UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

HAROLD L. ICKES, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

W. E. WRATHBB, Director

Water-Supply Paper 957

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY 

of the UNITED STATES

1942

PART? 

LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN

Prepared under the direction of 

GLENN L. PARKER, Chief Hydraulic Engineer

AND Of D. H. BABBER, H. C. BECKMAN, F. M. BELL, C. E. ELLSWORTH

ROBERT POLLANSBEE, BERKELEY JOHNSON, R. E. MARSH

E. B. RICE (acting), J. L. SAUNDERS, AMD J. V. B. WELLS

District Engineers

In cooperation with the States of

ARKANSAS, COLORADO, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA

MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, NEW MEXICO, OKLAHOMA

TENNESSEE, AND TEXAS

and other agencies

UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

WASHINGTON : 1948

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

Price 40 cents (paper cover)
COHTEOTS

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

b,$flni1;ion of terms,,..........................................,%.v................... 1

Ebcplanation of data...........................................,.....,.;.....,.,....... 1

Tine basis....................................................>..........,...%,...,..;.;; 3

Accuracy of field data and computed results.......................................... 4

Publications.......................................................................... 5

Records of-discharger collected by agencies other than the Geological Suwey.......... 10

Cooperation .......................................................................... 11

Division of work................................................,..;...,..^.......... 18

Gaging-station records....................^.......................................... 13

Mississippi River main stem..,..................................................... 13

 Mississippi -River at St. Louis, Mo............................................... 13

Mississippi .River at Chester, 111.,...........................-.;:,*................. 15

msslssippi River at Thebes, 111......................;....:v.................,*.. 16

Mississippi River at Memphis, -Term................................................ 18

Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Miss.................... * ;..................... 20

Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, La...........................i............... 32

Mississippi River near New Orleans, La........................................... 23

Meramec River Basin................................................................ 24

"- Meramec River-near Steelville, Mo................................................ 24

Meraraec River at Robertsville, Mo................................................ 25

Mftransec River near Eureka, Mo................».........;......................... 26

Bourbeuse Elver at Union, Mo..................................................... '27

Big River at Byrnesville, Mo..................................................... 29

Kayfield Creek Basin..................................;....,....................... -30

' Majyfield Greek at Lovelacevllle, Ky............................................. i . SO

Bayou de Chien Basin............................................................... 151

Bayou de Chien near Clinton, Ky.................................................. ;51

Headwater diversion channel basin (Castor and Whitewater Rivers)................... :s2

Castor River at Zalraa, Mo........................................................ 152

Oblon River Basin...............................................................t,. :53

South Fork of Oblon River near Greenfleld, Tenn.................................. !S3

Obion River at Oblon, Term....................................................... :J4

RutherfoEd Fork of Oblon River near Bradford, Tenn............................... 35

North Pork of - Obion River Hear Union City, Tenri.../.,^,........................... 36

South Fork of Forked Doef River at Jackson, Tenn..!;Jrf............................ 37

* South Fork of Forked Deer-River at Chestnut Bluff, Term.......................... 36

 Middle Fork of Forked Deer River near Alamo, Term................................ 39

HatsMie River Basin,....;...;........,....... ..........a....i.i................... 40

Hatcnle River .at Bolivar, 7enn.............................i....................^ 40

Hatchie River .near Stanton, Tenn....................................... i.......... 41

vWolf River Basin........... ^ .............. i>. ....... 2.......^.................«:.». 42

 - ,' Woir River at Rossvllls, Tsnn................................................;... 42

Bti^trancis Hlver Basin..........,................,;..,.,.,..«.........«^;.......... 43

... St. Francis River,uea0 Battsrson, Mo..^............,.%..;...................i.... 43

 ' r Wappapello Reservoir at Wappapello,. Mo....;. . ...........i-..1 .'.;,...................... 44

St. Francis River at Wappapello, Mo.....................^......................... 46

St. Francis River at Marked Tree, Ark.............:.....[..i^;...*.**........,».... . 48

St. Francis River floodvay,near Marked Tree, Ark... ..,..<»>........................ 49

" Little River ditch 81 sear Kennett, Mo................i,^*.........^,...,$*......'. 50

. Little River ditch 1 naajr.Kennett; Mo..... ...................;.........;>;..... .i 1

ff Uttle River ditch 66-aaajr-toBaett, Ho...........,iw... ;;.;..............-.;.;.-*{..* 52

si uttle River ditch 86->A.dear Kemett, !*!*;«.........» .{;..........»;,;.;;..;.... 53

 .ivLlttle.River ditch EBl-aear-Keanettj Mo...;.,..........;u.-..;......,»*....,....* 84

* Little River ditch 259 near Kennett, Mo.......................................... BS

 .White River Bfisln..*.......».............................i,,.»«....,.....»vi....... 56

* White River at Beaver, Ark....................................................... 50

> : White River near.Reads Spring, Mo................................................ 57

Wilte River^^ at.Forsytb.-lfo..................................,,,.........(.....;,,. 58

White River near Fllppin, Ark...................................*........;*.;.».;.: .59

White River at Calico .Rock, Ark...................»..i.....».'.i....,........,*«i. 60

White River at iatesvllle, Ark............... ...*.<?..:..;..,...................... 61

Whit* River at Newport, Ark.....................v.^..,.:........;.»..........,... 62

"^ Whtte-River at-pe Vails Bluff, -Ark.............../...,-.,...,.....v*....;.,.^.^». . 63

,--- Vtest Fo«c of White River near Fayetteville', ArJc...,,.,%...... ;..»,....,...iii.. 64

Kings River near Berryville,-Ark...........................v.v*.........*...:.*i. 65

Jtaes River at Oalena, Mo..................................;.........».^......... 66

: Buffalo River near.St. Joe, Ark.................................................. 67

Buffalo Rlvsr near.Rush, Ark.................................................;.»... 66

 North Fork giver at Teosuaseh, Ifc.....................** ..,i...................... 69

North Fork River rtear Henderaon, Ark.........v.;^.......*......................,. 70

Black River,near Annapolis, Mo...... .........^.«..........i*,...........;..^.. 71

Black River .-at Leeper, Mo....... ..................>,..........,*.»............... 72

Black River at.Poplar.Bluff, Mb.......«...........,..,..»....,.»*.....i.........* 73

'" Black River.aear Corning, -Ark.,....................*v.u.*.....,-.:..^^.,......... 74

" :.: Black River a't Pocahontis, Ark.,......................ri....................i.;...: 75

s '' Blsxsk Rl»«**t.glaeK,Beek, ArtEi................................TES*....**..«..,.;' 76

V: Caaae Creek W ' Hsrvlell, Mo..,.............................«....!..........«..«** 77
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Gaglng-statlon records Continued.

White River Basin Continued. Page

Current River near Qninence, Mo.................................................. 78

Current River at Van Buren, Mo................................................... 79

Current River at Doniphan, Mo.................................................... 80

Jacks Fork at Qainence, Mo....................................................... 81

Big Spring near Van Buren, Mo.................................................... 82

Little Black River near Fairdealing, Mo..... .............,..................*.... 83

t

ring River at Imboden, Ark..........................................,........*.. 84

even Point River near Bardley, ft>.............................................. 85

Eleven Point River near Elevanpoint, Ark.......................................;3'-' 66

Greer Spring at areer, Mo........................................................ 87

Strawberry River near Evening Shade, Ark........................................^ 88

Strawberry River near Poughkeepsie, Ark.......................................... 89

South Fork of Little Red River near Clinton, Ark................................i - 90

Little Red River near Heber Springs. Ark..........................................: 91

Middle Fork of Little Red River at Shirlsy, Ark....... t .......................... 92

Lagrue Bayou near Stuttgart, Ark.............................................,*u. 93

Arkansas River Basin....................... .................................«..>..,, 94

Arkansas River at Granite, Colo.................................................. 94

Arkansas River at Salida, Colo................................................... 96

Arkansas River at Canon City, Colo...........................................^<f.; ; s 96

Arkansas River at Portland, Colo..............................................».w 97

Arkansas River near Pueblo, Colo.................................................. 98

Arkansas River near Avondale, Colo.........................................4.^... 99

. Arkansas River near Bepesta, Colo..................................,.*........*.. 100

Arkansas River at La Junta, Colo............................................w.... 101

Arkansas River at Las Anlmas, Colo..............................................t. 102

Arkansas River at Caddoa, Colo..............................................*rf.*^ 103

Arkansas River at Lamar, Colo..........................................*..*..*»*.i 104

Arkansas River at Holly, Colo.................................................... 105

Arkansas River at Syracuse, Kans................................................4 106

Arkansas River at Garden City, Kans.............................................. 107

Arkansas River at Great Bend, Kans..........................................,,«.*i 108

Arkansas River at Wlchlta, Kans.................................................. 109

Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans.......................................;..*. 110

Arkansas River at Ralston, Okla...............................................s... Ill

Arkansas River at Tulsa, Okla..................................................v. 112

Arkansas River near Huskogee, Okla...........................................*.,, 113

Arkansas River at Van Buren, Ark................................................. 114

Arkansas River at Dardanelle, Ark................................................ 115

Arkansas River at Little RodL Ark....................*"......;..............~. 116

Reservoirs in upper Arkansas River Basin..................................,...<.%. 117

Grape Creek near Westcllffe, Colo.............................................;.. 118

Fountain Creek near Fountain, Colo........................................;....,^ 119

Fountain Creek at Pueblo, Colo...............................................v*i* 120

Monument Creek at Plkevlew, Colo......................................*».*., »«*»»-' 121

- Chlco Creek near North Avondale, Colo............................»..............;^ 122

Huerfano River at Ibnzanares Crossing, Near Redwing, Colo............j.......;..." 123

Huerfano River near Badlto, Colo............................................i..^;s 124

Huerfano River near Mustang, Colo..............................................iis 125

Huerfano River below Huerfano Vallsy Dam, near Iftidercllffe, Colo..............i.^ 126

Cucharas River at Boyd Ranch, near La.Veta, C0lo..................,...........i.» 127

Apishapa River near Aguilar, Colo................................................. 128

Apishapa River near White Rock, Colo........................i.................... 129

Apishapa River near Fowler, Colo............................................w.... 130

Timpas creek near Rocky Ford, Colo............................^...............*..- 133

Horse Creek near Sugar City, Colo................................................. 134

Purgatolre River at Trinidad, Colo..............................................; 136

Purgatoire River at Ninemlle Dam, near Hlgbee, Colo..........v............,.i..^./ 137

Purgatoire River at Highland Dam, near las Anloas, Colo.....................*.... 138

Rule Creek near Caddoa, Colo...........................................*.«....v..v. 139

Caddoa Creek at Caddoa, Colo..................................................... 140

Mud Creek near Caddoa, Colo.............................................*........ 141

Big Sandy Creek above Amity Canal diversion, near Kornman, Colo.................^ 142

Wild Horse Creek at Holly, Colo.............................i..............^.«*.- 143

Holly drain near Holly, Colo..................................................iji» 144

Amazon Canal near Hartland, Kans..............................................;.» 145

South Side ditch near Hartland, Kans..................,..................*.....;. 146

Great Eastern Canal at Lakin, Kans............................................;.,; 147

Farmers ditch near Garden City, Kans..........................................**.r. 14$

Garden City Canal near Garden City, Kans...........................*.....*«»;.;.A 149

Pavmee River near Lamed, Kans................................................;..: 150

Cow Creek mar Lyons, Kans......................................................*^ 151

Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, Kans..........................^....s.^^r'. 152

Nlnneacah River near Peek, Kans......................................^j.......... 153

Walnut River at Winfleld, Kans....................,^..;..............»!....,^iij 154

Salt Fork of Arkansas River near Alva, Okla........................4..........>i. 155

Salt Fork of Arkansas River near Cherokae, Okla..........j................i...^iic. 156

Salt Fork of Arkansas River near Jet, Okl*,........................... .-..*.....i.+ - 158

Salt Fork of Arkansas River at Tonkawa, Okla..................................iii 159

Medicine Lodge River near Kiowa, Kans........................»............;....-." 1SG

Chikaakla River near Blackwell, Okla...................../...»-...............-ia= 161

Clamrron River near Guy, N. Msx................................*........i..i....;* 162

Cimarron River near Boise City, Okla.....................................*i.....*. 163

Cioarron River near Liberal, Kans.................................. .....*..... -.«- 104 Cimarron River near Waynoka, Okla................................................ 168

Cimarron River near Guthrie, Okla................................................ 169
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station records Continued. 

; Arkansas River Basin Continued. Page

,,v ciu irron River at Perklns, Okla.. ................................. ............... 1,70

.' ClBuroa River at Oil ton, Okla..........................,.............*.......... 171

Ctauron River at Humford, Okla....... .......................................... 172

: Cot) ic 11 Creek near Stlllwater, Okla. .......................... ....«.............'. 173

Ver Uerls River near Coyville, Kans..... ......................................... 174

; Ver llKTls River near Altoona, Kans. ........................... ........v.... ...... 175

Ver liKris River at Independence, Kans. ........................................... 176

Ver ilerls River near Lenapah, Okla. .............................................. 177

 . _ Ver ligris River near Claremore, Okla............................................. 178

 Fai , giver near Fall River, Kans................................................. 179

Fa) , River at Fredonla, Kans..................................................... 180

BlrJ Creek near Sperry, Okla.....*............................................... 181

. NBO sbo River at Council Orove, Kans .............................................. 182

 -, Neo jho River near lola, Kans . .................................................... 183

Nee jho River near Parsons, Kans.............................,...................'. 184

River near Commerce, Okla........ ......................................... 185

0' The Cherokees at Langley, Okla........... ................................ 186

River near Langley, Okla. ................................................. 187

Neo she River near Choteau, Okla. ............................. ..v................. 188

River near Wagoner, Okla..................................*.......,...,... - 189

River near Marion, Kans...........................'.................... 190

River at Cottonwood Falls, Kans.. ..................................... 193

Creek near Cedar Point, Kans.. ................................ ...........4. 194

Mid lie Creek near EUudale, Kans... ............................................... 197

lng Creek near McCune,. Kans.... ............................................ 201

,ng River near Waeo, Mo.. ................................. .................... 202

g River near Quapawi Okla... ................................................ 203

Creek above Joplin, Ho. .................................................... 204

-River -near Tiff City, H».. ............ ....................................... 205

Ilinois River near Tanletpuah, Okla.............................................. 208

111 ,aols River near Sore, Okla. ......... .....4. .................................. 307

Dlr y Creek near Warner* Okla. . .................................................. 208

Ovn Milan River near Taylor Springs, N. Hex....................................... 209

Cin idlan River near Roy, N. Hex. . ................................................ 210

Cnoidlan River near Sanchez» N. Hex.*...... ...................................... 215

-Reservoir near Conchas Dam, H. Hex....................................... 219

River below genchas Dam, N. Hex................. ........................ 220

River at Lofan, N. Hex. ................................................. 224

. River near Anarillo, Tax. ............................................... 225

: ; Can idian River neap Canadian, Tex. ............................................... 286

 ;: Cao idian River near Newcastle, Okla.. ............................................ 227

:i Cwaidtan Rlvearat Calvin* Okla................................................... 288

.i Can idlan River near VOiitefield, Okla... .......................................... 229

_ Ver nejo River near Dawson, N. Hex. ............................................... 230

:, Cleoeguilla Creek near Eagle Nest, N. Max.... .................................... 231

River at Ute Park, N. Hex. .............................................. 233

River at Springer, N. Max. .............................................. 234

Mle Creek near Eagle Nest, N. Hex. .......................................... 235

i Horsno Creek at Eagle Nest, N. Hex...... .......................... ............... 236

 _'- RMjiido River at Sauble Ranch, near Clmarron, N. Hex.............................. 237

. Rayido River near Miami, N. ffex.. ................................................ 238

:: Col nor Intake canal near Ocate, N. Hax.... ....................................... 239

River at La Cueva, N. Hax. .................................................. 240

River near Golondrinas, N. Hex. ............................................. 241

i. River near Shoemaker, N. Hax. ............................................... 242

Coyote Creek near Golondrlnas, N. Hex.......... .................................. 243

Con Jbas River at Varladero, N. Hex. .............................................. 244

Ute Creek sear Logan, N. Hax............................. .................. ^..... 247

Nor ;h Canadian River near Guyaon, Okla........................................... 246

Nor ;h Canadian River at Beaver, Okla. ............................................ 249

Mor ii Canadian River near Fort Supply, Okla. . .................................... 250

Hor th Canadian River at Woodward, Okla. .......................................... 251

Nor ;h Canadian River at Canton, Okla. ............................................ 252

Nor th Canadian River near El Reno, Okla. . ........................................ 253

Lake Overholser near Oklahoma City, Okla......................................... 254

Nor ;h Canadian River near Oklahoma City, Okla.................................... 255

Nor th Canadian River near Wetumpka, Okla. ........................................ 256

C Creek at Lipsooab, Tex...................................................... 257

f Creek near Shattuck, Okla. .................................................. 258

f Creek near Fort Supply, Okla......... ....................................... 259

Dee > Fork near Beggs, Okla....................................................... 260

Dee i Fork near Dewar, Okla. ...................................................... 261

SKI a Bois Creek near Keota, Okla....... .......................... i. .............. 262

Potaau River at Cauthron, Ark............,.............;......................... 263

Pot sau River near Wister, Okla... ............................... .......^ ......... 264

Pot Bau River at Poteau, Okla..................................................... 235

Fov rche Haline near Red Oak, Okla. . ........................... ................... 266

Frog Bayou near Mountainburg, Ark... ........;;................................... 267

1*13 >erry River near Mulberry, Ark..................... ........................... 268

Pst it Jean Creek near Booneville, Ark... ...^..... ................... .............. 269

P«t it Jean Creek near Blue Mountain, Ark. ........................................ 270

P«stit Jean Creek at Danville, Ark................................................ 271

Foirche La Fave River near Qravelly, Ark. ........................................ 272

Fou rche La Fave River near Nliarod, Ark. .......................................... 273

Bayou Heto near Stuttgart, Ark/.................................................. 274

Crc oked Creek near Humphrey, Ark. ................................................ 275

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VI CONTENTS

Qaglng-statlon records Continued. , - 

Yazoo River Basin............................................... .,.......,.

Tallahatchle River at Etta, Hiss...................................... M

 Sardls ReservQir near Sardls, Miss......................................

Tallahatchle River at Sardls Dam, near Sardis^"Miss.-...........*,......».

Tallahatchie River near Sardis, Hiss.................."«.,.., ...,....-"...,..j.-

Tallahatchle River near Lambert, Miss.....,,..,..........,...........<.»..,f«..

Tallahatchle.River at Swan Lake, Hiss......................... .«*...«.,( . J3« .*,,' r

Yasoo River at Greenwood, Hiss.. ,...,.,.,.,..,.....*,.»,..............,.;.*>«*>

Hell Creek near New Albany, Miss.....................,»,..,.... f ..... K ...« r v.

Cypress Creek near Etta, Hiss ......................,..........<.«.........,*.

 North Tippah Creek near Rlpley, Miss................................... ,

Yocona Elver near Enld, msa............,,,.............................

Long Creek at CQurtland, Miss............................................»,..*>.-«t.:'£89

Coldwater River .-Bear Lewlsburg, Miss................,.,..-...-.». ... ;, .,...

Coldwater River near Coldwater, Miss,...................................

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

Coldwater River at Arkabutla Dam, near Arkabutla, Miaa..................^.^,.'r*.,^:894

Coldwater River at Savage, Miss.....................,««....*..-....-...,....*?»£«;, J395

- Pigeonroost Creek near Byhalla, Mise..................................... t ....»,,« yuS96

Plgeonroost Creek near Lewlsburg, Miss..............................,.,»,£«»:.*,, ». g £97

. Nortn Fork of Tlllatoba Creek near Charleston, Miss.......* *.,.*.....*£,,... w,b-£98

Askalmore Creek near Charleston, Miss...................; *............... ,?*»«<. ^^299

Yalobueha River at Graysport, Mles.........................;,.,,*.... ,...««».;. M< !( ,300

Yalobusha River at Grenada, Miss.........................-.....*..^».....«.-.-.'» ; <;, 301

Skuna River near Coffeevllle, Miss............................... v .....»

Turkey-Cyrress Creek near Coffeevllle, Miss............,,....<...».......

Sunflower River at Clarksdale, Mi^s..... ,,... ..........................,,

Sunflower River at Sunflower, Miss...................s..;,,.,,.. 4 ..,.«.., f.:S ».K* r;. 305

Big Black River Basin.........................................^.,.. r*...".

Big Black River at Plckens, Miss.. .....,.....,..,....,*.........,,,.....

Big Black River near Bovine, Miss..............I...... «».........^......

Homochltto River Basin............................... ...^........ .."».......,..,,X' 308

Homochltto River at Eddlceton, Hiss.........................................'>.r,. 308

Homochltto River near Bude, Miss...........................».,.........*...,ft * A .. 309

Homochltto River near Doloroso, Miss................... ,i,...: ,...............; .f . -310

Brushy Creek near Oloster, Miss...,...................,.»..... ...^..........;... 311

Dry Creek near Knoxvllle, Miss.............. ,4. .........*,.................,.... 312

Second Creek at Slbley, Miss...... .,.......*.........J........ t ................. 313

Buffalo Bayou Basin...........................................,,...;..,,.......... 314

Buffalo Bayou near Woo4vllle, Mlss.....,,......,..,..,,,.«...;..,... t .^Vy«f.i.*jri .3i4,

Red River Basin................................................. .^,................ 315

Prairie Dog Town Fork of Red River near Canyon,.-Tex........«.......-,«......».-.*«... 315

Prairie Dog Town Fork of Red River near Brtce, fex...........;................,> 31ft Prairie Dog Town Fork of Red River near pstelline, Tex..,:«..,......^...i........ 317

Red River near Terral, Okla.....:..........,.................................... 318

Red River near Qalnesvllle, Tex.............................................**». 319

Red River near Colbert, Okla.................................................... 320

Red River at Arthur City, Tex................................................... 321

Red River at Index, Ark......................................................... 322

Red River at Garland, Ark....................................................... 323

Red River at Shreveport, La.......................................... ...........^324

Red River at Coushatta, La...................................................... ~ 325

Red River at Alexandria, La............................ ..............., f ........ 326

Tierra Blanca Creek at reservoir near Umbarger, Tex............................. 327

North Tule Creek at reservoir near Tulla, Tex............................ i. .^... 328

Salt Fork of Red River at Mangum, Okla..,.......,................'.......... :..... -329

North Fork of Red River near Granite, Ofcla...................................... 330

North Fork of Red River near Headrick, Okla..................................... 331

Elm Fork of North Fork of Red River near Mangum, Okla........................... -332

Pease River near Crowell, Tex................................................... 333

Cache Creek near Walters, Okla.................................................. 334

Wichlta River at Wlchita Falls, Tex............................................. 335

Little Wichlta River near Archer City, Tax...................................... 336

Washlta River near Cheyenne, Okla...............................,..'............. 337

Washlta River near Clinton, Okla...................^.............^.... r ......... 341

Washita River at Carnegie, Okla..........................,.....,,.......-,.,.,,;%.., 342

Washlta River near Tabler, Okla................................................. 343

Washlta River near Pauls Valley, Okla.............................^............. 344

Washlta River near Durwood, Okla................................................. ,346

. Pond Creek near Fort Cobb, Okla...............................^.......... .^...... 346

Rush Creek at Purdy, Okla....................................................... 347

Caddo Creek near Ardmore, Okla.................................................. 349

Blue River near Blue, Okla................................ 4 ................... '.., 350

Muddy Boggy Creek near Farrls, Okla............................................. 351

Clear Boggy Creek near Wapanucka, Okla. ..........................>........<........ '.352

Klamlchl River near Belzonl, Okla............................................... 353

Little River near Idabel, Okla............................... ,*>* ............... 354

Little River near Horatio, Ark.........................-,........................ -355

Mountain Fork River" near Eagletown, Okla................................,;...... " 356

Cossatot River near De Queen. Ark....'.................:.. >...«.,................ -357

Saline River near Dlerks, Ark...................................................^358

Sulphur River near Darken, Tex........:....,.................................... 359

Cypress Creek near Jefferson, Tex............................................... 361

Bayou Bodoau near Sarepta, La................................................... 362

Bayou Dorcheat near Minden, La.................................................. 365

Cypress Bayou near Kelthville, La............................................... 364

Boggy Bayou near Kelthville, La...............................................,. 365
CONTENTS VII

Qaglng-statlon records Continued. 

Red River Basin Continued. 

Saline Bayou near Lucky, La...................................................

Black Lake Bayou near Castor, La,............................................... 367

Ouaohlta River near Mountain Pine, Ark.......................................... 369

Ouachlta River near Malvern, Ark................................................ 370

Ouaohlta River at Honroe, La.................................................... 371

Little Missouri River near Murfreesboro, Ark.................................... 372

Saline River near Rye, Ark...................................................... 373

Bayou Bartholomew near Beekman, La.............................................. 374

Bayou D'Arbonne near Dubach, La................................................. 375

Middle Fork of Bayou D'Arbonne near Bernice, La................................. 376

Cornie Bayou near Llllle, La.................................................... 377

Bayou Deslard at Monroe, La..................................................... 378

Boeuf River near Girard, La...............,.........................,........;., 379

Bayou-La Fourche near Crew Lake, La............................................. 380

Tenaas River at Tendal, La..................................................^... 361

-' Bayou Macon near Delhi, La...................................................... 382

Dugdenona River near Jonesboro, La.............................................. 383

Dugdemona River near Winnfleld, La.............................................. 384

Bayou Caator near Qrayson, La................................................... 385

Bayou Funny Louis near Trout, La................................................ 386

Big Creek at Pollock. La........................................................ 387

Mississippi River Delta........................................................... 388

Tangipahoa River at Robert, La................................................... 388

Tickfaw River at Holden, La..................................................... 389

Amlte River near Denham Springs, La............................^................ 391

Atohafalaya River at Krote Springs, La.......................................... 382

Bayou Cocodrle near Clearwater, La.............................................. 394

Miscellaneous discharge measurements................................................ 395

Index..*.........................................................,.................. 401

ILLUSTRATIONS

Plate 1, Oaging-statlon structures: A, Arkansas River at Little Rock, Ark.; §, Red 

River near Colbert, Okla.; £, Red River at Garland, Ark.................
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN, 1948

SCOPE OF HOBK

This volume Is one pf a series of 14 reports presenting results of measurements of. 

stage and flow made on streams, lakes, and reservoirs In the United States during the 

water year ending September 30, 1942. .The work was begun In 1888 In connection with 

special studies relating to Irrigation. Measurements of the flow of streams and of the 

stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs have been wide at about 9,400 gaging stations . 

in the United States and also at many gaging stations In Alaska and Hawaii. It) July 1942, 

4,970 gaging stations were being maintained by the Geological Survey and cooperating x>rganIzatlonst Miscellaneous discharge measurements were made at maay othw points.

In the execution of the work many State and private organizations have cooperated, 

either by furnishing data or by assisting In collecting data. Cooperation of the first 

kind Is acknowledged in connection witb the description .of each, station affected; coopera-v 

tlon of the second kind Is acknowledged on page 11. -

^ - . DEFINITION OF TERMS

The "units in which stream-flaw data are presented In this report and other terns used 

herein are defined as follows:

'Second-feet* Is an abbreviation for "cubic feet per second." ' A second-foot 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.*

"Second-feet per square nile* is the average number of cubic feet of water 'flowing per 

second from each square mile of area drained, on the assumption that the rurioff is distributed uniformly both as regards time and area.,

"Rorioff 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. It is used 

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

An "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 connection with 

storage for Irrigation.

"Second-foot-day" Is the volume of water represented by a flow of 1 second-foot 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 an abbreviation for the term "relation between gage 

height and discharge."

"Control" is a term used to designate a feature downstream front the gage that determines 

the stage-discharge relation at the gage. This feature may be a natural section, a reach 

of the channel, or an artificial structure.

EXPLANATION OF DATA

The base data collected at gaging stations consist of records of stags, measurements of 

discharge, and general information used to supplement the records of stage and discharge

1
2 EXPUH4TION OF DATA

neasurements in determining the dally flow. The records ottttfcge are obtained either from i*^- * 

direct readings on a nonrecordlng gage or from a water-stage recorder that, gives a continuous record of the fluctuations. Ifeasurementa of discharge are mule with a current 

meter by the general methods outlined in standard textbooks on the measurement of river 

discharge. Typical structures in use at gaging stations are shown on plate 1.

Rating tables giving the discharge for any stage are prepared from the discharge measurements. The application of the dally mean gage height to these rating tables gives the 

dally mean discharge, from which the monthly and the yearly mean discharge are computed; 

If the state-discharge relation is subject to change because of frequent or continual 

change in the physical features that fora the control, the dally mean discharge is 

determined by the "shifting-control method,* in which correction factors based on indlvld* 

ual discharge measurements and notes by engineers and observers are used in applying the' 

gage heights to the rating tables. At times the stage-discharge relation for a station 

may be temporarily changed by the presence of aquatic growth or debrla on the control. 

For such times the dally mean discharge is computed by what is essentially the "shiftingcontrol" method, described above.

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

reservoirs, tributary streams, or other sources, which necessitates the use of the "slope 

method," in .which the slope or fall in a reach of the stress is a factor In the determination of discharge, information requisite for determining the slope or fall. Is obtained 

by means of an auxiliary gage set at some distance from the base gage. At some station* 

the stage-discharge relation is affected by changing stage, and for then the rate of 

change of stage is used as a factor in the determination of discharge.

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

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

the winter, which makes it impossible to compute the discharge in the usual manner. Discharge for periods of ice effect is computed en the basis of the gage-nftght record and 

occasional winter discharge measurements, consideration being given to the available .in- . 

formation on temperature and precipitation, notes by gage observers and engineers, and 

comparable records of discharge for stations in the same or nearby basins. The days 

included in the periods of ice effect and the days during the winter period on which discharge measurements were made are indicated in the table by symbols referring to footnotes 

or are given in a general note following the table.

For most of the gaging stations on streams in the area covered by this report the data 

presented comprise a description of the station, a table showing the daily discharge of 

the stream, and a table of monthly and yearly discharge and runoff. Skeleton rating 

tables are published for all stations except those at which the dally discharge for the 

greater part of the year was determined by the shifting-control method, the slope method, 

or other special methods.

The description of the station gives the type of gage. Its latitude and longitude 

determined from the best available maps, and Information In regard to diversions that 

decrease the flow at the gage, artificial regulation from pondage or storage, and the 

accuracy of the records. Under "Average discharge* is given the average discharge for the 

number of years indicated. It Is given only for stations for which there are 10 or more
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 957 PLATE

A. ARKANSAS RIVER AT LITTLE ROCK, ARK. B. RED RIVER NEAR COLBERT, OKLA.

GAGING-STATION STRUCTURES.

C. RED RIVER AT GARLAND, ARK. 

Note safety basket on ladder approach to gage shelter.
EXPLANATION OF DATA 3

complete years of record. Under "Extremes" are given the maximum discharge'and gage 

height; the minimum discharge If there Is little or no regulation; the minimum dally 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 or a nonrecordlhg gage read at the time of the crest. Likewise the minimum discharge represents the lowest stage, unless otherwise qualified. Selected peak discharges 

with the times of their occurrence are given below the table of monthly discharge for some 

stations. This supplementary-Information Is generally omitted for stations having drainage areas of less than 10 square miles or more than 10,000 square miles or If the peak 

discharges usually exceed the corresponding mean discharges for the day by less than 10 

percent.

For stations equipped with npnrecordlng sages, th» table of dally discharge gives 

the discharge In second-feet corresponding to once-daily readings, of the gage or the mean 

of twice-daily readings. For flashy floods the dally mean discharge Is determined from 

gage-height graphs based on gage readings made once or twice dally or oftener, as stated 

in the station description. For stations equipped with water-stage recorders, exoept those 

on streams subject to sudden or rapid fluctuation, the table gives the discharge corresponding to the dally mean gage height. For stations subject to such fluctuation the 

dally mean gage height may not indicate the true daily mean discharge, which must be obtained by averaging the discharge for parts of the day or by using the discharge integrator, an instrument for obtaining the dally mean discharge from a continuous gage-height 

graph and containing as an essential element a curve representing the stage-discharge 

relation at the station.

In the table of monthly discharge the column headed "Second-foot-days" gives the sum 

for each month of the figures given In the table of daily discharge. The column headed 

"Maximum" gives the maximum dally discharge and not the momentary discharge when the 

water surface was at crest stage. Likewise, In the column headed "Minimum" the quantity 

given is the minimum dally discharge. The column headed "Mean" gives the average flow 

In cubic feet per second during the month.

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 is given. A skeleton table of capacity at given stages is 

usually given In the first report In which data for a station are published but Is omitted 

from succeeding reports.

HIVE BASIS

At 2 a.m. on February 9, 1942, as an emergency measure, the Nation shifted from 

standard time to "war time," and clock time In the several zones of the country was moved 

ahead 1 hour, or to Z a.m. This made February 9 a 23-hour day. Time prior to 2 a.m. 

February 9 as given herein refers to standard time; time after 2 a.m. February 9 refers 

to war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

Records of dally discharge prior to February 9, 1942, published herein have been computed 

on the basis of standard time. Records subsequent to that date have been computed on the
4 Tim BASIS

basis of war time. The discharge given for February 9 is the mean for 23 hours. The 

mean discharge and runoff for the month of February have been computed from the total 

second-foot-days for the month without adjustment for the fact that February 9 was a 

23-hour day. The small error resulting from this procedure has been disregarded.

ACCURACY OF FIEU) DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

The accuracy of stream-flow data depends primarily on (1) the permanency 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 flow, and Interpretation 

of records.

The station description gives a statement In regard to the general accuracy of the 

records. "Excellent" Indicates that, In general, the daily records are accurate within 

5 percent; "good," within 10 percent; "fair," within 15 percent; and "poor," within 20 or 

a higher percent. The records of monthly and yearly mean discharge and runoff are, In 

general, more accurate than the dally records.

Yield at some stations as indicated by monthly means may vary widely from natural yield, 

owing to diversion, consumption, regulation by storage, Increase or decrease in evaporation due to artificial causes, or other factors. For such stations figures of "secondfeet per square mile" and "runoff In Inches" are not published unless storage or diversion 

records are Included indicating 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. Figures of second-feet per square mile and runoff 

in inches are also omitted If the drainage area Includes large noncontrlbutlng areas or 

if the average annual rainfall over the drainage area Is less than 20 Inches.

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 show the water supply available for further development, as prior appropriations 

below the station must first be satisfied.

The table of monthly discharge presents in summary the distribution of the flow past 

the station. The table of dally discharge affords opportunity for more detailed studies 

of the variation in flow. As further observations In each succeeding year nay be expected 

to throw new light on data previously published, It should be borne In mind that such data 

are subject to revision In succeeding water-supply papers.

PUBLICATIONS

The results of stream-flow measurements are now published annually In 14 parts, each 

part covering an area whose boundaries coincide with natural drainage features as Indicated 

below:

Part 1. North Atlantic slope basins (St. John River to York River).

2. South Atlantic slope and eastern Oulf of Mexico basins (James River to 

	Mississippi River).

3. Ohio River Basin.

4. St. Lawrence River Basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins.

6. Missouri River Basin.

7. Lower Mississippi River Basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.
PUBLICATIONS S

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 obtained or consulted as explained below.

1. Copies may be purchased at nominal cost from the Superintendent of Documents, 

Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., who will, on application, furnish lists 

giving prices.

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 local offices of the water-resources 

branch of the Geological Survey as follows:

East of the Mississippi River:

Albany, N. Y., 526 Federal Building.

Ashevllle, N. C., 220 Post Office Building.

Atlanta, Ga., 5 North Rhodes Center.

Augusta, Maine, Statehouse.

Baton Rouge, La., 124 Geology Building, Louisiana State University.

Boston, Mass., 945 Post Office Building.

Charleston, W. Va., 408 Union Building.

Charlottesvllle, Va., House G, Dawson Row, University of Virginia.

Chattanooga, Term., 442 Post Office Building.

College Park, Md., Engineering Building, University of Maryland.

Columbia, S. C., 119 United States Courthouse.

Columbus, Ohio, 404 Engineering Experiment Station, Ohio State University.

Harrisburg, Pa., 490 Education Building.

Hartford, Conn., 203 Federal Building.

Indianapolis, Ind., 300 Reserve Loan Life Insurance Building.

Jackson, Miss., 208 Mlllsaps Building.

Khoxville, Term., 337 Post Office Building.

Louisville, Ky., 652 Federal Building.

Madison, Wls., 666 State Office Building.

Montgomery, Ala., 507 Post Office Building.

New Philadelphia, Ohio, Miami Conservancy District Building.

Ocala, Fla., 302 Post Office Building.

Pittsburgh, Pa., 515 Plaza Building.

St. Paul, Mlnn., 808 New Post Office Building.

Trenton, N. J., 228 Federal Building.

Urbana, 111., 14 Post Office Annex, Elm Street.

Willlantsburg, Ky., Second and Sycamore Streets.

West of the Mississippi River:

Austin, Tex., 302 West 15th Street.

Boise, Idaho, 429 Federal Building.

Denver, Colo., 230 Customhouse.

Fort Smith, Ark., 6 Post Office Building.

Helena, Mont., 408 Federal Building.

Honolulu, Hawaii, 225 Federal Building.

Idaho Falls, Idaho, 204 Federal Building.

Iowa City, Iowa, 508 Hydraulic Laboratory, University of Iowa.

Lincoln, Nebr., 1404 Statehouse.

Los Angeles, Calif., G-31 United States Post Office and Courthouse.

Oklahoma City, Okla., 303 Capital Office Building.

Portland, Oreg., 606 Post Office Building.

Rolla, Mo., Missouri Geological Survey Building, Missouri School of Mines

and Metallurgy.

St. Louis, Mo., 1002 New Federal Building. 

.Salt Lake City, Utah, 303 Federal Building. 

San Francisco, Calif., 625 Market Street Building. 

Santa Fe, N. Hex., 204 United States Courthouse. 

Tacoma, Wash., 1100 Washington Building. 

Topeka, Kans., 305 Federal Building. 

Tucson, Ariz., 210 Post Office Building.

A list of the Geological Survey publications may be obtained by applying to the 

Director, Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.
6 PUBLICATIONS

Early records of the flow of streams in the United States were published In the ^reports 

listed below:

Stream-flow data for the years 1884-1901, In reports of the Geologic*! Surrey 

(A Annual Report; B « Bulletin! W Hater-Supply Paper}

 Report

10th A, pt

16th A, pt 

B 140.....

ISth A, pt 

W 16. ... ..

19th A, pt 

W 87......

W

ng

W 36 to 39

W 76......

. 8

. S

. 4

. 4

Character of data

Descriptive information only.

Descriptive information only. 

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, ratings, and 

monthly discharge (also many data covering earlier years).

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge 

(also similar data for some earlier years).

east of the Mississippi River and Missouri River and 

tributaries above Kansas River.

west of the Mississippi River except Missouri River and 

tributaries above Kansas River. 

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge 

(also some long-time records).

the Mississippi River and Missouri River and tributaries.

the Mississippi River exeept Missouri River and 

tributaries.

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

Tear

1896.

1896-96.

1897.

1899.

1901.

Papers on surface water supply containing records from 1899 to date, grouped by years 

and drainage basins, are listed by number on page 7. Hie data for any particular 

station will, in general, be found in the reports covering the years during which the 

station was maintained. For example, the date for 1910 to 1920 for any station in the 

area covered by part 3. are published in Water-Supply Papers 2863, 303, 323, 353, 403, 433, 

453, 473, 503, which contain records for the Ohio River Basin for those years.

The records at most of the stations discussed in these reports extend over a series of 

years. Miscellaneous measurements at many points other than regular gaging stations have 

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

end of each report, the streams and points of measurement listed appearing in the. same 

relative order as the streams and gaging stations In the body of the report. An Index of 

the records obtained prior to 1904 has been published in Water-supply Paper 119.

Each of the reports on surface water supply for the year 1939, issued as Water-Supply 

Papers 871 to 884 (see table on p. 7), contains a summary of yearly discharge at gaging 

stations in the area covered by that report. Gaging stations at which 10 or more ceaplete years of record have been collected are represented. These summaries are available 

also as separate reprints.
Numbers of water-supply papara containing remits of stream ma

(For baalna Included aae p. 4)

Tear

1899 a 

1900 g 

1901. 

1902.

1905 1 

1906. 

1907-8

1911 ! 

1912. 

1913. 

1914.

1915.

1916. 

1917. 

1918. 

1919-30

1981. 

1988.

1983. 

1984. 

1985. Iffr 

1987. 

1988. 

1989.

$$'

1931. 

1932. 

1933. 

1934.

1151- 1936. 

1937. 

1938. 

1939. 

1940.

1941. 

1948.

1

35 

47, h48 

66, 75 

88 

97

ol24, p!25, ql26 

0165, pl66, q!67 

0801, p802, q803 

841 

861

281 

301 

381 

3S1 

381

401 

431 

451 

471 

501

521 

S41 

561 

581 

601

621 

641 

661 

681 

696

711 

726 

741 

756 

781

801 

381 

851 

871 

891

921 

951

2

b36, 36

48 

66, 75 

o82, 83

ql67, 168 

q803, 204 

242 

262

282 

302 

588 

358 

388

402 

438 

458 

478 

502

5ZZ 

542 

562 

582 

602

622 

642 

662 

682 

697

712 

727 

742 

757 

782

802 

822 

852 

872 

892

922 

952

3

36 

48, 149 

65, 75 

83 

98

188 

169 

80S

245 

263

283 

303 

323 

353 

383

403 

433

453 

473 

503

523 

543 

563 

583 

603

623 

643 

663 

683 

693

713 

728 

743 

756 

783

803 

823 

853 

873 

893

923 

953

4

36 

49 

65, 75 

m82, 83 

97

189 

170 

806 

844 

864

284 

304 

324 

354 

384

404 

434 

454 

474 

504

524 

544 

564 

584. 

6O4

624 

644 

664 

684 

699

714 

729 

744 

759 

784

804 

824 

854 

874 

894

924

954

5

36 

49 

k65, 66, 75 

k83, 86 

k98. 99. AlOO

k!28, ISO 

171 

207 

845 

865

ess

305 

385 

355 

385

405 

435 

455 

475 

505

525 

545 

565 

585 

60S

ess

64S 

665 

685 

7OO

715 

730 

745 

760

885 

855 

875 

895

925 

955

6

036, 37 

49, JSO 

66, 75 

84

130, rlSl 

178 

808 

246

306 

386 

3S6

436 

4S6 

476 

506

526 

546 

566 

586 

606

626 

646 

666 

686 

701

716 

731 

746 

761 

786

806 

886 

856 

876 

896

9C6 

956

7

37 

50 

k65, 66, 75 

k83, 84

k!28, 131 

k!69, 175 

k205. 809 

847 

867

287 

307 

387 

357 

387

407 

437 

457 

477 

5O7

087 

547 

567 

587 

6O7

627 

647 

667 

687 

7O2

717 

732 

747 

762 

787

8O7 

827 

857 

877 

897

927 

957

66

a Rating tablea and Index to Water-Supply Papera 35-39 contained In Water-Supply 

Paper 39. Tablea of monthly discharge for 1899 In Slat Annual Report, part 4.

b James River only.

c Oallatln River.

d Green and Ounnlaon Rivers and Colorado River above Gunnlaon River.

e Hojave River only.

f Kings and Kern Rlvera and south Pacific slope baalna.

g Rating tablea and Index to Water-Supply Papera 47-58 and data on precipitation, 

walla, and Irrigation In California and Utah contained In Water-Supply Paper 52. 

Monthly dlaoharge for 1900 In 28d Annual Report, part 4.

h Wlaaahlekon and Schuylkill Rivers to Jamea River.

1 Beloto River.

j Loup, 

k Tribu

m Lake 

n Hudso

o Hew E

p Hudso

q Suaqu

r Platt

a 2he G

Baalna.

t Below 

u Rogue
8 PUBLICATIONS

From time to time reports 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 have been revised), as well as some records not contained In the annual series of water-supply papers. The following table gives the numbers and titles of these reports, arranged In alphabetical order by States and drainage 

basins.

Reports containing compilation of discharge by States and drainage basins

Hater-supply 

Paper

107

293

899

500

477

597-B

636-D

636-B

637-A

74 

197

415

830

370

850

424

492

870

166

469

S96

617

517

618

198

491

536

879

198

358

491

109

Period

1695-1903

1887-1918

1878-1918

1891-1912

1890-1913

1895-1927

1895-1927

1894-1987

1895-1927

1884-1900 

1895-1905

1845-1916

1894-1906

1378-1910

1898-1937

1375-1916

1378-1919

1919-36

1895-1906

1894-1921

1888-1914

1897-1927

1889-1980

1894-1926

1890-1906

1893-1917

1895-1980

1904-9

1895-1906

1893-1913

1898-1917

1890-1904

State or drainage basin and title

STATE

Alabama, Water powers of, with an appendix on stream measurements In

Mississippi.

California, Water resources of, part 1, Stream measurements In Sacramento River Basin.

California, Water resources of, part 8, Stream measurement? In San

Joaquin River Basin.

California, Water resources of, part 3, Stream measurements in the Great

Basin and Pacific Coast river basins.

California, southern. Surface water supply of Pacific slope of.

California, Surface water supply of Sacramento River Basin.

California, Surface water supply of San Joaquin River Basin.

California, southern. Surface water supply of Pacific slope basins in.

California, Surface water supply of minor San Francisco Bay, northern

Pacific, and Great basins in.

Colorado, Water resources of.

Massachusetts, Surface waters of.

Nebraska, Surface water supply of.

Oregon, Surface water supply of.

Texas, Summary of records of surface waters of.

Vermont, Surface waters of.

Washington, Summary of hydrometric data in.

Washington, Summary of rs cords of surface waters of.

Wisconsin, northern, Water powers of.

Wyoming, Surface waters of, and their utilization.

DRAINAGE BASIN

Colorado River (Arlz., Colo., N. Hex., Utah, Wyo. ) and its utilization.

Colorado River, upper (Colo., Utah), and its utilization.

Great Salt Lake Basin, Water powers of.

Green River (Utah, Wyo. ) and its utilization.

Kennebec River Basin (Maine), Water resources of.

Milk River. See St. Mary and Milk Rivers.

Hew Kanawha River Basin (H. C., Va., W. Va.), Surface water supply of.

Penobacot River Basin (Maine), Water resources of.

Potomac River Basin (D. C., Md., W. Va. )

Rio Grande Basin (Colo., N. Hex., Tex. ). Water resources of, 1888-1913.

St. Mary and Milk Rivers (Mont., Canada), Water supply of.

Suaquehanna River Basin (Pa., Md. ), Hydrography of.

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.

State reports containing compilation of records of discharge

State

Alabama..... 

Arkansas. .. . 

Colorado. ...

Connecticut.

Georgia. .... 

Do.......

Illinois.... 

Do.......

Period

1895-1915 

1867-1928 

1881-1936

1881-1938

1900-1987 

1918-53

1895-1906 

1907-19 

1908-11 

1900-1934

Report

Water resources of Colorado, Appendix 8, 

Data on stream-gaging stations of 

Colorado. 1 

Water resources of Colorado, Appendix 3, 

vols. 1 and 8, Stream-flow data of 

Colorado. 

Bull. 44, Water resources of Connecticut.

Bull. 38, Water powers of Georgia.......

Issued by

Geological Survey of Alabama. 

Arkansas Geological Survey. 

State Planning Commission, 

Water Conservation Board, 

State engineer. 

Do.

State Geological and Natural 

History Survey. 

Connecticut State Water 

Commission. 

Geological Survey of Georgia. 

Do. 

Rivers and Lakes Coanisslon. 

Division of Waterways.

1 Contains records of yearly discharge only.

2 Contalna records of monthly discharge In second-feet per square mile.
PUBLICATIONS

State reports containing compilation of records of discharge Continued

State

Indiana.....

lam, .......

Do.......

Do.......

Louisiana. . .

Maryland. . . . 

Minnesota... 

Missouri....

Hew Jersey. .

Hew Mexico. . 

Korth Carolina.

Korth Dakota

Pennsylvania

Tennessee...

Virginia. . . . 

Washington. .

Wisconsin...

Period

1982-27

1873-1932

1873-1940

1928-35

1903-38

1929-37 

1909-12 

1857-1926

Ififll IQ^fl

1891-1928

1888-1925 

1889-1923

1889 1956

1919-21

1 fifl9 1 O^fl

1 <tOfi 1 0^O

1914 24

1890-1911

1374-1924

1896-1927 

1878-1933

1888-1914

Report

Pub. 72, Surface water supply of 

Indiana.

Indiana.

Sunaarleg of flow relating to Iowa 

streams.

Oeol. Bull. 16, Surface water supply of 

Louisiana.

Flow data and draft storage curves for 

major streams In Maryland. 

Water-resources Investigation of Minnesota. 

Vol. 20, 2d series. Water resources of 

Missouri.

Missouri.

sources of Montana.

Bull. 33, Surface water supply of Hew 

Jereey.

Hew Jersey. 

Surface water supply of New Mexico...... 

Bull. 34, Discharge records of North 

Carolina streams. 3

Carolina streams.* 

Report to Governor of North Dakota on 

flood control.

records of Ohio.

flow-duration tables.

Oregon.

Oregon.

Oregon.

Oregon. 

Report of the Water Supply Commission of 

Pennay 1 van la .

Bull. 34, Water resources of Tennessee*

Bull. 31, Water resources of Virginia .. 

Bull. 5, Monthly and yearly summaries of 

hydronetrlo data. 

1st report of Railroad Commission of 

Wisconsin to Legislature on water 

powers.

cons in to Legislature on water powers.

Issued by

Department of Conservation.

Iowa State Planning Board.

Iowa Geological Survey.

culture.

T\A

Department of Conservation.

State Planning Commission and 

Water Resources Commission. 

State Drainage Commission.

Missouri Geological Survey 

and Water Resources.

ment Station.

gatlon, and Drainage.

Department of Conservation 

and Development.

slon. 

Office of the State Engineer. 

Department of Conservation 

and Development.

State chief engineer.

tlon, Ohio State University.

Division of Conservation 

and Hatural Resources.

tlon, Ohio State University

Water Supply Commission of 

Pennsylvania.

Waters.

Department of Education.

Conservation Commission. 

Department of 'Conservation 

and Development. 

Railroad -Commission of Wisconsin.

Do.

2 Contains records of monthly discharge In second-feet per square mile.

S Contains records of weekly discharge.

4 Contains records of maximum and minimum dally, weekly, and monthly discharge and yearly mean 

discharge.

Kote.- 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: California, 

Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana, Maine, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Xerada, Hew Mexico, 

Hew York (also Sew York City Board of Water Supply and city of Rochester), North Dakota, Oregon, 

Pennsylvania, Washington, and Wyoming.

53278S O - 43 - 2
10 PUBLICATIONS

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

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

the stage and discharge of many streams during major floods has been Included In special 

reports on these floods published by the Geological Survey. The more recent of these 

reports also contain other pertinent hydrologlc Information and analyses and compilations 

of data relating to earlier noteworthy floods. The following list gives the numbers and 

titles of these reports.

Water-supply Tltl 

Paper Tltle

88 The Passalc flood of 1902.

92 The Passalc flood of 1903.

96 Destructive floods In the United States In 1903.

147 Destructive floods In the United States In 1904.

162 Destructive floods In the United States In 1905.

334 The Ohio Valley flood of March-April 1913.

426 Southern California floods of January 1916.

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

488 The floods In central Texas In September 1921.

520-0 Some floods In the Rocky Mountain region.

636-C The New England flood of November 1927.

771 Floods In the United States, magnitude and frequency.

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

796-B Flood on Republican and Kansas Rivers, May and June 1935.

796-c Flood In La Canada Valley, Calif., January 1, 1934.

796-0 Major Texas floods of 1935.

798 The floods of March 1936, part 1, New England Rivers.

799 The floods of March 1936, part 2, Hudson River to Susquehanna River region.

800 The floods of March 1936, part 3, Potomac, James, and upper Ohio Rivers.

816 Major Texas floods of 1936.

836-A Stages and flood discharges of the Connecticut River a,t Hartford, Conn.

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

842 Floods In Canadian and Pecos River Basins of New Mexico, May and June 1937.

843 Floods of December 1937 In northern California.

844 Floods of March 1938 In southern California.

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

867 Hurricane floods of September 1938.

869 Flood of August 1935 In Musklngum River Basin, Ohio.

914 Texas floods of 1938 and 1939.

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

During the year ending September 30, 1941, the Soil Conservation Service, United States 

Department of Agriculture, has collected records of discharge from areas as follows: 11 

areas of less than 40 acres each In the vicinity of Guthrle, Okla., 6 areas of less than 

25 acres each In the vicinity of Bentonvllle, Ark., 4 areas of less than 40 acres .each In 

the vicinity of Falcon, Colo., 4 areas of less than 65 acres each In the vicinity of 

Muskogee, Okla., and 3 areas of less than 130 acres each In the vicinity of Vega, Tex. 

The measurements of discharge from the areas In the vicinity of Guthrle, Okla., were 

begun In 1931 while all others were started In 1938. These records are not published 

but are available In the files of the Soil Conservation Service.

Records of dally discharge have been collected by the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, 

at many gaging stations In this area, but the Information for the water year 1941-43 was 

not received In time to be Included In this report. For a list of gaging stations being 

operated by the Corps of Engineers In this area during the water year 1940-41, see WaterSupply Paper 927, page 9.
COOPERATION -

The work In the several States was done under cooperative agreements with the organizations listed below.

Arkansas (except station on White River at Beaver): State .Highway Commission, 

W. W. Mltchell, director; State Flood Control Commission, J. P. Morrow, chairman; 

Arkansas Geological Survey, George C. Branner, State geologist, and Richard J. 

Anderson, Acting State geologist.

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

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

Kansas: . Water-resources division of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, 

George S. Knapp, chief engineer.

Kentucky: Department of Highways, J. L. Donalson, commissioner. 

Louisiana: Louisiana Department of Conservation, J. L. McHugh, Jr., commissioner; 

Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, L. J. Lassalle, 

dean, College of Engineering; Louisiana Department of Highways, H. B. Hend'erllte, 

chief engineer; Louisiana Department of Public Works, D. L. Pyburn, director. 

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

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

and Water Resources, H. A. Buehler, State geologist; Missouri Highway Department, 

C. W. Brown, chief engineer.

New Mexico: Office of the State engineer, T. M. McClure, state engineer. 

Oklahoma: Oklahoma Planning and Resources Board, Division of Planning and Water 

Resources, Don McBride, director; Oklahoma City Water Department, M. B. Cunnlnghasi, 

superintendent; Grand River Dam Authority, Ray McNaughton, chairman of the board of 

directors.

Tennessee: Tennessee Department of Conservation, J. C. Poe, commissioner, through 

the Division of Geology, W. F. Pond, State geologist.

Texas: Texas State Board of Water Engineers, C. S. Clark, chairman, A. H. Dunlap, 

and J. W. Prltchett.

Financial assistance was furnished by the Corps of Engineers, United States Army, in 

the operation of 166 gaging stations, pf which 24 were in Arkansas, 10 in Colorado, 2 In 

Illinois, 13 In Kansas, 17 In Louisiana, 18 In Mississippi, 22 In Missouri, 3 in New 

Mexico, 45 in Oklahoma, 1 in Tennessee, and 11 In Texas.

Financial assistance was also furnished by the Weather Bureau, United States Department 

of Commerce, and the United States Department of Agriculture.

Eight stations In Colorado were maintained in cooperation with the Bureau of Reclamation, 

United States Department of Interior.

Assistance In collecting records was rendered also by the following organizations and 

corporations:

Arkansas: Arkansas Power & Light Co., White River Power Co. 

Mississippi: Vlcksburg Bridge Co.

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

Park'Department.
12 DIVISION OF WORK

The stream-gaging work was conducted by the water resources branch of the Geological 

Survey, Glenn L. Parker, chief hydraulic engineer, Carl G. Paulsen, assistant chief hydraulic engineer, and Rudolph G. Kasel, chief of the division of surface waters. The data 

for the stations in the several States were collected and prepared for publication under 

supervision of district engineers as follows: In Arkansas (except for White River at 

Beaver), in Oklahoma (except for Red River near Terral), and for Mississippi River at Memphis, Term., Elk River near Tiff City, Mo., and Red River at Arthur City and near Gainesville, Tex. J. L. Saunders; in Colorado Robert Follansbee, the work being done In collaboration with M. c. Kinderllder, State engineer, and L. T. Burgess, State chief hydrographer; 

in Kansas H. C. Beckman; in Kentucky J. V. B. Wells; in Louisiana D. H. Barber and 

acting district engineer E. B. Rice prior to Sept. 21, 1942, and R. E. Marsh thereafter; 

In Mississippi D. H. Barber and acting district engineer E. B. Rice; in Missouri (except 

for Elk River at Tiff City) and for White River at Beaver, Ark. H. C. Beckman; In Mew 

Mexico Berkeley Johnson; in Tennessee (except for Mississippi River at Memphis) 

F. M. Bell; in Texas (except for Red River at Arthur City and near Gainesville) and for 

Red River near Terral, Okla. C. E. Ellsworth.

The records were reviewed and the manuscript prepared for publication under the direction of B. J. Peterson, engineer in charge, and J. W. Oambrell, assistant engineer, 

section of reports.
GAGING-STATION RECORDS 13

MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM«

Mississippi River at St. Louis, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°37'44n , long. 90°10'54", at foot of Washington 

l&nue, just.downstream _from west pier of Eads Bridge, St. Louis, 15.0 miles Jiownstream

from Missouri River, and 180.0 miles uj 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 19;

stream from Ohio River. Datum of gage Is 379.94 

3, and 379.80 feet above mean Gulf level.

Drainage area.- 701,000 square miles (authority, Mississippi River Commission).

Records available.- Discharge: March 1933 to September 1942 In reports of Geological 

 Survey. Since trey. 1866 (occasional discharge measurements) In reports of Mississippi

River Commission. Gage heights: March 1933 to September 1942 In reports of Geological Survey. 

Since January 1861 In reports of Mississippi River Commission. 

reports of U. 3. Weather Bureau.

Since January 1890 In

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 666,000 second-feet June 30 (gage height, 34.48 

feet]; minimum, 70,600 second-feet Jan. 8 (gage height, 0.83 foot).

1933-42: Maximum discharge, that of June 30, 1942: minimum, 27,600 second-feet 

Dec. 12, 1937; minimum gage height, -6.11 feet Jan. 16, 1940. 

Maximum stage known, 41.39 feet June 28, 1844.

:s.- Records excellent. Fifty-five discharge measurements were made during the year. 

FlovTsllghtly regulated by 26 locks and dams on the upper Mississippi River above Alton, 

111., by diversion through the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal from Lake Michigan into 

the Illinois River, and by Fort Peck Reservoir on the upper Missouri River.

Cooperation.- Three discharge measurements furnished by the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Oage height, it 8 a.m.. In feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

10.02

9.98

10.49

13.43

17.86

E4.75

27.41

27.76

E6.95

E6.03

85.71

E6.13

£6.18

27.05

27.00

E6.72

E5.86 .23.se

22.66

£1.67

20.33

E0.34

2E.E4

£3.83

24.26

24.36

24.43

24.54

24.30

23.61

23.43

Nov.

£5.65

27.00

87.59

27.87

28.17

28.79

29.12

29.07

28.68

27.66

26.01

C4.25

22.70

21.43

20.38

19.39

18.47

17.28

16.11

15.36

15.21

15.22

14.35

14.13

14.55

14.56

14.62

14.65

13.81

12.88

-

Dec.

12.30

11.68

10.71

10.02

9.S5

9.62

9.34

9.07

8.S5

8.22

S.01

7.45

7.22

6.78

5.90

5.27

.67

.48

.62

.59

.49

.51

.68

6.35

10.42

14.03

15.66

17.50

18.28

17.33

16.19

Jan.

13.88

12.39

9.16

6.85

4.06

2.68

1.34

.65

1.34

1.27

1.32

1.54

1.S4

2.16

2.51

2.65

2.S5

3.06

3.49

4.03

5.23

6.57

6.96

7.21

7.36

7.59

7.78

S.14

8.83

9.58

9.44

Feb.

9.24

S.57

7.27

6.92

9.61

15.60

17.95

19.16

20.30

20.33

18.94

16.69

15.19

13.98

13.85

14.23

16.53

16.S1

16.11

14.43

14.24

13.43

12.77

12.53

13.46

14.11

14.32

14.38

-

-

Mar.

13.71

12.95

12.09

11.50

11.64

11.47

11.28

11.39

11.72

12.03

12.47

12.S6

12.57

12.50

12.31

12.37

13.68

17.71

18.69

18.00

17.88

17.70

17.50

16.90

16.47

16.23

16.19

15.90

15.49

16.13

16.98

Apr.

18.40

19.02

18.71

17.79

17.08

16.59

16. OO

16.78

IS. 71

21.08

23.00

£3.83

24.35

23.99

22.47

21.33

20.21

18.63

17.35

16.27

15.53

14.30

13.32

12.46

11.43

10.83

10.47

10.38

10.16

9.98

-

Hay

10.33

10.29

10.56

11.56

11.62

13.27

16.11

17.92

19.41

19.75

19.58

19.28

19.12

20.09

21.84

23.02

23.62

23.61

24.32

25.39

25.14

24.00

22.72

21.43

20.31

19.91

19.82

22.28

23.92

23.63

21.73

June

20.70

18.57

16.19

15.14

14.75

14.91

15.69

16.S9

18.24

19.06

19.78

21.57

22.97

24.53

25.01

25.85

26.29

26.30

26.36

27.41

28.63

29.53

30.17

30.67

30.91

31.36

32.19

33.07

34.13

34.47

-

July

34.24

33.28

32.14

31.22

30.37

29.32

28.26

27.07

27.20

25.43

24.01

23.63

21.19

IS. 28

17.13

18.70

18.66

17.72

16.48

15.27

15.26

14.06

12.76

12.30

12.48

12.38

11.01

9.28

8.03

S.71

9.40

Aug.

9.31

9. 1C

9.7S

10.98

11.74

12.38

13.01

13.04

12.92

12.77

12.78

13.30

13.11

11.S6

11.03

10.26

9.40

8.04

7.24

7.70

7.38

5.69

4.62

4.52

4.67

4.69

4.38

5.34

5.22

5.56

6.38

Sept.

7.71

S.61

8.83

S.71

9.17

9.07

S.74

9.22

12.70

14.20

15.13

15.30

15.38

13.36

11.68

11.36

11.20

11.04

10.81

11.12

12.03

13.04

13.62

13.99

13.19

12.12

12.12

12.61

13.28

13.40

-

___basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

9, 1942; central war time thereafter.
14 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Discharge, In second-feet, of-Mississippi River at St. T.ouls, Ho., water year October 1941 to

September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

148,000

148,000

168,000

196,000

277,000

410,000

472,000

477,000

466,000

407,000

400,000

412,000

429,000

436,000

434,000

424,000

393,000

348,000

323,000

£98,000

279,000

386,000

319,000

348,000

362,000

564,000

367,000

369,000

360,000

346,000

362,000

Nor.

400,000

431,000

446,000

454,000

467,000

488,000

493,000

486,000

467,000

434,000

391,000

362,000

381,000

298,000

280,000

263,000

247,000

230,000

813,000

204,000

804,000

801,000

194,000

196,000

800,000

200,000

201,000

200,000

188,000

178,000

-

Deo.

169,000

161,000

168,000

146,000

146,000

143,000

141,000

139,000

136,000

131,000

188,000

182,000

120,000

115,000

108,000

101,000

96,200

94,600

96,400

94,600

93,800

93,800

97,000

116,000

160,000

200,000

226,000

866,000

866,000

847,000

823,000

Month

Jan.

197,000

176,000

148,000

118,000

96,200

86,800

76,400

71,400

73,800

78,200

71,400

72,200

73,800

76,200

79,400

80,800

82,600

84,800

88,200

93,800

104,000

116,000

119,000

123,000

187,000

132,000

133,000

137,000

146,000

149,000

146,000

Feb.

142,000

132,000

120,000

121,000

160,000

232,000

268,000

896,000

316,000

312,000

882,000

247,000

823,000

206,000

804,000

210,000

238,000

836,000

221,000

804,000

200,000

191,000

184,000

184,000

196,000

208,000

205,000

206,000

-

.

-

Ootobar ....................................

Novei&ber

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January ....................................

February

March... ...................................

April ......................................

May... .....................................

June .

July

August ......................................

September . .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

197,000

186,000

176,000

171,000

171,000

169,000

167,000

168,000

169,000

172,000

178,000

163,000

180,000

182,000

182,000

184,000

210,000

268,000

872,000

260,000

266,000

268,000

247.000

236,000

830,000

827,000

227,000

286,000

226,000

238,000

263,000

Apr.

276,000'

284,000

274,000

868,000

248,000

239,000

233,000

848,000

879,000

319,000

360,000

368,000

367,000

362,000

383,000

300,000

879,000

863,000

234,000

880,000

810,000

195,000

184,000

174,000

164,000

166,000

164,000

168,000

161,000

150,000

 

Sscondfoot-daya

10,797,000

9,383,000

4,514,400

68,966,100

3,340,800

6,935,000

6,467,000

7,387,000

8,681,000

11,864,000

9,144,000

4,341,800

6,040,000

86,284,400

May

166,000

166,000

168,000

170,000

174,000

197,000

233,000

868,000

879,000

280,000

275,000

868,000

867,000

884,000

312,000

333,000

339,000

341,000

366,000

373,000

364,000

341,000

319,000

898,000

288,000

274,000

882,000

323,000

360,000

336,000

308,000

Maximum

477,000

493,000

265,000

493,000

197,000

316,000

272,000

367,000

373,000

663,000

687,000

188,000

817,000

663,000

June

879,000

848,000

813,000

801,000

198,000

802,000

217,000

834,000

856,000

272,000

866,000

314,000

344,000

364,000

369,000

380,000

386,000

382,000

386,000

410,000

436,000

466,000

469,000

460,000

486,000

601,000

656,000

627,000

666,000

633,000

"

Minimum

148, OOC

176, OOC

93.80C

67.10C

71.40C

120, OOC

167.00C

160 ,XJOC

166, OOC

198, OOC

127, OOC

96.20C

126, OOC

71,40C

July

627,000

683,000

644,000

607,000

480,000

446,000

482,000

389,000

391,000

366,000

337,000

387,000

288,000

260,000

839,000

868,000

866,000

242,000

881,000

209,000

804.000

186,000

174,000

169,000

171,000

168,000

153,000

137,000

187,000

136,000

143,000

Aug.

142,000

144,000

160,000

166,000

174,000

183,000

188,000

186,000

183,000

179,000

179,000

184,000

178,000

165,000

166,000

147,000

138,000

123,000

118,000

123,000

118,000

105,000

97,800

97,800

98,700

98,700

96,200

102,000

102,000

106,000

114,000

Mean

) 348,300

310,800

146,600

) 178,500

) 107,800

812,000

) 208,300

) 246,200

280,000

) 376,600

) 895,000

140,000

168,000

) 836,800

Sept.

126,000

234,000

139,000

136,000

141,000

169,000

laiyOOO

1«,000

180,000

200,000

812,000

617,000

aos; ooo

.163,000

1«7,000

168,000

161,000

159,000

166,000

161,000

171,000

182,000

188,000

190,000

178,000

163,000

168,000

174,000

178,000

179,000

Runoff in 

aore-fiet

21,420,000

13,490,000

8,954,000

124,900,000

6,686,000

11,770,000

12,810,000

14,650,000

17,820,000

28,340,000

18,140,000

8,611,000

9,997,000

171,OQO;000

Note.- Daily discharge computed from dally mean gage heights, not from 8 a.m. gage heights. 

Time basisi Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1948; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
MISSISSIPPI RiyER MMN STEM 15

x Mississippi River at Chester, 111.

Ion.- Staff gage. lat. 37°54'00", long. 89°49'50% in SWi sec. 24, T. 7 S., R. 7 W., 

4 ~rTprlnelpal meridian), 0.4 miles downstream from new highway bridge at Chester, 8.3 

miles downstream from Kaskaskla River and 109.5 miles upstream from Ohio River. Datum 

of gage is 341.05 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.- 712,600 square miles (authority, Mississippi River Commission). 

ecord! available.- Discharge- July to September 1942 In reports of Geological Survey. 

878 (occasional discharge measurements) In reports of Mississippi River CommlsSince May

nce

Qage heights: July to September 1942 In reports of Geological Survey. 

1891 in reports of Mississippi River Commission and U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Extremes (observed),- Maximum discharge during period, 603,000 second-feet July 1 (gage 

height, 34.0 feet); minimum, 98,000 second- feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 6.3 ft.)

1891-1942: Maximum gage height, 34.4 feet Apr. 26, 1927; minimum, -4.0 feet Jan. 

3, 1900. Maximum stage known, 39.8 feet about June 30, 1844. 

Remarks.- Records excellent. Ten discharge measurements were made during the period, dage

read once dally during July and August and three times dally during September. Cooperation^- Gage-height record furnished by U. S. Weather Bureau and Corps of Engineers,

Sage height, at SjOO a.m., In feet, July to September 1948

Day

1

e

s

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

18

IS

14

16

July

S4.0

39.8

33.8

32.3

SI. 5

80.7

89.7

28.8

87.6

87.6

86.3

85.0

84.0

81. S

19.6

Aug.

11.0 10. e

10.7

11.4

18.6

18.8

IS. 7

14.0

14.0

13. B

IS. 6

is.e

14.0

IS. 6

18.7

Sept.

7.9

9.1

9.8

10.0

10.0

10. S

10.1

9.9

10.9

1S.S

14.5

15.4

15.S

15.8

IS. 6

Day

16

17

18

19

80

81

88

23

84

25

86

27

88

29

SO

SI

July

IS. 9

19.8

19.6

18. B

17.9

17. S

16.6

15.5

14.6

14. S

14.3

1S.8

18.6

11.8

10.8

10.5

Aug.

18.8

11. 3

10.5

9.S

e.9

9.1

8.7

7.6

6.5

6.4

6.5

6.5

6.3

6.S

6.9

7.8

Sept.

18.5

18.1

18.0

11.7

11.5

18.0

18.7

IS. 5

1S.9

14.0

1S.S

18.5

18.7

13.1

IS. 4

-

Dleoharge, In second-feet, July to September 1948

Day

1

2

S

4

6

e

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

IB «LD

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

SO

51

Dot. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

June. ...................................... 

July. ......................................

August ... .... . . . September. .................................

Mar. Apr.

Seoondfoot-days

10,058,000

4,449,000

6,066,000

-

May

Maximum

600,000

188,000

816,000

-

June

Minlmun

142, (XX

99.00C

116.00C

-

July

600,000

684,000

660.000

634,000

612,000

491,000

470,000

446,000

450,000

486,000

400,000

374,000

558,000

309,000

874,000

868,000

876,000

869,000

854,000

838,000

887,000

815,000

198,000

187,000

183,000

181,000

176,000

161,000

148,000

148,000

148,000

Aug.

158,

148,

148,

168, leal

000

000

000

000

000

176,000

186,

136,

188,

184,

18S,

18S,

186,

178,

167,

169,

149,

189,

186,

188,

186,

119,

107,

99)

99,

100,

100,

99,

108,

104,

107,

Mean

> 328,600

> 145,500

> 168,900

-

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

000

Sept.

116,000

188,000

186,000

187,000

138,000

140,000

189,000

138,000

155,000

185,000

198,000

811,000

816,000

804,000

183,000

in, ooo

167,000

166,000

168,000

168,000

168.000

179,000

186,000

198,000

198,000

181,000

176,000

176,000

181,000

188,000

Runoff la 

ao re-feet

19,900,000

8,884,000

10,060,000

88,770,000

Hot*.- Daily discharge computed from mean dally gage heights, not froa S a.m. gage height*. 

rime baslai Central war time. To convert war time to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
16 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River at Thebes, 111.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°13'00", long. 89°27'50", in llWi sec. 17, T. 15 8., 

R. 3 w., (3rd principal meridian), on the Missouri Pacific (and Joint companies) 

Railroad bridge at Thebes, 8.4 miles downstream from Cape Girardeau, Mo.,and 4o.7 miles 

upstream from Ohio River. Datum of gage is 300.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1941, at datum 0.07 foot lower.

Drainage area.- 717,200 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army).

Recorde available.- Discharge: April 1941 to September 1942. March 1933 to February 1938 

and October 1939 to April 1941, at site 8.4 miles upstream, published as Mississippi 

River at Cape Girardeau, Mo., in reports of Geological Survey. From June 1903 to 

June 1939 the Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army and Mississippi River Commission made 657 

discharge measurements at Thebes which were referred to Grays Point gage, at site 2.6 

miles upstream, and are contained in reports of those organizations.

Gage heights: April 1941 to September 1942. March 1933 to February 1938 and October 

1939 to September 1941 at site 8.4 miles upstream, published as Mississippi River at 

Cape Girardeau, Mo., in reports of Geological Survey. January 1880 to August 1896 at 

Grays Point, at site 2.6 miles upstream, and since May 1896 at Cape Girardeau in reports 

of Mississippi River Commission. February 1891 to-February 1894 and since December 1904 

at Cape Girardeau in reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 615,000 second-feet June 30 (gage height, 35.2 

feet); maximum gage height 35.65'feet July 2 (backwater from Ohio River); minimum discharge, 76,000 second-feet Jan. 10 (gage height, 8.2 feet).

1941-42: Maximum discharge, that of June 30; minimum, 60,700"second-feet Aug. 25, 

1941 (gage height, 6.60 feet).

1844-1941: Maximum discharge known during period, 1,350,000 second-feet July 4, 1844 

(elevation, 345.14 feet at Grays Point, datum of 1929).

1878-1941: Minimum discharge known during period, 20,000 second-feet Jan. 15, 1909 

(elevation, 301.38 feet at Grays Point, datum of 1929).

Remarks.- Records excellent. Sixty-nine discharge measurements were made during the year. 

Gage read once daily. Stage-discharge relation occasionally affected by backwater from 

Ohio River.

Cooper.atlon.- Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army.

Correction.- Gage height at 8 a.m., Jan. 24, 1941, for Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau, 

Mo., has been corrected to 12.33 feet, superseding figure published in Water-Supply 

Paper 927.

Sage height at 6 a.m.. In feet.water year. October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

15.4

14.9

14.6

14.S

16.9

1S.7

24.9

27.5

28. 4

28.4

27.9

27.5

27.5

27.9

28.5

2S.3

28.3

2S.O

27.0

25.7

24.8

23.7

23.1

23. S

25.0

25.8

26.1

26.2

26.2

26.2

26.3

Nov.

26.5

27.2

28.5

29.1

29.5

29.7

30.2

30.7

30.9

30.9

30.3

29.1

27.6

26.1

24. S

23.6

22.7

21.9

21.0

20.1

19.4

19.0

19.1

18.8

18.5

IS. 6

18.7

IS. 6

IS. 6

18.2

-

Dec.

17.6

16.9

16.4

15.9

15.3

14.9

14.7

14.5

14.3

14.1

13.8

13.5

13.3

13.0

12.7

12.3

11.9

11.2

11.1

11.1

11.0

10.9

12.1

12.5

12.4

13.9

17.3

18.9

20.3

21.2

20.9

Jan.

20.2

18.9

17.4

15.7

13. S

12.5

10.8

9.5

8.7

S.2

S.3

S.9

8.8

S.7

8.8

9.1.

9.2

9.4

9.5

9.7

10.0

10.6

11.5

12.2

IE. 6

12.7

12.9

13.4

13.5

13.7

15.5

Feb.

16.7

16.1

15.6

15.0

14.2

14.7

18.6

21.3

22.6

23.7

24.1

23.4

21.9

20.5

19.4

19.0

19.5

20.5

21.4

21.2

20.2

19.5

19.0

19.2

19.7

19.4

19.8

19.8

_

_

-

Mar.

19.5

19.1

18.4

17.7

17.0

16.7

16.6

16.4

18.0

17.9

17.7

17.7

18.1

18.8

18.7

18.7

IS. 9

19.2

21.5

23.6

23.8

23.5

23.5

23.4

23.1

22.6

22.2

21.8

21.3

20.7

20.7

Apr.

21.1

21. S

22.5

22.3

21.5

20.6

20.1

19.7

21.8

23.4

25.0

26.9

28.1

28.7

2S.7

27. S

26.8

25.6

24.4

23.1

22.0

21.0

20.0

18. S

18.0

17.1

16.3

15.7

15.5

15.2

-

Hay

15.0

15.0

15.1

15.3

15.8

16.2

17.2

18.9

20.5

21.9

22.4

22.2

22.1

22.3

22.9

23.5

24.6

25.3

25.7

26.2

27.0

27.1

26.5

25.5

24.5

23.5

23.0

22.7

23.7

25.4

25.9

June

25.1

24.3

23.3

21.3

19. S

19.0

18. S

19.3

19.9

20. S

21.9

22.6

23.6

25.0

26.1

26.9

27.6

28.0

2S.2

28.1

28.5

29.5

30.2

30.8

31.5

31.9

32.6

33.2

33.9

34.6

-

July

35.3

35.6

35.4

35.0

34.4

33.6

32.9

31. S

30.8

30.2

29.7

28.4

27.5

26.2

24.2

22.6

22.6

23.0

22.6

21.7

20.9

20.4

19.7

18.7

18.1

17.9

17. S

17.2

16.1

15.1

14.5

Aug.

- 14.9

15.1

14.9

15.2

15.9

16.5

17.0

17.6

17. S

17.7

17.4

17.2

17.4

17.5

17.0

16.4

15.9

15.2

14.5

13.7

13.5

13.6

12.9

12.5

11.6

11.5

11.5

11.4

11.4

11.7

11. S

Sept.

12.1

12.8

13.6

14.2

14.2

U.3

14.4

14.3

14.3

15.6

17.3

IS. 3

18.9

19.0

18.2

16.9

16.2

15.9

15.7

15.5

15.5

16.0

16.6

17.1

17.5

17.3

16.6

16.2

16.4

16.8

-

Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 

ar time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

1942; central war time thereafter.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Discharge,In second-feet, of Mississippi River at Thebes, 111. 

water year October 1941 to September 1942

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

Oct.

162,000

154,000

151,000

156,000

177,000

238,000

362,000

432,000

458,000

447,000

425,000

413,000

418,000

489,000

440,000

440,000

436,000

425,000

396,000

370,000

348,000

321,000

815,000

331,000

357,000

375,000

380,000

380,000

377,000

377,000

377,000

Nov.

385,000

407,000

440,000

462,000

473,000

484,000

499,000

518,000

581,000

518,000

492,000

451,000

404,000

367,000

338,000

312,000

291,000

275,000

257,000

242,000

229,000

224,000

224,000

218,000

213,000

213,000

215,000

215,000

213,000

204,000

-

Dec.

192,000

182,000

176,000

168,000

159,000

156,000

153,000

151,000

148,000

144,000

141,000

136,000

134,000

130,000

184,000

117,000

111,000

105,000

104,000

104,000

103,000

104,000

118,000

181 ,000

123,000

147,000

196 ,000

828,000

854,000

865,000

859,000

Jan.

844,000

880,000

198,000

165,000

137,000

181,000

101 ,000

88,000

80,000

76,000

79,000

83,000

82,000

82,000

84,000

87,000

89,000

90,000

92,000

94,100

97,400

103,000

114,000

121,000

123,000

124,000

187 ,000

134,000

135,000

143,000

168,000

Feb.

184,000

174,000

168,000

157,000

151,000

166,000

233,000

281,000

306,000

331,000

338,000

317,000

879,000

848,000

828,000

220,000

231,000

250,000

865,000

857,000

840,000

829,000

228,000

286,000

235,000

233,000

238,000

238,000

.

-

-

Month

October.......................... ..........

November. ..................................

December . ...... j ...........................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March........ ..............................

April ......................................

Hay

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

838,000

833,000

882,000

210,000

197,000

198,000

189,000

194,000

215,000

211 ,000

208,000

208,000

815,000

884,000

880,000

820,000

820,000

888,000

865,000

895,000

893,000

285,000

279,000

875,000

865,000

856,000

848,000

244,000

240,000

236,000

848,000

Apr.

857,000

879,000

393,000

887,000

871,000

856,000

846,000

244,000

885,000

315,000

358,000

380,000

409 ,000

409 ,000

393 ,000

367,000

345,000

319,000

293,000

265,000

848,000

833,000

818,000

804,000

194,000-

185,000

176,000

163,000

160,000

157,000

-

Secondfoot-days

10,865,000 

10,304,000

4,753,000

_

3,675,500

6,645,000

7 ,867 ,000

8,803,000

8,882,000

11,493,000

10,817,000

5)227)000

98,786,500

May

157,000

159,000

160,000

166,000

174,000

184,000

201,000

229,000

859,000

879,000

285,000

879,000

875,000

279,000

891,000

308,000

533,000

352,000

365,000

577,000

398,000

396,000

377,000

350,000

326,000

304,000

895,000

891,000

319,000

358,000

362,000

Maximum

458,000 

581,000

265,000

_

244,000

338,000

295 OCO

409)000

398,000

611,000

608,000

194,000

286,000

611,000

June

543,000

524,000

299,000

863,000

836,000

884,000

884,000

833,000

846,000

261,000

881,000

295,000

319,000

350,000

378,000

390,000

403,000

412,000

417,000

417,000

428,000-

448,000

465,000

480,000

498,000

586,000

554,000

576,000

598,000

611,000

-

Minimum

151.0QC 

234 40

103 ! OCX

_

76,00

151, OOC

189 jOO

157, 00(

157, 00(

224 OO1 143)00 102 ,00*

114,00(

76, OOC

July

608,000

608,000

595,000

588,000

563,000

544,000

583,000

498,000

477,000

462,000

442,000

412,000

388, OOC

350,000

306,000

281,000

281,000

28S,000

273,000

257, OOC

242,000

231,000

217,000

201,000

192, OOC

189,000

187,000

177,000

162,000

147,000

143,000

Aug.

147,000

148,000

147,000

153,000

163,000

171,000

182,000

190,000

194,000

194,000

189,000

187,000

190,000

189,000

180,000

171,000

160,000

151,000

140,000

130,000

188,000

187,000

181,000

114,000

104,000

103,000

103,000

102,000

103,000

106,000

108,000

Mean

1 350^500 

D 343,500

3 153,300

"_

i 118,600

' 837,300

3 234,400 

3 273,400

3 286,500

) 383,100

3 348 900

3 148)200

3 174,200

3 254,000

Sept.

114,000

128,000

135,000

141,000

143 ,.000

144,000

147,000

145,000

148,000

171,000

197,000

215,000

286,000

222,000

206,000

187,000

177,000

174,000

171,000

169,000

171,000

179,000

189,000

197,000

202,000

197,000

185,000

180,000

184,000

189,000

-

Runoff in 

acrs-feet

81,550,000 

20,440,000

Q 9 » *£ AP7 , non WW

_

7 ,290,000

13 ,18O jOOO

14,410,000

16,270,000

17,620,000

22,800,000

21,460,000

9,114,000

10,370,000

183,900,000

goto.- Daily discharge computed from daily mean gage heights, not from 8 a.m. gage heights. 

Tlae basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
18 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River at Memphis, Tenn.

ton.- Water-stage recorder, lat. SS^V'S?", long. 90004'25", at Memphis, 50 feet 

downstream from Harahan Bridge, li miles downstream from Wolf River, 1.3 miles downstream from Beale Street gage, 70 miles upstream from St. Francis River, 164 miles 

upstream from White River, and 171 miles upstream from Arkansas River. Datum of gage 

is 183.91 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 184.21 feet above mean Gulf level 

(1912 Mississippi River Commission), and 190.86 feet on Memphis datum (1881 Mississippi River Commission).

Drainage area.- 932,800 square miles (authority, Mississippi River Commission).

Records available.- Discharge: April 1934 to September 1942 In reports of Geological 

Survey.In reports of Mississippi River Commission as follows: 1882-1904. results 

of 43 discharge measurements; 1931, results; of 4 discharge measurements; 1932, 

results of 39 discharge measurements; and since January 1933, records of daily discharge and results of numerous discharge measurements.

Gage heights: Since November 1871, at Beale Street gage, In reports of Mississippi River Commission. December 1890 to August 1932 at Beale Street gage, September 

1932 to December 1934 at staff gage 1,000 feet downstream, and since December 1934, 

at water-stage recorder at present site, In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

To adjust gage heights obtained at present site to those obtained at site at 

Beale Street add 0.3 foot for each 10-foot increment of stage.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 987,000 second-feet Mar. 27, 28 (gage height, 

30.20 feet): minimum, 148,000 second-feet Jan. 18, 19; minimum gage height, 2.02 

feet Jan. 19.

1934-42: Maximum discharge, 1,980,000 second-feet Feb. 8, 1937; maximum gage 

height, 48.89 feet Feb. 10, 1937; minimum discharge, 79,200 second-feet Aug. 25, 1939; 

minimum gage height, -1.15 feet Oct. 27, 1940. Maximum stage known previous to 1937, 46.55 feet at Beale Street gage or about 

45.2 feet at present site, Apr. 9, 1913.

- Records excellent, 

logical Survey.

During the year 9 discharge measurements were made by the

Cooperation.- Seventy-seven discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Gage-height record collected In cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Page heights, at S a.m., In feet, miter year October 1941 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

19

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

7.10

6.78

6.27

6.61

6.16

6.20

6.79

6.58

8.61

11.66

14.10

16.67

16. IS

16.97

16.36

16.46

16.66

17.34

17.50

17.87

16.95

16.22

16.87

14,60

13.80

18.26

1S.48

18.89

14.80

14.67

16.16

NOT.

gie.ei

g!6.67

616.96

g!6.70

17.64

18.66

19.14

19.48

19.77

20.10

20.46

gSO.SO

g20.96

g20.70

gl9.96

glS.S6

gl7.46

gl6.90

g!4.50

18.47

12.60

11.69

10.32

10.20

9.76

9.66

9.97

10.46

10.77

1Q.86

Dec.

lo.ei gio.ee

10.40

9.88

9.16

8.49

7.94

7.63

7.28

7.00

6.73

6.87

6.81

6.29

6.28

6.84

6.43

6.70

6.23

6.61

6.76

6.74

6.59

6.92

6.86

6.49

7.16

8.06

10.00

12.02

13.48

Jan.

14.68

16.28

16.41

16.66

16.62

15.61

16.82

14.64

18.74

12.62

11.48

10.20

9.04

7.97

6.77

6.18

3.48

8.19

8.08

8.00

8.88

4.39

6.19

6.98

6.67

7.38

8.74

9.61

9.72

10.01

10.80

Feb.

10.99

10.60

10.72

11.82

11.63

11.80

11.69

11.89

12.27

14.61

16.95

19.13

20.S6

21. S3

82.12

22.07

82.00

21.76

21.76

82.04

22.63

28.16

28.64

23.73

23.54

28.86

28.36

23.81

.

-

Mar;

23. 82

28.28

22.71

21.71

20.24

18.40

16.72

16.60

14.94

14.42

14.66

16.48

16.42

17.24

17.38

19.04

20.92

22.S2

24.34

26.62

26.67

27.42

28.21

28.82

29.81

29.76

30.12

30.16

80.14

30.06

29.74

Apr.

29.11

28.29

27.22

26.97

24.79

23.40

22.06

20.76

20.24

20.10

20.99

22.86

24.61

26.35

27.69

28.65

29.33

29.69

29.88

29.70

29.41

 29.00

28.48

27. 7S

26.82

26.49

28.70

21.69

19.22

16.80

-

May

14.14

11.87

10.60

9.88

9.58

9.78

10.12

10.81

10.66

11.80

12.27

18.40

14.80

14.78

14.76

14.48

14.18

14. IS

14.94

16.13

16.99

17.61

18.02

16.63

18.91

19.00

18.91

18.64

18.06

17.76

17.96

June

IS. 78

19.60

19.90

19.61

19.00

17.88

16.99

18.74

12.86

11.93

12.08

12.64

18.44

14.08

14.63

15.67

16.49

17.30

17.01

IS. 66

19.13

19.89

19.60

20.13

20.93

21.64

22.60

28.22

28.79

24.26

-

July

24.80

26.19

26.46

26.62

26.60

26.47

26. IS

24.76

24.10

23.31

22.47

21.88

21.62

21.20

20.88

20.53

20.10

19.68

19.06

18.77

IS. 46

17.68

16.92

14.09

13.10

12.69

12.26

11.97

11.64

11.10

10.28

Aug.

9.49

8.47

7.82

7.66

7.76

7.98

8.76

9.40

9.92

10.88

12.10

12.S4

18.20

18.40

18.48

13.53

13.56

18.47

13.38

18.06

12.46

11.16

9. S3

9.39

10.02

11.28

11.66

11.62

11.61

11.7S

12.06

s«rt.

12.97

12.60

12.48

11. SI

10.08

8.44

7.56

6.97

6.91

7.02

7.18

7.94

7.97

9.10

10.08

10.60 io.ee

10.46

9.91

9.18

8.54

8.60

S.96

9.27

9.87

9.53

9.71

9.47

9.01

8.76

~

g Prom graph based on twice-daily readings of staff gage at Beale Street, furnished by Corps of 

Engineers, U. 8. Army, and on twice-daily readings of telephonic gage In recorder well furnished 

by U. 8. Weather Bureau. Time basin Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942} central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Discharge, In thousands of second-feet, of Mississippi River at Memphis, Tenn., m

19

iter year

October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9.

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

29

28

27

28

29

30

Oct.

' 836

"869

817

203

194

197

213

237

295

370

423

455

464

497

. 464

467

473

491

491

485

467

443

481

396

376

384

372

386

399

412

31 426

Nov.

6436

g438

g449

g473

504

629

642

549

555

565

575

g582

g582

g572

g549

g516

g473

g429

6393

367

347

325

309

295

286

286

295

304

311

313

"

Dec.

311

g«09

302

288

273

260

248

239

236

229

823

217

215

215

213

205

199

207

217

223

226

225

221

807

209

823

239

264

311

357

396

Jan.

489

440

443

446

443

438

423

404

380

352

320

295

269

248

223

194

162

150

157

173

188

199

213

227

239

256

882

295

300

306

323

Feb.

323

316

320

337

342

344

340

342

370

432

604

676

629

657

657

654

650

650

660

671

582

692

696

699

698

692

688

688

-

«

"

Month

October

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January ....................................

February. ..................................

Maroh... ...................................

Aprn......................................

May........................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

later year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

688

685

664

626

572

513

464

435

415

404

426

449

479

501

529

572

640

699

739

801

868

897

928

964

969

. 973

987

987

982

977

950

Apr.

rhoufianas or 

second-foot* 

days

11,630

13,148

7,705

110,641

9,217

15,302

21,753

83,625

13,291

15,804

18,219

9,986

8,339

167,889

918

875

829

781

735

688

643

606

599

609

657

788

801

867

914

932

946

960

950

941

928

918

905

880

846

793

724

646

558

458

May

385

330

302

286

882

288

300

304

316

337

368

393

415

426

423

415

409

415

440

476

501

520

536

552

565

568

562

649

536

529

539

Maximum

491

582

396

695

> 446

699

987

950

568

743

809

383

367

987

June

565

589

595

578

552

507

443

383

360

342

360

367

390

409

426

456

479

504

626

649

562

668

878

599

626

657

682

706 724'

743

Minimum

194

886

199

120

150

316

404

458

282

342

297

239

286

150

July

766

785

801

809

809

805

793

773

746

717

685

664

650

640

626

612

598

676

558

649

536

604

446

399

375

360

382

342

338

318

297

Aug.

Mean

371.9

438.3

246.6

303.1

897.3

546.5

701.7

787.5

487.8

586.8

32s!i

278.0

460.0

277

256

243

839

243

260

869

282

297

380

360

367

375

380

383

383

383

380

377

367

360

318

291

284

302

328

338

336

335

340

347

Sept.

364

367

352

330

888

256

837

827

285

887

231

835

860

273

293

308

304

297

886

269

858

868

871

877

880

886

888

888

873

869

"

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

88,670

26,080

15,880

219,500

18,880

30,360

43,160

46,860

86,300

31,360

36,140

19,810

16,540

333.010

g Computed from graph based on twice-daily readings of staff gage at Beale Street, furnished by 

Corps of Engineers, 0. 3. Any, and on twice-daily readings of telephonic gage In recorder well, 

furnished by U. 3. Weather Bureau.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To- convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
20 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°18'45", long. 90°54'25", In T. 16 N., R. 3 E., 

Washington meridian, at combined highway and railway bridge of Vicksburg Bridgs Co., 

1* miles downstream from Yazoo River and 3 miles southwest of Vicksburg. Datiaa of 

gage is 46.225 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Army bench mark), or 46.16 feet above mean Gulf level.

Drainage area.- 1,144,500 square miles (authority, Mississippi River Commission).

Records available.- Discharge: July 1931 to September 1942 in reports of Geological 

Survey.1858 and 1884 to December 1927 (discharge measurements only) and since 

January 1928 (daily and monthly discharge and discharge measurements) in reports of 

Mississippi River Commission.

Gage heights: April 1930 to September 1942 in reports of Geological Survey.December 

1871 to September 1929, daily readings at Kleinston gage (at mouth of Yazoo diversion 

canal), 1& miles above present site, and since October 1929, dally readings at gage 

on Yazoo diversion canal (1,600 feet above Kleinston gage), In reports of Mississippi 

River Commission. December 1871 to October 1919, at gage half a mile above present 

site, November 1919 to November 1922, at Kleinston gage, December 1922 to August 1934 

at gage on Yazoo diversion canal, and since September 1934, at present site, in 

reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

All gages set to same datum but readings differ because of slope of water surface 

between them.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1931-42), 509,900 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,178,000 second-feet Apr. 20; maximum gage 

height, 34.43 feet Apr. 27; minimum discharge, 264,000 second-feet Oct. 7; mlRlHum 

gage height, 2.20 feet Jan. 23.

1930-42: Maximum discharge, 2,080,000 second-feet Feb. 17, 1937; maximum gage 

height, 53.2 feet Feb. 21. 1937; minimum discharge, 99,400 second-feet Nov. 1, 1939; 

minimum gage height, -7.02 feet Feb. 3, 1940, ice jam above.

Maximum gage height recorded (Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army), 58.4 feet (Yazoo 

Canal gage), approximately 56.0 feet on Geological Survey gage, May 4, 1927.

Remarks.- Records excellent, 

made during year.

Computation of records based on 249 discharge measurements

Cooperation.- 102 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Dally gage height at S a.m., in feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3.46

3.43

3.57

S.S9

3.S5

3.50

2.90

2.63

4.13

6.04

7.56

9.09

11.26

13.55

15.24

16.32

16.69

16.SO

16.60

16.62

17.22

IS. 14 is.ee

19.12

18. S3

18.15

17.41

16.61

15.75

15.44

16.13

Nov.

17.26

17.91

13.58

19.38

20.19

21.01

21.82

22.76

23.73

24.73

25.57

26.21

26.71

26.97

26.81

26.16

25.24

24.19

22.97

21.66

20.16

18.65

17.52

16.14

14.95

13.98

13.28

12.S5

12.77

12.88

-

Deo.

13.00

12.94

12.69

12.29

11.61

11.11

10.44

9.76

9.08

6.26

7.54

6.94

6.36

5.74

5.23

4.76

4.48

4.29

4.10

3.99

4.08

4.24

4.60

4.76

4. S3

4.92

4.97

5.29

5.S1

6.2S

6.94

Jan.

S.07 g9.es

11.41

12.S3

13.S2

14.39

14.65

14.77

14.70

14.53

14.03

13.32

12.45

11.42

10.18

9.11

8.09

7.05

6.04

4.77

3.53

2.58

2.22

2.39

2.71

3.13

3.65

4.16

4.67

6.40

6.39

Feb.

6.S7

7.22

7.67

S.33

S.97

9.41

9.61

9.88

10.08

10.23

10.25

10.51

11.77

13.71

15.77

17.46

IS. 87

19.32

20.28

20.47

20.58

20.79

21.22

21.97

22.53

22.96

23.30

23.37

_

-

Mar.

23.37

23.52

23.53

23.54

23.50

23.30

22.73

22.27

21.53

20.54

19.60

IS. 88

IS. 41

IS. 08

16.05

IS. 41

IS. 94

19.42

20.11

21.29

22.89

24.19

25.21

26.00

26.82

27.32

23.60

29.19

29.63

29.99

30.21

Apr.

30.44

30.51

30.53

30.38

30.06

29.62

29.04

28.32

27.90

27.16

26.30

25.88

26.24

27.19

28.37

29.71

31.10

32.14

32.88

33.44

33.83

34.04

34.09

34.06

34.12

34.19

34.40

34.38

34.22

33.95

-

Hay

33.50

32.89

32.08

31.04

29.93

28.71

27.46

26.19

24.91

23.71

22.58

21.57

20.79

20.21

20.38

20.47

20.35

20.07

19.66

19. IS

18.80

18.76

19.24

20.11

21.04

21.62

21.88

21.94

21.87

21.65

21.29

June

20.83

20.39

20.17

20.17

20.40

20.60

20.57

20.27

g!9.58

glS.40

16.S5

15.14

13.65

12.87

12.47

12.99

14.12

15.42

16.67

17.73

IS. 58

19.33

19.69

20.29

20.66

21.06

21.90

23.24

24.61

25.66

-

July

26.66

27.40

27.90

28.27

28.52

28.70

28.71

28.57

28.38

28.03

27.57

27.02

26.36

26.57

24.74

23.98

23.25

22.81

22.39

21. S7

21.19

20.52

19.88

19.21

1S.37

17.14

15.60

14.01

12.80

11.85

11.04

Aug.

10.46

9. S3

9.10

S.27

7.34

6.62

5.95

5.65

5.77

6.50

7.14

7.61

8.29

9.28

10.15

10.80

11.17

11.54

11.70

11.60

11 .89

12.44

12.97

12.76

11.S6

10.54

9.48

9.03

9.30

9.70

9.95

ifcpt.

io,«|

10,1*

10.97

10,«L

10,S»

. UfeSl

1O.45

9. 68

8.38

7.06

5.94

5.34

5.36

5.70

S.04

8.80

9.40

9.88

10.11

10.07

9.73

9.16

S.38

7.58

6.98

6.90

7.79

S.58

S.77

8. 65

-

f

From graph based on gage readings. 

Ime baals: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 21

Discharge, in thousands of second-feet, of Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Miss. 

October 1941 to September 1942

water year

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11

it

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

91

Oct.

285

ass

289 

296 

2C4

283 

26S 

872 

306 

369

402 

438 

491 

548 

585

610 

608 

602 

698 

610

638 

674 

689 

686 

686

686 

602 

662 

66B 

660 

690

Nov.

620 

638 

663 

683 

713

740 

764 

800 

838 

873

900 

920 

936 

940 

920

884 

842 

792 

744 

698

660 

608 

578 

648 

522

603 

491 

489 

494 

496

Dec.

496 

491 

482 

472 

463

447 

431 

413 

397 

380

367 

363 

336 

322 

314

306 

302 

298 

294 

294

2C8 

302 

308 

310 

312

314 

318 

326 

338

348 

367

Jan.

400 

g440 

489 

522 

542

565 

558 

552 

550 

540

525 

506 

484 

454 

428

404 

384

361 

336 

304

283 

272 

270 

275 

283

289 

298 

306 

320 

344 

367

Feb.

376 

382 

393 

406 

417

424 

426 

433 

438 

444

447 

458 

506 

565 

620

671 

698 

722 

731 

737

744 

754 

772 

80S 

824

831 

831 

828

Month

Ootc 

How 

Deci

Ct 

Jam5£ 

&Jun< 

Jttlj 

tag!

S*p1

Hi

(ber. ...................................

( bar

 bcr................................. ..

ilendar year 1941 ......................

IAf*V

5S?!T::: :::::::::::::::::::::.::::.::.::

teober. .................................

it»r year 1941-42 . .....................

g Computed from gi 

. jfote.- Dally disci

'Mae basis: Oenti

To convert war time

 aph based on gage rsadli 

targe computed from dall]

 al standard time prior 1 

to standard time, subtri

Mar.

824 

817 

810 

803 

796

778 

747 

728 

695 

656

629 

620 

615 

612 

612

629 

647 

665 

701 

740

803 

846 

876 

904 

952

1,029 

1,062 

1,087 

1,096 

1,096 

1,087

Apr.

1,075 

1,054 

1,049 

1,033 

1,012

984 

956 

916 

896 

870

852 

848 

884 

932 

992

1,037 

1,092 

1,130 

1,166 

1,169

1,169 

1,165 

1,160 

1,143 

1,122

1,135 

1,131 

1,127 

1,122 

1,096

 Thousands of 

second-footdays

15,292 

21,277 

11,199

149,464

12,641 

16,681 

24,961 

31,307 

22,206 

18,137 

22,037 

11,446 

10,371

217,554

May

1,067 

1,086 

969 

923 

876

831 

80S

778 

741

708

en

662 

651 

628 

631

634 

625 

616 

606 

691

688 

593

Si

670

686 

692 

689 

683 

670 

662

June

643 

631 

628 

634 

640

643 

634 

682 

g596 

g558

518 

478 

451 

439 

437

463

498 

526 

552 

582

605 

625 

640 

649 

652

674 

708 

761 

809 

841

July

870 

889 

907 

919 

923

919 

915 

904 

889

874

848 

816 

781 

757 

734

721 

705 

695 

688 

664

637 

616 

599 

679 

566

518 

476 

439 

416 

402 

388

Aug.

379 

367 

352 

337 

309

292 

284 

280 

290 

309

322 

337 

350 

365 

383

397 

408 

418 

425 

430

434 

449 

451 

437 

408

379 

365 

361 

370 

376 

381

discharge In thousands 

of aecond-fset

Maximum

689 

940 

496

940

558 

831 

1,096 

1,169 

1,067 

841 

923 

451 

402

1,169

Minimum Hean

268 493.3 

489 709.2 

294 361.3

154 409.5

870 *OT '8 

376 595.8 

612 806.2 J25 i.o** 688 7i6.s 

!fZ 804.6 

55? 710.9 280 g69 .2 

278 845. 7

268 596.0

Sept.

383 

386 

390 

397 

402

397 

379 

356

326 

298

282

278 

286 

311 

334

360 

361 

367 

370 

365

359 

348 

337 

380 

309

311 

332 

348 

348 

841

Runoff In 

thousands of 

acre-feet

30,330 

42,200 

22±210

296,400

25,070 

33,090 

49,510 62,100

44,040 

35,970 

43,710 

22,700 

20,670

431,600

Igs. 

r mean gage heights, not from published 8 a.m. gage readto 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter, 

let 1 hour.
22 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°30'25", long. 91 0 ll t 55", In T, 6 S., R. l£-£. r 

Louisiana meridian, 4 miles north of Baton Rouge, 67 miles downstream from Old River, 

233 miles upstream from Head of Passes, and 253 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of 

gage is 0.14 foot below mean Gulf level, datum of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army 

 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 1,243,500 square miles (authority, Mississippi River Commission).

Records available.- Discharge: Since 1931 In reports of Mississippi River Commission 

(1931-38, daily discharge only, computed on basis of data obtained at several ranges 

between mouth of Old River and New Orleans and published under heading "Mississippi 

River below Baton Rouge, La.").

Gage heights: June 1940 to September 1942 In reports of Geological Survey. 1828-71 

occasional readings, and since January 1872, dally gage heights, at gage of Corps' of 

Engineers, U. S. Army, 4 miles downstream from present site, In reports of Ml-ssiaslppi 

River Commission.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, 32.72 feet,Apr. 29; minimum, 5.13 feet Oct. 9.

1940-42: Maximum gage height, that of Apr. 29, 1942: minimum, 1.81 feet Oct. 20, 

1940.

Maximum gage height observed, 47.80 feet May 15, 1927; minimum observed, 0.45 foot 

Nov. 14, 1894. Both maximum and minimum observations were made at site 4 miles downstream on gage of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, with datum 0.42 foot below, maan 

Gulf level (datum of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Remarks.- Gage heights affected by tides at low stages. 

Atchafalaya River.

Flow diverted at times through

Sage height at S a.m.. In feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Oct.

5.62

6.27

1 6.45

6.30

6.34

6.37

6.16

5.82

5.46

5.52

6.44

7.80

8.99

10.12

11.47

12.91

14.07

14.74

15.15

15.23

15.23

15.44

15.98

16.56

17.05

17.22

17.18

16.72

16.20

15.78

15.58

Nov.

15.81

16-56

17.46

18.29

19.02

19. 7S

20.50

21.17

21.99

22.90

23.76

24.69

25.34

25.79

26.16

26.26

26.07

25.64

25.05

24.30

23.36

22.33

21.32

20.21

19,10

18.09

17.21

16.56

16.00

15.71

-

Dec.

15.61

15.57

15.50

15.32

14.91

14.4S

14.02

13.52

12.91

12.38

11.80

11.40

10.36

10.24

9.69

9.29

8.98

8. 58

8.33

8.23

e.03

8.27

9.74

9.17

9.44

9.40

9.09

9.02

9.10

9.35

9.66

Jan.

10.53

11.09

11.99

13.03

14.01

14.79

15.34

15.79

16.07

16.26

16.26

16.04

15.67

15.20

14.64

13.90

13.16

12.31

11.60

10.76

9.86

8.83

7.95

7.25

6.97

6.95

7.15

7.13

7.S6

7.69

B.37

Feb.

8-56

8.93

9.25

9.61

10.11

10.66

11.07

11.38

11.66

12.08

12. 55

12.36

12.36

12.78

14.06

15.67

17.34

18.52

19.55

20.19

20.57

20.88

21.20

21.92

22:33

22.72

23.12

23.54

-

_

-

Mar.

23.77

24.17

24.15

24.21

24.44

24. 5S

24.49

24.25

23.76

23.21

22.72

22.19

21.70

21.28

20.99

20. 7S

20.70

20.79

20-87

21.23

22.02

22.93

24.03

24.95

25.74

26. S3

27.43

27.84

28.22

28.61

2S.S8

Apr.

29.16

29.42

29.46

29.49

29.52

29.43

29.23

29.12

28.97

28.40

27.97

27.56

27.23

27.18

27.55

28.10

29.02

29.86

30.56

31.08

31.54

31.76

32.03

32.27

32.38

32.32

32.39

32.50

32.57

32.62

-

May

32'. 58

32.46

32.28

31.98

31.62

31.11

30.53

29.89

29.20

28.33

27.52

26.79

26.10

25.57

25.34

25.23

25.05

24.76

24.37

24.08

23.72

23.56

23.18

23.07

23.34

23.7S

24.20

24.45

24.51

24.51

24.44

June

24.26

24.05

23. 6S

23.43

23.28

23.25

23.04

23.11

22.93

22.62

22.00

21.03

19.78

18.46

17.24

16. SB

16.12

16.34

16.97

17.75

18.63

19.38

19.99

20 ."42

20.72

20.97

21.24

21.64

22.37

, 23.46

-

July

24.50

25.37

26.00

26.51

26. S9

27.19

27.33

27.43

27.37

27.23

27.02

26.80

26.40

25.89

25.32

24.66

23.99

23.26

22.60

22.04

21.49

a20.7

al9.9

a!9.3

a!8.7

alS.O

a!7.0

a!5.8

al4.4

alS.l

a!2.0

Aug.

all.O.

alO.2

a9.8

a9.3

a8.9

a8.3

a7.7

a7.1

a6.7

a6.5

a6.7-

a7.S

a7.8

a7.9'

aS.O

aS. 6

a9.3

a9.7

a.9.9

al<5.2-

alO.fia}0.'7 alO.'Sall.l*

all. 3

ali;lalO.7

alO.4

alO.2

alOiO

a9.9

Sept.

alO.O

alO-.O

alO'.l

alO'.0

alO.3

alO.4

alOV4

K&48

ID. 19

e.58

8.81

8.04

.7; 37

P«08

,7s 30

8.14

a. 44. e-,50

9uS2

1P.&4

IptO

fr>93

|*86

9iB9

&J65

8,39

8.16

8,06

B.42

. 8'i63

v-.

a Ho gaga-halght record; gage heights computed from graph baaed on U. S. Weather Bureau gftgerecord.

Time basis: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m. Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war tine to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 23

Mississippi River near New Orleans, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°57 r , long. 90°10', In T. 13 S., R. 10 E., St. 

Helena merltflan, at Huey P. Long Bridge, 5 miles west of New Orleans, 106 miles upstream from Head of Passes, and 126 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage Is at 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, or 0.15 foot below mean Gulf level, datum of Corps of 

Engineers, U. S. Army (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 1,243,600 square miles (authority, Mississippi River Commission).

Records available.- Discharge: 1851, 1852, and scattered periods since 1879 In reports 

or mssissippi River Commission.

Gage heights: November 1934 to September 1942 in reports of Geological Survey. 

Since 1871, at gage of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Anny, 2i miles downstream from present 

site, In reports of Mississippi River Commission. May 1873 to December 1922, at gage 

of Weather Bureau at foot of Canal Street, 11 miles downstream from present site, and 

since January 1923, at gage of Corps of Engineers,^ In reports of Weather Bureau.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, 14.77 feet May 1; minimum, 1.53 feet Jan. 29.

T934-42: Maximum gage height, 19.28 feet Mar. 1, 1937; minimum, -0.65 foot Jan. 25, 

1940.

Maximum gage height observed, 21.3 feet Apr. 25, 1922; minimum observed, -1,6 feet 

Dec. 27, 1872. Both maximum and minimum observations were made at site 2t miles downstream on gage of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, with datum 0.13 foot below mean Gulf 

level (datum of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army). This gage reads practically the same 

below 19.0 feet as does the gage of the Geological Survey, but above 19.0 feet It reads 

lower, the difference Increasing to a maximum of 0.10 foot.

Remarks.- Gage heights affected by tides. Flow diverted at times through Atchafalaya

Cage height at 8 a. In feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

31

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

SI

Oct.

2.63

3.58

2.86

2.88

2.80

2.43

2.37

2.12

8.10

2.18

2.76

3.14

3.32

3.70

4.08

4.47

4.70

4.68

4.76

4.80

4.78

4.82

S.OO

5*21

5.70

6.04

6.16

5.80

5.60

6.55

5.48

Nov.

5.27

5.61

6.00

6.42

6.76

7.02

7.29

7.66

8.00

8.60

9.88

9.86

10.30

10.74

10.98

10.95

10.85

10V70

10.60

10.27

9.83

9.54

9.00

6.31

7.75

7.15

6.59

6.34

6.15

5.92

-

Dec.

5.91

5.87

5. 78

5.65

5.45

5.25

5.03

4.76

4.50

4.86

3.93

4.00

3.67

3.03

8.84

2.64

2.57

8.42

2.30

2.43

2.66

2.94

3.77

3.31

3.44

3.02

2.95

2.65

2.66

2.64

2.63

Jan.

3.34

3.40

4.03

4.21

4.57

4.92

5,28

5.39

5.57

5. 51

5.40

5.19

5.03

4.91

4.67

4.41

4.80

3.85

3.71

3.33

2.85

2.29

1.98

1.84

1.69

1.69

1.93

1.65

1.67

1.97

2.09

Feb.

2. IS

2.29

2.36

>2.74

2.99

3.88

3.13

3.19

3.82

3.85

3.70

3.65

3.64

3.91

5.10

5.63

6.12

 6.52

6.91

7.30

7.40

7.52

7.82

8.86

8.26

8.61

9.00

9.21

-

-

-

Mar.

9.38

9.81

9.52

,9.66

10.00

9.93

10.00

9.98

9.36

9.82

8.99

8.S2

6.75

8.50

S.39

8.38

8.21

S.20

8.11

8.30

8.66

S.94

9.42

9.96

10.48

11.34

11.66

12.00

12.23

12,33

12.60

Apr.

12.82

12.91

12.90

12.98

12.98

12.97

12.91

13.08

12.97

12.52

12.30

12.00

11.90

11.88

12.14

12.43

12.81

13.20

13.66 13.78

14.04

14. IS

14.85

14.50

14.58

14.45

14.54

14.63

14.64

14.62

-

Hay

14.69

14.56

14.44

14.21

14.08

13.75

13.48

13.27

18.98

12.61

12.26

11.90

11.65

11.37

11.32

11.09

11.00

10.80

10.67

10.44

10.26

10.10

10.02

9.95

10.01

10.25

10.46

10.65

10.66

10.63

10.55

June

10.46

10.25

10.15

10.16

10.21

10.09

10.20

10.24

10.28

9.98

9.65

9.24

8.44

7.63

7.00

6.43

6.09

6.13

6.32

6.70

7.17

7.66

7.93

e.io

8.30

8.38

8.46

8.60

9.00

9.52

-

July

10.16

10.83

11.33

11 .«0

11.77

11.87

12.02

12.07

11.97

11.91

11.88

11.81

11.65

11.44

11.23

10.66

10.73

10.86

9.86

9.57

9.27

8.84

8.57

8.25

7.84

7.43

6.94

6.34

5.76

5.14

4.41

Aug.

3.98

3.76

3.64

3.51

3.35

3.10

2.87

2.63

2.41

2.25

2.27

2.38

2.60

2.51

2.S6

2.84

3.16

3.38

3.75

4.07

3.98

4.10

4.01

3.93

3.91

3.83

3.88

3.95

4.40

4.16

3.70

Sept.

3.74

3.75

3.72

3.35

3.97

3.97

3.96

3.87

3.67

3.30

3.09

2. SO

2.68

2.78

2.99

3.36

3.53

3.66

3.60

3.60

3.78

3.68

3.38

3.08

2.69

2.98

2.9e

3.20

3.16

3.02

-

Tlae basis I Central standard time prior to 2 a.m. Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. To 

 "* * war tlae to standard time, subtract 1 hour
24 MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 

Meramec River near Steelville, Ho.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°59'55", long. 91 021'o5", in NEi sec. 21, T. 38 

N., R. 4 W., at county highway bridge, 400 feet downstream from St. Louis-San Francisco 

Railway bridge, 0.7 mile upstream from Whittenburg Creek, and li miles (revised) north 

of Steelville. Datum of gage is 680.26 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 830 square miles.

Records available.- December 1922 to September 1942.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1923-42), 570 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 15,800 second-feet June 14 (gage height, 14.28 

feet); minimum, 139 second-feet Sept. 26 (gage height, 0.92 foot).

1922-42: Maximum discharge, 47,800 second-feet June 26, 1935 (gage heigit, 23.39 

feet); minimum, 74 second-feet July 22, 1934 (gage height, 0.35 foot;. w

Maximum stage known, 26.5 feet Aug. 20, 1915 (discharge, 60,000 second-feet, by 

slope-area method).

Remarks.- Records fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

235

278

407

34S

h619

h840

475

360

306

306

295

245

21S

196

h475

h956

540

b.2,260

h2,360

hi, 110

730

566

500

394

348

313

390

3S6

302

292

hi, 660

Nov.

h8,080

h2,110

hi, 180

h64S

b.655

h792

hi, 440

hi, 210

h875

h6SS

h5SO

h490

h453

395

367

348

310

273

263

266

313

340

605

905

738

h655

h675

h481

h400

h39S

Dec.

h360

h348

h348

h313

h310

h232

h246

h232

h232

h216

h216

«h216

216

216

219

213.

222

232

226

219

213

219

765

995

S4S

995

620

655

641

486

429

Jan.

406

400

356

310

h2S4

b265

b245

b230

b220

b210

b206

b200

b!95

h!94

h!97

h!97

h206

194

191

188

165

182

176

176

173

173

185

213

242

«269

2,190

Feb.

2,540

1,210

841

792

S16

744

641

841

696

696

672

603

566

512

476

503

2,230

1,760

1,060

816

696

603

900

4,220

2,450

1,470

1,120

 892

_

_

-

Mar.

744

672

626

571

521

480

454

436

467

467

436

423

419

603

490

485

463

419

389

367

346

326

510

294

287

283

275

271

260

253

246

Apr.

238

235

23S

23S

231

231

264

512

4,S80

5,300

2,280

1,400

l.OSO

916

792

672

594

548

490

436

402

380

363

346

346

334

314

310

296

287

-

Hay

279

271

566

603

476

548

603

490

436

406

548

672

626

530

1,060

1,340

1,000

866

S41

720

649

676

608

458

419.

2,670

5,410

2,030

1,210

918

1,440

June

1,060

1,1SO

866

672

571

508

521

S41

792

696

696

2,030

3,360

12,000

2,910

1,950

1,600

3,040

2,410

1,460

9,600

2,540

1,560

hi, 080

h2,980

h9,050

h6,220

2,110

1,3SO

1,040

-

July

868

758

642

675

h540

h480

44S

421

399

394

369

337

308

294

281

271

26S

266

256

381

381

891

262

247

227

230

287

221

216

213

216

Aug.

210

208

197

219

227

221

202

202

191

186

183

1S1

176

17S

183

181

176

173

168

165

165

170

178

166 165-

163

1«0.

160

155

150

144

Sept.

144

150

147

152

163

168

176

221

271

230

224

197

178

173

168

165

163

1«0

170

168

165

166

157

150

147

180

147

150

160

165

"

Month

December ......................

Calendar year 1941 .........

Maroh

May ...........................

September .....................

Water year 1941-42 ..........

Peak discharge.- Nov. 1 (11 i

7, ISO aec.-rt.; June 14 (2 p.m 

9,970 see. -ft.

Secondfoot-days

18,5S7 

23,947 

11,998

162,290

9.049 

31, 556 

12, 9S3 

24,931 

29, 187 

76,713 

11,277 

6,600 

5,134

260,962

Maximum

2,360 

5,030 

995

12,700

2,190 

4,220 

744 

5,300 

5,410 

12,000 

S68 

227 

271

12, 000

Minimum

195 

263 

213

86

173 

476 

246 

231 

271 

508 

213 

144 

144

, 144

Mean

600 

798 

387

445

292 

1,127 

419 

831 

942 

2,557 

364 

1S1 

171

715

Per

square 

mile

0.723 

.961 

.466

.536

.352

1.36 

.505 

1.00 

1.13 

3.08 

.439 

.213 

.206

.361

Runoff

Inches

O.S3 

1.07 

.54

7.28

.41 

1.42 

.58 

1.12 

1.30 

3.44 

.51 

.25 

.23

11.70

Aore-feat

36,870 

47,500 

23,800

322,000

17,960 

62,690 

26,750 

49,460 

57,890 

152,200 

22,370 

11,110 

10,180

617,700

i.m.) 6,200 sec. -ft.; Apr. 9 (12 p.m.) 6,700 sec. -ft. 5 May 27 (4 a.m.) 

) 16,800 sec. -ft. j June 21 (3 p.m.) 13,000 sec. -ft.; June 26 (5 p.m.)

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

h Computed from wire-weight gage readings.

Time baais; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m.. Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

TO convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 

Meranec River at Robertsville, Mo.

25

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 3B°S5'4O*, -long. 90°49 t 35n , In SWiNWi sec. 32, T. 

43 N. f R. 2 E., at county highway bridge, 1 mile northwest of Robertsville and It 

miles upstream tram Calvey Creek. Datum of gage is 448.24 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 2,720 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 36,400 second-feet June 28 (gage height, 24.20 

reetJJ minimum, 374 second-feet Sept. 5 (gage height, 2.82 feet).

1939-42: Maximum discharge, 39,400 second-feet Apr. 22, 1941 (gage height,' 25.SO 

feet); minimum, 256 second-feet Aug. 23, 24, 1941 (gage height, 2.47 feet).

Maximum stage known, about 34 feet in August 1915, from information furnished by local Residents.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect," which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1941-42, except period of loe effect (gage height. 

In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to HOT. 1 NOT. 2 to June 28 June 29 to Sept. 30

3.6 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

e.o

807

1,040

1,730

2,630

4,660

11.0

14.0

18.0

21.0

23.7

S.890 

13,700 

80,900 

27,600 

34,900

3.1

4.0

S.4

6.6

Hote. - Sane as 

preoeaing table 

above 6.6 feet.

610

1,180

2,160

3,260

1,380

3,260

2.8 366 4.5 

3.0 464 6.6 

3.6 783

Hete.- Sane as preceding 

tame abOTe 6.6 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 19 1 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

18

21

22

23

24

28

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,400

1,370

1,810

1,340

1,610

1,690

8,630

8.060

1,510

1,340

1,270

1,180

1,080

985

1,080

8,170

5,460

6,640

7,190

4,490

3,690

7,190

6,910

4,020

2,380 

2.160

2,630 

2.730

1,890

3,360

Nov.

8,740

13,700

10,500

4,610

3,260

4,370

6,860

7,330

5,220

3,580

2,760

2,240

1,940

1.76O

1,680

1,480

1,370

1,270

1,210

1,180

1,180

1,370

1,940

2,320

3,360

3,360 

2,840

2,670 

2,160

1,860

Dec.

1,660

1,610

1,400

1.300

1,240

1,180

1,080

1.040

980

«916

888

860

650

860

820

820

820

320

820

820

790

820

916

1,970

5,780

3,800 

4,140

4,370 

2,840

2,240

1.040

Jan.

1,830

1,768,

1,940

1,790

1,480

bl.500

bl,210

bl,140

bl,040

b980

b980

b860

b790

bTSO

b760

b730

736

736

784

718

700

688

670

638

634

634

646

668

 736

915

2,180

Vonth

October November . . .... ....

December ......................

Calendar ysar 1941 .........

Januftry .. .....................

MM *^

K»^- ADrH -.

*d>........ ..................

August ........................

Sagtember .....................

Water year 1941-42 ..........

Feb.

5,720

6,370

4,260

3.140

3,040

4,370

4,370

4,020

3.580

3,040

2,680

2,760

2,480

2,160

2,020

2,090

2,660

4,860

5,590

6,800

2,840

2,400

4,060

6,780

12,000

10,200 

5.720

4,490

~

Secondfoot-days

86,231

106,690

60,192

620,910

31,271

121,460

61,480

88,672

133,348

338,180

42,889

19,781

13,103

1,092,267

Mar.

3,680

2,940

2,570

2,320

2,160

2,020

1.860

1,940

1,940

2,400

2,240

2,020

2,480

2,840

3,260

2,940

2,480

2,160

1.94O

1,760

1,680

1,480

1,370

1,500

1,240

1,240 

1,180

1,110 

1,080

1,040

980

MBLXJBfflffl

7,190

13,700

5,720

34,400

2,120

12,000

3,680

16,800

16,900

34,900

4,140

1,840

653

34,900

Apr.

948

' 882

850

620

820

820 882'

1,440

4,970

11,700

15,800

10,800

6,460

4,140

3,360

2,840

2,480

2,160

2,090

2,160

1,940

1,660

1,480

1,370

1,300

1,210 

1,140

1,110 

1,040

1,010

-

MS!

9

9

1,7

1,7

2,S

2,e

4,7

5.E

8.S

l.S

1»<

1,4

l.f

1,<

8,(

3,(

6,(

4,1

5,i

5,(

8,(

8,1

1,1

l.<

1,4

8,1 10,:

15, ( 

16,1

4,<

14,4

Minimus

836

1,180

790

264

634

2,020

980

S30

948

2,090

616

413

387

387

K>

,6

>0

0

to

10

so

)0

ro

X)

!0

40

10

>0

)0

30

10

ro

40

90

40

40

00

to

00

70 

00

00 

00

70

00

June

17,200

7,610

5,720

4,370

2,660

2,090

2,160

2,940

7,610

6,110

7,190

7,330

10,900

14,900

18,600

21,700

8,690

6,840

6,340

5,690

4,860

11,400

17,000

15,100

6,110

17,600 

29,200

34,900 

29,200

8,070

"

Mean

2,749

3,666

1,619

1,701

1,009

4,338

1,983

8,956

4,302

11,270

1,384

637

437

2,993

July

4,140

3,360

2,740

2,390

2,140

2,090

1,960

1,760

1,760

1,560

1,460

1,340

1,240

1,130

1,070

1,000

938

906

844

814

876

969

906

814

769

717 

.682

666 

648

637

616

Per

square 

mile

1.01

1.31

.596

.626

.371

1.59

.729

1.09

1.68

4.14

.609

.234

.161

1.10

Aug.

693

598

626

616

en

1,240

1,070

1,070

875

777

700

637

693

677

637

637

688

643

698

671

666

666

639

634

498

478 

464

446 

436

428

413

Sept.

404

396

391

440

387

387

446

426

478

486

660

568

660

524

498

464

436

417

436

436

431

488

404

396

387

396 

396

396 

391

391"

Runoff

Inches

1.16

1.46

.69

8.49

.43

1.66

.84

1.88

1.88

4.62

.69

.27

.18

14.94

Aore-feet

169,100

211,600

99,660

1,232,000

68,030

240,900

121,900

176,900

264,600

670,800

86,070

39,180

86,990

2,167,000

Peak discharge.- May 29 (2:30 a.m.) 17,400 seo.-ft.; May 31 (5 p.m.) 20,900 see.-ft.; June 1 

(2 a.m.) £4,500 see.-ft.; June 16 (11 a.m.) 23,400 seo.-ft.; June 23 (12!30 p.m.) 17,900 see.-ft.; 

June 28 (8 p.m.) 36,400 see.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement Bade on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ioe.

Time basis» Central standard time prior tc 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942] central war tins thereafter. 

To convert war tine to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.

532783 O - 43 - 3
26 MERAMEC RIVER BASIN

Meramec River near Eureka, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38"SO 1 20", long. 90°35'30", in SEi sec. 32, T. 44 

 N., R. 4 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 66/2 miles east of Eureka and 3 miles downstream from Big River. Datum of gage is 406.18 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Drainage area.- 3,800 square miles.

Records available.- August 1903 to July 1906, October 1921 to.September 1942.

Average discharge.- 21 years (1921-42), 2,938 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 37,400 second-feet June 28 (gage height, 21.9

J.DO*,, minimum, 492 second-feet Sept. 25 (gage height, 1.27 feet).

1921-42: Maximum discharge observed, 64,000 second-feet Apr. 3, 1927 (gage height, 

29.47 feet, site and datum then in use); maximum gage height, 30.89 feet Bar. 14, 

1935; minimum discharge, 196 second-feet Aug. 27, 31, Sept. 1, 1936; minimum gage 

height, 0.33 foot Oct. 2, 3, 1932, site and datum then In use.

Maximum stage known, 40.2 feet from floodmarks, present site and datum, Aug. 22, 

1915 (discharge, 175,000 second-feet, by slope-area method).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ioe effect, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Das

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

1,600 

1,770 

2,680 

2,OTO 

2,440

2,510 

3,100 

3,220 

2,580 

2,130

2.190 

1,890 

1,550 

1,390 

1,230

2,320 

2,900 

7,050 

11,400 

9,740

6,450 

5,O10 

3,780 

7,660 

6,000

3,420 

3,160 

2,770 

3,220 

2,640 

4,590

Nov.

12, 200 

13,300 

15,700 

7,350 

4,730

6,000 

9,260 

10, 400 

7.66O 

5,150

3,810 

3,160 

2,640 

2,320 

2,010

1,830 

1,600 

1,500 

1,340 

1,330

1,890 

2,130 

3,160 

4,590 

4,590

h4,730 

h4,070 

h3,550 

h3,030 

2,580

Dec.

2,250 

2,010 

1,770 

1,600 

 1.50O

1,340 

1,250 

1,150 

1,080 

*1,010

946

901 

892 

874 

856

856 

856 

848 

831 

. S22

806 

814 

991 

1,330 

5,430

5,850 

4,730 

5,430 

3,940 

3,100 

2,680

Jan.

2,380 

2,250 

h2, 190 

h2,250 

hi, 770

bl,600 

bl,450 

bl,380 

bl,320 

bl, 280

bl,250 

bl,230 

bl,210 

bl,200 

bl,200

bl, 190 

1,180 

1,090 

1,050 

1,010

1,010 

986 

962 

946 

922

906 

914 

«1,090 

1,720 

1,630 

5,020

Feb.

IE, 200 

10,700 

6,450 

4,370 

4,590

5,710 

7,660 

6,600 

5,430 

4,fc90

4,070 

3,940 

3,700 

3,220 

2,880

2,880 

4,590 

6,750 

7,200 

5,430

4,200

3,580 

5,870 

10,900 

15,400

14, BOO 

3,460 

6,150

Mnnth SscondMontn foot-days

Ooto 

Nove

Decs

Ca

Jami 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

mber ......................

19,360

52,610 

59,143

lendar year 1941 ......... 825, S76

i&ry

h ......................... 1

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

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

ember .....................

45,586 

82,520 

02,350 

23,570 

46,800 

16,610 

85, 243 

29,432 

18, 473

ter year 1941-42 ..... .. 1,481,697

Uar.

5,010 

4,200 

3,700 

3,'340 

3,110

2,880 

2,660 

3,460 

7,050 

6,300

4,070 

3,460 

3,830 

5,710 

5,710

h4,730 

h3,940 

h3,340 

h3,000 

h2;660

he, 450 

h2,240 

h2,080 

hl,980 

hi, 820

Til, 780 

hi, 720 

hi, 680 

1<580 

1, 490 

1,440

Maximum

11,400 

18,300 

5,850

35,800

5,020 

15,400 

7,060 

19,200 

17,000 

36,600 

9,900 

1,320 

937

36, 600

Apr.

1,360 

1,300 

1,260 

1,220 

1,180

1,180 

1,260 

1,820 

7,660 

15,900

19,200 

15,900 

8,140 

5,570 

4,590

3,940 

3,460 

3,460 

3,220 

2,880

2,880 

2,400 

2,140 

1,980 

1,820

1,720 

1,630 

1,680 

1,490 

hi, 440

May

hl,350 

1,300 

1,360 

2,^460

3^80

3,940 

4,«00 

6,750 

4,070 

2,660

2,240 

1,980 

1,880 

2,030 

2, 190

3,110 

6,000 

6,460 

5,010 

5,710

US, 940 

02,880 

h2,450 

2,080 

1,820

1,880 

9,260 

16,100 

17,000 

9,740 

11,400

Minimum

1,230 

1,330 

806

328

906 

2,880 

1,440 

1,180 

1,300 

3,000 

903 

579 

600

BOO

June

22,900 

13,600 

7,350 

6,000 

3,700

3,000 

3,460 

3,820 

7,050 

3,620

7,820 

6,620 

12,100 

17,300 

20,700

21, 700 

17,500 

8,940 

7,36» 

6,900

6,000 

8,780 

16,400 

16,600 

10,200.

20,600 

32,600 

36,600 

36,300 

25,100

Mean

3,850 

6,087 

1,908

2,263

1,471 

6,519 

3,302 

4,119 

4,735 

13,890 

2,750 

949 

616

4,059

July

6,600 

4,730 

3,820 

3,340 

3,110

2,900 

3,110 

6,750 

9,900 

8,940

3,110 

2,420 

2,140 

2,080 

1,760

1,610 

1,510 

1,420 

1,320 

1,230

2,020 

1,560 

1,460 

1,320 

1,180

1,100 

1,040 

996 

962 

962 

903

Per 

square 

mile

1.01 

1.34 

.502

.596

.387 

1.72 

.869 

1.08 

1.26 

3.66 

.724 

.250 

.162

1.07

Aug.

860 

836 

860 

869

860

1,920 

1,660 

1,810 

1,660 

1,380

1,140 

980 

903 

862 

903

962 

1,000 

971 

886 

844

796 

771 

747 

707 

675

651 

627 

611 

696 

679 

579

Sept.

563

see

639 

663 

563

531 

696 

659

747 

707

S78 

937 

835 

779 

723

676 

619 

£95 

595 

603

579 

663 

647 

616 

500

500

508 

500 

500 

500

Runoff

Inches

1.16 

1.50 

.58

8.06

.45 

1.79 

1.00 

1.20 

1.44 

4.08 

.83 

.29 

.18

14.60

Ac re- feet

236,700 

302,700 

117,300

1,638,000

90,480 

362,000 

203,000 

246,100 

291,800 

826,500 . 

169,100'. 

58,580 

36,640

2,939,000

Peak discharge.- Apr. 11 (8 a.m.) 19,800 sec. -ft.; June 1 <1 p.m.) 23,900 see. -ft. J June 15(8 pirn.) 

28,100 sec.-rt.; June 17 (1 a.m.) 22,500 sec. -ft. j June 28 19 a.m.) 37,400 sec. -ft.; June 29 -[1 p,m.)

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-dlsoharge relation affected by Ice. 

h Computed from wlre-welghb gage readings.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war.tine thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 27

Bourbeuse River at Union, Mo.

Location.- Wire-wight gage, lat. 38°26'45", long. 90°59'30", in SWi sec. 26, T. 43 N., 

 R. 1 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 50, 800 feet upstream from Flat Creek, half a

mile east of Union, and 7 miles upstream from Birch Creek. Datum of gage is 491.58

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 767 square miles.

Records available.- June 1921 to September 1942.

Average discharge.- 21 years, 636 second-feet.

Extremes.- 1940-41: Maximum discharge during water year, 18,700 second-feet Apr. 21 (gage 

height, 17.09 feet); minimum, 20 second-feet Oct. 26, 27; minimum gage height observed,

1941-42: Maximum discharge during water year, 21.100 second-feet June 28 (gage 

height, 18.0 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 42 secondsimge.- June 13, 1938 (gage height 20.23 

feet); minimum, 14 second-feet Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1936 (gage height, 0.22 foot).

Maximum stage known, 25.5 feet from floodmarks, Aug. 22, 1915 (discharge, about 

50,000 second-feet, determined from extension of rating curve for main channel based 

on measurements made since 1921 and study of overflow areas in vicinity of gaging 

station).

Remarks.- Records for water year 1940-41 fair. Records for water year 1941-42 good. 

6age read once daily below 6 feet and twice daily above during 1940-41 water year. 

Gage read once daily below 8 feet and twice dally above during 1941-42 water year.

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge for the water year 1941, superseding those 

 published in Water-Supply Paper 927 are given herein.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected in cooperation with the U. S. Weather Bureau.

Rating tables, water year 1941-42, except period of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to May 29

0.6 

.7 

.8 

.9

31

38

47

59

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

94

187

347

563

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

870

1,630

3,320

1.1 

1.4 

1.8 

2.2

91

140

235

373

May 30 to Sept. 30

2.5 517

3.0 858

4.0 1,610

6.0 3,320

- Hote.- Same as following table above 

6.0 feet.

S.O 

12.0 

15.0

17.4

5,320

10,100

14,400

19,500

Discharge, in second-feet, 1940-42 

1940-41

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

2384-

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

23

SS

24

sz

24

£5

29

29

26

£5

24

25

32

35

35

34

32

28

26

* 24

29

28

26

B3

SI

20

20

22

22

23

26

Nov.

 26

26

25

24

25

24

24

23

23

25

32

30

29

27

b27

b27

b27

b28

28

29

29

30

32

32

31

39

36

3434-

33

-

Deo.

35

34

33

33

32

37

39

37

36

33

32

50

40

48

43

95

93

109

212

 275

197

144

115

98

76

69

63

61

57

50

49

Jan.

134

127

438

975

548

376

315

212

143

134

112

100

90

88

82

86

176

257

810

760

481

355

276

£38

220

355

1,180

1,990

975

663

525

Feb.

438

355

355

315

276

238

220

194

169

156

144

 127

lie

109

100

95

90

85

S5

80

75

73

69

67

65

65

69

65

_

_

-

Mar.

67

63

63

61

61

63

63

61

61

61

65

63

63

61

68

67

65

63

63

65

63

61

63

61

61

61

59

59

57

55

57

Apr.

57

55

57

98

276

663

593

438

460

417

481

376

296

257

220

883

3,980

5,540

7,260

10,400

16,100

10,400

1,470

910

641

496

414

344

311

296

-

May

280

251

236

211

198

198

238

542

695

434

326

280

224

198

186

173

224

196

224

173

142

127

116

106

96

93

89

63

83

80

76

June

73

71

69

69

63

59

59

56

66

238

693

453

296

251

198

156

129

112

96

85

73

69

63

63

55

52

48

55

67

46

-

July

44

63

154

125

100

81

69

58

52

52

69

59

49

45

49

44

42

40

39

36

34

32

30

27

40

31

29

23

28

29

27

Aug.

86

30

40

27

37

41

52

75

137

75

55

65

54

54

83

47

40

37

36

35

32

30

29

29

117

94

161

171

133

96

79

.Sept.

£2

90

2,030

563

347

245

167

149

119

100

81

67

58

.53

48

46

45

43

514' 40

277

187

137

107

see

3,700

2,520

616

425

385

-

* Winter dlecharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
28 MERAMEC RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Bourbeuae River at Union, Mo., 1940-42 Continued

1941-42

Das

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

767

644

514

838

563

616

1,470

800

468

468

590

446

425

277

261

215

215

405

366

870

80O

1,470

4,080

4,480

1,870

940

767

1,630

1,630

800

1,470

Nov.

5,220

6,900

2,440

1,090

835

1,320

2,440

3,2,50

1,470

870

673

563

468

425

385

347

311

294

261

201

£45

245

347

4P5

9-40

1,020

940

870

644

514

-

Dec.

446

385

347

329

£94

£77

261

230

215

201

*184

177

1T7

169

159

159

164

161

171

174

174

187

311

1,930

3,800

1,550

2,360

1,790

940

673

638

Jan.

514

538

800

644

385

347

311

£30

b!87

b!61

b!56

b!51

b!51

151

149

147

142

142

139

137

135

135

133

128

126

122

119

117

»113

115

174

Feb.

171

644

704

514

563

1,950

1,320

1,020

870

644

590

835

644

514

468

425

491

1,090

1^240

673

514

514

1,160

?,960

5,980

2,610

1,470

1,160

_

-

-

Mar.

800

644

538

514

491

468

425

425

42S

446

446

4£5

446

563

940

767

590

491

425

366

329

294

277

245

230

230

215

201

187

174

169

Apr.

161

151

147

14£

135

130

137

161

918

4,690

5,870

2,340

1,020

734

673

590 491

405

347

905

468

347

277

861

230

215

187

179

171

159

-

May

149

137

491

491

835

1,160

3,890

3,510

905

538

425

366

3£9

446

1,020

3,140

5,000

2,360

3,80O

2,520

1,160

734

538

425

385

849

5,320

8,960

7,340

1,060

3,050

June

1,530

1,610

2,100

985

490

373

334

1,990

4,180

2,780

4,800

3,980

5,540

7,860

10,100

4,550

1,770

1,450

985

803

1,290

5,150

10,900

7,250

1,450

7,620

13,600

19,500

11,300

1,210

-

July

803

604

464

416

373

416

354

298

265

298

265

250

222

196

183

172

160

140

131

122

120

114

106

100

97

91

88

97

96

100

87

Aug.

77

77

91

103

97

98

416

316

235

133

140

122

103

90

122

103

85

77

73

69

103

102

85

70

64

61

56

54

52

50

49

Sept.

47

46

44

48

49

44

48

45

49

47

47

61

91

100

90

74

64

67

65

61

62

51

46

44

44

42

44

.43

45

44

""

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Monthly discharge. In second-feet, 1940-42

Month

October 1940 .................

April.......... ...............

May...........................

July..........................

October 1941 .................

January 1942

Maroh. ........................

April...................... ...

Secondfoot-days

807 

858 

2,332

75,281

13,228 

4,299 

- 1/921 

64,189 

6,586 

3,883 

1,605 

2,017 

14,041

115,766

30,855 

35,993 

18 i 933

197,550

6,999 

31,738 

13,186 

22,641 

61,333 

137,480 

7,228 

3,423 

1,630

371,439

Maximum

35 

39 

276

3,280

1,990 

438 

67 

16,100 

695 

693 

154 

171 

3,700

16,10O

4,480 

6,900 

3,800

16,100

800 

5,980 

940 

5,870 

8,960 

19,500 

803 

416 

100

19,500

Minimum

20 

23 

32

20

82 

65 

55 

55 

76 

46 

27 

26 

40

20

215 

245 

159

26

113 

171 

169 ISO137 

334 

87 

49 

42

42

Mean

26.0 

28.6 

75.2

206

427 

154 

62 

2,140 

212

51.8 

65.1 

468

317

995 

1,200 

611

541

226 

1,134 

425 

755 

1,978 

4,583 

233 

110 

54.3

1,018

Per

square 

mile

0.034 

.037 

.098

.269

.557 

.201 

.081 

2.79

!l68 

.068 

.085 

.610

.413

1;30 

1.56 

.797

.705

.295 

1.48 

.554 

.984 

2.58 

5.98 

.304 

.143 

.071

1.33

Runoff

Inches

0.04 

.04 

.11

3.63

.64 

.21 

.09 

3.11 

.32 

.19 

.08 

.10 

.68

5.61

1.50 

1.74 

.9£

9.58

.34 

1.54 

.64 

1.10

6^67 

.35 

.16 

.08

18.01

Aore^-feet

1,600 

1,700 

4,630

149,300

26,240 

8,530 

3,810 

. 127,300 

13,060 

7,700 

3,180 

4,000 

27,880

889,600

61,200 

71,390 

37; 650

391,800

13,880 

62,950 

26,160 

44,910 

121,700 

878,700 

14.340 

6,790 

3,830

730,800

To^veffiSar »£.*£ "Sri t£e,^u£ractYhour.Peb> 9 ' 1M8' °enfcpal "** **" thel>eaf*"1 -
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN

Big River at Byrnesville, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°21 I 4511 , long. 90°39'05", in SEi sec. 12, T. 42 

to., R. 3 E., at county highway bridge at Byrneflville, 4 miles upstream from Head 

Creek. Datum of gage is 433.69 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 892 square miles.

Records available.- May 1922 to September 1942.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 794 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 second-feet June 26 (gage height, 18.42 

feet): minimum, 115 second-feet Sept. 24-26 (gage height, 2.40 feet).

1922-42: Maximum discharge, 31,700 second-feet Mar. 12, 1935 (gage height, 24.65 

feet); minimum, 25 second-feet Aug. 30, 1936;. minimum gage height, 1.50 feet Aug. 14, 

1934.

Maximum stage known, 30.2 feet from floodmarks, in August 1915 (discharge, 80,000 

second-feet, by slope-area method).

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1941-42 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In

second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 25 to Sept. IS, Sept. 23-30)

2.3

2.6 

2.9 

3.2

4.0

105

145

201

265

471

4.8

6.0

6.0

11.0

14.0

725

1,240

2,390

4,370

6,720

16.0 7,690

16.0 8,870

17.6 11,400

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

312

512

1,270

781

840

881

923

689

7O7

589

966

574

430

363

386

2,030

2,270

3,350

6,100

2,16O

1,350

1,450

2,090

944

707

638

621

528

471

471

2,550

Nov.

6,630

7,260

2,150

1,350

1,080

2,330

4,300

3,090

1,680

1,220

966

800

7O7

621

574

528

499

471

443

528

1,300

1,120

1,860

2,830

1,740

1,240

1,010

S40

725

638

-

Dec.

589

558

514

471

443

416

389

363

350

337

324

312

312

324

337

337

324

324

312

305

293

296

499

1.35O

1,240

1,200

1,270

1,010

800

689

621

Jan.

605

574

543

443

402

363

337

312

310

276

293

295

305

310

310

310

305

302

310

310

288

272

267

265

258

252

265

667

1,120

994

5,020

Feb.

9,430

3,820

1,660

1,570

1,740

2,210

2,960

2,510

1,680

1,450

1,550

1,170

988

881

sop

1,120

2,760

2,330

1,680

1,270

1,080

944

2,710

5,540

5,320

2,390

1,740

1,400

_

_

-

Mar.

1,150

1,010

944

9O2

620

762

689

1,660

5,780

3,220

1,800

1,350

1,630

3.O9O

2,330

1,630

1,320

1,080

923

820

744

672

638

589

558

543

528

528

514

471

457

Apr.

430

416

389

389

363

363

376

1,050

4,940

7,490

4,720

2,270

1,510

1,220

1,060

902

781

1,400

1,100

S20

689

621

558

528

499

457

443

430

402

389

-

May

363

350

457

1,010

1,450

1,O10

660

744

589

499

471

430

402

376

363

471

689

543

457

,416

402

402

376

337

310

480

2,970

3,420

1,350

840

2,140

June

2,700

2,700

1,200

781

«05

543

744

954

1,450

1,270

988

1,510

2,450

4,510

5,460

2,150

2,390

1,920

1,400

1,060

902

1,030

881

689

1,700

9,120

11,400

4,520

1,740

1,170

-

July

902

744

638

558

514

499

777

5,700

9,580

4,900

1,270

923

744

633

543

471

430

389

S50

61 S

1,150

574

443

369

337

310

2bO

274

288

290

252

Aug.

228

212

197

196

415

1,150

574

902

654

543

389

312

274

256

274

305

363

283

h241

h222

H214

h222

U185

h!77

h!70

hi 62

hi 59

h!55

U168

hi 62

h!45

Sept.

h!45

138

138

142

138

139

147

220

214

239

416

324

247

201

1S1

166

152

142

147

145

138

130

127

116

115

116

121

121

185

124

-

Month

October .......................

Dece«bor ......................

March .........................

May ...........................

Sept enter .....................

Water yesr 1941-42 ..........

Second 

fcot-days

37,943

50,530 

16,911

214,752

16,883 

65,203 

39,352 

37,005 

24,977 

69,937 

35,780 

9,908 

5,014

409,443

Maximum

6,100 

7,860 

1,350

7,590

5,020 

9,430 

5,780 

7,490 

3,420 

11,400 

9,580 

1,150 

416

11,400

MiniauB

312 

443 

293

57

252 

800 

457 

363 

310 

543 

252 

-145 

115

115

Mean

1,224 

1,684 

546

588

545 

2,329 

1,269 

1,234 

806 

2,331 

1,154 

320 

167

1,122

Per 

square 

Bile

1.S7 

1.89 

.612

.659

.611 

2.61 

1.42 

1.38 

.904 

2.61 

1.29 

.359 

.187

1.26

Runoff

Inches

1.58 

2.11 

.71

8.97

.70 

2.72 

1.64 

1.54 

1.04 

2.91 

1.49 

.41 

.21

17.O6

Ac re- feet

75,260 

100,200 

33,540

425,900

33,490 

129,300 

78,060 

73,400 

49,540 

138,700 

70,970 

19,650 

9,950

612,000

Peak discharge.- Oct. 19 {3:30 p.m.) 6,900 sec.-ft.; Hov. 2 (9 a.m.) 8,870 sec.-ft.; Feb. 1 

(6:iu p.n.J 11)7*00 see.-ft.; Apr. 10 (4:30 p.m.) 7,790 aec.-ft.; June 26 (10 p.m.) 13,000 sec.-ft.; 

July 9 (9:30 p.m.) 10,900 aec.-ft.

h Computed from wire-weight gage readings.

Time basis: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
30 MAYFIELD CREEK BASIN

Mayfield Creek at Lovelacevllle,, Ky.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°57', long. 88°49', at bridge on U. S. Highway 

627 on line of Ballard and Carlisle Counties, 0.8 mile south of Lovelacevllle, and 

3 miles upstream from Wilson Creek.

Drainage area.- 211 square miles.

Records available.- April 1938 to September 1942. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,940 second-feet Apr. 10 (gage height, 17.31 

 feel); minimum dally, 7.6 second-feet Sept. 23-30, but may have been less during 

periods of no gage-height record.

1938-42: Maximum discharge, 7,860 second-feet Aug. 1, 1938 (gage height, 17.9 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum dally, 6.9 second-feet Sept. 18, 

22, 23, 1941. Maximum stage known, 21.1 feet, from floodmarks, In January 1937 (discharge, 

19,800 second-feet, by slope-area method).

Remarks.- Records poor except those above 1,000 second-feet, which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

e

6 

7 

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.

S.7 

8.7 

10 

14 

11

10 

9.7 

8.7 

9.2 

62

36 

17 

11 

9.7 

14

14 

14 

92 

64 

32

14 

11 

9.7 

9.2 

9.2

11 

22 

46 

21 

16 

698

Nov.

169 

64 

SO 

SI 

18

22 

32 

21 

16 

14

13 

13 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

14

36 

33 

27 

27 

23

16 

14 

12 

11 

11

Deo.

11 

11 

12 

12 

12

11 

11 

12 

11 

11

11 

12 

18 

23

16

14 

13 

13 

12 

11

11 

88 

144 

110 

67

98 

60 

. 28 

19 

16 

14

Jan.

2,490 

1,220 

219 

122

80

a70 

a60 

a50 

43 

a40

a38 

38 

38 

49 

122

104 

76 

12S 

585 

189

101 

75 

56 

47 

40

36 

1,530 

1,640 

285 

1,250 

2,030

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1941 

ary . . .

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

st ..........................

ember ........................

ter year 1941-42 ............

Peak discharge.- J

p.m.) 4,000 sec. -ft. 

p.m.) 5,940 see. -ft.

Feb.

365 

a!50 

alOO 

a200 

406

750 

405 

a250 

a200 

285

al50 

alOO 

a80 

a70 

a325

2,180 

3,7SO 

930 

256 

202

190 

170 

49B 

1,910 

705

260 

202 

182

Seoondfoot-days

1,311.8

741 9ie

11,166.1

12.861 

15,300 

15,246 

15,394 

1,872 

490 

481.0 

5,536.3 

354.1

70,4S8.2

Mar.

138 

148 

236 

146 

93

66 

48 

1,360 

2,940 

755

280 

a!50 

1,550 

1,480 

1,600

eie

S05 

260 

alOO 

91

568 

230 

a!50 

a!20 

alOO

a!50 

468 

270 

123 

alOO 

alOO

Apr.

a70 

a50 

a40 

835 

30

a25 

a200 

1,550 

4,980 

5,420

1,620 

298 

204 

a!50 

a!20

alOO 

aSO 

a70 

59

\ aSO

24 

23

J" a22

Maximum

69S 

169 

144

1,470

2,490 

3,780 

2,940 

6,420 

1,100 

49 

51 

1,970 

66

5,420

May

22 

a22 

a25 

1,100 

a!50

aSO 

a50 

aSO 

a25 

20

19 

I a!7

15 

a!5 

a!6 

34

a25 

a20 

a!7 

16 

a!4

13 

> alg

Minimum

8.7 

11 

11

6.9

36 

70 

48 

22 

12 

11 

9.3 

9.3 

7.6

7.6

June

11 }"

11 

> a20 

20 

> al5

14 

\ alO

1 *9 

j> aSO

Mean

42.3 

24.7 

29.4

30.6

416 

646 

492 

613 

60.4 

16.3, 

15.5 

179 

11.8

193

July

laSO

24

a!5 

11 

alO 

alO 

a20

15 

14 

13 

11 

11

10 

9.3 

9.3 

9.3 

9.3

9.3 

9.3 

9.3 

9.3 

9.3

9.3 

11 

51 

18 

13 

11

Aug.

10 

9.3 

11 

82 

331

129 

198 

855 

930 

70

31 

23 

20 

18 

18

159 

61 

26 

41 

34

21 

16 

1,970 

888 

70

36 

21 

17 

15 

14 

13

Per square 

mile

0.200 

.117 

.139

.146

1.97 

2.59 

2.33 

2.43 

.286 

.077 

.073 

.848 

.056

.915

Sept.

12 

11 

11 

11 

10

11 

14 

17 

66 

22

14 

11 

8.9 

8.4 

8.4

8.0 

8.4 

8.4 

8.4 

8.4

8.0 

8.0 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6

Runoff in 

inches

0.23 

.13 

.16

1.97

8.87 

8.70 

2.69 

8.71 

.33 

.09 

.08 

.98 

.06

12.43

an. 1 (Ii30 p.m.) 3,600 sec. -ft.; Jan. 27 (8 p.m.) 3,450 see. -ft.; Feb. 17 (3 

; Mar. 9 (3 a.m.) 3.460 sec. -ft.: Aw. 9 (9 a.m.) 6,670 seo.-ft.; Apr. 10 (1«30

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Bayou de 

Chien near Clinton and East Fork of Clarks River near Benton.

Time basla; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert mar time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
BAYOU DE -CHIEN BASIN 31

Bayou de Chien near Clinton, Ky.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°38', long. S8°58', at bridge on U. S. Highway 51, 

l.l miles upstream from Cane Creek, 2.8 miles southeast of Clinton, Hickman County, 

and 15.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 68.5 square miles.

Records available.- December 1939 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,400 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage height, 13.2 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum dally, 4.5 second-feet June 22, 

23, 26: minimum gage height observed, 1.70 feet Dec. 20-22.

1939-42: Maximum discharge, 2,550 second-feet Mar. 13, 1940 (gage height, 13.4 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, that of June 22, 23, 26,

J.9^t*O*

Remarks.- Records poor except those above 250 second-feet, which are fair. Gage read twice dally.

Diaoharge. in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1948

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

Dot.

8.7

8.7

12

12

16

IS

12

9.3

9.3

98

12

12

12

12

42

12

12

27

11

11

11

11

11

9.9

8.7

B.7

138

9.9

9.9

9.3

9.3

Nov.

9.3

9.3

9.3

14

14

38

24

22

18

13

9.9

9.9

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

61

13

13

29

13

13

12

18

12

12

12

-

Dec.

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

68

a25

al5

18

11

12

11

9.3

9.3

9.3

98

83

59

63

20

12

9.9

11

11

Jan.

669

#103

22

b!6

b!2

blO

b9bebe

b7

b7

6.6

68

21

19

9.9

6.6

se

#98

24

16

12

9.9

6.7

6.1

6.8

760

840

73

336

330

Month

October

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1941 ............

Jannary ..........................

February

March ............................

May

June .............................

July .............................

Augu&t

September ........................

Water year 1941-42 ............

Feb.

83

39

32

30

128

306

68

32

31

113

43

24

19

17

21

1,030

1,530

168

16

49

40

48

158

504

158

64

27

26

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

606.7

457.8

686.8

6,811.5

2,910.6

4,604

6,106

4,842

712.1

687.7

560.3

3,769.7

268.7

26,300.4

Mar.

23

50

40

24

19

19

13

458

363

126

73

50

1,210

1,460

416

128

123

61

40

35

394

66

47

32

24

123

350

68

40

158

48

Apr.

28

24

19

Bl6

14

13

12

676

2,080

1,440

138

68

55

52

d40

d35

29

23

IB

15

15

15

15

13

13

15

15

17

17

12

-

Maximum

138

61

98

543

760

1,530

1,460

2,080

188

178

118

689

22

2,080

May

12

12

188

118

38

24

20

17

17

15

14

13

17

15

13

13

12

13

13

13

12

12

12

6.7

9.9

9.9

6.1

8.7

B.7

8.1

Minimum

6.7

9.3

9.3

7.1

5.8

16

13

12

6.1

. 4.5 8.7

8.1

6.6

4.5

June

B.7

9.3

S.7

8.7

8.1

12

18

13

9.3

7.6

9.9

93

73

9.9

6.7

7.6

5.4

5.1

4.8

5.1

4.S

4.5

4.5

4.8

4.6

4.5

5.1

4.6

178

46

-

Mean

19.5

15.3

82.8

18.7

93.9

178

197

161

83.0

19.6

16. 1

181

8.96

78.1

July

44

118

88

81

17

13

IS

18

16

81

16

9.9

21

81

80

11

18

11

9.9

9.3

9.9

18

9.9

9.9

11

9.3

9.9

18

9.9

8.7

8.7

Aug.

8.1

B.7

9.9

689

466

317

18S

637

78

41

36

56

SO

15

36

30

28

38

60

93

113

113

619

63

21

17

12

12

12

12

11

Per square 

mile

0.885

.883

.384

.873

1.37

8.51

2.88

8.35

.336

.286

.264

1.77

.131

1.05

Sept.

9.9

9.3

9.9

S.I

22

11

12

11

9.9

9.3

8.1

7.6

8.1 e.i

8.1

8.7

B.7

8.7

9.3

9.3

8.7

7.6

6.6

6.6

7.6

7.6

7.1

6.6

6.6

6.6

-

Runoff in 

inohea

0.33

.25

.37

3.70

1.58

2.61

3.31

2.63

.39

.32

.30

S.04

.15

14.28

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Baet Pork 

of Clarks River near Benton.

b Stage discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Bast Pork 

of Olarks River near Benton.

Tine basist Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
32 HEADWATER DIVERSION CHANNEL BASIN (CASTOR AND WHITEWATER RIVERS)

Castor River at Zalma, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°08 I 45", long. 90°04'K)", in SEi aec. 29, T. 29 N., 

R. 9 E., at bridge on State Highway 51 in Zalma, 24 miles downstream from Perkins 

Creek. Datum of gage is 350.38 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 395 square miles.

Records available.- September 1921 to September 1942.

Average discharge.- 21 years, 481 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,200 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage height, 23.2 

feet); minimum observed, 45 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.40 feet).

1921-42: Maximum discharge, 40,400 second-feet Jan. 14, 1937, from rating curve 

extended above 25,000 second-feet; maximum gage height, 28.20 feet Mar. 11, 1935; 

minimum discharge, 16 second-feet Aug. 31, 1936 (gage height, 0.81 foot).

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read once dally below 10 feet and twice daily above.

Rating table, water year 1941-42, exoept period of loe effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used HOT. 3 tc Dec. 22, Feb. 26 to Apr. 3', Apr. 19 

tc Hay 6, Hay 22 to June 13, Sept. J.3-30)

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

45

73

105

169

231

4.0 

S.O 

10.0 

1E.O 

18.0

400 

l.EEO 

1,710 

E,360 

4,970

20.0 6,030

EE.O 7,610

EE.5 3,330

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

on£O

£9

30

31

Oct.

45

59

58

60

63

69

73

68

63

58

69

61

66

55

68

94

100

116

168

916

168

144

197

110

105

100

116

139

136

162

72O

Nov.

9,290

1,530

S91

690

540

540

640

660

580

490

369

310

977

946

931

902

188

175

168

168

175

168

902

916

946

931

916

202

188

175

-

Dec.

168

169

150.

144

138

139

199

182

116

105

100

100

110

182

122

110

105

105

106

100

94

149

1,390

1,710

1,400

1,140

947

7SO

660

540

580

Jan.

1,030

1,270

1,12O

640

520

460

400

362

b395

b310

b295

961

961

231

931

202

902

188

188

175

162

162

144

150

144

162

156

310

420

720

4,500

Month

October

Novenber

December ......................

Calendar year 1941 .........

January .......................

February ......................

March .........................

April .........................

Bay ...........................

June ..........................

Jnly ..........................

August ........................

September .....................

later year 1941-49 ..........

Feb.

5,020

2,160

1,200

947

1,090

1,6OO

1,740

1,270

968

S63

760

660

600

520

480

560

863

800

680

600

540

480

600

2,520

2,760

1,450

1,070

884

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

3,627

12,927

11,328

73,625

15,701

33,585

24,420

34,627

16,566

16,915

3,556

5,375

2,043

181,169

Har.

740

680

620

560

500

460

440

680

1,710

1,630

1,220

1,140

968

1,350

1,380

1,310

1,670

842

720

640

580

520

480

440

400

460

520

500

480

460

440

Maximal

720

2,290

1,710

2,320

4,500

5,O20

1,830

8,170

1,310

1,980

261

620

110

3,170

Apr.

42O

400

380

362

327

310

454

2,590

8,170

7,570

3,740

1,630

1,220

968

740

600

540

62O

52O

42O

362

327

293

277

246

246

246

231

216

202

-

Hay

188

175

162

216

246

480

1,140

740

560

480

440

400

344

310

293

327

293

261

261

600

1,240

300

620

520

440

600

1,310

1,180

300

620

520

MiniBUB

45

168

94

28

144

480

400

202

162

231

65

62

46

45

June

460

400

344

310

277

277

520

78O

310

293

344

400

720

1,980

1,530

1,090

989

800

660

580

480

780

540

400

327

277

293

277

246

231

-

Mean

117

431

382

202

506

1,199

788

1,154

534

564

115

173

68.1

496

July

261

231

202

175

168

150

144

150

150

132

127

116

110

105

94

100

94

88

83

78

78

73

83

78

73

73

68

63

73

68

68

Per 

square 

 ile

0.296

1.09

.967

.511

1.28

3.04

1.99

B.92

1.35

1.43

.291

.438

.172

1.26

Aug.

63

63

62

L44

138

293

527

ea

393

380

261"

302

L68

L5O

138

138

127

L22

110

105

100

L32

520

231

144

127

110

LOO

LOO

88

78

Sept.

78

TO

78

68

68

68

68

63

110

110

100

88

85

73

73

68

63

63

63

60

55

55

50

48

50

49

47

50

46

50

"

Runoff

Inches

0.34

1.22

1.11

6.92

1.48

3,17

2.89

3.26

1.56

1.60

.34

.50

.19

17.05

Aore-feet

7,19O

25,6*0

83,460

146,000

31,140

66,610

48,440

68,680

32,860

33,550

7,05O

10,660

4,050

559,300

b Stage-discharge relation affected by loe. 

Time basis: Central standard time prior to B a.m., Feb. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

9, 1949; central war time thereafter.
OBION RIVER BASIN 33 

South Fork of Oblon River near Greenfleld, Term.

Location.- Vfeter-stage recorder, lat. 36°07'15", long. 88 048'40", 150 feet downstream 

from bridge on U. S. Highway 45E, 200 feet downstream from Coats Branch. 2i miles 

south of Greenfleld, Weakley County, and 10 miles upstream from Middle Fork of Oblon 

River. Datum of gage Is 300.37 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 431 square miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1942.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 494 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,600 second-feet Apr. 11 (gage height, 15.65 

feet); minimum, SO second-feet Oct. 1, 2 (gage height, 3.58 feet).

1929-42: Maximum discharge, 25,600 second-feet Jan. 21, 22, 1937 (gage height, 

17.82 feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 15,000 second-feet; 

minimum, 76 second-feet Sept. 20, 21, 1941; minimum gage height observed, 1.5 feet 

several days In August and September 1930.

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, wster year October 1941 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

81

61

S7

93

86

84

63

32

88

113

106

88

S7

36

85

86

94

174

130

95

91

90

90

90

39

90

262

145

102

1OO

see

Nov.

424

165

122

114

114

124

123.

114

109

106

104

103

105

106

105

104

103

102

103

140

195

165

714

358

ISO

150

140

135

125

125

Dec.

124

125

140

140

135

125

121

121

121

119

119

155

380

336

180

155

145

140

140

135

130

150

474

548

254

259

205

175

160

155

155

Jan.

1.280

1,390

1,260

1,160

486

242

2OO

175

175

170

15'5

160

200

220

220

195

1S5

270

826

564

303

237

205

190

180

170

1,270

1,690

1,540

1,570

1,690

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calsndar year 1941 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1941-42 .......... .

Feb.

1,390

593

325

281

744

1,570

1,610

1,180

554

336

413

248

220

205

210

1,270

1,390

1.320

1,S20

1,990

1,290

506

653

1,660

1,630

1,460

989

422

_

_

~

Seoondfoot-days

3,450

4,677

5,821

51,837

18,580

27,199

29,590

36,336

5,032

5,174

4,373

3,636

2,655

146,723

Har.

329

386

530

362

896

268

246

1,130

1,820

1,750

1,630

857

1,300

1,820

1,820

1,940

2,570

2,120

1,780

1,270

654

434

318

260

246

506

950

906

458

329

265

Apr.

252

230

219

208

197

136

186

464

3,300

7,700

10,500

5,320

2,740

1,280

470

329

285

258

230

202

192

1B6

175

170

164

170

192

175

1B6

170

-

Maximum

see

714

548

789

1,690

1,990

2,570

10,500

887

795

704

358

130

10,500

May

153

146

164

206

158

141

136

131

126

127

125

1E5

123

121

121

121

120

117

126

867

307

170

142

129

121

120

120

117

111

109

106

Minima

SI

102

119

7B

155

205

246

164

106

98

B7

86

32

81

' June

104

103

101

110

105

100

99

98

99

101

102

104

SIS

307

164

569

219

142

130

118

111

795

232

115

102

145

135

105

140

101

"

Mean

ill

163

186

142

599

971

955

1,211

162

172

141

117

88.5

402

July

704

347

ISO

111

102

100

99

99

9B

99

112

336

120

105

99

97

95

91

87

39

224

172

97

95

93

92

92

92

92

92

92

Aug.

92

91

86

195

175

113

2D6

120

99

99

95

113

96

91

90

368

237

113

99

94

91

96

98

145

98

91

91

91

91

39

89

Per square 

Bile

0.258

.37S

.436

.329

1.39

2.25

2.22

2.81

.376

.399

.327

.271

.205

.933

Sept.

B9

89

39

39

B9

99

39

B9

130

97

91

88

87

B6

35

85

S7

98

93

86

84

83

83

63

82

82

83

85

83

B2

~

Runoff in 

inches

0.30

.42

.50

4.46

1.60

2.35

2.55

3.14

.43

.45

.38

.31

.23

12.66

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942j 

To oonvert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour,

central war time theresfter.
34 OBION RIVER BASIN

Oblon River at Oblon, Term.

Location.-.Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°15'10", long. 89°11'45", at toll bridge on 

u. s. Highway 51, half a mile south of Oblon, Oblon County, and 14i miles downstream 

from confluence of North and South Forks of Oblon River. Datum of gage Is 261.23 

feet above mean Gulf level.

Drainage area.- 1,880 square miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1942.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 2,194 eecond-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 22,600 second-feet Apr. 13 (gage height, 17.70 

rest); minimum, 262 second-feet Aug. 3; minimum gage height, 0.33 foot Oct. 1.

1929-42: ~ " Maximum nBJiimum discharge, aiBonarge, 99,500 »»ouusecond-feet aacunu-iaoo Jan. u«.u.24, eft, 1937 mar (gage VBO.BOheight, 1101^10, no, 25.4

feet, from floodmarks): minimum observed. 232 second-feet (under conditions of no 

backwater) Sept. 1, 1936 (gage height, -0.04 foot); during period of backwater from 

Mississippi River a minimum daily discharge of 15 second-feet occorred on Feb. 4, 1937; 

reversed flow of 57 second-feet was measured by current meter on that date.

larks.- Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1941-42, except periods of backwater from 

Mississippi Rlvsr (gags height. In fast, and discharge, in seoondfsst) 

(Shifting-control method used Dot. 1-1S, Aug. 29, Sept. 6, 12, 14-30}

0.6 

1.0 

2.0 

4.0 

6.0

268

366

666

1,000

1,460

8.0

10.0

12.0

13.0

13.6

1,940

2,420

3,080

3,760

4,610

14.0 6,900

16.0 13,600

17.7 22,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

8

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

28

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

271

271

230

299

388

308

899

299

290

308

408

358

318

308

328

388

428

1,040

1,180

586

41S

378

338

318

899

290

714

1,000

56*

470

1,180

Nov.

2,040

1,610

956

768

628

634

502

470

42S

398

378

368

348

348

338

348

348

348

34S

41S

670

492

428

978

602

824

736

686

502

450

-

Dec.

488

428

488

439

439

439

418

408

398

388

378

378

665

934

780

768

698

586

512

481

460

439

714

1,240

1,000

1,180

1,130

890

736

607

544

Jan.

1,660

2,490

2,590

2,670

a2,700

a2,600

a2,500

a2,000

al,200

a920

aSOO

a750

736 7eo

868

868

824

1,020

2,280

2,180

1,840

1,580

1,460

1,270

1,000

780

1,580

2,400

8,620

3,030

3,520

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

Dsoemba r .........................

Calendar year 1941 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Say...... ........................

June .............................

July .............................

August ..:........................

September ........................

Water ysar 1941-42 ............

Feb.

4,740

6,420

5,680

4,410

3,860

3,690

3,520

3,690

3,590

3,460

3,320

3,080

2,760

2,370

1,820

2,400

3,030

4,740

9,060

9,050

7,660

5,900

5,000

4,310

4,740

5,280

4,740

4,130

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

14,211

18,27!

19,20-!

210,451

53,506

126, 12C

145, 52C

141,919

16.77S

17,062

13,502

38,452

9,172

607,718

Mar.

3,760

3,460

2,730

2,340

2,520

2,080

1,680

1,820

2,730

3,200

5,680

7,120

6,600

6,260

7,300

8,350

9.060

9,400

9,060

6,000

6,950

6,260

5,880

4,130

03., 200

02,860

02,800

08, 760

02,800

02,600

02,400

Apr.

02,100

01,760

01,350

01,100

934

758

692

1,130

3,600

8,000

16,600

20,800

22,000

17,600

12,300

8,520

5,740

3,980

03,000

02,100

01,600

01,150

0900

0720

607

544

665

586

686

607

Maximum

1,180

2,040

1,240

2,370

3,520

9,050

9,400

22,000

1,580

1,270

1,840

2,180

400

22,000

"

May

566

523

492

1,240

1,580

890

586

502

460

42S

41S

408

398

see

460

3S8

378

368

368

481

688

628

692

686

481

418

388

878

368

368

338

Minimum

271

338

378

853

736

1,820

1,680

644

338

308

271

262

871

262

June

328

318

318

308

308

318

318

348

583

398

338

328

607

1,270

692

688

736

628

607

512

428

428

868

670

628

628

1,270

912

565

824

"

Mean

469

609

680

677

1,786

4,504

4,694

4,731

541

568

436

1,047

306

1,665

July

1,840

918

736

0600

0500

0480

0380

0360

338

328

358

565

525

388

398

378

338

308

290

260

271

481

566

338

318

318

318

318

299

338

299

Aug.

880

871

268

688

1,880

8,060

1,880

8,010

2,130

8,180

8,180

1,630

884

439

358

698

1,770

1,630

1,800

a700

aBOO

h398

a400

al,960

al,350

a900

a 600

a450

h388

a350

a385

Per square 

mile

0.244

.324

.330

.307

.918

2.40

2.60

2.52

.888

.302

.232

.557

.163

.886

Sept.

aSEO

a310

aSOO

aSOO

hB99

aSOO

aSOO

aSOO

a400

a380

a 360

h318

a306

299

290

890

299

316

588

318

308

299

290

890

880

860

880

280

271

271

"*

Runoff in inches

0.88

.36

.S8

4.17

1.06

2.49

2.88

2.81

.35

.34

.87

.64

.18

12,02

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations on nearby streams, 

o Backwater from Mississippi River; discharge computed on basis of gage heights, one discharge 

measurement, gage heights on the Ohio River at Cairo, 111.,. and records for the stations on nearby

stations.

h Computed from onee-dally tape-gage reading.

Time basis! Central standard tine prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thsrsafter. 

convert war time to standard tims, subtract 1 hour.
OBION RIVER BASIN 35

Rutherford Fork of Obion River near Bradford, Term.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°03'00", long. 88°52'4011 , at bridge on State

 Highway 54, 4 miles southwest of Bradford, Qlbson County, and 174 miles upstream 

from mouth. Datum of gage Is 316.54 feet above mean sea Idvel, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 203 square miles.

Records available.- JuJy 1929 to September 1942.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 213 second-feet.

Extremes.- Ttalmum discharge during year, 5,780 second-feet Apr. 10 (gage height, 17.74

 feet); minimum dally, 17 second-feet (estimated) Sept. 25-30.

1929-42: Maximum discharge observed, 9,730 second-feet Jan. 22, 1937 (gage 

height, 20.06 feet, site and datum then In use), from rating curve extended above 

5,000 second-feet; minimum observed, 13 second-feet several days during October 1931 

and August 1934; minimum, gage height obeerved, 0.68 foot JUly 16, 1937, site and 

datum then In use.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record or those for 

period of Ice effect, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

19

19

20

20

20

19

19

19

Si

51

25

81

20

1«

19

20

28

233

39

26

23

22

21

21

22

88

238

34

86

86

435

NOV.

171

39

88

26

26

32

26

26

25

24

24

24

84

23

23

88

82

22

22

44

40

111

487

67

37

32

88

26

24

23

Dec.

23

84

30

88

24

a23

a22

a22

a22

a28

a22

27

224

70

42

36

33

32

30

30

27

66

406

112

64

62

43

36

34

32

34

Jan.

1,350

a560

802

90

64

b56

b60

b60

b50

b47

1)47

b49

063

b54

53

4S

46

137

333

112

72

62

55

52

48

47

990

3SO

137

51S

640

Feb.

809

107

79

73

837

1,140

342

160

98

94

65

71

64

60

64

1,490

1,230

380

157

119

9S

S5

446

1,120

350

IBS

136

IDS

_

-

Mar.

94

158

1S1

118

90

79

63

1,260

1,300

388

209

155

1,870

1,710

1,010

403

695

411

209

165

209

134

101

90

S3

886

427

321

170

US

100

Apr.

S6

79

71

66

56

52

66

394

4,180

5,330

2,940

454

209

160

122

91

79

68

61

40

37

34

32

30

30

34

38

3S

44

37

-

May

34

33

69

99

72

66

41

38

36

34

28

SB

26

26

26

26

25

83

70

260

37

31

29

26

a24

a24

 23

B23

B22

a22

21

June

21

22

22

a26

a86

a23

a22

a22

a82

a22

a22

a22

2S4

70

50

190

26

a23

a22

a22

h82 die

68

26

22

31

83

23

21

153

-

July

116

26

a24

a23

h22

a21

a81

a81

a21

a21

223

172

26

22

88

21

a20

al9

a!9

a!9

292

282

30

25

21

23

24

21

a21

a20

a!9

Aug.

a!9

H19

34

36

138

37

53

36

26

23

220

80

31

26

77

190

34

h26

30

a2S

a27

30

34

45

a30

a25

a22

a22

a22

h22

a21

Sept.

a20

a20

a20

B20

a20

h!9

a!9

h!9

a30

a25

a24

b83

a22

a21

a21

a20

a20

29

a22

h!8

118

h!9

alS

BIS

a!7

»17

h!7

a!7

a!7

a!7

-

Month

Novoiibsr ,

December .........................

Calendar year 1941 ............

January

U«B

JunB . . . July ...................:.........

September ........................

Water year 1941-42 ............

Seoondf cot-days

1,561

1,480

1,708

15,606

6,451

8.792

11,996

14,936

1,321

2,027

1,663

1,463

607

54,001

Maximum

435

427

406

588

1,350

1,490

1,710

5,330

260

619

292

220

30

5,330

Minimum

19

22

22

16

46

60

68

30

21

21

19

19

17

,17

Mean

50.4

49.3

54.9

42. S

206

314

367

49S

42.6

67.6

53.6

47.2

20.2

14S

Per square 

mile

0.248

.243

.870

.211

1.02

1.55 i.ei

2.45

.210

.333

.264

.233

.100

.729

Runoff in 

inches

0.29

.27

.31

2.65

1.18

1.61

.24

.37

.11

9.89

Peak diaoharge.- Jan. 1 (SiSO p.m.) 2,020 seo.-ft.t Feb. 6 (9s30 a.m.) 1,770 sec.-ft.; Feb. 16 

(7 p.m.) 2,660 aeo.-ft.; Mar. 8 (11 p.m.) 2,160 sec.-ft.; Bar. 13 (5 p.m.) 2,430 sec.-ft.; Apr. 10 

(12 m.) 5,780 sec.-ft.

a Ho gags-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for North Fork of Oljlon River 

near Union Oity and south Fork of Oblon River near Qreenfield.

b Stage-dleoharge relation affected by ice.

h Computed from staff-gage readings.

Time basis! Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war tine thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard tiae, subtract 1 hour.
36 OBI ON RIVER BASIN

North Fork of Oblon River neat- Union City, Term.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°24'00", long. 88°59'45", at bridge on state 

 mgnway 22, 4 miles southeast of Union City, Oblon County, 4i miles upstream from

Hoosler Creek and 11 miles upstream from confluence with South Fork of Oblon River.

Datum of gage Is 286.88 fee.t above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.- 490 square miles. 

records available.- July 1929 to September 1942. 

Average qisctiarge.- 13 years, 577 second-feet. 

Extremes.- MaxlSum discharge during year, 11,200 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage height, 18.27

feet); minimum, 83 secord-feet Oct. 1; minimum gage height, 5.33 feet Aug. 2, 3. 

1929-42: Maximum discharge, 49,200 second-feet Jan. 22, 1937 (gage height, 22.0

feet, from floodmarks); minimum, 83 second-feet Sept. 27, Oct. 1, 1941; minimum gage

height observed, 3.38 feet July 27, 1929. 

Remarks.- Records fair except those between 150 and 1,500 second-feet, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1941-42 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-18, 31, NOT. 1, Dec. 23, Aug. 18 and Sept. 10-30)

5.S 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0

Oct. 1 to Jan. 1

105

124

180

240

375

9.0

10.0

13.5

14.9

595

S45

1,430

1,940

2,650

5.35

6.0

6.5

7.0

8.0

94

143

136

240

375

Jan. 2 to Sept. 30

10.0

12.0

14.0

15.5

16.8

S45 

1,430 

2,150 

2,850 

3,150

16.5

16.9

17.9

4,500

5,650

9,550

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

84

35

91

100

92

89

88

88

88

110

108

91

90

90

105

106

103

398

180

121

111

109

106

104

303

105

321

168

119

115

856

Nov.

430

186

140

130

130

146

146

133

325

121

US

116

117

117

117

117

116

115

114

196

162

132

198

168

135

131

127

125

124

124

-

Dec.

124

127

128

128

127

164

1?2

122

123

122

121

125

240

198

146

136

134

131

130

127

125

130

360

234

174

22S

174

146

140

135

140

Jan.

2,690

2,450

616

288

224

a200

a!70

a!70

a!70

al60

a!60

a!60

164

196

207

191

1S6

447

1,010

330

229

202

1S6

177

163

164

2,520

2,640

616

1,240

3,180

Month

October ..........................

November ......... ...............

December .........................

Calendar year 1941 ............

January

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

*V.. ............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ............ ...... .

Water year 1641-42 ............

Feb.

1,130

333

258

229

1,200

1,980

1,160

345

258

270

229

202

191

182

252

3,710

7,750

4,340

1,270

405

294

258

621

2,800

2,150

632

322

268

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

4,524

4,356

4,72C

62 96* *

21,511

33,034

42,254

37,466

5,641

3,30-

3»38i

21,671

3,30'

185,673

Mar.

224

234

322

240

207

191

182

2,200

5,820

3,370

1,140

395

1,970

4,620

4,110

2,030

3,220

2,380

708

SOS

1,600

670

294

234

207

870

1,560

1,520

412

276

240

Apr.

212

196

186

177

16S

164

164

952

S.350

9,550

8,550

4,830

917

345

264

224

202

186

172

159

155

155

151

147

143

147

155

147

155

143

-

Maximum

*?56

430

360

1,830

3,180

7»V50

5/820

9,550

1,590

274

246

2 520

186

9,550

Hay

139

313

272

1,590

273

164

147

135

131

127

127

127

123

127

123

123

119

119

119

143

135

123

119

115

US

115

115

115

111

111

108

Minimum

84

114

121

84

160

182

182

143

108

104

94

94

100

84

June

103

106

108

108

108

108

119

108

115

111

111

111

274

151

119

119

119

111

111

108

104

115

127

104

104

111

204

131

145

224

-

Mean

146

145

152

173

694

1,180

1,363

1,249

182

127

109

699

110

509

July

246

13S

115

108

104

104

104

104

100

104

131

108

100

100

108

100

97

97

94

94

97

97

97

94

97

119

97

97

127

108

100

Aug.

97

94

94

1,090

2,520

1,160

2,120

2,300

2,460

1,910

439

207

159

135

127

932

1,230

395

172

 143

131

131

1,700

939

212

151

135

127

123

119

119

Per square 

mile

0.298

.296

.310

.353

1.42

2.41

2.78

2.55

.371

.259

.222

1.43

.224

1.04

Sept.

115

115

115

115

115

115

111

123

186

127

108

104

104

104

104

104

111

111

104

104

104

104

100

100

100

100

104

100

100

100

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.34

.33

.36

4.76

1.63

2.51

3.21

2.84

.45

.29

.26

1.64

.25

14.09

Peat discharge.- Jan. 1 

3,550 sec.-ft.; Mar. 9 (6 

11,200 sec.-ft.

a No.gage-height record 

River near Oresnfield.

Time basla: Central sti 

convert war time to stand:

(9 p.m.) 4,350 sec.-ft.; Jan. 28 (2 a.m.) 4,200 sec.-ft.; Pet). 17 (3 a.m.) 

p.m.) 6,180 sec.-ft.; Mar. 14 (6 p.m.) 5,300 sec.-ft.; Apr. 9 (10 p.m.)

; discharge computed on basis of records for station on South Pork of Oblon

ndard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. To 

rd time, subtract 1 hour.
OBI ON RIVER BASIN 

South Fork of Forked Deer River at Jackson1 , Term.

37

Location.- Water-stage reccnier, lat. 35°36', long. 88°49', at bridge on U. S. Highway 

45, -ft} feet downstream from Meridian Creek and 1 mile south of Jackaon, Madison 

County. Datum of gage Is 331.14 feet above mean Gulf level.

Drainage area.- 574 square miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1942.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 672 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,8uO second-feet Apr. 10 (gage height, 18.65 

feet); minimum, 67 second-feet Oct. 9; minimum gage height, 3.10 feet July 18-20.

1929-42: Maximum discharge observed, 35,800 second-feet Jan. 21, 1935 (gage 

height, 22.66 feet), from rating curve extended abcve 15,000 second-feet; minimum, 

that of Oct. 9, 1941; minimum gage height observed, 1.58 feet July 9, 1929.

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

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1948

Dag

1z

3

4

5

6

7

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.

70

70

86

163

86

76

73

73

74

206

106

88

86

86

88

94

96

401

167

108

97

90

88

85

80

80

480

179

1O6

100

638

Nov.

467

804

154

141

143

148

139

126

181

.116

114

114

114

113

113

111

113

113

114

1,220

497

445

1,780

594

303

849

283

208

198

190

-

Dec.

189

805

853

225

199

180

16S

171

16S

165

165 ieo

731

546

235

207

196

187

183

175

168

275

1,250

615

335

324

255 ai?

201

196

285

Jan.

2,890

2,120

855

aSOO

a350

a280

a2BO

a250

&220

a210

a200

a200

a210

&230

&240

235

233

368

1,060

478

346

303

261

243

229

214

661

500

346

379

592

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

Deoeaber .........................

Calendar year 1941 ............

January ..........................

February ....................... .

March

April .................... .......

May ..............................

June .................. ..........

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1941-48 ............

Feb.

390

292

255

249

292

1,380

I.SIO

580

379

401

4T31

314

272

251

S46

1,190

2,090

1,120

569

368

303

2e2

998

2,510

1,510

880

615

467

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

4,256

8,685

8,649

69,958

16,433

20,014

43,978

48, 25C

5,411

5,056

3,476

5,96C

3,36!

172,532

Mar.

412

423

500

390

335

303

272

963

1,790

970

580

500

2,440

5,700

5,080

3,140

5,920

5,480

2,130

880

h855

a620

467

412

a340

a 490

a660

h755

500

368

303

Apr.

272

251

225

212

203

194

199

802

9,650

12,200

9,520

5,480

2,550

796

534

438

384

340

298

264

248

240

224

216

200

240

256

916

574

324

-

Maxiaum

638

1,760

1,250

1,780

2,690

2,510

5,920 

12 200

P92

548

840

690

472

12,200

May

248

208

185

892

32S

224

306

192

164

150

142

134

127

126

127

124

117

130

158

130

127

121

a!18

al!4

allO

a!05

a!05

a!04

alOl

a98

a96

Minimum

70

111

165

70

200

249

272

194

OAyo

86

90

83

74

70

June

94

92

90

90

91

91

89

86

94

114

109

96

306

371

130

548

167

124

al!9

a!14

alOS

a!90

aSOO

a!60

a 120

a!30

452

130

103

446

-

Mean

13*1

290

279

192

49 £

Yle

1,41£

ly 606

175

1 -LOW RQ 

112

192

1 H61 o 

473

July

240

144

120

110

107

104

103

102

100

?9

102

105

102

97

96

94

93

91

90

90

98

113

99

92

98

153

96

92

104

209

133

Aug.

221

121

120

200

256

315

216

185

135

200

525

690

178

130

138

594

256

154

171

114

129

112

104

98

90

88

86

84

84

83

Per square 

mile

0.239

.505

.486

.334

.866

1.25

S »4Y

 305

 294

!l95

.334

 " 195

.824

83

Sept.

SO

SI -98

89

SI

126

93

86

98

192

105

84

79

76

74

76

269

472

140

97

91

88

38

84

60

84

98

86

84

84

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.28

.56

.56

4.53

1.00

1.30

2.85

3*13

!35

.33

.23

.39

.22

11.20

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station on Middle Fork of 

Forked Deer River near Alamo.

h Computed from staff-gage readings.

Time basis: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
38 OBI ON FIVER BASIN

South Fork of Forked Deer River at Chestnut Bluff, Tenn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°52'. long. 89°21', at highway bridge, 1 mile 

west of Chestnut Bluff, Crockett County, 1 mile downstream from Black creek, and 12 

miles upstream from confluence with North Fork of Forked Deer River. Datum of gage 

is 256.71 feet above mean Gulf level.

Drainage area.- 1,080 square miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1942.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 1,213 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,400 second-feet Apr. 13 (gage height, 18.34 

reet); minimum, 120 second-feet Oct. 15.

1929-42: Maximum discharge, 33,300 second-feet Jan. 22, 1935 (gage height, 22.3 

fest, from floodtnarks), from rating curve extended above 20,000 second-feet; minimum 

observed, 108 second-feet Sept. 11, 1934; minimum gage height observed, 3.2 feet 

Aug. 5-13, 1930.

Remarks.- Records fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

143

142

148

16S

220

1S1

166

149

146

1S9

281

177

129

124

123

1S2

196

530

673

293

191

162

144

136

131

125

352

540

312

206

483

Nov.

1,120

746

436

302

266

247

238

230

207

191

186

182

177

176

175

174

170

170

170

204

948

696

948

1,490

1,190

673

488

393

342

302

Dec.

2S4

274

284

322

302

274

238

231

221

218

212

214

488

SS6

627

466

388

332

312

293

266

266

697

1,230

1,120

826

650

519

435

382

352

Jan.

1,6SO

2,380

2,460

2,720

2,900

2,160

1,190

771

540

466

3S2

332

362

404

424

414

393

436

948

1,360

1,050

720

583

48S

436

404

1,210

1,700

1,540

1,370

1,940

Month

October ..........................

November .............. .....

December .........................

Calendar year 1941 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ................. ........ .

April ............................

Bay..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

Septembe r .......... . . . . . . ,

Water year 1941-42 ............

Feb.

1,940

1,490

981

720

S06

1,310

1,760

2,010

2,010

1,310

916

771

650

640

4SO

1,340

2,810

2,310

3,000

2,900

2,010

1,160

1,270

2,220

2,300

2,630

2,900

2,630

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

7,12C

13*25!

13.48C

118,111

34,041

47,473

81.928

94*96'

12.50E

9,76:

7^23(

14,968

5,519

342,224

Mar.

1,590

1,080

1,030

1,060

798

650

661

1,480

2,720

2,310

3,330

3,680

3,680

3,680

3,460

4,000

4,400

4,400

4,900

6,200

5,200

4,900

4,300

3,000

1,650

1,400

1,640

1,820

1,320

1,190

826

Apr.

660

640

477

436

404

372

368

436

3,390

4,900

9,400

10,800

11,400

11,200

10,100

8,590

7,260

4,390

2,010

1,180

S76

713

646

580

536

536

580

66S

1,130

975

-

Maximum

673

1,490

1,230

1,490

2,900

3,000

5,200

11,400

1,220

713

1,030

1,360

536

11,400

May

713

608

514

769

1,880

861

668

690

686

468

dseo

dSOO

d870

d260

d240

d230

d224

824

264

646

378

264

232

224

209

209>

209

209

202

196

1SS

Minlnun

123

170

212

119

332

480

561

352

188

167

152

145

145

123

June

184

188

187

1S4

184

174

170

175

167

188

856

248

686

690

514

462

713

468

318

273

248

428

336

248

216

809

282

 68

363

525

-

Mean

230

441

438

324

1,095

1,69£

2,643

3,165

403

325

333

482

184

938

July

1,030

608

336

248

216

209

208

196

IBS

188

176

238

209

184

173

167

168

160

168

162

al£2

a210

a200

a 170

a 11,60

a!70

224

166

160

162

282

Aug.

196

873

300

646

786

468

614

3S6

888

809

754

1,330

1,130

378

8S2

1,770

1,860

788

492

387

224

216

216

188

181

170

163

al58

alSS

al50

a!45

Per square 

 lie

0.213

.408

.403

.300

1.02

1.57

2.46

2.93

.373

.301

.216

.447

.170

.B69

Sept.

a!46

a!60

a!60

a!70

al66

a!68

174

168

168

808

373

alSO

al65

alSO

a!46

a!46

a800

300

686

248

174 aieo

alSO

a!45

a!46

a!50

al66

a!60

al50

alSO

*

Runoff in 

inches

0.25

.46

.46

4.0S

1.17

1.63

2.88

3.27

.43

.34

.25

.52

- .19

11.79

a Ho gai;e-helght record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations at Jackson and on 

Middle Fork of Forked Deer Hlver near Alamo.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations at Jackson and 

on Middle Fork of Forked Deer River near Alamo.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
OBI ON RIVER BASIN 39

Middle Fork of Forked Deer River near Alamo, Term.

Location!- Water-stage recorderL lat. 35°52', long. 89°04', at bridge on State Highway 

tA, a miles upstream from Buck Creek, 5 miles north of Alamo, Crockett County, and 13 

miles upstream from mouth, patum of gage Is 288.34 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Drainage area.- 410 square miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1942..

Average discharge.- 13 years, 4|71 second-feet.

Bxtrsities.- Maximum discharge du'lng year, 10,300 second-feet Apr. 10 (gage height, 14.44 

reetj: minimum, 75 second-fe>it Sspt. 24; minimum gage height, 1.98 feet Oct. 25.

1929-42: Maximum discharge observed, 19,500 second-feet Jan. 21, 1935 (gage height, 

15.46 feet), from rating cur re extended above 10,000 second-feet; minimum observed, 

68 second-feet June 30, July 1, 1936; minimum gage height observed, 1.26 feet July 1, 

11, 17, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, in seoonc-feot, water year October 194110 September 1942

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IB

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

37

88

98

94

93

92

90

89

80

106

98

96

94

93

94

120

116

663

172

112

98

94

89

S7

87

87

347

129

104

96

668

Nov.

416

166

117

106

100

100

100

99

98

96

96

96

96

98

99

98

98

98

98

117

148

198

676

240

152

129

116

110

108

106

-

Dec.

104

106

114

113

110

108

108

106

106

106

106

112

445

232

163

ISO

121

116

112

109

108

129

643

326

187

173

140

129

123

121

121

Jan.

2,760

1,810

1,000

616

264

184

169

169

163

162

146

. 143

161

164

170

184

160

212

696

298

240

198

1VS

167

169

166

1,360

676

306

640

1,360

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1941 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1941-42 ............

Feb.

436

276

219

198

206

1,680

736

454

276

233

212

198

164

174

173

1,770

2.220

807

360

247

212

198

7S3

1,980

759

492

298

' 233

_

_

-

tSeoondfloot-days

4,366

4,364

4,818

48,849 _(______ 

14,888

16,031

i ^1 >7Qfi 1 OJLf /WO

32f 694

4,231

3,692

3,446

4,974

2,474

127,764

Mar.

212

264

314

247

212

198

180

2,260

3,440

,1,180

671

330

2,920

4,260

2,020

2,360

3,630

1,310

1,360

807

372

276

240

226

212

382 697'

611

436

8V6

226

Apr.

206

191

176

167

163

166

156

478

6,960

8,680

6,800

4,670

1,030

388

282

239

203

184

168

161

141

138

133

126

124

130

139

139

146

139

Maximum

AAfi OoO

675

543

813

2^760

2,220

4,260

8,580

370

326

282

106

8,560

-

May

128

120

114

309

370

362

199

144

128

122

113

IDS

107

104

104

104

104

104

113

167

110

107

107

104

102

100

100

100

98

96

94

Minima

S7

ORVD

104

80

143

173

160

124

94017 O I

87

80

77

77

June

94

94

94

94

92

91

89

88

87

94

96

94

173

141

136

202

113

110

107

102

96

176

186

124

102

113

120

106

164

326

-

Mean

140

146

166

134

480

575

1,026

1,090

136

123 in160

62.6

350

July

282

187

106

96

98

91

69

89

89

88

no

113

107

96

98

91

88

87

87

67

128

180

110

96

98

208

167

180

106

96

89

Aug.

68

98

108

138

433

168

163

176

126

110

444

334

176

124

167

639

230

110

96

91

94

94

96

96

88

84

81

81

61

81

80

Per square 

mile

0.341

.364

.378

.327

1.17

1.40

2

trt Ow

!c 66

 332

.300

.271

 OVU XQO 

.201

.864

Sept.

80

80

61

S2

82

81

81

81

81

67

86

88

81

81

80

81

88

106

98

66

81

78

78

77

77

80

78

82

80

80

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.40

.40

.44

4.46

1.36

1.45

2,88

2.97

.38

.33 .'31

.46

.22

11.88

Peak discharge.- Jan. 1 (6 D.m. ) i,680 sec. -ft.! Feb. 17 (12i30 a.m.) 3. BOO sec. -ft. t Map. 9

(1 s.m.) 10,300 sec.-ft.

Tlae. basis; Central standard timf prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1948; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard tin*, subtract 1 hour.

10
40 HATCHIE RIVER BASIN 

Hatchle River at Bolivar, Term.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°16'40", long. 88°58'30", at bridge on State 

Highway 18, 250 feet upstream from Illinois Central Ballroad bridge, 2,000 feet downstream from Spring Creek, and 1$ miles northeast of Bolivar, Hardeman County. Datum 

of gage Is 323.86 feet above mean Gulf level.

Drainage area.- 1,430 square miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1942.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 2,135 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,700 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage height, 15.78 

reet): minimum, 128 second-feet Sept. 16, 17 (gage height, 1.06 feet;.

1929-42: Maximum discharge, 43,400 second-feet Jan. 20, 1935 (gage height,.20.00 

feet); minimum observed, 114 second-feet Sept. 1, 1936; minimum gage height, that Of 

Sept. 16, 17, 1942.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or Ice effect, 

wnicn are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1941-42, except period of Ice effect (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 23-27, Hay 2 to June 14)

Oct. 1 to HOT. 21 HOT. 22 to Sept. SO

1.1 130 S.O 775 1.0 122 8.0 1,440 14.0 5,490

1.6 182 7.0 1,

2.0 265 6.0 1,

3.0 405 10.0 2,

360 1.4 16

630 2.0 25,

350 3.0 42

3 10.0 2,050 14.6 6,570

5 11.0 2,460 15.0 8,070

1 12.0 3,080 15.4 10,100

S.O. 776 13.0 3,660

Discharge, in seoond-feet. water year October 1641 to September 1642

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

ISO

132

168

300

735

775

460

315

240

255

361

- 675

558

360

262

255

352

715

665

1,080

1,000

575

375

300

270

248

345

507

625

775

755

Hov.

1,000

1,760

2,260

2,360

1,S60

1,080

775

665

615

507

456

406

390

368

360

352

352

345

338

676

1,000

1,680

2,540

2,330

3,080

3,150

3,150

3,220

3,150

2,890

-

Dec.

2,090

1,340

1,070

1,360

1,660

1,660

1,390

1,050

836

738

666

630

766

1,200

1,720

1,880

1,580

1,200

936

816

738

720

1,180

1,780

2,360

2,710

2,860

2,890

2,710

2,160

1,520

Jan.

2,020

2,6

3,1

3,4

60

SO

50

3,450

3,530

3,6

B3,5

a2,7

30

00

00

al.300

81,100

a8

*b7

8_

20

76

66

see

see

8

8

1,0

76

66

90

1,360

1,660

1,6

1,3

1,0

10

20

90

936

856

8

9

e

a

96

16

76

36

896

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1641 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March .......................... .

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July ........................... .

August ..................... . .

September ...................... .

Water year 1941-42 ............

Feb.

1,020

1,220

1,130

636

866

1,460

2,210

2,860

3,290

3,460

3,730

4,070

4,330

4,470

4,330

3,650

3,630

3,370

3,370

3,460

3,450

3,370

3,370

3,830

3,650

4,330

4,470

5,130

_

-

Secondf cot-days

14,U28

43,63£

46,266

353,867

51,368

89,052

lie,43C

116,064

13,752

14,704

8,211

11,904

9.31C

537,654

Mar.

6,110

6,570

6,110

5,490

4,960

4,330

3,830

3,630

3,630

3,450

3,530

3,450

3,830

4,470

4,160

4,160

5,310

4,790

4,070

3,530

3,370

3,150

2,650

2,710

2,360

2,020

1,950

2,250

2,600

2,830

2,650

Apr.

3,080

3,

3,

2,

ISO

010

460

1,780

1,270

1,

1,

8,

050

160

920

9,810

8,270

8,

e,

8,

700

220

470

7,260

£,330

5,

4,

4,

3,

2,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

fcuci.ua

1,080

3,220

2,890

4,140

' 3,630

5, ISO

6,570

9,810

1,500

1,420

506

796

1,440

9,810

490

650

190

370

360

550

090

see

796

766

896

780

eso

950

-

May

1,500

1,060

796

684

564

523

486

455

430

366

370

344

328

319

310

302

294

S02

316

328

344

316

323

421

472

404

319

277

261

245

226

Mini* 

130

338

630

128

776

856

1,950

796

229

174

131

146

130

130

June

221

207

163

163

186

160

ISO

174

160

214

277

362

630

1,110

1,340

1,420

1,340

1,370

658

594

430

344

294

261

269

266

245

302

486

472

-

Mean

482

1,464

1,463

966

1,657

3,180

3,820

3,866

444

490

265

384

310

1,473

July

606

438

486

606

362

261

214

193

186

174

174

316

328

362

277

207

168

150

140

131

138

174

294

378

294

353

353

193

155

144

ISO

Aug.

168

162

146

328

378

387

606

506

523

796

684

776

720

472

328

269

353

438

421

404

568

594

421

294

237

207

186

174

162

164

149

Sept.

144

140

142

142

144

162

186

186

168

163

263

200

174

156

138

130

160

560

1,300

1,440

1,000

640

328

245

207

186

174

168

162

162

~

Per square Runoff in 

 lie inches

0.337 0.30

1.02 1.13

1.04 l.BO

.678 9.80

1.16 1.34

2.22 2.32

2.67 3.08

2.71 3.02

.310 .36

.343 .38

.185 .21

.269 .31

.217 .24

1.03 13.66

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 6, 1642; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
HATCHIE RIVER BASIN 41

Hattchle River near Stanton, Tenn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder,! lat. 35°31'25n , long. 89°21'0$" f at bridge on U. S. Hlghway 70, 3 miles downstream fitam Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway bridge, 5 

miles northeast of Stanton, Ifaywood County, and 7 miles upstream from Big Muddy Creek. 

Datum of gage Is 267.34 feet above mean Gulf level. 

Drainage area.- 1,940 square miles. 

Records available.- July 1929 t4 September 1942. 

erage discharge!- 13 years, 2,715 second-feet.

tremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 19,500 second-feet Apr. 11 (gage height, 16.78 

feet); minimum, 278 second-feet Oct. 1-3 (gage height, 1.60 feet).

1929-42: Maximum discharge observed, 59,000 second-feet Jan. 22, 1935 (gage height, 

20,35 feet); minimum, 278 second-feet, Sept. 1, 1936, Sept. 29, Oct. 1-3, 1941; minimum 

gage height, 1.59 feet Sept.,29, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except ttyose for periods of no gage-height record or Ice effect, 

which are fair.

Rating tables, water jlear 1941-42, except period of ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 26 to June 15)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 3

1.5 

2.2 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

273

346

470

646

848

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

13.0

1,060

1,580

2,150

2,840

3,280

1.8 

2.4 

3.0 

4.0

291

393

498

680

Jan. 4 to Sept. 30

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

1.080 

1.580 

2,l'80 

2,880

1S.O 

13.5 

14.0 

14.5

3,350

3,750

4,400

5,300

15.0

15.5

16.0

16.7

6,900

9,700

13,200

18,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

278

278

278

283

293

362

612

708

594

470

406

383

454

612

612

504

438

454

868

1,080

1,020

1,040

1,020

788

594

504

486

522

576

688

972

Nov.

1,260

1,340

1,310

1,420

1,550

1,690

1,780

1,660

1,310

1,020

848

748

688

630

594

576

540

540

522

522

748

1,230

1,550

1,860

2.030

2,150

2,280

2,370

2,470

2,540

-

Dec.

2,610

2,680

2,720

2,720

2.540

2,180

1,920

1,860

1,800

1,640

1,310

1,080

1,060

1,110

1,160

1,360

1,580

1.72O

1,800

1.750

1,500

1.230

1,180

1,310

1,530

1,720

1,890

2,060

2,210

2,340

2,470

Jan.

2,800!

3,130

3,280

3,290 s.iso!

3,040

a3,050

aS,OSO|

a3,050|

aS,050

a3,050! *as,oeq

b3,04(J

3,000

2,5001

1,850

1,500

1, 40O

1,530

1.790|

1.82CJ

1, 8&Q

1,880

1,94Q i,88q

1,700

1,760

1,97C

1,880

1.700

1.82C

Month

October

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1941 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Bay..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1941-42 ............

Feb.

1,910

1,700

1,580

1,560

1,500

1,700

2,180

2,320

2,320

2,390

2,500

2,600

2,740

2,840

2,960

3,130

3,490

4,100

4,700

4,900

4,800

4,550

4,250

4,550

5,000

4,900

4,700

4,700

-

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

16,177

< 39,776

56,060

413,707

73, 810

90,570

181,820

196, 250

26,944

20,371

14,406

18,421

; 13, 334

1 749,939

Mar.

4,550

4,400

4,550

4,900

5,950

7,400

7,400

7,650

9,100

8,500

7,400

6,100

5,650

6,700

6,100

5,950

7,650

7,900

7,650

7,650

7,150

6,100

5,300

4,700

4,250

3,950

3,750

3,650

3,490

3,290

3,040

Apr.

2,880

2,810

2,810

2,840

2,880

2,920

2,920

2,880

7,130

17,100

13,700

16,700

12,500

10,800

11,100

11,100

10,800

9,400

8,200

6,900

6,100

5,300

4.700

4,100

3,490

2,780

1,850

1,460

1,460

1,640

-

Maximua

1,080

2,540

2,720

3,180

3,290

5,000

9,100

18, 700

1,940

1,480

680

1,060

1,160

18, 700

May

1,820

1,940

1,940

1,790

1,500

1,280

1,080

960

880

840

780

740

700

680

642

624

606

588

570

570

570

588

588

570

570

624

660

642

570

534

498

MiniBUB

278

522

1,060

278

1,400

1,500

3,040

1,460

498

359

325

325

300

278

June

480

462

427

418

402

384

376

368

359

368

359

384

462

624

840

1,130

1,330

1,460

1,480

1,480

1,300

980

760

642

570

554

498

496

480

516

-

Mean

586

1,326

1,808

1,133

2,381

3,235

5,865

6,542

369

679

465

594

444

2,055

July

660

660

680

642

646

642

570

498

444

410

393

376

376

427

462

480

462

402

368

342

334

395

334

342

393

480

480

498

498

427

359

Aug.

334

325

334

359

402

480

552

606

680

700

840

1,060

980

940

860

700

606

554

642

800

660

606

660

700

606

516

444

410

384

359

342

Per square 

mile

0.302

.684

.932

.584

1.23

1.67

3.02

3.37

.448

.350

.240

.306

.229

1.06

Sept.

334

395

316

SOS

308

308

300

308

325

376

359

342

368

359

334

316

308

300

325

588

980

1,160

1,080

780

570

462

410

384

359

342

-

Runoff in 

inohea

0.35

.76

1.07

7.93

1.41

1.74

3.49

- 3.76

.52

-.89

.28

.35

.26

14.38

* Winter discharge measurement mide on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 

measurement.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Time basis; Central standard tiijie prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 

To convert war time to standard tlijia, subtract 1 hour.

53276* O - 48 - 4

reather records and one discharge 

9, 1942; central war time thereafter.
42 WOLF RIVER BASIN

Wolf River at Rossvllle, Tenn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°03'10", long. 89°32'3011 , at county highway bridge, 

0.4 mile upstream from Hurricane Creek, half a mile north of Rossvllle, Fayette County, 

and 3i miles downstream from Grlssum Creek. Datum of gage is 300.88 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 531 square miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1942.

Average discharger- 13 years, 624 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 19,900 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage height, 12.23 

feet); minimum, 100 second-feet Sept. 16, 17; minimum gage height, 3.69 feet Oct. 1. 

1929-42: Maximum discharge, 31,000 second-feet Jan. 20, 1935 (gage height, 13.75 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 7,500 second-feet; minimum 

discharge, that of Sept. 16, 17, 1942; minimum gage height observed, 2.24 feet Aug. 

12-14, 1930. 

arks.- Records good except those for period of Ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1941-42, except period of loe effect (gage height,

In faet, and discharge, In seoond-feet)

(Shifting-control aethod used Oct. 19, 20, ROT. 22-29, Jan. 1-4, 

Feb. 6-9, Sept. 26-30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 9 Feb. 10 to Sept. SO

5.7 155 7.0 586 3.7 100 7.0 620 9.6 4.250

4.0 161 7.6 750 4.0 12

4.6 216 8.0 1,040 4.6 18

5.0 276 8.6 1,740 6.0 24

7 7.6 640 10.0 6,

D 6.0 850 11.0 12,

D 8.6 1,290 11.4 14.

450

300

300

6.0 406 6.0 566 9.0 2,500

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

135

133

171

276

268

565

419

282

204

240

210

216

254

198

166

182

222

562

680

712

698

406

308

222

193

176

404

465

see

355

685

NOT.

770

860

770

666

698

481

540

288

276

270

240

216

204

198

195

195

195

193

193

354

406

506

770

1,090

1,220

1,170

1,040

880

635

379

-

Dec.

294

276

264

264

294

327

320

282

262

234

228

228

566

334

301

320

354

501

264

246

254

264

466

419

392

433

499

541

449

527

307

Jan.

962

1,480

1,480

1,260

bl,000

b700

WOO

bSOO

b260

b220

b216

b216

240

246

262

268

268

501

641

481

392

379

355

294

264

252

534

574

405

366

499

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1941 ............

January . . .......................

February .........................

March ............................

April ....................... .

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1941-42 ............

Feb.

419

565

340

514

288

752

1,600

1,640

1,750

1,620

1,120

760

460

539

294

400

722

740

698

480

460

407

695

2,370

2,650

2,440

2,070

1,280

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

9,916

15,560

10,059

111,199

15, 473

27,309

27,257

49,242

5,616

6,727

4,004

4,436

3,626

178, 225

Mar.

890

698

460

579

562

559

313

763

1,680

1,800

1,580

1,120

1,210

1,290

1,290

1,410

2,180

2,660

1^660

1,010

625

421

559

313

288

339

407

460

600

480

421

Apr.

539

376

346

354

228

222

IS,

316

567

BOO

14,800

7,850

2,

1,

530

460

960

640

421

"

539

515

500

276

282

388

362

328

216

246

Maximum

712

1,220

541

1,600

1,480

2,630

2,660

14,600

326

465

174

262

210

14,600

S76

SS9

S9S

S66

May

526

258

222

204

192

180

174

169

169

158

168

168

162

164

169

174

169

164

169

164

169

169

240

210

192

180

169

158

162

147

137

Minimum

133

193

22S

120

216

286

288

216

137

118

109

109

100

100

June

152

152

127

127

122

122

127

127

157

152

152

168

268

306

315

460

466

57*

SIS

262

ISO

152

198

147

127

122

118

122

118

132

-

Mean

320

519

324

306

499

976

879

1,641

181

191

129

143

121

488

July

142

174

169

142

152

127

122

122

118

US

127

164

132

137

127

118

114

109

109

109

109

164

158

147

132

118

118

114

114

109

109

Aug.

109

109

109

186

132

137

142

180

228

262

169

162

142

132

127

137

142

157

137

162

162

147

147

142

137

127

118

118

114

114

109

Per square 

mile

0.603

.977

.610

.674

.940

1.84

1.66

3.09

.541

.560

.245

.269

.226

.919

Sept.

109

109

109

109

109

109

109

109

109

109

109

109

104

104

104

100

109

147

168

204

210

164

127

118

114

114

114

109

109

109

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.69

1.09

i70 '

7.76

1.08

1.91

1.91

3.45

.59

.40

.28

.51

.26

12.46

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

Time basis! Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 

convert war time* to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

9, 1942; central war time thereafter. xTo
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 43

St. Francis River near Patterson, Mb.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°llt40", long. 90°30 I 10H , In NEi sec. 16, T. 29 

s.f RJ 5 E., at bridge on State Highway 34, 1 mile upstream from Clark Creek and 3

miles east of Patterson. Datum of gage IB 370.45 feet above mean sea level, datum of

1929.

Drainage area.- 956 square miles. 

Records available.- June 1921 to September 1942. 

Average dlschargST- 21 years, 1,073 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 25,800 second-feet Nov. 1 (gage height, 20.40

reetj: minimum, 36 second-feet Sept. 30.

1921-42: Maximum discharge, 79,200 second-feet Mar. 11, 1935 (gage height, 30.70

feet, present datum), from rating curve extended above 55,000 second-feet; minimum, 8

second-feet Aug. 30 to Sept. 1, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 33.8 feet (present datum) In August 1915, from floodmarks,

(discharge, 100,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 55,000 second-feet). 

Remarke.- Records good except those for period of Ice effect, which are fair.

£.3

8.7 

S.I 

S.5 

4.0

Rating tables, water year 1941-48, except period of lee effect (gaga height,

In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control aethod used Nov. 3 to Deo. 82, Aug. S to Sept.30)

Oot. 1-90

106 4.5

167 5.6

850 6.5

367 7.5

638 e.5

749

1,880

1,760

8,400

3,250

10.0

18.0

13.5

4,900

7,800

10,600

1.8 

8.0 

8.3 

8.6 

3.0

Oot. 31 to Sept. 30

34

63

90

138

220

3.4

3.6 

4.8 

5.0 

6.5

388

466

647

1,060

1,940

e.5 

10.5 

13.0 

17.0 

18.8

3,400

6,360

6,770

16,500

80,300

Discharge, in second-feet, -water year October 1941 to September 1948

Das

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

117

139

786

538

538

414

328

269

858

874

2S6

898

889

880

4,140

2,860

1,150

10,500

6,540

1,990

1,260

910

726

594

475

481

446

366

340

648

12,400

NOT.

80,800

6,190

8,560

1,810

1,630

1,630

3,670

8,560

1,760

1,330

1,080

893

765

671

595

532

470

414

367

398

1.050

1,060

1,480

2,630

1,750

1,330

1,080

918

793

695

-

Dep.

684

550

498

460

408

367

334

308

273

263

238

287

860

275

291

286

276

271

271

256

245

347

1,770

3,940

2,770

2.280

2,140

1,690

1,330

1,160

995

Jan.

1,880

1,870

1,160

970

b793

W71

b600

b509

b466

b486

b406

364

356

347

 334

322

316

314

305

305

300

291

276

268

268

260

437

2,490

2,070

3,380

16,400

Feb.

6,580

3,080

8,210

1,940

2,070

3,340

4,610

3,160

8,280

8,000

2,000

1,630

1,480

1,840

1,160

1,300

2,560

2,660

1,880

1,510

1,330

1,190

2,000

10,600

4,710

2,770

8,140

1,750

_

-

Mar.

1,480

1,300

1,190

1,100

395

893

843

5,540

9,880

3,940

2,630

2,070

3,160

4,510

3,000

3,240

2,480

1,880

1,510

1,270

1,130

995

868

793

744

918

995

995

970

868

793

Apr.

744

696

600

550

500

468

483

4,940

13,300

7,380

3,860

2,490

1,940

1,690

1,450

1,840

1,100

1,300-

1,050

568

768

671

600

545

509

488

460

468

414

380

T

Hay

363

388

388

347

468

1,100

S43

744

684

545

536

479

437

395

470

595

744

572

527

868

970

970

SIS

695

586

1,220

6,760

2,920

1,S10

1,270

970

June

SIS

780

684

532

441

410

475

380

671

1,080

1,630

3,760

6,400

12,700

3,360

3,580

3,670

2,560

2,000

1,570

1,330

1,130

944

793

647

B77

1,920

1,460

893

671

-

July

588

468

377

38S

897

321

439

264

708

684

391

300

850

811

163

161

148

124

115

102

99

39

102

99

83

83

167

110

169

216

140

Aug.

105

83

87

866

353

788

1,080

843

793

684

500

35S

866

818

196

183

161

144

131

119

107

100

116

108

96

87

62

80

75

68

64

Sept.

68

68

64

56

60

55

71

105

188

116

104

110

107

S7

77

74

72

70

66

61

66

63

50

48

44

43

43

43

42

40

-

Month

December ......................

Calendar year 1941

toy ...........................

September .....................

Water year 1941-42 ..........

Seoondfoct-daye

60,359 

61,264 

25,371

240,611

37,906 

75,220 

62,260 

51, S66 

30,286 

68,166 

7,692 

8,870 

2,055

470,684

Maximum

12,400 

20, 200 

3,940

20,200

16, 400 

10,800 

9,220 

13,300 

6,760 

12,700 

70S 

1,080 

12S

20,800

Minimum

117 

367 

227

20

268 

1,160 

744 

380 

326 

380 

83 

64 

40

40

Mean

1,624 

2,048 

518

669

1,223 

2,686 

2,008 

1,728 

977 

1,939 

848 

267 

68.5

1,290

Per 

square 

mile

1.70 

2.14 

.856

.689

1.28 

2.81 

2.10 

1.51 

1.02 

2.03 

.259 

.279 

.072

1.35

Runoff

Inches

1.95 

2.39 

.99

9.38

1.48 

2.93 

2.48 

2.02 

1.18 

2.26 

.30 

.32 

.05

18.33

Acre-feet

99,650 

121,500 

60,380

477,200

75,190 

149,200 

123,500 

102,900 

60,070 

115,400 

16,260 

16,400 

4,080

033,700

Peak dincharge.- Oot. 16 (6 p.m.) 16,100 aeo.-ft.; Nor. 1 (3 a.m.) 25,800 aec.-ft.; Jan. 31 (12 m.) 

19,600 seo.-rt.j Feb. 24 (10 a.m.) 13,300 aec.-ft.; Apr. 9 (6:30 a.m.) 15,500 seo>-ft.j June 14 

(3 a.m.) 17,900 aeo.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on thla day.

b Sta«e-diacharge relation affected by loe.

Tiae basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. To 

convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
44 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

Wappapello Reservoir at Wappapello, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°55'42", long. 90°17'04", in NWiSEi sec. 3, T.

 26 N., R. 7 E., at Wappapello Dam on St. Francis River, 0.8 mile southwest of

Wappapello, Mo. Prior to June 20, 1941, staff gage at same site and datum. Datum 

of gage is 348.00 feet above mean Gulf level.

Drainage area.- 1,310 square miles. , _ Records available.- April 1941 to September 1942. July 1940 to March 1941 in files of -

 the Corps of Engineers, u. S. Army, Memphis, Tenn.

Extremes.- 1941: Maximum contents during period April to September, 49,000 acre-feet

 Apr. 26-28 (gage height, 8.80 feet); minimum, 6,400 acre-feet Apr. 1 (gage height,

-6.60 feet). 1941-42: Maximum contents during water year, 110,500 acre-feet Nov. 3 (gage

height, 16.05 feet); minimum, 41,200 acre-feet Oct., 1 (gage height, 7.24 feet). 

Remarks.- Reservoir Is formed by earth-fill dam. Closure of channel at dam started on

 July 10, 1940; river began to flow through outlet structure on July 24, 1940. Stop 

logs placed in outlet structure and storage began' on Apr. 1, 1941; conservation pool 

level reached Apr. 20, 1941. Capacity at bottom of outlet tunnels (gage height, -9.0 

feet), 4,000 acre-feet; at conservation pool level (gage height, 7.0 feet), 40,000 

acre-feet; at spillway crest (gage height, 47.0 feet), 625,000 acre-feet; at maximum 

pool level (gage height, 62.4 feet), 1,035,000 acre-feet. Figures given herein 

represent total contents. Under normal operating conditions the reservoir surface 

will not be drawn below the conservation pool level, which is maintained for purposes 

of conservation and recreation. Storage above this level used for flood control. 

Prior to June 20, 1941, gage was read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Records furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Capacity table (gage height, In feet, and contents, In aore-feet)

4,000

8,000

10,500

18,000

19,900

26,000

30,000

50,000

91,000

120,000

154,000

816,700

293,000

47*,500

696,400

1,082,000

Gage height. In feet, 1941-42 

1941

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Deo. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

-6.40

-5.60

-4. SO

-3.55

-1,65

-.33

l.OO

1.50

1.90

2.40

2.95

3.50

3.86

4.85

4.55

4.85

5.30

5. SO

6.60

7.22

7.85

8.25

3.50

S.65

8.75

8.80

8.80

s.eo

S.75

8.75

-

May

8*70

S.65

8.60

8.55

3.50

8.50

8. 65

8.55

8.60

S.60

8.60

8.60

8.50

8.50

8.50

8.60

8.70

S.65

8.55

8.50

8.50

8.50

8.45

8.30

8.20

e.io

8.10

8.00

e.oo

8.00

7.90

June

7.S5

7.80

7.80

7.80

7.80

7.80

7.8O

7.80

7.SO

7.90

3.00

8.00

3.00

e.oo

7.95

7.90

7.80

7.80

7.70

7.70

7.64

7.62

7.64

7.60

7.59

7.57

7.58

7.50

7.48

7.46

-

July

7.42

7.40

7.40

7.48

7.36

7.36

7.34

7.38

7.38

7.34

7.34

7.32

7.50

7.30

7.30

7.30

7.28

7.88

7.26

7.88

7.20

7.80

7.18

7.82

7.30

7.30

7.88

7.84

7.88

7.82

7.80

Aug.

7.20

7.14

7.14

7.12

7.10

7.08

7.06

7.06

7.O4

7.08

7.00

7.00

6.96

6.98

6.90

6.88

6.84

6.86

7.00

6.96

6.96

7.00

7.00

7.02

7.04

7.04

7.14

7.12

7.12

7.12

7.10

Sept.

7.10

7.08

7.06

7.08

7.12

7.14

7.18

7.20

7.16

7.20

7.18

7.16

7.14

7.18

7.12

7.18

7.14

7.10

7.10

7.08

7.08

7.08

7.O6

7.04

7.18

7.10

7.08

7.18

7.80

7.20

-
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 45

Qage Height, In feet, of Wappapello Reservoir at Wappapello, Mo., 1941-48 Continued

1941-48

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

IS

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Oet.

7,26

7.30

7.40

7.54

7.66

7.74

7.82

7.82

7.84

7.9O

7.88

7.88

7.88

7.86

8.10

8.80

9.32

9.56

11.34

12.10

11.90

11.55

11.26

10.90

10.60

10.84

10.80

9.97

9.74

9.60

10.16

HOT.

13.44

16.95

15.95

15.40

14.68

14.06

13.60

13.56

13.20

12.80

12.36

11.96

11.56

11.26

10.96

10.66

10.37

10.14

9.97

9.90

9.70

9.76

9.85

10.00

10.30

10.37

10.32

10.24

10.13

10.00

-

Dee.

9.90

9.80

9.64

9.53

9.47

9.32

9.27

9.13

9.00

8.91

8.80

8.74

8.79

8.70

8.62

8.60

8.59

8.56

8.51

8.60

8.44

8.54

9.20

9.92

10.65

11.04

11.14

11.27

11.06

10.94

10.80

Jan.

11.00

11.00

10.95

10.82

10.66

10.48

10.30

10.16

10.00

9.82

9.66

9.58

9.45

9.35

9.24

9.14

9.05

9.00

8.96

8.90

8.84

8.81

8.70

8.69

8.64

8.58

8.70

8.84

9.36

9.76

11.60

Feb.

14.37

14.70

14.86

13.76

15.46

13.40

13.50

13.60

13.40

15.16

12.84

12.60

12.22

11.90

11.69

11. Sill. 49

11.70

11.68

11.57

11.40

11.22

11.11

18.00

13.64

13.83

15.60

13.20

_

_

-

Mar.

18.84

18.50

18.18

11.80

11.54

11.21

11.00

11.06

12.50

13.67

13.66

13.37

13.06

13.20

13.36

13.20

15.18

12.95

12.56

12.20

12.00

11.60

11.30

11.01

10.75

10.68

10.60

10.50

10.34

10.27

10.15

Apr.

9.99

9.95

9.89

9.71

9.59

9.48

9.42

10.21

13.68

15.55

15.85

15.30

14.78

14.17

13.62

13.12

12.69

18.30

11.98

11.66

11.39

11.07

10.79

10.56

10.38

10.17

10.00

9.88

9.78

9.68

-

itay

9.46

9.52

9.24

9.32

9.20

9.30

9.42

9.41

9.39

9.35

9.87

9.21

9.16

9.11

9.10

9.02

9.01

9.05

9.02

9.27

9.48

9.50

9.56

9.51

9.46

9.48

10.06

11.30

11.49

11.38

11.17

June

10.98

10.69

10.46

10.22

10.05

9.91

9.75

9.59

9.42

9.46

9.60

9.99

10.69

12.26

13.72

13.71

13.70

13.56

13.84

12.88

12.46

12.19

11.80

11.43

11.08

10.78

10.55

10.68

10.56

10.38

-

July

10.18

9.97

9.75

9.57

9.40

9.84

9.12

9.02

8.90

8.98

8.90

8.88

8.74

8.68

8.66

8.48

8.38

8.30

8.21

8.17

8.10

8.10

8.02

7.94

7.90

7.84

7.84

7.84

7.81

7.82

7.80

Aug.

7.78

7.74

7.72

7.80

7.88

7.98

8.43

8.57

8.64

8.70

8.70

8.66

8.60

8.50

8.48

8.48

8.40

8.32

8.26

8.18

8.12

8.06

8.46

8.48

8.38

8.30

8.22

8.18

8.10

8.06

7.98

Sept.

7.93

7.89

7.83

7.80

7.75

7.70

7.72

7.80

7.86

7.85

7.88

7.80

7.79

7.75

7.72

7.70

7.70

7.67

7.70

7.65

7.58

7.57

7.50

7.50

7.45

7.48

7.45

7.40

7.38

7.55

~

Monthly gage height and contents, 1941-42

Date

Sept. 30..................

Mnir ^1

Sept. SO..................

Water year 1941-42.....

Mean daily 

gaffe height 

(feet)

-6.60 

8.75 

7.90 

7.46 

7.20 

7.10 

7.20

_

10.16 

10.00 

10.80 

11.60 

15.80 

10.15 

9.58 

11.17 

10.38 

7.80 

7.98 

7.35

.

Contents 

(acre-feet)

6.400 

48,750 

44,500 

42,300 

41,000 

40,500 

41,000

_

58,780 

57,600 

63,900 

70,600 

84,200 

58,700 

54,360 

66,960 

60,540 

44,000 

44,900 

41,750

_

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+48,350 

-4,850 

-2,200

-500 

+500

+34,600

+17,780 

-1,280 

+6,400 

+6,700 

+13,600 

-25,500 

-4,340 

+18,600 

-6,420 

-16,540 

+900 

-3,150

+750

Time basis t Central standard tine prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; 

central time thereafter. To convert war time to standard time, 

subtract 1 hour.
46 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

St. Francis River at Wappapello, Mo.

.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°55'41n , long. 908 15'55W , In NWiSEi sec. 2, T. 26. 

a., n. 7 E., at county highway bridge, 0.5 mile southeast of Wappapello, and 1.25 miles 

downstream from Wappapello Dam. Datum of gage Is 325.18 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 15, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area,.- 1,310 square miles.

Records available.- October 1940 to September 1942 In reports of Geological Survey. 

Dscember 1937 to September 1942 In reports of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army. April 

1920 to December 1937 In files of Corps of Engineers, U. 8. Army> Memphis, Tern.

Extremes.- 1940-41 (regulated): Maximum dally discharge during year, 3,320 secoad-feet, 

Jan. 5; maximum gage height, 10.76 feet Jan. 5; no flow May 16; minimum dally discharge, 

21 second-feet May 16.

1941-42 (regulated): Maximum dally discharge, during year, 7,640 second-feet Nov. 2; maximum gage height, 19.65 feet Nov. 2; ' Inimum discharge, 90 second-feet Oct. 1; minimum dally, 123 second-feet Oct. 1.

1920-42: Maximum discharge, SO, 800 second-feet Mar. 12, 1935 (gage height, 30.5 

feet), from rating' curve extended above 41,000 second-feet, from Information by Corps - 

of Engineers, U. S. Army; no flow July 20-24, 1940, May 16, 1941, due to closure of 

outlet gates at dam.

rks.- Records good. Flow regulated by Wappapello Reservoir. 

age read once daily. (See preceding page.)

Cooperation.- Records collected and prepared In cooperation with Corps of Engineers, U. S.

Discharge, In seoond-feet, 1940-48 

1940-41

Day

1

8

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

119

118

117 lie

116

lie

120

181

128

182

183

184

125

124

129

126

124

125

128

133

134

134

134

134

134

ise

136

137

139

139

138

Nov.

13S

134

132

132

145

144

145

145

145

150

ISO

198

810

810

81 6

222

88S

888

810

804

198

19S

88S

260

266

318

3S3

449

519

533

-

Deo,

619

477

435

396

370

344

331

318

292

279

272

886

305

384

383

533

1,030

1,580

1,530

1,540

1,360

1,190

1,030

S74

760

666

620

620

605

620

635

Jan.

974

2,050

2,910

3,160

3,380

2,900

2,730

2,530

8,480

8,110

1,750

1,580

1,290

1,060

838

745

680

624

581

584

569

560

543

S76

1,280

1,640

1,950

2,100

2,030

1,590

1,700

F»b.

1,570

1,450

1,330

1,810

1,090

968

898

775

70S

637

601

649

540

601

571

614

628

581

535

586

495

482

468

455

445

434

483

410

_

-

Mar.

396

38S

376

368

354

344

337

330

321

317

314

311

307

301

300

302

898

890

286

889

890

2S4

8S5

882

877

277

ess

267

262

254

858

Apr.

154

34

93

103

136

489

529

481

488

827

77

61

60

60

61

60

59

61

64

90

21S

370

448

507

57S

688

634

593

584

578

-

Hay

535

522

508

493

477

>506 ! 580

518

535

549

532

535

580

598

238

21

889

538

638

493

479

465

415

390

364

 33S

325

SIS

300

276

263

Jun»

259

254

268

260

227

218

836

808

197

194

810

214

227

277

270

858

839

881

813

202

1S6

175

179

176

166

158

150

148

140 1-33

-

July

187

ISO

67

56

112

108

96

107

99

78

102

101

100

72

67

101

96

96

96

90

88

S4

88

82

102

101

99

96

98

89

90

Aue.

101

92

94

S5

94

114

113

109

79

89

88

100

99

108

100

101

101

104

108

105

101

101

103

109

105

105

108

108

117

114

113

s«pt.

Ill

111

108

109

110

113

11S

182

120

184

182

118

114

113

118

118

93

97

105

104

99

100

100

101

99

ioa

101

101

117

180

-
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 47

Discharge, in second-feet, of St. Francis River at Wappapello, Mo., 1940-48--Continued

1941-48

Day

1

2

3

4

5

S

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

Oot.

123

161

164

807 

838

867

867

894

301

319

300

896

894

302

368

619

903 

1,030 

1,990 

3,060

3,130

8,640

8,360

1,960

1,720

1,680

1,480 

1,860

1,110

1,030

1,610

NOT.

3,780

7,640

6,740

6,480

6,680

6,690

4,980

4,760

4,400

8,930

3,470

3,360

2,480

8,130

1,890

1,770

1,490 

1,420 

1,870 

1,810

1,090

1,080

1,840

1,310

 1,610

1,600

1,610 

1,480

1,360

1,280

"

Deo.

1,800

1,180

1,060

978 

987

863

798

769

694

661

618

890

598

669

649

536

681 

607 

493 

487

476

683

886

1,860

1,700

8,170

8,210 

2,870

8,000

1,980

1,810

Jan.

8,040

8,090

8,080

1,940 

1,830

1,680

1,650

1,430

1,330

 1,810

1,180

1,060

976

908

867

807

774 

748 

711 

680

660

636

606

698

678

649

681 

660

874

1,080

1,970

F«b.

4,700

6,760

6,600

6,140 

4,680

4,430

4,430

4,690

4,470

4,830

3,900

3,690

3,890

3,030

8,770

8,640

8,660 

8,660 

8,690 

8,640

8,630

8,340

8,380

8,780

4,190

4,770

4,690 

4,870

-

-

"

Mar.

3,860

3,600

3,800

8,890 

8,640

8,390

8,160

8,160

8,890

4,160

4,610

4,360

4,040

4,000

4,190

4,160

4,110 

3,900 

3,660 

3,830

3,000

8,690

8,480

8,190

1,960

1,810

1,770 

1,670

1,660

1,490

1,410

Apr.

1,880

1,010

1,170

1,160 

1,100

1,030

992

1,410

3,380

6,410

7,860

7,040

6,360

6,600

4,900

4,870

3,760 

3,380 

3,030 

8,600

8,460

8,810

1,980

1,790

1,600

1,470

1,340 

1,860

1,170

1,080

-

Hay

992

941

907

941

878

873

941

941

941

984

890

866

888

806

789

767

741 

767 

767 

888

907

968

998

1,010

976

976

1,830 

1,960

8,340

8,870

8,860

June

8,080

1,890

1,660

1,640 

1,410

1,280

1,170

1,080

998

976

1,030

1,170

1,680

2,000

4,390

4,880

4,860 

4,880 

4,470 

4,080

3,660

8,380

8,970

8,640

8,380

8,040

1,790 

1,790

1,780

1,600

July

1,480

1,880

1,160

1,090 

941

866

769

741

693

698

677

646

618

681

636

490

460 

401 

401 

373

384

889

317

303

889

868

868

876

868

862

868

Aug.

268

849

849

262

896

838

476

660

681

697

613

697

666

636

606

606

475 

446 

416

387

369

346

773

681

606

460

430 

401

373

346

384

Sept.

303

889

876

856 

848

830

830

876

889

876

oao <3QO

868

866

849

848

836

810 

883 

883 

883

197

197

1&A J.0V

1 1 9fi f O

164

168

169

149

144

136

Rote.- Discharge computed by using rate of change of stage as a faotor Oot. 8-10, Oot. 16 to 

 0 31.

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1940-48

Month

October 1940 ...............................

December. ...................................

Calendar year .......................

April.......................... .............

UAM

July. .......................................

September. ....... v .........................

Rater year 1940-41 .......................

Deoenber. ...................................

Calendar year 1941 .......................

April....................... ...............

May.........................................

Septenber. ..................................

Water year 1941-48 .......................

Seoondfoot-days

A BRA

80,667

_

49,908

19,990

13,316

8,884

3,874

148,068

87,930

31,811

867,673

71,637

6,786

609,608

Maximum

1 ^Oj

lj.630

396

634

184

3,380

3,130

7,640

8,870

7,640

6,760

8,370

4,8*0 i.iio

773

303

7,640

Minimum

1 %O

878

410

QUA.

81

93

81

183

1,080

476

81

998

741

976

868

849

136

183

Mean

663

308

880

M ft

109

406

1,004

8,931

1,086

738

3,769

8,963

8,779

1,078

8,388

678

446

884

1,670

Runoff in 

acre- feet

k 40j770

Ofi AOA

«A ACA

16 660

6,490

893,600

61,760

174,400

63,960

631,600

68,630

809,300

188,800

166,400

66,940

148,100 -

36,630

87,370

L 13,340

L, 810,000' ..

__ Central standard time prior to 8 a.m., Feb. 

war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

9, 1948] oentral war time thereafter.
48 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 

St. Francis River 'at Marked Tree, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°31'58", long. 90°25'25", In NEiSWi sec. 35, T.

 11 N., R. 6 E., at Harked Tree, 4.8 miles downstream from Little River, and 7 miles 

downstream from dam of Polnsett County Drainage District 7. Auxiliary water-stage 

recorder, lat. 35032'18", long. 90°25'30", near center of NWi sec. 35, Smiles upstream 

from base gage. Datum of gages Is 196.44 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- February 1918 and September 1927 to Kay 1931 (miscellaneous measurements

 only), July 1934 to September 1942. Gage-height records collected at same site 

since 1904 are contained In reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,330 second-feet Kar. 11; maximum gage height, 

9.00 feet Apr. 11; minimum discharge, 63 second-feet Oct. 13.

1934-42: Maximum discharge, 7,120 second-feet Feb. 6, 7, 1937; maximum gage height, 

18.88 feet Feb. 7, 1937; minimum, that of Oct. 13, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge computed by using fall as determined from auxiliary 

water-stage recorder as a factor. Flood flows diverted through St. Francis River 

floodway at dam of Polnsett County Drainage District 7, 7 miles above station and 

bypassed to the vicinity of Parkin, Ark. Flow regulated by Wappapello Reservoir 

(see p.44 ) and at times by siphons at dam of Polnsett County Drainage District 7.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

23

25

26

28

29

30

31

Oct.

74

71

70

66

66

321

718

159

71

70

66

64

264

822

333

86

79

79

73

71

426

1,390 

762

140

863

972

995

851

432

857

604

Nov.

6S2

S51

1,150

1,460

1,510

l",450

1,470

1,510

1,610

1,650

1,710

1,770

1,800

1,840

1,850

2,000

2,040

2,100

2,170

2,190

2,240

2,290 

2,370

2,370

2,430

2,310

2,430

2,450

2,400

3,430

- -

Dec.

2,430

2,400

2,400

2,350

2,200

2,150

2,240

2,190

2,170

2,120

2,080

2,040

2,020

2,040

1,450

449

262

189

338

1,240

1,280

1,520 

1,940

1,900

1,860

1,920

2,060

2,190

3,450

2,320

2,640

Jan.

2,780

2,800

2,840

2,870

2,980

b2,960

b2,970

rt>2,940

b2,920

b2,920

b2,940

b2,960

2,640

2,S70

2,960

3,050

2,540

2,580

2,520

2,490

3,490

2,380 

832

796

2,520

2,410

8,450

2,450

8,420

2,470

2,580

Month

Feb.

2,540

2,540

3,540

2.S10

2,420

2,630

2,670

8,720

2,780

2,490'

2,330

8,730

2,800

2,770

2,770

2,870

2,990

3,010

3,010

2,380

2,970

2,970 

3,080

3,070

3,070

3,O70

3,020

3,050

_

_

-

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

March

May

July.. .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

3,050

2,970

2,970

2,970

2,920

2,980

2,920

2,990

3,060

3,110

3,160

3,140

3,000

2,390

2,270

2,240

8,220

2,170

2,130

2,110

8,110

2,110 

2,060

2,060 2,r.»,o

2,140

2,190

2,170

2,170

2,150

2,130

Apr.

8,090

3,040

2~,020

1,980

1,940

1,940

1,900

2,060

2,350

2,900

2,960

2,940

2,820

8,720

2,600

2,640

2,490

2,390

2,330

2,310

2,220

8,220 

2,200

2,160

2,160

2,160

2,110

2,400

2,950

2,990

Secondfoot-days

11,321

56,533

56,778

493,773

80 390

45,478

748,732

Hay

8.9%)

8,940

2,390

8,980

2,950

2,980

2,640

2,820

2,770

2,720

2,700

2,630

2,590

8,540

2,490

2,470

2,450

2,290

2,450

2,450

2,450

2,380 

2,380

8,380

2,330

2,330

2,290

8,370

2,560

8,590

a, 510

Maximum

1,390

2,450

8,640

8,900

Z &90

g QPQ

I

QQrt

2,160

3,160

June

2,470

2,470

2,410

2,430

2,430

2,430

2,430

2,380

2,380

2,430

2,430

2,500

2,510

2,560

2,640

2,780

2,290

2,750

2,980

2,980

2,890

2,980 

8,870

2,S70

2,830

2,830

2,780

2,7SO

2,780

2,780

Minimum

64

6S2

189

64

1 900

2 290

2 290

fli a

326

64

July

2,630

2,310

2,720

2,800

2,800

2,800"

2,660

2,680

2,680

2,670

8,680

2,540

2,500

2,430

2,400

2,400

2,310

2,270

8,140

2,040

1,880

1,740 

1,780

1,680

1,680

1,540

1,360

S19

1,230

1,610

1,490

Aug.

1,140

1,100

1,070

1,110

1,070

SIS

252

204

631

1,610

1,540

1,430

1,280

1,050

1,060

1,150

1,450

1,460

1,430

1,390

1,S90

1,080 

1,110

1,110

1,250

1,540

1,560

1,560

1,670

1,600

1,880

Mean

365

1,884

1,838

1,353

2

CQO

2 m t

1,616

2,035

Sept.

1,940

2,020

2,080

8,140

2,160

2,160

2,160

2,140

8,100

2,060

1,960

1,750

1,770

1,710

1,600

1,680

1,430

1,230

1,020

1,100

1,080

1.08O 

786

326

1,430

1,270

974

907

ew

702

-

Runeff In 

acre-feet

22,450

112,100

112,600

979,4OQ

90,2OO

1,473,000

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.- Discharge Oct. 1-5, 9-12, 16-20, Dec. 18, Aug. 7, 8 computed on basis cf stage-discharge 

relation for auxiliary gage.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ST. FRAMCIS RIVER ffiVSIN 49

St. Francis River rloodway near Marked Tree, Ark.

Location.- Staff gage, la't. 35°36', long. 90°27', In SEi sec. 10, T. 11 N., R. 6 E., at 

dam of Polnsett County Drainage District 7, 3 miles north of Marked Tree. Datum of 

gage Is 198.71 feet above Memphis datum or 192.08 feet above mean sea level (Morgan 

Engineering Co. bench mark).

Records available.- September 1927 to September 1931, July 1934 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,100 second-feet Apr. 21-S2 (gage height, 

24.7 feet); no flow at times.

1927-31, 1934-42: Maximum discharge, 48,300 second-feet Jan. 86-28, 1937: no flow 

at times during 1934-37, 1939-42.

Remarks.- Records fair except thoee below 500 second-feet, which are poor. Flow diverted 

from St. Francis River, bypasses Marked Tree, and returns to St. Francis River Imedlately below Parkin. Flow regulated by Wappapello Reservoir. (See p. 44). Gage read 

twice dally.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by Polnsett County Drainage District 7.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct. Nor.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

46

145

293

572

669

767

865

see

see

767

669

~

Dec.

475

380

293

145

86

46

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

380

see

1,070

1,290

865

669

476

293

S5

85

145

380

669

1,070

1,400

1,620

Jan,

1,900

2,030

2,310

2,610

3,220

3,560

3,730

3,730

3,730

3,730

3,730

3,730

3,730

3,730

3,560

3,560

3,560

5,590

3,390

3,220

2,910

2,910

3,220

3,390

2,910

2,610

2,460

2,310

2,030

2,030

2,170

Feb.

2,310

2,310

2,610

2,910

3,220

3,560

3,900

4,260

4,440

4,810

5,000

5,190

5,380

5,570

5,760

5,160

6,160

6,370

6,600

7,160

7,160

7,490

7,340

7,840

7,840

7,490

7,490

7,490

-

-

~

Month

October. ...................................

November

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March

April............... .......................

 ay. MM* .......................................

June. ......................................

July. ......................................

August ..'....

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

7,160

7,160

6,370

6,600

6,370

6,160

6,160

6,160

6,160

6,160

6,160

6,370

6,6OO

7,160

7,160

7,490

7,490

7,840

7,840

7,340

7,840

7,840

7,340

7,840

7,490

7,340

7,840

7,490

7,160

7,160

6,870

Apr.

6.6OO

6,160

6,160

5,760

5,380

5,190

4,310

4,310

5,000

5,190

5,380

5,760

6,600

7,490

3,650

9,600

10.6OO

11,100

11,600

11,600

a2,ioo

12,100

11,6OO

11,600

11,1OO

11,1OO

10,6OO

10,600

9,110

7,340

-

Seoondfoot-days

0

6,523

12,685

112,916

95,100

154,320

220,120

261,190

82,590

16,693

12,058

 0

148

851,427

Hay

7,160

6,6OO

6,160

6,160

5,760

5,570

4,S10

4,440

4,080

3,730

3,560

2,910

2,610

2,310

2,030

1,770

1,520

1.620

1,290

1,180

1,070

1,070

965

see

S65

669

669

572

380

210

35

Maximum

0

865

1,520

2,190

3,730

7,340

7,840

12,100

7,160

1,130

1,290

0

46

12,1OO

June

46

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

35

210

380

380

572

965

965

965

1,070

1,180

1,180

1,070

1,070

1,070

965

1,070

1,070

1,180

1,180

-

Minimum

0

0

0

0

1,900

2,310

6,160

4,610

85

0

0

0

0

0

July

1,290

1,290

1,290

1,290

1,290

1,130

1,070 865 "366

669

475

293

145

46

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

Aug.

Msan

0

217

409

309

3,088

5,511

7,101

3,373

2,664

556

389

0

4.9

2,332

Sept.

0

0

0

0

46

46

46

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Runoff, in 

acre-feet

0

12,940

25,160

224,000

188,600

306,100

436,600

493,200

163,800

33,110

23,920

0

294

1,689,000

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 

To conrert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

9, 1942; central war tine thereafter.
50 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

Little River ditch 81 near Kennett, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°14'10", long. 89°58'55", In NEi sec. 4, T. 18 N.., IU 

10 E., at bridge on State Highway 84, about 4 miles east of Kennett. Datum of gage IB 

241.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, bench 

mark).

Records available.- October 1926 to September 1942. 

Average discharge.- 16 years, 223 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,850 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage height, 10.1 

feet;: minimum observed, 23 second-feet Oct. 1.

1926-42: Maximum discharge, 2,760 second-feet (Included some overflow from levee 

breaks on St. Francis River) Apr. 21, 1927 (gage height, 15.1 feet); minimum, that of 

Oct. 1, 1941.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read once dally below 8 feet and twice dally above.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 tc September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

ft

9

10

11

1?

13

14

15

16

17

1ft

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

2ft

29

an

31

Oct.

23

85

29

60

44

41

38

36

31

34

31

38

64

30

41

62

70

70

61

66

53

48

46

46

43

42

52

52

58

49

69

Nov.

166

149

113

96

84

84

79

77

75

74

72

69

es

67

67

66

64

61

61

66

69

67

64

64

62

62

62

69

69

68

Dec.

68

63

56

56

67

66

56

56

65

54

65

69

58

61

60

56

66

66

64

65

65

606

794

486

368

294

269

287

198

186

Jan.

269

312

269

227

bl80

b!70

b!65

b!60

161

155

166

165

161

161

161

185

198

186

173

173

161

156

149

173

294

276

243

646

Feb.

645

3B7

312

269

276

312

406

330

294

312

349

294

269

243

227

294

637

772

616

429

367

327

308

408

472

387

347

SOS

-

-

Month

December ...................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

Maroh

April ......................................

May........................................

July............... .........................

September ..................................

Jlater year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

289

270

262

252

234

234

217

217

367

429

347

269

308

327

347

408

367

327

270

262

347

308

270

262

217

234

234

234

217

217

201

Apr.

193

178

186

170

170

143

166

201

1,440

1,660

1,140

772

638

429

367

327

289

262

234

217

217

201

193

186

178

170

170

170

155

166

~

Seoondfoot-days

1,403

4,666

29,881

7,020

10,677

3,734

10,869

4,120

4,688

3,164

2,139

1,363

61,066

May

148

148

165

801

178

166

162

166

148

148

141

134

141

1S4

127

127

120

114

114

180

187

187

120

114

108

108

114

108

108

103

108

Maximum

79

166

794

794

626

837

429

1»660

201

270

148

162

62

1,660

June

102

102

102

10S

10S

102

108

114

134

166

162

162

176

834

834

870

252

834

801

801

178

178

170

162

162

156

162

166

166

148

"

Minimum

23

67

64

23

149

227

201

148

108

102

66

47

38

23

July

148

148

14S

141

134

187

187

ISO

120

114

114

114

102

108

96

96

90

90

84

B4

79

79

74

74

74

68

66

67

68 ' 66

AuB .

61

68

66

64

66

67

66

66

61

79

67

66

69

67

66

66

62

60

49

48

47

79

90

162

114

96

79

74

68

Mean

45.3

76.1

147

81.9

826

378

282

362

133

163

102

69.0

46.1

167

Sept.

66

6B

66

48

47

46

64

60

46

44

43

43

43

42

46

44

46

41

41

39

38

39

39

39

40

38

38

"

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

2,780

4,470

9,060

69,280

13,920

20, TOO

17,820

21,640

8,170

9,700"

6,260

4,240

2,680

121,100

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Tine basisi Central standard time prior te 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942) central war time thereafter. To 

Time te standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
ST. FRANCIS BIVER BASIN 51

Little mver ditch 1 near Kennett, Me.

Location.- wire-weight gage, lat. 36°14'10", long. 89°58'50", In NE4 sec. 4, T. 18 N., R.

 16 E., at bridge on State Highway 84, about 4 miles east of Kenaett. Datum of gage Is 

241.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers,U. S. Army, bench 

mark}.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1942. 

Average discharge.- 16 years, 422 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,080 second-feet Apr. 10 (gage' height, 10.8

 feet)J minimum, 24 second-feet Oct. 1, 2. 1926-42: Maximum discharge, 7,520 second-feet (Included some overflow from levee 

breaks on St. Francis River) Apr. 25, 1927; maximum gage height, 16.80 feet Jan. 25, 

1937; minimum discharge, 8 second-feet Sept. 13-18, 1932.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read once dally below 8 feet and'twice daily above.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

1,1

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Dot.

24

24

26

SI

28

31

32

30

29

32

29

31

32

26

39

47

61

64

58

52

50

47

46

45

42

40

45

45

42

38

56

Nov.

93

134

127

125

107

67

82

73

71

66

64

64

59

61

59

68

68

66

d57

56

50

49

60

65

50

49

47

60

49

50

~

Dee.

47

49

50

47

40

49

39

42

46

46

46

46

50

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

56

509

2,160

1,610

1.080

807

591

460

375

333

Jan.

387

1,710

1,320 eei

691

509

460

306

b290

b280

b280

889

267

257

242

857

273

267

323

357

357

340

306

289

257

242

273

412

633

549

1,870

Feb.

l k 560

1,130

807

633

633

763

1,230

1,030

8C7

807

988

861

675

591

549

683

8,660

2,210

1,470

1,030

807

675

633

861

1,370

1,030

807

675

-

~

Month

December ...................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

February

Maroh. .....................................

May*

September. .................................

watsr year 1941-48 ......................

Mar.

S91

549

509

469

431

393

357

375

633

942

763

591

649

688

763

1,130

1,030

807

633

549

591

719

549

489

431

898

460

469

460

893

357

Apr.

340

289

323

273

273

273

257

357

2,970

3,970

3,290

2,460

1,710

1,320

1,080

896

719

633

649

469

461

375

357

340

306

289

273

873

248

227

-

Seoondfoot-days

8,932

39,075

14,484

27,905

17,988

26,664 

5,035

9,679

4,597

2,481

1,675

121,880

May

813

813

199

289

278

867

227

199

186

173

171

159

161

151

145

131

183

123

117

121

181

146

147

134

188

117

185

126

119

181

117

Maxim 

134

8,160

2,160

1,710

2,660

1,130

3,970 

889

591

823

813

186

3,970

June

181

116

119

183

185

134

140

140

154

813

848

873

340

431

649

691

649

549

509

460

481

481

418

393

693

375

357

357

340

383

Minimum

39

80

848

387

887

117

116

68

30

40

84

July

306

383

806

869

857

848

227

813

199

1S6

173

166

154

145

131

183

117

105

96

87

83

80

76

74

71

69

63

61

68

64

64

Aug.

61

69

66

46

46

43

68

61

yr

66

so

67

61

66

52

46

37

32

SO

31

52

32

55

69

159

215

199

186

173

168

146

Mean

888

107

467 .

680

858

323

148

80.0

68.6

834

Sept.

126

101

89

es

76

66

66

56

63

63

61

61

61

54

64

64

63

63

61

53

53

65

62

50

46

47

46

42

40

43

"

Runoff in 

ae re-feet

4,080

17,780

77,500

28,730

56,550

35,680

50,710 

9,990

19, 200

9,120

4,920

3,720

841,600

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee. 

d Doubtful gage-height record; dleeharge Interpolated.

Tlae oaalBi Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942) central war tine thereafter. To 

convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
52 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

Little River ditch 66 near Kennett, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°14I 10lt , long. 89°58'45", In NEi sec. 4, T. 18 N., 

R. 10 E., at bridge on State Highway 84, about 4 miles east of Kennett. Datum of 

gage is 241.00 feet s^ove mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers. U S. 

Army, bench mark).

Records available.- October 1926 to September 1942. 

Average discharge.- 16 years, 355 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,800 second-feet Apr. 10 (gags height, 15.2- 

feet); minimum observed, 0.4 second-foot Oct. 2.

1926-42: Maximum discharge, 4,350 second-feet Jan. 24, 25, 1937 (gage height 18.15 

feet); minimum, that of Oct. 2, 1941.

Remarks.- Records fair. Qage read once daily below 8 feet and twice daily above. An 

auxiliary ditch, Little River ditch 66-A (see following page), receives part of the - 

flow through cut-offs above stage 6.4 feet. Above stage 13 feet the low, narrow bank 

between the main and auxiliary ditches is submerged, and the two unite to form one 

stream in the vicinity of the gage. To segregate the discharge of each ditch, the 

division line between the two is taken as the top of the bank t^at separates them at 

low stages.

Rating table, water year 1941-42, except period ot Ice effect (gage

height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Kov. 1, Hoy. 5 to Dec. 23, 

July 23 to Sept. 30)

1.6

1.7

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4

0.2 

.5

2

3

5

11

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.4 

4.0 

5.0

15

26

48

82

142

266

6.6

8.5

11.5

14.0

15.0

60S

695

1,620

2,370

2,720

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.5

.4

.6

1.6

2.5

2.4

1.9

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

8

9

14

10

9

8

7

6

4.8

4.4

4.2

5

3.2

6

8

22

Nov.

25

188

280

226

142

111

96

106

106

91

S2

73

64

60

64

51

46

42

38

37

36

34

42

41

49

64

55

53

49

46

-

Dec.

42

40

37

34

33

32

28

27

28

27

25

25

31

30

32

34

54

31

31

30

27

32

194

1,100

1,600

1,390

1,170

917

671

488

340

Jan.

324

811

1,290

1,100

790

541

404

294

b230

b200

b!90

b800

200

164

164

176

176

176

200

239

239

215

200

188

176

164

164

213

523

577

770

Feb.

1,240

1,190

917

671

559

577

770

983

Sll

633

595

523

437

556

384

588

939

1,360

1,140

790

614

437

588

488

1,070

1,140

874

652

-

-

-

Mar.

488

588

324

294

280

252

226

239

540

S55

917

710

541

488

488

633

635

505

388

324

894

280

266

239

226

213

213

226

239

226

213

Apr.

188

176

176

164

153

142

142

176

1,190

2,650

2,680

2,440

2,180

1,820

1,490

1,050

730

523

388

324

280

252

226

213

188

176

176

164

153

142

-

Hay

131

136

121

158

164

ISC

176

153

136

121

116

111

106

101

91

86

S2

78

78

82

S2

96

96

91

86

78

86

S2

S6

78

73

June

68

64

64

60

60

56

56

60

73

91

86

91

136

20O

258

356

280

239

200

176

142

131

116

116

121

111

106

96

S6

78

~

July

73

64

64

60

60

56

55

50

48

47

46

45

41

39

39

36

34

33

30

27

27

27

25

23

21

20

19

18

18

26

28

Aug.

27

24

16

11

13

10

39

35

48

60

68

64

48

43

35

25

18

13

14

21

18

13

22

48

523

S32

895

832

710

505

340

Sept.

21S

131

78

63

37

29

24

19

19

17

18

32

32

25

17

12

10

4.8

5

4.4

3.2

2.7

2.6

2.2

2..5

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.8

"

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year .1941 ......................

March

April ......................................

May........................................

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Seoondfoot-days

8,560

27,003.8

SOS. 5

90,436.3

Maximum

22

1,600

1.6OO

188

213

2,680

Miniaum

25

.4

1.8

.4

Mean

276

74.0

38.7

26.8

248

Runoff in. 

acre-faat

16,980

53,560

1,590

179,400

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

lime basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

Tc convert war time tc standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ST. FRANCIS RIVIR BASIN 53

Little River ditch 66-A near Kennett, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°14'10", long. 89°58'45", In NEi sec. 4, T. 18 N., 

R. 10 E., -aA bridge on State Highway 84, about 4 miles east of Kennett. Datum of 

gage Is 241.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers, U.S. 

Army, bench mark).

Records available.- January 1927 to September 1942. 

Average discharge.- 15 years, 49.2 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 920 second-feet Apr. 10 (gage height, 

15.04 feet); no flow on many days.

1927-42: Maximum discharge, 2,340 second-feet (Included some overflow from levee 

breaks on Mississippi River) Apr. 25, 1927; maximum gage height, 18.13 feet Jan. 25,1937; 

no flow on many days.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read ones dally below 8 feet and twice dally above. See 

"Remarks" under-Little River ditch 66 (preceding page).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

21

23

26

27

28

Oct. Nov.

*

Bee.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

100

876

180

US

60

27

Q

0

Jan.

0

34

164

100

44

0

0

0

O

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

30

Month

Feb.

156

130

60

8S

0

0

82

78

46

16

O

0

0

0

0

0

66

190

118

eo

18

0

O

0

88

118

eo

20

.,

,-

October

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

March. .....................................

May........................................

Septeaber. .................................

Water year 1941-4E ......................

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

58

60

SO

0

0

0

14

14

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

p

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

136

876

876

730

566

384

220

88

34

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

Secondfoot-days

761

773

0

6,641

May

Maximum

276

876

0

876

June

Minima

0

0

o 

0

July Aug.

0

0

0

0

a

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

44

63

46

32

0

0

Moan

24.5

8.1

0

IS. 8

Sept.

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,510

1,530

O13*3.80

basis; Centra] standard tine prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1948; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war tiae to standard tiano, subtract 1 hour.
54 'ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

Little River ditch 251 near Kennett, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°14'10", long. 89°58'40", In NWi sec. 3, T. 18 . 

 H., R'.' 10 E., at bridge on State Highway 84, 4 miles east of Kennett. Datum of

gage is 241.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers, U. S.

Army, bench mark).

Records available.- November 1926 to September 1942. 

Average discharge.- 15 years (1927-42), 663 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,760 second-feet Apr. 10 (gage height, 

15.3 feet); minimum, 101 second-feet Oct. 1, 2.

1926-42: Maximum discharge, 6,730' second-feet Jan. 24-26, 1937; maximum gage 

height, 18.20 feet Jan. 25, 1937; minimum discharge, 52 second-feet Sept. 5-8, 

1930.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read once dally below 8 feet and twice dally above.

Rating tables, water year 1941-48, except period of Ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 28 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 3 Nov. 4 to Sept. SO

2.7 101 4.0 387 3.3

3.0 146 4.6 4S3 4.0

3.5 233 5.7 814 4.8

6.0

169 9.0 1,850

899 18.0 3,060

484 15.0 4,680

832

Discharge, In seoond-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1948

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

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

101

101

108

115

122

115

108

115

108

115

115

115

115

108

182

146

163

172

163

154

146

146

13S

138

13S

138

154

154

154

163

138

Nov.

206

570

814

622

484

386

364

386

386

342

320

299

279

279

259

859

240

830

821

281

881

881

840

830

859

259

859

859

840

240

-

Dec.

830

230

821

212

212

818

203

203

803

803

803

203

212

212

881

821

821

218

812

203

803

230

582

2,150

8,840

2,550

2,150

1,780

1,420

1,18O

926

Jan.

958

1,740

8,390

2,080

1,600

1,260

1,050

894

b810

b750

b700

b660

622

566

566

594

594

594

658

772

742

712

652

682

594

566

566

838

1,850

1,390

1,740

Feb.

2,390

8,270

1,810

1,490

1,360

1,380

1,600

1,960

1,670

1,460

1,420

1,380

1,160

1,050

968

1,090

8,000

2,550

2,190

1,710

1,390

1,820

1,180

1,250

2,080

8,160

1,740

1,420

^

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ........................

December. ........................ ..... ...

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January. ................................. .

February ........................

March.. ................................ ..

April ......................................

 ay. Uav .......................................

June. ................................. ....

July....... ..................... ...

August ................................

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

1,880

1,090

958

894

862

602

748

772

958

1,780

1,850

1,560

1,380

1,320

1,290

1,530

1,490

1,890

1,180

958

926

S62

832

77?

742

712

342

742,

eo2

748

712

Apr.

2

4

4

4

3

3

2

2

1

1

1

Secondfoot-days

4,133

9,595

20,800

118,551

89,508

45,128

32,392

44,202

14,712

15,398

8,538

17,030

8,586

249,421

668

688

628

594

566

638

53S

652

,470

,470

,580

,800

,730

,240

,670

,080

,600

,320

,180

990

894

838

778

712

688

658

622

622

594

566

May

538

538

510

594

658

682

652

594

538

.610

464

484

484

458

434

410

410

410

410

410

410

434

434

434

410

386

410

410 '410

386

386

Maximum

1S8

814

2,840

2,340

8,390

8,550

1,850

4,580

682

1,020

386

1,890

602

4,580

June

364

364

364

342

348

342

342

342

386

434

410

434

566

712

838

1,020

868

778

662

622

594

538

510

510

510

484

458

434

410

410

-

Miniaun

101

206

203

94

566

958

712

538

386

342

812

194

176

101

July

386

364

364

348

342

348

380

299

299

299

299

299

879

279

279

859

259

259

840

840

840

840

230

221

221

221

212

818

812

240

240

Aug.

840

230

218

194

203

194

279

859

299

342

364

348

299

299

279

259

821

218

212

230

281

218

259

899

1,290

1,810

1,

1,

1,

1,

390

310

670

350

1,050

Mean

133

320

658

308

958

1,612

1,045

1,473

475

513

275

549

286

683

Sept.

808

594

458

386

342

380

299

279

279

279

879

32O

320

899

259

859

840

881

281

218

803

803

194

194

194

136

194

186

186

178 "~

Runoff in 

acre-feet

8,810

19,03O

40,070

223,800

58,530

39,510 "

64,850. 87,ercf

89,180

30,590

' 16,980

33,780

17,030

494,700

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Time basis! Central standard time prior to 2 a.m.., Feb. 

convert war time to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.

9, 1942; central war time thereafter. To
ST. FRANCIS RIVER HASIN 55

Little River ditch 259 near Kennett, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36 014'10", long. 89°58'35", in NWi sec. 3, T. 18 N., 

R. 10 E., at bridge on State Highway 84, about 4 miles east of Kennett. Datum of 

gage Is 241.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Army, bench mark).

Records available.- November 1926 to September 1942. 

Average discharge.- 15 years (1927-42), 98.1 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,720 second-feet Apr. 10 (gage height, 10.69 

feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot Oct. 1.

1926-42: Maximum discharge, 4,140 second-feet (Included some overflow from levee 

breaks on Mississippi River) Apr. 29, 1927 (gage height, 15.57 feet)j no flow Aug. 3 

to Sept. 2, 19S6.

Remarks.- Records poor. Gage read once dally below 8 feet and twice daily above.

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

19

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.2

.4

.4

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.9

.6

.6

.6

.5

.7.

1.2

1.7

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.4 

1.2

1.2

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

5

Ncv.

4.6

7

16

19

14

12

10

8~8

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

4.0

6

4.5

4.5

6

4.5 

4.2

4.5

5

6

5

5

Dec.

6

6

5

6

6

5

6

4.7

4.5

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.7

4.5

4.2

4.7

4.5

4.6

4.0

4.8

4.0

6

307

241 

140

120

102

67

52

se

so

Jan.

72

377

170

97

67

52

42

bS8

623

b21

b20

b20

21

19

21

23

24

22

114

102

59

48

59

37 

31

27

41

114

81

72

712

Feb.

324

170

114

92

108

359

524

162

120

209

193

120

97

81

72

225

9S4

468

225

147

114

97

92

468 

273

162

120

97

_

-

Month

October ....................................

November. ..................................

December. . .................................

Calendar year J.941 ......................

January. ...................................

February

March.... ..................................

April. .....................................

May, Uflv ... i. ..................................

June .......................................

July. ........... ............................

August- ....................................

Septeabar. .................................

totes year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

SI

72

76

67

59

56

52

63

646

267

164

114

147

395

324

290

825

154

114

92

108

97ei

67 

63

81

126

126

92

76

72

Apr.

63

69

56

48

42

44

45

208

1,600

1,720

1,500

800

413

290

241

165

140

114

97

81

72

69

66

48 

48

46

43

39

38

35

-

Seccndfcct-daye

37. S

,208.7

1,202.7

4,610.4

2,696

6,017

4,320

8,229

1,210

1,922

219.3

376.2

126.2

26,464.4

May

33

31

26

185

162

76

59

62

44

38

36

34

31

§0se

23

20

19

19

19

19

30

27

26 

24

20

22

22

21

19

17

Maximum

6

19

307

307

712

984

646

1,720

185

307

14

37

19

1,720

June

16

16

16

16

14

16

14

 14

14

80

67

76

-,81

225 3d?

241

185

186

92

72

52

43

33

,36

So

25

82

1§

17

16

_-

Minimum

0.2

4.0

4,0

.2

19

72

52

35

17

14

.4.2

4.5

.7

.2

July

14

15

12

10

10

9

8

9

S

S

7

S

7

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

5

6

5

5 

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.8

4;2

5

5

Aug.

5

4.5

5

4.7

6

6

8

S

7

S

11

8

10

8

8

S

7

6

6

6

6

- 6

12a..

26

36

37

36

29

23

Mean

l.«0

6.96

38.8

12.6

83.7

215

139

274

39.0

64.1

7.07

12.1

4.21

72,6

Sept.

19

14

12

9

9

5

6

5

5

4.7

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.7

3.2

2.4

2.1

2.0

1.2

1.6

'1.4

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.0

l.Q i.d

.7

.7

.7

-

Rancff in 

acre-feet

74

414

2,390

,

9,150

5.150

11,930

e,670

16,320

2,400

3,810

436

746

860

58,480

b Stage-discharge relation affeetad by Ice. 

Time basla; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 

To Convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

9, 1942; central war tins thereafter.
58 WHITE RIVER BASIN

White River at Beaver, Ark.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36P28'20", long. 93°45'55", In sec. 20, T. 21 N., R.

 28 W., at Missouri & North Arkansas Railway bridge, a quarter of a mile east of 

Beaver and 2*f miles upstream from Leatherwood Creek. Datura of gage Is 883.04 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,238 square miles.

Records available.- July 1909 to December 1910, May 1923 to September 1942.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 1,507 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 27,200 second-feet Nov. 1 (gage height, 20.5

 fee't, from'graph based on gage readings); minimum, 86 second-feet Aug. 3.

1909-10, 1923-42: Maximum discharge observed, 65,000 second-feet Apr. 16, 1927 

(gage height, 37\0"feet), from rating curve extended above 45,000 second-feet; minimum 

discharge, 3.0 second-feet Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice dally.

Rating tables, water year 1941-48 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In second-feet)

2.7 140

3.0 895

3.3 365

3.7 665

Oct. 1 to Hoy. 1

4.3 945

5.0 1,490

6.0 2,400

e.O 4,470

Hov. 2 to Sept. 30

10.0 7,550 2.0 74 3.1 405 

14.0 14,600 2.2 121 3.5 600 

18.7 23,600 2.5 196 4.0 920

2.8 289 5.5 2,070

Hotc.- Same as preceding table above 8.0

feeTT"

6.9

S.O

3,280

4,470

Discharge, in second-feat, water year October 1941 to Septeaber 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 '

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

193

160

162

168

290

270

187

553

528

585

555

875

805

615

645

2,960

13,700

10,400

5,520

3,580

2,400

1,660

1,320

1,090

1,020

1,090

1,240

1,840

2,400

4,630

9,390

Nov.

23,400

18,300

6,400

4,000

5,190

2,560

8,230

1,990

1,670

1,440

1,300

1,140

995

920

818

748

685

628

655

1,140

1,370

1,300

1,830

3,580

3,280

2,550

8,070

1,830

1,600

1,370

-

Dec.

1,300

1,820

1,140

1,070

95S

885

818

748

685

628

600

572

818

995

1,820

1,070

995

885

818

748

716

715

2,590

11,000

7,690

4,590

4,850

3,680

2,980

2,390

2,070

Jan.

1,910

1,670

1,580

1,370

1,280

1,070

968

920

818

760

748

685

600

600

688

666

628

600

572

572

645

680

495

472

450

450

460

450

472

645

1,440

Month

October .......................

November

December ......................

Calendar year 1941 .........

January . ...

February ......................

March .

April

Ito......... ..................

June ..........................

July ..........................

August ........................

September .....................

Water year 1941-42 ..........

Feb.

3,680

3,100

2,390

1.990T

1,760

1,760

1,600

1,580

1,370

1,300

1,220

1,880

1,140

1,070

995

1,520

8,150

3,280

8,740

8,310

8,160

1,990

1,990

2,070

2,980

2,650

2,230

2,070

_

-

Secondf cot-days

70,645

94,799

61,283

597,916

24,813

56,165

40,642

112,455

101,040

38,606

7,064

6 y 676

4,640

618,650

Mar.

1,830

1,670

1,600

1,830

1,910

1,830

1,990

1,830

1,760

1,750

1,520

1,440

1,370

1,600

1,750

1,520

1,440

1,300

1,140

1,070

996

885

818

748

715

685

628

748

780

716

685

MaximuB

13,700

83,400

11,000

34,600

1,91O

3,680

1,990

83,600

7,690

5,110

495

818

889

23,600

Apr.

688

600

572

580

580

680

715

2,250

9,640

25,600

9,750

5,380

4,000

3,860

2,740

2,310

1,990

1,910

2,070

1,990

1,670

1,520

1,370

1,500

1,750

4,340

6,240

4,980

9,390

5,960

-

Hay

5,380

7,690

5,800

4,850

4,980

5,680

4,230

4,590

3,100

2,470

1,990

1,830

3,380

8,740

2,740

3,190

3,010

8,310

8,310

8,470

7,400

5,840

3.480

3,010

8,390

1,910

1,680

1,300

1,070

980

780

MiniBua

162

686

572

35

450

996

628

520

780

405

107

88

107

88

June

688

600

600

472

460

600

628

520

780

715

1,580

5,010

5,110

3,580

8,660

1,910

1,760

1,990

8,150

1,760

1,370

1,140

885

780

585

688

645

495

460

405

Mean

8,279

5,160

1,977

1,638

800

2,006

' 1,308

3,748

3.869

1,884

888

215

166

1,695

July

385

346

488

495

405

365

586

889

278

266

840

884

884

884

840

824

810

196

170

165

156

145

135

128

181

13S

111

107

114

119

111

Per 

square 

nile

1.84

8.55

1.60

1.58

.646

1.68

1.06

3,03

8.65

1.04

.184

.174

.125

1.3V

Aug.

]

97

90

88

.09

107

116

1

]

1

.40

.96

L48

131

116

]

]

]

tie

L83

LSI

131

138

]

»

t

L45

res

JIB

645

40S

1526

S72

340

884

196

L83

L70

L55

L40

138

Sept.

186

114

109

107

126

138

188

165

196

810

170

196

889

278

884

196

170

160

160

146

140

186

119

119

114

188

198

186

123

116"*

ftunoff

Inches

8.18

8.84

1.84

17.97

.74

1.69

1.28

3.38

3.03

1.16

.81

.80

.14

18.57

Acre-feet

140,100

188,000

. 181,000

U.8«,OOO

49,280,

111,400

80*410

223,100

800,400

76,330

14,010

13,860

9,8OO

1.827,000

basis; Central standard time prior '.o 8 a.n. 

time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

Feb. 9, 1948; central war tine thereafter. To
WHITE RIVER BASIN 57

White River near Reeds Spring, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°37'20", long. 93°25'20", in NEiSEi sec. 9, T. 

22 11., R. 23 W., at bridge on State Highway 13, 5f miles downstream from James 

River and 12 miles south of Reeds Spring. Datum of gage is 739.00 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 3,617 square miles.

Records available.- February 1938 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 53,900 second-feet Nov. 1 (gage height, 22.3 

feet); minimum, 318 second-feet Sept. 5 (gage height, 0.52 foot).

1938-42: Maximum discharge, 107,000 second-feet Apr. 20, 1941 (incorrectly 

published as Aug. 24, 1941, in Water-Supply Paper 927), (gage height, 34.8 feet): 

minimum, 145 second-feet Sept. 27, 1939 (gage height, 0.09 foot). 

Maximum stage known,.48.0 feet, from floodmark, Apr. 14, 1927.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table

2.4 1,300

3,5 2,340

4.5 3,550

5.5 5,150

water year 1941-42 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In 

second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 1

6.5 7,000

7.5 9,100

9.0 12,500

12.0 20,400

15.0

22.0

29,200

52,400

Nov. 2 to Sept. 30

0.5 311

.7 383

1.0 520

1.4 740 3.3 2,360

1.8 990 5.0 4,450

2.3 1,370 6.5 7,000

Note.- Same as preceding table above 6.5

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

OQ CO

29

30

31

Oct.

1,300

2,500

3,420

2,670

3,360

5,830

5,150

3,550

2,900

2,670

2,400

2,180

2,280

2,130

2,280

6,320

15,300

23,900

17,600

11,800

8,220

6,200

4,980

4,000

3,700

3,420

4,300

5,320

6,000

13,200

38,000

Nov.

51,700

43,600

21,800

14,200

12,000

10,200

8,440

7,200

6,430

5,530

4,890

4,310

3,910

3,650

3,280

3,040

2,800

2,640

2,580

3,650

4,040

4,170

6,430

7,400

9,100

7,600

6,240

5,360

4,740

4,310

-

Dec.

3,910

3,650

3,400

3,280

2,980

2,800

2,580

2,420

2,250

2,140

1,990

1,940

2,250

2,920

2,980

2,980

2,860

2,690

2,520

2,360

2,250

2,470

7,200

16,600

19,600

12,800

10,700

9,320

7,800

6,620

5,700

Jan.

5,200

4,740

4,310

3,910

h3,520

h3,160

.h2,920

h2,640

h2,420

h2,360

h2,140

h2,250

h2,040

hi, 940

1,890

1,890

1,840

1,790

1,740

1,690

1,640

1,600

1,500

1,460

1,420

1,370

1,370

1,420

1,370

1,550

4,160

Feb.

6,620

8,220

6,810

5,700

5,200

5,360

5,200

4,740

4,310

3,910

3,650

3,520

3,280

3,040

2,980

3,910

6,810

7,800

8,220

7,000

6,240

5,700

6,060

7,600

9,760

9,540

8,000

6,810

_

-

Mar.

6,060

5,360

4,890

4,740

4,740

4,740

4,590

4,450

4,310

4,040

3,780

3,650

3,520

3,520

3,910

3,910

3,520

3,280

3,040

2,800

2,640

2,420

2,300

2,140

2,090

2,300

2,300

2,200

2,300

2,250

2,140

Apr.

2,040

1,890

1,840

1,740

1,640

1,640

2,470

10,200

24,500

39,900

31,400

15,800

11,600

9,540

8,000

6,810

6,060

5,530

5,200

5,040

4,590

4,170

3,780

3,400

3,520

4,450

8,000

8,220

9,320

11,600

-

May

9,540

9,760

11,600

h9 , 320

h9,320

h8,440

7,200

8,660

7,000

5,530

4,590

4,450

4,890

6,240

5,200

6,060

6,240

5,200

4,590

5,200

7,200

10,900

7,200

5,700

4,740

3,910

3,280

2,800

2,420

2,140

1,890

June

1,640

1,460

1,330

1,210

* 1,130

1,130

1,500

1,460

1,550

hi, 890

hi, 740

h3,780

5,700

7,400

5,530

4,450

4,040

7,200

13,500

8,660

6,060

4,590

3,780

3,160

2,800

2,520

2,200

hi, 990

hi, 790

1,550

-

July

1,640

1,330

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,130

1,020

958

892

860

830

830

782

734

699

694

671

626

588

577

588

1,100

958

770

660

604

583

546

481

457

434

Aug.

408

387

372

421

562

486

500

510

604

572

637

694

626

583

577

648

734

1,130

1,640

1,550

1,170

958

800

699

632

588

546

500

471

439

404

Sept.

372

356

345

325

318

345

404

572

830

958

925

770

676

717

688

610

551

481

491

466

462

462

408

408

396

400

h430

h417

h421

h404

-

Month

"optember .....................

Water year 1941-42 ..........

Secondfoot-days

216,880 

275,240 

155,960

1,619,915

73,250 

165,990 

107,930 

253,890 

191,210 

106,740 

25,792 

20,848 

15,408

1,609,138

Maximum

38,000 

51,700 

19 , 600

103,000

5,200 

9,760 

6,060 

39,900 

11,600 

13,500 

1,640 

1,640 

958

51,700

Minimum

1,300 

2,580 

1,940

250

1,370 

2,980 

2,090 

1,640 

1,890 

1,130 

434 

372 

318

318

Mean

6,996 

9,175 

5,031

4,438

2,363 

5,928 

3,482 

8,463 

6,168 

3,558 

332 

673 

514

4,409

Per 

square 

mile

1.93 

2.54 

1.39

1.23

.653 

1.64 

.963 

2.34 

1.71 

.984 

.230 

.186 

.142

1.22

Runoff

Inches

2.22 

2.83

1.60

16.63

.75 

1.71 

1.11 

2.61 

1.97 

1.10 

.27 

.21 

.16

16.54

Ac re- feet

430,200 

545,900 

309,300

3,213,000

145,300 

329,200 

214,100 

503,600 

379,300 

211,700 

51,160 

41,350 

30,560

3,192,000

Peak discharge.- Nov. 1 (4 p.m.) 53,900 sec.-fU* Apr. 10 (11 p.m.) 42,200 sec.-ft. 

h Computed from wire-weight gage readings.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter, 

onvert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

532763 O - 43 - 5
58 WHITE RIVER BASIN

White River at Forsyth, Ho.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°40'55", long. 93°06'05", In SEi sec. 33, T. 

24 N., R. 20 W., In Forsyth, at bridge on State Highway 78, a quarter of a mile 

downstream from Swan Creek. Datum of gage Is 640.64 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 4,544 square miles.

Records available.- January to September 1926, February 1930 to September 1942.

Average discharge.- 12 years (1930-42), 4,284 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 56.QOO second-feet Nov. 1 (gage height, 20.00 

feet); minimum, 96 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 30 (gage height, 1.80 feet); minimum 

dally, 131 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 9.

' 1926, 1930-42: Maximum discharge, 127,000 second-feet Mar. 11, 1935 (gage height, 

35.23 feet); minimum, 30 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 2, 3, 1936; minimum gage 

height, 1.20 feet Sept. 25, 1932, July 14, 1934; minimum dally discharge, 34 secondfeet (regulated) Sept. 3, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 45.36 feet, from floodmark, Apr. 16, 1927 (discharge, 

180,000 second-feet, by computation of flow over dam).

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated at low water by hydroelectric plant of Empire 

District Electric Co., 2 miles above station.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder Inspected by employee of Empire District Electric 

Co.

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3,870

3,750

4,100

5,200

e5,110

5,200

6,270

5,750

3,940

2,910

2,920

el,810

2,970

2,940

2,800

6,990

16,800

29,200

e24,200

15,900

11,100

8,270

6,690

5,910

4,830

e4,010

4,490

5,730

6,060

13,300

47,000

Nov.

53,800

e51,300

33,600

20,500

15,900

12,900

11,100

9,490

68,270

7,350

6,480

6,060

5,260

3,250

3,600

62,600

3,710

3,330

3,250

5,350

4,670

5,370

67,350

8,990

10,000

9,740

8,510

7,130

6,270

e5,860

-

Dec.

5,860

4,310

4,800

3,200

4,010

4,210

el,820

4,000

2,810

2,750

2,680

2,340

1,830

61,160

2,230

1,830

1,700

3,350

3,890

3,630

e858

4,280

13 , 600

16,900

23,800

17,800

13,100

611,600

9,740

8,510

7,350

Jan.

6,690

6,060

5,860

e5,360

3,850

4,430

3,480

3,040

3,050

2,800

e835

3,300

3,160

2,890

2,340

1,900

2,630

e686

2,520

2,270

2,040

2,010

2,020

1,550

6645

2,130

1,670

1,600

1,860

2,490

5,200

Feb.

66,270

8,990

8,990

7,580

6,690

6,480

6,480

e6,060

5,860

5,660

4,660

3,760

3,980

3,950

e3,920

4,560

7,130

9,240

10,000

8,990

8,040

e7,350

8,510

11,100

11,400

12,200

10,500

8,990

-

-

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ...............................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1941 ...................

January. .............................. .

February. ...............................

March. ................ ...........

April ......................... ......... .

May. ....................................

June ......... .............................

July. ......................................

August ..'................................. .

September. ..................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

e8,040

7,130

6,480

6,060

5,860

5,860

5,860

65,860

5,660

4,700

4,690

5,120

4,760

4,050

62,820

4,750

4,560

4,040

3,300

3,660

3,210

62,010

3,630

2,630

2,630

1,920

2,930

2,980

e3,140

2,580

2,170

Apr.

2,190

2,840

2,970

2,560

e699

2,450

3,950

12,000

26,900

38,900

40,600

e23,lCO

15,300

11,900

10,000

8,510

7,580

7,130

e6,690

6,270

6,060

5,660

4,820

3,350

3,720

e4,090

5,660

8,040

9,240

11,900

-

Secondfoot-days

270,020

340,990

189,948

2,006,720

90,366

207,340

133,090

295,079

224,780

129,014

29,690

24,292

18 , 032

1,952,641

May

10,800

10,500

ell,900

11,400

10,000

10,000

8,750

8,510

8,750

e6,910

5,860

5,660

5,660

7,580

7,130

6,910

67,130

6,690

5,860

6,270

6,480

10,800

10,000

67,580

6,270

5,660

5,080

3,120

2,880

2,270

e2,370

Maximum

47 , 000

53,800

23,800

101,000

6,690

12,200

8,040

40,600

11,900

13,400

2,430

2,010

1,310

53,800

June

2,520

2,390

1,060

1,030

709

775

el. 830

1,830

1,870

2,350

2,550

3,800

4,820

67,810

7,350

6,060

6,270

8,510

13,400

12,500

68,270

6,480

5,660

3,840

3,650

2,980

2,530

el,720

1,870

1,980

-

Minimum

1,810

2,600

858

91

645

3,760

1,920

699

2,270

709

386

131

164

131

July

1,510

2,430

1,670

868

el, 200

1,390

1,100

1,260

1,420

861

1,200

e515

862

860

751

720

782

717

6458

681

1,050

875

870

1,020

1,010

6572 920'

776

386

397

559

Aug.

700

6300

372

246

685

839

823

549

6131

694

950

719

810

1,150

587

e503

924

969

1,870

1,660

2,010

919

6851

725

676

770

1,180

904

281

6152

343

| Mean

8, 710

11,370

6,127

5,498

915

7^405

4,293

9,836

7 251

4)300

958

784

601

5,350

Sept.

330

371

462

363

410

e372

396

662

982

1,140

1,310

1,050

e766

931

498

465

621

886

543

e354

370

542

462

536

803

543

e!64

499

654

547

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

535, 600

676,300

376,800

3,981,000

179

411^300

264,000

585,300

445,800

255,900

58,890

48,180

35,770

3,873,000

Peak discharge. - Oct. 18 (4 p.m.) 30,000 sec.-f*.; Oo ;. 31 (4 p.n 

.m.) 56,000 sec.-ft.; Dec. 25 (11 a.m.) 25,000 sec.-ft.; Apr. 11 (

e Sunday.

Time basis: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; 

onvert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

) 54,300 sec.-ft.; Nov. 1 (10 

.) 44,000 sec.-ft.

central war time thereafter. To
I 

WHITE RIVER BASIN 59

White River near Flippin, Ark. 

f

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°18'50", long. 92°33'20", in 1EJ sec. 10, T. 19

 N., R. 15 W., 3 miles northeast of Flippin and 11 miles upstream from mouth of 

Crooked Creek. Datum of gage is 419.66 feet above mean sea level, datura of 1929 

(Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, bench mark).

Drainage area.- 6,067 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1942.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 5,816 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 65,300 se&6nd-feet Nov. 1 (gage height, 21.54

 feet); minimum, 413 second-feet Sept. 30 (gc.ge height, 2.12 feet).

1928-42: Maximum discharge observed, 164,000 second-feet Mar. 12, 1935 (gage 

height, 38.1 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum observed, 105 second-feet 

Sept. 14, 15, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 45.4 feet Apr. 16, 1927, site and datum then in use, or 

about 42 feet, present site and datum.

Remarks.- Records good. Some regulation at low water by power plant at Forsyth, Mo.

Rating tables, water year 1941-42 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

seconds-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 28 to Sept. 30)

4.4 2,810

5.0 3,910

6.0 6,060

7.0 8,540

9.0 14,200

11.0 20,700

13.0 27,700

16.0 39,500

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

Oct. 31 to Sept. 30

380

560

785

1,160

1,740

7.0 

9.0

2,470

4,270

6,390

8,840

14,500

11.0

13.0

16.0

19.0

21.0

20,800

27,800

39,500

52,400

62,600

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,900

3,910

5,830

5,490

5,830

7,510

6,060

7,010

6,770

5,050

3,910

3,340

2,980

2,980

4,210

5,110

21,800

36,200

35,800

27,700

19,300

13,600

9,880

8,020

7,010

5,720

5,380

4,940

6,290

10,700

44,600

Nov.

62,600

62,600

56,800

43 , 700

27,400

21,400

16,600

13,700

11,400

10,400

9,100

8,070

7,330

6,620

4,770

4,270

3,690

4,470

4,070

4,070

5,720

5,720

6,850

9,630

11,000

11,800

11,600

9,900

8,580

7,570

-

Dec.

6,850

6,620

5,500

5,500

4,070

4,570

5,290

2,800

3,880

3,690

3,320

3,230

3,140

3,060

2,880

5,080

4,570

4,170

4,070

4,470

4,470

3,190

13,000

23,800

22,500

27,800

21,800

16,600

14,200

12,100

10,400

Jan.

9,360

8,320

7,570

7,090

6,620

4,870

5,400

4,370

3,980

3,980

3,780

3,230

2,470

3,980

3,690

3,410

2,800

2,800

2,800

1,800

2,970

2,630

2,470

2,470

2,240

1,940

1,490

2,470

2,080

1,940

6,390

Feb.

11,300

9,100

11,000

11,000

9,630

8,840

8,840

8,320

7,820

7,330

7,570

6,160

5,180

5,080

5,080

5,290

7,330

10,400

12,100

12,700

11,600

10,200

9,630

16,600

17,200

16,000

16,000

13,900

_

-

-

Mar.

11,800

10,400

9,360

8,580

8,070

7,570

7,570

7,330

7,330

7,090

6,390

6,160

6,390

6,390

6,390

4,170

5,940

5,940

5,500

4,470

4,770

4,470

3,600

4,170

4,070

3,880

3,320

3,880

4,170

5,080

3,690

Apr.

3,410

3,230

3,320

3,880

3,780

3,140

2,160

12,000

29,600

39,500

46,600

45,600

27,000

18,800

15,100

12,700

11,000

9,900

9,100

8,320

7,820

7,330

7,090

6,390

4,670

5,080

5,080

8,840

11,300

11,600

-

May

15,400

15,100

15,400

16,300

14,800

12,700

12,100

10,700

9,900

10,200

8,320

8,320

7,330

7,090

8,840

8,580

8,070

8,320

8,840

10,700

9,630

8,840

13,300

12,400

9,360

7,820

6,850

6,390

4,570

3,600

3,500

June

3,690

3,320

3,140

2,720

2,080

1,650

1,320

1,360

2,390

3,600

3,320

5,180

5,400

7,090

9,100

8,840

7,330

8,580

14,500

16,300

15,100

10,200

7,820

6,850

5,180

4,370

3,780

3,500

2,630

2,550

-

July

2,390

2,160

2,240

2,500

2,010

1,300

1,560

1,640

1,380

1,560

1,690

1,220

1,420

897

1,080

1,120

1,000

942

960

942

745

915

1,100

1,160

1,020

1,140

1,180

879

1,050

1,030

668

Aug.

581

616

761

690

630

660

668

970

1,000

777

721

870

1,200

942

2,340

2,160

2,010

1,280

1,430

1,380

1,940

2,010

2,080

1,380

1,090

1,020

879

933

1,210

1,100

705

Sept.

528

418

459

483

547

616

616

753

1,000

1,030

1,190

1,340

1,390

1,200

933

1,050

794

638

623

870

769

623

508

560

602

574

862

705

581

413

~

Month

Calendar year 1941 .........

May ...........................

September .....................

Water year 1941-42 ..........

Secondfoot-days

335,830 

471,430 

256,620

2,547,201

121,410 

281,200 

187,940 

383,340 

303,270 

172,890 

40,898 

36,033 

22,675

2,613,536

Maximum

44,600 

62,600 

27,800

111,000

9,360 

17,200 

11,800 

46,600 

16,300 

16,300 

2,500 

2,340 

1,390

62 , 600

Minimum

2,900 

3,690 

2,800

234

1,490 

5,080 

3,320 

2,160 

3,500 

1,320 

668 

581 

413

413

Mean

10,830 

15,710 

8,278

6,979

3,916 

10,040 

6,063 

12,780 

9,783 

5,763 

1,319 

1,162 

756

7,160

Per 

square 

mile

1.79 

2.59 

1.36

1.15

.645 

1.65 

.999 

2.11 

1.61 

.950 

.217 

.192 

.125

1.18

Runoff

Inches

2.06 

2.89 

1.57

15.61

.74 

1.72 

1.15 

2.35 

1.86 

1.06 

.25 

.22 

.14

16.01

Acre-feet

666, 100 

935,100 

509,000

5,052,000

240,800 

557,800 

372,800 

760,300 

601,500 

342,900 

81,120 

71,470 

44,980

5,184,000

Time basis: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9. 1942; central war time thereafter. Tc 

convert war time to atandard time, subtract 1 hour.
60 WHITE RIVER BASIN

White River at Calico Rock, Ark. 

^

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°07', long. 92°09', in SWi sec. 23, T. 17 II., 

R. 11 W., at Calico Rock, just upstream from Calico Creek, and 6 miles upstream 

from Piney Creek. Datum of gage is 317.38 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Drainage area.- 9,973 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1942. Gage-height records collected at 

sane site since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 122,000 second-feet Nov. 1 (gage height, 27.40 

feet); minimum, 1,470 second-feet Aug.'2, 3 (gage height, 0.81 foot).

1939-42: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 1, 1941; minimum, 812 second-feet Sept. 

24, 1941 (gage height, 0.15 foot).

Maximum stage known, 51.9 feet, present datum, Jan. 31, 1916, from records of 

U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks.- Records good. Slight regulation at low flow by power plant at Forsyth, Mo. 

Cooperation.- Seven discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Hating table, water year 1941-42 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in 

second-feet)

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

1,470

1,660

2,280

3,010

4,790

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

7,030

9,610

12,600

19,600

27,700

13.0

16.0

20.0

26.4

41,300

56,300

78,200

116,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4,790

3,760

6,790

8,030

7,280

8,550

8,290

8,550

8,810

8,030

6,310

5,410

4,990

3,940

11,600

16,300

45,200

81,600

62,700

45,200

34,300

24,400

18,100

14,200

12,200

11 , 000

12,200

12,900

11,400

12,200

78,800

Nov.

116,000

91,400

78,800

70,400

47,600

34,300

27,700

22,800

18,800

16,300

14,200

12,600

11,400

10,800

9,330

7,780

7,530

6,550

7,280

7,030

7,530

9,890

12,000

15,900

16,600

16,600

16,600

14,900

12,900

11,600

-

Dec.

10,400

10,200

9,330

8,550

8,030

6,790

7,530

7,030

4,890

6,550

5,630

5,520

5,630

5,630

5,520

5,740

7,530

6,790

6,550

6,310

6,790

7,030

8,810

33,900

32,600

35,200

33,400

25,200

20,800

18,100

15,900

Jan.

15,200

14,600

13,200

12,000

11,000

9,610

8,550

8,550

7,780

7,280

7,030

6,550

5,200

6,080

6,790

6,550

6,080

5,410

5,740

4,790

5,100

5,410

5,100

4,890

4,790

4,500

4,210

4,400

4,790

4,990

8,960

Month

October ....:............,...,.

November ......................

December ......................

Calendar year 1941 .........

January ........................

February ......................

March .........................

April .........................

May ...........................

June ..........................

July ..........................

August ........................

September .....................

Water year 1941-42 ..........

Feb.

16,600

16,300

15,600

16,600

15,200

13,900

13,900

13,200

12,600

12,000

11,400

10,400

9,610

8,550

8,550

8,550

9,610

14,900

16,600

17,000

16,600

15,200

14,900

21,200

30,400

25,600

24,400

22,000

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

597,830

753,120

377,880

3,9Ofi.14B

2K.1SO

431 ',370

345,100

648,170

536,600

261,750

81, 390

111,110

78,490

4,447,940

Mar.

18,800

16,600

15,200

14,200

13,200

12,600

12,200

17,700

16,600

14,600

13,200

12,000

11,600

12,000

12,200

10,800

9,610

10,400

9,890

9,070

8,290

8,290

7,530

6,310

7,530

7,030

7,530

7,280

7,780

7,530

7,530

Maximum

81,600

116,000

35,200

116,000

15,200

30,400

18,800

71,000

33,000

20 800

4)300

11,000

6,310

116,000

Apr.

6,790

6,080

5,650

6,310

6,310

6,080

5,100

23,900

68,700

71,000

64,300

63,800

46,600

31,700

25,200

21,200

18,100

15,900

14,900

13,900

12,600

12,000

11,400

10,800

9,330

8,810

9,610

13,500

19 , 200

19,200

-

May

18,800

22,400

23,600

30,400

26,900

22,800

23,600

20,400

17,000

16,300

14,200

13,200

12,600

11,600

12,000

13,200

12,000

11,600

13,200

33,000

28 , 200

20,400

20,000

21,600

17,000

13,900

12,000

10,800

9,330

7,780

6,790

Minimum

3,760

7,030

4,890

882

4,210

8,550

6,310

5,100

6,790

3,580

1,830

1,520

1,560

1,520

June

6,550

6,310

5,850

5,410

4,990

4,120

3,760

3,580

4,210

4,990

6,550

7,530

9,610

9,890

11,400

12,200

10,800

11,600

20,400

18,100

20,800

15,200

11,600

9,610

8,550

6,790

6,310

5,630

5,200

4,210

~

Mean

19,260

25,100

12,190

10,700

7,262

15,410

11,130

21,610

17,310

8 725

2, 625

3,584

2,616

12,190

July

4,300

4,030

3,760

4,030

3,850

3,330

2,710

3,090

2,940

2,780

3,090

2,940

2,560

2,710

2,150

2,280

2,260

2,150

2,020

2,020

2,020

1,830

2,020

2,150

2,150

2,020

2,150

2,220

1,890

1,960

1,960

Per

square 

mile

1.93

2.52

1.22

1.07

.728

1.55

1.12

2.17

1.74

 263

.359

.262

1.22

Aug.

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

2,

2, 2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

3,

10,

8,

6,

4,

S3,

g3,

g*,

gll,

g6,

g4.

g3,

g2,

g2,

g2.

g2,

g2,

660

520

520

770

960

770

890

080

490

490

640

490

490

560

310

200

030

790

400

760

500

030

000

550

210

170

860

560

420

710

280

Sept.

gl,960

1,720

1,560

1,560

1,560

2,820

3,420

4,990

5,630

6,310

4,690

3,940

3,580

3,330

2,860

2,490

2.49O

2,150

1,960

1,960

2,020

1,890

1,720

1,610

1,610

1,660

1,660

1,960

1,770

1,610

"

Runoff

Inches

2.22

2.81

1.41

14.55

.84

1.61

! 29

2.42

2.01

 98

.30

.41

.29

16.59

Acre-feet

1,186,000

1,494,000

749,500

7,748,000

446,500

855.600

684,500

1,286,000

1,064,000

519,200

161,400

220,400

155,700

8,823,000

g Computed from graph based on gage readings. 

Time basis; Cantral standard time prior to 2 a.m., 

convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. To
WHITE RIVER BASIII 61

White River at Batesville, Ark.

Drainage area.- 11,060 square miles.

Records available.- July 1937 to September 1942. Gage-height records collected at lower 

lock gage since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 122,000 second-feet Nov. 1 (from loop rating 

curve); maxinum gage height, 20.00 feet Nov. 2; minimum, 1,790 second-feet Aug. 3, 4 

(gage height, 6.75 feet).

1937-42: Maximum discharge, 260,000 second-feet Feb. 19, 1938 (gage height, 

26.7 feet, site then in use, from gage reading at flood crest) from rating curve 

extended above 170,000 second-feet; minimum observed, 1,100 second-feet Oct. 5-7, 

9-18, 193C; minimum gage height recorded, 6.43 feet Sept. 24, 1941.

Maximum stage known occurred during flood of Feb. 1, 1916; a stage of 31.1 feet 

(revised), original site, was observed during this flood by employee of Corps of 

Engineers, U. S. Army.

Remarks.- Records good. Lock and dam 1 is control below about 80,000 second-feet. 

Slight regulation at low flow by power plant at Forsyth, Mo.

Cooperation.- Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4,930

5,430

4,560

8,890

8,290

7,790

9,340

8,890

8,810

8,810

7,540

6,360

5,510

5,180

4,970

15,000

33,500

73,600

77,500

57,000

41,100

g31,700

g21,800

g!6,700

g!3,400

g!2,200

g!3,400

g!4,100

g!2,800

g!2,200

g51,500

Nov.

cllO,OCO

0109, 000

c90,000

c82,000

65,200

42,100

33,500

26,500

21,800

18,800

16,400

14,400

12,800

11,900

11,000

9,080

8,040

7,540

7,540

7,540

7,300

8,810

11,600

14,400

17,400

17,800

17,400

16,700

14,700

13,100

-

Dec.

11,900

11,000

10,400

9,340

8,810

7,790

7,300

8,040

6,820

5,690

6,820

6,140

6,140

6,140

6,140

5,910

6,590

7,540

7,060

6,820

6,820

9,600

18,800

24,700

39,100

36,200

38,200

30,800

24,100

21,000

18,800

Jan.

24,100

19,500

16,700

14,700

13,100

12,200

10,200

9,890

8,550

7,790

7,540

8,040

7,790

6,140

7,300

7,540

7,300

6,820

6,590

6,820

5,560

6,140

6,140

5,820

5,690

5,600

8,290

7,060

6,820

9,080

11,300

Month

October .......................

November ......................

December ......................

Calendar year 1941 .........

January .......................

February ......................

March .........................

April .........................

May ...........................

June ..........................

July ..........................

August ........................

September .....................

Water year 1941-42 ..........

Feb.

15,700

19,500

17,800

18,100

17,800

16,400

15,400

15,000

14,700

14,100

13,100

12,500

11,300

10,200

9,890

11,900

11,600

13,700

17,400

18,100

18,100

17,100

17,400

19,500

29,900

30,800

26,500

24,900

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

601,600

844,350

420,510

4,106,690

286,110

478,390

416,100

752,700

601,220

277,050

93,770

124,720

102,850

4,999,370

Mar.

21,800

19,500

17,400

16,000

15,000

14,100

13,400

28,200

25,700

19,500

17,100

15,000

14,100

13,700

13,700

13,700

11,000

11 , 300

11,300

10,700

9,620

9,080

8,810

8,290

7,300

9,080

8,290

8,290

8,040

8,550

8,550

Maximum

77 , 500

110,000

39,100

112,000

24,100

30,800

28 , 200

74,900

34,400

20,300

4,720

10,400

7,790

110,000

Apr.

7,790

7,300

6,820

6,590

6,820

7,060

6,820

32,200

67 , 600

74,900

67 , 600

64,000

58,100

40,100

30,800

25,700

23,500

18,800

17,400

16,000

14,700

13,700

12,800

11,900

11,600

13,600

14,100

23,800

22,500

24,100

-

May

22,500

24,900

24,100

33,500

32,600

29,000

26,500

25,700

21,000

18,100

17,100

15,000

14,400

13,100

12,500

13,400

13,700

12,800

12,500

24,200

34,400

25,700

20,300

22,500

21,000

16,400

13,700

12,200

11,300

9,080

8,040

Minimum

. 4,560

7,300

5,690

1,220

5,560

9,890

7,300

6,590

8,040

4,250

2,200

1,840

1,890

1,840

June

7,300

7,060

6,590

6,360

5,910

5,390

4,600

4,250

4,250

5,090

5,870

6,820

8,810

10,200

glO,400

gll,600

12,200

10,700

16,500

19,500

20,300

19,500

14,100

11,000

9,620

8,290

7,060

6,360

5,910

5,510

-

Mean

19,410

28,150

13,560

11,250

9,229

17,090

13,420

25,090

19,390

9,235

3,025

4,023

3,428

13,700

July

4,720

4,560

4,370

4,060

4,370

4,060

3,540

3,120

3,400

3,220

3,290

3,540

3,180

2,920

2,890

2,470

2,530

2,530

2,410

2,380

2,920

2,500

2,200

2,260

2,380

2,410

2,290

2,380

2,440

2,200

2,230

Per

mile

1.75

2.55

1.23

1.02

.834

1.55

1.21

2.27

1.75

.835

.274

.364

.310

1.24

Aug.

2,230

1,

1,

1,

950

840

870

2,850

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

3,

3,

2,

2,

3,

5,

10,

8,

6,

4,

4,

4,

7,

9,

6,

4,

3,

3,

2,

2,

2,

530

290

760

530

760

120

050

890

760

020

320

400

040

360

640

020

140

410

620

140

440

760

290

950

820

920

Sept.

2,760

2,350

2,060

1,920

1,890

5,840

5,820

5,470

7,060

7,790

6,590

5,300

4,600

4,140

3,760

3,360

2,980

2,920

2,660

2,350

2,230

2,350

2,290

2,140

1,980

1,980

2,000

2,000

2,140

2,120

"

Runoff

Inches

2.02

2.85

1.42

13.83

.96

1.61

1.40

2.53

2.02

.96

.31

.41

.35

16.83

Acre-feet

1,193,000

1,675,000

834,100

8,146,000

567,500

948,900

825,300

1,493,000

1,192,000

549,500

186,000

247,400

204,000

9,916,000

g Computed from graph based on gage readings. 

o Computed from loop curve defined by six dischar 

Time basisj_ Central standard time prior to 2 a.TO 

time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

Feb. 9, 1942j central war time thereafter. To
62

White River at Newport, Ark.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 35°36'£0", long. 91°17'20", In NEi sec. 10, T. 11 N., R. 3 W., 

at highway bridge at Newport, 7i miles downstream from Elack River. Datum of gage is 

194.09 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 19,812 square miles.

Records available.- September 1927 to September 1931 at site 2f miles downstream (published 

as White River near Newport, Ark.) and October 1937 to September 1942. Gage-height 

records collected at same site since 1885 are contained in reports of U. 5. Weather 

Bureau.

Extremes.- llaximura discharge during year, 102,000 second-feet Nov. 5 (gage height, 28.1 

feet, from graph based on gage readings), from hydrograph based on daily discharge 

measurements; minimum observed, 5,700 second-feet Sept. 28, 30 (gage height, 0.6 

foot).

1927-31, 1957-42: Maximum discharge, 259,000 second-feet Feb. 20, 1938 (gage 

height, 33.4 feet); minimum observed, 3,480 second-feet Sept. 22-25, 1941 (gage height, 

-1.0 foot).

Maximum stage known, 35.6 feet Apr. 16, 1927, from records of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read once daily.

Cooperation.- Thirty-three discharge measurements and computations of daily discharge 

furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with the 

U. S. Weather Bureau.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

10,000

8,820

8,820

8,880

11,000

11,200

11,700

12,500

12,300

12,800

12,500

11,200

10,400

9,500

8,990

c!2,400

030,500

c48,000

061,200

067,000

061,600

054,400

047,900

040,000

033,400

028,500

25,600

24,800

24,400

23 , 000

028,600

Nov.

062,300

085,400

094,400

iOO.OOO

iOl , 000

092,700

076,800

066,900

060,600

054,800

049,000

043,000

036,800

031,400

027,200

024,200

021,700

019,800

018,200

017,000

016,200

016,000

019,200

21,600

24,000

25,600

26,000

26,000

25,200

23.600

~

Dec .

22,200

20,900

19,600

18,400

17.50C

16,500

15,600

14,600

14,600

13,500

12,600

12,600

12,500

12,500

12,500

12,500

12,100

12,300

13,000

12,800

12,500

13,400

k29,500

k41,000

k49,200

k52,500

k54,400

k53,500

k49,500

k45,200

k41,600

Jan.

k44,400

k44,600

k42,600

k40,900

k39,300

k36,100

k33,600

k30,800

k27,100

k24,500

k22,400

k21,500

k20,500

k!8,700

18,600

18,400

17,800

16,900

16,700

16,100

15,600

14,600

14,600

14,300

13,700

13,200

k!6,100

k21,100

19,700

k23,600

k28,200

Month

October .......................

November ......................

December ...... ...............

Calendar year 1941 .........

January .......................

February ......................

March ............. ..........

April .........................

May . . ...................... .

June ..........................

July ..........................

August ........................

September ..................

Water year 1941 -42 ..........

Feb.

k32,100

k36,400

34,900

34,900

35,900

36,200

35,700

34,900

34,400

34,400

34,400

33,300

32,300

31,000

29,800

k31,700

31,800

32,600

33,900

35,400

35,900

35,700

34,900

35,900

k42,100

k4S,100

46,800

46,400

-

-

-

Secondfoot days

771,850

1,306,600

741,100

6,465,960

746,200

1,001,800

1,020,200

1,457,500

1,096,000

646,900

288,050

287,520

261,060

9,624,780

Mar.

45,300

43,500

41,400

39,200

k35,000

k32,700

k32,100

k39,400

k45,000

43,800

42,800

42,100

41,100

39,800

39,200

37,700

k33,800

k31,300

k30,800

k28,600

k26,800

k25,800

k24,100

k22,400

22,600

22,400

23,200

22,800

22,400

21,800

21,300

Maximum

67,000

101,000

54,400

101,000

44,600

48,100

45,300

101,000

50,800

33,400

15,000

18,400

15,800

101,000

Apr.

20,300

19,200

18,200

16,900

16,700

16,300

16,100

c23,200

058,100

072,900

088,100

098,200

101,000

092,100

080,300

070,600

063,100

057,800

053,700

049,700

046,300

043,400

040,900

038,800

037,100

038,600

42,400

43,100

46,400

48,000

~

May

48,400

48,000

47,600

46.800

49 , 600

50,800

50,800

49,200

47,200

42,400

38,600

35,400

32,300

30,100

27,800

26,000

25,600

24,800

24,000

25,000

33,600

37,700

35,900

33,900

33,600

31,500

28,500

25,600

23 , 600

22,000

19,700

Minimum

8,820

16,000

12,100

3,480

13,200

29,800

21,300

16,100

19,700

14 , 600

6,450

6,000

5,700

5,700

June

18,600

19,600

22,200

24,600

83,400

81,400

19,000

16,700

15,200

15,000

15,800

16,700

18,200

20,700

82,000

22,400

83,200

23,800

k25,000

k29,100

k33,400

k32,300

k29 , 400

k86,300

k83,600

k21 , 700

k!8 , 600

18,200

k!6,200

k!4,600

~

Mean

24,900

43,550

23,910

17,710

24,070

35,780

32,910

48,580

35,350

21,560

9,892

9,275

8,702

H6,370

July

14,800

15,000

14,300

13,200

13,000

12,500

11,700

11,000

10,200

9,670

9,330

8,990

8,820

8,650

8,480

8,140

7,9^0

7,800

7,650

7,650

7,800

7,800

7,650

7,500

7,200

7,050

7,050

7,050

6,900

6,750

6,450

Per 

square 

mile

1.26

2.20

1.21

.894

1.21

1.81

1.66

2.45

1.78

1.09

.469

.468

.439

1.33

Aug.

6,

6,

6,

6,

6,

6,

6,

6,

6,

6,

6,

6,

6,

6,

6,

7,

11,

13,

12,

11,

9,

8,

10,

15,

18,

16,

14,

11,

10,

9,

9,

450

300

150

000

150

150

000

150

150

000

450

900

900

900

900

800

900

500

600

000

330

650

900

900

400

900

300

900

400

330

160

Sept.

8,820

8,310

7,800

7,350

7,200

7,800

11,400

12,800

13,500

15,800

15,600

13,900

12,100

10,900

9,840

8,820

7,970

7,350

6,900

6,450

6,300

6,300

6,300

6,300

6,150

6,000

5,850

5,700

5,850

5,700

~

Runoff

Inches

1.45

2.45

1.39

12.15

1.40

1.88

1.91

2.74

2.06

1.21

.54

.54

.49

18.06

Acre-feet

1,531,000

2,592,000

1,470,000

12, 830, 000

1,480,000

1,987,000

2,024,000

2,891,000

2,174,000

1,283,000

571,300

570,300

517,800

19,090,000

ar time thereafter.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 63 

White River at De Vails Bluff, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°47', long. 91°27', in sec. 16, T. 2 N., R. 4 

W., 1 mile northeast of De Vails Bluff and 23 miles upstream from Cache River. 

Datura of gage is 152.93 feet above mean sea level, datura of 1929.

Drainage area,- 23,430 square miles.

Records available^- December 1927 to September 1942.

Average discharge^- 14 years (1928-42), 23,410 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 86,100 second-feet Apr. 19 (gage height, £4.60 

feet); minimum, 5,820 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 5.15 feet).

1927-42: Maximum discharge, 151,000 second-feet Jan. 23, 1937 (gage height, 29.20 

feet); minimum, 3,200 second-feet Aug. 50 to Sept. 4, 1936 (gage height, 1.4 feet). 

Maximum stage known, 34.6 feet Apr. 23, 1927.

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

15,900

14,600

13,400

12.2OO

11,300

1O.9OO

11,800

13,400

14,400

15,100

15,400

15,400

15,400

15,100

14,300

13,400

12,600

13,700

20,900

27,700

30,800

32,800

33,800

34,600

35,3OO

36,400

37 , 600

37,600

37,000

36,400

35,800

Nov.

34.3OO

35,300

38,200

39 , 400

41,500

43,700

45,300

50,700

56,900

63,300

66,700

67,900

67,900

66,700

63,300

60,000

56.9OO

52,700

49,800

46.2OO

42,200

38,800

35,300

32,8OO

31,200

30,800

30,8OO

30,800

30,400

3O,1OO

-

Dec.

29,400

28,400

27,100

25,800

24,500

23,200

21,900

20,700

19,6OO

18,600

17,700

16,700

16,OOO

15,400

15,100

14,900

14,9OO

14,900

14,800

14,800

14,800

14,800

16,400

21,300

27,400

32,400

36,400

39 , 400

40,800

42,200

43,700

Jan.

45,300

46,200

47,100

48,OOO

48,900

49,800

50,700

49,800

48,900

48,000

46,200

44,5OO

42,200

39,400

37,000

34,300

32,OOO

29,700

28,000

26,3OO

24,800

23,600

22,800

21,700

2O.7OO

19,800

19,1OO

19,300

20,200

21,900

24,500

Feb.

28,OOO

31,200

33,300

34,8OO

36,400

37 , 600

38,800

39,400

39 , 400

40,100

40,100

4O,8OO

40,800

4O,8OO

40,100

40,100

40,800

40,800

4O,1OO

40,100

40,100

4O,1OO

40,800

41,500

41,500

41,500

41 , 5OO

42,200

-

-

-

Month

October. ...................................

November ...................................

December ...............;.............. ...

Calendar year 1941 ................. ....

January ...................................

February ...................................

March. .....................................

April. .......... .........................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August ............................. .......

September. .................................

Water year 1941-48 ......................

Mar.

42,200

42,900

43,700

43,7OO

43,700

43,70O

43,700

45,300

46,200

47,100

47,100

48,900

49,800

50,700

5O.7OO

50,700

49,8OO

48,900

48,OOO

47,100

46,200

44,500

42,200

40,800

38,800

38,800

37,600

36,400

35,300

34,300

32,800

Apr.

31,200

30,100

28,400

26 , 600

24.5OO

23,000

21,900

22,800

32,800

42,200

47,100

51,700

56,900

62,200

67,900

75,300

80,5OO

84,700

86,100

84,700

83,300

79,200

75,300

71,500

67,900

64,400

62,200

6O,OOO

59,900

61,100

-

Secondfoot-days

685,200

1,379,900

724,000

7,157,550

1,080,700

1,092,700

1,361,600

1,665,400

1,486,200

743,700

379,790

346,860

326,290

11,272,340

May

62,200

63,300

62,200

61 , 100

59,900

58,000

56,900

55,800

54,70O

53,700

52,700

52,700

51,700

50,700

49,800

48,000

46.2OO

44,5OO

42,200

40,100

38,200

37 , 6OO

38,200

38,800

39,400

39,400

39,400

39 , 400

38,200

36,400

34,800

Maximum

37,600

67,900

43,700

67,900

50, 700

42,200

50,700

86,1OO

63,300

32,400

23,2OO

18,100

16,5OO

86,100

June

32 , 400

29,700

27,700

26,000

25,500

25,500

25,000

24.5OO

23,400

21,900

20,600

19,400

18,900

18,90O

19 , 600

20,70O

21,900

22,800

23,600

24,100

24.8OO

25,800

27,100

28,400

29 , 000

29 , 000

28,700

27,700

26,300

24,800

-

Minimum

10,900

30,100

14,800

4,600

19,100

28,000

32,800

21,900

34,800

18,900

7,820

7,480

6,820

6,820

July

23,200

21,700

20,400

19,100

17,900

16,700

15,700

14,900

14,200

13.4OO

12,600

12,000

11,600

11,300

11,000

10,800

10,500

10,200

9,810

9,420

9,160

8,900

8,780

8,780

8,780

8,660

8,420

8,180

7,940

7,940

7,820

Aug.

7,

7,

7,

7,

7,

8,

8,

8,

9,

10,

10,

10,

9,

9,

9,

9.

9,

9,

11,

12,

13,

13,

12,

11,

12,

15,

17,

18,

17,

15,

14,

Mean

22,100

46,000

23,350

19,610

34,860

39,020

43,920

55,510

47,940

24.79O

12,250

11,190

10,880

3O,88O

Time basis: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time ther

convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

7OO

590

590

480

820

180

66O

900

550

100

200

200

940

810

680

420

290

550

000

600

400

1OO

400

900

500

4OO

600

100

200

700

300

Sept.

13,100

12,000

11,30O

10,800

1O,3OO

9,810

9,420

9,420

10,300

12,000

13,700

15,400

16,500

16,200

15,200

14,200

13,100

12,000

11,200

10,300

9,680

9,160

8,660

8,300

7,940

7,700

7,480

7,260

7,040

6,820

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,359,000

2,737,000

1,436,OOO

14,200,000

2,144,000

2,167,000

2,701,000

3,303,000

2,948,000

1,475,000

753,300

688,000

647 , 200

22,360,000

eafter. To
64 WHITE RIVER BASIN

West Fork of White River near Fayetteville, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°03', lat 94°07', in NEi sec. 24, T. 16 N., R. 

30 W., 3 miles southeast of Fayetteville and 3i miles upstream from mouth.. Datum of 

gage is 1,158.06 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage areeu- 118 square miles.

Sxtrernes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,780 second-feet Oct. 16 (gage height, 13.60 

feet); minimum, 1.0 second-foot Oct. 4.

1937-42: Maximum discharge, 26,500 second-feet Apr. 19, 1941 (gage height, 19.10 

feet), average of slope-area and contracted-opening computations; no flow July 23-25, 

July 27 to Aug. 3, Aug. 6-14, 1937.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of fragmentary gage-height record; which 

are fair, and those below 20 second-feet, which are poor. City of Fayetteville 

diverts water for municipal use and returns effluent from sewage disposal plant above 

station.

Rating table, water year 1941-42 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in

second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-14, June 19 to July 17, July 26, Aug. 3-6, 15-23)

0.7 

1.2 

l.B 

2.7 

4.0 

6.0

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

131

207

329

490

880

1,330

8.0 1,820

9.0 2,340

10.0 2,960

11.0 3,650

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

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

Oct

1.5

1.6

1.1

10

12

6.0

5.7

3.7

30

50

24

14

12

10

1,650

3,410

542

258

154

112

89

72

66

152

120

142

270

158

115

2,080

3,140

Nov.

890

427

265

.203

177

167

139

115

101

89

81

72

66

61

54

50

48

43

140

204

100

419

585

280

203

158

131

111

97

101

Dec

97

86

77

71

65

57

52

49

46

44

43

92

160

100

81

72

65

60

55

49

47

840

1,080

508

700

455

287

218

173

147

131

Month

Jan.

128

105

94

86

72

f64

f58

f54

f50

46

45

51

58

61

54

49

48

46

43

41

39

38

37

36

35

37

56

43

41

443

554

Feb.

267

200

160

139

128

115

102

93

88

100

93

84

78

74

76

594

438

285

229

207

181

156

410

222

160

149

136

123

_

-

October. ....... . . . .

November. ............. ....

December. .................. ....

Calendar year 1941 ........ .

January. ................ .... .

February. ..................... ....

March. ... ..... ... .

April ............. ....

May. ..... .................................

June ................................ ...

July. ... .................................

August ..................... ..... .

September. . . ............. ................

Water year 1941-42 ................ ... .

Mar.

123

163

187

169

198

175

156

171

142

126

115

131

207

144

120

107

91

80

72

66

60

53

50

46

44

50

48

43

41

37

36

Apr.

34

33

31

30

29

37

258

3,020

1,520

760

452

308

241

189

152

129

114

129

111

96

92

82

71

71

1,820

780

774

2,440

660

387

-

Secondfoot-days

12,711.6

5,577

6,007

64,070.4

2,612

5,087

3,251

14,850

11,736

4,025

441.8

202.5

96.4

66,597.3

May

1,620

660

740

560

346

420

258

194

152

125

365

455

248

472

430

290

225

265

40P

1,150

472

387

472

277

194

145

117

94

78

64

53

Maximum

3,410

890

1,080

8,100

554

594

207

3,020

1,620

924

108

36

8.9

3,410

June

45

37

33

31

116

49

34

78

171

246

924

640

384

214

167

137

144

128

88

64

51

45

38

32

33

27

22

18

15

14

-

Minimum

1.1

43

43

.4

35

74

36

29

53

14

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.1

July

108

49

31

23

19

16

14

12

10

9.8

21

27

22

15

12

9.4

8.0

6.0

1.9

1.4

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

11

2.3

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

Aug.

1.3

1.2

4.2

23

3.1

1.7

1.5

1.7

1.8

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.9

2.0

36

17

17

20

12

8.8

7.1

7.7

6.0

5.0

3.7

3.5

2.6

2.3

2.1

1.7

1.6

Mean

410

186

194

176

84.3

182

105

495

 379

134

14.3

6.53

3.21

182

Sept.

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.7

2.2

2.7

1.9

8.9

6.8

3.1

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.9

7.3

6.8

8.0

5.0

2.6

1.8

1.6

1.4

2.1

2.4

4.6

5.0

2.7

2.1

1.7

"

Runoff in 

acre-feet

25,210

11,060

11,910

127,100

5,180

10,090

6,450

29,450

23,280

7,980

876

402

191

132,100

Peak discharge.- Oct. 16 (5:30 a.m.) 5,780 sec.-ft.; Oct. 31 (3 A.m.) 5,080 sec.-ft.; Apr. 8 

(4:30 p.m.) 5,340 sec.-ft.; Apr. 28 (1 a.m.) 4,660 sec.-ft.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.

Time basis: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 65

Kings River near Berryvllle, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°24', long. 93°38', in sec. 15, T. 20 N., R. 25 

W., a quarter of a mile downstream from Osage Creek and 4 miles northwest of Berryvllle. Datum of gage is 990.81 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 517 square miles.

Piece rds available.- April 1939 to September 1942.

Ext ernes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,000 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage height, 15.30 

:eet); minimum, 22 second-feet Aug. 3 (gage height, 2.04 feet).

1939-42: Maximum discharge, 25,600 second-feet Apr. 19, 1941 (gage height, 20.18 

-.,'eet); minimum, 2.9 second-feet Sept. 28, 1939 (gage height, 1.62 feet).

)od except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1941-42 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

second-reet) 

(Shifting control method used Aug. 25 to Sept. 30)

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

3.8 

4.3 

5.0

113

160

255

370

605

980

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

15.0

1,590

2,380

3,360

5,750

10,100

13,400

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0

Nov. 1 to Sept. 30

3.2 

3.5 

3.8 

4.3 

5.0 

6.0

185

287

413

665

1,^70

1,800

7.0 2,700

8.0 3,720

10.0 6,010

12.0 8,620

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

107

88

73

82

140

241

220

211

202

244

248

266

214

175

187

4,450

4,450

2,470

1,520

1,010

732

580

460

438

415

392

433

655

505

1,760

12,400

Nov.

5,650

2,500

1,560

1,200

980

830

720

626

543

469

413

369

335

307

280

257

240

222

311

441

331

436

950

1,200

920

748

638

553

483

445

-

Dec.

413

395

365

344

319

295

268

250

232

215

206

209

340

369

373

348

323

299

276

254

240

801

5,330

3,400

1,960

1,720

1,380

1,100

920

802

714

Jan.

654

579

507

454

a410

a370

a330

a300

a270

a250

a240

a230

243

250

254

250

246

243

236

226

215

203

197

188

180

177

182

185

180

377

1,680

Feb.

1,410

1,070

860

748

748

802

709

610

532

493

459

427

391

361

352

576

860

950

830

748

714

682

842

1,340

1,380

1,130

980

830

-

_

-

Mar.

748

709

687

714

720

720

698

687

632

568

517

497

600

748

714

660

589

522

469

431

395

356

319

295

280

272

276

283

254

236

218

Apr.

203

191

180

175

164

167

175

2,040

7,280

3,500

2,10C

1,430

1,200

1,010

860

720

638

579

548

478

431

391

356

327

441

802

950

1,290

1,680

1,160

-

May

1,600

1,760

1,340

1,760

1,340

1,200

1,560

1,100

860

714

610

600

665

563

748

748

600

538

676

2,170

2,050

1,270

1,010

802

648

543

450

378

319

265

229

June

197

172

154

138

134

164

143

136

141

162

313

564

720

676

538

a410

a380

a500

al,000

a750

a500

h369

a270

a230

a200

177

152

130

116

108

-

July

113

104

116

101

88

81

75.

69

63

67

64

65

65

57

52

48

45

43

39

38

71

47

39

34

31

30

29

28

27

26

24

Aug.

24

23

22

24

30

51

46

43

70

83

66

56

47

41

44

82

775

620

365

232

159

122

111

94

76

66

59

53

46

43

38

Sept.

35

34

34

33

33

32

88

47

59

53

69

86

74

60

50

44

38

34

34

34

33

30

27

28

26

30

32

32

30

26

-

Month

December ......................

Mav

September .....................

Water year 1941-42 ..........

Secondfoot days

35,368 

24,957 

24,460

209,982.9

10,306 

21,834 

15,814 

31,516 

29,116 

9,669 

1,779 

3,612 

1,265

209,696

Maximum

12,400 

5,650 

5,330

16,400

1,680 

1,410 

748 

7,280 

2,170 

1,000 

116 

775 

88

12,400

Minimum

73 

222 

206

9.2

177 

352 

218 

164 

229 

108 

24 

22 

26

22

Mean

1,141 

832 

789

575

332 

780 

510 

1,051 

939 

322 

57.4 

117 

42.2

575

Per 

square 

mile

2.21 

1.61 

1.53

1.11

.642 

1.51 

.986 

2.03 

1.82 

.623 

.111 

.226 

.082

1.11

Runoff

Inches

2.55

1.80 

1.76

15.12

.74 

1.57 

1.14 

2.26 

2.10 

.70 

.13 

.26 

.09

15.10

Acre-feet

70,150 

49,500 

48,520

416,500

20,440 

43,310 

31,370 

62,510 

57,730 

19,180 

3,530 

7,160 

2,510

415,900

Peak discharge.- Oct. 31 (3:30 p.m.) 14,000 sec.-ft.; Apr. 9 (4 a.m.) 10,400 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

Buffalo River near St. Joe.

h Computed on basis of once-daily reading of wire-weight gage.

Time basis: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central 

convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

time thereafter. To
66 WHITE RIVER BASIN

James River at Galena, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°48'20", long. 93 0 27'5Q", in NWs sec. 7, T. 24 

N., R. 23 V,'., at "bridge on State Highways 13 and 44, in Galena, half a mile upstream 

fron hailey Creek. Datum of gage is 923.37 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 987 square miles.

Records available.- October 1921 to September 1942.

Average discharge.- 20 years (1922-42), 955 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 18,100 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage height, 15.54 

feet); minimum, 126 second-feet Sept. 4 (gage height, 0.30 foot).

1921-42: Maximum discharge, 60,400 second-feet Mar. 11, 1935 (gage height, 37.05 

feet); minimum, 22 second-feet Aug. 26, 27, 29, 30, Sept. 4, 1936; minimum gage height, 

0.45 foot Aug. 30, 1936.

Remarks,- Records good.

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,160 

2,710 

2,010 

1,490 

2,710

4,080 

2,520 

1,820 

1,460 

1,220

1,040 

900 

790 

710 

710

1,010 

2,010 

5,150 

5,030 

3,110

2,250 

1,780 

1,490 

1,280 

1,160

1,100 

1,860 

2,710 

2,010 

5,020 

15,000

Nov.

14,700 

6,640 

5,030 

5,150

4,430

3,750 

3,110 

2,610 

2,250 

2,020

1,800 

1,600 

1,470 

1,340 

1,250

1,160 

1,070 

1,020 

988 

1,020

1,020 

1,040 

1,630 

2,340 

2,250

2,020 

1,800 

1,630 

1,470 

1,340

Dec.

1,250 

1,130 

1,070 

988 

932

850 

796 

744 

692 

667

618 

613 

667 

667 

667

667 

667 

667 

667 

642

618 

692 

2,620 

5,670 

3,310

2,610 

2,250 

1,940 

1,700 

1,540 

1,410

Jan.

1,310 

1,190 

1,100 

988 

877

823

744 

718 

667 

618

585 

553 

535 

508 

491

465 

448 

440 

420 

409

397 

376 

365 

355 

348

334 

362 

345 

341 

383 

744

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

Jun,e 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber . . . 

niber

lendar year 194 

ary . .

1

h ......................

1

st .....................

ember ..................

ter year 1941-42 .......

Feb.

,500 

,660 

,500 

,380 

,600

,600 

,470 

,280 

,160 

,070

1,040 

960 

904 

850 

823

932 

1,730 

2,430 

2,020 

1,760

1,570 

1,440 

1,540 

3,210 

3,750

2,910 

2,430 

2,020

Secondfoot-days

77,300 

78,948 

40,021

423,517

18,239 

46,539 

24,116 

57 , 084 

24,369 

34,469 

10,890 

6,210 

6,190

424,375

Mar.

1,760 

1,570 

1,440 

1,340 

1,250

1,130 

1,070 

988 

932 

877

823 

770 

744 

692 

667

642 

604 

566 

544 

522

491 

469 

444 

432 

440

482 

482 

486 

504 

486 

469

Maximum

15,000 

14,700 

5,670

35,000

1,310 

3,750 

1,760 

10,200 

1,600 

6,250 

886 

312 

511

15,000

Apr.

444 

424 

405 

387 

369

379 

1,560 

4,860 

10,200 

7,350

4,790 

3,530 

2,810 

2,250 

1,940

1,660 

1,500 

1,470 

1,380 

1,220

1,100 

1,020 

932 

850 

823

770 

718 

692 

642 

609

May

642 

718 

1,020 

1,540 

1,310

hi, 040 

h877 

h.770 

h.667 

h618

h580 

hi, 380 

823 

718 

hi , 600

hi, 440 

hi, 250 

h988 

h823 

h718

h618 

h580 

h571 

h513 

h457

h417 

h387 

h358 

h341 

h312 

h293

Minimum

710 

988 

613

76

334 

823 

432 

369 

293 

229 

197 

140 

129

129

June

h261 

h261 

h245 

h238 

h231

h229 

h231 

h478 

h338 

355

566 

h461 

h530 

hi, 190 

h850

960 

h904 

6,140 

6,250 

3,010

h2,020 

hi, 600 

hi, 320 

hi, 120 

hi, 060

h903 

h825 

h699 

h630 

564

Mean

2,494 

2,632 

1,291

1,160

588 

1,662 

778 

1,903 

786 

1,149 

351 

200 

206

1,163

July

519 

488 

477 

429 

408

380 

377 

344 

325 

315

318 

312 

291 

282 

274

260 

252 

242 

232 

248

886 

724 

451 

357 

303

277 

250 

238 

228 

206 

197

Per 

square 

mile

2.53 

2.67 

1.31

1.18

.596 

1.68 

.788 

1.93 

.796 

1.16 

.356 

.203 

.209

1.18

Aug.

192 

185 

179 

188 

208

250 

240 

252 

242 

232

312 

279 

248 

218 

223

250 

225 

201 

188 

185

177 

168 

168 

158 

154

158 

149 

151 

149 

140 

141

Sept.

136 

138 

136 

129 

140

166 

288 

322 

511 

440

351 

288 

245 

211 

201

188 

166 

166 

164 

201

185 

160 

164 

158 

149

158 

160 

164 

151 

154

Runoff

Inches

2.92 

2.98 

1.51

15.97

.69 

1.75 

.91 

2.15 

.92 

1.29 

.41 

.23 

.23

15.99

Acre-feet

153,300 

156,600 

79,380

840,100

36,180 

92,310 

47,830 

113,200 

48 , 340 

68,370 

21,600 

12,320 

12,280

841,700

Peak discharge.- Oct. 6 (7 a.m.) 4,790 sec. -ft.; Oct. 18 (9:30 p.m.) 7,500 see. -ft.; Oct. 31 (10

(9:30 p.m.) 13,600 sec.-ft.

h Computed from wire-weight gage readings, 

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 £

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1

Feb. 9, 194E; central war time thereafter.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 67

Buffalo River near St. Joe, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, iat. 35°59", long. 92°45', in SWi sec. 36, T. 16 N., R. 

17 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 65, li miles downstream from Mill Creek, 4 miles 

upstream from Bear Creek, and 4j miles southwest of St. Joe. Datum of gage is 560.35 

feet abcve mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 825 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 32,000 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage height, 20.80 

feet), from rating curve exteLded above 22,000 second-feet; minimum, 57 second-feet 

Aug. 3.

1939-42: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 31, 1941; minimum, 23 seccnd-feet 

Oct. 3-5, 1939.

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

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1941 to September 194S

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

183

163

152

152

185

320

341

445

486

468

611

505

389

331

3,940

13,900

24.900

9,°8Q

4,440

4,440

3,350

2,240

1,630

1,350

1,110

1,260

3,"-00

2,240

1,580

3,010

26,600

Nov.

10,600

5,240

5,400

Dec.

810

794

762

SJ.^.IOJ 706

2,240; 650

1,890

1,630

1,430

1,240 i,oac

951

836

762

698

535

577

526 4-1

445

865

1,050

1.2EO

3,470

2,610

1,940

1,630

1,360

1,170

986

880

-

592

540

497

471

445

426

420

464

 504

497

464

438

432

420

408

391

403

3,010

3,460

2,360

2,240

1,780

1,5?0

1,320

1,180

1,080

Jan.

1,420

1,310

1,120

986

a860

a770

a700

a650

a680

a580

a550

a530

548

592

599

592

57V

584

599

577

548

540

519

504

18*

478

491

478

458

649

2,120

Feb.

1,940

1,540

1,340

1,190

1,110

1,200

1,240

1,080

988

970

918

P57

798

740

707

r-OC

1,340

1,390

1,230

1,140

1,070

1,030

1,290

3,360

8,710

8,200

1,890

1,590

_

_

-

Mar.

1,390

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,290

1,240

1,190

1,840

1,840

1,640

1,'.90

1 , ." 40

I, r 40

1,890

1,690

1,540

1,390

1,200

1,060

970

891

806

732

683

644

1,040

1,340

1,130

979

891

814

Apr.

740

691

644

612

581

558

581

11,000

14,200

7,480

4,440

3,190

2,530

2,140

1,790

1,540

1,340

1,290

1,290

1,080

952

857

773

707

591

1,170

1,440

3,170

3,540

2,360

-

May

1,940

2,040

2,360

4,760

2,680

4,120

4,440

2,800

2,060

1,680

1,350

1,280

1,180

1,080

1,380

1,280

1,040

924

1,380

8,030

4,680

3,100

2,610

2,000

1,560

1,310

1,110

987

875

748

633

June

509

437

394

350

344

339

335

330

320

344

927

901

824

841

715

530

468

585

715

585

461

383

330

297

274

256

231

211

192

180

-

July

211

2i 2

192

1V4

162

145

137

124

111

106

108

129

129

118

106

101

90

85

83

85

90

83

78

76

74

78

76

67

66

66

64

Aug.

60

59

58

66

83

83

103

151

208

218

224

192

165

156

508

1,220

2,380

935

523

361

S93

852

344

325

256

218

186

159

142

126

113

Sept.

108

101

99

94

101

106

103

111

307

461

325

252

208

180

156

137

124

111

103

94

86

81

80

80

78

81

81

81

76

74

-

Month

September .....................

Water year 1941-42 ..........

Secondfoot-days

104,059 

54,632 

29,494

374,383

22,033 

37,464 

38,710 

73,377 

67,417 

13,608 

3,416 

10,167 

4,078

458,455

Maximum

26,600

1",600 

3.460

26,600

2,120 

3,160 

1,890 

14,200 

8,030 

927 

211 

2,380 

461

26,600

Minimum

152 

445 

391

38

458 

707 

644 

558 

633 

180 

64 

58 

74

58

Mean

3,357 

1,821 

951

1,026

711 

1,338 

1,249 

2,446 

2,175 

454 

110 

328 

136

1,256

Per

square 

mile

4.07 

2.21

1.15

1.24

.862 

1.62 

1.51 

2.96 

2.64 

.550 

.133 

.398 

.165

1.52

Runoff

Inches

4.69 

2.47 

1.33

16.88

.99 

1.69 

1.74 

3.30 

3.04 

,61 

.15 

.46 

.18

20.65

Acre feet

206,400 

108,400 

58,500

748,600

43,700 

74,310 

76,780 

145,500 

133,700 

26,990 

6,780 

20,170 

8,090

909,300

No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Rush.
68 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Buffalo River near Rush, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°07', long. 92°33', in sec. 15, T. 17 N., R. 15 

W., three-quarters of a mile upstream from Rush Creek, li miles southeast of Rush, 

and about 24 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 451.98 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, bench mark).

Drainage area.- 1,091 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to Sertember 1942.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 1,252 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 32,300 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage height, 18.33 

feet); minimum, 71 second-feet Aug. 3 (gage height, 0.69 foot).

1928-42: Maximum discharge observed, 68,100 second-feet Feb. 18, 1938 (gage 

height, £5.2 feet, site then in use); minimum observed, 15 second-feet Aug. 30 to 

Sept. 2, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 45.5 feet from floodmarks, original site, Aug. 19, 1915, 

(discharge, 164,000 second-feet by slope-area method). Flood of Apr. 14, 1927, 

reached a stage of 35.9 feet, from floodmarks, original site (discharge, 110,000 

second-feet by slope-area method). The preceding data furnished by Corps of Engineers, 

U. S. Army.

Remarks.- Reccrds good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

270

233

209

204

199

350

454

515

652

644

728

767

586

467

1,280

11,100

19,400

15,200

6,940

4,660

5,260

3,300

2,430

1,960

1,680

1,420

4,330

3,410

2,340

2,300

23,300

Nov.

17,200

7,360

4,520

3,520

2,900

2,340

2,050

1,730

1,420

1,190

1,030

904

822

741

679

633

588

545

516

618

1,360

1,230

3,520

3,630

2,610

2.210

1,850

1,630

1,360

1,160

-

Dec.

1,060

974

947

887

8S2

749

679

633

588

552

5S3

509

552

626

656

618

581

559

537

516

488

509

1,830

4,940

3,200

2,900

2,520

2,170

1,920

1,680

1,530

Jan.

2,010

2,170

1,780

1,580

1,310

1,100

992

920

b838

b798

b726

695

718

*781

806

798

781

773

781

781

741

702

679

656

633

618

641

656

611

1,020

2,610

Feb.

2,800

2,250

1,960

1,730

1,530

1,580

1,730

1,530

1,360

1,310

1,240

1,150

1,070

983

920

965

1,580

1,920

1,730

1,580

1,480

1,360

1,530

3,150

3,630

2,900

2,520

2,170

_

-

-

Mar.

1,960

1,830

1,780

1,780

1,680

1,630

1,580

2.900

2,900

2,430

2,170

1,960

2,010

2,430

2,250

2,050

1,920

1,6SO

1,480

1,310

1,210

1,070

965

887

838

965

1,730

1,580

1,310

1,170

1,060

Apr.

965

887

830

781

741

702

702

8,020

19,400

12,300

6,340

4,380

3,410

3,000

2,520

2,170

1,920

1,720

1,770

1,530

1,350

1,220

1,110

1,010

948

1,150

1,820

2,340

4,660

3,200

-

May

2,430

2,430

2,340

5,390

3,740

4,070

6,080

3,860

2,900

2,340

1,920

1,670

1,580

1,400

1,620

1,720

1,440

1,220

1,530

10,700

7,550

4,660

3,980

2,900

2,250

1,870

1,530

1,260

1,040

881

754

June

664

585

529

495

461

454

416

402

409

461

746

1,040

973

956

S81

724

635

671

816

738

599

515

448

396

364

333

309

285

262

244

-

July

250

256

250

239

222

205

189

178

162

157

152

167

173

167

157

143

133

119

114

110

128

128

110

1C6

102

98

94

' 102

87

83

79

Aug.

79

75

71

83

106

119

94

336

409

488

416

352

267

239

1,260

2,250

2,900

1,720

905

613

461

478

1,480

856

550

409

333

285

239

205

178

Sept.

157

143

138

128

128

167

167

157

262

701

578

442

352

291

250

222

200

184

167

157

143

133

124

128

119

124

133

119

114

110

-

Month

September .....................

Water year 1941-42 ..........

Secondfoot-days

116,588 

71,866 

37,255

449,439

30,705 

49,658 

52,515 

92,896 

89,055 

16,811 

4,660 

18,256 

6,238

586,503

Maximum

23,300 

17,200 

4,940

23,300

2,610 

3,630 

2,900 

19.400 

10,700 

1,040 

256 

2,900 

701

23,300

Minimum

199 

516 

488

56

611 

920 

838 

702 

754 

244 

79 

71 

110

71

Mean

3,761 

2,390 

1,202

1,231

990 

1,774 

1,694 

3,097 

2,873 

560 

150 

589 

208

1,607

Per 

square 

mile

3.45 

2.20 

1.10

1.13

.907 

1.63 

1.55 

2.84 

2.63 

.513 

.137 

.540 

.191

1.47

Runoff

Inches

3.98 

2.46 

1.27

15.34

1.05 

1.70 

1.79 

3.17 

3.03 

.57 

.16 

.62 

.21

20.01

Acre feet

231,200 

142,500 

73,890

891,400

60,900 

98,500 

104,200 

184,300 

176,600 

33,340 

9,240 

36,210 

12,370

1,163,000

Peak discharge.- Oct. 17 (8:30

(5 a.m.) 23,100 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on Hils 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice, 

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m.

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hou

.. ) 21,200 sec. -ft.; 

day.

Feb. 9, 1942; central war ti

31 (5 p.m.) 32,300 sec. -ft.; Apr. 9

thereafter.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 69

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°36'16", lone. 92°17'19", in NWtNEi sec. 16, T. 

22 N., R. IE W., at tridge on State Highway 80, at Tecumseh, half a mile downstream 

from Bryant Creek. Datum of gage is 547.75 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,157 square miles.

Records available.- October 1921 to September 1942.

Average discharge.- 20 years (1922-42), 1,192 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 22,500 second-feet Oct. 31 (£age height, 12.4 

feet); mininum, 479 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.99 foot).

1921-42: Maximum discharge observed, 53,000 second-feet June 13, 1925 (gage height, 

24.00 feet), from rating curve extended above 40,000 second-feet; r.iiniimun, 280 secoridfeet Sept. 16, 1936; minimum gage height, 0.70 foot Sept. 23, 1941. 

Maximum stage known, 31.6 feet, from floodmarks, in July 1905.

Rating tables year 1941-42 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to June 18 19 to Sept. 30

1.8 

2.5

512

747

1,220

2,000

3.5 

4.5 

7.5

10.8

3,330

4,970

11,000

18,600

1.0 

1.4 

1.8

486

794

1,160

2.5 

3.2

1,940

2,870

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

570

1,250

1,480

1,050

1,100

1,140

1,000

853

773

730

671

639

600

663

730

1,120

3,260

10,300

3,630

2,310

1,760

1,480

1,300

1,160

1,080

1,030

1,180

1,050

970

3,220

18,600

Nov.

8,660

4,450

3,330

3,870

3,330

2,830

2,440

2,120

1,880

1,650

1,480

1,360

1,290

1,220

1,160

1,120

1,070

1,020

1,040

1,090

1,140

1,160

1,340

1,480

1,430

1,330

1,260

1,200

1,120

1,090

~

Dec.

1,040

1,020

982

945

935

908

853

853

844

826

817

809

862

871

853

853

835

817

817

791

765

862

2,830

h3,330

h2,500

h2,120

hi, 940

hi, 710

hi, 540

hi, 480

hi, 430

Jan.

hi, 380

hi, 300

hi, 220

hi, 140

hi, 060

hi, 000

h98g

h935

h908

880

871

871

871

853

835

826

809

809

800

782

747

739

730

722

- 713

730

782

800

800

1,040

2,900

Month

October .......................

November ......................

December ......................

Calendar year 1941 .........

January .......................

February ......................

March .........................

April .........................

May ...........................

June ..........................

July ..........................

August ........................

September .....................

Water year 1941-42 ..........

Feb.

h2,760

h2,120

hi, 710

1,710

1,650

1,650

1,710

1,540

1,480

1,410

1,310

1,270

1,220

1,180

1,180

1,320

2,180

2,120

1,880

1,760

1,600

1,540

2,060

h5,330

h3,870

h3,110

h2,630

h2,310

_

-

-

Secondfoot-days

66,699

58,960

38 , 038

367,942

29,835

55,610

41,760

59,514

39 , 379

41,200

20,864

20,066

22,058

493,983

Mar.

2,060

1,940

1,760

1,650

1,600

1,540

1,480

1,600

1,650

1,540

1,480

1,430

1,430

1,390

1,340

1,330

1,270

1,220

1,160

1,140

1,120

1,080

1,040

1,030

1,020

1,090

1,120

1,100

1,080

1,040

1,030

Maximum

18,600

8,660

3,330

18,600

2,900

5,330

2,060

7,860

1,760

8,060

854

1,220

2,120

18,600

Apr.

1,000

991

982

963

954

954

1,000

3,260

7,860

5,900

3,790

2,970

2,560

2,240

2,060

1,880

1,760

1,710

1,650

1,540

1,430

1,380

1,320

1,290

1,300

1,270

1,230

1,430

1,430

1,410

-

May

1,480

1,650

1,710

1,760

1,650

1,540

1,430

1,330

1,280

1,220

1,180

1,160

1,120

1,100

1,100

,070

,040

,040

,230

,650

,480

,380

,320

,230

,140

1,100

1,060

1,030

980

June

1,030

954

908

862

844

835

917

1,020

972

991

1,090

1,100

1,160

1,180

1,100

1,080

1,070

8,060

2,800

2,000

1,650

1,420

1,240

1,140

1,060

998

980

943

916

945| 880

972 |

Minimum

570

1,020

765

370

713

1,180

1,020

954

945

835

564

529

486

486

Mean

2,152

1,965

1,227

1,008

962

1,986

1,347

1,984

1,270

1,373

673

647

735

1,353

July

854

337

320

793

769

753

745

745

728

728

712

712

696

680

672

656

Per 

square 

mile

1.86

1.70

1.06

.871

.831

1.72

1.16

1.71

1.10

1.19

.582

.559

.635

1.17

640

624

617

617

617

610

587

587

580

587

610

587

572

564

564

Aug.

557

550

543

587

572

557

517

587

572

580

624

532

510

587

998

863

778

704

548

610

580

1,

572

220

303

680

624

602

587

557

536

529

Sept.

522

514

514

507

507

782

1,650

1,180

2,120

1,540

1,060

854

769

704

680

640

617

602

587

557

543

536

536

522

507

507

522

500

493

486

-

Runoff

Inches

2.14

1.90

1.22

11.82

.96

1.79

1.34

1.91

1.27

1.33

.67

.64

.71

15.88

Acre-feet

132,300

116,900

75,450

729,800

59,180

110,300

82,830

118,000

78,110

81,720

41,380

39,800

43,750

979,700

Peak discharge.- Oct. 18 (1 p.m.) 15,000 sec.-ft.; Oct. 30 (7 p.m.) 6,860 sec.-ft.; Oct. 31 (6 

a.m.) 22,500 sec.-ft.; Oct. 31 (12:30 p.m.) 21,800 sec.-ft.; Apr. 9 (8:30 a.m.) 9,710 sec.-ft.; 

June 18 (8 a.m.) 15,300 sec.-ft.

h Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.

Time basis: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
70 WHITE RIVER BASIN

North Fork River near Henderson, Ark.

Locatlon.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°22', long. 92°14', In SEiNWi sec. 26, T. 20 N., 

R. 12 W., half a mile downstream from Bennetts Bayou, half a mile east of Henderson, 

and 19 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage Is 432.67 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,612 square miles.

Records available.- July 1909 to December 1910, October 1925 to September 1942.

Average discharge.- 14 years (19^3-42), 1,423 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2C,500 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage height, 13.64 

feet); minimum, 5C3 second-feet Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 1.98 feet)."

1928-42: Maximum discharge observed, 5^,400 second-feet Mar. 11, 1935 (gage 

height, 22.2 feet, site ann datum then in use); minimum observed, 31£ second-feet 

Aug. 1-3, 15-17, 23, Sept. 1, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 29.5 feet in August 1915, original site and datum.

Remarks.- Records good.

_Rating table, water y

1.9 

2.1 

2.3

ar 1941-42 (gage height, 

in second-feet)

493

683

930

2.6 1,400

3.0 

3.5

4.0

2,170

3,200

4,250

5.0 6,350

in feet, and discharge,

7.0

10.0

15.0

10,800

17,600

25,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

652

890

1,660

1,220

1,110

1,230

1,120

960

fl64

786

740

706

673

662

2,310

3,700

8,330

13,900

6,790

3,620

2,720

2,230

1,890

1,640

1,510

1,440

1,470

1,440

1,320

3,790

23,700

Nov.

14,600

6,790

4,780

7,840

5,200

4,140

3,520

2,880

2,610

.2,330

2,090

1,890

1,730

1,620

1 , 530

1,450

1,370

1,300

1,260

1,350

1,420

1,530

2,170

2,110

2,030

1,910

1,790

1,640

1,530

1,470

-

Dec.

1,440

1,380

1,330

1,300

1,260

1,250

1,180

1,170

1,140

1,110

1,100

1,120

1,100

1,120

1.120

1,120

1,100

1,080

1,050

1,020

990

1,080

3,300

4,380

3,F20

3,100

2,760

2,450

2,230

2,030

1,950

Jan.

1,950

1,850

1,730

1,600

1,450

1,350

1,300

1,220

1,160

1,140

1,110

1,100

1,080

1,060

1,040

1,000

990

975

975

930

917

890

890

864

851

851

904

917

930

1,100

3,410

Feb.

4,040

2,990

2,530

2.290

2,150

2,310

2,290

2,090

1,930

1,890

1,770

1,660

1,560

1,490

1,470

1,600

2,390

2,780

2,510

2,290

2,130

1,990

2,550

6,450

5,620

4,360

5,520

2,990

_

_

-

Mar.

2,650

2,470

2,310

2,190

2,070

1,910

1,910

3,300

2,530

2,310

2,190

2,070

2,030

1,930

1,850

1,790

1,690

1,600

1,530

1,450

1,440

1,370

1,300

1,2(30

1,260

1,380

1,440

1,380

1,350

1,300

1,250

Apr.

1,200

1,200

1,170

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,200

12,200

11,600

8,550

5,^20

May

2,370

2,470

4,140

3,520

2,700

f2,470

f2,230

f2,030

fl,850

f 1,730

fl,690

4,140 , fl,770

3,520

3,200

2,780

2,590

2,450

2,390

2,370

2,190

2,070

1,950

1,870

1,790

1,830

1,850

1,790

2,780

2,450

2,310

-

f 1,540

1,450

1,490

1,420

1,320

1,330

3,410

6,350

2,990

2,410

2,190

1,930

1,730

1,580

1,510

1,420

1,330

1,260

1,200

June

1,280

1,200

1,120

1,080

1,050

1,040

1,020

1,220

1,140

1,180

1,420

1,450

1,970

1,680

1,450

1,380

1,280

7,480

4,040

2,760

2,310

1,950

1,750

1,530

, 1,400

1,320

1,250

1,180

1,110

1,060

-

July

1,050

1,000

1,000

975

930

904

P77

°64

824

S51

824

311

798

775

764

752

740

729

718

706

718

706

G83

683

673

662

706

694

G73

r'i>2

,,t-2

Aug.

652

652

632

662

683

652

904

706

652

652

811

811

683

662

2,380

2,130

1,320

1,020

864

786

740

740

1,850

1,280

975

351

775

729

683

652

G32

Sept.

621

601

590

580

590

729

1,610

3,200

3,620

2,590

1,680

1,330

1,100

"60

864

811

764

729

694

673

652

532

621

611

601

001

611

590

571

563

-

Month

December ......................

Calendar year 1941 ....... .

March ........ . ............

April . . .... ..............

July .........................

September .....................

Water year 1941-42 . . .......

Secondfoot days

95,073 

87,880 

51,780

497,567

37,654

73,640 

56,510 

92,580 

66,830 

51,100 

24,394 

28,221 

30,389

695,951

Maximum

23,700 

14,600

4,880

23,700

3,410 

6,450 

3,300 

12,200 

6,350 

7,480 

1,050 

2,380 

r.,620

23,700

Minimum

652

1,260 

990

392

R51 

1,470 

1,250 1,140- 

:,200 

1,020 

652 

632 

563

563

Mean

3,070 

2,930 

1,670

1,360

1,210 

2,630 

1,820 

3,090 

2,160 

1,700 

787 

910 

1,010

1,907

Per 

square 

mile

1.90

1.82 

1.04

.844

.751 

1.63 

1.13 

1.92 

1.34 

1.05 

.488 

.565 

.627

1.18

Runoff

Inches

2.19 

2.03 

1.20

11.49

.87 

1.70 

1.30 

2.14 

1.54 

1.17 

.56 

.65 

.70

16.05

Acre-feet

188,600 

174,300 

102,700

986,900

74,490 

146,100 

112,100 

183,600 

132,600 

101,400 

48,380 

55,980 

60,280

1,331,000

Peak discharge.- Oct. 17 (8 p.m.) 16,200 sec.-ft.; Oct. 18 (8 p.m.) 16,000 sec.-ft.; Oct. 31 

(3 p.m.) 26,500 sec.-ft.; Apr. 8 (4 p.m.) 23,500 sec.-ft.; Apr. 9 (2:30 p.m.) 13,200 sec.-ft.; 

June 18 (4 p.m.) 14,400 sec.-ft.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated ^age-height record.

Time basis! Central standard time prior to 2 e .m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 71 

Black River near Annapolis, No.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°20'£0", long. 90°47'00", in sec. 25, T. 31 N., 

R. 2 E., half a mile downstream from Mayberry Branch and 7 miles southwest of 

Annapolis. Datum of gage is 569.72 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 464 square Tiles.

Records available.- April 1939 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,560 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 10.27 

feet); minimum, 100 second-feet Sept. 4 (gage height, 2.35 feet).'

1939-42: Maximum discharge, 32,500 second-feet Apr. 17, 1939 (gage height, 17.4 

feet); minimum, 69 second-feet Aug. 17, 18, 1941 (gage height, 2.11 feet).

PemarVs.- Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

928

1,580 

1,630 

1,530 

1,160

1,010 

734 

601 

511

430

424 

376 

332 

324 

3,400

1,430 

1,200 

4,970 

2,240 

1,340

969 

728 

595 

502 

437

400 

392 

354 

317 

396 

4,400

Nov.

5,150 

2,120 

1,380 

1,080 

932

1,290 

2,120 

1,430 

1,040 

600

661 

564 

493 

441

400

365 

339 

310 

296 

545

754 

645 

1,200 

1,250 

969

786 

661 

569 

506 

458

Dec.

420 

392 

365 

335

314

290 

267 

254 

239 

228

220 

214 

239 

245 

231

220 

217 

214 

209 

204

199 

220 

691 

1,290 

1,040

1,080 

696 

793 

673 

595 

540

Jan.

516 

484 

441 

404 

g346

g317 

g300 

g273 

g257 

£214

g223 

g231 

g225 

223

217

212 

207 

201 

201 

196

191 

189 

184 

179 

177

189 

369 

774 

679 

2,270 

7,250

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Via

ber .......................

lendar year 1941 

ary

h .............. ..........

ember .....................

ter year 1941-42 ..........

Feb.

2,820 

1,680 

1,250 

1,040 

969

1,340 

1,630 

1,290 

1,040 

1,010

847 

754 

679 

617 

601

813 

1,840 

1,530 

1,160 

932

793 

685 

1,410 

4.100 

2,180

1,530 

1,160 

969

Secondfoot-days

35,690 

29,554 

13, 407

168,649

18,139 

36,669 

30,167 

27,013 

22,496 

27,861 

6,229 

4,255 

4,239

255,719

Peak discharge.- Oct. 18 (11 a.m.) 6,760

Mar.

813 

728 

650 

595 

540

511 

488 

3,520 

3,030 

1,900

1,430

1,160 

1,580 

1,730 

1,430

1,340 

1,120 

932 

813 

691

633 

564 

506 

475 

445

480 

470 

428 

408 

388 

369

Maximum

4,970 

5,150 

1,290

5,810

7,250 

4,100 

3,520 

5,620 

3,240 

2,760 

357 

204 

350

7,250

Apr.

357 

350 

332 

324 

317

307 

335 

1,480 

5,620 

3,660

2,120 

1,530 

1,250 

1,010 

861

748 

673 

645

601 

540

498 

466 

432 

408 

392

376 

365 

357 

342 

317

May

310 

420 

449 

549 

535

628 

807 

656 

559 

530

580 

575 

521 

480 

516

667 

569 

521 

506 

554

549 

498 

453 

416 

384

1,300 

3,240 

1,730 

1,120 

834 

1,040

Minimum

317 

296 

199

70

177 

601 

369 

307 

310 

400 

125 

106 

100

100

June

1,080 

793 

611 

511 

453

437 

437 

511 

502 

545

767 

1,340 

2,520 

2,760 

1,530

1,900 

1,580 

1,530 

1,380 

1,040

841 

691 

595 

511 

458

530 

633 

530 

445

400

Mean

1,151 

985 

432

462

585 

1,310 

973 

900 

726 

929 

201 

137 

141

701

July

357 

324 

296 

276 

270

267 

260 

264 

251 

237

223 

217 

209

196 

186

181 

172 

163 

156 

158

163 

163 

156 

141 

139

141 

141 

137 

131 

129 

125

Per 

square 

mile

2.38 

2.04 

.B93

.955

1.21 

2.71 

2.01 

1.86 

1.50 

1.92 

.415 

.283 

.291

1.45

Aug.

127 

125 

123

135 

131

135 

191 

204 

184 

165

152 

143

135 

131 

135

154 

167 

154 

141 

133

127 

127 

131 

125 

120

114 

112 

112 

109 

107 

106

Sept.

104 

102 

101 

100 

102

104 

121 

137 

204 

350

264

214 

186 

167 

152

143 

137 

129 

127 

121

120

118 

116 

114 

112

116 

121 

121 

120 

116

Runoff

Inches

2.74 

2.28 

1.03

12.97

1.40 

2.82 

2.32 

2.08 

1.73 

2.14 

.48 

.33 

.32

19.67

ec. -ft.; Got. 31 (11 Ti.m. ) 8,240 sec. -ft.; Ja

Ac re- feet

70,790 

58,620 

26,590

334,500

35,980 

72,730 

59,840 

53,5fO 

44,620 

55,260 

12,360 

8,440 

8,410

507,200

n. 31

(5 a.m. ) 9,560"see.-ft. ; Apr. 9 (3:30 a.m.) 6,930 sec.-ft.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

time thereafter.
WHITE RIVER BASIN

Black River at Leeper, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°04'45", long. 90°42'50", in SEiSWi sec. 22, T. 

28 N., R. 33., at bridge on State Highway 34, half a mile northwest of Leeper, and 

2 miles dovmstream from McKenzie Creek. Datum of gage is 428.51 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to Apr. 7, 1942, water-stage recorder at site 0.4 mile 

downstream. D^tum of gage was 424.66 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 957 square miles.

Records available.- June 1921 to September 1942.

Average discharge.- 21 years, 918 second-feet.

k'xtreires.- naximum discharge during year, 12,000 second-feet Nov. 1 (gage height, 9.67 

feet); minimum, 217 second-feet Sept. 6 (gage height, 0.91 foot).

1921-42: Maximum discharge, 78,400 second-feet May 14, 1933 (gage height, 20.01 

feet, site and datum then in use); minimum, 133 second-feet Aug. 11, 1934; minimum 

gage height, that of Sept. 6, 1942.

Maximum stage known, about 22.3 feet (present site and datum) from floodmarks, In 

March 1904 (discharge, 125,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 55,000 

second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Rating table r year 1941-42 (gage hei."Jit, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 15 to Aug. 26)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 1, Apr. 5, 6 Apr. 2-4, Apr. 7 to Sept. 30

390

667

959

1,340

1,770

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.3

2,790 

4,110 

5,P60 

7,980 

11,000

0.9 

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

213

345

561

820

1,190

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

5.5 

6.2

1,640

2,750

4,190

5,140

6,870

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

403

1,380

1,460

1,900

1,500

1,250

1,060

863

746

693

622

560

508

476

1,970

2,150

1,550

4,710

4,110

2,200

1,550

1,210

959

803

719

667

667

607

555

807

6,470

Nov.

10,800

4,920

2,910

2,250

1,860

1,770

2,570

2,350

1,860

1,550

1,290

1,140

1,030

926

832

774

719

657

622

642

926

959

hi, 140

hi, 590

hi, 460

hi, 210

hi, 060

h926

h863

h774

Dec.

746

693

652

617

593

569

546

522

504

485

467

454

472

476

472

454

441

436

432

428

424

454

657

,460

,500

,420

,420

,250

,100

994

926

Jan.

959

894

832

746

h693

h647

h612

h579

h546

h517

h499

490

485

476

467

458

445

436

432

428

424

' h424

h407

h398

h390

h390

h390

h803

h803

hi, 310

h7,790

Feb.

h4,420

h2,910

h2,300

hi, 900

hi, 680

hi, 770

dh2,250

h2,050

hi, 770

hi, 640

hi, 550

hi, 380

hi, 350

hi, 180

hi, 140

hi, 140

hi, 460

dh2,000

hi, 770

dhl,600

dhl,400

hi, 350

hi, 420

h3 , 820

h3,280

h2,350

hi, 950

hi, 640

_

.

-

Mar.

hi, 420

hi, 340

hi, 210

hi, 140

hi, 060

h959

h926

hi, 550

h4,580

a2,910

hi, 680

hi, 420

hi, 950

a2,350

hi, 770

al,550

al,420

hi, 380

hi, 180

hi, 210

hi, 180

hi, 030

h959

h894

h863

h959

h959

h832

h803

h774

h746

Apr.

h719

h604

h579

h579

h642

h627

567

2,250

6,740

5,480

3,490

2,510

2,050

1,790

1,540

1,360

1,230

1,190

1,110

1,040

960

890

862

806

766

726

686

693

660

635

.

May

610

610

693

719

779

820

925

960

869

820

820

834

820

779

793

848

883

827

806

960

960

890

820

766

726

1,040

3,280

2,630

1,840

1,400

1,190

June

1,400

1,230

1,040

890

793

759

719

745

786

890

1,070

1,320

2,050

3,560

2,510

2,330

2,390

2,100

1,940

1,690

1,450

1,230

1,070

960

876

820

883

876

786

732

-

July

h648

h585

h561

h532

h538

509

515

498

486

470

454

437

427

416

411

395

385

375

370

365

370

350

340

322

312

298

303

303

298

294

280

Aug.

280

276

272

322

303

298

375

416

400

370

345

355

322

307

307

322

312

312

298

280

272

267

289

280

263

258

250

250

242

238

234

Sept.

234

238

234

229

225

221

285

298

307

360

432

380

336

307

285

272

263

254

246

242

234

234

234

225

221

225

238

234

229

229

-

Month

September .................

Water' year 1941-42 ..........

Secondfoot days

45,125

52,380 

22,064

262,868

25,170 

54,270 

43,004 

43,781 

31,717 

39,895 

12,847 

9,315 

7,951

387,519

Maximum

6,470 

10,800 

1,500

10,800

7,790 

4,420 

4,580 

6,740 

3,280 

3,560 

648 

416 

432

10,800

Minimum

403 

622 

424

159

390 

1,140 

746 

567 

610 

719 

280 

234 

221

221

Mean

1,456 

1,746

712

720

812 

1,938 

1,387 

1,459 

1,023 

1,330 

414 

300 

265

1,062

Per

square 

mile

1.52 

1.82 

.744

.752

.848 

2.03 

1.45 

1.52 

1.07 

1.39 

.433 

.313 

.277

1.11

Runoff

Inches

1.75 

2.03 

.86

10.21

.98 

2.11 

1.67 

1.70 

1.23 

1.55 

.50 

.36 

.31

15.05

Acre-feet

89,500 

103,900 

43,760

521,400

49,920 

107,600 

85,300 

86,840 

62,910 

79,130 

25,480 

18,480 

15,770

768,600

Peak discharge.- Oct. 18 (9 p.m.) 6,680 sec.-ft.; Nov. 1 (10 a.m.) 12,000 sec.-ft.; Apr. 9 

(3:30 p.m.) 8,580 sec.-ft.; June 14 (11:30 a.m.) 4,020 sec.-ft.

a Ho pa£;e-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations near Annapolis and 

at Poplar Bluff.

d Doubtful sage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations near Annapolis 

and at Ponlar Bluff.

h Computed from wire-weight page readings.

Time basis: Central standard tir-.e prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
WHITE RIVKR BASIN

Black River at Poplar Bluff, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°45'25", long. 90°23'25", in NWiSEi sec. 2, T. 24 

N., R. 6 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 60 at Poplar Bluff, 5 miles downstream from 

Indian Creek. Datum of gage is 317.40 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,245 square miles.

Records available.- October 1936 to September 1937, October 1939 to September 1942. 

Gage-height records collected at same site since July 1935, and at site 300 feet 

downstream September 1923 to July 1935, are contained in reports of U. S. VJeather 

Bureau.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,520 second-feet Nov. 3 (gage height, 17.38 

feet); minimum, 371 second-feet Sept. 50.

1936-37, 1939-42: Maximum discharge, 27,300 second-feet Jan. 16, 1937 (gage height, 

19.66 feet, present datum, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 260 secondfeet Sept. 19-25, 1941.

Maximum discharge known, 100.000 seoond-feet (estimated) Ilarch 1904; maximum stage 

known, 21.1 feet (present datum) Mar. 12, 1935 (affected by levees constructed since 

1904).

Remarks.- P^ecords Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

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

Oct.

623

588

1,300

1,480

1,700

1,570

1,430

1,300

1,130

1,010

887

809

696

623

659

1,460

2,080

1,680

3,060

4, 140

2,880

1,880

1,550

1,360

1,180

1,040

1,000

930

826

792

1,530

Nov.

4,610

6,880

7,710

5,530

3,800

2,550

2,230

2,790

2,790

2,160

1,820

1,600

1,480

1,360

1,280

1, 150

1,070

965

895

895

895

1,150

1,280

1,330

1,600

1,550

1,460

1,360

1,250

1,150

-

Dec.

1,040

965

895

860

792

758

692

692

628

628

596

565

628

596

596

565

565

534

534

534

504

692

1,940

,730

,790

,940

,790

,730

,600

,480

,380

Jan.

2,010

1,910

1,500

1,360

1,250

1,110

1,040

930

860

826

758

758

725

725

692

660

628

628

628

596

596

565

565

534

534

534

826

1,040

1,000

1,330

2,840

Feb.

4,770

6,460

5,230

3,650

2,590

2,510

2,550

2,630

2,430

2,190

1,980

1,820

1,680

1,550

1,480

1,550

1,680

1,880

2,230

1,980

1,730

1,600

1,700

2,880

4,040

4,500

3,420

2,550

-

-

-

Mar.

2,040

1,820

1,680

1,550

1,460

1,380

1,310

1,460

2,590

4,500

4,090

3,060

2,390

2,230

2,630

2,310

2,120

1,910

1,730

1,600

1,500

1,430

1,410

1,250

1,180

1,180

1,250

1,180

1,110

1,040

1,000

Apr.

965

895

860

826

826

792

758

1,930

6,460

7,890

7,890

6,190

4,660

3,330

2,470

2,080

1,820

1,700

1,600

1,500

1,430

1,360

1,280

1,180

1,110

1,110

1,070

1,110

1,110

1,000

-

May

930

895

895

,530

,310

,250

,250

,330

,330

,250

,150

,150

,110

,070

,040

,040

,070

,110

,040

,150

,330

,360

,360

,250

,110

,070

,550

,970

,200

2,310

1,790

June

1,570

1,620

1,550

1,410

1,280

1,180

1,110

1,040

1,000

1,110

1,310

1,360

1,550

2,120

3,200

3,100

2,710

2,710

2,430

2,270

1,980

1,790

1,600

1,430

1,330

1,240

1,140

1,180

1,180

1,060

-

July

985

908

832

759

723

723

653

653

619

619

586

586

554

523

523

493

493

464

464

436

464

464

436

436

436

436

436

436

436

408

408

Aug.

408

408

408

436

464

464

795

586

619

586

759

653

554

521

489

554

554

521

521

521

489

489

4,060

2,880

927

623

554

521

521

489

489

Sept.

458

458

458

428

428

428

428

659

623

554

554

659

623

588

554

521

489

489

489

458

458

428

428

428

399

399

399

399

399

371

-

Month

April .........................

September . . . ..............

Water year 1941-42 ..........

Secondfoot-days

43,193 

66,590 

30,239

319,867

29,958 

75,260 

57,390 

67,202 

42,200 

49,560 

17,392 

22,863 

14,454

516,301

Maximum

4,140 

7,710 

1,940

7,710

2,840 

6,460 

4,500 

7,890 

3,200 

3,200 

985 

4,060 

659

7,890

Minimum

588 

895 

504

243

534 

1,480

1,000 

758 

895 

1,000 

408 

408 

371

371

Mean

1,393 

2,220 

975

876

966 

2,688 

1,851 

2,240 

1,361 

1,552 

561 

738 

482

1,415

Per 

square 

mile

1.12 

1.78 

.783

.704

.776 

2.16 

1.49 

1.80 

1.09 

1.33 

.451 

.593 

.387

1.14

Runoff

Inches

1.29 

1.99 

.90

9.55

.89 

2.25 

1.72 

2.01 

1.26 

1.48 

.52 

.68 

.43

15.42

Acre-feet

85,670 

132,100 

59,980

634,500

59,420 

149,300 

113,800 

133,300 

85,700 

98,300 

34, 500 

45,350 

28,670

1,024,000

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

532763 0-43-6
74 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Black River near Corning, Ark.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°24'05", long. 90°32'30", near center of sec. 4, T.

 SiO W., R. 5 E., at highway bridge 2i miles east of Corning and 13 miles downstream 

from Cane Creek. Datum of gage Is 272.90 feet above mean Gulf level (Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, bench mark).

Drainage area.- 1,749 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1942. Gage-height records collected at

site 7 miles downstream January 1925 to December 1929 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,900 second-feet Apr. 12-14; maximum gage

 height observed, 12.09 feet Apr. 12; minimum discharge observed, 371 second-feet Sept. 

29 (gage height, 0.72 foot).

1938-42: Maximum discharge, 18,000 second-feet Apr. 22, 1939 (gage height, 13.15 

feet); minimum, 224 second-feet Sept. 22-27, 1941; minimum gage height observed, -0.52 

foot Sept. 26, 1941.

Maximum stage since July 1918, 14.4 feet Apr. 18, 1927, according to records of 

Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read once daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

693

614

576

558

776

1,040

1,120

1,140

1,190

1,110

1,020

906

S18

755

734

713

734

1,090

1,400

1,550

1,760

1,970

2,160

2,240

2,040

1,760

1,460

1,190

1,090

1,040

1,160

Nov.

1,580

2,200

2,740

2,990

3,440

4,040

4,700

4,700

4,400

3,920

3,560

3,130

2,870

2,540

2,190

1,390

1,620

1,380

1,220

1,090

1,020

992

1,020

1,120

1,220

1,330

1,440

1,500

1,500

1,440

Dec.

1,330

1,220

1,140

1,060

1,020

922

S76

S32

810

767

746

705

705

725

746

746

746

705

685

665

645

788

1,560

2,590

3,560

4,400

4,610

4,400

3,920

3,460

3,060

Jan.

2,930

3,060

3,460

3,790

3,670

3,290

2,870

2,320

1,790

1,500

1,270

1,190

1,190

1,090

1,060

1,040

1,040

1,020

1,040

1,090

1,090

1,040

968

899

S54

810

899

1,440

2,080

2,540

2,750

Feb.

3,290

3,790

4,060

4,400

4,610

5,120

5,120

5,120

4,340

4,210

3,920

3,670

3,370

3,130

2,930

2,750

2,700

2,870

3,060

3,060

2,990

2,930

2,310

2,700

3,130

3,670

3,790

3,920

_

_

-

Mar.

4,060

3,920

3,560

3,290

2,930

2,590

2,320

2,150

2,190

2,590

3,060

3,670

3,790

3,920

3,920

3,670

3,460

3,370

3,210

2,990

2,750

2,450

2,270

2,040

1,820

1,690

1,620

1,590

1,560

1,500

1,410

Apr.

1,300

1,240

1,190

1,140

1,090

1,060

1,020

1,240

2,190

3,920

8,050

9,900

9,900

9,900

9,250

7,450

5,850

4,610

3,670

3,210

2,810

2,450

2,110

1,860

1,660

1,500

1,410

1,360

1,380

1,380

-

May

1,330

1,270

1,220

1,240

1,560

1,860

1,820

1,720

1,620

1,530

1,470

1,410

1,360

1,270

1,240

1,190

1,140

1,120

1,120

1,140

1,140

1,220

1,270

1,360

1,360

1,330

1,240

1,300

1,560

1,820

2,040

June

2,230

2,270

2,110

1,960

1,860

1,700

1,520

1,400

1,370

1,340

1,460

1,700

1,830

1,900

2,000

2,200

2,420

2,680

2,920

2,990

2,990

2,920

2,800

2,630

2,330

2,040

1,830

1,640

1,430

1,340

-

July

1,230

1,170

1,100

1,020

946

874

830

786

742

722

702

682

662

622

602

534

566

548

512

495

478

478

461

445

445

429

429

414

414

429

414

Aug.

399

399

335

385

385

445

495

662

736

702

662

622

662

682

622

566

512

512

495

495

478

461

662

1,520

2,470

3,200

3,280

2,800

2,240

1,700

1,170

Sept.

874

722

622

548

512

495

478

495

622

808

808

722

662

642

622

584

548

512

512

478

461

445

429

414

399

399

385

385

371

385

-

Month

April .........................

May ...........................

September .....................

Water year 1941-42 ..........

Secondfoot-days

36,407 

68,782 

50,144

372,244

55,080 

101,960 

85,360 

105,100 

43,320 

61,860 

20,231 

30,854 

16,339

675,437

Maximum

2,240 

4,700 

4,610

4,700

3,790 

5,120 

4,060 

9,900 

2,040 

2,990 

1,230 

3,280 

874

9,900

Minimum

r 558 

992 

645

224

810 

2,700 

1,410 

1,020 

1,120 

1,340 

414 

385 

371

371

Mean

1,174 

2,293 

1,618

1,020

1,777 

3,641 

2,754 

3,503 

1,397 

2,062 

653 

995 

545

1,851

Per 

square 

mile

0.671 

1.31 

.925

.583

1.02 

2.08 

1.57 

2.00 

.799 

1.18 

.373 

.569 

.312

1.06

Runoff

Inches

0.77 

1.46 

1.07

7.91

1.18 

2.17 

1.81 

2.23 

.92 

1.32 

.43 

.66 

.35

14.37

Acre-feet

72,210 

136,400 

99,460

738,300

109,200 

202,200 

169,300 

SOS, 500 

85,920 

122,700 

40,130 

61,200 

32,410

1,340,000

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m. 

convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. To
WHITE RIVER BASIN 75 

Black River at Pocahontas, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°15', long. 90°58', in SWi sec. 27, R. IE., T.

 1'9 N. ', at Pocahontas, li miles downstream from Fourche Creek, 6 miles downstream from 

Current River, and 15 miles upstream from Spring River. Datum of gage is 242.43 feet 

above mean Gulf level (Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, bench mark).

Drainage area.- 4,843 square miles.

Records available.- January 1936 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 18,600 second-feet Apr. 16 (gage height, 19.60

 feet); minimum, 1,710 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.36 feet).

1936-42: Maximum discharge observed, 31,600 second-feet Jan. 21, 22, 1937 (gage 

height, 24.0 feet, site then in use); minimum observed. 1,190 second-feet Aug. 28 to 

Sept. 2, 1936 (gage height, 0.6 foot, site then in use).

Maximum stage known, 25.9 feet Apr. 17, 1927, present site.

Remarks.- Records good.

Cooperation.- One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Rating table, water year 1941-42, except days of rapidly changing stage (gage height.

In faat, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 8-11, Aug. 24 to Sept. 30)

0.9 1,710 6.0 4,850 17.0 14,000 

1.5 2,010 8.0 6,250 18.0 15,300 

2.5 2,550 10.0 7,800 19.0 17,100 

4.0 3,450 15.0 11,900 19.6 18,600

Discharge, in second-feat, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2,160 

2,160 

2,160 

2,490 

2,850

2,850 

2,910 

3,090 

3,150 

3,090

2,910 

2,790 

2,670 

2,610 

2,850

3,800 

3,940 

4,220 

4,640 

5,200

6,390 

6,040 

5,270 

,640 

,290

,010 

,290 

,570 

,150 

4,010 

k7, 160

Nov.

kll,100 

k!2,100 

k!2,600 

k!2,800 

12,700

12,100 

11,200 

10,400 

9,640 

9,000

8,440 

8,120 

7,880 

7,640 

7,400

7,080 

6,680 

6,320 

5,970 

5,690

5,340 

5,200 

5,200 

5,130 

5,060

5,130 

5,060 

4,920 

4,710 

4,570

Dec.

4,360 

4,220 

4,150 

4,010 

3,870

3,730 

3,520 

3,390 

3,270 

3,150

3,030 

2,970 

3,090 

3,330 

3,270

3,210 

3,090 

3,030 

2,970 

2,910

2,850 

k4.,000 

k8,500 

k9,450 

9,480

9,880 

9,880 

9,480 

9,080 

8,680 

8,520

Jan.

kl 1,100 

kl 1,800 

11,600 

11,300 

10,400

9,640 

g8,760 

g8,040 

g7, 160 

g6,600

g6,320 

6,040 

5,830 

5,620 

5,410

5,060 

4,710 

4,500 

4,430 

4,360

4,220 

4,010 

3,800 

3,660 

3,520

3,390 

k5,180 

k6 , 700 

6,390 

k6,620 

k8,840

Feb. Mar.

k9,800 

klO,200 

10, 400 

10, 400 

10,000

9,960 

10,100 

10,100 

10,300 

10,700

10,800 

10,700 

10, 400 

9,960 

9,560

9,640 

9,880 

9,720 

9,640 

9,640

9,320 

8,760 

8,600 

9,480 

10,100

10, 400 

10,700 

10,600

MA -1-1% S©cond 

Month foot-days

Ooto 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1941

 uary . . . 

h

17,360 

35, 180 

58,370

1,295,540

2

2 

2

1 ......................... 3

]

05,010 

79 , 860 

63,690 

41,380 

77,700

208,660 

93,380

st ........................

ember ................... .

87,400 

66,380

ter year 1941-42 2,384,370

10,300 

9,720 

9,320 

8,920 

8,600

8,360 

8,120 

k9,200 

klO,700 

kll.OOO

10,800 

10,500 

10,000 

9,560 

9,160

9,000 

8,840 

8,600 

8,360 

8,200

7,960 

7,720 

7,400 

7,080 

6,840

7,080 

7,240 

6,920 

6,460 

6,040 

5,690

Maximum

7,160 

12,800 

9,880

12,800

11,800 

10,800 

11,000 

18,600 

8,520 

9,500 

5,480 

5,970 

3,210

18,600

Apr.

5,340 

5,130 

4,850 

4,640 

4,430

4,290 

4,150 

5,870 

11,500 

14,400

15,800 

16,300 

16,900 

17,500 

18,300

18,600 

18,300 

17,500 

16,700 

15,500

14,400 

13, 300 

12,300 

11,300 

10,200

9,320 

8,520 

8,440 

9,160 

8,440

May

7,320 

6,460 

5,970 

k8,340 

8,520

7,720 

7,160 

6,680 

6,390 

6,040

5,760 

5,550 

5,410 

5,410 

5,340

5,130 

4,920 

4,780 

4,640 

4,640

4,850 

5,060 

5,130 

5,060 

4,850

4,710 

4,780 

5,130 

5,410 

5,410 

5,130

Minimum

2,160 

4,570 

2,850

1,330

3,390 

8,600 

5,690 

4,150 

4,640 

5,270 

2,160 

2,110 

1,710

1,710

June

k6,290 

k8,570 

8,040 

6,920 

6,040

5,550 

5,340 

5,270 

5,340 

5,690

5,900 

5,970 

6,250 

6,600 

6,920

7,560 

7,640 

7,320 

k7,940 

k9,120

k9,500 

9,320 

8,680 

7,880 

7,160

6,680 

6,840 

6,460 

6,110 

5,760

Mean

3,786 

7,839 

5,109

3,549

6,613 

9,995 

8,506 

11,380 

5,732 

6,955 

3,012 

2,819 

2,213

6,122

July

5,480 

5,060 

4,710 

4,290 

4,010

3,730 

3,520 

3,390 

3,270 

3,150

3,090 

3,030 

2,970 

2,850 

2,790

2,730 

2,670 

2,550 

2,490 

2,490

2,430 

2,430 

2,370 

2,310 

2,260

2,260 

2,210 

2,210 

2,260 

2,210 

2,160

Per 

square 

mile

0.782 

1.62 

1.05

.733

1.37 

2.06 

1.76 

2.35 

1.18 

1.44 

.622 

.582 

.457

1.26

Aug.

2,160 

2,110 

2,110 

2,110 

2,160

2,260 

2,550 

2,430 

2,430 

2,550

2,490 

2,490 

2,490 

2,430 

2,430

2,670 

2,490 

2,490 

2,370 

2,310

2,260 

2,210 

k4,360 

5,970 

k4,250

3,660 

3,590 

3,520 

3,450 

3,330 

3,270

Sept.

3,210 

3,150 

2,970 

2,610 

2,260

2,060 

2,010 

2,260 

2,670 

2,670

2,550 

2,670 

2,610 

2,370 

2,210

2,160 

2,060 

2,060 

1,960 

1,910

1,910 

1,860 

,810 

,810 

,810

,760 

,760 

,760 

,760 

,710

Runoff

Inches

0.90 

1.81 

1.21

9.94

1.58 

2.15 

2.03 

2.62 

1.36 

1.61 

.72 

.67 

.51

17.17

Acre-feet

232, 800 

466,500 

314,100

2,570,000

406,600 

555, 100 

523,000 

677,100 

352,500 

413,900 

185, 200 

173,400 

131,700

4,432,000

g Computed from graph based or wire-weight gage reaaings. 

k Computed by using rate of change of stage as a factor.

Time basis; Central scunaard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942;' central war time thereafter 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
76 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Black River at Black Rock, Ark.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 36°06', long. 91°06', In NWi sec. 21, T. 17 N., R. 1 W., at 

St. Louis-San Francisco Railway bridge at Black Rock, 3f miles downstream from Spring 

River. Datum of gage Is 229.56 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 7,323 square miles.

Records available.- June 1929 to September 1931 and October 1939 to September 1942. Gageheight records collected at same site since 1904 are contained In reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 37,300 second-feet Apr. 10 (gage height, 23.0 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 2,850 second-feet Oct. 2 

(gage height, 1.3 feet).

1929-31, 1939-42: Maximum discharge observed, 41,100 second-feet Jan. 15, 1930 

(gage height, 23.6 feet); minimum observed, 1,800 second-feet Sept. 19-24, 1931 (gage 

height, 0.5 foot).

Maximum stage known, 31.9 feet Aug. 21, 1915, from records of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 13 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 3 discharge measurements made 

and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

1.8 

2.5 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

Rating tables, water year 1941-42 (gage height, in feet,

in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 3-9)

ind discharge,

2,850

3,550

5,050

7,200

9,500

10.0

13.0

14.0

16.0

18.4

11,800

15,200

16,500

19,300

23,200

2.0 3,050

4.0 5,050

6.0 7,050

8.0 9,050

10 to Sept. SO

11.0

14.0

18.0

20.0

12,100

15,400

20,600

24,000

21.0

22.0

23.0

26,500

30,800

37,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3,05£

2,850

3,050

3,450

4,050

4,050

4,050

4,050

4,150

4,150

3,950

3,850

3,750

3,650

4,850

10,100

10,600

11,900

10,900

8,810

9,380

9,270

8,120

6,980

6,320

5,890

6,760

7,660

6,540

6,100

12,700

Nov.

21,300

23,200

21,000

19,900

20,500

19,800

18,200

16,500

15,000

13,600

12,500

11,700

11,000

10,600

10,200

9,850

9,450

8,950

8,450

8,050

,650

,450

,650

,650

,650

,550

,450

,250

6,950

6,650

-

Dec.

6,450

6,250

6,050

5,950

5,850

5,550

5,350

5,150

4,950

4,850

4,650

4,650

4,850

5,150

5,050

4,850

4,850

4,650

4,650

4,450

4,450

5,750

13,600

14,500

14,000

14,200

14,000

13,400

12,600

12,000

11,500

Jan.

15,300

17,100

16,300

15,800

15,000

13,900

12,500

11,500

10,200

9,450

8,850

8,450

8,250

7,850

7,650

7,250

6,850

6,550

6,650

6,450

6,250

6,050

5,850

5,450

5,450

5,250

7,650

9,650

9,450

9,850

13,200

Feb.

13,400

13,800

13,900

14,000

13,900

13,900

14,100

13,800

13,600

14.100

14,300

14,100

13,900

13,400

13,000

13,300

13,800

13,600

13,200

13,000

12,800

12,200

12,100

14,300

15,200

15,200

15,200

15,000

-

_

-

Mar.

14,500

14,000

13,300

12,600

12,100

11,700

11,300

13,200

17,900

17,900

17,200

16,400

15,500

14,800

14,000

13,400

12,900

12,300

11,900

11,500

11,300

10,800

10,400

10,000

9,650

10,200

10,400

10,000

9,550

9,050

8,450

Apr.

8,050

7,650

7,350

7,050

6,650

6,550

6,350

11 , 500

28,300

35,400

27,800

25,000

23,300

22,600

22,600

22,600

22,600

22,300

22,000

21,100

20,100

19,000

17,900

16,700

15,200

14,500

14,100

14,500

16,200

15,000

-

May

13,400

11,900

10,600

14,700

18,100

15,800

13,200

11,900

10,800

10,000

9,250

9,050

8,650

8,550

8,450

8,250

7,850

7,650

7,450

7,650

9,550

9,250

8,950

8,550

8,050

7,750

7,550

7,750

7,850

7,950

8,150

June

15,000

19,400

16,400

13,000

10,800

9,450

8,750

8,250

8,650

8,850

9,450

9,650

10,200

10,200

10,200

10,400

10,600

10,800

11,200

11,700

12,200

12,400

12,100

11,300

10,600

10,000

10,400

9,650

8,850

8,450

-

July

8,250

7,850

6,650

6,150

6,250

6,050

5,850

5,450

5,250

5,050

5,050

5,050

4,950

4,650

4,550

4,450

4,250

4,250

4,150

4,050

4,050

4,050

4,050

3,850

3,750

3,650

3,650

3,650

3,650

3,650

3,550

Aug.

3,550

3,550

3,450

3,550

3,550

3,650

4,450

4,850

4,050

3,950

3,850

3,850

3,850

3,850

3,850

4,450

4,050

4,250

3,950

3,750

3,650

3,450

7,650

12,000

9,350

6,650

6,050

5,750

5,550

5,450

5,250

Sept.

5,050

4,950

4,850

4,650

4,250

5,350

5,650

6,750

8,150

6,450

5,650

5,250

5,050

4,750

4,450

4,150

4,050

3,850

3,850

3,650

3,550

3,550

3,450

3,450

3,450

3,350

3,250

3,250

3,050

3,050

-

Month

March .........................

September .....................

Water year 1941-42 ..........

Secondfoot-days

194,980 

363,650 

234,200

1,911,270

295,950 

386,100 

388,200 

519,950 

304,550 

328,900 

149,750 

149,100 

134,200

3,449,530

Maximum

12,700 

23,200 

14,500

23,200

17,100 

15,200 

17,900 

35,400 

18,100 

19,400 

8,250 

12,000 

8,150

35,400

Minimum

2,850 

6,650 

4,450

1,870

5,250 

12,100 

8,450 

6,350 

7,450 

8,250 

3,550 

3,450 

3,050

2,850

Mean

6,290 

12,120 

7,555

5,236

9,547 

13,790 

12,520 

17,330 

9,824 

10,960 

4,831 

4,810 

4,473

9,451

Per 

square 

mile

0.859 

1.66 

1.03

.715

1.30 

1.88 

1.71 

2.37 

1.34 

1.50 

.660 

.657 

.611

1.29

Runoff

Inches

0.99 

1.85 

1.19

9.71

1.50 

1.96 

1.97 

2.64 

1.55 

1.67 

.76 

.76 

.68

17.52

Ac re- feet

386,700 

721,300 

464,500

3,791,000

587,000 

765,800 

770,000 

1,031,000 

604,100 

652,400 

297,000 

295,700 

266,200

6,842,000

Time basis: Central standard time prior to 2 a. 

convert war time to standard time, subtract 1

Feb. 9, 1942} central war time thereafter.
WHITE aiVl-JR BASIN 77

Cane Creek at Harvlell, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°39'50", long. 90°28'00", In NEiNEi sec. 12, T. 23 

N., K. 5 E., at "bridge on State Highway 14, a quarter of a mile east of Harvlell. 

Datum of gage Is 300.30 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 188 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1942 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,840 second-feet Apf. 9 (gage height, 18.99 

reetj; minimum, 10 second-feet July 23 to Aug. 3.

1939-42: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 9, 1942; minimum, 8 second-feet Oct. 22-25, 

1940, Aug. 17, 18, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 19.2 feet, Jan. 15, 1937, from Information by gage observer.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice dally.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

11

12

12

13

14

15

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

16

19

27

31

46

62

44

35

29

42

29

42

46

62

54

46

511

Nov.

1,270

656

272

228

206

217

283

261

167

133

110

96

89

82

76

67

62

56

54

56

67

67

103

117

110

96

82

79

67

62

-

Dec.

59

56

52

49

46

42

39

37

35

35

32

31

64

70

54

52

49

46

44

42

42

362

2,060

1,880

711

528

417

261

186

149

154

Jan.

1,180

1,300

492

261

186

158

b!25

bllO

b!03

b89

b82

86

89

*89

86

79

76

76

103

82

73

67

64

62

59

56

416

447

273

400

1,680

Feb.

1,210

432

250

206

273

562

692

347

239

250

239

186

158

133

125

239

347

285

196

158

133

117

250

1,600

1,240

447

273

206

-

-

-

Mar.

149

149

133

125

110

103

89

255

750

511

285

206

167

149

141

125

117

103

89

86

82

76

70

67

64

96

103

117

103

89

79

Apr.

73

70

64

64

59

56

56

1,020

5,750

3,390

1,240

374

228

186

149

125

110

110

103

89

79

76

70

64

62

64

67

141

133

117

-

May

96

86

103

703

528

250

167

125

103

89

82

73

67

62

56

54

49

46

46

59

73

76

117

89

70

64

186

250

133

96

79

June

70

59

54

46

44

62

103

89

157

259

711

334

250

495

250

388

374

250

206

149

125

117

117

96

76

73

89

64

54

46

-

July

44

37

32

31

27

25

20

22

20

18

17

17

16

16

15

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

Aug.

10

10

10

58

76

42

273

321

133

82

54

76

86

54

39

37

44

54

37

29

25

23

1,780

3,860

1,490

309

176

133

103

89

73

Sept.

64

56

52

44

39

37

37

149

167

110

76

59

52

44

39

37

35

35

32

31

27

25

23

22

20

20

19

20

19

18

-

Month

July ..........................

September .....................

Water year 1941-42 ..........

Secondfoot-days

1,317 

5,291 

7,684

31,241

8,449 

10,793 

4,788 

14,189 

4,077 

5,207 

529 

9,586 

1,408

73,318

Maximum

511 

1,270 

2,060

2,060

1,680 

1,600 

750 

5,750 

703 

711 

44 

3,860 

167

5,750

Minimum

11 

54 

31

8

56 

117 

64 

56 

46 

44 

10 

10 

18

10

Mean

42.5 

176 

248

85.6

273 

385

154 

473 

132 

174 

17.1 

309 

46.9

201

Per 

square 

mile

0.226 

.936 

1.32

.455

1.45 

2.05 

.819 

2.52 

.702 

.926 

.091 

1.64 

.249

1.07

Runoff

Inches

0.26 

1.04 

1.52

6.16

1.67 

2.14 

.94 

2.61 

.81 

1.03 

.10 

1.89 

.88

14.49

Acre-feet

2,610 

10,490 

15,240

61,960

16,760 

21,410 

9,500 

28,140 

8,090 

10,330 

1,050 

19,010 

2,790

145,400

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Time basis! Central standard time prior to 2 a.m. 

convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

Feb. 9, 1942, central war time thereafter.
78 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Current River near Eminence, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°11'00", long. 91 0 15'30", In SWiNEi sec. 15, T.

 29 N., R. 3 W., 1 mile downstream from Jacks Fork and 8 miles northeast of Eminence. 

Datum of gage is 568.82 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,272 square miles.

Records available.- August 1921 to September 1942.

Average discharge.- 21 years, 1J403 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,100 second-feet Nov. 1 (gage height, 9.70

 feet); minimum, 573 second-feet Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.13 feet).

1921-42: Maximum discharge, 59,600 second-feet Mar. 11, 1935 (gage height, 24.35 

feet); minimum, 360 second-feet July 21-25, July 27 to Aug. 13, 1934; minimum gage 

height, 0.85 foot on Aug. 18, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water yea

790

1,160

1,580

1,850

1941-42 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in second-feet)

Oct. IS to Sept. 30

555

995

1,560

2,930

5.5 

7.0 

8.4

4,520

6,490

8,720

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

1,040 

1,850 

1,760 

1,580 

1,800

1,850 

1,540 

1,240 

1,120 

1,040

1,080 

968 

867 

846 

1,000

1,120 

1,580 

5,480 

3,950 

2,460

1,860 

1,560 

1,340 

1,220 

1,100

1,060 

1,030 

960 

892 

1,300 

6,610

Nov.

8,720 

4,640 

3,430 

2,840 

2,550

2,460 

2,640 

2,410 

2,040 

1,780

1,600 

1,470 

1,340 

1,260 

1,180

1,140 

1,060 

1,030 

1,030 

1,260

1,380 

1,430 

1,690 

2,000 

1,820

1,640 

1,470 

1,340 

1,260 

1,180

Dec.

1,140 

1,060 

1,030 

995 

995

925 

892 

860 

847 

821

808 

808 

860 

847 

828

821 

821 

821 

814

789

771 

860 

1,960 

3,130 

2,460

2,180 

2,000 

1,730 

1,560 

1,430 

1,380

Jan.

1,380 

1,300 

1,220 

1,100 

1,030

960 

960 

892 

892 

860

854 

847 

834 

828 

808

808 

785 

789 

777 

765

741 

735 

717 

711 

699

717 

960 

995 

995 

2,140 

5,650

Feb.

4,640 

3,330 

2,550 

2,220 

2,000

2,180 

2,320 

2,180 

2,000 

1,860

1,780 

1,680 

1,600 

1,510 

1,470

1,680 

3,230 

3,330 

2,740 

2,360

2,090 

1,910 

2,320 

4,400 

3,950

3,230 

2,740 

2,360

Month Secondfoot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1941 

ary

3

ember .....................

53, 103 

61,090 

37,243

79,297

33,759 

69,660 

51,400 

63,045 

45,780 

68,200 

25,804 

21,291 

20,831

ter year 1941-42 . 551,206

Peak discharge.- 0

10,400 sec. -ft.; May 

8,040 sec. -ft. 

Time basis: Centr 

To convert war time

Mar.

2,090 

1,910 

1,820 

1,680 

1,600

1,470 

1,600 

3,230 

2,840 

2,360

2,090 

1,860 

2,000 

2.000 

1,860

1,820 

1,680 

1,600 

1,510 

1,430

1,380 

1,300 

1,260 

1,220 

1,180

1,220 

1,140 

1,100 

1,060 

1,060 

1,030

Maximum

6,610 

8,720 

3,130

8,720

5,650 

4,640 

3,230 

8,040 

4,000 

6,940 

1,180 

860 

1,470

8,720

Apr.

1,030 

995 

995 

995 

995

995 

1,030 

2,610 

8,040 

6,640

4,640 

3,630 

3,130 

2,740 

2,360

2,090 

1,910 

1,820 

1,780 

1,640

1,510 

1,430 

1,380 

1,340 

1,300

1,260 

1,220 

1,220 

1,180 

1,140

May

1,140 

,220 

,260 

,380

,300

,470 

,510 

,380 

,300 

,300

,510 

,640 

,510 

,380 

,430

,430 

,380 

,340 

,300 

,470

,470 

,430 

,340 

,260

,140

,260 

,860 

,640 

,430 

,300 

,000

Minimum

846 

1,030 

771

436

699 

1,470 

1,030 

995 

1,140 

1,180 

675 

597 

579

579

June

2,840 

1,820 

1,470 

1,300 

1,180

1,260 

1,260 

1,470 

1,340 

1,380

1,730 

2,460 

2,410 

4,450 

2,410

2,320 

3,780 

6,940 

4,880 

3,730

2,930 

2,410 

2,040 

1,820 

1,630

1,560 

1,470 

1,380 

1,300 

1,220

Mean

1,713 

2,036 

1,201

1,039

1,089 

2,488 

1,658 

2,102 

1,477 

2,273 

832 

687 

694

1,510

July

1,180 

1,140 

1,060 

1,060 

995

995 

960 

925 

925 

892

860 

860 

847 

808 

795

783 

777 

759 

747 

747

753 

735 

723 

711 

699

681 

681 

675 

681 

675 

675

Per 

square 

mile

1.35 

1.60 

.944

.817

.856 

1.96 

1.30 

1.65 

1.16 

1.79 

.654 

.540 

.546

1.19

Aug.

675 

663 

669 

711 

735

693 

753 

717 

693

687

717 

705 

675 

657 

860

814 

789 

729 

693 

675

663 

657 

675 

645 

639

633 

627 

621 

615 

609 

597

Sept.

597 

591 

603 

603 

591 ,

609 

663 

795 

960 

1,470

995 

840 

777 

729 

705

681 

669 

657 

645 

639

621

609 

615 

609 

591

603 

609 

591 

585 

579

Runoff

Inches

1.56 

1.78 

1.09

11.08

.99 

2.04 

1.50 

1.84 

1.34 

2.00 

-75 

.62 

.61

16.12

Acre-feet

105,300 

121,200 

73,870

752,300

66,960 

138,200 

102,000 

125,000 

90,800 

135,300 

51,180 

42, 230 

41,320

1,093,000

ct. 18 (5 p.m.) 8,210 sec. -ft.; Nov. 1 (2 a.m.) 11,100 sec. -ft.; Apr. 9 (lla.m.) 

31 (6 p.m.) 8,380 sec. -ft.; June 14 (6 a.m.) 7,400 gee. -ft.; June 18 (1 p.m.)

al standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter, 

to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 79

Current River at Van Buren, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°59', long. 91°01', In NEiNWi sec. 25, T. 27 N.,

 K. 1 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 60, in Van Buren, 700 feet downstream from Davis

Creek. Datum of gage Is 442.78 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.- 1,667 square miles. 

Records available.- June 1921 to September 1942 in reports of U. S. Geological Survey.

 September 191!i to June 1921 in reports of University of Missouri and of Missouri GeologicalSurvey and Water Resources.

Average discharge.- 21 years (1921-42), 1,783 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,800 second-feet Nov, 1 (gage height, 10.38

 feet); minimum, 752 second-feet Sept. 2-6, 24-26, 28-30.

1921-42: Maximum discharge, 86,600 second-feet Mar. 11, 1935 (gage height, 22.84 

feet, present datum), from rating curve extended above 62,000 second-feet; minimum, 

490 second-feet Aug. 26-28, 30, 31, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 29.0 feet, present datum, Mar. 26, 1904, from floodmarks. 

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1941-42 (gage height, In feet, and discharge 

In second-feet)

3.1 S48

3.5 1,100

4.0 1,460

4.5 1,890

5.0 2,410

5.5 3,050

6.2 4,220

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

Oct. 19 to Sept. 30

725

900 

1,230 

1,620 

2,580 :

3,170

3,890

5,820

9,410

13,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

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

Oct.

878

1,670

2,240

1,990

1,940

2,190

1,990

1,580

1,350

1,270

1,270

1,200

1,070

970

1,130

1,310

1,460

4,140

7,110

3,730

2,690

2,220

1,930

1,700

1,490

1,410

1,410

1,300

1,230

1,920

8,390

Nov.

13,600

7,890

4,890

3,890

3,370

3,240

3,300

3,240

2,800

2,480

2,170

1,980

1,840

1,700

1,570

1,490

1,410

1,340

1,300

1,450

1,660

1,740

2,020

2,480

2,420

2,220

2,020

1,840

:,?oo

1,530

-

Dec.

1,450

1,410

1,340

1,300

1,260

1,200

1,160

1,120

1,090

1,060

1,020

992

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,020

1,020

992

1,060

1,620

3,300

3,300

2,860

2,640

2,320

2,070

1,880

1,790

Jan.

1,840

1,740

1,620

1,490

1,410

dl,350

dl,2SO

al,220

al,180

al,140

al.100

al,080

al,060

al,050

al,040

al,020

al.OOO

992

992

960

960

930

930

900

900

900

1,230

1,450

1.410

2,180

6,480

Month

October ....................

November ...................

December ...... ........... ...

Calendar year 1941 .........

January .......................

February ...... ...............

March ............. ...........

April . ........... ...........

May ...........................

June ..........................

July ..........................

August ........................

September .....................

Water year 1941-42 ..........

Feb.

7,410

4,890

3,660

3,170

2,860

2,920

3,040

2,980

2,690

2,580

2,370

2,270

2,120

1,980

1,930

2,020

2,920

4,140

3,440

3,040

2,740

2,480

2,640

4,600

5,300

4,230

3,580

3,100

-

-

-

Second 

foot-days

66,178

84,580

46,634

500,589

42,834

91,100

72,100

86,630

59,430

91,890

35,966

28,658

26,240

732,240

Mar.

2,740

2,530

2,420

2,270

2,120

2,020

1,930

4,370

4,700

3,730

3,170

2,800

2,800

2,920

2,690

2,580

2,420

2,220

2,070

1,980

1,880

1,790

1,700

1,620

1,570

1,660

1,620

1,490

1,450

1,410

1,380

Apr.

1,340

1,340

1,300

1,300

1,260

1,300

1,300

3,810

9,410

9,930

6,940

5,190

4,320

3,730

3,300

2,920

2,690

2,530

2,370

2,270

2,120

1,980

1,930

1,840

1,790

1,740

1,700

1,700

1,660

1,620

-

May

1,570

1,620

1,660

1,740

1,740

1,790

1,930

1,880

1,740

1,660

1,790

2,070

2,020

1,880

1,840

1,340

1,790

1,740

1,740

2,020

2,070

2,070

1,930

1,790

1,660

1,790

2,530

2,580

2,170

1,930

2,850

Maximum ««-< -

8,390

13,600

3,300

13,600

6,480

7,410

4,700

9,930

2,850

8,140

1,570

1,160

1,530

13,600

878

1,300

992

5S5

900

1,930

1,380

1,260

1,570

1,700

930

780

752

752

June

5,370

2,690

2,170

1,830

1,740

1,700

1,700

2,170

2,070

2,020

2,480

2,860

3,440

5,100

3,510

3,170

3,620

8,140

7,410

5,090

3,890

3,170

2,690

2,370

2,170

2,020

1,930

1,880.

1,740

1,700

-

Mean

2,135

2,819

1,504

1,371

1,382

3,254

2,326

2,888

1,917

3,063

1,160

924

875

2,006

July

1,570

1,490

1,450

1,410

1,380

1,340

1,340

1,300

1,230

1,230

1,200

1,160

1,160

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,060

1,060

1,020

992

992

992

960

960

930

930

Per

square 

mile

1.28

1.69

.902

.822

.829

1.95

1.40

1.73

1.15

1.84

.696

.554

.525

1.20

Aug.

930

c

<

e

30

)00

92

992

960

lit

1,C

(

)20

20

)60

930

930

E

c

60

»30

>00

992

1,160

1,<

<

S

60

>92

30

900

t

!

c

£

00

370

»30

70

840

840

i

f

!

'

340

310

310

780

780

Sept.

780

752

752

752

752

780

840

960

1,060

1,530

1,410

1,160

1,020

960

900

870

870

840

810

810

780

780

780

752

752

752

780

752

752

752

-

Runoff

Inches

1.48

1.89

1.04

11.18

.96

2.03

1.61

1.93

1.33

2.05

.80

.64

.59

16.35

Acre-feet

131,300

167,800

92,500

993,000

84,960

180,700

143,000

171,800

117,900

182,300

71,340

56,840

52,050

1,452,000

Peak discharge.- Oct. 19 (5 a.m.) 9,410 sec.-ft.; Nov. 1 (11 a.m.) 14,800 sec.-ft.; Feb. 1 (5a.m.) 

8,640 sec.-ft.; Apr. 9 (10 p.m.) 13,000 sec.-ft.; June 1 (3 a.m.) 3,390 sec.-ft.; June 18 (11 p.m.) 

9,670 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Eminence.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Eminence.

Time basis: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. To 

convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
SO WHITE RIVER BASIN

Current River at Doniphan, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°37'25", long. 90°50'55", in IJWiNWi sec. 27, 

T. 23 N., R. 2 E., half a mile upstream from State Highway 14, 1 mile west of 

Doniphan, and 2s miles upstream from Briar Creek. Datum of gage is 322.21 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 2,038 square miles.

Records available.- June 1921 to September 1942.

Average discharge.- 21 years, 2,646 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 15,400 second-feet Nov. 2 (gage height, 9.89 

feet); minimum, 1,210 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.04 feet).

1921-42: Maximum discharge, 94,400 second-feet, Mar. 12, 1935 (gage height, 23.£ 

feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 60,000 secondfeet; minimum, 880 second-feet Aug. 1-14, 16, 1934, Aug. 30, 31, Sept. 1, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 26.8 feet, from floodmarks (site and datum in use Oct. 1, 

1932, to July 2, 1936), in March 1904 (discharge, 130,000 second-feet, from rating 

curve extended above 60,000 second-feet).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Dad Oct.

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

1,370 

1,520 

2,330 

2,590 

2,400

2,460 

2,520 

2,260 

1,960 

1,780

1,680 

1,680 

1,620 

1,520 

1,570

1,730 

1,900 

2,980 

e5,580 

5,450

3,820 

3,120 

2,660 

2,400 

2,140

2,080 

2,080 

1,960 

1,840 

1,900 

7,000

Nov.

11,900 

13,800 

7,680 

5,770 

4,940

4,620 

4,620 

4,620 

4,300 

3,780

3,400 

3,120 

2,980 

2,770 

2,570

2,440 

2,380 

2,250 

2,190 

2,190

2,380 

2,500 

2,700 

3,050 

3,330

3,120 

2,910 

2,700 

2,500 

2,380

Dec.

2,250 

2,190 

2,070 

2,010 

1,950

1,890 

1,840 

1,780 

1,720 

1,720

1,660 

1,610 

1,660 

1,720 

1,660

1,660 

1,610 

1,610 

1,610 

1,560

1,560 

1,720 

2,310 

3,260 

4,300

4,000 

3,700 

3,480 

3,190 

2,910 

2,770

Jan.

3,120 

2,980 

2,770 

2,570 

2,380

2,250 

2,190 

2,130

a2,100 

a2,000

al,900 

1,840 

1,840 

1,780 

1,780

1,720 

1,720 

1,720 

1,660 

1,660

1,610 

1,610 

1,560 

1,560 

1,560

1,560 

1,660 

2,070 

2,190 

2,380 

4,780

Feb.

7,860 

6,960 

5,260 

4,460 

4,000

4,000 

4,000 

4,000 

3,850 

5,620

3,480 

3,260 

3,120 

2,980 

2,840

2,840 

3,120 

4,460 

4,620 

4,000

3,700 

3,480 

3,550 

4,620 

6,450

5,940 

4,940 

4,460

Month SecondMonttl foot-days

Goto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ........ ..............

lendar year 1941 

ary

77,900 

19,890 

68,980

707,824

1

..... l

ember .....................

64,650 

19,870 

04,210 

29,570 

89,660 

17,420 

55,510 

45,780 

41,350

ter year 1941-42 .......... 1,034,790

Mar.

4,000 

3,700 

3,480 

3,260 

3,120

2,980 

2,840 

3,620 

6,110 

5,430

4,780 

4,300 

4,000 

4,000 

3,850

3,700 

3,550 

3,400 

3,190 

2,980

2,910 

2,770 

2,640 

2,640 

2,440

8,570 

2,570 

2,440 

2,380 

2,310 

2,250

Maximum

7,000 

13,800 

4,300

13,800

4,780 

7,860 

6,110 

12,800 

3,850 

8,400 

2,440 

2,130 

2,130

13,800

Apr.

2,190 

2,190 

2,130 

2,070 

2,070

2,010 

2,070 

7,090 

12,800 

12,800

10,700 

7,500 

6,110 

5,260 

4,780

4,300 

4,000 

4,000 

3,550 

3,400

3,260 

3,050 

2,980 

2,840 

2,770

2,700 

2,640 

2,840 

2,770 

2,700

May

2,570 

2,570 

3,190 

3,850 

3,190

3,050 

3,050 

2,980 

2,840 

2,640

2,570 

2,770 

2,910 

2,770 

2,640

2,570 

2,570 

2,500 

2,440 

2,770

3,050 

3,120 

2,980 

2,770 

2,570

2,700 

3,120 

3,620 

3,330 

2,980 

2,980

Minimum

1,370 

2,190 

1,560

980

1,560 

2,840 

2,250 

2,010 

2,440 

2,570 

1,440 

1,270 

1,220

1,220

June

5,260 

4,620 

3,550 

3,050 

2,770

2,640 

2,640 

2,770 

3,050 

2,910

3,050 

3,480 

4,000 

4,150 

5,600

4,150 

4,000 

5,600 

8,400 

6,790

5,430 

4,620 

4,000 

3,620 

3,260

3,120 

2,910 

2,770 

2,640 

2,570

Mean

2,513 

3,996 

2,225

1,939

2,085 

4,281 

3,362 

4,319 

2,892 

3,914 

1,791 

1,477 

1,378

2,835

July

2, 

2, 

2, 

2, 

2,

2, 

2, 

2,

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

al,

1,

l)

1,

l)

Per 

square 

mile

1.23 

1.96 

1.09

.951

1.02 

2.10 

1.65 

2.12 

1.42 

1.92 

.879 

.725 

.676

1.39

440 

310 

250 

190 

130

070 

010 

010 

950 

890

890 

840 

840 

780 

720

720 

660 

660 

610 

610

610 

610 

560 

560 

530

500 

560 

560 

500 

500 

440

Aug.

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

2, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

440 

440 

440 

500 

500

560 

560 

610 

560 

440

500 

440 

440 

390 

440

660 

610 

560 

500 

440

390 

390 

130 

500 

390

390 

360 

350 

300 

280 

270

Sept.

1,270 

1,260 

1,260 

1,250 

1,250

1,260 

1,340 

1,440 

1,560 

1,660

2,130 

1,780 

al,620 

al,520 

1,440

1,390 

1,370 

1,350 

1,310 

1,290

1,280 

1,280 

1,260 

1,260

1,250

1,260 

1,280 

1,270 

1,240 

1,220

Runoff

Inches

1.42 

2.19 

1.26

12.91

1.18 

2.19 

1.90 

2.36 

1.64 

2.14 

1.01 

.84 

.75

18.88

Acre-feet

154,500 

237,800 

136,800

1,404,000

128,200 

237,800 

206,700 

257,000 

177,800 

232,900 

110,100 

90,800 

82,020

2,052,000

Peak discharge.- Oct. 19 (8 p.m.) 7,700 sec. -ft.; HOV . 2 (6:30 a.m.) 15,400 sec. -ft.; Feb. 1 '(9

p.m.) 8,580 sec.-ft.; Apr. 9 (2 a.m.) 15,100 sec.-ft.; Apr. 10 (5 p.m.) 14,000 3eo.-ft.; June 19 

(3aPNo'ga|4-hel|ht'reoord; discharge interpolated or computed on basis of weather records and records 

for station near Eminence. .

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge computed on basis of two discharge measurements.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 81

Location^- Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°89'15", long. 91°21'30", in Wir sec. 26, T. 29 N., 

R. 4 W., at bridge on State Highway 19 at Eminence, 1 mile downstream from Pine 

Hollow. Datum of gage is 617.91 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 390 square miles.

Records available.- October 1921 to September 1942.

Average discharge.- 21 years, 421 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,050 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage height, 8.6 

feet, from floodnark); minimum, 124 second-feet Sept. 4 (gage height, 1.84 feet).

1921-42: Maxim-am discharge observed, 40,000 second-feet June 13, 1928 (gage 

height, 16.24 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum discharge, 64 second-feet 

Aug. 28, 1936; minimum gage height, 1.77 feet Aug. 15, 17, 18, 1941.

Rating tables, water year 1941-42 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in second-feet) 

(Shifting control method used June 20 to Aug. 22)

2.1 156

2.3 219

2.6 336

2.9 489

3.2 685

4.0 1,320

5.0 2,280

5.4 2,780

1.8 117

2.0 158

2.2 219

2.5 342

Oct. 31 to Sept. 30

2.8 500

3.4 880

4.0 1,330

5.0 2,250

6.0 

7.0

3,460

4,950

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

174 

685 

489 

520 

722

797 

520 

248 

315 

233

294 

336 

274 

241 

274

359 

520 

2,710 

1,490 

797

550 

433 

359 

315 

294

255 

255 

255 

237 

336 

4,750

Nov.

3,740 

1,500 

1,020 

880

950

880 

845 

745 

620 

560

500 

444 

418 

391 

666

342 

297 

289 

281 

320

472 

418 

530 

620 

560

500 

444 

391 

366 

342

Dec.

320 

297 

281 

272 

264

252 

241 

226 

223 

212

212 

206 

226 

230 

241

234 

230 

226 

219 

212

202 

226 

745

1,170 

810

712 

650 

560 

500 

444 

418

Jan.

418 

391 

342 

320 

320

268 

281 

245 

256 

226

230 

241 

226 

219 

212

206 

206 

202 

199 

196

193 

193 

186 

183 

180

186 

268 

297 

320

620 

2,200

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1941 .........

h . . ..... . ......

1 ......

st

ember .

ter year 1941-42 ..........

Feb.

1,580 

950 

745 

680 

620

620 

680 

620 

530 

530

500 

320 

297 

418 

418

444 

778 

880 

745 

620

560 

500 

590 

1,330 

1,250

950 

778 

650

Secondfoot-days

20,037 

20,031 

11,261

109,754

10,030 

19,583 

15,127 

20,398 

11,305 

20,011 

6,696 

4,913 

4,985

164,377

Mar.

590 

560 

530 

472 

444

418 

391 

1,020 

1,020 

810

745 

650 

620 

590 

560

530 

500 

444 

418 

391

366 

342 

320 

320 

297

320 

320 

297 

289 

281 

272

Maximum

4,750 

3,740 

1,170

4,750

2,200 

1,580 

1,020 

4,330 

2,490 

3,400 

320 

219 

560

4,750

Apr.

264 

256 

249 

241 

241

234 

249 

851 

4,330 

2,460

1,420 

1,020 

880 

778 

680

620 

560 

530 

530 

472

444 

391 

391 

366 

342

342 

320 

320 

320 

297

May

297 

320 

342 

342 

320

320 

320 

297 

289 

281

272 

272 

260 

249 

256

249 

241 

245 

256 

320

418 

391 

342 

297 

272

272 

297 

281 

252 

245 

2,490

Minimum

174 

281 

202

93

180 

297 

272 

234 

241 

281 

161 

128 

124

124

June

1,210 

650 

472 

391 

342

320 

342 

289 

281 

281

391 

366 

530 

444 

391

391 

1,240 

3,400 

1,760 

1,170

880 

745 

650 

560 

500

472 

444 

391 

366 

342

Mean

646 

668 

363

301

324 

699 

488 

680 

365 

667 

216 

158 

166

450

July

320 

320 

297 

289 

272

264 

260 

249 

241 

234

230 

226 

212 

212

206

202 

199 

193 

186 

193

183 

180 

180 

175 

175

169 

166 

169 

169 

164 

161

Per 

square 

mile

1.62 

1.68 

.912

.756

.814 

1.76 

1.23 

1.71 

.917 

1.68 

.543 

.397 

.417

1.13

Aug.

158 

158 

149 

164 

166

164 

193 

172 

175 

164

164 

156 

156 

149 

219

199 

193 

180 

164 

158

153 

149 

146 

140 

140

135 

131 

131 

131 

128 

128

Sept.

128 

126 

128 

124 

126

128 

153 

193 

199 

560

297 

226 

193 

175 

158

153 

149 

144 

142 

140

140 

140 

133 

130 

131

135 

144 

131 

131 

128

Runoff

Inches

1.87 

1.87 

1.05

10.24

.94 

1.83 

1.42 

1.91 

1.06 

1.87 

.63 

.46 

.47

15.38

Acre-feet

39,740 

39,730 

22,340

217,700

19,890 

38,840 

30,000 

40,460 

22,420 

39,690 

13,280 

9,740 

9,890

326,000

Time basis: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. To

time to standard time, subtract 1 hoii
82 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Big Spring near Van Buren, Mo.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 36°57', long. 91°00', in sec. 6, T. 26 N., R. 1 E., 400 

feet downstream from spring outlet and 4 miles southeast of Van Buren. Datum of 

gage Is 429.08 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- January to June 1922, April 1923 to September 1942. 

Average discharge.- 16 years (1923-26, 1929-42), 387 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 960 second-feet June 19, during period 

of backwater from Current River; minimum, 282 second-feet Oct. 1, 10-16.

1922-42: Maximum discharge, 1,300 second-feet (estimated) sometime in June 1928, 

during period of backwater from Current River; minimum, 247 second-feet July 4-6, 12, 

1936.

Remarks.- Records poor. Gage read once daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

282

288

302

302

295

295

295

295

288

282

282

282

282

282

282

282

295

0450

c480

c460

c440

397

372

338

338

328

328

328

328

328

0740

Nov.

0740

0720

c700

0690

0690

c710

0710

0690

0680

0670

661

661

661

608

608

608

584

541

522

503

469

454

d440

d445

d450

d450

d440

d425

d410

d400

Dec.

d385

372

d365

d360

d350

349

349

349

349

349

338

338

338

338

338

338

328

328

328

328

328

360

410

0500

0490

0480

469

438

410

397

384

Jan.

410

410

410

410

384

384

372

360

360

360

360

349

349

349

338

338

338

338

338

338

338

338

338

338

338

338

338

349

349

360

0540

Feb.

0560

0550

0540

c530

0520

0520

0540

0530

0520

522

503

469

454

438

454

503

C500

0510

0510

0510

0480

469

469

0560

0580

0580

0570

0550

_

-

Month

October. .......................

November. ..................................

December. . ...............................

Calendar year 1941 ........ ....

January. .................. ....

February. .................... . ....

March ............

April ......................................

May. ...................................

June ................. ..... . .........

July. ................................. . . .

August. ....................

September ........................ .... .

Water year 1941-42 ..... . .... . . .

Mar.

0533

541

522

486

454

454

438

o610

0630

0620

0620

0660

0660

0660

c640

633

584

541

522

d504

486

486

469

469

454

454

454

454

438

438

438

Apr.

438

424

424

424

410

410

410

0560

0770

0780

0790

0780

c770

0750

0740

c720

0700

0690

689

661

608

584

562

541

522

522

522

522

522

522

-

Secondfoot-days

10,566

17,340

11,583

129,018

11,259

14,441

16,352

17,767

15,902

23,932

14,381

11,414

9,987

174,924

May

522

503

503

503

503

486

486

486

469

469

469

469

454

454

454

454

454

486

503

522

541

584

562

541

541

562

562

584

584

584

608

Maximum

740

740

500

740

540

580

660

790

608

960

562

397

365

960

June

0900

c900

905

721

689

661

661

661

689

689

721

905

c910

0900

c880

0860

0870

c950

0960

c950

0940

0920

0900

0880

865

661

608

608

584

584

-

Minimum

282

400

328

276

338

438

438

410

454

584

410

338

328

282

July

562

562

562

541

503

503

486

486

486

486

469

469

469

469

454

454

454

454

438

438

438

438

424

424

424

424

424.

410

410

410

410

Aug.

397

397

397

397

384

384

384

384

384

384

372

372

372

372

372

372

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

349

349

349

349

349

349

338

338

Mean

341

578

374

353

363

516

527

592

513

798

464

368

333

479

Sept.

a338

338

338

328

328

328

d335

d345

d355

d365

d350

d335

328

328

328

328

328

328

328

328

328

328

328

328

328

328

328

328

328

328

~

Runoff in 

acre-feet

20,960

34,390

22,970

255,900

22,330

28,640

32,430

35,240

31,540

47,470

28,520

22,640

19,810

346,900

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

c Backwater from Current River; discharge computed on basis of two discharge measurements, gage 

heights, weather records, and records for Current River at van Buren and Qreer Spring at Qreer.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge interpolated or based on records for Greer Spring at 

Qreer.

Time _____basis: Central standard time prior to 2

vert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

Feb. 9, 1942; central time thereafter. To
WHITE RIVER BASIN 83

Little Black River near Fairdealing, No.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 3G°39'40", long. 90°34'25", in NWiNWi sec. 7, T. 23 N.

 R. 5 E., at bridge on State Highway 14, 2i miles downstream from Beaverdam Creek and 

24 miles east of Fairdealing. Datum of gage is 297.15 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 185 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1942 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,270 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage height, 20.0

 feet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended aoove 4,000 

second-feet: minimum discharge observed, 23 second-feet Aug. 2.

1939-42: Naximum discharge, that of Apr. 9, 1942; minimum discharge observed, 

15 second-feet Aug. 4, 1941 (gage height, 1.48 feet).

Naximum stage known, about 22.5 feet Jan. 15, 1937, from information by local 

resident. *

Remarks.- Records poor. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1941-42, except period of Ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 3-30, June 23 to Aug.'23, Aug. 25 to Sept. 

24, Sept. 24, Sept. 29, 30)

1.7 22 7.0 478 15.5 2.3SO 

2.0 34 9.0 723 16.5 8,940 

2.5 63 10.5 964 17.5 3,700 

3.0 98 12.5 1,400 18.9 5,000 

5.0 273 14.0 1,810

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

a 50 

a40 

a40 

a40 

a50

a 50 

a50 

a40 

a40 

a40

a40 

a 40 

a40 

a40 

a40

a50 

56 

57 

130 

66

72 

76 

86 

76 

76

69 

94 

147 

156 

106 

1,200

Nov.

2,400 

810 

363 

303 

353

363

478 

373 

255 

210

130 

138 

138 

106 

106

S6 

98 

SO 

69 

86

80 

69 

106 

130 

122

106 

98 

83 

80 

90

Dec.

72 

76 

76 

80 

80

72 

69 

63 

60 

54

54 

57 

72 

69 

57

63 

60 

57 

. 57 

60

66 

319 

1,210 

1,530 

710

619 

434 

283 

264 

201 

130

Jan.

1,130 

1,190 

500 

333 

246

201 

147 

b!25 

b!30 

b!25

130 

130 

122

98

114 

106 

114 

106 

102

102 

102 

98 

98 

98

102 

353 

423 

283 

450 

1,630

Feb.

896 

456 

333 

293 

303

545 

569 

413 

313 

303

273 

228 

192 

156 

165

255 

333 

293 

219 

174

165 

156 

235 

1,240 

826

456 

343 

253

Month Second- 

. onth foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 194 

ary

ember .....................

3,157 

7,909 

7,074

39,953

9,002 

10,388 

4,981 

13,127 

5,051 

5,750 

1,208 

4,361 

1,399

ter year 1941-42 .......... 73,407

Mar.

210 

237 

165 

165 

138

114 

114 

323 

632 

445

333 

246 

201 

174 

147

130 

102 

86 

SO 

76

72 

57 

54 

60 

57

147 

S3 

90 

80 

80 

83

Maximum

1,200 

2,400 

1,530

2,400

1,630 

1,240 

632 

4,940 

996 

467 

66 

1,960 

165

4,940

Apr.

76 

54 

98 

S3 

S3

83 

80 

2,000 

4,940 

1,870

745 

456 

333 

264 

201

156 

122 

130 

122 

114

94 

83 

83 

SO 

SO

83 

83 

138 

210 

183

May

147 

130 

213 

996 

593

363 

283 

210 

165 

147

114 

106 

94 

83 

83

83 

76 

72 

72 

83

86 

83 

76 

76 

60

72 

76 

13S 

102 

83 

86

Minimum

40 

69 

54

16

98 

156 

54 

54 

60 

48 

26 

24 

26

24

June

90 

72 

57 

48 

48

48 

114 

333 

2S3 

280

434 

228 

293 

313 

255

363 

293 

255 

228 

122

130 

467 

2S3 

156 

122

106 

94 

83 

80 

72

July

66 

57 

57 

54 

57

57 

45 

45 

45 

45

42 

45 

39 

36 

32

32 

34 

30 

28 

30

30 

32 

32 

30 

26

30 

28 

32 

36 

28 

28

Per 

Mean square

mile

102 0.551 

264 1.43 

228 1.23

109 .589

290 1.57 

371 2.01 

161 .870 

438 2.37 

163 .881 

192 1.04 

39.0 .211 

141 .762 

46.6 .252

201 1.09

Aug.

28 

24 

32 

34 

26

54 

114 

48 

34 

30

32 

39 

34 

30 

28

28

36 

39 

42 

32

25 

79 

1,960 

S75 

219

98 

76 

76 

69 

63 

57

Sept.

48 

42 

42 

42 

39

36 

45 

165 

130 

SO

57 

57 

63 

51 

45

32 

45 

36 

34 

30

30 

30 

28 

28 

2S

28

' 28 

28 

26 

26

Runoff

Inches

0.64 

1.60 

1.42

8.06

1.81 

2.09 

1.00 

2.64 

1.02 

1.16 

.24 

.88 

.28

14.78

Acre feet

6,260 

15,690 

14,030

79,250

17,860 

20,600 

9,880 

26,040 

10,020 

11,400 

2,400 

8,650 

2,770

145,600

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Cane Creek 

at Harviell.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. To 

convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
84 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Spring River at Imboden, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°12', long. 91°10', in Ei sec. 15, T. 18 N., 

R. 2 W., at Imboden, 8 miles upstream from Eleven Point River and 11 miles upstream 

from mouth. Datum of gage is 2,54.07 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,162 square miles.

Records available.- February 1936 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 41,300 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage height, 23.10 

feet); minimum, 334 second-feet Oct. 14 (gage height, 3.16 feet).

1936-42: Maximum discharge observed, 47,800 second-feet Feb. 18, 1938 (gage 

height, 23.97 feet); minimum observed, 185 second-feet Aug. 1, 1936 (gage height, 2.0 

feet, site then in use).

Maximum stage known, about 30.9 feet in August 1915.

Remarks.- Records good. Low flow slightly regulated by power pl§.nt at Mammoth Spring,

Ark.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16IT18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

419

563

451

548

686

563

543

489

451

446

406

406

388

375

2,570

5,420

5.2SO

5,950

3,000

1,750

1,460

1,240

1,060

928

846

819

1,820

1,360

1,010

1,270

11,000

Nov.

12,100

4,050

2,510

3,630

3,770

2,650

2,230

1,880

1,680

1,490

1,360

1,240

1,210

1,120

1,090

1,040

955

982

900

928

900

928

1,180

1,270

1,210

1,060

1,040

982

928

900

-

Dec.

900

846

819

792

766

739

739

686

686

686

660

660

792

766

712

739

712

712

660

660

660

2,030

5,280

2,930

2,230

2,090

1,750

1,560

1,390

1,240

1,270

Jan.

5,460

2,650

1,950

1,680

1,460

1,300

1,240

f 1,150

f 1,090

f 1,040

f982

982

982

955

928

900

900

900

928

673

873

846

819

819

819

792

2,440

1,680

1.330

2,fe70

3,420

Feb.

2,510

. 2,090

1,820

1,680

1,590

1,880

1,750

1,590

1,520

1,590

1,520

1,420

1,390

1,300

1,360

1,620

1,680

1,590

1,490

1,390

1,330

1,300

2,020

3,350

2,930

2,370

2,090

1,880

_

_

-

Mar.

1,680

1,680

1,560

1,490

1,420

1,360

1,330

6,180

6,100

3,420

2,790

2,370

2,160

2,020

1,880

1,750

1,620

1,520

1,460

1,390

1,360

1,300

1,240

1,210

1,180

1,560

1,390

1,330

1,240

1,180

1,150

Apr.

1,120

1,090

1,060

1,060

1,040

1,010

1,040

16,000

21,100

7,280

4,120

3,140

2,720

2,510

2,650

2,090

1,880

1,S80

1,750

1,620

1,520

1,460

1,420

1,360

1,360

2,510

2,230

5,280

4,050

2,790

-

Hay

2,370

2,090

2,790

11,000

3,840

3,070

2,650

2,230

2,020

1,820

1,680

1,620

1,560

1,520

1,520

1,460

1,360

1,520

1,390

2,230

3,280

2,090

2,020

1,680

1,520

1,420

1,390

1,300

1,240

1,210

3,980

June

4,820

1,560

1,300

1,180

1,120

1,090

1,040

982

1,680

1,390

1,520

2,230

1,820

1,820

1,490

1,460

1,330

1,750

1,620

1,390

1,270

1,210

1,150

1,060

1,040

1,120

1,490

1,040

955

1,040

-

July

900

873

S46

819

819

792

766

739

739

712

712

792

712

686

660

660

634

619

608

578

766

634

593

588

573

558

583

573

624

563

533

Aug.

533

475

499

513

553

553

1,210

1,560

766

634

660

686

619

563

739

712

873

873

71 a

629

603

608

5,550

2,510

1,120

900

766

686

634

598

563

Sept.

538

523

508

475

484

3,000

2,650

4,400

2,580

2,020

1,460

1,060

982

900

819

792

739

712

686

634

634

568

614

- 578

548

548

553

513

518

513

~

Month

May ...........................

September .....................

Water year 1941-42 ..........

Second 

foot-days

53,517 

57,213 

37,162

299,193

44,558 

50,050 

59,320 

100,140 

70,870 

43,967 

21,254 

28,900 

31,549

598,500

Maximum

11,000 

12,100 

5,280

12,100

5,460 

3,350 

6,180 

21,000 

11,000 

4,820 

900 

5,550 

4,400

21,000

Minimum

375 

900 

660

238

792 

1,300 

1,150 

1,010 

1,210 

955 

533 

475 

475

375

Mean

1,726 

1,907 

1,199

820

1,437 

1,788 

1,914 

3,338 

2,286 

1,466 

686 

932 

1,052

1,640

Per 

square 

mile

1.48 

1.64 

1.03

-.706

1.24 

1.54 

1.65 

2.87 

1.97 

1.26 

.590 

.802 

.905

1.41

Runoff

Inches

1.71 

1.83 

1.19

9.57

1.43 

1.60 

1.90 

3.20 

2.27 

1.41 

.68 

.92 

1.01

19.15

Acre-feet

106,100 

113,500 

73,710

593,400

88,380 

99,270 

117,700 

198,600 

140,600 

87,210 

42,160 

57,320 , 

62,580

1,187,000 "

Pealf discharge.- Oct. 31 (10:30 p.m.) 17,800 sec.-ft. ; Jan. 1 (7:30 a.m.) 7,940 sec.-ft.; Mar. 8 | 

(8~p.m.) 8,950 sec.-ft.; Apr. 8 (9 p.m.) 41,300 sec.-ft.; May 4 (8 a.m.) 15,500 sec.-ft.; Aug. 23 I 

(6 p.m.) 9,690 sec.-ft.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record. I 

Time basis: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. I 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
WHITE RIVER BASI1J 85

Eleven Point River near Bardley, Mo.

..o cat ion.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°38'55", long. 91°12'03", in SEi sec. 17, T. 23 

N., R.~ 2 W., at bridge on State Highway 14, 7 miles southwest of Bardley and 7i miles 

upstream from Fredericks Fork. Datum of gage is 410.84 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 793 square miles.

\ecords available.- October 1921 to September 1942.

Average discharge.- 21 years, 726 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 28,300 second-feet Ifey 31 (gage height, 15.74 

feet); minimum, 270 second-feet Oct. 14 (gage height, 2.22 feet).

19S1-42: Maximum discharge, 40,000 second-feet Apr. 14, 1927 (gage height, 18.74 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 25,000 second-feet; minimum, 

188 second-feet Aug. 30, 31, Sept. 1, 6, 16, 1936; minimum gage Height, 1.06 feet, 

Sept. 6-11, 1925.

Maximum stage known, 19.7 feet, from floodmarks, in August 1915 (discharge, 44,000 

second-feet, from rating curve extended above 25,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records excellent.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

293

296

308

355

347

339

327

312

304

293

285

278

274

278

300

347

461

877

761

650

590

536

495

461

432

437

446

42S

406

485

5,020

Nov.

,750

,180

,700

,560

,480

,390

,310

,230

,150

,120

,040

,010

972

903

876

836

804

771

752

739

713

713

778

804

778

771

745

707

688

657

-

Dec.

644

632

614

577

571

554

525

525

514

503

482

487

487

476

471

466

461

456

451

435

425

471

758

890

849

836

784

745

707

676

669

Jan.

771

836

784

739

682

644

620

577

571

554

537

537

520

509

498

493

487

467

476

466

461

451

446

440

435

435

451

514

520

583

1,010

Month

Ictober .......................

lovember ......................

>ecember ......................

Calendar year 1941 .........

anuary .......................

'ebruary ......................

arch .........................

pril .........................

ay ...........................

une ......... ................

uly ..........................

ugust ........................

September .....................

Water year 1941-42 ..........

Feb.

1,040

972

903

890

856

896

938

903

890

870

823

804

771

733

726

758

797

784

765

752

733

707

856

1,350

1,310

1,230

1,160

1,080

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

17,421

18|l41

161 '

17,534

25,287

30,805

37 ,039

42,367

46,409

20,624

16,809

14,368

320,731

Mar.

1,010

972

938

903

863

830

8E3

1,700

,930

,560

,390

,270

,230

,150

,080

,040

,040

972

903

890

856

816

784

771

765

771

758

726

707

688

669

Maximum

5,020

4 'RQC 75C

oyu

5,02C

1,01C

1 ,35C

1,93C

3 , 98C

14,10C

9,20C

872

996

921

14,10C

Apr.

644

638

626

620

607

607

607

,930

,980

j600

,970

,700

,580

,460

,340

,260

,1SO

,150

,080

,040

1,000

970

935

921

907

900

872

970

1,000

935

May

928

907

,520

,340

,150

,080

,000

935

914

872

852

820

794

780

774

729

711

699

711

1,120

1,260

1,150

1,080

1,000

914

914

893

846

800

774

14,100

Minimum

274

657

425

198

435

707

669

607

699

886

528

466

388

274

June

9,200

2,480

1,880

1,620

1,460

1,380

1,300

1,260

1,260

1,190

1,190

1,220

1,220

1,190

1,120

1,120

1,150

1,660

1,580

1,420

1,300

1,220

1,150

1,080

1,040

1,000

970

935

928

886

Mean

562

1,131

444

566

903

994

1,235

1,367

1,547

665

54?

479

879

July

872

846

826

806

787

774

754

742

729

723

723

/ 711

687

675

664

652

635

624

613

607

602

591

675

575

559

554

S49

554

549

538

528-

Per 

square 

mile

0.709

 738

. 560

.714

1.1'4

1.25

1.56

1.72

1.95

.839

.683

.604

1.11

Aug.

518

513

523

658

596

554

544

528

528

518

508

504

499

490

518

544

523

513

494

480

475

471

998

748

586

544

513

499

485

471

466

Sept.

457

453

444

440

431

440

466

921

669

658

591

544

513

499

480

466

462

453

448

435

426

422

422

414

409

414

414

401

388

388

-

Runoff

Inches Ac re- feet

0.82 34,550

1.60 67,290

.85 35,980

7.62 321,300

.82 34,780

1.19 50,160

1.44 61,100

1.74 73,470

1.98 84,030

2.18 92,050

.97 40,910

.79 33,340

.67 28,500

15.05 636,200
°° WHITE RIVER BASIN

Eleven Point River near Elevenpoint, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°21', long. 91°07', in SEiSEi sec. 30, T. 20 N.,

 R. 1 "W., Is miles southwest of Elevenpoint and 18 miles upstream from mouth. Datum 

of gage is 291.98 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,115 sauare miles.

Records available.- November 1929 to June 1933, February 1936 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 30,000 second-feet June 1 (gage height, 18.04

 feet), from rating curve extended above 12,000 second-feet; minimum, 380 second-feet 

Oct. 14 (gage height, 2.50 feet).

1929-33, 1936-42: Maximum discharge, that of June I, 1942; minimum discharge 

observed, 226 second-feet Sept. 9, 1936 (gage height, 2.13 feet, present datum).

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water ye

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

380

656

1,260

1,910

3,360

1941-42 (gage height, in feet, 

second-feet)

Oct. 1 to June 3

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

4,6YO 

5,430 

6,330 

7,650 

9,460

14.0 12,100

16.0 19,400

18.0 30,000

ind discharge, in

June 4 to Sept. 30

2.9 558

3.5 935

4.0 1,250

5.0 1,910 

Hote.- Same as preceding table above 5.0 

feet.

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

1Y 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

2Y 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

497 

486 

443 

514 

524

514 

497 

475 

464 

459

427 

411 

396 

401 

1,360

1,460 

1,230 

2,380 

1,390 

1,330

1,140 

984 

887 

809 

761

761 

1,550 

899 

803 

1,300 

6,210

Nov.

8,410 

4,570 

2,640 

2,780 

2,310

2,180 

,040 

,850 

,720 

,580

,490 

,390 

,330 

,260 

,200

,170 

,140 

,080 

,080 

,080

,050 

,050 

,170 

,140 

,140

,110 

,080 

,050 

,020 

984

Dec.

947 

917 

893 

875 

851

821 

803 

785 

773 

761

744 

761 

887 

803 

773

767 

749 

744 

732 

714

691 

1,490 

3,710 

1,680 

1,550

1,520 

1,360 

1,230 

1,170 

1,110 

1,140

Jan.

3,920 

1,550 

1,390 

1,300

1,170

1,110 

1,080 

1,020 

984 

941

911 

899 

881 

863 

839

827 

809 

809 

803 

773

761 

744 

732 

732 

720

732 

1,520 

1,080 

1,020 

1-.850 

1,880

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1941

 uary . . . 

h

ember .....................

ter year 1941-42 ..........

Feb.

,720 

,550 

,420 

,420 

,360

,630 

,460 

,390 

,390 

,390

,300 

,230 

,200 

,170 

,170

,260 

,260 

,230 

,170 

,140

,140 

,110 

,550 

,180 

,040

,850 

,720 

,580

Second 

foot-days

31,762 

53,094 

31,751

270,271

33,650 

40,020 

47,300 

69,797 

49,930 

80,660 

28,641 

. 37,543 

21,298

515,446

Mar.

1,490 

1,460 

1,390 

1,330 

1,260

1,230 

1,200 

2,580 

3,400 

2,580

2,180 

1,980 

1,850 

1,750 

1,650

1,580 

1,520 

1,420 

1,360 

1,300

1,260 

1,200 

1,140 

1,140 

1,110

1,360 

1,200 

1,140 

1,110 

1,080 

1,050

Maximum

6,210 

8,410 

2,710

8,410

3,920 

2,180 

3,400 

12,500 

4,490 

25,600 

1,180 

3,820 

1,580

25,600

Apr.

1,050 

1,020 

984 

984 

953

953 

953 

8,110 

13,500 

4,820

3,330 

3,710 

2,440 

2,240 

2,040

1,880 

1,750 

1,720 

1,620 

1,520

1,460 

1,390 

1,360 

1,330 

1,330

1,580 

1,420 

2,850 

1,850 

1,650

May

,520 

,460 

,040 

,490. 

,180

,980 

,750 

,580 

,490 

,420

,360 

,330 

,300 

,260 

,230

,200 

,140 

,200 

,140 

,490

,910 

,680 

,550 

,460 

,360

,300 

,330 

,230 

,170 

,140 

,240

Minimum

396 

964 

691

277

720 

1,110 

1,050 

953 

1,140 

1,280 

738 

677 

570

396

June

25,600 

,330 

,780 

,310 

,040

,910 

,770 

,710 

,680 

,680

,770 

,710 

,770 

,680 

,580

,580 

,510 

,970 

,180 

 ,970

,770 

,680 

,580 

,480 

,410

,970 

,440 

,310 

,280 

,310

Mean

1,035 

1,770 

1,024

740

1,085 

1,429 

1,526 

2,327 

1,611 

2,689 

934 

888 

710

1,412

July

,180 

,180 

,150 

,120 

,120

,090 

,050 

,020 

,020 

989

,050 

,020 

957 

925 

925

894 

862 

862 

831 

831

831 

800 

800 

788 

788

781 

775 

763 

757 

744 

738

Per 

square 

mile

0.919 

1.59 

.918

 .664

.973 

1.28 

1.37 

2.09 

1.44 

2.41 

.829 

.796 

,637

1.27

Aug.

733 

726 

862 

831 

894

862 

800 

757 

744 

738

738 

720 

701 

689 

781

757 

750 

732 

701 

683

677 

701 

3,820 

1,610 

989

862 

800 

757 

732 

708 

689

Sept.

677 

665 

653 

641 

623

635 

653 

1,580 

1,120 

925

831 

788 

744 

726 

701

685 

677 

665 

653 

641

629 

623 

617 

611 

599

593

611 

588 

576 

570

Runoff

Inches

1.06 

1.77 

1.06

9.02

1.12 

1.33 

1.58 

2.33 

1.66 

2.69 

.96 

.92 

.71

 17.19

Peak discharge.- Oct. 31 (4 p.m.) 7.250 sec. -ft.: Nov. 1 (6:3O p.m.) Insnn » ._?<,.. f

Acre-feet

63,000 

105,300 

62,980

536,100

66,740 

79,380 

93,820 

138,400 

99,030 

160,000 

56,810 

54,630 

42,240

1,020,000

pr. 9 (11

(11:30

Time basis; Central standard time prior to J a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central 

convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 87

Greer Spring at Greer,

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°47'10", long. 91°20'50", in SEiSW* sec. 36, 

T 25 N R 4 W., 300 feet downstream from lower outlet of spring, i mile upstream 

Iron Eleven Point River, and 1 mile north of Greer. Datum of gage is 564.00 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- August to December 1904, November 1921 to September 1942.

Average discharge.- 20 years (1922-42), 329 second-feet.

Extremes^- Maximum discharge during year, 657 second-feet May 31 (gage height, 1.48

f88 1921-42:mU?laximumSdischarge, 905'second-feet Jan. 14, 1937 (gage height, 1.84 

feet), from rating curve extended above 600 second-feet; minimum, 116 second-feet 

Aug. 26-31, Sept. 14-17, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good. Occasional run-off from small drainage area above station 

included in records.

Rating tables, water year 1941-42 (gage height, In feet, and discharge.

In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 27 to Apr. 10}

Oct. 1 to May 31 June 1 to Sept. 30

0.45 

.85

187

322

1.1 

1.4

432

604

0.65

.8 

1.0

268

320

405

1.2

1.4

514

647

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

208

208

221

224

240

240

233

224

214

211

205

199

193

187

208

230

280

362

380

367

350

333

318

298

288

280

280

273

266

310

593

Nov.

593

574

562

555

555

549

543

531

526

514

502

485

469

458

443

432

422

408

398

394

389

384

394

398

398

394

384

380

367

362

-

Dec.

354

350

341

337

333

329

322

318

318

310

302

298

298

295

291

288

288

284

280

277

270

273

325

362

362

362

358

345

341

337

333

Jan.

341

341

333

325

322

318

310

302

295

291

288

284

280

277

273

273

273

270

270

266

259

259

256

256

256

253

270

298

298

322

413

Feb.

427

422

413

408

403

403

413

408

403

394

384

380

371

362

358

362

371

380

375

375

358

354

371

432

443

443

437

427

-

-

-

Mar.

418

408

398

394

384

380

375

469

485

480

474

458

453

453

443

443

432

422

413

403

398

389

380

375

371

371

362

368

354

350

345

Apr.

345

345

341

337

333

333

329

432

549

555

562

555

549

537

526

514

502

491

485

469

464

458

453

448

437

432

422

418

413

408

-

May

408

403

408

418

418

413

408

403

394

389

384

375

371

367

362

358

354

350

350

413

422

418

413

403

394

384

384

375

367

362

580

June

647

633

633

626

612

599

592

585

578

565

552

552

533

527

520

508

514

559

565

559

552

540

527

520

514

497

485

479

473

462

-

July

462

446

441

420

415

410

405

400

396

392

387

382

374

369

369

364

369

364

364

364

364

360

360

364

360

356

352

352

352

348

348

Aug.

344

340

340

340

340

340

340

336

336

332

332

324

320

316

320

324

328

324

320

316

313

313

324

320

313

309

306

302

302

302

298

Sept.

298

295

295

295

291

291

298

313

316

332

328

316

309

306

302

302

298

295

291

291

288

288

288

284

281

281

277

277

274

274

-

Month

December. ..................................

February .................. ...... . . .

March ......................................

April ......................................

May. ...................:...................

July. ......................................

September. ................... i ....... .....

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Secondfoot-days

8,423

13,763

9,881

90,951

11,077

13,442

12,248

11,809

10,014

8,874

137,749

Maximum

593

593

362

593

443

485

562

580

647

462

344

332

647

Minimum

187

362

270

128

253

354

345

329

350

462

348

298

274

187

Mean

272

459

319

249

293

396

408

448

395

550

381

323

296

377

Runoff in 

acre-feet

16,710

27,300

19,600

180,400

17,990

21,970

25,070

26,660

24,290

32,740

23,420

19,860

17,600

273,200

Time basis 

convert

Central standard time prior to 2 a.m. 

to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. To
00 . WHITE RIVER BASIN

Strawberry River near Evening Shade, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°06', long. 91°36', in NEi sec. 27, T. 17 N., R. 

6 W., at highway bridge, 2 miles north of Evening Shade and 5f miles upstream from 

Piney Fork. Datum of gage is 406.97 feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers, 

U. S. Army, benchmark).

Drainage area.- 225 square miles.

Records available.- February 1939 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,120 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage height, 19.18 

feet); minimum, 9.9 second-feet Aug. 2, 3; minimum gage height, 3.46 feet Oct. 1.

1939-42* Maximum discharge, 8.750 second-feet Apr. 17, 1939 (gage height, 19.78 

feet, from reading at flood crest); minimum, 5 second-feet Sept. 18-23, 1941.

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

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 17 discharge measurements, and computations of discharge 

furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1941-*2 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 8 Apr. 9 to Sept. 30

3.5

3.6

3.7 

3.9

4.3 

4.7 

5.0 

5.5

122

175

6.5 

8.0 

9.0

330

620

880

1,140

11.0 1,640

12.5 2,460

14.5 3,SOO

16.0 5,000

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.2 

4.7 

5.0

Note.- Same as preceding 

table above 5.0 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

oc j£O

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

13

15

31

57

59

41

27

21

22

21

18

16

15

14

1,120

2,240

2,310

1,650

378

220

175

142

115

93

80

79

718

247

134

263

5,000

Nov.

2,580

560

387

1,300

620

482

368

266

198 

175

153

134

121

111

103

97

91

86

84

94

100

126

378

205

153

135

123

111

105

94

Dec.

84

76

72

69

68

66

61

56

55

54

54

54

64

73

68

65

66

64

61

60

58

837

1,730

597

406

482

306

228

190

170

178

Jan.

1,820

463

298

242

190

a!53

a!38

a!28

a!22 

al!7

al!5

al!4

al!4

al!4

115

107

100

106

142

124

112

106

100

96

92

89

274

235

170

574

796

Feb.

396

290

235

212

212

336

274

198

190 

298

235

198

175

158

169

282

298

228

190

170

158

148

731

768

482

378

306

242

_

_

-

Mar.

212

205

198

170

153

142

141

4,590

1,210 

600

454

349

298

274

235

212

175

153

141

131

123

113

105

98

97

141

148

109

98

93

88

Apr.

85

83

80

78

76

74

74

4,230

4,020 

1,220

600

434

368

444

314

266

274

250

220

182

158

148

138

127

130

940

416

2,330

668

444

-

May

330

274

604

2,090

501

1,240

540

349

274 

250

212

205

205

170

148

153

130

142

133

457

f258

f!82

fl48

f!32

115

105

94

87

76

67

60

June

54

48

44

41

f41

f40

f39

f37

81 

119

164

190

290

211

101

89

88

124

158

100

79

72

70

57

49

45

42

41

37

34

-

July

32

29

29

27

25

24

23

21

20 

20

19

22

23

21

18

16

15

14

14

23

91

47

24

18

16

15

14

13

25

12

12

Aug.

11

10

10

16

31

47

217

94

50 

36

25

43

93

37

30

33

45

55

29

22

18

22

594

176

70

45

36

30

25

22

20

Sept.

18

17

16

15

14

249

298

204

197 

180

89

65

52

42

37

33

30

27

25

22

21

20

19

.8 "7

17

18

17

16

15

-

Month

March .........................

April ........... . . ........ .

May ...........................

July .................... ....

September .....................

Water year 1941-42 ..........

Secondfoot-days

15,334 

9,540 

6,472

47,099

7,466 

7,957 

11,256 

18,871 

9,731 

2,585 

722 

1,992 

1,808

93,734

Maximum

5,000 

2,580 

1,730

5,000

1,820 

768 

4,590 

4,230 

2,090 

290 

91 

594 

298

5,000

Minimum

13 

84 

54

5

89 

148 

88 

74 

60 

34 

12 

10 

14

10

Mean

495 

318 

209

129

241 

284 

363 

629 

314 

86.2 

23.3 

64.3 

60.3

257

Per 

square, 

mile

2.20 

1.41 

.929

.573

1.07 

1.26 

1.61 

2.80 

1.40 

.383 

.104 

.286 

.268

1.14

Runoff

Inches

2.53 

1.58 

1.07

7.77

1.23 

1.31 

1.86 

3.12 

1.61 

.43 

.12 

.33 

.30

15.49

Ac re- feet

30,410 

18,920 

12,840

93,405

14,810 

15,780 

22,330 

37 , 430 

19,300 

5,130 

1,430 

3,950 

3,590

185,920

Peak discharge.- Oct. 17 (1 a.m.) 3,590 sec. -ft.; Oct. 31 (12 m 

5,810 sec. -ft.; Apr. 8 (3 p.m.) 8,200 sec. -ft.; Apr. 28 (4:30 a.m 

p.m.) 3,660 sec. -ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Poughkeepsie.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

Time', basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central 

To convert "war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

6,100 sec. -ft.; Har. 8 (4 p.m.) 

4,750 sec. -ft.; Hay 4 (12:10

time thereafter.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 89

Strawberry River near Poughkeepsie, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°07', long. 91°27', in NWi sec. 19, T. 17 N., R.

 4 W., half a mile downstream from Hurricane Creek and 2i miles northeast of Poughkeepsie. Datum of gage is 298.07 feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Army, bench mark) .

Drainage area.- 476 square miles.

Records available.- February 1936 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 22,700 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage height, 21.25

 feet ) : minimum, 58 second-feet July 19; minimum gage height, 1.31 feet Aug. 3.

1936-42: Maximum discharge, 31,600 second-feet Feb. 18, 1938 (gage height, 23.6 

feet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 20,000 

second-feet; minimum observed, 10 second-feet Oct. 3, 1938 (gage height, 1.22 feet).

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

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 13 discharge measurements, and computation of discharge

 furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 3 discharge measurements made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1941-42 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 11-26, June 10-22, July 21 to Aug. 6, 

and Aug. 24 to Sept. 6)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 26 Apr. 27 to Sept. 30

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.1

54

67

84

103

145

190

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

283

405

685

995

1,330

2,060

9.5

11.0

13.0

14.5

16.0

17.0

2,S30 

3,800 

5,450 

6,950 

9,200 

11,300

1.3

1.4

1.5 

l.V 

2.0

49

64

82

119

182

2.5 

3.5 

5.0 

6.2

298

554

1,000

1,400

Note.- Same as preceding 

table above 6.2 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

64

82

124

252

276

163

122

101

95

176

126

90

81

77

832

2,630

3,170

3,160

963

569

444

392

343

305

269

257

850

655

355

613

6,630

Nov.

4,640

1,330

S99

1,680

1,360

963

805

625

527

457

105

379

367

326

305

285

281

252

243

261

276

317

700

569

418

379

343

329

309

295

-

Dec.

281

271

259

250

238

229

227

230

213

208

206

213

245

' 252

250

231

227

220

215

206

204

1,250

4,420

1,600

1,030

1,120

835

640

569

527

499

Jan.

5,100

1,540

931

745

640

541

527

471

444

405

405

379

379

379

379

355

343

355

431

405

379

355

343

329

314

309

1,380

899

640

1,560

1,940

Feb.

1,090

835

700

655

625

745

715

569

569

700

625

555

513

485

513

867

931

730

625

569

527

499

1,390

1,820

1,260

963

835

700

-

-

-

Mar.

625

611

583

527

485

457

457

5,340

3,20O

1,400

1,090

867

775

775

655

611

541

471

444

418

392

367

343

331

331

513

457

367

343

331

307

Apr.

297

283

271

261

252

243

243

11,000

S,960

2,910

1,570

1,160

963

1,060

867

700

625

597

541

457

405

379

343

319

331

2,540

1,360

7,020

2,100

1,360

-

May

al,100

a908

a992

a2,940

1,280

2,370

1,430

939

755

654

567

540

527

461

422

397

359

384

384

654

654

435

397

347

298

274

250

220

209

202

191

June

173

160

145

137

129

121

119

111

164

429

397

357

932

554

281

248

238

308

360

252

195

297

372

195

164

152

154

137

135

167

-

July

135

115

104

100

95

89

86

82

77

75

89

129

89

77

78

77

61

60

58

, 69

656

218

141

106

89

82

77

73

75

80

71

Aug.

68

62

60

69

167

160

435

245

182

123

100

82

139

117

114

110

102

111

a93

a73

a 68

a82

a622

a639

a310

a!69

a!23

a!06

a96

a91

a84

Sept.

a78

a71

68

68

64

833

1,080

668

654

410

284

 206

182

154

135

125

115

110

102

95

87

86

82

82

82

82

82

82

80

77

-

Month

March .........................

May .

September .....................

Water year 1941-42 ..........

Secondfoot-days

24,266 

20,325 

17,355

106,075

23,602 

21,610 

24,414 

49,417 

21,540 

7,583 

3,413 

5,002 

6,324

224,851

Maximum

6,630 

4,640 

4,420

6,630

5,100 

1,820 

5,340 

11,000 

2,940 

932 

656 

639 

1,080

.11,000

Minimum

64 

243 

204

45

309 

485 

307 

243 

191 

111 

58 

60 

64

58

Mean

783 

678 

560

291

761 

772 

788 

1,647 

695 

253 

110 

161 

211

616

Per 

square 

mile

1.64 

1.42 

1.18

.611

1.60 

1.62 

1.66 

3.46 

1.46 

.532 

.231 

.338 

.443

1.29

Runoff

Inches

1.90 

1.59 

1.36

8.29

1.84 

1.69 

1.91 

3.86 

1.68 

.59 

.27 

.39 

.49

17.57

Acre-feet

48,130 

40,310 

34,420

210,380

46,810 

42,860 

48,420 

98,020 

42,720 

15,040 

6,770 

9,92C 

12,540

445,960

Peak discharge.- Oct. 18 (2 a.m.) 4,680 sec.-ft.; Oct. 31 (8 p.m.) 8,100 sec.-ft.; Mar. 8 (5 p.m.) 

7,350 sec.-ft.; Apr. 8 .(2:30 p.m.) 22,700 sec.-ft.; Apr. 28 (11:30 a.m.) 9,600 sec.-ft.; nay 4 

(5 p.m.) 3,730 sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed from recorded range in stage, occasional observer's 

readings, and records for station near Evening Shade.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

532763 O - 43 7
90 WHITE RIVER BASIN

South Fork of Little Red River near Clinton, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°34', long. 92°23', in NEi sec. 29, T. 11 II., R. 

 13 VT., If miles downstream from Pedee Creek, 4$ miles southeast of Clinton, and 6 miles

downstream from Archey Fork. Datum of gage is 430.02 feet above mean sea level, datum

of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army). 

Drainage area.- 316 square miles. 

Records available.- February 1939 to September 1942. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 20,800 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage height, 18.40

feet); minimum, 2.2 second-feet July 31 to Aug. 3 (gage height, 1.82 feet).

1939-42: Maximum discharge, 06,000 second-feet Apr. 17, 1939 (gage height, 21.1

feet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 17,000

second-feet; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 25.2 feet, date unknown, from information by local resident. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. 

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 12 discharge measurements and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 4 discharge measurements made and

records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1941-42, except period of ice effect (gage height,

in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 7 to Dec. 22 and Aug. 23 to Sept.30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 23 Dec. 24 to Sept. 30

4.5

5.0 

6.0

110

150

200

350

505

690

1,120

7.0

7.5

8.0

9.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

1,670

2,010

2,510

3,750

8,250

11,700

15,600

1.5 66 4.5

.9 5.0 2.9 81 6.0

2.0 10 3.0 98 7.0

2.1 15 3.2 145 S.O 

2.3 27 3.5 230 9.0 

2.5 40 4.0 405 

 Note.- Same as preceding table above 

9.0 feet.

735

1,310

1,900

2,650

3,750

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

114 

134 

146 

921 

1,380

1,270 

1,030 

1,220 

782 

1,200

872 

610 

470 

395 

338

2,340 

10,000 

7.990 

2,300 

1,460

1,220 

1,050 

810 

650 

540

540 

1,170 

770 

592 

1,550 

15,800

Nov.

5,710 

2,100 

1,440 

1,300 

1,100

895

730 

592 

5O5 

440

3SO 

338 

305 

275 

251

224 

209 

192 

185 

395

410 

530 

1,580 

1,100 

830

710 

575 

505 

440 

395

Dec.

356 

410 

470 

410 

377

335

299 

275 

254 

236

218 

221 

338 

356 

326

314 

305 

293 

272 

248

230 

880 

5,800 

2,570 

1,830

1,650 

1,260 

1,060 

892 

780 

716

Jan.

2,780 

1.770 

1,340 

1,110 

b850

b700 

b550 

b500 

b450 

b400

b400 

b400 

b450 

465 

457

433 

413 

485 

659

758

690 

625 

585 

525 

485

461 

892 

735 

645 

1,520 

2,620

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ......................

lendar year 1941 

ary

ember .....................

ter year 1941-42 ..........

Feb.

1,650 

1,280 

1,060 

938 

S48

960 

870 

780 

802 

1,140

985 

S92 

780 

690 

668

1,080 

1,390 

1,160 

985 

870

758 

668 

1,410 

2,250 

1,590

1,310 

1,080 

915

Secondfoot-days

59,664 

24,641 

23,981

200,669.4

25,353 

29,809 

28,029 

51,987 

27,498 

4,195 

401.0 

7,532.5 

4,763

287,853.5

Mar.

802 

75S 

712 

625 

585

525 

654 

4,650 

2,250 

1,590

1,280 

1,060 

960 

825 

735

668 

585 

525 

469 

429

394 

360 

328 

307 

318

1,550 

1,160 

892 

780 

668 

585

Maximum

15,800 

5,710 

5,800

15,800

2,780 

2,250 

4,650 

10,800 

3,480 

318 

32 

'2,160 

8S9

15,800

Apr.

525 

469 

429 

402 

370

360 

469 

10,800 

6,750 

3,020

1,900 

1,420 

1,340 

1,280 

gl,040

gS48 

g735 

g668 

g625 

g545

g485 

437 

394 

363 

433

6,000 

2,410 

3,490 

2,330 

1,650

May

1,650 

1,900 

1,340 

1,110 

892

1,110 

1,080 

84S 

690 

585

505 

445 

391 

545. 

525

413 

352 

3SO 

517 

3,480

1,770 

1,340 

1,340 

985 

758

625 

525 

437 

370 

318 

272

June

230 

197 

170 

148 

158

148 

145

128 

111 

152

318 

248 

221 

191 

162

150 

138 

158 

179 

158

120 

9S 

105 

74 

63

57 

51 

44 

39 

34

Minimum Mean

114 1,925 

185 821

218 774

1.0 550

400 S18 

668 1,065 

307 904 

360 1,733 

272 887 

34 140 

2.2 12.9 

2.2 243 

32 159

2.2 789

July

32 

32 

32 

26 

25

23 

21 

19

17 

14

14 

13 

12 

15 

16

12 

11 

9.0 

7.5 

6.5

6.5 

6.5 

5.0 

g4.3 

g4.3

g3.6 

g2.9 

g2.9 

g2.9 

g2.9 

2.2

Per 

square 

mile

6.09 

2.60 

2.45

1.74

2.59 

3.37 

2.86 

5.48 

2.81 

.443 

.041 

.769 

.503

2.50

Aug.

2.2 

2.8 

2.S

2.9 

8.0

7.0 

11 

 83 

145 

823

3S8 

244 

185 

132 

98

96 

111 

S6 

68 

5S

49 

82 

2,160 

S54 

505

363 

286 

234 

188 

148 

' 111

Sept.

102 

98 

80 

65 

54

49 

95 

227 

889 

660

429 

328 

258

206 

165

132 

107 

90 

111 

105

78 

64 

56 

53 

47

42 

39 

38 

36 

32

Runoff

Inches

7.02 

2.90 

2.82

23.62

2.99 

3.51 

3s30 

6.12 

3.24 

.49 

.05 

.89 

.56

33.89

Peak discharge.- Oct. 17 (11 p.m. 16,200 seo.- p t.j Oct. 31 (1:45 p.m.) 20.800 sec. -ft.

Ac re- feet

118,300 

48,870

47,570

398,000

50,290 

59(130 

55,590 

103,100 

54,540 

8,320 

795 

14,940 

9,450

570,900

; Dec. 23

(9 a.m.) 7,350 sec.-ft.; Mar. 8 (7:30 a.m.) 6,450 sec.-ft.; Apr. 8 (6 p.m.) 19,200 sec.-ft.; Apr. 

26 (6:45 a.m.) 9,220 sec.-ft.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from graph based on twice-daily readings of staff gage^

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 91

Little Red River near Heber Springs, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°32', long. 92°00', in NE4 sec. 6, T. 10 N., R.

9 W., 2f miles dovmstream from Peter Creek and 3 miles northeast of town of Heber

Springs. Datum of gage is 271.81 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.- 1,141 square miles.

Records available.- September 1927 to June 1935 and March 1936 to September 1942. 

Average discharger- 13 years (1927-34, 1936-42), 1,769 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 57,900 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage height, 32.37

feet); minimum, 13 second-feet Aug. 4 (gage height, 1.82 feet).

1927-35, 1936-42: Maximum discharge observed, 74.400 second-feet Apr. 6, 1928

(gage height, 42.35 feet, site and datum then in use); no flow at times in October

1929, August 1930, August and September 1936.

Maximum stage known, 44.0 feet, original site and datum, in April 1927 (discharge,

78,900 second-feet). 

Remarks.- Records good except those based on staff-gage readings, which are fair, and

those for period of ice effect, which are poor. 

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 10 discharge measurements, and computations of daily

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 4 discharge measurements made

and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1941-42, except period of Ice effect

In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 30 to June 25 and Aug. 9-21)

height,

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.3

2.6

3.0

3.5

4.0

12

17

22

50

85

145

240

380

4.5

5.5

6.5

7.5

9.0

11.0

13.0

15.0

550

955

1,520

2,210

3,670

5,990

3,790

12,300

17.0

19.0

22.0

25.0

27.0

29.0

16,100

20,300

27,500

35,500

41,100

46,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5.

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

380

329

344

515

2,130

3,670

2,670

2,460

2,300

1,830

2,210

1,700

1,190

932

765

1,150

12,500

28,700

11,200

85, 100

g3,670

g3,470

g2,770

gl,9SO

gl,490

gl,250

g3,490

g4,620

g2,390

g3,290

g21,000

Nov.

g36,100

g9,470

g5,470

g4,330

4,110

3,270

2,670

2,130

1,760

1,490

1,250

1,080

955

S65

785

725

665

606

550

550

805

1,160

2,780

4,660

3,270

2,480

1,980

1,700

1,430

1,250

-

Dec.

,110

,030

,340

,310

,160

1,060

932

845

785

725

685

645

805

1,030

1,140

1,060

1,000

932

888

825

745

2,700

21,000

14,400

7,160

6,250

4,770

3,670

2,970

2,390

2,050

Jan.

8,230

9.300

5,340

4,000

b3,000

b2,200

bl,500

bl,300

bl,100

bl.OOO

bl.OOO

bl.OOO

bl.100

1,220

1,250

1,190

1,110

1,110

1,400

1,910

1.760

1,580

1,460

1,340

1,220

1,110

2,190

4,110

2,970

4,330

11,700

Feb.

7,420

4,380

3,670

3,070

2,670

3,070

3,070

2,430

2,430

3,270

3,070

2,570

2,210

1,980

1,330

2,390

4,550

4,220

3,270

2,670

2,300

1,980

2,770

5,360

5,210

4,000

3,370

2,670

-

-

-

Mar.

2,300

2,050

1,980

1,330

1,700

1,580

1,460

14,300

13,100

6,900

4,830

3,730

3,470

2,970

2,480

2,130

1,830

1,580

1,400

1,250

1,110

1,000

838

S25

735

2,740

4,440

3,070

2,300

1,980

1,580

Apr.

1,400

1,220

1,030

930

910

845

825

19.4DO

46,400

15,700

7,810

5,340

4,220

4,550

3,730

3,070

2,480

2,050

1,830

1,640

1,400

1,220

1,030

955

9SO

13,400

12,400

10,300

10,500

6,250

-

May

4,440

4,770

3,890

3,270

2,970

2,480

3,780

2,870

2,130

1,700

1,430

1,190

1,060

1,160

1,430

1,140

955

888

883

4,930

6,770

4,220

4,990

3,670

2,480

1,830

1,430

1,140

932

7S5

645

June

550

463

396

359

329

293

299

280

270

265

311

515

587

480

413

368

350

396

368

396

362

305

272

252

240

206

185

166

150

144

-

July

180

130

127

145

118

100

85

74

68

62

113

108

61

55

49

43

39

34

33

34

46

41

40

32

35

37

31

30

24

21

18

Aug.

17

15

14

16

65

82

79

114

430

430

1,030

910

665

446

347

288

280

480

371

282

238

212

828

3,840

1,700

1,060

765

606

480

396

347

Sept.

282

248

218

198

180

171

816

888

1,220

2,770

1,830

1,160

845

665

532

430

356

308

278

252

240

216

191

178

160

144

132

122

115

108

-

Month

December ......................

Fobrusry

March .........................

May

September .....................

Water year 1941-42 ..........

Second 

foot-days

131,545 

100,346 

37, 462

579,464.4

83,080 

93,000 

93,688 

184,015 

76,263 

9,970 

2,014 

16,833 

15,253

893,469

Maximum

28,700 

36,100 

21,000

36,100

11,700 

7,420 

14,300 

46,400 

6,770 

587 

180 

3,340 

2,770

46,400

Minimum

329 

550 

645

10.7

1,000 

1,830 

785 

325 

645 

144 

18 

14 

108

14

Mean

4,243 

3,345

2,821

1,588

2,680 

',321 

,022 

o,134 

2,460 

332 

65.0 

543 

508

2,448

Per 

square 

mile

3.72 

2.93 

2.47

1.39

2.35 

2.91 

2.65 

5.38 

2.16 

.291 

.057 

.476 

.445

2.15

Runoff

Inches

4.29 

3.27 

2.85

18.90

2.71 

3.03 

3.05 

6.00 

2.49 

.32 

.07 

.55 

.50

29.13

Acre-feet

260,900 

199,000 

173,500

1,149,000

164,800 

184,500 

185,800 

365,000 

151,300 

19,780 

3,990 

33,390 

30,250

1,772,000

Peak discharge.- Oct. 18 (2:30 p.m.) 33,800 sec.-ft.; Nov. 1 (8 a.m.) 46,700 sec.-ft.; Dec. 23 

(7 p.m.) 24,100 sec.-ft.; Mar. 8 (7 p.m.) 24,100 sec.-ft.; Apr. 9 (7:30 a.m.) 57,900 sec.-ft.; Apr 

26 (7 p.m.) 24,400 sec.-ft.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from graph based on once-daily staff-gage readings.

Time basis: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war tine thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
92 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Middle Fork of Little Red River at Shlrley, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°39', long. 92°18', in SWi sec. 20, T. 12 N., R

12 W., at Missouri & Arkansas Railway bridge, half a mile downstream from Sugar Camp

(or Wevers) Creek and 1 mile east of Shirley. Datum of gage is 483.12 feet above mean

sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.- 294 square miles.

Records available-.- February 1939 to September 1942. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 18,900 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage height, 19.95

feet;; minimum, 2.2 second-feet July 29, 30 (gage height, 4.85 feet).

1939-42: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 31, 1941; minimum, 0.1 second-foot Oct.

25, 1939, Oct. 3-6, 1940.

Flood of Mar. 10, 1935 reached a stage of 27.3 feet, from information by local

residents.

Remarks.- Records good except those based on wire-weight gage readings, which are fair. 

cooperation.- Gage-height record, 11 discharge measurements, and computations of daily

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 4 discharge measurements made

and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1941-42 (gage height. In feet, and discharge 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-16)

4.8 1.6 5.7 57 10.0 1,980

4.9 2.9 5.9 82 10.5 2,400

5.0 5.S 6.1 121 11.5 3,610

5.1 10 6.4 202 13.0 5,890

5.2 15 6.8 335 15.0 9,OSO

5.3 22 7.5 650 16.5 11,600

5.5 37 9.0 1,400 17.5 13,400

In second-feet)

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

122 

2S3 

283 

1,030 

1,560

1,400 

1,040 

1,010 

710 

638

535

376 

280 

208 

175

2,040 

8,520 

7.140 

2,050 

1,450

1,720 

1,200 

900 

675 

530

515 

2,690 

1,200 

750 

1,140 

13,200

Nov.

,650 

,910 

,300 

,300 

,120

900 

725 

565 

450 

370

307 

266 

227 

199 

174

158 

142 

126 

115 

239

422 

429 

1,610 

1,150 

875

700 

555 

446 

370 

321

Dec.

2S3 

310 

300 

280 

250

21S 

1S8 

169 

152 

137

126 

129 

188 

273 

266

233 

218 

202

185 

163

147 

613 

4,450 

2,050 

1,400

1,300 

1,020 

800 

650 

550 

495

Jan.

2,050 

1,500 

1,100 

875 

g675

g525 

g490 

g460 

g378 

g310

g293 

g304 

g346 

360 

346

314 

293 

328 

510 

485

418 

378 

338 

310 

280

269 

800 

875 

675 

1,220 

2,560

Month

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

 a

 ber ......................

 ber .......... ......

lendar year 1941 

&ry / ...

uary

h .........................

ember .....................

ter year 1941-42 ..........

Feb.

1,450 

l.OSO 

S50 

725 

625

675 

675 

550 

520 

570

535 

475 

426 

360 

346

775 

1,200 

950 

775 

650

550 

475 

900 

1,300 

1,080

900 

750 

630

Seccndfoot-days

55,370 

22,121

17,745

172,078.7

20.065 

20,797 

23,068 

39.534 

24,483 

2,899 

249.6 

6,915.5 

5,247

238, 494. 1

Mar.

545 

b05 

500 

4SO 

430

370 

692 

5,350 

2,220 

1,450

1,120 

900 

775 

725 

615

540 

450 

366 

318 

280

250 

211 

185 

166 

171

875 

825 

590 

465 

378 

321

Maximum

13,200 

4,650 

4,450

13,200

2,560 

1,450 

5,350 

" 8,840 

4,360 

250 

24 

1,480 

850

13,200

Apr.

276 

243 

21S 

196 

180

166 

180 

8,840 

6,050 

2,610

1,560 

1,150 

975 

1,000 

800

650 

545 

460 

390 

335

293 

256 

221 

194 

286

3,610 

1,670 

2,900 

1,980 

1,300

May

1,100 

1,020 

SOO 

1,300 

625

1,180 

1,250 

850 

630 

480

366 

318 

266 

300 

253

224 

177 

196 

243 

4,360

1,620 

1,400 

1,780 

1,050 

725

525 

386 

300 

233 

182 

144

Minimum

122 

115 

126

2.6

269 

346 

166 

166 

144 

27 

 2.2 

2.5 

22

2.2

June

121 

102 

91 

81 

84

82 

78 

74 

62 

91

250 

233 

163 

131 

108

91 

86 

129 

174 

126

95 

75 

79 

60 

53

46 

41 

35 

31

27

Mean

1,786 

737 

572

471

647 

743 

744 

1,318 

790 

96.6 

8.05 

223 

175

653

July

24 

20 

23 

18 

15

13 

12 

11 

10 

9.2

S.8 

8.8 

7.9 

7.5 

6.2

5.2 

4.6 

4.4 

3.8 

3.8

4.4 

3.8 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2

3.2 

2.9 

2.6 

2.2 

2.2 

2.5

Per 

square 

mile

6.07 

2.51 

1.95

1.60

2.20 

2.53 

2.53 

4.48 

2.69 

.329 

.027 

.759 

.595

2.22

Aug.

3.5 

3.5 

2.5 

2.6 

8.3

4.6 

3.5

10 

18 

457

555 

304 

180 

110 

79

332 

352 

194 

119 

81

61 

90 

1,480 

975 

505

314 

221 

163

121 

91 

75

Sept.

65 

55 

55 

52 

46

687 

402 

332 

850 

825

446 

293 

208 

152

115

87 

75 

66 

64 

56

48

42 

37 

34 

30

28 

26 

25 

24 

22

Runoff

Inches

7.00 

2.80 

2.24

21.75

2.54 

2.63 

2.92 

5.00 

3.10 

.37 

.03 

.87 

.66

30.16

Peak discharge.- Oct. 17 (8 p.m.) 13,200 sec. -ft.; Oct. 31 (1:30 p.m.) 18,900 see. -ft.;

Ao re-feet

109,800 

43,880 

35, 200

341,300

39,800 

41,250 

45,750 

78,410 

48,560 

5,750 

495 

13,720 

10.410//

473, 000

Dec. 23

(10:3U a.m.) 6,050 sec.-ft.; Star. 8 (7:15 a.m.) 8,250 sec.-ft.; Apr. 8 (6 p.m.) 17,900 sec.-ft.; 

May 20 (5:30 a.m.) 7,930 sec.-ft.

f Computed from graph based on once-daily wire-weight gage readings. 

Ime basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 93

Lagrue Bayou near Stuttgart, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°31'55", long. 91°21'30", In NWi sec. 17, T. 

2 S., R. 3 W., 11 miles east of Stuttgart and 24 miles upstream from Little Lagrue 

Bayou. Datum of gage is 175.14 feet above mean Gulf level (Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Army, bench mark).

Drainage area.- 175 square miles.

Records available.- August 1935 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,320 second-feet Apr. 13 (gage height, 13.23 

feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot July 28-30.

1935-42: Maximum discharge, 2,960 second-feet Jan. 24, 1937 (gage height, 16.9 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,200 second-feet; no flow 

during periods in May, June, and Aufjst 1936, August 1937, October and November 1938, 

and Hay, June, and July 1941.

Remarks.- Records fair. Flow affected by seasonal diversions for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

3

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

1ft

20

21

22

23

24

25

?.6

27

?R

?.ft

30

31

Oct.

6.5 

5.4

4.5

4.2

4.2

3.8

2.8

4.4

5.4

6.5

9.8

13

11

7.0

4.5

3.3

4.2

4.4

3.7

3.1

2.0

1.2

.7

.4

.3

3.4.

70

51

59

41

78

Nov.

120 

100

66

40

32

27

21

13

9.4

6.6

4.8

3.7

2.9

2.2

2.0

l.S

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

17

90

129

126

S6

49

26

13

7.9

-

Dec.

5.5 

4.6

7.6

13

14

11

S.4

6.2

4.S

4.0

3.4

4.0

10

14

16

19

13

8.6

5.8

4.5

3.8

3.6

47

100

129

162

162

114

61

34

43

Jan.

319 

400

391

«92

134

f57

f29

f!5

f9.4

f6.5

f5.2

4.6

4.4

4.6

5.1

30

2S

47

50

53

53

51

49

4S

47

49

7S

55

42

63

1S8

Feb.

274 

274

176

114

106

337

445

472

454

463

481

517

535

535

517

563

606

592

579

545

508

454

517

651

651

620

545

418

_

-

~

Month

Deceaber . ..................................

April. .....................................

May. .......................................

September . .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

319 

373

436

436

391

247

123

292

526

567

592

635

6S6

6S6

635

567

535

545

517

418

1S4

66

36

22

15

400

620

635

592

567

556

Apr.

508 

328

123

76

68

63

66

287

910

1,300

1,500

1,740

1,780

1,700

1,460

1,180

1,000

790

620

382

78

20

10

7.9

15

539

686

1,060

1,180

1,140

-

Secondfoot-days

418.7

1,003.1

1,037.2

26,955.0

2,607.8

20,616.9

8,081.9

965.3

61,738.9

May

1,100 

1,030

970

910

880

768

635

499

364

98

2S

12

7.4

5.6

4.9

4.1

3.5

9.0

137

182

96

50

S3

96

54

24

12

7.6

5.5

3.S

2.5

Maximum

78

129

162

592

400

1,780

1,100

68

4.S

32

80

1,780

June

2.1

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

2.2

17

10

4.8

4.0

4.3

5.5

9.7

30

68

66

49

42

35

27

21

16

13

11

11

9.1

7.2

6.0

-

Minimum

0.3

1.3

3.4

0

4.4

15

7.9

2.5

.9

.1

.6

4.3

.1

July

3.7

3.1

2.S

2.5

2.2

1.7

1.7

1.3

1.1

.e

.9

1.3

4.S

3.8

2. '2

1.5

.9

.8

1.1

.9

.6

.5

.4

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

.4

1.2

Aug.

.7

.6

.6

.7

1.1

2.2

3.5

4.8

5.1

4.0

3.5

3.4

2.4

2.8

17

25

27

24

20

15

14

 16

26

32

21

12

10

7.6

5.6

5.S

Mean

13.5

33.4

33.5

73. S

84.1

462

426

687

261

15.9

1.54

10.1

32.2

169

Sept.

5.1

5.1

5.5

6.2

9.6

8.9

9.6

21

37

58

58

48

40

29

23

20

IS

20

27

37

58

78

eo

73

68

56

29

17

16

~

Runoff in 

acre-feet

830

1,990

2,060

53,440

5,170

25,6SO

26,220

40,890

16,030

948

95

624

1,910

122,400

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record. 

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

central,war time thereafter.
94 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Granite, Colo.

Location.- Wauer-stage recorder, lat. 39°03', long. 106°16', in sec. 31, T. 11 S., R. 79 

w., at Granite, just upstream from Cache Creek. Datum of gage is 8,914.86 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 431 square miles.

Records available.- April to October 1895, May 1897 to September 1899, April 1910 to

 September 1927 and October 1933 to September 1942 in reports of Geological Survey. May 

1897 to September 1899 and April 1910 to September 1942 in reports of State engineer.

average discharge.- 32 years (1910-42), 332 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,050 second-feet June 7 (gage height, 5.94 

feet); minimum daily, 55 second-feet Jan. 4.

1895, 1897-99, 1910-42: Maximum discharge, 2,900 second-feet June 16, 1984; maximum gage height, 6.57 feet June 19, 1941; minimum not determined.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Small 

diversions above station for irrigation. Sugar Loaf and Twin Lakes Reservoirs are 

on tributaries above station (combined capacity, 72,120 acre-feet). The following 

records, furnished by the office of the State engineer, show diversions from Colorado 

River Basin to Arkansas River Basin above station:

Ditch or tunnel

Ewlng ditch. ..........

Twin Lakes tunnel.....

Wurtz ditch. .......... 

Columbine ditch. ......

Total.. ...............

Diversions from

Eagle River and tributaries..

Roaring Fork. ................

Eagle River. ................. 

Eagle River. .................

Diversion 

(acre-feet)

0

13,400

2,093 

0

16, 060

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Oct.

120

122

149

181

176

124

117

118

115

10 113

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

117

120

122

129

124

120

111

106

106

108

113

122

122

117

117

115

109

117

Nov.

101

103

108

109

109

109

108

101

104

103

100

97

103

97

97

97

100

103

94

104

101

94

90

100

109

Dec.

61

56

58

59

56

58

62

66

66

*67

66

63

o3

64

65

67

67

64

63

64

66

64

62

64

62

106 I 60

100

97

117 96

109

103

72

-

59

59

63

61

62

Jan.

62

61

56

55

57

60

62

62

62

61

60

61

60

59

*57

58

61

62

62

62

63

64

67

68

66

67

70

69

67

66

65

Feb.

67

68

68

6S

68

67

67

68

68

69

68

*68

67

65

64

62

60

58

58

59

63

66

71

73

72

69

72

71

-

-

~

Month

October. ..................... ... . . . .

November ................................. .

December . .................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January ......... ..........................

February . .................... . . .

March. ... ............ . . ...

April. ... .................................

May. .............. ........................

June ..... ............................... .

July. .... .................................

August ...............................

September ..................................

Water year 1941-42 ... ............. ....

Mar.

70

72

73

71

70

69

64

66

68

66

*64

65

66

65

65

65

65

64

67

66

64

66

69

70

68

65

63

64

64

65

68

Apr.

70

73

75

85

100

185

115

110

110

120

130

150

160

180

*227

221

199

158

122

122

155

199

227

191

151

160

169

160

147

138

~

Secondfoot-days

3,759

3,012

1,937

110,791

1,932

1,864

2,067

4,349

10,410

40,532

24,222

10,875

4,259

109,218

May

135

172

158

162

160

142

151

167

184

818

248

258

215

194

174

169

164

162

160

191

221

287

388

405

469

720

859

893

893

852

839

Maximum

181

109

67

1,980

70

73

73

227

893

1,860

1,070

750

424

1,860

June

833

934

900

1,220

1,400

1,550

1,860

1,660

1,430

1,310

1,650

1,810

1,710

1,410

1,370

1,240

1,510

1,840

1,860

1,650

1,520

1,400

1,210

1,290

1,280

1,160

1,070

629

720

906

-

Minimum

103

72

56

50

55

58

63

70

135

720

351

149

110

55

July

955

913

898

808

808

864

1,000

1,050

1,050

1,060

1,020

850

756

738

720

eoe

774

794

1,070

738

648

642

595

508

406

358

351

630

906

850

666

Aug.

654

750

612

366

332

321

292

288

885

285

336

618

618

366

820

169

186

178

162

154

151

149

167

175

192

289

394

484

584

569

Mean

121

100

62.5

304

62.3

66.6

66.7

145

336

1,351

781

351

142

299

553

Sept.

424

133

128

149

156

172

183

169

154

149

149

144

139

133

131

128

126

116

114

114

114

116

122

122

116

112

112

110

112

' 112

"

Runoff in 

acre-feet

7,460

5,970

3,840

219,800

3,630

3,700

4,100

8,630

20,650

80,390

48,040

21,570

8,450

216,600

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- No gage-height record Dec. 6 to Apr. 14; discharge computed on basis of four discharge 

measurements, weather records, and records for station at Sallda (stage-discharge relation probably 

affected by Ice during most of period).

Time basis; Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter. 

To convert war tlire to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 95

Arkansas River at SalIda, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°31', long. 106°01', In sec. 31, T. SON., R. 9

 E., at Sallda, 3 miles upstream from South Arkansas River. Datum of gage is 7,051.45 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,210 square miles.

Records available.- April 1895 to October 1903, November 1909 to September 1927 and

 October 1933 to September 1942 in reports of Geological Survey. April 1895 to October 

1903 and November 1909 to September 1942 in reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 32 years (1910-42), 616 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,600 second-feet June 19 (gage height, 4.60

 feet); minimum dally, 196 second-feet Feb. 19.

1895-1903, 1909-1942: Maximum discharge, 5,100 second-feet June 16, 1924 (gage 

height, 7.2 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 124 second-feet Apr. 12, 

1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those Jan. 1 to Feb. 24, which are fair. Diversions above

 station for Irrigation. Flow regulated by Clear Creek Reservoir (capacity, 11,440 

acre-feet) and as noted In description for station at Granite.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

289

278

360

457

467

462

377

364

364

368

373

3S6

356

.409

409

396

364

348

344

348

382

405

391

368

348

348

336

328

332

328

314

Nov.

296

303

303

306

310

310

306

296

299

306

296

292

296

292

285

285

285

289

275

255

248

251

248

241

255

261

268

265

265

265

~

Dec.

265

261

268

282

272

265

265

261

251

251

»258

248

251

251

248

251

251

248

248

244

244

251

234

241

244

234

234

231

234

227

231

Jan,

b235

b231

b222

b212

b225

b250

275

292

282

292

296

289

278

268

»221

a250

278

a274

272

a270

268

a272

a280

275

a262

258

a258

258

a258

a256

255

Feb.

a252

251

a250

a250

244

234

244

248

241

241

224

*234

241

238

234

a222

a210

a200

196

a!98

199

a215

227

a230

231

218

231

231

-

-

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ...............................

December . ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January. ...................................

February ...................................

March. .....................................

April. .....................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July .......................................

August. ....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

227

224

231

227

224

227

202

202

227

*224

216

216

221

218

210

207

207

204

218

213

204

207

216

227

218

221

199

204

204

207

210

Apr.

224

258

289

314

348

373

332

278

285

289

364

409

428

525

525

419

391

368

340

321

332

396

520

493

457

457

509

504

612

665

~

Secondroot-days

11,369

8,452

7,744

207,369

8,112

6,434

6,662

12,025

23, 453

71,690

43,444

20,811

10,595

230,791

May

65S

6S6

624

433

433

428

433

443

457

478

488

493

553

606

588

564

520

433

414

438

457

514

686

926

1,030

1,310

1,750

1,630

1,690

1,660

1,630

Maximum

467

310

282

3,330

296

252

231

665

1,750

3,390

1,820

1,320

707

3,390

June

1,550

1,720

1,770

2,030

2,210

2,340

2,S70

2,790

2,470

2,110

2,470

2,380

2,880

2,660

2,510

2,300

2,650

3,170

3,390

3,240

2,980

2,750

2,260

2,260

2,430

2,310

1,910

1,630

1,580

1,570

-

Minimum

278

241

227

166

212

196

199

224

414

1,550

756

386

306

196

July

1,820

1,810

1,730

1,630

1,620

1,650

1,790

1,820

1,820

1,810

1,700

1,610

1,420

1,380

1,360

1,400

1,450

1,390

1,540

1,420

1,170

1,020

1,020

977

892

756

756

943

1,310

1,320

1,110

Aug.

1,060

1,220

1,320

968

850

770

700

672

651

651

630

810

926

892

630

457

472

462

409

386

391

405

400

428

443

452

600

600

721

721

714

Mean

367

282

250

568

262

230

215

401

757

2,390

1,401

671

353

632

Sept.

707

443

344

356

382

396

400

377

356

340

336

348

344

348

344

340

328

317

314

314

317

321

321

321

321

317

317

310

306

310

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

22,550

16,760

15,360

411,300

16,090

12,760

13,210

23,850

46,520

142,200

86,170

41,280

21,010

457,800

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Canon City and 

weather reffords.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Tl»e basis: Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942;'mountain war time thereafter. 

To convert wSr time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
96 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Arkansas River at Canon City, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°26', long. 105°15', in sec. 32, T. 18 S., R. 70 

W., in Canon City, just upstream from Sand Creek. Datum of gage is 5,343.87 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 3,090 square miles.

Records available.- May 1888 to September 1927, October 1933 to September 1942 in reports 

or cjeological Survey. May 1888 to September 1942 in reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 54 years (1888-1942), 723 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,720 second-feet Aug. 13 (gage height, 7.80 

reet), from rating curve extended above 3,500 second-feet; minimum daily, 225 secondfeet Feb. 18.

1888-1942: Maximum discharge, 19,000 second-feet Aug. 2, 1921 (gage height, 10.7 

feet), from rating curve extended above 4,000 second-feet; minimum daily, 82 secondfeet Apr. 10, 1940.

Remarks.- Records fair. Diversions above station for irrigation. For statements on 

regulation, see descriptions for stations at Granite and Salida.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

307

290

456

597

632

5S1

549

452

447

430

443

425

412

632

666

581

538

493

465

465

497

603

788

748

681

675

592

581

592

570

554

Nov.

523

512

518

518

497

4SS

48S

447

425

412

408

392

392

388

361

376

3S4

384

376

336

317

354

350

368

400

396

384

392

376

372

-

Dec.

372

372

372

404

404

376

380

388

372

368

392

376

36S

358

343

343

354

350

340

330

336

347

323

333

561

317

307

298

333

347

347

Jan.

317

298

296

248

276

284

330

438

484

456

434

425

396

368

340

317

340

317

301

304

301

304

347

340

320

320

323

330

354

332

293

Feb.

293

296

320

320

320

29S

307

307

296

298

279

298

307

320

310

270

256

225

245

323

340

354

358

330

326

336

336

354

_

.

-

Mar.

336

310

301

296

2S4

296

298

282

310

333

317

301

330

336

314

29S

304

29S

304

330

320

330

350

380

372

396

365

336

336

358

392

Apr.

456

620

990

1,100

1,010

1,010

88S

795

727

734

952

1,060

1,080

1,230

1,230

896

694

795

788

841

872

1,260

2,020

1,750

1,630

1,660

1,620

1,580

al,600

al,700

-

May

1,380

1,880

2,050

1,720

1,720

1,720

2,050

2,240

2,530

2,610

2,540

2,290

2,090

1,920

1,720

1,610

1,510

1,350

1,2SO

1,410

1,400

1,430

1,710

2,070

2,240

2,620

3,070

3,600

3,530

3,250

3,210

June

3,070

2,910

2,810

2,970

3,060

3,110

3,710

4,040

3,770

3,370

3,430

4,100

4,240

4,110

3,680

3,410

3,500

4,200

4,590

4,490

4,130

3,890

3,370

3,150

3,270

3,120

2,740

2,350

2,190

2,120

-

July

2,400

2,510

2,390

2,250

2, ISO

2,170

2,2SO

2,390

2,390

2,410

2,280

2,170

1,940

1,320

1,730

1,750

1,830

1,760

1,840

1,930

1,570.

1,280

1,010

978

897

777

710

801

1,370

1,470

1,270

Aug.

1,130

1,340

1,670

1,560

1,210

1,050

951

836

769

762

777

861

1,360

1,310

960

632

548

584

615

483

434

455

455

455

518

512

530

603

573

615

640

Sept.

710

732

518

460

489

524

524

524

495

424

389

398

424

424

413

393

389

379

374

379

389

403

413

408

403

389

384

384

365

370

-

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

March ...................................

April ......................................

May. .......................................

July. ......................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Secondfoot-days

11,011

269,348

54,603

365,278

Maximum

404

4,630

2,510

4,590

Minimum

298

127

225

Mean

355

738

1,001

Runoff in 

acre feet

21,840

534,200

724,500

Peak discharge.- June 7 (8:30 a.m.) 4,110 sec.-ft.; June 19 (1 p.m.) 4,850 sec.-ft.; Aug. 13 (11 

p.mT) 3,720 see-.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on baals of records for station near Portland.

Time baals: Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time '-hereafter. 

To convert war tl e to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 97

Arkansas River at Portland, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°24', long. 105°01', in sec. 21, T. 19 S., R. 

68 W.V at Portland, and.a short distance upstream from Hardscrabble Creek. Datum 

of gage is 5,921.56 'feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 3,790 square miles.

Records available.- May 1939 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,000 second-feet Aug. 13 (gage height, 10.40 

 feet/, from rating curve extended above 5,000 second-feet; minimum daily, 298 secondfeet Feb. 18, Mar. 18.

1939-42: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 13, 1942; minimum daily, 98 second-feet 

Apr. 1, 1940.

Remarks.- Records fair. Diversions above station for irrigation. .For statements on 

regulation, see descriptions for stations at Salida and Granite.

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

419

406

530

726

816

766

719

594

576

552

558

546

535

733

808

726

673

612

588

582

588

733

1,660

934

800

808

748

713

706

660

630

Nov.

606

594

588

582

576

564

558

535

524

530

530

519

509

504

479

475

479

479

488

444

419

419

423

410

436

466

466

466

462

453

-

Dec.

453

448

444

466

466

436

448

444

440

436

431

436

427

423

415

419

427

427

419

415

423

440

406

391

419

391

372

368

394

410

406

Jan.

383

364

361

344

354

379

415

514

552

493

479

479

470

470

462

440

462

444

410

415

410

406

431

444

423

431

444

431

466

436

391

Feb.

394

3S3

379

387

375

350

357

372

354

357

337

344

347

340

333

308

308

298

301

347

375

379

375

347

327

350

317

333

-

-

-

Mar.

327

317

317

320

311

330

327

304

314

340

347

333

354

375

361

340

314

298

314

333

317

314

340

379

383

436

387

350

364

364

387

Apr.

444

564

1,240

1,400

1,320

1,240

1,080

793

778

872

,140

,430

,410

,520

,970

,400

,240

,320

,940

,900

1,630

2,320

4,870

5,780

3,530

3,680

2,900

2,180

2,030

2,140

-

May

2,010

2,070

2,260

2,290

2,470

2,340

2,540

2,620

2,530

2,790

2,700

2,260

2,700

2,710

2,380

2,260

2,140

1,700

1,550

1,580

1,610

1,690

1,930

2,360

2,590

2,730

3,430

3,750

3,960

3,430

3,400

June

3,320

3,270

3,290

3,540

3,760

3,700

5,520

7,460

5,350

4,530

4,120

4,780

5,200

5,080

4,370

3,870

3,800

4,440

5,120

5,180

4,740

4,440

3,850

3,290

3,480

3,320

2,890

2,400

2,140

2,300

-

July

2,400

2,590

2,560

2,360

2,240

2,200

2,380

2,540

2,590

2,810

2,560

2,350

2,070

1,890

1,830

1,730

1,800

1,800

2,180

2,220

1,800

1,500

1,350

1,320

1,220

1,190

1,040

1,090

1,510

1,730

1,580

Aug.

1,350

1,620

2,180

1,890

1,340

1,160

1,050

916

864

856

880

864

1,640

3,480

1,110

808

680

667

741

642

612

582

552

552

588

558

576

660

642

673

680

Sept.

748

756

530

475

524

519

504

479

453

427

406

440

453

436

436

415

394

375

387

379

368

364

368

364

364

364

364

357

344

333

-

Month

December . ..................................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

y««

September ..................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Secondfoot-days

21,435

14,983

13,140

13,126

443,692

Maximum

1,660

606

466

756

7,460

Minimum

410

368

444

333

298

Mean

691

499

424

438

1,216

Runoff in 

acre-feet

42,520

29,720

26,060

26,040

880,100

Peak discharge.- Apr. 24 (7 a.m.) 10,100 sec.-ft.; June 7 (10:30 p.m.) 13,300 sec.-ft.: Aug. 13 

(11:50 p.m.) 16,000 sec.-ft.

Time basis; Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter. 

To convert war -time to stn, :c *1 time, subtract 1 hour.
98 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River near Pueblo, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°16', long. 104°41', in sec. 34, T. 20 S., R. 65

 W., at intake of south-side waterworks, 4 miles west of center of Pueblo. Datum of

gage is 4,689.82 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.- 4,730 square miles. 

Records available.- May 1885 to September 1886, September 1894 to September 1927 and

 October lff& to September 1942, at present site, and June to December 1887, at site 5 

miles upstream, and in reports of Geological Survey. May 1885 to September 1886 and 

September 1894 to September 1942 in reports of State engineer. (Records for May 1925 

to September 1934 do not include water diverted above station into intake of north-side 

waterworks.)

Average discharge.- 38 years (1894-1924, 1934-42), 761 second-feet; 9 years (1925-34),

 6ii4 second-feet (not including water diverted above station into intake of north-side 

waterworks).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during yaar, 10,300 second-feet June 8, from rating curve 

extended above 6,600 second-feet; minimum daily, 214 second-feet Jan. 6.

1885-87, 1894-1942: Maximum discharge, 103,000 second-feet June 3, 1921 (gage 

height, 24.66 feet, from gage at Pueblo), by slope-area method, including estimated 

discharge of Dry Creek, 19,oOO second-feet; minimum daily, 18 second-feet (including 

13 second-feet diverted above station into intake of north-side waterworks) Apr. 7, 

1935.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Records

 include water diverted above station into intake of north-side waterworks for municipal 

supply of Pueblo. Diversions above station for irrigation. For statements on regulation, see descriptions for stations at Salida and Granite.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

 1

8

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

W

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3D

31

Oct.

359

343

369

513

609

566

607

514

507

501

489

507

495

560

690

610

573

552

539

517

512

589

2,680

1,060

824

774

717

661

669

633

585

Nov.

573

606

584

578

550

571

570

549

529

521

515

514

522

523

516

516

515

517

526

526

518

538

545

496

485

493

481

487

487

 481

-

Dec.

468

463

451

469

474

456

473

467

473

468

460

459

428

425

392

398

404

*415

410

416

415

431

409

406

412

444

401

389

426

416

426

Jan.

396

384

366

326

263

*214

265

345

400

474

524

523

197

507

492

466

491

470

450

445

447

455

457

466

479

464

*439

429

436

418

397

Feb.

376

351

345

372

345

319

319

330

315

315

310

295

315

310

376

352

305

264

259

279

375

341

351

326

290

317

311

292

_

_

-

Month

October. ....................... ...... .

December ...................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

April ......................................

May. .......................................

September. ... .............................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar. Apr.

307

296

*296

312

311

297

297

281

276

306

315

314

318

339

328

313

293

284

276

289

295

276

276

307

352

353

348

312

295

316

357

389

425

774

900

926

989

935

805

752

841

988

1,410

1,420

1,730

2,220

1,720

1,270

1,420

3,450

3,820

2,410

May

3,480

3,450

3,450

3,410

3,550

3,480

3,500

3,710

3,930

4,130

6,130

5,990

3,520

3,310

3,000

2,790

2,660

2,520

2,310

2,320

2.210

2,850 2.180

5,360

7,780

4,980

5,220

4,620

4,010

3,720

3,770

Secondfoot-days

13,444

282,536

9 535

32 969

11,931

475,194

2,380

2,930

3,070

3,260

3,700

3,900

3,590

3,660

3,440

Maximum

474

5,010

524

^

357

7 780

828

7,780

June

3,390

3,200

3,270

3,370

3,620

3,650

4,150

6,830

5,310

4,500

3,890

4,180

4,520

4,520

4,110

3,620

3,530

4,080

4,510

4,740

4,420

4,210

3,910

3,380

3,420

3,380

3,100

2,640

2,310

2,600

-

Minimum

389

55

£14

259

279

214

July

2,810

2,620

2,520

2,310

2,130

2,040

2,050

2,100

2,200

2,380

2,660

2,070

1,900

1,760

1,710

1,630

1,710

1,680

Aug.

1,170

1,180

2,390

2,030

1,540

1,310

1,090

1,060

946

894

914

883

1,050

4,330

1,840

1,050

721

776

1,790 862

2,140

1,690

1,380

1,260

1,220

1,130

1,190

997

978

1,120

1,380

1,340

612

588

555

556

556

548

513

439

572

574

706

714

Mean

649p_

434

774

 _

398

1,302

Sept.

799

828

547

521

531

498

452

433

420

391

279

356

343

331

309

308

343

342

356

341

342

331

336

330

330

303

323

323

306

279

Runoff in 

acre-feet

39 92Q

26,670

560,400

23,660

942,600

Peak discharge.- Apr. 24 (10 a.m.) 9.780 see. -ft.: June 8 (7 a.m.) 10.300 see. -ft.: AUR. 14 (8

a.m.) 9,890 see.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 30 to Jan. 24, Feb. 20-21. 

Time basis; Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Arkansas River near Avondale, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°15 T , long. 10

W., naif a mile upstream from SIxmile Creek and 2i miles west of Avondale.

Drainage area.- 6,350 square miles.

Records available.- May 1939 to September 1942. «

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 18,900 second-feet Apr. 24 (gage height, 7.79 

reet;, from rating curve extended above 7,000 second-feet; minimum daily, 294 secondfeet Feb. 19.

1939-42: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 24, 1942; minimum tally, 50 second-feet 

Apr. 2, 1940.

Remarks.- Records fair. Storage and diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3B9

366

372

515

588

588

565

494

418

a460

a470

a480

a470

a560

a740

a700

3660

3650

a650

654

664

8750

84,500

a2,000

al,400

al,250

al,180

al,100

31,050

31,080

sl,180

Nov.

1,230

1,230

1,200

1,070

1,160

1,120

1,070

1,060

1,040

999

962

1,010

987

927

870

904

927

915

S58

835

730

654

664

673

701

730

751

701

762

741

Dec.

673

612

626

654

626

654

635

626

596

580

508

618

635

626

618

626

654

645

603

558

580

603

550

611

580

565

543

418

543

550

588

Jan.

515

360

424

437

437

372

437

50S

603

635

654

701

701

720

741

711

701

682

645

603

573

550

611

645

58S

580

654

645

611

603

515

Feb.

46S

508

468

508

543

550

529

565

4° 7

474

480

522

522

487

455

443

389

303

294

313

406

515

529

424

389

412

443

443

_

-

Mar.

455

430

418

430

443

4S7

468

4SO

508

588

565

543

501

480

4S7

494

515

437

424

430

443

395

406

455

543

522

573

508

461

437

501

Apr.

529

596

1,040

1,330

1,310

1,560

1,730

1,400

1,480

1,630

1,840

2,080

2,220

8,460

3,180

2,720

2,660

2,620

5,500

6,620

3,730

3,920

6,510

15,300

8,880

7,110

6,440

6,230

5,600

5,680

-

May

5,080

4,600

4,930

4,540

4,540

4,880

5,160

5,340

5,530

5,840

5,970

5,710

5,140

5,110

4,820

3,900

3,640

3,600

3,380

3,140

2,960

2,770

3,160

4,400

4,340

4,400

4,720

5,110

5,140

4,670

3,°20

June

3,420

3,030

3,070

3,310

3,730

3,660

4,320

8,380

7,490

5,990

5,060

5,340

6,200

6,310

5,840

5,160

4,880

5,580

5,990

6,250

6,360

5,940

5,160

4,620

3,330

3,780

3,460'

2,950

2.V7.0

3,350

-

July

3,640

3,420

3.F50

3,270

2,890

2,570

2,780

2,500

8,280

8,480

3,530

2,960

8,140

1,810

1,600

1,540

1,940

2,060

8,250

2,680

1,860

1,400

1,680

1,650

1.5PO

1,620

1,580

1,460

1,520

1,520

1,520

Aug.

1,290

1,300

3,040

3,310

2,770

1,^70

1,560

1,600

1,580

1,470

1,410

1,340

1 , 360

6,430

4,720

1,230

997

1,040

1,360

903

767

634

588

621

594

568

494

510

551

621

G56

Sept.

1,080

al,150

790

692

729

790

684

621

575

562

453

474

494

468

434

402

439

453

494

500

458

444

434

415

424

424

434

429

424

410

-

Month

May........................................

July .......................................

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Secondfoot-days

353 * 467

16,580

652,090

Maximum

1,150

15,800

Minimum

402

294

Mean

916

586

460

553

1,707

Runoff in 

acre-feet

54,510

36,020

25,540

227,100

32,890

1,294,000

Peak discharge.- Apr. 24 (11:30 a.m.) 18,900 sec.-ft.; June 8 (11:15 a.m.) 10,800 sec.-ft.; Aug 

14 (11:50 p.m.) 10,200 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; dischsrge computed on basis of records for stations near Dueblo and 

Nepesta.

Time basis; fountain star-dsrd time orlor to 2 s.m., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
100 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River near Nepesta, Colo.

ge recorder above diversion dam of Oxford Farmers Co. canal, -lat. 

 10', In sec, T. 31 S., R. 60 W., li miles west of Nepesta.

Location.- Water-stai 

38"11', long. 104

Drainage area.- 9,130 square miles.

Records available.- September 1897 to October 1903, July 1909 to November 1912,and October 

1933 to September 1942 in reports of Geological Survey. September 1897 to October 1903, 

July 1909 to November 1912,and January 1914 to September 1942 in reports of State 

engineer.

Average discharge.- 17 years (1917-21, 1922-28, 1935-42), 726 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,000 second-feet Apr. 24 (gage height, 6.29 

feet ), from rating curve extended above 9,500 second-feet; minimum daily, 149 secondfeet Nar. 30.

1897-1903, 1909-12, 1914-42: mximum discharge, 180,000 second-feet June 4, 1921, 

at point 9 miles upstream by slope-area method; no flow at times in 1902, 1910, 1931, 

1934.

Remarks.- Records fair. Storage and diversions above station for irrigation. 

Cooperation.- Seventeen discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

279 

264 

239 

347 

523

513 

336 

379 

379 

444

347 

372 

419 

469 

767

726 

781 

700 

609 

545

575 

609 

4,640 

3,220 

1,060

838 

713 

444 

534 

674 

598

Nov.

598 

674 

810 

992 

1,070

83S 

944 

1,070 

976 

976

912 

866 

S52 

880 

944

1,010 

944 

795 

804 

846

646 

543 

657 

636 

668

699 

846 

74S 

502 

790

Dec.

720 

668 

561 

510 

525

517 

471 

471 

534 

597

510 

597 

625 

615 

668

#626 

646 

646 

626 

615

636 

615 

615 

534 

510

500 

498 

480 

510 

£60 

600

Jan.

580 

420 

440 

460 

450

440 

470 

540 

640 

660

720 

760 

750 

780 

800

750 

730 

720 

700 

680

660 

620 

680 

695 

665

#748 

818 

762 

710 

668 

525

Feb.

502 

471 

463 

606 

597

543 

534 

552 

436 

365

385 

407 

413 

425 

431

442 

436 

413 

466 

636

924 

748 

668 

570 

471

448 

517 

419

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febri 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. ...................................

Bber.... ...............................

nber. ....... ..........................

lendar year 1941 

ary

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

St.... .................................

ember . .................................

ter year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

510 

471 

442 

413 

479

456 

431 

479 

486 

570

561 

517 

370 

330 

360

390 

402 

310 

242 

242

239 

207 

19S 

213 

300

305 

275 

226 

183 

149 

177

Apr.

204 

222 

252 

471 

525

748 

1,300 

1,620 

1,440 

1,420

1,600 

2,250 

2,570 

2,680 

3,060

2,160 

1,710 

1,940 

7,500 

9,910

6,700 

6,280 

8,300 

11,000 

10,700

8,270 

7,010 

6,000 

5,520 

5,760

Secondfoot-days

23,543 

24,536 

17,827

328,263

20,041 

14,308 

10,933 

119,122 

156,540 

127,470 

48,902 

43,159 

16,284

622 ,£65

Peak discharge.- Apr. 24 (11:45 p.m.) 12.000 sec. -ft.

(6 a.m.) 10,600' sec. -ft; Sept. 1 (5 p.m.) 7.88O sec. -ft

May

5,930 

5,830 

5,420 

5,220 

5,320

5,620 

5,420 

5,690 

6,030 

6,560

6,840 

7,010 

6,660 

6,480 

5,900

4,720 

3,920 

6,800 

3,180 

3,060

3,300 

3,240 

3,060 

3,600 

4,240

,590 

,950 

,750 

,300 

,690 

,210

Maximum

4,840 

1,070 

720

5,220

818 

924 

570 

11,000 

7,010 

6,830 

3,270 

6,660 

3,040

11,000

June

4,400 

4,110 

4,010 

3,700 

3,820

3,980 

4,270 

6,830 

6,600 

5,960

4,420 

4,520 

5,050 

5,250 

5,250

4,680 

4,520 

4,680 

4,880 

5,010

4,550 

4,230 

3,880 

3,720 

3,300

3,270 

2,640 

1,820 

1,560 

2,560

Minimum

239 

502 

471

66

420 

365 

149 

204 

3,060 

1,560 

630 

370 

261

149

July

3,270 

2,940 

3,120 

.2,850 

2,290

1,990 

L,790 

1,600 

1,670 

2,620

1,890 

1,720 

1,540 

1.17C 

766

1,020 

1,080 

1,170 

1,470 

2,760

1,470 

1,170 

990 

798 

720

1,040 

1,010 

908 

720 

720 

630.

Aug.

370 

370 

2,340 

2,340 

1,170

1,470 

1,920 

1,540 

1,260 

1,320

1,470 

782 

645 

5,620 

6,660

1,890 

834 

423 

390 

52S

464 

850 

1,050 

1,350 

1,370

1,310 

713 

634 

744 

672 

660

Mean

759 

818 

575

899

646 

511 

353 

3*971 

5,050 

4,249 

1,577 

1,392 

543

1,706

Sept.

3,040 

1,710 

464 

439 

485

728 

456 

660 

608 

570

407 

317 

296 

286 

301

317 

306 

364 

423 

485

423 

423 

415 

370 

334

340 

382 

3S2 

292 

261

Runoff in 

acre-feet

46,700 

48,670 

35,360

651,100

39,750 

28,380 

21,690 

236,300 

310,500 

258,800 

97.0OO 

86,600 

32,300

1,235,000

; June 8 (4 p.m.) 7,900 sec. -ft; Aug. 15

Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note;- No gage-height record Dec. 86 to Jan. 25; discharge computed on basis of weather records and 

records for stations near Avondale and near Pueblo (stage-discharge relation may have been affected 

by ice during most of period.)

Time basis; Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter. 

To convert war tlice to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 101

Arkansas River at La Junta, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°59', long. 103°31', in sec. 2, T. 24 S., R. 55 

W., at East Bridge in La Junta, just upstream from King Arroyo. Datum of gage is 

4,039.60 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 12,200 square miles.

Records available.- May to August 1889, December 1893 to December 1895, January to

December 1901, April to October 1903, August to November 1908, April 1912 to December 

1913 and October 1933 to September 1942 in reports of Geological Survey. December 

1893 to December 1895, January to December 1901, April to October 1903, August to 

November 1908 and April 1912 to September 1942 in reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 30 years-(1912-42), 287 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge, 34,800 second-feet Apr. 25 (gage height, 9.96 feet), from 

rating curve extended above 13,000 seccnd-feet; minimum daily, 12 second-feet Mar. 12.

1889, 1893-95, 1901, 1903, 1908, 1912-42: Maximum discharge, 200,000 second-feet 

June 4, 1921 (gage height, 18.4 feet), by slope-area method; no flow Jan. 20-23, 

Mar. 20-22, 1915.

Remarks.- Records good. Storage and diversions above station for irrigation.

Cooperation.- TVventy-slx discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, 

U. S. Army.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942'

Day

i

Z

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

31

30

37

37

40

37

27

37

25

27

23

19

19

33

39

23

32

29

41

62

79

133

267

4,560

1,210

605

307

260

255

265

240

Nov.

230

215

250

250

255

255

250

277

277

289

381

455

432

353

488

440

339

353

388

381

388

346

313

265

307

313

402

395

418

301

-

Dec.

381

381

313

295

448

332

360

313

295

313

448

360

260

250

266

169

178

142

95

86

84

137

228

1P9

235

206

189

209

216

271

283

Jan.

310

315

283

266

166

169

239

266

279

375

a420

a400

364

359

403

385

375

266

216

213

239

182

148

182

216

189

292

119

258

266

271

Feb.

287

231

246

231

231

250

202

105

135

105

44

34

23

19

57

73

132

132

473

275

206

166

137

69

114

73

104

117

_

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January ....................................

February ...................................

March. .....................................

April.... ..................................

 ay. HAV .......................................

June .......................................

July.... ...................................

August .....................................

Septenber. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

«ar.

102

108

69

83

88

42

62

52

64

33

23

12

14

24

39

39

37

28

22

22

35

24

16

19

20

20

20

16

19

IS

16

Apr.

19

23

78

106

102

32

73

55

25

25

57

209

1,060

1,070

1,180

1,560

1,140

1,210

3,100

11,100

10,500

6,310

5,770

18,000

30,900

15,500

8,490

6,230

6,920

7,500

-

Secondfoot days

8,829

10,006

7,942

73,634.6

8,431

4,251

1,186

138,342

141,960

112, 810

21,159

16,937

5,654

477,507

May

11,700

8,440

7,130

6,200

6,230

6,230

6,310

6,200

6,420

6,420

6,730

6,230

5,460

5,460

3,820

3,000

2,620

1,770

1,640

1,780

1,810

1,990

1,950

2,800

3/660

3,730

3,620

3,900

3,730

2,420

2,560

Maximum

4,560

488

448

2,220

420

473

108

30,900

11,700

6,540

1,760

6,370

1,580

. ^0,900

June

2,390

1,980

1,560

1,160

1,070

1,260

1,580

2,850

6,540

5,040

4,090

3,480

4,740

5,940

6,000

4,500

4,630

5,300

5,700

6,160

6,500

6,500

5,420

4,500

3,680

3,060

2,350

1,710

1,200

1,120

-

Minimun

19

215

84

2.0

119

19

12

19

1,640

1,070

132

37

32

12

July

1,720

1,760

1,580

1,470

1,430

588

369

733

501

459

683

1,080

397

271

132

157

522

581

627

627

804

301

494

328

328

354

475

691

452

573

674

Aug.

604

635

522

266

140

182

552

596

439

324

242

185

202

1,750

6,370

1,260

296

132

148

559

466

228

132

R6

57

48

37

178

137

71

93

Mean

285

334

256

202

272

152

38.3

4,611

4,579

3,760

683

546

188

1,308

Sept.

192

1,580

145

84

61

61

73

53

63

06

44

91

132

35

46

44

42

35

32

65

77

157

157

292

473

391

409

275

250

209

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

17,510

19,850

15,750

146,000

16,720

8,430

2,350

274,400

281,600

223,800

41,970

33,590

11,210

947,200

a No gaee-helght record; discharge computed i 

Time baa Is : 1'ountaln standard time orlor to 2 a.m 

war time to standard time, subtract 1 hou

ls of weather records.

., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain
102 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Las Animas, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°05', long. 103°12', In NWi sec. ,2, T. 23 S., R. 

52 W., 1,500 feet downstream from highway bridge and 1 mile north of Las Animas.

Extremes.- faxl^jm discharge during year, 23,500 second-feet Apr. 25 (gage height, 12.58 

feet); Fiirimim daily, 17 second-feet Mar. 27.

1939-42: '"axlmum ^'ischarge, that of Apr. 25, 1942; minimum daily, 8 second-feet

Aug. £-, 28, 1 40.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Storage

ana diversions above station for irrigation.

Cooperation.- Gate-height record, 68 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; records reviewed by Geological

Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

166

140

105

94

fil

qj

3 6

75

75

59

44

57

46

48

105

152

69

57

39

41

5fi

239

162

5,880

£,240

°69

«43

461

402

398

580

Nov. Dec.

619 j 471

553 I 438

542 i 332

461 i 309

461 476

466 402

356 ' 316

33C

691

907

754

828

869

948

607

679

602

697

666

748

862

761

666

558

761

G54

558

511

511

394

-

261

, 247

240

452

438

373

402

411

344

^90

282

--205

155

138

150

?64

328

340

328

?40

324

356

PCO

328

Jan.

340

348

373

335

300

260

270

330

410

500

540

560

600

660

700

670

640

590

550

510

400

290

250

300

400

500

,iOO

680

700

691

643

Feb.

703

625

*564

461

429

411

344

214

224

205

128

83

61

52

65

83

96

158

339

511

373

268

208

123

130

155

145

135

_

_

-

Mar.

198

198

261

261

373

237

155

166

142 114'

75

67

57

59

56

50

56

52

46

50

44

61

33

20

23

22

17

25

52

41

33

Apr.

28

28

98

195

328

161

202

234

98

56

42

46

348

919

919

1,370

774

679

2,540

6,760

11,900

6,980

6,880

11,100

£0,900

19,400

12,200

9,490

8,370

7,^20

-

May

9,950

8,420

7,770

6,880

9,020

6,600

6,310

5,920

6,250

6,550

6,400

6,400

6,250

5,160

4,670

3,870

3,230

2,160

2,200

2,370

1,970

2,040

2,170

2,820

3,820

3,570

3,310

3,690

3,600

3,230

3,940

June

2,370

1,900

1,430

1,130

958

1,030

1,450

1,800

6,880

5,940

4,540

3,380

4,730

6,670

5,360

4,350

4,100

4,560

4,350

4,940

5,400

6,740

5,610

4,820

4,220

3,360

2,540

2,320

1,730

1,480

-

July

2,320

3,160

2,180

2,510

2,530

1,740

713

1,020

660

454

475

1,080

508

362

196

116

287

543

673

782

1,340

641

497

585

371

399

423

713

503

418

428

Aug.

464

418

1,100

543

183

196

147

597

555

409

320

193

102

2,390

4,260

4,970

373

311

220

291

531

362

242

155

109

94

74

61

139

116

87

Sept.

136

2,190

423

177

128

139

126

100

96

118

118

116

217

164

72

62

59

64

61

61

74

68

121

114

252

362

409

287

193

186

-

Month

October. ....... ....... .... ,

November. . ..... ....

December. ............ .

Calendar year 1941 . . ............

January. . . . . ...

February . . .......

March. ..... . .....

April. . . ... ......

May .......... . ......... .

June ........... . ...

July. .... . . ......... ..........

August ....... ....

September. ............. ... ..... .

Water year ] 941-4B . . . . . ..... ...

Secondfoot-days

10,200

90,848

7,593

6,693

515,256

Maximum

5,880

476

5,880

703

6,880

3,160

4,970

2,190

20,900

Minimum

39

336

138

10

52

17

28

1,970

958

116

61

59

17

Mean

437

638

329

249

482

271

98.0

4,352

3,680

923

646

223

1,412

Runoff in 

acre- feet

26,840

37,940

20,230

180,200

29 , 630

15,060

6,030

259,000

298,600

219,000

56,780

39,690

13,280

1,022,000

on this day. 

eoted by ice Jan. 4-29. 

nrior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; 

subtract 1 hour.

time thereafter.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 103

Arkansas River at Caddoa, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°06', long. 102°55', in northwest corner of sec. 

4, T. 23 S., R. 49 W., just upstream from Caddoa Creek and 2 miles east of Cdddoa. 

Datum of gage Is 3,741.04 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers, 

U. S. Army, bench mark).

Drainage area.- 19,000 square riles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge durin; year, 50,000 second-feet Apr. 24 (gage height, 10.46 

reetj, by slope-area Tethod; minimum dally, 16 second-feet Dec. 1.

1938-42: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 24, 1942; minimum daily, 5 second-feet 

July 16, 1K39.

Remarks.- Records good. Storage and diversions above station for irrigation.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 78 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; records reviewed by Geological 

Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

527 

458 

349 

374 

368

429 

304 

274 

246 

£46

£33 

216

204 

204 

£08

1,250 

816 

633 

450 

362

349 

E34 

1,760 

4,840 

4,060

1,930 

1,540 

1,120 

778 

750 

1,110

Nov.

1,320 

1,350 

1,150 

1,000 

932

944 

P20 

678 

816 

956

,080 

,150 

,180 

,210 

,170

,040 

,030 

,110 

,200 

,180

,170 

,240 

,070 

944 

878

899 

807 

816 

769 

357

Dec.

16 

364 

472 

450 

495

592 

558 

567 

511 

472

400 

488 

558 

583 

616

600 

542 

495 

443 

394

331 

299 

299 

368

407

394 

315 

304 

278 

315 

368

Jan.

387 

531 

299 

278 

255

242 

225 

204 

167 

178

189 

242 

342 

458 

458

550 

616 

741 

816 

858

826 

807 

778 

741 

731

722 

722 

r 26 

P32 

956 

920

Feb.

980 

980 

889

826 

788

713 

542 

550 

436 

387

349 

294 

246

208 

185

171 

160 

113 

119 

167

422 

519 

634 

458 

429

422 

414 

407

Month

October. ...............................

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber. ..................................

lendar year 1941 

ary

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

ter year 1941-42 ......................

Time basis: Mount

To convert vrar time

Mar.

394 

368 

315 

342 

368

400 

362 

304 

283 

265

246 

225 

200 

208 

200

200 

208 

216 

216 

192

171 

174 

196 

196 

178

278 

387 

362 

304 

255 

229

Apr.

200 

189 

182 

216 

294

336 

320 

407 

387 

331

251 

368 

567 

1,050 

1,520

1,630 

1,800 

1,660 

4,050 

10,500

20,600 

12,800 

12,200 

33,400 

30,900

'f9,5QQ 

18,400 

12,900 

10,400 

11,400

Secondfoot-days

26,522

30,366 

13,294

216,584

16,797 

12,808 

8,242 

218,758 

188,480 

122,570 

32,065 

32,294 

24,426

726,622

ain standard time prior to 2 a.m., 

to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

May

12,500 

13,400 

11,000 

11,200 

9,360

3,460 

8,260 

7,760 

7,660 

7,970

8,200 

3,230 

7,790 

7,070 

5,320

4,420 

3,850 

3,350 

2,800 

3,000

2,800 

2,540 

2,360 

2,400

3,440

3,910 

3,800 

3,720 

4,000 

3,760 

4,150

Maximum

4,840 

1,350 

616

6,110

956 

980 

400 

33,400 

13,400 

7,690 

2,930 

6,340 

5,730

33,400

June

3,460 

2,610 

2,080 

1,640 

1,280

1,130 

1,210 

1,750 

4,040 

6,460

5,830 

4,310 

4,040 

5,340 

5,950

5,010 

4,200 

4,090 

4,460 

4,530

5,080 

6,700 

7,510 

7,690 

6,190

4,750 

3,640 

2,830 

2,750 

1,950

Minimum

204 

357 

16

16

167 

113 

171 

182 

2,360 

1,130 

207 

142 

147

16

July

1,730 

2,850 

2,930 

2,710 

2,440

2,080 

1,230 

866 

882 

641

550 

803 

874 

486 

375

257 

207 

431 

573 

732

986 

1,560 

933 

809 

641

544 

544 

603 

725 

523 

550

Aug.

. 597 

668 

l,3f)0 

983 

603

456 

356 

418 

561 

544

423 

330 

229 

2,130 

4,180

6,340 

5,520 

1,180 

668 

615

1,030 

754 

567 

442 

304

229

185 

160 

142 

147 

153

Mean

856 

1,012 

429

595

542 

457 

266 

7,292 

6,080 

4,086 

1,034 

1,042 

814

1,991

Sept.

147 

2,680 

5,730- 

4,370 

882

882 

1,200 

816 

703 

451

438 

404 

409 

442 

414

334 

293 

267 

254 

248

232 

218 

221 

229 

301

404 

433 

423 

316 

285

Runoff in 

acre-feet

52,610 

60,230 

26,370

429,600

33,320 

25,400 

16,350 

433,900 

373,800 

243,100 

63,600 

64,050 

48,450

1,441,000

Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter.
104 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Lamar, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°06', long. 102°37', In sec. 30, T. 22 S., R. 

46 W., 800 feet downstream from highway bridge and 1 mile north of Lamar. Datum of 

gage is 3,605.02 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 19,800 square miles.

Records available.- May to December 1913 and October 1933 to September 1942 in reports 

of Geological Survey. May 1913 to September 1942 in reporta of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 29 years, 304 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 40,000 second-feet Apr. 24 (gage height, 8.77 

reet), based on computation of flow over dams at Caddoa and Amity; minimum daily, 

1.0 second-foot Apr. 5.

1913-42: Maximum discharge, 165,000 second-feet June 5, 1921, by slope-area 

method; no flow at times during 1^13-15.

Remarks.- Records fair. Storage and diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

320

174

140

113

96

125

103

79

59

51

40

24

9.6

21

79

450

462

355

235

158

140

174

450

1,430

4,310

1,580

976

729

550

508

639

Nov.

850

880

675

529

657

630

598

480

501

830

1,010

S80

1,010

932

810

820

582

684

693

622

675

830

474

501

522

684

566

501

378

550

-

Dec.

86 .

84

60

68

240

305

335

300

250

225

198

170

235

245

270

285

280

103

93

 »64

36

9.6

7.2

5.6

210

230

198

335

295

206

206

Jan.

128

230

150

150

160

158

156

152

151

145

155

190

220

250 '290

340

450

530

700

1,000

1,170

860

729

630

614

515

487

536

590

590

558

Feb.

558

582

574

522

480

474

366

330

280

255

202

155

116

77

60

59

35

45

84

116

275

285

230

170

170

134

116

146

^

_

-

Month

October. .................... ... .

November. ............................ . .

December . .....................:............

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January .................................. .

February. ............................ . .

March. .............. ...... ......

April. ................................... .

May. .......................................

June ............................ .... . . .

July... .................... ...............

August ..................... ...............

September ......................... ...... .

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

202

167

182

178

186

245

225

206

178

164

155

140

113

91

88

96

^8

100

86

75

62

71

91

96

88

86

134

146

131

105

96

Apr.

64

9.6

5.6

2.2

1.0

2.6

93

98

134

113

91

86

170

474

910

1,060

1,460

1,680

2,710

6,570

13,300

14,700

11,500

21,800

31,900

33,400

23,600

14,200

11,500

10,100

-

Secondfoot-days

14,579.6

20,354

5,634.4

99,534.0

12,984

6,896

4,081

201,734.0

161,170

99,319

15,423

21,993.0

11,984.6

576,152.6

May

10,300

13,200

10,700

P,800

9,300

fl,250

8,000

7,650

7,160

7,450

7,650

7,450

7,060

6,130

5,120

4,260

3,300

2,690

2,060

1,810

1,780

1,610

1,440

1,460

1,840

2,320

2,430

2,370

2,630

2,560

2,390

Maximum

4,310

1,010

335

5,170

1,170

582

245

33,400

13,200

6,800

1,970

6,130

4,030

33,400

June

2,410

1,610

1,140

829

578

450

412

990

3,060

5,980

5,520

4,030

3,390

4,170

4,900

4,120

3,500

3,370

3,480

3,620

4,170

5,150

6,590

6,800

5,840

4,140

2,970

2,340

2,090

1,670

-

Minimum

9.6

378

5.6

1.3

128

35

62

1.0

1,440

412

30

7.6

7.6

1.0

July

1,150

1,570

1,970

1,840

1,640

1,570

1,030

634

510

412

296

215

495

160

70

38

30

30

56

110

120

634

360

88

79

66

30

52

56

56

56

Aug.

34

16

61

658

257

34

14

10

43

52

74

38

7.6

166

3,020

5,120

6,130

2,360

775

562

586

666

495

405

257

92

19

13

10

9.2

9.2

Mean

470

678

182

273

419

246

132

6,724

5,199

3,311

498

709

399

1,579

Sept.

9.2

269

4,030

4,030

1,520

420

730

495

176

56

16

14

12

16

38

14

8.4

10

9.2

7.6

8.4

7.6

8.4

7.6

8.4

7.6

13

20

14

9.2

~

Runoff in 

acre feet

28,920

40,370

11,180

197,400

25,750

13,680

8,090

400,100

319,700

197,000

30,590

43,620

23,770

1,143,000

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- No gage-height record Jan. 2-20; discharge computed on basis of weather records and 

records for station near Caddoa (stage-discharge relation probably affected by ice during part 

of period).

Time basis : fountain standard time nrior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 105

Arkansas River at Holly, Colo.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 38°02', long. 102°07', in sec. 14, T. 23 S., R. 42 W., Just 

upstream from Wild Horse Creek, at highway bridge half a mile south of Holly. Datumof gage is 3,377.95 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Apr. 22, waterstage recorder at site 400 feet upstream at datum 0.86 foot higher.

Drainage area.- 25,000 square miles.

Records available.- December 1893 to December 1894, May 1901 to April 1902 (published as 

at Barton or at Byron), October 1907 to September 1927, and October 1933 to September 

1942 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1907 to September 1942 in reports of 

State engineer.

Average discharge.- 35 years (1907-42), 368 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 35,800 second-feet Apr. 25 (gage height, 11.05 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 17,000 second-feet; minimum 

dally, 48 second-feet Feb. 18.

1893-94, 1901-2, 1907-42: Maximum discharge, 136,000 second-feet Oct. 20, 1908 

(gage height, 11.0 feet, datum then in use), by slope-area method; no flow Aug. 9, 

1924, May 27 to June 6, June 26 to July 3, 1925.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Storage 

and several diversions above station for irrigation. Gage read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Fifteen discharge measurements furnished by Bureau of Reclamation. Four 

discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S, Army.

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

528

478

337

385

361

301

3S5

361

230

214

151

160

143

147

156

189

584

544

457

367

296

284

373

1,450

4,680

2,460

1,740

1,360

1,190

912

850

Nov.

1,030

1,240

1,200

1,060

1,100

1,010

989

880

760

770

1,090

1,090

956

923

880

901

880

850

850

840

860

967

912

770

690

770

810

663

690

750

-

Dec.

568

325

278

319

464

513

513

506

492

450

437

379

398

506

520

560

552

471

319

- 272

261

261

219

189

301

331

296

296

331

266

164

Jan.

69

98

94

90

88

98

130

150

155

170

210

250

245

307

437

520

576

654

730

810

945

901

934

945

880

SOO

770

810

912

1,000

1,000

Feb.

934

956

923

880

840

750

760

645

56S

568

528

424

367

325

325

240

235

48

139

219

219

343

536

398

367

367

307

284

_

-

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ............ .......... .........

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January. ....... ...........................

February. ..................................

March. ................................ ....

April. .....................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July.. .....................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

(later year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

373

296

307

319

296

331

450

404

355

337

319

313

1,030

1,340

1,140

934

560

444

349

301

256

219

209

179

199

164

160

240

219

194

184

Apr.

184

174

9S

91

81

115

296

471

485

536

513

444

404

471

810

1,110

1,300

1,860

1,730

3,790

11,400

a!5,800

a!3,500

a 14, 200

a 28 ,000

33,000

825,200

17 ,700

a!2,000

111,500

-

Secondfoot-days

22 ,073

27 ,181

1 1 7S7 '

145,386.1

15

13*495

12 421

197 ,263

161,640

113,348

32 ,080

21 ' 195

648,032

May

alO.800

10,800

a!3,000

9,700

9,420

9,150

a8,800

a8,200

a7,400

a7 ,300

7,150

7,150

5,860

5,860

5,080

4,080

3,300

2,740

2,500

1,840

1,260

1,260

1,540

1,470

1,330

2,080

2,410

2,410

2,410

2,760

2,580

Maximum

4,680

1,240

568

4,680

1,000 

956

1,340

33,000 

13 ,000

8,150

2 260

6J220

6,020

33 ,000

June

2,760

2,190

1,700

1,400

1,150

794

688

926

5,350

5,860

5,010

4,900

4,170

3,560

5,010

5,500

4,530

4,140

3,510

3,460

3,930

5,010

5,310

7,550

8,150

5,550

3,390

2,760

2,440

2,650

-

Minimum

143

663

164

5.

69

48

160 

81

1260

688

87

113

61

48

July

1,700

1,290

2,220

2,260

1,790

1,820

1,550

1,580

48C

4SO

440

304

207

440

230

161

146

120

115

115

155

173

600

470

203

Ib6

130

130

10S

87

111

Aug.

123

113

292

430

806

914

410

193

236

490

655

560

292

242

490

4,490

6,220

6,220

2,140

1,120

878

938

938

699

644

490

286

238

183

183

167

Mean

712

906

^7Q"

3 395

509

482

401

6,578

5,214 

3 778

1,035 

706

1,775

Sept .

167

167

152

6,020

5,740

1,740

1,030

1,570

1,030

677

420

328

256

190

170

164

146

128

125

120

95

83

81

63

61

67

83

91

111

120

~

Runoff in 

acre- feet

43,780

53,910

23 ,320

288,400-

31,300

26 ,770

24,640

391,300

320,600

224,800

39 270 

63J630

42,040

1,285,000

# Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of one discharge measurement and records 

for stations at Lamar, Colo, and Syracuse, Kans.

Note.- No gage-height record Jan. 3-11; discharge computed on basis of weather records 

(stage-discharge relation probably affected by Ice during most of period).

Time basis.- Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

532763 O - 43 - 8
106 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Syracuse, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°58', long. 101°45', In KWf sec. 18, T. 24 S., 

R. 40 W., at highway bridge, half a mile south of Syracuse.

Drainage area.- About 25,500 square miles.

Records available.- August 1902 to July 1906, June 1921 to September 1942.

Average discharge.- 21 years (1921-42), 379 seccnd-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 35,500 second-feet Apr. 27 (gage height, 10.46 

feet); minimum, 129 second-feet July 31 (gage height, 2.65 feet).

1902-6, 1921-42: Maximum gage height, about 11.75 feet, present datum, June 6, 

1921 (discharge not determined); minimum discharge, 1 second-foot at times in 1931, 

1934, 1937, 1939, 1940, and 1941. Bankfull sta-e, 7.0 feet.

Remarks.- Records fair. Diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

901

880

740

727

g660

g627

g561

g587

g515

g455

g394

g388

gS52

g376

g406

g352

g462

g810

g761

g686

g614

g633

g768

gl,090

g4,130

K4.720

g2,440

gl.720

gl,520

gl,200

985

Nov.

1,060

1,200

1,320

1,240

1,240

1,200

1,160

1,120

1,020

929

1,160

1,360

1,320

1,280

1,360

1,400

1,440

1,320

1,280

1,160

1,160

1,280

gl,K40

gl,280

gl,160

1,090

1,160

1,060

1,060

936

-

Dec.

1,060

r,14

418

382

475

#647

653

633

680

647

614

534

488

581

647

693

740

754

653

686

647

607

561

521

437

444

400

b380

b350

b300

b280

Jan.

b250

b220

bSOO

t)180

b!60

b!50

#b!60

b!80

b200

b240

b240

b250

b250

b300

b300

b400

686

817

887

1,060

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,200

1,120

1,060

985

985

1,020

1,090

1,120

Feb.

1,120

1,160

1,160

1,120

1,060

1,020

985

901

768

720

700

627

508

515

482

462

b380

b290

b!40

b260

*b300

b350

713

g607

g647

g574

g528

g462

_

-

Month

October. ........................ .

November. . . .......................... .

December ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ................. .

January ............................... .

February .................................. .

March. ................................

April. ....................................

May........................................

June ...................................

July. ......................................

August ................................

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

g462

587

469

482

482

521

587

614

528

488

444

425

«713

1,570

gl,840

gl,520

g950

796

g673

g594

g541

g495

g462

456

450

437

412

418

450

444

412

Apr.

376

352

282

226

204

222

370

495

548

633

647

587

528

528

647

1,060

1,320

1,780

1,900

3,390

7,450

13,500

15,200

14,000

17,500

28,500

30,200

17,500

10,100

0,810

-

Secondfoot-days

31,461

35,995

17.F26

201,610

19,190

18,559

19,722

178,855

157,170

134,800

30,509

41,447

26 , 438

711,672

May

9,770

11,600

9,120

8,200

8,200

7,160

6,880

6,730

6,590

6,730

6,590

6,590

6,310

6,030

5,480

4,820

4,080

3,410

3,000

g2,220

g2,080

g2,000

gl,860

gl,790

gl,710

g2 , 380

g2,900

g2,900

g3,000

3,520

3,520

Maximum

4,720

1,440

1,060

4,720

1,200

1,160

1,840

30, POO

11,600

7,310

2,900

6,450

5,480

30,200

June

3,630

3,410

g2,630

g2,000

gl,520

gl,240

1,110

1,280

4,950

6,030

6,450

5,890

5,080

4,440

5,610

5,890

5,340

5,080

g4,950

g4,820

5,210

5,750

6,730

7,310

7,310

6,170

g4,820

g3,850

g3,200

g3,100

-

Minimum

352

929

280

20

150

140

412

204

1,710

1,110

129

133

150

129

July

g2,720

g2,080

g2,380

g2,900

g2,720

g2,540

G2,380

gl,790

gl, 300

gl,060

gl,040

gSll

g648

727

656

483

378

305

£76

253

259

ii53

359

588

423

g299

g242

g!95

gl69

g!46

g!29

Aug.

rl33

i;133

r:164

588

820

940

752

567

497

503

865

794

618

560

1,530

4,700

6,450

6,450

g3,630

(*1,930

gl,420

gl,260

el, 360

gl,090

g911

g743

618

531

372

276

242

Mean

1,015

1,200

565

552

619

663

636

5,962

5,070

4,493

984

1,337

881

1,950

Sept.

221

210

873

5,480

4,820

g2,900

£1,560

1,500

1,460

1,050

g811

g648

538

490

423

g353

S328

g281

g248

g237

g232

221

205

184

169

164

150

174

232

276

~

Runoff in 

acre- feet

62,400

71,400

34,760

399,900

38,060

36,810

39 , 120

354,800

311,700

267,400

60,510

82,210

52,440

1,412,000

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Statje-discharge relation affected by ice. 

g Computed from graph based on gage readings. 

Time baa la; Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.m.. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 107

Arkansas River at Garden City, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage, lat. 37°57', long. 100°52', 

in NWt sec. 19, T. 24 S., R. 32 W., half a mile south of Garden City.

Drainage area.- About 28,800 square miles. 

Records available.- June 1922 to September 1942. 

Average discharge.- 20 years, 254 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 31,400 second-feet Apr. 23 (gage height, 8.87 

feet); minimum, 17 second-feet Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 1.98 feet Aug. 6.

1922-42: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 28, 1941; no flow during several 

periods. Bankfull stage, 7.0 feet.

Remarks.- Records fair. Wire-weight gage read once daily, 

irrigation.

Diversions above station for

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

g60

g!09

106

g!20

g!58

287

h304

h304

h267

h238

h257

h242

h234

h238

h234

h238

h!86

h!52

h509

h376

342

362

406

376

731

4,540

3,270

1,990

1,480

1,380

976

Nov.

866

928

1,090

1,220

1,020

992

960

976

928

S53

757

92S

1,260

1,180

1,170

1,270

1,200

731

474

79S

944

992

gl,090

gl.400

1,270

1,170

1,040

1,180

1,040

960

-

Dec.

853

1,060

731

539

422

429

51S

52S

528

474

447

447

550

581

528

647

671

707

465

282

376

*592

612

570

560

g304

g!71

g!78

g242

g292

g317

Jan.

hi 58

b!40

b!40

b!40

b!50

b!70

b!80

*b200

b220

b240

b270

298

362

422

429

438

509

683

731

944

1,180

1,380

1,400

1,500

1,510

1,260

1,150

960

960

1,060

1,110

Feb.

1,270

1,290

1,290

1,130

1,020

1,020

1,080

1,010

880

757

695

647

602

570

518

509

b400

b300

g234

g217

262

509

612

671

g539

g570

g539

g581

-

_

-

Mar.

g550

539

*671

51S

465

429

422

465

539

509

329

238

186

204

1,420

1,830

1,530

683

g414

g277

g304

g282

g247

g!71

g!33

g247

g406

g267

g!93

g!89

182

Apr.

161

114

98

96

120

111

200

392

560

647

695

731

635

474

438

447

757

2,400

3,400

2,890

4,390

7,420

11,400

14,300

14,700

16,000

23,800

27,100

19,700

g!2,500

-

May

g9,800

g8,620

glO,300

8,200

8,200

7,610

6,880

6,S80

7,060

7,060

7,240

7,060

6,340

5,660

g5,500

g4,850

g4,100

g3,400

g2,650

g2,350

gl,220

g602

gl,330

gl,260

gl , 040

g976

1,480

1,890

1,810

1,950

2,180

June

2,470

g2,670

g2,200

gl,670

gl,220

g770

g623

g581

g3,400

g6,340

g6,340

g6,000

g4,700

g3,810

g3,950

g4,700

5,010

4,540

4,540

4,100

4,100

4,540

5,660

7,060

7,610

7,240

5,660

4,540

3,400

3,020

-

July

2,770

g2,200

1,630

2,160

g2,630

g2,440

g2,290

g2,070

1,360

928

731

g623

g539

g348

g!68

g!20

gvi

g51

g48

g57

g50

g46

g41

g38

g40

g53

g44

g38

g34

g32

g28

Aug.

g27

g2e

g27

26

26

26

62

120

109

73

51

56

133

106

89

685

4,390

5,010

 3,950

1,790

866

602

539

581

456

399

392

317

282

252

182

Sept.

164

161

158

854

3,950

3,400

1,S70

1,040

695

731

500

311

267

221

178

120

85

67

56

52

48

g34

g28

g24

g22

g20

g!9

18

18

17

~

Month

Calendar year 1941 ......................

April. .....................................

May........................................

July. ......................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Secondfoot-days

30,687

113,572

20,294

19,772

14,839

166,676

145,498

122,464

23,678

21,652

15,128

616,781

Maximum

4,540

1,400

4,540

1,510

1,290

1,S30

27,100

10,300

7,610

2,770

5,010

3,950

27,100

Minimum

60

474

171

0

140

217

133

96

602

581

28

26

17

17

Mean

660

1,023

504

311

655

706

479

5,556

4,693

4,082

764

698

504

1,690

Runoff in 

acre-feet

40,610

60,870

30,980

225,300

40,250

39,220

29,430

330,600

285,600

242,900

46,960

42,950

30,010

1,223,000

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

g Computed from graph based on gage readings, 

h Computed from wire-weight gage readings. 

Time basis; Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 

convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

3, 1942; mountain war time thereafter. To
108 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Great Bend, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°21', long. 98°46', in SEi sec. 33, T. 19 S., R. 

13 W., on highway bridge, half a mile south of Great Bend and 4i miles upstream from 

Walnut Creek.

Drainage area.- 35,300 square miles.

Records available.- September 1940 to September 1942. Fragmentary gage-height records 

collected at same site since 1909 referred to datum 3.feet higher than that of Geological Survey gage are contained in reports of U. 8. Weather Bureau.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 20,200 second-feet May 1 (gage height, 10.34 

feet); minimum, 113 second-feet Oct. 2 (gage height, 2.84 feet).

1941-42: Maximum discharge, that of May 1, 1942; no flow Oct. 25-30, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good. Dlvarsions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to Septeober 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

143

119

116

116

1S9

150

165

169

163

153

157

161

161

169

173

173

173

185

206

242

242

h429

h714

h7S6

583

h490

h484

h512

1,380

1,600

1,300

Nov.

1,140

1,140

1,030

926

925

960

995

960

925

925

925

925

892

860

860

960

995

995

1,030

995

800

712

SOO

S60

892

892

925

892

892

860

-

Dec.

860

830

800

*770

h712

b.685

b.65S

602

555

540

h619

h619

h619

h565

h550

h540

h540

h540

b.565

h592

h565

h565

h515

h465

h515

h515

h515

h465

h465

h465

h440

Jan.

h!68

h!59

b!60

b!60

b!50

*b!60

b!60

b!90

b250

b350

h475

h475

h475

h475

h425

h425

h450

450

465

515

575

658

740

770

h925

h925

925

925

892

860

830

Feb.

800

770

«h860

830

860

S60

h830

hSOO

770

SOO

800

740

712

685

6S5

685

646

b600

b590

b680

b570

b660

540

550

525

505

470

510

_

-

Mar.

465

430

435

460

560

800

770

6S5

624

602

602

602

597

560

520

500

490

h712

hi, 140

hi, 030

860

740

630

570

565

565

540

500

465

445

470

Apr.

465

435

412

389

376

35S

353

358

362

371

402

475

540

597

630

641

602

565

592

770

1,550

2,340

2,240

3,990

5,240

5,380

5,670

5,970

6,420

15,300

-

May

18,200

14,200

11,400

10,000

8,730

S,450

S,730

7,950

7,950

7,490

7,710

7,180

7, ISO

6,730

6,730

6,120

5,560

5,040

4,390

3,780

3,370

3,150

2,600

2,300

2,100

1,900

1,760

1,620

1,530

1,760

1,860

June

1,950

2,000

2,100

2,000

2,100

1,810

1,670

1,580

1,5SO

1,440

1,350

3,040

4,220

4,740

4,740

4,220

4,220

4,480

5,000

5,420

5,280

5,000

4,350

4,610

4,870

5,140

5,420

5,700

5,560

4,870

-

July

3,730

3,150

2,930

2,760

2,300

2,200

2,450

2,350

2,200

2,100

1,900

1,670

1,440

1,310

1.1SO

1,030

930

h794

h732

h702

h680

h606

h564

h536

h494

h441

h403

h380

h362

h334

307

Aug.

27S

264

285

329

85S

1,100

635

397

334

27S

254

233

324

345

345

302

2S3

283

340

2,710

2,930

2,550

4,350

4,480

2,500

1,400

1,100

890

732

642

606

Sept.

545

501

448

434

42S

415

1,220

2,600

2,250

1,760

1,310

1,140

1,100

1,000

874

770

695

642

586

515

467

428

386

366

354

313

292

28S

273

260

-

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ............ .........

February. .............................

March. .....................................

April.. ....................................

unv

July. ................................. ....

September ..................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Secondfoot-days

27 887

18,251

129,514

22,612

571,115

Maximum

860

3,440

925

860

18,200

5,700

2,600

18,200

Minimum

440

30

150

470

430

353

1,530

1,350

307

254

250

116

Mean

589

355

501

683

611

2,126

6,047

3,682

1,386

1,045

754

1,565

Runoff in 

acre-fest

36,200

256,900

30,810

37,950

37,560

126.500

371,300

219,100

85,220

64,270

. 44,850

1,133,000

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relatlon'affected by ice. 

h Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 109

Arkansas River at Wichita, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°41', long. 97°21', in SEi sec. 20, T. 27 S.,

 R. 1 E., on Douglas Avenue Bridge In Wichita, half a mile downstream from Little 

Arkansas River.

Drainage area.- 41,600 square miles.

Records available.- June 1921 to March 1935 at site li miles upstream from Little

 Arkansas River, and July 1934 to September 1942 at present site, In reports of

Geological Survey. Gage-height records collected at same site since 1897 are contained 

in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Extremes.-Maximum discharge during year, 16,600 second-feet May 5 (gage height, 9.60 

feet); minimum, 130 second-feet Oct. 6 (gage height, 1.09 feet)

1934-42: Maximum discharge, that of May 5, 1942; minimum, 3 second-feet Sept. 3, 

1934 (gage height, 0.37 root}*

Maximum stage observed by U. S. Weather Bureau, 13.5 feet June 10, 1923.

Remarks.- Records fair. Diversions above station for Irrigation.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

.20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

OQtLQ

OQ tL\3

 tr\ 

OU

31

Oct.

201

206

187

201

163

135

590

2,080

1,500

1,500

1,140

861

750

653

925

1,060

750

597

555

526

1,020

1,540

6,040

9,580

9,100

7,990

5,810

3,580

2,340

l',820

2,280

Nov.

2,820

3,020

2,570

2,510

2,180

1,920

1,720

1,580

1,580

1,480

1,440

1,400

1,350

1,300

1,300

1,260

1,220

1,300

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,300

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,260

1,300

1,300

1,300

-

Dec.

1,300

1,260

1,260

1,220

1,180

1,160

1,150

1,110

1,050

992

969

946

922

915

930

*915

900

900

900

892

892

900

1,220

1,920

1,440

1,150

1,110

1,070

1,060

1,070

1,020

Jan.

640

507

D490

b460

b450

b440

b440

b440

b450

b460

b480

b500

b510

550

594

715

877

938

930

982

900

884

907

946

961

992

1,080

*1,060

1,180

1,140

1,110

Feb.

1,100

1,050

1,020

1,020

l,02t>

1,050

1,060

1,060

1,050

1,020

1,000

985

992

1,060

1,060

1,040

1,020

969

601

744

922

930

946

817

832

862

817

787

_

-

-

Month

October ....................................

November ...................................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January ....................................

February ...................................

March. .....................................

April. .....................................

May........................................

June ........ ., ..............................

July .......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

758

75S

810

780

787

795

824

922

953

915

892

854

817

824

832

847

884

930

953

953

1,170

1,220

1,150

1,060

985

961

977

907

824

773

722

Apr.

701

694

694

681

667

634

640

647

660

667

614

594

594

601

627

647

674

688

1,400

4,110

3,960

4,590

4,430

4,430

6,560

9,820

8,640

9,580

9,580

7,990

-

Secondfoot-days

65,680

47,470

33 ,723

344,349

22,833

26,834

27,837

86,814

193,060

146,810

79 348

48 ,756

60,761

839,926

May

7,160

6,760

7,360

8,860

14,800

15,200

10,400

8,910

8,200

8,200

7,970

7,970

8,200

7,970

6,860

. 6,240

5,660

4,960

4,480

4,000

3,760

3,690

3,540

3,390

3,160

2,940

2,800

2,600

2,480

2,300

8,240

Maximum

9 580

3)020

1,920

9 ,900

1,140

1,100

1,220

9,820

lh,200

8,910

7,740

4,000

4,800

15,200

June

2,300

2,420-

2,480

2,480

2,540

2,480

2,540

2,480

2,480

2,360

2,360

2,360

2,480

3,920

4,160

4,480

5,130

6,650

7,520

8,430

8,670

8,200

8,910

8,910

7,970

7,520

6,440

6,040

5,660

6,440

-

Minimum

12 E

1 '89S 22C

13E

44C

601

72£

594

2 24C

2*30(

91£

833

653

135

July

7,740

7,300

5,850

4,800

4,320

3,760

3,460

3,160

3,090

2,870

2,740

2,600

2,420

2,190

1,980

1,800

1,670

1,540

1,460

1,500

1,580

1,460

1,460

1,300

1,220

1,140

1,060

1,020

985

955

918

Aug.

868

833

932

1,670

1,710

1,380

1,260

1,420

1,300

1,140

1,020

955

932

962

1,060

1,180

1,140

1,100

985

918

861

1,580

2,740

2,740

3,980

4,000

2,940

2,240

1,890

1,620

1,460

Mean

2/119

1,582

'

943

737

898

2 ,894

6 ,228

4,894

2,560

1 , 573

2,025

2,301

Sept.

1,340

1,300

1,540

2,870

4,800

4,640

4,800

4,480

4,160

4,160

2,940

2,600

2,080

1,760

1,620

1,540

1,380

1,300

1,300

1,340

1,220

1,060

962

925

875

854

826

764

672

653

Runoff in 

acre-feet

130 , 300

94,160

66,890

683 ,100

45,290

55)210

172,200

382,900

157^400

96,710

120,500

1,666,000

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.-Computed from graph based on once daily wire-weight gage re 

to Apr. 7, July 5, and Sept. 21-30.

Time basis: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; 

To convert war time to standard ti.r.e, subtract 1 hour.

idings Dec. 23 to Mar. 2, Mar. 22 

central war time thereafter.
110 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage, lat. 37°04', long. 97°03', In 

NWi sec. 25, T. 54 S., R. 3 E., at Chestnut Avenue highway bridge, half a mile 

west of Arkansas City and 5 miles upstream from Walnut River.

Drainage area.- About 44,700 square miles.

Records available.- September 1902 to July 1906 (incomplete) and September 1921 to 

September 1942.

Average discharge.- 21 years (1921-42), 1,284 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 45,800 second-feet June 22 (gage height, 21.E 

feet); minimum observed, 674 second-feet Jan. 3 (gage height, 8.06 feet).

1902-6, 1921-42: Maximum gage height, 25.64 feet June 11, 1923, from floodmarks 

(discharge not determined); minimum discharge, 1 second-foot Oct. 9, 1921 (due to 

diversion by Kansas Gas & Electric Co.'s power canal, which was washed out June 10, 

1923). Minimum discharge after canal washed out, 30 second-feet Aug. 19, 1933. 

Bankfull stage, 16 feet.

Remarks.- Records fair. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

* 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

hi, 530

hi, 160

h375

h772

h722

h786

h722

912

3,160

8,660

8,380

1,880

1,360

1,210

1,090

1,210

1,640

1,310

1,100

1,040

1,090

1,760

3,890

11,400

14,900

16,900

12,100

3,850

5,400

3,800

3,320

Nov.

3,980

5,610

5,200

4,340

3,980

3,470

3,160

2,870

2,590

2,520

2,380

2,250

2,180

2,060

2,060

h2,380

h2,250

h2,250

h2,250

h2,250

2,060

2,060

2,180

2,120

2,060

2,000

2,060

2,000

2,000

2,000

-

Dec.

,000

,940

,380

,820

,760

,640

,580

,580

,530

,480

,480

,480

,480

,480

,480

,480

,530

,480

,480

,480

,480

,480

,530

,760

,380

,120

,760

,640

,580

,530

,530

Jan.

gl,480

g974

g698

g826

g905

g905

gl,010

gl,120

gl,580

g2,000

gl,760

gl,360

gl,210

gl,100

gl,090

gl,210

gl,530

gl,700

gl.SBO

gl,820

gl,700

gl,580

gl,530

gl,530

gl,530

gl , 580

gl,580

1,580

1,640

1,700

1,700

Feb.

1,640

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,480

1,420

1,420

1,480

1,880

8,250

1,760

1,580

1,530

1,310

1,080

1,260

1,360

1,760

1,580

1,310

1,260

1,160

-

_

-

Month

October. . ... ..........:.. ... . . . .

Novembe r ........................ ..........

December .............................. ....

Calendar year 1941 ............ ..... . .

January . ...... ...............

February. ..................... ... .

March. ... . ..................... ......

April ... .................................

May . ..... ...... . .............. . . ...

June . .... ... .................... . ...

July. ... ... ........ ....................

August ....... ....... ............... ...

September. ... ....... ...... . . ... . .

Water year 1941-42 . . ..................

Mar.

1,160

1,120

1,120

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,160

1,210

1,260

1,210

1,160

1,160

1,120

1,080

1,820

1,880

1,360

1,480

1,580

1,480

1,530

1,640

1,530

1,420

1,360

1,360

1,530

1,420

1,310

1,260

Apr.

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,210

1,480

1,480

1,260

1,120

1,090

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,120

1,110

2,730

3,320

5,820

4,800

5,000

4,800

9,350

15,200

19,100

19,100

17,600

13,500

-

Secondfoot-days

110,929

80,570

50,850

651,497

43,808

42,290

41,560

141,750

256,420

283,730

123,920

66,630

97,850

1,340,307

May

10,100

9,100

8,850

9,850

11,100

14,000

16,200

15,200

13,500

12,100

11,400

11,100

11,100

11,100

11 , 100

9,600

8,610

7,650

6,940

6,260

5,610

5,000

4,610

4,430

3,980

3,550

3,240

3,090

2,870

2,660

2,520

Maximum

16,900

5,610

2,380

16,900

2,000

2,250

1,880

19,100

16,200

42,500

14,000

5,000

9,100

42,500

June

2,380

2,380

2,520

2,520

2,520

2,660

2,590

3,800

5,200

2,870

2,180

2,320

2,250

2,250

3,550

3,980

5,610

12,100

16,200

18 , 700

28,600

42,500

c25,400

C19.900

19,900

18,900

10,100

8,130

8,370

9,350

-

Minimum

722

2,000

1,480

498

698

1,080

1,080

1,080

2,520

2,180

1,260

1,080

1,360

698

July

11,900

14 , 000

10,800

7,410

5,610

4,800

4,340

3,890

3,640

3,550

3,390

5,400

7,170

4,430

3,020

2,590

g2,380

g2,250

g2,000

gl,940

g2,120

g2,320

g2,120

2,120

1,880

1,700

,580

,530

,420

,360

,260

Aug.

1,210

1,110

1,090

1,260

2,590

2,940

2,320

1,820

1,760

1,700

1,480

1,310

1,210

1,310

2,940

3,640

2,180

1,580

1,420

gl,310

gl,160

gl.080

gl,530

g3,160

g3,800

g5,000

g4,610

g3,320

g2,660

g2,250

gl,880

Mean

3,578

2,686

1,640

1,785

1,413

1,510

1,341

4,725

8,272

9,458

3,997

2,149

3,262

3,672

Sept.

gl,580

gl,480

gl,360

4,160

9,100

7,890

7,890

7,410

6,480

5,200

4,610

3,470

3,240

2,870

2,520

2,380

2,3'20

2,250

g2,250

g2,180

g2,120

gl,940

gl,820

gl,760

gl,700

gl.700

gl,700

gl,580

gl,530

gl,360

»

Runoff in 

acre- feet

220,000

159,800

100,900

1,292,000

86,890

83,880

82,430

281,200

508,600

562,800

245,800

132,200

194,100

2,659,000

d time, subtract 1 hour.

Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Arkansas River at Ralston, Okla.

Ill

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°30'10", long. 96°43'30", in NWi sec. 1, T. 23

N., R. 5 E., at bridge on Stage Highway 18 at Ralston, 2 miles downstream from

Salt Creek and 2 miles upstrepm from Grayhorse Creek. Datum of gage Is 776.80 feet

above wean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.- 54,100 square miles. 

Kecoras available.- March 1938 to September 1942. Gage-height records collected In

same vicinity since 1922 are contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 94,000 second-feet June 24 (gage height,

ie.54 feet); minimum daily, 1,000 second-feet Jan. 5-9.

1938-42: Maximum discharge, that of June 24, 1942; minimum discharge recorded,

160 seccnd-feet Kov. 2, 1939, but may have been less during period of ice effect in

January 1940.

Maximum stage known, 23.24 feet June 11, 1923, at site 1,200 feet downstream,

from reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair..

Rating tables, water year 1941-42, except period of Ice effect (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 28 to Nov. 23. May 2-3)

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

Oct. 1 to May 3

930

1,210

1,750

2,380

3,130

4,050

5.0

6.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

6,440

9,500

13,100

21,500

32,800

46,200

2.6 

3.2 

4.0 

4.8 

6.0 

7.5

May 4 to Sept. 30

1,990

2,870

4,410

6,560

10,600

16,800

9.0

11.0

13.0

16.0

18.5

23,800

34,600

47,400

71,300

94,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,520

3,370

8,200

6,300

4,700

6,040

3,660

2,970

2,590

S,3SO

5,160

4,160

3,660

3,300

7,090

7,600

6,720

5,900

4,480

3,570

2,970

8,950

25,000

32,200

33,400

39,800

41,200

35,200

26,800

20,500

18,700

Nov.

15,900

16,700

21,000

17,900

13,900

12,400

11,300

9,500

8,200

7,450

6,720

6,170

5,780

5,400

5,160

4,930

4,700

4,480

4,930

5,520

7,450

6,440

7,150

7,150

6,720

5,780

4,930

4,480

4,160

4,050

-

'Dec.

3,850

3,760

3,760

3,570

3,480

3,390

3,300

3,220

3,130

3,050

3,050

3,130

4,160

3,650

3,480

3,220

3,130

3,050

2,970

2,890

2,810

3,910

5,800

4,160

3,660

3,480

3,660

3,570

3,300

3,130

3,050

Jan.

2,890

g2,450

b2,000

bl,500

bl.OOO

*bl,000

bl,000

#bl,000

bl,000

bl,500

b2,000

b2,500

b3,000

b3,300

b3,200

2,380

-a-2,590

2,320

2,660

2,890

2,660

2,660

2,590

2,450

2,380

2,380

2,320

2,320

2,320

2,320

2,380

Feb.

2,380

2,450

2,450

2,450

2,450

2,520

2,520

2,520

2,450

2,320

2,250

2,180

2,120

2,180

3,480

5,650

10,500

10,900

7,000

4,930

4,050

3,760

3,660

3,570

3,480

5,040

4,700

3,760

-

-

-

Month

October. ...................................

November ...................................

December ..................................

Calendar year 1941 .....................

January. ....... .........................

February. ...... ...........................

March. . ...... ..........................

April ......... . ... ............... .....

Mnv way ............ ................... ......

June ....................... ..............

July. .....................................

August. .......................... ...... .

September. ..... .... ...... .......

Water year 1941-42 ......... ...... .....

Mar.

3,480

3,300

3,220

3., 050

2,970

2,970

2,970

2,890

2,890

2,810

2,810

g2,740

g2,740

g2,660

g2,590

g4,650

g5,040

g3,950

g5,520

g3,950

g3,390

g3,220

g3,050

g2,970

g2,970

g2,890

g2,810

g2,740

g2,740

g2,740

g2,660

Apr.

2,590

2., 450

'2,320

2,250

2,180

3,110

17,000

15,500

25,400

23,500

18,700

13,100

7,300

5,520

4,700

4,450

11,300

5,650

16,100

26,700

43,300

32,800

23 , 500

17,900

20,500

35,100

44,700

40 , 500

41,900

45,400

-

Secondfoot-days

378,090

246,350

107,970

1,832,548

68,660

107,720

555*420

405,920

620,270

126J740

259,360

3,201,140

May

27,400

19,100

17,100

15,400

15,000

17,200

17,200

19,900

19,400

18,100

17,600

19,000

19,400

15,800

15,000

14,500

13,700

12,100

10,900

10,200

9,480

8,630

7,820

7,180

6,710

6,560

5,960

5,400

5,010

4,760

4,410

Maximum

41,200

21,000

5,800

48,600

3,300

10,900

5,520

45,400

27,400

90,200

17,600

9,670

19,900

90,200

June

4,190

3,880

3,680

3,590

3,680

3,680

3,500

3,880

7,340

13,700

15,400

12,500

7,, 980

8,140.

6,860

. 5,270

" 5,540

5,960

12,700

£2,300

50,000

80,300

83,000

90 , 200

54,000

33,400

27,800

20,800

14,100

12,900

-

Minimum

1,520

4,050

2 ,810

786

1,000

2 120

?' ^QO

2 ,180

4,470

3,500

2,400

2,060

2,870

1,000

July

17,200

17,200

17,600

16,300

12,900

10,560

9,140

8,300

7,500

6,710

6,260

5,960

5,680

11,800

10,400

7,020

5,400

4,640

4,190

3,880

3,590

3,400

g4,080

g4,520

3,880

3,400

3,220

2,870

g2,710

g2,550

2,400

Aug.

2,260

2,190

2,120

2,330

2,120

2,060

3,740

4,300

3,310

2,790

2,550

2,400

2,260

5,140

9,670

7,660

8,460

6,710

4,300

3,500

3,220

2,870

2,790

2,480

2,480

3,310

7,040

7,980

5,960

4,760

3,980

Mean

12,200

8,212

3,483

5,021

2 215

3J847

3,206

16,510

13,090

» 20,680

7 , 266

4,088

8,645

8,770

Sept.

3,500

3,130

2,870

2,870

3,590

16,300

19,900

19,400

17,600

18,600

13,300

9,480

7,820

6,410

5,400

4,640

4,080

3,880

7,270

14,400

9,480

7,660

5,270

8,460

8,800

8,300

8,460

7,820

6,260

4,410

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

749,900

488,600

214,200

3,635,000

136,200

213,700

197,100

1,102,000

805,100

1,230,000

446,800

261,400

514,400

6.349,000

-:s Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

g Computed from graph baaed on once-daily readings of wire-weight gage.

Ti.'.e baa la: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war tiir.e to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
112 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Tulsa, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 56°08'40", long. 96°00'10", in NWi sec. 11, T. 19 

N., R. 12 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 66, in Tulsa, 17 miles downstream from 

Cimarron River. Datum of gage is 618.23 feet (revised) above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, bench mark).

Drainage area.- 74,700 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1942. Gage-height records collected in sane 

vicinity since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 139,000 second-feet June 25 (gage height, 15.20 

feet); minimum not determined (occurred during period of ice effect).

1938-42: Maximum discharge, 143,000 second-feet Sept. 4, 1940 (gage height, 16.2 

feet), from rating curve extended above 100,000 second-feet; minimum daily, 147 secondfeet Jan. 20, 1940 (occurred during period of ice effect).

Maximum stage known, 19.8 feet June 13, 1923, from reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 44 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 2 discharge measurements made 

and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in s ,-ond-feet, water year October 1941 to September 194,2

Day

1

Z

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,850

4,850

4,250

13,5CO

14,800

7,600

8,240

6, 400

4,250

-' , 780

3,820

4,420

4,780

3,680

8,210

29,7rO

30,400

17,800

12,500

8,480

7,400

5,650

26,900

79,700

83,500

85,000

65,100

53,300

45,500

101,000

67,600

Nov.

35,800

£6,000

24,600

27,400

22,100

16,600

14,400

13,400

11,400

10,200

9,440

8,480

7,800

7,400

6,800

6,600

6,200

6,000

5,820

6,600

7,400

10,600

17,800

15,000

11,800

11,100

9,440

8,000

7,200

6,800

-

Dec.

6,600

6,200

6,000

5,820

5,650

5,480

5,300

5,120

g4,950

g4,780

g4,780

g4,950

g5,820

7,400

8,240

6,600

5,650

4,950

4,600

4,420

4,250

4,250

4,420

8,240

5,480

*4,950

4,600

4,420

4,420

4,100

3,950

J jn

3,820

b3,000

b2, 000 N

(*)

 bl. 500

f

b2,000

b2,300

*b2,300

b3,100

b3,950

4,950

4,100

3,550

3,550

3,290

3,290

3,550

*3,550

3,550

3,550

3,550

3,420

3,420

3,290

3,290

3,290

3,290

Feb.

3,420

3,420

3,420

3,420

3,420

3,420

g3,420

g3,420

g3,420

3,550

3,290

3,210

3,040

2,970

3,060

4,600

7,600

12,500

13, 400

9,680

7,000

5,650

4,950

4,780

4,780

4,600

5,120

6,200

_

_

-

Month

October. ................................

November ...................................

December. .................................

Calendar year 1941 ....... ..............

January ....................................

February ................................

March. ..................................

April. ........................ .......

May. .......................................

June ............ .........................

July ............. ....... ..............

August .....................................

September. ........ ...... .............

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

4,950

4,420

4,250

4,100

4,100

3,950

3,820

3,820

3,820

3,680

3,680

3,550

3,550

3,550

3,420

3,420

4,950

8,240

8,720

7,800

6,400

4,950

4,600

4,250

4,100

3,950

3,950

3,820

3,680

3,680

3,680

Apr.

3,680

3,550

3,420

3,290

3,190

3,110

6,050

19,500

42,100

. 69,400

50,900

33,300

20,800

13,400

10,400

8,480

13,900

36,800

49,200

92,000

90,300

65,200

48,000

49,300

52,000

51,200

71,900

66,600

54,300

54,300

-

Secondfoot-days

815,960

378,180

166,390

3,185,980

91,950

140,760

138,850

1,089,570

534,600

847,770

293,640

249,020

343,590

5,090,280

May

51,200

33,300

29,600

22,700

20,200

20,800

20,800

20,800

22,100

20,800

18,900

19,600

24,000

22,100

18,900

17,200

16,600

16,100

13,900

12,800

11,800

11,100

10,200

9,200

8,480

8,000

7,600

7,200

6,600

6,200

5,820

Maximum

101,000

35,800

8,240

101,000

4,950

13,400

8,720

92,000

51,200

115,000

23,300

44,600

21,400

115,000

June

5,480

5,120

4,780

4,420

4,100

4,420

4,950

6,000

13,500

20,000

24,600

22,700

19,600

13,400

11,600

9,200

7,600

7,400

7,400

12,000

42,700

87,000

99,200

111,000

115,000

64,200

44,600

34,200

23,300

18,300

-

Minimum

2,850

5,820

3,950

1,310

_

2,970

3,420

3,110

5,820

4,100

3,210

2,770

3,950

-

July

17,200

22,700

22,700

23,300

19,600

15,600

13,100

11,400

10,200

11,100

9,440

8,000

8,240

6,800

11,600

12,000

8,240

6,400

5,650

4,950

4,600

4,250

4,100

4,100

5,120

4,780

4,600

3,820

3,550

3,290

3,210

Aug.

2,990

2,880

2,770

4,250

3,290

2,990

2,810

3,060

4,780

4,100

3,680

3,420

3,550

30,600

44,600

26,000

13,900

11,400

9,440

6,200

5,120

5,120

4,250

4,250

4,780

3,550

3,680

5,480

9,440

9,440

7,200

Mean

26,320

12,610

5,367

8,729

2,966

5,027

4,479

36,320

17,250

28,260

9,472

8,033

11,450

13,950

Sept.

5,480

4,600

4,250

4,250

4,420

3,950

15,200

21,400

20,800

18,900

20,200

15,000

11,100

9,680

8,240

7,000

6,000

5,300

12,100

12,500

18,900

16,100

12,500

9,920

13,900

15,600

13,400

11,400

10,400

11,100

Runoff in 

acre- feet

1,618,000

750,100

330,000

6,319,000

182,400

279,200

275,400

2,161,000

1,060,000

1,682,000

582,400

493,900

681,500

10,100,000

* '.'/inter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from graph based on once-daily wire-weight gage readings.

Time basis: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time tnereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour. .
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River near Muskogee, Okla.

Location. 1 Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°46', long. 95°18', in NWi sec. 21, T. 15 N., 

R. 19 E., 1 mile dovmstream from Heosho and Verdigris Rivers and 3t miles northeast 

of Muskogee. Datum of gage is 471.38 feet above nean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps 

of Engineers, U. S. Army, benchmark).

Drainage area.- 96,800 square miles.

Records available.- March 1935 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 304,000 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage height, 37.23 

feet); minimum, 5,360 second-feet Aug. 4 (gage height, 6.46 feet).

1935-4E: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 31, 1941; minimum, 340 second-feet Aug. 

11-14, 1936 (gage height, 3.80 feet).

Maximum stage known prior to 1935, 34.6 feet in June 1923 from observations by 

Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co. at site 1,600 feet downstream, and referred to present 

site by gage-height relation curve.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow partly regulated by Lake O'The CheroKees on Neosho River. 

(See p.136.)

Cooperation.- Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11,

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

12,200

32,800

62,700

83,600

155,000

169,000

172,000

161,000

154,000

138,000

118,000

89,600

64,800

46,000

43,200

112,000

149,000

126,000

95,500

88,600

84,600

87,600

69,800

85,600

126,000

137,000

149,000

127,000

114,000

211,000

8297,000

Nov.

i275,000

279,000

274,000

258,000

215,000

172,000

131,000

106,000

86,600

55,900

28,100

23,200

25,400

23,700

22,600

19,000

14,200

15,500

22,600

26,400

24,200

27,000

44,000

54,600

56,100

50,900

38,200

29,200

25,400

22,600

-

Dec.

19,500

15,400

19,500

15,500

12,000

11,300

11,000

10,600

12,000

16,000

10,600

9,930

12,800

16,000

16,500

15,000

12,800

11,300

10,200

9,290

8,970

8,970

9,930

11,000

14,600

17,500

26,500

31,600

28,100

21,500

15,400

Jan.

11,300

14,600

10,200

11,500

11,600

6,530

6,390

6,530

6,530

6,530

6,670

6,810

6,960

6,330

8,970

7,710

8,010

8,010

8,330

8,010

8,010

10,600

8.970

8,010

8,010

8,010

10,200

8,650

7,710

8,010

Feb.

9,930

15,500

9,290

11,000

17,500

17,500

18,000

15,600

9,690

10,200

14,200

10,300

9,930

10,300

8,330

14,300

21,500

29,300

40,100

35,500

27,600

19,500

17,500

17,000

21,500

23,700

23,700

19,500

_

-

8.65CJ

Mar.

15,500

15,000

12,800

12,400

12,800

11,300

9,930

13,200

10,200

9,690

9,290

8,970

13,700

12,000

8,970

8,650

9,930

22,600

36,400

35,200

23,200

13,700

11,000

9,930

9,690

12,800

16,500

17,000

12.000

8,650

8.010

Apr.

8,330

8,650

9,690

9,690

9,290

9,690

10,600

46,400

107,000

157,000

160,000

137,000

120,000

107,000

80.600

g58, 400

g49,500

37,600

47,400

89,600

122,000

130,000

105,000

103,000

153,000

143,000

127,000

201,000

156,000

132,000

-

May

128,000

108,000

77,000

74,00.0

53,800

62,800

44, 800

47,200

49,600

45,600

43,300

32,300

27,200

30,300

29 , 100

26,100

26,700

33,600

33,600

24,400

20,700

18,200

17,700

15,800

15,400

14, 500

13,700

12,800

12,000

11,200

10,400

June

9,730

8,320

7,330

6,650

6,400

6,550

6,850

7,990

10,400

31,700

41,200

37,000

58,300

70,000

64,600

63,700

35,000

54,700

47,200

57,400

79,000

142,000

168,000

168,000

185,000

175,000

134,000

134,000

116,000

101,000

-

July

84,000

67,300

41,900

30,300

29,100

25,000

21,200

18,700

16,800

17,200

19,700

42,600

26,300

15,000

12,400

15,400

17,700

13,200

11,500

10,400

9,730

9,730

12,000

10,800

9,730

10,100

10,400

9,730

9,010

8,160

7,500

Aug.

7,000

5,950

5,650

6,850

10,100

13,200

9,730

7,000

6,250

7,000

8,830

8,650

8,320

8,650

61,700

63,700

49,600

30,300

20,200

17,200

12,400

9,370

9,010

8,830

9,010

10,800

10,100

9,730

10,800

17,200

16,300

Sept.

14,500

12,400

11,200

11,200

16,300

22,200

44,800

72,000

72,000

61,900

59,200

47, 200

29,100

20,700

18.200'

16,300

14,500

13,700

12,800

63,500

88,000

52,000

40,500

30,300

20,700

25,000

32,300

41,200

49,600

42,600

-

Month

M

~,.

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Secondfoot-days

3,561,700

2,445,400

461,290

12,901,190

264,350

497,970

431,010

2,635,440

1,159,800

2,033,220

642,690

479,430

1,055,900

15,668,200

Maximum

297,000

279,000

31,600

297,000

14,600

40,100

36,400

201,000

128,000

185,000

84,000

63,700

88,000

297,000

Minimum

12,200

14,200

8,970

2,530

6,390

8,330

8,010

8,330

10,400

6,400

7,500

5,650

13,200

5,650

Mean

114,900

81,510

14, 880

35,350

8,527

17,780

13,900

87,850

37,410

67,770

20,730

15,470

- 35,200

42,930

Runoff in 

acre-feet

7,065,000

4,850,000

915,000

25,590,000

524,300

987, 700

854,900

5,227,000

2,300,000

4,033,000

1,275,000

950,900

2,094,000

31,080,000

e Computed from falling-stage curve based on discharge measurements 

g Computed from gage-height graph based on twice-daily readings of 

Time basis: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; c 

convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

ire-weight gage.

ntral war time thereafte
114 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Van Buren, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°26', long. 94°22', in sec. 24, T. 9 N., R. 32 

W., at Van Buren, li miles downstream from Lee Creek. Datum of gage is 372.36 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 150,300 square niles.

Records available.- October 1927 to September 1942.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 28,470 second-feet.

Extrenes.- Maximum discharge during year, 485,000 second-feet Nov. 2; maximum gage height, 

35.70 feet Nov. 3; ninimum, 7,640 second-feet Aug. 5 (gage height, 5.59 feet).

1927-42: Kaxinum discharge, that of IIov. 2, 1941; maximum gage height, that of 

Ifov. 3, 1941; minimum discharge, 216 second-feet Aug. 19, 21, 1934.

Flood of 1833 reached a stage about 0.6 foot higher than that of Nov. 2, 1941. 

Flood of Apr. 16, 1927, reached a stage of 35.0 feet.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Flow partly regulated by Lake O'The Cherokees on Neosho 

River.(See p.186.)

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

16,800

23,100

55,400

97,600

134,000

187,000

206,000

204,000

195,000

182,000

169,000

148,000

121,000

100,000

73,500

107,000

169,000

202,000

192,000

161,000

128,000

111,000

107,000

92,800

107,000

171,000

195,000

200,000

184,000

173,000

263,000

Nov.

372,000

475,000

480,000

452,000

404,000

350,000

284,000

222,000

168,000

128,000

88, 400

56,200

44,500

45,200

41,800

38, 600

34, 100

27,100

24,500

30,000

36,600

40,500

50,900

78,100

97,600

94,000

78,100

60,100

48,000

41,800

Dec.

38, 600

36,600

31,100

33', 500

32,300

26,100

22,900

21,400

20,500

20,000

23,400

23,400

21,900

35 , 400

44,500

39,200

33,500

29 , 400

27,700

26,100

22,900

21,900

29,400

31,700

31,700

36,600

41,200

43, 200

50,200

43,200

35,400

Jan.

30,000

23,900

26,600

22, 400

20,000

20,500

16,400

12,600

11,000

11,000

12,600

13,400

14,200

14,200

13,400

15,000

15,000

13, 400

13,400

13,800

14,200

13,800

14,200

17,200

14,600

13,800

13,000

12,600

15,000

15,500

20,500

Feb.

22,400

23,900

27,700

23,400

17,700

21,400

24,500

24,500

25,000

21,400

18,200

22. 400

21,000

16,800

16,400

20,500

30,000

46,600

51,700

60,900

50,200

39 , 200

32,300

27,700

26,100

27,100

32,900

30,500

_

_

-

Month

October. ....... ...........................

November. . .... ....... ....... . .

December. ...... ........................

Calendar year 1941 ............ .....

January ....................................

Febraary. ..... ........... ... ..... ... .

March. ................. ...

April ........... .........

May. ........... .........................

June . ...... ........ ................ ...

July. . .............. ..... ..............

August. . ..... ............... .....

September. . . . ...... ............. .

Water year 1941-42 . .............. ..

Mar.

30,500

25,000

26,600

28, 300

30,000

30,000

28,800

23,900

22,900

23,900

21,000

19.100

19,500

22, 400

25,500

21,400

17,700

16,400

21,000

38,600

43,900

32,300

22,900

17,200

15,000

14,600

15,000

19 , 500

21,000

19,500

15,000

Apr.

12,6'00

1£

1£

1J

,200

,200

,600

12,600

13.000

IE

4C

126

,000

,400

,000

190,000

238,000

25E

22C 17"

,000

,000

,000

142,000

110,000 8'

7r

64

,200

,200

,100

70,800

130,000

166

17C

1SS

,000

,000

,000

194,000

278,000

30C

29£

324

31£

Secondfoot-days

4,475,200

4,391,100

974,900

20,556,100

497,200

802,400

728,400

4,223,900

2,302,900

2,bJ.6,400

995,100

626,500

1,282,400

23,816,40C

,000

,000

,000

,000

-

May

271,000

220,000

173,000

143,000

121,000

112,000

112,000

91,700

84,000

77,200

67,400

64,900

55,400

49,500

47,300

45,200

41,200

42,500

48,000

78, 100

69,100

50,900

41,200

32,900

30,000

28, 800

25,000

22,400

20,500

19,500

18,200

Maximum

263,000

480,000

50,200

480,000

30,000

60,900

43,900

324,000

271,000

216,000

115,000

77,200

104,000

480,000

June

16,800

15,500

14,200

13,000

12,200

11,400

11,400

13,400

23,400

22,900

50,300

80,000

89,400

96,400

95,200

87, 200

84,000

60,900

'65,700

66,600

65,700

92,800

166,000

204,000

214,000

216,000

197,000

158,000

145,000

128,000

-

Minimum

16,300

24,500

20,000

4,300

11,000

16,400

14,600

12,200

18,200

11,400

10,300

7,640

14,600

7,640

July

115,000

98,900

81,000

61,700

45,200

41,800

36,600

30,500

26,600

23,900

28,800

37, 300

57,000

46,600

30,000

21,400

18,600

22,900

19,500

15,500

13,800

12,600

12,200

13,000

14,600

13,000

11,800

12,200

11,800

11,000

10,300

Aug.

8,940

8,600

8,280

7,960

7,640

8,940

13,400

14,200

10,700

8,280

8,120

8,940

9,960

9,620

9,620

46,800

77,200

66,600

48,000

33,500

27, 100

22,900

18,200

16,800

17,700

16,800

18,600

19,500

17,700

17,700

18,200

Mean

144,400

i -i6,400

31,450

56,320

16,040

28, 660

23,500

140,800

74,290

83,880

32,100

20,120

42,750

65,250

Sept.

21,000

18,600

16, 400

15,500

14,600

17,200

25,500

48,800

100,000

104,000

85,100

79,000

65,700

45,200

32,900

 26,600

22,900

19,500

17,700

16,400

52,700

87,400

63,300

48,000

39,900

28,800

30, 500

37,900

45,900

55,400

"

Runoff in 

acre-feet

8,876,000

8,710,000

1,934,000

10,770,000

986,200

1,592,000

1,445,000

8,378,000

4,568,000

4,991,000

1,974,000

1,243,000

2,544,000

47,240,000

Peak discharge.- Discharge for Nov. 25, Dec. 15, 29, Jan. 4-31, Feb. 5, 6, 10-16, Mar. 11-13, 

17-19, 24, 25, Apr. 5-9, May 28 to June 10, June 12-16, July 16 to Aug. 4, Sept. 10-13, computed 

from graph based on twice-daily gage readings.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. To 

convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 115

Arkansas River at Dardanelle, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°13', long. 93°09', in sec. 29, T. 7 N., R. 20

 W., at Dardanelle, 5 miles downstream from Illinois Bayou. Datum of gage is 290.16 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 153,600 square miles.

Records available.- July 1937 to September 1942. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1886 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 433,000 second-feet IJov. 5 (eage height, 31.92

 feet; erroneously published in Water-Supply Paper 927 as 30.92 feet); minlmuri, 8,560 

second-feet Aug. 6, 7; minimum gage height, 4.28 feet Aug. 7.

1937-42: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 5, 1941; minimum, 1,100 second-feet Oct. 

9, 1940 (gage height, 0.11 foot).

Flood of Apr. 19, 1927, reached a stage of 33.0 feet.

Remarks,.- Records excellent. Flow partly regulated by Lake O'The Cherokees on Neosho 

River. (See p-186-)

Discharge, 'in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

21,900

19,400

.21,600

55,700

106,000

141,000

183,000

201,000

203,000

199,000

189,000

175,000

151,000

120,000

89,900

79,200

129,000

189,000

211,000

199,000

165,000

131,000

113,000

108,000

94,700

117,000

170,000

194,000

205,000

198,000

227,000

Nov.

271,000

314,000

379,000

416,000

432,000

422,000

392,000

346,000

288,000

211,000

148,000

102,000

67,300

52,100

50,300

46,300

42,300

37,900

33,000

33,000

37,200

44,700

55,700

65,300

85, 100

98,400

92,300

79,200

64,300

52,100

-

Dec.

45,500

41,500

38, 600

33, 000

33,700

33,000

28, 100

25, 100

23,900

22,900

21,900

23,900

25, 100

23,900

30,500

40,700

39,300

33,700

29,900

27,500

26,900

25,100

29,300

40, 700

39,300

39,300

41,500

43,100

43,100

49,500

45,500

Jan.

g41,500

g34, 400

g29,300

g28,100

g27,500

£3,900

22,900

g20,900

g!7,900

g!5,500

g!4,700

15,500

15,900

17, 100

17,500

16,700

17,500

18,400

18,900

18,400

17,900

17,900

17,500

17,100

18,400

18,900

17,900

16,700

15,900

20,400

32,300

Feb.

33,700

32,300

31,100

31,700

31,100

25,100

23,400

26,900

28,700

31,100

29,900

23,900

23.400

26,300

22,400

23,900

32,300

37,900

51,200

56,600

63,300

57,500

48,700

43,900

37,900

33,700

33,000

37,200

-

* -

-

Month

October. ...................................

November ...................................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January. ...................................

February ...................................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August ..................................

September. ..............................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

36,500

36,500

32,300

31,700

33,000

35, 100

35, 800

38,600

35,800

30,500

29,900

26,900

26,300

26,300

26,300

29,900

26,900

21,900

18,900

19,900

34,200

46,300

39 , 300

28,700

22, 400

20,900

20,400

18,900

20,900

23,900

23,900

Apr.

19,900

15,900

14,700

14,300

14,000

14,700

15,500

32, 200

101,000

159,000

201,000

231,000

244,000

221,000

189,000

151,000

120,000

95,900

83,900

70,400

79,200

140,000

167,000

175,000

159,000

205,000

257,000

288,000

295,000

302,000

Secondfoot-days

4,406,400

4,757,500

1,045,000

21,760,640

643,400

978,100

898,800

4,075,600

2,910,100

2,428,200

1,186,200

627,360

1,241,000

25,197,660

May

315,000

292,000

242,000

185,000

150,000

134,000

126,000

120,000

99,700

89,900

81,500

71,500

68,300

60,300

54,800

51,200

49,500

47, 100

51,200

83,900

108,000

88,700

66,300

52,100

41,500

37,200

35,100

31,100

28,100

25,700

23,400

Maximum

227,000

432,000

49,500

432,000

41,500

63,300

46,300

302,000

315,000

201,000

136,000

72,600

98,400

432,000

June

21,400

19,900

18,400

17,100

15,500

14,300

13,600

13,200

13,200

19,400

26,300

47,700

82,700

93,500

98,400

93,500

85, 100

82, 700

63,300

69,300

70,400

69,300

109,000

169,000

194,000

199,000

201,000

190,000

167,000

151,000

~

Minimum

19,40

33,OOC

21,90C

5,96(

14.70C

22,40(

18,90

14,00

23,40

13,20

12,90

8,56

15,50

8,56

July

136,000

121,000

105,000

86,300

66,300

48,700

43,100

37,900

33,000

29,900

27,500

28,700

33,700

49,500

46,300

33,700

25,700

20,900

22,900

22,900

19,400

17,100

15,500

14,700

14,300

15,900

15,500

14,300

13,600

14,000

12,900

Aug.

12,200

11,200

10,600

10,000

9,400

8,560

8,840

11,200

14,700

13,200

10,900

9,120

8,840

10,300

11.200

10,900

32,400

72,600

65,300

47,900

36,500

29,900

26,300

20,900

17,500

17,500

17,100

17,500

18,900

18,400

17,500

Mean

3 142,100

) 158,600

) 33,710

3 59,620

3 20,750

3 34,930

3 28,990

3 135,900

3 93,870

) 80,940

) 38,260

) 20,240

3 41,370

3 69,030

Sept.

17,500

19,900

19,400

17,100

15,900

15, 500

15,900

21,900

46,200

95,900

98,400

62,700

77,000

64,300

49 , 500

38,600

30, 500

26,900

22,900

19,900

17,900

44,300

82,700

64,300

49,500

42,300

33,000

29,900

36,500

44,700

~

Runoff in 

acre-feet

8,740,000

9,436,000

2,073,000

43,161,000

1,276,000

1,940,000

1,783,000

8,084,000

5,772,000

4,816,000

2,353,000

1,244,000

2,461,000

49,978,000

g Computed from graph based on gage readings. 

Time basis; Central standard tine prior to 2 a 

To convert war tine to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter
116 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Little Rock, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°45', long. 92°16', in sec. 3, T. 1 N., R. 12 Wt, 

at Little Rock. Datum of gage is 223.61 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 157,900 square miles.

Records available.- September 1927 to September 1931 and October 1933 to September 1942 

in reports or u. S. Geological Survey. Gage-height records collected at or near same 

site since 1873 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. Gage-height records 

collected at site three-quarters of a mile upstream since 1883 and intermittent 

records of discharge since 1885 are contained in reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1927-31, 1933-42), 37,710 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 404,000 second-feet Nov. 7 (gage height, 26.33 

feetTT minimum, 9,790 second-feet Aug. 8; minimum gage height, 1.81 feet Aug. 14.

1927-31, 1933-42: Maximum discharge, 458,000 second-feet Feb. 21, 1938; maximum 

gage height, 28.18 feet June 22, 23, 1935; minimum discharge, 850 second-feet Aug. 

23, 1934 (gage height, -4.16 feet).

Maximum stage known, 34.6 feet in June 1833. Flood of Apr. 20, 1927, reached a 

stage of 33.0 feet.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Flow partly regulated by Lake O'The Cherokees on Neosho 

River. (See p. 186.)

Cooperation.- Seventy-seven discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, U.S. 

Army.-

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

35,000

28,200

23,800

23,200

62.20C

fl2£,0^0

f!55,000

f 182, 000

196,000

198,000

198,000

190,000

177,000

158,000

132,000

109,000

100,000

142, OOC

186,000

206,000

202,000

177, 02C

149, OOC

128, OOC

116, OOC

104, OOC

f 121, OOC

f 161, OOC

Nov . I Dec .

240,000

282,000

316,000

341,000

367.000

390,000

399,000

390,000

367,000

316,000

252,000

188,000

3 41, 000

104,000

82,200

71,600

61,600

53,100

45,200

38,000

35,800

39,600

49 , 500

65,600

78,900

99,200

110,000

104,000

f!86,00q 88,800

206, 00d 72,600

209 ,ooq

59,600

52,200

47,800

45,200

40,400

38,000

38,000

33,600

28,800

26,200

24,400

23,800

25,000

29,400

29 , 400

35,000

47,000

47,800

42,000

37 ,,300

34,300

34,300

4R.800

52,200

66,600

66,600

63,600

63,600

64,600

62,600

66,600

Jan.

66,600

61,600

54,900

47,800

43,600

41,200

35,800

32,900

29 , 400

25,600

22,600

20,400

20,400

21 , 500

22,600

23,800

23,200

22,600

24,400

25,600

26,200

25,600

24,400

23,200

22,000

22,600

24,400

25,000

24,400

24,400

32,200

Feb.

51,300

55,800

54,000

49,500

47,000

48,600

43,600

39,600

40 , 400

41,200

43,600

42,000

36,600

33,600

34,300

32,900

35,800

46,100

52,200

64,600

72,600

78,900

72,600

63,600

58,700

53,100

47,800

46,100

_

_

-

Month

October. ................................. .

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January ....................................

February. ..................................

March. .......................... ... . . .

April. .....................................

May............. ..........................

June .......................................

July.. .....................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

47,300

47,800

47,000

45,200

42,800

44,400

46,100

52,200

64,600

65,600

60,600

56,800

54,000

51,200

50,400

47,800

47,000

44,400

37,300

31,500

88,800

37,300

49,500

47,000

38,000

30,100

28,800

28,800

26,800

26,200

28,200

Apr.

28,800

2

2

1

5,600

L,500

3,800

17,800

17 , 800

1

g2

get.

3,300

3,200

3.600

148,000

F211.000

25

28

28

j,OCO

2,000

3,000

252,000

213,000

17

14

11

5,000

a, ooo

3,000

100,000

83,300

9

14

17

2,100

3,000

2,000

179,000

175,000

22

26

29

30

Second 

foot-days

4,382,400

5,188,700

1,368,700

23,600,120

940,900

1,386,100

1,354,100

4,357,800

3,641,500

l' 409*90C

681, 70C

1 ,288, 80C

28,408,500

f CcmputsQ on basis of partly estimated gage-height

g Computed from graph based on gsge readings.

Tl.T.e basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., F

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

1,000

3,000

5,000

4, OOC

-

Hay

304,000

308,000

300,000

271,000

229,000

192,000

172,000

158,000

143,000

122,000

108,000

95,600

84,400

80,000

71,600

64,600

60,600

56,800

54,000

59,600

93,200

114,000

102,000

83,300

67,600

54,000

47,800

43,600

38,800

33,600

29,400

Maximum

209,000

399,000

66,600

399,000

66,600

78,900

65,600

308*000

216,000

69*000

108,000

399,000

June

26,800

24,400

22,600

20,900

19,300

17,800

16,400

15,400

14,600

14,100

17,300

25,000

43,600

78,900

g96,800

5105,000

103,000

95,600

91,000

73,600

70,600

73,600

72,600

111,000

f 164, 000

fl90,000

209,000

216,000

202,000

177,000

-

Minimum

23.20C

35,80

23,80C

7,69

20,40

32,90

26,20

17,80

29,40

14,10

13,30

10,10

18.3CX

10,10

July

159,000

145,000

129,000

111,000

92,100

72,600

54,900

47,800

42,800

37,300

32,900

30,100

29,400

35,000

50,400

51,300

37,300

28,200

23,200

22,600

23,200

20,400

17,800

16,400

15,000

14,100

15,000

15,400

14,100

13,300

13,300

Aug..

12,

12,

11,

11

11

11

10,

10

10,

13

15

13

11

11

11

13

13

26

69

60

54

41

35

31

26

22

20

19

19

19

900

600

800

100

100

100

800

100

800

700

900

700

800

100

800

300

700

200

600

600

000

200

000

500

200

000

400

800

300

800

19,800

Mean

) 141,400

3 173,000

3 44,150

3 64,660

3 30,350

3 49,500

3 43,680

3 145,300

3 117,500

3 80,260

3 45,480

3 21,990

3 42,960

3 77 ,830

record.

eb. 9,. 1942; central war time the

Sept.

18,800

16,300

19,300

20,900

19,800

18,300

18,300

18,800

23,800

47,300

f!02,000

fl 08,000

91,000

83,300

70,600

54,000

42,000

33,600

29,400

25,000

22,000

20,400

38,600

77,800

67,600

53,100

45,200

35,800

30,800

35,000

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

8,692,000

10,290,000

2,715,000

46,810,000

1,866,000

2,749,000

2,686,000

8,644,000

7,223,000

4,776,000

2,796,000

1,352,000

2,556,000

56,340,000

reafter.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 117

Reservoirs In upper Arkansas River Basin

Sugar Loaf Reservoir (Turquoise Lake).- Inclined gage, lat. 39°15', long. 106°22', at dam 

on Lake Fork of Arkansas River in northeast corner of sec. 19, T. 9 S., R. 80 W., 4 

miles west of Leadville, Colo. Records available, October 1938 to September 1942 in 

reports of Geological Survey. May 1902 to September 1938 in files of State engineer. 

Maximum contents observed during year, 16,760 acre-feet June 30 (gage height, 29.20 

feet); minimum observed, 3,080 acre-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 10.37 feet). Maximum 

contents observed during period 1938-42, 17,090 acre-feet June 30, 1941 '(gage height, 

29.60 feet); minimum, 1,512 acre-feet Aug. 31 to Sept. 30, and Nov. 30 to Dec. 31, 

1939 (gage height, 7.47 feet).

Reservoir is formed by earth dam completed by Colorado Fuel and Iron Co. May 1, 

1902. Capacity, 17,416 acre-feet between gage heights 0.0 foot (bottom of outlet gate) 

and 30.0 feet (crest of spillway). Dead storage unknown. Records given herein represent usable contents. Water diverted from Colorado River Basin through Carlton tunnel 

enters Lake Fork above reservoir. Water used for irrigation near Pueblo, Colo., and 

for industrial supply at Pueblo. Gage read occasionally. Records furnished by State 

engineer.

Twin Lakes Reservoir.- Staff gage. lat. 39°04', long. 106°19', at dam on Lake Creek in 

sec. 23, T. 11 S., R. 80 W., 3i miles northwest of Granite, Colo. Records available, 

October 1938 to September 1942 in reports of Geological Survey. December 1896 to 

September 1938 in files of State engineer. Maximum conterts observed during year, 

54,520 acre-feet June 30 (gage height, 28.55 feet); minimum observed, 10,680 acre-feet 

Oct. 1 (gage height, 6.49 feet). Maximum contents observed during period 1938-42, 

that of June 30, 1942; minimum, 9,975 acre-feet Aug. 31, 1940 (gage height, 6.08 feet).

Reservoir is formed by earth dam completed by Twin Lakes Reservoir and Canal Co. 

Dec. 15, 1896. Capacity, 53,260 acre-feet between gage heights 0.0 foot (bottom of 

outlet gate) and 28.0 feet (crest of spillway). Dead storage unknown. Records given 

herein represent usable contents. Water used for irrigation east of Pueblo, Colo. 

Gage read occasionally. Records furnished by State engineer.

Clear Creek Reservoir.- Staff gage, lat. 39°01', long. 106°14', at dam on Clear Creek, in 

northwest corner of sec. 17, T. 12 S., R. 79 W., 2 miles southeast of Granite, Colo. 

Datum of gage is 8,826.6 feet above mean sea level. Records available, October 1938 to 

September 1942 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1909 to September 1938 in files 

of State engineer. Maximum contents observed during year, 9,500 acre-feet July 11 

(gage height, 50.2 feet); minimum observed, 337 acre-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 10.20 

feet). Maximum contents observed during period 1938-42, that of July 11, 1942; minimum 

observed, 135 acre-feet Aug. 31, 1940 (gage height, 6.40 feet).

Reservoir is formed by earth and rock dam completed by Otero Canal Co. Oct. 7, 1909. 

Capacity, 11,410 acre-feet between gage heights 0.0 foot (bottom of outlet gate) and 

55.0 feet (crest of spillway). Ho dead storage. Water used for irrigation east of 

Fowler, Colo. Clear Creek enters Arkansas River 2 miles downstream from gaging station 

at Granite. Gage read occasionally. Records furnished by State engineer.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Date

Calendar year 1941

Water year 1941-42

Sugar Loaf Reservoir

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.37 

23.52 

24.05 

24.18

_

24.46 

24.58 

24.73 

25.6 

29.0 

29.2 

27.35 

25.26 

24.87

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

3,030 

12.260 

12,670 

12,770

_

12,990 

13,080 

13,200 

13,880 

16,600 

16,760 

15,260 

13,610 

13,310

' -

Change in 

contents 

during 

month 

(acre-feet)

+9,180 

+ 410 

+100

+9,320

+220 

+90 

+ 120 

+680 

+2,720 

-160 

-1,500 

-1,650 

-300

+10,230

Twin Lakes Reservoir

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.49 

18.05 

18.6 

19.15

_

19.47 

19.7 

19.95 

20.7 

26.35 

28.55 

27.25 

25.9 

S4.85

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

10,680 

32,170 

33,260 

34,360

_

35,000 

35,470 

35,980 

37,500 

49,560 

64,520 

51,570 

48,560 

46,260

-

Change in 

contents 

during 

month 

(acre-feet)

+21,490 

+1,090 

+1,100

+23,240

+ 640 

+470 

+510 

+1,520 

+12,060 

+4,960 

-2,950 

-3,010 

-2,300

+35,580

Clear Creek Reservoir

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.2 

44.75 

47.2 

47.0

_

47.0 

47.0 

47.0 

37.3 

30.4 

48.4 

49.39 

47.5 

47.5

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

337 

7,500 

8,330 

3,300

_

8,300 

8,300 

8,300 

5,120 

3,360 

8,820 

9,190 

8,490 

8,490

-

Change in 

contents 

during 

month 

(acre-feet)

+7,160 

+880 

-80

+7,520

0 

0 

0 

-3,180 

-1,760 

+5,460 

+370 

-700 

0

+8,150

Time basis; Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
118 ATKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Grape Creek near Westcliffe, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 38°11', long. 105°30', in 

sec. 36, T. 21 S., R. 73 W., 3 miles northwest of Westcliffe.

Drainage area.- 346 square miles.

Records available.- December 1924 to June 1928 and October 1933 to September 1942 in reports of Geological Survey. December 1924 to June 1928 and March 1930 to September 

1942 in reports of State engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,960 second-feet Apr. 23 (gage height, 5.26 

feet), from rating curve extended above 400 second-feet; minimum daily, 8.8 secondfeet Sept. 29, 30.

1924-28, 1930-42: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 23, 1942; minimum daily, 0.1 

second-foot June 19-22, 1936.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those above 400 s.econd-feet or those for periods of 

Ice effect, or no gage-height record, which are fair. Diversions above station for 

irrigation.

Rating tabl iter year 1941-42, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4-14, Apr. 22, 23, Sept. 14-30)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 22 Apr, 23 to Sept. 30

0.4 

.5 

.6

1.5 

2.3 

2.9 

3.4 

3.8

159

294

430

590

760

.5

.7

.9

1.0

82

114

132

1.4 

1.8 

2.9 

3.8 

4.5

232

360

784

1,260

1,680

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

18 

16 

45 

52 

34

26 

26 

23 

21 

21

19 

18 

19 

94 

88

61 

50 

42 

40 

44

49

61 

124 

99 

70

61 

53 

58 

65 

73 

77

Nov.

59 

52 

47 

45 

45

43 

43 

36 

40 

39

36 

36 

39 

*35 

34

34 

31 

38 

33 

24

b21 

b!9 

b!7 

b26 

b34

43 

51 

43 

36 

47

Dec.

33 

32 

34

33 

23

b21 

b26 

b24 

b25 

25

24 

24 

24 

25 

26

28 

*23 

21 

24 

23

25 

24 

22 

23 

20

17 

17 

17 

17 

24 

19

Jan.

' 23

j

Feb.

> 18 

,

Month

October. ................. ..... . .

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1941 

ary ... .

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

St. ....................................

ter year 1941-42 ......................

* Winter d 

b Stage-di 

Note.- No

measurement 

period) . 

Time basis 

To convert w

Mar.

27 

26 

25 

26 

27

26 

21 

21 

22 

27

26 

28 

31 

29 

26

26 

27 

28 

28 

30

29

34 

30 

49 

94

90 

53 

51 

71 

*101 

130

Apr.

162 

232 

369 

294 

189

176 

139

136 

147 

112

140 

152 

145 

136 

142

126 

104 

98 

39 

85

267 

760 

1,740 

660 

880

1,070 

527 

396 

270 

273

Secondfoot-days

1,547 

1,126 

743

30,844.6

713 

504 

1,259 

9,967 

9,874 8,037- 

3,310 

1,860 

817.4

39,757.4

May

229 

210 

249 

229

210

221 

263 

316 

364 

400

436 

451 

333 

333 

266

224 

215 

202 

199 

232

260 

302 

353 

407 

462

481 

519 

504 

392 

323 

289

Maximum

124 

59 

34

630

130 

1,740 

519 

466 

249 

243 

56

1,740

June

266 

267 

249 

249 

243

260 

319 

396 

466 

374

333 

364 

396 

371 

319

270 

266 

299 

309 

286

266 

254 

246 

235 

180

134 

106 

95 

85 

1*4

Minimum

16 

17 

17

_

21 

39 

199 

85 

52 

10 

8.£

_

July

1S9 

249 

18Q

137 

128

132

178 

194 

173 

168

137 

118 

104 

90 

76

67 

67 

66 

66 

67

68

71 

60

57

55

56 

62 

56 

114 

63 

52

Aug.

48 

90 

194 

243 

95

 72 

67 

58 

50 

63

125 

62 

56 

51 

103

63 

54 

45 

46 

40

34 

29 

26 

25 

26

22 

19 

18 

14 

12 

10

Mean

49.9 

37.5 

24.0

84.5

23 

18 

40.6 

332 

319 

268 

107 

60.0 

27.2

109

Sept.

31 

56 

42 

36

38

35 

36 

30 

26 

22

24 

48 

56 

46 

39

33 

26 

21 

22 

22

21 

18 

16 

14 

13

9.6 

9.6 

9.6 

8.8 

8.8

Runoff in 

acre-feet

3,070 

2,830

1,470

61,160

1,410 

1,000 

2,500 

19,770 

19,580 

15,940 

6,570 

3,690 

1,620

78,850

Lscharge measurement made on this day. 

scharge relation affected by Ice. 

;age-helght record Dec. 10 to Mar. 18; discharge computed on basis of one discharge 

and weather records ( stage-discharge relation probably affected by ice during most of

: Mountain standard tine prior to 2 a.a:., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter, 

ar time to standard time, subtract- 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 119

Fountain Creek near Fountain, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°36', long. 104°40', in sec. 4, T. 17 S., R. 65 

W., 1 mile downstream from Little Fountain Creek and 6 miles south of Fountain.

Drainage area.- 676 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,430 second-feet July 19 (gage height, 5.44 

reet;, from rating curve extended above 3,000 second-feet on basis of slope-area 

determination at gage height 9.19 feet; minimum daily, 11 second-feet July 24.

1938-42: Maximum discharge, 22,100 second-feet May 28, 1940 (gage height, 9.19 

feet), by slope-area method; no flow Sept. 24, 30, 1939. 

Maximum stage known, 14.4 feet May 30, 1935.

Remarks.- Records fair. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

43

32

28

35

48

37

32

32

30

27

21

22

27

66

70

66

66

62

66

66

50

50

213

213

221

229

253

245

237

221

193

Nov.

199

181

187

175

187

163

199

151

151

151

145

157

157

134

106

101

112

-96

106

92

86

76

70

105

170

169

106

118

90

S2

-

Dec.

54

#62

46

66

58

43

58

70

70

82

78

90

101

90

50

*62

37

66

37

43

54

54

54

46

38

*57

36

32

36

48

52

Jan.

20

20

38

25

25

#30

32

34

38

40

40

38

38

35

30

29

27

27

28

29

30

28

-»28

27

30

33

#35

44

62

58

51

Feb.

50

58

70

72

#72

70

70

74

70

70

66

70

66

64

40

44

28

26

26

#28

34

35

35

35

35

37

35

35

_

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November ...................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January. ......... .........................

February. ........................ .........

March ............................ .........

April. .....................................

May. ................... ...................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year :941-42 ......................

Mar.

32

32

28

#25

27

21

18

50

78

106

128

134

128

123

96

84

76

#77

110

115

101

96

101

101

90

74

82

78

74

70

86

Apr.

86

*62

82

128

134

134

205

285

213

193

213

285

323

294

352

380

332

694

1,230

830

890

,010

,360

,450

,520

,260

,010

990

810

95d

-

Secondfoot-days_

3,001

4,022,

1,770

28,729.6

1,039

1,41E

2,441

17 705

18J672

9,877

4,046

3,886

1,269

69,143

May

990

930

694

790

758

758

710

758

790

870

758

970

810

910

678

630

565

513

488

416

370

380

?80

380

392

361

380

323,

332

294

294

Maximum

253

199

101

1,300

62

74

134

1,5?Q

990

774

362

464

86

1,520

June

277

245

253

237

245

213

372

774

476

404

314

294

404

332

294

332

294

380

314

253

253

370

404

370

304

294

253

205

205

512

-

Minimum

21

70

32

.8

20

26

18

62

294

20$

11

17

27

11

July

285

314

261

213

193

175

151

145

157

352

245

163

145

106

90

62

74

48

362

78

37

24

15

11

20

21

27

37

118

78

39

Aug.

35

238

428

424

128

66

39

41

187

199

66

41

86

464

145

101

74

240

140

101

54

82

106

123

78

50

41

35

27

30

17

Mean

96.8

134

57.1

78.7

33.5

50.5

78.7

590

602

329

131

125

42.3

189

Sept.

27

70

32

35

46

86

46

46

41

28

28

46

66

48

37

28

37

37

39

48

41

39

32

32

37

27

35

70

46

39

~

Runoff in 

acre-feet

5,950

7,980

3,510

56,980

2,060

2,810

4,840

35,120

37,040

19,590

8,030

7,710

2,520

137,200

Peak discharge.- June 7 (11 p.m.) 2,040 sec. -ft.; July 10 (8:30 p.m.) 3,220 sec. -ft.; July 19

(4 p.m.) 4,430 sec.-ft.; Aug. 14 (8 p.m.) 4,120 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 20-25, Dec. 25 to Feb. 22, Mar. 15-20.

Time basis; Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter. 

To convert vrar time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
120 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Fountain Creek at Pueblo, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°16', long. 104°36', in sec. 30, T. 20 S.,, R. 64 

W., at Eighth Street Bridge 2, miles upstream from mouth. Former gage at site half a 

mile upstream at different datum.

Drainage area.- 93E square miles.

Records available.- October 1941 to September 194E in reports of Geological Survey. .. 

April I9£i3 to September 19E5 and October 1941 to September 1942 in reports of State 

engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,000 second-feet Aug. 14 (gage height, 8.05 

reet), by slope-area method; minimum daily, 8 second-feet July 18,

Flood of June 4, 19E1, discharge 34,000 second-feet, by slope-area method. Flood 

of May 30, 1935, discharge 35,000 second-feet, by slope-area method.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

sions above station for irrigation.

DiverDischarge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

38

34

24

28

38

44

32

26

16

18

21

24

22

38

65

65

56

59

65

68

68

36

1,040

430

217

262

246

254

238

210

198

Nov.

160

150

145

150

140

160

130

115

130

140

140

125

120

108

108

112

104

108

94

112

94

101

80

90

125

125

94

84

84

71

-

Dec.

71

80

56

44

48

46

44

74

62

77

87

77

87

101

R7

94

84

77

77

80

84

53

74

62

58

50

46

100

80

Jan.

56

50

52

46

44

44

48

52

60

66

70

68

70

70

62

56

54

52

46

40

40

38

36

34

*68

94

90

80

44

74

Feb.

62

«-65

65

65

80

77

59

68

*62

59

53

50

68

62

77

77

60

48

44

54

77

112

«98

74

53

56

50

46

_

-

Month

October. ...................... ........

November ...................................

December ...................................

Calendar year ......................

January ....................................

February ..................... .... .....

March. ................................... .

April ......................................

May............ ...........................

June ............ .........................

July.. .....................................

August .................................

September . ..............................

Water year 1941-42 . . ..................

Peak discharge.- Oct. 23 (8 a.m.) 2,780 s

Mar.

46

46

40

40

42

48

90

42

65

71

80

71

68

59

87

98

87

74

68

50

62

56

56

59

71

71

62

48

48

50

59

Apr.

68

50

46

65

77

71

145

145

135

115

112

155

238

217

254

334

334

542

1,280

1,220

904

1,060

1,280

1,490

1,260

1,400

1,150

838

938

989

Second 

foot-days

3,980

3,499

2,208

-

1>754

1,821

1,914

16,912

21,000

8,580

3,188"

6,620

1,931

73,407

3C.-ft. ; Apr

-

May

1,010

1,010

938

854

870

921

938

972

972

989

960

960.

880

880

822

732

644

644

548

470

410

440

455

395

425

365

395

311

246

246

298

Maximum

1,040

160

101

-

94

112

98

1,490

1,010

1,000

380

1,040

272

1,490

. 19 (5 p.m

June

272

191

134

153

143

162

259

1,000

644

548

455

298

485

380

324

285

191

153

191

124

143

298

324

285

182

191

124

92

124

425

-

Minimum

16

71

44

-

34

44

40

46

246

92

8

11

22

8

. ) 2,390 s

July

298

259

285

191

182

143

119

124

102

113

380

153

102

67

38

20

12

8

13

134

92

40

33

26

20

33

18

27

58

49

49

Aug.

38

38

285

485

311

285

172

134

86

70

67

55

40

1,000

1,040

470

324

365

696

191

81

55

49

75

67

46

33

24

16

11

Mean

128

117

71.2

-

56.6

65.0

31.7

564

677

286

103

214

64.4

201

11

Sept.

75

143

64

55

86

272

119

64

55

35

^27

38

81

, 64

81

58

40

38

61

58

46

22

38

58

58

38

43

49

38

27

~

Rnnoff in 

acre- feet

7,890

4 '380

-

3,480

3,610

3,800

35,640

41,650

17,020

&,520

13,130

3,830

145,600

ec.-ft.j June 8 f4

1,650 sec.-ft. ; Aug. 14 (9 p.m.) 11,000 sec.-ft.; Aug. 19 (2:30 a.m.) 1,650 sec.-ft. 

 » Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23, 24, Dec. 25 to Jan. 24, Feb. 17-SO.- 

Time basis; Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter. 

o convert war tine to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 121

Monument Creek at PIReview, Colo.

Location.- Wire-wight gage, lat. 38055', long. 104°49', In sec. 18, T. 13 8., R. 66 W., 

at PIReview, l mile downstream from Cottonwood Creek. Datum of gage Is 6,20&.31 feet 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 204 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 734 second-feet Apr. 23 (gage height,

 3.86 feet), from rating curve extended above 360 second-feet; minimum dally, 3,0 

second-feet Mar. 19-20.

1938-42: Maximum discharge observed, that of Apr. 23, 1942; no flow July 24, 1939.

Remarks.- Records fair except those Oct. 1 to Apr. 11, which are poor. Qage read twice

 aaiiy. Diversions above station for Irrigation. Flow regulated by several small 

reservoirs (total capacity, about 2,700 acre-feet).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Da*

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

14

IS

17

17

25

21

19

21

22

21

20

20

20

26

36

32

50

SI

52

52

51

53

96

TO

66

48

46

48

SO

SI

52

Nov.

54

SO

46

44

39

38

37

39

57

55

3tt

54

54

50

29

25

32

*29

31

31

24

17

15

25

29

25

17

16

17

IS

Dec.

15

*15

17

17

17

20

16

19

18

19

19

20

21

21

23

*27

26

20

25

24

21

14

11

10

9.8

*9.4

8. B

8.4

10

12

11

Jan.

8.8

7.7

8.5

S.2

8.3

«9.1

9.6

10

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

10

9.6

9.6

10

10

»11

12

15

14

«17

19

18

IS

15

Feb.

IS

16

20

20

*22

20

24

24

19

17

16

15

14

13

14

11

S.O

8.6

7.4

 6.4

12

16

14

12

11

10

10

11

».

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January. ...................................

February

March. .....................................

April--.--- -'-..............................

St.. ......................................

June ....................:..................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

Septtaber. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

12

13

13

»13

14

16

18

14

25

30

32

52

52

28

21

14

6.2

4.2

3.0

3.0

7.5 *5

16

21

24

52

26

53

32

26

38

Apr.

Seeondf oot-days

1,068 922

524.4

9»20<5* 6

358.8

408.4

611*9

7.774

 9,511

2,787

1.142

709

486.6

26,505.5

» Winter discharge measurement nade on this day.

 ote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ic« lov. 

1C 'to Hap. 2.

Tlae baa la; Mountain standard tine prior to 2 a.m.,

To cenrert war tine to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

(32703 0-43-9

45

59

49

56

51

6S

58

58

66

66

75

215

220

244

274

250

1S5

268

539

551

551

441

657

689

598

471

441

411

387

595

-

May

459

485

593

5S7

521

599

381

435

417

387

563

405

387

351

565

375

527

2SO

268

258

246

250

241

220

220

210

170

165

160

110

100

Maxima

96

54

27

172

19

24

38

689

485

265

90

120

27

689

June

95

65

65

90

85

130

140

200

160

150

110

120

100

80

77

74

50

66

50

66

85

80

72

66

66

50

55

45

263

58

-

Minima

14

15

8.4

2.2

7.7

7.4

3.0

 xa

ov

100

43

13

10

6.8

3.0

July

55

60

50

55

52

55

90

60

49

60

55

50

50

38

41

32

29

20

19

16

24

27

16

15

14

15

IS

16

21

27

17

Aug.

Mean

54.5

50.7

16.9

25.6

11.6

14.6

19.7

259

307

92.9

56.6

22.9

16.2

78.1

15

120

54

36

29

20

IS

22

24

29

27

20

26

17

22

27

20

16

17

17

16

16

16

14

16

14

16

14

12

11

10

Sept.

21

24

24

20

17

15

10

27

19

19

19

20

18

17

19

16

14

12

12

16

17

15

12

15

16

16

16

11

6.8

8.0

~

Runoff in 

acre- feet

2,120

1,830

1,040

ift 4.O0 oi\n S$OU

712

810

1,810

16,420

18,860

5,530

2,270

1,410

966

&2,ino

21-30, Dec. 10, 11, Dec. 18 to Feb. 2. Feb.

Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war tine t isreftfter.
122 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Chlco Creek near North Avondale, Colo. I

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°16'. long. 104°2S', In SEi sec. 31, T. 20 S.,

 R. e«i W., 1 mile upstream from mouth and li miles west of North Avondale. - -

Drainage area.- 815 square miles.

Records available.- April to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 3,320 second-feet Sept. 1 (gage height, ~4;"H

 reetj; no flow at times. 

The peak discharge of the flood of June 3, 1921, was 28,600 second-feet, by siope*- 

area method.

Remarks.- Records poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

October. ...................................

November. ........................... f. .....

December. ..................................

Calendar year ......................

January ....................................

February

March. .....................................

April 14-30. . .............................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .................... ' ................

September. .................................

Tha period. ... ... ......................

Mar. Apr.

_

_

.

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

0.2

3

.4

.2

31

189

26

.2

0

126

530

40

2

6

16

6

3

-

Secondfoot-days

979.0

3S.O

335.3

155.9

156*1

897.4

-

Msy

0.5

2

0

12

12

.9

.9

0

0

0

0

3

6

.9

.4

0

.S

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

0

0

0

Maximum

_

_

630

12

124

43

97

792

-

June

0

0

..2

0

0

0

0

.2

.2

6

6

10

7

.2

__ 9

26

17

.2

0

10

.3

0

7

5

7

20

12

2

66

124

-

Minimum

~

0

a

0

0

0

0

-

July

43

26

16

2

0

3

12

5

.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

96

34

6

4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

15

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

97

34

7

2

.1

0

0 .

0

0

0

0

0

.0

0

0

0

0

0

Mean

_

57.6

1.23

11.2

5.03

5.10

29 9

-

Sept.

798

74

18

0.

s;

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

.6

23^'

2

2

.8

-

Runoff in 

acr^-feet

 * ~

I QAn fVVJ

75

665 ....

30£ .

314 V

1*790

5,080

Peak discharge.- Aor. 19 (3 a.m.) 690 see.-ft.; Anr. 23 (11 a.m.) 340 sec.-ft.; Apr. 24 (6 aim.) 

852 sec.-ft.; June 30 {6 a.m.) 460 sec.-ft.; Aug. 14 (9 o.m.) 760 sec.-ft.; Sept. 1 (2 p.m.) 

3,320 ?ec.-ft.

Tine baa la: Mountain war time. "To convert war 1 time to standard tlnie, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 123

Huerfano River at Manzanares Crossing, near Redwing, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°44', long. 105°20', In sec. 5, T. 27 S., R. 71 

w., at Manzanares Crossing, 3i milee southwest of Bedwing.

Drainage area.- 76 square miles.

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1942 in report? of Geological Survey, 

juiy issia to September 1942 in reports of State engineer. No winter records prior to 

1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 495 second-feet May 9, 11, from rating curve 

extended above 180 second-feet; maximum gage height, 1.66 feet May 9; minimum daily 

discharge, 10 second-feet Jan. 5.

1923-42: Maximum gage height, 4.80 feet July 27, 1934; minimum daily discharge, 

4 second-feet Jan. 22, 1937.

Remarks.- Records fair. Several dlvereions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1948

Daj

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

23

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3Q

31

Oct.

60

49

48

49

40

36

32

31

30

30

29

25

30

46

43

39

39

38

35

33

38

SB

45

43

45

40

a48

a42

»41

a40

a39

Nov.

a3S

a39

a37

36

35

33

31

31

29

28

28

28

28

28

26

26

«26

26

28

26

23

22

23

25

28

31

34

35

36

34

-

Dec.

32

28

23

«21

20

23

25

25

24

24

24

26

26

24

21

22

»19

18

19

20

22

20

17

IB

19

17

16

16

17

17

17

Jan.

16

15

13

12

10

11

12

13

13

15

15

15

15

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

*12

13

14

14

13

15

15

15

*15

16

Feb.

16

16

17

18

18

18

IS

18

16

13

14

14

14ie

15

14

12

11

13

14

15

18

17

17

15

14

*15

18

.

.

-

Hair.

20

20

19

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

19

19

20

21

21

19

18

17

17

16

16

16

. 17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

Apr.

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

*18

18

21

24

30

35

41

46

47

48

52

54

58

60

62

63

67

71

69

78

86

80

-

Hay

76

86

84

91

86

121

191

314

352

365

428

383

264

182

168

160

157

154

164

174

178

323

289

392

406

429

286

276

239

283

208

June

200

196

200

192

185

185

171

164

164

157

168

16B

171

164

132

129

135

151

151

138

126

121

121

116

99

92

88

83

77

83

-

July

92

S3

77

75

75

77

SI

83

86

81

81

81

75

76

75

72

68

72

68

65

59

56

60

48

50

47

44

44

48

45

45

Aug.

50

65

104

75

61

56

58

53

47

45

45

45

41

42

42

41

37

38

40

36

33

32

29

26

29

29

28

25

- 26

24

23

Sept.

47

50

32

51

32

26

23

22

21

20

74

63

50

37

32

29

26

24

26

23

20

21

21

18

18

18

19

14

14

16

-

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January

March

May........................................

Septenber ........................;,........

Water year 1941-42 ............I::...........

Seoondfoct-days

65B

23,663.6

869

81,287

Maxinua

32

288

21

86

429

200

74

429

MiniBBB

22

16

4.8

10

16

1 1'

76

77

23

14

10

Mean

39.2

29.9

21.2

64.8

13.8

17.8

42.2

234

144

67.0

42.7

29.0

58.3

Runoff in 

acre-feet

2,410

1,780.

1,310

46,940

831

859

Ii090

2,510

14*380

8,580

4,120

2,630

1,720

42,220

Winter discharge measurement made 6n tills day*

Kote.- No gage-height record Oct« 157 to fev. 3, fiov. 20 to Apr. 23} discharge computed on basis 

of six discharge measurements, weather records and records for station near Badlto (stage-discharge 

relation orobably affected by ice from late In November to some time In March).

Time frasiss Mountain standard time prior to S a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter. 

To convert vrar time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
124 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Huerfano River near Badito, Colo.

Location,- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°44', long. 105°01', in sec. 5, T. 27 S., R. 68

 W., 2So feet upstream from South Oak Creek and 0.4 mile west of Badito. Prior to

June 30, 1942, water-stage recorder 0.2 mile upstream, at different datum. 

Drainage area.- 513 square miles. Revised drainage area for station at Badito, 547

Records available.- August 1941 to September 1942. March 1938 to August 1941 (in reports

 of Geological Survey), August to December 1912, April 1923 to September 1925, and 

March 1938 to August 1941 (in reports of State engineer), at site at Badito (includes 

flow of South Oak Creek). -

Extremes,.- 1941: Maximum discharge during August and September, 21.2 second-feet Aug. 21

 (gage" height, 5.17 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 9.0 second-feet

1941-42: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,440 second-feet May 11, 12 (gage 

height, 6.60 feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 900 

second-feet; minimum da'ly, 10 second-feet Apr. 1, 2.

1912, 1923-25, 1938-42: Maximum discharge. 3,150 second-feet Aug. 2, 1939 (gage 

height, 9.01 feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 

1,300 second-feet; no flow Aug. 12-15, Sept. 29, Oct. 1, 3-5, 18, 21-26, 1940, Mar.

Maximum stage known, 12.8 feet, site and datum in use March 1938 to August 1941, 

from floodmarks, July 27 or 20, 1936 (discharge, 5,000 second-feet), from rating 

curve extended above 650 second-feet. 

Remarks.- Records fair. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Cooperation.- Four discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. 3. Army

Discharge, In second-feet, 1941-42

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8

Aug.

26 

28 

22

Sept.

9.0 

10 

12 

14 

18 

25 

17 

17

Day

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16

Aug.

32 

38 

33 

34 

33 

42 

50 

44

Sept.

15 

13 

12 

13 

14 

14 

14 

17

Day

17 

IS 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24

Aug.

48 

76 

45 

30 

53 

68 

40 

33

Sept.

17 

15 

14 

13 

17 

39 

41 

34

Day

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Aug.

34 

34 

32 

28 

19 

14 

9.5

Sept.

27 

22 

15 

16 

33 

50

Das

1

f,

S

4

S

6

7

9

10

1]

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

W

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

36

33

35

30

25

84

23

21

20

19

17

17

16

S3

32

88

£0

87

30

27

35

36

54

50

48

46

51

49

48

48

46

NCV.

45

46

 45

42

46

41

37

35

41

39

39

38

38

35

35

33

30

33

32

29

28

29

32

40

53

58

55

53

49

42

-

Dec.

42

39

38

36

26

SO

38

37

39

30

42

40

38

37

38

45

*41

30

36

35

41

36

22

29

32

25

23

23

24

28

30

Jan.

26

25

25

28

26

28

29

31

33

35

37

35

37

35

34

37

36

34

33

36

SS

39

40

40

39

36

39

40

39

029

26

Feb.

30

35

36

34

36

2S

37

35

33

33

SO

S3

S3

35

33

SO

2S

27

29

40

42

45

40

38

39

42

«44

51

_

-

Month

September. .................................

October 1941 ..............................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May........................................

July. ......................................

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

52

53

44

48

49

44

43

44

44

40

40

39

36

35

30

30

29

2S

29

26

24

26

22

20

18

17

18

15

14

14

11

Apr.

10

10

18

22

21

40

35

28

28

23

32

44

42

63

165

108

68

69

S4

98

130

]

S

S

68

05 85

330

270

2

2

3

'.

SeccnOfoot-days

587.0

1,O30 

1 198

I

CQft

817

40,899

74

84

42

50

-

May

394

402

442

464

510

560

684

816

792

822

S04

864

S88

590

496

555

510

437

370

565

S40

984

672

906

7SO

515

S16

816

684

720

648

Maxinua

50

54

53

984

June

762

648

432

386

320

245

298

254

218

195

170

150

141

178

162

132

106

108

100

91

105

94

88

79

74

64

58

53

52

285

-

July

148

122

81

67

69

67

67

66

66

74

67

60

54

46

41

36

32

28

25

37

31

29

25

22

28

35

36

36

34

34

33

Aug.

38

S

12

7

2

D

4

39

29

3

!

!

3

3

3

60

91

4

2

4

1

3

7

68

64

6

6

5

7

4

5

47

43

3

!

2

7

1

S

28

27

2

2

2

]

5

4

4

9

14

Minlwm Mean

9.0 19.6

16 33.2 

28 39 9

14 27.2

10 112

Sept.

21

31

45

S3

38

30

40

42

41

46

36

26

23

26

26

2C

. 21

21

20

22

24

:.84

63

21

IS

17

15

15

14

14

-

Runoff IB 

aore-feet

1,160

2,040 

2 380

2 O80

12 000

1,620

81,110

« Winter discharge measurement made on this da;.

Note.- Stage-discharge reletlon affected by Ice Dec. 27 to Jan. 27,. Feb. 16-25. 

Tine basis; Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.m., Peb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 125

Huerfano River near Mustang, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°51', long. 104°42', in SWi sec. 20, T. 25 S., 

R. 65 W., 2$ miles downstream from Apache Creek and 24 miles southwest of Mustang.

Drainage area.- 800 square miles.

Records available.- February to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 26,000 second-feet Aug. 14 (gage height, 

9.60 feet), by slope-area method; minimum daily, 1.7 second-feet July 25.

Remarks.- Records fair above 100 second-feet and poor below. Diversions above station 

for irrlgatIon.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

IT

19

19

SO

 21

82

S3

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

_

-

_

57

51

44

50

54

46

43

45

a47

a49

a47

a42

a37

a32

a30

a30

a33

a35

a39

a34

a31

a30

a31

a33

a35

-

-

-

Mar.

a36

37

32

32

32

28

33

35

39

43

41

37

40

37

34

40

35

30

31

30

24

22

20

17

14

14

13

11

9.2

6.4

7.6

Apr.

7.0

5.6

5.6

6.0

6.4

9.0

16

24

32

41

49

70

96

129

192

288

210

225

446

342

876

318

425

702

607

572

516

397

467

586

-

May

446

481

614

495

516

673

833

774

766

S30

734

656

694

702

537

509

551

: 671

1 726

i 766

734

713

846

814

910

S30

838

790

742

614

446

June

551

.- 544

432

509

572

376

530

324

384

238

230

243

198

187

103

131

117

100

85

69

74

69

61

62

47

46

39

47

44

47

-

July

57

62

56

51

49

35

46

40

40

47

40

36

28

25

17

18

7.8

8.6

8.0

7.6

6.8

6.8

2.9

2.4

1.7

4.6

4.9

5.3

3.7

2.9

3.0

Aug.

3.2

12

31

22

29

31

29

24

28

37

28

24

24

1,630

217

115

93

81

69

59

53

46

42

37

32

29

28

27

26

25

24

Sept.

41

37

35

31

31

46

44

36

32

32

32

32

34

35

30

28

24

22

20

19

18

17

15

14

14

12

11

10

8.0

6.0

-

Month

Calendar year ......................

Mav

September . .................................

The period...............................

Secondfoot-days

6,466

766.0

-

Maximum

910

572

46

-

Minimum

30

39

6.0

-

Mean

216

25.5

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

12,830

1,440

1,520

81,550

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Badlto. 

Time basis; Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
126 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Huerfano River below Huerfano Valley Dam, near Undercllffe, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°03', long. 104°26', In sec. 15, T. 23 S., «, 68

 W., at mouth of canyon, half a mile below diversion dam for Huerfano Valley ditch, 5 

miles southwest of Undercllffe.

Drainage area.- 1,710 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1942. May 1938 to September 1939 at site

 6UU feet above diversion dam, half a mile upstream; August to December 1908 at si$a 

li miles downstream. Records equivalent for high flows only.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 15,000 second-feet Aug. 14 (gage height. 7.00

 feetJ. from rating curve extended above 2,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting to 

computation of flow over dam at gage height 11.4 feet, gage datum of 1938; minimum , dally, 6.6 second-feet Feb. 18.

1938-42: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 14, 1942; no flow at times In nearly 

every year. ; 

Flood of July 27-28, 1936, reached a stage of 11.4 feet, gage datum of 1938 (discharge, 26,600 eecond-feet, by computation of flow over dam).

Remarks.- Records poor. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

13 

10 

10 

11 

12

11 

11 

10 

10 

11

11 

15 

15 

20 

22

25 

27 

28 

22 

19

33 

54 

52 

37 

41

46

47 

48 

46 

52 

56

Nor.

55 

55 

66 

55 

56

55 

55 

57 

59 

55

55 

53 

51 

48 

46

43 

42 

39 

39

37

33 

«29 

88 

S3 

37

32 

28 

2S 

89 

27

Dec.

«27 

27 

24 

27 

 36

39 

41 

40 

39 

33

33 

34 

30 

88 

«89

41 

38 

36 

32 

 32

31 

28 

28 

27 

23

22

82 

24 

86 

85 

24

Jan.

23 

*22 

22 

23 

21

23 

24 

25

27 

35

45 

46 

45 

43 

43

43 

 30 

30 

33 

38

48

72 

*79 

67 

55

47 

45 

42 

S3 

31 

89

Feb.

34 

38 

*40 

43 

43

37 

29 

25 

24

20

14 

«9.2

e.8

S.2 

7.8

7.4 

7.0 

«6.6 

7.0 

12

18 

27 

24

20 

20

21

24 

26

Month

Octo

ttOYfl

Deoe 

Ca

J*nu 

Febr 

Marc Apri 

May.

June 

July Augui 

Sept

ffa

ber

mber. ..................................

lendar year 1941 ......................

ary

uarv. . hT7:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

ember. .................................

ter year 1941-42 ......................

Peak dlicharae.- t

(3 p.m.) 8,810 see.-

Mar.

27 

29 

«29 

31 

25

22

23 

88 

36 

53

59 

69 

65 

61 

68

54 

43

36 

55 

38

41 

41 

43 

43 

49

51 

66

54 

60 

65 

70

Apr.

65 

60 

51 

49

55

810 

122 

123 

122 

131

140 

179 

213 

234 

354

514 

503 

698 

3,700 

4,400

8,930 

2,930 

4,140 

3,130 

2,050

2,310 

2,050 

1,940 

1,940 

2,010

Seoondfoot-days

826 

1,514 

946

34,152.2

1,189 

601.0 

1,393

43*164 

8,220 

1,160 

5,546 

1,973

103,548.0

May

1,340 

1,090 

1,050 

977 

1,280

1,540 

1,520 

1,900 

1,960 

2,010

1,900 

2,070 

1,570 

1.3SO 

1,300

1,130 

958 

1,030 

939 

1,200

1,150 

1,170 

1,130 

1,300 

1,680

1,740 

1,630 

1,570 

1,400 

1,200 

1,060

Maximum

66 

59 

41

1,050

79 

43 

70 

4,400 

2,070 

1,030 

145 

1,830 

94

4,400

pr. 19 (8 ISO p.m.) 5,080 sec. -ft. ) Apr. 24 (1 

 ft. | Aug. 14 (10 p.m.) 15,000 see. -ft.

June

1,030 

676 

470 

470 

454

422

aos

580 

514 

372

366 

310 

264 

264 

206

147 

112 

105 

99 

88

88 

89 

78 

65 

55

55 

62 

74 

92 

110

Minimum

10 

27 

22

.1

21 

6.6 

22 

49

56 

16 

18 

40

6.6

July

145

84 

77 

61 

56

52 

44 

35 

26 

29

36 

32 

24 

24 

26

26 

23 

16 

16 

23

20 

20 

18 

21 

29

29 

32 

33 

35 

35 

33

Aug.

33 

35 

161 

70 

34

IS 

43 

58 

66 

76

61

80 

86 

1,S30 

1,520

1S4 

118 

113 

108 

98

86 

80 

75 

74 

70

68 

64 

62 

62 

63 

60

Mean

26.6 

43.8 

30.5

93.6

38.4 

21.5 

44.9 

1,241

'274 

37.4 

179 

65.8

884

Sept.

76 

77 

78 

SO 

88

94

SI 

SO 

75 

. 72

73

78 

78 

81 

77

65 

, 52 

, 63 

66 

53

52

55 

-.56 

SS 

55

60 

60 

46 

46

, -40

Runoff in

ao re-feet

1,640 

2,610 

1.880.

67,740

S,5S0 

1,190 

2,760

85) 610 

16,300 

2,300 

11,000 

8,910

205,400

a.m.) 5,680 see. -ft.} Apr. 30

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ioe Nov. 23-25, D«o. 8-14, 24-2S, 31, Jan. 4-21, 31, 

Feb. 1, 13-88, Mar. 1-8.

Time tuaia! Mountain standard time prior to 8 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942} mountain war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 187 

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

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°25', long. 105°03', In sec. 24. T. 30 S., R. 69 

w., at Boyd Ranch, 6 miles south of La Veta.

Drainage area.- 75 square miles.

Records available.- October 1984 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 394 second-feet May 10 <gage height, 3.47 feet); 

minimum daily, 5.0 second-feet Jan. 4, 5. \ 1935-42: Maximum discharge, that of May 10, 1942; minimum daily,, 2 second-feet on 

several days during period November 1934 to January 1935. I

Remarks.- Records fair. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in seoond-feet. water year October 1941 tc September 1948

Day

1

3

4

5

fi

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

16

14

16

16

14

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

15

23

21

18

20

21

IS

17

20

20

SI

36

32

26

22

24

26

23

SO

HOT.

20

20

17

18

17

15

16

15

14

14

15

14

13

14

13

12

12

9.5

16

19

b!2

blS

blS

b!4

14

12

14

14

12

Dec.

11

11

13

12

bll

13

12

. 13

bll

blO

13

14

11

11

10

10

11

12

9.5

b9.0

b8. 5

b7.0

6.0

6.2

6.3

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.8

Jan.

7.0

6.0

6.6

5.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

8.8

8.6

8.6

S.4

8.2

8.2

8.5

8.6

8.5

S.4

8.2

8.2

«8.2

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.7

8.7

8.7

«8.7

Feb.

9.0

9.2

9.6

9.7

9.6

10

10

9.5

9.0

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.0

8.8

8,7

6.5

7.8

6.0

7.0

8.6

9.2

10

9.2

8.8,

9.0

8.0

«8.6

9.0

.

.

-

Month

October

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January

March.

April

MftY

August

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

9.0

11

11

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.7

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.4

9.6

9.6

Apr.

10

11

17

21

25

25

21

18

 IS

S9

60

72

73

105

109

91

79

86

102

120

105

179

283

206

169

156

164

173

186

178

-

Seobndfoot-daya

309.7

17, 528-. 5

4 344

413.5

18,880.7

May

146

148

155

182

215

220

226

234

251

368

sso

S04

242

215

190

182

188

104

185

206

188

191

261

285

895

307

311

274

266

256

240

 «*.

14

275

S

O

358

228

an

39

368

June

228

222

224

227

220

206

209

179

172

164

155

155

156

160

139

189

127

124

12S

122

120

110

109

104

94

87

81

74

67

66

-

Minimum

6.0

5.6

8.5

6.0

July

67

66

61

61

68

57

56

56

60

60

53

49

46

42

42

40

40

47

35

38

35

36

31

26

30

25

22

22

22

21

20

Attg.

21

28

34

26

21

19

20

20

18

17

21

20

18

23

24

23

21

20

20

19

19

20

19

15

15

14

12

10

9.6

9.0

- 11

Mean

9.99

48.0

7.92

8.90

13.8

51.7

Sept.

39

28

19

16

16

15

14

12

12

10

14

14

12

13

13

13

10

11

16

14

11

11

12

11

9.5

11

11

9.0

8.5

9.5

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

868

614

24,760

487

494

577

5,710

8,620

820

37,450

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Hote.- No gage-height record Pec. 25 to Apr. Ij discharge computed on basis of three discharge 

neasurenents and weather records (stage-discharge relation probably affected by ioe during most of 

period).

Time baaiai Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
128 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Aplshapst River near Agullar, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°23'. long. 104°40', In sec. 4, T. 31 8-.,JU'SS 

W., 1* miles southwest of Agullar and 2 miles domstream from Maurlclo Canyon CreaK.

Drainage area.- 130 square miles. . ' -±:

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1942. March 1938 to September 1939 at ;, 

site 2 miles downstream; records not equivalent.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,300 second-feet Apr. 23 (gage height, 7.tS~ 

feet), by slope-area method; minimum dally, 0.8 second-foot Jan. 3-5.

1939-42: Maximum discharge, 3,870 second-feet June 17, 1941 (gage height, 7.50 

feet), by slope-area method; no flow at times most years.

Remarks.- Records .poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

10

11

18in

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2?.

24

, 25

26

27

2fi

29

30

31

Oct.

19

16

19

14

10 -

6.2

6.2 

6.2

5.5

5.0

5.0

3.9

3.3

10

s.e

e.i

8.1

8.1

e.s

e.s

13

3.3

16

14

al2

all

all

all

all

alO

a9.S

Ncv.

as. 4

all

a!3

13

13

11

9.4 

6.8

6.6

6.S

6.6

7.4

6.6

8.6

6.6

6.2

*8.1

S.I

7.4

6.2

4.4

2.3

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.6

2.5

3.9

5.5

5.0

Dec.

6.6

5.0

5.5

»6.S

5.0

3.3

3.3 

3.3

3.3

3.3

4.4

6.6

3.9

3.9

2.S

5.0

5.0

5.0

6.6

5.0

3.6

2.1

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

1,1

1.3

1.0

Jan.

0.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.2

1.6 

2.5

4.0

6.0

S.3

9.6

9.3

6.6

10

11

12

13

12

11

*10

11

18

13

12

11

18

9.0

5.5

#5.0

12

Feb.

4.4

6.2

3.S

5.0

5.0

8.6

4.4

7.4

7.4

4.4

2.9

2.5

2.1

1.7

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.2

2.1

3.5

6.0

11

10

8.2

7.4

*7.0

7.0

6.0

_

..

-

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May........................................

July. .....................................

September ..................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

10

13

15

14

13

13

14 

16

20

11

11

15

13

11

39

30

44

50

47

67

56

72

77

65

54

36

36

37

35

36

Apr.

39

41

51

52

63

60

58 

63

50

51

65

61

96

100

105

109

99

104

151

213

340

604

1.770

1.C90

760

316

254

254

842

239

-

Secondfoot-days

304.1

203.6

115.1

7,6S1.6

236.9

135.1

961

7,725

5,016

912

600.3

340.0

288.5

16,656.8

May

228

208

214

257

324

328

304

286

842

211

201

186

154

136

124

102

90

95

93

85

97

106

113

116

116

116

116

107

96

68

76

Maxima

19

13

8.1

350

13

11

77

1,770

328

69

46

23

21

1,770

June

69

60

51

44

36

33

34

35

38

37

34

30

29

31

30

29

27

27

27

26

22

S6

32

22

18

16

11

12

11

16

-

Minimm

3.3

1.0

1.0

0

.8

1.1

10

39

76

11

6.6

4.2

4.2

.8

July

.41

36

34

40

46

20

16 

22

32

40

16

13

12

12

16

13

11

10

IS

12

16

14

15

16

14

11

6.4

7.6

7.6

6.6

24

Aug.

20

IS

16

14

14

14

11

6.7

6.3

5.7

5.4

4.2

4.2

23

22

14

14

14

15

14

11

9.4

6.7

6.4

6.9

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.7

6.0

7.2

Mean

9.61

6.79

3.71

21.0

7.64

4.62

31.6

258

162

30.4

19.4

11.0

9.62

46.2

Sept.

17ai

18

17

W20

it12Ta.4

'£.s

9.4 S*7

:7.5

17-8

; £.«

 &w4

5.1

7.2

6.-0

4.8

5. >7

< 5*4

5.4

i6»4

,6.2

86.0

aA»7

a4,4

al.2

-

Runoff in

'- 603'

'404

15,840

' "~47&I

$68,

15,320 9;iie

1-1§0> *674

672

99,440
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 129

Aplshapa River near White Rock, Colo.

Location..- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°46', long. 104°15', In SEi sec. 20, T. 26 S., 

 Hv-fSO W., 3 miles upstream frcm Buffalo Arroyo and 6 miles south of White Rock.

Drainage area.- 792 square miles. 

Records available.- Hay to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 6,500 second-feet Aug. 14 (gage height, 4.25 

.feet), by computation of flow over control weir; minimum daily, 0.2 second-foot June 

21, 28-30, Aug. 28-31.

Remarks.- Records fair. Diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 tc Septenter 1942

Day

i

z

3

4

8

6

7

8

9

10

 11

12

>*

14

-M

17

18

IS

20

 21

22

23

24

25

2ft

27 ; 28

29

$3

Oct. Nov. Dec.

Month

Jan. Feb.

October ........ . . ....

Move 

Decs

nber

 her. ...................................

Calendar year ......................

Jane 

Pebruarv. ...................... ..........

March ........ . ...

fctey n-.vi ......

July.

SapUtoer. .................................

The period.....,,. .......................

Mar. Apr.

Secondfee t-days

-

^

5,604.3

1,791.5

-

May

_

_

_

.

-

272

237

237

194

175

172

198

190

172

150

186

115

100

86

90

105

107

110

129

123

118

95

84

59

39 

34

Maximum

-

186

1,140

1,100

-

June

30

26ie

8.0

4.8

3.8

2.4

75

11

4.4

2.8

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.2

.9

.8

.6

.5

.3

.2

.6

159

5.0

.8

.6

.4

.2

.2

.2

MiniDUH

-

^

.2

2 0

.2

.8

-

July

148

67

46

30

27

37

27

16

7.4

3.0

81

37

39

39

36

29

9.8

2*2

186

93

37

15

14

13

13

13

IS

IB

11 

11

Aug.

382

278

882

310

300

295

286

288

274

266

888

254

250

707

1,140

46

21

9.8

5.8

4.4

3.S

2.6

8.S

1.6

.8

.6

.4.s

.t

.2

.2

Mean

-

_

12.1

181

59.7

-

Sept.

1,100

140

44

SO

17

345

39

19

15

9.3

6.6

5.0

3.9-

2.8

2.0

2.0

8.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.8

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

Runoff in 

acre-feet

-

_

718

11,120

3,560

24,460

>j f«ak dlaebarne.- Aug. 1 (9 p.B.) 1,380 sec.-ft.; Aug. 14 (11:30 p.m.) 6,500 sec.-ft.; Sept. 1 

(10 a.m.) s,7BU sso.-ft.; Sept. 6 (1 a.n.) 2,700 see.-ft.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
130 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Apishapa River near Fowler, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°05", long. 103°59', in sec. 35, T. 22 3., R. 59 

W., 4 miles upstream from mouth and 4 miles southeast of Fowler.'

Drainage area-- 1,130 square miles.

Records available.- May 1939 to September 1942 in reports of Geological Survey. April 

1922 to September 1925 (at site 1 mile downstream), May 1939 to September 1942 -in reports of State engineer.

Extremes.- 1939: Maximum discharge during period May to September, 4,700 second-feet 

(revised) Aug. 20 (gage height, 8.50 feet), from rating curve extended above 1,300 

second-feet on basis of slope-area determination at gage height of 16.23 feet; minimum daily, 0.6 second-foot (revised) July 27 to Aug. 1.

1939-40: Maximum gage height during water year, 8.30 feet Sept. 10 (discharge not 

determined); minimum daily discharge, 0.6 second-feet Nov. 11, 14-16, 19-25, Aug. 13, 

15, 16, Sept. 4, 5.

1940-41: Maximum discharge during water year, 4,060 second-feet (revised) Aug. 27 

(gage height, 7.85 feet), from rating curve extended above 1,100 second-feet on basis 

of slope-area determination at gage height of 16.23 ,feet; minimum daily, 1.4 secondfeet (revised) Aug. 11.

1941-42: Maximum discharge during year, 14,700 second-feet Aug. 15 (gage height*. 

16.23 feet), by slope-area method; minimum daily, 1.4 second-feet Mar. 13. 

Remarks.- Records fair. Water is wasted by Oxford Farmers and Rocky Ford Highline Canals

above station. Cooperation.- Qage-height record, 50 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineer?, U. S. Army; records reviewed by Geological

Revisions'.- Revised records for May to September 1939, and 1941 water year, superseding 

 those published in Water-Supply Paper 927, are given herein:

Discharge, In second-feet, 1939-42 

1939

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

June

6.4

6.0

5.2

7.6

6.4

3.2

7.2

6.0

6.S

8.0

6.4

7.6

3.2

2.6

2.2

July

0.8

.9

1.1

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.6

12

3.S

2.2

1.7

2.2

1.8

1.7

Aug.

0.6

512

163

89

60

36

26

19

13

5.7

2.4

l.S

l.S

l.S

l.S

Sept-.

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.S

.S

.8

.8

.7

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

June

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

.9

.9

.S

.8

-

July

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

Aug.

l.S

20

44

36

1,860

376

222

147

92

57

34

23

16

9.5

4.8

l.S

Sept.

0.7

.7

.S

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.4

1.4

1.8

l.S

2.2

2.4

-

Peak discharge.- Aug. 2 (6 a.m.) 2,330 see.-ft.; Aug. 20 (9 a.m.) 

4,700 see.-ft.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.6

 1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.8

2.5

2.8

1.6

Nov.

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.3

.8

.7

.8

.7

.7

.6 i.e

.8

.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

.8

1.1

1.3

.8

-

f Dee.

1.0

1.0 1.1

2.3

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.5

1.1

1.3

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.3

1.1

2.2

12

6.8

10

5.4

1.6

1.8

2.0

1.5

.7

.7

Jan.

1.6

1.6

l.S

1.8

1.0

1.3

2.0

2.3

3.1

3.8

4.1

2.5

3.1

2.5

2.2

1.6

1.6

2.0

2.5

2.8

2.6

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.2

2.0

2.2

Feb.

3.1

2.8

3.5

3.6

4.1

4.7

3.5

5.7

8.4

7.8

4.1

2.3

5.1

 M

2,5

2.3

2.0

- 1.8

2.0

2.5

2.2

l.S

2.3

1.6

1.6

1.8

4.7

6.1

1.6

-

Mar.

3.5

14

5.1

2.2

2.3

12

12

4.7

4.7

5.1

7.8

11

Apr.

2.5

2.5

3.8

3.5

5.7

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.1

3.1

2.5

2.2

12 ! 2.0

16

13

4.4

4.7

20

8.9

8.9

10

11

8.4

6.7

8.1

4.4

3.8

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.0

1.6

2.2

3.1

4.8

12

7.3

4.7

4.1

3.1

2.5

1.8

2.3

25

16

3.5

2.5

-

Hay

l.S

1.3

1.3

1.3

2.S

2.8

2.8

4.7

1.8

2.5

2.8

2.0

2.3

2.3

1.8

1.6

19

70

34

17

6.8

6.2

4.7

3.8

2.5

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.2

3.5

5.1

June

6.8

6.8

6.2

5.4

5.1

4.7

5.1

5.1

4.7

4.4

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.1

3.1

2.5

2.5

2.5

ft Q

2!2

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.1

.8

.8

-

July

0.8

.8

.S

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

30

8.4

1.3

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.3

2.3

983

33

14

6.8

3.8

Aug.

l.S

1.1

1.3

.8

1.1

.S

1.3

.8

.8

.7

.8

.S

.6

.7

.6

.6

7S

741

252

104

22

41

33

29

9.9

5.1

2.3

1.6

1.1

1.1

1.0

Sept.

1.0

1.0

.8

.6

.6

, 1-1 2.e

5.4

8.4

1,300

2,110

39

32

45

61

43

36

31

26

22

19

20

31

192

166

135

169

70

30

20

-

Peak discharge.- July 27 (1 a.m.) 4,930 sec.-ft.; Aug. 3 

(8 p.m.) 8,080 see.-ft.; Sept. 10 (6 a.m.) 5,320 sec.-ft.

3,330 sec.-ft.; Aug. 19
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 131

Discharge, In second-feet, of Apiahapa River near Fowler, Colo., 1939-42--Contlnued

1940-41

Day

1

2

3

4

e

6

7

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.

960

145

24

18

12

8.5

3.4

2.3

1.6

3.4

5.9

3.4

4.3

3.8

1.7

1.7

1.9

3.2

3.0

2.6

4.2

3.2

1.9

1.7

1.6

2.5

8.2

7.4

7.2

3.6

2.1

HOT.

1.9

S.I

2.6

9.5

3.8

4.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

3.4

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

7.7

3.5

5.9

4.3

4. .8

2.6

6.5

15

20

16

3.5

7.4

6.2

5.6

Dec.

6.8

10

12

IS

10

9.5

12

12

12

12

8.5

16

15

15

15

15

15

16

17

17

17

18

18

19

17

10

4.3

6.2

6.2

9.5

7.7

Jan.

9.0

6.8

6.8

7.7

9.5

'18

14

17

20

20

15

13

24

37

22

21

19

19

21

22

21

21

23

20

20

20

19

19

17

19

21

Feb.

21

26

25

15

12

12

17

17

7.1

6.2

11

26

18

9.0

6.2

5.3

6.8

5.6

7.4

27

28

25

11

4.2

8.6

2.3

1.9

2.3

_

-

Mar.

1.9

11

13

14

6.2

5.0

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.4

5.0

9.5

18

13

8.0

25

12

8.2

2.3

1.7

1.7

2.3

2.1

3.4

5.6

2.8

2.8

1.7

6.5

5.6

4.4

Apr.

5.0

6.8

18

14

9.5

6.2

3.8

2.8

2.1

1.6

2.3

2.5

3.6

4.8

16

2.3

1.6

1.9

2.8

8.4

3.0

2.5

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.1

3.2

4.8

63

120

-

May

71

458

259

166

148

122

112

96

96

98

594

234

137

154

ISO

120

110

78

91

219

45

52

175

123

55

58

60

71

52

48

48

June

82

71

275

94

36

30

46

52

58

52

55

53

53

52

42

48

55

257

224

122

145

57

48

55

64

62

52

27

14

17

-

July

13

24

145

91

46

27

19

14

14

15

13

14

45

123

50

60

55

69

64

. 50

60

52

87

23

18

92

60

40

32

43

38

Aug.

30

81

20

13

7.1

4.2

2.8

1.7

2.3

2.5

1.4

1.9

231

57

40

36

34

50

110

379

640

203

688

163

139

241

737

154

69

40

64

Sept.

27

17

11

6.8

5.6

5.6

5.8

8.6

3.6

8.2

2.8

2.6

2.6

4.0

8.8

2.8

2.5

8.5

2.1

8.8

4.6

237

593

637

71

48

38

24

23

26

-

Peak discharge.- May 11 (7 a.m.) 2,680 sec.-ft.; Aug. 20 (5 a.m.) 1,370 sec.-ft.; Aug. 27 (12:30 

LIB. ) 4,060 sec.-ft.; Aug. 31 (11:30 a.m.) 2,330 sec.-ft.; Sept. 24 (2:20 a.m.) 1,910 sec.-ft.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

?5

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

29

26

26

26

29

32

48

40

34

34

23

21

19

32

35

35

39

36

31

26

9.1

507

321

78

35

26

23

21

19

18

17

HOT.

16

15

14

12

11

9.5

8.5

8.0

9.5

8.5

7.6

3.5

8.5

7.6

7.6

7.2

7.6

6.8

6.4

5.2

4.8

4.3

4.0

4.0

3.6

3.6

5.2

4.8

4.8

6.4

"

Dec.

8.5

8.6

8.0

47

49

31

51

44

44

42

41

39

38

35

34

34

29

28

29

35

35

42

47

44

39

36

81

23

25

23

21

Jan.

18

17

15

14

12

11

9.0

8.0

6.4

5.2

3.8

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.6

8.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

4.8

5.2

6.8

6.8

6.4

8.5

16

4.4

6.2

Feb.

5.6

4.8

6.0

15

19

18

IS

18

19

26

10

7.2

8.5

9.0

10

8.0

6.4

6.8

6.8

4.4

7.2

7.6

8.0

8.5

9.5

9.6

10

14

m

-

"

Mar.

24

14

10

8.5

8.0

9.0

11

7.6

8.5

6.4

4.4

2.6

1.4

15

18

21

20

17

14

21

15

14

14

9.5

8.5

10

10

9.5

17

18

18

Apr.

19

22

21

24

22

28

38

38

54

26

17

16

13

17

19

74

44

62

78

887

969

1,270

3,090

8,850

| 2,080

977

645

540

468

508

-

May

942

432

315

298

284

230

308

827

327

306

266

234

198

167

157

133

112

100

98

95

95

88

78

75

78

78

98

109

85

80

70

June

70

64

54

46

49

38

8.8

36

35

23

5.8

16

41

54

88

J.18

112

88

88

92

91

42

41

61

66

59

82

68

44

124

July

385

184

139

109

61

44

29

18

34

68

80

34

28

14

10

7.0

6.2

5.8

8.6

154

49

44

29

29

14

22

19

14

12

11

15

Aug.

107

138

355

70

78

28

14

24

26

15

10

10

18

1,090

3,140

150

82

54

30

25

19

16

84

P. 8

6.8

7.7

7.0

6.2

10

3.4

2.7

Sept.

1,500

313

41

38

46

340

156

104

71

42

38

42

39

32

86

25

23

84

25

29

31

29

29

29

38

85

42

36

86

24

Peak discharge.- Apr. 23 (12 p.m.) 4,850 sec.-ft.j Hay 1 (7 a.m.) 1,680 sec.-ft.; Aug. 14 (10 a.m.) 

4,800 see.-ft.J Aug. 15 (6:30 a.m.) 14,700 sec.-ft.] Sept. 1 (7:30 a.m.) 6,880 tec.-ft.; Sept. 6 

(8:80 a.m.) 1,880 sec.-ft.

Tine baaIB; Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942| mountain war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
132 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Aplahapa River near Fowler, Oolo., 1939-42

Month

September. ..................................

The period. ...............................

December. ...................................

Calendar year .......................

March. ......................................

May.........................................

September. ..................................

Water year 1939-40 .......................

October 1940 ...............................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1940 .......................

May.........................................

July

September. ..................................

Water year 1940-41 .......................

October 1941 ..............................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1941 .......................

April.......................................

May.........................................

July. .......................................

September. ..................................

Water year 1941-42 .......................

Secondfoot-days

102.7

33.0

-

56.1

72.4

.

4,627.1

8,090.7

392.3

9,347.6

6S5.8

358.9

205. 2

317.7

4,335

2,293

1,461

4,247.9

1,818.8

16,994.8

231.2

1,046.0

18,550.6

384.9

15,885

6,313

1,804.0

1,571.6

5,571.0

3,366

38,272.5

Maximum

8.0

1,250

2.4

-

2.8

2.0

12

.

8.4

20

2,110

2,110

19

2,110

31

28

25

120

594

276

146

787

637

787

51

787

18

24

3,850

942

124

335

3,140

1.600

3,850

Minimum

0.8

.7

-

" 1.3

.7

-

1.0

1 ft.

.6

.6

4.8

.6

6.8

1.9

1.7

1.6

46

14

13

1.4

2.1

1.4

8.0

1.4

2.4

1.4

16

70

5.8

5.8

23

1.4

Mean

3.42

105

1.10

-

1.78

.90

2.34

-

2.45

3.41

7.45

154

2*2.1

27.5

12.7

26.6

17.9

12.8

6.62

10. &

140

76.4

46.8

13V

60.6

46.6

33.7

60.8

6.84

12.4

530

204

60.1

50.7

180

109

105

Runoff In 

acre- feet

204

6,480

66

6,850

109

54

144

-

151

196

456

194

9,180

16,050

1,690

778

18, 640

1,100

71»

407

630

8,600

4,550

2,880

8,430

3, 610

33,720

2,070

36,800

420

31,53,0 12, see

3,688

3,120

6,480

75,910

Time baala; Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942;'mountain war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to atandard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 133

Timpas Creek near Rocky Ford, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°57', long. 103°43', in NW* sec. 19, T. 24 S., 

R. 36 W., at Catlin ditch crossing 8 miles south of Rocky Fork and 9 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area.- 465 square miles.

Records available.- October 1941 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge- during year, 4,300 second-feet Aug. 14 (gage height, 8.42 

feet), by slope-area method; minimum daily, 10 second-feet July 19, 28-30.

Remarks.- Records fair. Diversions above station for irrigation. Waste water and 

 seepage return from land Irrigated by Rocky Ford Highline, Rocky Ford, and Otero 

ditches included in this record.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 -22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

132

123

121

124

129

124

103

119

138

121

112

90

94

105

142

145

107

76

131

126

188

320

232

179

137

92

72

47

72

79

74

Nov.

72

64

64

62

72

79

74

94

103

98

S7

79

132

126

121

116

103

90

85

116

134

114

S7

85

72

76

58

76

83

66

Dec.

50

58

103

109

134

112

109

159

170

167

159

98

35

32

*60

5S

60

35

27

39

126

116

41

32

31

30

30

36

*39

46

40

Jan.

30

26

24

26

24

24

24

26

26

28

26

*26

26

26

26

26

24

22

*20

22

26

32

44

46

40

*36

47

54

54

46

42

Feb.

48

54

50

46

SS

76

81

96

76

*67

64

64

66

74

86

98

107

110

118

120

125

130

114

*103

96

92

90

94

_

-

Mar.

104

110

103

94

92

119

134.

139

153

*142

96

134

142

142

229

197

170

156

137

139

150

32

76

96

114

112

107

105

92

87

87

Apr.

93

90

74

72

101

109

145

194

72

16

39

50

167

164

96

76

54

139

276

483

129

38

514

419

222

79

38

176

239

246

-

Hay

300

286

137

179

200

126

142

107

121

27

87

62

96

81

58

56

42

68

76

50

58

64

54

90

58

31

52

76

70

62

58

June

52

49

46

52

68

66

96

129

170

121

176

156

191

150

101

132

197

197

197

191

200

434

153

42

98

76

81

150

103

107

-

July

58

24

92

92

46

32

47

19

26

54

49

33

58

38

26

21

16

12

10

17

79

67

66

33

20

12

14

10

10

10

11

Aug.

16

20

81

36

72

132

170

72

27

41

28

23

21

1,090

129

allO

a92

a7S

a64

58

42

33

79

90

24

12

12

12

11

12

20

Sept.

182

176

132

126

134

114

119

162

145

142

112

148

76

109

121

121

142

137

126

47

72

119

116

119

121

121

81

62

47

50

-

Month

December . ..................................

Calendar year ......................

March. .....................................

Hay........................................

Julj .......................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Secondfoot-days

3,841

2,68S

2,341

-

971

2,405

3,790

4,615

2,974

3.9S1

1,122

2,707

3,479

34,914

Maximum

320

134

170

-

54

130

229

514

300

434

92

1,090

182

1,090

Minimum

47

58

27

-

20

46

32

16

27

42

10

11

47

10

Mean

124

69.6

75.5

-

31.3

S5.9

122

154

95.9

133

36.2

87.3

116

95.7

Runoff in 

acre-fset

7,620

5,330

4,640

-

1,930

4,770

7,520

9,150.

5,900

7,900

2,230

5,370

6,900

69,260

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for adjacent stations.

Note.- No gage-height record Dec. 26 to Jan. 25, Jan. 30 to Feb. 1, Feb. 8 to Mar. 2j discharge 

computed on basis of five discharge measurements and weather records (stage discharge relation 

probably affected by Ice during most of period).

Time basis; Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
134 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Horse Creek near Sugar City, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°14', long. 103°37', in sec. 12, T. 21 S., R? 56 

W., a quarter of a mile upstream from unnamed tributary and 1.3 miles east of Sugar 

City.

Drainage area.- About 1,000 square miles. 

Records available.- April 1940 to September 1942.

Extremes.- 1940: Maximum discharge during period April to September, 1,460 second-feet.

 May 27 (gage height, 4.28 feet); minimum daily, 0.1 second-foot at times in each month.

1940-41: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,950 second-feet July 26 (gage 

height, 4.73 feet); minimum daily, 0.1 second-foot at times.

1941-42: Maximum discharge during water year, 5,400 second-feet Oct. 23 (gage 

height, 6.20 feet); minimum dally, 0.2 second-foot Jan. 21-27, Feb. 9-16, Mar. 10-13, 

15-31.

1940-42: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 23, 1941; minimum daily, 0.1 second-footat times in 1940 and 1941.

Remarks.- Records fair.

Cooperation.- Gage-height

 discharge furnished by 

Survey.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1940-42 

1940

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Apr.

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

0.1

.1

.1

May

0.1

.1

.4

.8

.7

.e

1.7

3.6

.9

.8

.6

.4

.3

.3

.4

June

6.0

2.9

1.3

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

 5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

July

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.1

.1

.1

Aug.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.3

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

Sept.

0.1

.1

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Apr.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

-

May

0.5

5.0

2.5

.7

.e

1.1

.e

.8

.8

.8

.8

151

480

472

74

11

June

0.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

.3

.3

-

July

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

14

.4

.1

.1

.1

6.9

357.

IS

2.7

.6

.1

Aug.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.1

.1

Sept.

0.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

-

Peak discharge.- May 27 (11:15 p.m.) 1,480 sec.-ft.; May 28 (8 a.m.) 

(1 a.m.) 750 sec.-ft.

aeo.-ftk; July 27

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

20

oO

31

Oct.

0.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

Nov.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.3

.5

.7

.5

.6

1.5

1.5

1.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

-

Dec.

0.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

7.8

9.0

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.5

Jan.

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

.7

.7

.6

.5

.3

.8

.7

.6

.6

1.1

.6

1.1

1.5

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

.3

.5

.5

Feb.

0.5

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.3

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.5

.3

.3

.3

.5

.5

.6

.3

.5

_

_

-

Mar.

0.2

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.5

.3

.5

.5

.5

.3

.2

.3

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.5

1.1

1.8

1.5

.7

.7

.5

.3

Apr.

0.2

2.2

1.1

.6

.5

 2

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2 ioe

26

1.8

-

May

l.l

50

20

9.7

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.5

2.6

.1

.1

76

1.1

.5

.3

.2

June

0.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.3

-

July

0.3

3.4

1.8

.1

.1

42

4.5

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

95

96

3.7

.6

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.5

719

11

1.1

.5 a

.7

Aug.

0.6

.5

.5

.3

.3

.7

1.5

1.1

.7

.7

.7

1.1

1.5

.7

.5

.5

.3

.S

.1

253

345

15

5.2

5.2

.1

.5

270

53

4.1

.3

.1

Sept.

0.1

.1

,1 -1.1

.1 ' i

.2

l.l

1.8

1.8

1.1

1.1

1.1

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.6

476

845

S10

41

17

8.4

5.2 '4-5

2.6

Peak dlaeharge.- Apr. 26 (8 p.m.) 669 aeo.-ft.j July 26 (3»SO a.m.) 1,950 aec.-ft.; Aug. 20 

(Ili40p.m.) 1,120 sec.-ft.j Sept. 22 (10 p.m.) 1,660 see.-ft.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 135 ~

Discharge, In second-feet, of Hors6 Creek near Sugar City, Colo., 1940-42--Oontlnued

1941-42

Day

1

2

3

4

8

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

28

27

28

29 

30

31

Oct.

1.8

3.5

2.5

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.1

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

1.3

3.2

3.6

6.7

5.2

2.3

1.5

1.2

1.7

8. 8

1,760

661

92

195

57

21

12 

B.R

7.8

Nor.

7.8

5.7

4.8

4.8

3.7

3.5

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.8

2.8

2.3

2.0

2.5

2.6

2.8

1.8

2.0

2.5

3.0

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.3

1.7

Dec.

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.3

.4

. .4

.4

.4

.4

.4

1.3

.4

.4

.4 

.4

.4

Jan.

0.4

.4

.4

b.4

b.4

b.4

b.4

b.4

b.4

b.4

b.4

b.4

b.4

b.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3 

.3

.3

Feb.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

1.0

1.2

.8-

.4

.4

.7

.5

1.0

.5

1.7

.4

.3

-

Mar.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

1.1

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

Apr.

0.3

.5

.5

.6

.5

.4

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.5

.3

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.6

1.0

3.2

.4

99

364

172

48

24

21

4.7 

7.8

Hay

7.3

10

12

12

7.8

4.7

3.8

3.4

4.0

4.2

4.7

4.7

4.2

6.2

4.7

5.2

5.2

4.7

5.7

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.2

1.3

1.1

3.0

3.6

2.8

1.5

1.3

1.5

June

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.8

2.5

2.3

1.8

3.2

3.5

2.5

2.5

2.3

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

S.O

3.0

3.0 

4.0

< July

4.8

8.3

1.8

1.5

1.2

.7

1.7

2.5

1.8

1.6

2.8

1.1

.7

2.0

.9

1.3

1.1

.9

1.7

4.7

17

4.0

3.2

1.6

1.3

1.3

.8

.6

.6 

.6

.6

tag.\

-0.6

.6

96

88

.8

.7

.6

.6

.7

.8

.8

.8

1.0

168

62

22

12

?.3

4.2

4.2

4.2

2.5

1.7

1.1

.9

.7.6'

.4

.4

,4

,.4

Sept.

6.7

623

123 '

85

18

5.8

4.0

3.2

3.0

4.7

5.2

5.2

3.2

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

, 1.6

2.0

1.3

.8

.6

.6

.7 

.8

Peak discharge.- Oct. 23 (5:30 p.m.) 5,400 sec.-ft.; Apr. 23 (7 p.m.) 548 s'ec.-ft.; Sept. 2 (12 m.) 

1,73O see.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Monthly discharge, In sect>nd-feet, 1941-42

Month

llay... ......................................

September. ..................................

October 1940 ...............................

Calendar year .......................

January 1941.

March. ......................................

April. ......................................

May..........................................

July........................................

Aucust . .

September. ..................................

Water year 1940-41 .......................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1941 .......................

April. . .....................................

UpV

July

September. ..................................

Water year 1941-42 .......................

Secondfoot-days

TO ^

6.4

3.2

.

1,620.1

3,996.2

89.4

16.6

6,896.3

12.9

8.6

763.2

143.6

79.8

68.2

419.0

851.0

5,310.5

Maximta

6

n

.4

-

845

845

7.8

1.3

1,750

1.7

1.1

364

12

4.0

17

168

623

1,750

Uiniaun

.1

.1

-

.1

.1

.1

.9

1.7

.3

.1

.2

.2

.2

.3

1.1

1.5

.6

.4

.6

.2

Mean

 ZQ 0

 tf) Q

.21

-

4.80

54.0

10.9

92.2

2.98

.64

18.9

.34

.46

.28

25.1

4.63

2.66

2.20

13.5

28.4

14.6

Runoff in 

acre- feet

S.6

yQo "

13

-

325

3,210

7,920

5,670

177

33

13,680

21

26

17

1,490

285

158

135

851

1,690

10,530.

Time basis: Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
136 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Purgatolre River at Trinidad, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°10', long. 104°30', In sec. 13, T. 33 S.» R. 64 

w., at foot of State Street In Trinidad.

Drainage ^rea.- 742 square miles.

Records available.- May 1896 to July 1899, August to December 1905, November 1906 to

flar^h 1&Q7, October 1907 to November 1912 and October 1933 to September 1942 in reports 

of Geological Survey. May 1896 to July 1899, August to December 1905, November 1906 

to March 1907, October 1907 to November 1912 and April 1916 to September 1942 In reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 30 years (1907-12, 1916-18, 1919-42), 94.5 second-feet. 

68.3 secona-reet; figure published In Water-Supply Paper 927 In error.)

(29 years,

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 35,000 second-feet Apr. 23 (gage height, 14.03 

reet), by slope-area method; minimum dally, 17 second-feet Oct. 1.

1896-99, 1905, 1906-12, 1916-42: Maximum discharge, 46,400 second-feet Sept. 30, 

1904 (gage height, 16.6 feet, on Commercial Street gage), by slope-area method; no 

flow for several days during summer of 1896.

Remarks.- Records fair. Diversions above station for Irrigation. 

 dall'Jr Apr. 23 to June 3.

Staff gage read twice

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to Septenber 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IS

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

17

51

106

90

79

68

61

51

47

47

47

44

37

339

283

226

162

112

95

83

275

285

195

310

230

195

166

156

165

170

161

Nov.

152

143

130

121

121

112

103

7S

SI

81

75

72

75

72

69

66

*66

66

59

40

34

b33

37

42

61

69

62

62

69

62

-

Dec.

66

53

59

*66

*47

45

56

S3

56

47

45

53

40

40

42

42

*59

40

40

45

45

45

29

87

b22

bS5

bS4

bS6

b30

b32

b30

Jan.

b27

b26

b27

b23

b23

b29

b35

b43

b36

b42

b52

69

78

*56

b54

1)48

42

46

b44

b52

*b25

 76

47

62

56

42

42

47

47

37

24

Feb.

45

47

47

53

47

32

40

42

37

37

42

37

40

42

37

34

16

37

50

56

99

S3

37

50

45

34

75

50

_

_

-

Mar.

53

59

37

56

34

45

37

34

42

47

45

40

42

45

45

56

59

47

75

61

53

66

121

156

134

65

50

47

45

47

47

Apr.

47

53

66

85

90

103

138

116

161

166

195

290

365

315

350

290

270

442

1,180

1,560

2,540

3,980

12, 400

4,210

2,550

2,210

1,520

1,200

1,020

950

J

"ay

620

670

710

633

700

624

652

710

710

730

750

740

652

578

499

473

421

421

404

421

456

506

670

660

633

670

652

606

596

530

473

June

490

438

456

456

438

481

438

438

296

204

260

321

348

334

283

254

244

302

328

362

362

383

421

446

473

516

464

464

490

569

-

July

587

642

270

223

213

199

161

234

223

244

302

228

169

228

216

194

194

175

421

1,140

296

315

175

161

170

166

144

131

113

69

131

Aug.

140

260

244

244

131

96

89

66

63

96

194

768

369

870

140

S6

31

23.3

1«1

47

44

62

71

74

80

74

62

54

47

40

44

Sept.

861

680

189

597

413

218

157

124

102

S9

89

113

96

71

52

37

50

62

71

71

62

57

54

50

57

47

47

40 - 40

42

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

May. .......................................

Septeaber. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Seoondfoot-daye

4,378

2,333

1,329

74,601.9

1,359

1,263

1,630

36,862

16,792

11,759

8,176

5,000

4,438

99, S14

Maximum

339

152

66

2,520

76

99

156

12, 400

620

569

1,140

870

861

12,400

Minimum

17

33

22

4.0

23

16

34

47

404

204

69

31

37

17

Mean

141

77.6

42.9

205

43.S

45.1

59.0

1,295

606

392

264

161

148

273

Runoff in

acre-feet

6,670

4,«SO

2,640

148,400

2,700'

2,5l<f

3,680

77,080

37,270.

23, 380

16,220

9,980

8,800

197,400

Peak discharge.- Apr. 23 (5 a.m.) 56,000 sec.-ft.; Aug. 12 (6:20 p.m.) 12,100 sec.-ft. 

» winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Tine basis; Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.a., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war tine thereafter. 

To convert war tine to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 137

Purgatolre River at Nlnemile Dam, near Hlgbee, Colo.

 Location.- Water-stage recorder above diversion dam of Nlnemile ditch, lat. 37°45 f , long.

 n53"25', in sec. 32, T. 26 S., R. 54 W., 4 miles southwest of Hlgbee and 4 miles upstream from Smith Canyon. Datum of gage is 4,S40.59 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Drainage area.- 2,900 square miles.

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1942 In reports of Geological Survey.

*""October 1924 to September 1942 in reports of State engineer.

Averags discharge.- 18 years, 117 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 50,000 second-feet Apr. 23 (gage height, 14.03 

feet), estimated by slope-area surveys by Bureau of Reclamation and office of State 

engineer; minimum dally, 16 second-feet Feb. 16.

1924-42: Maximum discharge, 64,500 second-feet Sept. 15, 1934, by slope-area 

method; maximum gage height, that of Apr. 23, 1942; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

"12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

180

21 

22 

23 

24 

.25

26 

.27 

28

'30 

31

Oct.

191 

179 

159 

167 

223

183 

175 

152 

142 

139

139 

126 

US 

129 

617

662 

347 

175 

167 

163

361 

468 

276 

299

282 

228

204 

199 

'199 

204

Nov.

209 

195 

183 

175 

163

156 

146 

126 

116 

109

13* 

106 

96 

69 

99

99

96 

83 

77 

66

66 

36 

29 

74 

60

72 

86 

86 

69 

60

Dec.

57 

48 

49 

53 

57

66 

60 

33 

32 

48

b90 

96 

57 

63 

*80

57 

SO 

69 

S6 

63

48

57 

a50 

42 

32

18 

24 

35 

40 

46 

44

Jan.

a40 

a35 

aS2

831

a29

a34 

a38 

a42 

a42 

a42

a43 

a43 

a44 

a44 

a45

a45 

a45 

46 

*53 

46

46 

48 

48 

48 

60

57 

72 

57 

69 

69 

44

Feb.

32 

30 

26 

26 

24

24 

24 

22 

22 

23

24 

21 

22

19 

17

16 

b!9 

b22 

24 

24

32 

29 

17 

32 

26

*16

18 

19

Month

0?t* 

Hove

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her". ...................................

lendar year 1941 ......................

ary

tor year 1941-42 ...............

Mar.

18 

21 

20 

IS 

19

19 

25 

26 

24 

25

29 

66 

60 

63 

60

66 

69 

60 

55 

46

48 

72 

60 

60 

86

148 

99 

77 

63 

46 

66

Apr.

60 

S9 

102 

140 

127

14S 

1S5 

210 

210 

305

558 

646 

850 

940 

738

738 

675 

690 

2,020 

6,480

3,560 

5,130 

14,700 

15,200 

9,230

4,710 

2,880 

2,290 

2,020 

1,430

May

2,350 

2,020 

2,400 

2,400 

1,700

1,410 

1.1SO 

1,090 

1,120 

1,120

402 

922 

904 

834 

602

646 

631 *" 661 

706 

770

706 

676 

646 

661 

706

722 

602 

616 

486 

410 

375

foTSays 

7,256 662 

3,143 209 

1,632 96

S5,200.8 6,160

1,437 72 

652 32 

1,616 148 

79,061 15,200 

30,473 2,400 

11,177 1,920 

5, 90-1 8S6 

8,170 3,480 

16,779 9,700

167,347 15,200

June

393 

358 

340 

340 

298

291 

384 

834 

558 

312

277 

252 

234 

340 

240

246 

210 

195 

175 

156

152 

246 

1,920 

754 

384

29S 

264 

264 

240 

222

Minimum

116 

29 

16

7.9

29

16 

IS 

60 

375 

152 

74 

22 

49

16

July

246 

543 

384 

264 

210

195 

180 

165 

140 

119

102 

93 

93 

96 

96

96 

86 

86 

83 

106

886 

402 

234 

195 

190

160 

S6 

74 

S9 

119 

S3

Aug.

3,

Mean

234 

105 

54.3

233

46.4 

23.3 

52.1 

2,635 

9S3 

373 

190 

264 

559

458

Peak discharge.- Apr. 23 (9 p.m.) 50,000 sec. -ft.; AUK. 15 (10 a.m.) 12,000 sec. -ft.; I

57 

66 

216 

170 

200

160 

135 

99 

57 

40

33 

33 

66 

7S6 

480

994 

165 

252 

216 

ISO

156 

131 

109 

93 

72

53 

46 

35 

26 

22 

22

Sept.

497 

9,700 

904 

210 

119

1,700 

7S6 

410 

2S8 

152

127 

135 

216 

291 

1S5

175 

99 

80 

80 

63

83 

77 

63 

55 

55

55 

63 

51 

51 

49

Runoff in 

acre-feet

14,390 

6,230 

3,340

169,000

2,650 

1,290 

3,210 

156,600 

60,440 

22, 170 

11,700 

16,200 

33,280

331,900

ept. 2

(4"a.m.) 23,405 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records (stage-discharge relation 

may have been affected by Ice during most of period).

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Tlae basis; Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter. 

To Coiivert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

532763 O - 43 - 10
138 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

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

Location.- Water-stage recorder above diversion dam of Highland ditch, lat. 37°55', long. 

103"18', in sec. 1, T. 25 S., R. 53 W., 11 miles southwest of Las Animas.

Drainage area.- 3,320 square miles.

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1942 in reports of Geological Survey. 

October 1931 to September 1942 in reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 119 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 60,000 second-feet Apr. 24 (gage height, 13.29 

feet), estimated by slope-area surveys by Bureau of Reclamation and office of State 

engineer; minimum daily, 19 second-feet Feb. 18.

1931-42: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 24, 1942; no flow at times during 1932-41.

Remarks.- Records fair. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Co'operation.- Seventeen discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S.

Army.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

193

193

155

138

206

142

116

113

103

103

92

84

80

86

390

715

398

266

212

193

186

218

695

334

334

288

£51

218

225

251

244

Nov.

244

251

266

231

218

212

906

180

176

155

135

172

151

135

129

105

107

116

126

107

101

103

146

105

90

84

110

110

103

90

-

Dec.

S4

SO

80

S6

90

103

96

83

70

71

72

107

94

110

129

110

7S

84

72

»86

72

53

36

aSO

a31

a32

a32

a37

a56

aSO

a78

Jan.

a72

a60

a52

a47

a41

a45

a 48

a52

a50

a52

a55

a58

60

74

99

96

113

90

86

»S6

99

103

100

105

82

82

71

72

78

78

67

Feb.

53

42

45

42

38

30

42

35

32

34

39

32

25

32

34

26

24

19

21

20

36

53

65

31

67

64

42

40

_

_

-

Month

October ............................ ....

November ...................................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January ....................................

February ................................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

Mav

June .......................................

July. .................................. ..

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

49

46

54

41

3S

37

54

53

56

34

32

44

132

107

103

113

129

113

103

94

116

105

107

92

186

193

138

103

72

59

50

Apr.

49

159

155

218

205

193

244

205

244

296

424

620

738

S07

680

658

577

658

1,420

9,750

5,200

5,550

7,620

25,800

9,300

4,800

3,250

2,850

1,880

1,640

-

Seocndfoot-days

7,422

4,464

2,322

90,677.9

2,273

1,063

2,653

86,090

23,648

10,601

4,006

9,253

19,415

173,210

May

2,190

1,610

1,370

2,090

1,190

895

761

852

807

607

761

807

869

577

520

476

468

476

460

415

450

4S5

450

531

634

669

623

433

398

303

281

Maximum

895

266

129

5,680

113

67

193

25,800

2,190

1,180

542

2,770

10,000

25,800

June

244

261

251

205

193

225

442

715

807

554

468

382

311

374

281

311

261

231

193

155

122

199

1,180

715

390

296

251

218

160

176

-

Minimum

80

84

30

S.9

41

19

32

49

281

122

42

40

42

19

July

193

390

542

86

206

146

122

113

99

94

78

70

67

66

54

49

44

42

49

49

382

281

142

119

103

90

76

54

59

65

76

Aug.

77

105

468

266

244

180

122

105

72

54

46

40

44

1,250

2,770

1,100

374

259

17«

281

266

167

142

119

99

90

as

74

67

61

62

Mean

239

149

74.9

248

73.3

38.0

86.6

2,870

763

353

129

298

647

476

Sept.

S3

10,000

3,450

a900

a200

a500

1,610

334

274

212

303

135

132

199

al66

132

82

76

71

67

60

58

57

53

46

44 -44

44

42

42

Runoff in 

acre-feet

. , 1 II 1 nil

14,720

8/8off

4>'610

179,800

4,51O

2,110

5.260

170,800

46,910

21,030

7,950

18,360

38,510

343,600

Peak discharge.- Apr. 24 (3 a.m.) 60,000 sec.-ft.; Aug. 15 (3 p.a.) 7,780 sec.-ft.5 Sept. 2 

(9 a.m.) 94,000 sec.-ft.

 Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station-at Ninemile Dan near 

Higbee and weather records (stage-discharge relation say have been affected by ice during period 

Dec. 24 to Jan. 12).

Time basis; Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.a., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Rule Creek near Caddoa, Colo.

139

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°00', long. 103°04', in SEi sec. 36., T. 23 S.,

 ft. 51 W., 5 miles upstream from mouth and 9 miles southwest of Caddoa.

Drainage area.- 542 square miles.

Records available.- October 1941 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 738 second-feet June 22 (gage height, 7.19

 feet), from rating curve extended above 37 second-feet on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 4.18 feet, 4.79 feet, and 9.57 feet; minimum daily, 0.2 secondfoot Aug. 22-24, 28-31, Sept. 6, 26-30.

Remarks.- Records fair. One small diversion above station.

Cooperation.- Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1943

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

0.4 

.5 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4

.4

.5 

.5

.4 

.4

.4

'.5 

.4

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

Nov.

0.4

.4 

.4

.4

' .4

.4

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4

Dec.

0.4

.4

.4

.4 

.5

.5

.5

.5 

.5 

.5

.6 

.6 

.7 

.7

.S 

.8 

.8

b!9 

b.7

Jan.

bO.4

b.5 

b.3

b.9 

bl.O

bl.O

b.9

b.8 

.8 

.8

Q

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

Feb.

0.6

.6 

.5

.4

*.4

.4

.4

b.3 

b.4 

b.4

.5 

.6 

*.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.8

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoa

Ca

Janu

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay.

June 

Jnly 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

atwr...................................

landar year 

ary

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

St. ....................................

saber. .......... . . . . . .

ter year 1941-48 ...............

Mar.

O.S

.8 

.S

.7 

.7

.7

.7

.7 

.6 

,7

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.7 

.6 

.8 

.S

Apr.

0.8

.7 

.6

.9 

.9

.9

.9

Q

9

2.9 

15 

17

4.4 

3.3 

2.8 

2.9

3.S 

3.1 

l.S 

1.9 

4.6

Secondfoot-days

13.3 

12.0 

17.1

-

33.7 

13.6 

31.5 

83.3 

38.4 

393.? 

20.1 gs.i

12.7

738.9

May

2.3 

2 2

3.1 

3.0

1 9

1 8

1 8

1.8 

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.1 

1.0 

.9

.7 

.6 

.6 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.4

Maximum

0.6 

.4 

.9

-

1.1 

.8 

.8 

17 

2.8 

192 

1.0 

50 

1.9

192

June

0.4

.4

.4

3.5 

1.6

1.0

Q

.S

.8 

.S 

.8

193 

90 

77 

9.7

3.0 

1.4 

1.0 

1.4 

.8

Minimum

0.4 

.4

.4

-

.3 

.3 

.6 

.6 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.2 

.2

.2

July

0.7

.9 

1.0

Q

.6 

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.4

.4

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

Aug.

0.6

.8 

1.7

1

0

1 2

.8 

.8

.8

Q

50

13 

1.4 

.5

'.Z

.Z 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.3 

.3

Mean

0.43 

.4 

.55

-

.73 

.49 

.69 

2.74 

1.24 

13.1 

.65 

2.97 

.43

2.03

Sept.

0.3

.3 

.4

1.9 

.8

.6

.4

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.2

.2 

.3 

.2

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

36 

34

34

-

45 

37 

43 

163 

76 

780 

40 

183 

35

1,470

Peak discharge.- June 23 (4 a.m.) 738 sec.-ft.; Aug. 14 (11:30 a.m.) 150 sec.-ft. 

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Time basis! Mountain standard time prior to Z a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
140 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Caddoa Creek at Caddoa, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°04', long. 102°55', in sec. 9, T. 23 S., R. 49 

W., 0.3 mile east of Caddoa and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 129 square miles.

Records available.- April to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 751 second-feet Aug. 14 (gage height, 4.45 

feet), from rating curve extended above 300 second-feet; minimum daily, 0.1 secondfoot Apr. 14-17, July 31, Aug. 1, 6-13, Sept. 30.

Remarks.- Records fair.

Cooperation.- Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Anny. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri

Vsfo

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Th

mber. ..................................

lendar year 

ary

1 14-30.... ....... ...

St. ........................... ........

e period. .......................

Mar. Apr.

0.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

7.3 

27 

16

14 

3.6 

2.6 

2.0 

1.5

1.4 

1.2 

.6 

.7 

5.6

Secondfoot-days

S4.1 

27.0 

62.9 

19.2 

285.6 

19.5

-

May

2.8

2.0 

1.6 

1.6 

1.4

1.4 

1.1 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

1.2 

.8 

.8

.7 

.8

.7 

.8 

1.1 

,3 

.6

.6 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.3

.2 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2

Maximum

27 

2.6 

14 

2.1 

234 

8.4

-

June

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2

.7 

3.2 

3.6 

4.4

2.0 

1.2 

1.0 

.S 

.6

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

.7 

.6

.8 

9.6 

5.9 

3.6 

1.4

.5 

.2 

.2

14.0 

3.4

Minimum

0.1 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1

-

July

2.1 

1.6 

1.5 

1.5 

1.6

1.5 

1.0 

.5 

.3 

.0

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.6

.5 

.6 

.7 

.7 

.6

.5 

.5 

.3 

.2 

.2

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.1

Aug.

0.1 

1.2 

15 

1.1 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1

234* 

16

3.6 

2.4 

1.6 

1.5 

1.2

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

.6 

.3

.2 

.3 

.3 

.5 

.6 

.2

Mean

V

4.95 

.87 

2.10 

.62 

9.21 

.65

-

Sept.

0.£ 

\i

i.e

8.4 

2.E 

1.1 

.£

IE

.£

.2

.2 

.2

is

.2 

.2 

.2 

. .Z 

.2

.2 

.2 

.Z 

.Z

Runoff in 

acre feet

;;- .-',

167 

54 

125 

38

see

30

999

Time basis; Mountain war tin To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 141

Mud Creek near Caddoa, Colo.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 38°02', long. 102°52', in sec. 24, T. 23 S., R. 49 W., 4 

miles southeast of Caddoa and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 180 square miles.

Records available.- April to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period, 718 second-feet Apr. 19 (gage 

height, 5.30 feet); no flow most of period.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily. A few small diversions above station. 

Cooperation.- Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

.Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

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

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

Q

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

310

114

20

7.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

May June

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

70

3.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.9

0

-

July Aug.

O

0

113

5.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

193

8.0

3.5

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

~

Month

December ...................................

Calendar year ......................

Mnu

The period. ..............................

Secondfcot-days

_

_

451.0

0

78.4

0

324.0

3.0

-

Maximum

_

_

_

310

0

70

0

193

.1

-

Minimum

_

_

_

0

0

0

0

0

.1

-

Mean

_

-

_

15.0

0

2.61

0

105

.10

-

Ruacff in 

ao re-feet

_

_

-

895

0

156

0

643

6.0

1,700

Hote'.- Ho gags-height record Aug. 17 to Sept. 30; discharge computed on basis of three discharge 

measurements, weather records, and obaerver'a notea.

Time basisi Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
142 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Big Sandy Creek above Amity Canal diversion, near Kornman, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°12', long. 102°29', in SWi sec. 21, T. 21 S., 

R. 45 W., just upstream from Amity Canal diversion, 7 miles upstream from mouth, and 

9 miles northeast of Kornman.

Drainage area,.- 3,410 square miles.

Records available.- October 1941 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,900 second-feet Sept. 3 (gage height, 5.63 

feet); no flow at times during January, February, and July.

Remarks.- Records fair. A few small diversions above statfon.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942 .

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6.4

3.8

2.0

6.0

2.4

2.1

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.6

2.0

2.1

2.4

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.7

1.8

45

15

8.0

9.2

3.6

3.1

3.5

2.4

1.4

Nov.

l.S

2.4

2.4

3.1

3.S

4.9

3.8

4.9

6.4

6.0

8.0

8.0

6.S

S.4

8.4

S.4

8.8

11

10

9.6

bl.5

b.9

1.0

*4.6

1.7

2.1

2.0

£.0

8.0

1.7

~

Dec.

1.4

1.8

1.8

2.3

2.4

b2.0

bl.8

bl.7

bl.6

1.2

1.0

1.5

1.3

1.7

2.2

3,0

2.5

2.3

2.8

2.7

2.9

2.3

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

Jan.

0.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.3

.6

.8

 1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.0

.8

.9

.9

.9

.3

.1

Feb.

0

1.3

1.3

.4

.4

.6

.4

.5

1.0

.9

*.e

.7

.6

.5

.6

.2

0

0

0

.2

.3

.6

.9

.7

.6

.5

.8

1.6

-

-

~

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year ......................

April ......................................

Hay

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

3.1

5.3

4.9

5.3

3.8

1.8

2.0

2.3

6.0

*.6

1.0

559

.,600

.,630

L,120

575

360

1SS

107

70

44

42

35

35

35

28

24

22

21

19

19

Apr.

19

9.3

2.1

2.3

2.0

2.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.S

3,1

4.9

20

30

28

26

22

24

28

41

481

630

236

133

102

~

Secondfoot-days

140.8

146.4

53.1

-

20.5

16.4

6,569.1

1,780.5

1,044.7

436.2

10.9

2,522.6

4,596.2

17,337.4

Hay

99

71

82

244

182

139

58

45

33

24

18

14

8.8

6.4

3.8

2.4

1.4

1.3

1.6

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.5

.5

.4

1.0

1.1

Maximum

45

11

3.0

-

1.3

1,630

530

244

65

789

2,060

2,060

June

1.6

1.7

1.4

1.7

2.0

2.1

5.3

30

53

30

19

8.8

17

24

12

8.0

4.6

7.2

32

65

43

21

14

12

8.8

4.2

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.6

~

Minimum

1.2

.S

.6

-

0

0

,e

2.C

.4

1.4

0

.1

.2

0

July

- 1.6

1.3

1.0'.7

.6

.4

.3 * .1

.1

.7

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

.6

1.4

,6

0

0

.1

0

0

.2

. 0

0

.5

 Aug.

0.1

.2

.S

.5

789

31278'

42

4T

75

36

31

10

18

52

136

526

168

64

57

35

26

17

7,6

4.6

3.5

2.8

1.8

1.0

.8

.9

Mean

4.64

4.88

1.71

-

.66

212

69.4

14.6

81.4

153

47.6

Sept.

' 1.7

2.1

1,443

2,060

435

155

168

89

62

39

30

25

23

24

22

11

15

12

8.4

7.2

6.0

6.4

4.2

2.3

1.8

1.0

1.0

.6

.3

 2

-

Runoff in 

acre- feet '

290

1QB_

-

13,050

3,530

865

22 6.00®-'

9, ISO

34,380 '

Peak discharge.- Mar. 14 (8 a.m.) 2,250 sec. -ft.; Apr. 26 (10 p.m.) 838 sec. -ft.? AUR. 5 (9 a.m.)

1,140 sec.-ft.; Sept. 3 (11 p.m.) 2,900 sec.-ft.

« Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Scte.- No gage-height record Pec. 10 to Jan. 31. Feb. 8-28; discharge computed on basis of two 

discharge measurements and weather records (stage-discharge relation probably affected by ice during 

most of each period).

m Hffi9 basj.8.; Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 143

Wild Horse Creek at Holly, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and staff gage, lat. 38°03', long. 102°07', in sec. 15, T. 

23 S., R. 42 W., just upstream from mouth, a quarter of a mile southeast of Holly. 

Datum of gage is 3,380.36 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- October 1922 to September 1927, October 1933 to September 1935 and 

November 1938 to September 1942 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1922 to 

September 1935 and November 1938 to September 1942 in reports of State engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 720 second-feet Oct. 23 (gage height, 5.31 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 180 second-feet; no flow at times.

1922-35, 1938-42: Maximum discharge, 22,000 second-feet, by slope-area method, at 

point 11 miles above station Aug. 28, 1935; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records poor. Flow is mostly waste water from Amity Canal. Diversions above 

station for irrigation. Staff gage read once daily.

Cooperation.- Twelve discharge measurements furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

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.

133

132

108

138

138

110

79

31

46

71

119

114

120

183

164

130

110

112

114

108

123

126

213

140

75

40

36

45

27

10

10

Nov.

109.3"

9.3

9.3

10

9.0

7.9

6.S

5.5

5.8

3.2

.3

.1

84

196

293

277

303

170

147

160

150

302

188

181

213

182

193

165

158

Dec.

68

24

14

58

60

30

16

IS

7.3

.3

10

13

13

12

S.6

6.8

9.0

13

93

183

186

180

181

136

96

96

70

37

34

30

21

Jem.

38

45

45

45

45

35

25

87

S7

S7

87

7S

57

14

6.5

4.2

8.6

2.9

3.9

3.9

6.3

6.2

6.2

6.2

4.8

5.S

3.5

0

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.4

7.6

7.6

31

54

52

108

117

117

117

130

110

93

99

68

a3

a6

a4

a4

_

_

-

Mar.

33

4.3

4.3

13

25

71

9.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.1

3.1

3.2

al.O

0

0

0

3.1

Apr.

al.O

1.4

0

IS

7.6

6.4

65

62

8.5

3.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

.7

37

37

38

34

al2

a3

a3

a3

a3

aS

a3

a2

al

-

May

al

0

0

0

0

0

0

67

85

66

66

66

1.8

0

0

10

7.0

18

10

.5

0

4.0

5.8

.6

.5

0

0

0

0

4.2

0

June

0

0

5.5

0

14

0

16

64

123

65

99

87

78

61

108

86

74

a4.0

.6

73

323

94

166

42

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

144

-

July

34

34

40

70

70

70

30

45

34

70

75

70

62

SO

70

30

alO

0

0

0

0

0

27

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

S.5

10

6.4

33

65

114

108

161

135

133

163

17S

155

170

51

85

85

96

18

85

54

51

51

33

117

73

5.8

0

0

.Sept.

0

0

0

8.8

115

SS

76

65

107

95

74

82

64

54

39,

30

13

12

16

11

9.8

9.1

3.4

0

.7

a. 4

2.2

26

49

57

r

Month

Calendar year 1941 ......................

February

Bay........................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Seoondfoot-days

3,073

3,316.4

1,690.9

19,235.4

831.3

911

3 232 7

16,760.8

Maximum

313

£92

186

350

87

Ort

1 *7fi

393

Minimum

10

.1

.3

0

0

0

Mean

99.1

107

54.5

52.7

45.9

Runoff in

aore-fsst

6,100

6,380

3,350

38,140

QOfl

33,250

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated.

Note.- Arkansas. River overflowed into Wild Horse Creek Apr. 33-29. This flow included in Arkansas 

River at Holly.

Time bselB! Mountain standard tine prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
144 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Holly drain near Holly, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°02', long. 102°03', In sec. 16, T. 23 S., R,, .41 

W., just downstream from Cheyenne Creek, 100 yards west of Colorado-Kansas State-Hne, 

and 3j| miles enst of Holly.

Records available.- January 1924 to September 1927 and October 1933 to September 194$ In- 

 reports of Geological Survey. January 1924 to September 1942 In reports of StateT^- 

englneer. Records for Aug. 28, 1935, to about Nov. 19, 1938, include flow of Wil^y 

Horse Creek. Since Aug. 28, 1935, flow of Holly drain above Wild Horse Creek enters 

Arkansas River above station at Holly.

Extremes.- Uaximm discharge during year, 267 second-feet June 29 (gage height, 8.TO feet); 

minimum daily, 5.2 second-feet Apr. 4.

1924-42: Maximum discharge, 1,470 second-feet Sept. 3, 1938 (gage height, 10,29 

feet), from rating curve extended above 500 second-feet by logarithmic plotting on 

basis of slope-area determinations; minimum dally, 0,5 second-foot Aug. 31, 1938.- - 

Remarks.- Records poor.

Cooperation.- Twenty-one discharge measurements furnished by Bureau of Reclamation. 

Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

2

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

16

18

21 

22

25

26

ou

Oct.

26

26

26

24

28

30

24

23

22

22

19

18

17 

18

22

Nov.

IS

16

17

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

19

20

21

22

20

22 

23

21

22

23

23

23

22

23

35

-

Dec.

24

17

16

21

23

17

16

18

20

20

22

22

22

24

24

24

24 

24

22

22

22 

22

22

22

24

24

21

21

22

22

22

Jan.

20

16

16

16

16

a!6

816

815

815

a!5

15

15

16

16

15

16

16 

16

16

16

16 

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

14

14

13

Feb.

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

15

16

14

13

15

14

13

17 

16

17

17

18 

19

19

20

21

21

23

24

-

.

-

Month

December ...................................

Calendar year 1941 .................... .

March. .......................

April. ........................ ............

May........................................

July. ......................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

24

20

21

19

IS

17

18

17

16

15

14

14

14

13

13

13

13 

12

14

14

13 

13

13

13

12

10

11

12

13

12

14

Apr.

18

15

7.3

5.2

50

S6

845

23

63

68

62

50

50

47

45

52

63

S9

78

4S

41 

29

25

26

35

76

114

57

24

22

Secondfoot-days

10,164.3

11,083.5

May

20

19

IS

18

16

16

16

15

27

74

84

66

57

69

36

39

49 

30

26

32

66 

52

52

50

53

853

53

a52

851

50

51

Maximum

24

16S

24

145

June

51

59

61

63

50

42

54

110

145

66

54

50

48

43

3S

33

30

71

61

36

39 

30

26

28

66

54

48

41

100

S9

Minimum

16

4.2

5 2

5.2

July

89

77

6S

58

49

38

38

38

87

83

82

76

66

60

46

38

32 

2S

26

22

821 

19

26

24

26

24

23

22

32

Aug.

SO

28

829

830

 31

833

837

40

47

64

88

71

73

73

871

867

64 

60

54

50

45 

35

829

25

39

26

24

Mean

21.5

27. S

48 S

32.8

Sept.

'$*

»27

a 56

 ftaTO

aee

66, e*

63

62

a61

a6Q

44

845; 

439

83*4 --~s»-

a35 

_&£ r

-

Runoff in 

ac re-feet ,

1,320*

20,1*O<1

904

23,750

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records.

Time basis: Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter.

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 3 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 145

Amazon Canal near Hartland, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°53'. long. 101 °22', In SEi sec. 9, T. 25 S., R.

 ' &'/ W., half a mile west of Hartland and 2i miles downstream from point of diversion 

from Arkansas River.

Records available.- 1921-24 (Irrigation seasons only) and October 1930 to September 1942 

in reports or Geological Survey. 1921-24 (Irrigation seasons only) In reports of 

Kansas Water Commission, October 1924 to September 1939 In reports of Division of Water 

Resources of State Board of Agriculture.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 367 second-feet June 9 (gage height, 8.38 feet); 

no now during many periods.

1921-24, 1930-42: Maximum discharge, 490 second-feet Aug. 28, 1933 (gage height, 

8.-80 feet); no flow during many periods.

Remarks.- Records good. Canal diverts water for Irrigation from left bank of Arkansas

 River In sec. 12, T. 25 S., R. 38 W.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

S

^

£0

ii.

12

15

14

IS

16

17

18

19

80

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

3t

Oct.

131

123

119

51

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

45

72

78

66

58

38

15

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Nov. Dec. Jan.

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

72

58

0

Feb.

0

0

10

144

98

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

_

-

-

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

34

43

0

148

138

0

0

69

144

166

123

0

71

135

148

206

188

Apr.

188

206

19S

175

ISO

1S4

84

5

0

0

0

16

139

135

139

135

S7

45

0

0

0

0

0

0

15

28

22

5

0

44

-

May

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

105

157

175

170

157

148

148

135

162

184

164

162

162

175

180

261

271

271

281

301

301

291

291

291

June

281

291

291

291

261

261

291

231

170

175

211

196

226

241

261

251

142

0

10

115

79

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

. July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

88

166

160

251

271

271

271

261

216

1S4

206

202

198

251

2S1

261

221

ISO

157

135

123

Aug.

119

119

119

ISO

251

211

231

226

193

198

231

261

281

271

251

186

202

157

261

261

246

261

291

281

231

198

135

107

104

107

104

Sept.

S6

20

115

32

96

67

85

69

72

70

67

87

82

S3

104

111

104

100

94

a96

98

115

115

104

96

90

93

107

123

131

-

Month

Deceaber ...................................

Jmter year 1941-42 ......................

Second 

foot-days

796

0

0

10,557

130

252

1,613

2,030

4,969

4,297

4,374

6,326

2,782

27,569

Maximum

131

0

0

200

72

144

206

206

301

291

281

291

131

301

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

104

20

0

Mean

25.7

0

0

28. 9

4.3

9.0

52.0

67.7

160

143

141

204

92.7

75.5

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,580

0

0

20,930

258

500

3,200

4,030

9,860

8,520

8,660

12, 550

5,520

54,700

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated. 

Time basis; Mountain standard tine prior to 2 a.m., 

o convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter.
146 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

South Side ditch near Hartland, Karsa.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°52', long. 101°22', in SEi sec. 15, T. 25 S.,

 R. 37 W., three-quarters of a mile south of Hartland and 14 miles downstream from 

point of diversion from Arkansas River.

Records available.- 1921-24 (Irrigation seasons only) and October 1930 to September 1942

 in reports of Geological Survey. 1921-24 (irrigation seasons only) in reports of 

Kansas Water Commission. October 1924 to September 1939 in reports of Division of. 

Water Resources of State Board of Agriculture.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 250 second-feet May 14 (gage height, 7.65 

feet); no flow during many periods.

1921-24, 1930-42: Maximum discharge, 367 second-feet Sept. 6, 1938 (gage height, 

8.62 feet); no flow during many periods.

Remarks.- Records poor. Ditch diverts water for irrigation from right bark of Arkansas

 River in sec. 10, T. 25 S., R. 37 W.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

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

Oct.

161

162

160

83

0

0 

27

75

70

80

108

101

104

105

109

106

100

112

114

114

114

114

S3

0 

0

0

0 

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

0

0

0 

0

0

0 

12 

36 

36

-

DOC.

30

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

Jan. Feb. Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

52

198

134 

161

185

166 

171 

165 

115

76

Apr.

47

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

IS

24

23

70

36

60

56 

51

> a60

-

May

. alOO

153

243

223

188

174

140

129

108

, alOO

June

. a60

.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0 

alO 

a!5 

a20

"

July

a20

a!5

alO

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug. Sept.

 0

0

0

0

. 0

B60

a60

 60

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0 

D 

0

,~

Month

December ...................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

March. .................................. .

April ......................................

May. .......................................

July. ......................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Secondfoot-days

2,166

S4

30

13,222

0

0

1,513

734

3,^59

645

185

0

ISO

9,196

Maximum

162

36

SO

250

0

0

19S

85

243

_

0

60

243

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.

0

0

0

0

0

Mean

69.9

2.6

1.0

36.2

0

0

48.8

24.5

118

21.5

6.0

0

6.0

25.2

Runoff in 

acre-feet

4,300

167

60

26,340

0

0

3,000

1,460

7,260

1,880

36?

0

357

18,260

No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of resident engineer's notes. 

Time basis; Mountain standard time prior to Z a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war tine thereafter.

war time to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 147

Great Eastern Canal at Lakln, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°57', long. 101°15', In NEi sec. 22, T. 24 S.,

 R. 36 W., at highway bridge 1 mile north of Lakln and 8 miles northeast of llartland.

Records available.- 1921-24 (Irrigation seasons only) and October 1930 to September 1942 

' In repdrts of Geological Survey. 1921-24 (irrigation seasons only) In reports of

Kansas Water Commission. November 1924 to September 1939 in reports of Division of

Water Resources of State Board of Agriculture.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 513 second-feet Nov. 19 (gage height, 6.66 

feet ); no flow during many periods.

1921-24, 1930-42: Maximum gage height, 10.50 feet my 28, 1936, affected by backwater from highway bridge (discharge not determined); no flow during many periods.

Remarks.- Records poor. Canal diverts water from left bank of Arkansas River In sec. 16,

 T. 25 S., R. 37 W., for irrigation or for storage in Lake McKinney.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Daj

1

2

3

4

.5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

U

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

222

179

168

106

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

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

123

458

374

19

14

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

66

340

263

12

11

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Jan. Feb. liar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

44

152 ise

168

11

3

Q

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7

0

29

0

0

0

0

96

109

4

114

197

114

4

0

-

May June July Aug.

i

Sept.

Month

October........ ......................... . .

Nove&ber

December ...................................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

July. ......................................

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Secondfoot-days

675 

988 

682

27,223

0 

0 

563 

673 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

3,5S1

Haxiaun

222

453 

340

824"o

0 

1S5 

197 

0 

0 

0 

0- 

0

45S

Minimum

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Mean

21. S 

32.9 

22.0

74.6

0 

0 

IS. 2 

22.4 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

9.8

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,340 

1,960 

1,390

53,990

0 

0 

1,120 

1,330 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

7.-100-

Time baslai Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
148 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Farmers ditch near Garden City, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°00', long. i01°04', in NWi sec. 4, T. 24 S., R. 

34 W., 4 miles downstream Iron head gate, 4 miles northwest of Holcomb, and 10 miles 

west of Garden City.

Records available.- 1921-24 (irrigation seasons only) and October 1930 to September 1942 

in reports of Geological Survey. 1921-24 (irrigation seasons only) in reporta ot. 

Kansas Water Commission. March 1925 to September 1939 in reports of Division Of Water 

Resources of State Board of Agriculture.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 318 second-feet Apr. 24 (gage height, 8.91 

feetj; no flow during many periods.

1921-24, 1930-42: Maximum discharge, 318 second-feet July 21, 1938 (gage height, 

8.63 feet) and that of Apr. 24, 1942; no flow during many periods.

Remarks.- Records fair. Ditch diverts water for irrigation from left bank of Arkansas 

River in sec. 12, T. 24 S., R. 35 W.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

166

130

91

82

54

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

45

49

54

47

38

19

15

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7

S6

170

82

154

214

214

219

201

174

150

142

154

76

35

27

35

39

50

Apr.

74

99

114

102

81

69

27

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

13

0

0

0

0

79

255

255

a 152

106

114

63

17

-

May

0

0

3

41

15

12

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

39

134

166

192

210

224

228

246

a£64

a255

170

a!32

June

a!32

S5

53

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

July

0

2

15 r> a20

1

1

J

68

7S

77

93

118

162

146

92

70

76

77

69

61

53

71

80

52

41

35

33

31

Aug. .

26

24

24

24

50

130

174

174

178

15S

134

142

146

122

60

24

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

38

47

24

38

55

60

65

75

Sept.

73

70

£4

Z

0

0

74

92

94'67

34

ee

50

56

45

57 66

ST

 TS7 'SB

43

6?

«5 S3

86

24

26

27

19

16

-

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

March. ................................ ...

April. .......................... ^. .........

May. .......................................

July. ......................................

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Second 

foot-days

0

8,616

1,262

12,904

Maximum

0

255

264

162

94

264

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mean

25.8

0

23.6

75.2

31.1

56.0

42.1

35.4

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,580

0

17,080

0

3,210

4,620s

1,850

3,440

3,960

2.SOQ

25,580

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed from resident engineer's notes. 

Time basis; Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war tin 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

thereafter.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 149

Garden City Canal near Garden City, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°00 f , long. 101°02', In SWt sec. 3, T. 24 S., R. 

34 W., li miles downstream from point of diversion from Arkansas River, 3 miles west 

of Holcomb, and 9 miles west of Garden City. Datum of gage is 2,895.88 feet above 

mean sea. level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- 1921-24 (Irrigation seasons only) and October 1930 to September 1942 

in reports of Geological Survey. 1921-24 (Irrigation seasons only) In reports of 

Kansas Water Commission. October 1924 to Septenber 1939 In reports of Division of 

Water Resources of State Board of Agriculture.

Extremes.- Maximum dlscliarge during year, 66 second-feet Aug. 8 (gage height, 9.20 feet); 

no flow during many periods.

1921-24, 1930-42: Maximum discharge, 87 second-feet Sept. 8, 1937 (gage height, 

8.90 feet); no flow during many periods.

Remarks.- Records poor. Canal diverts water-for Irrigation from left bank of Arkansas 

River In sec. 5, T. 24 S., R. 34 W.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

2Q

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

18

27

23

22

19

14

10

14

14

14

10

8

25

22

7

0

0

9

13

16

15

15

11

6

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

NOT.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0-

Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

34

41

36

34

32

23

1

2

14

31

27

14

7

Apr.

8

11

10

5

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-

Hay

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

14

32

f!4

12

2

4

0

15

33

31

27

23

22

20

19

18

17

24

19

June

25

22

31

22

a30

36

34

20

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

7

6

6

Aug.

5

4

6

5

16

13

7

63

59

46

42

47

33

30

28

28

2S

15

12

10

' 8

5

3

9

2

2

2

2

14

29

28

Sept.

as

19

20

23

45

47

29

24

25

27

24

24

22

21

16

10

9

8

7

. 7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

9

14

14

-

Month

December. ..................................

February

May........................................

September * K -

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Secondfoot-days

0

2.364

Maximum

0

0

33

63

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mean

0

0

0

1.1

11.2

.6

6.5

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

2

0

0

0

67

6S6

436

40

1,180

4,690

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, 

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

Time basis: Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.m., Teb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
150 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Pawnee River near Lamed, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°11', long. 99°19', In NWi sec. 33, T. 21 8., _- 

 R. ib W., about 300 feet downstream from Moffet Dam and 111 miles west of LamecL

Drainage area.- 2,300 square miles.

Records available.- November 1924 to September 1942.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 47.5 second-feet.

ExtreTnes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,010 second-feet Aug. 22 (gage height, 24.53 

reetj; no flow at times during year.

1924-42: Maximum discharge, 20,000 eecond-feet (estimated) May 28, 1935 (gage 

height, 31.96 feet); no flow during periods In 1926, 1930, 1931, 1933, K" '" 

Bank-full stage, 27 feet.

Remarks.- Records fair. Diversions above station for irrigation..

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3

2

2

5

10

5

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

3

4

8

12

6

2

2

1

1

2

4

4

Nov.

3

3

3

3

h2

h2

h3

h3

h3

h3

h3

h3

h2

h3

h3

h3

h3

h3

h3

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Dec.

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

S

5

5

4

_ 4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Jan.

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

4

3

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Feb.

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

_

_

-

liar.

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

S

5

S

5

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

5

6

5

5

5

6

5

4

4

4

4

4

Apr.

e

S

5

5

5

5

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

5

e

7

52

37

492

36S

106

69

53

79

78

69

59

42

-

May

33

29

24

20

17

13

13

12

11

18

10067'

28

22

27

21

17

14

12

11

10

9

8

a

a

7

6

5

4

4

4

June

4

3

3

2

2

2

2

5

10

44

14

8

5

3

3

3

3

3

103

78

23

16

18

15

9

7

8

7

7

6

-

July

11

40

55

23

12

9

6

4

2

2

2

2

S

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

2

38

29

13

8

6

3

2

1

0

0

Aug.

0

0

3

1,020

884

230

47

26

20

52

38

33

21

15

16

13

10

11

14

13

IS

2,260

2,960

559

65

30

21

16

18

11

11

Sept.

11

n

12

12

18

18

14

26

94

31

20

13

11

20

1O

8

8

S

t

' .*

f

7

6

6

«

 4

6

ft

5

6

- "

Month

December. ..................................

March.. ....................................

April ...................................... 1* __

September ..................................

Water year 1941-48 ......................

Secondfoot-days

104

12S

118

169

1,604

532

416

415

12,436

Maximum

12

1o

4

6

492

100

103

2,960

94

2,960

HinivuB

1

2

4

0

3

4

4

5

4

2

0

0

5

0

Mean

3.4

3.S

4.1

30.8

3.9

4.0

5.1

53.5

18.8

13.9

e.8

272

13.8

34.1

Runoff in 

acre-fast

206

1,94

254

22/9*)' ''

238

222

315

frtefr 1,-160 -

8«S^

643 ; - 

18,71§

828 -

24£«e(S -

Peak discharge.- Apr. 21 (10 p.m.) 704 sec.-ft.; Aug. 4 (4 p.m.) 1,320 sec.-ft.} Aug. 82 (10 pvrt*) 

4,010 sse.-ft.

h Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.

Time baaia: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To eonvtffrt war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 151

Cow Creek near Lyons, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38U 18', long. 98°11', in SEi sec. 15, T. 20 S., R. 

8 w., 60 feet upstream from Missouri Pacific Railroad bridge, about 400 feet downstream from Little Cow Creek, and 3 miles south of Lyons, Kans.

Drainage area.- 501 square miles (excluding 239 square miles J,n Cheyenne Bottoms). 

Records available.- April 1938 to September 1942. .'

Extremes.- Maximum discharge, 12,400 second-feet Oct. 20 (gage height, 20.49 feet); 

minimum, 5 second-feet Feb. 25 and June 6.

1938-42: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 20, 1941; no flow at times during 1938-39. 

Bankfull stage, 15.0 feet.

Maximum stage known, about 22.TO feet July 11, 1929, from records of Missouri 

Pacific Railroad Co.

Remarks.- Records fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 tc September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

19

IS 

16 

23 

46

42

141 

147 

162 

272

87 

S3 

86 

21 

18

17 

16

16 

102 

4,460

4,460 

6,180 

2,660 

1,340 

466

188 

160 

123 

108 81 

66

Ncv.

72

105 

147 

178 

178

117 

76 

56 

44

37

S3 

31 

29 

29 

27

26

25 

25 

26 

£4

23 

23 

23 

24 

24

24 

24 

26 

25 

24

Dec.

24 

24 

23 

23 

22

22

21 

21 

21 

21

*20 

20 

21 

21 

21

20 

19 

19 

19 

18

17 

19 

35 

202 

84

47 

37 

31 

27 

26 

22

Jan.

b20 

619 

b!8 

617 

b!6

b!6 

615 

b!5 

b!4 

14

14 

15 

19 

25 

41

81 

111 

90 

68 

48

37 

SO 

29 

25 

23

21 

«20 

19 

17 

17 

15

Feb.

14 

14

14 

14 

14

14

14 

14

13 

13

12 

13 

13 

14 

15

16 

13 

612 

bll 

blO

610 

10 

10 

10 

7

blO 

b!4 

616

Month

Octo 

HOT* 

Dec*

Cft

Jam* 

Fefcr 

Maro 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Angu 

Sept

fa

ber

 her. ..................................

*b«r. ..................................

lendar year 1941 

ary

uarv "7::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: i. .....................................

eaber. .................................

tor year 1941-42 ......................

Peak discharge. -

26 (4 a.m. ) 1,660 s 

23 (9 p.m. ) S52 see 

» Winter discharg 

6 Stage-discharge 

Time basis; Cent 

To convert war time

Mar.

16

14 

«16 

17 

17

17 

IS 

14 

14 

14

14 

13 

14 

13 

13

IS 

37 

53 

42 

37

29 

22 

17 

16 

16

18 

25 

27 

26 

20 

16

Apr.

16 

14 

13 

12 

12

11 

13 

17 

20 

21

17 

14 

12 

12 

12

11 

10 

12 

25 

438

624 

178 

81 

77 

883

1,500 

767 

188 

108 

76

Secondfee t-days

21,433 

1,522 

966

38,795

929

353 

640 

5,139 

3,465 

3,702 

643 

473 

3,411

47,726

May

68 

48 

42 

279 

114

57 

42 

36 

32 

29

290 

1,130 

763 

153 

75

60 

38 

31 

26 

23

21 

19 

17 

15 

14

.13 

18 

11 

10 

9 

8

Maximum

6,180 

17S 

202

6, ISO

111 

16 

53 

1,500 

1,130 

1,740 

62 

36 

622

3, ISO

June

10 

11 

9 

7 

6

6 

8 

7 

8 

7

8 

18 

108 

111 

37

37 

511 

1,260 

1,740 

1,260

910 

622 

743 

621 

216

189 

96 

66 

72 

78

Minima

15 

23 

17

3

14 

7 

13 

10 

S 

6 

11 

9 

10

6

July

62 

44

39

34 

30

27 

25 

23 

21 

19

22 

22

19 

17 

16

15 

14 

14 

14 

16

17 

17 

15 

14 

14

13 

14 

13 

12 

11 

11

Aug.

Mean

691

50.7 

31.2

106

30.0 

12.6 

20.6 

173 

112 

290 

20.7 

15.3 

114

131

11 

10 

11 

15 

24

27

15 

21 

17 

12

11 

11 

1.2 

10 

11

12 

11 

10 

10 

10

9

13 

17 

14 

IS

80 

36

S3 

19 

13 

10

Sept.

10 

10 

11 

263 

209

167 

302 

517 

622 

202

68 

34

26 

81 

19

153 

433

144 

47 

29

22 

18 

15 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

13 

13

Runoff in 

acre-feet

42,510 

3,029 

1,920

. 77,000

1.S40 

700 

1,270 

10,290 

6,370 

17,260 

1,280 

938 

6,770

94,670

Oct. 20 (9:30 p.m. I 12,400 sec. -ft.; Oct. 22 (2:30 p.m.) 11,300 sec. -ft.; Apr. 

ae.-ft.; May 12 (7 p.m.) 1,290 sec. -ft.; June 19 (12 m. ) 1,820 aec.-ft.; June 

.-ft. 

9 measurement made on this day, 

relation affected by Ice. 

pal standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter, 

to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
152 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°50', long. 97°23', in SWi sec. 36, T. 25 S., R. 

l w., at county highway bridge, half a mile west of Valley Center and 16 miles upstream from mouth. Datura of gage is 1,327.82 feet above mean sea level (preliminary 

determination), datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,316 square miles.

Records available.- February 1935 to September 1942. June 1922 to February 1935 at 

eite 2 miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 156 second-feet.

tatremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,900 second-feet Apr. 20 (gage height, 14.20 

feet); maximum gage height, 15.05 feet Apr. 25; minimum discharge, 54 second-fee.t 

Feb. 18 (gage height, 2.53 feet).

1922-42: Maximum discharge observed, 10,500 second-feet June 11, 1923 (gage 

height, 18.02 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum discharge, 1 second-foot 

Dec. 27, 1933.

Remarks.- Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1941-42, except period of Ice effect (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In aecond-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 9 to Dec. 13, Dec. 26 to Feb. 14, Feb. 20-25, 

Apr. 20, 24, and June 19-21)

2.6 57 6.0 506 11.0 2,020 

3.0 OS 7.0 706 13.0 3,1SO 

3.6 146 8.0 931 15.0 4,72O 

4.2 214 9.0 1,210 

5.0 331 10.0 1,560

Discharge, In second- feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

112 

81 

74 

74 

66

71 

1,800 

1,770 

1,240 

1,340

585 

546 

262 

240 

982

665 

300 

196 

155 

504

982 

1,780 

3,740 

3,900 

3,320

2,790 

1,870 

982 

565 

379 

347

Nov.

1,040 

1,010 

727 

706 

487

355 

270 

220 

1B9 

166

160 

140 

136 

130 

124

119 

114 

111 

109 

104

102 

102 

107 

108 

103

102 

102 

99 

97 

96

Dec.

96 

93 

92 

91 

89

86 

86 

85 

84 

84

83 

86 

86 

87 

87

87 

87 

86 

S4 

83

82 

91 

794 

869 

. 416

208 

166 

160 

140 

121 

116

Jan.

g!09 

g!02 

g95 

g90 

g87

g67 

g86 

g86

gss

g82

S

g83 

g!06 

g!36

150 

1S9 

201 

177 

155

145 

130 

117 

108 

101

*94 

91 

86 

84 

82 

79

Feb.

76 

77 

77 

77 

76

76 

74 

73 

72

71

70 

70 

70 

70 

b68

b67 

>>67 

b67 

b68 

70

69 

70 

70 

70 

70

66 

67 

66

Month

Ootc 

Hove

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. ........................ . . . .

Bber. ..................................

 ber. ..................................

ler.dar year 1941 ........ .....

ary

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

St..... .............................

saber. .................................

ter year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

68 

*70 

69 

71 

74

76 

73 

71 

69 

66

66 

66 

66 

64 

64

66 

76 

78 

103 

US

103 

94 

86 

78 

76

125 

109 

79 

71 

68 

66

Apr.

63 

63 

63 

61 

61

62 

64 

69 

70 

74

72 

68 

67 

66 

64

63 

81 

166 

1,640 

3,980

3,110 

3,460 

2,320 

1,310 

3,470

2,910 

2,670 

3,460 

2,670 

1,040

Secondfoot-dnys

31,716 

7,423 

4.S91

108,224

3,379 

1,983 

2,426 

33,317 

10,676 

19,445 

7,591 

5,261 

19,720

147,827

May

585 

469 

837 

505 

525

646 

316

248 

270 

262

278 

1,070 

982 

9S2 

424

248 

201 

1S3 

166 

156

150 

150 

146 

140 

136

130 

125 

121 

115 

110 

105

MaxiouM

3,900 

1,040 

859

7.6SO

201 

77 

126 

3,980 

1,070 

2,790 

1,310 

656 

3,320

3,980

June

104 

103 

99 

97 

94

93 

103 

174 

208 

208

248 

214 

525

416 

196

145 

400 

1,490 

2,320 

2,790

1,920 

1,340 

1,190 

771 

1,360

1,090 

606 

379 

278 

487

Miniuum

66 

96 

82

30

79 

66 

64 

61 

106 

93 

79 

74 

82

61

July

1,040 

1,310 

842 

388 

286

331 

292 

195

155 

140

130 

126 

121 

117 

121

130 

110 

101 

97 

19S

160 

234 

208 

130 

107

98 

92 

88 

S5 

82 

79

Aug.

76 

74 

81 

555 

285

286 

214 

166 

135 

108.

94 

101 

140 

117 

166

227 

316 

220 

165 

122

99 

90

99 

111 

123

189 

227 

234 

201 

145 

107

Sept.

89 

82 

201 

1,340 

2,850

3,180 

3,320 

2,730 

1,720 

771

469 

339

270 

220 

227

196. 

156 

140 

136 

ISO

126 

140 

130

121

116

116 

109 

104 

100 

87

 ..-_ Rvmof f in ltean aore-f«et

1,023 62,910 ..:, 

247 14,720 

158 9,70Q >,

297 214,600

109 6r700 ..- 

70.8 3,930 

78.2 4,810 

1,111 66*080 

344 21,180 

648 33,670 

245 16,060 

170 10,440 

657 39,1X0

406 293,200

Peak discharge.- Oct. 23 (7 o.m. ) 4.140 sec. -ft. s Aor. 20 (4 a.m.) 4.900 sec. -ft.: Aw. 28

oopt. Y iv a.m. i o,oyu sec.-rt.

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

? Computed from graph based on gage readings. 

ime basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942} central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 153

Ninnescah River near Peck, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°28 ! , long. 97°25', In NWi sec. 10, T. 30 S., R. 

1 W., at county highway bridge, 3 miles southwest of Peck and 28 nlles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area.- 2,092 square miles.

Records available.- April 1938 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,680 second-feet June 19 (gage height, 14.58 

feet); minimum, 105 second-feet Aug. 3; minimum gage height, 2.30 feet June 5. 

1936-42: Maximum discharge observed, 11,200 second-feet July 3, 1940 (gage 

height, 15.77 feet); minimum discharge, 19 second-feet Sept. 24, 1939 (gage height, 

1.44 feet). Bankfull stage, 14 feet.

Maximum stage known, 26.4 feet June 9, 1923, from floodmark.

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Oct.

450

264

216

196

169

160

1,050

1,130

S82

670

406

303

257

240

268

292

282

246

24O

282

1,140

1,740

5,5OO

8,670

g5,6OO

g7,050

g5,500

g2,690

gl,200

1,020

1,110

Nov.

2,080

1,430

1.11O

950

838

753

670

630

590

550

530

510

490

486

474

462

446

438

442

422

402

406

446

486

466

462

446

438

426

422

Dec.

410

406

390

382

374

358

338

342

322

319

315

307

346

358

354

*358

350

342

330

319

315

315

346

362

374

382

37O

354

350

342

334

Jan.

b3OO

b260

b250

b240

b23O

b220

b210

b2OO

b200

b200

b21O

b23O

b350

MOO

b550

b680

b660

b620

550

450

402

370

354

346

338

330

*322

311

296

300

292

Feb.

288

288

285

288

285

285

2S2

274

271

268

268

264

264

268

303

346

354

b330

b310

b330

37O

394

57O

510

366

326

322

338

_

_

-

Month

October ....................................

November ...................................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January ....................................

February ...................................

March ......................................

April ......................................

May. .......................................

June ................. .....................

July. ......................................

Auguet .....................................

September ............ .....................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

342

366

374

*382

394

378

354

334

315

303

300

296

292

288

288

288

354

g530

550

490

438

374

350

334

326

g410

466

390

354

322

300

Apr.

288

285

274

260

254

278

370

35O

402

350

311

2S2

264

254

246

236

229

229

490

650

796

670

550

630

4,900

7,710

5,060

3,040

1,480

995

-

Secondfoot days

49,203

18,701

10,864

193,842

10,671

9,O47

11,282

32,133

11,705

57,322

17,247

13,O17

12,570

253,762

May

S17

732

882

670

550

510

466

43O

41S

410

398

402

382

358

338

315

296

282

268

257

250

250

243

240

236

240

240

225

216

2OO

184

Maximum

8,670

2,080

410

8,670

680

570

550

7,710

882

8,O70

4,7OO

1.38O

1,090

8,670

June

169

163

154

146

140

148

510

1,090

43O

382

334

3S2

307

354

37O

398

2,682

7,380

8,070

4,8OO

6,100

3,180

6,500

3,900

1,530

1,020

753

590

1,740

3,600

-

Minimum

160

402

307

50

2OO

264

288

229

184

140

154

122

193

122

July

4,70O

1,520

928

T690

f510

f382

f292

f246

f222

f206

f470

f 1,630

482

378

292

240

209

}£0

181

240

346

510

458

346

307

282

246

219

196

175

154

Aug.

137

122

128

272

774

510

338

260

203

169

148

128

255

1,000

1,270

382

271

2OO

172

- 151

143

280

513

1,3SO

1,020

796

65O

466

358

278

243

Mean

1,587

623

350

531

344

323

364

1,O71

378

1,911

556

420

419

695

Sept.

225

212

482

1,090

995

1,090

860

796

817

630

. 530

458

382

330

296

278

260

240

236

225

225

225

216

203

20O

254

216

2O6

200

193

~

Runoff in 

acre feet

97,590

37,090

- 21,550

384,500

21,170

17,940

22,380

63,730

23,220

113,700

34,210

25,820

24,930

503,300

Peak discharge.- Oct. 24 (5 p.m.) 8,910 sec. -ft. s Oct. 26 (8 p.m.) 8,510 sec. -ft.; Apr. 26

(10:30 a.m.) 8,9Iff sec.-ft.; June 19 (1 a.m.) 9,680 sec.-ft.; June 21 (10 a.m.) 7.6OO sec.-ft.; 

June 23 (4 p.m.) 7,380 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

f Computed from graph based on gage readings. 

line basis; Central standard tine prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.

532763 O - 43 - 11
154 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Walnut River at Winfield, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°14' , long. 97°00', in NEi sec. 33, T. 32 S., R. 

 4 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 77, 1 mile south of Winfield and 1 mile upstream 

from Black Crook Creek.

Drainage area.- 1,894 square miles.

Records available.- November 1921 to September 1942.

Average discharge.- 20 years (1922-42), 588 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 18,700 second-feet Apr. 29 (gage height, 25.23 

minimum observed, 88 second-feet Aug. 18 (gage height, 3.05 feet).

1921-42: Maximum discharge observed, 94,400 second-feet Nov. 18, 1928 (gage height, 

40.61 feet), on basis of study by Burns and McDonnell Engineering Co.; no flow Nov. 11, 

1928, July 27 to Sept. 20, 1936. Bankfull stage, 30 feet.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair. 

Some regulation at extreme low flow by City Water Works Dam above gage.

Rating table, water year 1941-42 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 1, Feb. 16 to Apr. 18,

Aug. 16 to Sept. 5)

5.0 88 3.6 262 4.5 660 9.0 5,600 

3.2 132 3.8 342 5.0 920 15.0 9,000 

5.4 189 4.0 426 7.0 2,100 22.0 15,500

Discharge , in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

B 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

SO

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

2B 

29

30 

31

Oct.

8,460 

3,120 

1,990 

2,850 

948

595

457 

2,560 

2,250 

1,050

1,050 

607 

405 

355 

338

422 

498 

457 

371 

2,980

4,950 

2,230 

2,500 

3,020 

1,620

1,560 

5,670 

3,080 

1,140 

810 

1,080

Nov.

7,470 

7,920 

3,420 

2,430 

2,560

1,200 

920 

7S5 

6B5 

612

578 

540 

516 

498 

470

457 

444 

450 

448 

636

660 

530 

838 

1,380 

810

685 

660 

554 

502 

470

Dec.

448 

430

413 

397 

5S8

371 

53S 

322 

314 

310

310 

338 

350 

332 

322

318 

314 

310 

302 

290

278 

298 

785 

636 

559

457 

430 

569 

422 

355 

326

Jan.

514 

274 

270 

h235 

h214

h206 

h!92 

h!61 

h!74

hies

h!86 

h200 

258 

254 

25B

266 

278 

276 

270 

254

239 

228 

220 

217 

214

214 

210 

203 

196 

217 

220

Feb.

217 

206 

196 

206 

294

346 

298 

251 

224 

214

217 

192 

189 

206 

768

4,050 

2,430 

1,000 

660

540

511 

488 

598 

3,180 

1,290

710 

602 

526

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

F»br 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

nber. ..................................

lendar year 1941 

ary

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

ember. .................................

ter year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

4S4 

466 

457 

461 

48S

521 

530 

484 

41S 

3S4

371 

371 

571 

367 

367

1,360 

1,860 

865 

685 

540

452 

384 

346 

326 

334

555 

355 

322 

310 

278 

254

Apr.

247 

239 

259 

259 

239

235 

254 

282 

1,230 

2,760

1,320 

685 

540 

461 

409

376 

342 

322 

6,940 

12,000

9,990 

6,300 

g2,160 

gl,230 

5,490 

 

7,740 

7,740 

15,900 

14,700 

g2,160

Secondfoot-days

59,371 

39,908 

12,002

349,184

7,103 

20,609 

15,566 

102,789 

21,688 

72,061 

23,770 

16,309 

79,053

470,309

Peak discharge.- Apr. SO (1:50 a.m.) 15,200 sec. -ft.;

Hay

gl,470 

gl,200 

gl',170 

gl,290 

gl.110

gl,200 

gl,620 

1,110 

865 

865

710 

710 

865 

660 

559

516 

488 

461 

444 

418

405 

435 

409 

384 

371

359 

350 

538 

522 

302 

282

Maximum

8,460 

7,920 

785

12,900

314 

4,050 

.1,860 

15,900 

1,620 

13,000 

6,050 

3,180 

14,400

15,900

June

262 

239 

228 

214 

205

200 

210 

392 

452 

262

461 

760 

710 

418 

254

258 

1,150 

2,230 

3,960 

2,7\0

11,300 

15,000 

8,190 

g5,960 

g4,660

9,990 

g2,640 

f920 

f83S 

f810

Minimum

338 

430 

278

36

161 

189 

254 

235 

282 

200 

174 

118 

102

102

July

f810 

f810 

f785 

g710 

g446

g550 

g502 

g206 

g!92 

g!80

g!74 

g4,OSO 

g6,030 

g975 

g612

g435

g310 

g274 

g252 

g254

g2,040 

gl,140 

g516 

350 

286

251 

239 

232 

214 

189 

174

Aug.

158 

14S 

164 

448 

2,250

858 

450 

294 

220 

177

15S 

153 

174 

1,080 

3,180

g2,780 

g660 

g!89 

g282 

g252

gl83 

g!61 

g!50 

glS5 

g507

g457 

g203 

153 

135 

122 

118

Mean

1,915 

1,330 

387

957

229 

736 

502 

3,426 

700 

2,402 

767 

526 

2,654

1,286

Apr. 21 (5 p.m.) 10,200 sec. -ft.

Sept.

108 

102 

174 

6,210 

13,100

14,400 

9,360 

8,910 

7,200 

1,980

1,140 

656 

710 

607 

550

516 

685 

612 

1,140 

1,500

1,140 

710 

578 

526 

569

1,620 

1,920 

865 

685 

578

Runoff in 

acre- feet

117,800 

79,160 

23,810

692,700

14,090 

40,880 

30,870 

205,900 

43,020 

142,900 

47,150 

52,550 

156,800

952,700

; Apr. 29

(4:30 a.m.) 18,700 sec.-ft.} June 21 (8 p.m.) 15,300 sec.-ft.5 June 26 (1 p.m.) 10,600 see.-ft. 

Sept. 6 (8 a.m.) 14,800 sec.-ft.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.

h Computed from wire-weight gage readings.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 155

Salt Fork of Arkansas River near Alva, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°48'45", long. 98°38'50", on line between sec. 

18, t. 27 N., R. 13 W., and sec. 13, T. 27 N., R. 14 W., at bridge on State Highway 

14, 1 mile northeast of Alva and 22 miles upstream from Medicine Lodge River. Datum 

of gage is 1,297.04 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 1,020 square miles.

Records available.- April 1904 to December 1905 (gage heights only) and February 1938 to 

September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 27,000 second-feet Oct. 23 (gage height, 9.08 

feet}, from rating curve extended above 13,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

no flow Aug. 3.

1938-4E: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 23, 1941; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 9.6 feet date unknown, from information by State Highway 

Department.

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

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 46 discharge measurements, and computations or daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 2 discharge measurements riade 

and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Das

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

1S2

95

60

70

110

63

226

71

60

g33

gl8

815

gll

gll

gl!9

140

75

51

599

600

2,310

13,900

10,300

3,560

1,430

1,010

65S

366

336

410

674

Nov.

1,110

616

403

300

250

20S

194

194

174

168

148

141

12S

123

114

110

100

91

96

96

87

110

174

174

14S

123

110

105

96

91

-

Dec.

91

91

91

S7

87

82

79

76

73

76

79

79

135

148

123

110

96

, S2

79

«76

73

79

82

76

76

79

76

73

73

76

76

Jan.

aSO *

> a20

(*)

J

a30

a40

«a40

a50

alOO

161

174

181

114

*79

70

66

66

66

66

63

*57

51

47

54

49

Feb.

43

42

*43

40

3S

38

34

32

34

*32

29

32

36

43

51

63

a50

a 40

a50

*60

a70

82

91

66

45

49

«42

54

-

-

-

Mar.

60

76

91

87

66

54

57

54

45

40

42

42

40

38

36

54

79

123

82

73

57

47

42

38

142

154

76

54

45

42

3S

Apr.

36

36

34

29

26

166

1,270

1,160

632

314

222

141

110

96

87

75

76

874

3,350

1,020

694

515

492

6,060

3,130

653

403

306

282

267

-

May

226

164

145

145

130

121

103 :"l

1,350

2,120

4 1 3

121

111

93

65

35

77

67

70

70

96

112"5

59

54

49

45

38

31

26

dune

21

18

8"

g29

gS8

'Sfc

^83

g&e

pi.? ~?(j

<?Z:? ~4J

M 2 A

i:4

L4

£?

18

17

14

305

538

gH4

?S7

g55

44

31

22

1,970

1,570

-

July

553

1,130

517

470

160

P"

': ?i

'< -'

,y

T'-J

5,-

!_

f-.fi 442 r'

g22

g!9

g9

gl?

19

11

6

2

Aug.

2

1

14

100

r .

1 , -!

 -''-':

- ~. o

: "- ' ~ -:;

.. - ; ^

V

51

L'-7

48

40

33

29

23

IS

13

11

Sept

10

9

10

25

66

"1

nl '36

33

21

38

1

6

6

4

2

?

6

5

S

3

10

7

81

55

26

16

9

-

Month

December ...................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

April. .....................................

May. .......................................

July.. .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Secondfoot-days

2,679

72,234

1,329

22,567

5,482

3,777

5,929

754

96,631

Maximum

13,900

148

13,900

91

1,970

1,130

1,860

135

13,900

Minimum

11

73

0

29

36

26

14

2

1

2

1

Mean

1,218

86.4

198

59.8

47.5

752

211

183

122

191

25.1

265

Runoff in 

acre-feet

74,900

5,310

143,300

3,630

2,640

3,920

44,760

12,970

10,870

7,490

11,760

1,500

' 191,700

Peak discharge.- Oct. 22 (10:30 a.m.) 26,000 sec.-ft.; Oct. 23 (3 p.m.) 27,000 sec.-ft.; Apr. 19 

(12:90 a.m.) 8,110 sec.-ft.; Apr. 24 (8:30 p.m.) 8,760 sec.-ft.; May 9 (7:45 p.m.) 4,280 sec.-ft.; 

June 89 (4 p.m.) 4,320 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements and weather records (stage-discharge relation probably affected by Ice during most of periods).

g Computed from graph based on once-daily staff-gage readings.

Time baala; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
156 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Salt Fork of Arkansas River near Cherokee, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°49', long. 98°19', In SWiHWi sec. 18, T. 27 N. 

R. 10 W., at site of abandoned Atchlson Topeka & Santa Fe Railway bridge, threequarters of a mile downstream from Medicine Lodge River and 4 miles northeast of 

Cherokee. Prior to May 14, 1941, staff gage at sane site and datum.

Drainage area.- 2,300 square miles.

Records available.- February 1941 to September 1942.

Extremes.- 1941: Maximum discharge during period February to September, 4,680 secondfeet May 4; maximal,, gage height, 8.50 feet June 10; no flow at times.

1941-42: Maximum discharge during water year, 35,000 second-feet (gage height, 

13.75 feet, from floodmark), from velocity-area studies; minimum, 1 second-foot 

Aug. 1.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period February to September 1941, those above 

8,000 second-feet, or those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Gage read 

twice daily.

Cooperation.- Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by 

jeological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1941-42 

1941

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

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

alOO

141

251

216

180

152

143

121

102

102

98

95

85

76

68

70

66

67

66

49

57

72

73

95

104

110

95

_

.

Mar.

110

114

102

93

93

109

100

145

168

195

203

195

193

188

176

161

137

117

109

104

102

97

93

89

82

87

90

92

93

89

85

Apr.

86

87

87

81

76

72

66

62

58

58

57

52

52

55

128

934

870

444

347

282

£56

£16

200

178

159

145

137

134

161

£00

-

May

319

347

665

1,480

3,790

3,920

1,810

975

600

470

448

399

336

300

262

£43

213

206

232

216

418

490

814

667

£94

230

211

185

166

154

152

June

150

150

141

139

134

130

128

128

290

g3,810

g3,560

gl,370

g943

g611

452

373

316

270

£48

227

203

190

£93

800

329

282

359

180

141

119

~

July

107

107

121

66

52

40

30

19

17

14

42

12

8

6

5

4

3

2

2

£

1

1

1

1

1

£50

g788

g545

g!95

g82

g44

Aug.

g26

14

8

4

2

1

0

0

40

98

43

£5

20

11

8

6

2

1

13

12

3

1

1

1

0

1

4

2

1

0

7

Sept.

910

672

234

84

458

61

26

18

13

63

30

15

9

6

3

4

52

225

88

87

37

22

14

9

7

5

3

3

744

1,090

-

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records- for stations near Alva and Klowa.

g Computed from graph based on twice-daily readings of staff gage.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Discharge," in second-feet, of Salt Pork of Arkansas River near Cherokee, Okla., Continued

1941-42

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

473

176

89

63

75

84

188

287

126

67

47

37

30

32

56

207

139

100

93

1,260

862

11,900

23, 200

19,900

6,900

4,300

3,450

3,200

1, SCO

1,790

2,060

Nov.

2,860

 2,300

1,640

1,200

1,040

825

756

679

628

544

544

493

418

405

362

340

318

309

297

285

297

318

345

318

297

277

265

254

246

-

Dec.

234

218

214

207

195

187

180

172

168

165

157

199

273

273

273

265

254

238

230

218

207

203

211

203

191

184

172

172

*176

176

176

Jan.

b!60

blOO

> *b60

b80

b90

»blOO

207

281

335

351

277

*238

214

191

180

172

157

154

145

»139

136

139

139

Feb.

130

136

136

*139

130

127

121

112

104

»104

101

104

107

124

157

168

b!50

b!20

b!20

*b!40

157

187

195

180

172

133

139

*187

-

-

-

Mar.

199

195

218

230

226

211

199

165

161

151

145

142

136

133

133

157

168

242

250

214

176

151

142

136

148

384

318

226

176

148

139

Apr."

139

127

121

112

101

133

1,230

1,580

1,040

535

372

290

265

243

234

231

225

324

8,120

5,480

2,780

1,900

1,580

3,530

5,960

4,910

2,700

f 1, 670

fl,040

760

-

May

652

597

499

449

400

363

338

309

302

2,060

1,180

540

363

290

254

228

213

202

184

168

166

240

350

275

186

157

148

136

114

97

88

June

78

72

66

60

62

62

77

176

243

161

124

90

70

59

49

47

49

45

43

39

127

602

616

238

157

107

88

74

1,360

5,170

-

July

2,140

1,340

1,130

854

519

335

244

190

157

223

150

135

135

114

80

60

46

35

27

27

35

125

110

75

50

41

28

16

14

10

4

Aug.

8

95

60

140

410

226

124

86

497

435

250

325

208

110

929

2,060

1,140

498

301

190

143

114

248

847

369

214

150

118

93

70

55

Sept.

55

38

60

60

70

135

139"

114

178

187

135

84

61

43

32

23

16

13

30

21

18

15

16

105

35

90

235

69

35

23

-

Peak discharge.- Oct. 23 (11:30 p.m.) 35,400 sec.-ft.; Apr/ 19 (6 p.m.) 10,800 sec.-ft.V Apr. 

(11 a.m.) 7,320 sec.-ft.; June 30 (5 p.m.) 6,560 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice (no gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 

discharge measurements and weather records).

f Computed from estimated gage heights.

Note.- Computed from graph based on twice-daily readings of staff gage Oct. 2-10, Oct. 22 to Dec. 

12,"Tan. 15-20, Feb. 2-10, May 26 to June 3, June 13-16, 25-29, July 5-8, 11-21, £4-29, Aug. 18-20, 

Aug. 26 to Sept. 2, Sept. 28-30.

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1941-42

Month

March. ......................................

April. ......................................

May, ........................................

July. .......................................

The period. ........

December. ...................................

Calendar year .......................

January 1942 ...............................

March. ......................................

April. ......................................

May. ........................................

June ........................................

September. ..................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Secondfoot-days

2,911

3,811

5,740

21,012

16,466

2,568

355

4,992

-

19 253

6,391

_

4,525

3,880

5,819

47,732

11,548

10,211

8,449

10,513

2,135

213,467

Maximum

_

251

203

934

3,920

3,810

788

98

1,090

-

273

_

351

195

384

8,120

2,060

5,170

2,140

2,060

235

23,200

Minimum

49

82

52

152

119

1

0

3

-

157

_

101

133

101

88

39

4

8

13

4

Mean

_

104

123

191

378

549

82.8

11.5

166

-

6^ 2

206

_

146

139

188

1,591

373

340

273

339

71.2

585

Runoff in 

acre feet

5,770

7,560

11,390

41,680

32,660

5,090

704

9,900

114,800

12,680

_

8,980

7,700

11,540

94 , 680

22,910

20,250

16,760

20,850

4,230

423,400

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter, 

'o convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
158 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Salt Fork of Arkansas River near Jet, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°45'00", long. 98°08'45", in NEiNEi sec. 11,'T. -. 

26 11., R. 9 W.,'0.6 mile downstream from Great Salt Plains Dam, about 4 miles upstream 

from Wagon Creek, and 6 miles northeast of Jet. Datum of gage is 1,097.20 feet above 

mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 3,070 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,300 second-feet Oct. 25 (gage height, 7.35 

feet); minimum, 12 second-feet Aug. 1.

1937-42: Maximum discharge, 25,900 second-feet May 19, 1938 (gage height, 8.80 

feet); no flow at times prior to 1941.

Remarks.- Records fair. Flow regulated by Great Salt Plains flood-control reservoir 

(capacity of conservation pool, 58,000 acre-feet, at elevation 1,125.0 feet, crest .of 

intermediate weir in spillway). Low flow sustained by seepage from the dam.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 41 discharge measurements, and computations of dally 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 2 discharge measurements made 

and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

8

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

36

26

21

31

26

18

17

16

15

15

14

17

16

23

18

21

19

20

25

27

29 fseo

4,090

6,970

8,260

8,280

7,650

6,870

6,210

5,680

5,140

Nov.

4,610

4,190

3,720

3,340

3,020

2,560

2,260

1,930

1,670

1,460

1,230

1,060

940

818

724

669

618

661

669

491

461

476

SIS

476

469

446

423

410

404

392

-

Dec.

360

360

325

364

319

266

2S6

270

260

241

236

276

296

291

291

291

276

266

296

301

307

286

313

232

276

255

a210

a205

a!8S

a!95

a!95

Jan.

a250

a!36

a!25

a!20

alls

alOO

alOO

aSS

aSS

a76

a75

a86

aSS

alOO

alOS

all5

a!40

a!85

a!95

a210

205

210

214

218

210

241

214

186

186

236

276

Feb.

250

246

232

265

260

241

170

156

178

142

146

136

132

156

228

246

210

260

228

197

197

163

241

1S6

149

1S9

170

149

_

-

Mar.

186

214

210

226

818

228

228

832

193

189

173

166

162

170

174

228

205

197

178

226

182

166

163

132

240

214

189

210

1S6

162

170

Apr.

174

166

146

163

139

116

296

569

S18

846

734

715

660

586

516

4S3

606

706

1,490

3,180

3,340

3,020

2,560

2,560

3,340

3,900

3,980

3,740

3,340

3,020

-

May

2,640

2,140

1,800

1,440

1,230

1,060

367

716

602

688

646

877

761

602

507

423

379

307

139

g!03

g!63

g361

g348

g342

330

312

234

252

215

193

154

June

125

131

93

SO

93

154

215

264

306

330

317

262

231

197

139

151

148

165

118

125

185

387

533

511

578

447

355

234

262

886

-

July

f 1,720

f 1,720

f 1, 600

f 1,480

f 1,320

f 1,130

f946

f784

669

548

475

f393

f317

f262

139

144

109

93

73

52

40

34

29

31

29

26

20

20

17

IS

15

Aug.

12

14

17

19

, a80

-* 118

281

342

aSOO

a660

a680

a610

a520

463

393

361

188

106

231

215

189

154

126

115

Sept.

103

96

88

76

S6

90

93

106

137

141

141

131

128

100

90

93

69

50

71

64

52

36

44

56

83

182

103

86

106

128

-

Month

Calendar year 1941 ......................

March.

April. .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Secondfoot-days

162,553

5 512

6,953

2,769

225,272

Maximum

8 280

8,280

680

141

8,230

Minimum

1 flR

7

12

36

12

Mean

445

1 QA

2V 2

92.0

617

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1 A Qfln

322,400

5,470

446,300

a Ho gage-height reeordj discharge computed on basis of records at Great Salt Plains Dam. 

t Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record, 

g Computed from graph based on once-daily staff-gage readings.

Time baais.- Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Salt Fork of Arkansas River at Tonkawa, Okla.

159

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°40', long. 97°19', in NEiSWi sec. 4, T. 25 N., 

R. 1 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 177 in Tonkawa, 4 miles downstream from Thompson 

Creek and 8 miles upstream from Chikaskia River. Datum of gage la 930.08 feet above 

mean sea level (Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, bench mark).

Drainage area.- 4,480 square miles.

Records available.- September 1903 to October 1905, January 1936 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 15,500 second-feet Apr. 26 (gage height, 17.70 

feet); minimum daily, 36 second-feet Oct. 13.

1903-5, 1936-42: Maximum discharge, 40,800 second-feet May 20, 1938 (gage height, 

22.82 feet); minimum observed, 0.5 second-foot Aug. S3, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 26.8 feet June 10, 1923, from information by Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Plow 

regulated by Great Salt Plains flood-control reservoir.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1S41 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

11

12

15

16

18

20

21

23

24

25

26 

27 

23 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

71

149

1S7

360

300

184

157

128

114

70

55

43

36

39

260

678

980

780

465

260

163

846

1,640

7,150

9,550

9,550 

11,400 

8,650 

7,130 

6,200 

5,760

NOV.

5,760

5,080

4,460

4,000

3,470

3,070

2,610

2,250

1,990

1,760

1,510

1,390

1,230

1,110

1,000

891

8£8

774

1,030

1,430

934

754

1,470

1,040

672

566 

528 

490 

459 

440

Dec.

435

410

397

*387

356

356

343

310

306

279

290

275

314

318

330

322

314

310

290

286

294

286

282

275

290

249 

239 

264 

222 

212 

203

Jan.

260

314

200

160

In

> 140

|

J

«146

156

167

185

«200

222

215

187

196

£18

232

242

246

246

246 

242 

248 

256 

242 

260

Feb.

271

366

322

322

345

368

345

322

260

*218

242

211

204

222

608

1,670-

1,270

f675

368

440

570

490

390

345

345

345 

300 

300

Month

December ...................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

Hay........................................

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

322

280

260

300

300

280

280

280

260

260

260

242

242

225

225

225

530

452

322

260

242

242

242

222

218

208 

218 

260 

225 

218 

214

Apr.

208

197

190

200

178

315

3,950

3,370

2,790

4,480

1,930

1,110

814

748

672

594

672

583

4,240

7,450

5,900

4,580

3,570

3,170

6,310

12,700 

8,650 

7,790 

6,050 

4,700

Secondfoot-days

9,444

243,367

13,881

396,595

Peak: discharge.- Oct. 25 (12:30 a.m.) 10.700 aec.-ft.

May

3,570

£,970

2,610

2,250

1,870

1,630

l,blO

1,270

1,110

1,310

3,730

3,400

1,790

1,350

1,110

963

856

761

690

594

f444

469

f392

598

480

f430 

f383 

f352 

f326 

f306 

286

Maximum

435

11,400

B onn

1,140

12,700

June

f£64

f242

218

203

190

216

459

8,900

3,890

3,170

2,330

801

538

420

339

302

275

249

415

606

6,530

elO,500

e5,740

3,320

2,050

1,000 

767 

617 

736 

2,070

Minimum

203

15

1 ^ft

138

36

July

1,790

1,870

1,950

1,590

1,430

1,270

1,110

963

821

709

617

527

449

401

348

302

264

222

209

176

162

146

135

130

120

131 

106 

95 

88 

80 

74

Aug.

68

60

55

70

78

76

62

74

62

90

116

82

91

2,280

855

322

369

420

532

566

544

490

444

392

794

1,470 

913 

507 

306 

249 

215

Mean

305

667

CQQ

463

1,087

Oct. £7 (4 a.m.) 12,200 sec. -ft.

Sept.

190

181

470

761

449

260

195

679

1,040

500

365

279

222

193

173

162

143

138

886

1,140

556

232

180

736

863

863 

. 828 

617 

346 

232

Runoff in 

acre-feet

18,730

482,700

12

27,530

786,600

; Apr. 10

(5:4$ a.m.) 5,210 aec.-ft.; Apr. 20 (6 a.m.) 8,130 sec.-ft.; Apr. 26 (1:45 a.m.) 15,500 sec.-ft.; 

June 22 (3:30 a.m.) 13,400 sec.-ft.

# Winter dischurgt measurement made on this day.

e Backwater from Chikaskia River; discharge computed on basis of two discharge measurements and 

fall as determined from twice-daily readings of auxiliary staff gage 4,400 feet above station.

f Computed from estimated gage height.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 1-16 (no gage height record Jan. 2-ll| discharge computed on basis of one discharge measurement, records for station near Jet, and weather 

records).

Time baaia; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
160 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Medicine Lodge River near Kiowa, Kansas

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°03', long. 98°28', in SWi sec. 36, T. 34 S., R. 

11 W., at highway bridge li miles northeast of Kiowa. Datum of gage is 1,289.99 feet 

above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 1,000 square miles.

Records available.- February 1938 to September 1942. May 1895 to October 1896 at site 

2 miles upstream..

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 14,500 second-feet Oct. 22 (gage 

height, 8.75 feet), from rating curve extended above 10,000 second-feet; minimum observed, 15 second-feet July 30, 31 (gage height, 0.21 foot).

1895-96, 1938-42: Maximum discharge observed, 24,600 second-feet July 16, 1896 

(gage height, 5.9 feet, site and datum then in use); no flow at times in 1896, 1939-41.

Remarks.- Records are fair.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 46 discharge measurements, and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 1 discharge measurement made and 

records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

121

74

56

66

63

78

255

132

60

45

40

36

38

36

59

50

47

47

753

1,320

2,100

9,660

6,130

7,250

1,440

881

849

540

429

412

517

Nov.

610

525

408

306

277

245

237

226

211

207

203

192

192

185

174

181

177

170

170

160

146

160

181

177

160

146

138

138

135

132

-

Dec.

128

124

118

114

114

104

107

107

104

104

100

118

121

114

107

107

107

104

100

97

97

104

107

100

97

94

91

91

*88

91

91

Jan.

bSO

> 1)40

(*)

.

b50

b60

-::-b80

bSO

dlOO

d!50

d!50

d!60

163

124

114

107

107

100

97

100

97

88

84

a8

72

Feb.

69

75

81

75

66

60

57

60

63

63

63

69

72

75

97

100

bSO

b70

b60

b60

bSO

, 118

107

100

97

dlOO

104

107

_

_

-

Mar.

100

104

100

107

107

94

94

84

81

91

72

66

63

57

54

81

135

163

124

107

88

81

81

75

110

174

142

114

97

88

81

Apr.

78

81

72

78

57

69

97

203

192

135

104

84

81

81

78

75 72

273

3,510

633

308

232

195

312

2,190

1,040

579

443

344

308

-

May

287

239

205

182

172

160

147

140

144

201

182

150

131

112

103

98

93

88

76

75

78

267

232

122

90

83

78

76

68

60

54

June

47

41

36

36

33

34

35

70

65

50

45

39

33

28

28

28

30

31

29

31

123

128

90

53

42

40

39

37

5,020

1.6PO

-

July

484

318

285

199

168

134

112

98

88

74

65

65

56

43

38

31

28

24

22

29

161

90

63

49

42

35

26

22

17

15

15

Aug.

168

67

68

303

280

116

80

61

51

54

49

39

36

81

1,290

546

321

168

116

92

80

74

1,120

398

202

139

120

94

74

63

57

Sept.

56

67

67

68

102

84

100

98

94

186

102

68

51

45

41

39

37

36

35

36

36

35

35

35

37

78

34

28

26

23

-

Month

December ...................................

Water year 1941-42 ....... ........ .....

Secondfoot-days

3,250

2*896

86,557

Maximum

128

9,660

9,660

Minimum

88

15

Mean

105

59.3

237

Runoff in 

acre-feet

6,450

1,530

171,700

Peak discharge.- Oct. 22 (9 p.m.) 14,500 sec.-ft.; Apr. 19 (6 a.m.) 6,600 sec.-ft.; June 29 (2 

p.m.) 8,070 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

d Doubtfnl gage-height record; discharge interpolated,

Time > -.:'Is : Uentral standard time orior to 2 i.v., F°t>. C-, 1:14: ; central war time thereafter. 

To con-?.*, war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 161

Chlkaskia River near Blackwell, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder above low-water dam of city of Blackwell, lat. 36°49', 

long. 97°17', on line between sees. 14 and 15, T. 27 N., R. 1 W., a quarter of a mile 

north of Blackwell and half a mile i.pstream from Bitter Creek.

Drainage area.- 1,690 square miles.

Records available.- January 1936 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 85,000 second-feet June 22 (gage height, 27.48 

reet, from floodmark); minimum daily, 40 second-feet Oct. 13.

1936-42: Maximum discharge, that of June 22, 1942; minimum, 0.5 second-foot July 29 

to Aug. 3, Aug. 25-27, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 28.0 feet (revised), from information by local residents, 

June 10, 1923 (discharge, 100,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those above 12,000 second-feet and those for period of ice 

effect, which are fair. Low flow regulated by Braman Reservoir (capacity, 3,600 

acre-feet), 12 miles above station. Small diversion made from reservoir for municipal 

supply of city of Blackwell.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

123 

136 

520 

352 

99

52 

74 

96

I 169 

1 102

61 

49 

40 

45 

138

241 

324 

146 

82 

66

176 

581 

2,120 

5,420

6,100

3,550 

3,500 

1,260 

696 

515 

539

Nov.

953 

1,180 

720 

481 

413

356 

319 

285 

258

241

232 

220 

208 

201 

197

193 

182 

178 

254 

258

193 

224 

430 

258 

212

189 

175 

164 

157 

157

Dec.

153 

153 

146 

140 

143

133 

130 

123

117 

117

120 

123 

157

164 

160

150 

143 

140 

130 

127

120 

123 

127 

117 

127

127 

117 

114 

105 

108 

111

Jan.

82 

b54 

54 

b65 

b62

b55 

*g47 

g47 

g45 

g45

g47 

58 

63 

74 

96

127 

175 

267 

212 

175

153 

140 

133 

127 

183

123 

114 

111 

108 

120 

120

Feb.

120 

117 

117 

127 

136

140 

120 

111 

108 

99

96 

93 

93 

105 

339

880 

314 

164 

120 

127

175 

197 

201 

167 

189

189 

153 

150

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber. ......... .......

lendar year 1941 

ary

h. . . ....... ............ .............

St. ...... ........ ..... ..............

ter year 1941-42 - ..................

Mar.

160 

160 

157 

160 

160

157 

153 

143 

133 

129

130 

123 

127 

120 

123

696 

601 

185

175 

171

140 

130 

114 

108 

111

117 

123 

201 

164 

140 

123

Apr.

114

111 

105 

105 

99

105 

111 

160 

457

731

271 

185 

157 

140 

127

123 

157 

130 

1,540 

1,830

1,060 

602 

389 

465 

6,020

9,600 

4,400 

6,600 

3,970 

1,120

Second 

foot-days

27,472 

9,488 

4,065

109,794.4

3,222

4,947 

5,434 

40,984 

9,573 

124,437 

10,825 

5,026 

6,536

252,009

May

885 

656 

587 

529 

456

704 

494 

356 

314 

305

447 

475 

351 

276 

250

228

216 

197 

185 

178

167 

160 

160 

153 

160

150 

123 

114 

105 

99 

93

Maximum

6,100 

1,180 

164

7,910

267 

880 

696 

9,600 

885 

69,500 

2,740 

449 

798

69,500

June

87 

79 

74 

68 

63

76 

96 

646 

1,010

1,140

681 

548 

1,240 

664 

395

245 

1 Q 7 

164 

1,590 

5,970

10,700 

69 , 500 

16,400 

3,360 

1,120

854 

648 

522 

1,900 

4,420

Minimum

40 

157 

105

3.4

45 

93 

108 

99 

93 

63 

85 

62 

76

40

July

2,740 

1,220 

728 

550 

462

389 

540 

305 

271 

262

241 

212 

310 

342 

228

182

153 

136 

130 

127

224 

224 

185 

143 

127

117 

105 

102 

e97 

e88 

e85

Aug.

e78 

e77 

62 

102 

449

433 

262 

208 

164 

136

114 

102 

93 

96 

111

117 

127 

185 

 140 

111

90 

79 

76 

,71 

238

418 

290 

212

157 

123

105

Mean

886 

316 

131

301

104

177 

175 

1,366 

309 

4,148 

349 

162 

218

690

Sept.

90 

76 

123 

201 

212

254 

324 

340 

798 

663

394 

245 

178 

143 

120

117 

108 

110 

146 

127

114 

105 

132 

205 

123

323 

333 

212 

130 

90

Runoff in 

acre-feet

54,490 

18,820 

8,060

217,800

6,390 

9,810 

10,780 

81,290 

18,990 

246,800 

21,470 

9,970 

12,960

499,800

Peak discharge.- Oct. 25 (8:30 a.m.) 6,860 sec. -ft.: Apr. 26 (3:30 p.m.) 10,100 sec. -ft.; Apr. 28

(9 p.m. ) 8,190 

June 30 (9:30

* Winter discharge measurement mad

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice

e Sluice gates In dam open; discharge computed on b 

gage belo.v dam.

g Computed from gage-height graph baaed on twice-daily readings of wire-weight gage

Time bssls; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; centrt.l war ti

of once-daily readings iliary staff

the
162 AWCANSAS BIVER BASIN

Clmarron River near Guy, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°59'15", long. 103°25'25", In SWi sec. 21, T. 32 

ti., R. 33 E., 1.6 miles upstream from Baker dam site, 1.7 miles northwest of Valley 

filling station, 12 miles north of Guy, and 27 miles northwest of Kenton, Okla. Prior 

to May 21, staff gage at same site and datum.

Records available.- April to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 7,120 second-feet Sept. 2 (gage height, 17.68 

feet), from rating curve extended above 3,000 second-feet on basis of area-velocity 

study and logarithmic plotting; minimum dally, 4 second-feet June 6, 7, 11.

Remarks.- Records poor. Diversions for irrigation above and below station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

_

-

.

-

-

_

_

.

_

-

_

.

_

_

e!7

e!7

e20

106

520

1,870

600

200

800

2,000

700

400

2SO

208

198

188

-

May

1SS

 252

306

151

94

68

78

60

54

50

46

44

38

37

35

33

31

29

29

29

27

27

24

15

14

15

14

15

12

11

7

June

7

8

7

7

5

4

4

7

10

5

4

IS

92

38

20

13

11

8

7

T

7

19

390

40

35

32

27

25

20

20

-

July

22

28

25

20

20

19

IS

16

18

20

24

18

16

14

10

9

10

12

15

22

131

36

28

20

22

55

31

29

23

17

13

Aug.

11

9

8

8

9

10

10

8

S

2S

24

14

15

20

343

56

27

23

20

IS

16

14

11

10

10

9

8

7

7

7

9

Sept.

1,330

2,640

19?

38

9S

198

66

37

24

19

16

18

70

42

27

22

21

19

20

19

18

19

17

17

IS

17

18

17

15

18

-

Month

December ...................................

Calendar year ......................

February .

Marth. .....................................

Hay........................................

September ..................................

The period ...............................

Secondfoot-days

5,137

-

Maximum

_

2,000-

2,640

-

Minimum

-

_

.

17

15

-

Mean

.

_

_

506

171

-

Runoff in 

acre-feat

_

_

_

16,050

10,190

34,610

e Stage-discharge relation doubtful; discharge commuted on basis of one discharge measurement, 

weather records, and records for station near Boise City, Okla.

Rote.- No o;age-helght record Aor. 21-27, June 25 to July 19, July 23, 24, July 28 to Aug. 5, Aug. 

19-2B; discharge computed on V-asls of one discharge measurement, weather records, and records for 

station near Boise City, Okla.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 163

Clmarron River near Boise City, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°55'15", long. 102°31'15", In NWiNEi sec. 8, T.

 5 N., R. 5 E., at bridge on State Highway 3, 2 miles downstream from Ute creek and 13 

miles north of Boise City. Datum of gage Is 3,859.86 feet above mean sea level (levels 

by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; Oklahoma State Highway bench mark).

Drainage area.- 2,320 (revised) square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1942 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 80,000 second-feet Apr. 20 (gage height, 11.90

 feet from floodmark), mean of slope-area determination at site 7 miles above station 

and of rating curve extended above 41,000 second-feet on basis of logarithmic plotting; 

minimum not determined (occurred during period of Ice effect).

1938-42: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 20, 1942; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records poor. Some small diversions above station.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 49 discharge measurements, and computations of dally

 discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 2 discharge measurements made 

and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

230

247

265

492

124

106

8S

88

75

68

56

56

72

136

91

56

60

56

62

72

72

6,250

1,190

355

839

279

186

165

124

130

130

Nov.

142

118

112

84

84

88

91

81

84

84

88

91

81

81

84

72

62

62

84

78

65

42

44

58

78

75

78

84

78

75

Dec.

68

65

68

62

54

46

54

b48

50

40

41

52

65

56

50

42

#52

46

44

39

42

39

41

#b35

b35

b35

b35

b38

Ml

b44

#b46

Jan.

->

' blO

(*)

_

b!5

b25

1)40

b50

#b70

b65

b60

b60

56

40

38

«46

50

52

56

36

39

34

*38

42

41

40

Feb.

44

44

42

#52

50

42

40

39

42

39

#36

34

36

38

38

#31

bSO

blO

1)20

b40

68

46

39

39

46

37

50

46

_

-

Mar.

«44

35

36

34

35

34

34

36

29

33

31

35

30

28

34

56

112

112

81

48

3S

35

40

36

48

44

58

88

72

44

33

Apr.

27

50

58

58

54

72

368

94

56

52

54

46

60

54

SI

54

60

9,OgO

7,360

g34,000

g4,2SO

g!75

g317

gl,940

2,480

1,140

668

450

450

481

-

May

465

382

498

616

432

324

305

305

333

277

216

198

210

228

228

176

147

136

115

133

139

164

133

124

109

107

127

115

83

71

62

June

606.2

67

71

83

63

50

119

146

344

99

92

271

391

164

155

168

124

164

151

230

3,690

886

229

168

168

133

133

121

118

-

July

127

115

102

102

104

121

133

139

124

638

217

124

99

95

92

97

99

87

548

185

314

382

448

350

399

465

216

155

151

141

81

Aug.

62

72

71

110

89

62

111

68

48

50

59

52

61

48

171

480

140

90

68

50

68

47

29

27

28

26

19

14

13

14

15

Sept.

45

2,990

1,950

250

190

180

280

206

133

102

74

89

82

74

107

78

58

48

52

46

46

46

45

38

38

37

38

38

32

28

-

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January

Hay

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Secondfoot-days

11,620

2,426

1,473

137,877

1,083

1,103

1,453

64,099

6,958

8,720

6,450

2,252

7,420

115,064

Maximum

6,250

142

68

21,400

70

68

112

34,000

616

3,690

638

480

2,990

34,000

Minimum

56

42

35

0

_ __

10

28

27

62

50

81

13

28

.

Mean

375

80.9

47.5

378

34.9

39.6

46.9

2,137

224

291

208

72.6

247

315

Runoff in 

acre-feet

23,050

4,820

2,920

273,500

2,150

2,200

2,880

127,100

13,800

17,300

12,^90

4,470

14,720

228,200

Peak discharge.- Oct. 22 (7 a.m.) 17,100 sec.-ft.; Apr. 18 (12 m.) 27,100 sec.-ft.j Apr. 20 (5 

a.m.) 80,000 sec.-ft.; June 22 (3:30 a.m.) 13,800 sec.-ft.; June 23 (11:45 a.m.) 11,600 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice (no gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 

discharge measurements and weather records).

g Computed from graph based on thrice-daily wire-weight gage readings.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation indefinite Aug. 1 to Sept. 1, Sept. 4-30; discharge computed on 

basis of seven discharge measurements and unpublished records for station 7 miles upstream.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
164 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cimarron River near Liberal, Kans. 

(Formerly published as Cimarron River near Arkalon, Kans.)

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°09', long. 100°45', in sec. 25, T. 33 S., R. 32 W., 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 54, about a quarter of a mile downstream from Chicago, 

Rock Island & Pacific Railway bridge, and about 13 miles northeast of Liberal. Waterstage recorder at same site and datum used Mar. 1, 1939, to May 23, 1941. Datum of 

gage is 2,523.69 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Array).

Drainage area.- 5,200 square miles.

Records available.- April 1938 to September 1942 (discontinued). May 1895 to October 

1596 [monthly discharge) and August 1903 to October 1905 (gage heights only), published as Cimarron River near Arkalon.

Extremes.- Maximum and minimum discharges for the water years 1938 to 1942 are contained 

in the following table:

Water 

year

1938t 

1938-39

1939-40

1940-41 

1941-42

Maximum

Date

Sept. 5 

July 2 

May 8

Sent. 24 

Acr. 21

Discharge 

(sec. -ft. )

a23,000 

5,350 

2,500

047,000 

c69,000

Cage height 

(feet)

11.0 

8.70 

7.08

10.5 

12.1

Minimum

Date

Aug. 12 

Sept. 6 

July 25 to 

Aug. 5 

Sept. 12 

Aug. 1

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

b4 

b2 

2

4

6

Gage height 

(feet)

4.32 

4.27

3.86 

1.34

t D eriod Apr. 1 to Sept. 30.

a Baaed on a comparison with flood of September 1941.

b Observed.

c Computed by area-velocity method.

1895-96, 1903-5, 1938-42: Maximum discharge, 69,000 second-feet Apr. 21, 1941 

(gape height, 12.1 feet); minimum, 2 second-feet Sept. 6, 1939, and July 25 to 

Aug. 5, 1940.

Remarks.- Records fair below 100 second-feet and poor above, 

measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Results of 119 discharge 

Gage read once daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1938-42 

1938

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

24

27

27

26

25

26

29

27

48

34

25

23

24

£4

29

22

25

24

31

27

38

29

32

38

27

39

3£

27

27

26

-

May

27

29

30

32

35

41

33

30

67

50

29

24

24

22

21

52

24

43

38

30

28

139

a 500

a350

173

60

41

32

33

31

38

June

24

30

36

41

32

41

38

38

41

124

98

54

39

56

33

2,110

2,520

2,420

3,650

3,650

830

173

65

32

14

15

16

14

6

13

July

12

10

10

10

9

10

11

11

11

8

9

9

9

13

16

29

20

11

76

3,170

1,220

1,980

830

455

90

80

65

76

90

332

655

Aug.

252

115

95

76

72

72

44

15

13

11

17

4

1,080

145

29

38

33

2,130

67

32

30

31

23

20

20

20

19

IB

18

18

19

Sept.

19

20

22

98

e6,400

e5,000

710

1,120

230

108

84

26

306

29

25

44

37

29

30

50

44

44

39

38

37

34

31

28

29

28

a No gage-height record; discharge ^ 

e Computed from discharge hydrograph

:omputed on basis of rainfall records
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 165

Discharge, in second-feet, of Cimar River near Liberal, Kans., 1938-42--Continued 

1938-39

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

27

27

27

26

27

27

27

28

35

33

1,500

105

30

17

13

13

a!5

a20

a20

a25

27

a27

a27

27

28

25

25

26

25

27

24

Nov.

24

24

26

29

30

29

28

30

27

25

25

25

27

30

29

30

29

28

27

27

28

27

24

b20

b25

28

40

27

28

27

-

Dec.

31

29

26

27

29

29

28

29

25

25

27

24

25

27

32

30

26

30

33

38

41

37

32

32

31

a20

a20

a25

39

39

33

Jan.

38

34

30

28

26

29

27

46

34

28

29

48

39

32

£1

25

27

31

28

27

27

25

27

30

30

30

31

32

30

30

33

Feb.

32

27

26

27

35

33

32

b!8

b20

b20

"V

. b25

J 27

24

b20

b20

b20

_

_

-

Mar.

b30

42

53

41

41

42

42

42

43

46

42

42

39

34

29

27

26

25

24

22

20

22

17

33

28

26

27

34

32

30

28

Apr.

26

26

26

29

38

32

41

34

30

26

25

25

26

25

24

25

E5

25

24

25

24

24

21

21

22

22

22

22

23

22

-

May

21

26

26

26

590

312

52

39

48

41

41

36

38

26

25

23

20

20

26

26

23

20

20

20

22

30

505

471

688

121

65

June

46

86

98

42

88

38

37

33

32

28

43

252

72

52

41

35

32

32

29

30

37

32

44

27

18

15

19

17

22

19

-

July

19

710

110

130

GO

42

21

15

12

15

16

16

16

15

13

13

12

14

16

30

24

20

20

68

20

i2

16

16

15

13

13

Aug.

18

18

15

16

16

16

18

26

21

17

18

18

112

82

34

25

23

24

23

23

31

429

133

64

47

29

18

11

9

8

8

Sept.

8

7

6

4

3

2

3

3

3

4

5

4

4

4

4

5

6

8

8

8

7

7

7

8

8

8

9

10

8

9

~

a No gage-height record; discharge computed 

b Stage-discnarge relation affected by ice.

>n basis of observer's notes and weather rec

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

alO

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

12

13

13

13

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

14

15

16

16

Nov

17

17

18

18

20

19

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

18

18

19

21

21

20

20

19

19

19

19

20

19

19

19

19

20

-

Dec.

21

20

20

18

19

20

20

20

20

20

18

19

21

21

22

22

22

*21

21

21

21

18

23

24

23

27

29

27

29

27

Jan.

25

24

24

23

19

> b20

J

*-b22 -\

' b25

j

29

30

Feb.

#29

26

26

33

32

35

34

33

35

48

49

47

49

54

53

49

44

49

47

43

41

39

38

34

31

30

26

24

22

_

-

Mar.

20

21

23

23

22

22

21

18

19

18

21

21

18

20

20

20

20

20

21

21

21

20

21

23

21

20

19

20

19

18

17

Apr.

17

18

18

19

18

20

20

20

19

22

27

21

20

18

18

18

29

29

25

22

22

22

21

21

21

22

22

21

20

18 '

May

17

18

18

18

18

17

18

633

70

28

22

21

20

20

20

21

26

70

38

42

64

47

46

39

35

33

34

38

39

48

56

June

32

27

26

26

27

27

27

26

27

48

152

581

202

42

a35

a30

24

13

13

13

14

14

14

15

14

11

7

7

5

6

-

July

22

38

15

13

15

11

10

9

 20

21

13

9

a6

4

5

4

3

3

3

3

a3

4

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

a2

a2

Aug.

2

a2

a2

a2

a2

3

4

13

306

62

29

21

17

13

20

20

10

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

5

5

6

6

5

5

5

Sept.

4

4

6

5

15

48

27

18

10

11

9

6

6

5

5

5

5

4

3

3

3

4

4

16

10

9

9

9

11

11

-

- Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
166 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Cimarron River near liberal, Kans., 1938-42 Continued

1940-41

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

11

16

1,150

191

53

28

22

22

18

13

13

15

12

12

13

13

13

14

15

15

15

13

13

15

13

13

13

12

13

14

16

Nov.

15

14

12

12

13

14

14

14

15

14

14

16

16

14

16

13

11

10

10

20

16

12

12

17

23

23

20

22

21

21

-

Dec.

21

20

20

20

20

19

20

20

20

20

20

22

20

19

20

18

20

23

27

25

24

22

22

22

23

23

23

22

23

23

23

Jan.

23

20

21

21

23

23

25

23

23

24

24

24

28

31

28

28

20

23

23

23

23

23

23

25

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

Feb.

31

41

32

32

32

31

28

30

32

33

33

33

32

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

30

30

30

33

28

31

37

37

_

_

-

Mar.

36

31

26

23

22

23

24

22

22

21

22

23

24

26

26

26

24

a24

a23

23

22

23

23

23

23

24

26

25

24

24

23

Apr.

23

22

21

21

18

17

15

15

14

14

13

13

14

15

16

26

28

27

27

27

28

27

28

28

28

29

30

33

40

33

-

May

26

37

e!2,400

62,800

g2,220

geoo

g!78

87

63

34

36

37

36

30

27

27

23

24

20

23

18

26

60

e7,600

63,400

g831

280

116

95

125

144

June

210

370 479-

1,090

380

204

165

2,050

3,420

1,260

688

176

149

106

102

46

43

40

350

120

40

40

38

29

83

154

72

727

165

116

-

July

57

48

1,090

514

2,640

3,140

204

130

120

118

80

70

109

133

225

888

255

210

93

70

60

30

20

18

26

20

290

a250

200

280

85

Aug.

109

68

14

12

9

10

10

18

12

13

9

8

8

8

10

10

11

12

11

11

18

730

186

168

93

82

109

1S9

70

36

SO

Sept.

12

8

8

7

7

6

6

6

5

4

4

4

6

8

5

6

6

8

8

9

10

970

g6,520

g26,000

g8,000

2,300

al,000

490

340

238

-

a No r^age-height record; discharge interpolated.

e From discharge graoh based on oeak discharge and two current-meter measurements.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

£3

29

30

31

Oct.

231

106

111

106

102

98

83

72

46

46

42

51

62

62

65

54

38

36

18

31

160

48

1,140

273

120

125

116

188

120

149

176

Nov.

231

217

120

76

106

91

83

68

57

51

51

38

36

38

40

40

40

38

40

43

36

36

35

54

33

38

38

40

38

38

Dec.

38

35

35

29

29

29

29

29

31

29

4S

57

40

46

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

31

29

29

33

36

24

38

62

40

29

Jan.

14

12

blO

b8

blO

16

16

27

24

24

24

35

57

60

60

60

51

43

165

57

43

43

46

48

51

38

35

40

40

40

35

Feb.

43

36

38

33

35

29

33

38

29

33

31

31

36

40

36

33

33

38

51

60

38

29

24

24

19

46

43

31

_

-

Mar.

36

40

36

31

33

31

27

27

26

27

21

21

29

27

27

27

27

24

26

48

48

36

18

19

76

54

48

35

31

26

27

Apr.

27

19

26

22

22

26

72

68

46

83

46

38

36

43

38

22

38

83

4,180

12,600

31 , 000

8,600

4,100

1,900

1,100

1,890

940

753

490

413

-

May

380

330

280

259

252

252

182

188

182

149

176

149

154

144

91

87

87

95

68

60

204

176

149

111

91

46

-24

16

14

12

29

June

22

15

11

24

27

36

79

130

4,180

1,960

176

831

402

165

116

238

193

165

176

46

38

43

2,320

2,560

1,150

424

125

83

130

83

-

July

102

91

65

38

35

( 22

1 33

I 29

36

57

29

176

C7

102

51

40

31

38

G5

176

479

65

72

60

54

21

11

21

26

35

29

Aug.

6

84

33

26

SI

19

31

38

65

106

91

60

95

135

140

106

140

193

165

95

46

18

21

16

26

12

9

8

8

14

11

Sept.

8

24

27

2,150

424

926

238

130

320

149

72

51

38

21

21

22

19

21

29

31

21

18

36

57

31

29

31

29

26

27

-

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice; discharge estimated..

Note.- Daily discharges for period Apr. 20-25 obtained from a constructed graph which is based 

on comouted and other field data and a comparison with previous floods.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 167

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, of Clmarron River near Liberal, Ka»s., 1938-42

Month

toy.. .......................................

September. ..................................

The period. ....... .......................

October 1938 ...............................

December. ...................................

Calendar year .......................

May. ........................................

September. ..................................

Water year 1938-39 .......................

October 1939 ...............................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1939 .......................

May. ........................................

September. ..................................

Water year 1939-40 .......................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1940 .......................

March. ......................................

May.

July........................................

September. ..................................

Water year 1940-41 .......................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1941 .......................

March. ......................................

Mav

September. ..................................

Water year 1941-42 ........ i ..............

Secondfoot-days

862 

2,106 

16,253 

9,337 

4,576 

14,739

_

2,331 

823 

919

.

952 

706 

1,029 

780 

3,447 

1,396 

1,542 

1,350 

180

15,455

378 

560 

675

12,995

721 

1,100 

626 

628 

1,634 

1,506 

254 

608 

285

8,975

1,809 

464 

664

10.S99

736 

879 

751 

690 

31,423 

12,912 

11,473 

2,014 

46,001

109,816

4,076 

1,890 

1,107

113,952

1,232 

990 

1,009 

68,721 

4,437 

15,948 

2,176 

1,778 

5,026

108,390

Maximum

48 

. 500 

3,650 

3,170 

2,130 

6,400

.

1,500 

40 

41

_

48 

35 

53 

41 

688 

252 

710 

429 

10

1,500

16 

21 

29

710

29 

54 

23 

29 

633 

581 

38 

306 

48

633

1,150 

23 

27

1,150

31 

41 

36 

40 

12,400 

3,420 

3,140 

730 

26,000

26,000

1,140 

231 

62

26,000

165 

60 

76 

31,000 

380 

4,180 

479 

193 

2,150

31,000

Minimum

22 

21 

6 

8

4 

19

_

13 

20 

20

.

21 

16 

17 

21 

20 

15 

12 

8 

2

2

8 

17 

18

2

22 

17 

17 

17 

6 

2 

2 

3

2

11 

10 

18

2

20 

28 

21 

13 

18 

29 

18 

8 

4

4

18 

33 

24

4

8 

19 

18 

19 

12 

11 

11 

6 

8

6

_ Mean

28.7 

67.9 

542 

301 

148 

491

_

75.2 

27.4 

29.6

_

30.7 

25.2 

33.2 

26.0 

111 

46.5 

49.7 

43.5 

6.0

42.3

12.2 

18.7 

21.8

35.6

23.3 

39.3 

20.2 

20.9 

52.7 

50.2 

8.2 

19.6 

9.5

24.5

58.4 

15.5 

21.4

28.1

23.7 

31.4 

24.2 

23.0 

1,014 

430 

370 

65.0 

1,533

301

131 

63.0 

35.7

312

39.7 

35.4 

32.5 

2,291 

143 

532 

70.2 

57.4 

168

297

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,710 

4,180 

32,240 

18,520 

9,060 

29,230

94,960

4,620 

1,630 

1,820

.

1,890 

1,400 

2,040 

1,550 

6,840 

2,770 

3,060 

2,680 

357

30,660

750 

1,110 

1,340

25,790

1,430 

2,180 

1,240 

1,250 

3,240 

2,990 

504 

1,210 

565

17,810

3,590 

920 

1,320

20,440

1,460 

1,740 

1,490 

1,370 

62,330 

25,610 

22,760 

3,990 

91,240

217,800

8,080 

3,750 

2,200

226,000

2,440 

1,960 

2,000 

136,300 

8,800 

31,630 

4,320 

3,530 

9,970

216,000

Time basis : Central standard time prior to 2 a.m. 

convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

Feb. 9, 1942j central war time thereafter. To
168 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cimarron River near Waynoka, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°30'55", long. 98°52'45", near center of sec. 35, 

T. 24 N., R. 16 W., at bridge on State Highway 14, three-quarters of a nile downstream 

from Ewers (Main) Creek and 5 miles south of Waynoka. Datum of gage is 1,367.50 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 12,200 square miles.

Records available.- February 1938 to September 1942. November 1903 to December 1905 

Cgage heights only), at Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway bridge 5 miles upstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 55,000 second-feet Apr. 22 (gage height, 10.50 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 25,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 2 second-feet July 17.

1938-42: Maximum gage height, 10.70 feet May 23, 1938 (discharge not determined), no 

flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair except those above 500 second-feet and those for periods of ice 

effect, which are poor.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 45 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 2 discharge measurements made 

and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in se tember 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

860

560

473

560

703

770

582

349

305

234

219

166

128

128

572

606

409

320

396

1,450

508

18,300

23,600

13,700

3,960

3,700

2,170

1,940

1,360

1,430

1,520

Nov.

1,340

1,160

871

780

733

622

568

487

459

433

391

361

331

320

305

315

266

239

244

239

222

280

355

315

315

320

325

290

266

244

-

Dec.

234

226

222

226

215

188

182

166

157

163

163

211

239

239

244

355

325

275

252

*239

219

219

239

234

226

186

179

176

163

160

163

Jan.

120

80

40

(*)

50

60

*80

120

200

331

360

466

374

*289

227

205

184

246

214

209

«184

158

143

184

201

Feb.

165

147

*l'43

140

133

129

116

112

100

*94

89

92

109

162

246

265

256

241

232

222

«169

143

147

260

251

164

*114

132

-

-

-

Mar.

147

165

*165

353

395

265

218

184

140

123

129

133

119

112

109

199

256

222

227

201

154

126

94

78

119

367

197

143

112

140

106

Apr.

83

65

60

55

48

52

1,340

1,590

1,140

733

519

326

265

205

205

173

207

2,220

4,370

2,680

6,730

27,400

8,880

6,540

6,700

3,170

3,730

3,770

2,810

2,250

-

May

1,720

1,140

910

711

626

595

491

442

537

1,740

1,310

755

574

332

251

251

295

209

173

154

140

184

332

209

180

143

116

97

68

52

«28

June

20

20

34

25

61

43

370

556

395

301

733

1,270

755

466

458

360

236

176

173

173

133

295

180

119

173

1,040

1,520

802

699

1,460

-

July

869

466

256

209

169

143

75

58

37

29

26

33

21

16

8

4

2

5

8

7

207

241

491

395

289

546

205

70

52

38

25

Aug.

11

26

11

21

10

4

11

321

574

2,670

1,350

722

395

260

797

2,480

1,610

733

402

246

184

251

165

112

86

75

55

38

32

23

20

Sept.

14

16

25

41

26

132

956

1,330

744

386

256

236

197

133

80

50

34

32

94

48

38

26

21

110

123

714

332

83

40

26

-

Month

December ...................................

Januai y ...................................

March. ................................. .

April. ............................. .......

May. ........ ...... .......................

June ................................. ....

July. ......................................

September. ................................

Water year 1941-42 ...... ..............

Secondfoot-days

6,685

5,005

5,498

13,046

13,695

6,347

258,304

Maximum

355

466

265

395

1,140

1,520

2,670

1,330

27,400

Minimum

128

222

157

_

89

78

48

28

20

2

4

14

2

Mean

216

161

163

476

435

442

212

708

itlmoff in 

acre feet

13,260

9,930

9,070

10,910

29,290

25,880

27,160

12,590

512,400

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 1-15, Feb. 25-28 (no gage-height record Jan. 

2-12; cfischarge computed on basis of one discharge measurement and weather records). Discharge 

computed from graph based on at least once-daily readings of staff gage Oct. 24-29, Apr. 22 to May 

29.

Time basis: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 169

Cimarron River near Guthrle, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°55'10", long. 97 025'35n . In NEiSEi sec. 29, 

T. 17 N., R. 2 W., 1 mile downstream from Cottonwood Creek, 2i miles north of 

Guthrle, and 5 miles upstream from Ephralm Creek. Datum of gage Is 900.50 feet 

above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, bench mark).

Drainage area,- 16,000 square miles.

Records available.- January 1938 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 45,400 second-feet Apr. 20 (gage height, 

11.90 feet); minimum, 96 second-feet Aug. 7.

1938-42: Maximum discharge, 46,000 second-feet May 20, 1938, from rating curve 

extended above 23,000 second-feet; maximum gage height, that of Apr. 20, 1942; 

minimum discharge, 0.1 second-foot Nov. 2, 1939.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 5,000 second-feet and those for periods of ice 

errect or partly estimated gage-height record, which are fair.

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1941 to September1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

8,140

8,300

1,540

1,280

819

658

S19

1,390

1,230

800

608

473

400

370

4,900

13,000

5,260

2,300

1,550

1,040

781

f5,240

f 33, 000

33,600

24,900

8,980

9,220

6,240

3,130

3,130

4,490

Nov.

4,240

3,880

3,770

2,650

2,090

1,660

1,440

1,290

1,160

999

947

876

828

781

745

709

666

624

709

1,250

f 1,900

f 1 ,030

f999

fl,180

867

772

>27

658

650

641

-

Dec.

616

593

554

524

509

488

466

473

459

446

459

524

968

1,190

809

675

593

600

«600

633

585

554

538

531

495

473

473

466

453

433

433

Jan.

413

b250

 b250

b230

 *b200

b204

b!85

b!85

«b200

b209

b230

*b257

b330

400

426

*446

488

433

388

446

577

585

569

509

459

433

407

407

376

382

400

Feb.

426

440

446

446

433

413

382

346

329

318

308

302

281

291

324

516

1,180

886

616

495

440

466

480

466

446

413

400

413

_

_

-

Mar.

446

446

440

453

433

433

426

509

516

453

407

382

358

340

335

1,350

1,960

848

488

466

433

400

376

346

313

335

364

394

382

453

370

Apr.

313

276

267

257

230

234

262

2,09O

13,800

20,500

5,960

2,380

1,780

1,460

1,250

1,060

978

1,230

20,300

30,000

8,280

8,070

23^,600

12,200

f 26, 400

25,000

13,100

12,400

6,810

5,020

-

May

3,440

2,840

2,840

2,300

1,730

1,560

1,380

1,230

1,150

1,040

1,010

3,840

2,880

1,690

1,320

1,050

867

790

754

709

683

666

624

700

692

585

561

459

407

382

346

June

313

297

276

252

234

308

2,970

8,220

3,630

3,180

2,160

1,200

858

772

1,120

898

765

679

658

609

569

1,390

3,310

1,810

1,000

582

422

335

585

1,280

-

July

4,380

2,580

1,430

1,110

930

651

506

428

360

330

340

282

355

282

202

172

154

140

127

127

132

129

122

115

113

157

213

232

220

291

220

Aug.

154

127

110

106

106

102

102

307

202

f898

f 1,860

2,400

2,090

1,740

1,450

1,170

795

1,080

1,620

1,280

987

750

575

482

434

434

g2,900

g3,000

gl.500

g549

g335

Sept.

g282

g256

g310

g464

g464

g256

g228

g620

g910

.g850

g987

g679

g458

g382

g325

278

248

206

612

3,890

2,360

810

458

330

345

890

3,540

2,750

1,070

686

-

Month

December ...................................

May. .......................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Secondfoot-days

175,588

40,738

17,613

560,016

11,274

12,702

15,655

245,507

40,525

40,682

16,830

29,645

25,944

672,703

Maximum

33,600

4,240

1,190

33,600

585

1,180

: ,960

30,000

3,840

8,220

4,380

3,000

3,890

33,600

Minimum

370

624

433

82

185

281

313

230

346

234

113

102

206

102

Mean

5,664

1,358

568

1,534

364

454

505

8,184

1,307

1,356

543

956

865

1,843

Runoff in 

acre-feet

348,300

80,800

34,930

1,111,000

22,360

25,190

31,050

487,000

80,380

80,690

33,380

58,800

51,460

1,334,000

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee. 

f Computed from partly estimated gage-height record, 

g Computed from graph based on twice-daily readings of chain gage. 

Time basis; Central standard time prior to Z a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour. 

532763 O - 43 - 12

time thereafter.
170 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Clmarron River at Perkins, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°58', long. 97°02', in SWjSWi sec. 7, T. 17 N., 

R. 3 E., at county highway bridge, 1 mile south of Perkins, Ij miles upstream from 

Dugout Creek, and 4 miles downstream from Wildhorse Creek. Datum of gage is 819.88 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 17,050 square miles.

Records available.- June 1939 to September 1942. Gage-height records collected at sane 

site since 1927 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 48rf 300 second-feet Apr. 20 (gage height, 14.30 

feet;; minimum, 126 second-feet Aug. 6.

1939-42: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 20, 1942; minimum, 1 second-foot at times 

in October and November 1939.

Flood of Oct. 4, 5, 1926, reached a stage of 17.0 feet, from floodmarks, from information by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army. Flood of Aug. 18, 1932, reached a stage 

of 14.6 feet, from reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 40 discharge measurements, and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 4 discharge measurements made and 

records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct."

1,390

2,740

g2,140

gl,490

gl,220

gl.050

gl,090

gl,590

2,350

gl,260

g829

g724

g656

g669

5,760

21,500

9,640

3,680

g2,070

gl,440

gl,220

5,340

29,400

44,400

40,500

19,700

14,400

12,800

4,900

8,370

5,900

Nov.

5,180

3,910

g3,910

g2,900

g2,200

gl,880

gl,640

gl,440

gl,340

gl,260

gl,180

gl,090

gl,020

g930

g871

g864

g864

815

914

1,540

2,340

2,000

1,760

1,880

1,540

1,180

1,050

999

922

892

-

Dec.

864

350

815

794

759

724

703

676

656

650

676

731

1,340

1,440

1,390

1,040

*914

864

829

808

815

773

745

724

703

656

636

630

617

604

584

Jan.

572

a400

a250

a200

a200

a200

a220

a250

*a300

a330

a360

a400

a500

565

624

598

60*

643

584

498

584

710

703

«669

610

572

522

504

510

510

522

Feb.

534

572

584

610

624

662

630

516

g459

g417

g382

g369

g364

351

459

787

2,270

1,590

892

745

630

617

710

643

604

591

540

528

_

-

Mar.

604

636

591

656

591

552

540

528

591

604

540

481

459

417

397

1,270

3,080

1,820

967

724

650

598

528

486

470

432

470

470

498

470

498

Apr.

442

392

360

356

321

321

342

1,670

17,300

26,300

10,300

3,980

2,420

1,940

1,640

1,440

9,000

3,660

24,900

41,000

21,700

10,100

25,200

10,200

27,400

31,600

23,700

20,600

10,900

6,360

-

May

4,440

3,520

3,590

3,200

2,520

3,430

2,440

1,860

1,610

1,950

2,670

2,480

4,050

g2,320

gl,800

1,420

1,210

1,090

1,010

965

918

918

882

854

928

882

775

726

637

575

524

June

492

456

417

3S6

371

391

547

9,320

8,310

5,840

7,380

3,440

2,120

1,140

1,090

1,240

988

830

886

1,620

2,280-

6,470

5,920

5,450

2,120

1,290

783

660

540

1,140

-

July

2,050

4,260

2,140

1,400

1,090

887

682

558

472

626

757

467

399

 415

373

301

260

232

213

205

205

201

190

175

171

167

220

287

305

282

319

Aug.

273

201

171

156

163

126

136

145

235

307

1,130

2,370

2,410

7,300

2,780

2,880

1,500

971

1,340

1,740

1,190

870

732

798

g724

R660

S667

2,340

2,600

1,140

g653

Sept.

g478

g404

415

581

775

587

404

334

678

689

1,080

878

703

563

456

373

319

296

gl,450

g5,160

g5,580

g4,320

g2,570

gl,330

1,380

1,600

1,750

4,740

2,730

1,440

-

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

September ..................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Secondfoot-day a

250,218

25,010

757,765

14,714

18,680

335,844

74,417

20,309

38,708

44,063

950,086

Maximum

1,440

44,400

710

41,000

4,260

5,580

44,400

Minimum

584

99

200

351

296

126

Mean

8,072

807

2,076

475 66"?

697

11,190

2,481

655

1,249

1,469

2,603

Runoff in 

acre-feet

496,300

99,790

49,610

1,503,000

29,180

37,050

42,880

666,100

147,600

40,280

76,780

87,400

1,884,000

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of one discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for stations near Outhrle and at Ollton (stage-discharge relation probably affected by 

ice).

g Computed from graph based on once-daily readings of wire-weight gage.

Time basis: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Clmarron River at Oilton, Okla.

171

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°06', long. 96°35', In SWi sec. 28, T. 19 N., R.

 7 t!., at bridge on State Highway 51, half a mile north of Oilton and 4i miles upstream 

from Buckeye Creek. Datum of gage Is 718.12 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 17,700 square miles.

Records avallable.- July 1934 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 59,100 second-feet Aug. 14 (gage height,15.37

 feet); minimum,112 second-feet Jan.2.

1934-42: Maximum discharge observed, 72,300 second-feet June 21, 1935 (gage height, 

16.8 feet); no flow Sept. 8, 13-16, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 21.3 feet In October 1908, from Information by State Highway 

Department.

Remarks.- Records fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,320

2,080

3,540

5,120

4,720

2,000

1,690

1,550

1.7CO

2,410

1,540

g990

gV80

g665

6,380

17,000

11,800

5,400

3,100

2,830

1,940

2,080

18,800

36,700

40,700

27,900

11,400

9,700

8,850

43,900

15,300

Nov.

7,600

5,480

4,450

4,150

3,100

2,560

2,080

1,800

1,640

1,470

1,340

1,240

1,100

1,040

982

930

880

840

860

1,180

1,320

3,140

4,300

2,320

2,010

1,800

1,400

1,230

1,140

1,050

-

Dec.

982

960

930

880

820

780

742

715

697

670

688

780

1,920

2,080

1,620

1,560

1,250

1,070

*971

900

850

910

1,230

940

760

733

670

630

622

606

590

Jan.

575

264

206

b200

b200

b220

b250

b300

*b3SO

b400

b420

b440

*487

552

622

614

598

606

654

630

575

560

638

742

715

679

630

606

575

582

606

Feb.

590

582

590

614

630

630

646

662

606

545

494

459

439

432

760

1,440

1,170

2,070

1,940

1,200

950

820

800

820

780

742

724

654

.

-

Mar.

630

6E4

697

670

654

638

630

590

552

560

630

590

530

501

508

733

1,480

3,300

2,240

1,490

1,000

810

670

622

582

552

508

SIS

575

S82

568

Apr.

590

590

522

473

445

459

515

1,030

20,200

27,100

15,800

5,590

3,300

2,480

2,160

1,870

12,400

8,850

34,500

48,300

34,900

14,400

21,000

19,400

29,500

27,900

21,500

15,200

10,100

6,600

-

May

5,650

4,780

5,120

3,750

3,300

3,010

3,400

2,560

2,080

2,010

2,160

2,560

2,400

3,400

2,400

1,870

1,650

gl,460

gl,340

gl,240

gl,200

gl,140

gl,100

gl,050

gl,020

gl,020

gl ,040

g960

g880

g870

g780

June

g715

g662

g622

g582

g740

g970

1,610

5,870

10,400

10,400

8,850

5,820

4,600

2,850

1,800

1,800

1,760

1,520

1,400

1,690

11,000

10,100

9,600

26,100

9,300

3,630

2,560

1,940

1,600

2,480

-

July

2,830

2,780

4,000

2,630

1,920

1,600

1,380

1,120

940

1,420

1,200

1,700

830

680

620

630

535

470

425

400

385

375

375

. 370

350

340

330

320

380

390

390

Aug.

386

419

362

332

304

292

292

282

270

270

480

1,270

2,670

35,000

12,600

5,540

2,560

1,670

1,230

1,240

1,560

1,220

1,550

1,720

993

940

800

825

2,740

2,870

1,120

Sept.

810

654

560

662

670

1,030

820

598

1,710

1,520

1,200

1,100

1,180

950

706

590

501

459

3,940

3,620

5,300

4,450

2,320

3,960

2,620

2,680

2,400

2,010

4,300

2,710

-

Month

March. ........................... .........

April. .....................................

May. .......................................

July. ......................................

September ..................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Secondfoot-days

294,885

64,432

29,556

56,020

1,221,836

Maximum

43,900

7,600

2,080

43,900

48,300

5,300

48,300

Minimum

665

840

590

126

200

501

780

459

200

Mean

9,512

2,148

953

2,284

501

814

815

12,920

2,168

4,766

1,036

2,671

1,867

3,346

Runoff in 

acre-feet

584,900

127,800

58,620

1,654,000

30,790

45,200

50,100

768,900

133,300

283,600

63,700

164,200

111,100

2,422,000

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

g Computed from graph based on twice-daily readings of 

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

 ire-weight gage. 

9, 1942; central war time thereafter.
172 ARKANSAS FIVER BASIN 

CJmarron River at Mannford, Okla.

long. 96°24', In SEiNEi sec. 1, T. 19 N., R. 

ay bridge, a fifth of a mile downstream from House

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36 c

8 E". . at St. Louis-San Francisco Railway _.._ ., _ ___.._ .. .._

Creek, l mile west of Mannford, and 19 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage ,1s

687.92 feeit above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S.

Army).

Drainage area.- 17,940 square miles.

Records available.- January 1939 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 70,000 second-feet Oct. 30 (gage height, 18.0

 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum not determined (occurred during 

 period of ice effect).

~ 1939-42: Maximum discharge, 103,000 second-feet Sept. 4, 1940 (gage height,, 25.2 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 5 second-feet Oct. 25, 1939.

Flood In 1908 reached a stage about 0.5 feet higher than that of Sept. 4, 1940, 

from Information by Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army.

Remarks.- Records poor. Gage read at least twice daily.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 30 discharge measurements, and computations of dalty

 discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 3 discharge measurements 

made and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,490

2,340

5,640

6,750

5,510

2,790

2,340

1,340

1,500

2,340

2,490

dl,500

dl.100

d900

6,520

20,800

16,100

6,590

2,490

1,960

1,390

1,920

17,700

40,500

43,300

36,000

13,60O

10,600

7,940

47,700

21,400

Nov.

10,500

 £7,000,

~d5,400

d4,SOO

d4,000

d3,600

3,310

d2,400

d2,050

dl,SOO

dl,300

dl,500

dl,340

dl,220

dl.110

dl,060

dl,010

dl.OOO

1,560

2,090

2,090

5,040

7,570

3,710

2,640

2,640

1,930

1,440

1,300

1,170 '-

Dec.

1,100

1,040

972

923

834

802

762

762

723

723

723

802

2,840

3,040

2,090

2,090

#1,560

1,170

1,040

928

884

884

1,370

1,300

723

723

685

611

575

575

575

Jan.

43S

373

b250

B250'

6250

b250

bSOO

b350

b400

b440

b4SO

b520

b560

635 680"

635

635

635

#635

68O

590

500

635

822

822

775

680

635

590

590

635

Feb.

590

635

635

680

723

728

723

775

728

635

545

476

444

428

920

2,210

1,610

1,340

2,490

1,500

1,120

870

322

370

822

822

775

728

_

-

Month

October. ............................

November. ............ ........

December . ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ....... ........

January. ...................................

February ........................... ....

March.. ................................. ..

April .............. ....... ...

May........................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. ............. . . . . . . ....

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

680

630

723

723

723

723

680

635

590

590

680

680

590

635

723

1,280

1,610

3,640

2,950

1,720

1,390

1,120

775

680

680

635

590

545

635

635

635

Apr.

1

21

27

18

6

4

3

2

2

13

12

41

635

680

635

545

500

545

545

,000

,700

,400

,300

,980

,270

,490

,950

,640

,200

,700

,400

50,200

37

13

16

18

28

27

22

16

13

7

Secondfoot-days

336,040

87 ,880

33,884

966 >

16,675

26,154

29,600

411,765

72 ,805

34^745

100,164

74,057

1,392,674

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice (no gage-h

weather records and records for station at Oilton) .

,300

,500

,900

,100

,600

,200

,700

,800

,200

,150

-

May

5,930

" 6,766

5,820

4,060

3,490

2,790

4,060

2,790

2,030

1,340

1,840

2,790

2,210

4,270

3,130

2,210

1,720

1,610

1,390

1,280

1,170

1,170

1,120

1,070

1,020

970

970

920

822

775

72E

Maximum

47,700

10,500

3,040

47,700

822

2,490

3,640

50,200

6,760

29,600

3,630

38,600

7,850

50,200

June

680

680

635

590

545

775

8, 170

5,370

11,800

18,400

9,500

7,900

4,920

3,490

2,210

1,960

1,960

1,610

1,500

1,500

14,100

12,700

12,600

29,600

14,000

4,680

3,160

1,760

1,540

2,570

-

Minimum

1,000 

575

1 ?9fc

250

428

545

500

723

54 1

287

476

250

July

2,570

2,570

3,630

2/750

2,110

1,650

1,540

1,320

1,180

2,250

1,370

1,980

1,220

303

671

671

630

513

486

445

425

391

365

359

347

347

317

305

281

365

334

Aug.

353

347

365

530

365

335

359

323

237

287

479

2,

38,

404

390

500

18,800

9,660

3,

2,

1,

190

380

500

1,220

1,960

1,

1,

2,

720

S40

S10

1,170

1,120

1,

2,

2,

370

370

510

200

1,720

Mean

10,840 

2 929

1 ,*093

2,647

538

934

955

13,730

2 349

5J630

1,121

2)469

3,816

eight record; discharge computed

Sept.

1,230

775

d640

723

723

1,340

1,220

775

330

2,210

1,390

1,020

1,500

1,220

920

635

476

4,050

7,850

3,860

4,790

5,370

3,130

4,570

3,380

4,350

3,370

2,580

5,540

3,530

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

666 ,500

174,300

67,210

1,917,000

33,070

51 ,880

58,710

816,700

144,400

335,000

66,920

198 ,70O

146,900

2,762,000

on basis of

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather recored and records for 

station at Oilton.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war tiire thereafter. 

To convert war tim standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 173

1912.

Drainage area.- 30.2 square miles. 

Records available.- March 1934 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 18,000 second-feet Aug. 14 (gage height, 17.54 

 feet, from floodmark), by slope-area method; no flow Oct. 10-14.

1934-42: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 14, 1942; no flow at times. 

"Revisions.- Maximum discharge for the water year 1938 has been revised to 5,000 

second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 13.34 feet), superseding figure published In WaterSupply Papers 857, 877, 897, 927.

Maximum stage known, 18.5 feet (present site), from floodmarks, Apr. 27, 1912, from 

Information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 1,000 second-feet, which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.0

13

1.9

34

3.2

a. 3

a.l

a9

a. 2

0

0

0

0

115

583

112

11

4.1

115

16

6.7

539

261

41

19

551

20

10

264 

1,220

171

Nov.

33

17

11

8.6

6.8

6.4

6.2

6.2

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.6

4.6

4.6

91

9.0

5.1

198

35

11

8.6

7.4

6.8

5.6

6.E 

6.8

-

Dec.

5.6

5.6

5.1

5.1

5.6

4.6

5.6

5.1

5.1

5.6

8.0

119

43

12

8.6

7.4

6.8

6.2

5.1

4.6

5.1

46

13

7.4

6.8

5.1

4.6

4.6

5.1 

5.6

5.6

Jan.

4.6

2.1

2.6

2.6

2.1

2.1

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.1

3.1

3.6

3.6

4.1

3.1

3.6

4.6

3.6

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.6

2.1

1.7

2.1 

1.7

1.7

Month

October .......................

November ......................

December ......................

Calendar vear 1941 .........

January .......................

February ......................

March ......................

April .........................

May ................. ........

June .................. . . ....

July ..........................

August ................ .......

September .....................

Water year 1941-42 ..........

Feb.

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.1

2.6

2.1

2.1

2.6

2.6

5.1

36

18

5.6

3.6

4.1

5.1

4.6

4.6

5.1

4.1

3.6

4.1

3.6

3.6

~

-

Secondfoot-days

4,121.5

53V . 2

302 . 6

8,058.96

81.9

135.6

99.1

4,739.5

155.9

2,245.2

78.9

4,002.6

322.5

16,902.5

Mar.

4.1

4.1

3.6

4.6

4.1

3.6

3.6

2.6

2.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.1

3.6

17

3.6

2.6

2.6

2.1

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.1

2.1

1.7

1 .0

1.3

1.3 

1.3

1.3

Maximum

1,220

196

119

1,220

4.6

36

17

1,490

22

1,290

5.1

3,760

71

3,760

Apr.

1.7

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.7

2.1

2.1

39

626

32

14

11

9.2

8.0

7.4

11

856

37

,490

397

119

35

31

625

247

29

54

19

15 

14

May

11

22

16

9.2

9.2

8.0

7.4

6.8

6.2

8.7

4.6

4.6

3.6

3.6

4.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.1

2.1

2.6

3.6

2.1

1.3

1.7

1.7

1.3

1.0

.7 

.7

Minimum

0

4.6

4.6

0

1.7

1.3

1,0

1.7

.7

. 5

.2

.1

1.3

0

June

0.7

.7

.7

.5

11

- 6.7

5.7

4.7

43

31

5.8

4.7

7.0

1.3

26

3.6

3.1

3.1

30

3.1

461

207

14

1,290

33

14

9.8

8.0

6.2 

9.6

Mean

133

17.9

1?.3

22.1

, .e4

4.84

3.20

ItB

5.03

74.8

2.55

129

1J.8

46.3

July

5.1

4.6

4.1

3.6

3.6

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.6

2.6

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.6

2.6

3.1

2.6

2.1

1.7

1.7

1.3

1.3

1.0

.7

.5 

.3

Per 

square 

mile

4,40

.593

,407

.732

.087

.160

,106

5,23

.167

2.48

.064

4.27

.358

] .53

Aug.

0.2

.1

.2

2.8

.7

.2

1.3

.7

.3

1.0

.7

.5

82

g3,760

65

10

5.6

2.6

2.9

4.6

4.6

5.1

30

3.1

3.1

3.6

2.6

2.1

1.7 

1.7

2.1

Sept.

2.1

2.1

2.1

15

2.6

2.6

3.1

42

13

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.1

1.3

1.3

33

3.1

1.3

1.7

58

71

3.6

43

3.6

1.3

1.3 

2.1

Runoff

Inches Acre-feet

5.06 8,170

.66 1,070

.47 "759

9.90 15,990

.10 162

.17 269

.Iff. 197

5.84 9,400

.19 309

2.76 4,450

.10 156

4.93 7,940

.40 640

20.82 33,520

Peak discharge.- Oct. 30 (9 

(6:15 a.m.) 4,190 sec.-ft.; />p 

(& a.m.) 18,000 sec.-ft.

a No gsge-helght record; dl s 

g Computed from graph baaed

a.m.) 2,410 sen..-ft.; Apr. 17 (5:30 a.m.) 3,OyO sec.-ft.; Apr. 19

f. 24 (9 p.ia.) 2,300 sec.-ft.; Juris 24 (12 m.) 5,170 sec.-ft.; Aug. 14

Time ba

computed on basis 

ctmark and projectl

records, 

aph recorded to 13.7 feet.
174 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Verdigris River near Coyville, Kans.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°42'20", long. 95°54'20", in SWi sec. 8, T. 27 S., R 

14 K., on county highway bridge, li miles upstream from Meadow Creek, li miles northwest of Coyville, and 2* miles downstream from Pig Creek. Datum of gage is 845.28 

feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army).

Drainage area.- 770 square miles.

Records available.- August 1939 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 17,900 second-feet June 25 (gageheight, 34.46 

reet. from floodmarks);mlnlmum observed, 24 second-feet Sept. 2 (gsge height, 1.40 

feet).

1939-42: Maximum discharge, 59,000 second-ieet June 1, 1941 (gage height, 38.58 

feet); no flow at times during 1939-41.

Remarks .-Records fair. Gage read twice daily; oftener when river was rising.

Cooperation.- Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, and reviewea t>y Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

g5,450

g4,490

g6,080

g2,610

gl,460

g694

g3,170

g2,340

g884

gl,920

g550

g366

g308

g330

g8S4

g366

g351

g295

g25S

g4,850

gB,410

g2,200

g946

g739

g5S9

g4,700

g3,990

g784

g541

g700

gS,S60

Nov.

g9,S50

g3,150

gl,740

g2,030

gl.030

883

649

541

469

415

3S1

351

336

308

282

270

258

246

g845

g764

g392

g529

g2,400

g869

g954

685

469

397

366

336

-

Dec.

321

295

270

258

246

224

192

192

1S2

173

173

164

162

192

182

173

164

155

146

137

128

137

gl,630

g416

g479

g2,150

848

351

258

*246

258

Jan.

174

 b90

,

bl!8

146

164

155

155

164

146

137

120

120

120

120

120

180

»2S4

155

138

128

137

Feb.

128

120

173

3S1

213

164

137

120

112

104

96

89

89

89

gl,610

g3,5SO

gBOO

g446

282

2S2

295

295

gl,640

g2,160

g626

487

469

397

_

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November ...................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January ....................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April. .....................................

May........................................

June .......................................

July... ....................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

433

451

3S1

351

336

336

295

258

224

213

202

192

202

258

213

3,280

1,210

4S7

336

282

246

224

202

192

202

235

192

164

146

137

128

Apr.

12S

128

120

120

112

137

g2,600

gl.lSO

g3,200

g7,040

gl,630

g6S5

g541

g451

g3Sl

g321

g£B2

g462

g686

gl,850

gl.180

g595

g415

g336

g407

g415

g2,240

g9,840

g2,370

703

-

Secondf dot-days

66,755

32,195

10,922

366 f S15

3,841

15,384

12,008

40,555

7 ,371

32,466

5,890

4 786

5l)s27

284,000

May

523

451

469

505

351

757

381

270

235

224

336

397

295

213

173

155

137

120

104

96

92

89

235

146

128

104

92

86

7S

68

61

Maximum

6,080

9,850

2,150

37 ,600

224

3,580

3,280

9,840

757

11,100

814

12,'oOO

12,000

June

54

51

48

44

41

39

38

38

38

3S

3S

104

104

61

48

41

38

128

g2,140

g2,530

g844

g944

g348

g3,240

gll.100

g9,240

gl,120

415

308

246

-

Minimum

258

246

128

13

90

RQ oy

128

112

61 ZQ

GO

32

29

24

24

July

235

182

164

146

128

112

96

S6

75

g214

g!86

g7S4

g631

g!64

g!04

g78

g61

g51

gseo

g814

g622

g!55

g86

68

54

4S

42

40

37

35

32

Aug.

30

29

72

192

137

120

54

104

51

40

37

34

33

137

173

64

45

39

35

33

33

32

31

31

29

2,210

674

146

68

41

32

Mean

2 150

l)o70

352

1,003

124

549

387

1,350

n-zQ &GO

1,080

190

154

1,730

778

Sept.

28

24

gl,920

g8,200

g8,900

g!2,000

g4,760

gl,500

g793

g505

g321

g235

g2<?2

g!64

g!46

g441

g246

g!64

g2,350

gl,180

g336

g213

g!73

g!46

g!46

g4,660

gl,250

g386

g246

192

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

132,400

63,860

21 ,660

726,400

7,620

30,510

80J440

14,620

64,400

11,680

9 490 102)800

563,300

sWlnter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by loe. 

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.

Time basis: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 175

Verdigris River near Altoona, Kans.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°29', long. 95°41', in SWi sec. 29, T. 29 S., R. 16 

& » on county highway bridge, 2i miles southwest of Altoona, 2i miles downstream from 

Big Cedar Creek, and 6 miles upstream from Chetopa Creek. Datura of gage Is 780.18 feet 

above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army).

Drainage area.- 1,150 square miles.

Recoras available.- November 1938 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 10,200 second-feet Sept. 7 (gage height, 

22733 feet); minimum observed, 25 second-feet Aug. 23 (gage height, 2.32 feet).

1939-42: Maximum discharge observed, 35,700 second-feet June 2, 1941 (gage height, 

27.90 feet); no flow at times during 1939-41.

Remarks.- Records fair, except those above 9,000 second-feet, which are poor. Some diurnal 

fluctuation caused by power plant above station. Gage read twice dally; oftener during 

periods of rapidly changing stage.

Coo->peration.- Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, and reviewed 

by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

b

6

11

16

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28

29

30 

31

Oct.

g9,020

g7,590

g7,750

gS,480

g6,130

gl,200

g3,910

g4,930

g2,030

g2,380

gl,710

775

595

550

752

1,670

2,110

932

662

gl,320

g6,730 

g8,280 

g3,620 

gl,460 

gl,100

g4,500 

g8,680 

g4,190

gl,070

gl,140 

g4,050

Nov.

g9,070

g9,S10

g5,090

g3,010

gl,900

1,320

1,070

842

708

640

572

536

514

474

436

409

386

353

g760

g2,060

g752 

g938 

g3,170 

g2,390 

gl,810

gl,180 

865 

662

568

536

Dec.

487

460

424

397

357

312

283

265

241

224

210

221

265

286

f262

*233

f227

f218

f210

f201

193 

199 

233 

1,320 

gl,250

gl,970 

g2,200 

842

452

386 

382

Jan.

bSOO

0250

0200

b!80

*b!80

blSO

b!40

b!40

b!40

b!40

b!40

b!50

*150

166

180

201

210

215

221

221

299

185 

165 

188 

185

182 

888 

469

293

250 

319

Feb.

390

500

640

8S8

730

424

322

265

241

224

210

190

185

185

gl,260

g4,930

g3,350

g8S8

572

532

505 

510 

865 

g2,940 

gl,640

775 

708 

640

-

^

Month

December ...................................

March.. ....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

595

618

618

510

469

460

405

390

360

312

290

283

263

280

332

640

g3,150

gl,350

532

397

332 

299 

293 

265 

268

350 

299 

253

227

196 

185

Apr.

180

182

177

177

171

171

g3 ,030

g3,470

g3,840

g8,400

g7,500

gl,600

g865

730

618

g576

g2,050

g2,030

gl,930

g3,030

g2,300 

gl,220 

730 

595 

662

640 

564

g2,550

Secondfoot-days

15,210

63,659

443,692

May

61,080

g636

g3,570

gl,020

618

gl,950

g983

478

357

329

322

343

448

350

283

253

227

564

253

204

180 

247 

215 

236 

213

207 

169

122

113

Maximum

2,200

10,000

10,000

June

103

93

87

71

65

55

262

296

230

163

103

89

375

218

296

158

61S

g3,450

g3,030

g4,900

g9,500 

g5,170 

gl,180 

g2,160 

g7,290

g9,120 

g7,920

595

452

Minimum

193

185

44

25

July

390

302

271

227

210

155

163

145

130

452

332

296

1,250

514

224

145

105

96

67

1,910

1,450 

474 

233 

140 

93

82 

78 

73

48 

43

Aug.

40

37

34

49

233

174

143

115

101

91

51

40

37

36

1,110

224

135

82

53

43

43 

38 

25 

30 

37

618 

2,260 

541

309

98 

93

Mean

491

2,120

1,220

Sept.

59

44

96

g4,390

g7,990

g9,300

glO ,000

g6,080

gl,730

820

541

306

338

293

247

233

618

306

g3,340

g4,730

gl,6SO 

536 

360 

293 

326

g2,970 

g4,120 

1,000

532

382

Runoff in 

acre-feet

216,800

30,170

30,230

117,100

13,730

126,300

880,100

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stpge-discharge relation affected by ice. 

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record, 

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war ti»e thereafter. 

To convert war time t 1 standard time, subtract 1 hour.
176 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Verdigris River at Independence, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°13', long. 95°41', in NE£ sec. 32, T. 32 S., 

R. 16 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 160, 2 miles east of Independence and 3-i miles 

downstream from Elk River.

Drainage area.- 2,952 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1942. April to September 1904 (occasional 

gage readings)"and November 1921 to September 1930, at site three-quarters of a mile 

upstream.

Average discharge.- 21 years (1921-42), 1,464 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 26,600 second-feet June 22 (gage height, 35.55 

'feet); minimum, 69 second-feet Aug. 24, 25 (gage height, 1.83 feet).

1904, 1921-42: Maximum discharge, 124,000 second-feet (estimated) Oct. 3, 1927 

(gage height, 46.04 feet, site and datum then in use); no flow for periods in 1932, 

1934, 1936, 1939-41.

Rating table, water year 1941-42. except period of ice effect (gage height,

in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 29 to Sept. 8)

1.6 53

1.8 80

2.0 111

2.5 210

3.0 335

4.0 630

5.0 990

6.0 1,410

7.0 1,890

9.0 3,000

13.0 5,600

17.0 8,450

23.0 13,400

28.0 18,000

34.0 24,300

35.0 25,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

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

?5

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

14,200

14,200

14,200

17,200

19,100

8,540

7,420

9,050

5,810

3,520

3,910

1,840

1,320

1,150

1,890

5,880

9,120

4,170

2,140

1,740

7,070

10,800

13,200

7,560

4,300

7,650

19,200

16,200

4,820

9,520

14,900

Nov.

19,900

19,600

14,800

7,490

5,280

3,390

2,750

2,190

1,8"..

1,6-:-'

1,500

1,370

1,280

1,190

1,150

1,070

1,010

971

1,150

5,740

2,920

1,890

6,160

7,140

3,780

3,060

2,360

1,790

1,550

1,410

-

Dec.

1,320

1,240

1,150

1,070

1,030

933

859

787

751

716

681

681

841

1,070

914

*805

751

698

664

630

598

664

1,780

4,040

2,040

2,410

3,260

2,160

1,150

933

877

Jan.

b720

b600

b540

b470

b420

b380

b360

b350

b350

357

..54 ~-o7

o76

417

460

489

519

550

566

550

519

474

460

460

460

460

680

1,150

769

614

751

Feb.

896

805

971

*1,370

1,990

1,370

952

769

647

598

550

519

489

474

1,160

8,540

10,000

3,720

1,740

1,460

1,500

1,550

2,040

4,560

4,880

2,090

1,790

1,690

_

_

-

Month

October. ....................... . ...

No vembe r . . . . . ................ ...... . . . .

December. . . . ............. ....... ... .

Calendar year 1941 .... . . ..............

January ........ . ..... ...... ........ .

February .......... ... ..... . . .......

March. . ......... ............... . . .

April. ..... . . . ... ..........

May. . . . . . . , .... ............. .

June. ... ... . .... . ......

July. . . . ..... ...... .......

August. ... ........................ . .

September. ... ......... .......

Water year 1941-12 . . . . . . . ... ....

Mar.

,550

,550

,550

,370

,280

,190

,110

,030

914

841

769

751

751

733

877

4,410

5,670

4,300

1,640

1,240

1,070

933

841

769

1,070

1,030

933

605

664

582

550

Apr.

519

504

504

474

445

1,150

7,210

5,210

10,700

18,900

16,800

8,190

2,630

2,040

1,690

1,460

4,690

4,560

7,700

16,600

18,200

8,730

3,520

2,460

2,690

3,130

2,630

4,430

13,200

11,700

-

Secondfoot-days

261,620

127,371

37,503

1,063,984

15,982

59,120

42,773

182,666

51,433

171,136

23,042

17,553

170,963

1,161,162

May

2,690

1,940

7,730

4,040

2,090

5,020

5,210

1,740

1,280

1,070

990

1,110

1,280

1,010

896

769

716

3,650

1,070

647

550

614

1,110

1,110

751

550

460

389

351

 317

283

Maximum

19,200

19,900

4,040

33,400

1,150

10,000

5,670

18,900

7,730

25,700

3,000

4,240

24,200

25,700

June

256

233

210

195

163

246

681

2,720

1,070

914

474

519

1,460

1,070

716

681

598

8,780

IE, 600

8,080

18,300

25,700

18,200

7,390

17,600

17,700

12,500

6,600

1,410

1,070

-

Minimum

1,150

971

598

29

350

474

550

445

283

163

147

76

126

76

July

914

709

664

566

504

445

403

376

319

1,230

716

504

2,030

1,710

630

417

309

243

280

2,870

3,000

1,410

664

403

306

335

280

236

199

163

147

Aug.

134

121

121

504

403

319

236

276

268

197

151

118

106

1,670

2,860

1,370

598

357

236

165

132

116

94

79

76

98

4,240

1,460

534

306

208

Mean

8,439

4,246

1,210

2,915

516

2,111

1,380

6,089

1,659

5,705

743

566

5,699

3,181

Sept.

159

126

175

6,890

19,600

24,200

21,900

15,300

8,300

2,690

1,640

1,190

952

787

664

614

990

896

3,830

13,300

6,190

1,640

1,710

2,520

1,280

9,200

14,600

6,640

1,740

1,240

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

518,900

252,600

74,390

2,110,000

31,700

117,300

84,840

362,300

102,000

339,400

45,700

34,820

339,100

2,303,000

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Tine basis: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; 

To convert war time to standard time,' subtract 1 hour.

time thereafter.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 177

Verdigris River near Lenapah, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°51', long. 95°35', at center of sec. 3, T. 27

N., R. 16 E., 2f miles east of Lenapah and 4i miles upstream from Cedar Creek. Datum

of gage is 645.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers,

U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 3,620 square miles. 

Records available.- April 1939 to September 1942. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 36,200 second-feet Oct. 3 (gage height, 32.94

feet); minimum, 87 second-feet Aug. 26 (gage height, 3.33 feet).

1939-42: Maximum discharge, 39,300 second-feet Apr. 19, 1941 (gage height, 33.66

feet); no flow at times in 1939 and 1940. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Some

regulation by dams below Independence and Coffeyvllle, Kans. 

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 37 discharge measurements, and computations of dally

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 3 discharge measurements made

and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1941-42, except period of ice effect (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 6-25, Jan. 13 to Mar. 16,JJay 29 to June 17)

3.4 100 5.0 570 8.0 2,800 22.0 18,700 

3.6 140 5.5 630 10.0 4,800 27.0 26,100 

4.0 230 6.0 1,150 13.0 7,890 33.0 36,400 

4.C 380 7.0 1,910 17.0 12,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

9,400 

17,800 

29,000 

29,500 

34,200

31,100 

13,700 

10,600 

8,760 

4,470

4,200 

3,090 

1,710 

1,740 

3,680

9,890 

17,300 

9,780 

3,670 

2,250

3,680 

9,430 

15,400 

15,400 

7,450

9,440 

14,900 

19,500 

14,600 

29,200 

34,600

Nov.

31,400 

25,600 

21,600 

14,400 

7,210

4,870 

3,500 

2,80C 

2,340 

2,030

1,870 

1,750 

1,630 

1,550 

1,510

1,130 

1,360 

1,290 

1,400 

3,810

5,350 

2,750 

7,290 

8,700 

5,890

3,700 

3,000 

2,200 

1,830 

1,670

Dec.

1,630 

1,510 

1,400 

1,320 

1,260

1,350 

1,040 

980 

920 

890

860 

860 

1,120 

1,290 

1,260

3 ,080 

980 

920 

860 

802

748 

748 

1,770 

3.72O 

3,080

3,700 

3,100 

3,180 

1,590 

1,160 

1,080

Jan.

1,510 

*1,290 

1,040 

748 

b600

b500 

b500 

«b466 

b440 

b430

b420 

b420 

436 

466 

518

566 

625 

665 

692 

692

692 

635 

»584 

574 

566

566 

570 

1,120 

1,120 

830 

802

Feb.

1,040 

1,120 

,010 

,360 

,790

,950 

,290 

,040 

660 

775

720 

692 

630 

597 

844

5,180 

11,400 

7,110 

2,720 

1,830

1,790 

1,790 

2,110 

3,550 

5,960

3,440 

2,070 

1,95O

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri

MflV

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1941 

ary

ter year .1941-42 .......... ...... ....

Mar.

1,790 

1,750 

1,750 

1,670 

1,510

1,400 

1,360 

1,260 

1,180 

1,080

1,010 

950 

f950 

f950 

980

7,250 

7,870 

7,120 

3,140 

1,670

1,360 

1,180 

1,040 

920 

1,040

1,590 

1,040 

920 

830 

830 

775

Apr.

22

10 

14 

25

22 

16 

5 

2

1

1 

3 

5 

8 

22

22 

18 

7 

3

4

4 

6 

6 

9 

14

Secondfoot-days

419,640 

175,730 

45,728

1,523,7 52

66)618 

58,165 

263,716 

67,855 

228,797 

32.6E2 

26,430 

183,679

1,590,093

748 

720 

650 

574 

510

704 

,600 

,800 

,900 

,400

,200 

,4CO 

,140 

,340 

,950

,670 

,240 

,7CC 

,640 

,400

,600 

,100 

,290 

,100 

,800

,200 

,000 

,8SO 

,160 

,300

May

7,500 

f2,520 

6,980 

8,470 

f2,71C

3,900 

7,130 

3,250 

1,590 

1,320

1,180 

1,1£0 

1,400 

1,290 

1,150

1,040 

890 

1,640 

2,950 

980

748 

665 

1,670 

1,320 

1,120

775 

625 

530 

450 

390 

352

Maximum

34,600 

'31,400 

3,720

38,200

1,510 

11,400 

7,870 

25,400 

8,470 

28,600 

4,200 

4,110 

23,700

34,600

June

309 

279 

252 

225 

208

178 

324 

1,400 

3,890 

2,360

1,810 

692 

5,370 

2,430 

1,590

1,590 

1,220 

5,690 

16,800 

14,500

19,400 

28,600 

27 , 500 

21,100 

18,000

19,400 

17,200 

11,4CO 

3,650 

1,430

Minimum

1,710 

1,290 

748

28

420 

597 

775 

510 

352 

178 

210 

87 

164

87

July

1,150 

1,040 

920 

802 

720

615

554 

530 

458 

3,000

1,910 

830 

665 

2,690 

1,150

650 

466 

362 

297 

1,700

4,200 

2,250 

1,220 

665 

454

1,490 

665 

408 

318 

263 

210

Aug.

182 

160 

560

4,110 

1,320

592 

432 

665 

474 

401

345 

233 

164 

160 

3,090

3,510 

1,150 

692 

440 

315

218 

171 

158 

120 

100

87 

1,630 

3,170 

950 

510 

321

Mean

13,540 

5,858

4,175

680 

2,379 

1,876 

8,791 

2,189 

7,627 

1,053 

853 

6,123

4,356

Sept.

230 

180 

164 

1,640 

13,500

20,200 

23,700 

22,600 

14,800 

5,330

2,070 

1,510 

1,150 

950 

830

f720 

f665 

1,120 

2,580 

10,000

11,600 

3,200 

1,470 

3,260

l,9yo

6,240 

13, "700 

13,200 

3,490 

1,590

Runoff in 

acre- feet

832,300 

348,600 

90,700

3,022,000

41,820 

132,100 

115,400 

523,100 

132,600 

453,800 

64,760 

52,420 

364,300

3,152,000

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

f Computed from partlv estimated gage height.

Time basis: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; 

To convert war time to atpndard time, subtract 1 hour.

ar time thereafter.
178 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Verdigris River near Claremore, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°18'30", long. 95°41'40", on line between sees.

 10 and 15, T. 21 N., R. 15 E., at bridge on State Highway 20, 2i miles downstream from 

Caney River, 4$ miles west of Claremore, and 12 miles upstream from Bird creek. 

Auxiliary staff gage 3,600 feet downstream. Datum of each gage is 538.62 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 6,530 square miles.

Records available.- December 1935 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 64,200 second-feet Nov. 2 (gage height, 46.60

 fe'et)"; minimum, 229 second-feet Aug. 27 (gage height, 4.42 feet).

1935-42: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 2, 1941; no flow at times.

Flood In July 1904 reached a stage of about 50 feet, from information by corps of 

Engineers, U. S. Army. Flood In October 1926 reached a stage of 49 feet and flood In 

1881 was probably slightly higher, from information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of Ice effect, which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

k6,330

M.6,000

k28,700

k33,300

37,700

45,000

51,200

52,000

839,400

923,500

elO,200

96,200

83,700

2,430

H.1,000

k26,600

k30,700

31,500

1:26,900

816,200

88,000

e5,600

k20,100

k27,000

29,000

27,400

30,500

31,600

32,200

33,500

52,800

NOV. '

61,100

64,200

60,100

53,600

42,300

827,500

815,800

elO,000

95,500

3,740

3,240

2,970

2,700

2,520

2,340

2,200

2,120

1,980

2,070

2,520

5,760

8,080

11,000

14,300

14,600

10,900

6,160

4,720

3,740

3,150

Dec.

2,880

2,790

2,610

2,430

2,250

2,070

1,940

1,800

31,620

gl,580

gl,530

81,580

3,150

3,490

3,320

2,790

2,200

1,980

1,800

gl,660

Si, 620

1,840

1,890

3,740

6,880

6,240

5,280

4,560

4,160

2,610

2,070

Jan.

1,980

2,610

2,520

a 1,900

1,250

1,170

bl.OOO

»b870

b750

b760

b770

b785

798

836

904

979

1,060

1,160

1,220

1,260

1,220

1,170

1,110

1,050

996

979

962

937

1,300

1,530

1,300

Feb.

1,260

1,440

1,530

1,480

1,760

2,200

2,340

1,800

1,480

1,260

1,140

1,060

996

937

962

1,4SO

7.S60

13,400

10,200

4,000

2,880

2,790

2,970

3,400

4,960

6,880

4,400

2,970

..

_

-

Month

October ....................................

November ...................................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January ....................................

February ...................................

March ......................................

April ......................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

2,790

2,610

2,520

2,520

2,430

2,160

2,020

1,940

1,800

1,660

1,530

1,440

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,400

k!2,100

1:14,200

kl 1,600

k4,520

2,610

2,120

1,840

1,800

1,710

1,710

2,340

1,890

1,800

1,660

1,530

Apr.

1,350

81.170

Kl.020

8863

8822

896

1:10,200

k27,800

29,600

31,400

33,800

34,900

829,500

817,700

e9,500

e5,000

3,920

klO,400

k!7,200

k30,500

33,200

36,800

38,000

631,400

631,300

822,400

819,000

e24,000

812,000

15,500

-

Secondfoot-days

801,060

451,610

86,360

2y 6SSf 914

37* 128

39,355

94 300

561*141

130,547

426,284

48,477

49,746

282,963

3,058,951

May

15,800

k8,900

kl6,200

kl3,600

kU , 100

k7,070

6,240

7,920

4,240

82,520

82,160

81,940

gl,840

2,070

2,430

gl,9SO

gl,710

81, 148

2,520

3,320

1,940

gl,350

1,440

2,340

2,250

1,710

1,260

996

830

736

655

Maximum

52,800

6 1 880

64,200

2,610

13,400

14,200

58,000

16,200

40,500

4,400

7, 360

26,000

64,200

June

592

532

490

422

405

366

351

346

1,710

5,920

5,120

4,160

k!2,100

15,200

klO,900

1:5,490

ke,6SO

k!4,900

kl5,100

k20,900

k27,000

k32,500

34,300

37,100

40,500

40,100

36,800

830,000

817,600

86,900

-

Minimum

2,430

If 98C

1,530

57

750

957

1,350

622

355

 **£>

O4O

434

2S9

356

229

July

83,500

2,020

1,800

gl,530

gl,260

81.130

8979

gsao

830

954

3,740

2,790

1,400

996

2,680

1,580

962

676

556

475

1,710

4,400

2,700

1,480

937

1,110

1,840

1,480

830

578

434

Aug.

361

305

268

2,610

5,680

2,790

1,440

S46

896

775

714

640

481

1,140

2,610

7,360

5,760

2,790

1,400

912

626

475

351

336

346

254

229

1,210

3,740

1,530

Mean

25,840

15,050

2,7S6

7,203

1,198

3,190

3,042

18,700

4,211

14,210

1,564

1,605

9,432

8,381

871

Sept.

585

428

356

434

k3,760

k!7,300

k23.200

25,300

26,000

k!9,800

1:12,100

k5,310

2,520

1,890

1,660

1,440

1/260

1,150

k!3,500

18,000

16,700

1:15,600

k5,920

2,970

4,400

k6,780

1:12,300

k!8,200

k!7,000

k7,120

*

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,589,000

895,800

171,300

5,215,000

73,640

177,200

167,000

1,113,000

258*900

845,500

96,150

98*670

561,200

6,067,000

« Winter discharge measurement made on thla day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Intercalated.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

e Computed by using fall aa determined from thrice-daily readings of auxiliary ataff gage aa a 

factor.

8 Computed from ease-height graph baaed on occasional readlnga of wire-weight gage.

If Computed by using rate of change of atage as a factor.

Time baa la; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to atandard time, aubtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 179

Fall River near Fall River, Kans.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°38', long. 96°03', in sec. 2, T. 38 S., R. 12 E., on 

County highway bridge,- 2 miles upstream from Salt Creek and 2i miles northwest of Fall 

River. Datum of gage is 898.44 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers, 

U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 573 square miles.

Records available.- May 1939 to September 1942. April 1904 to September 1905 (gage heights 

only) at site at Fall River below Salt Creek.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 21,600 second-feet Apr. 38 (gage height, 22.00 

feet from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 3 second-feet Sept. 3 (gage 

height, 4.00 feet).

1939-42: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 28, 1942; no flow at times during 1939-40.

Remarks.- Records fair.. Gage read twice daily; oftener during periods of rapidly changing 

stage. \

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, £8 discharge measurements and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 1 discharge measurement nade 

and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in aecond-feet. water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

826

1,650

2,380

1,070

826

«570

g2,830

g890

g768

gl,070

436

365

320

298

342

338

462

342

280

S42

1,390

826

826

768

g542

S5.07C

gl ,950

686

570

g57C

85.77C

Nov.

g4,340

gl ,250

1,250

1,070

S26

654

570

488

436

ses

342

320

298

280

262

262

228

212

298

436

262

342

1,310

596

515

412

365

34!

296

260

-

Dec.

2SO

262

245

226

212

212

1S3

177

164

153

147

147

156

166

170

147

153

147

139

130

130

163

412

262

365

298

262

163

170

126

114

Jan.

156

130

119

106

98

S6

75

73

62

54

58

75

94

116

116

111

111

112

116

101

101

101

96

96

96

96

96

91

91

56

122

Feb.

106

94

91

710

365

144

114

106

106

101

96

96

86

82

gl,720

62,470

?739

368

320

365

342

342

gl ,570

g891

S488

462

46£

436

_

.

-

Month

October. ...................................

November ...................................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1941

January ....................................

February ...................................

March...... ................................

April......................................

May y. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water yeari94i_42 ......................

Mar.

436

436

412

365

342

29S

280

230

245

245

228

228

223

212

g228

g2,360

g986

462

388

342

298

280

262

245

228

245

196

166

ISO

167

161

Apr.

156

150

150

139

139

150

262

g342

gl,750

g2,720

g682

515

462

412

342

320

g280

g2,570

g2,230

g3,560

gl,830

gS86

662

570

654

g570

g3,440

510,100

gl,190

886

-

Secondfoot-days

35,553

18,934

"6,115

i7!*4.?.?

3,009

13,292

11,449

38,139

9 90S

17 »9S3

6,442

1 «693

34,105

196 .557

May

682

542

626

488

412

1,190

570

242

260

280

682

488

280

228

196

163

170

164

156

147

139

147

739

196

142

114

103

98

82

71

66

Maximum

5,770

4,340

412

7,950

156

8,470

2,360

10,100

1,190

3,690

2,160

262

8,170

10.100

June

64

56

60

46

46

42

58

54

52

48

570

164

84

62

52

54

56

682

682

298

g3,690

gl,630

g515

g3,580

g3,470

654

412

262

245

245

-

Minimum

28C

212

114

1

54

82

161

13!

66

42

38

11

13

11

July

196

170

156

142

126

114

96

94

89

116

108

2,160

544

212

125

94

80

71

66

710

280

142

93

75

71

64

58

54

48

42

39

Aug.

34

25

32

32

48

125

170

84

48

35

28

2S

25

136

89

94

52

39

27

17

15

12

11

15

12

362

86

46

27

21

16

Mean

1,147

631

197

_ 470..

97.1

475

369

1,271

319

597

208

54.6

1,137

539

Sept.

13

13

g2,510

g8,170

g7,370

gl,590

gl ,250

gl>450

626

436

342

262

228

196

196

212

212

g!64

{£,280

gl,280

298

226

196

177

gl?0

g2,730

g745

320

245

196

-

Runoff in 

acre- feet

70,520

37,560

12,130

-340 U2QP_

5,970

26,360

22,710

75 ,6SO

19,640

35,550

12,780

3,360

67,650

389 ,900

g Computed from graph baaed on gage readings. 

Time baala; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 

o convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

9, 1942; central war time thereafter.
ISO ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Fall River at Fredonia, Kans.

1'ille sotho Fredonia anfl mile downstream from Salt Creek Datum of gage is 

819.09 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army). 

Drainage area.- 816 square miles.

Records available.- November 1938 to September 1942. ,. pt ..,_ oa 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 12,200 second-reet Apr. ^9 

 21.00 feet), from rating curve extended above 8,500 second-feet, minimum ob

second-feet Aug. 23 and Sept. 2 (gage height, 3.08 feet )- t - dur i nr,. 1939-42: naximum discharge, 12,600 second-feet Apr. 15,1041, no flow at times during

RemarksT-^Records good. Gage read twice daily, oftener during periods of rapidly changing

viewed by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1941-42 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Dee. 1-23, Feb. 11-24, Apr. 25-28, 

May 8-16, June 27 to July 11, Aug. 19 to Sept. 3)

3.6 

3.9

80

148

228

351

431

658

870

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

1,360

1,830

2,450

3,080

3,750

12.0 4,440

14.0 5,900

16.0 7,500

18.0 9,250

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

e

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

4,880 

2,300 

4,230 

2,230 

2,230

972 

2,590 

1,880 

694 

1,030

620 

481 

415 

396 

432

498 

1,060 

602 

464 

2,590

2,060 

1,650 

1,680 

1,540 

870

5,000 

4,850 

1,080 

658 

826 

4,370

Nov.

7,640 

1,830 

1,460 

1,210 

1,060

918 

717 

620 

549 

515

481 

448 

432 

405 

383

357 

338 

325 

1,280 

1.010,

498 

432 

2,260 

1,030 

782

677 

515 

464 

448 

415

Dec.

402 

380 

357 

351 

338

319 

304 

279 

264 

252

246 

240 

319 

325

288

261 

246 

234 

222 

211

206 

206 

1.480 

446 

319

481 

415 

316 

246 

228 

228

Jan.

228 

211 

158 

158 

138

109 

100 

100 

100 

96

92

92 

92 

123 

138

138 

143 

158 

158 

148

138 

128 

126 

123 

123

128 

249 

189 

156 

150 

195

Feb.

197 

178 

307 

415 

396

300 

234 

195 

168 

158

150 

140 

140 

140 

1,330

3,630 

1,240 

584 

481 

481

515 

515 

806 

1,860 

639

584 

584 

515

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ba

mber. ............. . . ...

lendar year 1941 

ary . ...

h. ..... .......... .

St. . . . .... ........ .... . . . . ....

ter year 1941-42 . . . . ......... ....

Mar.

515 

532 

515 

431 

464

448 

399 

364 

332 

304

294 

291 

307 

333 

338

525 

2,070 

633 

481 

432

383 

345 

319 

307 

300

319 

307 

264 

231 

214 

2O6

Apr.

2 

5

1

1 

2

5

3 

1

6 

5

1

Secondfoot-days

55,178 

29,499 

10,409

246,872

4,385 

16,882 

13,303 

47,724 

15,876 

38,842 

7,282 

1,784 

46,320

287,484

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., P 

To convert war tin.e to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

197 

195 

195 

192 

184

184 

329 

415 

,330 

,330

,460 

782 

658 

566 

515

448 

696 

,730 

,550 

,600

,480 

,540 

966 

696 

918

966 

682 

,930 

,850 

,140

May

848 

696 

1,260 

677 

578

3,590 

894 

532 

464 

432

432 

620 

464 

370 

307

282 

276 

370 

240 

211

186 

222 

515 

310 

237

184 

158

148 

138 

123 

112

Maximum

5,000 

7,640 

1,480

11,100

249 

3,630 

2,070 6,930- 

3,590 

7,980 

1,780 

197 

8,900

8,900

June

96 

82 

73 

54 

70

82 

86 

10O 

136 

80

217 

370 

367 

150 

92

77 

136 

3,920 

1,710 

1,540

7,480 

4,820 

1,410 

4,060 

7,980

1,900 

639 

448 

348 

319

Minimum

396 

325 

206

4

92 

140 

2O6 

184 

112 

54 

42 

16 

16

16

July

288 

234 

203 

178 

158

148 

148 

133 

92 

234

146 

679 

1,780 

329 

181

136 

105 

88 

75 

448

515 

273 

148 

109 

96

92 

63 

56 

51 

42 

44

Aug.

35 

33 

34 

35 

35

32 

38 

72 

90 

84

66 

60 

45 

54 

70

130 

109 

77 

52 

45

28 

21 

16 

17 

18

77 

197 

68 

60 

51 

35

Sept.

25 

16 

82 

6,130 

8,590

8,900 

2,270 

1,360 

1,210 

826

448 

325 

307 

228 

211

549 

282 

211 

4,990 

2,820

602 

325 

282 

677 

870

1,520 

1,060 

515 

370 

319

u =n Runoff in Mean acre-feet

1,780 109,400 

983 58,510 

336 20,650

676 489,600

141 8,700 

603 33,480 

429 26,390 

1,591 94,660 

512 31,490 

1,295 77,040 

235 14,440 

57.5 3,540 

1,544 91,870

788 57O,2OO

2b. 9, 194V; central war time thereafter.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 181

Bird Creek near Sperry, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°17', long. 95°57', on line between sees. 20 

ana kJ9, T. 21 N., R. 13 E., at bridge on county highway, li miles upstream from 

Delaware Cree k, 2 miles downstream from Hcminy Creek, and 2t miles southeast of 

Sperry.

Drainage area.- 922 square miles.

Records available.- March 1939 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 45,700 second-feet (revised) Oct. 31 (gage helglt, 

30.14 feet); minimum, 20 second-feet Sept. 3 (gage height, 1.28 feet).

1939-42: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 31, 1941; no flow Sept. 13 to Oct. 28, 

1939.

Flood in 1915 reached a stage similar to that of Oct. 31, 1941, but discharge was 

probably smaller, from information furnished by local residents.

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1a

3

4

5

6

7

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.

876

2,010

1,380

5,840

11,700

3,690

1,520

799

313

198

130

100

80

71

4,570

13,700

14,600

3,370

791

457

326

306

7,780

14,000

11,500

5,400

11,000

1,700

911

18,100

37 ,800

Nov.

c 20, 200

c4,02O

cl , 510

g916

g652

g499

403

331

285

243

222

2O5

192

179

164

161

150

138

152

659

836

809

5,140

3,640

916

521

403

326

281

250

-

Dec.

232

225

208

192

173

155

141

130

120

110

112

98

1.12O

1,810

617

348

269

232

208

186

164

208

732

718

384

297

239

192

158

138

128

Jan.

133

277

247

a220

a!59

102

75

67

61

61

60

60

61

65

75

84

90

95

98

98

95

88

80

75

71

67

67

63

60

60

65

Month

Octc 

Hove 

Dece

ber .......................

mber ......................

mHer . . . . . .

Calendar year!941

January ........ ..............

February ......................

March .............. ..........

April .........................

May ......................... .

June ..........................

July ..........................

August .....................

September .....................

Water yeari94i 42 ..........

Feb.

67

69

69

69

67

65

63

60

56

52

50

48

45

45

60

379

1,110

457

243

176

155

158

161

152

150

150

133

120

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

175,018 

1 44,403

_ _ _ 10,044 

367,534

o 979

4 429

8*543

149,122

71 ,380

2,629

14,521 

32,487

537,382

Mar.

120

120

120

122

120

107

96

90

84

78

71

67

65

65

69

754

3,690

880

335

225

173

138

120

102

98

107

141

122

105

84

73

Maximum

37,800 

20,200

1,810 

37,800

277

1,110

3,690

5^940

27,100 

227

9^520

37,800

Apr.

67

61

56

56

52

52

k7,180

k£0,000

kll.300

k!7,300

05,810

el, 110

682

504

413

339

2,150

3,220

k7,050

k23,600

k!8,800

07,600

01,480

980

5,890

6,530

2,770

2,780

767

521

-

May

422

672

4,050

1,720

626

5,940

3,740

639

367

305

353

367

252

223

252

223

199

151

157

199

151

126

110

97

 88

80

73

69

63

54

49

Minimum

71

138

98 

3.8

60

45

65

49

35

22 

22

22

22

June

44

40

36

35

44

35

64

97

178

738

3,740

1,210

3,600

3,380

616

300

330

1,490

498

574

k8,600

k27,100

c!4,100

ol,900

1,120

533

339

245

212

182

Mean

5,645 

1,480

324 

1,007

96.1

158

4 971

2 379

84. 8

468

1,083

1,472

July

157

132

113

105

95

85

76

69

59

121

225

195

100

69

53

44

36

32

29

26

23

23

22

22

22

23

227

216

115

69

46

Per 

square 

mile

6.12 

1.61

.351 

1.09

.104

.171

.298

.764

.092

1.17

1.60

Aug.

35

28

22

817

1,420

280

1,

132

78

59

46

53

42

40

270

4,150

3,910

573

505

L26

90

67

54

68

595

192

121

78

54

46

38

32

Sept.

2S

23

22

3,070

1,42O

772

£88

£96

157

160

115

73

53

44

35

29

25

22

6,420

9,520

1,050

£76

176

601

953

2,720

3,020

653

£84

182

Runoff

Inches

7.06 

1.79

_.41 

14.84

.12

. 18

 34

6 .02

.88

2 . 88

.11

i!si

21.69

Acre feet

347,100 

88,070

_ .ij^ggo

729,000

5,910

16J940

43 290

141^600

5,210

28,800 

64,440

1 .066 .OOO

Peak discharge.- Oct. 17 (6:30 a.m.) 16,200 sec.-ft.; Oct. 31 (9 a.m.) 45,700 sec.-ft.; Apr. 8 

(8 a.n.) 24,000 sec.-ft.; Apr. 10 (3 p.m.) 18,600 sec.-ft.; Apr. 2O (4 p.m.) 27,500 sec.-ft.; June 22 

04:45 p.m.) 31,900 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

o Backwater from return of overbenk flow; discharge computed from curve based on measurements made 

following floods exceeding 18,OOO second-feet.

g Computed from graph based on once-daily readings of wire-weight gfge.

k Computed by \*jlng rate of change in stage as a factor.

Time basis; Central standard tiire prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter, 

vert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

To'
182 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Neosho River at Council Grove, ttans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder above spillway of city dam, lat. 38°40', long. 96°30', In

 NWi sec. 14, T. 16 S., R. 8 E., on highway bridge at city water plant In

north part of Council Grove, a quarter of a mile downstream from Mulers creek and 1 

mile upstream from Elm Creek. Datum of gage is 1,205.63 above mean sea level (levels 

of Corps of Engineers, U. s. Army).

Drainage area.- 265 square miles.

Records available.- November 1938 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 44,600 second-feet Oct. 20 (gage height, 37.13

 feet, from floodmark); no flow on Oct. 1.

1939-42: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 20, 19.41; no flow at times during 1939-41. 

Flood of June 11, 1938, reached a stage of 35.20 feet. According to local residents, 

floods in 1903 and 1932 reached stages 2 feet and 1 foot higher, respectively.

Remarks.- Records fair except those above 16,500 second-feet, which are poor.

Cooperation.- Sage-height record, 29 discharge measurements, and computation of daily discnarge rurnished by Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army; 1 discharge measurement made and 

records reviewed by Geological Survey-.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

Z

&

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

1!

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0

320

186

16

7

6

1,880

109

475

244

50

27

17

63

53

19

15

11

123 

g25,690

1,440

8S6

327

188

f!59

f349

232

145

132

128

1,150

Nov.

1,510

1,410

322

192

169

14S

132

119

125

112

102

99

93

86

86

96

77

74

77 

68

62

65

71

65

50

62

59

59

56

53

-

Dec.

50

48

46

46

44

40

40

40

40

33

4O

40

38

42

38

38

36

34

32 

30

30

29

32

32

38

74

50

42

36

40

32

Jan.

f27

f27

f26

h27

f25

h2S

&l

f25

f25

024

f25

f25

f50

96

128

119

96

96

77 

44

42

40

40

38

38

38

36

36

34

34

30

Month

Feb.

28

27

27

26

26

24

25

25

24

24

23

23

21

23

f21

f20

f20

f24

28 

27

27

27

34

36

32

30

29

29

_

.

-

October ....................................

November ............................... .

December ...................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January ....................................

February. ..................................

March. ............................... .

April ................................. . .

May........................................

June .......................................

Julf.......................................

August .....................................

September ..................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

28

28

29

44

46

42

32

34

30

29

30

27

28

28

28

45

482

163

86

68

59

56

56

50

50

50

46

42

40

36

34

Apr.

34

40

34

34

30

139

148

86

62

53

46

42

42

40

40

3S

38

36

36 

71

86

62

50

46

65

74

53

44

40

38

Secondfoot-days

33,847

5,699

1,235

68,672

1,418

730

1 ,846

.1,647

8,414

18,025

1,261 

746

4,729

79,597

May

3S

1,050

1,730

169

122

99

86

80

74

71

149

1,730

247

102

86

74

71

71

65 

56

56

96

99

62

1,020

542

109

80

68

56

56

Kaxiaua

25,690

1,510

74

25,690

1 oa ±GO

36

4S2

148

1,730

8,560 

119

187

1 ,680

25,690

June

56

59

44

36

32

30

30

29

46

46

71

30

24

22

20

22

85

1,205

8,560 

S14

378

176

135

3,430

1,000

232

159

22S

854

172

Miniaua

0

50

29

0

24

20

S7

30

38

20

10

5

7

0

July

119

102

93

86

80

71

65

56

53

48

46

46

42

34

20

28

25

22

21 

22

21

19

18

16

16

17

16

14

13

12

10

Aug.

9

8

121

29

IS

21

60

187

59

36

19

13

13

16

14

13

11

9

8 

8

7

7

6

5

6

8

7

a7

a7

a7

a7

Sept.

a7

a7

1,680

S04

597

411

136

156

57

35

27

19

13

12

161

1S6

41

27

127 

88

41

21

13

10

9

10

10

8

8

8

-

u »« Runoff in Mean acre-feet

1,092 67,130

190 11 > 300

39.8 2,450

188 136,200

45.7 2,810

26.1 1,450

59.5 3,660

54. S 3,280

271 16,690

601 35,750

40.7 2,500 

24.1 1,480

1 58 9 1 360

218 157,900

Ho gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, 

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record. 

S Computed from graph based on gage readings, 

h Computed from wire-weight gage readings.

Tine basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war tlae thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Neosho River near lola, Kans.

183

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°53', long. 95°26', In NEi sec. 9, T. 25 S., 

R. 18 E., 1 mile downstream from Elm Creek and 3 miles southwest of lola.

Drainage area.- 3,795 square miles.

Records available.- October 1917 to September 1942. August 1895 to November 1903 at 

site 4 miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 25 years (1917-42), 1,267 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 38,000 second-feet Oct. 26 (gage height, 28.44 

feet); minimum, 234 second-feet Aug. 25 (gage height, 3.55 feet).

1895-1903, 1917-42: Jfexlmum gage height, 33.2 feet Sept. 13, 1926 (discharge not 

determined); no flow for several days In September and October 1897, Aug. 19 to Sept. 

15, Sept. 21, 22, 1936. Bankfull stage, 27 feet.

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

11,800

10,700

17,000

17,000

17,800

6,580

9,080

10,400

7,400

9,440

6,140

4,000

2,140

5,620 gie.ooo

18,200

19,600

20,200

16,700

13,000

21,000

22,100

22,800

26,200

33,200

35,600 

34,000

26,900

13,600

6,140

12,400

Nov.

20,700

18,800

13,900

13,000

11,700

9,560

5,810

3,720

3,180

2,820

2,550

2,370

2,240

2,060

1,960

1,830

1,740

1,650

2,280

3,450

2,460

2,280

4,900

3,360

3,360

2,820 

2,190

1,880

1,700

1,560

Dec.

1,620

1,42C

1,340

1,300

1,220

1,180

1,140

1,070

1,000

975

945

945

945

945

 945

945

945

915

915

885

855

855

3,270

2,820

2,060

7,880 

5,100

2,370

1,600

1,340

1,180

Jan.

b900

b760

b700

b670

b350

b640

b630

b620

b610

b62o

b630

b640

666

677

710

885

1,070

1,300

1,260

1,140

1,040

945

825

765

738

738 

795

765

73S

710

710

Feb.

688

665

678 *see

795

710

655

625

610

590

666

550

535

540

1,490

5,100

2,640

1,340

1,000

915

825

765

1,390

3,630

1,700

1,180 

975

915

_

-

Month

October ....................................

November ...................................

December ....................;.....;........

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May. .......................................

June ................... ...................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

856

866

826

796

796

796

826

see

826

765

710

677

1,140

1,040

765

5,340

5,190

1,340

1,300

1,700

1,380

1,140

945

865

826

l;040 

855

795

710

738

694

Apr.

645

620

606

590

585

620

7,670

9,680

8,960

16,300

7,390

2,880

1,740

1,470

1,260

1,180

l;7BO

},2.60

2,800

7; 760

4,400

3,000

3,810

3,630

3 {000

2,060 

2,640

14,200

11,700

3,900

Seoondfoot-days

492,740

151,830

50,825

1,610,711

24,547

32,880

37,339

127,435

61,122

181,661

40,186

51,778

143,580

1,395,923

Peak discharge.- Oct. 5 (3 a.m.) 19,600 sec. -ft.; Oct

-

Hay

1,960

2,460

6,580

3,870

4,800

5,100

3,540

1,780

1,340

1,220

1,100

1,140

1,880

3,810

4,100

1,920

1,220

1,040

975

885

855

885

1,420

1,180

1,040

856 

945

2,280

IjlOO

765

677

Maximum

36, SOO

80;700

7,880

35,600

J.30Q 5*100

5,340

16j 300

5,530

23,400

4,600

15,100

19,200

35, 600

June

686

665

520

485

480

625

545

515

485

455

1,000

1,470

885

855

738

738

605

1,780

7,030

17,900

23,400

19,900

14,700

,7,660

16,400

IS1 , 700 

13 ',800

14,800

13; 000

4; 300

~

Minimum

8.14C

1.56C

85E

142

61C

53E 67 r

58E

611

45E

35C 241!

32E

24-!

July

4,300

3,720

2,640

1,600

1,220

1,070

975

855

795

4,600

1,650

1,140

1,740

795

650

677

605

505

739

2,060

1,960

765

615

530

550

1,180 

635

475

420

370

350

Aug.

337

274

283

27S

825

1,600

2,370

3,450

1,780

1,000

1,000

765

580

998

2,730

825

540

850

1,300

688

425

342

896

270

247

5,410 

15,100

5,380

825

560

Mean

15,890

) 5,061

1,640

4,413

792. 

1,174

1,204

4,248

1,972

6,055

1,296

1,670

4,786

3,824

450

Sept.

400

328

942

9,320

18,200

16,700

19,200

13,300

13,000

7,640

3,000

1,740

1,260

1,000

915

1,420

1,040

1,180

7,610

5,700

2,060

1,380

1,040

825

710

10,800 

5,820

1,340 '91|

79$

"

Runoff ift 

acre-fs'st

977,300

301, 26$

100,800'

3,195,000

48,690

65,220

74,060

252,800

121,200

360,300

79,710

102,700

284,800

2,769,000

IS (11 p.m.) 20.500 aeo.-ft.; Oct. 26 (6

p.

(1:30 p.m.) 19,900 sec.-ft.

« Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.

Time basis: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1948; central war time thereafter. To 

convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
184 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Neosho River near Parsons, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°20', long. 95°06', in NEi sec. 21, T. 31 S., R. 

21 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 160 half a mile upstream from Hickory Creek, threequarters of a mile upstream from St. Louis-San Francisco Railway bridge, and 8i- miles 

east of Parsons. Datum of gage is 810.25 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps 

of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 4,828 square miles, including that of Hickory Creek.

Records available.- June 1929 to September 1942. October 1921 to June 1929 at site half 

a mile downstream. Records include flow of Hickory Creek.

Average discharge.- 21 years, 2,127 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 40,200 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage height, 27.29 

feet); minimum daily, 265 second-feet Aug. 1.

1921-42: Maximum discharge observed, 48.100 second-feet Nov. 24, 1928 (gage 

height, 27.50 feet, site and datum then in use); no flow at times in 1934, 1936, and 

1940. Bankfull stage, 24 feet.

Remarks.- Records good except those for August and September which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1941-42, except period of Ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 1 to Sept. 30)

3.0 250

3.5 508

4.0 800

5.0 

6.0 

S.O

1,430

2,140

3,860

10.0

12.0

16.0

5,740

7,900

12,900

21.0

22.0

23.0

19,400

21,000

23,000

S4.0 

25.0 

26.0

25,400

28,300

32,400

27.0

28.0

38,000

45,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

14,700

18,000

19,700

22,000

30,600

30,600

27,000

22,000

16,200

11,500

10,100

7,440

5,070

3,140

6,170

15,500

21,600

21,200

20,300

20,000

20,400

20,100

20,800

21,400

21,800

22,600

24,400

26,200

29,000

36,700

39,400

Nov.

34,400

29,000

26,200

25,400

23,000

17,600

12,400

7,660

4,S80

3,950

3,490

3,140

2.SSO

2,700

2,540

2,380

2,220

2,060

2,060

4,410

4,980

3,580

5,450

7,000

5,550

5,070

4,230

3,050

2,540

2,220

-

Dec.

2,060

1,920

1,810

1,700

1,630

1,530

1,430

1,400

1,300

1,200

1,170

1,140

1,170

1,230

1,200

1,140

1,140

1,100

1,070

1,040

1,010

1,040

2,300

4,140

5,260

6,560

8,620

7,000

3,310

2,140

1,810

Jan.

1,740

1,630

1,330

1,010

89 0

b800

b720

b650

b650

b650

746

794

SOO

SOO

794

830

950

,200

,460

,530

,360

,260

,170

,040

920

890

920

1,100

1,070

980

1,040

Feb.

,140

,100

,260

,670

,840

,560

,170

950

S60

782

734

674

634

616

SOO

3,820

7,330

4,510

2,060

1,500

1,330

1,260

2,060

3,490

4,600

2,700

1,920

1,630

_

-

Month

October ........... .......... ....... ...

November. ..................................

December ............... ...

Calendar year 1941 ... . . ....

January. ............................ . ...

February. ... .............................

March ..... ............... ... .

April .................................. .

May............. ........ .................

June ................... . . .

July .............................. . .

August ...................... ..............

September ............ .......... ...

Water year 1941-42 ... ...

Bar.

1,500

1,430

1,330

1,260

1,200

1,140

1,100

1,100

1,070

1,070

1,010

920

860

1,100

1,600

6,840

9,340

7,900

2,680

1,700

1,990

1,810

1,530

1,260

1,200

1,600

1,430

1,230

1,010

S90

830

Apr.

830

752

660

651

628

69S

S,180

11,100

16,500

21,000

19, SOO

15,900

4,700

2,620

2,140

1,840

2,380

3,140

3,140

11,500

12,200

6,240

3,S60

4,320

4,700

4,140

2,960

4,140

11,300

14,1OO

-

Secondfoot-days

625,620

256,240

70,570

2,150,548

31,724

54,000

60,930

195,639

85,090

307 , 124

97,388

60,852

194,044

2,039,221

May

6,300

2,700

4,570

8,500

4,600

5,550

5,940

4,320

2,380

1,700

1,670

1.6OO

1,430

1,770

3,950

4,980

2,700

2,710

2,660

1,330

1,140

1,010

1,040

1,560

1,430

1,260

960

690

2,060

1,500

860

Maximum

39,400

34,400

8,620

39,400

1,740

7,330

9,340

21,000

8,500

29,800

11,000

13,000

18,000

39,400

June

692

581

497

483

366

335

1,400

1,2OO

9SO

1,600

1,460

920

3,970

3,320

1,630

1,920

1,770

7,660

13,200

15,800

22,600

27,000

29 , 400

29,800

29,400

27,300

24,600

22,200

18,800

16,300

-

Minimum

3,140

2,060

1,010

131

650

616

S30

626

S60

335

402

265

497

265

July

S,980

5,170

4,790

3,490

2,300

1,670

1,430

1,260

1,070

8,310

10,300

3,680

1,630

2,220

1,400

890

758

758

651

8,960

11,000

6,140

2,450

1,010

776

5S7

1,340

2,380

1,010

576

402

Aug.

265

315

542

920

1,010

692

1,560

2,220

3,220

2,790.

1,700

1,300

1,100

890

1,260

g3,680

gl,810

g634

g444

gl,400

g920

g622

g449

402

381

376

3,140

13,000

10,800

2,060

950

Mean

20,180

S,541

2,276

5,S92

1,023

1,929

1,965

6,521

2,745

10,240

3,142

1,963

6,468

5,587

Sept.

657

497

2,540

5,740

11,500

14,700

16,500

17,700

18,000

15,500

10,300

4,040

2,3SO

1,770

1,500

1,260

1,630

1,670

4,510

8,860

9,940

3,950

g2,540

gl,670

gl,230

g5,450

gll,500

gll,700

g3,310

gl,500

"

Runoff in 

acre feet

1,241,000

508,200

140,000

4,266,000

62,920

107,100

120,900

388,000

168,800

609,200

193,200

120,700

384,900

4,045,000

Peak discharge.- Oct. 3 (4 a.m.) 20,000 sec.-ft.; Oct. 6 (3 a.m.) 31,500 sec.-ft.; Oct. 17 (10

p.m. i <;-<; uuu sec.-it.; uci 

(11 p.m.) 29,800 sec.-ft.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by \je.

g Computed from graph based on gage re^ulngs.

Time basis: Central standard time prior to 2 a.n 

convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 185

Neosho River near Commerce, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lalx. 36°56'. long. 94°57', in SWiSEi sec. 5, T. 28 

N., R. 22 E., at county highway bridge. It miles upstream from Mud Creek, If miles 

downstream from Four Mile Creek, and 4t miles west of Commerce. Datum of gage is 

748.97 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers, U. S. Array, 

bench mark).

Drainage area.- 5,880 square miles.

Records available.- June 1939 to September 1942.

Extrenes.- Maximum discharge during year, 64,800 second-feet Nov. 1 (gage height, 

22.06 feet); minimum, 159 second-feet Aug. 3 (gage height, 2.62 feet).

1939-42: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 1, 1941; minimum, 0.5 second-foot 

Oct. 24, 25, Nov. 8, 1939 (gage height, 1.65 feet). 

Maximum stage known, that of Nov. 1, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are» fair.

Discharge, in' second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

12,700

13,200

23,200

31,300

38,000

41,600

47,900

41 , 600

34,900

023,700

c!2,600

09,500

C6.SOO

4,290

5,960

16,200

26,300

30,400

29,200

C23.200

C20.900

020,700

20,900

21,600

21,800

24,300

28,700

C26.000

c 24, 600

36,800

50,300

Nov.

62,300

54,300

40,700

34,900

31,600

23,700

021,200

c!2,200

c6,900

4,480

3,S20

3,370

3,200

2,940

2,780

2,620

2,460

2,300

2,300

2,940

5,240

4,580

3,150

8,900

7,550

5,790

5,050

3,730

2,940

2,620

Dec.

2,380

2,220

2,060

1,980

1,360

1,760

1,660

1,580

1,510

1,420

1,340

1,310

1,430

1,550

1,540

1,430

1,350

1,330

1,230

1,240

1,210

1,350

2,140

3,460

6,770

10,700

9,500

9,640

5,630

2,940

2,220

Month

Jan.

 2,220

2,300

1,350

bl,240

bl,020

»b900

bSOO

b700

b700

b700

»b850

995

b8SO

911

b920

932

984

1,170

1,420

1,620

1,620

1,430

1,360

1,290

1,180

1,090

1,060

1,120

1,330

1,290

1,300

Feb.

1,520

1,630

1,910

2,460

2,620

2,330

1,790

1,380

1,220

1,130

1,030

942

SSO

842

932

2,380

6,930

7,400

3,460

2,060

1,760

1,690

2,300

4,100

4,530

4,000

2,540

1,930

_

_

-

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March.. ....................................

April. .....................................

Hay

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September ..................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

1,750

1,650

1,5SO

1,430

1,360

1,270

1,220

1,180

1,130

1,120

1,110

1,050

995

953

1,290

2,650

13,200

11,200

5,360

2,300

1,910

2,060

1,320

1,560

1,350

1,470

1,720

1,540

1.3OO

1,120

995

Apr.

974

953

890

832

803

812

11,700

20,700

20,900

27,000

29,200

C23.700

cl4,400

4,200

2,940

2,460

3,280

3,200

3,640

7,020

15,200

11,200

5,430

3,820

6,610

6,930

4,480

8,600

7,250

12,600

-

Secondfoot-days

775,150

331,060

87,340

2,641,362

37,232

67,846

71,393

261,724

106,680

366,206

114,253

62,082

233,334

2,564,850

May

12,500

4,820

3,580

7,530

7,270

7,530

7,S80

5,320

3,770

2,420

1,960

1,970

1,300

1,650

2,580

5,100

4,240

2,500

3,390

2,210

fl,440

1 1,260

f 1,130

1,380

1,380

1,520

1,330

1,110

1,200

2,330

1,430

Maximum

50,300

62,800

10,700

62,800

2,300

7,400

13,200

29,200

12,500

32,200

15,900

12,300

20,200

62,800

June

942

S03

720

668

601

554

743

2,420

1,960

3,770

5,100

2,330

6,290

10,300

4,720

4,060

2,670

6,350

16,200

13,000

21,200

28,700

32,200

31,600

30,400

31,000

30,400

28,700

c24,200

c 18, 600

-

Minimum

4,290

2,300

1,210

176

700

842

952

S03

1,11C

554

53?

319

626

319

July

013,900

c6,440

4,670

3,820

2,860

2,060

1,680

1,470

1,300

6,310

15,900

8,780

2,730

1,860

2,060

1,310

974

S51

812

1,660

12,000

3,450

3,370

1,610

1,020

1,270

953

1,130

1,120

748

585

Aug.

509

417

319

803

1,540

1,080

836

1,980

3,370

3,730

2,300

1,930

1,510

1,170

900

1,880

3,280

1,540

861

803

1,420

974

634

480

431

372

353

6,230

12,300

6,630

1,450

Mean

25,000

12,700

2,834

7,237

1,201

2,423

2,303

8,724

3,441

12,210

3,6S6

2,003

7,779

7,027

Sept.

822

626

996

9,070

11,100

17,200

20,200

17,800

17,500

17,200

14,400

7,660

3,120

2,140

1,660

1,390

1,250

1,700

7,710

11,000

11,100

7,700

2,940

3,730

1,930

4,820

12,100

13,200

3,650

2,620

"

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,537,000

755,300

174,200

5,233,000

73,850

134,600

141,600

519,100

211,600

726,400

226,600

123,100

462,900

5,087,000

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

c Backwater froa overbank return flow; discharge computed from curve based on discharge measurements made following floods exceeding bankfull stage.

f Computed from estimated gage heights.

Time basis: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Fob. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert *ar time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

53*7«J O - 43 - 13
186 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Lake 0' The Cherokees at Langley, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°28', long. 95°02', at Pensacola Dam on Neosho 

Fiver, In SWi sec. 14, T. 23 N., R. 21 E., at Langley, 5 miles east of Pensacola and 

10 miles upstream from Cabin Creek. Datum of gage Is 1.10 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, bench mark). Prior to Nov. 14, 1941, 

wire-weight gage at sarre site and datum.

Drainage area.- 10,370 square miles.

Records available.- March 1940 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum contents during year, 1,917,000 acre-feet Oct. 31 (gage height, 750.0 

reetj; minimum, 1,631,000 acre-feet Oct. 23 (gage height, 744.1 feet).

1940-42: Maximum contents, that of Oct. 31, 1941; minimum contents observed since 

power-pool stage was first reached, 1,577,000 acre-feet Aug. 25, 1941 (gage height, 

742.9 feet).

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by multiple-arch concrete dam, with top of Taintor-type 

spillway gates at gage height 755.0 feet. Storage began Mar. 21, 1940; power-pool 

stage was first reached Apr. 19, 1941. Capacity between gage heights 682.0 feet 

(sill cf powerhouse penstock) and 747.5 feet (maximum power pool, Increased from 

745.0 feet in December 1941) is 1,612,000 acre-feet. Capacity between gage heights 

747.5 feet and 750.0 feet (present allowable maximum stage) is 125,000 acre-feet and 

Is reserved for flood control. Dead storage (below gage height 682.0 feet), 180,200 

acre-feet. Reservoir is utilized for power development and flood control. Gage read 

at midnight prior to Nov. 14. Figures given represent total contents.

Cooperation.- Capacity table and gage heights prior to Nov. 14 furnished by Grand River 

Dam Authorl ty.

Monthly gage height" and contents, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Date

Calendar year 1941.......

Gage height 

(feetTt

- -

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

+701,000

+17,000

t Gage height at mldnlfiht.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central 

war time thereafter. To convert war time to standard time', subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 187

Neosho River near Langley, Okla. 

(Below Spring River, known locally as Grand River)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°26', long. 95°03', in SEi sec. 27, T. 23 N., 

R. 21 E., 2 miles south of Langley, 3i miles downstream from Summerfield Creek, and 

6i miles upstream from Cabin Creek. Datum of gage is 607.65 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers, U. S. Array, bench mark).

Drainage area.- 10,400 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 158,000 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage height, 

36.20 feet); minimum daily, 334 second-feet June 1, 3.

1939-42: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 31, 1941; minimum daily, 9 second-feet 

Mar. 25, 1940 (caused by closure of Pensacola Dam). 

Maximum stage known, that of Oct. 31, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good. 

(See p.186.)

Flow regulated by Lake 0* The Cherokees, 4 miles above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

11,600

29,900

36,200

41,500

073,100

098,400

97,000

102, 000

84,400

64,300

47,300

17,800

11,100

8,560

26,600

41,100

40,300

39,900

40,300

41,500

46,900

49,800

40,200

27,400

24,500

25,900

28,500

30,000

30,700

53,200

128,000

Nov.

155,000

144,000

119,000

82,700

72,200

52,500

36,600

28,500

10,800

2,620

5,580

9,390

9,600

9,600

6,480

2,310

5,660

9,890

9,600

9,600

6,050

6,310

14,400

21,600

24,800

14,500

9,600

9j60p

9,600

7,070

-

Dec.

4,190

9,600

5,360

2,230

2,230

2,230

2,230

4,910

9,390

2,350

2,230

2,230

1,980

477

1,110

1,150

1,170

1,130

1,080

950

481

1,060

1,080

1,030

482

9,450

22^000

20 j 900

11,700

6;85p

2; 300

Jan.

7,680

2,290

4,900

7,360

2,200

2,290

2,290

2,200

2,200

2,290

2,200

2,200

4,740

2,070

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,290

2,200

2,200

6,400

2,290

2,200

2,200

2,200

6,440

2:290

?;2_00

2J2J30

2 {200

4; 600

Feb.

11,400

2,290

5,010

12,400

12,400

12,100

9,570

2,290

4,650

9,670

4,680

4,750

5,410

2,290

3,100

11,200

11,300

15,100

9,540

9,570

5,720

6,110

6,860

11,800

14,400

11,000

9; 370

4,980

_

-

-

Month

Ootobor. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March ......................................

April ......... ............ ..................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

Augumt .....................................

September . .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

5,650

3,570

4,180

5,720

2,550

2,460

7,700

2,460

2,46*0

2,460

2,460

S.310

6,510

2,380

2,290

5,100

8,300

14,900

17,000

8,520

2,460

2,290

2,380

2.3SO

7,720

11,800

11,500

5,960

1,690

2,380

2,460

Apr.

3,280

4,590

4,380

4,480

4.2SO

4.3SO

10,700

42,200

58,700

55,000

59,600

56,400

52,300

40,400

15,000

9,950

S.200

2,640

2,380

3,850

7,880

12,400

18,100

22,700

16,700

4,260

19,500

23,100

23,500

26,500

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,437,960

905,660

134,960

4,677 ,S40

95,420

22S.960

168,000

6l7 j35d

224,580

580,673

134,450

104,120

395,440

5,027,573

May

27,200

21,900

15,700

10,500

2,500

2,420

10,400

17,400

16,700

15,700

7,700

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,420

6,040

13,900

15,400

3,230

2,5OO

2,500

2,430

2,420

2,260

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,420

1,350

Maximum

128,000

155,000

22,000

155,000

7,680

15,100

17,000

59,600

27,200

50,500

26,300

9,780

48,700

155,000

June July

334

341

334

341

356

S23

2,100

3,460

S.670

6,720

474

S.050

24,300

22,500

29,100

8,260

6,010

13,900

17,200

42,200

50,100

48,700

42,800

32,300

31,900

35,000

50,500

42,600

29,900

21,400

-

Minimum

8,560

2,310

477

146

2,070

2,290

1,690

2.3SO

1,350

334

1,660

1,090

5,240

334

12,100

6,940

2,760

2,760

2,760

*2,760

2,760

2,840

2,940

3,200

26,300

17,400

2,500

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,580

2,840

2,940

3,020

3,020

3,020

3,020

3,020

2,670

2,340

2, ISO

2,260

2,260

2,340

1,660

Aug.

1,100

1,090

1,200

1,250

1,130

1,220

1,190

1,260

1,410

3,500

3,500

3,500

3,590

3,590

9,7SO

8,650

3,690

3,590

3,690

1,800

1,500

2,100

2,580

3,210

4,090

4,600

5,020

5,350

5,460

5,240

5,240

Mean

46,390

30,190

4,354

12,820

3,078

S.177

5,419

20,580

7,245

19,360

4,337

3,359

13,180

13,770

Sept.

5,240

5,350

5,460

5,350

10,SOO

21,200

44.SOO

34,300

17,700

15,300

10,500

5,460

5,580

5,690

5.5SO

5,690

5,690

5,SOO

30,500.

48,700

16,500

5.SOO

5,800

5,SOO

5,690

. 5,690

10; 100

22fOOO

16;300

6,870

-

Runoff in 

acre feet

2,S52,000

1,796,000

267,700

9,277,000..

189,300

454,100

333,200

1,224,000

445,400

1,152,000

266,700

206,500

7S4,300

9,971,000

c Computed from back-water curve based on discharge measurement.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. To 

convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
188 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Neosho River near Choteau, Okla. 

(Below Spring River, known locally as Grand River)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°14', long. 95°14', In SEjSEj sec. 1, T. 20 N., 

R. 19 £., at bridge on county road between Locust Grove and Pryor, 5 miles upstream 

from Pryor Creek and 74 miles northeast of Choteau. Datum of gage is 551.83 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 11,650 square miles.

Records available.- April 1941 to September 1942. October 1937 to March 1941 at site 

6 miles downstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 205,000 second-feet Nov. 1 (gage height, 36.45 

feet); minimum daily, 545 second-feet June 6.

1937-42: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 1, 1941; minimum daily, 28 second-feet 

Mar. 30, 1940 (caused by closure of Pensacola Dam).

Maximum stage known, that of Nov. 1, 1941. Flood of April 1927 reached a 

stage of 34.1 feet, present site and datum (discharge, 165,000 second-feet.

Remarks.- Records good. 

(See p.186-)

Flow regulated by Lake O'The Cherokees, 33 miles above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 tc September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

17.9OO

e 29, 000

e43, OOO

653,100

e88, 600

rill, 000

el 00,000

1102,000

94,500

68.9OO

55, 500

23,000

16,100

5,520

29,000

59,600

59,300

47,900

41,700

43, 500

44,400

51,900

45,300

33,400

26,500

30,300

36,000

32, 500

32,500

70.300

144,000

Nov.

9198.000

B159.000

3136,000

697,900

77, 400

62, 100

41,300

33, 400

18, 100

4,690

4,200

10,700

10,700

10,400

9,340

3,620

3,430

10,400

10,700

11,000

10, 100

5,640

16,700

22, 400

27,300

20, 100

11,300

11,000

10,700

10,400

-

Dec.

4,000

9,470

8,990

3,250

3,070

2,900

2,900

2,900

9,840

5,730

2,820

2,820

3,250

2,500

1,100

1,600

1,640

1,630

1,560

1,520

1,330

814

2,180

2,370

1,740

5,860

22, 800

22, 400

14,500

10, 100

3,160

Jan.

6,270

3,430

2,960

10,000

3,070

2,730

2,730

2,730

2,640

2,640

2,640

2,560

2,640

5,220

2,320

2,640

2,640

£,640

2,640

2,640

4,040

5,310

2,640

2,560

2,560

3,950

5,310

2,560

2,480

2,560

2,730

Feb.

11,200

5,670

2,980

11,700

12,500

12,500

 12,200

4,120

2,820

10,600

5,000

5,470

5,640

4,080

2,820

1O,200

10, 300

17,200

15,300

S, 540

8,720

6,980

a7,500

alO,400

a!7,500

a9,800

a!2,500

a5,300

_

-

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

Jaauary ....................................

February ...................................

March .....................................

April ......................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July...... .................................

August ....................................

SepteBbe r

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

a5,900

a5,300

a4, 400

a3,900

6,300

3,160

4,980

6,440

2,900

2,980

2,980

5,040

10,400

3,070

2,930

2,900

7,460

12,800

19,300

11,600

3,500

2,320

2,730

2,620

4,560

11,900

11,600

9,390

2,820

2,050

2,730

Apr.

2,900

4,810

4,810

4,810

4,700

4,810

11,000

44,400

66,200

69,900

59,800

58, 400

54,200

47,900

20,400

11,300

11,600

4,000

3,810

3,720

7,280

11,900

16,300

22, 800

33, 800

12,700

23,000

40,400

29,000

28,600

-

SMWtdfoot-days

1,836,220

1,058,520

160, 774

5,485,726

106,500

249,740

181,710

719,250

264,290

644,867

149,750

113,090

415,260

5,699,971

May

29,400

26,000

19,300

21,200

4,810

4,000

6,480

17,800

17, 000

15,900

a!2,800

a4,OOO

a3, 150

a3, 150

3,340

3,810

11,900

17,800

6,270

a3,250

a3,050

3,250

3,340

3,160

2,900

2,980

2,900

2,900

2,900

2,620

2,730

Maximum

144,000

198,000

22,800

198,000

10,000

17,500

19,300

69,900

29,400

57,500

24,800

14,500

62,500

198,000

June

1,040

584

564

552

552

545

1,620

2,560

8,060

10, 100

3,930

4,780

28,100

29,000

32,900

21,300

6,780

24,800

12,000

41,7OO

51,000

57,500

43,300

35,100

36,000

33,400

47, 900

46, 100

31,600

26,500

-

Minimum

5,520

3,430

814

230

2,320

2,320

2,050

2,900

2,730

545

2,400

1,270

5,340

545

July

12,500

10,700

3,620

3,430

a3,350

a3, 300

a3,250

3,340

3,430

3,430

17, SOO

24, 800

a4, 440

a2,900

a2,S20

2,320

2,730

a3,050

a3,150

a3, 250

a3,250

a3,250

3,250

3,340

3,340

2,730

2,560

2,400

2,460

2,560

2,480

Aug.

1,420

1,270

1,300

3,360

1,310

1,520

1,430

1,480

1,450

2,650

3.S10

3,720

3,810

3,900

5,630

14,500

4,400

4,000

3,900

3,070

1,810

2,090

2,400

3,070

3,900

4,600

5,020

5,440

5,550

5,440

5,340

Mean

52,780

35,280

5,166

14,860

3,435

8,919

5,662

23,980

8,525

21,500

4,851

3,648

13,840

15, 620

Sept.

5,340

5,340

5,660

5,550

7,610

16,300

43, 100

36,900

21,500

15,200

13,500

5,S60

5,880

5,880

5,830

5,880

5,880

5,880

17,400

62,500

29,700

6,560

6,100

6,100

6,100

6,330

7,770

20,800

19,700

9,040

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

3, 245, 000

2,100,000

318,900

10,760,000

211, £00

495, 400

360,400

1,427,000

524,200

1,279,000

297, 000

224,300

823,700

11,310,000

a No gage-height record; discharge cooput«d on basis of records for atatloas near Langley and 

Wagoaer.

e Computed tram loop curve based on discharge measurements.

Tine basis; Central standard tine prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard tim», subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 189

, n Neosho River near Wagoner, Okla.

tBelow Spring River, known locally as Grand River)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35,°56', long. 95°16', on line between sees. 22 

and 27, T. 17 N., R. 19 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 51, 2i miles downstream from 

Nigger Creek, 5 miles southeast of Wagoner, and 6 miles upstream from Fourteen Mile 

Creek. Datum of gage is 495.35 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of 

Engineers, U. S. Army, bench mark).

Drainage area.- 12,400 square miles.

Records available.- March 1924 to December 1925, October 1937 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 190,000 second-feet Nov. 2 (gage height, 38.78 

feetl; minimum daily, 643 second-feet June 5.

1924-25, 1937-42: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 2, 1941: minimum daily, 54 

second-feet Mar. 31, 1940 (caused by closure of Pensacola Dam).

Maximum known stage, that of Nov. 2, 1941. Flood in December 1895 reached about 

same stage as that of Nov. 2, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good. 

(See p .186.)

Flow regulated by Lake O'The Cherokees, 64 miles above stationDay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

11,600

24,700

42,600

50,600

95,000

112,000

e!23,000

el 10 ,000

6105,000

87, 500

64,800

33,100

19.20C

8.64C

22.60C

67, 60C

73.70C

59.30C

44,600

44,100

43,10C

52, 40C

47,700

38,70C

30, 20C

33.00C

37,700

35.30C

33,OOC

85,700

124, OOC

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Nov.

171,000

8162,000

8152,000

9124,000

667,500

668, 100

644,600

34, 400

24,300

10, 300

5,960

9,530

11,600

11,300

10,900

6,450

3,670

7,95C

11,600

14,200

12,000

7,900

16,700

23,400

27,000

23,900

13,800

11,600

11,300

10,900

-

Dec.

7,170

6,710

10,300

5,160

3,430

3,270

3,120

3,040

6,600

8,180

3,350

3,120

3,590

3,840

2,460

1,820

1,940

1,880

1,820

1,710

1,600

1,500

1,630

3,190

2,390

3,270

.18,600

23, 000

19,200

12,300

5,260

Jan.

5,840

6,500

3,350

7,560

5,700

3,040

2,890

2,890

2,820

2,740

2.740

2.740

2,740

4,900

2,740

2,670

2,740

2,740

2,670

2,670

2,670

6,290

2,890

2,600

2,600

2,600

6,230

2,740

2,600

2,600

2,670

Feb.

7,330

9,280

3,120

7,920

12,700

12,700

12,300

7,610

3,040

Mar.

6,020

6,530

4,640

5,090

6,420

3,670

3,430

8,060

3,350

6,990| 3,270

7,650, 3.190

5,070

5,030

5,520

2,960

6,530

11, 100

16,700

17, 600

9,250

11,400

7,470

7,760

7,900

16,100

12,700

14,200

8,010

.

_

-

3,190

10,800

5,060

3,190

3,040

5,330

10, 700

18, 700

13,800

6,620

3,190

2,960

3,040

3,040

10, 000

12,300

12,000

5,100

2,670

3,190

Apr.

3,350

4,100

5,120

5,020

5,120

5,120

7,000

39,200

67, 600

77, 700

65,900

62, 600

57,700

51,900

30,000

14, 600

13, 100

7,120

4,820

4,640

7,640

12,000

15, 800

23,000

46,100

27.400

21,700

59,900

37,200

31, 100

-

Hay

31,600

29,700

21,300

25,600

9,690

8,130

5,120

16,300

18, 300

17, 100

16,700

6,240

4,100

3,840

3,920

4,010

8,700

16,700

11,500

4,540

3,510

3,350

3,670

3,510

3,190

3,120

3,040

2,890

2,890

2,820

2,740

June

2,190

926

714

671

643

910

734

2,120

5,080

15,400

10, 300

3,670

23, 400

33,900

32,500

32,500

11,900

29,700

17,400

37, 700

48,200

62,000

55,600

42,100

42,100

36,300

43,600

49,200

35,800

31, 100

-

July

16,700

13, 100

6,280

4,100

3; 920

3,760

3,670

3,670

3,670

3,760

9,510

28,300

9,640

3,350

3,190

3,040

3,040

3,040

3,270

3,350

3,350

3,350

3,350

3,350

3,350

3,350

2,820

2,670

2,600

2,600

2,600

Aug.

2,320

1,450

1,350

2,110

3,590

2,000

1,660

1,500

, 1,550

1,500

3,510

3,760

3,760

3,840

5,320

a!4, 100

7,200

4,360

4,100

4,010

2,530

1,880

2,390

2,740

3,510

4,270

4,820

5,120

5,320

5,530

5,320

Sept.

5,320

5,320

5,530

5,530

5,530

13,600

34,900

40,600

27,400

16,700

16,300

8,160

5,960

5,960

5,960

5,960

5,960

5,960

6,410

56,100

49,300

10,300

6,640

6,410

6,410

6,640

8,180

17,100

22,500

12,900

-

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

March ......................................

May. .......................................

September ..................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Secondfoot-days

1,149,860

174,470

5,905,956

109 , 170

257,940

191,790

297,870

708,358

165,750

116,420

429,760

6,175,578

Maximum

124,000

182,000

23,000

182,000

7,560

17,600

18, 700

77,700

31,600

62,000

28,300

14,100

56,100

'182,000

Minimum

8,640

3,670

1,500

321

2,600

2,960

2,670

3,350

2,740

643

2,600

1,350

5,320

643

Mean

56,790

38,330

5,628

16,180

3,522

9,212

6,187

27,120

9,609

23,610

5,347

3,755

14,330

16,920

Runoff in 

acre-feet

3,492,000

2,281,000

346,100

11,710,000

216,500

511,600

380, 400

1,614; 000

590,800

1,405,000

328,600

230,900

852,400

12,250,000

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of rainfall records and records for station 

near Choteau.

e Computed from falling-stage curve based on discharge measurements.

Time basis: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
190 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cottonwood River near Marion, Kans.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 38°21', long. 97°04', in SWi sec. 36, T. 19 S., R. 3 E. f 

three-quarters of a mile downstream from South Cottonwood river, and 2 miles west of 

Marion. Datum of gage is 1,289.85 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army)~:

Drainage area.- 335 square miles.

Records available.- November 1938 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum and minimum discharges for water years 1939 to 1942 are contained in 

the following table:

Water 

year

1938-39t 

1939-40 

1940-41 

1941-42

Maximum

Date

June 28 

Sept. 25 

Sept. 6 

Oct. 20

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

1,820 

2,160 

14,800 

15,200

Gage height 

(feet)

8.20 

8.94 

25.38 

25.68

Minimum

Date

July 22,23 

Many days 

Several days 

July 19

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

2

1 

3 

18

Gage height 

(feet)

1.92 

1.764.

1.76

t Period Nov. 18, 1938 to Sept. 30, 1939. 

j Occurred Aug. 3, 1940.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily and oftener during flood periods.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 93 discharge measurements, and computation of daily discharge for water years 1939-42 furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 2 discharge 

measurements made and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, In second-feet, 

193S-39

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov.

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

~

-

-

-

.

-

17

18

17

IS

15

15

14

16

17

17

15

17

15

-

Dec.

17

17

17

15

15

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

15

15

17

17

17

15

15

t>15

15

14

14

14

Jan.

14

15

15

17

15

15

15

15

16

17

17

17

17

17

15

15

15

16

16

15

16

15

17

15

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

Feb.

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

13

14

12

14

14

15

15

15

15

14

15

14

14

12

13

13

13

14

15

17

17

_

.

-'

Mar.

19

14

15

17

IS

23

77

218

153

71

34

34

29

23

18

17

15

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

17

42

67

38

Apr.

23

21

19

17

20

46

23

19

19

20

IS

IS

17

17

18

20

20

20

19

20

20

19

IS

19

20

20

20

IS

17

15

-

May

14

13

12

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

9

9

9

9

9

8

8

9

9

9

9

9

9

7

7

15

10

9

7

6

6

June

7

67

19

9

7

6

6

7

S59

242

44

17

12

20

325

49

15

11

14

17

10

35

48

14

9

90

195

1,400

208

36

-

July

20

15

12

10

9

S

7

6

6

6

5

5

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

61

24

151

137

22

10

6

5

Aug.

5

35

12

6

4

3

S

1.1SO

224

24

16

621

836

43

1,060

980

677

52

26

20

15

13

12

10

10

10

9

9

8

S

7

Sept.

7

6

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3-3

T

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 191

Discharge, In second-feet, of Cottonwood River near Marion, Kans., 1938-42 Continued

1939-40

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

4

6

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

4

4

3

3

4

4

4

Nov.

4

4

4

5

5

5

6

6

6

11

10

7

6

6

*6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

-

Dec.

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

7

7

6

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

8

8

9

8

9

8

e

6

«4

Z

Jan.

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Feb.

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Z

3

5

8

8

10

12

14

12

8

6

6

6

7

13

 19

29

19

25

»77

94

-

-

Mar.

50

34

34

20

15

13

12

50

41

25

18

14

12

9

10

10

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

7

7

7

7

8

6

7

7

Apr.

7

7

6

6

6

6

9

10

8

8

8

7

7

7

8

8

348

1,070

124

41

25

22

19

18

15

87

65

25

267

46

-

May

74

35

17

11

8

7

6

179

538

59

28

19

16

13

12

12

12

495

192

48

140

170

46

29

21

18

16

15

15

13

13

June

12

12

11

11

IP

10

18

37

108

202

27

16

12

11

10

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

6

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

-1

July

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

64

49

8

5

3

3

3

3

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

Aug.

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

5

12

7

3

2

2

3

8

7

12

14

6

3

3

3

2

3

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

Sept.

1

1

1

2

5

104

17

6

4

3

2

2

2

2

5

5

4

3

2

2

1

2

2

775

1,460

92

22

13

10

8

-

# Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by iee Dec. 29 to Feb. 22.

Pay

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

Oct.

8

7

7

5

5

5

4

4

4

3

3

4

4

5

3 |

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

7

Nov.

6

6

5

4

3

3

5

4

5

5

5

5

*5

b3

b3

b4

5

5

5

8

15

21

10

8

34

*744

#234

*64

32

22

-

Dec.

16

14

12

12

12

#11

10

10

10

10

10

10

9

b8

b6

b6

b8

10

11

*11

11

12

15

20

28

27

25

25

17

15

13

Jan.

12

12

11

10

10

10

10

*10

10

11

10

10

10

11

23

32

b20

b20

b!5

15

18

37

*31

b20

b!5

b!6

b!6

17

16

237

210

Feb.

247

166

84

#48

39

34

30

22

24

23

23

23

23

21

19

18

18

18

18

17

16

17

17

18

18

19

20

19

_

_

-

Mar.

20

22

26

24

,22

21

20

23

30

239

408

167

62

47

43

43

33

26

25

25

24

23

21

21

20

19

18

.18

17

16

18

Apr.

18

18

20

22

21

21

23

31

48

33

27

25

24

25

28

28

30

28

25

24

23

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

20

20

-

May

20

19

19

20

21

57

31

19

16

13

13

12

11

11

10

10

10

8

8

8

8

8

60

36

14

10

8

8

7

6

6

June

1,060

347

242

76

27

29

251

981

8,230

5,160

603

243

157

127

108

97

87

78

70

66

60

54

51

47

46

48

73

814

87

46

-

July

38

1,680

910

108

69

54

46

38

33

30

48

36

27

25

25

23

21

19

18

18

17

16

14

13

13

12

13

12

12

60

68

Aug.

18

12

10

10

10

10

10

10

12

10

10

13

14

13

12

10

10

27

31

15

13

31

13

1,170

500

66

31

23

18

16

14

Sept.

299

8,810

4,200

268

82

10,100

4,720

290

126

94

78

69

61

56

50

47

44

42

41

40

37

35

34

33

32

32

31

29

35

57

-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
192 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, of Cottonwood River near Marion, Kans., 1938-42 Continued

1941-42

Day

1

2

3

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

Oct.

55

91

38

31

29

g27

g2,410

gl,020

213

156

129

112

g!07

g2,250

460

154

120

107

g798

glO, 100

g3, 270

g732

g730

g282

222

774

478

189

145

181

390

Nov.

1,160

979

282

199

180

161

132

117

108

102

98

95

92

86

82

82

80

76

74

66

62

70

95

81

82

81

72

68

62

62

-

Dec.

60

58

53

50

47

40

40

40

39

38

37

39

46

53

56

53

47

41

40

38

37

239

2,020

230

134

161

120

75

66

69

69

Jan.

63

51

48

48

47

43

36

34

36

34

40

81

174

415

236

185

195

147

86

70

62 ' 54

57

54

50

47

46

43

39

37

33

Feb.

32

36

37

41

40

40

38

36

36

33

33

33

33

37

70

87

60

50

47

33

37

39

46

44

37

37

37

37

_

-

Mar.

40

39

56

124

81

44

37

29

24

23

22

21

21

21

21

31

293

199

76

47

31

26

25

29

43

139

57

44

37

33

32

Apr.

34

34

32

32

31

50

143

89

66

47

39

34

32

32

32

293

g926

g419

gl,710

gl, 140

gl,590

g328

g!49

g!48

g3,230

g535

g!87

143

119

107

-

May

95

g559

g909

g!20

101

97

77

73

69

g69

g653

g268

88

68

62

62

57

54

52

52

54

56

56

50

48

53

49

42

39

35

34

June

35

36

33

30

28

30

63

64

52

59

148

38

30

26

26

30

65

g!70

g926

g362

691

g552

g324

gl,860

g2, 310

g!87

78

g64

g?46

g!83

July

76

59

53

47

43

39

38

35

33

32

26

316

43

28

24

21

20

19

18

88

80

35

27

21

21

51

SB

26

21

21

21

Aug.

21

20

378

137

56

37

378

58

35

92

95

46

35

41

1,140

76

46

35

32

27

25

25

29

25

26

61

37

27

23

20

20

Sept.

20

19

gl, 140

g4, 170

gl,400

g981

136

98

79

72

58

52

49

46

48

59

46

39

49

54

40

38

36

35

35

38

38

35

33

33

g Computed from graph based on gage readings. 

Time basis: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

1942; central war time thereafter.

Monthly discharge. In second-feet, 1938-42

Month

November 18-30, 1938. . ......................

Deceaber. ...................................

Calendar year .......................

April .......................................

May.........................................

July........................................

September

The period. ...............................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1939 .......................

March. ......................................

April .......................................

May.........................................

July. .......................................

Septenber. ..................................

Water year 1939-40 .......................

October 1940 ...............................

Decenber. ...................................

Calendar year 1940 .......................

March. ......................................

April .......................................

May. ........................................

July. .......................................

Septeaber. ..................................

Water year 1940-41 .......................

Secondfoot-daya

208 

473

.

484 

404 

1,093 

605 

294 

3,798 

559 

5,943 

108

-

117 

182 

208

13,795

30 

391 

430 

2,290 

2,277 

603 

194 

118 

2,558

9,448

139 

1,278 

414

10,772

905 

1,059 

1,541 

717 

507 

19,365 

3,516 

2,162 

29,872

61,475

Maxima

18 

17

.

17 

17 

218 

46 

15 

1,400 

151 

1,180 

7

-

6 

11 

9

1,400

2 

94

50 

1,070 

538 

202 

64 

14 

1,460

1,460

8 

744 

28

1,460

237 

247 

408 

48 

60 

8,230 

1,680 

1,170 

10,100

10,100

Mlninua

14 

14

_

14 

12 

13 

15 

6 

6 

2 

3 

3

-

3

4 

2

2

0 

1 

6 

6 

6 

4 

1 

1 

I

0

3 

3

6

0

10 

16 

16 

18 

6 

27 

12 

10 

29

3

Mean

16.0 

1 15.3

_

15.6 

14.4 

35.3 

20.2 

9.5 

127 

18.0 

192 

3.6

-

3.8 

6.1

6.7

37.8

1.0 

13.5 

15.5 

76.4 

73.5 

20.1 

6.3 

3.8 

85.3

25.8

4.5 

42.6 

13.4

29.4

29.2 

37.8 

49.7 

23.9 

16.4 

646 

113 

69.7 

996

168

Runoff in 

acre- feet

413 

938

_

960 

801 

2,170 

1,200 583 ' 

7,530 

1,110 

11,790 

214

27,710

232 

361 

413

27,360

60 

776 

952 

4,550 

4,520 

1,200 

385 

234 

5,070

18,750

276 

2,530 

821

21,370

1,800 

2,100 

3,060 

1,420 

1,010 

38,410 

6,970 

4,290 

59 , 250

121,900
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Cottonwood River near Marion, Kans.

193

1938-42 Continued

Month

October 1941 ...............................

April ........................... ..........

Hay. ........................................

July........................................

Water year 1941-42 .......................

Secondfoot-days

2 S91

1 745

77, 813

Maximum

10,100

Minimum

2Y

wry

32

18

Mean

259

132

299

213

Runoff in 

acre-feet

8

nf\f\

154,300

Cottonwood River at Cottonwood Falls, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°22', long. 96°31', In NEf sec. 28, T. 19 S., R. 

8 E., 1 mile east of Cottonwood Falls and 3$ miles upstream from South Fork of Cottonwood River. Datum of gage is 1,147.41 feet above mean sea level, preliminary determination (datum of 1929).

Drainage areav- 1,444 square miles.

Records available.- February 1935 to September 1942. April 1932 to February, 1935 at site 

in Cottonwood Falls.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 23,400 second-feet Oct. 20 (gage height, 21.35 

feet); minimum, 84 second-feet Sept. 2 (gage height, 2.36 feet).

1932-41: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 20, 1941; minimum, 1 second-foot Aug. 15 

to Sept. 13, 1934, Sept. 19-23, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, in sacond-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

1 Q -LO

19

20

21

22

O*<£O

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

742

693

639

925

540

441

1,690

3,760

3,980

1,160

639

490

430

10,600

8,770

5,070

1,300

848

1,160

13,200

18,100

17,100

13,700

6,060

1,830

2,930

3,310

2,490

1,380

1,160

1,900

Nov.

4,880

6,570

6,090

3,640

1,870

1,420

1,300

1,120

1,040

965

909

855

810

772

742

714

700

665

632

606

570

570

639

679

646

613

594

558

534

518

Dec.

512

501

490

479

462

441

430

420

414

409

399

399

399

404

409

414

414

404

388

368

363

358

373

2,080

1,640

588

576

540

420

378

363

Jan.

368

285

285

348

348

299

276

323

266

266

253

262

373

479

665

818

, 658

576

529

430

348

328

309

299

290

290

290

285

280

276

271

Feb.

258

248

248

248

253

262

258

248

240

240

235

231

226

253

299

32S

388

363

258

209

214

218

222

226

240

240

235

231

_

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November . ..................................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January ....................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April. .....................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

222

226

235

240

266

328

304

262

240

222

209

201

196

196

188

209

473

632

632

452

328

280

258

240

240

240

294

309

244

209

196

Apr.

192

188

188

196

201

378

626

594

441

430

353

318

299

280

276

262

271

1,120

1,460

1,700

3,200

2,9SO

1,560

639

394

4,790

4,8SO

1,190

735

639

-

Secondfoot-days

127,037

42,221

16,235

449,789

11,373

7,119

8,771

30,780

22,413

45,085

8,431

10,454

41,785

371,704

May

576

558

2,120

3,980

1,510

686

620

529

490

468

552

1,410

1,640

758

512

446

414

399

378

368

358

363

368

368

368

368

383

388

373

348

314

Maximum

18,100

6,570

2,080

21,100

818

388

632

4,880

' 3,980

9,350

1,380

1,510

9,410

18,100

June

299

290

280

271

268

248

271

271

309

304

353

409

529

368

222

192

205

399

2,540

3,090

1,780

639

870

6,340

9,350

7,280

3,310

818

1,420

2,170

~

Minimum

430

518

358

47

253

209

188

188

314

192

102

92

86

86

July

1,380

613

484

430

h340

h270

h270

h280

h260

h220

h220

h230

 h460

h270

h210

h!70

hi 60

hi 60

h!40

h!70

157

240

214

153

136

139

139

169

132

113

102

Aug.

!

1ft

97

95

294

)40

1,080

358

'

i

ISO

152

130

218

430

552

280

L80

240

1,510

I

1

340

253

69

146

128

JLIB

L08

L08

115

110

Mean

4,098

1,407

524

1,232

367

254

283

1,026

723

1,503

272

337

1,393

1,018

L13

L46

L25

L02

92

Sept.

S3

86

930

5,260

8,300

9,410

6,280

1,640

1,080

700

570

495

446

404

388

420

462

414

368

765

446

368

318

299

294

299

343

333

294

285

"

Runoff in 

acre-feet

252,000

83,740

32,200

892,100

22,560

14,120

17,400

61,050

44,460

89,420

16,720

20,740

8Z,8BO

737,300

Peak discharge.- Oct. 14 (7:30 a.m.) 12,400 sec.-ft.; Oct. 20 (8 p.m.) 23,400 sec.-ft.; Oct. 22 

(12 m.) 19,100 sec.-ft.; Nov. 2 (3 p.m.) 6,890 sec.-ft.; June 24 (4 p.m.) 10,700 sec.-ft.; Sept. 6 

(3 p.m.) 9,530 sec.-ft.

h Computed on basis of daily gage heights at dam upstream.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

time thereafter.
194 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cedar Creek near Cedar Point, Kans.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 38°12', long. 96°50', in NEi sec. 25, T. 21 S., R. 5 

E.,- on steel highway bridge, 4 miles south of Cedar Point. Datum of gage is 1,262.50 

above mean sea Havel, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Array).

Drainage area.- 110 square miles.

Records available.- November 1933 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum and minimum discharges for water years 1939 to 1942 are contained in 

the following, table:

Water 

year

1939-39f 

1939-40 

1940-41 

1941-42

Maximum

Date

Aug. 11 

Apr. 17 

Sept. 2 

June 24

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

1,020 

5,640 

a!6,200 

4,380

Gage height 

(feet;

7.90 

12.60 

21.50 

12.05

Minimum

Date

Oct. 27 

Aug. 30 

to Sept. 2

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

n tt

0 

8

Gage height 

( feet)

4.30 

4.41

t Period November 1938 to October 1939.

tt No flow at times.

a From rating curve extended above 3,000 second-feet.

Gage read

Flood of July, 1929, reached a stage of 24.6 feet, from floodmark.

Remarks.- Records fair except those above 3,000 second-feet, which are poor, 

twice daily, oftener during flood periods.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 53 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge for water years 1941 and 1942 furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 

two discharge measurements made and records reviewed by Geological Survey. Records for 

November 1933 to September 1940 collected and computed by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army 

and reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1938-42 

1938-39

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

Dot. Nov.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

13

13

13

14

13

13

13

13

14

15

14

16

14

- 14

-

Dec.

14

14

15

14

14

13

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

13

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

10

12

13ie

Jem.

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

13

13

13

13

al2

a!2

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

Feb.

12

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

a!2

a!2

al2

13

13

al2

al2

a!2

al2

al2

al2

al2

a!2

al2

al2

-

-

-

Mar.

a!2

al2

al2

al2

al2

a!2

13

13

15

17

16

15

17

18

18

18

19

19

IS

19

IS

15

12

12

13

13

13

98

189

318

138

Apr. '

27

21

14

17

148

139

34

23

23

23

23

22

22

20

38

36

23

20

IS

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

16

15

-

May

12

11

11

10

10

10

16

52

20

17

15

14

12

10

10

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

12

12

12

65

IS

June

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

335

31

19

17

16

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

13

216

334

25

14

-

July

10

8

6

5

2

1

1

2

3

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

1

0

Aug.

207

372

165

38

3

3

2

2

123

15

728

487

362

52

86

27

23

46

14

10

5

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Sept.

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 195

Discharge, in second-feet, of Cedar Creek near Cedar Point, Kans., 1939-48 Continued

1939-40

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

Dec.

2

2

Z

1

1

3

4

4

4

4

5

5

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

0

0

0

0

Jan. Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

2

*6

8

"

Mar.

9

9

9

9

9

9

S

7

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

Z

1

1

1

2

3

Apr.

3

3

Z

Z

Z

1

Z

Z

Z

3

3

3

2

2

2

3

1,750

560

68

43

36

34

42

34

26

31

27

118

178

150

-

May

100

47

41

35

31

30

28

187

89

60

36

33

32

29

29

28

811

2,340

115

55

55

44

40

36

34

33

28

26

26

23

23

June

21

18

17

15

15

14

18

17

109

22

19

20

18

15

13

13

13

10

9

10

9

9

S

7

7

7

5

5

4

3

-

July

5

5

4

5

4

4

3

3

3

3

2

3

3

3

2

40

18

9

5

4

4

5

4

4

3

2

1

1

1

1

1

Aug.

0

0

0

1

1

0

1

1

4

6

7

4

Z

2

2

2

5

21

7

4

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

Sept.

1

1

1

1

2

8

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

Z

2

14

4

1

1

1

0

0

1,040

63

10

4

2

3

2

~

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 22 to Mar. 4.

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

,to

30

31

Oct.

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

11

2

Nov.

2

2

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

bl

bl

bl

bl

bl

bl

bl

1

1

1

2

5

5

3

2

366

144

42

19

17

15

-

Dec.

15

13

12

10

10

10

10

a9

a9

a8

9

9

8

a7

a6

a6

alO

a!4

a20

34

54

19

15

13

12

13

17

18

15

15

13

Jan.

13

44

21

15

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

13

45

109

112

163

43, 33'

30

97

119

57

40

42

50

40

34

34

259

83

Feb.

222

176

92

60

55

48

43

40

36

36

36

36

34

31

29

29

30

29

27

26

26

27

26

27

26

26

25

23

-

-

-

Mar. .

23

22 ' 21

20

20

24

23

23

33

34

48

38

31

29

29

33

27

26

26

25

26

25

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

22

Apr.

22

23

25

24

23

24

25

24

23

23

20

20

20

18

19

20

18

18

22

20

20

18

17

18

18

18

20

20

21

27

-

May

23

21

21

20

28

24

20

18

17

15

14

14

15

14

13

13

12

12

12

11

12

68

59

12

11

10

10

9

8

7

14

June

1,970

67

40

26

22

21

26

978

1,960

273

135

85

75

67

59

50

40

38

37

36

34

34

30

26

23

20

19

18

20

22

-

July

21

438

48

38

34

21

20

18

18

17

92

55

31

24

14

14

12

12

11

10

9

8

7

6

5

5

- 5

5

6

7

6

Aug.

6

6

6

5

5

5

4

4

9

8

7

21

30

31

12

9

5

56

59

15

72

27

19

432

38

674

38

26

19

16

14

Sept.

734

7,360

76

57

42

5,460

118

59

54

^47

41

37

35

33

30

28

28

27

25

23

22

22

20

20

22

20

20

22

475

597

-

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
196 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, of Cedar Creek near Cedar Point, Kans., 1939-42 Continued

1941-42

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

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.

79

338

154

103

95

90

346

111

98

92

89

86

82

314

144

88

85

82

613

506

398

144

126

104

98

757

226

114

95

104

575

Nov.

513

553

1,200

314

115

104

101

88

80

76

72

69

67

64

63

62

60

59

57

57

55

54

79

54

51

50

49

49

47

54

-

Dec.

50

48

46

46

44

44

45

42

42

40

40

42

42

40

39

39

40

38

37

36

34

33

28

26

27

64

22

17

16

15

31

Jem.

29

28

27

27

27

27

27

26

26

27

27

29

29

29

29

29

27

27

26

25

26

26

24

24

25

25

25

26

25

24

23

Feb.

23

23

23

22

23

22

21

21

22

22

22

21

21

21

29

83

28

23

23

23

23

24

24

34

25

23

24

23

.

.

-

liar.

25

23

27

31

36

34

29

31

27

27

28

27

28

27

27

54

63

43

36

36

34

34

33

33

33

41

37

31

29

28

£7

Apr.

27

27*

27

27

27

117

114

67

44

38

35

34

34

34

33

33

50

95

69

62

86

50

43

56

154

62

52

43

57

50

-

May

43

46

86

47

45

44

42

40

39

40

42

40

38

36

34

33

33

33

33

32

32

32

31

31

29

29

28

27

26

23

22

June

21

21

20

19

19

73

49

38

31

21

26

28

20

19

21

21

24

57

611

60

36

25

23

1,190

219

58

46

41

40

41

-

July

34

34

32

30

31

30

26

24

22

20

20

24

20

18

16

15

14

13

20

22

18

17

15

13

14

44

24

15

13

12

10

Aug.

9

9

324

624

56

25

20

16

12

20

23

18

18

34

35

27

18

13

11

13

12

12

11

10

10

12

11

10

9

8

8

Sept.

8

8

793

408

186

83

24

228

63

42

35

33

31

30

34

35

29

26

192

50

39

31

29

27

27

154

34

32

29

26

-

Time basisi Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1938-42

Month

December. ...................................

Calendar year .......................

March. ......................................

Bay.........................................

September . ..................................

The period ........ .......................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1939 .......................

March. ......................................

April .......................................

May

July... .....................................

September . ..................................

Water year 1939-40 .......................

October 1940 ...............................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1940 ........................

March. ......................................

April.......................................

May.........................................

September ...................................

Water year 1940-41 .......................

Secondfoot-days

_

398

_

 ZOQ

47

1

_

90

7,418

26

155

88

1,162

9,202

31

645

433

10,217

1.321

628

6,251

1,878

15,554

30.727

Maximum

_

15

.

 x-i O

1

_

5

728

8

40

21

1,040

2,340

366

54

2,340

259

222

27

874

7,360

7.360

Minimum

_

10

-

0

_

0

0

3

0

0

0

1

6

0

23

20

0

Mean

 .

12.8

_

AT ft

.03

_

2.9

20,3

5.0

2.8

38.7

25.1

21.5

14.0

27.9

47.2

518

84.2

Runoff in 

acre-feet

_

789

_

93

2

15,700

179

14,720

52

307

175

2,300

18,250

1,280

859

20,260

30,850

60.940
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 197

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, of Cedar Creek near Cedar Point, Kaas., 1938-42 -Continued

Month

October 1941 ...............................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1941 .......................

Janu&ry ' 1948 ... . ... .......

February

Maroh

Ifov

July

September. ..................................

Water year 1941-48 .......................

Seeondfoot-days

6,336

1,151

41,481

881

716

1,019

1,647

1,136

8,918

660

1,453

8,766

84,984

Maximal

757

64

7,360

89

83

63

164

86

1,190

44

624

793

1,800

M<nlT" 

79

47

IS

4

23

21

23

27

28

19

10

8

8

8

Mean

804

144

37.1

113

86.6

25.6

32.8

64.9

36.6

97.3

81.3

46.4

98.8

68.8

Runoff In 

acre-feet

18,570

8,560

2,280

82,150

1,630

1,420

2,020

3,270

8,260

6,790

1,310

8,860

5,420

49,440

Time basisi Central standard time prior to 8 a.m., Feb. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

9, 1948; central war time thereafter.

Middle Creek near Elmdale, Kans.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 38°24 I , long. 96°43', in SWi sec. 13, T. 19 S., R. 6 

E., 4* miles upstream from mouth, and 4 miles northwest of Elmdale. Datum of gage is 

1,220.55 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Array).

Drainage area.- 95 square miles.

Records available.- November 1938 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Ifaxlmum and minimum discharges for water years 1939 to 1942 are contained in 

the following table:

Water 

year

1938-39 

1939-40 

1940-41

1941-42

Maximum

Date

Aug. 15 

Sept. 5 

6

Oct. 14

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

790 

338 

5,740

a7,210

Gage height 

(feet)

6.85 

5.00 

16.80

18.50

rjlnimum

Date

tt

Octtl 

to Nov. 

25 

Sept. 2

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

0 

0 

0

1

Gage height 

(feet)

2.70

t Period Nov. 17, 1938 to Sept. 30, 1939

ft On many days.

a From rating curve extended above 2,500 second-feet.

Remarks.- Records fair'except those above 3,000 second-feet, which are poor.

5ooperatlon.- Gage-height record, 83 discharge measurements, and computation of daily 

discharge for water years 1939-42 furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 2 discharge measurements made and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in aeoond-feet, 1938-42 

1936-39

Da*

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

2S

28

27

2ft

Oct. Nov.

.

-

»

-

-

.

»

_

»

-

.

-

-

 .

-

_

2

0

110

2

1

2

s

i

i

i

2

Dec.

2

2

2

2

2

1

2

2

1

1

2

8

1

1

1

2

1

1

2

1

1

2

2

1

2

1

1

1

Jan.

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

1

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

2

2

2

Feb.

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

Mar.

1

1

1

1

1

2

2atat

8

6

6

4

S

S

t

2

S

2

2

2

8

8

2

2

2

1

S

Apr.

3

3

3

4

3

4

7

4

4

4

4

3

5

S

3

*

3

3

3

4

3

3

S

3

3

3

3

S

May

3

3

3

3

3

3

8

2

8

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

3

2

'sS

6

5

14

3

June

1

15

90

9

5

4

4

3

6

70

37

7

4

3

3

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

1

197

16

July

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

108

25

6

452

ae

37

98

8

6

2

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

Sept.
198 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, of Middle Creek near Elmdale, Kans., 1938-42--Continued

1939-40

Day Oct.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

0

«0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

1

1

1

1

bl

1-

1

0

bl

b8

b3

4

*4

5

-

-

Mar.

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

*1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

Apr.

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

2

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

4

160

37

16

16

8

12

9

8

8

7

14

23

2 23

1 -

May

56

37

16

14

12

9

7

Jio

49

12

8

5

4

3

3

2

44

81

36

13

80

44

32

20

14

12

9

8

8

S

7

June

7

6

6

5

4

4

4

4

4

d3

d3

d3

d3

d3

d3

d3

d2

d2

d2

d2

dl

dl

dl

dl

dl

1

1

1

1

-

-

July Aug. Sept.

0

0

0

0

167

177

16

4

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage height record; discharge interpolated.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

35,

26

27

28

23

30

31

Oct. Nov.

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

221

39

14

9

7

Dec.

6

5

4

3

3

 »3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

b3

3

3

3

3

*3

3

3

5

6

8

8

8

8

6

6

6

Jan.

6

5

4

4

4

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

10

40

173

30

25

,20

20

104

38

 20

34

30

20

18ia

235

98

Feb.

62

82

45

35

33

29

26

22

22

21

19

21

18

16

16

16

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

IS

13

13

12

11

-

-

Mar.

11

11

11

10

10

14

13

IS

13

69

137

54

47

25

26

26

25

25

22

20

19

18

17

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

Apr.

14

14

13

13

13

13

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

1O

10'

' 108;

 8l

8

-

May

8

8

8

8

8

7

7

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

1

June

995

222

57

42

30

27

74

1,930

3,300

916

199

126

91

77

59

55

50

43

42

38

36

34

32

31

31

30

30

30

30

27

-

July

2V

84

53

39

28

25

24

24

20

41

51

24

12

11

10

9

8

8

7

6

5

5

4

5

5

5

4

4

5

28

85

Aug.

5

4

2

2

3

3

3

3

4

4

3

4

4

5

4

4

4

10

18

17

118

127

40

373

39

21

15

12

8

5

5

Sept.

5

29

44

16

11

2,300

147

59

44

36

SI28

27

24

82

21

18

17

16

15

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

12

13

18

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 199

Discharge, In second-feet, of Middle Creek near Elmdale, Kans., 1938-42 Continued

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17

18 

19 

20

21 

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

18 

18 

20

18 

17

242 

350 

76

191 

66

37 

35 

50 

2,810 

408

130

98

95 

461 

2,860

246 

230

163

124 

104

250

124

93

92

96

496

Nov.

644 

271 

148 

124 

103

93 

84

77 

74 

70

65 

60 

57 

49 

46

46

46

46 

45 

45

42 

48

49

42

40

38

36

36

36

32

-

Dec.

30 

29 

28 

27 

27

25 

24 

24 

24 

24

24 

24 

23 

21

21

23

23

23

21 

21

20 

20

*19

20 

21

22

22

22

21

20

20

Jan.

b20 

b20 

b!9 

b!8 

b!7

W.6 

*b!5 

b!2

b!4

b!6 

b!8 

b20 

b22 

b24

b27

28

28 

21 

19

17

16

16 

16

16

15

15

15

15

14

Feb.

14 

J.3 

13 

13 

14

14 

14 

13 

13 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

14

15

13

13 

12 

12

12 

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

_

-

-

Mar.

10 

10 

10 

10

11

10 

10 

10 

30 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10

124

40 

34 

30

25 

22

21

20 

19

17

16

16

16

16

15

Apr.

15

15 

15 

15 

14

25 

35 

22 

25 

22

28 

19 

19 

17 

17

17

17

17 

17 

- 18

19 

17

17

20 

42

42

28

25

23

23

-

May

22 

197 

513 

65 

47

35 

31 

30 

27 

26

146 

161 

76 

46 

37

34

30

26 

25 

25

25 

25

24

23 

23

21

20

18

17

16

15

June

15 

14 

14 

13 

12

15 

15 

13 

12 

11

11 

10 

10

s

&

9

12

18 

109 

34

21 

19

18

1,080 

129

52

37

21

181

45

July

28 

27 

22 

20

17

15

14 

14 

12 

10

10 

10 

9 

3 

7

6

5

5 

4 

6

6 

6

5

4 

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

Aug.

2

1 

8 

5 

4

4 

23 

8 

5 

5

8 

5 

5 

5

11

8

5

5 

4 

3

3 

2

2

3 

3

7

6

5

3

3

2

Sept.

1 

1 

548 

x 229 

72

58 

44 

31 

21 

20

19 

18 

12 

12 

16

16

15

13 

11 

12

10

g

g

9

9

10

8

8

8

8

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Jlme basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9 1942 

To oor-rert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour. central war time thereafter.

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1938-42

Month

December ....................................

Calendar year .......................

May.........................................

September . ..................................

The period. ...............................

December . ...................................

Calendar year 1939 .......................

September. .................................

Water year 1939-40 ......................

December . ..................................

Calendar year 1940 ......................

September . .................................

Water year 1940-41 ......................

Secondfoot-days

45

-92

494

0

_

0

0

0

1,614

0

28

58

372

763

82

0

0

367

1,670

133

2,093

753

319

137

8,684

869

3,036

16,521

Maximum

2

0

-

0

0

0

452

0

5

4

160

110

7

0

0

177

177

8

221

235

137

14

8

3,300

85

373

2,300

3,300

Minimum

1

0

1

1

0

0

-

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

0

4

11

10

8

1

27

4

2

5

0

Mean

1.4

.8

3.7

3.0

16.4

0

-

0

0

0

4.4

0

1.0 \.o

12.4

24.6

2.7

0

0

12.2

4.6

0

9.7

4.3

5.7

32.1

22.8

24.3

10.6

4.4

289

21.5

28.0

101

45.3

Runoff in 

acre-feet

89

75

46

230

198

182

' 980

0

3,350

0

0

0

3,200

0

56

115

730

1,510

163

0

0

728

3,310

0

575

264

4,140

1,970

1,270

1,490

633

272

17,220

1,320

1,720

6,020

32,750
300 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Middle Ci-eek near Elmdale, Kans., 1938-42--Centinued

Month

December ...................................

Calendar year 1941 .................... .

April ......................................

Ifnv

July. ......................................

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Secondfoot-days

713

29,481

592

1,257

20,981

Maximun

30

3,300

548

2,860

Minimum

19

1

1

1

Mean

23.0

80.6

41.9

57.5

Runoff in 

acre- feet

1,410

58,340

323

2,490

41,600

Time basis: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 201

Lightning Creek near McCune, Kans.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 37°17', long. 95°02', in lEi sec. 7, f. 32 S., R. 22 E., at

 township highway bridge, 4 miles south of McCune, 5 miles southeast of Straus, and 

13£ miles southeast of Parsons. Datum of gage is 818.10 feet above mean sea level 

(levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 197 square miles.

Records available.- November 1938 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 18,700 second-feet Oct. 5 (gage height,

 17.55 feet), from rating curve extended above 10,000 second-feet; minimum observed 1 

second-foot at times.

1939-42: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 5, 1942; no flow at times during 1939-41.

Remarks.- Records fair except those above 2,000 second-feet, which are poor; Gage read

 twice daily; oftener during periods of rapidly changing stage.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 27 discharge measurements, and computations of dally

 discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 1 discharge measurement made 

and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

425 

291 

741 

923 

9,270

3,530 

1,130 

799 

146 

330

116 

56 

37 

31 

126

1,250 

3,150 

1,410 

234

138

533 

707 

374 

162 

53

644 

969 

52 

76 

4,130 

8,980

Nov.

5,010 

1,200 

1,010 

1,600 

616

201 

104 

82 

51 

39

33 

30 

31 

31 

30

26 

24 

22 

68 

201

126 

93 

350 

362 

201

132 

104 

56 

55 

46

Dec.

46 

43 

38 

35 

30

30 

23 

24 

24 

20

16 

14 

20 

16 

21

64 

31 

22 

21 

18

15 

16 

175 

115 

498

1,300 

234 

93 

63 

51 

36

Jan.

243 

38 

32

76 

4

10 

8 

5 

3 

2

1 

2

3

11 

13

16 

20 

26 

27 

17

8 

12 

16 

19 

18

IS 

37 

49 

40 

27 

88

Feb.

104 

32 

61 

S3 

56

50 

45 

35 

30 

22

22

18 

17 

31 

71

188 

380 

60 

34 

30

41 

93 

407 

531 

1S1

59 

63 

62

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec<

C

Jam 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Julj 

Augi 

Sep

WE

Jber. ................................ .

BBber. ........ ......

ilendar year 194 

lary

ruary. ............. . . . . . . ...

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Ll. ................................

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iter year!941-42 ......................

Mar.

59 

50 

36 

33 

24

21 

19 

17 

4 

3

2

6 

8 

12 

9

7S6 

1,240 

109 

55 

35

22

14 

13 

13 

15

15 

13 

11 

13 

13 

9

Apr.

1, 

1, 

1, 

3,

1,

Secondfoot-days

40,363 

12,434 

3,157

109,730

994 

2,818 

2,679 

12,612 

1,065 

20,620 

4,507 

1,013 

5,455

108,217

6 

6 

4 

4 

5

6 

880 

360 

870. 

170

963 

117 

71 

69 

54

37 

34 

132 

192 

090

572 

142 

55 

31 

375

129 

82 

76 

47 

33

May

33 

27 

126 

32 

37

438 

47 

25

18 

13

3 

2 

11 

5 

6

36 

31 

16 

13 

9

7 

7 

6 

23

20

9 

3 

5 

3 

2 

2

Maximum

9,270 

5,010 

1,300

9,270

248 

531 

1,240 

3,170 

438 

4,120 

1,470 

175 

1,110

9,270

June

2 

3

3 

3 

1

6 

14 

162 

333 

873

437 

284 

1,060 

1,580 

373

3SO 

144 

1,360 

2,240 

1,300

2,150 

4,120 

2,150 

243 

952

248 

59 

33 

32 

20

July

15 

13 

11 

10 

9

7 

5 

5 

4 

1,470

789 

66 

29 

IS 

12

9 

5 

2 

1 

801

1,060 

52 

47 

21 

15

12 

6 

5 

4 

2 

2

Aug.

1 

1 

1 

11 

175

46 

26 

16 

71 

26

115 

SI 

14 

6 

12

162 

58 

20 

9 

4

2 

2 

150 

22 

9

7 

5 

4 

4 

2 

1

Sept.

1 

1 

5 

20 

201

823 

309 

38 

39 

27

IS 

12 

7 

5

3

2 

2 

2 

750 

1,110

323 

40 

23 

19 

25

627 

638 

76 

41 

IS

Minimum Mean *£«£

31 1,318 81,050 

22 414 24,660 

14 102 6,260

0 301 217,700

1 32.1 1,970 

17 101 5,590 

2 86.4- 5,310 

4 420 25,010 

2 34.4 2,110 

1 637 40,900 

1 145 8,940 

1 32.7 2,010 

1 182 10,820

1 296 214,600

TV"? £a ? l3! Central standard time prior to ?. a.m., p^h. o, 1Q4P- r,er, i-. i «a r t.ime t^ereAf <-.«,..

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202 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Spring River near Waco, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°14'45", long. 94°33'55", on line between SEi 

sec. 7 and NEi sec. 18, T. 29 N., R. 33 W., at county highway bridge, three-quarters 

of a mile downstream from Blackberry Creek and IB miles east of Waco. Datum of gage 

Is 833.23 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,160 square miles.

Records available.- April 1924 to September^l942.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 857 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 37,300 second-feet Oct. 5 (gage height, 24.4 

feet); minimum, 152 second-feet Sept. 2.

1924-42: Maximum discharge, 57,400 second-feet Aug. 17, 1927 (gage height, 28.6 

feet, from floodmarks); minimum, 11 second-feet July 24, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of Ice effect, which are poor. Low flow 

regulated by power plant 3 miles above station.

Rating table, water year 1941-42, except period of Ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

154 

206 

35S 

539 

758

8.0 

12.0

1,040

1,670

2,370

4,060

8,250

16.0

19.0

21.0

23.2

13,000

18,100

23,300

31,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

'5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4,060

3,240

1,880

10,200

26,400

28,800

16,000

7,920

2,930

2,230

1,010

1,160

920

1,760

6,270

3,910

7,920

5,650

3,340

1,8'80

1,400

1,220

1,190

1,100

1,010

6,000

5,750

3,700

1,860

19,500

31,700

Nov.

27, 200

16,000

8,250

7,370

4,350

2,350

2,090

1,740

1,460

1,340

1,250

1,250

1,160

1,100

1,040

950

920

865

950

2,610

2,160

1,530

3,700

3,010

1,810

1,500

1,250

1,070

930

920

~

Dec.

950

920

838

784

709

686

620

600

600

559

559

559

734

892

758

663

620

579

539

520

500

620

2,150

1,810

1,330

3,790

2,350

1,130

310

734

734

Jan.

1,370

1,370

865

600

b559

b539

b500

b4S2

b482

b463

b445

b445

b427

424

427

449

482

559

559

500

445

406

396

382

368

389

520

600

539

559

1,500

Month

October .......................

November ......................

December ......................

Calendar year 1941 .........

January .......................

February ......................

llsrch .........................

April .........................

Hay '

June ..........................

July ..........................

August .........................

September .....................

Water year 1941-42 ..........

Feb.

1,950

1,600

2,020

3.520

2,350

1,530

1,070

892

1,100

2,230

1,600

1,010

S38

753

810

1,500

1,700

1,250

S92

310

892

1,040

2,530

3,250

1,950

1,190

1,070

980

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

216,910

103,175

30, 197

575,922

18,051

42,832

16,400

63,747

26,639

72, 462

13,108

9,362

39,921

652,804

Mar.

892

S3S

784

709

686

666

642

600

579

559

520

520

642

539

500

520

686

5*9

463

431

402

378

375

361

365

365

392

382

342

338

325

Maximum

31,700

27, 200

3,790

31,700

1,500

3,520

892

10,000

3,970

9,580

1,950

838

6,710

31,700

Apr.

315

309

299

303

293

325

9,320

7,480

10, 000

8,800

4,550

2,020

1,430

1,310

1,160

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,460

1,560

950

758

686

642

1,950

1,500

980

920

734

663

-

May

709

600

1,430

1,250

1,070

3,970

1,950

950

686

579

709

1,430

1,230

709

1,280

1,190

838

620

559

559

482

452

500

420

382

368

355

335

322

309

296

Minimum

920

865

500

63

368

75S

325

293

296

257

217

159

154

154

June

281

231

266

257

263

332

309

399

620

1,220

1,810

2,090

1,070

1,760

1,070

9SO

1,070

8,470

9,580

6,380

9,130

7,260

3,970

2,370

4,250

3,170

1,400

365

810

709

~

Mean

6,997

3,439

974

1,578

582

1,530

529

2,125

859

2,415

423

302

1,331

1,789

July

559

520

482

459

431

413

389

372

351

345

328

312

296

290

269

257

248

240

240

921

1,950

392

449

332

296

2S1

260

246

237

226

217

Per 

square 

mile

6.03

2.96

.340

1.36

.502

1.32

.456

1.83

.741

2.08

.365

.260

1.15

1.54

Aug.

203

201

195

S38

579

420

389

335

2S4

263

287

373

315

296

365

416

332

2S7

251

234

220

234

234

263

342

243

206

192

179

172

159

Sept.

159

154

287

328

510

5,050

5,450

2,230

1,600

1,040

559

416

355

312

287

263

248

237

5,240

6,710

2,300

1,070

642

639

463

810

1,040

709

500

413

~

Runoff .

Inches

6.95

3.30

.97

18.46

.58

1.38

.53

2.04

.85

2.32

.42

.30

1.28

20.92

Acre-feet

430,200

204,800

59,890

1,142,000

35,800

84,960

32,530

126,400

52,640

143, 700

26,000

18,570

79,180

1,295,000

Peak discharge.- Oct. 5 (12 p.m.) 37,300 sec.-ft.; Oct. 16 (8:30 p.m.) 11,200 sec.-ft.; Oct. 31 

(2 p.m.) 33,5OO sec.-ft.; Apr. 7 (2 p.m.) 11,700 sec.-ft.; Apr. 9 (6 p.m.) 11,700 sec.-ft.; June 21 

(7 p.m.) 11,500 sec.-ft.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Time basis: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 203

Spring River near Quapaw, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°56', long. 94°45', In center of SWi sec. 5, T. 

28 N., R. 24 E-, at county highway bridge an eighth of a mile upstream from Rock 

Creek and 3 miles southeast of Quapaw. Datum of gage Is 746.25 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, bench mark).

Drainage area.- 2,580 square miles, Including that of Rock Creek.

Records available.- July 1939 to September 1942 (including flow of Rock Creek/.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 56,200 second-feet Nov. 1 (gage height, 29.31 

feet); minimum dally, 195 second-feet Aug. 30.

1939-42: Maximum discharge, 63,200 second-feet Apr. 20, 1941 (gage height, 29.66 

feet); minimum dally, 100 second-feet Oct. 23, 1939.

Flood of Mar. 13, 1935, reached a stage of 30 feet, from information furnished by 

local residents.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Low and 

medium flow regulated by Rlverton hydro-electric plant 15 miles above stationDischarge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Das

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

Oct.

9,000

6,660

5,400

22,000

48,700

47,900

59,000

20,200

7,250

5,190

5,880

5,040

2,640

2,280

8,510

17,900

21,400

11,900

7,450

5,190

5,770

5,550

5,240

5,540

5,140

11,200

15,200

6,580

4,610

54,600

51, 500

Nov.

52,800

57,400

18,200

15,400

10,000

7,030

5,580

4.690

4,100

5,550

5,140

5,240

5,040

3,840

2,840

2,560

2,500

2,520

2,280

3,550

4,450

5,660

6,500

6,660

4,450

5,660

3,540

2,940

2,740

2,640

-

Dec.

2,220

2,500

2,150

8,170

1,620

1,890

1,810

1,750

1,690

1,610

1,570

1,540

1,770

2,010

1,890

1,750

1,650

1,570

1,500

1,460

1,420

1,570

5,320

3,770

5,880

7,500

5,060

2,890

2,240

2,060

1,950

Jan.

*2,240

3,040

2,280

al,770

al, 540

1,420

bl.SOO

bl, 200

bl,100

ebl,000

1,050

1,110

1,100

1,140

1,080

1,050

1,280

1,140

1,280

1,280

1,250

,975

Ii020

980

1,050

942

1,080

1,180

1,160

1,230

2,510

Feb.

5,440

5,240

*4, 100

5,530

5,580

3,880

2,550

2,570

2,280

3,240

3,550

2.350

2,190

2,060

1,970

3,040

5,880

5,040

2,260

2,100

2,190

2,260

5,960

6,600

4,690

5,240

2,460

2,460

-

_

Mar.

2,550

2,190

1,850

1,770

1,850

1,610

1,750

1,610

1,570

1,500

1,420

1,420

1,540

1,750

1,510

1,420

2,150

1,960

1,590

1,090

1,140

1,290

966

879

1,070

1,020

927

898

754

1,030

795

Apr.

776

795

SOI

778

500

957

10,600

IS, 600

'19,900

21,200

10,600

6,760

4,320

5,890

5,450

5,040

2,850

2,750

5,250

4,510

5,570

2,650

2,250

1,760

5,640

5,440

3.260

5,560

2,840

2,560

, -

May

2,460

2,120

4,660

5,280

2,820

10, 200

5,250

5,240

2,640

2,040

2,210

5,250

g2,600

g2,540

g2,800

g2,SOO

g2, 510

1,720

1,690

1.510

1,550

1,150

1,510

1,460

1,050

1,040

1,060

900

818

769

5S2

June

896

612

794

810

662

716

598

1,650

2,220

4,210

4,100

5,970

2,990

4,740

5,650

2,890

2,790

9,210

17,600

12, 100

12,900

16,900

7,720

5,080

7,040

6,270

5,840

2,180

1,980

1,640

-

July

1,510

1,550

1,410

1,060

1,150

1,060

1,150

965

942

1,670

1,420

955

1,150

849

800

564 eis

580

685

2,240

2,460

2,760

1,340

959

802

492

809

665

557

579

561

Aug.

478

6SS

529

1,180

1,740

1,160

876

1,570

859

776

829

915

1,050

1,010

940

-1,050

951

970

790

657

552

565

240

804

700

910

516

602

414

195

541

Sept.

529

457

5,670

2,400

2,050

8,750

15,200

5,880

4,260

5,100

2,520

1,480

1,420

1,080

942

876

951

726

17, 100

17,900

6,120

5,940

2,690

5,660

2,510

5,420

4,050

2,320

2,200

1,590

-

Month

May ...........................

July ..........................

September .....................

Hater year 1941-42 ..........

Secondf cot-days

434, 420 

228, ISO 

71,720

1,276,967

41,627 

90,600 

44,451 

150,657 

74.169 

145, 120 

34, 109 

24, 604 

124,051

1,461,816

Maximum

51,500 

52,300 

7,500

57,600

5,040 

6,600 

2,550 

21,200 

10, 200 

17,600 

2,760 

1,740 

17,900

52,600

Minimum

2,280 

2,260 

1,420

148

942 

1,970 

754 

500 

582 

598 

557 

195 

457

195

Mean

14,010 

7,605 

2,514

5,504

1,543 

5,243 

1,455 

5,021 

2,595 

4,771 

1,100 

794 

4,154

4,005

Per 

square 

mile

5.45 

2.95 

.897

1.56

.521 

1.26 

.555 

1.95 

.928 

1.85 

.426 

.303 

1.60

1.55

Runoff

Inches

6.26 

5.29 

1.03

13.45

.60 

1.51 

.64 

2.17 

1.07 

2.06 

.49 

.55 

1.79

21 ..06 

 . t

Acre-feet

661,700 

452,500 

142,300

2,537,000

82,570 

160, 100 

86,150 

298,600 

147,100, 

283,900 

67,650 

48,600 

246,000

2,900,000

Peak discharge.- Oct. 6 (4 a.m.) 50,500 aee.-ft.; Oct. 17 (12:30 a.m.) 25,900 see.-ft'J) 6cjfc. 26 

(10 p.m.) 21,400 sec.-ft.; Mov. 1 (12:45 a.m.) 56,200 sec.-ft.; Apr. 9 (7:30 p.m.) 25,700 aejj.-ft.J 

Sept. 19 (12 m.) 25,300 sec.-ft. ' ' '.. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. , ~"f

a Ho gage-height record} discharge Interpolated.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

g Computed from gage-height graph baaed on recorded range In stage and once-daily readings 6f 

wire-weight gage.

Time basist Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. To 

convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
204 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Shoal Creek above Joplin, No.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°00'45", long. 94°28'45", in NEi sec. 1, T. 26 

N., R. 33 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 71, 4 miles southeast of Joplin and 6 miles 

downstream from Baynham Branch.

Drainage area.- 424 square miles.

Records available.- October 1941 to September 1942. April 1924 to September 1941 at site 

5 miles downstream, published as Shoal Creek near Joplin (records not equivalent).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,500 second-feet Oct. 5 (gage height, 11.86 

feet); minimum, 86 second-feet Aug. 30 (gage height, 2.94 feet).

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

Rating tables, water year 1941-42 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. 

In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 6 Apr. 7 to Sept. 30

3.4 226 7.5 2,900 2.9 73 4.7 835 

3.9 419 S.5 4,210 3.2 172 5.5 1,370 

4.9 870 9.8 6,390 3.6 319 6.5 2,220 

5.7 1,320 11.1 9,060 4.0 485 7.5 3,270 

6.5 1,920

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

512 

350 

354 

2,940 

9,060

2,380 

1.720 

1,260 

1,030 

895

770 

680 

612 

577 

612

1,240 

1,260 

1,080 

948 

820

748 

702 

658 

795 

770

748 

a885 

a756 

a800 

 7,270 

a7,830

Nov.

3,730 

2,100 

1,760 

1,600 

1,360

1,230 

1,110 

1,030 

948 

870

820 

770 

748 

702 

680

658 

635 

590 

666 

948

702 

702 

975 

845 

795

748 

725 

680 

635 

612

Dec.

590 

568 

542 

524 

507

482 

461 

448 

436 

423

411 

411 

427 

419 

403

398 

390 

382 

374 

362

358 

374 

427 

415 

432

465 

448 

427 

427 

419 

419

Jan.

419 

398 

382 

370 

354

342 

334 

326 

318

311

303 

299 

299 

292 

284

280 

280 

280 

277 

266

262 

255 

251 

251 

244

244 

248 

240 

233 

262 

330

Month *£

Goto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 

ary

Feb.

354 

362 

386 

411 

427

432

411 

394 

407 

398

386 

382 

370 

354 

358

394 

490 

507 

490 

482

469 

465 

550 

635 

612

590 

559 

524

ond-

-days

51,062 

30, 424 

13,569

...

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

ter year 1941-42 .......... 2

9,234 

12,599 

10,986 

28,565 

14,979 

16,745 

7,625 

6,136 

14,243

16,167

Mar.

503 

482 

474 

478 

469

448 

436 

423 

403 

39,4

382 

378 

370 

358 

346

338

330 

318 

311 

307

299 

295 

288 

2S4 

288

292 

277 

258 

258 

255 

244

Maximum

9,060 

3,780 

590

-

419 

635 

503 

3,270 

1,410 

2,160 

371 

431 

2,910

9,060

Apr.

248 

237 

240 

237 

233

262 

2,000 

2,370 

3,270 

2,370

1,570 

1,300 

1,160 

1,060 

925

835 

752 

780 

725 

700

625 

596 

563 

539 

1,060

1,020 

780 

808 

675 

625

May

611 

577 

587 

615 

700

1,410 

808 

625 

572 

530

512 

512 

468 

446 

472

446 

413 

400 

384 

371

359 

347 

351 

331 

319

311 

315 

307 

300 

292 

288

Minimum

350 

612 

358

-

233 

354 

244 

233 

288 

262 

141 

105 

95

95

June

284 

280 

273 

262 

265

262 

262 

421 

331 

311

363 

284 

582 

615 

388

476 

384 

2,160 

1,660 

752

1,020 

925 

725 

650 

591

526

472 

438

408 

375

Mean

1,647 

1,014 

438

-

298 

450 

354 

952 

483 

558 

246 

198 

475

592

July

359 

339 

319 

311 

296

284 

273 

262 

250 

307

307 

288 

265 

247 

232

225 

214

207 

200 

214

371 

269 

218 

204 

193

182 

176 

169 

158 

145 

141

Per 

square 

mile

3.88 

2.39 

1.03

-

.703 

1.06 

.835 

2.25 

1.14 

1.32 

.680 

.467 

1.12

1.40

Aug.

131 

128 

135 

359 

254

190 

196 

236 

182 

162

431 

347 

211 

214 

254

303 

269 

229 

207 

190

176 

165 

165 

148 

141

138 

128 

122 

112 

108 

105

Sept.

105 

95 

344 

292 

490

1,100 

948 

601 

503 

425

363 

323 

£92 

262 

236

218 

200 

182 

2,910 

865

526

413 

355 

396 

319

335 

319 

296 

276 

254

Runoff

Inches

4.47 

2.67 

1.19

-

.81 

1.10 

.96 

2.51 

1.31 

1.47 

.67 

.54 

1.25

18.95

Acre-feet

101,300 

60,380 

26,910

-

18,320 

24,990 

21,790 

56,660 

29,710 

33,210 

15, 120 

12,170 

28,250

428,800

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of unpublished records collected at alte 5 

miles downstream.

Time basis; Central standard tine prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS HIVER BASIN 205

Elk River near Tiff City, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°38', long. 94°35', In NEi sec. 22, T. 22 N., 

R. 34 W., at bridge on State Highway 43, three-quarters of a mile downstream from 

Blackfoot Branch, 2f miles upstream from Buffalo Creek, and 3 miles southeast of 

Tiff City. Datum of gage is 750.61 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

by Corps of Engineers, u. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 848 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 36,400 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage height, 19.69 

reet;; minimum daily, 93 second-feet Sept. 3.

1939-42: Maximum discharge, 137,000 second-feet Apr. 19, 1941 (gage height, 28.4 

feet, from floodmark), by slope-area method; minimum daily, 24 second-feet Oct. 8, 

1939.

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 19, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good. Low flow regulated by power plant at Noel, 9 miles (revised) 

above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

168

213

224

1,080

7,540

3,130

1,980

1,560

1,220

1,010

S57

720

622

537

694

2,490

3,940

2,520

1,930

1,560

1,280

1,140

1,140

1,080

1,320

1,440

2,810

2,350

1,S30

13,400

29,300

Nov.

11,900

5,75O

3,810

2,930

2,350

1,9SO

1,740

1,520

1,360

1,250

1,140

1,040

978

916

857

82S

773

746

773

1,280

1,360

1,280

1,880

2,350

1,980

1,700

1,480

1,320

1,180

1,080

-

Dec.

1,010

916

857

800

773

720

670

645

598

576

537

525

537

541

537

533

525

520

503

492

476

476

554

670

720

S86

1,010

1,010

973

916

886

Jan.

S57

300

746

694

645

598

554

529

496

472

449

434

420

402

391

371

364

361

351

338

329

313

307

298

292

286

289

284

278

313

554

Feb.

857

97S

1,010

1,040

1,040

1,040

978

916

357

800

720

694

645

59S

593

967

2,650

2,690

2,130

1,780

1,520

1,320

1,250

1,250

1,280

1,250

. 1,180

1,OSO

_

_

-

Mar.

1,010

947

SS6

357

S28

773

746

720

670

645

596

596

576

576

560

537

516

500

480

463

453

438

423

412

402

402

391

37S

364

354

345

Apr.

338

332

323

320

310

316

1,160

3,950

9,790

6,900

4,320

3,060

2,490

2,040

1,720

1,510

1,300

1,260

1,220

1,«70

963

866

804

746

1,980

3,390

2,540

3,300

3,170

2,440

-

Nay

2,000

1,770

1,820

1,320

1,510

1,340

1,220

1,030

930

834

774

746

695

643

627

617

578

550

524

528

528

510

493

472

443

423

404

385

366

345

331

June

321

311

298

288

308

291

294

324

396

427

658

546

1,960

2,140

1,590

1,770

1,630

2,240

2,340

1,720

1,770

1,820

1,550

1,300

1,140

998

834

746

658

598

-

July

550

515

476

443

416

389

363

342

321

321

317

308

288

272

257

246

231

223

209

200

200

198

193

187

180

174

170

140

143

143

136

Aug.

131

112

125

231

V 209

187

170

162

157

152

160

167

162

157

193

317

301

251

223

193

182

164

152

136

121

123

121

116

114

112

100

Sept.

98

98

93

146

200

257

321

348

331

338

308

269

240

217

198

185

172

164

180

195

190

177

164

164

162

132

211

217

211

198

-

Month

December ......................

May ...........................

September .....................

Water year 1941-42 ..........

Secondfoot-days

91,085 

59,531 

21,402

440, 767

13,815 

33,098 

17,843 

63,923 

25,256 

31,316 

8,551 

5,201 

6,233

377,259

Maximum

29,300 

11,900 

1,010

63,600

S57 

2,690 

1,010 

9,790 

2,000 

2,340 

550 

317 

348

29,300

Minimum

163 

746 

476

75

27S 

598 

345 

310 

331 

288 

136 

100 

93

93

Mean

2,938 

1,934 

690

1,203

446 

1,132 

576 

2,131 

S15 

1,044 

276 

163 

2 OS

1,034

Per 

square 

 ile

3.46 

2.34 

.314

1.42

.526 

1.39 

.679 

2.51 

.961 

1.23 

.325 

.198 

.245

1.22

Runoff

Inches

3.99 

2.61 

.94

19.33

.61 

1.45 

.73 

2.80 

1.11 

1.37 

.38 

.23 

.27

16.54

Acre-f»et

180,700 

118,100 

42,450

R74,300

27,400 

65,650 

35,390 

126,300 

50,090 

62,110 

16,960 

10,320 

12,360

743,300

Peak discharge.- Oct. 5 (10:45 a.m.) 9,480 sec.-ft.; Oct. 31 (8 a.m.) 36,400 sec.-ft.; Apr. 9 

(10 a.m.) 11,700 sec.-ft.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
206 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Illinois River near Tahlequah, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°55', long. 94°55', In SB* sec. 26, T. 17 N., 

R. ad £., at bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 2i miles northeast of Tahlequah and 5 miles 

upstream from Barren Fork. Datum of gage Is 664.14 feet above mean sea level (Corps 

of Engineers, U. S. Army, bench mark).

Drainage area.- 933 square miles.

Records available.- December 1935 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 30,000 second-feet Nov. 1 (gage height, 17.71 

reetj; minimum, 100 second-feet Oct. 1 (gag§ height, 6.00 feet).

1935-42: Maximum discharge, 41,400 second-feet Apr. 20, 1941; maximum gage height, 

19.67 feet Feb. 18, 1938; minimum discharge, 5 second-feet Aug. 31, 1936 (gage height, 

5.67 feet).

Maximum stage known, about 26 feet In January 1916. A stage of 22.3 feet was 

reached In April 1927.

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

103

112

127

531

2,050

1,450

1,130

883

727

642

626

626

54S

494

837

7,050

10,000

5,460

2,870

1,980

1,550

1,270

1,070

902

1,230

1,490

2,590

2,750

2,050

7,500

21,500

Nov.

25,000

8,890

4,650

3,250

2,670

2,270

1,980

1,670

1,460

1,270

1,150

1,030

961

892

836

793

751

711

751

1,490

2,350

1,910

2,510

3,550

2,670

2,120

1,840

1,560

1,380

1,220

-

Dec.

1,100

1,010

940

874

819

751

711

664

619

590

569

569

604

883

1,030

930

S54

811

759

719

672

664

842

1,700

1,450

1,400

1,770

1,510

1,340

1,210

1,100

Jan.

1,020

940

883

802

743

687

642

604

562

548

527

508

501

494

494

488

475

468

456

443

425

412

400

395

389

378

378

372

389

406

449

Feb.

1,160

1,130

950

874

811

759

743

735

679

626

590

562

534

514

514

656

1,460

2,270

1,910

1,630

1,490

1,370

1,270

1,220

1,440

1,280

1,140

1,060

_

_

-

Mar.

972

921

902

921

912

ess

ess

819

765

793

735

719

711

. 695

735

711

656

619

583

569

521

501

488

4S1

468

475

425

418

412

400

389

Apr.

3S3

378

372

360

360

395

456

1,130

4,060

7,410

4,300

2,990

2,270

1,S40

1,560

1,340

1,170

1,150

1,100

972

902

819

759

751

2,940

7,680

5,040

13,200

16,400

5,330

-

May

3,830

4,000

3,240

2,760

2,230

1,880

2,230

1,810

1,440

1,240

1,200

1,430

1,950

1,330

1,150

1,050

971

873

1,180

1,420

1,950

1,500

1,340

1,360

1,130

971

844

761

682

623

56S

June

529

499

462

441

42S

441

552

560

552

674

1,820

2,530

3,510

3,240

2,300

1,810

1,740

2,460

2,530

1,950

1,560

1,330

1,120

1,030

1 991

873

761

682

607

 649

-

July

632

607

560

521

492

477

462

448

434

42S

428

407

393

400

374

343

307

290

268

258

248

243

238

228

219

214

214

228

243

228

206

Aug.

197

184

173

223

24S

477

400

324

284

268

273

25S

238

228

279

307

355

393

349

296

268

243

223

206

193

189

176

173

165

158

15S

Sept.

154

150

158

176

223

228

22S

263

307

576

568

441

368

319

284

258

238

223

214

210

202

193

189

197

193

214

248

248

E5S

253

-

Month

December ......................

April .........................

May ...........................

September .....................

Water year 1941-42 ..........

Secondfoot-days

81,948 

83,585 

29,464

452,999

16,678 

29,377 

20,502 

37,817 

48,943 

38,631 

11,038 

7,906 

7,781

463,670

Maximum

21,500 

25,000 

1,700

30,600

1,020 

2,270 

972 

16,400 

4,000 

3,510 

632 

477 

576

25,000

Minimum

103 

711 

569

7S

372 

.514 

'389 

360 

568 

426 

206 

158 

150

103

Mean

2,643 

2,786 

950

1,241

538 

1,049 

661 

2,927 

1,579 

1,288 

356 

255 

259

1,270

Per 

square 

mile

2.83 

2.99 

1.02

1.33

.577 

1.12 

.708 

3.14 

1.69 

1.38 

.382 

.273 

.278

1.36

RUnoff

Inches

3.27 

3.33 

1.17

18.05

.66 

1.17 

.82 

3.50 

1.95 

1.54 

.44 

.32 

.51

18.48

Acre-feet

162,500 

166,800 

58,440

898,500

33,080 

58,270 

40,660 

174,200 ' 

97,080 

76,620 

21,890 

15,680 

15,430

919,600

Peak discharge.- Oct. 16 (11 t>.m. ) 10,900 sec.-ft.? Oct. 17 (8:30 p.m.) 11,200 sec.-ft.; Nov. 1 

(3:30 a.m.) 30,000 see.-ft.; Aor. 10 (4 a.m.) 9,200 see.-ft.; Apr. 26(6:30 p.m.) 10,000 sec.-ft.j 

Apr. 29 (10:45 a.m.) 20,600 sec.-ft.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVEK BASIN 207

Illinois River near Gore, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°36', long. 95°03', In NEiNEi sec. 22, T. 13 N., 

K. 21 E., 4 miles upstream from site of former gaging station, 54 miles northeast of 

Gore, and 9 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage Is 482.60 feet above mean sea 

level (levels by Corps of Engineers, u. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 1,583 square miles.

Records available.- March 1924 to April 1926, April 1939 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 38,900 second-feet Nov. 1 (gage height, 14.95 

reet); minimum, 142 second-feet Oct. 1; minimum gage height, 2.55 feet Sept. 3, 4.

1924-26, 1939-42: Maximum discharge, 43,900 second-feet Apr. 20, 1941 (gage 

height, 16.18 feet); minimum 20 second-feet (estimated) Sept. 9, 10, 1925.

Remarks.- Records excellent.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

147

152 

156 

639 

1,250

1,960 

1,520 

1,270 

1,090 

1,000

829 

820 

792 

71S 

3,040

5,400 

11,600 

10,500 

5,160 

3,510

2,680 

2,180 

1,740 

1,480 

1,340

2,100 

£,680 

3,510 

3,120 

6,270 

28,000

Nov.

36,400 

26,300 

9,200 

6,040 

4,800

4,030 

3,410 

2,940 

2,600 

2,260

2,030 

1,810 

1,660 

1,540 

1,430

1,340 

1,250 

1,1SO 

1,150 

1,420

2,260 

3,030 

3,510 

4,580 

4,460

3,610 

3,120 

2,680 

2,340 

2,100

Dec.

1,960 

1,740 

1,630 

1,500 

1,400

1,300 

1,200 

1,120 

1,060 

1,010

989 

989 

1,14J 

1,160 

1,450

1,4SO 

1,400 

1,310 

1,240 

1,180

1,130 

1,310 

1,700 

2,100 

2,680

2,600 

2,680 

2,600 

2,260 

2,030 

1,880

Jan.

1,810 

1,670 

1,560 

1,410 

1,290

1,210 

1,140 

1,050 

1,010 

95S

917 

888 

368 

849 

839

820 

801 

792 

773 

755

736 

718 

701 

684 

666

649 

641 

624 

616 

666 

792

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Jam: 

Febt 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

Julji 

Augv 

Sept

Wa

nber ......................

lendar year 1941 .........

ary

nary . .

h .........................

st ........................

ember .....................

ter year 1941-42 ..........

Feb.

880 

1,560 

1,480 

1,350 

1,230

1,200 

1,120 

1,090 

1,050 

1,000

938 

907 

S6S 

829 

S39

1,190 

1,620 

2,510 

2,760 

2,420

2.260 

2.100 

2,030 

1,8SO 

1,8SO

1,960 

1,810 

1,640

Secondfoot-clays

106,653 

144,480 

49,228

732,667

28, 90S 

42,351 

34,719 

169,904 

102,080 

55,382 

18,451 

14,237 

16,259

782,647

liar.

1,560 

1,520 

1,460 

1,450 

1,480

1,460 

1,430 

1,420 

1,540 

1,300

1,290 

1,230 

1,230 

1,210 

1,210

1,210 

1,150 

1,090 

1,020 

958

94S 

888 

S39 

SOI 

792

SOI 

801 

746 

727 

692 

666

Maximum

23,000 

36,400 

2,680

40,600

1,810 

2.76C 

1,560 

27,100 

8,230 

4,050 

1,350 

910 

1,390

36,400

Apr.

632 

, 616 

600 

600 

576

701 

989 

4,210 

6,850 

11,600

9,170 

6,030 

4,450 

3,580 

2,970

2,580 

2,2SO 

2,210 

2,210 

2,000

1,860 

1,690 

1,570 

1,810 

10,800

12,300 

10,500 

20,500 

27,100 

16,900

May

8,230 

7,340 

7,630 

5,550 

4,450

5,390 

3,760 

3,670 

2,890 

2,420

2,580 

3,140 

2,970 

2,730 

2,350

2,070 

1,830 

1,S10 

2,650 

4,450

3,670 

3,310 

2,970 

2,650 

2,350

2,000 

1,750 

1,570 

1,410 

1,270 

1,170

Minimum

147 

1,150 

989

107

616 

829 

666 

576 

1,170 

772 

316 

273 

258

147

June

1,060 

790 

900 

S30 

310

790 

772 

940 

900 

930

1,220 

"2,730 

3,140 

4,050 

3,400

2,5SO 

2,500 

3,310 

3,5SO 

3,060

2,500 

2,140 

1,380 

1,690 

2,000

1,630 

1,400 

1,240 

1,100 

1,330

Mean

3,440 

4,316 

1,588

2,007

932 

1,513 

1,120 

5,663 

3,293 

1,846 

595 

459 

542

2,144

July

1,350 

1,150 

1,000 

900 

820

754 

700 

649 

607 

658

880 

736 

745 

649 

599

551 

512 

475 

446 

418

404 

411 

378 

361 

349

338 

3?2 

321 

321 

321 

316

Per

square 

mile

2.17 

3.04 

1.00

1.27

.589 

.956 

.708 

3.56

a. os

1.17 

.376 

.290 

.342

1.35

Aug.

305 

289 

273 

300 

33S

349 

512 

490 

425 

378

355 

349 

33S 

321 

378

71S 

727 

736 

700 

830

910 

692 

575 

498 

439

397 

367 

344 

321 

300 

283

Sept.

27S 

263 

258 

278 

332

404 

397 

712 

1,3SO 

1,390

1,260 

1,070 

S70 

736 

632

567 

505 

460 

432 

404

378 

361 

344 

349 

332

349 

378 

384 

378 

378

Runoff

Inches

2.50 

3.39 

1.15

17.21

.68 

1.00 

.82 

3.99 

2.40 

1.30 

.43 

.33 

.38

18.37

Peak discharge.- Nov. 1 (2 a.m.) 38,900 sec. -ft.: Nov. 1 (11:30 p.m.) 36,800 see. -ft.:

Acre- feet

211,500 

286,600 

97,640

1,453,000

57,330 

84,000 

68,860 

337,000 

202,500 

109,800 

36,600 

28,240 

32,250

1,552,000

Apr. 10

Apr. 29 (3 D.m!) 26,300 sec.'-ft.'

Time baa Is; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
203 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Dirty Creek near Warner, Okla.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 35°33', long. 95°18', in SEi sec. 32, T. 13 N., R.

 19 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 64, 4 miles north of Warner, 6i miles upstream 

from Georges Fork, and 6i miles downstream from Butter Creek. Datum of gage Is 

485.51 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, 

U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 229 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1942.

Ectremes.- naxlmuin discharge during year, 17,800 second-feet, Oct. 31 (gage height, 22.9

 reet, from graph based on gage readings); no flow at times.

1939-42: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 31, 1941; no flow at times. 

Flood of February 1938 (erroneously published as February 1939 in Water-Supply 

Paper 927) reached a stage of 23 feet, from information by local resident. 

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record or extremely low flow, which are poor. Gage read twice daily, oftener during rises. 

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 20 discharge measurements, and computations of daily

 discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 4 discharge measurements made 

and records reviewed by Geological Survey. i

Rating table, water year 1941-42 (gags height, In fest, and discharge. In second-fset) 

(Shifting-control method used Bay 7-11)

1.9 0 3.2 15 6.0 16S 17.0 1,800 

2.1 .2 3.6 24 7.0 255 1S.O 2,290 

£.3 1.1 4.0 36 9,0 465 19.0 4,240 

2.5 3.3 4.4 54 12.0 825 20.0 7,700 

2.S 7.2 5.0 93 15.0 1,280 22.0 14,700

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

67 

335 

15 

178 

SOI

362 

30 

IS 

130 

602

169 

33

14 

7 

1,370

9,980 

5,450 

1,330 

151 

72

46 

36 

30 

£4 

28

364 

1,030 

256 

79 

4,650 

15,900

Nov.

7,660 

1,670 

319 

1S8 

192

275 

152 

100 

76 

60

52 

49 

44 

40 

36

33 

32 

30 

27 

890

400 

475 

1,590 

1,140 

362

107 

79 

66 

60 

54

Dec.

52 

49 

44 

38 

33

30 

27 

24 

24 

22

26 

171 

801 

567 

14S

96 

66 

38 

33

38

49 

195 

757 

504 

424

671 

196 

96 

69 

52 

100

Jan.

196 

180 

100 

54 

42

40 

3S 

36 

33 

30

28 

27 

24 

24 

24

24 

27 

.,28 

32 

28

22 

20 

18 

17 

15

13 

11 

10 

45 

138 

26S

Feb.

144 

46 

36 

30 

24

21 

19 

16 

15 

14

13 

13 

12 

14 

69

539 

1,010 

211 

107 

63

54 

44 

40 

36 

33

30 

27 

27

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. ...................................

mbe r ....................... . ....

lendar year 1941 

ary. .......

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

St. ................................ . .

ember. .................................

ter year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

36

153 

248 

114 

100

S6 

54 

40 

27 

13

11 

23 

28 

3S 

32

27 

22 

19 

16 

14

12 

11

10 

11 

12

11 

10 

9 

9 

8 

7

Apr.

1 

2 

2

5 

3

2 

2

Secondfoot-days

44,057 

16,458

5,440

96,795

1,592 

2,707 

1,211 

24,388 

21,124 

6,182 

905 

608 

957

125,629

6 

6 

6 

5 

5

154 

516 

,310 

,920 

,190

440 

180 

136

110 

107

69 

49 

54 

110 

472

93 

69 

42 

47 

,340

,S20 

567 

,620 

,580 

365

May

176 

175 

3,180 

564 

2,680

2,590 

338 

16S 

124 

66

83 

286 

114 

57 

49

44 

38 

257 

822 

6,310

1,590 

601 

446 

168 

60

40 

30 

24 

18 

14 

12

Maximum

15,900 

7,860 

801

15,900

268 

1,010 

248 

5,340 

6,310 

961 

504 

239 

410

15,900

June

10 

S 

6 

5 

6

2S 

36 

21 

147 

5S4

275 

144 

654 

711 

152

180 

66 

42 

28 

19

180 

961 

350 

240 

947

292 

44 

21

14 

11

Minimum

7 

27 

22

0

10 

12 

7 

5 

12 

5 

0 

0 

0

0

July

9 

7 

6 

5 

4

3 

3 

3 

2 

4

266 

504 

49 

14 

9

6 

3 

2 

2

1

1 

1 

1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Au6 .

0 

0 

0 

0 

d!7

d76 

17 

d6 

d2 

dl

dO 

dO 

(JO 

0 

6

d239 

175 

d34 

d!6 

dlO

d5 

d3 

dl 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

1,421 

549 

175

265

51.4 

96.7 

39.1 

813 

6S1 

206 

29.2 

19.6 

31.9

344

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0

1

5

15 

217 

410 

60

15 

9 

4 

2

1

1 

1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

27 

13S 

38 

9 

4

Runoff in 

acre feet

87,390 

32,640 

10,790

192,000

3,160 

5,370 

2,400 

48,370 

41,900 

1C, 260 

1,790 

1,210 

1,900

249,200

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from graph estimated on basis of hydrographer' a 

readings on Aug. 7, 15, 17.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to Z a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 209

Canadian River near Taylor Springs, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°17', long. 104°30', in SEi sec. 28, T. 24 N., 

K. 23 £., 2 miles upstream from Chico Creek, 2$ miles downstream from Cimarron River 

and 2i miles sou.th of Taylor Springs.-

Drainage area.- 2,740 square miles.

Records available.- January 1940 to September 1942 in reports of Geological Survey, 

septemoer i»z& to July 1927 in reports of State engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 37,400 second-feet Apr. 23 (gage height, 24.17 

reet;; minimum daily, 10 second-feet Feb. 19.

1940-42: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 23, 1942: minimum daily, 1 second-foot 

June 27-30, July 1, 2, 24-27, 1940.

Remarks.- Records poor. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

436

324

410

620

501

258

202

198

198

180

172

172

155

210

1,020

730

590

470

400

342

328

1,270

705

589

775

590

465

400

423

432

414

Nov.

356

302

292

250

238

222

230

214

198

198

190

202

206

198

1S6

183

186

198

172

169

137

149

121

117

128

137

149

146

146

146

-

Dec.

155

149

162

152

137

123

115

131

131

128

131

140

*123

117

100

110

110 ioe

100

90

95

90

76

67 "60

56

50

50

56

66

70

Jan.

60

56

45

35

40

45

50

56

64

70

75

75

75

80

35

64

«56

50

60

70

60

50

45

40

50

60

70

80

60

40

37

Feb.

40

45

48

58

56

*43

51

55

*51

51

42

47

47

45

30

20

15

12

10

13

20

30

40

42

29

29

34

35

_

_

-

Month

October ....................................

Novenber. ..................................

Decenber ...................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January. ...................................

February ...................................

March. .....................................

April... ...................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July .......................................

August .....................................

Septenber . .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

40

50

54

52

*54

52

34

35

61

52

76

83

76

76

. 64

89

80

36

37

31

20

27

35

55

152

134

78

42

35

40

46

Apr.

55

76

81

105

117

101

190

158

131

111

87

246

952

975

950

975

975

2,070

2,460

4,520

3,820

5,140

20,900

14,700

8,790

6,090

3,540

2,760

2,360

2,140

-

Secondfoot-days

13,979

5,766

3,245

160, 340 -fi

1,7S_s

1,038

1,796

85,595

38,060

5,057

3 j 381

5,518

40,622

205,810

May

1,930

1,790

1,620

1,500

1,320

1,290

1,410

1,500

1,440

1,410

1,410

1,440

1,440

1,290

1,170

1,080

1,050

al,000

a950

a900

al,100

1,350

1,580

1,170

1,050

1,020

a940

a850

a770

v«69C

a600

Maximun

1,270

356

162

14,400

80

58

152

20,900

1,930

530

272

R04

14,600

20,900

June

a520

a440

aS50

274

250

180

335

242

137

101

SO

93

85

99

109

97

a80

a70

a80

a75

a65

a60

a55

530

a335

a90

a70

a60

a45

a50

_

July

d70

d60

alSO

a90

a75

a64

58

60

64

129

180

149

99

a70

a60

aSO

a45

a40

a37

272

223

176

140

100

143

254

226

85

66

a60

86

Aug.

52

120

549

593

214

alSO

a

a

150

100

a75

a60

236

193

144

804

a700

a350

a

a

a

220

150

120

a90

a70

a 60

a60

a55

a50

a45

Mininun Mean

155 451

117 192

50 105

8 439

35 56.5

10 37.1

20 57.9

55 2,853

600 1,228

45 169

37 109

39 178

140 . 1,354

10 564

Peak discharge.- Apr. 22 (9 a.m.) 6,120 sec. -ft.; Apr. 23 (3:30 p.m.) 37,400 sec. -ft.;

39

42

42

40

115

Sept.

14,600

11,500

1,500

1,000

1,000

1,700

a600

a500

436

328

313

1,910

1,520

630

369

320

246

206

ISO

186

186

180

169

155

149

149

155

alSO

a!45

a!40

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

27,730

11,440

6,440

318,000

3,480

2,060

3,560

169,800

75,490

10,030

6,710

10,940

80,570

408,200

Apr. 26

(7 a.m.) 7,260 sec.-ft.; Sept. 1 (5 a.m.) 8,940 sec.-ft.; Sept. 2 (2 a.m.) 34,800 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for stations 

near Roy and near Sanchez.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26, Dec. 1, 7, 15-31, Jan. 1-29, Feb. 2, 

13-23, 27-28, Mar. 1, 2.

Time basis; Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thnrnafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
210 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Canadian River near Roy, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°55', long. 104°21', In Ei sec. 35, T. 20 N., 

 R. 24 E., at bridge on State Highway 120, 8s miles west of Roy.

Drainage area.- 4,000 square miles.

Records available.- April 1936 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum and minimum daily dischargee for the water years 1936 to 1939, 1941-42 

are contained in the following table:

Water 

Year

1936* 

1936-37 

1937-3S 

1938-39 

1939-40 

1940-41 

1941-42

Maximum

Date

June 12 

June 3 

June 14 

Oct. 9 

Aug. 7 

May 2 

Apr. 23

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

5,900 

48,100 

29,600 

9,200 

4,570 

34,700 

63,800

Gage -height 

(feet)

4.35 

12.20 

9.60 

5.48 

4.22 

10.33 

14.22

Minimum dally

Date

(t) 

Apr. 1, 2 

Apr. 16-30 

(t) 

(t) 

(t) 

Feb. 19

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

1.7 

13

* Apr. 11 to Sept 

t Many days.

Remarks.- Records poor. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Revisions.- Figures of discharge for Jan. 1 to Feb.. 15, 1940, published herein are

 revisions and supersede those published in Water Supply. Paper 897.

Cooperation.- Records from April 1936 to December 1939 were collected by the Corps of

 Engineers, U. S. Army, and computed and prepared for publication by the Geological 

Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1936-42

1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

_

.

_

-

-

_

.

-

_

-

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

S4

0 1 20

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

342

112

38

23

7

111

201

68

June

36

13

3

1

59

167

72

46

20

1,600

d!93

d2,140

a271

a49

a42

a36

a26

d23

20

18

16

16

12

13

12

16

13

13

13

20

-

July

2S

is

is

20

20

20

20

23

18

36

36

3S

S25

263

216

ISO

14S

128

S6

65

60

81

38

38

13

9

1

0

51

97

68

Aug.

57

38

23

98

216

92

86

392

331

167

dl02

a65

a 38

a20

a9

al

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

d!38

102

42

5

0

0

0

18

9

Sept.

0

0

0

0

17

65

23

S18

d224

aC3

d66

d!67

a 53

alS

dll

16

13

13

12

11

8

20

IS

18

30

36

36

36

33

33

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for stations 

near.Sanchez and near Bell Ranch.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

stations near Sanchez and near Bell Ranch.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 211

Discharge, In second-feet, of Canadian River near Roy, H. Hex., 1936-42--Continued

1936-37

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

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.

25

23 

22

22

8

8

8

7

6

4

4

2

2

2

1

2

2

1

6

5

4

2

2

3

2

2

2

2

4

5

5

Nov.

4

2 

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

3

4

3

4

4

6

5

5

4

4

2

4

4

4

4

4

4

-

Dec.

4

5 

5

6

5

5

5

6

6

4

4

4

3

2

2

4

5

4

4

5

4

2

4

6

7

7

6

6

, 4

' 4

2

Jan.

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

. 2

2

Z

Z

2

2

2

2

b2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

Feb.

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

2

4

6

7

12

13

12

13

15

15

12

9

7

7

6

5

4

5

4

4

-

_

-

Mar.

6

5

6

8

.12

12

10

10

12

9

7

6

6

6

6

5

10

8

8

6

6

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Apr.

0

0

1

1

2

2

3

6

6

6

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

2

6

8

10

9

8

7

5

6

7

2

2

-

Hay

2

2

2

4

4

5

6

6

126

337

120

50

25

23

35

37

37

37

37

28

30

28

176

238

155

140

427

358

130

534

June

1,950

4,900

18,900 

3,140

582

499

346

331

302

182

150

160

212

112

87

73

60

47

40

76

76

45

28

19

15

263

6,280

1,780

1,120

1,010

-

July

910

936

COO

294

246

218

194

288

499

150

91

73

202

188

108

73

53

42

459

488

200

170

87

63

57

50

566

388

643

488

234

Aug.

165

120

87 

73

125

355

165

125

91

100

73

57

364

224

125

79

37

20

15

10

8

4

7

6

111

100

37

30

45

53

104

Sept.

150

66

47 

84

1,380

1,070

708

4,380

1,070

594

346

165

69

28

25

25

30

30

28

19

10

10

10

8

6

7

6

5

5

4

-

b Stage-discharge relation affected by loe.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

6

5

4

4

2

a2

a2

a2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

8

10

8

7

6

6

5

5

4

4

3

Nov.

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

*2

2

4

4

4

4

5

5

5

5

4

5

5

6

5

5

6

6

6

6

6

5

-

Dec.

4

4

5

4

4

5

5

5

7

4

5

4

4

5

6

7

7

4

4

5

4

3

4

4

6

6

6

6

4

5

6

Jan.

6

5

7

6

7

6

4

4

4

5

6

5

5

6

6

7

7

10

9

10

12

10

12

8

»5

6

9

10

9

8

7

Feb.

6

9

8

9

9

10

15

12

10

9

blO

b8

b7

b8

9

8

b7

8

9

15

15

12

12

12

10

»12

17

20

-

-

Mar.

25

28

33

33

22

19

15

12

9

8

8

9

12

8

7

6

4

»3

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

- j 2

Apr.

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

2

2

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

May

8

33

12

8

4

3

2

2

2

2

2-

4

8

7

4

6

4

2

4

2

$

2

2

73

45

22

10

7

4

396

23

June

28

23

63

294

104

53

25

17

- 8

8

6

178

548

9,080

a 200

a!40

a!25

al!6

a!04

a391

a95

a66

a53

a47

allO

al,600

a3,800

466

165

83

-

July

57

53

42

45

42

23

16

8

6

6

8

8

6

201

835

270

734

1,840

335

461

1,930

a546

a337

a238

a!76

alSO

a630

a270

76

69

60

Aug.

50

35

28

23

d433

d218

d!45

d!40

d!35

d!30

dl,160

488

319

278

230

224

218

230

278

218

135

91

57

42

25

16

8

7

6

5

3

Sept.

a8

a60

alSO

1,120

1,860

1.960

a550

a350

194

150

150

200

145

125

104

69

83

91

87

76

76

60

40

37

30

25

25

35

19

19

-

Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record, discharge computed on basis of records for stations near Sanchez and 

Bell Ranch.

b Stage-discharge relation affooted by Ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations near Sanchez 

and near Bell Ranch and weather records.
212 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Canadian River near Roy, H. Hex., 1936-42 Continued

1938-39

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

19

17

17

17

17

15

17

704

3,910

1,950

dl,170

d570

d!82

135

150

135

dl!6

d91

d73

d60

50

50

47

47

47

45

45

45

42

42

40

Nov.

40

40

37

35

33

28

28

28

28

28

30

28

28

25

25

23

23

23,

23

23

23

23

22

17

15

13

13

12

12

10

-

Dec.

13

15

16

17

25

30

37

40

37

37

40

40

40

37

33

33

35

33

35

40

45

50

53

50

50

47

47

45

45

42

42

Jan.

47

50

50

b45

40

47

50

63

69

73

73

66

63

50

45

37

35

30

25

35

37

37

25

40

28

33

30

40

35

23

37

Feb.

47

b45

42

42

23

25

30

20

12

19

28

23

19

23

SO

19

15

23

22

23

22

19

23

28

25

33

30

20

-

-

-

Mar.

25

2S

19

20

28

23

19

19

20

20

20

20

22

22

20

19

17

23

28

28

28

30

33

33

35

33

33

23

20

20

20

Apr.

20

20

19

SO

33

100

145

194

200

200

206

230

200

182

165

155

150

150

125

104

83

63

47

42

35

33

25

22

20

22

-

May

22

25

28

25

37

37

20

16

15

10

a8

a8

9

9

15

15

10

20

25

19

16

12

10

8

6

10

13

42

40

28

23

June

28

79

40

28

16

10

7

4

2

Z

2

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

15

dl,160

dlOO

d4S2

160

79

42

19

116

23

-

July

9

5

3

2

2

1

0

0

0

12

42

22

10

7

8

6

30

37

22

35

30

SO

25

35

23

16

13

17

63

91

112

Aug.

416

422

1,000

a775

411

200

646

630

170

100

40

42

45

60

69

63

45

25

17

965

al,260

444

91

37

S8

19

17

17

16

20

23

Sept.

22

16

12

10

12

10

6

4

4

3

2

15

35

25

23

d20

a28

a33

d40

35

23

23

17

15

12

10

10

8

6

4

-

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for stations 

near Sanchez and Bell Ranch.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

stations near Sanchez and near Bell Ranch.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

6

7

5

4

2

2

Z

4

10

13

15

13

8

9

8

8

8

7

5

5

6

8

7

8

7

7

7

8

9

8

8

Nov.

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

4

6

6

6

7

9

9

10

10

10

10

9

8

9

15

Dec.

15

17

19

19

15

13

12

12

10

10

10

12

12

12

12

9

9

8

9

a

a7

e

10

e

a

6

b4

a4

a5

b6

Jan.

7

8

8

8

9

7

6

6

7

10

12

9-

8

4

5

6

6

5

4

4

 4

5

5

6

6

#7

8

8

9

b9

b8

Feb.

8

8

7

8

10

12

12

11

9

10

16

15

8

11

15

13

10

15

20

22

19

20

22

23

25

35

28

22

20

_

-

Mar.

20

15

12

17

16

15

19

20

19

20

22

20

20

17

12

8

7

6

6

7

6

5

4

4

6

4

3

3

2

1

dl

Apr.

dl

dl

dl

dl

dl

2

6

6

7

13

9

8

8

6

4

4

4

4

3

2

3

4

5

4

2

1

1

1

1

dl

-

May

dl

dl

dl

dl

dl

dl

dl

dl

17

37

22

16

9

8

6

3

2

4

6

8

23

22

53

60

35

22

53

63

71

206

130

June

76

45

25

15

13

8

6

4

3

3

3

5

4

6

5

2

1

1

dl

dl

dl

dl

11

20

9

3

dl

dl

dl

dl

"

July

dl

dl

dl

8

5

2

2

8

8

4

2

54

47

53

22

a20

alO

a9

a7

a6

3

6

2

1

1

1

al

al

1

1

1

Aug.

1

18

15

7

4

37

1,190

600

a400

a250

alOO

a70

42

30

20

19

20

23

514

206

200

262

520

280

182

120

60

22

12

8

6

Sept.

4

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

228

135

45

13

6

4

4

4

4

4

120

170

alOO

37

30

22

16

12

12

10

-

Peak discharge.- Aug. 7 (2:25 p.m.) 4,570 sec. -ft.; Aug. 19 (5 a.m.) 1,140 sec. -ft.; Aug. 20

1 p.m.) 570 sec. -ft.; Aug. 23 (5 p.m.) 2,670 sec. -ft.; Sept. 11 (10 a.m.) 510 sec. -ft.; Sept. 21 

(8 p.m.) 522 sec. -ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this d/iy.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records, engineers' notes, and 

records for stations near Sanchez and Bell Ranch.

b Stage -discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis ft weather records and records for 

stations near Sanchez and Bell Ranch.

(1
ARKANSAS R-IVER BASIN 213

Discharge, In second-feet, of Canadian River near Roy, N. Hex., 1936-43 Continued

1940-41

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

fcD OK

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

19

19

10

8.4

3.4

7.0

5.1

4.4

3.8

3.8

3.2

3.8

3.8

2.5

2.3

2.1

1.9 1.9'

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.9

2.1

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.9

NOV.

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.9

2.1

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.1

1.9

2.3

3.8

7.7

9.0

10

9.0

12

30

40

25

17

33

40

Dec.

33

20

19

19

19

15

19

15

12

15

20

22

20

28

20

7.7

16

20

16

8.4

7.7

10

10

16

17

15

a!7

a!7

a!4

a!5

a!8

Jan.

a22

a25

a25

a20

a!7

a!9

a21

a22

a22

a20

a23

a26

*28

28

23

17

20

16

20

b30

b28

30

#23

28

30

25

20

23

33

57

91

Feb.

100

83

66

53

50

45

42

47

37

*28

28

35

37

57

37

28

22

23

23

20

19

19

22

20

22

22

20

20

.

_

-

Mar.

20

22

22

19

17

19

15

12

12

10

9.0

8.4

9.0

12

8.4

8.4

13

15

15

13

15

25

a!50

alOO

a!50

a800

a500

a400

a300

a200

a350

Apr.

a280

218

176

160

135

108

91

76

66

57

47

45

40

42

53

69

69

66

69

69

63

79

79

100

145

431

618

2,340

a3,500

a2,200

-

May

d3,000

25,800

d8,920

a5,500

a3,500

a2,800

a2,400

a2,200

a2,000

a2,000

a2,500

a3,000

a2,500

a2,000

al,700

1,550

1,350

1,040

865

721

682

926

1,930

2,070

2,200

1,970

1,770

1,370

1,260

1,220

1,100

June

1,830

2,180

1,670

1,290

1,520

d860

f720

d670

a600

a540

a490

a470

a420

a350

a310

a270

a350

a370

a390

a310

a250

a240

218

182

194

455

302

455

270

155

-

July

120

135

135

125

108

112

120

83

79

87

108

323

1,100

1,420

974

1,100

670

319

278

328

254

575

450

350

980

1,580

1,070

d900

d800

d650

d700

Aug.

d600

d480

d400

d350

d330

d290

d250

d230

d210

d230

d250

893

dl,300

a800

a500

a400

a450

a350

a430

310

328

302

335

656

373

200

130

133

206

130

116

Sept.

87

79

76

69

69

60

53

42

37

73

66

57

60

53

40

33

33

45

47

926

4,350

8,100

7,000

5,720

a2,000

al,300

al , 500

a2,000

d3,500

1,610

-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for stations 

near Taylor Springs and near Sanchez.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

stations near Taylor Springs and near Sanchez.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

d800

d500

d400

d600

d800

d450

d300

d250

d240

d240

d210

d!90

d!90

d240

d700

958

708

582

488

433

444

738

1,050

895

865

805

662

d580

d510

d520

3550

Nov.

d500

d450

d400

d360

d330

d300

d270

d280

d260

d240

d230

d230

238

238

238

230

218

212

206

200

188

165

170

150

140

155

170

165

165

160

-

Dec.

165

170

176

170

160

155

135

150

150

160

165

165

176

145

120

130

135

135

130

116

116

116

blOO

b90

b70

WO

b60

b60

b80

b90

b90

Jan.

b80

b70

b60

b50

b60

b60

b70

b80

b90

blOO

blOO

blOO

blOO

bllO

blOO

blOO

b90

b80

blOO

bllO

blOO

b90

b80

b70

b90

blOO

bllO

b!20

blCO

bllO

blOO

Feb.

83

73

b80

83

87

83

73

69

73

57

53

53

57

57

b50

b40

b30

20

13

23

42

47

b50

. b45

b40

«5

37

47

-

_

-

Mar.

b60

b7,0

79

79

76

76

b70

57

42

73

69

83

95

100

95

95

112

112

83

63

63

57

50

57

66

170

b!50

125

95

75

63

Apr.

60

60

66

79

100

108

95

170

145

125

116

120

294

1,040

835

850

880

1,560

1,960

4,640

3,930

4,490

30, 600

28,500

12,300

9,000

6,000

3,500

2,800

2,400

-

May

2,100

1,900

1,800

1,600

1,450

1,400

1,500

1,550

1,500

1,450

1,500

1,550

1,500

1,400

1,300

1,150

1,100

1,020

970

950

900

1,200

1,700

1,400

1,200

1,100

1,000

1,000

900

800

700

June

640

580

500

328

270

246

588

570

278

218

182

165

140

140

150

155

140

108

116

104

91

79

76

76

444

182

104

69

57

63

-

July

135

120

194

120

108

79

69

73

66

60

108

125

120

83

69

60

53

45

42

47

160

165

140

104

266

112

140

165

108

80

110

Aug.

70

231

973

355

337

224

182

150

110

66

63

130

155

455

422

364

286

230

188

140

100

76

66

66

60

57

53

47

42

50

192

Sept.

23,100

27,500

6,000

2,000

1,100

2,000

1,400

656

455

382

294

899

2,070

926

570

391

294

254

238

218

218

218

212

194

194

188

194

182

176

170

-

Feak dlacharge.- Apr. 23 (5 a.m.) 22,500 sec.-ft.; Apr. 23 (7:30 p.m.) 63,800 sec.-ft.; June 7 

(9 p.m.) 3,400 sec.-ft.; Aug. 3 (12:30 a.m.) 2,890 sec.-ft.; Sept. 1 (10 a.m.) 36,000 see.-ft.; 

Sept. 2 (5:30 a.m.) 60,500 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

stations near Taylor Springs and near Sanchez.

Mote.- No gage-height record Apr. 26 to June 3, July 30 to Aug. 1, Aug. 9, 20, Sept. 3-7; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for stations near Taylor Springs and near 

Sanchez.

Tiae basis; Mountain standard untie prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter. 

To conTert wa~r tine to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
214 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Canadian River near Roy, H. Hex., 1936-42

Month

May.........................................

October 1936 ...............................

December. ...................................

Calendar year .......................

Maroh. ......................................

April .......................................

May. ........................................

September. ..................................

Water year 1936-37 .......................

October 1937 ................... . .........

December ....................................

Calendar year 1937 .......................

March. ............................ ........

April... .'...................................

May.........................................

July............ ............................

September. ....'..............................

Water year 1937-38 ............. .........

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1938 .......................

May

September. ..................................

Water year 1938-39 ......................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1939 .......................

May.........................................

July. ................................. i . ::..

August ............................. .:\-.^^^ .. 

September. ........................ ; .; . .-.....

Water year 1939-40 ..........;.... ; .......

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1940 ........................

March ....

May.........................................

September. ..................................

Water year 1940-41 .......................

Secondfoot-days

193

97

140

-

179

111

42,785

8,960

2,915

10,385

69,138

117

122

152

69,099

221

296

281

23

705

17,996

9,458

5,375

7,878

42,624

9,865

736

1,149

53,983

i;358

720

8;113

483

29,814

*>*>&.

202

314

18,804

214

454

337

114

884

276

289

5, 238 

995

9,541

133.9

520.8

9,816.6

832

1,025

3,269.2

11,491

91,844

18,331

16,033

11,962

39,085

194,796.8

Maximum

25

6

7

-

15

12

10

18,900

926

364

4,380

18,900

10

6

7

18,900'

12

20s*

5.$jB

9'OSD

1,93)3 i.ied

l.?60_

9',08ti

3;SIO

40

53

9,080

73

47

35

230

42

1,160

112

1,260

40

3,910

15

15

19

1,260

12

35

22

 13

206

76

54

228

1,190

19

40

33

1,190

91

100

800

3,500

25,8OO

2,180

1,580

1,300

8,100

25,800

Minimum

0

1

2

2

r

iii0

15

42

4

4

0

2

2

3

0

4

6

1

0

2

6

6

3

8

0

15

10

13

0

23:

12

17

19

6

0

0

16

2

0

2

3

4

0

1

1

i

l

i

i

i

i

1.7

1.7

7.7

1

16

19

8.4

40

682

155

79

116

33

1.7

Mean

 i - 

6,2

3,8

4.5

-

2,0

5.8

3.7

101

1,426

289

94.0

346

189

3.8

4.1

4.9

189

7.1

10.6

9.1

.8

22.7

600

305

173

263

117

318

24.5

37.1

148

43.8

25.7

23.9

100

18.7

78.6

22.5

262

16.1

81.7

7.2

6:7

10.1

51.5

6.9

16.2

10.9

,3.8

28.5

9.3

9.3

33.2

26.1

4.32

9.00

16.8

26.'8

26.8

36.6

105

383

2,963

611

517

386

1,303

534

Runoff in 

acre-feet

. "-,0

2,000

24,310

383

192

278

-

345

556

220

84,860

17,770 -

5,780

20,600

137,100

232

242

301

137; 050

438

687

557

 46

M90

35,690

18,76'b

10,660

15,630

84,540

19,570

1,460

2,280

107,080

2,690

1,450

1,470

5,970

1,150

4,680

1,380

16,090

958

59,130

444

401

623

37,290

424

9OO

668

226

1,750

547

573

1,970

18,920

266

535

1,030

19,460

1,650

2,030

6,480

22,790

182,200

36,360

31,800

23,730

77,520

386,400
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 215

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, of Canadian River near Roy, H. Hex., 1936-42 Continued

Month

DeoWber. ...................................

Calendar year 1941 .......................

Naroh. ......................................

April.......................................

May.........................................

September. ..................................

Water year 1941-42 .......................

Secondfoot-days

16,918

3,950

221,998.2

r 2 800

3_ 493

72,603

281.213

Maximum

1,050

176

25,800

27,500

30.600

Minimum

190

60

8.4

4S

170

13

Mean

b46

127

608

2,423

77O

Runoff in 

acre-feet

33,560

7,830

440,400

144,200

jjote.- Monthly discharge for water year 1941 republished in order to complete the monthly table. 

Tlmebasla: Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

Canadian River near Sanchez, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°38', long. 104°23", in Si sec. 34, T. 17 N., 

RTTJS~E., at bridge on State highway 65, 1 mile upstream from Lagartlja Creek, 3 

miles northeast of Sanchez, 10 miles downstream from Mora River, and 24 miles southwest of Mosqusro (revised).

Drainage area.- 6,000 square miles.

Records available.- May 1912 to December 1914 (at site about 3 miles upstream) and April 

1936 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum and minimum discharges for the water years 1936 to 1939 and 1942 are 

Contained In the following table:

Water year

1935-36t 

1936-37 

1937-38- 

1938-39 

1941-42

Maximum

Date

June 12 

June 3 

June 14 

Oct. 9 

Sept. 2

Discharge 

(sec. -ft. )

4,340 

46,300 

19,900 

24,200 

87,800$

Gage height 

(feet)

4.28 

13.35 

9.02 

8.80 

19.3

Minimum daily

Date

At times 

Apr. 3 

At times 

June 15-17 

Feb. 26

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

0 

2 

0 

0 

50

I 

Period Map. 31 to Sept. 30. 

By slope-area method.

1912-14, 1936-42: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 2, 1942; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, periods of ice 

 effect, or for discharge of less than 1 second-foot, which are poor. Diversions

above station for irrigation. Figures for water years 1936-38 have not been previously published.

Cooperation.- Results of 67 discharge measurements and gage-height record for period 

April 1936 to farch 1939 furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Revisions.- Figures of discharge for the water year 1939, are revisiens and supersede 

aose published In Water Supply Parer 877.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1936-39, 1941-42 

1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Hay

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

June

234

135

104

192

76

96

93

61

a50

734

935

1,630

1.170

450

252

1

July

52

66

54

a40

a25

15

a 20

aSO ' 4

65

185

116

170

539

196

Aug.

43

208

96

66

174

175

145

119

482

21S

135

93

a 65

a40

a25

Sept.

72

72

3S

33

27

24

33

323

335

135

84

145

54

37

29

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

S6

27

28

29

30

31

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

12

250

116

57

57

52

226

264

June

116

61

43

35

29

25

a!5

a30

a20

alO

alO

a5

59

40

48

-

July

104

364

252

119

72

54

52

81

40

35

23

12

10

12

87

75

Aug.

a!5

alO

afi

al

aO

aO

155

40

56

61

37

29

258

75

96

45

Sept.

22

18

15

15

29

61

93

69

104

72

5?

61

54

41

40

~

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records, 

engineers' notes, and record for station near Bell Ranch.
216 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, of Canadian River near Sanchez,

1936-37

N. 15., 1936-39, 1941-42--Continued

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

45

52

50

40

SB

33

26

25

22

22

19

15

11

10

9

9

B

7

7

5

5

6

7

7

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

HOT.

5

5

5

5

5

4

5

5

7

6

6

6

5

5

6

7

6

4

4

5

5

5

5

«9

9

B

7

7

7

7

-

Dec.

b8

bB

10

11

10

12

14

12

10

*b8

b9

9

9

9

10

12

bll

blO

bll

bl3

14

14

15

15

22

24

22

*19

15

12

12

Jan.

12 * 7

7

11

9

10

bB

b6

b7

b8

b9

blO

bll

*bll

blO

bll

9

10

b!2

11

b9

b9

bll

bll

b!2

blS

US

b!4

b!6

b!6

blB

Feb.

b!5

b!7

b20

*26

35

33

b30

b25

b20

19

IB

19

23

27

30

32

29

29

29

25

22

17

15

12

12

13

12

12

_

_

-

Mar.

12

9

9

10

11

16

*22

17

15

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

10

10

9

B

B

B

7

5

5

5

4

4

5

5

5

Apr.

4

3

2

7

B

9

B

7

9

IB

14

9

7

5

5

4

3

3

34

100

112

119

100

34

B7

37

69

59

43

SO

-

May

27

25

23

IB

16

15

14

15

22

32

23B

335

224

165

127

108

155

196

165

145

93

31

72

656

349

234

246

1,020

1,780

790

270

June

2,530

6,840

21,100

7,420

2,500

1,660

1,330

988

970

752

598

500

500

476

375

355

272

218

175

141

148

152

183

97

81

407

6,280

4,560

925

528

-

July

390

549

880

452

355

396

335

231

280

494

330

452

262

262

213

148

108

34

163

440

385

521

249

144

94

B4

81

310

300

521

402

Aug.

204

138

114

100

226

111

222

134

267

141

97

B4

127

350

144

63

57

44

36

31

36

34

29

34

55

72

63

34

29

47

53

Sept.

67

127

72

488

752

656

720

3,540

1,040

429

213

117

36

72

51

37

30

37

57

37

30

23

17

13

11

10

10

9

9

8

-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

£T

£8

29

30

31

Oct.

7

7

7

6

6

6

5

5

6

6

6

5

5

6

6

8

15

10

9

9

9

B

7

7

6

6

7

10

8

8

8

Nov.

7

6

7

8

10

9

8

7

7

7

7

6

5

7

8

7

7

8

7

5

6

7

7

8

B

8

8

9

9

9

-

Dec.

9

B

10

8

8

B

7

6

6

7

8

10

12

13

13

13

15

13

12

10

9

10

14

11

11

14

18

24

20

20

25

Jan.

33

30

29

33

30

30

29

33

39

36

30

26

34

36

36

39

51

42

45

41

39

39

39

41

29

30

39

33

37

36

45

Feb.

39

42

45

42

45

37

34

34

37

34

31

33

31

30

24

20

20

23

19

24

25

29

27

25

24

23

21

21

_

-

Mar.

21

23

25

23

20

21

IB

17

15

13

11

10

8

8

5

5

5

5

5

4

3

3

2

3

2

1

2

3

4

4

3

Apr.

3

3

3

3

2

1

0

0

1

1

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

-

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

4

3

2

2

2

1

1

19

30

11

8

5

3

4

3

1

1

41

24

13

9

152

424

Juae

81

41

26

55

21B

86

49

69

10B

138

63

2,050

3,260

8,500

1,380

549

335

226

167

305

175

91

67

61

55

1,030

4,560

1,600

648

712

-

July

434

267

1B3

141

144

111

81

65

51

34

24

17

23

31

549

429

290

1,440

89B

816

2,340

1,200

648

355

231

144

97

370

163

195

20B

Aug.

Ill

67

45

34

167

330

152

77

55

47

464

720

355

258

213

163

175

141

563

295

148

84

55

36

25

17

13

10

12

6

4

Sept.

5

335

1,130

6,980

3,630

3,630

1,250

968

535

340

285

440

3B5

285

21B

187

276

464

285

226

208

191

163

13B

120

106

91

108

159

B6

-

Hote.- Doubtful gage-height record Oct. 10 to Dec. 13; discharge computed on basis of we-ither 

record? and records for stations near Roy and near Bell ranch.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 217

Discharge, in second-feet, of Canadian River near Sanchez, N. Hex., 1936-39, 1941-42 Continued

1938-39

Day

%

2

3

4

5

5

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

77

62

57

58

48

41

45

845

12,200

2,800

1,610

784

534

 407

351

306

276

240

225

220

202

180

167

159

148

130

123

120

117

114

117

NOT.

117

107

104

101

93

88

88

75

75

68

66

70

75

68

59

55

50

48

48

48

48

a45

a 40

a35

e40

a35

a35

*a35

a35

a40

-

Dec.

a 45

aSO

aSS

aSO

aSO

a55

aSO

a60

a 60

aSS

aSO

a45

*40

35

a55

a35

a33

a33

aSS

a40

a45

aSO

aSS

a52

b50

b45

b45

b50

»*50

b45

b45

Jan.

b50

55

59

64

70

57

68

90

107

93

99

101

85

82

62

52

52

52

55

62

66

70

b60

73

66

62

62

70

75

»77

77

Feb.

70

b65

b60

b60

t>70

73

70

70

75

b50

b45

57

66

70

80

85

120

133

123

163

163

152

117

120

216

202

163

130

_

_

-

Mar.

*96

85

75

88

77

85

85

80

75

101

114

110

104

99

96

101

114

114

117

117

123

126

136

130

130

130

140

123

148

144

144

Apr.

136

136

130

130

167

198

386

449

526

502

456

463

470

372

330

294

318

306

276

215

175

140

120

104

110

120

107

99

90

90

-'

May

85

123

588

175

167

140

136

123

110

101

80

68

57

55

52

53

57

62

57

46

35

26

18

12

14

18

14

14

14

53

34

June

86

18

42

34

18

12

7

5

3

3

2

1

1

1

0

0

0

1

2

al,500

a800

a200

265

358

240

117

66

64

52

124

-

July

73

68

31

20

14

8

5

3

2

1

1

9

14

45

53

59

43

31

33

30

16

20

103

66

24

14

10

28

422

411

710

Aug.

975

2,490

2,270

2,690

922

435

568

1,710

690

421

357

193

123

206

392

148

85

57

40

29

968

740

282

167

96

55

37

27

20

16

12

Sept.

10

7

7

6

5

4

3

3

3

2

2

1

1

65

292

632

358

250

206

188

120

85

68

64

53

46

52

41

37

35

-

* Winter discharge measurement nade on this day. 

a Ho ga i;e-height record; discharge computed on basl 

near Roy and Bell Ranch.

b Stage-discharge relatlen affected by lee.

.3 of weather records and records for stations

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Oct.

1,320

870

740

1,200

1,260

800

600

510

480

460

410

380

370

450

1,110

1,180

910

760

660

600

600

980

1,240

1,200

1,560

1,340

1,120

950

940

980

1,050

Nov.

940

820

740

680

630

590

570

600

560

540

538

518

504

497

497

484

460

454

442

490

424

394

364

394

346

S37

354

364

359

348

Dsc.

348

342

342

348

3S7

320

295

270

285

2S5

290

305

295

295

275

247

266

«*52

sse

294

280

216

811

206

1(9

b!58

bl44

b!44

blSO

b!60

b!65

Jan.

b!60

blSO

b!40

b!20

b!20

blSO

b!40

blSO

b!62

b!80

184

bl82

b!82

»b!90

bl84

bl*4

fel67

b!59

W.75

VL75

b!67

blSO

fel32

b!60

b!84

*175

b!75

b!93

bl88

b!75

b!56

Feb.

144

130

»133

148

148

152'

186

136

ISO

»140

123

104

110

117

120

110

104

88

b60

b80

b86

b90

b90

b70

b60

b50

77

93

_

_

-

Mar.

99

158

16S

*152

140

13S

130

123

104

82

93

90

96

107

107

110

117

126

120

96

80

77

75

66

70

82

163

156

117

90

88

Apr.

82

75

77

90

104

144

180

211

256

242

211

242

220

885

961

970

1,240

3,410

4,030

6,260

5,610

5,360

28,000

40,000

32,000

14,000

9,000

6,000

4,000

3,400

-

May

2,900

2,700

2,500

2,300

2,100

2,000

2,100

2,200

2,200

2,000

2,200

2,200

2,100

2,000

1,900

1,700

1,600

1,500

1,400

1,300

1,200

1,100

2,000

1,600

1,400

1,300

1,200

1,200

1,100

1,000

900

June

800

750

700

650

600

500

900

850

650

520

450

380

354

364

370

376

370

315

252

242

229

193

175

163

256

412

229

148

120

188

-

July

156

270

4S6

342

256

202

163

171

163

156

140

159

180

159

114

88

75

62

52

52

450

418

260

211

237

229

144

206

260

136

163

Aug.

104

99

701

504

734

342

295

206

163

148

278

202

418

628

971

987

581

388

280

305

260

806

163

148

136

125

117

110

99

99

3SO

Sept.

52,000

60,000

80,000

6,000

2,000

4,000

2,500

1,500

1,000

855

638

1,3SO

3,760

2,300

1,460

980

750

650

567

511

466

442

418

370

3S7

315

386

380

315

310

-

P«ak discharge.- A»r. «*. 70.200 sec. -ft.: AUK. IS (11 p.m.) 8,690 sec. -ft.; Sept. 2, 87,800

see. -ft. ; Sept. 19 (Sj*0 a.m.) 4,780 sec. -ft.

* Winter discharge MMWcment wide on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

Note.- Ho ga<?«-hel£ht record Oct. 1 to Nov. 10, Apr. 24 to June 12, Sept. 1-9; discharge computed 

on Mala of weather records and records for stations near Taylor Springs and Roy.

Time basis: Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1946; mountain war tine thereafter.

To convert war tine to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

5M7M O - 41 - IS
218 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Monthly discharge. In second-feet, of Canadian River near Sanchez, N. Mex.

Month

May.........................................

July

September. ..................................

The period. ...............................

December. ...................................

Calendar year .......................

April .......................................

May.........................................

September. ..................................

Water year 1936-37 .......................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1937 .......................

February .

Maroh. ......................................

May.........................................

September. ..................................

Water year 1937-38 .......................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1938 .......................

Maroh . .

April.......................................

May.........................................

September. ..................................

Water year 1938-39. ......................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1941 .......................

May

September. ..................................

Water year 1941-42 .......................

Secondfoot-days

0 

1,034 

6,757 

2,969 

. 2,967 

2,187

_

512 

175 

390

_

331 

616 

306 

1,099 

7,706 

63,111 

9,915 

3,176 

8,768

96,105

224

222 

370

95,844

1,109 

839 

292 

26 

768 

26,755 

11,979 

4,842 

23,244

70,670

22,757 

1,885 

1,443

95;939

2,167 

2,868 

3,401 

7,415 

2,587 

3,962 

2,361 

17,221 

2,646

70,713

26,9,70 

15,174 

7,798

378,009

5,099 

3,049 

3,398 

167,200 

54,900 

12,506 

6,110 

10,139 

166,384

478,727

Maximum

0 

264 

1,630 

539 

482 

335

_

52 

9 

24

_

18 

35 

82 

119 

1,780 

21,100 

880 

350 

3,540

21,100

15 

10 

25

21,100

51 

45 

25 

3 

424 

8,500 

2,340 

720 

6,980

8,500

12,200 

117 

60

12,200

107 

216 

148 

526 

588 

1,500 

710 

2,690 

632

12,200

1,560 

940 

348

30,800

193 

156 

163 

40,000 

2,900 

900 

450 

?87 

60,000

60,000

Minimum

0

0 

5 

4 

0 

15

_

5 

4 

8

_

6 

12 

4 

2 

14 

81 

81 

29 

8

2

5 

5 

6

2

26 

19 

1 

0 

0 

26 

17 

4 

5

0

41 

35 

33

0

50 

45 

75 

90 

12 

0 

1 

12 

1

0

370 

337 

144

14

120 

50 

66 

75 

900 

120 

52

310

50

1936-39, 1941-48

Mean

0 

33.4 

225 

95.8 

95.7 

72.9

_

16.5 

5.8 

12.6

.

10.7 

22.0 

9.9 

36.6 

249 

2,104 

320 

102 

292

263

7.2 

7.4 

11.9

263

3S.8 

30.0 

0.4 

.9 

24.8 

092 

386 

156 

775

194

734 

62.8 

46.5

263

69.9 

102 

110 

247 

S3. 5 

132 

76.2 

556 

88.2

194

070 

506 

252

1,036

164 

109 

110 

5,573 

1,771 

417 

197 

?27 

5,546

1,312

Runoff in 

acre-feet

 "& 

2,050 

13,400 

5,890 

5,880 

4,340

31,560

J,OSO 

347

774

-

687 

1,220 

607 

2,130 

15,280 

125,200 

19,670 

6,300 

17,390

190,600

444 

440

734

190,100

a, sob'

--4r,66O 

B7&; 

. f&; 

J.5SO* 

S3* 07ft 

23,7B& 

9,600 

46,100

140,200

45,140. 

3,740 

ST, 860 <

190, 30&

4, SCO 

5,690 

6,750;, 

14,71O 

5, ISO 

7,860 , 

4,68Q 

34,160 

5,3*0 -

140,500; >

53,490 

30,100 

15,470:'

749,300:

10,' HOT 

6,OfiO; 

6,740 

331,600 

108,900 

24,810 

12,120 

20,110 

330,000

949,500

Time basis; Mountain standard time orior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter, 

o convert wtr time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 219

Conchas Reservoir near Conchas Dam, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°24'10", long. 104°11'25", at Conchas Dam on 

IfenadTan River, In Jfontoya Grant, San Miguel County, 24 miles northwest of town of 

Conchas Dam, about 24 miles north of Newklrk. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 7,350 square miles.

Records 'available .- December 1938 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum contents during year, 479,600 acre-feet Apr. 24 (elevation, 4,208.41 

feeTTf minimum contents, 367,600 acre-feet Aug. 14 (elevation, 4,197.75 feet).

f llllng'^nat^of ^T °14tei94^ th&t ° f AP3"' **" 1942; nlnlmun contents a«er initial

Remarks.- Reservoir Is formed by dam consisting of concrete main section and earth-fill 

wings, completed Sept. 15, 1939; storage began Dec. 29, 1936. Capacity, 398,700 

acre-feet between elevations 4,061.0 feet (Invert of sluicing conduits) and 4,201.0 

«^ ni« resv ? f SOO-foot ungated service spillway): dead storage negligible. Reservoir 

not drawn below elevation 4,157.35 feet (sill of irrigation outlet), capacity, 111,300 

o£?eoi£et ' excePt for minor sluicing and operation of small power plant. Capacity of 

^^vV^fAeliSe«!^eV}evatlonB ' 4' 201 -° feet (crest of 300-foot united service spillway) and 4,218.0 feet (crest of 3,000-foot ungated emergency spillway) acts as 

detention storage In the control of floods. Figures given herein represent total 

contents. Reservoir Is used for Irrigation, flood control, and recreation. Contents 

computed from dally readings at 12 p.m.

Cooperation.- Records furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

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

Oct.

412,700

409,200

417,100

404,100

403,900

403,300

399,700

395,300

391,300

392,600

393,600

394,500

395,300

396,000

396,700

398,600

400,400

401,900

402,300

403,300

404,000

406,600

403,500

398,100

392,000

387,500

386,400

386,900

387,400

394,300

398,000

HOT.

402,800

404,200

399,700

390,300

381,900

383,900

385,400

386,500

387,600

388,900

389,800

390,600

391,600

392,900

394,700

393,800

396,600

397,100

397, 7QO

398,300

399,000

399,500

399,900

400,100

400,400

400,900

400,900

400,900

401,100

401,300

Dec.

401,600

401,800

401,800

401,300

401,400

401,600

401,400

399, SOO

390,900

390,700

391,300

391,900

391,400

392,200

392,500

393,000

393,300

393,500

394,400

394,800

395,300

395,300

395, SOO

396,200

396,100

396,100

396,500

395,800

397,200

397 » 300

397 » 500

Jan.

397,700

397,900

398,000

398,100

396,100

398,100

398,000

393,500

396,900

399,100

399,300

399,600

400,000

400,100

400,100

400,500

400,400

400,600

400,600

400,600

400,700

400,800

400,700

400, SOO

400,800

400,700

400, SOO

400,600

400,300

400,700

400,500

Feb.

400,500

400,600

400,300

400,200

399,800

399,900

399,900

399,600

399,700

399,700

400,000

399,600

399,500

399,500

399,400

399,300

338,800

398,600

398,400

398,400

398,400

398,300

398,200

393,400

398,700

398,700

398,700

399,300

_

.

-

Mar.

399,300

399,300

399, SOO

399,600

399,700

399, SOO

399,600

399,500

399,600

399,300

399,500

399,600

398, SOO

399,200

399,400

399,000

399,100

399,200

399,000

399,000

399,100

396,900

393, BOO

393,700

398,700

398,700

398,700

393,700

390,900

399,000

399,000

Apr.

399,000

398,600

398,800

398,700

393,600

398, SOO

399,700

399,800

400,100

400,300

400,500

400,900

400,900

401,500

401,800

403,500

406,400

414,600

418,200

423,700

426,900

427,900

486,700

476,300

449,600

433,700

416,300

402,000

390,000

378,000

-

"ay

370,400

378,800

384,600

389,600

394,100

397,300

392,000

378,000

 375,800

380,300

384,600

338,400

392,800

385,600

378,400

370,600

373,800

377,000

380,200

382,400

385,200

387,600

388,400

386,900

383,900

330,600

377,000

373,400

369,500

369,200

371,200

June

372,800

374,400

375,700

376,800

377,800

379,100

380, 100

383,400

385,000

386,400

387,500

388,100

338,600

388,900

389,900

390,400

390,900

391,400

391,700

391,900

392,200

392,600

392,900

393,000

393,000

393,100

393,400

393,000

393,900

385,400

-

July

375,200

375,500

376,100

376,500

377,000

377,200

377,400

377,400

377,600

372,700

377,700

377,700

377,700

377,800

377,600

377,600

377,700

377,400

377,300

377,100

377,500

378,600

379,300

379,300

379,600

380,000

380,000

380,100

380,500

380,700

380,800

Aue381,100

331,300

332,100

382,900

384,000

385,300

385,900

386,300

386,500

386,900

387,300

385,700

386,200

368,100

369,600

372,200

373,400

374,400

374,900

375,700

376,800

376,500

376,600

377,200

377,500

377,500

377,600

377,600

379,100

380,000

333,800

Sept.

46d,SOO

467,000

437,700

416,600

405,300

392,400

380,700

380,500

382,400

372,300

371,400

374,000

382,700

387,600

391,100

384,100

370,600

371,700

372,700

373,700

374,400

375,100

375,900

376,600

376,900

377,500

378,000

378,600

376,600

379,300

-

Monthly elevatlah and contents, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Date

Dec. 31................

Calendar year 1941...

Sept. 30... .............

Water year 1941-42...

Elevation 

(feet)t

4,200.82

.

4 200 9V

4 1 QA ft A

4,198.98

-

Contents 

(acre-feat)

397,500

_

379,300

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-3,800

+297,100

-4,800

-39,100

t Elevation at midnight.

Time basis; Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1912; mountain war time thereafter. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 

1 hour.
220 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Canadian River below Conchas Dam, II. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°24'30M , long. 104°10'10M , in sec. 27, T. 14 II., 

 R. 26 E. (projected), in Pablo Montoya Grant, 2i miles north of Conchas Dam post office

and 2.8 miles downstream from Conchas Dam. Prior to Dec. 13, 1941, at site 0.7 mile

downstream, at different datum.

Drainage area.- 7,350 square miles.

Records available.- April 1936 to December 1938, December 1941 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum and minimum discharges for the periods April 1936 to December 1938 

and December 1941 to September 1942 are contained in the following table:

Water 

year

1936t 

1936-37 

1937-38 

1938J 

1941-421 t

Maximum

Date

July 12 

June 3 

Sept. 4 

Oct. 9

Discharge 

(sec .-ft.)

a3,780 

73,000 

47,400 

21,100

Gage height 

(feet)

12.8 

C14.14 

d!2.90

Minimum

Date

Kar. 26-Apr. 10

Dec. 30, 31 

Sept. 21

Discharge 

(sec .-ft.)

(b)

(b)' 

.2 

5

{

Period Apr. 13 to Sept. 30. 

Period Oct. 1 to Dec. 31. 

tt Period Dec. 13, 1941, to Sept. 30, 1942. 

a Maximum dally. 

b No flow at times.

c Caused by backwater from temporary dam, May 30.

d Caused by backwater frpm temporary dam Oct. 9, 5 hours before maximum discharge .

Remarks.- Records poor. Flow regulated by Conchas Reservoir (see preceding page) after 

Dec. 29, 1938.

Cooperation.- Gage-height records and discharge measurements furnishid by Corps of 

Engineers, U. S. Army.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1936-39, 1941-42 

1936

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

_

-

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

0

0

0

0

0

5

50

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Hay

0

0

0

0

9

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9

300

46

36

151

126

151

408

166

860

June

330

201

123

99

432

155

76

lee

101

351

1,520

1,120

1,570

330

876

234

192

159

110

63

63

55

47

660

126

50

39

28

16

10

-

July

101

47

35

26

20

16

13

35

30

12

1,170

3,780

446

782

379

294

151

390

234

126

a80

a 60

aSO

a70

a40

aSO

atO

a80

40

a30

a 50

Aue.

110

90

461

144

55

43

320

170

117

408

201

130

70

54

 40

a25

a!5

alO

a5

a5

a5

63

96

83

50

50

50

124

107

 78

28

S«pt.

35

87

39

54

37

34

31

31

195

198

88

68

78

76

47

36

20

ie

20

54

68

265

166

114

91

99

81

74

70

57

a No gage-hoight record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations near Sanehez and at 

Logan.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 221

Discharge, In second-feet, of Canadian River below Conchas Dam, N. Hex., 1936-39, 1941-42 Continued

1936-37

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

3

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2B

29

30

31

Oct.

40

36

36

35

32

27

23

21

21

20

20

19

IB

16

16

15

14

S3

12

11

10

10

9

9

B

B

7

7

6

6

5

Nov.

5

5

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

3

3

3

3

3

-

Dec.

3

3

4

4

3

3

4

4

5

6

B

10

15

*16

12

15

15

14

15

20

26

24

IB

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

blS

Jan.

b!2

blO

b7

b8

b8

6

B

7

B

B

9

11

10

b!2

*bll

b!3

b!2

bll

b!4

b!2

b9

b8

b9

blO

blO

bll

b!2

b!2

12

14

17

Feb.

b!5

*b!7

22

24

22

21

20

20

b!5

b!2

b!5

b!5

b!6

14

13

13

17

IB

21

21

21

20

IB

16

12

11

b9

b8

_

-

-

Mar.

B

B

B

7

B

B

9

10

10

10

11

12

*11

10

11

10

9

B

7

6

5

5

4

3

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

Apr.

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

4

7

7

4

4

2

2

2

250

588

270

159

101

72

65

60

65

70

50

40

-

May

25

20

15

10

8

6

4

3

2

5

120

460

250

180

130

114

101

104

117

150

130

100

BO

1,180

2,000

3,540

2,810

20,100

13,60O

2,650

337

June

791

22,400

27,000

11,700

2,160

al,400

1,210

a850

a720

a590

a560

521

a410

4BO

a390

a370

a300

a280

a230

alBO

160

a!40

a!50

a!30

allO

1,380

9,190

9,400

2,220

1,220

-

July

586

244

1,360

653

352

a330

a310

a 220

a!50

a 350

1,410

612

461

202

170

150

113

99

85

110

666

545

a380

a210

al30

a90

a70

alOO

a200

a350

473

Aug.

449

183

99

228

352

155

85

45

24

170

130

49

33

25

303

183

106

60

53

486

E16

92'

68

&40

a25

a40

a60

a70

a60

a35

a25

Sept.

a26

»40

a60

112

778

1,040

1,290

4,560

1,750

1,040

aSOO

a540

a280

190

algO

a70

a50

<C70

alOO

60

4O

30

25

BO

17

14

12

11

10

9

-

Peak discharge.- nay 28 (9:30 p.m.) 33,400 sec.-ft.; June 2 (6:30 a.m.) 53,200 sec.-ft.; Juns 3 

(5j30 p.m.) V3"6<X> sec.-ft.; June 26 (11:30 p.m.) 12,400 sec.-ft.;, June 27 (7:15 p.m.) 11,500 see.- 

ft.; June 28 (7:45 a.m.) 12,400 sec.-ft.; Sept. B (5 p.m.) 10,500 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations near Sanchez and at 

Logan.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note.- Doubtful stage-discharge relation or backwater from temporary dam Mar. 12 to Apr. 19, 

Apr. 25 to May 14, Hay 20-24, Sept. 14, 20-30; discharge computed on basis of records for stations 

near Sanchez and at Logan.

1937-38

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

B

6

6

5

4

3

3

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

19

26

7

5

5

4

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

1

Nov.

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

3

4

5

-

Dec.

5

4

4

9

11

10

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

10

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

9

10

10

12

Jan.

15

16

IB

23

25

27

28

25

24

20

17

19

21

21

22

24

28

29

33

33

32

32

30

27

24

20

16

14

15

16

16

Feb.

15

16

IB

19

23

31

27

24

24

22

20

20

IB

17

17

16

16

15

15

17

20

22

28

33

33

35

34

32

-

-

-

Mar.

29

25

23

20

19

19

20

21

23

16

13

11

9

7

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

.Apr.

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

May

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

o

0

0

0

1,140

509

June

437

727

65

68

41

209

759

1,250

303

145

145

330

11,500

8,800

2,560

725

414

235

183

145

372

244

202

202

135

2,520

3,890

3,190

945

1,160

-

July

653

404

228

341

202

183

165

a!60

a!20

a!20

a90

a70

a90

280

1,500

740

414

894

2,160

1,890

3,180

3,160

1,090

572

278

150

79

55

404

303

165

Aug.

196

116

55

45

36

131

437

170

74

39

57

1,170

1,060

425

341

278

160

77

177

915

294

116

63

34

23

19

16

11

B

66

elO

Sept.

65

6960

3,020

16,000

6,65O

15,800 i,eeo

1,1*0

1.04O

497

 360

a4CO

440

a»0

2CO

asxo

a TOO

876

aSOO

216

a200

alBO

«140

alSO

alOO

a90

a80

alOO

155

-

Peak discharge.- nay 30 (2 p.m.) 16,200 sec.-ft.; June 13 (3 a.m.) 31,000 sec.-ft.: June 14 (1 

p.m.) 21,7OO sec.-ft.; Sept. 4 (7:45 p.m.) 47,400 see.-ft.; Sept. 6 (4:15 a.m.) 35,800 see.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations near Sanchez and at 

Logan.

e Doubtful stage-discharge relation; discharge computed on basis of records for stations near 

Sanchez and at Logan.
222 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

discharge. In second-feet, of Canadian River below Conchas Dam, H. Bex., 1936-39, 1941-48 Continued

1938-39

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

allO

a80

e70

e60

eSO

38

46

e742

e8,4£0

5,170

1,760

1,800

668

43S

330

894

865

880

a 200

alSO

162

elSO

e!40

140

130

188

127

114

110

106

103

Nov.

97

90

86

80

77

67

56

65

71

74

88

57

44

65

eg

68

47

46

47

43

41

46

33

35

39

35

10

4

3

B

-

Dec.

88

32

48

48

49

48

58

53

58

59

54

49

45

43

44

48

40

37

36

49

76

73

65

58

58

47

39

33

622

e£

eg

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Sanchez. 

e Uncertain stage-discharge relation; discharge computed on basis of records for station near 

Sanchez.

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

Oct. Nov. Dec.

_

-

-

«

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

890

41

39

39

41

38

37

40

48

55

38

45

51

40

40

50

64

68

48

Jan.

52

57

58

60

59

66

68

68

63

68

74

73

80

84

86

96

90

90

98

94

96

100

100

96

100

97

98

104

106

98

98

Feb.

100

96

98

94

94

88

86

94

76

76

78

79

74

74

84

73

85

67

68

64

63

73

66

59

68

60

66

66

.

-

-

Mar.

69

70

74

72

74

90

73

73

78

78

72

80

73

79

67

65

70

67

70

70

70

70

70

70

100

78

85

88

86

108

94

Apr.

125

100

94

106

117

91

98

185

133

147

151

171

175

190

863

317

484

1,200

8,100

3,190

4,680

6,800

18,700

36,000

29,000

83,000

17,800

16,100

14,800

12,900

-

May

7,600

7

6

8

8

8

6,580

13,100

4,980

6

8

7

7

7,580

7,980

7,670

6

8

6

6

7

6

1,800

3,440

3,440

3,580

3,600

3,580

3,440

1,370

8

June

8

7

7

6

8

6

7

7

6

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

9

7

7

7

7

9

18

10

10

11

11

10

6,360

~

July

7,580

8

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

7

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

Aug.

6

6

6

6

6

7

7

6

6

7

7

689

5,530

7,890

11

8

8

7

6

6

6

6

7

7

7

6

6

7

17

10

10

Sept.

613,000

084,000

920,000

14,100

14,100

18,800

9,700

2,880

85

6,660

1,840

10

. a

6

6

4,890

9,800

15

8

6

5

6

6

6

7

8

7

8

7

8

"

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge computed on baals of records of reservoir operation and records for station at Logan and near Amarillo.

Note.- Ho gage-height record Mar. 19-25, Apr. 24-30, May 1-6, 10-13, 17-22, 31, June 1-7, Sept. 

81; discharge computed on basis of records of operation of needle valves, gate valves, power plant, 

and discharge over spillway, furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. 3. Array.

Time basis; Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 223

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, of Canadian River below Conchas Dam, N. Hex., 1936-39, 1941-42

Month

May. ........................................

September. ..................................

The period ........ .......................

December. ...................................

Calendar year .......................

Ito........ .................................

September. ..................................

Water year 1936-37 .......................

October 1937 ...............................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1937 .......................

February 

March. ......................................

April. ......................................

Ihy. ........................................

June >

July ....

September. ..................................

Water year 1937-38 .......................

Deoenber. ...................................

Calendar year 1938 .......................

Hovettber

Deoeaber 13-31, 1941 .......................

Calendar year .......................

February

May.........................................

August .......

September. ..................................

The period. ....... .......................

Seoondfoot-days

2,264

.

530

82

373

-

321

466

206

1,832

48,351

96,642

11,181

3,951

13,163

177,098

133

20

295

176,561

24

20,140

53,753

126,143

1,371

150,390

1,706

.

6

AQQ

133,022

-

Maxiwiffl

408

1,570

3,780

265

_

40

5

26

- ^

17

24

12

588

SO, 100

27,000

1,410

488

4,560

27,000

26

5

12

27,000

2

11,800

3,180

16,600

16,600

76

16,600

_

890

_

24,000

-

Hininun

0

\Z

18

-

5

2

3

-

6

8

1

1

2

110

70

24

9

1

0

0

4

0

0

55

5

0

2

0 .

_

37

.

91

5

-

Mean

53.7

277

75.5

-

17.1

2.7

12.0

-

10.4

16.6

6.6

61.1

1,560

3,281

361

127

439

485

4.3

.7

9.5

484

.8

1,397

650

1,792

346

44.2

412

_

89.8

_

2 549

ol c

4,434

-

Runoff in 

aore-feet

3,300

17,350

17,080

4,490

48,630

1,050

163

740

-

637

924

4O9

3,630

95,900

191,700

22,180

7,840

26,110

351,300

263

40

585

350,200

619

48

83,150

39,950

13,010

106,600

250,200

43,090

3,170

2,720

298,300

_

3,380

.

263,800

855,300

Time basis: Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter.
224 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Canadian River at Logan, N. Mex.

Location (revised).- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°21', long. 103°25', in NEi sec. 15,

 t. 13 N., R. 33 E., half a mile south of Logan, It miles upstream from Chicago, ROCK 

Island & Pacific Railroad bridge, 4i miles upstream from Tucumcari Creek, and 5t 

miles downstream from Ute Creek.

Drainage area.- 11,200 square miles.

Records available.- June 1904 to February 1905, December 1908 to May 1914 and October

 1930 to September 1942 in reports of Geological Survey. June 1904 to February 1905, 

December 1908 to May 1914 and October 1922 to December 1931 in reports of State 

engineer.

Average discharge.- 14 years (1912-13, 1924-32, 1933-38), 408 second-feet (prior to 

completion or Conchas Dam).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 54,400 second-feet Apr. 24 (gage height, 

13.90 feet); minimum daily, 14 second-feet July 30.

1930-42: Maximum discharge, 219,000 second-feet Sept. 22, 1941 (gage height, 

29.3 feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 75,000 second-feet by 

logarithmic plotting; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, approximately 36.55 feet Sept. 30, 1904, at site It miles 

below present station (datum of that gage was 3,651.0 feet above mean sea level).

Remarks.- Records poor. Flow partially regulated by Conchas Reservoir 45 miles upstream. 

(See p".219.) Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

?.

Z

5

7

9

10

11

15

?n

?1??

?.»

?4

25

26 

27

28

30

31

Oct.

ialO.000

,a4,000

> a600

\

>a5,000

a25,000

>a5,000

Nov.

 j

*> a600

\

 *

|a4,000

/

> aSOO

160

140

156

156

152

144

152

148

140

144

152

190

195

205

270

364

404

447

501

492

474

~

Dec.

433

388

456

492

580

601

492 

600

2,430

4,640

502

180

156

625

«246

152

132

140

132

120

144

140

117

117

bllO

b!05 

b82

b99

117

ISO

170

Jan.

l>86

b70

b90

b60

b70

b90

b80 

b90

b!20

b!80

293

b277

b250

b240

b230

«210

234

b240

b220

b210

b200

b230

252

b210

b200

b220 

b230

b240

b230

b240

b220

Feb.

b220

216

228

«222

210

»b!95

b!90 

156

b!40

b!30

»b!50

165

165

180

185

156

152

b!44

b!28

b!52

170

152

b!40

b93

b!32

b82 

b70

108

-

-

"

Month

December. . . ...............................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January

Hay

July.. .....................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

liar.

86

175

«195

175

136

140

136 

144

140

111

99

93

93

88

SS

82

86

93

86

78

68

74

68

60

60

54 

54

64

 50

41

40

Apr.

33

40

42

42

40

32

39 

61

68 -72

67

78

111

114

114

99

624

5,040

1,990

6,020

4,200

3,640

8,930

38,900

41,300

32,300 

23,500

16,400

13,400

10,600

-

Secondfoot-days

150,200

19,886

14,783

790,408

5,812

4,431

2,957

664,031

May

11,300

2,690

252

160

222

240

284 

9,910

11,400

1,050

210

32

67

76

9,330

7,970

2,360

140

117

156

160

205

190

1,460

3,420

3,480 

3,400

3,500

3,610

3,920

1,290

Maximum

4,640

70,000

293

228

195

*

41,300

June

29S

a!90

74

64

60

64

136 

99

96

67

55

47

45 lie sie

84

64

61

50

36

29

25

23

230

132

78 

45

48

116

469

-

Minimum

_

140

S2

0

60

70

40

32

20

14

July ]

3,070

2,300

277

156

160

148

136 

108

86

88

36

222

96

72

54

46

39

32

27

311

674

447

185

72

51

39 

31

23

17

14

20

Aug.

51

22

30

20

26

28

40 

47

111

192

270

501

1,540

11,000

3,770

732

312

195

111

74

62

177

56

50

35

28

25

26

1,320

a50O

Mean

4,845

663

477

2,166

137

158

95.4

1,319

Sept.

a8,000

816,000

28,400

14,300

16,400

10.6OO

10,000 

6,230

365

66

7,860

414

312

264

228

ieo

9,190

6,000

284

170

156

144

86

74 

61

56

47

43

""

Runoff in 

acre- feet

297,900

39,440

29,330

1,568,000

11,530

3,790

5,370

1,317,000

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station 

near Amarllln, Tex.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Time basis; Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 225

Canadian River near Amarlllo, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°28'10", long. 101°52'45", at bridge on U. S. 

Highways 87 and 287, 2,000 feet downstream from Pitcher Creek, 2.0 miles downstream 

from Panhandle 4 Santa Fe Railway bridge, and 19 miles north of Amarlllo, Potter 

County. Datum of gage is 2,989.12 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 19,830 square miles.

Records available.- January 1924 to December 1925, April 1938 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 45,500 second-feet Oct. 23 (gage height, 9.50 

feet); minimum, 1.0 second-foot July 19, 20.

1924-25, 1938-42: Maxinum discharge, 135,000 second-feet July 25, 1941 (gage 

height, 15.7 feet), from rating curve extended above 100,000 second-feet; no flow 

at times.

Maximum stage known, about 24.0 feet sometime In May 1914, but a higher stage 

probably occurred during flood of October 1904.

Remarks.- Records poor. Dally discharge published only to show distribution of run-off 

during year. Flow partly regulated by Conchas Reservoir In New Mexico. (See p.219-)

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

20,300 

9,100 

7,180 

10,000 

10,300

6,510 

2,800 

2,920 

5,750 

6,130

5,520 

1,540 

948 

712 

724

784 

688 

552

473 

470

4,820 

5,680 

20,400 

11,700 

6,800

9,630 

6,510 

5,370 

2,220 

4,220 

4,310

Nov.

3,950 

1,450 

690 

504 

1,380

5,520 

3,080 

842 

562 

610

504 

439 

413 

350 

320

292 

252 

208 

208 

220

214 

220 

260 

260 

202

268 

244 

252 

310 

350

Dec.

340 

340 

330 

360 

360

340

330 

330 

 390 

340

2,290 

1,010 

465 

465 

439

767 

57S 

426 

426 

439

390 

330 

370 

300 

292

276 

236 

260 

284 

330 

330

Jan.

D60 

b58 

*b56 

b56 

b56

b66 

b56 

blOO 

b!66 

b!96

b252 

350

478 

747 

340

236 

244 

252 

 2.28 

214

214 

244 

252 

208

208

236 

236 

244 

236 

260 

228

Feb.

228 

228 

 236 

252 

244

160 

140 

166 

190 

172

160 

172 

166 

150 

190

202 

bl96 

b!96 

b!96 

«202

172 

268 

220 

145 

155

202 

178 

172

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

Juae 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

ber... .................................

 her...................................

lendar year 1941 ......................

srv

 am TV "7:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

ember. .................................

ter year 1941-42 ......................

Peak discharge. -

(7 p.B.) 25,600 sec

Mar.

244 

390 

400 

674 

360

190 

220 

220 

184 

150

130 

120 

120 

135 

102

94 

135 

160 

145 

120

93 

90 

70 

78 

82

74 

61 

52 

55 

49 

58

Apr.

55 

46 

49 

64 

40

34 

32 

70 

140 

276

146 

102 

98 

190 

260

292 

220 

530 

4,860 

10,100

9,360 

4,860 

6,940 

12,000 

31,600

26,200 

24,000 

19,300 

16,000 

11,800

May

10,400 

12,200 

4,630 

1,030 

690

546 

380 

350 

5,330 

11,000

2,260 

426 

236 

214 

300

6,420 

7,800

5,940 

504 

491

36C 

360 

276 

262

196

2.10C 

2,66C 

2.70C 

2,62C 

3.22C 

3,66C

£££. » 

175,566 20,400 

24,374 5,520 

14,213 2,290

L, 066,542. 5 79,600

6,767 747

5^060 674 

179,653 31,600 

89,551 12,200 

13,044 5,440 

21,974.0 6,300 

22,161 7,640 

136,574 25,100

699,595.0 31,600

June

4,940 

292 

202 

214 

214

140 

140 

350 

228 

236

115 

70 

32 

30 

67

55 

40 

220 

156 

70

30 

17 

3,180 

5,440 

902

228 

110 

102 

90 

135 

-

Minimum

470 

202 

236

3.5

56

140 

49 

32 

196 

17 

4.0 

12 

7S

4.0

July

95 

4,340 

6,300 

1,030 

626

517 

244 

202 

160 

190

120 

106 

67 

32 

IS

20 

55 

16 

4.0 

138

4,440 

1,300 

504 

504 

340

220 

1S4 

102 

46 

30 

24

Aug.

24 

16 

12 

64 

196

140 

166 

140 

86 

67

505 

56 

340 

547 

7,640

7,160 

1,400 

747 

478 

292

214 

431 

196 

350 

276

236

150 

86 

46 

40 

30

Mean

5,663 

S12 

458

2,919

218 

191 

163 

5,988 

2,889 

601 

7O9 

715 

4,562

1,917

Sept.

1,000 

3,960 

86,100 

24,000 

14,300

15,100 

9,940 

11,000 

6,440 

1,330

1,010 

5,000 

2,260 

1,580 

1,750

990 

690 

2,360 

4,400 

1,070

709 

504 

426 

330 

310

252 

184 

145 

106 

78

Ruacff in 

acre-feet

348,200 

45,350 

28,190

2,113,000

13,420 

10,630 

10,040 

356,300 

177,600 

35,790 

43,580 

43,950 

271,500

1,388,000

3ct. 23 (6 a.B.) 45,500 sec. -ft.; Apr. 25 (11 .a.B.) 35,600 sec. -ft.; June 23 

.-ft.; July 21 (9 a.m.) 21,900 sec. -ft.; Aug. 15 (6 p.m.) 17,300 sec. -ft.;

Sept. 3 (1 a.m.) 25,600 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Bete.- Discharge Oct. 1-10, Dec. 27, 28, Jan. 1-13, Feb. 6-12, 17-20, June 3-7, July 11-17, July 

4 to Aug. IS, computed from graph based on wire-weight gage readings. Cage read twice dally or

Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

ar time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
226 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Canadian River near Canadian, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage, lat. 35°55', long. 100°22', on 

bridge on U. S. Highway 60, 220 feet downstream from Panhandle & Santa Fe Railway ~ 

bridge, 1.2 miles downstream from Red Deer Creek, and 1.6 miles northeast of Canadian, 

Hemphlll County. Prior to Mar. 19, 1942, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. 

Datum of gage is 2,301.50 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 23,280 square miles.

Records available.- July 1924 to August 1925 (gage heights only), April 1938 to 

September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 91,600 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 8.98 

feet, from floodnark), from rating curves for two channels extended above 8,000 and 

38,000 second-feet; minimum, 0.8 second-foot July 18, 19.

1924-25, 1938-42: Maximum discharge, 122,000 second-feet Sept. 23, 1941 (gage 

height, 9.8 feet, from graph based on wire-weight gage readings), from rating curves 

for two channels extended above 8,000 and 38,000 second-feet; no flow at times. 

Maximum stage known, about 20 feet Oct. 2, 1904.

Remarks.- Records poor. Daily discharge published only to show distribution of runoff. 

Wire-weight gage read twice dally and oftener during floods and readings used when 

water-stage recorder was not available. Flow partly regulated by Conchas Reservoir. 

(Sec p.219-5 No large diversions above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

1?

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22 

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

41,100

20,500

12,900

23,100

18,600

17,000

17,500

3,480

1,280

3,250

6,510

8,630

3,000

1,180

1,250

2,250

1,480

1,000

951

1,000

1,610

23,900 

18,200 

14,600

14,400

13,700

13,000

11,100

12,000

3,860

4,100

Nov.

4,900

5,560

2,540

1,780

1,210

724

5,910

5,390

2,100

1,620

1,540

1,390

828

626

541

448

406

273

204

186

213

240 

476 

592

448

406

295

328

378

350

Dec.

295

306

507

541

490

476

448

434

317

376

476

2,350

1,740

1,280

765

 660

524

6S1

643

575

643

626 

541 

609

643

558

392

339

462

681

849

Jan.

 N

(*>

1,060

1,030

1,360

2,050

1,320

541

392

364

*317

406 

702 

524

434

406

364

350

392

434

392

Feb.

339

378

317

306

 273

231

231

262

295

284

251

222

295

 306

339

392

575

b200

b200

273

378

339 

 328 

195

231

462

476

524

_

-

Month

October. ........................... . .

December ...................................

February ..................... .....

March. ....................................

April. ....................... ......

May........................................

July ..................................

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ...................

Mar.

420

951

1,180

1,210

1,030

632

807

434

274

421

378

306

306

273

251

222

308

561

379

284

231

222 

240 

298

1,230

371

177

136

115

80

80

Apr.

60

44

2S

20

12

10

15

49S

643

490

306

284

581

660

328

150

80

195

501

7,820

8,320

8,960 

6,750 

10,500

16,600

34,700

27,600

21,100

16,400

15,700

~

Secondfoot-days

316,631

41,902

20, 229

1,448,514.6

14,038

8,902

14,007

179,355

60,642

16,749.2

14,528.8

140,387.0

947,211.0

May

11,900

8,520

11,000

6,030

1,430

660

592

541

350

1,170

15,800

7,990

1,740

765

524

448

442

11,900

13,800

6,800

3,550

3,740 

648 

328

262

195

115

1,250

2,460

2,740

2,150

Maximum

41,100

5,910

2,350

60,600

2,050

575

1,230

34,700

15,800

17,400

5,210

7,390

26,100

41,100

June

3,330

6,320

659

273

317

306

972

17,400

3,620

1,130

789

442

458

406

609

702

507

462

434

262

159

3,390 

2,940 

546

4,230

1,450

406

364

5,610

2,150

-

Minimum

951

186

295

0

_

195

80

10

115

159

.8

1.6

4.0

.8

July

1,320

575

392

5,210

1,630

723

507

364

166

150

350

364

222

94

8.0

4.8

.S

1.6

369

962 

1,280 

807

350

350

168

Aug.

7.2

3.2

1.6

10

19

8.0

1.6

1.6

1.6

36

13

15

a58

101

807

7,390

1,680

1,030

476

143 

260

177

129

60

Mean

10,210

1,397

653

3,969

453

318

452

5,978

3,866

2,021

540

469

4,680

2,595

Sept.

4.0

4.0

412

26,100

24,200

17,800

2O,200

14,10O

e.ssa2,330 609"' -

1,820

3,450

476

978

350 ' 

31T 

195

"

Runoff la 

acre-fast

628,000

85,110

40,180

2,873,000- .'«

-, i-4

27,840 '

17,660 - -

27,780'

355,700 -

237,700

120,500

33,TJ2&

2a,820,

278 r5OO

1,879,000.

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice (no gage-height 

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 

onvert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

record for affected days). 

1942; central war time thereafter,
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 227

Canadian River near Newcastle, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage, lat. 35°18', long. 97°36', In NWi 

 NWi sec. 35, T. 10 N., R. 4 W., at bridge on U. 3. Highway 62, 4 miles north of Newcastle and 9 miles downstream from Worley Creek. Datum of gage Is 1,146.75 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Lnglneers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 26,600 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 54,500 second-feet Oct. 24; maximum gage height, 

7.57 feet Apr. 27; minimum discharge not determined (occurred during period of Ice 

effect).

1938-42: Maximum discharge, 200,000 second-feet May 4, 1941 (gage height, 9.2 

feet), from rating curve extended above 80,000 second-feet; no flow at times.

Maximum flood known occurred on Oct. 3, 1904, from information by Corps of Engineers, 

U. S. Army, and reached a stage of 18.5 feet, from Information by State Highway Department.

Remarks.- Records poor. Flow partly regulated by Conchas Reservoir in New Mexico. Wlreweight gage read twice daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

?

5

a

7

9

10

11

1?

13

14

15

17

1 Ot

20

25

28

29

31

OGt.

17,000

25,800

£4,800

14 , 500

9,660

12,800

10,800

11,000

8,340

4,720

3,330

2,550

3,850

6,620

12,500

5,420

2,610

2,770

2,810

2,020

1,010

2,770

14,400

38,200

22,000

24,500

16,300

12,400

11,100

10,100

6,840

Nov.

7,320

3,630

3,630

5,320

4,720

2,900

2,130

2,140

1,800

3,870

5,950

2,130

1,040

959

932

595

391

311

535

1,360

852

1,230

1,100

771

661

639

705

932

1,420

796

-

Dec.

595

4S7

36S

236

357

269

334

277

360

705

705

906

1,200

852

2,450

3,630

2,020

' 705

617

423

334

*573

573

471

277

189

184

277

261

£03

236

Jan.

b80

b2o

*b!5

blO

(*)

*357

391

357

446

1,910

1,910

1,010

366

334

236

203

269

334

357

252

334

334

Feb.

661

639

>423

380

334

252

345

269

300

345

252

£36

203

220

407

872

439

311

226

471

471

407

323

595

727

455

439

439

-

-

-

Month

December ...................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

May. .......................................

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

334

467

639

SOS

366

573

357

471

705

9S6

423

535

6500

6150

6150

e200

6500

e700

e700

6600

6500

P200

6160

6110

6150

203

573

570

6350

e!70

73

Apr.

101

73

es

61

62

70

316

2,770

3,140

2,720

826

277

228

195

145

226

595

1,450

10,900

5,380

1,260

1,040

10,500

21,300

20,800

10,100

23,700

37,000

22,600

16,000

Seccndfcot-days

346, 220

60, 691

21,094

1,491,368

10,054

11,443

12,340

194,437

96,161

91,514

24,035

136,412

1,030,765

May

14,200

12,000

9,660

6,060

7,270

6,910

3,730

2,500

f 1,370

636

682

662

900

4,140

2,670

1,650

1,550

1,070

662

622

1,960

5,620

3,660

f 1,600

1,920

1,150

510

256

122 lie

79

Maximum

36, 200

7,320

3,630

83,200

1,910

372

966

37,000

14,200

22,600

3,640

3,490

25,200

38,200

June

190

1,110

1,320

1,550

3,660

3,830

3,610

4,050

7,630

22,600

10,700

4,290

2,500

f 1,530

810

594

474

380

290

216

340

606

1,460

2,290

3,680

2,650

1,340

2,060

3,360

2,190

~

Minimum

1.01Csi:

184

1

_

£02

73

61

79

190

1

24

56

-

July

2,960

3,840

2,140

f 1,130

f954

696

1,700

2,840

1,780

450

256

204

174

299

180

94

105

53

36

31

27

22

12

7

26

710

1,390

1,130

519

162

102

Aug.

S3

 24

37

39

44

58

49

52

33

112

51

43

577

965

894

703

402

256

530

3,490

2,050

1,230

1,650

990

1,960

2,050

662

371

66

73

393

Mean

11,230

2,030

680

4,086

324

409

398

6,481

3,167

3,050

775

650

4,614

2,624

Sept.

56

162

390

210 lie

13,600

25,200

17,600

16,800

12,000

9,220

6,910

4,110

2,340

1.7SO

1,480

2,560

1,320

3,620

2,670

1,910

954

3,410

3,830

2,390

1,170

1,340

726

360

156

"

Runoff in 

acre-feet

690,700

120,600

41,640

2,958,000

19,940

22,700

24,480

385,600

194 , 700

161,500

47,670

39,970

274,500

2,044,000

Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records 

for stations near Taloga (unpublished) and at Calvin.

f Computed from estimated gage height.

Mote.- Discharge computed from graph based on wire-weight gage readings Oct. 12, 19, Hov. 6-9, 

13, 14, 20, Jan. 1-12, Jan. 21 to Feb. 15, Feb. 17-26, Bar. 11 to Apr. 7, Hay 7, 8, 10-13, 16-20, 

May 29 to June 1, June 20, 21, July 3, 7, 7, July 10 to Aug. 19, Aug. 26 to Sept. 5, Sept. 16, 

26-30.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war tine tc standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
228 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Canadian River at Calvin, Okla.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 34°58', long. 96°14', in NEiSWi sec. 22, T. 6 N., R. 

10 L., at bridge on U. S. Highway 75, half a mile northeast of Calvin and 2i miles 

upstream from Shavmee Creek. Datum of gage Is 684.72 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainaet area.- 28,700 square miles.

Reeorde available.- January 1905 to December 1908 at site three-quarters of a mile upstream (gage Heights only except for period July 1905 to December 1906), October 

1938 to September 1942 (discontinued). Gage-height records at former site from 1904 

to 1934 and subsequently at present site are contained in reports of U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 100,000 second-feet Oct. 30 (gage height, 13.9 

feet); minimum observed, 118 second-feet July 28.

1938-42: Maximum discharge, 150,000 second-feet llay 5, 1941 (gage height, 17.0 

feet), from rating curve extended above 100,000 second-feet; no flow at times.

Flood of Aug. 7, 1906, reached a stage of 21 feet, site and datum then in use, 

from floodmarks.

Remarks.- Records poor. Flow partly regulated by Conchas Reservoir in New Mexico. 

Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Daj

3

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

« »

25

26 

27 

28 

29

31

Oct.

17,200

21,900

42,200

42,800

34,400

25,500 

26,300 

20,600 

15,000 

10,400

6,300 

4,880 

4,080

3,040 

IS, 100

19,900 

13,600 

10,500 

3,380 

2,740

3,360

2,600

2,420

24,500

39,800

39,300 

23,200 

17,100 

14,800 

91,300

66,200

Nov.

32,200

22,600

16,700

10,000

5,110

6,850 

5,110 

3,890 

3,040 

2,460

1,960 

6,990 

4,030

2,460 

1,850

1,640 

1,540 

1,450 

1,360 

1,850

1,850

1,850

7,2CO

4,880

3,040

2,080 

1,640 

1,360 

1,360 

1,200

Dec.

1,540

1,540

1,280

1,120

1,040

1,040 

970 

840 

900 

1,120

1,450 

5,500 

6,050

4,670 

3,040

2,260 

6,580 

4,080 

3,200 

2,200

1,740

1,740

2,080

1,960

1,640

1,850 

1,450 

1,040 

970 

840

780

Jan.

696

620

512

416

364

282 

291 

385 

454 

448

467 

520 

610

900 

732

840 

840 

840 

970 

780

2,330

2,460

1,740

1,120

840

720 

660 

544 

520 

454

488

Feb.

496

SBC

520

66C

S40

672 

580 

467 

395 

374

390 

395 

395

48S 

720

1,740 

2,330 

1,960 

1,280 

970

900

84C

1.45C

1,12C

970

970 

1,120 

1,200

*"

Month

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May........................................

July. ......................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

1,200

1,200

1,960

1,640

1,040

1,120 

900 

720 

1,120 

780

684 

1,040 

1,450

340 

696

840 

620 

640 

520 

970

900

570

552

520

496

374 

326 

390 

422 

385

364

Apr.

416

406

339

322

298

343 

1,160 

27,200 

32,200 

25,800

13,500 

8,800 

3,830

2,060 

1,740

1,440 

1,170 

951 

10,200 

32,800

24,500

16,200

9,630

25,700

48,300

30,600 

17,200 

43,800 

35,300 

26,300

Second 

foot-days

667,400

159,620

66,510

23,843

24,822

25,279

442,505

191,906

189,303

41,901

27,666

151,568

2,012,323

""

May

20,700

19,900

19,200

14,400

11,700

11,700 

11,700 

3,600 

5,570 

4,270

7,300 

9,460 

2,460

2,080 

3,860

5,110 

3,200 

4,670 

3,360 

1,960

1,360

970

4,060

4,270

2,740

1,960 

1,850 

1,540 

840 

620

496

Maximum

91,300

32,200

6,580

91 . 300

2.460

2,330

1,960

48,300

20,700

34,500

4,290

2,320

25,600

91,300

June

380

1,040

2,460 

3,000 

4,880 

15,300 

19,900

34,500 

16,400 

5,340

3,040 

3,360

4,030 

2,330 

1,960 

1,960 

1,740

8,790

7,050

2,060 

3,690 

2,430 

1,740 

2,500

Mininua

2,420

1,200

78C

282

374

326

298

496

251

118

181

155

118

July

2,7oer

4,290

3,690

2,700 

2,060 

1,840 

2,950 

3,160

2,060 

1,090 

715

529 

334

275 

247 

218 

201 

155

201

666

196 

155 

118 

474 

690

Aug.

392

1S6

186

181 

561 

342 

207 

190

593 

1,170 

1,090

550 

920

1,130 

2,080 

1,530 

1,260 

1,090

822

1,740

1,440

1,090 

1,190 

1,260 

1,010 

617

Mean

21,530

5,321

2,145

769

886

815

14,750

6,191

6,310

1,352

892

5,052

5,513

Sept.

247

190

155

961

808 

10,600 

25,600 

17,200 

17,200

10,400 

8,940 

S.940

5,190 

3,160

1,840 

fl,530 

fl,S40 

3,000 

2,430

4,950

2,560

3,510 

4,080 

3,160 

2,700 

1,830

Runoff is 

ao re- feet

1,324,000

316,600

131,900

47,290

49, 230

50,140

877,700

380,600

375,500

83,110

54,870

300,600

3,992,000

f Computed from estimated gage height. 

Tine basis: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

9, 1942; central war time thereafter.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 229

Canadian River near Whitefield, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage, lat. 35°16', long. 95°14', in 

SE4SE4 sec. 12, T. 9 N., R. 19 E., at bridge on State Highway 10, three-quarters of 

a mile north of Whitefield, and 5s miles upstream from Snake Creek. Datum of gage 

is 478.16 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Dec. 12, 1941, waterstage recorder at site 2 miles downstream. Datum of gage was 475.36 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 47,370 square miles.

Records available.- July 1938 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 220,000 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage height, 

21.4 feet, site and datum then in use, and about 25 feet, from floodnark, present 

site and datum), from rating curve extended above 150,000 second-feet; minimum, 880 

second-feet July 31, Aug. 12, 13.

1938-42: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 31, 1941; minimum, 65 second-feet Apr. 2, 

1940.

Remarks.- Records good. 

(See p. 219-)

Flow partly regulated by Conchas Reservoir in New Mexico.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Das

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

13,000

21,300

40,900

52,000

72,000

43,200

40,700

44,400

31,500

25,700

20,800

16,300

14,100

12,600

27,600

63,500

59,100

52,400

42,700

23,400

16,800

14,800

13,100

13,900

55,600

51,800

50,900

37,600

29,400

78,300

199,000

Nov.

140,000

118,000

90,000

69,300

50,000

47,700

46,800

36,500

24,700"

17.SOO

14,000

12,600

IS, 500

13,500

10,300

7,600

84,320

g3,260

g3,050

83,800

6,400

7,890

19,600

27,100

21,000

13,400

89,650

6S.130

87,260

86,700.

-

Dec.

86,400

6,300

6,350

g5,400

84,450

84,100

83,880

83,700

83,600

83,550

83,610

4,240

15,100

18,500

13,700

9,5SO

7,980

10,600

9,100

7,000

5,460

5,620

5,940

6,640

6,460

6,640

5,620

4,750

3,680

3,120

2,880

Jan.

3,300

3,810

2,SOO

2,520

g2,140

81,890 si.soo

81,760

81,680

81,640

81,760

81,800

1,940

2,320

2,320

2,380

2,320

2,320

2,320

2,320

2,320

2,960

3,430

3,040

2,590

2,320

2,140

2,040

81,940

81,890

82,450

Feb.

g4,120

3,680

2,590

2,140

1,990

2,040

2,040

1,340

1,840

2,450

4,490

3,300

2,380

2,140

2,090

3,210

S.S60

10,300

9,340

6,1OO

4,490

3.6SO

3,300

2,960

3,120

2,330

2,660

2,590

_

_

-

Mar.

2,590

3,300

5,940

7.7SO

7,780

6,640

5,310

4,240

3,390

2,880

2,960

2,450

2,320

3,300

4,010

2,8SO

2,380

2,260

1,940

1,760

1,640

1,800

1,940

1,680

1,640

1,560

1,500

1,440

1,350

1,350

1,380

Apr.

1,350

1,320

1,300

1,300

1,250

1,560

4.8SO

31,400

75,100

66,500

86,200

49,700

31,000

17,100

13,400

13,900

17,600

18,300

18,200

40,600

44,000

42,200

36,400

40,100

118,000

94,700

91,00t

93,200

99,800

63,000

-

May

42,800

33,100

38,200

34,700

25,500

27,900

25,SOO

26,500

17,400

11,700

S.860

10,600

11,100

6,100

4,490

5,060

7,180

6,100

12,700

IS, 500

10,100

5,940

4,360

6,900

7,380

5,020

3,900

3,300

3,300

2,590

2,260

June

2,200

2,090

2,090

1,990

1,990

2,320

7,180

15,000

9,340

18,600

30,500

33,700

20,000

11,400

12,900

12,600

12,600

10,000

9,010

10,600

12,900

27,700

38,200

43,300

39,400

17,600

15,600

15,000

13,900

16,000

-

July

17,600

16,000

15,000

12,300

11,700

9,260

7,420

6,030

4,990

4,830

9,420

S.770

6,610

6,810

4,090

3,290

2,440

1,860

1,510

1,280

1,390

1,450

1,640

2, ISO

1,780

1,390

1,180

1,090

975

940

910

Aug.

1,090

1,140

1,050

1,010

1,500

1,450

1,140

1,090

1,180

1,180

1,130

975

1,090

2,180

2,540

9,910

9,500

9,010

6,410

5,850

5,500

5,670

7,630

7,210

7,420

7,850

7,420

7,210

5,160

2,540

1,710

Sept.

1,280

1,14O

1,010

1,230

3,680

4,670

3,950

25,100

26,600

17,600

17,600

11,700

10,800

8,300

6,2EO

4,090

2,940

2,260

2,090

2,730

4,370

4,520

3,960

3,680

4,120

6,610

6,410

6,220

5,330

4,990

-

Month

December ...................................

April ......................................

May. .......................................

July. ......................................

Water year 1941-42 ....................

Seoondfoot-days

1,278,400

S58,850

203,950

125,795

5,1S4,950

Maximum

199,000

140,000

18,500

199,000

Minimuoi

12,600

3,050

2,880

975

910

Mean

41,240

28,630

6,579

13,790

2,313

39,480

13.S50

5,359

4,058

6,823

14,210

Runoff in 

ao re- feet

2,536,000

1,704,000

404,500

9,9S5,000

142,200

203,500

2,349,000

851,600

923,700

329,500

249,500

406,000

LO, 280, 000

8 Ooaputed from graph based on twice-daily wire-weight gage readings.

Tine basis; Central standard tine prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war tine thereafter. To 

convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
230 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Vermejo River near Dawson, N. Ifex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°42', long. 104°47', about T. 28 N., R. 20 E.,, 

in Maxwell Grant, 2$ miles north of Dawson.

Drainage area.- 250 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1942 in reports of Geological Survey. 

October 1915 to May 1923 and February 1927 to December 1931 in reports of State 

engineer.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1916-17, 1919-20, 1921-22, 1927-42), 24.2 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,160 second-feet Apr. 23 (gage height, 8.03 

feet), from rating curve extended above 360 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum daily, 7 second-feet Feb. 18.

1930-42: Maximum gage height, 11.88 feet Aug. 6, 1940 (discharge not determined); 

no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, doubtful gageheight record, and of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions above station for 

irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

39

33

54

64

44

34

29

26

25

23

22

21

20

96

S5

50

42

37

34

31

45

105

59

123

S3

69

58

53

69

66

60

Nov.

52

52

50

46

45

44

41

38

37

37

36

34

34

34

33

33

32

32

31

b22

b!5

b!4

b!3

b!4

b!7

b!8

b!7

b!6

b!4

b!5

~

Dec.

b!3

b!2

b!3

bll

blO

«blO

bll

blO

b!2

blO

blO

bll

bll

bll.

bll

b!2

b!3

bll

bll

bll

bll

blO

9.2

9.2

9.2

b8

b8

b9

13

14

b!3

Jan.

b!2

b!2

a!2

all

a!2

a!2

a!2

a!3

a!3

a!4

a!4

15

17

16

14

14

a!5

«b!4

b!3

b!3

b!3

b!3

b!3

14

M.2

b!4

bl3

b!3

b!3

b!2

bll

Feb.

b!2

b!2

blO

b!7

b!4

10

b!4

*bl4

bll

12

10

10

b!3

12

12

b8

aS

a7

a8

alO

bll

14

b!6

al2

blO

blO

b!2

b!6

-

-

Month

October ....................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March............. .........................

April............ ..........................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1941-12 ......................

Mar.

b!4

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!4

b!2

b!2

b!4

b!3

b!7

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

12

14

14

10

12

14

16

18

18

14

15

16

16

16

Apr.

17

18

21

28

28

36

46

31

28

29

45

104

131

131

200

182

147

260

370

432

573

S04

2,340

1,540

980

744

550

470

424

396

-

Secondfoot-days

1,599

916

337.6

29,074.8

409

325

461

11,107

6,699

2,711

1,797

1,767

2,352

32,480.6

May

349

333

297

2S5

365

345

349

388

37S

414

401

378

353

a320

a270

212

206

197

1S2

191

206

229

297

264

260

250

243

203

194

179

161

Maximum

123

52

14

1,450

17

17

18

2,340

414

164

134

188

658

2,340

June

155

150

147

164

144

136

155

142

133

116

106

S9

7S

78

80

73

68

66

65

62

59

56

55

55

50

45

41

38

45

60

-

Minimum

20

13

9.2

3.0

11

7

10

17

161

38

33

32

22

7

July

el

76

68

55

55

46

70

<J7O

(130

a60

47

40

35

33

35

46

59

37

58

109

68

76

41

44

39

134

63

48

45

41

39

Aug.

41

141

174

115

53

62

51

42

37

37

4S

45

46

1S8

56

46

42

41

45

44

41

39

38

36

42

41

39

37

35

33

32

Mean

51.6

30.5

10.9

79.7

13.2

11.6

14.9

370

281

90.4

58.0

57.0

78.4

S9.0

Sept.

608

199

91

69

106

89

73

77

65

52

SO

91

98

74

63

55

47

42

39

37

34

33

31

29

28

27

26

24

23

22

~

Runoff in 

acre- feet

3,170

1,820

670

57,680

Sll

645

914

22,030

17,250

5,380

3,560

3,500

4,670

64,420

Peak discharge.- Apr. 23 (5 a.m.) 5,160 sec.-ft.; July 19 (11 p.m.) 566 sec.-ft.; Aug. 2 (11 p 

LO sec.-ft.: Aug. 14 (4 a.m.) 475 sec.-ft.; Sept. 1 (3 p.m.) 2,220 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basla of weather records and records for Clmarron 

River at Springer.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Incomplete gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

Clmarron River at Springer.

Time basis; Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 231

Cieneguilla Creek near Eagle Meet, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°30', long. 105°14', in Maxwell Grant, a quarter 

of a nile below Schoolhouse Draw, about 3,500 feet upstream from high water line of 

Eagle Nest Reservoir, and 6 miles south of Eagle Nest, Colfax County.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1942 in reports of Geological Survey (no 

winter records after November 1932). April 1928 to December 1931 in reports-of State 

engineer.

Extremes.- 1940-41: Maximum discharge recorded during year, 412 second-feet July 11 

(gage height, 4.55 feet); minimum daily recorded, 1.2 second-feet Oct. 8.

1941-42: Maximum discharge not determined (occurred during period of no gage-height 

record); minimum daily recorded, 3.8 second-feet Sept. 29, 30.

1930-42: Maximum discharge recorded, that of July 11, 1941; maximum gage height 

recorded, 4.65 feet Aug. 23, 1935; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record or ice effect, 

which are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge for water year 1941, superseding those published 

in Water-Supply Paper 927, are given herein.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1940-42 

1940-41

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.8 

1.7 

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.4

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.5

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.4

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.4

Nov.

2.2 

2.4 

3.4

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.9

a2.O

a2.1

a2.3

a2.4

#2.5

2.7

 »

> D2.5

.

~

Dec.

> b2.0

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

#b2.0

_

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

98

aSO

a75

a75

a75

a75

73

60

49

43

40

45

68

67

69

106

117

109

117

-

May

153 

252 

250

228

218

232

252

310

295

274

268

265

250

230

208

190

171

156

142

126

124

184

148

124

116

97

90

99

92

100

67

June

58 

57 

61

65

53

50

51

45

43

37

36

37

32

28

27

25

23

21

19

17

14

13

15

17

22

17

14

12

all

9.8

-

July

10 

11 

9.4

9.4

12

12

9.8

9.4

10

9.8

82

36

14

28

17

56

54

60

22

27

22

24

13

12

9.8

8.7

8.4

9.0

8.7

7.5

7.2

Aug.

7.2 

7.2 

7.2

7.2

6.3

7.2

6.0

6.0

7.2

6.6

6.6

22

11

9.0

7.5

6.9

6.3

6.9

5.8

5.5

5.2

5.2

4.6

4.5

4.2

4.0

3.8

4.0

4i 2

5.8

4,5

Sept.

4.2 

4.2 

3.8

3.1

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.S

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.3

3.0

2.8

3.1

3.3

3.3

4.2

11

11

7.5

.5.2

4.8

4.5

5.2

9.4

8.1

-

Peak discharge.- July 11 (2 p.m.) 412 sec.-ft.; July 14 (5 p.m.) 124 sec.-ft.; July 16 (5 p.m.) 

197 sec.-ft.; July IS (4 a.m.) 133 sec.-ft.; Aug. 12 (2 p.m.) 162 sec.-ft.

e Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Six Hile 

Creek near Eagle Hest and Horeno Creek at Eagle Nest.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
232 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Cleneguilla Creek near Eagle Neat, N. Hex., 1940-42--Continued

1941-42

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

2T

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6.3

5.8

15

14

12

9.4

7.8

7.2

6.6

6.3

6.0

6.0

6.9

16

IB

13

11

9.4 9.0

8.7

10

14

15

17

16

15

IS

13

17

18

IB

NOV.

17

18

18

17

16

15

13

blS

 14

13

bll

toll

12

12

11

11

11

13

blO

b9

1)8

W

bebebe

a7

a8

a7

a?

a7

~

Dec.

a7

a6

a6

a7

*b6

bS

b5

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

~

Jan.

 5.5

Fab.

 5.3

Mar.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

«8.4

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

_

 14

_

-

-

Apr.

 189

Hay

a200

a200

al80

a!60

alSO

a!90

a200

a240

a270

aSOO

a400

372

319

271

230

200

178

156

148

142

140

138

136

133

126

120

112

106

99

89

79

June

69

64

59

62

51

44

51

57

44

37

33

29

25

24

23

20

17

16

14

11

10

10

10

9.4

9.1

8.8

8.8

8.5

8.8

10

-

July

18

17

19

17

16

11

11

11

11

9.7

8.5

7.8

7.3

6.2

6.8

6.5

6.2

8.2

5.8

5.8

7.2

9.7

6.0

5.6

6.8

7.8

6.2

6.0

5.8

6.2

5.4

Aug.

5.4

10

11

8.5

6.0

5.6

6.0

5.4

5.0

5.6

6.8

6.8

6.0

9.6

16

10

6.8

8.0

10

6.8

6.0

5.8

5.4

5.2

5.4

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.5

5.2

Sept.

28

17

9.4

8.8

9.4

7.2

7.2

6.8

5.6

5.4

8.0

21

11

7.5

6.5

6.0

S.4

5.2

5.2

5.0

.9

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.1

.0

3.8

3.8

-

Peak discharge.- Hay 12 (7 to 9 p.m.) 392 sec.-ft.; Aug. 14 (4:30 p.m.) 29 sec.-ft.; Aug. 15 

(3:30 p.m.} 84 sec.-ft.; Sept. 1 (6 p.m.) 50 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on thia day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Six Nile 

Creek near Eagle Nest and Moreno Creek at Eagl* Neat.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1940-42

Month

Mcvetfber

December. ...................................

Calendar year .......................

February . .

May. ........................................

September. ..................................

Water year .......................

October 1941 ...............................

DecMtor 1-7. . . ............................

Calendar year .......................

January 1942

March. ......................................

April. . ..................................... Sjr.. ...... .................................

July. .......................................

Septwfber. ..................................

Water year ......................

Secondfoot-days

56.2 

72.7

_

1,441 

5,711 

980.8 

fl69.1 

206.8 

134.7

_

360. 4 

3SS

42

_

5,814 

845.4 

282.4 

210.6

287.9

-

Maxima

3.0 

3.0

_

117 

310 

66 

BB

22 

11

_

18 

18 

7

_

400 

69 

19 

16 

28

-

Minima

1.2 

1.9

_

40 

67 

9.8 

7.2 

3.8 

2.8

_

5.8

6 

5

_

79 

8.5 

S.4 

4.5

3.8

-

Mean

1.81 

2.42

_

75.8 

184 

31.0 

20.3 

6.64 

4.49

_

11.6 

11.1 

6.0

_

188

28.1 

9.11 

6.79 

7.60

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

111

144

_

2,860 

11,330 

1,840 

1,2&0 

408 »B7

_

715 

060 

83

_

11,850 

1,»W3 

MO 

416 

468

-

Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.B., Feb. 9, 1948; 

tbtte to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

ountain war time thereafter.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 233

Cimarron River at Ute Park, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°34', long. 105°04', In Maxwell Grant, half 

a mile downstream from Ute Creek and about 1 mile east of post office at Ute Park, 

CoIfax County.

Drainage area.- 235 square miles.

Records available.- July 1907 to December 1914 and October 1930 to September 1942 In 

reports of Geological Survey. July 1907 to December 1931 In reports of State 

engineer.

Average discharge.- 23 years (1918-25, 1926-42) since completion of Eagle Nest Dam, 

2976 second-feet.

Extremes.- mxlmm discharge during year, 404 second-feet May 12 (gage height, 3.43 

feet); minimum dally, 6 second-feet Feb. 18, 19.

1930-42: Maximum discharge, that of May 12, 1942: minimum daily, 1.5 secondfeet Jan. 18-20, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Flow 

regulated by Eagle Nest Reservoir (capacity, 78,800 acre-feet). Diversions above 

station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feat, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

SB

27

28

39

30

31

Oct.

16

18

22

22

81

20

20

19

16

16

16

16

16

23

22

21

21

20

20

20

20

21

28

28

89

27

86

26

28

27

26

Nov.

24

24

23

22

21

20

19

 19

IS

IS

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

13

bll

bl2

bll

blO

b!2

bl3

bl3

b!2

b!2

12

b!2

~

Dec.

11

10

10

9.8

b9.8

b9.5

blO

b9.5

 bll

blO

10

bll

b9.5

t>9.5

b9.8

b9.8

9.2

b8.6

b9.2

b8.5

b9.2

b9.2

b8.5

b9.5

b8.5

ba.o

bS.5

bS.O

b9.5

b9.5

b8.9

Jan.

b6. 3

b7.5

bS.O

b7.5

b7.0

bS.O

be.O

b8.5

*b9.5

b9.2

b9.5

blO

b9.5

blO

b9.0

b9.2

b9.5

b8.9

b9.0

b9.5

blO

b9.5

blO

blO

blO

b9.2

bS.O

bS.S

b9.0

b7.7

b7.0

Feb.

be.o

b8. 5

b8.9

b8.6

8.3

b8.9

8.6

»b8.0

bS.O

b7.5

b7.5

*b8.3

b8.9

1)6.0

b7.2

b7

b7

b6

b6

b7

b8

b7.5

b7.0

*b6.5

b6.5

b7.7

b7.7

b7.2

_

-

~

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

March. ..................................... as?

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

b7.7

b7.7

b7.2

7.2

b7.5

7.2

7.4

9.5

8.5

7.4

7.4

7.2

7.4

7.2

6.9

7.2

S.3

 8.6

8.3

8.0

be.o

b8.6

S.6

8.9

8.9

8.9

b9.6

*b9.2

9.8

15

16

Apr.

18

20

23

23

21

26

26

27

19

25

58

52

56

57

64

68

73

lOg

86

as

90

115

321

277

800

153

133

119

115

121

~

Secondfoot-days

671

471

293.0

14,410.9

274.5

814.5

865.0

2,688 

7,406

5,817

2,176

1,029

986

19,738.8

May

106

98

S7

85

106

125

1S8

1S8

158

197

270

390

350

363

533

317

270

266

874

266

270

277

288

294

298

302

305

298

288

277

270

Maxionw

29

24

11

236

10

8.9

16

321

590

246

98

52

56

390

June

246

817

811

194

173

151

121

117

111

102

95

91

SO

74

88

87

82

82

91

90

85

83

83

83

82

82

69

56

93

98

-

MiniauB

16

10

S.O

5.0

7.0

6

6.9

18 

85

56

46

28

28

6

July

98

87

69

47

58

79

77

77

80

80 v

66

57

98

98

93

.83

82

69

59

76

77

77

76

73

55

50

50

47

46

46

46

Aug.

44

45

52

38

35

34

31

28

28

28

31

37

58

39

37

55

31

51

31

31

90

30

29

89

29

29

28

28

28

28

39

Mean

21.6

15.7

9.45

39.5

S.85

7.65

S.55

64.6 

242

111

70.2

33.3

52.9

54.1

Sept.

56

50

43

36

34

33

33

32

31

31

33

37

34

38

31

31

31

30

29

29

29

29

28

28

28

88

28

31

31

31

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,330

934

581

28,580

544

485

526

5,030 

14,880

6,680

4,380

2,040

1,960

39,150

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Tine basis; Mountain standard tints prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

5S276J 0-43-16

mountain war tine thereafter.
234 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Clmarron River at Springer, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°22', long. 104°37', In sec. 33, T. 25 N., R. 22 

E., 270 feet downstream from highway bridge, one-eighth of a mile west of Springer, 6 

miles downstream from Rayado River, and 6 miles upstream from nouth. Prior to Apr. 14 

at site 30 feet downstream at datum 2.05 feet higher; between May 9 and July 16 at site 

270 feet upstream at datum 3.33 feet lower.

Records available.- July 1907 to December 1909 and October 1930 to September 1942 lit reports of Geological Survey. August 1907 to December 1909 and January 1921 to December 

1931 in reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 21 years (1920-25, 1926-42) since completion of Eagle Nest Dara), 25.2 

second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, 10.11 feet Apr. 23 (discharge not determined); 

minimum daily discharge, 4.8 second-feet Apr. 3.

1930-42: Maximum gage height, that of Apr. 23, 1942 (discharge not determined); 

minimum daily discharge, 0.1 second-foot Apr. 11, 1933.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

62

55

64

135

14S

79

69

62

55

46

46

43

42

73

165

103

89

82

80

79

97

142

113

144

158

140

134

130

140

136

132

Nov.

126

118

111

93

89

84

77

74

69

69

69

75

74

74

70

70

69

64

64

53

40

a 43

a40

a45

a50

a50

a48

a45

a47

a50

Dec.

a47

a45

a50

a55

a50

b48

b46

b53

b55

b59

«6249'

41

36

39

39

40

36

33

31

32

b37

b'25 b27

b27

b25

b27

b30

«Coo

43

40

Jan.

35

b30

b30

b25

a20

a23

a25

a25

a30

a25

625

b30

b35

b30

b30

b35

*b40

39

b30

28

26

29

b30

b30

b30

b25

b20

17

14

12

blO

Feb.

blO

bll

12

12

11

10

9.2

8.5

7.7

8.8

b8.0

08. 0

8.5

7.7

7.7

7.3

b7.3

b7.0

6.6

6.9

7.7

7.7

7.7

6.9

«6.2

b7.5

b!2

14

.

-

-

Month

October. .................................

November. ..................................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January ....................................

February- ..................................

March. .....................................

April. .....................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August. ....................................

September ..................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

bl3

b!2

13

11

11

11

11

b9

10

9.6

10

11

11

*11

IS

15

15

14

13

12

10

11

11

9.6

8.1

8.1

7.7

7.7

7.3

6.9

6.9

Apr.

5.6

5.6

4.8

5.0

5.3

5.8

10

11

a. s

7.3

6.6

22

264

a270

aSOO

8250

R350

R450

a400

8350

8400 V

8600

a2,000

al,200

a900

a700

8600

a 550

aSOO

B550

Secondfoot-days

3,037

2.050

1,263

47,630.5

833

244.9

328.9

10,731.7

19,581

1,703.8

486.2

388.9

4,107

44,765.4

May

a500

a450

a 400

a400

aSOO

a600

a700

7S6

804

872

890

980

953

827

764

696

678

604

606

552

562

560

665

714

680

624

556

552

456

356

368

Maximum

165

126

62

1,440

40

14

15

2,000

980

290

53

45

1,710

2,000

June

a890

a840 -

al80

187

105

63

96

S6

66

45

39

a35

a30

a£5

a30

a25

a20

16

17

15

13

16

17

16

13

10

9.4

9.4

11

17

Minimum

42

40

85

3.3

10

6.8

6.9

4.S

356

9.4

7.0

5.5

83

4.8

July

42

16

12

11

10

9.4

7.8

7.0

7.S

S.6

9.4

10

10

7.6

10

9.4

10

10

11

12

23

53

26

20

23

31

19

28

15

9.7

7.3

Aug.

7.3

7.9

24

24

12

17

16

13

12

12

12

9.1

9.7

45

17

14

\Z

9.7

12

11

11

10

7.9

6.7

6.1

5.5

6.7

8.5

7.9

7.9

14

Mean

98* 0

68. 3

40.7

130

26.9

8.75

10.6

358

632

56.8

15.7

12.5

137 -

123

Sept.

1,710

740

155

8X6

158

108

91

72

59

35

32

193

8,1

47

3?

30

27

24

84

84

24

84

83

24

24

as

23

30

Runoff' i«'

 ,080 

4,070

2,510

94,480 v

1,650 ".

486

21*890 '

38.846

'964,

771

88,780-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station at 

Ute Park.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Time basis; Mountain standard time prior to S a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 235

Six Mile Creek near Eagle Nest, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 36°32', long. 105°16', In 

Maxwell Grant, 88 feet downstream from highway bridge, a quarter of a mile upstream 

from high-water line of Eagle Nest Reservoir, and 3 miles southwest of Eagle Nest, 

Colfax County.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1942 In reports of Geological Survey (no 

winter records after November 1932). April 1928 to December 1931 in reports of State 

engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 103 second-feet Apr. 23 (gage height, 2.51 

feet), from rating curve extended above 56 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum dally discharge recorded, 0.6 second-foot July 17-19.

1930-42: Maximum discharge, 230 second-feet Apr. 11, 1937, from rating curve extended above 30 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height recorded, 

3.38 feet (datum then in use) Apr. 2, 1937, during ice Jam; no flow at tines.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record or ice effect, 

which are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

It 

18 

19

20

21

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3.1 

3.1 

3.4 

3.4 

3.3

3.1 

a2.8 

a2.8 

a2.5 

a2.5

a2.5 

a2.3 

a2.3 

a5.2 

a6

a5 

«4.5 

a4 

a3.8 

a3.5

a4 

a4.5 

a5 

a5.5 

«6

a6 

a5 

a4.5 

ft4 

«4 

a4

Nov.

a5 ' 

a6 

a5.5 

a5.5 

a5

a4.5 

a4 

«3.6 

b2.9 

b3

b3 

b3 

aS 

b2.5 

b2.5

b2.5 

b2.5 

3.4 

b2.5 

b3

b3 

b3 

b3 

b3 

b2.5

b2.5 

b2.5 

b2.5 

b2.5 

b2.5

Dec.

b2 

a2 

a2 

a2 

«2.7

b4 

b3 

b3.5 

b3.5 

4.2

4.2

b4 

b3.5 

b3 

bS

b3 

b3.5 

b3 

b3 

b3

b3.5 

b4 

b3.5 

b3 

aS

a2.5 

a3 

a2.5 

a3 

a3 

a4

Jan.

«4.7

Feb.

»2.2

Month

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her. ...................................

Bber. ..................................

lendar year 

ary

h. .....................................

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

St. ....................................

enber. ..... ... . ......

ter year ...............

Mar.

al 

al 

al 

a2 

*2.0

a2 

a2 

a3 

a3 

a3

a4 

a4 

4.9 

a3.4 

a2.9

a2.8 

a2.7 

*3.S 

2.9 

a2.S

a2.7 

a4.7 

a4.9 

a6.5 

a5.5

5.3 

a4.2 

«4.7 

6.5 

9.4 

a9.4

Apr.

a 12 

15 

12 

12 

15

S.3 

6.2 

a8 

a6 

12

14 

23 

20 

24 

24

21 

33 

33

25 

22

21 

34 

76 

62 

40

31 

32 

28 

29 

31

Secondfoot-clays

121.6 

99.9 

97.1

-

118.0 

729.5 

929 

152.2 

34.3 

4S.2 

64.0

-

May

26 

2S 

22 

21 

26

a27 

a30 

a34 

a40 

a50

61 

59 

50 

40 

32

30 

30 

28 

26 

25

26 

25 

26 

26 

25

24 

22 

20 

18 

16 

al4

Maximum

6 

6 

4.2

-

9.4 

76 

61 

12 

2.2 

2.7 

4.7

-

June

a!2 

all 

alO 

a 12 

a9.5

7.S 

11

e.o

7.0 

6.0

5.3 

4.9 

4.4 

5.5 

4.9

4.0 

3.4 

3.3

3.1

2.7

2.5 

2.5 

2.2 

1.9 

1.6

1.2 

.9 

.9 

1.0 

1.7

Minimua

2.3 

2.5 

2

-

1 

6 

14 

.9 

.6 

1.0 

1.6

-

July

2.2 

1.7 

1.4 

1.3 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

.9

.7 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.7

1.3 

1.0 

.7 

.7 

1.3

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.0 

1.0 

.9

Aug.

1,0 

1.3 

1.4 

1.3 

1.2

1.3 

1.2 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.2 

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

1.6

1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

1.0 

1.0

1.4 

2.7 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

2.2

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

2.3

Mean

3.92 

3.33 

3.13

-

3.81 

24.3 

30.0 

5.07 

1.11 

1.55 

2.13

-

Sept.

4.7 

2.7 

2.5 

2.7 

2.7

2.3

2.2 

2.0 

1.9 

1,9

2.5 

3.4 

2.5 

2.2

2.0

2,0 

1.9 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.6 

1.6

Runoff in 

acre- feet

241 

198 

193

-

234 

1,450 

1,340 

302 

68 

96 

127

-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height, record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Clenegullla 

Creek near Eagle Nest, and Horeno Creek at Eagle Nest.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Time basis; Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war tine thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
236 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Moreno Creek at Eagle Nest, N. Hex.

li^ Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 36°34', long. 105°15', in

Grant, 25 feet downstream from highway bridge, 1,000 feet west of Eagle 

Nest, Colfax County, and half a mile upstream from high-water line of Eagle Nest 

Reservoir.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1942 In reports of Geological Survey, 

(no winter records after November 1932). April 1928 to December 1931 In reports 

of State engineer.

Bctremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 223 second-feet Apr. 23 (gage height, 2.83 

feet), from rating curve extended above 170 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum dally discharge recorded, 1.4 second-feet Aug. 30.

1930-42: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 23, 1942; maximum gage height recorded, 

3.54 feet (datum then in use) Mar. 10, 1937, during Ice Jam; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record or Ice effect, 

which are poor. Diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in eecond-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

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

2T

28

2B

30

31

Oct.

4.4

4.2

5.2

5.5

5.0

4.4

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.7

 3.5

 4.0

 8.0

 9.0

 7.0

 6.0

aS.O

 4.5

 4.0

aS.O

 6.0

 7.0

 8.0

 7.5

 7.0

 6.5

 6.0

 6.0

a7.0

 8.0

Nov.

 8.0

 8.5

aS.O

 8.0

 7.5

 7.0

 6.S

 6.6

6.6

6.4

6.1

bS.8

6.4

5.6

s.e

6.5

6.5

6.6

bS.5

b4.0

M.O bs.e

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

M.O

b4.5

 4.0

 4.0

 4.0

~

Dec.

 4.0

B3.5

a3. 5

 4.0

»b3.5

b2.7

be. 6

bZ.7

bg.9

3.0

3.4

09.0

M.O

b£. 5

be. 5

bZ.S

bS.O

b2.5

b2.5

bS.O

b2.3

b2.5

b2.0

b2.5

be. 6

 2.0

 2.5

 2.0

 2.5

 2.5

 3.0

Jan.

 2.2

Feb.

 3.0

Month

October

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year ......................

January. ...................................

February ...................................

 arch. .....................................

April......................................

 Mr........................................

JMe................................. ......

J»iy. ......................................

August .....................................

September

Water year ......................

Mar.

al.5

 1.5

 1.5

 1.6

 1.7

 2.0

 2.5

 4

 4

 6

aS

all

 14

alS

 12

 11

 10

bll

b!2 bie

 11

bl3

bl6

22

15

blO

08

 bfl

blO

b!3

18

Apr.

20

32

31

26

32

27

13

17

17

25

38

54

60

SI

102

84

89

97

79

77

86

US

189

162

139

122

122

117

116 lie

-

Secondf cot-days

172.6

169.2

S5.6

-

_

_

28S.3

2,290

3,040

620.1

157.3

100.1

105.S

May

lie

us

104

alOG

 10E

 lie HE

 120

 130

 140

171

166

144

122

1O4

91

88

64

76

73

73

74

84

78

78

77

76

66

57

52

 48

Maxiaun

9.0

8.5

4.0

-

_

_

22

189

171

45

7.6

6.1

9.9

"

June

 45

 42

 40

 45

 40

36

42

38

31

26

23

21

20

20

20

17

IS

13

11

8.9

S.9

9.2

8.9

7.6

6.5

5.2

6.2

5.2

6.0

6.5

Minimal

3.5

3.5

2.0

-

_

_

1.5

13

4S

6.0

3.7

1.4

2.0

-

July

7.6

6.6

6.1

6.1

6.4

7.6

7.2

7.6

7.6

6.1

6.5

8.0

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.2

3.9

4.e

4.7

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

Aug.

3.7

3.7

3.9

4.S

3.4

3.7

3.9

3.4

3.0

3.S

3.9

3.7

3.7

6.1

5.0

3.9

3.7

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.7

Mean

5.S7

6.64

2.76

-

_

_

9.20

76.9

98.1

20.7

5.07

3.23

3.63

Sept.

9.9

5.S

3.9

4.2

4.7

4.2

4.2

3.9

s.e

2.S

3.7

7.8

S.O

3.9

3.4

3.0

e.s

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

8.2

2.0

2.0

2,2

2.0

2.0

-

Runoff in 

ao re- feet

342

336

170

-

_

_ .

5fl»

4, MO

6,090

1,230

318

199

2X0

-

 Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Ctenegullla 

Creek near Eagle Nest and Six Mile Creek at Eagle Meat.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Tine baala; Mountain standard tine prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; nountain war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract .1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 237

Rayado River at Sauble Ranch, near Cimarron, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°22", long. 104°58', in T. 25 N., R. 19 E., at 

Bauble Ranch in Maxwell Grant, 10 miles southwest of Clmarron and about 16 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available.- May 1911 to December 1914 (at site 3 miles upstream) and October 

1930 to September 1942 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1915 to December 1931 

in reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 21 years (1911-12, 1913-14, 1916-17, 1920-24, 1928-42), 15.6 secondreet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,140 second-feet Apr. 23 (gage height, 4.94 

feetj, from rating curve extended above 190 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 4 second-feet Feb. 16, 17, 18.

1930-42: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 23, 1942; minimum daily, 0.5 second-foot 

Dec. 8, 1932, Nov. 22, 1934.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record or Ice effect, 

which are poor. No diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2*

29

30

31

Oct.

16

14

25

40

S3

30

25

22

20

19

16

17

18

39

39

36

32

30

30

28

30

34

39

46

40

38

36

36

39

38

35

Nov.

31

34

34

32

30

28

26

a23

a22

a22

a20

a!9

a!9

a!9

a!8

a!8

a!8

a!7 air

a!6

a!4

a!3

a!2

a!3

a!4

al6

a!5

a!4

al3

a!4

-

Dec.

a!2

all

a!2

all

alO

alO

*b9

b8

b9

bS

9.2

9.5

b8

b8

b8

b8

7.5

S.O

7.S

b7.5

7.5

b8

b7

b7

b7

b6

b6

b6

b7

7

7

Jan.

b7

b6

be

be

be

bS

be

b7

b9

b9

b9

blO

b9

8.S

b9

b9

b8

Feb.

S.4

e.s

8.8

bS

8.5

b7

S.5

«b6

b6

bS

bS

bS

b5

b6

bS

b4

b4

 blO 1 b4

blO

9.9

9.9

b8

7.8

b8

8.1

7.S

b8

S.I

7.8

b7

b7

bS

bS

b6

b«

b8

*b8

b7

W

b7

7.6

.

-

Month

October. ...................................

Hoveaber. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ....................

January ....................................

February ...................................

March.......... ............................

April ......................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August. .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

S.I

8.6

S.4

7.2

7.9

6.9

b6

b7

b7

6.7

7.0

6.7

*7.2

7.5

7.5

b7

b7

S.4

7.6

7.4

b7

b8

S.O

9.2

e.e

8.3

 9.2

9.2

9.3

9.7

9.7

Apr.

11

12

17

19

18

30

17

16

19

38

 44

43

45

153

139

103

163

1S4

110

88

112

359

640

336

190

166

160

194

218

157

~

Secondfoot-days

942

601

257.0

15.678.9

248.2

1S1.6

243.5

3,801

4,705

1,211

424. S

288.3

339.5

13,242.9

May

148

142

122

151

187

214

232

214

253

288

268

236

194

166

130

120

112

105

99

99

99

101

110

125

133

136

130

US

103

90

80

Maximum

46

34

12

421

10

8.8

9.7

640

288

64

25

18

43

640

June

73

70

65

70

63

59

65

84

53

49

45

42

41

39

36

34

32

30

July

25

22

19

17

16

15

15

16

15

14

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

28 : 11

26

25

25

23

21

20

19

18

17

18

21

~

Minimum

14

12

6

3.0

6

4

6

11

80

17

9.9

6.7

6.7

4

21

14

14

11

11

11

14

11

11

9.9

11

9.9

Au8.

9.2

11

14

15

9.9

9.2

9.5

S.8

S.5

8.8

12

9.5

9.5

9.9

18

10

9.2

S.8

9.2

S.5

8.0

8.0

7.5

7.6

7.5

7.0

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.5

Mean

30.4

20.0

8.29

43.0

S.01

6.49

7.85

127

152

40.4

13.7

9.30

11.3

36.3

Sept.

43

21

14

12

12

12

12

10

9.5

8.5

9.9

23

14

11

9.9

9.2

S.8

S.3

S.3

S.3

8.0

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.0

7.0

6.7

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,870

1,190

510

31,100

492

360

483

7,540

9,330

2.400

S43

572

673

26,260

Peak discharge.- Apr. 23 (1 a.m.) 1.140 sec. -ft.: June 7 (4 p.m.) 226 sec. -ft.; July 20 (2 p.m.)

190 sec.-rt.; Aug. 15 (4 p.m.) 90 sec.-ft.; Sept. 1 (2 p.m.) 82 s*c.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a. Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station 

on Clmarron River at Springer.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by tee.

Tlae basis; Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
238 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Kayado River near Miami, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete Parshall flume, lat. 36°23', long. 104?53' 

In W4 sec. 25, T. 25 N., R. 19 E., 50 feet downstream from diversion dam for Valdez 

ditch, 6 miles northwest of Miami, and about 18 miles west of Springer.

Records available.- Karch 1939 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 620 second-feet Apr. 23 (gage height, 3.90' 

feet), from rating curve extended above 170 second-feet; minimum daily, 0.1 secondfoot on several days In February, March, and August.

1939-42: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 23, 1942; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair except those above 170 second-feet and those for periods of no 

gage-height record or Ice effect, which are poor. Diversions above station for 

irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 tc September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Oct.

13

12

19

52

26

24

20

18

17

16

15

12

15

50

55

29

25

24

25

25

24

28

50

56

52

30

50

50

31

51

51

Nov.

27

26

27

26

25

25

22

19

19

18

18

18

' alO

/

Dec.

}"

 9.1

8.7

b8.5

8.7

8.9

8.2

8.2

7.5

7.7

8.0

7.5

7.5

7.1

6.7

7.7

6.7

6.0

b6

b5

b6

b7

b7

8.2

b8

b8

Jan.

b8

b8

b8

b8.5

b9

10

alO

bll

b!2

b9

b5

b2.0

b.8

b.6

.5

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.7

1.7

.9

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.5

.5

.5

Feb.

0.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

*.2

.3

.5

.5

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.2

.2

.4

.5

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

_

-

-

Mar.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

Apr :

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

5.4

5.0

5.8

.6

.4

.4

.8

.5

15

146

91

103

160

102

91

91

201

485

360

260

180

160

250

250

160

-

May

140

140

111

140

205

260

290

2SO

290

525

525

325

230

180

127

111

108

105

96

105

89

33

99

97

108

105

59

99

55

55

56

Jrme

26

24

22

21

20

19

22

12

9.6

8.2

7.7

7.5

6.9

6.7

5.8

5.0

4.7

4.5

4.0

4.0

3.6

3.1

2.5

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.2

.6

.4

1.1

-

July

1.4

1.5

1.5

.9

.8

.4

1.0

5.8

4.7

5.6

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.1

4.0

5.4

5.6

5.6

5.2

1.4

a8

a7

a5

5.0

5.2

6.4

5.8

6.4

1.9

1.7

1.4

Aug.

1.2

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.0

.9

1.0

.9

.6

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.4

.9

.2

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

.3

.4

.3

.5

.8

.8

Sept.

12

8r6

7.5

5.8

6.0

4.5

6.2

4.5

3.8

4.O

5.2

19

12

8*2

7.1

6.2

5.6-

5.2

5.6

5.6

5.0

4.7

4.1

3.3

5.3

5.1

5.1

2.8

2.6

2.6

-

Month

December . ..................................

March. ................................. ...

April ......................................

Hay

July. ......................................

September . .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Secondfoot-days

757

448

241.9

11,972.6

110.2

7.1

5.5

5,082.9

4,656

257.7

121.5

16.5

177.0

9,880.9

Maximum

56

27

-

400

12

.4

.2

485

525

26

8

1.4

19

485

Minimum

12

5

0

.5

.1

.1

.2

55

.4

.4

.1

2.6

J.

Mean

24.4

14.9

7.80

52.8

3.55

.25

.18

103

150

8.69

5.91

.55

S.90

27.1

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,6GO

880

480

23,78O

219

14

6,110

9,240 511'

24132""

351 '

19,606 *

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basia of weather records and records for station 

at Sauble Ranch.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Time basis; Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter.. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 239

CoMor Intake canal near Ocate, N. Ifex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°09', long. 104°53', In SWi sec. 12, T. 22 N., 

R. 19 E., 130 feet downstream frcm headgate, 5 miles southwest of Lake Charette, and 

10 miles southeast of Ocate.

Records available.- May 1933 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 892 second-feet Apr. 23 (gage height, 5.69 

feet), from rating curve extended above 130 second-feet on basis of theoretical 

rating for canal; no flow June 29 and July 18.

1933-42: MEJCimum discharge, that of Apr. 23, 1942; no flow at times.

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

poor. Canal delivers water to Lake Charette, which serves as a reservoir for Colmor 

Irrigation district.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Das

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

f9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

80

21

22

23

34

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

24

IS

33

121

47

31

22

20

18

16

16

14

13

29

52

27

21

18

16

16

17

30

24

48

64

38

30

27

38

39

34

Nov.

30

26

24

22

20

20

16

14

ie

16

16

16

16

15

14

a!4

013

a!3

a!2

all

alO

alO

a9

08

a7

a7

a6

a5

a4

a3

-

Dso.

as

as

as

a4

4.1

3.7

8.8

7.4

8.4

6.8

8.6

12

6.S

5.S

S.4

9.1

10

6.1

6.4

5.6

S.I

5.4

2.2

4.8

4.2

3.0

2.8

3.9

6.1

7.1

7.4

Jan.

be

a5

a6

a5

a4

a5

as

7.1

7.4

6.6

6.8

9.7

9.4

8

8

a9

a9

a7

*6.8

b6

\

b7

b7

b8

b9

11

12

b9

bll

9.7

5.S

4.2

Feb.

6.1

bS.O

7.1

6.6

6.6

D4.5

b6.5

b6.0

«b6.0

4.1

4.1

6.1

6.4

b7.0

b6

b6bebebebe

b8.5

14

«6.4

6.1

6.6

8.6

11

12

-

..

-

Har.

12

14

14

14

14

9.7

l.S

6.1

8.8

7.S

6.1

6.8

5.6

6.6

6.6

4.8

3.3

3.5

4.8

3.0

3.2

5.4

6.1

5.1

3.9

3.3

3.0

2.3

2.0

2.3

4.1

Apr.

3.7

3.3

4.1

4.4

4.8

4.6

5.8

4.4

3.2

3.5

4.4

30

32

20

40

26

74

170

104

139

137

158

703

437

230

153

126

109

95

S7

-

May .

S7

35

72

72

75

64

62

59

58

53

50

45

40

40

38

35

31

30

29

28

28

45

60

51

26

22

19

IS

16

14

13

June

12

10

12

12

13

14

16

40

20

15

13

10

10

12

11

9.4

7.8

6.4

6.4

3.5

2.4

1.6

1.8

1.4

.6

.3

.2

.1

0

33

-

July

e.s

7.4

7.1

6.4

5.1

3.5

3.2

3.7

3.7

3.5

2.1

1.4

.9

.6

.6

.7

.4

0

.3

3.7

2.6

3.2

.9

.7

19

31

3.7

3.3

3.0

2.7

42

Aug.

5.1

114

108

72

11

7.1

9.4

e.i

10

24

10

9.1

28

154

136

al5

all

alO

15

IS

23

10

7.8

7.1

6.6

5.8

5.6

4.S

4.6

4.6

14

Sept.

187

76

22

18

18

16

14

13

12

10

20

122

42

18

al5

a!3 aie

all

alO

a9

a9

a9

a8

a8

a8

a7

a7

a7

87

a6

-

Month

Deoeabsr. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

April ......................................

May.........................................

July...................... .................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Secondfoot-days

961

415

186.2

9,684.3

190.5

2,916.2

1,365

293.9

175.2

868.7

734

S, 530.1

MaxinuB

121

30

12

490

67

S3

42

154

1S7

703

MininuB

13

3

2.2

0

13

0

0

4.6

6

0

Mean

31.0

13.8

6.01

26.5

6.80

97.2

44.0

9.80

5.65

2S.O

24.5

23.4

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

1,910

823

369

19,220

37S

2,710

583

348

1,720

1,460

16,920

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather record* and records for station 

on Rayado River at Sauble Ranch,' near Cimarron.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Time baala; Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
240 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Mora River at La Cueva, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°56',' long. 105°14', In Mora Grant, at highway 

 bridge at La Cueva, Mora County, a quarter of a mile downstream from Las Vegas-Mora 

highway bridge and half a mile downstream from La Cueva dam site.

Drainage area.- 210 square miles.

Records available.- August 1903 to July 1911 and April 1931 to September 1942 In reports 

of Geological Survey. April to December 1931 In reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 14 years (1906-7, 1908-10, 1931-42), 36.2 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,260 second-feet Apr. 23 (gage height, 6.50 

feet), from rating curve extended above 400 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum daily, 11 second-feet Mar. 17, 21.

1931-42: Maximum discharge, 1,530 second-feet Sept. 23, 1941 (gage height, 7.58 

feet), from rating curve extended above 400 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

maximum gage height, 7.62 feet Aug. 5, 1940; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record or ice effect, 

which are poor. Diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1941 to Septenber 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

75 

66 

124 

108 

88

79 

73 

68 

67 

66

64 

60 

55 

86 

66

58 

51 

48 

48 

48

56 

55 

66 

200 

179

148 

128 

116

120 

122 

110

Nov.

95 

93 

88 

84 

85

81 

76 

67 

70 

70

68 

64 

64 

62 

60

58

57 

58 

54 

45

a40 

a45 

a40 

a40 

a45

45 

46 

45 

43 

41

Dec.

42 

41 

 42 

40 

30

29 

55 

52 

S3 

55

34 

33 

51 

SO 

31

31 

30 

28 

28 

26

29 

28 

22

b20 

21

b!9 

b20 

b!8 

b!9 

21 

23

Jan.

b21 

b24 

b22 

b20 

b!8

b22 

b23

b21 

b24 

b21

b22 

25 

23

2022

23 

22

21 

19 

*21

22 

SO 

26 

25 

23

21 

20 

21 

SO 

20 

17

Feb.

16 

18 

20 

19 

19

16 

17 

16 

14 

*17

14 

13 

14 

17 

18

14 

b!5 

b!3 

b!4 

b!7

*b!9 

ZZ 

17 

b!3 

15

b!4 

15 

17

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Ua.ro 

Apri

Uaw

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Sa

ber.. ..................................

»ber. ..................................

nber. ..................................

lendar year 1941 

ary

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

St........... ..........................

ember ..................................

ter year 1941-42 ......................

Peak discharge.- C

(8 a.m. ) 1,260 aec.- 

* Winter discharge 

a Ho gage-height r 

River near Uolondrin 

b Stage-discharge 

Time basis! Mount 

To convert war tine

liar.

14 

15 

16 

17 

14

14 

14 

12 

15 

17

17 

*16 

15 

15 

14

12 

11 

14 

16 

14

11 

15 

16 

16 

16

15 

14 

20 

22 

20 

16

Apr.

16 

19 

20 

a25 

a25

aSO 

a40 

55 

54 

35

51 

102 

95 

104 

134

152 

325 

424 

516 

510

279 

SOS 

1,060 

794 

616

495 

418 

374 

345 

343

May

363

317 

284 

268 

288

308 

332 

341 

563 

407

407 

385 

332 

299 

266

251 

242 

251 

205 

201

212 

258 

2S2 

284 

279

282 

277 

255 

251 

235 

231

ffo^Says "*« 

2,715 200 

1,880 95 

897 42

45,102.7 773

665 26

455 22 

473 22 

7,319 1,060 

6,905 407 

4,243 235 

1,147 84 

1,007 54 

1,724 142

31,368 1,060

June

220 

21S 

222 

255 

222

199 

199 

216 

199 

180

168 

161 

168 

174 

165

145 

129 

124 

111 

100

94 

S9 

S7 

77 

65

63 

54 

60 

47 

62

Minimun

48

40 

16

6.9

17 

13 

11 

16 

201 

47 

20 

17 

35

11

July

84 

81 

76 

74 

77

66 

60 

52 

46 

36

30 

27 

26 

25 

24

24 

25 

20 

25 

22

22

24 

25 

22 

26

24 

22 

22

22 

20 

22

Aug.

Mean

67.6 

60.7 

28.9

124

21.5 

16.8 

15.5 

244 

287 

141 

37.0 

52.5 

57.5

85.9

22 

20 

25 

32 

28

30 

55 

52 

2d 

SO

30 

34 

56 

54 

48

46 

42 

50 

43 

57

33 

52 

31 

52 

36

52 

25 

22 

20 

17 

22

Sept.

142 

68 

57 

58 

68

56 

a52

a48 

a44 

a40

a60 

a!40 

86 

71 

64

58 54 

50 

62 

61

46 

44 

42 

41 

42

41 

41 

39 

37 

33

Runoff in' 

acre- feet

5,390 

3,610 

1,780

69,470

1,320 

899 

938 

14,530 

17,660

a, 420

2,980 

2,000 

5,420

62,240

>ct. 24 (4:30 p.m.) 347 sec. -ft.; Apr. 17 (11:30 p.m.) 512 sec. -ft.; Apr. SS 

ft.; Hay 22 (5 p.m.) 506 sec. -ft.; Aug. 14 (4 p.m.) 726 see. -ft. 

made on this day. 

ecord; discharge computed on basis of weather records, and records for Mora 

.as and Coyote Creek near Qolondrinas. 

relation affected by ice. 

a in standard tine prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war tine thereafter, 

to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Mora River near Golondrinas, N. Ifex.

241

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°53', long. 105°07', in Ifora Grant, half a mile 

upstream from Coyote Creek and 2 miles east of Qolondrinas, Mora County.

Records available.- August 1903 to September 1904 (gage heights only, at site at Weber) 

ana October 1930 to September 1942 in reports of Geological Survey. March 1915 to 

December 1931 in reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 26 years (1915-20, 1921-42), 41.5 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,290 second-feet Apr. 23 (gage height, 10.40 

feet), from rating curve extended above 400 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 17 second-feet Feb. 19 and Aug. 30.

1930-42: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 23, 1941; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record or Ice effect, 

and those above 1,000 second-feet, which are poor. Diversions above station for 

irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 tc September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

.25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

120

97

156

178

122

101

90

34

79

75

71

69

65

156

100

70

65

58

57

54

59

67

95

226

290

206

175

156

175

196

137

Nov.

159

146

155

129

125

118

111

100

95

94

95

89

es

85

el

eo

77

77

75

58

59

74

56

50

60

60

60

57

60

54

-

Dec.

57

55

55

*57

44

38

45

43

44

44

45

44

41

58

38

40

42

36

56

36

37

38

bSO

b28

b29

b27

b28

b26

b27

a29

a52

Jan.

aSO

a52

aSO

a28

a25

a27

b29

b28

030

b28

b29

b31

b30

aSl

a29

a32

aSO

a29

a28

*b29

b31

b29

5S

54

54

51

28

50

29

27

26

Feb.

b23

26

28

26

28

23

25

25

21

*25

b22

021

b22

25

b25

b21

b22

b!9

b!7

b25

*b26

50

26

b20

b22

b!9

b21

a25

_

-

-

Month

October

November. ..................................

December . ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January ....................................

February ...................................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May........................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

b21

a22

25

25

21

21

20 bie

21

20

19

»23

22

22

22

21

IS

21

22

20

18

21

18

19

22

20

21

22

27

27

21

Apr.

20

23

26

29

28

54

41

42

54

52

44

148

165

170

208

257

527

773

560

596

610

560

1,750

1,060

722

565

493

460

450

410

-

Seccndf cot-days

3,695

2,605

1,207

53,127

922

654

656

10,829

10, 165

4,260

1,193

1,048

2,917

40,167

May

400

580

540

520

340

350

370

390

400

430

440

430

400

560

350

310

500

280

254

245

250

260

520

520

510

510

500

278

268

245

255

Maximum

290

159

57

1,290

33

50

27

1,750

440

226

95

71

355

1,750

June

222

209

209

226

226

204

197

217

213

134

16S

160

160

175

175

152

150

128

117

107

100

94

88

79

66

61

S3

43

40

52

-

Minimum

54

50

26

10

25

17

18

20

235

40

20

17

30

17

July

32

95

86

71

SI

67

60

56

46

38

50

26

26

24

22

25

23

21

22

50

24

27

25

25

26

28

25

22

22

25

20

Aug.

21

20

23

27

26

26

31

29

27

27

28

30

54

48

. 65

49

59

60

71

41

38

54

54

54

40

55

27

21

19

17

Mean

119

36.8

38.9

159

29.7

23.4

21.2

361

528

142

38.5

35.3

97.2

110

29

Sept.

555

143

88

163

240

90

80

74

65

68

74

205

1S4

111

95

86

77

71

69

70

62

59

53

45

46

43

44

40

37

30

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

7,330

5,160

2,590

115,500

1,830

1,300

1,500

21,480

20,200

3,460

2,570

2,080

5,790

79,680

Peak discharge.- Apr. 18 (4 a.m.) 980 sec. -ft.: Apr. 25 (7 a.m.) 2.290 sec. -ft.; Sect. 1 (12»30

p..m.) 585 sec.-ft.; Sept. 4 (11 p.m.) 635 sec.-ft.; Sept. 12 (7:30 a.m.) 420 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records, and records for stations 

at La Cueva and near Shoemaker and Coyote Creek near Qolondrinas.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Time basis; Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
242 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Mora River ne^ar Shoemaker, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°48', long. 104°48', In sec. 10, T. 18 H-j-H20 E., 5& miles east of Shoemaker and about 23 ralles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 1,160 square miles.

Records available.- October to December 1914 and October 1930 to September 1942 In reports of Geological Survey. October 1914 to December 1931 In reports of State 

engineer.

Average discharge.- 24 years (1915-17, 1919-25, 1926-42), 70.3 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,000 second-feet Apr. 23 (gage height,'10.20 

feet), from rating curve extended above 2,80O second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum dally, 9 second-feet July 19.

1930-42: Maximum discharge, 10,400 second-feet June 3, 1937 (gage height, 10.41 

feet), from rating curve extended above 2,800 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; no 

flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, and periods of doubtful 

or no gage-height record, which are poor. Diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

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

Oct.

522

370

337

605

458

352

296

266

238

216

200

190

180

211

414

223

205

185

170

166

164

182

195

312

703

538

438

374

430

458

502

NOV.

43S

374

343

319

301

2S6

271

256

238

232

220

215

20S

202

195

185

180

172

170

162

142

152

154

130

132

142

138

136

134

134

~

Dec.

12S

12S

126

126

123

105

102

117

110

116

*112

117

112

104

102

104

105

105

97

94

95

b95

bSS

64

1)90

b75

bSO

b75

b70

b80

b90

Jan.

bSO

b85

bSO

b75

a65

a75

a85

a75

b90

b85

bSO

bSS

bSO

b80

b75

b75

bSO

b80

*77

b73

b70

b66

bSO

S6

79

79

73

69

69

67

58

Feb.

b55

b60

63

66

69

63

60

62

*58

54

b50

b45

b50

5S

57

b55

b50

b4S

b50

bSO

b65

73

»73

b57

50

51

48

67

_

.

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January ....................................

February ...................................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September ..................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

b60

b55

53

56

54

48

46

1)43

39

37

*35

34

38

36

36

40

36

31

30

29

29

2S

32

31

27

28

16

22

34

28

20

Apr.

20

IS

21

26

33

35

43

44

32

2S

26

70

220

253

277

313

426

1,920

1,210

9 SO

1,180

890

4,640

4,460

2,410

1,620

1,240

1,070

920

S24

~

May

S24

7S2

720

665

645

640

630

6S5

660

685

720

680

640

d600

d560

d520

d470

d440

d420

d400

d380

d500

a400

a410

a420

a400

a390

a370

8350

8320

8300

ffo^ays ^o 

10, 100 703

6,361 438

3,152 12S

128,086.8 2,980

2,376 90

1,604 73

1, 131 60

25,251 4,640

16, 586 824

5,576 384

2, 195 507

2,887 253

10,370 2,150

87,589 4,640

June

8280

8270

265

26S

277

280

271

280

3S4

a310

a260

a230

a220

«210

a220

a210

alSO

a!60

a!40

a!20

allo

97

90

80

73

65

62

57

54

53

" 

Minimum

164

130

70

3.3

58

45

16

18

300

53

9

28

90

9

July

98

144

165

102

77

77

S2

72

62

51

41

29

25

22

24

23

14

10

9

507

156

74

53

39

38

48

41

29

28

29

26

Aug.

2866'

147

169

77

61

61

63

63

62

61

69

76

196

253

172

128

107

210

125

90

80

66

62

63

63

60

52

50

49

58

Mean

326

212

102

351

76.6

57.3

36.5

842

536

186

70.8

93.1

346

240

Sept.

2,150

700

271

, 304

i605

271

208

ISO

156

138

144

1,910

550

685

,850

, 802

175

162

ISO

144

'l40

,130

125

' . 117 iio

.J07

 104

98

,94

.790

Runoff1 An 

acre- feet

20,030

12,620

6,280

254,. 1GQ

4,710

3,180

2,240

50,090

32,900.

u,ee»

4,380 5,7aa

2Q.S70.

173^ TOO.

Peak diseharKe.- Apr. 18 (12 m.) 2.360 see. -ft.: Aor. 23 (6 D.m.) 10.000 see, -ft.: Julv 20 (8 DdnJ

(2 a.m.) 1,660 sec.-ft.

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station 

near Oolondrlnas.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of gage heights, weather records, and 

records for station near Golondrinas.

Time basis; Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 243

Coyote Creek near Golondrlnas, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°55', long. 105°1Q', in Mora Grant, a third 

of a mile downstream from Coyote Creek dam site, about 2 miles upstream from 

mouth, and 2 miles northeast of Golondrlnas, Mora County.

Drainage area.- 250 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1942 in reports of Geological Survey. 

April 1928 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 14 years (1928-42), 15.1 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,870 second-feet Apr. 23 (gage height, 6.44 

feet), from rating curve extended above 200 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum dally, 5.2 second-feet June 29.

1930-42: Maximum discharge, 3,020 second-feet Aug. 30, 1936 (gage height, 10.1 

feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 250 second-feet 

by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 0.1 second-foot July 20-27, 1939, July 1, 2, 

1940.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, doubtful gagehelght record or Ice effect, which are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

41

36

69

168

181

90

68

57

47

42

36

33

32

86

67

64

60

SO

45

41

44

57

70

136

195

144

123

117

123

12S

121

Nov.

110

100

93

S7

79

74

70

63

60

56

54

53

51

50

49

47

46

44

42

38

b35

b36

36

37

38

36

35

35

32

32

-

Dec.

31

32

35

 30

29

26

b2S

b27

b26

b29

b30

to 28

b26

b25

b26

b26

b25

b24

b24

b22

b24

b23

blS

al7

a!8

al6

a!7

alS

a!6

al7

al9

Jan.

a!7

al9

a!7

a!6

a!4

a!7

al7

a!6

alS

a!6

a!6

a!7

a!6

a!4

al6

a!6

a!5

al4

alS

«b!4

a!4

al2

b!4

d!5

d!4

d!4

13

b!3

13

b!2

b!2

Feb.

bll

b!2

b!3

b!3

12

W.O

bll

blO

b9

 11

S.9

8.5

8.9

10

12

a9

alO

a9

a9

a!2

*b!5

16

12

b9

blO

blO

blO

bll

_

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

NoveBber ...................................

December . ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January ....................................

February ...................................

 aroh.. ....................................

April ......................................

Hay.. ......................................

June. ......................................

July........ ...............................

August .....................................

September . .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

b9

blO

bll

bll

blO

b9

8.9

b8

b8.5

8.9

S.5

*10

8.5

11

bll

blO

b9

blO

11

blO

b9

bll

b!4

15

 14

13

12

15

17

15

11

Apr.

13

13

19

20

23

24

26

20

13

14

17

79

121

128

134

117

222

405

275

266

257

225

1,400

775

484

360

278

251

215

202

"

Secondfoot-days

2,491

1,618

751

22,439.8

464

302.3

339.3

6,396

4,064

792.9

301.6

1,044.9

1,407

19,972.0

May

198

222

190

160

150

146

152

162

166

175

182

180

168

158

148

136

123

116

112

105

102

110

105

104

89

79

76

73

66

58

53

Maximum

195

110

35

S25

19

16

17

1,400

222

61

29

112

219

1,400

June

49

42

41

42

40

44

45

51

61

47

38

30

32

33

29

21

14

13

13

11

13

12

12

13

11

11

S.O

6.1

5.2

5.6

Minimum

32

32

15

4.7

12

S.5

S

13

53

5.2

5.6

8.9

14

5.2

July

3.1

10

12

11

13

S.O

7.0

7.0

S.5

8.5

7.5

8.0

7.5

7.5

7.0

7.5

7.0

6.1

5.6

29

28

8.0

6.1

6.1

12

18

6.1

5.6

7.5

7.0

S.5

Aug.

11

S.9

17

22

15

12

14

13

13

11

12

16

36

108

112

S5

68

98

98

45

31

24

20

20

20

18

17

17

17

16

30

Mean

80.4

53.9

24.2

61.5

15.0

10.8

10.9

213

131

26.4

9.73

33.7

46.9

54.7

Sept.

219

93

72

67

7S

51

42

37

31

27

38

117

.76

61

51

42

36

31

29

27

25

22

20

20

19

18

15

15

14

14

Runoff in 

acre- feet

4,940

3,810

1,490

44,520

920

600

673

12,690

8,060

1,570

598

2,070

2,790

39,610

Peak discharge.- Apr. 23 (10 a.m.) 8,870 sec. -ft.; Aug. 14 (8 p.m.) 860 sec. -ft.; Aug. IS (11 p.m.)

* Winter discharge measurement made on thia day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for stations on 

Nora River at La Cueva and near Golondrinas.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; dlscnarge computed on basis of gage heights, weather records, and 

records for stations on Kora River at La Cueva and near Golondrinas.

Time baals; Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.m.. Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
244 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Conchas River at Varladero, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°24'1011 , long. 104°26'36", In NEi sec. 36, T. . 

 14 H., R. 23 E., 1.5 miles northeast of Varladero and 15 miles west of Conchas Dam; 

prior to Mar. 30, 1942, at site 1* miles upstream at different datura.

Records available.- October 1936 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum and minimum discharges for water years 1937 to 1939 and 1942 are contalnefl In the -following table:

Water 

year

1936-37 

1937-38 

1938-39 

1941-42

Maximum

Date

June 3 

Sept. 5 

Aug. 1 

Sept . 1

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

 51,800 

 48,000 

7,950 

$44,000

Gage height 

(feet)

21.20 

20.75 

9.42 

ttl9.46

Minimum dally

Date

I

I 

JT

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

0 

0 

0 

3

 From rating table extended above 600 second-feet on basis 

of Manning formula.

t Several times.

i By slope-area method.

tt Gage height height 23.46 feet, site and datum In use prior 

to Mar. 30, 1942.

Remarks.- Records poor. Figures of dally discharge for water year 1937 not sufficiently 

accurate for publication.

Cooperation.- Records for water years 1937 and 1938 collected and computed by Corps of 

 Engineers, U. S. Army. Base data for water year 1939 collected by Corps of Engineers, 

U. S. Army; records of discharge computed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1937-39, 1941-42 

1937-38

Daj

1

2

3

4

5

e

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

.31

Oot.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

6

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

NOT. Dec. Jan. Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

11

1

1

11

1-

-

-

Mar.

i

Apr. "ay June

188

64

1

1

1

1

1

245

48

1

1

2,940

880

64

39

17

10

9

8

7

6

S

S

4

4

988

3

5

6

312

-

July

IS

8

19

53

S

S

3

3

3

3

2

1

1

3

25

1

1

1

19

132

120

51

23

21

26

22

19

17

112

52

36

Aue.

23

19

10

6

1

1

1

0

0

0

29

36

17

9

238

18

8

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

3

904

613

6,7fcO

5,160

2,540

1ST,

66

41

se

64

11

10

12

11

49

82

SO

37

16

10

11

11

10

10

9

6

9

10

7
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN £45

Discharge, in second-feet, of Conchas River at Varladero, 1937-39, 1941-42--Continued

1938-39

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

6

5

4

2

2

2

10

18

418

523

73

39

22

9

5

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

NOT. Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

Jan.

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

33

41

8

5

2

1

1

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

11

1

1

1

11

1

1

Feb.

0

1

1

2

bl

bl

1

1

bl

bl

bl

tl

1

1

0

0

0

1

1

3

7

3

2

5

3

8

b2

bl

-

«

-

Mar.

b2

b2

b3

M

3

3

2

2

1

1

0

1

3

3

2

2

1

1

1

1

2

2

3

3

3

2

1

1

1

1

1

Apr.

1

1

1

0

1

3

4

5

2

2

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

Hay

0

0

0

13

24

9

3

2

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.0

358

156

41

24

June

9

3

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

33

16

13

10

3

2

0

0

0

-

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1,370

232

58

37

18

12

10

5

5

48

19

7

15

7

3

27

31

163

Aug.

426

1,040

121

41

19

13

31

11

266

238

65

48

33

21

15

8

4

2

2

1

380

73

31

16

9

4

2

1

0

0

0

Sept.

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

79

55

41

18

9

4

2

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

-

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice, discharge estimated.

Day

1

2

3

4

9

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

Oct.

143

79

681

810

a70

1

> «40

f

52

131

39

> a26

NOT.

a20

21

16

10

11

12 

15

16

21

16

IS

21

24

*21

19

15 

11 1"15

> blO

|

J

\ b!2

-

Dec.

b!2

b!2

13

b!2

11

11

11

12

r\ b!2

J ,.)

13 

12 

11

10

9

9

9

7

7 

7 

6 

6 

4

5

Jan.

4 *

. a4

^1

V »b7

I

7 

}b6

7

6

5

6

6 

6 

7 

7

b6

Feb.

b6

7

 7

7

6

6 

6

I"1

> b6

1

1

J

\ b5

7

6

6

6

b7

-

Mar.

,

1 (*)

> b8

I

7

> b8

J

8

7

7

7

7

5

5 

4" 4 

4 

3

3

4

5

6

4

4 

6

5 

5 

*6

6

Apr.

5

5

5

4

4

4 

6

8

8

7

6

9

9

8

6

5 

1S9 

635

74 

40

32

28

455

195

83

44 

33

27 

22 

18

-

May

IS

15

13

12

a8

alS

a!5

12

10

| .

J

June

 N

> a7

f

j

8 

14

14

9

13

8

5

4

4

4

4 

4 

4

4 

4

5

4

4

161

43

16 

9 

6 

5 

13

July

7

8

31

51

25

12 

8

7

7

7

26

11

7

4

4

5 

4 

4 

5 

6

70

40

18

9

7

6 

6 

4 

4 

5

7

Aug.

4

3

4

3

4

4 

4

4

3

21

38

9

6

5

48

41 

11 

7 

5 

50

44

9

23

15

19

15 

8 

6 

13 

46

175

Sept.

14,600

288

a60

25

2»

128

98

58

43

35 1 "

> a30

I

J

28

20

2O

18 

IS 

16 

16 

15

Peak discharge.- Oct. 3 (12 m.) 1,440 sec.-ft.; Oct. 

4,ot»o sec.-ft.; Apr. 23 (1 p.m.) 1,560 sec.-ft.; Sept.

* Winter discharge Measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated.

b Stage-dlaeharge relation affected by Ice.

Time baalsi Mountain standard tine prior to 2 a.m.. 

To convert war tine to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

4 (11 a.m.) 1,280 tec.-ft.; Apr. 17 (18 p.m.) 

1 (6:45 a.m.) 44,000 sec.-ft.

Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter.
246 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, of Conchas River at Varladero, H. Mex., 1936-39, 1941-42

Month

October 1936 ............................. .

December. ................................. .

Calendar year ..................... .

January 1937 ....................

February. ........................ ... ....

March. ......................................

April. ......................................

«ay.........................................

June .............................. .......

July.............................. .......

August .........................

September. ..................... . .

Water year 1936-37 .......................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1937 .......................

February . ........

March.......................................

May.........................................

September. ..................................

Water year 1937-38 .......................

October 1938 ...............................

Novenbor

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1938 .......................

April.......................................

May.. ...................... .................

July........................................

September. ..................................

Water year 1938-39 .......................

October 1941 ...............................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1941 .......................

February

May.........................................

September. :.................................

Water y«ar 1941-42 .......................

Secondfoot-days

0

"

9

20,466

1,109

28,280

15

0

0

28,296

0

10

1

0

0

808

418

16,649'

23,705

1,151

0

18

24,859

110

50

58

23

634

91

2,057

2,921

209

7,322

2,805

435

318

46J894

16,041

23,794

Maximum

0

757

9,040

6

0

0

9,040

0

1

1

0

0

2,940

132

236

6,720

6,720

523

0

4

6,720

41

8

4

5

358

33

1,370

1,040

79

1,370

810

24

7,680

_

_

70

175

14,600

14,600

Minimi

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

_

..

4

0

_

3

4

4

3

15

3

Mean

0

 1 * Tf

37.0

77.4

O.b

0

0

77.5

0

.4

.04

0

0

193

26.1

13.5

555

64.9

37.1

0

.6

68.1

3.5

1.8

1.9

.8

20.4

3.0

66.4

94.2

7.0

20.1

90.6

14.5

10.3

128

5.5

6.1

6.0

63.8

9.4

13.4

13.4

20.8

535

65.2

Runoff in 

acr*-feet

0

1 A

1,030

1V9

2,200

56,100

30

0

0

56,130

0

20

2

0

0

11,510

1,600

829

33,020

47,010

2,280

0

36 ' 

49,300

218

99

115

46

1,260 

180

4,080

5,790

415

14,520

5,560

863

631

93,020

341

337

367

3,800

577

W&

 821

l.fiBO

31,820

47,200

Time basis: Mountain standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 

T6 convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 247

Ute Creek near Logan, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°24', long. 103°30', in sec. 35, T. 14 N., R. 

32 E.j a quarter of a mile below Logan-Trigg Ranch road crossing, 4 miles above 

mouth, and 6 miles northwest of Logan. Datum of gage is 3,758.50 feet above mean 

 sea level, datum of 1929,

Records available.- January to September 1942. August 1904, to June 1906 and April 

1909 to May 1914 (gage heights only January 1912 to May 1914} at about same site 

and at different datum.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 33,100 second-feet Apr. 24 (gage height, 

5.95 feet), from rating curve extended above 950 second-feet .by logarithmic plotting; 

no flow July 17-19, 28-31, Aug. 1.

Maximum stage known, 16.0 feet sometime in 1941, from information furnished by 

U. S. Bureau of Reclamation.

Remarks.- Records poor. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

94

115

65

25

30

55

40

38

42

42

52

50

23

35

33

28

37

38

24

Feb.

27

33

38

37

32

22

18

IS

16

IS

19

20

27

33

30

37

30

25

19

17

22

72

40

20

19

17

15

16

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

Novea&or

December. ..................................

Calendar year ......................

January 13-31. .... ........................

February.-. .................................

 arch... ...................................

ftpril ......................................

Bay. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

Hugust .....................................

September ..................................

The period. ........ ......................

Mar.

33

72

72

40

37

23

17

16

18

IS

25

21

19

12

9

8

12

14

21

14

6

a5

5

6

5

5

4

4

4

5

7

Apr.

11

9

6

4

2

2

7

27

55

33

15

28

38

33

21

11

550

3,880

994

2,310

S88

167

4,520

11,500

1,130

375

240

192

135

94

~

Secondfoot-days

871 

737

seg

27,0?7

S64

981

1 583

3,061

4 f 5*76

-

May

101

97

94

79

62

40

37

40

45

35

22

17

13

12

5

4

5

4

4

11

IS

13

11

7

8

11

10

9

13

17

20

Maximum

115 

72

72

11,500

101

232

409

762

1,370

-

June

37

45

40

37

14

6

4

5

10

16

14

17

11

d22

d!20

35

16

14

9

4

1

1

18

232

106

37

11

5

19

15

~

Minimum

24 

15

4

2

4

1

0

0

4

-

July

94

293

62

a30

a30

a20

alO

1

9

21

16

37

16

27

7

1

0

0

0

169

409

161

60

a50

a30

a20

alD

aO

0

0

0

Aug.

0

2

15

5

5

15

19

S3

11

5

65

48

47

306

762

S52

155

aSO

24

14

22

9

2

2

3

1

2

2

2

722

161

Mean

45.8

26*5

1Q 1 it>* ± 

901

27 9

50»7

51.1

98*7

153

-

Sept.

1,370

576

196

a!80

1,330

229

213

55

12

7

6

16

27

21

27

40

38

32

52

35

24

19

18

12

15

11

11

8

5

4

~

Runoff in 

acre-feet

_

1

1J<xf\ f fOU

1,460

1,110 

53,610

1,710

1,330

3,140

6,070

9,030

79,740

Peak discharge.- Apr. 24 (6 a.m.) 33,100 sec.-ft.; July 2 (l a.m.) 2.290 aec.-ft.; Aug. 15 (5 

p.m.) 3.170 aec.-ft.; Aug. 30 (9 a.m.) 2,710 aec.-ft.; Sept. 1 (7 a.m.) 3,040 sec.-ft.; Sept. 8 

(9 a.m.) 8,950 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Canadian 

River at Logan.

d Incomplete gage-height record; discharge computed from gage heights, weather records, and 

records for Canadian River at Logan.

Time basis; Mountain standaml time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; mountain war time thereafter. 

Fo BoKtSPt War tine to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
248 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

North Canadian River near Guymon, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°43'20", long. 101°29'30", In NWiSWi sec. 18, 

mm., R. 15 E., at bridge en U. S. Highway 64 at Dry Sand Draw, li miles upstream from Gulf Creek and 2& miles north of Guymon. Datum of gage Is 2,970.93 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Array).

Drainage area.- 2,040 square miles (Including that of Dry Sand Draw).

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1942 (Include flow of Dry Sand Draw).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,700 second-feet Apr. 20 (gage height, 8.00 

feet}; minimum, 1 second-foot at times.

1938-42: Maximum discharge, 44,000 second-feet Sept. 23, 1941 (gage height, 13.82 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 26,000 second-feet by 

logarithmic plotting; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, that of Sept. 23, 1941.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 54 discharge measurements, and computations of dally 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 2 discharge measurements 

made and records reviewed by Geoltfglcal Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to Sapteaber 1942

Day

5

10

IS

16

17

19

20

22

23

26

28

31

Oct.

68

48

127

169

27

1!

20

30

37

31

23

IS

15

20

19

1Cieisis

1,350

57J

78f

11!

65

450

236

21

19

28

146

Nov.

32

23

21

21

21

21

19

18

17

17

17

1G

11

16

17

IS

IS

17

18

20

26

2C

24

18

14

14

14

16

-

Dec.

15

14

14

14

11

12

14

14

16

13

14

31

19

17

14

13

10

9

10

10

9

S

{

9

9

*7

7

6

5

 4

Jan.

 \

> 4

10

30

 40

41

33

24 

18

15

14

 11

11

14

IS

1!

13

 10

12

10

10

11

Feb.

12

12

12

 10

10

S

11

11

10

10

 13

14

12

IS

17

 10

8

 7

_

.

-

Month

Hoveaber. ..................................

Deceabdr. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January . ...................................

Febr

Mar........................................

July- ............ ... - Augu 

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

liar.

 10

IS

IS11

9

 10

9

17

12

10

9

9

9

9

7

36

30 

IS

14

9

9

10

8

8

9

8

9

8

9

9

9

Apr.

S

7

7

7

6

10

59

44

23

15

12

12

18

14

12

9

10 

22

1,640

5,370

2,050

169

55

61

65

101

55

24

12

12

-

Secondfoot-days

369

55,454

395

272 

367

9,909

610

6,251

273

2C9 

173

23,970

May

9

9

9

9

S

8

9

9

16

12

7

5

4

5

7

4

3 

5

8

10

25

12

7

7

7

5

2

2

2

2

383

Haximun

31

14,700

41

17 

36

5,370

383

3,840

64

101 

54

5,370

June

1,030

41

16

10

IS

3,840

532

263

50

22

24

26

3S

28

20

16

12

10

3S

20

6

4

S

16

"

Minimum

4

G

.

1

6

S

',

]

1

1

1

July

22

9

4

4

3

2

8

24

5

2

1

1

1

1 

1

35

64

24

11

2

2

1

1

Aug.

2

7

1

4

6

2

4

101

16.

4

4

3

2

2

1

Mean

11.9

152

12.7

9.7 

11.8

330

19.7

208

8.8

7.4 

5.8

65.7

Sept.

1

33

9

4

2

2

2

2

i

2

a

i

i

"

Ramof f IB 

acre-feet

732

110,000

788

540 

7B8

19>,«60

1.E10

12,400

541

454 

344

4f,640

Peak discharge.- Acr. 20 (12 m. ) 16.200 sec. -ft. ; J«tn« S (9 a.m.) 10,700 see. -ft.

 winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote.- Discharge computed from at least twice-daily readings of staff gag* Oct. 1 to Hov. 30. 

Stage=aiseharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 27 to Jan. 14, Feb. 18-28 (no gage-height reeert 

Jan. 2-14).

Time baslst Central standard tine prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942j central war tine thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard tlire, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 249

North Canadian River at Beaver, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36 049'20", long. 100°31'05", in SWi sec. 7, T. 4

 Mi, R. 24 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 270 at Beaver, li miles downstream from Home 

Creek and 5 miles upstream from Clear Creek. Datum of gage is 2,371.16 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 7,210 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1942. March 1904 to December 1905 (gage

 heights only), at nearby site but different datum, published as Beaver Creek at 

Beaver, Okla.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 20,200 second-feet Apr. 21 (gage height, 7.60 

feet); no flow at times.

1938-42: Maximum discharge, 38,200 second-feet Sept. 24, 1941 (gage height, 10.65 

feet), from rating curve extended above 17,000 second-feet; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are, poor.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 47 discharge measurements, and computations of daily

 discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; records reviewed by Geological 

Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

520

431

276

754

378

206

103

90

75

68

64

60

62

62

77

84

73

66

62

66

4,100

6,930

1,510

1,660

gl, 100

1,350

649

299

226

217

g375

Nov.

g393

g230

g!80

160

134

g!51

149

130

119

121

118

114

98

93

90

79

77

74

72

67

70

90

74

88

101

98

90

79

72

67

-

Dec.

70

70

67

67

56

50

48

44

46

40

32

56

72

88

82

82

79

74

70

67

65

63

52

52

50

34

33

36

48

*54

b46

Jan.

>

> *blO

^

b20

*b35

43

138

178

166

127

9S

»85

77

72

70

63

56

52

*50

50

50

52

50

Feb.

48

43

*46

46

46

43

42

42

38

*38

38

42

50

52

*61

65

b20 bio

bJO

blO

59

65

131

61

b40

b30

*b30

b30

.

-

-

Month

October ....................................

Novembe r ........................ .....

December ...................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January ....................................

February ...................................

March. ............................... .

April ......................................

May. .......................................

June .................................. ....

July. ......................................

August .....................................

Sspt ember. .................................

Water year 1941-48 ............... ....

Mar.

b50

8S

131

127

*93

70

52

50

50

52

50

52

44

43

34

34

37

59

72

48

40

34

28

28

40

54

67

43

34

30

29

Apr.

28

22

20

19

17

17

160

145

849

170

96

63

65

74

74

50

42

164

310

2,740

9,030

1,160

369

739

749

590

431

353

277

216

-

Secondfoot-days

21,987

3,478

1,793

101,503

1,642

1,216

1,663

18, 439

1,834

24,015

645

359

47

77,113

May

170

131

93

67

65

54

52

52

52

65

74

61

50

43

36

27

20

15

39

159

74

88

88

79

61

43

32

20

14

10

6

Maximum

6,930

393

88

9,590

178

111

131

9,030

170

10,900

127

167

28

10,900

June

2,000

510

141

96

82

79

79

1,130

10,900

4,520

1,510

535

290

328

215

184

138

113

SO

60

46

46

127

179

163

120

85

124

56

29

-

Minimum

60

67

32

0

_

10

28

17

6

29

0

0

0

0

July

127

113

58

47

29

16

10

5

4

4

5

3

69

15

5

3

0

0

3

12

4

56

38

11

5

3

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

4

0

0

0

0

0

110

167

51

14

5

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mean

709

116

57.8

278

53.0

43.4

53.6

615

59.8

800

20.8

11.6

1.6

811

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

2S

10

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

43,610

6,900

3,560

201,300

3,860

8,410

3,300

36,570

3,640

47,630

1,280

712

93

153,000

Peak discharge.- Oct. 21 (6:30 p.m.) 13,900 sec.-ft.; Oct. 22 (1 a.m.) 14,500 sec.-ft.; Apr. 21 

(2!30 p.m.) 20,200 see.-ft.; June 9 (8 a.m.) 12,200 aeo.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice (no gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 

discharge* measurements and weather records).

g Computed from graph based on once-daily readings of wire-weight gage.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time t»o standard time, subtract 1 hour.

832763 O - 43 - 17
250 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

North Canadian River near Fort Supply, Okla. 

(Formerly published as North Canadian River near Supply, Okla.)

Location.- Water-stage recorder and staff gage, lat. 36°35'30", long. 99°35'30", In 

 NE£ sec. 6, T. 24 N., R. 22 W., at bridge on State Highway 34, li miles northwest of 

Fort Supply and 6i miles upstream from Wolf Creek. Datum of gage Is 1,975.63 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 8,920 square miles. 

'Records available.- October 1937 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 17,400 second-feet Oct. 23 (gage height, 8.75 

feet); no flow at times.

1937-42: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 23, 1941; no flow at times. 

Maximum stage known, 9.4 feet, date unknown, from Information by State Highway 

Department.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of Ice effect and those based on staff 

gage readings, which are poor.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 53 discharge measurements, and computations of dally 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 1 discharge measurement made 

and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Das

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

g690

g410

g290

g257

3 53

693

g379

g26S

g206

g!56

g!34

g!23

gl!6

gl!8

g!34

glS2

158

141

134

g!27

g!21

6,890

13,500

g5,260

g2, 230

gl,190

gl,280

g920

g766

g603

g565

Nov.

g532

g495

g460

g430

g396

g366

g345

g316

g294

g275

g257

g250

g243

g233

229

216

203

IS 5

185

169

158

151

169

185

188

169

174

176

176

171

~

Dec.

171

g!69

g!61

g!61

g!48

g!27

g!27

g!25

g!25

g!04

g!02

g98

g!06

g!71

g!5S

g!56

g!53

g!51

136

125

116

123

*121

104

106

100

b94

b88

b82

b82

b76

Jan.

b60

b45 *

' b30

.

*b52

b62

bS6

b!51

153

224

286

*219

197

166

151

134

127

113

*121

106

97

95

100

*S4

Feb.

79

75

69

68

66

62

57

56

*60

57

58

58

63

63

77

95

b30

*b!5

b!5

b!5

b40

80

104

63

b66

*b64

b74

b72

-

-

-

Month

October. ..............................

November. ................................ .

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January. ..................... ........ ....

February. ............................. ....

March... ....................... ... .

April. ................... ............ ....

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. .................... .................

August ................................... ,

September ..................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

bS6

*93

136

153

143

153

146

125

112

102

93

39

86

34

80

36

106

108

93

39

84

91

84

74

98

97

SO

72

68

63

66

Apr.

60

52

47

43

36

36

46

86

174

229

275

219

133

156

131

US

108

125

161

205

3,500

5,320

1,300

2,450

1,430

990

750

475

405

312

Second 

foot-days

38,398

7,796

3,866

137,768

3,104

1,711

3,047

19,927

3,890

17,363

485

965

31

101,083

May

250

191

169

143

134

116

106

100

95

151

131

97

87

77

70

63

64

46

53

44

433

2S6

390

132

123

95

70

51

35

22

16

Maximum

13, 500

532

171

13,500

286

104

153

5,320

433

6,510

116

264

18

13,500

June

12

760

532

243

141

143

141

216

1,610

6,510

3,OSO

1,360

714

440

309

261

212

182

141

106

July

56

43

47

116

g86

g39

g30

g22

g!5

g6

g4

g2

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

91 j 0

93

82

64

51

69

74

74

62

90

~

Minimum

116

151

76

0

_

15

66

36

16

12

0

0

0

0

S

11

4

1

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 12

0 , 18

0

3S

75

152

264

112

 143

33

g!7

21

54

30

14

4

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mean

1,239

260

125

377

100

61.1

98.3

664

125

595

15.6

31.1

1.0

277

gl

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

~

Runoff in 

acre- feet

76,160

15,460

7,670

273,300

6,160

3,390

6,040

39,520

7,720

35.430

962

1,910

61

200,500

Peak discharge.- Oct. 23 (8 a.m.) 17.400 see. -ft-..: Apr. ? ? M -.7,0 a.m.! S, Qfifl aoi-.-fh . .T,,r,e in

(2 p.m.) 7,280 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice (no gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 

discharge measurements and weather records).

g Computed from graph based on twice-weekly readings of staff gage prior to Dec. IS, once-daily 

readings thereafter.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 251

North Canadian River at Woodward, Okla.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°26'55", long. 99°23'55", on line between sees. 24 

ana 25, T. 2? N., R. 21 W., on county highway bridge Just north of Woodward, 14 miles 

upstream from Indian Creek and 16 miles downstream from Wolf Creek. Datum of gage is 

1,867.44 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Army). Prior to May 2, 1942, staff gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 10,530 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1942. November 1903 to December 1905

 (gage heights only) and January to June 1906, at Atchlson, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway 

bridge 6i miles downstream. Gage-height records collectsd at present site since 1919 

are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 31,000 second-feet Oct. 23 (gage height, 7.70

 feit): no flow at times.

1938-42: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 23, 1941; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 11.0 feet, Oct. 12, 1923, from reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks.- Records fair except those Interpolated or those for period of Ice effect, which 

are poor. Flow partly regulated by Fort Supply Reservoir on Wolf Creek. Gage read 

twice dally, oftener during floods.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 55 discharge measurements, and computations of dally 

discharge furnished bji Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 2 discharge measurements made 

and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,220

685

550

490

2,200

1,220

1,400

651

351

24S

177

163

122

131

177

621

641

382

255

399

250

5,930

25, 100

14,900

S,240

5,320

3,700

2,660

2,020

1,400

2,500

Nov.

1,300

1,140

812

758

758

704

621

570

560-

522

494

476

327

265

250

228

211

188

407

241

216

704

550

3340

a260

a210

a!90

220

527

537

Dec.

473

630

567

183

162

148

129

132

129

127

129

142

14S

263

557

850

664

205

179

165

158

162

*158

145

148

139

US

113

837

431

200

Jan.

140

90 "*

> *60

_

*70

100

140

180

218

162

239

*268

201

183

165

155

148

618

»652

299

230

490

448

*235

Feb.

209

183

176

162

148

139

139

132

«124

124

124

121

127

132

162

169

100

*70

70

100

169

218

201

194

140

*100

125

160

_

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November ...................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

llaroh........ ..............................

April. .....................................

toy

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

183

«190

190

230

243

248

235

214

205

190

162

14S

145

139

139

162

158

179

176

155

135

127

132

132

165

158

209

172

165

132

127

Apr.

129

127

108

94

87

84

94

124

172

293

329

347

273

239

197

179

152

162

258

329

1,870

6,690

3,470

5,180

4,100

2,640

1,070

837

597

577

Secondfoot-days

84, 290

14, 586

8,591

267,991

5,971

4,018

5,345

30,808

5,508

23,986

2,265

97S

5,221

191,567

May

499

431

329

311

197

162

139

124

118

360

172

155

113

121

108

91

87

103

91

110

253

468

197

268

165

113

64

42

57

36

24

Maximum

25, 100

1,300

850

25, 100

652

218

24S

6,690

499

6,970

547

465

402

25, 100

June

33

94

742

329

201

155

1S3

205

299

6,970

5,040

2,260

1,240

772

402

288

258

222

179

148

129

214

222

606

305

38S

381

597

557

567

-

Minimum

122

188

113

2

70

127

84

24

33

1

0

0

0

July

547

176

142

158

490

283

96

39

158

96

28

12

4

4

3

3

2

2

1

2

2

2

1

3

4

2

1

1

1

1

1

Aug.

1

1

I

1

1

0

2

2

4

9

6

22 ids

465

139

89

31

23

16

18

16

9

6

6

3

1

1

0

0

0

0

Mean

2,719

486

277

734

192

144

172

1,027

178

800

73.1

31.5

174

525

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

101

2se

283

367

395

360

353

374

374

402

360

283

341

335

311

293

Runoff in 

acre- feet

167,200

28,930

17,040

531,600

11,840

7,970

10,600

61,110

10,920

47,580

4,490

1,940

10,360

380,000

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

Note,- Stage-discharge relation affected by loe Dec. 31 to Jan. 15, Feb. 17-20, 25-28 (no gageheight record Jan. 1-15; discharge computed on baals of two discharge measurements and weather 

records).

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
252 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

North Canadian River at Canton, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°03'30", long. 98 034I 55", In northwest corner 

of sec. 10, T. 18 N., R. 13 W., at bridge on State Highway 58, a quarter of a mile 

northeast of Canton, 2i miles upstream from Mlnnehaha Creek, and 7i miles upstream 

from Nine Mile Creek. Datum of gage Is 1,560.59 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 11,600 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1942. Gage-height records collected at or 

near same site since 1914 are contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 21,900 second-feet Oct. 25 (gage height, 12.51 

feet); no flow at times.

1938-42: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 25, 1941; no flow at tines. 

Maximum stage known, 16.8 feet, at former site, Oct. 13, 1923, from reports of 

U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks.- Records good except those based on wire-weight gage readings, which are fair, 

and those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor. Flow partly regulated by Fort 

Supply Reservoir on Wolf Creek.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 55 discharge measurements, and computations of dally 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 1 discharge measurement made 

and records reviewed by the Geological Survey.

Discharge in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

976

1,280

1,070

552

807

1,660

1,040

952

697

455

377

292

254

258

2,120

1,090

789

710

570

407

358

1,510

6.160

10,200

19,500

12,400

7,230

4,560

3,020

1,990

1,790

Nov.

1.940

1,560

1,240

l.OSO

952

636

787

759

697

703

710

724

766

717

529

466

423

372

344

322

412

344

370

664

461

358

322

292

265

335

Dec.

582

594

532

919

713

387

305

266

239

226

223

243

265

296

2S4

397

664

815

632

353

266

»250

233

233

229

201

190

177

172

547

716

Jan.

bSSO

b200

>

(*)

* b!60

t

b200

b220

*b234

302

226

272

256

296

355

*278

247

216

201

266

737

710

«320

284

588

*

Feb.

532

*327

2S4

243

226

208

198

194

194

191

*198

194

201

215

243

296

b!90

»b!80

blSO

b!90

208

218

239

260

231

218

211

*222

-

-

_

Month

October. ............................... ...

November. ..................................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1941 ...................

January ..............'................. ...

February ...................................

llaroh.... ..................................

April ............................ ..... . .

May........................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

20S

239

256

260

290

296

SOS

SOS

296

260

239

235

206

204

187

194

231

211

201

191

208

161

162

156

172

187

239

222

208

215

191

Apr.

168

159

148

142

129

131

117

140

184

178

184

215

320

362

308

260

226

286

6S6

524

476

3,160

5,300

4,280

5.520

3,200

1,330

1,500

1,000

782

_

Seoondfoot-days

S5,074

19,750

12,205

276,310

Qf 360

6,491

6,963

31,415

8,452

23,273

3,615

1,049

4.S79

211,526

May

780

731

5S2

477

417

353

2SO

239

217

220

433

517

296

220

177

160

144

132

124

116

114

120

138

313

246

290

187

139

114

100

76

Maximum

19,500

1,940

919

19,500

737

532

308

5,520

780

5,760

7SO

185

1,360

19,500

June

55

48

44

310

417

3S2

402

643

576

1,060

5,760

3,760

2,130

1,280

899

731

582

477

367

272

243

340

393

239

220

243

305

292

326

477

_

Minimum

254

265

175'

0

ISO

156

117

76

44

1

0

0

0

July

651

780

535

361

172

157

223

213

153

97

64

43

61

36

27

16

15

12

12

12

11

11

10

13

8

7

4

6

3

1

1

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

3

4

22

109

ei

49

31

73

160

185

102

61

37

27

17

13

9

31

21

7

3

2

1

0

Mean

o 744

658

394

757

270

232

224

1,047

273

776

117

33 S

163

580

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

5

3

2

2

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

100

286

261

254

278

576

500

1,380

444

301

! 265

280

r

Runoff lin 

aore-felet

163 700

39 170

24)210

547,400

16,580

12*870

13,810

62,310

46 I 160

7,170

2,080

9,680

419,500

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Mote.- Discharge computed from graph based on once-daily wire-weight gage readings Oct. 1-11, 

18-20, Oct. 30 to Nov. 3, Dec. 26-29, Apr. 26 to June 4, June 14-21, July 4-28.

Time basist Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 253

North Canadian River near El Reno, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°34', long. 97°58', on line between sees. 32 

 and 33, T. 13 N., R. 7 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 81, 2 miles north of El Reno.

Datum of gage is 1,299.02 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (U. S. Weather

Bureau bench mark).

Drainage area.- 12,100 square miles.

Records available.- October 1902 to April 1908, March 1938 to September 1942. Gageheight records collected at same site since March 1934 and at site 1 mile upstream 

February 1914 to March 1934, are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 15,000 second-feet Oct. 28 (gage height, 15.98 

feet); minimum, 7.5 second-feet Sept. 18.

1902-8, 1938-42: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 28, 1941; no flow at times. 

Flood of October 1923 reached an elevation of 1,326.5 feet above mean sea level at 

railroad bridge 1 mile above station, from reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair, 

partly regulated by Fort Supply Reservoir on Wolf Creek.

Flow

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,070

1,100

795

564

460

658

1,770

856

8SO

654

460

389

338

304

1,790

1,860

924

614

654

526

466

1,410

3,330

4,250

5,070

5,760

9,310

14,000

8.910

4,430

2,700

Nov.

2. ISO

2,030

1,750

1,4SO

1,230

1,090

1,060

1,000

917

S37

760

710

686

638

614

567

490

463

458

642

454

432

503

467

675

648

480

419

397

384

-

Dec.

366

419

576

562

595

735

480

379

327

305

301

318

379

357

344

357

353

414

638

686

512

*392

348

318

301

284

263

251

235

223

327

Jan.

686

b300

*bllO

bl!5

*b!20

b!25

b!30

b!35

*b!40

bl50

b!60

b!70

*b!80

b200

*223

211

293

310

276

301

318

322

357

327

305

284

267

357

530

485

353

Feb.

344

472

445

348

310

2S4

267

2bl

235

219

211

211

204

211

239

2S8

288

288

293

231

204

255

276

255

255

276

267

243

-

-

-

Month

October ....................................

November .................... ....... .....

December ...................................

Calendar year 1941 ............ ... . .

January. ............... v ..................

February ...................................

March. .................... ........ .......

April ......................................

May. .......................................

June ................................. ....

July .......................................

August. ....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

243

251

235

255

272

272

280

264

288

297

2S8

284

267

255

247

344

401

293

272

272

243

223

223

20S

200

208

208

215

239

263

239

Apr.

251

227

200

185

174

178

282

482

1,470

917

480

348

310

301

362

366

353

438

5,110

1,390

1,030

917

2,940

5,000

5,820

4,780

4,070

2,450

1,480

1,160

-

Seoondfoot-days

76,304

24,461

12,345

256,569.2

8,240

7,670

8,069

43, 471

11, 248

23, 162

6,247

2,090

7,070.5

230,377.5

May

1,000

863

786

710

592

530

460

423

357

310

2S4

276

406

494

353

293

247

223

215

208

192

181

174

170

160

239

255

259

227

185

156

Maximum

14,000

2,180

735

14,000

686

472

401

5,820

1,000

3,970

1,160

217

1,670

14,000

June

137

122

104

92

116

821

2,750

1,410

811

760

1,170

3,970

2,690

1,460

1,000

796

616

460

361

296

268

275

254

254

332

236

208

202

254

937

-

Minimum

304

384

223

0

110

204

200

174

156

92

33

28

8.0

8.0

July

1,160

671

762

72S

487

 2S3

202

174

188

208

183

143

108

90

75

75

64

56

52

49

46

43

41

36

36

34

33

78

58

42

40

Aug.

36

33

31

35

32

34

29

75

84

52

54

44

46

52

51

49

38

43

137

90

70

73

112

65

49

207

217

122

62

40

28

Mean

2,461

615

398

703

266

274

260

1,449

363

772

202

67.4

236

631

Sept.

22

22

21

54

45

33

35

73

39

52

40

24

18

15

12

10

8.5

8.0

79

332

164

170

214

693

616

1,430

1,670

524

379

268

~

Runoff in 

acre-feet

151,300

48,520

24, 490

508, 700

16,340

15,210

16,000

86,220

22,310

45,940

12,390

4,150

14,020

456,700

< Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war tlire to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
254 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Lake Overholser near Oklahoma City, Okla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 35°29', long. 97°40', on north line of SWi sec. 30, T. 12 

li., R. 4 W., at dam on North Canadian River, 2i miles southwest of Betliany and 5 

miles west of Oklahoma City. Datum of gage Is 1,065.77 feet above mean sea level 

(levels by Oklahoma City Water Department).

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum contents observed during year, 20,400 acre-feet Apr. 9 (gage height,

176.6 feet); minimum observed, 14,000 acre-feet Aug. 9 (gage height, 172.7 feet). 

1939-42: Maximum contents observed, 20,600 acre-feet May 6, 1941 (gage height,

176.7 feet); minimum observed, 4,150 acre-feet May 21, 1940 (gage height, 165.25 

feet).

Remarks.- Reservoir Is formed by Ambursen type dam flanked by long earth fill sections; 

storage began in 1917. Dam was partially washed out In 1923 and rebuilt In 1924. 

Capacity (based on 1924 survey) 20,200 acre-feet below 176.5 feet (top of spillway 

gates). Dead storage unknown. Records given herein represent total contents. Water 

used for municipal water supply by city of Oklahoma City. Gage read once dally. 

Gage-height record and capacity table furnished by Oklahoma City Water Department.

Monthly gage height and contents, water Tear October 1941 to September 1942

Date

Dec. 31...................

Calendar year 1941. .....

Sept. 30...................

Water year 1941-42......

Oage height 

(feet)t

174.0

_

175.35

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

16,000

.

IS, 300

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-300

0

+2,300

0

0

0

-3,000

+2, 900

-3,700

+2,500

+1, 100

-900

t Gage height at 8 a.m.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central 

Sereafter. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 255

North Canadian River near Oklahoma City, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°29'40", long. 97°25'40", on line between sees. 

20 ana 29, T. 12 N., R. 2 W.,-2 miles east of Oklahoma City, 5 miles upstream from 

Crutcho Creek, and 22 miles downstream from Lake Overholser. Datum of gage is 

1,140.79 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 12,400 square miles.

Records available.- November 1938 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,700 second-feet Oct. 30 (gage height, 14.74 

feet); minimum daily, 22 second-feet Aug. 23.

1938-42: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 30, 1941; minimum dally, 12 second-feet 

Dec. 20, 1938, and Oct. 18, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 16.3 feet Oct. 16, 1923 (from Information by State Highway 

Department); about 2 feet of this stage was caused by failure of dam at Lake Overholser (from Information by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

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

 poor. Considerable flow diverted Into Lake Overholser for municipal use. (See 

preceding page). Low flow sustained by sewage from Oklahoma City.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

5

10

15

20

O1*

25

oc

31

Oct.

950

1,370

1,360

987

492

600

1,260

1,500

900

940

690

a550

a450

a400

3,310

2,260

2,200

1,220

320

790

600

530

1,690

3,030

3,800

4,840

5,400

6,390

10,100

14,600

8,550

Nov.

4,640

3,060

2,170

1,950

1,370

al,450

1,260

1,170

1,080

963

910

88£

828

773

746

720

641

608

618

614

646

816

659

608

528

752

646

563

537

528

Dec.

520

515

512

321

636

670

670

436

438

407

426

495

599

495

418

426

403

422

430

608

590

515

466

391

336

361 "316

302

299

286

302

Jan.

333

a600

a!50

alOO

106

192

175

220

277

133

201

232

232

261

299

309

312

333

372

330

289

376

358

384

361

330

344

532

361

443

524

Feb.

372

361

462

43C

340

277

313

286

269

235

201

226

243

233

334

518

436 zari

296

302

296

24 E

34 E

444

183

247

358

252

-

-

-

Month

December ...................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

February

April ......................................

May........................................

July. ......................................

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 .......................

Mar.

280

333

306

312

336

283

284

340

252

£83

289

296

280

289

286

302

361

361

286

222

344

178

234

240

204

302

184

209

226

£35

283

Apr.

229

220

213

123

63

93

113

777

1,930

3,800

1,600

842

613

g495

g470

g47S

626

610

4,610

4,600

2,530

gl,160

gl,010

3,350

5,340

5,760

5,010

4,050

2,710

1,700

-

Seoondfoot-days

82,579

33,241

14,061

303,045

9,469

8,950

8,620

55,135

16,121

25 , 201

8,075

1,590

8,729

271,771

May

1,300

1,080

1,020

8S2

323

800

a700

a650

632

590

541

499

470

604

613

474

a400

a350

a300

a280

a270

289

267

252

235

232

315

344

319

330

255

Maximum

14,600

4,640

670

14,600

600

518

361

5,760

1,300

3,440

1,300

135

1,760

14,600

June

229

201

179

155

177

143

459

1,630

1,440

1,050

933

1,930

3,440

2,710

1,460

1,050

855

695

563

470

478

1,080

604

a500

a450

a500

a400

a350

aSOO

770

~

Minimum

400

528

286

20

100

183

178

68

232

143

33

22

33

22

July

1,300

800

622

627

561

433

a3 60

283

249

249

270

235

166

145

125

128

118

104

106

150

US

106

115

104

95

104

a60

a35

33

Aug.

33

29

32

46

40

40

61

40

95

61

a§5

a50

48

104

135

39

33

29

23

26

22

24

125

119

46

36

33

Mean

2,664

1,108

454

830

305

320

278

1,838

520

840

260

51.3

291

745

Sept.

39

62

232

91

46

102

74

556

54

a43

a38

a37

a36

33

627

35

57

43

372

695

1,760

"

Runoff in 

acre-feet

163,800

65,930

27,890

601,000

18,780

17,750

17,100

109,400

31,980

49,990

16,020

3,150

17,310

539,100

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on oasis of records of discharge at Lake Overholser.

f Computed from graph cased on once-daily readings of staff gage 3$ miles above station and gageatlon curve.

Time basis: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war tiiie to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
256 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

North Canadian River near Wetumpka, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°15'40", long. 96°12'40", in center of SWi sec. 

12, T. 9 N., R. 10 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 75, 2i miles northeast of Wetumpka, 

4i miles upstream from Wewoka Creek, and 70 miles upstream from Deep Fork. Datum 

of gage is 683.28 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 13,500 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 25,000 second-feet Oct. 31; maximum gage height, 

24.39 feet Oct. 31; minimum discharge, 190 second-feet Sept. 19.

1938-42: Maximum discharge, that of October 31, 1941; maximum gage height, that of 

Oct. 31, 1941; minimum dally discharge, 26 second-feet Jan. 23, 26, 1940, occurred 

during period of ice effect.

Maximum stage known, 26.5 feet in October 1923, from information by Corps of 

Engineers, U.S. Army.

Remarks.- Records good. Considerable flow diverted into Lake Overholser. (See p. 254). 

Low flow augmented by sewage from Oklahoma City.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,330

1,080

2,730

3,990

7,840

8,640

4,590

2,25O

1,660

2,010

1,550

1,330

1,300

1,120

4,250

8,410

8,050

4,170

3,080

2,370

1,77O

1,490

1,330

1,300

1,430

5,220

4,900

3,640

3,670

17,000

22,000

Nov.

616,800

813,700

e!5,500

18.10O

13.8OO

10,600

1 4,370

i 3,090

, 2,450

, 2,160

1,950

1,810

i 1,700

1,570

1,540

1,450

1,390

1,330

1,450

2,370

1,570

2,090

4,370

3,090

2,160

1.67C

1,390

1,300

1,330

l,30Ch

-

Dec.

1,150

1.O90

1,030

1,000

946

919

S14

866

1,030

1,120

1,030

1,210

2,770

2,160

1,480

1,270

1,120

1,030

946

919

866

866

1,09O

1,360

1,060

946

814

738

738

714

690

Jan.

666

643

620

620

666

643

491

4S3

500

500

483

516

576

59S

598

576

554

576

576

598

554

576

598

576

546

598

598

6 2O

620

576

598

Feb.

738

666

714

788

690

643

714

666

596

533

529

516

5OO

491

479

643

839

763

666

714

643

576

508

504

479

463

533

620

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January ....................................

February. ..................................

March. ............................ ...

April. .....................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July.... .............................. ....

August .....................................

September. ........... ...... ..............

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

5O4

576

666

598

554

576

554

516

471

452

520

443

452

444

455

432

432

424

448

471

483

459

390

459

413

364

405

402

424

417

Apr.

3S3

4O2

394

428

409

405

463

3,780

7,550

9,550

6,170

3,520

3,340

2,160

1,540

1,270

1,120

1,210

2,360

6,640

9,550

11,600

8,520

7,680

10,100

8,160

5,670

5,550

5,220

5,440

Secondfoot-days

135,700

137,400

33,782

646,350

17,943

17,216

14,737

130,584

47 ,053

74,080

22,077

15,822

12,099

658,493

May

5,330

3,790

3,43O

2,370

2.09O

3,3SO

3,7OO

l.SSO

1,54O

1.39O

1,270

1,210

1,120

1,030

1,030

946

1,090

1,000

1,120

839

738

690

714

738

690

714

690

690

643

643

598

Maximum

22,000

16,800

2,770

22.00O

666

839

666

11,600

5,330

7,030

1,900

2,690

763

22,000

June

643

620

6 2O

576

576

839

946

1,240

1,000

3,830

7.03O

3.61O

4,100

5,67O

4,470

4,170

3,01O

2,230

1,810

1,600

3,30O

6.O30

5,910

3,170

1,880

1,420

1,180

946

866

788

Minimum

1,080

1,300

690

82

483

463

364

383

598

576

262

190

200

190

July

1,900

],74C

1,640

1,6OO

1,27O

 1,030

974

919

839

763

666

666

598

576

554

533

5O4

479

448

417

398

39O

666

428

353

325

304

283

276

276

262

Aug.

255

242

236

236

226

219

222

219

209

190

702

S39

496

333

1,490

2,690

1,570

714

463

387

293

232

259

972

479

3O7

259

242

239

276

276

Mean

4,377

4,58O

1,09O

1,771

579

615

475

4,353

1,518

2,469

712

510

403

1,804

Sept.

232

£1S

236

300

262

296

525

479

421

413

4O5

417

576

335

259

226

216

200

229

879

537

554

666

459

357

372

533

576

763

763

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

269,200

272, 5OO

67 ,O1O

1,282,000

35.59O

34,150

29,230

259,OOO

93,330

146,900

43,790

31,380

24,000

1,306,000

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge computed from hydrograph baaed on discharge 

measurements.

Note.- Discharge computed from graph baaed on at least once-daily readings of wire-weight gage 

Oct. 7, 16, 18, 19, Nov. 7-18, 21, 22, Nov. 25 to Fab. 4, Feb. 23-26, Mar. 1, 24, Mar. 26 to Apr. 1, 

May 4-6, 8-15, June 19-21, 24, 85, July 24 to Aug. 15, Aug. 22, 23, Aug. 26 to Sept. 20, Sept. 24, 25.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 257

Wolf Creek at Lipscomb, Tex,

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°14', long. 100°16', at bridge on State Highway 

305, in northwest corner of Lipscomb, Lipscomb County, and 2 niles upstream from Plum 

Creek. Datum of gage is 2,377.1 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 680 square miles, of which about 234 square niles is probably 

noncontrlbuting.

Records available.- January 1938 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 20,000 second-feet Oct. 21 (gage height, 5.80 

feet}, by velocity-area studies; no flow at times.

1938-42: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 21, 1941; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair except those above 100 second-feet and those for periods of ice 

effect, which are poor. No large diversion above station. Low flow partly regulated 

by reservoir in Perryton State Park, 20 miles above station (capacity, 900 acre-feet).

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 45 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 9 discharge measurements made 

and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 tc September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

h29

h!6

hll

496

h219

h69

h22

h!6

hll

h5

h4

h5

h5

h5

h37

h49

h32

h!9

h!9

h22

3,010

9,080

1,520

h330

h!65

W.55

h!02

h8S

h91

91

91

Nov.

53

53

58

55

50

50

48

4S

50

45

43

43

46

46

48

53

4V

34

29

25

22

31

39

34

2V

23

23

22

22

22

~

Dec.

22

22

20

20

18

16

14

14

18

20

22

34

23

23

23

20

20

20

18

18

22

22

18

16

18

18

IS

22

*18

18

18

Jan.

bio

b5

0

0

0 1 

> blO

J

)

(*)

b20

14

*16

20

16

16

16

14

16

*18

14

14

14

12

12

Feb.

14

*14

14

14

*14

11

11

12

*12

12

12

12

12

12

h!6

h!6

b!4

*bll

bll

bll

b!4

h!6

h!2

hlO

hlO

h!6

h22

h22

-

-

-

Month

October ....................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

Hay

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

h!4

*h20

18

14

12

12

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

hlO

hlO

11

12

11

10

10

10

10

8

8

12

11

10

10

9

9

9

Apr.

10

9

S

8

S

9

10

36

29

14

12

12

14

10

8

8

7

10

14

29

34

20

39

75

68

54

36

20

14

18

-

Secondfoot-days

15,814

1,189

613

30, V80

397

'^*7 t7 O I I

343

643

1,011

1,626

234

V13

495

23,455

May

12

18

16

18

14

12

12

12

12

61

64

23

11

11

11

10

9

9

9

398

43

61

64

25

21

14

10

8

S

S

7

Maximum

9,080

58

34

9,080

20

22

20

V5

398

85V

63

358

390

9,080

June

6

5

4

4

4

6

62

155

85V

91

48

37

26

24

28

22

18

17

13

11

11

73

55

16

8

5

4

3

5

8

-

Minimum

4

22

14

0

0

10

8

V

7

3

0

0

0

0

July

12

10

63

53

19

10

6

3

3

5

10

18

4

1

1

1

0

0

1

2

3

2

1

1

2

2

1

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

1

17

8

1

1

1

1

8

S

35S

19

8

153

96

14

6

4

3

2

1

I

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mean

510

39 . 6

19.8

84.3

12. S

13.5

11.1

21. 4

32.6

54.2

7.5

23.0

16.5

64.3

Sept.

0

0

0

1

1

390

66

14

S

4

2

2

1

1

0

0

0

0

11

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

31,370

2,360

1,220

61,073

787

746

6SO

1,280

2,010

3,230

464

1,410

982

46,540

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice (no gage-height record Jan. 1-16; discharge computed 

on basis of discharge measurements and weather records).

h Computed from twice-daily wire-weight gage readings.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
358 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Wolf Creek near Shattuck, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°17'10", long. 99°54'45", in NE&NEi sec. 19, T. 

21 N., R. 25 W., at Santa Fe Railway bridge 2 miles northwest of Shattuck, 2i miles 

upstream from Rock Creek and 3 miles1 downstream from Ivanhoe Creek. Datum of gage is 

2,189.22 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, 

U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 1,100 square miles.

Records available.- January 1938 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 24,000 second-feet Oct. 22 (gage height, 8.87 

feet;, from rating curve extended above 11,000 second-feet; minimum, 1 second-foot 

Aug. 1-3.

1938-42: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 22, 1941; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 100 second-feet or those for periods of Ice 

effect, which are poor.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 45 discharge measurements, and computations of dally 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 2 discharge measurements made 

and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 tc September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

28

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

24

8

5

124

291

311

56

36

30

22

IS

16

15

13

98

108

76

61

54

54

354

14,300

3,490

815

118

768

264

315

167

235

190

NOV.

133

112

138

122

112

94

91

88

98

101

94

88

74

71

68

71

68

62

63

63

60

74

74

78

81

78

74

68

65

60

-

Dec.

57

57

57

52

47

37

32

30

33

38

33

60

84

74

65

57

55

55

47

45

43

47

47

43

47

38

35

35

*40

45

47

Jan.

«

(*)

 b30

-

b34

b39

*b44

b49

b53

b54

b60

68

*52

57

52

55

55

52

50

#47

38

37

33

37

37

Feb.

35

*33

35

35

33

32

28

28

#30

38

28

30

35

33

35

35

b28

*bB5

bSO

b25

28

30

30

35

37

_

.

-

Month

Ootober ....................................

November ...................................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January ....................................

February. ...................................

March ......................................

April. .....................................

May........................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August. ....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

43

*47

57

52

40

35

52

35

35

33

33

32

32

33

32

32

33

37

32

32

30

28

26

24

65

50

33

28

24

26

24

Apr.

26

22

23

24

21

22

24

55

71

55

40

35

35

37

35

37

37

35

47

47

47

62

395

355

122

94

117

81

62

60

-

Seoondfoct-days

23,326

2,521

1,480

49,830

1,303

831

1,114

2,032

2,073

3,590

512

4,499

723

43,994

May

52

45

37

37

33

28

28

28

28

147

112

94

50

33

38

33

28

26

24

335

154

232

143

101

53

37

33

24

31

19

22

Maximum

14,300

138

84

14,300

68

37

65

395

335

1,430

71

2,130

182

14,300

June

17

13

12

10

10

11

133

703

1,430.

143

74

57

32

24

37

50

52

45

33

20

19

101

138

117

52

30 '20

16

14

179

-

Minimum

5

60

30

3

~~

_

24

21

19

10

2

1

5

1

July

71

47

28

50

68

32

20

13

9

11

19

14

16

14

9

6

5

4

4

8

11

8

8

5

5

4

7

6

4

4

g2

Aug.

gl

gl

gl

ge

g344

glO

glO

8

12

35

12

2,130

141

197

881

385

84

52

38

30

34

24

24

21

22

32

19

18

15

15

15

Mean

730

84.0

47.7

137

43.0

39.7

35.9

67.4

66.9

130

16.5

145

34.1

118

Sept.

13

16

18

18

19

140

182

94

37

21

14

12

11

10

10

7

7

7

14

10

7

7

7

7

7

5

6

6

6

5

-

Runoff in 

acre- feet

44,280

5,000

a, 940

98,830

2,580

1,650

2,210

4,010

4,110

7,120

1,020

8,930'

1,430

85,270

Peak discharge.- Oct. 22 (6:30 a.m.) 24.000 sec. -ft.: June 9 (6:30 a.m.) 5,920 sec. -ft.! AUK. IB

(12:45 p.m.) 6,900 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice (no gage-height record; discharge computed on basis 

of discharge measurements and weather records),

g Computed from graph based on twice-daily readings of staff gage,

Time baala; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war-time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 259

Wolf Creek near Fort Supply, Okla. 

(Formerly published as Wolf Creek near Supply, Okla.)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36 D34'00", long. 99°33'05", on line between sees. 

9 and 10, T. 24 N., R. 22 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 270, 1 mile southeast of Fort 

Supply, 1.3 miles downstream from Fort Supply flood-control dam, and 3 miles upstream 

from mouth. Datum of gage is 1,968.38 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 1,460 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,350 second-feet Oct. 24; maximum gage height, 

4.38 feet Oct. 23; no flow at times.

1937-42: Maximum discharge, 14,200 second-feet June 24, 1939 (gage height, 5.60 

feet), from rating curve extended above 8,000 second-feet; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 9.6 feet, date unknown, from information by State Highway 

Department.

Remarks.- Records poor. Flow regulated by Fort Supply Reservoir (capacity, 118,300 acrefeet at elevation 2,028 feet, crest of open spillway).

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 37 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 2 discharge measurements made 

and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1948

Day

' 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

121

73

40

107

434

3S4

491

154

70

49

40

37

34

34

70

860

886

90

60

41

* *°

eg ,140

65,870

66,030

94,600

63,620

62,760

el ,460

6510

405

564

Nov.

365

418

314

872

846

238

196

188

155

155

155

109

a4

a3

a8

al

al

83

110

1

349

see

79

86

0

0

108

384

488

430

Dec.

448

680

184

aSO

alO

a5

a8

a2

al

1

1

1

60

365

487

593

1S5

«8

8

8

8

8

2

8

8

8

8

343

757

139

88

Jan.

b2S

blS

b8

b3

b2

bl

0

0

0

bl

bl

*b8

b8

b8

bl

bl

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

280

h698

«&541

a!20

a200

a400

aSOO

 114

Feb.

74

70

74

70

70

65

«65

59 * 65

63

61

63

61

74

S5

90

b60

 b40

b50

79

146

101

74

b60

b60

*b50

b60

b70

-

Month

October. ...................................

November.

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January. ........ .*. .........................

February

March......................................

April ......................................

May. . .

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September ..................................

Water year 1941-48 ......................

Mar.

b90

»b!06

101

90

96

79

74

74

*74

70

67

67

67

67

61

S8

74

67

70

56

61

59

59

59

61

98

111

88

70

61

59

Apr.

]

Seoondfoot-days

30,888

5,386

4,416

90,864

8,617

slsis

4, 093

443

ljo77

EQO OSS

6,115

63.304

* Winter' discharge measurement made on this day.

54

46

46

42

46

39

44

86

107

114

104

79

78

78

67

54

56

77

162

178

143

127

188

,180

698

291

178

198

146

218

May

165

13

S

t

t

(

4

6

19

1

0

0

0

0

1

11

11

al

al

(

t

t

1

1

1

al

1

1

1

1

1

al

i

Maximum

6,030

688

757

6,030

598

146

111

1,180

165

390

0A1 COX

-»°P 988

449

6.030

1

0

0

0

0

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

145

161

174

308

308

308

348

323

390

366

Minimum

34

0

1

0

0

40

56

59

0

0

0

0

0

0

July

166

0

78

257

861

166

0

0

116

0

41

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

994

1 X tyfl f O

148

847

84.4

fiO fi O9.O

74.6

16S

14.9

99.7

34.7

UiJB

804

173

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

1

1

165

868

0

14

43

I

\

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

188

369

356

399

408

4*8

488

449

488

418

399

377

839

390

388

306

884

Runoff in 

acre-feat

61,130

10,660

8,760

179,000

8,190

8,870

4,690

9,710

879

.6,880

8,140

1,040

18,180

1SB.8OO

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, or computed on basis of records for north Canadian River near Fort Supply and at Woodward, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice (no gage-height record} 

of discharge measurements and weather records).

discharge computed on basis

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite) discharge computed on basis of records of outflow at Fort 

Supply Reservoir.

h Computed from once-daily staff-gage readings.

Tine basis; Central standard tine prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942t central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subrtaot 1 hour.
260 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Deep Fork near Beggs, Okla.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat: 35°41', long. 96°04', on line between sees. 19 and

20, T. 14 N., R. 12 E., at county highway bridge, 3 miles upstream from Adams Creek,

4 miles south of Beggs, and 8 miles downstream from Flat Rock (Checkerboard) Creek.

Datum of gage is 632.55 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of

Engineers, U.S. Army). 

Drainage area.- 1,980 square miles. 

Records available.- September 1938 to September 1942. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 27,100 second-feet Nov. 3 (gage height, 28.79

feet); minimum, 54 second-feet Oct. 1.

1938-42: Maximum discharge, 31,000 second-feet (revised) June 11, 1941 (gage height,

29.78 feet); no flow at times in water years 1938-41. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of rapidly changing stage, which are fair.

Gage read twice dally, oftener during floods. 

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge, In second-feet, for the hlghwater period in

June 1941, superseding those published In Water Supply Paper 927, are given herein:

June 10......13,300

11......29,900

12......23,100

13......18,000

June 14......15,100

15......11,500

16.......7.460

17.......4,950

Month

Water year 1940-41....

Second-footdaya

146,593

476,031

Maximum

29,900

29,900

Minimum

141

10

Mean

4,886

1,304

Runoff In 

acre-feet

290, 800

944,300

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 29 discharge measurements, and computations of dally 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army; 3 discharge measurements made 

records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1941-42 (gage height, in feet, and discharge In aecond-feet)

and

1.3 53 3.5 236 10

1.6 69 4.0 296 13

2.0 96 5.0 430 16

2.5 135 6.0 575 19

3.0 162 8.0 gio 20

0 1,380 20.5 5,200

0 2,210 21.0 6,200

0 3,120 23.0 10,600

0 4,140 26.0 18,000

0 4,670 29.0 27,800

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

54

281

1,940

3,300

5,940

11,300

10,400

8,760

7,460

6,410

5,070

4,350

3,920

3,170

3,790

5,520

9,820

8,090

6,410

6,410

5,400

4,600

4,070

3,600

2,780

2,780

2,780

2,780

2,580

5,020

20, 600

Noy.

24,800

23,100

26,300

24,100

16,700

10,400

6,410

4,600

4,030

3,550

2,430

1,000

698

620

575

545

515

472

704

1,870

1,700

1,700

2,840

3,030

3,090

2,870

2,660

2,660

2,750

2,720

Dec.

1,950

929

666

575

500

472

430

388

361

34S

361

565

2,100

2,240

1,950

1,700

1,460

990

730

590

515

436

650

747

798

764

605

456

388

348

335

Jan.

335

335

302

260

225

203

208

225

225

198

198

198

214

248

284

322

322

335

322

296

272

248

236

225

220

214

214

208

203

198

203

Feb.

236

243

236

230

220

214

208

198

132

177

167

162

162

167

198

1,110

1,540

1,040

764

575

416

348

348

348

335

302

273

272

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January. ...................................

February ...................................

March. .....................................

April. .....................................

nay. Ma IT .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September . .................................

Water yeai 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

'272

290

348

361

309

290

260

236

214

138

162

177

172

172

177

177

177

172

198

236

192

158

140

127

123

115

115

115

115

115

111

Apr.

1

3

103'

100

100

100

103

107

143

,180

,200

5,710

8,760

10

12

11

,100

,900

,500

7,670

E

4

2

2

,070

,260

,700

,370

3^610

11,300

IE

Si

1£

,200

,800

.700

16,600

13.600

£

£

r

Secondfoot-days

169,335

179,439

25,419

800,641

7,701

10,681

6,044

216,616

35,296

140,486

54,' 963

21,384

895,649

,450

,300

,880

,000

May

4,670

4,070

3,880

3,570

2,940

2,510

2,090

1,540

1,430

1,380

1,050

666

530

472

416

416

374

335

302

290

278

266

260

254

242

225

193

182

167

153

140

Maximum

20,600

26,300

2,240

29,900

335

1,540

361

22,800

4,670

17 ,800

3,700

8,300

2,270

26,300

June

127

119

111

111

103

107

140

528

950

1,620

2,330

2,4SO

4,260

11,100

12,000

9,910

7,670

5,800

4,600

4,030

3,700

3,500

3,230

3,910

11,600

17,800

12,500

7,330

4,670

4,100

-

Minimum

' 54

472

335

IS

198

162

111

100

140

102

73

5E

81

54

July

3,700

3,370

2,630

1,890

2,040

2,420

2,450

1,430

496

316

965

1,240

1,720

988

569

335

230

177

148

131

115

103

100

92

89

89

89

84

83

75

71

Aug.

1,

3,

6,

5,

5,

8,

7,

5,

4,

3,

1,

Mean

5,464

5,981

820

2,194

248

381

195

7,221

1,139

4,663

911

1,773

713

2,454

66

61

57

55

308

123

66

56

58

262

304

272

515

220

450

050

070

020

300

460

200

260

580

350

382

388

290

206

192

192

148

Sept.

123

107

180

1,120

1,500

732

458

302

208

220

284

472

316

187

131

107

92

81

107

460

747

950

1,130

1,350

1,170

1,610

2,270

1,920

1,590

1,460

-

Runoff in 

acre- feet

336,000

355,900

50,420

1,533,000

15,270

21,190

11,990

429,700

 70,010

273,600

56,000

109,000

42,410

1,776,000

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942] 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

central war time thereafter.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 261

Deep Fork near Dewar, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat, 35°2B'5Q", long. 95°52'50", in SEi sec. 25, T. 12 

 N., R. 13 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 266, 34 miles east of Dewar and 3i miles upstream from Wolf Creek. Datum of gage is 578.32 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 2,300 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 27,400 second-feet Apr. 25 (gage height, 24.32 

reet;; minimum, 60 second-feet Oct. 2 (gage height, 1.57 feet).

1938-42: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 25, 1942; minimum, l.S second-feet Oct. 16, 

1939 (gage height, 1.10 feet).

Maximum stage known, about 29.0 feet from floodmarks, in October 190S, from information by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

61

63

k609

k2,370 

k4,590

5,490

5,310

6,330

S,150

8,750

8,150

7,570

6,820

6,100

7,070

11,400

10,600

S,150

8,150

8,150

. 7,570

7,040

6,570

6,100

5,680

5,680

5,880

5,000

4,500

14,800

21,400

NOV.

16,000

20,800

22,000

23,200 

24,400

20,300

14,500

10,600

8,150

6,820

5,680

5,000

03,640

cl,500

c886

718

665

614

718

1,620

1,980

2,300

3,670

3,570

3,360

3,240

3,170

2,960

2,780

2,720

Dec.

2,690

2,330

1,340

SOS 

g648

g563

g499

g437

g407

g377

377

452

1,460

2,350

2,460

2,190

1,860

1,600

*1,210

S64

682

597

563

682

790

S45

826

g6S2

g531

g452

g392

Jan.

g377

g377

g363

g349 

g2Sl

b208

*b202

b!97

b208

b208

214

208

208

»219

249

288

328

349

356

342

321

288

268

249

237

231

225

219

214

214

231

Feb.

231

237

255

249 

249

237

225

219

214

202

186

181

171

171

197

422

1,390

1,600

1,210

902

665

483

407

377

377

363

335

207

_

-

-

Month

October. ...................................

November ...................................

Deosmber. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January ....................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

Hay. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Watsr year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

300

342

407

392 

407

349

321

288

255

237

219

202

192

192

186

192

186

186

1S6

186

231 214

181

166

156

151

146

137

132

132

132

Apr.

132

128

120

116 

116

124

W77

k2,030

kS.OOO

5,640

4,790

4,540

5,260

8,680

11,900

10,600

8,680

7,100

6,310

6,560

6,070

5,640

11,600

HI, 800

26,800

22,400

16,800

13,800

10,600

9,040

-

Seoondfoot-days

214,103

217,561

31,964

890,689

8,228

12,062

7,003

232,553

55,391

142,65*7

43,831

56 , V19

24,085

1,046,157

May

8,010

7,100

6,310

5,640 

4,790

4,660

c3,940

c2,860

cl,600

cl,150

cl,110

c998

c760

597

531

467

452

422

437

437

363

328

314

300

294

281

268

249

249

243

231

Maximum

21,400

24,400

2,690

24,400

 trt-n 

Of/

1,600

407

26,800

S,010

14,400

6,820

6,310

2,300

26,800

June

219

208

197

186 

197

186

214

249

531

1,460

1,760

2, ISO

2,940

3,440

3,710

4,440

7,690

9,410

3,340

7,100

6,310

6,310

5,850

6,550

10,200

8,010

9,790

14, 400

11,900

8,630

-

Minimum

61

614

377

32

197

171

132

116

' 231

186

93

73

132

61

July

6,320

5,640

4,790

4,350 

3,590

2,640

2,420

2,480

1,730

790

499

902

1,230

1,610

1,160

700

437

294

225

186

161

146

132

120

116

112

116

124

116

g!02

g93

Aug.

g90

gS3

gTS

75 

148

300

g219

gl!6

g78

g73

307

g342

g307

467

k2,230

3,320

3,470

3,750

4,010

4,270

4,660

5,850

6,310

6,070

5,090

k2,900

kS76

g437

g307

g249

g237

Mean

6,906

7,252

1,031

2,440

265

431

226

7,752

1,787

4,755

1,414

1,830

803

2,866

Sept.

g20S

g!66

g!56

g919 

gl,9SO

1,890

1,100

g648

g437

g314

g268

g300

467

407

268

g!92

g!56

g!37

g!32

g!46

g407

g736

g921

gl,120

gl,320

gl,410

gl,S90

g2,300

g2,030

gl,660

"

Runoff in 

acre-feet

424,700

431,500

63,400

1,767,000

16,320

23,920

13,890

461,300

109,900

283,000

86,940

112,500

47,770

2,075,000

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

c Backwater from return of overbank flow; discharge computed from curve baaed on measurements 

made following floods exceeding about 10,000 second-feet.

g Comouted from graph based on twice-daily readings of wire-weight gage.

k Computed by using rate of change of stage as a factor.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
262 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Sans Bois Creek near Keota, Okla.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 35°16', long. 94°58', in NWi sec. 15, T. 9 N., R. 22 

E., at bridge on State Highway 10, 24 miles west of Keota and 13 miles upstream from 

mouth. Auxiliary wire-weight gage at Midland Valley Railroad bridge, li miles downstream. Datum of gages is 437.27 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Drainage area.- 346 square miles.

Records available.- May 1938 to September 1842 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 26,300 second-feet Apr. 25 (gage height, 25.2 

reet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 17,000 second-feet; minimum 

observed, 2.0 second-feet.

1938-42: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 25, 1942; no flow at times during 1938-41. 

Maximum stage known, 26.1 feet Feb. 18, 1938, from information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record and 

tnose for extremely low flows, which are poor. Gage read twice daily; auxiliary gage 

read twice daily during high stages.

Discharge. In second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

13

89

129

196

c940

cl,360

C690

0250

300

404

335

129

70

50

c590

02,160

C2.820

C2.290

C570

261

171

123

S4

70

47

404

990

544

248

cl,300

C6.600

Nov.

c9,450

06,000

02,750

01,300

0600

0370

e2SO

0220

123

111

S9

70

66

62

58

50

44

34

30

34

50

159

01,100

cl,29b

0650

41S

274

235

209

159

-

Dec.

123

129

106

94

S4

66

58

50

44

47

66

141

446

630

446

300

209

159

129

111

89

159

300

830

630

1,150

790

418

287

235

106

Jan.

235

a2SO

a250

a200

a!50

al!5

96

a80

a70

a65

a60

d60

deo

dllO

dllO

dlOO

d90

dSO

d65

56

50

47

44

41

3S

36

34

34

34

0320

01,780

Month

October .......................

November ......................

December ......................

Calendar year 1941 .........

January .......................

February ......................

March ........................:

April ......................:..

Unv May ...........................

June ..........................

July ..........................

August ........................

September .....................

Water year 1941-42 ..........

Feb.

ol,280

46C

274

22£

171

129

111

94

12S 4ie

474

261

183

147

196

0900

01,910

cl,44C

0670

358

274

222

196

159

147

12S

171

147

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

24,027

26,285

8,522

145,141

4,312

11,263

S.522

61,235

6,654

6,874.3

7,073.3

1,046.6

3,215.3

171,529.5

Mar.

171

c420

0920

01,050

0855

0875

0660

313

248

235

196

261

502

352

248

209

171

129

94

74

SS

47

44

38

38

79

62

50

44

41

38

Maximum

6,600

9,450

1,150

9,450

1,780

1,910

1,050

17,600

S80

2,140

2,OSO

235

1,300

17,600

Apr.

36

36

34

34

32

32

58

01,330

c4,550

05,370

03,430

ol,350

05SO

339

248

1S3

159

135

135

261

0725

o7S5

391

352

012,200

017,600

05,750

02,700

ol,700

0700

-

May

0520

0600

326

196

222

660

404

261

111

94

74

70

66

196

171

S9

66

66

147

0750

cSSO

235

159

100

70

62

44

36

32

26

21

Minimum

13

30

44

'" 0

34

94

3S

32

21

9.3

5.9

2.4

2,2

2.2

June

19

15

11

9.3

11

21

IS

15

30

100

147

313

0370

0530

352

222

147

S9

62

47

38

69

01S5

0210

01.2SO

02,140

01,680

0290

84

0370

-

Mean

775

S76

275

398

155

402

275

2,041

215

296

22S

33.8

107

470

July

0190

d!23

d79

d50

d34

d24

dl9

15

13

22

Jl,200

:2,080

:2,080

0540

111

62

47

36

30

30

34

47

66

36

23

16

12

24

a!4

S.4

5.8

Per 

square 

mile

2.24

2.53

.795

1.15

.44S

1.16

.795

5.90

.621

.855

.659

.098

.309

1.36

Aug.

;

5.1

4.4

3.9

8.4

SS

38

;

't

14

58

16

16

109

r 0

19

36

26

34

2,1'55

59

50

32

23

L8

L4

9.3

7.S

6.1

4.8

3.7

3.£

2.8

2.4

Sept.

2.2

4.0

7.1

9.1

SB

32

84

C6SO

:1,300

0650

171

70

38

26

19

16

12

9.0

S.O

6.5

5.7

5.5

4.0

3.2

3.9

a4.0

4.2

4.2

4.8

3.9

~

Runoff

Inches

2.5S

2.S2

.92

15.60

.52

1.21

.92

6.58

.72

.95

.76

.11

.34

18.43

Acre-feet

47,660

52, 140

16,900

2S7.900

9,540

22,340

16,900

121,500

13,200

17,600

14,030

2.0SO

6,380

340, 300

a No gage-height recordj 4isoharge computed on basis of records for nearby streams and weather 

records.

c Discharge computed by using fall between gages as a factor.

d Doubtful gage-height rspprd; discharge computed on basis of records for station on Fourche 

Maline near Red Oak.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RlVER BASIN 263

Poteau River at Cauthron, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°55', long. 94°18', In sec. 16, T. 3 N., R. 31 

w., at highway bridge at Cauthron, about 8 miles downstream from Jones Creek. Altitude of gage, 585 feet (from topographic map).

Drainage area.- 198 square miles.

Records available.- February 1939 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,500 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage height, 18.87

reetj; minimum, 0.6 second-foot Aug. 2, 3.

1939-42;. Maximum discharge, 22,300 second-feet Apr. 16, 1939 (gage height, 22.5

feet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 10,000

second-feet by velocity-area studies; no flow at times during 1939-41. 

' Flood of June 1935 reached a stage of 27.4 feet, from Information furnished' by

local residents.

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

41

812

699

6,050

707

311

171

137

123

117

100

64

50

41

3S

171

103

74

52

43

41

36

32

26

23

22

240

97

50

4S5

7,230

Nov.

1.S40

518

335

256

194

144

111

89

76

67

62

57

52

47

45

42

38

36

80

956

265

768

1,470

477

316

224

170

134

111

97

-

Dec.

S7

273

326

1S6

144

106

82

73

66

60

110

263

378

251

IS 2

151

130

111

94

82

73

404

1,530

543

764

S16

393

279

216

178

170

Jan.

i,ieo

432

283

242

194

162

15S

134

134

108

106

178

274

211

170

134

120

289

601

307

224

176

14S

126

108

97

S9

78

67

1,840

1,530

Feb.

51S

364

279

220

194

393

207

144

190

224

162

130

10S

94

100

371

373

202

144

123

10S

100

23S

417

233

194

251

211

_

-

-

Mar.

202

497

920

564

764

497

340

956

1,580

946

53S

412

610

345

256

211

156

123

106

94

82

69

62

55

52

53

57

46

40

37

34

Apr.

31

29

2S

26

25

27

36

4,520

2,760

1,070

52S

359

274

212

14S

113

120

87

73

66

64

58

50

64

463

364

1,100

1,360

553

306

-

Hay

344

349

216

212

146

967

443

247

167

120

103

100

80

356

453

220

134

309

1,450

2,810

600

335

214

135

100

75

60

48

39

33

27

June

24

20

18

16

17

16

16

15

21

51

114

58

1,350

696

163

13S

84

ISO

79

44

31

25

24

22

19

16

14

13

11

10

-

July

10

12

12

9.4

8.1

6.9

6.0

5.2

4.9

9.1

14

11

9.7

8.4

6.6

5.2

4.0

3.2

2.1

1.8

3.7

7.5

19

12

7.5

5.7

4.3

3.2

2.4

1.6

1.1

Aug.

0.8

.6

.7

1.1

5.2

3.2

11

IDS

24

12

13

9.4

6.0

4.0

2.9

28

16

10

7.8

6.0

4.9

5.7

9.7

37

23

13

8.8

6.3

4.9

3.5

2.9

Sept.

2.4

l.S

2.1

12

7.5

IS

12

50

146

60

28

18

17

13

9.4

7.5

24

40

22

10

6.0

3.7

2.6

2.6

l.S

1.6

1.3

.6

.7

.7

-

Month

December ......................

March .........................

May ...........................

September .....................

Water year 1941-42 ..........

Secondfoot-days

17,586 

9,077 

S.541

74,646.0

9,902 

6,292 

10,726 

14,914 

10,894 

3,307 

217.6 

3S9.4 

522.5

92,363.5

Maximum

7,230 

1,840 

1,530

7,230

1,S40 

518 

1,580 

4,520 

2,810 

1,350 

19 

108 

146

7,230

Minimum

22 

36 

60

.6

67 

94 

34 

25 

27 

10 

1.1 

.6 

.7

.6

Mean

567 

303 

276

205

319 

225 

346 

497 

351 

110 

7.02 

12.6 

17.4

253

Per 

square 

mile

2.86 

1.53 

1.39

1.04

1.61 

1.14 

1.75 

2.51 

1.77 

.556 

.035 

.064 

.088

1.28

Runoff

Inches

3.30

1.71 

1.60

14.01

1.86 

1.19 

2.02 

2. SO 

2.04 

.62 

. .04 

.07 

.10

17.35

Acre-feet

34,880 

13,000 

16,940

143,000

19,640 

12,480 

21,270 

29,580 

21,610 

6,560 

432 

772 

1,040

183,200

Peak discharge.- Oct. 4 (9:30 a.m.) 7,820 see.-ft.; Oct. 31 (3:30 p.m.) 10,500 see.-ft.) Jan. 30 

(9 p.m.) 3,760 see.-ft.; Apr. 6 (5:30 p.m.) 7,130 see.-ft.; May 20 (1 a.m.) 5,160 see.-ft.; June 13 

(9:30 p.m.) 3,080 see.-ft.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
264 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Poteau River near Wister, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°57', long. 94°42', in NWi sec; 32, T. 6 N., R. 

25 E., at Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway bridge, three-quarters of a mile 

upstream from Caston Creek, 2 miles southeast of Wister, and 5i miles downstream 

from Fourche Maline. Datum of gage is 433.08 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Drainage area.- 1,085 square miles (including that of Caston Creek; this area not Ineluded prior to October 1941).

Records available.- May 1938 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 21,800 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage height, 31.03 

feet); minimum, 14 second-feet Aug. 3.

1938-42: Maximum discharge, 90,EDO second-feet Apr. 17, 1939 (gage height, 37.1 

feet); no flow Sept. 28 to Nov. 3, 1938, Sept. 11 to Oct. 25, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 43.0 feet, original site and datum, in June 1935.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for days of rapidly changing stage, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

10»

131

208

3,450

S,100

5,620

2,000

1,140

680

70S

1,020

680

462

342

333

1,020

1,27(5

1,220

592

390

307

254

234

205

177

170

846

1,040

680

810

7,920

Nov.

13,600

14,300

8,490

2,320

1,020

795

635

531

437

380

339

302

274

254

236

221

196

179

170

272

1,400

1,140

2,960

4,240

2,100

1,320

945

770

614

531

-

Dec.

462

592

920

970

680

551

448

386

342

310

396

795

1,320

1,420

1,200

920

770

656

572

511

444

643

2,440

3,940

2,710

3,320

3,100

1,830

1,240

1,020

870

Jan.

970

2,050

1,240

945

f795

f680

f614

f531

f551

f473

466

492

572

680

635

551

492

511

845

1,320

920

725

614

551

492

437

403

370

342

1,730

5,680

Feb.

6,100

3,420

1,670

1,220

1,020

995

1.020

770

945

1,520

1,940

1,320

845

680

702

2,630

4,360

3,420

1,940

1,100

S70

748

770

845

1,040

845

895

870

-

-

-

Mar.

870

1,520

2,930

3,540

3,420

3,260

2,320

1,780

3,320

3,880

3,260

2,820

5,140'

3,700

2,100

1,470

1,140

920

748

658

572

492

437

393

361

354

351

354

324

286

259

Apr.

241

221

214

196

185

183

266

9,440

20, 100

19,000

12,900

6,160

2,050

1,370

1,120

895

725

658

572

572

795

920

748

702

8,020

17,000

14,700

11,200

7,640

2,980

-

May

1,470

1,620

1,470

1,420

1,140

2,220

2,880

1,570

1,020

725

635

660

551

2,760

3,150

1,940

1,120

748

870

4,350

6,160

2,380

1,170

820

592

473

400

339

288

246

214

June

165

162

142

125

120

116

118

116

120

377

820

427

1,040

2,100

1,570

748

511

406

345

322

259

1,570

1,240

895

551

420

396

274

203

166

-

July

196

144

118

102

88

77

70

61

55

166

551

1,170

2,160

2,040

364

144

98

75

63

53

47

45

44

42

53

44

33

27

29

32

31

Aug.

24

18

15

16

120

170

73

44

172

192

116

62

57

44

39

96

92

63

50

39

65

92

55

38

35

33

26

27

35

30

26

Sept.

84

33

44

190

68

79

262

1,260

1,080

437

462

264

179

131

98

77

65

57

53

44

40

52

48

42

35

29

28

25

22

20

-

Month

December ......................

March .........................

May ...........................

September .....................

Water year 1941-42 ..........

Secondfoot-days

42,111 

60,971 

35,780

394,861.6

27,677 

44,500 

52,981 

141,773 

45,421 

15,844 

8,224 

1,984 

5,178

482, 444

Maximum

8,100 

14,300 

3,940

14,300

5,680 

6,100 

5,140 

20, 100 

6,160 

2,100 

2,160 

192 

1,250

20,100

Minimum

108

170 

310

3.0

342 

680 

259 

183 

214 

116 

27 

15 

20

15

Mean

1,358 

2,032 

1,154

1,082

893 

1,589 

1,709 

4,726 1,465* 

528 

265 

64.0 

173

1,322

Per 

square 

mile

1.25 

1.87 

1.06

f.997

.823 

1.46 

1.58 

4.36 

1.35 

.487 

.244 

.059 

.159

1.22

Runoff

Inches

1.44 

2.09 

1.22

t!3.53

.95 

1.52 

1.82 

4.66 

1.56 

.54 

.28 

.07 

.18

16.53

Aore-feet

83,530 

120,900 

70,970

783,200

54,900 

88,260 

105, 100 

281,200 

90, 090 

31,430 

16,310 

3,940 

10,270

956,900

Fgg^ dlacharge.- Oct. 5 (7 p.m.) 8,770 see.-ft.; Nov. 2 (5 a.m.))15,400 see.-ft.; Apr. 9 (5 p.m.) 

21,600 see.-ft. ; Apr. 26 (4 p.m.) 18,900 see.-ft.

t Computed on basis of drainage area including that of Caston Creek.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

Time basla; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN £65

Poteau River at Poteau, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°03'35", long. 94°36'10", In SEiSWi sec. 19, 

Ti 7 N., R. 26 E., at St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad bridge, 1 mile northeast of 

Poteau and £ miles upstream from Nail Creek. Datum of gage is 409.4 feet above mean 

sea level (Corps of Engineer, U. S. Army, bench mark).

Drainage area.- 1,240 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 22,700 second-feet Apr. 10 (gage height, 29.63 

feet;; minimum, 14 second-feet Aug. 4 (gage height, 1.86 feet).

1938-42: Maximum discharge, 68,£00 second-feet Apr. 17, 1939 (gage height, 36.2 

feet); minimum, 0.£ second-foot Nov. 8, 1940 (gage height, 1.60 feet).

Maximum stage known, 39.0 feet June 22, 1935 (discharge, 100,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for days of rapidly changing stage and those for 

period of backwater from Arkansas River, which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

156

364

166

1,790

6,100

7,450

4,640

2,140

1,090

735

1,120

884

592

426

361

884

1,360

1,530

962

500

382

303

264

240

210

192

426

1,220

952

k930

k7,670

Nov.

klO, 400

011,400

oll.OOO

06,500

03,650

02, 150

ol,3SO

884

530

440

382

340

305

284

255

23S

214

196

201

284

986

1,670

2,550

4,230

3,750

2,110

1,280

952

768

623

-

Dec.

530

515

S50

1,120

850

639

515

426

368

334

348

703

1,350

1,640

1,530

1,190

918

768

639

530

470

623

2,280

3,790

3,870

3,670

3,870

2,690

1,760

1,320

1,090

Jan.

1,020

1,820

1,370

1,220

986

817

719

639

639

592

546

561

639

768

768

671

592

592

SOO

1,500

1,250

918

768

655

576

515

470

426

382

1,760

5,000

Month

October .......................

Novsmber ......................

December ......................

Calendar year 1941 .........

January .......................

February ......................

March .........................

April .........................

Bay ...........................

June ..........................

July ..........................

August ........................

September .....................

Water year 1941-42 ..........

Feb.

6,500

5,310

2,890

1,670

1,350

1,350

1,250

1,120

1,050

1,820

2,110

1,960

1,220

918

913

2,710

5,220

4,820

3,350

1,760

1,220

1,020

1,050

1,120

1,250

1,150

1,150

1,090

_

-

-

Secondfoot-clays

46,049

69,952

41,196

472-filfi '

30.479

58J346

62,406

159,953

55, 793

18,953

8,500

2,110

6,411

560, 148

Mar.

1,090

1,760

2,300

3,830

4,100

3,960

3,190

2,370

3,080

4,230

3,670

3,040

5,130

5,130

3,320

2,050

1,560

1,220

9S6

834

704

610

535

477

434

420

406

406

378

338

298

Maximum

7,670

11,400

3,870

11,400

5,000

6,500

5,130

22,200

6,000

2,430

2,430

200

1,900

22,200

Apr.

276

255

237

224

212

210

271

k8, 500

k!6, 200

22,200

18,900

kll.OOO

k3,900

k2,010

kl, 500

1,150

952

800

704

626

817

986

918

735

k7, 220

kll,500

17,300

15, 400

klO, 400

k4, 550

-

Hay

k2,400

k2,010

kl,840

1,640

1,440

3,730

3,630

2,550

1,440

986

850

952

719

1,930

3,350

2,690

1,610

1,020

1,120

3,320

6,000

4,500

1,820

1,120

784

595

477

406

338

284

242

Minimum

156

196

334

3.5

382

918

298

210

242

124

27

15

24

15

June

210

177

158

142

131

124

124

126

126

242

834

642

1,630

2,280

2,430

1,090

642

606

392

365

295

1,050

1,580

1,120

735

492

434

352

242

232

-

Mean

1,485

2,332

1,329

1 * 295

983

g 084

2^013

5,332

1,800

632

274

63.1

214

1,535

July

202

170

133

109

94

82

73

65

59

114

434

899

1,640

2,430

936

222

117

92

73

60

56

50

45

44

44

48

42

34

28

27

28

Per 

square 

mile

1.20

1.88

1.07

1.04

.793

1.68

1.62

4.30

1.45

.510

.221

.055

.173

1.24

Aug.

27

24

18

15

20

135

140

77

52

200

172

122

86

62

50

56

98

96

73

57

42

84

96

68

48

39

36

27

26

32

32

Sept.

27

24

71

130

151

98

146

1,020

1,900

580

520

378

248

ISO

135

10?

84

73

67

57

SO

48

56

54

46

41

36

32

27

25

-

Runoff

Inches

1 -ZO 4..OO

2.10

1.23

14.17

.91

1.75

1.87

4.80

1.67

.57

.25

.06

.19

16.78

Acre-feet

91,340

138,700

81, 710

937,300

60,450

115,700

123,800

317,300

110, 700

37,590

16,860

4,190

12,720

1,111,000

c Backwater from Arkansas River; discharge computed on basis of one discharge measurement and . 

typical recession curve.

k Computed by using rate of change of stage as a factor.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

S32T63 O - 43 - 18
266 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Fourche Maline near Red Oak, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°55', long. 95°09', in NWi sec. 13, T. 5 N., R. 

 iJO V,., at county highway bridge, 0.1 mile downstream from Little Fourche Maline and 5 

miles southwest of Red Oak.

Drainage area.- 121 square miles.

Records available.- March 1939 to September 1042.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 26J300 second-feet Apr. 25 (gage height, 22.34 

feet), from rating curve extended above 8,300 second-feet; minimum, 0.4 second-foot 

Sept. 30.

1939-42: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 25, 1942; no flow at times in 1939-41.

Flood in June 1935 reached a stage of 25.4 feet, from floodmarks.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for extremely low flows and those for period of no 

gage-height record, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

200 

185 

74 

212 

658

638 

102 

56 

211 

180

70 

38 

25 

20 

494

1,040 

321 

149 

87 

58

44 

35 

28

23 

20

55B 

339 

130 

70 

1,020 

5,050

Nov.

1,400 

290 

169 

120 

89

72 

57 

45 

38 

35

30 

26 

24 

21 

20

19 

17 

15 

59 

178

73 

341 

1,000 

335 

164

113 

84 

67 

55 

47

Dec-.

41 

37 

34 

31 

29

26 

24 

22 

20 

19

42 

112 

207 

159 

102

76 

g67 

E58

g51

g«

g36 

g!77 

E662 

262 

281

395 

202 

130 

a!07 

a94 

a!02

Jan.

al!6 

a81 

a62 

53 

53

42 

40 

37 

38 

34

34 

40 

46 

46 

43

38 

36 

38 

36 

32

28 

27 

25 

24 

23

22 

22 

21 

20 

851 

1,280

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber .......................

mber ......................

lendar year 1941 

ary

ember .....................

ter year 1941-42 ..........

Feb.

333 

180 

120 

99 

87

75 

62 

51 

725 

710

246 

149 

107 

84 

141

1,270 

1,020 

290 

169 

120

97 

82 

75 

68 

56

54 

69 

60

Secondfoot-days

12, 135 

5,003 

3,649

50,684.4

3,288 

6,599 

3,750 

23,975 

1,854.4 

1,139.0 

5, 189 . 4 

527.9 

566.7

67.676.4

Har.

64 

196 

461 

363 

326

270 

159 

125 

105 

65

73 

256 

313 

169 

120

100 

77 

63 

54 

47

41 

37 

32 

29 

36

43 

38 

34 

28 

24 

22

Haximum

5,050 

1,400 

662

5,050

1,280 

1,270 

461 

12,400 

190 

190 

2,710 

188 

283

12,400

Apr.

21 

19 

18 

17 

16

19 

86 

3,300 

2,360 

966

298 

185 

130 

105 

83

68 

58 

56 

75

112

268 

144 

94 

419 

12,400

1,560 

348 

326 

240 

144

Hay

185 

190 

107 

79 

61

82 

100 

64 

46 

36

43 

53

46 

156 

94

75 

50 

36 

32 

39

59 

40 

38 

32 

30

21

17 

14 

11 

10

e.4

June

7.5 

6.6 

6.3 

5.7 

6.0

6.6 

6.3 

6.3 

8.7 

16

46 

24 

31 

40 

24

34 

20 

16 

12 

10

21 

186 

156 

92 

190

75 

36 

22 

16 

12

Hinimum Hean

20 391 

15 167 

19 118

0 139

20 106 

51 236 

22 121 

16 799 

8.4 59.8 

5.7 38.0 

4.4 167 

1.6 17.0 

.5 16 . 9

.5 185

July

10e. ri

8.1 

7.S 

6.S

6.2 

5.7 

5.0 

4.4 

99

2,710 

1,860 

142 

51 

32

22 

18 

15 

14 

12

14 

43 

20 

12 

10

12 

14 

8.4 

6.9 

6.0 

5.5

Per 

square 

mile

3.23 

1.38 

.976

1.15

.876 

1.95 

1.00 

6.60 

.494 

.314 

1.38 

.14C 

.15«

1.53

Peak discharge.- Oct. 31 (4 a.m.) 7,130 see. -ft.; Apr. 8 (5 p.m.) 6,470 see. -ft

Aug.

4.7 

4.2 

3.4 

3.2 

8.6

46 

92 

168 

26 

20

16 

12 

9.6 

8.1 

8.4

10 

9.3 

8.4 

6.6 

6.0

5.7 

5.2 

4.4 

3.9

3.7

3.2

3.0 

2.5 

2.3 

1.9 

1.6

Sept.

1.9 

1.3 

1.2 

1.3 

2.7

3.2 

3.4 

72 

263 

62

30 

20 

15 

11 

9.3

7.8 

6.9 

6.3 

5.7 

4.7

3.9 

3.0 

2.5 

2.3 

2.1

1.4 

1.0 

.8 

.5 

.5

Runoff

Inches

3.72 

1.54

1.12

15.57

1.01 

2.03 

1.15 

7.36 

.57 

.35 

1.59 

.16 

.17

20.77

. ; Apr .

Acre-feet

24,070 

9,920 

7,240

100,500

6,520 

13,090 

7,440 

47,550 

3,680 

2,260 

10,290 

1,050 

1,120

134,200

25 (5 a.m.)

26,300 sec.-ft7; July 11 (6 p.m.) 6,150 see.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and rainfall 

records.

f Computed from graph based on gage readings and recorded range in stage. 

Ime basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 267

Frog Bayou near Mountainburg, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder above concrete weir in spillway of Fort Smith Dam, lat. 

35"39'40", long, 94°09'10", in NWiNEi sec. 2, T. 11 II., R. 30 W., three-quarters of 

a mile upstream from Warloop Creek, li miles upstream from Howard Fork, 2i miles 

northeast of Mountainburg, and 3 miles downstream from Jones Fork. Datum of gage 

is 800.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by city of Fort Smith).

Drainage area.- 74.4 square miles.

Records available.- July 1936 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,780 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage height, 27.96 

feet); no flow et times.

1936-42: Maximum discharge observed, 6,500 second-feet Feb. 18, 1938 (gage height, 

28.2 feet); no flow at times each year.

Remarks.- Records fair. Records of daily discharge given herein represent spillway 

overflow from Lake Fort Smith and do not include water diverted for Municipal supply 

of Fort Smith. Record of monthly diversion furnished by city of Fort Smith.

Rating tables, water year 1941-42 

Oct. to Jan. 31

ge height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

24.96 0 25.15 66 24.96 0

25.00 1.9 25.20 104 25.00 3.

25.05 11 25.30 192 25.05 21

25.10 35 25.10 46

Note.- Same as following 25.15 75 

table above 25.22 feet.

25.20 106 26.20 1,540

9 25.30 192 26.50 2,140

25.40 295 27.00 3,270

25.60 545

25.90 995

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

131

155

100

66

47

33

22

16

11

22

56

53

41

784

1,820

Nov.

6S5

361

228

160

124

96

73

56

47

3S

33

25

20

IS

13

11

9.5

S.O

13

IS

16

49

202

176

141

120

100

S4

73

69

~

Dec.

62

59

50

47

41

35

30

27

25

22

25

27

35

3S

3S

38

38

35

35

30

30

244

1,360

566

441

415

313

249

197

164

145

Jan.

12S

108

96

80

66

53

50

41

3S

33

30

27

25

27

27

27

25

25

25

22

20

18

16

16

16

16

16

13

11

66

192

Feb.

173

145

128

117

113

103

93

SI

90

93

87

84

78

75

81

137

223

197

168

155

137

124

145

150

137

137

120

110

_

_

-

.. nth Seoond 

foot-days

October ......................... 3, 357

November ......................... 3, 068. E

December ...................... 4.S61

Calendar year 1941 .... .... .. 29,665.4

January .................. 1, 353

February ....................... 3, 481

March. .............. ... . 2,615

April ............................ 11,10S

May .............................. S, 533

June ............... .......... 836 . 9

July..... ........................ 3.:

August ........................... 0

September ..................... . . 0

Water year 1941-42 ............ 39, 216. E

Mar.

110

110

110

113

117

113

113

117

110

106

99

103

99

96

93

87

7S

72

63

63

57

51

46

43

56

72

75

69

63

60

51

Apr.

2,

1,

51

49

46

46

43

69

264

900

520

760

4SO

343

274

218

173

145

132

164

132

113

106

90

78

78

574

60S

Maximum

1,820

6S5

1,360

1,820

192

223

117

2,900

1,190

99

2.6

0

0

2,900

422

532

103

295

May

337

254

264

269

213

259

223

178

141

113

178

361

244

244

254

213

178

233

632

1,190

566

474

42S

301

223

16S

124

96

75

57

43

Minimum

0

S.O

22

0

11

75

43

43

43

0

0

0

0

0

June

33

24

16

8.6

5.8

5.8

3.9

12

21

36

99

72

S7

87

72

57

46

41 '33

24

16

12

7.1

5.8

3.9

2.6

1.1

0

0

4.3

-

Mean

108

102

157

81.3

43.6

124

S4.4

370

275

27.9

.100

0

0

107

July

2.6

.5

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

Aug. Sept.

_ _,. Diversion Runoff (mean

(acre-feet) seo .-ft.)t

6,660 7.9

6,090 8.0

9,640 8.0

58,850 7.9

2,630 8.2

6,900 8.3

5,190 S.8

22,030 10.4

16,920 10.2

1,660 11.8

6.1 11.9

0 12.5

0 11.5

77,780 9.S

t Diversion for municipal supply of Fort Smith.

Time basis: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
866 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Mulberry River near Mulberry, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°34', long. 94°01', In NWi sec. 6, T. 10 N., R. 

28 W., a quarter of a mile upstream from Mill Creek, 5 miles northeast of Mulberry, 

and about 11 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 432.75 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 372 square miles.

Records available.- May 1938 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 17,500 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage height, 12.89 

feet;; minimum, 1.6 second-feet Aug. 8 (gage height, 0.68 foot).

1938-42: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 8, 1942; no flow Sept. 24-28, 1939. 

Maximum stage known, 22.0 feet in April 1927.

Remarks.- Records good.

ating tables, water year 1941-42 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 1-4)

Oct. 31 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

41

62

88

160

256

422

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

607 

S14 

1,100 

1,400 

1,750 

2,210

0.68

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.6

2.0

4.8

9.6

18

46

100

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.3

2.6

3.0

3.5

190

300

420

620

840

1,100

1,400

4.0

5.0

6.0

6.0

10.0

1,750

2,740

3,900

6,780

M.400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

67 

60 

56 

72 

137

267 

230 

272 

251 

434

428 

305 

236 

196 

451

1,720 

1,960 

1,920 

1,240 

S14

634 

511 

422 

354 

321

332 

814 

729 

555 

1,300 

9,810

Nov.

4,430 

2,460 

1,600 

1,260 

1,010

840 

676 

557 

474 

408

360 

312 

277 

243 

222

201 

185 

165 

160 

216

372 

414 

1,660 

1,380 

1,140

942 

798 

676 

585 

515

Dec.

468 

444 

444 

408 

378

342 

306 

283 

260 

243

232 

232 

254 

289 

277

B72 

266 

260 

254 

238

222 

312 

2,960 

2,460 

1,880

1,960 

1,500 

1,260 

1,070 

942 

819

Jan.

762 

662 

578 

522 

450

384 

360 

336 

306 

283

294 

254 

254 

260 

272

266 

266 

283 

330 

342

336 

336 

330 

318 

306

294 

289 

277 

254 

458 

1,830

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

mber ......................

lendar year 194] 

ary

ember .....................

ter year 1941-42 ..........

Feb.

1,400 

1,200 

1,010 

889 

805

738 

655 

578 

557 

620

585 

564 

536 

501 

501

669 

1,170 

1,100 

975 

889

798 

714 

1,120 

1,830 

1,500

1,320 

1,140 

975

Secondfoot-daya

26,898 

24,538 

21,535

180,093.4

12,492 

25,339 

19,108 

43,097 

42,521 

4,272 

522.4 

110.3 

302.7

220,735.4

Mar.

868 

826 

826 

812 

819

784 

754 

722 

669 

606

557 

557 

754 

762 

730

690 

634 

564 

515 

468

432 

384 

348 

324 

324

564 

669 

606 

557 

515 

468

Maximum

9,810 

4,430 

2,960

9,810

1,830 

1,830 

868 

6,030 

5,280 

318 

42 

8.4 

27

9,810

Apr.

432 

402 

372 

348 

324

- 348 

1,120 

8,240 

6,030 

3,640

2,460 

1,790 

1,460 

1,260 

1,040

889 

754 

669 

606 

529

480 

432 

384 

348 

550

1,460 

1,300 

2,070 

1,920 

1,440

May

1,320 

1,240 

1,100 

1,350 

1,040

2,490 

2,520 

1,640 

1,260 

975

861 

1,100 

840 

975 

1,040

942 

791 

889 

1,260 

5,280

3,070 

2,310 

2,110 

1,460 

1,140

910 

738 

606 

494 

408 

342

June

283 

238 

201 

170 

150

132 

120 

112 

104 

108

318 

249 

232 

283 

232

190 

160 

140 

128 

116

93 

S3 

74 

66 

60

56 

52

44 

40 

38

July

42 

40 

37 

33 

30

27 

24 

22 

19 

IS

21 

20 

IS 

19 

19

17 

14 

12 

11 

10

9.6 

9.6 

9.0 

7.9 

6-3

5.9 

5.5 

4.S 

4.0 

3.7 

3.1

Per 

Minimum Mean square 

mile

56 868 2.33 

160 818 2.20 

222 695 1.87

2.8 493 1.33-

254 403 1.08 

501 905 2.43 

324 616 1.66 

324 1,437 3.86 

342 1,372 3.69 

38 142 . 362 

3.1 16.9 .045 

1.8 3.56 .0096 

2.2 10.1 .027

1.8 605 1.63

Aug.

2.6 

2.2 

2.4 

3.1 

2.S

2.0 

2.0 

1.8 

2.0 

2.6

3.1 

2.8 

2.2 

2.0 

2.0

3.1 

3.1 

2.4 

2.4 

3.1

5.9 

7.4 

8.4 

6.8 

5.9

5.5

5.1 

4.S 

4.0 

3.7 

3.1

Sept.

2.6 

2.4 

2.4 

2.2 

3.1

3.3 

3.7 

5.9 

15 

27

24 

21 

18 

15 

14

13 

12 

11 

11 

10

9.6 

9.0 

7.9 

8.4 

7.9

9.0 

9.6 

8.4 

8.4 

7.9

Runoff

Inches

2.69 

2.46 

2.16

18.02

1.24 

2.53 

1.91 

4.31 

4.25 

.43 

.05 

.01 

.03

22.07

Acre-feet

53,350 

48,670 

42, 710

357,200

24,780 

50,860 

37,900 

85,480 

84,340 

8,470 

1,040 

219 

600

437,800

Peak discharge.- Oct. 31 (6 a.m.) 12,200 sec.-ft.; Apr. S (3 p.m.) 17,500 sec.-ft. ; Hay 20 (7a.m.) 

7,570 sec.-ft.

Time basis: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 269

Petit Jean Creek near Boonevllle, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°06', long. 93°55', In NW-i sec. 18, T. 5 N., R. 

 27 W.. at bridge on State Highway 116, half a mile downstream from Fletcher Creek

and 24 miles south of Boonevllle. Datum of gage Is 4-23.39 feet above mean sea .

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 247 square miles.

Records available.- November 1938 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,360 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage height, 19.43 

feet); minimum, 0.4- second-foot Aug. 4-.

1938-42: Maximum discharge, 43,200 second-feet Apr. 16, 1939 (gage height, 23.42 

feet), by slope-area and contracted-opening methods; no flow at times In 1939.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for extremely low flows, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

36 

134 

38 

728 

362

258 

113 

82 

68 

182

77 

54 

41 

35 

59

315 

138 

113 

78 

64

55 

52 

40 

34 

30

40 

46 

30 

35 

802 

4,030

Nov.

990 

438 

294 

212 

172

145 

122 

104 

91 

82

76 

72 

67 

63 

58

56 

49 

44 

63 

294

157 

829 

1,090 

400 

262

204 

164 

134 

116 

105

'Dec.

97 

165 

150 

122 

105

84 

74 

70 

64 

60

64 

118 

202 

150 

122

112 

102 

92 

84 

76

71 

265 

1,580 

513 

963

890 

451 

328 

256 

217 

276

Jan.

788 

363 

272 

247 

197

189 

170 

f!67 

f!50 

f!34

f!20 

193 

316 

272 

198

164 

152 

280 

340 

227

177 

153 

134 

123 

111

105 

111 

91 

81 

3,000 

2,04O

Feb.

664 

464 

363 

305 

279

477 

254 

193 

586 

504

328 

262 

215 

177 

219

1,140 

665 

412 

305 

262

217 

186 

477 

412 

272

262 

328 

241

UA« 4. u Ss ooncl 

Month foot-days

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May 

Juns 

July

AugU

Sept 

Us

her ....................... 8

nber ...................... 6

nber ................... . . 7

lendar year 194] 

ary

77

11

1 ......................... is

enber .....................

,169 

,953 

,923

,863.2

,065 

,469 

,05S 

,836 

,096 

,992 

179.2 

251.6 

232.8

ter year 1941-42 .......... 94,224.6

Peak discharge.- 0

111 p.m.) 2,900 aec.

Mar.

245 

809 

974 

652 

879

560

425 

1,200 

1,730 

1,010

636 

1,350 

1,280 

636 

477

388 

294 

227 

189 

162

139 

116 

104 

92 

86

91 

78 

66 

58 

55 

50

Maximum

4,030 

1,090 

1,580

4,950

3,000 

1,140 

1,730 

5,500 

3,560 

1,160 

19 

30 

74

5,500

Apr.

47 

44 

40 

3S 

35

38 

73 

5,500 

3,790 

1,260

620 

425 

351 

283

211

165 

137 

123 

102 

87

90 

79 

68 

72 

393

283 

263 

605 

375 

219

May

415 

305 

198 

174 

11S

2,740 

618 

351 

229 

164

152 

160 

113 

158 

150

105 

84 

180 

1,880 

3,560

680 

400 

305 

208 

153

123 

104 

87 

73 

59 

50

June

41 

34 

29 

23 

20

22 

19 

16 

15 

128

119 

73 

1,160 

463 

191

145 

356 

439 

181 

115

78 

65 

54 

46 

41

34 

26 

20 

16 

23

Minimum Mean

30 £64 

44 232 

60 256

.3 213

81 357 

177 374 

50 486 

35 528 

50 455 

15 133 

1.3 5.78 

.5 8.12 

.5 7.76

.5 258

ct. 31 (8:30 a.m.) 5,320 aec. -ft.; Jan. 30 (4:30 p.m 

-ft.; Apr. 8 (3 p.m.) 7,360 aec. -ft.; May 6 (12:30 p

July

19 

13 

10 

S.4 

7.7

6.9 

6.4 

5.5 

4.7 

19

13 

13 

7.9 

5.9 

4.7

3.8 

3.1 

2.6 

2.3 

2.1

2.0 

1.7 

1.7 

1.6 

1.4

2.2 

2.7 

2.2 

1.8 

el. 6 

el. 3

Per 

square 

mile

1.07 

.939 

1.04

.862

1.45 

1.51 

1.97 

2.14 

1.84 

.538 

.023 

.033 

.031

1.04

Aug.

el.O 

e.7 

e.5 

e.5 

el. 2

e.9 

l.S 

1.7 

1.1 

.9

23 

12 

8.2 

4.0 

3.3

30 

18 

20 

15 

11

15 

10 

11 

14 

16

10 

7.1 

5.1 

3.7 

2.7 

2.2

Sept.

1.8 

9.4 

14 

2.7 

2.3

4.1 

8.2 

8.4 

74 

31

23 

18 

10 

6.4 

4.1

3.1 

2.2 

1.8 

1.3 

1.0

.8 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.5 

.5

Runoff

Inches

1.23 

1.05 

1.20

11.74

1.67 

1.57 

2.27 

2.39 

2.12 

.60 

.03 

.04 

.03

14.20

Aore-feet

16,200 

13,790 

15,720

154,400

21,950 

20,760 

29,870 

31,410 

27,960 

7,920 

355 

499 

462

186,900

) 5,320 aec. -ft. ; Mar. 8 

m. ) 4,250 aec. -ft.; May 20

(1 a.m.) 6,530 sec.-ft.

e Stage-diacharge relation indefinite; discharge eatimated on baaia of recorda for nearby atationa, 

gage heights, and weather recorda.

f Computed on baaia of partly eatimated gage-height record.

Tine baaia; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m. Feb. 9, 1942; Central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, aubtract 1 hour.
270 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Petit Jean Creek near Blue Mountain, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35 006', long. 93°40', in NEi sec. 16, T. 5 H., R. 

25 W.. 1.2 miles upstream from Cedar Creek, 1.6 miles downstream from Lick Creek, 

and 3s miles southeast of Blue Mountain. Datum of gage is 349.24 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, bench mark).

Drainage area.- 495 square miles.

Records available.- January 1939 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,950 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage height, 21.64 

feet; minimum, 1.6 second-feet Aug. 4.

1939-42: Maximum discharge, 62,600 second-feet Apr. 16, 1939 (gage height, 29.95. 

feet), by slope-area method; minimum, 0.1 second-foot Oct. 25, 1939, and Nov. 8, 1940.

Remarks.- Records fair.

Cooperation.- Eight discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September-1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17

TOJ.O

19

20

21

22

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

68

88

146

538

1,050

532 

308

203

167

260

234 

150 

119 

97 

82

£82

449

329

226

168

145

142

136

114

97

103

260

175

131

500

6,310

NOV.

5,420

1,550

792

605

476

386 

308

251

203

175

160

145 

131 

120 

110

103

94

83

83

420

476

679

2,480

1,130

695

546

449

362

298

260

-

Deo.

226

318

398

308

251

210 

174

155

140

129

126 

155 

351 

362 

298

260

242

226

COS

182

163

294

2,010

1,330

880

1,730

915

680

561

490

449

Jan.

1,370

985

665

590

518

410 

436

351

362

298

269 

329 

546 

590 

504

436

398

504

828

635

518

449

386

340

298

269

449

699

985

2,890

6,380

Month

October .......................

November ......................

December ......................

Calendar year 1941 .........

January .......................

February ......................

March .........................

April .........................

nay Mov ...........................

June ..........................

July ..........................

August ........................

September .....................

Water year 1941-42. ......"...

Feb.

2,320

1,410

1,130

950

810

8SO 

740

532

676

1,130

740 

605 

532 

476 

462

1,160

1,650

950

725

620

546

490

740

950

680

590

620

576

_

.

-

Secondfoot-days

13,609

18,990

14,216

161,152.9

24,687

23,690

30,792

29,382

21,635

4,830

434.0

591.2

961.8

183,868.0

Mar.

504

885

1,650

1,250

1,450

1,250 

950

1,940

4,160

2,940

1,900 

1,410 

2,620 

1,490 

1,020

792

650

532

449

374

340

298

269

242

234

251

242

210

182

163

145

Maximum

6,310

5,42C

2,01C

7,04C

6,38C

2,320

4,16C

9,38C

6.29C

1.28C

35

68

177

9,38C

Apr.

130

119

110

107

 105

103

123

4,480

9,380

4,030

1,680 

1,070 

810 

690

548

446

384

330

294

254

221

221

191

159

256

548

369

784

910

530

~

May

548

710

398

342

273

1,660 

2,090

652

429

318

246 

254 

221 

177 

237

198

139

177

596

6,290

2,420

890

635

446

330

264

214

170

144

119

98

Minimum

68

83

126

3.6

269

462

145

103

98

32

3.6

1.6

5.1

1.6

June

85

72

64

56

52

52 

48

44

44

73

144 

143 

201 

1,280 

317

221

177

513

317

206

143

108

91

80

69

61

53

45

39

32

-

Mean

439

633

459

442

796

846

993

979

700

161

14.0

19.1

32.1

504

July

28

35

34

24

20

16 

16

14

13

15

15 

22 

25 

20

17

13

10

8.8

7.3

6.2

6.4

6.2

5.9

7.9

7.3

6.2

13

8.2

5.6

4.4

3.6

Per

square 

mile

0.887

1.28

.927

.893

1.61

1.71

2.01

1.98

1.41

.325

.028

.039

.065

1.02

Aug.

2.8

2.2

1.7

1.6

7.0

9.5 

12- - 3.1

S.7

4.8

3.8 

2.8 

2.2 

3.0 

30

38

2

3

2

2

4

2

16

14

5

6

3

5

8

1

21

16

4

5

2

2

D

2

4

1

18

Sept.

18

16

14

15

26

48 

40

50

168

177

80 

52 

42 

33 

27

22

18

16

14

18

11

9.1

7.9

7.6

7.3

7.3

7.3

5.9

5.3

5.1

Runoff

Inches

1.02

1.43

1.07

12.11

1.86

1.78

2.32

2.21

1.63

.36

.03

.04

.07

13.82

Acre-feet

26,990

37,670

28,800

319,600

48,970

46,990

61,080

58,280

43,010

9,580

861

1,170

1,910

364,700

Peak discharge.- Oct. 31 (10:30 p.m.) 7,100 sec.-ft.j Jan. 31 (10:30 a.mT) 7,200 sec.-ft.; Mar. 

(11 a.m.) 4,510 sec.-ft.; Apr. 9 (12:30 p.m.) 9,950 see.-ft.; May 20 (4 o.ra.) 7,600 see.-ft.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 271

Petit Jean Creek at Danville, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 35°04', long. 93°24', in 

SEt sec. 25, T. 5 N., R. 23 W., at highway bridge at Danville, a quarter of a mile 

downstream from Dutch Creek and 1,800 feet upstream from Chicago, Rock Island & 

Pacific Railway bridge. Datum of gage Is 303.24 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Drainage area.- 760 square miles.

Records available.- June 1916 to September 1942.

Average discharge.- 26 years, 795 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 second-feet Nov. 1 (gage height, 

24.18 feet); minimum, 7.1 second-feet Aug. 3, 4, 15 (gage height, 2.47 feet). 

1916-42: Maximum discharge, 70,800 second-feet Apr. 17, 1939 (gage height, 

31.82 feet); no flow Nov. 6-8, 1924, Sept. 23-28, Oct. 5-9, 1935, July 23-26, 

30, 31, Aug. 1 to Sept. 30, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

o*CO

24

25

ocfcO

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

117

108

180

1,340

2,080

1,770

1,020

698

474

390

446

376

276

234

198

276

516

684

516

376

322

302

S70

240

204

180

264

376

296

k370

k3,660

Nov.

11,800

10,400

6,650

k3,380

kl,970

kl,350

k910

Ic746

kS49

57S

474

390

see

270

240

216

198

180

168

373

684

7S6

1,630

2,730

2,250

1,440

985

768

628

530

-

Dec.

460

460

614

628

530

446

376

328

296

270

258

276

474

628

614

544

488

460

418

376

348

404

1,240

2,460

2,340

i.yso

2,130

1,650

1,180

925

796

Jan.

1,610

2,370

1,930

1,390

1,090

895

740

712

656

642

586

544

712

925

925

810

712

754

1,300

1,460

1,180

955

796

698

628

558

572

614

460

kl,650

k4,350

Feb.

6,200

k5,800

k3,360

k2,080

kl,530

kl,270

M.,220

k960

838

1,180

1,420

1,090

866

740

670

852

1,910

2,260

1,630

1,190

970

838

940

1,520

1,520

1,190

1,060

1,000

M

-

-

Mar.

895

1,050

1,730

2,310

2,260

2,310

2,060

Ic2,690

k4,120

k5,050

k4,670

k3,340

k2,850

k3,340

k2,830

k2,080

1,440

1,050

824

698

614

544

474

418

376

418

404

355

309

276

252

Apr.

234

216

204

192

180

174

174

kl,900

k5,220

k9,450

k7,960

k4,340

k2,460

kl, 710

kl, 180

k870

740

614

530

446

390

355

3<-8

290

309

1,020

1,080

1,370

2,040

1,690

-

May

1,160

1,540

1,330

910

684

614

1,830

2,200

1,160

670

488

418

404

355

390

404

322

270

k650

k3,530

k5,300

k5,220

k2,950

kl,800

kl,110

k670

502

390

316

264

222

June

192

164

140

118

106

98

93

88

79

174

173

210

204

708

1,130

502

362

572

726

432

270

210

171

144

127

110

94

85

74

65

~

July

65

55

51

54

48

40

36

32

28

26

27

88

27

33

32

28

25

20

17

14

18

20

21

13

10

9.5

12

15

14

14

10

Aug.

8.5

7.6

7.6

9.0

25

22

12

13

21

19

15

12

10

9.0

7.6

11

12

48

47

45

36

45

328

246

111

76

60

54

81

67

54

Sept.

49

58

342

118

54

51

64

122

558

418

404

204

135

106

88

77

64

57

52

44

38

33

30

27

25

23

21

19

18

16

-

Month

Calendar year 1941 .........

May ...........................

September .....................

Water year 1941-42 ..........

Secondfoot-days

18,568 

53,629 

24,347

268,811.6

33,224 

46,104 

52,037 

47,666 

38,073 

7,621 

842.5 

1,549.3 

3,315

326,978.8

Maximum

3,660 

11,800 

2,460

11, 800

4,350 

6,200 

5,050 

9,450 

5,300 

1,130 

65 

328 

558

11,800

Minimum

108 

168 

258

7.1

460 

670 

252 

174 

222 

65 

9.5 

7.6 

16

7.6

Mean

599 

1,788 

785

736

1,072 

1,647 

1,679 

1,589 

1,228 

254 

27.2 

50.0 

110

896

Per 

square 

mile

0.788 

2.35 

1.03

.968

1.41 

2.17 

2.21 

2.09 

1.62 

.334 

.036 

.066 

.145

1.18

Runoff

Inches

0 .91 

2.62 

1.19

13.14

1.63 

2.26 

2.55 

2.33 

1.87 

.37 

.04 

.08 

.16

16.01

Ac re- feet

36,830 

106,400 

48,290

533,200

65,900 

91,450 

103,200 

94,540 

75,520 

15,120 

1,670 

3,070 

6,580

648,600

Peak discharge.- Hov. 1 (11 a.m.) 13,000 sec.-ft.) Hov. 24 (3 p.m.) 2,840 sec.-ft.J Feb. 1 (10 p.t 

6,880 see.-ft.; Mar. 10 (11 p.m.) 5,160 sec.-ft.; Apr. 10 (7 p.m.) 10,400 sec.-ft., May 22 (3 a.m.) 

6,050 sec.-ft.

k Computed by using rate cf change of stage as a factor.

Time basis. Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter^. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
272 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Fourche La Fave River near Gravelly, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°52', long. 93°39', In NWi sec. 34, T. 3 N., R.

 25 W., at bridge on state Highway 28, 1 mile downstream from Garner Creek, If miles 

east of Gravelly, and 6 miles upstream from Gaffords Creek. Datum of gage Is 410.50 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 413 square miles.

Records available.- February 1939 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 29,100 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage height,-25.87 

feet); minimum, 10 second-feet Aug. 14.

1939-42: Maximum gage height, 27.00 feet Apr. 16, 1939, from reading at flood 

crest (discharge not determined; figure published in Water-Supply Paper 887 probably 

too high); no flow Sept. 22-30, Oct. 1-9, 20-25, Nov. 4-9, 1939.

Remarks.- Records good except those for days of rapidly changing stage, which are fair. 

Cooperation.- One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

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

Oct.

93

213

409

2,510

2,240

1,010

646

4S8

440

505

574

424

316

249

208

203

247

287

245

735

1,730

842

556

409

325

305

721

S20

539

683

18,400

Nov.

8,520

2,130

1,280

960

740

610

505

424

353

303

265

232

210

188

171

155

140

127

124

178

664

584

1,980

1,430

924

702

574

472

394

342

-

Dec.

293

424

638

574

456

385

322

277

247

226

226

330

628

740

646

574

488

440

382

333

292

314

979

1,490

1,010

1,160

985

760

628

556

48S

Jan. 

1,220

1,550

985

SOO

683

574

522

472

424

385

347

347

394

424

394

370

344

409

879

888

702

592

522

456

409

358

325

290

260

996

3,110

Feb.

1,720

1,180

900

771

668

950

857

66S

571

534

4 SO

424

376

338

321

370

688

708

590

516

463

424

453

1,420

1,280

950

857

771

_

-

Mar.

750

857

1,540

1,720

1,840

1,730

1,300

1,660

3,010

3,010

2,020

1,420

2,630

1,750

1,180

925

750

628

534

480

417

364

321

287

264

279

310

294

252

225

£04

Apr.

137

172

161

149

139

156

136

4,7SO

8,040

3,640

1,900

1,250

950

771

628

516

534

463

389

332

294

269

241

214

£36

1,180

3,540

11,000

3,020

1,540

-

Hay

1,030

1,020

314

950

836

1,900

2,370

1,250

878

668

516

430

367

528

1,330

836

587

2,060

2,000

5,670

2,440

1,360

950

708

552

437

347

282

225

187

160

June

139

122

108

98

93

92

g85

gsi

gS8

g80

90

104

942

gl,390

g668

g64S

g534

g446

316

236

204

g216

g214

g!95

g!60

g!29

g!08

g94

g84

g76

-

July

g!50

g!87

153

112

90

79

70

62

55

55

g57

g53

g49

g44

g38

g34

g29

g26

g23

g!9

g!9

g!9

gS8

g69

g52

g39

g33

g31

£4

21

18

Aug1 .

16

14

13 .

13

19

16

12

13

' 11

' 11

11

U

11

1011

is

27

45

47

46

37

53

600

609

368

199

144

139

110

89

78

Sept.

69

145

126

262

284

252

857

1,230

2,630

1,450

771

498

352

266

210

170

144

128

111

96

84

76

69

62

57

52

50

45

41

38

~

Month

December ......................

Calendar year 1941 .........

September .....................

Water year 1941-42 ..........

Secondfoot-days

37,372 

25,681 

17,296

184,528.6

20,451 

20,248 

33,001 

46,807 

33,758 

7,840 

1,798 

2,801 

10,625

257,658

Maximum

18,400 

8,520 

1,490

18,400

3,110 

1,720 

3,010 

11,000 

5,670 

1,390 

187 

609 

2,630

18,400

Minimum

93 

124 

226

2.4

260 

321 

204 

136 

160 

76 

18 

10 

38

10

Mean

1,206 

S56 

558

506

659 

723 

1,065 

1,560 

1,089 

261 

58.0 

90.4 

354

706

Per 

square 

mile

2.92 

2.07 

1.35

1.23

1.60 

1.75 

2.58 

3.78 

£.64 

.632 

.140 

.219 

.857

1.71

Runoff

Inches

3.37 

2.31 

1.56

16.62

1.84 

1.82 

2.97 

4.22 

3.04 

.71 

.16 

.25 

.96

£3.21

Acre feet

74,130 

50,940 

34,310

366,000

40,520 

40,160 

65,460 

92,840 

66,960 

15,550 

3,570 

5,560 

21,070

511,100

Peak discharge.- Oct. 31 (8:30 p.m.) 29,100 sec.-ft.; Jan. 31 (7 a.m.) 3,730 sec.-ft.J Apr. 9 

(12:30 a.m.) 14,100 sec.-ft.; Apr. 28 (6:30 a.m.) 15,800 sec.-ft.; May 20 (10:30 a.m.) 8,420 sec.-ft.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.

Time basis. Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 373

Fourche La Fave River near Ntmrod, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°56'451', long. gS'WSO", in SEi sec. 33, T. 4 

N., R. 20 W., 3 miles southwest of Nimrod and 7f miles upstream from South Fourche 

La Fave River. Datura of gage is 295.53 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(Corps of Engineers, U. S. Array, benchmark).

Drainage area.- 684 square miles.

Records available.- March 1936 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,700 second-feet Apr. 29 (gage height,

18.21 feet); minimum, 8.0 second-feet Dec. 11; minimum daily, 11 second-feet Sept. 1.

1936-42: Maximum discharge, 36,100 second-feet Feb. 19, 1938 (gage height, 29.7 

feet, site and datura then in use); no flow at times in 1936, 1939.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by Nimrod Dam (reservoir capacity, 307,000 acrefeet; 2.3 miles upstream.

Cooperation.- Fourteen discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Army.

Rating tables, water year 1941-42 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-4, Sept. 2-11)

Oct. 1-30 Oct. 31 to Sept. 30

4.7 121 6.5 1,140 3.8 9.0 4.3 51 5.1 301 8.0

4.8 152 7.0 1,570 3.9 13 4

5.0 229 S.O 2,450 4.0 19 4

5.4 424 9.0 3,330 4.1 26 4

.4 69 5.5 502 9.0

.5 91 6.0 790 10.0

.6 117 6.5 1,120 12.0

6.0 780 10.0 4,210 4.2 37 4.S 181 7.0 1,530 18.0

2,500

3,460

4,260

5,820

10,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

146

121

124

2,770

4,210

3,940

1,920

1,220

910

1,060

917

807

654

496

424

479

548

716

673

542

866

1,740

1,060

761

577

168

780

989

989

870

4,650

Nov.

7,540

8,390

8,000

7,220

5,120

1,620

976

772

655

564

491

432

3S1

372

347

306

143

50

411

333

215

844

1,620

2,500

1,760

1,230

976

560

723

689

-

Dec.

481

552

708

944

664

812

730

462

384

13

762

459

713

976

1,040

912

766

724

643

575

508

850

2,700

2,600

2,250

1,850

1,710

1,400

1,080

912

820

Jan.

1,270

2,000

1,850

1,360

1,120

944

850

754

695

649

592

586

672

359

854

649

730

672

1,270

1,580

1

1,310

1,010

881

766

678

614

564

508

453

1,240

4,420

Feb.

3,950

* 2,200

1,530

1,190

1,040

1,440

1,360

1,120

912

881

77S

695

626

569

536

637

912

1,010

944

S20

730

666

735

944

1,710

1,490

1,230

1,080

_

-

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

Januarv . . . . ... . . . . ..... .... .

Febr 

Marc

 uary. ................................ .

h .....

April ......................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July- . . Augu 

Sept

St. ....................................

ember. ......................... . ......

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

976

1,120

1,620

2,250

2,300

2,500

2,150

3,710

5,200

4,880

3,950

2,600

3,280

3,710

2,250

1,580

1,190

976

778

760

660

569

502

448

412

396

401

396

396

367

324

Apr.

3

9

9

5

2

1

1

301

271-

258

254

230

218

214

,680

,170

,250

,980

,400

,580

OSO

976

881

684

689

603

432

443

432

391

357

470

2,200

3

8

10

6

Secondfoot-days

36,427

55,240

30,000

£74,322.5

31,900

31,736 

52,651

72,454

30,672

10,556

2,106

760 

15,830

370,332

,560

,470

300

,680

~

May

2,100

1,400

1,270

1,040

1,OSO

976

2,600

2,200

1,270

944

754

631

536

407

730

1,190

850

356

g!04

g428

gl,480

g2,450

2,000

816

564

558

547

541

434

191

135

Maximum

4,650

8,390

2,700

8,390

4,420

3,950 

5,200

10,300

2,600

1,620

117

43 

2,700

10,300

June

129

109

112

120

120

123

123

120

123

132

132

129

g252

gl,620

gl,490

g592

g592

g592

g586

g586

g586

g486

g338

g!61

107

107

99

107

107

676

~

July

109

112

112

114

114

114

117

112

101

107

107

107

101

79

34

34

33

30

31

31

32

32

32

35

38

40

40

40

38

g40

gio

Aug.

840

(

t

L

540

;43

t3S

g34

g33

t

I

533

534

r33

g34

g35

Minimum Mean

121 1,175

50 1,841

13 968

6.7 752

359 1,029

536 1,133 

324 1,698

214 2,415

104 989

99 352

30 67.9

13 24.5 

11 528

11 1,015

35

35

32

19

19

14

13

13

14

15

19

13

13

13

13

13

17

18

18

17

Sept.

11

185

707

148

98

265

443

502

895

2,600

1,640

1,960

763

188

18

18

15

14

15

14

16

20

27

1,38X1

2,700

1,010

64

38

38

38

Runoff in 

acre-feet

72,250

109,600

59,500

544,100

63,270

62,950 

104,400

143,700

60,840

20,940

4,180

1,510 

31,400

734,500

g Computed from graph based on twice-daily readings of staff gage 1.2 miles upstream, 

of gage operations at Niirrod Dam.

Time basis; Central standard tine prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central wartime thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
274 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Bayou Meto near Stuttgart, Ark.

Location.- Wire-weight gage,»lat. 34°27 1 15", long. 9I°37 t <X) v , in SEi sec. 11, T. 3 S., 

R. 6 w., at highway bridgejSi miles southwest of Stuttgart and 8 miles upstream from 

Crooked Creek. Datum of gage Is 169.94 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- October 1935 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,100 second-feet Apr. 29, 30; maximum gage 

height observed, 21.59 feet Apr. 29; no flow July 15 to Aug. 8.

1935-42: Maximum discharge observed, 6,550 second-feet Jan. 26, 27, 1937 (gage* 

height, 25.50 feet); no flow at times during each year.

Remarks.- Records good except those below about 100 second-feet, which are fair. Flow 

affected by diversions for irrigation. During flows above 600 second-feet, Bayou 

Meto and Crooked,Creek are Interconnected above station. For records on Crooked 

Creek, below interconnection, see page 275. Gage read twice dally.

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

3

5

10

15

18

1 Q

20

21

OT

25

Oft

31

Oct.

14

13

17

18

20

£3

23

28

59

75

81

81

81

87

99

106

99

87

87 

87

87

81

81

72

81

81

81

81

99

Nov.

134

244

321

348

348

339

303

268

236

196

164

127

99

75

59

49

42

40

34 

36

54

62

66

81

93

106

113

120

Dec.

120

120 

120

127

127

127

120

113

106

99

99

99

106

120

127

134

134

141

141

148 

148

172

268

384

495

585

640

686

722

747

Jan.

838

879

921 

935

935

935

949

949

949

935

921

921

907

879

851

825

786

760

722

686

640 

585

535

475

411

348

303

268

228

212

268

Feb.

402

535

618 

6S6

734

786

838

879

907

949

977

1,000

1,020

1,040

1,040

1,060

1,100

1,110

1,120

1,110

1,110 

1,100

1,140

1,200

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,210

-

_

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

Janu 

Febr 

Hare

April ......................................

May. .......................................

July .......................................

September ..................................

Water year 1941-42 ...... ...............

Mar.

1,210

1,210

1,170 

1,160

1,120

1,070

1,020

1,050

1,100

1,140

1,140

1,170

1,190

1,210

1,230

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,230

1,210

1,210 

1,190

1,170

1,160

1,140

1,210

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,210

1,210

Apr.

1,190

1,160

1,120 

1,080

1,030

973

930

988

1,210

1,280

1,350

1,510

1,670

1,810

1,930

1,970

2,010

2,060

2,060

2,010

1,970 

1,930

1,890

1,850

1,770

1,890

1,930

2,060

2,100

2,100

-

Secondfoot-days

1,957

4,638

7,388

103,793.7

21,756 

27,331 

36,600

48,831.

35,414

2,193

32.1

2,522.1

2,237

190,899.2

May

2,060

2,010

1,930 

1,930

1,850

1,810

1,770

1,770

1,670

1,600

1,540

1,480

1,400

1,320

1,260

1,170

1,080

1,030

958

877

803

726

636

537

465

397

341.

309

225

Maximum

106

348

747

1,080

949 

1,220 

1,260

2,100

2,060

190

14

148

162

2,100

June

190

166

129 

102

75

60

48

37

18

18

21

18

70

102

114

114

111

105 

102

102

99

90

75

"

Minimum

13

34

99

0

212 

402 

1,020

930

225

17

0

0

22

0

July

14

5.4 

2.0

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

i 0

0 

0

0

0

38

54

70

90

108

123

135

148

129

126

126 

135

138

1E3

105

Mean

63.1

155

238

284

702 

976 

1,181

1,628

1,142

73.1

1.04

81.4

74.6

526

Sept.

70

50

40

135

120

65 

56

46

Runoff in 

acre-feet

3,880

9,200

205,900

43,150 

54,210 

72,600

96,850

70,240

4,350

64

5,000

4,440

378, 600

Time basis; Central standard tine prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 275

Crooked creek near Humphrey, Ark.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 34°<i5'35", long. 91°40'00", In SEi sec. 20, T. 3 S., 

R. 6 w., at bridge on U. S. Highway 79, 100 feet upstream from St. Louis-Southwestern Railway bridge, 2 miles east of Humphrey and 5f miles upstream from mouth. 

Datum of gage Is 169.94 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1942. Prior to February 1940, high-water 

periods only.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,100 second-feet Apr. 29 (gage 

hsight, 20.46 feet); no flow at times.

1938-42: Maximum discharge obssrved, 1,780 second-feet Feb..15, 1939 (gage height, 

22.70 feet); no flow at times during each year.

Remarks.- Records poor. Crooked Creek and Bayou Meto are Interconnected above station 

at high stages. Gage read twice dally.

Day

2 

3

4 

S

10

12

13 

14 

IS

16

19

20

21

23

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29

31

Oct.

.2 

.3 

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1 

.1

.S

.1 

.2

.2

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.8 

1.5 

2.3 

4.2

11

Nov.

15

28 

27 

30 

38

27

15

13

4.9 

3.6 

2.4

2.0

1.4 

1.4

2.5

3.0

11 

18 

18 

17 

15

Dec.

11 

10 

7.7 

6.6

5.2

4.6

4.4

4.7

4.0 

4.1 

3.8

3.6

5.0

7.1

10 

10

9.0

11

15

44

84 

96 

134 

153 

153

159

Jan.

202

23B 

265 

283 

302

302

292

292

292

283

265

256

247 

229 

202

184 

153

126

109 

84

64

46

32

23

19

16 

18 

17 

16 

20

32

Feb.

70

123 

159 

1B4 

193

211

C3£

265

302

333

355

377

388 

377 

377

377 

425

43E

451 

464

438

425

, 464

504

532

560 

560 

560

"

Month

December ...................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

March... ...................................

U*»

July

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

546

532

516 

504 

504

464

436

464

532

574

602

631

661 

616 

546

631 

661

646

631 

602

588

560

546 

532

518

588 

616 

646 

646 

646

616

Apr.

602

574 

532 

504 

451

377

344

425

532

691

783

864

932 

986 

1,000

1,020 

1,020

1,000

1,000 

968

932

915

898 

864

847

950 

986 

1,040 

1,080 

1,060

""

Seoondfoot-days

24.0

347.7

994.2

18,159.8

4,911

10,150

17,805

24,177

14,875.1

197 3

2.1

73,605.5

Hay

1,040

986 

950 

932 

398

881

864

847

783

751

736

706

676 

616 

588

477 

388

377

333 

292

247

184

147

77

40

24

7.6 

6.6 

9.4 

6.9

Maximum

11

32

159

511

302

560

661

1,080

1,040

2.1

1,080

June

3.5

2.6 

2.1 

l.B

1.7

1.3

1.1

.9

.6

.7

.7 

.6 

.8

6.3 

24

34

22

16

12

11 

7.6

2.5 

1.9 

1.5 

1.0 

.7

Minimum

0.1

1.2

3.6

0

16

70

438

344

4.6

.6

0

0

1.3

0

July

0.4

.3

.2

.1 

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Aug.

0

0 

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

2.1

Mean

0.77

11.5

32.1

49.8

158

362

574

806

480

6.58

.04

.07

4.13

202

Sept.

1.5

1.7 

1.7 

2.0

2.4

9.1

13 

9.3

6.6 

5.1

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0 

1.9 

1.7 

1.5 

1.3

Runoff in 

acre-feet

48

684

1,970

36,010

9,740

20,130

35,320

47,950

29,500

391

2.2

4.2

246

146,000

Tine baalai Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war tine to standard time, aubtraot 1 hour.
276 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Tallahatchle River at Etta, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°28', long. 89°13', In SWi sec. 8, T. 7 S., R. 1

 K., Uhickasaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 30, three-quarters of a mile northeast o'f Etta, 3f miles upstream from Puskus Creek, 4 miles downstream from Locks Creek, 

and 13 miles west of New Albany. Datum of gage Is 278.57 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 526 square miles.

Records available.- September 1938 to September 1942 In reports of Geological Survey.

 November 1936 to February 1937 at same site and at datum 0.33 foot higher (discharge 

measurements only), In reports of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,670 second-feet Apr. 10 (gage height, 17.99 

reet;; minimum observed, 5.0 second-feet Sept. 14.

.1938-42: Maximum discharge, 29,900 second-feet Feb. 15, 1939 (gage height, 20.71 

feet); minimum, 4.1 second-feet Oct. 3, 16, 1938.

Remarks.- Records good above and fair below 100 second-feet except those for period of 

ice effect, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942"

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

14

13

33

63

25

IS

15

17

19

129

47

25

21

IS

16

17

16

1,160

S65

135

h57

42

35

31

29

2S

279

141

54

44

1,240

Nov.

3,310

1,290

407

367

348

357

240

14S

120

104

93

S4

78

75

70

6S

65

63

62

2,320

3,340

2,080

4,040

5,610

3,500

9S6

502

354

260

226

-

Dec.

210

209

399

292

248

1S9

151

143

127

121

112

137

1,350

675

365

262

220

194

179

159

144

246

2,410

1,120

647

1,190

578

386

292

254

2S9

Jan.

»2,S10

3,140

1,300

730

449

»b252

b200

blSO

b!60

blSO

blSO

b!70

blSO

b!90

187

*174

172

179

576

350

244

208

179

168

153

148

153

146

127

144

472

Month

October .....................

November ....................... .

December ............ ...

Calendar year 1941 ............

January .......................

February ...................

March ....................... .

April ...................... . ...

May ..............................

June ....................... .....

July .................. ....

August ..................... .

September ............

Water year 1941-42 ......... .

Feb.

274

187

153

148

168

1,610

2,590

902

471

386

386

302

256

222

220

968

3,340

2,010

804

512

407

344

1,750

4,850

7,580

3,910

1,150

642

-

_

-

Secondfoot-days

4,646

30, 567

13,298

151,815

13,341

36,542

44,661

29, 5S2

6,385

2,417

1,312

2,692.1

405.0

136,348.1

Mar.

501

952

1,150

642

634

741

512

1,620

3,400

1,520

736

554

480

512

1,060

1,320

3,310

6,580

2,450

811

1,850

953

576

459

396

1,190

2,330

3,740

1,540

672

470

Apr.

375

333

292

272

244

222

216

434

4,550

7,970

4,170

1,070

585

449

375

323

302

323

282

216

192

187

174

160

150

914

1,960

1,580

346

416

Maximum

1,240

5,610

2,410

5,610

3,140

7,580

6,580

7,970

305

495

284

844

73

7,970

Hay

282

210

168

155

140

127

130

109

96

89

86

81

77

510

805

277

138

672

606

.215

141

143

447

171

108

84

81

70

62

56

49

Minimum

13

62

112

8

127

148

396

150

49

21

10

7.8

6.7

6.7

June

48

45

41

39

37

34

32

30

31

40

66

44

39

35

34

41

34

79

40

30

25

21

387

48

27

21

389

103

82

495

-

Mean

150

1,019

429

416

446

1,305

1,441

986

206

80.6

42.3

86.8

13.5

511

July

284

272

69

47

38

34

29

27

25

22

21

33

22

IS

25

15

12

12

14

15

13

16

14

hlO

hll

24

15

h!2

39

107

17

Ang.

12

41

44

23

319

103

37

38

36

25

43

117

21

15

14

34

269

844

323

123

58

31

24

20

15

14

13

11

H8.9

H7.8

h8.4

Per square 

mile

0.285

1.94

.816

.791

.848

2.48

2.74

1.87

.392

.153

.080

.165

.026

.971

Sept.

h7.8

h7.S

hS.4

hS.9

h7.2

14

hlO

n8.9

h7.8

56

hl5

hS.9

H6.7

h6.7

h8.9

h7.8

16

73

24

hlS

US. 9

h8.9

hS.9

h9.4

H7.8

H8.9

h!2

H7.8

h7.8

h7.8

"

Runoff in 

inches

0.33

2.16

.94

10.72

.98

2.58

3.16

2.09

.45

.17

.09

.19

.03

13.17

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

h Computed from twice-daily wire-weight gage readings.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 277

Sardls Reservoir near Sardls, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°23'57", long. 89 047'10", In gate house of dam 

on Tallahatchle River In NEi sec. 11, T. 8 S., R. 6 W., Chlckasaw meridian, 7i miles 

southeast of Sardls. Datum of gage Is 220.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army); gage readings have been reduced to 

elevations above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 1,545 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army). 

Records available.- September 1939 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum elevation during year, 256.62' feet May 4 (contents, 491,810 acre-feet); 

minimum, 229.50 feet Oct. 3 (contents, 47,900 acre-feet).

1939-42: Maximum elevation, that of May 4, 1942; minimum elevation since normal 

recreational level was first reached, that of Oct. 3, 1941.

Remarks.- Reservoir Is formed by hydraulic-fill earth dam, with concrete spillway and 

outlet tunnel on opposite ends of dam. Storage began Aug. 26, 1939; dam completed 

Aug. l, 1940. Capacity, 1,569,900 acre-feet at elevation 282.00 feet (crest of 

spillway), of which about 1,478,000 acre-feet is available for flood-control storage 

and about 91,900 acre-feet Is permanent storage which will be maintained for Incidental recreational purposes at elevation 235.0 feet (15 feet above sill of outlet 

tunnel). Water below elevation 220,0 feet cannot be withdrawn through outlet tunnel. 

Reservoir used only for flood control.

Cooperation.- Elevations, contents, and capacity table furnished by Corps of Engineers, 

u.s. Armyr records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Contents, In thousands of aore-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Daj

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

2T

28

29

30

31

Oct.

48. 2S

48.22

48.16

48.22

48.35

48.28

48.48

48.86

48.54

49.12

48.54

48.41

48.80

49.05

48.99

49.24

48.86

49.12

49.18

49.69

50.97

53.24

54.76

55.38

55.38

55.03

55.45

55.72

55.58

55.86

57. g2"

Nov.

59.50

61.00

63.18

67.77

73.52

76.86

79.06

79.94

80.11

80.64

79.14

77.38

75.71

74.04

72.47

70.85

69.39

66.07

63.32

61.75

60.40

58.82

61.68

66.39

73.03

80.55

89.34

96.34

99.07

98.97

Dec.

96.95

94*. 12

90.95

88.10

85.25

82.88

80.55

77.74

75.36

72.71

70.20

67.77

65.66

63.92

62.42

61.98

62.12

61.45

60.48'

59.05

57.59

55.93

57.79

58.68

60.02

63.02

68.42

71.98

74.22

75.54

75.71

Jan.

.76.42

77.12

78.35

82.14

89.72

95.33

101.80

105.10

107.24

108.96

110.24

111.74

113.27

114.75

116.35

118.06

119.65

121.02

123.19

118.29

114.41

111.10

108.31

104.57

106.71

104.46

99.98

97.05

93.21

89.6!?

86.68

Feb.

S3. 73

81.43

79.06

76.68

74.66

72.22

72.95

73.28

76.86

84.20

91.24

94.53

94.83

93.42

91.33

89.43

90.86

90.66

92.71

98.57

103.60

105.10

105.42

112.16

118.40

129.54

147.90

167.84

_

-

Mar.

17S.OO

1S1.SO

1S4.54

186.06

188.34

190.16

190.47

196.44

205.46

210.01

218.97

229.09

234.04

236.17

236.87

237.76

240.77

243.25

247.48

254.52

263.27

267.56

264.90

271.26

267.17

264.24

261.54

258.58

260.06

264.83

266.00

Apr.

271.26

274.58

274.00

269.32

264.24

259.14

256.55

256.00

287.75

318.87

353.95

394.60

420.00

432.06

437.42

440.90

443.85

446.26

450.09

451.73

452.55

453.65

455.57

456.39

457.76

464.61

466.53

471.19

476.76

482.44

-

May

485.84

48S.12

489.54

491.81

490.96

486 . 13

483.00

478.46

474.48

465.98

457.21

451.73

448.44

444.39

440.90

439.03

436.08

436.08

432.33

429.65

428.04

423.48

420.80

417.21

414.67

410.09

406.03

403.24

396.63

390.15

382.25

June

374.10

365. S5

357.76

350.15

342.28

334.62

326.52

319.73

310.92

310.48

304.90

297.59

287.96

282.01

273.60

266 . 20

258.77

251.56

243.97

236.87

229.44

221.34

214.07

205.30

198.70

191.38

184.08

175.82

169.44

162.65

-

July

156.49

150. S7

145.11

138.99

132.93

127.12

121.82

116.01

JU.0.77

105.74

101.19

96.55

92.10

87.91

83.82

'79.94

75.80

72.14

68.74

65.20

62.35

59.42

56.76

51.79

51.79

52.27

52.96

54.90

55.45

56.14

56.69

Aug.

57.31

58.00

58.75

59.05

60.92

61.98

62.72

64.15

65.12

66.07

67.04

68.17

68.74

69.55

70.20

70.85

71.41

71.90

72.63

74.74

76.24

77.82

78.79,

80.38

80.82

81.43

81.96

82.59

83.16

83.64

84.11

Sept.

84.49

S4.96

85.44

S5.92

86.39

86.86

87.06

87.82

88.20

88.86

89.43

90. OO

90.66

91.14

91.42

91.80

92.81

94.12

94.73

96.04

96.44

96.95

97.35

98.16

98.87

98.57

99.17

99.48

99.88

100.18

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Date 

(midnight)

Dec. 31......... ...........

Water Year 1941-43

Elevation 

(feet)

229.58 

231.12 

235.59 

233.30

-

234.28 

241.85 

247.38 

256.40 

252.27 

240.64 

230.86 

234.21 

235.81

_

Contents 

(thousands of 

acre-feet)

48.41 

58.90 

97.86 

76.24

85.06 

175.62 

269.51 

485.56 

376.57 

158.27 

57.03 

84.40 

100.08

_

Change In contents 

(mean 

second-feet)

+171 

+655 

-352

-252

+143 

+1,629 

+1,529 

+3,631 

-1,773 

-3,669 

-1,647 

+445 

+264

+71.4

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942} central war time 

there after. To convert war tine to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
278 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Tallahatchie River at Sardls Dam, near Sardls, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°23'5811 , long. 89°47'24", In NWi sec. 11, T. 8

 s., R. 6 W., Chlckasaw meridian, 340 feet dovmstream from outlet tunnel of Sardls 

Dam and 7i miles southeast of Sardls. Datum of gage Is 195.00 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army). Prior to Feb. 27, 

1940, staff gage 170 feet upstream at same datum.

Drainage area.- 1,545 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers, U. 8. Army). 

Records available.- January 1940 to September 1942.

Extremes (regulated).- 1940: Maximum discharge during period January to September, 4,730 

second-reet Aug. 19 (gage height, 17.21 feet); no flow at times.

1940-41: Maximum discharge during water year, 3,330 second-feet Nov. 28 (gage 

height, 15.29 feet); no flow at times.

1941-42: Maximum discharge during water year, 5,060 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage 

height, 15.68 feet); no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good above 1,000 second-feet and fair below. Staff gage read once daily.

 Plow 'completely regulated by Sardis Reservoir. (See preceding page.) Records of dally 

discharge not adjusted for storage in Sardis Reservoir. Periods of no flow determined 

on basis of gate operations at Sardis Dam.

Cooperation.- Gage height record, 81 discharge measurements, and computations of daily

 discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; records reviewed by Geological 

Survey.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1940-42 

1940

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

1,020

1,050

1,020

990

990

990

960

960

960

759

759

815

815

S15

873

873

873

902

902

990

990

960

960

931

931

873

S44

844

S15

S15

759

Feb.

704

759

759

759

759

787

815

873

990

1,190

1,290

1,390

1,530

1,750

1,890

1,970

1,970

2,080

2,040

2,000

2,040

2,080

2,190

2,230

2,230

2,190

2,230

2,230

2,250

_

-

Mar.

2,190

2,190

2,150

2,110

2,060

2,oeo

2,040

2,040

1,970

1,700

1,360

1,970

2,000

2,040

2,150

2,590

3,120

3,400

3,540

3,540

3,540

3,470

3,330

3,260

3,120

3,060

2,940

2,860

2,820

2,820

2,700

Apr.

2,700

2,760

2.SSO

3,000

3,060

3,000

3,000

3,060

3,120

3,120

3,060

3,060

2,940

2,800

2,380

2,880

2,880

3,060

3,120

3,120

3,610

3,520

3,920

4,100

2,800

4,250

4,490

4,410

4,330

4,250

-

May

4,170

4,100

4,030

3,960

3,890

3,820

3,750

3,680

1,530

1,150

3,160

3,330

3,260

3,120

3,000

1,640

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

June

0

0

107

402

0

0

0

0

0

49

40

39

46

36

174

1,170

1,880

2,440

938

96

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

113

1,220

-

July

1,240

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

284

1,370

1,970

2,490

2,970

3,750

3,820

3,820

AUB.

1,580

931

2,680

3,000

3,000

2,940

2,940

3,190

3,400

3,470

3,400

2,480

0

0

160

1,600

3,540

4,650

4,730

4,650

4,570

4,410

4,3.10

4,170

4,100

3,960

3,820

3,750

3,680

3,540

3,470

Sept. '

3,400

3,330

3,260

3,120

3,000

k^itil

h2.ip4§

hSiSlfi

2J440

a.sio

8.23P 2,150

2,080

1,970

1,890

1.78Q

1,710

762

0

0

0

0

°

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

h Computed from gage readings.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 279

Discharge, In second-feet, of Tallahatchle River at Sardis Dam, near Sardla, Miss., 

1940-42 Continued

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

36

393

1,120

2,080

3,190

1,600

0

0

-

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

112

688

1,460

2,000

2,150

2,190

2,190

2,190

2,190

2,190

2,190

2,190

2,190

2,190

2,150

2,300

Jan.

2,940

3,060

3,000

3,000

3,000

3,000

3,000

3,000

3,000

2,940

2,940

3,940

2,880

2,880

2,880

2,820

2,820

2,760

2,760

3,590

2,040

1,970

1,930

1,930

1,930

1,970

1,930

1,930

1,930

1,970

1,870

Feb.

1,970

2,000

2,000

2,000

1,970

1,970

1,970

1,970

1,930

1,930

1,930

1,930

1,930

1,930

1,930

1,890

1,890

1,890

1,890

1.890

1,890

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,820

1,820

_

_

-

Mar.

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,780

1,330

476

1,600

1,750

1,300

0

0

0

104

1,020

2,040

958

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

69

854

2,390

3,130

3,200

3,130

3,050

Apr.

2,710

2,650

2,650

2,600

2,600

2,550

2,550

2,550

2,550

2,500

2,500

2,450

2,450

2,450

2,500

2,450

2,450

2,350

2,350

2,350

2,250

2,200

2,400

2,350

2,050

1,520

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

-

May

1,440

1,410

1,410

1,410

1,410

1,410

1,410

1,410

1,410

1,370

1,410

1,850

2,450

2,500

2,500

2,450

2,450

2,250

2,200

2,150

2,100

2,100

2,050

2,000

1,950

1,910

1,870

1,870

1,830

1,790

1,750

June

1,710

1,670

1,630

1,630

1,590

807

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

107

1,010

1,620

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,470

1,700

1,740

1,830

2,210

2,260

2,210

2,210

2,260

2,360

2,310

2,260

2,210

2,110

Aug.

2,110

2,060

2,010

1,960

1,920

1,870

1,830

1,790

1,740

1,700

1,740

2,260

2,310

2,260

2,160

2,060

2,010

1,960

2,060

1,960

1,920

1,870

1,790

1,740

770

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

137

967

1,330

1,370

1,330

1,330

1,290

1,260

1,260

1,220

1,180

1,150

1,120

1,080

1,050

1,010

981

949

917

886

795

524

451

428

416

405

405

394

394

-

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

388

376

400

388

400

400

400

400

412

425

412

412

412

425

425

412

412

425

412

412

425

437

450

450

450

450

475

501

501

514

579

Nov.

579

579

592

633

687

743

743

772

772

862

1,300

1,400

1,400

1,360

1>360

j.,320

1,430

1,760

1,760

1,710

1>630

1»630

Ij710

IjBOO

1,980

2»170

8,410

2,560

2,670

2,720

Dec.

2,670

2,620

2,510

2,460

2,410

2,360

2,260

2,210

2,120

2,070

1,960

1,940

1,890

1,800

1,760

1,710

1,710

1,710

1,670

1,630

1,590

1,470

1,170

1,100

1,100

1,130

1,210

1,280

1,320

1,360

1,400

Jan.

1,430

1,400

1,400

1,430

1,550

680

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

504

2,670

3,010

3,010

2,950

1,420

546

1,980

2,670

2,670

2,560

2,510

2,460

Feb.

2,360

2,310

2,210

2,170

2,120

2,070

2,070

2,030

2,120

2,260

2,460

2,560

2,560

2,560

2,510

2,560

2,560

2,510

2,560

2,670

2,780

2,830

3,070

3,010

2,210

2,260

2,510

2,780

_

_

-

Mar.

2,950

2,620

1,760

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,940

1,850

1,760

1,760

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,850

1,850

1,890

1,850

1,850

1,890

1,940

1,940

1,940

2,410

3,580

3,780

3,780

3,710

3,710

4,050

2,920

Apr.

0

146

2,010

3,600

3,780

3,580

2,260

2,070

1,540

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

May

0

0

0

52

1,110

2,260

2,460

2,460

3,010

4,580

4,580

2,830

2,460

2,410

2,410

2,410

2,360

2,410

2,360

2,360

2,360

2,360

2,360

2,360

2,310

2,310

2,310

2,600

3,580

3,910

4,450

June

4,450

4,450

4,380

4,380

4,310

4,310

4,250

4,380

2,940

731

3,390

4,110

4,580

4,580

4,510

4,450

4,450

4,380

4,310

4,250

4,380

4,380

4,580

4,380

3,980

4,110

4,250

4,310

4,250

4,110

-

July

4,050

3,910

3,780

3,710

3,580

3,520

3,390

3,260

3,070

2,950

2,890

2,780

2,620

2,510

2,410

2,310

2,210

2,070

1,980

1,890

1,800

1,670

1,590

1,510

930

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug. Sept.

Time baslaj Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter, 

To convert »ar time to standard time, subtfaot 1 hour.
280 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, of Tallahatchle River at Sardla Dam, near Sardls, Miss., 1940-42

Month

May...................

Calendar year 1940. .

May...................

Water year 1940-41..

Calendar year 1941..

May...................

Water year 1941-42. .

Observed

Secondfoot-days

28,038 

45,955 

80,700 

99,260 

51,590 

8,750 

21,714 

96,161 

46,272

-.

0 

8,419 

30,570

517,429

79,610 

63,640 

35,461 

68,740 

57,520 

9,037 

36,977 

47,860 

26,029

453,863

13,380 

43,042 

55,620

526,916

36,850 

68,680 

71,500 

18,986 

73,432 

124,321 

66,390 '0 

0

572,201

Maximum

1,050 

2,230 

3,540 

4,490 

4,170 

2,440 

3,820 

4,730 

3,400

-

0 

3,190 

2,300

4,730

3,060 

2,000 

3j200 

2,710 

2,500 

1,710 

2,360 

2,310 

1,370

3,200

579 

2,720 

2,670

3,200

3,010 

3,070 

4,050 

3,780 

4,580 

4,580 

4,050 

0 

0

4,580

Minimum

759 

704 

1,700 

2,700 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

-

0 

0 

0

0

1,870 

1,820 

0 

1,440 

1,370 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

376 

579 

1,100

0

0 

2,030 

1,630 

0 

0 

731 

0 

0 

0

0

Mean

904 

1,585 

2,603 

3,309 

1,664 

292 

700 

3,102 

1,642

-

0 

281 

986

1,414

2,568 

1,916 

1,144 

2,291 

1,855 

301 

1,193 

1,544 

868

1,243

432

1,435 

1,794

1,444

1,189 

2,453 

2,306 

633 

2,369 

4,144 

2,142 

0 

0

1,568

Change In 

contents 

(mean 

second-feet)!

-128 ' 

+747 

+271 

+1,181 

-641 

+526 

+1,598 

-2,090 

-1,021-

-

+387 ' 

+846 

+2,020

+300

-578 

+ -605 473' 

-724 

-1,160 

+59.3 

+ 139 

-647 

-469

-21.4

+ 171 

+655 

-352

-252

+143 

+1,629 

+1,529 

+3,631 

-1,773 

-3,669 

-1,647 

+446 

+264

+71.4

Adjusted for change in 

contents

Mean

776 

2,332 

2,874 

4,490 

1,023 

817 

2,298 

1,018 

521

-

327 

1,127 

3,006

1,714

1,990 

1,311 

1,617 

1,567 

695 

360 

1,332 

897 

399

1,222

603 

2,090 

1,442

1,192

1,332 

4,082 

3,835 

4,264 

596 

475 

495 

445 

264

1,639

Per square 

mile

0.502 

1.51 

1.86 

2.91 

.662 

.529 

1.49 

.655 

.337

_

.212

.729 

1.95

1.11

1.29 

.849 

1.05 

1.01 

.450 

.233 

.862 

.581 

.258

.791

.390 

1.35 

.933

.772

.862 

2.64 

2.48 

2.76 

.386 

.307 

.320 

.288 

.171

1.06

Runoff in 

inches

0.58 

1.63 

2.14 

3.25 

.76 

.59 

1.72 

.76 

.38

-

.24 

.81 

2.25

1SJ11

1.49 

.88 

1.21 

1.13 

.52 

.26 

.99 

.67 

.29

10.74

.45 

1.51 

1.08

10.48

.99 

2.75 

2.86 

3.08 

.44 

.34 

.37 

.33 

.19

14.39

J Change In contents of Sardla Reservoir.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 281

Tallahatchle River near Sardis, Miss.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 34°23', long. 89°53' in SWi sec..19, T. 8 S., R. 7 W., 

CMckasaw meridian, at bridge on U.S. Highway 51 (old), 3$ miles upstream from 

Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 4 miles southeast of Sardis, 9i miles downstream from 

Sardis.Reservoir, and about 16 miles upstream from point of diversion of PanolaQuitman floodway. Datum of gage is 187.73 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(levels by Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army).

Drainage area.- 1,680 square miles.

Records available.- June 1906 to December 1912 (published as Tallahatchie River at Batesville); July 1928 to September 1931 and October 1938 to September 1942 (discontinued) 

in reports of Geological Survey. December 1931 to September 1938 in reports of Corps 

of Engineers, U.S. Army.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 14,400 second-feet (regulated) Apr. 9 

Igage height, 17.12 feet), from rating curve extended above 5,200 second-feet; minimum 

discharge, 16 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 19 (gage height, -0.34 foot).

1928-31; 1938-42: Maximum discharge observed, 39,000 second-feet June 20, 1939; 

minimum discharge, that of Sept. 19, 1942.

An observed stage of 26.40 feet occurred on Jan. 15, 1932 (discharge, 65,300 secondfeet).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily. Flow completely regulated by Sardis 

Reservoir.(See p.277.)

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 39 discharge measurements, and computation of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U.S. finny; two discharge measurements made 

and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

475

475

510

510

475

475

475

475

.425

475

475

475

475

475

475

475

475

510

475

475

475

475

510

510

545

545

650

615

580

615

860

NOT.

720

650

6S5

755

790

825

860

860

860

1,060

1,410

1,510

1,510

1,510

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,860

1,910

1,910

1,350

1,910

2,010

1,960

2,060

2,280

2,450

2,630

2,690

2,750

-

Dec.

2,750

2,690

2,630

2,570

2,510

2,390

2,340

2,280

2,220

2,170

2,120

2,060

2,010

1,960

1,910

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,810

1,760

1,710

1,610

1,310

1,260

1,260

1,360

1,410

1,460

1,510

1,560

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1941 . .

Jft&U&ry

February. ..............

March..................

April..................

May. ...................

June ...................

July. ..................

August .................

September. .............

Hater year 1941-42 

Jan.

1,810

1,

1,

1,

560

510

510

1,710

1,560

515

ZSO

L60

109

64

74

64

60

56

52

48

52

132

2,230

3,060

3,

3,

2,

1,

360

yoo

750

360

1,910

2,

2,

2,

2,

590

750

690

530

2,570

Seccndfcct-days

15,985

46,665

60,070

580,240

42,166

75,640

64,380

38,544

75,264

188,430

70,594

1,405

636

639,781

Feb.

2,510

2,450

2,340

2,340

2,280

2,280

2,220

2,220

2,280

2,390

2,570

2,690

2,750

2,690

2,690

3,000

3,000

2,750

2,690

2,810

2,930

3,060

3,860

4,140

2,630

2,450

2,690

2,930

_

-

Mar.

3,130

3,130

2,120

1,910

1,860

1,910

2,010

4,070

3,260

2,060

2,010

2,010

2,060

2,060

2,220

2,170

2,220

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,170

2,120

2,120

2,510

3,730

4,280

4,210

4,OOO

3,930

4,140

4,600

Apr.

3,360

545

1,810

3,660

3,930

3,790

2,690

2,750

9,680

2,880

650

315

240

190

160

141

160

124

109

96

90

84

79

79

96

440

160

124

116

96

-

Observed

Maximum

S60

2,750

2,750

3,750

3,060

4,140

4,600

9,680

5,110

4 .730

4,270

128

23

9.680

Minimum

475

650

1,260

27

48

2,220

1,860

79

79

1,610

92

23

16

16

Mean

516

L,556

L ,938

1,590

. p 360 

i,701

1,722

1,285

J *426

I gQI 3)2774S«3

81.3

L.753

Hay

90

79

79

96

900

2,340

2,690

2,750

3,060

4,680

5,110

3,140

2,510

2,450

2,450

2,390

2,390

2,570

2,450

2,390

2,390

2,390

2,390

2,390

2,330

2,330

2,330

2,450

3,480

3,830

4,340

June

4,490

4,490

,480

,420

,340

,340

,420

,340

,420

,610

,010

,120

,570

,650

,650

,570

,490

,490

,420

4,340

t

,420

,420

4,730

4,650

4,120

4,120

4,340

4,420

4,340

4,270

-

Change In

Contents

(mean 

second-feet)^

_

_

^

- 252

3

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

+71.4

July

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

270

040

,900

830

690

,550

480

340

,210

,080

,950

,620

,690

,570

,510

,390

,280

,110

,060

,950

,650

,750

,650

,610

,420

640

325

245

170

122

92

Aug.

80

70

61

61

122

60

53

71

48

42

65

43

34

32

30

29

28

28

SO

64

52

44

41

34

30

28

87

26

25

24

23

Sept.

23

22

22

28

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

16

21

22

82

22

22

88

22

20

20

21

20

-

Adjusted for change

Mean

_

_

_

1,238

~

_

_

_

_

_

-

1.824

In contents

Per square 

mile

_

_

_

0.796

_

_

_

-»

_

_

-

1.09

Runoff in 

inches

_

_

_

10. SI

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

14.80

% Change In contents In Sardis Reservoir. |

Time basis: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war tl.ne to stPndard time, subtract 1 hour.

532763 O - 43 - 19
282 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Tallahatchie River near Lambert, Miss.

Lccatlon.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 34°10'50", long. 90°12'55", In SWi sec. 29, T. 27 N., 

R. IE., Chotaw meridian, at county highway bridge a quarter of a mile downstream 

from Coldwater River, 4 miles southeast of Lambert, and 244 miles downstream from 

point of diversion of Panola-Qultman floodway. Datum of gage Is 124.06 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army). 

Auxiliary wire-weight gage at Shine Turner Bridge on county road 5f miles downstream. Datum of auxiliary gage Is 126.69 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 1,980 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; does not 

Include 2,600 square miles of the upper Tallahatchie and Yocona Rivers, entire flow 

from which Is diverted 24i miles upstream through Panola-Qultman floodway).

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1942 in reports of Geological Survey. 

January 1936 to September 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 15,800 second-feet (regulated) 

Apr. 14 (gage height, 31.5 feet); minimum observed, 165 second-feet (regulated) 

Nov. 22; minimum gage height observed, 8.39 feet Sept. 30.

1938-42: Maximum discharge observed, that of Apr. 14, 1942; minimum discharge, 

110 second-feet Nov. 2, 3, 1938 (gage height, 5.01 feet).

A stage of 36.8 feet (from floodmarks)occurred in January 1932 (probably affected 

by levee breaks above).

Renarks.- Records good. Discharge computed by using fall as a factor. Gages read 

twice dally. Flow partly regulated by Arkabutla Reservoir on Coldwater River. 

(See p. 292).

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 45 discharge measurements, and computations of dally 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 2 discharge measurements 

made and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in aeccnd-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

oe"CO

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

169

16S

236

235

SS8

636

838

907

996

1,040

921

684

557

460 

346

341

278

332

543

773

910

970

974

888

70S

522

472

353

360

526

687

Nov.

2,860

3,720

4,020

4,030

3,930

3,770

3,570

3,510

3,280

3,020

2,720

2,360

1,920

1,470 

1,100

756

516

397

313

273

209

165

372

1,280

1,650

1,890

1,960

2,020

1,810

1,900

-

Dec.

1,910

1,840

1,750

1,480

1,180

919

759

649

602

523

477

410

436

412 

441

494

584

637

612

562

505

431

434

417

593

S20

1,180

1,430

1,520

1,540

1,460

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1941 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March..................

April........ ..........

May....................

June. ..................

July. ..................

August. ................

September. .............

Water year 1941-42

Jan.

1,480

2,

3.

3, t _.

560

ISO

350

3,610

3,490

3,

3,

3,^

530

330

140

2,910

2,550

2,

2,

330

L80

1,730 

1.340

904

, 803

589

550

646

702

75B

306

314

799

767

387

315

555

327

1,010

Secondfoot-days

18,417

60,791

27,007

405,300

52,814

120,910

174,860

295,969

69,374

17,094

11,145

17.3C8

8,445

874,154

Feb.

1,310

1,330

1,470

1,720

1,830

1,760

2,890

4,070

4,690

4,980

5,050

5,090

4,970

4,830 

4,720

4,640

4,590

5,000

5,120

5,010

4,660

4,340

3,890

4,910

6,480

7,070

7,220

7,270

_ ,

-

~

Mar.

7,180

7,030

6,930

6,680

6,420

6,130

5,890

5,600

6,240

7,160

7,110

7,040

7,130

6,800 

6,720

6,440

6,200

6,000

5,680

5,410

5,290

4,960

4,740

4,480

4,280

4,070

3,890

3;650

3;490

3,270

2,950

Apr.

2,710

2,440

2,310

2,090

1,470

1,090

939

800

5,130

11,500

13,500

14,900

15,600

15,800 

15,700

15,500

15,200

14,700

14,400

14,100

is; eod I3;id0

12,600

12,300

11,700

11,500

11,000

10,600

10,200

9,490

"

Observed

Maximum

1,040

4,030

1,910

5,590

3,610

7,270

7,180

15,800

8,620

891

504

995

565

15,800

Minimum

168

165

410

165

615

1,310

2,950

SOO

702

378

232

260

211

165

Mean

594

2,026

871

1,110

1,704

4,318

5,641

9,866

2,258

570

360

559

282

2,395

May

3,620

7,560

6,250

5,190

4,260

3,560

2,530

2,140

1,670

1,450

1,300

1,150

99§

926 

1,130

0.;S70

1J470

1,620

1,920

1,790

1,610

1,540

1,410

1,320

1,150

1,070

1,030

910

782

702

729

June

643,

580

543

519

4S7

5lS

543

448

506

475

513

536

488

378 

401

604

650

 72

823

891

870

769

688

619

583

507

475

465

430

425

"

Change In 

contents

mean secondfeet)*

_

-

-

+3.21

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

0

July

408

387

447

474

504

4S1

416

397

379

347

353

305

284

297 

309

317

304

330

£93

285

242

232

268

288

338

460

498

462

395

332

319

iug.

329

294

282

260

388

677

995

672

883

875

778

740

716

685 

627

532

437

44 S

522

573

667

716

694

593

488

442

397

347

310

290

274

Sept.

273

254

239

241

239

258

257

258

261

254

254

241

240

239 

238

222

246

236

264

323

544

565

455

390

304

266

240

222

211

211

Adjusted for change 

In contents

Mean * *$*"

^

-

-

1,113 0.562

_

-

- «

- _

_

_ _

_

_

-

2,395 1.21

Runoff in 

inches

_

-

-

7.63

_

-

-

*

_

_

_

_

-

16.42

* Change in contents in Arkabutla Reservoir.

Time basist Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert tin time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 283

Tallahatchle River at Swan Lake, Iliss.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°52'55", long. 90°16'45n , In NEi sec. 10, T. 23 N., 

R. 1 W., Choctaw meridian, at county highway bridge half a mile northeast of Swan 

Lake, 2 miles downstream from Cassldy Bayou, and 17 miles downstream from point where 

Panola-Quitman floodway empties into Tallahatchie River. Datum of gage is 113.45 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Auxiliary staff gage at highway bridge In 

Glendora, 3.8 miles downstream. Datum of auxiliary gage is 112.34 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army)-

Drainage area.- 5,130 square miles (authority, Corps of Kngineers, U. S. Army).

Records available.- November 1938 to September 1942 in reports of Geological Survey. 

November 1929 to September 1938 (except low-water periods) in reports of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army. Gage-height records collected at same site since November 1904 

are contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 24,000 second-feet (regulated) Apr. 14; 

maximum gage height observed, 29.34 feet Apr. 15; minimum dally discharge, 375 secondfeet (regulated) Sept. 15; minimum gage height observed, 2.12 feet Sept. 30.

1938-42: Maximum discharge observed, 43,200 second-feet Feb. 22, 1939 (gage height, 

32.97 feet); minimum daily discharge, that of Sepf. 15, 1942; minimum gage height observed, that of Sept. 30, 1942.

A stage of 37.0 feet occurred Jan. 15, 1932 (affected by break in levee).

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

Wire-weight gage read twice dally but only 8 a.m. gage readings were used In computing 

dally discharge. Auxiliary gage read twice dally. Discharge computed by using fall 

between gages as a factor. Flow partly regulated by Sardis Reservoir on Tallahatchie 

River (see p. 277), and Arkabutla Reservoir on Coldwater River (see p. 292).

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 52 discharge measurements, and computation of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 2 discharge measurements made 

and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in seccnd-feet, water year October 1941 tc September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

746

759

364

931 

1,040

1,360 

1,390

1,300 

1,500 

1,520

1,690

1,750

1,470

1,300

1,130

1,040

906

91 S 

1,160

1,510

2,040

1,920

1,800

1,720

1,590

1,530

1,440

1,540

1,700

1,610

1,700

Nov.

3,470

5,800

6,580

6,140 

5,980

5,780 

5,740

5,180 

5,330 

4,390

4,770

4,420

4,300

4,160

3,680

3,240

2,890

2,720 

2,530

2,740

3,920

4,460

5,570

6,660

7,240

7,820

7,560

5,880

5,290

5,160

Dec.

5,110

4,740

5,000

4,750 

4,600

4,380 

3,920

3,420 

3,130 

2,990

3,050

3,130

3,020

2,910

2,990

3,050

2,990

2,930 

2,830

2,850

0,660

2,550

3,020

3,830

3,770

3,270

3,360

a3,170

a3,170

a3,170

a3,120

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1941 . .

January. ...............

February ...............

March............... ...

April ..................

May....:...............

June ...................

July. ..................

August. ................

September. .............

Water year 1941-42 . .

Jan.

3,

5,

6,

6,

66,

6, 

5,

5, 

5, 

4,

4,

3,

3,

3,

2,

2,

1,

1, 

1,

1,

1,

3,'

3,

3,

3,

2,

2,

3,

3,

4,

Secondfcot-days

42,874

149,900

106, 880

1,333,369

117,190

212,570

395,400

466,950

220,370

146,390

95,911

26,550

14,211

1,995,196

960

280

210

620 

640

230 

940

560 

030 

730

290

820

540

160

650

050

840

690 

480

420

470

360

570

7 SO

850

740

960

700

230

340

000

Feb.

4,070

4,5

,5

70

70

,360 

,530

,500 

,860

5,310 

6,440 

6,560

6,800

7.E

7,2

7,4

00

50

00

7,520

7,000

7,9 00

6,980 

8,730

9,510

9,280

9,2

3,7

10, C

SO

50

00

10,800

11,500

12,0

12,4

-

-

00

00

Mar.

12,600

12,200

12,200

12,200 

12,400

12,300 

11,400

12,300 

12,500 

12,800

14,600

13, 300

15,200

' 14,300

14,700

14,100

13,700

14,300 

14,200

14,300

14,100

13,900

13,000

12,700

11,800

11,000

10,700

10,400

10,400

10,500

10,300

Apr.

9,880

9,420

3,630

7,030 

5,970

6,070 

5,720

6,030 

9,250 

13,100

16,100

20,400

23, BOO

23,700

C3, 100

22,300

21,900

21,400 

21,300

19,900

19,600

18,700

18,400

17,400

16,900

16,500

16,200

16,500

16,200

15,800

-

Observed

Maximum

2,040

7,820

5,110

9,780

6,640

12,400

15,200

23,700

15,300

5,530

4,880

1,300

692

23,700

Minimum Mean

746 1,383

2,530 4,997

2,550 3,446

527 3,654

1,420 3,7SO

4,070 7,592

10,300 12,750

5,720 15,560

3,630 7,109

3,220 4,SSO

951 3,094

485 356

375 474

375 5,466

May

15,300

14,500

13,800

13,000 

11,500

10,100 

S,670

7,450 

6,660 

6,220

5,580

5,310

5,800

5,500

6,080

6,890

6,230

5,920 

6,350

6,350

6,270

5,570

5,360

5,210

4,940

4,560

4,470

4,150

4,120

3,630

4,380

June

e4,580

4,660

4,910

5,000 

4,990

4,S70 

4,930*

4,930 

5,020 

5,020

4,990

4,440

3,420

3,220

4,070

4,750

4,960

5,070 

5,340

5,240

5,270

5,270

5,290

5,440

5,530

5,330

5,160

4,930

4,910

4,800

""

Change in 

contents

(mean secondfeet) t

_

-

-

-249

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

+71. t

July

4

4

4

4 

4

4 

4

4

3 

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

E

1

2

1

1

1

,850

,880

,380

,740 

,670

,530 

,390

,250 

,920 

,640

,660

,580

,370

,210

,120

,020

,310

,830 

,690

,550

,410

,320

,180

,090

,040

,990

,020

,690

,450

,180

951

Aug.

761

721

655

609 

630

655 

1,050

1,300 

1,130 

1,160

1,230

1,250

1,150

1,100

948

794

759

650 

839

833

903

1,000

1,060

940

846

752

671

601

534

514

4S5

Sept.

443

449

430

430 

412

407 

435

583 

479 

446

449

433

402

410

375

383

,,r3R9

'*¥ 579V;

538"

548

653

692

622

538

464

424

404

403

381

"

Adjusted for net change 

in contents

Mean

.

-

-

3,405

_

_.

^

_

_

_

_

_

-

5,6S7

Per square 

mile

_

-

-

0.664

_

_

_

_

_

_,

_

_

, -

 1.08

Runoff in 

inches

!i»

" *- * 'j:f.

J9.01

.-_

_

_

__'_

_

_

»

-

14.66

t Hot change In contents of Arkabutla Reservoir and Sardld- Reservoir* 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed from graph ba*sed en auxllia^yptaff-gag* reading*,,, . 

e He auxiliary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of interpolated falls. 

Time basisi Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central »«r .time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour. '
284 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Yazoo River at Greenwood, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°31'17", long. 90°11'03", In SWi sec. 10, T. 19 

N., R. IE., Choctaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highways 49E and 82, in Greenwood, 

0.4 mile downstream from Palousha Bayou and 3 miles downstream from confluence of 

Tallahatchie and Yalobusha Rivers. Datum of gage is 92.19 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 7,450 square miles (from reports of Mississippi River Commission).

Records available.- January 1908 to June 1913 and October 1938 to September 1942 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1909 to December 1927 (discharge measurements 

only), and since January 1928 in reports of Mississippi River Commission. Gageheight records collected at same site since 1904 are contained In reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 24,800 second-feej (regulated) Apr. 18-21;

maximum gage height, 29.72 feet Apr. 20; minimum discharge, 755 second-feet (regulated) 

Sept. 30 (gage height, 4.85 feet).

1908-13, 1938-42: Maximum discharge observed, 39,100 second-feet Apr. 5, 1912 

(discharge measurement); maximum gage height observed, 38.7 feet Apr. 6, 7, 1912 

(present datum); minimum discharge, 730 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 28, 1940; minimum gage height observed, 1.0 foot, present datum, Oct. 17, 1908.

Maximum discharge determined, 72,900 second-feet Jan. 19, 1932 (gage height, 40.1 

feet), from reports of Mississippi River Commission: maximum stage known, 41.2 feet 

in 1882, caused by overflow from Mississippi River (discharge not determined), from 

reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge determined from "loop" curves defined by frequent dlscharge measurements.. Flow partly regulated by Sardis Reservoir on Tallahatchle River 

(see p. 277) and Arkabutla Reservoir on Coldwater River (see p. 292).

Cooperation.- Fifty-seven discharge measurements and computations of daily discharge 

made by corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; gage-height record furnished, 9 discharge 

measurements made, and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942 

~ I ~I ~i ~I ~I ~I IT~ I ...__ ! ...... 1 Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

o« fcO

24

25

26

27

9R £O

29

30

31

Oct.

1,140

1,120

1,130

1,140

1,180

1,350

1,550

1,610

1,650

1,730

1,760

1,830

1,830

1,760

1,600

1,470

1,360

3,180

2,930.

3,210

3,460

3,570

3,310

2,910

2,620

2.3SO

4,530

4,180

4,090

4,020

6,420

Nov.

7,050

7,800

8,870

9,570

9,980

9,950

9,720

9,460

9,060

8,520

7,900

7,220

6,540

5,930

5,400

4,900

4,420

4,030

3,700

7,140

7,320

9,260

12,400

12,500

12,700

12,800

13,000

13,100

13,200

13,200

Dec.

13,20O

13,200

13,200

12,700

11,900

11,300

10,500

9,960

9,230

S.690

S.100

7,670

7,630

6,990

6,780

6,640

ff,440

6,180

55910

5,520

5,130

4,940

6,120

6,210

7,070

,350

,360

,240

,200

,200

,230

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1941

January. ...............

February ...............

March ..................

April ..................

May. ...................

June ...................

July. ..................

August ..................

September. .............

Water year 1941-42

Jan.

7,530

s,:

9,'

10, C

200

320

)OO

19,500

10,800

10, 1

10, t

10,4

)OO

300

00

9,360

9,000

S,C

7,3

6,3

ISO

L70

>20

5,450

4,560

S,t

3,2

3,1

300

10

1O

3,010

3,020

3,1

3,4

4,3

.20

80

10

4,820

5,070

4,8

4,3

4,C

4,C

40

70

20

70

4,560

Secondfoot-days

76,020

266,640

254,690

2,174,070

197,800

264,150

633,100

606,300

338,000

165,130

116,430

43,950

27,475

8,939,685

Feb.

4,810

5,2]

5,4]

5,45

LO

LO

SO

5,420

5,430

5,42

s.ee

6,4(

50

>0

>0

7,310

7,780 7,9'

8,0£

8,11

ro

0

LO

S.200

9,200

10, 9C

11, OC

11, 4C_

)0

0

>0

11,900

12,200

12, 5C

13, 5C

14, 6C

)0

)0

>0

14,500

14,800

15, 3C

15, 7C

_

-

)0

)0

Mar.

16,100

17,400

17,900

18,100

IS, 600

19,100

19,200

20,200

20,000

£0,000

20,000

20,000

20,400

21,600

21,800

22,100

23,000

22,400

22,100

21,700

21, 600

21,200

20,900

20,700

20,600

20,800

21,700

21,600

21,200

20,800

20.3OO

Apr.

19,700

19,000

18,200

17,200

15,900

14, 600

13,300

13,200

17,400

17,800

13,500

19,200

20,300

21,300

22,300

23,300

24,000

24,600

24,800

24, BOO

24,300

23,900

23,200

22,600

21,900

21,200

20,700

20,100

19,700

19,300

-

Observed

Maximum

6,420

13, 200

13,200

15,900

10,900

15,700

23,000

24,800

18,900

6,070

5,980

1,840

1,090

24,800

Minimum

1,120

3,700

4,940

1,030

3,010

4,810

16,100

13,200

5,220

4,580

1,760

970

775

775

Mean

2,452

8,838

8,216

5,956

6,331

9,434

20,420

20,210

10,900

5,504

3,756

1 '916 418

8,191

May

18,900

18,500

1S.OOO

17,600

17,100

16,400

15,600

14,400

12,900

11,400

9,900

8,750

S.280

9,700

10,700

10,400

10,300

10,400

10,200

9,940

9,620

9,240

8,790

8,100

7,480

6,850

6,310

5,940

5,660

5,420

5,220

June

5,160

5,270

5,420

5,510

5,550

5,560

5,560

5,580

5,630

5,610

5,560

5,470

5,050

4,590

4,580

4,820

5,090

5,350

5,480

5,530

5,600

5,700

6,OOO

6,010

6,070

6,030

5,890

5,720

5,810

5,930

-

Change In 

contents

(mean secondfeet)*

_

-

_

-249

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

4-71.4

July

5,

5,

5,

5,

5,

5,

4,

4,

4,

4,

4,

4,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

£,

2,

2,

2,

2,

1,

980

840

960

700

420

ISO

930

780

600

400

200

030

9OO

790

650

510

400

290

170

060

940

850

740

630

540

510

520

640

410

060

760

Aug.

1,540

1,400

1,320

1,280

1,190

1,210

1,190

1,390

1,760

1,840

1,310

1,780

1,700

1,640

1,670

1,590

1,490

1,370

1,300

1,250

1,280

1,380

1,610

1,560

1,500

1,380

1,290

1,170

1,080

1,010

970

Sept.

914

870

846

622

810

828

828

1,090

1,090

1,090

962

907

864

846

816

775

1,090

1,020

976

963

914

894

900

963

970

935

994

858

840

780

-

Adjusted for change 

In contents

Mean

_

-

_

5,707

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

8,262

Per square 

mile

_

-

_

0.766

_

_

_

_

_

_

^

_

-

1.11

Runoff *> 

inches

_

-

_

10.40

_

_

_

_

_

-

15.07

e Bet change in contents in Arkabutla and Sardis Reservoir 

Hote.- Doubtful gage-height record Oct. 18, 19, 27-31, Nov. 2-4, 23-30, Dec. 1-26, Jan. 1, 13*30; 

discharge computed from graph baaed on once-daily readings of Weather Bureau wire-weight gage. 

slst Central standard time prior to £ a.m., Feb. 9, 194E; central war tine thereafter, 

war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
YAZOO KEVER BASIN 

Hell Creek near New Albany, Miss.

285

Location (revised).- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°30'55", long. 89°03'10", in SWi sec.

36, T. 6 s., R. 2 E., Chickasaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 78, 3 miles

northwest of New Albany and 4j miles upstream from mouth. Prior to Aug. 21, 1941,

wire-weight gage at same site and datum. 

Drainage area.- 27.3 square miles.

Records available.- January to September 1939, and July 1941 to September 1942. 

Extremes.- 19411Maximum discharge during period July to September, 352 second-feet

Aug. 14 (gage height, 7.6 feet, from graph based on gage readings): no flow at times

during August and September.

1941-42: Maximum discharge during year, 2,240 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage height,

15.80 feet); no flow at times.

1939, 1941-42: Maximum discharge, 3,600 second-feet June 17, 1939 (gage height,

16.73 feet), from rating curve extended above 2,320 second-feet; no flow at times

during each year. 

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height

record, which are poor.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1941-42

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

S

July

:

Aug.

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

Sept.

0.1 

.S 

l.S 

1.4 

.2 

.2 

.1 

 1

Day

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16

July

:

Aug.

0.2 

.1 

.1 

.1 

0 

90 

110 

6.S

Sept.

0.1 

.5 

.3 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Day

17 

IS 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24

July

4.4

3.8 

3.3

Aug.

3.0 

1.6 

55 

7.2 

.9 

.3 

.Z 

6.7

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Day

25 

26 

27 

28

29 

30 

31

July

2.6 

2.2 

2.0 

1.4 

.7 

.4 

.3

Aug.

1.6 

.1 

61 

43 

3.3 

1.4 

.5

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Note.- Faulty intake action Aug. 29 to Sept. 30; discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight 

gage readings or from graph based on gage readings.

1941-42

Day

1

2

3.

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

11

l.S

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

114

7.0

1.4

.8

.6

.4

.3

.3

.2

9.0

3.4

1.3

1.2

268

Nov.

103

15

9.7

S.S

S.4

16

10

6.4

4.9

4.6

3.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.7

2.7

2.0

1.4

399

70

310

396

53

27

17

11

9.0

6.6

6.4

-

Dec.

5.7

5.9

5.9

5.7

5.1

4.4

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.6

S.4

92

25

12

10

8.0

7.0

6.8

6.2

5.3

39

223

50

34

54

24

16

13

12

32

Jan.

437

36

58

23

IS

b!4

blO

bS

b7

b6

b6

d7

dS

d8

d7

d6

d6

,- 9.9

SS

19

15

12

9.2

8.2

7.5

6.8

6.6

6.6

5.7

11

32

Feb.

16

12

10

9.2

10

733

117

43

2S

27

25

IS

14

11

10

177

203

45

23

16

12

9.7

51S

742

81

48

34

24

-

-

~

Mar.

20

49

41

23

28

23

IS

291

170

47

28

20

16

16

ISO

172

225

45

27

24

71

26

17

14

12

120

472

S4

39

28

20

Apr.

16

14

12

10

9.0

S.4

9.0

89

1,410

116

44

29

22

17

14

12

10

9.4

S.O

7.0

6.2

5.1

4.2

3.6

3.4

5.7

6.8

5.3

5.3

4.9

~

May

3.4

2.S

3.0

2.S

2.S

3.4

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.2

2.1

1.7

1.1

23

4.9

.9

.7

.7

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.7

.5

June

0.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.5

.3

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

5.5

.6

.1

10

1.2

~

July

0.6

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

.1

.3

1.7

,4

.7

.5

.6

4.4

.4

.2

.1

0

.2

176

93

3.3

15

1.9

1.1

.8

.5

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

6.9

l.S

1.0

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

~

b Stage-discharge rela'tion affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby streams.

Note.- Faulty Intake action Oct. 1, 2, Nov. 27-30, Dec. 1-10, 15-19, 28-30, Jan. 4, 5, Apr. 2-7, 

22-26, May 1-4, 15-17, 20-25, Aug. 19, 21, 22; discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight gage 

readings or from graph based on gage readings.

Monthly dlschart e, in second-feet, 1941-42

Month

September ........................

March ............................

May ..............................

September ...............'.........

Water year 1941-42 ............

Secondfoot-days

5.6

421.1

1,512.6

727.7

S87.5

3,015.9

2,371

1,916.3

73.1

23.1

1.7

10.6

11,262.4

Maximum

l.S

268

399

223

437

742

472

1,410

23

10

.6

176

6.9

1,410

Minimum

0

0

1.4

3.3

5.7

9.2

12

3.4

.5

0

0

0

0

0

Mean

.19

13.6

50.4

23.5

28.6

108

76.5

63.9

2.36

.77

.05

9.74

.35

30.9

Per square 

mile

0.077

.0070

.498

1.S5

.861

1.05

3.96

2.80

2.34

.086

.028

.0016

.357

.013

1.13

Runoff in 

inches

0.03

.008

.57

2.06

.99

1.21

4.11

3.23

2.61

.10

.03

.002

.41

.01

15.33

Time basis: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
286 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Cypress Creek near Etta, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°26', long. 89°17', in SEi sec. 27, T. VS., R. 

1 W., Chickasaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 30, 44 miles southwest of 

Etta, about 5 miles upstream from mouth, and 16 miles east of Oxford.

Drainage area.- 28.5 square miles.

Records available.- January 1939 to September 1942,

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,380 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage height, 9.54 

feet); minimum, 2.2 second-feet Sept. 20-26.

1939-42: Maximum discharge, 3,920 second-feet June 17, 1939 (gage height, 10.12 

feet), from rating curve extended above 2,100 second-feet; minimum, 1.5 second-feet 

Oct. 24, 1939.

Remarks.- Records good above and fair below 10 second-feet, except those for periods of 

doubtful gage-height record, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1948

Day^

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

g2.6

g2.4

g3.1

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.6

4.9

3.4

2.9

2.9

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.S

36

24

5.6

4.0

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.6

28

12

4.7

4.2

102

Nov.

97

11

6.1

' 109.0

15

8.9

5.9

4.9

4.9

4.4

4.7

4.9

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.5

4.0

3.8

147

49

90

390

42

20

15

13

11

9.S

8.5

-

Dec.

S.I

8.1

16

9.4

S.I

7.0

6.4

6.1

5.9

5.9

5.9

8.2

33

16

11

9.4

8.7

8.5

8.1

7.6

7.0

17

90

28

21

34

19

14

12

11

15

Jan.

174

64

29

23

16

12

12

8

S

6

6

S

10

11

11

9

9

11

23

16

12

11

10

9

9

8

8

9

8

11

, 29

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1941 ............

January ..........................

February ........................

March ............................

April ............................

May

June ...................... ...

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1941-42 .........

7

1

8

4

3

S

6

6

2

5

9

4

7

Feb.

15

11

9.S

9.6

11

53

33

17

14

15

16

13

11

10

10

69

229

47

26

21

18

16

205

612

94

40

30

23

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

338.7

1.007.S

465.4

6,850.7

617.0

I

t* no A

9 Of O«*

2,738

2,335.5

1,039.9

m Q V

106.9

96*0

81.4

10,623.9

Mar.

20

45

51

30

43

43

29

272

395

67

41

33

28

26

30

77

290

58

34

23

105

40

29

24

20

106

501

169

43

33

23

Apr.

21

20

IS

17

16

15

16

47

1,290

200

d60

d40

d30

d25

d20

d!8

d!6

d!6

d!4

13

12

12

11

9.6

8.9

108

174

40

27

21

-

Maximum

102

390

90

390

174

612

501

1,290

513

4.9

9.2

5.3

3.4

1,290

May

17

13

12

11

9.

9.

8.

7.

7.

6.

6.

5.

5.

153

613

69

23

30

26

15

14

11

21

10

9

4

9

8

4

8

1

3

1

8.4

6.9

6.

6.

6.

5.

B

6

1

4

5.0

Minimum

2.4

3.8

5.9

1.8

6.4

9*6

20

8*9

5.0

3.1

2* 6

n c

2)2

2.2

June

4.9

4.9

4.6

4.6

d4.5

d4.5

d4.4

d4.4

34.2

34.0

3.8

4.1

4.0

3.7

3.S

4.1

4.2

4.8

4.0

3.3

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.1

3.2

3.1

3.2

-

Mean

10.9

33.6

15.0

18.8

19.9

59 9

88*3

77. 8

33.5

3.9(

3.4!

3. 1C

2.7]

29.1

July

9.2

7.2

4.3

3.9

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.1

2.9

2.8

2.S

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.6

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

Aug.

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

5.3

3.5

3.0

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.4

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.1

1.1

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

5.2

3.0

5.1

3.0

3.0

5.0

3.8

3.3

B. 7

2.5

Per square 

mile

0.382

1.18

.526

.660

.693

2.10

3.10

2*73

1

1 Q J.SS

5 .139

' 109

.095

i 1.02

Sept.

2.5

2.6

3.0

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.2

2.9

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.44

1.32

.61

8.94

.SI

2.19

3.57

3.05

1.36

.16

.14

.13

.11

13.89

d^D??bSful, e«6S-height record; discharge interpolated or computed on baeis of records for station 

on Hell Creek near Hew Albany.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings. 

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. TSo 

convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 287

North Tippah Creek near Rlpley, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°44', long. 89°02', In SWi sec. 18, T. 4 S., R. 

 3 E., Chlckaaaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 4, 2 miles upstream from Tippah 

drainage canal and 5$ miles west of Ripley.

Drainage area.- 20.0 square miles.

Records available.- February 1939 to September 1942 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,980 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage height, 11.53 

feet); no flow at times during July, August, and September.

1939-42: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 9, 1942; no flow at times during 

September and October 1940, July, August, and Septeraber 1942.

Remarks.- Records good above and fair below 5 second-feet except those for periods of 

Ice effect or partly estimated gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1941-42, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

0.2 

.5 

1.0 

1.6 

2.3

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2

3.1

4.1

5.4

7.0

11

2.6 

3.2 

3.8 

4.4 

5.0

21 

40 

62 

S7 

120

6.0 

S.O 

9.0 

9.4 

9.8

180

320

407

467

580

10.3

10.6

7SO 

960

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

 30

31

Oct.

0.2

.2

13

2.S

.9

.6

.6

.5

1.0

27

1.6

1.0

.8

.7

.8

.7

.S

72

5.3

2.6

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.0

21

3.6

2.4

2.5

169

Nov.

36

12

8.0

8.3

8.7

is

8.1

6.4

5.6

5.0

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.5

4.3

194

29

142

151

30

22

17

14

12

11

9.8

-

Deo.

S.9

47

21

14

12

9.3

8.5

8.1

7.2

6.8

6.4

12

52

18

13

12

10

9.6

8.7

7.6

7.6

48

122

32

28

30

19

16

13

12

27

Jan.

290

52

31

24

17

b!2

b9

b8

b7

b7

b7

b8

08

8.7

8.1

7.9

7.8

17

38

16

13

11

9.3

8.9

8.3

8.0

9.8

8.3

7.4

14

29

Feb.

15

12

11

11

12

722

72

37

29

32

26

20

18

16

16

145

109

39

27

23

20

18

417

592

62

41

32

26

-

_

-

liar.

24

44

35

26

28

24

21

193

92

42

32

27

25

24

21

24

34

20

17

16

22

16

14

13

12

34

310

56

33

25

20

Apr.

IS

16

14

14

12

12

14

66

958

96

46

35

28

24

20

18

17

19

15

13

12

11

10

9.3

8.5

13

11

13

10

S.I

-

May

7.0

5.9

5.3

5.1

5.0

4.6

4.2

3.8

3.5

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.8

2.8

3.4

2.9

2.5

8.7

4.6

2.9

2.8-

2.5

3.4

2.5

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

June

1.1

1.1

1.1

.9

1.0

.9

.8

.9

1.2

1.7

1.4

1.2

5.2

2.0

2.4

7.1

1.6

1.5

1.1

.9

.8

f.7

f.6

f.5

f.4

8.3

11

1.2

1.0

6.7

-

July

9.4

2.4

1.4

1.1

1.1

.9

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.9

.5

.4

.2

.1

.2

0

0

0

1.2

2.0

.5

.3

.2

.1

.2

.1

.1

0

0

Aug.

0

0

.2

2.5

1.5

4.6

1.7 a

1.9

3.7

.8

.5

.4

.3

.2

2.2

1.4

.6

5.2

2.5

.9

.8

.7

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

0

0

Sept.

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

2.5

.3

.2

.2

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

13

2.2

.7

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

-

Month

October ..........................

December .........................

April ............................

May ..............................

July .............................

September ........................

Water year 1941-42 ............

Seoondfoot-days

339. S

779.1

646.7

6,082.9

710.4

2,600

1,670.9

107.8

66.3

26.0

22.2

8,228.3

Maximum

169

122

413

290

722

958

8". 7

11

9.4

5.2

13

968

Minimum

0.2

3.5

6.4

.1

7

11

12

8.1

1.4

.4

0

0

0

0

Mean

11.0

26.0

20.9

16.7

22.9

92.9

42.7

52. 4

3.48

2.21

.84

1.13

.74

22.5

Per square 

mile

0.550

1.30

1.04

.835

1.14

4.64

2.14

2.62

.174

.110

.042

.056

.037

1.12

Runoff in 

inches

0.63

1.45

1.20

11.32

1.38

4.83

2.46

2.92

.20

.12

.05

.07

.04

15.29

Peak discharge.- Feb. 6 (11*30 a.m.) 1,670 sec.-ft.; Feb. 24 (12i30 a.m.) 1.550 sec.-ft.: Apr. 9 

Bsau a.m.j ±,aau sec.-ft.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

Note..- Owing to faulty Intake action, discharge below about 2 second-feet computed from twlcedally staff-gage readings or from graph based on gage readings and partial recorder graph.

Time basis s Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
288 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Yocona River near Enid, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°09', long. 89°55', in T. 11 S., R. 7 W.,

Chickasaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 51, 200 feet downstream from Tolliver 

Creek, 1 mile downstream from Bear Creek, 2 miles northeast of Enid, 2j miles upstream 

from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 6 miles upstream from drainage-canal diversion, 

and 24i miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 189.82 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 560 square miles.

Records available.- July 1928 to September 1931 and October 1938 to September 1942 in 

reports of Geological Survey. December 1931 to September 1938 in reports of Corps 

of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 15,200 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage height, 18.53 

feet); minimum, 45 second-feet Sept. 15; minimum gage height, 2.43 feet Oct. 1.

1928-31, 1938-42: Maximum discharge, 16,800 second-feet Mar. 30, 1939; minimum, 

34 second-feet Sept. 28, 1931; minimum gage height, 0.78 foot Oct. 3, 1929.

A stage of 21.0 feet occurred on Jan. 14 1932 (discharge, 27,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good,

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 22 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 2 discharge measurements made 

and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

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

Oct.

52

52

55

60

57

59

57

55

57

71

66

60

57

55

54

54

55

725

1,030

490

254

118

85

75

70

68

458

303

194

129

2,290

Nov.

2,530

 1,410

1,090

660

480

448

346

268

212

178

158

138

136

130

125

123

121

117

2,430

2,270

2,380

3,230

6,320

3,500

1,920

1,210

660

430

349

310

"

Dec.

2SO

256

250

430

316

245

210

200

180

170

160

188

675

560

465

310

850

282

202

193

175

395

2,060

1,060

773

810

643

513

367

295

340

Jan.

2,830

1,900

1,230

1,080

674

459

352

317

314

314

308

894

234

331

228

219

811

214

34S

410

349

285

245

222

206

190

195

185

170

208

475

Month

October .............

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1941 ............

January .............

February ........................

March .......................... .

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ............... .... .

September .......................:

Water year 1941-42 ............

Feb.

352

276

822

198

195

467

740

575

542

391

320

273

234

211

195

770

3,010

1,580

1,230

876

509

417

2,730

6,150

3,390

2,050

1,270

774

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

7,315

33,673

13,193

174,254

14,897

29 f 8B7

62,964

52,220

9,569

4,145

2,393

2,468

1,682

234,406

Mar.

575

967

1,310

978

1,380

1,230

S76

7,440

7,290

2,900

1,750

1,150

876

808

657

2,150

9,100

3,650

2,200

1,310

1,900

1,310

978

791

608

1,570

3,130

1,500

1,080

876

624

Apr.

476

417

37S

356

330

301

336

1,370

14.3OO

12,200

4,620

1,350

1,190

558

740

997

1,100

707

575

476

426

404

368

340

320

1,850

1,750

1,310

1.350

825

~

Maximum

2,290

6,320

2,060

6,320

2,830

6,150

9,100

14,300

1,080

430

192

249

170

14,300

May

542

417

340

407

308

285

251

219

198

185

170

163

152

360

1,080

608

340

619

591

410

288

22S

234

211

170

150

144

132

128

124

115

Minimum

52

117

160

52

170

195

575

301

115

80

57

50

45

45

June

10S

102

128

104

96

94

99

105

100

112

99

100

107

115

100

175

115

349

185

119

102

178

430

144

102

87

80

129

136

245

"

Mean

236

1,122

426

477

481

1,067

2,031

1,741

309

138

77.2

79.6

56.1

642

July

163

121

100

87

79

7S

72

69

68

64

64

70

63

60

59

66

62

59

59

58

58

58

57

57

57

192

94

83

84

70

62

Aug.

63

64

65

61

68

SO

65

60

66

62

72

SO

56

56

54

52

151

249

150

178

87

S8

86

74

64

60

56

54

52

51

50

Per square 

mile

0.421

2.00

.761

.852

.859

1.91

3.63

3.11

.552

.846

.138

.142

.100

1.15

Sept.

52

48

4S

48

4S

50

54

54

51

55

51

48

46

46

45

49

170

115

60

52

50

49

50

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

~

Runoff in 

inches

0.49

2.24

.88

11.58

.99

1.98

4.18

3.47

.64

.28

.16

.16

.11

15.58

Time basis ! Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central mar time thereafter.

To convert mar time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 289

Long Creek at Courtland, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage, lat. 34°13'40", long. 89°56'25", 

in sec. 9, T. 10 3., R. 7 W., Chickasaw meridian, at bridge on U. 3. Highway 51, 1 mile 

 south of Courtland, 5$ miles upstream from mouth, and 6 miles south of Batesville.

Drainage area.- 63.3 square miles.

Records available.- March 1940 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,500 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage height, 22.21 

feet), from rating curve extended above 6,500 second-feet by velocity-area studies; 

minimum observed, 1.3 second-feet Sept.'2, 3; minimum gage height observed, 3.46 feet 

Aug. 7.

1940-42: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 9, 1942; minimum, that of Sept. 2, 3, 

1942; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 7, 1942.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 10 second-feet and above 6,500 second-feet, 

which are fair, and those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Wire-weight gage 

read twice dally.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

Z

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.0

2.2

88

5.S

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

ZZ

25

4.6

4.2

3.5

2.8

2.3

2.1

2.1

59

3.9

2.8

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.9

217

6.2

3.5

SO

551

Nov.

44

7.4

4.6

123

13

32

7.4

5.4

4.6

4.2

3.9

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.3

4.7

499

11

572

159

23

13

10

S.6

7.4

7.0

6.2

-

Dec.

5.4

5.4

7.1

75

18

7.4

6.2

5.8

5.4

5.0

5.0

27

72

14

9.2

8.2

7.4

7.0

6.6

6.2

5.8

235

286

29

17

18

11

9.2

7.8

7.0

55

Jan.

»422

43

28

b20

b!5

blO

»b8

b8

b8

bS

bS

b8

8.2

7.4

«7.0

6.6

6.6

11

25

10

8.6

7.8

7.4

7.0

7.0

6.6

7.0

6.6

5.8

73

48

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .....................

Calendar year 1941 ............

January ..........................

February ....................

March ............................

April .......................

May ...............................

June .............................

July ........................ ...

August ...........................

September ...............

Water year 1941-42 ........ ...

Peak discharge.- Feb. 23 (11:30

Feb.

16

11

9.2 a'.e

8.6

9.7

8.2

7.4

7.0

8.2

8.6

7.8

7.4

6.6

7.0

672

254

71

52

46

37

34

1,140

367

57

36

23

16

-

-

~

Seccndfoct-days

1,053.5

l,599. r

934.]

13,648. C

852. e

2,936.:

4,953.5

8,078.£

844.5

263.'

119. J

117.5

116. S

21,920.!

Mar.

14

115

61

26

18S

60

35

2,320

202

59

35

22

13

8.2

34

265

242

47

31

26

60

17

14

13

12

470

421

56

32

23

16

Apr.

14

12

10

9.7

9.2

9.2

46

1,290

5,820

139

50

33

27

20

16

23

19

10

9.2

7.8

7.4

6.6

6.6

6.2

6.6

364

27

43

24

13

-

Maximum

551

572

286

1,030

422

1,140

2,320

5,320

) 302

I 56

56

> 41

5 23

3 5,820

May

9.7

7.8

6.2

7.0

5.8

5.8

5.4

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.6

4.4

9.2

197

132

16

10

302

25

14

11

8.2

7.3

6.6

5.4

5.4

6.2

5.0

5.0

4.4

4.4

Minimum

1.9

3.3

5.0

1.8

5.8

6.6

8.2

6.2

4.4

2.4

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

June

4.4

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.2

3.9

6.4

3.4

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.6

4.4

3.7

7.4

3.5

3.1

2.8

44

56

4.4

3.5

3.3

2.6

2.4

2.4

52

-

Mean

34.0

53.3

31.7

37.4

27.5

105

160

269

27.3

8.78

3.8£

3.78

3.9C

60.1

July

56

3.1

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.1

1.8

2.2

1.9

2.0

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.3

1.7

1.7

1.8

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.1

1.9

1.8

Aug.

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.8

2.1

2.0

3.3

2.1

2.2

41

4.4

2.1

2.0

l.S

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.9

5.4

7.2

7.8

3.3

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

Per square 

mile

0.537

.842

.501

.591

.434

1.66

2.53

4.25

.431

.139

.061

.060

.062

.949

Sept.

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

12

23

6.8

6.1

4.2

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.4

17

5.3

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.8

~

Runoff in 

inches

0.62

.94

.58

8.02

.50

1.73

2.91

4.75

.50

.15

.07

.07

.07

12.89

a.m.) 1,890 sec. -ft. ; Mar. 8 (7:30 a.m.) 4,010 sec. -ft.; Apr. 9

(5:3O a.m.) 147000 sec.-ft.

9 Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.- Intake action faulty Oct. 1, 2, 4-8, 10-16, Nov. 25-28, Apr. 20-25, 29, 30, May 1-12, 16, 

17, 2O-24, July 12-31, Aug. 1-7, 9, 10, 13-31, Sept. 1-5, 10-16, 19-30; discharge computed from 

wire-weight gage readings or graph based on these readings.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard ti-ne, subtract 1 hour.
290 YAZOO RIVER BASIN 

Coldwater River near Lewisburg, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°50'27", long. 89°49'32", in center of sec. 10,

 T. 3 S., R. 6 W., Chickasaw meridian, at county highway bridge, 1.6 miles south of 

Lewisburg and 4.0 miles upstream from Pigeonroost Creek. Datum of gage is 251.03 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army). 

Prior to Sept. 3, 1942, staff gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area*- 136 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army).

Records available.- October 1941 to September 1942 in reports of Geological Survey.

 December 1539 to September 1941 (unpublished) in files of War Department, Corps of

Extremes?-rMaximuin discharge observed during year, 17,200 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage height,

 14.55 feet), from rating curve extended above 2,100 second-feet by velocity-area

studies; minimum observed, 23 second-feet Aug. 2; minimum gage height, 2.08 feet Dot. 

1 2

Remarks.- Records fair except those above 2,500 second-feet, which are poor. Staff gage

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 18 discharge measurements, and computations of daily'

 discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army; records reviewed by Geological 

Survey.

Rating table, water year 1941-42 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used 

Oct. 1, 2, Feb. 19-23, Apr. 15-27, June 27 to Aug. 3, Aug. 29 to Sept. 30)

2.4 

2.6 

3.0 

3.8 

4.6 

5.4

21

32

56

111

177

253

6.4

7.6

S.8

9.6

10.0

10.4

366

524

723

918

1,090

1,440

10.S 

11.4 

12.0 

12.6 

13.4

2,020 

3,100 

4,420 

6,140 

9,5SO

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

30

31

90

80

69

127

111

66

3S

41

44

53

44

31

29

50

3S

119

177

16S

111

53

35

31

27

44

296

263

813

159

403

Nov.

5S3

510

442

330

111

86

SO

76

62

44

38

37

37

36

34

33

31

30

31

69

80

159

53S

53S

482

403

274

111

76

62

Dec.

56

59

69

62

62

59

56

53

50

50

50

53

72

104

104

76

66

59

56

56

53

69

233

285

274

263

127

83

69

56

90

Jan.

743

S33

809

91S

723

307

119

90

62

72

53

50

50

50

53

59

56

69

151

16S

143

104

83

66

59

69

£63

307

195

143

285

Month

October .......................

November .........................

December ................ ....

Calendar year 194^ ............

January .............. .

February .........................

March ...............

April ....................... .

May...............................

June .............................

July .............................

Auguat ...........................

September ............... ........

Water year 1941-42 ............

Feb.

233

159

104

76

111

704

918

330

204

177

159

' 151

143

127

119

296

583

403

253

195

177

168

342

S59

1,570

1,160

91S

667

_

-

Second^ 

foot-days

3,071

5,423 

2.S74

_

7,152

11,306

14,264

23,315

1,831

2,196

1,215

2,176

1,291

76,114

Mar.

233

195

16S

159

127

104

127

S33

1,240

1,240

1,330

867

568

53S

429

354

633

952

1,090

833

366

159

119

90

90

204

233

253

243

177

90

Apr.

72

62

53

47

53

53

50

127

9,580

5,810

2,350

1,160

723

496

307

177

16S

151

127

80

62

59

56

53

53

76

135

524

366

285

-

Maximum

403

583

285

-

918

1,570

1,330

9,580

127

263

36

195

111

9,530

May

127

86

69

62

56

53

62

53

47

50

53

53

47

50

56

53

53

56

53

53

53

53

59

76

80

56

53

53

53

53

50

Minimum

27

30

50

_

50

76

90

47

47

44

24

23

28

23

June

50

47

47

44

44

44

50

50

59

53

53

53

62

69

36

263

213

233

104

69

53

47

62

59

47

47

47

47

50

44

-

Mean

99*1

T Ql J.OJ.

92.7

_

231

404

460

777

59.1

73.2

39.2

70.2

43.0

209

July

47

44

44

41

41

38

37

37

37

36

38

36

35

41

37

34

31

29

23

27

41

62

80

86

47

31

27

26

27

26

24

Aug.

24

23

34

195

151

69

47

97

119

177

127

69

44

33

38

66

143

111

86

53

53

56

44

44

50

38

37

36

34

36

37

Per square 

mile

0.729

1.33

.632

-

1.70

2.97

3.38

5.71

.435

.538

.2SS

.516

.316

1.54

Sept.

37

36

36

37

36

37

41

44

3S

37

36

36

37

36

36

41

90

66

76

111

56

41

36

33

32

31

30

30

30

28

-

Runoff in 

inches

O.S4

1.48

.79

-

1.96

3.09

3.90

6.38

,50

.60

.33

.60

.35

20.S2

Time basisi- Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

central war time thereafter.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 291

Coldwater River near Coldwater, Hiss.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 34°43', long. 89°59', in SWi sec. 19, T. 4 S., R. 7 

W., Chickasaw meridian, at bridge on U.S. Highway 51, li miles northwest of Coldwater, 

3.0 miles downstream from Beartail Creek, and 3.8 miles upstream from Hickahala Creek. 

Datum of gage is 208.29 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers, U.S. Army.

Drainage area.- 617 square miles.

Records available.- July 1928 to September 1931 and October 1938 to July 1942 (discontlnued) in reports of Geological Survey. December 1931 to September 1938 in reports 

of Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during period October 1941 to July 1942, 20.40 feet Apr.9 

(discharge not determined); minimum discharge observed, 90 second-feet Oct. 2 (gage 

height, 3.75 feet).

1928-31, 1938-42: Maximum gage height, that of Apr. 9, 1942; minimum discharge, 69 

Second-feet Sept. 30, 1929; minimum gage height, 2.36 feet Aug. 21, 1929. Flood of 

Jan. 9, 1930 reached a discharge of 41,800 second-feet (gage height, 18.86 feet). 

A stage of 21.0 feet occurred Jan. 21, 1935, from floodmark (discharge, 79,500 

second-feet).

Remarks..- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 24 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army; 2 discharge measurements made 

and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

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

50

31

Oct.

92

92

222

790

542

243

196

190

151

136

257

126

112

104

92

96

112

525

565

333

229

166

116

100

92

104

462

772

501

325

1,480

Nov.

2,550

3,240

1,940

1,080

636

590

293

20S

172

146

131

121

116

112

112

112

112

112

106

141

325

296

1,550

2,550

2,780

1,360

772

491

264

184

Dec.

161

151

178

20S

208

17S

151

141

131

126

121

131

264

357

257

208

166

151

141

136

131

151

632

910

701

675

543

317

202

166

190

Jan.

1,670

3,480

4,500

1.S50

1,350

1,100

649

309

1S4

146

136

131

136

141

141

141

141

146

250

444

349

264

196

166

156

151

309

688

612

435

729

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1941 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July 1-16.... ...................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year ............

Feb.

945

649

408

264

257

2,000

7,390

6,130

2,150

1,700

1,600

1,240

612

373

257

375

1,440

2,350

1,500

680

552

333

532

5,630

8,220

2,450

1,850

1,700

_

-

Seooadfoot-days

9,104

22,404

3,083

na » .7SR

91 inn

53 ,767

41,044

97,526

5,208

5,575

2 ,025

.

-

Mar.

1,350

772

6SS

588

453

373

333

1,260

6,290

6,060

1,350

1,600

1,450

1,350

1,350

1,300

1,500

2,150

1,700

1,400

1,250

772

471

301

229

453

1,040

1,100

757

521

353

Apr.

20S

172

156

151

146

136

141

215

32,200

32,700

12,400

4,700

2,940

2,050

1,290

726

485

365

271

196

155

137

130

124

124

2S5

471

1,260

1,980

1,210

-

Maximum

1,480

3,240

910

5,560

4,500

8,220

6,290

*636

565

278

-

-

May

656

333

190

156

141

156

156

131

121

116

112

112

112

126

196

264

151

178

229

146

126

126

131

151

151

156

131

121

116

116

121

Minimum

92

108

121

84

131

257

229

124

112

108

96

_

.

.

June

116

116

116

116

116

116

116

131

136

156

136

126

151

257

229

511

565

444

373

229

166

131

126

156

131

116

108

108

131

166

-

Mean

294

747

261

328

681

1,920

1,524

3,251

168

186

127

-

-

July

236

278

151

116

108

104

100

100

96

96

100

112

108

100

108

112

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

Aug.

Per square 

nile

0.476

1.21

.423

.532

1.10

3.11

2.15

5.27

.272

.301

.206

-

-

Sept.

Runoff in 

inches

0.55

1.35

.49

7.21

1.27

3.24

2.47

5.88

.31

.34

.12

-

-

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from ArkabutlaDam Feb. 9-12, 19, Feb. 26 to 

tta~. T7 Mar. 11-21, Apr. 10-25; discharge computed on basis of 7 discharge measurements and observed 

gage heights.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war tlit.e thereafter. 

To convert war time to atandard time, subtract 1 hour.
292 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Arkabutla Reservoir near Arkabutla, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°45'31", long. 90°07'30", in gate house of dam 

on Coldwater River In SWi sec. 2, T. 4 S., R. 9 W., Chickasaw meridian, 4 miles north 

of Arkabutla. Datum of gage is 192.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army); gage readings have been reduced to elevations above 

mean sea level. Prior to July 1, 1942, staff gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 1,000 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Records available.- August 1941 to September 1942.

Extremes.- 1941::52; Maximum elevation during water year, 225.7 feet Apr. 11 (contents, 

19,5,710 acre-feet).

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by hydraulic-fill earth dam with concrete spillway and outlet tunnel. Storage began Aug. 14, 1941. Dam not complete Sept. 30, 1942. Capacity, 

526,000 acre-feet at elevation 239.00 feet (crest of spillway) of which about 493,800 

acre-feet is available for flood-control storage and about 31,500 acre-feet is permanent storage which will be maintained for incidental recreational purposes at elevation 

210.00 feet (18 feet above sill of outlet tunnel). Water below elevation 192.00 feet 

cannot be withdrawn through outlet tunnel. Reservoir used only for flood control.

Cooperation.- Records furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Capacity table (elevations, in feet, and contents, in thousands of acre-feet)

190.0

195.0

200.0

203.0

0

.06

2.31

6.72

206.0

209.0

212.0

215.0

14.72

26.64

42.80

64.03

218.0

221.0

224.0

227.0

91.36 

125.32 

168.07 

21S.70

230.0

233.0

236.0

239.0

279.06

349.73

431.31

525.26

Contents, in thousands of aore-feet, 1941-42 

1941

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

38

29

30

31

Oct. . Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

194.3

95.3

96.6

95.0

96.6

98. S

98.8

9S.9

97.2

97.0

96.1

95.0

194.4

200.9

1.2

2.3

203.0

Aug.

202.7

2.0

200.8

198.5

95.7

94.7

94.6

94.6

94.5

94.3

94.4

94.3

94.2

94.2

94.1

94.1

94.1

94.1

94.1

94.1

94.1

94.1

94.1

94.1

94.3

94.0

94.0

94.0

94.0

194.1

-

Sept.

6.16

4.85

3.16

1.20

.14

.05

.05

.05

.05

.04

.05

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

-
YAZOO RIVSH BASIN 293

Contents, In thousands of acre-feet, of Arkabutla Reservoir 

near Arkabutla. Hiss., 1941-42 Continued

1941-42

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

SI

SS

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.04

.04

.04

.10

1.20

1.68

1.68

.76

.14

.08

.10

.22

.06

.05

.04

.04

.04

.06

.67

1.27

1.27

.67

.15

.06

.04

.04

.28

1.20

1.33

1.08

1.02

Nov.

7.17

9.78

11.64

11.95

11.11

10.85

7.40

4.85

3.16

1.99

.89

.12

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.07

.42

1.76

2.31

3.67

5.04

5.60

5.41

3.62

2.23

Dec.

0.95

.16

.08

.08

.15

.16

.10

.06

.05

.05

.05

.05

.06

.31

.49

.26

.12

.08

.06

.06

.05

.05

.17

1.08

1.39

2.07

2.23

2.07

1.39

.39

.12

Jan.

4.85

5.60

8.53

13.80

14.11

13.49

10.58

8.08

5.78

3.27

1.33

.20

.12

.10

.09

.08

.07

.06

.12

.45

1.20

1.08

.67

.31

.20

 16

.25

1.27

1.68

1.99

2.23

Feb.

2.23

2.63

2.74

2.42

1.68

1.60

10.32

29.06

36.86

35.78

32.03

28.09

23.99

19.44

15.78

10.58

9.25

9.25

10.32

10.32

8.98

6.95

5.04

8.98

26.64

38.64

36.86

33.10

_

_

-

liar.

29.06

24.87

20.63

16.84

13.18

10.05

6.95

4.85

8.08

26.19

32.03

30.04

26.64

23.99

21.03

17.90

16.49

17.19

19.04

19.04

16.84

14,41

12.26

9.25

6.34

4.25

3.53

3.38

4.85

5.22

4.41

Apr.

2.95

1.52

.34

.12

.09

.08

.07

.09

12.57

150.29

194.03

192.35

180.76

168.07

151.70

135.06

119.68

104.35

88.39

73.26

59.44

47.35

37.45

29.55

21.82

16.13

12.57

10.58

9.25

9.78

-

May

9.25

7.40

5.04

2.84

1.08

.14

.08

.06

.05

.05

.05

.05

.04

.04

.05

.25

.58

.15

.12

.17

.07

.07

.05

.12

.07

.05

.05

.05

.04

.04

.04

June

0.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.05

.04

.04

.06

.08

.20

.22

.49

.36

.20

.07

.05

.07

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

-

July

0.06

.06

.09

.05

.04

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.04

.04

.04

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.06

.22

.20

.08

.05

.04

.04

.06

.04

Aug.

0.04

.04

.03

.03

.04

.16

.42

.54

.34

.49

.28

.42

.22

.06

.04

.05

.05

.10

.12

.31

.12

.07

.05

.06

.05

.04

.04

.04

.03

.03

.03

Sept.

0.03

.03

.03

.03

,03

.03

.04

.04

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.45

.58

.07

.05

.04

.04

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

-

Elevation and contents, 1941-42

Date

Sept. 30.... ....... ..........

Elevation 

(feet)

202.8 

194.0

202.5 

198,6 

198.0 

199.9 

209.7 

200.9 

204.2 

194.3 

194.6 

194,0 

193.7 

193.7

-

Contents 

thousands of 

acre-feet )

0 

6.34

.04

5.78 

1.27 

.89 

2.23 

30.04 

3.27 

9.52 

.04 

.05 

.04 

.03 

.03

-

Change in 

contents during 

month (mean 

second-feet )

b+178 

-106

+93.4 

-75.8 

-6.18 

+21.8 

+501 

-435 

+ 105 

-154 

+ .168 

-.163 

- .163 

0

-.0138

a Cofferdam closure made Aug. 14.

b Gain In storage Aug. 14 to Aug. 31.

Time, basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; 

central war time thereafter. To convert war time to standard time, 

subtract 1 hour.
294 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Coldwater River at Arkabutla Dam, near Arkabutla, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°45'30", long. 90°07'35", In SW$ sec. 2, T. 4 

S., R. 9 W., Chlckasaw meridian, 370 feet downstream from outlet tunnel of 

Arkabutla Dan, and 4 miles north of Arkabutla. Datum of gage Is 172.00 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army). Prior to 

July 1, 1942, staff gage 235 feet upstream at same datum.

Drainage area.- 1,000 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Records available.- January to September 1942 In reports of Geological Survey. August 

to December 1941 (unpublished) In files of War Department, Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Army, Vlcksburg, Miss.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge observed during period, 10,200 second-feet Apr. 

12 (gage height, 27.7 feet); minimum observed, 82 second-feet Apr. 8.

Remarks.- Records fair prior to July 1 and good thereafter. Staff gage read once dally. 

Flow partly regulated by Arkabutla Reservoir (see preceding page). Records of dally 

discharge not corrected for storage In Arkabutla Reservoir.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 33 discharge measurements, and computations of dally 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 2 discharge measurements made 

and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot. Nov. Dec. Jan.

el, 400

el, 400

el, 400

el, 500

el, 500

el, 500

el.500

91,500

el,4SO

el, 400

6900

e!61

e!20

elOO

elOO

el 00

elOO

elOO

e!40

e350

618

639

487

319

257

232

257

59S

750

848

9S2

Feb.

1,010

1,040

1,070

982

682

618

2,030

3,570

3,990

3,990

4,490

3,990

3,570

3,220

2,520

2,210

2,120

2,120

2,210

2,210

2,030

1,870

1,660

2,120

3,770

5,100

5,350

4,340

-

-

-

Mar.

4,370

3,940

3,580

3,160

2,830

2,580

2,370

2,190

2,440

3,940

4,S40

4,600

4,150

3,940

3,880

3,160

3,160

3,040

3,290

3,290

3,040

2,830

2,660

2,440

2,190

1,680

1,490

1,420

1,720

1,420

1,420

Apr.

1,150

765

365

178

139

117

92

82

2,190

a4,370

9,370

10,200

9,500

9,750

10,100

10,100

10,100

10,100

9,910

9,160

7,990

6,760

5,240

4,270

3,510

3,030

2,520

2,440

2,170

2,170

-

May

2,140

1,930

1,650

1,350

1,270

a772

374

291

213

213

213

213

213

232

232

439

575

417

374

395

311

232

232

291

232

213

213

194

175

175

157

June

157

157

157

157

157

157

157

157

157

157

157

157

157

213

271

332

395

529

506

417

251

213

271

157

139

139

121

121 121*

121

-

July

222

261

271

194

155

141

137

132

126

123

121

121

132

134

123

117

112

103

103

99

99

121

291

406

291

247

168

135

209

194

168

Aug.

143

128

125

121

221

472

529

552

494

483

450

494

395

247

173

249

240

311

311

406

311

251

200

247

205

157

143

130

126

121

116

Sept.

117

112

121

123

119

117

125

125

114

112

112

108

107

103

103

103

119

198

517

461

242

1S3

141

123

114

108

107

107

108

105

-

Month

December. ..............

Calendar year

April ..................

Hay. ...................

Water year

Observed

Secondfoot-days

22,728 

74,382 

90,760 

146,338 

15,931 

6,358 

5,256 

8,551 

4,454

-

Maximum

1,500 

5,350 

4,840 

10,200 

2,140 

529 

4C6 

552 

517

-

Minimum

100 

61S 

1,420 

82 

157 

121 

99 

116 

103

-

Mean

' 733 

2,656 

2,92S 

4,945 

514 

212 

170 

276 

143

-

Change In 

contents 

'mean second- 

-feet)*

+ 21.8 

+501 

-435 

+105 

-154 

+ .17 

-.16 

-.16 

0

-

Adjusted for change In 

contents

Mean

755 

3,157 

2,493 

5,050 

360 

212 

170 

276 

148

-

Per square 

mile

0.755 

3.16 

2.49 

5.05 

.360 

.212 

.170 

.276 

.148

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.37 

3.29 

2.87 

5.63 

.42 

.24 

.20 

.32 

.17

-

* Change In contents Arkabutla Reservoir.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basls-of interpolated gage heights.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge computed on basis of two discharge measurements and 

gage-height record.

Time basla; Central standard tirae prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 295

Coldwater River at Savage, Miss.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 34°38'00", long. 90°13'50", in SWi sec. 23, T. 5 S., 

R. 10 W., Chickasaw meridian, at county highway bridge, 1,000 feet downstream frori 

Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad bridge, a quarter of a mile west of Savage 7f 

miles upstream from Arkabutla Canal, and 9g miles southeast of Tunica. Datum of 

gage is 164.17 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, 

U. S. Army). Prior to Oct. 1, 1941 datum of gage was 169.17 feet (revised) above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,225 square miles (authority, Corps- of Engineers, U.S. Army).

Records available.- October 1908 to October 1912 and October 1938 to September 1942 in 

reports of Geological Survey. December 1935 to September 1938 in reports of Corps 

of Engineers, U.S. Army.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 11,800 second-feet (regulated) Apr. 12, 

13 (gage height, 21.66 feet); minimum observed, 81 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 2; 

minimum gage height observed, -0.20 foot Sept. 28.

1908-12, 1938-42: Maximum discharge observed, 25,100 second-feet Feb. 5, 1939; 

maximum gage height observed, 23.2 feet Apr. 18, 1910 (site then in use, present datum); 

no flow at times owing to backwater form Arkabutla Canal; minimum gage height, that 

of Sept. 28, 1942.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily. Flow partly regulated by Arkabutla 

Reservoir. (See p. 292.)

Cooperation.- Gage-heaght record, 38 discharge measurements,and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 2 discharge measurements made and 

records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12.

13

14

15

1617;

18

19

20,

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

86

SI

232

639

464

567

696

772

658

448

256

209

209

159

125

98

111

515

585

639

696

696

603

369

232

159

232

515

772

892

1,630

Nov.

2,690

2,350

2,200

2,250

2,410

2,520

2,520

2,410

2,200

1,910

1,540

1,150

696

400

256

188

168

168

150

150

178

339

1,320

1,360

1,320

1,320

1,380

1,450

1.5SO

1,690

Dec.

1,510

1,150

677

400

296

310

310

296

256

198

198

168

19S

244

369

416

339

256

178

125

118

11S

159

369

621

931

1,030

1,070

1,070

931

753

Month

October. . .~. ...........

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1941 . .

January. ...............

Febra&y.. :;...........

March:; ...............

April ..................

May. ...................

June ..................

July. ..................

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1941-42 

Jan.

1,690

8,

8,

8,

300

850

150

2,350

2,520

8,

2,

8,

8,

S30

690

520

150

1,740

1, 270 S32-

567

432

3S4

339

339

416

538

658

1,

Seccndfoot-days

14,345

40,263

15,064

240,270

37 9 501

99,760 

113 £30

134 882

19 251

9^834

8,794

12,523 

5,741

561,188

715

6SS

549

438

339

400

715

858

892

190

Feb.

1,400

1,510

1,610

1,300

1,170

2,410

3,840

3,960

4,090

4,380

4,360

4,540

4,560

4,290

3,990

3,830

3,990

3,760

3,440

3,170

2,950

2,740

3,060

4,420

4,890

5,080

5', 500

5,500

_

-

Mar.

5,280

5,080

4,720

4,290

3,910

3,620

3,330

3,390

4, ISO

4,290

4,480

4,780

4,890

4,S90

4,720

4,890

4,180

3,910

3,690

3,560

3,560

3,440

3,880

3,000

2,690

8,510

8,300

8,010

1,770

1,700

1,610

Apr.

1,410

1,100

710

3S5

869

880

809

369

5,880

10,500

11,100

11,800

11,100

11,100

10,500

1P.500

10,500

10,500

10,500

9,900

9,350

8,340

7,080

5,950

5,190

4,890

4,500

4,310

3,830

3,490

-

Observed

Maximum

1,630

2«690

1,510

3,590

8,690

5,500

5,280

11,800

2)990 

699

856

765

403

11,800

Minimum Mean

81 .463

150 1,342 

118 486

0 658

339 1,210

1,170 3,563

1,610 3,653

2O9 6,163

228 621

192 323

165 284

209 404 

132 191

81 1.538

May

2,990

2,330

1,840

1,440

950

573

403

354

324

297

2S4

272

260

260

272

386

614

513

403

456

420

310

284

339

370

297

260

513

699

310

228

June

218

218

218

218

209

218

218

218

228

249

272

354

533

699

456

438

513

677

677

533

386

310

2S4

260

22S

21S

200

200

192

192

-

Change in 

contents

(mean 

second-feet}*,

-

+3.2

~

~

~

"

~

~

.

O

July

238

2S4

324

872

209

192

184

184

177

177

177

171

171

184

177

177

171

165

209

513

856

420

310

475

533

420

310

260

260

310

284

Aug.

249

238

228

228

297

494

699

765

743

677

656

656

553

3S6

260

249

403

456

494

614

533

403

310

2S4

297

249

23S

228

218

209

209

Sept.

209

21S

21S

192

151

144

144

147

144

141

141

136

134

132

132

132

132

138

284

403

339

238

200

200

1S4

177

184

177

184

386

-

Adjusted for change

Mean

-

661

~

"

~"

~

"

"

_

1.538

Per square 

mile

-

0.540

~

~

~

~

~

~

~

_

1.26

Runoff in 

inches

I

7.33

~

"

~

~

~

"

~

.

17. 1O

J Net change in contents of Arkabutla Reservoir.

Time baals; Centre! standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1948; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standsrd time, subtract 1 hour.
296 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Pigeonroost Creek near Bynalia, Miss.

Location.- Staff 'feage, lat. 34°45', long. 89°42', on line between sec. 2 and 11, T. 4 S.,

 R. 5 W., Chickasaw meri-dian, at county highway bridge, 3 miles north of Wall Hill, 3f 

miles downstream from Cuffawa Creek Canal, 7* miles south of Byhalla, and lot miles 

upstream from mouth. Prior to Apr. 9, water-stage recorder at same site and datum 

(destroyed by flood).

Drainage area.- 116 square miles.

Records available.- March 1940 to September 1942 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 24,500 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage height, 14.6

 feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 8,400 second-feet by velocityarea studies; minimum, 17 second-feet Oct. 13; minimum gage height observed, 1.44 feet 

July 2, 3. 1940-42: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 9, 1942; minimum, that of Oct. 13, 1941; 

minimum gage height, that of July 2, 3, 1942.

Remarks.- Records fair. Staff gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

22

22

S59

132

2S

24

23

23

106

225

21

19

18

19

20

21

27

154

30

25

24

24

23

23

22

23

71

31

28

37

859

Nov.

151

40

34

58

47

57

44

40

36

34

32

30

29

30

30

30

26

26

25

133

44

617

299

43

31

30

28

26

26

27

-

Dec.

27

36

27

26

26

24

23

23

25

25

24

26

37

30

28

26

26

26

26

26

26

160

196

41

28

28

26

26

27

27

153

Jan.

1,130

90

43

36

32

31

31

33

31

30

28

28

28

27

28

28

28

33

64

36

33

30

29

2S

28

29

34

32

30

40

80

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1941 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June ........................ ....

July .............................

August ............... ........

September ........................

Water year 1941-42 ........

Feb.

35

30

29

28

29

4,070

198

57

42

36

30

30

36

36

36

434

265

57

48

44

42

41

1,960

1,490

87

53

46

42

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

2,983

2,103

1,275

21, 553

2,208

9,323

5,388

17,871

917

984

1,386

1,091

1,423

46,952

Mar.

39

88

70

47

44

39

34

2,190

274

80

53

46

67

57

46

557

287

44

33

30

36

31

28

29

29

397

564

51

36

32

30

Apr.

29

30

28

28

27

25

29

3,160

12,700

583

102

62

47

40

34

32

30

29

27

26

24

25

25

25

24

49

289

250

53

39

-

Maximum

659

617

196

1,970

1,130

4,070

2,190

-12, 700

78

138

516

208

717

12, 700

May

35

30

28

27

27

27

26

26

24

24

24

24

26

36

78

29

29

45

31

30

29

28

26

26

26

27

26

26

27

26

24

Minimum

18

25

23

18

27

26

28

24

24

23

20

22

19

18

June

25

23

25

25

23

23

23

24

25

25

23

23

26

25

29

29

26

27

26

25

26'28

28

26

27

30

27

28

126

138

~

Mean

96.2

70.1

41.1

59.0

71.2

333

174

596

29.6

32.8

44.7

35.2

47.4

129

July

6S

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

22

23

23

22

22

22

20

20

20

20

20

516

175

25

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

22

Aug.

22

22

22

22

133

23

23

73

206

48

25

24

23

25

25

30

24

23

23

22

22

30

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

Per square 

mile

0.829

.604

.354

.509

.614

2.87

1.50

5.14

.255

.283

.385

.303

.409

1.11

Sept.

22

22

22

22

27

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

23

23

23

23

717

90

29

22

20

20

19

19

19

21

20

20

21

21

""

Runoff in 

inches

0.96

.67

.41

6.91

.71

2.99

1.73

5.73

.29

.32

.44

.35

.46

15.06

Peak discharge.- Feb. 6 (4:30 a.m.) 5.230 see.-ft.; Feb. 6 (2:45 p.m.) 8,110 sec.-ft.; Feb. 24 

1 a.m.) 5.42U sec.-ft.; Mar. 8 (3 p.m.) 4,600 sec.-ft.; Mar. 16 (7:30 p.m.) 2,870 sec.-ft.; Apr. 9 

(about 2 a.m.) 24,000 sec.-ft.

Note.- Discharge for Oct. 5, 6, Dec. 18, Jan. 10-14, Apr. 2 to Sept. 30 computed from twice-daily 

staff-gage readings.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
YAZOO RIVER MSIN 297

Pigeonroost Creek near Lewisburg, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°49'49", long. 89°49'20", in NWi sec. 15, T. 3 

S., R. 6 W., Chickasaw meridian, at bridge on road between Lewisburg and Coclcrum, 1.6 

miles upstream from mouth, and 2.4 miles south of Lewisburg. Datum of gage Is 253.69 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army). 

Prior to Sept. 3, 1942, staff gage at same site, and datum.

Drainage area.- 292 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Records available.- October 1941 to September 1942 in reports of Geological Survey. 

December 1939 to September 1941 (unpublished) in files of War Department, Corps of 

Engineers, U. S. Army, Vicksburg, Miss.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 34,900 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage height, 12.2 

feet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 4,500 

second-feet; minimum, 37 second-feet Aug. 22, Sept. 15, 29, 30; minimum gage height 

observed, 0.98 foot July 21.

Remarks.- Records fair except those above 5,000 second-feet, which are poor. Staff gage 

read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 16 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; records reviewed by Geological 

Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, vater year October 1941 to September 1942

Da^

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

Oct.

39

47

789

335

87

63

60

57

70

297

70

60

57

52

52

52

74

439

116

74

63

60

57

57

57

7S

531

116

66

109

1,660

Nov.

560

143

92

109

97

109

76

66

63

60

57

57

57

57

57

54

54

52

60

261

7S

417

1,020

195

109

37

7S

70

66

63

-

Dec.

63

. 66

70

66

63

60

60

57

57

57

57

66

143

78

63

60

57

57

57

57

57

7S

507

15O

109

92

70

66

63

63

136

Jan.

2,430

531

172

92

60

66

7S

76

70

74

S2

74

66

63

60

63

60

70

165

70

60

60

57

57

52

60

227

74

57

74

375

Feb.

S7

60

57

57

122

3,380

5,450

1,540

375

150

122

103

S7

7S

74

203

990

335

129

70

66

261

2,430

3,150

461

158

103

82

_

-

-

Mar.

7S

227

143

97

S2

74

109

2,430

1,240

211

116

92

335

211

92

461

1,120

15O

37

66

67

74

60

52

70

1,080

1,080

150

78

70

66

Apr.

63

60

57

52

52

52

57

109

14,900

1,380

261

122

82

66

63

60

60

57

57

54

54

52

5O

47

50

S7

165

735

158

63

-

May

50

47

45

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

47

122

50

45

47

47

45

43

45

47

45

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

June

43

41

41

41

39

39

41

43

43

43

43

43

45

45

47

92

57

52

50

50

47

47

47

47

47

50

50

47

57

7S

-

July

129

54

50

50

47

47

47

47

47

45

50

50

47

47

47

47

45

43

43

43

355

172

60

50

47

47

45

45

47

47

45

Aug.

45

45

43

52

261

52

39

74

63

109

52

47

47

45

47

60

60

50

54

5O

43

37

45

43

43

41

41

41

39

39

39

Sept.

39

39

39

41

41

41

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

37

39

355

103

50

47

45

43

43

41

41

41

41

39

37

37

-

Month

December .........................

March ............................

April .......................... .

May ..............................

June .............. ..... .....

September ........................

Water year 1941-42 ............

Seccndfoct-days

5,744

4,346

2,705

1,591

76,198

Maximum

1,660

1,020

507

_

355

14,900

Minimum

39

52

57

_

43

37

37

Mean

1S5

145

S7.3

53.0

209

Per square 

mile

0.634

.497

.299

_

193

.132

.716

Runoff in 

inches

0.73

.55

.34

_

.20

9.70

Time basis: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

532763 O - 43 - 20

9, 1942; central war time thereafter.
298 YAZOO RIVER BASIN 

North Fork of Tlllatoba Creek near Charleston, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°02'1511 , long. 90°03'0011 , In NEi sec. 14, T. 25 

N., R. 2 E., Choctaw meridian, at bridge on county highway between Charleston and 

Teasdale, 1.4 miles downstream from Mltchell Creek, 2.1 miles upstream from Bellamy 

Creek, 2.3 miles north of Charleston, and 4.2 miles upstream from mouth. Wireweight gage at same site and datum prior to Sept. 12, 1941.

Drainage area.- 43.7 square miles.

Records available.- August 1941 to September 1942 (discontinued).

Extremes.- 1941: Maximum discharge during period August and September, 760 second-feet 

Aug. 28 (gage height, 9.0 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 2.5 

second-feet Sept. 14; minimum gage height observed, 4.56 feet Aug. 13.

1941-42: Maximum discharge during water year, 4,470 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage 

height, 17.42 feetX; minimum, 2.3 second-feet Sept. 25 (gage height, 4.51 feet).

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of Ice effect, which are poor. Wireweight gage read twice dally.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1941-48 

1941

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

Aug.

_

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

Sept.

3.9

77

28

10

4.5

4.1

3.9

3.5

13

11

Day

11

18

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Aug.

_

3.3

8.7

5O

15

9.6

5.3

4.9

9.6

6.1

Sept.

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.7

2.7

8.7

2.9

8.9

2.9

Day

81

22

23

24

85

26

87

28

89

30

31

Aug.

5.7

4.5

4.5

5.3

6.1

2.9

4.5

130

21

6.9

15

Sept.

2.9

2.7

2.9

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.5

3.5

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3.5

3.5

4.5

4.1

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.5

7.7

7.3

4.5

4.1

3.7

3.3

3.1

2 9

3.1

74

4.1

3.1

8.7

8.7

2 »9

8^9

8.9

8.9

48

4.0

8.9

9.3

416

Nov.

43

15

g4.5

g!5

7.3.

7.7

5.3

4.5

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.9

4.1

3.7

3.5

3.5

9.1

297

ie

630

93

81

12

8.1

6.9

6.1

5.7

5.3

-

Dec.

5.3

4.9

4.1

7.6

6.5

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.9

9.5

26

8.5

6.5

5.7

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

4.9

183

124

2S

20

19

13

9.6

7.7

6.5

87

Jan.

2S4

30

IS

16

12

10

9.0

b9

b8

b8

bS

7.3

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.5

6.5

7.3

11

7.7

7.3

6.5

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

7.3

6.1

5.3

53

38

Feb.

IS

13

10

8.5

7.7

9.6

7.7

6.1

5.7

6.9

5.7

5.3

4.9

4.5

4.3

242

104

32

21

18

15

15

766

189

50

32

23

19

_

_

-

Mar.

16

114

66

86

1S7

58

30

1,430

144

5S

40

27

21

20

13

S53

296

87

62

69

116

36

22

19

17

276

244

58

37

88

21

Apr.

IS

15

14

13

12

12

31

954

1.S5O

116

63

45

33

26

23

37

47

20

16

13

12

11

10

9.0

9.0

132

26

41

86

IS

-

May

14

12

11

57

15

11

9.6

8.5

7.3

6.5

6.1

6.1

5.7

35

46

9.6

6.5

107

24

15

11

9.6

S.5

6.9

5.7

5.3

5.3

4.9

5.2

11

4.9

June

4.3.

4.3

4.1

3.9

4.1

13

39

7.9

13

S.O

3.9

8.9

2.7

2.5

6.7

3.7

3.7

81

8.9

3.1

13

13

62

7.7

4.5

4.1

3.7

3.5

3.5

31

-

July

14

14

4.1

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.9

30

11

3.7

3.3

3.1

3.5

3.5

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

3.1

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.5

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.7

Aug.

2.7

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.5

3.5

3.1

4.5

3.3

2.9

7.0

14

3.5

2.9

2.7

2.7

3.3

23

4.1

3.7

7.3

29

5.7

3.5

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

Sept.

2.5

2.5

8.5

2.9

3.8

5.5

51

9.9

4.9

5.2

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.1

44

8.7

3.7

3.1

2.7

2.5

2.5

8.5

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.5

8.5

2.7

-

Peak discharge.- Oct. 31 (9:30 a.m.) 1,540 sec.-ft. r - Nov. 22 (5:3O p.m.) 2,01O sec.-ft.- Feb. 23 

1 45a ) 4 4?°""ft ' S "ar * S (1° a ' m '' 3 » 450 sec.-ft.; Mar. 16 (S p.m.) 3,520 sec.-ft.; Apr. 9

(1:45 a.m.) 4,470 sec.-ft.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.

Monthly discharge. In second-feet, 1941-42

Month

October 1941 ..................... 

November*. ...........

December ................... . . .

Calendar year .....

February .............

March ................ ... . . . .

April ....................... ....

Unir

September .............. ... .

Water year 1941-42 ............

Seoondfoot-days

213.5

641.9 

1,853.7

573.1

_

1,643.9

3,658.0

164.7

191.3

14,190.3

Maximum

77

416 

630

184

_

2S4

766

1,430

1.S50

68

30

29

51

1,S50

Minimum

2.5

2.7 

3.5

3.9

_

5.3

4.3

13

9.0

4.9

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.4

Mean

7.12

20.7 

41.S

18.5 '

- !

20.2

58.7

145

12S

15.8

10.8

4.96

5.31

6.36

38.9

Per square 

mile

.163

.474 

.957

.423

_

.462

1.34

3.32

2.79

.362

.233

.114

.122

.146

.390

Runoff in 

inches

_ .18

.55 

1.07

.49

_

" ~ ~is3

1.40

3.82

3.11

.42

.26

.13

.14

.16

12.08

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. To 

convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 

Askalmore Creek near Charleston, Miss.

299

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33055'05", long. 90°04 I 10It , in SEi sec. 27, T. 24 

N., R. 2 E., Choctaw meridian, at bridge on county highway from Charleston to Holcomb, 

0.4 mile downstream from Shook Creek, 1.4 miles downstream from Young Creek, 6.5 

miles south of Charleston, and 12.2 miles upstream from mouth. Prior to Sept. 3, 1941, 

wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 31.0 square miles.

Records available,- July 1941 to September 1942 (discontinued).

Extremes.- 1941;Maximum discharge during period July to September, 5,350 second-feet

 Aug. 1 (gage height, 10.5 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 

1.1 second-feet Aug. 25; minimum gage height observed, 4.07 feet July 31.

1941-42: Maximum discharge during water year, 8,420 second-feet May 14 (gage 

height, 12.90 feet); minimum, 1.7 second-feet Aug. 31; minimum gage height, 3.51 feet 

July 17.

Remarks.- Records fair. Wire-weight gage read twice daily.

Discharge, In eecond-feet, 1941-42 

1941

Day

1

2

3

4

e

6

7

8

9

10

July

_

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

Aug.

762

73

S.6

4.9

4.9

3.8

s.e

3.3

2.7

2.6

Sept.

4.7

26

16

7.0

3.8

7.1

4.8

3.3

57

14

Day

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

July

_

_

-

_

_

-

.

_

-

-

Aug.

3.0

4.1

2.5

59

4.5

3.0

2.4

2.4

49

2.1

Sept.

4.7

3.5

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.6

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

50

31

July

_

_

_

_

2.6

2.6

S5

6.9

3.S

3.5

2.3

Aug.

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.5

1.4

206

12

6.4

4.7

Sept.

2.4

2.4

2.5

4.6

5.4

5.0

2.7

2.4

2.3

2.5

-

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.4

2.7

5.2

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.4

5.2

52

4.4

4.1

3.5

5.5

5.5

3.0

5.4

67

4.1

3.5

2.7

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.0

190

5.5

4.4

14

675

Nov.

31

16

11

69

8.6

8.6

4.9

4.4

4.1

5.S

5.5

3.5

5.3

5.5

3.5

5.5

3.5

5.5

21

567

7.6

862

45

17

14

11

9.6

S.6

7.8

7.3

-

Dec.

6.4

6.S

6.0

9.9

4.9

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.7

4.7

4.4

51

20

5.2

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.1

297

43

16

22

15

6.6

7.3

6.4

6.0

205

Jan.

215

14

12

8.6

S.2

8.6

7.S

6.S

6.8

6.8

6.S

7.8

6.S

6.4

6.0

5.5

5.5

6.9

7.5

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.7

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.9

4.4

4.1

12

6.9

Feb.

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.4

26

6.4

6.0

5.5

7.5

6.0

5.5

5.2

5.5

5.2

371

45

11

7.S

6.8

6.0

5.2

512

g30

g!4

gll

12

12

_

-

-

liar.

12

122

32

IS

129

26

19

1,370

70

52

22

15

16

15

15

952

122

g52

g55

glOO

gSO

g!6

g!5

gll

g9.6

«g!91

361

g29

g20

g!5

g!5

Apr.

gll

10

e.e

8.6

8.2

7.3

13

1,350

g690

g45

g28

IS

16

14

12

11

11

13

9.1

7.3

6.4

6.0

5.5

5.5

6.0

IS

6.8

65

15

12

-

May

11

9.1

9.1

60

13

9.6

S.6

6.8

5.5

4.9

4.1

4.1

11

1,410

96

19

12

70

12

9.6

7.5

82

13

S.2

6.4

5.2

4.9

4.7

9.9

6.4

4.9

June

4.9

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.4

7.2

52

25

24

13

9.1

7.3

6.8

6.4

17

9.1

7.3

6.S

6.4

6.0

6.0

9.7

31

5.5

4.1

3.0

2.7

2.6

21

15

-

July

5.6

3.3

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

7.5

3.S

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.7

3.5

2.7

2.4

3.3

3.3

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

Aug.

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

3.3

s.e

2.6

10

2.7

2.7

26

7.2

3.5

3.0

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

10

14

3.8

3.0

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.0

3.0

Sept.

g4.0

g2.7

2.6

2.4

45

25

21

12

8.2

6.8

6.4

6.0

5.5

5.2

4.9

25

246

g9.6

g5.2

84-1

3.3

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.6

-

Monthly <U*eha*ge> In second-feet, 1941-42

Month

September. ........................

Water year .............

December. .........................

Calendar year .............

Ua«r

September. ........................

Water year 1941-42 .............

Secondf cot-days

180.8

.

1,766.5

770.9

-

417.9

1,145.5

3,900.6

2,435.5

1,908.3

326.8

69.1

138.6

473.5

14,635.5

Maximum

37

-

862

297

-

213

512

1,370

1,350

1,410

52

7.5

26

246

1,410

Minimum

2.3

-

2.4

3.3

4.1

-

4.1

4.1

9.6

5.5

4.1

2.6

2.3

2.0

2.5

2.0

Mean

39.9

6.03

-

40.6

58.9

24.9

-

15.5

40.6

126

61. 1

61.6

10.9

2.87

4.47

15.8

40.1

Per square 

mile

0.490

1.29

.195

-

1.52

1.90

.805

-

.435

1.32

4.06

2.62

1.99

.352

.093

.144

.510

1.29

Runoff in 

inches

0.13

1.48

.22

-

1.52

2.12

.92

-

.50

1.37

4.68

2.92

2.29

.39

.11

.17

.57

17.56

Time basisi Central standard tine prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war tin 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour. thereafter.
300 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Yalobusha River at Graysport, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage, lat. 33°49', long. 89°37', in Ei 

sec. 36, T. 23 N., R. 6 E., Choctaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 8, half a 

mile north of Graysport, half a mile downstream from Butputter Creek, 4* miles upstream from Redgrass Creek, 11 miles east of Grenada, and lit miles upstream from 

Skuna River.

Drainage area.- 607 square miles.

Records available.- March 1940 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,940 second-feet Nov. 23 (gage height, 23.63 

feet); minimum observed, 5.5 second-feet Oct. 1, 2; minimum gage height observed, 4.91 

feet Sept. 4, 5.

1940-42: Maximum discharge, 18,500 second-feet Apr. 19, 1940 (gage height, 24.76 

feet); minimum observed, that of Oct. 1, 2, 1941; minimum gage height observed, that 

of Sept. 4, 5, 1942.

Remarks.- Records good. Wire-weight gage read twice dally, and used when stage is below 

intakes and for periods of faulty intake action.

Rating tables, water year 1941-42 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

5.0 

5.3 

5.9 

6.5 

7.3

e.o

Oct. 1-2

6.1

15

37

63

105

146

Oct. 29 to Sept. 30

9.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.8

218

306

530

800

1,230

5.0

5.2

5.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

6.0

6.9

11

19

34

52

76

136

9.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

18.0

20.0

20.5

207

292

514

774

1,350

1,660

1,740

21.0

21.5

22.0

22.5

23.0

23.3

1,990

2,490

3,240

4,340

5,940

7,140

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 tc September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5.5

5.8

7.0

6.4

27

20

26

19

16

38

27

21

18

17

15

13

11

397

322

138

63

34

21

17

16

15

724

1,250

788

266

702

Nov.

1,600

1,670

1,700

1,700

1,650

1,320

663

363

231

167

127

106

88

73

66

60

55

50

50

761

1,490

2,030

5,700

7,360

5,760

4,340

3,330

2,830

2,260

1,780

Dec.

1,070

364

247

251

207

192

167

146

130

121

112

130

764

970

658

68S

466

322

256

207

185

233

1,180

1,520

1,670

1,770

1,860

1,860

1,740

1,470

696

Jan.

944

1,280

1,290

1,260

1,200

914

466

302

231

18S

188

164

157

157

157

155

143

136

171

223

231

231

207

181

164

146

136

124

115

112

157

Feb.

188

178

153

139

130

130

127

118

109

103

100

97

91

82

79

447

1,650

1,660

1,710

1,710

1,740

1,710

1,850

2,160

2,910

3,150

5,330

3,070

_

..,

-

Mar.

2,620

2,370

2,030

1,770

1,710

1,670

1,600

1,750

1,810

1,710

1,660

1,470

942

631

579

723

2,440

4,080

4,210

3,960

3,730

3,330

2,760

2, 160

1,810

1,640

1,570

1,630

1,690

1,690

1,690

Apr.

1,660

1,330

568

342

274

231

207

369

2,520

2,490

2,490

2,070

1,770

1,640

1,060

377

239

223

195

171

150

127

112

100

68

94

106

115 lie

121

-

May

115

103

58

100

127

127

94

73

60

51

46

42

40

260

880

1,230

971

467

312

215

163

118

100

85

71

60

51

44

41

37

35

June

31

29

26

22

20

19

20

19

19

20

20

19

19

19

20

26

29

26

33

36

30

73

56

66

60

85

66

47

38

49

-

July

93

85

50

35

32

29

26

23

20

18

16

15

26

50

31

19

16

14

14

12

10

10

9.1

7.4

9.1

26

30

24

16

11

10

Aug.

8.0

8.0

12

12

22

108

118

64

33

24

24

78

97

46

25

23

40

55

56

32

62

26

23

34

18

11

11

S.7

7.8

7.1

7.1

Sept.

6.3

6.3

6.O

5.6

5.6

6.0

26

29

23

66

32

25

18

13

10

9.8

9.8

11

19

22

15

12

10

8.3

7.3

6.6

12

12

9.1

6.9

-

Month

December .........................

Calendar year 1941 ............

January .

May. .............................

July

September ........................

Water year 1941-42 ............

Seccndfoot-days

49 370

21,827

184,268.3

21 147

450.6

210,735.6

Maximum

1,860

7,360

1,290

3,330

4,210

1,230

93

66

7,360

Minimum

112

5.5

112

79

35

19

7.4

7.1

5.6

5.5

Mean

704

505

372

1,029

200

34.8

25.4

15.0

577

Per square 

mile

1.16

.832

.613

1.70

3.37

1.16

.329

.057

.042

.059

.025

.951

Runcf f in 

inches

1.34

11.29

.71

1.77

3.89

1.30

.38

.06

.05

.07

.08

12.95

Note.- Stage below Intake when discharge was below 30 second-feet and Intake action faulty 

Apr. 4-8, 16-23, Bay 9-13, 23-31; discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight gage readings or 

from graph based on gage readings.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1948j central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 301

Yalobusha River at Grenada, Miss.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°47', long. 89°48', in NEi sec. 7, T. 22 N., R. 5 E., 

Choctaw meridian, at bridge on U.S. Highway 51, in Grenada, 0.8 mile downstream from 

Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 1 mile downstream from Batupan, River, 6 miles downstream from Skuna River, and 60 miles upstream from confluence with Tallahatchle River. 

Datum of gage Is 152.27 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers, U.S. Army).

Drainage area.- 1,550 square miles.

Records available.- June to November 1906, July 1908 to March 1912, July 1928 to September 

1931, and October 1938 to September 1942 in reports of Geological Survey. December 1931 

to September 1938 In reports of Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 16,100 second-feet Nov. 23 (gage height, 

25.35 feet); minimum observed, 46 second-feet Aug. 3 (gage height, 4.38 feet).

1906, 1908-12, 1928-31, 1938-42: Maximum discharge observed, 35,700 second-feet 

May 20, 1930 (gage height, 27.49 feet); minimum, 35 second-feet Sept. 8, 19, 20, and 

Nov. 20, 1909 (gage height, 0.9 foot).

A stage of 28.4 feet occurred on Jan. 13, 1932 (discharge, 46,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good above 100 second-feet and fair below except those for periods of 

no gage-neight record, which are poor. Gage read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 28 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army; 3 discharge measurements made 

and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

e

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

67

70

118

80

73

70

94

154

166

268

SOS

124

94

84

76

64

190

2,900

2,580

1,760

690

320

190

148

118

226

3,140

2,650

1,910

1,460

3,460

Nov.

5,350

4,710

4,060

3,900

3,540

3,180

2,510

1,310

830

600

480

420

380

300

284

268

254

240

420

4,320

5,420

6,560

12,800

12,800

14,400

13,400

10,600

6,410

6,470

4,960

-

Dec.

3,860

2,650

1,430

1,130

1,010

690

770

680

600

575

525

800

1,970

2,760

2,480

2,060

1,580

1,160

950

830

710

950

3,580

3,620

3,740

4,320

4,320

3,940

3,260

2,860

2,680

Jan.

3,020

3,420

3,780

3,820

3,700

2,370

1,490

1,070

1,010

980

980

950

890

650

625

600

600

600

770

770

770

740

740

625

575

500

460

460

460

480

740

Month

October ..........................

November .................. ...

December .........................

Calendar year 1941 ............

January .......................

February .....................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June ................... .....

July .............................

August ........................

September ........................

Water year 1941-42 .............

Feb.

770

710

575

500

480

500

980

1,760

1,250

770

625

600

575

575

575

2,000

5,640

4,830

4,600

4,600

4,710

3,860

4.55Q

6,800

6,920

6,690

7,550

7,320

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

23,74(

133, 19<

go 89 *

531,49

36,64

81 ,81

187 , 93'

69,84*

24 23' 4)44 5,37 

3 ,94

2,42(

658,47

Mar.

6,690

6,470

6,170

5,420

5,150

5,320

5,320

7,160

8,100

6,800

4,960

4,320

3,980

3,740

2,820

2,030

6,470

6,800

6,800

10,300

all, 900

alO,300

a8,250

a6,5SO

5,340

4,710

5,610

5,650

5,130

4,880

4,760

Apr.

4,110

3,260

2,630

1,770

1,370

855

777

1,050

7,160

10,600

10,600

10,000

8,950

7,040

4,610

3,170

1,770

1,870

1,110

829

676

579

533

46S

447

447

603

1,080

1,170

909

-

Maximum

3 3,460

5 14,400

3 4,320

7 14,400

5 3,820

3 7,820

3 11,900

! 10,600

3 ,"720 

i 184

1,110 

236

D J-JJi no

i 14,400

May

603

533

46S

407

603

511

489

3S7

349

331

281

236

281

1,800

3,720

2,960

2,250

2,000

1,240

882

627

603

556

407

314

265

250

236

236

209

196

Minimum

64

240

tine 

OcO

64

460

480

2,030

447

196

114

85

59

62

59

June

164

161

161

161

150

150

150

139

139

139

124

119

114

114

124

124

139

150

161

161

161

184

172

161

161

150

139

129

139

1S4

-

Mean

766

4 440

2 ',029

1,456

1,247

2 922

6^062

2,995 "782

148

173 

127

80.7

1,804

July

1,110

427

314

250

(O50

al40

a!25

al!5

allO

allO

a!05

alOO

a95

a90

a!20

allO

alOO

alOO

a95

a95

a90

a90

a85

aS5

a!20

a350

a220

a!60

119

1OO

91

Aug.

79

71

59

114

104

104

161

184

150

114

109

139

196

172

124

114

236

139

129

172

196

196

172

129

114

95

83

75

75

71

68

rer square 

mile

0.494

2*86 lisi

GTQ woy

.805

I RQ oy

3*91 1)93

.505

.095

.112

.082

.052

1.16

Sept.

65

68

65

62

62

68

104

104

104

100

114

104

S7

83

71

75

95

79

71

71

71

71

68

65

62

68

119

114

68

62

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.57

3.20

1.51

12.76

 yoQ«

1*96

4.61

2 1 R AD

 58

.11

.13

.09

(\a

 WO

15.81

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of one disbharge measurement and gage-height 

and gage-height record at Grenada dam site 3.9 miles upstream.

Tine basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
302 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Skuna River near Coffeevllle, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°54'35", long. 89°38'30", In NWi sec. 35, T. 24 

 N., ft. 6 E., Choctaw meridian, at bridge on county road 1 mile south of Gums, 3i miles

upstream from Turkey Creek, 5 miles south of Coffeevllle, and 9i miles upstream from

mouth.

Drainage area.- 435 square miles.

Records available.- March 1940 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,350 second-feet Mar. 19 

 feet); minimum, 8.3 second-feet Sept. 4 (gage height, 3.38 feet). 

1940-42: Maximum discharge, 16,100 second-feet Apr. 20, 1940 

feet); minimum, that of Sept. 4, 1942.

Remarks.- Records good.

height, 19.46 

height, 20.58

Rating tables, water year 1941-42 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 2S to Dec. 13)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 3

3.5 IS

3.7 19

4.0 31

4.5 57

5.0 90

6.0 170

7.5 317

9.0 492

Note.- Same as following table above 9.0 feet.

Nov. 4 to Sept. 30

3.4

3.5

3.7

3.9

4.2

4.6

5.2

S.7

11

16

24

35

54

90

6.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

14.0

16.0

17*0

155

25S

492

767

1,320

1,750

2,150

17.5

1S.O

IS. 5

19.0

19.5

2,510

3,100

4,300

6,200

3,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

§12

sis

g!4 sis

13

13

13

13

14

17

25

20

19

17

15

15

15

647

662

60S

170

72

46

34

28

24

164

220

152

90

355

Nov.

1,320

1,520

1,560

600

335

335

247

179

124

93

77

65

59

54

51

48

45

44

43

7S2

1,380

2,160

3,750

6,000

5,930

3,170

1,670

495

263

g204

Dec.

g!74

glBO

137

12S

137

137

112

97

85

77

73

87

444

984

g879

g443

g!89

g!59

155

137

120

175

741

1,260

1,540

1,340

930

551

324

236

214

Jan.

770

gl,460

g2,150

1,9SO

807

335

g241

glS9

g!50

g!28

gH6

gl!2

gl!2

g!20

124

120

112

108

124

155

169

137

116

10S

100

93

89

86

82

85

120

Feb.

159

150

116

97

93

100

591

827

350

1S4

150

141

124

108

97

450

1,380

2,930

3,450

1,890

685

335

769

1,710

5,040

4,510

2,360

1,160

_.

_

-

Mar.

431

517

948

1,240

1,040

S79

913

1,300

1,780

2,520

2,130

1,110

479

395

419

534

1,520

5,870

7,850

4,540

2,240

1,540

1,060

505

347

476

1,030

1,540

2,440

1,710

674

Apr.

347

274

236

209

1S4

169

155

315

2,170

6,000

5,SOO

2,660

1,3SO

502

335

274

230

204

174

146

124

112

104

93

88

145

462

747

390

252

-

Hay

174

124

100

159

174

132

93

7S

69

60

56

54

52

62

252

522

28S

184

236

225

128

93

77

66

58

51

48

44

42

39

37

June

35

32

31

29

27

27

26

26

26

27

27

29

26

25

32

34

31

38

61

54

32

27

24

49

39

50

66

23

39

40

-

July

45

45

33

29

25

21

19

17

16

15

14

14

13

12

12

12

15

13

12

11

11

12

12

13

43

22

44

27

IS

15

13

Aug.

12

11

11

14

24

25

31

27

20

17

50

52

40

22

16

22

21

18

52

76

48

23

g25

20

16

14

13

12

11

10

9.S

Sept.

9.6

9.4

S.9

e.7

9.1

10

11

14

13

26

20

15

13

12

11

11

12

12

11

16

10

9.8

9.S

9.4

8.9

9.8

11

10

10

9.6

-

Month

December .........................

Calendar year 1941 ............

March .................... . . . . .

April ............................

May

July .............................

September ........................

Water year 1941-42 ............

Saccndfoct-days

12,215

126,235

3,897

623

762.8

345.0

170,277.8

Maximum

1,540

6,000

2,150

6,000

522

66

45

76

26

7,850

Minimum

73

11

82

347

88

37

11

9.S

8.7

8.7

Mean

394

346

342

1,614

S09

34.6

20.1

24.6

11.5

467

Per square 

mile

.906

.795

.736

1.S6

.290

.080

.046

.057

.026

1.07

Runoff in 

inches

2.79

1.04

1Q.78

.91

4.28

2. OS

.35

.09

.05

.07

.03

14.57

Peak discharge.- Nov. 85 (1 a.m.) 6,850 sec.-ft.; Feb. 25 (7:30 p.m.) 5,400 sec.-ft.| Bar. 1* 

(1:30 a.m.) 8,350 sec.-ft.; Apr. 10 (9:30 p.m.) 7,350 sec.-ft.

g Computed from graph based on twice dally staff-gage readings.

Time basis: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 303

Turkey-Cypress Creek near Coffeevllle, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°57'15", long. 89°41'35", In SWi sec. 8, T. 24 N.,

 R. 6 E., Choctaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 7, 0.3 mile upstream from Illinois 

Central Railroad bridge, 0.5 mile upstream from mouth, 1.4 miles downstream from confluence of North and South Forks of Turkey-Cypress Creek, and 1.8 miles southwest of 

Coffeeville. Prior to Sept. 8, 1941, staff gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 22.3 square miles.

Records available.- July 1941 to September 1942.

Extremes.- 1541" Maximum discharge during period July to September, 50 second-feet Sept.

 10; maximum gage height, 4.4 feet, Sept. 3, from graph based on gage readings; minimum

discharge, 2.0 second-feet Sept. 12, 13 (gage height, 2.27 feet).

1941-42: Maximum discharge during year, 1,900 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage height,

12.77 feet); minimum, 1.8 second-feet July 21, Sept. 20-22. 

Remarks.- Records fair. Staff gage read twice dally.

Discharge, In second-feat, 1941-42 

1941

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

July

_

_

_

_

-

^

_

_

_

_

Aug.

4.5

5.4

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.5

2.2

2.2

Sept.

2.5

7.4

19

9.2

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.4

5.6

IS

Day

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

July

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

Aug.

2.2

2.5

2.5

7.6

5.2

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.S

2.4

Sept.

2.5

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.5

2.5

2.5

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2S

29

30

51

July

_

_

4.5

3.6

3.5

3.0

3.1

5.2

2.9

2.7

2.6

Aug.

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.5

5.2

4.9

2.4

2.3

Sept.

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.6

3.0

2.S

2.S

2.8

5.0

2.9

-

Daj

iz

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.8

2.8

3.6

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.1

2.0

2.2

6.2

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

55

2.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

S.S

2.5

2.0

1.9

247

Nov.

121

10

4.9

25

11

13

6.S

4.5

5.9

3.6

3.4

5.3

3.3

3.4

3.5

5.5

3.6

3.5

4.4

756

165

2S5

516

65

16

12

10

8.6

7.6

7.3

Dec.

7.0

6.7

6.7

12

7.S

5.6

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.4

7.6

35

12

8.9

7.S

7.4

6.7

6.4

6.0

5.6

57

187

26

37

48

19

15

10

9.6

2S

Jan.

308

42

24

21

13

9.4

9.5

g8.7

g6.4

' g6.S

g6.5

6.4

7.2

7.4

7.4

6.S

6.6

6.9

16

S.7

7.5

6.9

6.5

6.3

6.5

5.9

6.4

6.2

5.5

6.S

18

Feb.

7.S

6.5

6.0

6.2

6.S

46

14

9.6

8.2

8.9

9.S

7.7

6.8

6.3

6.5

195

195

34

20

16

12

11

380

242

45

27

19

14

_

_

-

Mar.

12

75

51

26

7S

42

25

755

155

43

31

25

25

25

IS

70

257

54

22

25

77

24

19

16

14

121

144

34

22

17

14

Apr.

12

11

10

9.4

8.3

7.7

7.9

164

1,110

13S

29

22

18

16

H

51

71

17

12

9.2

S.I

7.4

6.7

5.8

5.4

20

15

25

19

10

-

May

8.8

7.1

6.1

19

10

6.9

5.7

4.9

4.5

4.0

3.7

3.6

4.1

50

110

15

7.9

8.8

8.6

6.5

5.7

4.9

4.5

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.5

5.2

5.1

5.8

5.2

June

2.S

2.S

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.7

2.6

2.9

3.4

3.0

2.7

2.6

2.5

3.0

3.5

2.9

e.9

3.1

2.6

2.4

10

45

5.8

3.8

3.2

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.7

-

July

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.9

l.S

3.4

15

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

Aug.

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

14

9.8

3.1

2.8

2.7

4.5

3.1

6.5

. 3.0

5.6

4.2

S.I

5.9

5.0

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

Sept.

2.3

2.5

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.2

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

l.S

1.9

1.9

2.2

2.6

1.9

l.S

l.S

l.S

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

~

?eak discharge.- HOT. 20 {11 a.m.] 1.740 sec. -ft. i Mar. 8 Tl P.m.) 1,520 sec. -ft. j Apr. 9

(2 a.m.) 1,900 sec. -ft.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1941-42

Month

July 23-31, 1941. . ...............

September ........................

October 1941 ............. ......

December ................ ....

January 1942

March .................. ....

April ............................

May..............................

July .............................

August ..................... .

Water year 1941-42 ............

Seccndfoot-days

28.9 

S6.4 

121.1

&t7.S 

2,030.1 

606.2 

610.1 

1,365.1 

2,263 

1,359.9 

357. S 

142.0 

79.5 

111.6 

59.6

9,897.1

Maximum

4.5 

7.6 

19

247 

756 

187 

508 

3SO 

755 

1,110 

110 

45 

15 

14 

2.5

1,110

Minimum

2.6 

2.2 

2.0

1.9 

S.S 

4.5 

5.5 

6.0 

12 

5.4 

3.1 

2.4 

1.8 

2.0 

l.S

l.S

Mean

3.21 

2.79 

4.04

12.2 

69.5 

19.6 

19.7 

48.8 

75.2 

62.0 

10.9 

4.75 

2.56 

3.60 

1.99

27.1

Per square 

mile

0.144 

.125

.131

.547

3.11 

.879 

.383 

2.19 

3.28 

2.78 

.489 

.212 

.115 

.161 

.089

1.22

Runoff in 

inohes

0.06 

.14 

.20

.63 

5.47 

1.01 

1.02 

8.23 

5.78 

5.10 

.56 

.24 

.13 

.19 

.10

16.51

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
304 YAZOO RIVER BASIN 

Sunflower River at Clarksdale, Miss.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 34°ll'50" f long. 90 034'30H , In Ei sec. 23, T. 27 N.,

 R. 4 W., Choctaw meridian, at 4th Street Bridge on old U.S. Highway 61 In Clarksdale, 

600 feet downstream from Yazoo & Mississippi Vfilley Railroad bridge and 2 miles 

downstream from Little Sunflower River. Datum of gage Is 131.70 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army). Auxiliary staff 

gage at bridge on county road a quarter of a mile west of Hopson Spur, 4.9 miles 

downstream. Datum of auxiliary gage Is 128.17 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army). Prior to Oct. 1, 1941, auxiliary staff 

gage 7.2 miles downstream from base gage.

Drainage area.- 108 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army).

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1940 (gage heights only) and October 1940

 to September 1942 (discontinued) In reports of Geological Survey. February 1937 to 

September 1938 In reports of Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,600 second-feet Apr. 12, maximum gage

 height observed,17.93 feet Apr. 11; minimum discharge observed, 10 second-feet at times 

In October; minimum gage height observed, 1.69 feet Oct. 15.

1940-42: Maximum discharge observed, that of Apr. 12, 1942; maximum gage height 

observed, that of Apr. 11, 1942; minimum discharge observed, 10 second-feet at times 

during each year; minimum gage height observed, 1.30 feet Oct. 15, 1940.

Remarks.- Records fair above 50 second-feet and poor below. Discharge computed by using 

fall between gages at 8 a.m. as a factor. Gages read twice dally.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 22 discharge measurements, and computations of dally

 discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army; 2 discharge measurements made 

and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

14

17

19

17

14

12

12

71

50

38

35

18

13

12

11

12

12

16

16

16

14

13

10

10

10

10

14

11

13

12

515

Nov.

612

437

314

276

89

92

65

49

3S

35

34

30

28

26

24

24

24

23

23

22

21

24

12S

150

53

46

50

48

44

36

-

Dec.

34

32

30

26

26

24

22

21

20

20

SO

24

49

46

36

32

26

2S

26

26

24

24

2S

36

32

33

38

44

36

36

36

Jan.

60

237

143

118

68

52

55

38

36

26

26

26

2S

26

2S

28

27

27

32

32

32

32

28

26

28

26

28

24

24

23

30

Month

October .................

November .....................

December ...................

Calendar year 1941 ...........

January .....................

February ................

March ........................

April .................. May........................:::::: June .......................

July .............. ...

Augu 

Sept

3t .....................

amber ............ .

Water year 1941 -42 ............

Feb.

32

32

30

28

32

28

28

26

24

24

23

23

23

26

24

28

25

49

42

40

30

2S

115

347

429

224

17S

125

_

_

-

Secondfoe t-days

1,057 

2,867

939 "

19,618

1,420

2,062

3,622 

10,346

2,474

869

620

656 

604

27,538

Mar.

151

114

9S

113

106

92

76

304

406

348

315

152

118

95

92

86

74

71

65

60

55

55

55

50

48

89

89

77

63

53

50

Apr.

44

44

3S

40

38

36

36

40

596

772

1,160

l,f

1,

1,

500

540

aoo

72S

377

:

]

]

504

L38

12

85

70

70

67

66

62

139

£;'*

]

Maximum

515

612

49

1,130

237

429

406

1,600 

216

45

 XQ oo 

53 

46

1,600

46

'94

'22

82

May

124

55

72

S2

115

87

80

71

63

56

53

46

44

46

101

149

15S

199

216

129

72

56

58

52

45

44

44

42

39

38

36

Minimum

10

21

20

10

S3

23

48

36

36

24

16

14 

14

10

June

36

34

32

34

32

30

28

25

30

45

38

26

27

27

28

30

28

32

32

30

28

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

Mean

34.1

95.6

30.3

53.7

45.6

73. 6

117 

34579 8

29.'o

20.0

21.2

20.1

75.4

July

24

24

21

18

22

23

23

23

SO

17

17

19

17

18

17

19

23

21

SO

19

19

19

IS

17

16

18

18

38

18

18

16

Aug.

17

16

14

16

21

19

19

34

30

24

19

19

ISie

is

32

19

IS

17

IS

21

22

53

25

18

17

18

21

SO

20

17

Per square 

mile

0.316

.885

.281

 497

.424

 631

1 »OS

3. 19

.*269

.135

,196

 186

.698

Sept.

16

16

16

16

16

15

23

40

46

42

34

23

21

19

16

17

21

19

19

15

15

14

16

15

14

14

15

15

16

IS

Runoff in 

inches

0.36

.99

 32

6.76

 49 

.71

1.25

3.56 

 85

.30

.21

.23

 21

9.48

Time basis; Central 

Tc convert war time to

standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter, 

itandard time, subtract 1 hour.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 305

Sunflower River at Sunflower, Miss.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°32'50", long. 90°33'35", In NEi sec. 6, T. 19 N., 

R. 3 W., Choctaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 49W (old), half a mile northwest of Sunflower, 2& miles downstream from Jones Bayou, 19 miles upstream from 

Quiver River. Datum of gage Is 92.85 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1989 

(levels by Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army).

Drainage area.- 780 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army).

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1942 In reports of Geological Survey. 

February 1918 to September 1935 (gage heights only) and October 1935 to September 

1938 In reports of Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 6,620 second-feet Apr. 13 (gage height, 

25.^b feet); minimum, 165 second-feet Sept. 28; mlmlmum gage height, 1.60 feet Oct. 1-3.

1938-42: Maximum discharge observed, 6,850 second-feet Apr. 3, 1939; maximum gage 

height observed, that of Apr. 13, 1942; minimum discharge, that of Sept. 28, 1942; 

minimum gage height, 1.42 feet Oct. 17-19, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice dally.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 18 discharge measurements, and computations of dally 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army; 2 discharge measurements made 

and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September-1942

Daj

1

6

11

16

xo

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30

Oct.

175

175

1B2

162

182

182

190

190

196

196

286 

286 

276 

244 

224

215 

325 

441 

425 

409

Nov.

1,620

2,360

2,700

2,S10

2,S10

2,730

2,500

2,200

1,650

1,540

1,240

1,000

619

6S2

560

482

434

367

372 

462 

964 

1,290 

1,420

1,420 

1,310 

1,160 

1,000 

673

~

Dec.

750

64S

563

SI 4

466

434

402

372

357

357

342

326

357

357

357

342

342

342

357

357

342 

342 

367 

367 

367

514 

466 

450 

434 

434

Jan.

49S

655

1,120

1,260

1,260

1,160

1,060

909

764

6S2

5SO

49S

450

402

372

342

326

314

314

300

300 

300 

267 

267 

267

2S7 

274 

274 

274 

274

274

Month

December .........................

April ............................

September ........................

Water year 1941-42 ............

Feb.

274

274

2S7

300

300

314

300

300

300

300

887

274

262

250

250

274

372

416

450

496

49S 

496 

546 

S37 

1,220

1,540 

1,740 

1,740

-

Secondfoot-days

12,921

230 675

53 29"

5,55E

305,622

Mar.

1,640

1,580

1,560

1,510

1,440

1,420

1,460

1,350

2,760

3,290

3,450

3,330

2,170

2,870

2,470

2,120

2,040

1,650

1,560

1,330

1,100 

691 

619 

801 

716

699 

S73 

1,200 

1,260 

1,160

964

Apr.

819

682

580

514

450

416

SS7

546

3,060

5,450

6, ISO

6,500

6,610

6,610

6,500

6,360

6,150

5,880

5,550

5,160

4,690 

4,140 

3,570 

3,020 

2,500

2,040 

1,660 

1,440 

1,350 

1,350

Maximum

750

199

6,610

May

1,350

1,350

1,260

1,180

1,080

965

S73

7S4

716

665

614

5SO

530

514

631

619

946

964

1,120

1,350

1,490 

1,490 

1,400 

1,240 

1,OSO

927 

784 

6S2 

597 

530

4S2

Minimum

32S

173

165

165

June

450

402

372

357

342

32S

314

32S

314

32S

357

434

496

514

514

482

450

416

367

372

357 

342 

326 

326 

314

300 

267 

274 

274 

274

Mean

417

Vfiq

186

837

July

267

357

3S7

372

326

300

267

274

262

250

250

239

239

239

226

228

223

216

218

21S

21S 

226 

239 

239 

226

21S 

21 S 

206 

206 

20S

20S

Aug.

20S

206

SOS

208

20S

199

199

20S

20S

206

SOS

206

20S

SOS

20S

199

199

199

199

199

199 

208 

SOS 

SOS 

208

,213 

206 

20S 

206 

203

206

Per square 

mile

: 1 "71

.535

.237

1.07

Sept.

199

190

190

190

190

190

190

190

190

190

190

190

190

190

190

190

190

190

190

190

1S1

161 

1S1 

ITS 

173

173 

173 

165 

173 

173

Runoff in 

inches

.62

.26

14.56

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

9, 1942; central war time thereafter.
306 BIO BUCK RIVER BASIN

Big Black River at Pickens, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°52'45", long. 69°58'05", in SWi sec. 14, T. 12 

N., R. 3 E., Choctaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 51 (old), half a mile southeast of Pickens, 6 miles downstream from Seneasha Creek, and 6 miles upstream from 

Cypress Creek. Datum of gage is 195.85 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (U. S. 

Department of Agriculture bench mark, levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army)-

Drainage area.- 1,460 square miles.

Recorde available.- October 1938 to September 1942 in reports of Geological Survey. 

July 1936 to September 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,180 second-feet Jan. 1 (gage height, 17.35 

feet); minimum, 63 second-feet July 24; minimum gage height, 2.64 feet Sept. 30.

1938-42: Maximum discharge, 25,600 second-=-feet July 8, 1940 (gage height, 19.92 

feet); minimum, 48 second-feet Nov. 4-12, 1939; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 30, 

1942.

Maximum stage known, 23.7 feet from information by local residents, Dec. 29, 1926. 

According to information from local residents, floods of 1892 and May 1930 reached a 

stage of about 23.5 feet.

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

94

89

88

86

114

14S

146

140

120

121

1S4

166

204

178

134

10S

96

97

96

320

324

164

136

111

98

92

107

4S6

1,110

958

1,030

Nov.

1,670

1,900

2,040

3,220

2,330

2,070

1,460

1,230

S59

578

436

367

322

287

259

245

231

217

210

224

323

1,220

2,410

2, 830

2,980

3,130

3,390

3,680

4,050

4,480

D«|C.

4,560

4,640

4,040

2,300

1,490

1,400

1,260

1,030

S35

677

597

597

1,200

1,710

1,670

1,610

1,550

1,260

8S3

720

616

863

2,980

4,120

4,480

4,410

4,330

4,410

4,640

4,590

5,080

Jan.

5,080

4,890

4,050

2,830

2,220

1,800

1,340

1,030

859

742

656

578

541

541

559

559

541

523

523

523

541

541

523

471

454

438

422

406

406

422

742

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1941 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1941-48 ............

Feb.

1,010

958

883

742

597

523

488

471

438

406

382

367

352

345

330

S20

3,220

4,330

4,330

3,920

3,620

3,600

3,560

4,120

4,410

4,640

4,800

4,800

.

-

Seoondfoot-days

7,365

47,650

74,848

415,560

35,751

68 j36S

112,700

23,983

23,91$

7,49'

7,960

11,537

4,436

416,002

Mar.

4,560

4,560

4,720

4,720

4,720

4,600

4,560

4,460

4,640

4,330

4,120

3,920

4,260

4,640

4,040

2,550

2,460

3,130

3,230

3,030

3,280

3,340

3,130

2,930

2,590

2,370

2,640

2,930

2,780

2,690

2,550

Apr.

2,460

2,410

2,140

1,280

852

708

641

578

57S

866

1,650

1,520

9S5

663

519

455

903

878

641

500

420

355

309

201

260

247

240

240

234

240

-

Maximum

1,110

4,450

5,080

5,080

5,080

A 4j»DUU firtrt

4,800

2,460

3,860

711

971

970

I ner* ieO (

5,080

May

234

221

209

191

179

179

197

203

191

16S

152

142

203

2,220

3,450

3,860

3,500

2,410

1,550

946

606

45S

377

369

332

288

260

233

213

195

183

Minimum

86

210

597

84

406

330

2,370

234

142

110

68

79

68

68

June

171

160

149

138

133

126

120

143

213

207

171

154

13S

128

120

113

110

120

201

528

425

393

274

354

606

711

510

324

220

335

-

Mean

237

1 CQQ f OOC

2,414

1,139

1,153

2,084

3,635

799

772

250

257

372

T X*OAft 

1,140

July

220

740

872

971

694

421

311

239

198

178

154

139

125

120

121

122

116

115

111

105

99

87

72

68

72

56

234

578

302

171

119

Aug.

98

79

104

182

125

148

140

211

691

823

597

656

474

296

246

211

168

638

970

908

655

541

505

403

436

387

286

206

167

143

128

Per square 

mile

0.162

1.09

1.66

.780

.790

1.43

2.49

.547

.529

.171

.176

.255

.101

.781

Sept.

117

106

96

89

84

61

117

229

139

194

222

187

257

194

131

118

235

187

201

236

257

208

153

121

100

87

79

73

70

68

~

Runoff in 

inches

0.19

1.21

1.91

10.58

.91

1.49

2.87

.61

.61

.19

.20

.29

.11

10.59

Time baala; Central standard time prior to S a.m., Feb. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

9, 1942] central war time thereafter.
BIG BUCK RIVER BASIN 307

Big Black River near Bovina, Miss.

location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°20 l 51 lt , long. 90°41'48H , In SEi sec. 22, T. 16 

N., R. 5 E., Washington meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 80, about 300,feet 

upstream from Clear Creek, 0.4 mile upstream from Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad 

bridge, 2 miles east of Bovina, 12 miles upstream from Fourteenmlle Creek, and 72 

miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 84.93 feet above mean sea level or 85.00 

feet above mean Gulf level (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; Corps of 

Engineers, U. S. Army, bench mark). Prior to Oct. 23, 1941, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Drainage area.- 2,810 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1942 In reports of U. S. Geological Survey. 

January 1936 to September 1938 In reports of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,100 second-feet Mar. 13 (gage height, 30.44 

reet); minimum discharge, 157 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 8.06 feet).

1938-42: Maximum discharge, 26,000 second-feet July 14, 15, 17, 18, 1940; maximum 

gage height observed, 38.25 feet July 14, 1940; minimum discharge, 79 second-feet 

Nov. 4-6, 1939 (gage height, 7.70 feet).

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

Gage read twice dally prior to Oct. 23.

Rating table, water year 1941-42 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In aecond-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 2, 6-31, Apr. 7-9, Apr. 12 to May 14, May 24 to

June 30)

S.I 164

9.0 342

10.0 568

11.0

12.0

14.0

625

1,110

1,740

16.0

18.0

20.0

2,430

3,230

4,100

23.0

26.0

28.0

5,690

7,440

9,190

30.1 11,700

Discharge, in second-fast, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

Z

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

174

164

667

935

592

300

208

179

181

204

217

191

174

172

196

202

213

212

19S

200

240

200

192

310

890

236

210

204

300

352

464

Nov.

2,040

2,320

3,060

2,930

2,700

2,510

2,510

2,550

2,430

2,040

1,580

1,140

825

617

508

440

407

374

3S2

352

385

778

2,980

aS,200

a3, 400

a3, 500

a3,700

a3, 700

aS, 600

a3, 600

-

Dec.

g3,650

g3,830

g4,240

,380

,530

,530

,430

,010

f2,760

fl,640

f 1,390

f 1,230

n.,420

fl,670

f2,250

2,700

f 2,660

f2,510

2,210

2,000

1,670

2,350

5,970

5,480

5,270

5,480

5,750

5,310

6,750

5,810

5,920

Jan.

5,970

5,310

5,700

5,610

5,750

5,760

5,700

5,640

5,270

^,740

2,110

1,420

1,140

992

679

S25

798

771

771

771

745

719

719

719

719

693

667

642

629

693

1,170

Feb.

1,610

2,140

2,430

2,210

1,770

1,420

1,140

963

825

745

693

667

617

580

556

2,170

5,430

5,370

6,370

5,590

5,860

5,970

6,140

6,490

6,670

6,670

6,610

6,370

_

-

Mar.

6,140

6,670

6,940

6,740

6,870

7,160

7,220

9,220

9,720

9,390

9,290

9,290

11,000

11,200

10,600

10,500

11,600

11,700

11,400

11,400

11,400

10,900

9,940

6,800

7,600

6,740

6,140

5,640

5,320

5,060

4,910

Apr.

4,720

4,480

3,960

3,530

3,230

2,860

2,180

1,480

3,660

4,620

3,020

1,970

1,670

1,870

1,840

1,640

1,970

1,260

1,020

1,330

1,290

1,020

798

642

568

532

497

462

440

418

-

May

407

396

365

385

374

363

342

342

342

331

321

321

310

580

5,170

3,960

3,920

4,290

4,480

4,620

4,720

4,530

3,020

1,450

879

667

580

520

474

429

396

June

374

363

331

310

290

280

290

280

260

250

250

260

290

290

321

352

280

240

227

320

1,020

625

852

798

580

451

407

532

667

695

-

July

2,400

798

667

907

1,140

1,390

1,290

963

667

497

407

352

310

280

270

321

236

221

212

204

204

250

270

236

202

181

174

166

164

230

440

Aug.

429

374

440

418

604

497

407

396

668

3,320

,110

5,360

6,430

6,940

7,080

5,410

2,100

745

508

474

879

1,640

2,140

1,670

1,080

1,010

1,230

629

532

440

374

Sept.

331

1,260

1,640

772

352

270

280

321

280

352

407

407

532

568

544

589

907

907

798

667

520

385

321

310

300

270

232

219

177

164

~

Month

December .........................

Calendar year 1941 ............

March ............................

April . .

May..............................

September ........................

Water year 1941-42 ............

Secondf cot-days

61,078

113,720

859,453

15,082

828,613

Maximum

935

3,700

5,970

14,800

1,640

11,700

Minimum

164

352

1,230

164

556

227

374

164

164

Mean

277

2,036

3,668

2,355

2,378

3,324

1,590

423

1,930

503

2,270

Per square 

mils

0.099

.725

1.31

.838

.846

1.13

3.06

.700

.566

.151

.687

.179

.808

Runoff in 

inches

0.11

.81

1.61

11.38

.98

1.23

3.53

.76

.66

.17

.21

.79

.20

10.97

a Bo gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Plckena and 

recorded range of stage.

t Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.

Time basist Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
308 HOMOCHITTO RIVER BASIN 

Homochltto River at Eddlceton, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°30', long. 90°47', In sec. 11, T. 6 N., R. 4 E. 

Washington meridian, at Mississippi Central Railroad bridge, 900 feet downstream 

from bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 0.4 mile upstream from McCall Craek, three-quarters 

of a mile east of Eddlceton, and 7$ miles upstream from station near Bude. Datum of 

gage Is 217.22 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to May 26, 1942, wireweight gage at site 900 feet upstream at same datum.

Drainage area.- 180 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 26,000 second-feet May 15 (gage height, 12.0 

feet, from flcodmark), from rating curve extended above 18,000 second-feet on basis 

of velocity-area studies; mlnlnum observed, 38 second-feet Oct. 1.

1938-42: Maximum discharge, 30,900 second-feet Mar. 29, 1939 (gage height, 12.73 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 18,000 second-feet on basis 

 of velocity-area studies; minimum observed, 25 second-feet Aug. 16, 17, 1939.

Remarks.- Records fair. Wire-weight gage read twice dally, oftener during periods of 

rapidly changing stage.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

SB

56

347

76

63

56

53

48

48

50

46

46

43

43

43

43

43

48

46

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

88

63

50

153

265

NOV.

164

84

66

1,160

341

92

69

58

S3

50

48

48

46

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

a51

a55

68

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

-

Dec.

48

48

48

48

48

48

60

48

48

48

50

53

53

50

48

48

48

48

50

48

48

6,780

3,720

408

1,640

1,350

304

183

146

134

161

Jan.

1,940

707

1.130

672

259

183

161

146

126

112

109

95

92

86

78

75

72

66

69

60

58

58

56

56

56

56

60

58

56

81

315

Feb.

134

39

75

72

69

69

60

56

58

65

125

95

75

66

121

894

1,080

314

199

161

149

142

1,050

932

380

2SO

215

192

_

-

Har.

231

1,080

446

266

544

526

321

504

421

236

192

18S

1,240

506

241

142

112

95

89

619

3,310

618

374

303

286

1,610

592

309

246

210

183

Apr.

165

142

130

123

112

109

109

306

3,970

500

286

268

241

215

206

284

2,500

858

410

257

201

170

146

130

119

112

112

109

106

109

-

Hay

106

102

95

116

119

102

89

86

80

7S

78

86

112

439

8,250

422

206

149

123

109

102

95

92

36

80

76

74

69

74

81

68

June

62

62

62

66

81

84

282

134

108

92

101

76

68

64

66

69

61

57

56

54

61

62

62

57

52

51

51

57

123

121

-

July

68

57

56

71

56

52

50

52

47

44

43

46

42

42

63

103

57

47

42

41

42

201

74

53

74

97

92

56

62

50

46

Aug.

45

46

72

89

57

45

41

40

193

550

589

265

204

94

69

62

61

182

277

709

213

188

119

165

97

87

164

64

57

59

66

Sept.

57

54

52

61

51

52

94

142

69

84

66

57

54

56

61

499

963

166

97

79

71

66

61

57

54

72

196

69

54

52

-

Hcnth

December .........................

March ............................

April .........................

May..............................

July ...................... ...

Water year 1941-42 ............

Secondfoot-days

15,846

rf gig

12 507

g 402

89,229

Maximum

1,160

6,780

3 970

8,250

Minimum

38

46

48

i ru?

38

Mean

69.5

104

511

O*1

244

Per square 

mile

0.386

.578

2.84

1 43

2.97

.889

1.36

Runoff in 

inches

.64

3.27

2.45

1.03

18.44

a He gage-height record; discharge Interpolated. 

Time basis! Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

1942} central war time thereafter.
HOMOCHITTO RIVER BASIN 309

Homochitto River near Bude, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°26', long. 90°51', in NEi sec. 45, T. 6 N., R. 

3 K., Washington meridian, at bridge on State Highway between Bude and Summit, a 

quarter of a mile downstream from Porter Creek, 1.6 miles southwest of Bude, 5*0 miles 

upstream from Middle Fork, and 7i miles downstream from station at Eddiceton. Prior 

to Apr. 21, 1942, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 399 square miles.

Records available.- March to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during period, 12.18 feet May 15 (discharge not deter- 

 mined); minimum discharge, 140 second-feet June 27, 28, July 13 (gage height, 2.22 

feet).

Remarks.- Records fair except those above 10,000 second-feet and those for period of 

no gage-height record, which are poor, wire-weight gage read twice dally.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

1

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Oct. NCT. Dec. Jan.

Month

itober .....................

iveaber ................ ...... .

icenber .........................

Calendar year ..........

muary ................

ibruary .....................

irch ................

 ril ........................ . .

iy ..............................

me ...................

ily....... ......................

igust ....................... ...

ipteaber ....................

Water year ............

Feb.

Seoondfnct-days

33,34. 

28,05

26,884

5,56

6,32

12 44 9)79;

.

Bar.

a400

a2,000

1,010

eee

1,540

1,270

6S2

1,320

1,120

604

498

449

3,090

1,950

894

652

525

449

387

885

4,710

1,140

652

506

442

2,510

1,300

682

506

442

404

Apr.

370

354

340

326

313

313

301

464

6,650

1,120

563

422

364

340

324

737

7,190

2,310

1,010

673

525

442

397

364

340

324

308

297

290

279

Maximum

I 4,710

3 7,190

> 16,600 

' 364

 ) 458

:> 2,060

9 1,990

_

May

273

263

257

486

464

288

269

269

251

246

240

257

263

734

16,600

1,300

570

431

364

375

309

276

.254

g240

g229

g217

g211

g206

g269

285

g200

Minima

3S7 2*79

200

142

144

151

153

_

June

g!83

g!77

g!79

181

209

209

301

235

211

213

204

183

167

157

157

161

149

147

146

144

169

167

159

163

149

147

142

150

244

364

Mean

1,076

Q«| »O' S61

1&

204

40] 32"

_

July

253

179

177

264

175

163

157

157

151

147

144

147

146

163

458

455

217

194

163

155

147

269

203

161

285

329

211

173

173

159

155

Aug.

151

161

178

888

200

171

161

157

226

1,020

970

610

g356

g221

186

175

195

264

286

2,060

1,050

376

334

350

260

332

820

226

190

200

266

Per square 

nile

> 2.70

5 2.34

r 2.17

i .466

I .511

L 1.01

J .820

.

Sept.

179

166

166

161

167

166

208

386

221

260

183

167

157

161

202

1,540

1.990

483

298

241

211

190

176

165

185

19S

650

252

175

169

Runoff in 

Inches

3.11

2*61

2.51

.52 .- 9

1.16

.91

.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed en basis of records fcr station at Sddicetcn.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.

Tiae basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
310 HOMOCHITTO RIVER BASIN

Homochltto River near Doloroso, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°19'53", long. 91°21'37", In sec. 10, T. 4 N., 

R. 2 W., Washington meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 61 (new), about 1,200 feet 

downstream from Second Creek, 2.2 miles north of Doloroso, 10 miles upstream from 

mouth (through Armstrong Canal), 16 miles north of Woodvllle, and 16 miles south of 

Natchez.

Drainage area.- 1,120 square miles.

Records available.- December 1939 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 24,300 seoond-feet Dec. 24 (gage height, 18.8C 

feet), from rating curve extended above 19,000 second-feet; minimum observed, 229 

second-feet Oct. 26; minimum gage height, 0.98 foot July 14.

1939-42: Maximum discharge, 35,300 second-feet July 4, 1940 (gage height, 21.23 

feet), from rating curve extended above 20,000 second-feet by velocity-area studies; 

minimum, that of Oct. 26, 1941; minimum gage height, that of July 14, 1942.

Flood of Apr. 7, 1938, reached a stage of 23.4 feet from information by Corps of 

Engineers, U. S. Army.

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

P

19

20

21

22

23

14

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

249

254

509

1,000

594

406

340

314

302

299

294

2S9

276

269

269

266

269

279

299

294

274

259

249

244

239

229

254

361

476

335

802

Nov.

2,110

1,640

738

519

1,590

1,410

656

490

420

379

366

340

324

314

309

306

304

299

299

312

314

340

366

393

330

299

294

292

289

286

Dec.

2S9

340

379

353

319

299

279

274

274

274

279

306

340

340

314

299

289

266

266

284

274

1,650

5,220

20,000

10,100

5,540

5,540

2,960

1,520

1,150

1,020

Jan.

2,590

5,460

7,270

5,540

4,760

2,470

1,520

1,220

1,040

934

835

778

760

724

689

655

638

622

622

622

574

559

529

514

514

500

500

529

500

514

1,520

Month

October ..........................

November .................. .

December .......................

Calendar year 1941 ............

January .............. . . .

February .....................

llaroh ..........................'.

April ............................

May ..............................

June .................

July ....................... . .

August ...........................

September ............. ...

Water year 1941-42 ............

Feb.

1,940

1,040

760

672

622

606

574

529

514

514

658

S94

706

606

752

3,300

4,850

5,180

2,770

1,570

1,200

997

1,440

3,490

4,160

2,060

1,370

1,110

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

10,79J

16 32t

61 | 071

417, 744

46, 52S

44,884

98,77C

71,41£

A A 1 «fl **7-LO*.

14,56S

16,97«

QA eryi 6t9 O ft.

24,778

474,914

Mar.

1,060

3,590

5,290

3,690

2,580

3,480

3,220

2,770

3,600

3,200

1,790

1,370

1,800

4,810

4,820

2,650

1,860

1,420

1,150

1,480

5,400

8,650

5,130

2,310

1,590

3,970

5,830

4,850

2,480

1,640

1,300

Apr.

1,110

1,000

943

S83

844

606

768

885

3,480

8,360

6,560

2,430

1,460

1,130

983

1,750

5,840

10,900

8,140

3,460

1,960

1,390

1,110

940

835

775

737

681

646

610

Maximum

1,000

2,110

20,000

20,000

7,270

5,180

3,650

10,900

9,550

827

1,090

2>300

4,050

20,000

May

577

545

514

526

1,250

1,010

620

529

464

441

427

427

493

838

5,820

9,550

7,820

2,780

1,490

1,120

962

775

681

610

561

529

499

484

469

558

744

Minimum

229

286

274

229

500

514

1,060

610

427

337

Ofti &ot

320

318

239

June

484

455

427

413

427

484

499

670

610

S27

737

610

499

441

413

400

400

374

361

349

413

484

499

484

400

349

337

337

574

805

-

Mean

348

544

1,970

1,14E

1,501

1,603

3,186

2,380

1,424

48E

546

796

326

1,301

July

923

610

455

458

633

441

387

361

349

325

316

300

293

284

349

953

869

545

455

361

31S

405

1,020

736

589

95S

1,090

815

561

441

387

Aug.

349 325-

337

616

723

499

3S7

337

320

443

1,520

1,910

1,300

1,090

663

469

413

455

595

1,390

2,300

1,590

908

718

718

620

1,020

1,160

545

469

484

Per square 

mile

0.311

.486

1.76

1.02

1.34

1.43

2.84

2.12

1.27

.433

,489

.711

.738

1.16

Sept.

52'

40-

3*

32

SI

32

40

46

5762

66

42

33

68

65

1,64

3,26

4,OE

1,56

82

6]

51

44

4]

3E

»

1,2C

1,21

e:

41

Runoff il 

inches

0.3"

.5-

2.01

13.8

1.5

1.4

3.2

2.5

1.4

.4

.5

.a

.a

is. ?

Mote.- Prior to May 31, discharge below about 1,500 second-feet computed from twice-daily wlreweight gage readings or from graph based on gage readings and partial recorder graph.

Time basis: Central standard tine prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
HOMOCHITTO RIVER BASIN 311

Brushy Creek near Gloster, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°17', long. 90°58 f , in SWi sec. 27, T. 4 N., R. 

2 E., Washington meridian, 350 feet dovmstream from bridge on Homochltto National 

Forest road, 550 feet dovmstream from Blrdman creek, 4i miles upstream from mouth, 

and 8 miles northeast of Gloster. Prior to Apr. 6, 1942, wire-weight gage at site 

350 feet upstream at same datum.

Drainage area.- 30.8 square miles.

Records available.- March to September 1942 (dlecontlnued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 3,500 second-feet Aug. 29 (gage height, 7.82 

feet), from rating curve extended above 700 second-feet by velocity-area study; minimum, 

11 second-feet May 11, 12; minimum gage height, 1.11 feet Aug. 8, 9.

Remarks.- Records fair. Wire-weight gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-fast, water year October 1941 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

..

> a70

J

48

172

59

12S

270

49

42

36

28

204

64

45

36

35

31

20

'46

62

30

26

25

236

317

33

5*

53

31

Apr.

28

24

26

25

26

27

29

92

615

75

56

47

43

40

37

265

346

72

47

41

39

34

30

28

27

27

26

24

24

22

-

Hay

22

21

20

84

.25

16

14

14

12

12

12

16

17

24

324

35

27

24

22

20

19

19

19

IS

17

17

17

17

26

23

17

June

17

19

25

19

21

19

19

19

41

27

21

19

17

16

16

16

15

14

14

16

22

17

19

16

14

14

14

16

18

21

-

July

IS

15

20

19

17

16

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

14

109

33

IS

18.

23

16

15

20

19

16

27

16

16

15

15

14

14

Aug.

14

14

19

39

21

15

14

13

22

8S

109

27

22

21

17

16

16

31

428

304

68

42

33

26

28

25

24

20

24

26

27

Sept.

20

18

IS

IS

17

17

17

18

35

19

16

16

16

17

IS

250

56

27

22

21

19

18

171"

16

97

44

20

18

17

-

Month

December .........................

March ...................... .....

April ............................

Hay

July .............................

September ........................

ffatei year ............

Secondfoot-days

937

-

Ma&iinim

=

~

317

VGA

250

-

Minimum

-

14

13

16

-

Hean

78 2

-1 Q Tf

31.2

-

Per square 

mile

-

2.54

1.01

-

Runoff in 

inches

2

O«

1 O9

1.13

-

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations oh nearby streams. 

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
312 HOMOCHITTO RIVER BASIN 

Dry Creek near Khoxvllle, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°23', long. 91°05', In SWJ sec. 34, T. 5 N., R. 1 

E., Washington meridian, at bridge on county road, 2 miles east of Knoxvllle, 5& miles 

upstream from mouth, and 13 miles southwest of Meadvllle. Prior to Apr. 1, 1942, wireweight gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 13.3 square miles.

Records available.- March to September 1942 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period. 780 second-feet Mar. 20 (gage height, 8.9 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); no flow at times; minimum gage height, 1.33 

feet July 15, 21, Aug. 29.

Remarks.- Records fair below 20 second-feet and good above. Wire-weight gage read twice 

 daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 tc September 1942

Daj

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Ncv. Dec. Jan.

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ......................... .

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year ............

Feb.

Secondfoot-days

1 378 C

393.6

139.2

31. S

108.4

67.4

88.1

-

Mar.

^\ &35

j

14

85

31

12

111

34

14

9.8

7.4

230

41

17

11

S.S

5.9

4.1

155

159

21

,9.2

5.9

S.S

216

S3

14

9.2

6.8

4.6

Apr.

S.6

2.9

2.S

2.2

l.S

1.6

2.0

15

196

19

8.S

4.8

S.6

2.5

l.S

6.0

66

27

8.9

4.6

3.1

2.2

1.6

l.S

1.2

1.1

.9

.S

.8

,7

-

Maximum

230

lOfi J.9O

112

9.7

34

36

59

-

May

0.7

.7

.6

.5

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.5

.7

.9

112

9.7

S.6

l.S

1.2

.7

.5

.4

.4

.5

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

Minimum

3.8

.7

.1

0

0

0

0

-

June

0.1

.1

0

0

.2

.S

.6

.8

2.7

g4.4

gl.5

g.5

g.s

6-2

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

6.5

.2

g.8

.6

.2

.1

0

0

g7.0

g9.7

Mean

44.5

13.1

4.49

1.04

3.50

2.17

2.94

-

July

1.1

.5

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

,2

0

0

0

0

.2

.2

.1

0

0

.3

34

26

10

26

4.6

1.8

.8

.6

.3

.2

Aug.

0.1

.1

.2

2.2

.8

.4

.2

.2

.6

1.1

36

12

6.9

1.6

.7

.4

.4

.4

l.S

.6

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.3

.4

Per square 

mile

_

S.S5

.935

.338

.07S

.263

.163

.221

-

Sept.

0.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.3

.1

.1

0

59

IS

S.I

1.6

.8

.4

.3

.1

.1

0

1.4

4.8

1.6

.6

.S

-

Runoff in 

inches

_

_

3.85

1.10

.59

.09

.50

.19

.25

-

a He gage-height record; discharge computed on baala cf records for Homoohtttc River at Eddieeton. 

Computed from graph based on twice-daily wire-weight gage readlnga. 

Ine baaia; Central war time. Tc convert war time tc standard time, subtract 1 hour.
HOMOCIIITTO RIVER BASIN 313

Second Creek at Sibley, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°23'20", long. 91 U23'15", in Si sec. 13, T. 5 N., 

R. 3 W., Washington meridian, 360 feet upstream from bridge on county road, threequarters of a mile northeast of Sibley, 5i miles upstream from nouth, and 12 miles 

south of Natchez. Prior to Apr. 8, 1942, wire-weight gage at site 360 feet downstream 

at same datum.

Drainage area.- 55.3 square miles.

Records available.- March to September 1942 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 11,000 second-feet I lay 15 (gage height, 8.56 

feet), by slope-area method; minimum observed, 9.3 second-feet Sept. 6; minimum gage 

height observed, 0.80 foot June 12, 18.

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

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

u«_tv. Second 

Month foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 

ary

h. ....................... ...

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

st ...........................

ember ........................

1,849 

1,034 

3,401 

503 

478 

793 

1,700.;

ter year ............

Mar.

> a60

26 

22 

189 

43 

27

26 

25 

109 

30 

a25

a25 

30 

23

22 

173

158 

32 

27 

24 

24

258 

79 

45 

40 

35 

32

Apr.

30 

29 

28 

28 

a27

27 

26 

40 

201 

26

22

19 

18 

17 

18

117 

106 

41 

24 

21

21 

19 

18 

17 

17

16 

16 

15 

15 

16

May

14 

14 

14 

14 

21

13 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

72 

282 

2,460

68 

48 

36 

31 

28

22 

21 

20 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

19 

18

Maximum Minimum

258 ' 22 

201 15 

2,460 12 

65 12 

72 12 

101 10 

756 9.3

_

June

17 IT17 

16 

17

18 

19 

17 

17 

65

15 

13 

a!3 

a!3 

a!2

a 12 

a!2 

12 

13 

14

27 

13 

13 

14 

13

14 

13 

14 

16 

17

Mean

59.6 

34.5 

110 

16.8 

15.4 

25.6 

56.7

_

July

17 

15 

14 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

26 

72 

15 

13

13 

14 

13 

13 

13 

13

Aug.

13 

12 

12 

12 

12

10 

10 

13 

15 

18

29 

26

57 

99 

30

22 

21 

21 

52 

101

28 

16 

13 

12 

59

18 

13 

12 

12 

13 

12

Sept.

11 

11 

11 

10 

10

9.3 

48 

48 

17 

16

15 

15 

15 

278 

121

756 

129 

26 

19 

16

14 

13 

15 

12 

12

13 

13 

12 

12 

12

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

1.08 1.24 

.624 .70 

1.99 2.29 

.304 .34 

.278 .32 

.463 .55 

1.05 1.14

_

a No gage-height record; discharge conmuted on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

streams. 

Note.-, Faulty intake action June 8-20, 22-50, July 1-21, 24-31, Aug. 1-11, 16-18, Sept. 1-6, 

10-12; discharge computed from graph based on gage readings or from staf f -gage _ readings. 

Time basis: Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

532763 O - 43 - 21
314 BUFFALO BAYOU BASIN 

Buffalo Bayou near Woodville, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°13'35", long. 91°17'45", in SWi sac. 21, T. 3

 H. R. 2 W., Washington meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 61 (new), li miles downstream from Fords Creek, 2f miles west of Wilkinson, 8* miles north of Woodville, and 

31i miles upstream from mouth. Prior to June 1, 1942, wire-weight gage at same site 

and datum.

Drainage area.- 182 square miles.

Records available.- March to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 12,500 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage-height, 10.0

 feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 6,100 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 30 second-feet Sept. 14; minimum gage height, 0.88 foot 

July 13.

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

Wire-weight gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Oct.

31

Nov. Dec. Jan.

Month

December ........... ......

February . . .............

April ................ ....

September ............ ...

Water year

Feb.

Secondfoot days

1 -z nn*%

2 47S

3,384

-

Mar.

^1

^ a400

|

J

5VV

264

1,190

389

212

165

208

1,780

482

291

212

174

121

96

245

455

a230

165

139

142

2,210

480

259

203

168

146

Apr.

125

114

10V

101

94

88

92

1S6

3,850

331

194

160

139

12V

144

848

1,480

410

236

168

154

118

101

92

86

86

82

74

72

66

-

Maximum

720

-

May

64

64

62

65

78

62

57

53

50

48

48

50

57

65

806

145

75

59

58

56

54

50

50

49

49

46

45

45

46

49

46

Minimum

96

June

42

40

51

4V

64

64

56

51

69

106

101

56

46

42

40

40

37

36

36

38

78

93

62

55

49

46

46

46

175

166

-

Mean

_

331

62.6

67.9

33 113

- -

July

158

70

52

49

58

49

46

43

39

3V

37

36

35

39

402

377

70

80

47

39

33

91

92

79

80

93

78

42

42

40

39

Aug.

40

33

51

79

66

42

36

33

34

46

68

87

89

74

47

39

44

39

64

287

166

95

98

72

60

51

80

46

39

44

56

Sept.

44

34

33

33

34

33

38

44

42

39

36

34

33

33

36

720

38V

93

60

4V

42

39

39

39

36

49V

612

112

64

51

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

_

l.c,2 a. 03 

.344 .38

.373 .43

.621 .69

-

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations on nearby streams. 

Time basis; Central war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RED RIVER BASIN 315 

Prairie Dog Town Fork of Red River near Canyon, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°01', long. 101°54', 1.2 miles downstream from 

confluence of Palo Duro and Tierra Blanca Creeks, about 2 miles upstream from Palo 

Duro Club Dam, 3-1 miles northeast of Canyon, Randall County. Prior to May 21, 1942, 

water-stage recorder at site 0.8 mile downstream at same datum. Datum of gage is 

5,455.0 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- January 1924 to October 1926, April 1938 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,650 second-feet Oct. 24 (gage height, 12.03 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 3,700 second-feet by logarithmic 

plotting; no flow at times.

1924-26, 1938-42: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 24, 1941; no flow at times.

Highest known flood prior to reconstruction of Palo Duro Club Dam in May 1941 

occurred May 30, 1937, when river reached a stage of 9.7 feet, from f loodnarks.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record and ice effect, 

which are poor. Flow partly regulated by several reservoirs upstream, the principal 

ones being that near Umbarger on Tierra Blanca Creek, 20 miles upstream (capacity, 

18,150 acre-feet), and Amarillo Reservoir on Palo Duro Creek located 13 miles upstream 

(capacity, about 3,200 acre-feet). The major portion of flood water originating above 

these reservoirs ordinarily will be retained in them. During 1942, both reservoirs 

filled and water passed over spillways.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

^

>a273

[

1

30

19

13

11

9.8

7.9

7.0

7.0

7.0

alO

a 13

f!3

11

9.8

8.9

32

242

1,640

f2,720

2,560

1,860

1,180

649

408

320

239

Nov.

210

179

154

124

99

73

65

51

48

41

39

33

30

28

24

22

21

17

16

17

17

16

15

13

13

15

15

16

15

15

-

Dec .

13

13

12

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

7.9

*7.0

7.0

9.8

9.8

9.8

8.9

8.9

8.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.0

6.0

4.9

7.9

7.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.4

4.9

5.4

Jan.

*\

(*)

 b7

J

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

8.9

8.9

8.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

»7.9

 7.0

7.0

Feb.

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

4.9

4.9

6.0

6.0

6.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.9

7.0

7.0

6.0

5.4

5.4

6.0

6.0

5.4

4.9

5.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

7.0

_

-

-

Month

October. .... ..............................

No vembe r . ................................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January ....................................

February. .... ................... .........

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May. ... ............. .....................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September ..................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

11

7.9

7.9

8.9

8.9

7.0

6.0

5.4

5.4

6.0

7.0

7.9

7.0

6.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.0

4.9

7.0

7.0

7.9

6.0

5.0

5.0

5.3

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.3

Apr.

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.6

5.9

7.8

7.5

6.9

6.6

6.9

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.S

7.5

6.9

6.2

9.6

11

8.9

14

28

26

14

10

9.2

8.9

6.9

-

Secondfoot days

13,392.4

1,441

255.2

33 421 1

247.7

175.2

270^5

144.2

16. 2

17.7

0

0

16,166.3

May

6.6

7.2

7.2

8.2

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.6

5.9

5.3

5.0

4.7

4.2

3.9

3.9

4.2

3.9

4.2

f4.2

f4.2

f4.2

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.2

2.6

1.9

1.3

.8

Maximum

2,720

210

13

3,540

9.8

7.9

11

28

8.2

2.4

11

0

0

2,720

June

0.4

e.4

e.4

e.4

e.4

e.4

e.4

e.4

.8

1.2

1.9

2.4

2.4

1.5

1.1

.7

e.4

e.3

e.2

e.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Minimum

13

4.9

0

4.9

4.9

5.3

. .8

0

0

0

0

0

July

0

0

0

0

0

4.9

11

1.7

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

432

48.0

8.23

91.6

7.99

6.26

6.65

9.02

4.65

.54

.57

0

0

44.3

Sept.

Runoff in 

acre-feet

26,560

2,860

506

66,280

491

348

409

537

286

32

35

0

0

32,060

notes, and weather

Peak discharge.- Oct. 4 (7 a.m.) 3,000 sec.-ft.; Oct. 23 (4 p.m.) 2,490 sec.-ft.; Oct. 24 

(9 p.m.) 6,650 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge commuted on basis of floodmarks, engine 

records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

e Discharge represents seepage under control.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partly estimated gage heights.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
316 RED RIVER BASIN

Prairie Dog Town Fork of Red River near Brice, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°38', long. 100°58', in Briscoe County, 1,200 

feet upstream from county highway bridge, 1.2 miles upstream from Byrnes Creek, and 

7j miles southwest of Brice, Hall County.

Drainage area.- 5,650 square miles, of which about 4,330 square miles is probably 

noncontributing.

Records available.- December 1938 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 42,100 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 5.18 

feet), from rating curve extended above 5,000 second-feet on basis of two slope-area 

computations at gage heights 3.7 and 4.8 feet; no flow at times.

1938-42: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 4, 1941; no flow at times. 

Maximum, stage known, 8.8 feet in August 1933, at site 1,200 feet below gage. Flood 

of May 1937 reached a stage of 8.3 feet at same site, from data based on information 

furnished by local resident.

Remarks.- Records poor. Daily discharge published only to show distribution of runoff. 

Auxiliary wire-weight gage located 1,200 feet below recorder read once daily and 

oftener during high water and used when water-stage recorder record is not available. 

No diversions.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

h!37

h24

2,060

5,970

2,400

2,060

413

330

193

108

72

68

68

65

364

h72

h62

h62

h54

h54

h!8

711

2,950

2,360

3,490

2,510

2,440

948

647

828

647

Nov.

506

464

342

214

172

145

140

108

94

80

65

60

48

48

46

41

39

33

27

23

23

32

41

39

33

31

27

26

26

26

-

Dec.

25

23

23

21

19

18

17

19

21

24

39

69

75

60

48

44

42

37

33

31

35

32

24

1916'

10

10

11

12

14

12

Jan.

8.0

6.8

6.2

5.7

9.2

9.2

8.0

11

10

13

19

23

21

19

15

13

13

11

8.5

8.5

9.2

8.5

8.0

7.3

8.0

6.8

5.7

5.2

4.7

.8

0.0

Feb.

0

0

.3

1.8

.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.2

1.3

13

8.5

1.8

.8

0

0

0

2.5

0

0

1.4

0

.8

_

-

-

Mar.

29

60

70

53

42

36

31

23

5.2

.6

18

21

1.9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

50

179

62

30

24

42

25

14

255

41

22

21

42

36

25

97

155

68

32

31

25

19

4.7

-

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.6

26

3.8

0

0

0

0

0

.3

70

0

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

392

985

40

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

24

0

-

July

0

3.1

4.0

4.5

0

0

0

0

0

78

60

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

300

152

29

7.0

0

0

32

13

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.2

54.0

24

1,350

77

19

11

244

79

31

12

0

0

2.2

2.2

8.0

0

818

79

11

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

60

68

21

0

16

146

58

35

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.5

348

115

51

17

0

180

127

44

0

0

0

0

-

Month

December. ..................................

March. .......................... .... . .

April ......................................

May........................................

July. ......................................

September. .... ............................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Secondroot-days

32,185

2,999

883

95,236.9

302.3

36.2

390.7

1,299.7

.105.7

1,441

682.6

2,827.6

1,291.5

44,444.3

Maximum

5,970

506

75

6,990

23

13

70

255

70

985

300

1,350

348

5,970

Minimum

18

23

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mean

1,038

100

28.5

260.9

9.75

1.29

12.6

43.3

3.41

48.0

22.0

91.2

43.0

122

Runoff in 

acre-feet

63,840

5,950

1,750

188,900

600

72

775

2,580

210

2,860

1,350

5,610

2,560

88,160

Peak discharge.- Oct. 4 (9 a.m.) 42,100 sec.-ft.; Oct. 6 (7:30 a.m.) 10,600 sec.-ft.; Oct. 23 

(6 p.m.) 10,200 sec.-ft.; June 9 (11 p.m.) 14,000 sec.-ft.

h Computed from wire-weight gage readings.

Time baala: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RED RIVER BASIN 317

Prairie Dog Town Fork of Red River near Estelline, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage, lat. 34°35', long. 100°26', at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 287, 180 feet upstream from Fort Worth & Denver City Railway 

bridge, 1.7 miles northwest of Estelline, Hall County, and 6.9 miles upstream from 

Baylor Creek. Datum of gage is 1,754.60 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 6,970 square miles, of which about 4,500 square miles is probably 

noncontributing.

Records available.- January 1924 to September 1925, April 1938 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 24,100 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 

6.78 feet), from rating curve extended above 14,000 second-feet; no flow at times.

1924-25, 1938-42: Maximum discharge, 56,000 second-feet June 9, 1941 (gage height, 

8.86 feet), from rating curve extended above 14,000 second-feet; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, about 14 feet, in May 1914, from information furnished by local 

residents.

Remarks.- Records poor. Daily discharge published only to show distribution of runoff. 

No diversions. Wire-weight gage read twice daily or more often.

Discharge, in seccnd-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,550

234

392

6,220

5,670

3,390

1,250

382

250

145

86

70

36

20

198

381

110

66

47

44

48

553

4,600

3,320

2,450

3,270

2,490

2,180

956

978

744

Nov.

448

238

d!85

d210

185

141

132

93

96

91

73

54

12

55

48

35

34

30

21

10

8.8

26

41

62

47

33

31

31

30

33

-

Dec.

30

30

28

20

13

8.0

4.0

2.4

2.4

2.0

8.2

320

415

208

162

166

162

98

48

46

52

46

30

23

17

9.6

6.0

6.0

7.6

8.8

12

Jan.

12

> b5

_

29

30

29

27

28

35

36

»19

14

12

11

9.6

7.2

6.0

4.4

4.0

4.4

4.4

3.6

Feb.

2.0

1.6

.4

1.2

2.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11

13

13

7.3

2.0

2.0

1.6

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

_

-

Mar.

0

55

128

153

73

13

6.0

6.0

3.2

2.4

2.0

2.0

1.2

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.2

836

532

136

88

66

62

35

192

285

86

46

26

114

66

226

4,720

2,930

636

426

344

312

136

-

May

27

4.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

66

47

26

24

19

1.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

690

229

78

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

210

107

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

f253

f200

a!36

a41

aO

Aug.

^

> aO

.

914

263

46

aS.O

91

a!70

50

alO

0

0

294

f58

f22

0

0

0

Sept.

0

aO

0

30

0

0

0

38

19

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

77

209

193

60

0

0

0

153

64

0

0

0

0

-

Month

December . . ................................

Calendar year 1941 .................

March. .....................................

April. .....................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Seccndfoot-days

42,130

2,533.8

1,991.0

189,833.2

380.6

57.5

445.2

12,302.2

214.6

997

947

1,976.0

843

64,817.9

Maximum

6,220

448

415

17,900

36

13

153

4,720

66

690

253

914

209

6,220

Minimum

20

8.8

2.0

0

3.6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mean

1,359

84.5

64.2

520

12.3

2.05

14.4

410

6.9S

33.2

30.5

63.7

28.1

178

Runoff in 

acre-feet

83,560

5,030

3,950

376,500

755

114

883

24,400

426

1,980

1,880

3,920

1,670

123,600

Peak discharge.- Oct. 1 (12:30 p.m.) 16,400 sec.-ft.; Oct. 4 (6:30 p.m.) 24.100 sec.-ft.; Oct. 6 

(5 p.m.) 7,150 sec.-ft.; Oct. 23 (12 m.) 11,700 sec.-ft.; Apr. 24 (10:30 a.m.) 7,150 sec.-ft.

9 Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of engineer's notes and weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Brlce.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.

Time -basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour»
318 RED RIVER BASIN

Red River near Terral, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage, lat. 33°52'50", long. 97°56'15", 

"at bridge on U. S. Highway 81, a quarter of a mile downstream from Chicago, Rock 

Island & Gulf Railway bridge, 1.2 miles south of Terral, Jefferson County, and 3.2 

miles downstream from Little Wichita River. Datum of gage is 770.31 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 28,280 square miles, of which about 5,440 square miles is probably 

noneontributing.

Records available.- April 1938 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 91,000 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage height, 21.45 

feetjy minimum observed, 272 second-feet Aug. 4.

1938-42: Maximum discharge, 197,000 second-feet June 8, 1941 (gage height, 28.12 

feet); minimum, 43 second-feet Mar. 15, 1939. 

Maximum stage known, that of June 8, 1941.

Remarks.- Records fair. Flow slightly regulated by Lake Kemp on Wichita River in Baylor 

County, Tex.; principal diversion is for irrigation in the vicinity of Wichita Falls, 

Tex. Wire-weight gage read twice daily and oftener during floods.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,400

29,600

70,400

62,600

41,300

39,300

28,000

14,900

12,600

10,800

8,620

6,660

4,420

3,020

3,850

14,400

17, r'00

14,000

9,480

5,940

4,540

3,960

11,400

44,600

40,300

29,500

21,900

17,400

13,000

45,500

77,500

Nov.

62,000

49,000

36,100

20,000

14,000

11,200

8,980

7,250

5,040

3,960

4,080

4,190

4,190

4,080

3,960

3,850

3,850

3,640

3,020

2,460

2,220

2,220

2,220

2,460

3,020

 _,300

2,000

1,860

1,740

1,740

-

Dec.

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,620

1,570

1,520

1,460

1,460

1,410

1,460

1,570

2.960

4,850

6,080

6,160

4,660

3,530

2,820

2,460

2,300

2,140

2,000

2,000

1,930

1,530

1,860

1,860

1,800

1,740

1,740

Jan.

1,620

1,570

1,520

1,460

bl,130

61,120

1,100

1,200

1,180

1,230

1,260

1,240

1,260

1,360

1,570

1,570

1,520

1,520

1,360

1,410

1,360

1,250

1,160

1,090

1,020

987

944

901

884

843

818

Feb.

S10

794

771

810

884

926

952

978

961

935

935

944

935

952

1,040

1,130

1,310

1,360

1,310

1,260

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,230

1,170

1,140

1,100

1,080

-

-

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ................ .................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 .............. . ....

January. ....... ...........................

February. ..................................

March. ...... ... ..........................

April. ...... . ..... ......... ..........

May. ............... .... ..................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August ................. ..................

September. ............. ...................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Peak discharge.- Oct. 3 (11 a.m.) 76,000 s

Mar.

1,040

1,030

1,150

1,360

1,460

1,740

2,000

1,800

1,680

1,570

1,360

1,230

1,140

1,010

952

892

859

810

818

771

732

710

688

695

688

665

638

617

624

578

534

Apr.

547

571

590

559

547

610

1,840

36,900

46,800

33,500

32,700

20,500

13,600

10,500

8,450

6,960

5,280

2,820

7,090

19 , 200

24,600

14,400

6,230

15,500

38,300

43,500

28,700

14,600

18,000

42,000

-

Secondfoot-days

709,490

276,630

73,610

3,543,901

38,457

29,647

31,841

495,494

116,955

99,267

17,073

43,138

104, 302

2,035,904

May

18,300

17,200

7,100

4,540

3,020

4,360

10,500

9,650

6,380

3,640

2,220

2,000

1,860

3,090

3,080

2,220

1,740

1,520

1,520

1,460

1,410

1,230

1,090

1,030

969

961

1,130

1,030

1,090

867

748

Maximum

77,500

62,000

6,160

168,000

1,620

1,360

2,000

46,800

18,300

12, 300

1,190

5,520

25,000

77,500

June

901

695

688

1,100

944

969

1,130

2,000

3,420

3,530

4,110

6,960

4,300

6,660

7,920

5,940

3,640

2,220

1,520

1,040

810

1,140

1,860

7,620

12,300

7,640

3,420

2,070

1,620

1,100

-

Minimum

2,400

1,740

1,410

144

818

771

534

547

748

688

348

284

511

284

July

978

748

755

867

1,190

859

638

528

493

442

395

390

432

511

528

499

482

482

437

405

400

370

348

365

375

476

680

631

522

442

405

Aug.

334

300

292

284

292

385

375

338

347

515

538

459

442

454

528

925

2,720

4,190

5,520

3,080

2,080

1,150

1,010

952

843

755

3,220

4,190

3,300

1,910

1,410

Mean

22,890

9,221

2,375

9,709

1,241

1,059

1,027

16,520

3,773

3,309

551

1,392

3,477

5,578

Sept.

1,310

884

944

794

1,110

1,250

1,240

3,260

4,340

3,880

S,730

1,880

1,310

1,170

944

748

644

553

511

4,730

25,000

14,400

8,500

5,040

3,530

3,220

3,530

3,120

1,930

1,800

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,407,000

548,700

146,000

7,030,000

76,280

58, 800

63, 150

982,800

232,000

196,900

33,860

85,560

806,900

4,038,000

30. -ft.; Oct. 24 (11 a.m.) 47,900 see. -ft.; Oct. 31

(8 a.m.) 51,000 sec.-ft.; Apr. 9 (1 a.m.) 54,900 sec.-ft.; Apr. 26 (8 a.m.) 46,800 sec.-ft.5 Apr. 

30 (2 p.m.) 47,900 sec.-ft.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice..

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RED RIVER BASIN 319

Red River near Galnesville, Tex.

Location.- V/ater-stage recorder, lat. 33°44', long. 97°10', In SWi sec. 36, T. 9 S., R. 

IE., at bridge on U.S. Highway 77, a quarter of a mile downstream from Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway bridge, 5 miles downstream from Fish Creek, and 7 miles north 

of Galnesville. Datum of gage Is 627.91 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 29,460 square miles.

Records available.- May 1936 to March 1937 and May 1938 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 156,000 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 22.32 

feet}; minimum, 436 second-feet Aug. 12.

1936-37. 1938-42: Maximum discharge, 168,000 second-feet June 9, 1941 (gage height, 

24.15 feet): minimum observed, 48 second-feet Jan. 27, 1940 (result of discharge 

measurement ).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of partly estimated gage-height record, or 

those based on wire-weight gage readings, which are fair.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 59 discharge measurements, and computations of dally 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army; 2 discharge measurements made 

and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

10 , 400

25,000

66,700

137,600

135,700

72,200

48,200

28,400

13,800

14,500

10,300

8,960

7,450

5,290

4,100

3,460

15,900

18,100

13,000

8,960

6,200

5,160

4,330

18,900

42,000

39,000

29,800

21,900

16,800

37,400

90,900

Nov.

121,400

62,400

45,200

29,100

20,600

16,100

13,000

10,700

3,750

6,800

5,170

5,170

5,170

5,170

4,920

4,920

4,680

4,680

4,920

4,920

4,000

4,000

3,790

3,580

3,380

3,790

3,790

3,180

2,800

2,620

-

Dec.

2,440

2,440

2,270

2,270

2,270

2,180

2,180

2,020

1,940

1,860

2,020

2,100

2,270

2,990

5,420

6,510

6,800

5,420

4,450

3,790

3,180

2,990

2,620

2,620

2,440

2,270

2,270

2,180

2,180

2,020

2,020

Jan.

2,020

1,940

1,940

1,780

1,700

f 1,410

fl,150

fl,210

fl,340

f 1,210

fl,210

fl,210

fl,210

f 1,210

fl,340

f 1,480

f 1,630

f 1,780

1,780

1,780

1,560

1,340

1,480

1,410

f 1,280

fl,210

1,210

fl,210

fl,150

fl,090

f 1,090

Feb.

1,040

980

930

930

9SO

930

1,040

980

980

980

930

930

980

f 1,280

f 1,410

1,700

1,780

1,860

f 1,940

1,860

fl,780

1,780

1,700

f 1,480

fl,410

f 1,340

f 1,280

f 1,280

_

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November ...................................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January ....................................

February ...................................

March. .....................................

April. .....................................

May........................................

June .......................................

July .......................................

August ............ 4 ........................

September ..................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

1,280

1,340

1,630

2,620

2,800

2,620

2,440

2,440

2,800

2,440

2,270

2,020

1,700

1,480

1,410

1,340

1,090

1,090

880

880

980

f880

f835

f835

f835

f835

f790.

f750

675

675

675

Apr.

675

640

710

980

1,210

1,640

5,140

32,800

83,200

66,400

48,800

34,200

19,300

18,300

12,700

8,800

6,620

5,290

3,940

24,200

42,000

35,500

18,900

34,600

50,600

53,000

48,600

32,500

17,800

33 , 500

-

Secondfoot-days

965,410

418,700

90 , 430

4,367,280

44,360

36,540

45,335

792 J 545

139*290

3l)264

48,713

113 ,628

2,936,465

May

35,000

14,800

13,900

9,230

7,160

9,740

9,120

27 , 500

12,900

8,340

5,800

4,100

3,060

3,590

3,450

3,990

3,880

2,880

3,770

4,220

3,560

2,880

2,470

2,090

2,020

2,160

1,950

1,550

1,330

1,810

1,950

Maximum

137,600

121,400

6,800

154,000

2,020

1,940

2,800

83 , 200

35,000 

17,000

5J040

22,700

137,600

June

1,810

1,480

1,680

1,810

1,630

2,920

3,450

2,330

2,390

3,450

4,330

4,140

7,140

6,330

6,330

10 , 500

9,600

5,540

4,330

2,390

1,810

1,300

1,010

2,630

9,280

17,000

9,120

5,930

4,330

3,250

Minimum

3,460

2 f 620 

1,860

310

1,090

675

640

1,330 

1,010

480

436

490

436

July

2,390

2,240

1,950

1,950

1,950

1,680

1,810

1,430

1,220

950

800

692

768

620

590

728

744

720

706

590

562

535

490

480

495

540

596

534

800

845

809

Aug.

699

562

540

530

490

476

444

485

520

4SO

462

436

602

546

515

f2,520

f2,090

fl,950

3,880

5,040

4,560

3,060

2,090

1,620

1,330

1,080

930

770

2,670

3,880

3,450

Mean

31,140

13 , 960

2,917

11,970

1,431

1,305

1,462

26,420

6 ,782

4,643

1,008

1 ,571

3 ,788

8,045

Sept.

1,310

1,380

f2,400

f 1,620

1,200

1,000

1,360

2,020

1,950

3,660

5,290

4,100

2,880

2,240

1,620

1,170

881

657

530

490

6,010

22,700

12,900

8,550

5,800

4,330

3,880

3,660

3,880

3,660

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,915,000

830,500

179,400

8 i 663 ,000

87 990

72*480

89 920 1,572)000 417,000

276,300

62,010

96 ,620

225 400

5,825,000

1 Computed from partly estimated gage-height record.

Note.- Discharge computed from graph based on twice-daily readings of wire-weight gage Jan. 4, 5, 

19-24, 27, Feb. 1-13, 17, 20, 22, 23, Mar. 1-3, 10-21, Mar. 29 to Apr. 7, May 10 to Aug. 15, 

Aug. 19 to Sept. 2, Sept. 5-21.

Time basis; Central stPndard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war tioe thereafter. 

To convert war tiae to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
320 RED RIVER BASIN

Red River near Colbert, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°49', long^ 96°31', in Ei sec. 36, T. 8 S., R. 

7 E., at old highway toll bridge, 1.3 miles downstream fron Sand Creek, 2 miles 

south of Colbert, and 3 miles downstream fron Denlson Dan. Datum of gage Is 497.36 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to July 30, 1942, water-stage 

recorder at Misscuri-Kansas-Texas Railroad bridge 0.6 mile upstream and at datun 10 

feet higher.

Drainage area.- 53,700 square miles.

Records available.- October 1923 to September 1942. Gage-height records collected at 

various sites in this vicinity since 1906 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 183,000 second-feet Apr. 25 (gage height, 

24.14 feet); minimum, 13 second-feet July 28 (gage height, -1.70 feet), caused by 

closure of coffer dam at Denison Dam site.

1923-42: Macimum discharge, 201,000 second-feet May 21, 1935; maximum gage height, 

that of Apr. 25, 1942; minimum, that of July 28, 1942.

Maximum stage known, 45.5 feet May 26, 1908, present site and datum, from records 

of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks.- Records good except those during period of ice effect, which are fair. Discharge July 27-30 affected by storage above coffer dam at Denison Dam site.

Cooperation.- Twenty-five discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, 

U. S. Army.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5,360

20,200

50,000

124,000

154,000

122,000

76,000

67,500

54,500

44,000

31,200

19,300

15,400

13,400

19,600

17,000

15,300

31,000

26,600

19,800

14,200

11,500

10,000

g8,200

59,600

50,000

40,600

28,700

24,800

29,000

89,200

Nov.

134,000

140,000

113,000

78,900

50,600

35,900

22,800

15,100

12,300

11,400

9,900

8,460

8,180

8,180

g7,620

R7,620

7,100

6,840

7,100

8,180

7,620

7,100

8,740

8,460

7,900

7,100

6,580

6,320

5,600

5,100

Dec.

g4,680

g4,790

g4,460

4,130

3,820

3,720

3,620

3,420

3,320

3,240

3,620

4,130

4,570

7,100

7,900

8,460

10,200

9,900

8,460

7,360

6,320

5,720

5,360

5,120

5,100

4,570

4,240

4,020

3,920

3,820

3,620

Jan.

3,620

3,520

3,420

3,330

g3,070

g2,840

b2,600

g2,200

b2,500

b2,550

b2,880

*2,620

2,690

2,840

2,910

2,990

2,910

2,910

2,990

2,990

2,990

2,990

2,910

2,840

2,840

2,760

2,620

2,550

2,480

2,760

3,660

Feb.

2,760

2,550

2,480

2,410

2,340

2,280

2,280

2,280

2,340

2,340

2,410

2,410

2,410

2,340

2,550

3,240

4,380

5,780

4,350

3,520

3.330

3,240

3,070

2,910

2,840

2,690

2,620

2,550

_

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Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January . . .................................

February. ...... ...........................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May. ..... ..... ...........................

June .................................. ....

July. ..................... ................

August ............ .................... . .

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

2,550

2,760

4,570

6,080

5,840

5,240

4,570

4,020

3,820

3,920

3,920

3,820

3,620

3,420

3,240

3,070

2,910

2,760

2,690

2,480

g2,340

2,280

2,280

2,210

2,280

2,280

g2,140

gl,960

gl,960

1,960

1,900

Apr.

1,900

1,900

1,840

1,840

1,840

2,080

3,580

57,000

99,800

93,200

74,500

71,200

49,700

31,200

20,100

16,500

13,700

11,100

g9,900

29,200

50,600

54,200

54,200

86,600

156,000

93,800

75,600

63,200

44,400

33,500

-

Secondfoot-days

1,271,960

763,700

162,710

5,889,323

89,780

80,700

98,890

1,303,580

451,780

89^140

84,340

184,190

4,909,220

May

60,000

35,400

25,300

20,600

20,100

30,600

29,500

18,100

21,100

16,500

12,600

glO,500

12,300

9,900

8,460

7,360

7,620

11,100

16,500

15,400

11,400

7,900

' g6,580

g5,840

5,120

4,680

4,350

4,020

3,920

4,130

4,900

Maximum

154,000

140,000

10,200

173,000

3,660

5,780

6,080

156,000

60,000

22, 600

9,300

6,580

18,400

156,000

June

5,480

5,100

4,350

3,620

4,280

5,520

4,130

6,110

10,200

17,800

16,500

14,400

9,300

8,740

9,900

12,400

20,100

14,000

9,900

7,360

5,720

9,280

14,400

17,300

19,700

22,600

20,500

12,000

g9,300

g8,460

-

Minimum

5,360

5,100

3,240

872

2,200

2,280

1,900

1,840

3,920

3,620

49

1,110

1,900

49

July

 9,300

8,460

5,840

4,680

4,130

3,820

3,820

4,020

3,820

3,330

2,990

2,840

2,690

2,480

2,340

2,210

2,080

2,080

2,020

1,840

1,840

1,720

1,610

1,720

1,720

1,610

237

g49

g714

gl,440

gl,690

Aug.

1,930

1,950

1,800

1,660

1,540

1,340

1,330

1,200

1,270

1,420

1,380

1,420

1,320

1,130

1,110

1,540

1,880

2,310

3,380

4,060

5,880

6,580

6,340

5,320

4,460

3,760

3,380

2,830

2,560

3,480

4,780

Mean

41,030

25,460

5,249

16,140

2,896

2,882

3,190

43,450

14,570

10,950

2,875

2,721

6,140

13,450

Sept.

5,430

5,210

4,060

3,660

4,680

4,880

4,160

4,160

5,880

6,820

5,430

5,650

6,580

5,880

5,320

4,360

3,570

3,010

2,560

2,140

1,900

7,770

18,400

16,200

11,700

9,100

7,800

6,580

5,650

5,650

-

Runoff in 

acre feet

2,523,000

1,515,000

322,700

11,680,000

178,100

160,100

196,100

2,586,000

896,100

651,500

176,800

167,300

365,300

9,738,000

 » Winter discharge measurement "iade on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from gage-height graph based on at least once-daily readings of staff gage. 

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RED RIVER BASIN 331

Red River at Arthur City, Texas.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°53', long. 95°30', at bridge on U. S. Highway 

271, at Arthur City, Lamar County. Datum of gage is 380.07 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 43,110 square miles.

Records available.- January 1905 to December 1911, July 1936 to September 1942. Gage-

 height records collected at same site since 1891 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 199,000 second-feet Apr."26; maximum gage Height,

 31.55 feet Apr. 26; minimum discharge, 542 second-feet July 31 (gage height, 6.72 feet).

1936-42: Maximum discharge, 222,000 second-feet Feb. 19, 193T. (gage height, 34.3 

feet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 100,000 

second-feet; minimum observed, 170 second-feet Oct. 8, 9, 1939 (g?ge height, 3.8 feet).

Maximum stage known, 43.2 feet Ilay 28, 1908, from records of U.S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow July 29 to Aug. 2 regulated by cofferdam at Denison Dam 

site, 101 miles upstream.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 66 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 1 discharge measurement made 

and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

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

Oat.

3,210

3,290

23,200

62,600

114,000

140,000

138,000

98,100

73,400

54,700

45,500

30,900

22,000

18,000

16,900

25,600

29,000

28,600

40,800

33,600

24,500

17,700

13,700

12,000

11,200

48,200

59 , 500

50 , 400

36,800

30,800

48,800

Nov.

93,000

130,000

140,000

134,000

101,000

66,800

51 , 500

35,000

22,000

15,800

13,000

10,500

9,000

8,400

8,300

8,150

8,000

8,000

8,400

9,100

11,200

11,700

11,200

14,600

15,000

11,900

9,400

7,960

7,490

7,260

-

Dec.

6,570

6,350

8,440

8,680

6,570

5,580

5,140

4,920

4,700

4,480

4,700

5,690

8,920

10 , 400

11,200

13,000

10,900

10,900

10,600

9,650

8,440

7,490

7,030

7,490

7,490

7,030

c6,500

05,900

c5,430

c5,120

c4,940

Jan.

4,980

5,040

4,940

4,760

4,450

4,190

3,860

3,640

3,410

3,180

2,970

g2,880

g3,150

g3,150

g3,420

g3,800

g3,960

g3,960

3,820

3,820

3,960

3,820

3,820

3,820

3,690

3,560

3,560

3,440

3,320

3,320

3,560

.Feb.

8,360

8,360

4,430

3,560

3,320

3,210

3,100

3,000

2,900

2,900

3,000

3,440

3,320

3,210

3,210

3,210

6,010

12,000

14,700

13,700

7,780

' 5,360

4,970

4,600

4,430

4,270

4,110

3 , 960

_

_

Mar.

3,820

3,960

5,160

10,600

15,400

16 , 200

14,000

13,300

11,300

7,240

5,790

5,160

4,970

4,600

4,430

4,110

3,820

3,560

3,320

3,210

3,100

3,000

2,900

2,800

2,800

2,710

2,800

2,800

2,710

2,620

2,530

Apr.

2,530

2,450

2,380

2,380

2,380

2,450

3,210

45,300

128,000

142,000

138,000

122,000

103,000

81,500

55,500

39,800

31 ,000

23,000

17,600

63,400

112,000

94,400

77,900

88,400

128,000

188,000

182,000

156,000

128,000

97,000

-

May

81,400

86 , 400

56 , 500

45,200

35,100

33,600

48,700

3J.600

23,800

24,300

19,200

15,800

16,200

21,900

22,800

19,600

15,000

12,600

22,200

34,200

30,900

23,800

19,200

16,600

11,700

7,970

6,700

6,010

5,620

5,260

4,920

June

5,500

6,840

6,700

5,750

5,030

5,030

10,100

9,240

9,140

35,900

52,800

41,600

36,800

30,000

27,600

34,800

33,000

31,200

19,300

13,300

10,300

8,560

13 ,000

23,400

28,800

31,800

34,200

31,200

23,500

17,000

-

July

10,700

9,920

10,700

8,560

6,700

5,620

5,030

4,720

4,530

4,530

4,350

6,280

8,560

9,580

7,130

3,920

3,140

2,850

2,710

2,500

2,440

2,300

2,440

2,300

2,180

2,110

2,180

2,040

1,420

800

685

Aug.

1,S80

2,220

2,380

2,600

2,450

2,300

2,220

2,380

2,450

2,450

2,520

2,380

2,220

2,150

2,150

2,450

3,750

4,160

3,210

2,980

3,470

4,480

6,350

8,490

6,570

6,130

5,360

4,260

3,660

3,130

2,900

Sept.

3,380

4,700

5,580

6,130

4,920

4,260

6,300

7,560

12,800

12,000

10,900

8,230

6,130

5,910

6,350

5,910

5,250

4,260

3,560

2,980

2,600

2,300

3,650

17,400

15,200

11,100

9,050

7,730

7,030

6,130

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Month

April ......................................

May. ........ ..............................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Secondfoot-days

1,355,000 

987,660 

230,250

7,554,150

117,250 

148,420 

174,720 

2,260,080 

860,780 

641,390 

142,925 

106,100 

209,300

7,179,875

Maximum

140,000 

140,000 

13,000

178,000

5,040 

14,700 

16,200 

188,000 

86 , 400 

52,800 

10,700 

8,490 

17,400

188,000

Minimum

3,210 

7,260 

4,480

1,560

2,880 

2,900 

2,530 

2,380 

4,920 

5,030 

685 

1,880 

2,300

685

Mean

43,710 

32,920 

7,427

20,700

3,782 

5,301 

5,636 

75,340 

26,020 

21,380 

4,610 

3,422 

6,977

19,670

Runoff in 

acre feet

2,688,000 

1,959,000 

456,700

14,980,000

232,600 

294,400 

346,600 

4,483,000 

1,600,000 

1,272,000 

283,500 

210,400 

415,100

14,240,000

g Computed from graph based on gage readings. 

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war 

war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

time thereafter.
322 RED RIVER BASIN 

Red River at Index, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°33', long. 94°02', in SWi sec. 7, T. 14 S., R. 

28 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 71, at Index, Eir miles south of Ogden and 25 miles 

upstream from Little River. Datum of gage is 246.87 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Drainage area.- 46,580 square miles.

Records available.- July 1936 to September 1942. Gage-height records collected at same 

site sJnce 1917 are contained in reports of U.S. Weather^ Bureau.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 178,000 second-feet May 1; maximum gage height, 

29.85 feet May 1; minimum discharge, 1,460 second-feet Aug. 4 (regulated by cofferdam 

at Denison Dam site).

1936-42: Maximum discharge, 297,000 second-feet Feb. 23, 1938 (gage height, 34.25 

feet, observed at crest); minimum observed, 400 second-feet Sept. 12-14, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow Aug. 1-5 regulated by cofferdam at Denison Dam site, 261 

miles upstream.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 60 discharge measurements, and computations of dally 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 1 discharge measurement made 

and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3,440

3,260

3,260

3,800

38,800

80,200

96,000

103,000

106,000

93 , 500

75,500

60,500

46,400

31 , 200

24,700

21,000

19,300

28 , 400

29,200

36,000

37 , 000

28,400

21,400

17,000

14,800

14,000

33,200

59,200

58,700

47,000

41,000

Nov.

57,800

85,200

103,000

117,000

127,000

128,000

109,000

72,000

44,800

30,000

22,400

19,000

16,900

15,200

13,700

12,500

12,000

11,500

11,200

11,100

11,000

11 ,400

12,600

14,000

14,300

17,000

16,400

14,000

11,900

10,400

-

Dec.

9,450

8,910

8,290

7,840

8,880

9,540

8,210

7,090

6,440

5,950

5,900

5,910

6,390

7,660

8,110

13,400

14,100

14,400

12,800

11,900.

11,600

12,200

14,100

14,700

15,400

17,000

16,100

14,300

13,000

11,500

9,940

Jan.

9,100

8,480

8,650

8,780

8,310

7,870

7,360

6,880

g6,450

g6,040

5,700

5,440

5,280

5,200

5,200

5,200

5,200

5,240

5,240

5,200

5,110

5,100

5,760

5,960

5,960

5,760

5,560

5,360

0,170

5,360

5,760

Feb.

6,160

6,760

11,600

12,200

9,500

7,600

6,360

5,900

5,610

5,330

5,180

4,980

4,860

5,000

5,400

5,400

5,600

6,640

10,600

15,500

16,300

14,300

10,900

6,570

7,480

7,270

7,480

7,270

_

-

Month

October. ...............................

November ..................................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1941 .....................

January. ...............................

February. . . ... ...........................

March ........................... ..........

April. .......... ............. .........

May. ........ ..............................

June ............... .......................

July. ........ ............. ........... .

August ......... ...........................

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

6,850

6,650

7,270

9,050

14,000

20,200

22,800

21,500

19,600

19,200

17,200

15,300

13,000

10,800

10,100

10,500

10,000

8,610

7,640

6,960

6,370

5,610

5,400

5,020

4,790

4,720

4,580

4,530

4,410

4,600

4,600

Apr.

4,410

4, 220

3,940

3,850

3,670

3,670

3,850

7,560

58,200

106,000

122,000

133,000

143,000

L40.000

134,000

113,000

73,600

49,600

36,200

27 , 400

52,900

94,200

106,000

99,800

93,200

113,000

128,000

145,000

163,000

177,000

-

Secondfoot-days

1,275,160

1,152,300

331,030

8,940,530

191,700

225,750

2, 343*170

1,507,760

677,440

227 ,360

121,720 

233,360

8,599,250

May

174,000

161,000

131,000

106,000

77,700

60 , 100

52,500

54,500

51,300

35,400

27,800

27,000

21,900

20,20O

g42,600

52,000

38,000

34,100

35,100

41,000

53,000

49,500

g39,000

g29,OOC

g23,400

g!8,200

g!4,000

gll,10C

g9,910

9.05C

8,400

Maximum

106,000

17,000

14P 000

9,100 

16,300

£2 ,600

174)000

50 , 500

83,500

9,330 

15,000

177,000

June

7,800

7,300

7,080

7,600

8,060

7,830

7,390

7,180

10,900

11,200

21,900

50 , 500

50,300

41,100

36,200

33,000

36,500

37,800

34,800

26,200

17,100

13,200

11,200

10,600

17 , 400

27,800

31,700

33,200

35,000

29 , 600

-

Minimum

3,260

10,400

5,900

2,700

5,100

4,860

4,410

3,670

8,400

p'fino

l',600

3,660

1,600

July.

23,500

17,000

12,200

iO,600

10,600

9,500

8,060

7,390

6,970

6,560

6,360

6,360

6,360

10,900

13,600

10,600

8,760

6,660

5,170

4,410

4,030

3,650

3,580

3,490

3,310

3,140

3,060

2,970

2,880

2,800

2,800

Aug.

2,560,

2,320

gl,880

1,600

2,170

2,400

2,480

2,720

2,640

2,480

2,560

2,640

2,640

2,640

2,560

2,400

2,480

2,560

3,140

5,960

5,650

4,790

4,320

4,320

5,560

8,020

8,710

9,330

6,870

6,180

5,140

Mean

41,130

36,410

10,680

6,184

8,062

10,080

78,110

48,640

22,580

7,334

3,926 

7,779

23,560

Sept.

4,720

4,300

4,020

4,210

5,260

6,180

6,870

6,410

6,640

8,940

13,000

14,900

13,800

11,200

8,480

7,660

7,100

7,100

6,640

6,950

5,140

4,500

4,020

3,740

3,660

12,400

15,000

12,300

10,400

8,940

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

2,529,000

2,286,000

656,600

17,730,000

380,200

447 600

619,800

4,648,000

2,991,000

1,344,000

451,000

241,400

462,900

17,060,000

g Computed from graph based on wire-weight gage readings. 

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

central war time thereafter.
RED RIVER BASIN 323

Red River at Garland, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°21', long. 93°42', In 3Ei sec. 17, T. 16 3., 

R. 25 W,, at Garland. Datum of gage Is 203.08 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Drainage area.- 51,500 square miles.

Records available.- October 1927 to December 1931 and June 1934 to September 1042 in repcrffsof Geological Survey, January 1932 to May 1934 In reports or Corps of Engineers, 

U.S. Army. Gage height records collected at same site from February 1890 to December 

1899, and results of discharge measurements In September 1893 and November 1902 are 

contained In reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1927-42), 17,590 second-feet.

Extremes.- Kaxlmum discharge during year, 185,000 second-feet May 2; maximum gage height, 

gfc~.~4S' feet May 2, 3; minimum, 1,980 second-feet Aug. 5 (gage height, 4.25 feet), 

caused by closure of cofferdam at Denison Dam site.

1927-31, 1934-42: Maximum discharge, 327,000 second-feet Feb. 25, 1038; maximum 

gage height, 35.97 feet Feb. 24, 1938, Just before break in levee above gage; minimum 

discharge, 400 second-feet Oct. 8-19, 1931.

Maximum stage known prior to 1938, 35.4 feet, present datum, In April 1927.

Remarks.- Records good, 

miles upstream.

Flow Aug. 2-6 regulated by cofferdam at Denison Dam cite, 328

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3,360

3,700

3,360

3,190

6,490

45,300

77,000

90,500

93,000

88,700

85,500

76,000

64,600

49,700

37,700

30,000

23,000

21,700

27,500

29,500

35,900

35,400

28,500

21,800

17,700

15,500

15,200

35,500

52,000

50,500

44,000

Nov.

47,200

70,000

87,500

101,000

108,000

110,000

106,000

95,OOC

79,000

63,000

48,500

38,700

31,600

25,100

19,600

16,100

14,100

12,900

12,100

11,600

11,400

12,900

16,700

19,800

23,000

25,600

27,500

24,800

20,600

17_,400

-

Dec.

14,900

13,400

12,400

11,400

10,900

11,400

11,800

10,600

9,470

8,580

8,140

8,360

8,580

10,400

14,300

1^,000

19,800

20,200

19,400

17,700

16,400

16,400

20,600

24,800

28,000

31,500

33,200

32,600

31,000

28,500

25,200

Jan.

20,600

17,000

15,200

15,800

15,800

^14,600

813,300

12,100

10,900

9,930

9,020

8,360

7,930

7,720

7,300

7,300

7,300

7,300

7,090

7,090

v/

7,090|

7,720

7,720

7,510

7,610

7,300

7,090

6,890

6,490

6,490

7,300

Feb.

9,240

12,100

14,900

18,800

18,000

14,600

11,800

10,200

9,240

8,580

7,720

7,300

7,090

6,690

6,690

7,300

7,930

?,930

13,200

19,100

22,200

21,800

19,400

15,800

14,000

14,600

15,800

15,500

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_

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Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ............ .........

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April. ....................................

May. .......................................

June. ......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

14,300

13,400

13,200

15,200

19,100

25,600

31,000

34,200

34,800

34,800

34,200

33,200

30,500

27,500

24,300

23,400

23 , 400

21,400

17,700

14,600

12,100

10,400

9,470

8,360

7,930

7,510

8,140

9,020

9,470

8,800

7,930

Apr.

7,300

6-,690

6,090

5,700

5,320

5,130

5,130

7,930

35,800

95,500

124,000

142,000

159,000

170,000

175,000

L70,000

150,000

119,000

94,500

74,500

65,800

88,500

100,000

104,000

106,000

109,000

118,000

132,000

149,000

170,000

Secondfoot-days

1,211,700

1,296,600

547,930

10,639,680

300,760

359,510

584,930

2,700,890

2,230,300

720,480

277,780

322^100

10,692,260

May

181 ,000

184,000

175,000

159,000

140,000

114,000

94,000

81,500

77,000

67,000

54,000

47,000

41,500

35,500

36,500

55,000

57,500

54,000

55,000

57,500

65,500

70,000

66,000

58,000

50 , 500

43,500

36,000

27,500

19,800

14,900

12,600

Maximum

93,000

110,000

33,200

130,000

20,600

22 200

34! 800

175,000

134,000

49,100

30 , 500

30*500

184,000

June

10,900

9,930

9,240

8,580

8,800

9,020

8,800

8,140

7,930

9,240

10,900

23,000

45,800

49,100

44,600

40,700

40,100

43,200

43,200

40,100

31,000

21,800

16,100

13,200

12,100

19,400

29,500

33,700

35,900

36,500

36,500

Minimum

3.19C

11 , 40C

8.14C

2.82C

6.49C

6.69C

7 ,51'

5,13C

12 ,601

7,93C

3 19C

l)98C

4,22C

1,98C

July

30,500

23,400

18,000

14,000

12,400

11,800

10,900

9,240

8,140

7,300

6,890

6,490

6,490

6,890

11,600

13,700

12,100

10,200

7,720

6,090

5,320

4,940

4,400

4,220

4,040

3,870

3,700

3,530

3,360

3,360

3,190

Aug.

3,190

2,870

2,560

2,120

1,980

2,260

2,560

3,030

3,190

3,030

2,870

3,030

3,190

3,190

3,190

3,030

3,190

3,190

3,870

4,940

6,690

7,510

6,290

5,510

5,510

6,690

8,580

9,470

8,360

7,510

6,690

Mean

39,090

43,220

) 17,680

) 29,150

> 9,702

12,840

> 18,870

90,030

71 j 950

) 24,020

) 8,961

4,495

) 10,740

29,290

Sept.

5,700

4,760

4,580

4,220

4,220

4,940

5,700

6,490

6,890

10,400

18,800

26,600

30 , 500

29,500

23,800

16,700

11,800

9,470

8,580

7,930

7,090

6,290

5,700

4,940

4,400

4,400

10,600

14,300

12,400

10 , 400

-

Runoff in 

acre- feet

2,403,000

2,572,000

1,087,000

21,100,000

596,500

713,100

1,160,000

5,357,000

4,424,000

1,429,000

551,000

276,300

638,900

21,210,000

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated. 

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2.a.m., Feb. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

9, 1942; central war time thereafter.
324 RED RIVER BASIN 

Red River at Shreveport, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°31', long. 93°44', in SEi sec. 30, T. 18 N., R. 

13 W., Louisiana meridian, at Illinois Central Railroad bridge at Shreveport, half a 

mile downstream from Cross Bayou. Datum of gage is 131.48 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 59,300 square miles.

Records available.- July 1928 to September 1929 and October 1938 to September 1942 in 

reports of Geological Survey. October 1929 to September 1938 in reports of Corps of 

Engineers, U. S. Army. Daily gage heights since Hay 1873 and discharge intermittently 

1872 to 1905 in reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 183,000 second-feet May 5 (gage height, 31.47 

feet); minimum, 2,580 second-feet Aug. 7; minimum gage height, 5.52 feet Oct. 2.

1928-29, 1938-42: Maximum discharge, that of May 5, 1942; minimum, 792 secondfeet Nov. 9, 1939 (gage nelght, 0.24 foot).

Flood of May 26, 1930, reached a stage of 35.91 feet (discharge, 240,000 

second-feet).

Maximum stage known, 45.9 feet (present datum), in August 1849.

Remarks.- Records good.

Cooperation.- Seventy-four discharge measurements and computation of daily discharge 

furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; gage-height record collected and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4,540

4,430

4,480

4,600

4,600

4,600

32,600

74,600

85,000

89,700

90,000

81,600

72,700

63,400

51,800

41,100

33,000

26,400

23,300

25,800

29,200

35,300

34,600

28,600

22,900

19,800

18,500

17,500

36,600

53,700

54,700

Nov.

47 , 000

53,800

78,100

89 , 600

97,900

103,000

106,000

107,000

92,900

79,800

65,200

53,600

44,300

35,200

27,400

22,500

19,700

18, 200'

16,900

15,500

14,400

18,500

22,600

24,800

26,900

29,200

31,800

32,400

29,200

25,800

-

Dec.

23,300

21,100

19,800

18,800

17,800

16,600

16, 100

16,100

16,100

15,200

14,400

14,400

15,000

15,500

16,100

18,200

21,500

24,000

24,800

24,400

23,600

22,600

23,300

27,500

33, 100

36,800

40,000

41,600

41,600

40,000

39 , 200

Jan.

37,800

34, 100

30,900

28,400

27,500

27,600

27,200

25,600

24,000

22,400

21,000

19,500

18,200

17,000

16,100

15,300

14,700

14,200

13,700

13,100

12,600

12,100

11,900

11,900

11,600

11,300

11,100

10,800

10,300

10,200

11,200

Feb.

11,000

12, 100

14,400

17,200

20,700

22,400

20,500

18, 100

16, 400

15,600

14,700

13,700

12,900

12,100

11,200

10,800

10,600

11,200

12,100

14,000

17,900

22,400

24,000

23,300

20,600

18,700

18,200

18,700

_

_

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Month

October. ........................ . ...

November. ..................................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January ....................................

February ...................................

March. ......................... ...

April. .................................. .

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July.... ...................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

19,200

19,200

18,700

18,400

20,500

25,600

32, 400

38,300

42,700

44,300

4*, 700

43,600

42,500

41,300

39,000

36,200

34,900

34, 100

32,400

28,300

24,900

22,400

20,600

19,600

18,700

18,400

18,200

18,000

17,800

17,800

17,100

Apr.

16,000

14,800

13, 600

12,600

11,500

10,600

10,400

15,600

27,800

68 , 300

106,000

121,000

130,000

138,000

147,000

156,000

164,000

170,000

170,000

147,000

132,000

121,000

130,000

133,000

134,000

140,000

142,000

145,000

149,000

154,000

-

Secondfoot-days

1,169,700

1,429,200

738,500

14,178,120

573,300

455,500

869,800

3,030,200

3,194,600

1,053,600

442,580

267,430

458,320

13,687,730

May

158,000

163,000

171,000

182,000

183,000

171,000

159,000

145,000

132,000

122, 000

111,000

96,500

82,500

72,600

65,800

65,300

76,000

85,300

88 , 600

87,600

86,300

90,000

90,900

83,700

77,900

72,500

67,500

61,600

55,200

48,700

43,100

Maximum

90,000

107,000

41,600

143,000

37,800

24,000

44,700

170,000

183,000

57, 400

42,100

21,900

33,500

183,000

June

38,900

36,000

33,200

30,500

28,000

26,500

24,900

22,700

21,100

20, 100

19 , 800

21,800

31,900

54,100

57,400

55, 100

51,500

49,800

51, 100

51,200

48,400

42,500

34,800

27,700

22,600

20,100

23,300

33,400

38,900

41,300

-

Minimum

4,480

14,400

14,400

4,480

10,200

10,600

17, 100

10,400

43, 100

19,800

4,130

2,580

6,050

2,580

July

42,100

38, 500

33,600

28,600

24,200

21,300

20,000

18,900

17,000

15,100

13, 700

11,700

10,800

10, 100

9,570

10,100

14,700

15,300

13,100

10,600

8,780

7,510

6,720

6,150

5,740

5,410

5,090

4,860

4,720

4,500

4,130

Aug.

3,350

3,610

3,410

3,190

2,990

2,790

2,580

2,920

3,100

3,290

3,540

3,960

3,850

3,820

3,980

4,070

4,500

5,390

5,420

5,710

5,680

6,780

14,900

21,900

21,000

20,300

19 , 800

20,300

21,100

20,700

19,000

Mean

37,730

47,640

23,820

38,840

18,490

16,270

28,060

101,000

103, 100

35,290

14,280

8,627

15,280

37,500

Sept.

17,500

16,100

14,700

13,300

11,700

9,850

8,860

3,550

9,610

11,300

14,500

22,300

29,900

33,500

32,500

28,700

24,100

20,000

16,300

14,200

12,500

11,300

10,100

8,860

7,680

6,770

6,050

6,990

14,000

16,600

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

2,320,000

2,835,000

1,465,000

23,120,000

1,137,000

903,500

1,725,000

6,010,000

6,336,000

2,100,000

877, 800

530,400

909,100

27,150,000

Time basis: Central 

To convert war time to

standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; 

standard time, subtract 1 hour.

central war time thereafter.
RED RIVER BASIN 325

Red River at Coushatta, La.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°01', long. 93°21', in HWi sec. 24, T. 12 N., R. 10 

W., Louisiana meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 84 at Coushatta, and 242.4 miles 

upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 95.85 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 61,640 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1942 in reports of Geological Survey. Discharge observations, August and November 1893, in reports of Mississippi River Commission. Gage heights, August 1890 to June 1894, and gage heights and discharge observations since April 1937 in reports of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 178,000 second-feet May 6; maximum gage height. 

35.25 feet May 7; minimum discharge, 3,000 second-feet Aug. 9 (gage height, 4.90 feet).

1937-41: Maximum discharge, 181,000 second-feet Mar. 1, 1938; maximum gage height, 

that of May 7, 1942; minimum discharge, 880 second-feet Nov. 10,-11, 1939 (gage height, 

1.25 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record and 12 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4,920

4,730

4,350

4,540

4,920

4,920

5,520

36,900

71,200

80,400

83,800

82,900

77,000

68,000

56,000

45, 500

36,400

29,500

23,900

23,200

26,400

29,500

32,200

35,300

25,100

20,700

19,100

17,600

20,100

36,400

49,400

Nov.

44,900

41,300

53,300

68,000

77,800

84,700

91,800

96,300

94,500

86,400

73,600

61,100

50,700

43, 100

35,800

29,500

24,300

21,100

19,400

18,800

17,600

18,800

22,100

25,100

27,300

29,500

30,800

32,700

32,200

29,500

-

Dec.

26,000

23,600

21, 400

19,700

18, 800

17,600

16,500

16,000

16,000

15,500

14,800

14,300

15,100

15,400

15,900

16,700

19,300

23,000

25,000

25,400

25,000

23,800

23,800

25,000

30,000

33,400

36,100

38,400

39,400

38,400

38,400

Jan.

37,200

34,400

32,900

30,400

29,100

29,100

29,100

29,100

27,600

26,300

25,000

23,800

22,600

21,000

20,000

19,000

18,000

17,400

16,700

15,900

15,400

14,500

14,000

13,700

13,700

13,200

13,000

12,700

12,300

11,800

12,000

Feb.

12,300

12,500

13,000

14, 800

18,300

22,200

22,200

20,600

18,600

17,000

16,100

15,100

14,200

13,500

12,700

12,500

12,000

12,000

12,500

13,200

15,100

19,300

23,400

24,600

23, 400

21,400

19,300

19,000

_

-

-

Mar.

19,300

21,000

21,000

20,300

20,600

24,200

29 , 100

33,900

37,200

37,200

40,500

40,500

41,100

39,400

38, 400

36,100

34,400

33,400

32,900

31,400

29,100

25,800

24,200

23,000

22,200

21,800

21,800

21,800

21,400

21,000

21,000

Apr.

20,000

18,600

17,400

16,100

15,100

14,000

13,500

15,400

23,400

41,600

74,400

94,900

106,000

114,000

122,000

131,000

140,000

149,000

157,000

156,000

149,000

136,000

135,000

133,000

133,000

135,000

137,000

140,000

143,000

146,000

-

May

151,000

153,000

164,000

170,000

176,000

178,000

177,000

166,000

154,000

142,000

132,000

122,000

110,000

97,500

88,000

78, 500

77,600

89,100

98,800

101,000

102,000

103,000

108,000

109,000

102,000

92,800

86,300

79,900

72,700

65,000

58,200

June

52,500

4S,400

44,700

41,500

38,200

35,600

34,000

32,100

29,900

28,100

27,000

27,300

33,000

53,200

68,000

68,400

58, 100

53,500

52,500

53, 500

53, 600

49,000

42,500

36,000

31,100

28, 100

26,800

31,000

36,700

39,600

-

July

41,400

41,100

37,300

32,500

28,100

24,600

22,200

21,000

19,400

17,700

16,000

14,400

13,500

12,600

11,900

11,300

11,900

15,200

15,500

13,700

11,900

9,800

9,000

8,200

7,400

7,000

6,410

6,020

5,630

5,440

5,250

Aug.

5,060

5,GSO

4,870

4,680

4,490

4,300

3,730

3,360

3,000

3,540

4,300

4,680

4,680

4,300

3,920

4,110

4,300

4,490

5,440

5,440

5,820

5,820

7,200

14,500

20,300

20,600

20,300

20,300

21,000

21,800

21,400

Sept.

19,700

18,600

16,700

15,400

14,300

12,900

11,200

10,800

10,300

10,800

11,700

13,800

21,800

30,900

35,000

34,400

30,400

25,000

20,300

16,700

15,000

13,800

12,700

11,500

10,300

9,090

8,250

7,850

9,700

12,500

-

Month

November. .......................... . . ....

December. ..................................

April. .....................................

May............ ...........................

July. ......................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Secondfoot-days

' 1,060,400

1,382,000

727,700

15,573,320

650,900

470, 800

885,000

2,824,400

3,609,400

1,253,900

503,350

266,790

491,390

14,126,030

Maximum

83,800

96,300

39,400

158,000

37,200

24,600

41,100

157,000

178,000

68,400

41,400

21,800

35,000

178,000

Minimum

4,350

17,600

14,300

4,350

11,SOO

12,000

19,300

13,500

58,200

26,800

5,250

3,000

7,850

3,000

Mean

34,210

46,070

23, 470

42,670

21,000

16,810

28,550

94,150

116,400

41,800

16,240

8,606

16,380

38,70Q

Runoff in 

acre-feet

2,103,000

2,741,000

1,443,000

30,888,200

1,291,000

933,800

1,755,000

5,602,000

7,159,000

2,487,000

998,400

529,200

974,700

58,020,000

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 

convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

9, 1942; central war time thereafter. To
326 RED RIVER BASIN 

Red River at Alexandria, La.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 31°19', long. 92°27', In T. 4 N., R. 1 W., Louisiana 

meridian, at old bridge on U. B. Highway 165 between Alexandria and Plnevllle. Datum 

of gage Is 44.24 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, or 44.18 feet above mean 

Gulf level, datum of Mississippi River Commission (levels by Corps of Engineers, 

U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 65,900 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1942 In reports of Geological Survey.

Since" January 1928 In reports of Mississippi River Commission. Discharge observations 

1858 and Intermittently 1879 to 1937, and gage heights since 1872, in reports of Mississippi River Commlsgion. Discharge observations February 1929 to September 1938 in 

reports of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 156,000 second-feet May 9, 10; maximum gage 

height, 40.65 feet May 11; minimum discharge, 4,070 second-feet Aug. 10; minimum gage 

height, 2.74 feet Aug. 10.

1928-42: Maximum discharge observed, 194,000 second-feet Feb. 4, 1932 (gage height, 

43.77 feet); minimum observed, 1,180 second-feet Aug. 28, 1934; minimum gage height 

observed, -1.08 feet Sept. 23, 1936.

Minimum discharge observed prior to 1928, 210,000 second-feet July 2, 1908 (gage 

height, 41.6 feet); minimum gage height observed, -3,7 feet Sept. 29, 1881 (discharge 

not determined).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 85 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; records reviewed by Geological 

Survey.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6,380

6,900

6,660

6,540

6,500

5,540

5,680

7,520

30,000

61,800

75,700

80,600

81,200

77,200

71, 100

63,900

54,200

45,700

37, 400

30,300

26,800

87,600

30,800

33,800

33,200

29,300

24,800

21,600

19,600

26,700

b4,600

Nov.

76,500

78,900

79,100

86,200

93,600

99,900

103,000

106,000

106,000

104,000

97,200

87,300

75,700

63,600

53,600

46, 400

38,300

32,800

28,900

26,300

24, 500

23,800

26,800

30,200

33,500

35,800

36,800

37,700

38,200

37,200

Dec.

35,000

32,400

30,200

27,900

26,200

24,700

23,300

22, 100

21,100

20,600

20,100'

19,400

19,000

19,000

19,600

20,000

20,700

22,600

26,700

27,800

28,600

28,600

28,900

29,200

31,400

37,100

41,900

46,100

48,100

48,600

Jan.

45,300

44, 800

42,900

41,300

38,800

36,800

35,300

34,300

33,100

31,400

29,400

27,600

26,000

24,700

23,500

22,500

21,300

20,600

19,800

19,100

18,600

18,000

17,300

16,600

16,000

16,700

16,400

15, 100

14,700

14.500

46,500| 14,900

Feb.

16,500

16,200

16,700

17,300

18,900

21,600

24,900

25, 600

24,600

22,700

21,300

20,000

18,900

17,800

16,700

17,000

20,800

21,600

 20,800

20,200

18 , 500

19 , 700

22,800

26,500

28,600

28,700

27,400

25,400

_

_

-

Month

October. ...... ............. .......... ...

November ................. ........... ....

December. .......................... .......

Calendar year 194}. .................. ...

January ...... .............................

February. ......................... ........

March. ........................ ............

April. .....................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July

August ................. ...................

September, ............ ....................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

24, 600

27,000

30,100

31,300

32,600

36,900

38,400

46,400

63,900

68, 100

58,800

.58, 400

66,600

64,800

52,700

50,100

46,900

42,900

40,400

38,900

36,700

33,800

30, 600

28,300

26, 600

25,900

26,600

26,400

25,200

24,600

24,100

Apr.

23,600

23,000

22,000

21,000

19,800

18,600

18, 100

21,700

36,600

49,600

68,600

94,700

108, 000

114,000

118, 000

122,000

126,000

129,000

130|000

131,000

131,000

132,000

132,000

132,000

132,000

132,000

133,000

133,000

134,000

136,000

-

Secondfoot-days

1,086,530

1,806,700

892,300

17,846,130

795,200

597,500

1,185,300

2,722,300

4,140,600

1,667,700

618,360

273.500

633,000

16,206,980

May

143,000

143,000

144,000

144,000

144,000

145,000

149,000

163,000

166,000

156,000

161,000

161,000

150,000

147, 000

144,000

140,000

134,000

129 , 000

125,000

122,000

122,000

121,000

121,000

121,000

121,000

121,000

119,000

116, 000

110,000

104,000

96,600

Maximum

81,200

106,000

48,500

130,000

45,300

28,700

58,800

136,000

166,000

87,200

44,300

21,900

33,700

156,000

June

87,200

76,700

69,600

64,600

60,000

67,700

54,600

51,000

48,000

46,300

41,700

37,900

36,300

36,800

49,300

68,900

62,500

62,700

59,000

67,300

67,000

57,100

54,400

60,100

44,200

38,300

34,400

32,700

34,000

38,600

"

Minimum

6,600

23,800

19,000

6,500

14, 500

16,500

24,100

18, 100

96,600

32,700

6,680

4,070

8,720

4,070

July

42,300

44, 100

44, 300

41,800

38, 100

34,000

30,000

26,700

24,400

22,600

20,700

10,900

17,300

16,800

14,400

13,600

13, 100

13,000

13,900

16,000

15,900

14,200

13,200

11,600

10,200

9,190

8,390

7,910

7,300

6,890

6,680

Aug.

6,420

6,140

6,740

5,480

5,480

6,280

4,990

4,710

4,380

4,070

4,220

5,460

6,520

6,590

6,320

6,790

6,480

5,540

6,690

5,960

6,660

6,900

7,200

7,600

10,400

17,600

20,800

21,400

21,400

21,600

21,900

Mean

35,020

60,220

28,780

48, 890

26,660

21,340

38, 240

90,740

133,600

51,920

19,880

8,823

17,770

44,400

Sept.

22,000

21,000

19,800

18,600

17,300

15,800

14,600

13,100

12, 100

11,700

11,800

12, 400

13,800

18,800

26,700

31,900

33,700

32,500

29,100

25,100

21,000

18,000

16,700

13,900

12,700

11,700

10,700

9,810

9,070

8,720

Runoff in 

ao re- feet

2,163,000 

3,684,000

1,770,000

36,400,000

1,577,000

1,186,000

2,351,000

6,400,000

8,213,000

3,090,000

1,223,000

542,500

1,057,000

32,150,000

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942) central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
RED RIVER BASIN 327

Tierra Blanca Creek at reservoir near Umbarger, Tex.

Location.- Water-atage recorder just upstream fron dam, lat. 34°55', long. 102 U06', 2 

miles south of Umbarger, Randall County, and 20 miles upstream from Palo Duro Creek. 

Datura of gage, 3,515.6 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Auxiliary weir 9 

miles upstream from dam. Prior to Oct. 1, 1941, auxiliary weir about 2 miles downstream from present weir. <

Drainage area.- About 1,960 square miles, of which about 1,3EO square niles is probably 

noncontfTMtlng. 

Records available.- June 1938 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge, 2,580 second-feet Oct. 24 (gage height, 128.27 feet); 

maximum gage height, 129.04 feet, Oct. 24; no flow July 30 to Aug. 8.

1938-42: Maximum discharge, 11,300 second-feet June 6, 1941 (gage height, iao.24 

feet); maximum gage height, 130.43 feet June 6, 1941; no flow at times.

Maximum discharge known prior to completion of dam In 1938, 6,100 second-feet May 

30, 1937, by slope-area determination at dam site.

Remarks.- Records poor. Records given herein represent flow into reservoir. Discharge 

below about 15 second-feet computed from flow over weir and discharge measurements in 

channel 9 miles above dam; that above 15 second-feet determined by algebraic summation 

of release through conduit (computed from flow over weir), flow over spillway (computed from spillway rating curve), and change In contents in reservoir (computed from 

capacity curve and reduced to equivalent second-feet). Spillway crest is at gage 

height 127.0 feet. Ho adjustments made for evaporation or seepage losses. During dry 

seasons, flow above reservoir is zero. Dam completed June 15, 1938. Reservoir capacity, 18,150 acre-feet. Reservoir used for recreational purposes.

Cooperation.- Reservoir gage-height records, reservoir capacity curve, 

records furnished by U. S. Soil Conservation Service.

and weir discharge

Disoharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

I e32

> 4

_

42

4

188

1,080

917

1,620

2,040

603

486

151

87

116

128

Nov.

148 

108 

34 

14

56

> 4

/ -

Dec.

' 4

831

> 4

Jan.

1 4

t

Feb.

4

> 4

j

4.0

Mar.

37

3V*

^ ,

V 'i r- > o .O

J

Apr.

} ...

'

' 3.2

> 3.2

J 59

3.8

3.8

123 r> 3.8

I

J -

May

3.8

, 3.3

J

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

June

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

.9

.8

.7

.8

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.B

.8

.9

.7

.6

.6

.8

12

11

11

11

5.1

2.5

1.6

1.4

-

July

1.2

!g

.8

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

1.0

2.2

1.3

.7

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

Aug.

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0

0

0

10

11

6.5

3.5

1.9

16

74

1.2

1.0

.7

.5

.4

.3

.6

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.1

ii.2

1.3

1.4

1.4

126

Sept.

}

e67

12

11

6.9

4.6

3.b

2.7

C 3

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

] .3

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

-

Month

December .........................

April .......................... .

June

September ........................

Water year 1941-42 ............

t Contents In reservoir at end

Seoondfoot-days

206

91 3

270.7

467.1

9,915.8

of month.

Maximum

37

12

2,040

Minimum

-

0

.9

0

Mean

14.6

6.6

4.00

g 95

8.73

16.6

27.2

Runoff In 

acre-feet

407

1 Aft

926

19,670

Contents In 

acre-feet$

17,980

17,670

13,370

13,280

_

4. contents in reservoir at end or montn.

e Reservoir gage heights not representative of daily discharge; discharge averaged for the period. 

Mote.- No weir gage-height record Oot. 1 to May 26! discharge below about 15 sec.-ft. computed on 

lasis of discharge measurements and engineer's notes.

Time basis i Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war tiras to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
328 RED RIVER BASIN 

North Tule Creek at reservoir near Tulia, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°33', long. 101°42', just above dam, 1 mile upstream from mouth and 3.2 miles northeast of Tulia, Swisher County.

Drainage area.- About 250 square miles, of which about 200 square miles is probably noncnntrit-uting.

Records available.- May 1939 to June 1940 (monthly figures only). November 1940 to 

September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge, 3,110 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 95.20 feet); maximum gage height, 95.48 feet Oct. 4; minimum, 0.1 second-foot (flow of spring) in July 

and August. '

1939-42: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 4, 1941; maximum gage height, that of 

Oct. 4, 1941; minimum discharge, 0.1 second-foot (flow of spring) in July and August 

1942.

Remarks.- Records poor. Records given herein represent flow into reservoir. Discharge 

above 0.6 second-foot and below gage height 92.0 feet (spillway crest), determined from 

daily change in contents in reservoir; that above gage height 92.0 feet determined by 

algebraic summation of flow over spillway (computed from spillway rating curve) and 

change in contents in reservoir (computed from capacity curve and reduced to equivalent 

second-feet). No adjustments made for evaporation or seepage losses. There is a small 

spring located just above reservoir that flows continuously according to local information. Records previously published in Water-Supply Paper 927 do not include the discharge of this small spring. Dam completed Jan. 15, 1939. Reservoir capacity, 654 

acre-feet. Reservoir used for recreational purposes and water is rarely released 

through outlet gate, but the flow of a spring discharging just below reservoir was 

measured as follows:

Date

June 5 .......

Discharge 

(second-feet)

25

.20

Date Discharge 

(second-feet)

0 25

25

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6

7

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

22 

23

24 

25

26

27

OO

29

30

31

Oct.

> 0.6 

1,020

99

88

-\ 6.0

68 

83

104 

433

33

2.4

c

1.5

Nov.

\

0.5

Dec.

,

 0.5

1.2

'

Jan.

\

> 0.5

J \

Feb.

> 0.5

J

1.4

_

-

M *», SecondMonth foot-days

Mar.

2.1 

.5 

.5 

1.0

\ ' 5

J

}

\J .2

.2

Apr.

)

0.2

2.7

.6

.3

1

1

.3

.3

2.0

1

1 ' 4

1

J

.4

.4

~

Maximum

1.020

December ......................... 16. £ 1.2

Calendar year 1941..... ...... 3,113.1 1,020

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

July 

Augu 

Sept ember ..... .......... ......

15. i 

14. £ 

16.' 

18. C 

9.C

IC.f 

16.

200.;

1.4 

I P.. I

) 3.3

ji 1.9

, 4.8 

) 4.0 

2 148

Water year 1941-42 ............ 2,289.8 1,020

May

'

Minimum

.

_

-

0

.2

1

-

June

0.2 

.2

1.9

1 ' 5

1.2

Mean

62.8

.5C

.52

8.53

.50 

.53 

.53 

.60 

.30 

.33

.34 

.52 

6.67

6.27

July

o.;

.3 

4.8 

.3

.1 

.1

1.8

.6

1-

Aug.

1.0

'-1

.1

2.0

 1

1-

1.5 

.1

1.2

1-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

3,860

30

32

6,170

31 

30 

33 

36 

18 

19

21 

32 

397

4,540

Sept.

11 

28 

148 

1.8

3.2

.2

2.4 

1.2

> .2

J

Contents in 

acre-feet!

654

611

575

-

542 

512 

480 

474 

423 

375

334 

315 

480

-

$ Contents in reservoir at end of month. 

Fpte.- Discharge below 0.6 second-foot rep: 

ile uDstr-eam fro

v, u. t. » C i; U iw-iuul, x= P^ents flow of small spring located a quarter of a 

rvoir; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements and engineer's

Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter.

time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RED RIVER BASIN 329

Salt Fork of Red River at Mangum, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°52', long. 99°31', In SWiSEi sec. 54, T. 5 N., 

R. 22 W., at bridge on State Highway 34, half a mile south of Mangum and 13 miles 

downstream from Fish Creek. Datum of gage is 1,490.87 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation).

Drainage area.- 1,390 square miles.

Records available.- April 1905 to June 1906, October 1937 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,370 second-feet Oct. 23 (gage height, 9.47 

feet); no flow at times.

1905-06, 1937-42: Maximum gage height observed, 14.7 feet June 16, 1938 (discharge 

not determined); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, that of June 16, 1938, from information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records fair except those above 500 second-fee.t and those for period of ice 

effect, which are poor.

Cooperation.- Thirty-six discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Army.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

96

87

80

1,060

1,310

183

96

128

93

59

38

32

28

166

240

346

183

103

106

96

g99

2,520

2,500

2,200

726

362

217

152

152

178

431

Nov.

276

99

85

77

65

61

63

63

61

63

57

55

57

57

53

55

61

65

63

48

43

46

48

79

103

67

45

55

65

61

-

Dec.

61

65

63

59

50

45

40

38

38

35

43

93

293

256

g!52

gl!9

e90

e75

667

659

e56

e54

652

e51

e50

e49

e48

e47

e47

*46

43

Jan.

pc 1-

J ( ,.,'

25

50

110

235

*348

156

83

g53

g48

g48

g46

g53

g61

g67

61

55

50

48

50

41

37

35

Feb.

32

31

31

32

32

30

30

27

25

22

22

22

25

35

72

122

63

41

38

41

43

45

43

46

41

40

38

40

-

.

-

Mar.

38

91

222

347

245

188

115

96

75

53

37

35

40

41

37

35

32

28

26

18

13

11

9.7

9.2

26

31

25

19

11

7.7

6.4

Apr.

5.4

4.8

4.8

4.2

3.0

6.9

8.1

66

591

173

83

63

55

55

75

75

45

lie

154

449

355

156

711

1,500

770

326

1,230

466

169

425

-

May

112

75

55

48

46

34

32

31

30

30

30

76

77

31

22

14

9.2

7.3

7.3

27

40

94

96

80

45

27

16

9.7

7.3

88

78

June

163

70

38

18

21

25

38

103

148

109

220

93

48

23

11

6.9

3.7

.6

0

0

0

228

106

63

25

6.1

2.0

0

 0

4.5

-

July

5.6

32

50

48

18

5.1

.7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

100

29

7.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

175

59

10

.4

0

0

0

4.2

6.1

2.6

.1

0

0

0

0

1.8

.1

4.9

2.2

.1

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

9.0

14

49

10

1.8

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

.6

276

175

50

26

16

17

8.2

3.0

1.9

1.5

.4

0

-

Month

Calendar year 1941 ......................

April ............... ......................

May. ......................................

Water year 3941-42 ......................

Secondfoot-days

2,096

2,284

118,471.4

1,905

1,109

1,968

8,147.2

1,374.8

296.2

35,747.1

Maximum

293

11,000

348

347

112

228

100

276

2,520

Minimum

0

15

22

6.4

3.0

7.3

0

0

0

0

0

Mean

325

61.4

63.5

272

44.3

9.55

22.0

97.9

Runoff in 

acre- feet

235,000

3,780

2,200

3,900

16,160

2,730

3,120

568

529

1,310

70,910

Peak discharge.- Oct. 4 (8:15 p.m.) 5,700 sec.-ft.; Oct. 22 (5:15 a.m.) 3,880 sec.-ft.; Oct. 22 

(10 p.m.) 4,080 sec.-ft.; Oct. 23 (10 p.m.) 8,370 sec.-ft.; Apr. 24 (7:30 p.m.) 3,080 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day,

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge interpolated.

g Computed from gage-height graph based on twice-daily readings of wire-weight gage.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation-affected by Ice Jan. 1-12 (fragmentary gage-height record Jan. . 

2-10; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurement and weather records).

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. T" 

convert war time to standard time, subtrac/t 1 hour.

532763 0-43-22
330 RED RIVER BASIN

North Fork of Red River near Granite, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°58', lone. 99°20', on line between sees. 20 

and 29, T. 6 N., R. 20 W., at bridge on State highway 9, 2i miles east of Granite, 

7 miles upstream from Lugert Dam, and 9 miles upstream from Elm Fork of North Fork. 

Datum of gage is 1,534.85 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 2,540 square miles.

Records available.- June 1903 to December 1905 (gage heights only), January 1906 to 

March 1908, April 1938 to September 1942. April 1930 to September 1932 at site 

7 miles downstream (published as North Fork of Red River at Lugert Dam).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 23,900 second-feet Apr. P'7 (Rare he1*t, 9.55 

feet), from rating curve extended above 14,000 second-feet; no flow at times.

1903-8, 1930-32, 1938-42: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 27, 1942; no flow 

at tines.

Flood of May 18, 1935, reached a stage of 9.8 feet, from Information furnished by 

State Highway Department.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of Ice effect, which are poor.

Cooperation.- Thirty-nine discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, U.S. 

Army.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

114

98

39

67

854

301

178

373

163

96

71

56

47

49

184

511

290

274

167

124

100

3,810

6,160

6,580

1,440

1,310

651

435

348

375

573

Nov.

651

43b

316

266

a 21

205

185

171

160

154

160

150

141

141

150

150

150

144

135

126

115

118

129

144

202

213

157

141

141

138

-

Dec.

138

144

141

138

126

117

104

97

94

90

102

146

483

573

375

305

256

205

182

171

171

#168

182

182

189

160

126

126

122

144

144

Jan.

75

I

I 50

J

*56

58

61

65

79

94 *-iso

^495

364

326

193

168

141

123

110

99

97

99

110

107

99

94

87

87

85

Fsb.

79

81

90

94

92

87

92

83

74

7S

70

70

74

90

135

37S

364

250

1:16

182

144

115

123

138

107

94

94

92

_

-

Month

October. ........ .................. ....

November ...... ................ ........

December. ..... ........ ....... ... .....

Calendar year 1341 . ........... ....

J.-muary. ....... ................... .......

February. .... . ................. . ......

March. ....... . ............... ........

April. ....... .................. ....

May. ................................ ......

June ................................. .....

July. ......................................

August . September. .................................

Water year 1941-48 ......................

Mar.

99

135

273

425

405

358

234

168

144

126

110

107

110

112

99

107

182

147

147

123

115

120

97

85

85

182

138

10t

83

72

74

Apr.

58

52

50

45

38

44

58

164

452

597

320

185

150

132

126

132

1,100

554

1,800

586

612

501

693

4,140

2,790

920

8,940

2,770

1,680

1,110

-

Secondfoot-days

24,668

5,692

5 ,711

143,633.9

a, 742

4^764

7^024

35,423

2,308.1

3,146.6

2,652.0

129.426.7

Peak discharge.- Oct. 22 (11 p.m.) 8,840 seo.-ft; Dot

May

710

405

315

238

252

372

289

168

150

135

526

364

197

126

107

102

97

90

81

90

285

205

286

260

164

135

112

83

65

368

247

Maximum

6,580

651

573

9,350

495

375

425

8,940

710

8,690

336

882

513

8,940

June

126

173

484

230

168

110

112

3,390

5,630

2,800

1,570

1,130

825

468

336

348

342

275

243

189

94

8,690

5,200

964

537

450

205

115

83 ifae

-

Minimum

47

112

90

0

70

72

38

65

83

2.

0

6.

0

July

217

336

178

150

160

136

112

79

52

40

39

46

66

31

21

16

9.6

7.5

5.0

5.5

38

283

115

63

42

31

18

9.5

6.5

4.5

2.1

Aug.

0.6

0

0

1.3

.9

.1

0

.8

0

0

0

0

J,a

5.7

239

882

398

270

280

197

94

59

65

37

148

225

112

54

28

23

25

Mean

796

190

184

394

121

125

154

1,027

227

1,181

I 74.4

102

5 88.4

354

Sapt.

17

14

26

38

25

93

801

123

76

59

68

39

87

20

16

9.5

6.5

la

465

513

221

164

132

81

61

45

35

26

22

19

-

Runoff in 

aora-feat

48,930

11,290

11,330

284,900

7,420

6,940

9,450

61,090

13,930

70,260

4,580

6,240

5,260

256,700

. 24 (5 a.m.) 12,200 seo.-ft.; Apr. 24

(6|1B a.m.] 7,090 sec.-ft.i Apr. 27 (8)45 p.m.) 23,900 aeo.-ft.j June 9 (9«16 a.m.) 8,230 aeo.-ft.j 

June 22 (7 p.m.) 14,200 seo.-ft.

 Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-diaoharge relation affected by ice Jan. 2-13 (no gage-height record Jan. 2-6j discharge 

computed on basis of weather records).

Time basist Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942] central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtraot 1 hour.
RED RIVER BASIN 331

North Fork of Red River near Headrick, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°38', long. 99°06', In center of Nfc aec. 21, T. 

2 N., R. 18 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 2m miles east of Headrlck and 13 miles 

upstream from Otter Creek. Dating of gage is 1,299.83 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (Bureau of Reclamation bench mark).

Drainage area.- 4,360 square miles.

Records available.- Aprl] 1938 to September 1942. April to July 1905 (gage heights only), 

at site a quarter of a mile downstream (published as "near Snyder, Okla."). July 1905 

to May 1908, at Navajo dam site 10 miles upstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 18,900 second-feet Oct. 23 (gage height, 8.95 

feet); minimum, 37 second-feet Aug. 5.

1938-42: Maximum discharge, 27,400 second-feet June 10, 1941 (gage height, 10.85 

feet); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 16.1 feet sometime prior to 1927, from information by State 

Highway Department.

Remarks.- Records fair. Low flow partly regulated by Lake Altus (capacity, about 2,000 

acre-feet), 40 miles above station.

Cooperation.- Forty-nine discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, 

U.S. Army.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Got,

598

601

801

609

313

233

324

308

397

361

261

200

1SS

146

450

801

801

662

475

397

308

6,410

16,800

17,000

10,900

4,600

2,960

1,460

870

695

658

Nov.

695

658

560

616

480

448

415

402

396

389

370

356

366

350

344

326

314

308

308

314

302

302

290

290

302

320

356

344

338

332

-

Deo.

320

302

296

290

262

279

268

262

267

240

257

296

382

480

780

668

585

650

480

448

408

382

370

344

320

306

302

274

252

-»235

230

Jan

gS40

g62

f b80

J

t>82

t>79

*t>96

b!30

g!6S

185

180

225

#279

382

585

585

396

344

308

279

262

240

225

225

215

210

206

195

190

230

Feb.

205

195

195

190

190

195

190

186

180

190

186

185

176

180

200

215

262

402

320

246

235

240

220

220

210

200

180

176

_

_

-

Mar.

185

230

252

284

350

480

416

382

274

246

230

200

185

200

205

M5

195

190

?10

200

195

176

154

154

144

124

149

226

210

172

149

Apr.

120

108

100

100

82

86

257

190

1,370

2,680

1,570

970

g550

g416

S 408

g350

g326

733

2.290

3,210

1,800

1,240

1,020

4,170

8,880

4,900

4,070

13,700

6,660

4,600

-

May

3,710

1,770

1,120

870

1,000

1,640

1,120

870

658

550

863

3,420

1,240

738

550

480

415

382

363

332

302

356

515

614

668

415

320

257

235

235

204

June

557

290

235

362

448

448

220

348

3,390

6,000

3,440

1,960

1,430

1,180

780

585

480

448

396

326

279

4,230

14,300

6,920

2,580

1,440

920

620

389

262

-

July

422

814

550

415

363

296

252

215

185

g!58

g!14

g!04

glOO

g85

g87

g81

74

69

60

58

79

116

176

204

170

116

87

70

58

72

g46

Aug.

g39

42

42

44

g38

g68

43

134

142

ISO

176

91

70

147

211

!2,110

2,860

1,020

614

402

377

£72

179

185

236

239

1,070

676

264

173

131

Sept.

104

87

72

79

94

233

1,170

1,370

597

332

215

202

152

116

100

166

102

94

3,010

4,260

2,060

965

455

668

234

192

142

147

161

152

-

Month

May. ......................................

July. ..,...,,,,........,...... ...........

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Secondfoot-days

11,470

11,117

7,036

5,967

65.855

26,282

55,263

5,698

12,207

17,731

296,144

Maximum

23,400

685

402

480

13,700

3,710

14,300

814

2,860

4,260

17,000

Minimum

S90

230

62

176

124

82

235

220

46

38

72

38

Mean

382

359

1,106

£27

213

225

2,195

848

1,842

184

394

591

811

Runoff in 

acre-feet

139,900

22,750

22.U&0

800,500

13,960

13,840

13,820

130, oOO

52,130

109,600

11,300

24,210

35,170

587,300

Peak discharge.- Oct. 23 (6 p.m.) 18,900 see.-ft. J Apr. 25 (3 a.m.) 10,200 aec.-ft.; nyi-. *a 

(1:45 a.m.) 157700 aec.-ft.i Apr. 30 (5 p.m.) 6,400 aee.-ft.; June 10 (3:30 a.m.) 7,410 aec.-ft.; 

June 23 (11:16 a.m.) 15,200 sec.-ft.

* Winter dlacharge meaaurement made on this day,

b Stage-dlsoharge relation affected by ice.

f Computed from graph baaed en twice-daily wire-weight gage readings. 

ine baa Is: Central atandard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to atandard time, aubtraet 1 hour.
332 RED RIVER BASIN

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

Location,.,- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°56', long. 99°30', on line between sees. 10 and 

 11, fT 5 N., R. 22 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 283, 3 miles north of Mangum, 5 miles 

downstream from Haystack Creek, and 18 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 

1,530.77 feet above mean sea level (Bureau of Reclamation bench mark).

Drainage area.- 834 square miles.

Records available.- April 1905 to March 1908, March 1930 to September 1931 and April 1938 

to September 1942.

Extremes_._- Maximum discharge during year, 27,800 second-feet Apr. 27 (gage height, 11.18 

feet); minimum, 11 second-feet Aug. 3.

1930-31, 1938-42: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 27, 1942; no flow at times. 

Flood in spring of 1921 reached a stage of 16.4 feet, present datum, from information by State Highway Department.

Remarks_._- Records good except those above 100 second-feet, which are fair, and those for 

period of ice effect, which are poor.

Cooperation.- Forty-two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S.

Army.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

a

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

385

100

62

62

53

99

66

81

55

45

40

37

36

58

117

120

87

58

47

42

39

2,310

2,380

1,650

417

263

160

116

107

112

154

Nov.

131

105

90

g79

g74

gea

g65

g58

g56

g56

g56

56

56

56

55

55

55

55

54

52

52

54

58

60

55

52

52

54

55

52

-

Dec.

50

48

48

46

44

44

44

44

44

45

52

68

96

98

75

70

65

60

58

55

55

»55

52

50

52

50

48

46

46

48

48

Jan.

48

20

(*)

30

50

70

63

63

63

65

50

46

45

42

39

39

39

38

38

38

36

35

34

34

34

35

Feb.

31

30

30

30

28

26

26

26

25

27

27

27

28

33

41

45

44

37

32

35

34

34

33

29

30

28

29

30

_

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. .................................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1941 .................

January. ...........................

February. ............................

March. .............. ....... ....

April. .....................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ..................... ................

August .................................. .

September ..................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

40

48

56

58

54

45

40

38

34

32

32

31

31

31

31

32

32

32

32

31

29

27

27

26

44

68

46

32

26

25

25

Apr.

24

24

23

22

22

22

70

74

995

634

169

106

82

72

64

55

46

75

1,060

180

gl!8

g89

420

3,000

1,700

500

6,660

2,190

815

1,340

-

Secondfoot-days

9,358

1,876

1,704

103» 871* 7

1,214

875

1,135

20,651

7,035

5,249

1,382

2,690

3,412

56,581

May

516

297

234

196

201

21?

168

136

128

118

1,850

439

187

141

121

107

100

92

85

100

176

132

531

173

116

94

83

g74

g61

83

83

Maximum

2,380

131

98

8,870

70

45

68

6,660

1,850

1,710

166

994

870

6,660

June

66

56

49

49

52

58

81

171

386

190

176

98

70

58

52

50

48

44

40

36

36

1,000

1,710

219

112

70

50

42

35

145

-

Minimum

36

52

44

2.3

25

£5

22

61

35

15

13

15

13

July

10B

91

154

70

50

42

38

33

28

27

25

27

26

23

22

21

19

18

18

18

166

66

40

34

30

28

53

52

25

18

15

Aug.

14

13

13

14

15

13

14

111

157

52

32

24

22

23

34

994

207

66

42

22

g!8

g!8

67

66

56

364

96

46

31

a24

a22

Mean

302

62.5

55.0

285

39.2

31.2

36.6

688

227

175

44.6

86.8

114

155

Sept.

22

22

41

25

g20

185

584

148

70

44

32

a27

a22

a!9

16

15

15

16

759

870

148

74

52

41

31

27

24

22 ' 21

20

-

Runoff in 

acre- feet

18,560

3,720

3,380

206,000

2,410

1,740

2,250

40, 960

13,950

10,410

2,740

5,340

6,770

112,200

Peak discharge.- Oct. 22 (4:45 p.m.) 5,860 5,530 sec.-ft.: Apr. 24

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

g Computed from graph based on once-daily readings of staff gage. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 2-10. 

Time basla: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

ar time thereafter.
RED RIVER BASIN 333 

Pease River near Crowell, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage, lat. 34°06', long. 99°41', at 

bridge on State Highway 263, 4 miles upstream from Raggedy Creek, 7 riiles upstream 

from Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway bridge, and 8 miles north of Crowell, 

Foard County. Datum of gage is 1,330.44 feet above mean sea level (Texas State Highway bench nark).

Drainage area.- About 2,940 square miles, of which about 530 square nlles is probably 

non-contributing.

Records available.- January 1924 to September 1942.

Average discharge.- 17 years (1924-26, 1927-42), 248 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maxlirun discharge during year, 75,800 second-feet Apr. 28 (gage height, 10.95 

feet); no flow at times.

1924-42: Maximum discharge, 106,000 second-feet June 6, 1941; maximum gage height, 

13.0 feet, from graph based on gage readings, Sept. 18, 1936; no flow at times. 

Maximum stage known, 19.6 feet June 4, 1891.

Remarks.- Records poor. Dally discharge published only to show distribution of runoff

during year. Wire-weight gage read once daily or oftener and readings used when waterstage recorder record is not available. Ho diversions.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

5

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

10,400

1,020

6,410

2,300

1,190

295

174

149

132

97

78

66

66

176

2,240

254

172

136

115

103

93

14,300

8,810

3,500

3,530

3,830

1,000

570

366

398

598

Nov.

540

236

206

180

140

114

110

112

114

114

107

100

100

92

89

85

81

76

69

65

66

68

69

60

57

58

60

58

58

59

-

Dec.

60

59

59

60

56

59

57

56

53

52

92

126

206

248

163

117

107

94

89

92

92

85

83

78

72

68

61

47

40

37

42

Jan.

42

50

43

48

46

45

49

47

44

44

51

49

36

33

35

45

48

43

40

36

35

34

33

31

29

28

25

25

34

23

22

Feb.

23

21

20

21

18

1?

17

17

16

15

16

17

18

26

34

36

22

15

18

20

20

22

21

17

18

19

17

18

-

_

-

Mar.

30

48

61

57

52

50

42

30

23

20

19

17

16

16

16

12

12

11

9.3

9.3

7.5

6.1

5.7

5.0

5.7

5.0

4.7

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.8

Apr.

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

3.0

461

617

6,460

1,980

462

340

177

172

140

119

107

99

299

800

112

56

74

79

234

52

512

9,970

10,900

362

-

May

166

108

93

89

85

82

74

69

65

62

62

60

58

57

56

53

52

56

61

67

72

67

54

43

31

25

20

20

18

18

17

June

15

15

15

18

44

46

41

44

31

47

34

33

17

15

13

11

7.2

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.3

3.6

3.0

3.0

1.6

.5

.4

.2

.2

.2

-

July

1.8

5.7

6.8

6.5

5.7

4.3

3.0

2.0

1.1

24

37

20

12

6.1

2.8

1.3

.7

0

0

0

9.5

182

110

78

57

43

13

11

7.2

3.8

.8

Aug.

0.5

.4

.2

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

0

61

299

161

65

56

42

30

24

31

105

65

50

32

18

16

19

28

31

Sept.

25

23

22

23

23

23

518

115

66

41

31

25

21

17

16

15

13

12

10,000

3,670

679

253

185

169

164

285

118

63

34

31

-

Month

December . ..... ...........................

February. .... . ................ . ........

March. .....................................

May

September. ................... .............

Water year 1941-42 ....... .'.............

Secondroot-days

2,610

16,680

126,165.0

Maximum

248

10,000

14,300

Minimum

66

57

37

22

.2

12

0

Mean

£,018

111

84.2

38.2

20.0

19.5

15.5

36.6

55.6

346

Runoff in 

acre-feet

124,100

6,630

5,180

860,100

2,350

1,110

1,200

3,690

920

2,250

33,080

250,200

Peak discharge.- Oct. 1 (4 a.m.) 21,800 sec.-ft.; Oct. 22 (7 a.m.) 31,700 sec.-ft.; Apr. 28 

(10 p.m.) 75,800 sec.-ft.; Apr. 29 (7 a.m.) 19,600 sec.-ft.; Sept. 19 (11 a.m.) 22,800 sec.-ft. 

Time basis; Central standard time orlop to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter 

war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
334 RED RIVER BASIN

Cache Creek near Walters, Okla.

Location.- Water-stare recorder, lat. ~4°20', long. 98°17', in SBi sec. 19, T. 2 8., R. 

16 W., at bridge or. 0. 3, Highway 70 II., It ml lea east of Walters and 12 miles upstroair from West Cacnr nreek. Darn of gage -'? Oo8.;: fnot ai'ove nean sea level 

(Oklahoma State Highway Commission bench mark).

Drainage area.- 630 square miles.

Records available.- April 1938 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, b,570 second-feet Oct. 2 (gage height, 26.28 

feet); minimum, 16 second-feet Oct. 1.

1938-4S: Maximum discharge, 11,300 second-feet June 8, 1941 (gage height, 28.18 

feet); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, atout 30 feet in 1906, fron information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow partially regulated by Lake Lawtonka (capacity, 42,300 

 acre-feet) on Medicine Bluff Creek, and by Lake Thomas (capacity, 8,300 acre-feet) 

on Little Medicine Bluff Creek.

Cooperation.- Forty-two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Army.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 19*1 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

17 

3,000 

2,860 

2,040 

648

153 

92 

138 

358 

102

67 

57 

50 

46 

1,030

1,860 

798 

201 

121 

92

97 

104 

94 

545

157

113 

163 

248 

202 

3,780 

4,970

Nov.

2,460 

613 

338 

233 

192

157 

157 

133 

121 

110

99 

88 

82 

80 

75

71 

68 

65 

66 

66

75 

104 

438 

432 

169

101 

80 

73 

68 

65

Dec.

64 

62 

60 

59 

58

56 

58 

56 

52 

51

56 

105 

691 

892 

346

192 

153 

1E9 

121 

117

101 

96 

96 

97 

125

88 

79 

100 

84 

75 

*70

Jan.

67 

84 

133 

80 

b65

»67 

79 

b58 

64 

*71

63 

64 

58 

59 

58

61 

61 

55 

54 

53

56 

50 

48 

48

47

46

46 

45 

52 

50 

45

Feb.

52 

64 

50 

46 

45

43 

42 

41 

43 

42

41 

48 

44 

43 

56

105 

97 

74 

66 

75

58 

54 

53 

51 

57

92 

' 60 

53

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. ......... ...................

mber. .

lendar year 1941 

ary

h. . . . , .... ... ....... ...

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

St. ............. . . . ember, 

ter year 1941-42 . .

Peak discharge.- Oct. (2i45 p.a. ) 5.570 se

Mar.

63 

59 

113 

228 

200

149 

129 

103 

108 

105

86 

74 

68 

64 

60

57 

55 

53 

52 

51

50 

50 

58 

50 

43

49 

57 

56 

56 

50 

46

Apr.

56 

46 

45 

46 

46

60 

368 

3,160 

3,700 

1,460

646 

327 

220 

178 

157

141 

129 

145 

1,140 

655

372 

196 

286 

1,570 

2,440

2,030 

832 

529 

408 

327

Secondfoot-days

24,203 

6,879 

4,389

121,808

1,887 

1,595 

2,447 

21,705 

4,085 

11,313 

1,873 

6,527 

12,001

96,904

c.-ft.; Dot

May

283

238 

196 

192 

200

299 

305 

192 

125 

108

96 

175 

263 

145 

121

149 

94 

80 

74 

84

12 

69 

69 

64 

60

57 

56 

54 

50 

52 

63

Maximum

4,970 

2,460 

892

9,230

133 

105 

228 

3,700 

305 

3,270 

216 

2,850 

2,660

4,970

June

81 

57 

46 

42 

40

41 

167 

444 

338 

492

360 

196 

149 

133 

153

96 

82 

74 

66 

60

55 

391 

2,690

3,270 

, 785

349 

240 

176 

133 

107

Minimum

17 

65 

51

10

45 

41 

46 

45 

50 

40 

26 

22 

55

17

July

216 

212 

126 

154 

94

77 

68 

60 

56 

52

49 

46 

43 

39 

37

34 

33 

30 

29 

27

27 

29 

71 

56 

39

33 

29 

27 

26 

28 

26

Aug.

26 

23 

22 

25 

24

23 

24 

26 

56 

59

37 

27 

24 

£3 

51

74 

330 

156 

58 

43

35 

31 

28 

25 

24

1,020 

2,650 

656 

235 

168 

125.

Mean

781 

229

142

334

60.8 

57.0 

78.9 

724 

132 

377 

60.4 

210 

400

271

Sept.

102 

89 

88 

826 

170

165 

566 

681 

457 

274

199 

154 

119 

96 

82

71 

61 

55 

75 

1,520

2,660 

994 

445 

305 

521

397 

349 

212 

144 

124

Runoff in 

acre-feet

48,000 

13,640 

8,700

241,600

3,740 

3,160 

4,850 

43,050 

8,100 

22,440 

3,720 

12,950 

23 , 800

196,200

. 31 (10 a.m.) 5,200 sec. -ft.; Apr. 9 (9:30

,500 see.-ft.; Aug. 27 (2 p.m.) 3,230 sec.-ft.: Sept. 21 

(9s30 a.m.) 2,940 sec.-ft.

 Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Time basis! Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RED RIVER BASIN 335

WlcMta River at Wlchita Falls, Tex.

Location.- Wire-weight gag.e, lat. 33°54'30", long. 98 U 32'05", at Tenth Street Pridjre in 

wTcnTEa Falls, 4 miles upstream from Fort Worth & Denver City Railway bridge ana 

about 7 miles upstream from ilolliday Creek. Datum of gage I B 924.3 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

DrainflEB area.- 3,105 square miles, of which 1,980 square miles is above Lake Kernp Dam.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1942. February 1900 to January 1902 and 

October 1910 to December 1911 (gage heights only), at site 4 miles downstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 17,800 second-feet Oct. 3 (gage 

Height , 24.00 feet); minimum observed, 12 second-feet Sept. 14.

1938-42: Maximum discharge observed, that of Oct. 3, 1941; minimum observed, 6.0 

second-feet Feb. 21, 1939 (ice jam upstream).

Maximum discharge known, 50,000 second-fept June 8, 1915 (gage height not determined). Computed by Vernon L. Sullivan, Engineer for the Big Wichlta River Irrigation 

Co.

Remarks . Records good. Flow partly regulated by Lake Kemp (capacity, between 500,000 

and 600,000 acre-feet). Since completion of dam in 1920 no flow has been permitted 

to pass over spillway. Water is diverted at diversion dam (capacity of diversion 

reservoir, about 40,000 acre-feet) about 50 miles upstream for Irrigation in the 

vicinity of Wichita Falls. Forty- two thousand acres of land are available for 

irrigation purposes. Gage read twice daily, oftener during floods.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

242

5,800

17,300

014,200

04,560

1,800

1,900

2,210

2,270

2,100

1,760

1,760

1,750

1,800

2,370

3,740

3,400

2,760

2,690

2,690

2,590

2,640

2,640

2.640

2,640

2,810

3,080

2,910

2,700

11,100

oll,900

Nov.

06,770

2,100

1,130

701

520

394

525

1,110

1,660

1,950

2,100

2,160

2,210

2,160

2,210

2,050

1,270

701

495

352

303

303

307

311

269

203

182

162

155

149

-

Dec.

139

133

139

126

119

116

119

116

114

103

96

483

1,230

827

596

283

211

168

162

133

146

203

269

299

303

295

291

303

283

231

392

Jan.

186

189

178

172

103

94

98

126

142

126

98

91

89

86

80

82

78

63

63

71

76

76

76

74

67

63

63

69

76

89

106

Feb.

Ill

108

106

262

327

361

373

394

399

403

3B2

382

403

415

415

424

424

432

445

453

457

432

420

428

386

296

236

155

-

_

-

Month

October. ........................ ..........

November. .................. . . ............

December. ....................... ......

Calendar year 1941 .............. ......

January. ......... ........... .............

February. ...... .................... ......

March. ... ...... ...... .................

April. ........................... . .......

May.............. ..... .. ...... ......

June . . ................ ....... .... .....

July. ............... .... . . .............

August ... ........... .... , ......... ...

September, ........... .............. ......

Water year 1941-42 ...... .......... ....

Mar.

133

130

165

172

182

142

126

94

78

94

94

78

76

82

80

71

67

66

74

67

61

63

74

74

76

67

65

63

66

76

78

Apr.

119

130

122

103

101

128

1,300

4,080

3,290

2,430

957

516

295

219

175

126

94

86

591

2,640

1,230

669

660

3,600

3,680

1,750

743

575

378

243

-

Secondfoot-days

124,612

33 902

8*207

494,358

3,048

9,827

2,821

30,919

10,972

6,939

3,634

3,060

2,624

239,456

May

203

271

149

116

116

533

638

373

247

504

487

487

496

432

432

424

436

420

432

467

360

244

407

340

327

311

299

283

299

235

215

Maximum

17,300

1^230

17,300

189

457

182

4,080

638

420

239

311

498

17,300

June

267

271

269

236

211

239

361

251

299

403

407

420

331

287

895

816

94

67

98

89

80

96

108

119

86

71

69

74

71

76

-

Minimum

242

149

96

29

63

106

61

86

116

57

67

26

20

20

July

114

108

86

86

98

108

101

67

82

116

182

239

216

168

152

84

84

89

101

101

96

122

116

111

111

116

128

139

114

106

94

Aug.

84

96

128

139

126

108

106

108

108

114

119

114

128

122

217

311

168

101

76

69

61

47

40

38

44

25

66

61

49

39

40

Mean

4,017

1,130

266

1,364

98.3

351

91.0

1,031

364

198

117

98.6

87.6

666

Sept.

44

38

39

44

47

47

122

152

94

64

39

32

34

20

24

39

46

39

84

219

498

182

227

142

78

62

61

34

38

66

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

247,000

67,240

16,280

980,600

6,060

19,490

5,600

61,330

21,760

11,780

7,210

6,050

6,200

476,000

o Backwater from return of overbank flow below station; diacharge computed on b&aia of discharge 

meaaurementa made following flooda exceeding about 14,000 aeoond-feet.

Time baals: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
336 RED RIVER BASIN

Little WIchita River near Archer City, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 33°40', long. 98°36', at bridge 

on State Highway 79, 1.5 miles downstream from confluence of North and Hiddle Forks of 

Little Wichita River", and 4.8 miles north of Archer City, Archer County. Datum of gage 

is 934.72 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 496 square miles.

Records available.- May 1932 to September 1942.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 123 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 17,900 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage height, 26.18 

feet); no flow Jan. 9-25.

1932-42: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 31, 1941; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair. No diversions above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

27

29

31

Oct.

3V 

483 

2,560 

7,130 

5,060

C3.070

C695 

c48 

23 

12

7.3 

4.8 

3.1 

2.5 

302

1,120 

1,460 

1,050 

53

25

17 

11 

24 

78 

246

825

178

44

124 

4,820

14,400

Nov.

6,980 

=3,610 

C917 

c69 

49

26

19 

14 

10 

8.1

6.0 

4.1 

3.3 

2 . S 

2.5

1.9

1.6 

1.2 

l.C

1.0

.9 

.9 

34 

132 u1

Dec.

al 0

al 0 

1 0 

6

4

4 

4

.4 

141 

934 

890 

207

82 

35

17

11

8.1

6.9 

6.0 

4.4 

3.3 

2.5

1.9

1.5 

1.2

.8 

.6

.6

Jan.

0.4 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

.1.1 

.1

.1 .1.1

Feb.

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1

-

Month

No vembe r ........................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

February ... ...................

March .............................. . . .

April .......... ................... ..... .

May. .......................................

June ............................

July. ................................ ... .

September ..................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

0.1 

.1 

.1 

11 

14

6.9

2.7 

1.5 

.8 

.5

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1

Apr.

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.9

433 

4,040 

5,050 

3,870

21,650 

0150 

226 

150 

84

56 

35 

23 

101

1,200

4,150 

3,820 

1,200 

1,690 

2,960

2,690

53} 

67

53 

44

Secondfoot-days

129,769.7

2.0

2.8

41.8

34,274.4

. 208.7

1,383.4

7.3

129.5

446.4

94,677.4

May

39 

32 

21 

14 

9.9

2.3 

1.5 

1.2 

.7

.5 

.5 

.3 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2

41

21 

11 

3.2 

1.0 

.5

.3

.3 

.4

.3 

.3

Maximum

934

14,400

.4

.1

14

5,050

41

590

.8

42

206

14,400

June

0.3 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2

.2 

75 

590 

128

18 

21 

9.0

1.2 

44

244 

54 

28

5.7

3.9 

6.5 

17 

81 

27

3.2

1.5

Minimum

n

*

0

0

.1

.1.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

0

July

0.8 

.7 

.3 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1

.2

.2

Aug.

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.2

14 

2.4

.5

.3 

2.7 

3.4 

15 

42

8.4

3.2 

2.5

1.0

Mean

356

.06

.10

1.35

1,142

6.73

46.1

.24

4.18

14.9

259

Sept.

0.8 

.5 

.3 

.3 

.3

2.4 

32

73 

24

6.0 

2.5 

1.5 

1.0 

.6

.4

.2 

.2

33

206 

44 

11 

2.7 

1.2

.4

.2 

.2

Runoff in 

acre-feet

257,400

4.0

5.6

83

67,980

414

2,740

14

257

885

187,800

Peak discharge.- Oct. 4 (3 a.m.) 8,390 sec. -ft.; Oct. 31 (9 a.m.) 17,900 sec. -ft.; Apr. 8 

(9 p.m.) 6,140 sec. -ft.; Apr. 21 (12 p.m.) 5,100 sec. -ft.; Apr. 25 (11 p.m.) 3,370 sec. -ft.

No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, engineer's notes

and weather record

c Backwater effect from return flow.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central 

time to standard tiite, subtract 1 hour.

r time thereafter.
RED RIVER BASIN 337

Washita River near Cheyenne, Okla.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 35°38', long. 99°40' , on line between SEi and SWi sec. 

5, T. 13 N., R. 23 W., at bridge on U.S. Highway 283, half a mile downstream from 

Sergeant Major Creek and 1 mile north of Cheyenne. Datum of gage is 1,905.98 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army).

Drainage area.- 640 square miles.

Records available.- May 1938 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum and minimum discharges for the water years 1938 to 1942 are contained 

In the following table:

Water year

t!938 

1938-39 

1939-40 

1940-41 

1941-42

Maximum

Date

May 18 

Jan. 8 

Aug . 29 

May 23 

Oct. 23

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

14,600 

3,070 

1,080 

40,000 

14,000

Gage height 

(feet)

10.2 

6.62 

}5.50 

'13.5 

10.11

Date

Aug. 3

IJlnimuu

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

0 

0 

0 

0 

.2

tPeriod May 1 to Sept. 30.

j From graph based on gage readings.

Remarks.- Records for water years 1938 to 1941 poor; records for water year 1941-42 

fair, except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Gage read twice daily, 

oftener during floods.

Cooperation.- Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Discharge in second-feet, 1938-42 

1938

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

78

78

78

88

83

83

75

64

56

45

44

40

38

36

38

32

29

2,090

1,530

1,770

296

650

245

919

436

155

110

104

74

70

64

June

57

60

57

54

46

44

44

123

401

128

74

44

41

125

115

35

172

311

82

64

54

41

41

48

249

104

88

78

50

41

July

39

34

33

33

30

28

94

56

28

16

9.6

7.2

7.2

7.2

136

11

11

78

40

14

11

11

11

10

7.2

4.3

4.0

2.0

23

7.2

3.4

Aug.

3.2

1.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.
338 RED RIVER BASIN

Discharge in second-feet, of Washita River near Cheyenne, Okla., 1938-42 Continued

1936-59

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

1 Qj.y 

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

457

82

7.7

3.4

1.5

1.4

.6

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

1.3

.6

.6

.6

.5

.6

60

12 

11

Feb.

5.0

1.4

6.6

12

14

6.1

4.6

8.3

12

7.8

2.9

4.0

5.6

5

3.6

2.6

2.2

5.0

4.3

3.2

1.8

1.5

1.4

2.6

4.6

4.6

8.8

6.6

_

-

Mar.

4.6

5.6

6.6

6.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.6

4.3

3.2

2.6

2.2

2.2

3.2

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

10

13

12 

6.6

Apr.

6.1

5.0

5.0

5.0

428

68

35

30

24

19

19

16

14

16

16

16

35

40

30

23

18

16

12

10

9.0

6.8

21

13

11

11

May

10

7.7

7.7

7.7

8.1

6.8

639

165

94

56

28

328

104

23

17

20

34

26

17

20

14

11

8.1

5.9

8.6

7.7

4.3

4.0

2*9 z'.z

2.0

June

1.2

1.7

1.4

.8

.6

.6

0

0

0

0

0

4.3

30

45

30

18

11

14

4.0

3.6

1,010

490

462

599

265

125

68

57

51

60

July

51

64

34

25

24

18 '

129.-0

5.5

4.3

3.2

2-0

1.2

.7

0

0

0

1.7

1.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

40

.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

Sept.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17T Q

J.O

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

110

144

48

3.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0

96

17 

1.1

May

0

0

0

0

0

65

89

22

.7

0

0

0

0

0

0

22

34

8.5

1.1

0

0

84

16

1.3

1.3

.3 

.1

0

0 

0 

5.0

June

5.0

17

7.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.4 

0

17 

0

0 

0

0

0 

0

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

17

0 

58

o'

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

38

32

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0 

0

69 

0

0

212 

22 

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

42

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

174 

0

0 

0

282 

42

0

0 

0
RED RIVER BASIN 339

Discharge in second-feet, of Washita River near Cheyenne, Okla., 1938-42 Continued

1940-41

Day

1 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.6

56

Nov.

0.9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

"00

0

0

44

8.0

0

18

30

218

5.8

.1

0

0

0-

Dec. Jan. Feb.

6.6

4.4

.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

,8

.8

.8

.9

.9

1.3

a. 8

2.9

al.O

al.O

10

14

12

3.7

5.9

_

-

Mar.

10

2.5

4.4

1.1

2.9

5.2

3.3

.1

4.1

3.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.0

8,2

18

16

6.1

3.9

8.5

8.5

Apr.

9.2

5.7

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

.6

2.0

2.4

2.8

2.8

105

68

24

24

7.8

9.2

509

24

18

18

19

12

8.5

12

12

58

373

1,030

May

293

228

321

527

228

173

128

107

84

59

75

143

143

72

54

48

37

36

36

1,440

808

1,060

7,050

349

85

33

510

449

763

491

286

June

208

280

196

154

154

144

154

335

3,300

441

2,180

960

960

380

380

355

215

135

105

96

81

775

71

36

11

22

44

7.8

431

246

July

407

170

107

88

74

62

243

307

190

88

72

72

55

49

38

43

38

34

31

31

31

31

31

31

28

353

82

40

30

15

22

Aug

45

48

f32

f25

20

12

12

77

20

11

11

11

4.2

4.2

8.5

4.6

3.4

1.8

1.0

1.0

244

14

240

14

14

14

326

28

15

4.3

20

Sept.

20

1.1

1.2

.5

.5

.1

.2

.7

2.0

1.3

.8

.6

.1

0

0

0

16

.1

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

.5

.1

1.3

79

128

-

No gage height record; discharg 

probably affected by ice^.

f Computed from partly estimated

computed on basis of weather records (stage-discharge relation 

age heights.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oat.

9.9

2.8

 8

314

26

16

8.5

7.8

21

14

12

11

11

11

55

47

36

29

20

29

20

1,710

2,340

582

836

565

339

125

128

175

200

Nov.

121

80

114

66

64

62

62

59

57

55

55

41

39

37

36

42

46

41

30

34

32

29

42

46

39

39

39

39

39

39

-

Dec.

39

37

37

21

21

20

27

34

30

30

41

114

94

66

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

48

48

44

42

41

39

37

*41

29

19

Jan.

^

> *blO

[

 J

1)37

1)55

#59

a55

a51

a 48

44

41

#37

37

36

36

36

34

34

a34

a34

a34

a34

a36

36

Feb.

36

34

34

34

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

23

17

13

38

48

46

51

62

48

51

41

39

37

36

34

32

32

_

-

Mar.

51

42

46

36

29

52

34

34

a36

a37

a36

a35

a33

a31

29

46

34 '39

37

37

37

37

37

37

53

37

29

25

25

25

22

Apr.

22

22

22

22

22

37

37

46

46

37

37

37

37

37

46

41

29

109

57

53

44

46

684

788

304

205

205

357

363

173

-

May

77

65

62

57

55

53

51

48

44

48

42

37

30

29

29

27

27

27

27

108

74

53

42

36

32

34

27

23

17

53

19

June

14

13

12

8.0

8.7

12

755

1,420

799

1,550

1,428

418

184

148

128

95

89

69

64

53

42

1,190

609

318

190

124

89

41

738

154

-

July

66

69

62

38

416

240

35

28

25

30

28

53

29

27

17

12

11

11

13

11

214

51

29

42

12

11

8.8

3.8

1.2

.8

.8

Aug.

0.6

.5

.6

14

8.3

.8

.8

.4

4.6

29

33

15

16

61

197

50

30

21

13

12

7.6

8.0

7.1

7.1

12

8.0

5.8

4.8

3.0

1.4

1.2

Sept.

0.8

.9

19

13

10

182

92

27

a!7

a!5

14

10

15

11

5.0

3.0

2.3

59.0

111

51

26

17

15

15

10

a9.0

7.6

6.6

5.8

5.0

-

Winter discharge measurement made 'on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurement Mar. 10, and interpolation.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice (gage heights missing or doubtful Jan. 4, 7-12, 14-16).

Time basis; Central'standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
340 RED RIVER BASIN

Month

May.. 19?8. ..................................

September. ..................................

The period. ............. . . . .. . ..

December. ...................................

Calendar year .......................

May.........................................

September. ..................................

Water year 1938-39 .......................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1939 .......................

September. ..................................

Water year 1939-40 .......................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1940 .......................

September. ..................................

Water year 1940-41 .......................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1941 .......................

September. ..................................

Water year 1941-42 .......................

f Washita HI

Secondfoot-days

9,498

2,871

4.6

0

_

0

0

0

_

643.1

977 9

0

7,067.0

0

7,067.0

419 1

75 0

540.0

1,806.6

0

2,188.0

129 2

2 378 5

254.2

36,363.7

1,356

46,564.1

775.0

32,608.5

ver near Ch_

Maximum

2,090

401

136

3.2

0

_

0

0

0

_

457

4S8

0

1,010

0

0

1,010

282

282

0

282

0

128

7,050

114

7,050

197

182

2,340

svenne. Okl

Minimum

29

35

2.0

0

0

_

0

0

0

_

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

15

0

0

19

0

22

22

.8

.4

i. . 1938-42

Mean

306

95.7

26.0

.15

0

_

0

0

0

-

0

19.4

0

19.4

18.0

4.94

0

5.98

8.47

99.6

43.7

128

132

25.8

89.3

Runoff in 

acre-feet

18,840

5,690

1,600 

9.1

0

26,140

0

0

0

-

294

0

14,020

0

14,020

1,070

' 3,580

0

4,340

5,740

504

72,130

2,690

92,370

1,910

1,540

64,670

Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; 

time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

central war time thereafter.
RED RIVER BASIN 341

Washita River near Clinton, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35 U 31', long. 98°57', in center of sec. 11, T. 

12 N., R. 17 W., half a mile north of Clinton, three-quarters of a mile upstream 

firom Beaver Creek, and 3 miles downstream from Barnitz Creek. Datum of gage is 

1,467.60 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,990 square miles.

Records available.- October 1935 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,100 second-feet Oct. 25 (gage height, 22.13 

feet); minimum, 44 second-feet Sept. 18.

1935-42: Maximum discharge observed, 26,900 second-feet June 5, 1936 (gage height, 

28.50 feet), from rating curve extended above 1:5,000 second-feet; minimum discharge, 

1.2 second-feet Oct. 25-27, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 33.9 feet, from floodmark, Apr. 3-4, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those during period of ice effect and those during period 

of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Cooperation.- Thirty-three discharge measurements furnished bv Corps of Engineers, 

U. S. Army.

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

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.

g224

£12

101

g81

265

299

394

228

144

90

76

73

69

172

963

380

228

g235

157

120

114

1,630

4,140

6,960

6,850

1,180

1,000

534

428

376

356

Nov.

356

328

301

276

260

244

223

209

202

196

190

183

177

171

171

165

159

159

159

154

154

154

148

148

154

148

142

142

137

137

Dec.

137

132

127

127

124

122

120

117

116

116

117

124

142

154

165

142

137

132

126

123

121

121

119

116

115

113

112

108

*105

108

110

Jan.

106

b86

b85

b68

*b55

b60

b67

b63

*b68

b75

84

94

*b98

94

108

124

117

116

115

110

105

*104

102

101

100

100

95

94

93

94

94

Feb.

95

93

94

95

94

94

84

81

78

77

77

76

76

78

84

92

127

125

99

90

92

100

100

94

89

85

84

84

_

_

-

Mar.

89

91

94

107

104

103

103

91

88

86

84

83

83

82

82

399

127

142

120

112

104

94

89

86

115

219

125

119

100

87

g78

Apr.

g72

g69

65

68

68

127

86

195

1,200

352

206

148

132

121

116

112

2,930

1,140

2,100

930

396

319

525

2,580

3,080

1,460

4,570

1,670

627

1,000

-

Hay

670

g468

g356

g319

284

301

301

252

237

223

223

202

196

165

154

148

137

132

124

117

117

174

148

132

123

115

110

105

101

98

95

June

133

104

89

83

80

419

481

2,330

3,080

2,480

1,460

1,600

724

396

319

g284

a255

a235

a220

a205

a!95

2,220

3,650

1,270

860

682

386

319

310

492

-

July

531

g276

g292

292

g216

g!71

g!54

137

132

127

117

g99

g!04

120

103

92

85

80

77

75

77

689

451

g223

S165

g!42

g!32

gll?

g!04

g96

90

Aug.

85

82

79

77

76

76

74

e69

e64

60

60

213

g327

g!86

g296

gl,320

g588

g!59

123

110

98

g87

g94

g75

704

593

122

101

92

79

63

Sept.

55

52

5156'

59

1,370

1,780

438

184

114

94

84

g74

g65

60

53

50

46

1,190

573

248

171

142

224

g!24

g!08

g!02

g93

g88

g85

-

Month

December. ..................................

March. .....................................

April. .....................................

May. ......................................

July. ......................................

Hater year 1941-42 ......................

Peak discharge.- Oct. 24 (2 p.m.) 8,840 s

(10 a.m.) 4,590 sec. -ft.; Acr. 25 (4:30 a.m 

June 23 (2 a.m.) 4,140 sec. -ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on th 

a No ga»e-height record; discharge Interp 

b Stage -discharge relation affected by ic 

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; <1] 

g Computed from graph based on twlce-dall 

Time basis i Central standard time Tlor 

To convert war time to standard time, subtr

Secondfoot-days

28,084 

5,747 

3,848

159,933.9

2,878 

2,542 

3,486 

26,464 

6,327 

25,361 

5,566 

6,232 

7,833

124,368

Maximum

6,960 

356 

165

8,680

124 

127 

399 

4,570 

670 

3,650 

689 

1,320 

1,780

6,960

Minimum

69 

137 

105

5.3

55 

76 

78 

65 

95 

80 

75 

60 

46

46

Mean

906 

192 

124

 438

92.8 

90.8 

112 

882 

204 

845 

180 

201 

261

341

ec.-ft.; Oct. 25 (7:30 a.m.) 10,100 sec. -ft. 5 

.) 3,590 sec. -ft.; Apr. 27 (11:30 a.m.) 8,200

Is day. 

olated.' 

e. 

scharge Interpolated, 

y readings of wire-weight gage, 

to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; ' central war time the 

act 1 hour.

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

55,700 

11,400 

7,630

317,200

5,710 

5,040 

6,910 

52,490 

12,550 

50,300 

11,040 

12,360 

15,540

246,700

Apr. 17 

sec. -ft. ;

reafter.
342 RED RIVER BASIN 

Washita River at Carnegie, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°07', long. 98°36', on line between sees. 5 

and 6, T. 7 II., R. 13 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 54, 0.3 mile upstream from 

power dam of Southwestern Light & Power Co. and half a mile north of Carnegie. 

Datura of gage is 1,273.80 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 3,170 square miles.

Records available.- November 1937 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,300 second-feet Oct. 23 (gage height, 

13.16 feet); minimum, 94 second-feet Aug. 9.

1937-42: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 23, 1941; minimum, 6.8 second-feet 

Nov. S, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 18.4 feet, date unknown.

Remarks.- Records good.

Cooperation.- Thirty-three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, 

U. S. Army.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct

329 

e615 

e830 

e445 

e250

el70 

1,280 

1,070 

519 

£58

180 

134 

110 

114 

576

2,500 

1,210 

467 

299 

280

224 

2,470 

7,950 

8,700 

6,950

6,080 

8,200 

7,200 

1,900 

1,190 

1,140

Nov.

1,090 

895 

768 

684 

603

554 

512 

486 

448 

424

406 

388 

383 

372 

" 361

350 

339 

329 

319 

344

299 

294 

299 

294 

289

284 

289 

284 

276 

276

Dec.

271 

262 

262 

258 

248

248 

244 

240 

236 

232

236 

262 

378 

406 

324

309 

319 

289 

276

258

253 

248 

244 

240 

232

&t*a poo 

224 

215 

211 

207 

203

Jan.

195 

180 

hlSO 

h!29 

hill

h!04 

hi 51 

M.29 

h!64 

h!68

hi 64 

188 

195 

199 

199

199 

207 

232 

224 

211

203 

195 

188 

184 

180

180 

180 

180 

176 

173 

176

Feb.

176 

176 

176 

176 

176

173 

173 

169 

165 

162

158 

158 

158 

162 

ISO

215 

199 

184 

192

211

184 

165 

162 

165 

165

162 

154 

154

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Eber. ......... .......................

Lendar year 1941 

sry

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

St. ............... ....................

ter year 1941-42 ...............

Peak discharge.- Oct. US (6 p.m. ) 10.300 a

Mar.

158 

169 

176 

192 

219

211 

195 

184 

176 

169

158 

158 

158 

154 

154

154 

678 

612 

253 

232

211 

192 

180 

173 

169

173 

258 

319 

211 

199 

173

Apr.

162 

154 

154

148 

144

728 

442 

684 

el, 140 

e2,780

e2,900 

e797 

e517 

e422 

e369

6344 

6466 

2,030 

2,950 

4,860

2,860 

1,110 

776 

2,410 

5,120

6,700 

4,500 

4,000 

7,700 

3,460

Secondfoot-days

63,640 

12,939 

8,063

292,909

5,544 

4,850 

6,818 

60,827 

15,245 

37,398 

10,911 

14,000 

17,511

257,746

ec.-ft.; Oct

May

fl,320 

f927 

f784 

f729 

691

632 

610 

574 

547 

480

676 

1,040 

745 

436 

406

361 

339 

319 

309 

299

289 

284 

280 

319 

304

280 

266 

253 

240 

244 

262

Maximum

8,700 

1,090 

406

8,820

232

215 

678 

7,700 

1,320 

4,660 

1,560 

1,760 

2,320

8,700

June

244 

199 

224 

200 

203

784 

603 

1,440 

1,980 

2,410

2,600 

2,410 

1,800 

1,400 

792

567 

467 

412 

366 

329

309 

834 

3,300 

4,660 

3,600

el, 700 

el,230 

e840 

e630 

6865

Minimum

110 

276 

203

23

104 

154 

154 

144 

240 

199 

130 

100 

120

100

July

el, 560 

1,190 

669 

512 

436

436 

329 

294 

271 

258

240 

228 

211 

192 

180

195 

184 

165 

154

148

486 

263 

232 

669 

384

228 

207 

165 

158 

137 

130

Aug.

120 

110 

123 

130 

127

107 

100 

100 

100 

169

192 

148 

220 

646 

731

1,320 

1,586 

1,540 

567 

304

248 

215 

366 

240 

267

1,360 

1,760 

505 

244 

192 

169

Mean

2,053 

431 

260

802

179 

173 

220 

2,028 

492 

1,247 

352 

452 

584

706

Sept.

154 

137 

140 

127 

120

165 

1,270 

2,320 

1,270 

474

299 

224 

188 

165 

154

140 

130 

120 

737 

1,940

2,030

840 

394 

895 

1,440

691 

359 

240 

195 

173

Runoff in 

acre feet

126,200 

25,660 

15,990

581,000

11,000 

9,620 

13,520 

120,600 

30,240 

74,180 

21,640 

27,770 

34,730

511,200

. 27 (8:30 p.m.) 8,700 sec. -ft.; Apr. 20

(4~p.m.) 5,480 sap.-ft.; Apr. 26 (8 a.m.) 7,080 sec.-ft.; Apr. 29 (8:30 a.m.) 8,080 sec.-ft.; 

June 24 (11 a.m.) 5,000 sec.-ft.

e Gates open at power plant; daily discharge includes flow bypassed through turbines.

f Computed from estimated gage-height record.

h Computed from twice-daily readings of auxiliary staff gage below dam.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. &, 1942; central war time thereafter 

To convert war time to standard timft, subtract 1 hour.
RED RIVER BASIN

Washita River near Tabler, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°58', long. 97°51', at county highway bridge 

In SWiSWi sec. 21, T. 6 N., R. 6 W., 1 mile downstream from Little Washita River, 

5 miles south of Tabler, and 7k miles, upstream from Winter Creek.

Drainage area.- 4,760 square miles.

Records available^- April 1940 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,600 second-feet Oct. 30 (gage height, 

24.06 feet); minimum daily, 189 second-feet Aug. 8.

1940-42: Maximum discharge, 14,200 second-feet June 7, 1941 (gage height, 

26.02 feet); minimum daily, 26 second-feet at times in October and November 1940. 

Maximum stage known, o0.6 feet Apr. 7, 1927 (from floodmark), partly caused by 

release of ponded water by failure of railroad embankment on Little Washita River.

Remarks.- Records goofJ below 2,000 second-feet and fair above. Low flow regulated bypower plant at 'Jhlckasha, 8 miles above station.

Cooperation.- Thirty-one discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, 

u. S. Army.

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

328

2,600

2,890

941

1,080

861

2,810

1,610

2,110

1,610

914

625

541

412

2,240

1,240

1,080

1,780

1,710

1,060

714

625

725

2,880

3,550

4,060

4,100

4,370

4,960

9,320

8,260

Nov.

7,280

3,380

2,050

1,640

1,410

1,260

1,170

1,060

995

955

910

865

825

810

737

737

714

714

714

714

669

997

997

761

gV14

g669

g669

g62S

g625

604

-

Dec.

604

g604

g583

g583

gS62

g541

gS41

g541

521

491

562

1,010

1,470

941

969

861

761

714

g669

g647

g625

g62S

g604

g583

g562

g541

gS41

g521

gS21

521

501

Jan.

501

471

491

481

446

422

394

441

356

384

432

422

491

451

461

501

491

481

471

471

471

471

471

461

451

451

432

412

384

422

441

Feb.

432

441

432

432

432

422

422

412

g412

g394

g374

g384

g356

384

521

583

714

785

562

457

481

471

471

461

441

432

394

403

-

-

~

Month

November. ..............................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

March. ...................................

April ...................................

August ..................................

September. ..................................

Water year 1941-42 ....... ....... ...

Mar.

412

451

481

481

501

481

461

451

441

379

384

451

432

403

310

356

g403

g403

374

604

625

481

g451

g394

403

403

g374

365

365

365

g422

Apr.

g432'

g394

g384

32S

328

451

647

4,760

3,620

1,580

1,540

2,440

2,710

1,680

1,030

835

861

1,100

5,700

3,460

3,800

3,840

3,840

5,180

4,560

3,500

3,880

4,100

4,280

4,370

-

Secondfoot-days

72,006

36,770

20,320

445,695

12,905

13,307

24,816

31,795

402,320

May

4,320

4,370

3,940

2,180

1,750

1,440

1,210

1,120

969

969

1,150

1,030

914

1,060

1,120

861

810

785

669

647

625

604

562

562

541

541

541

481

481

521

501

Maximum

9,320

7,280

1,470

11,900

501

785

625

1,570

2,980

9,320

June

481

461

451

441

610

1,120

1,080

1,300

1,780

1,890

2,300

2,480

2,710

2,600

2,180

1,820

1,300

941

835

761

785

1,150

914

835

2,360

3,220

3,380

2,410

1,640

1,300

~

Minimum

328

604

491

74

356

356

310

328

441

250

189

310

189

July

1,120

1,060

1,500

1,570

1,080

S10

691

647

604

481

481

451

412

374

384

356

274

283

301

250

471

346

403

562

501

541

604

501

394

301

283

Aug.

226

226

274

266

641

328

319

g!89

310

292

310

319

283

g777

1,440

1,210

1,210

1,300

1,240

1,270

887

583

521

461

1,280

3,720

1,040

1,150

1,300

861

g583

Mean

2,323

1,226

655

1,221

449

461

429

2,521

1,202

1,518

582

801

1,060

1,102

Sept.

g4Sl

g394

g541

501

471

726

1,210

835

1,180

1,540

1,400

835

625

501

412

394

310

319

2,980

1,850

1,610

1,820

1,930

1,910

1,180

1,610

1,640

1,180

785

6625

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

142,800

72,930

40,300

884,000

27,620

25,600

26,390

150,000

73,930

90,320

35,770

49,220

63,060

797,900

Peak discharge.- Oct. 2 (7 p.m.) 5.690 see. -ft.; Oct. ,*: (3:30 p.m.) 10.600 see. -ft.: Apr. 8

(10:45 a.m.) 6,430 sec.-ft.; Apr. 19 (8 a.m.) 7,480 sec.-ft.; Apr". 25'(1:30 a.m.) 6,650 sec.-ft.; 

Aug. 26 (4:45 a.m.) 5,350 sec.-ft.

g Computed from graph based on once-daily readings of wire-weight gage.

Tlme^basls_:_ Central standard tire prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter, 

war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
344 RED RIVER BASIN

Washita River near Pauls Valley, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°46', long. 97°15', near center of sec. 1, T.

 SN., R. 1 W., 2i.miles northwest of Pauls Valley, 5i miles downstream from Owl 

Creek, and. 7i miles upstream from Washington Creek. Datum of gage is 856.14 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 5,390 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1942. May to December 1899 (gage heights 

only) at site about 9 miles downstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,200 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage height, 29.15

 feet, from flooamark1 ); minimum daily, 283 second-feet Oct. 1.

1938-42: Maximum discharge, 22,000 second-feet June 10, 1941 (gage height, 30.60 

feet), from rating curve extended above 16,000 second-feet; minimum daily, 24 secondfeet Oct. 3-5, 1939.

Maximum stage known, that of June 10, 1941. Flood of May 1908 reached a similar 

stage.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect and those for period of no

 gage-height record, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by power plant at 

Chickasha, 82 miles above station.

Cooperation.- Thirty-six discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, 

U. S. Army.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

283

676

4,260

5,850

6,850

3,410

2,020

3,000

2,790

2,510

2,090

gl,460

gl,060

846

3,540

g4,700

g2,830

1,570

1,680

2,020

gl,570

gl,060

g892

g823

gl,510

3,720

4,120

4,160

4,300

gell,000

ge!5,100

Nov.

ge!2,900

ell, 600

elO,300

e7,680

3,430

2,590

2,170

1,870

gl,640

1,500

1,360

1,300

1,230

1,200

1,140

1,110

1,090

1,090

1,140

1,300

1,140

1,260

2,090

1,870

1,360

1,170

1,090

1,010

988

940

-

Dec.

916

869

846

846

846

823

777

777

777

754

823

1,140

1,940

1,980

1,640

1,330

1,300

1,170

1,090

988

964

988

940

892

846

823

800

754

731

708

*708

Jan.

708

666

g664

g642

b610

b590

b560

*b530

b510

b500

b540

*598

642

620

642

620

620

664

642

620

620

620

620

620

698

596

598

576

555

566

555

Feb.

576

576

598

598

598

576

576

555

555

555

g534

g513

g502

g513

555

642

664

664

731

754

642

576

576

576

g665

g565

g655

g534

_

-

Mar.

g524

666

620

620

620

598

620

598

g655

g555

g666

g524

g492

g534

g665

g524

461

461

482

502

461

686

731

620

576

534

524

513

502

492

482

Apr.

482

634

555

513

502

492

1,592

e5,390

e8,440

e8,620

e5,260

2,360

2,400

3,040

2,630

1,750

1,330

1,140

3,620

7,700

7,180

5,000

4,350

6,410

g7,430

7,180

5,350

4,350

4,350

4,450

-

May

4,500

4,550

4,850

4,600

3,620

2,590

2,170

gl,870

gl,610

gl,460

gl,860

2,420

gl,610

1,330

1,260

gl,400

gl,400

1,870

1,500

1,140

gl.010

g964

g916

g869

g869

g846

g823

S777

g731

g754

g823

June

g754

g686

g664

g642

g664

1,900

3,560

1,640

3,000

3,260

2,250

2,210

2,320

2,440

2,710

2,470

2,090

gl,640

ta,260

gl,040

1,110

2,590

2,910

El, 500

gl,040

gl,450

2,510

2,950

2,790

1,830

-

July

al,600

al,330

gl,200

al,430

al,870

al,500

1,170

1,010

892

gSOO

a750

a700

a650

a610

a580

a 550

a510

g492

a470

a500

g634

R555

g620

g524

3451

555

566

666

642

576

502

Aug.

431

g373

g346

gSOO

471

598

555

R461

g451

g364

g402

g373

g354

g318

692

2,130

1,720

,230

,360

e ,230

,300

,140

880

g664

620

600

2,790

2,120

1,400

1,610

1,430

Sept.

«988

g823

2,170

1,610

g846

g905

3,440

2,570

1,500

gl,260

gl,570

gl,680

gl,200

g916

g754

g598

492

461

536

1,890

2,610

1,640

1,720

2,730

2,610

1,830

1,640

1,870

1,610

gl,140

-

Month

November. ........................ .....

December ................................

Calendar year 1941 ................... .

January ..........................

March. ...................

April. .................... ...... . . .

May........................................

June .............................

July. ...................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Second 

foot-days

30,786

626,802

24 583

593,081

Maximum

1,980

19,100

15,100

Minimum

940

708

110

500

482

283

Mean

2,686

993

1,717

604

3,813

1,929

1 ' 514

1,625

Runoff in 

acre feet

159,800

61,060

1,243,000

37,140

826,900

114,800

1,176,000

Peak discharge.- Oct. 5 (3:30 p.m.) 7,070 sec.-ft.j Oct. 15 (11 p.m.) 6,150 sec.-ft.; Oft. 31 

(6 a.m.) 16,200 sec.-ft.; Apr. 9 (2 p.m.) 9,000 sec.-ft.; Apr. 20 (6 a.m.) 7,840 sec.-ft.; Apr. ! 

(6 p.IT.) 7,700 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gae;e-helght record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations near Tabler and 

Durwood.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

e Computed from loop curve based on discharge measurements.

g Computed from graph based on once-daily or oftener wire-weight gage readings.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RED RIVER BASIN 345

Washita River near Durwood, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage, lat. 34°14', long. 96°58', in SEi 

or sec. 3, T. 4 S., R. 3 E., at Mulkey Bridge on State Highway 18, 14 miles downstream 

from Caddo Creek and 4 miles north of Durwood. Datum of gage is 650.57 feet above 

mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 7,310 square miles. t 

Records available.- August 1928 to September 1942. 

Average discharge.- 14 years, 1,490 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 85,000 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage height, 44.37 

reetj; minimum, 475 second-feet Aug. 6 (gage height, 4.03 feet).

1928-42: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 31, 1941; minimum observed, 17 secondfeet Aug. 14, 1934 (gage height, 2.77 feet). 

Maximum stage known, that of Oct. 31, 1941".

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge below 2,500 second-feet during October to March, July, 

and September computed from once-daily readings of wire-weight gage prior to Jan. 7 

and from twice-daily readings thereafter.

Cooperation.- Thirteen discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

74S

l.SOO

11,400

24,800

36,000

35,100

21,300

15,500

10,700

5,880

4,680

3, ''SO

2,950

2,420

3,430

9,580

8,600

5,390

3,450

2,770

2,900

2,540

2,000

2,220

3,230

7,030

6,290

5,340

4,900

13,200

ev,soo

Nov.

61,600

23,800

19,000

14,900

11,300

6,290

4,200

3,850

3,450

2,860

2,640

2,460

2,300

2,220

2,140

2,000

1,950

1,850

2,000

2,140

2,140

2,300

3,260

3,220

2,640

2,180

1,900

1,750

1,650

al,600

-

Dec.

al,550

al,500

1,440

1,440

1,380

1,380

1,320

1,270

1,240

1,240

1,300

1,900

5,120

4,000

2,820

2,500

2,140

2,000

1,900

1,750

1,600

1,600

1,750

1,700

1,490

1,440

1,320

1,270

1,220

1,220

1,190

Jan.

1,190

1,160

1,080

1,050

990

990

990

960

960

930

930

930

960

1,050

1,050

1,020

1,050

990

1,020

990

960

930

930

930

930

930

930

900

870

870

870

Feb.

870

840

870

840

870

870

840

840

870

840

840

809

791

785

900

2,950

3,080

1,850

1,380

1,300

1,380

1,270

1,100

1,080

1,050

990

960

960

_

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November . .................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January ....................................

February ...................................

March. .....................................

April. ............................:........

May. ......................................

June .......................................

July.. .....................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Bater year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

990

1,190

2,640

2.380

1,750

1,440

1,270

1,190

1,100

1,050

1,020

990

960

930

930

960

930

870

791

791

809

785

840

990

930

870

809

785

766

748

730

Apr.

718

706

724

772

766

772

2,950

15,900

35,600

36,000

19,900

10,900'

4,840

4,200

4,460

4,050

3,180

2,640

5,330

19,400

30,200

19,000

11,000

17,200

27,500

22,400

15,800

13,400

7,970

6,290

-

Secondfoot-days

317,698

200,590

54,990

1,243,047

30,340

32,025

33,234

344,568

123,710

152,740

36,154

35,842

56,854

1,418,745

Peak discharge.- Oct. 6 (12:30 a.m.) 38.SOO sac. -ft.:

May

6,000

5,780

7,510

10,400

6,500

7,750

5,570

3,980

3,310

2,940

3,480

7,080

4,050

2,950

2,470

2,300

3,180

8,000

6,180

3,860

2,330

al,900

al,750

al,630

1,570

1,500

1,400

1,340

1,270

2,660

3,070

Maximum

57,800

61,600

5,120

61,600

1,190

3,080

2,640

36,000

10,400

18,000

3,850

2,680

4,350

61,600

June

2,290

1,680

1,200

1,090

1,010

1,100

3,820

6,600

6,800

11,100

8,920

4,430

3,490

3,350

6,280

9,300

5,080

3,280

2,630

2,100

2,610

10,300

18,000

14,700

5,830

3,220

2,380

3,040

3,360

3,750

-

Minimum

748

1,600

1,190

258

870

785

730

706

1,270

1,010

623

480

676

480

July

3,S5«

2,340

al,950

1,700

1,650

1,950

1,S50

1,640

1,300

1,160

1,130

1,100

1,020

930

870

809

778

724

a 680

a650

623

803

870

748

748

<588

676

809

712

748

748

Aug.

658

600

565

514

746

480

635

797

658

821

641

542

542

508

525

928

2,680

2,500

2,260

1,850

1,600

1,540

1,490

1,380

1,220

1,130

870

2,140

2,180

1,350

1,490

Mean

10,250

6,686

1,774

3,406

979

1,144

1,072

11,490

3,991

5,091

1,166

1,156

1,895

3,887

Oct. 31 (10:50 p.m.) 85,000 aec.

Sept.

1,490

1,190

1,320

3,130

2,260

1,600

2,360

4,350

3,030

L,900

1,540

1,800

2,000

1,600

1,190

1,020

870

736

676

772

2,050

2,770

2,000

1,950

2,640

2,540

2,050

1,750

1,950

1,750

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

630,100

397,900

109,100

2,466,000

60,180

63,520

65,920

683,400

245,400

303,000

71,710

71,090

112,800

2,814,000

-ft. ;

Apr. 9 (10 p.m.) 44,900 aec.-ft. ; Apr. 21 (5 a.m.) 32,500 sec.-ft.; Apr. 25 (1 p.m.) 30,200 

aec.-ft.; June 23 (11:30 p.m.) 13,800 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

Time baaia; Central atandard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to ata^dard time, aubtract 1 hour. 

532763 O - 43 - 23
346 RED RIVER BASIN

Pond Creek near Fort Cobb, Okla. 

(Known locally as Cobb Creek)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°08', long. 98°27', in NWiSEi sec. 26, T. 8 N., 

 R. 12 W., 100 feet downstream from bridge on county road, 2.7 miles north of Fort 

Cobb, and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage,area.- 320 square miles.

Records available.- March 1940 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,610 second-feet Oct., 23 (gage height, 

15.42 feet); minimum, 9.7 second-feet Aug. 2, 3.

1940-42: Maximum discharge, 3,290 second-feet July 2, 1940 (gage height, 15.61 

feet); minimum observed, 6.2 second-feet Aug. 2, 1940.

Flood of June 15, 1937, reached a stage of 19.3 feet, from information by local 

residents.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair.

Cooperation.- Thirty-three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Army.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

1 o LO

19

20

21

22

OT

<CG

24

25

26

27

9ft fcO

29

30

31

Oct.

54

75

142

42

38

24

610

39

43

35

29

28

27

31

334

102

54

42

42

43

39

762

1,760

502

149

319

182

87

79

98

119

Nov.

96

70

63

58

56

52

52

50

50

50

49

48

48

49

48

49

49

49

63

65

49

54

58

50

49

49

43

50

50

54

Dec.

50

50

47

46

46

43

43

42

42

42

48

110

162

77

63

61

58

54

52

50

50

52

50

47

46

45

44

44

45

«47

47

Jan.

44

34

40

b36

b31

b32

b33

b34

b35

*b36

b41

50

56

61

*54

652

e50

648

46

44

44

44

44

43

43

43

41

40

41

45

58

Feb.

49

46

45

45

44

41

40

40

40

38

39

39

42

.53

151

115

50

43

43

50

46

47

45

 44

44

44

42

44

_

-

Mar.

52

65

77

58

50

47

45

42

41

41

42

41

41

41

41

41

46

42

41

39

37

37

37

37

39

50

41

38

38

37

37

Apr.

37

37

37

36

35

52

74

107

217

222

72

56

52

50

50

46

528

130

841

158

85

72

89

525

607

104

141

111

65

69

-

May

90

52

47

43

44

42

40

39

38

38

44

41

35

33

33

34

33

32

32

34

34

32

31

30

30

29

28

27

26

29

29

June

25

24

23

25

25

54

62

94

61

46

38

32

28

26

26

27

27

24

22

20

22

109

52

32

27

23

21

18

19

25

"

July

28

288

4S

33

26

22

20

18

17

15

15

15

15

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

32

26

17

14

14

13

13

12

11

11

10

Aug.

10

10

12

16

15

12

11

10

11

13

17

13

16

74

72

164

34

22

18

17

16

15

140

26

120

327

44

26

21

19

18

Sept.

18

IS

234

50

29

220

442

66

41

3£

29

26

25

23

£2

21

20

21

221

167

50

36

33

471

136

79

52

38

34

32

"

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

March... ...................................

April. .....................................

HQV

July. ......................................

August.. ...................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Secondfoot^-days

5J9801

i;6C5

1,703

28,309.9

1,414

1,361

4,705

1,149

1,055

818

1,339

25,180

Maximum

1,780

96

162

1,760

61

151

77

841

90

109

28S

327

471

1,760

Minimum

24

48

42

8.7

31

38

37

35

26

18

10

10

18

10

Mean

193

54.2

54.9

77.6

43.3

50.5

43.9

157

37.1

35.2

26.4

43.2

89.6

69.0

Runoff in 

acre- feet

11, 860

3,220

3,380

56,160

2,660

2,800

2,700

9,330

2,280

2,090

1,620

2,660

5,330

49,930

Peak discharge.- Oct. 7 (1:30 p.m.) 1,030 sec.-ft.; Oct. 23 (9:30 a.m.) 2,610 aec.-ft.; Apr. 17 

(2:30 p.m.) 1,010 sec.-ft.; Apr. 19 (2 p.m.) 1,260 sec.-ft.; Apr. 25 (7 a.m.) 1,070 sec.-ft.; Sept. 7 

(3 a.m.) 1^030 sec.-ft.

« Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

e Stage-discharge relation indeterminate; discharge interpolated.

Note.- Discharge computed from twice-daily readings of staff gage Oct. 1, 7-21, 24-29, Nov. 11-13, 

Kov. 19 to Jan. 1, Jan. 10 to Feb. 27, Apr. 9, 10, 18-27, May 19-21, June 27 to July 1, July 4-7, 

10-20, Aug. 28 to Sept. 2.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to-2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942j central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RED RIVER BA.SIN 347 

Rush Creek at Purely, Okla.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 34°42', long. 97°20', in center of Iffii sec. 26, T. 3 

N., R. 4 W., at bridge on State Highway 76, three-quarters of a mile south of Purely 

and 8i jnlles ^buth of Llndsay.

Drainage area.- 139 square miles.

Records available.- May 1940 to September 1942.

Extremes.- 1940: Maximum discharge during period May to September, 10,400 second-feet 

July 3 (gage height, 15.95 feet); no flow at times.

1940-41: Maximum discharge during water year, 15.200 second-feet June 6 (gage 

height, 21.0 feet, from graph based on gage readings); no flow at times.

1941-42: Maximum discharge during water year, 10,000 seconci-feet Apr. 8, computed 

from rainfall runoff studies (gage destroyed by flood); minimum discharge, 6.4 secondfeet Oct. 1, but may have been less during period of ice effect.

Remarks.- Records for 1940 poor, for 1941 fair, and for 1942 fair except those for periods 

of ice effect and no gage-height record, which are poor. Gage read twice daily, oftener 

during rises.

Cooperation.- Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, and reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1940-41 

1940

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

May

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

265

11

.9

.6

.3

.2

.1

0

June

2.6

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.1

1.1

.8

65

21

4.0

3.0

4.4

1.5

3.6

July

616

9.2

3,260

8.2

7.3

5.0

2.9

1.7

1.3

.9

1.2

2.0

1.4

.9

1.0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

00 '

0

0

0

0

3.8

Sept.

0

0

.2

4.0

1.9

1.1

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

May

2.0

4.8

1.1

1.4

1.4

1.4

51

8.0

6.S

2.0

1.8

467

15

11

2.4

6.0

June

201

20

17

4.0

3.0

2.6

1.6

1.5

23

5.6

2.2

1.9

5.2

7.6

6.0

-

July

0.7

.6

.4

.4

0

12

3.5

1.7

1.0

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

8.8

28

7 9

2 Z

: v

2

1

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

.7.1 

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

-

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

89

30

31

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 -

0

0

0

0

0

4.0

1.3

0

£.0

Nov.

0.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

1.9

1.5

4.2

1.4

.7

-.7

.6

16

.3

 *

.6

1.9

13

5.4

18

?.o

2,200

51

6.6

5.4

4.7

4.2

Dec.

4.1

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.6

3.5

3.6

3.8

4.2

4.0

7.3

5.0

4.7

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.2

4.8

27

33

8.5

6.0

5.0

6.6

Jan.

6.6

5.2

4.7

5.2

5.6

23

9.7

6.2

6.2

5.8

6.2

6.8

8.2

8.2

7.3

12

6.4

5.4

.4

.6

.6

.2

.2

.1

.0

4.0

3.8

4.1

4.1

4.1

8.8

Feb.

85

29

14

9.1

8.2

6.8

7.6

6.2

6.4

6.4

6.2

4.7

4.8

4.7

4.6

4.7

4.4

4.8

7.9

14

8.5

6.8

8.5

17

13

14

9.1

7.9

_

_

-

Mar.

8.5

7.6

7.9

6.8

7.9

8.5

7.3

7.3

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.4

6.6

6.4

5.4

4.6

5.4

5.2

5.4

5.4

5.8

5.8

6.2

5.8

5.8

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.6

5.4

Apr.

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.8

6.2

6.8

10

9.1

8.2

7.9

8.8

8.5

11

960

95

12

10

22

56

14

10

10

9.4

10

9.7

10

10

10

2.040

424

-

May

42

46

50

309

109

12

11

9.4

10

12

28

14

12

11

10

10

10

9.7

9.7

10

9.7

8.8

E69

94

16

14

10

6.6

5.0

10

7.3

June

2,500

853

11

8.8

8.8

9,540

128

11

2,440

2,430

818

114

26

22

2,540

475

212

75

34

14

14

15

14

13

13

19

15

13

13

13

-

July

17

27

45

26

24

20

20

18

13

12

25

33

400

90

19

16

14

13

13

13

13

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

Aug

12

12

12

U

12

14

9.2

122

46

13

8.9

7.4

7.0

5.6

3.8

4.8

3.4

2.4

2.2

2.4

4.2

7.0

6.2

- 6.2

5.2

5.0

9.5

18

14

7.6

6.0

Sept .

5.0

5.0

4.6

18

56

22

9.8

6.2

460

19

9.0

6.8

7.9

6.0

5.3

5.3

6.0

5 . 0

5.1

5.4

5.1

4.6

4.8

4.6

4.8

4.6

5.1

5.1

5.8

7.0

-
348 RED RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Rush Creek at Purdy, Okla., 

1941-48

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

2,480

550

2,000

76

46

108

23

20

17

 20

22

21

20

738

43

30

29

29

30

30

30

40

30

192

198

62

37

131

4,070

424

Nov.

85

59

59

5G

54

53

49

46

44

44

44

44

44

46

46

48

44

43

49

42

39

401

57

51

49

44

40

37

37

36

Dec.

36

34

33

53

33

33

34

33

33

33

136

89

69

52

49

46

44

43

40

40

42

44

38

36

35

34

33

33

32

32

*31

Jan.

"" 30

> b!5

-

b25

37

35

33

33

*33

31

32

31

31

31

32

31

28

30

29

27

26

26

26

26

Feb.

26

27

26

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

25

25

204

450

98

45

35

30

26

26

30

24

25

24

24

24

26

_

-

-

"Mar.

225

79

46

36

30

28

26

27

28

28

27

26

25

25

24

25

25

24

24

22

22

22

22

23

23

25

26

25

24

24

24

Apr.

24

23

22

22

42

1,010

a2,300

&3.900

al.100

105

85

61

73

67

61

63

a67

a63

a2,790

a!97

a60

a55

a424

a275

a!79

73

63

69

73

82

-

May

82

78

55

52

49

49

a54

59

59

67

350

100

63

67

90

100

509

149

69

57

52

46

42

35

38

38

37

36

43

163

33

June

25

23

22

23

167

80

52

73

100

69

44

35

32

31

131

44

36

32

31

33

168

2,280

71

46

43

40

33

31

31

37

-

July

34

38

33

27

25

23

21

21

19

18

16

16

15

15

14

14

15

15

15

15

33

21

20

19

19

18

18

13

12

12

13

Aug.

12

13

13

14

14

13

13

87

13

14

13

13

14

14

756

191

16

15

16

16

15

15

20

18

16

17

16

15

14

16

15

Sept

1

1

49

3

2

5£

1,22

£

£

£

£

£

1

1

1

1

1

1

36

e

4

4

4

11

1

1

1

1

1

1

"

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on bs 

b Stage-d3.ycb.arge relation affected by ice.

sis of weather records.

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1940-42

Month

September. ..................................

The period. ................. . .......

October 1940 ...............................

December. ...................................

Calendar year .......................

April .......................................

May. ........................................

September ...................................

Water year 1940-41 .......................

October 1941 ...............................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1941 .......................

March. .................... .................

April .......................................

May. ........................................

July........................................

September. ..................................

Water year 1941-42 .......................

Second 

foot-days

417.9

52.7

8.2

_

7.3

2,324.8

189.5

_

197.7

324.3

196.8

3,810.0

1,185.2

22,402.6

1,000

400.0

719.9

32,758.1

11,556

1,790

1,333

44,915.5

798

1,415

1,060

13,428

2,721

3,863

607

1,447

3,312

43,330

Maximum

201

28

4.0

_

4.0

2,200

33

-

23

85

8.5

2,040

309

9,540

400

122

460

9,540

4,070

401

136

9,540

37

450

225

3,900

509

2,280

38

756

1,220

4,070

Minimum

0

.8

0

0

0

-

0

0

3.4

-

3.8

4.4

4.6

5.2

5.0

8.8

12

2.2

4.6

0

10

36

31

2.2

_

24

22

22

33

22

12

12

13

10

Mean

35,9

13.9

127

1.70

.27

-

.24

77.5

6.11

-

6.38

11.6

6.35

127

38.2

747

32.3

12 9

24.0

89.7

 373

59.7

43.0

123

25.7-

50.5

34.2

448

87.8

129

19.6

46.7

110

119

Runoff i 

acre- fee

1.7]

8£

7,e:

1C

10, V.

4,e:sr. -

3£

6^

3£

7,5£

2,3£

44,4!

1,9£

7£

1,41

64,9':

22,92

3,5£

2,6<

89, 0£

1,5£

2,8]

2, 1C

26,61:

5,4C

7,6£

1.2C

2,3r.

6,5".

85 9*

Time basis: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RED RIVER BASIN 

Caddo Creek near Ardmore, Okla.

349

ocatlon.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 34°15', long. 97°06', on west line of NWi fee. 4, T.

4 S., R. 3 E., 5 miles north of Ardmore and 10 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of

gage is 709.48 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1939 (levels by Corps r.f Engineers,

U. S. Army).

ralnage area.- 280 square miles. 

ecords available.- June 1936 to September 1942. 

xtrernes.- Maximum discharge during year, 20,000 second-feet Oct. 5 (gage height, 36.90

feet), from rating curve extended above ]0,000 second-feet; minimum, 1.3 second-feet

Sept. 1.

1936-43: Maximum discharge, 26,000 second-feet Feb. ]6, 1938 (gage height, 27.94

feet), from rating curve extended above 10,000 second-feet; no flow at times during

the water years 1938-41. 

emarks.- Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Gage read

twice daily, oftener during rises. 

ooperatlon.- Gage-height record, 37 discharge measurements, and computations of daily

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 3 discharge measuro-nents made

and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1941-42, except period of Ice effect

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 15-30, Mar. 5 to Apr, 

June 30, July 1, July 30 to Sept.22)

Oct. 1 to May 18

42

70

97

153

236

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

17.0

20.0

21.0

326

520

768

1,120

1,780

2,560

2, 980

22.0

22.5

23.0

24.0

25.0

26.0

3,630

4,130

4,880

6,920

10,100

14,600

May 19 to Sept 

1 0.5 3,

85 

149 

236

Note.- Same as preceding 

table above 7.0 fe^t.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1

Oct.

32

837

8.790

15,300

14,700

2,650

942

1,630

1,360

499

284

200

160

128

181

396

167

122

102

92

78

70

62

59

45

122

97

66

83

4,830

7,930

Nov.

1,450

508

353

272

218

174

146

128

112

102

92

87

78

78

74

70

66

62

62

74

78

143

260

121

74

70

66

62

59

56

Dec.

56

56

52

52

52

45

42

42

42

39

48

117

437

172

107

92Bi

82

74

62

62

70

102

74

62

59

52

52

48

48

*48

Jan.

48

b40

b30

b25

30

*3939'

45

42

39

38

36

33

30

28

27

27

28

27

27

27

27

26

30

27

Feb.

24

£3

23

24

24

23

21

21

22

28

27

24

22

22

49

596

487

240

122

102

87

82

82

87

74

62

66

59

-

-

-

Mar.

60

132

543

311

209

153

122

117

92

78

74

74

62

59

59

62

52

48

45

42

38

36

33

33

34

33

32

30

28

27

27

Apr.

24

24

23

23

22

24

309

5,660

5,700

1,400

559

371

344

317

263

209

174

160

1,160

7,210

2,610

590

660

4,410

5,000

1,380.

655

896

505

372

-

May

344

242

403

200

153

831

640

209

153

134

122

122

102

92

102

78

102

2,160

576

233

157

119

95

80

70

60

60

51

45

855

284

June

82

55

43

35

30

39

41

212

468

4S7

169

95

70

65

628

' 648

125

80

65

49

112

1,340

1,530

325

165

113

85

70

51

1,170

-

July

380

101

60

43

Aug.

4.2

4.1

3.6

4.3

34 i 3.2

28 1 14

23

23

19

18

17

16

14

13

11

9.8

9.3

8.5

8.0

7.5

7.9

8.1

7.1

6.2

5.8

7.1

5.3

7.5

7.3

5.6

4.8

4.8

10

11

8.2

5.0

3.5

3.0

2.6

2.4

180

65

19

9.1

6.2

4.4

3.4

71

13

12

4.5

3.0

2.4

1.8

1.7

1.4

Sept.

1.2

3.2

793

110

21

394

367

62

26

14

10

7.7

6.2

5.1

4.4

3.7

3.6

3.2

3.4

3.1

2.8

3.0

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.6

;.s

-

Month

y

ly ..........................

ptember .....................

Water year 1941-42 .... .....

Secondfoot-days

61,984 

5,195 

2,433

111,875.7

965 

2,523 

2,745 

41,054 

8.874 

8,447 

915-8 

481.8 

1,863.7

137,481.3

Maximum

15,300 

1,450 

437

15,300

48 

596 

543 

7,210 

2,160 

1,530 

- 380 

180 

793

15,300

Minimum

32 

56 

39

.4

21 

27 

22 

45 

30 

4.8 

1.4 

1.2

1.2

Mean

1,999

173

78.5

306

31.1 

90.1 

88.5 

1,368 

286 

282 

29.5 

15.5 

62.1

377

Per 

square 

mile

7.14 

.618 

.280

1.09

.111 

.322 

.316 

4.89 

1.02 

1.01 

.105 

.055 

.222

1.35

Runoff

Inches

8.23 

.69 

.32

14.86

.13 

.34 

.36 

5.45 

1.18 

1.12 

.12 

.06 

 25

18.25

Acre-feet

122,900 

10,300 

4,820

221,800

1,910 

5,000 

5,440 

81, 430 

17,600 

16,750 

1,820 

956 

3,700

272,600

* Winter discharge measurement made on this 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Time basis: Central standard time prior to

to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereaTter.
350 RED RIVER BASIN 

Blue River near Blue, Okla.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°59', long. 96°15', at south edge of SWi sec. 34, T.

6 S., R. 10 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 2 miles southwest of Blue and 4i miles

upstream from Gaddo Greek. Datum of gage is 498.36 feet above mean sea level, datum

of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army). 

Drainage area.- 477 square miles. 

Records available.- June 1936 to September 1942. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 33,600 second-feet Apr. 25 (gage height, 31.69

feet); minimum-observed, 60 second-feet Sept. 28.

1936-42: Maximum discharge, 34,400 second-feet (revised) Feb. 17, 1938 (gage

height, 31.81 feet); no flow (estimated) Sept. 15, 16, 1936. 

Remarks.- Records good except those below 200 second-feet, which are fair. Low flow

regulated by reservoir at Oklahoma State Fish Hatchery, 17 miles above station. Gage

read twice daily, oftener during rises. 

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 43 discharge measurements, and computations of daily

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 1 discharge measurement made

and records reviewed by Geological Survey. 

Revisions.- Revise'd figures of discharge, in second-feet, for high-water period in

February 1958, superseding those published in Water-Supply Papers 897 and 927, are

given herein:

Feb. 17........... 25,300

18........... 21,100

Month

Period Nov. 1937 to Sept. 1938.....

Secondfoot - 

days

60,378

133,254.5

Maximum

25,300

25,300

Minimum

62

3.2

Mean

2,156

365

Runoff 

In 

acre-feet

119,800

267,800 

264, 400

Rating table, water year 1941-42 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

4.4 57 7.0 322 20.0 3,090 27.0 9,580 

4.7 78 9.0 576 22.0 4,000 ' 23. 0 12,500 

5.0 102 12.0 995 24.0 5,170 29.0 16,700 

5.5 146 16.0 1,750 25.0 6,060 30.0 22,200 

6.0 202 18.0 2,290 26.0 7,500 31.0 28,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27, 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

559 

402 

102 

4,060 

3,540

1,290

800 

262 

610 

1,120

286 

178 

146 

136 

769

1,810 

526 

250 

210 

366

202 

166 

136 

127 

330

4,090 

2,970 

572 

274 

769 

3,820

Nov.

3,810 

2,790 

572 

433 

370

346 

310 

286 

262 

250

238 

226 

214 

202 

202

202 

190 

190 

190 

576

326 

290 

720 

559 

3 IS

262 

238 

226 

214 

202

Dec.

202 

250 

214 

190 

190

178 

167 

167 

156 

156

293 

376 

366 

468 

302

238 

214 

202

190 

178

178 

262 

262 

274 

214

178 

167 

156 

146 

146 

146

Jan.

250 

167 

146 

136 

136

127

us

110 

146 

136

146 

136 

, 136 

146 

146

127 

127 

127 

118 

118

US 

110 

110 

110 

110

110 

110 

102 

102 

183 

868

Feb.

234 

156 

136

127 

127

127 

118 

110 

110 

110

US 

110 

110 

102 

247

912 

635

474 

210 

167

156 

146 

146 

J.46 

136

1S7 

118

US

Month SecondMontn foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1941 

ary

h ................... .....

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

st ........................

ember .....................

30,868 

15,214 

6,831

40, 693

4,832 

5,533 

5,821 

87,714 

18,995 

28,171 

5,552 

3,742 

2,723

tor year 1941-42 .......... 215,996

Mar.

127 

243 

S35 

528 

576

286 

226

202 

173 

156

156 

146 

146 

136 

136

136 

136 

11S 

118 

110

110 

102 

102 

102 

102

110 

110 

102 

98 

94 

94

Maximum

4,090 

3,810 

468

4,710

868 

912 

335 

27, 100 

3,420 

5,130 

400 

290 

329

27, 100

Apr.

90 

90 

94 

94 

94

143 

646 

5,310 

9,360 

6,450

3,410 

76.4 

537 

537 

446

332 

334 

310 

293

2,770

2,090 

333 

472 

6,530 

27,100

10, 100 

4,030 

1,040 

1,690 

1,170

May

641 

563 

498 

394 

407

659 

643 

412 

353 

334

322 

710 

7S7 

514 

695

382 

298 

602 

1,960 

3,420

1,220 

463 

420 

346 

310

298 

274 

262 

238 

226 

334

June

1,

3,

5,

1,

1, 

2, 

3, 

1,

Minimum Mean

102 996 

190 507 

146 220

30 385

102 156 

102 19S 

94 188 

90 2,924 

226 613 

178 939 

110 179 

82 121 

60 90.8

60 592

250 

214 

190

17S 

178

050 

753 

314 

603 

330

130 

910 

566 

420 

382

446 

524 

346 

298 

274

262 

400 

800 

300 

310

459 

370 

322 

298 

274

July

274 

400 

274 

250 

238

226

214 

202 

202 

190

202 

202 

178 

167

167

156 

156 

146 

146 

136

136 

136 

136 

136 

127

127 

127 

146 

127 

118 

110

Per 

square 

mile

2.09 

1.06 

.461

.807

.327 

.415 

.394 

6.13 

1.88 

1.97 

.375 

.254 

.190

1.24

Aug.

110 

110 

110 

110 

127

102 

98 

118 

118 

178

113 

136 

102 

110 

94

226

210 

110 

98 

94

90 

86 

90 

109 

290

136 

118 

94 

86 

82 

32

Sept.

71 

8: 

7i 

7i 

7:

10 

7- 

32 

28 

16

9 

8 

7 

T 

7

& 

& 

6 

6

6

6 

6 

6

a

6

e 

e 

e 

e 

e

Runoff

Inches

2.41 

1.19 

.53

10.97

.38 

.43 

.45 

6.84 

1.48 

2.20 

.43 

.29 

.21

16.84

Acre-feel

61,220 

30, 180 

15, 550

279,100

9,580 

10,970 

11,540 

174,000 

37,680 

55,88O 

11,010 

7,420 

5,40O

428>400

Time oasis ! Central 

To convert war time to

tandard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942J central war time thereafter. 

tandard time, subtract 1 hour.
RED RIVER BASIN 351

Muddy Boggy Creek near Farris, Okla.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 34°16', long. 95°55', In NWi sec. 26, T. 3 S., R. 13 

E., at bridge on State Hi-ghway 3, li miles downstream from McGee Creek and 2f miles 

northwest of Farrls. Datum of gage Is 446.58 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Drainage area.- 1,120 square miles.

Records available.- November 1937 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 41,200 second-feet Apr. 25 (gage height, 42.19 

feet); minimum, 5.2 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage height, 0.66 foot).

1937-42: Maximum discharge, 52,500 second-feet Feb. 17, 1938 (gage height, 43.10 

feet); no flow at times during 1939 and 1940 water years.

Remarks.- Records good except those for days of rapidly changing stage, which are fair. 

Gage read twice dally or oftener.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 65 discharge measurements, and computations of dally 

 discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army; 1 discharge measurement made 

' and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

29

150

288

5,400

5,840

3,290

1,370

371

2,430

8,130

313

137

111

82

883

8,340

8,330

3,280

571

416

338

828

150

100

268

8,460

5,130

1,680

551

5,120

14,700

Nov.

12,500

10,100

8,810

6,130

1,010

386

319

867

215

170

144

118

100

98

85

82

77

72

88

420

664

599

3,460

3,100

1,200

513

345

267

215

189

-

Dec.

163

144

130

332

176

137

111

92

88

76

182

1,640

8,760

3,160

2,070

962

431

358

306

254

215

588

1,360

986

615

788

491

345

867

215

176

Jan.

293

345

401

241

170

130

184

111

100

98

92

100

118

130

137

137

130

130

144

118

100

98

84

75

71

69

64

60

59

1,910

4,390

Month

October .......................

Nowember ......................

Deceaber ......................

Calendar year 1941 .........

January .......................

February ......................

March .........................

April .........................

May ...........................

June ..........................

July ..........................

August ........................

September .....................

Water year 1941-42 ..........

Feb.

1,086

476

338

267

228

208

156

130

124

732

644

319

215

170

880

4,97C

5,760

3,590

1,04C

506

386

319

892

306

267

828

189

17C

_

_

-

Secondfoct-days

80,426

51,137

19,420

394,735.7

10 j 233

83,385

18 1 951

£88 1 886

44,355

101,508

23,085

sJsToi?

671,642.7

Mar.

230

682

3,720

3,960

3,580

1,860

908

584

461

358

293

254

215

815

202

176

150

130

118

100

92

81

75

71

69

71

67

68

59

54

54

Maximum

14,700

12,500

3,160

16,600

4 39C

5*76C

3 , 96C

37,600

5,66C

17 1 20C

8 *606 80C

2,640

37,600

Apr.

46

46

44

40

39

58

3,630

15,200

19,900

16,600

14,900

12,800

8,510

1,630

692

551

446

371

693

6,500

4,970

2,300

1,680

-15,700

37,600

34,900

34,200

27,400

18,100

9,400

-

May

3,380

1,030

718

450

1,160

1,160

623

2,330

1,410

287

1,010

4,400

3,580

2,560

1,430

522

320

1,890

1,670

5,660

5,030

1,560

450

300

234

189

156

132

108

94

512

Minimum

29

72

76

2.7

59

124

54

39

94

55

34

8.5

5.6

5.6

June

392

162

87

65

55

385

1,500

1,780

1,420

17,200

15,600

11,900

8,460

5,370

1,050

694

554

4;70

270

207

164

3,350

8,850

7,530

6,410

5,610

1,370

269

180

148

 Mean

2,594

1,705

686

1,081

330

835

611

9,630

1,431

745

64*6

276

1,840

July

116

207

270

172

94

75

65

58

50

725

8,700

8,800

2,480

380

180

124

94

75

58

50

44

38

34

30

34

44

38

38

28

26

24

Per 

square 

mile

2.32

1,52

.559

.965

.295

.746

.546

8 60

1 28

'.665

.058

.846

1.64

Aug.

81

£

1

1

0

e

6

14

13

1

1C

e

4

1

5

65

.48

j

1C

1

2

1

5

46

606

3

1C

j

33

2

3

32

36

J

I

£

9

S

3

19

15

]

1

3

3

2

0

9.5

a. 5

Sept.

7.5

6.5

14

80

11

51

769

2,64P

8,080

1,510

580

192

98

62

44

34

26

81

17

14

11

10

9.0

7.8

7.0

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.8

5.8

-

Runoff

Inches

2.67

1.70

.64

13.10

.34 '?8

!ea

l!47

3

-xrt Or

.77

.07

.27

22.30

Ac re- feet

159,500

101,400

38,520

782,900

SO 280

46^380

37,590

573,000

87 , 980

45^790

16)400

1,338,000

Time basis; Central standard time prior to S a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
352 RED RIVER BASIN

Clear Boggy Creek near Wapanucka, Okla.

Location - Wire-weight gage, lat. 34°22', long. 96°19', in NEi sec. 23, T. 2 S., R. 9 E. downstrean rrom Delaware creek> 6 ralles ^ °

Drainage area.- 520 square miles.

Records available.- June 1940 to September 1942.

Oct 1924~426 1940 dlscharge ' that of APr - 25 ' 1942 J minimum observed, 9 second-feet

Revisions.- The maximum discharge for the period June to September 1940 has been 

revised to il.200 second-feet July 21 (gage height, 20.6 feet, from graph based on 

gage readings); the maximum discharge for the 1941 water year has been revised to 

13,600 second-feet Jan. 2 (gage height, 21.0 feet,from graph based on gage readings). 

These figures supersede those published in Water-Supply Paper 927.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 15,000 second-feet,which are fair, 

twice daily at low stages and hourly at medium and high stages.

Gage read

operation.- Gage height record, 53 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; records reviewed by Geological 

Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

42 

45 

368 

2,3S8 

2,428

1,910 

341 

252 

3,060 

481

220 

165 

132 

108 

2,360

2,760 

746 

250 

250 

250

165 

132 

108 

88 

149

1,760 

1,270 

386 

220 

2,380 

6,300

Nov.

6,920 

6,990 

1,190 

484 

360

292 

250 

210 

192 

174

156 

148 

132 

124 

116

116 

108 

101 

108 

336

174 

373 

1,290 

660 

302

238 

200 

182 

173 

156

Dec.

148 

140 

132 

125 

125

11S 

111 

104 

9S 

9S

166 

549 

1,520 

1,280 

396

302 

258 

228 

209 

191

191 

218 

238 

218 

209

191 

173 

156 

140 

132 

125

Jan.

125 

148 

140 

125 

125

118 

US 

111 

111 

104

92 

92 

104 

104 

104

98 

92 

92 

92 

87

87 

83 

83 

83 

83

83 

83 

83 

83 

611 

210

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ......................

lendar year 194 

a,ry

h .........................

ember .....................

ter year 1941-42 ..........

Feb.

124 

101 

101 

94 

94

94 

94 

SS 

101 

165

156 

132 

108 

101 

183

1,000 

2,350 

715 

336 

240

210 

201 

201 

192 

174

148 

140 

132

Secondfoot-days

31,514 

22,255 

8,289

180,329

3,754 

7,775 

6,792 

116,427 

17,058 

49,566 

3,308 

2,295 

4,117

273,150

Mar.

132 

240 

1,590 

1,180 

536

360 

270 

230 

201 

174

156 

116 

82 

S2 

82

101 

101 

82 

82 

101

94 

82 

82 

82 

82

82 

82 

77 

77 

77 

77

Maximum

6,300 

6,990 

1,520

6,990

611 

2,350 

1,590 

31,200 

2,710 

6,970 

436 

387 

1,490

31,200

Apr.

77 

72 

72 

72 

72

172 

963 

5,870 

13,400 

12,600

5,910 

1,420 

629 

493 

417

345 

277 

245 

24$ 

925

1,310 

601 

530 

6,740 

31,200

16,000 

5,700 

2,490 

4,950 

2,630

May

803 

685 

441 

369 

299

277 

245 

 206 

18S 

171

1,530 

2,710 

1,480 

393 

321

299 

248 

1,270 

1,140 

1,800

431 

299 

235

197 

179

163 

147 

133 

126 

133 

140

Minimum

42 

101 

98

21

83 

88 

77 

72 

126 

90 

42 

35 

32

32

June

119 

107 

95 

90 

90

426 

435 

449 

1,090 

5,630

6,600 

5.SOO 

1,170 

458 

408

783 

384 

270 

230 

192

1,830 

5,590 

6,970 

6,280 

2,300

648 

408 

292 

230 

192

Mean

1,017 

742 

267

494

121 

278 

219 

3,881 

550 

1,652 

107 

74.0 

137

748

July

436 

423 

201 

165 

140

124 

116 

108

101 

116

108 

116 

101 

S2 

77

72 

63 

58 

58 

54

77 

58 

54 

54 

54

54 

50 

50 

50 

46 

42

Per 

square 

mile

1.96 

1.43 

.513

.950

.233 

.535

.421 

7.46 

1.06 

3.18 

.206 

.142 

.263

1.44

Aug.

38 

38 

38 

70 

42

360 

77 

63 

42 

54

63 

108 

54 

42 

38

42 

50 

42 

38 

38

35 

35 

35 

387 

178

72 

58 

46 

42 

35 

35

Sept.

32 

35 

35 

35 

32

35 

485 

794 

1,490 

264

124 

77 

58 

50 

42

38 

35 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

35 

42

50 

38 

35 

32 

32

Runoff

Inches

2.25 

1.59 

.59

12.89

.27 

.56 

.49 

8.33 

1.22 

3.54 

.24 

.16 

.29

19.53

Acre-feet

62,510 

44,140 

16,440

357,700

7,450 

15,420 

13,470 

230,900 

33,830 

98,310 

6,560 

4,550 

8,170

541,800

To convert

s: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time ttiereafter. 

war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RED RIVER BASIN 353

Kiamichi River near Belzoni, Okla.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°12', long. 95°29', in SEi sec. 14, T. 43., R.

17 h;., If miles northwest of Belzoni and 6 miles downstream from Cedar Creek. Datum

of gage is 389.91 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of

Engineers, U.S. Army). 

Drainage area.- 1,420 square miles. 

Average discharge.- 12 years, 1,556 second-feet.

Recoras available.- December 1925 to September 1931 and October 1935 to September 1942. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 45,200 second-feet Apr. 25 (gage height, 39.75

feet); minimum, 5.0 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 3.82 feet).

1925-31, 1935-42: Maximum discharge, 83,700 second-feet Feb. 18, 1938 (gage

height, 44.0 feet), from rating curve extended above 46,000 second-feet on basis of

slope-area*, computation at 61,400 second-feet; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 44.2 feet in October 1915, from information by local residents. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of extremely low flow or rapidly changing

stage, which are fair. 

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 50 discharge measurements', and computations of daily

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army; 1 discharge measurement made

and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1V41-42 (gage height, in feat, and discharge, in sec 

(Shifting-control method used May 26 to June 8)

nd-feet)

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2 

4.4 

4.6 

4.9 

5.3

113

206

351

6.0

8.0

11.0

15.0

641

1,640

3,550

6,430

20.0 10,900

25.0

30.0

34.0

36.0

39.0

16,300

22,300

28,300

32,700

42,000

Discharge, MI second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5.0

279

868

1,230

3,630

3,520

1,770

956

618

515

523

467

376

290

241

1,450

3,820

1,760

931

664

618

467

371

290

258

882

4,470

2,390

931

649

32,300

Nov.

16,600

11,600

3,740

1,930

1,330

1,060

856

708

. 592

511

451

399

359

319

297

276

255

230

220

283

547

856

2,800

4,080

2,360

1,560

1,200

981

806

686

-

Dec.

596

556

583

487

487

435

395

355

323

297

435

1,080

2,170

2,170

1,620

1,230

1,030

881

781

686

618

1,480

5,960

6,330

Jan.

2,230

1,540

1,430

1,180

1,000

906

781

708

641

618

574

564

596

664

641

578

523

495

618

756

881

781

686

618

3,920 569

4,180

3,720

2,560

1,810

1,430

1,320

523

483

447

415

665

3,240

Feb.

4,580

2,360

1,640

1,280

1,080

956

831

731

641

618

881

806

686

596

596

1,650

6,230

3,920

2,110

1,480

1,200

1,000

1,040

1,960

1,620

1,330

1,160

1,080

-

-

-

Mar.

1,030

1,720

4,960

5,070

4,530

4,420

3,200

2,420

2,230

2,460

2,050

1,750

2,810

4,420

2,420

1,750

1,430

1,180

981

831

731

641

578

527

495

499

641

618

551

487

439

Apr.

403

367

343

323

304

May

3,270

3,080

2,820

June

276

244

199

2,170 171

2,110

354 3,850

156

165

5,900 2,730 182

July

283

241

Aug.

42

35

202 29

199 32

188 i 35

156

129

27,000 1,760 199 121

34,400 1,590

32,700 1,030

21,000

5,940

3,120

2,300

1,810

1,430

1,200

1,030

1,200

11,000

9,770

1,200

3,210

1,990

2,220

3,370

2,090

1,720

6,930

2,940

3,900

3.660

4,040! 2,520

2,320' 1,590

8,460 ! 1.160

40,800

41,300

30,800

9,300

7,160

4,330

906

731

596

511

439

379

323

298 ! 102

2,440

4,830

2,680

1,660

1,830

2,920

2,140

1,530

1,080

756

592

297

603

3,680

3,160

1,450

856

618

491

403

339

97

2,780

9,750

3,000

722

431

311

241

199

178

171

159

90

80

67

62

56

113

62

45

38

49

28

22

31

76

137

82

58

49

53

49

50

898

476

206

121

80

60

55

65

104

90

74

63

53

46

39

Sept.

35

27

19

17

 21

49

46

82

1,180

2,510

906

471

311

227

165

129

106

97

95

82

68

56

49

43

39

35

31

28

26

24

-

Month

Calendar year 1941 .........

September ......................

Water year 1941-4E ..........

Second 

foct-days

47,538.0 

58,092 

49,865

623,798.5

26,351 

44,062 

57,869 

310,404 

66,795 

36,345 

20,322 

3,238 

6,974

727.755.0

Maximum

12,300 

16,600 

6,330

25,000

3,240 

6,230 

5,070 

41,300 

6,930 

4,830 

9,750 

898 

2,510

41,300

Minimum

5.0 

220 

297

4.5

415 

596 

439 

304 

323 

156 

38 

22 

17

5.0

Mean

1,533 

1,936 

1,608

1,709

850 

1,574 

1,867 

10,350 

2,155 

1,308 

656 

104 

232

1,994

Per 

square 

mile

1.08 

1.36 

1.13

1.20

.598 

1.11 

1.31 

7.29 

1.52 

.851 

.462 

.073 

.163

1.40

Runoff

Inches

1.24 

1.52 

1.30

16.32

.69 

1.15 

1.52 

8.13 

1.75 

.95 

.53 

.08 

.18

19.04

Acre feet

94,290 

115,200 

98,900

1,237,000 '

52,270 

87,400 

114,800 

615,700 

132,500 

71,890 

40,310 

6,420 

13,830

1,444,000

Peak discharge.- Nov. 1 (6 a.m.) 17,000 sec.-ft; Apr. 8, (9 p.m.) 35,800 sec.-ft.; Apr. 25 

(12:30 p.m.) 45,200 sec.-ft.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.ra., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert »ar time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
354 RED RIVER BASIN

Little River near Idabel, Okla.

Location.- wire-weight gage, lat. 33°56', long. 94°49', In NE* sec. 19, T. 7 S., R. 24

 E., 3 miles north of Idabel and 13 miles downstream from Glover Creek. Datum or . 

gage is 318.52 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,100 square miles.

Records available.- October 1929 to September 1931 and October 1935 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 32,800 second-feet Apr. 10 (gage height, 34.0

 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 23 second-feet Aug. 6.

1929-31, 1935-42: Maximum discharge, 77,200 second-feet Feb. 18, 1938 (gage 

height, 39.3 feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 30,000 secondfeet; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good except those for days of rapidly changing stage, which are fair. 

Gage read twice daily or oftener.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 51 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army; 1 discharge measurement made 

and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

28

27

32

79

200

369

969

783

581

461

347

303

239

209

170

143

134

125

117

125

143

143

117

117

109

99 

96

96

93

109

2,640

Nov.

11,100

11,900

8,130

4,260

1,600

997

783

653

545

461

402

347

303

270

239

219

199

189

170

303

391

557

1,460

2,610

2,240

1.680

1,310

1,030

783

705

-

Dec.

605

557

485

485

" 437

391

369

325

281

259

303

522

1,300

1,760

1,630

1,430

1,140

969

835

731

641

509

1,590

4,000

5,120

4,920 

4,700

3,480

2,250

1,700

1,370

Jan.

1,370

2,250

2,270

1,770

1,490

1,280

1,050

969

835

783

705

653

653

653

629

605

557

509

509

509

581

629

605

557

509

485 

461

437

391

461

719

Feb.

1,820

1,950

1,490

1,160

1,030

913

835

705

629

557

533

509

485

437

413

653

2,080

1,770

1,580

1,280

1,080

941

878

1,140

1,790

1,740 

1,490

1,310

_

-

Mar.

1,190

1,240

2,340

3,360

3,710

3,550

3,100

2,1?0

3,120

3,420

2,930

2,350

1,940

3,320

3,070

2,270

1,720

1 ,380

1,140

969

835

731

653

581

533

581 

731

861

757

653

581

Apr.

509

461

413

391

369

369

1,320

9,120

27,000

26,400

16,000

10,200

6,320

4,250

2,520

1,630

1,250

1,050

887

1,250

2,510

2,220

1,490

1,250

2,560

6,560 

6,900

5,650

5,850

4,610

,-

May

3,520

2,750

3,190

2,300

1,840

2,460

4,380

3,300

2,190

1,560

1,140

1,250

1,660

3,190

8,960

9,000

5,330

3,530

4,920

7,460

8,720

6,580

3,870

2,190

1,400

969 

809

705

605

509

413

June

347

325

281

239

209

219

303

325

281

776

2,400

2,650

1,440

1,680

2,780

2,920

2,740

1,820

1,250

913

731

653

605

1,100

906

629 

485

347

281

249

-

July

219

179

152

134

125

109

101

96

87

87

90

104

229

.325

249

179

134

109

99

95

87

77

71

66

60

69 

63

56

46

42

36

Aug.

33

30

27

29

27

23

24

30

66

66

60

70

60

50

46

56

152

461

251

140

115

102

93

83

91

112 

109

91

80

75

58

Sept.

50

43

41

45

44

31

41

66

565

1,780

1,380

809

605

413

303

221

185

149

123

107

96

86

83

75

70

66

58

50

48

48

-

Month

December ......................

Maw

September .....................

Water year 1941-42 ..........

Secondfoot-days

9,203 

55,836 

45,114

543,048

25,884 

31,178 

55,736 

151,309 

100,700 

29,884 

3,575 

2,710 

7j681

518,810

Maximum

2,640 

11,900 

5,120

13,500

2,270 

2,080 

3,710 

27,000 

9,000 

. 2,920 

325 

461 

1,780

27 ,000

Minimum

27 

170 

259

15

391 

413 

533 

369 

413 

209 

36 

23 

31

23

Mean

297 

1,861 

1,455

1,488

835 

1,114 

1,798 

5,044 

3,248 

996 

115 

87.4 

256

1,421

Per 

square 

mile

0.270 

1.69 

1.32

1.35

.759 

1.01 

1.63 

4.59 

2.95 

.905 

.105 

.079 

.233

1.29

Runoff

Inches

0.31 

1.89 

1.52

18.36

.88 

1.05 

1.88 

5.12 

3.40 

1.01 

.12 

.09 

.26

17.53

Acre-feet

18,250 

110,700 

89,480

1,077.000

51,34O 

61,840 

110,600 

300 , 100 

199,700 

59,270 

7,090 

5,380 

15,240

1,029,OOO

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RED RIVER BASIN 355 

Little River near Horatio, Ark.

Location^- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°55', long. 94°23', in NWi sec. 11, T. 10 S., R. 

32 W.? 1$ miles upstream from Canney Creek, 2 miles southwest of Horatio, and about 

28 miles upstream from Cossatot River. Datum of gage is 272.89 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area." 2,690 square miles.

Records available.- December 1930 to September 1942.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1931-42), 3,638 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 50,800 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage height, 31.77 

feet;; minimum, 51 second-feet Aug. 7 (gage height, 3.94 feet). , 

1930-42: Maximum discharge, 110,000 second-feet Jan. 25, 1938 (gage height, 36.93 

feet), from rating curve extended above 60,000 second-feet; minimum, 1 second-foot 

Aug. 18 to Sept. 1, 1934; minimum gage height, 3.09 feet Aug. 25-27, 1934. 

Maximum stage known, 38 feet in August 1915.

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

180

156

242

2.420

5,170

3,850

2,440

2,230

2,300

1,950

1,480

1,180

1,000

836

730

613

541

481

434

401

389

401

730

678

560

481

442

463

1,090

890

4,940

Nov.

21,600

23,500

IS, 500

13,700

6,950

3,450

2,300

1,610

1,510

1,300

1,120

1,000

890

809

730

678

623

574

555

638

2,480

2,930

4,650

7,830

6,660

4,890

3,690

2,860

2,300

1,880

-

Dec.

1,570

1,420

1,300

1,210

1,1SO

1,090

974

S90

809

756

756

1,280

3,330

4,620

4,500

3,800

3,070

2,650

2,300

1,950

1,750

1,810

4,680

10,800

10,900

11,400

11,700

9,300

6,570

4,730

3,770

Jan.

3,290

5,400

6,000

5,210

4,300

3,490

2,860

2,510

2,230

2,020

1,810

1,750

1,690

1,690

1,690

1,630

1,510

1,450

1,450

2,370

2,300

2,090

1,950

1,810

1,630

1,510

1,420

1,300

1,240

1,360

2,750

Month

October .......................

November ......................

December ......................

Calendar year 1941 .........

January .......................

February ......................

Baron .........................

April .........................

May ...........................

June ..........................

July ..........................

August ........................

September .....................

Water year 1941-42 ..........

Feb.

5,420

5,370

4,470

3,490

2,860

2,510

2,230

2,020

1,750

1,570

1,510

1,450

1,360

1,270

1,210

1,620

3,980

5,400

4,850

3,920

3,140

2,650

2,440

3,850

5,860

5,370

4,600

3,830

_

_

-

Secondfoot days

39,698

142,407

116,765

1 ' 221 9 964

73

90)050

167,650

206)380

49,514

11 192

28)720

1,290,345

Mar.

3,270

3,520

5,570

7,390

8,930

9,370

8,270

7,230

9,430

11,100

10,100

8,160

7,280

13,400

10,700

7,390

5,270

4,060

3,190

2,630

2,250

1,970

1,760

1,570

1,480

1,760

2,320

2,470

2,180

1,900

1,630

Maximum

5,170 

23 500

ll)700

23,500

6,000

5,860

13,400

46,800

15,400

4,410

486

1,210

6,150

46,800

Apr.

1,480

1,330

1,210

1,120

1,030

1,030

1,-TOO

15,400

46,800

46,000

40,500

34,500

26,200

18,800

12,200

5,380

3,400

2,870

2,390

2,390

3,650

4,240

3,350

2,550

2,950

12,000

17,000

15,800

16,000

12,700

-

May

9,420

6,550

5,400

5,170

4,870

4,930

8,100

8,400

6,150

4,060

2,950

2,630

2,790

5,560

15,400

13,300

10,600

12,200

11,700

10,200

13,200

12,300

9,560

6,060

3,850

2,860

2,230

1,810

1,570

1,330

1,180

Minimum

156

555

756

51

1,240

1,210

1,480

1,030

1,180

541

94

54

133

'54

June

1,000

f

'

(

390

?56

= 53

574

541

569

518

553

809

1,810

3,

2,

2,

310

360

320

3,930

4,410

4,

3,

3,

530

510

370

1,950

1,510

1,

1,

1,

270

L20

D90

1,570

1,330

1, 300

809

Mean

4)747

3,767

3,348

2 ,378

3,216

5,408

11,870

6,657

1,650

267

361

957

3,535

578

574

-

July

486

455

429

455

393

325

276

251

226

201

195

300

401

413

476

438

354

293

254

213

192

171

159

141

130

118

116

116

116

102

94

Per 

square 

mile

0.476

1.76

1.40

1.24

.884

1.20

2.01

4.41

2.47

.613

.099

.134

.356

1.31

Aug.

86

76

76

76

65

58

54

69

84

86

97

118

159

159

144

141

168

933

1,210

863

603

555

527

546

910

946

704

560

442

366

311

Sept.

263

232

201

177

171

156

186

419

2,740

6,150

5,670

3,000

1,880

1,360

1,000

809

643

541

499

455

366

304

263

241

213

192

168

150

138

133

-

Runoff

Inches Acre-feet

0.55 78,740

1 61 231,600

16.89 2,424,000

1.02 146,200

1.25 178,600

2.32 332,500

4.92 706,100

2.85 409,300

.68 98,210

 .11 16,440

.15 22,200

.40 56,970

17.82 2,559,000

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour!
356 RED RIVER BASIN

Mountain Fork River near Eagletown, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°03', long. 94°37', in SW-J sec. 7, T. 6*te., R.

26 E., 1 mile west of Eagletown and 8.7 miles above mouth. Datum of gage is 333.95

feet above mean sea level (Texas, Oklahoma & Eastern Railroad bench mark; levels by

Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army). 

Drainage area.- 784 square miles. 

Records available.- March 1924 to December 1925, October 1929 to September 1931 and Octob

1935 to September 1942. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 44,500 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage height, 19.90

feet); minimum, 7.0 second-feet Aug. 7 (gage height, 1.50 feet).

1924-25, 1929-31, 1935-42: Maximum discharge observed, 69,300 second-feet Jan.

24, 1938 (gage height, 25.00 feet), from rating curve extended above 28,000 second- 

 feet; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 26.4 feet in August 1915, from information by local residents. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of extremely low flow, which are fair. 

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 43 discharge measurements, and computation of daily

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army; 4 discharge measurements made

and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating table

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.4 

3.8

114

185

285

445

645

890

water year 1941-42 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 7-27)

Oct. L-5

4.6 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

7.0

1,210

1,610

2.190

2,860

4,390

1.5 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0

Oct. 6 to Sept. 30

100

140

190

255

3.4 

3.8 

4.2 

4.8 

5.4

415

610

860

1,350

1,980

2,790

4,150

8.0

10.0

12.0

6,650

11,300

16,300

21,800

28,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

89 

88 

1,750 

3,450 

4,310

1,980 

860 

970 

1,010 

790

610 

500 

402 

31* 

21*

220 

199 

172 

162

152

130 

384 

460 

334 

255

202 

190 

911 

825 

754 

26,500

Nov.

16,400 

5,010 

i,B60 

1,860 

1,400

1,050 

860 

730 

610 

475

451

397 

350 

310 

276

248 

230 

211 

211 

1,170

2,490 

2,060 

5,420 

3,780 

2,430

1,750 

1,350 

1 ,090 

930 

790

Dec.

688 

626 

560 

550 

520

460 

415 

370 

330 

306

392

1,100 

1,980 

1,860 

1,590

1,300 

1,090 

970 

825 

730

640 

846 

5,240 

5,060 

4,130

5,890 

3,780 

2,500

1,860 

1,490 

1,260

Jan.

1,960 

3,100 

2,230 

1,800 

1,440

1,170 

1,010 

860 

790 

790

682 

640 

622 

628 

622

585 

550 

540 

1,110 

1,640

1,300 

1,130 

970 

825 

760

658 

590 

540 

485 

586 

2,550

Feb.

2,570 

1,860 

1,490

1,220 

1,050

930 

825 

724 

634 

585

575 

530 

470 

428 

420

736 

1,860 

1,860 

1,440 

1,170

1,010 

860 

1,010 

3,320 

2,570

1,920 

1,640 

1,350

V'mth Secondjntft foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar ye:, 1941 

ary . . .

,235 

,199 

,360

. 438,165

46

.... 2

St ...... . ............ . . 5

ember .... ............. . . Q

,163 

,057 

,278 

,707 

,685 

,607 

,859 

,819.4 

,190

ter year 1941-42 .......... 470,159.4

Peak discharge.- 0

(1O:3O p.m. ) 34,900 

Time basis; Centr 

To convert war time

Mar.

1,170 

1,350 

2,160 

2,640 

2,790

2,790 

2,300 

2,300 

3,600 

3,780

3,100 

2,300 

11,200 

6,300 

3,260

2,230 

1,750 

1,350 

1,090 

930

825 

730 

640 

575 

550

760 

970 

860 

730 

658 

590

Maximum

28,500 

16,400 

5,890

28,500

3,100 

3,320 

11,200 

23 , 400 

6,400 

1,400 

318 

825 

806

28,500

Apr.

525 

475 

433 

402 

370

374 

805 

20,600 

23,400 

9,900

5,160 

3,180 

2,230 

1,750 

1,350

1,130 

930 

790 

742 

706

694 

688 

600 

545 

788

3,630 

3,840 

9,410 

5,160 

3,100

May

2,100 

1,640 

1,300 

1,390 

1,500

1,590 

3,030 

1,980 

1,400 

1,090

895 

825 

778 

1,090 

1,380

1,170 

895 

1,430 

1,540 

6,400

4,280 

2,360 

1,640 

1,170 

895

724 

'590 

495 

428 

366 

314

June

269 

230 

205 

ISO

160

165 

165 

148 

142 

238

314 

330 

280 

1,370 

1,400

1,170 

1,010 

760 

600 

495

392 

338 

330 

465 

410

302 

238 

199 

162 

140

Minimum Mean

88 1,653 

211 1,907 

306 1,592

14 1,200

485 1,070 

420 1,252 

550 2,138 

370 3,457 

314 1,506 

140 420 

27 92.2 

7.0 186 

34 206

7.0 1,286

July

130 

122 

205 

180 

136

108 

93 

80 

69 

66

152 

318 

214 

148 

120

92 

77 

67 

56 

48

45 

42 

37 

35 

33

33 

32 

32 

32 

30 

27

Per

square 

mile

2.11 

2.43 

2.03

1.53

1.36 

1.60 

2.73 

4.41 

1.92 

.536 

.116 

.240 

.263

1.64

Aug.

23 

19 

17 

15

11

9.4 

7.0 

11 

13 

13

33 

92 

76 

60 

51

56 

505 

825 

505 

342

230 

2O2 

190 

362 

682

460 

322 

234 

182 

150 

122

Sept.

100 

83 

73 

66 

66

86 

124 

806 

622 

652

790 

565 

424 

310 

230-

ISO

14& 

124= 

104= 

90

79 

69 

64 

59 

53

47 

45 

41 

37 

34

Runoff

Inches

2.43 

2.71 

2.34

20.77

1.57 

1.66 

3.14 

4.92 

2.21 

.60 

.14 

.28 

.29

22.29

Acre-feet

101,600 

113,400 

97,90C

869,000

65,78C 

69.53O 

131, 50C 

205, 70C 

92,60C 

25.00C 

5,67C 

11,54C 

12.28C

932.50G

ct. 31 (3 p.m.) 44,500 sec. -ft.; Mar. 13 (5:30 p.m.) 18,400 sec. -ft.; Apr. 8 

sec . -ft . 

al standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

;o standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RED RIVER BASIN 357

Cossatot River near De Queen, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°03', long. 94°13', on south edge of SEi sec. 20, 

T. 8 S., R. 30 W., at highway "bridge just downstream from Hale Creek and 7 miles east 

of De Queen. Datum of gage is 335.60 feet above mean sea level (unadjusted).

Drainage area.- 361 square miles.

Records available.- January 1938 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 28,400 second-feet Sept. 9 (gage height, 18.56 

feet); minimum, 16 second-feet Aug. 3.

1938-42: Maximum discharge, 36,300 second-feet Jan. 24, 1938, Apr. 16, 1939 (gage 

height, 19.70 feet); minimum, 1.6 second-feet Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 1939 ('gage height, 

1.78 feet).

Remarks.- Records good.

Cooperation.- Thirty discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

43 

36 

33 

37 

£67

307 

£98 

1,030 

1,340 

747

51 £ 

346 

856 

194 

15£

130 

111 

97 

86 

76

318 

290 

194 

144 

113

83 

88 

76 

91 

9£ 

3,100

Nov.

£,720 

1,190 

704 

479 

356

£81 

££4 

179 

15£ 

1£8

113 

102 

91 

82 

75

69 

64 

60 

60 

382

836 

663 

1,950 

1,310 

836

603 

448 

356 

290 

240

Dec.

208 

186 

172 

159 

144

132

118 

108 

97 

91

130 

618 

980 

883 

683

529 

419 

356 

298 

256

216 

478 

3,080 

2,340 

1,400

1,190 

955 

747 

603 

479 

419

Jan.

529 

643 

643 

603

* 479

392 

346 

f307 

f290 

f256

240 

240 

240 

232 

232

224 

224 

224 

224 

208

186 

172 

166 

159 

152

144 

138 

133 

126 

278 

1,880

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 194 

ary

ember .....................

ter year 1941-42 ..........

Feb.

1,880 

859 

643 

512 

433

405 

543 

433 

356 

316

281 

240 

216

201 

194

394 

1,080 

1,060 

747 

584

479 

392 

666 

1,640 

1,250

931 

747 

565

Secondfoot-days

10,687 

15,043 

18,474

154,413

10,310 

17,447 

23,267 

59,581 

11,771 

5,130 

3,012 

9,715 

34,424

216,861

Mar.

479 

623 

725 

931 

1,160

1,280 

1,060 

1,270 

2,210 

2,180

1,600 

1,110 

1,100 

1,060 

704

565 

448 

368 

316 

272

248 

216 

194 

172 

201

565 

643 

512 

419 

346 

290

Maximum

3,100 

 2,720 

3,080

5,650

1,880 

1,640 

2,210 

13", 600 

1,060 

543 

512 

1,680 

11,100

13,600

Apr.

248 

216 

194 

179 

166

172 

512 

13,600 

10,500 

4,880

2,260 

1,370 

955 

747 

565

463 

405 

368 

316 

298

307 

281 

240 

224 

535

8,720 

3,450 

4,240 

1,950 

1,220

May

859 

663 

512 

836 

623

f623 

1,060 

725 

529 

405

326 

281 

248 

272 

281

216 

172 

326 

316 

368

448 

346 

281 

224 

179

146 

126 

111 

99 

90 

80

Minimum

33 

60 

91

10

126 

194 

172 

166 

80 

44 

19 

16 

55

16

June

71 

63 

55 

49 

45

44 

46 

48 

61 

65

115 

113 

97 

386 

392

543 

463 

326 

240 

179

140 

125 

335 

290 

208

152 

122 

97 

78 

182

Mean

345 

501 

596

423

333 

623 

751 

1,986 

380 

171 

97.2 

313 

1,081

594

July

512 

316 

194 

133 

100

78 

64 

53 

45 

40

193 

281 

166 

117 

85

66 

52 

45 

48 

47

44 

45 

45 

50 

42

34 

28 

26 

23 

21 

19

Per 

square 

mile

0.956 

1.39 

1.65

1.17

.922 

1.73 

2.08 

5.50 

1.05 

.474 

.269 

.867 

2.99

1.65

Aug.

18 

16 

16 

19 

17

28 

48 

141 

392 

216

135 

95 

70 

53 

42

1,020 

1,680 

603 

368 

248

179 

237 

1,280 

907 

603

405 

281 

208 

159 

128 

103

Sept.

85 

75 

62 

58 

55

59 

281 

2,910 

10,800 

11,100

2,180 

1,110 

704 

495 

368

281 

224 

194 

240 

216

166 

133 

113 

98 

87

76 

69 

64 

62 

59

Runoff

Inches

1.10 

1.55 

1.90

15.92

1.06 

1.80 

2.40 

6.14 

1.21- 

.53 

.31 

1.00 

3.34

22,34

Peak discharge.- Apr. 8 (6 p.m.) £7,000 sec. -ft.; Apr. 26 (11:30 a.m.) 14,000 sec. -ft.

Acre feet

21 , 200 

29,840 

36,640

306,280

20,450 

34,610 

46,150 

118,200 

23,350 

10,180 

5,970 

19,270 

64,310

430,170

; Sept. 9

(11;30 p.m.) 28,400 sec.-ft.

0 Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record. .

Time basis;* Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
358 RED RIVER BASIN 

Saline River near Dierks, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°06', long. 94°05', in Wl sec. 3, T. 8 S., R. 29 

W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 3w miles upstream from Holly Creek and 4 miles

Drainage area.- 122 square miles. 

Records avallable_.- May 1938 to September 1942.

Extremes..- Maximum discharge during year, 10,600 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage height, 17.07 

feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot Aug. 6.

1958-42: , Maximum discharge, 13,900 second-feet July 14, 1941 (revised), from rating 

curve extended above 8,000 second-feet; minimum, 0.1 second-foot at times during water 

years 1940 and 1941.

Maximum stage known, 21.9 feet in 1920, from Information by local resident. 

Revisions.- The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

a:L?how^ ln the following table. They supersede those published in water-supply-papers

Water-Supply 

Paper

377 

897 

927

Water 

year

1938-39 

1939-40 

1940-41

.Date

Apr. 6 

May 18 

July 14

Qage height 

(feet)

17.10 

17.00 

18.75

Discharge 

(second-feet)

10,600 

10,400 

13, 900

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of extremely low flow, which are fair. 

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 50 discharge measurements, and computations of dally

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 2 discharge measurements made

and records reviewed by Geological Survey. 

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge, in second-feet,' for high-water periods In the

water years 1939 and 1941, superseding those published in Water-Supply Papers 877 and

927, are given herein:

Apr. 16, 1939..........6,430 Nov. 23, 1940..........5,760 July 14, 1941..........4,970

Month

April 1939. ..........

Water year 1933-39. 

Calendar year 1639.

November 1940. ....... 

Calendar vear 1940.

Water year 1940-41.

Second-footday a

22,221

65,417.3 

64,378

59^773.4

8,669.7 

63,220.0

Maximum

6,430

6,430 

6.430

5,760 

5,760

4,970 

5,760

Minimum

92

.2

.1

.2 

.1

4.4 

.1

Mean

741

179 

178

370 

164

260 

173

Per square 

mile

6.07

1.47 

1.46

3.03 

1.34

2.30 

1.42

Runoff in 

inches

6.77

19.95 

19.77

3.38 

18.22

2.64 

19.27

Runoff in 

acre-feet

44,070

129,700 

128,700

22,OOO 

118.600

17,200 

125,400

Peak discharge.- July 14, 1941 (2:30 p.m.) 13,900 sec.-ft., Nov. 23 (4 a.m.) 12,100 sec.-ft.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

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 

2S 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

7.2 

5.8 

5.8 

203 

106

139 

94 

499 

233 

246

143 

106 

78 

62 

54

51 

47 

44 

35 

28

24 

21

18 

16 

14

16 

19 

23

20 

20

697

Nov.

522 

278 

186 

142 

114

90 

72 

59 

50 

42

36 

33 

29

27 

24

23 

22 

20 

20 

64

92 

120 

450 

260 

188

146 

124 

103 

88 

76

Dec.

67 

62 

62 

56 

50

45 

37 

33 

30 

29

80 

272 

454 

301 

224

176 

146 

125 

110 

95

84 

939 

1,550 

811 

626

478 

342 

266

206

174 

154

Jan.

260 

193 

181 

172 

145

123 

118 

113 

102 

99

87 

93 

96 

87 

81

75 

73 

72 

70 

64

57 

55 

52 

50 

49

45 

44 

40 

36 

316 

532

Feb.

332 

234

183 

156 

140

133 

133 

112 

99 

97

86 

76 

70 

64 

64

166 

269 

206 

162

140

125 

111 

381 

502 

378

299 

246 

186

Month SecondMonth foot-days

Octc 

Nove 

Dece

Co

Janv 

Febi 

Marc 

Apn 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augv 

Sepl

We

mber ...................... 8

,124.8 

,500 

,084

ilendar year 1941 ......... 58,657.1

3

h ................ ........ 7

1 ......................... 19

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

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

ember ............. ....... 5

,585 

,152 

,005 

,021 

,489 

,296.8 

261.9 

,104.8 

,824.0

iter year 1941-42 .......... 61,448.3

Mar.

169 

270 

244 

239 

334

282 

259 

37S 

629 

686

530 

386 

296 

228 

185

161 

130 

109 

96 

S7

SI 

72 

62 

57 

86

276 

200 

150 126' 

106 

91

Maximum

697 

522

1,550

4,300

532 

502 

686 

6,660 

204 

313 

5S 

35S 

2,440

6,660

Apr.

79 

70 

64 

60 

55

62 

214 

6,660 

3,260

1,330

782 

534 

406 

296 

223

176 

153 

130 

112 

104

116 

90 

74 

68 

480

1,430 

711 

578 

382 

272

Hay

-804 

153 

127 

129 

109

162 

158 

109

S7 

72

60 

55 

50 

50 

61

49 

36 

135 

119 

125

99 

74 

58 

46 

36

29

24 

22 

19 

17 

15

June

12 

9.S 

S.O 

6.6 

6.0

7.2 

38 

36 

20 

179

SO 

56 

86 

232 

257

313 

1S5 

129 

96

73

57 

80 

117 

64 

44

33 

24 

19 

16

13

Minimum Mean

5.8 101 

20 117 

29 261

1.0 161

36 116 

64 184 

57 226 

55 634 

15 SO. 3 

6.0 76.6 

.S 8.45 

.3 35.6 

S.O 194

.3 168

July

58 

38 

22 

16 

12

9.8 

8.0 

6.8 

6.4 

6.0

5.2

e.o

13

e.o

6.4

4.4 

4.0 

4.0 

3.6 

2.7

2.7 

2.7 

1.7 

1.3 

.9

1.8 

2.7 

2.0

1.7 

1.3 

.8

Per 

Square 

mile

0.82S 

.959 

2.14

1.32

.951 

1.51 

1.85 

5.20 

.658 

.628 

.069 

.292 

1.59

1.38

Aug.

0.4 

.4 

.4 

.6 

.3

.3 

8.0 

20 

60 

26

15 

11 

7.2 

5.6 

4.0

4.4 

6.0 

24 

29 

20

14 

22 

358 

148 

104

70 

50 

35 

26 

20 

15

Sept.

11 

9.8 

11 

12

e.o

S.O 

88 

490 

2440 

LJ.20

482 

261 

166 

119 

92

72 

57 

4S 

64 

60

44 

33 

262a

19

16 

13 

12 

11 

9.2

Runoff

Inches

0.95 

1.07 

2.46

17.88

1.09 

1.57 

2.14 

5.80 

.76 

.70 

.08 

.34 

1.78

IS. 74

Acre feet

6,200 

6,940 

16,030

116,300

7,110 

10,220 

13,690 

57,730 

4,940 

4,560 

519 

2,190 

11,550

121,900

Time baaia; Central atandard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RED RIVER BASIN 359

Sulphur River near Darden, Tex.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°15', long. 94°37', at relocated bridge on U. S. 

Highway 67, 0.6 mile upstream from St. Louis Southwestern Railway bridge and 1 mile 

southwest of Darden, Bowle County. Prior to Feb. 13, 1942, water-stage recorder at 

site 780 feet downstream and at same datum. Datum of gage Is 220.6 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 2,754 square miles.

Records available.- October 1923 to September 1942. Gage-height records collected at 

same sites since 1909 are contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 2,139 second-feet (based on revised figures for water

years 1924-27).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 68,900 second-feet Apr. 11 (gage height, 32.71 

feet, from floodmark); minimum, 2.8 second-feet Aug. 5-7.

1923-42: Maximum discharge, 92,900 second-feet Jan. 25, 1938 (gage height, 35.4 

feet, adjusted to present situ, from floodmarks at site then In use), from rating 

curve extended above 70,000 second-feet; no flow at times.

Revisions.- The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revlsed, as shown In the following table. They supersede those published In the watersupply papers Indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

587..........

607..........

627..........

647..........

Water 

year

1924

1925

1926

1927

Date

Dec. 18

May 4

Dec. 26

Gage height 

(feetft

27.9

25.1

26.1

29.0

Discharge 

(second-feet)

28,600

13,000

17,800

36,500

t At site then In use, half a mile downstream from present 

site and at same datum.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for periods of rapidly changing stage computed by 

using rate of change of stage as a factor. Gage read once dally and oftener during 

high water. No diversions.

Revisions.- Revised monthly figures of discharge for the water years 1924-27, superseding those published In Water-Supply Papers 587, 607, 627, 647, 850, and 877 are given herein.

Cooperation.- Gage readings Feb. 13 to Sept. 30 furnished by U. S. Weather Bureau.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

228

167

104

35

42

29

326

1,000

1,030

1,180

980

1,110

1,150

678

397

265

305

314

242

175

132

101

243

453

330

224

179

210

228

188

228

Nov.

390

1,200

2,020

2,510

3,240

3,580

3,220

1,540

765

3S8

224

138

104

S5

69

58

48

41

39

111

139

460

1,300

1,460

1,730

2,130

2,220

1,520

1,040

670

-

Dec.

417

308

260

260

1,160

1,930

1,900

1,360

762

430

503

925

1,500

2,210

2,700

3,400

4,050

4,520

4,760

4,050

2,290

2,690

3,120

3,380

3,590

3,300

3,800

3,800

3,880

3,660

2,240

Jan.

1,540

1,140

870

650

535

464

401

352

324

287

251

260

268

287

324

352

342

324

296

269

242

215

197

179

163

151

139

128

122

154

482

Feb.

1,260

1,860

2,340

2,400

2,080

1,300

767

525

37C

305

251

215

179

167

155

195

645

1,280

1,900

2,450

2,690

2,790

1,630

1,020

650

430

342

277

_

_

-

Mar.

268

745

1,260

1,880

2,710

3,500

4,390

5,420

6,150

6,590

6,260

5,640

6,480

7,070

6,950

5,400

3,280

1,910

1,240

840

540

377

277

228

228

390

381

324

260

210

179

Apr.

163

143

132

125

132

97

871

3,680

8,600

31,700

64,500

64,500

4S, 400

32,400

23,000

15, 600

10,700

7,430

5,560

4,120

2,910

2,540

3,390

16, 100

27,200

25,800

23,000

24, 400

25, 100

23,000

-

May

18,000

13,200

10, 700

8,720

6,830

4,600

3,370

3,000

3,240

3,780

4,600

5,080

5,080

3,160

1,880

2,050

3,240

5,480

5,940

6,950

10,700

20,400

20,400

16,800

12,800

10,100

8,320

7,190

5,100

2,350

1,100

June

625

400

251

175

143

118

104

90

94

111

132

1,140

2,020

2,600

3,400

4,240

5,200

6,540

9,120

11,600

10,400

8,720

7,670

6,330

5,550

4,600

3,600

2,000

1,020

5S5

July

335

233 .

188

370

640

616

574

460

330

220

139

90

65

54

40

39

42

34

27

20

20

20

19

16

16

12

8.5

7.4

4.9

4.8

3.2

Aug.

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.8

3.5

7.2

8.4

3.9

13

13

10

6.4

6.4

8.5

20

40

45

52

69

101

147

108

58

49

431

486

431

431

Sept.

421

352

22S

125

68

50

38

62

12S

210

900

1,540

1,750

1,760

1,240

870

570

320

192

104

72

51

33

26

23

19

16

13

9.4

7.7

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1842; central war time thereafter. To 

convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
360 RED RIVER BASIN

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Sulphur River near Darden, Tex., 1923-27, 1941-42

Month

October 1923 .................

April. ........................

May.. .........................

July. .........................

September.-. ...................

October 1924 .................

February .....................

April. ........................

May.. .........................

June ..........................

March.... .....................

April. ................... ....

July. .........................

March .........................

April. ........................

May

September. ............. ......

March .........................

April. ........................

May. ..........................

Secondfoot-days

6,201 

3,337 

295 929

-

74, 587 

49,390 

124,771 

19,540 

30,062 

113,482 

521.9 

24.8 

7,464.9

725,310.6

614. £ 

159.0 

455

421,072.1

1,948 

3,216 

3,465 

42,350 

97,181 

23,754 

1,640 

3,078.4 

128.2

177,989.1

3,178.5 

26,810 

1,301

208,050.1

78,939 

16,377 

65,324 

95,563 

88,049 

22,238 

196, 317 

80,190 

21,481

695,767.5

58,782 

18,341 

201,206

942,807

105,865 

94,619 

309,408 

312,896 

47,462 

23,627 

31,585 

4,615 

3,244

1,211,650

31, 617 

10,388 

37,392

X 012", 718 ~

12,303 

32,470 

73,675

1_,~3227272~. 7

~ Il7719 

30,473 

81,378 

495, 293 

234, 160 

99,078 

4,649.8 

2,573.8 

11,199.1

1,088,971.?

Maximum

879 

530 

27,300

-

9,800 

8,180 

12,100 

3,010 

4,790 

17,300 

138 

8.0 

1,580

27,300

144 

17 

21

17,300

289 

916 

660 

3,740 

12,500 

3,910 

421 

524 

11

12,500

600 

2,960 

76

12,500

10,500 

4,380 

5,040 

8,180 

6,890 

2,150 

17,800 

13,000 

2,920

17,800

6,480 

2,060 

36,500

36,500

10,900 

9,460 

25,400 

30,700 

6,300 

2,920 

2,500 

750 

359

36,500

2,960 

1,130 

4,800

30~,700

1,180 

3,590 

4,760

57,300

1,540 

2,790 

7,070 

64,500 

20,400 

11,600 

640 

486 

1,760

64,500

Minimum

29 

29 

29

-

169 

218 

241 

81 

33 

21 

.6

. %

1.1 

.6 

11

.2

8.0 

25 

14 

108 

66 

25 

6.0 

2.2 

.4

.4

.4 

37 

14

.4

14 

76 

169 

225 

108 

33 

144 

51 

17

.4

14 

81 

76

14

289 

241 

297 

297 

150 

76 

29 

14 

21

14

11 

20 

20

11 ~

29 

39 

260

5.4

122~ ~ 

155 

179 

97 

1,100 

90 

3.2 

2.8 

7.7

2.8

Mean

200 

111 

9,546

-

2,406 

1,703 

4,025 

651 

970 

3,783 

16.8 

.80 

249

1,982

19.8 

5.30 

14.7

1,150

62.8 

115 

112 

1,412 

3,135 

792 

52.9 

99.3 

4.27

488

103 

894 

42.0

570

2,546 

585 

2,107 

3,185 

2,840 

741 

6,333 

2,587 

716

1,906

1,896 

611 

6,491

2,583

3,415 

3,379 

9,981 

10,430 

1,531 

788 

1,019 

149 

108

3,320

1,030 

346 

1,210

2, "770" ~

397 

1,082 

2,377

3,623

378 

1,088 

2,625 

16,510 

7,554 

3,303 

150 

83.0 

373

2,983

Per 

square 

mile

0.073 

.040 

3.47

-

.874 

.618 

1.46 

.236 

.352 

1.37 

.0061 

.00029 

.090

.720

.0072 

.0019 

.0053

.418

.023 

.042 

.041 

.513 

1.14 

.288 

.019 

.036 

.0016

.177

.037 

.325

.015

.207

.924 

.212 

.765 

1.16 

1.03 

.269 

2.30 

.939 

.260

.692

.688 

.222 

2.36

.938

1.24 

1.23 

3.62 

3.79 

.556 

.286 

.370 

.054 

.039

1.21

.370 

.126 

.439

.'962

.144 

.393 

.863

1.32

7l37~ 

.395 

.953 

5.99 

2.74 

1.20 

.054 

.030 

.135

1.08

Runoff

Inches

0.08 

.05 

4.00

-

1.01 

.67 

1.68 

.26 

.41 

1.53 

.007 

.0003 

.10

9.80

.008 

.002 

.006

5.68

.03 

.04 

.05 

.57 

1.31 

.32 

.02 

.04 

.002

2.40

.04 

.36 

.02

2.80

1.07 

.22 

.88 

1.29 

1.19 

.30 

2.65 

1.08 

.29

9.39

.79 

.25 

2.72

12.73

1.43 

1.28 

4.18 

4.22 

.64 

.32 

.43 

.06 

.04

16.36

.43 

.14 

.50

13 ."67 ~

.17 

.44 

.99

17.85

Me" "

.41 

1.10 

6.69 

3.16 

1.34 

.06 

.03 

.15

14.70

Acre-feet

12,300 

6,620 

587,000

-

147,900 

97,960 

247,500 

38,760 

59,630 

225, 100 

1,040 

49 

14,810

1,439,000

1,220 

315 

902

835, 200

3,860 

6,380 

6,870 

84,000 

192,800 

47, 120 

3,250 

6,110 

254

353,100

6,300 

53,180 

2,580

412,700

156,600 

32,480 

129,600 

189,500 

174,600 

44, 110 

389,400 

159,100 

42,610

1,380,000

116,600 

36,380 

399,100

1,870,000

210,000 

187,700 

613,700 

620,600 

94,140 

46,860 

62,650 

9,150 

6,430

2,403,000

62,700 

20,600 

74,400

"2, 009 ,"000

24,400 

64,400 

146,100

2,623,000

23,240 

60,440 

161,400 

982,400 

464,400 

196,500 

9,220 

5,110 

22,210

2,160,000

Time hasIs^ Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter, 

convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RED RIVER BASIN 361

Cypress Creek near Jefferson, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. Z2°45', long. 94°29', at Farrell Bridge, on

 Jefferson-Harleton Highway, 8 miles west of Jefferson, Marion County, and 14 miles 

upstream from Black Cypress Creek.

Drainage area.- 848 square miles.

Records available.- July 1924 to September 1942.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 567 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 17,000 second-feet Apr. 11 (gag'e height, 21.96

 feet); minimum, 6.3 second-feet Aug. 8.

1924-42: Maximum discharge, 26,100 second-feet May 20,-1930 (gage "height, 25.37 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 16,000 second-feet; no flow 

at times.

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

No dlversions.

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

102 

89 

69 

52 

43

40 

38 

38 

36 

41

52 

48 

50 

82 

86

80 

78 

70 

61 

55

60 

62 

55 

48 

43

41 

40 

38 

38 

45 

89

Nov.

154 

168 

158 

16S 

193

197 

165 

130 

102 

89

79 

76 

72 

69 

67

66 

65 

63 

65 

96

130 

204 

319 

383 

419

458 

486 

500 

532 

548

Dec.

580 

580 

564 

444 

319

233

209 

201 

193 

190

217 

311 

419 

486 

532

564 

598 

634 

670 

706

724 

760 

950 

1,150 

1,230

1,260 

1,290 

1,380 

1,590 

1,770 

1,930

Jan.

2,010 

1,930 

1,850 

1,690 

1,550

1,410 

1,260 

1,100 

928 

SOO

688 

59 S 

516 

444 

407

383 

371 

359 

359 

349

329 

319 

310 

301 

292

283 

274 

265 

249

284

407

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1941 .........

h

st

ember .....................

ter year 1941-42 ..........

Feb.

486 

532 

564 

616 

652

688 

688 

652 

634 

616

532 

426 

349 

301 

283

292 

329 

395 

431 

431

444 

486 

516 

548 

532

472 

395 

349

Secondfoot-days

1,769 

6,221 

22,684

255,271

22,315 

13,639 

24,723 

91,986 

63,834 

9,612 

1,971 

6,451.0 

7,219

272,424.0

Hn >, 1 -M- =(-nr.rl- rll^t-V, f, rnmn t

Mar.

359 

458 

548 

616 

706

800 

884 

1,020 

1,170 

1,290

1,290 

1,290 

1,290 

1,260 

1,230

1,230 

1,230 

1,200 

1,150 

1,020

862 

634 

452 

349 

301

329 

329 

319 

329 

371 

407

Maximum

102 

548 

1,930

3,720

2,010 

688 

1,290 

15,800 

7,430 

688 

154 

1,290 

1,040

15,800

Apr.

431 

407 

339 

274 

233

225 

349 

1,440 

3,000 

5,140

15,600 

15,800 

12,000 

7,830 

5,030

3,500 

2,670 

2,200 

1,890 

1,660

1,450 

1,200 

928 

780 

820

1,100 

1,350 

1,450 

1,480 

1,410

May

,380 

,380 

,410 

,520 

,660

,660 

,550 

,410 

,260 

,020

760 

580 

472 

407 

359

301 

2'49 

1,040 

2,600 

3,360

7,430 

7,430 

5, -830 

4,490 

3,560

2,740 

2,250 

1,890 

1,590 

1,290 

956

Minimum

36 

63 

190

16

249 

2S3 

301 

225 

249 

123 

13 

6.6 

38

6.6

June

632 

390 

249 

190 

162

151 

154 

165. 

186 

241

a249 

a225 

a217 

a217 

a241

a319 

a431 

a548 

a486 

a371

a444 

a598 

a688 

f670 

a458

310 

209 

158 

130 

f!23

Mean

57.1 

207 

732

699

720 

487 

798 

3,066 

2,059 

320 

63.6 

208 

241

746

July

120 

134 

123 

102 

102

123 

151 

154 

123 

92

78 

69 

60 

54 

48

42 

38 

36 

39 

32

28 

28 

36 

28 

25

24 

21 

18 

16 

14 

13

Per 

square 

mile

0.067 

.244 

.863

.824

.849 

.574 

.941 

3.62 

2.43 

.377 

.075 

.245 

.284

.880

Aug.

12 

10 

9.6 

8.6 

8.0

7.1 

6.6 

6.8 

7.3 

11

23 

28 

33 

38 

33

25 

28 

30 

27 

40

86 

205 

757 

1,290 

1,070

800 

652 

496 

312 

209 

182

Sept.

158 

116 

86 

71 

66

75 

308 

548 

617 

1,040

965 

679 

480 

359 

301

249 

190 

140 

116 

98

86 

75 

66 

53 

54

50 

46 

44 

40 

38

Runoff

Inches Acre feet

0.08 3,510 

.27 12,340 

.99 44,990

11.19 506,300

.98 44,260 

.60 27,050 

1.08 49,040 

4.03 182,500 

2.80 126,600 

.42 19,070 

.09 3,910 

.28 12,800 

.32 14,320

11.94 540,400

Rtace. eneineer's notes.

and weather records.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

532763 O - 43 - 24
362

RED RIVER BASIN

Bayou Bodcau near Sarepta, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°54', long. 93°29', in sec. 15, T. 22 N., R. 11 

w., Louisiana meridian, at bridge on State Highway 70, 2 miles west of Sarepta and 94 

miles upstream from Caney Creek. Datum of gage is 173.76 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 515 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,170 second-feet May 1 (gage height, 20.82 

feet); minimum, 0.5 second-foot Aug. 5, 6 (gage height, 2.16 feet).

1939-42:- Maximum discharge, 12,600 second-feet July 6, 1940 (gage height, 22.16 

feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot Aug. 3-15, 1939; minimum gage height. 1.98 feet Aug. 

10, 1939.

Flood of May 22-23, 1930, exceeded 25.0 feet. Flood of 1905 may have reached a 

stage of 27.0 feet, according to local residents.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 10 second-feet, which are fair. Water used 

by paper mill at Springhill is pumped from wells and discharged later as waste into 

the bayou about b miles above station. This discharge is not continuous but is stored 

in a reservoir and is released whenever the flow of the bayou is sufficient to dilute 

effluent from mill.

Rating table, water year 1941-42, except days of rapidly changing stage (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 9-26)

2.1 0.2 4.0 70 14.0 1,700 

2.2 .7 5.0 137 15.4 2,320 

2.4 3.3 5.8 204 16.2 2,940 

2.6 S.6 6.8 31S 17.6 4,370 

2.8 15 8.8 579 19.4 6,700 

3.0 22 11.0 950 20.8 9,130 

3.5 43 12. S 1,340

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3.0 

3.1 

3.5 

5.1 

4.7

4.4 

4.7 

5.6 

7.3 

9.5

10 

9.1 

8.2 

7.3 

6.5

6.2 

6.5 

6.2 

5.4 

5.1

4.9 

4.7 

4.7 

5.1 

6.2

7.9 

4S 

74 

145 

98 

172

Nov.

238 

349 

374 

294 

199

167 

151 

127 

107 

94

90 

80 

69 

5S 

48

40 

36 

33

31 

40

38 

224 

424 

538 

659

687 

619 

535 

499 

500

Dec.

506 

493 

463 

423 

362

2S2 

207 

157 

129

114

120 

152 

213 

280 

330

342 

325 

315 

309 

305

303 

315 

433 

568 

702

723 

678 

630 

576 

539 

555

Jan.

724 

760 

799 

811 

790

760 

734 

705 

675 

641

609 

5S4 

561 

539 

507

459 

399 

343 

29S 

270

258 

247 

239 

230 

215

200 

186 

173 

162 

179 

210

Feb.

270 

319 

315 

287 

276

279 

293 

312 

344 

390

422 

434 

417 

36S 

314

2S3 

2S6 

2S6 

295 

295

2SS 

280 

2S6 

304 

336

37S 

415 

454

Unnth SecondMontn foot-days

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber .......................

mber ...................... 11

lendar year 1941

691.9 

,34S 

,849

......... 300,232.8

...... 14

1 ......................... 97

.......................... 8S

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

ember ..................... 13

,267 

,226 

,576 

,206 

,786 

,348 

,785.9 

,621.3 

,666

ter year 1641-42 ...... ... 302,371.1

Mar.

495 

567 

623 

678 

729

765 

819 

942 

1,080 

1,220

1,310 

1,320 

1,300 

1,270 

1,220

1.1SO 

1,150 

1,140 

1,160 

1,170

1,180 

1,160 

1,110 

1,030 

935

855 

850 

90S 

882 

804 

724

Maximum

172 

6S7 

723

7,250

Sll 

454 

1,320 

S,S30 

9,020 

1,240 

514 

832 

1,010

9,020

Apr.

679 

673 

6S6 

710 

745

792 

912 

kl,720 

k3,390 

k4,940

4,770 

k5,700 

k7,940 

7,600 

k5,620

k4,560 

k3, 790 

k3,050 

k2, 470 

2,180

1,850 

1,5SO 

1,360 

1,180 

1,100

k2,2SO 

k4,650 

4,750 

k6,700 

kS,S30

May

9,020 

k7,140 

k5, 510 

k4,450 

k3,SOO

k3, 130 

k2, 590 

2,310 

2,040 

1,790

1,570 

1,390 

1,230 

1,120 

1,130

1,000 

866 

kl,320 

k2.1SO 

k3,950

4,220 

4,060 

3,720 

3,5SO 

3,310

2,900 

2,460 

2,140 

1,860 

1,610 

1,390

June

1,190 

1,000 

794 

528 

273

146 

110 

93 

108 

137

135 

147 

171 

250 

580

935

1,160 

1,240 

1,200 

1,070

942 

880 

966 

1,130 

1,210

1,210 

1,130 

1,030 

886 

707

Minimum Mean

3.0 22.3 

31 245 

114 382

1.6 823

162 460 

270 330 

495 986 

673 3,240 

866 2,864 

93 712 

1.6 57.6 

.6 181 

34 456

.6 828

P 

sqi 

mi

July

514 

338 

205 

136 

97

71 

54 

46 

38 

34

35 

35 

32 

26 

21

16 ' 

13 

11 

9.1 

7.9

6.5 

5.9 

5.6 

5.1 

4.9

4.9 

4.4 

3.3 

2.7 

2.0 

1.6

Aug.

1.3 

1.0 

.7 

.6 

.6

1.0 

4.9 

4.9 

3.8 

3.0

2.7 

2.5 

2.5 

2.2 

1.7

1.9 

16 

71 

342 

389

192 

95 

338 

619 

763

832 

723 

45S 

246 

223 

279

Sept.

342 

395 

431 

439 

393

293 

239 

171 

141 

215

496 

823 

1,010 

1,010 

877

705 

572 

522 

532 

5S2

644 

694 

705 

627 

422

176 

80 

54 

42 

34

er Runoff

le Inches

0.043 0.05 

. 476 . 53 

.742 .86

1.60 21.69

.S93 1.03 

.641 .67 

1.91 2.21 

6.29 7.02 

5.56 6.41 

1.38 1.54 

. 112 . 13 

.351 .41 

.885 .99

1.61 21.85

Acre feet

1,370 

14,570 

23,500

595, 500

28,300 

18, 300 

6tf, 650 

198V 800 

17 ,100 

'48,340 

3, 540 

11', 150 

S7, 110

699,700

k Computed by using rate of change of stage aa a factor.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942J central war time thereafter, 

convert war tine to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RED RIVER BASIN

Bayou Dorcheat near Minden, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°36', long. 93°20', in SEi sec. 30, T. 19 N., R. 

9 W., Louisiana meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 80, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Louisiana & Arkansas Railroad bridge and 3 miles west of Minden. Datum of 

gage Is 133.TO feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, 

U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 1,090 square miles.

Records ayallable.- July 1928 to September 1929 and October 1938 to September 1942 In reports of Geological Survey. October 1929 to September 1931 and December 1935 to 

September 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,900 second-feet Hay 1 (gage height, 18.47 

feet); minimum, 10 second-feet on many days in October and Auguet; minimum gage height, 

1.82 feet Aug. 15.

1928-29. 1938-42: Maximum discharge, 16,000 second-feet May 8, 1941 (gage height, 

19.63 feet); minimum, 1 second-foot Aug. 19, and on many days in October 1939. 

Maximum stage known, 22.95 feet May 21, 1930 (discharge, 63,000 second-feet, 

estimated}.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 20 second-feet, which are fair.

Cooperation. Fifteen discharge measurements and computations of dally discharge furnished 

by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 10 discharge measurements made, gage-height record 

collected, and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1941-42 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 18 to Aug. 17) 

Oct. 1 to May 1

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

10

12

21

36

2.S 

S.I 

3.4

4.0

56

94

142

260

4.S

6.0

7.8

10.0

448

791

1,390

8,300

11.8

13.6

15.2

16.6

3,260

4,570

6,270

8,580

Hay 2 to Sept. 30

17.6 10,700 1.6 10 2.5 65 4.9 493 

IS.4 12,700 1.8 13 2.S 101 6.0 SOO 

2.0 21 3.5 202 7.S 1,390 

2.2 36 4.0 292

Note.- Same as preceding 

table above 7.8 feet.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1941 te September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

10

10

10

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

12

22

460

Nov.

776

669

663

S23

901

649

738

608

501

396

302

220

166

12S

104

86

76

68

58

SO

112

344

1,240

1,170

1,170

1,350

1,570

1,680

1,680

1,610

~

Dec.

1,500

1,390

1,270

1,170

1,080

961

744

547

400

322

297

374

453

471

555

643

702

723

723

720

717

723

865

804

760

 6S5

1,030

1,190

1,290

1,350

1,430

Jan.

1,640

1,700

1,730

1,800

1,360

1,880

1,860

1,320

1,720

1,580

1,430

1,290

1,160

1,060

93S

S10

699

625

577

533

517

498

479

456

433

403

- 376

350

325

357

469

Month

October .......................

November ......................

Deoenber ......................

Calendar yean 1941 .........

January .......................

Fobruftry

March .........................

April .........................

May ...........................

June ..........................

July ..........................

August ........................

September .....................

Water year 1941-42 ..........

Feb.

440

471

547

620

663

675

678

67S

672

672

608

569

550

544

533

575

714

741

763

760

729

672

646

657

605

600

597

577

-

-

Secondfoot-daye

799

20,138

26,059

630,599

31,373

17,536

39,317

152,990

196,260

60,008

4,406

14,025

15,527

578,438

Mar.

575

833

921

964

1,050

1,120

1,140

1,370

1,590

1,670

1,700

1,730

1,760

1,780

1,790

1,770

1,730

1,680

1,610

1,560

1,620

1,420

1,190

961

744

791

766

741

797

924

1,020

Maximum

460

1,680

1,500

16,000

1,680

763

1,790

10,800

12,600

3,890

567

1,670

1,230

12,600

Apr.

1,090

1,130

1,180

1,240

1,310

1,370

1,490

2,010

3,130

4,100

6,720

9,620

10,600

10,700

9,720

8,240

6,790

5,660

4,840

4,180

3,670

3,250

2,840

2,420

2,030

5,400

10,500

9,150

7,810

10,600

~

May

12,600

12,600

11,300

9,560

7,880

6,530

5,690

5,080

4,580

4,140

3,730

3,320

3,120

3,020

2,930

2,690

3,000

4,190

5,250

3,130

11,200

10,900

10,100

9,080

7,740

6,470

5,520

4,760

4,150

3,620

3,080

Minimum

10

58

297

10

325

440

575

1,090

2,890

548

11

10

46

10

June

2,540

1,930

1,460

1,170

967

862

734

613

553

548

599

658

680

1,210

1,680

2,110

2,540

2,990

3,360

3,520

3,570

3,730

3,890

3,350

3,550

3,140

2,700

2,220

1,650

964

~

Mean '

25. S

671

QA1 0*1,

1,728

1,012

626

I

n/to ,£Oo

5,100

6,331

2,000

1 L*x6 A9 

452

518

1,585

July

567

473

478

430

333

264

253

253

200

178

150

129

108

91

76

64

54

50

39

29

34

25

23

17

13

12

11

11

12

12

12

Per

square 

mile

0.024

.616

.772

1.59

.928

.574

1.16

4.68

5.S1

1.83

.130

.415

.475

1.45

Aug.

12

12

11

11

12

12

12

11

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

11

52

398

272

215

339

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

605

080

670

610

460

410

420

340

140

834

Sept.

569

383

261

190

147

126

125

196

312

594

' 54S

717

919

1,030

1.Q40

1,010

1,050

1,150

1,230

1,230

1,080

691

314

168

116

93

76

63

53

46

Runcff

Inches

0.03

.69

*S9

21.52

1.07

.60

1.34

5 22

6^70

2.05

.15

.48

.53

19.75

Acre-feet

1,580

39,940

51,690

1,251,000

62,230

34,7SO

77,980

303,500

389,300

119,000

8,740

27,820

30,800

1,147,000

-_.. ------ Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter.

To convert war time -to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
364 RED RIVER BASIN

Cypress Bayou near Keithville, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°18', long. 93°50', in SWi sec. 8, T. 15 N., R. 

14 W., Louisiana meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 171 immediately downstream from 

Texas & Pacific Railroad bridge, 2 miles south of Keithville, and 6 miles upstream 

from confluence with Boggy Bayou. Datum of gage is 162.13 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 60 square miles.

Records available.- November 1938 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum dis<p.Mrg«. during year, 6,970 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage height, 11.38 

feet); no flow Aug. 5-10.

1938-42: Maximum discharge, 8,050 second-feet Dec. 27, 1940 (gage height, 11.55 

feet); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 18.0 feet, from 1933 floodmarK.

Remarks.- Records fair.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 16 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 2 discharge measurements made 

and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating table,

0.7 o

.8 

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

ater year 1941-42 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in second-feet)

1.9 

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

6.5 

7.8 

8.3 

8.7

112

207

304

365

445

9.0 

9.2 

9.4 

9.6

550

660

840

1,180

1,900

3,840

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.2

.9

.8

1.2

1.8

2.6

2.8

1.9

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.5

2.4

13

13

4.4

2.6

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.5

10

3.7

11

3,770

Nov.

1,870

145

27

14

10

9.4

9.5

8.3

7.0

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.7

5.8

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.5

39

96

2,020

3,170

364

71

43

32

26

21

19

-

Dec.

17

17

16

16

16

15

14

13

12

12

60

611

647

233

80

52

41

34

29

26

25

58

286

167

85

208

87

49

35

28

45

Jan.

278

159

64

70

55

38

32

40

40

32

25

23

22

20

20

20

19

18

19

20

17

15

15

15

14

14

15

19

15

116

968

Feb.

228

58

38

29

26

25

22

18

18

28

35

26

20

17

16

28

147

71

36

25

24

22

29

59

35

24

22

19

-

-

-

Mar.

28

874

492

104

467

886

196

286

288

101

59

44

38

31

26

23

20

16

14

14

137

77

28

20

19

56

46

23

16

13

12

Apr.

11

9.9

9.6

9 2

8.8

8.7

15

780

2,460

489

87

4£

27

21

17

14

13

12

11

9.9

12

10

8.2

7.6

12

171

304

39

19

12

-

Hay

9.3

8.0

6.5

7.4

15

9.2

6.2

5.6

5.1

4.4

3.8

3.6

3.7

5.6

7.3

9.4

5.9

1,320

2,630

343

61

28

16

11

8.3

6.3

5.5

4.8

4.3 '4.0

4.0

June

5.0

3.0

2.3

2.0

1.8

3.2

274

26

28

94

30

8.6

5.1

108

60

13

5.8

3.5

2.5

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.3 6.3'

4.6

1.8

1.6

-

July

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.3

2.2

2.1

1.4

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

1.1

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

Aug.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

.5

.4

.3

.7

4.6

5.3

2.2

1.4

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

Sept.

0.4

.5

.6

.4

.3

.3

.4

1.3

3.4

1.8

2.3

1.2

.8

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

-

Month

December ......................

April .........................

Hay ...........................

July ..........................

September .....................

Water year 1941-42 ..........

Secondfoot-days

3,864.4 

8,059.2 

3,034

46,700.3

2,237 

1,145 

4,454 

4,649.9 

4,562.2 

701.5 

24.4 

20.8 

18.0

32,770.4

Maximum

3,770 

3,170 

647

3,770

968 

228 

886 

2,460 

2,630 

274 

2.2 

5.3 

3.4

3,770

Minimum

0.8 

5.5 

12

.2

14 

16 

12 

7.6 

3.6 

1.3 

.2 

0 

.1

0

Mean

125 

269 

97.9

128

72.2 

40.9 

144 

155 

147 

23.4 

.79 

.67 

.60

89.8

Per 

square 

mile

2.O8 

4.48 

1.63

2.13

1.20 

.682 

2.40 

2.58 

2.45 

.390 

.013 

.011 

.010

1.50

Runoff

Inches

2.40 

5.00 

1.88

28.96

1.39 

.71 

2.76 

2.88 

2.83 

.43 

.02 

.01 

.10

20.32

Acre feet

7,660 

15,990 

6,020

92,640

4,440 

2,270 

8,830 

9,220 

9,050 

1,390 

48 

41 

36

65,000

Time bass: Centralnra standard sanar time priorror to o2 a.m., 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour

Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter.
RED RIVER BASIN 365

Boggy Bayou near Keithville, La.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 32°23', long. 93°50', in SEi sec. 17, T. 16-N., R. 14 W

 Louisiana meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 171, 3 miles north of_Keithville and 

5 miles upstream from confluence with Cypress Bayou. Datum of gage is 145.lo feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 108 square miles.

Records available.- December 1938 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,090 second-feet May 18 (gage height, 19.24

 feet), from rating curve extended above 6,000 second-feet; no flow on many days. 

1938-42: Maximum discharge, that of May 18, 1542; no flow for long periods. 

Maximum stage known, 26.7 feet, from 1933 floodmark.

Remarks.- Records fair above 20 second-feet, poor below. Gage read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 15 discharge measurements, and computations of daily

 discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 2 discharge measurements made 

and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating

9.0

9 »E 9)4 9.7

table, water year 1941-42 (gage height, in feet, and discharg 

in second-feet)

0

.1

.7

1.8

3.5

6.7

10.0 

10.3 

lO'.S 

11.4 

12.0 

13.0

14.5

15.1

15.3

15.5

15.8

16.2

270

328

362

423

565

840

16.4

16.6

16.9

17.4

17.9

1,060

1,340

1,950

3,260

4,780

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.6 

1.2 

1.2 

1.4 

1.3

2.2 

2.5 

1.6 

1.3 

1.6

3.7 

8.2 

4.8 

2.1 

4.4

36 

42 

IS 

6.0 

3.8

2.6 

2.1 

1.7 

1.6 

1.4

1.3 

1.9 

2.1 

4.7 

13 

2,120

Nov.

2,530 

692 

190 

46 

22

29 

22

18 

14 

11

9.4 

8.3 

7.6 

7.2 

7.0

6.6 

6.3 

6.2 

8.3 

100 .

236 

1,860 

4,090 

1,070 

335

128 

124 

46 

36 

30

Dec.

27 

26 

26 

25 

24

23 

22 

19 

17 

17

58 

489 

870 

534 

235

119 

77 

59 

50 

43

39 

69 

198 

237 

186

301 

262 

124 

64 

50 

66

Jan.

156 

148 

88 

104 

104

64 

46 

56 

60 

50

42 

32 

24 

27 

25

24 

23 

22 

22 

23

22 

19 

17 

16 

15

15 

15 

14 

14 

75 

321

Feb.

259 

112 

50 

37 

32

30 

27 

22 

19 

22

30 

29 

22 

18 

17

30 

144 

117 

51 

31

24 

19 

89 

269 

203

90 

60 

48

Month SecondMonttl foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 194 59

1

1 ......................... 9

ember .....................

291.3 

695.9 

356

565.2

685 

901 

184 

472 

111.8 

744.4 

30.4 

187.2 

265.1

ter year 1941-42 .......... 51,922.1

Mar.

63 

888 

1,010 

386 

621

1,220 

612 

448 

548 

278

142 

78 

65 

52 

37

29 

29 

24 

20 

23

190 

161 

58 

29 

22

33 

42 

28 

19 

15 

14

Maximum

2,120 

4,090 

1370

4,090

321 

269 

1,220 

2,710 

4,760 

218 

2.0 

313 

60

4,760

Apr.

12 

11 

11 

10 

10

15 

34 

1,350 

2,710 

1,060

339 

115 

56 

36 

27

21 

17 

15 

14 

13

12 

13 

12 

10 

22

1,270 

1,560 

512 

138 

47

May

29 

21 

16 

21 

40

25 

15 

12 

10 

9.0

7.6 

7.0 

8.4 

11 

22

78 

47 

4,760 

4,400 

1,000

310 

105 

47 

29 

19

15 

12 

11 

9.5 

8.2 

7.1

Minimum

1.2 

6.2 

17

0

14 

17 

14 

10 

7.0 

1.9 

.2 

0 

1.0

0

June

6.1 

5.6 

5.1 

4.7 

4.4

6.6

30 

14 

16 

70

54 

16 

12 

45 

218

133 

40 

16 

9.5 

6.6

5.1 

4.3 

3.6 

3.3 

3.2

3^0 

2.8 

2.5 

2.1 

1.9

July

1.8 

1.7 

1.6 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.0 

1.7

1.6 

1.4 

1.3 

1.2 

1.1

1.0 

.8 

.7 

.6 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.4 

.3

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

Per 

Mean square 

mile

73.9 0.684 

390 3.61 

141 1.31

163 1.51

54.3 .503 

67.9 .629 

232 2.15 

316 2.93 

358 3.31 

24.8 .230 

.98 .0091 

. 38.3 .355 

8.84 .082

142 1.31

Aug.

0.2 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

.2

5.7 

173 

102 

13 

6.5

3.1 

1.8 

1.4 

1.2

1.1

1.4 

3.5 

104 

313 

291

122 

22 

7.7 

5.3 

4.2 

3.4

Sept.

2.6 

3.7 

4.0 

2.9 

2.2

1.7 

4.9 

17 

38 

60

54 

28 

9.2 

5.3

4.1

3.3 

2.9 

2.6 

2.5 

2.4

2.2 

2.0 

1.6 

1.4 1-.3

1.2 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

Runoff

Inches

0.79 

4.03 

1.50

20.51

.58 

.65 

2.47 

3.26 

3.83 

.26 

.01 

.41 

.09

17.88

Acre-feet

4,540 

23,200 

8,640

118,100

3,340 

3,770 

14,250 

18,790 

22.040 

1,480 

60 

2,350 

526

103, 000

Time basis: Central standard, time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
366 RED RIVER BASIN 

Saline Bayou near Lucky, La.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°15', long. 92°59', In SWiSWi sec. 27, T. 15 N., R. 

6 w., Louisiana meridian, at bridge on-State Highway 99i, a third of a mile downstream 

from Six Mile Creek and 1 mile east of Lucky.

Drainage area.- 157 square miles.

Records available.- June 1940 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge durlrig year, 8,920 second-feet May 19 (gage height, 11.62 

feet;; minimum, 13 second-feet Aug. 8 (gage height, 2.22 feet).

1940-42: Maximum discharge, that of May 19, 1942; minimum, 12 second-feet Sept. 

12-20, 1940; minimum gage height, 2.22 feet Sept. 14, 20, 1940, and Aug. 8, 1942.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice dally.

Rating table, water year 1941-42 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In second-feet)

2.2 13 4.S 123 6.9 880 

2.7 23 5.2 165 7.6 1,520 

3.0 30 5.5 214 8.2 2,180 

3.4 41 5.6 289 9.0 3,360 

3.8 58 6.1 395 10.0 5,250 

4.2 SO 6.5 600 11.0 7,450

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September

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

Oct.

21 

20 

22 

27 

29

28 

26 

24 

25 

24

25 

85

21 

80 

22

51 

54 

56 

45 

52

27 

25 

25 

22 

22

28 

47 

54 

64 

65 

1,320

Nov.

1,880 

1,630 

920 

606 

355

301 

286 

229 

164 

187

104 

92 

82 

76 

70

67 

65 

62 

60 

64

79 

278 

856 

1,610 

1,430

904 

646 

450 

261 

806

Dec.

173 

- 158 

146 

140 

154

127 

120 

113 

106 

100

101 

151 

190 

216 

210

187 

157 

137 

127 

120

114 

115 

150 

169 

160

176 

159 

149 

138 

121 

130

Jan.

178 

199 

227 

236 

216

195 

178 

160 

150 

143

154 

128 

123 

121 

120

114 

110 

110 

142 

135

121 

110 

101 

96 

92

89 

106 

130 

125 

121 

289

Feb.

289 

267 

201 

146 

128

117 

111 

104 

101 

117

134 

138 

127 

110 

99

104 

140 

163 

168 

146

117 

101 

109 

138 

164

189 

176 

151

yonth SecondMont" foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

mber ......................

lendar year 1941 

ary

h .........................

ember .....................

2,264 

13,976 

4,496

76,390

4,439 

4,055 

6,782 

10, 701 

22,738 

5,994 

911 

810 

868

ter year 1941-48 .......... 76,054

Mar.

141 

803 

258 

867 

327

352 

348 

371 

379 

348

341

314 

254 

195 

173

158 

144 

130 

117 

104

104 

99 

96 

96 

102

205

295 

292 

829 

192 

148

Maximum

1,520 

1,880 

218

5,520

236 

289 

379 

2,340 

7,380 

387 

54 

64 

68

7,380

Apr.

117 

102 

93 

86 

82

79 

99 

278 

1,540 

2,340

1,650 

672 

600 

426 

275

193

195 

301 

227

173

140 

114 

97 

85 

75

80 

90 

118 

175 

199

May

149 

98 

75 

65 

73

80 

68 

56 

47 

41

36 

37 

52 

376 

1,640

1,400 

1,180 

3,610 

7,380 

2,770

1,190 

730 

500 

295 

206

151 

119 

99 

82 

70 

61

June

52

46 

40

37 

39

56 

58 

54 

89 

155

118 

94

eo

94 

236

387 

375 

379 

289 

165

111 

140 

216 

189 

160

152 

82 

56 

46 

41

1942

July

36

54 

33 

31 

33

33 

55 

38 

34 

29

27 

24 

82 

21 

20

19 

19 

30 

34 

25

21 

32 

48 

54 

49

SO 

24 

22 

19 

18 

17

Per 

Minimum Mean square 

mile

20 73.7 0.469 

60 466 2.97 

100 145 .924

15 209 1.33

89 145 .911 

99 145 .924 

96 219 1.39 

75 357 2.27 

37 733 4.67 

37 135 .847 

17 29.4 .187 

14 26.1 .166 

17 88.9 .184

14 208 1.32

Aug.

17 

16 

15 

15 

15

15

14 

14 

14 

15

20 

28 

33 

26 

20

18 

35 

28 

23 

27

30 

28 

28 

44 

56

64 

48 

36 

27 

21 

20

Sept.

29

29 

23 

19 

19

21 

23 

20 

32 

64

58 

36

27

00

20

19 

43 

66 

43 

36

38

31 

22

20 

19

18 

18 

17 

17 

17

Runoff

Inches Ac re- feet

0.54 4,530 

3.31 27,720 

1.07 8,920

18.10 151,500

1.05 8,800 

.96 8,040 

1.61 13,450 

2.53 21,230 

5.39 45,100 

.95 7,920 

.22 1,810 

.19 1,610 

.21 1,720

18.05 150,800

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1948; central war time thereafter. To 

convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RED RIVER BASIN 367

Black Lake Bayou near Castor, La.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°16', long. 93°13', In NWi sec. 20, T. 15 N., R. 8 

W., Louisiana meridian, at bridge on State Highway 417, 1 mile downstream from Brooki'sh Bayou, 3 miles northwest of Castor, and 7 miles southeast of Rlnggold.

Drainage area.- 429 square miles^

Records available.- May 1940 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum and minimum discharges for the water years 1940 to 1941 are contained 

In the following table:

Water 

year

11940 

1940-41 

1941-42

Maximum

Date

June 16 

May 8 

20

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

3,170 

9,480 

11,000

Oage height 

(feet)

9.71 

12.17 

12.57

Minimum

Date

Sept. 14, 22 

Oct. 22 

Aug. 8, 9

Discharge 

(sec. -ft. )

22 

17 

19

Gage height 

(feet)

2.60 

g2.28 

2.39

t Period May to September 1940.

g From graph based on gage readings.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice dally.

Revisions.- Figures of discharge for high-water periods In the water years 1940 and 1941

given herein are revisions and supersede those published In Water-Supply Papers 897

and 927.

Discharge, in seoond-feet, 1940-42 

1940

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

IS

13

14

15

Hay

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

June

299

266

206

189

122

97

79

69

74

109

143

266

218

206

495

July

344

710

740

710

682

682

655

740

605

417

311

470

435

905

1,080

Aug.

400

S64

605

580

605

630

630

555

858

1,380

1,290

1,210

1,210

1,050

770

Sept.

482

366

224

136

97

88

79

69

53

46

40

33

27

24

27

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

May

_

_

.

-

-

_

-

.

.

-

_

167

216

266

324

324

June

2,670

3,000

2,840

2,060

2,410

2,560

1,950

1,560

1,210

905

662

438

260

206

206

-

July

908

1,050

1,130

978

710

880

532

858

558

608

558

470

278

148

176

287

Aug.

770

558

353

368

368

368

311

242

167

122

97

85

126

294

490

490

Sept.

27

26

26

24

24

23

23

28

26

48

88

31

26

26

88

-

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

24

23

20

21

21

20 ' 21

21

21

20

20

20

18

19

18

18

18

18

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

19

18

19

20

21

21

NOV.

38

61

62

49

40

37

40

47

51

76

139

176

175

162

145

126

107

90

79

71

70

83

1,130

3,880

4,010

3,150

2,910

3,400

3,380

2,660

-

Dec.

1,970

1,630

1,360

1,160

975

856

1,100

1,650

1,670

1,530

1,520

2,310

2,850

2,630

2,280

2,330

2,440

2,040

1,880

1,670

1,470

1,310

1,160

1,010

905

1,180

3,110

3,930

6,030

7,550

5,290

Jan.

4,120

3,380

3,210

5,970

5,630

3,730

2,490

1,750

1,470

1,240

1,060

928

628

755

720

760

800

800

770

755

730

673

602

546

522

530

637

800

960

1,000

954

Feb.

833

833

903

915

928

1,000

1,130

1,160

1,060

922

811

720

637

570

510

462

430

396

390

822

1,380

1,270

1,270

1,480

1,710

1,620

1,400

1,220

_

_

-

Mar.

1,070

987

903

800

715

686

960

1,360

1,510

2,410

3,000

2,310

1,690

1,400

1,160

980

667

750

673

642

673

678

655

664

673

650

594

516

466

414

396

Apr.

417

462

578

750

S85

994

1,020

1,040

980

844

682

846

452

379

317

274

242

226

211

203

216

249

290

322

331

344

362

359

294

216

-

Hay

176

189

188

172

1,280

3,710

6,070

8,600

5,830

3,580

2,130

1,670

1,380

1,110

855

668

502

368

290

242

211

188

164

146

129

118

104

101

141

192

194

June

190

185

168

146

125

104

107

147

149

140

184

324

434

483

570

725

833

855

785

745

7B5

682

530

362

329

270

208

183

166

185

-

July

217

201

202

514

566

538

498

485

298

167

122

118

206

357

455

558

894

584

476

379

308

233

203

256

362

408

462

498

448

244

147

Aug.

Ill

91

105

392

646

730

SOO

903

891

720

854

402

266

185

151

139

120

103

88

78

73

66

64

68

65

56

49

47

44

40

36

Sept.

34

36

49

82

93

80

96

101

61

92

98

80

88

100

79

71

68

86

48

40

37

34

31

38

88

132

119

80

87

46
368 RED RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Black Lake Bayou near Castor, La., 1941-42--Continued

1941-42

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

42

41

38

39

46

61

64

69

63

68

88

89

72

57

50

51

69

95

116

104

100

86

72

57

50

47

58

151

153

225

2,280

Nov.

3,670

2,330

1,690

1,530

1,590

1,580

1,390

1,150

903

682

490

362

288

246

221

203

192

182

172

171

208

736

1,700

1,900

1,790

1,840

1,990

2,100

1,860

1,510

-

Dec.

1,210

980

800

655

546

462

414

376

357

326

305

362

522

570

590

586

586

570

530

462

411

384

427

455

448

480

498

480

455

424

420

Jan.

510

586

610

650

691

710

670

655

611

535

464

407

385

362

345

325

315

306

304

304

293

288

S73

258

244

231

234

254

254

269

453

Feb.

558

526

504

500

475

404

338

297

267

286

306

318

328

335

323

311

367

421

428

438

442

424

398

438

256

475

483

468

.

_

-

Mar.

431

540

640

660

763

945

1,050

1,070

1,140

1,130

990

919

874

844

780

680

563

468

407

367

365

385

398

428

492

611

710

700

690

700

710

Apr.

700

636

504

398

335

297

304

636

1,860

2,130

2,450

3,590

3,160

2,230

1,620

1,240

1,000

809

650

526

431

367

320

275

240

229

237

332

868

2,550

-

May

2,200

1,510

1,120

880

705

535

392

340

322

275

223

189

183

1,100

2,130

2,170

1,860

3,270

9,480

10,700

8,900

5,440

3,060

1,860

1,330

1,020

797

621

445

338

271

June

222

188

165

146

137

152

172

165

167

224

258

234

218

237

311

392

475

563

700

809

769

626

401

260

231

233

249

231

179

144

-

July

120

106

97

94

93

90

86

84

85

78

70

64

57

50

45

41

40

51

68

76

58

48

70

67

64

82

60

46

39

35

31

Aug.

28

26

24

23

22

21

21

20

19

23

45

57

63

51

38

30

49

139

152

138

175

231

284

275

293

392

592

763

838

749

542

Sept.

371

258

168

144

130

106

96

118

148

175

192

189

186

144

103

83

110

267

236

178

130

99

77

67

66

54

47

44

39

39

-

Time basis 

convert war

!_ Central standard tin 

rime to standard time,

3 prior to 2 a.n 

subtract 1 hour.

Feb. 9, 1942; ntral war time thereafte

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, 1940-42

Month

June .............

August ................

September ....................

November ........... .

December. ... ...

January 1941 ................. 

February. .............

March. ................

April. ........

May..... ...........

June .... ......

August ................

September. ............ .

November. .........

December. .............

Calendar year 1941 ... .....

January 1942 .........

February. .........

March ...............

April . . ......

May. ...................

June .............. .

July. ..............

August ..........

September. .........

Water year 1941-42 .....

Second 

foot-days

1,299 

25,662 

18,963 

17,843 

2,192

~

607 

26,444 

68,796

-

49,120 

26,782 

31,254 

14, 485 

40,829 

11,039 

11,066 

8,085 

2,124

290,631

4,601 

34,576 

16,091

250,152

12,796 

11,314 

21,450 

30,924 

63,666 

9,258 

2,095 

6,123 

4,064

217,058

Maximum

324 

3,000 

1,130 

1,380 

452

"

24 

4,010 

7,550

-

5,970 

1,710 

3,000 

1,040 

8,800 

594 

594 

903 

132

8,800

2,280 

3,670 

1,210

8,800

710 

558 

1,140 

3,590 

10,700 

809 

120 

838 

371

10,700

Minimum

167 

69 

148 

85 

23

~

18 

37 

856

-

522 

390 

396 

203 

101 

118 

118 

36 

31

18

38

171 

305

31

231 

267 

365 

229 

183 

137 

31 

19 

39

19

Mean

260 

855 

612 

576 

73.1

~

19.6 

881 

2,219

-

1,585 

956 

1,008 

483 

1,317 

368 

357 

261 

70.8

796

148 

1,156 

519

685

413 

404 

692 

1,031 

2,054 

309 

67.6 

198 

135

595

Per 

square 

mile

0.606 

1.99 

1.43 

1.34 

.170

"

.046 

2.05 

5.17

-

3.69 

2.23 

2.35 

1.13 

3.07 

.858 

.832 

.608 

.165

1.86

.345 

2.69

1.21

1.60

.963 

.942 

1.61 

2.40 

4.79 

.720 

.158 

.462 

.315

1.39

Runoff

Inches

0.11 

2.22 

1.64 

1.55 

.19

~

.05 

2.29 

5.96

-

4.26 

2.32 

2.71 

1.26 

'3.54 

.96 

.96 

.70 

.18

25.19

.40 

3.01 

1.39

21.69

1.11 

.98 

1.86 

2.68 

5.52 

.80 

.18 

.53 

.35

18.81

Acre-feet

2,580 

50,900 

37,610 

35,390 

4,350

130, 800

1,80O 

52, 450 

136,500

-

97,430 

53,120 

61,990 

28,730 

80,980 

21,900 

21,950 

16,040 

4,210

576, 500

9,130 

68,780 

31,920

496,200

25,380 

42,550" 22,440 

61,340 

126,300 

18,360 

4,160 

18,140 

8,060

430,600

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RED RIVER BASIN 369

Ouachita River near Mountain Pine, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°36', long. 93°12', in NWiNWi sec. 1, T. 2 S.,

 R. 21 w-, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Mill Creek, 2 miles downstream 

from Blakely Creek, and 4 miles northwest of Mountain Pine. Datum of gage is 

404.29 feet above mean sea level (unadjusted).

Drainage area.- 1,100 square miles.

Records available.- June 1936 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 44,900 second-feet Apr. 28 (gage height, 23.90

 feet); minimum, 66 second-feet Aug. 3 (gage height, 2.80 feet).

1936-42: Maximum discharge, 94,900 second-feet Apr. 17, 1939 (gage height, 34.54 

feet); minimum, 11 second-feet Sept. 14, 1936 (gage height, 2.06 feet).

Maximum stage known, about 37 feet in May 1923 (discharge, 109,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

430

412

426

1,970

4,710

6,060

3,180

2,820

3,380

4,860

3,120

2,000

1,400

1,090

880

1,300

2,050

2,580

1,620

1,120

980

2,580

1,520

1,090

850

718

706

658

880

760

2,820

Nov.

14,200

11,200

4,160

2,700

2,080

1,600

1,300

1,050

906

768

672

595

539

486

445

416

380

353

344

906

1,380

2,030

4,440

a4 , 660

a3,310

a2,180

al,800

al,490

al,130

a940

-

Dec.

a83I

a950

al,030

a900

al,020

810

a680

a670

a560

a457

544

781

2,330

2,700

2,230

1,790

1,520

1,300

1,130

1,010

870

3,110

12,900

7,570

4,720

4,030

3,270

2,590

2,130

1,790

1,560

Jan.

2,700

3,150

2,920

2,330

1,930

1,650

1,420

1,260

1,130

978

941

906

941

978

978

941

863

829

829

906

1,050

941

863

801

748

697

648

612

572

2,690

8,580

Feb.

6,060

3,640

2,640

2,130

1,790

2,180

2,540

1,790

1,420

1,300

1,170

1,050

941

842

781

1,340

2,080

2,230

1,930

1,600

1,380

1,260

1,260

1,790

2,280

2,180

1,930

1,790

_

-

-

Mar.

1,650

1,740

2,260

2,920

3,030

3,270

3,420

9,300

8,940

7,570

5,910

4,300

8,310

12,500

6,660

4,030

3,030

2,380

1,930

1,650

1,420

1,210

1,090

978

941

1,600

1,600

1,300

1,130

978

856

Apr.

775

710

666

624

584

555

666

18,200

29,800

16,700

7,900

4,720

3,390

2,640

2,130

1,740

1,650

1,520

1,260

1,090

978

906

836

755

1,580

6,360

17,100

38,000

19,200

6,360

-

May

4,030

2,800

2,230

2,700

3,390

4,030

5,910

4,030

2,480

1,790

1,380

1,170

978

870

829

768

735

1,050

941

2,080

2,800

2,030

1,340

1,010

815

691

601

533

491

450

407

June

375

349

328

299

272

262

258

258

272

276

307

323

846

3,270

3,150

2,180

2,080

1,740

1,420

1,050

849

1,210

1,130

1,170

941

742

601

501

431

412

-

July

1,210

941

941

642

486

396

340

296

262

.237

233

224

217

224

220

195

170

151

136

124

116

116

116

122

120

131

141

114

105

97

89

Aug.

81

74

76

149

284

192

148

188

148

124

126

176

156

129

116

148

214

1,650

906

584

431

455

1,530

2,500

1,650

1,080

779

602

478

413

343

Sept.

290

266

685

975

608

644

927

5,760

8,310

12,500

8,200

3,120

2,010

1,480

1,120

891

718

608

524

468

423

379

338

298

266

240

223

207

194

188

~

Month

May ...........................

September .....................

Water year 1941-42 ..........

Secondfoot-days

58,970 

68,460 

67,783

521,196

46,782 

53,324 

107,923 

189,395 

55,359 

27,302 

8,914 

15,930 

52,860

753,002

Maximum

6,060 

14,200 

12,900

14,200

8,580 

6,060 

12,500 

38,000 

5,910 

3,270 

1,210 

2,500 

12,500

38,000

Minimum

412 

344 

457

83

572 

781 

856 

555 

407 

258 

89 

74 

188

74

Mean

1,902 

2,282

2,187

1,428

1,509 

1,904 

3,481 

6,313 

1,786 

910 

288 

514 

1,762

2,063

Per 

square 

mile

1.73 

2.07 

1.99

1.30

1.37 

1.73 

3.16 

5.74 

1.62 

.827 

.262 

.467 

1.60

1.88

Runoff

Inches

1.99 

2.31 

2.29

17.62

1.58 

1.80 

3.64 

6.40 

1.87 

.92 

.30 

.54 

1.78

25.42

Acre feet

117,000 

135,800 

134,400

1,034,000

92,790 

105,800 

214,100 

375,700 

109,800 

54,150 

17,680 

31 , 600 

104,800

1,494,000

Peak discharge.- Nov. 2 (1 a.m.) 18.100 see.-ft.; Dec. 23 (8 a.m.) 13,700 sec.-ft.; Mar. 14 (4 

3.in.) 14,400 sec.-ft.; Apr. 9 (4 a.m.) 34,500 sec.-ft.; Apr. 28 (10 a.m.) 44,900 sec.-ft.; Sept. 10 1 

"(9 a.m.) 12,900 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records at Carpenter Dam furnished by f 

Arkansas Power & Light Co.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. To 

convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
370 RED RIVER BASIN

Ouachlta River near Malvern, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°23', long. 52°51', In NWi sec. 16, T. 4 S., R.

 17 VJ., at Rockport Bridge, 2 miles northwest of Malvern and 6 miles downstream from 

Remmel Dam. Datum of gage Is 227.83 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 1,570 square miles.

Records available.- March 1903 to April 1905, June 1922 to September 1924, March 1937 to

 September 1942. January 1925 to March 1937, at site at Remmel Dam, 6 miles upstream, 

published as Ouachlta River at Remmel Dam, near Malvern, Ark.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 56,000 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage height, 21.77

 TeeTTT minimum, 60 second-feet Aug. 12, 13, 20 (gage height, 0.75 foot); minimum 

dally, 81 second-feet July 12. '«. ,.- ,,,.,., 1903-5, 1922-24, 1937-42: Maximum discharge, 140,000 second-feet May 15, 1923 

(gage height, 30.3 feet); minimum observed, 40 second-feet Dec. 18-20, 1904.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by power plants above station.

Rating table, water year 1941-42 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

second-feet)

0.8 67 2.6 666 6.0

1.0 103 3.0 770 7.0

1.2 147 3.6 1,030 3,0

1.6 226 4.0 1,340 9.0

2.0 376 5.0 2,110 11.0

3,000 13.0 14,900

4,060 15.0 19,7OO

6,360 18.0 29,900

6,910 20.0 41,800

10,600 21.0 49,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 19.42

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

1 JLOR 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,640

2,730

2,730

2,660

1,900

2,090

2,730

3,000

3,150 

6,220

3,940

2,370

2,730

2,820

2,640

2,640

3,300

2,640

2,460

2,640

2,640

2,640

2,640

2,640

2,640

2,460

2,910

2,910

2,910

3,000

3,2OO

NOV.

2,910

4,730

7,600

6,650

3,830

3,000

2,820

2,730

2,460 

2,730

2,730

2,320

2,820

2,820

2,820

2,640

2,640

3,000

3,000

3,000

2,380

2,270

1,140

1,920

2,170

2,170

2,100

2,360

2,760

2,420

Dec.

2,730

2,670

2,730

1,890

2,600

2,620

1,360

2,120

2,100 

2,120

2,230

2,730

2,730

2,110

2,820

2,820

2,860

2.430

2,390

1,340

626

2,110

3,830

3,720

8,120

7,440

4,680

2,960

3,830

3,830

4,910

Jan.

9,140

3,000

2,820

2,640

2,820

2,320

3,200

3,300

2,730 

2,640

2,650

2,320

2,910

2,910

2,910

2,320

2,460

1,580

1,780

1,860

1,740

1,840

1,900

1,830

694

1,760

2, ISO

2,280

1,910

3,400

3,670

Feb.

2,730

2,820

2,820

2,820

2,320

2,270

2,730

2,460

3,360 

2,320

2,910

2,910

2,910

2,820

1,760

2,330

2,060

2,000

2,100

2,020

1,480

421

2,640

2,820

2,820

2,320

2,820

2,730

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November ...................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

Hay

June .......................................

July........ ...............................

August .....................................

September ..................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

2,460

2,820

2,910

2,910

2,910

2,910

3,380

17,600

16,900 

13,800

10,600

7,600

4,940

13,300

14,900

4,400

2,910

2,620

2,820

3,830

3,200

2,460

1,990

2,490

3,400

4,370

2,910

2,820

1,620

2,370

2,820

Apr.

2,190

2

2

2

,820

,730

,730

1,200

2,3OO

2

32

,600

,300

41,600 

26,600

12,300

10

6

2

,400

,320

,320

2,320

2,820

2

2

2

,910

,730

,560

2,820

2,910

2

2

2

,910

,910

,630

2,710

10,100

11

47

29

11

Secondfoct-days

87,610

88,430

93,366

708,291

82,784

70,061

167,670

287,930

74,634

27,612

14,339

8,686

66,627

1,069,629

,000

,600

,100

,200

~

May

6,740

2,820

2,720

3,000

3,940

4,660

6,220

6,690

2,820 

2,370

2,640

2,640

2,550

2,370

1,150

461

166

2,330

2,460

2,030

1,740

2,460

' 2,370

1,200

1,860

1,900

1,250

1,100

1,220

678

309

Maximum

5,220

7,600

8,120

10,700

9,140

3,360

17,600

47,600

6,740

2,400

1,130

1,080

15,800

47,600

June

1,370

1,340

949

633

428

496

190

589

296 

272

333

268

426

330

1,850

2,400

1,540

1,760

1,640

1,680

711

754

1,620

1,720

913

989

529

293

639

775

"

Minimum

1,900

1,140

626

S3

694

421

1,620

1,200

166

190

81

89

136

81

July

1,130

996

674

252

176

1,040

688

566

600 

556

336

SI

460

480

461

572

440

201

143

342

336

405

367

334

258

146

328

606

478

60S

450

Aug.

1,

Mean

2,823

2,948

3,011

1,941

2,670

2,502

5,409

9,698

2,408

920

463

280

2,218

2,930

267

176

261

238

94

271

164

89

115 

103

108

105

106

241

96

148

124

121

210

148

162

313

221

264

487

697

080

997

67S

184

431

Sept.

546

463

479

547

231

136

1,180

6,100

9,900 

15,800

12,200

5,440

2,160

2,040

702

1,630

546

1,190

879

227

217

402

923

720

669

706

190

388

627

380

""

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

'173,600

175,400

186,200

1,406,000

164,200

138,900

332,600

671,100

148,000

54,770

28,440

17,230

132,000

8,121,000

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 

convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hcur.

9, 1942; central war time thereafter. Tr
RED RIVER BASIN 

Ouachlta River at Monroe, La.

371

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°30', long. 92°07', In T. 18 N., R. 3 E., Louisiana 

meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 80 at Monroe, 0.4 mile upstream from Illinois 

Central Railroad bridge and 5i miles upstream from lock and dam No. 4. Datum of gage 

Is 31.46 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Army).

Drainage area.- 15,400 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1942 In reports of Geological Survey. 1884 

to 1891 (gage, heights), 1892 to 1927 (gage heights and discharge observations), and 

January 1928 to September 1942 (dally discharges), In reports of Mississippi River 

Commission. Discharge observations 1929-38 In reports of Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Anny. Daily gage heights since June 1884 In reports of Weather Bureau.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 54,800 second-feet my 8 (from loop curve); 

"maximum gage height, 39.8 fee± May 19, 20; minimum discharge not determined (pool stage); 

minimum gage height observed, 12.9 feet July 8.

1938-42: Maximum discharge, 60,800 second-feet Mar. 8-11, 1939 (from loop curve); 

maximum gage height, 41.3 feet Mar. 12-15, 1939; minimum discharge not determined (pool 

stage); minimum gage height observed, that of July 8, 1942.

Maximum stage known, 49.7 feet Feb. 2, 3, 1932 (discharge, 101,000 second-feet, 

estimated).

Remarks.- Records fair above 10,000 second-feet, poor belov». Stage-discharge relation 

below a gage height of about 15 feet affected by operation of lock and dam No. 4. 

Gage read once dally.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 61 discharge measurements, and computation of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S Army; records reviewed by Geological 

Survey.

Discharge, in second-feel, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

Z

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4,280

4,070

3,660

3,670

3,490

3,320

3,210

3,130

3,080

3,070

3,130

3,580

5,320

5,920

5,980

5,390

5,540

4,890

4,160

3,920

3,910

3,910

3,920

3,930

3,940

4,150

4,780

6,370

8,380

11,700

14,700

Nov.

17,600

18,200

IS, 300

18,300

17,200

16,600

15,600

14,900

14,100

12,900

8,900

8,620

8,410

8,260

8,190

3,150

8,110

3,080

8,060

S,070

6,260

9,120

12,800

13,500

13,900

14,100

14,200

14,200

13,700

12,800

-

Dec.

11,100

9,530

8,390

7,590

6,920

6,350

6,050

5,870

5,750

5,670

5,580

5,550

5,550

5,560

5,580

6,500

7,830

8,580

8,840

S,970

9,020

9,030

9,050

9,120

9,240

9,520

11,800

13,400

14,200

15,000

15,900

Jan.

16,600

17,300

17,600

17,300

18,000

13,100

18,200

18,300

18,300

18,300

18,300

18,300

18,300

18,100

17,600

17,000

15,800

14,100

11,300

10,600

9,970

9,350

3,590

8,180

7,SOO

7,290

6,700

6,250

5,800

5,500

5,470

Month

October .......................

November ......................

Daceober ......................

Calendar year 194.1 .........

January .......................

February ... . .

March .........................

April .........................

**y.. .........................

June ..........................

July ..........................

August .........................

September .....................

Water year 1941-42, ..........

Feb.

6,080

7,570

9,400

11,900

14,200

14,100

13,900

13,500

19,100

12,600

12,000

11,400

11,500

11,800

12,100

12,400

13,000

13 j 600

13,900

14,200

14,500

15,000

15,300

15,200

15,300

15,300

15,300

15,400

-

-

Secondf cot-days

153,700

373,130

267,090

5,979,280

419,080

363,550

731,000

1,118,100

1,571,100

1,040,800

178,640

64,230

212,310

6,493,130

Mar.

15,700

16,200

16,500

16,900

17,300

17,700

18,200

19,300

20,500

21,2OO

21,700

22,300

22,300

23,300

23,800

24,400

24,800

25,300

25,700

26,300

26,700

26,900

27,600

27,900

23,300

28,800

28,900

29,000

29,000

29,000

29,000

Maximum

14,700

18,300

15,900

40,400

18,300

15,400

29,000

47,300

54,800

47,700

23,300

5,310

15,000

54,800

Apr.

29,000

29,000

29,000

29,000

29,000

29,000

29,000

29,000

30,300

30,900

31,400

31,800

32,200

32,300

34,800

37,700

39,700

41,300

42,300

43,300

44,000

44,500

44,300

45,300

45,700

45,900

46,400

46,800

46,900

47,300

-

Hay

47,700

48,500

49,300

50, 400'

51,500

53,200

53,800

54,800

53,500

52,500

52,500

52,500

52,500

51,600

50,600

50,400

50,400

50,600

51,200

51,2OO

50,700

50,300

50,100

49,800

49,700

49,300

49,000

43,700

48,400

48,300

48,100

Minimum

3,070

8,060

5,550

559

5,470

6,080

15,700

29,000

47,700

24,200

1,030

1,070

1,190

1,030

June

47,700

46,800

45,400

43,300

42,700

41,800

40,800

39,700

38,500

36,600

34,700

33,700

33,700

33,700

33,700

33,700

33,700

32,800

32,200

31,400

30,700

30,000

29,400

29,300

29,200

29,200

29,000

27,200

25,500

24,200

-

Mean

4,958

12,440

8,616

16,380

13,520

12,980

23,580

37,270

50,680

34,690

5,759

2,072

7,094

17,790

July

23,300

22,200

21,100

19,200

16,500

13,100

8,900

4,150

3,570

3,250

3,070

2,920

2,800

2,670

2,550

2,440

2,310

2,210

2,400

2,200

2,200

2,150

1,920

1,300

1,760

1,680

1,520

1,280

1,030

1,150

1,210

Per 

square

mile

0.322

.808

.559

1.06

.378

.343

1.53

2.42

3.29

2.25

.374

.135

.461

1.16

Aug.

1,290

1,

1,

- 1,

360

390

400

1,400

1,340

1,

1,

1,

120

070

140

1,310

1,310

1,

1,

1,

370

400

420

1,430

1,450

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

2,

3,

4,

5,

5,

5,

5,

460

470

490

580

570

480

440

730

270

OSO

730

310

250

090

110

Sept.

4,770

3,920

2,300

1,710

1,190

1,270

1,500

1,800

1,900

2,020

3,050

7,810

3,580

11,300

12,900

14,000

14,500

14,800

15,000

15,000

14,900

14,400

13,000

10,500

6,500

3,360

2,830

2,600

2,480

2,420

~

Runoff

Inches

0.37

.90

.65

14.44

1.01

.83

1.77

2.70

3.79'

2.51

.43

.16

.51

15.68

Acre-feet

304,900

740,100

529,800

11,860,000

831,200

721,100

1,450,000

2,218,000

3,116,000

2,064,000

354,100

127,400

422,100

12,880,000

Time basis: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
372 RED RIVER BASIN

Little Missouri River near Hurfreesboro, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°03', long. 93°43', in SEi sec. 13, T. 8 S., R. 

26 W., 1-i miles downstream from Muddy Fork, 2 miles southwest of Murfreesboro, and 

4 miles upstream from Prairie Creek. Datum of gage is 324.28 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 380 square miles.

Records available.- October 1927 to September 1930, July 1937 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 37,200 second-feet Apr. 8; maximum gage 

height, 16.80 feet Sept. 9; minimum discharge, 16 second-feet Aug. 3 (gage height, 

1.94 feet)

1927-30,° 1937-42: Maximum discharge observed, 37,900 second-feet Jan. 2A, 1938 

(gage height, 17.50 feet), from rating curve extended above 20,000 second-feet; 

minimum, 3.5 second-feet Sept. 28, 1939 (gage height, 1.64 feet).-

Maximun stage known, about 21 feet in April 1927, from information by Arkansas 

State Highway Department.

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

Z

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

63

54 

48 

46 

290

538 

335 

452 

1,300 

854

544 

375 

266 

203 

164

151 

160 

178 

151 

126

116 

116 

97 

86 

81

93 

420 

258 

181 

157 

1,400

Nov.

1,960 

996 

642 

485 

372

291 

231 

188 

160 

137

111 

100 

92 

82

78 

76 

70 

74 

198

333 

376 

615 

919 

649

510 

412 

327 

272 

231

Dec.

202

184 

236 

195

177

163 

144 

131 

120 

114

187 

693 

1,230 

936 

700

561 

466 

389 

333 

282

244 

4,310 

11,900 

3,150 

2,200

1,800 

1,230 

944 

752 

635 

580

Jan.

1,560 

1,100 

902 

775 

635

535 

491 

f436 

f389

f327

f301 

f317 

312 

291 

268

244 

231 

223 

223 

206

188 

177 

166 

160 

156

150 

147 

140 

128 

995 

2,260

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber .......................

mber ................. ....

lendar year 1941 

ary

h .........................

st ........................

ember .....................

ter year 1941-42 ..........

Feb.

1,230 

861 

678 

574 

510

561 

642 

491 

412 

383

327 

282 

253 

227 

219

1,220 

1,470 

1,040 

775 

642

548 

472 

1,340 

2,060 

1,420

1,100 

902 

700

Second '

foot-days

9,303 

11,109 

35,188

198,813

14,433 

21,339 

28,840 

65,079 

13,943 

13,944 

2,186 

4,816 

39,554

259,734

Mar.

628 

1,010 

944 

869 

1,140

1,100 

1,100 

2,520 

2,940 

2,680

1,900 

1,370 

1,060 

853 

708

608 

503 

424 

372 

327

301 

258 

231 

210 

275

1,610 

902 

642 

535 

448 

372

Maximum

1,400 

1,960 

11,900

11,900

2,260 

2,060 

2,940 

21,100 

1,970 

1,860 

360 

1,470 

15,700

21,100

Apr.

322 

286 

253 

236 

215

219 

851 

21,100 

10,500 

4,140

2,420 

1,660 

1,180 

918 

718

620 

606 

483 

408 

361

367 

306 

256 

234 

1,930

4,440 

2,360 

3,910 

2,260 

1,520

May

1,090 

812 

642 

657 

496

650 

788 

570 

451 

367

301 

275 

243 

238 

248

213 

166 

1,970 

836 

628

476 

350 

296 

248 

196

163 

143 

124 

113 

102 

91

Minimum

46 

70 

114

14

128 

219 

210 

215 

91 

60 

20 

16 

58

16

June

S2 

75 

68 

62 

60

66 

146 

121 

121 

221

217 

160 

1,640 

1,860 

1,720

1,800 

1,010 

672 

483 

350

266 

779 

577 

372 

270

209 

166 

134 

113 

124

Mean

300 

370 

1,135

545

466 

762 

930 

2,169 

450 

465 

70.5 

155 

1,318

712

July

360 

234 

166 

124 

102

86 

73 

64 

57 

53

46 

68 

62 

49 

43

38 

33 

30 

28 

26

26 

36 

107 

64 

46

36 

32 

29 

25 

23 

20

Per

square 

mile

0.789 

.974 

2.99

1.43

1.23 

2.01 

2.45 

5.71 

1.18 

1.22 

.186 

.408 

3.47

1.87

Aug.

18 

16 

37 

110 

104

96 

60 

68 

118 

84

f62 

f51 

44 

36 

32

30 

58 

118 

84 

66

53 

275 

1,470 

543 

328

204 

146 

204 

137 

94 

70

Sept.

58 

405 

238 

127 

91

80 

1,230 

f4,840 

f 15, 700 

9,170

2,360 

1,320 

836 

577 

420

322 

266 

221 

192 

196

156 

124 

110 

96 

86

77 

70 

66 

62 

58

Runoff

Inches

0.91 

1.09 

3.45

19.47

1.42 

2,09 

2.82 

6.37 

1.36 

1.36 

.21 

.47 

3.87

25.42

Acre-feet

18,450 

22,030 

69,790

394,300

28,630 

42,330 

57,200 

129,100 

27,660 

27,660 

4,340 

9,550 

78,450

515,200

Peak discharge.- Dec. 23 (3 a.m.) 19.600 sec. -ft.; Apr. 8 (4 p.m.) 37,200 sec. -ft.; Sept. 9

(5:30 p.m.) 32/500.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RED RIVER BASIN 373

Saline River near Rye, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°42', long. 92°02', on line between sees. 3 and 

4, T. 12 S., R. 9 w., 4 miles'southwest of Rye and 5 miles upstream from Hudgin Creek.

Drainage area.- 2,040 square miles.

Records available.- August 1937 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 39,600 second-feet Apr. 14 (gage height, 27.65 

feet); minimum, 40 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 4.55 feet).

1937-42: Maximum discharge, 42,300 second-feet Jan. 27, 1938 (gage height, 28.0 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 9.8 second-feet Oct. 18, 

1933 (gage height, 3.96 feet).

Maximum stage known, 30.5 feet in April 1927.

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

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

42

42

79

111

101

96

90

57

89

158

180

168

166

210

281

340

340

283

239

212

517

1,150

1,470

1,630

1,510

1,040

686

494

401

440

536

Nov.

640

625

610

970

1,470

1,720

1,860

1,680

1,230

849

655

536

466

401

352

316

283

259

243

227

212

239

388

388

267

285

534

934

1,080

970

-

Dec.

782

655

565

494

466

480

536

595

610

565

508

466

a427

a414

a388

a494

al,010

al,680

a2,170

a2,300

a2,170

a2,080

a2,400

a2,680

a2,480

a2,260

a2,170

a8,220

2,300

2,540

2,840

Jan.

3,350

3,900

4,250

4,490

4,490

4,850

3,900

3,570

3,460

3,400

3,350

2,840

1,940

1,270

1,080

970

900

866

832

782

734

702

670

640

625

580

550

522

508

522

580

Month

October .......................

November ......................

December ......................

Calendar year 1941 .........

January .......................

February ......................

March .........................

April .........................

May ...........................

June ..........................

July ..........................

August ........................

September .....................

Water year 1941- 43 ..........

Feb.

718

1,150

1,720

2,170

2,480

2,840

3,140

3,400

3,680

3,840

3,900

3,790

3,660

3,520

3,350

3,040

2,780

2,580

2,640

2,740

2,780

2,840

2,980

3,300

3,400

3,300

3,140

3,040

_

-

Secondfoot-days

13,158 

20,709

41,745

611,664

60,523

81,938

147,200

309,450 

192 258

5^820

6,109 

5,423

907,331

Mar.

3,080

3,300

3,620

3,740

3,680

3,620

3,400

3,570

4,490

4,850

4,850

4,850

4,850

4,980

5,180

'5, 630

6,310

6,870

7,320

7,400

7,240

6,800

6,030

4,850

3,180

2,540

3,790

4,370

4,310

4,250

4,250

Maximum

1..630 

1 ,86C

2,840

9,050

4 49C

7 40C

39 600

ig^soc

'453

750

340

39,600

Apr.

4,190

4,070

3,900

3,680

2,980

1,990

1,430

1,940

5,960

7,790

8,690

9,050

20,400

39,600

34 , 400

25,500

18,600

14,400

11,500

9,740

8,470

7,550

6,450

5,110

3,680

5,720

8,360

10,700

11,800

11,800

-

May

11,800

13,300

17,100

19,800

17,600

14,400

12,000

10,100

8,810

7,790

6,730

5,040

2,780

1,810

2,260

2,040

2,120

2,740

3,960

4,01C

3,900

3,680

3,350

3,040

2,840

2,480

2,120

1,720

1,270

934

734

Minimum

42

212

388

33

508

718

2,540

1,430 

734

255

64

51

76

42

June

610

536

466

401

364

316

292

270

255

262

255

266

294

364

550

1,010

1,430

1,580

1,860

1,810

1,680

1,590

1,430

1,190

900

718

640

610

522

427

-

Mean

424

1,347

1 ,676

2 926

4^748

6 ,202

767

Ib8

197

1B1

2,486

July

364

340

294

264

328

453

453

364

285

243

216

197

177 163'

152

142

132 124'

L17

110

104

101

96

90

83

80

78

71

69

66

64

Per

square 

mile

0

 338

.660

. 822

.957

1.43

2*33

5.06

3.04

.376

 092

1 097

.089

1.22

Aug.

:

59

57

57

57

52

52

51

66

79

87

84

75

84

29

202

283

i

$

1

57

08

73

147

145

]

]

£

53

77

'04

193

210

S.

r

t

t

>16

50

70

180

352

Sept.

281

235

204

186

168

155

142

136

152

237

186

145

186

305

340

328

292

251

214

182

158

142

129

117

111

102

96

87

80

76

~

Runoff

Inches

0.24

.38

.76

11.14

1.10

1.49

2.69

5.64

3.50

.42

.11

.11

.10

16.54

Acre-feet

26,100

41,080

82,600

1,213,000

120,000

162,500

292,000

613,800

361,300

45,620

11,540

12,120

10,760

1,800,000

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on baais of wea 

Time basia: Central atandard tin.e prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 

'o convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

lather records and recorded range in stage. 

1 1942; central war time thereafter.
5?4 RED RIVER BASIN

Bayou Bartholomew near Beekman, La.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, 32°52', long. 91°52', In NWi sec. 28, T. 22 N., R. 6 E., 

Louisiana meridian, at bridge on State Highway 204, 4 miles south of Beekman and 

7 miles north of Bastrop. Datum of gage Is 70.688 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 1,645 square miles.

Records available.- August 1928 to September 1929 and October 1938 to September 1942 In 

reports of Geological Survey. November 1929 to September 1931 In reports of Corps of 

Engineers, U. S. Army. Gage heights as follows: August 1928 to October 1931 (fragmentary) In files of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; August 1932 to September 1942 

In reports of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 6,860 second-feet Apr. 12 (gage 

height, 21.29 feet); minimum, 128 second-feet Oct. 6, 7, Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.28 

feet).

1928-29, 1938-42: Maximum discharge observed, 3,570 second-feet July 16, 1949; 

maximum gage height, 24.79 feet Mar. 2, 3, 1939; minimum discharge not determined; 

minimum gage height, 1.04 feet Nov. 9, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 26.75 feet Apr. 17, 1927, from floodmark (affected by 

Mississippi River Crevasse flow).

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

cooperation.- Gage-height record, 15 discharge measurements, and computations of dally 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 2 discharge measurements made 

and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1941-42 (gage height. In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

1.3 131 7.0 1,120 16.0 4,240 

2.0 231 9.0 1,680 18.0 5,120 

4.0 543 12.0 2,670 20.0 6,060 

6.0 S95 14.0 3,420 21.2 6,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

134 

134 

134 

131 

131

128 

130 

132 

134 

138

147 

145 

141 

138 

132

139 

140 

143 

147 

145

143

141 

140 

139 

138

139 

143 

147 

155 

260 

1,530

Nov.

2,720 

2,930 

2,920 

2,870 

2,770

2,530 

2,340 

2,030 

1,720 

1,410

1,140 

949 

841 

759

see

534 

4@3 

402

345 

294

261 

405 

804 

962 

1,000

1,030 

1,010 

955 

882 

811

Dec.

721 

626 

540 

472 

407

348 

310 

280 

266 

254

SJ49 

254 

260 

258 

268

256 

246 

240 

230 

222

si*

204 

200 

186 

190

188 

190 

187 

182 

180 

214

Jan.

337 

361 

356 

311 

289

269 

280 

316 

365

397

423 

439 

450 

453 

458

458 

464 

471 

477 

48S

47f 481

447 

423 

397 

373 

356 

357

Feb.

348 

329 

314 

297 

286

274 

256 

246 

242 

240

225 

216 

216 

207 

213

252 

366 

3 SO 

344 

336

323

312 

345 

402 

463

520 

597 

681

"°»th foo?!£s

Goto 

Nove

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apfi 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber .......................

aber ......................

lendar year 194'

ckM,

L ........ 5

h .........................

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

................... ' i:

amber .....................

5,818 

S8.725 

8,832

14,583

12,635 

9,239 

78,165 

10,360 

25,030 

55,582 

6,231 

4,954 

4,658

ter year 1941-42 .......... 470,229

Har.

780 

884 

991 

1,040 

1,100

1,230 

1,380 

1,940 

2,580 

2,840

3,020 

3,220 

3,390 

3,440 

3,400

3>310

3; 210

3.090 

2,960 

2,840

g;750 

Si 660 

2,580 

2,510 

2,490

8,710 

3,040 

3,190 

3,210 

3,210 

3,170

ilaxinua

1,530 

2,930

721

5,470

490 

661 

3,440 

6,840 

4,430 

3,150 

331 

180 

196

6,840

Apr.

3,100 

3,020 

2,930 

2,600 

2,670

2,530 

2,400 

2,780 

4,330 

5,580

6,510 

6,840 

6,740 

6,420 

6,080

5,810 

5,630 

5,490 

5,320 

5,190

5,110 

5,030 

4,960 

4,910 

4,860

4,820 

4,750

4; 670

4*580 

4} 500

May

4,430 

4,390 

4,350 

4,340 

4,350

4,340 

4,260 

4,200 

4,110 

4,060

4,020 

3,980 

3,960 

3,950 

3,950

3,940 

3,920 

3,960 

4,060 

4,100

4,100 

4,120 

4,130 

4,100 

4,050

3;950 

3,830 

3,720 

3,590 

3,460 

3,310

Minimum

128 

261 

180

128

269

207 

780 

2,400 

3,310 

282 

158 

144 

130

128

June

3,

2, 

2, 

2, 

2,

2, 

2, 

1,

1, 

1,

1, 

1,

Mean

188 

1,291 

285

1,410

408 

330 

2,521 

4,679 

4,033 

1,186 

201 

160 

155

1,288

150 

990 

820 

630 

450

250 

040 

850 

660 

440

250 

070 

920 

819 

754

698 

658 

642 

655 

660

626 

565 

501 

445 

410

361 

351 

316 

297 

282

July

331 

289 

256 

240 

230

224 

222 

213 

206 

200

195 

190 

188 

190 

193

194 

198 

204 

202 

197

188 

190 

182 

175 

169

164 

164 

159 

158 

162 

158

Per 

square 

nile

0.114 

.785

.173

.857

.248 

.201 

1.53 

2.84 

2.45 

.781 

.122 

.097 

.094

.788

Aug.

158 

158 

161 

165 

172

165 

157 

152 

151 

148

144 

148 

157 

151 

150

152 

152 

150 

155 

166

159 

157 

164 

180 

176

176 

172 

166 

162 

164 

166

Sept.

159 

152 

150 

147 

144

143 

148

148 

144 

145

143 

144 

143 

144 

144

154 

176 

197 

198 

193

181 

171 

174 

168 

161

151 

140 

132 

134 

130

Runoff

Inches

0.13 

.88 

.20

11.64

.29 

.21 

1.77 

3.17 

2,63 

.80 

.14 

.11 

.11

10.64

Acre-feet

11,540 

76,810 

17,520

1,021,000

25,060 

18,330 

185,000 

878,400 

848,000 

70,580 

12,360 

9,830 

9,840

932,700

Time baslst Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 194Sj centrml war time thereafter, 

o convert war tine to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
RED KEVER BASIN 375

Bayou D'Arbonne near Dubach, La.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°41', long. 92°39', in sec. 35, T. 20 N., R. 3 W., 

EouTsTana meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 167, li miles south of Dubach and 

8 miles upstream from Middle Fork of Bayou D'Arbonne.

Drainage area.- 348 square miles.

Records available.- June 1940 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,760 second-feet Apr. 27 (gage height, 20.05 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 1.2 second-feet Aug. 9; minimum 

gage height, 4.31 feet Oct. 8.

1940-42: Maximum discharge, 11,300 second-feet May 6, 1941 (gage height, 21.08 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 0.5 second-foot Oct. 16, 19, 20, 

22-24, 26-29, 1940; minimum gage height, 4.03 feet Oct. 28, 29, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1941-42 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In 

second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 9 Mar. 10 to Sept. 30

4.4 4.7 5.6 67 4.8 3.0 6.3 135 17.3 2,320 

4.6 8.9 6.0 105 5.0 11 7.6 308 18.0 3,000 

4.S 16 6.S 199 5.2 22 12.6 1,080 18.5 3,700 

5.0 25 e.6 446 5.4 37 15.4 1,570 19.0 4,650 

5.3 44 13.2 1,170 5.7 «6 16.6 1,940 19.3 5,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

25

26

27

1 

30

31

Oct.

9.5 

7.7 

7:0 

S.8 

5.8

5.2 

4.6 

4.2 

17 

15

12 

9.8 

9.8 

12 

11

9.5 

$.9 

6.7 

6.7 

39

37 

25 

18 

14 

11

9,5 

9.2 S-,4

7:5

,3£ 

325

Nov.

616 

735 

641 

582 

606

515 

360 

269 

221 

184

162 

148 

138 

129 

123

118 

114 

108 

103 

97

97 

301 

756 

1,060 

1,170

1,180 

1,130 

1,0?0 

842 

548

Dec.

403 

335 

293 

272 

254

238 

220 

203 

191 

181

178 

1S6 

251 

29S 

301

293 

272 

23S 

216 

204

196 

187 

187 

217 

225

254

274 

248 

242 

225 

225

Jan.

410 

521 

491 

494 

503

462 

399 

343

315 

287

267 

251 

243 

237 

230

222 

212 

204 

204 

207

200 

190 

176 

172 

167

162 

158 

152 

14S 

157 

256

Feb.

533 

296 

263 

224 

196

189 

184 

172 

16.3 

204

2S7 

290 

268 

224 

199

208 

282 

340 

332 

312

267 

233 

232 

293 

308

2S4 

268 

246

Unntv. SeoondHonth foot-days

cto 

ove 

ece

Ca

emu 

ebr 

aro 

pri 

ay 

une 

uly 

ugu 

apt

ffa

ber. :.............,....... nx

nber ...................... 1*

mber ...................... 1

lendar year 1941 

ary

703.2 

,075 

,507

......... 190,115.8

8

h ......................... 16

1 ......................... 39

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

St ........................ 2

ember ..................... 1

,440 

,097 

,385 

,381 

,286 

,407 

,552.1 

,388.7 

,638.7

ter year X941-4E .......... 141,860.7

Mar.

235 

315 

428 

443 

444

468 

443

575 

721 

755

714 

673 

610 

500 

419

368 

333 

300 

267 

252

395

588 

580 

544 

473

716 

S73 

868 

806 

719 

560

Maximum

325

1,180 

403

9,470

521 

340 

S73 

5,600 

5,270 

735 

224 

321 

251

5,600

Apr.

407 

339 

300 

276 

255

237 

238 

552 

1,600 

4,460

3,SOO 

2,380 

1,930 

1,460 i;iso

817 

667 

583 

473 

386

330 

293 

260 

239 

229

1,250 

3,980 

5,600 

2.SSO 

2,030

Hay

1,510 

1,180 

S25 

567 

454

406 

350 

300 

258 

225

196 

176 

198 

497 

1,330

1,840 

1,450 

1,580 

5,270 

4,540

3,180 

2,230 

1,620 

1,230 

820

540 

413 

343 

294 

251 

213

June

186 

156 

137 

118 

105

101 

103 

103 

104 

172

347 

89? 

214 

203 

461

729 

735 

485 

308 

222

178 

220 

470 

620 

685

344

209 

157 

128 

109

i>

Minimum Mean sgi

July

US 

97 

97 

109 

85

66 

59 

54 

52 

44

35 

25

20 

18 

1§

Lf S:7

7.8 

5.3 

4:9

'.20 

102 

224

101 

4t

11

Aug.

9.7 

7.2 

6.0 

5.3 

4:5

3.4 

2.4 

1.8 

3.0 

5.3

5.3

4.1 

l.S 

2:1

s:s

4:1 

, 6:4

W110

£S8 

221 

215 

218 

121 

66

Sept.

55 

44 

37 

31 

27

23 

21 

24 

33 

251

207 

142 

137 

86 

59

£ 

60 

60

48

44

8

28 

21

18 

13 

11 

8:9 

6.8

6r, Runoff

1& inches

4.2 2.2.7 0.065 0.08 

97 469 is3S 1-50 

178 242 S695 .80

4.0 52i 1.50 20.32

148 272 .782 .90 

163 253 , .727 .76 

235 529 1.52 1.75 

229 1,313 3.77 4.21 

 176 L,106 5.18 3.66 

101 280 .805 .90 

4.9 50.1 .144 ,17 

1.8 77.1 .222 .26 

6.3 54.6 .157 .18

1.8 389 1.12 15.17

Acre-feet

1,390 

27,920 

14,890

377*100

16,740 

14,080 

32,800 

78,110 

68,010 

16,680 

3,080 

4,740 

3,250

281,400

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m. 

onvert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. To
RED RIVER BASIN

Middle Fork of Bayou D'Arbonne near Bernlce, La.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°46', long. 92°39', In SWi sec. 35, T. 21 N., R. 3 

 W., Louisiana meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 167, 4 miles south of Bernlce 

and about 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 192 square miles.

Records available.- June 1940 to September 1942. ^

Extremes.- 1941-42: -Maximum discharge during year, 3,330 second-feet Apr. 11 (gage 3 

height, 8.60 feet, from graph based on gage readings); no flow Aug. 5-17.

1940-42: Maximum discharge, 5,180 second-feet May 7, 1941 (gage height, 9.36 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); no flow Sept. 18 to Nov. 8, 1940, and 

Aug. 5-17, 1942.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice dally.

Rating tables, water year 1941-42 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 11 Mar. 12 to Sept. 30

1.1 1.5 3.5 100 0.8 0.2 2.7 44 6.6 490 

1.3 3.0 5.1 206 1.0 1.0 3.2 68 6.9 630 

1.5 6.0 5.6 261 1.2 2.6 3.6 93 7.1 770 

1.7 10 6.1 344 1.4 4.8 4.2 143 7.4 1,080 

1.9 16 , 6.5 454 1.6 7.9 5.2 215 7.8 1,660 

2.9 56 6.8 575 1.8 12 5.8 290 8.4 2,870 

3.1 67 7.1 770 2.0 18 6.2 367 

3.3 82

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3.0 

2.4 

1.9

1.7 

1.6

1.3 

1.1 

1.4 

4.4

5.7

6.6 

5.1 

4.4 

3.6 

3.6

5.1 

4.2 

3.3 

2.6

8.8

26 

16 

10

7.6 

7.2

6.0 

5.4 

4.8 

2.7 

47 

163

Nov.

179 

166 

202 

243 

269

265 

188 

155 

125 

96

80 

78 

65 

52 

50

43 

42 

44 

42 

40

78 

134 

242 

310 

370

465 

656 

770 

676 

562

Dec.

282 

188 

172 

157 

151

146 

125 

108 

106 

101

97 

114 

143 

170 

180

188 

184 

171 

141 

125

108 

125 

124 

124 

119

128 

126 

144 

166 

175 

179

Jan.

183 

185 

193 

274 

286

275 

246 

225 

207 

148

143 

140 

138 

133 

133

128 

119 

119 

122 

124

122 

117 

104 

103 

94

94 

86 

84 

80 

91 

150

Feb.

164 

168 

167 

140 

122

116 

110 

104 

110 

129

148 

169 

158 

124 

120

129 

158 

184 

192 

188

161 

138 

143 

161 

165

164 

146 

128

Month SecondMonth foot-days

Octo 

Nova 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ...................... 4

lendar year 1941 

ary

367.5 

,687 

567

......... 100,531.5

. . 4

h ......................... 7

.......................... 11-|

St ......... .............. 1

ember .....................

,646 

,106 

995 

,277 

,933 

,924 

312.8 

,5]8.4 

7j3.R

ter year 1941-42 .......... 64,086.9

Mar.

139 

164 

197 

218 

225

227 

200 

267 

334 

362

370 

356 

293 

243 

206

170 

162 

143 

140 

132

259 

313 

265 

209 

179

311 

405 

435 

432 

416 

223

Maximum

163 

770 

282

4,400

286 

192 

435 

2,870 

1,380 

197 

38 

178 

149

2,870

Apr.

192 

134 

148 

139 

126

106 

179 

669 

1,170 

2,270

2,870 

1,500 

950 

682 

544

461 

315 

834 

201 

156

163 

147 

130 

112

114

322 

548 

2,070 

1,550 

1,080

May

800 

602 

438 

324 

232

173 

161 

142 

124 

102

85 

73 

70 

101 

272

293 

370 

642 

860 

1,060

1,380 

1,110 

740 

630 

382

208 

161 

133 

106 

87 

72

June

59 

52 

44 

38 

33

31 

31 

32 

41 

51

58 

63 

88 

99 

. 104

170 

197 

182 

147 

72

48 

38 

37 

47 

48

36 

24 

20 

15 

19

Minimum Mean

1.1 11.9 

40 223 

97 147

.8 275

80 150 

104 147 

132 258 

106 643 

70 385 

15 64.1 

.8 10.1 

0 49.0 

2.4 25.1

0 176

P 

sqx 

m

July

34 

30 

38 

30 

27

18 

14 

12 

12 

10

9.1 

6.9 

6.5 

9.7 

8.3

7.0 

4,6 

3.4 

2.8 

1.6

1.4 

2«9 

2.5 

3.8

5.4

3.2 

2.4 

2.4 

1.8 

1.3 

.8

Aug.

0.7 

.4 

.2 

.1

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

3.0 

39 

151

169 

98 

48 

54 

146

173 

178 

124 

140 

143 

51

Sept.

30 

21 

15 

11 

9.

V. 

7. 

9. 

14 

29

89 

137 

149 

60 

25

17 

15 

12

9. 

8.

9 

12 

16 

11

7

5 

4 

3 

3 

2

er Runoff

le Inches Acre fee'

0.062 0.07 729 

1.16 1.30 13,260 

.766 .88 9,060

a. 43 19.47 199,400

.781 .90 9,220 

.766 .80 8,140 

1.34 1.55 15,860 

3.35 3.73 38,24O 

2.01 2.31 23,67& 

.334 .37 3,320- 

.053 .06 62O 

.255 .29 3.01O 

.131 .15 1,49O

.917 12.41 127,100

Time basis; Central 

To convert war time to

standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter, 

standard time, subtract 1 hour.
BED RIVER BASIN 377

Cornie Bayou near Lillle, La.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°53', long. 92°39', in sec. 22, T. 22 N., R. 3 W., 

Louisiana meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 167, 2 miles upstream from confluence 

with Little Cornie Bayou and 3 miles south of Lillie.

Drainage area.- 475 square miles.

Records available.- June 1940 to September 1942.

extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,300 second-feet Apr. 11 (gage height, 16.48 

feet); minimum, 0.5 second-foot Oct. 1, 2, 5 and 8; minimum gage height, 0.51 foot 

Oct. 1.

1940-42: Maximum discharge, 15,100 second-^feet May 7, 1941 (gage height, 17.48 

feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot Sept. 8, 1941 (gage height, 0.43 foot).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily. Some, regulation by Cornie Lake about 

6 mnes above station.

Rating table, water year 1941-42 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in 

second-feet)

0.6 1.0 3.8 101 18.8 1,370 

.3 3.0 5.0 173 13.0 1,810 

1.0 5.7 6.0 243 13.6 2,890 

1.3 11 7.5 392 14.1 8,950 

1.7 19 9.0 581 14.5 3,750 

8.3 36 10.5 334 15.3 6,010' 

3.0 63 11.4 1,050 16.3 9,600

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

0.5

te

.6 

.6 

.5

.6 

.6 

.5 

.6 

.7

.9 

1.2 

1.3 

1.4 

1.5

1.9 

2.2 

2.3 

2.6 

2.3

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.4 

3.8

4.2 

4.3 

4.9 

5.4 

8.4 

37

Nov.

57 

125 

859 

353 

577

611 

468 

289 

200 

159

123 

97 

87 

79 

74

68 

64 

60 

60 

58

61 

92 

288 

508 

611

754 

890 

964 

937 

810

Dec.

701 

612 

545 

454 

418

363 

259 

212 

141 

122

120 

120 

121 

120 

185

258 

294 

302 

308 

878

246 

211 

2O4 

207 

208

263 

280 

306 

340 

400 

485

Jan.

604 

590 

564 

528 

474

536 

632 

643 

632 

549

392 

313 

248 

230 

198

189 

189 

185 

1S7 

187

180 

172 

167 

161 

152

145 

173 

263 

436 

414 

372

Feb.

33S 

313 

237 

253 

894

288 

263 

238 

219 

241

228 

227 

230 

244 

254

270 

269 

869 

280 

299

313 

324 

324 

312 

285

272 

285 

292

Unn+v* Second 

Month foot-days

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1941 ......

ary

103.2 

783 071?

. . 217,870.7

.... . 10

h ......................... 16

1 ......................... 54

........................... 40

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

ember ..................... 4

705 

746 

305 

726 

174 

327 

287 

772.3 

266

ter year 1941-42 .......... 169,270.5

Mar.

303 

342 

350 

356 

373

412 

442 

553 

660 

673

683 

704 

728 

740 

756

709 

655 

522 

416 

366

391 

429 

413 

317 

279

539 

610 

610 

636 

654 

679

Maximum

37 

964 

701

j.1,800

643 

338 

766 

9,970 

4,380 

899 

119 

944 

663

9,970

Apr.

689 

679 

626 

491 

336

313 

315 

526 

1,250 

4,430

9,970 

7,320 

3,920 

2,300 

1,790

1,420 

1,110 

920 

799 

520

380 

299 

242 

210 

223

630 

862 

1,600 

5,700 

4,800

May

4,380 

3,660 

8,280 

1,700 

1,320

980 

756 

599 

499 

416

318 

233 

19O 

25S 

377

459 

507 

713 

2,000 

3,140

3,540 

3,440 

2,420 

1,780 

1,410

980 

723 

463 

287 

193 

153

June

182 

98 

84 

71 

62

56 

52 

49 

53 

61

75 

94 

146 

865 

471

698 

797 

840 

846 

897

899 

816 

641 

393 

229

154 

118 

94 

77 

69

July

S5 

78 

72 

95 

119

110 

90 

70 

55 

45

41 

38 

34 

31 

26

28 

17 

20 

15 

14

12 

. 14 

19 

21 

22

23 

24 

22 

19 

15 

16

Per 

Minimum Mean square 

mile

0.5 3.33 0.0070 

57 326 .686 

120 293 .617

.2 697 1.26

145 345 .726 

219 277 .583 

279 626 1.11 

210 1,824 3.84 

153 1,296 2.73 

49 311 .665 

12 41.5 .087 

3.0 186 .392 

18 142 .299

.6 464 .977

Aug.

13 

9.5 

8.6 

7.7 

6.0

4.9 

3.9 

3.8 

3.6 

3.5

3.5 

3.3

3.0 

12 

25

84 

23 

47 

92 

205

348 

564 

808 

944 

703

521 

411 

324 

256 

214 

177

Sept.

133 

95 

71 

55 

46

38 

36 

38 

39 

57

135 

268 

496 

662 

663

513 

242 

149 

105 

82

64 

48 

39 

35 

32

33 

30 

24 

20 

18

Runoff

Inches

0.008 

.77 

.71

17.07

.84 

.61 

1.28 

4.28 

3.15 

.73 

.10 

.46 

.33

13.26

Acre-feet

205 

19,400 

18,000

432,100

21,230 

15,360 

32,340 

108,600 

79,680 

18,600 

2,550 

11,460 

8,460

336,700

Time baalai Central atandard tima prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, aubtraot 1 hour.

532763 0-43-25
378 RED RIVER BASIN

Bayou Desiard at Monroe, La.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°33', long. 92°08', in sec. 13, T. 18 N., R. 3 E., 

Louisiana neridian, at city of Monroe pumping station, 100 feet east of east levee 

of Ouachlta River, and 1 mile north of Ilonroe. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by city of Monroe).

Records available.- February 1939 to September 1942 (elevations only).

Extremes.-.Maximum elevation observed during year, 69.20 feet May 25; minimum observed, 

66.41 feet Oct. 24.

1939-42: Maximum elevati'on observed, that of May 25, 1942; minimum observed, 65.11 

feet Dec. 22, 1939.

Remarks.- Dally elevations computed from twice-daily gage readings. Bayou Desiard, which 

is a source of water supply for city of Monroe, is a long narrow lake formed by an 

old channel of Bayou Bartholomew. It is dammed off from Bayou Bartholomew, at its 

north end, by a levee and from Ouachita River, at its west end, bv a levee and flood

Cooperation.- Record collected in cooperation with city of Monroe.

Dally elevation. In feet, water year October 1941 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

66.54

66.55

66.55

66.54

66.54

66.54

66.52

66.50

66:49

66.54

66.52

66.45

66.45

66.44

66.43

66.52

66.52

66.52

66.49

66.48

66.47

66.44

66.42

66.41

66.49

66.46

66.49

66.46

66.46

66.46

67.66

Nov.

67.67

67.65

67. S6

67.96

68.00

68.02

68.03

68.04

68.04

68.03

68.02

68.02

67.97

67.92

67.88

67.85

67.82

67.79

67.77

67.75

67.72

68.02

68.30

68.29

68.34

68.40

68.44

68.45

68.48

68.49

-

Dec.

68.49

68.48

68.45

68.42

68.42

68.40

68.40

68.39

68.36

68. ?5

68.33

68.34

68.32

68.28

68.22

68. SO

68.16

68.14

68.08

68.03

68.04

68.03

68.03

68.03

68.03

67.95

67.91

67.91

67.86

67.85

67.88

Jan.

67.96

67.94

67.94

67.93

67.94

67.94

67.94

67.94

67.93

67.90

67.88

67.86

67.85

67.84

67.81

67.80

67.78

67.75

67.75

67.75

67.70

67.70

67.70

67.70

67.67

67.66

67.65

67.65

67.63

67.63

67.65

Feb.

67.65

67.65

67.64

67.64

67.64

67.62

67.61

67.60

67.60

67.60

67.59

67.59

67.59

67.55

67.55

67.55

67.55

67.60

67.70

67.70

67.75

67.76

67.76

67.78

67.81

67.84

67,85

67.86

_

_

-

Mar.

67.85

67.85

67.66

67.89

67.88

67.88

67.88

63.15

68.15

68.15

68.15

68.15

68.33

68.33

68.33

68.35

68.35

68.36

68.37

68.28

68.27

68.28

68.19

68.12

68.12

68.13

68.16

68.15

68.15

68.15

68.15

Apr.

68.15

68.15

68.15

68.08

68.08

68.06

68.02

68.07

68.11

68.66

68.66

68.66

68.75

68.78

68.82

68.86

68.89

68.90

68.91

68.92

68.92

68.92

68.92

68.93

68.93

68.93

68.76

68.76

68.70

68.69

-

May

68.64

68.62

68.56

68.56

68.66

68.66

68.66

68.56

68.52

68.50

68.48

68.44

68.43

63.44

68.77

68.77

68.77

68.94

69.06

69.16

69.17

69.17

69.17

69.17

69.19

69.19

69.18

69.18

69.17

69.17

69.16

June

69.12

69.11

69.11

69.10

69.08

69.07

68.98

68.94

68.90

68.80

68.80

68.67

68.61

68.65 

68.70

68.67

68.62

68.57

68.54

68.50

68.50

68.46

68.48

68.42

68.39

68.36

68.32

68.30

68.28

68.25

-

July

68.28

68.24

68.20

as. is

68.16

68.14

68.12

68.10

68.08

68.05

68.04

68.03

67.96

67.94

67.90

67.90

67.87

67.85

67.83

67.81

67.80

67. SO

67.80

67.78

67.74

67.72

67.70

67.68

67.66

67.65

67.63

Aug.

67.60

67.58

67.56

67.54

67.52

67.49

67.48

67.45

67.43

67.41

67.43

67.43

67.41

67.39

67.39

67.36

67.33

67.33

67.46

67.45

67.45

67.43

67.46

67.45

67.44

67.43

67.42

67.40

67.34

67.34

67.34

Sept.

67.36

67.35

67.33

67.31

67.30

67.29

67.28

67.31

67.30

67.31

67.30

67.30

67.30

67.30

67.28

67.25

67.30

67.30

67.28

67.28

67.27

67.23

67.20

67.19

67.15

67.17

67.15

67.15

67.15

67.12

-
RED RIVER BASIN 

Boeuf River near Girard, La.

379

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 32°29', long. 91°48', on line between sec. 1, T. 17 N., R. 6 

E., and sec. 6, T. 17 N., R. 7 E., Louisiana meridian, at Illinois Central Railroad 

bridge, 200 feet downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 80 and half a mile east of 

Girard. Datum of gage is 51.68 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1942 in reports of Geological Survey. 

Daily gage heights as follows: 1886 to 1894 in reports of Weather Bureau; September 

1925 to December 1931 (unpublished) in files of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; January 1932 to September 1942 in reports of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,730 second-feet Apr. 19 (gage height, 15.02 

reetj; minimum, 68 second-feet Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 1.01 feet Oct. l.

1938-42: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 19, 1942; minimum, 30 second-feet Oct. 28 

to Nov. 7, 1939; minimum gage height, 0.90 foot at times in 1939 and 1940.

Maximum stage known, 29.5 feet May 7, 1927 (affected by Mississippi River Crevasse 

flow).

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 13 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, u. S. Army; 2 discharge measurements made 

and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in seccnd-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

5

10

14

15

16

19 

20

23

25

OQ

30

31

Oct.

85

85

85

87

88

91

90

S9

88

94

91

89

86

87

85

86 

86

91

89 

90

89

87

85

85

82

81

86

84

81

86

201

Nov.

353

706

912

1,310

1,490

1,620

1,720

1,800

1,860

1.8SO

1,890

1,670

1,820

1,730

1,590

1,480 

1,320

1,170

1,400 

902

798

881

1,140

1,360

1,480

1,510

1,530

1,520

1,500

1,480

Dec.

1,410

1,330

1,230

1,130

1,040

957

872

800

722

651

561

536

501

458

422

394 

365

335

307 

286

268

258

260

249

244

243

240

240

243

246

256

Jan.

288

377

494

570

603

613

619

621

611

592

568

534

501

467

434

402 

374

346

324 

303

285

270

257

243

229

220

208

199

190

190

191

Feb.

190

192

194

196

196

192

190

190

189

186

185

186

186

183

181

189 

209

242

305 

368

413

459

482

504

541

595

670

762

-

-

Month

December ...................................

Januarv ....... ... ... .....

Pebr

Haro

May........................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

842

925

974

1,010

1,070

1,140

1,190

1,420

1,550

1,650

1.6SO

1,690

1,710

1,740

1,760

1,770 

1,780

1,770

1,720 

1,660

1,570

1,460

1,340

1,210

1,100

1,210

1,290

1,330

1,340

1,340

1,340

Apr.

1,340

1,330

1,300

1,230

1,140

1,050

964

1,040

1,930

2,340

2,470

2,490

2,570

2,540

2,540

2,600 

2,670

2,710

2,730 

2,590

2,440

2,320

2,200

2,070

1,970

1,910

1,690

1,550

1,430

1,330

-

Seccndfoct-days

2,807

42,022

17,076

230,492

12,123

8,577 

43,581

58.484

32.243

12.421

5,643

2,606

2,384

239,667

May

1,230

1,090

1,010

1,000

1,020

1,000

980

954

938

917

894

872

848

858

1,130

1,240 

1,230

1,360

1,430 

1,380

1,300

1,200

1,160

1,120

1,070

1,010

954

881

805

720

642

Maximum

201

1,890

1,410

1,890

621

762 

1,780

2,730

1,430

645

386

94

98

2,730

June

565

490

422

340

312

29S

279

246

362 

467

442

412

558

645

581

512

448

394

-

Minimum

81

353

240

80

190

181 

842

964

642

230

95

76

66

68

July

366

360

321

300

284

272

238

204

143 

137

128

121

106

102

99

99

98

95

Aug.

94

91

89

89

89

88

87

87

87

81 

85

82

82

78

80

79

78

78

78

Mean

90.5

1,401

551

631

391

306 

1,406

1,949

1,040

404

182

84.1

79.5

657

Sept.

78

78

78

74

74

74,

76

SI 

92

95

S9

75

75

74

70

68

"

Runoff in 

acre-feet

5,570

63,350

33,870

457,200

24,050

17,010 

86,440

116,000

63,950

24,040

11, 190

5,170

4,730

475,400

Time basis» Central standard time prior tc 2 a.m., Feb. 

To convert war time tc standard time, subtract 1 hour. 

9, 1942; central war time thereafter.
380 RED RIVER BASIN 

Bayou La Fourche near Crew Lake, La.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 32°30', long. 91°55', In SWi sec. 36, T. 18 N., R. 5 E.,

 Louisiana meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 1.1 miles upstream from Illinois 

Central Railroad bridge and 2£ miles west of town of Crew Lake. Datum of gage Is 

56.12 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Army).

Records available.- December 1938 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9.230 second-feet Apr. 12 (gage height, 7.90 

feet); minimum, 3.5 second-feet Aug. 13 [gage height, 0.82 foot).

1938-42: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 12, 1942; minimum, 1 second-foot on 

many days.

Maximum stage known, 9.30 feet in December 1931, from floodmark.

Remarks.- Records good above 50 second-feet, poor below. Gage read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 12 discharge measurements, and computations of daily

 discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 1 discharge measurement made 

and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

5

10

15

18

20

25

28

29

31

Oct.

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

8.8

13

11

9.7

8.2

7.0

7.0

9.7

15

16

14

14

14

13

11

7.3

7.0

12

18

19

25

50

Nov.

74

156

636

1,240

1,600

2,240

3,110

3,520

3,650

3,780

3,860

3,780

3,500

3,330

3,160

2,720

2,160

1,580

1,200

896

710

1,160

1,400

1,630

2,060

3,160

3,830

4,010

4,040

3,860

-

Dec.

3,570

3,110

2,720

2,220

1.8SO

1,440

1,170

948

750

584

456

407

375

350

316

281

245

219

184

160

143

125

123

131

141

144

131

155

191

191

191

Jan.

243

340

495

602

660

680

617

546

482

434

396

353

317

288

C57

238

212

184

164

156

148

140

133

126

109

92

77

6S

62

58

60

Feb.

76

100

119

132

132

120

119

119

119

118

106

94

83

78

76

101

167

272

467

457

471

474

471

440

413

413

437

443

_

_

-

Month

December ...................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

March....... ...............................

May. .......................................

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

474

534

635

78S

1,020

1,220

1,420

1,810

2,550

3,060

3,440

3,720

3,980

4,010

4,010

4,010

3,780

3,520

3,360

2,980

2,700

2,380

1,980

1,620

1,400

1,530

1,700

1,900

2,230

2,090

2,070

Apr.

2,050

1,790

1,550

1,510

1,300

1,020

788

1,000

2,980

3,860

8,200

9,150

3,350

7,640

7,340

6,980

6,560

6,560

6,400

5,950

5,450

4,960

4,350

3,950

3,660

3,130

2,680

2,350

1,920

1,460

-

Secondfoot-days

372.7

72,058

23,051

274,520.7

71,921

354.7

356,923.3

Hay

1,040

S20

720

666

866

950

854

760

624

509

405

367

327

420

1,240

2,150

2,420

2,610

2,980

2,980

2,750

2,380

1,960

1,670

1,340

1,000

650

550

450

351

255

Maximum

50

4,040

3,570

4,040

474

4,010

1,020

15

9,150

June

167

140

91

59

48

48

48

60

80

85

75

95

730

976

963

854

690

560

470

380

321

S74

244

200

163

131

*

Minimum

7.0

74

123

4

76

474

255

48

7 1

7.1

3.S

July

156

192

207

190

253

15S

111

71

16

11

10

9.6

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.2

9.0

8.6

8.0

7.1

Aug.

6.2

5.7

5.2

4.8

4.6

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.8

6.4

6.7

6.7

6.5

6.5

6.4

6.4

6.9

Mean

12.0

2,402

744

752

282

236

2,320

4,163

1,196

312

75.0

6.35

11. S

978

8.4

Sept.

9.6

11

11

9.4

7.6

7.1

8.0

9.8

9.8

10

13

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

12

"

Runoff in 

acre-fsst

739

142,900

45,720

544,500

17,330

13,120

142,700

247,700

73,580

18,600

4,610

328

704.

708,000

sis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.ra, Feb. 

war tine to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

9, 1942; central war time thereafter.
RED RIVER BASIN 381

Tensas River at Tendal, La.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 32°26', long. 91°22', in MWi sec. 29, T. 17 N., R. 11 E.,

 Louisiana meridian, at logging railroad bridge, 1,000 feet upstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 80 at Tendal, and 3 miles east of Waverly. Datum of gage is 50.08 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1942 in reports of Geological Survey.

 December 1935 to September 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,850 second-feet Apr. 11, 12 (gage height, 

17.00 feet); minimum, 6 second-feet Oct. 14-16; minimum gage height, 6.50 feet 

Sept. 26, 29, 30.

1938-42: Maximum discharge observed, 2,440 second-feet July 15, 1940 (gage 

height, 19.56 feet); minimum discharge, 4 second-feet Sept. 2, 3, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 34.02 feet my 15, 1927 (affected by Mississippi River 

Crevasse flow).

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 12 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 2 discharge measurements 

made and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

5

6 

7 

8

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21

23

25

26 

27

OQ

31

Oct.

11

11

10

10

10

10 

e 

S 

9

10

8 

8 

7 

6 

6

6 

S 

10 

12 

11

11 

11

10 

9

9

9 

9 

9

9

14

23

Nov.

51

77

117

306

482

501 

488 

411 

33 S

257

163 

158 

120 

83 

71

70 

67 

62 

51 

65

94 

132

1S6 

233

272

336 

382 

362

342

338

Dec.

310

175

138

-147

145

144 

13S 

134 

110

37

90 

9S 

114 

119 

124

121 

37 

84 

84 

SO

110 

136

139 

139

149

142 

143 

135

126

116

109

Jan.

117

131

109

37

84

S2 

83 

84 

84

84

84 

84 

84 

83 

81

SO 

79 

79 

79 

79

79 

79

79 

79

78

78 

77 

77

75

75

Feb.

76

106

106

106

90

76 

76 

76 

76

75

75 

74 

74 

74 

74

107 

310 

436 

496 

476

411 

370

322 

301

294

2S7 

280 

256

-

-

-

Month

October. ........ .....

Hove 

Deoember ...................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

240

347

520

614

683

829 

837 

1,090 

1,440

1,560

1,530 

1,410 

1,300 

1,130 

1,080

973 

870 

724 

637 

596

49S 

446

407 

359

313

355

447 

4S6

486

457

403

Apr.

354

311

270

242

209

185 

163 

235 

1,290

1,670

1,840 

1,350 

1,780 

1,640 

1,510

1,360 

1,260 

1,1SO 

1,300 

1,060

970 

894

836 

760

678

604 

554 

503

464

430

~

Seoondfoot-days

307

6,620 

3,964

72,101

2,609

5,5S2

23,127

26,407

15,250

2,961

1,25S

547

419

89,051

May

394

324

296

264

235

220 

1SS 

174 

154

148

137 

128 

123 

178 

1,040

1,400 

1,370 

1,300 

1,190 

1,030

952 

816

6SO 

586

439

404 

315 

218

174

154

119

Maximum

28

501 

310

1,010

131

498

1,560

1,850

1,400

185

59

29

22

1,850

June

103

S3

SO

78

70

63 

66 

66 

65

63 

61 

60 

62 

73

96 

144 

183 

1S5 

183

163 

145

125

102 

91 

84

Minimum

6

51 

SO

4

75

74

240

163

119

60

29

14

S

6

July

59

57

56

56

55

54 

52 

51 

50

42 

35 

34 

34 

34

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

34 

30

30

29 

40 

41

Aug.

29

25

25

24

22

17 

16 

16 

16

16 

19 

IS 

IS 

18

IS 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

16

16

15 

15 

14

Mean

9.9

221 

128

19S

84.2

199

746

SSO

492

93.7

40.6

17.6

14.0

244

Sept.

13

13

12

12

13

12 

12 

13 

14

14 

14 

16 

18 

18

21 

22 

21 

16 

16

14

14

10

9 

14 

13

Runoff in 

acre- feet

609

7,860

143,000

5,170

11,070

45,370

52,380

30,250

5,370

2,500

1,080

831

176,600

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
382 RED RIVER BASIN

Bayou Macon near Delhi, La.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 32°27', long. 91°29', In SEi sec. 18, T. 17 N., R. 10 E.,

 Louisiana meridian, at Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 150 feet downstream from 

U. S. Highway 80 and 1 mile east of Delhi. Datum of gage Is 50.07 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1942 In reports of Geological Survey.

 October 1935 to September 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army. Daily 

gage heights as follows: 1885 to 1899 in reports of Weather Bureau; September 1925 

to December 1931 (unpublished) in files of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; January 

1932 to September 1942 in reports of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,330 second-feet Apr. 13, 14 (gage height, 

21.95 feet), from rating curve extended above 3,500 second-feet; minimum, 56 secondfeet Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 0.28 foot Sept. 29, 30.

1938-42: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 13, 14, 1942; minimum, 47 second-feet 

Sept. 28, 29, 1939; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 29 30, 1942.

Maximum stage known, 34.6 feet May 10, 11, 1927 (af^- M by Mississippi River 

Crevasse flow).

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 12 discharge measurements, and computations of daily

 discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 2 discharge measurements 

made and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

5

6 

7 

8

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19

*

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

31

Oct.

119

119

119

119

119

119 

118 

118 

119

180

115 

110 

109 

107 

107

107 

107 

109 

107 

106

106 

106 

106 

1C6 

106

107 

118 

114

as

133

316

NOV.

387

398

518

674

749

752 

745 

701 

626

574

523 

472 

435 

403 

372

361 

356 

344 

334 

320

320 

566 

813 

1,070 

1,250

1,260 

1,150 

979 

833 

689

-

Dec.

5S2

505

448

405

386

374 

362 

350 

337

325

318 

323 

334 

352 

344

330 

321 

302 

891 

281

270 

298 

356 

360 

400

452 

437 

412 

381 

349

327

Jan.

372

488

505

536

530

501 

462 

415 

386

360

338 

334 

334 

334 

334

334 

332 

331 

332 

330

327 

323 

316 

306 

898

291 

285 

275 

266 

267

292

Month

Feb.

291

889

287

281

274

267 

257 

248 

239

233

830 

225 

223 

217 

215

304 

466 

540 

574 

567

527 

484 

446 

439 

469

520 

552 

564

~

December. ..................................

March... ...................................

April ......................................

May.........'...............................

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

573

692

824

913

1,040

1,190 

1,230 

1,700 

2,100

2,360

2,460 

2,170 

1,960 

1,770 

1,600

1,580 

1,440 

1,400 

1,370 

1,340

1,320 

1,280 

1,210 

1,150 

1,100

1,220 

1,380 

1,500 

1,570 

1,540

1,450

Apr.

1,330

1,230

1,150

1,090

1,020

983 

948 

1,260 

2,910

4,470

5,050 

5,850 

5,330 

5,250 

4,720

4,400 

4,130 

3,880 

3,650 

3,360

3,080 

2,770 

2,410 

2,230 

2,080

1,970 

1,870 

1,780 

1,690 

1,630

"

Seoondfoot-days

3,703

18,968

11,312

4,818

2,813

267,427

May

1,570

1,520

1,480

1,460

1,430

1,420 

1,400 

1,390 

1,360

1,340

1,330 

1,320 

1,310 

1,310 

2,190

8,480 

2,420 

2,260 

2,200 

2,100

1,980 

1,830 

1,630 

1,530 

1,410

1,'320 

1,100 

1,130 

1,130 

1,040

Maximum

316

1,260

582

2,240

536

2,460

5,330

2,480

935

407

191

125

5,330

June

935

850

765 

744 

716 

691

651 

630 

615 

586 

581

679 

617 

857 

805 

723

641 

541 

522 

523 

502

477 

44S 

402 

419 

420

Minimum

106

320

270

106

266

215

573

94 S

986

402

197

128

56

56

July

407

374 

36S 

352 

331

321

320 

313 

303 

291 

282

279 

270 

265 

268 

851

244 

248 

243 

23S 

238

233 

224 

816 

209 

200

Aug.

191

173 

170 

167 

164

162

163 

167 

168 

169 

165

158 

155 

148 

145 

144

140 

138 

134 

135 

135

138 

140 

139 

135 

132

Mean

119

632

365

654

357

365

1,431

2,764

1,562

657

293

155

93.8

733

Sept.

125

110 

109 

107 

106

120 

118 

115 

110 

109

104 

92 

S6 

81 

78

77 

74 

72 

69 

67

65 

84 

61 

58 

56

Runoff in 

acre feet

7,340

37,620

22,440

473,400

21,960

80,890

88,010

164,500

96,050

39,080

18,030

9,560

5,580

530,500

Time basis: Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 

To convert mar time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

9, 1942; central twr time thereafter.
RED RIVER BASIN 383

Dugdemona River near Jonesboro, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°13', long. 92°48', in sec. 8, T. 14 N., R. 4 

W., Louisiana meridian, at bridge on State Highway 13, 2 miles downstream from Potts 

Creek and Big Creek, and 6 miles southwest of Jonesboro.

Drainage area.- 351 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,600 second-feet May 19 (gage height, 17.64 

feet ); minimum, 4.3 second-feet Sept. 8; minimum gage height, 3.33 feet Oct. 13.

1938-42: Maximum discharge, that of May 19, 1942; minimum, 3.9 second-feet 

Dec. 17, 18, 1939; minimum gage height, 3.09 feet Sept. 21, 1939.

Remarks.- Records good. Water used by a paper mill at Hodge is pumped from wells and 

discharged into the stream about 7 miles above station. Tills discharge is not 

continuous but is stored in a reservoir and is released whenever the river flow is 

sufficient to materially dilute this effluent.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

12 

12 

11 

10 

12

13 

11 

11 

10 

10

9.6 

7.7 

8.7 

12 

14

27 

40 

19 

14 

IS

13 

12 

12 

12 

IS

13 

18 

55 

43 

44 

1,230

Nov.

6,570 

8,640 

4,250 

2,290 

1,540

1,150 

963 

799 

578 

394

279 

202 

162 

138 

122

113 

105 

97 

89 

81

78 

355 

1,740 

3,330 

3,950

2,940 

1,890 

1,360 

1,040 

782

Dec.

551 

409 

336 

284 

250

221 

198 

183 

165 

150

145 

185 

294 

368 

394

396 

361 

302 

252 

217

194 

185 

250 

343 

384

426 

445 

445 

433 

381 

354

Jan.

498 

678 

616 

668 

828

712 

609 

508 

432 

382

332 

286 

258 

241 

250

218 

206 

198 

260 

531

516 

278 

247 

204 

185

174 

200 

297 

311 

296 

451

Month

Octc 

Nove 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Bay 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

.Sept

Wa

dendar year 194] 

ary

*uary

h .........................

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

ember .....................

ter year 1941-42 ..........

Feb.

622 

739 

727 

606 

437

344 

290 

248 

210 

207

246 

288 

300 

270 

224

211 

329 

421 

433 

413

348 

278 

235 

270 

314

341 

344 

314

Secondfoot-days

1,742.0 

46,027 

9,501

175,843.3

11,850 

10,009 

22,119 

25,829 

60,144 

9,645 

1,754 

396.0 

1,021.5

200,037.5

Time basis: Central standard time prior

Mar.

286 

375 

561 

708 

816

943 

973 

1,130 

1,540 

1,660

1,550 

1,380 

1,160 

890 

650

493 

402 

346 

298 

254

221 

202 

192 

182 

173

382 

667 

900 

973 

988 

824

Maximum

1,230 

8,640 

551

8,640

868 

739 

1,660 

4,950 

14, 000 

978 

182 

24 

244

14,000

Apr.

543 

366 

272 

216 

187

169 

173 

373 

1,800 

4,700

4,950 

3,050 

1,880 

1,340 

1,010

762 

587 

526 

466 

396

329 

260 

203 

167 

143

146 

159 

173 

231 

252

May

185

133 

104 

88 

78

74 

82 

84 

69 

56

50 

45 

43 

175 

2,780

8,700 

5,750 

3,950 

14,000 

10,8^00

4,790 

2,480 

1,650 

1,200 

909

636 

414 

SOO 

219 

166 

134

Minimum

7.7 

7S 

145

7.7

174 

207 

173 

143 

43 

56 

13 

6.2 

4.7

4.7

June

111 

95 

78 

67 

60

58 

56 

64 

118 

190

287 

340 

346 

284 

511

496 

905 

978 

837 

578

556 

250 

313 

388 

468

563 

458 

280 

184 

128

Mean

56.2 

1,534 

306

482

382 

357 

714 

861 

1,940 

322 

56.6 

12.8 

34.0

548

July

139 

182

174 

115 

83

69 

60 

62 

64 

63

55 

45

37 

31 

27

24 

21 

21 

21 

22

24 

54 

48 

83 

85

56 

35 

25 

20 

16 

13

Per 

square 

mile

0.160 

4.37 

.872

1.37

1.09 

1.02 

2.03 

2.45 

5.53 

.917 

.161 

.036 

.097

1.56

Aug.

13 

11 

11 

10 

6.7

7.4 

7.4 

6.4 

6.2 

6.9

11 

14 

15 

12 

12

10 

13 

15 

24 

19

18 

13 

16 

16 

13

13 

15 

21 

17 

13 

12

Sept.

15 

16 

12 

8.5 

7.6

8.3 

7.1 

4.7 

5.2

11

12 

13 

17

14 

13

13 

47 

244 

179 

125

89 

47 

27 

22 

14

12 

10 

9.8 

9.5 

8.8

Runoff

Inches

0.18 

4.88 

1.01

18.65

1.26 

1.06 

2.34 

2.74 

6.37 

1.02 

.19 

.04 

.11

21.20

Acre-feet

3,460 

91,290 

18,840

348,800

23,500 

19,850 

43,870 

51,230 

119,300 

19,130 

3,480 

785 

2,030

396,800

to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter.

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour
384 RED RIVER BASIN

Dugdemona River near Wlnnfield, La.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 31°58', long. 92°39", In sec. 34, T. 12 N., R. 3 W., 

Louisiana meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 167, 300 feet upstream from Chicago 

& Rock Island Railroad bridge, 4 miles north of Wlnnfield and about 7 miles downstream from Big Creek.

Drainage area.- 659 square miles.

Records available.- April 1939 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,900 second-feet May 21 (gage height, 20.10 

feet); minimum, 10 second-feet Aug. 10 (gage height, 2.02 feet).

19,39-42: Maximum discharge, that of May 21, 1942; minimum, 4.3 second-feet 

Oct. 25, 1939; minimum gage height, 1.60 feet Aug. 19, Sept. 27-29, 1939.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice dally. Water used by paper mill at Hodge Is 

pumped from wells and discharged Into the stream about 30 miles above station. This 

discharge Is not continuous but Is stored In a reservoir and Is released whenever 

the river flow Is sufficient to materially dilute this effluent.

Rating tables, water year 1941-42 

Oct. 1 to Feb. 28

ge height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

Mar. 1 to Sept. 30

2.1 13 12.0 1,160 2.0 9.7 

2.3 19 13.5 1,590 2.1 12 

2.6 30 14.5 2,050 2.4 22 

3.0 50 15.4 2,630 2.7 33 

3.7 91 16.2 3,400 3.0 48 

5.0 ISO 17.0 4,560 4.0 109 

6.5 307 18.4 7,240 6.2 195 

8.5 524 18.8 8,130 

10.0 746

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

20" 19 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

42 

30 

23 

19 

19

21 

24 

25 

23 

22

21 

20 

18 

16 

13

20 

19 

32 

72 

82

77 

56 

39 

29 

23

21 

21 

19

17 

23 

618

Nov.

1,820 

5,150 

7,280 

8,130 

6,670

4,710 

3,410 

2,660 

2,180 

1,830

1,550 

1,330 

1,130 

936

731

512 

331 

238 

200 

179

165 

345 

993 

1,320 

1,900

2,730 

3,510 

3,840 

3,440 

2,890

Dec.

2,440 

2,080 

1,770 

1,510 

1,310

1,110 

916 

736 

569 

441

365 

374 

424 

477

535

570 

579 

576 

575 

573

562 

570 

768 

838 

789

795 

764 

714 

688 

670 

672

Jan.

732 

870 

998 

1,170 

1,260

1,270 

1,260

l)200 

1,150

1,080 

996 

902 

796 

693

600 

518 

466 

455 

474

478 

490 

498 

504 

501

480 

445 

411

387 

410 

610

Feb.

715 

755 

796 

789 

784

791 

815 

819 

793 

722

628 

544 

502 

468 

445

465 

637 

827 

936

1,000

987 

878 

786 

736 

701

652 

582 

534

 _ tv. SecondMonth foot-days

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year 1941 ......

ary

1,504 

72,110 

25,760

336,133

st ........................

ember ......................

23,344 

20,087 

11,210 

19,549 

70 , 493 

14,599 

5,686 

1,065 

1,370

ter year 1941-42. ......... 326,777

Mar.

552 

974 

1,220 

1,260 

1,320

1,480 

1,530 

1,750 

2,050 

2,180

2,260 

2,260 

2,230 

2,160 

2,010

1,860 

1,710 

1,520 

1,320 

1,130

934 

762 

613 

506 

442

714 

900 

861 

886 

916 

900

Maximum

618 

8,130 

2,440

8,130

1,270 

1,000 

2,260 

5,100 

12,600 

1,160 

709 

105 

217

12,600

Apr.

908 

944 

974 

974 

912

798 

661 

916 

2,100 

3,220

3,830 

4,140 

5,100 

4,500 

3,580

2,780 

2,270 

1,880 

1,630 

1,420

1,190 

987 

823 

685 

562

454 

369 

326 

317 

299

6.8 337 

S.S 562 

10.4 819 

12.2 1,210 

13.7 1,660 

14.7 2,120 

15.5 2,660

1941 to September

May

271 

270 

281 

266 

216

171 

147 

133 

125 

115

110 

100 

88 

172 

472

838 

936 

2,290 

6,100 

6,920

12,600 

12,400 

7,940 

4,620 

3,280

2,520 

2,010 

1,680 

1,390 

1,140 

892

Minimum

13 

165 

365

13

387 

445 

442 

299 

88 

88 

33 

11 

11

11

Time basis; Central standard time prior1 to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

June

1, 

1,

1,

Mean

48.5 

2,404 

831

921

753 

717 

1,329 

1,652 

2,274 

487 

183 

34.4 

45.7

895

620 

366 

211 

152 

123

119 

99

88 

97 

122

212 

312 

358 

398 

553

624 

625 

593 

550 

562

658 

782 

030 

160

060

846 

677 

559 

517 

526

16.5 3,660 

17.2 4,710 

17.8 6,000 

18.7 8,660 

19.8 12,700

1942

July

Per 

square 

mile

0.074 

3.65 

1.26

1.40

1.14 

1.09 

2.02 

2.51 

3.45 

.739 

.278 

.052 

.069

1.36

1942; central war

618 

709 

546 

709 

590

358 

236 

172 

133 

111

98 

90 

84 

75 

65

53 

49 

44 

38 

35

33 

36 

46 

109 

149

117 

102 

98 

82 

60 

41

Aug.

31 

23 

19 

16 

14

13 

16 

11 

11 

12

16 

55 

65 

105 

63

34 

23 

18 

19

38

50 

38 

39 

96

45

43 

38 

33 

34 

24 

24

Sept.

25 

23 

20 

17 

16

16 

16 

14 

12

11

11 

11 

11 

16 

24

21 

16 

24 

25 

64

157 

217 

201 

145 

96

60 

38 

27 

19 

15

Runoff

Inches

0.08 

4.07

1.45

18.97

1.32 

1.13 

2.33 

2.80 

3.98 

.82 

.32 

.06 

.08

18.44

Acre-feet

2,980 

143,000 

51,090

666,600

46,300 

39,840 

81,740 

98,280 

139,800 

28,960 

11,280 

2,110 

2,720

648,100

time thereafter.
RED RIVER BASIN 

Bayou Castor near Grayson, La.

385

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32U05', long. 92°12', in sec. 30, T. 13 N., R. 3 E.,

Louisiana meridian, at bridge on State Highway 110, 6 miles upstream from Bayou

Beaucoup, and 6& miles northwest of Grayson. 

Drainage area.- 270 square miles. 

Records available.- May 1940 to September 1942. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,980 second-feet May 20 (gage height, 13.66

feet); minimum, 1.5 second-feet Aug. 10 (gage height, 1.29 feet).

1940-42: Maximum discharge, that of May 20, 1942; minimum, 1 second-foot on

many days in September and October 1940; minimum gage height, 1.08 feet Sept. 23, 1940. 

Revision.- The maximum discharge for water year 1941 has been revised to 6,690

second-feet Nov. 26, 1940 (gage height, 13.20 feet), superseding figure published in

Water-Supply Paper 927.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily. 

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge, in second-feet, for high-water periods in water

year 1941, superseding those published in Water-Supply Paper 927, are given herein:

Nov. 24..... 1,980 

26..... 5,690

26..... 6,470

27..... 4,490

HOT. 28..... 2,370 

Dec. 28..... 4,060

Dec. 29..... 4,420 

30..... 3,060

Month.

Secondfoot-days

24,644 

32,640

108,138

Maximum

6,470 

4,420

6,470

Minimum

3 

270

1

Mean

821 

1,063

296

Per 

square 

mile

3.04 

3.90

1.10

Runoff

Inches

3.39 

4.50

14.90

Acre-feet

4S,880 

64,740

214,600

Rating table, nater year 1941-42 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.3 1.6 1.9 8.9 3.3 60 6.0 189 8.9 512 10.4 1,060 11.4 2,200 

1.5 3.4 2.4 19 4.0 82 7.0 266 9.6 682 10.9 1,460 12.2 4,010 

1.7 ' 5.9 2.9 34 5.0 130 8.1 385 10.1 883 11.1 1,670 13.4 7,260

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 tc September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

26

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3.2 

2.8 

2.6 

4.7 

9.7

7.6 

5.4 

5.8 

6.2 

5.4

5.4 

8.7 

8.3 

7.0 

5.9

7.9 

24 

32 

26 

19

16 

17 

16 

16 

11

8.4 

7.3 

6.2 

7.0 

72 

587

Nov.

1,140 

1,180 

2,250 

2,000 

1,290

942 

763 

667 

590 

516

439 

373 

295 

212 

124

64 

40 

33 

31 

30

29 

110 

398 

473 

1,510

2,750 

1,590 

1,100 

826

641

Dec.

528 

430 

341 

258

184

123 

85 

68 

64 

61

59 

66 

86 

95 

105

131 

154 

171 

179 

175

153 

144 

150 

223 

a260

a240 

224 

216 

209 

206 

209

Jan.

217 

221 

221 

227 

247

286 

347 

397 

415 

393

342 

281 

221 

168 

127

105 

94 

91 

96 

97

101 

115 

130 

136 

130

116 

allO 

a!05 

alOO 

150 

226

Feb.

286 

281 

266 

262 

263

263 

259 

a200 

a!60 

a!30

allO 

91 

92

108 

124

197 

267 

290 

280 

293

325 

361 

397 

398 

365

304 

244

211

M th SecondMcnth foot-days

Octo 

NoTe 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

mber ...................... 5,

lendar year 1943 

ary . . ...

. . 7O

6.

st ........................

ember .....................

959.5 

406 

597

772.5

012 

827 

796 

973 

184 

034 

887.6 

425.3 

261.7

ter year 1941-42 .......... 128,363.1

Mar.

a270 

a340 

406 

a470 

a550

595 

641 

1,080 

1,620 

1,490

1,160 

966 

888 

826 

641

670 

558 

442 

366 

293

234 

192 

142 

112 

a!70

a300 

475 

493 

486 

465 

455

Maximum

587 

2,750 

528

2,750

415 

398 

1,620 

6,490 

7,170 

767 

346 

80 

33

7,170

Apr.

445 

415 

375 

301 

219

141 

98 

185 

5,930 

6,490

4,810 

2,490 

1,380 

983 

775

615 

488 

385 

308 

248

206 

164 

124 

88 

67

57 

50 

45 

42 

49

May

57 

52 

44 

33 

20

13 

13 

24 

35 

31

27 

23 

33 

123 

775

1,300 

3,660 

2,560 

4,230 

7,170

3,960 

1,820 

1,120 

835 

641

504 

402 

304 

205

114 

56

June

32 

27 

23 

20 

18

19 

19 

19 

19 

25

46 

54 

59 

75 

102

114 

132 

174 

204 

247

380 

547 

787 

737 

771

676 

524 

445 

395

344

July

346 

270 

277 

264 

240

238 

255 

251 

207 

161

90 

51 

37 

25 

18

15

18 

13 

11 

8.3

7.9 

5.0 

a5 

a7 

a9

12 

12

12 

11 

9.1 

7.3

Per 

Minimum Mean square 

mile

2.6 31.0 0.115 

29 747 2.77 

59 181 '.667

2.6 219 .811

91 194 .719 

91 244 .904 

112 574 2.13 

42 932 3.45 

13 974 3.61 

18 234 .867 

5 93.1 -.345 

1.6 13.7 .051 

2.5 8.72 .032

1.6 . 352 1.30

Aug.

5.4 

4.4 

4.0 

3.0 

2.8

2.6 

2.4 

2.1 

1.9 

1.6

2.8 

11 

19 

15 

7.9

5.9

4.4 

6.0 

13 

46

80 

47 

30 

24 

18

12 

12 

12 

11

8.1 

10

Sept.

13 

9.3 

7.3 

5.9 

4.2

3.0 

3.6 

4.1 

3.8 

4.7

4.6 

4.2 

a3.5 

a3.5 

a2.5

a2.5 

aS 

aS 

a3 

a5

a9 

15 

30 

33 

22

16 

12 

13 

31 

7.0

Runoff

Inches

0.13 

3.09 

.77

10.99

.83 

.94 

2.45 

3.85 

4.16 

.97 

.40 

.06 

.04

17.69

Acre-feet

1,900 

44,440 

11,100

158,221

11,920 

13,540 

35,300 

55, 480 

59,870 

13,950 

5,730 

844 

519

254,600

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Dugdemona RlTer near Jonesboro and near Winnfield. 

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To oonTert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
386 RED RIVER BASIN

Bayou Funny Louis near Trout, La.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 31°43', long. 92°13', in sec. 36, T. 9 N., R. 2 E.,

Louisiana meridian, at bridge on U. J.S. Highway 84, 3 miles northwest of Trout, and

about 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 93.5 square miles.

Records available.- April 1939 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,320 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage height, 16.£ 

feet); minimum, 0.4 second-foot Aug. 7 (gage height, 1.23 feet).

1939-42: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 9, 1942; minimum, 0.1 second-foot at 

times in 1939 and 1940; minimum gage height, 1.19 feet Sept. 22, 23, 1939.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1941-42 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In aecond-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 13-22)

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

1.9

0.3 

.7 

1.8 

3.4 

5.8

2.1 

2.4 

3.0 

3.4 

3.7

8.8

14

42

55,

4.3

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.5

87

206

378

582

981

14.5

15.2

15.6

16.1

16.9

1,350

1,560

1,750

2,190

3,200

Discharge in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

38

29

30

31

Oct.

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.6

3.4

4.3

2.7

2.2

2.7

2.4

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.8

2.1

2.7

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.1

117

989

Nov.

1,160

349

98

42

40

18

15

19

13

10

8.2

6.1

6.1

5.3

4.8

4.0

4.3

3.8

3.8

3.6

48

38

295

145 ' 82

43

30

23

16

14

-

Dec.

13

10

11

11

9.5

8.5

6.9

7.2

6.6

6.2

6.4

9.6

13

16

13

11

9.3

8.2

7.8

7.7

7.5

56

287

179

124

262

142

80

54

41

44

Jan.

92

84

133

270

159

94

64

54

48

41

33

30

26

24

22

20

18

15

15

24

20

17

15

14

13

11

14

18

17

58

217

Feb.

126

82

52

39

31

27

22

19

16

17

22

21

19

16

15

955

2,240

1,550

1,160

377

118

83

446

898

550

23S

113

77

_

_

-

Mar.

154

1,100

898

456

see

501

313

1,330

1,340

830

334

114

159

237

170

115

102

77

57

46

42

38

32

28

62

717

668

364

133

72

50

Apr.

38

32

2S

24

22

20

22

505

3,070

2,170

1,410

464

105

62

51

54

92

54

50

34

28

24

20

16

18

34

34

22

16

13

-

May

10

9.1

7.8

6.9

6.1

5.7

5.2

4.6

4.3

4.1

3.8

3.6

5.0

15

498

538

259

107

363

235

98

44

27

19

13

10

8.5

7.2

6.2

5.3

4.8

June

4.1

3.6

3.3

3.1

3.4

3.7

3.8

12

72

59

27

16

9.8

6.4

4.9

4.1

3.5

3.0

2.9

3.2

2.9

3.5

69

269

92

26

12

7.4

5.0

4.2

-

July

103

24

12

6.5

5.9

4.2

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.0

3.0

2.8

2.6

1.9

1.8

1.4

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.7

12

5.8

5.0

3.4

2.3

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.3

Aug.

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

1.0

67

24

113

155

44

14

6.5

4.2

3.3

20

7.2

3.5

2.4

2.1

1.7

2.4

3.2

2.4

1.7

1.7

1.4

Sept.

1.4

1.1

.9

.7

.6

.6

1.5

14

14

5.0

3.8

2.9

2.2

1.5

1.3

1.4

2.4

6.2

10

9.5

5.3

4.0

2.5

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.0

.9

-

Month

December ......................

Calendar year 1941 .........

April .........................

May ...........................

July ..........................

September .....................

Water year 1941-42 ..........

Seccndfeot-days

1,162.8 

2,504.8 

1,468.4

47,210.2

1,680 

9,329 

10,895 

8,532 

2,334.2 

739.8 

231.8 

488.2 

101.6

39,467.6

Maximum

989 

1,160 

287

2,120

270 

2,240 

1,340 

3,070 

538 

269 

103 

155 

14

3,070

Minimum

1.1 

3.6 

6.2

1.1

11 

15 

28 

13 

3.6 

2.9 

1.3 

.5 

.6

.5

Mean

37.5 

83.5 

47.4

129

54.2 

333 

351 

284 

75.3 

24.7 

7.48 

15.7 

3.39

108

Per 

square 

mile

0.401 

.893 

.507

1.38

.580 

3.56 

3.75 

3.04 

.805 

.264 

.080 

.168 

.036

1.16

Runoff

Inches

0.46 

1.00 

.58

18.77

.67 

3.71 

4.33 

3.39 

.93 

.29 

.09 

.19 

.04

15.68

Acre-feet

£,310 

4,970 

2,910

93,651

3,330 

18,500 

21,610 

16,920 

4,630 

1,470 

460 

968 

202

78,280

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
RED RIVER BASIN 387

Big Creek at Pollock, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°32'00", long. 92°24'20", in NWiNEi sec. 6,

 f. 6 M., R. IE., Louisiana meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 165, a quarter of 

a mile upstream from Sugar Branch, three-eighths of a mile upstream from the 

Missouri Pacific Railroad bridge, half a mile north of Pollock, five-eighths of a 

mile upstream from Camp Mvingston water-supply diversion dam, and 1* miles downstream feom Dyson Creek. Datum of gage is 76.70 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Staff gage at same site and datum prior to Feb. £5.

Drainage area.- 51.4 square miles.

Records available.- January to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 4,460 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage height, 11.82

 feet); minimum, 19 second-feet Sept. 25, 26, 29 (gage height, 1.23 feet).

Remarks.- Records poor Jan. 1 to Feb. 23, fair Feb. 24 to Apr. 5, and good thereafter.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov.

t58

Dec.

t53

Jan.

60 

60 

60 

60 

60

60 

59 

57 

56 

54

53 

51 

50 

49 

43

47 

46 

46 

45 

44

42 

41 

39 

39 

38

38 

51 

45 

39 

53 

34

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

It

mber ......................

lendar year 

ax*y

ember .....................

Feb.

53 

44 

43 

42 

41

41 

40 

39 

38 

43

48 

44 

40 

40 

41

720 

1,130 

232 

106 

91

108 

115 

235 

207 

101

S3 

72 

81

Secondfoot days

1,574 

3,913 

6,266 

5,216 

1,290 

1,216 

1,210 

782 

727

-

Mar.

193 

439 

150 

92 

238

242 

123 

2,180 

595 

164

124 

109 

134 

105 

93

39 

36 

77 

69 

68

69 

62 

60 

57 

60

209 

116 

75 

65 

61 

57

Maximum

34 

1,130 

2,130 

2,240 

67 

9G 

127 

53 

44

-

Apr.

54 

53 

53 

53 

53

53 

108 

763 

2,240 

351

130 

100 

35 

77 

77

106 

82 

72 

68 

66

75 

62 

57 

53 

57

58 

54 

52 

51 

43

May

47 

45 

44 

43 

43

41 

44 

48 

42 

39

38 

42 

46 

67 

55

45 

40 

47 

61 

46

41 

39 

37 

34 

34

33 

31 

31 

30 

29 

23

Minimum

38 

38 

57 

48 

23 

27 

22 

21 

19

-

June

23 

27 

27 

27 

27

95 

61 

42 

52

58

53 

45 

33 

56 

43

42 

36 

31 

31 

30

31 

49 

63 

47 

32

29 

29 

28 

27 

27

Mean

50. S 

140 

202 

174 

41.6 

40.5 

39.0 

25.2 

24.2

-

July

93 

41 

101 

60 

39

35 

49 

39 

33 

30

34 

49 

23 

24 

24

23 

24 

27 

25 

24

23 

34 

127 

42 

28

25 

29 

31 

24 

23 

22

Per 

square 

mile

0.988 

2.72 

3.93 

3.39 

.309 

.733 

.759 

.490 

.471

-

Aug.

22 

22 

22 

24 

25

23 

21 

21 

21 

21

22 

53 

50 

26 

22

22 

21 

27 

25 

24

22 

22 

27 

23 

24

26 

37 

24 

21 

21 

21

Sept.

25 

27 

22 

20 

21

19 

25 

44 

41 

40

29 

25 

23 

21 

22

24 

29 

26 

24 

22

22 

19 

20 

19 

19

19 

23 

19 

19 

19

Runoff

Inches Ac re- feet

1.14 3,120 

2. S3 7,770 

4.53 12,430 

3.77 10,350 

.93 2,560 

.83 2,410 

.33 2,400 

.57 1,550 

.53 1,440

44,030

t Discharge measurement.

Hote.- Discharge estimated or interpolated on basis of discharge measurements Jan. 1-24 and Feb. 

4-TI7 Discharge determined from loop curves Jan. 25 to .Feb. 3 and Feb. 15 to Apr. 5.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. To 

convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
388 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 

Tangipahoa River at Robert, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°30', long. 90°22', in sec. 25, T. 6 S., R.

 8 £., St. Helena meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 190, 1 mile west of Robert, 6 

miles east of Hammond, and 2 miles downstream from Chappepeela Creek.

Drainage area.- 646 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,250 second-feet Sept. 19 (gage height, 14.72

 feet): minimum, 304 second-feet Oct. 25-27 (gage height, 3.18 feet).

1938-42: Maximum discharge, 11,200 second-feet Dec. 18, 1940 (gage height, 16.48 

feet); minimum observed, 264 second-feet on several days in October 1939; minimum 

gage height observed, 2.95 feet Oct. 25, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 27.1 feet, in 1921, from floodmark.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1941-42 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Hay 2O to July 5)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 12 Aug. 13 to Sept. 3O

3.1 290 3.7 382

3.5 369 7.O 1,380

5.0 778 9.4 2,180

7.0 1,380 11. o 2,920

Hote - - Same as 

following table

above 7.O feet.

12.6 3,920

14.0 5,210

14.6 6,050

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

r

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.

326

344

367

369

396

384

351

338

332

323

326

324

322

318

316

316

316

316

315

315

313

311

309

3O7

304

304

322

344

342

338

343

Nov.

376

440

466

402

369

355

343

344

338

334

332

330

33O

330

328

326

328

326

328

340

344

367

379

379

372

362

353

351

346

346

-

Dec.

346

348

351

355

358

355

351

351

346

346

353

358

369

372

379

369

362

36O

353

358

355

339

867

1,600

2.O9O

2,380

2,17O

1,860

1,280

912

749

Jan.

2,450

3,980

4,610

5,OOO

5,570

4,500

2,450

1,600

1,250

1,060

93O

835

766

7O6

667

641

621

599

583

569

566

549

536

528

522

514

512

509

514

5O9

503

Feb.

493

493

501

5O6

493

490

432

476

471

476

5O1

547

594

547

1,35O

2.56O

3,34O

3.55O

3,39O

2,680

1,740

1,280

1,240

2,240

2,630

2,300

1,600

1,250

.

-

-

!! *>, Second 

Month foot-days

October .......................... 1O.261

November ........................ 10, 669

December ......................... 21,797

Calendar year 1941 . . ......... 236,519

January ......................... 45,149

February ......................... 38,23C

March. ........................... 42,75 

April ........................... 21,66e

May ............. ..... . 25,361

June ....................... . . 17,77C

July ............................. 16,868

August ................. ........ 28,557

September ........................ 38,366

Water year 1941-42 ............ 317,450

Mar.

1.O6O

1,150

1.41O

1.55O

1,520

1.88O

2,O3O

1,76O

1,480

1,320

1,170

1.O2O

1,160

1,330

1,230

1,O6O

936

852

808

755

778

1,450

2,O8O

2,040

1,380

1,85O

1,96O

1,950

1,57O

1,240

977

Apr.

1,

1,

1,

1,

Maximum

396

466

2,380

2,890

5.57O

3,55O

2,080

1,81O

3, BOO

1,02O

1,070

2,380

6,050

6,O5O

332

737

678

635

604

580

560

552

577

678

726

624

574

544

522

506

503

855

520

810

55O

O2O

755

652

594

547

52O

487

466

458

-

May

453

440

424

424

432

437

455

419

4O4

396

389

389

396

563

1,890

3,180

3,8OO

2,240

1,230

870

732

670

6O7

572

541

514

5O1

434

474

466

569

Minimum

304

326

346

304

503

471

755

458

389

443

389

396

385

304

June

549

476

461

448

463

49O

514

528

638

814

861

1,O2O

714

583

522

490

512

49O

56O

5O3

675

924

835

667

618

541

479

461

463

471

-

Mean

331

356

703

648

1,456

1,365

1,379

732

818

592

544

921

1,279

870

July

766

960

692

577

746

1,070

897

672

555

493

450

427

412

399

399

422

414

419

424

416

396

389

409

522

583

549

434

463

563

476

424

Aug.

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

2,

1,

Per square 

mile

0.512

.551

1.O9

1.00

2.25

2.11

2.13

1.12

1.27

.916

.342

1.43

1.93

1.35

396

396

493

761

980

755

602

495

443

445

569

140

39 O

889

718

604

754

46O

760

30O

925

796

736

697

724

080

810

230

52O

871

763

Sept.

688

598

529

481

451

43O

427

439

457

472

463

460

412

385

385

79O

3,780

5,68O

6,O5O

4,480

2.8OO

1,54O

1,080

874

760

703

709

784

661

593

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.59

.61

1.25

13. 6O

2.60

2.20

2.46

1.25

1.46

1.02

.97

1.64

2.31

18.26

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 

convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

9, 1942; central war time thereafter. To
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 389

TickCaw River at Holden, La.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 30°30', long. 90°40', In sec. 26, T. 6 S., R. 5 E., 

St. Helena meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 190, half a mile west of Holden and 

4 miles upstream from Big Hog Branch.

Drainage area.- 371 square miles.

Records available.- October 1940 to September 1942.

Extremes.- 1940-41: Maximum discharge during water year, 5,740 second-feet Dec. 17 

(gage height, 16.87 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 90 

second-feet Oct. 16 (discharge measurement); minimum gage height observed, 3.03 feet 

Sept. 30.

1941-42: Maximum discharge during water year, 3,380 second-feet Sept. 19 (gage 

height, 14.81 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum not determined (occurred 

during period of no gage-height record).

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

Gage read once or twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1940-42 

1940-41

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

9

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

>

 alOO

.

Nov.

. al30

1,130 

848 

304 

186

151 

137

129

127

123

121

120

122

173-

159

148

179

212

180

153

Dec.

143

145

i J.OUon

179

169

151 

143.

150

195

233

200

182 

319 

1,090 

2,170

3,690 

5,290

4,380

2,530

1,820

851

491

431

363

344

459

991

1,620

1,980

1,350

1,480

Jan.

938

598

S06

732

448

353 

304

265

239

218

202

188 

173 

181 

27S

565 

869

355

502

342

270

235

215

204

201

214

214

410

413

298

831

Feb.

202

189

191

211

208

189 

185

187

192

181

169

161 

151 

143 

146

137 

140

137

133

134

133

131

131

137

144

147

153

147

-

-

Mar.

140

135

131

130

12S

129 

373

972

1,330

1,030

583

382 

369 

626 

488

361 

333

305

262

247

322

373

354

292

262

225

210

193

185

179

174

Apr.

228

361

354

276

222

192 

174

161

153

142

136

130 

126 

123 

121

118 

119

119

118

119

120

137

306

727

1,230

1,270

967

476

296

237

-

May

206

174

158

146

144

151 

196

237

264

199

161

142 

129 

127 

121

118 

115

114

112

111

109

108

105

104

102

102

107

107

104

106

142

June

236

300

336

254

164

135 

125

136

156

143

121

116 

111 

110 

a!22

a!33 

144

160

188

376

331

204

158

1S8

153

152

136

132

161

131

 "

July

120

116

alSO

alSO

a!60

169 

151

 140

122

116

130

alSO 

a!70 

al60 

127

122 

140

164

alSO

a!40

179

a230

a210

204

199

a20S

230

283

303

214

153

Aug.

a 130

al25

a!20

alSO

aSOO

al.OOO 

a900

805

290

a!40

a!90

266 

a240 

a310 

461

238 

alSO

153

140

136

a!30

124

116

114

111

117

111

106

alOS

a!08

allO

Sept.

120

153

237

398

303

210 

alSO

151

130

119

115

114 

112 

111 

108

110 

108

106

104

103

101

100

99

100

118

204

111

&122

133

97

"

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed by interpolation, on basis of records for Amite River 

near Deriham Springs and Tangipahoa River at Robert or from graph based on gage readings on other 

days.
390 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Discharge, In aeoond-feet, of Tickfaw River at Holden, La., 1940-42 Continued

Pay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

10

11

12 

13

14 

15

16

17

1 A .LO

1Q 1.-3

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27 

28

OQAiS

30

31

Oct.

100

alSO

188

141

116

105

101

98 

97

97

96

96 

95

95

95

95

94

94

94

94

94

94

93

92

93

98

102 

100

98

101

107

Nov.

153

192

150

138

119

107

102

100 

98

97

96

95 

95

94

93

93

92

92

92

92

a94

a!05 -

allO

105

98

95

94 

94

94

94

-

Dec.

94

94

94

94

95

95 v

\ a90

>

225

' a690

Jan.

a690

1,010

V

1Sal, 320

f

J

537

a250

159

154

145

140

137

-.

. alEO

-

Feb.

 V

> a210

v

1,020

1,170

1,310

1,100

712

469

388

719

1,180

1,040

672 

458

_

-

Mar.

358

373

527

689

583

669

856

766 

551

485

437

367 

367

331

247

231

249

238

228

219

242

629

914

814

752

615

744 

1,000

649

430

324

Apr.

270

237

217

197

191

187

179

191 

216

280

328

208 

191

174

169

159

160

300

689

645

408

262

219

192

175

165

160 

158

153

151

-

May

145

140

141

141

138

138

143

142 

138

134

133

135 

134

148

504

937

1,680

1,760

751

343

254

320

197

185

176

167

159 

151

147

144

164

June

178

158

155

143

142

151

144

145 

244

773

1,280

1,240 

741

360

257

215

189

176

166

165

160

412

416

361

263

220

. 169 

160

168

180

"

July

302

911

615

349

313

723

744

372 

267

232

255

173 

163

158

157

156

149

153

149

143

140

138

134

179

183

152

151 

164

156

151

143

Aug.

139

146

145

252

258

368

394

384 

252

259

559

874 

1,260

1,340

1,140

443

297

317

676

850

9 SI

716

642

559

473

544

599 

555

496

455

-

Sept.

212

173

155

- 158

152

136

128

137 

134

129

119

119 

119

116

258

626

1,320

2,580

3,050

2,580

1,820

802

425

327

280

234

227 

266

300

300

-

a No gage-height record; dlaoharge computed by interpolation, on baaia of records for Amite Rivei 

near Cenham Springs and Tangipahoa River at Robert, or from graph baaed on gage readings on other 

days.

Monthly discharge, in aecond-feet, 1940-42

Month

December. .........................

May...............................

September. ................. ......

October 1941 .....................

December. .........................

April .............................

May

July. .............................

Water year 1941-42 .............

Seoohdfoot-days

3,100

34,269

4,277

3

T "7*^

7,751

78 060

9 889

9 531

17 * 38£

125,020

Maximum

5,290

287

398

c gon

1 280

911

3,050

Minimum

143

1 9Q

Tl Q

97

_

pT Q

139

-

Mean

1,105 j

 XQC

 XCO

309

179

249

143

294

103

S50

fn A

319

579

S43

Per square 

mile

4.08

CQA

COA

919

.528

1 08

.923

1 79

1

QQ

1 18

1.27

Runoff in 

inches

4.70

AO

I

flfi

.59

1.06

I

on

2

-\ Q

2 39

17.16

Time baaia; Central atandard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 

To convert war time to atandard time, subtract 1 hour.

1942} central yar time thereafter.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 391

Amite River near Denham Springs, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°28', long. 90°59', In sec. 2, T. 7 S., R. 2 

£., St. Helena meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 190, 1,000 feet downstream from 

Comlte River, 3 miles southwest of Denham Springs and 15 miles east of Baton Rouge. 

Datum of gage is 0.37 foot below mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 1,330 square miles.

Records available.- September 1938 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 second-feet Sept. 19 (gage height, 

21.77 feet); minimum, 349 second-feet Oct. 25-27 (gage height, 4.SO feet).

1938-42: Maximum discharge, 20,800 second-feet Dec. 17, 1940 (gage height, 

24.32 feet); minimum, 279 second-feet Nov. 18, 1938 (gage height, 4.56 feet). 

Maximum stage known, 35.4 feet, Mar. 15, 1921, from floodmark.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1941-42, except periods of backwater (gage height. 

In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 19 Feb. 20 to Sept. 30

4.8 349 5.6 526

6.0 694 7.4 1,150

7.4 1,150 9.0 1,740

Note.- Same as 11.0 2,580

following table

above 7.4 feet.

14.

17.

20.

21

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1941

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

386

399

422

425

612

703

528

459

42S

411

397

368

380

374

374

371

374

377

377

374

366

360

355

360

355

349

386

363

377

422

465

Nov.

667

999

1,170

S40

647

551

497

465

451

431

414

405

405

399

397

397

385

3S3

383

388

397

383

363

383

383

391

388

377

377

377

Dec.

377

377

.377

377

402

414

399

385

374

371

377

394

402

402

405

399

391

388

38S

388

38S

474

1,310

k2,910

k4,830

5,790

6,170

k3,650

kl.9SO

1,400

1,140

Jan.

k4,860

k5,940

7,060

8,060

8,710

k5,950

k3,410

k2,090

1,560

1,280

1,100

1,000

913

S53

805

764

730

703

679

676

727

697

652

635

615

606

600

586

603

603

580

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1941 ............

January ............. ............

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...'........................

September ........................

Water year 1941-42 ............

Feb.

577

847

880

758

679

635

606

594

577

577

592

679

1,120

946

k2,030

k3,930

k6,060

7,400

7,890

k5,290

k2,940

1,900

k2,070

k4,910

6,480

k5,290

k2,990

2,070

_

-

Secondfoe t-days

12,74]

14, 51?

37,825

401, 69J

64,04'

71,31r

93.65C

83,12!

36,29{

39,36<

34.11S

52,69]

70,78'

610,67

Mar.

1,540

1,790

2,800

3,080

3,120

k4,840

5,720

5,190

4,160

3,780

2,650

2,050

1,640

1,460

1,890

2,130

1,740

1,420

1,240

1,180

kl,940

k4,170

3,980

2,700

1,780

k3,350

k5,790

6,570

k5,080

k2,950

1,920

Apr.

1,

1,

1,

Icl,

k7,

7,

6,

6,

k4,

k2,

1,

1,

1,

1,

k3,

4,

6,

7,

k4.

k2

1,

420

190

070

984

918

868

310

2SO

680

890

270

270

310

550

200

050

100

720

970

040

110

160

140

530

1,260

1,

1,

Maximum

703

S 1,170

6,170

> 7,860

8,710

7,690

) 6,570

5 7,680

> 5,520

) 5,010

5 3,350

L 4,420

t 11,900

> 11,900

120

030

960

893

630

0 4,150

0 6,200

0 9,110

7 12,000

to September 1942

May

781

74

70

69

6

6

0

1,180

910

7£

76

61

6

4

2

608

574

5E

64Sr

7

2

9

kl,640

k4,720

5,5£

k3,3£

kl,7£

0

>0

0

1,210

956 &'-

74

6£

20

12

56

642

604 5r

5£

55

5J

7

>3

53

>7

91S

Minimum

349

377

371

349

580

577

1,180

830

533

550

597

526

526

349

June

774

652

553

550

553

560

563

666

S26

1,060

1,S70

2,290

1,410

952

764

659

611

560

820

72S

k2,180

k4,190

5,010

k3,320

kl,640

1,030

746

662

1,460

1,690

-

Mean

41]

484

1.22C

1,103

2,oee

2.541!

3,02r

2,77]

1,171

1,31£

1.10C

1,70C

2,355

1,67!

July

1,490

1,490

1,040

1,180

kl,740

3,350

2,680

1,960

1,350

1,010

806

694

625

597

1,010

928

770

928

1,090

9SO

792

672

761

826

609

672

708

914

882

728

611

Aug.

1,

1,

kl,

3,

4,

4,

kl,

1,

k2,

k2,

1,

2,

2,

2,

540

526

553

984

180

963

020

714

567

536

638

810

780

420

020

580

960

110

980

ISO

440

480

570

290

k2,080

3,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1

Per square 

mile

0.309

.364

.917

.828

1.55

1.92

2.28

2.08

.880

.986

.827

1.28

) 1.77

! 1.26

030

900

460

640

520

220

Sept.

1,050

1,020

956

806

704

648

611

618

528

746

718

628

570

533 *526

k2,130

k7,26C

kll.lOO

11,900

9,310

4,630

2,090

1,330

1,100

1,010

932

1,010

k2,320

2,440

1,460

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.36

.41

1.06

11.25

1.79

1.99

2.62

2.32

1.01

1.10

.95

1.47

1.98

17.06

k Computed by using rate of change of stage as a factor. 

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

central war time tliereafter.
392 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°32', long. 91°44', In T. 6 s., R. 7 E., 

Louisiana meridian, at highway bridge on State Highway 7, half a mile north of 

Krotz Springs, 10 miles upstream from mouth of Bayou Courtableau, and 42 miles 

downstream from confluence of Red River and Old River (head of Atchafalaya River). 

Datum of gage Is at mean Gulf level, datum of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army 

(levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Records available.- October 1934 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 322,000 second-feet Apr. 28; maximum gage

 height, 30.30 feet May 2; minimum, 51,800 second-feet Oct. 9 (gage height, 7.96 feet).

1934-42: Maximum discharge, 443,000 second-feet Feb. 28, 1937 (gage height, 

37.80 feet), discharge measurement; minimum, 17,400 second-feet Nov. 4, 1939; minimum gage height, 2.28 feet Nov. 5, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 38.5 feet above mean Gulf level May 15, 1927, at Missouri 

Pacific Railroad bridge half a mile downstream.

Remarks.- Records excellent.

Gage height at S a.m., In feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

Z

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

2J.

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

8.39

8.42

8.59

8.58

8.63

8.66

8.58

8.34

8.05

6.22

10.33

12.68

13.95

15.26

16.62

17.67

18.38

18.67

18.71

18.53

18.32

18.30

18.57

18.98

19.32

19.42

19.23

18.89

18.47

18.08

17.90

Nov.

18.63

19.86

20.52

21.00

f21.65

22.11

f22.82

f23.20

f23.62

f24.07

24.61

24.97

25.28

25.50

25.66

25.58

25.37

25.07

24.60

24.10

23.43

22.70

22.03

21.38

20.77

20.21

19.62

19.22

18.83

18.60

-

Dec.

18.51

18.42

18.30

18.08

17.73

17.37

16.86-

16.41

15.93

15.46

14.91

14.41

13.91

13.43

12.97

12.57

12.20

11.88

11. -70

11.62

11.58

11.60

12.52

12.77

13.00

13.02

13.00

13.11

13.28

13.49

13.75

Jan.

14.35

14.94

15.63

16.64

17.32

17.88

18.30

18.57

18.70

18.74

18.75

18.60

18.29

17.90

17.43

16.88

16.27

15.63

14.98

14.27

13.47

12.59

11.75

11.07

10.62

10.42

10.38

10.42

10.53

10.75

11.11

Feb.

11.44

11.86

12.23

12.56

12.97

13.40

13.91

14.30

14.61

14.63

15.00

15.02

15.07

15.33

16.17

17.40

18.81

20.00

20.76

21.13

21.37

21.50

21.66

f22.08

f22.58

f22.96

23.19

23.40

_

_

-

Mar.

23.53

23.68

23.84

24.00

24.02

24.17

24.20

24.25

24.18

24.03

23.72

23.39

23.04

22.84

22.64

22.49

22.39

22.45

22.58

22.72

23.10

23.66

24.23

24.70

25.03

25.53

25.93

26.20

26.43

26.70

26.84

Apr.

27.00

27.09

27.18

27.21

27.24

27.23

27.15

26.99

26.76

26.76

26.70

26.64

26.64

26.75

26.97

27.31

27.72

28.20

28.61

29.00

29.12

29.44

29.60

29.71

29.77

30.00

30.06

30.15

30.26

30.20

-

May

30.23

30.24

30.15

30.02

29.74

29.53

29.37

29.09

28.63

28.30

27.81

27.38

26.87

26.60

26.48

26.47

26.29

26.18

25.98

25.69

25.47

25.27

25.18

25.17

25.38

25.61

25.81

25.98

26.02

25.86

25.90

June

25.68

25.60

25.33

25.08

24.97

24.93

24.83

24.75

24.60

'24.30

23.91

23.27

22.46

21.70

21.00

20.56

20.46

20.68

21.08

21.55

22.12

22.51

22.96

23.11

23.17

23.21

23.32

23.52

23.90

24.41

-

July

24.98

25.46

25.82

25.99

26.23

26.28

26.29

26.30

26.19

26.04

25.83

25.63

25.37

25.02

24.52

24.14

23.63

23.19

22.81

22.32

21.88

21.53

21.17

20.68

20.23

19.68

19.15

18.32

17.42

16.44

15.56

Aug.

14.77

14.09

13.50

12.91

12.39

11.72

11.05

10.47

10.00

9.89

9.94

10.33

10.60

10.78

11.19

11.65

12.10

12.45

12.66

12.82

13.00

13.25

13.40

13.66

13.79

13.72

13.54

13.35

13.12

13.06

13.12

Sept.

13.20

13.27

13.31

13.33

13.37

13.36

13.31

13.23

13.02

12.52

11.81

11.10

10.56

10.26

10.51

11.61

12.90

13.50

13.88

14.03

14.00

13.82

13.58

13.18

12.62

12.00

11.48

11.18

11.24

11.41

-

f Oage height computed on baala of partly estimated graph. 

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. To 

convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
HISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 393

Discharge, In second-feet, of Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs, La.

September 1942

water year October 1941 to

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

Oct.

55,500

55,600

55,900

55,900

55,900

55, 600

54,900

53,500

52,200

60,000

75,100

92,800

105,000

119,000

132,000

143,000

147,000

146,000

141,000

138,000

138,000

139,000

142,000

147,000

150,000

150,000

146,000

141,000

135,000

131,000

133,000

Nov.

£143,000

158,000

166,000

172,000

fl77,000

187,000

0.98,000

f204,000

£208,000

C213,000

219,000

£225,000

230,000

232,000

232,000

230,000

225,000

219,000

211,000

202,000

192,000

180,000

169,000

158,000

148,000

143,000

139,000

135,000

133,000

131,000

-

Dec.

131,000

131,000

131,000

128,000

125,000

120,000

115,000

110,000

105, 000

102, 000

98,000

94,500

90,000

85,600

81,300

75,600

71,400

71,600

72,900

74,300

75,300

76,700

81,100

84,300

86,000

85,100

85,200

87,800

90,800

91,800

93,100

Jan.

98,900

103,000

110,000

120,000

128,000

135,000

137,000

139,000

140,000

141,000

139,000

133,000

129,000

123,000

119,000

114,000

109,000

101,000

94,200

86,600

80,100

75,400

71,800

66,200

64,500

63,700

65,900

66,600

67,700

69,400

73,400

Feb.

76,400

80,100

82,600

85,100

88,500

92,600

95,500

97,900

99,800

103,000

105,000

106,000

105,000

108,000

116,000

127,000

149,000

162,000

169,000

172,000

173,000

175,000

180,000

Q.88,000

fl95,000

n.98,000

199,000

201,000

-

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November ...................................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1941 ......................

January. ...................................

February ...................................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July..... ..................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1941-42 ......................

Mar.

204,000

207,000

209,000

209,000

208,000

207,000

207,000

206,000

206,000

206,000

202,000

197,000

192,000

189,000

183,000

186,000

190,000

190,000

191,000

192,000

198,000

207,000

217,000

224,000

230,000

237,000

242,000

248,000

254,000

259,000

263,000

Apr.

266,000

25S

25£ 25r

),000

,000

',000

256,000

253,000

25]

24£

24£

,000

,000

,000

248,000

248,000

24£

24C

24E

i,000

S.OOO

.000

248,000

257,000

26!

28(

28'

5,000

),000

,000

287,000

294,000

30]

30'

30'

,000

1,000

1,000

310, 000

314,000 31'

32]

31£

31.

Secondfoot days

3,345,900

5,579,000

2,950,400

40,938,000

3,164,400

3,729,500

6,560,000

8,260,000

7,925,000

5,723,000

5,900,000

2,405,400

2,422,300

57,964,900

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., P

convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

532763 O - 43 - 26

r,ooo

L,000

,000

j.OOO

-

May

314,000

312,000

311,000

308,000

306,000

304,000

303,000

293,000

282,000

275,000

268,000

257,000

249,000

244,000

244,000

244,000

241 , 000

240,000

235,000

230,000

223,000

218,000

218,000

220,000

222,000

226,000

227,000

229,000

229,000

227,000

226,000

Maximum

150,000

232,000

131,000

232,000

141,000

201,000

263,000

321,000

314,000

225,000

240,000

90,700

95,700

321,000

June

225,000

225,000

223,000

219,000

217,000

211,000

209,000

207,000

204,000

202,000

196,000

187,000

176,000

165, 000

155,000

151,000

151,000

157,000

167,000

169,000

175,000

180,000

185,000

187,000

188,000

189,000

191,000

196,000

204,000

212,000

-

Minimum

52.20C

131, OOC

71,40C

30,30C

63.70C

76,40C

183, OOC

248, OOC

218, OOC

151, OOC

102, OOC

58,50C

65,000

52.20C

July

221,000

223,000

225,000

232,000

238,000

239,000

240,000

236,000

234,000

232,000

230,000

228,000

224,000

215,000

206,000

201,000

194,000

189,000

184,000

179,000

170,000

167,000

161,000

156,000

150,000

142,000

134,000

125,000

115,000

108,000

102,000

Aug.

90,

87,

84,

80,

75,

700

700

900

200

800

70,800

66,

62,

59,

58,

60,

64,

66,

67,

69,

72,

76,

80,

83,

82,

83,

84,

86,

89,

89,

88,

86,

84,

84,

84,

84,

Mesn

107,900

186,000

95,170

112,200

102,100

133,200

211,600

275,300

255,600

190,800

190,300

77,590

80,740

158,800

100

200

500

500

200

900

200

400

900

800

000

500

100

300

100

300

500

900

300

200

400

800

100

200

900

Sept.

86,000

86,800

87,400

87,800

87,500

86,800

85,500

84,500

81,400

77,400

72,300

68,700

66,200

65 ,.000

67,000

74,000

81,100

90,600

94,200

95,700

94,800

91,700

87,500

83,100

77,600

74,700

72,200

71,000

71,500

72,300

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

6,636,000

11,070,000

5,852,000

81,200,000

6,276,000

7,397,000

13,010,000

16,380,000

15,720,000

11,350,000

11,700,000

4,771,000

4,805,000

115,000,000

from partly estimated gage heights.

eb. 9, 1942; central war time the reafter. To
394 MISSOURI RIVER DELTA

Bayou Cocodrie near Clearwater, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat.'31°00', long. 92°23', In sec. 4, T. 1 S., R. 1 

E., Louisiana meridian, Just below bridge on State Highway 26, seven-eighths of a 

mile downstream from Rock Island Railroad bridge, li miles east of Clearwater, 4 

miles south of Meeker, and 5 miles downstream from Hurricane Creek. Datum of gage 

Is 40.00 feet above mean Gulf level (datum of Corps of Engineers, U. S. JVnny).

Drainage area.- 227 square miles.

Records available.- May 1922 to January 1925 (published as Bayou Cocodrie near Meeker, 

La.) and October 1937 to September 1942.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,120 second-feet Apr. llj maximum gage height, 

lb.50 feet Apr. 11; minimum discharge, 94 second-feet Sept. 16 (gage height, 5.73 

feet).

1922-25, 1937-42: Maximum gage height observed, 21.50 feet, site then in use, 

present datum, Apr. 9, 1938 (discharge not determined); negative flow Nov. 13-15, 

1922, probably caused by heavy rains in basin below station.

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1941 to September 1942

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

543

526

510

496

481

466

449

432

415

396

374

352

327

297

268

238

214

195

176

166

157

149

141

136

132

128

125

122

120

155

296

Nov.

566

687

707

6708

6707

e706

e702

6697

6690

6679

6666

e648

6628

6603

6565

6527

6494

6468

6444

6426

6404

6398

410

412

423

424

415

402

385

368

-

Dec.

349

329

308

286

265

242

221

804

190

181

176

185

194

201

206

209

208

203

197

191

1S6

278

515

632

665

673

674

669

656

642

629

Jan.

648

667

713

742

755

750

740

725

708

692

676

660

643

626

609

592

575

560

546

532

519

503

489

474

460

444

433

41S

403

398

410

Feb.

417

425

419

409

397

383

364

345

328

312

296

S81

268

254

272

431

560

621

636

634

624

610

604

602

601

597

586

570

-

_

-

Mar.

567

607

644

668

716

775

813

656

S85

903

6905

6905

6904

6904

6903

6900

6897

6693

6885

6S76

6868

6830

6780

6735

eno

ce579

06670

06745

782

766

748

Apr.

729

711

692

673

654

636

622

551

06672

eel, 000

61,120

6914

898

881

863

846

834

81S

799

783

768

752

733

718

702

686

669

662

634

616

-

May

597

579

561

546

542

546

539

526

513

49S

482

470

456

447

436

422

407

392

37S

361

342

318

292

266

240

216

193

174

159

146

137

June

129

124

180

117

115

211

2S4

352

402

464

531

569

583

581

569

559

544

526

507

490

471

453

436

418

398

379

356

331

305

283

-

July

270

276

290

296

292

277

262

245

228

210

192

174

157

149

142

135

127

150

192

204

197

192

196

194

160

160

143

133

123

120

119

Aug.

117

117

116

126

137

136

132

130

125

11S

112

111

110

111

116

117

116

119

129

127

136

138

160

173

 174

194

207

193

174

155

139

Sept.

128

122

11S

114

110

106

104

104

104

104

104

103

100

98

96

107

128

139

142

141

135

127

121

115

110

107

107

105

103-

102

-

Month

December .........................

Calendar year 1941 ............

March ..........................'.

April ............................

hay..............................

September .......................

Water year 1941-42 ............

Seoondfoot-days

8,984

16,359

10,764

189,699

12 16 1

3,404

151,792

Maximum

543

708

674

1,050

142

1,120

Minimum

120

368

176

120

398

254

96

96

Mean

545

347

520'

754

113

416

Per square 

mile

2.40

1.53

2.29

2 67

3 32

I

n*

.498

1.83

Runoff in 

inches

2.68

1.76

31.11

.56

24.87

o Backwater from rainfall below gaging station.

e Discharge computed on basis of temporary rising stage and falling stage curves defined by discharge measurements.

Time basis; Central standard time prior to 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942; central war time thereafter. To 

convert War time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 395

In addition to the records of stream flow obtained at gaging stations and reported In 

the preceding pages, measurements of flow were made at the points In the lower Mississippi 

River Basin Indicated In the following table. Included are measurements made In the 

Arkansas River Basin at points other than gaging stations during water year 1940-41 but 

not previously published.

Miscellaneous discharge measurements 

water year October

In lower Mississippi River Basin during 

1941 to September 1942

Meramec River Basin

Date

Apr. 2S 

Sept. 1

Apr. 28

Apr. 29

liar. 9

9 

9 

9

Stream

Huzzah Creek. ....

Courtols Creek. . .

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

Hopewell Creek. . . 

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

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

Hopewell Spring. .

Tributary to or 

diverting fromMeramec River......

Huzzah Creek. ......

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

Big River. ......... 

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

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

Hopewell Creek. ....

Locality

S£ sec. 25, T. 3S N., R. 3 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 8, 8 miles 

east of Steelvllle, Mo.

W£ sec. 13, T. 37 N. , R. 2 W., at 

bridge on State Highway S, at 

Berrynjan, Mo.

4g miles southeast of teas burg, Mo.

bridge on U. 5. Highway 61, 2 miles 

north of Bonne Terre, Mo.

W£ sec. 33, T. 40 N., R. 3 E. , at 

bridge on State Highway H, 6f miles 

east of Rlchwoods, Mo.

Sec. 2S, T. 37 N., R. 3 E., 1 mile 

northwest of Hopewell, Mo. 

Sec. 34, T. 37 N., R. 3 E., In Hopewell, Mo. 

Sec. 2, T. 36 N., R. 3 E., 1 mile 

southeast of Hopewell, Mo. 

Sec. 34, T. 37 N., R. 3 E., In Hopewell, Mo.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

165

114

351

, .75 

4.85 

S.S9 

2.03

River Aux Vases Basin

Day 7

Aug. 27

River Aux Vases.. 

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

Mississippi River.. 

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

5$ miles south of Ste. Genevleve, Mo. 

and 5j miles northwest of St. 

Marys, Mo. 

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

27.6 

13.7

Apple Creek Basin

Hay

Aug.

Feb.

7 

27

Apple Creek. ..... 

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

MlE sis 

.do

Headwater diver

25 Whltewater River. CaE

E

tor 

Ion

slppl River.. NWf sec. 4, T. 33 N. , R. 12 E. , 

bridge on State Highway 25, 1 

south of Unlontown, Mo. 

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

slon channel basin (Castor and Whltewater

River diverchannel.

River

at 

mile

50. 

5.

B)

4 

63

653

White River Basin

Sept* 29

OQ

July 31 

31

 f-l

June 1 

Apr. 2S

5

Apr. 6

Roaring River 

Spring.

Crooked Creek. . . . 

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

North Fork River. 

Double Spring. . . .

West Fork Black 

River.

Plttman Spring. . .

Roaring River. .....

White River. ....... 

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

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

North Fork River. . .

Black River... .....

Black River. .......

SEiBWi sec. 27, T. 22 N. , R. 27 W., 6 

miles south of Cassvllle, Mo.

bridge on State Highway 44, 1 mile 

southeast of Jenklns, Mo. 

HWi sec. 7, T. 18 N., R. 17 W., just 

below Hampton Creek, 2 miles southeast of Pyatt, Ark. 

Sec. 35, T. 19 N., R. 17 W., just 

above Qeorges Creek, 4 miles northwest of Yellvllle, Ark.

south edge of Yellvllle, Ark., 200 

feet above State Highway 14, and 

4 mile above Mill Creek. 

SEj sec. 9, T. "22 N. , R. 12 W., upstream from mouth of Bryant Creek 

and & mile north of Tecumseh, Mo. 

NEiNEf sec. 32, T. 24 N. , R. 11 W., 

6 miles south of Dora, Mo.

mile north of Tecumseh, Mo. 

E£ sec. 29, T. 32 N., R. 1 E., at 

bridge on State Highway 21, 0.7 

mile north of Centervllle, Mo.

NWiBWi sec. S, T. 26 N., R. 3 E., 6 

miles southwest of Piedmont, Mo.

mile below Montauk Spring and jf 

mile north of Montauk, Mo.

14.8

32.3 

40.1

711 

282

O-|0

114

34.9

105
396 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In lower Mississippi River Basin during 

water year October 1941 to September 1942 Continued

White River Basin Continued

Date

Sept. 15

2

July 15

15

15

15

Sept. 2

July 25

16

Apr. 28

July 24

x 23

Stream

Current River. ...

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

Pigeon Creek.. ...

Montauk Spring. . .

Welch Spring. ....

Sinking Creek. . . .

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

Jacks Fork. ......

Blue Spring. .....

Mammoth Spring, . .

Eleven Point

River.

Blue Spring......

Tributary to or 

diverting fromBlack River. .......

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

Montauk Spring

Branch.

Current River. .....

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

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

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

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

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

Spring River. ......

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

Eleven Point River.

Locality

SW$ sec. 17, T. 30 N. , R. 4 W. , at

bridge on State Highway 19, J mile

north of Round Spring, Mo. 

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

NE-J sec. 22, T. 32 N. , R. 7 W. , 300

feet upstream from mouth of Montauk

Spring Branch and ^ mile north of

Montauk, Mo.

SEi sec. 22, T. 32 N. , R. 7 W. , $

mile north of Montauk, Mo.

Sec. 15, T. 31 N., R. 6 W. , 3 miles

southeast of Cedar Grove, Mo.

SE-J sec. 7, T. 30 N. , R. 4 W., at

bridge on State Highway 19, 1&

miles north of Round Spring, Mo. 

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

W£ sec. 36, T. 28 N. , R. 7 W. , at

bridge on State Highway 17, 3^

miles north of Mountain View, Mo.

NEi sec. 21, T. 29 N. , R. 2 W. , 12

miles east of Eminence, Mo.

Near line between sees. 5 and 8, T.

SI N., R. 5 W., at town of Mammoth

Spring, Ark.

SW-J sec. 32, T. 25 N. , R. 5 W., at

bridge on State Highway 80 at

Thomasvllle, Mo.

Sec. 16, T. 22 N. , R. 2 W. , 14 miles

southeast of Alton, Mo.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

649

308

9.63

96.4

117

52.0

37.6

25.8

136

431

14.4

98.3

Arkansas River Basint

1942 

Aug. 6

7 

1941 

May 16

May 16

May 16

Oct. 27

Oct. 21

27 

Sept. 28

1942 

Mar. 28 

1941

30

12

9

1942

£2

19

28

26

Clmarron River. . .

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

Cottonwood Creek.

Chisholm Creek. . .

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

Neosho River. ....

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

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

Shoal Creek. .....

Indian Creek. ....

Canadian River. . .

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

Arkansas River. ....

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

Clmarron River. ....

Cottonwood Creek. . .

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

Arkansas River. ....

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

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

Spring River. ......

Cherokees . 

Elk River. .........

Arkansas River. ....

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

SWi sec. 4, T. 34 S., R. 42 W., north 

of Elkhart, Eans.

north of Hugoton, Kans. 

NW-J sec. 28, T. 32 S., R. 33 W., 

north of Liberal, Kans. 

SW-| sec. 9, T. 15 N. , R. 3 W. , 2 

miles west of Seward, Okla.

SWA sec. 28, T. 14 N. , R. 3 W. , 2 

miles west of Edmond, Okla.

SE-J sec. 9, T. 15 N., R. 3 W. , l£ 

miles southwest of Seward, Okla.

SW^ sec. 29, T. 19 S., R. 13 E., at 

Neosho Rapids, Kans.

SW£ sec. 14, T. 21 S., R. 15 E. , near 

Burlington, Kans.

NE-J sec. 4, T. 27 S., R. 18 E., near 

Chanute, Kans. 

SWi sec. 7, T. 25 N. , fc. 31 W., $ 

mile north of Neosho, Mo. 

SWA sec. 34, T. 22 N. , R. 32 W., at

bridge on State Highway 88 at Plnevllle, Mo. 

SEiNEi sec. 7, T. 23 N. , R. 31 W., 5 

miles east of Goodman, Mo.

mile east of Anderson, Mo. 

HWA sec. 12, T. 18 N., R. 17 W. , at 

bridge on State Highway 14, 1 mile 

north of Taloga, Okla.

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

28.9

2.5 

42.4

.31

 ZQ

5.10

*8,820

20,300

36,500 

174 

97.1

56.9 

92.6

*19 , 300

#1 040

#258

#323

# Measurement made by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

t Miscellaneous discharge measurements made during water year 1940-41 in this basin ar 

included.
ItfSCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 397

Miscellaneous discharge measurements -in lower Mississippi River Basin during 

water year October 1941 to September 1942 Continued

Arkansas River Baalnt Continued

Date

1942

22

25 

27

27 

29

13 

20

26 

June 4

9

g

g

29

14

28

5

1941 

Sept. 18

Oct. 4

8

15

28

Dec. 10

15

22

30

1942

13

26

Feb. '2

9

16

9

13

19

18

25

21

28

Stream

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wolf Creek. ......

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

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

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

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

Tributary to or 

diverting fromArkansaa River

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

North Canadian River

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

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

Locality

HWi aeo. 12, T. 18 H., R. 17 W., at

bridge on State Highway 14, 1 mile 

north of Taloga, Okla.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SWj aeo. 29, T. 23 H. , R. 22 W. , at 

county bridge 3 miles northweat of

....do. ............................. ^

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

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

Discharge 

(sec. -ft. )

*22.9 

*9S.O

*15,070

*8,410

*45,900 

*23,600 

*2,960

*6,860 

*7,900

*315 

*3,990

*33,980

*3,100

*522

*19,580

*1,330

145

*109

«

-i n-z

*0

*112

«

of> 1

*28.0

*6.74

» Measurements made by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

t Mlaoellaneoua discharge measurements made during water year 1940-41 in this basin are here 

included.

Yazoo River Basin

Sept. 22

22

22

Yooona River. ....

Otuckalofa Creek.

Batupan Creek. . . .

Yazoo River. ........

Yooona River. .......

Yalobuaha River. ....

At bridge on State Highway 7, 8 milea

At bridge on State Highway 7, i mile

NEj- aeo. 17, T. 22 H. , R. 5 E., 

Ohootaw meridian, at bridge on State 

Highway 8, J mile southeaat of

17.9
398 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In lower Mississippi River Basin during 

water year October 1941 to September 1942 Continued

Yazoo River Basin Continued

Date Stream Tributary to or 

diverting from- Locallty

SW^SW^ sec 14 T 18 N R 7 W

Choc taw meridian, at bridge on 

U. 3. Highway 61 In Leland, Hiss.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

St. Catherine Creek Basin

Sept 30 St. Catherine Mis Jlsslppl River. . . At bridge on U. 3. Highway 61, 

miles south of Hatches, Miss

at 4 85

Red River Basin

July 22 

Aug. 10

Mar. 18

July 22

July 22

Bar. 17

ZZ

17

27

Cypress Creek.. .. 

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

Boggy creek

Peacock Creek. . . .

Black Cypress. ... 

Creek

Sandy Creek. .....

Red River. .......... 

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

Cypress Creek

Elllson Creek. ......

Cypress Creek. ......

Big Creek. ..........

At State Highway 26 bridge, i mile 

upstream from Elllson Creek, and 

8 miles south of Dalngerf leld, 

Tex.

At State Highway 49 "bridge, 5 miles 

northwest of Daingerf leld, Tex.

stream from Louisiana, Arkansas & 

Texas Ry. bridge, and 4 miles west 

of Daingerfleld, Tex.

south of Jenklns, 2.4 miles upstream from mouth, and 6 miles 

south of Daingerfleld, Tex.

mouth, and 8 miles south of 

Daingerfleld, Tex.

0.3 mile upstream from mouth, 5 miles 

south of Daingerfleld, Tex.

stream from mouth, and 7 miles 

south of Daingerfleld, Tex.

At county highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from Kelly Creek, and 6 

miles northeast of Hughes Springs, 

Tex.

east of Hughes SprUngs, Tex.

north of Jefferson, Tex. , and 4j 

miles upstream from mouth.

upstream from Bear Creek, and Vj 

miles northeast of Hughes springs, 

Tex.

Creek, 3£ miles upstream from 

mouth, and 6$ miles southeast of 

Hughes Springs, Tex.

Louisiana meridian, at bridge i 

mile downstream from U. 3. Highway 167 and | mile from Dry Prong, 

La.

Louisiana meridian, downstream from 

unnamed tributary, 150 ft. downstream from bridge and 2| miles 

west of Antonia, La.

Louisiana meridian, 2£ miles downstream from Flshville, La. 

In SEjSEj sec. 6, T. 6 N., R. IE., 

Louisiana meridian, at bridge on 

State Highway 19 at Pollock, La.

11.2

23.6 

t-3

3.27

1.30

15.4 

t.5

te.s

518

31.7

39.0

4.52

30.5

73.1

6.77

Mississippi River Delta

July 29

Sept.23

Natalbany River.

Little Natalbany 

River..........

Tanglpahoa River.

Little Tanglpahoa River......

Tlckfaw River.......

Natalbany River..

Lake Pontchartraln..

Tanglpahoa River....

Result of field estimate.

On line between sec. 19 and sec. 30, 

T. 6 S., R. 7 E., St. Helena meridian, at bridge on U. 3. Highway 

190, 2j miles east of Albany, La.

On line between sees. 23 and 26, T. 6 

S., R. 6 E., St. Helena meridian, 

at bridge on U. 3. Highway 190 at 

Albany, La.

NBj sec. 17 T. 2 H., R. 7 E., Washington meridian, at county highway 

bridge, 3£ miles west of Magnolia, 

Miss.

On line between sees. 38 and 31, T.

3 N., R. 8 E., Washington meridian,

4 mile northeast of Pernwood, Miss.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 399

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in lower Mississippi River Basin during 

water year October 1941 to September 1942 Continued

Mississippi River Delta Continued

Date

Sept. S3

23

Stream

little TangipaHlnnehaha Creek

Tributary to or 

diverting fromLittle Tangipahoa

locality

T. 2 K. , R. 7 E., Washington 

meridian, at bridge on State Highway 48 in Magnolia, Hiss. 

HWj sec. 13 T. 2 N. , R. V E., WashU. S. Highway 51, i mile south of 

Magnolia, Miss.

Discharge * 

(sec. -ft.)

3.38
INDEX

Page 

Accuracy of field data and computed

results.......................... 4

Acre-foot, definition of............... 1

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

records collected by............. 10

Agullar, Colo., Aplshapa River near.... 128

Alamo, Tenn., Kiddle Pork of Forked

Deer River near.................. 39

Alexandria, La., Red River at.......... 326

Altoona, Sana., Verdigris River near... 175 

Alva, Okla., Salt Fork of Arkansas

River near....................... 155

Amarillo, Tex., Canadian River near.... 225

Amazon Canal near Hartland, Sana....... 145

Amlte River near Denham Springs, La.... 391

Annapolis, Ho., Black River near....... 71

Apishapa River near Agullar, Colo...... 128

near Fowler, Colo...................130-132

near White Rock, Colo................ 129

Apple Creek Basin, Ho., discharge

measurements In.................. 395

Apple Creek, Ho., discharge measurements of-........................ 395

Archer City, Tex., Little Wicnlta River

near............................. 336

Ardmore, Okla., Caddo Creek near....... 349

Arkabutla, Hiss., Coldwater River near. 294 

Arkabutla Reservoir near Arkabutla,

Hiss....... ....................292-293

Arkansas River at Arkansas GJty, Kans.. 110 

at Caddoa, Colo...................... 103

at Canon City, Colo.................. 96

at Dardanelle, Ark................... 115

at Garden City, Kans................. 107

at Granite, Colo..................... 94

at Great Bend, Kans.................. 108

at Holly, Colo....................... 105

at La Junta, Colo.................... 101

at Lamar, Colo....................... 104

at Las Anlmas, Colo.................. 102

at Little Rock, Ark.............116, pl.l,A

at Portland, Colo.................... 97

at Ralston, Okla..................... Ill

at Sallda, Colo...................... 95

at Syracuse, Kans.................... 106

at Tulsa, Okla....................... 112

at Van Buren, Ark.................... 114

at Wlchlta, Kans..................... 109

near Avondale, Colo.................. 99

near Huskogee, Okla.................. 113

near Nepesta, Colo................... 100

near Pueblo, Colo.................... 98

Salt Fork of, at Tonkawa, Okla....... 159

near Alva, Okla.................... 155

near Cherokee, Okla...............156-157

near Jet, Okla..................... 158

Arkansas River Basin, Ark.-Colo.-Kans.- 

Ho.-N.Hex.-Okla.-Tex., discharge 

measurements in................. 396-397

gaglng-statlon records In............94-275

Arthur City, Tex., Red River at........ 321

Askalmore Creek near Charleston, Hiss.. 299 

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs,

La..............................392-393

Avondale, Colo., Arkansas River near... 99

Badito, Colo., Euerfano River near..... 124

Bardley, Ho., Eleven Point River near.. 85 

Barnes Creek, Tex., discharge measurements of......................... 398

Batupan Creek, Hiss., discharge

measurement of.................. 397

Batesvllle, Ark., White River at....... 61

Baton Rouge, La., Mississippi River

near............................. 22

Bayou Bartholomew near Beekman, "La..... 374

Bayou Bodcau near Sarepta, La.......... 362

Bayou Castor near Grayson, La.......... 385

Bayou Cocodrle near Clearwater, La..... 394

Bayou D'Arbonne, Middle Fork of, near

Bernlce, La...................... 376

. near Dubach, La...................... 375

Page 

Bayou de Chlen near Clinton, Ky........ 31

Bayou de Chlen Basin, Ky., gaglngstatlon records In............... 31

Bayou Deslard at Honroe, La............ 378

Bayou Dorcheat near Hlnden, La......... 363

Bayou Funny Louis near Trout, La....... 386

Bayou La Fourche near Crew Lake, La.... 380

Bayou Hacon near Delhi, La............. 382

Bayou Heto near Stuttgart, Ark......... 274

Beaver, Ark., White River at........... 56

Beaver. Okla., North Canadian River at 249 

Beekman, La., Bayou Bartholomew near... 374 

Beggs, Okla., Deep Fork near........... 260

Belzonl, Okla., Klamlchl River near.... 353

Bernice, La., Hlddle Fork of Bayou

D'Arbonne near................... 376

Berryvllle, Ark., Kings River near..... 65

Big Black River at Plckens, Hiss....... 306

near Bovlna, Hiss.................... 307

Big Black River Basin, Hiss*, gagIngstation records In..............306-307

Big Creek at Pollock, La............... 387

Big Creek, La., discharge measurements

of............................... 398

Big River at Byrnesvllle, Ho........... 29

Big River, Ho., discharge measurements

of............................... 395

Big Sandy Creek above Amity Canal

diversion, near Kornman, Colo..... 142

Big Spring near Van Buren, Ho.......... 82

Bird Creek near Sperry, Okla........... 181

Black Cypress Creek, Tex., discharge

measurements of.................. 398

Black Lake Bayou near Castor, La...... 367-368

Black River at Black Rook, Ark......... 76

at Leeper, Ho........................ 72

at Pocahontas, Ark................... 75

at Poplar Bluff, Ho.. .... .f .......... 73

near Annapolis, Ho................... 71

near Corning, Ark.................... 74

West Fork of, Ho., discharge measurements of......................... 395

Black Rock, Ark., Black River at....... 76

Blackwell, Okla., Chlkaskla River near. 161 

Blue, Okla., Blue River near........... 350

Blue Mountain, Ark., Petit Jean Creek

near............................. 270

Blue River near Blue, Okla............. 350

Blue Spring, Ho., discharge measurement

of............................... 396

Boeuf River near Girard, La............ 379

Boggy Bayou near Kelthvllle, La........ 365

Boise City, Okla., Cimarron River near . 163 

Bolivar, Tenn., Eatchle River at....... 40

Booneville, Ark., Petit Jean Creek

near............................. 269

Bourbeuse River at Union, Ho........... 27-28

Bovlna, Hiss., Big Black River near.... 307

Bradford, Tenn., Rutherford Fork of

Oblon River near................. 35

Brlce, Tex., Prairie Dog Town Fork of

Red River near................... 316

Brushy Creek near Gloster, Hiss........ 311

Bryant Creek, Ho., discharge measurement of.......................... 395

Bude, Hiss., Eomochltto River near..... 309

Buffalo Bayou Basin, Hiss., gaglngstatlon record In................ 314

Buffalo Bayou near Woodvllle, Hiss..... 314

Buffalo River near Rush, Ark........... 68

near St. Joe, Ark.................... 67

Byhalla, Hiss., Pigeonroost Creek

near............................. 296

Byrnesvllle, Ho., Big River at......... 29

Cache Creek near Walters, Okla......... 334

Caddo Creek near Ardmore, Okla......... 349

Caddoa, Colo., Arkansas River at....... 103

Hud Creek near....................... 141

Rule Creek near...................... 139

Caddoa Creek at Caddoa, Colo........... 140

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Calico Rook, Ark., White River at 60 

Calvin, Okla., Canadian Hirer at....... 228

Canadian, lex., Canadian River near.... 226

Canadian River at Calvin, Okla......... 228

at Logan, H. Hex...................... 224

below Conchas Dam, N. Hex...........220-223

discharge measurements of...........396-397

near Amarlllo, Tex................... 225

near Canadian, Tex. ..'................ 226

near Newcastle, Okla................. 227

near Roy, N. Hex....................210-215

near Sanchez, N. Hex................215-213

near Taylbr Springs, N. Hex.......... 209

near Whltefleld, Okla................ 229

Cane Creek at Barylell, Ho............. 77

Canon City, Colo., Arkansas River at... 96 

Canton, Okla., North Canadian River at. 252 

Carnegie, Okla., Waahita River at...... 342

Canyon, Tex., Prairie Dog Town Fork of

Red River near................... 315

Castor, La., Slack Lake Bayou near..... 367

Castor River at Zalma, Mo.............. 32

Cauthron, Ark., Poteau River at........ 263

Cedar Creek near Cedar Point, Kana....194-197

Charleston, Hiss., Askalmore Creek near. 299 

Xorth Fork of Tlllatoba Creek near... 298 

Cherokee, Okla., Salt Fork of Arkansas

River near......................156-157

Chester, 111., Mississippi River at.... 15

Chestnut Bluff, Tenn., South Fork of

Forked Deer River at............. 38

Cheyenne, Okla., Washita River near...337-340 

Chlco Creek near Horth Avondale, Colo.. 122 

Chlkaskia River near Blaekwell, Okla... 161 

Chlaholm Creek, Okla., discharge

measurements of.................. 396

Choteau, Okla., Neoaho River near...... 188

Cleneguilla Creek near Eagle Host,

N. Hex..........................231-232

Cimarron, N. Hex., Rayado River near... 237 

Cimarron River at Haimford, Okla....... 172

at Cilton, Okla...................... 171

at Perkins, Okla..................... 170

at Springer, JI. Hex.................. 234

at TJte Park, N. Hex.................. 233

discharge measurements of............ 396

near Boise City, Okla................. 163

near Outhrie, Okla................... 169

near Quy, N. Hex..................... 162

near Liberal, Kana..................164-167

near Waynoka, Okla................... 168

Claremore, Okla.', Verdigris River near. 178 

Clarksdale, Hiss., Sunflower River at.. 304 

Clear Boggy Creek near Wapanucka, Okla. 352 

Clear Creek Reservoir, Colo., contents

of............................... 117

Clear-water, La., Bayou Cocodrie near... 394 

Clinton, Ark., South Fork of Little Red

River near....................... 90

Clinton, Ky., Bayou de Chlen near...... 31

Clinton, Okla., Washita River near..... 341

Cobb Creek. See Pond Creek. 

Coffeevllle, Hiss., Skuna River near... 302 

Turkey-Cypress Creek near............ 303

Colbert, Okla., Red River near....320, pl.l.B

Coldwater, Hiss., Coldwater River near. 29T 

Coldwater River at Arkabutla Dam near

Arkabutla, Hiss.................. 294

at Savage, Miss...................... 29E

near Coldwater, Hiss................. 291

near Lewlsburg, Hiss................. 290

Colmor intake canal near Ocate, N. Hex. 239 

Commerce, Okla., Neoaho River near..... 185

Computations, accuracy of results of... 4 

Conchas Dam, N. Hex., Canadian River

below...........................220-223

Conchas Reservoir near Conchas Dam,

N. Hex........................... 219

Conchas River at Variadero, N. Hex....244-246

Control, definition of................. 1

Coqperation, record of................. 11

Cornle Bayou near Llllie, La........... 377

Corning, Ark., Black River near........ 74

Cossatot River near De Queen, Ark...... 3E7

Cottonwood Creek,' Okla., discharge

measurements of.................. 396

Cottonwood River at Cottonwood Palls,

Kans............................. 193

near Marion, Kans...................190-193

Council Creek near stlllwater, Okla.... 173

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Council Grove, Kans., Neosho River at.. 182 

Courtland, Hiss., Long Creek at........ 289

Courto'is Creek, Ho., discharge measurements of......................... 395

Coushatta, La., Red River at........... 325

Cow Creek near Lyons, Kans............. 151

Coyote Creek near Golondrlnas, N- Hex.. 243 

Coyville, Kans., Verdigris River near.. 174 

Crew Lake, La., Bayou La Fourche near.. 530 

Crooked Creek, Ark., discharge measurements of......................... 395

Crooked Creek near Humphrey, Ark....... 275

Crowell, Tex., Pease River near........ 333

Cucharas River at Boyd Ranch, near La

Veta, Colo....................... 127

Current River at Donlphan, Ho.......... 30

at Van Buren, Mo..................... 79

discharge measurements of...........395-396

near Eminence, Ho.................... 73

Cypress Bayou near Keithvllle, La...... 364

Cypress Creek (Red River Basin) near

Jeff el-son, Tex................... 361

Cypress Creek (Yazoo River Basin) near

Etta, Hiss....................... 286

Cypress Creek, Tex., discharge measurements of......................... 398

Danville, Ark., Petit Jean Creek at.... 271

Dardanelle, Ark., Arkansas River at.... 115

Harden, Tex., Sulphur River near......359-360

Data, accuracy of....................... 3-4

explanation of............;.......... 1

Dawson, N. Hex., Vermejo River near.... 230

De Queen, Ark., Cossatot River near.... 357

De Vails Bluff, Ark., White River at ' 63

Deep Fork near Beggs, 'Okla............. 260

Deep Fork near Dewar, Okla............. 261

Deer Creek, Hiss., discharge measurement

of............................... 393

Delhi, La., Bayou Mason near........... 382

Denham Springs, La., Amlte River near.. 391

Dewar, Okla., Deep Fork near........... 261

Dlerks, Ark., Saline River near........ 358

Dirty Creek near Warner, Okla.......... 208

Doloroso, Hiss., Homocnitto River near. 310

Donlphan, Ho., Current River at........ 30

Double Spring, Ho., discharge measurements of......................... 395

Dry Creek near Knoxvllle, Hiss......... 312

Dubach, La., Bayou D'Arbonne near...... 375

Dugdemona River near Jonesboro, La..... 583

near Winnfleld, La................... 384

Durwood, Okla., Washita River near..... 345

Eagle Nest, N. Hex., Cleneguilla Creek

near............................ 231-232

Horeno Creek at...................... 236

Six Mile Creek near.................. 235

Eagletown, Okla., Mountain Fork Slver

near, i............................ 356

Eddlceton, ttlsa., Homochitto River at.. 308 

El Reno, 0*ltt.< Xorth Canadian River

near. ... t........................ 253

Eleven Point River, Ho., discharge

measurement of................... 396

near Bardley, Ho..................... 85

near Elevenpolnt, Ark................ 86

Elk River, Ho., discharge measurement

of............................... 396

near Tiff City, Ho................... 205

Elllson Creek, Tex., discharge measurements of......................... 393

Elmdale, Kans., Hlddle Crsek near.....197-200

Elm Fork. See Red River, Elm Fork of

North Fork of. 

Eminence, Mo., Current River near...... 78

Jacks Fork at........................ 31

Enld, Hiss., Yocona River near......... 288

Estelline, Tex., Prairie Dog Town Fork

of Red River near................ 317

Etta, Hiss., Cypress Creek near........ 286

Tallahatchle River at................ 276

Eureka, Ho., Heramec River near........ 26

Evening Shade, Ark., Strawberry River

near............................. 88

Fair-dealing, Ho., Little Black River

near............................. 83

Fall River at Fredenla, Kana........... 180
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Pall River near Pall River, Kans... 179

Farmera ditch near Garden City, Kara... 148 

Farria, Okla., Kuddy Boggy Creek near.. S51 

Payetteville, Ark., West Pork of White

River near....................... 64

Flat Creek, Ho., diacharge measurement

of............................... 595

Fllppin, Ark., White River near........ 59

Floods, special reporta on............. 10

Forked Deer River, Middle Fork of, near

Alamo, Tenn...................... 59

South Fork of, at Chestnut Bluff,

Tenn............................. 38

at Jackaon, Term................... 97

Forayth, Mo., White River at........... 58

Fort Cobb, Okla., Fond Creek near...... 546

Fort Supply, Okla., Horth Canadian

River near....................... 250

Wolf Creek near...................... 259

Fountain Creek at Pueblo, Colo......... 120

near Fountain, Colo.................. 119

Fourche La Pave River near Gravelly,

Ark.............................. 272

near Himrod, Ark..................... 275

Fourche Maltne near Red Oak, Okla...... 266

Fowler, Colo., Apiahapa River near....130-152

Predonla, Kans., Fall River at......... 180

Frog Bayou near Hountalnburg, Ark...... 267

Qainesvllle, Tex., Red River near...... 319

Galena, Mo., James River at............ 66

Garden City, Kans., Arkansas River at.. 107 

Farmers ditch near................... 148

Garden City canal near Garden City,

Kana............................. 149

Garland, Ark., Red River at.......323, pi.1,0

Oirard, La., Boeuf River near.......... 579

Gloater, Miss., Brushy Creek near...... 311

Golondrinas, M. Hex., Coyote Creek near 245 

Mora River near...................... 241

Gore, Okla., Illinois River near....... 207

Grand Lake. Sea Lake O'The Cherokeea..

Grand River. ~3ee Neosho River.

Granite, Colo.7~Xrkansas River at...... 94

Granite, Okla., Horth Fork of Red River

near............................. 330

Grape Creek near Weatcllffe, Colo...... 118

Gravelly, Ark., Fourche La Pave River

near............................. 272

Grayson, La., Bayou Castor near........ 385

Grayaport, Miss., Yalobusha River at... 300 

Great Bend, Kana., Arkansas River at... 108 

Great Eastern Canal at Lakin, Kana..... 147

Greenfield, Tenn., South Fork of Obion

River near....................... 35

Greenwood, Hiss., Yazoo River at....... 284

Greer Spring at Greer, Ho.............. 87

Grenada, Miss., Yalobusha River at..... 301

Guthrle, Okla., Cimarron River near.... 169

Ouymon, Okla., North Canadian River

near............................. 248

Ouy, N. Hex., Cimarron River near...... 162

Hartland, Kana., Amazon Canal near..... 145

South Side ditch near................ 146

Harviell, Ho., Cane Creek at........... 77

Hatchie River at Bolivar, Tenn......... 40

near Stanton, Tenn................... 41

Hatchie River Basin, Tenn., gaglngstation records in............... 40-41

Headrlck, Okla., North Fork of Red

River near....................... 331

Headwater diversion channel basin

(Castor and Whitewater Rivers),

Mo., gaging-station record in.... 32

discharge measurement in............. 395

Heber Springs, Ark., Little Red River

near............................. 91

Hell Creek near New Albany, Mlaa....... 285

Henderson, Ark., North Fork River near. 70 

Hlgbee, Colo., Furgatoire River near... 157 

Holden, La., Tickfaw River at......... 389-590

Holly, Colo., Arkansas River at........ 105

Holly drain near..................... 144

Wild Horse Creek at.................. 143

Holly drain near Holly, Colo........... 144

Homochitto River at Eddiceton, Miss.... 508

near Bude, Miss...................... 509

near Doloroao, Miss.................. 510

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Homochitto River Basin, Mlaa., gagingstation records In..............208-515

Hopewell Creek, Mo., diacharge measurements of......................... 595

Hopewell Spring, Mo., diacharge measurement of.......................... 595

Horatio, Ark., Little River near....... 555

Horse Creek near Sugar City, Colo.....134-155

Huerfano River near Badlto, Colo....... 124

at Hanzanarea Crossing, near Redwing, 

Colo.............................

below Huerfano Valley Dam, near

Undercllffe, Colo................

near Mustang, Colo................... 125

Hughes Creek, Tex., diacharge measurement of.........................

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

Huzzah Creek, Mo., diacharge measurements of........................

125

126

598

275

595

Idabel, Okla., Little River near....... 554

Illinois River near Gore, Okla......... 207

near Tahlequah, Okla................. 206

Imboden, Ark., Spring River at......... 84

Independence, Kana., Verdigris River at 176

Index, Ark., Red River at.............. 522

Indian Creek, Ho., diacharge measurement a of......................... 596

Iola, Kana., Heosho River near......... 185

Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mo............. 31

diacharge measurements of............ 596

Jackaon, Tenn., South Fork of forked

Deer River at.................... 37

James River at Galena, Mo.............. 66

Jefferson, Tex., Cypress Creek naar.... 361

Jet, Okla., Salt Fork of Arkansas River

near............................. 158

joneaboro, La., Dugdemona River near... 385 

Joplln, Mo., Shoal Creek above. 204

Keithvllle, La., Boggy Bayou near...... 365

Cypress Bayou near................... S64

Kelly Creek, Tex., diacharge measurement of.................'......... 598

Kennett, Mo., Little River dltchea 1,

66, 66-A, 81, 251, 259 near...... 50-55

Keota, Okla., Sana/ Boia Creek near..... 262

Klamlchl River near Belzonl, Okla...... 355

Kings River near Berryville, Ark....... 65

Klowa, Kana., Medicine Lodge River near 160 

Knoxyille, Mis a., Dry Creek near....... 312

Korranan, Colo., Big Sandy Creek near.... 142

Krotz Springs, La., Atchafalaya River

at..............................392-395

La Cueva, N. Hex., Mora River at....... 240

La Junta, Colo., Arkansas River at..... 101

La Veta, Colo., Cucharas River near.... 127

Lagrue Bayou near Stuttgart, Ark....... 95

Lake O'The Cherokeea at Langley, Okla.. 186 

Lake Overholaer near Oklahoma City,

Okla............................. 254

Lakin, Kans., Great Eastern Canal at... 147 

Lamar, Colo., Arkansas River at........ 104

Lambert, Miss., Tallahatchle River near 282

Langley, Okla., Lake O'The Cherokeea at 186

Neosho-.River near.................... 187

Lamed, Kans., Pawnee River near....... 150

Las Animaa, Colo., Arkansas River at 102 

Purgatoire River near................ 138

Leeper, Ho., Black River at............ 72

Lenapah, Okla., Verdigris River near... 177

L.ewisburg, Miss., Coldwater River near. 290

Pigeonroost Creek near............... 297

Liberal, Kans., Cimarron River near...164-167 

Lightning Creek near HcCune, Kans..... 201

Llllle, La., Coraie Bayou near......... 377

Llpscomb, Tex., Wolf Creek at.......... 257

Little Arkansas River at Valley Center,

Kans............................. 152

Little Black River near Pairdeallng,

Ho............................... 85

Little Missouri River neat- Hurfrees-

. boro, Ark........................ S72

Little Natalbany River, La., discharge

measurement of................... 598

Little Red River, Hiddle Fork of, at

Shlrley, Ark..................... 92
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little Red River, Middle Fork of, near 

Heber Springs, Ark...............

South Fork of, near Clinton, Ark.....

Little River ditch 1 near Kennett, Mo.. 

Little River ditch 66 near Kennett, Mo. 

Little River ditch 66-A near Kennett,

Mo.

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Little River ditch 81 near Kennett, Mo. 50 

Little River ditch 251 near Kennett,

Mo............................... 54

Little River ditch 259 near Kennett,

Mo............................... 55

Little River near Horatio, Ark......... 355

near Mabel, Okla.................... 354

Little Rock, Ark., Arkansas River

at..........................116, pl.l,A

Little Tangipahoa River, Miss., discharge measurements of..........398-399

Little Wichlta River near Archer City,

Tex.............................. 336

Logan, N. Hex., Canadian River at...... 224

Ute Creek near....................... 247

Long Creek at Courtland, Miss.......... 289

Lovelacevllle, Ky., Mayfield Creek at.. 30 

Lucky, La., Saline Bayou near.......... 366

Lyons, Kans., Cow Creek near........... 151

McCune, Kans., Lightning Creek near... 201 

Malvern, Ark., Ouachita River near..... 370

Mammoth Spring, Ark., discharge

measurement of................... 396

Mangum, Okla., Elm Pork of Horth Fork

of Red River near................ 332

Salt Fork of Red River at............ 329

Mannford, Okla., Clmarron River at..... 172

Marked Tree, Ark., St. Francis River

at............................... 48

St. Francis River floodway near...... 49

Marion, Kana., Cottonwood River near..190-193 

Mayfield Creek at Lovelaceville, Ky.... 30

Mayfield Creek Basin, Ky., gagingstation records in............... 30

Medicine Lodge River near Kiowa, Kans.. 160 

Memphis, Tenn., Mississippi River at... 18-19 

Meramec River at Robertsville, Mo...... 25

near Eureka, Mo...................... 26

near Steelville, Mo.................. 24

Meramec River Basin, Mo., discharge

measurement in................... 395

gaging-station records in............ 24-29

Miami, N. Mex., Rayado River near...... 238

Middle Creek near Elmdale, Kans.......197-200

Mlnden, La., Bayou Dorcheat near....... 363

Minnehaha Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of................... 399

Mississippi River at Cheater, 111...... 15

at Memphis, Tenn..................... 18-19

at St. Louis, Mo..................... 13-14

at Thebes, 111....................... 16-17

near Baton Rouge, La................. 22

near Hew Orleans, La................. 23

near Vickaburg, Miss................. 20-21

Mississippi River Delta, La.-Miss.,

discharge measurem3nta in.......398-399

gaging-station records in...........388-394

Mississippi River main stem, Mo.,-111.- 

Tenn.-Miss.-La., gaging-station 

records on....................... 13-23

Monroe, La., Bayou Desiard at.......... 378

Ouachita River at.................... 371

Monument Creek at Flkeview, Colo....... 121

Mora River at La Cueva, H. Mex......... 240

near Qolondrlnas, N. Mex............. 241

near Shoemaker, N. Mex..'............. 242

Moreno Creek at Eagle Nest, N. Mex..... 236

Mountain Fork River near Eagletown,

Okla............................. 356

Mountain Pine, Ark., Ouachita Rivernear............................. 369

Mountainburg, Ark., Prog Bayou near.... 267

Montauk Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of.......................... 396

Mud Creek near Caddoa, Colo............ 141

Muddy Boggy Creek near Farris, Okla.... 351

Mulberry River near Mulberry, Ark...... 268

Murfreesboro, Ark., Little Missouri

River near....................... 372

Muskogee, Okla., Arkansas River near... 113 

Mustang, Colo., Huerfano River near.... 125

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Hatalbany River, La., discharge

measurement of.................. 398

Heosho River at Council Grove, Kans... 182 

discharge measurements of........... 396

near Choteau, Okla.................. 188

near Commerce, Okla................. 185

near lola, Kans..................... 183

near Langley, Okla.................. 187

near Parsons, Kans.................. 184

near Wagoner, Okla.................. 189

Nepesta, Colo., Arkansas River near... 100 

Hew Albany, Miss., Hell Creek near.... 285

Hew Orleans, La., Mississippi River

near.......... A ................ 23

Hewcastle, Okla., Canadian River near. 227 

Hewport, Ark., White River at......... 62

Nimrod, Ark., Fourche La Fave River

near............................ 275

Hinnescah River near Peck, Kans....... 153

Horth Avondale, Colo., Chico Creek

near............................ 122

Horth Canadian River at Beaver, Okla.. 249 

at Canton, Okla..................... 252

at Woodward, Okla................... 251

near El Reno, Okla.................. 253

near Fort Supply, Okla.............. 250

near Oruymon, Okla................... 248

near Oklahoma City, Okla............ 255

near Wetumpka, Okla................. 256

Horth Fork River at Tecumseh, Mo...... 69

discharge measurement of............ 395

near Henderson, Ark................. 70

Horth Tippah Creek near Ripley, Miss.. 287 

Horth Tule Creek at reservoir, near

Tulia, Tex...................... 328

Obion River at Obion, Tenn............ 34

Horth Fork of, near Union City, Tenn. 36 

Rutherford Pork of, near Bradford,

Tenn............................ 35

South Fork of, near Qreenfield, Tenn. 33 

Obion River Baain, Tenn., gaging-station records in................. 33-39

Ocate, H. Hex., Colmor intake canal

near............................ 239

Oilton, Okla., Clmarron River at...... 171

Oklahoma City, Okla., Lake Overholser

near............................ 254

Horth Canadian River near........... 255

Onandago Spring, Mo., discharge

measurements of................. 395

Otuckalofa Creek, Miss., discharge

measurement of.................. 397

Ouachita River at Monroe, La.......... 371

near Malvern, Ark................... 370

near Mountain Pine, Ark............. 369

Parsons, Kans., Heosho River near..... 184

Patterson, Mo., St. Francis River near. 43 

Pauls Valley, Okla., Washita River

near............................ 344

Pawnee River near Larned, Kans........ 150

Peacock Creek, Tex., discharge measurements of........................ 398

Pease River near Crowell, Texas....... 333

Peck, Kans., Ninneseah River near...... 153

Perkins, Okla., Clmarron River at..... 170

Petit Jean Creek at Danville, Ark..... 271

near Blue Mountain, Ark............. 270

near Booneville, Ark................ 269

Pickens, Miss., Big Black River at.... 306

Pigeon Creek, Mo., discharge measurement of......................... 396

Pigeorrroost Creek near Byhalia, Miss.. 296 

near Lewisburg, Miss................ 297

Pikeview, Colo., Monumen-t Creek at.... 121

Pittman Spring, Mo., discharge measurements of......................... 395

Pocahontas, Ark., BlacV River at...... 75

Pollock, La., Big CreejK at............ 387

Pond Creek near Fort Hfobb, Okla....... 346

Poplar Bluff, Mo., Bl*ck River at..... 73

Portland, Colo., Arlsansas River at.... 97

Poteau River at Cauthron, Ark......... 263

at Poteau, Okla..................... 265

near Wister, Okla................... 264

Poughkeepsie, Ark., Strawberry River

near............................ 89
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Prairie Dog Town Pork. See Red River,

Prairie Dog Town Pork of..........

Publications on stream flow by

Geological Survey................4-8, 10

by State agencies..................... 9

Pueblo, Colo., Arkansas River near...... 98

Fountain Creek at..................... 120

Purdy, Okla., Rush Creek at............347-348

Purgatoire River at Highland Dam, near

Las Animas, Colo.................. 138

at Hinemile Dam, near Higbee, Colo.... 137

at Trinidad, Colo..................... 136

Quapaw, Okla., Spring River near........ 203

Ralston, Okla., Arkansas River at....... Ill

Rayado River at Sauble Ranch, near

Clmarron, N. Hex...............

near Miami, N. Hex................

Red Oak, Okla., Pourche Kaline near. 

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

at Arthur City, Tex...............

at Coushatta, La. ..........

237

238 

266 

326 

321 

325 

at Qarland, Ark..................323, pi.1,0

at Index, Ark......................... 32?

at Shreveport, La..................... 324

near Colbert, Okla....'.......... .320, pl.l.B

near Qainesville, Tex................. 31?

near Terral, Okla..................... 318

North Pork of, Elm Pork of, near

Hangum, Okla...................... 332

near Qranite, Okla.................. 330

near Headriok, Okla................. 331

Prairie Dog Town Fork of, near Brioe,

Tex............................. 316

near Canyon, Tex.................... 315

near Estelline, Tex................. 317

Salt Pork of, at Kangum, Okla......... 329

Red River Basin, Ark.,-La.-Okla.-Tex.,

discharge measurements in......... 398

gaging-station records in............315-387

Redwing, Colo., Huerfano River near..... 123

Reeds Spring, Ko., White River near..... 57

Ripley, Kiss., North Tippah Creek near.. 287 

River Aux Vases Basin, Ko., discharge

measurements in................... 395

River Aux Vases, Ho., discharge measurements of.......................... 395

Roaring River Spring, Ko., discharge

measurement of.................... 395

Robert, La., Tangipahoa River at........ 388

Robertsville, Ho., Heramec River at..... 25

Rocky Ford, Colo., Tlmpas Creek near.... 133

Rossville, Tenn., Wolf River at......... 42

Roy, N. Hex., Canadian River near......210-215

Rule Creek near Caddoa, Colo............ 139

Runoff in inches, definition of......... 1

Rush, Ark., Buffalo River near.......... 68

Rush Creek at Purdy, Okla..............347-348

Rutherford Pork. See Obion River,

Rutherford Fork of. 

Rye, Ark., Saline River near............ 373

St. Catherine Creek Basin, Hiss., discharge measurement in............. 398

St. Catherine Creek, Hiss., discharge

measurement of.................... 398

St. Francis River at Harked Tree, Ark... 48 

at Wappapello, Ho..................... 46-47

near Patterson, Ho.................... 43

St. Francis River Basin, Ark.,-Ho., gaging station records in............ 43-55

St. Francis River floodway near Harked

Tree, Ark......................... 49

3t. Joe, Ark., Buffalo River near....... 67

3t. Louis, Ho., Mississippi River at.... 13-14

Sallda, Colo., Arkansas River at........ 95

Saline Bayou near Lucky, La............. 366

Saline River (Little River Basin) near

Dlerks, Ark....................... 358

Saline River (Ouachlta River Basin)

near Rye, Ark..................... 373

Salt Fork. See Arkansas River, Salt

Fork o77~

aanchez, N. Hex., Canadian River near..215-218 

Sandy Creek, La., discharge measurement

of................................ 398

Sans Bols Creek near Keota, Okla........ 262

Sardis, Hiss., Sardis Reservoir near.... 277

Sardia, Hiss., Tallahatchie River at

Sardis Dam near..................278-280

Tallahatchie River near.............. 281

Sardis Reservoir near Sardis, Hiss..... 277

Sarepta, La., Bayou Bodcau near........ 362

Savage, Hiss., Coldwater River at...... 295

Second Creek at Sibley, Hiss........... 313

Second-feet per square mile, definition

of............................... 1

Second-foot, definition of............. 1

Second-foot-day, definition of......... 1

Shattuck, Okla., Wolf Creek near....... 258

Shirley, Ark., Kiddle Fork of Little

Red River at..................... 92

Shoal Creek, Ho., discharge measurements of......................... 396

above Joplin, Ho..................... 204

Shoemaker, N. Hex., Hora River near.... 242

Shreveport, La., Red River at.......... 324

Sibley, Hiss., Second Creek at......... 313

Sinking Creek, Ho., discharge measurements of......................... 396

Six Hlle Creek near Eagle Nest, N. Hex. 235 

Skuna River near Coffeeville, Hiss..... 302

South Side ditch near Hartland, Kans... 146 

Sperry, Okla., Bird Creek near......... 181

Spring River (Arkansas River Basin)

near Quapaw, Okla................ 203

near Waco, Ho........................ 202

Spring River (White River Basin) at

Imboden, Ark..................... 84

Springer, N. Hex., Cimarron River at... 234 

Stage-discharge relation, definition of 1 

Stanton, Tenn., Hatchie River near..... 41

Steelville, Ho., Heramec River near.... 24

Stillwater, Okla., Council Creek near.. 173 

Strawberry River near Evening Shade,

Ark......... ......... .......... 88

near Foughkeepaie, Ark............... 89

Stuttgart, Ark., Bayou Heto near....... 274

Lagrue Bayou near.................... 93

3ugar City, Colo., Horse Creek near...134-135 

Sugar Loaf Reservoir, Colo., contents

of............................... 117

Sulphur River near Darden, Tex........359-360

Sunflower River at Clarksdale, Hiss.... 304

at Sunflower, Hiss................... 305

Syracuse, Kans., Arkansas River at..... 106

Swan Lake, Hiss., Tallahatchie River at 283

Tabler, Okla., Washita River near...... 343

Tahlequah, Okla., Illinois River near.. 206 

Tallahatchie River at Etta, Hiss....... 276

at Sardis Dam, near Sardis, Hiss....278-280

at Swan Lake, Hiss................... 283

near Lambert, Hiss................... 282

near Sardis, Hiss.................... 281

Tangipahoa River at Robert, La......... 388

Tangipahoa River, Hiss., discharge

measurement of................... 398

Taylor .Springs, N. Hex., Canadian

River near....................... 209

Tecumseh, Ho., North Fork River at..... 69

Tendal, La., Tensas River at........... 381

Tensas River at Tendal, La............. 381

Terms, definition of................... 1

Terral, Okla., Red River near.......... 318

Thebes, 111., Hississippi River at..... 16-17

Tickfaw River at Holden, La........... 389-390

Tlerra Blanca Creek at reservoir near

Umbarger, Tex.................... 327

Tiff City, Ho., Elk River near......... 205

Tillatoba Creek, North Pork of, near

Charleston, Hiss................. 298

Time basis, explanation of............. 3, 4

Tlmpas Creek near Rocky Ford, Colo..... 133

Tonkawa, Okla., Salt Pork of Arkansas

River at......................... 159

Trinidad, Colo., Purgatoire River at. . 136 

Trout, La., Bayou Funny Louis near... . 386

Tulla, Tex., North Tule Creek near... . 328

Tulsa, Okla., Arkansas River at...... . 112

Turkey-Cypress Creek near Coffeeville

Hiss............................. 303

Turquoise Lake. See Sugar Loaf

Reservoir. 

Twin Lakes Reservoir, Colo., contents

of............................... 117
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INDEX

Umbarger, Tex., Tierra Blanca Creek

near.............................. 327

Undercliffe, Colo., Huerfano River near 126 

Union, Ho., Bourbeuse River at.......... 27-28

Union City, Term., Uorth Pork of Oblon

River near........................ 36

Upper Arkansas River Baaln, reservoirs

In................................ 117

Ute Creek near Logan, N. Hex............ 247

Ute Park, N. Hex., Clmarron River at.... 233

Valley Center, Kans., Little Arkansas

River at.......................... 152

Van Buren, Ark., Arkansas River at...... 114

Van Buren, Ho., Big Spring near......... 62

Current River at...................... 79

Varladero, N. Hex., Conchas River at...244-246

Verdigris River at Independence, Kans... 176

near Altoona, Sans.................... 175

near Claremore, Okla.................. 178

near Coyvllle, Kans................... 174

near Lenapah, Okla.................... 177

Venuejo River near Dawson, N. Hex....... 230

Vlcksburg, Hiss., Mississippi River

near.............................. 20-21

Waco, Mo., Spring River near............ 202

Wagoner, Okla., Neosho River near....... 139

Walnut River at Wlnfleld, Kans.......... 154

Walters, Okla., Cache Creek near........ 334

Wapanucka, Okla., Clear Boggy Creek

near.............................. 352

Wappapello, Ho., St. Francis River at... 46-47 

Wappapello Reservoir at Wappapello, Ho.. 44-45 

Warner, Okla., Dirty Creek near......... 208

Washlta River at Carnegie, Okla......... 342

near Cheyenne, Okla..................337-340

near Clinton, Okla.................... 341

near Durwood, Ckla.................... 345

near Pauls Valley, Okla............... 344

near Tabler, Okla..................... 343

Waynoka, Okla., Clmarron River near..... 168

Welch Spring, Ho., discharge measurement of........................... 396

Westcllffe, Colo., Grape Creek near..... 118

Wetumpka, Okla., North Canadian River

near.............................. 256

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White River at Batesvllle, Ark......... 61

. at Beaver, Ark....................... 56

at Calico Rock, Ark.................. 60

at De Vails Bluff, Ark............... 63

at Forsyth, Ho....................... 58

at Newport, Ark...................... 62

near Fllppln, Ark.................... 59

near Reeds Spring, Ho................ 57

West Fork of, near Fayettevllle, Ark. 64

White River Basin, Ark.-Mo., discharge

measurements In.................395-396

gaglng-statlon records In............ 56-93

White Rock, Colo., Aplshapa River near. 129

Whltefleld, Okla., Canadian River near. 229

Whltewater River, Ho., discharge

measurement of...................

Wlchlta, Kans., Arkansas River at......

Wlchlta Falls, Tex., Wlchlta River at..

Wlohlta River at Wlchlta Falls, Tex....

Wild Horse Creek at Holly, Colo........

Wlnfleld, Kans., Walnut River at.......

Wlnnfield, La., Dugdemona River near.

395 

109 

335 

335 

143 

154 

384 

Mister, Okla., Poteau River near....... 264

Wolf Creek at Llpscomb, Tex............ 257

near Fort Supply, Okla............... 259

near Shattuck, Okla.................. 358

Wolf Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of......................... 397

Wolf River at Rossvllle, Term.......... 42

Wolf River Baaln, Term., gaglng-statlon

records In....................... 42

Woodvllle, Hlas., Buffalo Bayou near... 314 

Woodward, Okla., North Canadian River

at............................... 251

Work, division of...................... 12

scope of............................. 1

Yalobusha River at Graysport, Hiss..... 300 

at Grenada, Hiss..................... 301

Yazoo River at Greenwood, Hiss......... 284

Yazoo River Basin, Hiss., discharge

measurements In.................397^398

gaglng-statlon records In...........276-305

Yocona River near Bnld, Hiss........... 388

discharge measurement of............. 397

Zalma, Ho., Castor River at............ 32

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