin, N. Y..................... 281

at Danville, Pa...................... 329

at Harrisburg, Pa.................... 372

at Marietta, Pa ...................... 379

at Sunbury, Pa....................... 348

at Towanda, Pa....................... 317

at Unadilla, N. Y.................... 276

at Vestal, N. Y...................... 294

at Wilkes-Barre, Pa.................. 323

near Waverly, N. Y................... 296
534 INDEX

Susquehanna River, West Branch, 

at Bower, Pa.

Page

330 

at Karthaus, Pa................... 333

at Lewisburg, Pa.................. 347

at Renovo, Pa..................... 337

at Williamsport, Pa............... 343

discharge measurement of.......... 520

Susquehanna River basin, N. Y.-Pa.-

Md., discharge measurements in 519-520 

gaging-station records in..........269-383

Swan River at East Patchogue, N. Y.... 26

Swanton, Md., Crabtree Creek near..... 407

Swatara Creek at Harper Tavern, Pa.... 373

Swiftwater Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of...................... 515

Swimming River near Red Bank, N. J.... 140

Sykesville, Md., Piney Run near....... 395

Tamaqua, Pa., Little Schuylkill River

at. ............................. 227

Tannery, Pa., Lehigh River at......... 201

Tappahannock, Va., Piscataway Creek

near............................ 502

Taylor Run, Va., discharge measurement of......................... 524

Ten Mile Creek (tributary to Catskill 

Creek), N. Y., discharge measurement of...................... 524

Tenmile Creek (tributary to Cohocton 

River), N. Y., discharge measurements of..................... 519

Tenmile River at Tusten, N. Y......... 176

Terms, and abbreviations, definition

of.............................. 3-4

Terrell River, N. Y., discharge measurement of...................... 512

Terry Clove Kill near Pepacton, N. Y.. 155

Thornton River, near Laurel Mills, Va. 494 

North Pork, discharge measurement of 523 

South Pork, discharge measurement of 523

Three Springs, Pa., Aughwick Creek

near. ........................... . 364

Three Springs Creek, Pa., discharge

measurements of................. 521

Timber Branch, Va., discharge measurement of......................... 524

Tioga, Pa., Crooked Creek at.......... 298

Tioga River at...................... 297

Tioga River, at Lindley, N. Y......... 300

at Tioga, Pa........................ 297

near Erwins, N. Y................... 310

Tioughnioga River, at Cortland, N. Y.. 288 

at Itaska, N. Y..................... 292

Tipton, Pa., Little Juniata River at.. 353

Toby Creek at Luzerne, Pa............. 324

Tohickon Creek near Pipersville, Pa... 218

Toms Brook, Va., discharge measurement of......................... 522

Toms Creek, Pa., discharge measurement

of.............................. 522

Toms River near Toms River, N. J...... 142

Tonytank Creek, Md., discharge measurement of...................... 517

Totopotomoy Creek near Atlee, Va...... 509

Towanda, Pa., Susquehanna River at.... 317

Towanda Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of......................... 519

near Monroeton, Pa.................. 318

Trap Pond Outlet near Laurel, Del..... 251

Travelers Spring, Pa., discharge measurements of..................... 522

Tremper Kill near Shavertown, N. Y.... 154

Trenton, N. J., Assunpink Creek at.... 221 

Delaware River at................... 220

Trout Brook, N. Y., discharge measurement of......................... 524

Trout Creek (tributary to Delaware

River, West Branch) at Cannonsville, N. Y..................... 170

near Rock Royal, N. Y............... 169

Trout Creek (tributary to Schuylkill 

River), Pa., discharge measurements of........................ 516

Trout Run (tributary to Sinnemahoning 

Creek, Bennett Branch), Pa., 

discharge measurement of........ 520

Trout Run (tributary to Susquehanna 

River, West Branch), Pa., discharge measurement of........... 520

Lycoming Creek near................. 342

Troy, N. Y., Poesten Kill near........ 79

Truxton, N. Y., Shackham Brook near.... 286

Tuckahoe Creek near Ruthsburg, Md...... 259

Tulpehocken Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of...................... 516

near Reading, Pa..................... 229

Tunkhannock Creek at Dixon, Pa......... 320

Turkey Run, W. Va., discharge measurement of.......................... 522

Turkeycock Run, Va., discharge measurements of......................... 524

Turnwood, N. Y., Beaver Kill near...... 159

Tuscarora Creek (tributary to Canisteo

River) near South Addison, N. Y.. 309 

Tuscarora Creek, (tributary to Juniata

River) near Port Royal, Pa....... 366

Tuscarora Creek (tributary to Opequon

Creek) above Martinsburg, W. Va.. 435 

Tusten, N. Y., Tenmile River at........ 176

Tuthills Creek, N. Y., discharge measurements of...................... 513

Tyrone, Pa., South Bald Eagle Creek at. 354

Unadilla, N. Y., Susquehanna River at.. 276

Unadilla River, at Rockdale, N. Y...... 280

near New Berlin, N. Y................ 277

Unicorn Branch near Millington, Md..... 262

Unionville, N. Y., Wallkill River near. 87

Unity, Md., Patuxent River near........ 398

Upper Lisle, N. Y., Otselic River near.5, 290

Vestal, N. Y., Susquehanna River at.... 294

WSP, definition of..................... 3

Wading River (tributary to Atlantic

Ocean), N. Y., discharge measurements of......................... 512

Wading River (tributary to Mullica

River), East Branch, at Harrisville, N. J...................... 145

Wallenpaupack Creek, at Wilsonville,

Pa............................... 183

discharge measurements of............ 515

Wallkill River, at Gardiner, N. Y...... 93

at Pellets Island Mountain, N. Y..... 91

near Philllpsburg, N. Y.............. 92

near Unionville, N. Y................ 87

Walloomsac River near North Bennington,

Vt. .............................. 62

Walnut Brook near Flemington, N. J..... 128

Walnutport, Pa., Lehigh River at....... 206

Walton, N. Y., West Branch Delaware

River at......................... 167

Wanaque, N. J., Blue Mine Brook near... 113 

Cupsaw Brook near.................... Ill

Ringwood Creek near.................. 110

Wanaque River at..................... 114

West Brook near...................... 112

Wanaque River, at Awosting, N. J....... 108

at Monks, N. J....................... 109

at Wanaque, N. J..................... 114

Wantagh Stream at Wantagh, N. Y........ 35

Wappinger Creek near Wappingers Palls,

N. Y............................. 94

Wapwallopen Creek near Wapwallopen, Pa. 326 

War Branch, Va., discharge measurements of......................... 522

Warrenton, Va., Cedar Run near......... 480

Rappahannock River near.............. 493

Washington, D. C., Potomac River near.. 470 

Rock Creek at........................ 472

Watts Branch, Md., discharge measurements of......................... 523

Wattp Creek (tributary to Atlantic

Ocean), N. Y., discharge measurements of......................... 514

Watts Creek (tributary to Choptank

River), Md., discharge measurements of. ........................ 517

Waverly, N. Y., Susquehanna River near. 296 

Waynesboro, Va., South River near...... 444

Weasel Brook at Clifton, N. J.......... 120

Weigh Scale, Pa., Shamokin Creek at.... 349

West Brook, N. Y., discharge measurements of......................... 513

West Brook near Wanaque, N. J....... .. 112

West Cameron, N. Y., Canisteo River at. 308

West Canada Creek, at Hinckley, N. Y... 67

at Kast Bridge, N. Y................. 69

West Conewago Creek near Manchester,

Pa............................... 375

West Creek, Pa., discharge measurements

of............................... 520
INDEX 535

West Kill, N. Y., discharge measurement of......................... 524

West Milton, N. Y., Glowegee Creek at. 55 

Kayaderosseras Creek near........... 56

West Seatuck Creek, N. Y., discharge

measurements of................. 512

Western Branch near Largo, Md......... 404

Western Run at Western Run, Md........ 387

Westminster, Md., Cranberry Branch

near............................ 390

Westwood, N. J., Pascack Brook at..... 99

Whippany River at Morristown, N. J.... 105

Whiskey Creek, Va., discharge measurement of......................... 522

White Brook, N. Y., discharge measurement of......................... 512

White Clay Creek, above Newark, Del... 237 

near Newark, Del.................... 238

Whiteoak Run, Va., discharge measurement of......................... 523

Whitney Lake Outlet, N. Y., discharge

measurement of.................. 512

Whitney Point Reservoir at Whitney

Point, N. Y..................... 291

Wild Creek at Hatchery, Pa............ 203

Wild Creek Reservoir, capacity of..... 204

Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Solomon Creek at... 325 

Susquehanna River at................ 323

Willards, Md., Pocomoke near.......... 246

Willetts Creek, N. Y., discharge measurement of...................... 513

Williamsburg, Pa., Frankstown Branch

Juniata River at................ 352

Williamsport, Pa., Grafius Run at..... 344 

West Branch Susquehanna River at.... 343

Williamstown, Mass., Green River at... 60

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Williamstown, Mass., Hoosic River near. 59 

Willowemoc Creek near Livingston Manor,

N. Y............................. 161

Wills Creek below Hyndman, Pa.......... 413

near Cumberland, Md.................. 414

Wilmington, Del., Brandywine Creek at.. 241 

Shellpot Creek at.................... 242

Wilsonville, Pa., Wallenpaupack Creek

at............................... 183

Winchester, Va., Abrams Creek near..... 433

Cedar Creek near..................... 452

Wissahickon Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of...................... 516

Woodbourne, N. Y., Neversink River at.. 188 

Wooddale, Del., Red Clay Creek at...... 239

Woodstown, N. J., Salem Creek at....... 243

Work, division of...................... 2-3

scope of............................. 1

Wyalusing Creek, Pa., North Branch,

discharge measurement of......... 519

Wyomissing Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of...................... 516

Wysox Creek, Pa., discharge measurement

of............................... 519

Yagers Spring near Luray, Va........... 445

Yaphank, N. Y., Caimans River at....... 25

Yellow Breeches Creek, Pa., discharge

measurements of.................. 521

Yellow Water Creek, N. Y., discharge

measurement of................... 512

Yonkers,-N. Y., Saw Mill River at. ..... 97

York, Pa., Codorus Creek near.......... 378

South Branch Codorus Creek near...... 377

York River basin, Va., gaging-station

records in......................505-511

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