Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1960

Part 3-A. Ohio River Basin Except

Cumberland and Tennessee River Easins

Prepared under the direction of E. L. HENDRICKS, Chief, Surface Water Branch

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1705

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, 

Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West 

Virginia, and with other agencies

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1961
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

STEWART L. UDALL, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

Thomas B. Nolan, Director

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

Washington 25, D.C.
PREFACE

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation 

with the States of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, 

North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia, 

and with other agencies, by personnel of the Water Resources 

Division, L. B. Leopold, chief, under the general direction of 

E. L. Hendricks, chief, Surface Water Branch, and F. J. Flynn, 

chief, Basic Records Section.

The data were collected and computed under supervision of 

district engineers, Surface Water Branch, as follows:

D. M. Corbett, succeeded by M. D. Hale.............................. Indianapolis, Ind.

L. C. Crawford................................................................. Columbus, Ohio

W. L. Doll................................................................... Charleston, W. Va.

D. F. Dougherty.................................................................. Albany, N. Y.

J. W. Gambrell............................................................ Charlottes vi lie, Va.

W. D. Mitchell...................................................................Champaign, 111.

J. J. Molloy......................................................................Harrisburg, Pa.

J. W. Odell................................................................... College Park, Md.

E. B. Rice........................................................................ Raleigh, N. C.

F. F. Schrader.................................................................. Louisville, Ky.

Ill
CALENDAR FOR WATER YEAR 1960

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IV
CONTENTS

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

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

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

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

Downstream order and station numbers................................................. 4

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

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

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

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

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

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

Allegheny River (head of Ohio River) at Eldred, Pa................................. 14

Olean Creek basin

Clean Creek near Olean, N. Y..................................................... 15

Great Valley Creek basin

Great Valley Creek near Salamanca, N. Y.......................................... 17

Allegheny River at Red House, N. Y................................................. 18

Allegheny River near Kinzua, Pa.................................................... 19

Conewango Creek basin

Conewango Creek at Waterboro, N. Y............................................... 20

Chautauqua Lake near Mayville, N. Y............................................ 21

Chadakoin River at Falconer, N. Y.............................................. 22

Conewango Creek at Russell, Pa................................................... 23

Brokenstraw Creek basin

Brokenstraw Creek at Youngsville, Pa............................................. 24

Allegheny River at West Hickory, Pa................................................ 25

Tionesta Creek basin

Tionesta Creek at Lynch, Pa...................................................... 26

Tionesta Creek at Tionesta Creek Dam, Pa......................................... 27

Oil Creek basin

Oil Creek at Rouseville, Pa...................................................... 28

French Creek basin

French Creek at Carters Corners, Pa.............................................. 29

French Creek at Utica, Pa........................................................ 30

Sugar Creek at Sugarcreek, Pa.................................................. 31

Allegheny River at Franklin, Pa.................................................... 32

Clarion River basin

East Branch Clarion River:

Sevenmile Run near Rasselas, Pa................................................ 33

East Branch Clarion River at East Branch Clarion River Dam, Pa................... 34

West Branch Clarion River at Wilcox, Pa........................................ 35

Clarion River at Johnsonburg, Pa................................................. 36

Toms Run at Cooksburg, Pa...................................................... 37

Clarion River at Cooksburg, Pa................................................... 38

Clarion River near Piney, Pa..................................................... 39

Allegheny River at Parkers Landing, Pa............................................. 40

Redbank Creek basin

Redbank Creek at St. Charles, Pa................................................. 41

Mahoning Creek basin

Mahoning Creek at Punxsutawney, Pa............................................... 42

Little Mahoning Creek at McCormick, Pa......................................... 43

Mahoning Creek at Mahoning Creek Dam, Pa......................................... 44

Allegheny River at Kittanning, Pa.................................................. 45

Crooked Creek basin

Crooked Creek at Idaho, Pa....................................................... 46

Crooked Creek at Crooked Creek Dam Pa........................................... 47

Kisklmlnetas River basin

Stony Creek (head of Kiskiminetas River} at Ferndale, Pa......................... 48

Little Coneraaugh River at East Conemaugh, Pa................................... 49

Conemaugh River (continuation of Stony Creek) at Seward, Pa...................... 50

Blacklick Creek at Josephine, Pa............................................... 51

Two Lick Creek at Graceton, Pa............................................... 52

Conemaugh River at Tunnelton, Pa................................................. 53

Loyalhanna Creek at Kingston, Pa............................................... 54

Loyalhanna Creek at Loyalhanna Creek Dam, Pa................................... 55

Kiskiminetas River at Vandergrift, Pa............................................ 56

Buffalo Creek basin

Buffalo Creek near Preeport, Pa.................................................. 57

Allegheny River at Natrona, Pa..................................................... 58

Reservoirs in Allegheny River basin................................................ 59

Monongahela River basin

TygarE River (head of Monongahela River) near Dailey, W. Va...................... 61

Tygart River near Elkins, W. Va..........'........................................ 62

Tygart River at Belington, W. Va................................................. 63

Middle Fork River at Audra, W. Va.............................................. 64

Buckhannon River:

Sand Run near Buckhannon, W. Va.............................................. 65

Buckhannon River at Hall, W. Va................................................ 66

Tygart River at Philippi, W. Va.................................................. 67

Tygart River at Tygart Dam, near Grafton, W. Va.................................. 68

Tygart River at Coifax, W. Va.................................................... 69

West Fork River:

Skin Creek near Brownsville, W. Va........................................... 70

West Fork River at Brownsville, W. Va............................:............. 71

V
Gaging-station records--Continued 

Allegheny River Continued

Monongahela River basin Continued

Tygart River Continued Page 

West Fork River at Butcherville, W. Va......................................... 72

West Fork River at Clarksburg, W. Va........................................... 73

Elk Creek at Quiet Dell, W. Va............................................... 74

Tenmile Creek: 

Salem Fork:

Salem Fork subwatershed Mo. 11A (Varner Hollow Run) near Sslem, W. Va.... 75

Salem Fork subwatershed Mo. 9 (West Branch Patterson Pork) near Salem,

W. Va.............................................................. 76

Salem Fork at Salem, W. Va................................................. 77

West Fork River at Enterprise, W. Va........................................... 78

Monongahela River:

Buffalo Creek at Barrackville, W. Va........................................... 79

Monongahela River at lock 15, at Hoult, W. Va .................................... 80

Deckers Creek at Morgantown, W. Va............................................. 81

Dry Fork (head of Cheat River) at Hendricks, W. Va............................. 82

Blackwater River at Davis, W. Va............................................. 83

Black Fork (continuation of Dry Fork):

Shavers Fork at Parsons, W. Va............................................... 84

Cheat River (continuation of Black Fork) near Parsons, W. Va................... 85

Cheat River at Rowlesburg, W. Va............................................... 86

Big Sandy Creek at Rockville, W. Va.......................................... 87

Dunkard Creek at Shannopin, Pa................................................. 88

Monongahela River at Greensboro, Pa.............................................. 89

South Fork Tenmile Creek at Jefferson, Pa...................................... 90

Redstone Creek at Waltersburg, Pa .............................................. 91

Monongahela River at Charleroi, Pa............................................... 92

Youghiogheny River near Oakland, Md............................................ 93

Youghiogheny River at Friendsvllle, Md......................................... 94

Youghiogheny River at Youghiogheny River Dam, Pa............................... 95

Casseltnan River at Grantsville, Md. .......................................... 96

Big Piney Run near Salisbury, Pa. .......................................... 97

Casseltnan River at Markelton, Pa............................................. 98

Laurel Hill Creek at Ursina, Pa............................................ 99

Youghiogheny River below Confluence, Pa........................................ 100

Youghiogheny River at Connellsville, Pa........................................ 101

Jacobs Creek:

Green Lick Run at Green Lick Reservoir, Pa................................. 102

Youghiogheny River at Sutersville, Pa.......................................... 103

Turtle Creek:

Abers Creek near Murrysville, Pa............................................. 104

Monongahela River at Braddock, Pa................................................ 105

Reservoirs in Monongahela River basin............................................ 106

Ohio River:

Chartiers Creek basin

Chartiers Creek at Carnegie, Pa.................................................. 107

Ohio River at Sewickley, Pa........................................................ 108

Beaver River basin

Mahoning River (head of Beaver River) at Alliance, Ohio.......................... 109

Mill Creek near Berlin Center, Ohio............................................ 110

Mahoning River below Berlin Dam, near Berlin Center, Ohio........................ Ill

Mahoning River at Pricetown, Ohio................................................ 112

Kale Creek near Pricetown, Ohio................................................ 113

West Branch Mahoning River near Newton Falls, Ohio............................. 114

Eagle Creek at Phalanx Station, Ohio........................................... 115

Mahoning River at Leavittsburg, Ohio............................................. 116

Mosquito Creek below Mosquito Creek Dam near Cortland, Ohio................... 117

Mahoning River at Youngstown, Ohio............................................... 118

Mill Creek at Youngstown, Ohio................................................. 119

Mahoning River at Lowellville, Ohio.............................................. 120

Shenango River at Pymatuning Dam, Pa........................................... 121

Little Shenango River at Greenville, Pa...................................... 122

Pymatuning Creek near Orangeville, Pa ........................................ 123

Shenango River at Sharpsville, Pa.............................................. 124

Beaver River at Wampum, Pa....................................................... 125

Connoquenessing Creek at Hazen, Pa............................................. 126

Slippery Rock Creek at Wurtemburg, Pa........................................ 127

Beaver River at Beaver Falls, Pa................................................. 128

Reservoirs in Beaver River basin................................................. 129

Raccoon Creek basin

Raccoon Creek at Moffatts Mill, Pa............................................... 131

Little Beaver Creek basin 

Middle Fork Little Beaver Creek:

Lisbon Creek at Lisbon, Ohio................................................... 132

Little Beaver Creek near East Liverpool, Ohio.................................... 133

Yellow Creek basin

Yellow Creek near Hammondsville, Ohio............................................ 134

Buffalo Creek basin 

Buffalo Creek:

Brush Run near Buffalo, Pa..................................................... 135

Short Creek basin

Short Creek near Dillonvale, Ohio................................................ 136

Wheeling Creek basin

Wheeling Creek at Elm Grove, W. Va............................................... 137

Captina Creek basin

Captina Creek at Armstrongs Mills, Ohio.......................................... 138

Middle Island Creek basin

Middle Island Creek at Little, W. Va............................................. 139

Ohio River at St. Marys, W. Va..................................................... 140
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-station records Continued 

Ohio River Continued

Little Muskingum River basin Page

Little Muskingum River at Bloomfield, Ohio....................................... 141

Muskingum River basin

Tuscarawas River (head of Muskingum River) at Clinton, Ohio...................... 143

Chippewa Creek at Easton, Ohio................................................. 144

Tuscarawas River at Massillon, Ohio.............................................. 145

Sandy Creek at Waynesburg, Ohio................................................ 146

Middle Branch Nimishillen Creek at Canton, Ohio.............................. 147

Nimishillen Creek: at North Industry, Ohio.................................... 148

Conotton Creek:

McGuire Creek below Leesville Dam, near Leesville, Ohio...................... 149

Indian Pork below Atwood Dam, near New Cumberland, Ohio...................... 150

Tuscarawas River below Dover Dam, near Dover, Ohio............................... 151

Sugar Creek above Beach City Dam, at Beach City, Ohio.......................... 152

Sugar Creek below Beach City Dam, near Beach City, Ohio........................ 153

Beaver Dam Creek:

Home Creek near New Philadelphia, Ohio ....................................... 154

Stillwater Creek at Piedmont, Ohio............................................. 155

Stillwater Creek at Tippecanoe, Ohio........................................... 156

Stillwater Creek at Uhrichsville, Ohio......................................... 157

Little Stillwater Creek below Tappan Dam, at Tappan, Ohio.................... 158

Tuscarawas River at Newcomerstown, Ohio.......................................... 159

Black Pork below Charles Mill Dam, near Mifflin, Ohio.......................... 160

Rocky Pork:

Touby Run at Mansfield, Ohio ............................................... 161

Black Pork at Loudonville, Ohio................................................ 162

Clear Pork at Butler, Ohio................................................... 163

Clear Pork below Pleasant Hill Dam, near Perrysville, Ohio................... 164

Lake Pork below Mohicanville Dam, near Mohicanville, Ohio.................... 165

Mohican River at Greer, Ohio................................................... 166

Kokosing River at Mount Vernon, Ohio......................................... 167

Kokosing River at Millwood, Ohio............................................. 168

Walhonding River below Mohawk Dam, at Nellie, Ohio............................. 169

Killbuck Creek at Killbuck, Ohio............................................. 170

Mill Creek near Coshocton, Ohio.............................................. 171

Muskingum River near Coshocton, Ohio............................................. 172

Seneca Pork below Senecaville Dam, near Senecaville, Ohio...................... 173

Wills Creek at Cambridge, Ohio................................................. 174

Salt Fork near Cambridge, Ohio............................................... 175

Wills Creek below Wills Creek Dam, at Wills Creek, Ohio. ....................... 176

Wakatomika Creek near Prazeysburg, Ohio........................................ 177

Muskingum River at Dresden, Ohio................................................. 178

Licking River near Newark, Ohio................................................ 179

Licking River at Toboso, Ohio .................................................. 180

Licking River at Dillon, Ohio.................................................. 181

Muskingum River at McConnelsville, Ohio .......................................... 182

Reservoirs in Muskingum River basin.............................................. 183

Ohio River at Parkersburg, W. Va. .................................................. 187

Little Kanawha River basin

Little Kanawha River near Burnsville, W. Va...................................... 188

Little Kanawha River at Glenville, W. Va......................................... 189

Steer Creek near Grantsville, W. Va............................................ 190

Little Kanawha River at Grantsville, W. Va....................................... 191

West Fork Little Kanawha River at Rocksdale, W. Va............................. 192

Reedy Creek near Reedy, W. Va.................................................. 193

Little Kanawha River at Palestine, W. Va......................................... 194

Hughes River at Cisko, W. Va................................................... 195

Hocking River basin 

Hocking River:

Hunters Run at Lancaster, Ohio................................................. 196

Hocking River at Lancaster, Ohio................................................. 197

Clear Creek near Rockbridge, Ohio.............................................. 198

Hocking River at Enterprise, Ohio................................................ 199

Sunday Creek: 

East Branch Sunday Creek:

Tom Jenkins Reservoir at Burr Oak, Ohio...................................... 200

Sunday Creek at Glouster, Ohio................................................. 201

Hocking River at Athens, Ohio .................................................... 202

Ohio River at Pomeroy, Ohio........................................................ 203

Kanawha River basin '

South Pork New River (head of Kanawha River) near Jefferson, N. C. ............... 204

New River near Galax, Va......................................................... 205

Chestnut Creek at Galax, Va.................................................... 206

New River at Ivanhoe, Va......................................................... 207

Reed Creek at Grahams Forge, Va................................................ 208

Big Reed Island Creek near Allisonia, Va....................................... 210

New River at Allisonia, Va....................................................... 211

Little River at Graysonton, Va................................................. 212

New River at Radford, Va......................................................... 213

New River at Eggleston, Va....................................................... 214

Walker Creek at Bane, Va....................................................... 215

Wolf Creek near Narrows, Va.................................................... 216

New River at Glenlyn, Va......................................................... 217

Bluestone River:

Camp Creek near Camp Creek, W. Va............................................ 218

Bluestone River near Pipestem, W. Va........................................... 219

New River at Bluestone Dam, W. Va................................................ 220

Greenbrier River at Durbin, W. Va.............................................. 221

Greenbrier River at Buckeye, W. Va............................................. 222

Second Creek near Second Creek, W. Va........................................ 223
VIII CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued 

Ohio River Continued

Kanawha River basin Continued

New River Continued Page 

Greenbrier River at Alderson, W. Va........................................... 224

Greenbrier River at Hilldale, W. Va........................................... 225

New River at Hinton, W. Va...................................................... 226

Piney Creek at Raleigh, W. Va................................................. 227

Gauley River:

Williams River at Dyer, W. Va............................................... 228

Gauley River at Camden on Gauley, W. Va....................................... 229

Cherry River at Penwick, W. Va.............................................. 230

Gauley River near Summersville, W. Va......................................... 231

Meadow River at Nallen, W. Va............................................... 232

Peters Creek near Lockwood, W. Va........................................... 233

Gauley River above Belva, W. Va............................................... 234

Kanawha River at Kanawha Palls , W. Va........................................... 235

Elk Rive 

Elk Rive 

Elk Rive 

Elk Rive 

Elk Rive 

Elk Rive

below Webster Springs, W. Va........................................ 236

at Centralia, W. Va................................................. 237

at Sutton, W. Va.................................................... 238

near Prametown, W. Va............................................... 239

at Clay, W. Va...................................................... 240

at Queen Shoals, W. Va.............................................. 241

Kanawha River at Charleston, W. Va.............................................. 242

Coal River at Ashford, W. Va.................................................. 243

Little Coal River at Danville, W. Va........................................ 244

Pocatalico River at Sissonville, W. Va........................................ 245

Ohio River at Point Pleasant, W. Va............................................... 246

Raccoon Creek basin

Raccoon Creek at Adamsville, Ohio............................................... 247

Guyandotte River basin

Guyandotte River at Man, W. Va.................................................. 248

Guyandotte River at Branchland, W. Va........................................... 249

Mud River near Milton, W. Va.................................................. 250

Ohio River at Huntington, W. Va................................................... 251

Twelyepole Creek basin

Twelvepole Creek at Wayne, W. Va................................................ 252

Big Sandy River basin

Levisa Fork (head of Big Sandy River) near Grundy, Va........................... 253

Levisa Fork at Pishtrap, Ky..................................................... 254

Russell Pork at Haysi, Va..................................................... 255

Pound River near Haysi, Va.................................................. 256

Levisa Fork at Pikeville, Ky.................................................... 257

Johns Creek near Meta, Ky..................................................... 258

Dewey Reservoir near Van Lear, Ky............................................. 259

Johns Creek near Van Lear, Ky................................................. 260

Paint Creek at Staffordsville, Ky............................................. 261

Levisa Pork at Paintsville, Ky.................................................. 262

Tug Pork at Litwar, W. Va..................................................... 263

Panther Creek near Panther, W. Va........................................... 264

Tug Pork near Kermit, W. Va................................................... 265

Big Sandy River at Louisa, Ky................................................... 266

Blaine Creek at Yatesville, Ky................................................ 267

Ohio River at Ashland, Ky......................................................... 268

Little Sandy River basin

Little Sandy River near Grayson, Ky............................................. 269

Tygarts Creek basin

Tygarts Creek at Olive Hill, Ky................................................. 270

Tygarts Creek near Greenup, Ky.................................................. 271

Scioto giver basin 

Scioto River:

Little Scioto River above Marion, Ohio........................................ 272

Scioto River near Prospect, Ohio................................................ 273

Eagon Run near Warrensburg, Ohio.............................................. 274

Mill Creek near Bellepoint, Ohio.............................................. 275

Scioto River below O'Shaughnessy Dam, near Dublin, Ohio......................... 276

Olentangy River at Claridon, Ohio............................................. 277

Whetstone Creek near Ashley, Ohio........................................... 278

Olentangy River near Delaware, Ohio........................................... 279

Olentangy River near Worthington, Ohio........................................ 280

Scioto River at Columbus, Ohio.................................................. 281

Big Walnut Creek at Central College, Ohio..................................... 282

Alum Creek at Columbus, Ohio................................................ 283

Big Walnut Creek at Rees, Ohio................................................ 284

Big Darby Creek at Darbyville, Ohio........................................... 285

Scioto River at Chillicothe, Ohio............................................... 286

Paint Creek: 

Rocky Fork near Barretts Mills, Ohio........................................ 287

Paint Creek near Bourneville, Ohio............................................ 288

Scioto River at Higby, Ohio..................................................... 289

Salt Creek at Tarlton, Ohio................................................... 290

Pike Run':

Tar Hollow Creek at Tar Hollow State Park, Ohio........................... 291

Reservoirs in Scioto River basin................................................ 292

Ohio Brush Creek basin

Ohio Brush Creek near West Union, Ohio.......................................... 294

Ohio River near Maysville, Ky..................................................... 295

Whiteoak Creek basin

Whiteoalc Creek near Georgetown, Ohio............................................ 296

Little Miami River basin

Little Miami River near Oldtown, Ohio........................................... 297
CONTENTS IX

Gaging-statlon records Continued 

Ohio River Continued

Little Miami River basin Continued Page 

North Fork Massie Creek at Cedarville, Ohio.................................... 298

South Pork Massie Creek near Cedarville, Ohio................................ 299

Massie Creek at Wilberforce, Ohio.............................................. 300

Todd Pork near Roachester, Ohio................................................ 301

Little Miami River at Milford, Ohio.............................................. 302

East Pork Little Miami River at Perintown, Ohio................................ 303

Licking River basin

Licking River near Salyersville, Ky.............................................. 304

Licking River at Farmers, Ky..................................................... 305

Triplett Creek at Morehead, Ky................................................. 306

North Pork Licking River near Lewisburg, Ky.................................... 307

Licking River at McKinneysburg, Ky............................................... 308

Stoner Creek (head of South Fork Licking River) at Paris, Ky................... 309

South Pork Licking River at Cynthiana, Ky...................................... 310

Licking River at Catawba, Ky..................................................... 311

Ohio River at Cincinnati, Ohio..................................................... 312

Mill Creek basin

Mill Creek at Reading, Ohio...................................................... 313

West Pork Mill Creek Reservoir near Greenhills, Ohio........................... 314

West Pork Mill Creek at Woodlawn, Ohio......................................... 315

Mill Creek at Carthage, Ohio..................................................... 316

Miami River basin

Indian Lake (head of Miami River): 

Buckongahelas Creek near DeGraff, Ohio......................................... 317

Stony Creek near DeGraff, Ohio................................................. 318

Miami River at Sidney, Ohio...................................................... 319

Loramie Creek at Lockington, Ohio.............................................. 320

Miami River at Taylorsville, Ohio................................................ 321

Stillwater River:

Greenville Creek near Bradford, Ohio......................................... 322

Stillwater River at Pleasant Hill, Ohio........................................ 323

Stillwater River at Englewood, Ohio............................................ 324

Mad River at Zanesfield, Ohio.................................................. 325

Mad River near Urbana, Ohio.................................................... 326

Mad River near Springfield, Ohio............................................... 327

Mad River near Dayton, Ohio.................................................... 328

Miami River at Dayton, Ohio...................................................... 329

Miami River at Miamisburg, Ohio.................................................. 330

Twin Creek near Germantovm, Ohio............................................... 331

Talawanda Creek near Hamilton, Ohio............................................ 332

Miami River at Hamilton, Ohio.................................................... 333

Whitewater River near Alpine, Ind.............................................. 334

East Pork Whitewater River at Richmond, Ind.................................. 335

East Pork Whitewater River at Brookville, Ind................................ 336

Whitewater River at Brookville, Ind............................................ 337

Laughery Creek basin

Laughery Creek near Farmers Retreat, Ind......................................... 338

Kentucky River basin

North Fork Kentucky River at Hazard, Ky.......................................... 339

Troublesome Creek: 

Buckhorn Creek:

Bear Branch near Noble, Ky................................................. 340

Troublesome Creek at Noble, Ky................................................. 341

North Fork Kentucky River at Jackson, Ky......................................... 342

Middle Pork Kentucky River at Buckhorn, Ky..................................... 343

Middle Fork Kentucky River at Tallega, Ky...................................... 344

Kentucky River:

South Pork Kentucky River at Booneville, Ky.................................... 345

Kentucky River at lock 14, at Heidelberg, Ky..................................... 346

Red River near Hazel Green, Ky................................................. 347

Stillwater Creek at Stillwater, Ky........................................... 348

Red River at Clay City, Ky..................................................... 349

Kentucky River at lock 10, near Winchester, Ky................................... 350

Kentucky River at lock 8, near Camp Nelson, Ky................................... 351

Dix River near Danville, Ky.................................................... 352

Herrington Lake near Burgin, Ky................................................ 353

Kentucky River at lock 6, near Salvisa, Ky....................................... 354

Kentucky River at lock 4, at Frankfort, Ky....................................... 355

North Elkhorn Creek (head of Elkhorn Creek) near Georgetown, Ky................ 356

South Elkhorn Creek:

Cave Creek near Fort Spring, Ky............................................ 357

South Elkhorn Creek at Port Spring, Ky....................................... 358

Elkhorn Creek near Frankfort, Ky............................................... 359

Plat Creek near Frankfort, Ky.................................................. 360

Kentucky River at lock 2, at Lockport, Ky........................................ 361

Big Eagle Creek (head of Eagle Creek) at Sadieville, Ky........................ 362

Eagle Creek at Glencoe, Ky..................................................... 363

Beargrass Creek basin

South Fork Beargrass Creek at Louisville, Ky..................................... 364

Middle Fork Beargrass Creek at Cannons Lane, at Louisville, Ky................. 365

Silver Creek basin

Silver Creek near Sellersburg, Ind............................................... 366

Ohio River at Louisville, Ky....................................................... 368

Salt River basin

Salt River near Harrodsburg, Ky.................................................. 369

Salt River near Van Buren, Ky...............'..................................... 370

Plum Creek:

Plum Creek subwatershed No. 4 near Simpsonville, Ky.......................... 371
Gaging-station records Continued 

Ohio River Continued

Salt River basin Continued Page

Plum Creek near Wilsonville, Ky................................................ 373

Little Plum Creek:

Plum Creek subwatershed No. 15 (Little Plum Creek) near Wilsonville, Ky...... 374

Plum Creek subwatershed No. 17 near Waterford, Ky.......................... 377

Little Plum Creek near Waterford, Ky......................................... 378

Plum Creek at Waterford, Ky.................................................... 379

Floyds Fork at Fisherville, Ky................................................. 380

Salt River at Shepherdsville, Ky................................................. 381

Rolling Fork near Lebanon, Ky.................................................. 382

Beech Fork near Springfield, Ky.............................................. 383

Beech Fork at Bardstown, Ky.................................................. 385

Rolling Fork near Boston, Ky................................................... 386

Pond Creek near Louisville, Ky................................................. 387

Big Indian Creek basin

Big Indian Creek near Corydon, Ind............................................... 388

Blue River basin

Blue River near White Cloud, Ind................................................. 389

Green River basin 

Green River:

McGills Creek near McKinney, Ky................................................ 390

Green River near McKinney, Ky.................................................... 391

Green River near Mount Salem, Ky................................................. 392

Green River at Greensburg, Ky.................................................... 393

Russell Creek near Columbia, Ky................................................ 394

South Fork Little Barren River at Edmonton, Ky................................. 395

Green River at Munfordville, Ky.................................................. 396

North Fork Nolin River:

McDougal Creek near Hodgenville, Ky.......................................... 397

North Fork Nolin River at Hodgenville, Ky...................................... 398

Nolin River at White Mills, Ky................................................. 399

Bacon Creek near Priceville, Ky.............................................. 400

Nolin River at Wax, Ky......................................................... 401

Green River at lock 6, at Brownsville, Ky........................................ 402

Bear Creek near Leitchfield, Ky................................................ 403

Barren River near Pageville, Ky................................................ 404

West Bays Fork at Scottsville, Ky............................................ 405

Drakes Creek near Alvaton, Ky................................................ 406

Barren River at Bowling Green, Ky.............................................. 407

Green River at lock 4, at Woodbury, Ky........................................... 408

Mud River near Lewisburg, Ky................................................... 409

Green River at Paradise, Ky...................................................... 410

' Rough River:

North Fork Rough River near Westview, Ky..................................... 411

Rough River Reservoir near Falls of Rough, Ky.................................. 412

Rock Lick Creek near Glen Dean, Ky........................................... 413

Rough River at Falls of Rough, Ky.............................................. 414

Caney Creek near Horse Branch, Ky............................................ 415

Rough River near Dundee, Ky.................................................... 416

Green River at lock 2, at Calhoun, Ky............................................ 417

East Fork Pond River near Apex, Ky............................................. 418

Ohio River at Evansville, Ind...................................................... 419

Wabash River basin

Wabash River near New Corydon, Ind. .............................................. 420

Wabash River at Bluffton, Ind.................................................... 421

Wabash River at Huntington, Ind.................................................. 422

Little Wabash River near Huntington, Ind....................................... 423

Salamonie River at Portland, Ind............................................... 424

Salamonie River near Warren, Ind............................................... 425

Salamonie River at Dora, Ind................................................... 426

Wabash River at Wabash, Ind...................................................... 427

MississLnewa River near Ridgeville, Ind........................................ 428

Mississinewa River near Eaton, Ind............................................. 429

Mississinewa River at Marion, Ind.............................................. 430

Mississinewa River at Peoria, Ind.............................................. 431

Wabash River at Peru, Ind..............................."......................... 432

Eel River at North Manchester, Ind............................................. 433

Eel River near Logansport, Ind................................................. 434

Wabash River at Logansport, Ind.................................................. 435

Wabash River at Delphi, Ind...................................................... 436

Deer Creek near Delphi, Ind.................................................... 437

Tippecanoe River at Oswego, Ind................................................ 438

Tippecanoe River near Ora, Ind................................................. 439

Indian Creek:

Little Indian Creek near Royal Center, Ind................................. 440

Big Monon Creek near Francesville, Ind....................................... 441

Tippecanoe River near Monticello, Ind.......................................... 442

Tippecanoe River near Delphi, Ind.............................................. 443

Wildcat Creek at Greentown, Ind................................................ 444

Kokomo Creek near Kokomo, Ind................................................ 445

Wildcat Creek at Kokomo, Ind................................................... 446

Wildcat Creek at Owasco, Ind................................................... 447

South Fork Wildcat Creek near Lafayette, Ind................................. 448

Wildcat Creek near Lafayette, Ind.............................................. 449

Wabash River at Lafayette, Ind................................................... 450

Big Pine Creek near Williamsport, Ind.......................................... 451

Wabash River at Covington, Ind................................................... 452

Vermilion River:

Bluegrass Creek at Potomac, 111.............................................. 453
CONTENTS XI

Gaging-station records Continued 

Ohio River Continued 

Wabash River basin Continued

Vermilion River Continued Page

Salt Pork near St. Joseph, 111............................................... 454

Saline Branch:

Boneyard Creek at Urbana, 111............................................ 455

Vermilion River near Danville, 111............................................. 456

Sugar Creek at Crawfordsville, Ind............................................. 457

Sugar Creek near Byron, Ind.................................................... 458

Wabash River at Montezuma, Ind................................................... 459

Raccoon Creek near Fincastle, Ind.............................................. 460

Raccoon Creek at Ferndale, Ind................................................. 461

Little Raccoon Creek near Catlin, Ind........................................ 462

Raccoon Creek at Coxville, Ind................................................. 463

Wabash River at Terre Haute, Ind................................................. 464

Wabash River at Riverton, Ind.................................................... 465

Busseron Creek near Carlisle, Ind.............................................. 466

Wabash River at Vincennes, Ind................................................... 467

Embarrass River:

Range Creek near Casey, 111.................................................. 468

Embarrass River at Ste. Marie, 111............................................. 469

North Fork Embarrass River near Oblong, 111.................................. 470

White River at Muncie, Ind..................................................... 471

Buck Creek near Muncie, Ind.................................................. 472

White River at Anderson, Ind................................................... 473

White River near Noblesville, Ind.............................................. 474

White River at Noblesville, Ind................................................ 475

Cicero Creek near Arcadia, Ind............................................... 476

Little Cicero Creek near Arcadia, Ind...................................... 477

Hinkle Creek near Cicero, Ind.............................................. 478

Cicero Creek at Noblesville, Ind............................................. 479

White River near Nora, Ind..................................................... 480

Pall Creek near Portville, Ind............................................... 481

Lawrence Creek at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind.............................. 482

Mud Creek at Indianapolis, Ind............................................. 483

Fall Creek at Millersville, Ind.............................................. 484

White River at Indianapolis, Ind............................................... 485

Pleasant Run at Arlington Avenue, at Indianapolis , Ind....................... 486

Pleasant Run at Brookville Road, at Indianapolis, Ind........................ 487

Eagle Creek at Zionsville, Ind............................................... 488

Eagle Creek at Indianapolis, Ind............................................. 489

Little Eagle Creek at Speedway, Ind........................................ 490

White Lick Creek:

West Fork White Lick Creek at Danville, Ind................................ 491

White Lick Creek at Mooresville, Ind......................................... 492

White River near Centerton, Ind................................................ 493

Bean Blossom Creek at Bean Blossom, Ind...................................... 494

Bear Creek near Trevlac, Ind............................................... 495

Bean Blossom Creek at Dolan, Ind............................................. 496

White River at Spencer, Ind.................................................... 497

Big Walnut Creek (head of Eel River) near Reelsville, Ind.................... 498

Mill Creek near Cataract, Ind.............................................. 499

Mill Creek near Manhattan, Ind............................................. 500

Deer Creek near Putnamville, Ind......................................... 501

Eel River at Bowling Green, Ind.............................................. 502

White River at Newberry, Ind................................................... 503

Blue River (head of East Fork White River) at Carthage, Ind.................. 504

Blue River at Shelbyville, Ind............................................... 505

Sugar Creek:

Youngs Creek near Edinburg, Ind.......................................... 506

Sugar Creek near Edinburg, Ind............................................. 507

Driftwood River (continuation of Blue River) near Edinburg, Ind.............. 508

Platrock River at St. Paul, Ind............................................ 509

East Fork White River (continuation of Driftwood River) at Columbus, Ind..... 510

Clifty Creek at Hartsville, Ind............................................ 511

Sand Creek near Brewersville, Ind.......................................... 512

East Fork White River at Seymour, Ind........................................ 513

Graham Creek (head of Muscatatuck River) near Vernon, Ind.................. 515

Muscatatuck River near Deputy, Ind......................................... 516

Muscatatuck River near Austin, Ind......................................... 517

Vernon Fork:

North Fork of Vernon Fork:

Brush Creek near Nebraska, Ind....................................... 518

North Pork of Vernon Fork near Butlerville, Ind........................ 519

Vernon Fork at Vernon, Ind............................................... 520

East Pork White River near Bedford, Ind...................................... 521

Salt Creek:

North Fork Salt Creek near Belmont, Ind.................................. 522

Salt Creek near Harrodsburg, Ind........................................... 523

Salt Creek near Peerless, Ind.............................................. 524

East Fork White River at Shoals, Ind......................................... 525

White River at Petersburg, Ind................................................. 526

Patoka River at Jasper, Ind.................................................... 527

Patoka River near Princeton, Ind............................................... 528

Wabash River at Mount Carmel, 111................................................ 529

Bonpas Creek at Browns, 111.................................................... 530

Little Wabash River below Clay City, 111....................................... 531

Skillet Fork:

Horse Creek near Keenes, 111............................................... 532

Skillet Fork at Wayne City, 111.............................................. 534

Little Wabash River at Carmi, 111.............................................. 535
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Gaglng-station records Continued 

Ohio River Continued

Saline River basin Page 

Saline River near Junction, 111.................................................. 536

Tradewater giver basin

Tradewater River at OIney, Ky.................................................... 537

Clear Creek: 

Weirs Creek:

Rose Creek at Nebo, Ky..................................................... 538

Ohio River at Golconda, 111........................................................ 539

Bay Creek basin 

Bay Creek;

Hayes Creek at Glendale, 111................................................... 540

Sugar Creek:

Lake Glendale Inlet near Dixon Springs, 111.................................. 541

Lake Glendale Outlet near Dlxon Springs, 111................................. 542

Sugar Creek near Dlxon Springs, 111 1 ............................................ 543

Ohio River at Metropolis, 111...................................................... 544

Cache River basin

Cache River at Ponnan, 111....................................................... 545

Discharge at partial-record stations and miscellaneous sites:

Low-flow partial-record stations................................................... 546

Crest-stage partial-record stations................................................ 555

Measurements at miscellaneous sites................................................ 559

Records available on lakes in Indiana................................................ 571

Index................................................................................ 573

ILLUSTRATIONS

Page 

Figure 1. Map of the conterminous United States showing areas covered by 18 of the

20 volumes on surface water supply...................................... 9

2. Comparison of discharge at three long-term representative gaging stations

during 1960 water year with median discharge for period 1931-60......... 13
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OP OHIO RIVER BASIN EXCEPT CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE RIVER B1SINS, 1960

SCOPE OP WORK

This volume Is one of a series of 20 reports presenting records of stage, discharge, and 

content, of streams, lakes, and reservoirs in the United States during the 1960 water year. 

Since 1888, when the United States Geological Survey first studied streamflow in relation 

to problems of irrigation, similar records have been obtained at more than 15,500 gaging 

stations in the 50 States. On September 30, 1960, the Geological Survey and cooperating 

organizations were maintaining 7,300 gaging stations. Partial-record stations for low 

flow or for flood flow have been operated at many other points. In addition, discharge 

measurements are made at miscellaneous sites. The records for the 1960 water year at 

gaging stations, partial-record stations, and miscellaneous sites in the Ohio Rirer basin 

except Cumberland and Tennessee River basins are given in this report.

COOPERATION

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

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

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

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

Illinois: State Department of Public Works and Buildings, E. A. Rosenstone, 

director, through Division of Waterways, T. B. Casey, chief engineer; State Department of Registration and Education, V. M. Sinks, director, through Water Survey 

Division, W. C. Ackermann, chief.

Indiana: State Department of Conservation, E, K. Marlin, director, through Division of Water Resources, C. H. Bechert, director; State Highway Commission, John 

Peters, chairman, G. M. Poster, executive director, and C. E. Vogelgesang, chief 

engineer; State Board of Health, A. C. Offutt, commissioner, and B. A. Pools, director, Bureau of Sanitary Engineering; Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission, Anton Hulman, Jr., chairman, J. I. Perrey, chief engineer.

Kentucky: University of Kentucky, P. Q. Dickey, president, through State Geological Survey, W. W. Hagan, director and State Geologist.

Maryland and one station in Pennsylvania near the Maryland State line, namely Big 

Piney Run near Salisbury, Pa.: State Board of Natural Resources, through Department 

of Geology, Mines, and Water Resources, J. T. Singewald, Jr., director.

New York: State Department of Public Works, J. B. McMorran, superintendent; State 

Department of Health, H. E. Hilleboe, commissioner, through Water Pollution Control 

Board.

North Carolina: State Department of Water Resources, H. E. Brown, director; State 

Highway Commission, W. F. Babcock, director.

Ohio: State Department of Natural Resources, H. B. Eagon, director; Miami Conservancy District, M. L. Mitchell, chief engineer; city of Columbus, Department of 

Public Service, F. C. Redick, director, succeeded by E. H. Stork.

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Pennsylvania: State Department of Forests and Waters, M. K. Goddard, secretary, 

through the Bureau of Waters, B. D. Murphy, chief engineer.

Virginia: State Department of Highways, H. H. Harris, commissioner. 

West Virginia; State Water Resources Commission, N. H. Dyer, chairman; Clarksburg 

Water Board, T. A. Stout, secretary and general manager.

Assistance In the form of funds or services was given by the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, In collecting records published herein for 329 gaging stations, of 

which 10 were In Illinois, 34 in Indiana, 54 in Kentucky, 2 in Maryland, 5 In New York, 

95 in Ohio, 63 in Pennsylvania, 12 In Virginia, and 54 in West Virginia.

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

United States Department of Commerce.

The following organizations aided In collecting records:

Indiana: City' of Indianapolis, through its Board of Public Wor'cs and Sanitation 

and its Flood Control Board; cities of Anderson, Bloomington, Muncie, North Vernon, 

Richmond, and Jasper; Indianapolis Water Co.; Indianapolis Power & Light Co.; Public 

Service Co. of Indiana; Container Corporation of America; and Continental Steel Co. 

Kentucky: Kentucky Utilities Co. 

New York: City of Jamestown. 

North Carolina: Appalachian Electric Power Co.

Pennsylvania: Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County; Municipal Authority of 

the Borough of Latrobe; Pennsylvania Electric Co.; Manufacturers Water Co.; Salt Lick 

Water Co.; Johnstown Water Co.; and West Perm Power Co.

Virginia: City of Radford; Appalachian Electric Power Co.

West Virginia: City of Fairmont Water Department; Electro-Metallurgical Co.; 

Huntington Water Corp.; and Kanawha Valley Power Co.

DIVISION OF WORK

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

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

in the following table.

State District office Address

Illinois a/................ Champaign................ 605 South Nell Street.

Indiana b/................. Indianapolis............. 611 North Park Avenue.

Kentucky c/................ Louisville............... 522 West Jefferson Street.

Maryland "a/. ............... College Park............. 106 Engineering Building, University of Maryland.

New York................... Albany................... 343 Federal Building.

North Carolina............. Raleigh.................. 436 Federal Building.

Ohio e/.................... Columbus................. 1509 Hess Stre3t.

Pennsylvania f/............ Harrisburg............... 490 Education Building.

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

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

a/ Except for Ohio River at Golconda and at Metropolis, and Wabash River at Mount Carmel. 

b/ Except for Ohio River at Evansville.

c/ Including Ohio River at Cincinnati, Ohio, at JSvansville, Ind., at Golconda and at Metropolis, 

111., and Wabaah River at Mount Carmel, 111. 

d/ Including Big Piney Run near Salisbury, Pa. 

e/ Except for Ohio River at Bellaire, Cincinnati, and Fome'roy.

f/ Except for Big Piney Run near Salisbury but including Ohio River at Bellaire, Ohio, 

g/ Including Ohio River at Pomeroy, Ohio.

Information of a more detailed nature than that published for most of the gaging stations given in this report is on file in the district offices listed atove. All gagmgstation records for Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, and Virginia, and some for
DEFINITION OP TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 3

Illinois and Pennsylvania, have been analyzed by electronic computer to give: (1) the 

number of days in each year that the daily discharge was between selected limits (duration 

tables); and (2) the lowest mean discharge for selected numbers of consecutive days in 

each year. In addition, the records for Illinois, Kentucky, and North Carolina, give the 

highest mean discharge for selected numbers of consecutive days in each year. Tie records 

for North Carolina have also been analyzed to give the lowest daily discharge not exceeded 

during selected numbers of consecutive days in each year. Provisional records of discharge, information on the availability of electronic computer results, and othe1- unpublished data concerning the gaging-station records may generally be obtained from the 

district office.

DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

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

as follows:

Gaging station is a particular site on a stream, canal, lake, or reservoir where systematic observations of gage height or discharge are obtained. When used in connection with 

a discharge record, the term is applied herein only to those gaging stations where a continuous record of discharge is obtained.

Partial-record station Is a particular site where limited streamflow data are collected 

systematically over a period of years for use in hydrologic analyses.

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

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

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

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

is distributed uniformly in time and area.

Runoff in inches (in.) shows the depth to which the drainage area would be covered if 

all the runoff for a given time were uniformly distributed on it.

Acre-foot (ac-ft) is the quantity of water required to cover an acre to the depth of 

1 foot and is equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet.

Cfs-day is the volume of water represented by a flow of 1 cubic foot per second for 24 

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

represents a runoff of 0.0372 inch from 1 square mile.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

within the area unless otherwise noted.

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

published reports.
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DOWNSTREAM ORDER AND STATION NUMBERS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

As an added means of identification, each gaging station and partial-record station has 

been assigned a station number. The numbers have been assigned in the same downstream 

order used in this report. In assigning station numbers, no distinction is made between 

partial-record stations and regular gaging stations, so that the station number for a 

partial-record station indicates downstream-order position in a list made up of both types 

of stations. Gaps are left in the numbers to allow for new stations that may be established; hence the numbers are not consecutive. The complete number for each station includes the part number, but the station number as shown in this report, Just to the left 

of the station name, consists of only the essential digits of the complete number. For 

example, for a station with the complete number 3A-0315.00, the station number shown in 

this report is 315. The notation to the left of the hyphen is the part number; it is 3A 

for all stations in this report and is therefore omitted.

EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

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

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

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

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

the Geological Survey on the basis of experience in stream gaging since 1888. These methods are described in Water-Supply Paper 888 and are also outlined in standard textbooks on 

the measurement of stream discharge.

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

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

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

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

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

tables gives the daily mean discharge, from which the monthly and the yearly mean discharge
EXPLANATION OF DATA 5

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

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

is determined by the shifting-control method, in which correction factors based on individual discharge measurements and notes by engineers and observers are used in applying 

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

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

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

At some gaging stations the stage-discharge relation is affected by backwater from reservoirs, tributary streams, or other sources. This necessitates the use of the slope 

method in which the slope or fall in a reach of the stream is a factor in determining discharge. Information requisite for determining the slope or fall is obtained by means of 

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

used as a factor in the determination of discharge.

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

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

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

occasional winter discharge measurements, consideration being given to the available information on temperature and precipitation, notes by gage observers and engineers, and 

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

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

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

daily records is not changed.

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

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

the stream. Records are published for the water year which begins on October 1 and ends 

on September 30. A calendar for the water year 1960 is shown on Page IV for the purpose 

of finding the day of the week for any date.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

above mean sea level, and a condensed history of the types, locations, and daturas of previous gages used during the period of records available. The references to "datum of 1929" 

and adjustments of other years are to the datum and adjustments of the U. S. Coast and 

Geodetic Survey. Under "Average discharge') is given the average discharge for tlie number 

of years indicated. It is not given for stations having fewer than five complete years of 

record or for stations where changes in water development during the period of record 

cause the figure to nave little significance. Under "Extremes" are given the maximum discharge and gage height; the minimum discharge if there is little or no regulation; the minimum daily discharge if there is extensive regulation (also the minimum discharge if useful) ; and the minimum gage height (unless it is of no importance). In the first paragraph,
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the data given are for the complete current water year unless otherwise specified. In the 

second paragraph, the data given are for the periods of record within tte calendar year 

dates In the heading (not necessarily those for the complete years Indicated by the headIng dates). Reliable information concerning major floods that have occurred outside the 

period of record are given In the third or last paragraph under "Extremes." Unless otherwise qualified, the maximum discharge corresponds to the crest stage obtained by use of a 

water-stage recorder, a crest-stage gage, or a nonrecordlng gage read at the time of the 

crest. If the maximum gage height did not occur at the same time as the maximum discharge, 

it is given separately. Information pertaining to the accuracy of the records and conditions which affect the natural flow at the gaging station Is given under "Remarks."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1932, to September 30, 1933. If no dally, monthly, or annual figures of discharge are 

concerned in the revision, that fact is brought out by notations after the year dates as 

follows: "(M)" means that only the instantaneous maximum discharge was revised; "(m)" 

that only the Instantaneous minimum was revised; and "(P)" that only pea1 ' discharges were 

revised. If the drainage area has been revised, the report in which the revised figure 

was first published is given. It should be noted that for all stations for which cubic 

feet per second per square mile and runoff In inches are published, a revision of the 

drainage area necessitates corresponding revision of all figures based 01 the drainage 

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

series of reports.

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

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

not published for stations on canals.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For stations equipped with nonrecordlng gages, the table of daily discharge gives the discharge corresponding to once-daily readings of the gage, or to the mean of twice-daily 

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

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

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

station description.
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In the table of daily discharge, the figures for the maximum day and the minimum day 

for each month are underlined. If the figure is repeated, it is underlined only on the 

first day of its occurrence.

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

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

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

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

(line headed "in."), or in acre-feet (line head "Ac-ft"). Figures for cubic feet per 

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

large noncontributing areas, or if the average annual rainfall over the drainage basin is 

usually less than 20 inches.

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

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

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

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

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

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

peaks are subject to substantial control by man.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

stages is published each year for all reservoirs for which records are published1 on a 

daily basis, but is not published for reservoirs for which only monthly data are given.

At many gaging stations water samples are collected from the streams for the purpose of 

making chemical analyses, computing dissolved solids, suspended sediment loads, and 

particle-size distribution, or measuring water temperatures. For most of these samples 

the results are published in an annual series of water-supply papers entitled "Quality of 

Surface Waters of the United States" which is issued in four volumes. In this report 

under "Remarks" a reference is made to quality-of-water records collected at gaging stations on a regular basis and published in the quality-of-water Teports. At many other 

gaging stations quallty-of-water data are obtained at irregular intervals and published as 

"miscellaneous analyses" in quality-of-water reports; such records are not referred to in 

"Remarks" paragraph in this report. At many gaging stations water temperature is obtained 

also at the time a discharge measurement is made; such temperature readings are not 

reported in the quality-of-water annual reports.

Data collected at partial-record stations and at miscellaneous sites are given at the 

end of each report. Partial-record stations are presented in two tables. The first is a
8 SURFACE WAZER SUPPLY, 1960, PART 3-A

table of discharge measurements at low-flow partial-record stations, and the second is a 

table of annual maximum stage and discharge at crest-stage stations. Discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites are given in a third table. Occasionally, a series of discharge measurements are made within a short time period, to investigate the seepage gains 

or losses along a reach of a stream or to determine the low-flow characteristics of an 

area. Such measurements are given in special tables after the list of measurements at 

miscellaneous sites.

ACCURACY OP FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

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

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

The station description states the degree of accuracy of the records. "Excellent" indicates that, in general, the error in the daily records is believed to be less than 

5 percent; "good," less than 10 percent; "fair," less than 15 percent; aid "poor," probably more than 15 percent. The records of monthly and yearly mean discharge and runoff are, 

in general, more nearly accurate than the daily records.

Discharge at some stations, as indicated by the monthly mean, may varj widely from 

natural runoff, owing to diversion, consumption, regulation by storage, increase or decrease in evaporation due to artificial causes, or to other factors. Fo" such stations, 

figures of cubic feet per second per square mile and of runoff in inches are not published 

unless satisfactory adjustments can be made for diversions, for changes in contents of 

reservoirs, or for other changes incident to use and control. Evaporation from a reservoir is not included in the adjustments for changes in reservoir contents, unless it is 

so stated. Even at those stations where adjustments are made, large errors in computed 

runoff may occur when relatively large negative adjustments are made or when evaporation 

is large in comparison with the observed discharge.

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

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

because water must first be supplied to existing irrigation systems.

PUBLICATIONS

Basic data for gaging stations are published in an annual series of reports consisting 

of 20 volumes, including one each for the States of Alaska and Hawaii. The area of the 

other 48 States is divided into 14 parts whose boundaries coincide with certain natural 

drainage lines. Formerly, the annual series of reports on surface-water supply consisted 

of 14 volumes, one for each of the 14 parts. Beginning with the reports for 1951, the 

records for the 48 States were published in 18 volumes, there being 2 volumes each for 

Parts 1, 2, 3, and 6. The boundaries of the various parts are indicated by the following 

list and the map in figure 1.

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

A, North Atlantic slope basins, Maine to Connecticut. 

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

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

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

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

to Pearl River.
Note. Records for Alaska

contained in separate Volumes for \ xFigure 1. Map of the conterminous United States showing areas covered by 18 of the 20 volumes on surface water supply. The area

covered by this report is shaded
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1960, PART 3-A

Part 3. Ohio River basin, in two volumes:

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

B, Cumberland and Tennessee River basins.

4. St. Lawrence River basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins.

6. Missouri River basin, in two volumes:

A, Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa. 

B, Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa.

7. Lower Mississippi River basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

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

13. Snake River basin.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

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

the United States.

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

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

given on page 2.

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

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

have been included for some streams.

Strearaflow data for the years 1884-19O1, In reports of the Geological Survey 

(A = Annual Report; B = Bulletin)

Report

10th A, pt. 2

B 131........

16th A, pt. 2

WSF 11....... 

16th A, pt. 4 

WSF 15.......

19th A, pt. 4

WSP 75.......

Character of data

Descriptive Information only.

Descriptive Information only.

monthly discharge. 

Gage heights . ...............................................

Descriptions, measurements ratings, and monthly discharge..

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

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

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge..

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries.

the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tributaries.

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

Year

1864-92.

1893-94.

1896. 

1895-96. 

1897.

1897.

1897.

1900.

1901.

1901.

Reports on surface-water supply containing records from 1899 to date for drainage basins in this report are listed on the following page. The data for any particular gaging 

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

station was maintained. Before 1951, records for the Cumberland and Tennessee River 

basins were included with those of the other rivers of the Ohio River basin.
PUBLICATIONS 11

Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream measurements In Ohio River basin except 

Cumberland and Tennessee River basins, 1899-1960

Year

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907-8

1909

1910

1911

WSP

36

48,a49

65, 75

83

98

128

169

205

243

263

283

303

Year

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919-20

1921

1922

1923

1924

WSP

323

353

383

403

433

453

473

503

523

543

563

583

Year

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

WSP

603

623

643

663

683

698

713

728

743

758

783

803

Year

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

WSP

823

853

873

893

923

953

973

1003

1033

1053

1083

1113

Year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

WSP

1143

1173

1205

1235

1275

1335

1385

1435

1505

1555

1625

1705

a Olentangy and Scloto Rivers only.

A compilation of records for the area covered by this report through September 1950 has 

been published as Water-Supply Paper 1305. That report contains a summary of mcnthly and 

annual discharges for all previously published records as well as some records rot contained in the annual series of water-supply papers. All records were reexamlned and revised where warranted. Estimates of discharge were made to fill short gaps whenever 

practical.

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

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

stage and discharge of many streams during major floods has been Included in special reports on these floods published by the Geological Survey or other agencies. The more recent of these special reports also contain other pertinent hydrologlc information and 

analyses and compilations of data relating to earlier notable floods. The following is a 

list of these reports:

WSP 147: Destructive floods In the United States in 1904

WSP 162: Destructive floods in the United States in 1905

WSP 334: The Ohio Valley flood of March-April 1913.

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

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

WSP 800: The floods of March 1936, part 3, Potomac, James, 

and upper Ohio Rivers.

WSP 838: Floods of Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, JanuaryFebruary 1937.

WSP 847: Maximum discharges at stream-measurement stations 

through September 1938.

WSP 869: Flood of August 1935 In Muskingum River basin, Ohio.

WSP 967-B: Flood of July 5, 1939, In eastern Kentucky.

WSP 1066: Floods of August 1940 In the southeastern States.

WSP 1134-A: Floods of August 4-5, 1943, in central West 

Virginia.

WSP 1134-B: Floods of July 18, 1942, in north-central 

Pennsylvania.

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

WSP 1227-D: Summary of floods in the United States during 1951

WSP 1260-F: Summary of floods in the United States during 1952

WSP 1370-C: Summary of floods In the United States during 1954.

Bull. 9: The flood of June 1946 In Wayne and Holmes Counties, 

Ohio.

Bull. 14; Local floods In Ohio during 1947.

Bull. 32; Floods In Ohio, magnitude and frequency.

Clr. 204; Floods in Youghiogheny and'Kisklminetas River

basins, Pennsylvania and Maryland, frequency and 

magnitude.

Clr. 418: Floods of January-February 1959 in Ohio.

The Miami Valley and the 1913 flood.

The floods of March 1936 In Pennsylvania.

Flood-discharge records relating to Pennsylvania

streams (to 1960). 

The floods of May 1943 In Illinois.

Floods In Illinois, magnitude and frequency.

Unit hydrographs In Illinois.

The Crooksvllle area flood of June 16-17, 1950

U. S. Geological Survey. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Ohio Water Resources 

Board.

Do. 

Ohio Department of

Natural Resources. 

U. S. Geological Survey.

Do. 

The Miami Conservancy

District.

Pennsylvania Department 

of Forests and Waters. 

Do.

Illinois Division of 

Waterways.

Do.

Do. 

Ohio Division cf Water.
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1960, PART 3-A

RECORDS OP DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

The Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture has 

been collecting records of runoff from selected areas In the Ohio River basin as follows: 

near Blacksburg, Va., beginning in 1939, 1 area of less than 20 acres; beginning in 1951, 

2 areas of less than 10 acres each, and beginning In 1952, 1 area of less than 10 acres; 

near Christiansburg, Va., beginning in 1957, 1 area of 750 acres; near Terrys Pork, Va., 

beginning in 1957, 1 area of 950 acres; near Pulaski, Va., beginning in 1957, 1 area of 

2,850 acres; near Coshocton, Ohio, beginning in 1937, 4 areas of 500 to 5,000 acres each, 

5 areas of 100 to 500 acres each, 2 areas of 50 to 100 acres each, 2 areas of 20 to 50 

acres each, and 20 areas of less than 10 acres each.

HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

In the area covered by this report, streamflow was generally in the iredian range. 

Notable departures were in the period March to May, when flow was deficient in parts of 

Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio, and in June and July, when flow was excessive in 

Indiana and Kentucky. Major floods, caused by rainfall of 3 to 7 inches within 12 hours 

on June 23, resulted In new maximum discharges at several gaging stations in Indiana and 

Kentucky having 10 to 15 years of record. Plow of Ohio River averaged £5 percent of the 

median.

Figure 2, on page 13, for which records of three long-term representative gaging stations were used, shows a comparison of the monthly and yearly mean discharges during the 

1960 water year with the median discharge for the period 1931-60.
14 GAGING-STATION RECORDS

OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 

105. Allegheny River at Eldred, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°57'50", long 78°23'10", on right bank at site of former highway bridge, 

600 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 346, 1,000 ft upstream from Knapp Creek, 

and half a mile north of Eldred, McKean County.

Drainage area. 550 sq mi.

Records available. July 1939 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,416.20 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 21 years, 967 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,540 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 16.64 ft, from 

floodmark in gage well); minimum, 30 cfs, Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.37 ft).

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 55,000 cfs July 19, 1942 (gage height, 27.6 ft, from 

floodmarkj, from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum, 22 cfs Sept. 29, 30, 1959 (gage height, 1.27 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, no gage-height record, 

shifting control, or backwater from Khapp Creek, which iare fair.

Bating tables, water year 1959-6O, except periods of Ice effect, shifting-control, 

or backwater from Knapp Creek (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 11 Feb. 12 to Sept. 3O

1.5 41

Z.O 95

3.O 255

4.O 497

6.O 1.1SO

8.O Z,O3O

12.0 4.ZSO

23

39

101

27O

52O

7.O 1.62O

10.0 3,O8O

13.O 5,OOO

17.0 1O,2OO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

.25

26

27

28

29

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

C54

119

93

58

46

59

C230

352

221

293

182

136

114

1O5

105

96

85

78

73

69

66

61

61

C7OO

1.780

1,O6O

735

585

*456

367

C430

8,869

286

O.520

O.6O

Nov.

895

1,500

1,620

1,220

1,300

1,980

2,230

1,74O

1,380

1,14O

91O

858

8O5

805

1.O2O

91O

875

858

752

69O

660

615

555

698

1,34O

1,180

1,380

2,48O

2.75O

2,430

37,556

1,252

2.28

2.54

Dec.

1,930

1,580

1,460

1,340

1,180

1,140

1,50O

1,46O

1,260

*1,140

1.O2O

1,750

3,38O

5.80O

3,62O

2,840

2,O30

1,660

1,420

1,18O

1.O2O

910

b900

1,260

1,3OO

1.O6O

91O

1,280

2.5OO

2,580

2,180

52.59O

1,696

3.08

3.56

Jan.

1,740

1,460

2,060

2,430

1,830

1,54O

1,500

1,220

1,020

875

84O

735

1,880

*2.48O

1,98O

2,O3O

1,660

1,42O

1,340

1,170

980

875

788

b66O

b700

1,14O

945

585

540

555

54O

39,518

1,275

2.32

2.67

Feb.

511

456

b360

b44O

456

657

1,140

822

752

1,040

2.76O

5.56O

3,440

2,48O

1,780

1,620

1.42O

*1,140

1,100

980

875

822

718

655

610

595

580

520

520

32,8O9

1,131

2.O6

2.22

Mar.

458

b360

b360

b36O

b360

b35O

b320

b31O

b290

b280

b280

b28O

b28O

b28O

b280

a28O

a3OO

a 280

a26O

a25O

a24O

a23O

a23O

*230

220

2O3

254

608

2,360

a5,4OO

a9.OOO

25,193

813

1.48

1.7O

Apr.

aS.OOO

a7,200

a6,SOO

a6,OOO

aS.OOO

a4,5OO

a4, OOO

a3,000

a2,OOO

al,700

al,500

al,700

1,580

1,54O

1,460

1,50O

1.38O

1,300

1,140

980

910

875

788

700

655

610

655

*640

55O

520

69,183

2,306

4.19

4.68

May

495

482

458

432

395

37 O

345

37 O

920

1,740

1.94O

1,980

1,940

1,820

1,620

1,380

1,22O

1,780

1,540

1,300

1,300

1,300

2.32O

3,380

5.980

3,68O

2,480

1,660

1,340

1,140

1,220

46,327

1,494

2.72

3.13

June

1,100

875

735

64O

580

508

445

395

*345

312

282

C36O

58O

1,180

3,7OO

5.O6O

5.270

3,68O

1,860

1,260

945

752

670

98O

945

655

520

458

395

35,869

1,196

2.17

2.43

July

345

332

295

272

254

*226

2O3

187

176

165

158

166

154

156

190

171

138

126

126

192

173

130

116

108

98

90

104

151

120

98

100

5,32O

172

0.313

0.36

Aug.

93

83

74

87

214

196

124

C25O

322

176

*146

115

97

90

91

88

87

72

64

60

62

69

86

83

72

63

57

54

52

58

64

3,249

105

0.191

O.22

Sept.

58

64

74

6O

5O

48

46

42

39

39

46

64

9O

83

*72

6O

52

48

48

52

7O

63

52

47

42

39

37

36

36

1,594

53.1

O.O97

0.11

Calendar year 1959 : Max 16,OOO Min 22 Mean 1,O55 Cfsm 1.92 In. 26. 04

Water year 1959-60: Max 9, OOO Mln 36 Mean 978 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.22

Peak discharge (base, 5,OOO cfs). Mar. 31 (about 12 m.) 9,540 cfs (16.64 ft),- June 17 (l a.m.) 

5,790 cfs U3.81 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of high-water marks, observer's gage reading, 

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

c Backwater from Knapp Creek.

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 25, Nov. 2-9, Nov. 27 to Dec. 4, Dec. 7, 8, 12-19, 

Dec. 28 to Jan. 7, Jan. 13-18, Feb. 10-16.
HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS 13

25,000

20,000

15,000

10,000

Allegheny River at Franklin, Pa. 

Drainage area, 5,982 so mi.

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

Scioto River at Chillicothe, Ohio 

Drainage area, 3,847 aq mi.

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

Green River at MunfordviUe, Ky 

Drainage area, 1,673 sq mi.

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

Explanation

Median of monthly and yearly mean discharge for period 1981-60 

ISSSSSSS^I Monthly and yearly mean discharge for 1960 water year

Figure 2. Comparison of discharge at three long-term representative gaging stations during 

1960 water year with median discharge for period 1931-60.
CLEAN CREEK BASIN 15

108. Clean Creek near Clean, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°07'16", long 78°25'15", on left bank at highway bridge, 1,000 ft west 

of State Highway 16, 1.4 miles northeast of Clean, Cattaraugus County, and 4.6 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 198 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1957 to September 1960 (no winter records).

j. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,430 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. --1957-58:- Maximum discharge recorded during water year, 5.250 cfs Apr. 7 (gage 

height, 11.20 . ft); minimum, 1.1 . cfs Oct. 23 (gage height, 0.96 ft).

1958-59: Maximum discharge recorded during water year, 5,360 cfs Apr. 3 (gage 

height, 11.28 ft); minimum, 17 cfs Aug. 21 (gage height, 1.41 ft).

1959-60: Maximum discharge recorded during water year, 7,390 cfs Mar. 31 (gage 

height, 12.67 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 1.38 ft).

Remarks . Records fair.

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1957, to Sept. 30, 1960 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

0

1.9

4.4

47

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

91

175

285

550

875

1,270

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

1,750

2,270

2,900

3,780

4,990

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.9

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.6

3.6

4.2

4.2

3.2

2.6

1.9

6.5

7.1

6.2

4.7

4.4

3.2

3.4

2.9

95.3

3.07

0.016

0.02

Nov.

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.9

74

83

152

130

184

99

63

157

80

70

109

135

90

61

64

91

72

60

53

48

44

43

39

40

139 

249

2,439.5

81.3

0.411

0.46

Dec.

_

..

^

-

Jan.

_

_

_

-

Feb.

_

_.

_

-

Mar.

_

_

-

Apr.

1,880

1,720

1,760

1,800

1,800

2,990

4.520

2,080

1,030

830

999

1,150

918

906

906

670

565

450

388

310

332

676

561

370

300

243

212

323

586 

728

32,003

1,067

5.39

6.01

May

428

330

464

691

*452

408

1,320

1, 500

694

481

400

350

280

230

200

180

150

140

130

110

100

90

110

100

80

60

50

80

90 

60

80

9,838

317

1.60

1.85

June

70

300

200

120

100

110

95

80

100

*142

227

161

1,070

~67T 2,520

358

238

184

155

133

130

125

101

91

94

372

357

171

128 

104

8,707

290

1.46

1.64

July

90

79

76

82

80

72

68

79

121

85

76

118

155

107

121

*268

175

120

109

101

84

74

73

68

62

57

51

50

55

53

2,867

92.5

0.467

0.54

Aug.

50

47

44

42

39

35

35

46

44

39

35

33

33

32

*31

31

30

29

28

28

27

27

26

33

60

39

32

29

27 

26

26

1,083

34.9

0.176

0.20

Sept.

28

28

26

30

32

34

173

346

418

171

140

109

85

70

61

*58

66

120

135

99

98

182

135

102

86

80

93

125

110 

*91

3,331

111

0.561

0.63

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-7, May 11 to June 9, Aug. 17-21; discharge estimated on basis

f weather records and records for Great Valley Creek near Salamanca.
16 OLEM CREEK BASIN 

108. Clean Creek near Clean, N. Y. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

106

135

101

86

78

72

64

60

58

55

55

57

57

58

60

55

60

113

88

74

67

62

61

86

171

132

125

198

198

218

163

2,978

96.1

0.485

0.56

Nov.

190

135

110

108

*92

82

78

74

68

74

108

108

100

300

365

733

554

1^160 

800

475

428

410

352

318

292

443

481

358

315

£58

9,369

312

1.58

1.76

Dec.

_

-

-

-

Jan.

_

-

_

-

Feb.

-

-

-

-

Mar.

_

-

-

-

Apr.

1,540

3,140

5.510

1,670

1,070

1,920

1,240

819

1,010

950

664

511

432

380

330

295

232

208 

255

234

202

181

168

148

155

157

412

551

487

375

23,226

774

3.91

4.36

May

298

246

236

200

175

157

143

130

120

125

*186

328

320

290

232

210

198

202 

218

238

259

535

368

318

241

196

171

148

130

117

105

6,840

221

1.12

1.28

June

102

*135

115

96

85

76

68

62

58

55

53

66

84

67

55

50

48

48 

47

44

40

58

79

54

67

102

164

150

99 

76

2,303

76.8

0.388

0.43

July

68

323

T55

102

79

73

*80

66

55

47

42

39

37

34

33

43

34

31 

32

35

54

37

34

86

55

43

35

33

32 

43

34

1,894

61.1

0.309

0.36

Aug.

30

27

25

*24

27

27

26

26

27

26

25

22

21

20

20

19

20

20 

19

IS

18

18

21

21

20

19

20

35

53 

79

115

886

28.6

0.144

0.17

Sept.

74

53

51

43

37

32

29

27

25

24

*23

22

21

20

20

20

20

20 

20

20

19

18isis

18

18

18

18

18 

20

784

26.1

0.132

0.15

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, nater year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

158 

191

93

64

*50

176

2.500 

1,650

532

348

227

181

161

152

137

118

104

96

90

82

74

67

80

997

1,730

687

517

400

385 

290

494

12,831

414

2.09

2.41

Nov.

(*)

_

-

-

-

Dec.

_

_

-

-

Jan.

_

_

-

-

Feb.

_

_

-

-

Mar.

(*)

_

_

-

-

Apr.

a5 . 450 

a2,000

2,090

2,080

1,300

791

655 

565

571

544

481

499

523

435

466

592

478

440

378

308

268

300

234

200

179

168

204

190

162

150

20,701

690

3.48

3.89

May

142 

137

126

118

109

99

91 

99

244

435

335

288

338

285

229

234

206

253

218

183

206

492

542

569

*382

282

221

181

162

152

184

7,542

243

1.23

1.42

June

214 

161

140

125

105

97

86 

79

73

67

62

177

247

1,120

4.480

2,260

628

418

300

223

179

152

152

192

166

130

112

96

*90

88

12,419

414

2.09

2.33

July

85 

96

86

78

67

61

58 

54

51

47

44

42

40

54

54

47

42

39

46

62

46

40

40

40

37

34

38

*39

37

54 5i

1,571

50.7

0.256

0.30

Aug.

31 

29

243

263

596

206

133

99

78

66

58

50

46

42

39

39

35

33

31

31

32

31

30

28

*26

25

24

23

23

22

21

2,233

72.0

0.364

0.42

Sept.

22 

22

21

20

20

20

20 

20

21

27

25

24

25

25

23

22

22

22

*21

20

20

20

102

84

60

46

51

110

76

140

1,151

38.4

0.194

0.22

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm Ir .

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm Ir .

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Great 

Valley Creek near Salamanca.
GREAT VALLEY CREEK BASIN 17

110. Great Valley Creek near Salamanca, N. Y.

Location. La t 42°10'40", long 78°41'40", on left bank 0.3 mile upstream from highway 

bridge , 1 mile downstream from Hungry Hollow, 1^ miles northeast of Salamanca, Cattaraugus County, and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--142 sq mi.

Records available. --December 1950 to September 1960.

~Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,393.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average . d 1 s charge . - - 9 years (1951-60), 232 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 5,810 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 8.75 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs Sept. 27-30 (gage height, 2.42 ft).

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 9,680 cfs Mar. 7, 1956 (gage height, 10.66 ft); no 

flow for several days in 1952-59.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, no gage-height record, or 

those below 1 cfs, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In 

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 5

3.2 

3.6

4.0

150

270

4.5 480

5.0 770

6.0 1,620

7.0 2,910

2.40 

H.45 

2.50 

H.55 

2.60

Nov. 5 to Sept. 3o

2.7 16

2.9 37

3.2 87

3.6 183

4.0 310

4.5 515

5.0 780

6.0 1,620

7.0 2,910

8.0 4,490

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

81

78

37

20

no

54

2.510

533

353

211

148

123

102 

100

83

69

61

57

52

44

38

32

34

2,090

1,260

578

421

302

223

178

550

10,432

337

2.37

2.73

Nov.

1,150

875

*560

495

642

580

443

349

293

246

212

276

303 

428

476

373

381

328

293

269

279

310

286

516

570

456

608

660

515

430

13,582

453

3.19

3.56

Dec.

377

349

357

328

303

370

610

*474

438

381

353

1,290

2.080 

831

560

684

640

538

438

357

300

240

200

200

195

192

301

684

1,200

615

438

16,323

527

3.71

4.27

Jan.

345

300

920

542

380

330

*300

260

220

218

218

190

2,160 

1,110

875

627

456

381

331

276

256

234

212

195

170

178

164

164

170

159

141

12,482

403

2.84

3.27

Feb.

141

124

130

114

120

423

394

320

303

*654

2.570

960

560 

381

330

328

286

260

210

220

211

180

160

150

140

140

120

110

100

10,139

 350

2.46

2.66

Mar.

94

*92

96

98

94

92

88

86

84

80

68

66

70 

64

60

60

76

72

70

64

66

62

60

60

56

56

68

413

1,440

4.190

3,460

11,505

371

2.61

3.01

Apr.

1.770

1,400

1,760

1,620

896

*590

470

417

409

369

342

417

456 

438

474

542

405

373

296

243

218

237

189

164

148

138

148

126

110

loo

15,265

509

3.58

4.00

May

98

87

78

70

60

54

48

63

214

269

a230

a210

a300 

a260

aEOO

a!90

a!85

a210

a!90

a!75

a200

a230

a245

a260

*192

151

122

102

89

81

115

4,978

161

1.13

1.30

June

129

91

83

68

56

51

41

36

31

27

24

64

74 

782

1.700

546

320

246

167

122

93

78

74

126

95

68

51

41

*48

*51

5,383

179

1.26

1.41

July

41

36

29

26

22

20

16

14

13

11

11

10

9.5

16

14

11

8.8

8.1

8.1

16

11

9.5

11

11

8.8

6.

8.

8.

6.

6.

7.

435.6

14.1

0.099

0.11

Aug.

7.4

6.1

354

173

444

146

85

60

41

34

*29

22

18

16

14

11

9.5

8.8

7.4

7.4

10

11

7.4

6.1

*4.9

4.9

4.4

3.8

3.4

3.4

2*6

1,555.5

50.2

0.334

0.41

Sept.

2.6

3.8

3.0

2.2

2.2

1.6

1.4

.9

2.2

8J,

3.4

2.2

3.8 

6.7

3.0

1.9

1.4

1.1

.9

*.9

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

59.2

2.0

0.014

0.02

Calendar year 1959: Max 7,000 Mln 0 Mean 305 Cfsm 2.15 In. 29.18

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,190 Mln 0.5 Mean 279 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.75

Peak discharge (base, 3,200 cfs). Oct. 7 (6 p.m.) 5,560 cfs (8.61 ft); Oct. 24 (5:30 p.m.) 4.050 cfs 

(7.74 fth Dec. 13 (1:15 a.m.) 3,400 cfs (7.33 ft); Jan. 13 (12:3O p.m.) 3,590 cfs (7.45 ft)j 

Feb. 11 (5i45 a.m.) 3,930 cfs (7.66 ft)j Mar. 30 (7:30 p.m.) 5,81o cfs (8.75 ft); June 15 

(2i30 a.m.) 3,360 cfs (7.30 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

nearby stations.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 22-24, Jan. 2, 5-9, 25, Feb. 2-4, 15, Feb. 19 

to Mar. 27.
18 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

115. Allegheny River at Red House, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°06 I 50", long 78°48'15", on left bank at site of former highway bridge 

at Red House, Cattaraugus County, 0.7 mile upstream from Meetinghouse Run and at mile 

227.7.

Drainage area. 1,690 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1903 bo September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,327.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 3, 1917, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 57 years, 2,800 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 28,800 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 11.95 ft); minimum, 168 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 3.27 ft).

1903-60: Maximum discharge, 49,100 cfs Mar. 8, 1956 (gage height, 15.11 ft); minimum daily, 80 cfs Dec. 15-17, 1908.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or ro gage-height 

record, which are good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 1385: 1907, 1C09-12, 1913(M), 

1914-15, 1916-17(M), 1925, 1927.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.2 

3.4

3.6 

4.0 

5.0

130

250

410

870

2,620

6.0 

8.0

10.0

12.0

4,830

10,800

18,600

29,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12.

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

310

609

500

368

288

*314

5,640

4,820

2,420

1,760

1,290

954

766

716 

656

587

521

470

440

410

376

350

342

4,560

9.350

5,680

3,680

2,900

2,310

1,910

2,430

57,727

1,862

1.10

1.27

Nov.

6,720

7.470

6,660

*5,090

5,040

5,780

6,370

5,250

4,210

3,580

3,040

2,900

2,900

3,260 

4,230

3,770

3,430

3,280

2,920

2,660

2,600

2,620

2.440

2,980

4,430

4,280

4,260

7,200

7,230

6,480

133,080

4,436

2.62

2.93

Dec.

5,480

4,650

4,400

4,230

3,820

3,790

5,250

*5,450

4,650

4,140

3,770

6,560

16.400

14,100 

9,860

8,550

7,440

6,030

4,990

4,160

a3,400

a2,500

a2.100

a2,250

a2 , 300

2,340

2,560

4,170

10,500

9 ,480

6,930

176,250

5,685

3.36

3.88

Jan.

5,430

4,380

6,510

8,040

b5,800

b5,200

*b4,400

3,820

3,220

2,860

2,780

2,540

9,500

12.900 

8,700

7,950

6,060

4,910

4,380

3,820

3,370

3,000

2,760

2,480

a2,050

a2,050

a2,100

a2,100

a2,000

al 950

1J910

138,970

4,483

2.65

3.06

Feb.

1,850

1,690

bl,250

bl.140

1,420

2,230.

4,070

3,300

*2,960

3,520

12,500

15,500

9,360

6,990 

b4,900

b4,500

4,160

3,510

3,220

2,660

b2,700

2,680

2,440

2,230

2,040

2,020

1,940

1,810

1,710

108,300

3,734

2.21

2.38

Mar.

1,600

*1,420

bl,220

bl,020

bl,160

bl,140

bl.100

bl,080

bl,060

bl,040

b960

b900

b880

b860 

b840

b820

b880

b880

884

b800

b820

831

792

818

b720

b720

766

1,730

6,110

20, 800

28,400

83,051

2,679

1.59

1.83

Apr.

27.000

24,200

22,300

19,800

15,400

11,600

*9,270

7,500

6,230

5,480

4,800

4,880

5,060

4,730 

4,620

5,040

4,620

4,210

3,840

3,320

3,020

2,960

2,720

2,600

2,190

2,060

2,100

2,100

1,850

1.690

217,190

7,240

4.28

4.78

Hay

1,600

1,530

1,420

1,320

1,220

1,130

1.060

1,120

2,130

4,400

4,730

4,800

4,960

4,750 

4,140

3,640

3,260

4,160

4,190

3,540

3,410

3,880

4,970

7,890

8.400

*7 , 650

6,090

4,330

3,450

3,020

'

115,390

3,722

2.20

2.54

June

3,410

2,800

2,320

2,020

1,780

1,580

1,370

1,180

1,060

940

857

898

1,850

3,670 

17,200

18.100

13,000

9,090

5,640

5,620

2,820

2,310

2,020

2,960

3,060

2,270

1,760

1,470

*1,300

1,270

113,625

3,788

2.24

2.50

July

1.120

1,010

954

857

792

740

680

644

598

576

554

543

543

598 

609

576

510

450

440

480

490

460

420

384

350

32£

342

359

368

368

350

17,490

564

0.334

0.38

Aug.

325

310

716

1,010

1.290

1,160

766

576

668

680

*532

460

402

350 

325

325

310

288

272

258

250

250

250

250

250

*237

218

211

204

237

250

13,630

440

0.260

0.30

Sept.

224

224

218

204

204

185

185

174

192

211

192

192

218

237 

244

224

192

192

180

*180

185

185

198

224

230

224

224

224

258

258

6,282

209

0.124

0.14

Calendar year 1959: Max 32,3OO Mln 130 Mean 3,363 Cfsm 1.99 In. 27.03

Water year 1959-60: Max 28,400 Mln 174 Mean 3,227 Cfsm 1.91 In. 25.99

Peak discharge (base, 17,000 cfs).--Dec. 13 (5 p.m.) 17,700 cfs (9.80 ft)j Apr. 1 (12:30 a.m.) 28,800 

cfs (11.95 ft); June 16 (2 a.m.) 19,100 efs (10.11 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph based on recorded 

range In stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 19

125. Allegheny River near Kinzua, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°50 I 50", long 78°59'30", on left bank at Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, 

half a mile upstream from Bent Run, 2 miles southwest of Kinzua, Warren County, and 

2.3 miles downstream from Kinzua Creek.

Drainage area. 2,179 sq mi.

Records available . October 1935 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,200.00 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark).

Average discharge.--25 years, 3,849 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 36,500 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 15.46 ft); minimum daily, 215 cfs Sept. 28-30.

1935-60: Maximum discharge, 60,500 cfs Mar. 8, 1956 (gage height, 19.95 ft); minimum, 149 cfs Sept. 15, 1936; minimum gage height, 4.30 ft Sept. 29, 1959.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or indefinite stag-?-

discharge relation, which are fair. Records of chemical anlayses for the water year 

1960 are given in WSP 1741.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1275: 1936-37.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect or 

Indefinite stage-discharge relation (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

200

270

440

740

1,220

6.5

7.0

9.0

13.0

16.0

1,940

2,860

8,000

24,000

39,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

459

547

670

530

456

548

6,060 

6,200

3,930

2,580

1,910

1,400 

1,100

982

892

788

712

642

588

540

490

*490

455

5,810

12.000

8,180

5,330

4,080

3,170

2,660

3,270

77,449

2,498

1.15

1.32

Nov.

9,120

11,600

9,750

7,550

7,250

7,700

8,000 

6,960

5,720

4,810

4,080

3,840 

3,840

4,560

5,980

5,460

4,810

4,560

4,080

3,610

3,500

3,500

*5.280

4,080

5,720

5,980

5,720

8,880

9,400

8,180

181,520

6,051

2.78

3.10

Dec.

7,100

6,120

5,720

5,460

5,070

4,940

6,540 

7,250

6,260

5,590

5,070

8,280 

20.800

18,8OO

13,200

11,200

10,100

8,180

6,820

5,720

4,940

4,200

3,800

3,600

3,500

5.280

3,280

*5,150

14,200

15,600

9,750

237,520

7,662

5.52

4.05

Jan.

7,400

5,980

8,280

10,400

8,220

6,400

5,850 

5,350

4,440

5,960

5,720

5,500 

12,400

17 . 200

12,400

10,400

8,700

6,680

5,980

5,200

4,560

4,080

5,720

5,500

5,200

5,100

2,960

*2,760

2,760

2,760

2.620

188,260

6,075

2.79

5.21

Feb.

2,520

2,330

2,000

1.850

1,890

2,990

5,330 

4,810

4,080

4,600

15,200

17 . 600 

12,800

9,400

6,960

6,120

5,720

4,810

4,440

3,840

3,500

3,610

5,280

2,960

2,760

2,760

2,600

2,460

2,550

145,570

 5,020

2.50

2.48

Mar.

2,210

2,OOO

*1,800

1,600

1,400

1,400

1,450 

1,450

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,450 

1,400

1,550

1,500

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,500

1,500

1,200

1,150

1,100 i.oeo

1,000

1,000

1,200

2,500

7,040

24,100

56.000

107,100

5,455

1.59

1.85

Apr.

55.500

28,000

26,500

24,000

19,600

15,200

12,000 

10,100

8,520

7,400

6,540

6,680 

6,960

*6,540

6,260

6,960

6,540

5,980

5,460

4,680

4,320

4,080

3,840

3,500

5,170

2,960

2,860

2,860

2,660

2.410

280,080

9,556

4.28

4.78

May

2,320

2,190

2,050

1,910

1,760

1,620

m5,500

7,400

7,250

*6,820 

7,250

6,960

6,120

5,330

4,940

6,540

6,400

5,350

4,940

5,200

5,850

9,400

10.100

9,400

7,700

5,850

4,560

4,080

4,440

163,700

5,281

2.42

2.79

June

4,810

4,08O

3,390

2,86O

2,540

2,260

1,970 

1,720

1,510

1,350

1.240

1,490 

2,120

6,050

20.800

*20,800

16,400

12,000

7,990

5,530

3,960

5,170

2,860

3,490

4,320

3,280

2,480

2,070

1,850

1,720

149,890

4,996

2.29

2.56

July

1.600

1,420

1,320

1,220

1,090

1,010

937 

856

788

740

698

670 

677

764

764

712

670

594

570

614

*628

621

600

552

510

470 525"

500

495

500

510

25,625

762

0.350

0.40

Aug.

470

431

431

1,120

1.420

1,400

1,090 

964

726

865

705

614 

530

475

440

426

415

395

372

577

554

568

364

350

*558

526

510

294

501

368

350

17,587

561

0.257

0.50

Sept.

334

372.

326

514

306

286

270 

252

270

314

302

290 

306

554

550

326

298

282

266

e260

e250

e240

6250

6220

e220

6220

6220

e215

e215

6215

8,285

276

0.127

0.14

Calendar year 1959: Max 45,000 Mln 168 Mean 4,471 Cfsm 2.05 In. 27.85

Water year 1959-60: Max 36,000 Mln 215 Mean 4,318 Cfsm 1,98 In. 26.96

Peak discharge (base, 25,000 cfs). Mar. 31 (8 to 10:30 a.m.) 36,500 cfs (15.46 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of records for station 

West Hickory.

Hote.. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 22-25, Jan. 24-26, Peb. 3, 4, 27, Mar. 

(no gage-height record Mar. 7-18).
CONEWANGO CREEK BASIN

130. Conewango Creek at Waterboro, H. Y.

Location.--Lat 42°10'15", long 79°04'10", on right bank 300 ft downstream from concrete 

viaduct at Waterboro, Chautauqua County, 900 ft downstream from Davis Brook, and 

2j miles upstream from Kennedy.

Drainage area . 290 sq mi.

Records available. September 1938 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,255.30 ft above mean sea level '(Corps of 

"^Engineers bench mark). Prior to Nov. 7, 1939, staff gages at site 1,300 ft upstream at 

various datums. Nov. 7, 1939, to Nov. 4, 1940, staff gage at site 1,100 ft upstream at 

datum 0.79 ft higher, and Nov. 5, 1940, to May 28, 1948, staff gage et site 700 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 514 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,490 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 10.76 ft); minimum, 31 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 2.62 ft).

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 8,600 cfs Apr. 7, 1947; maximum gage height, 11.58 ft 

Mar. 8, 1956; minimum discharge observed, 22 cfs Aug. 18, 1940, Sept. 27, 29, 1941.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, doubtful gage-height record, 

or shifting control, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect, or shiftirg control (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 14 Jan. 15 to Apr. 1 Apr. 2 to Sept. 30

1.9 50

2.4 170

3.0 326

4.0 590

5.0 885

7.0 1,840

9.0 3,350

2.9 304

3.5 480

4.0 660

5.0 1,090

6.0 1,600

7.0 2,180

9.0 3,560

11.0 5,840

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

30

4P

74

230

480

5.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

980

2,180

3,560

5,840

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

139

173

108

79

69.

*109

1.050

1,030

760

482

284

206

183

167

154

134

118

113

106

98

91

86

83

357

727

582

590

539

414

316

457

9,804

316

1.09

1.26

Nov.

1,000

1,050

924

*757

829

829

679

533

414

352

303

360

443

598

826

701

617

579

531

504

544

698

736

1,050

1,220

1,140

1,080

1, 240

1,190

1,000

22,727

758

2.61

2.91

Dec.

805

718

727

730

687

778

1,060

*857

811

778

733

1,350

2,260

2.550

2,200

2,000

1,800

1,570

1,230

882

670

550

b480

456

430

427

656

1,070

1,650

1,710

1,460

33,865

1,092

3.77

4.34

Jan.

1,040

724

1,200

1,310

1,070

790

*676

617

536

509

531

501

el, 910

e2,640

2.810

2,660

2,180

1,670

1,240

816

700

632

588

550

487

484

456

494

648

634

31,773

1,025

3.53

4.07

Feb.

582

484

376

358

376

1,010

1,510

1,170

991

*1,200

2,310

2.500

2,400

1,890

1,220

932

816

740

613

315

417

540

536

526

494

522

447

453

453

26,181

903

3.11

3.36

Mar.

432

*408

405

387

396

b380

b350

b340

324

335

301

b290

b290

288

271

262

268

262

268

268

273

276

262

279

254

257

268

436

1,140

2,830

4.280|

17,080

551

1.90

2.19

Apr.

5,410

4,930

4,210

3,630

3,120

2,580

*1,990

1,620

1,340

1,120

935

910

940

820

810

1,000

950

800

685

570

485

450

400

340

300

275

285

260

220

190

41,575

1,386

4.78

5.33

May

185

176

156

137

116

104

96

299

1,140

1.510

1,260

835

755

8OO

645

480

380

430

425

345

355

320

335

355

335

*270

210

168

140

131

164

13,057

421

1.45

1.67

June

205

180

134

116

106

96

92

87

80

77

74

77

d92

d!30

d41O

d480

320

190

134

104

90

84

205

460

355

280

172

122

108

*102

5,162

172

0.59

0.66

Jaly

96.

94

87

82

79

74

73

7O

68

69

66

62

62

69

70

69

62

60

60

*64

61

59

60

57

55

53

80

80

68

66

85

2,160

69.7

0.24

0.28

Aug.

65

57

138

285

225

185

110

90

77

71

*66

61

59

57

61

65

57

54

50

49

53

57

51

48

45

*44

44

41

41

42

40

2,388

77.0

0.27

0.31

Sept.

39

42

40

39

40

38

37

36

35

36

36

37

*42

46

44

41

38

36

36

36

36

35

35

34

33

33

33

*32

32

33

1,110

37.0

0.13

0.14

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,600 Mln 30 Mean 631 Cfsm 2.18 Ir . 29.51

Water water year year 1959-60: o.3tra-ou: Max roax 5,410 O,*.LU Mln win 32 o£ Mean wean 565 ODD Cfsm uism 1.95 x.ao Ir j.r . . 26.52 £b.3£

Peak discharge (base, 2,300 cfs).~Deo. 13 (11:30 p.m.) 2,400 cfs (7.87 ft)j Jan. 15 (6 p.m.) 2,830 

efs (8.01 ft); Feb. 12 (II p.m.) 2,510 ofs (7.53 ft)j Apr. 1 (12 m.) 5,490 off (10.76 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

d Doubtful gage-height recordj discharge computed on basis of notes by engineers, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations, 

e Shifting-control method used.
CONEWANGO CREEK BASIN 21

135. Chautauqua Lake near Mayville, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°14'20", long 79°29'50", on right bank of estuary of Mud Creek 25 ft upstream from highway bridge, about 500 ft from lake, and 1 mile south of Mayville, 

Chautauqua County.

Drainage area. 189 sq mi.

Records available. November 1949 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,300.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 21, 1956, staff gage at site near mouth of Big Inlet at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum daily gage height during year, 9.17 ft Apr. 6; minimum daily, 6.97 ft

1949-60: Maximum daily gage height, 10.65 ft Mar. 9, 1956; minimum daily, 6.29 ft 

Nov. 17, 1953.

Remarks. Records good. Lake regulated at outlet by Warner Dam. Capacity of lake not determined; area of water surface, 20.9 sq mi. Figures of change In contents ccmputed 

from surface area multiplied by change In stage.

Mean gage height, In feet, water year October 1959 to September 1960

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

Mean

(t)

Oct.

7.54

7.56

7.58

7.55

7.57

7.65

8.03

8.06

8751

8.01

7.92

7.87

7.82

7.78

7.72

7.68

7.58

7.48

7.46

7.59

7> 58

7.39

7.39

7.43

7.49

7.49

7.51

7.51

7.52 

7.51

7.56

7.65

+26,1

Nov.

7.70

7.75

7.87

7.90

8.01

8.01

7.98

7.96

7.91

7.88

7.81

7.77

7.80

7.81

7.89

7.86

7.79

7.86

7.82

7.80

7.77

7.78

7.80

7.84

7.91

7.97

8.01

8.06

8.06

7.88

+85.4

Dec.

8.02

7.97

7.94

7.92

7.86

7.85

7.85

7.96

7.94

7.89

7.87

8.12

8.60

8.62

8.56

8.52

8.51

8.46

8.58

8.52

8.22

8.14

8.06

.99

.90

.85

.81

.92

8.25 

8 . 25

8.21

8.12

+50.5

Jan.

8.15

8.07

8.22

8.24

8.18

8.11

8.04

7.95

7.87

7.80

7.74

7.72

8.62

8.62

8.60

8.58

8.51

8.44

8.58

8.32

8.27

8.19

8.12

8.05

7.98

7.90

7.85

7.78

7.75

7.69

7. 65

8.11

-117

Feb.

7.60

7.55

.49

.44

.59

.50

.62

.65

.60

.68

8.15

8.21

8.21

8.17

8.16

8.11

8.04

7.98

7.95

7.95

7.90

7.84

7.78

7.72

7.66

7.66

7.63

7.58

7.54

7.78

'-27.9

Mar.

7.49

7.45

7.39

7.37

7.35

7.51

7.28

7.25

7.19

7.15

7.10

7.06

7.04

7.02

7.00

6.99

6.99

6.99

6.99

6.98

6.97

6.98

6.98

6.98

6.98

6.98

6.98

6.99

7.22 

7 « 82

'

7.18

+200

Apr.

8.54

8.75

8.89

9.03

9.15

9.17

9.16

9.12

9.07

9.00

8.93

8.85

8.78

8.71

8.65

8.60

8.56

8.48

8.45

8.56

8.50

8.19

8.11

8.06

8.05

8.01

8.00

8755

8.00

8.O1

8.56

-92.2

Calendar year 1959: Max 9.27 Min 7.31 Mean 8.03

May

8.00

7.99

7.99

7.99

7.99

7.99

8.00

8.01

8,16

8.56

8.48

8.55

8.57

8.58

8.57

8.54

8.51

8.49

8.49

8.49

8.4T

8.46

8.47

8.46

8.47

8.47

8.48

8.49

8.49

8.47 

8.46

8.55

-1-95.7

June

8.47

8.49

8.50

8.50

8.48

8.45

8.42

8.59

8.56

8.54

8.55

8.56

8.42

8.48

8.55

8.54

'8755" 8.55

8.55

8.55

8.51

8.50

8.48

8.45

8.59

8.40

8.58

8.56

8.35

8. 34

8.45

-27.0

July

8.55

8.51

8.27

8.22

8.17

8.14

8.13

8.12

8.10

8.08

8.06

8.04

8.02

8.00

7.98

7.96

7.95

7.94

7.92

7.88

7.88

7.86

7.83

7.80

7.79

7.80

7.85

7.83

7.81

7.80 

iJI

7.99

-122

Aug.

7.7,6

7.75

7.74

7.75

7.74

7.75

7.73

7.68

7.69

7.67

7.65

7.64

7,63

7.61

7.61

7.62

7.60

7.59

7.57

7.56

7.58

7.57

7.54

7.54

7.52

7.52

7.49

7.48

7.47

7.45 

7^4,5

7.61

-76.1

Sept.

7.42

7740

7.58

7.55

7.53

7.31

7.31

7.30

7.27

7.24

7.24

7.22

7.25

7.24

7,24

7.24

7.27

7.21

7.22

7.20

7.20

7.21

7.19

7.20

7.18

7.16

7.15

7.15

7.14

701

7.24

-71.9

t +15.5

Water year 1959-60: Max 9.17 Min 6.97 Mean 7.91 t -7.74

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Chautauqua Lake.
CONEWANGO CREEK BASIN

145. Chadakoin River at Falconer, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°06'45", long 79°12'15", on left bank 10 ft downstreair from South Dow 

Street Bridge in Falconer, Chautauqua County, if miles upstream froir mouth, and 6 miles 

downstream from Chautauqua Lake.

Drainage area. 194 sq mi.

Records available. October 1934 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,256.41 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 25 years (1935-60), 340 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,310 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 3.32 ft); minimum daily, 8.7 cfs Sept. 25.

1934-60: Maximum discharge, 2,050 cfs Apr. 5, 1947 (gage height, 4.56 ft); minimum, 

5.0 cfs July 1, 1954 (gage height, 0.285 ft); minimum daily, 5.9 cff Aug. 5, 7, 21, 22, 

1954.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of shifting control, which are fair. 

Flow regulated by Chautauqua Lake (see preceding page). Diurnal fluctuation caused by 

mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 803: 1936(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of shifting control (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.3 

.4

.5 

.7

1.0

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

3.3

305

540

1,100

1,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

44

42

il

47

69

*155

259

310

350

595

395

395

390

386

382

382

382

382

372

312

179

179

161

194

245

249

249

245

245

195

116

7,723

249

Nov.

199

253

245

*249

253

412

474

390

422

470

470

470

274

455

436

431

440

431

426

426

422

422

426

463

555

545

596

684

678

667

13,084

436

Dec.

650

656

650

634

618

628

667

*656

634

634

645

744

8T7

967

943

943

943

919

889

848

826

777

684

667

656

645

640

678

706

694

738

22,856

737

Jan.

804

750

750

794

782

*760

744

733

678

628

623

640

794

943

961

973 943"

925

925

871

799

788

772

766

755

716

678

678

650

575

570

23,768

767

Feb.

565

555

550

545

555

555

555

550

550

*580

640

733

728

728

728

716

706

694

706

678

694

728

689

601

590

590

585

575

570

18,219

628

Mar.

565

540

*465

460

460

455

450

450

445

440

436

322

203

200

200

196

196

196

200

200

200

203

203

200

200

200

200

214

*320

584

1.050

10,653

344

Apr.

1,180

*1,160

1,170

1,220

1.280

1,240

1,190

1,150

1,170

1,150

1,060

1,060

973

961

949

949

925

943

832

794

733

706

457

256

196

182

144

142

139

139

24,450

815

May

142

133

133

133

150

133

136

178

340

422

422

422

422

422

418

418

422

413

408

408

337

189

186

189

182

*182

189

186

182

189

196

8,262

267

June

186

186

186

186

182

182

182

182

144

103

105

107

86

108

133

166

166

166

163

163

163

163

241

241

297

229

196

196

200

*193

5,201

173

July

176

T72

172

172

172

89

88

97

88

88

88

88

90

95

90

88

88

88

88

90

88

88

90

88

88

97

97

86

86

88

61

3,164

102

Aug.

46

46

55

40

38

38

38

38

35

*34

34

34

32

31

32

32

32

32

32

42

25

25

23

23

24

24

60

83

*86

76

76

1,266

40.8

Sept.

80

76

76

76

76

76

69

46

46

e40

e!7

e!7

e22

e!3

e!2

ell

e9.9

e9.3

ell

e!3

e!3

e!2

ell

e9.3

e8.7

e9.9

e9.9

e9.9

ell

*e!3

903.9

30.1

Adjusted for change In contents In Chautauqua Lake

Mean

Cfsm 

In.

275

1.42 

1.64

522 

2.69 

3.00

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

768 

3.96 

4.56

649 

3.35 

3.86

600 

3.09 

3.34

544 

2.80 

3.23

723 

3.73

4.16

362

1.87 

2.15

Observed

Max 1,230 Mln 6.3 Mean 401 

Max 1,280 Mln 8.7 Mean 381

146 

0.753 

0.84

-19.7 

-0.102 

-0.12

-35.3 

-0.182 

-0.21

-41.8 

-0.215 

-0.24

Adjusted

Mean 417 Cfsm 2.15 In. 29.16 

Mean 374 Cfsm 1.93 In. 26.21

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

e Shifting-control method used.

Note. Negative figures of adjusted monthly discharge and runoff Indicate that losses from 

Chautauqua Lake exceeded Inflow.
CONEWANGO CREEK BASIN 23

150. Conewango Creek at Russell, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°56'20", long 79°Q7 1 55" , on left bank at highway bridge in Russell, 

Warren County, 0.4 mile upstream from Ackley Run and 8.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 816 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for October, 

November 1939, published in W3P 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,222.18 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Apr. 10, 1941, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 1,477 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,000 cfs Apr. 2 (gage height, 9.39 f';); minimum, 60 cfs Sept. 26-30 (gage height, 1.91 ft).

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 14,400 cfs Apr. 7, 1947 (gage height, 10.69 f'-,); minimum not determined; minimum daily, 58 cfs Oct. 1,2, 1941.

Flood in March 1936 reached a stage of 10.9 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 14,600 

cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Plow regulated by Chautauqua Lake (see p. 21). Some diurnal fluctuation caused by mills above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1083: 1936(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

S.O

90

151

277

580

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

10.0

1,530

2,700

5,750

12,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

168

298 

309

235 

197

300

2.570

2,450

2,090

1,530

1,080

839

758

724

684

652

612

588

573

552

466

*380

347

942

2,030

1,640

1,480

1,370

1,190

980

1,140

29,174

941

+26.1

Nov.

2,510

2,900 

2,570

2,150 

2,270

2,270

2,030

1,800

1,600

1,400

1.200

1,300

1,400

1,600

2,300

2,200

2,100

2,000

1,800

1,700

1,700

1,700

*1,750

2,210

2,900

2,960

3,160

3.440

3,300

3,090

65,310

2,177

+85. 4

Dec.

3,000

2,700 

2,500

2,300 

2,100

2,300

2,800

3,000

2,800

2,450

2,330

3,830

5,240

5,410

5.580

5,580

5,410

5,080

4,600

3,960

3,090

2,330

1,920

1,750

1.640

1,640

1,920

2,570

*4,120

4,120

4,280

102,350

3,302

+30.5

Jan.

3,960

3,230 

3,440

3,660 

3,440

3,020

2,570

2,270

2,030

1,860

1,800

1,800

4,380

5,080

5,410

5,750

5,580

5,240

4,600

3,510

2,570

2,210

2,030

1,920

1,800

1,750

1,700

*1.640

1,860

1,970

1,860

93,940

3,030

-117

Feb.

1,750

1,580 

1,370

1.260 

1,290

2,420

3,230

2,960

2,640

3,020

4,440

4,600

4.920

4,760

4,120

3,160

2,450

2,150

2,030

1,640

1,530

1,640

1,700

1,640

1,580

1,580

1,530

1,420

1,420

69,830

2,408

-27.9

Mar.

1,420

1,320 

*1,320

bl,200 

bl,100

bl,050

bl.050

bl,050

bl,050

bl,050

1,040

1.000

B48

740

724

700

708

708

708

716

716

724

716

716

700

676

700

1,110

3,120

5,750

7,250

41,660

1,344

+200

Apr.

9,950

10.700 

9,950

8,980 

8,070

7,230

6,460

5,750

5,080

4,440

3,740

3,230

2,960

*2,700

2,510

2,830

2,830

2,570

2,330

2,030

1,800

1,640

1,530

1,190

920

812

776

732

676

620

115,036

3,835

-92.2

May

628

628 

596

545 

510

472

452

1,310

3,440

5.810

3,510

*2 , 900

2,270

2,090

1,800

1,530

1,320

1,530

1,480

1,280

1,240

1,090

1,070

1,170

1,090

911

785

700

660

652

898

42,367

1,367

+95.7

June

1,070

857 

724

628 

566

510

478

452

428

375

330

398

538

1,090

1,750

*1,220

960

740

604

531

472

434

481

1,470

1,220

884

644

524

472

472

21,322

711

-27.0

July

440

410 

386

364 

347

330

249

230

230

214

214

210

205

222

235

222

218

210

197

205

*205

201

201

197

193

189

226

249

239

222

214

7,674

248

-122

Aug.

197

170 

155

218 

288

277

254

222

189

170

155

148

141

132

125

129

129

125

122

113

113

119

113

110

«102

102

102

110

132

145

145

4,752

153

-76.1

Sept.

138

m138 

138

135

132

129

116

107

99

87

82

82

85

82

77

80

72

72

72

72

72

69

64

62

60

60

*60

62

2,786

92.9

-71.9

Adjusted for change In contents In Chautauqua Lake

Mean

Cfsm 

In.

967 

1.19 

1.37

2,262 

2.77 

3.09

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

3,332 

4.08 

4.70

2,913 

3.57 

4.12

2,380 

2.92 

3.15

1,544 

1.89 

2.18

3,743 

4.59 

5.12

1,463 

1.79 

2.06

Observed

Max 7,850 Mln 74 Mean 1,812 

Max 10,700 Min 60 Mean 1,629

684 

0.838 

0.93

126 

0.154 

0.18

76.9 

0.094 

0.11

21.0 

0.026 

0.03

Adjusted

Mean 1,828 Cfsm 2.24 In. 30.40 

Mean 1,621 Cfsm 1.99 In. 27.04

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Chautauqua Lake, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 8-22, Dec. 1-9; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Waterboro, N. Y.
24 BROKENSTRAW CREEK BASIN

155. Brokenstraw Creek at Youngsville, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°51'10", long 79°19'05", on right bank 150 ft downstream from bridge on

 U. S. Highway 6 at Youngsville, Warren County, 500 ft upstream from Mathews Run, and 

3.7 miles upstream from mouth. Records include flow of Mathews Run.

Drainage area. 321 sq mi, including that of Mathews Run.

Records available.--October 1909 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some

 periods, published in WSP 1305. Plow of Mathews Run included in records since October

1938.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,187.92 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1907. Prior to Jan. 17, 1916, staff gage and Jan. 17, 1916, to Sept. 30, 1933, 

chain gage, at site 150 ft upstream at datum 1.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1933, to June 15,

1939. chain gage at site 150 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 51 years, 576 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,500 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 9.77 ft); mini-

 mum, 41 cfs Sept. 26-30 (gage height, 0.06 ft).

1909-60: Maximum discharge, about 18,000 cfs Mar. 25, 1913 (gage height, 13.2 ft, 

present datum); minimum observed, 19 cfs Oct. 14, 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 743: Drainage area. WSP 1083: 1913(M). WSP 1275: 1920, 

1932, 1936.WSP 1305: 1910-15, 1928-29.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except period of Ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec Dec. 13 to Sept. 30

0.1 

.3 

.5

1.0

48

90

148

325

2.0 810

3.0 1,390

5.0 3,020

0.0

.2

.5

1.0

2.0

67

155

340

860

4.0 2,200

6.0 4,040

8.0 6,780

10.0 11,000

Discharge, In cubic feeb per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

111"

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

254

186

101

73

64

397

1,760

975

693

361

240

187

158

154

145

130

112

104

98

93

85

*80

84

884

810

575

645

510 

369

285

695

11,307

365

1.14

1.31

Nov.

1,930

2.290

1,700

1,180

1,330

1,270

865

575

432

357

209

357

582

1,220

1,460

1,060

782

640

535

*459

459

560

545

960

1,390

1,210

1,330

1,700 

1,420 

1,030

29,837

995

3.10

3.46

Dec.

782

672

672

662

605

680

1,060

948

755

656

605

2,790

4.840

3,500

1,860

1,100

1,040

920

740

586

505

389

344

360

344

348

542

1,060 

*2,520

1^490

35,575

1,148

3.58

4.12

Jan.

830

620

1,770

1,840

1,200

758

674

603

480

448

515

580

3,300

5 , 950

1,330

920

752

704

576

520

480

470

420

412

425

398

*438 

520 

570

530

29,513

952

2.97

3.42

Feb.

505

416

309

33^

340

1,190

1,670

1,190

950

1,510

4.040

3,410

1,840

1,010

758

752

680

625

560

412

470

490

448

416

394

407

372

368 

364

26,226

904

2.82

3.04

Mar.

340

*310

300

290

250

250

250

250

250

240

230

220

220

220

220

210

210

220

220

220

200

200

200

200

200

210

220

550 

1,880 

5,480

 ' 

24,060

776

2.42

2.79

Apr.

6,640

3,390

2,440

2,360

2,040

1,410

1,130

1,190

1,190

1,100

950

1,010

*1,010

830

698

1,220

1,100

830

625

510

452

425

384

348

320

304

300

276 

3iT

35,103

1,170

3.64

4.07

May

382

348

300

264

242

225

ZZ5

2,220

5.050

2,690

2,040

*1,340

950

752

608

520

657

1,160

830

598

545

485

545

540

466

398

340

308 

296 

312

466

24,1O2

777

2.42

2.79

June

674

505

376

304

268

232

211

186

158

142

135

161

242

1,650

«1.SOO

1,060

535

412

320

256

222

194

194

303

320

218

172

155 

619 

1,020

13,044

435

1.36

1.51

July

500

412

304

246

200

172

158

148

129

119

116

107

107

138

138

116

101

92

92

*119

107

90

1O7

116

95

90

317

*233 

236 

158

169

5,232

169

C.526

0.61

Aug.

135

104

101

200

208

135

113

329

T73

125

107

92

84

80

77

77

72

67

63

61

61

63

61

57

*55

53

51

51 

51 

53

51

3,O10

97.1

0.302

0.35

Sept.

51

53

55

49

49

47

45

44

44

44

44

44

47

63

57

51

49

47

45

47

47

45

44

44

44

41

41

41 

*41 

41

1,404

46.8

0.146

O.16

Calendar year 1959: Max 10,600 Mln 40 Mean 714 Cfsm 2.22 IT, 30.20

Water year 1959-60: Max 9,800 Mln 41 Mean 651 Cfsm 2.03 Ir - 27.63

eak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs). Dec. 13 (2 a.m.) 5,660 cfs (7.33 ft); Mar. 31 (4 p.m.) 10,5OO cfs 

(9.77 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Mar. 2-27.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 25 

160. Allegheny River at West Hickory, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°34'15", long V9°24'30", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 12V at West Hickory, Forest County, 0.6 mile upstream from Siggirs Run 

and 0.8 mile downstream from East Hickory Creek.

Drainage area. 3,660 sq mi.

Records available. October 1941 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,060.15 ft above mean sea level, vnadjusted. Prior to Dec. 12, 1941, tape gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 6,691 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 61,500 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 13.60 ft); minmum, 363 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.27 ft).

1941-60: Maximum discharge, 101,000 cfs Mar. 8, 1956 (gage height, 17.20 ft); minimum gage height, 17.51 ft Feb. 23, 1945 (ice Jam); minimum discharge not determined.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow 

regulated by Chautauqua Lake (see p. 21).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

300

580

1,230

3,300

5.0

8.0

11.0

14.0

6,50O 

20,100 

40,100 

65,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

711

1,010

1,040

1,080

875

931

8,470

11,700

9,100

5,700

3,990 

2,97O

E,410

2,140

1,980

1,810

1,670

1,540

1,440

1,340

*1,290

1,160

1,070

4,720

16.000

13,500

9,300

7,300

5,700

4,560

4,520

131,027

4,227

+26.1

Nov.

12,700

19,OOO

17,000

13,000

12 , 100

12,500

12,100

11,300

9,100

7,500

6,50O 

5.700

5,900

7,900

10,500

10, 1OO

8,900

8,1OO

7,100

*6,300

5,900

6,100

6,100

7,700

10,900

11,300

11,700

15,000

16,000

14,000

308,000

10,270

+85.4

Dec.

12 , 100

10,500

9,700

9,500

8,90O

8,700

11,300

12,500

10,900

9,900

9,1OO 

16,500

56.600

33,800

24,300

19,500

17,500

16,OOO

13,500

11,300

9,900

8,3OO

6,700

5,900

5,700

5.500

5,700

9,200

21,300

*23,100

18,000

421,400

13,590

+30.5

Jan.

14,000

11,700

13,500

17,500

15,OOO

12,100

10,500

9,30O

8,100

6,900

6,500 

6,300

17,000

50.500

24,300

19,000

17,000

14,000

12,500

10,900

8,900

7,500

6,900

6,200

5,600

5,150

»5.000

5,150

5,500

5,500

5,500

345,100

11,070 -117

Feb.

5,150

4,860

4,150

5.700

5,710

5,860

10,900

10,500

9,100

9,700

25,100 

28.9OO

22 500

17,500

14,000

11,700

10,100

8,700

7,900

6,900

5,900

6,100

5,900

5,500

5,OOO

5,000

4,860

4,560

4,420

266,150

9,178

-27.9

Mar.

3,900

5,700

5,500

5,000

2,700

2,700

2,700

2,900

3,000

3,OOO

5,000 

2,900

2,800

2,700

2,600

2,500

2,400

2,500

2,600

2,500

2,400

2,200

2,100

2,200

2,200

2.000

2,100

5,020

9,530

35,900

58.800

180,050

5,808

+200

Apr.

55.500

47,500

42,500

58,000'

53,100

25,500

20,700

18,000

16,000

14,000

12,100 

*11,300

11,500

10,900

9,90O

10,9OO

11,300

1O,100

9,100

8,100

7,100

6,500

6,100

5,500

4,560

4,150

3,990

5,850

5,710

5.490

464,130

15,470

-92.2

May

3,380

5,350

3,090

2,900

2,700

2,520

2.410

7,970

16,000

17.000

*15,500 

15,000

11,700

11,300

9,900

8,500

7,500

10,500

9,900

8,500

7,700

7,500

8,500

10,500

15,500

11,500

9,900

8,100

6,50O

5,500

5,900

262,100

8,455

+95.7

June

7,700

6,500

5,000

4,280

3,710

3,300

3,040

2,660

2,300

2,O8O

1.810 

1,920

2,950

6,430

25,200

26.8OO

2O,700

15,500

11,300

7,500

5.50O

4,280

5,710

4,570

6,9OO

5,000

5,850

3,070

2,900

3,520

203,580

6,786

-27.0

July

2,920

2,540

2,300

2,060

1,870

1,700

1,580

1,370

1,290

1,230

1,170 

1,110

1,080

1,170

1,250

1,18O

1,110

1,070

1,020

*982

1,O10

982

1,020

968

875

810

1,010

1,160

1,020

1,010

927

40,774

1,515

-122

Aug.

914

825

750

1,010

1,920

1,900

1,970

2.290

1,600

1,2CO

1,230 

1,010

914

810

762

728

6SO

657

624

6C2

615

624

6C2

*5FO

540

5EO

510

500

480 602"

615

28,598

925

-76.1

Sept.

580

602

591

550

530

520

490

480

471

471

500 

490

480

510

520

510

490

471

455

435

408

590

390

390

390

408

426

*390

372

572

14,062

469

-71.9

Adjusted for change In contents In Chautauqua Lake

Mean 

CCsm

In.

4,255 

1.16 

1.34

10,360 

2.85 

5.16

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

13,620 

3.72 

4.29

10,950 

2.99 

3.45

9,150 

2.50 

2.70

Observed

6,008 

1.64 

1.89

15,380 

4. 2O 

4.69

8,551 

2.34 

2.61

Max 70,000 Mln 280 Mean 7,772 

Max 58,800 Mln 372 Mean 7,276

6,759 

1.85 

2.06

1,193 

0.326 

0.38

847 

0.231 

0.27

597 

0.108 

0.12

Adjusted

Mean 7,788 Cfsm 2.13 In. 28.89 

Mean 7,268 Cfsm 1.99 In. 26.96

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Chautauqua Lake.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 24, 25, Feb. 4, Mar. 1-27.
26 TIONE3TA CREEK BASIN

175. Tionesta Creek at Lynch, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°36'05", long 79 0 03'00", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Lynch, Forest County, 500 ft upstream from Bluejay Creek and 7 miles south 

of Sheffield.

Drainage area. 233 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,252.43 ft above mean sea level, 

unadjusted.

Average discharge. 23 years, 443 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,250 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 7.38 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Sept. 25-30 (gage height, 0.76 ft).

1937-60: Maximum discharge, 15,000 cfs Jan. 22, 1959 (gage height, 11.25 ft, from 

floodmark in gage well), from rating curve extended above 4,600 cfs on basis of slopearea measurement of peak flow; minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 21-23, 1955; minimum gage height 

recorded, 0.68 ft Sept. 22, 23, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 923: 1939-40. WSP 1555: 1943, 1946-47, 1948 (M), 1952, 

1953(M), 1955-56.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

46

87

180

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

6.0 

8.0

380

930

1,640

3,510

6,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*165

90

48

36

55

48

506

178

509

190

104

80

67 

76

74

61

56

52

50

45

45

40

*42

1.190

945

470

580

504

240

2O4

516

6,442

208

0.895

1.05

Nov.

740

710

603

515

680

794

620

520

448

584

340

558

558 

482

652

495

500

*456

416

589

562

548

312

440

592

475

857

1.160

898

752

16,656

555

2.58

2.66

Dec.

656

560

550

505

456

505

846

674

576

515

475

1,520

5.500 

1,950

1,540

1,100

865

716

614

550

475

560

280

560

350

308

555

*628

1,760

1,320

995

25,422

820

5.52

4.06

Jan.

800

686

1,500

1,150

898

740

640

545

466

416

4O7

587

1.910 

1,600

1,500

1,150

865

752

692

592

525

470

458

580

520

400

566

317

*294

294

270

21,550

688

2.95

5.40

Feb.

250

220

200

280

270

497

608

470

452

754

2.090

1,550

1,100 

865

758

614

550

475

456

598

366

340

299

278

250

294

262

236

218

15,540

529

2.27

2.45

Mar.

210

160

170

*160

150

145

140

155

150

150

150

125

120 

120

120

120

125

150

120

110

110

110

110

110

110

120

140

500

800

3,120

4.950

12,730

411

1.76

2.03

Apr.

5.860

2,500

2,140

2,000

1,480

1,200

995

950

898

740

652

716

614

570

*520

530

470

520

452

398

580

376

555

508

290

270

274

240

222

2O8

25,088

836

3.59

4.00

May

218

201

184

170

156

145

145

1,230

2.800

2,520

1,880

1,580

*1,240 

1,050

826

692

741

1,520

898

752

652

647

669

630

505

458

580

358

344

512

544

23,607

762

5.27

5.77

June

326

258

229

208

190

170

145

155

121

112

1O4

166

201 

1,550

5.500

1,700

*1,050

820

586

456

576

512

290

522

274

212

184

166

156

152

14,049

463

2.01

2.24

July

142

155

127

155

107

95

85

80

76

72

76

69

65 

80

85

63

59

57

59

75

61

*48

50

52

45

59

57

59

48

46

45

2,286

73.7

0.516

0.56

Aug.

59

35

35

66

87

61

108

520

116

69

56

45

45 

40

59

39

59

56

53

55

40

60

65

45

52

*26

25

25

24

72

42

1,995

64.3

0.276

0.52

Sept.

29

28

29

25

25

22

35

46

50

51

45

56

56 

59

52

29

51

24

25

22

22

21

20

18

17

16

16

16

16

*16

855

27.8

0.119

0.15

Calendar year 1959: Max 11.6OO Mln 20 Mean 529 Cfsm 2.27 In. 3O.84

Water water year year 1959-60: i»ba-bu: Max Max 4,950 4,abU Mln win 16 16 Mean wean 453 4bi Cfsm uism 1.94 i.y* In. j.n. 26.45 zb.io

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 cfs). Dec. 13 (9 a.m.) 5,620 cfs (6.10 ft); Mar. 31 (7 to 8 p.m.) 5,250 

efs (7.58 ft); June 15 (7 a.m.) 3,750 efs (6.11 ft)._____________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 22-25, Jan. 6, 7, 24-26. Feb. 1-5, 25, 

Mar. 1-29.
TIONESTA CREEK BASIN 27

200. Tlonesta Creek at Tionesta Creek Dam, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°28'45", long 79°26'45", on left bank 100 ft downstream from outlet tunnel 

at Tionesta Creek Dam, Forest County, 0.3 mile southeast of Tionesta, and 0.9 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 479 sq mi.

Records available. June 1940 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,044.93 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. June 15 to Aug. 9, 1940, staff gage and Aug. 10, 1940, to Mar. 17, 1945, waterstage recorder, at site 200 ft downstream at datum 1.00 ft higher. Mar. 18, 1945, to 

June 30, 1954, staff gage at present site and datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorders 

0.3 and 0.7 mile downstream at datum 5.49 ft lower.

Average discharge .--80 years, 893 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1942).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,060 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 7.79 ft); minimum 

daily, 54 cfs Sept. 24-30.

1940-60: Maximum discharge, 10,300 cfs June 6, 1946; minimum daily, 6 cfs Aug. 10, 

Sept. 6, 7, 1941.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or backwater from 

Allegheny River, which are fair. Flow completely regulated since 1941 by Tionesta Creek 

Reservoir (see p. 59).

Cooperation. Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except period of backwater from Allegheny 

River (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 17 June 18 to Sept. 30

59

95

250

500

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

870

1,910

3,310

7,560

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

50

102

250

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 3.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

77

*102

102

102

102

102

105

149

184

270

340

340

253

184

184

180

180

180

145

*112

112

89

70

85

208

670

1,220

1,400

1,350

940

501

10,038

324

+3.6

Nov.

330

525

785

942

942

1,130

1,460

1,460

1,230

915

714

621

621

621

788

1,120

1,400

1,070

*906

897

786

600

600

593

702

915

924

960

1,500

2.150

28,207

940

+70.8

Dec.

2,090

1,540

906

924

924

924

1,150

1,460

1,400

1,400

1,210

933

1,080

2,360

5,080

5.410

4,380

2,350

1,350

1,350

1,050

879

686

586

416

330

473

635

680

*1,430

3,300

48,686

1,571

+78.9

Jan.

3,490

2,810

1,470

1,530

2,340

2,210

2,090

1,810

1,350

840

340

521

658

959

667

984

3,090

5.940

3,670

3,400

2,170

1,200

897

888

870

*699

572

279

586

586

593

47,809

1,542

-135

Feb.

593

600

541

410

526

355

592

1,200

1,400

1,140

365

931

2,720

5.850

3,490

3,150

2,280

1,350

846

846

846

846

a650

a570

a570

a520

429

429

429

32,234

1,112

-16.0

Mar.

*434

573

312

284

236

232

236

261

312

317

317

317

317

317

317

317

317

312

308

308

291

246

246

243

243

207

168

213

577

c590

c450~

9,618

310

+571

Apr.

e920

2,550

3,580

3,150

3,640

6,030

6.510

6,060

5,810

5,410

4,140

*3,070

2,030

1,560

1,300

1,000

854

1,020

*1,300

1,080

854

846

763

579

579

579

579

579

481

517

66,970

2,252

-589

May

322

526

526

526

326

330

330

340

671

*1,830

2,190

2,880

5.040

4,950

3,670

3,400

2,820

2,150

2,210

2,030

1,710

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,300

997

838

830

686

565

565

48,008

1,549

+17.7

June

579

600

593

600

593

444

317

317

317

293

216

165

196

243

632

2,000

2,990

5,670

2,630

*2,150

1,740

1,060

693

478

312

317

317

290

243

243

25,238

841

+0.3

July

282

312

3l2

312

312

274

216

168

134

100

100

100

100

123

165

165

165

132

*72

74

74

88

102

102

102

102

102

*102

102

102

100

4,696

151

-1.3

Aug.

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

194

322

322

317

262

190

171

137

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

*80

80

74

70

70

68

70

70

70

3,820

123

+3.3

Sept.

86

104

104

104

104

92

79

79

79

79

79

79

80

82

80

80

79

79

79

79

68

56

56

54

54

54

*54

54

54

54

2,264

75.5

-23.0

Adjusted for change In contents In Tionesta Creek Reservoir

Mean 

Cfs'm 

In.

328 

0.685 

0.79

1,011 

2.11 

2.35

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

1,650 

3.44 

3.97

1,407 

2.94 

3.39

1,096 

2.29 

2.47

881 

1.84 

2.12

1,643 

3.43 

3.83

1,567 

3.27 

3.77

Observed

Max 7,560 Mln 51 Mean 1,027 

Max 6,310 Mln 54 Mean 895

841 

1.76 

1.96

150 

0.313 

0.36

126 

0.2-63 

0.30

52.5 

0.110 

0.12

Adjusted

Mean 1,040 Cfsm 2.17' In. 29.46 

Mean 895 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.43

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Tionesta Creek Reservoir.

a No gage-height record at base gage; discharge estimated on basis of reservoir,outflow records.

c Backwater from Allegheny River.
28 OIL CREEK BASIN

205. Oil Creek at Rouseville, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°28'55", long 79°41'40", on right bank 200 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 8, 200 ft upstream from Cherrytree Run, and 1 mile upstream from Rouseville, Venango County. Records include flow of Cherrytree Run.

Drainage area. 300 sq mi, includes that of Cherrytree Run. 

Records available. June 1932 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,028.33 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to June 9, 1941, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, 529 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,500 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 9.80 ft); minimum, 35 cfs Sept. 27, 28 (gage height, 1.61 ft).

1932-60: Maximum discharge, 21,000 cfs Jan. 22, 1959 (gage height, 11.97 ft); minimum observed, 22 cfs July 29, Sept. 5,7, 1934; minimum gage height, 1.55 ft Sept. 23, 

1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no ga^e-height record, 

which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 743: Drainage area. WSP 1053: 1936-37(M), 1943(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

113

260

480

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

10.0

1,190

3,230

8,580

11,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

558

268

143

103

88

228

5,410

994

982

543

332

239

200

209

197

164

143

132

121

108

103

*98

98

556

823

540

594

440

316

254

441

13,425

433

1.44

1.66

Nov.

1,950

1,240

894

702

1,110

1,010

630

460

385

332

300

356

488

1,110

1,320

751

654

576

455

410

400

455

410

712

1,020

723

1,190

1,730

1,100

758

23,611

787

2.62

2.93

Dec.

*636

558

576

558

516

570

902

730

600

516

486

3,410

6.240

2,250

1,280

1,070

910

744

624

522

460

340

320

360

352

368

564

1,010

3,100

*1,770

1,OYO

33,412

1,078

3.59

4.14

Jan.

765

642

2,020

1,610

910

648

630

576

475

445

504

515

5,450

2,440

1,370

1,110

814

702

702

594

500

460

440

400

550

420

380

4YO

582

702

612

26,218

846

2.82

5.25

Feb.

570

455

a500

a500

*a300

1,180

1,480

870

758

1,600

4.020

2,080

1,190

800

700

709

624

576

540

445

465

450

415

585

364

395

360

352

348

25,031

794

2.65

2.86

Mar.

290

260

270

270

270

270

260

250

220

200

*200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

191

215

581

1,990

6,590

9.240

24,573

786

2.62

3.02

Apr.

4.440,

2,530

2,080

1,780

1,570

1,030

1,030

1,150

1,070

910

786

842

716

*600

540

851

779

650

B40

460

420

420

380

344

320

304

292

268

251

242

27,175

906

3.02

3.37

May

447

390

308

268

245

230

233

1,770

5,290

2,650

2,280

1,460

1,030

856

695

612

564

893

*648

528

480

435

588

534

405

348

312

288

296

330

475

23,888

771

2.57

2.96

June

465

360

300

254

230

209

188

170

161

149

140

149

185

1,280

1.550

612

395

348

280

236

206

185

*176

194

239

194

155

146

806

540

10,302

343

1.14

1.28

July

512

260

22Y

206

173

152

137

126

116

110

108

100

100

129

152

110

96

90

93

103

100

84

140

143

98

84

246

200

*167

124

113

4,399

142

0.473

0.55

Aug.

113

96

88

208

336

185

129

1,760

491

268

200

161

137

118

106

113

106

88

84

77

81

103

93

75

66

62

59

5Y

55

79

70

5,664

183

0.610

0.70

Sept.

*59

6662"

55

53

52

48

47

45

44

47

45

47

55

57

50

47

45

44

44

44

44

42

40

45

59

37

37

37

38

1,413

47.1

0.157

0.18

Calendar year 1959: Max 16,300 Min 35 Mean 690 Cfsm 2.30 In. 31.20

Water year 1959-60: Max 9,240 Min 37 Mean 593 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.90

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--Dec 

cfs (9.80 ft).

13 (4:30 a.m.) 7,380 cfs (8.44 ft); Mar. 31 (9 a.m.) 10,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 22-24, Jan. 21-26, Feb. 14, 15, Mar. 1-24.
FRENCH CREEK BASIN 29

215. French Creek at Carters Corners, Pa.

Location. Lat 41 C 57'20", long 79°5S I 40", on left bank 400 ft upstream from highway bridge 

at Carters Comers, Erie County, 4 miles northwest of Union City, and 5 miles upstream 

from South Branch.

Drainage area. 208 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1909 to September 1960. Published as North Branch French 

Creek at KImmeytown 1910-14 and as French Creek at Kimmeytown 1915-32. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,235.7 ft above mean sea level. Prior to 

I)ec. 22, 1948, chain gage at site 400 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 51 years, 416 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,100 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 12.42 ft); minImum, 10 cfs Sept. 8-12, 26, 27; minimum gage height, 1.24 ft Sept. 10-12.

1909-60: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs Apr. 5, 1947 (gage height, 13.50 ft), by 

slope-area measurement of peak flow; maximum gage height observed, 16.0 ft Fet . 20, 1918 

(ice jam), site then in use; minimum discharge observed, 3.9 cfs Aug. 15, 18-21, 1930; 

minimum gage height observed, 0.35 ft Aug. 23, 1931, site then in use.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 743: Drainage area. WSP 1275: 1934, 1936-37(M), 1939(M), 

 1942(M). WSP 1305: 1910-11, 1913, 1914(M), 1915-16, 1925, 1928.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12 Dec. 13 to Sept. 3O

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

195

345

4.0 810

6.0 2,280

7.0 3,170

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 225

3.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

385

850

2,350

4,250

6,820

11,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

319

278

129

78

59

298

1,700

1,020

522

260

166

126

106

97

88

80

72

66

62

58

*53

52

64

214

412

460

575

436

298

208

481

8,837

285

1.37

1.58

Nov.

1,440

1,330

790

514

840

814

460

289

238

202

182

307

446

730

990

586

416

380

338

314

352

528

*550

755

930

700

868

1,160

840

615

18,904

630

3.03

3.38

Dec.

510

460

474

469

448

750

1,040

600

590

560

514

2,380

4.580

2,240

1,140

970

1,240

970

630

476

402

330

310

290

279

300

600

1,360

*2,800

1,580

740

30,032

969

4.66

5.37

Jan.

460

450

1,980

1,440

910

700

540

432

360

346

402

545

5,560

3,480

1,430

1,020

655

540

480

370

370

360

350

340

340

336

*322

360

432

448

410

26,198

845

4.06

4.68

Feb.

385

300

270

260

275

1,230

1,280

790

655

1,540

4,050

1,890

900

460

380

480

464

424

330

240

340

364

346

343

332

306

285

288

279

19,487

672

3.23

3.48

Mar.

270

*270

240

220

200

210

210

210

200

200

200

190

180

170

160

160

160

160

170

170

170

160

170

180

170

170

180

326

1,140

6 , 230

10.000

22,846

737

3.54

4.08

Apr.

5.910

2,190

2,530

2,350

1,510

940

910

1,030

1,030

790

680

850

*790

605

560

910

730

560

444

346

288

270

243

210

182

179

185

171

155

157

25,685

856

4.12

4.59

May

185

190

155

135

114

100

100

531

1.550

1,430

*1,060

655

456

346

512

288

455

705

476

554

312

270

297

305

276

216

174

150

140

140

298

12,153

392

1.88

2.17

June

484

306

208

158

125

112

118

110

93

74

62

74

157

510

*940

622

309

213

171

158

137

104

89

120

168

110

85

70

77

146

6,110

204

0.981

1.09

July

114

87

74

65

60

51

47

42

40

38

38

34

34

39

40

40

34

34

32

*37

30

28

42

33

27

25

56

56

33

30

25

1,325

42.7

0.205

0.24

Aug.

22

19

20

27

2T

22

21

24

22

20

19

18

16

16

16

16

19

17

15

14

13

17

23

*22

17

15

13

12

15

16

14

562

18.1

0.087

0.10

Sept.

12

12

12

11

12

11

11

10

To

10

10

10

14

16

18

17

15

15

13

13

13

12

12

12

11

10

10

*11

11

12

364

12.1

0.058

0.07

Calendar year 1959: Max 11,000 Mln 8.8 Mean 521 Cfsm 2.50 In. 34.04

Water year 1959-60: Max 10,OOO Mln 10 Mean 471 Cfsm 2.26 In. 30.83

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs). Dec. 13 (11 a.m. to 12 m.) 4,930 cfs (8.65 ft)j Jan. 13 (7 p.m.) 

8,060 cfs (10.66 ft); Feb. 11 (l to 2 p.m.) 4,580 cfs (8.35 ft); Mar. 31 (5 to 4 a.m.) 13,100 cfa 

(12.42 ft).________________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 22-24, Jan. 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 20-25, Feb. 2-4, 

13-16, 19-21, Mar. 1-27.
30 FRENCH CREEK BASIN

240. French Creek at Utica, Pa.

Location.--Lab 41"26'15", long 79"57'20", on right bank at upstream sids of bridge on State 

Highway 964 at Utica, Venango County, a third of a mile upstream fron Mill Creek.

Drainage area.--1,028 sq mi.

Records available. August 1932 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,019.54 ft above mean ssa level, adjustment of 1907. Prior to Nov. 27, 1933, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, 1,746 cfs .

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 22,100 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 12.69 ft); minimum, 69 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.13 ft).

1932-60: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 1, 1960; minimum, 43 cfs July 30, 1934 

(gage height, 1.03 ft).

Maximum stage known, 15.7 ft during flood in March 1913 (discharge, 35,600 cfs, from 

rating curve extended above 21,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

Revisions (water years). WSP 743: Drainage area. WSP 823: 1936 (M). WSP 1275: 1933, 

1936.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.5 

3.0

63

161

315

540

4.0 

5.0 

8.0

11.0

12.6

1,830

3,040

8,480

16,400

21,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

£0

El

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,630

2,770

2,160

1,680

1,280

1,020

4,300

5,860

5,140

3,560

2,400

1,680

1,230

1,050

952

848

730

642

570

507

*450

404

374

937

1,700

2,050

2,460

2,460

2,000

1,630

1,550

56,024

1,807

1.76

2.03

Nov.

4,000

4,780

4,110

3,330

3,400

3,710

3,110

2,400

1,830

1,480

1.280

1,300

1,750

3,090

4,270

3,790

2,970

2,580

2,100

1,830

1,730

1,880

2,100

2,400

3,260

3,330

3,400

4,440

4,440

3,630

87,720

2,924

2.84

3.17

Dec.

2,970

2,520

*2,460

2,400

2,340

2,460

3,630

3,790

3,110

2,700

2,400

5,950

11,100

12.100

11,300

6,820

4,610

4,110

3,400

2,700

2,220

1,880

1,530

1,430

1,430

1.580

1,730

3,000

5,680

6,600

*5 , 680

125,430

4,046

3.94

4.54

Jan.

3,480

2,460

4,880

6,600

5,140

3,400

2,640

2,340

1,940

1,830

1,830

2,000

5,950

8,480

10.100

8,190

4,610

3,330

2,900

2,520

2,050

1,880

1,830

1,780

1,730

1,730

1.650

1,830

2,340

2,770

2,640

106,830

3,446

3.35

3.86

Feb.

2,400

*2,000

1,550

1.550

1,480

2,560

4,960

4,440

3,630

4,520

8,260

9.140

8,920

5,010

2,850

2,650

2,640

2,460

2,220

1,850

1,600

1,780

1,730

1,630

1,530

1,530

1,480

1,380

1,380

88,910

3,066

2.98

3.22

Mar.

1,310

1,150

1,000

940

940

1,050

1,050

1,000

1,000

*1,000

1,000

920

900

860

820

820

820

830

880

880

860

780

800

920

840

840

860

1,680

5,180

11,600

'

61,750

1,991

1.94

2.25

Apr.

21,. 800

20,400

14,300

10,100

8,040

6,040

4,780

4,610

4,610

4,270

5,710

3,480

5,330

*2,900

2,400

2,580

3,260

2,770

2,280

2,000

1,730

1,530

1,380

1,270

1,170

1,050

987

956

852

751

133,296

4,643

4.52

5.04

May

896

960

920

779

630

564

552

2,380

5,500

6,800

7,000

5,680

4,030

3,040

2,340

2,000

1,730

2,050

*2,580

2,050

1,730

1,550

1,940

2,280

1,940

1,580

1,290

1,100

960

944

1,050

68,825

2,220

2.16

2.49

June

1,250

1,480

1,200

920

772

624

540

480

445

408

578

366

374

604

1,420

1.880

1,430

1,100

816

660

558

485

*435

390

408

426

a400

a350

a400

a390

21,389

713

0.694

0.77

July

a370

a350

a520

a500

a280

a260

a240

a220

a210

a!90

a!85

alSO

184

262

229

214

199

190

181

208

265

226

253

340

294

229

259

*255

241

220

545

7,879

254

0.247

0.29

Aug.

440

290

241

265

422

534

550

682

1,090

570

540

262

320

193

178

170

170

164

147

139

150

190

153

141

130

128

120

115

110

115

107

8,326

269

0.262

0.30

Sept.

*115

124

123

128

117

105

102

97

95

97

93

81

88

97

107

115

112

105

100

97

97

95

90

88

83

77

75

75

13

73

2,924

97.5

0.095

0.11

Calendar year 1959 : Max 19,000 Mln 79 Mean 2,346 Cfsm 2.28 In. 30.99

Water year 1959-60 : Max 21,800 Mln 73 Mean 2,118 Cfsm 2.06 In. 28.05

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Feb. 3, 4, 15, 16, 21, Mar. 1-27.
FRENCH CREEK BASIN 31 

250. Sugar Creek at Sugarcreek, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°25'45", long 79°52'45", on right bank at downstream side of highway

bridge, three-quarters of a mile north of Sugarcreek, Venango County, three-quarters of

a mile upstream from mouth, and 3 miles northwest of Franklin.

Drainage area. 166 sq mi.

Records available. August 1932 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,014.03 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Aug. 20, 1932, to Dec. 7, 1939, chain gage and Dec. 8, 1939, to Aug. 31, 

1948, water-stage recorder, at same site at datum 2.00 ft higher. Sept. 1, 1948, to 

Nov. 11, 1952, water-stage recorder at same site at datum 1.20 ft higher.

Average discharge. 28 years, 271 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,300 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 8.25 f";, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum discharge not determined.

1932-60: Maximum discharge, 10,000 cfs May 28, 1946 (gage height, 10.49 f 1-,, present 

datum); maximum gage height, 10.5 ft Jan. 25, 1937, present datum, from graph based on 

gage readings; minimum discharge observed, 9.2 cfs Oct. 22, 1935.

Remarks.--Records fair. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1933-34(M) , 1937-39, 

1948-49.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-6, Aug. 15-17)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12 Dec. 13 to Sept. 30

0.8 57

1.0 90

1.5 220

2.0 415

3.0 950

4.0 1,700

6.0 3,630

0.1

.4

.7

1.0

1.5

132

270

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

7.0

460

1,000

1,700

3,630

5,120

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

LO

LI 

L2

13

14

15

L6

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

338

101

89

80

78

117

1,200

438

743

312

220 

175

152

130

118

105

86

79

72

69

*69

69

58

433

395

350

330

255

190

190

331

7,372

238

1.43

1.65

Nov.

760

600

430

381

505

415

310

255

220

205

205 

220

320

453

530

392

370

272

238

220

220

220

205

340

460

301

789

735

528

415

11,514

384

2.31

2.58

Dec.

330

*290

290

290

290

342

505

370

330

272

247 

2,650

5,600

1,360

910

700

525

460

420

a350

a290

a210

a210

a210

a210

a210

363

750

1,920

1,040

*625

20,569

664

4.00

4.61

Jan.

460

4OO

1,280

850

600

460

400

340

305

288

288 

354

1.940

1,520

880

650

525

480

480

400

360

322

288

270

256

255

240 322"

423

500

460

16,596

535

3.22

3.72

Feb.

400

*310

250

240

225

487

510

420

380

1,020

1.880 

1,000

650

500

440

400

360

340

322

270

270

270

225

225

210

204

198

195

189

12,390

427

2.57

2.78

Mar.

175

168

170

170

170

162

158

153

144

*132

a!20 

allO

a 110

a!05

a!05

a!05

allO

115

128

117

117

117

109

107

107

103 103"

505

1,620

4,130

4,570

14,315

462

2.78

3.21

Apr.

2.160

1,540

1,190

1,000

760

650

650

650

700

600

525 

460

360

*305

288

322

288

270

240

210

210

204

198

195

186

180

175

162

150

144

14,972

499

3.01

3.35

May

220

158

150

146

144

132

122

1,220

1,620

1,470

1,400 

1,000

820

820

625

480

400

480

*340

305

255

240

340

288

255

225

195

148

155

305

14,651

473

2.85

3.28

June

240

192

165

146

128

105

96

92

92

92

89 

98

105

408

288

175

144

137

115

96

89

*84

79

79

78

75

69

~6G 66

68

3,756

125

0.753

0.84

July

68

72

81

115

88

57

48

47

46

45

44 

43

54

84

61

51

47

49

55

*48

43

40

58

51

42

41

65

*50

49

45

54

1,741

56.2

0.339

0.39

Aug .

44

40

43

64

100

60

49

48

43

39

36 

32

30

29

29

29

25

26

25

25

29

49

36

29

26

25

24

24

24

29

29

1,140

36.8

0.222

0.26

Sept.

*31

54

39

36

36

36

34

32

*29

30

30 

30

30

30

29

28

27

27

27

27

26

25

25

23

22

22

22

22

22

23

874

29.1

0.175

0.20

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,880 Min 20 Mean 370 Cfsm 2.23 In. 30.27

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,570 Min 22 Mean 328 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.87

Peak discharge (base. 3,000 cfs).--Dec. 13 (1:30 a.m.) 4,650 cfs (6.73 ft); Mar. 31 (12:30 a.m.) 

7,500 cfs (8.25 ft)._______________________________________________________ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

255. Allegheny River at Franklin, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°23'25", long 79°49'10", on right bank at downstream side of Eighth

Street Bridge on U.S. Highway 62 at Franklin, Venango County, 1,000 ft downstream from

French Creek.

Drainage area. 5,982 sq ml. 

Records available. --October 1914 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some

periods, published In WSP 1305. Cage-height records collected at same site since April

1905 are contained In reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.

e_. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 955.92 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Tior to Aug. 12, 1919, staff gage, Aug. 12, 1919, to Sept. 15, 1932, chain gage, and

Sept. 16-30, 1932, water-stage recorder, all at present site at datum 2.00 ft higher. 

Average discharge. --46 years, 10,360 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1941). 

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 102,000 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 17.90 ft);

minimum, 620 cfs Sept. 27, 30 (gage height, 1.82 ft).

1914-60: Maximum discharge, 138,000 cfs Mar. 13, 1920 (gage height, 20.65 ft,

present datum); maximum gage height observed, 26.0 ft Feb. 26, 1926, present datum

(ice jam); minimum discharge, 334 cfs July 30, 1934 (gage height, 1.63 ft).

Maximum free-flow stage known, 25.0 ft Mar. 17, 1865, present datiom (discharge.

196,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 120,000 cfs). Flood of Mar. 26, 1913,

reached a stage of 24.6 ft, present datum, from graph based on gage readings (discharge,

191,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 120,000 cfs). Flood of Feb. 27, 1917

(ice jam), equaled that of Feb. 26, 1926. 

Remarks . --Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated by Chautauqua Lake (see p. 21) and since 1940 by Tlonesta Creek Reservoir (see

p. 59). 

Revisions (water years ) .--WSP 743: Drainage area . WSP 783: 1913(M). WSP 1003: 1920(M),

WSP 1305: 1926 (M), 1928-29(M). WSP 1385: 1920, 1932.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods or Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.8 

2.0

4.0

600

800

1,490

2,400

5,000

6.0

9.0

13.0

18.0

12,100

28,000

56,700

103.OOO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

2,820

4,250

3,600

3,1OO

2,620

2,240

12,000

19.200

17,600

12,100

8,250

6,050

4,700

3,980

3,720

3,350

3,020

2,750

2,520

2,340

2,180

*2,050

1.880

4,010

16,300

19,200

15,200

13,000

10,500

8,420

7,200

220,150

7,102

+29.7

Nov.

15,300

25,600

25, 600

20,300

18,600

19,800

18,600

16,600

13,800

1O,9OO

9,500

8.600

9,120

12,500

17,200

17,200

15,200

13,400

11,300

10,100

9,500

9,120

9,700

10,900

15,200

17,200

17,600

22,600

24,4OO

22,600

468,040

15, 600

+156

Dec.

19,800

*17,200

14,800

14,300

13,800

13,400

16,200

19,800

17,600

15,600

14,300

24,2OO

59.600

55,900

48,000

37,000

30,400

25,600

20,800

17,600

15,200

12,100

9,900

8,600

8,250

8.080

8,950

12,800

30,300

*36,300

31,600

677,980

21,870

+109

Jan.

25,000

19,800

23,800

29,200

26,800

20,300

17,200

15, 6OO

13,000

11,300

10,100

1O,1OO

26,200

44.200

40,500

32,900

28,000

25,OOO

22,000

19,800

15,600

12,500

10,900

10,500

9,200

9,000

8.600

8,950

9,700

1O,90O

10,500

577,150

18,620

-252

Feb.

*9,900

9,120

7,550

6.680

6,680

9,190

17,600

18,600

16,600

18.2OO

36,000

45.OOO

39,800

31 , 000

23,800

20,300

17,600

15,200

13,000

11,300

9.9OO

9,900

9,700

8,950

8,600

8,250

8,080

7,550

7,380

451,430

15,570

-43.9

Mar.

6,850

6,000

5,800

5,000

4,000

4,400

4,800

4,600

5,000

5,000

*5, 200

5,200

4,800

4,600

4,400

4,600

4.OOO

4,400

4,400

4,600

4,400

5.700

4,000

4,200

3,700

4,000

4,200

6,050

16,400

56,900

96.200

301,400

9,723

+771

Apr.

94.200

81,500

68,6OO

59,200

51,100

44,200

37,700

34,200

31,000

28,OOO

23,800

20,800

19,200

17,600

*15,600

16,200

18,200

16,600

14,800

13,400

11,300

10,500

9,700

8,780

7,720

7,020

6,500

6,350

6,200

5.750

785,720

26,190

-681

May

5,900

5,900

5,600

5,150

4,700

4,400

4.250

11,000

31 , 600

55.600

33,600

27 , 400

25, 000

24,400

19,800

17,200

14,800

15, 600

17,600

*15,200

15,000

12,100

15,000

14,500

17,200

16.6OO

14,500

12,100

10,100

8,780

9,700

465,880

14,960

+115

June

9,900

10,900

8,950

7,550

6,500

5,750

5,000

4,400

3,980

3,600

3,280

5.050

3,480

7,450

27.8OO

54.200

29,800

25,800

17,600

12,500

9,500

7,580

6,050

*5,750

7,900

7,550

5,900

4,850

5,450

5,150

294,970

9,832

-26.7

July

4.700

4,250

3,980

3,850

3,220

2,900

2,600

2,380

2,160

2,010

1,960

1,870

1,830

2,050

2,120

2,050

1,920

1,850

1,880

1,650

1,650

1,630

1,720

1,920

1,740

1.550

1,700

1,940

*2,260

1,780

1,990

71,110

2,294

-125

Aug.

1,900

1,650

1,490

1,570

2,810

3,150

2,800

5.020

4,250

2,920

2,300

2,100

1,780

1,550

1,460

1,320

1,250

1,150

1,090

1,050

1,090

1,300

1,180

1,050

988

925

888

862

838

888

962

55,541

1,727

-72.8

Sept.

988

»1.080

1,010

1,000

962

925

875

825

790

780

800

825

825

825

850

875

862

825

800

770

750

710

670

670

640

640

630

660

650

640

24,152

805

-94.9

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfarn

7,132 

1.19 

1.57

15,760 

2.65 

2.93

Calendar year 1959 : 

Water year 1959-6O:

21,980 

3.67 

4.23

18,570 

5.07 

5.54

15,530 

2.60 

2.80

10,490 

1.75 

2.02

25,510 

4.26 

4.75

15,070 

2.52 

2.91

Observed

lax 117,000 Mln 555 Mean 12,930 

lax 96,2OO Min 65O Mean 11,99O

9,805 

1.64 

1.85

2,171 

0.363 

0.42

1,654 

0.276 

0.32

710 

0.119 

0.13

Adjusted

Mean 12,960 Cf3m 2.17 In. 29.39 

Mean 11,980 Cfsm 2.OO In. 27.25

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Chautauqua Lake and Tionesta Creek 

Reservoir.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 25, 26, Mar. 2-27.
CLARION RIVER BASIN 33

265. Sevenmile Run near Rasselas, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°37'52", long 78°34'37", on right bank 300 ft upstream from highvay 

bridge, 600 ft upstream from Fivemile Run, and 3.2 miles northeast of Rasselas, Elk 

County.

Drainage area. 7.84 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,690.73 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--9 years, 14.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 548 cfs June 15 (gage height, 4.25 ft) r from

rating curve extended as explained below; minimum, 0.35 ft Oct. 5; minimum gage height, 

1.77 ft Sept. 8, 9, 28-30.

1951-60: Maximum discharge, 1,590 cfs Aug. 9, 1953 (gage height, 4.78 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 200 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 0.07 cfs Sept. 21, 1955 (gage height, 1.70 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 30

1.75 0.28 2.0 3.98

1.8 .63 2.2 10

1.9 1.87

Note. Same as following 

table above 2.2 ft.

Mar. 31 to Sept. 30

1.75

1.8

1.85

1.9

1.95

2.0

0.35

.75

1.20

1.80

2.70

4.00

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

10

19

40

73

168

345

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

O

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.93

.72

.49

.42

742

.59

3.73

1.54

5.1

2.05

1.32

.96

.84

1.08

.96

.72

.72

.63

.63

.56

.56

.49

.83

6430"

16.5

13

*9.5

7.8

6.8

12

186.89

6.03

0.769

0.89

Nov.

22

27

22

20

32

63

43

30

23

18

15.5

16.5

16

18

19.5

17

17.5

15.5

13.5

12

11

10.5

9.9

23

28

21

43

60

40

30

737.4

24.6

3.14

3.50

Dec.

24

20

18.5

17

15

15.5

19

16.5

*14

12

12

57

114

52

38

31

26

22

19

16.5

14.5

11.5

11

10.5

9.5

1~8.8

21

38

29

23

746.8

24.1

3.07

3.54

Jan.

18.5

17

49

35

26

22

18

16.5

13.5

12

12.5

12

76

54

*45

37

29

24

21

18

16

14

12

11

10

9.9

8.5

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.5

669.3

21.6

2.76

3.17

Feb.

6.8

6.0

5.6

5.6

6.2

11.5

12.5

9.9

9.9

25

116

52

35

26

23

18.5

*17

16

15.5

13.5

12

11

9.9

9.2

8.8

8.5

7.8

7.8

7.1

513.6

17.7

2.26

2.44

Mar.

5.4

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.1

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.8

3.7

3.5

3.2

2.9

*2.8

2.78 279-

3.1

3.46

11

37

133

186

473.94

15.3

1.95

2.25

Apr.

~94 136

85

98

59

43

34

31

26

22

22

25

21

18.5

17

16.5

14.5

14

12

10.5

9.5

9.2

8.2

7.5

7.1

7.1

*7.1

6.2

5.7

5.4

872. 0

29.1

3.71

4.14

May

5.1

4.56

4.28

3.74

3.48

3.48

5.22

8.5

35

34

37

31

31

25

20

17

25

44

27

25

22

19

31

34

25

20

17

15.5

13.5

13

14.5

611.86

19.7

2.51

2.90

Calendar year 1959: Max 380 Min 0.32 Mean 16.7 Cfs

June

13

10

9.5

8.2

7.5

6.5

5.7

*4.84

4.28

3.74

5.48

9 . 6

7.9

68

224

73

38

27

19

14.5

11.5

9.5

8.8

13

10

7.5

6.0

5.1

4.84

4.28

638.26

21.3

2.72

3.03

July

4.OO

3774

3.48

3.22

2.52

2.34

*2.34

2.16

1.98

1.98

2.16

1.80

1.80

2.52

2.16

1.68

1.56

1.56

1.84

3.10

1.56

1.32

1.20

1.20

1.11

1.11

3.79

1.56

1.32

1.11

1.11

64.33

2.08

0.265

0.31

Aug.

1.C2

.S3

.S3

1.34

1.44

1.C2

3.18

10

2.65

*1.S8

1.68

1.56

1.44

1.32

1.44

1.44

1.11

1.02

1.02

1.02

1.02

1.20

1.11

1.02

.84

.75

TTs

.75

.75

.75

.75

47.23

1.52

0.194

0.22

Sept.

0.84

1.11

.75

.75

.84

.67

.59

.51

.66

1.02

1.14

1.11

.84

*.75

.59

.59

.59

.67

.59

5.56

1.11

.84

.75

.75

.59

.59

.59

.51

.51

.51

24.92

0.831

0.106

0.12

n 2.13 In. 29. Oo

Water year 1959-60: Max 224 Min O.42 Mean 15.3 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.51

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). Mar. 31 (3 to 6 p.m.) 219 cfs (3.69 ft); June 15 (l a.m.) 548 cfs 

(4.25 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 22-24, Jan. 25, Feb. 2-4, Mar 

height record Mar. 14-20), Mar. 25, 26.

1-23 (no gage-
CLARION RIVER BASIN

275. East Branch Clarion River at East Branch Clarion River Dam, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°33'10", long 78°35'50", on left bank 700 ft upstream from Middle Fork, 

0.5 mile downstream from East Branch Clarion River Dam, Elk County, and l£ miles 

northeast of Glen Hazel.

Drainage area. 73.2 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,517.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Average discharge.--12 years, 138 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1952).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 546 cfs Sept. 21 (gage height, 3.84 ft); minimum 

daily, 20 cfs Oct. 26, Nov. 2-4.

1948-60: Maximum discharge, 2,590 cfs May 10, 1957 (gage height, 7.25 ft); minimum, 

1.5 cfs Feb. 26, 1952 (gage height, 1.00 ft); minimum daily, 6.7 cf3 Sept. 21, 22, 1951.

Flood of May 28, 1946, reached a stage of 8.3 ft. from graph based on gage readings 

at site 1,000 ft downstream and at different datum (discharge, 4,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from Middle Fork, which are 

fair. Flow completely regulated since June 1952 by East Branch Clarion River Reservoir 

(see p. 59).

Cooperation. Five discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions. WSP 1235: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of backwater from Middle 

Fork (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feeb per second)

Oct. 1-24 Oct. 25 to Sept. 30

) 1.4 17

33 2.5 170 1.6 33

2.0 78

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

1.5

1.6

2.0 

2.5

2.4

3.0 

4.0

140

290

610

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

142

144

166

166

166

166

*150

155

140

132

144

146

134

124

110

99

91

91

90

90

90

99

107

31

21

20

25

*35

47

55

55

3,231

104

-56.9

Nov.

38

20

20

20

21

22

22

38

56

64

76

88

88

91

91

91

86

*76

83

97

106

112

136

108

25

38

38

25

25

50

1,851

61.7

+144

Dec.

79

86

84

88

98

99

70

71

*99

98

98

60

25eons

122

148

160

175

205

235

269

314

335

326

311

296

238

65

40

77

4,546

147

+84.2

Jan.

81

81

55

30

50

81

97

102

108

120

120

120

*74

28

28

50

165

250

248

278

£-66 320

172

142

158

178

158

*L58

*150

142

140

4,150

134

+ 76.3

Feb.

128

110

91

74

56

35

27

27

27

27

28

100

280

420

500

497

*476

422

314

228

192

154

132

111

84

61

41

28

28

4,698

162

+ 13.6

Mar.

28

49

60

54

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

55

47

41

25

26

33

39

39

*39

39

39

38

38

35

28

28

28

1,448

46.7

+81.3

Apr.

28

28

28

28

30

65

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

9O

66

40

36

32

*28

24

24

24

27

32

33

33

*33

33

29

24

1,445

48.2

+212

May

24

24

24

36

74

95

88

45

24

24

24

50

130

200

260

278

260

218

291

520

242

210

156

207

275

240

21E

210

210

200

180

4,831

156

+42.3

June

158

108

73

64

64

62

71

*79

79

79

87

90

75

60

25

250

515 512-

509

503

449

347

266

263

260

260

260

260

260

260

6,348

212

-45.4

July

260

258

240

198

240

*255

255

255

225

198

188

182

192

185

170

160

180

198

188

168

160

170

170

170

178

190

175

168

190

190

182

6,138

198

-174

Aug.

178

190

190

190

190

190

185

95

*136

*160

175

190

202

202

202

202

202

202

20O

200

200

200

200

198

198

198

198

195

195

190

192

5,845

189

-171

Sept.

208

188

180

182

182

185

192

200

198

188

180

172

172

*185

197

185

185

185

185

175

183

185

182

182

182

182

180

178

178

178

5,534

184

-181

Adjusted for change In contents In East Branch Clarion River Reservoir

Mean

Cfsm 

In.

47.1 

0.643 

0.74

206 

2.81 

3.14

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

231 

3.16 

3.64

210 

2.87 

3.31

176 

2.40 

2.59

128 

1.75 

2.02

260 

3.55 

3.96

198 

2.70 

3.11

Observed

Max 512 Mln 18 Mean 135 

Max 515 Win 20 Mean 137

167 

2.28 

2.54

24.0 

0.328

0.38

18.0 

0.246 

0.28

3.00 

0.041 

0.05

Adjusted

Mean 151 Cfsm 2.06 In. 27.98 

Mean 139 Cfsm 1.90 In. 25.76

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In East Branch Clarion River Reservoir. 

Note.--Backwater from Middle Fork Oct. 7-10, 24, Nov. 5, 6, 27-30, Dec. 7, 12-15, 29, 30, Jan. 3-5, 

13-16, Feb. 6, 10-15, Mar. 29 to Apr. 19, May 8-14, June 12-16, Aug. 7, 8.
CLARION RIVER BASIN 35

280. West Branch Clarion River at Wilcox, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°34'30", long 78°41'35", on right bank 20 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Wilcox, Elk County, 100 ft downstream from Wilson Run, and 0.1 mile upstream 

from Pennsylvania Railroad bridge.

Drainage area. 63.0 sq mi.

Records available. October 1953 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,502.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Nov. 18, 1953, wire-weight gage at 

site 20 ft upstream at same datum. Nov. 18 to Dec. 8, 1953, staff gage at sane site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 124 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,690 cfs June 15 (gage height, 5.52 ft); minimum, 9.5 cfs Sept. 9, 30 (gage height, 1.36 ft).

1953-60: Maximum discharge, 4,050 cfs Mar. 8, 1956 (gage height, 8.59 ft); minimum, 

4.2 cfs Sept. 21, 1955 (gage height, 1.27 ft).

Remarks .--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, e 

height, In feet, and discharge

cept periods of ice effect (gage 

In cubic feet per second)

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7

7.0

12

18

36

94

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

177

335

780

1,340

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

49

17

13

12

11

13

59

26

88

32

24

20

18

24

20

17

17

16

15

14

14

13

20

'336 820

201

160

122

99

*88

136

2,514

81.1

1.29

1.48

Nov.

188

207

182

185

283

411

321

262

207

167

143

145

141

164

164

148

164

141

130

120

113

104

97

219

233

193

390

451

351

282

6,306

210

3.33

3.72

Dec.

221

190

177

150

134

143

185

154

139

*128

126

470

847

509

359

293

236

199

170

143

130

105

100

98

94

91

109

170

300

239

213

6,622

214

3.40

3.91

Jan.

182

160

392

272

236

199

174

154

126

119

113

109

*412

407

399

318

252

221

193

162

139

115

100

90

84

84

83

83

83

81

70

5,612

181

2.87

3.31

Feb.

7O

58

60

60

64

135

115

99

101

205

687

435

324

250

200

174

*148

132

130

111

101

96

88

83

74

81

70

65

60

4,276

147

2.33

2.52

Mar.

50

50

50

50

50

45

40

40

40

40

38

38

38

38

38

38

40

38

36

35

35

34

33

*33

33

35

45

95

270

910

1.220

3,575

115

1.83

2.11

Apr.

985

705

612

635

468

367

300

259

233

196

185

210

182

174

162

152

139

134

115

106

101

97

89

84

78

76

*78

66

62

_59

7,109

237

3.76

4.20

May

57

53

49

46

44

42

41

134

327

347

407

335

339

265

234

177

253

370

265

236

201

188

201

190

152

134

120

117

106

102

108

5,640

182

2.89

3.33

June

96

81

76

69

63

56

50

46

*41

37

36

73

61

390

910

412

268

199

145

117

94

83

80

HO

78

62

55

48

46

42

3,924

131

2.08

2.32

July

41

40

43

40

33

*29

28

26

25

24

27

24

24

31

28

22

20

20

25

35

21

18

18

17

15

16

35

20

18

17

17

797

25.7

0.408

0.47

Aug.

14

13

13

18

19

15

76

191

34

26

*22

19

18

17

19

17

14

13

13

13

13

23

16

13

12

11

12

11

10

TT

11

727

23.5

0.373

0.43

Sept.

23

30

14

14

14

12

10

To

17

18

20

20

15

15

*13

12

11

12

15

39

16

13

12

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

448

14.9

0.237

0.26

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,550 Mln 8.6 Mean 148 Cfsm 2.35 In. 31.93

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,220 Mln 10 Mean 130 Cfsm 2.06 In. 28.06

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--June 15 (2:30 a.m.) 1,690 cfs (5.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 22-25, Jan. 22-26, 31, Feb. 3, 4, 14, 15, 

Feb. 27 to Mar. 29.
36 CLARION RIVER BASIN

285. Clarion River at Johnsonburg, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°29'10", long 78°40'43", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge in Johnsonburg, Elk County, 0.1 mile downstream from Johnson Run and 0.4 mile 

downstream from confluence of East and West Branches.

Drainage area. 204 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,422.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Nov. 8, 1951, chain gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 388 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1952).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4.130 cfs June 15 (gage height, 6.45 ft); minimum, 52 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 1.62 ft); minimum daily, 102 cfs Mar. 18-20.

1945-60: Maximum discharge, 11,700 cfs May 28, 1946 (gage height, 9.2 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); maximum gage height, 9.25 ft Nov. 25, 1950, from floodmarks; minimum discharge, 6 cfs Sept. 18, 1952 (gage height, 0.68 ft), result of regulation above station; minimum daily, 20 cfs Oct. 5, 1948, Nov. 6, 1951.

Flood in July 1942 reached a stage of 16.7 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated since June 1952 by East Branch Clarion River Reservoir (see p. 59) and at low flow by industrial plants above station.

Revisions. WSP 1235: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.8 

2.0 

2.4 

3.0

149

300

640

5.0 

6.0

1,340

2,290

3,560

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year Octoter 1959 to September 1960

Day

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

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

203

162

175

175

175

175

224

191

256

178

175

168

159

152

132

123

110

110

107

107

104

110

118

~^29 1.090

315

260

219

195

*184

317

6,698

216

-56,9

Nov.

345

325

273

300

465

786

610

478

400

355

330

355

345

370

375

370

390

335

3EO

320

315

300

325

565

442

406

816

1.050

798

634

13,498

450

+144

Dec.

520

460

424

a400

a370

a450

a520

a4oo

*360

345

340

874

1,580

1,020

826

688

598

556

502

484

472

472

472

508

4,96

460

496

622

728

574

538

17,555

566

+84.2

Jan.

472

418

862

640

568

508

466

424

370

360

350

334

1,180

*945

882

721

670

707

652

604

604

526

418

340

304

360

305

305

305

296

286

16,182

522

+76.3

Fet.

273

235

180

178

175

333

286

247

251

424

1,260

945

910

945

945

*889

826

728

628

484

424

365

325

286

247

227

188

158

149

13,511

466

+ 13.6

Mar.

134

130

153

148

159

154

138

144

138

149

136

135

133

132

130

117

120

102

102

102

108

111

*110

112

110

110

124

216

617

1,900

2,640

8,814

284

+81.3

Apr.

1.920

1,260

1,050

1,160

882

742

658

592

544

478

436

454

400

385

355

315

278

278

239

208

201

191

181

181

178

178

*188

171

155

140

14,398

48O

+212

May

137

132

126

123

143

175

171

280

650

707

826

707

784

728

688

658

702

920

791

791

658

580

604

634

634

556

472

46O

436

418

442

16,133

520

+42.3

June

395

315

247

215

195

184

171

*175

165

155

152

225

201

683

2.540

1,160

1,160

980

875

805

682

556

430

460

412

380

355

345

345

335

15,098

503

-45.4

July

335

330

350

291

*291

305

300

291

268

235

247

227

235

264

231

2O5

215

229

282

273

215

215

212

212

208

223

271

208

227

231

231

7,857

253

-174

Aug.

205

215

215

223

215

212

218

451

T99

*223

223

231

243

239

243

235

223

215

215

215

215

227

219

215

212

208

208

208

212

212

205

6,999

226

-171

Sept.

230

250

198

198

205

198

205

208

215

215

215

212

198

*208

208

201

198

198

198

219

202

198

198

195

195

191

TST

191

191

191

6,120

204

-181

Adjusted for change in contents in East Branch Clarion River Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

159 

0.779 

0.90

594 

2.91 

3. 25

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60;

650 

3.19 

3.68

598 

2.93 

3.38

480 

2.35 

2.53

365 

1.79 

2.06

692 

3.39 

3.78

562 

2.75 

3.17

Observed

Max 4,89O Mln 1O4 Mean 4O5 

Max 2,640 Mln 102 Mean 39O

458 

2.25 

2.51

79.0 

0.387 

0.45

55.0 

0.270 

0.31

23.0 

0.113 

0.13

Adjusted

Mean 421 Cfsm 2.O6 In. 28.02 

Mean 392 C*sm 1.92 In. 26.15

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in East Branch Clarion River Reservoir.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby etations.
CLARION RIVER BASIN 37

294. Toms Run at Cooksburg, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°20'15", long 79°12'5Q", on right bank about 100 ft downstream from footbridge on Longfellow Trail, half a mile upstream from mouth, and half a mile northwest 

of Cooksburg, Forest County.

Drainage area. 12.6 sq mi.

Records available. October 1959 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,195 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 276 cfs May 8 (gage height, 3.25 ft); minimum, 

0.8 cfs Sept. 10-11, 26 (gage height, 1.20 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

0.8 

1.9 

3.6 

5.9 

9.0

1.7 

2.0 

2.3 

2.7 

3.1

130

231

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IS

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

£5

2G

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.1

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.5

4.1

4.8

3.8

6.6

2.5

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.0

*1.0

1.0

1.0

2.1

32

12

7.3

6.2

4.9

4.3

3.8

6.6

128.3

4.14

0.329

0.38

Nov.

11

9.0

8.3

8.3

17

20

14

10

8.3

7.3

6.5

6.5

7.3

11

14

11

12

9.5

*8.3

7.6

7.3

6.5

6.8

22

23

16

50

50

37

29

454.5

15.2

1.21

1.34

Dec.

23

20

20

18

17

23

39

32

26

22

21

96

~76 134

56

45

36

31

25

20

17

13

11

1010"

10

17

50

116

75

*55

1,164

37.5

2.98

3.44

Jan.

41

35

84

66

50

40

34

28

23

20

18

20

95

72

62

49

38

35

32

27

23

20

17

16

14

13

12

T5

16

19

18

1,052

33.9

2.69

3.11

Feb.

18

15

12

13

14

25

26

23

23

39

85

59

45

38

32

27

23

22

21

18

15

15

13

12

11

11

10

9.0

8.5

682.5

23.5

1.87

2.01

Mar.

*8.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.3

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.6

5.4

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.6

24

56

158

216

618.9

20.0

1.59

1.83

Apr.

140

98

88

85

62

49

42

42

37

33

29

*28

24

22

21

22

19

21

18

16

15

14

13

12

11

9.9

9.0

8.3

7.6

7.5

1,003.1

33.4

2.65

2.96

May

7.3

6.7

6.5

5.7

5.4

5.2

5.4

140

T40

*110

101

76

60

48

39

32

31

34

25

£3

21

20

£0

17

14

12

11

10

11

25

38

1,100.2

35.5

2.82

3.25

June

31

25

21

18

15

15

11

9.0

8.0

7.0

6.5

9.8

9.0

89

116

68

48

34

25

18

*13

11

9.0

8.7

7.0

5.9

5.2

4.5

4.5

4.0

656.1

21.9

1.74

1.94

July

3.8

3.6

12

8.7

5.2

4.3

3.6

3.2

3.1

3.2

4.5

3.2

3.2

7.4

5.2

3.6

3.2

4.2

18

9.4

6.5

*5.7

5.2

4.5

4.0

3.8

4.7

3.6

3.4

3.8

4 3

162.1

5.23

0.415

0.48

Aug.

3.1

2.5

2.9

3.2

2.7

2.4

1.9

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.9

1.7

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

2.6

*1.9

1.7

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

53.2

1.72

0.137

0.16

Sept.

1.1

1.9

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

2.8

2.3

1.3

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

*.9

.9-

.9

1.0

36.2

1.21

0.096

0.11

Calendar year 1959: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1959-60: Max 216 Min 0.8 Mean 19.4 Cfsm 1.54 In. 21.01

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). Mar. 30 (6:30 p.m.) £52 cfs (3.17 ft); Hay 8 (2 p.m.) £76 cfs 

(3.25 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 18, Dec. 21-24, Jan. 23-26, Feb. 3-5, 14, 25, 

26, Feb. 28 to Mar. 29.
38 CLARION RIVER BASIN

295. Clarion River at Cooksburg, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°19'50", long 79°12'35", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 36 at Cooksburg, Forest County, 300 ft downstream from Toms Run and 

5 miles upstream from Canther Run.

Drainage area. 807 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for October, 

November 1938, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,146.48 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to May 17, 1939, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 1,451 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1952).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,500 cfs Mar. 31 (gage heigVt, 10.39 ft); minimum observed, 188 cfs Oct. 23 (gage height, 1.76 ft, from temporary staff gage .

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 32,700 cfs July 19, 1942 (gage height, 14.96 ft ; minimum, 41 cfs Aug. 30, 1939 (gage height, 1.22 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 19 ft Mar. 17, 1936, from floodmarks (discharge, 56,000 

cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for Oct. 1 to Nov. 9 or those for periods of ice

effect or doubtful gage-height record, which are fair. Flow regulated since June 1952 

by East Branch Clarion River Reservoir (see p. 59 ) and at low flow ty industrial 

plants above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1305: 1939(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except period of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 9 Nov. 10 to July 19 July to Sept. 3O

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

170

270

550

920

1,940

2.3 360

3.0 760

4.0 1,610

5.0 2,690

7.0 5,860

9.0 10,500

11.0 16,300

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

170

380

730

1,110

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septe-nber 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

330

412

320

258

238

270

a400

a700

620

a800

460

350

310

295

290

285

270

242

*209

200

200

194

191

a800

a5. 100

a2,200

1,610

1,300 

1,010

800

760

21,424

691

-56.9

Nov.

1,430

1,780

1,560

1,400

al,800

a2 , 500

a2 , 900

a2,500

al,800

*1,510

1,530

1,240

1,240

1,330

1,710

1,660

1,510

1,610

1,380

1,280

1,200

1,150

1.070

1,450

2,820

2,400

2,560

5.150 

5,120

3,800

59,970

1,999

+144

Dec.

3,020

2,450

2,250

2,120

1,910

1,760

2,010

2, 180

1,810

1,660

1,560

2,040

7.280

6,070

4,280

5,430

2,880

2,400

2,180

1,910

1,710

1,610

1,420

1,380

1,380

1.550

1,330

1,860 

3,500

5,720

*2,880

77,500

2,494

+84.2

Jan.

2,540

2,010

3,610

4,440

3,220

2,570

2,230

1,960

1,710

1,510

1,420

1,330

4,040

6.090

4,280

3,880

2,950

2,570

2,450

2,120

1,910

1,760

1,610

1,380

1,200

*1,150

1,150

1,110 

1,150

1,280

1,240

71,670

2,312

+ 76.3

Feb.

1,150

1,070

886

809

846

1,160

2,010

1,610

1,460

1,750

5,060

4,960

3,720

5,220

2,880

2,570

2,280

2,060

2,010

1,760

1,510

1,580

1,280

1,150

1,070

1,010

966

846 

781

53,264

1,837

+ 15.6

Mar.

*704

580

620

620

620

620

560

560

560

520

520

520

520

520

520

520

540

520

500

450

450

450

450

450

420

400

450

600 

2,000

8,980

14.200

59,944

1,289

+81.5

Apr.

11.400

7,520

5,480

5,480

d4, 600

d5,580

d3,020

d2,760

d2,650

d2,540

*2,120

1,960

1,810

1,660

1,510

1,510

1,420

1,330

1,280

1,110

1,010

966

886

816

774

760

746

725 

655

60S

72,266

2,409

+212

May

578

566

532

505

470

465

485

1,910

6,060

*6.260

5,660

4,600

3,880

3,360

2,820

2,450

2,180

3,900

3,220

2,690

2,450

2,450

2,340

2,880

2,400

2,060

1,760

1,560 

1,560

1,610

2,670

76,351

2,462

+42.5

June

2,540

1,910

1,560

1,280

1,070

982

838

718

648

584

538

544

732

*1,380

6.880

4,650

5,220

2,570

2,120

1,860

1,610

1,530

1,150

1,030

1,030

870

760

690 

648

648

46,170

1,559

-45.4

July

654

654

648

1.O50

760

584

560

522

505

495

490

552

470

544

886

641

495

*470

682

956

779

541

471

429

408

573

45?

625

506

506

485

18,117

584

-174

Aug.

485

580

366

387

457

408

366

355

590

358

545

324

324

331

358

559

359

517

503

296

305

345

*345

551

505

*282

275

275 

275

268

282

10,712

546

-171

Sept.

275

338

380

289

275

268

275

261

268

289

352

359

401

324

303

289

289

282

289

296

310

296

282

275

268

261

*254

254 

247

255

8,782

295

-181

Adjusted for change in contents In East Branch Clarion River Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

634

0.786 

0.91

2,143 

2.66 

2.97

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

2,578 

3.19 

3.68

2,388 

2.96 

3.41

1,851 

2.29 

2.47

1,370 

1.70 

1.96

2,621 

3.25 

3.65

2,504 

5.10 

5.57

Observed

Max 26,300 Miri 191 Mean 1,619 

Max 14,200 Min 191 Mean 1,519

1,494 

1.85 

2.06

410 

0.508 

0.59

175 

0.217 

0.25

112 

0.159 

0.16

Adjusted

Mean 1,655 Cfsrm 2.03 In. 27.51 

Mean 1,521 Cfsrm 1.88 In. 25.66

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs). Mar. 51 (4 a.m.) 14,500 cfs (10.39 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, In East Branch Clar'on River Reservoir.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorder graph and records for 

nearby stations.

Note. Discharge for Oct. 1 to Nov. 9 computed from once-daily staff-gage read'ngs. Stagedischarge relation affected by ice Mar. 2-29.
CLARION RIVER BASIN 39

305. Clarion River near Piney, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°11''33", long 79°26 I 25", on left bank a quarter of a mile downstream from 

hydroelectric plant of Pennsylvania Electric Co. , 2-J- miles northeast of Piney, Clarion 

County, 2.4 miles upstream from Piney Creek, and 3 miles southwest of Clarion.

Drainage area. 951 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1944 to September 1960 (monthly discharge only October 1944 

to September 1947).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,002.06 ft above mean sea level (Pennsylvania Electric Co. bench mark). Prior to Dec. 23, 1947, records from hydroelectric 

plant a quarter of a mile upstream.

Average discharge. 16 years, 1,779 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20.000 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 13. 61 ft); min-

 TinumT 15 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 1.10 ft).

1947-60: Maximum discharge, 44,300 cfs Jan. 22, 1959 (gage height, 20.70 ft in gage 

well, 21.8 ft outside, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 17,000 cfs on 

basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum not determined.

Maximum discharge known, 50,000 cfs for flood of Mar. 18, 1936, determine! by Pennsylvania Electric Co. (elevation, 1,028.5 ft, at lower pool of dam).

Remarks. Records good.- Plow regulated since June 1952 by East Branch Clarion River Res-

 ervoir (see p. 59) and since 1924 by hydroelectric plant at Piney Dam (combined reservoir capacity, 113,200 acre-ft).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

15

35

64

108

206

436

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0 

14.0

745

1,610

3,990

9,280

20,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

319

301

515

313

317

318

307

305

321

?JL

22

337

325

331

328

332

23

22

*335 

*335

241

237

242

952

4.160

2,540

1,640

1,180

915

1,080

1,180

19,774

638

+120

Nov.

698

1.90O

1,330

1,600

1,790

2,980

3,130

2,110

1,690

*1,910

988

1,600

1,740

1,380

1,330

1,970

1,360

1,620

1,900 

1,620

846

524

1,070

2,090

3,010

2,990

3,380

6.170

5,830

4,650

65,206

2,174

+185

Dec.

3,280

2,790

2,520

2,510

2,440

1,290

2,510

2,590

2,O50

1,230

2,610

3,330

10.2OO

7 260

5,020

4,270

3,630

4,130

2,170 

850

1,890

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,480

1,490

1,330

2, 290

4,130

4,670

4,160

93,280

3,009

+47.3

Jan.

2,940

2,470

4,350

*5,500

3,670

3,570

2,810

2,430

2,070

1,360

1,780

1,520

5,020

7,450

5,500

4,720

4,270

2,810

3,140 

2,790

2,270

1,880

1,190

1,350

*1, 170

1, 190

1,510

1,720

1,880

1,050

1,040

86,420

2,788

+91.2

Feb.

1,370

1,190

851

1,020

1,170

2,260

1,750

1,710

1,710

2,170

5,340

6.170

4,720

3,990

3,320

3,020

2,890

2,410

2,450 

2,260

1,050

1,360

1,390

1,200

1,530

1,370

878

526

*1,563"

62,135

2,143

+19.5

Mar.

852

854

850

850

358

20

694

690

699

685

828

366

346

680

673

859

664

682

343 

20

655

691

704

702

676

19

18

2,400

2,990

11,900

19,300

52,068

1,680

+99.0

Apr.

15.500

8,860

6,340

6,52O

5,660

4,570

3,710

3,550

3,920

2,680

*2, 360

2,370

2,370

1,900

1,920

1,770

1,520

1,260

1,150 

1,150

1,720

1,660

562

440

746

1,010

1,020

1,020

1,030

240

88,328

2,944

+186

May

389

580

574

682

678

680

232

2,780

*B. 440

8,440

7,450

5, 66O

4,870

4,130

3,850

3,310

*2,93O

3,990

3,99O 

3,570

3,050

3,310

3,040

*3,080

2,930

2,170

2,280

2,160

1,460

1,970

2,860

95,535

3,082

+57.4

June

3,140

2,490

2,070

1,810

947

1,140

986

1,020

658

648

511

748

844

2,810

7,480

6,170

4,420

2,970

2,490 

1,790

*2,390

1,350

1,570

1,180

890

537

1,020

696

867

1,150

56,792

1,893

-74.0

July

1,030

480

19

1,250

1,040

510

684

693

349

181

702

717

514

866

856

696

260

500

*1.730 

888

866

900

605

21

526

336

493

916

871

360

374

20,233

653

-149

Aug.

526

524

503

710

679

356

23

701

5O6

671

650

676

20

20

348

338

348

488

486 

22

22

330

*353

364

368

376

368

22

359

350

336

11,843

382

-173

Sept.

354

338

368

371

21

358

344

513

516

22

22

869

521

524

519

527

21

20

1,740 

503

351

254

394

21

352

*395

338

359

342

229

11,506

384

-255

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

758 

0.797 

0.92

2,359 

2.48 

2.77

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

3,056 

3.21 

3.70

2,879 

3.03 

3.49

2,162 

2.27 

2.45

1,779 

1.87 

2.16

3,130 

3.29 

3.67

3,139 

3.30 

3.80

Observed

Max 31,900 Mln 17 Mean 1,948 

Max 19,300 Mln 18 Mean 1,812

1,819 

1.91 

2.13

504 

0.530 

0.61

2O9 

0,220 

0.25

129 

0.1S6 

0.15

Adjusted

Mean 1,963 Cfsm 2.06 In. 28.02 

Mean 1,825 Cfsm 1.92 In. 26.10

- Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in East Branch Clarion River and Piney 

Reservoirs. Records of contents in Piney Reservoir furnished by Pennsylvania Electric Co.
40 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

315. Allegheny River at Parkers Landing, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°06 T 05", long 79°40'45", on right bank 500 ft dovmstrean from bridge on 

State Highway 368 at Parkers Landing, Armstrong County, and 1.1 miles downstream from 

Clarion River.

Drainage area. 7,671 sq mi.

Records available. October 1932 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1885 are contained in'reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 845.14 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1907. Prior to Oct. 1, 1932, II. S. Weather Bureau gages at different datums. 

Oct. 1-28, 1932, staff gage at datum 27.00 ft lower.

Average discharge. 28 years, 13,220 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1941).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 126,000 cfs Mar. 31 (gage heiglt, 19.88 ft); 

minimum, 646 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 0.92 ft).

1932-60: Maximum discharge, about 175,000 cfs Jan. 22, 1959; maximum gage height, 

29.60 ft Jan. 21, 1959 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 409 cfs July 30, 1934 

(gage height, 0.67 ft).

Maximum discharge known, 250,000 cfs Mar. 17, 1865 (gage height, 29.4 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 125,000 cfs.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Flow regulated by Chautauqua Lake (see p. 21), and since 1940 by 

Tionesta Creek Reservoir, since 1952 by East Branch Clarion River Reservoir (see p. 59), 

and since 1924 by Piney Reservoir.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.0 

2.0 

3.0

605

810

3,050

6,000

5.0

8.0

16.0

19.0

14,000

30,000

91,900

118,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septerber 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

2.220

4,800

4,950

4,500

3,900

3,220

6,750

19 , 500

20,000

15, 500

10,200

7,800

6,150

5,100

4,650

4,200

3,810

3,250

*3,080

3,100

2,800

2,630

2,560

4,200

15,700

23.000

19,000

16,000

13,000

11,000

9,300

225,870

8,254

+150

Nov.

12,600

24,600

28, 200

23, 500

21,000

22,500

23,000

20,500

17,500

14,500

11,800

11,400

11,000

13,000

18,500

21,000

19,000

17,000

15,000

13,000

11, 800

10,600

11,400

*12,600

18,000

21,500

23,000

30,000

52,000

29,400

558,900

18,630

+341

Dec.

25,200

22,000

19,000

18,500

18,000

16,000

20,500

23,500

22,500

19,500

18,000

31,500

74.000

67,900

56,700

43,900

36,200

32,000

25,200

21,000

18,000

15,500

13,000

11,800

10, 600

10,600

12,200

15,400

33,400

43,200

38,300

833,100

26,870

+157

Jan.

30,000

24,000

30,600

*36,900

34,100

26,400

22,000

20,500

17,500

15,000

13,000

13,000

24,300

52.700

50,300

41,800

34, 100

29,400

27,000

24,000

21,000

17,000

14,000

13,000

11,800

11,400

11,000

11,400

12,600

13,500

13,000

716,300

23,110

-161

Feb.

12 , 600

11,800

10,000

9,000

9,000

10,400

18,000

22,000

20,500

20,500

39,700

55.500

48,700

39,000

30,000

25,200

23,000

19,500

17,500

15,500

13,000

12,200

12,200

11,400

11,000

10,600

10,000

9,200

*9,400

554, 400

19,120

-24.4

Mar.

8,600

7,800

7,800

7,200

6,020

5,200

5,200

6,000

6,100

6,200

6,600

6,600

6,000

5,800

5,600

6,000

5,600

6,000

5,600

5,400

5,200

5,200

5,000

5,600

5,200

5,000

4.800

7,320

18,600

67,400

118,000

572,640

12,020

+870

Apr.

116,000

94,500

79,100

69,500

59,900

51,100

45,200

59,000

36,900

31,500

*28,200

24,600

25,000

21,000

19,000

18,500

20,500

19,500

17,500

16,000

14,000

13,000

11,800

10, 600

9,600

9,000

8,600

8,200

7,800

7. OOP

927,700

30,920

-495

May

6,600

7,000

6,600

6,300

6,000

5,550

5.100

11,000

*41,800

44,700

45.500

36,900

52,000

50,000

25,800

22,500

20,000

20,500

25,000

21,000

18,000

17,000

16,500

18,000

20,500

20,000

18,000

16,000

15,000

11,800

14,000

600,650

19,580

+171

June

15,000

14,500

12 , 600

11,000

9,200

8,600

7,000

6,400

5,550

5,110

4,580

4.050

*5,360

10 , 300

29,700

41.800

36, 200

28,800

23,000

21,000

all, 000

a9,800

a8,000

a7,400

a8, 400

a8, 400

a7,500

a5, 800

a6,200

6,800

379,050

12,650

-101

July

6.710

5,400

4,800

5,100

5,540

4,050

3,700

3,530

3,030

2,540

2,800

2,880

2,630

5,210

3,490

2,900

2,780

*2,750

4,500

4,160

2,900

2,850

2,170

2,490

2,350

2,170

2,360

2,860

5,900

2,910

2,260

105,480

5,405

-272

Aug.

2,970

2,570

2,450

2,460

2,960

4,050

5,450

5,960

5.900

4,620

3,530

3,160

2,530

1,900

1,810

1,990

1,810

1,760

1,790

1,470

1,250

*1,380

1,880

1,770

1,530

1,470

1,340

1,250

978

1,520

1,560

72,648

2,543

-246

Sept.

1,440

1,570

1,570

1,340

1,440

1,250

1,320

1,520

1,470

1,230

956

1,510

1,550

1,510

1,480

1,440

1,400

1,020

1,840

2.190

1,250

1,120

1,020

1,120

70S

*1,170

999

1,060

1,040

957

59,450

1,315

-350

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm

8,404

1.10 

1.27

18,97C 

2.47 

2.76

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

27,030 

3.52 

4.06

22,950 

2.99 

5.45

19,100 

2.49 

2.69

12,890 

1.68 

1.94

30,420 

3.97 

4.45

19,550 

2.55 

2.94

Observed

fax 160,000 Mln 950 Mean 16,020 

Max 118,000 Mln 708 Mean 14,800

12,550 

1.63 

1.82

5,151 

0.408 

0.47

2,097 

0.273 

0.31

965 

0.126 

0.41

Adjusted

Mean 16,060 Cfsir 2.09 In. 28.41 

Mean 14,810 Cfsra 1.95 In. 26.28

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Chautauqua Lake, Tionesta Creek, 

Easb Branch Clarion River, and Plney Reservoirs. Records of contents In Plney Reservoir furnished 

by Pennsylvania Electric Co.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basla of records for nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relablon affected by Ice Mar. 6-26.
REDBANK CREEK BASIN 

325. Redbank Creek at St. Charles, Pa.

41

Location. Lat 40°59'40", long 79°23'40", on left bank 500 ft downstream from industrial 

railroad bridge at*St. Charles, Clarion County, 0.3 mile downstream from Leatherwood 

Creek, and 3 miles west of New Bethlehem.

Drainage area. 528 sq mi.

Records available. October 1918 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for Fovember 

1929 to June 1921, published in WSP 1305; figures of daily discharge published in 

WSP 523 are unreliable.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 973.14 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1907. Prior to July 10, 1940, chain gage at site 500 ft upstream at datum 3.10 ft 

higher.

Average discharge. 42 years, 853 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,900 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 11.50 ft); min-

 imum, 55 cfs Sept. 9, 28, 29 (gage height, 1.93 ft).

1918-60: Maximum discharge, 35,200 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 18.60 ft, from 

floodmarks, site and datum then in use), by slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum observed, 19 cfs Oct. 1, 1918.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 743: Drainage area. WSP 1305: 1923(M), 1926(M), 1931. 

WSP 1385:1919, 1936-39. See also Records available.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 25 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

67

142

256

430

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

660

1,300

2,150

1.9

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

135

260

680

5.0

7.0

9.0

12.0

1,300

3,200

5,900

10,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12E

121

98

80

72

71

120

170

284

278

226

144

111

107

102

97

93

87

80

75

70

68

71

1,330

2.590

1,560

930

655

500

389

10,869

351

0.665

0.77

Nov.

781

870

730

630

680

1,090

1,120

840

680

*567

490

464

459

477

682

680

655

730

630

562

513

486

436

841

2,020

1,460

1,980

4.580

3,680

2, 760

32,375

1,079

2.04

2.28

Dec.

1,880

1,420

1,250

1,060

900

840

1,060

*1,090

900

780

750

2,980

6.580

4,190

2,870

2,060

1,540

1,260

1,120

930

780

600

420

490

608

608

932

1

1,460

2,500

2,400

1,840

47,858

1,544

2.92

3.37

Jan.

1,420

1,160

3,040

5.440

2,500

1,790

1,420

1,200

990

840

780

*738

2,690

3,200

2,550

2,000

1,700

1,380

1,340

1,160

900

720

680

600

480

520

567

655

870

960

43,160

1,392

2.64

3.04

Feb.

780

680

500

440

608

922

1,380

1,090

1,060

1,520

5.810

3,200

2,400

1,790

1,350

1,200

1,120

*990

1,020

960

810

755

705

630

608

608

572

480

500

32,488

1,120

2.12

2.29

Mar.

420

320

320

280

310

320

300

290

280

280

280

280

280

250

250

250

250

260

260

260

260

*260

260

260

240

250

308

805

3,550

8 , 620

9.580

30,113

971

1.84

2.12

Apr.

7.540

4,730

3,320

3,320

2,760

2,150

1,700

1,540

1,380

1,230

1,O20

930

810

730

655

655

655

608

567

513

472

441

405

377

349

*377

472

454

393

545

40,698

1,357

2.57

2.87

May

329

322

300

275

251

230

215

1,910

5.750

5,010

4,730

3,560

2,650

2,100

1,620

1,300

1,120

1,650

1,540

1,200

1,090

1,230

1,230

1,880

1,420

1,120

900

810

780

828

1,960

49,310

1,591

3.01

3.47

June

1,700

1,230

990

810

722

855

*680

540

446

369

318

357

562

2,180

3,950

2,560

1,580

1,160

900

755

630

518

454

414

365

304

260

227

209

200

26,225

874

1.66

1.85

July

254

275

262

290

280

198

*166

155

140

150

142

171

*233

596

1.070

735

437

308

322

353

385

281

215

185

157

142

250

397

426

266

266

9,487

306

0.580

0.67

Aug.

218

178

ieo

155

188

164

140

182

*135

116

106

S6

£9

88

93

132

135

122

96

85

£2

66

96

95

£3

73

71

65

62.

ez

65

3,479

112

0.212

0.25

Sept.

64

61

71

69

69

73

63

62

60

76

108

144

*140

140

103

88

78

78

82

99

100

88

81

73

65

61

59

56

56

60

2,427

80.9

0.153

0.17

Calendar year 1959: Max 12,000 Min 39 Mean 886 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.80

Water year 1959-6O: Max 9,580 Min 56 Mean 898 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.15

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs).--Dec. 13 (5 to 6 

9,900 cfs (11.50 ft).

i.) 7,500 cfs (9.98 ft); Mar. 31 (4 to 5 a.m.)

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec 

Mar. 1-26.

22, 23, Jan. 21-26, Feb. 3, 4, 15, 16, 28,
42 MAHONIHG CREEK BASIN

340. Mahoning Creek at Punxsutawney, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°56'21", long 79°00'31", on right bank 75 ft downstream from Williams 

Run, a quarter of a mile west of Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, and 1.9 miles downstream from Sawmill Run.

Drainage area.--158 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,206.14 ft above mean sea level (corps of 

 Engineers bench mark). Prior to Oct. 1, 1946, at site 2.9 miles upstream at datum 

13.30 ft higher.

Average discharge. 22 years, 268 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4.400 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 8.03 ft); minimum, 17 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 0.76 ft).

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 7,370 cfs July 15, 1958 (gage height, 10.89 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,300 cfs by logarithmic plotting; miniirum, 2.6 cfs 

Sept. 26, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 15.6 ft Mar. 18, 1936, from floodmark, at fcrmer site and datum 

(discharge, 12,500 cfs, from rating curve extended above 4,300 cfs ty logarithmic 

plotting).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow by mine pumpage into stream above

station.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.7 

.9 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

109

255

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

400

610

1,190

2,640

4,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

35

*29

20

18

18

21

42

112

423

141

84

59

51

55

49

42

38

36

33

31

30

28

40

1.960

1,120

541

382

283

223

190

217

6,351

205

1.30

1.49

Nov.

474

407

351

309

298

309

302

265

244

217

195

*195

180

172

192

170

270

270

230

210

200

180

170

350

BOO

350

500

1,400

900

700

10,510

350

2.22

2.47

Dec.

400

350

300

280

250

300

330

300

250

220

*229

1,120

1.700

1,200

800

600

500

400

350

300

250

200

160

190

180

180

250

400

800

700

400

13,889

448

2.84

3.27

Jan.

370

350

900

l.OOO

700

450

4OO

350

300

260

220

220

900

9OO

700

540

450

*393

379

323

283

256

220

200

160

180

175

188

220

244

226

12,457

402

2.54

2.93

Feb.

214

200

158

172

175

352

372

312

337

487

1.150

920

676

b500

b420

372

330

306

337

289

262

253

226

205

*208

208

188

170

172

9,971

344

2.18

2.35

Mar.

150

132

b!30

b!30

b!30

b!25

bllO

bllO

b!05

bllO

blOO

blOO

b94

b90

b90

b90

95

95

93

91

89

92

88

88

*81

78.

96

270

1,370

5 . 830

3,740

11,992

387

2.45

2.82

Apr.

2.120

1,260

890

830

660

530

466

432

393

348

312

292

265

247

229

226

208

214

195

178

170

162

150

142

158

210

265

214

*192

180

12,118

404

2.56

2.85

May

178

165

150

138

126

120

113

1,470

2.480

1,770

1,780

1,220

890

687

520

424

396

663

470

449

393

337

377

442

344

298

271

265

253

294

474

17,957

579

3.66

4.23

June

362

306

274

232

200

190

162

142

126

*113

100

133

155

264

332

205

162

142

122

120

104

93

91

86

78

68

64

60

56

61

4,603

153

0.968

1.08

July

96

104

77

95

68

56

51

48

45

46

60

*51

53

187

254

111

83

71

127

208

117

88

75

68

60

55

100

68

59

54

59

2,674

86.3

0.546

0.63

Aug. ^

49

44

44

45

45

41

38

47

41

57

58

*55

55

33

32

54

50

28

26

53

75

41

53

31

26

26

25

25

£i

24

25

1,110

55.8

0.227

0.26

Sept.

24

26

24

25

30

26

25

22

22

28

110

143

64

45

36

*32

30

35

35

48

41

35

30

27

25

24

25

25

24

24

1,104

56.8

0.235

0.26

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,930 Mln 15 Mean 304 Cfstn 1.92 In. 26.14

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,B3O Mln IB Mean 286 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.64

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs).--Oct. 24 (1 p.m.) 2,640 cfs (5.98 ft); Dec. 15 (time unknown)

about 2,600 cfs; Mar. 50 (9:5O p.m.) 4,400 cfs (8.03 ft); May 8 (9 to 1O p.m.) 3,220 cfs (6.68 ftX

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--Ho gage-height record Nov. 16 to Dec. 10, Dec. 15 to Jan. 17, Jan. 25-?6; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.
MAHONING CREEK BASIN 43

345. Little Mahoning Creek at McCormick, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°50'10", long 79°06'35", on left bank 200 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at McCormick, Indiana County, 1 mile west of Georgevllle, 1.7 miles upstream 

from Rose Run, and 4 miles southeast of Smlcksburg.

Drainage area. 87.4 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,164.88 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark). Prior to May 10, 1940, chain gage at site 200 ft upstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 151 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,190 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 9.35 ft); mlnimumy 2.8 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 1.88 ft).

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 5,300 cfs Jan. 27. 1952 (gage height, 11.42 ft); maximum gage height, 13.86 ft Jan. 21, 1959 (Ice jam); minimum discharge, 0.3 cfs Sept. 28, 

1959; minimum gage height, 1.53 ft Aug. 26-28, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 27)

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

Oct. 1 to Nov. 27

2.2 3.5

4.2 4.0

6.8 5.0

10 6.0

21 7.0

48 8.0

Nov. 28 to Sept. 3O

205

325

640

1,020

1,500

2,100

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.7

3.2

5.4

12

26

58

3.0 100

4.0 310

6.O 1,02O

8.0 2,100

9.0 2,850

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

13

*12

6.8

4.7

3^5

5.1

23

107

332

84

51

36

28

35

31

23

19

17

15

13

12

12

12

1.620 

652

305

205

147

112

94

97

4,127.1

133

1.52

1.76

Nov.

204

207

169

149

147

178

185

147

124

106

92

*95

85

79

101

88

150

151

125

112

101

91

81

94 

121

101

209

1.180

672

5,723

191

2.19

2.44

Dec.

254

200

172

144

120

110

154

130

116

108

*110

973

1.420

652

400

290

224

192

172

138

122

86

82

90 

90

97

300

378

635

415

285

8,659

279

3.19

3.68

Jan.

216

176

777.

565

352

244

196

164

128

112

106

113

615

460

379

319

234

*208

220

18CK

146

125

115

95 

SO

90

85

90

124

164

144

7,022

227

2.60

2.99

Feb.

130

110

80

90

90

176

194

150

193

372

TiO

478

325

230

200

180

154

142

172

» 130

120

115

100

90 

*91

91

82

10

70

5,165

178

2.04

2.20

Mar.

60

54

54

52

50

48

46

45

43

43

43

40

38

36

35

35

38

40

40

40

42

43

45

44 

*42

40

50

350

1,400

2 1 69 0

2,070

7,696

248

2.84

3.27

Apr.

990

565

373

388

325

260

224

214

198

170

146

134

114

100

91

86

79

81

74

64

61

58

52

48 

50

68

116

85

*71

g62

5,347

178

2.04

2.28

May

g61

g58

g50

g43

g38

g35

g35

a700

*al . 400

880

1,020

618

400

g325

265

224

217

344

236

214

180

166

160

176 

134

110

92

104

114

230

400

9,029

291

3.33

3.84

June

260

196

150

114

88

78

61

52

44

*37

33

77

181

294

425

202

130

98

78

63

51

44

43

37

31

24

20

18

il

28

2,974

99.1

1.13

1.27

July

75

101

45

35

28

22

19

17

14

14

21

*21

17

48

58

30

20

17

18

24

19

14

12

10 

9.7

8.6

13

24

20

15

34

823.3

26.6

0.304

0.35

Aug.

19

12

11

17

30

20

14

18

23

14

14

*14

11

9.7

9.7

19

17

10

8.6

8.3

17

12

10

9.0 

7.6

6.3

12 5,8"

9.4

7.6

7.2

403.2

13,0

0.149

0.17

Sept.

6.6

6.3

6.0

4.7

4.4

4.7

4.4

3,8

5.6

24

398

329

129

74

48

*35

28

33

33

79

58

39

30

24

20

17

15

14

14

12

1,499.5

50.0

0.572

0.64

Calendar year 1959 : Max 2,800 Min 0.4 Mean 161 Cfsm 1.84 In. 25.00

Water year 1959-60 : Max 2,690 Mln 3.5 Mean 160 Cfsm 1.83 In. 24.89

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 cfs).--Oct. 24 (3 to 4:30 p.m.) 2,310 cfs (8.53 ft); Dec. 13 (1 a.m.) 

2,050 efs (7.92 ft); Mar. 50 (5 a.m.) 3,190 cfs (9.35 ft); May 8 (about 8 p.m.) about 2,100 efs.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage'-helght record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations, 

g Computed from once-daily tape-gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 19, Dec. 22-25, Jan. 22-27, Feb. 3-5, 14-16, 

20-22, Feb. 28 to Mar. 29.
44 MAHONING CREEK BASIN

360. Mahonlng Creek at Mahonlng Creek Dam, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°55'40", long 79°17'30", on left bank at downstream side of highway

bridge at McCrea Furnace, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Mahonlng Creek Dam, 

Armstrong County, 1 mile southwest of Eddyvllle, and 2 miles upstream from Pine Run.

Drainage area. 344 sq ml.

Records available. August 1938 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for August 1938, 

published in ¥SP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,003.39 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark). Prior to Feb. 1, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 590 cfs (adjusted for storage since June 1941).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,600 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 6.74 ft); minimum 

dally, 20 cfs Sept. 8-10.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 10,400 cfs Mar. 8, 1942 (gage height, 8.10 ft); minimum, 2.5 cfs Oct. 13, 1947; minimum dally, 8.8 cfs Sept. 19-26, 1959.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gag?-helght record, 

which are fair. Flow completely regulated since 1941 by Mahonlng Creek Reservoir 

(see p. 59).

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1305: 1941 (adjusted monthly runoff).

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except periods of Ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 5

29

57

92

185

290

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

535

1,300

2,300

3,960

6,200

pr. 6 to Sept. 30

1.3 

1.5

1.8 

2.2

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 2.2 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

ft?

Oct.

33

82

32

32

41

57

*57 

81

135

172

300

502

486

318

218

138 

100

99

88

76

76

76

78

130

324

1,290

2., 240

2,420

1,550

806

486

12,473

402 

+10.7

Nov.

491

621

793

992

848

647

640 

647

*553

470

396

250 250"

331

420

415 

415

420

450

475

470

455

373

266

373

565

667

647

996

2,330

17,666

589

+131

Dec.

3,200

2,360

1,160

960

707

465

541

*634

565

465

465

547

634

1,660

4,260

4,470 

2,6EiO

1,210

832

628

571

460

323

250

30T

420

460

502

535

1,010

1,710

34,956

1,128 

-50.1

Jan.

1,660

1,520

922

753

1,910

2.420

2,240 

1,320

634

577

470

*475

508

885

770

740 

1,410

1,710

1,620

1,570

1,160

687

470

470

398

4T5" 301

415

420

440

553

29,843

963 

-77.7

Feb.

571

470

445

335

258

266

441 

816

964

992

759

745

1,670

2,420

27535"

1,340 

960

864

*695

695

577

460

460

460

955

455

455

315

158

21,551

743 

-7.8

Mar.

215

250

250

250

246

246

b250 

b250

b245

243

b240

b210

b!50

bl50

b!50

b!50 

153

184

243

215

183

*243

191

156

b!55

156

161

221

466

702

730

7,654

247 

+589

Apr.

1,030

2,850

4,260

3,960

4,160

5,130

5.240 

4,910

2,840

738

480

565

654

640

577

465 

465

460

8350

3260

8260

8260

8260

8260

8260

*254

514

420

415

415

43,152

1,438 

-610

May

348

246

243

243

213

148

148 

224

380

1,710

1,980

2,150

3,290

3.560

3,470

3,290 

2,690

1,670

^210

F.080

812

614

621

786

817

614

553

450

455

465

735

35,215

1,136 

+15.3

June

960

952

740

455

342

254

*254 

254

254

250

200

161

192

282

594

1.020 

804

480

470

353

254

250

200

155

155

128

101

99

10T

101

10, 815

360 

-16.8

July

105

130

210

250

1ST

145

*128 

97

,44

r4l

70

99

101

120

185

250 

250

202

155

185

250

250

219

155

128

94

90

128

158

158

158

4,739

153 

+7.5

Aug.

158

TBTT

128

103

103

103

103 

105

*105

108

105

99

86

86

77

68 

66

66

66

66

66

*66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

2,685

86.6 

-8.5

Sept.

58

43

43

43

43

33

21

20

35

143

*322

435

3BT

220 

161

142

108

128

211

254

218

130

103

84

70

70

61

47

3,655

122 

-1.8

Adjusted for change In contents In Mahonlng Creek Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

413 

1.20 

1.38

72C 

2.0£ 

2.3!

Calendar year 1959! 

Water year 1959-60:

1,078 

3.13 

3.61

885 

2.57 

2.96

735 

2.14 

2.31

836 

2.43 

2.80

828 

2.41 

2.69

Observed

1,151 

3.35 

3.86

Max 4,470 Mln 8.8 Mean 650 

Max 5,240 Mln 20 Mean 613

343 

0.997 

1.11

160 

O.tBS 

6.54

78.1 

0.227 

0.26

120 

0.349 

0.39

Adjusted

Mean 657 Cfsm 1.91 In. 25.91 

Mean 613. Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.24

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, In Mahonlng Creek Reservoir, 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of reservoir outflow records, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 

365. Allegheny River at Kittanning, Pa.

45

Location.--Lat 40°49'15", long 79°31'55", on right bank 600 ft upstream from dan at

lock 7 at Kittanning, Armstrong County, 5^ miles upstream from Crooked Creek, 10 miles 

downstream from Mahoning Creek, and at mile 45.7.

Drainage area. 8,973 sq mi.

Records available. August 1904 to September 1928, October 1934 to September 1960. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete dam control. Datum of gage is 771.32 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Sept. 30, 1928, chain gage at site 4,000 

ft downstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1934, to Apr. 19, 1939, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 50 years, 15,730 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1941).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 144,000 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 22.60 ft); minimum, 960 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 11.27 ft).

1904-28, 1934-60: Maximum discharge, 269,000 cfs Mar. 26, 1913 (gage height, 

30.7 ft, from floodmark, site and datum then in use); minimum observed, 570 cfs 

Sept. 15-17, 1913.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Chautauqua Lake (see p. 21), and since 1940 by 

Tionesta Creek, since 19'52 by East Branch Clarion River, since 1924 by Piney, and 

since 1941 by Mahoning Creek Reservoirs (see p. 59). Records of chemical analyses and 

water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741."

Revisions (water yeara) . WSP 873: Drainage area. WSP 1305: 1906(M), 1914, 1935. 

WSP 1435:1936-37, 1939.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

11.3

11.5

12.0

13.0

1,050

1,730

3,870

10,000

14.0

16.0

19.0

22.0

18,700

41,700

86,000

134,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

L 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean (t) 1

Oct.

1,660 

*5, 490

5,010

4,640

4,020

3,770

4,140

17,000

21,200

17,700

12, 000

8,950 

7,250

6,030

5,120

4,690

4,270

3,630

3,300

3,340

3,160

2,850

2,850

5,760

14,700

26,200 

24,000

20, 200

16,800

13,200 

11, 200

282, 130

8,101

+160

Nov.

11,600 

23,760

30, 600

27,300

23,400

24,600

26,200

23,400

20,200

16, 800

14, 100

12,000 

12,000

13,600

17,700

21,800

21,200

18,700

16,800

15, 000

13,600

12,400

11,600

13,200

18,700

23,400 

25, 100

36, 600

59,100

36,600

621,000

20,700

+472

Dec.

33, 000 

27,800

22,900

21,200

20, 200

19, 200

*20, 200

25, 100

25, 600

22,900

19,700

29,300 

74,300

7S.OOO

67", 200

55,500

44,300

37,800

30, 600

25, 100

21,200

18,700

15, 000

13, 200

12,400

12.000 

13, 200

16,400

30, 900

48 500

45^ 700

947, 100

30,550

+107

Jan.

37,800 

30, 600

34,200

43,000

41,700

34,200

27,800

25, 100

20,700

17,700

 15,400

14, 600 

24,000

52,700

55, 500

48,500

39,100

34, 200

33,000

28,400

25, 100

20,200

16,800

14, 600

12,800

12,400 

12,400

12, 800

14, 600

15,900 

15,400

831, 200

26,810 -238

Feb.

15,000 

14, 100

12, 000

10. OOP

10, 000

10, 800

18, 300

24, 600

24,000

24,000

42, 500

56,900 

55, 500

47,100

36,600

30, 600

26,800

22,900

20, 200

18,200

15,900

13, 600

13,600

13,200

*12,400

12,400 

12,000

10,800

10,000

634,000

21,860

-32.2

Mar.

10, 000 

8,810

8,250

7,970

6,450

6,330

6,330

6,390

6,750

7,130

7,380

T,5«0 

6,940

6,450

6,330

6,630

6,570

6,750

6,820

6,210

*6,030

6,090

5.800

6^030

6,030

5,800 

5,800

7,220

21,500

71,700 

130,000

414,070

13,360

+1,460

Apr.

132,000

104,000

87,600

76,400

67,200

58,300

52,700

47, 100

43, 000

36,600

31,800

27,300 

25,600

24,000

21, 200

19,700

20,700

21, 200

18,700

17,200

15,000

14, 100

13,200

11, 600

*10, 400

10,000 

9,650

9,300

9,090

S.670

1,043,330

34, 780

-1,110

May

7,580 

7,840

7,700

7,320

6,940

6,330

6.210

10,800

47,300

54, 100

56.900

47,100 

41,700

39,100

34, 200

30, 600

26,200

25,100

27,300

25, 600

21, 800

20, 200

19,200

21,200

22,900

22,900 

20,700

18,200

15,900

14, 100

17,200

730,220

23,560

+186

June

18,700 

18,200

15,900

13,200

11,600

*10, 400

9,020

7,840

7,190

6,390

5,860

5.680 

6,150

11,900

31,700

48. 500

41,706

34, 200

27,300

20,700

15,900

13,200

10,400

9,300

> 8,600

10,000 

8,880

7,900

6,880

7,580

450,770

13*930

-118

July

8.040 

7,196

6,030

5,800

6,450

5,570

4,640

*4, 270

3,770

3,160

2,810

3,440 

3,390

3,730

4,900

4,740

3,870

3,260

4,220

5,400

4,170

3,730

3,490

2,900

2.810

2,940 

2,940

3,210

4,530

4,530

3,260

133,190

4,296

-265

Aua.

3,120 

3,390

3,120

2,980

3,120

4,170

4,270

*3,870

6,280

FISTO"

4,420

3,630 

3,490

2,430

2,150

2,390

2,310

2,110

2,110

2,110

1,620

1,560

1,960

2,150

1,920

1,770 

1,590

1,520

i*S§. fySzlT

1,590

85,450

2,756

-254

Sept.

1,590 

1,620

1,660

1,590

1,480

1,480

1,450

1,450

1,620

1,620

1,520

*1,450 

2,280

2,230

2,230

2,030

1,880

1,660

1,380

5.110

2,230

1,840

1,660

1,520

1,280

1.060 

1,450

1,310

1,310

1,350

50,330

1,678

-352

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

9,261 

1.03 

1.19

21,17C 

2.36 

2.63

30,660 

3.42 

3.94

26,570 

2.86 

3.41

21, 830 

2.45 

2.62

14,820 

1.65 

1.90

55,670 

5.75 

4.18

25,750 

2.65 

3.06

Observed

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

Max 184,000 Mln 840 Mean 18,590 

Max 132,000 Mln 1,080S5 Mean 17,000

14,910 

1.66 

1.85

4,031 

0.449 

0.52

2,502 

0.279 

0.32

1,526 

0.148 

0..17

Adjusted

Mean 18,640 Cfsm 2.08 In. 28.20 

Mean 17,000 Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.79

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Chautauqua Lake and Tionesta Creek, 

East Branch Clarion River, Piney and Mahoning Creek Reservoirs. Records of contents in rfney Reservoir furnished by Pennsylvania Electric Co.
46 CROOKED CREEK BASIN

380. Crooked Creek at Idaho, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°39'15", long 79°21'OQ", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Idaho, Armstrong County, 1-| miles downstream from Plum Creek and 2-| miles 

west of Shelocta.

Drainage area. 191 sq mi.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 961.04 ft above mean sea level (Buffalo, 

Rochester & Pittsburg RR. bench mark).

Average discharge. 23 years, 289 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,610 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 8.87 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Oct. 4.

1937-60: Maximum discharge, 12,400 cfs Oct. 16, 1954 (gage height, 15.12 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,100 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow 

at site 1.2 miles below gage, adjusted for drainage-area ratio; minimum, 2.4 cfs Oct. 8, 

1939.

Maximum stage known, 18.6 ft in March 1936, from floodmark (discharge, 19,400 cfs, 

from rating curve extended above 6,100 cfs on basis of slope-area me&surement at gage 

height 15.12 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or shifting control, which 

are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1385: 1938, 1945.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect or shifting 

control (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per seiond)

0.2

.3

.5

.7

1.0

1.5

7.9

13

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

290

690

1,810

3,090

4,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

3

5

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

30

26

15 

12

16

21

64

184

701

219

133

92

68

90

74

54

45

42

36

30

29

26

31

2,120

1,260

*564

368

257

194

7,122

230

1.20

1.39

Nov.

257

336

311 

284

282

324

340

282

236

197

172

166

151

138

164

151

264

287

259

219

199

174

155

186

234

201

412

2,250

1,360

10,706

357

1.87

2.08

Dec.

482

368

305 

252

219

205

296

*257

229

229

241

1,760

2,620

1,270

765

542

406

343

302

241

219

170

150

180

170

194

402

681

*1,210

16,151

521

2.73

3.14

Jan.

418

343

L.490 

1,180

715

490

379

314

249

219

208

231

858

790

765

622

490

458

524

418

353

300

260

220

190

208

180

186

236

229

13,735

443

2.32

2.67

Feb.

201

186

130 

160

157

288

336

290

*534

840

1,240

865

591

420

360

300

282

282

438

350

314

296

262

236

236

244

222

190

201

10,451

360

1.88

2.03

Mar.

150

120

120 

120

115

110

105

105

100

100

100

96

92

*90

90

96

100

110

120

130

150

160

150

140

140

140

260

1,230

2,740

14,029

453

2.37

2.73

Apr.

1.820

990

668

715

622

532

458

410

383

317

273

254

217

197

176

166

151

149

126

*105

102

91

85

78

86

192

302

194

147

10,129

338

1.77

1.97

May

114

96

84 

71

62

52

51

2,130

2,720

1,580

2,110

1,210

840

622

482

462

475

765

537

482

379

317

311

*299

236

197

170

194

182

17,820

575

3.01

3.47

June

296

234

194 

160

146

184

121

102

82

72

64

940

1,220

1,660

Ijjmi

804

458

330

246

188

155

133

124

108

90

71

61

52

46

46

10,137

338

1.77

1.97

July

151

156

88 

79

*57

46

41

38

35

38

61

54

51

149

114

58

40

32

30

35

30

23

21

20

17

16

45

30

25

23

1,629

52.5

0.275

0.32

Aug.

30

*21

28 

30

32

27

22

60

50

50

36

29

25

25

28

28

27

24

23

22

24

29

28

30

26

23

26

26

30

40

939

30.3

0.159

0.18

Sept.

32

31

30 

41

78

*24

18

24

41

75

687

417

179

105

74

58

50

61

69

*348

158

105

75

63

46

41

33

32

19

26

3,O40

101

0.529

0.59

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,O30 Min 7.5 Mean 293 Cfsm 1.53 Ir . 20.81

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,940 Min 12 Mean 317 Cfsm 1.66 Ir . 22.54

Peak discharge (base. 2,500 cfs). Oct. 24 (2:3O p.m.) 3,090 cfs (7.02 ft); Nov. 28 (12:30 p.m.) 

2,810 cfs (6.65 ft): Dec. 12 (11 p.m.) 3,230 cfs (7.20 ft); Mar. 3O (4 to 5 a.m.) 4,61O cfs (8.87 

ft); May 8 (10 p.m.) 4,260 cfs (8.48 ft); June 12 (8 p.m.) 2,60O cfs (6.30 ft); June 14 (10:30 

p.m.) 2,810 cfs (6.60 ft). ______

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. S tage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 22-24, Jan. 22-25, Feb. 5, 4, 14-16, 28, 

Mar. 1-27. Shifting-control method used Apr. 10 to May 8, June 20 to Sept. 30.
CROOKED CREEK BASIN 47

390. Crooked Creek at Crooked Creek Dam, Pa.

ght bank a quarter of a mile downstream 

miles south of Ford City, and 6f miles upLocation. Lat 40°43'10", long 79°30'45", on

from Crooked Creek Dam, Armstrong County,

stream from mouth.

Drainage area.--278 sq mi. 

Records available. October 1909 to September 1960. Published as at Hileman's Farm

 1910-29, and as "near Ford City" 1930-39. Monthly discharge only for some periods,

published in WSP 1305. . . . 

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 799.51 ft above mean sea level, d^tum oi

 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Feb. 3, 1910, staff gage and Feb. 3, 

1910, to July 31, 1933, chain gage at site 2 miles downstream at different datums. 

July 31, 1933, to Dec. 5, 1939, chain gage at site 1? miles downstream at different

Average discharge. 51 years, 428 cfs (adjusted for storage since May 1940).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,270 cfs Apr. 3 (gage height, 7.74 ft); mini-

 mum, 5.1 cfs Aug. 29-30 (gage height, 0.54 ft); minimum daily, 5.5 cfs Aug. 29-30.

1909-60: Maximum discharge^ 21,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 17.86 ft, from 

floodmark, site 'Jid datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs on 

basis of contra ted-opening measurement of peak flow; minimum observed, 0.1 cfs 

Sept. 8, 11, 20, 26, 26, 1932.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record,

 which are fair. Flow completely regulated since 1940 by Crooked Creek Reservoir

(see p. 59).

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 743: Drainage area. WSP 1305: 1910-12, 1915-16, 1917(M),

 1918, 1922-27, 1928(M), 1930(M). WSP 1435: 1919-21, 1932-33, 1935.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.55

.6

.7

.8 

1.0

5.5

8.0

14

22

45

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

150

300

730

1,990

4,540

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 196C

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Ttf

Oct.

18

18

18

17

17

*18 

19

21

80

253

410

505

378

244

181

105

66

64

64

64

64

64

51

89 

528

*885

1,630

1,850

1,180

595

402

9,678

S12

+3.5

Nov.

256

256

512

380

580

380 

580

580

380

580

340

265

262

255

211

211

211

211

255

262

262

262 

262

262

262

262

265

286

700

2.440

11,190

573

+118

Dec.

5,100

1,550

51O

583

250

256

259

*262

262

265

259

272

516

1,480 

*g5.550

g5,280

al, 800

8540

g482

g478

g474

a590

a!90

g!50 

gl50

a200

a570

g505

g528

*805

1,210

24,526

791

-45.1

Jan.

1,180

1,120

792

788

1,680

1.850 

1,510

950

528

529

262

g259

g265

a560 

a450

a450

al, 100

al,2OO

1,180

1,180

966

685 

552

469 

599

259

259

259

259

259

259

22,218

717

-66.2

Feb.

g259

g259

g259

g259

g259

g259 

a360

*474

482

500

556

618

1,540

gl,850 

gl,780

al, 150

g640

a540

g456

g460

g460

g460 

g460

g456 

389

256

256

256" 255

15,986

551

-4.0

Mar.

255

253

255

238

208

208 

208

208

208

184

126

5785"

142 

*142

142

140

140

160

170

226

259 

259

259

259

,'262

262

453

967

9TT

490

8,092

261

+457

Apr.

640

2,010

2,990

940

1,640

*5,5OO 

5.820

5,550

2,720

1,500

9O5

472

255

255 

255

255

255

255

252

196

176

ISS

158 

140

168

238

276

542

388

28,772

959

-454

May

384

295

241

202

179

158 

158

145

345

1,350

1,260

1,460

5.050

2,960 

1,920

1,850

1,530

1,120

1,060

919

662

590 

474

*469 

469

354

253

194

140

145

551

24,807

800

-7.8

June

625

148

207

268

272

268 

268

241

187

104

50

149" 36

524

581

1,690

2.140

2,06O

1,920

1,780

932

511 

145

113 

58

58

58

60

62

62

15,177

506

-5.9

July

62

145

265

265

*223

162 

82

46

27

5T

28

28

46

98

211

268

238

175

100

64

47

31 

d32

d52 

d52

d32

d32

d52

d52

d52

d32

2,926

94.4

-0.5

Aug.

d5?

*5?

3?

5?

52

S

66

63

66

63

63

63

63 

63

63

63

48

2?

9.8

9.8

9.8

11

10 

8.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.5

#[> , 5

6.0

1,159.4

56.8

+1.8

Sept.

1829"

50

50

30

60

60

48

27

45

154

402

496 

413

241

147

56

56

56

105

142 

142

142 

142

142

142

111

56

56

3,621

121

-4.4

Adjusted for change in contents in Crooked Creek Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

515 

1.13 

1.50

491 

1.77 

1.97

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

748 

2.69 

5.10

651 

2.54 

2.70

547 

1.97 

2.12

698 

2.51 

2.89

525 

1.89 

2.11

792 

2.85 

5.29

Observed

Max 4,000 Min 16 Mean 414 

Max 5,820 Min 5.5 Mean 459

500 

1.80 

2.01

94.1 

0.558 

0.59

58.6 

0.139 

0.16

117 

0.421 

0.47

Adjusted

Mean 420 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.50 

Mean 458 Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.51

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Crooked Creek Reservoir.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records of release from Crooked Creek 

Reservoir.

d Doubtful gage-height reeordj discharge computed from records of release from Crooked C^eek 

Reservoir.

g Computed from once-daily tape-gage readings.
48 KISKIICENETAS RIVER BASIN

400. Stony Creek at Perndale, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°17'10", long 78°55'10", on right bank 50 ft upstream from highway bridge

 at Ferndale Cambria County, 0.4 mile downstream from Bens Creek, 1.2 miles upstream 

from Johnstown city limits, and 5.2 miles upstream from confluence with Little Conemaugh River.

Record§eavaffable. October 1913 to March 1936, October 1938 to September 1960 Monthly

 discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305. Monthly figvres adjusted for 

storage and diversion for October 1918 to September 1921, published in WSP 503 and 523, 

have been found in error and should not be used. Published as at Johnstown, 1914-db. 

Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since 1885 are contaired in reports of 

U. S. Weather Bureau. , , .. ,,

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,183.84 ft above mean sea level, city of

"Johnstown datum. Prior to July 24, 1934, chain gage and July 24, 19,4, to Mar. 18 

1936 wire-weight gage, at site 3| miles downstream at different datum. Dec. 8, 1939, 

to Jan. 30, 1940, chain gage at site 50 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 82 years (1938-60), 747 cfs (adjusted for storage ard diversion .

Extremes" Maximum discharge during year, 16.200 cfs Mar. 31 (gage heigU, 11.43 ft); mini-

 mum, 15 cfs Oct. 23 (gage height, 1.62 ft).

1913-36, 1938-60: Maximum discharge, 59,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gege height 30.26 

ft from high-water mark, site and datum then in use), from rating crrve extended above 

8,000 cfs on basis of slope-area and contracted-opening measurements of peak flow; minimum observed, 5 cfs Sept. 8, 1929.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Regulation

 by mine pumpage and by reservoirs and diversion above station; the five largest reservoirs have a combined capacity of 1,721,000,000 cu ft. Figures of dsily discharge do 

not include diversion from Stony Creek intake and Quemahoning Creek Feservoir to plants 

of Bethlehem Steel Co., and from Mill Creek, Dalton Run, and North Perk Bens Creek Reservoirs for water supply of city of Johnstown.

Revisions (water years).-WSP 743: Drainage area. WSP 1305: 1915, 19]8, 1923-26

 WSP 1435: 1920-21, 1932, 1941(M), 1943(M), 1945-46(M). See also Records available.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second;

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

27

49

83

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

155

350

610

1,000

5.0

7.0

11.0

2,110

5,600

15,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

£

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

391

214

97

55

39

27

30

39

99

106

64

43

34

39

42

39

30

26

23

20

19

17

22

1,390

901

386

274

248

*199

173

185

5,271

170

+83.4

Nov.

440

572

610

465

475

828

930

577

470

390

341

305

264

240

232

210

206

182

161

158

161

155

176

302

360

274

240

3,150

1,640

928

15,442

515

-4-178

Dec.

705

599

555

490

435

410

490

400

395

*380

360

2,100"

5.520

2,040

1,410

1,130

928

865

804

628

555

490

420

410

390

425

566

1,060

2,680

1,630

1,120

28,190

909

+204

Jan.

829

684

5,050

2,680

1,520

*1,120

892

733

594

538

511

555

2,410

2,240

2,800

2,920

1,800

1,410

1,290

964

820

684

622

540

460

480

435 456"

599

910

756

36,294

1,171

+156

Feb.

628

577

450

430

430

785

928

640

772

1,55O

*2.680

1,800

1,300

1,020

820

764

712

67O

646

538

522

500

470

440

440

430

395

370

380

22,087

762

+149

Mar.

336

300

300

280

28O

280

280

270

260

270

250

250

250

240

250

260

*260

260

274

287

287

274

269

282

269

269

374

1,530

4,660

12,100

14,200

39,951

1,289

+205

Apr.

8,480

6,000

5,200

7,200

5,400

3,610

2,680

2,040

1,800

1,460

1,220

1,060

847

712

634

599

555

511

*460

415

385

365

328

305

292

274

278

252

228

210

53,800

1,793

+120

May

206

196

182

167

158

144

142

5,956"

6.160

3,520

4,340

2,920

2,110

1,920

1,630

1,360

1,130

1,410

1,100

928

847

955

796

804

652

*566

522

634

670

942

1,630

44,741

1,443

+203

June

1,180

856

684

577

500

515

375

336

296

274

252

328

368

1,580

893

544

420

350

318

274

248

248

323

390

300

236

188

167

158

TeT

13,139

438

+104

Jvly

183

188

170

150

131

109

*83

75

68

74

91

87

79

293

502

244

140

104

238

260

208

147

123

118

90

66

214

182

180

150

134

4,881

157

+62.4

Aug.

100

98

70

*93

155

116

89

79

85

77

74

66

62

88

92

100

64

52

47

43

43

44

43

41

39

32

31

30

29

20

26

2,006

64.7

+48.6

Sept.

29

27

26

24

66

47

29

*30

44

137

282

556

358

202

121

87

80

417

386

274

240

167

133

109

96

83

74

70

68

70

4,332

144

+57.2

Adjusted for diversion and change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm

253 

0.561 

0.65

693 

1.54 

1.72

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

1,113 

2.47 

2.85

1,327 

2.94 

3.39

911 

2.02 

2.18

1,494 

3.31 

3.82

1,913 

4.24 

4.73

1,646 

3.65 

4.21

Observed

Max 3,970 Mln 11 Mean 569 

Max 14,200 Mln 17 Mean 738

542 

1.20

1.34

219 

0.486 

0.56

113 

0.251 

0.29

201 

0.446 

0.50

Adjue ted

Mean 708 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.33 

Mean 869 Cfsm 1.93 In. 26.24

Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion from and change In contents In Quemahoning Creek, North Pork Bens Creek, Dalton Run, 

and Mill Creek Reservoirs and diversion from Stony Creek Intake, equivalent In cubic feet per 

second. Records of diversion and reservoir contents furnished by Manufacturers Water Co. and Johnstown Water Co.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 24, 25, Mar. 2-15.
KISKIMINETAS RIVER BASIN

410. Little Conemaugh River at East Conemaugh, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°20'35", long 78°53'05", on right bank 100 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at East Conemaugh, Cambria County, 0.3 mile downstream from Clapboard Run, and 

2.5 miles upstream from confluence with Stony Creek.

Drainage area. 183 sq mi.

Records available. April 1939 to September 1960.

(jage. water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,207.92 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark). Prior to Feb. 1, 1940, chain gage at site 100 ft upstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 318 cfs (adjusted for storage and diversion).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,950 cfs May 8 (gage height, 7.58 ft); minimum, 

34 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 1.50 ft); minimum daily, 46 cfs Oct. 22, Sept. 4.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 12,300 cfs Oct. 16, 1954 (gage height, 8.86 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,100 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum observed, 3.6 cfs Sept. 24, 1939.

Maximum discharge known, 28,800 cfs Mar. 17, 18, 1936, by slope-area measurement.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or July 8-11, July 29 to 

Aug. 3, which are fair. Plow regulated by reservoirs and diversion above station; the 

two most effective reservoirs have a combined capacity of 245,700,000 cu ft. Figures of 

daily discharge do not include diversion at South Pork intake to Cambria plant of Bethlehem Steel Co., from Saltlick Run Reservoir to city of Johnstown, and from Wilmore Reservoir (capacity, 137,000,000 cu ft; average diversion, about 2.6 cfs) to Pennsylvania 

Railroad.

Revisions (water years). tfSP 1305: 1939-50 (adjusted monthly runoff).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of loe effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

Oct. 1-23, 

Sept. 5-30

32 2.5

66 3.0

Oct. 24 to Sept. 4

305

560

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

34

71

150

330

620

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

980

1,450

2,870

7,390

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

133

77

60

53

51

49

56

62

66

60

56

53

56

62

68

64

56

56

56

56

53

46

49

497 283"

147

150

141

*126

102

112

2,956

95.4

44.0

Nov.

219

312

254

21Z

240

401

370

282

250

240

198

177

153

147

150

138

129

115

112

107

102

97

W

141

147

126

124

1.430

690

448

7,610

254

+23.7

Dec.

370

318

290

258

229

212

262

215

198

*190

180

1,020

1,160

704

538

472

410

380

340

290

270

243

195

200

201

208

298

431

767

538

430

11,817

381

+30.3

Jan.

365

322

1,060

872

*620

508

442

400

340

322

310

312

1.320

998

972

893

697

620

578

514

460

430

395

360

300

310

290

286

310

355

314

16,275

525

+21.8

Feb.

290

254

215

212

201

498

436

330

426

737

*1. 200

795

620

500

440

400

390

375

360

300

302

290

270

250

243

240

222

212

208

11,216

387

+30.3

Mar.

175

150

150

150

140

130

120

115

110

110

105

105

105

105

100

100

*97

99" 94

99

99

96

100

100

99

99

125

520

1,670

4,760

6,410

16,437

530

+26.2

Apr.

3.430

2,050

1,820

2,690

1,850

1,350

1,050

851

746

606

520

490

430

395

355

330

306

286

*254

232

229

215

215

204

177

187

184

159

144

129

21,884

729

+32.7

May

138

126

115

112

110

107

102

4.550

3,660

1,730

1,980

1,300

1,010

1,100

858

830

810

1,120

774

662

564

502

538

550

425

*370

330

390

380

375

550

26,168

844

+31.1

June

430

360

340

290

266

290

229

208

187

171

156

226

310

597 500"

350

270

232

208

190

174

168

165

165

165

129

117

115

107

94

7,209

240

+20.7

July

154

214

94

76

71

71

*71

aTO

aW

a70

a85

76

71

184

236

129

104

99

162

144

102

92

87

85

80

76

143

97

387

204

282

3,886

125

+30.1

Aug.

168

110

110

*115

135

115

107

107

107

102

102

94

102

127

123

201

TSo

104

99

94

97

92

82

78

71

69

65

61

57

5T

79

3,152

102

+18.3

Sept.

61

61

51

46

5T

56

48

*55

62

117

267

452

253

180

114

66

60

147

99

*144

118

88

83

68

64

62

62

62

62

62

3,127

104

+19.4

Adjusted for diversion and change In reservoir contents

Mean

Cfsm

In.

99.4

0.543

0.63

278

1.52

1.70

Calendar year 1959: ^

Water year 1959-60: ^

411

2.25

2.59

547

2.99

3.45

417

2.28

2.46

556

3.04

3.50

762

4.16

4.64

875

4.78

5.51

261

1.43

1.60

155

0.847

0.98

120

0.656

0.76

123

0.672

0.75

Observed Adjusted

lax 2,990 Mln 8.1 Mean 266 Mean 287 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.33

lax 6,410 Min 46 Mean 360 Mean 384 Cfsm 2.10 In. 28.57

Peak discharge (baae 

(7.58 ft).

4,000 cfs). Mar. 31 (9 a.m.) 7,390 cfs (7.00 ft)| May 8 (5 p.m.) 8,950 cfs
50 KISKIMINETAS RIVER BASIN

415. Conemaugh River at Seward, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°25'10", long 79°01'40", on left bank at highway bridge on State Highway 

56 at Seward, Westmoreland County, 2 miles downstream from Findley Run and 9 miles 

northwest of Johnstown.

Drainage area. 715 sq mi.

Records available. May 1938 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,075.64 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 22 years, 1,252 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 26,300 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 13.27 ft); minimum, 170 cfs Oct. 22 (gage height, 2.50 ft).

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 54,000 cfs Oct. 16, 1954 (gage height, 19.20 ft); minimum not determined; minimum daily, 105 cfs Dec. 28, 29, 31, 1938.

Maximum stage known, 26.4 ft Mar. 18, 1936, from floodmarks (discharge, 90,000 cfs 

by contracted-opening measurement).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by steel mills and by reservoirs above station, 

the nine most effective of which have a combined capacity of 2,130,000,000 cu ft.

Rating table, water year 

discharge, In

2.5 170

2.8 320

3.1 575

3.5 1 , 100

1959-60 (gage height. In f< 

cubic feet per second)

4.0 1,980

6.0 6,200

9.0 13,700

13.0 25,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

541

493

284

220

198

194

210

232

272

290

250

215

206

225

225

225

206

190

190

190

190

186

190

2.050

1,860

810

586

535

*458

383

414

12,698

410

-2.9

Nov.

890

1,190

1,300

950

996

1,350

1,890

1,290

1,070

936

798

748

674

630

630

586

586

545

515

495

475

466

475

630

785

674

630

5.470

3.470

2,160

33,304

1,110

+54.6

Dec.

1,690

1.430

1,300

1,140

1,010

922

1,100

966

880

*866

838

3,350

6.120

3,600

2,620

2,270

1,940

1,780

1,710

1,410

1,240

1,140

922

922

866

894

1,200

1,710

4,130

3,000

2,270

55,236

1,782

+52.5

Jan.

1,820

1,530

4,210

4,480

*2,900

2,290

1,850

1,710

1,440

1,270

1,200

1,230

4,510

4,420

4,380

4,820

3,300

2,710

2,520

2,090

1,820

1,600

1,460

1,300

1,140

1.170

1.060

1,070

1,240

1,730

1,580

69,850

2,253

-4.0

Feb.

1,410

1,270

996

950

950

1,590

1,980

1,500

1,660

*2,620

4.590

3,400

2,620

2,250

1,890

1,730

1,640

1,550

1,620

1,340

1,240

1,190

1,100

1,040

1,030

1,010

922

852 908"

46,848

1,615

-12.7

Mar.

798

735

785

735

685

698

674

674

630

674

619

630

630

597

6l9

619

*597

608

619

630

652

641

630

652

619

619

709

2,230

6,860

17,000

*25.600

67,468

2,176

+45.8

Apr.

*14.000

9,450

7,700

11,200

8,450

5,620

4,360

3,500

3,100

2,620

2,250

2,070

1,780

1,580

1,440

1,360

1,240

1,150

981

966

894

852

785

760

710

735

710

652

619

575

92,109

3,070

-35.8

May

565

545

515

495

466

450

432

9,730

12.800

6,320

7,450

5,160

3,900

3,700

3,200

2,900

2,620

3,300

2,620

2,230

2,030

2,020

1,890

2,000

1,660

*1, 430

1,250

1,410

1,500

1,620

2,800

89,008

2,871

+62.9

June

2,270

1,800

1,530

1,290

1,140

1,200

908

824

735

674

630

834

1,010

2,470

2,200

1,430

1,090

908

798

722

663

652

663

810

685

586

525

495

475

466

30, 483

1,016

-44.8

July

677

710

495

441

407

*383

348

341

314

314

376

383

376

698

1. 110

630

432

376

519

608

525

416

376

348

341

314

550

525

783

505

575

15,196

490

-52.0

Aug.

432

376

*362

362

424

398

348

362

355

327

327

314

302

376

369

510

362

320

302

278

278

296

284

278

278

266

260

255

?60

272

296

10,229

330

-87.3

Sept.

284

272

255

245

327

308

266

*272

301

502

750

1.5BO

981

674

475

383

358

769

838

710

652

505

450

407

369

355

348

341

341

341

14,459

482

-78.6

Adjusted for diversion and change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

407 

0.569 

0.66

1,165 

1.63 

1.82

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

1,834 

2.57 

2.96

2,249 

3.15 

3.63

1,602 

2.24 

2.42

2,222 

3.11 

3.59

3,034 

4.24

4.73

2,934 

4.10 

4.73

Observed

Max 11,500 Mln 142 Mean 1,174 

Max 23,600 Mln 186 Mean 1,467

971 

1.36 

1.52

438 

0.613 

0.71

243 

0.340 

0.39

403 

0.564 

0.63

Adjusted

Mean 1,190 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.60 

Mean 1,459 Cfsm 2.04 In. 27.79

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Quemahoning Creek, North Fork Bens 

Creek, Dalton Run, Mill Creek, Saltlick Run, Hlnckston Run, and Laurel Run Reservoirs. Records of' 

reservoir contents furnished by Manufacturers Water Co., Saltlick Water Co., and Johnstown Water Co.
KISKIMINETAS RIVER BASIN 51

420. Blacklick Creek at Josephine, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°28'25", long 79°11'00", on right bank on upstream side of old concrete 

dam at Josephine, Indiana County, 0.9 mile upstream from Two Lick Creek and 5 miles 

northeast of Blairsville.

Drainage area. 192 sq mi.

Records available. January 1952 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 975.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1912. Prior to Aug. 25, 1953, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--8 years, 348 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7.390 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 10.25 ft); minimum, 23 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 3.33 ft).

1952-60: Maximum discharge, 11,900 cfs Oct. 15, 1954 (gage height, 11.35 ft in gage 

well, 12.67 ft from outside gage), from rating curve extended above 5,500 cfs on basis 

of computation of peak flow over dam; minimum, 19 cfs Sept. 14, 1952, Nov. 4, 1953; 

minimum gage height, 3.30 ft Sept. 26, 1959.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by mine pumpage above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1385: 1952-54(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 27 Nov. 28 to Sept. 30

3.4 

3.6 

3.9 

4.2

53

100

170

4.5 270

5.0 490

6.0 1,180

3.4 

3.7 

4.0 

4.5

29

125

280

5.0 540

7.0 2,140

9.0 4,740

10.0 6,770

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

2b

26

27

28

29

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

54

53

38

32

30

33

54

69

94

63

49

43

37

40

40

38

36

34

33

32

31

30

35

785

500

249

176

*140

111

3,151

102

0.531

0.61

Nov.

312

427

376

278

263

375

445

326

263

278

256

242

198

160

165

150

188

165

155

145

135

122

116

150

191

176

247

2,040

1,290

10,388

346

1.80

'2.01

Dec.

546

438

380

325

276

262

320

292

*256

238

228

1,550

2,340

1,250

834

684

564

486

438

350

308

270

200

220

238

245

400

606

1,330

17,450

563

2.93

3.38

Jan.

516

432

1,540

1,310

*834

628

516

432

355

312

292

302

1,450

1,310

1,090

986

705

607

614

492

400

340

300

280

230_

270

245

262

304

18,094

584

3.04

3.50

Feb.

330

308

230

240

248

502

582

450

595

*968

1,750

1,160

796

640

520

450

405

370

400

300

300

288

266

245

238

231

214

200

200

13,426

463

2.41

2.60

Mar.

170

140

150

140

130

125

120

115

110

110

105

105

100

100

100

*105

110

115

120

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

150

700

2,390

18,680

603

3.14

3.62

Apr.

3,060

1,820

1,370

1,530

1,290

978

789

663

588

498

420

385

330

288

266

245

234

220

201

180

168

156

145

135

152

*173

224

189

156

16,968

566

2.95

3.29

May

138

130

117

103

101

91

91

3,090

3j_290

1,870

1,960

1,330

994

930

761

726

944

1,620

994

754

635

588

642

656

*492

390

320

316

316

25,393

819

4.27

4.92

June

474

360

300

252

220

264

212

171

142

121

111

233

578

1,170

1,110

618

432

320

266

224

186

168

156

142

135

109

99

91

87

Hi

8,834

294

1.53

1.71

July

13o'

217

125

95

77

*69

63

62

57

57

98

113

74

162

551

121

86

74

79

74

62

53

51

51

47

44

184

117

74

3,009

97.1

0.506

0.58

Aug.

71

57

*54

102

183_

99

74

82

66

61

91

68

58

69

80

63

60

51

47

43

43

44

43

38

37

32

34

40

44

1,918

61.5

0.3?0

0.37

Sept.

37

37

33

33

66

56

*41

36

40

74

168

276

240

223

128

93

79

143

128

136

135

105

89

77

68

60

57

54

53

2,818

93.9

0.489

0.55

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,450 Min 24 Mean 339 Cfsm 1.77 In. 23.95

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,490 Min 30 Mean 383 Cfsm 1.99 In. 27.14

Peak discharge (base, 2,700 cfs). Nov. 28 (11 a.m.) 3,030 cfs (7.82 ft)j Dec. 12 (10:30 p.m.) 3.160 

cfs (7.92 ft)j Mar. 30 (9 to 10 p.m.) 7,390 cfs (10.25 ft)j May 8 (7 p.m.) 7,070 cfs (10.08 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 22-24, Jan. 21-25, Feb. 3, 4, 14-16, 20, 

Feb. 28 to Mar. 28.
KISKIMINETAS RIVER BASIN

425. Two Lick Creek: at Graceton, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°31'05", long 79°10'15", on right bank: three-quarters of a mile upstream 

from highway bridge on. road leading west from Graoetoti, Indiana County, 1 mile downstream from Tearing Run, 1-jj miles upstream from Cherry Run, and 8 miles northeast of 

Blairaville.

Drainage area. 171 sq ml.

Records available. September 1951 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 983 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 9 years, 272 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,740 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 8.82 ft); minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 1.49 ft); minimum dally, 16 cfs Aug. 29.

1951-60: Maximum discharge, 12,900 cfs Oct. 16, 1954 (gage height, 12.71 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,500 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak 

flow at site 1.6 miles above gage, adjusted to gage site; minimum, £.0 cfs Sept. 14, 15, 

1952 (gage height, 1.27 ft); minimum daily, 8.7 cfs Sept. 14, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diurnal 

fluctuation caused by mine pumpage and by sewage-disposal plant above station.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 24 to Sept. 30

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.7

55

115

220

1.5

1.9

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

11

45

62

180

310

3.5

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

490

720

2,080

3,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

1

2

3

^

5

6

7

8

9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

44

33

22

21

24

25

30

58

207

75

44

38

29

37

36

31

28

27

28

22

21

20

24

1.450

730

353

*245

192

152

125

130

4,301

139

0.813

0.94

Nov.

282

353

298

258

245

320

336

265

225

192

164

162

145

142

188

165

233

235

208

185

170

162

148

170

192

170

247

1.660

1,030

598

9,148

305

1.78

1.99

Dec.

434

340

289

252

226

212

289

230

*212

208

205

1,490

2.080

1,070

670

530

418

361

334

275

250

200

160

180

200

210

340

493

950

665

490

14,257

460

2.69

3.10

Jan.

382

322

1,580

*1,040

655

478

389

325

272

250

238

246

1,030

860

745

611

462

430

466

372

300

260

250

230

180

228

200

218

250

275

13,627

440

2.57

2.96

Feb.

258

238

175

189

198

294

310

262

*436

720

1.040

745

539

400

360

330

307

286

340

275

265

252

225

210

212

210

192

180

185

9,633

332

1.94

2.10

Mar.

150

132

140

130

125

120

120

115

115

115

110

110

110

100

94_

*105

110

115

120

135

135

135

140

140

130

130

180

677

2,180

5.900

3,300

13,418

433

2.53

2.92

Apr.

1,960

1,070

720

720

660

548

478

410

375

325

286

268

232

212

198

185

175

175

158

145

H30

118

110

105

112

340

558

337

262

222

11,594

386

2.26

2.52

May

205

182

158

138

122

110

105

2,350

2.640

1,620

1,720

1,100

770

695

544

562

600

980

635

502

410

361

334

347

*270

228

202

218

230

232

298

18,868

609

3.56

4.10

June

232

200

180

155

152

218

148

120

100

87

80

509

781

1.160

1,150

614

396

328

258

205

172

155

142

128

110

89

82

70

60

60

8,141

271

1.58

1.77

July

105

169

91

74

62

*50

45

42

42

49

82

78

55

92

122

66

50

42

41

60

50

38

35

37

33

30

213 163"

58

22

45

2,166

69.9

0.409

0.47

Aug.

41

33

*32

63

53

38

34

33

38

31

29

27

27

31

28

28

31

24

22

22

28

28

24

21

18

20

18

18

16

18

20

894

28.8

0.168

0.19

Sept.

20

18

19

38

63

28

*21

18

19

29

672

471

275

226

131

86

60

138

108

122

114

66

47

42

37

31

30

31

30

31

3,021

101

0.591

0.66

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,640 Min 12 Mean 283 Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.46

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,900 Min 16 Mean 298 Cfsm 1.74 In. 23.72

Peak discharge (base, 2,300 cfs). Oct. 24 (l p.m.) 2,320 cfs (6.27 ft); Dec. 12 (12 p.m.) 2,660 cfs 

(6.73 ft)j Mar. 30 (1:30 a.m.) 4,740 cfs (8.82 ft); May 8 (7 p.m.) 4,630 cfs (8.74 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 22-24, Jan. 21-25, Feb. 14-16, Mar. 3-15, 

21^257
KISKIMINETAS RIVER BASIN 53

440, Conemaugh River at Tunnelton, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°27'15", long 79°23'30", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Tunnelton, Indiana County, 0.9 mile downstream from Boatyard Run, 2 miles 

downstream from Conemaugh River Dam, 3^ miles southeast of Saltsburg, and 5.5 trlles upstream from confluence with Loyalhanna Creek.

Drainage area. 1,358 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 844.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1952, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 2,363 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 26,600 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 12.78 ft); minimum, 82 cfs Aug. 23 (gage height, 1.77 ft).

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 59,200 cfs Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 21.0 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 1 cfs Sept. 10, 1954 (gage height, 1.20 ft); 

minimum daily, 1 cfs Sept. 10, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Conemaugh River Reservoir since 1952

(see p. 59), and by other reservoirs above station, the nine most effective of which 

have a combined capacity of 2,130,000,000 cu ft.

Cooperation.--Five discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table., water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

220

470

930

2,180

5.0

7.0

10.0

13.0

4,000

8,850

17,100

27,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24,

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

245

398

494

449

379

318

*294

300

379

470

463

421

379

344

337

330

324

312

294

270

265

260

260

631

2,060

3,300

5,400

*2,010

825

640

676

21,527

694

+32.4

Nov.

818

1,590

2,180

2,110

1,970

1,970

2,490

3,020

2,750

2,220

1,550

1,500

1,430

988

801

1,080

1,100

1,130

1,360

1,390

1,010

996

879

765

1,070

1,120

1,380

2,120

4,950

9.890

57,627

1,921

+243

Dec.

8,260

3,500

2,260

2,260

1,780

1,510

1,840

2,090

1,550

1,590

*1,620

1,940

2,840

7,100

15.400

*11,400

5,280

3,110

5,110

2,500

2,180

2,110

1,550

1,400

1,480

1,550

1,970

2,500

3,200

5,520

7,810

109,990

5,548

-6.5

Jan.

5,950

3,800

2,860

*5, 620

8,440

10,200

6,250

3,400

2,800

2,180

2,110

1,850

2,050

4,680

4,110

4,100

9,590

11,500

8,850

7,050

4,450

5,200

2,420

2,180

1,940

1,540

1,650

2,080

2,340

2,540

2 3 500

131,950

4,256

-114

Feb.

2,500

2,420

2,260

1,560

1,460

1,650

2,740

5,900

5,500

5,700

*3,150

3,540

7,060

8,070

6,140

5,900

5,500

3,110

3,110

2,660

2,180

2,260

2,180

1,840

1,510

1,860

2,070

1,500

1,550

86,860

2,995

-50.8

Mar.

,560

,510

,450

,280

,010

,070

,280

,350

,000

,040

,050

,050

,070

,070

,060

* ,050

,050

,050

,290

,590

,250

,580

,480

,400

,230

985

,070

,980

,470

4,570

3,800

47,475

1,531

+2,380

Apr.

5,080

*15, 100

21,700

19,300

24, 100

25,500

*23,500

20,600

12, 200

5,440

,700

,500

,200

,340

,180

,110

,840

,670

* ,850

,580

* ,420

,400

,240

,060

,110

,140

,390

,540

,450

,320

20 ,160

,972

- ,460

May

1,200

1,120

1,040

794

486

622

676

1,670

5,500

*6,850

8,990

10,300

15, 600

16, 200

15,100

13,700

9,210

6,340

6,490

5,020

3,600

3,600

5,500

3,500

5,400

2,550

*2,180

2,110

2,180

2,260

3,050

156,618

5,052

+99.8

June

,800

,260

,420

,340

,870

,460

,600

,550

,270

,080

,040

,120

,760

,180

,890

,540

,990

,530

,950

,720

,220

,240

,220

,200

,220

1,150

661

622

705

730

59,936

1,998

-72.4

July

780

1,570

1,700

1,100

595

640

649

*631

586

559

568

604

649

676

930

1,120

1,070

930

800

780

790

770

703

640

586

542 595"

770

820

850

820

24,623

794

-42.2

Aug.

800

730

649

604

*622

658

649

622

595

568

542

E54

502

478

510

526

568

550

502

456

421

407

575

421

393

372

358

344

330

330

344

15,760

508

-122

Sept.

351

358

344

330

324

386

*400

386

372

414

695

,200

* ,440

,450

,420

,310

,130

985

,020

,080

,120

,100

996

880

770

676

613

559

526

510

23,145

772

-67.2

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

726 

0.535 

0.62

2,164 

1.59 

1.77

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

5,542

2.61 

5.01

4,142 

3.05 

5.52

2,964 

2.18 

2.35

3,911 

2.88 

3.32

4,512 

3.32 

3.70

5,152 

3.79 

4.37

Observed

Max 15,500 Min 146 Mean 2,210 

Max 25,500 Mm 245 Mean 2,581

1,926 

1.42 

1.58

752 

0.554 

0.64

386 

0.284 

0.35

705 

0.519 

0.58

Adjusted

Mean 2,237 Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.36 

Mean 2,574 Cfsm 1.9O In. 25.79

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Quemahoning Creek, North Fork Bens 

Creek, Dalton Run, Mill Creek, Saltlick Run, Hickston Run, Laurel Run, and Conemaugh River Reservoirs. Records of reservoir contents furnished by Manufacturers Water Co., Saltlick Water Co., and 

Johnstown Water Co.
54 KISKIMINETAS RIVER BASIN

450. Loyalharma Creek at Kingston, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°17'35", long 79°20'25", on right bank 60 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 680, at Kingston, Westmoreland County, 100 ft downstream from Miller Run, 

1.9 miles upstream from Ninemile Run, and 3 miles southeast of Latrobe.

Drainage area. 172 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for October to 

December 1939, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,014.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Average discharge.--21 years, 294 cfs (adjusted for storage and diversion).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,700 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 6.16 ft); minimum, 1.8 cfs Oct. 21, 23; minimum daily, 2.5 cfs Oct. 21.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 29,700 cfs Oct. 15, 1954 (gage height, 14.8 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 3,800 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

measurement of peak flow; minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 4, 1953; minimum daily, 0.2 cfs 

Oct. 23, 24, 1953.

Maximum stage known since at least 1918, that of Oct. 15, 1954. Flood of Mar. 17 or 

18, 1936, reached a stage of about 14.5 ft, from information by local residents (discharge, 21,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 8,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect,'which are fair, and those 

for June 26 to Sept. 30, which are poor. Plow regulated by Trout Run Reservoir (capacity, 160,000,000 cu ft), and diversion works at Kingston. Figures of daily discharge 

do not include diversion from reservoir and at Kingston intake to Borough of Latrobe.

Revisions. WSP 1335: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

8.5

13

26

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

102

168

290

520

850

1,770

4,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

20

20

11

7.1

4.1

2.8

4.3

13

30

19

14

10

8.2

8.5

9.3

8.7

8.5

7.7

4.7

4.2

2.5

3.1

4.3

T45- 356

68

48

42

33

*27

39

983.0

31.7

+8.5

Nov.

314

231

172

140

140

221

210

149

116

93

81

82

74

66

IT

69

146

152

116

98

89

80

76

140

195

146

165

1,420

642

383

6,087

203

+12.4

Dee.

283

234

207

176

154

146

190

163

154

156

*161

1,540

1,620

905

592

450

365

325

290

234

216

180

160

170

161

184

269

678

1,170

472

12,694

409

+24.0

Jan.

345

290

1,780

1,110

675

*472

361

300

237

210

346" 190

*1,030

800

1,250

978

647

591

654

472

370

300

270

230

200

204

195

304

490

460

370

16,131

520

+23.7

Feb.

314

272

210

190

251

748

440

325

501

*514

960

689

500

400

340

300

280

286

353

297

266

255

231

200

216

225

201

1,800

190

11,754

405

+15.6

Mar.

160

140

140

140

140

135

130

125

120

120

120

115

115

no- 110

us

120

*140

150

160

155

150

140

135

130

140

400

1,610

2,900

3,810

3,530

15,705

507

+9.7

Apr.

2,100

1,370

1,140

1,370

1,170

930

731

592

508

401

341

308

266

240

219

204

182

182

*168

154

154

142

129

124

116

116

144

116

104

97.

13,818

461

+3.9

May

95

88

78

76

76

76

72

1,360

1,470

1,060

1,320"

874

717

928

766

568

466

688

410

353

352

345

366

415

*304

262

225

240

284

353

401

15,088

487

+9.6

June

314

255

225

184

172

190

131

112

97

84

75

101

148

386 246"

171

133

120

102

84

70

68

118

82

66

50

40

38

34

45

3,941

131

+1.8

July

50

70

50

40

35

30

*25

23

23

30

45

40

30

70

80

40

30

*26

25

40

32

25

20

20

17

*15

60

50

35

25

30

1,131

36.5

+1.3

Aug.

30

25

25

*30

90

84

40

27

40

35

25

23

20

60

40

26

*28

25

20

14

15

16

15

13

12

11

10

10

9

*8

8

834

26.9

0

Sept.

11

20

37

25

20

28

15

10

*11

25

60

-90 110

70

50

40

35

70

50

70

60

50

45

40

35

25

22

20

20

20

1,184

39.5

+2.7

Adjusted for diversion and change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

40.2 

0.234 

0.27

215 

1.25 

1.39

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-6O:

433 

2.52 

2.91

544 

3.16 

3.64

421 

2.45 

2.64

517 

3.01 

3.47

465 

2.70 

3.01

497 

2.89 

3.33

Observed

Max 2,410 Min 1.3 Mean 257 

Max 3,810 Min 2.5 Mean 271

133 

0.773 

0.86

37.8 

0.220 

0.25

26.9 

0.156 

0,18

42.2 

0.245 

0.27

Adjusted

Mean 266 Cfsm 1.55 In. 20.98 

Mean 280 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.22

Peak discharge (base 

cfs (5.24 ft).

3,000 cfs).--Mar. 29 (ll p.m.) 4,700 cfs (6.16 ft); May 8 (6:3O p.m.) 3,320

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion from and change in contents In Trout Run Reservoir and diversion from Kingston intake, 

equivalent in cubic feet per second; furnished by Municipal Authority of the Borough of Latrobe.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 22-24, Jan. 21-25, Feb. 3, 4, 13-16, 24, 

Mar. 1-27. No gage-height record June 26 to Sept. 30; discharge estimated on basis of 7 discharge 

measurements and records for nearby stations.
KISKIMINETAS RIVER BASIN

470. Loyalhanna Creek at Loyalhanna Creek Dam, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°27'50", long 79°27'05", on left bank at downstream side of high-fay 

bridge, 0.7 mile downstream from Loyalhanna Creek Dam, Westmoreland County, l-| miles 

south of Saltsburg, and 4.0 miles upstream from confluence with Conemaugh River.

Drainage area. 292 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 861.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Average discharge.--21 years, 476 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,860 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 7.12 ft); minimum, 37 cfs July 8-10, Sept. 9, 10 (gage height, 0.57 ft).

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 11,700 cfs June 5, 1941 (gage height, 10.30 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Oct. 9, 10, 15, 16, 22-24, 1947, Sept. 16, 17, 1948 (gage height, -0.06 

ft); minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Oct. 23, 1947.

Remarks. Records good. Flow completely regulated since 1942 by Loyalhanna Creek Reservoir (see p. 60) and Trout Run Reservoir (combined capacity, 99,000 acre-ft, revised)

Cooperation.--Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1435: 1941.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 30 Dec. 1 to Sept. 30

0.5

.7

1.0

1.5

28

54

120

255

2.0 

3.0

4.0

425

910

1,700 1.0 

1.5

56

122

275

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

460

920

2,650

4,750

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

IS

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

41

41

41

41

41

*43

43

46

53

60

60

60

60

60

50

3939"

39

39

39

39

39

40

75

222

400 *390

*238

122

104

66

2,670

86.1

+0.7

Nov.

94

168

308

397

369

310

310

310

273

207

207

190

162

162

162

160

160

165

215

306

258

207

192

162

175

207

210

231

486

1,550

8,113

270

+79.4

Dec.

1,790

1,220

472

400

317

222

225

316

420

412

*348

228

264

1,040

1,970

*2,150

2,150

1,470

732

420

420

412

272

120

170

282

380

432

456

*763

1,560

21,833

704

+3.5

Jan.

1,510

920

482

393

1,390

1,880

1,790

1,470

707

408

408

345

250

514

410

408

1,400

1,920

1,880

1,840

1,740

1,360

630

404

404

404

4O4

404

416

500

695

27,686

893

-23.0

Feb.

695

560

500

404

400

408

576

770

625

580

368

*365

962

1.580

1,300

968

602

488

440

625

625

540

468

396

404

404

404

404

404

17,065

588

-12.1

Mar.

404

373

317

320

282

b2OO

b240

b315

b275

b2OO

b205

b210

247

320

*317

278

213

248

348

408

460

560

560

492

388

384

440

765

1,180

806

397

12 , 152

392

+411

Apr.

581

2,090

3,170

770

1,430

3,250

4,530

4,640

3,720

1,940

820

648

448

396

396

396

352

317

317

*284

*210

210

210

210

210

213

213

213

213

210

32 , 607

1,087

-425

May

210

195

142

112

H2

112

112

139

219

672

l.OOO

1,330

1.920

1,880

1,840

1,790

1,700

1,190

745

625

472

408

520

560

540

442

*320

328

328

408

560

20,931

675

+12.1

June

560

472

330

274

328

239

165

165

165

165

165

189

222

228

389

720

625

341

114

114

114

117

117

142

150

117

117

117

117

117

7,195

240

-13.8

July

83

92

120

120

156

174

144

*79

37

37

48

86

117

117

143

141

88

89

112

114

114

77

41

41

48

56

91

140

147

79

64

2,995

96.6

-3.4

Aug.

62

62

64

64

*62

62

62

90

114

114

114

87

48

41

69

114

114

75

41

41

41

50

58

58

58

52

40

40

40

40

40

2,017

6f.l

-9.8

Sept.

40

40

40

40

41

48

*58

58

50

51

59

134

225

222

222

201

100

60

88

117

117

117

117

97

60

60

60

60

60

60

2,688

89.6

-5.3

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm

86.8 

0.297 

0.34

349 

1.20 

1.34

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

708 

2.42 

2.79

870 

2.98 

3.44

576 

1.97 

2.12

803 

2.75 

3.17

662 

2.27 

2.53

687 

2.35 

2.71

Observed

Max 2,950 Mln 19 Mean 416 

Max 4,640 Min 37 Mean 432

226 

0.774 

0.86

93.2 

0.319 

0.37

5f.3 

0.189 

0.22

84.3 

0.289 

0.32

Adjusted

Mean 422 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.62 

Mean 434 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.21

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Trout Run and Loyalhanna Creek Reservoirs. Records of contents in Trout Run Reservoir furnished by the Municipal Authority of the 

Borough of Latrobe.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
56 KISKIMINETAS RIVER BASIN

485. Kiskiminetas River at Vandergrift, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°36'20", long 79°33'15", on left bank a third of a mile upstream from 

bridge on State Highway 56 at Vandergrift, Westmoreland County, and 2 miles upstream 

from Pine Run.

Drainage area.--1,825 sq ml.

Records available.--August 1937 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published In WSP 1305. October 1920 to September 1932 (gage heights and discharge 

measurements only) In reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 769.40 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark). Oct. I, 1920, to Sept. 30, 1930, float gage and Oct. 1, 1930, 

to Sept. 30, 1932, water-stage recorder, at site two-thirds of a mile downstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge.--23 years, 3,043 cfs (adjusted for storage and diversion).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 30.200 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 17.02 ft); minimum, 297 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 3.12 ft); minimum dally, 308 cfs Ojt. 1.

1937-60: Maximum discharge, 71,900 cfs Mar. 31, 1940 (gage height, 25.70 ft); minimum, 56 cfs Oct. 15, 16, 1952; minimum dally, 60 cfs Oct. 15, 1952.

Maximum stage known, 41.64 ft Mar. 18, 1936, from floodmark at present site (discharge, 185,000 cfs, by slope-area measurement).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Plow regulated since 1952 by Conemaugh River Reservoir (see p. 59), since 1942 by Loyalhanna 

Creek Reservoir (see p. 60), and by other reservoirs above station, the 11 most effective of which have a combined capacity of 3,536,000,000 cu ft (revised). Figures of 

dally discharge do not Include diversion from Beaver Run Reservoir to plants and communities downstream, nor Into the Monongahela River basin.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

260

445

695

1,040

1,520

7.0

9.0

13.0

17.0

4,100

8,000

18,200

30 , 200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

308

345

535

540

481

421

393

455

564

550

575

535

494

458

421

397

381

373

349

325

322

318

341

1,050

2,020

3,540

*4.100

2,990

1,340

768

794

26,483

854

+57.2

Nov.

869

1,430

2,520

2,700

2,520

2,460

2,640

3,470

3,260

2,770

1,920

1,860

1,680

1,520

897

1,260

1,370

1,370

1,470

2,040

1,470

1,280

1,240

953

1,250

1,420

1,630

3,180

4,480

11.200

68,129

2,271

+364

Dec.

11,200

5,930

2,910

2,770

2,520

1,860

2,040

*2,700

2,220

2,220

2,220

3,010

4,100

6,600

16,000

15,000

8,960

4,900

4,100

3,330

2,770

2,700

2,280

1,650

1,740

1,980

2,460

3,470

4,100

*5,490

9,750

142,960

4,612

+74.0

Jan.

8,440

5,080

4,860

3,960

9,070

13,000

9,600

5,260

4,200

2,840

2,770

2,770

3,520

5,450

6,370

4,240

10,300

14.500

12,000

9,500

7,020

5,080

3,680

2,910

2,840

2,160

2,280

2,460

3,050

2,980

3,330

175,520

5,662

+156

Feb.

3,540

3,260

3,O5O

2,400

1.980

2,280

2,810

4,900

*4,740

4,580

4,810

3,630

7,720

10.000

5,260

4,420

3,960

3,820

3,960

3,260

3,120

2,980

2,700

2,160

2,340

2,980

2,220

2,220

113,750

3,922

-10.6

Mar.

2,22O

2,160

2,040

1,980

bl,500

b 1.400

bl,450

bl,900

bl,450

1,420

bl,400

1,420

1,420

1,520

*1,520

1,520

1,420

1,420

1,630

2,220

1,800

2,460

2,340

2,220

1,980

1,630

1,800

3,320

7,260

8,540

6,240

72,400

2,335

+2,839

Apr.

5,820

17,300

25,400

22,400

25,700

29.600

29,600

27,500

20,OOO

8,630

4,900

4,420

3,960

3,260

2,770

2,770

2,640

1,980

2,580

1,860

1,800

1,740

1,680

1,570

1,420

*1,470

1,740

1,980

1,920

1,740

259,950

8,665

-2,881

May

1,580

gl,42o

1,320

1,180

691

755

841

1,840

4,260

6,360

12,000

11,200

18,200

19 . 700

18,200

16,500

12 , 800

8,000

7,340

6,360

4,260

4,100

4,100

*4,260

4,100

3,540

g2 , 700

g2 , 640

2,640

2,840

3,400

189,127

6,101

+145

June

4,420

4,100

2,980

2,770

2,580

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,630

1,300

1,260

gl,420

gl,980

3,020

3,670

6.240

5,800

5,080

3,900

2,580

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,320

1,070

678

814

890

72,182

2,406

-66.8

July

1,020

1,150

2,040

1,630

*791

807

807

737

651

612

g640

g668

g807

g869

g984

gl,300

1,250

1,080

984

911

918

890

781

707

646

618

651

800

960

946

904

28,559

921

-39.5

Aug.

869

*827

g755

g713

g725

g701

g719

g707

g731

g707

g684

g662

g585

g545

g535

g634

678

690

585

545

526

494

494

472

494

472

437

417

417

405 413"

18,638

601

-134

Sept.

425

425

417

405

589

*417

472

468

454

454

911

1,210

1,680

1,740

1,680

1,580

1,370

1,100

1,050

1,230

1,240

1,230

1,150

1,030

883

781

701

651

612

585

26,740

891

-60.4

Adjusted for diversion and change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm

In.

911 

0.499 

0.58

2,635 

1.44 

1.61

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

4,686 

2,57 

2.96

5,818 

3.19 

3.68

3,911 

2.14 

2.31

5,174 

2.84 

3.27

5,784 

3.17 

3.54

6,246 

3.42 

3.94

Observed

Max 18,800 Min 192 Mean 2,776 

Max 29,600 Min 3O8 Mean 3,263

2,339

1.28 

1.43

882 

0.483 

0.56

467 

0.256 

0.30

831 

0.455 

0.51

Adjusted

Mean 2,837 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.09 

Mean 3,287 Cfsiu 1.80 In. 24.69

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Quemahonlng Creek, North Pork Bens Creek, Dalton Run, M'll Creek, Saltlick 

Run, Hinckston Run, Laurel Run, Coneraaugh River, Trout Run, Loyalhanna Creek, and Beaver Run Reservoirs and diversion from Beaver Run Reservoir, equivalent in cubic feet per second. Records of diversion and reservoir contents furnished by Manufacturers Water Co., Saltlick Water Co., Johnstown 

Water Co., Municipal Authority of the Borough of Latrobe, and Municipal Authority of Westmoreland 

County.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from twice-daily tape-gage readings.
BUFFALO CREEK BASIN 57

490. Buffalo Creek near Freeport, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°43'00", long 79°42'00", on right bank 0.5 mile upstream from Little 

Buffalo Creek and 3 miles north of Freeport, Armstrong County.

Drainage area. 137 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for October 

1940, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Staff gage, read twice daily, and crest-stage gage. Altitude of gage is 792 ft 

(by barometer).

Average discharge.--20 years, 196 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,830 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 7.47 f'~.); minimum observed, 5.0 cfs Aug. 29 (gage height, 0.79 ft).

1940-60: Maximum discharge, 14,000 cfs Oct. 15, 1954 (gage height, 13.60 ft,from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 4,300 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum observed, 2.0 cfs Sept. 3, 4, 7, 8, 1945; minimum gage 

height observed, 0.70-ft Sept. 14, 1952.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 3O

0.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3

1.5

1.9 153

2.4 320

3.0 630

4.0 1,340

7.0 4,250

0.8 5.3

.9 8.5

1.0 13

1.1 19

1.3 39

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

70

195

375

630

1,340

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*26

27

15

10

9.6

10

76

78

231

72

45

31

26

29

30

23

19

19

17

16

16

15

16

302" 503

190

153

115

90

75 

75

2,359.6

76.1

0.555

0.64

Nov.

222

251

193

167

184

221

173

148

127

103

90

85

*75

73

96

77

103

88

83

83

75

72

6*

118

199

150

484

810

520

370

5,504

183

1.34

1.49

Dec.

284

234

237

231

224

244

*415

334

273

237

244

1,430

1.630

845

548

385

30O

251

211

175

161

140

120

130

137

148

286

458

660

492 

356

11,820

381

2.78

3.21

Jan.

273

231

917

660

440

324

266

228

187

164

*156

170

550

520

548

465

370

356

370

292

255

230

210

180

160

170

167

173

205

199 

190

9,626

311

2.27

2.61

Feb.

178

167

120

130

125

264

296

234

356

630

1,280

810

520

400

340

300

237

244

280

248

224

202

184

170

*173

175

156

135

135

8,713

300

2.19

2.37

Mar.

110

100

100

94

92

88

84

82

78

74

72

70

68

66

66

66

68

72

80

86

*90

110

105

100

100

100

120

696

2,060

5,810 

2,890

11,797

381

2.78

3.20

Apr.

1.260

69O

520

630

49O

416

355

295

278

232

204

198

171

152

141

138

128

123

106

97

92

88

80

74

*72.

99

130

92

82

72

7,505

250

1.82

2.04

May

80

70

63

58

53

49

46

702

880

558

720

515

416

380

319

315

311

311

253

236

192

171

201

177

133

106

95

97

92

95 

146

7,840

253

1.85

2.13

June

104

84

78

65

52

*63

46

40

35

31

28

394

278

1.520

755

402

274

204

157

126

102

90

82

74

62

47

40

38

58

56

5,185

173

1.26

1.41

July

440

259

138

113

*82

62

52

42

37

31

35

35

30

62

63

35

27

20

25

45

25

19

17

16

14

12

17

17

14

14 

25

1,823

58.8

0.429

0.49

Aug.

15

12

11

39

26

15

12

*46

31

17

39

19

14

12

12

10

n

10

8.5

7.4

16

12

12

10

8.5

7.8

7.4

6.4

5.3

6.4 

8.9

468.6

15.1

0.110

0.13

Sept.

8.1

7.8

7.4

6.1

6.7

6.1

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.1

13

*26

16

10

8.5

7.4

6.7

8.1

8.5

9.3

7.8

7.4

6.7

6.4

6.1

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

241.0

8.03

0.059

0.07

Calendar year 1959 : Max 3,290 Mln 6.7 Mean 194 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.18

Water year 1959-60 : Max 3,810 Mln 5.3 Mean 199 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.79

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Dec. 12 (9 p.m.) 2,390 cfs (5.25 ft); Mar. 30 (2:30 a.m.) 4,830 

cfs (7.47 ft); June 14 (7 p.m.) 2,590 cfs (5.15 ft)._______________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 22-24, Jan. 22-26, Feb. 3, 4, 14-16, 

Mar. 1-27.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

495. Allegheny River at Natrona, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°36'55", long 79°43'10", on right bank 550 ft upstream from dam at lock 4 

at Natrona, Allegheny County, 6 miles downstream from Kiskiminetas River, and at 

mile 24.2.

Drainage area. 11,410 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete dam control. Datum of gage is 736.74 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Apr. 14, 

1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 19,570 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1940).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 157,000 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 21.41 ft); minimum, 1,660 cfs Aug. 30 (gage height, 9.11 ft).

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 238,000 cfs Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height, 27.46 ft); minimum, 922 cfs Sept. 3, 1957 (gage height, 8.86 ft).

Maximum stage known, 32.06 ft Mar. 18, 1936 (discharge, 365,000 cfs, determined by 

Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Chautauqua Lake (see p. 21 ) and by Tionesta 

Creek, East Branch Clarion River, Mahoning Creek. Crooked Creek, Conemaugh River, and 

Loyalhanna Creek Reservoirs (see following pages), and by 12 smalle" reservoirs (combined capacity, excluding that of Chautauqua Lake, 864,600 acre-ft, revised). Slight 

diversion since 1952 from Beaver Run Reservoir into the Monongahela River basin.

Revisions (water years ). WSP 1435: 1939.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

9.0

9.5

10.0

11.0

1,320

3,110

5,930

13,200

13.0

16.0

22.0

34,600

77,400

165,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1.660

2,650

5,430

5,240

4,640

4,300

4,240

14,000

*22,400

19,700

14,000

10,600

9,010

7,530

6,260

5,490

5,000

4,360

3,910

3,740

3,490

3,250

3,200

7,100

15,500

30,400

31.000

26,200

20,700

15,400

12 , 800

323,800

10,450

+219

Nov.

12.600

23,800

33 , 400

31,000

27,400

27,400

29,600

28,600

25,100

20,700

16,700

14,400

14,000

14,900

16,200

22,900

23,400

20,700

18,700

17,700

15,800

14,000

13,200

14,400

19,200

25,100

27,400

39,600

44,800

48.900

704,000

23,470

+943

Dec.

47,500

37,000

26,000

24,600

24,000

21,800

22,400

28,000

28,600

25,600

22,900

31,300

78,600

89.000

67,400

74,200

57,400

*43,500

37,000

30,400

25,100

22,900

16,700

15,600

14.900

14,900

16,700

20,700

33,300

53,100

57,400

*1,132.7

36,540

+ 123

Jan.

48,900

38,300

39,600

48,900

53 , 100

50,300

40,900

33,400

27,400

22,400

19,200

18,200

25,600

54,500

66,400

55,900

51,700

51,700

46,100

40,900

35,800

28,000

22,400

19,200

16,700

15,600

15,800

16,200

18,700

19,700

20,200

10,061.9

34,250

-410

Feb.

19,700

18,700

16,200

14 , 000

*12.600

13,600

20,000

29,800

30,400

30,400

46,400

63,400

64,900

60,400

48,900

38,300

32,200

28,600

26,200

24,000

20,700

16,200

17,700

17,200

15,600

15 , 800

15,800

14 , 000

13,200

789,300

27,220

-61.8

Mar.

12,800

12,000

11,200

10,800

8,870

7,940

7,870

8,300

8,790

9.080

9,300

9,370

8,870

8,220

8,080

8,510

8,370

8,440

8,790

9,080

8,650

9,370

9,150

9,010

9,230

8,370

8,220

11,800

30,300

81,000

143,000

512,780

16,540

+4,720

Apr.

150,000

135,000

125,000

110,000

102,000

97,000

85,800

77,400

67,900

47,500

39,600

34,600

31,000

28,600

25,100

23,400

24,600

24,600

22,900

20,200

18,200

16,700

15,400

13 , 600

12,800

12 , 400

12,400

12,000

11,600

11,200

*1,408.5

46,950

-4.440

May

10,100

9,740

9,740

9,080

8,150

7,390

7.160

10,200

46,800

60,400

71.000

60,400

61,900

60,400

54,500

*47,500

40,900

34,600

35,800

33,400

27,400

25,100

24,600

25,600

27,400

26,800

24,000

21,800

19,200

17,200

19,200

937,480

30,240

+311

June

24,000

22,400

19,700

g!7,200

g 15, 400

g 13, 600

g 12, 000

g 10, 800

g9,370

7,600

7,050

7,940

8,650

15,600

33,800

54.500

50,300

42,200

33,400

26,200

18,700

15,400

12,000

10,800

9,740

11,200

10,100

8,870

7,800

8,510

544,830

18,160

-204

July

9,740

9,150

8,080

7,730

*7,390

6,710

5,300

4,880

g4,700

g4,130

g3,860

g4,420

g4,020

g4,700

g5,930

f6,710

5,300

4,530

5,000

6,380

5,180

4,420

4,130

3,440

5,540

3,340

3,390

3,580

5,180

5,620

4,300

If4,580

5,309

-317

Aug.

3,690

4,190

3,860

3,690

3,690

4,470

5,000

4,820

6,550

6,520

5,430

4,420

4,020

5,160

2,650

2,770

2,900

2,750

2,610

2,540

2,510

2,060

2,240

2,540

2,590

2,200

2,100

2,000

1,850

1,800

1,960

105,120

5,526

-401

Sept.

2,000

2,060

2,060

2,060

1,950

1.860

1,950

2,000

2,050

2,100

2,550

2,650

3,690

4,500

4,500

3,860

3,390

2,900

2,420

3,810

3,740

*5,110

2,900

2,610

2,420

2,050

2,200

2,140

2,000

1,950

78,780

2,626

-451

Adjusted for diversion and change in reservoir contents

Mean

Cfsm

10,670 

0.935 

1.08

24,410 

2.14 

2.39

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

36,660 

3.21 

3.70

53,840 

2.97 

3.42

27,160 

2.38 

2.57

21,260 

1.86 

2.14

42,510 

3.73 

4.16

30,550 

2.68

3.09

Observed

Max 181,000 Win 1,030 Mean 21,980 

Max 150,000 Hin 1,800 Mean 21,210

17,960 

1.57 

1.75

4,992 

0.438 

0.50

2,925 

0.256 

0.50

2,195 

0.192 

0.21

Adjusted

Mean 22,090 Cfsm 1.94 In. 26.29 

Mean 21,230 Cfsm 1.86 In. 25.31

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Chautauqua Lake and Tionesta Creek, East Branch Clarion River, Mahoning 

Creek, Crooked Creek, Conemaugh River, and Loyalhanna Creek Reservoirs, and in 12 smaller reservoirs 

and diversions from Beaver Run Reservoir into Monongahela River basin, equivalent in cubic feet per 

second. Records of smaller reservoir contents furnished by Pennsylvania Electric Co., Manufacturers 

Water Co., Saltlick Water Co., Johnstown Water Co., Municipal Authority of the Borough of Latrobe, 

and Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County.

* Expressed in thousands.

g Computed from 4 readings daily of upper lock gage (staff gage).
ALLEGHENY RIVER BASIN 59 

Reservoirs in Allegheny River basin

135. Chautauqua Lake.--See page 21.

195. Tionesta Creek Reservoir.--Lat 41°28'25", long 79°26'20", at control tower 0.8 mile 

upstream from Tionesta Creek Dam on Tionesta Creek, Forest County, Pa., 1.8 miles upstream from mouth, and 2 miles southeast of Tionesta. Drainage area, 478 sq mi. Records available, December 1940 to September 1960. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage 

is at mean sea level, datum of Corps of Engineers, which is 0.08 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Maximum contents during year, 63,850 acre-ft Apr. 5 (elevation, 

1,138.77 ft); minimum, 7,710 acre-ft Mar. 26 (elevation, 1 084.86 ft). Maximum contents during period 1940-60, 98,210 acre-ft Mar. 10, 1956 (elevation, 1,156.04 ft); 

minimum, 1,910 acre-ft Dec. 5, 1940 (elevation, 1,069.30 ft).

Reservoir is formed by an earthfill dam, rock faced; storage began in 1940 during 

construction. Dam completed Jan. 9, 1941. Capacity, 133.400 acre-ft between elevations 1,052.00 ft (sill of outlet gates) and 1,170.00 ft (full pool). Minimum pool elevation, 1,085.00 ft (capacity, 7,780 acre-ft). Reservoir is used for flood control. 

Figures given herein represent total contents. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1505: 1955.

270. East Branch Clarion River Reservoir. Lat 41°33'35", long 78°35'40", at control tower 

at East Branch Clarion River Dam, on East Branch Clarion River, Elk County, Pa., 

if miles northeast of Glen Hazel, and 7.5 miles upstream from confluence with West 

Branch Clarion River. Drainage area, 72.4 sq mi. Records available, June 1952 to September 1960. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(Corps of Engineers bench mark). Maximum contents during year, 69,400 acre-ft June 16 

(elevation, 1,673.46 ft); minimum, 24,470 acre-ft Oct. 23 (elevation. 1,623.58 ft). 

Maximum contents during period 1952-60, 73,230 acre-ft May 15, 1956 (elevation, 

1,676.58 ft); minimum, 160 acre-ft Nov. 9, 1952 (elevation, 1.541.07 ft).

Reservoir is formed by an earthfill dam, rock faced. Dam complete in 1952. Controlled storage began in June 1952. Capacity, 83.300 acre-ft between elevations 1,555 

ft (sill of outlet gates) and 1,685 ft (full pool). Minimum pool elevation, 1,555 ft 

(capacity, 1,000 acre-ft). Winter low-water pool elevation, 1,651 ft (capacity, 45,600 

acre-ft). Summer low-water pool elevation, 1,670 ft (capacity, 65,300 acre-ft). Storage to summer pool normally occurs during period Mar. 1 to Apr. 30. Depletion of lowwater storage for augmenting flow in Clarion River occurs normally during period June 

to October. Figures given herein represent total contents. Reservoir is designated 

multiple-purpose. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

355. Mahoning Creek Reservoir. Lat 40°55'18", long 79°16'4l", at control house at Mahoning 

Creek Dam on Mahoning Creek, Armstrong County, Pa., 0.7 mile upstream from Camp Run, 

1.5 miles south of Eddyville, and 3.0 miles upstream from Pine Run. Drainage area, 

340 sq mi. Records available, June 1941 to September 1960. Water-stage recorder, 

patum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of Corps of Engineers, which is 0.64 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929. Maximum contents during year, 48,750 acre-ft At>r. 2 

(elevation, 1,148.80 ft); minimum, 4,400 acre-ft Feb. 28 (elevation, 1,074.59 ft). 

Maximum contents during period 1941-60, 59,890 acre-ft Mar. 8, 1945 (elevation, 

1,155.54 ft); minimum, 330 acre-ft July 2, 3, 1944 (elevation, 1,026.80 ft).

Reservoir is formed by a concrete dam; storage began during construction sometime 

prior to June 15, 1941. Capacity. 74,100 acre-ft between elevations 1,015.00 ft (sill 

of outlet gates) and 1,162.00 ft (full pool); dead storage, 100 acre-ft. Minimum pool 

elevation, 1,075.00 ft (capacity, 4,480 acre-ft). Reservoir is used for flood control. 

Figures given herein represent total contents. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

385. Crooked Creek Reservoir.--Lat 40°42'50", long 79°30'30", at control tower at Crooked 

Creek Dam on Crooked Creek, Armstrong County, Pa., 4 miles south of Ford City and 

7 miles upstream from mouth. Drainage area, 277 sq mi. Records available, May 1940 to 

September 1960. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 

Corps of Engineers, which is 2.07 ft below mean sea level, datum of 1929. Maximum contents during year, 36,380 acre-ft Apr. 5 (elevation, 882.60 ft); minimum, 4,510 acre-ft 

Mar. 26 (elevation, 840.00 ft). Maximum contents during period 1940-60, 58.020 acre-ft 

Apr. 16, 1948 (elevation, 899.02 ft); minimum, 1,730 acre-ft Aug. 17, 1940 (elevation, 

830.39 ft).

Reservoir is formed by an earthfill dam, rock faced: storage began in May 1940. 

Capacity, 93,900 acre-ft between elevations 809.00 ft (sill of outlet gates) and 920.00 

ft (full pool). Minimum pool elevation, 840.00 ft (capacity, 4,510 acre-ftj. Reservoir is used for flood control. Figures given herein represent total contents. Records 

furnished by Corps of Engineers.

435. Conemaugh River Reservoir. Lat 40 0 28'll", long 79°22'07", at face of dam or right 

bank at Conemaugh River Dam on Conemaugh River, Indiana County, Pa., 2 miles upstream 

from highway bridge at Tunnelton and ?| miles upstream from Loyalhanna Creek. Drainage 

area, 1,351 sq mi. Records available, October 1951 to September 1960. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Dec. 18, 1952, staff gage. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Maximum contents during year, 183,800 acre-ft 

Apr. 2 (elevation, 959.90 ft); minimum, 3,600 acre-ft Oct. 1 (elevation, 878.85 ft). 

Maximum contents during period 1951-60, those of Apr. 2, 1960; minimum, 570 acre-ft 

Oct. 26, 1952.

Reservoir is formed by a concrete gravity dam with earth embankment on the right end. 

Fully controlled storage began November 1953. Capacity. 273,600 acre-ft between elevations 860.00 ft (sill of sluice gates) and 975.00 ft (full pool). Dead storage is 

400 acre-ft. Minimum pool elevation, 880.00 ft (capacity, 4,000 acre-ft). Reservoir 

is used for flood control. Partly controlled storage maintained October 1951 to October 1953 when conduits were fully open and reservoir functioned as a detention basin 

or operations for flood control were made when damaging floods became imminent at downstream points. Figures given herein represent total contents. Records furnished by 

Corps of Engineers.
ALLEGHENY RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Allegheny River basin Continued

465. Loyalhanna Creek Reservoir. Lat 40°27'25", long 79°27'08", at coitrol house at Loyalhanna Creek Dam on Loyalhanna Creek, Westmoreland County, Pa., 2 miles south, of Saltsburg and 4.7 miles upstream from mouth. Drainage area, 290 sq mi. Records available, 

June 1942 to September 1960 (fragmentary October 1943 to March 1946). Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Maximum contents during year, 32,750 acre-ft Apr. 2 (elevation, 948.52 ft); minimum, 2,060 acre-ft Feb. 23 (elevation, 910.13 ft). Maximum contents during period 

1942-60, 47,910 acre-ft Apr. 16, 1948 (elevation, 956.82 ft); little or no contents at 

times.

Reservoir is formed by a concrete dam with a gated spillway; storage began in June 

1942. Capacity, 95,300 acre-ft between elevations 878.00 ft (sill of outlet gates and 

975.00 ft (full pool). Minimum pool elevation, 910.00 ft (capacity, 2,040 acre-ft;. 

Reservoir is used for flood control. Figures given herein represent total contents. 

Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Date

Dec. 31......... .........

Calendar year 1959.....

Apr. 30..................

Water year 1959-60.....

Calendar year 1959. ....

Feb. 29..................

Sept. 30...... ............

Water year 1959-60.....

Calendar year 1959.....

Feb. 29..................

June 30..................

Sept. 30............... .. .

Water year 1959-60.....

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Change in 

contents 

(acre-feet)

Tionesta Creek Reservoir

I, 085. 77 

1,086.19 

1,093.62 

1,100.40

-

1,087.58 

1,085.83 

1,125.05 

1,085.98 

1,088.06 

1,088.10 

1,087.94 

1,088.32 

1,085.71

-

8,170 

8,390 

12 , 600 

17,450

-

9,120 

8,200 

43,310 

8,280 

9,370 

9,390 

9,310 

9,510 

8 , 140

-

+220 

+4,210 

+4,850

+9,430

-8,330 

-920 

+35,110 

-35,030 

+1,090 

+20 

-80 

+200 

-1,370

-30

Mahoning Creek Reservoir

1,077.56 

1,080.97 

1,109.23 

1,100.65

-

1,080.61 

1,078.28 

1,143.37 

1,078.00 

1,O82.86 

1,077.71 

1,080.12 

1,077.37 

1,076.80

-

4,930 

5,590 

13,380 

10,300

-

5,520 

5,070 

41,300 

5,020 

5,960 

4,960 

5,420 

4,900 

4,790

-

+660 

+7,790 

-3,080

+5,080

-4,780 

-450 

+36,230 

-36,280 

+940 

-1,000 

+460 

-520 

-110

-140

Conemaugh River Reservoir

878.85 

885.18 

902.93 

898.82

-

887.17 

884.50 

952.75 

883.51 

889.03 

885.22 

886.74 

880 . 90 

882.93

-

3,600 

5,770 

16,980 

13,350

-

6,560 

5,520 

148 , 930 

5,150 

7,420 

5,780 

6,380 

4,270 

4,950

-

+2 , 170 

+11,210 

-3 , 630

+7,840

-6,790 

-1,040 

+143,410 

-143,780 

+2,270 

-1,640 

+60O 

-2,110 

+680

+1,350

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Change in 

contents 

(acre-feet)

East Branch Clarion River Reservoir

,631.21 

,626.07 

,638.10 

,644.50

-

,649.86 

,650.71 

,655.97 

,667.91 

,670.17 

,667.82 

,657.80 

,646.59 

1,633.03

-

29,560 

26,060 

34,640 

39,820

-

44,510 

45,290 

50,290 

62,910 

65,510 

62,810 

52,110 

41,610 

30,860

-

Crookec1 Creek Res

841.30 

841.85 

855.27 

851.13

-

842 . 72 

842 . 10 

878.81 

844. 34 

843.68 

842.78 

842.73 

843.03 

842.34

-

4,990 

5,190 

12,240 

9,590

-

5,520 

5,290 

32,190 

6,380 

5,900 

5,550 

5,530 

5,640 

5,380

-

-3,500 

+8,580 

+5,180

+11,660

+4,690 

+780 

+5,000 

+12,620 

+2,600 

-2 , 700 

-10,700 

-10,500 

-10,750

+1,300

ervoir

+200 

+7,050 

-2,650

+4,550

-4,070 

-230 

+26,900 

-25,810

-350 

-20 

+110 

-260

+390

Loyalharna Creek Reservoir

912.85 

912.60 

923.62 

922.11

-

916.40 

912.48 

945.28 

912.64 

914.79 

913.25 

913.67 

913.19 

913.31

-

2,710 

2,640 

7,050 

6,240

-

3,790 

2,610 

27,760 

2,650 

3,260 

2,820 

2,930 

2,800 

2,830

-

-70 

+4,410 

-810

+3,200

-2,450 

-1,180 

+25,150 

-25,110 

+610 

-440 

+ 110 

-130 

+30

+120

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 61

500. Tygart River near Dailey, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°48'35", long 79°52 I 55", on right bank 50 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, 1,000 ft upstream from Stalnaker Run, 1 mile northeast of Dailey, Randolph 

County, and 2j miles south of Beverly.

Drainage area. 187 sq mi.

Records available. April 1915 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,940.09 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Sept. 07, 1928, staff gage a few feet upstream at same datum. 

Sept. 27, 1928, to Dec. 2, 1939, chain gage and Dec. 3, 1939, to Dec. 16, 1941, wireweight gage, at site 50 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 45 years, 344 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,850 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 11.25 ft); minimum, 0.8 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 0.21 ft).

1915-60: Maximum discharge, 13,100 cfs Feb. 4, 1932 (gage height, 17.2 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 7,500 cfs; no flow Sept. 12 to Nov. 30, 

1930, Sept. 29 to Nov. 5, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 873: 1932(M). WSP 1053: 1918(M), 

1928(M), 1932, 1934 1 38.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

 in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 30 Mar. 31 to Sept. 30

1.0 

2.5 

8.0

2.0 

3.0 

6.0 

S.O 

11.0

218

525

1,880

4,000

6,450

.9

1.2 

1.7

6.5

12

30

2.5 

3.0 

6.0 

9.0 

11.0

357

525

1,880

4,000

1.0 41 6,450

1.4 96

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

3

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

IS

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

35~1.0

26

16

11

8.4

7.1

6.5

5.9

6.5

20

16

14

18

70

60

38

27

*20

16

14

12

13

348

342

170

304

348

213

145

111

2,442.4

78.8

0.421

0.49

Nov.

131

206

147

153

254

251

417

270

190

145

118

99

86

74

66

75" 61

101

91

82

72

65

72

676

969

525

525

1,300

1,100

544

9,460

315

1.68

1.88

Dec.

*351

287

267

251

220

208

243

208

192

199

218

1,620

2,560

1,010

581

410

318

596

926

600

414

312

b210

bl90

174

183

194

288

1,100

507

15,438

498

2.66

3.07

Jan.

360

290

1,380

1,380

679

437

330

259

201

170

166

*155

1,560

2,260

2,850

1,880

926

740

1,080

740

525

385

b290

b240

b210

201

204

542

581

525

420

21,746

701

5.75

4.32

Feb.

330

267

211

185

201

937

719

489

417

437

780

719

525

457

b280

b250

256

548

551

b300

b280

b260

240

*218

259

581

489

376

550

11,452

595

2.11

2.28

Mar.

248

201

240

176

b!60

a!60

a!60

*a!60

a!60

a!50

a!40

a!30

a!20

*allO

bllO

b!40

b200

284

298

307

267

233

223

290

420

588

566

1,780

5,740

5,710

6.150

25,421

756

4.04

4.66

Apr.

2,480

1,550

1,480

5.910

2,240

1,580

1,080

822

581

410

*507

275

248

225

200

179

159

150

155

112

103

103

93

85

80

88

217

253

175

142

19,416

647

5.46

3.86

May

144

146

131

119

106

96

88

396

801

472

554

295

572

417

545

270

225

198

161

153

121

121

172

198

170

142

156

1,690

1,280

7 19

*437

10,475

358

1.81

2.08

June

290

210

159

133

110

86

71

56

49

43

37

38

67

61

46

46

39

30

26

22

19

21

*27

54

26

20

16

13

12

20

1, 827

60.9

0.526

0.56

July

152

410

159

95

62

45

35

27

22

21

22

*26

22

21

38

29

22

19

29

69

53

34

24

18

14

12

15

29

65

35

26

1,648

53.2

0.284

0.33

Aug.

21

19

14

59

195

105

91

266

179

121

179

135

94

77

72

*64

59

46

57

29

26

26

56

30

22

17

14

12

11

11

26

2,091

67.5

0.361

0.42

Sept.

50

34

21

16

15

6.5

18

14

12

21

831

1,280

626

265

150

96

80

1,150

620

351

217

146

105

80

61

50

42

37

53

*35

6,458.5

215

1.15

1.28

Calendar year 1959 : Max 3,640 Min 0.2 Mean 278 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.14

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,150 Min 1.0 Mean 344 Cfsm 1.84 In. 25.03

Peak discharge (base 

(10.02 ft).

4,000 cfs). Mar. 51 (l p.m.) 6,850 cfs (11.25 ft); Apr. 4 (11 a.m.) 5,040 cfs

* Discharge measurements made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements 

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

eather records,
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

505. Tygart River near Elkins, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°55'30", long 79°52'45", on left bank 1.4 miles upstream from Leading 

Creek and 1.5 miles west of Elkins, Randolph County.

Drainage area. 272 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,893.95 ft above mean s?a level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Nov. 16, 1944, staff gage and Nov. 16, 1944, to Sept. 30, 1951, 

water-stage recorder, at site 200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 489 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,400 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 13.02 ft); minimum, 9.8 cfs Oct. 12 (gage height, 1.15 ft).

1944-60: Maximum discharge, 10,700 cfs Oct. 16, 1954 (gage height, 14.45 ft); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Sept. 20-29, 1959; minimum gage height, 1.01 ft Sept. 26-28, 1959.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Some regulation by flood-control dam above station. Records of water 

temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. I to Sept. 30

2.5 

3.0

12

31

82

218

350

5.0 1,160

8.0 3,060

11.0 5,700

13.0 8,400

1.19 11

1.5 39

2.0 111

2.5 206

3.0 330

4.0 696

6.0 1,740

9.0 3,850

11.0 5,700

Discharge, in cutic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

3

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

EO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

32

12

12

13

17

19

19

20

19

21

26

12

20

32

29

78

58

44

*30

18

18

19

32

435

565

260

255

488

305 

207

172

3,287

106

0.390

0.45

Nov.

120

230

211

194

317

335

580

401

272

211

172

147

127

111

78

63

129

116

144

129

114

102

106

742

1,290

820

700

2.640

1,980

13,461

449

1.65

1.84

Dec.

*580

470

462

456

389

359

410

362

320

323

338

1,800

5,550

1,800

942

660

512

668

1,290

920

660

480

541

295

255

258

278

576

1,620 

1,520

82O

25,290

751

2.76

5.18

Jan.

580

459

2,060

2,560

1,060

7OO

520

404

511

255

241

*250

1,480

5,570

5.550

5,210

1,470

1,140

1,800

1,210

840

600

452

598

556

552

511

477

880 

800

640

52,476

1,048

5.85

4.44

Feb.

500

395

311

265

225

957

1,040

740

620

600

860

920

740

600

b400

b520

592

492

462

b400

b570

b550

b550

b500

574

820

820

620

500

15,721

542

1.99

2.15

Mar.

568

*505

514

272

b250

b250

b220

b210

b200

b200

b200

bl90

bieo

b!70

b!70

b200

275

428

500

540

445

565

571

445

700

640

758

2,420

4,800 

6,540

6 . 100

51,006

1,000

5.68

4.24

Apr.

5.580

2,040

1,740

4,650

5,610

2,500

1,620

1,180

875

611

475

*574

547

516

286

261

253

224

215

179

150

154

144

155

126

155

505

440

502 

254

29,255

975

3.58

4.00

May

249

266

224

221

185

150

167

619

1,550

850

652

550

655

740

590

457

559

502

254

215

185

183

204

256

230

165

196

1,730

2.100 

1,160

*696

16,118

520

1.91

2.20

June

457

505

215

191

165

128

92

81

68

58

49

55

89

97

91

65

61

60

41

16

29

29

50

57

59

50

24

22

19 

24

2,667

88.9

0.527

0.56

July

80

478

244

157

71

64

a50

a40

a55

a30

a30

*33

39

a60

a60

a50

a40

a35

a50

alOO

a80

a55

a4o

a 50

a25

a20

19

18

50 

61

46

2,190

70.6

0.260

0.50

Aug.

36

26

18

77

244

191

215

230

249

167

157

175

106

108

99

*91

72

56

57

45

24

20

29

55

27

20

17

14

1Z 

12

18

2,605

84.0

0.509

0.36

Sept.

116

84

64

15

11

55

22

18

21

94

915

1.920

1,110

457

254

185

150

1,420

1,140

570

344

235

175

144

74

81

67

56

49 

*50

9,870

529

1.21

1.35

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,700 Min 0.1 Mean 4O5 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.22

Water year 1959-60: Max 8,100 Min 11 Mean 497 Cfsm 1.83 In. 24.87

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Mar. 51 

(10.60 ft).

p.m.) 8,400 cfs (15.02 ft)j Apr. 4 (9 p.m.) 5,500 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 63

510. Tygart River at Belington, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°01'45", long 79°56'10 n , on left bank opposite mouth of Mill Creek, a 

quarter of a mile downstream from highway bridge at Bellington, Barbour County.

Drainage area. 408 sq mi, excluding that of Mill Creek. 

Records available.--June 1907 to September 1960.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,679.49 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Apr. 25, 1939, staff or chain gage at site a quarter of a mile 

upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 53 years, 797 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,600 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 14.23 ft); minimum, 6.2 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.85 ft).

1907-60: Maximum discharge, 18,400 cfs July 25, 1912 (gage height, 20.3 ft, from 

floodmarks, site then in use), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs; minimum, 

0.1 cfs Sept. 13, 1930 (gage height, 1.56 ft, site then in use).

Maximum stage known, 21.7 ft July 1888, from floodmarks, site in use June 1907 to 

April 1939 (discharge, 21,200 cfs).

Remarks. Records good exaept those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 953: 1933(M), 1941(M). WSP 1335: 

1912, 1914-15, 1916(M). 1921-22(M), 1925(M) , 1928, 1933. WSP 1385: 1909(M) , 1913- 

15(M), 1917-18, 1924(M), 1928(MJ, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1938-39, 1948-49.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 3O

1.88

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.5

2.8

3.5

7.0

10.0

15.0

167

490

2,630

5,270

11,700 3.0

163

239

3.5 490

7.0 2,630

10.0 5,270

13.0 8,930

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.3

31

19

12

 9.0

8.0

13

17

19

20

20

52 

27

26

54

54

95

69

53

38

28

24

26

878

985

436

394

738

485 

310

243

5,168.3

167

O.409

0.47

Nov.

239

292

320

292

415

534

985

682

456

325

256

215 

*189

171

154

113

152

296

274

252

215

189

178

901

1,880

1,310

1,010

4,450

5,550 

1,580

21,855

728

1.78

1.99

Dec.

1,010

848

875

958

820

738

930

820

666

611

622

2,520 

5,820

3,160

1,700

1,160

902

1,100

2,070

1,580

*1,070

792

556

458

410

394

405

490

2,210 

2 14O

'

39,205

1,265

3.10

3.57

Jan.

930

738

3,020

4,090

1,880

1,160

848

655

506

410

374

359 

1,480

4,670

4,770

4,970

2,350

1,760

2,630

2,000

1,400

985

765

638

554

554

490

875

1,700

1,460 

1,070

50,051

1,615

5.96

4.56

Feb.

820

644

490

415

564

862

1,430

1,040

*902

930

 1,250

1.5BO 

1,190

930

b630

b500

572

694

738

672

b600

b55o

b500

b500

611

1,520

1,460

1,070

875

24,339

839

2.06

2.22

Mar.

677

518

506

384

b350

b320

b300

b290

b280

b280

b270

b260 

b250

b250

b250

b300

405

523

682

792

688

589

545

 638

1,040

1,010

1,070

3,540

7,120

9,060

10, 400

43,587

1,406

3.45

3.97

Apr.

7,760

5.OOO

2,550

5,960

5,490

5,910

2,490

1,820

1,400

1,010

792

633 

567

518

462

418

380

365

550

516

285

265

259

251

219

223

391

a670

a550 

a500

43,562

1,452

3.56

5.97

May

a450

424

415

365

325

288

252

682

2,420

1,430

1,220

1, 160 

1,130

1,310

1,070

820

638

556

468

386

355

302

306

375

355

316

274

2,150

5.000

1,940

1,220

26,380

851

2.09

2.40

June

820

545

 402

306

265

219

174

131

117

98

84

86 

163

205

185

157

105

120

106

75

45

77

71

71

86

79

54

42

40

39

4,939

165

0.404

0.45

July

71

498

575

219

141

86

77

67

48

38.

57

59 

52

166

147

105

81

59

105

147

150

98

77

65

57

 48

74

117

69 

91

101

3,541

114

0.279

0.32

Aug.

75

57

42

181

8413

402

370

292

3<56

265

243

248 

215

163

227

170

170

75

77

69

71

59

57

57

54

43

34

28

 25

£2. 

35

5,060

163

0.400

0.46

Sept.

121

153

117

79

59.

99

96

52

57

281

1,640

5.240 

1,940

875

457

502

252

1,990

2,000

985

600

591

285

239

153

134

114

98

89

77

16,953

565

1.38

1.55

Calendar year 1959 : Max 7,63O Min 4.0 Mean 651 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.64

Water year 1959-60: Max 10,4OO Mln 7.5 Mean 778 Cfsm 1.91 In. 25.93

Peak discharge (base, 6,2OO cfs). Dec. 13 (12:30 p.m.) 6,280 cfs (10.90 ft)j Jan. 15 (11 p.m.) 

6,160 cfs (10.85 ft)j Mar. 31 (S a.m.) 10.6OO cfs (14.23 ft); Apr. 4 (1O:5O p.m.) 6,88O cfs 

11.45 ft). ^^

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record} discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

520. Middle Pork River at Audra, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°02'25", long 80°04'10", on right bank at Audra, Barbour County, 600 ft 

upstream from highway bridge and 2.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 149 sq mi.

Records available. February 1942 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,670 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 18 years, 338 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,590 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 8.60 ft); 

mum, 1.8 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.40 ft).

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 9,780 cfs Oct. 16, 1954 (gage height, 13.02 ft); 

mum, 0.2 cfs Oct. 11-27, 1953; minimum gage height, 1.07 ft Sept. 9, 1957.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gag1; height, in

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 5, 6, Oct. 30 to Nov. 1, Nov. 11, 12)

miniminiOct. 1 to May 28 May 29 to Sept. 30

1.37

1.5

1.6 

1.8

2.6

5.0

9.6

24

69

117

243

434

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

695 

Z,1ZO 

5,030

1.6 

1.9 

2.3

2.8 

3.5 

5.0

171

434

1,360

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

W

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

SO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.6

3.4

3.4

3.6

4.6

*6.4

6.8

5.5

5.9

5.0

4.8

5.9

5.9

8.7

13

24

20

15

12

10

9.1

7.8

8.2

183

204

108

110

218

131

91

70

1,306.6

42.1

0.283

0.33

Nov.

66

129

112

96

190

209

330

231

157

119

96

80

*69

61

56

52

87

212

172

137

117

103

93

308

656

505

533

2.690

1,400

755

9,821

327

2.19

2.45

Dec.

515

416

434

480

457

475

624

515

412

357

330

1,400

2,450

1,360

815

568

*443

495

668

580

462

365

269

234

201

204

201

224

593

678

541

17,766

573

3.85

4.43

Jan.

412

349

1,890

1,680

912

590

430

330

253

206

190

176

1,020

1,540

2, 200

1,640

978

785

978

785

590

457

357

b270

b230

b220

224

413

785

668

525

22,083

712

4.78

5.51

Feb.

412

322

253

215

187

215

315

294

300

349

629

634

515

430

304

b250

b220

b220

243

276

263

b230

b210

b200

256

755

634

471

394

9,996

345

2.32

2.49

Mar.

290

212

b200

b!80

b!70

b!60

b!50

b!40

b!30

bl20

b!20

b!20

b!20

b!20

b!30

b!40

b!50

*b!70

198

215

209

201

198

206

263

276

318

1,360

3,170

4,160

3,760

17,356

560

3.76

4.33

Apr.

2,000

1,360

1,080

2,120

1,760

1,400

978

725

558

425

345

304

260

228

201

187

169

172

190

166

162

157

144

131

125

219" 121

294

266

237

16,484

549

3.68

4.11

May

243

266

240

212

184

*164

148

286

629

536

629

612

563

541

466

378

315

273

228

184

162

164

176

201

169

152

148

663

755

634

457

10,778

348

2.34

2.69

June

323

229

168

129

106

84

70

59

48

42

35

34

64

76

73

*60

43

48

45

34

30

40

36

37

34

25

21

17

15

14

2,039

68.0

0.456

0.51

July

26

228

104

69

49

37

29

23

20

20

28

26

24

29

62

45

31

25

30

40

40

30

22

18

15

12

31

47

33

29

29

1,251

40.4

0.271

0.31

Aug.

34

*30

22

74

408

171

264

156

114

86

89

82

65

62

82

65

56

43

34

28

26

31

31

29

28

21

17

14

11

10

11

2,194

70.8

0.475

0.55

Sept.

45

57

34

23

18

15

12

10

11

22

253

945

646

295

*158

108

84

898

673

377

222

146

108

86

66

52

43

38

35

33

5,513

184

1.23

1.38

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,760 Min 1.1 Mean 285 Cfsm 1.91 In. 25.95

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,160 Min 2.6 Mean 319 Cfsm 2.14 In. 29.09

Peak discharge (base. 3,000 cfs). Nov. 28 (10:30 a.m.) 3,560 cfs (7.63 ft); Jan. 3 (4:30 p.m.)

3,260 cfs (7.34 ft)j Mar. 30 (l a.m.) 4,590 cfs (B.60 ft).

Discharge measurement made on bhis day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 65

525. Sand Run near Buckhannon, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°57'50", long 80°09'10", on right bank 300 ft downstream from Left Fork, 

4.5 miles southeast of Buckhannon, Upshur County, and 6 miles upstream from moith.

Drainage area. 14.5 sq ml.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 1,530 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 14 years, 26.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 517 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 4.18 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs Oct. 5, 6; minimum gage height, 0.56 ft Oct. 6.

1946-60: Maximum discharge, S.580 cfs Oct. 15, 1954 (gage height, 6.26 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 240 cfs on basis of contracted-opening and slope-area measurements at gage height 5.39 ft; no flow for several days In 1951-55.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.55 

.6

.9 

1.0

0.1 

.2

1.4 

2.4

1.2 

1.5 

1.8 

2.2 

3.0 

4.0

6.0

15

33

71

215

465

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

£0

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.4

.3

.2

.2

jjl

.1

.4

.3

.5

.5

.6

.4

.5

1.8

1.5

.9

.6

.5

.4

*.3

.3

.3

3.4

37

14

9.0

16

15

10

7.2

6.0

128.7

4.15

0.286

0.33

Nov.

8.1

9.0

7.8

14

20

37

38

20

13

10

8.4

6.9

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.2

24

31

20

14

12

9.9

11

35

51

34

50

287

73

41

906.9

30.2

2.08

2.33

Dec.

32

33

46

47

37

34

41

34

30

*28

32

197

151

77

46

31

24

30

40

34

27

20

15

14

13

12

11

18

41

43

35

1,273

41.1

2.83

3.27

Jan.

27

25

245

97

50

34

25

19

14

13

12

159" 11

98

198

95

53

60

72

54

42

33

26

22

*21

18

23

63

63

44

32

1,748

56.4

3.89

4.48

Feb.

24

18

15

13

13

16

20

20

22

23

74

60

42

35

b22

b20

21

35

40

35

b30

30

26

24

66

163

71

50

40

1,068

36.8

2.54

2.74

Mar.

30

b25

b22

b20

bl7

bl5

bl4

bl3

bl2

b!2

*b!2

blO

b9.0

b8.0

8.1

9.3

15

25

30

37

31

28

24

31

39

41

66

180

191

T04

121

1,199.4

38.7

2.67

3.08

Apr.

84

52

65

168

147

99

58

40

31

22

17

15

13

12

11

10

9.9

11

9.0

8.4

8.4

8.1

7.2

6.9

6.6

7.2

11

9.0

*8.1

8.1

962.9

32.1

2.21

2.47

May

9.6

8.1

7.5

6.6

5.8

5.4

5.2

30

46

35

60

51

44

37

29

21

17

14

12

10

9.0

7.5

9.0

6.3

5.2

5.2

7.5

24

33

30

22

612.9

19.8

1.37

1.57

June

15

12

9.6

6.9

5.0

4.2

3.4

2.6

2.2

1.7

1.4

4.8

6.6

*4.2

4.8

3.0

2.0

2.3

1.9

1.3

3.8

5.8

3.7

3.8

2.7

1.7

1.2

.9

.8

.9

120.2

4.01

0.277

0.31

July

12

14

6.6

4.8

2.9

1.9

1.4

1.1

.8

2.7

3.8

2.0

1.2

4.1

5.0

2.7

1.8

1.6

5.2

3.4

2.2

1.5

1.1

1.0

.8

19 .6

7.8

*4.0

2.7

4.4

124.1

4.00

0.276

0.32

Aug.

2.3

1.6

3.2

67

60

20

16

14

12

11

12

9.0

7.2

9.0

6.9

5.4

4.0

3.0

2.3

2.0

2.2

4.0

2.4

1.7

1.3

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

283.6

9.15

0.631

0.73

Sept.

0.8

.9

.8

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.4

1.0

11

23

*13

6.6

3.7

2.4

4.1

61

26

14

9.9

6.3

5.0

3.7

2.7

2.3

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

207.8

6.93

0.478

0.53

Calendar year 1959: Max 287 Min 0.05 Mean 21.5 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.11

Water year 1959-60: Max 287 Min 0.1 Mean 23.6 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.16

Peak discharge (base, 35O cfs). Nov. 28 (6:30 a.m.) 517 cfs (4.18 ft)j Jan. 3 (11:30 a.m.) 415 cfs 

(3.81 ft); Mar. 28 (9:30 p.m.) 352 cfs (3.55 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

535. Buckhannon River at Hall, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°03'05", long 80°06'50", on right bank a quarter of a mile upstream from 

highway bridge at Hall, Barbour County, and 1 mile upstream from Pec'ts Run.

Drainage area. 277 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1907 to May 1909 (gage heights only), April 1915 to September 1960. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,369.15 ft above mean ssa level (Baltimore 

& Ohio RR. datum). June 1907 to May 25, 1909, chain gage at site a quarter of a- mile 

downstream at datum 4.12 ft lower. Apr. 15, 1915, to June 8, 1939, staff gage at site 

500 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 45 years (1915-60), 593 cfs.

Extreme s.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,740 cfs Nov. 28, Mar. 31; maximum gage height, 

9.23 ft Nov. 28; minimum discharge, 3.9 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 3.55 ft).

1915-60: Maximum discharge observed, 12,200 cfs Mar. 14, 1918, 0--t. 29, 1937 (gage 

height, 14.7 ft, site then in use), from rating curve extended above 8.000 cfs; minimum, 0.2 cfs Oct. 23, 27, 1930 (gage height, 1.30 ft, site then in me).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 783: 1918(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gag= height, 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 11 May 12 to Sept. 30

4.5 

5.0 

6.O 

7.0 

9.0

13O

305

900

1,900

4,460

5.89 25

4.1 50

4.5 121

5.0 265

5.5 515

6.0 890

7.0 1,900

4.3 83

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

11

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In

Oct.

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.4

7.6

*18

20

18

21

20

19

17

17

22

34

53

56

44

34

27

23

20

20

142

474

285

253

534

365

233

177

2,971.5

95.9

0.346

0.40

Nov.

161

314

310

253

440

552

964

660

420

297

229

186

*158

136

122

115

157

574

540

395

305

253

225

499

1,390

1,200

916

3,660

5.760

1,600

20,791

693

2.50

2.79

Dec.

972

799

844

924

806

708

844

820

690

636

612

1,900

4,520

3,160

1,550

956

*708

750

1,010

908

726

594

445

370

525

301

295

310

696

996 

860

29,831

962

3.47

4.01

Jan.

672

564

2,300

,5.760

1,780

988

708

552

425

556

301

281

802

2,920

3,160

3,360

1,840

1,290

1,840

1,440

1,040

778

618

522

b430

410

400

690

1,200

1,070 

828

37,505

1,203

4.34

5.01

Feb.

*660

540

425

350

514

350

582

618

588

582

1,240

1,500

1,000

799

600

516

480

642

738

690

648

606

528

445

577

2.140

1,900

1,100

852

22,010

759

2.74

2.96

Mar.

648

510

510

415

370

b530

b300

b270

b250

b240

b230

b220

bZlo

b210

b220

518

498

*630

624

654

612

528

462

468

594

656

708

1,610

5,160

3,900

4.460

24,795

800

2.89

3.33

Apr.

5,620

2,080

1,500

2,920

3,100

2,560

1,720

1,200

892

678

540

440

375

328

289

265

245

233

253

229

207

203

200

180

167

161

200

410

585

336

25,916

864

3.12

3.48

May

305

336

301

275

241

*214

189

297

820

750

1,050

1.120

907

850

750

564

458

565

297

244

208

184 193"

251

227

202

187

430

722

564 

428

13,867

447

1.61

1.86

June

323

251

208

170

139

115

97

82

74

62

53

55

101

119

105

*111

86

68

79

68

58

101

95

80

84

74

52

40

55

30

3,013

100

0.361

0.40

July

58

456 525"

184

152

101

79

62

50

49

77

79

65

60

62

70

58

45

47

74

84

70

52

40

52

25

44

101

82

56 

60

2,757

88.9

0.521

0.37

Aug.

62

*64

49

148

1,060

568

346

285

244

184

190

224

170

157

211

184

254

165

121

95

80

111

107

132

107

80

65

50

42

35 

50

5,620

181

0.653

0.75

Sept.

49

95 '136

82

55

42

34

35

56

37

92

1,690

1.760

684

*546

221

167

970

1,390

708

416

281

208

162

132

109

93

79

74

68

10,247

342

1.23

1.38

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,300 Mln 3.6 Mean 516 Cfsm 1.86 In. 25.27

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,460 Mln 4.4 Mean 544 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.74

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs).--Nov. 28 (11 p.m.) 4,740 cfs (9.23 ft); Dec 

(9.02 ft); Mar. 51 (8 p.m.) 4,740 cfs (9.17 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

15 (2 p.m.) 4,460 cfs
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 67 

545. Tygart River at Philippi, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°09'00", long 80°02'25", on right bank at Philippi, Barbour Couity, 

0.2 mile downstream from Anglins Run and 5 miles downstream from Buckhannon River.

Drainage area.--916 sq ml.

Records available.--April 1940 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,280.55 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 23, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--20 years, 1,822 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,600 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 17.03 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.16 ft).

1940-60: Maximum discharge, 33,600 cfs Oct. 16, 1954 (gage height, 24.10 ft); minimum, 4.9 cfs Oct. 10-12, 21, 1953; minimum gage height, 0.92 ft Sept. 9, 10, 1957.

Maximum stage known, 27.3 ft July 25, 1912, read on 0. S. Weather Bureau gsge a 

quarter of a mile downstream, or about 26 ft, present site and datum (discharge, about 

37,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water ye 

in feet, and discha 

(Shifting-control me

1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

ge, in cubic feet per second) 

thod used Oct. 4-23, Nov. 16)

Oct. 1 to Mar Apr. 1 to Sept. 3O

1.15 15

1.4 35

1.7 72

2.0 130

2.5 286

3.0

3.5

5.0

11.0

17.0

563

940

2,630

10,500

20,600

1.68

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

4.0 1,44O

5.0 2,630

10.0 8,940

15.0 17,200

Discharge, ±n cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe

Day

1

2

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15

16

20

33

*27

21

33

43

51

54

54

53

56

69

72

105

151

153

123

98

78

71

64

714

1.940

1,110

847

1,550

1,260

783

570

10,234

330

0.360

0.42

Nov.

492

651

872

708

994

1,430

2,300

1,940

1,300

914

686

556

*461

391

350

308

350

1,050

1,150

923

715

596

537

1,310

3,810

3,470

2,440

10.600

10,500

4,720

- 

56,524

1,884

2.06

2.29

Dec.

2,840

2,240

2,240

2,500

2,300

2,060

2,440

2,370

2,000

1,820

1,720

5,540

14.100

9,240

4,720

3,060

2,240

2,370

3,920

3,470

*2,500

1,940

1,500

1,220

1,090

1,020

1,030

1,100

3,140

4,250

3,140

95,120

3,068

3.35

3.86

Jan.

2,240

1,820

6,720

11,100

5,320

3,140

2,240

1,770

1,410

1,130

1,010

949

2,210

9,860

11,000

11,800

6,040

4,030

5,680

4,720

3,400

2,500

1,940

1,660

bl,400

1,350

1,260

1,820

3,700

3,470

2,700

119,389

3,851

4.20

4.85

Feb.

2,120

1,720

1,380

1,150

1.050

1,220

2,370

2,180

*2,000

2,000

3,210

4,030

2,980

2,440

bl,700

bl,400

1,500

1,770

1,940

bl,700

bl,600

bl,500

bl,400

1,340

1,600

4.960

4,600

2,980

2,300

 

62,120

2,142

2.34

2.52

Mar.

1,820

1,430

1,430

1,150

bl.ooo

b900

b850

b800

b750

b700

b660

b640

b6£0

b600

b600

b700

1,080

1,420

1,660

1,820

1,770

1,550

1,350

1,440

1,940

2,060

2,180

5,680

14,000

18,200

19,900

90,700

2,926

3.19

3.68

Apr.

16.000

7,280

5,200

11,000

12,100

9,09O

5,800

4,140

3,140

2,370

1,940

1,660

*1,380

1,220

1,090

1,000

906

864

898

821

722

682

652

594

545

526

738

1,430

1,400

1,140

------

96,328

3,211

3.51

3.91

May

1,070

1,120

1,080

940

855

730

645

1,010

3,920

3,060

3,140

3,280

2,770

2,840

2,500

1,940

1,660

1,440

1,210

994

830

730

770

906

872

770

690

3,160

5.200

3,700

2,440

56,272

1,815

1.98

2.28

June

1.720

1,250

*1,000

746

587

474

370

302

252

212

186

174

248

432

380

348

264

226

£36

205

163

183

233

208

222

205

157

114

91

97

 - 

11,285

376

0.410

0.46

July

95

785

1.120

594

405

260

199

160

134

112

128

171

149

*166

307

240

193

154

166

240

280

256

177

152

119

99

110

248

26O

183

205

7,867

254

0.277

0.32

Aug.

205

180

146

3<18

2,270

1,600

1,120

932

855

714

630

645

538

580

698

545

*5-l-5

415

248

216

186

226

219

212

219

168

128

99

82

70ei_

15,100

487

0.53E

0.61

Sept.

84

325

298

260

157

103

168

126

93

201

1,360

6.160

5,080

2,240

1,250

821

587

2,860

4,960

2,500

1,550

1,040

738

552

444

302

264

226

202

183

35,134

1,171

1.28

1.43

Calendar year 1959: Max 17,900 Min 10 Mean 1,559 Cfsm 1.70 In. E3.09

Water year 1959-60: Max 19,900 Min 15 Mean 1,793 Cfsm 1.96 In. £6.63

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 cfs). Nov. 28 (6 p.m.) 14,300 cfs (13.32 ft); Dec. 13 (2 p.m.) 15,000 

cfa (13.68 ft); Jan. 4 (12:30 a.m.) 13,500 cfs (12.77 ft); Jan. 15 (11:30 p.m.) 14,000 cfs (13.14 

ft); Mar. 31 (11:30 a.m.) 20,600 cfs (17.03 ft); Apr. 5 (12:3O a.m.) 13,600 cfs (12.90 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
68 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

560. Tygart River at Tygart Dam, near Grafton, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 39°18'50", long 80°02'00", at Tygart Dam, 2.2 miles upstream from Threefork 

Creek and 2.4 miles upstream from Grafton, Taylor County.

Drainage area.--1,184 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1938 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 22 years, 2,292 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 18,200 cfs Apr. 8; minimum dally, 202 cfs 

Apr. 24.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 80,000 cfs Feb. 2, 1939, no flow Aug. 2, 1938.

Remarks.--Discharge computed from records of flow through gates and valves in dam. Flow 

regulated by Tygart Reservoir (see p. 106).

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

?

ean

t)

Oct.

500

498

494

491

489

486

482

480

479

476

473

470

468

479

503

501

498

496

493

490

489

486

483

481

487

505

520

534

551

557

559

15,398

497

-139

Nov.

560

560

561

937

1,120

1,120

1,190

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,310

1,300

1,290

1,280

1,270

1,440

1,790

2,530

3,610

3,490

2,980

1,600

1,080

2,080

3,860

4,200

2,250

2,790

9,550

61,008

2,034

+291

Dec.

12,600

11,500

10,100

7,650

5,300

4,000

4,000

3,320

3,160

2,910

2,490

1,690

2,040

3,810

9,330

12.900

11,000

7,390

4,430

4,510

4,300

3,880

2,940

1,820

1,200

921

946

973

1,160

2,220

4,330

148,820

4,801

-91D

Jan.

4,730

3,99O

2,460

3,100

6,750

11,300

11,000

6,260

2,960

1,460

934

954

1,050

2,240

1,850

2,700

9,330

11,400

11,700

15.600

12,100

8,380

4,300

2,100

1,410

1,420

1,420

1,670

2,280

3,330

4,070

152,248

4,911

-113

Feb.

3,080

1,290

1,360

1,370

1,370

1,360

2,000

3,420

3,810

2,670

678

2,180

4,420

5,230

4,740

4,590

3,160

1,850

1,470

1,880

2,390

2,340

2,280

2,150

2,000

2,500

4,010

5.520

5,250

80,368

2,771

+30

Mar.

4.470

2,950

1,580

1,370

1,090

917

948

1,120

979

638

954

938

924

748

471

510

745

1,370

1,790

2,050

2,450

2,350

2,200

1,880

1,600

1,780

1,940

2,980

4,070

2,240

1,530

51,582

1,664

+1,830

Apr.

3,120

9,980

12,300

3,580

10,100

16,000

16,500

17.100

17,000

15,700

11,800

6,850

3,590

1,570

1,190

969

535

540

479

418

422

350

238

202

203

205

207

208

213

216

151,785

5,060

-992

May

218

221

223

282

400

312

229

230

236

244

251

768

2,360

3,940

4,710

4,150

2,580

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,540

1,260

713

714

715

1,150

2,420

4,080

5,700

47,396

1,529

+960

June

6.430

5,520

3,490

1,540

1,120

695

499

320

275

275

275

276

488

701

701

700

699

575

408

364

364

364

319

275

276

276

276

276

320

364

28,461

949

-345

Jjly

364

333

275

323

367

367

367

367

366

366

365

365

365

364

364

364

364

392

450

449

449

448

447

446

445

443

442

441

441

440

440

12,219

394

-96

Aug.

439

438

437

437

440

485

556

644

700

1,050

1.410

1,410

1,410

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,050

696

695

640

585

585

584

583

582

581

580

578

578

574

572

23,519

759

-20

Sept.

572

567

566

565

564

565

589

611

610

609

608

935

2,880

4.710

4,140

2,300

1,110

690

1,660

4,190

4,660

3,640

2,150

1,510

1,500

1,500

1,490

1,480

1,470

1,460

49,901

1,663

-207

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm

358 

0.302 

0.35

2,325 

1.96 

2.19

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

3,891 

3.29 

3.79

4,798 

4.05 

4.67

2,801 

2.37 

2.56

3,494 

2.95 

3.40

4,068 

3.44 

3.84

2,489 

2.10 

2.42

Observed

Max 12,900 Min 167 Mean 1,952 

Max 17,100 Min 202 Mean 2,248

604 

0.510 

0.57

298 

0.252 

0.29

739 

0.624 

0.72

1,456 

1.23 

1.37

Adjusted

Mean 1,966 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.56 

Mean 2,275 Cfsm 1.92 In. 26.17

t Change in 

of Engineers.

equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Tygart Reservoir; furnished by Corps
MOMGAHELA RIVER BASIN 69

570. Tygart River at Coifax, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°26'15", long 80°07'55", on right bank at highway bridge at Colfax, 

Marion County, 300 ft upstream from Guyses Run and 6 miles upstream from confluence 

with West Fork River. Records include flow of Guyses Run.

Drainage area.--1,366 sq mi, includes that of Guyses Run. 

Records available.--May 1939 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 855.49 ft above mean sea level (Baltimore 

& Ohio RR. datum). Since Jan. 19, 1945, auxiliary water-stage recorder 5.7 miles downstream at Fairmont waterworks.

Average discharge.--21 years, 2,606 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,100 cfs Apr. 8 (gage height, 14.62 ft, backwater from West Fork River); minimum daily, 282 cfs June 28 (gage height, 3.52 ft).

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 22,500 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 16.86 ft); maximum gage height, 16.95 ft Feb. 14, 1948 (backwater from West Fork River); minimum discharge, 94 cfs July 3, 1946; minimum daily, 129 cfs May 5-7, 1941.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of backwater from West Fork River, 

which are good, or those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated by 

Tygart Reservoir (see p. 106).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1083: 1942(M). WSP1335: 1941.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect or 

backwater from West Fork River (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.55

4.0

5.0

£90

505

1,260

7.0

10.0

13.0

3,560

8,370

14,600

Discharge, In clitic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

541

541

535

529

523

523

547

529

511

505

505 

500

500

*505

523

523

517

517

517

511

511

505

511

630

617

578

610

624

610

604

610

16,812

542

-139

Nov.

610

672

651

830

1,260

1,300

1,440

1,490

1,440

1,440

1,400 

1,400

1,400

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,400

2,020

2,290

3,630

3,490

3,220

2,020

1,690

1,960

3,850

4,600

C4,450

C2,860

B.570

65,233

2,174

+291

Dec.

12,700

11,600

10,100

8,200

5,690

4,450

3,850

3,700

3,560

3,420

3,160 

c3,700

C4.160

C4,030

8,540

12,900

11,400

8,880

5,370

5,050

4,750

4,450

3,630

2,650

1,690

1,220

1,220

1,300

1,800

2,290

4,300

163,760

5,283

-910

Jan.

5,050

4,600

04,920

03,900

*C6,300

10,500

11,400

7,350

4,000

2,180

1,260

ilaoo

3,100

C5,190

c3,750

08,030

ell, 800

cll,100

C13.700

12,700

9,220

5,370

2,960

1,800

1,800

1,800

2,120

2,960

3,560

4,600

170,040

5,485

-113

Feb.

4,150

1,640

1.540

1,590

1,590

1,740

2,070

3,560

4,450

3,700

2,590 

2,530

4,750

5,690

5,050

4,900

4,300

2,840

2,840

2,290

3,030

2,960

2,840

2,710

*2 , 650

03,890

04,460

05,960

6.010

98,320

3,390

+30

Mar.

5,210

4,150

2,290

1,850

1,640

bl,200

bl,200

bl,300

1,740

728

1,300 

1,220

1,220

1,220

695

721

808

1,540

2,180

2,350

2,900

2,840

2,650

2,530

2,070

2,240

2,470

4,150

c6,550

C4.690

04,410

71,840

2,317

+1,830

Apr.

03,660

c8,940

c!4,100

06,150

c9,600

C16.100

016,600

016,900

c 17. 400

C15.900

12,900 

*7,690

4,150

2,020

1,350

1,300

714

672

658

547

541

523

386

306

290

298

332

324

310

306

160,967

5,366

-992

May

310

310

298

298

435

435

298

C601

cl,290

845

01,920 

cl,420

2,590

4,300

5,210

4,750

3,100

1,800

*1,740

1,690

1,690

1,690

1,740

1,690

936

890

898

2,960

3,850

4,600

5,850

60,434

1,949

+960

June

6.670

5,850

4,050

1,690

1,590

808

693

425

324

310

306 

332

578

822

785

756

735

686

472

382

386

400

*400

364

364

314

290

282

286

368

31,718

1,057

-345

July

386

373

286

290

368

368

364

364

364

364

378 

373

368

435

461

400

382

382

565

529

494

483

478

472

472

478

559

547

505

517

505

13,310

429

-96

Aug.

488

478.

*478

523

C705

714

700

693

735

1,090

U350 

1,590

1,490

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,320

749

728

700

651

700

735

686

651

630

624

617

617

604

624

26,790

864

-20

Sept.

749

672

665

630

664

1,220

756

714

679

679

1,240 

3,100

4.900

4,900

*4,450

2,650

1,440

952

1,460

4,150

4,750

4,000

2,530

1,590

1,540

1,540

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

58,580

1,953

-207

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm

In.

403 

0.295

0.34

2,465 

1.80

2.01

Calendar year 1959 : 

Water year 1959-60 :

4,373 

3.20

3.69

5,372 

3.93

4.53

3,420 

2.50

2.70

4,147 

3.04

3.50

4,374 

3.20

3.57

2,909 

2.13

2.46

Observed

Max 12,900 Min 210 Mean 2,202 

Max 17,400 Min 282 Mean 2,562

712 

0.521

0.58

333 

0.244

0.28

844 

0.618

0.71

1,746 

1.28

1.43

Adjusted

Mean 2,216 Cfsm 1.62 In. 22.00 

Mean 2,590 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.80

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Tygart Reservoir; furnished by Corps 

of Engineers.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

c Backwater from West Fork Rlverj discharge computed by using gage height at auxiliary gage as a 

factor.
70 MOKOKGAHELA RIVER BASIN

575. Skin Creek near Brownsville, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°58'30" ) long 80°26 l 4u", on right bank 0.6 mile upstream from Glady

Pork, 2.6 miles southeast of Brownsville, Lewis County, 3.0 miles upstream from mouth, 

and 4.7 miles southeast of Weston.

Drainage area.--25.7 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1960. Prior to October 1947, published as 

"near Weston."

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,030 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Feb. 5, 1946, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--15 years, 41.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,480 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 6.99 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 5, 6 (gage height, 0.55 ft).

1945-60: Maximum discharge, 2,280 cfs Feb. 10, 1957; maximum gage height, 8.64 ft 

June 25, 1950; no flow at times during 1951-55, 1957-59.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1173: 1943-49(P). W3P1335: 1948(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

r>aj

1

^

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

2i

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

0.4

.5

.2

]l_

.1

1.4

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.4

.8

.7

3.2

3.6

1.8

1.0

.6

.4

.3

.2

*.2

2.7

60

31

15

35

E3

13

10

9.7

221.7

7.15

0.278

0.32

Nov.

12

14

11

24

29

58

40

19

IE

8.6

7.1

5.8

4.9

4.1

5.4

5.4

38

36

20

13

10

8.0

14

67

66

32

50

E75

106

56

1,351.3

45.0

1.75

1.96

Dec.

48

56

67

47

31

27

44

42

*41

50

47

354

252

88

46

31

24

49

65

40

29

22

16

15

14

12

12

30

112

65

47

1.8E3

58.8

2.29

2.64

Jan.

34

28

528

124

52

34

26

21

15

13

12

11

464

140

473

122

56

136

138

68

49

37

30

£6

24

*24

30

99

73

44

32

2,963

95.6

3.72

4.29

Feb.

25

20

15

14

18

66

92

56

42

38

322

81

47

39

b30

b27

52

131

165

81

57

45

4O

34

170

368

91

58

45

2,269

78.2

3.04

3.28

Mar.

34

30

31

26

20

16

b!5

b!4

b!3

b!4

b!3

b!3

b!3

b20

*34

57

91

105

74

72

54

46

36

44

51

45

78

124

75

53

262

1,573

50.7

1.97

2.28

Apr.

91

51

186

360

212

118

61

40

30

22

16

14

12

10

9.7

9.2

9.2

9.7

8.0

6.6

6.6

6.6

5.8

5.4

4.9

*6.2

10

11

8.6

6.6

1,347.1

44.9

1.75

1.95

May

7.1

6.6

5.4

4.1

3.2

2.6

2.6

114

68

47

£12

70

46

43

32

23

18

15

12

10

7.9

7.1

9.2

7.5

5.5

5.5

9.6

67

46

25

16

947.9

30.6

1.19

1.37

June

11

7.9

6.7

5.1

4.0

3.1

*2.2

2.0

1.8

1.4

1.3

5.6

9.8

5.5

4.7

3.1

2.0

1.6

1.3

1.1

5.6

9.8

5.1

4.7

3.7

2.2

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.1

116.9

3.90

0.152

0.17

July

72

88

20

11

6.7

4.3

2.8

2.0

1.4

16

17

7.9

4.7

4.3

4.0

2.2

1.6

4.4

19

6.7

*4.3

3.1

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.3

10

5.9

3.1

3.1

4.3

337.1

10.9

0.424

0.49

Aug.

3.1

1.8

2.5

222

174

36

26

38

19

15

31

19

13

54

35

59

20

12

8.3

6.3

37

45

17

11

7.1

5.5

4.3

3.4

3.1

*2.5

4.1

935.0

30.2

1.18

1.35

Sept.

5.5

3.1

2.5

2.0

2.2

4.0

2.8

IsJ.

1.8

5.1

120

692

69

26

15

10

15

333

73

34

19

13

9.8

7.9

6.7

5.9

5.5

5.1

5.1

5.1

1,500.9

50.0

1.95

2.17

CalenJir year 1959: Max 575 Mln 0 Mean 35.3 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.63

Water year 1959-6O: Max 692 Mln 0.1 Mean 42.0 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.27

Peak discharge 700 ofs ). Nov. 28

5.18 ft); Jan. 13 (3:30 p.m.) 952 cfs 

12:30 a.m.) 734 cfs (4.40 ft); Apr. 3 

6.93 ft).

7 a.m.) 1,080 cfs (5.46 ft); Jan. 3 (12 m.) 1,030 cfs 

4.99 ft); Jan. 15 (1O:30 a.m.) 770 ofs (4.49 ft); Feb. 26 

12 p.m.) 852 cfs (4.85 ft); Sept. 12 (5:3O a.m.) 1,480 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 71

580. West Fork River at Brownsville, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°00'10", long 80°28'35", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Brownsville, Lewis County, 0.4 mile downstream from Skin Creek and 2.5 miles 

south of Weston.

Drainage area.--102 sq mi.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,010.85 ft above mean sea level, -unadjusted 

(levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 15, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 169 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,900 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 11.27 ft); minimum daily, 1.0 cfs Oct. 9-13.

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 6,420 cfs June 25, 1950 (gage height, 17.20 ft); no flow 

for several days during 1951-54.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of indefinite stage-discharge relstion, 

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of Indefinite stage-discharge 

relation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

4.98 

5.0

3.8

5.0

15

36

5.5

7.0

10.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 196C

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.5

2.5

5.0

2.0

1.0

T7o

1.0

1.0

1.0

3.0

3.5

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.2

2.0

2.0

*1.8

2.5

94

151

83

88

97

63

36

26

689.0

22.2

0.218

0.25

Nov.

£6

26

23

42

108

154

252

117

S3

36

26

23

19

19

19

21

86

167

106

66

47

36

49

203

288

180

138

1.650

1,020

292

5,282

176

1.73

1.93

Dec.

197

217

274

256

164

120

167

177

*164

193

193

983

1.280

620

259

154

111

157

252

193

139

103

77

60

55

50

41

69

355

310

ZZ8

7,618

246

2.41

2.78

Jan.

164

126

1,270

1,060

310

170

120

91

69

55

50

39

398

845

1,540

883

299

334

640

359

228

167

126

106

91

*83

100

288

310

207

142

11,170

360

3.53

4.07

Feb.

106

85

69

55

69

217

340

256

183

151

888

520

242

180

12O

94

142

480

700

397

263

210

173

151

361

1.450

580

281

203

8,946

308

3.02

3.26

Mar.

145

114

117

97

74

58

47

50

41

47

39

41

36

52

*94

200

333

456

329

314

242

190

148

151

207

186

270

540

480

248

922

6,268

202

1.98

2.29

Apr.

600

288

400

1,550

958

580

335

200

142

106

83

74

58

52

44

41

39

39

39

34

30

30

30

28

2S_

*30

58

77

71

52

6,072

202

1.98

2.21

May

50

44

39

34

28

23

26

534

540

270

800

440

242

210

167

120

91

77

60

50

39

30

32

30

26

23

26

151

154

120

77

4,553

147

1.44

1.66

June

52

34

28

23

15

12

*10

9.4

7.6

6.8

5.9

12

34

21

17

12

10

9.4

7.6

7.6

28

36

21

19

15

10

7.6

6.8

5.0

4.5

487. S

16.2

0.159

0.18

July

75

512

170

63

39

26

17

14

11

23

44

34

23

17

15

11

9.4

8.5

47

21

*15

11

9.4

8.5

7.6

6.8

12

39

30

21

21

1,361.2

43.9

0.430

0.50

Aug.

42

30

19

356

70S

224

117

154

83

58

139

12C

71

21C

120

173

8C

50

32

21

44

111

47

28

19

11

9.4

7.6

6.8

*6.8

6 . 8

3,101.4

100

0.980

1.13

Sept.

8.5

7.6

6.8

5.0

5.0

6.8

5.9

5.0

5.0

5.9

234

1,930

584

120

69

41

34

741

436

151

80

41

30

17

14

11

10

8.5

8.5

8.5

4,630.0

154

1.51

1.69

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,630 Mln 0.5 Mean 143 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.07

Water year 1959-6O: Max 1,930 Mln 1.0 Mean 164 Cfsm 1.61 In. 21.95

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 cfs).--Sept. 12 (6:30 a.m.) 2,900 cfs (11.27 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation Indefinite 

change in pool elevation.

St. 1-23; discharge estimated on basis of Inflow and
72 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

585. West Fork River at Butcherville, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39 C 05'25", long 80°28'05", on right bank at Butcherville, Lewis County, 

0.5 mile upstream from Freemans Creek, 3,500 ft downstream from bridge on WestonClarksburg interurban electric railway, and 3 miles north of Weston.

Drainage area. 181 sq mi.

Records available. April 1915 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 993.0 ft above mean sea level (Stage Road 

Commission bench mark). Prior to Feb. 17, 1937, chain gage at interurban bridge 3,500 

ft upstream. Feb. 17, 1937, to Apr. 7, 1939, staff gage at site 2,SCO ft upstream. 

Prior to Oct. 1, 1942, at datum 10.0 ft lower.

Average d is charge. 45 years, 305 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,310 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 7.87 ft); minimum, 2,0 cfs Oct. 13; minimum gage height, 0.51 ft Oct. 5-6.

1915-60: Maximum discharge, 18,000 cfs June 25, 1950 (gage height, 16.81 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,500 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

no flow at times during October 1919, September, October, December 1922, caused by 

either diversion or pondage at small dam upstream.

Maximum stage known, 17 ft in 1888 at site 3,500 ft upstream, present datum, from information by local residents. The stage on that day may have been affected by backwater from a dam which has since been washed out.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1053: 1935. WSP 1335: 1918, 1923.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.5 2.2 1.7 130

.6 5.5 2.4 328

.7 10 3.0 580

1.0 29 5.0 1,800

1.3 59 7.0 3,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

Z

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

23

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.5

4.5

3.8

3.2

2.5

3.2

8.6

6.0

5.2

3.8

3.2

2.5

2.2

6.0

4.5

5.2

4.5

3.8

3.5

3.8

2.9

*2.5

9.0

220

244

139

146

158

98

58

44

1,206.9

38.9

0.215

0.25

Nov.

45

47

40

65

160

217

384

196

101

66

47

38

32

28

2J5

27

100

253

166

122

69

53

92

479

566

304

235

2,720

1,600

497

8,775

292

1.61

1.80

Dee.

325

350

445

420

268

199

291

308

*278

328

321

1,780

2,200

1,070

433

256

183

278

445

321

226

168

120

98

87

80

73

110

583

524

365

12,933

417

2.30

2.66

Jan.

256

201

2,340

1,660

524

284

199

156

113

90

80

73

1,130

1,290

2.850

1,540

524

651

1,140

590

373

265

204

168

142

*135

153

531

580

358

247

18,847

608

3.36

3.87

Feb.

183

142

107

88

12T

484

655

471

343

278

1,750

925

408

301

191

153

247

842

1,350

708

462

361

284

244

648

2.690

1,020

515

373

16,344

564

3.12

3.36

Mar.

262

212

226

178

146

120

103

98

94

103

88

96

88

109

*191

373

566

818

610

590

454

358

284

294

400

373

546

1,110

990

484

1, 800

12,164

392

2.17

2.50

Apr.

1,050

488

625

2,690

1,700

1,050

556

335

238

176

137

117

101

87

80

73

70

69

65

57

54

52

49

47

44

*54

98

107

101

80

10, 450

348

1.92

2.15

May

76

70

62

54

46

42

40

1,290

990

510

1.750

818

437

358

284

204

160

128

103

85

69

60

82

63

53

48

62

414

462

272

9,255

299

1.65

1.90

June

120

87

103

59

43

32

*26

22

19

17

14

63

201

100

63

44

31

24

20

17

324

322

113

168

164

59

35

25

20

2,353

78.4

0.433

0.48

July

163

1,020

442

170

85

48

34

26

20

53

115

69

45

35

31

24

19

16

100

98

*37

26

21

21

16

12

31

62

62

52

49

3,002

93.8

0.535

0.62

Aug.

53

57

33

701

1.520

620

365

555

201

178

577

297

168

1,050

595

610

256

152

75

48

172

405

170

90

54

36

28

23

20

*17

15

8,501

274

1.51

1.75

Se"pt.

15

18

15

12

14

23

15

11

12

18

562

3, 250

1,040

272

139

83

75

1,550

882

335

191

120

82

60

46

55

30

27

26

25

8,963

299

1.65

1.84

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,870 Mln l.o Mean 247 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.55

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,230 Mln 2.2 Mean 308 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.18

Peak discharge (base, 3,600 cfs). Nov. 28 (l:30 p.m.) 3,680 cfs (7.16 ft); Jan. 3 (5 p.m.) 5,770 

cfs (7.30 ft); Jan. 15 (1:30 p.m.) 3,680 cfs (7.23 ft); Sept. 12 (lO:30 a.m.) 4,310 cfs (7.87 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 73

590. West Fork River at Clarksburg, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°16i05", long 80°21'25", on right bank at dam at Clarksburg waterworks 

three-quarters of a mile south of Clarksburg, Harrison County, and 1 mile upstream 

from Elk Creek.

Drainage area. 384 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1923 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 931.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944. Since Sept. 5, 1944, 

auxiliary staff gage read several times daily during high-water periods, 100 ft downstream from gage. Since June 12, 1954, supplementary water-stage recorder 501 ft downstream at datum 10 ft lower.

Average discharge. 37 years, 599 cfs (adjusted for diversion).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,390 cfs Jan. 15; maximum gage height, 6.20 ft 

Jan. 15 (backwater from debris on dam); minimum daily discharge, 0.6 cfs Oct. 14.

1923-60: Maximum discharge, 16,900 cfs June 25, 1950 (gage height, 11.15 ft in 

gage well, 11.8 ft from floodmark referred to outside gage); no flow over dam during 

parts of several years.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record or indefinite 

stage-discharge relation, which are poor. Records of daily discharge include only flow 

over dam. Some water diverted for supply of city of Clarksburg. Occasional regulation 

of low flow by five reservoirs (combined capacity, 635,000,000 gal).

Revisions (water years). WSF 1113: 1924, 1927, 1929(M), 1930, 1933-35(M), 1936-39, 

1940(P), 1944(H), 1945.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Indefinite stage-discharge

relation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 24-31, Nov. 19, Nov. 28-30,

Jan. 3-5, 13-17, Apr. 4-6, May 19-25)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 6 Nov. 7 to Sept. 30

2.1

2.2

2.3 

2.5 

2.8

0.5 

2.5 

6.0

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

87

173

330

545

220

805

2.0 1,260

3.0 2,600

5.0 7,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 196C

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

3.2

3.6

2.8

3.2

3.2

4.2

5.6

13

6.5

2.5

e2.0

el. 5

el.O

*e.6

al.O

al.O

a2.0

a2.0

X a2.0

a2.0

a2.0

a2.0

a8.0

120

419

312

231

260

195

101

105

1,817.9

58.6

7.2

Nov.

e70

e50

e40

e60

elOO

261

378

378

220

elOO

e40

e50

elOO

54

51

54

78

e!20

*280

e200

e!50

e!20

e!50

559

1,030

661

406

3,140

3.760

1,230

13,890

463

6.1

Dec.

685

585

661

725

532

385

480

600

555

562

585

2,080

4.540

2,280

1,030

600

420

510

805

685

495

385

280

220

195

185

180

200

656

1,040

805

23,746

766

6.3

Jan.

600

450

2,550

*3,810

1,300

693

495

385

287

226

205

185

449

2,250

4,600

4,740

1,600

1,020

1,960

1,480

944

677

532

428

350

315

280

563

1,080

789

555

35,798

1,155

6.8

Feb.

420

329

250

205

215

880

1,360

1,070

822

693

2,740

2,210

998

725

532

*385

420

1,250

3,100

1,770

1,100

864

701

585

685

4, 860

3,140

1,370

1,020

34,699

1,197

7.2

Mar.

741

570

548

495

413

343

274

256

244

262

244

244

294

336

442

717

998

1,540

1,370

1,300

1, 120

890

757

701

873

882

1,050

1,830

2,250

1,260

2,800

26,044

840

7.2

Apr.

2,510

1,260

899

*4.060

3,400

2,250

1,340

908

701

532

406

336

280

232

205

190

190

180

170

153

136

136

128

120

112

116

116

244

2EO

190

21,720

724

6.4

May

170

162

145

128

108

85

47

1,520

2,940

1,130

3.650

2,260

1,070

822

669

*472

428

488

268

205

185

162

220

220

175

149

149

842

1,330

773

570

21,522

694

6.4

June

378

274

256

315

226

153

128

100

47

38

51

70

190

244

162

124

92

60

54

35_

*38

532

268

175

244

185

108

64

54

44

4,709

157

6.6

July

54

530

638

256

149

108

70

44

38

32

47

100

78

92

67

51

41

44

162

153

108

60

41

41

32

32

153

128

88

81

96

3,614

117

6.7

Aug.

*85

64

64

2,550

2. 730

970

585

378

315

414

971

525

301

1,210

1,540

1,270

600

322

190

136

246

732

420

232

210

120

96

88

74

81

116

17,635

569

7.1

Sept.

67

41

38

38

47

60

108

57

38

29

168

2.550

*2, 510

528

232

157

120

939

1,530

630

329

210

153

120

100

85

74

64

60

57

11,139

371

7.9

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

Cfsm

In.

65.8 

0.171 

0.20

469 

1.22 

1.36

Calendar year 1959 : 

Water year 1959-60 :

772 

2.01 

2.32

1,162 

3.03 

3.49

1,204 

3.14 

3.39

847 

2.21 

2.55

730 

1.90 

2.12

Observed

700 

1.82 

2.10

Max 6,180 Mln 0.6 Mean 459 

Max 4,860 Mln 0.6 Mean 591

164 

0.427 

0.48

124 

0.323 

0.37

576 

1.50 

1.73

379 

0.987 

1.10

Adjusted

Mean 466 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.45 

Mean 598 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.21

Peak discharge (base 6.700 cfs).--Jan. 15 (9 p.m.) 7,590 cfs (6.15 ft)._____________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion, equivalent In cubic feet per second, by city of Clarksburg; records furnished by 

Clarksburg Water Board.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated same as under footnote "a."
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

595. Elk Creek at Quiet Dell, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°13'40", long 80°17'50 M , on left bank 200 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Quiet Dell, Harrison County, and 0.9 mile upstream from Brushy Fork.

Drainage area. 84.6 sq ml.

Records available. September 1943 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 960.72 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (State Road Commission bench mark). Prior to June 29, 1958, wire-weight gage 

and crest-stage gage at site 200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--17 years, 124 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,710 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 8.10 ft); minimum, 1.8 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 2.02 ft).

1943-60: Maximum gage height, 17.4 ft Feb. 10, 1957 (discharge not determined); 

minimum discharge observed, 0.2 cfs Sept. 14, 1952; minimum gage height observed, 

1.79 ft Sept. 10, 1946.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of shifting control, which are fair, and 

those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of shifting control (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.05

2.1

2.5

2.5

2.8

2.2

3.0

7.5

15

33

3.2 

3.7

5.0 

7.0

159

529

1,270

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

13

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.1

8.9

3.2

2.2

3.4

4.0

4.8

11

2.8

3.6

3.4

3.4

4.2

*5.0

8.6

6.2

4.2

3.4

2.8

2.2

2.2

2.4

4.6

77

43

23

33

39

20 

14

12

360.6

11.6

0.137

0.16

Nov.

14

14

12

14

27

32

65

32

21

16

13

11

9.2

8.6

B.g

10

16

46

*30

21

16

16

20

220

179

92

70

880

438

172

2,523.0

84.1

0.994

1.11

Dec.

125

116

126

116

85

63

104

109

101

118

112

550

754

348

174

118

89

139

179

128

100

85

61

55

52

51

4863-

436 

285

186

5,076

164

1.94

2.23

Jan.

128

102

853

624

*218

145

112

89

70

61

59

53

190

291

1.050

699

252

236

333

221

161

119

101

86

74

73

73

143

190 

141

111

7,038

227

2.68

3.09

Feb.

92

75

61

54

6Z

202

226

181

166

145

666

375

199

151

121

*106

123

330

597

348

233

195

157

137

Z81

al.200

a500

285

a200

7,468

258

3.05

3.28

Mar.

a!40

a!20

a!30

allO

a90

75

a65

a60

a55

a50

a50

a50

a50

a50

*70

alOO

166

a250

a250

267

214

179

145

161

202

188

252

450

481 

291

730

5,491

177

2.09

2.41

Apr.

405

231

271

1.040

718

497

255

174

141

114

*98

90

78

70

62

59

56

54

50

44

42

39

35

32

50

41

134

81

62 

52

5,055

168

1.99

2.2Z

May

52

45

36

30

26

23

27

275

231

169

631 279-

197

153

118

*86

105

250

135

92

70

58

88

64

47

47

46

318

375 

218

255

4,544

147

1.74

2.00

June

166

102

106

70

51

40

33

28

24

21

18

26

67

40

56

25

20

18

16

15

*16

61

50

25

34

22

16

12

10 10"

1,158

38.6

0.456

0.51

July

14

24

16

11

10

8.6

7.5

7.0

6.5

6.5

19

16

10

17

26

14

10

9.6

27

18

11

8.9

7.0

11

9.2

7.2

9.6

12

8.2 

7.2

587.0

12.5

0.148

0.17

Aug.

*14

8.2

5.5

276

180

52

32

22

17

110

255

75

44

138

155

88

50

32

24

19

38

183

63

37

27

18

15

13

11 

11

12

2,024.7

65.3

0.772

0.89

Sept.

18

12

9.6

9.2

7.8

9.6

8.6

6.8

5.0 8T9-

104

698

412

101

58

*58

34

187

147

85

54

59

31

25

22

19

18

17

16 

16

2,214.5

73.8

0.872

0.97

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,350 Min o.5 Mean 95.7 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.37

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,200 Min 2.2 Mean 118 Cfsm 1.39 In. 19.04

Peak discharge (base, 980 cfs).--Nov. 28 (6 p.m.) 1,150 cfs (6.66 ft); Jan. 3 (8:30 p.m.) 1,270 cfs 

(6.96 ft); Jan. 15 (5 p.m.) 1,550 cfs (7.67 ft); Feb. 26 (9 a.m.) 1,550 cfs (7.20 ft); Apr. 4 

(5 a.m.) 1,270 efs (7.04 ft); Sept. 12 (5 p.m.) 1,710 efs (8.10 ft)._______________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

Note.--Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 25.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 75

600. Salem Fork subwatershed No. 11A (Earner Hollow Run) near Salem, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 39°18'25", long 80°34>25", at Mason Dam on Varner Hollow Run, a tributary 

to Jacobs Run, 0.8 mile upstream from mouth and 2 miles northwest of Salem, Harrison 

County.

Drainage area.--0.29 sq mi.

Records available. October 1954 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete drop inlet. Datum of gage is 1,127.27 ft

(revised) above mean sea level (Soil Conservation Service bench mark). 

-Average discharge.--6 years, 0.427 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum outflow during year, 8.2 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 9.83 ft); no flow

 Oct. 1 to Nov. 3, June 9-11, 19, 20, 29, 30, July 9, 10, 13. Maximum inflow, 67 efs 

Aug. 4 (average for 15-minute interval), computed from outflow and change in reservoir 

contents.

1954-60: Maximum outflow, 11 cfs Aug. 6, 1956 (gage height, 13.95 ft); no flow for 

several days each year.

Remarks.--Records good. Records of daily discharge are outflow from reservoir, determined 

from stage-discharge relation for outlet structure. Reservoir is formed by earth dam; 

dam completed ami storage began October 1954. Outlet structure is 3 x 3 x 17-foot 

concrete drop inlet connected to a 24-inch steel outlet pipe. Top of drop inlet is at 

elevation 1,140.9 ft. A 12-inch steel pipe is set in one side of the drop inlet at 

elevation 1,133.1 ft. There is an emergency spillway at elevation 1,145.6 ft. Top of 

dam embankment is 1,151 ft. Available capacity, 47 acre-ft between elevations 1,131.1 

ft (top of steel pipe) and 1,145.6 ft (crest of spillway). Records of suspended sediment loads and water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

The following table gives the relation between gage height and outflow, reservoir 

capacity, and water-surface area during the 1960 water year.

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.3 

5.87 

5.9 

6.0 

6.1

Outflow 

(cfs)

0 

.02 

.09 

.23

Contents 

(acrefeet)

6.15 

7.17 

7.22 

7. 39 

7.56

Surface 

area 

(acres )

.73 

.79 

.79 

.80 

.81

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.2 

6.5

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

Outflow 

(cfs)

0.45 

1.3 

3.1 

6.4 

7.6

Contents 

(acrefeet)

7.73 

8.28 

9.21 

11.31 

13.69

Surface 

area 

(acres)

1.82 

1.85 

1.90 

2.30 

2.50

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

{*W

(tt)

Oct.

0

0

7.08

1.78

**3.44

Nov.

0

0

0

.06

.09

.06

.05

.04

.03

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.02

.12

.12

.08

*.04

.03

.02

.08

.38

.38

.21

.30

2.7

.97

.50

6.35

0.212

7.71

1.82

2.66

Dec.

0.40

.40

.42

.29

.17

.21

.59

.56

.48

.48

.48

2.4

1.8

.75

.40

.25

.19

.72

.64

.33

.25

.16

.11

.09

.08

.09

.10

.38

.78

.61 

.40

15.01

0.484

7.66

1.82

2.50

Jan.

0.29

.21

2.7

*1.1

.35

.16

.09

.06

.04

.02

.02

.02

1.0

.92

*6.S

2.6

.72

.53

.59

.45

.35

.27

.19

.16

.14

.13

.13

.59

.78

.50 

.33

22.24

0.717

7.59

1.81

3.23

Feb.

0.23

.17

.13

*.10

.24

2.0

1.5

.92

.72

.94

3.2

.92

.48

.45

.27

.21

.40

1.2

1.4

.89

.67

.56

.40

.35

1.2

3.6

1.2

.78

.56

25.69

0.886

7.75

1.82

2.44

Mar.

0.31

.23

.29

.23

.17

.13

.11

.11

.10

.12

.10

.10

.12

.14

.19

.42

*.59

1.0

1.0

.97

.70

.59

.40

.50

.64

.67

1.3

2.2

1.4

1.2

21.83

0.704

9.00

1.89

1.56

Apr.

1.50

.70

.72

L^,

1.7

1.2

.72

.50

.40

.30

*.23

.23

.14

.11

.10

.09

.08

.09

.07

.05

.05

.05

.04

.04

.03

.05

.14

.11

.09

.07

11.80

0.393

7.37

1.80

1.56

May

0.07

.05

*.04

.04

.03

.02

.20

4.8

2.0

1.7

3.9

1.2

.67

.48

.33

.23

.19

.16

.12

.10

.09

.09

.40

.23

.13

.12

.48

2.2

.78

.45 

*.29

21.59

0.696

7.56

1.81

5.40

June

0.17

.11

.09

.06

.04

.03

.02

.01

0

0

0

.03

.19

.09

.07

.04

.02

.02

0

0

.02

.04

.03

.09

.08

.04

.02

.01

0

*0

1.32

0.044

7.19

1.79

2.45

July

0.16

.35

.11

.06

.04

.02

.02

.01

0

0

.01

.01

0

1.0

.38

.13

.08

.05

.07

.05

.03

.02

.02

.02

.02

.01

.09

.05

.04

.03 

.03

2.91

0.094

7.24

1.79

3.38

Calendar year 1959 : Max 5.4 Min 0 Mean 0.322

Aug.

0.02

.02

.01

3.6

1.0

.29

.13

.09

.38

1.9

1.5

.53

.25

.19

.73

.97

.35

.17

.11

.07

2.3

2.0

.48

.21

.12

.08

.05

.04

.03

.02 

*.03

17.67

0.570

7.29

1.79

5.89

Sept.

0.04

.10

.09

.04

.81

1.4

.35

.16

.10

.07

.21

.40

.35

.33

.23

.16

.14

.42

.38

.23

.14

.11

.08

.05

.04

.03

.03

.02

.02

*.02

6.55

0.218

7.22

1.79

3.14

Water year 1959-60: Max 6.8 Min 0 Mean 0.418

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

t Contents, in acre-feet, of end of month in reservoir No. 11A.

* Surface area, in acres, at end of month of reservoir No. 11A.

tt Precipitation, in Inches, during month of rain gage at reservoir.

tt Estimated on basis of precipitation at Clarksburg.
76 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

601. Salem Fork subwatershed No. 9 (West Branch Patterson Fork), near Salem, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°16'15", long 80°34'1S", at Stonestreet Dam on West Branch Patterson Fork, 

D.8 mile upstream from mouth and 1.2 miles southwest of Salem, Harrlson County.

Drainage area. 0.92 sq ml.

Records avalTable.--January 1956 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete drop inlet. Datum of gage is 1,079.80 ft above 

mean sea level (Soil Conservation Service bench mark).

Extremes. Maximum outflow during year, 20.1 cfs Aug. 4 (gage height, 16.80 ft); no flow 

Oct. 1-23. Maximum inflow, 416 cfs (average for 15-minute interval) Aug. 4, computed 

from outflow and change in reservoir contents.

ly56-6U: Maximum outflow, 25.8 cfs Dec. 14, 1956 (gage height, 19.80 ft); no flow 

for several days in 1957-60.

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

Records of daily discharge are outflow from reservoir, determined from stage-discharge 

relation for outlet structure. Reservoir is formed by earth dam; dam completed and 

storage began in January 1956. Outlet structure is 3 by 3-foot concrete drop inlet 

connected to a 24-inch concrete outlet pipe. Top of drop inlet is at elevation 1,104.0 

ft. A 16-inch steel pipe is set in one side of the drop inlet at elevation 1,088.1 ft. 

There is an emergency spillway at elevation 1,105.1 ft. Top of dam embankment is 

1,111.2 ft. Available capacity, 162 acre-ft between elevations 1,088.1 ft (top of 

steel pipe) and 1,105.1 ft (crest of spillway). Records of suspended sediment loads 

for the water year 1360 are given in WSP 1741.

The following table gives the relation between gage height and outflow, reservoir 

capacity, and water-surface area during the 1960 water year.

Sage 

height 

(feet)

8.34 

8.4 

8.5 

8.6 

8.8

Outflow 

(cfs)

0 

.04 

.16 

.34 

.92

Contents 

(acrefeet)

19.19 

19.38 

19.69 

20.00 

E0.65

Surface 

area 

(acres )

3.30 

3.32 

3.35 

3.38 

3.44

Sage 

height 

(feet)

9.0 

9.5 

10 

12 

15

Outflow 

(cfs)

1.8 

4.4 

6.5 

11.0 

16.7

Contents 

(acrefeet)

21.35 

23.16 

25.10 

34.42 

53.94

Surface 

area 

(acres)

3.50 

3.70 

3.90 

5.40 

7.80

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

1

2

3

4

5

g

7

8

9

30

31

rotal

Mean

t)

*)

tt)

Oct.

0

0

0

o

0

o 

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

.73

.47

.23

.13

.15

.09

.07 

.05

1.98

0.064

19.41

3.32

t*3.46

Nov.

0.05

.04

.04

.20

.35

.25

.20

.15

.10

.07

.05

.04

.03

T03

.04

.06

.50

.50

.30

*.19

.15

.11

.53

2.2

1.6

.82

1.1

7.6

3.4

1.4

22.10

0.737

20.82

3.46

**3.17

Dee.

0.96

1.0

1.4

1.4

.92

.86

1.7

1.4

1.1

1.2

1.4

7.4

6.9

3.2

1.6

1.0

.82

1.8

2.0

1.2

.92

.66

.47

.37

.54

.34

.34

.76

2.6

2.6 

1.8

5O.46

1.63

21.10

3.48

2.31

Jan.

1.2

.92

7.5

*6.0

Z.4

1.4 

1.0

.76

.52

.47

.44

.39

2.7

3.1

*12-7

11.0

4.8

2.2

2.1

1.6

1.3

1.0

.82

.66

.55

.52

.50

2.1

3.0

2.0 

1.4

77.05

2.49

20.93

3.46

3.01

Feb.

1.1

.79

.60

*.47

.86

5.9

5.6

3.0

2.6

2.6

8.6

4.4

2.1

1.6

1.0

.76

1.0

3.0

4.0

2.8

2.2

1.8

1.3

1.1

2.2

8.2

4.9

2.9

2.2

 

79.58

2.74

21.28

3.49

**2.70

Mar.

1.4

1.1

1.3

1.0

.76

.60 

.57

.55

.52

.60

.52

.50

.47

.55

.76

1.6

*1.8

2.9

2.8

3.2

2.6

2.2

1.6

1.6

2.1

2.6

4.3

7.7

7.6

4.3

 

73.00

2 35

35.51

5.46

**1.63

Apr.

8.6

3.2

2.3

6.6

*5.8

4.5

2.7

2.0

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.0

.79

.66

.57

.50

.44

.44

.37

.32

.26

.26

.23

.23

.21

.34

1.6

1.2

.86

.66

50.64

1.69

20.34

3.41

t*0.79

May

0.60

.50

*.39

.34

.28

.24 

1.0

12.9

12.0

6.8

9.7

5.4

2.4

1.6

1.1

.86

1.7

4.8

2.5

1.4

1.0

1.1

7.4

4.4

1.9

1.3

2.0

7.4

3.7

2.1 

*1.4

100.21

3.23

20.93

3.46

5.05

June

1.0

.70

.50

.34

.24

.18

.12

.09

.07

.04

.04

.04

.26

.19

.13

.09

.08

.07

.04

.02

.05

.13

.11

.24

.26

.15

.09

.06

.03

*.Q2

5.38

0.179

19.29

3.31

2.05

July

0.18

.76

.34

.19

.11

.06

.02

^01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.31

.28

.15

.08

.06

.26

.18

.09

.05

.08

.16

.09

.06

.15

.12

.08

.06 

. 08

4.06

0.131

19.47

3.33

4.24

Calendar year 1359 : Max 15.2 Min 0 Mean 1.15

Aug.

0.06

*.04

.02

16.1

16.5

9.3

2.0

.63

.37

1.2

2.5

1.2

.66

1.4

4.2

7.8

2.6

1.0

.50

.34

.45

1.0

.70

.44

.26

.19

.13

.09

.08

.06

*.05

71.87

2.32

19.41

3.32

7.11

Sept.

0.04

.18

.24

.16

1.4

3.8 

1.1

.55

.34

.23

.58

1.3

.32

.55

.34

.24

.21

1.0

1.1

.73

.47

.30

.23

.18

.15

.12

.09

.07

.07

*.08

16.77

0.559

19.50

3.33

2.38

Water year 1959-60: Max 16.5 Mln 0 Mean 1.51

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Contents, in acre-feet, at end of month in reservoir Ho. 9.

* Surface area, In acres, at end of month of reservoir Ho. 9. 

tt Precipitation, In Inches, during month at rain gage at reservoir. 

tt Estimated on basis of precipitation at Clarksburg.

Hote. Ho gage-height record Oct. 30 to Hov. 19, June 29; discharge estimated on basle 

ecords and records for nearby stations.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 77

605. Salem Pork at Salem, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°17'10", long 80°32'35", on left bank 0.2 mile downstream from Dog Run, 

0.8 mile upstream from Cherrycamp Run, and 0.9 mile northeast of Salem, Harrison County.

Drainage area. 8.32 sq mi.

Records avairable. January 1951 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder with artificial control. Datum of gage is 1,026.04 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1944. Prior to Apr. 20, 1951, staff gage on left bank

' 400 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 11.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,060 cfs Aug. 4 (gage height, 8.21 ft); minimum, 

0.07 cfs June 30 (gage height, 2.57 ft).

1951-60: Maximum discharge, 2,280 cfs Aug. 22, 1955 (gage height, 11.88 f:, from 

floodmarks); no flow at times.

The flood of June 25, 1950, reached a stage of 13.6 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

2,900 cfs, from rating curve extended above 1,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement 

of peak flow).

Remarks. Records good. The flow from 1,294 acres above station was partly controlled, but 

not diverted, by six floodwater detention reservoirs with a total combined detention 

capacity of 329 acre-ft below the emergency spillways. A seventh, and last, detention 

reservoir was completed in September 1958 with a drainage area of 204 acres and a capacity of 47 acre-ft below the emergency spillway. There is also a municipal watersupply reservoir having a drainage area of 566 acres and a capacity of 155 acre-ft. 

The first detention reservoir in this basin was completed in October 1954. Records of 

suspended sediment loads for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

Revision (water years). WSP 1435: 1955.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and die

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 28 to Aug. l)

2.59 0.08 3.4 4.1

2.7 .2 3.5 6.3

2.8 .4 3.7 13

3.1 

3.3

1.3 

2.7

Discharge, in ubic feet pe

203

450

October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

1C

13

14

15

IB

17

18

19

20

21

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.4

.3

72~

.2

z

.6

.4

.2

,

'^

'.5

' c

*.2

.2

2

.2

.2

.2

2.6

~3.3 11

1.8

2.1

1.4

1.0

' ^

. 8

30.9

1.00

0.120

0.14

Nov.

1.1

.8

.7

3.6

3.5

3.0

1.8

1.4

1.2

c

.8

.7

.6

.8

1.0

1.5

6.9

4.5

3.3

*2.0

1.6

1.1

7.5

14

11

6.1

16

76

19

10

202.4

6.75

0.811

0.90

Dec.

8.0

8.6

9.2

7.8

5.4

6.3

12

11

9.6

9.6

11

81

41

17

9.6

6.6

6.3

18

13

8.6

6.9

5.2

4.0

3.5

5.4

3.4

3.4

10

21

16

12

388.4

12.5

1.50

1.74

Jan.

8.6

7.5

95

34

*15

9.6

7.5

5.9

4.1

3.8

3.7

3.4

52

24

205

54

24

16

16

12

10

8.3

6.9

6.1

5.4

5.2

5.6

20

20

13

10

691.6

22.3

2.68

3.09

Feb.

7.8

6.5

5.2

4.3

11

62

39

21

17

55

82

26

14

11

8.0

*6.3

14

28

56

22

16

12

9.6

8.6

36

81

35

22

16

690.1

25.8

2.86

5.08

Mar.

11

10

11

9.2

7.8

6.9

6.5

6.5

6.1

6.1

5.6

6.1

6.5

7.2

9.2

14

18

24

22

24

18

16

11

13

15

17

37

66

41

48

140

639.1

20.6

2.48

2.86

Apr.

38

17

25

6O

*45

30

16

12

11

9.2

8.0

6.9

5.6

5.0

4.1

4.0

3.5

3.5

2.6

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.2

3.8

7.2

5.2

3.8

3.5

359.8

11.5

1.56

1.52

May

3.3

2.4

2.0

1.6

1.3

1.1

11

148

48

52

92

29

14

10

7.2

*5.9

17

18

10

6.6

5.2

14

50

18

9.2

7.8

26

58

21

15

8.9

711.5

23.0

2.76

5.18

June

6.1

4.5

5.5

2.5

1.7

1.2

.9

.7

.6

.5

.5

2.4

2.8

1.5

1.1

.8

.8

.6

.5

.2

*2.5

1.1

.8

3.6

1.1

.6

.4

.2

.1

.08

45.08

1.44

0.175

0.19

July

5.9

6.2

5.5

5.0

1.5

.8

.5

.4

.5

1.1

.5

.2

.2

8.3

570

1.3

.8

1.8

3.1

1.8

1.0

.6

2.5

2.4

1.3

1.5

4.8

1.8

1.1

1.1

1.1

63.2

2.04

0.245

0.28

Aug .

*0.5

.3

75

207

42

16

7.5

5.2

8.4

43

30

15

S.6

20

71

44

15

8.3

5.9

4.5

22

26

12

7.8

3.7

2.1

1.4

1.1

.8

.8

*1.0

6c8.2

?0.3

2 .44

2.81

Sept.

0.8

4.5

2.5

1.2

24

23

6.9

3.7

2.3

1.6

10

8.0

5.2

5.5

2.4

1.6

2.9

8.9

6.9

4.5

5.5

2.1

1.4

1.2

.8

.7

.6

.5

.6

*.5

155.9

4.53

O.544

0.61

Calendar year 1959: Max 164 Min 0.1 Mean 9.95 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.23

Water year 1959-60: Max 207 Min 0.08 Mean 12.5 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.40

Peak discharge (base, 330 cfs). Jan. 15 (7 a.m.) 541 cfs (6.35 ft); Mar. 30 (12 p.m.) 375 cfs 

(5.68 ft); Aug. 4 (5:30 a.m.) 1,060 efs (8.21 ft); Aug. 15 (4 p.m.) 362 cfs (5.67 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
78 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

610. West Fork River at Enterprise, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°25'20", long 80°16'40", on left bank 150 ft downstresm from highway 

bridge at Enterprise, Harrlson County, and three-quarters of a mile upstream from 

Blngamon Creek.

Drainage area. 759 sq ml. ,

Records available.--June 1907 to September 1918 (gage heights only, October 1916 to September 1918), October 1932 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 869.45 ft above mean see level, adjustment 

of 1912, June 1907 to Sept. 30, 1918, chain gage at site 150 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--36 years (1907-16, 1933-60), 1,168 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,500 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 14.89 ft); minimum, 30 cfs Oct. 22, 23 (gage height, 1.49 ft).

1907-16, 1932-60: Maximum discharge, 31,400 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 25.56 

ft) , from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs on basis of slope-erea measurement of 

peak flow; minimum, 3.4 cfs July 27, 1934; minimum gage height, 0.6 ft Sept. 10, 14, 

25, 1908.

Flood In 1888 reached a stage of about 33 ft, present site and drtum.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gag-e-helght record, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 803: 1936. WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1113: 1936-38(M), 

1939. WSP 1335: 1911-15, 1937. WSP 1625: 1915(M), 1935(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-23)

1.3 

1.7 

2.0 

2.3

27

74

144

295

4.0 

6.0 

12.0

1,270

2,800

9,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

*

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 LO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29 

3O

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

60

52

42

42

41

38

47

66

71

50

41

39

38

44

*53

44

41

39

37

33

31

30

41

476

570

468

344

337

323

219

172

3,929

127

0.167

0.19

Nov.

172

129

103

144

214

402

503

672

402

295

129

144

135

152

112

103

120

184

380

344

246

189

180

*760

1,700

1,270

840

4,040

5,560

'

21,904

730

0.962

1.07

Dec.

1,240

1,020

1,040

1,120

990

765

840

1,040

990

990

1,060

2,970

6,660

4,020

2,000

1,240

915

1,120

1,560

1,330

1,020

840

678

534

461

425

418

454

1,180 

2,000

1,600

42,520

1,372

1.81

2.08

Jan.

1,180

940

3,550

6,880

*2,800

1,460

1,060

865

715

570

510

461

1,460

3,700

9.080

8,740

3,200

1,880

2,620

2,440

1,670

al,300

1,040

890

a800

a750

a700

al.OOO

al.500 

al.800

al,300

66,861

2,157

2.84

3.28

Feb.

1,040

890

715

588

546

1,450

2,440

2,280

1,810

1,600

4,990

4,460

2,200

1,530

1,180

965

*965

2,020

4,900

3,600

2,280

Mar.

1,500

1,210

1,180

1,060

965

865

740

b600

b550

bSOO

bSOO

bSOO

bSOO

b550

b700

1,120

1,500

2,280

2,360

2,280

2,040

1,780 1,670

1,420

1,210

1,270

6,950

5,540

2,710

2,000

65,309

2,252

2.97

3.20

1,390

1,300

1,530

1,640

1,810

2,530

4,570

2,800 

5,500

48,240

1,556

2.05

2.36

Apr.

5,450

3,000

1,880

3,470

6,000

5,120

*2,800

1,880

1,500

1,240

1,040

915

790

715

642

594

546

516

475

418

380

351

330

295

277

283

582

666

546 

468

43,169

1,439

1,90

2. 12

May

410

358

316

283

234

214

194

3,130

4,900

2,200

5,450

4,240

2.1EO

1,600

1,330

1,040

890

1,360

*1,020

765

636

522

815

765

582

489

468

1,820

2,710 

1,740

1,300

43,901

1,416

1.87

2.15

June

1.020

765

606

576

440

330

264

224

194

156

144

189

865

690

461

330

246

199

168

156

148

522

630

*489

440

418

240

176

152 

138

11,376

379

0.499

0.56

July

144

283

940

534

277

194

152

126

110

105

117

148

172

290

258

164

126

112

242

295

224

152

123

114

105

101

371

264

180 

168

164

6,755

218

0.287

0.33

Aug.

160

144

117

2,000

4,240

1,670

940

672

510

940

2,120

1,150

715

805

2,620

2,360

1,210

715

440

295

418

1,300

1,120

660

388

271

204

176

152 

141

156

28,809

929

1.22

1.41

Sept.

184

,172

132

117

110

135

176

180

138

117

164

2,380

4.020

1,240

612

*365

258

616

2,280

1,150

690

447

309

234

194

164

144

135

129 

126

17,118

571

0.752

0.84

Calendar year 1959: Max 10,400 Mln 23 Mean 897 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.03

Water year 1959-60: Max 9,080 Min 30 Mean 1,093 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.59

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 cfs). Jan. 15 (6 p.m.) 13,500 cfs (14.89 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and rec 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 79

615. Buffalo Creek at Barrackville, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 39°30'15", long 80°10'20", near center of span on downstream side of highway bridge at Barrackville, Marion County, 1,700 ft upstream from Finchs Run.

Drainage area.--115 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1907 to December 1908, May 1915 to June 1924, August 19C2 to 

September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 882.42 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Dec. 6, 1940, chain gage and Dec. 6, 1940, to June 3, 1943, waterstage recorder, at same site at datum 2.01 ft higher.

Average discharge.--37 years (1907-8, 1915-23, 1932-60), 170 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,190 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 9.80 ft); minimum, 0.7 cfs Oct. 22; minimum gage height, 1.96 ft Aug. 30.

1907-8, 1915-24, 1932-60: Maximum discharge observed, 9,490 cfs Jan. 22, 1917 (gage 

height, 16.2 ft, present datum); no flow during greater part of period Septemter to 

November 1908.

Flood in July 1912 reached a stage of about 18 ft, present site and datum (discharge, 

11,600 efs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions, (water years). WSP 783: 1917(M). W3P 1335: 1916(M) , 1918-20(M), 1921, 

1922(M), 1924(M), 1933(M), 1940.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except period of Ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-23)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.7

0.8

1.8

3.5

6.0

13

43

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

8.0

68

13Z

240

520

1,350

1,950

2.0

2.1 

Z.3

4.2 

7.0

3.7 

5.0 

7.0 

8.0

188

531

1,350

1,950

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.5

1.6

1.8

1.7

1:6

2.1

3.8

3.2

3.5

2.0

2.1

2.5

2.0

*2.5

2.3

1.8

2.5

2.0

2.3

2.1

1.4

1.5

2.6

~98 126

40

26

21

18

14

12

406.4

13.1

0.114

0.13

Nov.

16

40

31

25

34

43

36

29

22

18

14

11

IT

11

11

12

19

61

46

33

26

22

20

*45

160

89

64

793

313

132

2,187

72.9

0.634

0.71

Dec.

87

70

65

63

55

50

101

113

92

95

94

1,050

861

318

162

108

84

177

194

123

94

74

54

49

45

44

44

56

170

197

162

4,931

159

1.38

1.59

Jan.

114

94

972

568

*240

150

113

91

70

58

54

49

204

318

»1.440

682

299

204

215

170

139

112

96

83

68

68

64

98

150

137

114

7,234

233

2.03

2.34

Feb.

98

81

65

56

63

565

590

299

265

304

1,260

431

242

177

129

107

109

261

490

299

222

188

141

120

146

*940

475

326

248

8,697

300

2.61

2.81

Mar.

166

134

132

120

103

84

74

b68

b63

b60

b60

b60

b60

b70

81

112

112

158

170

206

194

179

141

154

197

230

360

960

1,100

608

1.950

8,146

263

2.29

2.63

Apr.

596

322

244

630

580

*441

304

220

186

158

140

133

112

99

87

80

74

67

58

50

48

46

42

39

56

36

48

79

63

55

5,073

169

1.47

1.64

May

49

44

38

35

32

29

30

1,460

853

338

1,240

456

279

237

196

149

118

*99

78

63

62

57

58

51

42

39

38

100

108

84

115

6,577

212

1.84

2.13

June

90

63

48

38

30

23

19

18

15

14

12

18

20

24

20

15

12

11

9.0

8.2

7.0

87?

*8.6

10

11

9.4

8.2

7.0

7.8

8.2

592.6

19.8

0.172

0.19

July

8.6

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.0

7.0

7.8

7.0

7.4

8.2

9.0

8.2

6.7

20

38

18

9.8

7.0

8.2

9.0

8.6

6.7

5.3

5.6

5.0

5.5

26

40

19

14

10

357.2

11.5

0.100

0.12

Aug.

7.0

6.2

*5.0

16

61

32

17

13

10

15

119

64

33

24

32

82

56

27

16

12

13

38

34

20

14

9.8

7.4

6.4

5.3

4.2

13

812.3

26.2

0.228

0.26

Sept.

30

14

9.4

6.7

6.2

5.3

4.5

5.3

5.0

4.5

8.6

21

24

14

12

*8.6

7.4

14

42

33

30

20

16

12

9.0

7.4

6.2

6.2

6.4

5 " 9

394.6

13.2

0.115

0.13

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,980 Mln 0.9 Mean 116 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.68

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,930 Mln 1.4 Mean 124 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.68

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfa). No peak above baae.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

620. Monongahela River at lock 15, at Hoult, W. Va.

Location.- -La t 39°30'25", long 80°07'50", on right bank above spillway of dam at lock 15, 

at Hoult, Marion County, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Biffalo Creek, 

2-| miles downstream from Fairmont , and 4 miles downstream from confluence of Tygart and 

West Fork Rivers.

Drainage area. 2,388 sq ml.

Records available. --April 1915 to September 1926, October 1938 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 849.58 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1907. Prior to Sept. 30, 1926, staff gage at same site and datun.

Average discharge. 33 years, 4,115 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 23,000 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 13.03 ft); minimum daily, 436 cfs June 11.

1915-26, 1938-60: Maximum discharge observed, 91,500 cfs Jan. 2, 1919 (gage height, 

21.2 ft), from rating curve extended above 50,000 cfs; minimum daily, 33 cfs Sept. 27, 

Oct. 2, 1917; minimum daily since October 1938, 195 cfs Jan. 27, 1940.

Flood in 1888, before lock 15 was built, reached a stage of about 26 ft.

Remarks . Records good above 3,000 cfs and fair below, except those fo" period of indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are poor. Since October 1938, published records 

below 800 cfs do not include lockage or leakage through lock gates and valves , both of 

which are usually a very small percentage of the total flow. Flow partly regulated by 

Tygart Reservoir (see p. 106).

Revisions (wwater years) .--WSP 583: 1915-24. WSP 623: 1924. WSP 893: Drainage area.

WSP 1205: 1950.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, 

relation (gage height, In feet,

xcept period of Indefinite stag^-dlscharge 

nd discharge, In cubic feet per second)

7.48

7.8

8.5

436

920

2,480

10.0

11.0

13.0

7,650

11,700

23,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

600

600

572

600

600

572

630

645

630

572

544

502

502

530

558

572

544

530

516

516

502

502

586

1,170

1.550

1,150

996

958

903

818

767

21,037

679

-139

Nov.

784

767

735

852

1,460

1,690

1,940

2,160

1,970

1,760

1,550

1,510

1,460

1,460

1,420

1,440

1,440

2,210

2,460

4,200

4,000

3,780

*2,430

2,360

3,940

5,350

5,710

9,280

9,690

10.900

90,708

3,024

+291

Dec.

14,200

12 , 700

11,700

10,300

7,250

5,710

4,990

4,990

4,820

4,640

4,47O

7,250

12,700

9,280

10,900

14,200

12 , 700

10,900

,65O

,050

,270

,530

,640

,370

,210

,670

.580

,740

,92O

,470

6,270

219,070

7,067

-910

Jan.

6,850

5,900

9,640

12 , 700

10,100

12,200

13,200

8,870

5,350

3,010

1,850

1.710

3,280

7,650

16,000

15,200

12,200

14,700

14,200

17.000

14,700

11,700

7,450

4,470

2,620

2,59O

2,510

2,980

5,170

5,530

6,27O

257,600

8,310

-113

Feb.

5,530

2,780

2,330

2,210

2.160

3,920

6,080

6,460

7,050

6,080

9,280

8,460

7,650

8,O5O

6,850

6,080

5,900

5,350

8,870

7,050

6,080

5,350

4,820

4,300

4,300

11.700

11,700

9,900

8,870

185,160

6,385

+30

Mar.

7,250

5,900

3,870

2,920

e2,600

e2,100

e2,000

e2,000

e2,200

el. 400

el, 800

el, 800

el, 800

el, 800

el, 600

el, 800

2,280

4,140

5,170

5,170

5,710

5,170

4,640

4,300

4,100

4,470

4,990

8,660

12 . 700

9,480

12 , 700

136,520

4,404

+1,830

Apr.

10,300

12,200

16,400

14,200

17,000

21.800

20,600

19,400

19,400

18 S 200

14,700

9,480

5,710

3,190

2,160

2,O9O

1,440

1,290

1,230

1,070

996

958

801

.675

650

660

903

1,110

958

852

220,403

7,347

-992

May

784

750

705

660

720

720

6OO

4,370

8,260

3,910

8.870

7,250

5,530

6,460

7,250

6,460

4,640

*3 , 400

3,010

2,530

2,300

2,160

2,460

2,530

1,580

1,350

1,380

4,400

7,250

6,850

7,650

116,789

3,767

+960

June

8.260

7,050

5,130

2,300

2,040

1,190

996

705

558

460

436

516

1,340

1,600

1,350

1,150

1,030

939

720

558

544

742

1,150

852

886

818

660

516

460

558

45,514

1,517

-345

July

600

630

1.140

869

630

586

530

530

488

488

502

488

516

705

852

615

530

516

705

818

801

705

630

586

586

558

869

920

705

705

660

20,463

660

-96

Aug.

660

615

615

1,660

5.710

2,800

1,640

1,290

1,170

1,690

4,100

3,070

2,280

2,180

4,230

4,200

2,960

1,490

1,170

1,020

958

2,080

2,060

1,310

1,020

886

801

767

720

720

801

56,673

1,828

-20

Sept.

920

835

750

705 720"

1,290

977

886

784

784

1,160

5,710

8.260

 6,850

*5,530

3,400

1,880

1,330

3,610

5,350

5,710

4,820

3,040

1,830

1,710

1,670

1,620

1,600

1,580

1,530

76,841

2,561

-207

Adjusted for change In contents In Tygart Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

540 

0.226 

0.26

3,315 

1.39 

1.55

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

6,157 

2.58 

2.97

8,197 

3.43 

3.95

6,415 

2.69 

2.90

6,234

2.61 

3.01

6,355 

2.66 

2.97

4,727 

1.98 

2.28

Observed

Max 20,000 Mln 400 Mean 3,397 

Max 21,800 Mln 436 Mean 3,953

1,172 

0.491 

0.55

564 

0.236 

0.27

1,808 

0.757 

0.87

2,354 

0.986 

1.10

Adjusted

Mean 3,411 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.37 

Mean 3,981 C'sm 1.67 In. 22.68

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Tygart Reservolrj furnished by Corps 

of Engineers.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite) discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records 

for upstream stations.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 81

625. Deckers Creek at Morgantown, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°37'45", long 79°57'10", on left bank at Klngwood Street, In Morgantown, 

Monongalla County, 0.6 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 63.2 sq ml.

Records available.--April 1914 to September 1915 (gage heights only), February 1946 to 

September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 820 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

Dec. 4, 1914, chain gage on bridge 0.5 mile upstream at different datum. Dec. 4, 1914, 

to Sept. 30, 1915, chain gage on bridge 0.9 mile upstream at different datum. Feb. 8 

to May 7, 1946, staff gage, and May 8, 1946, to June 19, 1956, water-stage recorder at 

site 150 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 108 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,050 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 5.35 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 800 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 

10.12 ft; minimum dally, 1.0 cfs Aug. 30; minimum gage height, -0.10 ft Sept. 5.

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 5,680 cfs Aug. 5, 1956 (gage height, 10.12 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 800 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 0.6 cfs Nov. 4, 1953; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 5, 1960.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of Indefinite stage-discharge relation or 

no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Indefinite stage-discharge 

relation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 28 Nov. 29 to Sept. 30

3.0

4.7

7.7

11

22

0.8 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

40

82

166

316

520

0.10

.2

.4

.6

.8 

1.0

92

242

656

1,150

1,910

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.2

3.7

3.7

5.0

3.0

3.0

4.0

18

10

5.3

4.7

4.7

5.6

7.7

7.4

7.1

6.8

6.2

6.2

6.2

6,2

6.2

11

56

28

24

21

17

*14

10

10

323.9

10.4

0.165

0.19

Nov.

12

2?

28

31

31

47

68

62

46

33

26

22

20

19

19

20

36

55

55

44

35

31

33

80

135

133

114

335

344

T76

2,112

70.4

1.11

1.24

Dec.

100

70

64

65

62

60

79

83

78

*71

76

513

1.120

770

487

369

324

331

416

412

324

248

181

139

102

90

85

98

206

258

255

7,536

243

3.84

4.43

Jan.

206

163

827

940

487

290

212

161

123

96

83

76

92

163

605

940

464

321

307

281

230

184

151

112

90

*70

80

120

220

200

160

8,454

273

4.32

4.97

Feb.

130

110

90

80

80

150

120

110

110

150

350

300

230

180

140

110

110

130

120

110

100

90

85

80

80

90

90

80

75

3,680

127

2.01

2.17

Mar.

70

65

60

55

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

*52

55

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

65

70

80

100

182

652

1,510

1.910

5,846

189

2.99

3.44

Apr.

1.1BO

634

412

503

612

548

419

304

224

171

136

112

92

74

62

55

48

44

39

34

32

29

27

27

25

30

*40

40

37

35

6,025

201

3.18

3.55

May

35

32

30

28

26

24

24

224

344

258

468

362

258

264

245

187

146

116

92

74

66

57

59

78

76

66

59

139

255

221

171

4,484

145

2.29

2.64

June

123

92

71

55

42

33

26

22

*19

19

12

17

19

26

21

18

14

13

12

6,7

7.8

8.4

8.4

11

9.1

11

8.1

6.7

6.1

5.6

742.9

24.8

0.392

0.44

July

5.3

5.0

5.6

6.4

5.0

3.8

2.5

2.0

2^

4.2

4.2

4.5

6.7

38

27

19

12

10

8,1

6.7

5.6

4.0

6.6

7.2

5.0

12

*60

33

19

19

14

363.4

11.7

0.185

0.21

Aug.

ell

e9.0

e7.0

7.8

9.2

20

13

8.1

4.2

7.9

5.3

7.2

6.7

14

18

21

13

8.1

4.2

2.5

7.1

5.6

2.5

3.2

2.8

1.8

1.3

el. 2

el.l

el.O

el. 5

226.3

7.30

0.116

0,13

Sept.

el. 2

e270

el. 5

el. 3

e4.0

5.6

*3.8

2.8

2.2

2.8

14

34

65

40

25

17

16

24

28

29

22

18

15

11

9.4

8.1

7,8

7.8

7.5

7.8

433.6

14.5

0.229

0.26

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,120 Mln 2.1 Mean 94.2 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.22

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,910 Mln 1.0 Mean 110 Cfam 1.74 In. 23.67

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 efs). Mar. 51 (7:50 a.m.) 2,050 efs (5.55 ft).____________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite) discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records 

for nearby stations.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 26 to Mar. 27, Apr, 26 to May li discharge estimated on basis of 

3 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

650. Dry Fork at Hendricks, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°04'20", long 79°37'20", on right bank at Hendricks, Tucker County, 

0.4 mile upstream from confluence with Blackwater River.

Drainage area.--345 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1940 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,698.76 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Dec. 21, 1941, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--20 years, 739 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15.300 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 9.28 ft); minimum, 34 cfs Aug. 30 (gage height, 1.44 ft).

1940-60: Maximum discharge, 47,000 cfs Oct. 15, 1954 (gage height, 15.23 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 6.0 cfs Sept. 19, 20, 1946, Oct. 3-9, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of lee effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.45 

1.6 

1.9 

2.3

144

320

2.9

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

750

1,970

5,320

14,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ocb.

1,450

498

210

125 

85

67

56

49

:56

101

90

83

69

115

202

166

115

93

74

*64

56

51

69

6.150

1,780

960

1,390

1,250

840

617

532

17,463

563

1.63

1.88

Nov.

8O4

804

633

601 

649

724

960

786

682

562

475

421

366

320

299

273

343

315

254

250

254

231

*222

892

1,160

885

903

2.980

2,380

1,430

21,858

729

2.11

2.36

Dec.

1,030

840

804

768 

690

690

768

617

585

510

510

2,980

4,350

2,310

1,490

1,180

1,150

1,970

1,970

1,410

1,080

831

649

b520

525

555

682

872

2,840

1,840

1,250

38,266

1,234

3.58

4.12

Jan .

930

750

2,720

2,380

1,510

1,070

*840

682

540

461

503

510

2,690

3,400

5.320

3,980

2,170

1,970

2,240

1,530

1,130 885

724

657

b520

518

461

649

1,070

1,060

1,010

44,880

1,448

4.20

4.84

Feb.

858

733

555

496 

489

1,530

1,470

1,100

970

1,230

2,460

1,780

1,320

1,040

750

641

633

570

454

396

b420

461

408

b370

354

360

331

331

320

__ _ _ _

22,830

787

2.28

2.46

Mar.

289

b270

b250

b230 

a220

a220

a220

a220

a220

a250

a280

a280

a270

a260

a250

a250

a250

a270

b300

b350

371

331

b330

337

415

390

402

*2,280

6,O20

12.300

*12,000

40,325

1,301

3.77

4.35

Apr.

5,550

4,920

5,780

8.920 

5,120

3,240

2,380

2,100

1,710

1,270

1,030

1,180

1,260

1,130

980

813

682

625

525

415

371

348

320

284

268

263

540

489

377

343

53,233

1,774

5.14

5.74

May

377

390

320

289 

259

236

222

3,440

3,480

1,900

1,450

1,160

1,260

1,240

1,020

813

699

665

548

454

440

390

408

427

354

331

356

4.190

3, 640

2,380

1,520

34,658

1,118

3.24

3.74

June

1.010

716

548

454 

390

*310

263

227

189

162

138

251

682

366

482

294

206

189

159

125

112

170

263

263

254

162

118

93

*85

130

8,811

294

0.852

0.95

July

270

548

268

177 

134

107

90

74

62

IP96

101

85

158

197

128

88

67

236

366

273

177

128

98

80

69

112

115

88

69

64

4,585

148

0.429-

0.49

Aug.

58

49

42

604 

759

337

518

326

231

222

254

*174

144

177

227

189

134

104

88

74

69

98

125

98

80

62

51

43

38

36

71

5,482

177

0.513

0.59

Sept.

96

144

134

118 

78

60

52

47

43

282

3.270

3,160

1,580

885

540

371

289

1,630

1,330

1,240

840

593

440

348

268

222

189

162

144

138

18,693

623

1.81

2.02

Calendar year 1959 : Max 7,61O Mln 9.8 Mean 670 Cfsm 1.94 In. 26.34

Water watyear 1959-60: I3b9-60: Max m12,300Z,3UU Mln 36 Mean 850 HbOCfsm urs2.46 L'.^bIn. i33.54 iabi

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs). Oct. 24 (6:30 a.m.) 13,000 cfs (B.70 ft); Mar. 31 (5:30 a.m.) 

15,300 efs (9.28 ft); Apr. 4 (1:30 a.m.) 12,000 efs (8.42 ft); May 8 (3 p.m.) 7,540 cfs (6.88 ft)

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 83

660. Blackwater River at Davls, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°07'35", long 79°28'10", on right bank three-eighths of a mile southwest 

of Davls, Tucker County, and half a mile downstream from Beaver Creek.

Drainage area. 86.2 sq ml.

Records available. April 1921 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 3,058.87 ft above mean sea level (levels 

oy West Virginia Power and Transmission Co.). Prior to Dec. 18, 1952, staff gage at 

site 60 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--39 years, 191 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,170 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 9.86 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Aug. 30 (gage height, 1.32 ft), caused by filling of small water-supply pool 

about 1 mile upstream.

1921-60: Maximum discharge, 7,170 cfs Mar. 29, 1924 (gage height, 13.20 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 1.5 cfs Sept. 11, 12, 1959 (gage height, 0.90 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 583: 1921-23. WSP 803: Drainage area. WSP 1173: 

1931-34(M,m).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, Ln feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.32

1.5

1.7

2.0

2.5 183

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

10.0

299

610

1,000

2,050

4,250

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

375

154

62

33

22

16

14

13

16

21

19

17

15

42

52

35

26

21

16

14

13

13

29

1.890

1,150

354

378

*326

205

141

143

5,625

181

2.10

2.43

Nov.

223

212

192

156

141

164

201

152

131

113

99

92

80

71

66

60

69

b65

b60

b54

50

il

55

183

203

137

187

685

286

4,740

158

1.83

2.05

Dec.

b220

190

203

187

162

154

123

b!50

*b!70

b!4C

125

823

1,180

628

354

279

260

524

445

279

212

177

b!60

b!50

143

201

220

249

508

348

234

9,198

297

3.45

3.97

Jan.

198

187

722

508

284

232

196

166

b!50

131

183

175

770

721

1,120

940

492

524

575

357

299

a230

a!90

b!70

*b!60

b!50

b!40

232

360

312

238

11,112

358

4.15

4.79

Feb.

183

154

131

125

119

336

b280

b250

b230

445

702

414

267

b!70

b!50

b!20

blOO

b80

66

b60

b55

a50

a45

a37

To

52

69

51

47

4,828

166

1.93

2.08

Mar.

68

a60

a55

a50

a45_

a45

a45

a45

a45

a50

a50

a50

a50

*b50

b50

b50

b55

b60

b65

b70

b65

b60

b60

b65

b70

b70

b80

b260

b650

b2,200

5.850

8,488

274

3.18

3.66

Apr.

2,370

1,750

1,750

2,790

1,750

1,050

721

628

508

372

318

369

307

267

234

201

172

160

135

111

96

88

76

68

63

*59

117

101

69

56

16,756

559

6.48

7.23

May

66

68

55

47

44

40

38

944

1,120

524

414

351

381

351

274

196

172

198

166

139

123

109

143

162

111

113

146

1.250

800

592

430

9,567

309

3.58

4.13

June

274

198

166

135

107

90

74

*62

55

48

42

87

269

190

214

125

73

69

59

46

41

74

65

172

182

80

47

37

38

81

3,200

107

1.24

1.38

July

83

111

68

55

45

35

30

29

23

26

71

50

33

80

83

44

28

24

65

46

32

26

20

18

16

15

*39

37

24

18

36

1,310

42.3

0.491

0.57

Aug.

22

16

15

63

129

69

71

48

35

82

127

59

42

41

40

3S

31

27

21

18

17

22

232-)

16

14

14

12

12

11

5?

1,203

38.9

0.451

0.5?

Sept.

62

48

55

30

22

18

16

14

50

218

611

664

*399

196

115

78

63

244

229

179

121

92

71

58

48

41

36

30

28

32

3,868

129

1.50

1.67

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,000 Mln 1.6 Mean 162 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.57

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,850 Mln n Mean 218 Cfsm 2.53 In. 34.48

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 cfs). Oct. 24 (3 p.m.) 2,300 cfs (7.44 ft); Mar. 31 (3 a.m.) 4,17O cfs 

(9.86 ft); Apr. 4 (8:30 a.m.) 3,140 cfs (8.64 ft); May 8 (8:30 p.m.) 1,650 cfs (6.27 ft); May 28 

(11 a.m.) 1,450 efs (5.94 ft)._____________________________________________________ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby

stations.

b Stage-dlacharge relation affected by Ice.
84 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

690. Shavers Fork at Parsons, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°05'45", long 79°40'40", on right bank at Parsons, TucVer County, 0.7 mile 

upstream from confluence with Black Fork.

Drainage area. 214 sq ml.

Records available. October 1910 to September 1926, October 1940 to September 1960. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,634.87 ft above mean s^a level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 25, 1923, chain gage on old highway bridge 800 ft downstream at 

datum 3 ft lower. Aug. 25, 1923, to Sept. 30, 1926, series of staff gages on railroad 

bridge 40 ft upstream from chain gage at datum 3 ft lower than present datum. Oct. 4, 

1940, to Apr. 4, 1942, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 36 years, 554 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,900 cfs Apr. 4 (gage heigh*;, 9.74 ft); minimum, 14 cfs'Oct. 1 (gage height, 0.29 ft).

1910-26, 1940-60: Maximum discharge, 16,000 cfs (revised) Oct. 16, 1954 (gage 

height, 12.34 ft), from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs by conveyance-slope 

method: minimum observed, 1 cfs Oct. 7, 1914 (gage height, 2.0 ft, site and datum then 

In use). Minimum stage and discharge both very doubtful.

Floods of July 10, 1888, and July 17, 1907, reached a stage of ap->roximately 12.5 ft 

at site and datum of former gage (discharge, 25,000 cfs, from rating curve extended 

above 8,700 cfs).

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1955 has been revised to 16,000 

cfs Oct. 16, 1954 (gage height, 12.34 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 1385.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gag?-height record, 

which are poor. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1930 are given in 

WSP 1741.

Revisions (water years). WSF 583: 1922. WSP 923: Drainage area. WS? 1335: 1911-12, 

1915-17, 1918(M) , 1921-22(M) , 1926(M). Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet 

per second, for high-water periods in the water year 1955, superseding those published 

in WSP 1385, are given herewith:

Oct. 16, 1954........... 8,560

Dec. 30, 1954........... 7,710

Month

Water year 1954-55. ......

Revised peak discharge. 195^ 

a.m.) 10,600 cfs (9.49 ft)

Cfs-days

27,948 

23,777

-55: Oct.

Maximum

8,560 

7,710 

8,560 

8,560

Minimum

46 

130 

46 

14

Mean

902 

767 

578 

556

Per square 

mile

4.21 

3.58 

2.70 

2.60

Runoff In 

Inches

4.86 

4.13 

36.64 

35.25

16 (4 a.m.) 16,OOO cfa (12.34 ft); Dec. 30 (10:30

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

403

418

186

111

76

58

54

43

45

102

147

100

84

94

245

256

171

130

109

*94

82

75

88

2,000

1 , 350

671

818

993

644

478

395

10,520

339

1.58

1.83

Nov.

478

699

478

427

618

630

972

644

484

400

342

306

274

248

231

"248 218

375

302

259

241

227

*227

779

1,150

762

650

2,150

1,520

888

17,207

574

2.68

2.99

Dec.

644

559

552

552

478

466

520

395

346

355

350

1,960

3,010

1,440

930

734

664

1,230

1,750

1,060

762

592

432

370

557

342

375

502

1,700

1,180

790

25,377

819

3.83

4.41

Jan.

578

472

2,310

1,840

965

692

*552

449

365

310

314

350

1,300

2,250

5,010

2,250

1,270

1,120

1,480

965

692

520

427

380

350

319

302

454

769

637

533

28,225

910

4.25

4.91

Feb.

438

375

519

270

286

432

685

490

449

546

1,750

1,350

860

650

444

395

390

400

306

254

b250

ID 300

*278

259

274

346

302

263

£66

_ _ __ _

13,607

469

2.19

2.36

Mar.

218

b210

b200

b!90

bl80

b!80

a!80

b!80

b!90

a200

*a220

b230

b220

b210

b200

b200

b200

b210

b250

266

254

211

208

218

238

238

266

1,130

2,840

*5,620

6,610

21,927

707

3.50

3.81

Apr.

3,010

2,900

3,490

»7,290

3,870

2,200

1,440

1,350

1,050

798

620

620

998

1,030

974

760

607

519

465

365

312

280

259

225

207

204

307

441

340

276

37,207

1,240

5.79

6.47

May

272

307

280

239

214

191

178

949

1,660

910

858

760

725

775

641

501

430

424

350

293

255

247

255

345

321

255

239

1,480

1,850

1,310

865

18,379

593

2.77

3.19

June

594

435

350

284

293

*225

185

158

137

120

104

158

293

218

204

153

155

132

100

a80

a70

aSO

a90

107

111

a90

a7u

a55

*49

58

5,158

172

0.804

0.90

July

120

1,050

580

211

155

120

96

78

65

64

75

81

81

154

153

124

85

65

138

321

236

140

98

73

61

51

100

89

109

81

67

4,679

151

0.706

0.81

Aug.

54

45

41

238

495

298

298

225

321

214

225

*255

191

197

264

207

155

142

111

92

85

107

147

144

104

78

65

57

51

47

51

5, 004

161

0.752

0.87

Sept.

268

197

134

100

78

81

83

64

61

191

2,180

2,450

1,390

732

459

350

255

1,520

1,310

872

607

424

330

272

225

185

158

140

127

115

15,318

511

2.39

2.66

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,850 Mln 6.5 Mean 466 Cfsm 2.18 In. 29.54

Water year 1953-60: Max 7,290 Mln 41 Mean 554 Cfsm 2.59 In. 35.21

Peak discharge (base, 5,300 cfs). Mar. 31 (9 a.m.) 7,630 cfs (7.92 ft); Apr. 4 (9 a.m.) 10,900 cfs

(9.74 ft); Sept. 11 (7:30 p.m.) 5,300 cfs (6.46 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

basis of weather records and records for nearby
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 

695. Cheat River near Parsons, W. Va.

85

Location. Lat 39°07 I 20", long 79°40'50", on left bank 2 miles north of Parsons, Tucker 

County, and 3 miles downstream from confluence of Black and Shavers Porks.

Drainage area. 718 sq mi.

Records available. January 1913 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for s:>me 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,589.66 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Aug. 17, 1944, chain gage on Moss Bridge about 1,600 ft upstream 

at datum 1.13 ft higher.

Average discharge.--46 years (1914-60), 1,660 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 30,000 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 13.05 ft); minimum, 100 cfs Aug. 30-31 (gage height, 2.10 ft).

1913-60: Maximum discharge, 52,100 cfs Oct. 15, 1954 (gage height, 19.08 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 27,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum observed, 9 cfs Aug. 12, 1930 (gage height, 1.28 ft, site and datum th-;n in 

use).

At site and datum in use prior to Aug. 17, 1944, the flood of Oct. 15, 1954, reached 

a stage of 20.8 ft, from floodmarks, which is 0.3 ft higher than the previously known 

maximum of July 1888 (discharge, 51,300 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 893: Drainage area. WSP 1305: 1917(M), 1924(M), 1932(M), 

1936(M), 1938-39(M). WSP 1335: 1916. WSP 1385: 1918-19(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 3O Mar. 31 to Sept. 30

2.15

2.6

3.2

4.0

131

296

636

1,380

5.0 

7.0

2,840

7,200

16,800

25,500

2.11

2.5

3.0

103

231

490

3.5

4.0

865

1,380

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 4.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,330

1,340 

570

553

227

176

149

*131

131

215

279

219

197

283

545

507

342

267

219

190

172

156

171

8.580,

5,366

2,440

3,020 

3,110 

1,980

1,430

1,200

36,209

1,168

1.63

1.88

Nov.

1,700

1,980 

1,530

1,320

1,560

1,630

2,440

1,760

1,450

1,200

1,010

906

794

707

657

603

715

888

700

623

603

557

1ST

2,060

|2,930

2,050

1,900

m3,110

49,500

1,650

2.30

2.56

Dec.

2,200

*1,830 

1,760

1,760

1,560

1,530

1,630

1,310

1,260

1,180

1,150

6,260

9,660

5,120

3,380

2,600

2,360

4,240

4,890

3,200

2,360

1,830

1,430

1,230

1,140

1,250

1,460 

i 1,760 

5,600

3,840

2,600

83,380

2,690

3.75

4.32

Jan.

1,900

1,590 

6,61O

5,480

3,200

2,280

*1,760

1,460

1,170

1,050

1,150

1,200

4,850

7,200

10.500

7,980

4,450

4,040

4,890

3,290

2,440

1,900

1,560

1,360

1,200

1,130

1.020 

1,490 

2,520

2,360

2,050

94,880

3,061

4.26

4.91

Feb.

1,700

1,430 

1,130

1,000

1,020

2,380

2,760

2,050

1,830

2,440

5.560

3,940

2,680

2,050

1,550

1,380

1,520

1,260

987

762

b870

1,050

906

828

856

951

844 

746 769-

46,809

1,614

2.25

2.42

Mar.

629

558 

b500

b470

448

b450

b450

b450

b470

552

564

577

551

526

495

520

526

605

672

700

643

596

570

643

777

785

785 

*3,460 

10,300

22,900

25, 500

77,630

2,504

5.49

4.02

Apr.

12,500

10,600 

11,800

21,500

12,200

7,460

5,240

4,670

5,840

2,930

2,280

2,520

2,950

2,760

2,440

2,050

1,700

1,500

*1,340

1,070

928

856

788

700

652

618

1,120 

1,280 

995 

851

122,076

4,069

5.67

6.52

May

856

957 

797

700

618

555

516

5,010

7,200

4,040

5,290

2,760

2,840

2,840

2,360

1,830

1,550

1,630

1,560

1,110

1,000

901

946

1,190

964

874

814 

7.500 

7,070

5,120

3,470

72,448

2,337

3.25

5.75

June

2.280

1,650 

1,280

1,040

964

*748

618

516

455

372

320

416

1,900

1,020

1,140

740

548

505

406

315

275

367

478

611

772

441

301 

259 

208 

341

21,222

707

0.985

1.10

July

522

1,900 

892

542

395

506

248

204

176

169

269

282

*244

425

555

578

252

190

437

874

655

400

282

216

176

153

442 

383 

278 

204

216

12,665

408

0.568

0.66

Aug.

179

134 

111

996

1.760

937

1,C70

716

708

618

£51

618

447

466 *ess

f29

385

520

252

212

190

239

520

287

227

175

144 

120 

108 

105

144

14,097

455

0.654

0,73

Sept.

556

490 

441

296

212

183

169

144

137

958

6,560

7.720

4,540

2,280

1,390

955

740

3,680

3,470

2,680

1,830

1,310

993

780

625

510

429 

372 

336 

306

44, 852

1,495

2.08

2.32

Calendar year 1959: Max 18,100 Min 27 Mean 1,458 Cfsm 2.03 In. 27.57

Water year 1959-60: Max 25,500 Min 103 Mean 1,846 Cfsm 2.57 In. 34.99

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 cfs). Oct. 24 (7 a.m.) 18,10O cfs (l( 

30,000 cfs (15.05 ft); Apr. 4 (8:50 a.m.) 27,500 cfs (12.58 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
MONONGAKELA RIVER BASIN

700. Cheat River at Rowlesburg, W. Va.

Location . Lat 39°20'50", long 79°40'00", on left bank 50 ft downstream from Baltimore & 

Ohio Railroad bridge at Rowlesburg, Preston County, and 300 ft upstream from Saltlick 

Creek. Records include flow of Saltlick Creek.

Drainage area. 972 sq mi, including that of Saltlick Creek.

Records available. July 1912 to September 1923 (gage heights only), Oitober 1923 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected at practically the same site since 1884 

are contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published In WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,369.8 ft above mean S3a level (Baltimore 

& Ohio RR. bench mark). Prior to Nov. 18, 1923, staff, chain or ta*>e gages at several 

sites within 500 ft of present site at various datums .

Average discharge. 37 years (1923-60), 2,227 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 38.200 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 11.77 ft); minimum, 53 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.33 ft).

1923-60: Maximum discharge, 66,300 cfs Oct. 16, 1954 (gage height, 15.67 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 42,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 10 cfs Oct. 15, 

1930; minimum gage height, 1.20 ft Sept. 29, 1959.

Maximum stage known, 16.7 ft July 6, 1844, referred to present gage by relation 

curve (discharge, 125,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 45,000 cfs). Flood of 

July 10, 1888, reached a stage of 16.2 ft, referred to present gage by relation curve 

(discharge, 118,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 45,000 cfs).

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

ions (water years). WSP 803: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1936-37. WSP 1173: 

24-34 (M.m).

Revisio 

1924

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gige height,

In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 29)

Oct. I to Mar. 29 Mar. 30 to Sept. 3O

1.74 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

173

302

650

1,230

4.0 

5.0 

8.0

3,120

5,840

17,000

1.68 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

128

300

760

1,370

4.0

5.0

8.0

12.0

3,220

5,840

17,000

39,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

810

2,140

893

505

348

259

223

190

185

173

272 

325 

270 

275

385

660

505

385

314

264

233

208

198

7,460

7,450

3,440

3,180

*4, 240

2,720

1,900

1,460

41,870

1,351

1.39

1.60

Nov.

1,710

2,420

2,020

1,640

1,820

2,040

3,330

2,620

1,940

1,570

1,290 

1,100 

973 

861

787

7Z6

883

1,350

1,130

916

818

776

776

2,570

4,240

3,330

2,680

10,200

8,O2O

4,660

69,196

2,307

2.37

2.65

Dec.

3,220

2,720

2,620

2,720

2,460

2,280

2,560

2,140

*1, 860

1,840

1,750 

7,910 

14. 600.,' 

8,340

5,100'

3,820

3,330

4,950

7,300

4,800

3,330

2,700

2,000

1,680

1,460

1,450

1,690

2,080

5,660

5,840

3,960

118,170

3,812

3.92

4.52

Jan.

2,920

2,320

6,280

9,250

5,100

3,330

2,660

2,140

1,660

1,380

1,540 

1,530 

3,190 

9,060

11,500

12.200

7,130

4,950

6,640

5,100

3,560

2,820

b2,200

bl,800

1,600

*1, 570

1,340

1,820

3,820

3,560

2 920

126,690

4,087

4.20

4.85

Feb.

2,440

1,980

1,570

1,290

1,230

1,920

3,440

2,680

2,420

2,820

5,390 

6. OOP 

3,960 

3,120

b2,100

1,920

1,820

1,660

1,590

1,430

1,530

bl,600

bl,400

bl,200

1.120

1,360

1,400

1,150

1,150

62,690

2,162

2.22

2.40

Mar.

973

798

766

678

616

590

b580

b580

b600

b650

716 

756 

698 

633

726

707

787

850

927

999

949

798

787

798

1,010

1,080

1,060

4,000

*13, 800

29,400

55.000

103,512

3,535

5.45

3.95

Apr.

17,500

15,000

15,000

25.900

16,600

1O, 7OO

7,150

5,840

4,660

3,660

2,900 

2,800 

3,220 

5,120

2,800

2,480

2,050

1,780

1,660

1,570

1,190

1,090

1,000

925

848

*826

1,450

1,990

1,580

1,270

154,519

5,144

5.29

5.90

May

1,150

1,220

1,150

969

870

793

718.

4,200

11,100

5,690

4,950 

4,250 

3,550 

5,660

5,220

2,540

2,080

2,270

1,940

1,580

1,590

1,220

1,190

1,460

1,540

1,190

1,100

6,610

8,700

6,800

4,520

95,400

5,013

3.10

3.57

June

5.220

2,520

1,780

1,390

1,220

1,040

848

*708

605

508

434 

445

2,130 

1,580

1,290

1,090

804

666

605

460

384

584

526

686

1,O6O

795

526

575

500

508

28,485

949

0.976

1.09

July

479

1,420

1,550

804

575

454

358

268

224

215

274 

575 

338 

555

815

676

452

368

418

782

992

645

445

522

254

215

*538

826

479

568 

56O

16,378

528

0.543

0.65

Aug.

552

254

196

285

2.O8O

1,550

1,190

1,080

892

1,520

2,050 

1,240 

859 

750

958

905

697

526

426

558

287

300

345

392

358

254

202

171

144

128 

14O

20,847

672

0.691

0.80

Sept.

584

686

605

460

268

»254

218

196

167

609

4,570 

*9.620 

*5, 100 

2,900

1,820

1,260

969

2,120

4,120

2,800

2,190

1,570

1,230

1,000

826

676

575

488

434

392

48,507

1,610

1.66

1.85

Calendar year 1959: Max 23,3OO Mln 34 Mean 2,O1O Cfsm 2.07 In. 28. 07

Water year 1959-6O: Max 35,OOO Mln 128 Mean 2,414 Cfsm 2.48 In. 33.81

Peak discharge (base, 20,OOO cfs). Mar. 51 (11 a.m.) 38,2oo cfs (11.77 ft); Apr. 4 (1 p.m.) 51,200 

cfs (10.72 ft). ________

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 87 

705. Big Sandy Creek at Rockville, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°37'15", long 79°42 I 20", on right bank Just downstream from highway 

bridge at Rockville, Preston County, 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 200 sq mi.

Records available. May 1909 to March 1918, April 1921 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,310 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Oct. 4, 1924, chain gages at highway bridge at same datum.

Average discharge.--47 years (1909-17, 1921-60), 425 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,910 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 11.71 ft); minimum, 6.7 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 3.12 ft).

1909-18, 1921-60: Maximum discharge observed, 21,300 cfs July 24, 1912 (fage height, 

18.0 ft), from rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum, 

0.1 cfs Oct. 21-27, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 20.0 to 20.5 ft July 10, 1888 (discharge, 28,000 to 30,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 583: 1912(M), 1922-23. WSP 643: Drainage area. WSP 923: 

1939. WSP 1173: 1930-34(M,m). WSP 1335: 1910-18, 1921, 1922-24(M), 1928(1'), 

1930-43(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except period of Ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

5.2 

3.6 

3.9

Oct. 1 to Mar. 29

8.5 4.5

21 5.0

42 5.5

105

191

322

Note. Same as following 

table above 5.5 ft.

3.2 

3.5 

3.9

4.4 

4.8

7.0

15

82

140

3O to Sept. 30

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0 

11.0

322

524

1, 140

3,050

5, TOO

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15

17

13

13

12

10

12

12

69

51

29

20

17

17

17

16

15

14

15

12

11

10

11

559

262

154

125

158

*105 

81

1,686

54.4

0.272

0.31

Nov.

800

615

455

326

322

586

484

322

254

181

144

126

108

97

100

95

210

347

262

204

171

150

158

463

506

582

547

2,250

1,220 

675

12,140

405

2.02

2.26

Dec.

459

366

322

287

252

246

329

282

262

*262

268

2,280

2,850

1,540

825

705

675

765

755

552

455

554

254

254

229

229

234

601

1,380 

920

648

19,600

632

3.16

5.64

Jan.

480

414

5.290

1,950

990

658

498

594

503

259

234

212

478

605

2,170

1,960

1,020

825

955

687

529

418

562

506

236

*268

231

391

705 

620

495

22,941

740

3.70

4.27

Feb.

406

340

254

229

241

374

578

326

351

498

1,500

920

626

502

598

506

322

329

551

319

282

312

265

246

249

275

236

229" 214

11,076

382

1.91

2.06

Mar.

187

171

b!50

b!40

b!50

b!20

b!20

b!20

b!20

b!20

b!50

b!50

b!50

b!50

*151

144

151

164

162

164

164

164

162

169

191

199

289

1,210

5,750

5.700

5,700

20,512

662

5.31

3.81

Apr.

2.560

1,550

1,260

2,400

1,960

1,460

1,060

825

717

615

553

480

594

556

293

269

258

229

199

169

160

152

135

126

120

118

130

*116

101

9_4

18,799

627

3.14

3.50

May

93

87

78

72

67

61

61

1,070

1,250

771

1.750

1,020

771

888

777

595

476

402

512

266

347

281

303

312

260

238

222

565

476 

406

418

14,675

473

2.56

2.75

June

540

275

227

180

140

118

97

83

*70

59

55

49

55

90

130

76

55

47

59

35

31

28

50

58

47

37

26

19

16

14.

2,504

85.5

0.418

0.47

July

16

50

35

31

25

19

15

10

8.8

8.2

13

12

11

147

165

60

35

24

32

59

63

38

25

19

15

15

147

*144

84 

90

75

1,467.0

47.5

10.256

0.27

Avg.

59

42

56

144

137

97

69

55

54

44

41

53

28

46

54

61

44

33

26

20

20

28

19

17

15

13

10

9.9

9.0

970

1,200.9

42.0

C.210

0.24

Sept.

9.9

16

14

10

8.8

8.8

*8.8

8.0

7.6

9.3

82

566

180

140

88

59

48

125

171

128

105

82

65

52

41

54

30

28

26 

25

1,972.2

65.7

0.328

0.57

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,640 Mln 1.5 Mean 356 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.17

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,700 Min 7.6 Mean 552 Cfsm 1.76 In. 25.93

Peak discharge (base, 4,80O cfs). Jan. 3 (1 p.m.) 4,960 cfs (10.49 ft); Mar. 31 (4:50 a.m.) 6,910 

cfs (11.71 ft)._________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
88 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

720. Dunkard Creek at Shannopln, Pa.

Location. Lat 39°45'30", long 79°58'20", on left bank at Shannopln, Greene County, 

1.4 miles north of Dunkard, 3.5 miles upstream from mouth, and 4 miles southwest of 

Greensboro .

Drainage area. 229 sq mi.

Records available . October 1940 to September 1960. Prior to December 1940 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 806 ft (by barometer). 

Average discharge. 20 years, 278 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 4,200 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 8.54 ft); minimum, 1.7 cfs Oct. 23; minimum gage height, 0.78 ft Oct. 2, 23.

1940-60: Maximum discharge, 16,800 cfs June 4, 1941 (gage height, 14.02 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 0.4 cfs Aug. 28, 1944.

Remarks. --Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by mine pumps above station.

Revisions (water years ) .--WSP 1505: 1955.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to De Dec. 13 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

151

240

490

850

1,320

2.5

2.9

5.8

10

157

3.0 240

490

850

1,320

2,120

3,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septe-nber 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.5

2.5

3.4

3.4

2.9

2.7

2.9

*2.7

3.1

3.7

3.1

2.7

7.1

4.6

3.7

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.3

2.3

2.5

43

140

90

54

40

35

32

28

536.6

17.3

0.076

0.09

Nov.

41

99

86

60

53

65

65

54

43

36

30

*27

24

23

23

22

28

37

58

54

47

38

36

40

137

189

130

~975 1.000

442

3,962

132

0.576

0.64

Dec.

264

188

156

136

121

108

171

282

234

220

226

810

2,050

900

475

304

*216

188

194

171

147

134

102

94

89

86

91

102

202

293

293

9,047

292

1.28

1.47

Jan.

234

196

924

1,250

598

352

264

202

164

135

121

108

116

163

692

1,550

706

446

432

*540

a260

a210

a!90

a!60

a!40

a!55

alSO

a!50

a!80

alSO

a!70

10,698

345

1.51

1.74

Feb.

alSO

a!30

alOO

a88

alOO

a310

a450

a370

a450

460

1.780

1,040

568

b350

b290

b260

262

399

930

710

b480

446

340

280

278

1,020

1,020

710

550

14,321

494

2.16

2.33

Mar.

404

b280

b240

b200

b200

b!70

b!30

b!20

bl!5

blTB"

bl!5

bl!5

bl!5

b!30

b!40

*160

194

246

316

378

418

378

316

328

352

391

569

1,600

2,280

*1,440

*2 950 ' 

14,905

481

2.10

2.42

Apr/

Ij4go '750

490

672

830

890

638

460

378

316

256

220

185

164

147

135

125

116

104

89

80

75

70

65

58

56

69

88

71

60

9,077

303

1.32

1.47

May

55

51

47

*42

37

33

31

540

1,440

585

1.450

955

550

432

340

242

185

154

130

105

94

107

93

92

77

64

64

130

200

149

154

8,628

278

1.21

1.40

June

149

HO

82

66

53

43

35

*28

24

20

17

17

19

29

46

55

35

25

19

16

14

14

13

13

12

10

8.2

7.4

7.8

7.8

995.2

33.2

0.145

0.16

July

7.8

7.8

6.2

6.2

5.5

5.5

4.9

4.3

3.7

4.0

4.6

5.2

5.2

*il

45_

37

29

19

17

17

15

12

11

9.6

11

10

14

14

19

21

16

428.5

13.8

0.060

0.07

Aug.

12

7.8

6.2

7.4

7.8

7.0

5.8

7.8

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.8

7.8

8.2

8.6

*12

14

*11

7.8

8.2

8.2

7.8

6.6

5.8

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.3

4.9

6.2

228.5

7.37

0,032

0.04

Sept.

5.8

7.4

8.2

6.2

 LJL

5.2

8.2

8.2

12

12

16

21

17

28

23

15

13

13

12

14

17

*19

16

14

11

8.2

7.4

6.6

5.8

6.2

361.6

12.1

0.053

0.06

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,400 Mln 1.7 Mean 222 Cfsm 0.969 In. 13.17

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,950 Mln 2.1 Mean 200 Cfsm 0.873 In. 11.89

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.

No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for South Fork Tenmlle Creek at

Jefferson. 'erson.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

725. Monongahela River at Greensboro, Pa.

Location. Lat 39°47'15", long 79°55'15", on left bank on land guide wall, 750 ft upstream 

from dam at lock 7, at Greensboro, Greene County, 0.2 mile upstream from Georges Creek, 

2.2 miles downstream from Dunkard Creek, 4.3 miles downstream from Cheat River, and at 

mile 84.8.

Drainage area. 4,407 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1960. Prior to January 1939 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 767.55 ft above irean sea 

level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge.--22 years, 8,151 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 70,200 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 19.60 ft); minimum daily, 505 cfs Oct. 23.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 140,000 cfs Oct. 16, 1954 ("gage height, 28.93 ft); minimum daily, 204 cfs Sept. 1-3, 5, 1946; minimum gage height, 10.23 ft Apr. 29, 1941.

Maximum stage known, about 36 ft in July 1888, from high-water profile by Corps of 

Engineers. Flood of Mar. 18, 1936, reached a stage of 28.4 ft (discharge, 137,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record and those between 

1.000 and 5,000 cfs, which are fair, and those below 1,000 cfs, which are poor. Flow 

regulated since 1938 by Tygart Reservoir (see p. 106) and since 1926 by Lake Lynn (combined capacity, 358,900 acre-ft).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1113: 

1939.

1939(M), 1941(M). WSP 1385: 1936(M). WSP 1435:

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

10.8

11.0

11.5

12.0

370

750

2,050

3,670

13.0

15.0

17.0

20.0

8,100

22,000

40,900

74,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

3,290

1,870 

903

550 

1,510

1,210

615 

635

1,510

620

800

1,500

945 

1,210

1,120

1,460

700

620

1,460

1,020

1,060

690

505

7,2§cr

10.500

7,740

5,920

4,960

4,960

3 200

3,200

73,363

2,367

-176

Nov.

3,080

3,780 

3,720

4,700 

4,340

4,740

6,660 

2,690

4,300

4,240

3,360

4,160

*3,450 

3,040

l.SOO

3,020

2,870

4,540

4,080

5,720

5,080

4,380

3,900

5,740

8,980

11,300

9,680

18,400

24.400

18, 800

188,950

6,298

+195

Dec.

21,200

18,400 

15,900

15,000 

11,300

7,660

8,640 

8,800

8,080

8,410

9,780

15,800

56.500 

24,400

20,800

22,800

22,000

*2 1,200

16,200

13,100

11,800

11,200

9,480

6,910

3,430

2,380

2.560

5,450

10,600

11 , 900

13,200

414,680

13,380

-1,100

Jan.

10,600

9,160 

16,600

29,700 

19,600

19,200

20,400 

13,000

7,380

5.780

4,060

4,960

8,340 

17,500

30,600

58.700

24,400

19,800

20,700

*18,900

22,000

17,200

11,900

6,500

5,090

5,910

7,560

6,820

10,700

11,000

7,660

449,720

14,510

+8.1

Feb.

9,540

7,520 

5,010

4.540 

5,000

8,820

9,080 

11,100

11,400

11,600

19.600

18,600

15,300 

14,300

11,300

10,000

9,610

9,380

16,000

12,300

7,950

8,180

7,050

7,000

7,580

13,900

14,800

11,400

12,300

310,160

10,700

+17.4

Mar.

10,500

8,100 

6,650

5,190 

4,820

3,240

3,360 

4,010

3,990

3,250

3,310

3,240

2.500 

4,190

a5,400

a5,000

4,120

7,140

6,680

6,000

7,610

7,230

6,700

6,280

6,810

7,880

8,080

18,000

28,800

52,700

65^200

315,980

10,190

+1,930

Apr.

*40, 900

30, 600 

32,500

46.700 

43,100

38,700

32,500 

29,700

28,800

25,300

21,200

14,800

11,100 

8,890

7,300

6,120

2,990

3,280

4,260

3,760

3,420

2,910

2,250

1.420

2,130

2,300

2,760

4,260

4,670

2 f 290

460,910

15,360

-1,060

May

1,300

2,320 

2,450

2,160 

2,300

2,230

1.280 

8,800

24,400

15,100

22,000

18,800

12,800 

13,500

12,200

10,900

9,600

7,200

6,630

6,100

4,900

3,240

5,640

5,030

4,640

3,820

4,440

12,700

15,700

17,000

13,500

272,680

8,796

+945

June

12,500

12.800 

8,380

4,180 

2,560

2,820

2,900 

*2,430

1,360

1,600

730

945

3,030 

4,900

3,200

2,780

1,990

1,410

980

1,170

1,500

1,220

2,180

1,870

2,260

1,240

1,480

1,230

1,500

985

88,130

2,938

-291

July

2,160

2.550 

1,590

1,720 

1,470

1,250

1,010 

1,160

627

590

1,380

1,070

975 

1,920

2,320

1,370

945

1,350

1,010

1,810

1,990

2,040

1,250

640

1,020

1,240

2,210

1,860

1,880

1,040

990

44,417

1,433

-74.8

Aug.

1,330

1,700 

1,100

2,800

8.650

4,620

2,520 

2,480

2,230

3,020

7,040

5,280

3,850 

2,430

5,050

5,480

*4,380

2,600

1,640

1,900

1,030

2,580

3,120

2,200

1,700

1,760

965

975

2,140

1 150

1^060

88,770

2,864

-47.2

Sept.

al,040

al,040 

al,040

950 

1,410

2,630

1,700 

1,470

1,520

1,320

4,600

14,000

15.700 

11,600

9,780

7,960

3,240

4,550

6,580

8,030

8,200

*6,860

5,400

2,490

2,020

2,640

2,580

2,690

2,240

2,560

137,840

4,595

-225

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

2,191 

0.497 

0.57

6,493 

1.47 

1.64

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

12,280 

2.79 

3.22

14,520 

3.29 

3.79

10,720 

2.43 

2.62

12,120 

2.75 

3.17

14,300 

3.24 

3.61

9,741 

2.21 

2.55

Observed

Max 50,300 Mln 295 Mean 6,834 

Max 65,200 Mln 505 Mean 7,775

2,647 

0.601 

0.67

1,358 

0.308 

0.36

2, 8] 7 

0.639 

0.74

4,370 

0.992 

1.11

Adjusted

Mean 6,841 Cfsm 1.55 Ir. 21.03 

Mean 7,804 Cfsm 1.77 Ir. 24.05

Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Tygart Reservoir and Lake lynn. 

Records of contents In Lake Lynn furnished by West Perm Power Co.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of partial record and records for station at 

Charlerol.
90 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

730. South Pork Tenmile Creek at Jefferson, Pa.

Location. Lat 39 0 55'25", long 80°04 I 25", on right bank at downstream side of highway

bridge, 1 mile southwest of Jefferson, Greene County, and 3£ miles downstream from Ruff 

Creek.

Drainage area. 180 sq mi.

Records available. October- 1931 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and masonry control. Datum of gage is 852.54 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1907. Prior to Oct. 21, 1938, chain gage Ft same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 201 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,740 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 8.32 ft); minimum, 1.08 cfs Oct. 8 (gage height, 0.60 ft).

1931-60: Maximum discharge, 13,800 cfs June 4, 1941 (gage height, 18.45 ft, from 

floodmark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs on basis of slopearea measurement of peak flow; minimum observed, 0.05 efs Sept. 3, 1938 (gage height, 

0.36 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gafe-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1305: 1949. WSP 1435: 1932-34, 1935(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.6

.7 

.9

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

1.08

2.16

5.2

9.8

18.5

35

61

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

122

276

470

900

1,400

2,750

Discharge , In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.28 

2.20

2.66

2.28

1.80

1.53

1.28

*1.65

8.0

6.6

4.54

4.16

3.84

3.68

3.52

3.22

2.80

2.04

1.80

1.68

1.68

1.58

1.82

54

9i

44

31

26

21

15

11

361.64

11.7

0.065

0.07

Nov.

15 

59

43

34

38

40

33

24

19

15.5

13

»11.5

10.5

1~9.8

14

25

40

36

32

26

22

20

43

182

114

92

778

499

251

2,551.3

85.0

0.472

olss

Dec.

159

135

125

117

104

97

215

203

159

151

148

1,040

1.090

530

325

220

*165

143

122

95

87

77

b70

66

60

76

99

164

494

360

pen £31

7,147

231

1.28

1.48

Jan.

182 

154

922

TBT

398

262

194

156

120

101

93

83

16T

223

785

832

446

344

367

272

*213

b!80

b!50

b!20

110

106

99

122

145

138

122

8,351

269

1.49

1.73

Feb.

113 

101

79

b68

82

281

386

299

408

426

1.420

652

398

282

272

213

194

258

379

303

258

244

200

176

212

676

532

418

352

9,682

334

1.86

2.00

Mar.

265 

223

*209

210

b!90

b!50

b!20

bllO

blOO

b90

b90

b90

b90

b90

blOO

b!40

154

226

280

382

398

360

284

b290

318

356

598

1,600

1,780

*1,100

*2j_150

12,543

405

2.25

2.59

Apr.

m402

462

458

510

430

337

287

223

182

165

135

120

106

101

95

89

79

68

65

61

57

52

49

46

73

61

49

4_4

6,344

211

1.17

l."31

May

42 

40

35

31

*28

25

24

797

678

360

490" 932

352

287

223

162

132

127

99

85

79

68

77

72

57

52

51

72

63

57

60

5,657

182

1.01

1.17

June

48 

37

32

31

25

19.5

15.5

14

*11.5

9.5

8.4

7.2

8.8

62

68.

32

22

14.5

11

8.9

7.6

6.8

6.6

7.2

7.0

5.2

4.32

4.16

4.00

3.84

542 . 52

18.1

0.101

0.11

July

4.50 

5.0

4.50

4.32

3.36

2.94

2.80

2.52

2.16

2740"

2.94

2.80

2.52

*30

47

25

14

8.1

8.6

29

32

15.5

9.2

6.6

5.4

4.32

-89 154

40

23

39

622.48

20.1

0.112

0.13

Aug.

28 

16

10.5

10

39

60

32

20

14

10

8.6

7.6

6.4

22

40

20

*13

9.2

7.0

5.8

5.2

9.8

13

12.5

12

8.9

6.4

5.2

4.00

3.56

248

707.46

22.8

0.127

0.15

Sept.

164 

62

41

25

46

105

52

32

22

36

1,080

1.580

a280

also

allO

a 90

a 70

alOO

a!40

a80

*60

49

40

33

27

22

 19

17.5

16.5

16

4,365.0

146

0.811

0.90

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,640 Mln 0.44 Mean 171 Cfsm 0.950 In. 12.92

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,150 Mln 1.28 Mean 161 Cfsm 0.894 In. 12.17

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs). Sept. 11 (10:30 p.m.) 3,740 cfs (8.32 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation,affected by ice.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 91

745. Redstone Creek at Waltersburg, Pa.

Location.--Lat 39°58'45", long 79°45'50", near center of span on downstream side of highway bridge at Waltersburg, Fayette County, 500 ft upstream from Bolden Run and 1 mile 

upstream from Alien Run.

Drainage area. 73.7 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for October 

1942, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage, read twice daily, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 883.28 

ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 18 years, 103 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,750 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 5.66 ft); minimum observed, 11 cfs Oct. 19; minimum gage height observed, 0.92 ft July 24.

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 4,400 cfs Oct. 15, 1954 (gage height, 11.83 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; minimum observed, 7.0 cfs Nov. 5, 1951; minimum gage height observed, 

0.91 ft July 25, 1954.

Remarks.--Records fair, 

station.

Some regulation at low flow by mine pumpage into stream above

Revisions (water years). WSP 1435: 1943-45(M), 1946, 1947(M), 1948(P), 1949-50(M), 

1951(P), 1952(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12 Dec 13 to Sept. 30

0.9 

1.0 

1.5

9.4

18

100

2.0 210

3.0 540

4.0 940

0.9 15

1.0 25

1.2 55

1.5 121

2.0 260

3.0 600

4.O 1,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

32

21

24

21

17

22

28

29

*28

21

17

15

28

21

*17

21

18

14

14

19

17

21

36

127

32

26

29

29

21 

21

26

812

26.2

0.355

0.41

Nov.

80

79

45

63

32

70

64

35

37

*28

32

26

24

35

29

34

79

67

45

37

35

32

42

53

51

45

42

158

134 

91

1,624

54.1

0.734

0.82

Dec.

75

63

56

50

45

46

70

60

60

62

63

564

660

275

188

158

137

*142

126

104

99

88

77

67

63

63

63

126

144 

126

116

4,034

130

1.76

2.04

Jan.

102

102

664

305

182

158

131

116

93

79

73

79

139

147

455

275

202

185

163

134

*114

107

97

86

75

71

67

88

79 

73

67

4,708

152

2.06

2.38

Feb.

63

63

57

55

55

107

93

90

97

114

271

191

163

126

121

111

121

137

230

185

158

150

131

121

124

230

174

b!50

131

3,819

132

1.79

1.93

Mar.

121

111

111

*107

93

b78

b66

b62

b58

b58

b58

b58

b58

b58

b62

67

75

97

102

116

109

107

93

95

90

93

97

212

470 

*460

609

4,051

131

1.78

2.04

Apr.

*390

260

196

230

275

23O

216

180

174

158

121

107

93

84

79

75

71

69

59

55

52

52

45

45

43

45

57

45

38 

38

3,582

119

1.61

1.81

May

37

35

35

*32

30

32

38

194

174

139

216

169

144

174

144

124

111

97

84

75

67

50

95

88

75

65

61

75

67 

71

67

2,865

92.4

1.25

1.45

June

59

55

52

46

41

38

37

*35

33

33

30

29

41

84

48

37

32

30

25

25

28

30

30

41

28

22

22

25

25 

24

1,085

36.2

0.491

0.55

July

28

32

21

19

21

24

23

23

22

20

23

25

25

*157

37

26

20

25

26

28

24

23

23

17

19

24

86

32

24 

23

23

943

30.4

0.412

0.48

Aug.

21

23

26

30

35

30

22

25

25

25

25

24

23

43

26

26

*25

23

21

23

22

29

£8

24

23

22

21

11

17 

23

45.

792

25.5

0.346

0.40

Sept.

25

33

24

23

23

25

23

19

22

41

89

2Z

52

41

40

30

32

40

35

29

34

*30

29

22

18.

28

26

29

28 

29

1,016

33.9

0.460

0.51

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,070 Mln 14 Mean 93.1 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.15

Water year 1959-6O: Max 664 Min 14 Mean 8O.1 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.82

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
92 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

750. Monongahela River at Charleroi, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°08'30", long 79°53'35", on right bank on land guide wall 1,100 ft upstream from dam at lock 4, at Charleroi, Washington County, half a mile downstream from 

Maple Creek, and at mile 41.5.

Drainage area. 5,213 sq mi.

Records available. October 1933 to September 1960. Monthly discharge prior to 1940, adjusted for reservoir contents, published in WSP 1305. Records for March 1886 to March 

1905 (high-water periods only), published in WSP 169, have been found to be unreliable 

and should not be used (peak discharge of July 11, 1888, as published in WSP 783, is 

still considered reliable).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 735.33 ft above mean sea 

level (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Average discharge. 27 years, 9,015 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 83,100 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 14.14 ft); minimum, 585 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 2.45 ft).

1933-60: Maximum discharge, 140,000 cfs Oct. 16, 1954; maximum gage height, 22.47 

ft Mar. 18, 1936; minimum discharge not determined.

Maximum stage known, 42.0 ft on lower gage, at old lock 1 mile downstream, or about 

26.1 ft on present gage, July 11, 1888 (discharge, about 156,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those between 1,000 and 3,000 cfs or those computed from 

twice-daily tape-gage readings, which are fair, and those below 1,000 cfs, which are 

poor. Plow regulated by locks above station and since 1938 by Tygrrt Reservoir (see 

p. 106) and since 1926 by Lake Lynn (combined capacity, 358,900 acre-ft).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 783: 1888(M). WSP 1435: 1934, 

1936. See also Records available.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, ard 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

670

1,040

1,730

3,200

4.0

5.0

8.0

13.0

4,900

9,700

31,500

74,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Sejtember 1960

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,560

2,540

1,630

964

778

1,210

1,170

907

1,230

1,250

850

888 

1,270

1,120

1,210

1,410

1,410

945

936

1,320

1,210

*1,100

945

2,960

10.000

8,350

5,940

4,830

4,980

3,660

3,140

71,713

2,313 -176

Nov.

3,100

3,640

3,780

3,960

4,760

4,270

5,900

5,040

2,870

4,020

4,060

3,500 

*4,100

3,290

3,110

2.150

3,170

3,200

4,480

4,720

5,500

4,620

4,300

4,300

7,850

10,600

10,000

15,800

25.900

19,500

185,490

6,183

+195

Dec.

20,300

18,800

16,400

14,600

12,400

9,150

8,350

8,600

8,600

8,100

9,200

13,600 

55.600

31,400

21,100

22,700

21,900

21,100

17,400

13,900

11,800

11,500

*10,400

7,930

5,700

3,290

5,110

4,070

10,900

12,700

14,200

428,800

13,830

-1,100

Jan.

12,100

10,900

14,900

54,200

25,100

20,300

20,500

16,700

10 , 400

6,660

4,100

4,830 

6,810

16,100

30,000

46 . 800

28,300

25,900

25,900

26,700

*22,700

18,800

14,200

9,000

6,100

5,300

7,100

7,850

9,170

11,800

9,400

508,420

16,400

+8.1

Feb.

3,350

9,100

5,700

5,100

4.940

7,710

10,900

10,900

12,100

12,700

21,000

21.900 

17,000

16,400

12,100

11,500

10,600

9,700

16,300

16,000

10,900

9,100

8,100

7,600

8,100

*12,600

18,100

13,300

13,300

 -

341,100

11,760

+17.4

Mar.

11,500

10,000

7,850

6,350

5,500

5,140

3,740

4,130

4,480

4,440

3,640

4,100 

3,600

3,490

4,830

6,100

4,660

5,630

8,350

7,600

8,100

8,550

7,600

7,600

7,100

8,100

9,500

17,200

50,700

49,500

71.100

539,780

10,960

+1,930

Apr.

59.200

33,300

33,500

45,200

47,700

43,200

37,800

31,500

30 , 700

26,700

25,500

18,100 

12,700

10,000

8,280

7,250

6,160

3,110

4,270

*4,660

3,780

3,740

3,260

2,480

2,240

2,660

2,840

3,710

4,800

4,120

518,240

17,270

-1,060

May

2,510

1,970

2,720

2,660

2,600

*2,690

2,240

4,040

25.200

18,900

20,400

22,700 

15,600

15,900

14,200

11,800

11,200

8,150

7,350

6,720

5,680

4,750

4,700

5,740

4,940

4,580

4,410

9,920

15,300

17,800

13,600

288,930

9,320

+945

June

13.500

12 ,400

10,500

6,250

3,570

2,780

2,930

3,020

*2,360

1,810

1,730

1,210 

1,930

4,440

4,630

5,410

2,960

2,350

1,680

1,320

1,560

1,680

1,780

2,120

2,480

2,120

1,500

1,600

1,560

1,680

102,640

3,421 -291

July

1,510

2,660

2,510

2,090

1,660

1,650

1,480

1,300

1,320

945

1,010

1,500 

1,360

1,960

2.690

2,520

1,600

1,460

1,630

1,650

2,030

2,390

2,090

1,580

*1 , 100

1,360

2,270

2,660

2,450

1,990

1,450

55,855

1,801

-74.8

Aug.

1,390

1,680

1,840

1,740

5,890

6,520

3,990

2,600

2,660

2,590

4,860

6,680 

4,550

3,410

3,670

5,500

5,140

*3,500

2,600

1,860

1,920

1,560

2,690

3,200

2,450

2,000

1,920

1,320

1,250

1,780

1,600

94,360

3,044

-47.2

Sept.

1,920

2,150

1,860

1,190

1.040

1,950

2,360

1,780

1,560

1,680

3,230

13,200 

16,400

12,400

9,700

8,350

5,000

3,600

5,700

7,350

8,350

7,600

*5,700

4,110

2,600

2,300

2,930

2,690

2,690

2,510

143,900

4,797 -225

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm

2,157

0.410

0.47

6,378

1.22

1.36

12,730

2.44

2.81

16,410

3.15

3.65

11,780

2.26

2.44

12,890

2.47

2.85

16,210

5.11

3.47

10,260

1.97

2.27

3,130

0.600

0.67

1,726

0.331

0.38

2,997

0.575

0.66

4,572

0.877

0.98

Adjusted

Ca endar year 1959 : Max 59,100 

Wa er year 1959-60 : Max 71,000

Mln 

Mln

670

778

Mean 7,546 

Mean 8,413

Mean 7,555 

Mean 8,442

Cfsm 1.45 

Cfsm 1.62 In.

19.62

21.99

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Tygart Reservoir and Lake Lynn. 

ords of contents In Lake Lynn furnished by West Penn Power Co. 

Note.--Discharge for Oct. 25 to Nov. 10, Nov. 17-20, Nov. 25 to Dee. 8, Jan. 13, 14, Aug. 28 to 

Sept. 7, computed from twice-daily tape-gage readings.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 93

755. Youghiogheny River near Oakland, Md.

Location. Lat 39°S5'19", long 79°25'32", on left bank 200 ft downstream from Baltimore 

& Ohio Railroad bridge, 250 ft downstream from Little Youghiogheny River, l£ miles 

northwest of Oakland, Garrett County, and 1-j miles upstream from Dunkard Lick Run.

Drainage area.--134 sq mi.

Records available. August 1941 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 2,353.11 ft above mean 

sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Aug. 1, 1946, wire-weight gage at bridge 200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--19 years, 286 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,180 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 8.84 ft); minimum, 9.7 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 1.85 ft).

1941-60: Maximum discharge, 11,800 cfs Oct. 16, 1954 (gage height, 12.16 ft); minimum daily, 2.5 cfs Oct. 4, 1953.

Flood in March 1936 reached a stage of 15.3 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1113: 1947(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of loe effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.7

7.1

13

24

57

103

198

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

9.0

330

900

1,620

2,520

6,420

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

75

66

22

15

a!4

al2

11 *11

16

37

25

18

16

26

51

26

21

17

15

13

12

12

15

753

405

194

*316

320

194 

137

123

2,988

96.4

0.719

0.83

Nov.

256

256

230

191

166

222

325

242

191

153

125

106

93

84

79

72.

120

140

106

91

91

84

*89

360

345

264

320

1,450

1,010 

606

7,847

262

1.96

2.18

Dec.

425

355

330

287

251

230

251

b230

b220

b!90

187

1,030

1.870

956

634

529

480

818

740

540

425

340

b260

b220

194

214

256

355

734

446

14,575

470

3.51

4.05

Jan.

355

292

1,790

1,31O

716

507

385

311

242

210

210

187

885

1,010

1,670

1,590

844

704

740

551

452

a360

a300

a260

a230

*198

187

301

556 

512

415

18,280

590

4.40

5.07

Feb.

335

282

214

194

191

273

311

247

264

415

606

507

390

b310

b290

b265

2E2

b200

b!25

b!65

alSO

al40

a!35

a!30

131

134

125

125

120

7,026

242

1.81

1.95

Mar.

114

106

b!02

blOO

b96

b94

b92

b90

b90

b94

*b96

96

93

91

89

91

93

103

103

106

106

101

103

109

120

b!20

b!30

b360

bl,500

4,640

5.050

14,258

460

3.45

5.96

Apr.

2.550

1,670

1,590

2,420

1,720

1,180

865

710

617

524

465

458

405

350

296

264

254

*222

187

159

145

154

117

109

101

109

570

242

187 

162

18,558

619

4.62

5.15

May

166

145

125

106

96

86

81 822"

1.170

656

844

728

650

595

496

400

325

280

254

202

184

169

*226

176

140

154

150

715

496 

456

11,422

568

2.75

3.17

June

516

260

218

176

146

123

103

89

77

68

59

72

156

98

70

59

50

55

48

59

55

42

59

125

114

55

*41

52

29 29"

2,823

94.1

0.702

0.78

July

50

59

54

55

54

24

20

17

17

21

101

55

32

559

194

91

59

57

156

114

*77

55

44

59

52

50

258

176

84 

59

55

2,576

76.6

0.572

0.66

Aug.

42

52

55

86

156

125

84

59

51

237

5 SO

173

131

117

117

86

72

55

48

44

44

86

*38

46

34

29

26

25

24 

22

45

2,557

82.5

0.616

0.71

Sept.

70

61

89

42

44

55

42

50

25

44

178

534

555

206

154

98

81

128

125

123

109

91

77

66

57

51

46

44

42 

42

5,065

102

0.761

0.85

Calendar year 1959 : Max 2,220 Mln 4.2 Mean 248 Cfsra 1.85 In. 25.15

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,030 Mln 11 Mean 289 Cfsm 2.16 In. 29.36

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Dec. 13 (5:30 a.m.) 2,210 cfs (5.69 ft): Jan. 5 (7:50 p.m.) 2,080 

cfs (5.54 ft); Jan. 15 (9 p.m.) 2,300 cfs (5.78 ft); Mar. 31 (12:30 a.m.] 6,180 cfs (8.8-1 ft); 

Apr. 4 (9 a.m.) 2,770 cfs (6.24 ft).____________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, where available, 

weather records, and records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
94 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

765. Youghiogheny River at Friendsville, Md.

Location. Lat 39°39'17", long 79°24'27", on left bank 0.6 mile upstrea-n from bridge on 

State Highway 42 at Friendsville, Garrett County, and l£ miles upstream from Bear Creek.

Drainage area. 295 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1898 to December 1904 and October 1940 to September 1960 in 

reports of Geological Survey. Monthly discharge only for October, November 1940, published in WSP 1305. September 1922 to September 1926 (gage heights only) in reports of 

Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,487.33 ft above mean s?a level, datum of 

1929. Aug. 17, 1898, to Dec. 31, 1904, and Sept. 1, 1922, to Sept. 30, 1926, wireweight and chain gages at bridge 0.6 mile downstream at datum 16.24 and 16.29 ft lower, 

respectively.

Average discharge.--36 years, 645 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1940).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,760 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 7.36 ft); minimum, 27 cfs Oct. 8 (gage height, 1.84 ft); minimum daily, 35 cfs July 10.

1898-1904, 1940-60: Maximum discharge, 13,000 cfs Oct. 16, 1954 (gage height, 

8.99 ft), from rating curve extended above 5,800 cfs on basis of slo*?e-area measurement 

of peak flow; minimum daily, 10 cfs Sept. 8, 1957.

Maximum stage known, 14.2 ft -Mar. 29, 1924, from floodmarks, site and datum then in 

use, or 10.2 ft, present site and datum (discharge, about 15,600 cfs, from rating curve 

extended on basis of slope-area measurement for peak of Oct. 16, 1954).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gags-height record, 

which are fair. Low and medium flow regulated since 1925 by Deep Creek Reservoir 

(see p. 106).

Revisions (water years). WSP 1385: Drainage area at former site, 1898-1905, 1941(M), 

1942, 1944-45, 1948-49, 1951(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

69

108

174

270

3.0 

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

400

870

1,570

3,310

5,550

7,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

124

160

130

142

160

100

104

118

150

62

70

97

115

*130

99

160

56

46

L02

124

120

122

102

790

78T

413

452

592

416

326

206

6,569

212

-36.3

Nov.

344

620

573

488

488

514

575

408

446

424

406

337

311

207

157

249

325

416

382

390

248

230

*340

723

754

476

598

2,200

1, 950

1,310

16,889

563

-54.2

Dec.

905

845

787

680

500

400

657

462

584

534

562

1,490

5.150

2,020

1,300

1,120

1,000

1,440

1,310

930

918

800

739

678

436

440

466

808

1,390

1,240

1,020

29,591

955

+8.2

Jan.

641

586

2,350

2,610

1,600

1,230

996

874

559

457

688

684

1,500

1,940

5,000

2,790

1,570

1,520

1,600

1,250

1,120

952

593

534

738

*68L

640

713

1,140

850

780

37,166

1,199

+41.4

Feb.

852

794

695

658

624

540

542

678

705

932

1.160

1,080

858

608

709

b700

594

571

458

352

b350

448

441

414

424

418

314

294

366

17,579

606

-35.4

Mar.

356

4OO

376

b340

b230

blSO

b320

366

*362

365

400

b270

bl85

b250

264

296

264

293

202

192

281

305

319

304

335

249

250

801

3,080

6,610

7.850

26,280

848

+109

Apr.

4.650

3,090

2,900

4,070

3,210

2,490

1,910

1,550

1,280

1,030

1,070

1,150

1,020

9O4

784

532

479

600

609

540

460

374

286

"291 237

314

538

511

426

321

37,626

1,254

+ 194

May

310

336

333

312

286

270

194

1,120

2.440

1,600

1,860

1,650

1,510

1,230

922

1,040

944

884

788

740

424

370

*694

728

656

623

621

1,080

903

740

1,050

26,658

860

-3.0

June

914

798

738

390

378

538

498

512

472

449

185

124

318

362

286

238

220

108

T5a

160

138

141

141

199

263

130

a!45

a!25

alls

alls

9,308

310

-86.3

July

alls

a72

a62

61

112

111

100

94

41

55

136

186

130

380

480

183

106

162

210

251

211

172

151

60

*138

138

197

512

3TT

96

82

5,095

164

-32.3

Aug.

352

384

391

476

586

254

152

432

402

431

806

578

260

158

459

301

240

204

172

119

68

174

224

192

118

162

47

38

*140

148

150

8,618

278

-151

Sept.

166

139

91

90

63

168

190

165

156

M

86

666

592

410

308

228

145

148

252

234

245

190

214

98

86

186

190

183

140

218

6,105

204

-62.5

Adjusted for change In contents In Deep Creek: Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

176 

0.597 

0.69

509 

1.73 

1.93

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959- 6O :

963 

3. 26 

3.76

1,240 

4.20 

4.84

571 

1.94 

2.09

957 

3.24 

3.74

1,448 

4.91 

5.48

857 

2.91 

3.36

Observed

Max 3,670 Mln 14 Mean 515 

Max 7,830 Min 35 Mean 622

224 

0.759 

0.85

132 

0.447 

0.52

127 

0.431 

0.50

142 

0.481 

0.54

Adjusted

Mean 529 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.37 

Mean 613 Cfsm 2.08 In. 28.30

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Deep Creelc Reservoir; furnished by 

Pennsylvania Electric Co.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, records of release from 

Deep Creek Reservoir, and records for station near Oakland.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 95

775. Youghiogheny River at Youghiogheny River Dam, Pa.

Location. Lat 39°48'20", long 79°21'50", on right batik 800 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 281, a quarter of a mile downstream from Youghiogheny River Dam, Somerset 

County, a quarter of a mile south of Confluence, and 0.7 mile upstream from Casselman 

River.

Drainage area.--436 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1904 to September 1913 (gage heights only), October 1939 to 

September 1960 in reports of Geological Survey. Monthly discharge only for October 

1939 to April 1940, published in WSP 1305. Figures of daily discharge prior tc January 1911 published in WSP 169, 205, 243, 263, and 283 have been found to be unreliable 

and should not be used. September 1904 to September 1922 (gage heights only) in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters. Published as "at Confluence" 

1904-22.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,310.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Average discharge . 21 years (1939-60), 848 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,230 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 7.56 ft); maximum 

gage height, 10.24 ft Mar. 30 (backwater from Casselman River); minimum daily discharge, 

120 cfs Nov. 4.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 13,700 efs Mar. 5, 1948 (gage height, 11.28 ft); maximum gage height, 19.08 ft Oct. 15, 1954 (backwater from Casselman River); practically 

no flow at times during May and June 1950 when reservoir gates were closed.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from Casselman River, which 

are fair. Flow regulated since 1925 by Deep Creek Reservoir and since 1943 by 

Youghiogheny River Reservoir (see p.

Cooperation. Nine discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions. WSP 893: Drainage area. See also Records available.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 , except periods of backwater from 

Casselman River (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic 

feet per second)

3.5 

3.7 

4.0

190

440

5.0 

7.5

1,640

5,080

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

584

520

480

480

490

490

*520

562

562

562

551

540

540

540

540

540

540

530

530

520

520

520

510

490

297

170

372

450

450

480

530

15,410

497

-293

Nov.

510

305

125

120

318

470

370

337

*561

606

617

661

672_

672

661

661

672

661

661

650

650

650

650

650

650

639

639

c420

c!90

279

15,727

524

+179

Dee.

567

705

727

808

856

856

788

760

856

856

856

C580

c!40

c200

405

*810

 1,340

 1,370

1,210

1,320

1.550

1,550

1,550

1,540

1,510

1,390

1,160

01,160

e760

334

799

29,313

946

+335

Jan.

1,110

1,180

C720

C240

341

599

820

1,080

1,380

1,430

1,440

1,320

749

551

C560

C570

1,080

*1,580

1,700

2,420

2.680

2,290

2,160

1,960

1,500

1,440

1,460

1,460

1,380

1,300

1,300

39,800

1,284

+409

Feb.

1.500

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

942

779

1,130

1,290

742

246

246

450

829

1,040

1,250

1,280

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,130

1,130

1,080

964

964

964

964

29,670

1,023

-235

Mar.

940

*904

868

868

856

784

694

650

639

*584

551

540

540

458

422

422

422

422

422

422

422

401

359

269

225

225

225

clSO

e!50

e!50

C160

15,174

489

+952

Apr.

C350

el, 200

cl,600

e!60

c760

c2,700

e4,300

5.080

*4,930

4,930

3,700

1,340

694

694

694

694

694

694

694

*694

*694

650

595

595

562

460

450

450

450

450

41,958

1,399

+541

May

450

490

*584

524

423

395 395"

c400

c400

876

988

1,250

2,160

2,680

2,890

2,480

1,960

1,770

L,770

1,330

844

762

595

606

650

672

672

672

672

705

796

31,861

1,028

+47.1

June

880

928

928

928

892

*672

584

584

573

573

573

573

573

541

422

404

404

422

440

450

450

450

421

404

404

404

404

431

440

450

16,602

553

-311

July

450

450

420

422

450

450

450

492

584

584

584

*584

584

522

247

287

404

422

440

440

*440

490

584

584

584

584

584

456

413

440

488

14,913

481

-330

Aug.

573

573

584

477

431.

431

431

465

573

562

5S5

6£4

727

738

*7C5

6EO

650

639

672

7C5

7C5

7C5

7C5

7C5

7C5

760

7f4

7P4

7fO

*6?4

683

19,885

641

-541

Sept.

683

661

661

661

661

683

694

694

694

694

694

586

530

551

617

650

683

650

606

*606

606

606

650

672

672

694

738

738

738

738

19,811

660

-508

Adjusted for change Ln reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

204 

0.468 

0.54

703 

1.61 

1.80

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

1,281 

2.94 

3.39

1,693 

3.88 

4.47

788 

1.81 

1.95

1,441 

3.31 

3.82

1,940 

4.45 

4.96

1,075 

2.47 

2.85

Observed

Max 3,520 Mln 2.8 Mean 637 

Max 5,080 MLn 120 Mean 793

242 

0.555 

0.62

151 

0.346 

0.40

100 

0.229 

0.26

152 

0.349 

0.39

Adjusted

Mean 716 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.31 

Mean 815 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.45

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Youghiogheny River and Deep Creek 

Reservoirs. Records for Deep Creek Reservoir furnished by Pennsylvania Electric Co. 

c Backwater from Casselman River.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

780. Casselman River at Grantsville, Md.

Location. Lat 39°42'08", long V9°08'12", on left bank at downstream side of highway

bridge, 0.3 mile upstream from Slaubough Run, 0.7 mile downstream from U. S. Highway 40, 

and 1.0 mile northeast of Grantsville, Garrett County.

Drainage area.--62.5 sq mi.

Records available. July 1947 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 2,090 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 13 years, 116 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,620 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 5.63 ft); minimum, 3.2 cfs Aug. 30, 31, Sept. 9 (gage height, 0.98 ft); minimum daily, 3.6 cfs 

Aug. 29, 30, Sept. 4.

1947-60: Maximum discharge, 8,400 cfs Oct. 15, 1954 (gage height, 10.70 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement at 

gage height 8.13 ft and logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 29, 1959 (gage 

height, 0.84 ft), result of regulation from unknown source; minimum daily, 0.3 cfs 

Sept. 29, 1959.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1143: 1948.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

ga^e height,

Oct. 1 to Mar. 30

1.9 2.0

5.4 2.5

11 3.0

19 4.0

42 5.0

77

Mar. 31 to Sept. 3O

149

319

570

1,230

2,050

0.99

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5

3.6 

4.0 

8.5

50

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

155

320

570

1,230

2,050

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

0

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

Ill

39

16

9.6

6.3

5.0

4.6

6.8

37

20

12

8.4

7.9

*12

20

29

23

16

8.4

6.3

9.0

6.8

11

473

169

81

113

99

62

47

48

1,517.1

48.9

0.782

0.90

Nov.

128

287

183

123

109

160

152

104

81

68

56

53

45

41

38

34

38

34

32

29

28

27

42

*136

88

62

69

743

319

189

3,498

117

1.87

2.08

Dec.

144

128

126

109

95

88

95

86

80

76

73

523

654

299

218

208

192

272

235

169

144

126

120

110

92

109

131

219

291

192

155

5,559

179

2.86

3.31

Jan.

128

118

816

423

249

192

163

139

118

109

104

106

345

272

684

501

275

239

235

183

157

128

118

110

*100

94

94

116

215

205

160

6,896

222

3.55

4.10

Feb.

136

123

101

96

99

186

186

146

171

287

362

231

177

128

125

125

120

104

77

95

116

99

92

88

81

79

71

70

69

3,840

132

2.11

2.28

Mar.

64

60

58

56

54

54

52

50

*48

52

50

49

47

46

45

50

54

55

53

55

53

50

56

60

76

86

88

*430

1,140

2,050

*dl,940

7,081

228

3.65

4.21

Apr.

971

800

833

1,050

722

501

399

349

312

263

242

263

215

182

158

140

125

118

*103

90

82

76

69

64

58

57

78

64

53

49

8,466

282

4.51

5.04

May

49

46

43

39

36

35

34

*d788

d594

324

408

285

259

267

238

188

160

148

125

123

114

99

103

109

86

80

84

238

166

177

209

5,654

182

2.91

3.36

June

145

118

101

86

73

62

55

49

44

39

35

34

37

60

37

29

24

24

23

18

16

*21

33

88

58

28

19

15

13

13

1,397

46.6

0.746

0.83

July

14

24

17

16

13

9.9

7.6

6.2

6.2

6.2

24

18

12

136

76

28

16

19

19

16

13

11

9.9

9.2

*8.0

22

86

46

22

18

23

752.2

24.3

0.389

0.45

Aug.

14

11

9.2

16

22.

18

13

12

9.9

8.5

11

9.2

8.5

9.2

11

8.0

7.2

7.2

6.7

4.9

4.0

5.8

*6.2

5.8

5.4

4.9

4.0

4.0

3.6

3.6

4.9

268.7

8.67

0.139

0.16

Sept.

5.4

4.9

4.4

3.6 4~0

4.O

4.0

4.0

4.4

18

42

140

62

34

19

13

11

53

57

64

43

30

22

18

15

13

13

*11

11

12

739.7

24.7

0.395

0.44

Calendar year 1959: Max 857 Min 0.3 Mean 108 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.47

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,050 Min 3.6 Mean 125 Cfsm 2.00 In. 27.16

Peak discharge (base, 1,OOO cfs). Nov. 28 (9 a.m.) 1,120 cfs (3.84 ft); Dec. 12 (8 p.m.) 1,020 cfs 

(3.70 ft); Jan. 3 (10:30 a.m.) 1,290 cfs (4.08 ft); Mar. 30 (8 P.m.) 2,620 cfs (5.63 ft); Apr. 4

(1 a.m.) 1,290 cfs (4.08 ft); May 8 (6 p.m.) 1,620 cfs (4.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

recorded graph, 3 discharge measurements, and high-water marks.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 19, 20, Dec. 8-10, 23-23, Jan. 24-27, Feb. 4, 

15-18, 28, Mar. 1-17, 24-28 (no gage-height record Mar. 6-9).
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

785. Big Piney Run near Salisbury, Pa.

Location. Lat 39°43'32", long 79°02'57", on left bank an eighth of a mile upstrean from 

Little Piney Run, a quarter of a mile north of Maryland-Pennsylvania State line, and 

85 miles southeast of Salisbury, Somerset County.

Drainage area. 24.5 sq mi.

Records available. June 1932 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 2,240 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 28 years, 38.1 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,260 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 4.96 ft); maximum gage height, 5.61 ft Mar. 28 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 0.30 cfs Sept. 8, 9 

(gage height, 1.04 ft).

1932-60: Maximum discharge, 6,850 cfs Oct. 15, 1954 (gage height, 8.56 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 500 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights 

7.5 and 8.56 ft; maximum gage height, 8.87 ft Feb. 22, 1944 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 0.08 cfs Sept. 1, 2, 3, 4, 1953, Sept. 6, 7, 8, 1957.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair, and those 

for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. Infrequent regulation at low 

flow by Prostburg Reservoir. Records do not include a small amount of water diverted 

3 miles above station through pumps to city of Prostburg, Md., and from spring 700 ft 

above station by gravity to city of Salisbury, Pa.

Revisions (water years). WSP 783: 1933(M . WSP 1385: 

1948, 1951(M), 1952. WSP 1505: 1939(M , 1942(P).

1942(P), 1943, 1945(P), 1P46(M),

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.15 

.64 

1.6 

2.8 

4.6

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3

Discharge, in cubic feet per sec

2.6 127

5.0 251

5.5 425

4.0 671

5.0 1,270

tober 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

3

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

44

20

10

6.0

4.0

3.0

2.8

176

15

11

7.6

5.4

4.4

*20

12

9.0

7.0

5.4

4.6

4.0

3.6

3.4

4.6

400

120

52

86

56

55

25

20

1,003.4

52.4

-

-

Nov.

40

96

60

43

38

54

50

36

28

25

20

18

16

14

13

12

13

12

11

10

9.6

9.4

15

34

30

26

28

~84 150

68

1,061.0

35.4

-

-

Dec.

62

58

52

40

34

33

34

29

b26

23

128" 22

185

111

84

62

54

*65

54

46

42

b54

b50

b26

b26

29

32

51

86

78

65

1,699

54.8

-

-

Jan.

52

46

165

154

90

68

54

44

b53

30

29

25

75

68

158

150

100

80

66

50

b39

b31

b27

25

*b24

24

21

24

56

58

57

1,843

59.5

-

-

Feb.

37

34

b29

b26

25

43

42

b38

49

95

155

104

78

58

b48

51

39

b33

50

52

40

35

59

40

36

31

22

18

22

1,369

47.2

-

-

Mar.

17

b!6

b!6

15

14

14

13

13

13

14

13

13

12

12

12

14

16

17

17

17

17

15

17

19

23

25

b27

*b60

b380

962

796

2,629

84.8

-

-

Apr.

467

351

346

439

515

208

152

152

111

88

78

78

75

66

58

52

46

40

*53

28

25

24

20

18

16

16

18

15

12

JL1

3,338

111

-

-

Hay

12

11

9.0

7.8

7.1

6.6

9.4

567 576"

186

188

141

*109

87

70

55

49

40

53

29

27

25

24

24

18

16

16

63

53

56

52

2,366.9

76.4

-

-

June

42

34

28

25

18

14

12

11

8.2

6.8

5.8

5.8

8.6

11

6.0

*4.5

3.7

5.9

3.3

2.6

2.4

6.2

12

34

16

9.0

5.8

4.5

4.1

5.8

352.0

11.7

-

-

July

4.9

8.6

4.5

4.1

3.0

2.5

2.1

1.9

1.6

T76

3.5

3.9

2.1

36

15

7.8

4.9

12

19

9.9

6.0

4.5

5.5

3.0

2.8

11

23

12

*6.8

5.2

7.1

235.8

7.54

-

-

Aug.

4.5

5.9

4.1

6.6

¥75

3.3

2.2

1.9

1.8

2.0

2.4

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.4

.98

1.1

.98

.80

.72

.72

.98

.80

.64

.51

.45

.45

.45

*.45

.45

.57

Sept.

0.72

.98

1.1

.51

.51

.51

.45

.35

755

2.9

9.5

40

15

7.4

4.1

2.6

2.7

16

24

25

17

15

8.6

7.1

4.9

3.9

3.5

*5.2

5.7

4.1

56.75 223.68

1.83 7.46

-

"

-

"

Calendar year 1959: Max 400 Hin 0.1 Mean 32.8 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.15

Water year 1959-60: Max 962 Hin 0.55 Mean 44.2 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.55

Peak discharge (base, 450 cfs).--Oct. 24 (about 8 a.m.) 599 cfs (3.86 ft] 

cfs (4.96 ft); Apr. 4 (12:15 a.m.) 655 cfs (3.93 ft); Hay 8 (3:50 p.m.]

; Har. 50 (5:30 p.m.) 1,260 

1,140 cfs (4.81 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 1-13, Oct. 17 to Nov. 23, Nov. 26 to Dec. 1, Dec. 15-17, Mar.4r26; 

discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage when available, weather records, and records 

for nearby stations.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

790. Casselman River at Markleton, Pa.

Location. Lat 39°51'35", long 79°13'40", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Markleton, Somerset County, 2 miles southwest of Casselman and 7 miles downstream from Coxes Creek.

Drainage area. 382 sq ml.

Records available. August to September 1913 (gage height and discharge measurements only), 

October 1920 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published In 

WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,655.29 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1907. Prior to Nov. 19, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 40 years (1920-60), 647 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,500 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 9.12 ft); minimum, 32 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.26 ft).

1920-60: Maximum discharge, 50,000 cfs (estimated) Oct. 15, 1S54 (gage height, 

14.06 ft), on basis of summation of peak flows at nearby stations; minimum, 10 cfs 

Sept. 9, 1957 (gage height, 1.10 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Slight diversion above station to city of Prostburg, Md., and to Borough of Salisbury, Pa.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 743: Drainage area. WSP 1305: 1923-31 WSP 1435- 

1932-34, 1935(M) , 1936-38. WSP 1625: 1924(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.25 

1.3

30

40

62

1E5

280

570

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

970

2,140

5,860

11,200

15,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

4

5

g

7

8

9

10

11

1C

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

813

360

197

130

96

*76

68

70

133

164

114

87

73

79

99

90

84

79

70

58

49

42

46

1.900

1,370

616

461

448

330

266

253

8,721

281

0.736

0.85

Nov.

783

1,410

1,250

834

736

1,020

1,110

776

*612

480

405

355

320

289

276

244

253

210

200

199

195

187

195

569

542

393

350

5.950

2,230

1,270

21,623

721

1.89

2.11

Dec.

936

776

696

605

521

474

542

454

474

417

4O5

2,620

5.850

1,930

*1,300

1,110

988

1,050

1,070

800

696

612

448

480

487

528

640

1,270

2,140

1,560

1,040

50,679

990

2.59

2.99

Jan.

851

756

5.910

2 750

l',580

1,160

953

817

656

584

556

599

2,130

1,840

3,220

3,390

1,860

*1,420

1,500

1,030

842

700

640

560

460

500

468

487

808

1,060

808

38,675

1,248

3.27

3.77

Feb.

688

626

474

448

487

895

1,010

736

868

1,590

2,560

1,540

1,110

860

640

640

704

664

460

420

570

549

480

442

442

417

360

345

360

21,185

731

1.91

2.06

Mar.

280

260

260

260

270

270

260

260

250

250

250

240

240

230

*230~

240

240

250

250

250

250

250

250

260

270

300

330

1,620

6,740

*12 . 500

11,500

39,110

1,262

3.30

3.81

Apr.

6.290

4,620

3,830

5,650

4,220

3,000

2,560

1,950

1,690

1,580

1,160

1,120

1,050

876

768

688

612

549

480

417

375

350

316

294

284

266

266

266

235

215

45,537

1,518

3.97

4.43

May

207

207

*191

175

163

152

144

3,900

5.090

2,430

2,750

1,930

1,560

1,460

1,250

970

817

876

688

591

556

570

570

598

480

417

581

711

704

894

1,220

52,652

1,055

2.76

5.18

June

868

656

555

454

387

*340

298

266

240

215

195

187

274

868

480

289

223

191

179

159

138

Z90

911 625"

634

540

248

205

179

240

11,112

570

0.969

1.08

July

217

565

255

*183

148

127

114

99

90

87.

120

*152

120

1.280

1,100

463

307

244

360

516

255

179

148

141

120

111

514

402

255

257

195

8,644

279

0.750

0.84

Aug.

155

124

224

466

312

244

195

185

175

141

127

114

105

156

*138

114

99

84

73

68

62

70

82

68

58

49

44

40

38

36

82

5,926

127

0.532

0.38

Sept.

64

90

73

58

49

44

44

5±34

53

211

962

545

316

210

155

132

511

474

*423

575

280

227

195

159

138

124

114

111

120

6,325

211

0.552

0.62

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,260 Min 14 Mean 602 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.42

Water Water year year 1959-60: ia&9-6O: Max Max 12,500 IZ.bOO Min Min 34 3t Mean Mean 733 Y33 Cfsm crsm 1.92 1.8Z In. In. 26.12 ZS.1Z

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 cfs).--Mar. 30 (9 p.m.) 15,500 cfs (9.12 ft); May 8 (7:30 p.m.) 9, 

cfs (7.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 18, 19, Jan. 22-26, Feb. 14-16, 19, 20, 

Mar. 1-27 (no gage-height record Mar. 9-15).
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 99

800. Laurel Hill Creek at Ursina, Pa'.

Location. Lat 39°49 I 15", long 79*19'15", on right bank 500 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 53, at Drsina, Somerset County, and 2.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 121 sq mi.

Records available. August to September 1913 (gage heights and discharge measurement only), 

October 1918 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in 

WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and masonry control. Datum of gage is 1,335.26 ft above mean 

sea level, unadjusted. Prior to July 18, 1939, chain gage at bridge half a mile downstream at datum 6.20 ft lower.

Average discharge.--42 years (1918-60), 264 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,170 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 5.42 ft); minimum, 7.0 cfs Oct. 6-7, 21-22; minimum gage height, 0.72 ft Oct. 21-22.

1918-60: Maximum discharge, 10,900 cfs Oct. 15, 1954 (gage height, 10.63 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,100 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 2.2 cfs Sept. 26, 1932.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Slight 

regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 743: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1919-21, 1932-34. WSP 1305- 

1922-31. WSP 1435: 1919-20. WSP 1625: 1932(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 22 to Nov. 17, Nov. 20 to Dec. 7, 

Dec. 11-21, Dec. 26 to Jan. 20, Jan. 28 to Feb. 2, Feb. 5-13, 17, 

18, 25, 26, Mar. 29)

0.7

1.5

6.3

174

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

415

760

1,240

2,400

4,950

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe

Day

1

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

20

32

20 

12

9.0

*7.0

^5

11

15

28

20

16

13

13

14

12

11

10

10

9.0

7.4

7.0

7.8

348

267

96

82

88

74

62

62

1,392.7

44.9

0.371

0.43

Nov.

374

488

437 

281

253

300

335

230

Dec.

345

267

239 

203

166

163

191

160

*182 155

140

112

96

85

77

74

69

157

105

100

88

80

77

85

203

248

203

182

1.200

803

469

7,483

249

2.06

2.30

140

144

1,240

1.900

944

*582

488

445

433

404

315

272

230

160

155

145

155

275

615

1,070

670

463

13,134

424

3.50

4.04

Jan.

350

291

1,390 

1,070

600

427

335

262

203

174

155

200

700

744

1,150

1,240

706

*561

547

398

310

250

220

200

160

170

160

166

293

393

320

14,145

456

3.77

4.35

Feb.

267

230

190 

150

155

223

253

203

243

457

1.060

724

488

380

300

260

225

216

190

160

180

160

135

130

122

119

110

96

100

7,526

260

2.15

2.31

Mar.

100

82

86 

90

88

86

84

82

81

80

79

78

77

76

*74

76

80

84

82

82

82

82

80

80

82

90

130

440

*1 , 700

3,260

3.780

11,453

369

3.05

3.52

Apr.

2,460

1,860

1,780 

2,340

1,620

1,100

850

696

g610

S494

g415

g371

335

281

248

221

g!91

g!74 gisi

g!29

gl!9

gl!2

g96

g94

g88

g85

g85

gSO

g69

g6_7

17,221

574

4.74

5.29

May

g65

g62

*58 

53

49

45

45

905

1.140

720

1,000

712

582

610

547

421

355

335

267

225

208

221

244

296

230

199

182

332

286

378

720

11,492

371

3.07

3.53

June

536

376

291 

225

182

*151

119

102

85

74

65

67

96

270

275

137

94

74

65

56

49

99

422

208

144

96

77

62

56

61

4,614

154

1.27

1.42

July

90

151

90

67

56

47

41

36

33

30

33

*38

32

314

300

129

82

62

69

82

62

43

36

33

32

26

253

162

83

62

70

2,644

85.3

0.705

0.81

Aug.

61

41

56 

191

170

147

99

106

106

74

74

eo

51

80 *eg

 2

56

47

41

41

43

43

40

33

26

21

19

18

16

IB

114

2,021

65.2

0.539

0.62

Sept.

50

62

64 

35

38

30

£6

21

20

37

141

360

216

151

99

74

62

267

207

*187

155

112

91

74

60

53

47

43

41

40

2,863

95.4

0.788

0.88

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,980 Mln 3.3 Mean 243 Cfsm 2.01 In. 27.28

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,780 Mln 7.0 Mean 262 Cfsm 2.17 In. 29.50

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs).--Mar. 31 (6 a.m.) 4,170 cfs (5.42 f£).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily tape-gage readings and recorded range In stage.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 18, 19, Dec. 8-10, 22-25, Jan. 21-27, Feb. 3, 

4, 14-16, 19-24, Feb. 27 to Mar. 28.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

810. Youghiogheny River below Confluence, Pa.

Location. Lat 39 0 49'40", long 79°22'25", on left bank 1.0 mile downstream from Casselman 

River and l| miles downstream from Confluence, Somerset County.

Drainage area. 1,029 sq mi.

Records available. June 1940 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for June 1940, 

published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,SOS.77 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Average discharge. 20 years, 1,954 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 33,300 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 11.91 ft); minimum, 440 cfs Mar. 14 (gage height, 1.60 ft); minimum daily, 557 cfs Oct. 6.

1940-60: Maximum discharge, 69,500 cfs Oct. 15, 1954 (gage height, 19.92 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 25.000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 40 cfs Oct. 14, 1943 (gage height, 0.31 ft); minimum daily, 121 cfs Sept. 27, 

1943.

Maximum stage known, 21.6 ft Mar. 17 or 18, 1936, from floodmarks (discharge, 

85,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated since 1925 by Deep Creek Reservoir and since 1943 

by Youghiogheny River Reservoir (see p. 106)

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, anrt 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

535

650

1,040

1,540

4.0

6.0

8.0

11.0

2,830

6,350

10.9OO

19,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,200

1,030

720

620

584

557

574

620

644

720

671

632

*608

608

620

620

608

602

590

579

568

568

602

2.360

2,330

995

959

1,060

918

830

854

25,451

821

-293

Nov.

1,810

2,34O

2,160

1,380

1,430

1,870

2,110

1,480

1,480

*1,380

1,260

1,230

1,160

1,100

1,080

1,030

1,080

1,070

1,000

977

968

959

959

1,470

1,600

1,380

1,280

5,650

4,080

2,480

49.Z53

1,642

+179

Dec.

2,150

2,020

1,890

1,770

1,710

1,650

1,650

1,480

1,600

1,540

1,480

4,360

7,060

3,820

2,760

*2,830

3,130

3,200

3,130

2,760

2,830

2,690

Z.410

2,410

2,340

2,280

2,280

3,100

4,590

2,830

2,690

82,440

2,659

+335

Jan.

2,690

2,480

6,640

5,11O

3,130

2,690

2,480

2,480

2,550

2,480

2,410

2^280

3,820

3,680

5,360

6,060

4,270

4,100

*4,100

4,270

4,180

3,680

3,360

3,060

2,410

2,410

2,280

2,340

2,690

3,130

2,760

105,380

3,399

+409

Feb.

2,550

2,410

2,220

2,150

2,150

2,280

2,340

2,340

2,550

3,060

4,020

3,020

2,410

2,450

2,300

2,550

2,480

2 ,280

2,150

1,890

2,020

2,020

1,960

1,890

1,830

1,650

1,540

1,480

1,540

65,530

2,260

-235

Mar.

*1,430

1,380

1,300

1,300

1,250

1,200

1,150

1,100

1,080

942

920

910

918

801

762

755

776

798

806

822

814

783

727

713

644

671

746

2,100

8,950

*18,600

19,000

74,148

2,392

+95Z

Apr.

10,800

8,930

8,030

9,410

7,590

7,590

7,810

7,810

7,590

6,950

5,580

3,200

2,410

2,150

1,960

1,830

1,710

1,650

1,540

1,430

1,330

1,270

1,130

1,080

1,000

878

870

862

822

785

115,995

3,866

+541

May

776

806

878

*814

678

632

620

4,910

8,020

4,530

5,360

4,440

4,800

5,170

5,170

4,270

3,520

3,360

3,130

2,460

1,830

1,770

1,600

1,770

1,600

1,430

1,380

1,810

1,890

2,150

2,980

84,554

2,728

+47.1

June

2.620

2 ,220

1,960

1,830

1,650

1,310

*1,070

1,000

950

902

870

862

968

1,770

1,400

918

776

727

727

706

671

718

2,030

1,320

1,450

968

798

748

720

748

35,407

1,180

-311

July

790

1,050

829

720

685

650

626

644

727

72O

748

776

*762

2,100

2,210

1,040

886

790

926

926

814

748

814

790

769

741

1,280

1,240

865

798

776

28,240

911

-330

Aug.

838

776

776

1,270

1,010

894

776

776

910

830

830

894

934

995

977

*870

838

806

822

854

846

870

870

854

822

854

886

886

830

776

890

27,060

873

-541

Sept.

854

838

894

814

798

783

776

769

762

790

1,020

2.060

1,600

1,200

1,020

934

926

1,410

1,480

1,320

*1,Z60

1,080

1,020

995

934

926

950

934

926

926

30,999

1,033

-508

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

528 

0.513 

0.59

1,821 

1.77 

1.97

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

2,994 

2.91 

3.35

3,808 

3.70 

4.27

2,025 

1.97 

2.12

3,344 

3.25 

3.75

4,407 

4.28 

4.78

2,775 

2.70 

3.11

Observed

Max 8,210 Mln 495 Mean 1,672 

Max 19,000 Mln 557 Mean 1,979

869 

0.845 

0.94

581 

0.565

0.65

332 

0.323 

0.37

525 

0.510 

0.57

Adjusted

Mean 1,751 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.08 

Mean 2,001 Cfsm 1.94 In. 26.47

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Deep Creek and Youghiogheny River 

Reservoirs. Records of contents In Deep Creek Reservoir furnished by Pennsylvania Electric Co.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

825. Youghiogheny River at Connellsville, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°01'05", long 79°35'40" , on left bank at downstream side of Cra'fford 

Avenue Bridge in Connellsville, Fayette County, three-quarters of a mile upstream from 

Mounts Creek.

Drainage area. 1,326 sq mi.

Records available. --July 1908 to September 1960. 

published in WSP 1305.

Monthly discharge only for some periods,

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 860.13 ft above mean sea level (Baltimore 

& Ohio RR. bench mark). Prior to Aug. 15, 1928, chain gage and Aug. 15, 1928, to 

July 7, 1958, water-stage recorder, at same site and datum. July 8, 1958, to Sept. 8, 

1959, wire-weight gage at site 0,4 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. --52 years, 2,502 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1925).

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 35,200 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 12.82 ft); minimum daily, 595 cfs Oct. 20.

1908-60: Maximum discharge, 103,000 cfs Oct. 16, 1954 (gage height, 21.96 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 55,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 23, 

26, 27, 1908, Oct. 18, 1910 (gage height, 0.11 ft).

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect or those computed from oncedaily tape-gage readings, which are fair. Flow regulated since 1925 by Deep Creek Reservoir and since 1943 by Youghiogheny River Reservoir (see p. 106) , and by several 

smaller reservoirs above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 743: Drainage area. WSP 1305: 1912(M) , 1914(M) , 1916-17(M), 

1918, 1922-25. WSP 1435: 1919-20.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

560

980

1,530

2,820

6,740

12,400

30,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per- second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

£

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

!

2

3

^

5

6

7

8

9

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

927

1,420

853

702

*654

623

630

710

853

766

80S

654

638

630

*646

630

630

623

602

595

623

602

686

2,270

2.610

*1,360

1,110

1,240

1,120

970

990

28,175

909

-293

Nov.

2,120

*2 , 830

3,040

1,960

1,830

2,080

2,750

1,960

1,830

1,650

1,510

1,460

1,390

1,320

1,300

1,240

1,470

l',590

1,360

1,270

1,220

1,190

1,230

1,830

2,150

1,890

1,710

6-, 750

5,990

3,370

63,290

2,110

+179

Dec.

2,750

2,480

2,340

2,220

2,080

2,020

2,080

1.890

1,960

1,960

1,890

5,640

11.000

5,950

4,000

3,730

3,820

3,910

3,730

3,280

3,200

2,960

*2,680

2,610

2,610

2,610

2,540

3,260

6,740

4,090

3,460

105,490

3,403

+335

Jan.

3.200

3,040

8,950

*7,990

4,600

3,550

3,120

2,890

2,890

2,750

2,680

2,610

4,230

5,100

6,320

8,460

5,510

5,200

*5,000

4,900

4,800

4,200

3,640

3,460

2,680

2,610

2 , 610

2,680

3,120

3,640

3,280

129,710

4,184

+409

Feb.

2,960

2,820

2,540

2,410

2,410

2,890

2,820

2,750

2,960

3,730

5,100

4,600

3,280

3,100

2,800

2,800

2,890

2,680

2,820

2,340

2,410

2,410

2,280

2,220

2,220

2,080

1,960

1.850

*1,890

80,000

2,759

-235

Mar.

1,770

1,600

1,650

1,550

1,500

1,400

1,300

1,250

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,100

1,000

1,000

1,050

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,000

1,000

920

950

1,100

3,100

*12,200

27,400

50.400

105,740

3,411

+952

Apr.

*16.200

11,000

9,800

11,600

9,800

8,980

8,980

8,980

8.4SO

7,700

6,740

4,200

2,890

2,610

2,410

2,280

2,080

2,020

1,890

1,710

1,650

1,590

1,420

1,360

1,320

1,160

1,150

1,100

1,040

990

143,110

4,770

+541

May

960

*940

1,050

1,020

853

766

750

1,690

10 , 900

5,620

7,220

5,620

5,730

5,840

5,950

5,300

4,300

3,820

3,460

3,040

2,280

2,220

2,150

2,340

2,150

1,960

1,830

2,150

2,410

2,480

3,280

100,079

3,228

+47.1

June

5.200

2 680

2,410

2,150

2,020

1,710

*1,550

1,250

1,160

1,070

1,020

1,020

1,110

1,880

2,020

1,290

1,000

880

862

826

774

790

2,130

1,590

1,710

1,240

970

844

808

790

42,514

1,417

-311

July

920

1,160

1,090

826

790

734

694

662

750

766

790

835

*844

1,620

5 , 050

1,350

1,100

930

980

1,120

1,010

835

871

880

844

808

1,230

1,700

1,020

970

880

32,059

1,034

-350

Aug.

940

871

853

1,340

1,480

1,290

1,030

980

1,110

1,020

960

990

1,040

1,110

1,210

*1,020

960

900

862

920

940

970

980

960

900

880

940

930

920

844

930

31,080

1,003

-541

Sept.

990

960

1,010

900

890

890

844

817

880" 799

1,080

2,130

2,150

1,530

1,270

1,070

1,050

1,400

1,960

1,650

*1,650

1,390

1,260

1,220

1,150

1,080

1,110

1,100

1,090

1,090

36,410

1,214

-508

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

616 

0.465 

0.54

2,289 

1.73 

1.93

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

3,738

Z.Z5

4,593 

3.46 

3.99

2,524 

1.90

2.05

4,365 

3.29 

3.79

5,311 

4.01 

4.47

3,275 

2.47

2.85

Observed

Max 12,700 Mln 540 Mean 2,195 

Max 30,400 Mln 595 Mean £,453

1,106 

0.834 

0.93

704

0.531 

0.61

462 

0.348 

0.40

706 

0.532 

0.59

Adjusted

Mean 2,274 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.29 

Mean 2,475 Cfam 1.87 In. 25.40

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Deep Creek and Youghiogheny River 

Reservoirs.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Feb. 14-16, Mar. 2-27 (no gage-height record 

Mar. 7-15). Discharge for Oct. 6-26, Nov. 18-25, Dec. 20-22, May 17-19, computed from once-daily 

tape-gage readings,
102 MOtiONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

830. Green Lick Run at Green Lick Reservoir, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°06'20", long 79°30'05", on left bank at upstream end of Green Lick Reservoir, Fayette County, 1.3 miles upstream from Latter Run and 3-j miles southeast of 

Mount Pleasant.

Drainage area.--3.07 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1941 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested wier. Datum of gage is 1,254.7 ft 

above mean sea level (Pennsylvania RR. bench mark).

Average discharge. 19 years, 5.58 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 256 cfs June 22 (gage height, 2.68 ft); minimum, 

0.08 cfs Aug. 29, 30; minimum gage height, 0.16 ft Oct. 4-6.

1941-60: Maximum discharge, 1,400 cfs Aug. 13, 1943 (gage height, 5.1 ft, backwater 

from debris), by slope-area measurement; maximum gage height, 5.42 ft May 24, 1944 

(backwater from debris); minimum discharge, 0.04 cfs Oct. 3, 1957 (gage height, 0.10 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or those below 1 cfs, which 

are fair.

Revisions (water years ). WSP 1053: 1943 (m). WSP1305: 1942(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.2 

1.5 

1.8 

2.0

7.8 

15.5

Discharge, in cubic fe second, water year October 1959 to Septembe

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

£6

21

28

29

30 

51

Total

Mean

Ofstn

In.

Oct.

0.48

.32

.19

.14

.12

.10

*.16

d.35

d.45

d.30

d.25

.22

.22

.22

.16

.14

d.13

d.12

d.ll

d.10

d.10

d.15

d.30

9.5

2706

1.06

1.03

1.00

.72

.62

.95

21.77

0.702

0.229

0.26

Nov.

6.0

4.55

2.58

2.28

2.18

7.0

3.77

2.18

1.68

*1.39

1.25

1.53

1.39

1.42

2.57

1.76

18.5

6.4

3.56

2.57

2.18

1.92

2.27

4.94

6.3

3.83

5.1

35

11.5

6.7

154.30

5.14

1.67

1.87

Dec.

4.78

4.62

4.94

3.98

3.27

3.27

4.46

3.54

3.27

3.27

5.3

47

27

*13.5

10.5

11

8.5

8.2

7.2

5.4

4.78

3.54

3.14

2.68

2.79

5.1

6.8

16

17.5

10

7.2

262.53

8.47

2.76

3.18

Jan.

5.6

5.1

49

17

10

7.2

5.6

4.62

3.54

3.27

3.14

9.1

18

12

29

16

10.5

11

*10.5

7.4

5.9

5.1

4.30

3.54

b5.0

3.02

3.23

9.2

11

7.8

6.3

299.96

9.68

3.15

3.63

Feb.

5.1

4.14

3.40

3.02

4.51

8.5

6.3

5.1

8.2

9.6

20

10.5

7.6

6.5

5.1

4.46

4.14

4.62

4.78

3.98

3.83

3.83

3.40

3.27

3.54

3.83

3.27

b3.0

3.02

 

160.54

5.54

1.80

1.94

Mar.

*b2.4

b2.3

b2.4

b2.3

b2.2

b2.1

b2.0

bl.9

bl.9

bl.9

bl.8

bl.7

bl.7

bl.7

bl.8

b2.0

2.18

2.27

2.27

2.57

2.68

2.79

2.57

2.57

2.47

2.57

7.1

39

*73

52

67

295.14

9.52

3.10

3.58

Apr.

26

15

10.5

14.5

14

11.5

8.9

7.4

6.5

5.1

4.30

3.83

3.14

2.79

2.57

2.37

2.18

2.18

2.00

1.76

1.76

1.68

1.53

1.39

1739

1.87

2.79

2.O9

1.84

1.76

164.62

5.49

1.79

1.99

May

1.84

*1.68

1.60

1.53

1.46

1.39

1.39

21

17

13.5

22

T2

11.5

11

9.8

7.4

6.9

7.8

5.7

4.94

4.78

4.30

5.1

5.6

4.46

3.68

3.46

4.46

3.14

3.43

11.5

215.34

6.95

2.26

2.61

June

6.3

4.62

3.83

2.90

2.37

1.92

*1.60

1.32

1.18

1.06

.82

.96

1.33

3.66

1.94

1.25

.94

.77

.72

.77

.62

32

T5~.5

6.0

3.56

2.27

1.68

1.32

1.18

1.06

105.45

3.52

1.15

1.28

July

1.81

1.96

1.12

.88

.72

.62

.57

.48

.40

.40

.40

.36

*.28

3.05

1.39

.57

.44

.40

.36

.36

.32

.25

.35

.48

.28

.22

1.27

.54

.36

.22

32

21.18

0.683

0.222

0.26

Aug.

0.19

.14

.67

2.54

2.41

1.18

.62

.73

.50

.36

.36

.28

.22

1.12

.75

*.44

.36

.28

.25

.22

.36

.48

.40

.22

.14

.12

ao

.10

,10

.16

2 . 18

17.98

0.580

0.189

0.22

Sept.

1.02

2,28

.94

.48

.62

.70

.36

^25

.42

.68

5.2

6.9

3.41

2.16

1.46

1.06

1.00

2.20

1.32

1.18

*1.09

.82

.67

.57

.48

.40

.36

.36

.36

.36

39.11

1.30

0.423

0.47

Calendar year 1959: Max 57 Mln 0.10 Mean 5.33 Cfsm 1.74 Ir . 23.57

Water year 1959-60: Max 73 Mln 0.10 Mean 4.80 Cfsm 1.56 Ir. 21.29

Peak discharge 

(2.68 ft).

(base, 130 cfs). Mar. 29 (4 p.m.) 138 cfs (2.26 ft); June 22 (5:30 p.m.) 256 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of rds for nearly stations.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 103

835. Youghiogheny River at Sutersvllle, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°14'25", long 79°48'25", on left bank 500 ft upstream from highway bridge 

at Sutersvllle, Westmoreland County, and 2.1 miles downstream from Sewlckley Creek.

Drainage area. 1,715 sq ml.

Records available. October 1920 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published In WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 733.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Oct. 9, 1934, chain gage and Oct. 9, 

1934, to May 31, 1939, wire-weight gage, at site 500 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 40 years, 2,957 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1925).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 38,400 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 17.60 ft, from 

floodmark In gage well); minimum, 642 cfs Oct. 23 (gage height, 2.99 ft); minimum daily, 

666 cfs Oct. 7, 22, 23.

1920-60: Maximum discharge, 108,000 cfs Oct. 16, 1954 (gage height, 32.5 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum observed, 57 cfs Sept. 29, 30, 1922.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated since 1925 by Deep Creek Reservoir and since 1943 by Youghiogheny River Reservoir 

(see p. 106), and by several smaller reservoirs above station. Records of chemical 

analyses for the water year 1960 are given In WSP 1741.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 743: Drainage area. WSP 1305: 1924, 1926(M), 1931(M) 

WSP 1435:1935-36.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12 Dec. 13 to Sept. 30

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

650

1,100

1,640

5.0 

8.0

3,090

9,000

3.2

4.0 

5.0

790

1,600

3,200

8.0 9,000

13.0 22,800

17.0 36,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1930

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

838

gl,420

a950

a900

*g775

g714

g666

714

982

892

883

793

748 

748

748

748

748

706

698

682

674

666

666

2,040

5,820

82,200

gl,280

gl,280 

gl,300

gl,150

al,150

32,579

1,051

-293

Nov.

a2,000

g3,000

g3 , 800

g2,450

g2,020

g2,160

a3,200

a2 , 600

g2,020

gl,960

gl,700

*1,580

1,580 

1,460

1,460

1,410

1,520

1,560

1,640

1,520

1,410

1.560

1,360

gl,520

g2,520

a2,400

g2,020

a7 . 600 

a6,600

g4,930

72,760

2,425

+179

Dec.

g5,620

g5,090

2,840

2,680

2,450

2,580

2,600

a2,500

K2.250

g2,450

2,500

4,500

14.600 

*9,360

5,760

4,730

4,730

4,820

4,640

4,190

3,920

3,850

3,580

3,200

3,200

3,200

3,200

3,740 

7,790

5,950

4,640

132,520

4,268

+335

Jan.

4,190

3,920

8,510

11,900

6,620

5,000

4,190

3,920

3,740

3,560

3,380

3,380

5,000 

6,520

7,100

10,900

7,300

6,330

6,140

6,140

5,760

5,190

4,550

4,370

3,740

S.510

5,510

3,380 

3,920

4,370

4,190

163,850

5,285

+409

Feb.

3,830

3,560

3,200

2,940

2,940

3,740

3,650

3,560

3,740

4,550

6,550

6,550

4,640 

4,200

4,000

3,650

3,850

3,650

4,190

3,560

3,200

3,310

3,200

2,940

2,940

3,200

2,940

2,520 

*2,690

107,030

3,691

-235

Mar.

2,440

2,180

2,100

1,900

1,750

1,750

1,700

1,550

1,500

1,600

1,450

1,450

1,450 

1,400

1,350

1.500

1,500

1,300

1,400

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,400

1,500

1,500

1,300

1,500

3,740 

10,800

26,300

E54.800

117,810

3,800

+952

Apr.

21.800

13,500

11,400

12,700

11,700

10,200

10,200

9,960

9,480

8,780

7,900

5,760

*5,830 

3,380

3,030

2,860

2,600

2,440

2,350

2,100

1,940

1,840

1,730

1,580

1,520

1,440

1,440

1,340 

1,280

1.210

171,290

5,710

+541

May

1,160

*1,140

1,160

1,210

1,120

970

934

1,590

11,900

7,100

8,340

7,300

6,710 

7,100

7,100

6,330

5,380

4,730

 4,460

4,010

3,030

2,780

2,690

2,940

2,690

2,440

2,180

2,520 

2,940

2,860

3,740

120,554

3,889

+47.1

June

4.190

3,580

3,030

2,690

2,440

2,100

1,680

1,440

1,350

*1,260

1,190

1,160

1,280 

2,180

2,860

1,820

1,330

1,130

1,020

1,020

970

1,250"

2,610

2,650

2,020

1,770

1,290

1,110 

1,020

1,240

54,480

1,816

-311

July

1,130

1,350

1,450

1,160

997

943

889

844

826

916

934

961

988 

1,200

5.640

2,280

1,340

1,150

1,090

1,220

1,220

1,070

961

1,020

*970

925

1,410

1,930 

1,420

1,100

1,050

38,384

1,238

-330

Aug.

1,020

1,020

970

1,270

1.940

1,660

1,280

1,160

gl,180

gl,220

1,140

1,090

1,110 

1,180

1,390

1,270

1,110

*1,040

997

988

1,040

1,120

1,090

1,050

997

952

961

979 

970

961

954

5-1,089

1,132

-541

Sept.

1,100

1,130

1,160

1,060

952

997

970

898

898

934

1,450

2,440

5.050 

2,020

1,540

1,280

1,170

1,500

1,940

1,940

1,760

1,550

*1,550

1,250

1,190

1,110

1,090

1,120 

1,100

1,090

40,799

1,360

-508

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

758 

0.442 

0.51

2,604 

1.52 

1.70

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

4,603 

2.68 

3.09

5,694 

3.52 

, 3.83

3,456 

2.02 

2.18

4,752 

2.77 

3.19

6,251 

3.64 

4.06

3,936 

2.30 

2.65

Observed

Max 20,500 Mln 594 Mean 2,657 

Max 34,800 Mln 666 Mean 2,970

1,505 

0.878 

0.98

908 

0.529 

0,61

591 

0.345 

0.40

852 

0.497 

0.55

Adjusted

Mean 2,736 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.64 

Mean 2,992 Cfsm 1.74 In. 23.75

g Computed from twice-daily tape-gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Feb. 14, 15, Mar. 3-27.
104 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

840. Abers Creek near Murrysville, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°27'01", long 79°42'50" ) on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, 30 ft upstream from small tributary, 2 miles northwest of Murrysville, Westmoreland County, and 5-£ miles northwest of Export.

Drainage area. 4.39 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1948 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 936.73 ft above mean 

sea level (Pennsylvania Department of Highways bench mark). Prior to Oct. 1, 1950, 

water-stage recorder at site 800 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 5.23 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 108 cfs Oct. 8 (gage height, 3.33 ft); minimum, 

0.2 cfs Sept. 3-5, 6-9, 10; minimum gage height, 1.64 ft Sept. 8, 9.

1948-60: Maximum discharge, 1,600 cfs July 5, 1950 (gage height, 7.72 ft, from 

floodmarks at present site), from rating curve extended above 900 cfs on basis of 

contracted-opening measurement of peak flow; no flow at times during some years.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effec 

discharge, in cubic feet per second

Oct. 1 to Dec Dec 12 to June 11

ge height, in feet, and

June 12 to Sept. 30

1.7 0.4

1.8 1.0

1.9 2.1

2.0 3.7

2.1

2.2

2.3 

2.7

6.0 

9.2

1.7 0.6

1.8 1.3

1.9 2.4

2.0 4.0

2.1 6.2

2.2

2.3

2.5 

2.8

1.6 0.1

1.7 .4

1.8 1.0

1.9 1.9

2.0 3.5

2.1 5.7

2.2 9.4

2.3 14

2.4 20

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.4

.6

.5

.4

.6

2.2

*1.7

20

6.9

2.7

1.8

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

4.3

22

7.8

*4.7

3.7

3.0

2.5

2.5

3.4

103.3

3.33

0.759

0.88

Nov.

4.8

5.1

4.1

4.5

4.3

4.8

3.9

3.3

2.8

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.1

37T

3.0

3.3

5.7

3.9

3.3

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.2

3.9

4.1

3.5

11

37

T6

9.2

164.0

5.47

1.25

1.39

Dec.

6.9

6.3

5.5

4.7

4.3

6.6

*8.8

6.9

7.2

6.9

7.7

47

36

18

12

9.5

7.7

6.8

5.6

4.7

4.5

4.0

l^Z

3.7

4.0

7.8

9.5

16

*14

10

7.7

304.0

9.81

2.23

2.58

Jan,

6.2

5.3

36

16

10

7.7

6.5

5.6

4.6

4.4

4.0

15

39

22

26

16

10

12

12

8.7

7.0

6.0

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.2

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.0

320.2

10.3

2.35

2.71

Feb.

4.0

3.2

3.5

3,5

*5.0

8.9

6.8

5.6

11

17

34

14

9.0

8.0

7.0

6.5

5.9

7.2

10

7.5

6.8

6.2

5.6

5.9

6.2

7.7

6.5

6.5

5.9

234.9

8.10

1.85

1.99

Mar.

4.5

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

275

2.5

*2.5

2.5

2.7

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.5

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

25

44

46

33

44

274.2

8.85

2.02

2.32

Apr.

Te' 22

14

14

12

9.1

8.0

7.1

6.5

5.3

4.7

4.6

4.2

3.8

3.7

3.3

3.3

3.0

2.8

*2.4

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.8

9.1

7.0

4.4

3.5

3.1

187.6

6.25

1.42

1.59

May

3.1

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.2

1.9

2.3

24

17

21

24

13

11

9.1

7.4

*5.6

6.2

5.1

4.4

4.5

3.5

4.0

4.4

3.3

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.8

3.1

*2.8

204.2

6.59

1.50

1.73

June

2.4

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.1

.8

.7

.7

.7

4.9

2.8 ni

3.2

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.0

.9

.7

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.6

1.0

50.0

1.67

0.380

0.42

Jul-r

*P.9

2.0

1.7

1.1

.9

.8

.6

.6

.5

.9

.8

.7

.8

2.2

.8

.6

.6

*.5

.9

.7

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

2.6

3.0

.7

.5

.5

.5

36,4

1.17

0.2(37

0.31

Aug.

0.4

.3

475

3.5

1.3

.8

.6

*6.2

1.2

.9

.8

.6

.6

1.1

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.7

.5

.9

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

30.3

0.98

0.223

0.26

Sept.

0.3

.3

.3

.2

73

.2

.2

.2

.4

.3

16

 5FT.8

1.2

.8

.6

.4

.9

.8

.6

2.1

.9

.7

.6

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

32.6

1.09

0.248

0.28

Calendar year 1959: Max 66 Min 0 Mean 5.96 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.44

Water year 1959-60: Max 47 Min 0.2 Mean 5.31 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.46

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 21-24, Jan. 21-25, Feb. 2-4, 13-16, 20, 28, 

Mar. 1-27.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 105

850. Monongahela River at Braddock, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°23'30", long 79°51 I 30", near right bank on river guide wall 380 ft up-

 stream from dam at lock 2, at Braddock, Allegheny County, 1,700 ft downstream from 

Turtle Creek, and 11.2 miles upstream from confluence with Allegheny River.

Drainage area. 7,337 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 707.16 ft above mean sea

 level, adjustment of 1929. Prior to Aug. 13, 1951, at site 700 ft upstream at same

datum.

Average discharge.--22 years, 12,440 cfs (adjusted for storage and diversion). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 108,000 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 22.25 ft,

 result of flood-gate opening); minimum, 1,530 cfs Oct. 19 (gage height, 12.29 ft); minimum daily, 1,660 cfs Oct. 19.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, SOI,000 cfs June 5, 1 

mum, 559 cfs Sept. 20, 22, 23, 1946; minimum daily, 703 cfs 

mum gage height, 12.01 ft Oct. 7-13, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 38.8 ft Mar. 18, 1936, from floodmarks (discharge, 210,000 

cfs). 

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by locks and hydroelectric plants, since 1938 by

 Tygart Reservoir, since 1926 by Lake Lynn, since 1925 by Deep Creek Reservoir, and 

since 1943 by youghiogheny River Reservoir (see following page), combined capacity, 

718,960 acre-ft. Figures of daily discharge include slight diversion from Beaver Run 

Reservoir and Thorn Run, in the Kiskiminetas River basin, to the Borough of Jeannette 

and into Turtle Creek, respectively. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 

1960 are given in WSP 1741.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 51, Apr. 1)

gage height. 

Sept. 3, k

31.20 ft); mini- 

, 22, 1946; mini12.3

12.5

13.0

14.0

1,560

2,100

3,800

9,000

16.0

19.0

22.0

23,200

54,500

97,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

2,160

3,420

3,400

2,300

1,850

1,930

2,070

2,400

2,650

2,470

2,040

1,850

2,070

2,070

2,070

2,040

2,210

1,960

1,660

1,900

1,960

1,880

1,880

3,480

12.700

12,400

8,700

*7,050

6,800

5,900

4,650

111,920

3,610

-484

Nov.

5,000

6,300

7,800

7,300

7,300

7,050

8,430

9,180

5,450

6,200

6,200

5,200

6,000

5,200

4,800

5.800

4,300

5,200

6,400

6,300

7,300

6,550

6,000

5,900

8,550

12,800

12,800

18,600

54.200

25,900

 

262,010

8,734

-359

Dec.

23,200

22,400

20,000

17,700

16,300

13,500

*11,400

12,100

11,800

11,100

11,800

17,100

41,400

44 . 700

28,600

26,800

26,800

25,900

23,200

19,200

16,300

16,300

14,900

12,400

10,200

7,050

6.800

7,300

*16,300

19,600

18,800

570,950

18,420

-782

Jan.

17,700

15,200

19,400

44,000

34,200

25,900

24,100

21,600

16,000

11,800

8.100

8,700

12,100

20,800

28,400

56.900

39,600

31,300

32,200

32,200

29,500

25,000

20,800

15,200

10,800

9,000

10,200

11,400

12,100

16,300

15, 600

676,100

21,810

+400

Feb.

12,100

13,800

10,200

8,700

8,400

10,200

14, 900

*14,200

16,300

17,700

25,000

50 , 400

23, 200

21,600

17,700

16,000

15,200

14,200

18,000

20,800

16,300

15,200

12,400

11,400

11,400

15,800

21,600

17,700

16,000

___ __

 

462,400

15,940

-255

Mar.

16,000

15,800

11,400

9,600

8,400

7,800

6,500

6,050

6,550

6,550

6,000

6,050

5,950

*5 J 2QO

6,550

7,800

7,500

7,500

10, 500

10,800

10,800

11,800

10,800

10, 200

9,900

10,500

12,100

18,500

58,600

67,800

*16, 200

465,100

14,940

+2,860

Apr.

88.100

50,900

45,100

52,100

60, 600

54,500

49,700

42,900

40,700

36,500

52,200

25,900

18,400

14,900

12,400

11,100

9,900

*6,500

6,550

7,050

6,500

5,950

5,450

4,450

5.680

4,050

4,550

4,700

6,000

6,200

 

716,750

23,890

-555

May

4,200

5,160

3,520

5,800

5,600

3,520

3,400

4,750

30,100

50, 400

26,800

51.500

24,100

20,800

21,600

19,200

17,400

14,600

12,800

11,400

9,900

8,400

7,050

9,000

8,400

7,550

6,800

9,870

17,700

19,200

*18,400

412,720

15,510

+977

June

18.000

16,500

15,200

10,800

7,050

5,450

4,950

4,650

4,150

5,280

3,000

2,740

2,910

6,490

8,400

6,200

4,800

5,720

2,940

2,590

2.440

5,080

4,000

5,050

4,200

4,150

2,940

2,590

2,480

2,900

167,450

5,582

-618

July

*2,620

5,280

5,900

5,160

2,620

2,410

2,270

2,100

2,040

1,950

1,880

2,160

2,240

2,670

4,950

5.520

5,190

2,550

2,550

2,550

2,840

5,120

5,160

2,680

2,180

2,160

5,150

4,300

4,050

5,200

2,530

89,680

2,893

-420

Aug.

2,240

2,380

2,780

2,780

5,350

9,500

6,300

*4,150

5,720

5,520

4,650

7,800

6,550

5,200

4,400

6,550

6,800

5,300

5,720

2,900

2,900

2,740

5,520

3,950

3,240

2,780

2,620

2,380

2j_160

2,590

2,590

127,860

4,125

-605

Sept.

2,840

5,200

5,120

2,590

2,500

2,540

5,400

2,840

2,530

2,440

4,810

*13,700

20,000

16, 600

12,800

11,100

8,100

5,400

6,800

9,500

10, 500

9,900

8,100

6,550

4,100

3,360

3,600

3,760

3,800

3,480

 

L95.560

6,452

-748

Adjusted for diversion and change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

5,126 

0.426 

0.49

8,575 

1.14 

1.27

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-6O:

17,640 

2.40

2.77

22,210 

5.05 

5.49

15,700 

2.14 

2.51

17,800 

2.45 

2.80

Observed

25,560 

5.18 

5.55

14,290 

1.95 

2.25

Max 74,200 Mln 1,460 Mean 10,450 

Max 96,200 Mln 1,660 Mean 11,620

4,964 

0.677 

0.76

2,475 

0.557 

0.59

5,522 

0.480 

0.55

5,704 

0.777 

0.87

Adjusted

Mean 10,500 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.27 

Mean 11,660 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.50

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Tygart Reservoir, Lake Lynn, Deep Creek, and Youghiogheny River Reservoirs 

and diversion from Beaver Run Reservoir, equivalent In cubic feet per second. Records of contents 

In Lake Lynn and Deep Creek Reservoir, and diversion from Beaver Run Reservoir, furnished by West 

Perm Power Co., Pennsylvania Electric Co., and Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County, 

respectively.
106 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs In Monongahela River basin

555. Tygart Reservoir. Lat 39°18'50", long 80°02'00", at dam on Tygart River, 2.2 miles 

upstream from Threefork Creek and 2.4 miles upstream from Grafton, Teylor County, W. Va. 

Drainage area, 1,184 sq mi. Records available, October 1939 to September 1960. Gage, 

water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level. Maximum contents during 

year, 179,400 acre-ft Apr. 5 (elevation, 1,128.05 ft); minimum, 10,600 acre-ft Feb. 18 

(elevation, 1,009.10 ft). Maximum contents since storage began, 243,604 acre-ft 

July 26, 1958 (elevation, 1,152.72 ft); minimum since October 1939, e,330 acre-ft 

Jan. 25, 1940 (elevation, 1,005.15 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam completed and accepted February 1938, 

storage began May 15, 1938. Capacity, 286,600 acre-ft between elevations 991.5 ft 

(sill of valves) and 1,167.0 ft (crest of spillway) above mean sea level. Dead storage, 

2,950 acre-ft. Figures given herein represent total contents. Conservation pool elevation is 1,010.0 ft and water below elevation 991.5 ft cannot be withdrawn. Reservoir 

is used for flood control and supplementary supply for navigation on Monongahela River 

during periods of low flow. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

760. Deep Creek Reservoir.--Lat 39°30'34", long 79°23'28", on Deep Creek at dam, 1.8 miles 

upstream from mouth and 7 miles north of Oakland, Garrett County, Md. Drainage area, 

64.7 sq mi. Records available, July 1925 to September 1960 (prior tc October 1950, 

month-end contents published in WSP 1305, and October 1950 to Septemler 1955, month-end 

contents published in WSP 1385). Gage, water-stage recorder at right end of spillway. 

Datum of gage is at mean sea level (unadjusted). Maximum contents diring year, 86,800 

acre-ft May 13 (elevation, 2,460.35 ft); minimum, 64,300 acre-ft Nov. 25 (elevation, 

2,454.00 ft). Maximum contents since storage began, 93,258 acre-ft July 24. 25, 1949 

(elevation, 2,462.075 ft); minimum observed, 11,763 acre-ft Sept. 30, 1925 (elevation, 

2,433.45 ft).

Reservoir is formed by an earthfill dam completed January 1925. Usable capacity, 

92,975 acre-ft between elevations 2,425 ft (top of intake to outlet tunnel) and 2,462 

ft (crest of spillway). Dead storage, 13,085 acre-ft. Figures giver herein represent 

usable contents. Reservoir is used for hydroelectric power. Record? furnished by 

Pennsylvania Electric Co.

770. Youghiosheny River Reservoir. Lat 39°47 I 56", long 79°22'06", at control tower at dam, 

1.2 miles upstream from Confluence, Pa., since June 1951. Water-stage recorder also at 

lat 39 1> 45 I 21", long 79°24 r OO", at bridge on U.S. Highway 40, 500 ft upstream from Stuck 

Hollow Run, 0.6 mile upstream from Tub Run, and 7.5 miles upstream from Youghiogheny 

River Dam on Youghiogheny River, Somerset County, Pa. Datum of gage is at mean sea 

level. Prior to Mar. 9, 1948, staff gage at dam. Drainage area, 434 sq mi. Records 

available, October 1943 to September 1960. Maximum contents during year, 181,820 acreft Apr. 6 (elevation, 1,448.25 ft); minimum, 36,170 acre-ft Oct. 24 (elevation, 

1,381.07 ft). Maximum contents during period 1943-60, 207,120 acre-ft Aug. 8, 1956 

(elevation, 1,456.27 ft); minimum, 845 acre-ft Oct. 11, 1943 (elevation, 1,328.8 ft).

Reservoir is formed by an earthfill dam, rock faced; storage began during construction sometime prior to July 1943; storage for low-flow augmentation commenced January 

1948. Dam completed October 1943. Capacity, 254,000 acre-ft betweer elevations 

1,319.50 ft (invert at intake to outlet tunnel) and 1,470.00 ft (full pool). Minimum 

pool elevation is 1,344.0 ft, capacity, 5,230 acre-ft. Winter low-wster pool elevation 

is 1,419.0 ft, capacity, 103,000 acre-ft. Summer low-water pool elevation is 1,439.0 

ft, capacity, 154,500 acre-ft. Storage to summer pool normally occurs during period 

Mar. 15 to Apr. 15. Depletion of low-water storage for Youghiogheny River flow augmentation occurs normally during period July through November. Figures given herein represent total contents. Reservoir is designated multipurpose. Records furnished by 

Corps of Engineers.

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Date

Oct. 31........

Dec. 31........

Calendar year 

1959. 

Jan. 31........

Apr. 30........

Water year 

1959-60

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Change 

In 

contents 

(acrefeet)

Tygart Reservoir

,068.42 

,062.08 

,074.55 

,026.70

-

,018.30 

,020.50 

,104.95 

,069.15 

,104.95 

,093.75 

,090.28 

,089.66 

1,082.07

-

71,300 

62,700 

80,000 

24,100

-

17,100 

18,900 

131,400 

72,300 

131,400 

110,800 

104,900 

103,900 

91,600

-

-8,600 

+17,300 

-55,900

+10,300

-7,000 

+1,800 

+112,500 

-59,100 

+59,100 

-20,600 

-5,900 

-1,000 

-12,300

+20, 300

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Change

contents 

(acrefeet)

Deep Creek Reservoir

2,456.00 

2,455.35 

2,454.40 

2,454.55

-

2,455.30 

2,454.70 

2,456.65 

2,459.85 

2,459.80 

2,458.40 

2,457.85 

2,455.20 

2,454.10

-

71,100 

68,900 

65,700 

66,200

-

68,700 

66,700 

73,400 

85,000 

84,800 

79,700 

77,700 

68,400 

64,700

-

-2,200 

-3,200 

+500

+10,400

+2,500 

-2,000 

+6,700 

+11,600 

-200 

-5,100 

-2,000 

-9,300 

-3,700

-6,400

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Change 

In 

contents 

(acrefeet)

Youghiogheny River Reservoir

,394.76 

,383.93 

,393.53 

,405.07

-

,416.06 

,410.66 

,432.55 

,440.01 

,441.08 

,436.36 

,429.53 

,419.76 

,407.42

-

55,620 

39,820 

53,660 

73,780

-

96,410 

84,880 

136,720 

157,390 

160,470 

147,100 

128,770 

104,800 

78,350

-

-15,800 

+13,840 

+20,120

+46,480

+22,630 

-11,530 

+51,840 

+20,670 

+3,080 

-13,370 

-18,330 

-23,970 

-26,450

+22,730

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
CHARTIERS CREEK BASIN 107

855. Chartiers Creek at Carnegie, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°24 "00", long 80°05'55", on right bank 200 ft upstream from highway 

bridge at Carnegie, Allegheny County, 0.2 mile downstream from Robinson Run, and 

9.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--257 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1919 to September 1933, October 1940 to September 1960.

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1305. June 1915 to September 

1919 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) in reports of Water Supply Commission of Pennsylvania.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 762.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (Pennsylvania RR. benchmark). Prior to 

Dec. 15, 1931, chain gage at site half a mile downstream at different datum. Jan. 8, 

1932, to Sept. 30, 1933, chain gage at site 1 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 34 years (1919-33, 1940-60), 297 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,070 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 5.6 ft. from 

reconstructed recorder graph); minimum, 45 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 1.48 ft).

1919-33, 1940-60: Maximum discharge, 13,500 cfs Aug. 6, 1956 (gage height, 16.37 

ft); minimum observed, 16 cfs Aug. 9, 1926, and at times in September 1932.

Flood of Mar. 17, 1936, reached a stage of 11.0 ft, at site 1 mile downstream at 

different datum (discharge, 9,600 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low flow by mine drainage, reservoirs, and 

industrial usage above station.

Revisions water years).--WSP 1053: Drainage area. WSP 1305: 1922-24(M), 1926, 

1927-31 ¥T WSP 1435: 1920, 1921(M), 1933.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 23 Nov. 24 to Sept. 30

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

2.5 225

3.0 390

4.0 690

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

71

125

245

3.0 450

4.0 1,050

6.0 2,350

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

119

61

50

47

68

69

92

230

*213

98

80

72

68

70

71

65

63

62

60

57

58

59

104

529

2T2

134

116

102

92

89

87

3,297

106

0.412

0.48

Nov.

163

144

142

124

120

130

116

107

102

100

98

96

95

95

95

95

106

106

*92

78

77

72

70

145

200

149

216

596

416

262

4,407

147

0.572

0.64

Dec.

217

207

214

223

191

244

364

308

256

245

237

836

1,040

570

400

336

280

256

228

201

201

189

169

*T79

172

204

234

361

456

348

284

9,650

311

1.21

1.40

Jan.

242

223

940

720

420

348

304

276

242

231

223

371

744

522

760

684

468

435

486

410

368

*320

304

273

248

256

245

259

259

242

231

12,054

389

1.51

1.74

Feb.

220

207

186

184

206

318

320

276

379

456

1.260

684

468

376

372

352

336

340

352

308

288

296

276

262

296

380

376

328

328

10,430

360

1.40

1.51

Mar.

288

273

284

276

276

242

220

228

217

231

217

223

223

228

231

276

279

*372

425

558

618

546

430

468

425

435

557

1,300

1,440

1,100

1,660

14,546

469

1.82

2.10

Apr.

1.090

780

654

810

690

618

552

486

468

405

372

352

320

300

*273

259

245

231

220

214

209

201

189

177

165

196

212

177

163

156

11,184

373

1.45

1.62

May

156

147

145

139

137

*129

T83

1,130

896

522

738

534

430

415

364

308

288

276

239

225

209

196

212

201

181

167

167

209

169

174

208

9,494

306

1.19

1.37

June

167

152

143

137

125

123

123

119

111

*105

94

1T3

201

*419

T98

143

129

115

107

100

101

378

301

156

121

103

96

98

105

145

4,528

151

0.588

0.66

July

137

119

103

92

85

81

82

79

76

74

79

82

86

181

*142

92

77

71

71

82

71

66

78

77

66

67

78

74

67

63

57

2,655

85.6

0.333

0.38

Aug.

ei

64

87

130

_132

119

£2

£8

82

73

70

73

87

87

£4

82

82

*59

E9

57

80

1C 9

74

88

81

57

52

49

54

70

58

2,3CO

74.2

0.289

0.33

Sept.

119

66

56

65

164

87

71

67

59

57

147

250

129

99

73

64

59

71

66

71

91

70

*61

56

51

50

55

55

56

54

2,439

81.3

0.316

0.35

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,270 Min 39 Mean 253 Cfsm 0.984 In. 13.39

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,660 Min 47 Mean 238 Cfsm 0.926 In. 12.58

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs).--No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
108 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

860. Ohio River at Sewickley, Pa.

Location. Lat 40"31'50", long 80°11'20", on left bank 200 ft upstream from highway 

bridge at Sewickley, Allegheny County, 0.5 mile upstream from Narrovs Run, 1.5 miles 

upstream from Dashields Dam, and 11.8 miles downstream from confluence of Allegheny 

and Monongahela Rivers.

Drainage area. 19,500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1933 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and dam 1.5 miles downstream. Datum of gage is 690.00 ft

"sTbove mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Nov. 22, 1933, staff gage at same 

site and 'datum.

Average discharge.--27 years, 32,780 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1938).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 246,000 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 17.62 ft); min-

 imum, 3,690 cfs Oct. 1, Aug. 30, Sept. 6 (gage height, 2.90 ft).

1933-60: Maximum discharge, 574,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 34.75 ft. from 

floodmark in gage house); minimum, 1,800 cfs Sept. 4, 1957 (gage height, 2.60 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or those computed 

From eight readings daily of upper lock gage, which are fair. Some regulation by locks, 

and by many reservoirs above station (see pp. 21,59,106). Combined capacity of reservoirs, excluding that of Chautauqua Lake but including Lake Lynn and Deep Creek Reservoirs and 12 smaller reservoirs, 1,584,000 acre-ft (revised).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1305: 1938-40 (adjusted monthly runoff). WSP 1435: 1934.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.9 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

3,690

8,500

14,500

30,200

7.0

10.0

14.0

17.0

70,200

142,000

200,000

238,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

4.610

5,320

8,210

7,270

7,010

6,400

7,100

15,600

*26,000

23,600

16,400 

12,800

10,600

9,720

8,020

7,270

6,920

6,320

5,680

5,680

5,830

5,990

6,240

13, 100

26,200

43,000

44,000

35, 500

29,400

23,600

19,600

452,990

14,610

-265

Nov.

18 , 900

28,200

42,000

43,000

38,200

35,500

39,200

41,100

36,400

28,500

24, 400 

20,400

20, 400

20,400

21,200

26,800

29,400

26,000

26,800

24,400

24,400

21,200

19,600

21,200

27,600

37,300

41,100

59,400

81,200

76,800

*1,001

33,370

+ 584

Dec.

74,600

65,800

51,000

44,000

41,100

37,300

35, 500

41,100

43,000

39,200

35, 500 

51,900

a!20,000

142 , 000

120,000

107,000

90,400

*72,400

63,600

49,000

a45,000

43,000

33,700

29,400

25,200

22,800

23,600

29,400

48,400

74,600

79,000

$1,778.5

57,370

-659

Jan.

70,200

57,300

61,500

92 , 700

88,100

79,000

68,000

57,300

45,000

34, 600

27,600 

30,200

38,200

75,800

97,300

112,000

95,000

88,100

83,500

74,600

70,200

57,300

47,000

37,300

29,400

26.800

26,800

28,500

31,000

36,400

36,400

1 1,803.1

58,160

-10

Feb.

31,900

32,800

28,500

22,800

*22,OOQ

24,400

34, 600

43,000

49,000

49,000

72,400 

95.000

90,400

85, 800

70,200

57,300

51,000

45,000

47,000

48,000

39,200

31,900

31,000

30,200

28,500

30,200

38,200

33,700

30,200

tt.295.2

44,590

-297

Mar.

30,200

26,8OO

23,600

19,600

18,000

16,400

14,800

13,400

15, 500

15,600

15, 900 

15, 300

15,500

13,700

14,500

16,800

16,600

15,800

19,600

21,200

20,400

22,000

21,200

20,400

19,600

19,600

22,000

34,800

73,600

138,000

215,000

965,400

31,140

+7,580

Apr.

 233,000

186,000

165,000

161,000

*15 9,000

152,000

142,000

127,000

139,000

90,400

76,800 

63,600

52 , 000

45,000

40,200

35,500

34, 600

31,900

30,200

28,500

25,200

23,600

22,000

18,800

17,000

18,200

17,700

17,100

17,700

17,700

*2,187.7

72,920

-4,970

May

14, 500

12,800

13,000

13,100

12,100

11,000

11,000

19,200

68,700

92,700

99,700 

97,300

88,100

85,800

81,200

70,200

63,600

51,000

49,000

47,000

40,200

34,600

32,800

34, 600

36,400

36,400

31,900

31,900

38,200

38,200

38,200

fi.594.4

44,980

+1,290

June

42,000

*40,800

36, 400

28,500

22,000

18,000

16,200

14,200

13,200

10,400

9,610 

1O,400

11,700

22,400

39,200

61 , 500

57,300

49,000

39,2OO

30,200

22,800

19,600

17,600

15,600

13,900

14, 900

13,500

11, 700

10,600

12,600

725,010

24,170

-822

July

13,400

15,700

11,800

11, 700

9,940

9,610

7,730

7,270

6,830

6,320

5.500 

5, 830

6,850

8,210

10,400

11,900

8,400

7,560

7,450

8,500

8,500

7,540

7,920

6,400

5,460

5,550

7,100

7,560

8,700

8,900

7,270

259,160

8,360

-737

Aug.

5,760

6,520

7,750

7,100

8,600

15,700

11,600

10,200

8,490

10,600

9,850 

12 , 100

10,300

8,700

6,830

8,700

9,720

8,120

6,400

5,530

5,760

5,160

5,600

6,830

5,680

5,580

4,940

4,800

4.250

4,720

5,080

254,510

7,565

-1,000

Sept.

4,800

5,760

5,250

5,500

5,190

4.250

5,600

5,080

4,940

4,870

8^490 

15,400

25.600

21,200

*17,200

15,100

12 , 000

8,120

8,600

12,600

14,400

12,800

10,800

9,200

6,490

5,760

5,680

6,520

5,830

5,680

274,270

9,142

-1,180

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

14,340 

0.755 

0.85

33, 95C 

1.74 

1.94

Calendar year 1959 : 

Water year 1959-60 :

56,710 

2.91 

3.35

58,150 

2.98 

5.44

44,290 

2.27 

2.45

58,720

1.99 

2.29

67,950 

5.48 

3.88

46,270 

2.57 

2.75

Observed

Max 254,000 Mln 2,780 Mean 35,540 

Max 253,000 Mln 4,250 Mean 35,800

25,550 

1.20 

1.54

7,625 

0.591 

0.45

6,565 

0.557 

0.59

7,962 

0.408 

0.46

Adjusted

Mean 55, 72O Cfsm 1.75 In. 25.42 

Mean 55,850 Cfsm 1.74 In. 23.57

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Chautauqua Lake, Tlonesta Creek, 

East Branch Clarion River, Mahoning Creek, Crooked Creek, Conemaueh River. Lovalhanna fireek. Tvsr? Rlii - - -

u., uumia ^uwii Hfctuei ^u. , l'iuil±c±pax HUunt

oreland County, and West Perm Power Co.

t Expressed In thousands.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of reconstructed gage-height graph and 

records for nearby streams.

Note. Discharge for Oct. 20 to Nov. 17, Dec. 9-12, 14, 20, 22, 25, Jan. 5-6, 19, 2O, 25-25, 

Feb. 15, computed from eight readings dally of upper lock gage.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN

865. Mahonlng River at Alliance, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°55'55", long 81°05'45", In SEij sec.24, T.19 N. , R.6 W. , on right bank 

15 ft upstream from Webb Avenue Bridge In Alliance, Stark County, 0.2 mile upstream 

from waterworks dam, and 4 miles upstream from Beech Creek.

Drainage area.--87.9 sq ml.

Records available. August 1941 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete dam. Datum of gage Is 1,037.3 ft above mean sea 

level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge. 19 years, 85.9 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,330 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 3.89 ft); minimum, 2.9 cfs Sept. 20; minimum gage height, 1.49 ft Aug. 20.

1941-60: Maximum discharge, 9,740 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 9.11 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,300 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; 

no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, no gage-height record, or 

those below 10 cfs, which are fair. Flow slightly regulated by Westvllle Reservoir 

above station.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.6 

1.8

2.0

Oct. 1-9

20

81

156

2.4 

2.9

352

655

1.4

1.5

Oct. 10 to Sept. 30

o

6.0

2.0 151

2.5 406

3.0 720

4.0 1,420

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

C3

E4

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*297

106

45

33

48

88

182

148

610

318

100

58

41

46

43

33

26

24

*22

20

20

20

46

119

177

131

139

115

80 

61

61

3., 257

105

1.19

1.37

Nov.

119

123

97

108

194

135

86

67

58

52

*49

58

80

123

181

131

111

61

41

38

35

38

38

55

115

80

318

483

208 

123

3,405

114

1.30

1.45

Dec.

97

97

115

127

135

139

*268

164

119

108

151

552

1.050

448

194

147

123

111

94

76

70

61

58

55

55

64

97

168

300

108

5,536

179

2.04

2.35

Jan.

76

70

464

441

143

100

90

86

73

67

*73

154

714

622

344

322

160

139

268

164

111

94

80

73

67

64

70

127

168 

143

108

5,675

183

2.08

2.4O

Feb.

100

61

46

43

45

203

257

*119

203

430

662

344

160

108

90

76

68

76

74

68

60

68

62

58

62

66

64

60

56

3,789

131

1.49

1.61

Mar.

52

46

48

46

49

46

43

43

41

42

40

40

39

39

*40

41

42

44

48

50

55

54

54

57

54

60

144

726

1,180

1,040 

539

4,842

156

1.77

2.04

Apr .

283

203

135

172

164

143

139

115

104

100

97

86

86

83

80

108

80

*64

55

a42

a35

a 30

a28

a27

a26

a24

a24

a23

a21 a"22~

2,599

86.6

0.985

1.10

May

a34

35

26

24

22

*22

26

151

241

194

262

143

94

94

90

61

38

33

28

26

ZZ

26

90

67

38

26

26

26

52 

61

111

2,189

70.6

0.803

0.93

June

76

43

28

26

20

18

18

14

*12

T2

12

80

273

402

564

181

76

55

41

33

26

26

33

33

24

20

18

16

22 

22

2,224

74.1

0.843

0.94

July

30

58

41

46

35

22

20

*14

12

11

12

14

14

18

20

14

12

16

24

33

26

16

14

12

12

16

33

30

22 

24

22

693

22.4

0.255

0.29

Aug.

14

11

14

11

9.6

e.2

ir

2E

2£ *ie

11

9. 6

e.2

7.0

9.6

6.2

7.0

7.0

e.o

14

ie

14

11

e.2

7.0

7.O

S.6

11

6.2 

84

192

601.4

IS. 4

O.E21

0.25

Sept.

30

14

8.2

7.0

7.0

8.2

8.2

8.2

*7.0

7.0

7.0

11

8.2

7.0

7.0

8.2

7.0

7.0

3.6

3.6

4.3

5.1

6.0

6.0

5.1

5. 1

5.1

6.0

6.0 

7.0

230.1

7.67

0.087

0.1O

Calendar year 1959: Max 4, 36O Hln 3.0 Mean 133 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.54

Water year 1959-6O: Max 1,180 Hln 3.6 Mean 95.7 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.83

Peak discharge (base, 90O cfs).--Dec. 13 (7 a.m.) 1,19O cfs (3.68 ft); Mar. 29 (8 

(3.89 ft).

n. ) 1,330 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for- nearby stations.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Feb. 4, 5, 8, Feb. 15 to Mar. ±, Mar. 10-27.
110 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

895. Mill Creek near Berlin Center, Ohio

Location.--Lat 41°00'00", long 80°58'10", in T.I N., R.5 W., on left bank at downstream

 side of county bridge, 150 ft upstream from unnamed tributary, 1 mile upstream from 

flow line of Berlin Reservoir, l£ miles upstream from Turkeybroth Creek, and 2 miles 

southwest of Berlin Center, Mahoning County. Records include flow of unnamed tributary.

Drainage area.--19.7 sq mi, including that of unnamed tributary 150 ft below gage. 

Records available.--September 1941 to September 1960.

Gage --water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Ls 1,032.9 ft above mean sea level, adjusttnent of 1912. Prior to Oct. 22, 1941, staff gage and Oct. 22, 1941, to Apr. 23, 1947, 

water-stage recorder, at same site and datum. Apr. 24, 1947, to Sept. 10, 1952, waterstage recorder at site 100 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge^.--19 years, 18.5 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 685 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 5.10 ft); minimum,

 0.2 cfs Aug. 19, 20, Sept. 27-29; minimum gage height, 0.28 ft Aug. 20.

1941-60: Maximum discharge, 1,900 cfs May 27, 1946 (gage height, 6.92 ft); no flow 

Aug. 26-31, Sept. 3, 4, 1953, July 26-31, Aug. 10-14, 1954, Sept. 21, 22, 1955.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 12, 14)

3.0 

3.5

1.1 

1.3

102

162

335

410

20

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

In.

Oct.

28

5.8

2.2

2.3

2.6

12

25

40

143

21

11

4.9

3.3

5.1

3.5

2.5

1.9

1.6

*1.2

1.2

1.2

Li°

1.5

26

21

18

24

14

7.6

5.5

6.2

444.1

14.3

0.726

0.84

Nov.

19

22

13

28

32

16

9.5

6.4

5.8

5.1

*4.5

7.6

20

37

38

16

16

8.2

6.0

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.4

15

28

13

136

62

33

20

632.1

21.4

1.09

1.22

Dec.

16

20

31

33

31

48

*53

24

22

17

56

*271

199

44

28

21

17

14

12

8.9

7.6

7.2

O"6.9

8.6

17

21

58

68

34

18

1,219.1

39.3

1.99

2.29

Jan.

13

12

183

39

15

11

9.5

8.6

8.6

8.9

*11

86

166

58

67

38

20

29

40

EO

14

11

10

9.5

8.9

8.6

14

39

36

24

15

1,033.6

33.3

1.69

1.95

Feb.

11

7.9

5.8

5.3

7.4

75

44

*24

72

141

182

32

14

12

10

9.0

8.2

8.4

8.4

7.6

7.0

7.4

7.0

6.6

6.6

7.2

7.4

7.0

6.4

747.6

25.8

1.31

1.41

Mar.

5.6

5.0

5.2

5.0

5.4

5.2

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.8

4.6

4.4

1*3

4.3

*4.5

4.6

4.7

5.0

5.4

5.8

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.4

6.0

7.0

9.0

300

392

186

65

1,087.4

35.1

1.78

2.05

Apr.

3i

23

18

29

21

17

17

15

13

11

9.2

8.2

6.2

5.8

5.8

10

8,2

*6.2

5.5

4.3

4.0

3.7

3.2

2.9

2.8

4.0

3.9

2.8

2.5

2.8

299.8

9.99

0.507

0.57

May

8.9

4.9

3.5

2.4

1.9

*1.7

2.2

56

44

55

51

26

16

16

14

8.2

6.0

4.7

4.0

3.2

2.4

41

91

37

14

7.9

6.0

18

48

40

58

692.9

22.4

1.14

1.31

June

19

9.5

6.0

4.3

3.0

2.4

1.9

1.7

*1.5

1.5

1.4

28

27

208

85

21

10

9.2

5.5

4.0

3.0

2.9

3.5

3.2

2.6

1.6

1.2

1.1 l79~

1.5

472.4

15.7

0.797

O.89

July

2.9

4,3.

2.8

3.9

2.1

*1.4

1.1

.8

.8

.7

.8

.7

.7

1.2

1.0

.7

.7

.7

1.0

1.9

1.0

.7

.6

.4

.4

3~.3

2.3

1.2

.9

.6

42.3

1.36

O.O69

O.O8

Aug.

0.5

.3

.4

.6

.6

.4

.6

3.2

1.5

*.8

.7

.7

.5

.3

.4

.5

.7

.3

.2

.3

2.1

1.7

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.5

.6

.5

4.3

4.9

30.9

0.997

0.051

0.06

Sept.

1.6

.7

.5

.4

.6

.5

.4

.5

*.4

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.iJL

.3

.3

12.6

0.420

0.021

O.O2

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,120 Mln 0.4 Mean 26.9 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18. 5O

Water year 1959-6O: Max 392 Mln O.2 Mean 18.4 Cfsm O.934 In. 12.69

Peak discharge (base, 5OO cfs). Mar. 28 (7 p.m.) 685 cfs (5.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Sote.. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 21, 22, Jan. 4-6, 8, 9, 1S-22, Jan. 31 to 

Feb. 5, Feb. 12 to Mar. 28.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 11] 

90S. Mahoning River below Berlin Dam, near Berlin Center, Ohio

Location. Lat 41 "02'55", long 81°00'05", in T.I N., R.6 W., on left bank 600 ft downstream from Berlin Dam and 3£ miles northwest of Berlin Center, Mahoning County.

Drainage area.--249 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for October 

1930, published in WSP 1305. Prior to October 1942, published as "near Berlin Center."

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 958.0 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1942, water-stage recorder 

at site If miles upstream at datum 966.15 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 

(levels by Mahoning Valley Sanitary District). Oct. 1, 1942, to May 11, 1949, waterstage recorder 200 ft downstream from present site at datum 8.00ft lower than present 

datum.

Average discharge^.--30 years, 233 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year 2,640 Apr. 6 (gage height, 4.87 ft); minimum, 

6.5 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 0.83 ft).

1930-60: Maximum discharge, 8,630 cfs Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height, 10.97 ft, site 

and datum then in use); no flow at times during 1948-49.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated since 1942 by Berlin Reservoir (see p. 129). 

Slight regulation since 1954 by Deer Creek Reservoir (capacity, 3,180 acre-ft).

Revisions (water years ). WSP 743: 1932. WSP 853: 1936. WSP 873: 1932 (M), 1933-34 

1935(M) , 1936-38.

Eating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.8 

.9 

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

1.9

5.8 

8.1

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

120

232

550

1,020

1,560

2,820

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

138

97

97

111

147

210

252

252

201

230

317

340

358

358

358

358

358

358

*358

346

340

323

311

311

277

252

252

252

252

252

8,318

268

-

"

Nov.

252

252

252

252

252

242

210

210

210

210

*232

252

257

257

257

252

294

317

317

323

328

340

352

358

358

358

352

328

328

328

8,530

284

-

-

Dec.

328

328

328

328

328

328

328

328

328

328

*334

340

340

547

1,470

1,550

1,310

1,060

811

550

364

311

311

311

311

311

311

311

311

311

311

15,046

485

-

"

Jan.

328

376

407

407

449

478

470

470

478

470

*518

568

568

658

705

703

703

703

703

703

694

694

594

622

518

470

463

463

463

465

465

16,870

544

-

-

Feb.

463

421

346

511

305

305

305

*305

511

311

311

517

501

694

872

1,070

652

546

346

358

388

414

435

340

237

200

165

144

147

11,320

390

-

"

Mar.

118

95

97

97

97

97

95

70

152

667

328

95

80

58

*41

42

41

42

30

18

18

13

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.6

12

15

11

9 5'

2,472.7

79.8

-

-

Apr.

74

407

510

577

1,610

2,440

2,500

*1 , 250

62

28

25

13

13

12

*12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

IT

11

19

39

50

66

81

9,903

330

-

"

May

81

81

94

104

104

*104

104

95

58

21

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

16

15

14

14

59

135

135

138

72

1,614

52.1

-

"

June

14

14

14

14

14

80

150

150

*165

187

205

228

176

79

82

294

408

5lT

511

505

267

205

180

168

168

168

192

205

205

228

5,177

175

-

~

July

247

247

225

210

210

210

210

*210

210

252

252

252

252

225

210

210

210

223

247

247

247

247

247

247

247

247

223

205

205

223

247

7,120

230

-

~

Aug.

247

242

242

242

242

242

242

223

180

*I65

180

200

218

237

237

232

232

232

232

228

205

192

187

187

200

228

228

223

205

187

187

6,724

217

-

~

Sept.

181

187

187

214

228

228

228

228

*228

228

228

228

228

228

223

200

187

187

187

187

187

187

187

187

187

187

187

187

187

187

6,096

203

-

"

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,750 Mln 5.O Mean 345 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,500 Mln 6.7 Mean 271 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day
112 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

915. Mahoning River at Prlcetown, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°07'50", long 80°58'24", In T.2 N., R.5 W., on left bank a quarter of a

 mile south of Mahoning-Trumbull County line, 0.3 mile downstream from Milton Dam, half 

a mile southwest of Prlcetown, Mahoning County, and 3 miles upstream from Kale Creek.

Drainage area. 276 sq ml.

Records available.--July 1929 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 905.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Aug. 14, 1929, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 31 years, 255 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,540 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 7.98 ft); mini-

 mum, 33 cfs Mar. 15-27 (gage height, 1.50 ft).

1929-60: Maximum discharge, 6,770 cfs Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height, 15.01 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,200 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, 

0.4 cfs Nov. 9, 10, 1941, Feb. 19-31, Oct. 10-21, 1945.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Berlin Reservoir beginning 1942 and Milton 

Reservoir throughout the period of record (see p. 129).

Revisions (water years). WSP 728: 1930(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 11 to Feb. 13 Feb. 14 to Sept. 30

2.4 

2.7 

3.1

172

245

360

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

330

450

625

995

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.5 202

3.0 325

4.5 850

6.0 1,500

7.7 2,380

Discharge, In cubl^ feet per nd, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

E3

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

195

193

193

190

190

242

264

261

264

335

366

366

366

363

363

366

366

366

363

360

*360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

357

9,929

320

-

-

Nov.

357

357

357

357

357

354

354

351

351

354

354

354

354

351

548

*348

414

450

450

450

447

444

444

444

444

444

444

444

444

444

11,865

396

-

-

Dec.

444

444

441

441

441

438

447

454

460

471

*485

488

485

685

955

955

955

955

738

478

474

474

474

471

471

471

471

468

468

468

468

16,838

543

-

-

Jan.

468

468

468

468

468

468

468

468

468

471

471

432

414

414

*411

411

414

414

414

460

496

496

496

496

496

496

496

496

496

496

496

14,394

464

-

-

Feb.

496

411

363

363

363

363

363

363

*363

366

366

366

682

870

866

870

608

463

463

457

457

457

457

287

193

193

193

193

191

12,446

429

-

-

Mar.

126

94

94

94

94

94

94

58

246

826

£91

36

36

34

33

*33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

34

37

38

37

36

2,795

90.2

-

-

Apr.

201

524

524

528

930

1,400

*2.380

1,960

739

503

500

264

91

68

*68

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

74

80

11,744

391

-

"

May

80

80

80

80

89

100

10O

102

*60

42

42

42

42

42

40

40

40

40

40

50

56

56

56

56

56

56

94

135

135

135

102

2,168

69.9

-

-

June

62

62

80

99

100

136

*176

176

187

189

202

209

154

105

103

216

455

528

528

313

207

191

191

193

193

191

202

207

209

209

6,073

202

-

-

July

212

212

212

212

212

212

212

224

228

231

*231

231

231

231

231

231

231

233

233

233

233

233

233

233

E33

233

236

236

236

236

236

7,061

228

-

-

Aug.

236

236

236

236

236

236

236

*236

221

219

216

216

216

216

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

212

212

212

212

212

212

6,818

220

-

-

Sept.

212

212

212

212

212

212

212

*212

212

212

212

212

212

214

214

195

189

191

191

191

191

191

191

191

191

191

180

176

176

176

5,995

200

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,220 Mln 4.9 Mean 391 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,380 Mln 33 Mean 295 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
BEAVER RrVER BASIN 

920. Kale Creek near Prlcetown, Ohio

113

Location. Lat 41°08'25", long 80°59'45", In T.3 N., R.5 W., on right bank at downstream 

side of highway bridge, 0.4 mile north of Mahoning-Trumbull County line, 1-j miles northwest of Pricetown, 2? miles upstream from mouth, and 3^ miles south of Newton Palls.

Drainage area. 20.9 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1940 tO September 1960. Prior to June 1941 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 914.7 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to June 27, 1941, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--20 years, 22.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,430 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 6.04 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 29; minimum gage height, 0.45 ft July 26, Aug. 14, 18, 19.

1940-60: Maximum discharge, 3,890 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 8.52 ft); no flow 

at times in 1952-55.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from channel 

obstruction and those below 1.0 cfs, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 973: 1942. WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of lee effect or channel 

obstruction (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 6-30)

.6

.7

1.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per

1.6 

3.0

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

24

42

75

210

435

825

econd, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

462

44

14

7.4

7.4

25

123

40

208

34

14

7.4

4.8

4.2

4.2

3.3

2.5

2.0

*1.5

1.5

1.6

1.8

2.6

43

85

48

50

30

15

1,306.5

42.1

2.01

2.32

Nov.

30

51

38

36

86

43

20

12

8.7

6.9

*5.8

7.7

52

102

99

29

12

7.7

7.4

6.6

6.9

7.4

7.4

9.0

65

26

163

117

46

1,134.5

37.8

1.81

2.02

Dec.

20

22

32

39

39

43

*98

28

18

19

25

*373

515

58

27

18

13

10

8.0

7.0

6.0

5.0

4.5

4.0

4.6

8.4

20

68

185

1,808.5

58.3

2.79

3.2E

Jan.

15

12

268

67

19

9.3

6.6

6.3

5.8

6.3

*8.4

60

308

70

59

67

25

19

53

26

14

8.0

7.0

6.2

5.8

5.3

7.7

82

73

1,373.7

44.3

2.12

2.44

Feb.

8.0

5.0

4.5

4.2

4.8

48

62

30

*62

226

243

44

16

13

11

10

10

11

10

9.0

8.5

9.0

8.5

8.0

8.5

9.0

9.0

8.5

7.5

908.0

31.3

1.50

1.62

Mar.

6.5

6.0

6.5

6.0

6.5

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.5

*5.7

6.0

6.4

6.6

7.0

7.4

7.2

7.6

7.6

7.4

8.5

14

242

687

669

1,963.2

63.3

3.03

3.49

Apr.

51

27

19

45

34

20

18

19

19

12

9.6

8.4

6.6

*5.0

4.8

7.1

9.6

6.9

4.6

3.8

3.1

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.0

354.4

11.8

0.565

0.63

May

6.1

7.7

5.5

3.8

3.1

2.6

3.1

105

*128

79

103

40

21

16

18

11

6.3

4.8

3.8

3.1

2.6

2.6

6.1

11

6.3

3.7

3.0

4.8

16

855.0

27.6

1.32

1.52

June

36

12

6.9

3.5

2.2

1.6

 1.3

1.0

.9

ii

.8

2.2

12

206

61

14

6.1

4.4

3.3

2.2

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.7

1.0

.8

.8

389.6

13.0

0.622

0.69

July

1.0

1.5

1.8

4.4

3.7

1.7

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.6

*.6

.6

.9

1.1

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.8

.9

.8

32.0

1.03

0.049

0.06

Aug.

0.8

.6

.9

1.0

.8

.6

.8

*10

6.1

2.1

l.C

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.£

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

33.6 i.oe

o.o5r

o.oe

Sept.

0.6

1.0

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

*.4

.8

.6

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

9.3

0.31

0.015

0.02

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,510 Mln 0.2 Mean 38.8 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.18

Water year 1959-60: Max 687 Min 0.1 Mean 27.8 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.09

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs).--Oct. 1 (9:45 a.m.) 900 efs (5.15 ft); Dee. 13 

(5.36 ft); Jan. 13 (4 a.m.) 516 cfs (4.26 ft); Mar. 30 (2:30 a.m.) 1,430 cfs

'2 a.m.) 1,010 cfs 

'6.04 ft).
114 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

925. West Branch Mahoning River near Newton Palls, Ohio

Location.-- Lat 41°10'18", long 81°01'18", in T.3 N., R.6 W., on right bank 250 ft downstream from bridge on Ravenna Road, 2-| miles southwest of Newton Pflls, Trumbull County, 

6 miles upstream from mouth, and 7 miles downstream from Silver Creek.

Drainage area. 97.8 sq mi.

Records available. June 1926 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 912.2 ft above mean' sea level (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark). Prior to Aug. 30, 1929, staff gage at site 75 ft upstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge. 34 years, 99.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,960 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 10.30 ft); minimum, 7.2 cfs Sept. 22-25; minimum gage height, 1.03 ft Sept. 16-18.

1926-60: Maximum discharge, 8,340 cfs Jan. 22, 1959 (gage height, 13.60 ft); minimum, 2.9 cfs Dec. 6, 1949 (flow retarded by ice above station); minimum gage height, 

0.95 ft July 22, 23, 1936.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 973: 1926-30, 1933, 1934(M), 1936-38, 1939(M), 1940. 

WSP 1385:1929(M), 1945.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60j except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 25 to Sept. 30

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0

158

344

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

407

474

644

840

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

3.5

6.0

12

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

1C.O

450

600

772

995

1,300

1,810

2,610

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.220

479

113

68

55

111

297

169

603

220

88

65

47

48

50

39

34

30

27

*24

24

23

22

184

341

283

225

155

93

71

61

5,269

170

J..74

T.01

Nov.

130

204

173

153

350

372

164

98

76

65

58

75

*204

385

407

171

120

92

69

64

61

65

65

82

179

119

345

329

225

138

5,038

168

1.72

1.92

Dec.

112

115

138

151

160

182

370

184

 115

102

119

762

1.890

695

206

155

120

102

90

76

71

64

59

57

54

69

100

180

432

325

160

7,415

239

2.44

2.81

Jan.

104

86

617

431

142

90

76

72

68

68

80

177

*963

389

287

264

138

117

238

151

107

88

76

72

70

69

75

346

345

196

115

6,117

197

2.01

2.32

Feb.

98

80

60

58

60

251

316

160

213

707

*844

274

136

96

114

94

88

93

92

84

74

84

76

72

74

80

82

74

70

4,604

159

1.63

1.76

Mar.

60

56

58

56

60

56

53

51

50

52

49

48

47

49

47

51

51

*55

58

64

68

66

66

70

66

70

74

533

1,240

2,440

1,330

7,094

229

2.34

2.70

Apr.

410

198

138

306

216

136

122

138

114

93

84

75

64

*55

53

57

80

71

57

50

46

41

40

37

36

34

41

39

33

33

2,897

96.6

0.988

1.10

May

75

68

50

40

34

32

32

294

488

357

464

234

134

112

115

*78

61

71

58

48

41

40

171

157

82

54

43

51

67

71

547

4,169

134

1.37

1.58

June

~87 232

57

43

33

28

*25

23

21

20

18

25

71

169

164

71

43

40

33

26

22

20

21

21

18

16

15

15

15

15

1,407

46.9

0.480

0.54

July

15

22

22

31

26

*18

14

13

12

11

11

11

11

41

37

21

16

13

13

15

15

12

12

11

11

10

18

22

16

15

28

543

17.5

0.179

0.21

Aug.

23

15

18

26

25

20

18

*159

81

33

22

17

14

13

15

31

20

15

12

11

14

26

33

20

14

11

11

11

11

10

15

744

24.0

0.245

0.28

Sept.

15

12

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

*9.6

9.0

9.0

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

7.8

7.8

9.0

10

9.0

7.8

7.8

7.2

772

7.8

7.8

9.0

7.8

7.8

7.8

266.6

8.89

0.091

0.10

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,190 Min 10 Mean 177 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.51

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,440 Min 7.2 Mean 124 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.33

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs).--Oct. 1 (8 p.m.) 1.510 cfs (8.28 ft); Dec. 

(9.68 ft); Mar. 30 (9:30 a.m.) 2,960 cfs (l0.30 ft).

13 (2 p.m.) 2,310 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 23, Jan. 6, 21-25, Pel, 3-5, Feb. 20 to 

Mar. 27.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 115

930. Eagle Creek at Phalanx Station, Ohio

Location. -Lat 41°15'40", long 80°57'16", on right bank 75 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, 1 mile north of Phalanx Station, Trumbull County, 2 miles downstream f^om 

Tinker Creek, and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 97.0 sq mi.

Records available .--June 1926 to September 1934, October 1937 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.-- Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 887.42 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Mahoning Valley Sanitary District). Prior to Sept. 14, 1929, staff 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--31 years (1926-34, 1937-60), 106 cfs.

Extremes .--Maximum discharge during year, 3,560 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 11.65 f':); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 14 (gage height, 2.15 ft).

1926-34, 1937-60: Maximum discharge, 6,700 cfs Jan. 22, 1959 (gage height, 13.12 

ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Aug. 4, 1939 (gage height, 1.62 ft); minimum daily, 0.9 cfs 

Aug. 4, 1939.

Remarks.--Records good. Low flow slightly regulated by mill several miles above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 953: 1938-41. WSP 1385: 1927-30, 1931-32 (M), 1934, 

1938-41(P).WSP 1555: 1928(M), 1929.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 15

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.2

19

36

90

210

372

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.7

3.0 

4.0

Nov. 16 to Sept. 30 

9.2

64

99

224

5.0

7.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

335

630

1,170

1,600

2,580

4,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

E6

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

311

318

77

48

39

42

139

130

138

127

60

45

38

38

40

36

31

28

25

*23_

23

23

23

52

179

131

130

107

71

53

48

2,573

83.0

0.856

0.99

Nov.

81

109

102

84

210

246

200

90

68

56

49

*55

89

271

366

201

111

85

66

60

57

58

58

73

132

107

165

371

232

130

3,982

133

1.37

1.53

Dec.

99

99

116

122

115

121

266

206

 111

92

94

505

2.170

744

252

162

123

100

88

75

67

60

54

54

52

63

83

127

333

359

188

7,100

229

2.36

2.72

Jan.

109

86

273

584

201

99

76

71

66

62.

71

*113

812

700

298

283

154

121

250

183

113

94

85

79

75

72

73

237

*462

333

168

6,403

207

2.13

2.46

Feb.

112

88

62

60

61

141

344

198

*174

520

932

475

178

154

131

106

93

98

95

88

76

88

79

74

77

85

86

76

74

4,825

166

1.71

1.84

Mar.

66

58

60

59

63

61

56

54

53

55

51

51

50

51

49

*53

54

57

60

66

71

70

70

74

70

73

77

238

1,220

2.900

1,510

7,500

242

2.49

2.87

Apr.

561

288

193

276

277

163

136

153

142

122

109

89

*75

67

63

123

150

104

76

65

60

56

53

51

48

45

46

44

40

41

3,716

124

1.28

1.43

May

66

68

52

44

40

56

36

206

616

*440

552

371

176

127

126

92

77

103

73

61

57

54

200

244

113

68

56

63

76

71

313

4,677

151

1.56

1.80

June

417

109

65

54

48

42

36

*32

31

29

27

34

45

71

145

77

49

44

40

34

28

26

27

26

25

25

22

20

20

21

1,669

55.6

0.573

0.64

July

22

37

34

52

33

24

22

20

20

20

*20

22

20

63

56

32

26

23

26

33

30

22

21

21

19

17

20

21

19

19

64

878

28.3

0.292

0.34

Aug.

40

24

36

124

68

40

30

3C4

365

*7?

46

36

30

28

36

41

30

24

22

£i

24

117

258

62

37

31

28

26

21

23

24

2,068

66.7

0.688

0.79

Sept.

25

21

20

20

20

19

*16

14

15

14

17

17

14

13

15

14

16

17

17

16

17

15

14

14

14

14

13

14

14

14

483

16.1

0.166

0.19

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,500 Mln 11 Mean 173 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.23

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,900 Mln 13 Mean 125 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.60

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs).--Dec. 13 (10:30 a.m.) 2,760 cfs (11.14 ft); Mar. 30 (8:30 a.m.) 

5,560 cfs (11.65 ft).______________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
116 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

940. Mahoning River at Leavlttsburg, Ohio

Location. Lat 41*14'20", long 80°52'50", in T.4 N. , R.4 W., on right bank at upstream 

side of highway bridge at Leavittsburg, Trumbull County, 300 ft downstream from Duck 

Creek and 1-J- miles downstream from Eagle Creek.

Drainage area.--580 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1960. Prior to June 1941 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1305.

Gage_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 871.25 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to July 2, 1941, chain gage and July 2, 1941, to July 22, 1952, waterstage recorder, at site 50 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--20 years, 579 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,170 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 13.87 ft); minimum, 146 cfs Mar. 9 (gage height, 3.13 ft).

1940-60: Maximum discharge, 20,300 cfs Jan. 22, 1959 (gage height, 19.37 ft); minimum, 55 cfs July 7, 1952; minimum gage height, 1.50 ft June 10, July 9, 1941.

Maximum stage known, about 24 ft Mar. 26, 1913. Flood of Jan. 25 or 26, 1937, 

reached a stage of 17.8 ft. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1960 are 

given in WSP 1741.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Berlin Reservoir beginning 1942 and Milton Reservoir throughout the period of record (see p. 129).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 13, 

Aug. 10 to Sept.

3.3 175

3.5 236

3.7 310

4.0 430

30

5.0 900

7.0 2,020

9.0 3,220

11.3 4,840

14 to Aug. 9

3.1 

3.3 

5.5 

3.7 

4.0

138

190

253

328

455

5.0 920

7.0 2,020

9.0 3,220

11.0 4,600

14.0 7,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,500

1.850

600

398

542

390

860

840

1,230

1,060

675

564

520

510

510

492

474

462

450

*450

446

442

446

574

1,150

966

938

870

675

582

560

21,806

703

-

-

Nov.

628

825

875

770

1,090

1,200

1,010

710

605

560

538

*546

700

1,270

1,480

1,080

790

760

670

636

632

636

636

685

916

916

1,050

1,750

1,270

955

26, 189

873

_

-

Dec.

825

800

870

916

911

933

1,350

*1,160

870

815

825

1,990

4,750

3,940

1,930

1,570

1,460

1,360

1,280

820

743

716

684

680

671

712

790

1,030

1,710

1,650

1,160

39,921

1, 288

_-

Jan.

895

795

1,490

2,220

1,100

825

761

725

712

702

720

*850

2,370

2.470

1,370

1,310

990

865

1,090

1,060

885

810

770

748

738

725

738

1,180

1,650

1,350

995

33,909

1,094

_

-

Feb.

860

756

590

568

568

756

1,440

1,020

935

*1,820

2.870

1,920

1,100

1,140

1,100

1,130

1,020

785

770

748

716

752

720

658

486

527

558

509

491

27,313

942

..

-

Mar.

393

243

253

236

250

243

233

217

161

743

780

190

161

164

159

169

*180

190

220

260

300

300

281

284

267

274

324

1,030

3,160

6.460

5,360

23,485

758

_

-

Apr.

2,250

1,280

1,060

1, 160

1,410

1,580

2,180

2.640

1,690

910

835

712

*376

264

243

274

376

332

267

233

217

208

199

190

182

182

199

187

*169

21,985

733

_

-

May

260

296

233

199

182

182

193

657

1,700

*1,290

1,480

1,110

608

482

468

352

274

284

253

214

202

205

437

644

414

260

214

284

385

381

1,020

15,163

489

_

-

June

1.210

482

284

250

223

208

256

*253

253

256

260

320

368

450

770

437

504

671

666

572

332

274

270

267

264

260

256

267

270

267

11,420

381

-

July

278

288

316

320

324

284

274

270

281

281

*278

278

284

324

568

316

292

292

296

292

296

284

278

281

278

278

292

292

284

312

340

9,151

295

-

-

Aug.

324

288

308

393

368

316

312

536

*790

398

302

280

265

258

261

283

272

254

247

243

254

310

497

334

268

250

243

240

240

236

236

9,806

316

-

-

Sept.

243

243

240

240

243

240

*240

243

247

247

250

25^

250

247

250

243

220

223

223

223

220

220

220

220

220

220

217

204

201

204

6,951

232

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 15,500 Mln 172 Mean 908 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,460 Mln 159 Mean 675 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 117

955. Mosquito Creek below Mosquito Creek Dam, near Cortland, Ohio

Location. Lab 41°18'00", long 80°45'25", In T.5 N., R.3 W., on right bank 100 ft downstream from Mosquibo Creek Dam, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Confusio-i Run, 

2 miles downstream from Walnut Creek, and 3 miles southwest of Cortland, Trumbull 

County.

Drainage area. 97.4 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1926 to September 1929, May 1943 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 873.98 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to June 12, 1943, 

staff gage, June 12 to Aug. 22, 1943, wire-weight gage, and Aug. 23, 1943, to F<?b. 14, 

1951, water-stage recorder, at site 900 ft downstream at datum 6.63 ft lower.

Average discharge. 20 years, 102 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 470 cfs May 16-19 (gage height, 3.19 ft); minimum, 4.0 cfs Oct. 1-5, May 6-10 (gage height, 1.15 ft).

1926-29, 1943-60: Maximum discharge, 1.890 cfs Jan. 19, 1929 (gage height, 11.5 ft, 

from floodmark, site and datum then in use); no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for Dec. 15-22, which are fair. Flow completely regudiversion not included in

Revisions. WSP 1385: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 22, 

May 16 to Sept. 30

Dec. 23 to May 15

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5

3.0

5.S

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.3

60

119

250

509

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5

3.0

5.7

10

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.3

105

243

509

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

4.0

470

4.0

4.0

8.3

16

16

16

14

13

14

16

14

14

14

14

14

16

16

*30

39

39

39

39

39

39

38

38

38

38

685.3

22.1

11.2

Nov.

36

36

36

36

36

36

38

38

38

38

38

*39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

1,147

38.2

11.6

Dec.

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

*40

57

75

75

75

77

113

158

131

129

126

126

153

179

T79

107

73

73

73

73

73

73

73

73

2,664

85.9

11.9

Jan.

73

73

73

73

73

73

73

73

73

73

73

*79

80

80

80

80

125

163

166

166

169

169

169

169

169

123

84

84

84

84

84

3,210

104

11.9

Feb.

84

84

84

84

79

75

75

75

75

*77

79

84

88

176

262

262

262

237

207

207

207

195

166

137

94

70

70

56

44

3,695

127

12.2

Mar.

44

44

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

33

18

16

10

*4.9

4.9

4.9

5.3

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.3

4.9

5.7

6.5

667.3

21.5

12.5

Apr.

30

172

335

358

354

354

354

354

354

338

*274

207

166

139

94

70

56

28

16

10

4.3

TTS

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

4,106.0

137

12.2

May

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.0

470

4.0

39

118

251

431

466

466

*470

470

470

383

158

67

40

22

50

104

119

101

87

87

87

85

4,608.8

149

12.3

June

85

65

34

20

20

37

51

*51

51

51

51

33

11

4.3

473

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

8.9

61

79

79

79

79

87

91

m

85

77

1,402.7

46.8

13.2

July

77

77

77

77

77

99

110

110

110

110

110

*110

110

93

85

104

110

117

108

104

131

143

136

129

146

158

141

136

153

158

143

3,549

114

13.0

Aug.

131

143

143

133

112

117

131

124

*91

83

124

143

143

143

124

110

110

110

110

110

110

84

62

84

121

126

126

126

117

104

87

3,592

116

14.2

Sept.

72

62

70

79

79

70

62

62

62

62

62

*60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

1,882

62.7

13.7

Calendar year 1959: Max 810 Min 4.0 Mean 121

Water year 1959-60: Max 470 Min 4.0 Mean 85.2

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Diversion, equivalent In cubic feet per oond, by city of Warren.
118 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

980. Mahoning River at Youngstown, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°06'41", long 80°40'25", on left bank 400 ft upstrea-n from Bridge Street 

Bridge in Youngstown, Mahoning County, and three-quarters of a mile upstream from Mill 

Creek.

args only or October 

site 4^ miles downstream; recDrainage are a. --89 9 sq mi.

Records available .--October 1921 to September 1960. Monthly dischargs only f 

1921, published in WSP 1305. May 1903 to July 1906 at site 4^ miles downs 

ords not equivalent.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 826.53 ft above mean s^a level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Mahoning Valley Sanitary District). Prior to Nov. 16, 1926, chain 

gage at site 400 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge .--39 years, 854 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 10,900 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 11.75 ft); minimum, 236 cfs Apr. 30 (gage height, 2.48 ft).

1921-60: Maximum discharge, 17,600 cfs Jan. 25, 1937, from rating curve extended 

above 9,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting and on basis of velocity-area studies; maximum 

gage height, 18.62 ft Jan. 22, 1959 (backwater from Mill Creek); minimum discharge, 

28 cfs Aug. 14, 1930 (gage height, 1.80 ft); minimum daily, 30 cfs Aug. 16, 1930.

Maximum stage known, 26.5 ft Mar. 26, 1913 (discharge, 42,500 cfs, estimated by 

Corps of Engineers)

Remarks . Records good. Water diverted above station for municipal supply for city of 

Youngstown. Some sewage returned to river above station. Water also diverted above 

and below station by a private company for industrial uses, some of which is returned 

to river above station. Flow regulated by Berlin, Milton, Mosquito Creek, and Meander 

Creek Reservoirs (see p. 129), together with reservoir on Squaw Creek.

Revisions (water years). WSP 623: 1924 (M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of backwater from Mill

Creek (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 6)

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

245

550

2,340

7.0

9.0

12.0

4,450

7,050

11,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

1L 

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2B

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

1,700

2,580

1,040

550

480

515

963

1,290

1,560

1,580

954 

729

657

630 

622

606

590

566

*550

536

558

566

606

747

1,260

1,310

1,260

1,160

963

819

774

28,521

920

-

-

Nov.

828

1,060

1,150

1,110

1,310

1,550

1,400

1,020

*828

765

T56" 729 

990

1,580 

1,970

1,680

1,190

1,060

963

991

864

855

855

936

1,190

1,300

1,540

Z.510

2,060

1,460

36,300

1,210

-

-

Dec.

1,200

1,150

1,220

1,300

1,290

cl,250

*c 1,580

cl.700

1,310

1,140

1,160 

c2,500

*c6,220

06,740 

3,470

2,320

2,040

1,890

1,770

1,340

1,090

1,020

936

918

846

873

972

1,250

2,220

2,690

1,960

57,365

1,850

-

-

Jan.

1,340

1,120

c2,000

C3.410

2,130

1,260

1,090

1,010

927

909

*927 

cl,160

c3,090

C4.090 

2,580

,110

,630

,360

,660

,750

,410

,220

,150

,090

,080

,060

,060

,600

,400

* 150

',570

51,343

1,656

-

-

Feb.

1,270

1,110

873

801

801

c970

c ,690

*c ,610

c ,340

,720

,050 

,800

,930

,610 

,500

,610

,630

,350

,260

,190

,100

,140

,100

,050

864

873

882

819

774

42,717

1,473

-

-

Mar.

657

508

487

452

452

452

438

417

374

595

1,130 

600

344

*339 

528

339

350

368

424

543

543

550

515

501

480

459

624

2,040

5,980

10,400

9, 900

41,589

1,342

-

-

Apr.

5,190

2,020

1,620

1,670

2,000

2,200

2,550

3,250

2,820

1,560

1,350 

1,240

828

574 

473

459

501

515

404

*350

317

295

280

265

270

275

275

270

245

T? 6O'

34,326

1,144

-

-

May

344

380

334

285

260

*245

290

854

1,870

2,110

2.190 

1,890

1,170

1,040 

1,110

1,030

927

873

828

747

522

410

657

1,050

756

529

438

424

508

1,570

26,280

848

-

-

June

2.150

1,050

598

452

404

362

*380~

431

431

431

438 

693

622

1,400 

1,660

927

684

783

810

765

536

487

487

508

475

459

475

487

508

480

20,549

678

-

-

July

508

487

582

550

522

*494

487

487

494

487

487 

487

515

545 

545

522

501

508

574

529

501

487

487

494

494

508

582

529

529

574

574

16,066

518

-

-

Aug.

558

508

606

614

659

558

625

756

1.060

*720

494 

480

473

466 

480

466

466

459

445

445

459

529

614

566

459

459

452

452

459

473

438

16,678

538

-

-

Sept.

417

398

380

386

592

398

386

386

380

568

374 

380

580

*380 

580

386

368

362

362

574

362

362

362

550

550

362

362

350

350

544

11,L91

373

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 16,200 Min 250 Mean 1,358 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 10,400 Min 245 Mean 1,046 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

c Stage-discharge relation affected by bac rom Mill Creek.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 119

985. Mill Creek at Youngstovm, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°04'20", long 80°41'25", in T.2 N., R.2 W., on right bank 600 ft upstream 

from suspension bridge in Mill Creek Park at Youngstown, Mahonlng County, 1 mile downstream from Newport Dam, and 2-| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 68.4 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1960. Prior to December 1943 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of 

19

ge is 898.52 ft above mean sea level, ditum of

1:929. 

Average discharge. 17 years, 63.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,470 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 4.41 ft); minimum, 0.8 cfs Oct. 22, 23 (gage height, 0.44 ft).

1943-60: Maximum discharge, 6,100 cfs May 27, 1946 (gage height, 9.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,800 cfs by computation of peak flow over dam; minimum, 

0.1 cfs Oct. 8, 1947, Aug. 26, 1949, Sept. 10-12, 1952, Feb. 3-9, 1954.

Maximum discharge known, 7,140 cfs in March 1913 at dam 1 mile downstream (computed 

by Mill Creek Park Association).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Plow regulated intermittently by Newport Dam.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12 Dec. 13 to Sept. 30

0.6 

1.0 

1.8 

3.8 

7.6

1.2 

1.5 

1.8 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

91

160

260

430

675

0.5

.6

.7

.8

1.0

1.2

1.5

1.0 

1.9 

5.0

28

52

105

2.9 

3.4 

3.9

175

270

430

625

885

1,160

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

107

53

24

17

26

42

52

64

250

116

53

34

24

24

22

16

14

14

*20

27

8.4

.8

1.0

20

44

30

37

36

25

19

22

1,242.2

40.1

0.586

0.68

Nov.

44

56

54

50

82

57

38

28

*22

20

18

24

38

68

99

53

45

36

25

22

22

22

22

29

44

36

191

218

127

73

1,663

55.4

0.810

0.90

Dec.

53

50

59

77

91

99

*155

105

70

56

81

566

*750

421

214

121

83

60

50

40

35

31

29

2830"

47

71

153

260

175

99

4,159

134

1.96

2.26

Jan.

61

54

416

284

138

63

51

44

41

39

*44

128

394

277

232

190

111

87

140

109

64

46

39

35

35

33

38

111

128

99

68

3,599

116

1.70

1.96

Feb.

54

43

34

30

35

143

184

*107

143

381

620

357

175

69

60

50

45

45

42

40

35

38

35

32

35

38

38

35

32

2,975

103

1.51

1.63

Mar.

30

26

27

26

28

27

25

24

24

25

23

22

22

23

22

25

30

51

69

105

109

*97

85

82

73

76

97

555

1.100

475

4,398

142

2.08

2.40

Apr.

229

121

85

95

89

71

63

60

55

48

42

37

33

29

32

52

46

43

37

30

*26

24

22

19

20

26

20

17

15

17

1,503

50.1

0.732

0.82

May

46

34

22

18

14

*13

18

201

246

165

162

109

69

63

63

43

34

28

23

20

17

86

214

97

44

29

24

27

48

298

2,353

75.9

1.11

1.28

June

97

46

32

23

15

10

*8.6

8.0

7.4

7.0

6.6

25

40

250

150

50

17

15

13

11

9.0

8.4

9.0

8.4

7.4

6.6

6.2

6.0

670

6.2

904.8

30.2

0.442

0.49

July

7.0

9.0

15

25

20

*10

8.6

6.4

5.0

4.6

4.6

5.0

5.4

12

10

7.4

5.4

5.0

8.6

16

12

7.4

3.8

3.4

5.0

9.0

34

14

8.6

5.4

3.8

294.4

9.50

0.139

0.16

Aug.

3.0

2.4

13

9.8

8.6

4.6

37

104

27

13

9.2

<5.4

4.6

3.8

3.4

3.0

3.0

2.0

1.8

2.4

11

8.0

5.9

3.4

2.4

1.8

1.5

1.8

1.6

4.0

76

425.4

13.4

0.196

C.23

Sept.

33

15

8.6

5.9

4.2

3.4

3.0

2.4

2.2

1.9

2.0

3.0

4.2

3.0

4.2

*2.7

2.4

1.9

 476 1.8

2.2

2.7

8.0

9.2

8.0

7.4

8.0

8.6

9.8

10

183.3

6.11

0.089

0.10

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,560 Mln 0.5 Mean 85. 3 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.93

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,100 Mln 0.8 Mean 64.7 Cfsm 0.946 In. 12.91

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs).--Dec. 12 (11 p.m.) 874 cfs (3.38 ft); Feb. 11 (2 a.m.) 730 cfs 

(3.11 ft); Mar. 29 (9 p.m.) 1,470 cfs (4.41 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record June 8 to July 5; discharge estimated on basis of records for Kale 

Creek near Prlcetown and Mahonlng River at Youngstown. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice 

Dec. 18-23, Feb. 15 to Mar. 17.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN

995. Mahoning River at Lowellville, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°02'10", long 80°32'10", in T.I N., R.I W., on left baik 300 ft upstream 

from Washington Street Bridge at Lowellville, Mahoning County, 1 mile upstream from 

Ohio-Pennsylvania State line, and 3 miles downstream from Yellow Creek.

Drainage area. 1,076 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1960. Prior to July 1943 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 796.84 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 26, 1944, wire-weight gage at site 300 ft do^mstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 1,111 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,600 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 10.20 ft); minimum, 320 cfs Apr. 30 (gage height, 2.72 ft).

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 21,000 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 14.43 ft); minimum, 125 cfs June 29, 1952.

Maximum stage known, 17.8 ft in March 1913.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow regulated by Berlin, Milton, Mosquito Creek, and Meander 

Creek Reservoirs (see p. 139), together with reservoirs on Dry Run, Squaw, and Yellow 

Creeks. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1960 

are given in WSP 1741.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1555: 1934(M), 1952(M), 195S(M), 1956.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.7 

Z.9 

3.1 

3.5 

4.0

310 

415 

535 

8ZO 

1,280

5.0 

6.5 

8.0 

9.5 

10.0

2,560

4,880

7,400

10,200

11,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,830

2.570

1,240

691

642

649

1,010

1,470

1,900

1,840

1,100

836

748

733

705

684

670

642

*614

614

614

600

656

812

1,180

1,360

1,290

1,200

1,020 

852 8 12

31,584

1,019

-

-

Nov.

852

1,100

,170

,180

,280

,550

,470

,060

*876

796

748 780"

927

1,340

2,000

1,860

1,270

1,080

990

892

876

868

860

936

1,120

1,280

1,600

2.560

2,360 

1,620

37,101

1,237

-

-

Dec.

1,310

1,220

1,280

1,390

1,430

1,470

*1,840

2,070

1,510

1,290

1,350

3,870

7,720

8.470

4,660

2,850

2,390

2,170

2,000

1,660

1,270

1,180

1,090

1,040

981

990

1,100

1,380

2,490

3,380

2,530

69,381

2,238

-

-

Jan.

1,660

1,390

3,080

4,370

2,940

1,560

1,340

1,230

1,130

1.090

*1,100

1,37O

3,820

5.500

3,760

2,800

2,200

1,690

1,880

2,070

1,730

1,430

1,300

1,230

1,190

1,180

1,180

1,500

2,520

2 , 690

1,990

63,720

2,055

-

-

Feb.

1,510

1,310

1,080

936

918

1,150

1,960

*1,970

1,700

2,850

6.840

5,530

2,790

1,960

1,750

1,790

1,860

1,750

1,570

1,460

1,360

1,310

1,310

1,280

1,210

1,260

1,270

1,200

1,110

53,994

1,862

-

-

Mar.

972

828

733

705

677

663

656

642

621

614

972

954

587

*535

511

517

523

548

580

712

764

804

804

804

780

756

963

3,450

6,790

11.200

10 , 800

51,465

1,660

-

-

Apr.

6,450

2,560

1,990

1,900

2,070

2,280

2,490

3,340

3,560

1,910

1,570

1,490

1,110

820

684

684

670

698

614

*499

451

427

593

371

371

376

398

371

350 

545

41,022

1,367

-

-

May

511

529

481

398

*360

335

404

1,270

2,560

2.750

2,570

2,410

1,580

1,310

1,350

1,300

1,170

1,080

1,040

963

756

600

918

1,230

1,080

772

628

580

642 

804

1,570

33,931

1,095

-

-

June

2.490

1,440

852

642

548

481

*457

BTT

523

523

517

740

954

1,340

2,210

1,480

999

927

936

927

719

607

580

580

574

542

523

529

561 

561

25,273

842

-

-

Jily

945

607

600

670

628

*554

561

554

542

555

548

535

568

614

594

574

568

568

568

574

561

554

554

554

542

561

844

677

607

587

18,576

599

-

-

Aug.

628

628

764

740

740

719

1,020

1,040

1.110

*918

649

580

568

548

561

554

548

535

517

529

574

607

677

684

535

529

523

511

535 

628

621

20,320

655

-

"

Sept.

535

48T

457

457

457

475

469

457

445

421

427

439

451

*427

433

433

427

398 410"

415

415

404

415

4O4

398

415

415

415

404 

421

13,026

434

-

"

Calendar year 1959: Max 19,300 Mln 310 Mean 1,596 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60= Max 11,200 Min 335 Mean 1,255 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 121

1015. Shenango River at Pymatuning Dam, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°29'55", long 80°27'30", on left bank 500 ft downstream from Sugar Run, 

550 ft downstream from Pymatuning Dam, Crawford County, and 1^ miles northwest of 

Jamestown.

Drainage area. 167 sq mi.

Records available. June 1934 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 970.00 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1907.

Average discharge. 26 years, 204 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 910 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 6.88 ft); minimum daily, 18 cfs Oct. 4.

1934-60: Maximum discharge, 1,540 cfs Sept. 4, 1937 (gage height, 9.2 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs June 30 to July 3, 1934.

Remarks. Records excellent except those computed from twice-daily tape-gage readings, 

which are good. Flow regulated since 1933 by Pymatuning Reservoir (see p. 123).

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: 1934-36. WSP 1083: 1936(M), 1937, 1940(M), 1941-45. 

WSP 1335:1940.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

4.0 

4.2 

4.4

4.7 90

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0

176

405

610

940

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

Hfc20

18

19

28

43

25

50

25

22

21

20

22

21

20

20

20

50

*100

104

104

107

109

112

120

59

26

22

22

34

1,538

49.6

+172

Nov.

49 

32

26

34

46

32

26

24

23

22

22

101

143

163

150

140

137

131

131

131

131

131

209

295

295

285

325

315

300

290

4,139

138

+192

Dec.

285 

285

295

*295

295

295

305

444

592

592

592

851

715

610

592

592

680

768

768

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

768

802

768

750

18,939

611

-85.7

Jan.

750 

750

850

*768

750

610

436

436

432

432

355

325

309

156

150

140

134

TBT

150

140

211

285

285

285

369

418

418

441

446

436

423

12,227

394

+39.4

Feb.

423 

418

335

*280

280

335

315

290

295

386

410

450

446

436

441

441

446

441

441

441

441

436

436

436

436

436

436

441

436

11,684

403

+37.7

Mar.

441 

432

432

433

432

432

432

428

*423

423

423

423

423

241

143

140

140

143

143

143

114

51

52

52

52

52

54

100

388

298

128

8,010

258

+215

Apr.

80 

68

65

212

392

441

446

446

454

454

446

446

*436

405

310

310

310

305

305

305

226

86

24

23

23

23

21

20

20

20

7,122

237

+84.9

May

26 

23

22

21

20

33

42

131

86

82

66

42

36

43

36

46

58

*66

35

29

28

37

71

37

27

24

36

42

42

145

310

1,742

56.2

+273

June

300 

295

352

446

340

300

184

163

134

137

137

137

137

150

143

140

140

140

140

140

150

*166

166

166

166

180

192

192

192

192

5,817

194

-177

July

192 

192

192

192

192

192

192

192

192

192

192

192

192

173

143

143

143

169

192

192

192

192

192

192

192

192

*192

176

173

173

173

5,690

184

-184

Aug.

192 

215

203

188

137

53

21

22

109

1.60

160

160

166

192

192

192

192

192

192

192

196

166

146

146

163

192

192

192

199

220

»"§20

5,162

167

-217

Sept.

220 

220

215

215

215

215

215

215

215

215

215

215

215

215

220

224

224

224

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

6,552

218

-257

Adjusted for change in contents in Pymatuning Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

222 

1.33 

1.53

330 

1.98 

2.21

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-6O:

525 

3.14 

3.62

433 

2.59 

2.99

441 

2.64 

2.85

473 

2.83 

3.26

322 

1.93 

2.15

329 

1.97 

2.27

Observed

Max 910 Kin 13 Mean 281 

Max 851 Mln 18 Mean 242

17.0 

0.102 

0.11

0 

0 

O

-50.0 

-0.299 

-C.34

-39.0 

-0.234 

-0.26

Adjusted

Mean 3o2 Cfsm 1.81 In. 25. 7O 

Mean 25O Cfsm 1.5O In. 2O.39

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, In Pymatuning Reservoir.

Note. Discharge for Oct. 28, 29, Nov. 18 to Dec. 18, Feb. 3-12 computed from twice-daily tapegage readings. Negative figures of adjusted discharge and runoff indicate that evaporation and 

seepage exceeded natural flow.
122 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

1025. Little Shenango River at Greenville, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°25'15", long 80°22'35", on left bank 1,500 ft downstream from Williamson Crossing Bridge, 1 mile northeast of Greenville, Mercer County, snd 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--l04 sq mi.

Records available. October 1913 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 953.46 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Nov. 4, 1915, staff gage, Nov. 4, 1915, to Sept. 30, 1918, waterstage recorder, Nov. 7, 1919,to Aug. 31, 1923, and Nov. 19, 1925, to June 20, 1934, 

staff gage, at site 1 mile downstream at datum 8.96 ft lower.

Average discharge.--47 years, 142 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 3,580 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 9.74 ft); minimum, 9.3 cfs Sept. 25 (gage height, 0.80 ft).

1913-60: Maximum discharge, 8,540 cfs Jan. 22, 1959 (gage height, 14.30 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,200 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 

12.26 ft; minimum, 2.9 cfs July 31, 1934 (gage height, 0.58 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or those computed from 

once-daily tape-gage readings, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by mills 

above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 743: Drainage area. WSP 1305: 1914, 1922-23, 1926-29. 

WSP 1335:1923(m).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12 Dec. 13 to Sept. 30

1.2 29

1.5 53

2.0 113

2.5 198

3.0 

5.0 

6.0

308

930

1,340

0.8

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

29

55

117

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0 

10.0

199

305

930

2,400

3,830

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

452

292

87

51

39

51

381

242

386

243

103

72

57

62

59

48

42

40

39

*42

34

31

43

285

250

235

202

158

105

80

102

4,313

139

1.34

1.54

Nov.

411

268

161

144

279

231

g!38

gl09

g91

g80

S73.

g92

g!25

g226

g385

g294

*179

141

103

92

96

98

89

154

194

134

313

428

242

170

5,540

185

1.78

1.98

Dec.

142

139

*174

170

166

196

326

222

174

149

145

1,200

2.580

773

300

226

183

159

136

114

106

95

100

84

82

106

178

292

640

499

238

9,894

319

3.07

3.54

Jan.

170

149

754

67O

*180

140

130

122

106

106

122

154

864

756

355

285

190

171

245

185

140

130

120

115

105

105

106

225

328

295

199

7,722

249

2.39

2.76

Feb.

162

121

100

*120

9_6

189

238

162

162

543

1,260

595

251

160

160

170

157

162

151

130

120

130

113

110

111

152

147

125

110

6,207

214

2.06

2.22

Mar.

100

86

90

76

66

68

70

66

*60

56

54

53

52

50

50

50

52

56

60

70

74

76

74

70

70

74

80

324

1,150

5.190

2,150

8,617

278

2.67

3.08

Apr.

817

368

249

268

230

190

208

245

265

260

221

194

*149

125

111

146

141

127

114

96

85

78

71

65

69

73

66

58

53

53

5,195

173

1.66

1.86

May

116

92

69

58

51

46

60

641

1.590

838

732

440

258

280

231

192

159

*278

187

162

138

132

495

325

178

*125

100

84

85

106

222

8,268

267

2.57

2.96

June

174

111

84

69

60

53

47

43

39

37

35

42

58

127

214

100

64

59

51

43

35

*32

32

34

37

29

27

25

28

28

1,817

60.6

0.583

0.65

Jvly

27

35

36

46

31

25

23

22

21

20

20

19

22

43

37

25

21

21

33

36

25

24

24

27

21

18

44

*35

24

19

18

842

27.2

0.262

0.30

Aug.

17

16

20

28

84

64

29

25

23

19

18

17

16

15

16

16

16

14

13

13

20

49

36

23

19

16

15

15

15

18

19

724

23.4

0.225

0.26

Sept.

Ii *15

15

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

1°

10

10

10

10

11

365

12.2

0.117

0.13

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,980 Mln 13 Mean 21O Cfsm 2.O2 In. 27.44

Water year 1959-6O: Max 3,19O Mln 10 Mean 163 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.28

Peak discharge (base. 1,500 cfs). Dec. 13 (4:30 a.m.) 3.050 cfs (8.96 ft); Mar. 30 (5:5O a.m.) 

5,580 cfs (9.74 ft); May 9 (5 a.m.) 1,690 cfs (6.69 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

g computed from once-daily tape-gage readings,

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 22-24, Jan. 5-7, Jan. 21-26, Feb. 3, 4, 14-16, 

20, 21, Feb. 29 to Mar. 27.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 123

1030. Pymatunlng Creek near Orangeville, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°18'40", long 80°28'40", on right bank 2 miles upstream from moufi, 

3 miles southeast of Orangeville, Mercer County, and 3 miles north of Sharpsville.

Drainage area.--169 sq mi.

Records available. October 1913 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for sone 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 873.35 ft above mean sea level, dat'jm of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Aug. 17, 1915, staff gage, Aug. 17, 

1915, to Aug. 31, 1923, and Nov. 19, 1925, to June 18, 1934, chain gage, at site 1,500 

ft downstream at datum 0.62 ft higher.

Average discharge. 47 years, 208 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,440 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 10.71 ft); minimum, 2.4 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.41 ft).

1913-60: Maximum discharge, 6,200 cfs Feb. 3, 1915 (gage height, 9.1 ft, from graph 

based on gage readings, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 

1,500 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 13.32 ft Jan. 22, 1959 

(backwater from Shenango River); minimum discharge observed, 0.5 cfs Sept. 25, 1933.

Maximum stage known, 16.0 ft Mar. 26, 1913, site and datum then in use, from floodmark (backwater from Shenango River).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Sone regulation at low flows by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 743: Drainage area. WSP 1305: 1914-16, 1918, 1922(M),

 1923, 1926-29, 1930(M). WSP 1335: 1919-20, 1921(M), 1934, 1936-37, 1939, 1940-41(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 16-30)

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

75

132

4.0

6.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

274

677

1,190

1,620

2,440

3,920

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

326

239

223

201

194

229

411

274

460

331

380

400

360

293

182

100

65

50

39

*34

30

27

29

51

78

116

145

150

152

151

162

5,882

190

1.12

1.29

Nov.

201

208

216

231

293

293

293

293

239

231

201

168

178

252

293

302

340

340

322

293

223

162

131

156

194

194

358

360

380

410

7,755

258

1.53

1.71

Dec.

400

380

360

*331

293

302

350

331

340

331

331

1,010

1,500

1.620

1,320

937

635

490

390

293

194

125

110

100

84

95

139

236

400

430

440

14,297

461

2.73

3.15

Jan.

430

400

672

490

*490

490

430

360

241

155

138

184

551

593

811

788

656

530

470

380

300

220

200

170

150

145

145

246

340

360

38O

11,915

384

2.27

2.62

Feb.

390

360

290

*220

174

216

284

312

360

587

1,040

 1.070

858

635

480

430

293

216

175

160

150

168

156

145

139

156

162

145

155

9,926

342

2.02

2.18

Mar.

130

125

120

120

120

120

110

96

*85

76

70

64

60

58

56

56

56

56

62

80

82

86

95

90

86

100

110

348

894

2,300

5 , 28O

9,191

296

1.75

2.02

Apr.

2.300

1,380

886

614

490

400

331

284

274

293

302

302

*265

216

162

148

174

201

201

181

134

102

86

73

61

59

54

47

43

41

10,104

337

1.99

2.22

May

59

78

77

65

53

42

43

383

530

656

858

907

743

614

530

430

340

256

274

293

214

162

360

331

293

*284

239

164

102

98

138

9,616

310

1.83

2.12

June

121

loo

80

63

50

38

30

26

23

20

19

30

42

127

201

156

106

72

50

42

*34

27

24

20

19

21

20

16

17

15.

1,609

53.6

0.317

0.35

July

21

21

21

24

32

26

19

15

14

11

11

10

15

32

24

20

16

18

31

20

15

15

22

23

22

21

*Z5

18

16

17

16

611

19.7

0.117

0.13

Aug.

14

14

13

19

21

30

27

38

19

16

15

13

12

11

11

11

10

10

9.7

9.4

9.7

38

25

24

17

13

11

10

11

10*Z*1

554.9

17.9

o.ioe

0.1£

Sept.

6.6

7.1

6.6

6.0

6.8

8^3.

6.6

6.3

6.3

5.4

4.6

4.6

6.0

5.2

4.4

3.9

4.2

4.6

4.6

6.3

3.6

4.6

4.2

3.9

3.4

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

147.2

4.91

0.029

0.03

Calendar year 1959: Max 4.6OO Min 6.O Mean 3OO Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.11

Water year 1959-6O: Max 3,28O Mln 2.5 Mean 223 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.94

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 22-24, Jan. 4-6, 21-26, Feb. 3, 4, 15, 16, 

19-21, Feb. 28 to Mar. 27.
124 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

1035. Shenango River at Sharpsville, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°16 I 00", long 80°28'20", on left bank 700 ft upstream from Erie Railroad 

bridge at Sharpsville, Mercer County, and 3 miles downstream from Pymatuning Creek.

Drainage area.--588 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1938 to September 1960. Monthly discharge oily for some periods, 

published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 861.57 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge . 22 years, 748 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,980 cfs Mar. 31 (gage heig'it, 10.97 ft); minimum, 111 cfs Aug. 10 (gage height, 2.42 ft).

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 15,700 cfs Jan. 22, 1959 (gage heig'it, 15.97 ft); minimum, 38 cfs Sept. 4, 1941 (gage height, 2.09 ft).

Maximum stage known, 19.3 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from Pymatuning survey-profile map.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height

record, which are fair. Flow regulated since 1933 by Pymatuning Reservoir (see p. 129) 

and by mills above station.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

132

206

370

710

4.0

7.0

11.0

1,150

4,390

8,980

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,030

1,020

544

364

316

316

863

897

1.160

978

682

605

535

474

370

261

198

164

145

199

*206

198

202

522

718

675

696

591

468

383

364

16,144

521

+172

Nov.

732

87 O

640

556

750

870

682

584

507

448

403

383

527

892

1,250

942

838

806

710

640

591

521

468

657

888

830

1,240

1 . 650

1,350

1,130

23,355

778

+192

Dec.

1,040

1.000

1,060

1,070

1,020

1,070

1,450

1,250

1,300

1,300

1,300

3,460

6.150

5,880

3,180

2,240

1,750

*1 , 600

1,500

1,350

1,230

1,120

1,050

1,050

1,020

1,070

1,250

1,600

2,410

2,460

1,860

56,090

1,809

-85.7

Jan.

1,6OO

1,550

2,920

5.07O

*2,020

1,700

1,300

1,140

969

846

838

906

2,580

2,520

1,920

1,650

1,300

1,110

1,220

1,050

830

800

814

750

700

800

814

1,210

1,600

1,500

1,350

43,377

1,399

+39.4

Feb.

1,220

1,100

920

820

*689

918

,250

,030

,050

,930

.840

,400

,080

,500

,350

,250

,120

,040

987

924

838

850

862

822

814

942

960

870

862

36,238

1,250

+37.7

Mar.

798

742

758

734

742

726

682

*700

700

680

633

580

540

500

350

300

320

330

350

380

380

300

300

300

300

300

350

1,330

3,290

6,560

8.720

33,675

1,086

+215

Apr.

6.100

2,850

1,650

1,300

1,350

1,250

1,200

1,240

1,300

1,350

1,220

*1,150

1,040

915

750

710

774

758

750

689

612

474

328

236

211

211

211

189

168

161

31,147

1,038

+84.9

May

246

316

256

206

181

154

164

1,520

5.290

2,850

2,630

2,190

1,500

1,250

1,150

915

774

782

774

661

584

455

1,420

1,350

790

626

*521

422

322

352

785

29,436

950

+273

June

822

654

563

584

619

468

429

294

251

231

221

283

328

552

806

612

429

358

310

278

*251

246

251

251

246

236

251

256 '267

272

11,619

387

-177

July

310

346

322

346

334

305

278

267

256

246

246

241

241

364

310

231

206

193

340

316

278

256

261

278

256

256

*340

305

246

231

231

8,636

279

-184

Aug.

206

221

251

282

789

363

253

395

146

156

211

206

202

202

221

226

221

216

216

216

246

338

294

221

193

202

221

221

221

278

*261

7,895

255

-217

Sept.

256

251

246

241

236

241

236

231

231

231

231

231

236

d240

d240

d240

d240

d240

d240

d240

d240

d240

241

241

241

241

241

241

241

241

7,186

240

-257

Adjusted for change in contents in Pymatuning Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

693 

1.18 

1.36

970 

1.65 

1.84

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

1,723 

2.93 

3.38

1,438 

2.45 

2.82

1,288 

2.19 

2.36

1,301 

2.21 

2.55

1,123 

1.91 

2.13

1,223 

2.08 

2.40

Observed

Max 14,200 Min 145 Mean 1,034 

Max 8,720 Min 145 Mean 833

210 

0.357 

O.40

95.0 

0.162 

0.19

38.0 

0.065 

0.07

-17.0 

-0.029 

-0.03

Adjusted

Mean 1,055 Cfsm 1.79 In 24.69 

Mean 841 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.47

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Pymatuning Reservoir.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records Cor nearby stations.

Note.. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 23, 24, Jan. 6, 22, 24-26, Feb. 3, 4, 14-16, 

22, Mar. 8-10, 12-27. Negative figures of adjusted discharge and runoff indicate that evaporation 

and seepage exceeded natural flow.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 125

1055. Beaver River at Wampum, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°53'15", long 80°20'05", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 288 at Wampum, Lawrence County, 2-f miles upstream from Connoquenessing 

Creek.

Drainage area. 2,235 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1914 to September 1918, August 1932 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage_.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 736.24 ft above mean sea level (Pennsylvania RR. bench mark). Prior to Sept. 30, 1914, staff gage at site 500 ft dcwnstream 

at datum 0.76 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1914, to Sept. 30, 1918, chain gage at site 1 mile 

upstream at datum 0.84 ft higher. Aug. 26, 1932, to Oct. 3, 1933, chain gage and 

Oct. 3, 1933, to Nov. 16, 1938, staff gage, at present site and datum. Since 1932, 

auxiliary gage 10 miles downstream at station at Beaver Falls which is used cfuring 

periods of backwater from Connoquenessing Creek.

Average discharge.--32 years (1914-18, 1932-60), 2,382 cfs (adjusted for storage since 

1932).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 24,000 cfs Mar. 31; maximum gage height, 15.79 

ft Mar. 31 (backwater from Connoquenessing Creek); minimum discharge, 628 cfs Sept. 29 

(gage height, 3.12 ft); minimum daily, 646 cfs Sept. 25, 26, 29.

1914-18, 1932-60: Maximum discharge, 50,100 cfs May 28, 1946 (backwater from Connoquenessing Creek), from rating curve extended above 24,000 cfs on basis of contractedopening measurement at gage height 21.44 ft; maximum gage height, 24.86 ft Jen. 22, 

1959 (backwater from Connoquenessing Creek); minimum discharge observed, 74 cfs 

July 30, 1933 (gage height, 1.70 ft); minimum daily discharge, 97 cfs July 22, Aug. 23, 

1933.

Maximum stage known, 29.9 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from floodmark (discharge, abort 87,000 

cfs).

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

Flow regulated since 1942 by Berlin, since 1916 by Milton, since 1944 by Mosquito 

Creek, since 1929 by Meander Creek, and since 1933 by Pymatuning Reservoirs fsee p. 129)

Revisions (water years) . WSP 728: Drainage area. WSP 1385: 1933-40, 1946, 1951-52.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, In feet, a

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Backwater from Connoquenessing Creek Mar. 3O to Apr. l)

3.1 

3.5 

4.0

610

1,020

1,670

5,020

9,000

19,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

'Oct.

2,940

4.070

2,730

1,430

1,080

1,140

al,500

a2,5OO

4,070

3,890

2,620

1,880

*1,590

1,490

1,370

1,230

1,060

940

874

842

842

884

*940

1,500

2,240

2,780

2,620

2,390

2,020

1,630

1,490

58,582

1,890

+172

Nov.

1,770

2,620

2,540

2,240

2,460

3,100

2,860

2,240

1,810

1,600

1.460

1,480

1,630

2,610

4,070

3,890

3,100

2,620

2,240

2,020

1,880

1,780

1,680

1,750

2,460

2,780

3,740

5.600

5,210

3,890

79,130

2,638

+162

Dec.

3,190

2,940

3,100

3,360

3,440

3,530

4,640

4,740

3,710

3,440

3,440

9,080

17.600

17,000

13,500

8,200

*5,600

4,830

4,450

3,890

3,280

2,940

2,700

2,620

2.540

2,700

3,190

4,410

7,800

8,000

6,200

170,060

5,486

+55.3

Jan.

4,540

3,890

7,610

9,600

7,370

*4,450

3,710

3,280

2,940

2,700

2,620

3,110

8,600

10,000

7,800

6,200

5,020

4,070

4,640

4,450

3,620

3,100

2,940

2,780

2,620

2,540

2,700

3,990

5,800

5,600

4,540

146,830

4,736

+361

Feb.

3,710

3,280

2,700

2,390

2,520

3,240

4,640

4,360

4,070

6,650

15.000

*11,800

7,800

5,210

4,260

4,260

4,160

3,890

3,620

3,360

3,020

3,020

3,020

2,860

2,780

3,190

a3,200

a2,800

a2,500

125,110

4,314

+86.4

Mar.

a2,300

a2 , 000

a2,000

a ,000

a ,100

a ,OOO

a ,80O

* ,780

,740

a ,700

a ,000

a ,000

a ,700

,570

,490

,550

,360

,500

,710

2,090

2,160

2,090

1,880

1,810

1,730

1,640

1,880

6,130

13,700

20,700

25,500

113,210

3,652

+570

Apr.

18,800

12,000

6,750

5,210

5,210

5,020

5,020

5,800

5,800

4,450

3,800

*3,620

3,020

2,540

2,240

2,240

2,160

2,320

2,090

1,880

1,700

1,560

1,310

1,100

997

962

1,120

974

874

810

111,377

3,713 -118

May

1,170

1,280

1,200

986

852

760

878

5,360

9.800

9,200

8,600

7,200

5,020

4,160

3,980

3,440

*3,100

2,860

2,700

2,390

2,090

1,740

3,170

4,450

3,190

2,240

1,770

1,530

1,500

1,670

3,810

102,096

3,293

+370

June

4,450

3,100

2,090

1,540

1,530

1,560

1,180

1,170

986

916

863

2,440

2,940

6,450

6.500

3,710

2,390

2,020

1,880

1,740

*1,430

1,150

1,100

1,130

1,060

951

928

951

1,080

1,010

60,245

2,008

-320

July

1,200

1,310

1,190

1.660

1,240

1,080

962

916

884

863

874

874

863

1,260

1,240

1,060

894

842

940

1,260

1,020

940

916

905

852

*894

1,430

1,560

1,260

962

1,270

33,421

1,078

-368

Aug.

1,030

928

1,100

1,280

1,850

1,780

1,260

2.640

1,950

1,570

1,060

940

905

863

863

874

863

821

800

780

928

1,010

1,140

1,150

884

800

800

800

790

*1,130

1,140

34,729

1,120 -380

Sept.

951

832

760

740

760

740

740

720

720

691

710

700

720

710

691

691

700

673

664

682

691

664

664

664

646

646

664

664

646

655

21,199

707

-435

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

2,062 

0.923 

1.06

2,800 

1.25 

1.39

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

5,541 

2.48 

2.86

5,097 

2.28 

2.63

4,400 

1.97 

2.12

4,222 

1.89 

2.18

3,595 

1.61 

1.80

3,663 

1.64 

1.89

Observed

Max 47,500 Mln 628 Mean 3,538 

Max 23,300 Min 646 Mean 2,885

1,688 

0.755 

0.84

710 

0.318 

0.37

740 

0.331 

0.38

272 

0.122 

0.14

Adjusted

Mean 3,579 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.71 

Mean 2,900 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.66

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Change In contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Berlin, Milton, Mosquito Creek, 

Meander Creek, and Pymatuning Reservoirs.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Beaver Palls.
126 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

1060. Connoquenessing Creek at Hazen, Pa.

Location. Lab 40 0 49'00", long 80°14'35", on right bank at downstream side of highway

bridge at Hazen, Beaver County, half a mile upstream from Brush Creek and 4 miles southeast of Ellwood City.

Drainage area. 356 sq ml.

Records available. October 1919 to September 1960. June 1915 to September 1919 (gage 

heights and discharge measurements only) In reports of Water Supply Commission of 

Pennsylvania. Prior to October 1928, published as "near Hazen. Monthly discharge 

only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 852.31 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to June 23, 1941, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 41 years, 481 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,600 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 10.53 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Sept. 29-30 (gage height, 1.10 ft).

1919-60: Maximum discharge, 23,000 cfs June 29, 1924 (gage height, 16.66 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 

6.0 cfs July 21-23, 1936 (gage height, 0.82 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulation by mills above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSF 743: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1937-38, 1939(M). 

 WSP 1305: 1922-26, 1928. WSP 1335: 1920-21, 1924(M). WSP 1385: 1952.

Hating tables, water year 1959-6O, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12 Dec. 13 to Sept. 30

1.4

1.7 

2.0

43

87

165

2.5

3.0 

7.0

345

615

3,540

1 1

1 3

114

200

2.5 370

3.0 650

5.0 2,020

7.0 3,600

10.0 6,950

ublc feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

z

3

4

^

G

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

296

146

70

53

63

67

660

344

1,260

508

301

212

159

174

162

122

102

91

83

74

71

66

*68

1.500

1,130

669

537

420

329

277

10,295

332

0.933

1.08

Nov.

596

621

573

519

615

609

478

405

354

305

265

251

234

226

305

258

289

277

244

234

230

223

202

252

368

325

1,040

1,600

1,290

940

14,128

471

1.32

1.48

Dec.

734

615

663

651

682

772

1,220

1,010

805

688

657

2,730

4.050

2,260

1,420

1,04O

*824

686

602

486

420

370

300

280

311

335

568

847

1,360

1,140

872

29,378

948

2.66

3.07

Jan.

710

602

1,690

1,560

1,140

*844

698

608

492

415

400

452

1,840

1,640

1,530

1,460

1,080

935

1,040

800

640

520

500

450

350

405

345

395

464

448

410

24,863

802

2.25

2.60

Feb.

385

345

240

250

288

508

626

502

694

1,410

*2.920

1,920

1,280

950

820

700

608

620

650

554

470

475

415

385

415

470

431

340

370

20,041

691

1.94

2.09

Mar.

290

240

210

210

210

210

210

*200

190

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

190

200

220

260

350

340

330

320

311

316

400

1,770

4,050

6.950

5,280

24,517

791

2.22

2.56

Apr.

2,880

1,640

1,220

1,320

1,040

893

794

698

650

560

*486

436

360

320

298

284

263

267

251

214

204

197

181

165

160

162

214

184

151

157

16,629

554

1.56

1.74

May

151

157

135

119

110

101

139

2,960

5,280

2,090

2,160

1,560

1,180

970

788

650

*596

662

502

448

390

345

395

453

325

267

232

214

214

263

515

22,371

722

2.03

2.34

June

365

275

224

190

162

165

146

119

103

90

82

895

1,440

5.120

2,680

1,350

818

596

442

*335

263

224

207

187

162

130

110

101

96

101

15,178

506

1.42

1.59

July

210

528

230

165

137

107

92

82

75

70

69

70

72

142

188

103

77

69

174

182

112

82

69

62

55

*50

50

17

47

57

17

3,520

114

0.320

0.37

Aug.

47

42

42

50

80

60

51

234

149

94

151

96

68

56

51

48

45

40

36

34

42

47

48

42

35

30

28

27

24

37

60

1,894

61.1

0.172

0.20

Sept.

47

39

29

25

32

25

26

25

24

23

27

44

56

*41

33

29

25

26

29

32

27

25

24

22

20

21

19

19

18

To±o

850

28.3

0.079

0.09

Calendar year 1959: Max 9,200 Mln 14 Mean 501 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.10

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,950 Mln 18 Mean 502 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.21

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Mar. 30 (7 a.m.) 7,600 cfs (10.53 ft); May 8 (11 p.m.) 5,870 cfs 

(9.08 ft); June 14 (6 p.m.) 5,270 cfs (8.61 ft)._________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 21-24, Jan. 21-25, Feb. 3, 4, 14-16, 21, 28, 

ar. 1-24.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 127

1065. Slippery Rock Creek at Wurtemburg, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°53'00", long 80°13'55", on left bank at highway bridge at Camp Elwood, 

2 miles north of Wurtemburg, Lawrence County, and 2.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 398 sq ml.

Records available. October 1911 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published In WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 831.40 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1907. Jan. 1, 1912, to Sept. 30, 1922, chain gage at site l| miles downstream at 

datum 13.77 ft lower and Oct. 1, 1922, to Sept. 30, 1940, chain gage at site 2 miles 

downstream at datum 18.92 ft lower.

Average discharge. 49 years, 571 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,500 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 7.84 ft); minimum, 43 cfs Sept. 28 (gage height, 0.36 ft).

1911-60: Maximum discharge, 19,000 cfs Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height, 12.05 ft, from 

floodmark, site and datum then In use), from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs; minimum observed, 16 cfs Sept. 13, 1932.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 743: Drainage area. WSP 1305: 1914-18, 1920-22,

1923-24(M), 1925-28, 1930. WSP 1385: 1932, 1935, 1936(M), 1937-39. WSP 1625: 1955.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12 Dec. 13 to Sept. 30

0.5 

.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

51

87

170

350

580

2.5 870

3.0 1,260

4.0 2,200

5.0 3,390

0,3

.5

.7

1.0

1.5

57

85

145

305

2.0 555

3.0 1,260

4.0 2,200

5.0 3,390

8.0 8,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17ia

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

330

300

148

92

86

103

269

330

380

425

237

152

*120

112

112

102

87

79

69

65

62

*59

68

435

792

555

476

370

270

207

185

7,077

228

0.573

0.66

Nov.

346

530

453

354

366

505

428

310

252

221

194

188

207

269

477

458

417

a380

a340

a300

a280

a260

a230

a350

476

440

850

1.660

1,260 

834

13,635

454

1.14

1.27

Dec.

652

555

565

624

668

750

1,180

1,020

774

635

591

2,760

5.560

3,480

1,900

1,260

*905

706

594

462

400

300

360

330

297

a400

a730

al.100

a2,300

1,750

1,140

34,748

1,121

2.82

3.25

Jan.

800

628

1,730

2,100

1,280

*905

737

634

544

484

489

593

2.280

2,080

1,520

1,430

1,020

863

1,180

980

751

600

560

500

590

456

425

758

1,220

1,180

905

30,022

968

2.43

2.81

Feb.

712

506

390

360

370

731

1,140

800

848

1,740

*5.590

2,530

1,660

1,000

780

905

779

737

706

610

500

560

478

440

445

478

456

386

390

24,827

856

2.15

2.32

Mar.

320

270

260

240

260

260

*260

260

250

250

250

250

240

220 220"

250

240

270

290

320

320

300

320

320

300

310

310

1,200

3,810

7.900

7,700

27,970

902

2.27

2.61

Apr.

4.500

2,400

1,610

1,380

1,220

980

842

807

779

724

616

*550

462

400

368

516

522

467

450

364

323

297

265

248

230

230

300

300

230

212

22,592

753

1.89

2.11

May

248

289

234

200

182

162

220

2,700

4.650

3,200

3,000

2,160

1,480

1,180

980

779

*807

1,020

786

560

478

430

588

640

456

341

289

258

251

362

794

29,704

958

2.41

2.78

June

807

522

368

293

293

822

478

297

230

194

173

764

1,300

2,700

5.670

2,300

1,350

863

594

450

*350

281

254

230

206

176

155

143

148

150

20,561

685

1.72

1.92

July

218

310

262

291

256

162

131

122

112

106

106

100

112

195

248

172

129

110

132

237

188

138

112

100

92

*85

92

99

95

106

4,700

152

0.382

0.44

Aug.

90

78

79

94

115

127

108

226

174

IE 5

97

82

74

70

66

65

64

60

57

55

59

72

67

65

60

55

54

53

53

77

72

2,593

83.6

0.210

0.24

Sept.

64

56

54

53

53

53

53

52

52

53

54

53

53

*54

53

50

49

49

50

49

49

49

48

47

46

45

44

44

44 

44

1,517

50.6

0.127

0.14

Calendar year 1959 : Max 12,500 Min 31 Mean 608 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.72

Water year 1959-60: Max 7,900 Min 44 Mean 601 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.55

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs). Dec. 13 (12 m. ) 5,940 cfs (6.49 ft)j Feb. 11 (6 a.m.) 3,820 ofs

(5.28 ft); Mar. 30 (9 p.m.) 8,500 cfs (7.84 ft); May 9 (12 m.) 4,990 cfs (6.03 ft); June 15

(4 a.m.) 3,900 cfs (5.37 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 22-24, Jan. 22-25, Feb. 4, 5, 14, 15, 21, 

Mar. 1-27.
128 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

1075. Beaver River at Beaver Falls, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°45'45", long 80°18'55", on left bank at Beaver Falls, Beaver .County, 

200 ft upstream from pumping plant of Beaver Valley Water Co., 5.5 miles upstream from 

mouth, and 7 miles downstream from Connoquenessing Creek.

Drainage area. 3,106 sq mi.

Records available. October 1935 to September 1960 (fragmentary, corrected, records only 

prior to October 1956). Gage-height records collected at same site since 1908 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 727.48 ft above mean ser level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Dec. 3, 1941, tape gage at site 200 ft 

downstream at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 37,800 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 10.99 ft); minimum not determined; minimum daily, 700 cfs Sept. 26-30.

1935-60: Maximum discharge, 69,900 cfs Jan. 22, 1959 (gage heigK,, 14.42 ft); minimum not determined.

Maximum stage known, 17.4 ft Mar. 27, 1913 (discharge, 103,000 cfs, from rating 

curve extended above 60,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks. Records good above 2,000 cfs and fair below except those below 1,200 cfs, which 

are poor. Flow regulated since 1942 by Berlin, since 1916 by Milton, since 1943 by 

Mosquito Creek, since 1929 by Meander Creek, and since 1933 by Pymatuning Reservoirs 

(see p. 129).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

5.0

560

1,100

3,790

6.0 

9.0

11.0

7.4OO 

23,400 

37,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

3,140

4,580

3,340

1,830

1,450

1,330

2,560

3,550

5.720

5,27O

3,550

2,430

1,980 

1,900

1,770

1,620

1,520

1,330

1,220

1,060

1.000

1,020

1,040

3,300

4,750

4,260

3,850

3,460

2,900

2,350

2,130

81,210

2,620

+172

Nov.

2,790

3,820

3,730

3,310

3,520

4,420

4,040

3,250

2,590

2,190

2,030

1,980

2,130 

3,080

4,750

4,750

3,850

3,430

2,900

2,590

2,480

2,430

2,270

2,320

3,250

3,730

5,270

8.980

8,080

*5,820

109,780

3,659

+162

Dec.

4,750

4,420

4,420

4,750

5,090

5,270

7,000

7,000

5,640

4,920

4,750

13,000

26.700 

24,600

18,000

11,400

7,850

6,400

5,820

5,090

4,420

4,010

5.490

3,490

3,490

3,640

4,580

6,190

11,700

11,700

8, 980

242,560

7,825

+55.3

Jan.

6,600

5,450

10,200

14,200

10,700

6,600

*5,450

4,750

4,260

3,980

3,820

4,080

12,200 

14.700

12,000

9,95O

7,620

6,200

7,000

6,600

5,450

4,580

4,260

4,100

3.700

3,700

3,700

4,860

7,200

7,400

6,200

211,510

6,823

+361

Feb.

5,090

4,420

3,670

3,250

5.190

4,200

6,400

6,200

5,450

9,070

*20.400

17,400

12,000 

7,850

6,200

6,200

5,820

5,640

5,270

4,920

4,420

4,420

4,260

4,010

3,940

4,420

4,420

4,100

3,880

180,510

6,224

+86.4

Mar.

3,460

3,040

2,930

2,730

2,870

2,960

*2,700

2,620

2,540

2,480

2,900

2,960

2,480 

2,380

2,240

2,080

2,130

2,320

2,570

3,100

3,250

3,130

2,900

2,960

2,760

2,620

2,840

8,240

19,900

34,600

37.000

173,690

5,603

+570

Apr.

28.800

17,800

10.60O

8,300

7,850

7,400

7,000

7,400

7,620

6,400

*5,270

4,920

4,420 

3,700

3,370

3,430

3,460

3,460

3,280

2,930

2,680

2,540

2,240

2,000

1,800

1,720

1,820

1,950

1,670

1.570

167,400

5,580

-118

May

1,820

2,080

1,980

1,700

1,570

1,470

1.430

8,200

18.600

15,200

14,700

12,200

8,750 

7,000

6,400

*5,450

4,920

5,090

4,420

3,850

3,460

2,960

4,140

5,820

4,580

3,400

2,790

2,540

2,460

2,680

4,920

166,580

5,374

+370

June

6,010

4,580

3,190

2,540

2,320

2,870

2,300

2,000

1,720

1,470

1.260

3,440

6,600 

11,600

14,200

8,450

5,090

3,880

3,340

*2,900

2,430

2,030

1,850

1,770

1,640

1,470

1,400

1,380

1,400

1,470

106,600

3,553

-320

July

1,8OO

2.570

2,000

2,350

1,950

1,620

1,430

1,280

1,220

1,170

1,170

1,150

1,100 

1,600

1,980

1,640

1,260

1,100

1,220

1,800

1,520

1,330

1,240

1,080

1,060

982

1,380

1,600

1,610

1,130

1,430

45,772

1,477

-368

Aug.

1,240

1,060

1,170

1,500

2,000

2,160

1,550

3.150

2,480

2,030

1,450

1,260

1,080 

1,060

1,000

982

941

900

846

828

1,130

1,150

1,220

1,260

1,000

864

864

900

864

1,150

1,620

40,689

1,313

-380

Sept.

1.100

962

864

846

941

864

774

750

750

774

810

810

846 

846

810

810

810

792

774

704

756

756

738

774

704

700

700

700

700

700

23,865

796

-435

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

2,792 

0,899 

1.04

3,821 

1.23 

1.37

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

7,880 

2.54 

2.93

7,184 

2.31 

2.66

6,310 

2.03 

2.19

6,173 

1.99 

2.29

5,462 

1.76 

1.96

5,744 

1.85 

2.13

Observed

Max 65,400 Min 688 Mean 4,864 

Max 37,000 Min 700 Mean 4,235

3,233 

1.04 

1.16

1,109 

0.357 

0.41

933 

0.300 

0.35

361 

0.116 

0.13

Adjusted

Mean 4,905 C"sm 1.58 In. 21.46 

Mean 4,250 C°sm 1.37 In. 18.62

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Berlin, Milton, Mosquito Creek, 

Meander Creek, and Pymatuning Reservoirs.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 129 

Reservoirs in Beaver River basin

900. Berlin Reservoir.--Lat 41°02'45", long 81°00'10", in T.I N., R.6 W., at dam on Mahoning River, 3-5- miles northwest of Berlin Center, Mahoning County, Ohio. Drainage area, 

249 sq mi. Records available, December 1942 to September 1960. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Mfximum 

total contents during year, 62,500 acre-ft June 16 (elevation, 1,025.83 ft); minimum, 

19,610 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 1,007.31 ft). Maximum total contents during 

period 1942-60, 91,150 acre-ft July 8, 1943 (elevation, 1,032.0 ft); minimum (after 

initial filling), 1,540 acre-ft Jan. 10, 1944 (elevation, 978.82 ft).

Reservoir is formed by earth dam with concrete spillway; storage began in December 

1942. Capacity at top of crest gates (elevation, 1,032.0 ft), 91,150 acre-ft. No dead 

storage. Reservoir is used for flood control and to augment flow of Mahoning River 

during periods of low flow. Water used for industrial purposes in vicinity of Warren 

and Youngstown. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

910. Milton Reservoir. La t 41°07'40", long 80 C 58'35", in T.2 N., R.5 W., at dam on Mahoning River, 0.8 mile southwest of Pricetown, Mahoning County, Ohio. Drainage area, 

276 sq mi. Records available, December 1923 to September 1960. Month-end contents for 

some periods, published in WSP 1305. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at 

mean sea level (levels by city of Youngstown). Prior to Oct. 7, 1941, float gage at 

same site and datum. Maximum total contents during year, 30,910 acre-ft Apr. 7 (elevation, 951.86 ft); minimum, 15,510 acre-ft Jan. 2 (elevation, 942.68 ft). Maximum 

total contents during period 1923-60, 35,020 acre-ft June 29, 1924 (elevation, 953.8 

ft); minimum, 1,220 acre-ft Jan. 23, 1954 (elevation, 924.27 ft, from graph based on 

gage readings).

Reservoir is formed by earth dam with concrete spillway; storage began in 1916. 

Capacity at spillway level (elevation, 951 ft), 29,150 acre-ft. No dead storage. Reservoir is used to augment flow of Mahoning River during periods of low flow, l/'ater 

used for industrial purposes in vicinity of Warren and Youngstown. Capacity table 

computed from base data furnished by city of Youngstown, Division of Water.

950. Mosquito Creek Reservoir. Lat 41°18'00", long 80°45'25", in T.4 N., R.3 W., at dam 

on Mosquito Creelc, 3 miles southwest of Cortland, Trumbull County, Ohio. Drairage 

area, 97.4 sq mi. Records available, October 1943 to September 1960. Gage, wrterstage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Maximum total contents during year, 87,960 acre-ft May 12 (elevation, 902.10 ft); minimum, 48,170 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 896.39 ft). Maximum total contents during 

period 1943-60, 101,100 acre-ft June 3, 1947 (elevation, 903.65 ft); minimum, 10,590 

acre-ft Nov. 16, 1944 (elevation, 886.97 ft).

Reservoir is formed by earth dam with an emergency spillway discharging into Grand 

River basin. Flow is controlled by gates in concrete conduits through dam. Storage 

began in October 1943. Capacity at spillway level (elevation, 904.00 ft) 104,100 

acre-ft. Reservoir is used for flood control and to augment flow of Mahoning Fiver 

during periods of low flow. Water used for industrial purposes in vicinity of Warren 

and Youngstown. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

970. Meander Creek Reservoir. Lat 41°09'10", long 80°46'50", in T.3 N., R.3 W., et dam 

on Meander Creek, 0.8 mile northwest of Mineral Ridge, Trumbull County, Ohio. Drainage 

area, 84.9 sq mi. Records available, November 1929 to September 1960. Month-end contents for some periods, published in WSP 1305. Gage, water-stage recorder. Drtum of 

gage is at mean sea level (levels by Mahoning Valley Sanitary District). Maximum 

total contents during year, 38,280 acre-ft Mar. 29 (elevation, 907.76 ft); minimum, 

24,260 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 900.48 ft). Maximum total contents during period 

1929-60, 41,800 acre-ft Jan. 21, 1959 (elevation, 909.25 ft); minimum, 9,370 aore-ft 

Feb. 28, 1954 (elevation, 888.78 ft).

Reservoir is formed by earth dam with concrete spillway; storage began in 1929. 

Capacity at spillway level (elevation, 905 ft), 32,410 acre-ft. No dead storage. 

Water used for municipal supply of Niles and Youngstown. Capacity table computed from 

base data furnished by Mahoning Valley Sanitary District.

1005. Pymatuning Reservoir. Lat 41°30 I 00", long 80°27'35", in gatehouse at Pymatvning 

Dam on Shenango River, Crawford County, if miles northwest of Jamestown, Pa. Trainage 

area, 158 sq mi. Records available, October 1932 to September 1960. Contents prior 

to October 1938 published in WSP 1305. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 

at mean sea level, adjustment of 1907. Maximum contents during year, 191,970 ecre-ft 

May 31 (elevation, 1,008.27 ft); minimum, 135,040 acre-ft Oct. 1 (elevation. 1,004.13 

ft). Maximum contents during period 1932-60, 208,120 acre-ft May 14, 1956 (elevation, 

1,009.36 ft); minimum, 30 acre-ft Oct. 15, 16, 19, 1933 (elevation, 975.70 ft) but may 

have been less during water year 1933 when Pymatuning Dam was under construction. 

Reservoir is formed by an earthfill dam, stone faced; controlled storage befan 

December 1933; all regulating gates closed Jan. 23, 1934. Capacity, 188,040 acre-ft 

between elevations 975.3 ft (sill of outlet gate) and 1,008.0 ft (crest of spillway). 

Dead storage, 10,150 acre-ft. Figures given herein represent usable contents. Reservoir used to regulate flow in Shenango River and for flood control.
130 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Beaver River basin Continued

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Date

Dec . 31 ....................

Sept. 30.... ................

Water- year 1959-60. ......

Feb . 29 ....................

July 31 ....................

Sept. 30...... ..............

Water year 1959-60. ......

Dec . 31 ....................

Sept. 30. ...................

Water year 1959-60. ......

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Change In 

contents 

(acre -feet)

Berlin Reservoir

1,008.96 

1,011.69 

1,013.40 

1,015.26

-

1,013.49 

1,012.55 

1,023.65 

1,020.49 

1,024.14 

1,024.25 

1,019.80 

1,014.95 

1,007.31

-

21,820 

26,020 

29,010 

32,610

-

29,180 

27,490 

54,660 

45,020 

56,330 

56,720 

43,150 

31,970 

19,610

-

+4,200 

+2,990 

+3,600

+17,280

-3,430

-1,690 

+27,170 

-9,640 

+11,310 

+390 

-13,570 

-11,180 

-12,360

-2,210

Mosquito Creek Reservoir

896.39 

896.82 

897.69 

898.90

-

899.69 

899.95 

901.83 

901.42 

901.54 

901.13 

900.02 

898.92 

897.90

-

48,170 

50,710 

56,070 

64,030

-

69,540 

71,420 

85,780 

82,520 

83,470 

80,260 

71,920 

64,160 

57,410

-

+2,540 

+5,360 

+7,960

+10,960

+5,510 

+1,880 

+14,360 

-3,260 

+950 

-3,210 

-8,340 

-7,760 

-6,750

+9,240

Pymatunlng Reservoir

1,004.15 

1,004.96 

1,005.81 

1,005.42

-

1,005.60 

1,005.76 

,006.72 

,007.08 

,008.25 

,007.52 

,006.72 

,005.75 

1,004.60

-

135,300 

145,880 

157,290 

152,020

-

154,440 

156,610 

169,820 

174,870 

191,680 

181,130 

169,820 

156,470 

141,150

-

+10,580 

+11,410 

-5,270

+15,040

+2,420 

+2,170 

+13,210 

+5,050 

+16,810 

-10,550 

-11,310 

-13,350 

-15,320

+5,850

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Change In 

contents 

(acre-feet)

Milton Reservoir

948.16 

946.85 

943.47 

942.91

-

947.59 

948.00 

949.65 

947.97 

948.64 

947.95 

947.97 

948.09 

948.01

-

23,810 

21,540 

16,550 

15,810

-

22,800 

23,520 

26,540 

23,470 

24,670 

23,440 

23,470 

23,680 

23,540

-

-2,270 

-4,990 

-740

+1,360

+6,990 

+720 

+3,020 

-3,070 

+1,200 

-1,230 

+30 

+210 

-140

-270

Meander Creek Reservoir

902.88 

903.60 

905.11 

906.55

-

906.46 

906.19 

906.90 

905.65 

906.87 

905.53 

903.95 

902.51 

900.48

-

28,390 

29,730 

32,630 

35,610

-

35,420 

34,840 

36,370 

33,720 

36,300 

33,480 

30,380 

27,730 

24,260

-

+1,340 

+2,900 

+2,980

+4,500

-190 

-580 

+1,530 

-2,650 

+2,580 

-2,820 

-3,100 

-2,650 

-3,470

-4,130

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
RACCOON CREEK BASIN 131

1080. Raccoon Creek at Moffatts Mill, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°37'40", long 80°20'20", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Moffatts Mill, Beaver County, 1.4 miles downstream from Gums Run, 4 miles 

south of Vanport, and 4.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 178 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1941 to September 1960. May 1915 to July 1932 (gage heights 

and discharge measurements only) in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and 

Waters.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 719.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

j.929. Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944 (Corps of Engineers bench 

mark). May 27, 1915, to July 31, 1932, and Sept. 2 to Dec. 3, 1941, chain o- staff 

gages at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 200 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,350 cfs May 8 (gage height, 5.48 ft); minimum, 

16 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 1.47 ft).

1941-60: Maximum discharge, 8,590 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 9.71 f';), from 

rating curve extended above 3.700 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 4.8 cfs Sept. 7, 

8., 1945 (gage height, 1.30 ft).

Flood of Apr. 15, 1922, reached a stage of 9.80 ft (discharge, 10,000 cfs, from 

rating curve extended above 4,500 cfs). Flood of Mar. 5, 1920 (ice jam) equalled that 

of Apr. 15, 1922.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1385: 1941-43.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1-8 Oct. 9 to Sept. 30

1.5 16

1.6 24

1.8 51

2.1 

2.4

111

205

1.5

1.6

1.7 

2.0

2.3 

3.0 

4.0 

5.O

170

460

1,050

1,870

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

72

42

26

22

73

52

109

197

390

124

85

62

49 

62

57

46

41

51

*57

53

66

66

78

466

298

208

180

167

149

140

128

3,616

117

0.657

0.76

Nov.

156

146

132

118

115

120

100

93

87

82

78

78

76 

74

76

68

85

80

*78

74

72

70

64

70

89

85

182

360

329

244

3,481

116

0.652

0.73

Dec.

205

184

198 

226

248

280

410

334

276

252

244

683

982

605

445

356

292

260

230

198

191

160

a!50

a!40

al40

a!45

15S

276

415

338

268

9,289

300

1.69

1.94

Jan.

216

212

627 

595

430

329

*280

248

202

184

170

273

910 

736

760

652

485

425

450

356

290

260

a250

a240

a!90

a!90

a!90

a!80

177

167

152

10,826

349

1.96

2.26

Feb.

140

135

*128 m

264

296

248

367

430

1.190

676

470 

380

320

290

264

260

256

222

190

208

180

170

191

264

256

216

226

8,447

291

1.63

1.76

Mar.

184

155

155 

180

160

140

*125

125

120

ISO

120

120

120 

120

130

180

190

240

270

352

383

352

288

292

252

260

298

852

1.190

1,090

910

9,473

306

1.72

1.98

Apr.

622

475

392 

435

378

338

300

276

260

226

*202

198

164

161

149

149

138

138

115

111

108

104

97

97

95

104

168

113

97

93.

6,303

210

1.18

1.32

May

106

91

95 

78

72

70

101

1,540

1,300

730

790

605

470 

392

334

*264

233

222

184

164

138

128

158

143

115

106

97

118

108

143

174

9,059

292

1.64

1.89

June

125

*104

93

82

74

72

64

61

55

51

49

66

95 

342

1ST

113

87

76

66

*57

51

51

326

106

76

59

53

49

61

155

2,910

97.0

0.545

0.61

July

94

118

78 

76

59

49

46

42

39

56

44

46

54 

168

124

78

59

49

86

150

87

64

58

76

49

41

*56

46

36

42

38

2,088

67.4

0.379

0.44

Aug.

30

25

49 

67

141

60

41

85

70

53

44

38

35

31

29

27

25

23

22

21

23

46

35

26

23

20

19

18

18

54

42

1,240

40.0

0.225

0.26

Sept.

29

23

19 

20

165

62

34

27

23

23

26

52

35 

*30

24

23

22

26

28

26

29

25

23

21

20

19

19

18

18

18

925

30.8

0.173

0.19

Calendar year 1959 : Max 4,020 Mln 13 Mean 198 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.11

Water year 1959-60 : Max 1,340 Mln 18 Mean 185 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.14

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Chartlers Creek at 

Carnegie, Pa.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 22, Jan. 21, 22, Feb. 3, 4, 14-16, 21, 

Mar. 2-19.
132 LITTLE BEAVER CREEK BASIN

1090. Lisbon Creek at Lisbon, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°46'55", long 80°45'50", in NVf£ sec.13, T.14 If., R.3 W., on left bank at 

City Water Works of Lisbon, Columbiana County, 800 ft upstream from bridge on State 

Highway 164 and 1 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 6.08 sq mi.

Records available. September 1946 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 963.28 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge. 14 years, 6.15 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 185 cfs June 12 (gage height, 3.08 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 110 cfs on basis of indirect measurements at gage heights 

4.39, 5.84, and 7.47 ft; minimum, 0.1 cfs Aug. 29; minimum gage height, 1.87 ft on several days in August and September.

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 1,500 cfs July 31, 1958 (gage height, 7.47 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 110 cfs as explained above; minimum, 0.1 cfs at times 

during 1946, 1951-55, 1957, 1959, 1960.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.86

1.9

2.0

2.1

0.1

.6

3.3

8.2

2.2 

2.4 

2.7

15

38

92

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.0

1.4

.8

]_ 0

l!7

2.8

3.3

5.1

'O9.8

2.6

1.9

1.7

3.3

2.3

1.6

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

4.9

3.3

2.6

3.7

2.6

1.9

*1.6

2.7

79.9

2.58

0.424

0.49

Nov.

4.1

3.7

2.6

3.6

4.1

3.3

2.3

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.6

2.3

3.0

4.7

4.6

3.7

4.1

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.3

2.3

3.7

3.7

3.0

15

9.6

7.0

*5.5

115.0

3.83

0.630

0.70

Dec.

5.0

5.5

6.0

8.2

8.9

11

11

7.6

6.5

6.O

11

14

12

9.6

8.2

7.6

6.5

5.5

5.5

b5

4.6

4.1

5.5

7.6

7.6

13

14

*10

7.6

341.6

11.0

1.81

2.09

Jan.

6.5

6.8

36

13

8.2

6.5

6.0

6.0

5.0

5.5

5.5

21

38

17

24

14

11

16

15

11

8.9

b7

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

7.0

10

*9.6

7.0

6.0

350.0

11.3

1.86

2.14

Peb.

5.5

5.0

b4.5

b4

5.5

15

9.6

7.0

16

39

39

14

10

b9

b9

8.9

8.2

8.2

7.6

7.6

b6

6.5

6.0

6.0

7.0

12

8.2

b7

*6.5

297.8

10.3

1.69

1.82

Mar.

bS

b5

b5

5.5

5.5

b5

b5

b5

4.6

4.6

b4.5

b4.5

b4

b4

b4

b4

b4.5

b5

bS

b7

b8

b7

b7

b7

bS

7.0

26

8072-

43

*25

386.7

12.5

2.06

2.38

Apr.

IS

12

11

13

10

9.6

8.9

7.6

7.6

6.5

5.5

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.1

3.7

4.6

3.7

3.3

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.3

1.9

2.3

2.3

1.9

*1.9

2.3

168.0

5.60

0.921

1.03

May

5.1

3.0

2.6

2.3

1.9

1.9

3.1

16

9.6

12

12

7.6

6.5

6.5

6.5

5.0

4.6

4.6

3.7

3.3

3.0

3.8

5.5

4.1

3.0

2.6

2.6

23

29

22

*15

231.4

7.46

1.23

1.42

June

9.6

7.0

5.5

4.1

3.7

3.0

2.6

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.4

43

15

76

19

10

7.6

7.6

5.5

4.6

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.0

2.3

1.9

1.6

1.6

2.3

*1.9

257.2

8.57

1.41

1.57

July

9.7

4. 1

2.6

2.6

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

2.4

1.4

1.0

.8

1.1

7.7

4.8

1.6

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

.9

2.3

1.2

 1.0

.6

.4

59.6

1.92

0.316

0.36

Aug.

0.4

.3

1.3

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

2.5

1 .2

1.5

1.4

1.0

1.0

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.7

.8

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

" g

22.9

0.74

0.122

0.14

Sept.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

ii

.3

.2

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

7.7

0.26

0.043

0.05

Calendar year 1959: Max 339 Mln 0.1 Mean 7.73 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.28

Water year 1959-60: Max 80 Mln 0.2 Mean 6.33 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.19

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs).--Mar. 28 (4:30 p.m.) 160 cfs (2.98 ft),- June 12 (3:30 p.m.) 185 cfs 

(3.08 ft); June 14 (5:30 a.m.) 172 cfs (3.03 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
LITTLE BEAVER CREEK BASIN 133

1095. Little Beaver Creek near East Liverpool, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°40'32", long 80°32'23", on right bank at downstream side of Grimms 

Bridge, l| miles upstream from Island Run, 4 miles upstream from mouth, and 4 miles 

northeast of East Liverpool, Columbiana County.

Drainage area. 505 sq mi.

Records available. May 1915 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 702.77 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Sept. 22, 1926, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--45 years, 525 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,240 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 9.90 ft); minimum, 36 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.12 ft).

1915-60: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs July 19, 1941 (gage height, 17.4 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of p^ak flow; 

minimum, 12 cfs several days in 1918, 1930, 1932, 1936; minimum gage height, 1.53 ft 

Aug. 13, 1930.

Maximum stage known, about 20 ft.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 873: 1937(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 17-30)

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

84

113

165

288

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.2

450

945

1,600

2,430

3,530

5,170

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

381

336

180

129

138

146

257

260

466

544

297

193

152

161

163

143

126

119

110

102

98

91

9F

191

303

257

242

242

202

*173

169

6,466

209

0.414

0.46

Nov.

260

324

324

333

415

418

342

291

260

237

202

212

242

266

374

358

318

285

242

219

209

209

202

239

288

280

628

1.210

933

*665

10,785

360

0.713

0.80

Dec.

530

482

482

544

655

753

1,040

846

655

566

570

2,200

4.190

2,430

1,440

1,050

830

705

611

502

466

408

b350

b330

b350

436

562

734

1,400

*1,230 

909

28,256

911

1.80

2.08

Jan.

695

593

1,590

1,700

bl,090

b750

b655

598

518

478

470

691

2.650

2,420

2,060

1,860

1,340

1,210

1,420

1,120

bSOO

b650

b540

bSOO

b480

b465

458

611

*700

625

526

30,243

976

1.93

2.22

Feb.

462

408

b350

b325

b520

790

1,050

775

987

1,610

4.090

2,480

1,500

b960

b705

b850

802

792

710

616

539

593

510

486

518

715

731

606

*598

25,878

892

1.77

1.91

Mar.

478

432

443

412

478

436

b450

b400

b380

b400

b390

b380

b360

b375

380

426

450

408

443

584

705

680

598

630

552

575

747

2,890

5.150

5,040

*3,190

29,242

943

1.87

2.16

Apr.

1.900

1,370

1,120

1,140

1,020

891

819

742

695

616

548

514

454

426

598

415

415

415

577

550

509

288

263

250

259

239

257

232

*214

209

17,105

570

1.15

1.26

May

280

297

242

214

198

188

2T9

1,270

1.740

1,500

1,450

1,170

897

775

685

544

494

478

398

348

306

288

404

454

354

282

255

308

1,210

1,220

*1,240

19,508

629

1.25

1.44

June

903

625

482

390

418

718

584

294

247

212

193

885

1,450

5.600

5,480

1,650

963

710

562

446

374

339

387

324

271

229

200

186

219

*324

21,423

714

1.41

1.57

July

504

665

4T5

446

524

255

229

195

171

159

161

152

144

239

239

171

143

129

198

298

202

152

132

119

108

102

150

178

*312

193

152

7,035

227

0.450

0.52

Aug.

131

110

118

146

146

124

108

169

198

134

121

107

98

84

78

80

75

71

64

60

71

101

94

79

66

62

59

58

62

*263

593

3,730

120

0.238

0.27

Calendar year 1959: Max 13,000 Min 32 Mean 646 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.33

Sept.

282

161

112

90

104

84

70

64

60

59

61

66

62

61

58

56

55

54

54

51

52

49

45

50

48

41

40

59

37

42

2,105

70.2

0.139

0.16

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,130 Min 37 Mean 551 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.85

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--Mar. 29 (10 p.m.) 6,240 cfs (9.90 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
134 YELLOW CREEK BASIN

1100. Yellow Creek near Hammondsvllle, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°32 I 15", long 80°43'35", In sec.29, T.8 N., R.2 W., on right bank 1,000 

ft upstream from Lowery Run, 0.9 mile upstream from Bush Creek, and 1.65 miles southwest of Hammondsvllle, Jefferson County.

Drainage area.--148 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1940 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 692.1 ft above mean sea level (Ohio State 

Highway Department bench mark).

Average discharge. 20 years, 165 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,970 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 6.06 ft); minimum, 4.8 cfs Sept. 27, 28; minimum gage height, 1.80 ft Oct. 4.

1940-60: Maximum discharge, 9,580 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 12.17 ft); minimum, 0.9 cfs Jan. 2, 11, 1954, Sept. 21, 1955; minimum gage height, 1.35 ft Sept. 12, 

13, 16, 195V.

The highest stage known Is reported to have occurred In 1912.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used July 6-14)

Oct. 1 to July July 7 to Sept. 30

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

108

225

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

380

585

850

1,160

1,920

2.4

2.5 

2.7

5.0 

7.5

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

196

410

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

E8

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

62

59

33

31

94

73

126

112

190

114

80

64

45

45

48

40

42

36

30

27

24

23

24

39

85

70

64

61

51

*44

42

1,878

60.6

0.409

0.47

Nov.

54

66

60

55

101

104

87

74

66

58

50

49

50

45

60

59

60

58

51

48

51

50

44

54

71

66

200

"270 380

*196

2,637

87.9

0.594

0.66

Dec.

162

148

146

146

17L

203

297

240

193

171

1E7

544

916

46T

324

258

203

173

150

124

105

90

85

90

92

103

118

152

240

*237

203

6,708

216

1.46

1.68

Jan.

171

155

459

443

315

246

206

183

152

137

130

146

605

508

562

536

390

356

423

324

279

215

185

165

160

152

143

162

*159

146

135

8,348

269

1.82

2.10

Feb.

128

120

90

72

90

282

324

279

426

558

1.450

708

455

336

270

240

231

220

203

173

146

176

146

137

141

247

231

188

*196

8,262

285

1.93

2.08

Mar.

148

125

115

120

120

120

120

105

105

105

100

LOO

100

100

104

106

114

122

124

150

166

168

155

178

157

176

190

924

1.600

1,380

*862

8,259

266

1.80

2.08

Apr.

522

387

324

333

294

264

246

220

214

196

176

166

150

141

132

130

122

120

108

97

94

90

84

77

76

84

132

101

*88

84

5,252

175

1.18

1.32

May

114

97

87

79

70

63

64

270

373

312

435

342

279

276

234

190

173

159

135

118

106

103

146

120

99

88

82

108

104

108

*157

5,091

let

1.11

1.28

June

122

103

87

73

64

88

64

54

46

42

39

39

54

479

616

249

159

124

95

79

67

279

463

201

132

94

76

67

73

*97

4,225

141

0.953

1.06

July

82

114

82

71

58

50

42

38

32

29

30

32

30

98

128

74

57

52

172

205

64

33

29

22

12.

19

165

152

*80

57

80

2,187

70.5

0.476

0.55

Aug.

62

44

45

190

271

82

45

62

54

37

27

20

15

11

11

14

12

10

8.4

7.2

12

74

42

20

12

9.3

8.4

6.8

775

*58

41

1,318.1

42.5

0.287

0.33

Sept.

23

16

10

8.0

32

20

11

8.4

6.8

6.2

7.0

10

12

9.8

7.0

6.2

6.0

7.0

8.0

8.4

7.5

7.5

7.0

6.2

5.5

5.5

5.0

575

11

12

295.5

9.85

0.067

0.07

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,920 Min 3.9 Mean 163 Cfsm 1.10 In. 15.03

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,600 Min 5.0 Mean 149 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.68

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 21-24, Jan. 22-25, Feb. 4, 5, 14-16, Mar. 2-14.
BUFFALO CREEK BASIN 135

1111.5. Brush Run near Buffalo, Pa.

Location. Lat 40 0 11'54", long 80°24'28", on right bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 

2.2 miles upstream from Dunkle Run, 3.0 miles upstream from mouth, and 3-£ miles southwest of Buffalo, Washington County.

Drainage area. 10.3 sq mi.

Records available. June to September 1960.

Gage_. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 980 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 24 cfs June 29 (gage height, 2.65 ft); no flow 

for many days during 'August and September.

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

Rating table, June 1 to Sept. 30, 1960 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0

.10 

.24 

.42

1.0

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4

2.0 

3.5 

5.7

12

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, June to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June

a2.7

a2.4

a2.1

al.9

al.6

al.5

al.3

1.2

1.2

.9

1.0 

1.2

1.9

*fif

1.2

1.0

1.1

.9

.7

.6

3.7

2.9

1.3

.9

.6

.5

75

3.5 

3.2

49.2

1.64

0.159

0,18

July

*2.4

1.6

1.0

.9

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.7 

.6

.7

9.5 

*2.0

.9

.7

.6

.6

1.0

.5

.3

.2

.3

.3

.2

B 2

.2

.1 

.1

.1

28.1

0.91

0.088

0.10

Aug.

0

0

0

2.2

5.0

.8

.5

2.0

.7

.5

.5 

.3

.3

.2 

.2

.1

.1

.1 *0

0

1.2

1.2

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0 

0

.1

15.1

0.49

0.048

0.05

Sept.

0

0

0

.1

1.3

.4

.2

,1

.1

0

1.5 

1.2

.6

a. 4 

a. 3

a. 2

a.l

a. 3

a. 5

a. 5

*,6

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

9.8

0.33

0.032

0.04

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height records discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.
136 SHORT CREEK BASIN

1115. Short Creek near Dillonvale, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°11'35", long 80°44'05", in sec.30, T.4 N., R.2 ¥., on right bank at

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 150, 2.1 miles east of Dillonvale, Jefferson 

County, 2.2 miles downstream from Jug Run, and 2.7 miles upstream from Little Short

Creek.

Drainage area. 124 sq mi.

Records available. October 1941 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 676.1 ft above mean sea level (State of 

(Mo bench mark). Prior to Oct. 21, 1941, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--19 years, 126 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,080 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 3.56 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Sept. 28; minimum gage height, -0.02 ft Sept. 8, 9.

1941-60: Maximum discharge, 6,500 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 8.77 ft); minimum 

daily, 2.8 cfs Sept. 21, 27, 1947; minimum gage height, -0.03 ft Sept. 29, 30, 1959.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years ). WSP 1003: 1942-43.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except periods of Ic 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet pei

effect (gage 

second)

Oct. 1 to Dec

0.10 

.4 

.7

1.0 

1.5

2.0

132

246

400

Dec

-0.10 

0.0 

.20 

.50

13 to Sept. 30

16 1.0

21 1.5

34 2.0

69 3.0

153

253

403

810

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

67

*36

25

21

41

31

36

118

~66 224

47

38

31

35

34

31

28

27

26

26

26

24

24

48

67

62

52

58

42

38

34

1,463

47.2

0.381

0.44

Nov.

42

51

52

51

50

50

47

44

42

40

38

38

32

*40

51

47

60

49

45

42

44

42

38

42

50

44

82

140

113

88

1,594

53.1

0.428

0.48

Dec.

77

74

78

76

82

90

122

101

86

77

76

298

344

*199

166

146

132

121

113

101

92

88

82

78

76

90

116

164

171

146

128

3,790

122

0.984

1.13

Jan.

118

111

288

213

167

146

135

128

120

115

113

125

209

182

449

289

213

*217

248

211

184

160

150

145

140

139

137

149

144

135

130

5,410

175

1.41

1.63

Feb.

125

120

111

105

100

220

201

180

248

297

718

308

242

205

205

*195

185

182

160

150

145

140

135

130

130

236

193

176

150

5,692

196

1.58

1.70

Mar.

130

120

120

125

125

120

110

105

105

105

100

100

100

105

105

110

120

130

130

150

*175

164

155

176

164

178

216

430

42T

300

30O

4,999

161

1.30

1.50

Apr.

232

205

199

228

211

205

201

182

180

167

157

149

140

133

128

128

125

116

*111

106

103

98

93

90

85

96

104

85

80

11

4,216

141

1.14

1.27

May

98

80

74

69

65

62

80

207

175

160

197

164

148

144

130

116

*110

101

96

90

87

85

104

87

79

74

79

104

87

87

90

3,329

107

0.863

0.99

June

77

66

62

58

54

*53

50

48

44

42

40

44

54

118

103

64

54

52

46

42

40

40

42

40

38

33

30

29

40

62

1,565

52.2

0.421

0.47

Jrly

47

53

38

36

32

*29

28

28

28

29

29

27

29

99

49

34

27

24

27

46

27

24

24

23

21

21

36

26

23

23

28

1,015

32.7

0.264

0.30

Aug.

24

23

24

32

62

30

25

27

*28

26

27

27

27

27

27

27

26

26

24

24

42

50

27

24

22

20

20

20

19

36

25.

916

29.5

0.238

0.27

Sept.

29

25

23

22

30

*27

23

22

21

23

29

33

27

25

24

25

25

27

27

28

29

24

21

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

722

24.1

0.194

0.22

Calendar year 1959: Max E,080 Mln 14 Mean 129 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.12

Water year 1959-60: Max 718 Mln 19 Mean 94.8 Cfsm 0.765 In. 10. 4O

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs). No peak above bas

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 19, 20, Dec. 21-26, Jan. 22-25, Feb. 4, 5, 

19-25, Feb. 29 to Mar. 20.
WHEELING CREEK BASIN

1120. Wheeling Creek at Elm Grove, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 40°OS t 40", long 80°39'40", on right bank at highway bridge at Elm Grove, 

Ohio County, 500 ft downstream from Little Wheeling Creek.

Drainage area. 282 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1940 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 667.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge.--2Q years, 323 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,240 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 5.78 f";); mlnimum daily, 5.0 cfs Oct. 7, 8.

1940-60: Maximum discharge, 22,100 cfs Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height, 13.67 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 8,500 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage 

heights 13.2 and 13.67 ft; minimum, 0.3 cfs Sept. 22, 1949; minimum gage height, 0.63 ft 

Aug. 31, 1953.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating babies, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 10 Feb. 11 to Sept. 30

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8

4.0 

7.5

2.1

s'.o

4.0

129

287

640

1,810

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

6.0

11

107

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

5.0

217

448

880

3,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a30

a20

a!5

all

a8.0

a6.0

a5.0

a5.0

alOO

a60

a35

a2O

a!3

alO

*8.6

7.5

6.4

6.1

5.8

5.4

5.0

5.0

16

321

268

129

88

85

67 

49

39

1,449.8

46.8

0.166

0.19

Nov.

49

126

129

1OO

100

114

98

73

60

49

40

34

30

27

34

47

73

112

117

92

73

60

51

*138

a800

314

249

al.OQO

710 

442

5,341

178

0.631

0.70

Dec.

340

314

329

314

278

264

400

394

308

298

287

627

al,600

894

595

421

278

240

203

155

152

117

bllO

bllO

120

159

228

441

730 

550

400

11,656

376

1.33

1.54

Jan.

298

254

al.400

1,220

751

*494

364

298

236

207

192

188

314

388

1,100

1,160

751

604

660

510

400

329

303

273

228

245

211

245

273 

268

245

14,409

465

1.65

1.90

Feb.

224

203

146

bllO

188

502

720

534

720

905

2.880

1,300

900

610

526

434

441

427

413

341

290

372

296

*269

317

1,050

844

644

560

17,166

592

2.10

2.26

Mar.

406

360

301

b250

b210

blSO

b!60

blSO

blSO

blSO

blSO

blSO

blSO

blSO

b!60

b200

269

385

406

471

510

479

392

471

427

534

831

2,560

5,070

2,130

2 940 '

19,152

618

2.19

2.53

Apr.

1,560

1,050

844

1,030

900

*862

745

593

526

427

360

323

275

245

222

217

200

188

160

145

138

132

119

110

102

122

255

200

156 

138

12,344

411

1.46

1.63

May

135

113

102

90

78

72

112

1,310

1,290

910

1,510

970

736

610

479

329

*275

250

209

179

175

153

183

164

132

122

110

305

317 

236

204

11,860

383

1.36

1.56

June

168

132

113

97

78

65

56

47

43

38

34

33

44

192

138

78

54

44

37

31

27

*27

28

28

28

24

22

20

23 

31

1,780

59.3

0.210

0.23

July

33

36

33

30

24

21

18

17

Is- 15

is

15

17

128

144

54

30

22

20

52

52

29

44

28

20

17

18

91

40 

28

20

1,126

36.3

0.129

0.15

Aug.

16

14

*12

13

27

27

21

17

13

11

12

12

10

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.0

8.5

8.5

52

74

IT

24

19

17

17

18

16 

17

58

622.5

20.1

0.071

0.08

Sept.

90

74

49

34

alOO

a60

a40

*31

24

20

156

a600

385

213

132

80

49

49

59

a!40

alOO

69

51

41

33

30

27

24

22 

21

2,803

93.4

0.331

0.37

Calendar year 1959: Max 7,330 Mln 2.0 Mean 330 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.88

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,070 Mln 5.0 Mean 272 Cfsm 0.965 In. 13.14

Peak discharge (base, 6,OOO cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
CAPTINA CREEK BASIN

1140. Captina Creek at Armstrongs Mills, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°54'32", long 80°55'29", in NE^- sec.10, T.5 N., R.4 W., on left bank at 

downstream side of highway bridge half a mile east of Armstrongs Mills, Belmont County, 

and two-thirds of a mile downstream from Anderson Run.

Drainage area. 135 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1926 to September 1935, October 1958 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 739.7 ft above mean sea level (unadjusted). 

H^rior to October 1935, chain gage at same site at datum 1.0 ft higher.

Average discharge.--11 years, 151 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,320 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 7.18 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 10, 11 (gage height, 1.02 ft).

1926-35, 1959-60: Maximum discharge, 10,500 cfs Aug. 7, 1935 (gage height, 14.40 ft, 

present datum), from rating curve extended above 1,700 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no 

flow at times during 1929, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1959.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 10

1.2 

3.4

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

5.0

56

144

265

670

1,310

Feb. 11 to Sept. 30 

0.3 2.0 

2.5

2.4 3.0 

5.3 3.5 

9.3 4.0

:z 5.0

74 

L58 

290 

470 

705 

1,310

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

1.8

9.7

5.6

3.9

3.0

2.5

2.5

12

111

29

14

11

9.4

8.9

9.4

8.9

7.8

7.1

6.3

5.6

5.1

4.8

6.1

36

59

35

30

30

*21

18

16

530.4

17.1

0.127

0.15

Nov.

63

55

34

28

48

56

41

31

25

20

17

16

16

15

20

21

34

43

35

32

29

24

20

33

72

57

196

324

204

*146

1,755

58.5

0.433

0.48

Dee.

119

117

131

138

148

152

211

159

125

115

110

865

592

279

199

157

127

112

93

72

66

60

56

52

52

70

125

*256

251

194

154

5,357

173

1.28

1.48

Jan .

125

114

925

410

240

180

148

129

104

95

88

84

131

125

631

390

251

243

314

237

194

150

L30

100

100

100

*114

146

140

125

114

6,387

206

1.53

1.76

Feb.

104

as

76

70

80

678

418

286

446

779

1,280

466

317

240

200

175

165

150

135

115

108

110

100

95

131

454

284

228

*202

7,980

275

2.04

2.20

Mar.

160

130

105

95

85

75

68

62

58

62

58

56

56

58

58

65

100

150

200

239

233

208

178

228

205

257

598

1.270

*926

592

645

7,280

235

1.74

2.01

Apr.

362

269

230

278

257

24,2

210

178

171

146

129

122

108

98

94

92

90

84

74

69

66

65

61

57

_55

57

*144

87

70

66

4,031

134

0.993

1.11

May

87

70

61

55

50

46

57

590

330

353

498

293

218

188

156

125

110

98

88

87

172

88

120

82

68

62

65

120

129

102

*88

4,656

150

1.11

1.28

June

66

54

49

40

32

32

26

22

19

17

15

24

33

64

43

30

25

23

20

16

13

12

15

16

16

9.3

7.2

*5.3

5.0

5.3

754.1

25.1

0.186

0.21

Jjly

6.8

10

9.8

8.4

8.0

5.6

4.3

3.4

3.2

2.6

2.6

3.0

3.7

84

41

18

10

8.0

7.6

47

28

13

8.4

6.4

5.6

4.3

5.3

*9.3

6.4

4.6

5.3

383.6

12.4

C.092

0.11

Aug.

8.4

5.6

3.7

4.3

4.6

5.0

4.0

3.2

2.6

2.6

3.0

2.4

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.0

2.6

29

12

5.6

3.2

2.2

1.8

1.3

*.9

iTo

13

134.9

4.35

0.032

0.04

'Sept.

8.4

3.2

1.8

1.0

.9

.8

1.0

.8

.7

.6

16

30

11

6.0

4.3

3.2

3.0

3.7

5.3

8.0

15

8.4

5.3

4.3

3.4

3.0

2.4

*2.0

2.0

2.0

157.5

5.25

0.039

0.04

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,690 Mln 0 Mean 153 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.37

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,280 Mln 0.6 Mean 108 Cfsm 0.800 In. 10.87

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Feb. 10 (ll p.m.) 3,320 cfs (7.18 ft); Mar. 28 (6:30 p.m.) 2,200 

cfs (6.04 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 21-26, Jan. 22-26, Feb. 2-5, 14-24, Mar. 2-18.
MIDDLE ISLAND CREEK BASIN 139

1145. Middle Island Creek at Little, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39 0 28'30", long 80°59 I 50", on right bank at downstream side of highway

bridge at Little, Tyler County, 0.1 mile upstream from Stewarts Run and 5 miles west of 

Middletourne.

Drainage area. 458 sq mi.

Records available. May 1915 to September 1922 (gage height only, October 1916 to September 1922) , October 1928 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 631.32 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Apr. 25, 1929, staff gage, Apr. 25, 1929, to Nov. 30, 1939, chain 

gage, and Dec. 1, 1939, to July 10, 1947, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--32 years (1928-60), 616 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,400 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 14.69 f';); minimum, 1.0 cfs Oct. 1, 3-5 (gage height, 1.76 ft).

1915-22, 1928-60: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs June 26, 1950 (gage height, 28.0 ft, 

from high-water mark in gage well); no flow during part of 1922 and Sept. 1 to Nov. 4, 

Nov. 7-10, 1930.

Maximum stage known, about 33.5 ft in August 1875.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.4 

2.8

0.3 

1.5 

4.0 

9.0

3,3 

3.5

4.0

5.0

7.0

12.0

230

305

580

1,340

2,770

7,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.3

1.5

2.5

3.5

3.2

6.0

5.5

4.0

4.0

*3.8

3.5 

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.2

3.3

80

289

262

153

98

73

57

50

1,126.2

36.3

0.079

0.09

Nov.

47

42

41

43

80

118

146

106

82

67

57

50

43

37

37

45

112

176

192

166

120

92

77

*175

762

528

40O

2.540

2,230 

888

9,299

310

0.677

0.76

Dec.

548

515

574

615

450

336

615

702

515

491

491

2,540

5.960

1,570

755

473 

341

615

888

580

400

297

227

189

166

178

189

566

1,300 

1,040

770

22,896

739

1.61

1.86

Jan.

548

400

2,670

3,310

1,120

*629

444

336

258

206

170

153

467

1,900

5,990

7,080 

1,540

856

1,160

968

650

467

370

293

251

230

209

244

740 

748

509

34,916

1,126

2.46

2.84

Feb.

390

314

248

20O

197

2,640

3,510

1,570

1,120

1,180

5.540

2,470

1,000

658

503

b400 

390

1,000

1,410

1,270

856

688

528

*422

428

3,620

2,580

1,340

960

37,432

1,291

2.82

3.04

Mar.

650

485

438

b400

b350

b300

b270

b240

b220

b200

b200

b200

b200

b250

b300

503 

680

1,040

1,120

1,120

1,000

785

615

587

688

770

1,140

2,770

3,090 

1,540

4,550

26,681

861

1.88

2.17

Apr.

3,560

1,240

762

1,540

*2,150

1,840

1,240

778

645

528

428

355

301

251

218

197 

181

166

153

137

120

110

106

99

91

86

^9

401

285 

203

18,038

601

1.31

1.46

May

173

155

135

114

99

89

84

3,940

6.250

1,570

5,570

2,690

1,080

778

650

485 

*550

328

455

297

230

195

260

688

552

257

212

1,610

1,560 

702

 574

51,890

1,029

2.25

2.59

June

3"2~8" 461

250

178

137

110

89

71

60

48

42

40

45

54

98

85

67

55

43

55

50

*26

25

37

60

66

66

47

36

2,695

89.8

0.196

0.22

July

26

71

248

166

98

64

47

36

29

23

20

18

16

58

180

181

101

66

67

63

57

41

36

55

28

22

25

26

101 

67

45

2,057

66.4

0.145

0.17

Aug.

52

*24

21

2,75C

7.40C

1,09C

38C

24C

227

1,30C

1,78C

88E

375

237

224

189 

323

221

148

104

82

1,260

878

370

215

148

106

83

67 

56

50

21,265

686

1.50

1.73

Sept.

54

ET

68

146

106

1,540

688

265

*160

108

89

126

250

206

158

120 

91

88

a250

a2OO

a!50

a!20

a 100

a90

a80

a75

a70

a66

a63 

a60

5,454

181

0.395

0.44

Calendar year 1959: Max 7,84O Min 0.7 Mean 473 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14. Ol

Water year 1959-60: Max 7,400 Min 1.0 Mean 584 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.37

Peak discharge (base, 8,OOO cfs).--Jan. 16 (4 a.m.) 10,400 cfs (14.69 ft); May 9 (4 a.m.) 8,72O cfs 

(15.22 ft); Aug. 5 (6 a.m.) 9,71O efs (14.09 ft).________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather record and records for nearby 

stations,

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
140 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

1150. Ohio River at St. Marys, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°23'25", lone 81°12'30", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U.S. Highway 50 (alternate) at St. Marys, Pleasants County, 0.9 mile downstream from 

Middle Island Creek and at mile 155.0.

Drainage area. 26,850 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1938 to September 1960 (fragmentary prior to November 1939 

and high water only from October 1952). Gage-height records collected at same site 

since 1904 are contained in reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.

recorder or lock gage at lock 17

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 275,000 cfs Apr. 2; maximum gage height, 34.45 

ft Apr. 2; minimum daily discharge not determined.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 421,000 cfs Jan. 1, 1943; maximum gage height, 46.67 

ft Jan. 1, 1943; minimum daily discharge not determined; minimum gage height recorded, 

3.45 ft Jan. 14, 1940 (dam down at lock 17).

Maximum stage known since at least 1884, 54.2 ft in March 1913.

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

Discharge less than 15,000 cfs on days for which no discharge is shown. Plow partly 

regulated by locks, dams and reservoirs above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

1L

12

1J

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

Zl

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

Z9 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

19,400

32,600

29,700

23,300

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

25,400

27,800

40,600

56.800 

38,000

'29,500

28*000

-

-

-

-

Nov.

24,300

32,000

39,800

43,800

*44,300

39,200

39,000

42,200

39,700

30,100

28,000

26,300

21 ,400

26,800

27,500

32,200

331,000

331,000

331,000

330,000

330,000

330,000

329,000

328,000

a26,000

a27,000

48,200 

63,100

74,300 

90 400

«., 105.6

36,850

_

-

Dec.

90,400

85,200

76,200

64,900

53,600

46,500

55,400

54,800

58,400

56,600

44,600

53,800

86,700

139,000

163,000

147,000

128,000

109,000

89,800

78,500

64,900

56,800

45,400

33,200

50.500

32,400

30,800 

37,500

54,000

69,300 

89,100

*2,225.3

71,780

_

-

Jan.

93,600

85,200

76,900

88.9OO

113,000

111,000

97,900

85,200

71,600

54,400

35,800

33,400

50,900

65,400

103,000

129,000

132,000

120,000

106,000

101,000

92,800

83,400

70,300

59,000

34,200

34,700

50.200 

36,400

39,000

49,100

54,200

* 2,337.5

75,400

_

-

Feb.

45,100

37,000

38,OOO

30,600

28.800

38,600

52,200

56,800

62,100

*66,OOO

88,600

111,000

121,000

114,000

102,000

86,800

74,200

67,700

61,200

58,400

59,700

45,100

36,800

39,700

39,000

45,900

56,400 

53,400

46,200

tl,762.3

60,770

-

Mar.

35,500

36,100

34.00O

29,500

26,800

25,000

22,600

21,800

21,000

22,300

21,500

23,4OO

23,000

21,900

18.500

26,000

26,300

24,500

28,000

32,200

30,200

33,500

30,100

30,000

27,900

30,700

29,800

56,300

75,300

109,000

182,000

tl,154.7

37,250

-

Apr.

250,ooo

271,000

'*236,000

201,000

188,000

182,000

171,000

159,000

145,000

132,000

112,000

92,700

79,100

66,000

56,100

37,800

40,300

41,100

35,100

32,500

30,100

27,500

26,800

26,300

20,300

23,500

27,300

19.000

20,400

24,700

* 2,773.6

92,450

_

-

May

23,400

16,200

17,100

17,200

16,800

15.100

16,200

41,100

71,200

96,400

130,000

132,000

125,000

110,000

103,000

96,700

85,300

75,300

67,OOO

59,800

58,200

37,800

38,600

39,000

43,800

40,500

39,700 

36,800

44,000

45,000

43,100

tl,781.3

57,460

-

June

47,100

48,300

45,900

37,200

26,400

24,900

19,700

20 , 200

_

-

_

-

28,900

32,700

55,900

60,600

67,700

69 600

55^600

31,600

28,300

22,600

25,000

18,400

19 , 400

_

17,300 

17,700

19,700

_

_

_

-

July

16,300

20.900

16,600

15,800

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

16,000

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

~

_

_

_

-

Aug.

_

-

-

17,500

22.400

_

18,000

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

_

-

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

~

"

_

_

_

-

Sept.

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

15,500

26,600

17,400

19,700

.

15,100

_

-

-

_

15,000

_

-

_

-

-

"

_

_

_

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 296,000 Min - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1959-60: Max 271,000 Min - Mean - Cfsm - In.
LITTLE MUSKIHGOM RIVER BASIS 141

1154. Little Muskingum River at Bloomfield, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°33'50", long 81°12'10", in sec.22, T.3 N., R.6 W., on left bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 260 at Bloomfield, Washington County, 2.2 miles 

downstream from Wilson Run.

Drainage area.--210 sq mi.

Records available. October 1958 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 650 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. 1958-59: Maximum discharge during water year, 9,700 cfs (revised) Jan. 22 

(gage height, 24.16 ft); minimum, 0.4 ofs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 3.58 ft 

Sept. 12, 13.

1959-60: Maximum discharge during water year, 5,150 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 19.07 

ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 3.23 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge for the water year 1959, superseding ttose published in WSP 1625, are given herein.

Rating tables, Oct. 1, 1958, to Sept. 3O, 1960, except periods of ice

effect (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 10-16, 21-27, Sept. 3 to Oct. 23,

Oct. 29 to Nov. 1, Nov. 11-16, 1959)

Oct. 1 to July 31, 1959 Aug. 1, 1959, to Sept. 30, 1960

3.6 

3.8 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

4.8

9.4

16

59

160

490

8.0

10.0

13.0

16.0

19.0

23.0

950

1,410

2,200

3,400

5,100

8,500

3.2

3.3

3.6

0.5 

1.2

6.6

3.8 

4.0 

5.0

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 5.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 bo September 195S

Bay

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

1L

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

90

7S

59

50

44

38

32

29

27

27

29

27

22

20

18

16

16

20

22

21

19

17

16

17

18

20

20

*23

22 

23

21

899

29.0

0.138

0.16

Nov.

20

2TJ

32

55

52

44

38

32

31

40

47

43

40

36

41

79

96

83

94

148

127

100

81

68

*59

54

51

45

42 

42

1,740

58.0

0.276

0.31

Dec.

so- 45

so

686

1.520

1,220

340

165

110

85

78

74

70

66

61

58

55

55

50

60

56

49

50

66

71

52

54

54

58 

*70

66

5,554

179

0.852

0.98

Jan.

215

1,520

567

321

150

100

85

75

65

60

54

54

56

64

1,300

2,510

520

175

90

1,000

*6,380

*7.840

1,000

325

275

264

209

153

162 

430

26,521

856

4.08

4.70

Feb.

297

125

T50

747

634

353

195

155

190

*4,370

4.510

638

829

1,550

1,970

785

511

406

313

185

150

130

229

415

289

257

*212

182

-

20, 777

742

3.53

3.68

Mar.

188

203

194

203

197

594

717

424

357

436

406

682

719

726

788

499

353

257

200

180

168

153

127

118

107

100

102

109

94

*88 

88

9,577

309

1.47

1.70

Apr.

83

210

412

357

264

203

165

146

136

475

396

293

439

873

496

341

250

197

178

160

141

120

107

94

83

81

81

417

*1.100 

448

8,746

292

1.39

1.55

May

333

250

194

158

136

113

96

79

70

65

70

271

1,410

1.740

580

313

203

153

124

102

83

70

60

52

44

41

*79

122

70 

49

59

7,169

231

1.10

1.27

June

39

1.150

555

188

113

81

64

51

41

34

29

26

113

68

39

28

23

20

18

15

14

24

148

50

30

*28

71

70

39 

25

3,194

106

0.505

0.56

July

24

40

21

15

13

14

20

16

12

45

49

23

14

11

8.9

7.2

6.1

5.6

5.4

8.2

11

12

9.7

12

15

14

11

*9.2

7.9 

255

5.270

3,985.2

129

0.614

0.71

Aug.

2.610

178

88

78

2E7

128

66

78

47

33

27

22

17

15

13

12

110

333

ei

41

11

eo

15

12

9.7

*8.2

8.5

£ 9.0

a40

aro

&9 0

4,4]2.4

142

0.676

0.78

Sept.

a6.5

a6.0

8.2

676

5.2

4.7

4.0

3.7

*3.1

3.7

3.1

2.6

2.8

3.5

2.8

2.2

1.4

1.3

1.1

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

*.6

.6 

.6

79.6

2.65

0.013

0.01

Calendar year 1958: Max

Water year 1958-59: Max 7,840

Min - 

Min 0.6

Mean 

Mean 254

Cfsm - 

Cfsm 1.21

In. - 

In. 16.41

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). Jan. 16 (4 a.m.) 3,780 cfs (16.75 ft); Jan. 22 (6 a.m.) 9,700 cfs 

(24.16 ft); Feb. 10 (11 p.m.) 9,330 cfs (23.83 fb); Aug. 1 (3 a.m.) 5,360 cfs (19.37 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Captina Creek. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 28 to Dec. 3, Dec. 7-15, Jan. 5-12, 17-20, 

23-25, Feb. 2, 3, 7-9, 21, 22.
142 LITTLE MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

1154. Little Muskingum River at Bloomfield, Ohio Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.6

1.6

1.3

T75

1.6

1.6

1.9

6.6

20

25

20

13

8.8

6.9

5.6

5.2

4.7

4.0

3.5

3.8

3.7

3.1

3.7

54

152

65

44

37

*31 

25

22

558.5

18.0

0.086

0.10

Nov.

23

94

57

44

60

88

82

57

44

35

28 

25

22

21

22

29

60

96

75

57

46

40

38

392

615

240

374

1.240

627 

*349

4,980

166

0.790

0.88

Dec.

243

240

254

250

200

200

463

345

229

203

191 

1,660

1,710

513

313

222

175

197

178

138

128

107

96

91

89

115

153

468

*630 

421

321

10,543

340

1.62

1.87

Jan.

232

191

1.740

1,010

451

293

218

175

138

119

111 

100

141

188

1,670

1,260

512

382

430

329

254

180

150

125

115

115

*119

146

168 

155

141

11,358

366

1.74

2.01

Feb.

115

105

90

80

1OO

1,820

1,060

558

472

699

5.910 

814

445

317

278

229

215

200

175

150

140

145

130

125

150

1,150

689

502

*396

15,259

526

2.50

2.70

Mar.

264

218

180

150

140

120

110

100

95

100

96 

92

90

95

95

105

110

170

300

439

451

390

289

372

376

403

673

1,460

*1,420

788

2,270

11,961

386

1.84

2.12

Apr.

842

478

353

523

490

484

376

271

215

178

148 

132

117

106

98

93

89

82

75

66

63

63

60

55

53

52

*56

56

49

46_

5,769

192

0.914

1.02

May

52

56

50

45

42

38

40

704

806

415

1.580 

653

376

309

215

158

128

109

94

81

76

72

66

64

56

55

54

75

93 

82

*75

6,519

210

1.00

1.15

June

62

50

49

44

56

42

40

32

25

21

18 

19

32

46

60

44

32

25

21

19

16

15

15

17

15

12

9.1

*7.2

6.6 

6.1

836.0

27.9

0.153

0.15

July

7.2

fl

27

16

12

9.7

7.5

6.1

4.7

4.2

3.8 

3.3

3.5

434

134

f3

53

25

44

36

?1

18

14

11

12

10

8.5

*8.8

8.8 

6 . 4

4.9

1,OC8.4

32.5

0.155

C.18

Aug.

4.0

4.2

4.0

291

152

48

28

20

16

16

59 

25

17

15

10

9.1

8.5

7.2

5.9

4.4

5.9

9.7

17

11

8.8

6.9

5.2

4.0

*5.5 

2.9

2.6

779.8

25.2

0.120

0.14

Sept.

2.3

2.2

1.7

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.9

2.3

17 

~46 113

25

15

11

8.8

10

14

12

10

7.8

6.6

5.4

5.8

5.5

5.5

*2.6

2.2

2.0

335.7

11.2

0.053

0.06

Calendar year 1959: Max 7,840 Mln 0.6 Mean 281 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18. IS

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,910 Mln 1.1 Mean 191 Cfsm 0.910 In. 12.38

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--Dec. 12 (11 p.m.) 5,400 cfs (16.00 ft); Feb. 11 (10:30 a.m.) 

5,150 cfs (19.07 ft); Mar. 51 (11:50 a.m.) 5,OOO cfs (15.11 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 22-26, Feb. 1-5, 18-25, Msr. 5-19.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 143

1160. Tuscarawas River at Clinton, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°55'39", long 81°37'59", in NW£ sec.32, T.14 N. , R.10 W. , on right bank 

100 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 21 at Clinton, Summit County, and 1 mile 

upstream from Chippewa Creek.

Drainage area. 165 sq mi.

Records available.--Hay 1926 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 933.28 ft above mean sea level, adlustment 

of 1912. May 9, 1926, to July 24, 1930, chain gage at site 100 ft upstream at datum 

4.00 ft higher prior to Nov. 18, 1928, and at present datum thereafter.

Average discharge. 31 years (1929-60), 140 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,050 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 10.97 ft); minimum, 62 cfs Sept. 5; minimum gage height, 4.00 ft July 25.

1926-60: Maximum discharge, 2,700 cfs Aug. 8, 1935; maximum gage height, 15.50 ft 

Jan. 22, 1959; minimum, 10 cfs Nov. 6, 1928.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 22.2 ft.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting-control, which are fair. Ohio 

Canal diverts small amount of water from river at Portage Lakes, 3 miles south of 

Akjpon; part of diverted water flows into Cuyahoga River basin. Flow slightly regulated at headwaters.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septemb

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

652

557

262

156

149

159

*286

230

233

156

138

134

132

144

145

139

122

132

131

124

116

111

113

152

142

168

200

184

169 

156

130

5,822

188

-

-

Nov.

154

150

126

155

271

230

152

125

114

111

112

121

147

231

518

189

156

*127

119

116

113

114

116

128

125

106

215

258

195

159

4,753

158

-

-

Dec.

148

161

164

168

177

246

359

224

167

146

175

464

842

640

373

269

*214

222

190

168

167

155

144

134

134

144

158

213

328

327

210

7,631

246

-

-

Jan.

167

157

369

306

175

158

152

152

169

181

140

261

776

714

656

618

377

273

*325

260

190

163

159

154

155

151

158

270

324

230

180

8,520

275

-

-

Feb.

166

152

136

133

136

233

288

201

255

527

820

694

458

266

205

189

*177

217

213

162

140

138

155

131

132

136

149

142

121

6,872

237

-

-

Mar.

Ill

112

108

112

111

127

113

99

102

106

101

102

99

104

111

116

119

122

126

146

144

140

173

162

*132

130

179

517

803

1,040

6,630

214

-

-

Apr.

873

614

459

765

700

528

419

293

229

201

174

173

159

106

111

115

110

110

106

*102

103

107

103

100

101

106

107

94

96 

99

7,363

245

-

-

May

110

108

107

105

100

101

106

165

136

166

302

236

158

136

162

136

102

*96

90

87

85

131

192

128

115

112

116

104

111 

120

240

4,163

134

-

-

June

181

112

97

90

78

84

81

78

76

15

75

156

197

310

*283

300

169

154

128

129

120

132

141

118

111

105

106

104

109 

111

4,010

134

-

-

July

13O

139

146

177

112

104

105

101

102

96

98

98

112

*149

114

104

96

99

106

103

99

97

96

93

93

100

141

132

99 

94

88

3,423

110

-

-

Aug.

88

87

91

ICO

59

85

78

83

87

78

77

75

71

69

£6

76

70

*69

68

 B

87

90

81

74

71

72

69

70

M

116

2,492

80.4

-

-

Sept.

78

71

70

66

64

72

77

74

*72

69

67

70

76

71

73

74

73

69

71

72

74

75

76

75

69

73

75

74

75 

76

2,171

72.4

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,OOO Min 64 Mean E33 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-6O: Max 1,040 Min 64 Mean 174 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 2 to Dec. 18, Feb. 21 to Mar. 28, Apr. 6 to June 16, 

July 27 to Sept. 30.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

1162. Chlppewa Creek at Easton, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°56'45", long 81°44'35", in SEj sec.17, T.1& N., R.ll W., on left bank 

at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 5, half a mile southwest of Easton, 

Wayne County, and ! £ miles upstream from Red Run.

Drainage area.--146 sq mi.

Records available.--January to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 939.6 ft above mean sea level. Prior to 

June 10, I960, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 1,420 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 11.31 ft); 

minimum, 9.4 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 0.94 ft).

Flood of Jan. 21, 1959, reached a stage of 14.17 ft (discharge, 10,100 cfs, computed from contracted opening).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 15 to Mar. 3, Apr. 10 to Mey 9)

0.9 

1.2 

1.5

2.0 

4.0

8.3

18

31

58

203

6.0

8.0

10.0

11.2

401

690

1,040

1,380

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, January to September 1360

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

L8

L9

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3D

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

110

97

534

250

112

90

91

79

76

80

88

213

923

925

*8§T

688

669

880

*602

220

162

162

115

104

95

94

106

315

401

292

231

9,695

313

2.14

2.47

Feb.

138

113

97 

86

89

264

230

198

376

*838

*1.010

761

427

254

168

145

*133

130

127

118

112

100

86

86

91

96

90

94

96

6,553

226

1.55

1.67

Mar.

83

81

67 

132

106

90

68

62

65

61

58

56

54

54

58

58

63

71

80

107

114

95

107

107

*107

106

191

680

*1,100

1.560

1,360

6,801

219

1.50

1.73

Apr.

991

661

472

809

914

616

413

284

200

170

150

117

91

79

73

90

82

79

68

*62

58

55

51

45

40

40

40

38

36

40

6,864

229

1.57

1.75

May

71

49

40 

36

32

31

31

84

1OO

190

343

205

153

149

127

95

77

*62

54

49

42

64

116

74

52

46

40

41

49

80

137

2,719

87.7

0.601

0.69

June

85

60

54

40

40

36

28

25

23

22

21

117

147

334

*695

298

144

155

97

87

63

100

1E8

73

51

38

32

31

38

32

3,092

103

0.705

0.79

July

106

119

192 

161

71

45

36

30

25

21

20

17

37

*76

38

28

24

20

34

49

25

20

19

16

15.

17

98

48

26

20

18

1,471

47.5

0.325

0.37

Aug.

16

15

18 

23

48

25

19

24

19

16

16

15

15

15

38

21

16

*15

14

15

38

52

26

20

17

14

14

17

14

60

PnR CUO

880

28.4

0.195

0.22

Sept.

£8

34

22 

17

16

14

14

14

*15

15

14

12

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

10

12

13

11

12

469

15.6

0.107

0.12

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Peak discharge (base, 7OO cfs). Jan. 13 (4 p.m.) 1,OOO cfs (9.80 ft); Feb. 11 (l p.m.) 1,05O cfs 

(10.04 ft); Mar. 31 (2 a.m.) 1,42O cfs (11.31 ft); Apr. 5 (8 p.m.) 952 cfs (9.51 ft); June 15 

(4 p.m.) 789 cfs (8.58 ft).

Discharge measu this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVEH BASIN

1170. Tuscarawas River at Massillon, Ohio

Location. Lat 40 "46 '17", long 81°31'25", in sec. 20, T.10N., R.9W., on left bank at 

sewage -treatment works, ij

stream from Newman Creek. 

Drainage area. 526 sq mi.

Records available .--October 1937 to September 1960. 

only, published in WSP 1305.

miles south of Massillon, Stark County, and 3 miles downPrior to April 1938 monthly discharge

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 916.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Aug. 19, 1944, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 23 years, 427 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 3,350 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 7.77 ft); minimum, 120 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 0.70 ft).

1937-60: Maximum discharge , 7,220 cfs Jan. 22, 1959 (gage height, 13.46 ft); minimum, 54 cfs July 25, 1954; minimum gage height, 0.18 ft July 25, 26, 1954.

Remarks . Records good. Ohio Canal diverts small amount of water from river at Portage 

Lakes , 3 miles south of Akron; part of diverted water flows into Cuyahoga River basin.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 17-27, Sept. 11-30)

Oct. 1 to May 11 May 12 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

3.0

203

323

466

830

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

1,240

2,260

3,500

0.8 

1.0 

1.5

116

160

292

2.0 444

3.0 816

4.0 1,240

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,310

1.550

791

460

448

469

*768

803

959

700

455

381

345

556

345

328

313

5OO

282

280

265

255

258

584

556

463

556

567

454

401 

356

15,874

512

~

Nov.

413

466

401

595

780

904

542

407

558

336

515

550

422

726

1.100

696

488

*570

318

294

280

270

265

313

342

294

727

1,060

764

578

14,974

499

"

Dec.

495

515

556

567

599

761

1,210

850

574

476

522

1,520

2,730

5.050

2,680

*1,920

1,140

734

574

463

430

595

550

328

315

555

401

596

1,080

1,040 

666

27,870

899

"

Jan.

472

422

1,070

1,110

560

424

584

572

361

339

556

588

2,080

2.450

2,150

1,990

1,590

892

970

*795

585

457

450

390

578

567

367

675

951

742 

552

24,987

806

-

Feb.

466

416

547

328

TOO 3£O

607

877

622

755

1,530

2.5OO

2.510

1,610

900

622

560

513

*546

542

454

404

592

592

590

590

427

416

587

364

20,192

696

"

Mar.

315

502

297

500

525

510

510

272

265

272

262

260

248

255

262

280

292

510

528

410

450

*404

401

448

567

584

514

1,800

2,680

3 230 

3^510

19,839

640

"

Apr.

5.120

2,520

1,550

1,970

2,170

1,710

1,550

1,010

764

635

567

512

439

572

556

555

556

359

315

292

*284

287

265

255

248

248

248

252

221

250

22,992

766

-

May

520

284

253

259

232

225

254

398

476

482

920

772

519

451

458

386

509

*281

255

237

218

240

492

390

292

253

245

234

226

259 

485

11,043

356

"

June

485

517

264

226

188

188

190

182

170

160

151

205

656

1.190

1,180

*1,110

559

441

541

289

259

355

573

395

289

224

198

208

218

215

11,424

381

~

July

245

471

404

698

386

418

228

2OO

178

160

155

155

155

*298

259

198

168

158

272

478

261

200

165

148

159

148

309

352

242

162

7,968

257

"

Aug.

146

144

149

173

218

20?

160

173

185

170

159

149

153

123

151

193

159

*144

153

151

210

250

221

172

155

153

151

123

157

153 

35J5

5.28S

171

"

Sept.

286

175

142

126

126

126

155

159

*157

124

151

155

142

142

142

146

144

131

131

146

148

148

146

139

129

129

137

157

142

142

4,301

143

"

Calendar year 1959: Max 7,130 Mln 132 Mean 683 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,310 Mln 124 Mean 510 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 cfs). Dec. 14 (5:30 a.m.) 5,100 cfs (7.39 ft); Jan. 14 (1O a.m.) 2,520 

cfs (6.43 ft); Feb. 12 (2 a.m.) 2,510 cfs (6.41 ft); Mar. 50 (8 to 10 p.m.) 5,350 cfs (7.77 ft); 

Apr. 5 (5 a.m.) 2.25O cfs (5.98 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
146 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIti

11V5. Sandy Creek at Waynesburg, Ohio

Location. Lab 40°40'22", long 81°15'38", in sec.21, T.17 N., R.7 W. , on upstream side 

of left pier of bridge on U.S. Highway 43, 800 ft downstream from Little Sandy Creek, 

a quarter of a mile north of Waynesburg, Stark County, and half a mile upstream from 

Indian Run.

Drainage area. 254 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods , published in WSP 1305.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 955.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Average discharge. 22 years, 266 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,720 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 6.32 ft); minimum, 33 cfs Sept. 26-28 (gage height, 0.13 ft).

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 15,000 cfs Jan. 22, 1959 (gage height, 10,05 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,700 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 14 cfs Sept. 8, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 923: 1939-40. WSP 1555: 1940(M) , 1943(M) , 1947(M) , 1952, 

1956(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 10 to Dec. 12)

0.0

.5

1.0

2.0

24 

134 

277 

6OO

3.0 

4.5

6.0

980 

1,650 

2,48O

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

708

224

124

145

227

289

433

*372

976

439

274

189

145

172

148

113

96

86

77

75

69

64

71

206

277

238

244

206

161

139

158

7,145

230

0.906

1.04

Nov.

295

262

212

227

388

304

238

201

181

161

148 

172

189

224

292

*218

212

178

150

139

145

142

129

189

253

183

722

811

643

465

8,143

271

1.07

1.19

Dec.

391

357

341

344

382

446

572

449

372

332

360 

1,030

1.740

1,330

932

665

505

*433

375

316

270

240

205

190

205

280

335

417

541

475

15,221

491

1.93

2.22

Jan.

341

329

1,110

916

679

490

390

340

300

270

260i "570

1,410

1,220

al.100

al.OOO

aSOO

a700

a750

a600

*498

400

310

290

275

270

270

388

388

335

289

17,288

558

2.20

2.54

Feb.

265

238

190

175

T90

478

528

401

548

818

1.570 

1,110

830

555

430

350

300

310

*300

280

240

235

235

230

250

260

260

240

230

..__

11,846

408

1.61

1.74

Mar.

210

180

180

190

200

190

180

170

160

170

160 

160

155

155

158

169

178

192

201

235

260

250

250

260

230

240

300

*1,400

2,260

2.400

1,630

13,073

422

1.66

1.91

Apr.

1.050

649

545

614

524

472

446

395

372

341

304 

280

247

232

227

259

241

259

224

201

189

*178

169

161

156

155

161

148

154

159

9,450

515

1.24

1.38

May

204

175

145

151

121

116

129

555

459

401

498 

407

332

316

298

235

206

195

*172

158

148

161

262

209

167

148

142

198

204

232

283

7,167

251

0.909

1.05

June

215

175

155

154

121

206

285

181

151

116

105 

116

212

748

761

482

*532

235

185

156

129

145

250

181

151

108

98

94

108

155

6,440

215

0.846

0.94

July

226

298

241

550

198

150

*124

108

101

96

96 

91

91

134

116

96

86

82

149

554

277

167

126

106

94

89

169

164

108

103

212

4,982

161

0.654

0.75

Aug.

164

116

111

129

158

151

105

101

98

89

80 

77

73

66

66

*62

62

60

56

56

69

80

75

62

56

56

54

54

56

80

116

2,614

84.5

0.352

0.58

Sept.

94

S3

58

56

54

50

50

50

48

44

44 

44

42

42

40

38

38

58

57

*57

57

57

37

37

55

55

53

35

55

55

1,525

44.2

0.174

0.19

Calendar year 1959: Max 11,000 Mln 38 Mean 364 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.44

Water year 1959-6O: Max 2,400 Min 33 Mean 286 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.31

Peak discharge (base, 1,80O cfs). Dec. 15 (5 a.m.) 1,840 cfs (4.89 ft); Mar. 50 (1:30 a.m.) 2,720 

cfs (6.32 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Nlmlshlllen Creek at North 

Industry and Tuscarawas River at Masslllon.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 21-26, Jan. 6-12, 22-27, Feb. 3-5, Feb. 15 to 

Mar. 14, Mar. El-27.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 147

1180. Middle Branch Nimishillen Creek at Canton, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°50'30", long 81°21'20", in Nj sec.27, T.ll N. , R.8 W., on right bank 

at downstream side of bridge on Martindale Road, 2.4 miles upstream from mouth and 

3.1 miles northeast of Canton, Stark County.

Drainage area. 44.2 sq mi.

Records available. September 1941 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,046.6 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Average discharge.--19 years, 34.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 392 cfs Dec. 13 (gage height, 4.23 ft); minimum, 

2.4 cfs July 8; minimum gage height, 1.22 ft July 8, Aug. 29.

1941-60: Maximum discharge, 2,470 cfs Jan. 22, 1959 (gage height, 6.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; minimum, 0.2 cfs Nov. 9, 1944.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage height record, 

which are fair. Part of municipal water supply for city of Canton is pumped from its 

northeast well field; a large portion of pumpage is believed to be diverted indirectly 

from creek as recharge for aquifer supplying well field. Mean annual pumpage for 

water year 1960, 12.1 cfs. At times low flow regulated by small pools above station.

Revisions (water years) , WSP 1033: 1942(M) , 1943(P), 1944(M). WSP 1143: 1948.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.5 

2.O 

3.0 

4.0

3.4

8.9

50

180

345

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*106 

40

21

21

39

58

77

*46

138

56

35

25

20

20

18

17

17

15

12

13

12

11

14

59

50

49

56

33

25

21

31

1,155

37.3

-

-

Nov.

41 

33

26

60

53

32

23

20

19

_17

23

38

46

60

50

38

36

30

*25

22

20

21

21

27

54

35

115

110

72

53

1,220

40.7

-

-

Dec.

45 

45

48

54

64

76

90

55

41

38

62

179

306

116

77

63

*54

53

42

34

35

33

31

29

29

35

42

97

130

64

45

2,112

68.1

-

-

Jan.

36 

39

200

80

40

32

31

30

28

SI

30

130

270

155

150

90

58

67

80

*52

45

41

36

32

31

30

34

72

76

58

45

2,125

68.5

-

-

Feb.

40" 

32

26

25

27

72

67

46

77

140

174

80

56

44

55

42

40

*42

38

35

32

31

30

30

31

32

31

29

28

1,432

49.4

-

-

Mar.

26 

24

23

24

25

24

23

21

20

21

20

20

19

20

21

22

24

26

29

39

49

*40

42

44

38

39

72

245

"237 293

133

1,703

54.9

-

-

Apr.

1?

62

90

70

60

60

53

45

40

36

35

31

30

29

30

30

27

26

24

*24

23

23

22

22

22

23

21

22

23

1,164

38.8

-

-

May

33 

23

21

20

20

19

21

59

62

59

84

53

39

34

33

27

23

21

*20

19

17

19

32

27

16

12

14

28

20

16

20

911

29.4

-

-

June

18 

15

12

12

10

8.9

8.6

8.6

7.9

8.2

7.6

21

54

170

137

49

*31

29

22

18

16

26

40

25

18

15

12

12

15

14

840.8

28.0

-

-

July

20

19

18

24

15

15

*9.4

6.9

576

10

8.6

7.9

9.4

14

11

8.6

7.2

7.9

47

29

13

11

9.8

8.9

7.6

15

22

20

13

12

13

141.8

14.3

-

-

Aug.

9.4 

9.4

13

12

10

8.9

11

18

II

9.8

8.9

8.6

8.2

7.6

14

*14

11

8.9

7.9

11

18

14

11

8.9

7.2

7.2

6.6

6.6

5^9

1?

15

325.0

1C. 5

-

-

Sept.

^.9

6.6

6.3

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.9

5.4

5.6

4.9

4.7

5.4

5.2

5.4

5.2

5.9

5.4

4.7

*5.2

5.2

4.7

4.7

5.4

4.9

4=1

4.3

4.9

4.5

4.5

163.7

5.46

-

-

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,620 Min 5.8 Mean 54.9 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 306 Min 4.1 Mean 37.1 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Feb. 20 to Mar. 17. No gage-height record Nov. 

13-19, Dec. 19 to Jan. 20; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

nearby stations.
148 MUSKINGOM RIVER BASIN

1185. Nimishillen Creek at North Industry, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°44'0l", long 81°21'08", in SW£ sec.35, T.10 N. , R.8 W. , on left bank 

 just downstream from railroad bridge, 1 mile southeast of North Industry, Stark County, 

and 3 miles downstream from Sherriek Run.

Drainage area. 175 sq mi.

Records available. October 1921 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 970.77 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Dec. 13, 1923, chain gage at site 1 mile upstream at different datum,

Average discharge. 39 years, 167 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,700 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 4.95 ft); minimum, 52 cfs Sept. 4, 5 (gage height, 1.05 ft).

1921-60: Maximum discharge, 8,600 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 11.29 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,500 cfs on basis of slope-area measurenent of peak flow; 

minimum, 3.6 cfs Sept. 2, 1934.

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

Revisions (water years) . WSF 1113: 1924-30, 1932-37, 1938(M) , 1939-40, 1943(M) , 1945(P). 

WSP 1555: 1929, 1935, 1937(M), 1940(M), 1950(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 17-21, 25-30)

1.1

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

71

131

285

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

1,160

1,730

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

590

178

111

179

22H

310

338 *475

810

275

193

139

134

141

118

105

95

85

89

89

85

87

166

382

302

285

278

193

152

131

197

6,934

224

1.28

1.48

Nov.

236

193

152

318

306

219

154

131

131

127

141

157

252

327

272

216

203

160

*144

139

134

127

134

193

236

175

629

506

316

249

6,677

223

1.27

1.42

Dec.

229

226

239

259

282

366

422

262

216

200

301

1,080

1.500

530

355

299

255

*236

203

172

178

166

152

147

144

184

219

434

578

242

10,234

330

1.89

2.18

Jan.

197

215

892

426

242

190

184

178

163

157

181

569

1.240

707

680

448

296

330

390

275

*226

197

184

172

175

172

197

302

324

275

213

10.395

335

1.91

2.20

Feb.

206

197

157

157

190

348

320

239

366

667

934

394

282

216

285

200

19O

200

*180

160

150

145

140

145

150

155

140

135

150

7,178

248

1.42

1.53

Mar.

115

110

110

110

115

110

110

100

95

100

95

92

90

94

100

105

115

125

140

180

230

185

195

200

180

185

350

*1,320

1.590

1,020

604

8,070

260

1.49

1.72

Apr.

398

313

288

410

324

292

285

255

226

197

193

187

172

163

160

163

169

163

152

152

152

*147

139

129

147

157

131

122

116

 1 Q C

-Lab

6,098

203

1.16

1.29

May

169

122

116

111

109

105

162

376

275

338

372

242

197

193

166

149

141

134

*129

122

111

199

187

141

120

109

131

144

120

131

134

5.255

170

0.971

1.12

June

120

111

109

99

84

91

91

89

89

87

93

257

342

702.

383

206

*172

149

120

118

118

305

239

217

141

109

120

122

172

124

5,179

173

0.989

1.10

July

328

166

292

213

129

116

*105

101

91

87

99

99

129

149

105

89

84

95

520

330

150

130

115

loo

90

170

250

230

150

140

150

5,002

161

0.920

1.06

Aug.

100

100

130

120

100

86

105

170

110

95

84

82

78

76

130

*90

,80

80

80

128

150

99

80

82

82

82

84

76

171

229

 

282

3,441

111

0.634

0.73

Sept.

101

78

65

58

60

68

73

76

89

68

60

67

71

70

71

70

65

61

68

*70

68

67

67

63

51

70

68

68

67

73

2,077

69.2

0.395

0.44

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,390 Mln 73 Mean 269 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20,86

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,390 Mln 57 Mean 209 Cfsm 1,19 In. 16.27

Peak discharge (base. 1,500 cfs). Dec. 12 (lls30 p.m.) 1,640 cfs (4.85 ft)j Mar. 28 (11:45 p.m.) 

1,700 efs (4.95 ft). __

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 15 to Mi 

of records for nearby stations.

ir. 27, July 19 to Aug. 16; discharge estimated on basis
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 149

1205. McGuire Creek below Leesvllle Dam, near Leesville, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°28'09", long 81°11'49", In SE^ sec.36, T.13 N., R.6 W., on left bank at 

outlet of Leesville Dam, 1.3 miles upstream from mouth and 1.4 miles northeast of Leesville, Carroll County.

Drainage area. 47.9 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938" to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and V-notch weir. Datum of gage Is 915.00 ft above trean sea 

level. Prior to May 27, 1942, staff gage at site 100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 53.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 396 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 5.13 ft); minimum, 

1.2 cfs Dec. 3 (gage height, 1.96 ft). '

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 740 cfs Mar. 4, 1940 (gage height, 7.88 ft, backwater 

from Conotton Creek); no flow for several days In 1931-41.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by Leesville Reservoir (see p. 183).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Z.I

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6 

2.8

1.8 

2.4 

2.9

3.8 

5.0 

6.8

15

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

30

53

109

224

315

380

439

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.2

8.5

8.2

8.5

18

23

29

32

52

48

37

14

16

16

15

13

12

8.8

7.8

7.5

7.1

6.8

67S

11

15

22

22

19

*17

15

17

541.2

17.5

-

-

Nov.

23

24

20

29

45

46

41

34

29

24

22

22

21

22

25

22

155

228

224

222

220

220

218

216

214

214

216

*216

214

214

3,440

115

-

-

Dec.

214

211

82

53

65

67

99

123

91

62

63

97

175

175

175

211

271

TIT

65

65

65

65

47

14

6.0

18

25

35

56

125

*98

3,062.0

98.8

-

"

Jan.

52

52

140

214

157

63

65

65

65

67

56

74

198

228

228

164

123

123

178

166

91

80

80

80

42

26

26

26

41

49

49

3,068

99.0

-

-

Feb.

*4.6

2.1

2.1

2.0

2^

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.5

4.6

24

67_

154.7

5.33

-

-

Mar.

*35

37

49

63

38

38

37

39

19

16

33

20

17

37

14

13 6.8

13

38

40

37

41

35

26

40

45

43

198

339

?24"

2,018.8

65.1

-

-

Apr.

127

125

127

141

»245

245

232

190

81

81

76

72

67

63

60

56

53

55

50

43

39

38

35

32

30

29

33

27

22

2?

2,496

83.2

-

-

May

38

*33

30

27

22

20

24

53

70

78

93

97

95

93

87

80

74

65

56

49

40

38

46

40

33

29

30

39

41

43

1,611

52.0

-

-

June

45

38

31

26

29

39

28

20

14

12

12

15

22

78

166

187

112

80

70

58

46

43

58

50

39

27

20

17

*29

63

1,474

49.1

-

"

July

60

55

46

34

24

18

14

13

11

11

12

12

11

20

18

14

12

12

21

43

27

18

15

13

10

10

14

*12

10

9.5 Q~~R

y . o

609.0

19.6

-

"

Aug.

8.5

7.8

8.2

26

52_

37

23

2f

2?

17

14

1?

10

9.2

8.5

8.5

7.8

7.1

6.8

6.5

6.8

45

35

22

14

12

10

9.2

9 9

*43

3^

56?. 6

18.1

-

"

Sept.

23

15

12

9.9

9.5

9.2

8.5

7.8

7.5

6.8

6.6

6.3

5.9

5.5

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.6

194.6

6.49

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 364 

Water year 1959-60: Max 388

Min 

Min

Mean 70.1 

Mean 52.5

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
150 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

1215. Indian Fork below Atwood Dam, near New Cumberland, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°31'30", long 81°17'20", in SE£ sec.28, T.15 N., R.7 V. , on left bank 

500 ft downstream from Atwood Dam, 0.5 mile upstream from mouth, and 1.5 miles southeast of New Cumberland, Tuscarawas County.

Drainage area. 70.3 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and masonry control. Datum of gage is 884.00 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Aug. 28, 1943, staff gage at site 250 ft upstream at same datum. Auxiliary staff gage read twice weekly 0.5 mile downstream.

Average discharge. 22 years, 71.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 377 cfs Apr. 4; maximum gage height, 11.00 ft 

Apr, 5 (backwater from Conotton Creek); minimum discharge, 1.3 cfs I'ar. 27 (gage 

height, 5.63 ft).

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 1,610 cfs Apr. 7, 1945; maximum gage height, 19.0 ft 

June 11, 1947 (backwater from Conotton Creek); minimum discharge, 0.1 cfs at times 

during 1939, 1944, 1946-47, 1952; minimum gage height, 4.95 ft Sept. 4, 1939.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Atwood Reservoir (see p. 18C).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 18-30; backwater from Conotton 

Creek Dec. 7, 8, 12-18, 29, 30, Jan. 3-6, 13-21, Feb. 11-18, 

Mar. 28 to Apr. 9)

6.5 

6.7

1.1

2.8

5.0

12

22

7.0 

7.3 

8.0 

9.0

209

430

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tota]

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

11

18

20

28

54

64

77

84

223

529

152

66

66

66

64

58

54

44

36

30

28

23

24

43

53

55

58

56

*54

52 

52

2,042

65.9

-

-

Nov.

54

.58

111

137

134

130

129

127

127

127

127

125

125

124

124

124

232

327 323"

316

316

312

305

305

305

178

163

213

213

*213

5,604

187

-

-

Dec.

128

94

93

90

90

90

174

199

109

90

90

219

268

254

256

306

334

333

163

98

92

76

36

27

26.

26

27

67

106

229

*112

4,302

139

-

-

Jan.

47

58

178

291

353

204

120

120

120

81

55

107

202

264

285

284

191

157

206

231

113

70

81

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

4,534

146

-

-

Feb.

*32

3.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.3

2.0

1.8

2.4

1.8

190

342

269

186

141

120

88

73

86

87

87

87

55

43

49

98

87

65

74

2,279.3

78.6

-

-

Mar.

*31

2.2

2.1

1.8

1.9

2.5

2.6

2.2

1.8

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.6

1 . 9

4^0

80

133

T og Icb

429.6

13.9

-

-

Apr.

128

128

128

150

*357

361

359

340

150

76

73

71

71

68

66

64

62

61

60

54

51

48

45

38

37

38

39

31

~na 27

CO

3,209

107

-

-

May

44

*42

37

33

28

22

23

54

70

77

90

92

93

115

122

115

101

76

73

66

62

61

62

59

54

48

46

49

48

46

*43

1,956

63.1

-

-

June

37

31

27

21

21

30

21

14

12

n.

11

12

IS

53

83.

66

61

55

47

36

26

34

61

56

51

38

28

22

*30 

52

1,065

35.5

-

-

July

53

53

46

36

26

16

13

12

11

10

9.8

9.6

9.4

11

11

10

9.7

9.6

32

46

34

21

15

12

11

11

15

*13

12

12 

11

601.1

19.4

-

-

Aug.

10

9.3

9.3

11

16

14

12

16

12

11

10

10

9.3

8.8

8.4

8.1

7.7

7.4

7.0

6.6

7.6

9.3

9.3

8.6

7.9

7.2

6.8

6.6

6.5 

*77T

8 .0

289.4

9.34

-

-

Sept.

7.7

7.2

6.6

6.0

5.9

5.6

5.3

5.0

4.7

4.5

4.4

4.1

3.8

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.4

2.3

2.1

1.9

TA

1.9

2.3

2.1

1.9 

2.0

113.0

3.77

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 443 Min 1.3 Mean 101 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 361 Min 1.6 Mean 72.2 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 151

1225. Tuscarawas River below Dover Dam, near Dover, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°31'49", long 81°25'51", In T.9 N., R.2 W., on left bank at downstream 

side of bridge on State Highway 16, 2.2 miles downstream from Dover Dam, 2^ miles 

northeast of Dover, Tuscarawas County, and 3 miles upstream from Sugar Creek.

Drainage area.--1,398 sq ml.

Records available . October 1923 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 861.51 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Aug. 30, 1930, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 37 years, 1,389 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,810 cfs Apr. 9 (gage height, 7.23 f';); minimum, 

11 cfs Apr. 1, 2 (gage height, 0.80 ft).

1923-60: Maximum discharge, 26,400 cfs Jan. 26, 1937 (gage height, 15.51 ft); minimum, 2.3 cfs July 20, 1946, Oct. 27, 1948; minimum gage height, -1.64 ft July 20, 1946; 

minimum dally discharge, 6.5 cfs Oct. 26, 1948.

Flood In March 1913 reached a stage of about 23.5 ft (discharge, 62,000 cfs, computed by Corps of Engineers ).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting-control, which are fair. Ohio 

Canal diverts small amount of water from river at Portage Lakes, 3 miles south of Akron 

and since 1939 from Nlmlslla Creek; part of diverted water flows Into Cuyahoga River 

basin. Plow regulated by four flood-control reservoirs since 1936 (see p. 183).

Revisions (water years). WSF 758: Drainage area. W3P 803: 1933(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of shifting-control (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15 Dec. 16 to Sept. 30

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

4.0

540

810

1,180

2,070

5.0 

6.0 

7.5

3,150

4,400

6,450

0.8 11

1.0 50

1.4 192

1.7 355

2.0 560

3.0

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.5

1,410

2,370

3,500

4,850

7,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 196C

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*2,210

2,730

1,800

1,120

1,360

1,550

2,020

2,280

*3,160

5.540

2,510 

1,760

1,160

1,100

1,070

950

852

775

712

684

642

600

'995 588

1,630

,550

,520

,560

,510

* ,120

,040

45,678

1,475

-

-

Mov.

1,240

1,470

1,550

1,570

2,090

2,570

1,850

1,470

1,510

1,220

1.150 

1,180

1,280

1,640

2,250

1,990

1,660

1,820

1,670

1,580

1,560

1,550

1,480

1,560

1,870

1,760

2,160

5.780

3,640

2 950

54,250

1,808

-

-

Dec.

2,220

*1,940

2,160

1,920

1,980

2,160

3,190

3,160

2,300

1,900

1,760 

3,220

5,390

5,430

*6.020

5,900

5,000

2,990

2,230

1,700

1,520

1,400

1,230

1,110

1.040

1,100

1,320

1,540

2,510

*2,940

2,440

80,720

2,604

-

-

Jan.

1,720

1,470

2,610

4,110

3,450

2,740

2,270

1,710

1,550

1,440

1.550 

1,400

3,890

5,630

6.050

5,900

5,120

*3,540

5,400

5,540

2,600

1,970

1,750

1,650

1,520

1,410

1,350

1,600

*2,110

2,060

1,660

82,310

2,655

-

-

Feb.

1,460

1,250

1,050

936

952

1,410

2,300

1,960

1,920

3,070

4,960 

5.740

5,220

3,430

2,290

*2,080

1,880

1,760

1,760

1,580

1,400

1,400

1,320

1,270

1,250

1,500

1,620

1,390

*1,350

59,508

2,052

-

-

Mar.

1,250

1,020

1,010

944

1,090

952

944

880

808

792

768 

752

728

712

736

776

816

856

880

1,050

1,240

1,300

1,200

1,320

1,280

1,230

1,430

3,510

5.900

4,850

*25

41,049

1,324

-

-

Apr.

14

766

3,440

3,450

5,870

6,270

6,320

»6,400

6.580

6,530

6,290 

3,550

1,540

1,380

1,270

1,280

1,350

1,290

1,210

1,100

1,040

978

936

848

800

816

848

816

*768

784

74,494

2,483

-

-

May

1,070

1,120

936

848

800

760

689

1,090

1,890

1,780

2,300 

2.510

2,010

1,720

1,680

1,530

*1,320

1,180

1,090

1,010

936

896

1,360

1,480

969

888

840

888

936

944

1,050

38,520

1,243

-

-

June

1,140

936

832

784

704

640

752

768

672

608

568 

696

1,100

2,310

5.500

2,940

2,040

1,450

1,190

1,000

920

880

1,550

1,500

1,080

848

720

688

720

848

33,764

1,125

-

-

July

*969

1,290

1,200

1,500

1,290

912

776

688

640

600

584 

568

568

624

856

704

600

560

624

1,570

1.600

1,040

792

688

616

600

744

1,050

904 

720

704

26,581

857

-

-

Aug.

704

*560

560

600

664

728

656

576

525

525

483

455

420

381

574

374

414

381

381

374

490

880

1,050

756

600

497

448

427

420

497

768

16,948

547

-

-

Sept.

*888

62T

448

581

549

545

549

555

555

574

562

349

549

555

349

*543

343

345

357

357

343

345

343

343

343

349

345

345

349 

349

11,381

379

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,870 Mln 39 Mean 1,965 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,580 Mln 14 Mean 1,544 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Shifting-control method used Dec. 16, Apr. 13 to May 7, May 25 to Sept. 30.
152 MOSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

1230. Sugar Creek above Beach City Dam, at Beach City, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°39'25", long 81°34'40" , in NE£ sec.35, T.10 N., R.3 W., on right bank 

at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 212 at Beach City, Stark County, 

2.3 miles upstream from Beach City Dam.

Drainage area.--160 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 953.2 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Average discharge.--16 years, 142 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,160 cfs Mar. 29; maximum gage height, 9.15 ft 

Apr. 2 (backwater from Beach City Reservoir); minimum discharge, 9.2 cfs Sept. 24, 25 

(gage height, 0.08 ft).

1945-60: Maximum daily discharge, 7,960 cfs Jan. 22, 1959; maximum gage height, 

20.04 ft Jan. 23, 1959 (backwater from Beach City Reservoir); minimum discharge, 

1.4 cfs Aug. 27, 1952; minimum gage height, -0.06 ft Sept. 10, 1955.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, no gage-height record or 

backwater from Beach City Reservoir, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect or backwater 

from Beach City Reservoir (gage height, In feet, and discharge, ir cubic 

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 30)

0.0

.1

.6 

1.0

14

30

72

149

2.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

370

940

1,340

1,930

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

311

97

50

49

273

202

236

162

552

463

157

104

79

80

72

59

52

48

42

40

37

34

37

178

230

176

185

155

110

*91

84

4,445

143

0.894

1.03

Nov.

134

136

102

118

269

291

151

114

98

87

79

93

114

202

351

202

149

110

95

84

82

80

77

86

112

102

324

*569

399

241

5,051

168

1.05

1.17

Dec.

195

189

199

202

234

296

481

330

189

164

180

500

al . 100

a950

a640

a350

232

195

170

141

128

110

98

108

106

126

147

206

399

227

8,981

290

1.81

2.09

Jan.

168

147

400

555

241

185

147

132

118

114

118

197

650

828

671

706

389

263

344

247

185

164

151

130

126

120

114

176

*230

204

155

8,375

270

1.69

1.95

Feb.

132

116

91

89

93

180

263

172

241

473

948

886

426

199

220

190

162

157

145

128

145

122

114

110

116

141

132

112

*110

6,413

221

1.38

1.49

Mar.

87

78

71

64

95

86

76

68

64

61

60

57

54

55

55

60

62

64

70

80

96

92

85

102

100

118

151

681

1.800

1,490

668

6,750

218

1.36

1.57

Apr.

525

316

227

438

370

330

256

221

193

170

153

141

122

112

104

108

138

118

98

89

84

79

72

69

61

61

61

55

*50

53

4,874

162

1.01

1.13

May

89

67

55

50

46

42

43

100

112

93

166

130

98

93

95

77

64

58

53

49

45

48

95

70

52

46

43

46

48

58

80

2,211

71.3

0.446

0.51

June

*61

45

38

35

30

26

25

25

23

21

21

26

45

309

189

79

52

49

40

34

29

30

49

36

36

26

23

27

35

*32

1,496

49.9

0.312

0.35

July

27

43

32

80

46

27

23

21

20

19

20

20

20

38

34

23

20

18

30

70

38

22

20

18

17

17

43

58

*27

23

32

946

30.5

0.191

0.22

Aug.

24

18

17

21

199

66

27

20

21

16

14

13

13

13

13

15

14

13

12

1.1

28

59

40

20

14

13

12

15

35

56

*35

887

28.6

0.179

0.21

Sept.

38

23

18

13

13

13

13

13

14

15

15

14

13

IS

13

12

13

12

11

12

12

10

10

10

10

11

1111

12

11

411

13.7

0.086

0.10

Calendar year 1959: Max 7,960 Mln 8.0 Mean 225 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.10

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,800 Min 10 Mean 139 Cfsm 0.869 In, 11.82

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated by comparison with Sugar Creek below Beach City Dam.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 23, 24, Jan. 6, 24-26, Feb. 4, 15, 16, 20-22, 

Mar. 2-25. Backwater from Beach City Reservoir Mar. 29 to Apr. 7; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph based on reservoir inflow.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 153

1240. Sugar Creek below Beach City Dam, near Beach City, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°38'10", long 81°33'20", in T.10 N., R.3 W. , on right bank 1,001 ft downstream from Beach City Dam, 0.3 mile downstream from South Pork, and 1-f miles southeast 

of Beach City, Stark County.

Drainage area.--300 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 928.00 ft above mean sea level, aijustment 

of 1912. Prior to Mar. 23, 1939, staff gage at site 550 ft downstream at datum 1 ft 

higher. Mar. 23, 1939, to Sept. 26, 1949, water-stage recorder at site 300 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 265 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,200 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 7.26 ft); minimum, 

16 cfs Sept. 25-30; minimum gage height, 0.85 ft Sept. 25.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 7,500 cfs Mar. 13, 1939 (gage height, 9.53 ft, converted to present site and datum by curve of relation); minimum, 3.1 cfs Sept. 28-30, 

1954; minimum gage height, 0.60 ft Sept. 1, 2, 9, 10, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Flood flow regulated by Beach City Reservoir (see p. 1£3). 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 953: 1941.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

5.0

95

170

390

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.5

700

1,100

1,570

2,340

0.7 

1.0 

1.2

Mar. 29 to Sept. 3O

12 1.5 101

36 2.0 181

59 3.0 390

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 3.O ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1C

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

350

242

112

83

232

317

365

307

707

786

380

223

155

137

132

107

90

81

74

68

65

60

63

225

488

385

346

312

231

*183

162

7,468

241

-

-

Nov.

209

257

213

198

461

536

388

282

225

192

170

170

188

259

428

380

279

211

172

158

147

145

132

150

223

227

416

1.150

926

*592

9,464

315

-

-

Dee.

455

405

598

395

415

473

790

728

479

385

355

690

1,770

1.960

1,370

738

550

452

570

512

275

255

198

215

211

231

282

545

602

*679

509

17,230

556

_

-

Jan.

575

519

609

1,120

686

415

558

310

268

242

258

261

919

1,410

1,250

1,410

995

651

755

662

482

572

559

510

282

266

252

510

*592

592

529

16,959

546

-

-

Feb.

286

252

199

174

198

295

452

378

422

778

1,460

1.680

1,000

560

400

446

390

355

315

268

259

286

255

238

242

305

317

268

*250

12,726

439

-

-

Mar.

207

179

167

142

225

198

170

156

148

145

142

136

128

150

128

157

145

145

155

188

225

217

198

248

221

250

284

1,080

1.870

1,290 

*76

9,124

294

_.

-

Apr.

75

485

1,270

1,550

2.170

2,120

1,890

742

475

395

548

522

286

255

256

252

284

282

244

216

200

188

173

163

149

143

143

156

*122

125

15,215

507

-

-

May

188

195

154

151

119

107

104

176

271

244

556

546

269

240

254

202

173

152

138

127

122

117

165

162

130

114

104

104

106

111

131

5,272

170

_

-

June

*125

100

86

79

71

59

58

54

52

49

48

59

89

485

1,140

830

595

255

184

144

117

111

125

114

98

79

67

64

79

*86

5,298

177

-

-

July

85

107

92

107

101

72

58

57

52

48

46

47

47

60

76

58

45

38

54

146

104

63

47

39

35

34

47

79

*58

47

46

1,993

64.5

-

-

Aug.

44

55

50

54

243

291

146

85

68

53

44

40

36

32

31

29

29

29

29

28.

57

158

269

171

98

64

51

44

49

55

*80

2,410

77.7

-

-

Sept.

80

63

49

43

36

56

36

35

34

35

28

25

*25

25

22

21

20

19

18

18

18

18

18

17

ii

*16

16

16

16

16

827

27.6

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,330 Mln 14 Mean 402 Cfam - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,170 Mln 16 Mean 284 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
154 MUSKINGTJM RIVER BASIN

1250. Home Creek near New Philadelphia, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°28'05", long 81°24'15", on right bank 100 ft downstresm from highway 

bridge, half a mile upstream from confluence with Beaverdam Creek, ard 2^ miles southeast of New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County.

Drainage area.--1.64 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1936 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 8?2.49 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge. 23 years (1937-60), 1.29 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 49 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, £.40 ft); no flow 

for several days in July, August, and September.

1936-60: Maximum discharge, 269 cfs Feb. 25, 1956 (gage height, 4.32 ft); no flew 

at times in 1938-40, 1942-60.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, doubtful or no gage-height 

record, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1173: 1941(H). WSP 1385: 1951-53(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect or doubtful gage 

height record (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet pe- second)

0.4 

.5 

.6 

.8

1.0

1.1

0.01 

.05

1.0 

1.5

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

2.2 

3.3 

4.9

56

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.1

.6

.4

.6

.9

1.2

1.4

6.3

375

1.4

1.2

.7

.8

.9

.6

*.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

72

.6

2.2

1.5

1.2

1.1

.8

.7

.6

.9

34.5

1.11

0.677

0.78

Nov.

1.4

1.1

.8

2.3

1.9

1.4

1.0

.8

.8

.6

.6

.7

.6

.7

.8

.7

.7

.5

.5

 4

.4

.4

.4

.8

1.3

1.0

1.6

4.6

3.1

1 9

33.8

1.13

0.689

0.77

Dec.

.4

.1

.0

.1

.2

.5

.0

.4

.0

* .2

.5

.3

< .7

.1

.4

.7

.4

.3

.0

.8

.9

.8

.7

77

.9

1.2

1.2

2.2

2.1

1.7

1.3

56.8

1.83

1.12

1.29

Jan.

1.0

2.4

14

4.1

2.3

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.8

4.3

3.3

4.7

4.3

2.9

*3.8

3.0

2.0

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.5

1.2

1.0

g

76.6

2.47

1.51

1.74

Feb.

0.8

.7

.6

.6

.9

2.1

1.4

1.4

3.3

7.7

2.9

1.9

1.4

1.6

*1.5

1.4

1.4

1.2

bl.l

bl.O

b.9

.9

b.9

bl.O

bl.l

bl.O

b.9

b.9

58.5

2.02

1.23

1.33

Mar.

bo. 8

.7

.7

.8

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

.7

.7

*.9

.9

1.2

bl.O

bl.l

bl.3

.3

.4

.4

.6

.4

.6

.6

2.4

30

27

5.6

84.5

2.73

1.66

1.91

Apr.

3.0

272

1.9

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

*1.0

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

.8

.7

.6

.5

78

39.8

1.33

0.811

0.90

Hay

1.1

.7

.6

.5

i*

.4

.8

2.4

T76

1.7

2.1

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.0

*.8

.9

.8

.6

.5

.4

.9

.8

.6

.6

.7

.9

1.1

1.3

1.4

1.3

31.0

1.00

0.610

0.70

June

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.5

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.8

1.5

6.0

*1.4

.8

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

jj.

.2

.2

.2

.5

.3

21.6

0.72

0.439

0.49

JLly

0.7

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.2

.4

.2

.2

.2

.4

*.8

73

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

6.1

0.20

0.122

0.14

Aug.

0

*0

0

.4

.1

.1

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

.6

2.3

. 2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.5

.6

.2

5.4

0.17

0.104

0.12

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

*o

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0.7

0.02

0.012

0.01

Calendar year 1959: Max 

Water year 1959-60: Max

Mean 1.58 

Mean 1.23

Cfsm 0.963 In. 13.06 

, Cfam 0.750 In. 10.18

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs). No peak above base

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 2-9, Mar. 5-14; doubtful gage-height record June 3-11, 13, 14; 

Lscharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 

1260. Stillwater Creek at Piedmont, Ohio

155

Location. --Lat 40°11'40", long 81°12'50", in sec. 35, T.10 N., R.6 W. , on left bank 400 ft 

downstream from outlet of Piedmont Dam and mouth of Boggs Fork and three-quarters of a 

mile northwest of Piedmont, Harrison County.

Drainage area. 122 sq mi.

Records available. October- 1938 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for- some 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gaga is 872.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Sept. 9, 1949, at site 1,000 ft downstream at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge . 22 years, 134 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge dur-ing year, 617 cfs Dec. 14, 15 (gage height, 7.12 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 16, 17 (gage height, 0.77 ft).

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 1,470 cfs Dec. 4, 1950 (gage height, 10.72 ft); maximum 

gage height, 11.23 ft Mar. 7, 1945 (site and datum then in use); minimum discharge, 

0.1 cfs Sept. 4, 1953; minimum gage height observed, -1.20 ft Sept. 17, 28, Oct. 4-7, 

1948, site and datum then in use.

Remarks . Records good prior to June 1, fair thereafter. 

ervoir (see p. 184) .

Plow regulated by Piedmont ResRating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 13-18, June 3 to Sept. 30)

1.0 

1.2

1.5

1.0

4.0

10

18

38

Z.O 

3.0 

4.0 

5.5 

7.0

149

240

405

600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

28

*13

10

i±l

12

12

17

98

~68 168

50

34

27

29

24

20

18

16

14

14

13

13

14

37

50

12

38

32

28

24

27

969.7

31.3

-

-

Nov.

50

41

37

42

60

64

52

46

41

36

32

32

31

*3T

36

37

194

292

288

285

284

282

280

281

287

283

349

381

345

4,818

161

-

-

Dec.

306

305

310

308

308

320

345

239

101

112

135

349

532

*489

594

252

104

107

95

90

88

84

86

84

85

96

103

169

230

313

178

6,917

223

_

-

Jan.

100

97

338

478

521

239

134

140

136

135

108

147

275

267

412

477

393

*365

445

472

229

114

125

126

140

150

152

161

159

154

151

7,340

237

_

-

Feb.

77

36

32

33

38

124

116

83

134

143

246

167

91

59

83

*69

59

55

125

178

176

179

154

140

146

213

214

202

195

3,567

123

-

-

Mar.

182

179

189

212

211

179

138

118

76

78

68

65

63

60

68

88

106

116

152

160

*120

123

104

92

122

226

284

330

581

296

4,792

155

-

-

Apr.

176

210

299

312

458

442

456

438

254

157

154

104

98

96

93

94

114

94

*90

86

86

84

64

54

52

52

57

52

50

50

4,826

161

-

-

May

60

54

50

49

48

46

50

150

127

175

219

199

147

223

200

93

*90

88

87

93

114

112

97

47

18

18

23

44

34

46

57

2,858

92.2

-

-

June

57

52

47

44

41

*45

42

39

35

33

29

40

46

85

92.

79

69

64

59

52

46

44

44

42

37

32

27

21

19

17.

1,379

46.0

-

-

July

19

22

18

18

16

*13

12

10

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

10

75

66

57

50

42

36

48

34

26

20

17

14

18

49

29

24

18

15

813.2

26.2

-

-

Aug.

12

9.3

8.7

28

23

10

8.7

8.0

*6.4

6.2

5.6

5.4

4.8

4.3

3.8

3.5

3.1

2.7

2.4

2.4

5.6

6.4

4.3

3.5

3.1

3.1

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

196.7

6.35

-

-

Sept.

.6

.6

.1

.0

.7

* .7

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.6

.1

.1

.4

.0

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

1.5

50.1

1.67

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,090 Min 2.0 Mean 166 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 594 Min 1.1 Mean 105 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
156 MUSKIWGUM RIVER BASIN

1270. Stillwater Creek at Tippecanoe, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°16'll", long 81°17'27", in NWij sec.22, T.12 N., R.7 W., on left bank at 

downstream side of highway bridge at Tippecanoe, Harrison County, half a mile downstream from Brushy Fork, 3j miles upstream from Weaver Run, 6 miles upstream from 

Laurel Creek, and 9 miles south of Dennison.

Drainage area. 281 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 849.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Feb. 9, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 315 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,380 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 11.89 ft); minimum, 6.6 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 1.31 ft).

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 4,410 cfs Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 17.26 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Oct. 3, 4, 1940; minimum gage height, 0.72 ft Oct. 7, 1947.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Flow regulated by Clendening Reservoir on Brushy Fork and by Piedmont 

Reservoir (see p. 184).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 11-16)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14 Dec. 15 to Sept. 30

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0

54

156

5.0 393

8.0 780

12.0 1,400

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

6.3

9.8

19

31

46

3.0 146

5.0 393

8.0 780

12.0 1,400

Discharge, in cubic feet pe nd, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

39

126

268

267

144

26

*33

86

366

160

87

64

47

50

45

39

34

30

26

24

22

21

22

48

105

101

91

81

66

58 

58

2,634

85.0

-

-

Nov.

103

107

93

99

137

202

163

132

111

98

86

82

80

*77

88

87

289

605

606

599

592

588

583

588

601

600

678

896

864

757

10,591

353

_

-

Dec.

688

669

675

665

628

632

716

677

405

286

286

579

1,140

1,180

*1, 120

1,080

515

259

220

194

222

188

139

124

126

158

231

405

677

599 

506

15,989

516

_

-

Jan.

270

240

662

1, 110

1, 100

743

373

322

281

258

236

219 579"

749

924

1.250

1,140

846

838

854

b600

*b265

b240

b250

b280

b290

295

325

333

312 293

16,457

531

_

-

Feb.

214

98

7979"

89

a240

a350

a340

384

448

815

780

aSSO

a300

a200

*b215

b!75

165

180

a200

a250

a260

a240

212

222

a330

a450

a425

409

8,699

300

_

-

Mar.

383

344

358

368

372

319

236

208

196

168

182

124

125

121

132

175

235

273

303

330

*350

290

313

284

286

468

538

982

1,310

1,550 

984

12,087

590

_

-

Apr.

651

523

687

727

957

1,080

1,020

786

628

360

323

275

255

217

208

206

220

216

*177

174

165

157

157

110

105

102

107

101

91

91

10,794

360

-

-

May

117

111

94

88

81

7578"

216

392

343

541

504

388

409

405

298

*202

189

174

158

181

188

204

162

90

81

83

125

124

126 

148

6,375

206

-

-

June

152

116

105

92

82

*115

105

75

62

55

51

71

99

284

490

350

189

155

111

92

79

72

72

69

60

52

45

40

59

57

5,548

112

-

-

July

58

43

58

54

51

*27

24

21

19

18

17

16

16

58

94

58

44

58

54

58

39

28

23

20

17

16

169

139

24

21 

18

1,220

59.4

-

-

Aug.

16

14

14

16

44

21

16

15

*14

14

12

12

11

10

9.4

9.4

9.1

8.8

8.4

8.8

11

18

14

10

9.1

8.4

8.0

8^

8.8

8.0

13

599.2

12.9

-

-

Sept.

~9.4 12

8.4

8.0

7.7

*7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

8.0

8.4

8.0

7.7

7.4

7.4

7.7

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.0

7.7

7.4

7.0

7.4

8.0

7.7

7.7

238.0

7.93

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,580 Min 7.4 Mean 363 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,330 Min 7.0 Mean 243 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimatec 

b Stage-discharge relation affee bed by ice.

on basis of records for station at Uhrichsville.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

1275. Stillwater Creek at Uhrichsville, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°23'11", long 81°20'48", on left bank, gages upstream and downstream from 

concrete dam of Dennison Water Supply Co., at Uhriehsvllle, Tuscarawas County, 2 miles 

upstream from Little Stillwater Creek.

Drainage area. 367 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1922 to September 1960.

gage. Two water-stage recorders used interchangeably. Datum of upper gage is 839.37 ft, 

lower gage, 829.37 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Oct. 1, 1936, 

staff gage at site 1.7 miles upstream at same datum as upper gage; since Oct. 1, 1936, 

this gage used as auxiliary gage read twice daily.

Average discharge.--38 years, 432 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,510 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 3.82 ft, upper 

gage); minimum, 8.3 cfs Sept. 16, 17; minimum gage height, 0.25 ft, upper gage.

1922-60: Maximum discharge, 7,650 cfs Aug. 8. 9, 1935 (gage height, 14.2 ft, site 

then in use, 12.8 ft, upper gage at present site); no flow at times in 1930, 1932, 

1936, 1939-40, 1953.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of about 17.5 ft, site in use prior to October 

1936, and about 15.5 ft, upper gage at present site.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from Tuscarawas 

River or those above 1,000 cfs, which are fair. Plow regulated by Piedmont and Clendening flood-control reservoirs (see p. 184). Water is diverted 1.7 miles above station for municipal supply of cities of Dennison and Uhrichsville; diversion not included in figures of daily discharge.

Revisions (water years).--WSF 853: Drainage area. WSP 1113: 1923-24, 1926-31, 1932(M), 

1933-35.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect or backwater 

from Tuscarawas River (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 16 Jan. 17 bo Sept. 30

40

72

110

200

1.0 315

1.5 720

2.0 1,260

3.0 2,070

0.2

.3 

.4 

.5

.6

7.0

22

44

76

115

214

1.0 345

1.5 76C

2.0 1.26C

3.0 2.07C

4.0 2,60C

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

ftf

Oct.

95

91

222

291

350

148

*99

106

402

415

186

123

91

76

72

*62

52

46

40

38

33

33

33

55

131

166

166

148

118

99

87

4,072

131 

1.61

Nov.

135

206

176

16E

238

303

291

228

186

157

139

127

123

114

118

127

139

479

634

634

634

625

625

625

654

654

800

1,150

1,160

1,010

12,653

422 

1.62

Dec.

875

810

800

800

770

760

897

908

701

*427

357

664

1,690

el, 880

*cl,470

C886

C553

c420

315

267

244

255

206

166

157

171

238

336

692

790

663

20,168

651 

1.74

Jan.

455

322

739

1,350

1,390

1,140

660

434

371

329

303

279

614

1,010

1,340

1,940

1,890

*1,380

1, 170

1, 120

1,040

652

436

405

382

390

398

398

428

420

390

23,575

760 

1.66

Feb.

368

220

132

99

119

257

580

548

625

814

1,300

1.410

930

524

304

*b320

b310

297

257

304

352

368

345

304

290

452

616

607

548

13,600

469 

1.79

Mar.

524

476

452

452

492

436

324

270

276

233

226

198

165

160

*165

198

276

345

382

428

476

452

436

444

428

500

697

1,380

2,150

2.460

1,830

17,731

572 

1.87

Apr.

1,170

805

814

940

1,050

1,400

1. 520

1,190

930

643

468

420

338

304

*283

276

276

304

270

239

220

209

192

160

136

132

132

128

128

123

15,200

507 

1.61

May

155

187

160

136

128

115

107

171

492

492

715

760

625

508

548

*484

317

276

251

226

209

220

304

283

192

128

115

141

203

192

245

9,085

293 

1.70

June

239

192

160

132

115

103

132

107

84

69

62

62

99

421

*1.060

803

405

251

182

141

115

99

95

91

84

69

56

50

47

44

5,569

186 

1.77

July

44

62

53

47

42

35

30

26

24

22

20

20

20

24

84

87

56

44

*47

53

53

47

35

30

26

22

40

233

84

37

30

1,477

47.6 

1.62

Aug.

26

20

19

22

44

47

26

20

19

17

15

15

14

14

*14

15

15

14

14

15

20

53

35

26

20

19

17

15

15

19

24

668

21.5 

1.80

Sept.

35

24

19

17

15

14

14

12

11

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

*8.3

8.3

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

11

11

11

11

15

17

19

387.8

12.9 

1.70

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 133| 42 t 653 762 471 574 509 295 188 | 49.2

Observed

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

Max 2,920 Mln 10 Mean 456 

Max 2,460 Kin 8.3 Mean 339

23.3 14.6

Adjusted

Mean 458 

Mean 341

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion, equivalent in cubic feet per second, for municipal supply of Dennison. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

c Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from Tuscarawas River; discharge computed from 

reconstructed gage-height graph based on 1 dlschargement measurement.
158 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

1285. Little Stillwater Creek below Tappan Dam, at Tappan, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°21'30", long 81°13'50", In see.4, T.13 N., R.7 W., on right bank 150 ft 

downstream from outlet of reservoir at Tappan Dam, 1 mile west of Tappan, Harrison 

County, and 2 miles upstream from Plum Run.

Drainage area. 71.0 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and maaonry control. Datum of gage is 861.00 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Jan. 30, 1939, water-stage recorder at gatehouse of Tappan Dam at datum 9 ft higher. Jan. 30 to Mar. 24, 1939, staff gage and 

Mar. 25, 1939, to Aug. 6, 1944, water-stage recorder, at site 150 ft downstream at 

present datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 77.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 546 cfs Apr. 5-7 (gage height, 6.80 ft); minimum, 

 T76~efs Feb. 1 (gage height, 4.32 ft).

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 1,050 cfs Mar. 13, 1939 (gage height, 10.00 ft); no 

flow Sept. 12-15, 18, 19, 21-29, Oct. 13-21, 1939.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Tappan Reservoir (see p. 184).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet pep second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 8 Mar. 9 to Sept. 30

5.5 

6.0 

7.0

108

240

505

Mote. Same as 

following table 

below 5.5 ft.

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

1.6 

2.1 

3.0 

4.5

4.7

4.8 

5.0 

5.2

7.5

13

30

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

108

244

422

635

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,3 

2.3

2.3

2.4

4.0

5.0

6.2

8.6

28

40

36

30

27

28

24

22

19

18

16

16

15

14

14

16

21

23

26

27

*26

25

27

571.1

18.4

-

-

Nov.

41 

48

51

54

58

62

60

58

54

51

46

45

41

39

41

40

221

375

365

370

373

370

365

363

361

356

361

363

356

*351

5,739

191

~

-

Dec.

351 

349

246

113

81

119

206

150

82

85

87

252

351

361

33l

108

108

93

60

48

66

73

33

28

35

79

102

80

156

126

*87

4,446

143

-

-

Jan.

87 

87

200

294

237

106

87

62

22

60

85

162

252

184

238

399

359

176

240

146

89

89

110

115

69

69

69

76

87

85

73

4,414

142

-

-

Feb.

*2.2

2*2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

64

120

120

110

82

68

95

201

95

95

95

1,183.6

40.8

-

-

Mar.

*95 

95

95

95

95

95

95

32

4.1

4.1

46

170

54

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

55

204

71

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

78

242

149

4.1

216

20*5 9

2,051.8

66.2

-

-

Apr.

51 

130

235

256

*529

546

386

177

117

113

190

2.9

2.8

2.8

140

422

352

2.3

Z.2.

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2 " 2

3,681.2

123

-

-

May

2.2 

*2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.9

3.4

3.8

4.5

5.6

5.9

6.2

6.8

9.6

10

11

11

12

15

17

21

*26

201.4

6.50

-

-

June

28 

26

27

25

22

19

18

16

14

14

12

12

12

28

66

68

64

58

48

36

26

20

19

18

16

16

14

13

*12

12

779

26.0

-

-

July

13 

12

13

12

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

12

12

12

11

11

13

13

13

12

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

*10

10

10

9.6

340.4

11.0

-

-

Aug.

8.6 

8.0

7.5

7.5

8.6

8.6

8.6

9*1

9.1

8.6

8.0

7.5

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.2

5.9

5.6

5.0

4.5

5.0

7.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.5

7.2

6.8

6.8

*6. 2

6.2

225.3

7.27

-

-

Sept.

ftt

5.6

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.4

2,3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

97.1

3.24

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 447 Mln 1.3 Mean 76.9 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 546 Mln 2.0 Mean 64.8 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 159

1290. Tuscarawas River at Newcomerstown, Ohio.

Location. Lat 40°15'40", long 81°36'35", in T.5 N., R.3 W., on right bank at downstream 

side of highway bridge three-quarters of a mile south of Newcomerstown, Tuscarawas 

County, 2 miles upstream from Buckhorn Creek, and 4 miles downstream from Dunlap Creek.

Drainage area. 2,436 sq mi.

Records available. September 1921 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 780.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Sept. 28, 1925, chain gage, Sept. 28, 1925, to July 17, 1935, waterstage recorder, and July 18, 1935, to Feb. 13, 1939, wire-weight gage, at site 1| miles 

upstream at datum 5.03 ft higher prior to Oct. 1, 1934, and thereafter at datum 0.03 ft 

higher than present datum.

Average discharge. 39 years, 2,459 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,200 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 8.80 ft); minimum, 380 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 1.58 ft).

1921-60: Maximum discharge, 46,800 cfs Jan. 26, 1937 (gage height, 20.65 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum, 120 cfs Aug. 7, 1930.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of about 21.5 ft, at site and datum used prior 

to Oct. 1, 1934 (discharge, 83,000 cfs, computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good. Ohio Canal diverts water above station; part of diverted water 

flows into Cuyahoga River basin. Flow regulated by eight flood-control reservoirs (see 

p. 183). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1960 

are given in WSP 1741.

Revisions (water years). WSF 728: 1929(M). WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 873: 1935.

Hating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 2-4, 8-21, 25-30,

Sept. 3-30)

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

380

570

980

1,520

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

8.7

2,870

6,100

9,700

11,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,150

3,060

2,820

1,890

2,10O

2,330

2,740

3,080

*4,150

4.770

3,990

2,76O

2,010

1,650

1,590

1,450

1,280

1,160

1,060

980

926

872

845

1,070

2,060

2,42O

2,220

2,23O

2,O2O

1,700

1,540

64,923

2,094

_

-

Nov.

1.640

2,060

2,O60

2,060

*2,630

3,36O

3,22O

2,5OO

2,110

1,9OO

1,750

1,680

1,700

1,850

2,35O

*2,87O

2,460

2,490

2,940

2,840

2,76O

2,72O

2,69O

2,740

2,990

3,170

3,700

5,760

6.64O

5,710

85,350

2,845

-

Dec.

4,750

4,03O

3,920

3,79O

3,570

3,680

4,740

5,400

4,55O

3,510

3,050

4,240

8,460

*9,600

9.950

9,60O

8,46O

5,96O

4,240

3,350

2,840

2,690

2,43O

2,160

2,070

2,050

2,3OO

2,630

3,510

4,870

4,750

141,130

4,553

-

Jan.

3,870

2,980

3,710

6,510

6,76O

5,840

4,290

3,310

2,940

2,690

2,560

2,510

4,56O

8,030

9,570

10.000

9,740

7,780

*6,170

6,340

5,420

4,29O

3,440

3,200

2,940

2,800

2,69O

2.72O

3.3OO

3,590

3 220

147,770

4,767

-

Feb.

2,8OO

2,460

2,070

1,820

1.770

2,12O

3,270

3,7OO

3,550

4,340

7,650

8,940

8,620

6,540

4.29O

3,620

*3,360

3,060

2,940

2,800

2,68O

2,570

2,530

2,390

2,300

2,630

3,100

3,040

2,750

103,710

3,576

-

Mar.

2,640

2.42O

2,230

2,150

2,1OO

2,220

2,050

1,890

1,750

1,680

1,600

1,580

1,630

1,510

1,440

1,440

1,510

1,62O

1,79O

2,070

*2,190

2,330

2,320

2,3OO

2,370

2,430

2,760

5,370

9,550

11 .OOP

6,26O

86,20O

2,781

-

Apr.

2,64O

1,880

4,690

6,320

7,470

9,85O

10.50O

10,000

8,530

8,05O

7,560

6,710

3,360

2,640

*2,420

2,50O

2,74O

2,66O

2,260

2,050

1,900

1,810

1,720

1,620

1,480

1,42O

1,460

1,440

1,330

1 ,, 2 60

120,070

4,002

_

-

May

1,410

1,710

1,560

1,360

1,260

1,180

1.O90

1,400

2,430

2,960

3,280

4,050

3,570

2,96O

2,750

2,600

2,230

*1,960

1,770

1,640

1,510

1,450

1,6OO

2,020

1,810

1,480

1,320

1,290

1,470

1,500

1,590

60,210

1,942

-

June

1,810

1,75O

1,450

1,290

1,170

1,070

1,OOO

1,090

1,060

935

863" 863

917

3,16O

*5,150

5.750

4,420

2,9OO

2,O80

1,700

1,420

1,280

1,380

1,82O

1,54O

1,270

1,060

944

971

1,050

53,143

1,771

-

July

1,29O

1,480

1,760

1,540

1,970

1,460

1,220

971

899

854

800

768

768

836

*962

1,130

935

80O

935

1,220

2.140

1,630

1,130

926

818

784

917

1,200

1,420

1,100

953

35,616

1,149

_

-

Aug.

9£O

926

818

SCO

953

1,200

1,140

917

784

77S

73*5

664

619

584

549

521

521

*577

549

521

54?

1.450

1,290

1,190

903

723

640

577

570

672

1,140

84,842

801

_

-

Sept.

Itl20

1,O70

80O

648

570

507

488

476

476

464

470

458

428

422

422

422

410

410

404

398

398

398

410

41O

398

*392 392"

398

410

416

14,885

496

_

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 12.40O Min 320 Mean 3,276 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 11,OOO Min 392 Mean 2,562 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
160 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

1300. Black Fork below Charles Mill Dam, near Mifflin, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°44'07", long 82°21'48", in NEi; sec.35, T.23 N., R.17 W. , on left bank 

800 ft downstream from Charles Mill Dam, 0.45 mile downstream from Seymour Run, 25 miles 

south of Mifflin, Ashland County, and 4 miles upstream from Rocky Fork.

Drainage area.--218 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1960. Prior to October 1940, published as 

Black Fork near Mifflin. Monthly discharge only for October 1938, published in 

WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 981.56 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Dec. 3, 1941, to Dec. 5, 1944, at site 200 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 189 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,100 cfs Apr. 10 (gage height, 7.29 ft); minimum, 5.5 cfs Apr. 1, 2 (gage height, 3.79 ft).

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 2,100 cfs Mar. 14, 1939 (gage height, 8.45 ft); minimum, 

0.2 cfs May 21, 1940; minimum daily, 0.9 cfs Apr. 21, 1940.

Maximum discharge known, 11,700 cfs in March 1913 (computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Charles Mill Reservoir (see p. 184).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, ancf 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.8 

4.0 

4.2 

4.4 

4.7

5.8

14

158

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.2

293

505

660

790

1,060

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

23

19

18

19

19

19

17

19

19

19

20 

20

20

19

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

20

20

20

20

*20 

20

20

605

19.5

-

-

Nov.

20

22

78

116

119

119

119

119

116

116

116 

113

113

116

116

113

150

200

T92

183

171

162

162

158

151

144

144

144

136

3,857

129

-

-

Dec.

129

129

126

126

126

129

136

144

147

151

151 

162

192

222

425

608

6T7

533

389

298

250

218

200

192

192

192

187

183

*183 

183

7,103

229

_

-

Jan.

183

183

183

183

183

187

187

187

183

179

IZ5 

179

183

214

461

698

796

811

750

655

547

417

326

274

236

218

204

200

222 

259

£o3

9,946

321

_

-

Feb.

*166

92

98

101

104

140

222

307

393

562

793 

918

950

918

722

544

397

312

259

218

192

171

151

140

133

133

122

113

*107

9,478

327

_

-

Mar.

107

95

90

92

92

92

92

84

77

74

74 

70

65

61

63

63

63

63

63

65

70

74

82

90

90

90

98

204

542 

625

3,522

114

_

-

Apr.

*6.2 187~

512

416

902

906

898

880

894

1,010

1.060 

1,000

796

561

385

293

232

204

175

151

133

126

116

101

87

84

82

72

63 

67

12,399.2

413

-

May

84

*77

74

72

72

65

61

67

65

74

113 

162

196

200 T92~

166

140

140

113

98

87

90

101

95

84

77

77

72

72 

77

*72

3,135

101

_

-*

June

72

65

65

61

61

61

63

55

49

44

44 

57

63

136

259

354

425

409

316

245

192

154

136

136

122

107

87

74

67 

*63

4,042

135

-

July

67

63

65

63

57

53

48

43

40

32

32

30

30

37

32

32

30

26

32

35

32

32

32

30

25

24

40

34

32

30

25

1,183

38.2

-

Aug.

*19

20

20

20

20

24

25

22

24

26

25 

24

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

23

25

31

41

41

38

35

31

31 

32

*43

819

26.4

-

Sept.

37

34

30

26

24

23

2026"

20

23

23 

23

23

20

20

20

20

20

20

22

22

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

689

23.0

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,160 Min 17 Mean 288 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,060 Min 6.2 Mean 155 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

1305. Touby Run at Mansfield, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°45'55", long 82°32'35", in WT sec.20, T.21 N. , R.18 W,, on left bank 

100 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 30N at west edge of Mansfield, Richland 

County, and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 5.17 sq mi.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and broad-crested weir. Datum of gage is 1,216.42 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by city of Mansfield).

Average discharge .--14 years, 4.88 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 172 cfs June 22 (gage height, 1.78 ft); minimum, 

0.5 cfs Oct. 2, 3, Aug. 8-15; minimum gage height, 0.49 ft Oct. 12, 13, 15-19, Nov. 9- 

11, 18-23.

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 965 cfs June 6, 1947 (gage height, 4.17 ft), from rating 

curve extended above 160 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights 2.49 

and 4.17 ft and computation of flow over dam at gage height.3.94 ft; minimum, C.I cfs 

on many days in 1946, 1951-52, 1954-56.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record 

and those below 1 cfs, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.47 

.5 

.6 

.7

0.5 

1.0 

4.4 

9.6

0.8 

1.0

1.3

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.8

.5

L.4

1.7

7.6

11 -2.5

1.3

.8

.8

1.2 *.8

.6

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

1.0

L.O

1.9

4.8

1.6

1.8

2.5

1.3

1.3 

1.3

3.0

57.1

1.84

0.356

0.41

Nov.

2.2

1.6

1.6

7.3

ii.

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.3

1.0

2.2

2.2

6.0

9.7

3.3

2.2

1.9

1.3

1.0 *1.0

1.0

1.0

1.6

2.2

1.6

1.4

8.5

4.1

3.3 

2,6

90.8

3.03

0.586

0.65

Dec.

2.6

4.0

4.1

3.7

4.4

8.0

5.9

3.7

2.9

2.6

12

73

23

7.4

5.4

4.4

3.7

2.9

2.6

1.9

1.9

1.6 *TT6

1.6

1.6

1.9

2.2

5.5

6.4 

4.9

3.7

211.1

6.81

1.32

1.52

Jan.

2.6

3.6

13

3.7

3.3

2.6

2.2

al.8

al.6

aTT6

al.6

35

25

12

45

12

6.4

7.4

7.4

5.4

4.9

*b3.5

b3.0

2.6

2.2

2.2

6.0

15

12 

7.4

5.4

255.4

8.24

1.59

1.83

Feb.

4.1

3.7

2.9

2.6

7.4

33

12

6.9

26

J2§_

17

8.0

5.9

4.4

4.9

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.3

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.2

1.6

bTTe

237.2

8.18

1.58

1.70

Mar.

bl.6

1.6

1.6

2.2

b2.0

bl.9

bl.8

bl.7

bl.6

*bl.5

bl.4

bl.4

bl.4

bl.3

bl73

bl.3

bl.9

bl.6

bl.9

b2.2

2.9

2.9

2.9 *2.9

2.9

3.3

27

65

29 

16

12

200. 0

6.45

1.25

1.44

Apr.

7.4

5.9

38

26

12

8.0

6.4

4.9

3.7

3.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

*1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 

4.7

149.2

4.97

0.961

1.07

May

3.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

4.1

2.9

2.9

15

10

5.4

4.1

4.4

2.9

2.2

1.9

1.9

*1.9

2.2

2.2

13

4.9

2.9

1.9

1.9

3.4

2.9

1.9 

5.0

3.7

119.8

3.86

0.747

0.86

June

2.2

14

7.6

3.3

10

2.9

2.2

1.9

1.3

1.3

2.4

2.6

12

15

6.7

3.3

5.7

3.3

2.2

1.6

*1.3

26

6.9

3,7

2.6

1.9

1.6

2.2

11 

5.0

163.7

5.46

1.06

1.18

July

5.5

2.6

12

2.9

1.6

1.3

1.6

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

*.8

3.8

2.2

1.3

1.0

1.0

17

11

5.0

1.9

1.3

1.0

.8

jj>

2.1

2.3

1.0

.8 

1-0

1.0

88.0

2.84

0.549

0.63

Aug.

0.8

.6

.6

1.0

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

2.1

4.1

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.9

4.4

2.3

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

4T3

45.1

1.45

0.280

0.32

Sept.

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

1.0

1.5

1.3

.8

.8

1.0

.8

.8

.8

1.9

.8

.6

.6

.6 *.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

.8

.8 

. 8

27.2

0.91

0.176

0.20

Calendar year 1959: Max 424 Mln 0.5 Mean 6.73 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.67

Water year 1959-60: Max 73 Mln 0.5 Mean 4.49 Cfsm 0.868 In. 11.81

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 

at Butler.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

nd records for Clear Fork
162 MUSKING.UM RIVER BASIN

1315. Black Fork at Loudonville, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°38'08", long 82 "14'19", in NW£ sec.l, T.19 N., R.16 W., on right bank at 

upstream side of bridge on State Highway 3 at Loudonville, Ashland County, if miles 

downstream from Big Run.

Drainage area. 342 sq mi.

Records available. May 1931 to September 1960.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 928.46 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 23, 1941, chain gage at same site and datunr.

Average discharge. 29 years, 326 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,900 cfs War. 28 (gage height, 8.50 ft); minimum, 

65 cfs Aug. 12, 13; minimum gage height, 3.10 ft Sept. 8, 16.

1931-60: Maximum discharge, 7,780 cfs Jan. 22, 1959 (gage height, 13.65 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4.000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 29 cfs Aug. 7, 

8, 1934 (gage height, 2.28 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 20.5 ft, present site and datum, in FTch 1913.

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

Flow regulated by Charles Mill Reservoir, 16 miles above station (see p. 184).

Revisions (water years). WSP 873: 1935.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet., and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 12-22)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 11 Feb. 12 to Sept. 30

3.0 

3.5

4.0

185

320

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

902

1,610

2,220

3.0 

3.3 

3.6

4.0

53

118

200

312

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

602

902

1,610

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

22

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

158

89

82

105

117

212

215

TTz

105

91

96

*93

89

96

91

89

89

84

82

89

86

86

89

161

132

105

114

102

96

93

9G

3,344

108

-

-

Nov.

112

98

112

231

520

*231

190

182

174

174

174

196

207

242

258

220

220

277

277

271

269

258

252

266

252

239

312

296

274

265

6,849

229

_

-

Dec.

2^5" 255

266

255

263

298

334

278

276

274

293

740

1.190

i§54

524

631

707

678

593

483

*415

362

323

304

301

306

309

328

348

348

317

12,888

416

_

-

Jan.

298

296

396

345

306

301

298

296

290

288

288

432

1,050

1,550

935

872

917

986

1,000

*869

754

620

524

440

587

359

548

440

446

421

424

16,956

547

_

-

Feb.

390

239

226

226

259

515

504

469

675

1,180

1.630

1,290

1,200

1,160

1,050

905

707

*593

506

431

584

550

515

295

284

275

250

262

225

16,773

578

_

-

Mar.

211

203

206

205

205

186

178

164

166

152

164

164

155

155

160

164

166

169

166

169

180

*189

186

200

192

203

234

1,240

1.590

1,470

1,190

10,578

335

-

-

Apr.

596

527

1,050

1.540

1,150

1,150

1,140

1,090

1,060

1,050

1,150

1,170

1,100

854

617

524

428

367

506

281

256

*242

222

190

170

160

150

130

130' 120

18,720

624

_

-

May

160

150

140

140

150

120

120

125

130

150

230

300

360

370

350

300

260

230

210

200

192

205

504

214

192

180

172

220

217

206

259

6,514

210

_

-

June

*189

169

326

186

185

185

161

150

159

151

126

180

192

556

576

451

515

558

474

575

295

540

436

259

225

186

158

147

147

194

8,205

274

_

-

July

*161

150

185

158

121

111

104

100

95

86

82

82

84

134

95

88

80

77

192

141

100

88

86

82

75

84

154

97 *86

88

91

5,331

107

-

-

Aug.

73

71

77

80

95

75

75

71

73

77

75

71

6969-

118

84

77

77

77

75

82

144

95

97

100

97

95

88

91

*229

256

2,909

95.8

-

-

Sept.

ii8-

l5S

100

88

84

82

84

82

84

102

86

84

95

100

86

84

86

104

84

86

88

84

84

82

80

80

84

84 *84

82

2,655

88.5

_

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,840 Mln 82 Mean 491 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,630 Mln 69 Mean 299 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 30, Dec. 8, 9, Feb. 25, Mar. 15, Apr. 24 to May 19j discharge 

estimated on basis of records for station below Charles Mill Dam.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 163

1320. Clear Fork at Butler, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°35'35", long 82°25'20", in NE£ sec.20, T.21 N., R.17 W., on left bank at 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 95, 0.3 mile northeast of Butler, Riohland 

County.

Drainage area. 143 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1960. Prior to May 1945 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,057.2 ft above mean sea level, datum of ~~T"929.

Average discharge.--16 years, 148 efs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,800 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 6.28 ft); minimum, 22 cfs Sept. 9-11 (gage height, 1.03 ft).

1944-60: Maximum discharge, 14,300 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 9.43 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of computed reservoir inflow; minimum, 

12 efs Sept. 12, 18, 1948; minimum gage height recorded, 0.85 ft Aug. 15, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Flow regulated by Clear Fork Reservoir (capacity, 10,740 acre-ft) 

12 miles above station beginning in July 1953. Water is diverted above station for 

municipal supply of city of Mansfield.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1385: 1951-54.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, excpet periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 83

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

179

407

684

1,060

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

34

31

31

42 

48

87

75

51

45

42

44

42

40 

40

38

38

36

36

36

34

34

34

36

53

54

55

57

51

45

*42

44

1,375

44.4 

10.5

Nov.

49

51

46

78 

189

114

72

59

55

52

49

59

81 

149

143

90

75

63

57

54

54

53

52

58

60

54

148

130

99

83

2,376

79.2 

10.1

Dec.

*77

75

92

85 

96

133

149

107

83

77

90

789

812 

462

281

207

165

143

126

105

96

87

81

75

75

80

92

120

145

153

*116

5,274

170 

10.7

Jan.

96

88

207

b!55 

b92

b81

78

80

75

15.

73

322

562 

382

681

481

290

228

265

191

145

126

122

allO

a!05

alOO

a!20

a260

a240

al80

al50

6,158

199 

9.87

Feb.

a!25

*116

99

92 

96

462

367

254

374

1.060

942

508

b309 

b213

b!79

b!55

b!45

b!40

b!30

b!20

bl!5

bllo

b!08

b!05

107

112

103

96

94

6,836

236 

10.1

Mar.

*85

81

83

88 

83

75

72

70

67

67

64

62

60 

59

59

59

60

60

60

60

64

66

63

66

62

64

156

1.060

857

678

*510

5,020

162 

10.6

Apr.

331

248

388

751 

481

333

254

207

197

157

135

139

120 

110

109

122

126

147

116

99

92

90

85

83

83

83

81

*75

"an" 73

ou

5,395

180 

10.3

May

133

92

80

73 

69

67

70

87

83

116

1 laaQQ 

147

118 

114

109

97

83

101

72

69

72

77

101

87

75

66

63

67

66

51 

87

2,797

90.2 

9.77

June

*75

60

97

81 

87

99

77

64

57

53

51

59

83 

175

151

99

77

85

70

62

57

141

182

109

99

64

59

57

*59

58

2,547

84.9 

10.4

July

55

53

58

59 

49

45

42

40

40

40

38

38

38 

42

40

38

36

36

40

48

40

36

34

34

32.

38

44

38

*34

36

48

1,289

41.6 

10.1

Aug.

36

34

34

42 

48

38

36

36

36

34

32

32

32 

32

36

36

34

32

31

31

32

59

34

31

29

28

28

28

27

*32

85

1,113

35.9 

11.3

Sept.

31

27

24

23 

23

23

23

23

23

22.

22

23

23 

23

23

23

24

27

26

26

26

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

725

24.2 

11.3

Adjusted for diversion

Mean

Cfsm 

In.

54.9 

0.384 

0.44

89.3 

0.624 

0.70

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

181 

1.27 

1.46

209 

1.46 

1.68

246 

1.72 

1.86

173 

1.21 

1.40

190 

1.33 

1.48

1OO 

0.699 

0.81

Observed

Max 6,720 Mln 25 Mean 197 

Max 1,060 Mln 22 Mean 112

95.3 

0.666

0.74

51.7 

0.362 

O.42

47.2 

0.330 

0.38

35.5 

0.248 

0.28

Adjusted

Mean 2O8 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.75 

Mean 122 Cfsm 0.853 In. 11.65

Peak discharge (base, 1.40O cfs).--Feb. 10 (1O p.m.) 1,800 cfs (6.28 ft)j Mar. 28 (5:3O p.m.) 1,720 

efs (6.17 ft).__________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion, equivalent in cubic feet per second, by city of Mansfield.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Kokoslng River at Mount 

Vernon.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
164 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

1335. Clear Fork below Pleasant Hill Dam, near Perrysville, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°37'10", long 82°19'25", in Ni sec.7, T.19 N., R.16 W., on right bank a 

quarter of a mile downstream from Pleasant Hill Dam, 2-f miles south of Perrysville, 

Ashland County, and 4 miles upstream from Pine Run.

Drainage area. 199 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for October 

1938, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 967.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 191C. Prior to May 1, 1947, at site half a mile downstream at datum 4.88 ft lower.

Average discharge.--32 years, 196 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,120 cfs Feb. 11-12 (gage height, 3.48 ft); minimum, S.I cfs Sept. 28 (gage height, 0.07 ft).

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 2,340 cfs Jan. 23, 1959 (gage height, 4.89 ft); minimum, 

0.3 cfs Sept. 24, 1953 (gage height, 0.12 ft); minimum daily, 0.6 cfc Nov. 2, 4, 1938; 

minimum gage height, 0.06 ft Feb. 25, 1958.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Pleasant Hill Reservoir (see p. 184).

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 18 to May 11, Sept. 14-30)

0.5 17

.7 36

1.0 75

1.3 133

1.6 205

Discharge, in cubic feet per se

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

330

535

800

1,130

cond, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

45

42

39

42

46

57

84

84

77

64

60

54

47

46

45

43

42

39

36

35

36

34

36

50

57

62

66

66

63 

*59

62

1,618

52.2

-

Nov.

64

64

60

68

122

166

142

120

10Z

90

84

82

89

115

156

156

281

312

295

295

295

292

289

289

286

286

286

286

190 

87

5,449

182

-

-

Dec.

*119

149

151

151

133

174

262

229

158

126

1Z6

397

976

1,050

946

5O3

306

229

232

190

158

140

126

126

126

126

126

153

*200 

244

217

8,329

269

-

Jan.

138

111

126

230

277

191

124

111

111

111

113

176

632

640

815

857

530

386

351

389

265

180

124

138

144

158

170

275

409 

325

214

8,821

285

-

-

Feb.

192

*178

135

124

124

412

530

443

413

862

1,110

1,110

918

490

131

27

Z7

26

25

25

25

25

29

40

68

94

107

111

115

7,976

275

-

-

Mar.

*109

103

111

111

109

102

102

96

94

96

92

87

84

80

78

77

77

77

80

84

84

85

89

89

89

89

89

306

530 

558

*580

4,437

143

-

-

Apr.

585

580

571

590

6OO

605

595

585

576

562

540

526

504

472

389

289

256

229

211

182

163

154

142

138

133

131

129

118

105

loT

10,767

359

_

-

May

138

*142

129

115

103

96

96

107

113

120

175

202" 208

198

185

166

144

135

122

111

107

105

1EO

124

115

103

100

107

109

113

122

4,030

130

_

-

June

*122

109

107

111

109

111

105

92

82

72

69

77

87

185

229

200

161

135

115

100

90

96

178

166

140

115

96

85

*85 

87

3,516

117

-

July

82

77

77

77

70

64

60

56

54

50

50

50

52

59

59

55

52

50

60

62

59

55

51

47

44

48

69

64

*56 

55

1,823

58.8

_

-

Aug. j

54

48

46

48

63

60

56

56

52

48

44

42

39

38

43

42

39

42

42

43

46

69

66

57

51

46

44

40

45 

*47

66

1,522

49.1

_

-

Sept.

66

59

50

46

42

46

44

40

40

45

47

44

40

42

50

52

50

50

47

47

46

45

46

47

47

47

47

42

*43 

43

1,400

46.7

_

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,280 Mln 31 Mean 282 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,11O Min 25 Mean 163 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

1350. Lake Fork below Mohlcanvllle Dam, near Mohicanvllle, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°43'20", long 83°09'20", In sec.3, T.20 N., R.15 W., on right bsnk 800 ft 

downstream from Mohicanville Dam, 2 miles east of Mohicanvllle, Ashland County, 

2.4 miles downstream from the confluence of Jerome and Muddy Forks, and 1\ miles northeast of Loudonville.

Drainage area. 269 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 930.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to July 25, 1949, at site 500 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 229 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,650 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 8.27 ft); minimum, 6.0 cfs Apr. 2 (gage height, 3.07 ft).

1938-60; Maximum discharge, 3,920 cfs Mar. 13, 1939; maximum gage height, 9.86 ft 

Jan. 21, 1959 (backwater from tributary); minimum daily discharge, 1 cfs June 10, 1947, 

Jan. 25, 1959; minimum gage height, 1.92 ft Nov. 26, 1943.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Mohicanville Reservoir (see p. 184).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.1

3.2 

3.4 

3.7 

4.0

SO

107

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.5

210

350

665

1,020

1,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IB

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In,

Oct.

104

42

30

42

88

130

347

TST

92

64

57

48

41

41

41

35

32

29

26

26

24

£3

23

74

95

82

111

102

*74

59

55

2,158

69.6

-

-

Nov.

70

76

68

108

494

395

431

109

90

79

71

88

134

32 6

434

205

148

102

90

77

77

79

74

85

93

80

£39

36£

£79

*££3

5,186

173

-

-

Dec.

210

218

262

£68

347

602

700

326

218

179

245

95£

1,240

1,360

1,250

1,180

763

485

311

198

164

142

131

120

118

144

160

213

*380

461

249

13,596

439

-

-

Jan.

164

148

416

332

168

146

127

118

102

104

112

374

1,250

1.390

1,210

1,240

920

602

527

341

244

198

182

160

148

140

154

476

574

256 

129

12,452

402

-

-

Feb.

*205

173

127

125

140

576

660

347

616

1,200

1 , 500

1,500

1, 140

606

431

290

254

244

£10

177

175

168

156

150 iso

173

156

136

*136

11,931

411

-

-

Mar.

118

114

97

120

123

98

98

97

93

95

90

87

82

88

84

90

95

102

107

129

142

136

134

154

133

150

256

1,260

n.sgo

1,070

8.1

7,040.1

227

-

-

Apr.

6.8

229

742

763

1.580

1,580

1,580

1,560

1,540

1,530

1,280

665

434

257

173

166

166

158

138

125

120

114

105

98

93

92

93

88

80

87

15,642. a

521

-

-

May

168

*121

100

90

80

76

76

121

129

222

623

305

191

166

156

121

105

93

84

79

73

93

210

125

97

80

74

73

70

71

*80

4,152

134

-

-

June

70

63

111

67

71

102

66

52

43

40

37

80

146

323

401

166

116

109

82

66

56

59

76

55

46

41

35

34

36

*36

2,685

89.5

-

-

July

41

41

63

66

43

35

31

30

29

27

27

26

28

66

51

36

30

27

47

68

43

31

28

24ii

22

79

41

30

24

22

1,177

38.0

-

-

Aug.

*23

21

19

24

36

23

20

19

19

19

16

16

17

18

47

46

29

22

19

17

34

352

TTO

42

24

18

15

14

12

165 

190

1,446

46.6

-

-

Sept.

*48

27

19

15

13

12

12

12

13

38

17

13

12

12

11

11

11

12

13

13

14

14

14

14

13

12

12

13

13 

*13

466

15.5

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,650 Min 1 Mean 377 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,590 Min 6,8 Mean 213 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
166 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

1360. Mohican River at Greer, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°30'55", long 82°11'48", in NW£ sec.10, T.8 N., R.10 V., on left bank 

3,000 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 514 at Greer, Knox County, 5 miles 

upstream from Nigger Run, and 7 miles downstream from Lake Fork.

Drainage area.--942 sq mi.

Records available. September 1921 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 872.91 ft above mean sef level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to July 22, 1931, chain gage at site 3,000 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 39 years, cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,620 cfs Feb. 11 height, 6.00 ft); minimum, 146 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.43 ft).

1921-60: Maximum discharge, 17,700 cfs Aug. 7, 1935 (gage height, 13.63 ft); minimum, 50 cfs (estimated) Jan. 2, 1935.

Maximum stage known, 27.0 ft in March 1913 (discharge, 55,000 cf £ , estimated).

Remarks. Records good'except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated, beginning August 1936, by Charles Mill, Mohicanville, and Pleasant Hill Reservoirs (see p. 183 ).

Revisions (water years). WSP 623: 1924(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except period of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 29 Mar. 30 to Sept. 50

1.5 182

1.7 281

2.0 520

3.0 

6.0

1,760

5,620

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

135

280

520

3.0

6.0

1,760 

5,-620

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

409

252

211

224

294

386

792

463

394

314

281

*275

247

247

241

224

220

207

199

199

199

195

203

327

409

334

363

370

307 

281

270

9,337

301

-

-

Nov.

294

301

281

3TO

930

1,100

668

520

463

425

394

425

463

742

1,080

730

642

730

*680

655

642

630

619

642

642

608

855

1,170

1,000 

730

19,431

648

-

-

Dec.

705

755

805

818

868

1,100

1,520

1,160

892

742

742

2,060

4,250

3,300

2,970

2,460

2,080

1,590

1,360

1,100

*930

830

730

692

660

705

742

830

1,090 

1,260

1,090

40,856

1,318

-

-

Jan.

830

730

1,030

1,220

1,020

918

742

692

668

642

642

818

2,600

2,930

3,210

5.600

2,730

2,270

2,070

 1,830

1,540

1,340

1,070

968

892

868

868

1,260

1,590 

1,430

1,130

44,148

1,424

_

-

Feb.

1,070

805

668

"642 608

1,320

2,020

1,540

1,730

3,440

5,590

4,700

4,010

2,560

1,990

1,470

1,200

*1,080

968

818

768

718

668

642

680

730

692

655

630

44,212

1,525

.

-

Mar.

564

531

b510

b500

b490

b470

b450

b430

b410

b420

b400

b580

b570

b570

b570

b580

b590

b400

417

444

482

*482

482

520

492

531

553

2,470

4.080 

5,880

2,160

24,828

801

-

-

Apr.

1,550

1,170

1,920

2,140

5,120

5.560

3,520

3,400

5,500

5,230

3,210

2,580

2,120

1,740

1,380

1,170

1,070

955

855

755

692

642

586

553

510

*510

510

472

444 

454

47,898

1,597

-

-

May

730

619

542

492

454

444

444

597

586

718

1,400

1,190

992

905

855

730

668

597

*520

492

463

472

780

597

501

454

454

472

482 

482

564

19,676

655

-

-

June

482

425

586

444

394

472

386

355

320

300

287

355

482

1,340

1.490

1,080

955

942

818

*642

531

492

842

597

492

409

363

334

340 

586

17,541

578

-

-

July

547

363

347

454

520

280

257

245

259

222

217

*212

212

507

280

254

212

202

314

520

265

217

202

192

177

177

295

280

222

207

245

8,059

259

-

-

Aug.

202

182

182-

192

245

207

197

192

182

182

177

172

165

161

207

245

192

*177

172

172

197

520

434

263

222

202

192

177

172 

245

 

930

7,555

237

-

-

Sept.

540

257

222

197

177

172

177

168

168

197

202

172

172

182

177

177

172

192

172

172

172

177

172

165

161

*161

161

161

157 

I6T

5,515

184

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 13,600 Win 175 Mean 1,322 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,390 Min 157 Mean 789 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stags-discharge relation affected by ice.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

1365. Kokosing River at Mount Vernon, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°24'25", long 82°30 I 00", on right bank at downstream side of TMden Avenue 

Bridge at Mount Vernon, Knox County, 0.8 mile downstream from North Branch and 2.7 miles 

upstream from Dry Run.

Drainage area.--200 sq mi.

Records available. February 1953 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 984.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prio- to Apr. 3, 

1953, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 193 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,510 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 8.50 ft); minimum, 22 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.09 ft).

1953-60: Maximum discharge, 38,000 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 18.19 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,400 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 29, 30, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.65 ft Oct. 1, 2, 1953.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation by Knox Lake on East Branch of North Branch 

Kokosing River beginning in 1954.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 5)

2.2

2.6 

3.1

to Nov.

30

88

190

Nov. 6 to Sept. 3O

2.1

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

23

34

82

199

3.5 

4.0 

7.0

383

635

2,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

47

42

38

44

*50

59

91

86

70

58

55

50

49

47

43

40

39

36

35

34

34

34

36

58

68

71

80

76

65

56

55

1,646

53.1

0.266

0.31

Nov.

59

65

59

70

166

246

144

110

93

81

75

82

10S

168

265

*171

138

110

95

87

81

79

77

81

87

85

223

291

208

166

3,768

126

0.630

0.70

Dee.

154

149

178

173

171

214

314

211

168

151

168

1,400

1,790

728

421

306

244

214

186

163

154

140

131

124

122

144

163

*222

254

261

199

9,417

304

1.52

1.75

Jan.

163

154

458

322

189

161

142

133

122

122

128

489

1.650

838

1,310

899

465

374

505

327

251

219

196

181

171

163

176

421

406

287

225

11,647

376

1.88

2.17

Feb.

199

176

144

140

TBT

854

734

*392

850

1,980

*1,950

767

475

343

283

258

241

235

214

189

194

186

176

171

178

189

171

159

154

12,153

419

2.10

2.26

Mar.

138

133

138

138

133

119

115

115

110

*110

104

99

97

97

95

101

104

106

104

110

*124

124

110

128

112

126

166

1,360

1.420

916

811

7,663

247

1.24

1.43

Apr.

530

383

864

1 420

701

465

365

291

276

248

228

208

186

168

161

171

181

176

159

142

133

128

119

112

106

104

101

95

89

101

8,411

280

1.40

1.56

May

166

*147

119

106

97

91

95

124

131

163

357

258

219

216

186

149

126

112

101

97

93

108

159

126

106

106

179

276

225

231

244

4,913

158

0.790

0.91

June

159

124

115

101

106

89

75

65

60

59

59

64

*71

222

197

119

93

81

73

62

57

57

126

95

73

59

52

49

59

71

2,692

89.7

0.448

0.50

July

65

60

60

67

56

48

45

42

39

38

38

37

37

48

43

39

34

33

46

43

38

33

32

31

*30

34

45

41

35

34

35

1,306

42.1

0.210

0.24

Aug.

33

30

28

37

43

45

35

34

32

30

28

27

26

25

38

48

37

31

28

26

44

*222

115

71

54

43

39

34

34

34

37

1,388

44.8

0.224

0.26

Sept.

35

3T

28

26

26

*26

25

25

24

23

23

23

24

23

23

24

25

28

28

32

31

30

28

27

26

24

23

23

23

23

780

26.0

0.130

0.14

Calendar year 1959: Max 14,600 Mln 25 Mean 287 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.49

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,980 Mln 23 Mean ISO Cfsm 0.900 In. 12.23

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 cfs). Dec. 12 (10 p.m.) 2,760 cfs (7.53 ft); Feb. 10 (9:30 p.m.) 3,510 

cfs (8.50 ft); Mar. 28 (9:30 p.m.) 2,210 cfs (6.68 ft). ' _____________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

1370. Kokosing River at Millwood, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°23'55", long 82°17'10", in southeast corner of T.7 N., R.ll W., on left 

bank 0.4 mile west of Millwood, Knox County, 1-| miles upstream from Honey Run, 2 miles 

downstream from Jelloway Creek, and 3^ miles upstream from Brush Run.

Drainage area. 454 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1921 to September 1960. Published as "near Millwood" October 

1921 to July 1939. Records published for both sites October 1938 to July 1939.

Gage. Water-stage recorder at present site and datum since Oct. 1, 1938. Datum of gage is 

865.00 ft above mean sea level. Prior to July 10, 1931, chain gage at site 3f- miles 

downstream and July 10, 1931, to July 31, 1939, water-stage recorder at site 3-| miles 

downstream, at datum 23.94 ft lower.

Average discharge. 39 years, 483 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,300 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 13.26 ft); minimum, 62 cfs Sept. 25-30 (gage height, 4.03 ft).

1921-60: Maximum discharge, 75,900 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 34.00 ft, from 

high-water mark in well), from rating curve extended above 20,000 efs on basis of slopearea measurement of peak flow; minimum, 33 cfs Aug. 17, 26, 1932, Sept. 27, 28, 1954.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage corresponding to 22.0 ft at former site and 

datum (discharge, 40,000 cfs, estimated).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 803: 1933, 1935.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 10

4.2 100

4.5 163

5.0 315

Note. Same as 

following table 

above 5.O ft.

Feb. 11 to Sept. 30

4.0 

4.2 

4.5 

5.0

57

91

160

315

6.0

7.0

9.0

11.5

760

1,340

3,010

5,680

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IB

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

£7

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

174

114

105

T35

118

*204

280

274

413

229

204

171

156

163

146

137

131

124

118

118

116

114

122

293

277

257

287

254

223

198

198

5,853

189

0.416

0.48

Nov.

232

212

195

289

511

601

410

318

267

238

217

229

270

425

645

506

*382

308

270

241

232

220

212

235

241

217

769

876

660

52 C

10,957

365

0.804

0.90

Dec.

484

448

475

466

457

588

795

610

484

422

452

2,750

3.960

1,730

1,070

821

670

578

493

418

390

*340

320

308

308

350

390

578

685

655

542

23j037

743

1.64

1.89

Jan.

448

414

1,060

876

583

484

414

378

343

329

332

784

3,660

2^T5o

2,800

2,220

1,270

1,070

1,280

914

*740

630

556

502

462

439

462

795

854

680

574

28,503

919

2.02

2.33

Feb.

516

457

382

362

378

1,270

1,460

887

1,670

3,320

5.640

2,060

1,260

958

750

680

610

592

542

457

457

439

*406

394

422

462

410

382

370

27,993

965

2.13

2.30

Mar.

326

308

300

298

288

277

256

260

253

250

240

230

228

228

229

230

233

239

245

252

260

270

*264

287

270

284

356

2,100

3.020

1,960

1,830

16,071

518

1.14

1.31

Apr.

1,200

909

821

2.240

1,470

1,040

838

690

635

565

511

475

418

386

362

370

394

410

354

322

304

*290

273

254

244

235

228

216

204

219

16,877

563

1.24

1.38

May

332

290

247

219

204

193

199

267

264

312

556

484

419

430

374

312

270

244

222

213

235

257

*426

312

264

264

527

770

601

534

556

10,797

348

0.767

0.88

June

390

312

273

247

225

210

184

171

155

148

145

a!60

a!85

a550

a500

a300

a250

a220

187

*176

163

198

244

213

179

150

135

133

182

328

6,913

230

0.507

0.57

July

210

190

190

190

160

142

130

124

117

110

108

106

104

*133

124

112

102

97

121

126

108

99

93

89

84

86

124

102

91

87

3,748

121

0.267

0.31

Aug.

82

80

78

104

119

99

93

102

89

84

82

78

77

73

89

91

*89

82

77

73

108

747

284

179

140

117

106

97

89

87

91

3,786

122

0.269

0.31

Sept.

87

84

78

73

73

73

71

70

68

67

65

65

65

65

63

65

65

65

67

68

70

68

*68

67

65

62

62

62

62

62

2,045

68.2

0.150

0.17

Calendar year 1959: Max 30,600 Min 77 Mean 692 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.72

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,640 Min 62 Mean 428 Cfsm 0.943 In. 12.83

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--Dec. 13 (12:30 a.m.) 5,370 

cfs (10.66 ft); Feb. 11 (5:30 a.m.) 8,300 cfs (13.26 ft).

:fs (11.24 ft); Jan. 13 (2 p.m.) 4,710

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Mount Vernon. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 21-23- Mar. 3-22.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 169

1385. Walhonding River below Mohawk Dam, at Nellie, Ohio.

Location. Lat 40°20'26", long 82°03'49", on right bank at upstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 79 at Nellie, Coshocton County, half a mile upstream from Mohawk Creek 

and if miles downstream from Mohawk Dam.

Drainage area. 1,502 sq mi.

Records available. December 1910 to March 1913 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

only).September 1921 to September 1960. Published as Mohican River at Pomerene 

1910-13, as Walhonding River at Pomerene 1921-37. and as Walhonding River at Nellie 

1938-39.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 790.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Nov. 7, 1925, chain gage and Nov. 7, 1925, to Sept. 30, 1937, waterstage recorder, at site 3f miles upstream at datum 15.53 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1937, to 

Sept. 30, 1938, wire-weight gage at present site at datum 2.09 ft higher.

Average discharge. 39 years (1921-60), 1,454 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,960 cfs Feb. 12 (gage height, 11.80 ft); minimura, 69 cfs Apr. 2 (gage height, 5.03 ft).

1921-60: Maximum discharge at site at Pomerene, 43,800 cfs Jan. 25, 1937; maximum 

discharge at present site since regulation began at Mohawk Dam, 24,000 cfs Jan. 25, 26, 

1937 (gage height, 18.8 ft, present datum, from floodmarks); minimum, 3.3 cfs Oct. 20, 

1939; minimum gage height, 4.48 ft Oct. 26, 1948, Sept. 13, 1954; minimum daily discharge, 19 cfs Feb. 27, 1954.

Maximum discharge known, 80.000 cfs in March 1913 (gage height,21.6 ft, original 

site and datum, from floodmark).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated beginning 1936 by Mohicanville, Charles Mill, Pleasant Hill, and Mohawk Reservoirs (see p. 184).

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 7-27, Nov. 29 to Dec. 6, Dec. 9-11)

Oct. 1 to Apr Apr. 6 to Sept. 30

5.7 

6.0

63

108

218

317

500

6.5 

7.0 

9.0 

12.0

860

1,310

3,700

8,310

5.4 

5.7 

6.0 

6.5

202

360

548

7.0

9.0

12.0

1,320

3,700

8,310

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

626

500

358

358

399

535

994

976

1,210

773

619

549

480

454

435

399

369

346

317

307

301

296

301

500

844

731

710

738

661 

570

480

17,136

553

-

-

Nov.

528

*5W

570

626

1,170

1,430

1,270

940

796

710

654

647

689

908

1,620

1,420

1,110

1,140

1,050

963

924

908

868

892

924

876

*1,450

2.270

1,850

1,400

31,201

1,040

-

"

Dec.

1,220

1,200

1,250

1,310

1,290

1,500

2,330

2,060

1,490

1,240

1,160

3,030

7.550

7,180

5.OOO

3,940

3,340

2,540

2,200

1,800

1,500

1,350

1,170

1,130

1.080

1,100

1,190

1,380

1,820

*2,010

3

68,040

2,195

-

Jan.

1,470

1,280

1,970

2,540

1,920

1,610

1,350

1,220

1,130

1,070

1,070

1,250

5,270

6,440

5,760

6.890

5,090

3,950

b3,500

b3,OOO

b2,500

b2,100

bl,800

1,680

1,540

1,440

1,410

1,850

*2,570

2,430 

1,860

78,960

2,547

-

"

Feb.

1,700

1,470

1,220

1,100

1,090

1,900

3,850

2,860

3,170

5,390

7,190

7.6OO

7,500

7,030

3,540

2,660

2,180

1,970

1,770

1,520

1,410

1,340

1,250

1,180

1,190

1,310

1,270

1,170

1,150

77,980

2,689

-

"

Mar.

1,040

985

b950

b920

b920

b880

b820

b780

b78O

b780

b750

b700

b680

b680

682

696

717

724

724

745

788

828

820

836

*852

844

884

3,310

6.870

5,110

21

37,172

1,199

-

-

Apr.

71

1,070

3,650

3,830

7,480

7,500

7,370

6,990

4,600

4,120

4,010

3,660

3,000

2,570

2,080

1,740

1,660

1,550

1,390

1,250

1,160

1,100

1,030

973

920

891

884

848

*804

804

79,005

2,634

-

-

May

997

1,080

936

855

812

761

754

855

936

966

1,660

1,9OO

1,510

1,420

1,340

1,160

1,030

951

869

812

826

812

1,160

1,100

920

848

*951

1,310

1,220

1,130 

1,240

33,121

1,068

-

-

June

1,070

898

898

862

719

740

705

623

568

528

496

535

726

2,320

2.620

1,660

1,340

1,280

1,160

973

848

790

1,100

989

848

726

636

582

609

*1,290

29,139

971

-

"

July

819

754

684

768

664

562

509

477

445

426

408

396

384

445

535

445

402

366

402

555

490

396

360

349

520

332

408

502

396 

549

360

14,708

474

-

"

AuK .

*345

505

292

526

596

590

537

537

520

505

303

292

282

271

282

372

545

303

282

276

303

1^570

1,060

616

477

408

372

345

520 

343

*<?51

13,016

420

-

-

Sept.

656

455

372

332

309

287

282

282

271

266

509

282

266

266

261

250

255

255

276

261

261

266

261

255

250

245

240

240

240 

*256

8,645

288

-

~

Calendar year 1959: Max 9,630 Mln 218 Mean 2,143 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1959-6O: Max 7,6OO Mln 71 Mean 1,334 Cfsm - In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
170 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

1390. Killbuek Creek at Killbuck, Ohio

Location. - -Lat 40°29'43", long 81°59'10", in SW£ sec.6, T.8 M., R.7 W., on right bank at 

downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 62 at Killbuck, Holmes Courty, an eighth of 

a mile downstream from Black Creek.

Drainage area.--466 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is

788.05 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Oct. 1, 1949, chain gage 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 394 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,840 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 14.88 ft); minimum, 44 cfs Sept. 26, 27, 30; minimum gage height, 5.01 ft Sept. 26, 27.

1930-60: Maximum discharge, 28,800 cfs Aug. 7, 1935 (gage height, 21.77 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 21.75 ft; minimum, 23 cfs Sept. 10-15, 28-30, 1954; minimum gage 

height, 1.96 ft Aug. 14, 1932.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 873: 1935. WSP 1555: 1935.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except period of ice effect (gage height,

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 13 to June 13, Sept. 24-30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

6.0 

8.0

11.0

1Z7 

340 

725

13.0

15.0

1,140

1,900 5.4 

8.0

11.0 758

13.0 1,140

15.0 1,900

Discharge, in cubic feet pe ?cond, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

469

300

208

189

294

*338

423

474

1.010

602

405

311

252

294

222

191

176

215

150

144

137

129

130

330

396

349

362

339

305 

272 °59

9,675

312

0.670

0.77

Nov.

280

284

261

305

458

475

420

376

338

299

268

282

302

397

526

496

*456

393

355

316

292

276

258

266

287

256

680

759

621 

547

11,529

384

0.824

0.92

Dec.

5O7

486

476

472

494

606

799

678

584

520

546

1,010

1,660

1,610

1,610

1,580

1,360

1,070

799

596

513

*45I

415

386

562

388

396

481

597

601

572

22,625

730

1.57

1.81

Jan.

526

484

848

788

631

542

494

453

403

382

376

484

1,050

1,100

1,360

1,600

1,470

1,310

1,180

960

*759

606

553

494

458

428

415

476

502

505

483

22,120

714

1.53

1.76

Feb.

460

421

354

343

356

490

520

513

637

922

1,570

1.650

1,600

1,400

1,110

848

672

544

478

469

465

448

*415

391

403

450

404

574

567

19,034

656

1.41

1.52

Mar.

325

302

296

296

b290

b280

b270

b260

b250

b250

238

231

221

232

228

232

242

242

244

264

285

292

*285

305

287

304

379

1,090

1,660

1*840

13,738

443

0.951

1.10

Apr.

1 , 820

1,690

1,400

1,400

1,350

1,340

1,260

1,070

877

720

617

568

514

*469

439

461

451

459

402

384

362

341

321

507

289

279

277

257

244 

247

20,595

687

1.47

1.64

May

529

507

278

253

236

219

218

353

353

580

527

556

495

486

452

405

350

302

264

240

235

244

*342

552

295

246

220

209

209 

242

9,825

317

0.680

0.78

June

256

224

186

162

152

145

151

120

112

103

101

135

225

711

*527

495

465

415

555

278

203

196

255

216

187

151

137

128

152 

148

7,049

235

0.504

0.56

July

148

157

195

Z44

207

154

135

115

105

99

100

96

85

*149

149

123

106

95

128

206

163

120

101

86

82

80

161

186

151 

114

114

4,160

134

0.288

0.33

Aug.

106

90

86

96

293

278

174

135

113

98

86

82

79

77

75

88

*80

73

69

69

100

305

208

131

95

az

74

73

73 

92

335.

3,815

123

0.264

0.30

Sept.

345

213

134

96

88

77

71

67

65

68

68

65

62

61

58

57

56

55

55

55

56

56

#54

55

48

45

44

46

45 

44

2,301

76.7

0.165

0.18

Calendar year 1959: Max 17,300 Min 62 Mean 628 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.27

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,840 Min 44 Mean 400 Cfsm 0.858 In. 11.67

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 171

1400. Mill Creek near Coshocton, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°21 r 50", long 81°51'40", in SWij sec.3, T.6 N., R.6 W., on left bank half 

a mile downstream from Little Mill Creek and 6 miles north of Coshocton, Coshocton 

County.

Drainage area.--27.5 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1936 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for October 

1936, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 782.00 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge. 24 years, 27.9 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,420 cfs Aug. 22 (gage height, 10.47 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 0.86 ft).

1936-60: Maximum discharge, 7,650 cfs June 28, 1957 (gage height, 12.73 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gaee 

heights 11.40 and 12.73 ft; no flow Sept. 28, 29, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1143: 1946, 1947-48(P).

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12 Dec. 13 to Sept. 3O

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

2.4

3.6 

7.2

1.7 

2.0 

4.O

21 

44 

27O

0.8 

.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

0.7

1.3

2.0

4.5

9.1

17

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

40

73

112

170

370

600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.8

3.2

2.4

sTz *n

12

14

44

52

18

13

9.4

8.7

10

8.3

7.2

6.4

5.8

5.2

4.9

4.5

4.2

6.3

5329-

24

24

18

15

13

16

457.5

14.8

0.538

0.62

Nov.

28

20

16

52

43

34

26

22

20

17

16

18

16

17

18

*16

15

12

12

1^

12

11

11

18

17

14

~6F 149

48

40

814

27.1

0.985

1.10

Dec.

36

35

34

32

33

53

60

41

34

30

32

245

140

69

57

47

41

39

32

26

27

22

20

20

20

26

27

*45

57

45

37

1,462

47.2

1.72

1.98

Jan.

32

33

136

61

45

37

35

31

26

25

23

65

212

87

250

103

68

80

89

62

50

41

37

35

31

29

32

38

36

31

28

1,868

60.3

2.19

2.52

Feb.

26

22

18

20

23

45

36

*34

73

151

185

73

57

48

45

39

36

36

31

25

25

25

22

21

26

37

29

26

25

1,259

43.4

1.58

1.70

Mar.

21

20

18

18

18

16

15

15

14

15

13

13

12

IT

12

13

14

13

13

18

*17

18

18

21

20

25

110

266

255

150

99

1,302

42.0

1.53

1.76

Apr.

66

53

54

76

60

51

46

39

37

33

29

27

23

21

20

24

28

25

22

18

17

16

15

14

13

13

12

10

9.8

13

884.8

29.5

1.07

1.19

May

29

*15

12

11

10

14 9.8

39

28

33

42

32

27

28

24

19

19

17

14

13

12

18

21

14

12

11

11

11

10

11

9.8

576.6

18.6

0.676

0.78

June

8.3

7.0

6.5

5.9

6.3

5.3

4.2

4.1

3.5

5j4

10

25

41

*308

52

30

22

18

14

11

9.4

19

15

12

8.6

6.5

5.9

5.7

8.2

15

690.8

23.0

0.836

0.93

July

12

8.3

7.5

6.5

4.9

4.1

3.8

3.4

3.1

3.0

3.2

3.0

2.8

7.6

3.8

2.9

2.6

4.1

16

8.7

3.8

2.9

2.6

2.2

*1.8

1.9

8.5

3.0

2.2

2.0

2.4

144.6

4.66

0.169

0.19

Aug.

1.5

Lig ITs

35

37

6.4

4.2

6.4

3.7

2.9

2.8

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

16

*585

30

17

11

8.8

7.5

7.5

5.9

17

12

835.8

27.0

0.982

1.13

Sept.

1.5.

5.9

4.7

4.2

4.4

*3.9

3.5

3.1

3.0

2.9

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.3

ii2.

1.2

i.2

1.2

1.2

81.5

2.72

0.099

0.11

Calendar year 1959 : Max 2,180 Min 0.4 Mean 36.4 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.96

Water year 1959-60: Max 585 Min 1.2 Mean 28.4 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.01

Peak discharge (base, 7OO cfs).--June 14 (4 a.m.) 828 cfs (8.39 ft); Aug. 22 (3:3O a.m.) 2,4?0 cfs 

(10.47 ft).___________________________ __________ ^^

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
172 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

1405. Muskingum River near Coshoeton, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°14'55", long 81°52'22", in T.5 N. , R.6 W., on right bank at upstream 

side of highway bridge, 2 miles south of Coshoeton, Coshoeton County, and 2 miles downstream from confluence of Tuscarawas and Walhonding Rivers.

Drainage area. 4,847 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1936 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 730.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Sept. 19, 1936, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--24 years, 4,916 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,100 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 10.03 ft); minimum, 692 cfs Sept. 27, 30 (gage height, 0.49 ft).

1936-60: Maximum discharge, 78,700 cfs Jan. 26, 1937 (gage height, 21.98 ft); minimum, 342 cfs Nov. 4, 1944; minimum gage height, 0.01 ft Sept. 13, 14, 1954.

Maximum discharge known, 202,000 cfs March 1913 (computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by 12 flood-control reservoirs (see p. 183).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, 

in cubic feet per second)

nd discharge,

Oct. 1 to Apr. 7 Apr. 8 to Sept. 30

1.4 1,470

Z.O 2,210

4.0 5,520

7.0 

10.0

12,400 

21.OOO

0.5 

1.0 

2.0

700

1,140

2,290

4.0

7.0

10.0

5,570

12,400.

21,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

3

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,310

3,770

3,620

2,860

*2,930

3,450

4,210 

4,820

7,050

7,120

6,050

4,420

3,410

2,840

2,650

2,480

2,220

2,030

1,860

1,710

1,590

1,540

1,500 

2,020

3,410

4,010 

3,790

3,720

3,480

3,040

2,760

102,670

3,312

_

-

Nov.

2,900

*3,180

3,260

3,430

4,640

6,170

5,880 

4,680

3,940

3,510

3,230

3,110

3,100

3,350

4,550

5,320

4,760

4,410

4,820

4,610

4,410

4,350

4,240 

4,410

4,760

4,850 

6,370

9,560

10,400

145,460

4,849

-

-

Dec.

*7,750

6,860

6,550

6,550

6,190

6,570

8,480 

9,370

8,O40

6,510

5,720

8,200

17,200

19.200

18,000

16,500

14, 700

11,500

8,890

7,010

5,900

5,280

4,800 

4,350

4,060

4,050 

4,370

5,010

6,420

8,060

*8,060

260,150

8,392

-

-

Jan.

6,760

5,560

7,360

10,500

10,800

9,190

7,310 

5,900

5,260

4,840

4.570

4,740

10,300

16,000

17,900

19.700

18,500

15,900

13,700

12,600

10,800

8,730

7,180 

6,380

5,920

5,500 

5,280

5,520

6,660

7,180

6,510

283,050

9,131

-

-

Feb.

*5,720

5,080

4,320

3,840

5,700

4,530

7,620 

7,840

7,840

10,800

17,000

18,700

19. .200

17,400

11,600

8,730

7,580

6,760

6,240

5,640

5,320

5,100

4,910 

4,590

4,530

4,930 

5,380

5,220

4,890

225,010

7,759

-

-

Mar.

*4 , 570

4,230

3,870

3,890

3,890

3,890

3,610 

3,370

3,230

3,230

3,110

3,020

2,990

2,860

2,760

2,820

2,940

3,060

3,180

3,510

3,700

3,910

3,870 

3,910

4,060

4,080 

4,640

9,370

18,200

20, 600

12,800

157,170

5,070

-

-

Apr.

*6,950

5,850

9,8OO

12 , 900

15,900

18,900

19,700 

19,500

16,200

14,100

13,200

12 , 400

8,550

6,780

5,890

5,460

5,690

5,530

4,910

4,480

4,160

3,940

3,690 

3,500

3,290

3,140 

3,120

3,000

2,860

2.770

246,160

8,206

-

-

May

3,140

*3,580

3,350

2,990

2,730

2,570

2,550 

2,840

3,840

4,780

5,570

7.010

6,570

5,790

5,380

5,040

4,480

3,970

3,580

3,280

3,110

3,040

3,450 

3,960

3,660

3,160 

2,940

3,280

3,290

3, 280

3,450

119,640

3,859

-

-

June

*3,510

3,390

2,990

2,800

2,560

2,380

2,190 

2,150

2,030

1,840

1,720

1,920

2,100

9,260

9,880

9,140

7,180

5,460

4,390

3,690

3,140

2,860

3,020 

3,450

3,020

2,590 

2,210

1,980

1,990

3,340

108,180

3,606

-

-

July

*2,710

2,660

2,730

2,700

2.870

2,530

2,030 

1,780

1,580

1,470

1,420

1,340

1,310

1,440

1,620

1,720

1,570

1,370

1,400

1,800

2,460

2,300

1,790 

1,480

1,310

1,210 

1,500

1,620

1,950

1,660

1,380

56,710

1,829

-

-

Aug.

1,360

*1,300

1,2OO

1,350

2,010

1,890

1,910 

1,580

1,400

1,290

1,220

1,120

1,050

991

964

964

1,000

982

946

892

955

4,050

3,450 

2,410

1,800

1,450 

1,250

1,120

1,040

1,120

2,330

46,374

1,496

-

-

Sept.

*2,570

2,010

1,580

1,270

1,120

1,030

955 

919

892

865

865

892

840

822

822

814

806

806

822

806

788

788

780 

780

756

724 

700 TOO"

700

*700

28,722

957

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 30,700 Min 686 Mean 6,785 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 20,600 Min 700 Mean 4,861 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 173

1415. Seneca Fork below Senecavllle Dam, near Senecavllle, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°55'23", long 81°26'10", on left bank 650 ft downstream from Senecavllle 

Dam, 1 mile downstream from Crooked Creek, and 1-| miles southeast of Senecavllle, 

Guernsey County.

Drainage area.--121 sq ml.

Records available. September 1938 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 799.00 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Jan. 24, 1942, at site 150 ft downstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge.--22 years, 128 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 760 cfs Dec. 15 ge height, 9.23 ft); minimum,

0.4 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 3.87 ft).

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 796 cfs Jan. 26, Feb. 10, 1959; maximum gage height, 

10.35 ft Feb. 1, 1949; no flow May 3, 4, 1939, Jan. 28, 29, Feb. 4, 5, Apr. 25, 1952.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Senecaville Reservoir (see p. 185)

Hating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater Apr. 5, 6)

4.9 

5.2 

5.5 

6.0 

9.3

124

232

770

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

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

3L

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

£.0

*2.0

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.4

3^2

2.5

2.5

1.4

1.4

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.2

*2.2

2.2

65.4

2.11

-

-

Nov.

2.2

2.1

100

158

158

158

158

158

158

158

156

156

156

156

156

156

264

330

328

324

322

319

319

317

315

309

319

322

319

313

6,566.3

219

-

-

Dec.

*311

309

307

307

307

307

309

303

301

299

297

315

156

376

758

635

297

237

112

108

108

108

108

69

46

46

46

53

*145

419

291

7,790

251

-

-

Jan.

95

95

290

474

463

358

182

182

182

182

99

86

130

145

407

533

518

406

217

215

215

191

149

122

71

70

68

*68

68

68

68

6,417

207

-

-

Feb.

23

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.0

278

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.7

a. 8

3.2

3.2

3.2

73

134

139

145

576.8

19.9

-

-

Mar.

*145

147

152

152

152

147

141

137

130

128

122

118

112

110

108

106

106

112

114

124

130

134

134

141

145

145

156

*263

421

341

3_.4:

4,576.4

148

-

-

Apr.

3.4

3.4

270

460

610

346

198

189

185

178

171

158

156

145

66

21

26

32

41

48

57

57

57

47

40

35

74

*104

114

102

3,993.8

133

-

-

May

97

97

95

78

62

52

50

50

97

137

205

242

247

245

245

202

149

99

76

54

100

126

124

108

91

86

80

78

78

77

77

3,604

116

-

-

June

*77

77

68

64

50

42

34

31

21

18

17

17

17

25

30

20

15

15

15

13

10

8.5

7.8

9.6

10

10

5.8

3.4

*5.5

4.5

741.1

24.7

-

-

July

3.4

3.3

3.4

3.3

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.6

2.4

8.2

13

14

14

14

11

30

40

40

40

40

27

11

10

8.9

*9.3

10

7.8

382.6

12.3

-

-

Aug.

5.3

3.6

3.3

3.6

3.8

4.3

4.3

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.8

3.8

3.0

2.5

1.9

2.1

1.6

1.7

1.9

2.1

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

*2.0

2.0

1C7.0

3.45

-

-

Sept.

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.6

2.1

2.1

1.9

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.4

4.1

3.0

2.4

2.1

*2.1

2.0

61.8

2.06

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 758 Mln 1.4 Mean 156 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-6O: Max 758 Mln 1.4 Mean 95.3 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
174 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

1420. Wills Creek at Cambridge, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°00'54", long 81°35 I 14", on left bank at upstream side of Fairground 

Bridge on South Ninth Street in Cambridge, Guernsey County, 1 mile do'mstream from 

Leatherwood Creek.

Drainage area. 406 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1926 to September 1928, May 1937 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 772.34 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 6, 1927, chain gage at site l| miles downstream at different 

datum. Oct. 6, 1927, to Sept. 30, 1928, and May 22, 1937, to Oct. 18, 1938, chain gage 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 451 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,790 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 10.10 ft); minimum, 2.5 cfs Aug. 20 (gage height, 1.16 ft).

1926-28, 1937-60: Maximum discharge, 7,860 cfs Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 21.32 ft); 

minimum, 1.6 cfs Aug. 14, 1957.

Flood of Aug. 8, 1935, reached a stage of 25.4 ft.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair, and those 

ToF~Sept. 9-30, which are poor. Flow regulated by Senecaville Reservoir (see p. 135) 

Water is diverted above station for municipal supply of city of Cambridge.

Revisions (water years). WSP 853: 1928(M). WSP 893: 1928. WSP 973: 1942.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gag<; height, 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 7-13, Sept. 10-30)

Oct. 1 to May 11 May 12 to Sept. 30

1.6 1.3 2.5 95 1.1 1.8 2.0 55

1.7 4.1 3.0 187 1.3 4.5 2.5 136

1.8 8.6 5.0 622 1.5 9.3 3.O 229

1.9 15 10.0 1,770 1.7 22 5.O 629

2.0 25

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

17

32

13

4.1

4.8

6.2

7.6

55

362

136

47

31

20

12

12

12

15

13

7.6

3.4

2^

3.1

7.6

30

84

73

53

49

40

32

35

1,220.2

39.4

4.70

Nov.

37

70

53

123

*266

378

301

235

206

187

178

176

178

178

181

*193

196

321

369

358

356

354

340

343

395

406

516

1.070

981

719

9,664

322

4.22

Dec.

600

585

609

611

622

624

924

868

626

554

538

864

1,570

*1.740

1,420

1,120

884

602

459

299

263

218

180

170

168

257

340

422

635

593

712

20,077

648

3.47

Jan.

439

301

1,030

1,630

1,480

1,000

563

369

296

241

228

216

424

558

921

1,600

1,560

1,280

*1,240

942

646

508

400

300

250

230

250

329

349

252

20,128

649

4.09

Feb.

222

158

107

82

116

503

921

569

582

694

1,380

1.720

1,110

402

395

*402

329

310

292

257

239

228

196

174

193

477

760

622

560

14,000

483

4.43

Mar.

446

398

330

280

250

220

200

185

170

180

180

170

160

170

170

180

200

300

475

613

*569

512

439

609

582

609

666

1,280

1,620

1,600

1,290

15,053

486

4.01

Apr.

726

448

349

680

832

967

710

479

442

409

365

329

279

252

*226

151

121

119

112

107

117

117

109

102

90

79

98

151

145

143

9,254

308

3.78

May

160

170

128

109

87

68

61

116

332

266

528 528"

440

412

394

358

296

229

167

140

127

202

290

*278

195

167

170

220

244

227

210

7,319

236

3.90

June

176

145

132

120

108

91

77

60

51

48

51

55

102

269

233

131

82

59

54

42

23.

24

68

61

36

35

28

26

27

25

2,439

81.3

4.69

July

31

31

34

27

22

20

*16

11

5.8

4-5.

4.5

4.7

5.2

55

*183_

69

48

29

9.0

15

56

55

48

47

45

29

18

12

9.8

8.8

6.7

9iSO.O

31.0

3.87

Aug.

8.3

6.7

3.4

4.5

176

46

24

18

16

17

17

18

22

20

18

12

4.2

3.4

3.2

2.6

3.4

6.7

20

7.5

4.2

3.4

3.2

3.3

5.6

6.3

8.5

512.4

16.5

5.60

Sept.

21

7.5

3.8

5.6

12

13

*8.3

6.7

5.6

4.7

7.5

8.3

5.4

4.5

2.9

2.8 279"

3.8

4.0

4.7

4.0

5.2

5.6

6.3

3.2

5.4

4.5

4.4

*3.8

3.9

181.3

6.04

4.65

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,84O Mln 2.7 Mean 450

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,740 Mln 2.6 Mean 275

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion, equivalent In cubic feet per second, for municipal supply of Camb-idge.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 23, 24, Jan. 23-27, Mar. 3-18.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

1422. Salt Fork near Cambridge, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°05'05", long 81°27'20", in T.3 N., R.2 W., on right bank at dowrstream 

side of bridge on U. S. Highway 22 near Cambridge, Guernsey County, half a mile upstream from Brushy Fork.

Drainage area. 55.6 sq mi.

Records available. August 1956 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 400 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 8.83 ft); 

no flow for many days in September.

1956-60: Maximum discharge, 1,450 cfs Jan. 22, 1959 (gage height, 11.2 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow several days in 1957-60.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair, and those 

for period of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1625: 1957-58.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 28 Mar. 29 to Sept. 3O

Z.5 

3.0

4.0 55

5.0 98

6.0 155

7.0 225

9.0 425 2.0 

2.5

.1

.5

1.2

3.2

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

26

60

100

155

225

425

Discharge, in cubic Teet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.7

*1.0

.2

.2

.3

.4

1.0

3.0

7.0

10

9.0

6.0

4.5

3.5

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.2

1.9

2.1

2.0

1.8

2.0

15

31

20

16

15

12 

10

9.0

195.0

6.29

0.113

0.13

Nov.

34

30

18

16

*23

27

22

16

13

11

9.7

9.3

9.1

8.6

12

*13

15

16

12

12

11

10

9.3

11

20

22

70

208

141 

SO

909.0

30.3

0.545

0.61

Dec.

59

59

69

69

76

78

167

95

59

51

49

208

372

324

122

69

*51

45

37

28

24

23

23

22

22

45

57

100

140

60

2,688

86.7

1.56

1.80

Jan.

45

39

281

346

205

70

52

45

36

31

29

29

105

105

264

328

210

108

174

115

76

60

50

41

37

36

41

*57

52

43

36

3,146

101

1.82

2.10

Feb.

32

28

24

23

27

147

195

101

150

171

388

352

145

72

88

*70

58

56

54

50

47

44

40

38

43

144

174

108

77

2,946

102

1.83

1.97

Mar.

58

50

45

41

38

37

35

34

32

32

31

30

29

29

32

36

46

82

84

114

100

81

66

98

79

97

138

317

358 

243

142

2,614

84.3

1.52

1.75

Apr.

95

70

60

73

76

82

65

55

51

45

38

*35

29

26

25

26

26

25

21

18

17

16

15

14

13

13

16

*16

12

11.

1,084

36.1

0.649

0.72

May

20

17

13

11

9.2

8.1

£7T

38

65

51

116

67

46

37

33

24

19

17

15

13

11

13

40

*34

21

18

16

28

52

44 

44

948.4

30.6

0.550

0.63

June

*26

18

14

11

8.8

8.5

6.8

5.2

4.3

3.8

3.3

6.4

19

2O5

175

53

25

17

13

9.4

7.2

7.2

11

8.6

6.3

4.4

3.4

3.0

*3.2 3 7

690.5

23.0

0.414

0.46

July

3.6

4.3

4.0

3.2

2.8

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.6

23

27

7.3

3.9

2.8

2.2

2.6

5.4

2.6

1.7

1.3

1.3

1.5

6.4

7.7

*3.2

2.2

1.6

132.7

4.28

0.077

0.09

Aug.

1.6

1.6

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.6

1.1

.8

.6

.5

.3

.3^ £ 

.r

 ?

^i

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

.3

1.9

TTT

.£

.E'.3

.2

.1

*.l

.3

19.2

0.619

0.011

0.01

Sept.

0.6

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

O

0

O

.1

.1

o

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

.6

.3

.1

.1

O

0

*o

0

3.9

0.130

0.002

O.OO2

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,OOO Hin O Mean 53.8 Cfsm 0.968 In. 13.13

Water year 1959-60: Max 388 Hin Q Mean 42. 0 Cfsm 0.755 In. 10.27

Peak discharge (base, 350 cfs). Dec. 13 (11 a.m.) 382 cfs (8.69 ft); Jan. 4 (3 a.m.) 350 cfs (8.42 

ft); Jan. 15 (lo p.m.) 350 cfs (8.42 ft); Feb. 11 (3 p.m.) 40O cfs (8.85 ft)._________________

charge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measments, weather records, and records for nearby stations. Stage-discharge relation affected by 

Dec. 21-25, Jan. 22-26, Feb. 4, 5, 16-23, Mar. 2-16.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Nov. 8j disch 

rements, weather records, and records for nearby stat

no T>ff . ?1 -9.F,. .Tan ??-?K ITph . 4. R. 1K-?^. Mar-. 2-1
176 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

1435. Wills Creek below Wills Creek Dam, at Wills Creek, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°09'40", long 81°50'45", In sec.22, T.4 N., R.6 W., on left bank 1,200 ft 

downstream from Wills Creek Dam, 1 mile southwest of town of Wills Creek, Coshocton 

County, 3 miles southeast of Conesville, and 5\ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--845 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 717.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Feb. 18, 1939, staff gage and Feb. 18, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1949, 

water-stage recorder, at site 1,500 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 903 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,100 cfs Apr. 5; maximum gaje height, 13.32 ft 

Apr. 6 (backwater from Muskingum River); minimum, 18 cfs Sept. 15, 16 (gage height, 

1.44 ft).

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 6,930 cfs Mar. 7, 1940 (gage height, 17.40 ft, site 

then In use); minimum, 0.9 cfs Oct. 28, 29, 1948, Apr. 5, 6, 1951; minimum daily, 1 cfs 

Aug. 10, Oct. 27-29, 1948, Jan. 28, 1952.

Maximum discharge known, 22,300 cfs in March 1931 (computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by Wills Creek and Senecaville Reservoirs (see 

 pTT85).

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of backwater (gage

height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 27 to Nov. 5)

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

70

135

S.O

4.0

7.0

13.0

220

440

1,350

4,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

131

166

152

128

124

131

147

187

394

615

648

445

298

218

173

140

121

105

100

92

87

82

81

107

158

192

266

287

256

*228

209

6,468

209

_

-

Nov.

203

203

194

224

300

443

651

693

598

513

450

416

390

378

382

378

375

385

399

471

500

508

508

526

539

565

*725

1,160

1,660

1,840

16,577

553

_

-

Dec.

1,600

1,300

1,160

1,110

1,110

1,160

1,360

1,670

1,700

1,450

1,170

1,180

1,960

2,780

5.170

3,090

2,520

1,910

1,380

1,050

830

679

584

531

528

528

552

713

923

*1,Z10

1,250

42,158

1,360

_

-

Jan.

1,200

l,08o

1,160

1,480

2,270

2,620

2,300

1,630

1,140 887"

734

657

685

770

1,100

1,810

2,520

2,840

2,860

2,770

2,430

1,760

1,320

1,080

958

860

776

758

*806

860

812

44,923

1,449

_

-

Feb.

746

682

606

513

445

497

860

1,440

1,540

1,580

1,710

2,360

2,880

5,010

2,090

1,210

1,120

1,040

914

797

734

719

710

682

648

702

933

1,260

1,280

33,708

1,162

-

Mar.

1,170

*1,010

881

800

815

821

785

734

688

654

640

612

584

560

539

549

575

629

737

917

1,070

1,160

1,100

1,050

1,110

1,210

1,280

1,870

2.520

2,150

24

29,244

943

-

Apr.

24

25

1,400

2,790

5^840

3,470

3,400

3,020

1,900

1,280

1,050

*934

875

773

699

665

623

576

534

492

450

433

416

399

378

368

368

346

*353

380

32,261

1,075

-

May

423

443

458

433

385

344

315

328

402

651

845

1,050

1.150

1,010

896

812

722

654

562

474

406

368

418

510

578

539

*463

433

443

497

560

17,552

566

_

-

June

567

523

438

366

326

328

280

240

199

166

140

127

141

224

872

1.440

1,040

643

423

306

238

205

207

216

236

203

163

134

132

*153

10,676

356

-

July

153

148

134

132

120

108

94

81

71

65

62

56

52

95

140

205

240

183

138

116

98

82

86

91

90

88

105

107

102

90

77

3,409

110

-

Aug.

*64

58

52

52

60

62

103

113

95

74

62

54

51

44

42

42

38

34

33

51

46

68

63

54

49

46

42

36

32

35

*48

1,683

54.3

-

Sept.

52

69

11

62

55

46

38

31

27

24

22

22

21

19

19

19

19

20

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

23

23

38

36

*31

941

31.4

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,710 Mln 20 Mean 1,028 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,840 Mln 19 Mean 655 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater Dec. 12-17, Jan. 4-6, 13-19, Feb. 11-14, 

Mar. 29 to Apr, 1, Apr. 5-12j discharge computed on basis of flow over weir above gate of Wills 

Creek Dam or flow through gates of Wills Creek Dam.
MUSKIWGUM RIVER BASIN 177

1440. Wakatomlka Creek near Frazeysburg, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°07'57", long 82°08'53", in NW^ sec.13, T.3 N. , R.9 W. , on right bank 

2 miles northwest of Frazeysburg, Muskingum County, 2 miles downstream from Fivjmile 

Run, and 2? miles upstream from Black Run.

Drainage area. 140 sq mi.

Records available. September 1936 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 748.12 ft above mean sea level, adjistment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 31, 1936, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 149 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,400 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 6.35 ft); minimum, 6.5 cfs Sept. 28; minimum gage height, 1.15 ft Sept. 10, 11, 16, 17, 25-28.

1936-60: Maximum discharge, 13,700 cfs Jan. 22, 1959 (gage height, 13.15 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,700 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; minimum, 2.3 cfs Oct. 4,5, 1953; minimum gage height, 1.08 ft Sept. 8, 9, 

1955.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those below 10 cfs, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1113: 1937(M). WSP 1555: 1952(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of loe effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 10 Feb. 11 to Sept. 30

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

17

41

98

204

3.0 352

4.0 840

5.0 1,480

2.2

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

146

212

352

840

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

119

43

26

23

*53

95

113

112

185" 628

127

98

75

74

66

58

50

45

41

39

36

35

38

160

214

160

158

137

113

98

93

3,312

107

0.764

0.88

Nov.

148

133

110

212

398

285

199

162

137

121

108

115

110

113

156

*125

117

95

90

87

82

80

75

108

129

113

597

605

356

268

5,434

181

1.29

1.44

Dec.

232

224

214

204

214

285

449

307

240

204

197

932

1,540

560

375

295

237

209

180

152

145

131

b!20

117

115

133

150

*220

285

245

204

8,913

288

2.06

2.38

Jan.

171

165

509

398

270

216

187

171

148

137

135

162

681

475

872

708

435

394

546

382

304

240

216

190

176

165

171

226

219

190

176

9,455

305

2.18

2.51

Feb.

167

150

125

119

133

265

279

*237

570

736

1.740

686

423

332

258

231

219

214

194

165

161

156

142

140

161

217

194

182

182

8,778

303

2.16

2.33

Mar.

152

b!40

b!40

b!30

b!30

blgO

b!20

bllO

bllO

*b!20

bllO

blOO

blOO

b95

b95

101

103

101

101

124

*118

122

113

134

124

138

198

888

1.180

686

513

6,516

210

1.50

1.73

Apr.

342

277

256

390

335

294

261

229

210

185

165

161

142

132

126

130

146

136

116

109

107

10194'

86

84

83

83

70

6475"

4,989

166

1.19

1.33

May

169

*124

103

92

83

75

84

126

115

146

203

180

163

178

169

140

128

115

101

92

94

109

i!94

142

126

132

132

226

212

2OO

176

4,329

140

1.00

1.15

June

144

122

109

90

79

75

59

50

44

39

36

4T

51

1.190

348

*194

140

116

94

75

64

62

84

67

74

46

38

37

53

353

3,975

132

0.943

1.05

July

188

161

107

96

67

50

41

36

32

29

30

28

26

57

45

29

25

22

22

29

22

18

17

16

14

*16

~54 217

33

26

22

1,575

50.8

0.363

0.42

Aug.

IF

17ir

2C

43_

26

If

2£

1?

2C

ie

15

14

14

14

14

13

12

12

:a

17

34

25

17

14

12

11

11

11

11

12

534

17.2

0.12J

0.14

Sept.

11

10

9.0

7.9

7.9

9.0

*8.5

8.5

8.5

7.4

7.9

8.5

9.0

8.5

7.9

7.4

7.4

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

.9

.9

.9

.4

.0

.0

.4

.4

.4

245.6

8.19

0.058

0.06

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,920 Mln 8.O Mean 195 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.86

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,740 Mln 7.0 Mean 159 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.42

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs). Dec. 13 (3 a.m.) 1,940 cfs (5.68 ft); Feb. 11 (10 a.m.) 2,400 cfs 

(6.35 ft); June 14 (4 p.m.) 2,030 cfs (5.81 ft). ___________

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
178 MUSKINGOM RIVER BASIN

1445. Muskingum River at Dresden, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°07'14", long 82°00'02", on left bank 70 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 208, half a mile east of Dresden, Muskingum County, and half a mile downstream from Wakatomika Creek.

Drainage area. 5,982 sq mi.

Records available. September 1921 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 693.15 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Aug. 24, 1925, chain or staff gage at about samp site and datum.

Average discharge. 39 years, 6,168 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 25,600 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 16.17 ft); minimum, 797 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 4.69 ft).

1921-60: Maximum discharge, 100,000 efs Aug. 9, 1935 (gage height, 31.6 ft); minimum, 335 cfs June 25, 1925 (gage height, 2.73 ft).

Maximum stage known, 46.0 ft in March 1913, present site and datum, from floodmark 

(discharge, 228,000 cfs, computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by 14 flood-control reservoirs (see p. 183). Records of water temperatures and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1960 are 

given in WSP 1741.

Revisions (water years). WSP 728: 1927(M). WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 803: 1935. 

WSP 1385: 1922-23, 1928(M), 1929, 1930(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14 Dec. 15 to Sept. 30

5.6 1,730

6.0 2,210

7.0 3,700

10.0 9,480

13.0 16,600

16.0 25,100

4.7 805

5.0 1,080

7.0 3,530

10.0 9,150

13.0 16,600

16.0 25,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

27

28

29

30

31

Tobal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.750 

3,830

3,990

3,290

*3,160

3,730

4,380

5,130

7,740

8.250

7,440

5,620 

4,30O

3,440

3,140

2,880

2,600

2,360

2,180

2,020

1,900

1,830

1,780

2,140

3,650

4,540 

4,440

4,370

4,150

3,650

3,280

116,940

3,772

..

-

Nov.

5.550 

*3,650

3,840

3,970

5,400

6,940

7,180

6,060

5,110

4,490

4,080

3,860 

3,780

3,920

4,910

5,960

5,660

5,060

5,450

5,450

5,290

5,130

5,060

5,180

5,660

5,830 

7,180

11,400

12.900

12,300

174,050

5,802

_

-

Dec.

*10,500 

9,110

8,450

8,450

8,070

8,340

10,400

11,900

11,000

9,020

7,720

9,390 

19,500

25.200

23,000

21,300

19,100

15,600

11,800

9,080

7,370

6,290

5,760

5,290

4,900

4.850 

5,080

5,820

7,350

9,430

*10,000

327,050

10,550

_

-

Jan.

8,750 

7,250

8,670

13,000

14,700

13,300

11,000

8,450

7,070

6,160

5,730

5.580 

9,960

17,400

20,300

23,200

25.500

21,300

18,900

17,300

15,300

12,300

9,820

8,380

7,600

6,950 

6,590

6,710

7,790

8, 580

7,980

359,320

11,591

_

-

Feb.

*7 , 050 

6,360

5,470

4,830

4.540

4,620

8,380

10,100

10,100

12,900

19,900

23,100 

25.600

22 800

17 , 0'OO

11,800

10,000

8,890

8,040

7,250

6,730

6,440

6,160

5,820

5,650

6,100 

6,810

7,130

6,810

284,580

9,813

_

-

Mar.

*6,310 

5,780

5,440

5,100

4,950

5,010

4,760

4,390

4,180

4,130

3,960

3,820 

3,780

3,660

5.500

3,530

3,680

3,830

4,040

4,610

4,960

5,290

5,240

5,190

5,440

5,560 

6,080

10, 800

*Z1,ZOO

25.000

17,500

200,720

6,475

_

-

Apr.

*8,910 

6,870

10,400

17,100

20,300

23,500

24,700

24,700

21,400

17 , 400

16,000

15, 100 

11,400

8,620

7,450

6,770

6,890

6,710

6,060

5,470

5,030

4,760

4,490

4,230

3,970

3,780 

3,740

3,600

3,420

5.520

306,090

10, 203

-

-

May

3,740

*4,210

4,050

3,650

3,320

3,090

2.990

3,240

4,200

5,260

6,550

8.560 

8,230

7,290

6,690

6,190

5,560

4,900

4,370

3,960

3,660

3,520

3 r960

4,570

4,450

3,960 

3,560

3,880

4,010

4,040

4,100

143,560

4,631

_

-

June

*4,230 

4,090

3,600

3,310

3,000

2,950

2,620

2,490

2,380

2,160

1.990

2,100 

2,190

8,440

11.800

11,400

9,130

6,710

5,170

4,280

3,590

3,240

3,340

3,710

3,500

3,030 

2,610

2,330

2,270

3,960

125,620

4,187

_

-

July

5.510 

3, 180

3,030

3,020

*3,060

2,910

2,400

2,090

1,900

1,750

1,670

1,590 

1,540

1,690

1,850

2,010

1,980

1,740

1,630

1,930

2,390

2,600

2,110

1,780

1,590

1.500 

1,840

1,870

2,150

2,010

1,690

65,810

2,123

_

-

Aug.

*1, 560 

1,530

1,440

1,480

2,050

2,010

2,160

1,920

1,670

1,510

1,460

1,370 

1,260

1,200

1,160

1,140

1,180

1,140

1,130

1.070

1,110

2,760

3.950

2,610

2,030

1,650 

1,420

1,280

1,210

1,190

1,920

50,550

1,631

_

-

Sept.

*2.510 

2,170

1,810

1,500

1,310

1,210

1,120

1,060

1,020

980

971

1,020 

962

935

926

917

908

899

899

899

882

882

882

873

848

830 

805 848"

830

*830

32,536

1,085

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 36,900 Min 890 Mean 8,359 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 25,000 Min 805 Mean 5,975 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 179

1465. Licking River near Newark, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°03 I 33", long 82°20'23", In NEirSWf T.2 N. , R.ll W. , on right bank at

downstream side of Stadden Bridge, 1 mile downstream from Shawnee Run, if miles upstream 

from Equality Run, and 3f miles east of Newark, Licking County.

Drainage area. 536 sq ml.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 779.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^929, supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to May 9, 1940, chain gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 545 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,360 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 12.50 ft); minimum, 45 cfs Sept. 25 (gage height, 0.49 ft).

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 45,000 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 20.3 ft, from 

high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 24,000 cfs on basis of flood-routing 

studies from station at Toboso; minimum, 15 cfs Jan. 12, 1954, result of freezeup.

Remarks. Records good. Flow slightly regulated by Buckeye Lake on South Fork. Gates 

operated Intermittently to maintain normal lake level.

Revisions (water years). WSP 973: 1940(M). WSP 1033: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12

1.1 50 3.0 750

1.5 147 6.0 2,570

2.0 350 8.0 4,040

eet per second)

Dec. 13 to Sept. 30

0.5 46

.7 74

1.0 130

1.5 245

2.0 388

3.0 835

5.0 2,110

9.0 5,210

12.0 8,560

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

91

72

64

64

77

»88

88

156

271

167

127

106

100

98

91

88

86

79

82

79

77

79

98

132

157

167

160

147 

132

121

502

3,646

118

0.220

0.25

Nov.

322

310

141

258

618

555

358

260

208

177

157

154

157

180

398

378

*290

378

378

358

208

157

154

187

252

263

1,360

1.520 

850

664

11,650

388

0.724

0.81

Dec.

674

656

785

718

692

860

1,340

755

563

492

521

3,740

4.210

1,730

1,250

1,040

896

802

730

660

594

420

388

375

369

434

590

1,130 

1,210

989

851

30,464

983

1.83

2.11

Jan.

554

492

1,830

*1,350

715

572

616

576

416

578

378

741

3,240

1,940

5.620

2,690

1,560

1,290

2,210

1,540

961

770

562

480

458

416

438

1,060 

1,060

780

603

35,876

1,093

2.04

2.35

Feb.

520

516

442

416

427

1,720

1,810

945

*3,070

3,520

7.550

2,740

1,590

1,210

1,020

934

879

846

572

480

488

456

434

416

472

705

616

532 

500

35,626

1,228

2.29

2.47

Mar.

423

406

409

375

362

344

332

315

318

323

304

298

284

290

282

293

301

301

309

350

392

*412

392

460

430

476

692

5,650 

3,460

1 , 980

1,910

20,873

673

1.26

1.45

Apr.

1,220

901

755

1.380

1,200

928

740

608

536

476

438

420

382

350

329

326

323

320

304

279

263

253

240

228

220

228

220

206 

196

220

14,489

483

0.901

1.01

May

304

290

*238

213

194

184

201

225

228

253

423

382

320

335

304

255

298

271

222

201

189

213

663

468

315

279

431

1.500 

1,000

715

594

11,508

371

0.692

0.80

June

409

312

263

228

338

382

208

175

166

166

158

166

171

780

705

372

268

240

213

*187

171

184

201

184

169

145

134

146

155

214

7,610

254

0.474

0.53

July

228

287

228

245

191

155

136

126

120

116

116

108

144

412

276

178

147

134

126

122

112

108

106

100

100

*133

169

132 

114

104

99

4,872

157

0.293

0.34

Aug.

93

91

91

170

136

136

120

116

106

106

97

93

89

81

86

82

77

76

72

72

1?0

1?0

118

1C2

?3

eeei

72 

71

Ta

71

3,OC2

96.8

0.181

0.21

Sept.

76

70

64

60

62

62

*64

68

59

59

60

62

59

56

55

55

54

54

55

58

60

56

55

51

47.

51

51

64 

51

50

1,748

58.3

0.109

0.12

Calendar year 1959: Max 25,600 Min 47 Mean 656 Cfam 1.22 In. 16.61

Water year 1959-60: Max 7,350 Min 47 Mean 49O Cfsm 0.914 In. 12.45

Peak discharge (base, 6,500 cfs). Feb. 11 (7 a.m.) 9,360 cfs (12.50 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
180 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

1470. Licking River at Toboso, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°03'26", long 8S°13'12", on right bank 30 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Toboso, Licking County, and 3 miles downstream from Rocky Fork.

Drainage area. 672 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1902 to July 1906 (published as "at Pleasant Valley"), September 1921 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 744.84 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Mov. 14, 1902, to July 21, 1906, staff or chain gage at site 8| miles downstream at different datum. Sept. 21, 1921, to Sept. 19, 1929, chain gage at site 30 ft 

upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 41 years (1903-5, 1921-60), 671 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,500 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 13.68 ft); minimum, 66 cfs Sept. 25, 26, 27 (gage height, 1.96 ft).

1902-6, 1921-60: Maximum discharge, 49,800 cfs Jan. 22, 1959 (gage height, 21.08 

ft); minimum, 34 cfs Jan. 1, 1931.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 20.0 ft (discharge, 35.00C cfs, computed by 

Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District).

Remarks.--Records good. Plow slightly regulated by Buckeye Lake on South Fork. Gates 

operated intermittently to maintain normal lake level.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: 1922(M), 1924(M), 1927-29(M) , 1933(M), 1935(M). 

WSP 873: 1935. W3P 1305: 1937(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-conbrol method used Nov. 27, 28, Dec. 7, 12)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12 Dec. 13 to May 28 May 29 to Se-)t. 30

2.4 65 2.7 

3.0 

5.0 

9.0 

13.0

225 

385 

1,760 

5,200 

9,50O

122

3.0 310

6.0 2,030

9.0 4,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

1.9 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

55

94

210

460

1,850

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

168

112

96

88

106

*151

163

204

532

265

201

163

142

142

130

122

122

116

116

109

109

112

126

220

250

240

245

225

205

186

5,466

176

0.262

0.30

Nov.

370

365

225

354

708

648

445

355

295

260

235

235

230

250

410

415

*345

395

400

380

285

215

205

260

310

315

1,360

1.860

1,010

758

13,898

463

0.689

0.77

Dec.

730

724

812

780

730

895

1,480

884

648

565

565

3,900

5.780

2,320

1,560

1,260

1,090

960

870

773

728

523

481

451

445

523

688

1,200

1,450

1,170

1,040

36,025

1,1S2

1.73

1.99

Jan.

702

624

2,090

*1,740

981

760

792

754

559

505

505

737

3,450

2,430

4.140

3,450

1,740

1,580

2,620

1,690

1,260

1,050

812

702

650

591

643

,260

,280

,010

832

4 ,939

,353

2.01

2.32

Feb.

721

714

624

591

604

1,680

2,280

1,260

*3,310

3,740

*9_JLQ50

slsec

2,040

1,550

1,260

1,160

1,080

1,060

760

624

624

598

565

535

591

877

799

695

656

43,628

1,504

2.24

2.42

Mar.

559

535

547

505

463

445

409

391

385

*397

374

352

330

341

330

341

358

358

374

433

487 *505

493

565

535

591

815

4,390

4.600

2,540

2, 260

26,008

839

1.25

1.44

Apr.

1,490

1,090

939

1.620

1,430

1,130

925

786

708

624

572

547

505

463

421

421

439

439

403

363

358

346

324

302

297

302

302

280

265

297

18,388

613

0.912

1.02

May

493

415

*341

308

280

270

292

352

341

391

624

591

517

517

463

397

433

397

324

280

260

286

747

584

403

358

505

1.520

1,380

1,070

884

16,023

517

0.769

0.89

June

653

502

424

367

330

508

335

282

259

234

226

238

242

931

919

*502

378

330

295

259

234

242

268

250

234

206

186

196

230

315

10,575

352

0.524

0.58

July

290

384

295

300

250

210

186

175

172

166

169

154

157

514

362

222

178

166

160

157

157

145

148

151

151

*150

902

209

140

126

121

7,067

228

0.339

0.39

Aug.

118

118

118

218

154

145

137

140

121

137

121

118

116

106

111

106

101

101

96

94

140

134

123

106

99

92

88

88

86

90

94

3,616

117

0.174

0.20

Sept.

90

88

84

77

81

79

*81

79

77

77

84

81

79

79

77

77

75

75

75

75

75

73

73

71

69.

69

69

77

69

69

2,304

76.8

0.114

0.13

Calendar year 1959 : Max 36,900 Min 65 Mean 796 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.08

Water year 1959-60 : Max 9,050 Min 69 Mean 615 Cfsm 0.915 In. 12.45

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs). --Dec. 12 (11 p.m.) 8,010 cfs (11.69 ft); Feb. 11 (10 a.m.) 10,500

cfs (13.68 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

1475. Licking River at Dillon, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°58'15", long 82°03'25" , in T.I N., R.8 W., on downstream side of center 

pier of highway bridge at Dillon, Muskingum County, 3 miles northwest of Zanesville and 

3^ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 754 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 683.7 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Oct. 27, 1940, at site a third of a 

mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 760 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,380 cfs Feb. 12 (gage height, 11.48 ft); minimum, 77 cfs Sept. 26, 27 (gage height, 3.10 ft).

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 47,000 cfs Jan. 22, 1959 (gage height, 32.46 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 36 cfs Feb. 13, 1944, result of freezeup.

Maximum stage known, 37.0 ft in March 1913, from floortmark (backwater from Muskingum 

River).

Remarks.--Records good. Flow slightly regulated by Buckeye Lake on South Fork. Gates operated intermittently to maintain normal lake level. Slight regulation during construction of Dillon Dam.

Revisions. WSP 923; Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 11 Feb. 12 to Sept. 30

3.1 87

3.5 191

4.0 398

5.0 

10.0

1,010

5,050

3.0 

3.2 

5.5

64

104

195

4.0 424

5.0 1,100

12.0 6,850

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

111"

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

22

24

25

26

27

28

29

20

21

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

166

122

98

~Q9 87

*138

179

188

496

369

255

201

176

166

160

146

140

138

132

127

130

127

135

201

288

28O

280

259

236

?25

255

5,989

193

0.256

0.30

Nov.

398

408

323

280

668

746

549

429

355

314

280

271

263

267

360

471

*398

369

429

408

364

263

236

27T

332

36O

787

2.570

1,470

912

15,351

512

0.679

0.76

Dec.

807

782

835

877

807

898

1,640

1,300

800

662

632

1,860

4.900

4,380

2,450

1,370

1,090

919

814

734

692

549

481

454

439

476

602

842

1,530

1, 190

1,060

36,872

1,189

1.58

1.82

Jan.

764

632

1,380

*2,260

1,260

776

734

698

602

503

481

532

1,940

2,940

2,960

4.080

3,040

1,910

2,280

2,350

1,600

1,130

884

692

632

602

584

884

1,240

1,070

814

42,254

1,363

1.81

2.09

Feb.

692

644

602

554

560

884

2,200

1,740

*1,930

3,090

4,850

6,090

4,610

3,050

1,930

1,460

1,240

1,140

960

724

678

658

613

550

556

698

786

751

724

44,964

1,550

2.06

2.22

Mar.

672

600

594

575

550

513

478

537

473

451

424

414

393

388

388

3~93 373

414

424

462

502

*531

556

568

600

600

678

2,110

3,180

3,280

5.560

25,481

822

1.09

1.26

Apr.

5.220

2.3OO

1,520

1,420

1,680

1,560

1,300

1,070

885

751

684

594

550

513

484

467

490

537

456

429

419

398

583

575

358

558

385

354

324

334

24,574

819

1.09

1.22

May

484

*473

404

363

354

310

5lO

598

383

598

556

626

557

581

502

455

419

451

573

344

529

524

545

717

490

414

446

1,180

1.450

1,150

856

16,580

535

0.710

0.82

June

658

502

419

563

324

404

368

287

269

244

244

248

278

543

998

575

*593

329

301

269

244

248

287

283

261

235

215

207

252

£96

10,544

351

0.466

0.52

July

287

368

324

296

278

231

203

184

174

170

160

142

160

348

429

265

170

174

167

167

164

154

142

136

*156"

145

215

244

192

157

142

6,524

210

0.279

0.32

Aug.

130

127

130

167

195

181

160

154

142

145

148

159

133

133

130

133

150

130

127

125

145

207

192

160

142

130

127

117

104

104

114

4,401

142

0.188

0.22

Sept.

107

104

100

91

86

*91

91

91

91

91

91

91

89

89

86

82

82

82

89

93

91

89

86

84

80

78

78

86

89

84

2,662

88.7

0.118

0.13

Calendar year 1959: Max 36,000 Min 71 Mean 879 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.84

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,090 Min 78 Mean 645 Cfsm 0.855 In. 11.68

Peak discharge (base, 6,500 cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
182 MOSKINGOM RIVER BASIN

1500. Muskingum River at McConnelsville, Ohio

Location. Lab 39°38'40", long 81°51'00", in SE£ sec.11, T.10 N.. R.12 W. , on left bank 

just upstream from dam 7, at Mceonnelsville, Morgan County, 3f miles downstream from 

Oilspring Run. Prior to July 19, 1960, at site half a mile upstreair.

Drainage area. 7,411 sq mi.

Records available. October 1921 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 650.31 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to July 27, 1922, chain gage at site half a mile upstream at same datum. 

July 27, 1922, to Aug. 10, 1926, staff gage and Aug. 11, 1926, to Sept. 8, 1959, waterstage recorder, at present site and datum. Sept. 9, 1959, to July 18, 1960, wireweight gage at site half a mile upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 39 years, 7,268 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 30,000 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 8.95 ft); minimum, 878 cfs Sept. 28 (gage height, 1.29 ft).

1921-60: Maximum discharge, 126,000 cfs Jan. 26, 1937 (gage height, 21.14 ft); minimum, 218 cfs Aug. 25, 1930 (gage height, -0.65 ft), from rating curve extended below 

470 cfs.

Maximum stage known, 33.5 ft Mar. 27, 1913 (discharge, 270,000 cfs, computed by 

Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of indefinite stage-discharge relation,

which are fair. Plow regulated by 14 flood-control reservoirs (see p. 183). Some regulation at low flow by powerplant above station. Records of chemical analyses and water 

temperatures for the water year 1960 are given In WSP 1741.

Revisions (water years). WSP 758: 

1928(M).

Drainage area. WSP 853: 1933(M). WSP 1173: 1922-24,

; table, water year 1959-60, except period of Indefinite stage-discharge 

atlon (gage height. In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

885

1,040

1,540

2,300

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

3,400

6,150

13,800

30,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

'Cfsm

In.

oct.

2.000

4,400

4,500

3,700

3,500

4,200

5,000

5,900

8,700

9 , 100

8,200

6,000 

5,000

*3,800

3,400

3,100

2,900

2,700

2,500

2,300

2,200

2,100

2,000

2,500

4,200

4,900 

5,100

4,900

4,600

4,100

3,700

131, 200

4,232

-

-

Nov.

5.900

4,200

4,400

4,500

6,200

7,900

8,200

6,800

5,800

5,100

4,700

4,500 

4,400

4,600

5,700

6,700

6,400

5,800

6,200

6,270

6,090

5,850

5,730

5,820

6,270

6,510 

8,090

13,200

14.700

13,700

198,230

6,608

-

-

Dec.

11,600

10, 300

9,330

9,250

8,980

9,100

11,300

13,000

12,200

10, 400

8,760

12,000 

21,600

26,500

25, 200

22,500

*20, 200

17,400

13,100

10,400

8,680

7,550

6,580

6,030

5,550

5.490 

5,730

6,580

8,450

9,970

11,000

364,510

11,760

-

-

Jan.

1O, 50O

8,350

10,800

14, 100

15,600

14,300

*12,500

9,970

8,170

6,960

6,420

6.180 

8,760

17,200

25,200

27,000

26,500

24,000

22,500

20, 200

18,000

14,400

11,500

9,650

8,490

7,770 

7,550

7,700

8,790

9, 690

9,210

405,940

13,090

-

-

Feb.

8,200

7,430

6,640

5,850

5.490

6,090

9,370

11,700

11,900

14,800

24,000

29,200 

28,200

25,900

*2 1,200

14,300

11,700

10,600

9,570

8,350

8,020

7,430

7,050

6,710

6,450

7,550 

7,910

8,270

8,150

337,970

11,650

-

-

Mar.

7,450

7,050

6,510

6,210

5,850

5,790

5,670

5,260

5,090

4,920

4,700

4,540 

4,550

4,550

4.160

4,210

4,320

4,540

4,760

5,400

5,790

6,120

6,210

6,510

6,510

6,830 

7,430

*12,900

21,800

26, 500

25, 100

238,790

7,703

.

-

Apr.

14, 300

10, 200

10, 100

16,900

19,700

23,400

24, 700

24. 800

22,800

18,200

16,000

15, 100 

13,000

9,610

8,200

7,290

7,090

7,290

6,770

6,030

5,550

5,260

4,980

4,700

4,460

4,210 

4,160

4,030

5,820

3.620

326,270

10,880

-

-

May

4,060

4,650

4,620

4,210

5,800

5,480

5,500

5,900

4,450

5,450

6,850

8,150 

8.950

8,060

7,360

*6,870

6,270

5,730

5,090

4,590

4,210

4,000

4,980

5,520

5,350

4,900 

4,670

6,090

6,210

5,880

5,670

167,240

5,395

-

-

June

5,350

4,980

4,480

4,000

3,550

5,550

3,300

2,780

2,710

2,420

2,210

2.140 

2,380

4,650

12.400

11,600

10,200

7,570

 5,850

*4,920

4,160

3,600

5,880

5,780

5,980

5,450 

2,980

2,580

2,460

2,890

134,800

4,493

-

-

July

4-240

3-700

3.350

3.280

5-260

5-280

2,670

2,340

2,090

1,950

1,860

1,740 

1,700

2,190

2.380

2,160

2.140

2,020

1.840

1.870

2,120

2,710

2,420

2,020

1,810

1.650 

1,770

2,120

2,120

2,210

1,980

72,950

2,353

-

-

Aug.

1,740

1,630

1,620

1,940

2,040

2,260

2,230

2,280

1,960

1,750

1,650

1,580 

1,480

1,420

1,580

1,320

1,310

1,350

1,270

1,190

1,530

1,670

4.160

3,000

2,260

1,860 

1,620

1,470

1,380

1,330

1,460

54,920

1,772

-

-

Sept.

2,230

2.250

1,990

1,700

1,520

1,590

1,270

1,190

1,160

1,120

1,160

1,160 

1,150

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,120

*1,000

945

945

938

915

922 

908

900

908

908

36,029

1,201

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 67,400 Min 1,000 Mean 9,501 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 29,200 Mln 900 Mean 6,745 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation Indefinite Oct. 1 to Nov. 19? discharge estimated on basis of

1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for station at Dresden.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 183 

Reservoirs In Musklngum River basin

During the years 1935 to 1938, the Corps of Engineers constructed 14 dams on th-? 

Musklngum River and tributaries for the Musklngum Watershed Conservancy District. The 

reservoirs created by these dams are used mainly for flood control, but at 11 of them a 

conservation pool Is maintained for emergency water supply for domestic and Industrial 

uses, to maintain sanitary stream conditions during periods of extreme low flow, aid for 

recreational and wildlife conservation purposes.

There are no gates on spillways of the dams, except at Senecavllle. All regulation Is 

done by gates In tunnels through the dams, except at Beach City and Charles Mill, where 

there are also bypass gates In the conservation weir. At Senecavllle, regulation at 

higher stages can be assisted by operation of ll-|-foot talntor gates on spillway.

The total capacity of these reservoirs at spillway level Is 1,539,000 acre-ft, of which 

211,400 acre-ft Is retained In the conservation pools.

The Corps of Engineers assumed operation of the reservoirs on Aug. 13, 1939, and furnished gage-height records and capacity curves used to compute data contained herein.

1195. Bolivar Reservoir. Lat 40°39'05", long 81°25'55", at dam on Sandy Creek, 1.1 miles 

east of Bolivar, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Drainage area, 502 stj mi. Records available, 

June 1938 to September 1960. Month-end contents prior to September 1938 published in 

WSP 1305. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 895.0 ft above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. 

Maximum total contents during year, 20,020 acre-ft Apr. 2 (elevation, 926.13 ft); minimum, 197 acre-ft Sept. 26, 27 (elevation, 896.65 ft, from graph based on gage readings). 

Maximum total contents during period 1938-60, 63,440 acre-ft Jan. 26, 1959 (elevation, 

944.01 ft); minimum, 175 acre-ft Oct. 9, 1953 (elevation, 896.30 ft).

Reservoir Is formed by earth dam completed Nov. 15, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 962.0 ft), 149,600 acre-ft. Reservoir Is used for flood control only. 

There are no gates on spillway and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through 

dam.

1200. Leesville Reservoir Lat 40°28'10", long 81°11'45", In E£ sec.36, T.13 N., R.6 W., 

at dam on McGulre Creek, 1.4 miles northeast of Leesville, Carroll County, Ohic. Drainage area, 47.9 sq ml. Records available, April 1938 to September 1960. Month-end contents prior to September 1938 published In WSP 1305. Gage, water-stage recorder. 

Datum of gage is 928.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have 

been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum total contents durirg year, 

20,790 acre-ft Apr. 2 (elevation, 964.28 ft); minimum, 13,820 acre-ft Dec. 24 (elevation, 956.77 ft). Maximum total contents during period 1938-60, 26,760 acre-ft 

Apr. 17, 1948 (elevation,969.59 ft); minimum, 370 acre-ft Oct. 9-25, 1939 (elevation, 

928.38 ft), but may have been less during period Sept. 18-24, 1940.

Reservoir is formed by earth dam completed Oct. 22, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 977.5 ft), 37,400 acre-ft, of which 19,500 acre-ft is in conservation pool. 

Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on spillway 

and all regulation is done by gates In conduit through dam.

1210. Atwood Reservoir. Lat 40°31'35", long 81°17'15", In SE£ sec .28, T.15 N., R.7 W. , at 

dam on Indian Forte, 1.5 miles southeast of New Cumberland, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. 

Drainage area, 70.3 sq mi. Records available, June 1938 to September 1960. Month-end 

contents prior to September 1938 published in WSP 1305. Gage, water-stage recorder. 

Datum of gage is 890.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readlrgs have 

been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Prior to Oct. 11, 1938, staff gage 

at same site and datum. Maximum total contents during year, 25,600 acre-ft Apr. 4, 5 

(elevation, 929.35 ft); minimum, 15,830 acre-ft Feb. 1 (elevation, 922.36 ft). Maximum 

total contents during period 1938-60, 35,220 acre-ft Feb. 8, 1952 (elevation, 934.51 

ft); minimum, 10.2 acre-ft Jan. 8, 9, 1940 (elevation, 890.36 ft).

Reservoir is formed by earth dam completed Sept. 23, 1937. Capacity at spillway 

level (elevation, 941.0 ft), 49,700 acre-ft, of which 23,600 acre-ft is in conrervation 

pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on 

spillway and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through dam.

1220. Dover Reservoir. Lat 40°33'30", long 81°24'45", in Sw£ sec.6, T.9 N., R.I V., at 

dam on Tuscarawas River, 4.2 miles northeast of Dover, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Drainage area above dam Is 1,397 set mi. Records available, June 1938 to September 1960. 

Month-end contents prior to September 1938 published in WSP 1305. Gage, water-stage 

recorder. Datum of gage is 858.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage 

readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Prior to Sept. 22, 

1938, staff gage at same site and datum. Maximum total contents during year, 41,360 

acre-ft Apr. 5 (elevation, 893.40 ft); minimum, 4.6 acre-ft Sept. 17 (elevatior, 865.93 

ft). Maximum total contents during period 1938-60, 92,890 acre-ft June 11, 1947 (elevation, 902.68 ft); no contents several days during most years; minimum elevation, 

864.25 ft Sept. 26, 1939.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam completed Nov. 29, 1937. Capacity at spillway 

level (elevation, 916.0 ft), 203,000 acre-ft, of which 1,000 acre-ft is in conservation pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates 

on spillway and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through dam.

1235. Beach City Reservoir.--Lat 40°38'10", long 81°33'30", in T.10 N., R.3 W., at dam on 

Sugar Creek, 1.6 miles southeast of Beach City, Stark County, Ohio. Drainage area, 

300 sq mi. Records available, June 1938 to September 1960. Month-end contents prior 

to September 1938 published In WSP 1305. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum o.f gage is 

931.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted to 

elevations above mean sea level. Prior to Feb. 4, 1939, staff gage at same site and 

datum. Maximum total contents during year, 17,390 acre-ft Apr. 2 (elevation, 962.28 

ft); minimum, 1,880 acre-ft Sept. 29, 30 (elevation, 948.40 ft). Maximum total contents during period 1938-60, 53,520 acre-ft Jan. 23, 1959 (elevation, 973.24 f'-.); minimum, 1.1 acre-ft several days in September and October 1939 (elevation, 931.60 ft)
184 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Muskingum River basin Continued

1235. Beach City Reservoir. Continued

Reservoir is formed by earth dam completed Aug. 13, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 976.5 ft), 71,700 acre-ft, of which 1,700 acre-ft is in conservation pool. 

Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on spillway 

and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through dam or through bypass in conservation weir.

1255. Piedmont Reservoir. Lat 40*11 '25", long 81°12'45", in SEij sec.35, T.10 N., R.6 W. , 

at dam on Stillwater Creek, 0.4 mile west of Piedmont, Harrison County, Ohio. Drainage 

area, 84 sq mi. Records available, May 1938 to September 1960. Ninth-end contents 

prior to September 1938 published in WSP 1305. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of 

gage is 881.75 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been 

adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum total contents during year, 34,610 

acre-ft Apr. 2 (elevation, 913.45 ft); minimum, 25,000 acre-ft Dec. 16 (elevation, 

908.95 ft). Maximum total contents during period 1938-60, 46,710 aire-ft June 11, 12, 

1947 (elevation, 918.33 ft); minimum, 95 acre-ft Sept. 18-25, 1939 (elevation, 882.25 ft). 

Reservoir is formed by earth dam completed May 22, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 924.6 ft), 65,000 acre-ft, of which 33,600 acre-ft is in conservation pool. 

Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on spillway 

and all regulation is done by gates in tunnel through abutment of dam.

1265. Clendening Reservoir.--Lat 40°16'05", long 81°16'35", in NWij sec.16, T.12 N., R.7 W., 

at dam on Brushy Fork, 0.6 mile east of Tippecanoe, Harrison County, Ohio. Drainage 

area, 69.5 sq mi. Records available, June 1938 to September 1960. Month-end contents 

prior to September 1938 published in WSP 1305. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of 

gage is 862.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Prior to July 11, 1938, staff gage at same 

site and datum. Maximum total contents during year, 29,260 acre-ft Apr. 2 (elevation, 

899.45 ft); minimum, 18,490 acre-ft Dec. 30 (elevation, 892.99 ft). Maximum total contents during period 1938-60, 38,080 acre-ft Feb. 7, 1952 (elevation, 903.85 ft); minimum, 33 acre-ft Nov. 4, 1938 (elevation, 862.33 ft).

Reservoir is formed by earth dam completed Nov. 1, 1937; capacit/ at spillway level 

(elevation, 910.5 ft), 54,000 acre-ft, of which 26,500 acre-ft is in conservation pool. 

Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on spillway 

and all regulation is done by gates in tunnel through abutment of dam.

1280. Tappan Reservoir.--Lat 40°21'35", long 81"13'35', in NW£ sec.4, T.13 N., R.7 W., at 

dam on Little Stillwater Creek, 0.9 mile west of Tappan, Harrison County,Ohio. Drainage 

area, 71.0 sq mi. Records available, May 1938 to September 1960. Month-end contents 

prior to September 1938 published in WSP 1305. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of 

gage is 870.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum total contents during year, 35,620 

acre-ft June 16 (elevation, 899.61 ft); minimum, 25,640 acre-ft Jan. 8 (elevation, 

894.97 ft). Maximum total contents during period 1938-60, 48,480 acre-ft Feb. 5, 6, 

1952 (elevation, 904.53 ft); minimum, 45 acre-ft Sept. 29, 1939 (elevation, 869.96 ft).

Reservoir is formed by earth dam completed Oct. 24, 1936. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 909.0 ft), 61,600 acre-ft, of which 35,100 acre-ft is lr conservation pool. 

Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on spillway 

and all regulation is done by gates in tunnel through dam.

1295. Charles Mill Reservoir. Lat 40°44'20", long 82°21'40", in NE-f sec.35, T.23 N., R.17 

W., at dam on Black Fork, 2.5 miles south of Mifflin, Ashland Countj-, Ohio. Drainage 

area, 216 sq mi. Records available, April 1938 to September 1960. Month-end contents 

prior to September 1938 published in WSP 1305. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of 

gage is 987.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum total contents <?urlng year, 19,620 

acre-ft Apr. 3 (elevation, 1,003.73 ft); minimum, 3,640 acre-ft Dee. 4 (elevation, 

993.82 ft). Maximum total contents during period 1938-60, 53,780 acre-ft Jan. 25, 19S9 

(elevation 1,013.53 ft); minimum, 1,880 acre-ft Jan. 19, 20, 1954 (elevation, 991.57 ft£ 

Reservoir is formed by earth dam completed Aug. 17, 1936. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 1,020.0 ft), 88,000 acre-ft, of which 7,480 acre-ft Is in conservation pool. 

Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on spillway 

and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through dam or throv<?h bypass gate 

around conservation weir.

1330. Pleasant Hill Reservoir.--Lat 40°37'25", long 82°19'30", in NE£ aec.7, T.19 N., R.16 

W., at dam on Clear Fork, 2.5 miles south of Perrysville, Ashland Ccunty, Ohio. Drainage 

area, 199 sq mi. Records available, May 1938 to September 1960. Morth-end contents 

prior to September 1938 published in WSP 1305. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of 

gage is 971.75 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum total contents during yesr, 19,100 

acre-ft Apr. 5 (elevation, 1,025.94 ft); minimum, 8,900 acre-ft Jan. 22, 30 (elevation, 

1,013.82 ft). Maximum total contents during period 1938-60, 43,540 acre-ft Jan. 23, 

1959 (elevation, 1,044.01 ft); minimum, 86 acre-ft May 8, 1938 (elevation, 976.63 ft).

Reservoir is formed by earth dam completed Feb. 1, 1938. Capacit" at spillway level 

(elevation, 1,065.0 ft), 87,700 acre-ft, of which 13,600 acre-ft Is in conservation pool. 

Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on spillway 

and all regulation is done by gates in tunnel through dam.

1345. Mohlcanville Reservoir. Lat 40°43'35", long 82°09'05", in SEij sec.34, T.21 N., R.15 

W., at dam on Lake Fork, 2 miles east of Mohicanvllle, Ashland County, Ohio. Drainage 

area, 269 sq mi. Records available, May 1938 to September 1960. Month-end contents 

prior to September 1938 published in WSP 1305. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of 

gage is 932.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum total contents during year, 18,850 

acre-ft Apr. 4 (elevation, 949.68 ft); minimum, 52 acre-ft Aug. 14, 30, Sept. 15-17 

(elevation, 933.20 ft, from graph based on gage readings). Maximum total contents 

during period 1938-60, 59,820 acre-ft June 15, 1947 (elevation, 957.60 ft); minimum, 

28 acre-ft several days in 1941, 1944, 1945; minimum elevation, 932.38 ft several days 

in August, September, October, 1941.
HUSKINGTM RIVER BASIN 185

Reservoirs In Musklngum River basin Continued

1345. Mohicanville Reservoir. Continued

Reservoir is formed by earth dam completed Dec. 24, 1936. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 963.0 ft), 102,000 acre-ft. Reservoir is used for flood control only. 

There are no gates on spillway and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through 

dam.

1380. Mohawk Reservoir. - -La t 40°21'10", long 82 0 05'15", in SW-? sec.6, T.6 N., R.8 W., at 

dam on Walhonding River, 1.5 miles northwest of Nellie, Coshocton County. Ohio. Irainage 

area, 1,501 sq mi. Records available, April 1938 to September 1960. Month-end contents 

prior to September 1938 published in WSP 1305. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of 

gage is 799.2 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have boen adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum total contents during year, 27,110 

acre-ft Apr. 4 (elevation, 836.54 ft); minimum, 125 acre-ft Sept. 28-30 (elevation, 

800.86 ft, from graph based on gage readings). Maximum total contents during period 

1938-60, 176,100 acre-ft Jan. 25, 1959 (elevation, 873.94 ft); minimum, 102 acre-ft 

Sept. 21 and Oct. 4, 1955; minimum elevation, 800.35 ft, from graph based on ga^ce 

readings, Oct. 4, 1955.

Reservoir is formed by earth dam completed Sept. 22, 1937. Capacity at spillway 

level (elevation, 890.0 ft), 285,000 acre-ft. Reservoir is used for flood control 

only. There are no gates on spillway and all regulation is done by gates in tunnels 

through dam.

1410. Senecaville Reservoir.--Lat 39°55'25", long 81°26'10", at dam on Seneca Fork,

1.5 miles southeast of Senecaville, Guernsey County, Ohio. Drainage area, 121 sq mi. 

Records available, June 1938 to September 1960. Month-end contents prior to September 

1938 published in WSP 1305. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 812.05 ft 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations 

above mean sea level. Prior to Sept. 21, 1938, staff gage at same site and datm. Maximum total contents during year, 46,680 acre-ft Apr. 3 (elevation, 833.15 ft); minimum, 

30,230 acre-ft Dec. 24, 25 (elevation, 828.13 ft). Maximum total contents during 

period 1938-60, 63,370 acre-ft Mar. 24, 1945 (elevation, 837.27 ft); minimum, 2,310 

acre-ft Oct. 22, 23, 1939 (elevation, 812.53 ft).

Reservoir is formed by earth dam completed May 14, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 842.5 ft), 88,500 acre-ft, of which 43,500 acre-ft is in conservation pool. 

Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. Outflow is controlled mostly by 

operation of gates in short conduits through dam, but above spillway level, ll|-foot 

taintor gates on spillway can be used.

1430. Wills Creek Reservoir. Lat 40°09'25", long 81°50'55", in SE^ sec.23, T.4 N., R.6 W., 

at dam on Wills Creek, 1.3 miles south of village of Wills Creek, Coshocton Couity, 

Ohio. Drainage area, 844 sq mi. Records available, April 1938 to September 1930. 

Month-end contents prior to September 1938 published in WSP 1305. Gage, water-stage 

recorder. Datum of gage is 733.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage 

readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum total contents 

during year, 37,200 acre-ft Apr. 3 (elevation, 756.50 ft); minimum, 5,380 acre-ft 

Sept. 14, 15 (elevation, 741.26 ft). Maximum total contents during period 1938-60, 

122,200 acre-ft Mar. 11, 1945 elevation, 771.38 ft); minimum, 1,880 acre-ft Oct. 22, 

23, 1939 (elevation, 734.10 ft).

Reservoir is formed by earth dam completed Oct. 13, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 779.0 ft), 196,000 acre-ft, of which 6,000 acre-ft is in conservation pool. 

Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on spillway 

and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through dam.

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Date

Dec . 31 .........

Calendar year 

1959. 

Jan. 31.........

Sept. 30... ......

Water year 

1959-60.

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Change 

in 

contents 

(acrefeet)

Bolivar Reservoir

902.05 

898.94 

901.04 

899.90

-

899.20 

899.07 

922.78 

898.02 

898.81 

898.03 

898.24 

898.25 

896.71

-

892 

398 

699 

520

-

430 

413 

15,240 

301 

384 

302 

324 

325 

200

-

-494 

+301 

-179

+207

-90 

-17 

+14,827 

-14,939 

+83 

-82 

+22 

+1 

-125

-692

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Change 

in 

contents 

(acrefeet)

Leesville Reservoir

962.60 

962.70 

957.80 

956.94

-

957.06 

962.57 

964.23 

962.75 

962.78 

962.87 

962.62 

962.77 

962.40

-

19,100 

19,200 

14,680 

13,950

-

14,050 

19,070 

20,740 

19,250 

19,280 

19,370 

19,120 

19,270 

18,900

-

+100

-4,520 

-730

-5,200

+100 

+5,020 

+1,670 

-1,490 

+30 

+90 

-250 

+150 

-370

-2QQ

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Change 

in 

contents 

(acrefeet)

Atwood Reservoir

927.46 

927.85 

922.59 

922.47

-

922.38 

924.57 

929.24 

927.79 

927.81 

927.86 

927.69 

927.60 

927.30

-

22,790 

23,380 

16, 11C 

15.96C

-

15.86C 

18,64C 

25.58C 

23,28C 

23.32C 

23.39C 

23,140 

23,OOC 

22,55C

-

+590 

-7,270 

-150

-7,130

-100 

+2,780 

+6,940 

-2,300 

+40 

+70 

-250 

-140 

-450

-240

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
186 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Muskingum River basin Continued

Month-end'elevation and contents, water year October 1959 to September I960

Date

Dec . 31 .........

Calendar year 

1959.

Water year 

1959-60.

Calendar year 

1959.

Sept. 30... ......

Water year 

1959-60.

Calendar year 

1959.

Mar. 31........

Sept. 30... .....

Water year 

1959-60.

Dec . 31 .........

Calendar year 

1959.

Sept. 30.. .......

Water year 

1959-60.

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Change 

in 

contents 

(acrefeet)

Dover Reservoir

868.45 

867.15 

869.78 

869.19

-

868.30 

867.94 

888.33 

866.45 

868.05 

867.86 

867.38 

868.13 

865.95

85 

33 

166 

124

-

79 

63 

22,490 

15 

67 

60 

41 

71 

4£

-

-52 

+133 

-42

+107

-45 

-16 

+22,427 

-22,475 

+52 

-7 

-19 

+30 

-662

-80.2

Clendenlng Reservoir

897.20 

897.48 

894.31 

893.04

-

893.08 

897.77 

899.42 

897.73 

897.81 

897.57 

897.12 

896.92 

896.56

-

25,140 

25,620 

20,4OO 

18,560

-

18,610 

26,110 

29,200 

26,040 

26,180 

25,770 

25,000 

24,660 

24,050

-

+480 

-5,220 

-1,840

-7,340

+50 

+7 , 500 

+3,090 

-3,160 

+140 

-410 

-770 

-340 

-610

-1,090

Pleasant Hill Reservoir

1,019.38 

1,019.49 

1,014.13 

1,013.85

-

1,013.87 

1,019.73 

1,025.20 

1,019.78 

1,019.77 

1,019.64 

1,019.46 

1,019.52 

1,018.67

13,000 

13,090 

9,100 

8,920

-

8,930 

13,280 

18,350 

13,330 

13,320 

13,210 

13,070 

13,120 

12,440

+90 

-3,990 

-180

-4,230

+10 

+4,350 

+5,070 

-5,020 

-10 

-110 

-140 

+50 

-680

-560

Senecavllle Reservoir

831.71 

831.98 

829.34 

828.19

-

828.37 

832.31 

832.94 

832.42 

832.39 

832.09 

832.11 

831.94 

831.70

-

41,540 

42,460 

33,800 

30,410

-

30,930 

43,640 

45,900 

44,030 

43,920 

42,840 

42,920 

42,330 

41,510

-

+920 

-8,660 

-3,390

-11,750

+520 

+12,710 

+2,260 

-1,870 

-110 

-1,080 

+80 

-590 

-820

-30

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Change 

in 

contents 

(acrefeet)

Beach City Reservoir

949.09 

949.13 

950.27 

950.00

-

949.62 

949.44 

960.92 

949.04 

949.01 

948.74 

948.52 

948.87 

948.41

-

2,210 

2,230 

2,870 

2,700

-

2,490 

2,400 

14,860 

2,180 

2,170 

2,040 

1,940 

2,100 

1,890

-

+20 

+640 

-170

+570

-210 

-90 

+12,460 

-12,680 

-10 

-130 

-100 

+160 

-210

-320

Tappan Reservoir

898.71 

899.36 

895.71 

895.02

-

895.00 

897.90 

899.35 

897.92 

897.33 

899.20 

899.09 

899.00 

898.70

-

33,730 

35,260 

27,190 

25,740

-

25,700 

31,880 

35,240 

31,920 

30,630 

34,880 

34,620 

34,400 

33,710

-

+1,530 

-8,070 

-1,450

+3,430

-40 

+6,180 

+3,360 

-3,320 

-1,290 

+4,250 

-260 

-220 

-690

-20

Mohlcanvllle Reservoir

934.47 

933.74 

934.69 

934.57

-

934.80 

934.24 

948 . 01 

934.11 

933.78 

g933.44 

g933.30 

933.80 

g933.25

-

109 

73 

121 

114

-

127 

96 

13,230 

89 

74 

61 

56 

75 

54

-

-36 

+48 

-7

+34

+13 

-31 

+13,134 

-13,141

-15 

-13 

-5 

+19 

-21

-55

Wills Creek Reservoir

741.51 

742.17 

744 . 51 

744.21

-

743.58 

744.27 

753.29

742.71 

743.13 

741.96 

741.58 

741.45 

741.34

-

5,590 

6,170 

8,820 

8,420

-

7,650 

8,500 

26,640 

6,700 

7,130 

5,970 

5,650 

5,540 

5,450

-

+580 

+2,650 

-400

+1,670

-770 

+850 

+18,140 

-19,940 

+430 

-1,160 

-320 

-110 

-90

-140

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Change 

In 

contents 

(acrefeet)

Piedmont Reservoir

912.42 

912.69 

910.18 

908.99

-

909. OO 

912.14 

913.30 

912.03 

912.73 

912.70 

912.63 

912.42 

912.24

-

32,270 

32,870 

27,460 

25,080

-

25,100 

31,660 

34,260 

31,420 

32,960 

32,890 

32,740 

32,270 

31,880

-

+60O 

-5,410 

-2,380

-8 , 2OO

+20 

+6 , 560 

+2 , 600 

-2,840 

+1 , 540 

-70 

-150 

-470 

-390

-390

Charles Mill Reservoir

996.20 

996.77 

994.01 

996.24

-

997.34 

997.88 

1,001.81 

997.43 

997.40 

997.25 

997.01 

997.00 

996.50

-

6,350 

7,100 

3,820 

6,400

-

7,880 

8,630 

15,240 

8,000 

7,960 

7,750 

7,410 

7,400 

6,940

-

+750 

-3,280 

+2,580

-1,530

+1,480 

+750 

+6,610 

-7,240 

-40 

-210 

-340 

-10 

-460

+590

Mohawk Reservoir

g801. 90 

802 . 31 

804 . 65 

806.20

-

80S . 65 

804.86 

831.70 

803.14 

804.37 

803.45 

g801.54 

803.60 

gSOO.86

-

182 

208 

398 

560

-

500 

418 

18,200 

266 

371 

291 

161 

304 

125

-

+26 

+190 

+162

+330

-60 

-82 

+17,782 

-17,934 

+105 

-80 

-130 

+143 

-179

-57

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

g Prom graph based on staff-gage readings.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 187

1510. Ohio River at Parkersburg, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°16i05", long 81°33 I 50", on left bank on downstream side of brWge on 

U.S. Highway 50, at Parkersburg, Wood County, 0.3 mile upstream from Little Kfnawha 

River and at mile 184.4.

Drainage area. 35,600 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1940 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1888 are contained in reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 562.01 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

datum. Prior to Apr. 25, 1950, at Baltimore & Ohio Railroad bridge 0.3 mile downstream 

at same datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 0.4 mile downstream from lock and 

dam 18, and 4.0 miles upstream from base gage; prior to Nov. 13, 1948, at loci: 18.

Average discharge. 20 years, 50,710 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during'year, 286,000 cfs Apr. 2; maximum gage height, 

34.64 ft Apr. 2; minimum daily discharge, 7,600 cfs Aug. 20.

1940-60: Maximum discharge, 440,000 cfs Jan. 1, 1943; maximum gage height, 49.03 

ft Jan. 1, 1943; minimum daily discharge recorded, 2,290 cfs Oct. 1, 1955. 

Maximum stage known, 58.9 ft Mar. 29, 1913 (discharge, 593,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those below 10,000 cfs and those for periods of doubtful 

gage-height record at base gage, which are fair, and those for period of no gage-height 

record at base gage, which are poor. Flow partly regulated by locks, dams, and reservoirs upstream.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1555: 1940-48, 1954-57.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

Z7 

28 

Z9 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

Oct.

15,300 

11,800 

17,400 

14,700 

15,800

14,200 

17,400 

*22,100 

44,400 

42,000

31,200 

20,500 

19,700 

19,300 

16,100

13,900 

12,100 

12,200 

11,800 

11,300

9,780 

9,780 

14,100 

28,800 

30,600

47,000 

59.200 

44,600 

32,800 

29,000 

25,700

714,560 

23,050

Nov.

24,900 

35,200 

44,100 

49,400 

51,200

47,700 

48,800 

52 , 500 

47,600 

34,700

37,100 

30,100 

24,700 

31,000 

31,800

40,200 

41,400 

40,100 

35,000 

33,700

32,800 

32,300 

31,000 

33,400 

42,200

44,800 

57 , 600 

73,200 

87 , 900 

99.500

*1, 315.9 

43,860

Dec.

102,000 

96,700 

88,500 

76,900 

63,000

57,600 

64,400 

64,000 

*68,800 

66,200

48,900 

64,200 

103,000 

155,000 

185,000

174,000 

156,000 

133,000 

110,000 

94,900

79,400 

66 , 100 

48,200 

38,900 

38,300

39,800 

_56,900 

45,200 

62,400 

73,700 

94,100

*2,595.1 

83,710

Jan.

103,000 

96 , 700 

d92,800 

3103,000 

123,000

130,000 

114,000 

98 , 600 

83,300 

66,600

41 , 800 

59,400 

56,100 

76,200 

123,000

155,000 

163,000

148,000 

134,000 

125,000

116,000 

103,000 

87,600 

71,700 

d45,400

d46,700 

d40,100 

d48,300 

d50,200 

d60,500 

d60,300

*2,802.3 

90,400

Feb.

d51,500 

d47 , 300 

d48,600 

d37,700 

d56 . 500

d55,400 

d64,700 

d68,600 

*d73, 400 

80,400

116,000 

140,000 

152.000

147,000 

133,000

112,000 

92,800 

81,100 

74,100 

67,400

66,500 

52,400 

43,800 

49,900 

48,800

58,900 

68,300 

63,500 

51,700

- - 

*2,183.1 

75,280

Mar.

43,800 

49,100 

42,000 

35,400 

31,400

30,600 

27,900 

22,600

27*700

26,900 

26,900 

27,200 

27,100 

*23,700

30,700 

31,400 

29,800 

35,200 

41,700

39,300 

43,800 

38,200 

39,400 

36,700

41,800 

41,000 

69,800 

94,900 

130,000 

186,000

*1,397.9 

45,090

Apr.

250,000 

281,000

256,000 

224,000 

209,000

205,000 

198,000 

189,000 

174,000 

157,000

136,000 

113,000 

97,700 

81,200 

65,700

45,000 

49,300 

d50,400 

d45, 500 

d41,200

d37,900 

d35,700 

d33,700 

d33,200 

d27,100

d28,200 

d33,700 

d24 . 100 

d25,800 

28,400

*3,175.8 

105, 900

May

25,800 

21,700 

23,000 

*24,300 

21,700

20.400 

20,800 

49,300 

73,500 

91,400

131,000 

139,000

135,000 

121,000 

111,000

103,000 

93,000 

82,400 

72,300 

62,000

58,400 

d 40, 300 

d45, 500 

d46 , 900 

d52,200

d48,200 

d49,400 

d47,000 

d54,700 

d51,800 

d52,500

*1,968.5 

63,500

June

d53,900 

d53,000 

d51,500 

d43,800 

d3 1,800

d2S,200 

d23,200 

d23,500 

»d26,900 

14,700

14.200 

17,900 

31,800 

33,800 

61,600

69,800 

74,200 

77.000 

65,400 

36,200

30,800 

25,400 

29,300 

20,800 

23,800

20,400

21,500 

19,300 

17,100 

21,600

$1,062.4 

35,410

July

21,100 

25.700 

20,100 

18,300 

19,000

17,000 

14,300 

12,000 

10,600 

10,700

11,100 

10,300 

11,5OO 

20,400 

15,100

19,000 

13,800 

12,800 

a!4,000 

a!5,000

a!5,000 

a!4,000 

a!2,000 

alO.OOO 

a9,000

a9,000 

alO,000 

all, 000 

alS.OOO 

a!5,000 

a!3,000

440,800 

14,220

Aug.

a9,800 

a9,000 

a9,000 

a!6,000 

a20.000

al9,000 

a!7,000 

a!6,000 

a!7,000 

a!9,000

18,100 

14 , 700 

16,800 

14,700 

13,000

12, COO 

*12,500 

12 , 700 

10,200 

7.600

10,300 

10,^00 

11,400 

10,300 

14, ZOO

9,700 

9,?90 

8,210 

8,350 

10,?00 

15,400

401, F50 

12,F70

Sept.

7.740 

-8,350 

9,420 

9,780 

12,600

8,100 

9,020 

9,140 

9,140 

8,200

14,500 

18,000 

26.900 

20,500 

21,100

15,700 

19,200 

13,400 

11,400 

15,400

15,300 

17,400 

14,500 

12,800 

10,400

9,020 

*10,000 

9,550 

8,900 

9,170

384,630 

12,820

Calendar year 1959: Max 353,000 Mln 5,130 Mean 53,860 Cfsm - In. - 

Water year 1959-60: Max 281,000 Mln 7,600 Mean 50,390 Cfsm - In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

a No gage-height record at base gage; discharge estimated on basis of records for other Ohio 

River stations.

d Computed from doubtful gage-height record at base gage.
188 LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

1515. Little Kanawha River near Bumsville, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°49'25", long 80°35'35", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 5, 0.1 mile downstream from Knawl Creek and 4 miles southeast of Bumsville, Braxton County.

Drainage area. 155 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1937 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 756.09 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Corps of En 

100 ft upstream at same datum.

. . .

of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 25, 1940, staff gage at site 

at

Average discharge. 23 years, 280 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 4,250 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 14.54 ft); minimum, 4.5 cfs Sept. 9.

1937-60: Maximum discharge, 9,200 cfs Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 19.04 ft); minimum, 0.01 cfs Nov. 15-21, 1953; minimum gage height, -0.01 ft Oct. 21, 1953.

Flood in March 1918 reached a stage of 19.7 ft, from floodmark (discharge, about 

9,800 cfs).

Remarks. --Re cords good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-23, Aug. 24 to Sept. ll)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to July 1

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

3.5

7.5

13

29

71

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

8.0 

13.0

132

209

315

1,780

3,630

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

6.0

10

16

25

37

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

8.0

67

132

209

315

1,780 .5

Jily 2 to Sept. 30

4.1 1.7 31

5.2 2.0 70

7.0 2.5 183

10 3.0 315

15 4.0 589

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

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

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.5

8.0

6.7

6.3

5.9

6.3

11

14

14

14

12

10

9.2

*12

14

17

14

11

9.2

7.1

5.9

5.5

19

304

518

160

170

230

154

105

80

1,760.6

56.8

0.366

0.42

Nov.

82

157

130

230

350

450

617

328

209

147

107

87

73

63

§0.

60

160

*382

280

196

147

116

111

274

589

464

491

5,590

1, 480

631

11,861

595

2.55

2.85

Dec.

456

425

505

491

410

572

464

410

566

566

558

1,450

2.260

1,22O

605

*591

299

531

425

591

528

269

209

178

157

142

152

178

588

423

396

14,769

476

5.07

5.54

Jan.

525

280

1,77O

1,620

659

410

507

245

195

157

142

125

841

1,510

2.550

1,560

651

673

869

603

*450

347

280

258

209

199

199

551

505

425

551

18,580

599

5.86

4.46

Feb.

266

219

178

150

150

250

512

283

272

274

813

673

450

574

b250

b220

291

519

687

450

577

550

507

277

*491

1.560

869

553

423

12,248

422

2.72

2.94

Mar.

526

261

280

227

185

167

150

bllO

blOO

blOO

blOO

blOO

101

127

170

258

396

450

588

380

354

295

*248

256

510

504

523

757

1,520

*1,220

*1,650

11,569

375

2.41

2.78

Apr.

1,510

645

693

1,560

1,430

1,220

729

450

528

251

201

170

142

122

108

99

95

95

95

80

75

76

75

67

6J5

65

115

*165

154

120

10,774

559

2.32

2.59

May

118

120

106

99

88

78

75

575

575

456

757

589

450

595

526

258

209

170

157

106

86

73

76

86

69

61

67

142

157

110

95

6,665

215

1.39

1.60

June

78

61

51

43

56

30

24

20

*18

15

14

12

15

20

52

36

25

20

23

21

15

16

20

20

18

14

9.6

7.6

6.8

6.0

727.0

24.2

0.156

0.17

July

17

245

150

81

54

39

29

23

19

19

28

33

27

20

16

18

18

14

14

18

23

17

15

10

8.8

7.9

55

21

*25

56

1,092.7

35.2

0.227

0.26

Aug.

41

26

19

84

280

162

173

125

79

77

98

75

55

46

54

56

62

42

29

25

19

18

19

18

16

14

10

8.8

7.6

6.6

*6.1

1,749.1

56.4

0.364

0.42

Sept.

5.7

5.6

5.4

5.7

5.4

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.8

5.9

75

491

204

96

56

59

47

477

520

160

88

60

42

35

26

21

19

16

15

14

2,350.5

78.4

0.506

0.56

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,390 Mln 3.9 Mean 270 Cfsm 1.74 In. 23.66

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,390 Mln 4.8 Mean 257 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.59

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Nov. 28 (12:50 p.m.) 4,250 cfs (14.54 ft)

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice
LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 189

1520. Little Kanawha River at Qlenville, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°56iOO", long 80°50<2Q" , on right bank at highway bridge at Qlenville, 

Gilmer County, 1,000 ft upstream from Sycamore Run.

Drainage area. 386 sq mi.

Records available. June 1915 to September 1922 (gage heights only), October 1928 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for October to December 1928, published ir 

WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 697.79 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. June 1915 to Sept. 30, 1922, staff gage and Dec. 10, 1928, to Dec. 13, 1934, 

chain gage, at bridge 300 ft upstream at same datum. Auxiliary wire-weight gage read 

twice daily 2.7 miles downstream from base gage.

Average dischargp. 32 years, 600 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,510 cfs Jan. 15) maximum gage height, 20.22 ft 

Jan. 15, backwater from tributaries downstream; minimum discharge, 2.9 cfs Oct. 5 (gage 

height, 1.55 ft).

1915-22, 1928-60: Maximum discharge, 20,400 cfs Apr. 16, 1939, from graph of discharge adjusted for changing stage; maximum gage height, 33.22 ft Apr. 17, 1939, from 

floodmarks; no flow at times in September and October 1930 and 1932. 

Maximum stage known, 33.6 ft Nov. 16, 1926.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods computed by using fall as a factor, which 

are fair, and those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

Revisions (water years). WSP 783: Drainage area. WSP 1435: 1954. WSP 1555: 1947(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect or when 

fall is used as a factor (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15 Jan. 16 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.2

1.8

4.0

7.0

11

25

47

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

8.0 

16.0

89

175

316

51O

2,110

5,580

1.9 

2.1 

2.4 

2.7

70

117

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

8.0 

14.0

173

328

515

2,110

4,680

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

].

2

3

i f

5

r,"'

8

!I

10

i:_

12

13

14

15

1G

17

18

19

20

21

2?.

2.5

24

£b

213

27

213

2 '3

30

3L

Ttjtal

Mean

cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.0

4.0

3.6

3.3

376

6.1

8.6

8.6

14

19

17

17

16

*15

15

23

28

28

23

19

16

14

18

360

666

316

254

370

267

179

135

2,870.8

92.6

0.240

0.28

Nov.

Ill

167

194

228

608

471

94O

588

335

223

169

138

116

100

89

88

ITS

*549

455

305

223

181

167

620

1,180

880

608

4.550

4,320

1,300

20,058

669

1.73

1.93

Dec.

880

822

920

900

705

549

861

900

764

783

705

2,100

4,240

2,600

1,220

*724

498

666

960

744

568

452

339

274

237

215

201

213

608

783

783

27,214

878

2.27

2.62

Jan.

608

487

k3, 150

3,96O

1,420

783

568

432

324

254

226

203

1,6710

2,690

k5.250

4,36O

1,380

1,300

2,110

*1,340

940

686

515

431

371

339

332

802

1,040

861

629

39,461

1,273

3.30

3.80

Feb.

488

390

330

280

314

1,140

1,300

842

648

572

2,510

1,580

960

764

534

431

572

1,540

2,940

1,460

1,000

802

686

610

*1, 040

4.240

2,110

1,180

920

32,183

1,110

2,88

3.10

Mar.

686

534

534

466

375

b320

b270

b260

b250

249

b250

253

b230

290

462

783

1,260

1,580

1,140

1,100

900

724

*610

572

705

667

842

1,460

1,990

1,740

k3 720 '- 

25,222

814

2.11

2.43

Apr.

2,810

1,380

1,070

4,460

k2,770

2,400

1,500 940"

667

488

386

328

279

240

212

193

180

171

162

152

134

131

126

117

111

115

178

321

256

212

22,489

750

1.94

2.17

May

193

188

171

154

141

*127

128

kg. 680

k2,000

k935

k2,010

1,620

1,020

861

667

504

397

318

253

204

167

141

143

143

131

112

TI9

371

328

212

16,707

539

1.40

1.61

June

160

131

106

85

70

56

46

38

*33

28

24

38

104

70

64

59

55

43

33

29

144

373

206

134

148

82

51

36

33

90

2,569

85.6

0.222

0.25

July

1,300

1,660

534

243

141

96

66

49

38

55

66

57

51

45

35

27

23

41

145

111

46

35

43

35

23

21

78

*90

50

40

55

5,299

171

0.443

0.51

Aug.

73

64

49

657

1,140

610

5E3

553

3C4

582

724

seo

212

1,2CO

5T5

273

1F8

145

104

78

74 iro

107

73

59

49

37

31

26

21

*EO

9,041

2P2

0.756

0.87

Sept.

18

21

19

17

15

14

13

13

12

12

271

1,700

686

300

165

111

87

1,200

940

439

256

162

117

91

72

62

49

43

37

35

6,977

233

0.604

0.67

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,500 Min 1.7 Mean 519 Cfsra 1.34 In. 18.23

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,250 Min 3.3 Mean 574 Cfsra 1.49 In. 20.24

Peak discharge (base, 6,700 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

k Computed by using fall as a factor.
190 LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1530. Steer Creek near Grantsvllle, W. Va.

Location. Lat SS'SIUS", long 81°02'05", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, 500 ft upstream from Rush Run, 2.2 miles upstream from mouth, and 5.5 miles 

southeast of Grantsvllle, Calhoun County.

Drainage area. 166 sq ml.

Records available . October 1937 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for October 

1937 to February 1938, published In ¥SP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 678.00 ft above mean sei level, adjustment

of 1912. Prior to Feb. 25, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Since

June 17, 1941, auxiliary staff gage or wire-weight gage at site aboTt 1 mile downstream.

Average discharge. 23 years, 219 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,200 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 16.16 ft); minimum dally, 0.1 cfs Oct. 5, 6; minimum gage height, 1.76 ft Oct. 6.

1937-60: Maximum discharge, 12,400 cfs Apr. 16, 1939 (computed from graph based on 

gage readings), from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 28.15 

ft Apr. 16, 1939 (backwater from Little Kanawha River); no flow at times during 1953, 

1955, 1957, 1959.

Remarks. Records good except those above 1,500 cfs, which are fair, and those for periods 

of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1113: 1947. ¥SP 1275: 1938-39.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except period of ice effect (gate height,

in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Fall used as a factor Nov. 28, Jan. 15, Feb. 26, Mar. 31)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 30 Mar. 31 to Sept. 30

2.5 

2.7

3.0

7.6

15

24

43

87

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

9.0 

13.0

152

249

374

1,760

3,810

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

1.8 

3.2

5.4 

8.4

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

25

44

87

Note. Same as preceding table above 

3.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

S

1

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IS

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

2.8

*4.2

3.4

a3.5

a4.0

a4.0

a3.5

a3.0

2.6

1.9

2.3

266

150

65

94

148

67

37

27

892.1

28.8

0.173

0.20

Nov.

24

76

49

124

192

98

126

78

50

35

27

22

19

16

16

18

*98

181

98

63

45

35

34

206

431

192

170

1,820

647

286

5,276

176

1.06

1.18

Dec.

225

242

339

274

170

142

277

242

240

227

181

550

1.010

491

260

*166

124

220

326

208

155

127

95

80

68

61

55

63

131

182

202

7,133

230

1.39

1.60

Jan.

168

143

2,490

1,170

382

236

170

133

99

80

72

62

762

663

3,320

*1,430

416

522

*711

396

272

192

150

124

104

99

96

240

270

206

165

15,343

495

2.98

3.44

Feb.

138

116

92

80

113

839

775

446

314

263

1,350

553

321

265

175

b!40

271

743

791

506

380

311

265

245

*622

*2. 250

727

476

369

13,936

481

2.90

3.12

Mar.

260

204

219

163

129

116

85

92

85

97

79

91

76

114

216

416

615

759

491

461

363

306

*231

254

358

291

476

872

727

355

3,580

12,581

406

2.45

2.82

Apr.

951

446

390

1.600

1,080

823

461

289

208

154

124

110

95

83

74

70

67

64

54

47

43

44

41

37

35_

38

126

137

91

72

7,854

262

1.58

1.76

May

71

60

51

45

39

*34

38

1.850

956

509

1,850

631

352

284

208

142

118

95

74

60

50

45

54

49

36

32

53

38

55

57

42

7,978

257

1.55

1.79

June

30

23

19

16

13

11

9.8

*7.8

6.0

4.7

±,1

5.6

29

38

62

34

20

13

9.1

6.6

8.8

13

26

18

17

9.5

6.3

4.3

8.4

9.8

482.8

16.1

0.097

e.n

July

24

138

59

30

20

13

8.8

6.0

4.1

17

28

18

12

7.8

6.3

4.3

3.2

2.8

18

30

14

7.5

4.3

14

9.1

4.7

22

*43

19

11

14

612.9

19.8

0.119

0.14

Aug.

11

8.4

342 7.2

512

146

984

600

190

532

538

182

104

108

89

59

44

30

22

18

25

57

63

50

29

19

15

12

9.5

*7.5

7.2

4,820.8

156

0.940

1.08

Sept.

6.3

5.4

7.8

10

6.3

7.4

11

9.8

6.6

15

346

476

152

73

43

29

23

297

190

99

61

42

30

24

19

16

13

12

11

11

2,052.6

68.4

0.412

0.46

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,820 Min 0 Mean 149 Cfsm 0.898 In. 12.17

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,580 Min 0.1 Mean 216 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.70

Peak discharge (base, 2,700 cfs). Nov. 28 (12:30 p.m.) 2,770 cfs (11.16 ft); Jan. 3 (5:30 p.m.) 

4,720 ofs (14.33 ft); Jan. 15 (10 a.m.) 4,630 cfsj Feb. 26 (7 a.m.) 3,160 cfa (11.87 ft); Mar. 31

(6 p.m.) 3,100 cfs (11.77 ft).

. .. 

(11 a.m.) 6,200 cfs (16.16 ft); May 8

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record, discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 191

1535. Little Kanawha River at Grantsville, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°55 I 20", long 81*05'50", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 16 at Grantsville, Calhoun County, 1,200 ft downstream from Phillip Run.

Drainage area. 913 sq mi.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for October to 

December 1928, published In WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 652.83 ft above mean sea level, aijustment 

of 1912. Prior to Nov. 21, 1934, chain gage on bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 1,358 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,600 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 26.91 ft); minimum dally, 4 cfs Oct. 1-5.

1928-60: Maximum discharge, 34,300 cfs Apr. 17, 1939 (gage height, 43.10 ft); no 

flow Sept. 10 to Nov. 16, 1930.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of Indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1275: 1929(M), 1932-36.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of Indefinite stage-discharge 

relation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

6.1 

6.3 

6.6 

7.0 

7.5

22

45

101

194

325

8.0

10.0

17.0

24.0

490

1,430

6,580

12,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

e4

e4

e4

e4

e4

e5

e6

e8

elO

e!5

e20

25

*24

29

27

24

25

36

38

37

32

26

28

488

1.400

808

514

718

610

373

257

5,603

181

0.198

0.23

Nov.

199

212

300

308

905

905

1,100

1,100

650

405

292

226

182

156

139

132

*194

762

905

610

418

317

278

1,120

2,780

1,940

1,230

6,670

9.280

3,970

37,685

1,256

1.38

1.54

Dec.

1,870

1,730

2,080

2,080

1,490

1,160

1,730

1,980

1,700

1,670

1,460

3,080

7.860

*5,860

2,710

*1,550

1,100

1,300

2,220

1,670

1,260

1,030

785

610

514

446

405

418

880

1,520

1,550

55,718

1,797

1.97

2.27

Jan.

1,360

1,080

6,800

10,300

3,830

1,870

1,260

1,000

762

570

483

422

2,320

5,780

11,300

12.200

4,040

2,500

*4, 420

3,130

2,080

1,520

1,180

930

785

695

650

1,360

2,360

1,900

1,430

90,317

2,913

3.19

3.68

Feb.

1,160

90S

718

570

570

3,820

4,340

2,780

1,940

1,460

5,280

4,580

2,430

1,800

1,330

1,000

1,180

3,620

5,860

4,110

2,570

2,010

1,670

*1,460

1,890

9.750

6,580

3,200

2,360

80,923

2,790

3.06

3.30

Mar.

1,700

1,330

1,280

1,160

905

762

630

570

590

550

570

526

550

650

1,160

2,080

3,060

4,260

3,270

2.850

2,430

*1,980

1,580

1.430

1,870

1,760

2,290

3,900

4,500

3,340

10.400

63,933

2.062

2.26

2.60

Apr.

8,110

3,550

2,290

8.200

7,540

5,780

3,620

2,290

1,580

1,180

930

762

650

550

472

428

402

376

342

311

278

265

252

236

219

214

462

785

650

472

53,196

1,773

1.94

2.17

May

457

418

370

322

*284

249

234

5,640

9.190

3,200

8,380

5,620

2,640

2,080

1,610

1,200

930

718

570

439

354

300

317

303

278

236

340

840

1,080

695

526

49,820

1,607

1.76

2.03

June

376

284

224

180

146

125

103

*84

74

63

55

69

837

514

292

224

163

123

95

74

484

2.250

1,730

570

460

297

187

132

119

103

10,427

348

0.381

0.42

July

2,700

4.540

1,720

740

418

273

196

141

108

114

196

199

146

114

101

82

69

65

455

630

278

148

99

126

115

67

*68

314

232

99

14,457

466

0.510

0.59

Aug- .

97

116

114

1,230

4.180

1,520

2,080

1,840

930

1,660

3,060

1,260

695

1,590

2,430

1,150

650

405

289

214

274

570

650

385

236

170

128

99

82

*69

iL

28,194

909

0.996

1.15

Sept.

55

48

45

50

50

42

41

40

36

52.

169

1,900

1,730

650

560

259

180

715

1.940

905

514

554

244

187

146

116

99

84

72

67

11,088

570

0.405

0.45

Calendar year 1959: Max 13,100 Mln 4.0 Mean 1,093 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.26

Water year 1959-60: Max 12,200 Mln 4 Mean 1,370 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.43

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 cfs). Jan. 15 (11:50 a.m.) 15,600 cfs (26.91 ft); Mar. 31 (5 p.m.) 

15,800 cfs (25.12 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records 

for nearby stations.
192 LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1540. West Pork Little Kanawha River at Rocksdale, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°50'35", long 81°13'20", near center of span on downstream side of high-

 wlyTridge, 50 ft downstream from Henry Fork at Rocksdale, Calhoun Ccunty, and 9 miles 

southwest of Grantsville.

Drainage area. 205 sq mi.

Records available .--October 1928 to September 1931, October 1937 to September 1960.

 Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage Wire-weight gage, read twice daily, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 657.85 

~ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Sept. 30, 1931, chain gage on 

downstream side of bridge at present datum.

Average discharge . 26 years, 251 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 5,320 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 19.55 ft); no

°1928-3i, 1937-60: 'Maximum discharge, 20,200 cfs Apr. 16, 1939 (gfge height, 30.3 ft, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs; no flow at times during 

1930, 1953, 1957, 1959.

Remarks .--Records good prior to May 1 and fair thereafter except those for periods of ice 

effect or doubtful gage-height record, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 953: 1929-31, 1938(M), 1939. WSP 1275: 1950.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31

4.24

4.3

4.4

4.6 

4.8 

5.0

0

.1

1.2

3.7 

8.4 

19

5.5

6.0

6.5

7.0 

12.0 

18.0

57

117

203

322 

1,810 

4,500

Apr. 1 to

4.6

4.8

5.0

Note 

table

4.1

9.0

18

.--Same 

above 5 .

Sept.

5

5

as pr 

.5 ft.

30

.2 3:

.5 5 -

ecedlng

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

207

185

65

58

158

54 

42

32

801.1

25.8

0.126

0.15

Nov.

30

34

37

41

198

129

76

47

39

32

26

23

20

17

17

18

*42

183

90

67

48

37

40

140

346

214

154

1.670

704 

322

4,841

161

0.785

0.88

Dec.

253

267

373

310

203

158

399

347

297

246

199

532

1,000

632

258

*178

145

300

399

253

185

162

126

99

d80

69

63

d60

122 

153

189

8,057

260

1.27

1.46

Jan.

158

174

2,750

1,360

451

277

203

155

120

95

77

8?

763

777

5,900

1,300

532

574

853

*464

322

239

179

148

129

116

103

347

347 

267

214

17,476

564

2.75

3.17

Feb.

169

146

114

98

16?

1,310

1,040

560

386

310

1,740

675

386

334

193

174

304

913

690

464

412

347

334

*334

841

2,620

973

588

451

17,068

589

2.87

3.10

Mar.

307

243

d220

199

163

146

120

bllO

blOO

blOO"

blOO

114

123

145

292

560

793

853

632

588

478

*399

317

360

399

373

632

1,130

1,000

438

2.100

13,534

437

2.13

2.46

Apr.

1,040

505

438

1,660

1,190

883

518

337

260

191

158

132

114

100

88

84

84

74

65

53

48

49

d45

43

37

36

67

67

50 

43

8,459

282

1.38

1.53

May

65

55

40

d35

d32

*29

d30

786

646

745

2,000

793

425

373

282

203

158

120

88

71

55

49

63

58

40

35

32

44

69

40

7,513

242

1.18

1.36

June

28

23

19

14

11

dlO

d9.0

*8.5

d6.0

4.8

5.2

6.3

~68 130

38

33

22

14

9.0

7.4

7.4

31

23

25

22

13

9.8

7.4

12 

16

632.8

21.1

0.103

0.11

Jvly

43

153

67

36

26

18

14

10

6.3

30

33

41

24

15

8.5

7.6

6.8

5.6

39

44

23

12

7.9

6.8

9.0

9.4

*7.4

22

19 

d!3

d!5

772.3

24.9

0.121

0.14

Aug.

d!3

11

7.9

113

290

76

860

464

255

1,140

1.250

294

135

163

85

105

76

52

57

50

33

152

99

69

43

55

25

16

14 

*14

12

5,944.9

192

0.957

1.08

Sept.

dlO

d8.5

6.8

5.9

6.8

5.9

25

d20

d!5

dlO

29

-80 120

46

54

23

25

37

71

57

51

37

28

24

19

d!5

11

7.4

7.9 

6.8

823.0

27.4

0.154

0.15

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,430 Min 0 Mean 170 Cfsm 0.829 In. 11.25

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,900 Min 0 Mean 235 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.59

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 cfs). Jan. 3 (7 p.m.) 4,250 cfa (17.90 ft); Jan. 15 (11 a.m.) 5,320 ft 

(19.55 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for 

nearby stations.
LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 193

1545. Reedy Creek: near Reedy, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°57'40", long 81°23'25", on left bank a quarter of a mile downstream from 

Roundbottom Run, 1 mile north of Lucile, and 4.5 miles northeast of Reedy, Roane County.

Drainage area. 79.4 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 650 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 9 years, 87.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,240 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 9.61 ft); no 

flow Oct. 1-11.

1951-60: Maximum discharge, 5,730 cfs Feb. 10, 1957 (gage height, 14.7 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,700 cfs; no flow Sept. 13 to Oct. 11, 1959.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1385: 1952-53(P).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 14 Jan. 15 to Sept. 30

2.2

2.3

2.1

4.9

9.3

16

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

62

111

330

900

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.1 

4.6

15

2.5 35

3.0 105

4.0 330

7.0 1,150

9.0 1,910

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0*.l

.1

.1.1

.4

13

36.

11

13

28

11 

6.3

4.2

124.0

4.00

0.050

0.06

Nov.

3.0

9.4

6.3

39

44

19

11

6.7

5.3

3.9

3.0

2.5

2.1

2.1

2.1

*4.2

37

38

18

12

7.9

6.3

31

134

115

47

76

540

160 

90

1,475.8

49.2

0.620

0.69

Dec.

77

107

138

104

66

96

212

115

102

85

70

444 355"

124

*72

49

37

148

128

68

49

43

30

26

25

23

22

101

148 

102

97

3,263

105

1.32

1.53

Jan.

66

51

752

251

109

72

54

42

29

25

22

20

561

264

1.600

310

123

*154

200

105

74

54

43

35

30

27

E8

117

118

57

5,471

176

2.22

2.56

Feb.

46

36

27

24

116

960

295

145

102

280

1.150

195

109

91

74

b60

128

328

182

125

107

88

*82

82

345

944

244

156

118

6,619

228

2.87

3.10

Mar.

80

64

67

54

b40

b35

b30

b27

b25

b25

b25

b27

b35

b45

b80

175

239

280

179

193

154

131

95

119

156

121

223

275

166 

89

3,337

108

1.36

1.56

Apr.

80

60

52

158

186

179

102

71

54

41

32

28

23

20

17

16

16

15

13

11

9.4

9.4

10

8.4

7.5

7.1

9.4

11

8.8 

7.5

1,262.5

42.1

0.530

0.59

May

16

25

*15

11

8.8

6.7

8.9

236

121

205

780

160

109

227

100

57

39

26

20

15

13

11

25

20

12

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.8 

11

11

2,323.8

75.0

0.945

1.09

June

8.0

5.9

4.0

3.4

2.9

2.7

*2.7

2.9

2.3

1.5

1.0

377

74

40

63

19

8.4

5.9

4.0

3.2

2.5

2.9

4.0

4.3

3.7

2.7

2.5

2.1

2.3

2.1

287.1

9.57

0.121

0.13

July

11

37

13

7.1

4.6

3.2

2.3

1.7

1.1

2.1

24

12

6.7

4.3

2.7

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.0

.7

.6

.5

*.3

.3

.3

.2 

.3

.4

147.8

4.77

0.060

0.07

Aug1 .

0.4

.3

.3

159

110

26

34

55

18

108

38246"

20

146

56

21

12

8.0

5.9

4.6

59

51

19

8.8

5.4

4.0

2.9

2.3

*2.1 

1.9

1.7

1,370.6

4*.2

0.557

0.64

Sept.

23

9.4

5.4

3.4

2.5

2.1

6.4

4.0

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

4.0

4.3

3.2

2.5

2.7

57

3T

13

8.0

5.9

4.3

3.4

2.7

2.3

1.9

1.5

1.5 

1.5

216.9

7.23

0.091

0.10

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,070 Min 0 Mean 66.3 Cfsm 0.835 In. 11.33

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,600 Min 0 Mean 70.8 Cfsm 0.892 In. 12.12

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs). Jan. 15 (12:30 p.m.) 2,240 cfs (9.61 ft); Feb. 11 (6 a.m.) 2,060 

efs (9.34 ft); Feb. 26 (5 a.m.) 1,620 cfs (8.39 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
194 LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

1550. Little Kanawha River at Palestine, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°03'35", long 81°23'25", on left bank at end of Washington Street in

 Elizabeth, 1.0 mile upstream from Tucker Creek, 2.3 miles northeast of Palestine, Wlrt 

County, and 2.4 miles upstream from lock 3.

Drainage area. 1,515 sq mi.

Records available. April 1915 to September 1922 (gage heights only), Jvly to September

 1939 (fragmentary), October 1939 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for October 

1939 to September 1941, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 585.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Feb. 17, 1950, 

water-stage recorders or staff gages at locks 3 and 4 at various dati'ms. Auxiliary 

water-stage recorder 3 miles upstream at lock 4.

Average discharge. 21 years, 2,093 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,200 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 24.15 ft); minimum, 3.5 cfs Oct. 6. ,

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 46,300 cfs Apr. 14, 1948 (gage height, 30.4 ft, datum 

then in use); minimum for 1944-46, 1948-60, 0.6 cfs July 14, 1959 (filling pool above 

lock 3).

Flood of Apr. 17, 1939, reached a stage of 32.25 ft, from floodmar^s at lock 4 

(discharge, about 53,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 953: 1940(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-24)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14 Dec. 15 to Sept. 30

13.3

13.4

13.5

13.6

13.8

14.0

2.2

8.5

20

57

84

154

14.5

15.0

15.5

16.0

20.0

399

694

1,200

1,990

10,500

13.6

14.0

14.5

15.0

172

387

742

15. r

16.C 

20.C 

24.C

1,350

2,100

10,500

19,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.5

7.2

6.0

6.0

5.4

4.7

6^

6.6

7.9

7.9

7.9

*6.6

6.6

7.2

7.2

6.6

6.6

13

23

25

30

37

48

*68

197

1.500

930

710

828 

783

5,688.9

184

0.121

0.14

Nov.

421

325

274

404

564

982

982

1,050

1,060

766

576

442

341

279

239

*211

216

315

776

1,000

792

624

553

726

1,900

3,010

2,100

3,840

9,840

8,740

43,348

1,445

0.954

1.06

Dec.

3,520

2,350

2,350

2,820

2,440

1,840

2,060

2,620

2,530

2,210

2,030

2,820

6,980

*8j740

*5,440

2,770

1,840

1,680

2,520

2,680

2,040

1,620

1,340

1,080

887

772

697

910

1,340

1, 500

2,040

76,466

2,467

1.63

1.88

Jan.

1,990

1,700

4,640

*14,000

*8 , 960

*3,730

*2,230

1,670

1,320

1,060

865

752

1,650

6,320

14,900

*18.800

10,500

4,260

*5,000

5,440

3,520

2,520

1,900

1,540

1,280

1,110

1,000

1,140

2,520

2^290

131,467

4,241

2.80

3.23

Feb.

1,840

1,490

1,220

1.000

1,000

5,720

7,420

5,550

3,520

3,040

8,300

8,520

4,780

3,040

2,330

1,760

1,620

3,840

5,880

6,980

4,570

3,220

*2 , 680

2,360

2,600

11,200

12.800

4^150

129,190

4,455

2.94

3.17

Mar.

3,040

2,310

1,990

1,850

1,560

1,310

1,070

955

865

910

898

898

876

980

1,390

2,520

3,940

5,660

5,880

4,680

*4,150

3,320

2, 110

2,400

2,680

2,860

3,320

5,220

6.760

5,440

6,540

89,042

2,872

1.90

2.19

Apr.

14.000

7,420

3,840

5,880

11,200

8,960

6,320

4,040

2,680

2,020

1,560

1,280

1,090

921

812

733

661

628

588

523

466

426

392

372

541

346

598

588

898 

792

80,175

2,672

1.76

1.97

May

715

724

*644

558

466

398

362

1,880"

10,700

8,500

10,100

11.200

5,550

5,730

2,860

2,180

1,660

1,320

1,040

855

715

588

551

596

509

442

587

404

940

1,560

72,712

2,346

1.55

1.78

June

762

588

436

546

280

242

*204

163

147

133

119

138

580

1,040

1,050

604

404

508

230

182

147

286

2.690

1,550

742

544

420

285

215 

176

14,991

500

0.330

0.37

July

179

5,050

5.620

1,600

898

572

382

272

226

200

196

263

285

272

211

172

147

135

150

148

572

454

265

176

150

*119

130

116

106 

242

238

15,504

500

0.350

0.58

Aug.

176

130

116

817

3,560

3,040

1,820

5,150

1,850

1,410

5.990

2,680

1,320

1,610

2,680

1,860

1,200

782

557

592

426

1,500

1,030

865

628

398

280

230

*193 

166

147

40,763

1,315

0.868

1.00

Sept.

135

141

121

108

98

96

96

96

90

86

90

96

1,550

1,550

812

516

372

527

765

1.740

1,020

661

460

527

250

196

153

133

119 

98

12,302

410

0.271

0.50

Calendar year 1959: Max 21,500 Mln 0.9 Mean 1,585 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.20

Water year 1959-60: Max 18,800 Mln 4.7 Mean 1,944 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.47

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 cfs). Jan. 4 (1 p.m.) 15,100 cfs (21.95 ft); Jan. 16 (4 a.m.) 20,200 

cfs (24.15 ft); Feb. 27 (2:30 a.m.) 14,600 cfs (21.85 ft); Apr. 1 (7 a.m.) 15,fOO cfs (22.18 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 195

1555. Hughes River at Cisko, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 39°07'10", long 81°16'40", on right bank 100 ft downstream from confluence 

of North and South Forks, 1 mile upstream from Cisko, Ritchie County, and 5 miles south 

of Petroleum.

Drainage area. 452 sq mi.

Records available. May 1915 to September 1922 (gage heights only), October 1928 to September 1931, October 1938 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 607.92 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Sept. 30, 1931, staff gage at site 0.9 mile downstream and Mar. 5, 

1939, to Sept. 30, 1945, staff gage at site 1 mile downstream, both at datum 2.56 ft 

lower. Oct. 1, 1945, to June 30, 1946, wire-weight gage at bridge across mout'i of 

North Fork at present datum.

Average discharge. 25 years (1928-31, 1938-60), 581 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,300 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 19.63 ft); minimum, 1 cfs Oct. 1-12.

1915-22, 1928-31, 1938-60: Maximum discharge, 31,700 cfs June 26, 1950 (ga^e 

height, 32.69 ft), from rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs on basis of slooe-area 

measurements at gage heights 24.8, 28.1, and 30.4 ft; no flow July 26, Aug. 2-5, 

Sept. 4 to Dec. 5, 1930.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, wMeh are 

fair, and those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSF 893: 1939. WSP 1113: 1947.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of loe effect or doubtful gageheight record (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 14-Z4, Sept. 29, 30)

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

1.1

2.5

5.0

7.5

10

2.Z 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.3

1Z5 

221

3.6 352

4.0 543

10.0 3,650

14.0 6,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

dl

dl

dl

dl

dl

dl

dl

dl

dl

dl

dl

dl

*dl.2

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.5

Z2

79

~8T 174

56

42 

34

30

550.8

17.8

0.039

0.05

Nov.

25

20

16

36

67

171

109

72

54

42

34

28

24

21

20

*2Z

41

130

178

109

78

60

59

224

596

418

254

1,730

1.780 

736

7,154

238

0.527

0.59

Dec.

509

529

644

760

529

404

736

760

567

524

485

1,330

Z.850

1,180

*596

409

293

334

634

471

329

258

199

155

138

136

149

482

1,480

682

19,440

627

1.39

1.60

Jan.

505

371

2,090

2,830

956

567

404

311

237

181

149

136

346

1,200

6,460

5,880

1,330

*810

1,380

93Z

629

44Z

357

293

242

221

210

320

834 

649

466

31,738

1,024

2.27

2.61

Feb.

366

297

233

184

242

3,340

3,050

1,330

883

1,030

5.500

2,050

883

653

500

b400

442

1,330

1,330

981

810

668

519

*428

632

4,130

2,180

1,200

908

36,299

1,252

2.77

2.99

Mar.

644

490

471

b400

b350

b300

b250

b230

b210

b200

b200

b200

b200

b250

b450

785

1,010

1,430

1,230

1,260

1,030

834

673

629

810

785

1,260

2.180

1,880 

908

2,060

23,609

762

1.69

1.94

Apr.

2,050

93Z

658

1,380

1,580

1,330

93Z

658

553

447

357

306

258

217

188

171

158

152

138

118

104

100

92

87

80

112

882

653

347 

242

15,262

509

1.13

1.26

May

306

284

*225

174

141

116 120"

3,300

4,060

1,430

5,860

2,180

981

71Z

543

399

306

Z54

221

171

152

171

315

495

262

178

272

1,100

932

562

461

26,683

861

1.90

2.20

June

361

233

162

118

92

75

61

*51

42

35

31

67

626

Z97

250

199

114

80

59

46

dSOO

d2,500

1,380

433

275

195

118

81

66

RQoy

8,706

290

0.642

0.72

July

dl,300

d2.400

956

399

233

144

96

72

57

56

57

57

53

134

409

174

100

72

64

89

78

60

51

39

49

39

*32

32

53 

34

26

7,415

239

0.529

0.61

Aug.

23

18

16

765

2.790

663

338

246

165

118

237

242

158

102

91

120

214

138

92

70

64

1,270

634

2?3

If2

1C2

75

56 *4-e

38

ee

9,432

3C4

0.6T3

O.T8

Sept.

92

73

57

39

32

26

24

20

18

15

17

18

23

27

26

23

23

28

83

85

64

49

38

30

23

20

16

14

13 

ii

1,028

34.3

0.076

0.08

Calendar year 1959: Max 7,620 Mln 1 Mean 427 Cfsm 0.945 In. 12.83

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,460 Mln 1 Mean 512 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.43

Peak discharge (base, 9,500 cfs). Jan. 15 (11:30 p.m.) 11,300 efs (19.63 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.

d Doubtful gage-height record! discharge estimated on basis of recorder record, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.
HOCKING RIVER BASIN

1560. Hunters Run at Lancaster, Ohio

Location. La t 39°42'30", long 82°37'20", in NE£ sec.11, T.14 N. , R.19 W., on right bank 

at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 22, 1 mile southwest of Lancaster, Fairfield County, and l£ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 9.63 sq mi.

Records available. January 1956 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 823.6 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 505 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 4.25 ft); minimum, 

0.8 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 1.11 ft).

1956-60: Maximum discharge, 1,250 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 5.78 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 730 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement at gage 

height 15.4 ft; minimum, 0.3 cfs Aug. 14, 1959; minimum gage height, 0.90 ft Jan. 17, 

1956.

Maximum stage known, 15.4 ft July 21 or 22, 1948 (discharge, 11,200 cfs, on basis of 

contracted-opening measurement of peak flow at Pennsylvania Railroad1 bridge, threequarters of a mile upstream).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Flood flow affected by temporary retention in four retarding basins 

above station (combined capacity, 2,820 acre-ft). Controlled drainege area is 8.49 sqnd.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 10 Feb. 11 to Sept. 30

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

0.9 

2.9 

8.7

17

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

76

136

1.1 0.7

1.2 1.8

1.3 3.7

1.4 6.3

1.6 14

2.0 36

2.5 76

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.0

3.7

2.9

2.9

4.6

9.5

5.0

14

8.1

2.8

2.4

*1.8

. 1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

l.Z

1.2

2.0

3.5

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.0

1.9

1*8

97.3

3.14

0.3Z6

0.38

Nov.

2.0

Z.I

1.7

4.5

6

5

4

3.5

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.2

3

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.6

178

3.2

2.5

2.7

*Z1

10

8.7

8.4

120.2

4.01

0.416

0.46

Dec.

7.4

8.4

8.4

6.8

6.2

9.0

10

7.4

6.8

6.8

7.1

62

54

1Z

10

8.7

8.1

8.7

7.4

6.5

6.5

6.2

5.9

5^

5.6

5.9

6.2

13

10

8*4

7.1

311.8

10. 1

1.05

1.21

Jan.

6.5

7.8

32

12

8.4

7.4

6.8

*6.2

5.6

576

5.6

7.7

10

12

58_

19

12

24

19

13

10

9

7.4

7.1

6.8

6.8

15

16

11

8.7

8.1

384.5

12.4

1.29

1.49

Feb.

7.1

6.8

6

5.9

874

14

9.0

8.7

12

91

*49

*28

20

16

13

12

11

10

9

9

9

8

8

8

12

20

14

13

12

455.9

15.7

1.63

1.76

Mar.

10

10

9

9

8

8

7

7

*7

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

8

11

13

13

12

14

16

16

16

41

4232"

22

409

13.2

1.37

1.58

Apr.

#17

13

15

19

16

12

11

9.9

9.1

8.4

8.0

7.7

7.0

6.6

6.3

8.0

7.7

6.6

5.7

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.5

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.7

4.4

4.2

670

251.5

8.38

0.870

0.97

May

7.0

4.9

4.7

4.4

4.2

4.2

5.5

5.7

5.5

5.7

6.3

5.7

*5.7

5.Z

4.7

4.7

5.5

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.2

18

19

9.1

6.6

18

31

23

21

20

16

287.7

9.28

0.964

1.11

June

12

8.0

7.3

6.3

6.0

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.4

4.2

4.2

8.3

7.1

7.3

6.0

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.7

3.5

3.7

8.3

7.7

4.7

3.5

3.1

*3.1

3.1

3.5

3.5

160.1

5.34

0.555

0.62

July

4.0

3.1

4.8

3.3

2.9

2.7

2.7

Z.3

2.2

3.4

2.7

2.2

2.9

~5.2 32

4.0

3.3

3.5

3.7

3.1

2.5

2.3

3.2

3.1

2.2

3.9

3.1

2.2

Z.O

1.8

1.7

122.0

3.94

0.409

0.47

Aug.

1.6

1.4

1.4

2.2

1.8

1.6

2.2

2.8

1.7

2.8

*2.2

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

2.0

8.9

377

2.2

1.7

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

*1.3

62.2

2.01

0.209

0.24

Sept.

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

3.1

*1.6

1.3

l.Z

1.2

1.1

1.3

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

37.5

1.25

0.130

0.14

Calendar year 1959: Max 341 Mln 0.5 Mean 9.11 Cfsm 0.946 In. 12.85

Water year 1959-60: Max 97 Mln 1.0 Mean 7.38 Cfsm 0.766 In. 1O.43

Peak discharge (base, 2OQ efs).--Feb. 10 (6 p.m.) 505 efs (4.25 ft)._________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. lo, 11, Oct. 13 to Nov. 16; discharge estimated on basis of 

weather records and records for Hocking River at Enterprise and Clear Creek near Rockbridge. Stagedischarge relation affected by ice Jan. 21, 22, Feb. 3, Feb. 14 to Mar. 18.
HOCKING RIVER BASIN 197

1564. Hocking River at Lancaster, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°42'25", long 82°36'05", In M£ sec. 12, T.14 N., R.19 W., on right bank 

25 ft upstream from Columbus Street Bridge in Lancaster, Palrfield County, ard half a 

mile downstream from Hunters Run.

Drainage area. 49.8 sq mi.

Records available. June 1956 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 797.9 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year. 925 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 8.07 ft); minimum, 

2.9 cfs Nov. 20 (gage height, 1.75 ft).

1956-60: Maximum discharge, 1,980 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 12.76 ft); minimum, 2.3 cfs Aug. 24, 26, 1959; minimum gage height, 1.63 ft Jan. 4, 5, 1959.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of shifting-control, which are fair. Some 

diurnal fluctuation caused by industrial plants above station. Water supply for city 

of Lancaster is pumped from wells adjacent to the Hocking River. A portion of the 

pumpage is believed to be diverted from the Hocking River basin as recharge for aquifer 

supplying well field. Flood flow affected by temporary retention in four (corrected) 

retarding basins above station (combined capacity, 2,820 acre-ft). Controlled drainage 

area is 8.49 sq mi.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except period of shifting-control (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 10 Feb. 11 to Sept. 30

1.7 1.5

1.8 4.8

2.0 15

2.5 48

3.0 86

4.0 182

5.0 327 2.0 

2.5

3.8

7.7

19

53

3.0 98

4.0 214

5.0 355

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

15

5.7

4. a

4.4

20

27

12

36- 54

13

11

*8.5

7.5

7.0

6.6

6.1

5.7

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.8

4.0

10

15

12

11

9.5

7.0

6.6

6.1

7.0

345.3

11.1

0.223

0.26

Nov.

8.5

6.1

5.7

20

25

19

12

9.5

8.5

8.0

8.0

8.5

7.0

11

9.0

8.5

8.0

6.1

6.6

7.0

7.0

6.1

9.6

13

11

9.5

*92

59

44

37

490.2

16.3

0.327

0.36

Dec.

32

34

36

30

26

36

49

36

29

28

28

223

13CJ

64

49

*40

34

32

28

25

26

23

21

21

21

22

24

62

49

40

33

1,331

42.9

0.861

0.99

Jan.

28

31

151

62

42

35

30

*26

24

23

22

30

46

43

277

108

61

109

118

66

49

41

36

33

31

29

56

86

59

46

39

1,837

59.3

1.19

1.37

Feb.

36

32

29

26

34

81

51

43

66

239

*335

115

71

58

55

51

47

50

42

41

41

39

37

36

63

110

64

55

48

1,995

68.8

1.38

1.49

Mar.

41

40

40

36

34

33

32

29

30

32

28

28

27

26

26

29

30

34

41

52

55

49

51

71

58

67

180

234

140

106

85

1,764

56.9

1.14

1.31

Apr.

*60

49

53

83

68

55

46

41

38

34

34

30

28

25

24

30

26

27

22

22

21

21

19

17

17

19

17

16

17

27

986

32.9

0.661

0.74

May

25

17

16

14

14

13

24

20

19

28

26

21

*21

19

16

18

21

15

16

19

17

41

35

19

17

48

76

60

56

50

39

840

27.1

0.544

0.63

June

30

23

20

17

17

18

16

15

15

15

16

24

23

24

28

16

14

13

12

12

12

22

21

12

8.7

7.7

*9T2

12

13 

14

499.6

16.7

0.335

0.37

July

15

12

24

13

12

11

12

11

10

16

11

9.2

23

~26 136

14

8.7

11

30

22

12

19 7.7

13

8.7

22

12

8.7

8.7 

10

8.7

557.4

18.0

0.361

0.42

Avg.

9.2

9.2

8.7

16

8.2

22 7.7

29

10

14

*9.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

9.2

8.7

8.2

7.7

7.7

17

49

22

11

8.7

8.2

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

*7.7

373.4

12.0

0.241

0.28

Sept.

7.3

6.7

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

19

*12

7.7

7.3

6.9

6.9

7.3

8.2

8.2

7.7

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

6.9

6.9

6.4

6.0

6.4 

6.0

223.0

7.43

0.149

0.17

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,280 Min 3.7 Mean 36.5 Cfsra 0.733 In. 9.95

Water year 1959-60: Max 335 Min 4.0 Mean 30.7 Cfsra 0.616 In. 8.39

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Shifting-control method used May 15 to Sept. 30.
HOCKING RIVER BASIN

1570. Clear Creek near Rockbridge, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°35'20", long 82°34'40", In NE£ sec. 20, T.13 N. , R.18 W. , on left bank at 

upstream side of highway bridge, 2 miles upstream from mouth and 3 miles west of Rockbridge, Hocking County.

Drainage area. 87.7 sq ml.

Records available. --October 1939 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 760.13 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to May 2, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 84.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,800 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 7.71 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 4-10; minimum gage height, 1.25 ft Sept. 7, 10.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 16,000 cfs July 22, 1948 (gage height, 17.68 ft, from 

high-water mark In well), from rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs on basis of slopearea measurement of peak flow; minimum, 3.0 cfs Dec. 29, 1947, result of freezeup; minimum gage height, 0.75 ft Aug. 27, 1942.

Remarks . Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1305: 1940(M), 1943(M), 1945(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 8, Nov. 27, Dec. 12-14, 

28, Jan. 3, 4, 15)

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

2.O

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

182

303

894

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

29

17

14

13

13

35

28

62

67.

28

22

*18

18

18

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

16

29

26

25

25

21

19

19

19

699

22.5

0.257

0.30

Nov.

21

19

18

26

46

55

47

29

26

24

22

22

22

23

28

26

25

22

22

22

22

21

22

26

27

24

*132 ~97

81

64

1,061

35.4

0.404

0.45

Dec.

60

69

82

65

57

73

94

73

60

59

61

*441

292

126

102

*92

84

90

78

65

62

55

51

50

51

53

55

113

98

88

74

2,873

92.7

1.06

1.22

Jan.

65

61

220

117

92

78

66

61

53

53

51

*S5

94

85

576

253

143

191

224

139

108

94

81

71

68

65

109

167

117

97

84

3,738

121

1.38

1.59

Feb.

77

68

59

57

64

139

96

82

112

465

*725

23T

154

120

108

96

90

92

81

71

77

71

69

66

97

239

133

112

97

3,948

136

1.55

1.67

Mar.

81

8O

82

73

70

68

60

59

*66

54

50

49

45

IF

46

51

53

57

69

90

94

88

82

128

102

117

314

449

310

203

173

3,309

107

1.22

1.41

Apr.

*122

112

105

156

150

128

108

92

85

77

70

66

60

56

53

56

61

55

48

46

46

44

41

40

38

40

39

36

34

40

2,104

70.1

0.799

0.89

May

68

45

39

36

33

31

42

54

46

51

64

53

55

51

46

41

49

*40

37

36

38

52

98

62

50

193

840

333

215

180

130

3,108

100

1.14

1.31

June

97

80

68

57

51

46

40

37

35

32

30

33

45

51

49

35

31

29

26

25

25

26

54

33

26

23

22

*22

24

22

1,174

39.1

0.446

0.50

July

25

22

26

27

22

19

18

18

18

26

23

19

19

~54 191

34

28

28

32

25

22

20

20

24

19

20

34

21

19

18

11

908

29.3

0.334

0.39

Aug.

16

16

16

16

17

16

16

42

2?

*37

30

22

19

17

17

17

16

15

14

15

27

29

18

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

*14

585

18.9

0.216

0.25

Sept.

14

13-

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

26

*20

16

15

14

14

15

16

15

16

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

428

14.3

0.163

0.18

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,980 Min 9.4 Mean 79.2 Cfsm 0.903 In. 12.27

Water year 1959-60: Max 840 Min 12 Mean 65.4 Cfsm 0.746 In. 10.16

Peak discharge (base, 1,900 efs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
HOCKING RIVER BASIN 199

1575. Hocking River at Enterprise, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°33'54", long 82°28'30", in NW^ sec.5, T.14 N., R.17 W., on right bank at 

upstream side of highway bridge at Enterprise, Hocking County, 4 miles downstream from 

Buck Run.

Drainage area. 460 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1960. Prior to May 1931 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 723.6 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 24, 1933, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 435 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,630 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 9.77 ft); minimum, 41 cfs Sept. 26, 27; minimum gage height, 0.48 ft Sept. 9, 10.

1930-60: Maximum discharge, 25,200 cfs Apr. 20, 1940 (gage height, 19.94 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 17,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening and slope-area 

measurements of peak flow; minimum, 12 cfs Aug. 19, 1932; minimum gage height, 0.08 ft 

Aug. 31, Sept. 14, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 22.0 ft in March 1907, from floodmark (discharge, 36,000 cfs), 

from reports of Corps of Engineers.

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

Revisions (water years). WSF 873: 1938.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 27 Nov. 28 to Sept. 30

0.5 

.7

1.0

45

68

110

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

206

334

620

0.4

.7

1.0

35

68

110

2.0 300

5.0 1,350

9.0 3,170

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

152

96

64

55

53

133

160

322

524 175-

108

81

*72

72

71

67

61

58

56

56

56

56

60

123

149

128

118

101

89

82 

80

3,478

112

0.243

O.28

Nov.

a9O

a85

a75

alOO

a200

a250

197

154

129

120

1O8

108

106

108

123

116

110

101

92

92

92

92

92

108

126

121

487

726

416

*314

5,O38

168

0.365

0.41

Dec.

272

283

316

281

256

295

554

4O9

3OO

272

278

1, 40O

2,100

al,100

a700

520

419

416

381

305

278

258

232

53T

232

244

258

466

588

449 

368

14,464

467

1.02

1.18

Jan.

3OO

278

1,010

902

530

406

350

*311

269

254

250

254

452

479

1.910

1,88O

989

982

1,610

1,02O

719

544

483

406

375

35O

442

9O6

722

561 

476

20,420

659

1.43

1.65

Feb.

413

362

303

286

314

715

740

547

755

1,140

5,O20

*1,860

96O

697

615

544

523

527

466

37S

422

397

359

347

439

1,150

852

694

602

 .

20,427

704

1.53

1.65

Mar,

449

439

452

393

359

347

314

293

*286

298

269

267

236

248

248

276

283

303

344

486

496

469

422

719

615

680

866

2,260

2,090

1,310

1,050

17,567

567

1.23

1.42

Apr.

*773

625

554

877

534

733

608

513

462

4OO

359

339

300

283

267

288

311

274

240

23O

226

219

206

194

16O

180

189

173

162 169"

11,168

372

O.809

O.90

May

261

211

176

164

157

146

17T

316

269

265

339

286

278

283

a270

a250

a23O

*223

192

ISO

185

223

649

365

263

307

2.010

1,500

978

751 

595

12,496

403

0.876

1.01

June

416

319

265

230

204

232

192

160

145

131

123

140

224

224

226

173

140

124

112

1O2

95

104

162

133

102

85

78

*77

89

95

4,902

163

0.354

0.40

July

108

118

112

110

87

74

69

68

66

82

95

76

72

677

274

146

107

102

138

140

107

84

80

95

78

74

134

1O1

85

8O 

67

3,706

120

0.261

0.30

Aug.

60

58

57

66

94

71

62

196

121

*108

179

133

84

72

66

66

63

60

56

57

108

204

^98

73

63

58

55

54

52

54 

54

2,602

83.9

0.182

0,21

Sept.

53

52

49

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

80

80

*68

56

52

49

50

55

52

52

49

48

47

47

43

42

43

43

44

43

1,498

49.9

0.108

0.12

Calendar year 1959 : Max 9,000 Mln 37 Mean 410 Cfsm 0.891 In. 12.11

Water year 1959-60 : Max 3,020 Mln 42 Mean 322 Cfsm 0.700 In. 9.53

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 cfs). Feb. 11 (6 a.m.) 5,650 cfs (9.77 ft)._____________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records fo- Hocking 

RiVer at Athens and Clear Creek near Rockbrldge.
200 HOCKING RIVER BASIN

1585. Tom Jenkins Reservoir at Burr Oak, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°32'35", long 82°03'30", near center of sec.6, T.ll N., R.14 W., at dam 

on East Branch Sunday Creek, 0.2 mile upstream from mouth, 0.4 mile southeast of Burr 

Oak, Athens County, and 3 miles northeast of Glouster.

Drainage area. 32.8 sq mi.

Records available. February 1952 to September 1960. 

Burr Oak Reservoir at Burr Oak.

Prior to October 1952, published as

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 9,960 acre-ft Dec. 13 (elevation, 722.03 ft); minimum, 7,950 acre-ft Oct. 22, 23 (elevation, 718.93 ft).

1952-60: Maximum contents, 12,630 acre-ft Jan. 25, 1959 (elevation, 725.59 ft); 

minimum, 3,490 acre-ft Nov. 20, 1953 (elevation, 709.89 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth dam with emergency spillway; storage began Feb. 2, 

1952. Capacity at spillway level (elevation, 740 ft), 26,900 acre-ft, of which 9,300 

acre-ft is in conservation pool. Dead storage, 35 acre-ft. Figures given herein represent total contents. Reservoir is used fop flood control, although conservation 

pool is operated for increased low flow for water supply and for recreation and conservation of fish and wildlife. Outflow is controlled by operation of gates in conduit 

through dam.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and capacity curve furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1959 to Septe-nber 1960

Date

Nov. 30 ..............................................

Feb. 29..............................................

Apr. 30. .............................................

July 31..............................................

Aug. 31..............................................

Sept . 30 ..............................................

Water year 1959-60. ................................

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

721.11

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

9,330

-

Change In contents 

(acre-feet)

_

+1,090

-100

+40

-120

+510

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
HOCKING RIVER BASIN 201

1590. Sunday Creek at Glouster, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°30iOO", long 82°05'05", on left bank 150 ft downstream from West Branch 

Sunday Creek and 200 ft t upstream from bridge on State Highway 78 at Glouster, Athens

County.

Drainage area. 104 sq ml.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 665.23 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Dec. 4, 1951, wire-weight gage at site 200 ft downstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 93.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,190 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 11.41 ft); minimum, 2.5 cfs Sept. 9, 10; minimum gage height, 1.94 ft Oct. 5.

1951-60: Maximum discharge, 2,180 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 14.65 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Oct. 26, 27, 1953; minimum gage height observed, 1.56 ft Oct. 6, 1951.

Flood of Apr. 12, 1948, reached a stage of 16.5 ft, from Information by the Corps of 

Engineers (discharge, 5,300 cfs). Maximum stage known, 22.0 ft In March 1907; flood In 

March 1913 reached a stage of 18.9 ft, flood In May 1938 a stage of 17.1 ft, and flood 

In April 1940 a stage of 18.3 ft, from Information by the Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records fair. Plow regulated by Tom Jenklns Reservoir (see preceding page). 

Most of small diversion below Tom Jenklns Reservoir returned to stream above station.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 15-27)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15 Jan. 16 to Sept. 30

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.5

3.5

6.1

10

16

37

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

8.0 

10.0

72

142

227

627

942

1.9 1.5

2.0 4.4

2.2 14

2.5 31

3.0 62

5.0 223

8.O 579

10.0 910

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

7.2

5.2

4.6

476

8.5

9.4

134

176

258

241

206

»42

14

8.9

7.6

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.5

6.1

8.0

16

26

22

20

16

14

12

11

1,324.5

42.7

-

-

Nov.

12

12

11

15

33

39

27

20

17

14

10

9.8

8.9

9.4

10

10

11

9.4

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.0

875

*20

27

23

15!

166

104

76

888.5

29.6

-

-

Dec.

65

68

67

64

69

98

282

316

139

93

91

65O

814

418

288

126

1O3

120

109

93

87

73

62

58" 57

62

64

84

96

127

118

4,961

160

-

-

Jan.

87

77

415

333

232

199

*150

94

73

66

62

67

120

132

904

755

253

271

441

314

167

123

98

86

108

265

269

275

147

93

86

6,758

218

_

-

Feb.

73

61

52

50

6T

185

209

171

228

280

809 390"

126

98

87

*76

72

82

72

62

61

61

54

52

68

181

140

130

106

4,103

141

«

-

Mar.

78

7O

74

89

114

107

104

100

81

67

57

48

46

49

49

63

70

89

96

118

105

100

91

130

128

154

284

818

*822

409

383

4,993

161

.

-

Apr.

256

174

148

318

27?

237

187

124

101

81

75

71

64

6O

49

44

75

66

54

47

44

39

36

33

37

40

79

72

61

54

3,001

100

_

-

May

82

66

59

53

49

46

49

101

101

106

159

148

138

134

122

109

*122

96

70

52

55

53

122

84

61

59

323

376

201

157

135

3,488

113

-

-

June

110

98

91

71

58

61

41

30

21

18

17

29

32

32

40

25

24

20

17

14

 IS

15

18

14

11

10

9.1

8.6

12

10

969.7

32. S

_

-

July

12

11

11

11

9.1

8.6

8.1

7.6

7.1

9.1

9.6

8.1

7.1

51

25

13

1O

10

21

13

12

9.6

8.6

8.1

7.6

7.1

7.1

8.1

6.2

6.2

5.5

345.5

11.1

-

-

Aug.

4.8

4.8

4.8

7.6

*9.1

6,2

6.8

9.1

8,1

26

38

17

10

8.1

7.6

7.1

6.2

5.7

5.3

5.3

12

15

8.6

5.7

4.8

4.4

47T

4.4

4.8

8.1

5.7

275.5

8.89

_

-

Sept.

5.3

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.3

5.7

5.7

7.1

3.1

E.5

"9.6 11

*5.7

5.3

4.4

4.1

5.3

6.2

6.2

5.3

5.3

5.3

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.1

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

158.5

5.28

_

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,810 Min 3.5 Mean 109 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 904 Min 2.5 Mean 85.4 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Mote. Discharge computed from twice-dail !-daily Telemark readings June 24 to July 26.
202 HOCKINQ RIVER BASIN

1595. Hocking River at Athens, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°19'45", long 82°05<17", In T.9 N., R.14 W., on left tank at upstream side 

of Mill Street Bridge, three-quarters of a mile east of business section of Athens, 

Athens County, and 3| miles downstream from Margaret Creek.

Drainage area. 944 sq mi.

Records available. May 1915 to September 1960.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 615.59 ft above mean see level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Aug. 17, 1931, staff or chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 45 years, 979 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,740 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 13.91 ft); minimum, 55 cfs Sept. 16, 17 (gage height, 2.29 ft).

1915-60: Maximum dispharge, 30,400 cfs Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 23.0 ft); minimum, 

9 cfs Oct. 11, 1930.

Maximum stage known, 26.7 ft in March 1907, from information by local resident (discharge, 50,000 cfs, computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation by Tom Jenkins Reservoir begirning 1952

["see" p. 200). Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill above station. Records of 

chemical analyses, water temperatures, and suspended sediment loads for the water year 

1960 are given in WSP 1741.

Revisions (water years). WSF 523: 1918-19(M). WSP 743: 1922(M). WSP 873: 1920, 1922, 

1924-28, 1937. WSP 1113: 1932. WSP 1143: 1933.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15 Jan. 16 to Sept. 30

2.6 72

3.0 165

3.5 350

4.0 600

6.0

9.0

13.0

1,830

3,400

6,010

2.3 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

56

107

182

398

4.0 660

7.0 2,330

13.0 6,010

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

165

165

132

98

82.

91

137

527

1,200

745

501

422

279 

*162

137

123

113

104

95

89

89

87

87

123

187

216

190

174 

154 

137

132

6,943

224

_

-

Nov.

125

127

125

137

184

316

382

279

216

184

159

145

135 

135

145

154

*154

148

137

125

123

123

127

326

400

333

912

1,650 

1,270 

853

9,609

320

_

-

Dec.

709

697

727

715

685

794

1,280

1,340

940

685

633

2,260

4.740 

3,160

1,790

1,280

996

975

947

788

697

628

545

506

490

490

506

622 

892 

905

834

33,256

1,073

_-

Jan.

703

628

1,830

2,320

*1,530

1,130

940

757

650

573

540

518

968

1,230

5,360

5,650

3,010

2,070

5,020

2,720

1,820

1,520

1,190

1,010

897

945

1,040

1,550 

1,510 

1,200

1,050

49,424

1,594

_

-

Feb.

955

851

759

682

698

1,280

1,720

1,440

1,550

1,740

4,590

*4.880

2,450 

1,610

1,540

1,240

1,190

1,210

1,160

990

958

935

879

825

915

1,910

2,050

1,650 

1,410

45,585

1,505

_

-

Mar.

1,160

1,000

1,040

978

959

915

855

792

754

660

650

585

553 

558

601

710

843

1,010

978

1,160

1,180

1,100

1,000

1,190

1,400

1,500

1,550

2,960 

*5~t270

2,640

58,921

1,256

_

-

Apr.

2.080

1,540

1,530

1,730

1,880

1,640

1,410

1,190

1,060

959

845

808

754 

698

666

660

805

770

676

611

580

553

521

490

464

443

557

500 

453 

428

27,057

902

-

May

580

638

511

455

408

579

574

721

909

781

984

958

855 

857

770

676

*655

666

558

484

458

484

711

997

671

569

1,590

5,080 

2,040 

1,460

1,260

26,517

855

_

-

June

1.010

820

704

601

505

558

500

598

556

291

257

257

341 

484

50O

428

532

278

245

216

*186

175

190

240

205

156

159

127 

150 

147

10,756

559

_

-

July

554

186

182

162

152

150

121

114

iOJ.

109

120

150

120 

557

825

574

224

205

274

228

190

147

125

118

120

114

121

149 

149

123

121

5,951

192

_

-

Aug.

107

102

96

*96

102

111

102

92

172

172

190

245

175 

114

104

94

92

89

83

80

84

157

255

125

104

95

89

86 

82 

85

85

5,659

118

_

-

Sept.

80

77

75

69

69

67

67

67

67

67

86

109

*104 

92

80

64

67

78

79

79

79

77

75

75

69

67

67

66 

67 

65

2,246

74.9

_

-

Calendar year 1959 : Max 14,900 Min 52 Mean 892 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,630 Mln 64 Mean 705 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 7,500 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 203

1600. Ohio River at Pomeroy, Ohio

Location. Lat 38°50 I 25", long 82°08'30", on left bank at Point Pleasant, Mason County, 

W. Va., 1,200 ft upstream from Kanawha River and at mile 265.4.

Drainage area. 40,500 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. February to April 1936, December 1936 to February 1937, February 1940 

to September 1960 (discharge not compiled for low-water periods since September 1952). 

Records of gage heights collected In this vicinity since 1889 are contained In reports 

of the U.S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 514.10 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

datum. In 1936 and 1937 staff gages at locks 24 and 25 at different daturas. Feb. 7, 

1940, to Sept. 30, 1951, water-stage recorder at site 0.3 mile upstream at present 

datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder near left bank on downstream side of pier of 

bridge on U.S. Highway 33 at Pomeroy, 13.8 miles upstream from gage.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 298,000 cfs Apr. 3; maximum gage height, 40.21 ft 

Apr. 2; maximum gage height at auxiliary gage, 41.92 ft Apr. 3; minimum daily discharge 

not determined; minimum gage height, 23.16 ft Nov. 12.

1936-37, 1940-60: Maximum discharge, 554,000 cfs Jan. 27, 1937 (gage height, 67.7ft, 

pass sill gage, lock 24); minimum daily discharge not determined; minimum gage height 

since February 1940, 22.52 ft Sept. 10, 1956.

Maximum discharge known, 633,000 cfs Mar. 30, 1913 (gage height, 70.1 ft, pass sill 

gage, lock 24).

Remarks. Records good above 100,000 cfs and fair below, except those for periods of no 

gage-height record at base gage and those for periods of Indefinite stage-fall-discharge 

relation, which are poor. Discharge less than 35,000 cfs on days for which no discharge Is shown. Flow partly regulated by locks, dams and reservoirs upstream.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1505: 1955. WSP 1555: 1936-37, 1940-48, 1954-57.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 196C

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

29

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

43,900

43,800

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

43,000

55.500

49,300

-

-

-

-

_

-

Nov.

-

-

45,400

50,100

47,100

43,600

44,800

46,200

51,500

43,800

36,300

-

-

-

-

41,900

42,100

39,700

36,500

-

_

-

-

35,100

44,800

47,200

61,000

a78,000

a9 1,000

.

-

_

-

Dec.

allO,000

al 10,000

a 100, 000

a90,000

a80,000

a63,000

a70,000

75,000

77,200

79,400

73,100

62,800

97,700

135,000

190,000

202,000

187,000

163,000

137,000

114,000

99,100

87,600

69,300

50,400

47,200

48,500

50,900

57,600

69,900

93,500

*2,972.1

95,870

_

-

Jan.

109,000

112,000

107,000

120,000

135,000

147,000

*137,000

117,000

100,000

87,600

54,900

43,700

58,900

79,200

120,000

189,000

201,000

192,000

168,000

150,000

139,000

124,000

108,000

93,500

64,900

48,200

43,900

50,100

51,800

76,700

*3,294.6

106,300

_

-

Feb.

63,700

49,300

51,600

46,200

38,600

65,900

84,600

88,200

86,400

92,200

129,000

161,000

170,000

172,000

159,000

137,000

116,000

100,000

95,700

89,400

84,500

77,800

48,200

54,100

58,400

80,200

96,100

94,800

80,700

*2,670.6

92,090

_

-

Mar.

55,000

54,300

56,100

47,900

37,700

34,700

36,400

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

36,400

44,900

42 , 400

47,500

54,500

52,100

56,500

50,000

47,600

45,200

51,200

49,300

75,800

98,800

158,000

_

_

_

-

Apr.

228,000

281,000

292,000

259,000

236,000

228,000

218,000

209,000

193,000

182,000

161,000

131,000

109,000

94,000

80,700

49,600

652,000

652,000

650,000

e45,000

640,000

e43,000

635,000

635,000

-

_

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

May

-

-

-

-

-

.

-

44,800

78,300

93,900

6140,000

6150,000

el 50, 000

6130,000

127,000

117,000

109,000

95,800

84,500

72,900

63,100

45,200

37,600

41,600

45,900

48,300

45,100

43,600

50, 000

46,400

_

-

_

-

June

55,000

58,600

50,400

41,900

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

35,300

-

664,000

674,000

e78,000

678,000

670,000

64,100

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

.

-

_

-

July Au,j. Sept.

Calendar year 1959 : Max 358,000 Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1959-60: Max 292,000 Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed In thousands.

a No gage-height record at base gage; discharge estimated on basis of gage height record at auxiliary gage and records for other Ohio River stations.

e Stage-fall-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of records for other Ohlc 

River stations.
204 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1610. South Pork New River near Jefferson, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°24', long 81°25", on right bank 600 ft upstream from bridge on State 

Highways 16 and 88, a quarter of a mile downstream from Bear Creek, and 4 miles southeast of Jefferson, Ashe County.

Drainage area. 207 sq mi.

Records available. October 1924 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,657.04 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Oct. 14, 1934, chain gage on old bridge 400 ft downstream at same 

datum. Oct. 14, 1934, to Mar. 25, 1935, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 36 years, 411 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum peak discharge during year, 4,530 cfs Mar. 31 (gage freight, 6.84 ft); 

a higher discharge and stage occurred at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 1 (6,£40 cfs, 8.00 ft) on a 

falling stage following a peak on Sept. 30, 1959; minimum, 249 cfs Aug. 8,9, but may 

have been less during period of ice effect; minimum daily, 258 cfs Sept. 6.

1924-60: Maximum discharge, 52,800 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 22.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,100 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 52 cfs Dec. 24, 1943, result of freezeup; minimum daily, 65 cfs Sept. 9, 1925.

Maximum stage known prior to 1924, 18.0 ft July 15, 1916, from flcodmarks witnessed 

by local resident (discharge, 35,200 cfs).

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

and those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1275: 1925-26(M), 1928-30(M), 1931-32, 1£33-35(M), 

1941-42(mj, 1944(m).

Rating bable, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (page 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.O 

2.5 

3.0

205

385

650

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

1,350

2,250

4,850

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

c

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ocb.

3,560

1,240

879

700

606

546

562

595

879

851

784

688

*622

747

778

639

584

551

513

486

470

486

551

723

622

578

524

497

465

486

735

22,947

740

3.57

4.12

Nov.

661

5e¥

513

491

481

475

460

428

414

399

395

390

381

376

381

381

385

376

351

346

342

342

342

465

556

423

390

502

524

419

12,957

432

2.09

2.33

Dec.

395

404

419

390

372

376

399

385

395

385

*381

528

817

644

540

481

449

502

1.080

951

694

600

540

497

497

486

460

481

617

529

486

16,180

522

2.52

2.91

Jan.

454

444

636

650

546

562

590

650

573

546

551

546

535

556

513

497

460

475

491

444

*423

b360

b280

b340

b400

b440

486

475

428

497

757

15,605

503

2.43

2.80

Feb.

900

678

573

529

1,130

2,050

910

817

717

783

1,490

1,010

893

bSOO

b700

b650

b650

b700

b700

b600

b650

590

562

551

600

650

595

568

584

22,630

780

3.77

4.07

Mar.

562

551

b320

b300

b260

b300

b340

b360

b360

b380

b400

b380

b400

b440

bSOO

475

502

644

529

481

465

*454

460

524

644

584

688

970

1,430

3,360

3.800

21,863

705

3.41

3.93

Apr.

2,100

1,720

1,860

*2,640

2.690

1,860

1,470

1,280

1,130

970

900

858

804

765

741

717

700

683

650

634

622

650

617

584

562

562

595

595

546

529

31,034

1,034

5.00

5.58

May

562

529

508

491

481

475

481

1,000

765

600

562

546

546

513

481

465

454

433

423

423

433

423

*390

390

390

423

683

759

562

491

438

16,120

520

2.51

2.90

June

409

395

481

497

529

491

428

404

390

376

364

359

359

364

438

372

338

342

322

519

342

475

497

414

355

359

423

372

355

355

11,924

398

1.92

2.14

Jily

359

801

502

399

359

330

326

315

311

311

399

355

311

300

292

278

272

275

286

376

342

282

289

359

315

549

828

683

465

334

11,984

387

1.87

2.15

Aug.

385

338

296

275

355

322

282

268

272

*262

292

433

1,050

735

529

438

423

3400

a380

a360

385

3480

573

419

364

334

315

303

292

278

315

12,153

392

1.89

2.18

Sepb.

319

454

419

319

286

258

629

423

326

390

730

508

355

307

289

278

286

355

606

423

326

303

296

286

272

262

262

268

342

346

10,923

364

1.76

1.96

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,O80 Min 130 Mean 425 Cfsm 2.05 Jr. 27.90

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,800 Min 258 Mean 564 Cfsm 2.72 Ir. 37.07

Peak discharge (base, 2,600 cfs). Feb. 6 (6 a.m.) 2,740 cfs (5.47 ft); Mar. 31 (5 a.m.) 4,530 cfs 

(6.84 ft); Apr. 5 (11:30 a.m.) 2,980 cfs (5.67 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.

No gage-height gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of streamflow continuity, weather records,

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 205

1640. New River near Galax, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°38'50", long 80°58'45", on left bank at upstream side of bridge on U. S. 

Highway 58, 500 ft downstream from Meadow .Creek, 1.2 miles southwest of Old Town, 

3.1 miles southwest of Galax, Carroll County, and 3.6 miles downstream from Elk Creek.

Drainage area. 1,131 sq mi.

Records available. October 1929 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for rome 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,208.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 31 years, 1,825 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum peak discharge during year, 24,900 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 7.44 ft); 

a higher discharge and stage occurred on Oct. 1 at 12:01 a.m. (38,500 cfs, 10.05 ft) 

on a falling stage following a peak on Sept. 30, 1959; minimum, 806 cfs Sept. 27, 28 

(gage height, 1.13 ft).

1929-60: Maximum discharge, 141,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 25.7 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs on basis of computation of peak 

flow over dam at Fries 6 miles downstream, and slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum, 193 cfs Jan. 9, 1956 (gage height, 0.52 ft), result of freezeup.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSF 758; 1933(M) , drainage area. WSP 893: 1930(M) , 1935(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 8-27)

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

770

1,340

2,580

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

5,480

13,500

23,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IS

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

21.000

7,880

4,580

3,420 

2,610

2,100

2,000

*2,240

2,860

3,340

2,940

2,660

2,220

2,860

4,280

3,420

2,720

2,350

2,020 

1,800

1,660

1,680

1,780

2,560

2,580

2,580

2,160

1,970

1,850

1,850

2,220

101,770

3,285

2.90

3.35

Nov.

2,500

2,130

1,850

1,710 

1,640

*1,590

1,590

1,460

1,380

1,360

1,310

1,290

1,270

1,260

1,270

1,290

1,270

1,240

1,190 

1,160

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,830

5.990

3,140

2,190

2,380

2,640

2 , 160

51,510

1,717

1.52

1.69

Dec.

1,850

1,780

1,800

1,710 

1,540

1,500

1,660

1,460

1,480

1,480

1,500

1,900

2,500

5,500

3,000

*2,520

2,160

2,160

4,730 

5.650

4,140

3,280

2,720

2,380

2,240

2,500

2,190

2,190

2,920

2,780

2 , 580

75,580

2,452

2.15

2.48

Jan.

2.08O

1,900

2,580

5,540 

2,920

2,660

2,720

5.560,

5,110

2,860

2,780

2,800

2,690

2,750

2,610

2,470

2,190

2,100

2,080 

1,900

1,660

1,500

b 1,100

bl,200

bl,300

bl,600

bl,800

b2,000

2,080

1,760

2,500

70,600

2,277

2.01

2.32

Feb.

4,450

5,420

2,690

2.500 

5,990

11.500

*4 700

3,840

3,840

8,720

7,480

b5,000

b4,000

b5,500

b5,200

b5,500

b3,500

b4,000 

3,700

b5,200

b5,000

b2,800

2,690

3,140

4,280

4,140

3,420

5,220

125,600

4,262

5.77

4.06

Mar.

3,080

2,800

2,300

b2,200 

b2.000

b2,000

b2,100

b2,400

b2,500

b2 , 100

b2,100

b2,300

b2,500

b2,500

b2,800

b3,000

b3,200

b3,300

3,560 

2,890

2,520

2,360

2,380

2,890

3,990

3,700

4,430

6,240

9,140

16, 800

22, 000

127,880

4,125

3.65

4.21

Apr.

13,500

10,200

10,200

14 . 900 

13,500

10,500

7,000

5,800

5,000

4,500

4,000

*3,800

3,500

3,200

5,000

2,800

2,700

2,600

2,600 

2,500

2,300

2,500

2,300

2,200

2,200

2,300

2,700

2,600

2,500

2.100

149,500

4,977

4.40

4.91

May

2,100

2,200

2,000

1,900 

1,800

1,900

2,000

4,450

4.880

5,560

2,780

2,550

2,520

2,560

2,100

1,950

1,830

1,760

*1,640 

1,590

1,610

1,610

1,460

1,580

1,580

1,610

2,000

3,220

2,860

2,270

1,850

68,900

2,223

1.97

2.27

June

1,640

1,520

*1,660

1,970 

1,950

2.160

1,730

1,460

1,400

1,510

1,260

1,220

1,200

1,190

1,510

1,290

1,160

1,060

1.040 

1,190

1,080

2,000

1,900

2,000

1,400

1,260

1,200

1,220

1,160

1,080

43,020

1,434

1.27

1.41

July

1,220

4.540

5,250

2,190 

1,800

1,480

1,540

*1,270

1,200

1,220

1,520

1,460

1,270

1,160

1,120

1,100

1,050

1,040

1,200 

1,190

1,120

1,110

1.010

1,220

1,190

1,460

2,190

2,100

1,710

1,320

1,140

47,190

1,522

1.35

1.55

Aug.

1,590

1,190

1,C50

?68 

£29

?55

?R1

?68

*1,C20

1,110

1,290

2,440

2,e60 i,eso

1,400

1,240

1,160

1,100 

1,C60

1,C20

1,550

2.C80

1,£40

1,240

1,100

1.C40

1,530

1.C60

1.C10

955

40,547

1,308

1.16

1.33

Sept.

1,140

1,440

1,440

1,220 

1,020

968

1,240

1,400

1,290

1,540

1,170

*1,500

1,290

1,020

929

890

890

1,010

1,540 

1.520

1,140

968

929

890

866

842

818

818

916

1,060

55,504

1,110

0,981

1.10

Calendar year 1959 : Max 21,400 Mln 620 Mean 1,798 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.58

Water year 1959-60: Max 22,000 Min 818 Mean 2,549 Cfsm 2.25 In. 30.68

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs). Feb. 6 (6 a.m.) 13,500 cfs (5.01 ft); Feb. 11 (12 m. ) 9,770 cfs

(4.14 ft)j Mar. 51 (5:30 a.m.) 24,900 cfs (7.44 ft); Apr. 4 (4 bo 5 a.m.) 16,300 cfs (5.58 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 13-16, Feb. 6-8, Apr. 6 to May 7j discharge estimated on basis 

of weather records and records for nearby stations.
206 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1650. Chestnut Creek at Galax, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°38'45", long 80°55'10", on right bank 200 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 89, 0.6 mile south of Galax, Carroll County, and 1.7 miles downstream 

from Wards Mill Branch.

Drainage area. 39 sq ml.

Records available. September 1944 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 2,344.17 ft above mean s<ia level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 25, 1948, staff gage and June 25, 

1948, to May 28, 1953, water-stage recorder, at site 200 ft upstream at datum 0.86 ft 

higher.

Average discharge. 16 years, 67.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,140 cfs Feb. 5 (gage height, 4.87 ft); minimum, 35 cfs Aug. 3, 4 (gage height, 0.85 ft).

1944-60: Maximum discharge, 6,980 cfs Oct. 17, 1947 (gage height, 14.4 ft, from 

floodmark, site and datum then In use); minimum, 13 cfs Jan. 5, 1956 (gage height, 

0.70 ft), result of freezeup.

Flood of Aug. 14, 1940, reached a stage of 17.4 ft. site and datum then In use (discharge, 11,000 cfs, by contracted-opening measurement).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gag?-helght record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1385: 1953.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.8 

1.0 

1.3

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

215

475

825

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

296

141

103

84

72

65

78

*89

158

119

108

82

79

160

113

87

76

69

65

61

60

66

76

110

75

66

62

59

59 

69

101

2,908

93.8

2.41

2.77

Nov.

74

65

61

60

59

*59

56

55

54

53

53

53

52

53

54

53

52

49

49

49

50

SO

50

152

78

64

60

90

65 

61

1,833

61.1

1.57

1.75

Dec.

59

61

65

61

59

64

60

57

59

58

57

94

69

59

57

*55

54

74

222

106

85

75

67

65

72

69

65

296

84 

72

67

2,467

79.6

2.04

2.35

Jan.

62

69

110

76

72

74

103

89

82

82

81

75

71

68

67

62

62

65

59

b54

b5O

b46

b41

b45

54

55

61

60

60 

66

155

2,156

69.5

1.78

2.06

Feb.

84

69

62

65

498

194

121

*92

85

234

281

141

133

117

119

104

112

223

168

135

113

106

101

104

148

126

110

115

117

4,077

141

3.62

5.89

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,980 Mln 21

Mar.

104

81

b80

b7O

b60

b62

b66

b70

b70

b60

b62

b66

b70

b75

81

85

*101

112

94

89

65

65

90

113

121

119

166

215

222 

458

OGR

3,528

114

2.92

5.36

Apr.

196

166

525

284

270

192

164

146

135

126

124

*119

115

112

110

108

104

103

97

96

101

101

94

89

§7.

104

110

103

89

97

4,069

136

3.49

3.86

May

94

84

92

81

78

76

92

2 O7

TT?

96

89

104

94

87

81

78

74

71

»68

67

71

72

65

6264"

82

184

139

151

90

78

2,863

92.4

2.37

2.73

June

71

68

*74

74

82

74

72

65

65

61

60

59

58

56

60

58

54

55

50

62

66

96

97.

59

54

54

50

55

48

1,925

64.2

1.65

1.84

July

74

79.

54

50

48

45

46

*44

44

50

6O

52

47

44

43

42

42

41

41

40

4O

39

40

43

40

59

60

45

45

41

39

1,477

47.6

1.22

1.41

Aug.

40

57

57

36

45

43

53

41

37

*58

52

78

110

98

61

47

45

42

40

59

53

154

56

47

45

42

41

40

59

40

40

1,594

51.4

1.52

1.52

Sept.

70

64

60

50

45

50

54

60

54

54

50

*45

40

39

38

37

40

50

70

60

50

45

42

41

40

39

38

58

40

50

1,455

48.4

1.24

1.59

Mean 62.8 Cfsm 1.61 In. 21.84

Water year 1959-60: Max 498 Mln 36 Mean 82.9 Cfsm 2.13 In. 28.95

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs). Feb. 5 (2:30 p.m.) 1,140 cfs (4.87 ft)j Feb. 10 (12 p.m.) 808 cfs 

(3.96 ft)} Apr. 3 (9:30 p.m.) 878 cfs (4.15 ft). __

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Aug. 16-18, Sept. l-30j discharge estimated on basis of recorded 

range In stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 207

1655. Hew River at Ivanhoe, Va.

Location. Lat 36°50'05", long 80°57'10", on left bank at Ivanhoe, Wythe County, 2.1 miles 

downstream from Big Branch and 2.3 miles upstream from Cripple Creek.

Drainage area. 1,340 sq mi.

Records available. August to December 1927, October 1929 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.

Qage. Water -stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,943.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 31 years, 2,068 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum peak discharge during year, 25,900 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 13.24 ft); 

a higher discharge and stage occurred on Oct. 1 at 12:01 a.m. (41,700 cfs, 17.80 ft) on 

a falling stage following a peak on Sept. 30, 1959; minimum, 162 cfs July 23 (gage 

height, 0.92 ft); minimum daily, 875 cfs Sept. 16.

1929-60: Maximum discharge, 155,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 38.1 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs on basis of flood records for 

other stations on New River; minimum, 92 cfs Sept. 8, 1930 (gage height, 0.89 ft); minimum daily, 184 cfs July 28, 1930.

Flood in July 1916 reached a stage of 34.8 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 132,000 

cfs, from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs as explained above). Flood in September 1878 was about 5 ft lower than flood of July 1916 and was highest known from 1840 

to 1916.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by powerplants at Buck, 2.8 miles above station, 

and at Byllesby, 5.5 miles above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 783: 1933(M) , drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feer per second)

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

870

1,370

2,150

5.0 

8.0

14.0

5,820

12,400

28,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

25.400

9,380

5,090

3,380

2,590

2,420 

2,660

*Z,290

3,080

3,660

3,190

2,910

2,530

3,110

4,300

3,660 

3,130

2,430

2,200 

2,160

2,040

1,910

2,050

2,350

2,700

2,760

2,600

2,120

2,140

1,910 

2,260

114,410

3,691

2.75

3.18

Nov.

2,860

2,570

2,030

1,970

1,730

2,000 

1,630

1,640

1,540

1,560

1,560

1,590

1,430

1,330

1,330

1,580 

1,360

1,260

1,240 

1,160

1,260

1,120

1,200

1,800

5.550

3,300

2,520

2,180

2,560

,38O

55,040

1,835

1.37

1.53

Dec.

1,930

1,990

1,920

1,950

1,700

1.400 

1,520

1,640

1,440

1,560

1,520

1,920

3,370

4,000

3,420

*2,740 

2,210

2,160

4,290 

6.050

3,060

3,730

2,960

2,470

2,090

2,340

2,060

2,240

2,640

3,120 

2,590

80,010

2,581

1.93

2.22

Jan.

2,170

1,940

2,700

5.420

3,080

2,690

2,640

3,400

3,060

3,220

2,840

2,900

2,880

2,830

2,610

2,670 

2,620

2,150

2,200 

2,160

1,890

1,620

1,150

1,280

1,470

1,990

2,370

2,290

2,500

2,090 

2,440

75,250

2,427

1.81

2.09

Feb.

r 4,210

3,820

2,820

2.540

3,990

15.100

5^820

4,220

4,090

8,340

7,290

5,820

5,190

4,230

3,860 

3,960

4,080

4,560 

5,650

5,470

5,470

5,200

2,960

5,460

5,820

5,960

5,600

5,580

135,450

4,671

5.49

5.76

Mar.

3,730

3,420

2,840

2,400

2,250

2,640 

2,710

2,950

2,900

2,470

2,450

2,770

2,950

2,890

5,200

5,070 

*2,840

5,760

5,940 

5,180

5,020

2,620

2,610

3,120

4,260

4,140

4,630

6,240

9,840

16, 900 

«25.900

140,620

4,556

5.59

5.90

Apr.

17.500

10,500

10,100

16,900

15,500

11,900 

8,760

7,290

6,240

5,610

5,020

4,500

4,180

4,180

5,850

5,680 

2,810

3,720

5,560 

5,160

5,080

5,120

5,150

2,800

2,880

2,770

5,280

5,460

5,180

2,750

179,790

5,995

4.47

4.99

May

2,600

2,840

2,720

2,140

2,560

2,580 

2,570

4,010

6,050

4,360

5,590

2,960

5,090

2,980

2,770

2,610 

2,420

2,100

2,280 

2,250

2,080

2,100

2,250

1,940

2,060

2,270

2,840

3,510

3,520

3,040 

2,560

86,650

2,795

2.09

2.40

June

2,250

1,910

2,210

2,520

2,510

2,700 

2,440

2,070

*1,940

1,840

1,640

1,640

1,520

1,800

1,820

1,680 

1,720

1,440

.1,410 

1,500

1,660

2,060

2,600

2,860

1,980

1,600

1,460

1,670

1,850

1,460

57,720

1,924

1.44

1.60

July

1,710

3,780

5,820

2,660

2,090

1,740 

1,570

1,620

1,440

1,540

1,580

2,000

1,680

1,600

1,300

1,360 

1,270

1,220

1,460 

1,440

1,470

1,560

1,550

1,600

1,570

1,580

2,140

2,480

2,220

1,740 

1,240

55,610

1,794

1.54

1.54

Aue;.

2,000

1,510

1,540

1,070

1,170

1.040 

1,070

1,500

*1,240

1,420

1,170

1,550

2,470

5.240

2,360

2,060 

1,560

1,190

1,400 

1,250

1,240

2,040

2,640

2,040

1,460

1,580

1,180

1,260

1,550

1,570 

1,160

48,510

1,565

1.17

1.55

Sept.

1,220

1,500

1,790

1,480

1,270

1,250 

1,560

1,590

1.860

1,700

1,450

1,280

1,580

1,150

1,260

1,200

965

1,770 

1,700

1,540

1,250

998

1,020

945

1,020

1,000

955

958

1,540

59,016

1,501

0.971

1.08

Calendar year 1959: Max 25,400 Min 383 Mean 2,036 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.62

Water year 1959-60: Max 25,400 Mln 875 Mean 2,918 Cfsm 2.18 In. 29.64

Peak discharge (base, 13,500 cfs}. Feb. 6 (9 a.m.) 14.800 ofs (9.05 ft)j Mar. 51 (9 a.m.) 25,900 

cfs (15.24 ft); Apr. 4 (9 a.m.) 18,400 ofs (10.58 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1670. Reed Creek at Grahams Forge, Va.

Location.--Lab 36°56'20", long 80°53'15", on right bank 35 ft upstream from highway bridge 

at Grahams Forge, Wythe County, 2.2 miles downstream from Glade Creek, and 7.3 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--847 sq ml.

Records available.--July 1908 to September 1916, February 1927 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,924.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1916, chain gage at same site at datum 0.68 ft lower. Feb. 3, 

1927, to Oct. 28, 1934, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--41 years, 260 cfs.

Extremes. 1956-57: Maximum discharge during water year, 7,800 cfs Jan. 30 (gage height, 

7.25 ft); minimum, 48 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 1.29 ft); minimum dally, 66 cfs 

Sept. 6, 7.

1959-60: Maximum discharge during water year, 4,060 efs Mar. 31 (gage height, 

5.21 ft); minimum, 49 cfs Sept. 14 (gage height, 1.28 ft); minimum dally, 69 cfs 

Sept. 26.

1908-16, 1927-60: Maximum discharge, 17,500 cfs (revised) July 16, 1916 (gage 

height, 11.4 ft, present datum, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 

7,600 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; minimum observed, about 5 cfs Dec. 22, 1909 

(gage height, 0.49 ft, present datum), result of freezeup; minimum dally, 22 cfs 

Jan. 30, 1934.

Revisions.--Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1913 snd 1916 have been 

revised to 15,200 cfs Mar. 27, 1913 (gage height, 10.5 ft, present datum, from graph 

based on gage readings) and 17,500 cfs July 16, 1916 (gage height, 11.4 ft, present 

datum, from floodmarks), from rating curve extend above 7,600 cfs on basis of velocityarea study, superseding figures published In WSP 1305.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Occasional diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above 

station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1235: 1912-13, 1915-16. WSP 1275: 1911, 1927-28(M), 

1930-34(M).Revised figures of discharge, for the calendar year 1957, superseding 

those published In WSP 1555, are as follows: Maximum, 5,220 cfs; minimum, 66 cfs; 

mean, 412 cfs; cubic feet per second per square mile, 1.67; runoff In Inches, 22.62.

Note.--Records for the 1957 water year, not previously published, are given herewith.

Rating tables, water years 1956-57 and 1959-6O, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1, 1956, to Sept. 3O, 1957 Oct. 1, 1959, to Sept. 3C, 1960

1.3

1.6 

1.9 

2.4

118

210

500

3.0 1,030

4.0 2,210

6.0 5,400

1.3 

1.5 

1.8 

2.1

52

101

182

310

2.5 590

3.0 1,030

4.0 2,160

5.0 3,520

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

*108

99

92

94

113

116

106

99

92

84

82

80

80

77

75

72

72

72

75

72

77

144

245

164

135

124

260

284

196

170

156

3,715

120

0.486

0.56

Nov.

365

556

368

272

210

183

170

*167

179

176

162

150

144

132

130

124

167

235

190

167

162

156

153

144

141

138

135

127

121

121

5,645

188

0.761

0.85

Dec.

118

113

*113

111

108

106

106

104

104

104

101

108

121

132

162

272

290

225

200

190

176

176

176

272

521

368

290

235

210

190

173

5,675

183

0.741

0.85

Jan.

162

153

141

159

147

153

*153

156

252

1,690

830

535

422

350

284

250

215

173

180

180

190

190

284

470

368

314

278

514

3,740

*5_.22Q

2,790

20,943

676

2.74

3.15

Feb.

4,220

2,350

1,520

1,260

1,160

1,940

1,570

2,640

5.220

3,580

2,210

1,400

1,080

860

713

634

535

476

521

970

767

626

521

464

428

494

570

771

39,500

1,411

5.71

5.95

Mar.

1,880

1,320

960

767

642

*542

507

586

556

482

458

446

434

410

392

362

326

308

314

308

278

368

626

650

535

464

428

392

362

344

314

16,761

541

2.19

2.52

Apr.

296

368

*398

488

*4.540

2,210

1,160

1,460

3,580

1,520

1,050

830

686

570

500

458

422

392

368

344

320

308

302

308

362

332

308

290

278

2J36

24,714

824

3.34

3.72

May

*240

235

225

215

203

200

193

190

183

170

164

167

162

159

230

170

156

153

245

544

255

196

176

162

156

147

173

183

159

144

158

5,893

190

0.769

0.89

June

155

132

*147

156

235

374

362

260

308

302

225

196

183

200

193

164

159

156

141

155

127

121

127

147

152

150

127

121

150

152

5,457

182

0.757

0.82

July

121

111

108

104

101

99

96

94

94

101

*101

96

89

87

10T

96

179

220

152

108

99

99

94

104

106

89

89

250

TSF

115

141

3,557

115

0.466

C.54

Aug.

116

108

99

104

111

*99

92

87

84

84

80

82

80

80

101

118

99

89

92

92

84

80

80

77

77

77

77

75

72

70

70

2,756

88.5

0.557

0.41

Sept.

68

68

68

72

*70

66

66

68

77

84

89

87

84

82

92

94

190

250

250

170

141

132

116

106

96

89

87

87

122

53_0

5,581

119

0.482

0.54

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,610 Min 46 Mean 220 Cfsm 0.891 In. 12.11

Water year 1956-57: Max 5,220 Mln 66 Mean 379 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20. 8O

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). Jan. 1O (5:30 a.m.) 2,420 cfs (4.17 ft); Jan. 50 (4 a.m.) 7,800 

cfs (7.25 ft); Feb. 9 (7 p.m.) 6,000 cfs (6,31 ft); Apr. 5 (2:50 p.m.) 6,000 cfs (6.50 ft); Apr. 9 

(9 a.m.) 4,880 cfs (5.71 ft)._______________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 209

1670. Reed Creek at Grahams Forge, Va. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.070

340

214

173

144

134

136

152

158

164

158

152

*142

338

750

440

290

230

196

176

158

155

152

152

161

173

173

176

170

158

158

7,343

237

0.960

1.11

Nov.

152

*139

136

131

129

129

131

129

126

121

llfi

116

116

114

114

111

111

111

106

101

98

106

104

313

1.260

558

334

305

285

247

6,051

202

0.818

0.91

Dec.

217

203

203

189

173

170

182

173

167

T67

167

203

638

*534

384

316

270

256

670

798

590

461

370

322

285

270

247

247

280

275

260

9,687

312

1.26

1.46

Jan.

238

226

247

384

352

322

310

391

398

398

468

542

468

454

419

370

322

300

280

251

b210

b!80

b!60

b!50

b!60

b!70

179

182

182

182

214

9,109

294

1.19

1.37

Feb.

290

295

270

247

648

2,220

1,080

710

*566

566

2.290

1,190

850

710

550

475

454

630

606

475

482

447

412

426

a490

a550

670

606

614

19,819

683

2.77

2.98

Mar.

678

bSOO

b450

b400

b350

b330

b310

b290

b270

b250

b260

b250

b240

260

270

*322

346

496

526

496

461

433

461

598

1,010

870

1,180

1,900

2,880

*3 ,280

3,070

23,437

756

3.06

3.53

Apr.

1,600

1,200

1,280

2,220

2.560

1,550

1,140

897

766

654

566

503

454

419

591

564

352

328

310

295

285

a270

a280

aZ60

a250

a270

a280

a270

a250

a250

20,314

677

2.74

5.06

May

a270

a250

a250

a220

a250

a250

295

897

890

510

584

522

300

270

247

226

*210

196

186

182

173

167

161

161

164

155

192

230

196

173

161

8,498

274

1.11

1.28

June

152

182

Taz

161

170

167

161

*147

139

136

131

126

131

131

131

124

118

114

111

111

114

149

170

158

131

129

124

116

118

116

4,150

158

0.559

0.62

July

151

542

265

186

158

139

*129

118

116

118

139

129

118

114

108

104

104

108

108

111

104

98

106

101

9G_

101

131

118

111

101

96

4,208

136

0.551

0.63

Avg.

142

108

96

94

91

91

88

*86

84

84

91

94

118

118

106

94

104

91

86

86

106

98

121

106

94

86

84

84

84

81

78

2,974

95.9

0.388

0.45

Sept.

"98 114

91

86

81

*78

76

78

78

76

84

78

76

71

76

71

76

114

106

94

81

78

81

76

71

69

71

78

91

86

2,484

82.8

0.355

0.37

Calendar year 1959: Max E,880 Win 54 Mean 217 Cfsm 0.879 In. 11.95

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,280 Min 89 Mean 323 Cfsm 1,31 In. 17.77

Peak discharge (base, 2,300 cfs). Feb. 6 (8:30 a.m.) 3,180 cfs (4.64 ft); Feb. 11 (12 m.) 2,860 cfs

(4.46 ft); Mar. 31 (3 to 5 a.m.) (4,060 cfs (5.21 ft); Apr. 3 (11 p.m.) 2,860 cfs (4.47 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
210 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1675. Big Reed Island Creek near Allisonia, Va.

Location. La t 36°53i, long 80°44', on left bank 700 ft downstream from highway bridge, 

3.5 miles southeast of Allisonia, Pulaski County, 4 miles upstream from Little Reed Island Creek, and 4.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 278 sq mi.

Records available. August 1908 to September 1916, April 1939 to September 1960.

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,902.74 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Aug. 2, 1908, to Sept. 30, 1916, at site 4 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 405 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum peak discharge during year, 6,770 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 8.15 ft);

gher discharge and stage occurred on Oct. 1 at 12:01 a.m. (12,300 cfs, 11.30 ft) on 

a falling stage following a peak on Sept. 30, 1959; minimum, 178 cfs sometime during 

period of missing record Sept. 6-30 (gage height, 2.25 ft).

1908-16, 1939-60: Maximum discharge, 14,500 cfs Sept. 30, 1959 (gage height, 12.54 

ft), from rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement; 

minimum recorded, 81 cfs Dec. 16, 1943 (gage height, 1.78 ft), result of freezeup.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1033: 1939(P), 1940, 1941-43(P). WSP 13C5: 1912(M). 

WSP 1625: 1940, 1945(M) , 1947, 1951, 1952(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

160

275

535

820

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

1,220

2,180

3,310

4,850

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3,880

*848

596

491

425

381

392

458

1,080

984

. 736

645

513

835

939

645

535

480

436

408

392

386

398

1,370

712

552

480

436

408

21,796

703

2.53

2.92

Nov.

496

*425

392

381

376

376

370

345

345

340

330

330

325

325

335

335

330

306

298

293

298

306

293

837

862

513

425

694

606

12,345

412

1.48

1.65

Dec.

420

398

430

392

355

355

425

355

355

345

330

436

700

486

*425

392

370

408

1,530

925

662

562

486

458

464

530

508

513

841

15,970

515

1.85

2.14

Jan.

458

436

811

694

568

546

546

606

557

546

579

546

513

480

464

447

414

425

436

381

350

302

b270

b275

b300

b320

b380

464

414

14,383

464

1.67

1.92

Feb.

496

430

381

370

1,360

2,020

796

*618

557

652

3,910

1,180

897

760

684

656

628

820

911

684

667

623

590

579

678

748

662

628

645

24, 630

849

3.05

3.29

Mar.

634

596

535

b480

b44Q

b450

b460

b470

b500

b450

b450

b460

b450

b450

bSOO

*546

518

706

584

546

518

502

508

584

712

601

808

1,260

1,830

25,148

811

2.92

3.36

Apr.

1,580

1,220

1,180

2,180

2,830

1,580

1,180

984

890

814

778

754

730

706

694

684

672

672

645

628

618

700

623

601

596

618

748

684

618

 584

27,791

926

3.33

3.72

May

667

601

*552

524

513

513

502

1,590

1,020

712

634

645

656

590

552

524

508

486

464

364

458

464

420

414

408

408

671

730

562

18,157

586

2.11

2.43

June

392

436

1,130

684

628

491

436

*414

408

376

360

350

355

345

403

350

316

306

335

469

335

535

436

370

325

293

293

280

340

12,497

417

1.50

1.67

Jily

414

667

360

316

288

271

267

*263

267

355

398

345

302

302

284

259

255

267

263

263

243

235

227

231

316

251

284

306

243

91 Q

9,196

297

1.07

1.23

Aug.

243

231

203

219

239

243

284

*219

215

203

195

250

500

600

400

420

320

250

240

240

250

350

600

400

320

250

230

220

270

9,044

292

1.05

1.21

Sept.

250

300

350

250

230

*200

270

230

300

350

250

220

280

250

210

190

200

230

300

350

270

250

210

200

180

200

180

180

200

7,300

243

0.874

0.98

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,690 Mln 94 Mean 395 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.32

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,530 Mln 180 Mean 542 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.52

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs). Feb. 5 (12 p.m.) 4,050 cfs (6.50 ft); Feb. 11 (6 a.m.) 6,770 cfs

(8.15 ft); Mar. 30 (7:30 p.m.) 5,810 cfs (7.55 ft); Apr. 5 (7 a.m.) 3,810 cfs (6.37 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Aug. 12 to Sept. 30; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range 

In stage, weather records and records for nearby stations.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 211

1680. New River at Allisonia, Va.

Location. Lat 36°56', long 80°45', on left bank a quarter of a mile downstream from Big 

Reed Island Creek and half a mile upstream from Allisonia, Pulaski County.

Drainage area. 2,202 sq. mi.

Records available.--September 1929 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Telemark. Datum of gage is 1,848.36 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 31 years, 3,053 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum peak discharge during year, 39,000 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 8.75 ft); 

a higher discharge and stage occurred on Oct. 1 at 12:01 a.m. (64,200 cfs, 12.00 ft) on 

a falling stage following a peak on Sept. 30, 1959; minimum, 730 cfs Sept. 16 (gage 

height, 0.94 ft); minimum daily, 1,310 efs Sept. 25.

1929-60: Maximum discharge, 185,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 23.42 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 52,000 cfs on basis of flood records for other stations on 

New River; minimum, 412 cfs Sept. 7, 1930 (gage height, 0.47 ft); minimum daily, 453 cfs 

Sept. 6, 1930.

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

Plow regulated by powerplants 25 miles above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 783: Drainage area. WSP 823: 1936. WSP 1305: 1933(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.5 

Z.O

1,190

1,520

2,580

3.0 

5.0 

9.0

5,800

14,800

40,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

36.200

12,300

6,530

4,860

3,160

3,140 

3,440

3,170

4,720

5,120

4,670

3,780

*3, 800

4,270

6,840

5,640 

4,380

3,580

3,410

3,020

2,950

2.640

2,800

4,160

3,840

3,840

3,500

2,940

2,940

2,840

3,170

161,650

5,215

2.37

2.73

Nov.

3,640

*3,390

2,930

2,690

2,730

2,700 

2,460

2,380

2,380

2,380

2,190

2,180

2,120

2,020

2,080

2,320 

2,120

2,180

2,120

1,840

2,160

1.800

1,940

3,190

6.080

5,360

3,760

3,920

4,160

3,660

-""---

84,880

2,829

1.28

1.43

Dec.

2,980

3,260

3,080

2,980

2,570

2,550 

2,720

2,640

2,600

2,580

2,600

2,840

5,680

5,680

4,780

4,240 

3,380

3,260

7,270

8.740

7,350

5,300

4,640

3,930

3,510

3,690

3,430

3,710

4,460

4,580

3,960

124,970

4,031

1.83

2.11

Jan.

3,560

3,310

4,150

4,900

4,700

4,300 

4,320

4,810

5.000

4,580

4,640

4,640

4,560

4,230

4,150

4,120 

3,820

3,300

3,590

3,260

2,840

2,370

2,000

2,220

2,190

2,620

3,090

3,200

3,430

3,280

3,480

114,660

3,699

1.68

1.94

Feb.

5,540

4,920

4,300

3.760

6,190

20, 700 

11,800

8,110

*5,980

5,800

16,500

11,600

8,740

7,500

5,800

5,490 

5,760

6,280

7,140

5,620

5,320

5,260

4,860

4,580

5,330

6,210

6,050

5,460

5,500

_ __ _ _ .

206, 100

7,107

3.23

3.48

Mar.

5,740

5,180

4,340

4,040

3,710

3,780 

3,900

4,070

3,990

5,620

3,620

3,950

3,860

3,830

4,210

*4,430 

4,250

5,430

5,860

4,960

4,730

4,220

4,210

4,780

6,730

6,180

7,330

10, 600

17,100

*27,600

*35.500

215,750

6,960

3.16

3.64

Apr.

21,900

14,800

13,300

24,400

23,700

17,700 

13,000

10,600

9,120

8,110

7,280

6,680

6,190

5,940

5,570

5,490 

5,390

5,300

4,950

4,800

4,560

4,640

4,720

4,280

4,210

4.120

5,040

4,960

4,720

4,120

259,590

8,653

3.93

4.38

May

4,120

*4, 600

4,000

3,500

3,800

4,200 

4,000

6,000

9.000

7,000

6,000

5,000

5,200

5,000

4,700

4,300 

4,500

3,500

3,800

3,700

3,500

3,500

3,800

3,300

3,500

4,000

5,000

5,800

5,400

5,000

4,000

142,720

4,604

2.09

2.41

June

3,500

3,200

3,700

4,200

4,200

4.500 

4,000

3,500

3,000

2,560

2,380

2,290

2,420

2,360

2,520

2,480 

2,300

2,140

2.060

2,340

2,230

2,900

3,520

3,560

2,790

2,390

2,160

2,340

2,410

2,190

86, 140

2,871

1.30

1.45

July

2,340

5,150

5,340

3,520

2,920

2,440 

2,110

*2,200

1,960

2,180

2,280

2,570

2,260

2,140

1,920

1.6JO 

1,800

1,840

1,860

2,050

1,960

1,740

1,800

1,960

2,360

1,860

2,750

2,960

2,940

2,180

1,860

74,930

2,417

1.10

1.27

Aug.

2,300

2,330

,840

,580

,710

-m

,800

,680

,720

,600

,830

,4,80

,860

,000

,100 

,240

,740

,760

,74C

1,810

2,44C

4.16C

2,91C

2,29C

1,84C

1,66C

1,620

1,940

1,780

1,570

66,530

2,146

0.975

1.12

Sept.

1,700

2,150

2,320

1,850

1,780

*1, 460 

1,960

1,680

2,160

2,300

1,920

1,530

2,080

1,750

1,550

1,320 

1,400

1,610

2,180

2.420

1,880

1,780

1,500

1,440

1,510

1,420

1,320

1,320

1,530

1,620

52, 240

1,741

0.791

0.88

Calendar year 1959: Max 36,200 Mln 755 Mean 3,008 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.54

Water- year 1959-60: Max 36,200 Mln 1,310 Mean 4,345 Cfsm 1.97 In. 26.84

Peak discharge (base, 17,500 cfs).--Feb. 6 (8 a.m.) 24,400 cfs (6.56 ft); Feb. 11 (12 m. to 1 p.m.) 

18,900 cfs (5.68 ft); Mar. 51 (l a.m.) 39,000 cfa (8.75 ft),- Apr. 4 (4 a.m.) 27.000 cfs (6.95 ft)

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record May 2 through June 9; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range 

In stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1700. Little River at Graysonton, Va.

Location. Lat 37°02 I , long 80°33i , on left bank at upstream side of highway bridge at 

Snowville, Pulaskl County, half a mile upstream from Graysonton, 7 iriles south of Radford, and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 300 sq mi.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1960.

I 

.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,816.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 20, 1931, chsin gage at bridge 

1 mile downstream at datum 17.99 ft lower. Nov. 20, 1931, to Nov. 12, 1941, waterstage recorder l£ miles downstream at datum 20.58 ft lower.

Average discharge. 32 years, 373 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum peak discharge during year, 5,070 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 5.33 ft); 

a higher discharge and stage occurred on Oct. 1 at 12:01 a.m. (17,300 cfs, 12.20 ft) on 

a falling stage following a peak on Sept. 30, 1959; minimum, 128 cfs Jan. 23 (gage 

height, 1.05 ft).

1928-60: Maximum discharge, 18,500 cfs Sept. 30, 1959 (gage height, 12.76 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement; minimum, 

21 cfs Feb. 22, 1942, result of freezeup; minimum daily, 50 cfs Sept. 21, 1932.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: 1929-36. WSP 1143: 1945. WSP 1305: 1929(M). 

WSP 1555: Drainage area (at site used 1928-41). WSP 1625: 1951(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except for periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 11 Feb. 12 to Sept. 30

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

2.0

180

270

400

730

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

1,710

4,590

7,900

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

155

300

660

3.0 

5.0

1,660

4,590

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6,700 

*1,070

649

470

379

330

324

358

766

694

748

478

372

694

1,010

604

456

393

337

300

282

276

306

1,040

757

510

428

386

351

22,205

716

2.39

2.75

Nov.

414 

*337

306

300

300

300

294

282

276

276

270

270

270

270

282

294

276

260

245

250

255

265

260

897

1,100

526

393

486

559

372

10,885

363

1.21

1.35

Dec.

318 

324

318

306

276

276

337

265

282

265

255

306

510

414

*351

324

312

324

1,670

1,180

739

577

456

400

386

449

435

428

502

13,792

445

1.48

1.71

Jan.

344 

318

577

658

486

463

456

595

534

502

502

463

435

407

386

365

324

330

337

294

245

204

b!90

b200

b220

288

312

358

344

11,854

382

1.27

1.47

Feb.

510 

386

330

300

764

2,600

1,030

*676

577

622

5,550

1, 440

970

758

636

644

660

821

830

652

700

628

572

548

628

767

708

676

700

24,683

851

2.84

3.06

Mar.

724 

652

360

b350

b330

b330

b350

b370

b400

b410

b350

b360

b370

b350

b400

*486

556

812

668

620

572

548

556

668

970

767

1,130

1,900

2,700

26,719

862

2.87

3.31

Apr.

1,900

1,440

1,380

2,220

2, 850

1,780

1,300

1,070

930

803

740

708

668

636

604

588

564

556

556

516

500

556

532

486

472

465

588

556

516

26,945

898

2.99

3.34

May

472 

486

*444

444

437

430

423

1,190

1,010

636

556

556

612

540

493

458

437

409

388

388

381

388

354

348

348

342

388

636

604

15,437

498

1.66

1.91

June

342 

438

596

700

486

388

342

*324

324

312

295

290

324

324

330

318

275

260

255

458

290

306

374

324

348

300

265

250

250

10,348

345

1.15

1.28

July

381 

572

324

270

245

*235

220

215

215

245

285

260

235

230

235

210

205

215

285

240

220

191

186

186

312

318

342

324

235

8,037

259

0.863

1.00

Aug.

373 

225

196

173

168

178

245

*215

186

235

230

210

414

423

354

260

196

186

178

178

225

360

493

285

220

196

186

186

186

7,510

242

0.807

0.93

Sept.

824 

548

367

255

210

*186

186

186

178

173

182

265

312

200

173

164

168

342

444

465

265

220

210

205

191

182

178

173

182

191

7,825

261

0.870

0.97

Calendar year 1959: Max 8,450 Min 74 Mean 340 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.40

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,700 Min 164 Mean 509 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.08

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). Feb. 6 (4:30 a.m.) 4,030 cfs (4.63 ft); Feb. 11 (9 a.m.) 5,070 cfs 

(5.55 ft); Mar. 50 (5:50 p.m.) 4,910 efs (5.25 ft); Apr. 5 (11 a.m.) 3,250 cfs (4.15 ft).________ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 213

1710. New River at Radford, Va.

Location. Lat 37°08', long 80°34', on left bank 2,000 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. 

Highway 11 at Radford, Montgomery County, S miles downstream from Little River, and 

5|- miles downstream from Claytor Dam.

Drainage area. 2,748 sq ml.

Records available. October 1907 to September 1915, August 1939 to September 1960. Records for August 1898 to September 1907, published in WSP 27, 36, 48, 65, 83, 98, 128, 

169, 205, 243, and 536, have been found to be unreliable and should not be used. Gageheight records collected at same site since 1895, but at different datum, and are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,712.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to August 1939, chain gage at highway bridge 2,000 ft upstream 0.85 ft 

lower. Dec. 1, 1903, to Sept. 30, 1915, chain gage at site of original gage Ft datum 

0.85 ft lower than present datum.

Average discharge. 29 years (1907-15, 1939-60), 3,779 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 71,000 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 18.64 ft); minimum, 478 cfs Aug. 30 (gage height, 1.56 ft); minimum daily, 1,110 cfs Nov. 14.

1907-15, 1939-60: Maximum discharge, 218,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage heigtt, 35.96 

ft), from rating curve extended above 73,000 cfs on basis of records for other stations 

on New River and flow over Claytor Dam (computed by Appalachian Electric Power Co.); 

minimum, 165 cfs Aug. 25, 27, 1944 (gage height, 1.08 ft); minimum daily, 550 cfs 

Aug. 22, 1911.

Flood of July 16, 1916, reached a stage of 35.7 ft (corrected) at site and datum 

used by Geological Survey 1904-7, from reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated since 1939 by Claytor Reservoir (usable capacity, 

100,000 acre-ft). Some additional regulation at low flow by dam and powerplart on 

Little River, half a mile above mouth.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 873: Drainage area. WSP 953: 1940-41. WSP 1305: 1908-12. 

See also Records available.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

1,030

1,430

2,790

4,580

4.0

6.0

10.0

14.0

9,150

16,400

30, 900

48,400

1.9 

2.2 

2.5

1,150

1,930

2,790

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 2.5 ft. 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

45,700

14,500

10, 900

5,780

4,460

3,330

3,200 

4,660

4,360

3,480

4,480

4,060

*5,670

10,000

10,100

7,920

6,480

4,550

4,560

3,620

3,490

3,480

3,380

3,230 

3,060

4,380

5,360

4,580

3,400

3,210

SjOOO

201,380

6,496

-315

Nov.

2,290

4,010

4,710

5,030

4,900

4,340

2,150 

2,100

3,850

3,060

3,110

2,360

2,070

1.110

1,620

2,590

2,740

2,610

2,520

2,680

1,810

2,080

2,410

3,160 

6,760

6.810

5,780

5,780

4,430

3,920

102,790

3,426

-22

Dec.

3,920

3,880

3,980

4,200

2.000

2,170

3,880 

3,840

3,630

3,580

3,780

5,000

5,440

5,460

5,610

5,320

4,740

4,740

5,550

6,660

7,900

8.720

7,610

6,430 

5,160

2,870

2,300

3,790

4,480

5,400

5,400

147,440

4,756

+22

Jan.

2,920

2,420

2,730

5,740

6,320

6,900

7,480 

7,520

3,550

2,280

4,640

5,480

6,100

6,960

7.650

2,970

2,100

5,580

5,940

4,920

4,420

3,570

1. 650

1,680 

2,640

2,680

4,040

*3,780

4,800

1,880

1,830

133, 150

4,295

+79

Feb.

8,240

6,080

5,540

4,880

7,490

13,900

12,500 

11,300

8,960

9,600

14, 900

12,800

12,500

12,100

11,700

10, 900

10,500

9,000

8,980

5,820

5,410

5,140

5,520

5,360 

6,200

5,850

3,800

5,620

7,200

245,790

8,476

+53

Mar.

6,930

7,980

10,000

8,410

5,410

5.210

6,000 

6,410

7,600

6,700

4,740

5,500

3,320

4,400

5,240

7,280

7,260

5,380

5,480

5,840

5,090

4,580

4,750

4,080 

6,910

8,580

7,940

11,500

15, 900

51,200

*40, 300.

255,520

8,243

+210

Apr.

26,300

17,000

17,600

29,500

28,900

19,600

14,200 

12,500

12,100

12,100

10, 900

10,700

8,820

8,280

6,790

2,900

2,640

5,630

6,680

7,020

6,950

6,290

2,340

2.020 

5,020

5,280

5,660

6,670

6,390

4,570

510,950

10,565

-170

May

3,000

4,730

5,830

5,440

4,840

3,960

9^ 580

12.100

8,350

7,110

5,840

5,420

2,720

4,180

5,000

4,510

5,490

4,500

5,140

2,770

2,700

4,010

4,200 

4,360

a4,000

a4, 500

a4, 200

a5,200

a4,000

as, 200

152,860

4,951

+90

June

a4, 800

4,120

4,470

5,270

2,140

4,180

4,780

*4,420

4,240

3,580

1,700

1.500

2,940

3,340

3,600

3,830

3,760

1,740

1,540

3,580

2,840

5,400

4,140

4.870 

2,530

1,640

3,150

2,680

3,240

3 200 '

99,020

3,301

-27

July

5,600

5.160

5,940

2,450

3,340

3,480

5,440

2,920

1,650

1,540

2,950

5,140

3,100

3,460

2,970

1,470

1.440

2,380

2,400

2,620

2,740

2,400

1,520

1,460 

2,870

3,260

3,150

3,660

3,270

1,610

1,440

84,810

2,736

+84

Aug.

2,850

3,560

3,380

5,090

2,590

1,400

l.SSO 

2,630

2,140

2,020

2,200

2,450

1,580

2,120

3,300

3,700

5,680

»5,340

2,600

1,440

1,460

3.F80

3,600

4.020 

3,680

3,040

1,420

1,420

2,360

1,860

2,100

79,460

2,563

-36

Sept.

2,280

2,540

1,740

1,420

2,000

2,450

2,420 

2,960

3,220

4,900

4,510

4,000

2,260

2,500

3,140

2,210

1,380

1,260

2,050

2,490

2,400

2,260

1,740

1,180 

1, 160

1,580

1,520

1,160

1,800

2,220

68,550

2,285

-175

Adjusted for change In contents In Claytor Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm

6,181 

2.25 

2.59

3,404 

1.24 

1.38

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

4,778 

1.74 

2.01

4,374 

1.59 

1.83

8,529 

3.10 

3.34

8,455 

5.08 

3.55

10, 195 

3.71 

4.14

5,021 

1.83 

2.11

Observed

Max 45,700 Mln 898 Mean 3,488 

Max 45,700 Min 1,110 Mean 5,141

3,274 

1.19 

1.33

2,820 

1.03 

1.19

2,527 

0.920 

1.06

2,110 

0.768 

0.86

Adjusted

Mean 3,462 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.10 

Mean 5,124 Cfsm 1.86 In. 25.39

» Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Claytor Reservoir; furnished by 

Applachlan Electric Power Co.

a No gage-height records discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
214 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1715. New River at Eggleston, Va.

Location. Lat 37°17'22", long 80°37'0l", on left bank 50 ft downstrearr from highway

bridge at Eggleston, Giles County, 1.9 miles downstream from Spruce Run, and 7.8 miles 

upstream from Walker Creek.

Drainage area. 2,941 sq mi.

Records available. October 1914 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,615.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 2, 1926, chain gage'at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 46 years, 3,910 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 70,600 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 20.85 ft); minimum, 780 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 2.67 ft); minimum daily. 1,150 cfs Sept. 26.

1914-60: Maximum discharge, 219,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 41.16 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 49,000 cfs on basis of flood records for other stations on 

New River; minimum, 536 cfs Oct. 13, 1941 (gage height, 2.29 ft); minimum daily, 

635 cfs July 20, 21, Sept. 28, 1926.

Flood in 1878 reached a stage of about 40 ft (discharge, about 2C9,000 cfs).

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

Flow regulated since 1939 by Claytor Reservoir (usable capacity, 100,000 acre-ft), 

30 miles above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 536: 

WSP 1275:1918-19.

1915. WSP 783: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1916(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

1,130

2,510

7,000

9.0

12.0

17.0

16,5OO 

27,9OO 

50,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

49.700

17,200

11,800

7,79O

5.62O

3,820

3,470

4,08O

5,360

3,98O

4,600

*4,320

5,1OO

1O, BOO

11,200

8,94O

7,580

5,31O

5,450

4,010

3,670

3,670

3,600

3,540

3,42O

3,530 

5,240

5,520

3,580

3,560

2.98O

222,140

7,166

-315

Nov.

2,42O

2,880

4,660

4,88O

4,940

5,020

2,920

2,180

3,540

3,220

3,080

2,760

2,200

1.500

1,700

2,8OO

3,000

2,800

2,700

2,500

2,000

2,200

2,700

3,5OO

7,000

7,500 

6,200

6,OOO

5,000

4,3OO

 

1O7,9OO

3,597

-22

Dec.

4.2OO

4,200

4,300

4,5OO

2.2OO

2,500

4,3OO

4,200

4,000

3,800

4,OOO

5,600

6,OOO

*5,800

5,870

6,O20

5,020

5,000

6,000

7,000

8,500

9.500

8,000

7,000

5,600

3,2OO 

2,500

4,000

5,OOO

6,OOO

5,800

159,610

5,149

+22

Jan.

3,2OO

2,700

3,200

6,OOO

7,000

7,500

8,000

8.200

4,OOO

2,500

5,000

6,OOO

6,800

7,400

8,000

3,5OO

2,300

5,000

6,6OO

5,4OO

4,500

3,700

1.800

1,800

2,900

2,800 

4,400

4,000

5,200

2,500

2,000

143,900

4,642

+79

Feb.

8,600

7,000

6,000

*5,200

6,100

14,500

13,100

12.1OO

9,600

9,600

15.800

14,100

13,10O

12,500

12,100

11,80O

10,900

9,530

10,50O

6,830

5,840

5,920

5,780

5,970

6,47O

6,41O 

5,240

4.24O

6,240

261,070

9,002

+53

Mar.

7,670

7,970

10,500

9,3OO

5,590

3.75O

4,920

7,000

7,550

7,700

5,840

4,130

3,930

4,020

*4,80O

7,1OO

7,960

7,02O

5,600

5,36O

5,050

5,340

5,250

4,800

6,16O

9,740 

8,82O

11,5OO

15,500

25,6OO

*42.8OO

268,270

8,654

+21O

Apr.

26,300

19,400

16,500

52.000

3O, 7OO

24,300

16,500

13,800

13,1OO

12,800

11,8OO

11,500

9,540

9,080

7,820

4,580

3,140

4,440

6,760

7,380

7,280

6,710

4,140

2.410

3,960

5,250 

5,910

6,640

6,900

5,320

 

335,960

11,199

-17O

May

3,520

4,140

5,180

5,950

*5,070

4,420

2,640

7,250

13.100

9,600

7,400

6,820

5,39O

3,96O

3,410

4,920

4,760

4-,8OO

5,26O

4,34O

4,47O

1.920

3,O8O

4,130

4,280

4,180 

4,900

4,650

3,4OO

4,O90

5,660

156,690

5,O55

+9O

June

5.450

4,67O

4,060

3,690

2,9OO

3,380

4,6OO

4,960

4,820

4,370

2,65O

1,660

2,6OO

3,O80

3,70O

3,800

3,980

2,5OO

1.600

2,990

3,000

2,98O

4,1OO

4,540

4,080

1,780 

2,800

2,920

2.68O

3.44O

 

1O3,76O

3,459

-27

July

3,570

3,920

5.160

3,33O

2,760

3,490

«%440

3,040

2,O20

1,590

2,230

3,180

3,140

3,360

3,48O

1,740

1.42O

2,100

2,46O

2,340

2,66O

2,440

1,780

1,430

2,O60

3,560 

2,840

3,500

3,600

2,O2O

1,46O

85,120

2,746

+84

Aug.

1,960

3,620

3,300

3.36O

2,480

1,510

1,440

2,37O

2,11O

2,000

2,16O

2.4OO

1,74O

2,000

2,62O

3,540

3,50O

3,920

2,780

1.66O

1,420

2,670

3,390

3,870

5.98O

3,2OO 

1,720

1.550

2,060

1,880

1,960

77,970

2,515

-36

Sept.

2,140

2,420

1,790

1,520

1,41O

2,480

2,400

2,270

*3,080

4,390

4,89O

5,580

2,O4O

2,31O

2,680

3,040

1,510

1,64O

1,55O

2,300

2,460

2,200

2,030

1,420

1.23O

1.15O 

1,440

1.22O

1,22O

1,880

 

67,69O

2,256

-175

Adjusted for change In contents In Claytor Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

6,851 

2.33 

2.69

3,575 

1.22 

1.36

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

5,171 

1.76 

2.03

4,721

1.61 

1.86

9,O55 

3.O8 

3.32

8,864 

3.01 

3.47

11,029 

3.75

4.18

5,145 

1.75 

2.02

Observed

Max 49.7OO Mln 820 Mean 3,736 

Max 49.70O Mln 1,150 Mean 5,437

3,432

1.17 

1.30

2,83O 

0.962

1.11

2,479 

0.843 

0.97

2,081 

0.7O8 

O.79

Adjusted

Mean 3,71O Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.14 

Mean 5,420 Cfsm 1.84 In. 25. 1O

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Claytor Reservoir; furnished by 

Appalachian Electric Power Co.

Note.--Ho gage-height record Nov. 13 to Dec. 14, Dec. 18 to Feb. 4; discharge estimated on basis 

of recorded range In stage, weather records,and records for nearby stations.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 215

1730. Walker Creek at Bane, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°16'05", long 800 42'35", on left bank 0.2 mile downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 100 at Bane, Giles County, 0.2 mile downstream from Sugar Run, and 

7.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 305 sq mi.

Records available. March 1938 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,665.92 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Mar. 31 to Aug. 1, 1938, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 320 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,020 cfs Feb. 11, Mar. 30; maximum gare height, 

10.03 ft Mar. 30; minimum discharge, 38 cfs Sept. 8, 9, 17, 26-29 (gage height, 2.85 It).

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 16,500 cfs Jan. 30, 1957 Tgage height, 16.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,200 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 15 cfs Dec. 21, 1958 (gage height, 2.42 ft), result of freezeup; minimum 

daily, 25 cfs Dec. 1, 1955.

Maximum stage known, about 23.5 ft in September 1878.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Low flow 

regulated by mill and dam at Staffordsville, 2 miles above station, prior to January 

1945.

Revisions ',{ water years). WSP 1143: 1939(M), 1940, 1944, 1946. WSP 1305: 1938(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

124

250

430

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

10.0

660

2,040

3,720

5,020

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.660

506

294

202

153

128

122

143

155

168

157

*143

132

559

1,290

680

454

340

265

211

176

155

151

193

336

326

277

250

214

187

18

10,209

329

1.08

1.24

Nov.

179

163

153

*145

137

145

168

168

157

147

139

134

128

119

117

114

114

110

106

102

100

98

100

932

2.190

1,080

660

595

5 7O

479

9,549

318

1.04

1.16

Dec.

410

358

336

301

271

262

301

284

268

247

238

315

1,180

*885

645

524

442

406

954

1,020

798

630

502

430

378

343

318

308

382

374

329

14,439

466

1.53

1.76

Jan.

294

268

402

600

570

515

470

438

422

434

570

742

655

580

524

479

418

378

362

318

274

b220

b200

blSO

b!90

211

199

205

211

199

196

11,724

378

1.24

1.43

Feb.

226

259

259

247

*536

2,580

1,360

918

715

778

5.550

1,890

1,290

1,020

742

605

575

798

855

610

635

560

506

502

610

715

650

620

715

25,306

873

2.86

3.09

Mar.

742

660

b500

b450

b400

b350

b330

b310

b3OO

b280

b270

b260

b250

b240

*329

4O2

454

742

770

688

620

575

551

688

1,150

1,050

1,520

2,420

3,440

*4.450

3 ' 950

29,141

940

3.08

3.55

Apr.

2,340

1,740

1,480

5.170

2,990

2,120

1,550

1,180

950

770

645

560

502

446

410

382

358

336

315

287

271

265

May

193

190

176

*168

166

161

159

859

1,290

770

570

466

426

370

326

290

271

247

226

211

196

182

250 i 168

235

226

217

218

238

211

 193

24,855

828

2.71

3.03

157

TBT

157

161

229

256

253

217

9,668

312

1.02

1.18

June

185

161

157

182

268

211

193

*153

139

132

119

117

121

139

168

182

141

121

110

101

96

102

149

190

595

434

277

205

168

149

5,463

182

0.597

0.67

July

143

265

308

196

155

122

*104

95

88

82

84

90

86

76

68

64

62

 69 61

80

96

80

68

80

77

64

61

65

72

67

62

3,090

99.7

0.327

0.38

Aug.

57

61

64

55

51

55

64

67

*57

55

55

54

67

82

98

78

67

57

53

51

50

50

51

55

56

51

47

45

44

43

47

1,784

57.5

0.189

0.22

Sept.

47

60

57

54

48

44

41

39

*47

56

47

45

45

44

42

40

39

67

63

63

53

47

45

42

40

39

38

38

39

41

1,410

47.0

0.154

0.17

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,350 Min 32 Mean 289 Cfsm 0.948 In. 12.85

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,450 Min 38 Mean 401 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.88

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). Feb. 11 (9:30 a.m.) 5,020 cfs (10.00 ft); Mar 

5,020 cfs (10.03 ft).

30 (11:30 p.m.)

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
216 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1755. Wolf Creek near Narrows, Va.

Location. Lat 37°18'20", long 80°51'00", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 61, 2.8 miles southwest of Narrows, Giles County, and 3.5 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 223 sq mi.

Records available. --July 1908 to September 1916, March 1938 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,583.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. July 22, 1908, to Sept. 30, 1916, and Mar. 31 to Nov. 7, 1938, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. --30 years, 288 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,540 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 9.36 ft); minimum, 25 cfs Sept. 27, 28 (gage height, 2.37 ft); minimum daily, 27 cfs Sept. 8, 9, 

26-28.

1908-16, 1938-60: Maximum discharge, 12,900 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 12.55 

ft, in gage well 13.8 ft, from f loodmarks , at downstream side of bridge), from rating 

curve extended above 5,700 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 8.8 cfs Dec. 25, 1953 (gage height, 2.28 ft), result of freezeup; minimum 

daily, 17 cfs Jan. 2, 1940.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

urnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill and dam 300 ft above station.

Revisions (water years). W3F 973: 

1913(M), 1915-16(M). WSP 1505:

1940-41(M). WSP 1235: 1912-13, 1915-16. 

1940, monthly and yearly runoff.

Slight diWSP 1435:

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 24

per second) 

Nov. 25 to Sept. 30

2.7 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

62

132

545

1,040

2.3 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

17

68

126

300

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

9.0

540

1,040

1,730

5,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

3

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

442

240

139

97

78

66

64

76

84

80

76

*74

78

228

565

374

252

193

154

121

104

97

95

143

308

334

308

342

308

240

211

5,969

193

0.865

1.00

Nov.

182

157

136

124

*110

110

118

112

107

100

95

95

89

82

80

IS.

84

102

110

104

97

95

91

847

1.690

840

570

505

470

390

7,770

259

1.16

1.30

Dec.

327

287

278

248

226

226

291

245

241

226

233

430

965

*790

615

500

415

381

640

715

590

500

400

332

291

265

245

226

245

245

229

11,847

382

1.71

1.98

Jan.

208

194

256

525

480

435

400

368

332

332

530

665

615

575

540

485

410

376

345

291

b210

b!80

b!60

b!40

bIBTJ

162

168

194

211

208

211

10,356

334

1.50

1.73

Feb.

248

252

245

229

*364

1 . 440

965

740

615

540

1,260

915

740

640

480

420

390

490

500

368

425

381

336

336

390

450

420

400

465

15,444

533

2.39

2.58

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,100 Min 25

Mar.

450

415

332

b290

b260

b240

b220

b210

b200

b!90

b!90

b!80

b!80

b!70

*233

278

300

460

450

425

381

345

314

450

740

715

990

1,860

3,440

*4,880

4,520

24,308

784

3.52

4.05

Apr.

2.150

1,560

1,260

2,150

2,050

1,440

1,120

940

765

640

545

475

415

368

332

304

278

260

241

218

204

201

187

174

171

162

174

187

165

152

19,288

643

2.88

3.22

May

152

155

144

139

*131

131

129

516

765 575-

450

372

336

287

245

211

198

178

158

149

139

136

121

112

114

119

114

201

184

174

147

6,982

225

1.01

1.16

Mean 261 Cfsr

June

129

119

116

240

155

155

124

*102

93

84

76

81

100

93

104

93

79

70

64

60

57

89

178

168

560

287

191

139

121

102

4,029

134

0.601

0.67

n 1.17

July

131

465

354

269

201

149

*121

100

89

84

97

93

82

74

67

62

60

57

58

62

61

57

51

49

48

46

45.

46

54

49

46

3,227

104

0.466

0.54

Aug.

44

40

39

36

39

54

50

54

*51

46

49

51

95

121

T9

70

61

51

48

44

44

45

55

55

46

40

37

37

35

34

34

1,584

51.1

0.229

0.26

Ir. 15.89

Sept.

34

37

36

34

31

30

29

27

*27

28

31

35

49

45

37

34

31

39

40

37

36

33

31

29

28

27

27

27

28

29

986

32.9

0.148

0.16

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,880 Min 27 Mean 305 Cfsm 1.37 Ir . 18.65

Peak discharge (base, 3,100 cfs).--Mar. 31 (4:30 a.m.) 5,540 cfs (9.36 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 217

1765. New River at Glenlyn, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°22'20", long 80°51'45", on right bank at upstream side of bridge on 

 U. S. Highway 460 at Glenlyn, Giles County, 0.3 mile upstream from East River and

6.3 miles downstream from Wolf Creek. 

Drainage area. 3,768 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1927 to September 1960. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,489.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. Oct. 16, 1934, to June 16, 1939, at site 200 ft upstream from highway bridge at

same datum.

Average discharge.--33 years, 4,976 cfs (adjusted). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 66,000 cfs Mar. 31; maximum gage height, 17.28

ft Apr. 6 (backwater from Blues tone Reservoir); minimum discharge, 1,080 cfs Sept. 29

(gage height, 3.22 ft); minimum daily, 1,320 cfs Sept. 29.

1927-60: Maximum discharge, 226,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 27.50 ft), from

rating curve extended above 64,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow;

minimum, 770 cfs Sept. 8, 1930; minimum daily, 820 cfs Sept. 8, 1930. 

Remarks. Records good except those below 2,500 cfs and those during period of backwater,

which are fair. Flow regulated since 1939 by Claytor Reservoir (usable capacity,

100,000 acre-ft) , 55 miles above station. Records of water temperatures for the water

year 1960 are given in WSP 1741. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 1305: 1928(M) , 1930(M) .

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except period of backwater from Bluestone 

Reservoir (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to 14 Oct. 15 to Sept. 30

4.0 3,210

5.0 5,210

6.0 7,870

8.0

10.0

13.0

17,000

32,000

60,000

3.4 

3.7 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

1,260

1,680

2,240

3,480

5,020

6.0 9,200

8.0 19,000

10.0 32,000

13.0 60,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per ond, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

55.000

2O,700

11,600

8,810

6,250

5,210

5,010

4,810

5,890

5,650

5,010

*5,770

5,430

9,040

14,500

11,800

10,400

7,840

6,580

5,960

5,320

5,000

4,680

4,660

4,680

4,360

5,760

6,530

5,710

4,060

4,210

266,230

8,588

-315

Nov.

3,000

3,260

4,850

5,570

*5,560

5,540

5,030

2,920

2,780

4,520

3,620

3,620

2,870

2,540

1.650

2,160

2,980

3,310

3,200

3,090

2,980

2,400

2,630

4,550

11 . 400

11,400

7,630

8,060

7,000

6,160

136,280

4,543

-22

Dec.

5,660

5,350

5,020

5,240

5,370

5,060

3,420

4,970

4,850

4,660

4,520

5,020

8,740

8,060

*7 , 420

7,630

6,370

6,180

8,060

10,600

9,680

10 . 900

9,920

8,280

7,420

6,140

4,210

3,620

5,200

5,900

6,580

198,050

6,389

+22

Jan.

6,570

3,910

3,910

5,020

7,630

8,510

8,740

9.920

7,230

5,020

4,210

7,000

7,840

8,280

9,200

8,280

4,060

3,620

7,420

6,580

5,860

5,400

4,360

2,660

2,580

3,620

3,480

4,840

4,660

5,580

2,900

178,890

5,771

+79

Feb.

4, 880

7,840

6,390

6,360

*6,160

18,000

16,000

14,500

11,600

10,600

20.800

18,500

16,000

15,000

14,000

13,500

12,100

11,100

13,000

9,200

7,840

7,420

7,000

7,210

7,630

8,510

7,840

5,760

6,790

311,530

10,742

+53

Mar.

9,200

8,970

11,400

10,900

8,910

5,020

4,850

7,580

8,060

8,740

7,420

5,760

4,680

4,520

*5,570

7,630

8,970

9,200

7,210

7,420

6,370

7.000

7,000

6,790

7,630

12,100

11,400

16,000

23,200

34,800

*59.000

343,300

11,074

+210

Apr.

34,400

23,200

19,000

e40,000

e35,000

e30,000

e20,000

16,500

15,000

14,500

13,000

12,600

10,600

9,920

8,970

6,520

4,060

4,360

7,000

7,840

7,800

7,420

6,140

5.200

3,200

5,750

6,370

6,790

7,420

6,570

392,950

13,098

-170

May

4,850

5,910

5,580

*6,570

5,720

4,980

4,390

5,780

15,500

11,600

8,740

8,280

6,510

5,760

5,760

5,020

5,200

5,020

5,920

4,850

6,100

2,820

2.240

4,210

4,520

4,480

5,200

6,370

4,680

4,210

5,970

178,140

5,746

+90

June

5,890

5,220

4,620

4,980

5,920

2,820

4,860

*5,200

4,980

4,710

4,520

2,360

2,020

3,420

3,910

3,940

4,170

4,130

2,280

1,940

3,580

3,260

4,040

4,660

6,270

5,560

2,570

3,660

3,150

5,580

 --

117,620

3,921

-27

July

3,700

4,340

6.580

4,480

2,860

5,740

*5,760

5,520

3,330

2,140

1,920

3,140

3,420

3,540

5,540

3,280

1,900

1.680

2,620

2,640

2,740

2,900

2,710

1,920

1,730

3,140

3,520

3,420

3,760

3,400

2,020

96,990

3,129

+84

Aug.

1,670

5,040

3,690

3,570

5,2fO

2,6£0

i.seo

*1 , 9fO

2,9£0

2,3fO

2,3CO

2,460

2,aeo

2,540

2,560

3,560

3,820

5, SCO

3,640

2,9£0

1,840

1,8CO

5,480

3,810

4.080

5,750

3,160

1,830

1,610

2,520

2,140

87,240

2,814

-36

Sept.

2,220

2,540

2,740

2,060

1,780

2,240

2,700

2,720

3,140

3,620

5.580

5,180

3,480

2,630

2,980

5,600

2,610

2,000

1,880

2,460

2,890

2,720

2,620

2,080

1,550

1,540

1,650

1,510

1,520

1,960

 

77,600

2,587

-175

Adjusted for change in contents In Claytor Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm

8,273 

2.20

2.54

4,521 

1.20 

1.34

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

6,411 

1.70 

1.96

5,850 

1.55 

1.79

10,795 

2.86 

5.08

11,284 

2.99

3.45

12,928 

3.43 

3.83

5,836 

1.55 

1.79

Observed

Max 55,000 Min 1,140 Mean 4,662 

Max 59,000 Min 1,320 Mean 6,516

3,894 

1.03

1.15

5,215 

0.855 

0.98

2,778 

0.757

0.85

2,412 

0.640 

0.71

Adjusted

Mean 4,656 Cfsm 1.23 Ir, 16.71 

Mean 6,499 Cfsm 1.72 Ir . 23.47

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Claytor Reservoir; furnished by Appalachian Electric Power Co.

e Backwater from Bluestone Reservoir; discharge estimated on basis of change In contents in Bluestone Reservoir, discharge through Bluestone Dam, and records for nearby stations.
218 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1785. Camp Creek near Camp Creek, W. Va.

Location. Lat 37°30'15", long 81°07'40", on left bank 1,500 ft downstream from Mash Pork 

and 2.1 miles upstream from Camp Creek, Mercer County.

Drainage area.--32.0 sq ml.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder; concrete control since 1955. Altitude of gage Is 2,050 ft 

(from topographic map).

Average discharge.--14 years, 45.5 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,030 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 4.16 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 6, 7, 8 (gage height, 0.37 ft).

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 3,410 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 6.35 ft); no flow 

at times during 1952-56, 1959.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years ) , WSP 1435: 1948, 1950(P), 1955.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 24

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

25 to Sept. 30

66

120

264

465

0.35

.4

.5

.6

.8 

1.0 

1.2

0.2 

.4 

1.2 

2.5 

6.5

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

128

277

471

940

Discharge, In cubic October 1959 to Sep^embe

Day

1

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1C

13

14

15

16

17

13

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Tutal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.7

4.3

2.4

1.3

1.0

.8

1.2

1.8

2.2

1.8

2.0

2 . 1

2.1

12

13

8.1

5.8

4.3

3.4

2.5

2.4

2.4

14

66

41

25

*59

40

22

15

12

379.6

12.2

0.381

0.44

Nov.

10

8.9

7.6

7.0

6.5

9.2

11

11

10

8.9

8.1

7.6

6.8

6.3

5.8

6.5

29

40

29

20

16

13

*17

336

262

93

60

181

121

67

1,415.2

47.2

1.48

1.64

Dec.

46

37

36

35

33

36

36

32

29

37

4O

254

267

136

85

60

45

70

150

115

79

55

42

33

29

27

26

*33

64

65

57

2,089

67.4

2.11

2.43

Jan.

44

38

91

126

87

64

52

40

33

38

77

81

79

77

141

148

96

71

53

39

33

b29

b25

b22

b20

b20

23

56

77

68

57

1,905

61.5

1.92

2.21

Feb.

45

38

31

28

79

221

164

*110

79

60

52

39

b35

b33

b32

b32

34

64

56

b46

b42

40

b36

b36

42

40

35

39

45

1,633

56.3

1.76

1.90

Mar.

45

b42

b40

b37

b35

b32

b30

b28

b26

b25

b25

b25

b25

b25

b28

b35

b60

79

71

61

52

51

45

92

136

138

282

*530

569

740

3,978

128

4.00

4.62

Apr.

284

1S7

182

267

196

138

113

95

73

56

45

39

33

29

26

25

23

24

20

18

18

18

16

15

IE

14

18

17

15

14

2,033

67.8

2.12

2.36

May

20

19

*19

18

18

17

17

114

128

81

58

45

41

40

41

41

39

33

28

24

59

51

40

31

30

23

23

25

26

26

*22

1,197

38.6

1.21

1.39

June

18

16

14

13

11

9.6

8.5

7.8

7.2

6.5

5.8

7.1

12

7.8

7.2

5.6

5.2

4.3

3.6

5.2

4.1

43

63

149

152

43

*22

16

23

14

702.5

23.4

0.731

0.82

July

53

8252"

76

43

26

17

13

10

14

14

10

8.2

7.5

6.8

5.4

5.0

4.5

8.0

7.2

5.2

3.9

3.2

2.7

2.4

2.1

3.4

3.0

2.4

1.8

1.6

494.3

15.9

0.497

0.57

Aug.

1.1

.9

.6

*.7

4.1

2.9

11

~7.8 19

5.2

4.3

3.4

4.7

3.9

2.9

2.1

1.7

1.2

1.1

1.0

.8

2.8

3.8

2.5

1.6

1.0

.8

.6

*.5

.6

.5

95.1

3.07

0.096

0.11

Sept.

0.4

.4

.4

.7

.4

.3

.2

.8

4.4

4.7

9.6

5.2

3.4

2.2

1.6

1.2

1.5

18

8.8

5.4

3.9

3.0

2.5

1.8

1.3

1.1

*1.0

.8

.9

1.0

86.9

2.90

0.091

0.10

Calendar year 1959: Max 472 Mln 0.1 Mean 36.5 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.49

Water year 1959-60: Max 740 Mln 0.2 Mean 43.7 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.59

Peak discharge (base, 580 cfs).--Nov. 24 (4 p.m.) 622 cfs (3.33 ft); Ma 

(3.97 ft); Mar. 30 (11:30 p.m.) 1,030 cfs (4.16 ft).

:30 p.m.) 915 cfs

Discharge measurement on this day. 

ffected by Ice
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1790. Bluestone River near Pipestem, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 37°32'45", long £1°00'30", on left bank 1.2 miles downstream from Mountain

Creek, 2.5 miles west of Pipestem, Summers County, and 8 miles upstream from imuth. 

Drainage area. 363 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1950 to September I960. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,527.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of

T7929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). 

Average discharge.--1Q years, 461 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,420 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 9.68 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height,.1.61 ft).

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 16,100 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 14.49 f:); minimum, 7.0 cfs Sept. 21-23, 30, 1955 (gage height, 1.60 ft).

Maximum stage known since at least 1908, that of Jan. 29, 1957.

Revisions. The minimum discharge for the water year 1959 has been revised to 9.4 cfs 

Sept. 26 (gage height, 1.37 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 1625. 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for low-water periods 

in the water year 1959, superseding those published in WSP 1625, are given herewith:

Date

1959

July 9

10

11

12

13

14

19

28

29

Aug. 12

13

14

15

Discharge

28

27

26

25

24

28

28

26

27

27

24

22

20

Date

1959-Con.

Aug. 16

17

18

19

2O

26

27

Sept. 10

11

12

13

14

15

Discharge

19

26

28

27

24

23

28

25

22

19

20

26

22

Date

1959-Con.

Sept. 16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

Discharge

23

20

17

13

17

14

16

15

15

15

13

11

11

13

Month

Water year 1958-59. .......

Cfs-days Maximum

4,460

Minimum

11

Mean

299

Per square 

mile

.824

Runoff in 

irches

11.20

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, wate ctober 1959 to- September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2U

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

£25

162

97

65

46

37

33

33

49

46

49

44

49

87

466

297

162

113

100

68

54

52

57

332

356

312

341

424

297

*201

158

4,812

155

0.427

0.49

Nov.

132

116

100

86

77

81

99

99

95

89

80

74

70

64

62.

64

106

249

270

201

158

132

124

1,090

2,210

1,160

631

889

*1,010

669

10,287

343

0.945

1.05

Dec.

456

371

353

341

320

326

440

456

418

424

424

1,160

1,740

1,220

841

631

489

489

1,130

1,250

865

612

472

390

341

323

295

286

415

456

*456

18,190

587

1.62

1.86

Jan.

399

347

669

914

773

612

540

506

523

576

865

914

841

865

1.010

987

751

612

540

440

365

309

262

218

b200

b200

b220

329

472

472

421

17,152

553

1.52

1,76

Feb.

*399

371

326

295

473

1,780

1,520

962

730

612

631

558

506

b450

b400

390

415

773

938

730

669

612

558

558

631

773

751

709

818

------

19,338

667

1.84

1.98

Mar.

773

669

576

bSOO

b400

b350

b310

b280

b250

b250

b250

b250

b250

b300

b350

b500

689

1,010

1,010

889

773

689

650

987

1,660

1,550

2,300

3,700

4,620

5,100

*4 , 620

36,505

1,178

3.25

3.74

Apr.

2,800

1,740

1,480

2,550

2,300

1,980

1,520

1,160

889

730

594

523

456

408

362

338

306

295

267

239

223

218

207

195

185

187

281

318

*262

223

23,236

775

2.13

2.38

May

230

227

203

187

174

165

160

601

914

669

489

402

368

341

300

267

242

218

191

176

283

254

205

176

191

189

170

225

267

235

193

8,912

287

0.791

0.91

June

*158

132

122

118

110

100

89

85

72

68

62

60

80

107

85

71

58

53

48

ii

41

178

489

593

1,580

594

295

189

*199

158

6,035

201

0.554

0.62

July

284

773

65O

472

318

207

155

124

106

107

148

126

104

88

76

66

61

57

65

75

65

56

50

45

42

39

42

96

63

45

38

4,643

150

0.413

0.48

Aug.

34

*34

32

31

33

55

44

135

143

90

95

118

120

162

116

75

54

43

38

35

33

37

93

103

64

4-7

37

33

30

28

*£7

2,0:9

65.1

0.179

0.21

Sept.

88

54

37

29

28

25

24

22

26

33

50

51

40

34

31

28

26

68

92

62

41

34

28

26

22

22

20

23

20

*19

1,103

36.8

0.101

0.11

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,460 Min 11 Mean 362 Cfsm 0.997 In. 13.53

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,100 Min 19 Mean 416 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.59

Peak discharge (base. 4,500 cfs).--Mar. 31 (2:30 a.m.) 5,420 cfa (9.68 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1800. Hew River at Bluestone Dam, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 37°38'35", long 80°53'00", on right bank a quarter of a mile downstream

from Bluestone Dam, Summers County, 0.7 mile upstream from Greenbrier River, and 2 miles 

upstream from Hinton, Summers County.

Drainage area.--4,604 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1923 to September 1960. Published as "near Hinton" 1923-46 

(corrected) . Monthly discharge only for October, November 1923, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of'gage is 1,360.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T.929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Dec. 1, 1923, to Nov. 19, 1934, staff gage and 

Nov. 20, 1934, to July 1, 1947, water-stage recorder, at site 1.3 miles upstream at 

datum 8.49 ft higher.' Auxiliary water-stage recorder 0.7 mile downstream from present 

base gage.

Average discharge.--37 years, 5,584 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 64,900 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 14.91 ft); minimum daily, 330 cfs Apr. 1.

1923-60: Maximum discharge , 232,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 25.7 ft, revised, from floodmarks, present site and datum), by slope-area measurement of peak 

flow; minimum, 10 cfs (estimated during construction at Bluestone Dam) Aug. 30, 1948; 

minimum daily, 178 cfs Jan. 29, 1952.

Floods of'Apr. 21 and May 23, 1901, reached a stage of 24.2 ft, former site and 

datum (discharge, 234,000 cfs). Flood in 1878 probably reached a higher stage.

Remarks. --Records good above 3,001) cfs and fair below. Flow regulated since 1939 by 

Claytor Reservoir and since 1949 by Bluestone Reservoir (combined usable capacity, 

72l',UOU acre-ft) . Records of water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given 

in WSP 1741.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 713: 1925(M). WSP 783: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1930(M), 

1935-36JM).WSP 1335: 1929, 1933.

Oct. 1 to May 8

1,510

2,810

5,150

7.5

8.0 

8.5

9.0

10.0

11.0

8, 100

16,500

27,000

Discharge end, water year October 1959 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

29,000

56,000

27,000

13,400

6,500

5,450

4,310

3,640

4,750

4,900

3,840

4,850

4,900

8,990

13,800

12 , 900

9,760

7,610

5,820

5,600

4,750

4,700

4,070

4,550

4,600

4,700

5,980

7,340

*6,320

4.5OO

5,800

268,530

8,662

-276

Nov.

2,81O

2,570

4,O70

6,090

5,760

5,400

5,050

2 , 900

2,490

3, 890

4,070

3,710

3,170

2,810

1,680

1,710

2,860

3, 400

3,260

3,170

3,120

2,450

2,270

5,000

*14, 700

14, 700

10,100

8, 730

9,200

7,280

148,420

4,947

-28

Dec.

6,320

5,500

5,500

5,500

5,500

3,580

5,400

5,45O

5,870

5,150

5,000

6,560

12,4OO

10,300

8,880

8,960

7,960

6,800

9,680

15,400

11,600

8,640

13,400

10,000

8,240

6,920

4, 210

3,800

6,500

*4,540

7,040

226,600

7,310

+22

Jan.

7,890

5,920

3,940

5,250

8,880

9,200

9,680

10,000

10,800

5,150

5,150

8,100

9,440

9,360

10,400

11,200

5,550

3,980

7,610

8,100

6,440

5,400

4,800

5,120

2,160

3,120

3,890

5,000

5,450

6,O40

3,800

204,820

6,607

-10

Feb.

5.260

7,750

8,100

6,800

6.800

17,800

22,000

18,000

14,700

*11,200

18,500

24,200

19, 500

17,500

15,600

15,200

13,800

13,800

15,200

11,600

8,380

8,590

8,590

7,960

8,660

10,200

9,120

6,500

7,750

________

357,060

12,310

+77

Mar.

12,000

10,800

12,000

12,900

10,200

5,500

4.80O

7,540

6, 590

8,960

6,590

6,260

4,850

5,050

6,040

8,510

10,800

11,600

10,400

9,200

8,240

8,450

7,890

8,380

10,100

14,200

16,000

20,000

*26,700

55,000

341,350

11,010

+2 , 530

Apr.

e530

e360

e3BO

e520

14,000

47,100

*62,700

* 60. 500

47,300

43, 9OO

44,700

43,900

37,000

21,600

10,400

S, 960

5,550

4,900

7,280

9,120

9,440

8,880

8,170

5,940

2,900

6,380

*7,160

7,820

8,520

8,170

541,660

18,060

-2,501

May

6,040

4,070

5,980

8,030

7,470

6,200

5,100

4,900

18,500

14,700

10,200

9 , 600

7,140

6,150

4,850

5,490

6,150

5,980

6.100

5,490

6,21O

3,630

2,400

4.080

4,900

4,900

5,110

6,510

6,O4O

4,900

5,760

202,580

6,535

+102

June

*6,630

5,710

4,640

4, 740

3,680

3,630

4,950

5,380

5,380

4,950

4,280

2,760

2.210

2,760

3,440

3,680

4-18U

4,330

2,960

2,440

2,580

3,000

4,740

5,820

7.960

4,380

*2,610

3,580

3, 530

3,850

124,960

4,165

-43

July

3,680

4,740

7,470

5,490

3,730

3,780

3,780

5,680

5,400

2, 76O

2,330

2,760

3,120

3,220

3,440

3,440

2,440

2,080

2,240

2,330

E,580

2,720

2,640

2,240

2,050

2,020

5,880

3,000

5,950

3,680

2,370

101,020

3,259

+ 93

Aug.

*1,860

2,640

3, 400

3,480

3,220

2,610

2,020

2,050

2,680

2,610

2,440

2,270

2,470

2,720

2,400

3,000

4,030

4,030

3,780

3,000

2,210

1,800

2,610

3,630

4,080

3,980

3,260

2,080

1,750

2 020

*s',05O

86,180

2,780

-27

Sept.

£,210

2,330

2, 330

1,940

1,860

2,180

2,300

2,300

2,760

3,680

5,380

5,440

3,400

2,680

2,640

2,880

2,360

2,240

1,800

1,560

2,560

2,680

2,440

2, 140

1,830

1,550

*1,400

1,510

1,310

1,680

72,970

2,452

-195

Adjusted for change In contents In Claytor and Bluestone Reservoirs

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

8,586 

1.82 

2.10

4,91S 

1.07 

1.1S

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60;

7,552

1.59 

1.83

6,597 

1.43 

1.65

12,390 

2.69 

2.90

15,540 

2.94 

5.59

15,560 

3.38 

3.77

6,637 

1.44 

1.66

Observed

Max 36,000 Min 365 Mean 5,117 

Max 62,700 Min 330 Mean 7,312

4,122 

0.895 

1.00

3,352 

0.728 

0.84

2,753 

0.598 

0.69

2,259 

0.486 

0.54

Adjusted

Mean 5,152 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.18 

Mean 7,297 C"sm 1.58 In. 21.56

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Claytor and Bluestone Reservoirs. 

Records for Claytor Reservoir furnished by Appalachian Electric Power Co. and those for Bluestone 

Reservoir by Corps of Engineers.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge computed from sluice-gate opening and pool 

elevation.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 221 

1805. Greenbrier River at Durbin, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°32'35", long 79 0 50'00", on left bank at Durbin, Pocahontas County, 500 ft 

downstream from confluence of East and West Forks.

Drainage area . 134 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1943 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,699.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^929.

Average discharge.--17 years, 248 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,920 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 7.12 ft); minimum, 9.0 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 0.69 ft).

1943-60: Maximum discharge, 9,900 cfs Oct. 15, 1354 (gage height, 8.38 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,300 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 

9.20 ft Feb. 2, 1956 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 0.3 cfs Sept. 29, Oct. 3, 1953; minimum gage height, 0.39 ft Sept. 28, 29, 1959.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ic effe

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.69

.9 

1.2 

1.4 

2.0

9.0

19

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

363

590

1,210

2,100

4,570

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

I

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

E4

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

200

54

31

24

19

16

16

18

47

40

31

*27

24

75

104

58

42

35

30

27

25

24

26

1,120

560

308

375

348

278

216

194

4,392

142

1.06

1.22

Nov.

202

205

178

199

207

338

403

333

268

213

181

159

138

122

108

*98

113

94

98

89

87

81

92

498

656

454

363

979

870

540

8,366

279

2.08

2.32

Dec.

379

298

252

219

199

199

196

178

159

154

149

1,270

1,550

870

550

399

348

878

930

635

445

319

242

213

194

181

189

*325

840

635

458

13,853

447

3.34

3.84

Jan.

333

271

410

930

625

432

330

258

199

173

171

156

1,010

1,280

*1,720

1,390

840

625

530

416

330

278

252

216

189

b!70

161

168

186

207

230

14,486

467

3.49

4.02

Feb.

230

219

183

166

193

520

486

411

359

*375

935

810

575

420

278

216

213

199

138

b!30

120

110

100

100

100

100

90

85

80

7,941

274

2.04

2.20

Mar.

75

70

66

62

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

65

70

120

200

170

140

130

120

120

200

250

300

1,200

2,500

*4,500

*4,170

15,188

490

3.66

4.22

Apr.

Ij900

1..850

2,200

4.470

1,760

1,140

810

*635

515

399

316

284

274

252

221

194

173

168

138

119

113

113

98

87

85

87

181

159

156

149

19,044

635

4.74

5.29

May

166

149

138

126

*115

108

104

749

1,040

668

463

352

322

298

274

239

213

196

163

144

133

128

156

135

119

115

134

819

1,210

870

520

10,366

334

2.49

2.88

June

348

252

250

1,470

595

367

255

191

151

119

98

96

122

89

94

67

50

44

39

34

33

*42

42

36

31

27

24

23

37

36

5,062

169

1.26

1.40

July

188

159

69

47

35

*29

26

23

21

23

31

28

23

24

29

23

18

18

58

64

33

24

18

16

14

14

28

36

23

19

18

1,179

38.0

0.284

0.33

Aug.

19

16

14

32

79_

33

35

41

30

33

41

33

33

54

39

30

24

*20

18

16

16

16

25

22

16

13

12

11

11

11

15

808

26.1

0.195

0.22

Sept.

34

24

22

17

13

12

11

10

9.0

32

1,050

524

252

149

98

67

64

740

476

*391

274

189

144

111

81

62

50

44

40

39

5,009.0

167

1.25

1.39

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,550 Mln 1.8 Mean 235 Cfsm 1.75 In. 23.83

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,500 Mln 9.0 Mean 289 Cfsm 2.16 In. 29.33

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 cfs). --Mar. 

cfs (7.12 ft); June 4 (3 a.m.) 2,950

30 (8:30 p.m.) 5,390 (5.3.r -' ' cf

. 

.35 ft).

cfs (6.38 ft); Apr. 4 (2 a.rr.) 6,920

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 21 to Mar. 30; discharge estimated on basis of weather records 

and records for nearby stations.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1825. Greenbrier River at Buckeye, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°11'15", long 80°07'50", on right bank at upstream side of highway bridge 

at Buckeye, Poeahontas County, 1,000 ft upstream from Swago Creek ant? 3.5 miles downstream from Knapp Creek. Records include flow of Swago Creek.

Drainage area.--540 sq mi, including that of Swago Creek. 

Records available.--September 1929 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,085.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Feb. 27, 1939, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--31 years, 850 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19,800 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 12.85 ft); minimum observed, 26 cfs Sept. 10 (gage height, 1.59 ft).

1929-60: Maximum discharge, 41,500 cfs Feb. 5, 1932 (gage height, 17.5 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs; minimum, 3.8 cfs Aug. 13, 1930 

(gage height, 1.19 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 758: 1933. WSP 953: 1930-32, 1934-35(M) , 1936, 1937(M) , 

1938-39, 1940(M).W3P 1275: 1936.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.63 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

245

470

4.0

7.0

10.0

12.0

1,210

4,770

11,400

17,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, year October 1959 to Septembe

Day

1

0

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

1C

13

14

15

IB

17

18

19

20

21

2C

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

657

410

195

123

93

72

59

56

61

68

101

*S6

70

99

273

289

192

145

116

99

82

80

80

1,490

1,900

982

905

1 , 030

779

604

494

11,690

377

0.698

0.81

Nov.

465

512

450

425

548

749

1,260

982

765

604

482

405

348

301

269

*242

245

257

220

214

204

207

214

2,280

5,150

1,840

1,300

1,880

2,560

1,680

25,058

835

1.55

1.73

Dec. Jan.

1,190 1,180

905! 920

737

618

524

482

512

430

395

375

366

3,130

6,500

3,030

1 , 900

1,390

1,08O

2,240

3,390

2,340

1,630

1,200

838

716

639

578

554

*725

3,030

2,400

1,630

45,474

1,467

2.72

3.13

2,690

3,630

2,280

1,580

1,210

950

737

597

554

5L2

770

2,790

5, 280

4,770

2,850

1,960

1,680

1,300

1,080

875

765

667

554

536

506

530

653

716

737

45,859

1,479

2.74

3.16

Feb.

716

674

560

482

554

1,890

1 , 900

1,440

1,260

* 1,140

5,550

2,910

2,060

1,580

1,080

860

822

882

875

618

639

639

572

506

548

506

445

395

425

30,308

1,045

1.94

2.09

Mar.

380

352

301

b2SO

b250

b250

b250

b250

b250

b250

b250

b250

b250

b250

b250

277

445

695

765

695

560

512

445

536

b700

845

1,150

3,940

8,020

14,800

13,400

51,848

1,673

3.10

3.57

Apr.

7,360

6 , 100

5,900

*14,500

6,920

4,160

2,910

2,180

1,680

1,340

1,060

890

808

744

667

590

524

476

435

361

330

325

305

273

257

257

380

500

420

390

63,042

2,101

3.89

4.34

May

420

450

410

385

*356

325

313

1,460

4,450

2,450

1,580

1,190

1,050

982

920

800

709

618

530

445

395

375

356

400

343

305

1,080

4, 610

4,020

2,970

'

36,597

1,181

2.19

2.52

June

1,260

905

779

2,480

2, 060

1,210

800

597

460

366

297

257

273

293

297

273

204

168

142

123

113

+ 113

121

147

207

150

113

93

113

171

14,585

486

0 . 900

1 . 00

July

249

905

460

285

204

*147

121

101

86

84

93

91

93

82

72

67

65

67

374

518

261

159

109

86

72

61

76

93

95

91

70

5,337

172

0.319

0.37

Aug.

67

57

S3

67

99

150

147

142

147

118

*99

134

128

136

189

150

116

93

78

68

59

59

67

70

59

59

49

42

34

33

33

2,799

90.3

0.167

0.19

Sept.

36

36

49

50

42

42

42

42

40

32

1,540

2,550

942

512

313

210

186

1,960

1,840

1,260

852

590

430

325

265

*201

171

153

139

**

14,978

499

0.924

1.03

Calendar year 1959: Max 7,830 Win 11 Mean 829 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.85

Water year 1959-60: Max 14,800 Min 32 Mean 950 Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.94

ak discharge (base, 8,000 cfs). --Dec. 13 (12:30 a.m.) 9,150 cfs (9.10 ft); Mar. 30 (8 p.m.) 17,500 

efs (12.09 ft); Apr. 4 (6 a.m.) 19,800 efs (12.85 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Note. Discharge computed from graph drawn from 

Sept. 7-30.

e-daily wire-weight-gage readings for period
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 223

1830. Second Creek near Second Creek, W. Va.

Location. Lat 37°41'05", long 80°27'25", on left bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 219, 1.5 miles downstream from Second Creek, Monroe County, and 8 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 80.8 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,812.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 18, 1947, staff gage at site 100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--15 years, 78.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,160 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 3.64 ft); minimum, 2.4 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, -0.27 ft).

1945-60: Maximum discharge, 6,100 cfs Mar. 31, 1958 (gage height, 6.20 ft); minimum, 

0.7 cfs Nov. 17, Dec. 24, 1953.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height record, which are poor. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by gristmills at Gap 

Mills and Second Creek.

Revisions (water years).--WSF 1275: 1950.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of ice effect ( 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

-0.2

-.1

0.0

.2

.4

4.5

8.5

14

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

3.0 

3.5

112

200

460

1,510

2,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

58

23

15

12

10

8.1

871

8.5

11

12

11

9.6

8.5

49

II

38

26

20

16

13

12

11

11

13

16

13

14

*13

12

12 

11

571.8

18.4

0.228

0.26

Nov.

12

11

11

11

11

20

38

28

23

20

17

16

14

13

13

14

18

21

21

20

18

16

20

*193

194

92

63

73

80

60

1,161

38.7

0.479

0.53

Dec.

48

40

36

32

27

27

30

26

25

26

29

448

d200

dllO

d90

77

63

60

*480

256

152

105

80

63

57

51

58

46

*60

57 

51

2,900

93.5

1.16

1.33

Jan.

43

40

69

101

86

77

69

60

55

58

99

99

97

84

94

90

77

71

65

51

42

34

35

31

_28

30

31

40

39

36 

36

1,867

60.2

0.745

0.86

Feb.

34

31

28

26

169

519

200

130

*108

104

543

245

173

146

108

90

86

140

140

127

112

101

88

82

84

86

77

77

90

3,944

136

1.68

1.82

Mar.

90

82

75

71

b65

b60

b55

b50

b47

b45

b45

46

43

42

48

60

75

124

120

117

110

103

92

127

216

225

528

1,090

1,460

*2,000

1,080

8,391

271

3.35

3.86

Apr.

574

370

322

923

1,120

543

324

212

160

124

101

90

77

68

63

57

54

52

46

42

39

42

38

35

54

35

*84

75

65

57

5,826

194

2.40

2.68

May

58

51

46

42

41

38

38

855

453

216

149

122

120

110

99

86

77

65

57

50

61

52

47

45

42

38

190

600

259

169 

127

4,385

141

1.75

2.02

June

94

*71

60

58

51

40

33

29

27

25

22

24

29

25

31

23

17

16

15

13

13

18

20

16

13

12

11

*11

15

15

845

28.2

0.349

0.59

July

CO

26

18

15

12

11

9.6

9.1

8.5

9.1

10

9.6

8.5

8.1

8.1

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.5

7.7

6.9

6.9

6.5

6.5

6.1

5.7

5.7

6.5

6.5

5.7 

5.7

287.0

9.26

0.115

0.13

Auj.

6.9

6.9

*5.7

7.3

7.7

7.3

6.5

11

8.1

6.5

6.5

6.9

18

T5

9.1

8.1

6.9

6.9

6.5

6.1

6.5

7.7

10

7.7

6.5

6.1

5.3

5.3

4.9

*<U5 

7.7

236.1

7.62

0.094

0.11

Sept.

6.1

6.1

5.3

5.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

 573 4.2

13

37

41

26

15

12

9.6

8.5

20

20

13

11

9.6

8.5

8.1

7.5

6.9

6.5

*6.5

6.5

6.9

539.1

11.3

0.140

0.16

Calendar year 1959: Max 817 Min 3.8 Mean 56.7 Cfsm 0.702 In. 9.52

Water year 1959-6O: Max 2,000 Min 4.2 Mean 84.0 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.15

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs).--Mar. 50 (3 p.m.) 2,160 cfs (3.64 ft); Apr 

(3.04 ft); May 8 (l p.m.) 1,600 cfs (3.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for 

nearby stations.

5 (4 a.m.) 1,560 cfs
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1835. Greenbrier River at Alderson, W. Va.

Lucation. Lat 37°43'30", long 80°3&'30", on left bank 400 ft upstream from highway 

bridge at Alderson, Monroe County, and half a mile upstream from Mudc'y Creek.

Drainage area. 1,357 sq mi.

Records available. July 1895 to September 1960. Monthly discharges only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,529.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 15, 1929, wire-weight or chain gage at bridge 400 ft downstream 

at same datum.

Average discharge.--65 years, 1,993 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 35,500 cfs Mar. 31 (gage heiglrt, 14.42 ft); minimum, 82 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.84 ft).

1895-1960: Maximum discharge, 77,500 cfs Mar. 14, 1918 (gage height, 22.0 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs; minimum, 24 cfs Aug. 12, 

Oct. 1, 2, 1930 (gage height, 1.65 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 536: 1907-9. WSP 783: Drainage area. WSP 803: 1918(M) . WSP 953:1930-41.WSP 1275: 1897, 1905, 1910, 1914(M), 1915-16, 1917(M), 1919-20(M), 

1924-25(M), 1927(M), 1929, 1941.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 26 to Sept. 30

136

245

430

3.0 840

3.5 1,560

4.O 2,470

c feet per second, wate

2.2 

2.6 

3.0

207

435

815

3.5 1,470

5.0 4,600

11.0 23,200

14.0 34,000

October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

la

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

143

149

797

472

310

236

209

189

173

152

146

143

136

189

360

395

498

456

341

277

236

209

196

209

1,720

2,290

1,410

*1,390

1,460

1 , 150 

923

16,964

547

0.403

0.46

Nov.

771

727

738

727

655

727

1,400

1,750

1,400

1,120

899

749

635

560

507

451

435

428

421

421

393

365

372

* 1,530

7,500

4,840

2,790

2,120

3,340

3,340

42,111

1,404

1.03

1.15

Dec.

2,310

1,680

1,370

1,150

998

887

851

827

749

635

635

2,940

15,900

9,600

4,720

3,120

2,330

1,920

5,330

5,580

3,800

2,730

2,020

1,500

1,320

1,200

1,110

1,070

*2,520

5,330

3,680

89,812

2,897

2.13

2.46

Jan.

2,580

1,910

1,850

7,060

5,200

3,560

2,660

2,100

1,680

1,430

1,320

1,300

1,250

1,620

4,600

10,200

6 5OO

4,140

3,230

2,710

2,120

1,750

1,480

1,230

bl,100

1,050

1.040

1,060

1,290

1,650

1,600

82,270

2,654

1.95

2.25

Feb.

,520

,410

,290

,120

,070

,720

,460

,910

* ,010

,500

,600

.200

,960

,800

,750

,920

,700

,980

,640

,140

,670

,640

,560

,460

,430

,430

,320

1,230

*1,200

72,640

2,505

1.85

1.99

Mar.

1,190

1,120

960

863

827

b780

b740

b700

b680

665

685

 b750

738

705

771

985

985

1,530

1,920

1,960

1,830

1,620

1,470

1,530

2,350

2,680

3,910

8,400

19,100

*26,000

52 , 900

121,344

3,914

2.88

3.33

Apr.

19,800

12,700

10,500

24,600

20,800

11,800

7,500

5,330

4,020

3,230

2,520

2,040

1,780

1,590

1,410

1,320

1,200

1,110

1,010

923

827

782

760

716

665

635

749

*985

1,040

948

143,290

4,776

3.52

3.93

May

875

875

899

875

804

749

705

2,910

10,500

6,370

3,910

2,770

2,180

1,940

1,820

1,650

1,470

1,320

1,160

1,040

935

851

793

749

727

716

1,820

10,200

9,000

6, 780

4,480

81,873

2,641

1.95

2.24

June

3,010

*2,100

1,650

1,640

4,140

3,010

1,890

1,390

1,100

899

749

635

605

615

625

685

625

507

421

353

311

295

300

289

300

323

365

*305

269

263

29,669

989

0.729

0.81

JiLy

311

790

1,590

998

645

459

365

300

258

230

221

216

216

203

191

183

175

160

167

274

970

635

407

300

239

203

183

317

269

221

203

11,699

377

0.278

0.32

Aug.

*191

179

156

146

153

239

221

381

451

317

300

300

300

295

305

289

347

289

239

207

191

199

203

191

179

156

153

139

126 

123

117

7,082

228

0.168

0.19

Sept.

*123

126

129

111

102

 97 97

105

100

128

426

2,970

2,750

1,440

887

615

459

839

5,680

2,660

1,940

1,370

972

738

578

467

386

*335

305 

305

25,240

841

0.620

0.69

Calendar year 1959: Max 19,100 Min 45 Mean 1,753 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.52

Water year 1959-60: Max 32,900 Min 97 Mean 1,978 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.82

Peak discharge (base, 17,000 cfs). Dec. 13 (2:30 p.n 

35,500 cfs (14.42 ft); Apr. 4 (7:3O p.m.) 32,50O cf

) 17,800 cfs (9.43 ft); 

(13.63 ft).

31 (6 a.

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1840. Greenbrier River at Hilldale, W. Va.

Location.--Lab 37°38'25", long 80°48'20", on left bank 100 ft downstream from highway 

bridge on State Highway 3 at Hilldale, Summers County, 0.1 mile upstream from Hsward 

Creek, 0.9 mile upstream from Powley Creek, 5 miles southeast of Hinton, and 5.6 miles 

upstream from mouth. Records include flow of Howard Creek.

Drainage area. 1,625 sq mi, including that of Howard Creek. 

Records available.--June 1936 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 1,388.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. D4 years, 2,158 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 37,200 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 17.32 ft); minimum, 86 cfs Oct. 1-2 "(gage height, 0.58 ft).

1936-60: Maximum discharge, 47,800 cfs Feb. 22, 1953, Mar. 6, 1955 (gage height, 

20.50 ft); minimum, 39 cfs Sept. 18-20, 1946; minimum gape height, 0.36 ft Sept. 28, 29, 

1959.

Maximum stage known, 21.85 ft Mar. 18, 1936 (discharge, 0,300 cfs, from data furnished by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1435: 1955.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Apr. 1 to Sept. 50

1.3

2.0

1.3

2.0

193

414

1,030

4.0

7.0

14.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

£0

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

91

139

373

576

371

279

225

194

186

171

152

139

136

156

234

383

396

507

390

312

259

234

208

323

566

2,860

*1,720

1,350

1,600

1,300

1,020

16,850

544

0.335

0.39

Nov.

835

773

730

747

672

680

1,110

1,990

1,660

1,290

1,030

844

713

624

552

492

477

450

436

436

436

390

396

1,050

7,460

6,350

3,780

2,800

3,200

4,150

46,553

1,552

0.955

1.07

Dec .

2,920

2,110

1,660

1,350

1,190

1,070

1,070

1,030

961

871

781

1,920

15,700

11,800

6,030

4,150

3,060

2,540

5,280

6,720

4,750

3,480

2 , 600

1,940

1,600

1,450

1,340

*1,260

1 , 900

5,870

4,450

102,853

3,318

2.04

2.35

Jan.

3,200

2,410

2,110

6,290

6,350

4,450

3,270

2,660

2,230

1,880

1,720

1,720

1,600

1,600

4,150

9,960

7,830

5,O70

3,850

3,270

2,600

2,170

1,770

1,400

1,290

bl,200

1,270

1,270

1,400

1,990

1,990

93,970

3,031

1.87

2.15

Feb.

1,880

1,720

1,550

1.550

1,400

4,740

6,350

4,910

3,780

3,130

4,150

8,020

5,870

4,600

3,550

2,540

2,230

2,660

5,780

3,200

2,470

2,290

2,170

1,990

1,940

1,940

1,820

1,720

1,770

89,52O

5,087

1.90

2.05

Mar.

1,770

1,660

1,500

1,230

bl,100

bl.OOO

b950

b900

b850

808

b900

b950

b950

952

1,070

1,450

1,500

2,110

2,800

2,860

2,730

2,410

2,170

2,410

3,410

3,850

5,230

9,500

20,000

27,000

*55, 600

141,420

4,562

2.81

5.24

Apr.

23,900

14,700

12,500

24,200

26,100

14,200

9,500

6,720

5,390

4,500

5,480

2,860

2,490

2,250

2,030

1,880

1,680

1,580

1,430

1,210

1,080

1,000

954

897

840

812

1,070

1,330

1,430

1,330

172,743

5,758

3.54

3.95

May

1,200

1,160

* 1,160

1,140

1,050

973

906

1,880

10,400

8,200

5,070

3,550

2,800

2,430

2,250

2,080

1,880

1,680

1,480

1,330

1,220

1,110

1,000

935

916

878

1,010

9,020

9,960

7,460

5,230

91,358

2,947

1.81

2.09

June

3,620

2,610

*2,030

1,780

3,550

5,700

2,370

1,730

1,330

1,060

878

736

664

655

664

700

700

612

482

401

354

329

329

323

312

360

394

560

312

278

55,625

1,121

0.690

0.77

July

506

496

1,550

1,310

812

570

429

347

294

257

233

219

215

211

197

185

178

170

166

185

638

821

513

360

278

224

197

193

354

257

12,160

332

0.241

0.28

Aug.

202

*193

178

174

166

174

2E3

506

646

554

394

347

335

335

512

312

323

335

278

237

202

2C2

215

206

202

178

155

152

*138

122

142

7,9°8

258

0.159

0.18

Sept .

163

138

129

138

116

105

100

102" 94

102

182

1,510

5,520

1,780

1,110

736

546

546

2,910

3,130

2,250

1,630

1,170

868

673

546

452

580

*335

306

25,767

859

0.529

0.59

Calendar year 1959: Max 19,200 Min 44 Mean 2,034 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.99

Water year 1959-6O: Max 35,600 Min 91 Mean 2,281 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.11

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 cfs).--Dec. 13 (6:50 p.m.) 18,900 cfs (11.40 ft); Mar. 31 (11 a.m.) 

37,200 cfs (17.32 ft); Apr. 5 (12:50 a.m.) 34,600 cfs (16.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1845. New River at Hinton, W. Va.

Location. Lat 37°40'15", long 80°53i40", on right bank at Hinton, Summers County, 

0.2 mile upstream from Madam Creek and 1.5 miles downstream from Greenbrier River.

Drainage area.--6,257 sq mi.

Records available. June 1936 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,355.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 5, 1949, at site 400 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--24 years, 7,723 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 76,500 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 9.81 ft); minimum, 1,640 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.67 ft); minimum daily, 1.66C cfs Sept. 29.

1936-60: Maximum discharge, 246,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 18.97 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 80,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at station at 

Bluestone Dam, and gaged inflow from Greenbrier River; minimum, 418 cfs Aug. 30, 1948 

(gage height, 1.14 ft); minimum daily, 920 cfs Oct. 22, 1941.

Remarks. Records excellent except those below 3,000 cfs, which are gocd. Plow regulated 

since 1939 by Claytor Reservoir and since 1949 by Bluestone Reservoir (combined usable 

capacity, 721,000 acre-ft).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per seec

3.0

1,460

2,720

4,970

7,700

5.0

7.0

10.00

22,000

41,400

79,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

26,500

54.200

25,600

13,200

6,730

5,640

4,340

5,880

4,680

4,920

3,880

4,680

4,870

8,300

13,200

12,800

9,800

8,300

6,120

5,740

4,970

4,770

4,150

4,720

4,870

7,410

7,700

8,300

*7,700

5,740

4,820

272,530

8,791

-276

Nov.

3,780

3,540

5,070

6,950

6,450

6,010

6,060

4,870

4,200

5,280

5,070

4,580

3,880

3,520

2,380

2,540

3,470

3,960

3,830

3,740

3,740

3,050

2,920

6,540

21,200

20,000

13,500

11,400

12,100

11, 400

194,630

6,488

-28

Dec.

9,200

7,700

7,290

7,010

6,840

4,720

4,480

6,840

6,900

6,180

5,900

8,600

27,400

21,200

14, 900

12,800

10,700

9,200

14,200

19,600

15, 600

11, 400

15,200

11,800

9,800

8,300

5,530

5,120

8,300

*10,400

*

325,510

10,500

+22

Jan.

11,000

8,300

5,960

11,000

15,200

13,200

12,800

12,400

12,800

7,010

7 , 010

10,100

11,000

11,000

14,200

20,SOO

13,200

9,200

11,800

11,000

9,200

7,580

6,500

4,480

5.520

4,480

5,220

6,400

6,900

8,000

5,590

296,850

9,576

-10

Feb.

5.120

9,500

9,800

8,300

8,600

21,600

27,400

22,000

18,000

*14,200

21,200

51.200

24,700

21,200

18,800

17,200

15,600

16,400

18,400

14,600

11,000

10,700

10,700

10,100

10,700

12,100

11,000

8,500

9,500

457,920

15, 100

+77

Mar.

15,200

12,400

15,500

13,800

11,000

6,730

6,010

8,900

9,800

9,800

9,800

7,580

5.900

6,120

7,290

9,800

12,400

13,800

12,800

12,100

11,000

11,000

10,100

11,000

15,500

17,600

20,800

28,300

*45,800

57.500

51,300

480,450

15,500

+2,530

Apr.

25,600

15,200

15,200

25,800

41,400

61,100

*69,200

*66,400

50,200

44,700

44,700

45,600

37,200

22,000

11,800

10,100

6,560

6,180

8,500

9,500

9,800

9,200

8,600

5,160

5,650

6,670

8,040

8,600

9,500

8,900

688,860

22,960

-2,501

May

6,730

5,020

6,670

*8,600

8,000

6,750

5,690

6,420

28.500

22,000

14,900

15,200

10, 100

8,900

7,180

7,700

8,000

7,700

7,700

6,950

7,530

5,280

5.450

5,020

5,900

5,900

6,180

14,900

16,400

12,400

11,000

290,450

9,369

+102

June

10.400

8,600

6,730

6,500

7,290

7,410

7,410

7,180

6,780

6,060

5,170

3,650

2.970

3,600

4,240

4,480

4,970

5,020

3,600

2,970

5,010

5,520

5,280

6,230

8,300

5,100

3,090

4,060

4,060

4,150

161,830

5,394

-43

July

4,100

5, 280

8.600

6,900

4,680

4,590

4,540

4, 100

5,740

3,050

2,570

5,050

5,450

3,470

3,650

5,740

2,610

2,240

2,420

2,550

5,130

3,700

5,220

2,610

2,540

2,240

5,970

3,220

4,100

4,060

2,680

114,160

3,685

+93

Aug.

2,070

2,840

*3,600

3,700

3,470

2,800

2,270

2,340

3,220

3,170

2,800

2,610

2,840

5,050

2,680

5,390

4,240

4,540

4,010

5,260

2,580

1,970

2,800

3,780

4,240

4,100

3,430

2,240

1,860

2,100

2,200

93,800

3,026

-27

Sept.

2,380

2,450

2,450

2,070

1,970

2,240

2,340

2,580

2,800

3,740

5,380

6,280

6.750

4,540

3,700

5,650

2,970

2,760

4,100

4,530

4,580

4,240

3,560

2,970

2,450

2,030

1,830

1,710

*1.660

1,940

96,230

3,208

-193

Adjusted for change in contents in Clayfcor and Bluestone Reservoirs

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

8,515 

1.56 

1.57

6.46C 

1.0! 

1.1E

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

10,520 

1.68 

1.94

9,566 

1.55 

1.76

15,180 

2.43 

2.62

18,030 

2.88 

3.32

20,460 

3.27 

3.65

9,471 

1.51 

1.74

Observed

Max 58,200 Mln 1,140 Mean 7,040 

Max 69,200 Min 1,660 Mean 9,455

5,351 

0.855 

0.95

3,776 

0.603 

0.70

2,999 

0.479 

0.55

3,015 

0.482 

0.54

Adjusted

Mean 7,015 c"sm 1.12 In. 15.21 

Mean 9,420 C"sm 1.51 In. 20.49

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Claytor and Bluestone Reservoirs. 

Recordsof contents for Claytor Reservoir furnished by Appalachian Electric Power Co. and those for 

Bluestone Reservoir by Corps of Engineers.
KAMAWHA RIVER BASIM

1850. Plney Creek at Raleigh, W. Va.

Location.--Lab 37°45'40", long 81°09'50", on left bank at Raleigh, Raleigh County, 

0.5 mile downstream from Whitestick Creek, 0.5 mile upstream from Beaver Creek, and 

li miles southeast of Beckley.

Drainage area.--52.3 sq mi.

Records available. August 1951 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,087.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Average discharge.--9 years, 64.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 780 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 3.73 ft); maximum 

gage height. 3.76 ft Mar. 29 (backwater from debris); minimum discharge, 1.4 cfs 

Sept. 8, 9 (gage height, 1.18 ft).

1951-60: Maximum discharge. 2,500 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 5.78 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 8-10, 1957 (gage height, 1.16 ft); minimum gage height, 1.13 ft 

Sept. 19, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1435: 1955(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 28, £9)

1.6

4.5

9.5

17

40

2.0 

£.5 

3.0 

4.0

224

404

940

Discharge, In feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1C

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

30

31

Tobal

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

4.5

3.9

3.3

2.8

2.8

1.9

3.9

4.2

4.2

3.9

4.2

4.2

4.5

9.5

8.5

8.0

8.5

8.0

8.0

6.5

5.0

4.5

5.4

6.0

17

22

*31

34

22

16

12

280.2

9.04

0.173

0.20

Nov.

9.5

8.5

8.0

7.0

7.0

8.5

8.0

10

9.5

8.5

8.5

7.0

7.5

7.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

17

19

17

14

11

*20

260

337

153

98

372

246

118

1,820.5

60.7

1.16

1.30

Dec.

74

60

51

48

43

46

53

45

43

43

46

£14

2T2" 356

130

92

70

70

126

131

98

76

58

50

42

39

35

*56

138

126

2,757

88.9

1.70

1.96

Jan.

74

61

159

194

140

105

84

69

56

51

65

74

84

88

107

128

116

98

78

65

53

45

b40

b35

b35

34

35

60

90

90

76

2,489

80.3

1.54

1.77

Feb.

63

53

45

40

56

153

188

*148

116

94

107

90

80

b70

b60

56

56

80

94

80

74

70

63

61

67

90

90

84

84

2,412

83.2

1.59

1.72

Mar.

74

67

63

b55

b45

b40

b35

b33

b31

b30

b30

b30

b31

b33

b35

54

63

84

86

86

78

70

67

88

143

158

259

*481

695

750 6~78~

4,472

144

2.76

3.19

Apr.

349

197

158

227

246

212

169

128

101

80

67

58

51

45

40

39

36

37

34

31

30

30

27

25

26

25

30

31

30

27

2,586

86.2

1.65

1.84

May

30

30

*25

22

22

21

21

63

98

80

65

53

48

45

43

42

39

37

34

31

28

28

26

25

25

25

25

26

30

27

*24

1,138

36.7

0.703

0.81

June

22

19

17

16

15

13

12

11

9.5

9.5

8.5

7.7

8.3

12

16

12

9.5

8.5

8.0

8.5

9.7

11

54

35

20

16

*11

9.0

11

9.5

429.2

14.3

0.274

0.31

July

26

51

36

39

30

21

15

12

9.5

9.5

12

11

9.0

8.5

8.0

7.5

7.0

8.0

10

12

9.5

8.5

8.0

7.5

7.0

7.0

8.5

5.0

4.5

5.0

4 5

417.0

13.5

0.259

0.30

Aug.

3.9

3.3

3.0

*7.4

10

8.1

10

21

17

13

11

8.5

8.0

7.0

7.0

5.5

4.5

4.2

3.6

3.3

3.0

4.5

3.9

3.9

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.0

*5.0

7.0

7.5

206.4

6.66

0.128

0.15

Sept.

7.0

5.5

4.5

3.0

2.5

2.2

1.6

1.5

1.9

8.7

27

36

17

10

9.0

8.5

9.0

15

16

15

12

9.5

9.5

8.5

7.0

6.5

*4.5

3.0

2.8

2 5

266.7

8.89

0.170

0.19

Calendar year 1959: Max 545 Mln 1.5 Mean 50.9 Cfsra 0.975 In. 13.24

Water year 1959-60: Max 750 Mln 1.5 Mean 52.7 Cfsra 1.01 In. 13.74

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs).--Mar. 30 (12:30 p.m.) 780 cfs (3.73 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this 'day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1865. Williams River at Dyer, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°22'45", long S0°29'05", on left bank at Dyer, Webster County, 0.2 mile 

downstream from Cralg Run and 7 miles southwest of Webster Springs.

Drainage area. 128 sq mi.

Records available . September 1929 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published In WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 2,193.46 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to June 11, 1930, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--31'years, 316 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,500 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 12.20 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 0.94 ft).

1929-60: Maximum discharge, 22,000 cfs July 4, 1932 (gage height, 18.45 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 5,500 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights 12.33 and 18.45 ft; minimum daily, 0.5 cfs Oct. 13-16, 21, 1953; 

minimum gage height, 0.44 ft Oct. 5,6, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1275: 1930.

Rating tables., water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 30

29

57

148

278

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

7.0

456

656

990

3,970

5,300

0.95

1.2 

1.5

Mar. 31 to Sept 

14

57

141

268

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

7.0 

8.0

446

676

3,970

5,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, year October 1959 to September 1960

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

2y

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

208

86

41

28

21

17

16

1422"

44

35

26

23

64

182

81

53

42

35

31

28

26

26

979

464

263

686

*508 

341 

237

204

4,831

156

1.22

1.40

Nov.

382

358

248

316

320

520

520

362

278

220

182

157

133

117

107

98

246

263

207

172

152

138

146

1.700

1,400

656

616

1,620 

905 

560

13,099

437

3.41

3.81

Dec.

417

341

307

284

266

281

291

230

200

*180

202

5,060

2,380

990

612

472

421

1,160

938

592

452

351

266

231

215

207

220

278 

832 

544

413

17,633

569

4.45

5.12

Jan.

324

281

1,430

922

580

433

344

257

217

192

192

*197

593

596

1,520

1,130

656

568

560

436

348

281

242

215

199

175

166

291 

472

468

429

14,714

475

3.71

4.28

Feb.

348

294

234

204

275

868

636

476

402

444

1.440

681

524

413

313

284

248

245

192

180

160

150

140

*130

148

170

150

142 

135

10,026

346

2.70

2.91

Mar.

117

103

95

90

85

80

75

70

70

70

70

70

70

75

85

100

120

140

130

120

110

110

113

127

138

133

164

666 

1,940

4.490

4,490

14,316

462

3.61

4.16

Apr.

2,280

2,530

3,400

4.750

2,130

1,140

878

845

651

480

376

426

560

541

454

361

290

296

254

*207

185

182

163

145

155

155

287

251 

204 

177

24,711

824

6.44

7.18

May

204

202

175

154

157

125

112

488

588

418

546

293

287

284

262

226

200

175

152

135

137

131

137

141

117

*100

328

1,340

592 

438

319

8,743

282

2.20

2.54

June

259

187

156

555

210

159

117

92

76

64

53

52

226

156

328

226

141

108

85

67

56

60

78

87

202

104

69

54 

129 

121

4,237

141

1.10

1.25

July

507

656

316

223

159

*112

84

66

55

46

56

61

75

61

55

44

35

34

1.200

682

536

202

137

99

73

61

66

94 

58 

44

38

5,711

184

1.44

1.66

Aug.

32

28

25

36

66

54

146

284

*159

151

251

154

117

121

117

92

78

58

46

40

40

90

139

88

60

44

38

33 

31 

30

2,676

86.3

0.674

0.78

Sept.

24

23

20

17

15

17

17

14

15

46

1,010

612

*332

200

135

95

80

938

532

402

265

187

148

112

85

67

57

48 

43 

42

5,598

187

1.46

1.63

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,160 Min 1.2 Mean 294 Cfsm 2.30 In. 31.14

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,750 Min 14 Mean 345 Cfsm 2.70 In. 36.70

Peak discharge (base, 4,600 cfs).--Dee. 12 (7 p.m.) 4,880 cfs (7.73 ft); Mar 

cfs (8.69 ft); Apr. 4 (12:50 a.m.) 11,500 cfs (l2.20 ft).

31 (5:30 a.m.) 6,280

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 8-10, Feb. 20-24, Mar.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 229

1870. Gauley River at Camden on Gauley, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°21'55", long 80°36'05", on right bank at Baltimore & Ohio Railroad station at Camden on Gauley, Webster County, 0.2 mile downstream from Coon CreeV and 

0.9 mile upstream from Strouds Creek.

Drainage area.--"36 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1908 to September 1916, October 19S9 to September 1960. Prior to 

October 1934, published as "at Allingdale." Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2.U03.28 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. July 1908 to Sept. 30, 1916, chain gage at site 1.1 miles downstream at 

datum 3.08 ft lower. Oct. 20, 1929, to Oct. 29, 1934, chain gage at site 1.1 miles 

downstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--39 years, 578 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,400 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 15.61 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Oct. 8 (gage height, 1.33 ft).

1908-16, 1929-60: Maximum discharge. 42,500 cfs July 4, 1932 (gage height, 27.38 ft, 

present site and datum, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 17,000 cfs 

by velocity-area studies; minimum, 0.3 cfs Oct. 23-27, 1953; minimum gage height, 

0.54 ft Sept. 24, 25, 1930.

Maximum stage known, that of July 4, 1932.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1275: 1908-16, 1931(M), 1934.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effecb 

In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

gage height,

1.35 

1.5

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12

20 2.5

31 4.0

72 6.0

110 9.0

Dec. 13 to Sept. 30

240

855

2,000

4, 400

1.43

1.6

1.9

2.4

3.0

27

200

400

4.0 820

6.0 1,960

9.0 4,400

12.0 8,070

Discharge, in econd, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

T

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

CO

21

3

4

5

6

3

9

30

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

99

174

85

48

52

25

22

20

20

43

64

46

34

43

225

151

94

70

55

45

39

34

34

910

752

410

850

*824

538

374

289

6,447

208

0.881

1.02

Nov.

430

Dec.

837

566| 670

382

426

570

662

925

610

462

358

289

240

207

182

166

151

315

518

394

314

264

231

225

2,020

2,450

1,340

1,220

5,220

2, 000

1,190

22,327

744

3.15

3.52

614

594

562

578

644

b500

b440

*b380

430

4,360

4,620

2,100

1,280

920

730

1,460

1,700

1,140

870

662

496

416

368

353

360

592

1,320

1,040

798

51,654

1,020

4.32

4.99

Jan.

620

520

2,110

2,030

1,200

845

640

516

400

342

322

*332

948

1,280

2,520

2,240

1,370

1,120

1,280

945

752

620

540

b450

b400

b350

356

580

970

920

820

28,138

908

3.85

4.43

Feb.

662

540

428

568

539

1,310

1,140

895

752

752

1.850

1,220

945

b750

b630

b550

b500

504

504

b470

b420

b570

356

*314

353

662

504

392

356

18,816

649

2.75

2.97

Mar.

278

245

b230

b210

b200

b!90

b!80

b!70

T72

b!70

b!70

b!70

180

183

192

230

248

311

328

328

284

272

257

284

564

353

440

1,380

3,640

7,520

8,070

27,249

879

3.72

4.29

Apr.

3,640

3,640

3,900

7,260

3,460

2,240

1,580

1,430

1,120

845

662

620

775

752

662

540

444

424

416

*325

290

284

265

230

215

203

564

400

336

290

37,610

1,254

5.31

5.93

May

300

328

266

251

224

206

189

572

1,100

798

662

560

560

560

520

456

400

342

290

248

239

227

266

314

269

*230

325

1,900

1,040

752

560

14,954

482

2.04

2.36

June

424

322

260

304

278

224

167

132

109

92

76

70

251

290

339

332

209

149

120

96

81

87

98

111

360

221

132

96

132

215

5,777

193

0.818

0.91

July

666

1.430

662

444

300

*212

159

122

96

81

92

109

96

120

129

100

75

60

1,150

945

492

294

200

146

111

89

89

124

102

102

65

8,860

286

1.21

1.40

Aug.

52

45

39

50

115

120

183

685

*400

284

540

325

235

224

242

192

162

124

96

81

78

90

212

162

109

79

62

52

48

46

42

5.172

167

0.708

0.82

Sept.

41

59

36

31

27.

30

38

31

27

39

1,510

1,400

*752

440

281

197

159

1.550

1,070

775

516

553

263

206

159

122

100

87

76

71

10,406

547

1.47

1.64

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,540 Min 3.1 Mean 533 Cfsm 2.26 In. 30.65

Water year 1959-60: Max 8,070 Min 20 Mean 594 Cfsm 2.52 In. 34.28

Peak discharge ( 

cfa (13.49 ft)

7,000 cfs). --Dec. 12 (9:30 p.m.) 7,790 cfs (ll.SO ft); Mar. 31 (8 

4 (3 a.m.) 13,4OO cfs (15.61 ft).

.) 10,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice
230 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1890. Cherry River at Fenwlck, W. Va.

Location. --Lat 38°13'45", long 80°35'00", on left bank at dovmstream sitfe of highway 

bridge at Fenwick, Nicholas County, 1,000 ft downstream from Laurel Creek.

Drainage area. 150 sq ml.

Records available .--September 1929 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published In WSP 1305.

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 2,088.94 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Mar. 16, 1939, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge .--31 years, 410 cfs.

Extreme s . - -Maximum discharge during year, 12.500 cfs Apr. 3 (gage height, 11.15 ft); minimum, 6.0 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 0.80 ft).

1929-60; Maximum discharge, 37,000 cfs July 19, 1954 (gage height, 19.8 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 19,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

measurement of peak flow; minimum, 0.1 cfs In September 1930, 1932, 1936, and In 

August 1938.

Remarks . --Records good except those for period of Ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years) .--MSP 973: 1940-42. WSP 1275: 1930-3l(M), 19C2, 1933-34(M), 

1936-39.

Rating table, 

height,

water year 1959-60, except period of ice effect (gage 

n feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6

2.0

66

134

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

279

510

1,830

4,000

7,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

0

1

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

64

53

28

18

13

10

11

11

13

25

21

16

14

90

152

70

47

37

29

24

20

17

22

897

510

294

909

631

*387

272

228

4,933

159

1.06

1.22

Nov.

474

450

298

387

346

758

765

510

364

279

225

186

157

139

124

124

429

410

306

244

206

173

2:i

1,920

1,750

1,040

885

2,100

1,320

855

17,435

581

3.87

4.32

Dec.

614

460

405

387

368

420

435

355

298

*251

254

4,550

2,940

1,420

945

705

598

1,280

1,220

855

653

472

334

268

244

248

248

369

1,040

795

609

23,840

769

5.13

5.91

Jan.

440

373

1,650

1,320

885

636

482

346

262

228

241

*S31

710

855

1,530

1,220

885

705

604

450

346

287

258

225

203

192

200

486

771

789

723

18,533

598

3.99

4.59

Feb.

570

450

382

279

502

1,360

1,010

753

636

723

1,600

1,010

783

609

430

342

325

351

283

265

251

238

209

*180

186

209

183

173

 167

14,459

499

3.33

3.58

Mar.

136

120

bllO

blOO

b95

b90

b85

b80

b80

b80

b80

b80

b80

b85

b90

bllO

143

195

173

165

148

136

136

162

212

203

361

1,370

3,050

6,520

'

19,555

631

4.21

4.85

Apr.

2,970

2,970

4,430

4,620

2,390

1,530

1,250

1,140

915

670

510

521

614

548

430

334

272

272

234

*198

178

178

157

143

154

345

1,010

693

510

391

50,557

1,019

6.79

7.58

May

400

334

279

241

206

180

165

1,000

1,080

783

614

488

445

420

577

521

279

241

206

175

175

162

175

152

*126

122

560

1,280

885

711

510

12,890

416

2.77

3.20

June

559

268

244

279

192

146

114

93

80

69

56

58

150

117

355

206

124

94

79

64

56

59

60

79

192

88

60

47

95

90

3,975

132

0.880

0.99

Jily

780

755

359

248

167

*118

88

69

55

53

114

88

70

59

62

48

38

56

918

1,010

455

254

162

116

90

76

219

178

100

79

61

6,905

225

1.49

1.71

Aug.

48

39

36

150

231

122

150

192

*146

116

157

110

115

228

248

178

124

96

73

62

64

93

105

73

53

41

34

29

28

27

li

3,192

103

0.687

0.79

Sept.

21

19

17

16

13

11

10

9.0

9.0

33

637

391

*200

120

83

64

58

664

377

265

180

134

107

88

67

58

48

43

39

38

3,819.0

127

0.847

0.95

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,350 Min 2.8 Mean 386 Cfsm 2.57 In. 34.96

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,320 Min 9.0 Mean 437 Cfsm 2.91 In. 39.69

;ak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--Dec. 12 (5 p.m.) 7,220 cfs (8.90 ft)j Mar. 31 (3 

(9.10 ft); Apr. 3 (10 p.m.) 12,500 cfs (11.15 ft).

7,600 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 231 

1895. Gauley River near Summersville, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°16 1 15", long 80°49 1 10", on right bank at Brocks Bridge, 500 ft downstream 

from Muddlety Creek and 2 miles east of Summersville, Nicholas County.

Drainage area. 680 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1908 to September 1916, October 1928 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,580.90 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). July 1908 to September 1916, chain gage 

at present site at datum 2 ft lower. Nov. 23, 19S8, to Jan. 4, 1939, chain gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge.--40 years, 1,538 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 24,900 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 14.67 ft); minimum, 7.0 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.03 ft).

1908-16, 1928-60: Maximum discharge, 77,700 cfs July 4, 1932 (gage height, 28.75 ft, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 23,000 cfs on basis of contractedopening measurement at gage height 25.87 ft; minimum, 0.6 cfs Oct. 37, 1953 (gage 

height, -0.46 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSF 783: Drainage area. WSP 1275: 1910-13, 1929-30(M), 

1931-32, 1935(M), 1936. WSP 1335: 1932(M), 1940(M).

Rating table, 

height,

3.0 

3.5

er year 1959-60, ex 

feet, and discharge

128

414

617

ept periods of ice effect (gage 

in cubic feet per second)

4.0

12.0

14.0

910

1,620

3,640

7,100

15,700

22,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

3D 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

9.8

185

261

152

98

74

68

64

65

65

77

126

100

110

354

450

290

210

157

128

106

95

100

1,320

2,260

1,220 

1,980

2,410

*1,450

1,050 

790

15,802.8

510

0.750

0.86

Nov.

944

1,550

1,090

1,000

1,370

1,530

2,710

1,840

1,290

1,030

820

695

592

510

472

447

822

1,660

1,260

1,000

820

701

656

4,680

7,340

3,920 

3,360

9,020

6,470

3,580

63,159

2,105

3.10

3.45

Dec.

2,510

1,980

1,760

1,760

1,660

1,620

1,840

1,580

1,370

1,220

1,180

10,200

14,000

6,680

3,920

2,810

2,160

3,330

4,650

3,300

2,510

1,940

1,410

1,180

1,060

1,000 

1,000

1,030

2,920

2,920

tj

88,810

2,865

4.21

4.86

Jan.

1,800

1,490

5,260

6,470

3,780

2,660

1,980

1,550

1,180

1,000

940

970

*1,730

3,580

5,700

6,050

5,920

3,080

3,140

2,560

2,070

1,580

bl,200

bl, 100

bl.OOO

b950 

b900

1,497

2,920

2,860 

2,510

77,400

2,497

3.67

4.23

Feb.

2,020

1,620

1,290

1,120

1,000

2,640

3,300

2,660

2,260

2,160

4,490

3,640

2,860

2,360

1,710

1,330

1,330

1,450

1,410

1)1,300

1,260

bl,200

1,030

910

1,060

2,020 

1,840

1,410

1,260

53,940

1,860

2.74

2.95

Mar.

1,000

820

b750

b700

b660

b620

b590

b560

b550

bSOO

bSOO

bSOO

bSOO

b500

b600

b700

b900

b950

1,030

1,060

970

850

820

940

1,260

1,330 

1,660

4,100

10,400

19,400

 ' 

76,500

2,468

3.65

4.18

Apr.

10,700

9,500

10, 100

17.400

9,790

,470

,650

,060

,240

,460

,890

,620

,980

,940

,660

,370

,150

,060

,090

880

*790

766

730

650

597

572 

1,540

1,660

1,330

1,090

102,735

3,424

5.04

5.62

May

1,030

1,060

940

820

724

644

597

1,550

3,780

2,810

2,260

1,890

1,760

1,660

1,580

1,370

1,180

1,060

910

766

701

707

695

790

*718

612

805

5.970

2,810

2,160 

1,660

44,019

1,42O

2.09

2.41

June

1,220

970

790

790

820

617

498

411

550

508

261

235

410

760

794

970

622

458

371

517

270

284

293

302

669

672 

402

502

311

502

15,979

533

0.784

0.87

July

1,130

5.920

2,020

1,290

880

617

461

377

308

270

362

427

347

335

335

520

255

199

1,490

3,410

1,710

1,000

672

486

389

320 

308

577

427

347 

293

25,282

816

1.20

1.38

Aug.

224

176

150

428

910

597

472

1,040

1,060

*713

1,060

970

666

597

684

602

531

450

544

290

284

287

427

472

359

270

215

171

147

128 

117

14,819

478

C.703

0.81

Sept.

106

95

89

81

73

65

71

73

65

65

1,410

3,240

1,710

n.ooo

644

464

386

2,510

2,710

1,840

1,220

880

639

510

417

344 

290

247

224

204

21,672

722

1.06

1.19

Calendar year 1959: Max 15,000 Min 5.5 Mean 1,477 Cfsm 2.17 In. 29.47

Water year 1959-60: Max 20,800 Min 9.8 Mean 1,640 Cfsm 2.41 In. 32.81

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 cfs). --Dec. 12 (9 p.m.) 20,100 cfs (13.33 ft); Mar. 31 (8 a.m.) 23,200

cfs (14.21 ft); Apr. 4 (5 a.m.) 24,900 cfs (14.67 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
232 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1900. Meadow River at Nallen, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°06 I 45", long 80°52'35", on left bank at highway bridge at Nallen, Fayette County, 0.3 mile downstream from highway bridge on U. S. Highway 19, 2 miles upstream from Anglins Creek, and 3 miles downstream from Brackens Creek and Russellville.

Drainage area.--287 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1908 to September 1916 (published as "near Russellville"). October 1928 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in 

WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,869.47 ft above mean see level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Oct. 27, 1942, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--40 years, 529 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,750 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 15.07 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 3.00 ft).

1908-16, 1928-60: Maximum discharge observed, 11,200 cfs Mar. 5, 1934 (gage height, 

15.64 ft), from rating curve extended above 6,500 cfs; no flow at times in 1930 and on 

Oct. 27, 1953 (regulated by temporary earth dam).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 783: Drainage area. WSP 1033: 1930(M), 1932(M), 1934-36.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to July 1 July 2 to Sept. 30

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

12

116

216

5.0 359

6.0 720

7.0 1,210

10.0 3,520

15.0 8,600

3.0 12

3.2 24

3.5 51

4.0 113

204

339

4.5

5.0

6.0 720

7.0 1,210

L= feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

i;

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

11

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

43

59

36

26

20

21

20

19

18

20

23

21

30

64

112

70

55

45

36

30

28

27

292

640

442

530

640

*442

313

226

4,360

141

0.491

0.56

Nov.

199

275

256

209

188

185

478

460

365

278

214

174

148

129

116

107

150

269

253

216

181

162

154

1,670

2,470

1,770

1,390

2,330

1,980

1,270

18,046

602

2.10

2.34

Dec.

935

720

620

600

582

582

620

530

495

442

442

1,990

4,470

3,320

2,050

1,330

935

835

1,040

960

835

680

530

425

388

353

337

359

788

960

835

29,988

967

3.37

3.89

Jan.

680

548

1,140

1,800

1,330

1,010

765

600

478

411

408

442

*460

548

835

1,300

1,160 '985

835

660

530

b480

b430

b390

b360

b350

369

565

1,040

1,140

1,010

23,059

744

2.59

2.99

Feb.

788

620

530

418

598

1,010

1,590

1,240

1,080

960

1,040

1,010

860

765

b600

b500

b500

565

bSOO

b600

b560

b560

b520

478

442

478

425

408

408

19,953

688

2.40

2.59

Mar.

355

b510

b290

b270

b250

b240

b230

b250

b230

b250

b250

b230

b250

b240

b270

528

572

478

512

495

460

442

425

460

620

680

Ij040

2,470

4,850

7,130

8j320

32,895

1,061

3.70

4.26

Apr.

6.540

4,650

3,480

4,650

4,290

2,920

2,120

1,660

1,300

985

720

565

495

422

372

334

301

281

264

232

*211

199

192

179

168

166

683

835

620

495

40, 129

1,338

4.66

5.20

May

460

425

381

357

295

264

242

712

1.650

1,270

960

680

548

495

442

391

350

313

269

234

224

209

194

183

*172

152

150

445

720

810

660

14,617

472

1.64

1.89

June

495

350

344

365

286

221

188

150

126

110

95

88

91

132

172

219

146

110

88

74

66

61

73

113

222

275

181

107

79

75

5,102

170

0.592

0.66

July

260

885

554

368

242

168

*120

100

80

70

90

100

85

70

60

55

50

50

100

400

400

250

170

120

90

70

70

80

110

80

60

5,407

174

0.606

0.70

Aug.

50

45

40

100

250

400

300

260

240

*220

276

216

138

110

141

151

109

87

69

58

54

61

68

84

68

52

42

34

29

26

24

3,802

123

0.429

0.49

Sept.

24

30

58

42

31

23

19

17

15

15

57

515

296

*191

129

90

69

329

765

515

358

220

151

116

94

78

66

58

52

50

4,473

149

0.519

0.58

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,470 Mln 6.5 Mean 491 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.23

Water year 1959-60: Max 8,320 Mln 12 Mean 551 Cfsm 1.92 In. 26.15

Peak discharge (base, 3,800 cfs). Dec. 15 (12:50 p.m.) 4,650 cfs (11.52 ft),- Mar. 31 (3:30 a.m.) 

8,750 cfs (15.07 ft); Apr. 4 (6 p.m.) 5,120 cfs (11.95 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note.--No gage-height record July 7 to Aug. 10; discharge estimated on basis of weather records 

and records for nearby stations.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1915. Peters Creek near Lockwood, W. Va.

Location. --Lat 38°15'40", long 81°01'20", on right bank 0.9 mile upstream from Line Creek 

and Lockwood, Nicholas County, 1.3 miles downstream from Tate Run, and 4-f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. --40. 9 sq mi.

Records available . --October 1945 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,059.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Nov. 2, 1945, 

staff gage and Nov. 2, 1945, to Aug. 2, 1955, water-stage recorder, at site 0.5 mile 

upstream at datum 12.67 ft higher.

Ave rage dl s charge . - - 1 5 years, 64.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,200 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 7.30 f':); minimum, 1.4 cfs Oct. 6.

1945-60: Maximum discharge, 6,500 cfs Aug. 2, 1958, Aug. 30, 1959; maximum gage 

height, 14.43 ft Aug. 2, 1958, from rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs on basis of 

slope-area measurement of peak flow; no flow Sept. 6-9, 1957.

Remarks . --Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

1.7 

3.5 

8.5

Oct. 24 to Sept. 30

1.7 3.0

2.5 3.5

5.2 4.0

9.6 5.0

30 6.0

162

252

490

790

2.5

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

?.

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2829'

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.0

2.9

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.6

 6.2

5.9

7.9

5.2

3.8

3 . 2

2.9

10

9.2

6.4

5.2

4.2

3.4

3.1

2.9

2.7

5.1

63

41

28

*48

39

26

19

17

381.5

12.3

0.301

0.35

Nov.

28

31

23

22

18

48

63

41

28

22

18

15

13

12

12

13

48

59

42

30

25

21

26

188

186

89

152

725

225

120

2,343

78.1

1.91

2.13

Dec.

89

87

98

104

84

79

82

*72

68

74

*75

273

326

212

122

83

64

78

97

87

75

57

45

40

35

32

30

34

38

40

2,718

87.7

2.14

2.47

Jan.

39

41

392

260

131

92

72

58

45

40

37

33

*59

85

253

217

131

117

114

97

81

65

54

47

42

39

44

81

108

91

73

3,038

98.0

2.40

2.76

Feb.

60

49

40

34

39

59

83

83

79

77

122

110

92

79

57

52

71

152

154

120

102

89

76

72

*160

350

138

137

110

2,896

99.9

2.44

2.63

Mar.

84

72

74

58

46

40

b38

b35

b35

b35

b35

b35

b35

b38

b50

102

102

138

126

130

105

88

*77

109

147

128

185

362

398

250

 435

3,592

116

2.84

3.27

Apr.

270

152

138

272

526

252

164

111

84

64

51

45

39

35

32

30

28

*27

23

21

20

20

18

17

17

19

28

23

21

21

2,368

78.9

1.93

2.15

May

23

20

19

17

16

18

18

147

~9T 159

84

75

72

64

56

46

40

32

27

23

20

18

22

*18

15

14

12

15

15

11

9.6

1,222.6

39.4

0.963

1.11

June

8.2

7.2

6.6

5.8

5.0

4.4

4.3

3.8

3.5

3.6

4.6

7.6

36

15

14

9.1

7.0

6.8

5.2

4.9

7.0

11

10

11

18

11

7.4

6.4

16

7.9

268.3

8.94

0.219

0.24

July

134

80

35

24

16

11

*8.2

6.8

5.6

7.4

34

19

12

9.6

8.9

6.6

5.2

67?

85

96

28

22

15

11

8.4

7.2

11

8.2

6.2

5.2

6.0

748.7

24.2

0.592

0.68

Aug.

4.4

3.7

4.8

164

134

54

33

33

2e

*24

25

IE

17

13

1C

£.4

7.7

6.2

E.8

12

2C

9.6

7.9

6.2

5.0

4.3

3.8

3.6

3.2

3.1

3.2

676.9

21.8

0.533

0.62

Sept.

3.1

2.9

2.5

2.3

2.0

2.1

1.9

1.7

17T

2.5

25

*35

15

8.9

6.2

5.0

8. 1

77

34

21

14

9.6

7.7

6.6

5.2

4.8

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.3

322.9

10.8

0.264

0.29

Calendar year 1959: Max 725 Min 0.9 Mean 61.1 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.28

Water year 1959-60= Max 725 Min 1.6 Mean 56.2 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.70

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs). Nov. 28 (3:30 a.m.) 1,200 cfs (7.30 ft).

* Discharge measuremenb made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
234 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1920. Gauley River above Belva, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°14'00", long 81°10'45", on right bank half a mile upstream from Belva, 

Nicholas County, and 1 mile upstream from Twentytnile Creek.

Drainage area.--1,315 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1928 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 669.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Average discharge .--32 years, 2,634 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 37.200 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 16.43 ft); minimum, 22 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 0.47 ft).

1928-60: Maximum discharge, 105,000 cfs July 5, 1932 (gage height, 28.60 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 37,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies and inflow and 

storage adjustments to record for Kanawha River at Kanawha Palls; minimum, 3.2 cfs 

Oct. 21, 1953 (gage height, 0.10 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).--WSF 783: Drainage area. WSP 873: 1938. WSP 1275: 1929-30.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec 12 Dec. 13 to Sept. 12 Sept. 13 to Sept. 30

0.48 23

.7 45

1.0 88

1.3 164

1.5 248

2.0 590

3.0 1,580

4.0 2,890

6.0 6,570

10.0 17,200 3.0

164

358

736

1,530

4.0 2,840

6.0 6,570

11.0 20,100

17.0 39,200

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

262

574

1,530

2,840

4,550

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

27

25

23

234

202

155

139

120

113

102

94

90

94

158

161

489

566

378

275

211

175

148

142

225

3,380

2,240

1,750

5,620

*2 , 450

1,750

1,360

20,896

674

0.513

0.59

Nov.

1,160

1,750

1,810

1,440

1,580

1,690

3,050

2,890

2,120

1,690

1,370

1,150

990

864

774

720

774

1,870

2,050

1,640

1,370

1,180

1,060

3,990

13,200

7,490

5,480

15,800

12,300

6,570

99,822

3,327

2.53

2.82

Dec.

4,520

3,540

3,050

3,050

2,890

2,740

3,050

*2,810

2,520

2,310

2,180

7,930

24,000

14 000

8*180

5,410

3,920

3,740

6,570

5,410

4,190

3,320

2,62O

2,060

1,820

1,700

1,640

1,640

2,900

4,740

3,830

142,280

4,590

3.49

4.02

Jan.

3,080

2,540

5,970

12,100

7,260

4,930

3,660

2,840

2,260

1,880

*1,760

1,700

1,820

4,370

6,350

9,940

7,030

5,220

4,840

4,190

3,400

2,690

2,330

2,060

1,820

1,760

1,700

2,000

4,280

4,930

4,370

125,080

4,035

3.07

3.54

Feb.

3,660

2,920

2,400

2,000

1,820

3,260

5,510

4,930

4,190

3,740

5,410

6,460

4,930

4, 100

b3,000

b2,300

2,400

2,840

3,240

2,620

2,540

2,540

*2,260

2,060

2,130

4,010

3,920

3,080

2,690

96,960

3,343

2.54

2.74

Mar.

2,260

1,820

1,700

1,580

1,400

1,350

bl,300

1,270

bl,200

1,130

bl,100

bl,100

bl, 100

1,080

1,180

1,450

1,580

2,000

2,260

2,330

2,200

2,000

1,820

1,880

2,620

2,840

3,400

7,620

18,100

55*600

137,070

4,422

3.36

3. 88

Apr.

22,800

16,900

14,600

25,700

18,600

12,900

8,900

7,260

5,610

4,460

5,400

2,760

2,690

2,690

2,470

2,150

1,880

*1,640

1,580

1,460

1,280

1,200

1,170

1,090

1,000

962

1,560

2,840

2,400

2, 000

173,752

5,791

4.40

4.91

May

,760

,760

,640

,440

,300

,170

,100

,450

,350

,310

,010

,320

,920

,760

,620

,400

,060

,820

,580

,360

,230

,160

,140

* ,130

,140

1,020

897

3,050

4,100

3,320

2,690

68,987

2,225

1.69

1.95

June

2,060

1,580

1,300

1,210

1,290

1,060

870

710

578

480

416

371

404

760

1,010

1,360

1,160

806

610

494

450

390

597

404

480

1,150

870

586

480

430

24,146

805

0.612

0.68

July

1,220

5,210

3,490

c,200

*1,580

1,130

824

627

502

430

494

668

651

509

466

437

404

328

364

4,480

3,080

1,820

1,220

860

660

509

437

532

762

578

502

56,974

1,195

0.907

1.05

Aug.

390

299

234

555

1,970

1,580

1,080

1,580

2,200

1,700

1,880

1,940

1,360

1,010

1,010

1,050

915

789

619

487

425

404

458

676

645

475

552

283

224

194

 175

26,731

862

0.656

0.76

Sept.

155

142

133

136

156

120

106

100

9298"

135

*3, 800

2,840

1,760

1,170

824

629

894

4,550

2,840

2, 150

1,510

1,100

842

677

552

453

383

350

298

28,933

964

0.735

0.82

Calendar year 1959: Max 24,000 Min 21 Mean 2,464 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.42

Water year 1959-60: Max 35,600 Min 23 Mean 2,682 Cfsm 2.04 In. 27.76

Peak discharge (base, 25,000 cfs).--Dec. 15 (3 a.m.) 27,500 cfs (15.38 ft); Mar. 51 (11 a.m.) 57,20O 

cfs (16.45 ft); Apr. 4 (10:50 a.m.) 31,300 cfs (14.55 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1930. Kanawha River at Kanawha Falls, W. Va.

Location. --Lat 38" 08* 20" , long 81°12'45", on right bank 150 ft downstream from toll bridge,

three-quarters of a mile downstream from village of Kanawha Falls, Fayette County,

2 miles downstream from Gauley Bridge, and 2 miles downstream from confluence of New

River and Gauley River. 

Drainage area. --8, 367 sq mi. 

Records available. March 1877 to September 1960. October 1916 to September 1918 and October 1927 to October 1928, published as "at lock 2, Montgomery." 

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 623.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. Prior to Oct. 27, 1928, staff gages at several sites within 9 miles of present

site at various datums.

Average discharge .--83 years, 12,590 cfs (adjusted for storage). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 129,000 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 18.30 ft); minimum, 1,570 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, -0.03 ft); minimum daily, 2,100 cfs Sept. 30. 

1877-1960: Maximum discharge, 320,000 cfs Sept. 14, 1878 (gage height, 37.8 ft,

site then in use, present datum), from gage-height relation and rating curve extended

above 150,000 cfs; minimum, 640 ofs Aug. 15, 1930 (gage height, -0.95 ft); minimum

daily, 690 cfs Oct. 29, 1921. 

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

Flow regulated since 1939 by Claytor Reservoir and since 1949 by Bluestone Reservoir

(combined usable capacity, 721,000 acre-ft). Records of water temperatures for the

water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741. 

Revisions (water years ) . WSP 783: Drainage area. WSP 923: 1878, 1886, 1897, 1899,

1901-3. WSP 1335: 1931 .

Rating table, wate 

discha

1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and 

cubic feet per second)

0.3 

1.0 

£.0 

4.0

2,070

3,410

5,970

13,500

7.0

11.0

17.0

31,000

61,500

116,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

18,000

55,200

31,700

19,400

10,900

5,970

5,560

4,640

4,380

5,300

5, 160

5,760

5,560

5,970

11,700

14,000

10,900

10,100

7,310

6,110

5,970

4,900

4,900

5,430

8,160

8,720

9,700

12,100

10,900

*8,910

7,000

508,510

9,945

-276

Nov.

5,430

5,430

5,300

7,470

8,720

7,980

9,300

9,100

6,690

6,250

7,000

5,840

5,700

4,380

Dec.

15,000

13,000

11,500

11,300

10, 500

10,100

8,160

8,910

10,500

9,300

8,720

15,400

48,200

45,800

4,510| 27,200

5. 080

3,410

5,840

6,250

5,700

5,430

4,900

4,260

8,700

31,000

35, 100

24,800

32,400

28,400

21,800

318,170

10,610

-28

22,400

17,600

15,500

18,200

27,200

24,200

19,400

17,000

17,600

15,500

11,500

10,100

6,840

10,500

16,000

17,000

517,730

16,700

+22

Jan.

15,500

15,500

16,000

25,600

25,400

22,400

18,200

17,000

16,500

13, 500

*9,300

10,500

13,500

16,500

20,600

50,500

28,400

18,200

15,500

18,800

14,500

11,700

10,100

8,720

6,400

5,560

7,150

8,530

12,500

14,500

13,500

476,360

15,570

-10

Feb.

9,700

10,100

14,000

11,700

10,500

18,100

57,300

31,000

26,000

21,800

23,000

58,700

34,500

27,800

24,800

21,800

20,000

20,600

24,200

23,000

16,000

14,500

15,000

13,500

14,000

18,200

18,200

15,000

12,500

_ __ __

585,500

20,190

+77

Mar.

14,500

16,000

15,500

17,000

15,500

10,900

7,810

8,720

11,300

11,500

11,700

10,900

8,160

7,150

8,530

10,900

13,500

17,600

18,200

16,000

*16,000

14,000

14,000

13,500

17,000

21,200

27,200

40,800

71,400

100, 000

112,000

698,270

22,520

+2,530

Apr.

61,500

59,400

31,700

48,200

61,500

74,100

84.900

79,500

66,000

52,200

50,600

49,800

44,300

34,500

17,600

14,500

11,700

7,980

8,340

10, 500

10,900

11,300

10,500

9,100

5,560

5.500

8,530

11,300

10,900

11,700

943,910

31,460

-2,501

May

10,100

7,980

7,000

8,910

10,100

8,530

7,310

7,640

19,800

53,800

23,600

19,400

16,500

13,000

11,300

9,700

10,100

9,700

8,910

8,910

7,810

8,340

5,300

a5,QOO

a6,000

6,400

6,840

9,100

22,400

18,800

15,000

363,280

11,720

+102

June

14,000

11,700

9,100

7,810

7,980

8,530

7,980

8,340

7,310

7,000

6,110

5,430

4,130

3,880

5,030

5,840

5,700

6, 110

5,700

5,410

3,760

5,520

4,640

6,400

7, 150

9,300

4,640

4,130

5,030

4,580

194,040

6,468

-45

July

6,250

10,100

11,300

10,900

*7,310

5,560

5,430

5,030

4,640

4,130

3,760

3,300

5,880

4,130

4,000

4,260

4,130

3,080

2,780

6,660

5,970

5,300

4,900

4,130

3,300

2,880

3,080

4,510

4,260

5,160

4,260

158,380

5,109

+95

Aug.

2,980

2,410

3,300

4,260

5.840

5,560

4,000

*4,380

4,900

5,560

5,300

5.C30

4,380

4,130

4,260

3,880

4,770

5,430

4,770

4,640

3,640

2,680

2,680

3,680

4,640

4,900

4,380

3,640

2,780

2.C90

2,240

127,930

4,127

-27

Sept.

2,590

2,780

2,780

2,590

2,320

2,360

2,500

2,680

2,780

3,520

5,300

10,100

10,100

7,470

5,560

4,900

4,260

4,000

7,980

7,470

6,690

6,250

5,430

4,380

3,640

3,080

2,590

2,340

2,340

2,100

132,880

4,429

-193

Adjusted for change In contents In Claytor and Bluestone Reservoirs

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

9,669 

1.16

1.54

10.58C 

1.26 

1.41

Calendar year 1959 : 

Water year 1959-60 :

16,720

2.00 

2.31

15,360 

1.84 

2.12

20,270 

2.42 

2.61

25,050 

2.99 

3.45

28,960 

3.46 

3.86

11,820 

1.41 

1.63

Observed

Max 53,800 Mln 1,090 Mean 10,480 

Max 112,000 Mln 2,100 Mean 13,180

6,425 

0.768 

0.86

5,202 

0.622 

0.72

4,100 

0.490 

0.56

4,236 

0.506 

0.56

Adjusted

Mean 10,460 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.98 

Mean 13,160 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.43

* Discharge measun ent made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubi 

Records of contents for Claytor Reservoir 

Bluestone Reservoir by Corps of Engineers.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for New River at Hint 

Gauley River above Belva.

feet per second, In Claytor and Blueston 

furnished by Appalachian Electric Power Co

Reservoirs, 

and those for
236 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1947. Elk River below Webster Springs, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°35'50", long 80°29'20", on right bank 10 ft upstream from swinging footbridge, 6.5 miles upstream from town of Centralia, 8.9 miles southwest of Salisbury 

Station, and 8.9 miles northwest of Webster Springs, Webster County.

Drainage area.--268 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1959 to September 1960.

Gage.--Mater-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,020 ft (by barometer).

Extremes, Maximum discharge during year, 11.800 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 10.52 ft); minimum, 6.5 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 3.01 ft).

Maximum stages known, 26.34 ft in 1861 (probably in September) ani 25.87 ft July 26, 

1896 (present datum) at site -j mile upstream, from levels to floodmarks pointed out by 

a local resident.

Remarks,--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except period of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.0

3.1

3.3 

3.5 

3.8 

4.1

Oct. 1 to Apr. 3

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

10.0

Apr. 4 to Sept. 30

39

90

169

339

664

1,700

3,070

4,910

10,300

3.5 

3.8 

4.1 

4.5 

5.0

6.0 1,700

7.0 3,070

8.0 4,910

9.0 7,450

Discharge, in cutic feet per second, wate October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

E7

29

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.9

86

131

68

43

31

28

22

24

22

6L

56

46

53

149

190

123

84

62

50

40

36

40

578

884

526

782

*1,050

656

442

329

6,678.9

215

0.802

0.93

Nov.

51B

752

512

640

856

865

1,250

847

604

454

356

289

244

212

190

172

303

604

474

37B

304

266

E36

1,510

2,560

1,580

1,440

5,610

2,350

1,410

25,786

860

3.21

3.58

Dec.

970

752

704

696

642

656

795

672

568

533

512

3,180

5,710

2,770

1,700

1,130

847

1,330

2,020

1,460

1,060

786

575

467

400

383

400

*442

1,410

1,310

990

35,870

1,157

4.32

4.98

Jan.

736

604

2,600

2,630

1,570

1,030

761

589

454

372

344

334

1,430

2,220

3,210

3,000

1,960

1,500

1,830

1,320

970

736

5B9

506

442

383

361

559

1,150

1,130

970

36,290

1,171

4.37

5.04

Feb.

778

619

*500

418

372

888

1,150

911

770

795

1.870

1,640

1,210

970

672

554

506

582

643

506

448

436

388

339

388

847

712

540

493

20,951

722

2.69

2.91

Mar.

*378

309

356

294

271

b260

b240

b230

b220

b210

b210

b210

b200

blOO

b210

b230

271

324

350

366

329

289

276

304

394

406

424

1,510

*4,890

*9,140

*9,140

32,441

1,046

3.90

4.50

Apr.

4,200

3,730

3,560

7.060

3,910

2,770

2,020

1,760

1,300

975

747

653

676

630

566

486

425

402

402

343

313

303

290

258

245

284

*848

780

573

437

40,946

1,365

5.09

5.68

May

413

408

364

323

290

258

237

399

1,210

329

814

723

715

755

707

601

512

437

369

313

318

280

323

443

396

348

413

2,870

1,900

1,270

884

20,222

652

2.43

2.81

June

*616

461

358

369

413

294

220

182

148

124

105

97

222

254

186

190

175

130

105

83

74

88

105

124

118

155

*113

77

68

108

5,762

192

0.716

0.80

July

678

1,900

911

566

369

262

190

145

115

100

1Q2

142

110

108

179

142

100

79

104

481

328

209

139

102

81

65

72

200

182

209

145

8,515

275

1.03

1.18

Aug.

115

*85

72

141

333

245

266

747

699

559

814

545

391

303

303

308

299

220

172

133

110

108

124

151

113

81

62

53

46

40

97

7,735

250

0.933

1.07

Sept.

*209

113

81

65

53

53

52

45

43

40

1,730

2,160

1,330

780

518

333

249

1,970

1,530

1,100

763

525

369

280

212

165

*124

105

92

85

15,174

506

1.89

2.11

Calendar year 1959: Max - 

Water year 1959-60: Max 9,140

Cfsm - In. - 

Cfsm 2.61 In. 35.59

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KARAWHA RIVER BASIN

1950. Elk River at Centralla, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°37'00", long 80°33'20", on left bank at Centralla. Braxton County, 200 ft 

upstream from Houston Run and 0.6 mile upstream from Laurel Creek. Records include 

flow of Houston Run.

Drainage area.--281 sq mi (including that of Houston Run).

Records available .--October 1934 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for October 

and November 1934, published in WSP 1305.

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 931.89 ft above mean sea level, dat 

1929, Parkersburg-llniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944.

tum of

gage height, 1C.20 ft); miniage height. 14.72 ft); miniExtremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,700 cfs J mum, 8.2 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 2.27 ft).

1934-60: Maximum discharge , 18,300 cfs Feb. 3, 

mum, 1.0 cfs Oct. 27, 1953 (gage height, 2.17 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

fair.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second)

10

28

54

105

230

407

1 to Jan. 5

D 4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

640

961

1,850

3,050

4,530

6,230

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

Jan. 4 to Sept. 30

40 5.0

105

230

419

665

980

1,850

3,050

4,530

10,200

Discharge, In oubl feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

d8.8

d72

159

83

53

38

33

27

25

24

42

62

48

53

112

204

142

92

68

54

46

40

40

449

917

*530

697

1.040

657

453

344

6,612.8

213

0.758

0.88

Nov.

441

744

525

573

861

782

1,280

854

604

467

375

312

264

233

207

188

255

614

502

407

340

291

258

1,320

2,860

1,650

1,420

4,250

2,790

*1 , 500

27,167

906

3.22

3.60

Dec . Jan.

1,000 738

7E9

714

714

657

657

794

685

583

549

530

d2,850

d6,050

3,050

1,750

1,160

840

1,370

2,070

1,460

1,040

769

573

475

403

387

407

436

*1,250

1,320

1,000

36,312

1,171

4.17

4.81

598

d2 , 530

d2,980

1,650

1,080

776

611

492

398

368

360

1,310

2,290

5.470

3,400

2,020

1,500

1,850

1,370

1,020

758

611

516

460

410

385

540

1,120

1,160

980

37,751

1,218

4.33

5.00

Feb.

795

649

531

446

393

829

1,120

925

782

782

1,890

1,650

1,200

980

699

575

536

616

694

545

483

483

428

389 432"

925

782

601

536

21,696

748

2.66

2.87

Mar.

*424

339

376

327

283

266

256

243

221

227

227

233

207

213

230

286

316

364

389

402

372

327

305

327

424

446

455

dl,480

d5,010

d8,940

d9,99O

33,905

1,094

3.89

4.49

Apr.

4,850

4,210

3,910

7,750

4,850

3,330

2,240

1,850

1,370

980

758

654

665

633

580

492

428

389

393

335

305

297

276

249

233

240

*7S8

770

570

450

44,815

1,494

5.32

5.93

May

406

410

368

327

290

262

240

328

1,200

939

814

734

711

752

716

611

521

446

372

312

308

272

308

437

402

347

406

5,160

1,960

1,280

871

20,510

662

2.36

2.71

June

*611

460

360

331

419

294

221

177

149

124

107

101

187

262

196

179

182

138

107

88

83

86

94

131

120

144

124

*84

74

88

5,721

191

0.680

0.76

July

538

1,960

925

575

389

269

196

152

120

103

101

135

116

96

174

142

103

83

90

432

331

216

142

105

84

71

71

171

174

196

147

8,407

271

0.964

1.11

Aug.

*113

88

72

136

320

249

240

694

711

560

820

575

406

301

290

286

294

221

172

131

111

103

116

138

118

86

68

56

47

41

*50

7,613

246

0.875

1.01

Sept.

222

122

86

71

58

57

54

50

46

43

1,580

2,550

1,420

807

536

36O

259

1,960

1,600

1,120

758

536

385

294

221

177

144

*122

107

96

15,641

521

1.85

E.07

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,050 Mln 4 Mean 624 Cfsm 2.22 In. 30.16

Water year 1959-60: Max 9,990 Mln 8.8 Mean 727 Cfsm 2.59 In. 35.24

Peak discharge (base, 8,500 cfs).--War. 31 (about 9:30 a.m.) IE,300 cfs (12.00 ft); Apr. 4 (6 a.m.) 

12,700 cfs (12.20 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

d Computed from doubtful gage-height record.
238 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1955. Elk River at Sutton, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°39'45", long 80°42'35", near left bank on downstream side of pier of 

highway bridge at Sutton, Braxton County, half a mile upstream from Granny Creek and 

2-j miles downstream from Wolf Creek.

Drainage area.--543 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1960. Monthly discharge oily for October 

1938 to February 1939, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 808.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Apr. 5, 1940, 

chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--2" years, 1,098 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 16.04 ft); minimum, 8.S cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 2.15 ft).

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 34,200 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 31.27 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Oct. 25, 26, 28, 29, 1953; minimum gage height, 1.84 ft Oct. 25, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 37.2 ft Mar. 13, 1918, from floodmarks (discharge, about 49,000 

cfs).

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

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 29 to Sept. l)

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0

Oct. 1 to De

5.0

12

34

83

158

c. 12

3.5

4.0

7.0

13.0

Dec. 13 to Sept. 30

340

575

3,000

8,500

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

25

67

152

322

4.0 567

6.0 2,150

16.0 12,200

ehirge, In cubl: feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

?

4

5

6

7

b

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

2 5

26

27

23

29

30

31

TDtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

9.2

9.9

87

136

87

64

64

55

53

45

41

54

75

79

90

199

£13

144

98

83

70

61

61

245

1,360

*838

726

1.480

1,040

691

500

8,758.1

283

0.521

0.60

Nov.

461

1,040

810

845

1,400

1,280

1,840

1,400

952

705

540

a450

a390

a350

a310

a280

3T9

984

898

712

560

470

419

1,040

3,720

2,730

2,120

7,600

5,790

2,730

43,175

1,439

2.65

2.96

Dec ,

*1,810

1,520

1,520

1,600

1,480

1,360

1,640

1,480

1,240

1,160

1,120

3,640

9.560

6,150

3,050

2,060

1,500

1,580

2,870

2.420

1,840

1,420

1.020

827

702

632

626

676

*1,380

2,020

1,700

61,603

1,987

3.66

4.22

Jan.

1,380

1,100

3,260

6.450

3,230

2,020

1,460

1,100

850

689

614

454

1,210

3,860

4,850

5,850

3,590

2,600

2,960

2,510

1,880

1,460

1,140

964

813

729

696

910

1,880

2,020

1,700

64,229

2,072

3.82

4.40

Feb.

1,380

1,100

*880

575

749

894

1.580

1,460

1,260

1.260

2,240

2,690

2,100

1,790

1,260

980

980

1,500

1,790

1,420

1,140

1,140

933

387

980

5.050

2,420

1,660

1,340

41,438

1,429

2.63

2.84

Mar.

996

*850

842

664

556

540

388

579

352

460

512

455

310

310

388

784

902

1,000

1,040

1,000

957

842

743

736

980

1,060

1,100

2,530

7,050

*9, 890

11,900

50,716

1,636

3.01

3.47

Apr.

9,780

5,450

4,580

7,950

7,550

5,950

3,770

2,870

2,150

1,660

1,020

1,000

933

1,020

784

696

645

440

639

556

402

402

421

402

370

356

1,340

*1,700

1,260

91O

67,006

2,234

4.11

4.59

May

670

696

658

455

591

406

397

1,010

2,420

2,020

1,840

1,700

1,500

1,580

1,540

1,220

1,040

736

676

436

440

465

608

579

658

496

596

5.160

2,780

1,920

1,380

34,673

1,118

2.06

2.37

June

769

*282~

692

596

374

402

374

326

208

150

152

142

134

306

440

322

231

231

214

142

103

95

10T

194

214

172

172

*169

163

116

7,986

266

0.490

0.55

July

127

2,520

2,100

1.010

777

431

256

202

158

163

155

155

160

160

152

158

160

127

85

142

388

416

252

158

127

89

107

112

112

177

235

11,171

360

0.663

0.77

Aug.

208

*125

112

144

534

518

421

1,000

1,300

894

1,540

1,140

716

545

402

361

370

374

228

169

169

163

160

163

163

160

125

76

50

36

*40

12,406

400

0.737

0.85

Sept.

79

286

178

83

83

83

81

80

83

!§

793

4,220

2,150

1,140

756

614

348

2,590

2,690

1,620

1,100

743

658

470

256

183

189

*186

183

177

22,178

739

1.36

1.52

Calendar year 1959: Max 11,600 Min 7.1 Mean 1,066 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.65

Water year 1959-60: Max 11,900 Min 9.2 Mean 1,162 Cfsm 2.14 In. 29.14

Peak discharge (base, 11,000 cfs). Mar. 31 (6 p.m.) 12,200 cfs (16.04 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimate d on basis of recorded range in stage.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1966. Elk River near Frametown, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°35'34", long 80°53'06", on right bank, opposite mouth of Bird River, at 

village of Glendon, 2.2 miles upstream from Strange Creek and 3.2 miles southwest of 

Frametown, Braxton County. Records include flow of Birch River.

Drainage area. 752 sq mi (including that of Birch River). 

Records available. --October 1958 to September 1960.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder.

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Mar. 

site and datum.

Datum of gage is 775.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

5, 1959, staff gage at same

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 15,300 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 12.85 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.56 ft).

1958-60: Maximum discharge, 18,400 cfs Jan. 22, 1959 (gage height, 14.40 ft); minimum, 9.0 cfs Sept. 28, 29, 1959 (gage height, 1.44 ft).

Remarks . --Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage 

cubic feet per

Oct. 1 to Dec. 13

1.5

1.7 

1.9 

2.1

2.4 200

372

633

1,970

7,570

11.0 12,200

2.7

3.0 

4.0

sight,

second'

1.8

2.1

2.4

2.7

3.0

in feet, ar

)

Dec. 14 to

51

110

221

391

601

id disc

Sept.

3.5

4.0

7.0

13.0

harge, ii

30

1,080

1,730

6,070

15,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3D

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

16

TS

18

52

114

82

76

76

66

62

55

45

47

82

97

123

239

192

137

97

82

67

67

224

1,340

,280

* ,010

,650

,520

,020

698

10,652

344

0.457

0.53

Nov.

613

1,100

1,200

1,350

1,870

1,890

2,390

2,080

1,480

1,060

754

584

474

395

352

332

492

1,160

1,420

1,100

826

644

555

901

4,210

3,930

2,810

10,400

8,770

4,070

59,212

1,974

2.62

2.93

Dec.

*2,670

2,250

2,250

2,320

2,180

1,970

2,320

2,180

1,940

1,820

1,790

4,210

11,200

8,620

4,120

2,630

1,930

1,860

3,260

3,050

2,350

1,860

1,380

1,110

919

810

782

819

1,260

*2,350

2,070

80,280

2,590

3.44

3.97

Jan.

1,730

1,440

5,320

8,520

4,420

2,700

2,000

1,540

1,180

930

819

696

1,520

4,570

6,820

7,420

4,720

5,540

5,680

3,190

2,490

1,930

1,560

1,290

1,080

961

950

1,210

2,140

2,490

2,210

84,846

2,737

3.64

4.20

Feb.

1,800

1,480

1,200

*888

800

1,160

1,930

1,930

1,720

1,640

2,980

3,680

2,770

2,350

1,690

1,370

1,380

2,350

3,120

2,280

1,800

1,660

1,460

1,340

1,680

4,570

3,680

2,490

2,000

_______

59,198

2,041

2.71

2.93

Mar.

1,560

*1,280

1,210

1,080

782

755

656

594

640

499

696

632

554

437

632

,120

,680

,800

,720

,660

,550

,350

,170

,140

,390

,600

,650

,190

*8,170

*10,800

14,600

66,577

2,148

2.86

3.29

Apr.

12 . 500

7,120

5,770

9,370

9,970

a, 020

5,170

3,680

2,700

2,070

1,510

1,220

1,150

1,150

1,110

837

810

679

640

729

594

485

520

506

478

464

1,040

*1,950

1,550

1,170

84,902

2,850

5.76

4.20

May

888

819

791

671

601

617

471

2,000

3.260

2,770

2,840

2,420

2,140

2,070

2,000

1,660

1,390

1,060

888

713

579

624

729

772

763

746

601

2,210

3,260

2,210

1,610

44,173

1,425

1.89

2.18

June

1,060

*515

411

985

444

464

450

404

335

198

180

190

246

267

594

527

355

300

283

246

161

146

146

146

316

257

221

*208

212

190

10,437

348

0.463

0.52

July

419

1,860

2.770

1,390

810

674

585

267

208

198

198

198

190

185

180

180

185

176

143

108

263

444

391

208

154

139

194

161

124

139

257

13,198

426

0.566

0.65

Aug.

246

198

*153

432

652

721

746

1,510

1,510

1,470

2_.070

1,610

973

772

609

457

444

464

391

231

221

226

246

257

246

231

212

146

110

*85

66

17,465

563

0.749

0.86

Sept.

65

152

541

139

116

115

110

105

110

165

827

4,270

2,490

1,440

791

721

513

2,230

3,400

1,930

1,390

782

758

594

424

231

221

221

*221

212

25,062

835

1.11

1.24

Calendar year 1959: Max 13,400 Min 9.5 Mean 1,442 Cfsm 1.92 In. 26.03

Water year 1959-60: Max 14,600 Min 16 Mean 1,519 Cfsm 2.02 In. 27.50

Discharge mea ment made on this day.
240 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1968. Elk River at Clay, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°27'36" , long 81°05'15", on right "bank at downstream side of pier of highway "bridge at Clay, Clay County, 0.9 mile downstream from Buffalo Creek, 2.1 miles 

downstream from Lower Two Run Creek, and 53.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--994 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1958 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 677.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Mar. 27, 1959, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 21,900 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 14.84 ft); minimum, 10 cfs Oct. 5.

1958-60: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 31, 1960; minimum, 1.5 cfs Sept. 22, 1959 

(gage height, -0.13 ft).

Maximum stage known, 32.4 ft Mar. 14, 1918, from reports of IT. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except period of Ice effect (gage height , 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.0

.1

.3

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31

5.0

11

29

58

102

198

420

Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

8.0

12.0

15.0

692

1,290

2,150

7,400

14,700

22,500

0.4

.7

1.0

1.5 394

2.0 648

3.0 1,290

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 3.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubit- feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septe-nber 1960

Day

1

z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

E3

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

In.

Oct.

14

17

14

12

1°

87

105

92

85

76

68

60

53

60

80

102

122

225

176

127

95

80

78

149

544

1,320

*980

1,130

1,470

1,070

800

9,301

300

0.302

0.35

Nov.

658

720

1,160

1,130

1,550

1,630

2,050

2,100

1,430

1,070

864

686

562

476

425

386

487

893

1,360

1,130

922

755

652

835

3,420

4,830

3,120

11.400

11,100

5,250

63,051

2,102

2.11

2.36

Dec.

*3,240

2,540

2,420

2,480

2,320

2,OEO

2,370

2,420

2,150

1,950

1,800

3,310

11,500

11,300

5,950

3,660

2,480

2,260

3,540

3,900

3,060

2,320

1,720

1,360

1,160

1,040

951

980

1,190

*2,320

2,420

92,161

2,973

2.99

3.45

Jan.

2,050

1,670

6,530

10.000

6,780

3,780

2,640

1,950

1,510

1,220

1,070

980

1,600

4,690

8,360

9,340

6,650

4,830

4,970

4,420

3,300

2,540

1,950

1,590

1,360

1,220

1,160

1,430

2,260

3,180

2,820

107,850

3,479

3.50

4.04

Feb.

2,260

1,800

1,430

1,220

980

1,590

2,150

2,540

2,260

2,050

3,780

4,970

3,900

3,240

2,320

1,720

1,630

3,120

4,970

3,540

2,760

2,260

2,050

1,800

2,180

6,800

5,950

3,900

2,940

82,110

2,831

2.85

3.07

Mar.

2,200

*1,720

1,590

1,470

1,130

1,040

b980

b900

b800

b890

b800

922

835

732

864

1,400

2,590

2,880

2,590

2,480

2,260

2,000

1,720

1,630

1,900

2,150

2,370

4,030

*8,840

11,500

20,500

87,713

2,829

2.85

3.28

Apr.

16,500

9,850

7,100

11,300

13,000

10,400

7,100

4,970

3,780

2,760

2,050

1,430

1,400

1,320

1,320

1,080

1,010

915

706

885

765

631

592

598

576

554

614

2,030

*1,800

1,400

 

108,236

3 , 608

3.63

4.05

May

1,150

915

915

855

642

753

565

2,130

4,420

3,900

4,160

3,540

2,880

2,640

2,480

2,100

1,630

1,400

1,080

945

730

712

765

945

825

885

712

985

4,290

2,640

1,800

54,389

1,754

1.76

2.03

June

1.560

*825

407

744

654

420

434

403

357

288

185

181

365

337

448

626

467

307

292

270

248

207

191

181

214

322

245

234

*299

241

 ____

11,752

392

0.394

0.44

July

1,290

1,720

5,780

1,800

1,080

915

554

361

273

24E

288

248

227

210

204

191

188

191

224

175

120

298

420

337

201

160

336

255

191

145

154

16,781

541

0.544

0.63

Aug.

252

245

*197

204

885

759

1,740

1,850

1,670

2 , 640

3.240

2,150

1,290

915

795

554

452

448

434

341

241

255

248

241

241

231

210

197

151

*112

96

23,284

751

0.756

0.87

Sept.

75

64

158

277

139

117

112

104

107

117

682

4,080

3,240

1,760

1,080

825

683

1,180

4,420

2,420

1,590

1,080

825

712

522

361

241

234

*234

231

------

27,670

922

0.928

1.04

Calendar year 1959: Max 17,400 Mln 1.8 Mean 1,746 Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.84

Water year 1959-60: Max 20,500 Mln 10 Mean 1,870 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.61

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 241

1970. Elk River at Queen Shoals, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°28'20", long 81°17'10", on right bank 50 ft upstream from Queen Shoals 

Creek, 100 ft downstream from highway bridge at Queen Shoals, Kanawha County, and 

4 miles upstream from Big Sandy Creek. Records include flow of Queen Shoals Creek.

Drainage area. 1,145 sq mi (including that of Queen Shoals Creek).

Records available. October 1928 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for October, 

November 1928, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 604.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to June 19, 1932, 

chain gage and June 19, 1932, to Sept. 30, 1946, water-stage recorder, at bridge 100 ft 

upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 1,951 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,800 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 15.13 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Oct. 3, 4; minimum gage height, 2.91 ft Oct. 4.

1928-60: Maximum discharge, 72,000 cfs July 5, 1932 (gage height, 29.2 ft); from 

rating curve extended above 40,000 cfs; minimum, 0.3 cfs Nov. 4, 5, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 783: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1929-32, 1935(M), 1936, 

1939, 1943(M).

Rating tables, waber year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

4.5

19

37

76

168

338

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

600

1,040

1,630

4,620

20,600

3.5 69

4.0 164

4.5 324

5.0 589

8.0 

13.0

1,040

1,630

4,620

16,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*16

15

14

14

15

16

38

114

107

94

88

76

69

69

66

73

99

127

227

189

147

118

111

186

212

1,270

1,110

960

1,600

1,270 

900

9,410

304

0.266

0.31

Nov.

678

*607

1,000

1,120

1,540

1,820

1,960

2,280

1,760

1,250

930

726

588

507

460

420

445

635

1,270

1,280

1,000

795

670

710

2,250

4,820

3,340

8,660

11,400

6,040

60,961

2,032

1.77

1.98

Dee.

*3,570

2,700

2,490

2,560

2,490

2,220

2,420

2,560

2,350

2,150

2,020

2,560

9,000

11,100

6,500

3,880

2,770

2,420

3,120

3,960

3,270

2,560

2,020

1,620

1,360

1,160

1,030

1,000

1,140

*2,350

2,560

92,910

2,997

2.62

3.02

Jan.

2,280

1,960

5,870

9,560

7,530

4,230

2,980

2,280

1,820

1,480

1,230

1,070

1,380

3,640

7,800

8,900

7,140

5,020

4,920

4,520

3,570

2,910

2,280

1,890

1,630

1,430

1,320

1,590

2,150

3,120

2,980

110,480

3,564

3.11

3.59

Feb.

2,560

2,150

1,760

*1,460

1,200

1,960

2,350

2,840

2,630

2,420

3,640

4,820

4,140

3,420

2,700

2,020

1,960

3,120

4,820

4,050

3,200

2,700

2,490

2,220

2,420

6,820

6,480

4,320

*3,340

90,010

3,104

2.71

2.92

Mar.

2,700

2,220

2,020

1,820

1,500

1,200

1,010

970

811

1,000

745

1,030

822

831

900

1,580

2,630

3,200

2,980

2,840

2,700

2,420

2,150

2,020

2,220

2,490

2,700

3,720

*7,500

10,200

18, 800

89,729

2,894

2.53

2.91

Apr.

15,800

10,000

6,920

10,200

12,100

10,200

7,580

5,220

3,360

3,050

2,420

1,820

1,630

1,480

1,480

1,320

1,110

1,060

880

821

880

746

611

633

619

589

648

1,590

*2,150

1,700

109,217

3,641

3.18

3.55

May

1,390

1,100

1,030

980

831

721

738

,350

,420

,050

,140

,880

,200

,840

,700

,420

,960

,700

,300

,110

920

721

802

920

910

890

831

721

3,420

2,840

2,150

56,985

1,838

1.61

1.85

June

1,600

1,080

*608

438

946

471

439

429

390

345

268

204

395

444

439

611

569

408

320

305

279

265

225

202

185

229

301

245

*286

316

13,242

441

0.385

0.43

July

1,250

2,310

5,180

2,280

1,430

940

765

460

341

313

345

328

272

245

229

213

199

199

241

238

177

130

382

572

328

225

225

410

245

204

162

18,838

608

0.531

0.61

Aug.

180

265

251

*309

788

774

1,330

2,280

1,760

1,800

5,640

2,420

1,700

1,110

880

688

500

455

460

429

332

286

286

265

258

251

235

219

*204

157

128

24,640

795

0.694

0.80

Sept.

135

89

69

159

251

150

118

110

103

109

289

2,630

5,720

2,260

1,430

870

774

900

3,540

2,770

1,890

1,400

870

774

626

460

328

258

*251

248

27,581

919

0.803

0.90

Calendar year 1959: Max 15,300 Mln 9.0 Mean 1,811 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.49

Water year 1959-60: Max 18,800 Mln 14 Mean 1,924 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.87

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 cfs).--Mar. 31 (12:30 p.m.) 20,800 cfs (15.13 ft).

Discharge surement made on this day.
242 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1980. Kanawha River at Charleston, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°22'10", long 81°42'05", on left bank at old lock 6, 1.0 mile upstream 

from Davis Creek, l| miles downstream from Twomile Creek, 2.0 miles downstream from 

Patrick Street Bridge at Charleston, and 3.5 miles downstream from Elk River.

Drainage area.--10.419 sq mi.

Records available. June 1939 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for September 

1939 to February 1940, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 548.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Auxiliary water-stage recorder on left bank, 

1.2 miles downstream from Elk River and 2.3 miles upstream from base gage. Prior to 

July 1, 1942, the auxiliary gage was a wire-weight gage and a water-stage recorder at 

the Kanawha Boulevard Bridge over Elk River at its mouth. July 1, 1942, to Sept. 30, 

1955, the auxiliary gage was a water-stage recorder on left bank O.E mile downstream 

from Elk River and 3.0 miles upstream from base gage.

Average discharge.--21 years, 14,410 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 141,000 cfs Mar. 31; maximum gage height, 33.47 

ft Mar. 31; minimum daily discharge not determined, but less than 2,830 cfs during 

period Sept. 26-30; minimum gage height, 17.46 ft June 11.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 216,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940; maximum gage height, 39.72 

ft Mar. 7, 1955; minimum discharge, less than 1,030 cfs during period Oct. 1-5, 1953; 

minimum gage height, 17.42 ft June 11, 1959.

Maximum stage known, about 54.3 ft Sept. 29, 1861.

Remarks.--Records good above 15,000 cfs and fair below. Some regulation since 1939 by 

Claytor Reservoir and since 1949 by Bluestone Reservoir (combined usable capacity, 

721,000 acre-ft). Records of water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in 

WSP 1741:

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1335: 1943.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

14 , 500

32,000

52,500

20,000

12,200

 <

I 5,340

|

J

1

I 5,800

j

'

| 10,000

I e6,150

1

^

I 10,100

J

308,250

9,944

-276

Nov.

 *7,910

, 9,880

 ,

\ 5,910

J

1

I e5,940

1

1

V 6,420

j

29,100

38,800

30,000

39,600 

44.800

32,100

388,280

12,940

-28

Dec.

I

^*17,200

1

, 13,700

12,500

19,300

50, 800

55.200

38,600

28,800

22,300

20,000

22,300

32,200

30,000

24,200

20,500

20,500

15,600

L 14, 700

656,100

21,160

+22

Jan.

2O.60O

17,800

25,400

37 , 500

35,400

29,900

23,300

21,200

19,300

16,600

12,000

13,500

16,600

*20,900

30,400

41.100

41,000

26,400

23,100

25,700

,

S 15,000

1

 j

1 14, 200

I

j

657,900

21,220

-10

Feb.

> 14,300

19,600

40,40O

37,600

32 , 300

26,600

31,700

46.100

42,600

33,800

29,500

25,400

23,800

27,500

32,700

31,500

22,500

19,900

20,000

19,200

18,900

33,300

31,500

24,900 

20,500

--

763,300

26,320

+ 77

Mar.

> 20,7OO

ell, 700

el 1,000

(*)

. 21,700

Apr.

94,200

64,000

43,100

61,300

80,400

88,000

94.700

87,600

77,700

58,700

56 , 4OO

54,000

45,800

39,200

22,300

e!2,200

'

» 21, 000 |i 10, 500

25,400

32,600

43,800 

74, 900

101,000

127,000

835,200

26,940

+2,530

I

.

^10,200

j

*1,131.9

37,730

-2,501

May

^

*> 10,200

J <*>

10,100

9,340

1.0,200

27,500

40 . 700

30,800

24,900

21,000

17,900

15,900

. 12,800

. 6,900

I 8,450

26,300

22,000

17,700

449,190

14,490

+ 102

June

. 11,800

. e8,390

. e5,530

> 5,740

 V

I 5,360

J

L 6,320

215,700

7,190

-43

July

y 11,900

'

^ e5,820

.,

Ie4,420

f

J

|

s e4,510

I

Ie5,150

1

>e4,430

I

1

185,580

5,986

+93

Aug.

i

> 4,640

>

> 7,320

(*)

. 67,270

s

I 65,360

f

J

i

> 64, 150

J

1

Ie3,640

j

1

165,540

5,340

-27

Sept.

N

\ e2,840

J

f 2,880

,

\ e9,950

j

J

 67,630

 e6,480

^

1

Ie2,830

163,050

5,435

-193

Adjusted Tor change In contents In Claytor and Bluestone Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

9,668 

0.928 

1.07

12,91C 

1.24 

1.3E

Calendar year 1959 : Water year 1959-60:

21, 180 

2.03 

2.34

21,210 

2.04 

2.35

26,400 

2.53 

2.73

29,470 

2.83 

3.26

35,230 

3.38 

3.77

14,590 

1.40 

1.61

Observed

lax 74,700 Mln - Mean 13,370 

Max 127,000 Mln - Mean 16,170

7,147 

0.686 

0.76

6,079 

0.583 

0.67

5,313 

0.510 

0.59

5,242 

0.503 

0.56

Adjusted

Mean 13,340 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.37 

Mean 16,160 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.09

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Claytor and Bluestone Reservoirs. 

..ecords of contents for Claytor Reservoir furnished by Appalachian Electric Power Co. and those fo 

Bluestone Reservoir by Corps of Engineers.

* Expressed in thousands.

e Stage-fall-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of records for Kanawha 

River at Kanawha Falls and tributary inflow.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

1985. Coal River at Ashford, W. Va.

243

Location. Lat 38°10'45", long 81°42'40", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Ashford, Boone County, 300 ft upstream from Lick Creek, 1 mile downstream 

from Brush Creek, and 1.8 miles upstream from Bull Creek.

Drainage area, 393 sq mi.

Records available .--June 1908 to September 1916 (published as "at Brushton"), Ma;r 1930 to 

September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 622.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 9, 1916, chain gage at site 1 mile upstream at different datum. 

May 7, 1930, to Dec. 30, 1938, chain gage and Dec. 31, 1938, to Feb. 10, 1939, staff 

gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--38 years, 499 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 5,490 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 9.67 f';); minimum, 9.5 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.30 ft).

1908-16, 1930-60: Maximum discharge observed, 35,800 cfs Aug. 9, 1916 (ga^e height, 

36.3 ft, from floodmark, site and datum then In use, or 35.66 ft, from floodmark, present site and datum), from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs; no flow Sept. 18-21, 

24, Oct. 6-12, 1930.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 783: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1912, 1916(M), 1936.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 16-19, 22-31, Aug. 2-5)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 28 29 to Sept. 30

1.3

1.5

2.1 

2.4

9.5

19

87

162

2.7 

3.0 

4.0

7.0

274

427

1,130

3,490

1.4 

1.6

2.1 

2.4 161

2.7 253

3.0 406

4.0 1,100

9.0 4,930

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

25

25

17

14

13

16

22

31

32

30

£8

27

28

72

72

55

40

32

27

22

*20

26

132

214

175

150

253

178 

110

87

1,983

64.0

0.163

0.19

Nov.

77

69

57

59

56

50

73

120

104

84

69

59

51

46

49

*51

75

195

214

162

123

100

89

1,010

2,410

990

542

2.880

2,000

890

12,754

425

1.08

1.21

Dec.

554

426

426

499

464

426

492

445

412

412

412

596

1,590

*1,380

300

680

512

452

492

568

547

458

364

305

266

246

225

218

26T

492 

388

15,308

494

1.26

1.45

Jan.

305

266

1,340

2.120

1,240

862

673

547

445

388

376

358

364

388

526

736

757

*736

673

561

478

419

352

310

280

266

278

478

792

673

18,765

605

1.54

1.78

Feb.

561

464

382

331

352

1,310

1,560

1,280

995

827

1,280

1,310

1,040

897

687

554

561

1,090

1,310

1,070

932

862

841

876

1,170

*2,580

1,700

1,240

1,060

29,122

1,004

2.55

2.76

Mar.

862

729

708

617

506

438

358

358

320

341

310

400

382

478

673

,100

,200

,240

,140

,040

960

855

757

827

1,170

1,170

1,480

2,800

4,690

3,730

4,130

35,769

1,154

2.94

3.38

Apr.

2,360

1,520

1,170

2,280

*2,580

2,280

1,700

1,280

1,020

820

673

568

485

419

364

341

310

291

261

239

225

222

209

197

194

194

212

215

197

iS£

23,014

767

1.95

2.18

May

188

177

161

154

142

130

130

177

352

419

364

*305

282

282

266

236

218

203

180

161

172

149

135

124

119

124

144

174

161

169 

147

6,145

198

0.504

0.58

June

117

103

91

86

75

71

66

57

51

45

40

45

94

107

115

137

107

75

61

*53

55

155

627

582

341

225

169

133

142

119

4,144

138

0.351

0.39

July

388

1,010

701

645

575

315

203

147

111

128

156

117

90

74

77

63

50

41

61

107

*115

77

50

41

32

28

29

152

81 

47

113

5,824

188

0.478

0.55

Aug.

93

55

40

34

60

113

166

320

222

183

139

109

97

86

75

64

58

51

41

37

45

66

79

60

*S3

40

32

29

25 

22

22

2,516

81.2

0.207

0.24

Sept.

59

93

54

34

25

20

18

16

14

14

102

142

86

60

45

33

30

42

53

63

*53

39

30

26

23

20

19

18

18 

18

1,267

42.2

0.107

0.12

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,520 Min 3.8 Mean 387 Cfsm 0.985 In. 13.37

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,690 Min 12 Mean 428 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.83

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge asurement made on this day.
244 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1990. Little Coal River at Danville, ¥. Va.

Location. Lat 38°04'45", long 81°50'15", on right bank at upstream side of highway bridge 

at Danville, Boone County, 900 ft upstream from Turtle Creek and 2.3 miles downstream 

from confluence of Pond and Spruce Porks.

Drainage area. 270 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1930 to September 1960. Prior to September 1941, published as "at 

Madison."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 661.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1941, chain or wire-weight gage at site 1.5 miles upstream at 

datum 6.80 ft higher.

Average discharge.--30 years, 335 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,590 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 8.71 ft); minimum, 4.0 cfs Oct . 6.

1930-60: Maximum discharge, 42,£00 cfs Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 30.2 ft, from 

floodmarks, present site and datum), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on 

basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; no flow at times July to October 1930.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageheight record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect (gape height,

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-14)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 6

2.9 2.5

5.7 3.0

10 3.5

16 4.0

Feb. 7 to Sept. 30

125

265

473

745

1.7 8.

1.9 21

2.1 41

2.4 87

2.7 160

3.0 268

3.5 510

4.0 785

8.0 3,170

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

3

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

IB

15

8.7

6.1

4.9

4.9

6.1

12

12

14

13

13

12

18

63

46

33

27

22

20

18

*18

29

138

142

99

95

107

78

62

52

1,204.7

38.9

0.144

0.17

Nov.

51

45

38

41

39

34

41

43

43

36

32

30

26

26

31

*34

88

162

130

99

79

69

62

501

950

365

268

1.610

830 

428

6,231

208

0.770

0.86

Dec.

3O6

272

356

473

438

a391

365

314

306

318

336

a526

a980

*a830

591

409

314

296

318

336

332

292

246

221

200

183

165

159

162 

152

144

10,731

346

1.28

1.48

Jan.

130

125

¥60

1,510

772

553

453

373

a320

a280

268

aZ50

a240

a250

365

521

510

*500

438

356

318

282

249

b220

b200

197

206

391

602 

553

453

12,645

408

1.51

1.74

Feb.

373

314

272

239

272

1,160

1,190

895

697

592

868

812

697

609

455

390

445

980

840

658

604

598

*642

714

1,070

2,650

1,400

980

812

22,208

766

2.84

3.O6

Mar.

675

604

620

548

b440

b360

b330

b310

b290

b270

272

385

385

532

741

1,040

1,040

1,100

950

a840

a740

675

626

675

812

868

1,010

1,670

2,810

1,790

1,910

25,318

817

3.03

3.49

Apr.

1,310

1,010

a868

1,070

*1,450

1,340

1 , 040

785

648

521

435

380

331

290

26O

240

221

a214

a!89

al57

a!43

a!54

140

132

152

a!49

a!79

a!79

a!66 

a!50

14,263

475

1.76

1.96

May

a!49

a!46

a!40

a!35

a!22

a!32

a!46

a!82

aT79

a!60

*a!40

125

130

157

149

132

120

106

95

85

83

73

64

64

68

73

120

176

135 

104

91

3,781

122

0.452

0.52

June

76

66

63

60

49

45

a48

a41

38

34

35

a33

a91

a64

a62

a56

a45

a40

a55

*2§

28

84

290

175

110

78

62

54

62 

54

2,000

66.7

0.247

0.28

July

219

415

286

554

555

206

158

aioo

a78

a206

a260

a!60

al!3

a8 5

a82

a66

a49

a 50

a56

a63

*48

46

44

42

11

42

51

68

55 

49

54

4,079

132

O.489

0.56

Aug.

60

50

45

45

a68

a71

a211

a252

al63

al27

a!52

a!04

a95

alO8

a87

a85

a74

a66

a60

a60

a69

aios

a6O

*a40

53

28

24

21

20 

19

T9

2,404

77.5

0.287

0.35

Sept.

40

27

23

18

16

15

14

14

13

14

~95 113

57

42

33

26

27

38

39

*33

28

24

20

18

17

16

15

15

15 

16

881

29.4

0.109

0.12

Calendar year 1959 : Max 2,920 Min 3.7 Mean 261 Cfsm O.967 In. 13.12

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,810 Min 4.9 Mean 289 Cfsm 1.O7 In. 14.57

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated 

eoords, and records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

basis of recorder record,
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

2010. Pocatalico River at Sissonville, ¥. Va.

Location. Lat 38°31'35", long 81°37'50", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U.S. Highway 21 at Sissonville, Kanawha County, 0.3 mile downstream from Grapevine 

Creek and 1.8 miles downstream from Pocatalico Creek.

Drainage area. 238 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1908 to September 1916, May 1930 to September 1931, February 1937 

to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 594.56 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. June 26, 1908, to Sept. 30, 1916, chain gage at same site at datum 0.59 ft 

lower. May 20, 1930, to Sept. 30, 1931, and Feb. 17, 1937, to Mar. 4, 1940, chain gage 

and Mar. 5, 1940, to Nov. 4, 1948, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--32 years (1908-16, 1930-31, 1937-60), 286 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,560 cfs Jan. 15. Maximum gage height, 17.98 

ft Jan. 15; minimum discharge, u.l cfs Oct. 2-6.

1908-16, 1930-31, 1937-60: Maximum discharge, 17,000 cfs June 27, 1910, f-om rating 

curve extended above 4,200 cfs; maximum gage height, 34.4 ft Apr. 16, 1939, f^om floodmarks; no flow Sept. 25-29, 1959.

Remarks. Records poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1335: 1908-10, 1912-13, 1915-16.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 5 to Feb. 5, July 11-29, 31, Aug. 1, 4-6; 

stage discharge affected by ice Mar. 4-10, 12, 13)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15 Jan. 15 to May 11 May 12 to Sept. 3O

0.1

1.6

4.5

11

21

45

4.0

6.0

9.0

13.0

18.0

118

364

850

1,760

3,260

4.0

5.0

6.0

9.0

13.0

18.0

313

980

2,100

3,730

2.6 

5.0 

8.E

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

11.0

150

425

780

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

«

9

10

111"

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.4

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.4

.4

.4

.1

.4

.4

.4

.8

.7

.4

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.8

5.1

13

19

52

41

38

23 

15

193.2

6.23

0.026

0.03

Nov.

18

15

*15

26

66

78

42

25

17

14

10

7.4

5.8

5.5

5.1

7.1

38

109

83

50

34

24

20

122

435

243

135

742

832

343

3,566.9

119

0.500

0.56

Dec.

237

250

329

*336

225

166

378

378

295

250

189

364

870

574

288

183

138

394

574

336

*207

160

118

94

80

69

61

61

90

126 

160

7,980

257

1.08

1.25

Jan.

171

138

1,220

*1,940

*557

282

189

138

96

76

63

55

445

832

2,960

2,270

694

*456

788

553

322

213

155

1Z7

107

94

98

234

357

264

"

16,074

519

2.18

2.51

Feb.

155

126

100

82

110

1,620

1,650

836

477

394

2,160

1,340

544

376

272

242

296

1,080

932

544

477

404

357

357

644

5.290

1,840

836

625

22,166

764

3.21

3.46

Mar.

*424

313

280

220

180

130

110

100

100

100

100

110

130

206

339

717

1,030

1.250

932

836

717

579

445

477

717

568

764

1,000

836

445 

385

14,520

468

1.97

2.27

Apr.

510

357

288

1,160

1,260

908

602

366

256

180

140

118

*97

85

75

75

98

89

72

62

59

54

51

48

44

43

91

141

100

77

7,504

250

1.05

1.17

May

90

122

94

75

59

49

43

374

932

445

1.950

1,500

667

801

667

442

324

240

188

150

129

112

148

176

128

104

90

92

201

240

136

10,768

347

1.46

1.68

June

103

78

62

49

41

81

59

34

24

18

13

11

306

TSs

87

60

39

29

20

14

12

*2S

53

44

70

46

27

18

45

37

1,655

55.2

0.232

0.26

July

401

368

171

102

67

44

50

18

12

56

315

147

96

53

39

25

14

10

11

9.6

8.7

12

9.6

11

*20

51

25

12

8.7

6.3 

17

2,169.9

70.0

0.294

0.34

Aug.

9.6

5.0

4.3

44

71

123

985

1.150

331

215

1,090

476

17S

122

107

92

72

57

43

3*1

40

255

200

122

81

53

35

24

17

12 

9.6

6,035.5

195

0.819

0.94

Sept.

17

10

8.7

7.6

6.0

*4.8

4.3

4.8

8.5

12

17

39

48

45

30

17

14

44

76

92.

63

35

17

12

8.2

6.9

6.9

6.3

5.6

5.3

671.9

22.4

0.094

0.10

Calendar year 1959 : Max 3,110 Mln 0 Mean 196 Cfsm 0.824 In. 11.18

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,290 Mln 0.1 Mean £55 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.57

Peak discharge (base, 3,200 cfs). Jan. 15 (10:30 p.m.) 3,560 cfs (17.98 ft); Feb. 26 (3 p.m.) 3,530 

cfs (17.40 ft).______________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
246 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

2015. Ohio River at Point Pleasant, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°50'25", long 82°08'30", on left bank at Point Pleasant, Mason County, 

1,200 ft upstream from Kanawha River and at mile 265.4. Records include flow of 

Kanawha River.

Drainage area. 52,760 sq mi, approximately (includes that of Kanawha River).

Records available .--March 1940 to September 1960 (since October 1952, no low-flow records). 

Records of gage heights collected in this vicinity since 1889 are contained in reports 

of the U.S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 514.10 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

datum. Prior to Oct. 1, 1951, at site 0.3 mile upstream at same datum. Auxiliary 

water-stage recorder at old lock 26, 0.7 mile upstream from Gallipolis lock and dam 

and 13.1 miles downstream from base gage.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 365,000 cfs Apr. 2; maximum gage height, 40.21 

ft Apr. 2; minimum daily discharge not determined; minimum gage height, 23.16 ft 

Nov. 12.

1940-60: Maximum discharge, 522,000 cfs Jan. 1, 1943; maximum gage height, 55.00 

ft Apr. 16, 1948; maximum gage height at auxiliary gage, 59.76 ft Apr. 16, 1948; minimum daily discharge not determined; minimum gage height, 22.52 ft Sept. 10, 1956.

Remarks. Records good except those below 50,000 cfs and those for period of no gageheight record at base gage, which are fair. Discharge less than 35,000 cfs on days 

for which no discharge is shown. Plow partly regulated by locks, dams and reservoirs 

upstream.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

_

-

44,700

42,7OO

-

-

-

-

46,300

46,400

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

40,700

39,500

56,300

70.200

63,700

41,100

41,400

40,800

-

-

-

-

Nov.

-

35,300

54,000

62,800

57,90d

54,200

56,OOO

59,400

64,500

53,100

40,300

-

-

-

-

46,500

43,400

43,600

45,000

38,600

38,600

39,700

38,100

42,400

76,700

87,700

93,700

a 100,000

a!30,000

3140.000

-

-

-

-

Dec.

a 13 0,000

a!30,000

a 110, 000

a 110, 000

a9 8,OOO

a8O,000

a91,000

86,600

87,400

90,500

80,000

80,800

137,000

201,000

229.000

226,000

206,000

176,000

154,000

139,000

126,000

109,000

33,500

69,600

56.500

58,000

58,100

60,500

78,100

102,000

«,536.3

114,100

_

-

Jan.

123,000

123,000

127,000

155,000

167,000

175,000

*158,000

135,000

118,000

106,000

73,600

52 . 600

76,000

101,000

147,000

229,000

248. OOC

224,000

189,000

169,000

156,000

138,000

122,000

104,000

72,600

53,100

53,500

65,500

71,900

85, 000 

99,300

*3, 917.1

1E6,400

_

-

Feb.

79,300

67,900

69,400

64,800

51.900

96,400

126,000

128,000

117,000

120,000

164,000

201,000

214.000

207,000

184,000

160,000

134, OOC

127,000

128, OOC

119,000

111,000

98,900

75,500

77,400

89,700

126,000

132,000

125,000

103,000

43,497.2

120,600

_

-

Mar.

78,500

79,600

80,400

72,300

59,900

51,100

46,600

41,300

37,100

44,000

44,500

50,100

45,800

36,100

34.300

54,800

74,700

76,200

79 , 600

85,800

86,100

82,9OO

76,300

69,000

70,600

81,500

89,200

116,000

163,000

292^000

$2,526.3

81,490

_

-

Apr.

352,000

361.000

348, OOo

336,000

336,000

337,000

339,000

327,000

303,000

263,000

235,000

195,000

164,000

139,000

112,000

77,800

68,900

66,800

65,500

62,800

60,200

50,300

41,400

55,800

45,300

55.400

46,700

45,600

45,000

43,400

44,957.9

165,300

_

-

May

44,800

42,100

-

-

39,200

39,500

35,300

44,300

108,000

142,000

145,000

180,000

182,000

173,000

142,000

131,000

121,000

106,000

96,900

92,800

73,100

81,800

52,900

53,400

63,400

60,700

63,100

61,900

81,100

96,400

71,700

-

-

_

-

June

77,700

81,900

70,900

56,500

41,700

40,900

36,300

-

38,300

-

-

-

48,000

43,000

71,300

78,900

84.100

78,100

79,900

61,700

-

36,4OO

41,900

36,600

35,100

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

July

35,700

46,100

54.500

39,500

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

Aug.

-"

-

-

-

41.100

-

-

36,300

-

-

35,700

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Sept.

47.600

-

-

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 397,000 Min - Mean - Cfam - In.

Water year 1959-60: Max 361,000 Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made o

* Expressed in thousands, 

a No gage-height record at bas 

stations.

this day.

gage; discharge estimated on basis other Ohio River
RACCOON CREEK BASIN

2020. Raccoon Creek at Adamsville, Ohio

Location. Lat 38°52'31", long 82°21'18", on line between sees. 25 and 26, T.6 N., R.16 W., 

on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 480 ft upstream from U. S. Highway 35, at Adamsville, Gallia County, and 1.3 miles downstream from Indian Creek.

Drainage area. 587 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1915 to December 1935, October 1938 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for December 1935, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 570.85 ft above mean sea level, aljustment 

of 1912. Prior to June 13, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 42 years, 653 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,170 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 13.80 ft); minimum daily, 15 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1915-35, 1938-60: Maximum discharge, 15,500 cfs Apr. 15, 1948 (gage height, 24.92 

ft), from rating curve extended above 9,200 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; minimum, 1.4 cfs Sept. 24, 1930 (gage height, 1.54 ft).

Maximum stage known, 25.2 ft in January 1937, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good except those below 35 cfs and those for period of shiftin? control, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 698: Drainage area. WSP 873: 

1926-27, 1931, 1933, 1935(M).

1916-18, 1920, 1922, 1924,

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of shifting control (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.4 

2.7

14

23

36

72

120

3.0

6.0

10.0

14.0

171

770

1,880

3,240

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

6

7

8

9

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a30

35

a30

a30

a30

a30

a30

a30

a35

583

842

360

183

125

*95

82

71

59

52

45

41

37

37

41

53

76

110

130

128 

120

101

3,651

118

0.201

0.23

Nov.

92

80

72

199

193

273

280

265

211

169

139

117

101

95

95

95

105

98

97

90

84

80

82

*405

337

366

547

856

1.140 

1,040

7,803

260

0.443

0.49

Dec.

695

538

524

514

488

614

885

957

900

726

596

1,010

1,860

2,190

2.270

*1,780

*1,100

890

859

759

638

534

464

412

374

350

341

426

488

532

25,242

814

1.39

1.60

Jan.

490

450

801

1,230

*1,300

1,060

789

627

516

450

396

362

640

787

2,160

2,680

2,810

2.900

2,840

2,760

2,010

1,170

823

660

583

520

506

653

715 

741

682

35,111

1,133

1.93

2.22

Feb.

570

516

460

416

460

972

1,100

1,270

1,150

1,390

2.900

2,400

2,100

1,650

1,140

849

*811

871

811

719

706

684

656

614

761

1,610

1,640

1,620

1,360

32,206

1,111

1.89

2.04

Mar.

1,060

861

746

669

616

587

522

490

476

460

434

414

366

386

418

514

678

902

1,030

1,180

1,270

1,250

1,100

1,070

1,170

1,200

1,270

1,520

1.760 

*1,730

1,700

27,849

898

1.53

1.76

Apr.

1.490

1,290

1,030

960

1,110

1,100

960

808

702

620

538

486

446

410

380

356

341

380

452

382

330

309

291

271

253

237

253

246

256 

242

16,929

564

0.961

1.07

May

235

282

318

303

258

226

210

310

418

*596

902

868

770

660

561

478

406

339

300

267

238

211

204

197

181

164

318

991

1.530 

1 , 280

768

14,789

477

0.813

0.94

June

520

408 318-

256

210

174

146

123

110

101

89

81

87

210

343

235

224

166

123

106

92

*82

93

92

81

69

64

56

54 

53

4,766

159

0.271

0.30

July

53

58

105

204

137

98

78

65

56

80

101

72

53

47

163

518

309

168

135

154

278

180

117

89

72

66

59

52

46 

45

44

3,702

119

0.203

0.23

Aug.

44

43

*36

36

127

186

IBT

90

68

75

68

50

42

38

35

34

830

830

830

830

830

S27

g27

g27

g27

g26

g25

a25

S21 

g28

50

1,556

50.2

0.086

0.10

Sept.

g23

g23

a23

a22

g22

g21

g20

g!9

al8

g!7

a!9

g21

a30

*g27

g25

g23

g30

44

52

37

34

g31

g25

a25

g22

a20

g!8

g!6

a!5 

a!5

737

24.6

0.042

0.05

Calendar year 1959: Max 7,000 Min 6 Mean 547 Cfsm 0.932 In. 12.62

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,900 Min 15 Mean 476 Cfsm 0.811 In. 11.03

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). Feb. 11 (2:30 a.m.) 3,170 cfs (13.80 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis c 

n nearby streams.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings. 

Note. Shifting-control method used Nov. 24 to Dec. 6.

Either records and records fo- static
248 GUYANDOTTE RIVER BASIN

2030. Guyandotte River at Man, W. Va. 

(Formerly published as Guyandot River at Man)

Location.--Lat 37°44'30", long 81°52'45", on right bank on downstream sfde of highway

bridge at Man, Logan County, 500 ft upstream from Buffalo Creek and 0.7 mile downstream 

from Huff Creek. Records include flow of Buffalo Creek.

Drainage area. 762 sq mi (including that of Buffalo Creek).

Records available. December 1928 to September 1960. Prior to October 1959, published as 

Guyandot River at Man.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 710.88 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to July 3, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--31 years (1929-60), 979 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,120 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 11.15 ft); minimum, 50 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 4.04 ft); minimum gage height, 3.74 ft Sept. 10.

1928-60: Maximum discharge observed, 40,000 cfs Mar. 3, 1934 (gage height, 19.11 

ft), from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 22.25 ft Jan. 29, 

1957; minimum discharge, 3.0 cfs Oct. 6, 1930 (gage height, 2.32 ft).

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years ). WSP 783: 1934(M), drainage area. WSP 1335: 1929, 1934.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 18, 24-26, July 31 to Aug. 4)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 28 Nov. 29 to July 1

4.0 

4.5

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

106

194

335

635

6.5

7.0

9.0

11.0

1,130

1,760

4,870

8,720

4.1 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

10.0

135

260

470

1,050

1,980

3,430

7,020

July 2 to Sept. 30 

3.7 54

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0

93

184

291

470

795

1,860

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

"6

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

75

82

99

75

62

54

75

87

154

135

131

123

112

203

295

292

196

142

116

*95

80

72

83

492

765

541

499

644

506

315

242

6,842

221

0.290

0.33

Nov.

208

188

164

149

139

144

179

220

210

184

162

149

135

129

127

132

*230

461

548

385

295

245

276

5,260

6,340

2,540

1,440

6,960

5,170

2,380

35,149

1,172

1.54

1.72

Dec.

1,540

1,200

1,320

1,400

1,280

1,200

1,320

1,240

1,120

1,050

1,050

1,590

4.100

3,680

*2,110

1,590

1,24O

1,160

1,800

2,310

1,800

1,400

1,080

910

790

718

655

650

1,020

1,500

'

45,103

1,455

1.91

2.20

Jan.

1,050

910

,880

,270

,520

,750

,450

,280

,160

,120

,120

,160

,280

,360

,640

,110

,110

,700

* ,450

,160

945

850

736

635

600

600

655

1,080

1,590

1,540

1,360

42,071

1,357

1.78

2.05

Feb.

1,200

1,020

880

778

945

3,590

4,020

2,960

2,180

1,700

1,800

1,860

1,640

1,540

1,240

1,050

1,050

1,860

2,810

2,380

1,980

1,750

1,590

1,500

*1,590

2,740

2,520

1,980

1,640

__ _ __ _

53,793

1,855

2.43

2.63

Mar.

1,360

1,240

1,200

1,120

910

850

760

754

706

742

736

850

880

1,080

1,700

2,520

2,240

2,380

2,240

1,980

1,700

1,500

1,360

1,450

2,110

2,180

2,520

4,520

6,850

5,890

5,530

61,838

1,995

2.62

3.02

Apr.

3,840

2,660

2,180

3,590

4,270

3,760

*2,960

2,240

1,750

1,400

1,200

1,050

945

820

748

700

665

640

595

535

500

490

475

440

420

412

430

440

425

588

40,968

1,366

1.79

2.00

May

396

388

364

344

328

312

304

376

778

945

*820

694

615

600

590

545

505

470

425

38O

368

404

360

328

344

336

344

372

388

360

308

14,091

455

0.597

0.69

June

272

246

228

222

213

2O7

180

159

153

138

138

147

219

296

376

360

256

201

183

156

*141

180

510

880

910

706

460

348

360

368

9,213

307

0.403

0.45

Jjly

814

1,490

1,070

1,270

867

476

326

258

218

237

267

258

208

188

174

169

152

144

*157

214

241

184

157

140

123

114

161

200

171

159

136

10,743

347

0.455

0.52

Aug.

136

118

106

120

226

274

373

678

537

332

284

241

204

178

156

138

122

111

104

96

95

127

159

*146

135

109

95

89

107

113

140

5,849

189

0.248

0.29

Sept.

114

92

96

79

78

74

69

64

65

64

200

224

200

144

107

87

83

109

*146

178

140

111

98

85

76

71

70

65

66

66

3,121

104

0.136

0.15

Calendar year 1959 : Max 10,200 Mln 29 Mean 881 Cfsm 1.16 Ir . 15.70

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,960 Mln 54 Mean 898 Cfsm 1.18 Ir . 16.05

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made this day.
GUYMJDOTTE RIVER BASIN 249

2040. Guyandotte River at Branchland, W. Va. 

(Formerly published as Guyandot River at Branchland)

Location.--Lat 38°13'15", long 82°12'10", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Branchland, Lincoln County, 20 ft downstream from Fourmlle Creek.

Drainage area. 1,226 sq mi.

Records available July 1915 to September 1922 (1918-22, gage heights only), December 

1928 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for July to September 1916, published

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 547.91 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to June 20, 1932, chain gage at same site and datum. Prior to October 

1959, published as Guyandot River at Branchland. Since Oct. 1, 1942, auxiliary wireweight gage read twice daily, 4 miles upstream at Midkiff.

Average discharge.--33 years (1915-17, 1929-60), 1,565 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,260 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 16.39 ft)- maximum gage height, 17.29 ft Nov. 29 (backwater from Ohio River and tributaries)- minimum 

discharge, 76 cfs Oct. 1; minimum gage height, 3.13 ft Sept. 10.

1915-22, 1928-60: Maximum discharge, 40,400 cfs Jan. 30, 1957 (gage height, 41 88 

it, backwater from Ohio River and tributaries), from rating curve extended above 32 000 

cfs; maximum gage height, 42.57 ft Mar. 1, 1955 (backwater from Ohio River and tributaries); minimum discharge, 3.6 cfs Oct. 25, 1930 (gage height, 2.66 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 44 ft, from floodmark, probably in 1907 (discharge, 

43,500 cfs, from rating curve extended above 32,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 80S; Drainage area. WSP 853: 1918(M). WSP 1335: 1916-17,

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Fallused as a factor Nov. 29j stage discharge relation affected 

by ice Jan, 25, 26)

3.1

3.2 

3.5 

4.0

Oct. 1 to Nov. 2£

5.0

6.0

8.0

15.0

Nov. 29 to Sept. 30

172

400

1,110

2,010

3,700

8,100

3.1 

3.3 

3.6

4.0

125

218

422

5.0 1,160

8.0 3,700

16.0 8,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

L3

L4

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

3L

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

82 110"

102

105

*120

100

88

93

112

150

190

172

172

156

221

335

355

275

201

162

134

120

120

194

460

706

594

562

615

556

430

7,792

251

0.205

0.24

Nov.

340

*290

250

229

204

186

172

186

242

260

233

208

190

176

172

179

201

300

514

594

502

400

350

758

7,720

5,820

2,680

3,910

7,450

4,700

39,416

1,314

1.07

1.20

Dec.

2,500

1,690

1,560

1,780

1,780

1,560

1,690

1,690

1,510

1,330

1,280

1,330

3,490

5,290

4,110

2,860

2,000

1,600

1,600

2,460

2,770

2,180

1,640

1,330

1,120

1,020

928

865

842

1,240

1,600

58,645

1,892

1.54

1.78

Jan.

1,330

1,160

2,050

3,980

4,250

3,110

2,320

1,870

1,600

1,460

1,420

1,420

1,460

1,560

2,100

2,590

2,950

2,770

*2,320

1,870

1,560

1,330

1,160

1,020

920

900

904

1,120

1,820

2 ,280

2,140

58,724

1,894

1.54

1.78

Feb.

1,820

1,510

1,330

1,160

1,240

3,490

5,760

5,070

3,980

3,270

4,050

3,560

3,030

2,770

2,230

1,820

1,780

2,770

3,910

4,050

3,420

3,030

2,860

2,770

3,270

6,130

5,760

4,450

*3,560

93,850

3,236

2.64

2.85

Mar.

2,860

2,320

2,140

1,960

1,640

1,420

1,280

1,200

1,200

1.160

1,160

1,330

1,510

1,640

2,140

3,490

4,650

4,500

4,350

3,840

3,420

2,950

2,500

2,280

2,590

3,270

3,420

4,600

7,420

8,740

7,140

94,120

3,036

2.48

2.86

Apr.

6.060

4,600

3,630

3,770

5,290

5,760

5,180

4,350

3,420

2,680

2,180

*1,780

1,560

1,380

1,240

1,160

1,120

1,060

984

897

820

782

744

722

678

657

1,010

897

804

752

65,967

2,199

1.79

2.00

May

714

685

643

594

539

506

500

657

692

1,080

1,240

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,020

*928

834

744

678

608

546

506

520

480

448

454

671

790

664

601

532

22,234

717

0.585

0.67

June

448

386

346

330

303

313

513

252

218

200

189

200

298

324

351

448

416

335

252

235

*211

214

494

752

1.070

1,060

827

580

474

435

12,274

409

0.334

0.37

July

760

1,510

2,180

2,140

1,960

1,380

920

664

494

546

1,000

730

587

454

380

313

279

260

231

222

294

362

284

231

*196

173

157

T73

239

222

204

19,545

630

0.514

0.59

Aug .

20O

166

154

141

143

252

392

742

1.020

850

615

494

392

340

308

270

214

182

157

163

160

193

270

274

214

189

160

138

130

123 133"

9,179

296

0.241

0.28

Sept.

143

157

128

119

121

112

108

*102

96

94

101

293

330

284

211

157

138

135

154

157

204

186

148

125

117

110

106

102

102

104

4,444

148

0.121

0.13

Calendar year 1959 : Max 11,500 Min 66 Mean 1,247 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13. 8E

Water year 1959-60: Max 8,740 Min 82 Mean 1,328 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.75

Peak discharge (base, 13,000 cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
250 GUYANDOTTE RIVER BASIN

2U45. Mud River near Milton, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°23'15", long 82 D 06'46", on right bank 75 ft downstreair from highway 

bridge, 700 ft downstream from Little Two Mile Creek, 0.9 mile upstream from Charley 

Creek, and 3.4 miles south of Milton, Cabell County.

Drainage area.--256 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1938 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 572.64 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 9, 1940, staff gage and Feb. 10, 

1940, to Nov. 20, 1957, wire-weight gage, at site 75 ft upstream at fame datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 269 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,540 cfs Feb. 26 (gage height, 14.88 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Oct. 5, 6.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 14,500 cfs Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 29.35 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum, 0.01 cfs Sept. 8, 1957; minimum gage height, 0.06 ft Sept. 21, 

23, 1959.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1555: 1953, drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, 

height, In feet, and discharge

Oct. 1 to Nov. 28

apt period of ice effect 

n cubic feet per second)

Nov. 29 to Sept. 30

0.0 

.1 

.2 

.3

.5

0.1

.5

1.7

3.5

10

0.8 

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

4.0

163

550

0.2 

.3 

.4

.5

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

5.0 

9.0 

14.0

37

90

155

713

1,640

3,220

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Z2

23

24

25

Z6

27

28

Z9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

O.6

.5

.4

.4 

*i3_

.3

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.4

.5

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

2.0

6.5

10

16

16

16

12 

9.0

7.6

106.0

3.42

0.013

0.02

Nov.

6.5

*5.9

4.7

4.1 

4.7

6.5

6.5

7.2

6.8

5.9

4.7

4.4

3.8

3.3

3.5

3.8

7.2

37

36

26

21

17

16

23

61

58

51

514

433

202

1,584.5

52.8

0.206

0.23

Dec.

147

159

221

245 

172

154

344

245

180

154

116

132

353

393

2lF

145

110

202

Z88

183

*1Z8

102

79

66

55

47

42

42

69 

64

55

4,907

158

0.617

0.71

Jan.

51

51

1,160

1,460 

463

254

183

145

116

96

80

70

71

89

852

965

373

353

*473

297

218

176

144

118

102

98

123

463

393

262 

204

9,903

319

1.25

1.44

Feb.

166

138

116

100 

139

1,160

860

433

297

426

1,950

1,160

493

363

279

243

288

1,100

818

503

433

373

363

403

695

5,080

2 , 210

839

*633

20,061

692

2.70

2.91

Mar.

473

353

315

270 

212

177

159

148

b!30

b!30

144

196

245

306

463

755

1,280

1.560

881

693

593

505

413

413

483

405

465

553

463

544

270

15,571

458

1.71

1.97

Apr.

262

215

201

673 

673

593

473

554

254

201

166

*140

12Z

106

95

89

154

148

114

94

85

80

72

65

5JL

58

550

633

288

19O

7,186

240

0.938

1.04

May

166

138

112

94 

78

66

64

2Z1

245

172

524

355

297

653

433

Z62

*190

145

112

92

101

82

63

52

46

11

62

254

163

107 

76

5,244

169

0.660

0.76

June

56

44

37

31 

56

475 152-

69

43

31

26

26

43

49

42

35

26

22

18

16

*14

14

271

*202

91

55

56

28

80

85

2,145

71.5

0.279

0.31

Jily

1,280

2.250

419

257 

175

116

85

62

48

88

1,020

324

161

107

78

62

49

41

42

39

37

29

24

21

*23

24

17

14

12

12 

10

6,882

222

0.867

1.00

Aug.

8.5

8.1

8.8

9.2 

9.2

30

56

62

52

52

52

23

17

14

11

11

16

14

11

11

~58 167

31

24

19

14

11

8.8

7.4

6.5

7.3

769.8

24.8

0.097

0.11

Sept.

9.6

7.0

6.1

5.0 

4.2

4.0

3.8

*3.6

3.6

3.2

4.0

4.6

5.6

5.4

4.6

4.2

4.7

7.4

7.8

7.2

6.3

5.2

4.8

4.6

4.2

3.4

5.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

145.1

4.84

0.019

0.02

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,650 Min 0.1 Mean 166 Cfsm 0.648 In. 8.83

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,080 Min 0.3 Mean 198 Cfsm 0.773 In. 10.52

Peak discharge (base, 3,700 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 251

2060. Ohio River at Huntington, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38"24'48", long 82°30'02", on right bank at lock 28 at Sybene, Lawrence 

County, Ohio, 0.1 mile upstream from Fourpole Creek, 3.0 miles downstream from Symmes 

Creek, and at mile 311.6.

Drainage area.--55,900 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1934 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1913 are contained in reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 490.263 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

cTatum. Prior to July 8, 1942, at datum 1.737 ft higher. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 

4.7 miles upstream from base gage, on left bank at foot of 24th Street, Huntington, 

Cabell County, 1.5 miles downstream from Guyandotte River.

Average discharge. 26 years, 77,580 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 351,000 cfs Apr. 3; maximum gage height, 44.93 

ft Apr. 3; maximum gage height at auxiliary gage, 46.61 ft Apr. 3; minimum daily discharge, 9,120 cfs Aug. 30.

1934-60: Maximum discharge, 654,000 cfs Jan. 28, 1937; maximum gage height, 69.45 

ft Jan. 27, 1937, present datum; maximum gage height at auxiliary gage, 70.75 ft 

Jan. 27, 1937, present datum; minimum daily discharge, 3,200 cfs Sept. 6, 13, Nov. 2, 

1934, Oct. 3, 1935, Oct. 1, 1937.

Remarks. Records good except those below 20,000 cfs and those for periods of doubtful 

gage-height record, which are fair, and those for periods of no gage-height record or 

indefinite stage-fall-discharge relation, which are poor. Plow partly regulated by 

locks, dams, and reservoirs upstream.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 853: 

1935(M), 1939(M).

1934, 1936. WSP 893: Drainage area. WSP 1305:

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

28,600

33,400

46,400

47 , 500

28,200

21,600

18,500

25,700

45,200

52,200

42,600

28,400

23,300

26,400

25,700

26,000

26,000

21,100

21,200

14,900

13,100

10.900

17,400

33,400

40,900

54,500

69,700

72,200

50,100 

40,400

42,800

*1,048.3

33,820

-

-

Nov.

37,300

34,100

*54,100

66,200

57.40O

54,700

56,600

58,200

71,300

62,200

43,200

36,500

31,500

30,70C

35,900

45,700

48,900

45,200

45,600

44,000

38,800

38,600

38,800

40,800

69,600

97,400

95,600

106,000

139,000 

146,000

*1,769.9

59,000

-

-

Dec.

152,000

139,000

122,000

113,000

103,000

85,700

94,100

93,400

93,300

95,600

92,600

79,500

123,000

193,000

230,000

230,000

209,000

182,000

165,000

147,000

135,000

111,000

93,500

79,100

59,200

53.900

54,600

62,200

72,400 

92,900

103,000

*3,659

118,000

-

-

Jan.

123,000

127,000

131,000

d!51,000

3169,000

181,000

170,000

147,000

125,000

109,000

88,400

58.700

a80,000

allO.OOO

a!60,000

a240,000

a238,000

a229,000

199,000

177,000

160,000

147,000

131,000

113,000

93,800

d67,300

a60,000

d66,400

73,900 

82,900

101,000

*4,109.4

132,600

-

-

Feb.

88,900

73,900

71,300

d66,600

d56,200

d79,200

124,000

135,000

126,000

127,000

168,000

207,000

223,000

218,000

198,000

170,000

145,000

135,000

136,000

124,000

119,000

102,000

81,400

76,600

3100,000

a!40,000

a!40,000

139,000

114,000

1 3, 684.1

127,000

-

-

Mar.

88,200

83,400

83,500

77,800

a70,000

a60,000

a50,000

a45.000

a45,000

aSO.OOO

a55,000

a55,000

aSO.OOO

a45,000

a45,000

a60,800

76,400

80,900

82,900

88,800

91,400

87,800

81,800

d71,600

d70,800

d78,100

d80,600

dl03,000

152,000 

216,000

0262,000

*2,587.8

83,400

-

-

Apr.

318,000

341,000

348,000

a340,000

a330,000

a340,000

a330,000

a32 0,000

a300, 000

a280,000

a240,000

a200,000

a!70,000

a!50,000

a!20,000

a90,000

a75,000

a7 0,000

a65,000

a65,000

a63,000

a55,000

a55,000

a60,000

a55,000

a50,000

a50,000

a48,000

d47,500 

43 400

___ '_ _ _

*5,018.9

167,300

_

-

May

45,900

41,100

30,700

35,100

35,900

36,200

34,100

51,500

92,500

133,000

153,000

182,000

185.000

178,000

152,000

142,000

125,000

107,000

99,100

90,000

82,600

71,000

d54,100

d49,500

d60,100

67,100

64,900

60,200

69,900 

99 900

79^700

*2, 706.1

87,290

-

-

June

76,900

83,700

75,600

57,000

43,800

38,900

38,000

29,500

36,800

28,200

16.500

24,800

47,400

37,200

63,900

81,100

85,000

86.500

83,900

71,400

33,700

34,800

41,200

37,100

35,700

32,200

29,500

28,300

28,000 

28,300

*1,434.9

47,830

_

-

July

30,100

45,800

52.200

41,500

35,800

29,600

21,000

17,300

18,700

20,500

23,900

18,100

*13,700

29,800

20,300

21,400

24,300

17,800

21,400

21 , 000

21,900

21,900

20,500

18,100

16,900

16,700

11.600

12,700

20,100 

25,300

21,700

731,600

23,600

-

-

Aug.

18,000

11,70O

9,810

29, £00

38.700

34, 200

34,300

33,000

33,300

28,400

33, COO

36.EOO

24 , 300

28,200

20,100

18,900

15,800

17,600

23,800

16,300

13,600

14,600

18,000

19,700

20,100

18,100

12,500

13,600

10,900 

9.120

20,100

676,130

21,810

-

-

Sept.

15,200

10,000

9.220

9,400

17,400

16,100

12,500

11,000

13,400

13,300

20,300

30,500

40,600

35,400

24,900

29,900

25,600

24,600

19,900

30,500

26,100

27,100

22,900

18,400

e!6,000

e!6,000

e!5,000

e!3,000

12,100 

e!2,000

588,320

19,610

-

-

Calendar year 1959 : Max 411,000 Min - Mean 76,910 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 348,000 Min 9,120 Mean 76,540 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

a No gage-height record at auxiliary gage; discharge estimated on basis of record at bas? gage, 

observer's daily readings at auxiliary gage and records for other Ohio River Stations.

d Computed from doubtful gage-height record at auxiliary gage.

e Stage-fall-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of records for other 

Ohio River stations.
TWELVE?OLE CREEK BASIN

2070. Twelvepole Creek at Wayne, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°13'05", long 82°26'55", on right bank at bridge on Stete Highway 37 at 

Wayne, Wayne County, three-quarters of a mile downstream from confluence of East and 

West Forks.

Drainage area. 291 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1915 to September 1922 (gage heights only, October 1917 to September 1922), October 1928 to September 1931, August 1946 to September 1954, October 

1955 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 576.53 ft above mean sea level (unadjusted). 

Prior to Sept. 30, 1931, chain gage and Oct. 1, 1931, to Aug. 28, 1957, wire-weight 

gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--18 years (1915-17, 1928-31, 1946-54, 1955-60), 319 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,380 cfs Feb. 26 (gage height, 11.17 ft); no 

flow Nov. 4 (stoplogs replaced in sluiceway of dam which forms control); minimum gage 

height, 2.36 ft Nov. 4.

1915-22, 1928-31, 1946-54, 1955-60: Maximum discharge, 13,000 cfs Feb. 2, 1951 

(gage height, 27.0 ft); no flow Oct. 21-27, N<~v. 2, 1953, Nov. 4, 1959.

Maximum stage known, 31.03 ft Feb. 4, 1939, from reading by U.S. V'eather Bureau 

(discharge, 22,000 cfs). Flood of June 30, 1928, reached a stage of 28.3 ft, reading 

by U.S. Weather Bureau (discharge, 14,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records fair prior to Feb. 6, good thereafter except those for periods of ice 

effect or indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1335: 1916-17, 1930.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of indefinite stage-discharge 

relation or ice effect (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

3.0 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

5.3

5.4

Oct. 1 to Feb. 4 Feb. 5 to Sept. 3C

122

450

875 5.5 20

5.6

5.7 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

11.0

31

48

130

294

498

2,290

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.4

1.9

2.1

2.3

£ . 3

2.4

2.8

3.0

3.1

3.3

3.4

*3.4

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.6

20

61.

57

50

41

31

e27

e21

360.6

11.6

0.040

0.05

Nov.

e£l

e22

e21

e!6

1.0

2.2

3.0

3.7

4.5

5.4

6.1

6.6

6.8

7.2

7.8

8.7

14

*36

39

39

32

29

28

48

64

73

97

370

302

190

1,504.0

50.1

0.172

0.19

Dec.

145

169

289

267

199

223

302 223"

184

151

125

151

261

273

217

169

136

160

166

134

116

*100

86

78

71

64

59

59

59

59

55.

4,750

153

0.526

0.61

Jan.

50

50

824

785

403

261

205

172

148

128

116

105

100

102

494

352

292

*318

342

264

217

184

154

122

111

116

131

248

261

236

214

7,505

242

0.832

0.96

Feb.

190

169

145

1£8

326

1,260

985

608

450

552

1,660

1,160

718

555

390

320

374

918

872

608

533

480

445

480

784

2,200

1,750

1,010

762

20,832

718

2.47

2.66

Mar.

*577

450

424

343

276

213

b!80

b!70

b!60

b!6^

168

252

270

343

516

850

1,300

1.340

985

762

652

564

472

441

467

437

507

652

718

582

458

15,689

506

1.74

2.01

Apr.

354

290

298

872

806

*740

582

458

358

287

£39

210

184

162

146

140

178

152

133

118

108

108

102

91

85

85

335

236

172 

143

8,172

£72

0.935

1.04

May

136

121

99

88

77

71

77

194

£04

172

200

191

298

489 312"

229

*181

143

111

91

77

66

57

50

57

50

69

140

96 

66

45

4,257

137

0.471

0.54

June

33

26

19

16

13

12

11

9.6

8^2.

12

19

£8

50

64

60

43

34

31

27

23

21

*31

354

262

149

99

71

53

53 

46

1,677.8

55.9

0.192

0.21

Jjly

212

259

520

l.OSO

411

220

146

102

79

102

630

454

256

175

133

102

85

71

71

57

50

43

38

33

48

*74

45

33

29

27

26

5,611

161

0.622

0.72

Aug.

23

26

23

21

19

18

2£

48

48

43

48

34

31

28

24

31

29

26

20

24

34

31

55

85

50

40

31

26

20

17

993

32.0

0.110

0.13

Sept.

16

13

11

9.6

8.7

7.8

*6.9

6.0

5.1

4.3

4~4 4.1

5.1

7.5

11

12

15

28

24

26

23

19

18

14

11

9.6

8.2

7.0

6.2 

5.5

347.0

11.6

0.040

0.04

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,660 Min 0.5 Mean 195 Cfsm 0.670 In. 9.10

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,200 Min 1.0 Mean 196 Cfsm 0.674 In. 9.16

Peak discharge (base, 3,400 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation elation affected affected by by ice ice. 

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of recorder record, weathe 

records, and records for nearby stations.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

2075. Levisa Pork near Grundy, Va.

Location. Lat 37°18'00", long 82°07'30", on right bank 20 ft downstream from wooden bridge 

to Appalachian Power Co. substation, 2 miles northwest of Grundy, Buchanan County, 

2.7 miles downstream from Slate Creek, and 2.8 miles upstream from Poplar Creek.

Drainage area. 235 sq mi.

Records available. October 1941 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 984.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Aug. 20, 1949, chain gage at bridge 

20 ft upstream at datum 2.00 ft higher. Aug. 21, 1949, to July 28, 1958, water-stage 

recorder at site 30 ft downstream at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--19 years, 270 cfs.

"Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,830 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 8.29 f':); minimum not determined.

1941-60: Maximum discharge, 33,200 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 21.06 ft, present 

datum), from rating curve extended above 6,500 cfs on basis of slope-area and contractedopening measurements of peak flow; minimum observed, 0.2 cfs July 30, 1944 (gage height, 

0.48 ft, site and datum then in use).

Flood in March 1929 reached a stage of 18.0 ft, present datum (discharge, 21,800 cfs), 

from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 20 cfs and those for periods of no gage-height 

record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1305: 1947(M) , 1949(M). WSP 1505: 1944-46(M) , 1950(M) , 

1953(M) , 1955(P) , 1956(M) .

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic Teet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 24, 25)

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.3

4.0

6.0

12

6.0 

8.0

103

170

285

460

875

1,500

3,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

S

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2y

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

87

48

35

27

*24

22

157

192

159

122

90

80

62

494

508

245

154

108

80

60

52

46

65

444

360

228

278

309

215

a!50 

allO

5,011

162

0.689

0.79

Nov.

a92

a78

a64

*a58

55

65

64

59

59

55

52

49

46

44

42

45

90

170

176

140

114

92

81

960

1,470

620

420

a2 , 7OO

al,200

600

9,760

325

1.38

1.54

Dec.

396

*326

396

444

378

374

388

340

315

512

318

560

965

785

600

444

332

354

1.620

1,300

830

580

452

392

368

432

460

460

560

600 

540

16,621

536

2.28

2.63

Jan.

432

378

720

965

*720

560

488

420

492

512

580

600

560

480

660

762

600

504

396

297

255

215

178

170

160

156

147

IM

174

182 

194

13,137

4E4

1.80

2.08

Feb.

*245

220

232

222

363

1,300

988

720

580

476

a7OO

a600

a500

413

306

294

340

830

830

660

6OO

580

580

580

700

1,700

965

700

580

 

17,804

614

2.61

2.82

Mar.

*468

410

424

326

248

222

206

204

186

235

194

200

170

218

460

808

965

1,300

830

640

520

444

388

420

580

560

700

1,190

1,750

1,220

1,220

17,706

571

2.43

2.80

Apr.

920

680

580

942

*1,260

1,010

762

580

460

368

303

a260

228

a200

a!80

166

161

163

144

129

125

a!20

allO

102

102

105

138

a!30

116

114

10,658

355

1.51

1.69

May

133

117

111

103

97

90

86

147

166

alSO

*al60

147

132

119

106

91

82

75

64

59

59

54

46

44

70

49

80

127

108

92

70

3,064

98.8

0.420

0.48

June

56

48

48

44

40

36

30

29

30

28

30

34

55

58

72

*46

.30

30

22

11.

18

30

121

84

170

96

60

48

49

58

1,518

50.6

0.215

0.24

July

231

560

285

265

a!70

*alOO

61

48

40

a 100

a350

a200

a!20

a70

a50

37

40

42

150

288

121

a60

a40

a35

a32

a32

a40

a50

a35

a28

a2_4

3,704

119

0.506

0.59

Aug.

a20

*a!7

15

18

30

30

24

96

187

78

111

57

44

39

54

43

36

29

24

22

22

30

41

29

23

19

17

17

E6

26

19

1,243

40.1

0.171

o.no

Sept .

23

a!7

a 13

all

a9.0

a7.8

*a7.2

a9.0

23

37

170

80

42

a28

a21

a!8

a!4

a!3

a 12

all

alO

a9.0

aS.O

a7.0

a6.4

a6.0

a5.8

a5.6

a6.0

a7.0

636.8

21.2

0.090

0.10

Calendar year 1959 : Max 3,500 Mln 5.4 Mean 275 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.90

Water year 1959-60 : Max 2,700 Mln 5.6 Mean 276 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.96

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). Nov. 28 (11 a.m.) 3,830 cfs (8.29 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records records for rby
254 BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

D080. Levisa Fork at Fishtrap, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°35'45", long 82°23'20", on right bank 300 ft south'of U.S. Highway 460,

700 ft downstream from Hurricane Creek, 1 mile southeast of Fishtrap, Pike County,

and 6.1 miles upstream from Russell Fork.

Drainage area. 386 sq mi.

Records available. February 1938 to September 1960.

Gage.--Staff gage, read twice daily, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 688.10 ft 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 22 years, 440 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,270 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 11.86 ft); minimum, 9.5 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 0.75 ft).

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 33,000 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 33.9 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs on basis of slope-area 

measurement of peak flow; minimum observed, 0.1 cfs Nov. 9, 1939. 

Flood in 1929 reached a stage of about 26.5 ft.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water years) . WSF 953: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1938{M), 1939, 1940(M) , 

1942-43, 1944-45(M) , 1946, 1948.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

42

125

2.4

2.8 

3.5 

9.0

194

330

810

4,800

Discharge, In cubic feet pe :ond, water year October 1959 to September

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

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

40

100

69

45

35

28

37

255

220

a!80

a!40

126

96

213

866

330

183

131

99

*80

65

56

54

174

a600

322

306

398

286

247

145

5,926

191

0.495

0.57

Nov.

131

145

115

96

85

81

90

95

80

81

77

73

68

67

58

70

105

181

*238

190

154

138

124

1,040

2,260

1,120

653

4,600

2,120

1,140

15,475

516

1.34

1.49

Dec.

646

611

668

747

639

550

73Z

597

496

454

440

a 900

1,4ZO

1,280

1,010

684

526

42Z

1,970

1,800

1,350

925

692

590

496

503

590

558

732

775

724

24,527

791

2.05

2.36

Jan.

a630

a580

1,020

1,660

*1,290

976

796

803

761

716

834

890

818

796

96O

al,100

al,300

890

708

558

447

330

aZ90

a250

a£05

a!85

176

21Z

254

254

a250

20,939

675

1.75

2.02

Feb.

Z50

229

21Z

199

454

2,450

1,800

1,280

*874

740

803

692

b550

b450

b375

b330

380

398

503

1,130

904

918

960

932

984

2,640

1,800

al.050

866

25,153

867

2.25

2.42

Mar.

646

526

534

a400

a310

a260

a240

235

235

217

223

254

8210

8270

a560

al,050

al,500

32.000

1,770

al,100

a 900

*a720

a600

3640

3860

834

1,070

1,550

1,890

1,580

1,630

24,814

800

2.07

2.39

Apr.

1,400

1,080

946

1,310

1,840

1 , 910

1,270

960

684

534

416

360

310

266

244

229

223

204

190

168

154

151

159

145

140

139

167

202

192

181

16,174

539

1.40

1.56

May

194

181

163

154

144

133

125

138

212

197

197

194

183

165

139

133

120

107

94

90

87

84

84

73

85

95

85

a!20

a!60

133

118

4,187

135

0.350

0.40

June

102

89

91

85

71

56

47

43

40

37

33

35

33

*42

63

53

56

44

40

36

28

a 31

73

159

148

131

104

79

75

a90

2,014

67.1

0.174

0.19

July

404

aSOO

a460

a420

322

176

121

90

75

83

179

154

108

87

71

67

56

46

73

594

258

129

90

73

61

*54

47

68

66

48

90

5,370

173

0.448

0.52

-J^rH

158

56

38

36

138

102

76

65

168

185

20Z

161

106

87

70

83

65

54

44

38

42

46

61

67

50

41

30

27

Z6

ZO

40

2,382

76.8

0.199

0.23

Sept.

38

38

32

24

19

15

19

14

18

Z4

240

295

110

68

51

36

35

46

51

39

*33

28

23

20

17

14

16

12

14

14

1,403

46.8

0.121

0.14

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,380 Hln 4.8 Mean 39Z Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.76

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,600 Hln 12 Mean 405 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.29

Peak: discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--Nov. 28 (2:30 p.m.) 7,270 cfs (11.86 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge 

nd records for stations on nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

easuremert, weather records,
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN 255

2085. Russell Fork at Haysi, Va.

Location. Lat 37°12'25", long 82°17'45", on right bank 180 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Haysi, Diokenson County, and 700 ft downstream from McClure River.

Drainage area. 286 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1926 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,237.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 21, 1939, chain gage at highway bridge 180 ft upstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 34 years, 325 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,500 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 10.46 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 27, 28 (gage height, 1.60 ft).

1926-60: Maximum discharge, 46,600 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 23.17 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage 

heights 13.1 and 23.17 ft; minimum observed, 0.2 cfs June 27, 28, 1936.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1003: 1926-43. WSP 1385: 1928(M), 1929, 1933(M), 1935(M), 

1937-38(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 28

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3

2.6

58

122

212

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

8.0

360

670

1,070

2,140

6,500

1.6 

1.8 

2.O 

2.3 

2.6

:ond)

Nov. 29 to Sept. 30 

12

30

54

114

216

3.0 410

4.0 1,200

5.0 2,210

6.0 3,520

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

EO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

158

74

47

33

*26

21

159

248

174

145

122

127

98

603 544"

244

148

110

78

62

52

45

42

292

302

219

266

284

212

183

148

5,266

170

0.594

0.68

Nov.

135

120

98

*85

78

94

108

100

94

87

76

71

63

60

60

63

94

132

145

132

117

103

91

1,670

1,410

551

495

5 . 700

1,350

676

14,058

469

1.64

1.83

Dec.

431

*345

424

466

398

404

438

380

362

362

368

668

1,300

884

613

438

335

362

2,780

1,650

964

668

508

438

417

459

480

494

592

578

515

19,521

630

2.20

2.54

Jan.

404

345

772

1.100

*812

628

550

515

700

692

908

876

716

564

700

676

529

473

380

291

£48

212

184

172

188

158

151

165

144

132

135

14,520

468

1.64

1.89

Feb.

*162

TS9

172

176

688

2,210

1,250

804

620

515

764

684

613

543

362

340

386

1,070

900

676

644

599

652

652

926

2,270

1,200

820

668

_ __ ___

21,535

743

2.60

2.80

Mar.

*550

473

501

362

274

220

236

224

184

278

232

228

188

244

501

860

1,500

1,850

1,070

780

592

501

445

536

788

692

916

1,650

1,950

1,500

1,190

21,515

694

2.43

2.80

Apr.

8O4

599

536

1,200

*1.600

1,180

844

606

473

362

291

265

236

204

188

180

169

169

144

130

127

130

119

112

110

110

147

169

140

135

11,479

383

1.34

1.49

May

147

T27

119

112

103

99

99

147

147

132

*127

127

122

112

103

92

84

78

70

65

61

53

48

46

67

61

61

110

86

82

59

2,946

95.0

0.332

0.38

June

47

40

41

40

35

30

25

23

25

25

20

19

30

30

33

*43

32

32

27

19

16

37

220

172

256

135

80

54

47

46

1,679

56.0

0.196

0.22

July

426

908

368

466

269

*140

90

67

50

318

660

325

188

122

88

65

65

86

268

564

224

119

86

96

68

56

82

61

44

36

32_

6,437

208

0.727

0.84

Aug.

31

*32

25

21

19_

35

34

80

82

65

82

84

59

50

50

43

32

27

25

51

47

264

445

162

90

59

44

37

58

54

47

2,234

72.1

0.252

0.29

Sept.

46

41

33

27

22

18

*16

16

38

53

852

274

127

78

54

43

38

34

31

27

25

22

19

17

15

14

13

13

14

18

2,038

67.9

0.237

0.27

Calendar year 1959 : Max 5,700 Min 2.4 Mean 300 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.23

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,700 Min 13 Mean 337 - Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.03

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs). Nov. 28 (6:30 a.m.) 12,500 cfs (10.46 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
256 BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

2090. Pound River near Haysi, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°12'50", long 82°22'50", on left bank 0.2 mile downstream from Cranesnest 

River, 0.8 mile upstream from Twin Branch, and 4.7 miles west of Haysi, Dickenson 

County.

Drainage area. 212 sq mi. At site used prior to December 1939, 217 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1926 to September 1960 (prior to December 1939, flow of Twin 

Branch included). Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,279.91 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted (levels by Corps of Engineers). July 18, 1926, to Feb. 3, 1939, chain gage at 

footbridge 0.8 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--34 years, 261 ofs .

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,250 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 11.47 ft); minimum, 9.0 cfs Sept. 9; minimum gage height, 2.57 ft Sept. 9.

1926-60: Maximum discharge, about 30,000 cfs Mar. 23, 1929 (gage height, 16.5 ft, 

from floodrnarks, site and datum then in use); minimum, less than 0.1 cfs on several 

days in September 1932.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 953: 1940-41. WSP 1003: 1942, 1943(P). WSP 1275: 1927-30, 

193KM) ,1932-39.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1959 to September I960

2.5 6.0

2.6 12

2.7 19

2.8 29

3.0 59

4.0 280

arc;e, in cutic feet per second,

4.5

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

425

635

1,120

1,680

2,420

5,050 

bober 19!

Day

1

2-

 i

5

b

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IE

16

17

IB

19

CO

21

22

23

24

25

2fi

27

2B

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

 ^f sm

In.

Oct.

Ill

78

44

32

*25

21

41

124

120

122

91

80

62

261

452

195

118

83

62

50

41

36

33

45

94

127

249

301

188 

155

135

3,556

115

0.542

0.62

Nov.

120

107

89

*74

68

64

61

54

47

44

41

39

38

37

44

56

94

144

140

118

100

85

76

2,150

1,700

557

428

4.910

1,270 

568

13,323

444

2.09

2.34

Dec.

357

*298

366

378

324

311

343

285

283

296

309

548

1,020

748

497

354

283

344

1.620

1,220

748

489

354

332

381

414

397

449

770 

635

457

15,610

504

2.38

2.74

Jan.

340

230

773

1,130

*725

509

433

387

449

489

845

845

680

612

725

795

612

489

381

293

249

213

179

153

TsT

168

155

173

166 

157

157

13,746

443

2.09

2.41

Feb.

*168

160

155

155

560

2.450

1,200

725

521

418

920

748

568

493

332

506

319

820

680

473

473

441

449

461

568

1,790

1,020

658

525

18,556

640

3.02

3.26

Mar.

*414

366

375

311

237

a200

a!90

a!80

a!70

a200

al80

a!70

a!60

a200

a400

a70O

a800

aljlOO

a8oo

a6OO

a450

a400

a350

a400

a480

a500

a600

a900

al,400 

al,200

al , 100

15,533

501

2.36

2.72

Apr.

a900

a600

aSOO

a800

*al,500

920

680

489

372

301

254

225

201

179

164

155

146

140

129

113

113

113

109

loo

94

94

173

225

173 

149

9,911

330

1.56

1.74

May

149

131

118

111

102

94

94

124

138

122

*118

118

113

105

98

87

78

71

66

61

61

57

54

47

62

71

62

71

73 

73

59

2,788

89.9

0.424

0.49

June

47

38

37

37

33

28

25

23

21

19

18

18

2O

20

23

*30

22

18

17

15

14

14

57

87

146

96

52

36

30 

28

1,069

35.6

0.168

0.19

July

126

363

186

215

146

*96

68

54

44

271

1.07O

418

225

140

94

66

54

89

87

96

64

45

44

54

39

32

68

47

34 

27

23.

4,385

141

0.665

0.77

Aug.

20

*21

18

11

19

20

18

49

45

39

86

78

52

37

41

33

27

22

20

26

26

52

85

71

45

33

26

22

20 

18

19

1,105

35.6

0.168

0.19

Sept.

25

30

23

18

15

13

*13

10

To

18

9O4

285

129

74

54

39

36

34

32

28

27

23

21

18

18

16

16

16

17 

20

1,982

66.1

0.312

0.35

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,910 Win 5.6 Mean 245 Cf sm / 1.16 Ir . 15.66

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,910 Mln 10 Mean 277 Cf sm ' 1.31 Ir . 17.82

Peak discharge (base, 3,5OO cfs). Nov. 24 

(11.47 ft).

p.m.) 4,210 cfs (9.40 ft); Nov. 28 (9 a.m.) 7,250 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in sta^e, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

2095. Levlsa Fork at Pikevllle, Ky.

Location. Lat 37"28' 35", long 82"31'05", on left bank at foot of Huffman Avenue in Pikeville, Pike County, 150 ft upstream from Lower Chole Creek, 0.2 mile upstream from 

bridge on U.S. Highway 119, 0.5 mile upstream from Ferguson Fork, and 7.6 miles downstream from Shelby Creek.

Drainage area. 1.237 sq mi, includes that of Lower Chole Creek.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected in 

this vicinity since 1907 are contained in reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 633.18 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to Sept. 23, 1944, chain or wire-weight gage at site 0.2 mile downstream at 

datum 1.0 ft higher. Sept. 23, 1944, to Sept. 30, 1952, water-stage recorder a 

quarter of a mile downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 1,355 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,700 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 25.58 ft); 

minimum, 24 cfs Sept. 9.

1937-60: Maximum discharge, 85,500 cfs Jan. 30, 1957 (gage height, 52.72 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 45,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 1.5 cfs Oct. 21, 22, 1953.

Flood in February 1862 reached a stage of about 52 ft. Flood in January 1918 reached 

a stage of 44.7 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, doubtful or no gage-height 

record, which are fair.

Revisions. WSP 953; Drainage area.

Hating table, water year 1959-60, except period of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 5-23)

1.2 

1.4 

1.8 

2.5

137

300

490

4.0

5.0

10.0

20.0

810

1,500

5,500

15,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

O

-L

Q

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

166

365

288

201

150

116

112

324

636

520

460

388

358

437

2,590

1,260

668

451

348

*278

232

199

181

216

935

850

810

1,26O

992

6OO

16,899

545

0.441

0.51

Nov.

499

445

388

342

302

275

270

288

270

250

236

223

210

203

212

218

285

445

*576

560

475

409

398

3,890

10,200

3,740

2,410

14,600

12 , OOO

4,920

59,541

1,985

1.60

1.79

Dec.

2,280

1,730

2,020

2,280

2,010

,780

,14O

,940

,680

,620

,580

,820

,860

,080

,980

,240

,740

,940

,620

,160

,500

,040

,240

,880

,780

1,770

1,880

1,860

2,370

2 , 560

2,320

80,700

2,603

2. 10

2.43

Jan.

1,950

1,650

2,570

5,240

*3,980

2,940

2,480

2,410

2,440

2,640

2,820

3,270

2,860

2,580

2,880

3,640

3,100

2,590

2,190

1,720

1,340

1,130

914

b770

b735

b730

728

795

884

884 

845

65,705

2,120

1.71

1.98

Feb.

830

835

790

760

1,360

8,260

7,320

4,100

*3,O20

2,460

3,160

3,320

d2,600

d2,200

dl,850

1,750

1,840

3,740

4,340

3,210

2,920

2,840

3,040

3,090

3,160

8,070

7,010

4,000

3,160

95,035

3,277

2.65

2.86

Mar.

2,610

2,200

2,200

1,980

1,540

1,150

dl,OoO

dl,050

d940

1,020

d950

d980

d880

dl.OOO

2,040

3,640

6,090

8,060

6,090

3,980

3,060

2,540

2,260

2,230

2,860

3,020

3,140

a5,600

a6,500

34*500

90,310

2,913

2.35

2.72

Apr.

a4 , 100

a3,550

a2,900

3,620

a6.900

a5,800

a4,150

33,100

32,300

31,800

1,480

1,25O

1,090

938

820

760

720

684

640

556

511

508

499

460

433

424

487

878

760

640

52,758

1,759

1.42

1.59

May

620

584

508

469

436

400

382

415

528

517

502

490

487

469

433

395

355

322

3O2

280

26B

262

240

216

245

250

272

260

365

325

305

11,902

384

0.310

0.36

June

260

221

210

201

190

166

144

126

112

100

94

100

106

*124

152

159

157

157

133

122

108

102

181

460

760

636

406

292

250

225

6,454

215

0.174

0.19

July

944

5,110

1,950

2,070

1,320

712

472

350

278

288

1,740

1,420

756

508

382

300

242

216

292

926

805

451

320

262

258

212

*188

272

232

181

155

21,612

697

0.563

0.65

Aug.

144

181

116

104

155

216

170

179

262

375

360

375

322

265

210

181

183

139

108

92

106

199

424

442

295

221

170

129

100

78

94

6,395

206

0.167

0.19

Sept.

120

108

92

88

65

47

34

27

50

72

1,180

1,760

632

368

258

194

168

190

190

161

*126

102

84

66

52

40

33

30

32

37

6,386

213

0.172

0.19

Calendar year 1959: Max 17,200 Min 15 Mean 1,268 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.93

Water year 1959-60: Max 14,60O Min 27 Mean 1,404 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.46

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 cfs -No !8 (10:30 p.m.) 21,TOO cfs (25.58 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records fo~ stations 

on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from appearance of recorder chart, weather 

records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
258 BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

2100. Johns Creek near Meta, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37 0 33'50", long 82°27'20", on left bank 100 ft upstream from Ford Branch, 

1,200 ft upstream from U.S. Highway 119, 0.9 mile upstream from Raccoon Creek, and 

1.1 miles southwest of Meta, Pike County.

Drainage area. 55.8 sq ml (revised).

Records available. May 1941 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 717.66 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge.--19 years, 66.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,420 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 8.98 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 7, 8.

1941-60: Maximum discharge, 4,680 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 14.54 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,900 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; no flow at times in many years.

Flood in 1939 reached a stage of 13.6 ft, from floodmarks 600 ft downstream.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Some regulation at low flow by small mill three-quarters of a mile 

upstream from station.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of lee effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 29 to Dec. 23, Jan. 3 to Feb. 5,

Feb. 7-14, 17-25, Feb. 27 to Mar. 3, Mar. 14-16)

2.0 0.3 2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

30

48

102

178

510

740

1,050

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

El

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.8

2.5

2.4

1.6

1.0

.9

1.5

1.6

5.2

6.6

5.2

8.4

5.8

13

18

9.2

5.6

4.2

*3.6

2.8

*2.0

1.8

1.9

7.5

13

11

16

20

11

9.9

9.9

203.9

6.58

0.118

0.14

Nov.

9.5

11

9.2

8.8

9.5

10

9.9

8.4

7.3

6.6

5.8

5.6

5.2

5.2

7.0

9.9

16

*24

16

*11

8.8

7.3

13

414

218

77

94

776

146 

69

2,019.0

67.3

1.21

1.35

Dec .

49

46

95

83

56

56

64

49

44

41

40

54

123

126

78

55

39

64

205

144

82

54

40

32

28

24

22

23

24

24

23

1,887

60.9

1.09

1.26

Jan.

22

22

197

213

127

*90

80

90

83

79

69

63

70

82

*152

157

146

123

92

71

58

48

41

a35

a33

a32

46

133

159

124

100

2,837

91.5

1.64

1.89

Feb.

78

62

51

46

189

734

266

*172

124

*108

189

146

122

95

b69

b61

90

223

167

129

122

117

135

141

276

566

231

168

132

5,009

173

3.10

3.34

Mar.

106

91

94

a86

a66

a 50

34-3

*a46

50

59

55

78

74

101

172

291

401

386

226

168

*140

*119

103

102

119

113

140

236

250

157

115

4,237

137

2.46

2.82

Apr.

*92

80

80

157

225

199

156

117

85

67

54

47

39

33

29

26

24

22

18

16

15

15

14

13

12

12

18

16

13

13

1,705

56.8

1.02

1.14

May

17

13

12

11

9.2

8.4

8.8

15

12

11

11

10

10

9.5

8.4

7.0

6.3

5.4

4.8

4.8

4.2

4.0

3.4

3.4

4.8

4.2

4.8

6.3

5.8

5.2

3.8

244.5

7.89

0.141

0.16

June

3.0

2.6

3.8

3.0

2.2

1.6

1.4

1.1

1.0

.9

.7

.5.

.8

*1.0

*1.0

1.6

2.4

2.0

1.5

1.0

.8

3.0

21

10

7.0

4.8

3.2

2.8

5.2

5.6

96.5

3.22

0.058

0.06

July

120

a45

a32

alOO

a35

a 14

all

a9.0

a7.9

alO

a 60

a30

a!2

aS.O

a6.4

a5.6

a5.2

a5.0

alO

a30

a!5

a9.0

a6.8

a5.2

a4.0

a3.5

*3.4

*3.4

3.2

3.4

 ^8

615.8

19.9

0.357

0.41

Aug.

2.2

2.0

1.6

1.4

12

7.6

12

11*7.6

7.3

8.2

5.6

4.5

5.6

3.6

4.2

3.0

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.8

6.6

8.0

5.0

3.4

2.8

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.1

1.1

145.5

4.69

0.084

0.10

Sept.

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.5

.5

.4

.7

.9

27

14

6.6

4.5

3.4

2.6

3.4

8.4

7.0

*5.0

4.2

*3.6

3.0

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.2

2.4

115.0

3.83

0.069

0.08

Calendar year 1959 : Max 776 Mln 0 Mean 45.8 Cfsm 0.821 In- 11 16

Water year 1959-60: Max 776 Mln 0.4 Mean 52.2 Cfsm 0.935 In. 12.75

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs).--No peak above base.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN 259

2110. Dewey Reservoir near Van Lear, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°44'16", long 82°43'50", in intake structure of Dewey Dam on Johns Creek, 

1.0 mile upstream from Daniels Creek and Z\ miles southeast of Van Lear, Johnson County.

Drainage area.--206 sq mi (revised).

Records available .--October 1950 to September 1960 in reports of Geological Survey. November 1948 to September 1950 in files of Corps of Engineers.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 1, 1950, staff gage at site 3,100 ft upstream.

Extremes . Maximum contents during year, 18,500 acre-ft July 2 (elevation, 651.17 ft); minimum, 12,000 acre-ft Feb. 29 (elevation, 644.68 ft).

1950-60: Maximum contents, 81,400 acre-ft Mar. 9, 1955 (elevation, 682.30 ft); minimum, 5,050 acre-ft Dec. 1, 1955 (elevation, 634.45 ft).

Remarks .--Reservoir is formed by rolled earthfill dam with discharge tunnel, controlled by 

concrete gravity weir, crest elevation 644.5 ft, three-gated sluices, and uncontrolled 

side channel concrete spillway. Dam completed July 22, 1949, and filling of pool began 

May 15, 1950. Conservation pool (elevation, 645.0 ft) first reached June 14, 1950. 

Total capacity at elevation 686.0 ft (spillway crest) is 93,300 acre-ft, of which 81,000 

acre-ft above elevation 645.0 ft is reserved for flood control and 18,300 acre-ft below 

elevation 645.0 ft is for conservation. Figures given herein represent total contents, 

of which 69 acre-ft below gate sill, elevation 608.25 ft, is dead storage.

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1959 to September I960

Date

Dec . 31 .............................................

Calendar year 1959 ................................

Jan . 31 .............................................

Feb . 29 .............................................

Sept . 30 .............................................

Elevation 

(feet)t

645.57

645.29

_

645.12

645.33

649.90

Contents 

(acre-feet)

12,800

12,600

_

12,400

12 , 600

17,600

17,100

Change In contents 

(a-;re-feet)

_

-3,400

-200

+100

-200

+200

0

-300

 T priri 

'

t Elevation at 12 p.n
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

2115. Johns Creek near Van Lear, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°44'37", long 82°43'27", on right bank 100 ft upstream from Long Branch, 

0.3 mile upstream from Daniels Creek, 0.7 mile downstream from Dewey Dam, and Z\ miles 

southeast of Van Lear, Johnson County.

Drainage area.--206 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 597.28 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 14, 1940, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 212 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,170 cfs Feb. 7 (gage height, 11.94 ft); minimum, 4.0 cfs Oct. 5, 6 (gage height, 2.36 ft).

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 8,350 cfs Jan. 9, 1946 (gage height, 26.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 

27.88 ft Jan. 30, 1957 (backwater from Levisa Fork); no flow Jan. 30 to Feb. 2, 1957, 

May 8, 9, 1958, due to closing of outflow gates at Dewey Reservoir.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Dewey Reservoir (see preceding page). 

of water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.45 6.5 4.0 214

2.5 8.0 6.0 544

2.6 13 9.0 1,280

2.8 30 12.0 2,190

3.1 70

irge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Records

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

7.4

7.4

8.4

8.4

8.0

7.7

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.8

*8.8

8.8

9.7

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

267.0

8.61

Nov.

8.8

62

86

86

86

86

86

86

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

*83

83

83

83

83

83

83

267

580

578

658

1,O40

1,040

6,086.8

203

Calendar year 1959 : 1*

Water year 1959-60: >

Dec.

426

134

268

350

326

249

166

169

169

134

97

152

222

385

368

222

248

248

238

366

428

230

123

105

107

89

107

86

66

67

67

6,412

207

Jan.

66

66

204

892

678

*291

320

299

214

174

248

262

190

201

432

486

422

331

238

172

188

121

121

118

46

39

140

209

401

393

310

8,272

267

Feb.

195

158

156

115

220

1,020

1,930

818

501

*406

1,120

895

508

358

312

240

251

706

932

555

435

435

440

544

626

1,540

1,65O

1,190

414

18,670

644

Mar.

369

408

360

300

158

102

225

190

163

153

164

252

283

307

474

980

1,690

1,710

1,120

755

4O9

414

433

352

352

353

353

396

672

672

278

14,847

479

Apr.

73

20

21

12

9.7

20

366

422

275

203

161

161

161

86

60

132

166

83

30

33

38

67

66

62

37

54

153

123

60

84

3,238.7

108

May

102

99

97

73

36

37

39

124

131

97

52

38

39

67

81

55

24

24

24

24

24

23

20

22

23

22

23

£4

25

26

22

1,517

48.9

June

20

19

18

17

20

18

14

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

*9.7

10

9.2

9.2

8.8

9.2

10

12

15

17

17

16

17

17

18

413.1

13.8

July

211

968

664

968

489

137

102

70

51

636

698

296

131

62

113

84

40

30

32

31

30

30

30

28

27

25

25

23

*20

20

19

6,090

196

Aug.

19

18

17

16

15

14

14

15

16

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

20

20

20

20

18

17

16

15

15

20

512

16.5

Sept.

20

19

17

16

14

14

12

12

11

9.7

11

11

12

12

12

11

14

15

15

15

15

*14

14

14

12

12

11

11

11

11

397.7

13.3

Observed Adjustedt

lax 2,200 Mln 7.4 Mean 149 Mean 150 Cfsm 0.728 In. 9.85

lax 1,930 Mln 7.4 Mean 182 Mean 184 Cfsm 0.893 In. 12.16

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in Dewey Hesei
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN 261 

2120. Paint Creek at Staffordsville, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°50'05", long 8'2°52'15", near center of span on downstream side of bridge 

on U.S. Highway 460, 100 ft downstream from Barnetts Creek, 0.8 mile upstream from 

Mudlick Creek, 1.7 miles west of Staffordsville, Johnson County, 4 miles upstream from 

Jenny Creek, and 7.6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--103 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--March 1950 to September 1960.

Gage. Wire-weight gage, read twice daily, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 600.96 

ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Average discharge.--10 years, 120 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,440 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 9.00 ft)- minimum observed, 1.4 cfs Sept. 8.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 11,700 cfs Sept. 20, 1950, Mar. 22, 1952, from rating 

curve extended above 5,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 24 11 ft 

Mar. 22, 1952; no flow Oct. 3, 5, 6, 1952, Sept. 18, 1955, Sept. 1-8, 1957.

Flood of July 5, 1939, reached a stage of about 25 ft, from information'furnished 

by local residents.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or indefinite stagedischarge relation, which are poor.

Revisions.--WSP 1235: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice el 

stage-discharge relation (gage height, In feet, and die

feet feet ner» per second)

charge.

indefinite 

in cubic

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

1.1 

2.0 

3.4

8.0

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.O

5.0 

7.0

62

107

215

340

590

1,040

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

25

14

67.0

e5.0

e3.2

e2.6

e2.1 el7~

623

e!7

e7.0

67.5

e29

e25

e20

e21

e!3

e7.5

e5.0

e3.9

63.2

*e3.0

11

22

32.

23

17

16

13

10

413.8

13.3

0.129

0.15

Nov.

8.4

8.0

7.0

7.0

12

13

11

8.0

7.5

7.5

7.5

6.6

6.6

7.0

B.4

11

*22

19

16

15

13

11

13

22

38

38

55

299

68

101

866.5

28.9

0.281

0 . 31

Dec.

79

188

210

133

85

133

145

101

88

59

53

82

12O

104

85

73

58

70

69

62

63

53

53

40

33

33

31

36

52 

49

47

2,487

80.2

0.779

0.90

Jan.

36

38

201

232

141

104

*85

73

62

61

54

52

50

68

510

258

156

154

131

112

88

68

b56

b48

b45

b42

56

127

152

125

101

3,286

ioe

1.03

1.19

Feb.

88

73

68

65

153

582

395

212

143

328

*882

305

250

135

111

84

104

340

282

145

172

152

125

172

340

940

442

320

262

7,670

264

2.56

2.77

Mar.

188

b!55

b!40

b!05

b88

b85

b66

b64

62

94

90

101

111

141

210

750

870

640

368

268

230

195

154

169

188

167

210

308

240

176

158

6,791

219

2.13

2.45

Apr.

129

112

120

225

190

165

156

125

104

94

78

70

65

54

56

48

52

52

46

33

32

32

29

28

IS

26

48

37

35

2,294

76.5

0.743

O.B3

May

29

26

22

20

16

16

20

B8

88

70

63

54

46

48

37

33

29

25

20

ie

21

14

12

11

16

17

42

78

52 

37

u

1,095

35.3

0.343

0 . 40

June

20

16

16

12

9.8

7.0

8.4

5.2

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.7

13

9.8

9.3

*11

8.8

9.B

7.0

4.4

4.0

4.0

BO

114

65

33

23

22

76 

39

641.5

21.4

0.206

0.23

July

177

176

134

270

121

75

48

29

20

89

240

141

91

57

47

29

25

20

18

16

*12

9.8

8.0

4.4

5.2

3.7

3.0

2.8

3.0 

2 . 6

4.3

1,881.8

60.7

0.589

0.68

Aug.

29

9.8

5.2

4,4

8.8

8.8

4.4

8.8

5.2

4.4

9.8

5.2

3.7

2.8

2.8

3.2

2.6

2.4

12

27

40

46

48

14

9.3

6.2

3.7

3.4

2.8 

2.1

5.2

351.0

11.3

0.110

0.13

Sept.

7.0

7.5

3.2

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.9 i.a

3.7

6.2

7.0

3.7

2.1

1.9

33

84

20

12

8.0

*5.7

3.7

4.4

3.7

2.5

2.6

2 . 3

3.7

L '

243.6

8.12

0.079

0.09

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,380 Kin 1.2 Mean 69.3 Cfsm 0.679 In. 9.22

Water year 1959-60: Max 940 Min 1.6 Mean 76.6 Cfsm 0.744 In. 10.13

Peak discharge (base, 2,900 cfs). No peak above base.

estimated on t 

earby streams.

eather reccrds, engines
2b2 BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

2125. Levisa Fork at Paintsville, Ky.

Location.- -La t 37°48'55", long 82°47'30", on left bank 700 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 40 at Paintsville, Johnson County, and 900 ft downstream from Paint 

Creek.

Drainage area. --2, 143 sq mi.

Records available. --June 1915 to September 1916, October 1916 to November 1920 (gage 

 heights only) , and October 1928 to Septeber* 1960. Monthl dischare onl for Oc 

to December 1928, published in WSP 1305.

. ,

heights only) , and October 1928 to September* 1960. Monthly discharge only for October

Published as "at Thelma" prior to 1928.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 566.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944. June 1, 1915, to Nov. 9, 1920, staff gage at 

site 3.4 miles downstream at different datum. Dec. 22, 1928, to Oct. 11, 1934, 

chain gage, Oct. 11, 1934, to Apr. 5, 1940, wire-weight gage, Apr. 6, 1940, to Oct. 23, 

1953, water-stage recorder, and Oct. 24, 1953, to Oct. 19, 1954, staff gage, at bridge 

400 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. --33 years (1915-16, 1928-60), 2,340 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 18,900 cfs Nov. 29 (gage height, 22.04 ft); minimum not determined .

1915-16, 1928-60: Maximum discharge. 69,700 cfs Jan. 31, 1957 (gage height, 45.92 

ft); minimum, 8.4 cfs July 23-25, 1930 (gage height, 1.06 ft).

Flood of Jan. 29, 1918, reached a stage of 40.7 ft, site and datum then in use 

(42.0 ft, present site and datum), from f loodmarks , determined by Corps of Engineers. 

Flood in 1862 reached a stage of 46.6 ft, from levels to floodmark by Corps of 

Engineers .

Remarks . --Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Slight regulation by Dewey Reservoir (see p. 259). Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1960, 

are given in WSP 1741.

Revisions. --WSP 953: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

154

295

490

4.0

6.0

12.0

21.0

1,010

2,470

8,070

17,700

Discharge ublc feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

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

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

122

139

333

358

262

204

182

154

208

710

630

580

490

466

780

2.550

1,380

856

600

446

354

*295

283

402

454

1,170

1,140

1,150

1,500

1,200

944

20,142

650

0.303

0.35

Nov.

818

715

700

625

555

486

438

414

422

410

382

366

346

338

550

354

*414

482

705

867

845

740

680

1,100

6,640

9,880

4,680

6,710

IS, BOO

13,400

71,642

2,388

1.11

1.24

Dec.

5,210

3,2OO

3,210

3,780

3,640

3,130

3,300

3,480

2,920

2,530

2,290

2,370

3,250

5,510

5,220

3,910

2,960

2,450

3,680

9.520

9,070

5,490

3,750

2,880

2,460

2,290

2,310

32,400

a3,2OO

a3,400

, 20O

115,810

3,736

1.74

2.01

Jan.

a2,600

a2 , 300

a3,500

a8. 400

7,670

5,260

*4,130

a3 , 6OO

a3 , 6OO

a3,8OO

a4,000

34,300

a4,000

a3,800

4,750

a5,800

35,OOO

34,500

a3,700

a3,000

2,620

2,130

1,850

1,500

1,290

1,250

1,370

1,910

2,460

2,470

2,220

108,760

3,508

1.64

1.89

Feb.

1,930

1,760

1,620

1,500

1,640

6,410

13,000

9,850

5,940

4,760

*8,010

7,500

5,690

4,720

4,090

3,260

3,240

5,500

7,880

6,640

5,240

4,990

5,060

5,470

5,700

10 , 800

14 , 400

10,600

6,620

173,820

5,994

2.80

3.02

Mar.

5,050

4,480

4,000

3,780

3,060

2,360

d2,000

d2,100

dl,900

d2,000

dl.800

dl,980

d2,200

d2 , 600

3,640

6,450

11,600

15.600

13,000

8,960

6,170

4,900

*4,410

3,950

4,000

4,600

4,560

5,090

7,180

9,130

7,610

158,160

5,102

2.38

2.74

Apr,

6,270

4,920

3,960

4,420

6,290

7.450

*6,720

5,310

4,180

3,380

2,760

2,360

2,110

1,850

1,580

1,490

1,500

1,370

1,160

1,080

982

944

944

900

834

780

933

1,100

1,360

1,200

80,137

2,671

1.25

1.39

May

1.130

1,100

1,020

911

780

715

695

933

1,060

1,070

1,000

906

862

850

823

750

640

565

510

466

454

418

402

362

558

366

442

580

605

635

550

21,958

708

0.330

0.38

June

478

402

338

309

298

271

244

218

199

182

166

162

T62

185

185

*201

250

224

232

199

179

169

350

575

780

1.290

982

700

650

495

11,075

369

0.172

0.19

July

1,630

4,950

6^050

5,500

4,360

2,370

1,420

1,010

715

1,570

2,960

3,830

2,590

1,530

1,110

867

630

486

430

454

*1, 100

1,070

690

490

398

362

330

283

d390

326

292

50,193

1,619

0.755

0.87

Aug.

277

235

253

d220

d!90

271

312

274

272

302

560

520

478

454

382

302

272

256

229

227

298

648

850

812

765

505

362

277

232

196

201

11,432

369

0.172

0.20

Sept.

204

193

190

169

d!40

d!20

dlOO

dllO

d84

dlOO

130

1,390

1,750

850

515

362

312

515

430

362

298

*256

221

196

d!55

d!30

dllO

d94

d!60

d!30

9,776

326

0.152

0.17

Calendar year 1959: Max 20,400 Mln 75 Mean 1,971 Cfsm 0.92O In. 12.48

Water year 1959-6O: Max 16,80O Mln 84 Mean 2,276 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.45

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 cfs).--Nov. 29 (6:45 p.m.) 18,900 cfs (22.04 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for stations on nearby streams.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from appesrance of recorder chart, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

2130. Tug Pork at Litwar, W. Va.

Location. Lat 37°29'05", long 81°50'40", on left bank 200 ft downstream from War Branch 

0.5 mile downstream from Litwar, McDowell County, 2.2 miles northwest of lapjrer and 

2.7 miles downstream from Dry Pork.

Drainage area. 502 sq mi.

Records available . May 1930 to September 1960.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 936.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 16, 1942, chain or wire-weight gage at highway bridge 0 5 mile 

upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--30 years, 527 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,660 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 5.90 ft)- minimum, 51 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 1.08 ft).

1930-60: Maximum discharge, 35,700 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 21 60 ft)- minimum observed, 11 cfs Oct. 3, 4, 7, 1930; minimum gage height, 0.99 ft Sept. 19, 1959.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 728: 1931. WSP 1335: 1930, 1931-35(M), 1937 1443-46 

1947IM) . 1948. 1949 P) . IQRn. iqcp-c.q 1952-53. -

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 24, 25)

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

161

317

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

608

1,030

3,430

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September j.960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

198

110

75

62

53

52

108

187

138

114

112

103

96

356

502

239

152

120

94

*79

73

68

81

272

286

227

252

294

212 

168

138

5,021

162

0.323

0.37

Nov.

127

110

103

99

99

105

114

105

105

96

90

86

84

75

79

82

*138

224

227

178

149

132

138

1,160

1,950

776

521

5,150

1,590 

776

12,648

422

0.841

0.94

Dec.

521

419

392

382

566

377

477

448

419

398

387

540

1,240

1,170

897

*666

527

588

1.590

1,520

1,020

728

560

477

442

392

377

392

659 

776

704

19,851

640

1.27

1.47

Jan.

588

515

810

1.270

1,050

845

743

759

801

818

855

879

861

852

1,040

1,270

1,060

897

743

608

527

477

436

400

380

361

556

425

454 

483

483

22,024

710

1.41

1.63

Feb.

477

454

425

408

562

1,890

1,590

1,170

962

826

809

666

644

674

567

527

581

,540

,710

,560

,200

,100

,050

*991

,040

.950

: ,650

,250

,090

28,945

998

1.99

2.14

Mar.

955

818

843

736

630

560

515

496

477

483

465

508

490

540

897

1,390

1,340

1,710

1,490

1,270

1,080

943

852

843

1,060

1,100

1,170

1,830

2,490

2,130

2,070

32,159

1,037

2.07

2.38

Apr.

1,830

1,460

1,300

2,010

2,550

*2,310

1,890

1,480

1,230

1,020

861

784

697

637

588

560

527

515

471

442

425

419

392

382

366

351

371

398

356

557

26,959

899

1.79

2.00

May

566

537

312

304

290

272

272

442

644

*588

508

460

431

403

577

346

327

304

281

268

290

264

243

235

290

252

252

317

294

276 

259

10,484

538

0.673

0.78

June

216

194

194

209

184

168

164

155

152

138

132

127

141

152

171

141

135

138

120

107

*137

299

304

268

654

371

235

181

181

184

5,952

198

0.394

0.44

July

237

1,580

697

623

425

308

239

209

184

205

256

216

178

161

149

141

132

152

*224

227

174

146

132

122

117

110

141

161

117

114

101

7,978

257

0.512

0.59

Arg.

103

94

86

88

152

114

103

265

272

209

311

194

146

130

114

114

101

86

81

79

81

90

*124

99

81

75

75

73

108

81 

90

3,817

123

0.245

0.28

Sept.

92

75

72

72

68

58

54

52

56

68

191

181

132

90

75

66

66

103

101

*77

68

60

60

58

54

53

53

53

54

59

2,321

77.4

0.154

0.17

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,810 Hin 41 Mean 431 Cfsm 0.859 In. 11.64

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,130 Min 52 Mean 487 Cfsm 0.970 In. 13.19

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

2135. Panther Creek near Panther, W. Va.

Location. Lat 37°26'45", long Sl°52'15", on left bank 200 ft downstrearr from Cub Branch, 

2.1 miles upstream from Trace Fork, and 3 miles southwest of Panther, McDowell County.

Drainage area.--3Q.S sq ml.

Records available.--July 1946 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,050 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 14 years, 37.4 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 798 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 5.67 ft); minimum, 

0.8 cfs Oct. 6, June 20; minimum gage height, 1.17 ft June 20.

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 4,900 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 9.50 ft); no flow 

at times during August and September 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years J.--WSP 1505: 19S5(P).

Rating tables 

height,

Oct. 1 t(

1.2 0.7

1.5 1.6

1.4 2.8

1.5 4.5

1.7 10

In feet, and discharge, In

3 Nov. 27

2.2 32

2.5 55

3.0 112

4.0 305

cubic feet per second)

Nov. 28 to Sept. 5(

1.2 0.9 2.1

1.3 1.7 2.5

1.4 2.8 3.0

1.5 4.2 4.0

1.6 6.3 5.0

112

305

560

Discharge, In cubic feet pe cond, water year October 1959 to Septeriber 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ort.

8.8

4.3

2.3

2.0

1.2

1.2

7.8

9.4

11

7.5

6.7

6.7

5.7

33

28

14

8.1

5.3

4.5

*3.5

3.0

2.7

6.9

54

56

21

34

30

19 

14

10

402. 2

13.0

0.4E2

0 . 49

Nov.

8.8

7.5

6.4

5.7

5.5

7.5

5.9

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.2

4.7

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.8

*13

19

17

12

9.4

6.7

7.8

280

162

62

51

439

116

57

1,341.0

44.7

1.45

1.62

Dec.

38

34

49

53

40

38

40

38

34

32

32

61

109

87

65

*44

34

81

305

148

80

51

40

32

29

28

26

32

47

48

39

1,814

5B.5

1.90

L.19

Jan.

32

30

133

148

80

58

46

40

46

50

54

52

58

73

101

111

82

64

*46

35

30

26

23

b20

b!9

bis

20

2B

37

38

37

1,635

52.7

1.71

1.97

Feb.

33

29

26

24

48

174

130

86

64

53

63

58

56

49

36

b28

44

138

145

94

80

68

70

*70

99

238

121

76

61

2,261

78.0

2.53

2.73

Mar.

47

44

b40

35

28

b22

b!9

b!7

b!6

b!6

t>16

b!8

23

35

80

129

133

188

112

85

65

56

48

57

76

67

92

164

144

84

68

2,022

65.2

2. IE

2.44

Apr.

51

44

48

140

164

*120

85

61

45

36

30

27

£5

20

21

18

18

17

14

11

13

13

10

11

10

10

16

15

14

12

1,119

37.3

1.21

1.55

May

16

12

11

11

9.6

8.9

8.6

20

18

*17

17

15

14

12

10

8.9

8.0

6.9

5.9

5.2

5.0

5.5

6.6

4.8

9.2

5.0

6.1

8.3

7.2

5.7

4.6

303.0

9.77

0.317

0.37

June

4.1

3.6

3.6

3.5

2.9

2.4

2.6

2.0

1.8

1.4

1.2

2.0

1.6

2.1

3.8

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.0

*2.2

3.0

7.2

5.0

4.4

2.6

1.8

1.5

3.4

2.4

79.9

2.66

0.086

O.lu

July

60

53

19

26

14

7.2

5.2

3.6

2.9

11

12

11

7.2

5.0

3.6

3.2

2.7

3.8

*22

24

El

11

6.9

5.2

3.B

3.4

5.5

3.9

2.9

4.1

2.9

367.0

11.8

0.383

0.44

Aug.

4.8

2.9

2.2

2.1

15

6.6

20

50

46

26

26

17

11

7.8

6.1

4.6

3.8

3.1

E.8

3.2

2.7

3.6

*4.6

3.1

2.8

2.1

1.7

1.7

13

5.0

4.4

305.7

9.86

0.320

0.37

Sept.

6.3

4.2

9.6

5.7

3.9

3.1

2.6

2 .2

2.2

1.9

22

14

7.2

4.6

3.6

2.9

2.8

5.7

3.8

*3.1

2.6

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.4

1.8

1.9

128 . 8

4.29

0.139

0.16

Calendar year 1959: Max 909 Mln 0.2 Mean 32.3 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.23

Water year 1959-60: Max 439 Mln 1.0 Mean 32.2 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.23

Peak discharge (base, 7OO cfs).--tic

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

2140. Tug Fork near Kermit, W. Va.

Location. Lat 37°49'05", long 82°23'20", on right bank 2 miles upstream from Wolf Creek, 

3 miles upstream from Kermit, Mingo County, and 3 miles downstream from Pigeon Creek.

Drainage area. 1,185 sq mi.

Records available. July 1934 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 581.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge.--26 years, 1,324 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,900 cfs Nov. 29 (gage height, 16.98 ft); minimum, 90 cfs Sept. £8 (gage height, 1.44 ft).

1934-60: Maximum discharge, 61,300 cfs Jan. 30, 1957 (gage height, 43.88 ft, from 

high-water mark in well), from rating curve extended above 29,000 cfs on basis of 

slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum, 23 cfs Sept. 14, 1939 (gage height, 

1.13 ft).

Stage of about 43.3 ft was reached on unknown date prior to 1915.

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

Revisions (water years ) . WSP 953: 1934-41. WSP 1505: 1955.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Mar. 6)

1.4 80

2.0

3.0

7.0

14.0

Discharge per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

S6

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

129

204

236

168

129

104

102

116

242

293

248

248

251

254

527

800

468

306

233

196

*163

145

145

219

484

624

546

566

605

468

360

9,579

309

0.261

0.30

Nov.

303

264

242

219

199

185

177

182

182

177

168

160

155

150

160

163

207

*314

445

453

367

300

283

1,590

5,410

2,980

1 , 640

4,670

6,450

2,820

30,995

1,033

0.872

0.97

Dec.

1,690

1,250

1,250

1,510

1,340

1,130

1,340

1,460

1,250

1,080

1,000

1 , 080

2,060

3,140

2,610

1,970

*1,510

1,250

2,190

3,680

2,870

2 , 060

1,510

1,210

1,040

920

860

840

900

1,170

1,250

48,420

1,562

1.32

1.52

Jan.

1,170

1 , 000

1,690

5.510

3,080

2,300

1,920

1,740

1,690

1,780

1,740

1,690

1,740

1,780

2,250

2,820

2,770

2,350

2,010

*1,640

1,340

1,170

1,040

880

860

860

860

1,080

1,420

1,510

1,460

53,150

1,715

1.45

1.67

Feb.

1,340

1,210

1,080

1,000

1,130

4j480

5,410

3,780

2,820

2,350

2,980

2,710

2,250

2,110

1,820

1,560

1,560

2,710

3,950

3,510

2,920

2,770

2,770

2,870

*3,030

6,560

5,540

3,780

2,980

--- -

82,780

2,854

2.41

2.60

Mar.

2 , 510

2,160

2,110

1,920

1,600

1,400

1,300

1,200

1 . 100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,200

1,400

2,200

4,40O

4 , 700

4,500

4,000

3,100

2,500

2,200

2,100

2,000

1,900

2,200

3,500

4 . BOO

4,100

3,500

74 , 000

2,387

2.01

2.32

Apr.

3,100

2,800

2,500

2,400

4,400

5.000

4,100

*3,560

2,870

2,350

1,970

1,740

1,560

1,420

1,290

1,210

1,170

1,130

1,040

940

880

860

820

761

742

742

840

940

880

800

54,815

1,827

1.54

1.72

May

800

761

7 O2

624

586

546

527

605

*702

960

920

820

761

722

664

624

546

508

457

415

400

389

385

345

370

389

434

441

527

476

404

17,810

575

0.485

0.56

June

349

300

303

280

270

258

236

219

213

202

199

190

222

190

213

233

230

199

179

177

163

*177

488

586

683

840

566

370

331

310

9,176

306

0.258

0.29

July

546

2,400

2,560

2,450

1,600

1,040

722

508

389

586

1,080

940

722

546

419

331

283

*251

245

624

664

430

317

258

227

£04

193

204

216

222

193

23,370

689

0.581

0.67

Aug.

177

158

155

145

190

342

419

800

683

605

546

566

457

338

290

261

222

£02

179

158

160

*£24

370

430

250

200

170

150

140

130

120

9,237

298

0.151

0.29

Sept.

120

110

110

110

110

100

100

100

100

110

190

370

340

270

210

180

160

170

*182

202

182

150

132

122

109

97

94

92

97

97

4,516

151

0.127

0.14

Calendar year 1959: Max 12,000 Min 44 Mean 1,019 Cfsm 0.860 In. 11.67

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,430 Min 92 Mean 1,136 Cfsm 0.959 In. 13.05

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Mar. 7 to Apr. 7, Aug. 23 to Sept. 18; discharge estimated on basis 

of once-daily readings of U.S. Weather Bureau gage at Kermit.
266 BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

2150. Big Sandy River at Louisa, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°10'16", long 82 0 38'05", on left bank 1.6 miles upstream from Blalne 

Creek, 4.3 miles northwest of Louisa, Lawrence County, and at mile 21.2.

Drainage area.--3,870 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for October, 

November 1938, October 1947 to September 1948, published In WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 512.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 10, 1951, water-stage recorder or staff gages at lock 3, 5.0 miles 

upstream at datum 3.65 ft higher. Auxiliary water-stage recorder (formerly base gage) 

at site 5.0 miles upstream; prior to Nov. 10, 1951, auxiliary water-stage recorder or 

wire-weight gage at mouth of Blalne Creek, 1.6 miles downstream from present base gage.

Average discharge .--22 years, 4,142 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 23,300 cfs Nov. 30 (gage height, 21.28 ft); maximum gage height, 21.55 ft Apr. 7; minimum discharge, 164 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 

1.68 ft).

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 89,400 cfs Mar. 2, 1955; maximum gage height, 46.37 ft 

May 8, 1958; minimum discharge not determined.

Flood of Apr. 3, 1908, reached a stage of 48.4 ft, former site and datum.

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

Cooperation.--Gage-heIght records furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years).--WSF 1505: 1939.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

!

2

3

4

5

6

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

173

221

260

412

545

456

392

340

304

332

917

856

814

778

*1,070

1,390

2,660

1,620

1,090

820

658

570

515

565

730

945

1,750

1,630

1,720

1,930

1,620

28,083

906

0.234

0.27

Nov.

1,340

1,170

1,030

973

892

808

742

676

646

652

634

610

590

575

565

555

580

682

856

1,180

1,360

1,280

1,150

1,110

4,160

12,400

10,600

6,950

16,100

22,500

93,366

3,112

0.804

0.90

Dec.

15,700

6,120

4,700

4,970

5,310

4,710

4,550

4,840

4,610

3,770

3,260

3,100

3 , 600

6,200

9,500

8,050

*5,800

5,000

4,110

7,030

12,800

10, 300

6,430

4,400

3,390

2,940

2,800

3,100

3,000

3,600

4,500

170,190

5,490

1.42

1.64

Jan.

4,200

3,800

4,100

6,820

11,000

9,770

7,080

6,640

5,170

4,870

5,400

4,950

5,320

5,260

5,680

7,700

10, 100

8,960

7,950

6,240

*4,890

3,820

3,100

2,670

2,310

2, 170

2,210

2,470

3,250

3,740

3,670

165,310

5,333

1.38

1.59

Feb.

3,330

3,000

2,760

2,550

2,470

4,840

15,000

18,800

13,000

9,000

11,300

*13,600

11,600

8,580

8,120

6,210

5,010

6,350

10,500

12,300

10,300

8,580

8,000

*8, 270

9,220

15,000

21.100

21,000

15,200

284,990

9,827

2.54

2.74

Mar.

10,200

8,000

6,850

6,210

5,460

4,300

3,550

3,490

3,450

3,400

5,540

3,510

4,080

4,460

5,010

7,450

15,200

19.900

19,400

18,700

13,300

9,790

7,980

6,910

6,400

6,890

7,460

7,790

10 , 200

14,000

14,800

261,480

8,435

2.18

2.15

Apr.

11,200

9,140

8,300

8,390

9,090

9,480

11.800

11,800

10,300

9,030

7,940

6,660

5,000

3,800

3,230

2,910

2,820

2,680

2,470

2,250

2,100

1,970

1,910

1,880

1,790

1,700

2,290

2,050

2,190

2,310

158,480

5,283

1.37

1.52

May

2,130

2,050

1,990

1,870

1,720

1,570

1,480

1,550

1,830

2,030

2,230

2,270

2,400

2.420

2,090

1,830

1,680

1,510

1,360

1,240

1,150

1,060

1,020

986

950

938

956

1,050

1,200

1,290 

1,290

49,140

1,585

0.410

0.47

June

1,180

1,030

908

824

764

710

686

630

580

535

496

473

482

491

*478

464

473

510

520

491

473

460

a600

a900

al,300

ag . 100

al,900

al,450

al,250

a900

24,058

802

0.207

0.23

Jjly

an, 600

ae.ooo

a 1C ,000

aS , 000

a7,500

5,320

3,120

2,150

1,620

1,600

4,850

5,430

4,780

3,140

2,200

1,690

1,380

1,100

950

*860

992

1,660

1,500

1,090

866

722

635

590

545

530

600

84,020

2,710

0.700

0.81

Aug.

550

525

464

432

464

410

635

698

1,000

938

896

1,010

1,050

968

902

794

668

575

500

473

442

500

1,120

1.270

1,060

956

734

585

482

410 

378

21,889

706

0.182

0.21

Sept.

360

392

388

374

342

296

276

262

245

233

215

245

1,460

1.740

1,050

728

182

607

962

716

*575

530

460

388

338

300

273

256

245

239

14,677

489

0.126

0.14

Calendar year 1959: Max 26,900 Min 122 Mean 3,222 Cfsm 0.833 In. 11.31

Water year 1959-60: Max 22,500 Min 173 Mean 3,704 Cfsm 0.957 In. 13.03

Peak discharge (base, 25,000 cfs).--No peak above bas

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated 

and records for stations on nearby streams.

corded range in sta-je, weather records,
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN 267

2155. Blaine Creek at Yatesville, Ky.

Location.--Lat 38°08'40", long 82°41'05", on upstream wall near center of span of covered 

bridge at Yatesville, Lawrence County, 5 miles northwest of Louisa, 5.8 miles upstream 

from Cat Creek, and 10.2 miles downstream from Little Blaine Creek.

Drainage area. 217 sq ml.

Records available. June 1915 to September 1918, October 1918 to January 1921 (gsge 

heights only) , January 1938 to September 1960.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage, read twice daily, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage Is 561.57 

ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. June 1, 1915, to Jan. 30, 1921, staff gsge at 

site 50 ft upstream at datum 0.45 ft higher. Jan. 4, 1938, to Dec. 25, 1945, staff 

gage at site 130 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--25 years (1915-18, 1938-60), 251 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,680 cfs Feb. 26 (gage height, 16.75 ft); minimum not determined.

1915-18, 1938-60: Maximum discharge, 15,500 cfs Feb. 4, 1939 (gage height, 26.55 

ft); minimum not determined.

Maximum stage known, 27.6 ft, present site and datum, on unknown date prior to 1915.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Revisions.--WSP 953: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.0

15

17

12

8.6

6.4

4.8

6.0

45

20

15

13

~50 100

*14

16

12

11

8.3

7.0

6.6

6.4

7.0

9.0

25

74

54

45

37

30

25

708.1

32.8

0. 105

0.12

Nov.

20

17

16

15

15

18

22

20

17

16

16

13

T3

14

17

22

35

45

40

43

30

25

21

25

50

91

141

238

288

270

1,613

53.8

0.248

0.28

Dec.

183

259

489

3TO

236

304

364

272

156

108

91

140

196

230

346

176

*132

156

180

156

121

97

83

74

67

61

61

65

74

74

74

5,295

171

0.788

0.91

Jan.

57

53

236

618

354

236

176

156

208

140

87

83

74

91

658

860

702

548

348

240

*216

176

121

97

91

105

127

158

212

145

101

7,474

241

1.11

1.28

Feb.

91

137

116

101

371

1,190

908

482

350

558

1,510

858

690

468

310

266

340

778

698

422

350

306

302

*354

595

5.170

1,480

805

598

18,604

642

2.96

3.19

Mar.

470

398

b340

b290

b240

b200

blSO

b!60

145

140

132

1ST

208

412

500

865

1.570

1,280

852

618

510

458

346

372

560

638

495

438

398

316

14,010

452

2.08

2.40

Apr.

258

216

300

424

428

416

*368

306

240

205

165

145

127

111

101

101

101

97

87

87

61

61

61

53

50

60

90

80

65

50

4,914

164

0.756

0.84

May

40

32

26

25

24

24

25

127

130

111

100

91

91

114

108

97

83

67

53

40

40

31

31

24

17

17

174

412

207

138

105

2,604

84.0

0.387

0.45

June

61

55

37

31

19

16

14

20

16

13

10

8.0

7.2

6.8

*21

9.8

12

13

8.0

4.8

4.8

9.4

576

565

207

105

65

45

65

101

2,125.8

70.9

0.327

0.36

July

230

770

488

3.160

778

302

180

145

139

476

1,480

918

386

236

183

142

105

104

72

*54

51

35

25

20

14

12

11

9.4

8.6

8.2

8.0

9,530.2

307

1.41

1.63

Aug.

60

50

12

10

20

15

20

25

30

13

12

15

13

11

20

16

12

10

15

35

64

80

90

50

25

20

15

13

12

11

12

736

25.7

0.118

0.14

Sept.

15

20

16

10

8.0

7.4

7.0

6.6

6.4

6.2

6.0

11

14

10

8.4

7.6

50

100

120

150

*16

13

11

10

9.0

8.5

8.0

7.6

11

9.5

663.2

22.1

0.102

0.11

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,000 Min 1.1 Mean 161 Cfsm 0.742 in. 10.10

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,170 Min 4.8 Mean 187 Cfsm 0.863 In. 11.71

Peak discharge (base, 4,20O cfs}. Feb. 26 ?fs (16.75 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by i

Note.--Doubtful o 

to May 7, June 7 

weather records

large relation affected by ice.

 ul or no gage-height record Oct. 1-15, 19-25, Oct. 27 to Nov. 9, Nov. 12-24, Apr. 26 

7-19, July 23 to Sept. 30; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, 

, runoff studies, and records for stations on nearby streams.
268 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

2160. Ohio River at Ashland, Ky.

Location. --Lat 38° 27 "23", long 82° 36 '27", on left bank in upper pool at look and dam 29 at 

Ashland, Boyd County, 2.8 miles downstream from Big Sandy River and at mile 319.9.

Drainage area. --60. 750 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1960 (prior to October 1939 and since October 1952, no low-flow records).

Gage. Staff gage read hourly. Datum of gage is 483.12 ft above mean sea level, Ohio 

River datum. Auxiliary staff gage on left bank at lock and dam 30, 19.5 miles 

downstream.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 344,000 cfs Apr. 3 (gage height, 48.7 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum discharge not determined.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 589,000 cfs Apr. 16, 1948; maximum gage height, 65.3 ft 

Apr. 17, 1948; minimum daily discharge determined, 3,760 cfs Oct. 2, 1946. 

Maximum stage known, 73.6 ft Jan. 27, 1937.

Remarks. --Records good except those for periods of indefinite stage-fall-discharge relation, which are poor. Discharge less than 55,000 cfs on days for which no discharge is 

shown.

Cooperation, Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years ) . WSP 1033: 1944 (M,m).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water yeai October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

111"

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total 

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

54,900

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

67,000

71,300

-

-

-

-

Nov.

_

-

-

64,600

58,500

55,900

57 , 800

59,100

67,000

63,200

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

102,000

106,000

110,000

149,000

170,000

-

-

-

Dec.

167,000

150,000

127,000

120,000

107,000

88,500

90,700

93,500

93,800

95,000

91,200

76,600

109,000

183,000

224,000

234,000

221,000

196,000

170,000

155,000

149,000

131,000

100,000

81,60O

58 , 800

56 . 100

58 OOO

62)lOO

69,700

86,900 

1OO,OOO

3,745,500 

120,800

1.99

2.29

Jan.

121,000

129,000

131,000

156,000

178,000

189,000

179,000

154,000

133,000

114,000

93,300

61,800

62,100

95,700

136,000

204,000

245,000

241,000

211,000

187,000

175,000

156,000

133,000

116,000

91,100

61,900

54 , 600

64,200

71^900

79,000 

97,800

4,121,400 

132,900

2.19

2.52

Feb.

91,800

73,800

70,700

68,900

56 , 200

72,800

130,000

152,000

140,000

134,000

166,000

204,000

224,000

225,000

206,000

181,000

156,000

142,000

142,000

139,000

129,000

111,000

90,900

79,800

89,300

134,000

165,000

162,000

135,000

3,871,200 

133,500

2.20

2.37

Mar.

99,800

87,700

85,700

80,400

67,700

55,700

eSO.OOO

e48,000

647.000

649,000

e52,000

55,700

650,000

e48,000

648,000

655,000

84,200

98,000

100,000

103,000

101,000

94,700

86 , 800

76 , 800

73,300

78,700

88,500

105,000

153,000

209,000 

262,000

2,693,700 

86,890

1.43

1.65

Apr.

311,000

337,000

343,000

336,000

334,000

333,000

334,000

331,000

312,000

284,000

251,000

211,000

181,000

155,000

125,000

91,200

68,400

*65,700

65,500

62,400

55,500

655,000

e 50, 000

5,056,700 

168,600

2.78

3.10

May

.

I

Le38,000

j

1

I e42,OOO

1

84,200

130,000

150,000

177,000

180,000

176,000

156,000

136,000

127,000

114,000

101,000

89,400

82,100

71,200

56 , 300

51,700

56 , 700

64,800

62,600

59,000

62,400

91,500 

77,500

2,672,400 

86,210

1.42

1.64

June

72,800

77,800

73,500

57,400

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

76,400

79,600

81,600

78,400

72,900

_

-

_

-

-

_

.

_

_

-

-

-

-

Jaly

_

-

5S , 300

55,600

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 1959: Max 388,000 Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year 1959-60: Max 343,000 Min Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

e Stage-fall-discharge relation indefinite 

main-stem and tributary stations.

discharge estimated on basis of re-cords for other
LITTLE SANDY RIVER BASIN 269

2165. Little Sandy River near Grayson, Ky.

Location.--Lat 38°20'25", long 82 0 55'10", on downstream side of center pier of highway

bridge, 0.3 mile upstream from Lower Stinson Creek, 1.3 miles downstream from U. S.

Highway 60, and 1.7 miles northeast of Grayson, Carter County.

Drainage area. 398 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1938 to September 1960.

Gage. Mater-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 557.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 11, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Since Apr. 6, 

1948, supplementary wire-weight gage 1.4 miles upstream at same datum as base gage.

Average discharge. 22 years, 471 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 9,000 cfs July 4 (gage height, 20.50 f':) ; minimum observed, 4.0 cfs Oct. 1C.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 24,500 cfs Sept. 22, 1950; maximum gage height, 

27.53 ft Sept. 22, 1950; minimum discharge observed, 1.5 cfs Oct. 12, 1953.

Flood in February 1937 reached a stage of 25.0 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

16,600 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). MSP 923: Drainage area. WSP 1435: 1939(M), 1943(M) , 1948(P).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tobal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

14

24

23

12

7.6

6.4

6.4

5.9

5.5

5.5

5.1

4.2

5.5

*7.6

8.0

11

11

9.3

6.4

5.9

5.5

5.1

5.9

7.3

7.6

12

30

40

33

29

25

384.7

12.4

0.031

0.04

Nov.

23

20

16

14

15

14

14

14

13

13

13

12

IE

11

T4

14

16

*16

18

18

21

21

21

27

36

61

71

147

281

219

1,203

40.1

0.101

0.11

Dec.

161

145

205

305

245

199

241

251

193

149

127

144

410

490

348

255

203

203

267

263

225

189

155

130

117

106

110

114

231

*275

231

6,684

216

0.543

0.62

Jan.

195

165

233

610

515

348

267

219

173

140

124

114

109

114

1,210

1.580

805

550

480

392

305

255

215

189

169

149

144

265

498

460

362

11,354

366

0.920

1.06

Feb.

289

241

*199

169

213

1,500

1,380

862

642

1,160

5,56O

3,760

1,070

768

622

512

492

860

935

700

600

560

520

520

752

3,380

2,550

1,460

1,140

33,416

1,152

2.89

3.12

Mar.

855

680

610

510

400

340

320

310

300

300

270

300

330

410

580

1,300

*2,660

S,400

1,630

1,170

1,010

926

850

956

1,100

974

1,180

1,420

1,360

1,040

1,060

27,551

889

2.23

2.57

Apr.

880

698

580

585

582

565

535

472

392

320

275

245

223

199

179

169

161

149

*138

122

115

110

108

100

95

96

177

203

167

142

8,782

293

0.736

0.82

Hay

142

144

122

110

100

90

99

652

660

418

342

289

293

395

325

267

187

149

127

112

97

80

70

78

*102

574

1,210

618

358

243

8,676

280

0.704

0.81

June

177

134

109

88

72

65

60

51

44

39

37

50

87

82

142

121

74

61

58

48

41

92

2,000

2,740

992

430

263

197

301

352

9,005

30O

0.754

0.84

July

2,670

3,800

3,670

8.540

4,560

923

*555

372

271

279

4,810

4,020

983

542

375

279

219

185

320

237

147

115

96

87

74

63

55

50

47

44 

49

38,437

1,240

3.12

3.59

Aug.

48

39

39

*35

27

28

52

-60 102

71

65

69

53

46

42

38

38

40

26

33

70

63

46

35

30

26

22

20

18

16

27

1,324

42.7

0.107

0.12

Sept.

62

55

30

23

19

17

15

14

13

12_

14

14

16

18

*16

14

30

104

142

76

48

37

30

25

23

20

18

16

16

14

951

31.7

0.080

0.09

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,610 

Water year 1959-60 : Max 8,540

Mean 264 

Mean 404

0.633

1.02

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). Feb. 11 (6 ,p.m.) 6,000 cfs (16.41 fb)j July 4 (7:30 a.m.) 9,000 

cfs (20.50 ft); July 11 (7 p.m.) 6,TOO cfs (17.58 ft).____________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings at site 1.4 mil 

Oct. 1 to Nov. 26, Aug. 25 to Sept. 30.

.es upstream
TYGARTS CREEK BASIN

2168. Tygarts Creek at Olive Hill, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°17'57", long 83°10'25", on downstream side of right pier of bridge on 

county road at Olive Hill, Carter County, 0.3 mile downstream from Henderson Branch 

and 0.9 mile upstream from Bens Run.

Drainage area. 59.6 sq mi.

Records available. January 1957 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete dam as control prior to July 1959 (revised). Datum 

of gage is 739.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,190 cfs July 3 (gage height, 12.32 ft); minimum observed, 0.1 cfs Nov. 18 (field estimate).

1957-60: Maximum discharge, that of July 3, 1960; maximum gage height, 14.20 ft 

May 5, 1958; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good above 100 cfs and poor below.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect or indefinite 

stage-discharge relation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic 

feet per second)

14

22

47

115

4.0

4.5 

5.5 

7.2

275

475

1,050

2,070

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septetiber I960

Day

!

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(**)

al

31

1

0.017

0.02

Nov.

alO

(**)

300

10

0.168

0. 19

Dec.

a50

73

62

37

a20

73

78

56

*55

1,424

45.9

0.770

0.89

Jan.

47

39

198

110

62

44

36

50

22

20

18

18

26

90

894

146

76

76

102

68

53

43

b35

b30

b25

32

46

161

102

66

49

2,764

89.2

1.50

1.72

Feb.

40

32

23

*28

122

411

146

98

62

870

475

161

98

b80

b65

b55

60

140

115

76

71

66

64

71

155

359

176

149

110

4,378

151

2.53

2.73

Mar.

92

51

b45

41

b38

b35

34

b32

a32

a30

b28

b27

£8

56

78

423

443

*307

185

138

135

132

125

188

158

173

235

275

185

235

194

4,178

135

2.27

2.61

Apr.

~90 125

68

80

71

58

e50

e42

e36

e32

e28

e25

e23

e21

e!9

elS

el7

16

*15

14

13

12

11

To- 10

ll

15

12

11

12

965

32.2

0.540

0.60

May

15

a!4

a 13

a!2

all

a 10

14

25

21

23

43

33

36

37

30

26

24

21

18

16

a!3

a!2

all

a!2

15

*19

79

47

49

43

29

771

24.9

0.418

0.48

June

23

19

16

a!4

all

> a9

173

574

138

47

28

21

46

46

28

1,328

44.3

0.743

0.83

July

1,860

265

*2,020

479

164

78

*51

41

32

34

295

64

43

29

a20

al

5,491

177

2.97

3.43

Aug.

(*)

a3

93

3

0.050

0.06

Sept.

as

(**)

75

55

a9

318

10.6

0.178

0.20

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,100 Mln - Mean 50.0 Cfsm 0.839 In. 11.39

Water ;er year year 1959-60: 1959-60: Max Max 2,020 2,020 Mln Mln - - Mean Mean 60.2 60.2 Cfsm Cfsm 1.01 1.01 In. In. 13.76 13.76

ik discharge (base, 1,500 cfs ).--Jan. 14 (about 12 p.m.) 2,430 cfs (7.8 ft); Feb. 10 (about 12 m.) 

ibout 2,200 cfs (about 7.5 ft); July 1 (8 a.m.) 4,670 cfs (10.63 ft); July 3 (Z p.m.) 6,190 cfs 

(12.32 '12.32 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, 

and records for Triplett Creek at Morehead.

b S ;age-dlscharge relation affected by Ice

e S age-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of records for Triplett Creek 

at Mo ehead.

Not .--Discharge for period Jan. 1 to Apr. 30 computed from graph based on tvice-daily wireweigh -gage readings.
2170. Tygarts Creek near Greenup, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°33'51", long 82°57'08", on downstream side of center pier of bridge on 

State Highway 7. 100 ft downstream from Lick Run, 0.4 mile upstream from White Oak 

Creek, and 6-| miles west of Greenup, Greenup Cjunty.

Drainage area.--241 sq mi.

Records available. August 1940 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 547.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"^929.

Average discharge. 20 years, 297 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,900 cfs July 4 (gage height, 17.77 ft); minimum, 1.3 cfs Oct. 2-8.

1940-60: Maximum discharge, 12,800 cfs Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 20.35 ft); no 

flow at times in several years.

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

Occasional regulation at low flow caused by withdrawal of water for cooling purposes by 

gas transmission plant above station. Records of water temperatures and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1113: 1942-43, 1945-46. WSP 1625: 1958.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge.

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 18 to May 10)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 11 Feb. 12 to Sept. 30

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

o.i

1.8

5.0

11

18

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

1.5 

4.5 

9.0

4.3

5.0

10.0

16.0

17.0

245

445

2,120

5,250

6,750

Note. Same as following 

table above 5.0 ft.

In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.6

2.1

*2.4

2.4

2.8

3.1

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.4

3.1

4.4

4.4

5.0

5.0

80.2

2.59

0.011

0.01

Nov.

6.8

5.6

5.6

7.4

7.4

9.2

8.0

7.4

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.8

6.2

*5.0

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.4

5.0

8.0

27

51

100

222

222

170

945.0

31.5

0.131

0.15

Dec .

122

98

115

130

132

112

120

125

115

89

75

188

564 462"

273

186

138

178

285

252

172

140

108

89

73

64

58

69

194

*264

225

5,215

168

0.697

0.80

Jan.

195

165

312

507

351

246

186

148

118

94

80

71

77

225

2,760

1,720

555

411

417

372

300

246

195

a!60

a!35

112

118

318

456

342

267

11,659

376

1.56

1.80

Feb.

213

172

*140

115

159

1,130

1,080

561

420

828

5.590

1,470

436

352

275

222

205

352

412

a350

a300

a250

a210

222

310

1,490

921

599

456

17,240

594

2.46

2.66

Mar.

331

a290

a240

220

a200

a!8u

alSO

al50

a!40

a!30

116

a!20

a!30

a!40

172

662

*1.60Q

1,400

896

606

546

522

459

620

718

546

851

998

760

610

858

15,371

496

2.06

2.37

Apr.

543

382

304

290

285

258

228

205

185

166

144

132

118

110

98

92

86

82

*74

66

61

60

55

54

5_1

53

55

56

60

55

4,408

147

0.610

0.68

May

61

70

72

66

55

50

53

76

116

136

3£4

280

240

258

225

168

136

108

88

70

60

50

43

38

*37.

40

1.500

1,250

473

382

310

6,635

214

0.888

1.02

June

205

144

108

80

58

118

92

53

41

34

30

30

108

175

170

124

86

108

80

64

45

114

2.020

1,810

554

288

192

140

134

185

7,390

246

1.02

1.14

July

864

2,980

2,100

6.560

2,800

487

*319

232

175

154

1,200

818

285

202

154

122

98

80

68

66

55

44

38

34

48

61

38

29

25

23

22

19,981

645

2.68

3.08

Aug.

20

19

15

*13

12

14

16

19

42

53_

41

27

23

21

20

17

16

16

14

13

14

17

14

11

11

12

11

10

8.1

6.8

5 4

551.3

17.8

0.074

0.09

Sept.

4.5

4.5

4.2

3.9

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.6

3.9

4.2

4.2

*4.2

3.9

7.6

58

170

84

45

32

26

22

18

14

12

10

9.0

8,1

575.1

19.2

0.080

0.09

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,460 Mln 0.4 Mean 171 Cfsm 0.710 In. 9.64

Waber year 1959-60: Max 6,360 Min 1.3 Mean 246 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.89

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs).--Feb. 11 (8 p.m.) 3,£ 

(13.37 ft); July 4 (7 p.m.) 7,900 cfs (17.77 ft).

(13.76 ft); July 2 (2 p.m.) 3,680 cfs

* Discharge meas

a No gage-height

on nearby streams.

ement made on 

ecord; discha

this day. 

'ge estimated on basis of weather records and rds for stations
272 3CIOTO RIVER BASIN

2180. Little Seioto River above Marion, Ohio

Location. Lat 4U°3T'43", long 83°10'll", In NEij sec.7, T.5 3., R.15 E. , on left bank at 

downstream side of Chesapeake and Ohio Railway bridge, 1 mile downstream from Rock Pork 

and 3i miles northwest of Marion, Marion County.

Records available. January 1938 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 909.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929. Prior to June 17, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--22 years, 5U.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 446 ofs Apr. 4 (gage height, 3.88 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 5,160 cfs Jan. 22, 1959 (gage height, 8.73 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,900 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or those below 1 cfs, which 

are fa ir.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1143: 1939(M), 1943-45, 1947. WSP 1385: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.4 

.5

1.5

4.4

13

1.2 

1.6 

2.0

3.0 

4.0

107

262

472

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

3

10

11

12

13

14

IE

16

17

ly

13

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

23

29

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

.2

.2

.4

1.7

3.0

1.7

1.1

.5

.6

1.1

.6

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.l

0

0

0

.1

.2

.2

.3

.2

.3

. 2

" 0

 ""

14.2

0.46

0.0066

0.007

Nov .

0.2

.2

.2

.5

3.0

3.4

1.5

. 6

.5

.5

.5

1.3

2.5

2.5

6.0

10

6.0

3.0

2.2

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.3

2.0

2.7

3.0

3.7

66.1

2.20

0.031

0.03

Dec.

*3.7

3.4

3.7

5.2

7.7

13

23

34

13

9.8

11

73

286

150

82

58

43

34

27

22

21

18

17

16

16

16

16

20

38

46

1,191.5

38.4

0.549

0.63

Jan.

30

27

79

90

b50

b40

b35

28

21

20

19

92

*360

239

337

312

146

109

111

83

b60

b50

b40

b35

b30

b30

29

53

89

80

64

2 , 788

89.9

1.28

1.48

Feb.

53

42

b40

b35

36

270

256

140

178

381

402

203

112

79

b60

52

*44

40

36

b40

9

b 5

4

0

2

b 5

b 0

17

16

2,697

93.0

1.33

1.43

Mar.

b!6

b!5

b!5

b!6

b!6

b!3

blO

*blO

blO

blO

blO

b9

b9

blO

bll

b!2

b!4

b!5

b!8

30

49

38

*b30

28

b25

26

44

187

181

168

114

1,159

37.4

0.534

0.62

Apr.

72

58

106

424

266

152

108

81

60

46

40

37

30

27

26

28

30

27

20

18

20

18

16

14

14

13

12

*10

IT" 9.4

1,793.4

59.8

0.854

O.95

May

12

9.4

7.7

7.3

6.0

6.0

6.4

7.3

8.1

10

14

15

14

14

13

11

9.8

8.5

7.7

7.3

7.7

9.4

12

10

8.1

6.9

7.3

9.0

24

25

L..3

336.9

10.9

0.156

0.18

June

18

14

12

9.8

53

107

45

27

20

16

14

14

*16

164

143

76

53

59

42

29

23

20

40

35

22

14

12

11

12

1,132.8

37.8

0.540

0.60

July

9.8

8.5

9.8

9.8

8.5

6.4

5.2

4.4

3.7

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.7

5.2

3.4

3.4

2.7

2.5

2.5

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.3

.9

.9

2.5

2.0

1.1

1.3

1.7

115.3

3.72

0.053

0.06

Aug.

1.5

*.9

.6

.9

2.0

2 2

1.3

1.1

.8

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

2.2

2.7

1.5

.9

.5

.4

.5

2.2

2.5

2.0

2.5

1.5

.9

.6

.4

.4

.5

35.4

1.14

0.016

0.02

Sept.

O.2

.1

.1

.1

0_

0

.1

*.l

.1

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.8

0.03

0.00043

0.0005

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,000 Min 0 Mean 75.0 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.54

Water year 1959-60: Max 424 Min o Mean 31.0 Cfsm 0.443 In. 6.01

Peak discharge (base, 450 cfs). No peak abov

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 

3195. Scioto River near Prospect, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°25'10", long 83°11'50", on downstream side of pier of Hoskins Fridge, 

li miles upstream from Ottawa Creek, 2 miles south, of Prospect, Marion County, and 

2-| miles downstream from Patton Run.

Drainage area.--571 3q mi.

Records available.--July 1925 to October 1932, October 1939 to September 1960. Published 

as "at Prospect" 1925-32. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since 1915 

are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 886.9 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). July 24, 1925, to Oct. 31, 1932, chain gage at 

site 2-5 miles upstream at datum 4.8 ft higher. Oct. 16 to Dec. 5, 1939, chain gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, 455 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,400 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 8.51 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Sept. 26, 29, 30 (gage height, 1.04 ft).

1925-32, 1939-60: Maximum discharge, 10,100 cfs Mar. 22, 1927, Jan. 21, 1959 (gage 

heights, 15.0 ft, from graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use, 15.30 

ft, respectively); minimum, 3.5 cfs Sept. 13, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 21.1 ft Mar. 25, 1913, original site and datum (discharge, 

27,000 cfs, computed by Franklin County Oonservancy District).

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair, 

fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant above station.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Some diurnal

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

2.O

67

135

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

373

720

1,720

3,760

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

Jan. 16 to Sept. 30

13 3.0

4.0

6.0

9.0

147

385

720

1,720

3,760

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16

17

IP

19

0

1

2

z

4

5

6

7

3

3

ol

Total

Mean

Cf srn

In.

Oct.

26

19

18

27

25

41

45

44

43

35

39

33

44

68

51

38

33

26

*21

23

21

18

20

24

25

25

27

24

24

*25

961

31.0

0.054

0.06

Nov.

28

25

20

32

71

98

143

105

70

51

47

46

45

63

109

"Z

2T6

143

100

7O

65

58

55

55

50

47

58

63

61

60

2,276

75.9

0.133

0.15

Dec.

*64

64

77

97

131

198

310

318

248

185

170

499

1,460

1,710

1,950

1,340

653

426

329

260

220

187

161

141

129

129

135

187

3OO

423

464

12 , 945

418

0.732

0.84

Jan.

340

248

323

611

592

310

280

243

189

153

137

338

*1,600

2,160

5,210

3,180

2,920

2,110

1.22O

836

557

400

352

304

274

244

228

260

432

631

584

25,266

815

1.43

1.65

Feb.

469

394

314

260

272

889

1,540

1,860

1,700

1,830

2,420

2,980

2,490

1,190

557

438

*363

320

272

190

221

203

197

173

167

149

145

149

132

22,284

768

1.34

1.44

Mar.

115

117

98

bllO

bllO

bllO

blOO

*b85

b85

b85

b85

84

82

82

82

86

96

104

124

178

248

265

*252

244

199

228

260

869

1,610

5 , 580

2,350

10,903

352

0.616

0.71

Apr.

1,630

895

712

1,550

1,680

1,280

778

567

438

346

292

272

239

217

203

195

199

199

184

157

143

139

136

124

117

111

105

*98

88

HT

13,185

440

0.771

0.86

May

96

88

86

77

69

62

65

63

71

81

88

86

95

84

77

71

68

62

56

63

65

74

91

89

82

72

79

122

453

460

388

3,483

112

0.196

0.23

June

338

248

195

153

138

225

199

152

98

77

69

71

71

*175

545

494

322

269

289

223

161

138

134

312

239

143

96

76

79

72

5,779

193

0.338

0.33

July

65

55

62

58

56

56

48

40

36

32

30

29

33

52

38

56

32

26

26

25

22

21

22

19

17

20

35

31

21

20

22

1,085

35.0

0.061

0.07

Aug.

23

*3?

25

70

286

402

221

109

65

46

34

28

26

26

274

864

868

394

178

104

86

113

88

66

48

40

38

32

28

30

30

4,674

151

0.264

0.30

Sept.

26

26

26

26

22

19

21

*23

24

22

18

18

23

21

20

21

20

22

17

19

18

18

18

18

18

16

17

17

17

17

608

20.3

0.036

0.04

Talendar year 1959: Max 9,510 Min 13 Mean 565 Cfsm O.989 In. 13.45

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,210 Min 16 Mean 283 Cfsm 0.496 In. 6.73

Peak discharge (base, 3,600 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

2196. Eagon Run near Warrensburg , Ohio

Location. Lat 40°19'35", long 83°09'15", in T.5 N., R.20 W., on right bank at Herbert 

Eagon farm, 0.9 mile upstream from mouth, 1.7 miles northeast of Warrensburg, Delaware 

County, and 5.0 miles northwest of Delaware.

Drainage area.--0.123 sq mi (79 acres).

Records available. October 1949 to September 1960.

Gage_.--Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir. Datum of gage is 922.7 ft 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge.--11 years, 0.089 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2.3 cfs Aug. 7 (gage height, 3.90 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1949-60:' Maximum discharge, 48 cfs May 28, 1959 (gage height, 5.29 ft), from rating 

curve extended above 13 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow for many days each year.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. A stock pond (capacity, 16.6 acre-ft) 1,000 ft upstream has regulated 

runoff from 41 acres since Oct. 31, 1954.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Discharge, In

3.0

3.1

ubic feet pe

.01 

.06 

.17

3.4

3.5

3.6

0.33 

.56

cond, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

4

5

6

7

8

9

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

O

O

0

O

0

0

*0

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

.01

0.01

O.OOO3

-o.olo

Nov.

0

0

0

.03

.06

.01

.01

0

o

0

.01

.01

.02

.07

703

.02

.01

*.01

.01

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

.06

.03

.02

.01

O.44

0.015

-0.003

Dec. j Jan.

0.01

.02

.02

.02

.02

.04

.04

0.02

.02

.05

.05

.04

*.03

.03

.02, .03

.01

.01

.02

.34

.16

.07

.06

.04

.04

.03

.02

.02

.02

.01

bo

bO

bO

b.Ol

.02

.06

.06

.05

.03

1.27

0.041

+0.011

.02

.02

.02

.32

.40

.24

.56

.20

.14

.20

.18

.14

.12

.10

.09

.08

.07

.06

.08

.09

.09

.09

09

3.67

0.118

+0.038

Feb.

0.09

.09

.08

.07

.21

.37

.15

.17

.32

.44

*.26

.14

.10

b.08

.06

.06

.06

.06

.05

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.05

3.25

0.112

+0 . 048

Mar.

 0.04

*.04

b.04

b.04

b.04

.04

.05

.05

.06

.06

.09

.13

.15

.14

*.14

.11

.11

.10

.23

.31

.44

.53

29

3.55

0.115

+O.O13

Apr.

0.22

.20

.66

.65

.33

.22

.17

.13

.12

.10

.09

.08

.07

.07

.06

.06

.07

.06

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.04

.04

.06

3.95

0.132

-0.018

May

0.06

.04

.02

*.02

.02

.02

.02

.03

.03

.04

.06

.06

.06

.06

.05

.04

.04

.03

.02

.04

.06

.07

.08

.07

.05

.06

.14

.15

.14

.15

.12

1.85

0.060

-O.OO9

June

0.08

.06

.06

.04

.03

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.02

.03

.07

.05

.02

.03

.02

.01

.01

.02

.09

*.04

.02

.01

.01

0

0

o

o

0.80

0.027

-0.025

July

0.01

0

.01

o

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

*0

.01

o

.02

0

0

o

0.06

0.002

-0.025

Aug.

0

O

0

.04

0

0

.28

709

.03

.02

.01

0

0

.03

.15

.04

.02

.02

.02

.01

.15

.23

.08

.04

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

.04

.02

1.40

0.045

-0.006

Sept.

0.01

^OT

.01

0

0

o

o

*0

o

o

0

o

0

o

o

o

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0.03

0.001

-O.O24

Calendar year 1959: Max 11 Min 0 Mean 0.128

Water year 1959-60: Max 0.66 Min 0 Mean 0.055

* Discharge measurement or observation of no now made on this day. 

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In stock pond, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note.--Ho gage-height record Oct. 18-26, Nov. 16, 17, Mar. 1-9; discharge estimated on basis of 

recorded range In stage, weather records, and records for Mill Creek near Bellepolnt.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 275

2200. Mill Creek near Bellepoint, Ohio

Location. I/at 40°14'55", long 83°10'30", on left bank at upstream side of highwey bridge, 

1-q- miles upstream from mouth and l\ miles west of Bellepoint, Delaware County.

Drainage area. 181 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 865.14 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by students of Ohio State University, city of Columbus bench irark) . 

Prior to Jan. 1, 1948, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--18 years, 157 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,800 cfs Jan. 13 (gage height, 5.34 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs Sept. 21, 23, 24; minimum gage height, 0.85 ft Sept. 9, 10, 12.

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 20,300 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 13.85 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow Sept. 25, 26, 

1944, Sept. 19, 1948.

Maximum stage known, 18.0 ft in March 1913.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect and those below 15 cfs, which 

are fair.

Rating tabl

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

rater year 1959-60, except period of ice effect (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 6, Sept. 13-30}

Oct. 1 to Ja 13 Jan. 14 to Sept. 30

1.4

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

117

221

366

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

561

821

1,510

2,460

0.3 

1.3 

3.5

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

120

221

Note.--Same as preceding 

table above 2.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

0

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.4

4.5

7.0

6.3

6.0

7.4

*7.0

10

17

11

9.2

5.4

4.8

5.1

9.2

6.3

4.8

4.0

3.7

3.5

3.2

3.0

4.2

5.1

4.8

7.7

6.7

8.8

6.7

6.3

9.6

203.7

6.57

0.036

0.04

Nov.

7.7

8.8

7.0

14

30

102

50

28

21

17

16

16

18

48

98

87

49

*30

24

21

18

17

16

16

16

16

39

71

78

54

1,033.5

34.4

0.190

0.21

Dec.

43

46

58

79

78

122

141

98

65

50

58

706

1,470

618

211

143

108

90

73

57

50

44

37

33

34

44

74

181

299

209

144

5,463

176

0.972

1.12

Jan.

87

68

153

289

98

*81

58

48

38

30

33

293

1,550

1,230

1,200

1,340

372

249

420

234

117

94

76

61

50

48

50

76

175

179

127

8,924

288

1.59

1.83

Feb.

108

91

65

54

84

978

828

282

701

1.540

*1,210

450

169

129

98

84

73

67

58

47

46

44

40

38

40

45

41

38

 36

7,284

251

1.39

1.50

Mar.

35

30

33

33

33

30

29

b25

*b25

b25

b25

b25

b25

b25

b25

b25

b25

b30

b35

68

105

101

*86

112

88

106

312

1,410

1.440

724

363

5,453

176

0.972

1.12

Apr.

203

146

575

940

398

214

151

113

91

71

65

59

50

42

40

45

45

41

35

32

32

30

30

28

27

27

26

24

.23

26

3,629

121

0.669

0.75

May

28

26

25

*22

20

19

20

19

21

24

26

25

24

24

21

21

21

22

22

22

20

20

28

35

32

28

107

622

298

155

221

2,018

65.1

0.360

0.42

June

117

65

46

36

28

23

20

17

16

15

14

15

20

32

46

38

30

67

82

35

£3

19

*17

16

15

15

13

11

10

To

911

30.4

0.168

0.19

July

11

11

14

13

13

12

13

10

8.9

7.3

6.5

7.7

9.5

32

30

25

17

13

9.3

7.7

7.7

7.3

7.7

6.9

5.8

7.7

12

*38

14

10

7.7

395.7

12.8

0.071

0.08

Aug.

5.5

4.8

4.1

35

21

14

11

10

9.8

8.1

6.9

8.9

7.3

5.8

9.3

3.8

7.3

11

13

10

11

28

27

23

16

11

9.3

6.9

5.8

6.2

7.7

364.5

11.8

0.063

0.07

Sept.

4.8

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.2

3.2

2.7

2.0

*1.3

1.1

1.8

1.1

1.5

1.2

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

1.2

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

. 7

1.1

.9

.9

.8

45.0

1.50

0.0083

0.009

Calendar year 1959: Max 12,600 Min 1.8 Mean 199 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.90

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,550 Min 0.7 Mean 97.6 Cfsm 0.539 In. 7.34

Peak discharge (base, 2,5OO cfs}. No peak above

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
276 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

2210. Scioto River "below O'Shaughnessy Dam, near Dublin, Ohio

Location., Lat 40°08'36", long 83°07'14", on left "bank in Delaware County, a quarter of a 

mile north of county line, three-quarters of a mile downstream from O'Shaughnessy Dam, 

and 3 miles north of Dublin, Franklin County.

Drainage area. 988 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1921 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 775.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Aug. 26, 1921, staff gage at site three-quarters of a mile upstream 

at same datum. Aug. 26, 1921, to Oct. 13, 1924, staff gage at site 100 ft downstream 

at same datum.

Average discharge. 39 years, 772 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,320 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 8.81 ft); minimum, 3.6 cfs Nov. 11 (gage height, 2.92 ft).

1921-60: Maximum discharge, 55,200 cfs Jan. 22, 1959 (gage height, 22.04 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 0.4 cfs Nov. 8, 1924 (gage height, 2.21 ft).

Maximum stage known, 24.6 ft Mar. 25, 1913 (discharge, 74,500 cfs at Griggs Dam, 

9 miles below gage, computed by C. E. Sherman, Ohio State University).

Remarks. Records fair. Flow regulated by O'Shaughnessy Reservoir since 1924 (see p. 292). 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 803: 1924-35. W3P 1305: 1924(M). WSP 1505: 1924.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15 Jan. 16 to May 28 May 29 to Sept. 30

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.4

3.7

2.8

4.0

6.4

11

19

44

102

4.0

4.5

5.0

6.0

7.0

9.0

203

4HO

870

1,900

3,300

7,450

3.3

3.5

3.9

4.2

4.5

3Z

70

183

303

48O

5.0

6.0

7.0

9.0

2,

3,

7,

880

030

580

740

3.

3.

3.

4.

4.

5,

5.

,45

,5

,8

.0

.5

.0

,5

25

34

96

163

405

820

1,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

-

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1C

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

"0

21

22

22

24

25

26

27

29

£3

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

60

62

64

66

68

70

*70

57

41

41

41

41

43

44

44

44

44

44

46

46

46

47

52

58

58

58

58

58

58

70

105

1,704

55.0

-

"

Nnv.

105

116

116

102

102

102

102

102

42

3.9

13

24

24

26

26

26

29

*30

33

34

3H

40

43

43

43

41

40

63

172

164

1,844.9

61.5

-

"

Dec.

154

154

161

221

263

391

588

602

467

355

310

1,330

4,000

3,440

2,550

2,080

1,310

844

610

494

415

333

284

248

239

244

284

4H3

844

924

915

25,537

824

-

~

Jan.

705

501

572

1,150

996

*673

480

434

349

289

253

590

4,540

5,200

5,810

6,750

4,480

3,400

2,620

1,730

1,110

705

602

508

460

403

379

428

657

1,080

1,050

48,884

1,577

-

-

Feb.

862

705

550

434

454

2,220

3 , 650

2,820

3,140 "-4,860

5,550

4, 600

3, 580

2,100

1, 100

756

641

565

454

350

355

339

319

294

303

280

258

258

250

__ _ _ _

42,047

1,450

-

-

Mar.

208

194

218

177

183

190

190

174

168

471

835

826

808

336

47

46

46

46

46

46

47

51

74

*373

403

448

588

2,930

4,860

4, 580

3,870

23,479

757

-

"

Apr.

2,720

1,730

1,410

5,990

3,400

2,430

1,610

1,120

844

649

522

480

415

373

339

339

324

324

294

267

246

238

230

218

208

218

190

177

171

197

25,673

85fi

-

-

May

200

180

177

171

*153

141

162

159

156

174

190

174

177

174

162

162

162

147

135

138

153

194

214

226

226

226

359

1,160

1,160

1,060

1,020

9,292

300

-

"

June

750

485

378

310

252

234

276

220

167

143

126

147

126

155

412

702

485

394

438

361

252

211

262

*315

361

243

172

120

113

104

8, 714

290

-

"

July

120

87

126

96

89

84

76

68

62

54

54

44

74

113

66

74

66

54

48

54

34

58

78

76

66

64

60

64

*58

62

62

2,191

70.7

-

-

Aug.

60

60

60

64

64

238

315

197

110

87

66

48

44

"63 42

578

1,060

666

290

163

133

159

147

120

87

70

62

54

50

66

80

5,303

171

-

-

Sept.

76

74

70

70

68

66

66

76

*87

84

84

82

80

78

76

62

31

32

38

36

36

36

36

36

36

58

70

72

70

72

1,858

61.9

-

"

Calendar year 1959: Max 42,900 

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,730

1,064 Cfsm - 

537 Cfsm -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 277 

223U. Olentangy River at Claridon, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°35 I 05", long 82°59'20", Ln NW£ sec.26, T.5 S., R.16 E., on left bank at

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 95, half a mile east of Claridon, B'arion

County, half a mile downstream from Otter Creek, and l\ miles east of Marion.

Drainage area.--156 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1946 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 962.25 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 14 years, 153 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,410 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 8.30 ft); minimum, 1.4 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.06 ft).

1946-6U: Maximum discharge, 14,900 cfs Jan. £2, 1959 (gage height, 16.77 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,700 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak 

flow; no flow Oct. 2-S6, 1953, Sept. 14-22, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1235: 1947, 1948(P).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except period of Ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 27 to Nov. 3) ~

Oct. 1 to Feb. 11 Feb. 12 to Sept. 30

1.3

2.0 

3.8

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

110

255

712

1,300

1,680

0.9 

1.8

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

8.0

111

712

1,300

Discharge, in and, water year Octobe 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

4

c

6

 7

8

3

10

11

in

15

14

15

16

17

IP

19

20

21

"2

23

24

25

6

7

3

9

1

Total

0:t.

4.5

9.7

9.3

7.7

8.8

34

30

25

17

9.6

8.4

6.9

5.4

6.6

5.6

4.5

4.0

3.8

3.4

2.8

2.5

2.1

2.0

2.8

5.4

8.2

9.9

7.9

*7.7 

7.1

5.9

E6S.5

Mean 8 . 66

Cfsm

In.

0.056

0.06

Nov.

6.9

7.7

7.9

13

51

99

48

22

15

12

9.9

10

13

34

104

86

41

27

19

16

14

13

12

13

16

19

28

74

80 

*54

965.4

32.2

0.206

0.23

Dec.

46

Jan.

86

40 1 72

52 1 280

67

65

109

207

138

74

55

58

431

1,280

840

298

180

133

103

83

67

60

49

45

40

57

39

45

78

155 

225

*147

5,246

169

1.08

1.24

344

127

104

74

57

43

43

41

238

1,150

890

952

1,010

389

E23

241

178

122

110

88

76

71

65

66

248

376 

242

152

8,158

263

1.69

1.95

Feb.

*124

101

72

69

75

577

834

345

447

1,090

1,520

634

246

151

124

108

91

84

69

79

67

62

58

53

56

56

50

45

*46

7,133

246

1.58

1.70

Mar.

42

42

35

40

40

33

b30

*b25

b25

b25

b25

b25

b25

b25

b25

t30

35

39

51

79

102

85

68

65

62

58

76

488

790 

689

397

r 3,576

115

0.737

0.85

Apr.

*222

156

209

1,100

876

347

222

154

120

98

95

78

68

62

61

59

65

71

68

59

53

50

44

*3S

35

33

30

27

*23 

24

4,537

151

0.968

1.08

May

29

36

33

23

20

17

19

22

25

37

99

124

91

71

65

61

44

37

33

27

24

42

59

62

42

30

26

29

32

31

*33

1,323

42.7

0.274

0.32

June

31

25

27

38

119

188

90

52

34

24

20

19

2O

260

440

220

107

97

76

54

41

35

287

182

76

46

30

23

28 

*31

2,720

90.7

0.581

0.65

July

23

18

23

38

30

17

14

11

9.5

3.7

8.1

7.1

7.6

13

19

13

8.7

7.1

6.8

7.2

42

17

9.8

7.3

6.3

"579 5.6

10

9.5

7.6

7.6

418.4

13.5

0.087

0.10

Aug.

*7.6

7.6

5.1

5.6

12

17

11

7.6

6.1

5.4

4.3

3.9

3.6

3.6

7.3

8.7

11

6.8

4.5

3.6

4.3

14

40

18

9.3

6.1

4.7

3.7

3.4 

3.3

*7.4

256.5

8.27

0.053

0.06

Sept .

13

9.3

4.9

3.4

2.8

2.7

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.3

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.8

3.3

4.1

4.5

5.6

3.7

3.1

3.0

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.7 

1.6

100.7

3.36

0.022

0.02

Calendar year 1959: Max 11,900 Min 0.6 Mean 194 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.85

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,320 Min 1.6 Mean 94.8 Cfsm 0.608 In. 8.26

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

Note. Discharge computed from graph based < m once-daily staff-gage readings Apr. 8 to May 24.
278 3CIOTO RIVER BASIN

2245. Whetstone Creek near Ashley, Ohio

Location. Lab 40°27'20", long 82°57'25", in NW^ sec.19, T.7 N., R.18 W., on left bank 

800 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 746, 0.6 mile downstream from Shaw Creek, 

and 3-5- miles north of Ashley, Delaware County.

Drainage area.--98.5 sq mi.

Records available. October 1954 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 942.77 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 6 years, 92.8 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,920 cfs Dec. 13 (gage height, 6.45 ft); minimum, 1.7 cfs Aug. 2, 3 Tgage height, 1.28 ft).

1954-60: Maximum discharge, 19,100 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 14.34 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,900 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

no flow for many days in 1954-55.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 26-31, Sept. 3O)

;age height.

Oct. 1 to Apr Apr. 4 to Sept. 30

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

1.9

2.5

6.0

18

36

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

137

£58

570

1,000

1,600

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8

1.8

2.9

5.4

11

31

2.1 67

2.5 137

3.0 258

4.0 570

5.0 1,OOO

Discharge, in cut If feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

29

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.0

4.2

2.5

5.0

4.2

23

29

2O

12

6.6

6.0

6.0

5.6

6.0

5.6

4.6

4.2

3.9

3.6

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.2

4.6

6.6

9.3

13

12

*12

9.8

9 8

245.7

7.93

0.081

0.09

Nov.

11

11

13

19

93

106

39

24

17

15

13

15

27

86

146

61

36

24

19

16

15

14

14

16

20

20

90

127

75

*b50

1,234

41.1

0.417

0.47

Dec.

46

49

72

69

69

137

187

94

61

46

70

771

1,550

332

176

123

98

75

62

48

42

b35

b50

30

M

34

44

80

117

131

*82

4,568

147

1.49

1.72

Jan.

55

45

154

140

b70

b50

41

33

b30

28

29

309

1,120

*422

897

542

197

150

182

121

b85

b75

b60

b50

44

40

45

193

230

141

100

5,678

183

1.86

2.14

Feb.

*80

64

b55

b45

53

563

438

182

378

935

805

243

131

b90

b95

70

60

58

b55

b65

44

41

36

33

36

b40

b40

b35

*b30

4,800

166

1.69

1.8Z

Mar.

b3O

b30

26

b30

b30

b25

b20

b20

b20

*b20

b!8

b!6

b!6

18

b!8

18

24

25

b30

49

55

39

b35

b35

b30

34

52

453

730

403

*217

2,566

82.8

0.841

0.97

Apr.

141

106

220

973

344

194

137

106

87

78

70

64

53

46

43

43

53

57

49

40

35

33

30

28

25

23

22

19

*17

22

3,158

105

1.07

1.19

May

40

33

24

18

16

14

16

20

25

44

"el" 119

60

54

48

35

27

22

17

16

16

24

36

35

24

19

34

54

60

68

63

1,165

37.6

0.382

0.44

June

*43

36

121

60

46

52

27

17

12

9.3

7.4

7.9

17

125

98

47

36

36

29

18

13

12

58

39

18

10

6.4

5.4

10

*34

1,050.4

35.0

0.355

0.40

July

23

T5

15

17

13

7.4

5.4

4.2

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.7

10

7.4

5.1

4.2

3.5

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.3

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.9

3.3

2.9

2.5

2.2

185.2

5.97

0.061

0.07

Aug.

*1.8

T78

1.9

45

86

16

5.9

3.7

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.9

66

24

6.9

3.8

2.9

2.9

9.2

46

37

20

10

7.4

5.9

5.1

4.8

4.2 

*3~.7

435.4

14.0

0.142

0.16

Sept.

4.8

4.8

3.5

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.1

2.9

3.1

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.9

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.5

sa

4.8

3.7

3.1

3.3

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.1

2 . 4

96.9

3.23

0.033

0.04

Calendar year 1959: Max 9,280 Min o. 6 Mean 138 Cfsra 1.40 In. 18.99

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,330 Mln 1.8 Mean 68.8 Cfsm 0.698 In. 9.51

Peak discharge (base, 1,60O cfa).--Dec. 15 (2 a.m.) 1,92O cfs (6.45 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by tee.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 279

2255. Olentangy River near Delaware, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°21'20", long 83°04'05", NW£NE£ T.5 N , R.19 W., on left bank 500 ft upstream from highway bridge, 1,000 ft downstream from Delaware Dam, 1,300 ft upstream 

from Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, and 4 miles north of Delaware, Delaware County.

Drainage area. 387 sq mi.

Records available. October 1923 to September 1934, April 1938 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 800.00 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1950, 

water-stage recorder at site 500 ft downstream at datum 76.7 ft higher.

Average discharge. 33 years, 344 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,080 cfs Dec. 13 (gage height, 85.95 ft); minimum, 2.4 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 79.36 ft); minimum daily, 14 cfs Oct. 2.

1923-34, 1938-60: Maximum discharge, 14,100 cfs Mar. 21, 1927 (gage height, 16.9ft, 

site and datum then in use); minimum, 0.1 cfs Aug. 20, 1930, Sept. 14-29, 1934.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow completely regulated by Delaware Reservoir since 1951 

Csee p. 292). Records of water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in 

WSP 1741.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

79.7

79.9

80.1

80.3

80.5

80.7

81.0

82.0

85.0

169

322

1,010

3,280

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 196C

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

CO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15

14

15

15

21

25

29

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

31

31

*31

44

52_

931

30.0

-

-

Nov.

5353"

53

54

54

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

86

109

109

109

109

109

105

109

105

105

105

105

105

105

112

109

109

*449

2,892

96.4

-

-

Dec.

672

266

99

128

142

146

515

471

384

210

142

192

2,140

5,150

1,290

534

384

378

372

218

118

118

118

118

118

118

118

121

182

483

*430

13,875

448

-

-

Jan.

359

211

182

715

400

214

214

187

174

131

115

150

2,090

2,620

2,190

2,560

1,540

730

674

499

410

265

282

245

169

154

158

158

749

569

367

19,481

628

-

-

Feb.

r *204

618

262

115

125

886

1,880

1,170

835

1,870

2,840

2,030

836

437

283

282

305

234

214

150

131

131

131

131

131

131

131

102

*92_

16,687

575

-

-

Mar.

94

94

94

94

94

94

56

39

40

41

41

41

41

41

41

42

94

118

118

121

454

259

118

118

118

121

187

589

1,660

1.680

1,170

7,912

255

-

-

Apr.

*660

437

384

1,580

835

849

345

110

325

288

245

240

240

240

161

135

135

135

135

135

135

139

139

89

70

70

6969"

*69

69

8,532

284

-

-

May

69

69

69

69

69

52

48

48

48

49

91

309

282

240

234

121

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

111

135

214

245

240

250

 322

3,936

127

-

-

June

*276

172

139

139

139

212

245

240

167

90

70

72

54

46

306

430

417

220

131

128

128

131

131

131

131

131

131

131

131

*74

4,943

165

-

-

July

49

49

50

49

48

48

48

48

33

26

24

21

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

24

25

25

31

39

37

37

37

37

37

1,020

32.9

-

-

Aug.

*43

50

50

53

50

50

52

50

52

52

52

52

52

52

5_4

52

52

52

52

52

54

54

53

52

53

53

53

53

52

52

*52

1,605

51.8

-

-

Sept.

52

52

52

52

50

50

50

43

48

48

48

34

40

24

11

21

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

993

33.1

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,940 Min 8.4 Mean 468 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,150 Mln 14 Mean 226 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
280 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

2268. Olentangy River near Worthington, Ohio

Location. Lab 40°06'35", long 83°01i55", in NW^ T.2 N.. R.18 W. , on right bank 30 ft downstream from Wilson Bridge Road bridge (corrected), li miles northwest of Worthington. 

Franklin County, and Sf miles upstream from Rush Run.

Drainage area. 493 sq mi.

Records available. October 1955 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 743.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, unadjusted.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,970 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 8.81 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Oct. 3; minimum gage height, 2.43 ft July 22, Sept. 17.

1955-60: Maximum discharge, 16,500 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 15.68 ft, from 

high-water mark in well); minimum, 8.8 cfs July 11, 1959 (gage height. 2.36 ft).

Flood in January 1952 reached a stage of 15.3 ft, from information by Corps of Engineers (discharge, 15,100 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated by Delaware Reservoir (see p. 23"). Records of water temperatures for the water 

year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1625: 1952(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

height, it 

Oct. 1 to

11

18

44

97

210

Dec.

4.0

5.0

7.0

9.0

14

370

84O

2,120

4,180

Dec. 15 to

2.4 16

2.5 26

2.7 55

3.0 112

3.5 248

Sept.

4.0

5.0

7.0

9.0

d)

30

410

840

2,120

4,180

1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

g

7

3

9

10

11

1C

i;

14 

15

16

17

Id

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

C6

C7

2 9

29

51

T_tal

Mean

Cfam

In.

0-t.

33

19

17

19

26

43

49

*44

52

44

49

46

44

47 

44

43

41

41

41

41

41

41

44

54

50

49

55

49

50

50

69

1,335

43.1

_

-

Nov.

84

78

78

91

121

107

84

76

73

71

71

74

78

147 

172

145

136

128

*125

123

123

123

123

123

123

123

170

174

153

234

- ~

3,551

118

_

-

Dec.

720

548

153

149

174

200

303

650

402

350

184

745

1,330

3,650 

1,880

805

470

456

438

387

189

175

167

167

167

183

198

276

289

430

579

16,794

542

_

-

Jan.

420

376

295

572

*666

289

279

264

227

215

164

382

1,590

5,260 

2,800

2,900

2,090

1,190

950

805

535

466

343

434

356

230

227

251

544

825

501

24,446

789

_

-

Feb.

258

558

495

183

202

988

1,750

1,570

1,220

2,160

*5,410

2,560

1,400

539 

445

321

376

353

279

b250

195

189

189

189

204

218

204

192

151

 - -

21,048

726

_

-

Mar.

b!50

b!50

b!50

b!50

b!50

b!50

b!20

82

*72

76

72

67

72

69 

65_

74

76

161

169

206

341

503

181

*195

172

181

232

679

1,450

1, 800

1,430

9,445

305

_

-

Apr.

840

583

677

1.750

1,320

1,010

758

169

282

400

292

289

282

279 

254

183

181

186

169

167

167

169

164

156

102

37

95

91

91

104

11,307

377

-

-

May

121

99

93

91

*89

89

78

87

80

95

126

228

383

276 

267

239

110

99

97

95

99

108

145

117

106

175

338

459

400

390

386

5,565

180

-

-

June

383

273

181

169

161

175

260

260

239

145

91

102

95

87 

135

431

434 372-

151

148

148

*167

169

161

153

148

148

148

151

143

5,828

194

-

-

July

76

64

72

65

58

55

55

55

53

41

29

26

31

58

31

25

23

23

24

23

21

21

22

25

24

39

69

*64

47

44

43

1,306

42.1

-

-

Aug.

39

49

60

121

74

62

62

80

65

64

60

60

60

58 

80

67

62

60

58

60

69

114

85

69

62

60

60

58

58

149

224

2,309

74.5

-

~

Sept.

82

67

62

58

57

60

57

57

*60

52

55

55

44

43 

30

22

21

24

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

22

22

21

22

1,167

38.9

-

"

Calendar year 1959: Max 10,80o Min 9.2 

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,630 Min 17

* Diccharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
3CIOTO RIVER BASIN

?275. Scloto River at Columbus, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°54'34", long 83°00'33", on right bank at sewage-treatment works of city 

of Columbus, Franklin County, 0.4 mile downstream from bridge on Frank Road.

Drainage area.--1,624 sq ml.

Records available .--October 1920 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some perlods, published In WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 680.40 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 1, 1924, staff gage at site 200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--40 years, 1,343 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 cfs Feb. 10 {gage height, 15.78 ft); mlnimum, 97 cfs Oct. 4, 5 (gage height, 5.98 ft).

1920-60: Maximum discharge, 68,200 cfs Jan. 22, 1959 (gage height, 27.22 f';, from 

high-water mark in well), from rating curve extended above 46,000 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum, 42 cfs Sept. 6, 1930.

Flood of Mar. 25, 1913, reached a stage of 25.9 ft (discharge, 138,000 cfs, estimated by Franklin County Conservancy District). This stage is not comparable with 

present gage heights because of subsequent channel improvement and levee const-uction.

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

Flow regulated by Griggs Reservoir, by O'Shaughnessy Reservoir since 1924, and by 

Delaware Reservoir since 1951 (see p. 292 ). Records include sewage return flo'f for 

city of Columbus. Water supply for the city of Columbus is obtained from Scioto River 

below Griggs Dam, Big Walnut Creek below Central College and from wells in the Alum 

Creek basin. For statement on diversion from Alum Creek basin into municipal supply 

system of the city of Columbus see Remarks for Alum Creek at Columbus (see p. 283). 

Diversion from Big Walnut Creek began June 1956 and records of diversion furnished by 

city of Columbus show monthly average of 40.1 cfs for the water year, see Remarks for 

Big Walnut Creek at Rees (see p. 284).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 743: 

1926-30, 1932-33.

1927(M). WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 803: 1922-24,

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 27 to Sept. 17)

Sept. 30

6.0 

6.5

7.0

101

245

475

Feb. 10

8.0 

1O.O

eb. 11

515

8.0 1,220

10.0 3.240

15.0 9,890

Discharge, In cubi. feet :ond, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

-

4

5

6

7

a

3

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Ib

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

C7

23

29

jf, 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*178

138

133

120

229

285

220

321

254

159

176

146

159

159

151

143

143

125

135

146

146

151

173

134

157

153

179

171

154

*154

165

5,323

172

-

-

Nov.

176

194

135

380

37E

242

201

171

185

134

182

134

182

331

230

261

249

238

228

228

220

210

231

273

234

228

554

362

303

*273

7,574

252

-

-

Dei:.

759

930

572

410

465

620

811

1,360

1,050

542

664

al,400

a5,100

a8,600

a5,800

a3,600

a.2,100

al,500

al,250

al.OOO

aSOO

602

519

475

440

450

432

818

1,090

1,230 

*1,670

47,179

1,522

-

-

Jan.

1 310

1 070

1 000

1 370

2 220

1,210

895

811

678

590

519

657

4,320

8,730

8 , 52u

3,490

6 , 850

4,780

3,870

2,950

1,940

1,390

1,050

986

895

755

720

755

930

2,130 

1,630

75,021

2,420

-

-

Feb.

*1,420

1,250

1,330

818

776

2,760

5,300

4,770

4,300

6,880

3,670

7 , 620

5,640

3,290

2,120

1,380

1 , 300

1,220

981

841

729

715

666

659

729

841

701

666

*612

69,984

2,413

-

-

Mar.

503

473

515

45E

422

416

433

380

346

433

S9U

995

974

862

297

240

248

277

336

375

467

897

477

504

785

785

820

2,630

5,970

6,880 

*5,780

35,871

1,157

-

-

Apr.

*4,150

2,880

2,220

5,570

5,870

3,990

3,100

1,750

1,330

1,360

1,080

981

911

841

739

715

659

715

600

567

509

503

473

444

411

350

375

314

*305

428

44,206

1,474

-

-

May

503

360

328

323

297

269

336

350

310

360

375

390

632

548

503

774

782

335

328

310

341

618

593

444

380

544

1,300

2,030

2,170

1,840 

*1,69U

20,423

659

-

-

June

1,540

1,180

834

687

586

515

586

626

554

411

318

370

441

673

416

1,110

1,220

1 , 030

792

680

548

606

560

652

666

560

467

395

400

*593

20,016

667

-

-

July

764

323

444

323

244

230

220

211

189

237

201

181

278

847

310

208

184

308

563

217

175

166

326

220

184

301

346

227

217

211 

211

9,066

292

-

-

Aug.

*175

175

186

269

277

198

450

444

293

335

476

214

175

153

227

279

1 . 080

1,060

567

532

712

350

332

273

224

192

175

161

169

189 

*389

10,531

340

-

-

Sept .

247

198

166

151

153

175

184

184

186

164

172

161

163

153

153

151

136

121

159

184

141

141

138

133

119

131

138

184

138

133

4,769

153

-

"

Calendar year 1953: Max 48,20O Min 120 Mean 1,777 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-60: Max 9,670 Min 113 Mean 956 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of sewage-treatment-plant 

rds for station near Dublin and Olentangy River near Worthington.
282 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

2285. Big Walnut Creek at Central College, Ohio

Location.--Lat 4Q°Q6'13", long 82°53 I 03", in T.2 N., R.17 W., on left tank at upstream 

side of highway bridge, a quarter or a mile east of Central College, Franklin County, 

0.4 mile downstream from Hoover Dam, and 3 miles southeast of Westerville.

Drainage area. 190 sq mi.

Records available.--.July 1938 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 814.96 ft above mean sea level.

Average discharge .--2S years, 182 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,270 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 9.20 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Mar. 14 (gage height, 2.27 ft),caused by gate operatiors at Hoover Dam; 

minimum daily , 44 cfs Nov. 11, 12, IV.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 23,800 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage heigrt, 19.75 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,200 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over Hoover 

Dam; no flow for many days in 1944 and 1955.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow completely regulated by Hoover Reservoir since September 

1954 (see p. 292).

Revisions (water years). WSP 873: 1938. WSP 1435: Drainage area.

Rating table ear 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge 

In cubic feet per second)

2.7

2.8 

3.0 

3.5

Oct. I to Feb. 10

43 4.0 340

55 5.0 750

92 7.0 1,790

201

2.7

2.8 

3.0 

4.0

Feb. 11 to Sept. 30 

52

105

367

5.0 750

7.0 1,790

9.0 3,110

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Zl

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

23

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

11

57

57

57

58

58

57

*60

58

57

57

57

57

57

57

57

57

57

57

57

55

53

49

49

49

48

£L

48

48

48

49

1.709

55.1

"

Nov.

49

49

48

49

52

47

45

45

45

45

44

44

45

48

45

45

44

45

*47

48

48

48

49

49

48

49

53

51

50

49

1,423

47.4

-

"

Dec.

49

49

49

49

49

51

51

49

49

49

51

76

55

51

51

51

67

88

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

92

88

88

88

2,114

68.2

-

"

Jan.

86

86

94

88

*88

84

86

86

84

86

84

96

94

*94

118

310

396

375

579

430

277

*218

199

183

160

160

160

163

192

192

194

5,542

179

-

-

Feb.

196

194

163

163

167

314

705

474

920

*1,630

*2.540

*1,010

532

329

178

170

170

180

170

170

166

168

166

166

168

168

166

166

166

11,875

409

-

-

Mar.

160

166

166

166

166

163

163

168

*160

203

255

229

208

166

168

170

170

170

170

170

129

100

*98

98

87

78

85

89

87

89

286

4,783

154

-

"

Apr.

398

327

286

1,220

915

504

344

260

206

168

127

124

107

96

89

89

92

103

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

98

105

89

87

89

6,532

218

-

-

May

89

89

89

*87

87

89

89

92

74

68

66

64

66

66

64

66

66

68

66

68

68

72

76

80

82

94

298

804

674

476

392

4,629

149

-

"

June

266

183

134

105

107

139

92

82

71

64

64

69

69

68

69

66

69

71

71

71

*69

69

68

69

68

68

68

68

68

68

2,613

87.1

-

-

July

66

64

64

64

63

63

62

62

62

63

62

62

66

62

57

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

*55

57

57

57

57

1,830

59.0

-

-

Aug.

55

57

57

58

57

57

57

57

57

57

57

57

55

55

57

55

55

55

55

55

59

57

55

55

55

55

55

57

62

71

68

1,774

57.2

-

"

Sept.

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

*68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

64.

2,016

67.2

-

~

Calendar year 1959: Max 10, 60O Mln 44 Mean 232 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,540 Mln 44 Mean 128 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

2290. Alum Creek at Columbus, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°56'42", long 82°56'28", on left bank a quarter of a mile downstream 

from Livingston Avenue Bridge In Columbus, Franklin County, and 6 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area.--190 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1923 to December 1935, January 1938 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 733.62 ft above mean sea level. 

Average discharge.--34 years, 162 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,530 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 8.31 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Oct. 5; minimum gage height, 2.70 ft Sept. 27.

1923-35, 1938-60: Maximum discharge, 26,400 cfs Jan. 22, 1959 (gage height, 19.59 

ft, from high-water mark in well), from rating curve extended above 17,000 cfs on basis 

of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow; no flow Sept. 21-29, 1959.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. During low-flow seasons part of municipal water supply for city of 

Columbus is pumped from its Alum Creek well field. A portion of pumpage is believed 

to be diverted from Alum Creek basin as recharge for aquifer supplying well field 

(mean annual pumpage, 5.5 cfs).

Revisions (water years ). WSP 758: 1933. WSP 1305: 1928(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2 

3.4 

3.6

Oct. 1 to Dec. IE 13 to Sept. 30

92

140

320

540

795

2.9

3.0

3.1 

3.3

0.8

2.3

36

3.6 88

4.0 195

4.5 380

5.0 620

8.0 2,310

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24,

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*4.7

2.5

2.1

.8

25

25

36

81

46

20

21

15

11

11

11

9.1

7.4

6.2

5.8

5.1

5.1

*4.0

9.1

14

11

14

21

30

29 

25

22

529 9

17 !l

0.090

0.10

Nov.

20

19

21

59

73

164

88

52

36

30

28

25

22

50

127

114

68

49

32

29

25

26

27

27

24

27

114

188

132 

92

1,788

59.6

0.314

0.35

Dec.

81

73

99

*127

96

105

240

184

99

77

81

754

1.850

650

288

210

165

140

121

104

95

86

7E

76

74

84

95

239

308

192

7,115

230

1.21

1.40

Jan.

132

a200

a270

a320

a!70

allO

a95

a85

a75

aTQ

a80

alOO

al . 5OO

a.800

 1,170

1,060

384

288

530

300

180

b!30

106

88

80

78

78

109

228 

213

162

9,191

296

1.56

1.80

Feb.

134

111

84

68

102

644

685

312

620

1,410

1 . 940

541

Z46

162

b!20

bllO

111

104

93

b75

84

80

72

68

88

134

119

100

93

8,500

293

1.54

1.66

Mar.

*b65

60

65

b60

60

53

50

44

45

46

44

44

39

40

42

46

51

56

66

80

116

119

88

100

78

93

90

422

750 

585

407

3,904

126

0.663

0.76

Apr.

250

186

214

1.780

777

384

*246

174

140

116

102

97

84

72

65

68

74

80

72

60

56

54

51

46

40

39

35

32

31 

50

5,475

182

0.958

1.07

May

68

72

51

39

32

28

43

42

44

61

131

151

97

76

66

132

79

48

*38

35

31

131

121

114

70

76

301

635

475 

332

356

3,975

128

0.674

iT.78

June

189

109

76

68

53

38

30

25

21

18

18

29

60

85

36

35

30

25

20

19

18

34

18

32

19

15

13

13

iS.

"~

1,185

39.5

0.208

0.23

July

66

19

42

29

18

15

*12

10

8.9

14

8.9

6.7

40

115

29

17

13

38

67

20

10

7.5

25

6.3

4.8

30

42

18

18 

EO

9.4

777.5

25.1

0.132

0.15

Aug.

6.3

5.5

4.5

18

60

49

55

27

35

56

*17

10

7.f

6.7

12

8.0

23

26

15

13

85

17

54

65

31

19

13

10

7.5 

6.7

16 2

924.7

29.8

0.157

0.18

Sept.

55

20

12

8.0

5.9

5.2

4.1

3.5

2.9

2.1

3.5

2.3

1.6

1.9

2.6

*2.6

2.3

1.9

3.7

3.2

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.2

1..0

1.0

1.3

3.5

2.3

1.4

160.6

5.35

O.OE8

0.03

Calendar year 1959 : Max 16,600 Mln 0 Mean 224 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.02

Water year 1959-60 : Max 1,94O Mln 0.8 Mean 119 Cfsm 0.626 In. 8.51

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). No peak above bas

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated 

and records for Big Walnut Creek at Rees. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

basis of recorded range in stage, weather records,
384 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

2295. Big Walnut Creek at Rees, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°51'24", long 82°57'26", in NEij sec.26, T.4 N., R.22 W., on right bank 

at downstream side of highway bridge, half a mile southwest of Rees, Franklin County, 

and 4-jj miles downstream from Alum Creek.

Drainage area. 544 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1921 to December 1935, October 1938 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 698.20 ft above mean see level, adjustment 

of 1912. Aug. 18, 1921, to Oct. 23, 1927, chain and staff gages at site 0,3 mile upstream at datum 2.00 ft lower prior to Oct. 1, 1924, at present datum thereafter.

Average discharge.--36 years, 489 cfs (adjusted for diversion).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,390 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 12.21 ft); minimum, 27 cfs Sept. 10 (gage height, 1.27 ft).

1921-35, 1938-60: Maximum discharge, 59,800 cfs Jan. 22, 1959 (gage height, 22.03 

ft, from high-water mark in well), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis 

of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow; minimum, 5 cfs Sept. 4, 5, 10-12, 1925. 

Flood of Mar. 25, 1913, reached a stage of 20.5 ft, present datum, at site 0.3 mile 

upstream.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Hoover Reservoir since September 1954 (see 

p. 292). Diversion above station for part of municipal supply of city of Columbus 

beginning June 15, 1956. For statement on diversion from Alum Creek basin into municipal supply system of the city of Columbus see Remarks for Alum Creek at Columbus 

(see preceding page). Sewage returned to Scioto River above station at Columbus.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1053: 1929, 1933(M), 1943(M), 1945. WSP 1305: 1933JM), 

1925-26JM).

Rating tables 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 10

49

148

Discharge, in cubic ftet per second,

Feb. 11 to Sept. 30

165

264

3.0 440

5.0 1,590

8.0 3,730

12.0 8,100

year October 1959 to September 1360

Day

1

2

5

4

5

F.

8

9

lu

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

13

20

21

22

23

24

25

2 6 

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

*152

91

43

34

33

124

139

160

232

96

72

64

52

55

56

54

44

38

41

44

42

*43

43

89

79

61 

74 

74

66 

68

"'

2,321

74.9

38.3

Nov.

55

54

56

201

230

311

209

133

102

73

72

79

70

85

216

255

168

119

100

81

77

68

66

100

104

524 

535

341

242

4,879

163

35.5

Dec .

138

200

250

*265

221

258

520

383

245

200

188

1,610

2,950

1,250

5O6

348

280

245

235

211

200

191

170

170

168

184

238 

484

625 

470

355

13,818

446

38.5

Jan.

262

223

572

67e

320

238

214

195

188

165

170

209

1,880

*1,740

2^,190

2,040

1,100

924

1,560

1,140

655

438

355

314

275

260 

265 

338

515 

530

430

20,379

657

37.9

Feb.

355

355

282

245

262

1,260

1,760

1,110

1,680

3,220

7,090

2,770

1,270

864

431

355

341

338

317

264

290

274

264

259

296

*540 

395 

341

302

27,530

943

38.4

Mar.

259

241

261

238

228

220

228

198

207

215

269

277

241

238

188

217

222

233

238

264

299

272

233

235

215

212 

973

1.470 

1,110

1,210

11,131

359

39.0

Apr.

954

711

555

2,680

2,420

1,340

*840

575

404

327

272

238

217

190

176

170

167

190

174

151

142

144

138

122

118

118 

116

105 

133

14,009

467

40.4

May

£15

174

144

124

110

101

124

167

149

165

243

277

212

179

154

156

579

200

*144

120

135

184

689

29O

195

667 

1,960

1,700

1,210

1 , 000

11,341

385

41.6

June

645

359

264

207

179

149

160

116

97

86

70

84

99

352

238

142

114

95

84

77

72

104

110

99

95

66

62

69 

67

4,433

148

43.1

July

271

142

144

142

93

*78

69

61

49

62

64

61

56

481

212

112

77

62

140

86

56

46

78

56

ii

140 

77

50 

54

67

3,174

102

42.0

Aug.

38

35

52

74

101

77

107

82

67

67

*191

52

41

38

76

55

41

62

48

39

183

151

77

127

80 

60

46 

39

36 

31

120

2,273

73.3

42.5

Sept.

147.

67

46

38

36

35

31

29

28

28

32

38

36

35

38

*32

34

37

38

56

46

36

37

33

29

28 

28 

32

36 

37

1,203

40.1

44.0

Calendar year 1959 : Max 44,600 Min 28 Mean 623

Water year 1959-60: Max 7,090 Min 28 Mean 320

Discharge r 

Diversion,

leasurement made on this day.

equivalent in cubic feet per second, for municipal supply of
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

2305. Big Darby Creek at Darbyville, Ohio 

(Formerly published as Darby Creek at Darbyville, Ohio)

Location.--Lat 39°42'05", long 83°06'35", near right bank on downstream side of pier of 

bridge on State Highway 316, three-eighths of a mile northeast of Darbyville, Pickaway 

County, and 3 miles downstream from Greenbrier Creek.

Drainage area. 533 sq mi.

Records available .--October 1921 to December 1935, January 1938 to September 1960.

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305. Prior to October 1959, 

published as Darby Creek at Darbyville.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 713.6 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Mar. 17, 1940, chain or staff gages at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 36 years, 434 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,730 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 8.33 ft); minimum daily, 12 cfs Sept. 15-19, 29, 30; minimum recorded gage height, 1.20 ft 

Sept. 15-19.

1921-35, 1938-60: Maximum discharge, 49,000 cfs Jan. 22, 1959 (gage height, 17.94 

ft), from rating curve extended above 22,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow; minimum observed, 1.4 cfs Sept. 17, 1932.

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

Revisions (water years).--WSF 1083: 1922(M), 1924(M), 1927(M), 1933(M), 1938(M). 

WSP 1305:1926(M), 1928-31(M), 1934(M), 1945(M). WSP 1505: 1932(m).

Rating tables, water year 1353-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 10)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 10 Feb. II to Sept. 30

1.3

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

390

107

234

3.0

4.0 795

6.0 1,960

7.0 2,860

1.2 

1.5 

1.8 

2.1

82

133

250

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

416

880 

1,450 

2,EOO 

4,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2B

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

19

20

20

23

24

32

30

34

45

39

40

35

34

33

31

30

31

29

27

26

25

*23

23

26

26

26

30

29

29

29

30

898

29.0

0.054

0.06

Nov.

31

29

26

38

44

45

88

109

85

65

56

51

45

48

51

68

125

98

81

70

59

56

55

55

52

48

71

90

129

165

2,031

67.7

0.127

0.14

Dec .

136

129

*114

107

125

129

134

146

141

120

111

207

1,560

1.580

732

504

386

317

266

228

205

182

163

151

146

141

151

278

492

476

366

9,921

520

0.600

0.69

Jan.

281

234

272

566

362

251

234

220

187

163

156

156

712

*1 , 550

1,660

2,410

1,340

885

990

990

608

520

418

349

505

281

251

263

380

484

450

17,728

572

1.07

1.23

Feb.

383

329

278

234

248

884

2,040

1,140

980

2,740

4.170

2,290

1,180

825

573

490

423

398

360

280

274

277

250

226

250

*332

299

262

256

22,671

782

1.47

1.58

Mar.

217

191

214

217

205

206

186

167

*167

164

162

152

137

137

139

142

154

167

186

253

412

452

377

387

409

360

479

1,300

2,420

1,820

1,230

13,210

426

0.799

0.92

Apr.

808

582

506

1,520

1.960

*1,230

886

660

506

409

346

322

290

259

244

232

241

280

226

197

191

188

172

164

159

154

146

137

128

124

13,267

442

0.829

0.92

May

159

146

128

115

106

100

104

113

113

115

117

117

117

113

102

98

282

*430

293

220

188

175

191

214

208

403

714

1,590

1.870

968

750

10,359

334

0.627

0.72

June

596

412

356

309

253

203

175

159

139

124

115

115

117

139

232

208

175

144

272

197

146

119

117

117

119

106

98

84

82

Ii

5,506

184

0.345

0.58

July

82

89

94

86

80

*74

68

65

57

60

55

51

51

113

128

175

132

98

115

102

80

67

59

67

68

50

50

104

80

69

94

2,563

82.7

0.155

0.18

Aug.

74

55

36

34

33

30

30

32

32

*34

34

36

44

36

42

39

34

30

28

26

32

42

35

30

21

59

42

34

28

26

26

1,168

37.7

0.071

0.08

Sept .

24

24

22

19

18

18

18

17

15

14

16

IE

14

13

*12

12

12

12

12

a!9

a30

a25

a20

a!7

a!5

a!4

a!3

a!3

a!2

a!2

497

16.6

0 . 031

0.03

Calendar year 1959: Max 38,400 Min 13 Mean 578 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.73

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,170 Min 12 Mean 273 Cfsm 0.512 In. 6.93

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs).--Feb. 11 (2 a.m.) 4,730 cfs (8.33 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded 

nd records for Big Walnut Creek at Rees and other nearby stations.

nge in stage, weather
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

2315. Soioto River at Chillicothe, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°20'31", long 82°58'27", on right bank at north end of Chillicothe, Ross 

County, 450 ft downstream from Bridge Street Bridge on Q. S. Highway 23.

Drainage area. 3,847 sq mi.

Records available. December 1913 to September 1914 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), October 1920 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1305. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since 1907 are 

contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 594.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Sept. 30, 1914, staff gage at site 400 ft upstream at different 

datum. Apr. 1, 1921, to Feb. 1, 1923, tape gage and Feb. 2, 19E3, to Aug. 6, 1930, 

chain gage, at site 500 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 40 years, 3,308 cfs.

Extremes .--Maximum discharge during year, 21,400 cfs Feb. 12 (gage heiglt, 14.17 ft); minimum, 264 cfs Sept. 27, 28 (gage height, 1.33 ft).

1920-60: Maximum discharge, 144,000 cfs Jan. 23, 1959 (gage heiglt, 32.50 ft, from 

high-water mark in well); minimum, 160 cfs Jan. 1, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 39.8 ft Mar. 26, 1913 (discharge, 260,000 cfs, estimated by 

Franklin County Conservancy District).

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Griggs Reservoir, by 0'Shauglnessy Reservoir 

since 1924, by Delaware Reservoir since 1951, and by Hoover Reservoir since 1954 

(see p. 292). Records of water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in 

WSP 1741.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 803: 1929(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 14-16)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 16 Jan. 17 to Sept. 30

1.4 290

1. 5 360

2.0 730

2,560

6,400

15,800

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

245

375

740

1,630

6.0 5,410

10.0 11,900

14.0 20,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

2

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

13

19

20

21

22

20

24

25

26

27

23

29 

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

451

535

444

374

546

430

690

946

1,060

1,020

650

521

479

451

437

430

416

409

374

346

360

367

395

444

500

500

479

479

465 

*437

437

15,672

506

-

-

Nov.

430

430

430

465

826

Dec.

1,340

1,600

1,820

1,510

1,560

1,2401 1,370

962

834

706

602

570

542

528

521

642

810

842

802

698

650

594

578

563

563

650

650

922

2,250

1,920

*1,550

23,750

792

-

-

1,730

2,170

2,310

1,920

1,700

2,280

6,730

10,200

9,750

6,740

4,700

3,470

2,790

2,350

2,060

1,800

1,590

1,430

1,350

1,550

1,550

1,770

2,870

5,170

*2, 960

69,520

2,868

_-

Jan.

2,890

2,570

2,560

3,350

5,420

5,240

2,330

1,970

1,810

1,610

1,470

1.41CI

1,910

7,790

14,200

15, 100

15,400

12,000

9, 100

8,490

6,280

4,310

3,490

2,910

2,670

2,430

2,230

2,450

2,900

5 350

4^160

149,600

4,826

_

-

Feb.

*5,580

5,150

2,910

2,720

2,190

5,650

7,900

9,810

8,080

9,860

17,900

20.700

2C,700

10,200

6,220

4,490

3,620

3,460

3,270

2,840

2,530

2,450

2,290

2,150

2,200

3,660

5,870

5,070

*2,690

170,720

5,887

_

-

Mar.

2,550

2,030

1,960

1,880

1,650

1,590

1,560

1,500

1,430

1,400

1,450

1,850

1,940

1,850

1,780

1,320

1.500

1,400

1,620

2,090

2,540

2,850

2,910

2,790

2,800

2,800

2,990

4,770

8,560

10,800

*10, 300

88,040

2,840

_

-

Apr.

8,620

6,480

4,990

5,410

10.900

10,700

7,520

5,490

3,910

3,270

2,960

2,570

2,380

2,180

2,030

1,900

1,800

1,750

1,760

1,580

1,480

1,420

1,590

1,510

1,240

1,230

1,240

1,150

*1,040

1,020

100,520

3,351

_

-

May

1,260

,490

,220

,070

996

956

924

,030

,110

,04O

,090

,210

,290

,550

,280

,160

,450

,510

,650

,520

,180

,150

,590

,150

,550

,290

,060

,220

,460

>, 220

*4, 860

65,696

2,055

_

-

June

4,220

3,440

2,650

2,150

1,810

1,510

1,520

1,300

1,240

1,130

996

900

988

1,100

1,600

1,440

1,740

1,730

1,490

1,560

1,160

1,010

1,420

1,230

1,140

1,100

972

868

788

*788

44,590

1,486

_

-

July

884

1,240

1,000

972

892

710

635

598

568

582

582

575

530

1,370

2,190

1,340

972

836

1,060

1,170

804

612

538

665

688

545

530

756

688

605

560

25,697

829

_

Aug.

*568

508

473

452

459

568

552

605

82O

718

612

916

658

515

466

466

550

1,020

1.170

900

665

860

900

680

605

575

501

445

405

582

389

19,381

625

_

-|

Sept.

459

612

466

410

568

342

336

356

356

356

424

382

356

342

336

316

336

330

323

330

396

396

362

342

336

310

284

271

323

356

10,892

363

.

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 127,000 Min 254 Mean 3,669 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 20,700 Min 271 Mean 2,191 Cfsm - In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 287 

2325. Rocky Pork near Barretts Mills, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°13'05", long 83°23'05", on left bank at downstream side of highway

bridge, 1.1 miles north of Barretts Mills, Highland County, 2 miles east of Rainsboro, 

2-f miles upstream from mouth, and 6 miles downstream from Rocky Pork Reservoir.

Drainage area.--141 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 770.7 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 15, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 148 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,860 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 7.81 ft); minimum, 16 cfs July 13 (gage height, 2.00 ft); minimum daily, 19 cfs July 9.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 13,200 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 15.56 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum daily, 

1.0 cfs Nov. 17, 1953.

Remarks.--Records fair. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by mill above station. Plow 

regulated by Rocky Pork Reservoir since 1952 (capacity, 34,100 acre-ft).

Rating tablea, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and diacharge, 

in cubic feet pe

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

29

65

148

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

277

467

690

second)

Dec. 13 to Sept. 30 

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

3.5 222

4.0 398

5.0 885

6.0 1,470

7.0 2,210

Discharge, In cubic scond, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

z

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

29

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

22

22

21

21

22

30

23

67

31

23

23 

23

23

23

22

23

22

22

23

22

*23

22

23

23

23

24

22

23

23 

22

22

758

24.5

_

-

Nov.

22

23

23

27

51

29

25

23

24

23

23 

23

23

24

24

25

23

23

23

22

23

22

26

26

25

23

96

46

37

32

859

28.6

_

-

Dec. | Jan.

29

29

*28

28

27.

37

58

49

46

44

49 

602

690

423

279

200

162

181

166

141

130

115

101

93

88

86

84

157

153

141 

130

4,546

147

_

-

115

111

225

198

166

141

127

117

98

90

86 

86

*188

266

1.010

695

427

370

386

272

210

169

144

125

115

106

123

185

194

175 

156

6,876

222

_

-

Feb.

144

128

114

106

115

312

326

263

247

1,270

1.850 

984

570

406

276

220

192

190

183

153

141

135

127

122

*202

366

296

253

215

9,906

342

_

-

Mar.

183

16O

162

146

135

125

115

111

*106

109

101

98

90

87

88

104

131

151

177

233

282

300

322

423

390

382

480

585 472"

366 

269

6,883

222

_

-

Apr.

210

181

171

205

212

*196

177

164

143

127

115

107

99

93

88

82

81

80

65

61

60

59

58

56

52

54

55

46

42

54

3,193

106

_

-

May

78

65

58

52

48

42

55

59

56

59

74 

70

77

74

67

60

*60

50

43

44

50

44

45

42

M

40

95

168

171 

173

148

2,205

71.1

_

-

June

122

103

88

74

64

51

38

30

27

24

24 

24

31

33

34

28

27

24

21

22

22

23

28

34

29

24

24

24

23

23

1,143

38.1

_

-

July

23

23

28

28

24

22

28

*21

19

22

23 

22

30

127

45

35

29

42

38

31

26

23

21

21

23

61

95

74

51 

40

29

1,118

36.1

-

-

Aug.

26

22

22

34

22

23

23

24

23

*33

22 

22

21

21

23

20

22

22

21

21

21

23

21

22

21

21

21

21

23 

22

22

695

22.4

-

-

Sept.

22

23

22

21

23

24

22

23

22

22

45 

27

*24

24

22

24

28

23

27

24

24

25

24

23

22

25

24

24

24 

25

732

24.4

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 4, ISO Min 19 Mean 143 Cfam - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,850 Min 19 Mean 106 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on thia day.
2340. Paint Creek near Bourneville, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°15'49", long 83°10'0l", on downstream side of left pier of highway 

bridge, 1-j miles southwest of Bourneville, Ross County, arid 1-^ miles upstream from 

Upper Twin Creek.

Drainage area. 808 sq mi.

Records available. October 1921 to January 1937, January 1938 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305. Published as "at Bainbridge" 

October 1921 to September 1923 and as "near Bainbridge" January 1938 to May 1939.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 665.2 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Sept. 30, 1923, chain and staff gage at site 9 miles upstream at 

datum 700.81 ft above mean sea level. Oct. 1, 1923, to Aug. 26, 1924, chain gage and 

Aug. 27, 1924, to Jan. 25, 1937, water-stage recorder, at present site and datum. 

Jan. 20, 1938, to May 3, 1939, chain gage at site 6 miles upstream at datum 687.64 ft 

above mean sea level.

Average discharge.--57 years (1921-36, 1938-60), 785 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,400 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 13.86 ft); minimum, 31 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.13 ft).

1921-37, 1938-60: Maximum discharge, 52,100 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 19.2 ft); 

minimum, 6.7 cfs Aug. 13, 14, 1930; minimum gage height, 1.67 ft Oct. 14, 15, 16, 1957.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow slightly regulated by Rocky Pork Reservoir since 1952 (capacity, 34,100 acre-ft). Records of water temperatures and suspended sediment loads 

for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

Revisions (water years). WSP 893: 1924, 1925(M), 1926, 1927(M), 1933, 1935, 1937. 

WSP 1385: 1922, 1923(M), 1924.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge., 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 25

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

52

89

242

4.5

5.0

9.0

12.0

780

1,250

5,530

10,100

129

195

326

to Sept. 30

4.0 500

4.5 830

5.0 1,320

8.0 4,410

Discharge, in cut if feet per second, water year Octoter 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

IE

16

17

13

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

21

23

29

~l

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

0:t.

52

45

43

43

42_

50

80

114

261

136

92

78

67

67

65

58

56

50

50

50

*48

48

50

52

52

52

56

56

54

50

48

2,065

66.6

0.082

0.09

Nov.

52

52

50

59

104

145

99

87

89

87

78

74

69

71

82

85

87

80

71

71

71

71

74

87

87

85

426

582

498

360

3,933

131

0.162

0.18

Dec. Jan.

295

257

*250

224

206

203

238

242

224

206

203

1,940

5,150

2,550

1,650

1,180

896

1,000

952

705

589

515

435

397

374

360

560

710

1,080

950

720

22,801

736

0.911

1.05

569

504

1,130

1,250

950

705

589

521

440

585

569

552

*1,040

1,070

5.950

3, 840

2,670

2,190

2,430

1,990

1,480

1,070

788

642

622

545

521

869

1,140

1,050 

887

38,536

1,245

1.54

1.78

Feb.

765

642

545

477

487

2,140

2,580

2 , 000

1,950

5,150

9,610

5,000

2,940

1,980

1,550

1,220

1,050

1,030

980

728

735

698

609

569

*726

1,850

1,560

1,120

960

51,451

1,773

2. 19

2.36

Mar.

750

680

687

631

530

487

483

433

*422

433

408

405

550

256

572

405

485

550

675

1,070

1,530

1,620

1,600

2, 220

2,080

1,920

2,800

5.820

2,960

2,300

1,760

35.218

1,136

1.41

1.63

Apr.

,520

.050

930

,440

,940

* ,720

,340

1,040

830

680

574

540

492

551

426

415

408

398

356

526

315

312

298

284

268

271

284

253

232

o^r D

19,431

648

0.802

0.89

May

350

293

261

235

220

202

215

255

245

242

271

253

253

248

228

215

198

*195

190

183

188

188

193

193

178

183

357

1,370

1,880

1,470 

1,020

11,970

386

0.478

0.55

June

715

535

440

578

525

279

242

212

190

171

162

149

252

287

359

306

240

202

176

158

147

159

366

255

202

160

143

133

129

127

7,577

253

0.313

0.35

July

131

147

141

188

*193

164

145

127

114

106

110

108

106

256

444

487

341

282

478

304

230

178

151

173

137

127

245

255

185

145

127

6,325

204

0.252

0.29

Aug.

110

104

93

162

145

131

108

99

108

*108

95

85

74

70

69

65

64

62

54

82

74

62

60

55

55

50

49

46

46

44

48

2,479

80.0

0.099

0.11

Sept.

44

44

42

40

40

39

39

39

39

40

58

80

55

48

*44

44

48

50

50

52

50

46

43

42

3^9

36

35

34

52

51

1,325

44.1

0.055

0.06

Calendar year 1959: Max 22,200 Min 37 Mean 809 Cfsm 1.00 In. 13.59

Wafer year 1959-60: Max 9,610 Min 31 Mean 555 Cfsm 0.687 In. 9.34

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 

14,400 cfs (13.86 ft).

:fs).~Jan. 15 (11:30 a.m.) 10,200 cfs (12.04 ft); Feb. 11 (3 a.m.)

Discharge measurement made on this day.

- .,-_.. Weather Bureau once-daily wire-weight-gage readings

are mea

Note. Discharge 

Sept. 18.

mputed from U.S. Aug. 12 tc
2345. Scioto River at Higby, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°12'44", long 82°51'35", in sec.6, T.7 H., R.20 W., on left bank at downstrjam side of highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Walnut Creek 

and'l-j miles north of Higby, Ross County.

Drainage area.--5,lS9 sq mi.

Record^, available .--October 1930 to 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

eptember 1960. Monthly discharge only for some

Gage .-JWater-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 567.6 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of J912. Prior to Nov. 7, 1930, staff gage at same site and datum.

.--Maximum discharge during year, 35,700 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 16.41 ft); min386 cfs Oct. 5; minimum gage height, 1.77 ft Sept. 28, 29. 

930-60: Maximum discharge, 177,000 cfs Jan. 23, 1937, from rating curve extended

112,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 26.4 ft Jan. 23, 1937, from f loodmarks , and 

23, 1959; minimum discharge, 244 cfs Oct. 23, 1930. 

aximum stage known, 31.6 ft Mar. £6, 1913.

iemarkjj .--Records good. Plow slightly regulated by O'Shaughnessy and Griggs Reservoirs, 

by Delaware Reservoir since 1951, by Hoover Reservoir since 1954 (see p. 292), and by 

Roe^y Pork Reservoir since 1952 (capacity, 34,100 acre-ft). Records of water temperaturi^s and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

Revisions (water years ) . WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1937(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 25 to Aug. 23)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14

7,250

13,800

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

De

420

615

1,070

1,760

15 to Sept. 30

9,510

23,200

33,600

Discharge, In cabl- feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

c

3

4

5

6

7

3

q

ID

11

12

1Z

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

on.

506

650

57 B

482

422

470

74,6

ll,340

1,680

11.380

974

770

674

626

614

f590

554

518

482

470

458

458

470

554

626

650

614

602

590 

566

542

 1 

CO 656

666

_

-

N_iV.

530

518

506

578

998

1,560

1,220

1,050

938

818

782

734

710

710

746

938

974

950

866

806

770

734

722

734

*818

842

1,600

3,070

2,740 

2 , 060

31,022

1,034

_

-

DPC

1,740

1,820

2,200

1,810

1,620

1,620

1,940

2 , 380

2,540

2,220

1,900

3,890

10,600

13,500

12,800

9,590

6,950

5,510

4,650

3,780

3,250

2,850

2,470

2,220

2,050

1,980

1,980

2,670

4,410

4,910

4,390

126,040

4,066

_

-

Jan.

4,110

3,460

4,110

5,390

5,170

4,890

3,610

2,980

2,650

2,370

2 , 160

2 , 060

*2,940

8,420

22,500

21,500

19,000

15,700

12,800

11,500

8,920

6,390

5,050

4,150

3,750

3,430

3,190

3,690

4,450 

4,770

5,610

210,520

6,791

_

-

Feb.

4,930

4,340

3,770

3,610

3,140

6,410

10,500

12,400

10,800

13,600

32,300

28,800

24,900

14,800

9,110

6,830

*5,530

5,170

4,970

4,260

3,770

3,690

3,370

3,180

3,460

7,09O

6,410

5,090

4,340

250,570

8,640

_

-

Mar.

3,690

3,230

3,140

2,980

2,640

2,510

2,420

2,320

2,230

2,200

2,200

2,460

2,560

2,470

2,490

2,180

2,220

2,390

2,780

3,670

4,570

5,050

5,130

5,870

5,730

5,470

6,570

10,200

12,200

15,800

*13,000

140,370

4,528

_

-

Apr.

11,000

8,610

6,850

6,890

12,600

15,600

9,780

7,590

5,590

4,550

4,050

3,580

5,270

5,030

2,820

2,690

2,550

2,470

2,420

2,250

2,110

2,020

1,980

1,900

1,800

1,790

1,920

1,760

1,610

1,550

154,640

4,488

_

-

May

,920

,110

,840

,640

,520

.450

,540

,780

* ,750

* ,600

,670

,730

,820

,840

,810

,640

,670

,580

,060

,760

,600

,550

,610

,420

,970

,750

,170

7,670

9,260 

o -son o, OOU

6,410

85,480

2,695

_

-

June

5.370

4,370

3,370

2,780

2,370

2,050

1,820

1,700

1,680

1,550

1,430

1,310

1,390

1,550

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,100

1,870

1,740

1,550

1,420

*1,790

1,870

1,640

1,560

1,450

1,290

1,220

1,170

59,390

1,980

_

-

July

,280

,520

,450

,310

,330

,150

,050

971

910

890

900

890

860

1,610

2,820

2,150

1,580

1,510

1,980

1,680

1,290

1,020

910

930

982

851

833

1,070

1,040 

910

615

38,292

1,235

-

-

Aug.

783

*762

703

730

815

797

770

80S

950

940

824

960

870

728

673

645

690

880

1,220

1,060

880

860

1,090

900

806

762

722

668

615 

580

 

25,052

808

-

-

Sept.

566

738

645

566

532

506

500

500

506

506

566

566

545

519

*506

493

500

500

500

493

506

545

512

500

456

456

444

420 426" 

462

15,498

517

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 127,000 Mln 302 Mean 4,970 Cfsm - In. -

Warer ye^ir 1959-60: Max 32,300 Mln 420 Mean 3,1O5 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base 

cfs (l|;.41 ft).

24,000 cfs).--Jan. 15 (8 27,400 cfs (14.43 ft); Feb. 11 (5 p.m.) 35,700

surement made on this day.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

2350. Salt Creek at Tarlton, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°33'45", long 82°47'00", in SW^ sec.34, T.12 N. , R.20 W. , on right bank 

 in Fairfield County, half a mile northwest of Tarlton, Pickaway Courty, and 6T miles upstream from Plum Run.

Drainage area. 10.6 sq mi.

Records available. July 1946 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 875.36 ft above mean see level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Average discharge. 14 years, 10.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 821 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 3.88 ft); no flow 

Aug. 27 to Sept. 10.

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 2,780 cfs July 18, 1947 (gage height, 6.4 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 850 cfs by velocity-area studies; no flow for many days.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.6 

.7

.9 

1.0

0

.3 

1.1 

3.2 

6.8

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.3

142

221

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

O

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfstn

In.

Oct.

0.1

.2

.1

.1

.2

2.1 z'.z

19

7.4

1.4

.9

.5

.4

.4

.3

*.3

.2

.2

. 2

.2

.2

. 2

.5

2.0

2.4

2.4

2.4

1.6

1.3 

1.1

1.1

51.7

1.67

0.158

0.18

Nov.

1.8

1.8

1.3

8. 1

17

11

4.1

2.6

2.2

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

2.3

3.4

2.9

2.4

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

2.2

2.4

2.0

62

18

13 

*10

184 .'8

6.16

0.581

0.65

Dec.

9.8

18

16

9.8

7.8

18

16

8.8

b8

8.3

12

170

52

18

13

9.8

9.0

13

8.8

6.8

5.9

b5

b4.5

4.1

5.5

6.4

7.3

38

16 

11

7.8

544.4

17.6

1.66

1.91

Jan.

6.4

6.2

66

14

8.3

5.9

b5

.7

b

.4

.4

* .7

21

33

167

30

16

42

26

14

blO

b9

b7

b6

b6

5.5

35

31

17 

11

9.3

632.8

20.4

1.92

2.21

Feb.

7.8

5.9

b5

b4.5

12

30

12

9.8

17

189

60

17

bll

b9

b8

b7

b6

b7

n>8

b7

be

be

b5

5.9

23

40

b!8

14

11

561.9

19.4

1.83

1.97

Mar.

b8

b7

b7

b7

b6

b6

b5

b6

*b6

b5

b5

b4.5

b4.5

b4.5

b4.5

b5

b6

b7

blO

blS

bl3

bll

b!6

b20

b20

24

104

76

35 

23

19

490.0

15.8

1.49

1.72

Apr.

15

11

17

*27

a!6

a!3

alo

a8

a7

a6

5.1

4.7

4.1

3.4

3.4

4.6

4.4

3.2

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

1.6

1.4

4TT

189.2

6.31

0.595

0.66

May

6.1

2.6

2.0

1.8

1.4

1.3

3.0

3.4

2.6

4.4

5.5

3.7

*4.4

3.7

2.9

2.5

3.8

2.4

2.2

2.O

2.2

6.7

7.2

3.4

2.4

127

*208

53

22 

23

13

529.6

17.1

1.61

1.86

June

7.8

5.1

3.7

2.4

1.8

1.4

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.5

.7

4.1

3.6

1.4

.8

.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

2.0

2.9

.9

.6

.4

*.4

.4

.5 

.4

47.4

1.58

0.149

0.17

July

0.5

.3

1.3

.6

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.4

.3

.2

1.3

~2.2 24

.9

.6

.5

.9

.5

.3

.2

1.7

1.7

.5

2.3

2.2

.6

.4 

.3

.2

45.8

1.48

0 . 140

0.16

Aug.

*0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

1.2

1.6

2.8

3.8

1.2

.4

.3

.2

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.3

2.3

.9

.3

.1

.1

.1

0

O

O

o

o

17.0

0.55

0.052

0.06

Sept.

O

0

o

0

o

o

o

0

0

o

.6

*72

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

3.5

0.12

0.011

0.01

Calendar year 1959: Max 419 Min 0 Mean 9.34 Cfsm 0.881 In. 11.95

Water year 1959-60: Max 208 Mln o Mean 9.01 Cfsm 0.850 In. 11.56

Peak discharge (base, 50O cfs). Jan. 15 (3 a.m.) 514 cfs (3.17 ft); Feb. 10 (5:20 p.m.) 821 cfs

(3.88 ft); May 26 (7:EO p.m.) 758 cfs (3.74 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weathe 

Creek near Rockbridge.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

records and records for Clear
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN " Ji 

2355. Tar Hollow Creek at Tar Hollow State Park, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°23'20", long 82°45'00", in NE^SEi sec.36, T.10 N., R.20 W. , in Tar

Hollow State Park, on left bank 2 miles upstream from mouth and 5j miles soutl of Adelphi, Ross County.

Drainage area. 1.50 sq mi.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and V-notch weir. Datum of gage is 793.91 ft above mean sea 

level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge. 14 years, 1.22 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 152 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 4.95 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 35 cfs as explained below; no flow for many days.

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 374 cfs June 13, 1958 (gage height, 5.62 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 35 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 

5.21 ft; no flow at times.

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

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

.5 

1.2 

2.3

3.3 

3.5 

3.8 

4.0

3.9 

8.6

Discharge, In cutlc feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

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

Total

Mean

Cfgm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

.6

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

*0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

.2

.1

0

0

0

1.8

0.06

0.04O

0.05

Nov.

0

0

0

0

.2

1.1

.4

a. 2

Dec. Jan.

0.3 0.5

.3

.4

.4

.4

.7

1.1

.7

.l! .4

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

2.5

1.6

.7

.4

7.2

0.24

0.160

0.18

. 3

.3

9.9

574

1.8

.9

a. 6

a. 4

a. 6

a. 4

a. 3

a. 2

a. 2

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a. 2

.4

.7

.7

.6

29.0

0.94

0.627

0.72

.4

2.4

*1.9

1.3

.9

t 7

f 4

.4

.3

.2

72

2.2

3.3

32.

4.9

2.6

3.0

3.5

2.3

1.6

1.1

.8

.6

.6

.5

.7

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.3

75.2

2.43

1.62

1.87

Feb.

1.1

.9

.7

.6

1.0

3.2

2.6

2.2

2.0

15

10

3.5

2.4

1.9

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.2

*1.0

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

3.2

5.0

2.7

2.3

1.7

71.7

2.47

1.65

1.78

Mar.

1.3

1.2

1.2

.9

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.5

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.8

.8

1.3

1.3

1.6

6.4

15

7.9

3.9

*2.6

55.1

1.78

1.19

1.37

Apr.

1.8

175

.4

.6

.6

.5

.4

.1

.0

.8

.7

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.5

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

a. 4

a. 6

a. 8

a. 6

a. 5

a. 4

24.4

0.81

0.540

0.60

May

2.7

2.2

1.7

1.3

1.0

.8

3.7

6.6

*375

3.5

4.1

2.9

2.6

2.2

1.6

1.3

1.1

.9

.7

.6

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.4

.7

.7

.7

.6

50.3

1.62

1.08

1.24

June

0.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.2

0.04

0.027

0.03

July

0

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Sept.

C)

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1959: Max 37 Mln 0 Mean 1.09 Cfsm 0.727 In. 9.85

Water year 1959-60: Max 32 Mln 0 Mean 0.86 Cfsm 0.573 In. 7.84

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs).--Jan. 15 (2 a.m.) 152 cfs (4.95 ft); Feb. 10 (6:40 p.m.) 58 cfs 

(4.34 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range 

ad records for Salt Creek near Tarlton.

3tage, weather records,
2y - SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Scioto River basin

2205. O'Shaughnessy Reservoir.--Lat 40"09'15", long 83°07'34", in Delaware County, at dam 

on Scioto River, 4 miles north of Dublin, Franklin County, Ohio. Drainage area, 

987 sq mi. Records available, October 1924 to September 1960. Mont'ily contents for 

some periods, published in WSP 1305. Daily readings have been obtained by city of Columbus, Division of Water, since 1924. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 

at mean sea level (levels by city of Columbus). Maximum contents during year, 19,080 

acre-ft Jan. 16 (elevation, 849.93 ft); minimum, 12,230 acre-ft Oct. 5 (elevation, 

841.80 ft). Maximum contents during period 1924-60, 24,290 acre-ft Jan. 22, 1959 (elevation, 854.40 ft); minimum observed, 97.9 acre-ft Feb. 11, 1945 (elevation, 791.97 ft). 

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam; dam completed and storage begun in 1924. Available capacity, 14,490 acre-ft, between elevations 789.5 ft (sill of outlet gate) and 

845 ft (crest of spillway), based on survey made in 1942. Flashboards installed May 8, 

1945, additional capacity, 2,450 acre-ft, between elevations 845 ft (crest of spillway) 

and 847.9 ft (crest of flashboards). Dead storage, 55 acre-ft. Records given herein 

represent total contents. Water used for municipal supply of city of Columbus. Capacity table computed from data furnished by city of Columbus.

1215. Griggs Reservoir.--Lat 40°00'54", long 83°05'38", at dam on Scioto River, 5j miles 

northwest of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, and 6j miles upstream from Olentangy 

River. Drainage area, 1,052 sq mi. Records available, January 1921 to September 1960. 

Monthly contents for some periods, published in W3P 1305. Daily readings have been obtained by city of Columbus, Division of Water, since 1908. Gage, water-stage recorder. 

Datum of gage is 680.38 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by city of 

Columbus); gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum 

contents during year, 5,490 acre-ft Jan. 16 (elevation, 757.86 ft); minimum, 3,740 

acre-ft Oct. 30 (elevation, 752.82 ft). Maximum contents during period 1921-60, 7,730 

acre-ft Jan. 22, 1959 (elevation, 763.91 ft); minimum observed, 277 acre-ft Jan. 24, 

1945 (elevation, 735.78 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam; dam completed and storage begun in 1905. Available capacity, 3,680 acre-ft between elevations 735.4 and 753.4 ft (crest of spillway), 

based on survey made in 1935. Flashboards installed July 28, 1945, additional capacity, 

735 acre-ft. between elevations 753.4 ft (crest of spillway) and 75E.6 ft (crest of 

flashboards). Dead storage, 250 acre-ft. Records given herein represent total contents. 

Water is used for municipal supply of city of Columbus. Capacity table computed from 

data furnished by city of Columbus.

3250. Delaware Reservoir.--Lat 40°31'25". long 83°04'05" , in NW^NE^ T.f N., R.19W., at 

dam on Olentangy River, 4 miles north of Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio. Drainage 

area, 381 sq mi (corps of Engineers). Records available, March 1951 to September 1960. 

Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, Sardy Hook datum 

levels by Corps of Engineers). Maximum contents during year, 15,050 acre-ft June 16 

elevation, 915.81 ft); minimum, 8,160 acre-ft Dec. 20 (elevation, 909.75 ft). Maximum 

contents during period 1951-60, 113,000 acre-ft Jan. 25, 1959 (elevstion, 944.75 ft); 

minimum, 4,160 acre-ft Jan. 20, 1954 (elevation, 904.07 ft).

Reservoir is formed by earth dam with concrete spillway; closure of dam made Aug. 12, 

1947; storage to maintain conservation pool began Mar. 20, 1951. Capacity at top of 

crest gates (elevation. 947.00 ft), 132,000 acre-ft of which 8,400 acre-ft (winter) and 

14,000 acre-ft (summer) is in conservation pool. No dead storage. Records given herein 

represent total contents. Reservoir is used primarily for flood cortrol although the 

conservation pool is operated for increased low flow for water supp]y and pollution 

abatement to downstream areas and for recreational and wildlife conservation purposes. 

Outflow is controlled mostly by operation of gates in sluiceways through dam, but above 

spillway level, taintor gates on spillway can be used. Gage-height record and capacity 

curve used to compute data contained herein furnished by Corps of Ergineers.

3234. Hoover Reservoir.--Lat 40°06'30" , long 82°53'00" , in T.2 N., R.17 W., at dam on Big 

Walnut Creek, half a mile northeast of Central College, Franklin County, Ohio, and 

12 miles northeast of Columbus. Drainage area, 190 sq mi. Records available, March 

1955 to September 1960. Gage, water-stage recorder; staff gage read once daily prior to 

Sept. 10, 1956. Datum of gage is at mean sea level. Maximum conterts during year, 

64,090 acre-ft Feb. 11 (elevation, 891.36 ft); minimum, 32,750 acre-ft Nov. 3 (elevation, 878.04 ft). Maximum contents during period 1955-60, 74,680 acre-ft Jan. 21, 1959 

(elevation, 894.76 ft); minimum, that of Nov. 3, 1959.

Reservoir is formed by earth dam with concrete spillway; dam completed in 1954 and 

storage began in March 1955. Available capacity, 60,340 acre-ft at elevation 890 ft 

(crest of spillway). Dead storage, 214 acre-ft at elevation 830 ft (sill of two 4 by 

6-foot gates). Records given herein represent total contents. Water is used for municipal supply of city of Columbus. Capacity table computed from data furnished by city 

of Columbus.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 293

Reservoirs in Scioto River basin Continued

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Date

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Change in 

contents 

(acre-feet)

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents i Change in 

(acre- contents 

feet) (acre-feet)

O'Shaughnessy Reserve! Griggs Reservoir

Sept. 30. ....................

Oct. 31. ....................

Dec. 31. ....................

Jan. 31. ....................

Feb. 29. ....................

ftug. 31.... .................

Sept. 30. ....................

842.15

842.54

848.67

845.78

12,750

17,780

17,530

15,170

753.99

+270 753.16

+310 756.11

-300 755.73

-2,130 754.64

3,860

4,860

4,730

4,360

_

-280

+160

+ 10

-140

0

-510

Delaware Reservoir Hoover Reservoir

Oct. 31. ....................

Dec . 31. ....................

June 30 .....................

Sept. 30. ....................

911.80

910.35

910.77

914.95

913.50

911.70

10,200

8,750

9,170

13,940

12,150

10,100

-690

-1,110

1 +50

+420

-710

+490

-590

-590

-1,200

-2,050

878.26

885.39

_

890.06

889.76

890.30

889.02

887.78

886.85

885.03

33,150

34,390

48,290

60,510

59,000

61,320

59,700

61,160

57,710

54,430

52,010

47,390

-3,090

+1,240

+13,900

-3,800

+12,220

-1,510

+2,320

-1,620

+1,460

-3,450

-3,280

-2,420

-4,620

t Elevation at 12 p.
294 OHIO BRUSH CREEK BASIN

2375. Ohio Brush Creek near West Union, Ohio

Location.--Lab 38"48'13", long 83°25'16", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 348, 0.3 mile downstream from Cedar Run, 2 miles southwest of Cedar Mills, 

and 7 miles east of West Union, Adams County.

Drainage area. 388 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1926 to November 1935, September 1940 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 510.6 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Nov. 32, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--"9 years, 440 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,400 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 17.34 ft); minimum, 1.6 cfs Sept. 10, 30; minimum gage height, 2.16 ft Oct. 5, Sept. 6, 9.

1926-35, 1940-60: Maximum discharge, 51,600 cfs Mar. 19, 1943 (gage height, 26.5 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 22,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak 

flow; no flow Sept. 13-23, C7, 28, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record and those below 

40 cfs, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 11-30)

1.9 

5.0

11

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

8.0 

11.0

128

309

535

1,150

3,800

7,120

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

-

4

5

E

7

q

J

13

11

12

13

14

IE

If,

17

13

19

20

21

22

2

4

5

fi

1

9

3

U 

1

TDtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.1

1.9

2.3

2.6

4.580

880

223

128

93

60

59

57

46

40

31

26

*25

24

21

24

43

64

76

107 

95

68

54 

43

6,883.4

222

0.572

0.66

Nov .

41

44

40

848

2,100

770

303

200

153

120

100

86

78

102

223

169

125

95

80

74

70

64

72

1,090

485

269

5,650 

1,070

577

376

13,480

449

1.16

1.29

Dec.

309

*317

350

263

226

341

587

350

265

215

197

6,620

2 '828 350

4,95

389

321

751

556

354

301

269

219

193

186

183

186 

1,360

755

556 

424

20,722

668

1.72

1.98

Jan.

325

285

1,500

695

420

325

281

246

204

183

176

*166

1,650

893

6,060

1,180

619

731

1,120

608

424

305

293

230

230

208

355

880

582

402 

325

21,901

706

1.82

2.10

Feb.

273

238

204

176

234

2,370

958

551

466

5,600

5,580

1,020

592

438

363

380

363

452

438

321

338

321

269

*277

778

2,730

926 

725

530

27,911

962

2.48

2.68

Mar.

376

338

350

301

238

223

223

179

*186

186

162

173

140

156

200

490

964

749

761

828

893

779

731

1.130

834

603

919

906

603

452 

359

15,432

498

1.28

1.48

Apr.

309

261

246

402

 376

297

250

208

190

159

144

134

123

110

102

100

95

95

82

72

70

70

70

64

59

57

95 

84

66

62

4,452

148

0.381

0.43

May

333

193

107

78

62

54

142

330

156

171

566

289

238

215

144

102

*86

70

56

49

57

74

54

47

47

89

2,660 

1,470

926

913

510

10,288

332

0.856

0.99

June

289

190

140

107

84

68

54

44

37

32

29

27

54

153

140

84

59

a45

a35

a25

a20

alOO

al.500

al,000

a300

allO

a70 

a55

*47

46

4,944

165

0.425

0.47

July

68

91

1^740

,.,020

301

150

88

59

44

37

37

41

43

242

255

95

49

32

25

51

37

22

16

32

62

63

108 

147

91

52 

25

5,123

165

0.425

0.49

Aug.

17

12

10

9.6

375

363

314

214

*100

60

66

84

44

30

21

16

13

11

8.5

7.3

7.9

6.7

5,0

6.7

6.7

5.6

4.6 

4.6

4.2

3.4 

3 4

1,832.2

59.1

0.152

0.18

Sept.

3.0

*3.0

2.8

2.3

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

3.8

4.6

4.6

*4.2

5.6

6.2

9.1

10

9.1

14

33

41

21

13

7.3

4.2

3.0 

2.6

2.3

1.9

222.4

7.41

0.019

0.02

"alendar year 1959: Max 11,400 Mln 1.9 Mean 431 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.07

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,620 Mln 1.8 Mean 364 Cfsm 0.938 In. 12.77

Peak discharge (base, 11,000 cfs).--Dec. 12 (4 p.m.) 12,600 cfs (14.90 ft); Jan. 15 (7:30 a.m.)

11,300 cfs (14.05 ft); Feb. 11 (l a.m.) 17,400 cfs (17.34 ft).______________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range Ln stag'?, weather records, 

and records for WhLteoak Creek near Georgetown.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 295 

2380. Ohio River near Maysville, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°38'05", long 83°42'11", on left bank at lock and dam 33, 1.8 miles upstream from city limits of Maysville, Mason County, 2.2 miles downstream from Cabin 

Creek, and at mile 405.1.

Drainage area.--70,130 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1939 to September 1960 (fragmentary prior to October 1940).

Gage.--Staff gage read hourly. Datum of gage is 452.57 ft above mean sea level, Ohio 

River datum. Auxiliary staff gage at lock and dam 34, 29.0 miles downstream, read 

hourly.

Average discharge.--20 years (1940-60), 91,730 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 364,000 cfs Apr. 8 (gage height, 45.75 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum not determined.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 635,000 cfs Apr. 17, 1948; maximum gage height, 

65.5 ft Mar. 9, 1945; minimum discharge not determined.

Maximum stage known, 75.3 ft Jan. £7, 1937 (discharge, 820,000 cfs, estimated).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of indefinite stage-fall-discharge relation, which are poor.

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September,1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

29

30

31

Total 

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

Je35,000

te37,000

Ie32,000

(*)

^23,000

LSI, ooo

645,000

53,000

63,400 

67,700

e45^000

tl,069.1 

34,490

0.492

0.57

Nov.

>e43,000

56 , 800

64.3OO

63,300

58,800

57 , 500

58,800

66,000

Je44,000

I*e45,000

U 48 ,000

73,000

109,000

117,000 

128,000

163,000

tl,829.5

60,980

0.870

0.97

Dec.

175,000

171,000

155,000

136,000

125,000

112,000

99,700

98,900

101,000

101,000

101,000

102,000

105,000

153,000

221,000

255,000

255,000

240,000

213,000

188,000

171,000

158,000

143,000

109,000

87,700

65,700

58 , 100

60,700 

67,100

*78,500 

97,700

*4,204. 1 

135,600

1.93

2.23

Jan.

112,000

130,000

139,000

150,000

175,000

195,000

202,000

185,000

165,000

142,000

121,000

97,300

74,200

77,900

129,000

199,000

260,000

276,000

267,000

249,000

218,000

197,000

171,000

146,000

123,000

99,000

73,400

65.500 

72,900

82,700 

92,900

*4,684.6 

151,100

2.15

2.48

Feb.

107,000

99,400

*84,600

79,200

74,000

69,800

100,000

155,000

169,000

164,000

193,000

235,000

261,000

268,000

256,000

230,000

203,000

174,000

160.OOO

160,000

154,000

139,000

121,000

102,000

94,400

115,000

168,000

187,000 

176,000

*4,498.4 

155,100

2.21

2.39

Mar.

146,000

116,000

104,000

96,500

89,900

76,200

63,300

e 54, 000

e50,000

648,000

e 52, 000

59,100

56,800

e52,000

e 50, 000

*e52,000

73,700

102,000

114,000

117,000

120,000

117,000

111,000

101,000

95,200

92,900

98,400

112,000 

143,000

195,000 

255,000

*3,013 

97,190

1.39

l.SO

Apr.

298,000

338,OOO

355,000

360,000

*358,000

360,000

363,000

363,000

350,000

332,000

305,000

271,000

235,000

200,000

168,000

135,000

101,000

81,400

73,700

72,100

67,600

61,400

Ueo.ooo

e55,000

1 5, 703. 2 

190,100

2.71

3.02

May

Se40,000

U45,000

61,700

97,100

141,000

168,000

192,000

197,000

188,000

167,000

149,000

134,000

121,000

109,000

97,500

89,200

76,800

61,000

*50,900

56 , 800

71,100

81,200 

79,700

86,200 

103,000

*2,913.2 

93,970

1.34

1.54

June

92,600

86,600

88,200

81.6OO

eSO.OOO

ie38,000

Uss.ooo

61,700

79,600

84,800

87,10O

86,100

Uso, ooo

e38,000

tl,613.3 

53,780

0.767

0.86

July

650,000

e60,OOO

75,300

84,500

72,900

(*)

ie27,000

Ie32,000

ie25,000

>e23,000

520,000

997,700 

32,180

0.459

0.53

MS.

Ue20,000

ie35,000

Se30,OOO

L?22,000

Je20,000

e!5,000

725,000 

23,390

0.334

0.38

Sept.

Ul3,000

U 11, 000

ie32,000

(*)

ie26,000

U28.000

e!5,000

625,000 

20,830

0.297

0.33

Calendar year 1959 : Max 479,000 Min - Mean 88,790 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.20

Water year 1959-60: Max 363,000 Min - Mean 87,090 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.90

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

* Expressed in thou

e Stage-fall-discharge re-lation indefinite; discharge estimated on ba 

ents and records for other main-stem and tributary stations.

sis of 4 discharge measure-
WHITEOAK CREEK BASIN

2385. Whiteoak Creek near Georgetown, Ohio

Location.--Lat 38°50'42", long 83 C 55'16", on left bank at upstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 221, 600 ft downstream from Opossum Run, l| miles southwest of Georgetown, 

Brown County, and 6-j miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 221 sq mi.

Records available. October 1923 to November 1935, October 1939 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is

569.21 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Feb. 8, 1940, and Dec. 9, 

1948, to Sept. 30, 1949, chain, staff, or wire-weight gages and Feb. 8, 1940, to Dec. 8, 

1948, water-stage recorder, at same site at datum 8.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1949, to 

Nov. 6, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--33 years, 248 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,500 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 9.59 ft); minimum observed, 0.2 cfs Oct. 5.

1923-35, 1939-60: Maximum discharge, 20,500 cfs May 14, 1933 (gage height, 20.87 ft, 

present datum), from rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no 

flow at times in 1930, 1940-41, 1943, 1948, 1951, 1953.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Flow supplemented on Jan. 22, 23 by release from Lake Grant on Sterling Run.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 728: 1924-31. WSP 758: 1933.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except period of i 

" in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet pe

effect (gage \ eight, 

econd)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12

1.7 

3.5

6.4

Dec. 13 to Sept. 30

12

113

168

300

800

1,430

2,260

3,680

108

157

279

795

1,430

2,300

3,900

6,080

Discharge, in ,-j|jlc feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

3

4

5

g

7

8

9

10

11

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

2e

27

28

23

30

rl

Tctal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.5

1.0

.8

1.2

-ii

.8

1.0

12

207

102

39

20

11

11

5.7

5.7

2.5

2.2

2.0

*2.7

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.7

3.5

3.5

2.9

13

15

12

9.0

500.0

16.1

0.073

0.08

Ncv.

9.0

5.7

4.2

19

189

235

83

41

27

20

15

13

12

15

18

64

44

30

22

18

15

14

18

36

52

57

827

686

186

100

2,874.9

95.8

0 . 433

0.48

Dec.

63

*58

65

70

54

72

267

147

81

63

54

2,770

2,740

452

173

124

103

450

416

135

98

85

85

78

71

76

81

886

552

341

202

10,912

352

1.59

1.83

Jan.

128

112

1,130

532

164

108

96

88

81

73

71

*87

852

633

*5,580

816

264

296

658

268

149

127

152

158

100

93

192

946

436

256

164

12,770

412

1.86

2.14

Feb.

132

118

103

93

117

1,630

757

275

215

2 , 900

4.750

488

221

149

128

158

135

215

183

111

128

107

104

*98

309

1,230

602

440

231

16,087

555

2.51

2.71

Mar.

135

132

114

98

b90

b80

b70

b65

b65

b60

b60

b55

b55

b60

b65

174

619

624

668

778

756

602

480

874

591

313

658

536

260

168

146

9,451

305

1.38

1.59

Apr.

118

98

230

898

*370

175

116

90

77

62

59

52

49

44

41

39

38

36

33

31

27

27

27

26

25

22

22

20

20

22

2,894

96.5

0.437

0.49

May

55

78

47

36

27

20

27

30

44

51

114

121

83

76

61

44

*34

29

23

21

26

34

31

25

22

401

1,920

2,950

624

400

300

7,734

249

1.13

1.30

June

114

75

56

41

34

27

23

20

16

14

12

13

70

296

194

90

54

36

26

21

17

80

2,790

1,290

194

88

56

44

*41

36

5,868

196

0.887

0.99

July

154

81

1,390

1,270

203

95

62

44

33

29

27

23

23

98

59

34

26

16

15

23

29

20

14

11

12

41

202

123

54

29

18

4,258

137

0.620

0.71

Aug.

12

9.2

8.4

7.5

6.4

5.7

27

46

*31

37

74

90

44

24

16

11

9.2

7.5

6.4

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.0

4.4

4.1

2.6

1.5

3.1

2 . 2

3.1

2.2

518.2

16.7

0.076

0.09

Sept.

1.5

1.4

1.2

.9

*_._5

.7

.7

.7

.9

1.2

6.2

3.4

2.8

*1.8

6.7

5.3

8.4

6.4

6.0

86

106

48

23

14

10

6.7

5.3

4.1

3.6

2.6

366.0

12.2

0.055

0.06

Calendar year 1959 : Max 8,200 Min 0.1 Mean 208 Cfsm 0.941 In. 12.76

Water year 1959-60 : Max 4,730 Min 0.4 Mean 203 Cfsm 0.919 In. 12.47

Peak discharge (base, 4,600 cfs).--Dec. 13 (l a.m.) 5,620 cfs (8.79 ft); Jan. 15 (2 p.m.) 4,850 

(8.44 ft); Feb. 11 (7 a.m.) 7,500 cfs (9.59 ft); May 28 (5 a.m.) 5,380 cfs (8.6E ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN 

2400. Little Miami River near Oldtown, Ohio

Location. --La t 39°44'55", long 83°55'50", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U . S . Highway 68, 0.9 mile upstream from Massie Creak, 1.3 miles northeast of Oldtown, 

Greene County, and 4.5 miles north of Xenia.

Drainage area. 129 sq mi.

Records available .--July 1952 to September 1960.

Gage. ~--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 816.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. --8 years, 89.8 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 690 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 4.43 ft); minimum, 

8.2 cfs Sept. 15-17 (gage height, 1.05 ft).

1952-60: Maximum discharge, 14,800 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 12.20 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,400 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of psak flow; 

minimum, 5.4 cfs July 29, 1954 (gage height, 1.04 ft), result of temporary storage at 

rock dam upstream.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect and those for period prior to 

Feb . 10, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except period of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 11 to Dec. 12)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 10 Feb. 11 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

1.0

1.1 

1.5

307

560

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

O

1

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

19

20

18

19

*19

19

20

24

2T

17

22

21

22

21

22

20

19

18

19

19

18

18

19

21

23

23

23

23

21

20

22

630

20.3

0.157

0.18

Nov.

23

25

23

31

43

35

27

24

21

ZQ_

20

21

22

24

28

*27

25

22

22

21

20

21

21

22

23

22

38

45

34

778

25.9

0.201

0.22

Dec.

a

7

7

5

5

6

6

4

4

_3

4

100

212

130

94

75

66

61

54

46

46

42

39

39

39

42

45

64

79

68

60

1,680

54.2

0.420

0.48

Jan.

54

51

67

68

60

58

54

49

44

45

*43

46

76

97

280

289

180

165

254

183

140

121

111

100

89

84

84

111

125

US

107

3,351

108

0.837

0.96

Feb.

98

88

79

78

81

213

234

163

234

480

554

287

206

166

140

126

119

114

1OO

90

93

84

83

77

*84

82

72

76

72

4,373

151

1.17

1.26

Mar.

65

66

65

b60

b60

b55

b55

b55

*b55

b55

b50

b50

b50

b50

51

54

56

59

61

84

111

97

83

104

82

94

108

217

217

183

148

E,600

33.9

0 . 6 50

0.75

Apr.

119

107

1E1

*242

197

158

136

115

104

91

84

80

73

70

69

68

65

62

57

56

56

56

52

51

50

49

48

45

44

TQ48

2,573

85.8

0.665

0.74

May

49

44

42

41

40

40

41

41

43

46

44

43

44

42

40

*40

46

42

40

42

41

42

49

46

43

49

191

475

274

244

195

2,499

80.6

0.625

0.72

June

143

115

98

82

73

65

60

55

51

48

48

44

48

50

46

42

43

42

38

37

35

36

41

50

44

41

*37

36

37

37

1,622

54.1

0.419

0.47

July

44

40

45

42

37

32

32

31

30

30

33

30

46

56

46

38

33

30

31

9

6

5

3

3

2

1

2

3

1

0

19

980

31.6

0.245

0.28

Aug.

18

17

16

16

17

16

16

21

*21

20

21

21

17

16

20

20

19

18

17

15

14

15

15

14

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

507

16.4

0.127

0.15

Sept.

13

11

11

11

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

11

9.8

12

11

9.8

9.0

9.0

8.2

9.8

11

*14

17

18

15

11

11

11

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

11

333.0

11.1

0.086

0.10

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,140 Min 17 Mean 122 Cfsm 0.946 In. 12.82

Water year 1959-60: Max 554 Min a.C Mean 59.9 Cfsm 0.464 In. 6.31

Peak: discharge (base, 800 cfs).--Mo peak above ba

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
298 LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN

2405. North Fork Massie Creek at Cedarvllle, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39 3 45'25", long 83°47'25", on left bank at downstream sic'e of bridge on 

James Barber Road, 1 mile upstream from confluence with South Fork and 1 mile northeast 

of Cedarvllle, Greene County.

Drainage area. 25.6 sq ml.

Records available. July 1954 to September I960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,028.00 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 6 years, 26.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 226 cfs Feb. 10, May 27 ge height, 5.47 ft);

minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 14 (gage height, 1.52 ft).

1954-60: Maximum discharge, 2,960 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 8.55 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 900 cfs on basis of slope-area measuremert of peak flow; 

no flow at times in 1954, 1955.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or those telow 5 cfs, which 

are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1359-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-19)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 10 Feb. 11 to Sept. 30

1.5

1.6

0.8 

1.8

7.4

12

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

1.5

1.6

107

152

1.2

4.2

11

2.5 

3.0

4.0 

5.0

87

152

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe

Day

1

5

4

5

6

7

3

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

2 1

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

II

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.4

.9

.3

.9

1.0

.2

.2

.5

.6

.2

.9

.5

.6

.7

.6

.5

.6

.7

* .7

.9

.0

.1

.5

.7

.0

2.7

2.3

2.7

2.6

2.6 

3.0

57.1

1.84

0.072

0.08

Nov.

3.0

2.8

2.8

5.7

9.6

6.3

4.6

4.0

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

4.5

5.2

4.5

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.4

4.6

4.3

4.2

22

T9

13

11

172.1

5.74

0.224

0.25

Dec.

*9.8

10

9.6

8.9

8.1

8.5

8.1

8.3

7.0

6.9

7.2

50

68

42

32

26

21

19

15

14

13

11

10

9.8

10

11

12

24

25

20 

17

542.2

17.5

0.684

0.79

Jan.

14

14

23

22

18

16

15

13

11

11

*11

12

19

20

11

71

48

47

61

43

33

27

23

21

18

17

18

28

30

27 

24

834

26.9

1.05

1.21

Feb.

22

19

17

16

18

63

56

41

59

140

"86 146

66

52

41

36

32

30

b25

b25

22

22

*18

18

19

18

b!6

16

15

1,154

39.8

1.55

1.67

Mar.

b!4

b!3

b!3

b!3

b!3

bl£

bll

bio *blO

bio

bio

bio

blO

bio

blO

bll

12

13

17

30

36

27

25

33

29

28

45

"68 72

56 

42

713

23.0

0.898

1.04

Apr.

32

29

33

*65

56

48

39

32

27

23

21

20

18

17

16

15

15

13

12

12

12

11

10

10

9.3

9.1

8.3

7.6

7.4

^73

636.0

21.2

0.828

0.92

May

7.9

7.2

6.7

6.2

5.8

5.6

6.2

6.2

6.5

7.2

6.5

6.0

6.2

5.8

5.4

*5.8

6.0

5.4

5.2

5.4

5.4

5.8

6.0

5.4

5.2

15

82

~ST 133

69 

54

585.0

18.9

0.738

0.85

June

4233"

28

22

18

15

13

11

9.9

8.8

8.1

7.9

7.6

8.3

7.2

5.8

6.0

5.6

5.0

4.6

4.4

5.0

5.8

6.5

5.2

4.4

4.1

»4.2

4.4

4.8

315.6

10.5

0.410

0.46

July

9.9

6.2

10

7.4

5.8

5.0

4.4

4.1

3.7

4.2

4.8

3.9

7.2

67

40

24

16

12

9.6

7.6

6.2

5.4

5.0

4.6

3.9

4.2

15

8.1

5.6

4.6 

3.9

319.3

10.3

0.402

0.46

Aug.

3.2

2.9

2.6

3.1

2.9

2.4

2.3

*3.1

2.6

2.9

3.6

2.7

2.6

2.3

3.2

2.6

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

T78

1.7

69.3

2.24

0.088

O.10

Sept.

1.2

1.2

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

.6

.5

75

*.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

1.0

2.1

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

.6

.7

.8

.8

.8

23.1

0.77

0.030

O.O3

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,55O Min 0.8 Mean 27.1 Cfsm 1.O6 In. 14.40

Water year 1959-60: Max 146 Min 0.5 Mean 14.8 Cfsm 0.578 In. 7.86

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs).--Feb. 10 (lO p.m.) 226 cfs (5.47 ft); May 27 (12 p.m.) 226 cfs 

(5.47 ft)._____________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN 

2410. South Fork Massie Creek near Cedarville, Ohio

399

Location. Lat 39°44'20", long 83°45'50", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

Weimer Road, 2.3 miles east of Cedarville, Greene County, and 2.4 miles upstream from 

confluence with North Fork.

Drainage area.--20.2 sq ml.

Records available.--July 1954 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,039.14 ft above mean sea level, 

unadjusted.

Average discharge.--6 years, 18.9 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 328 cfs May 27 (gage height, 5.39 ft); minimum, 

O.rcfs Sept. 4, 5-10, 12, 13-15, 16, 17; minimum gage height, 1.30 ft Sept. 8, 9.

1954-60: Maximum discharge, 2,440 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 8.27 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 500 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

no flow at times in 1954-55, 1957.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

ami those below 2.0 cfs, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

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

1.4

1.5

5.5

123

177

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

EO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.4

.3

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

12.9

0.42

0.021

0.02

Nov.

0.5

.5

.4

1.0

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

al.2

al.Z

al.3

al.5

1.6

al.5

al.3

al.3

al.2

al.Z

al.l

1.1

al.l

al.7

al.6

al.6

a6

a6

4.8

a4.0

53.2

1.77

0.088

0.10

Dec.

*3.8

3.2

3.3

3.2

3.0

3.2

2.7

3.8

3.0

2.9

3.2

38

60

30

21

16

13

11

9.2

7.9

7.4

6.4

6.4

6.0

5.9

6.2

6.6

15

16

13

10

340.3

11.0

0.545

0.63

Jan.

8.6

8.9

18

16

14

11

10

8.2

6.8

6.8

*6.4

7.2

11

IE

100

68

38

38

54

33

25

20

17

15

13

12

13

22

23

21

18

674.9

21.8

1.08

1.24

Feb.

16

14

12

11

14

70

48

32

48

156

123

61

40

29

21

19

17

16

t)14

b!3

12

t>12

*9.2

9.2

11

10

t>9

8.6

8.2

863.2

29.8

1.48

1.60

Mar.

t)8

7.4

b7

b7

b7

t>7

b6

t>6

t>6

b6

t)5

b5

t>5

t>6

6.0

5.9

7.0

9.2

13

22

24

19

18

23

b20

19

33

54

47

36

25

469.5

15.1

0,748

0.86

Apr.

19

17

19

*44

42

33

25

20

17

14

13

13

11

11

10

10

9.5

8.2

7.2

7.2

7.4

6.6

5.9

5.7

5.5

5.3

4.8

4.5

4.5

5.0

405.3

13.5

0.668

0.75

May

4.6

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.8

4.0

3.6

3.0

3.2

2.9

2.6

*2.6

2.7

2.5

2T5

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

21

130

156

77

60

43

566.1

18.3

0.306

1.04

June

29

22

18

14

12

9.5

7.9

7.0

6.0

5.3

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.2

4.6

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.2

2.9

2.7

3.0

5.2

5.0

4.1

3.3

2.9

*2.7

2.9

2.9

207.9

6.93

0.343

0.38

July

5.2

4.0

5.0

5.5

3.8

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.1

2.4

2.4

2.2

3.3

55

31

18

11

7.9

6.2

5.2

4.1

3.6

3.2

2.9

2.4

2.7

3.8

2.9

2.2

2.0

1.8

209.9

6.77

0.335

0.39

Aug.

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.5

1.6

1.3

1.3

*2.5

T77

1.8

2.5

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.5

1.2

.9

.8

.7

.6

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

33.6

1.08

0.053

0.06

Sept.

0.2

. 2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

*.2

.2

. 1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

j.6

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

6.2

0.21

0.010

0.01

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,270 Min 0.3 Mean 19.2 Cfsm 0.950 In. 12.90

Water year 1959-60: Max 156 Min 0.1 Mean 10.5 Cfsm 0.520 In. 7.08

Peak discharge (base, 200 efs).--Feb. 10 (5 p.m.) 245 

(5.39 ft).

(4.96 ft); May 27 (8:30 p.m.) 3£8 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimate 

and records for North Fork Massie Creek at Ce 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

on basis of recorde 

irville.

ange in stage weather records
300 LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN

2415. Massie Creek at Wilberforce , Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°43'20", long 83°52'55", on right bank at upstream side of bridge on 

Wilberforce-Clinton road, 0.5 mile northwest of Wilberforce, Greene County, 1.7 miles 

upstream from Clark Rim, and 3.5 miles northeast of Xenia.

Drainage area. 64.3 sq mi.

Records available. September 1952 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 865.30 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 8 years, 48.7 cfs .

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 510 cfs May 28 (gage height, 4.83 ft); minimum, 

1.8 cfs Sept. 5, 6 (gage height, 1.59 ft).

1952-60: Maximum discharge, 7,300 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 11.25 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; minimum, 0.3 cfs Sept. 3-7, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.41 ft July 31, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those below 5 cfs, which 

are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.3

2.4

5.0

13

25

40

1.8 

2.2

1.7

2.4

4.3

8.5

33

2.5 

3.0

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

125

205

300

420

Discharge, in cubl: feet pe cond, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct ,

3.9

379

3.9

4.3

4.3

*4.6

5.4

6.2

6.2

5.4

7.8

5.4

5.0

5.4

5.4

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

6.2

7.4

8.2

7.4

7.4

7.0

6.2

6.2

7.0

175.1

5.65

0.088

0.10

Nov.

7.4

771

7.4

13

21

16

12

11

9.4

9.0

8.6

9.0

9.0

11

12

*11

9.8

8.6

8.6

8.2

8.2

7.4

7.8

11

10

9.4

37

40

28

23

391.2

13.0

0.202

0.23

Dec.

21

20

20

18

17

18

18

17

16

15

17

112

175

103

76

60

48

43

36

31

30

27

24

24

24

25

27

47

58

46

38

1,251

40.4

0.628

0.72

Jan.

33

33

50

51

42

37

34

31

28

26

*26

28

37

40

196

183

125

116

159

112

83

69

57

52

45

41

42

66

72

67

59

2,040

65.8

1.02

1.18

Feb.

52

46

40

38

42

156

148

104

143

325

337 18"5

134

102

76

68

62

58

47

39

40

38

35

33

*38

38

32

34

32

2,522

87.0

1.35

1.46

Mar.

29

28

26

b25

b25

b25

b25

b25

*23

b20

b20

b20

b20

b20

b20

b25

b25

b30

34

64

82

66

52

81

56

63

87

164

1ST

126

95

1,552

50.1

0.779

0.90

Apr.

73

66

78

*161

134

114

88

72

61

49

46

43

38

35

34

33

32

30

26

26

27

26

24

23

21

21

20

18

18

20

1..457

48.6

0.756

0.84

May

21

18

17

16

16

16

18

19

19

21

20

18

19

18

16

*15

17

15

13

13

13

14

15

13

11

82

271

356

200

161

125

1,606

51.8

0.806

0.93

June

92

72

58

46

39

33

29

26

24

22

21

20

21

22

19

16

16

16

14

13

11

12

17

19

16

13

*11

11

11

12

752

25.1

0.390

0.44

Jily

19

16

21

20

15

12

11

9.0

8.0

9.0

11

8.5

19

~104

45

32

26

22

18

15

13

12

11

9.0

9.0

17

15

11

9.0

7.5

825.0

20.2

C.314

0.36

Aug.

6.1

5.7

5.0

5.4

6.1

5.0

7.2

*8.5

TTT

6.6

6.6

6.6

5.0

4.3

5.0

5.4

4.3

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.6

LA

3.2

4.7

145.4

4.69

0.073

0.08

Sept.

2.7

2.6

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.3

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.7

*4.1

5.7

3.2

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.7

3.0

3.0

81.8

2.73

0.042

0.05

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,620 Min 2.9 Mean 62.2 Cfsra 0.967 IT. 13.13

Water year 1959-60: Max 356 Min 2.0 Mean 34.4 Cfsra 0.535 Ir . 7.29

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement raade on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN 

2440. Todd Fork near Roachester, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°20'05", long 84°U5'lu", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 123, 0.3 mile downstream from Lick Run, 1.6 miles southeast of Roacheste|r, 

Warren County, 2f miles southeast of Morrow, and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--219 sq mi .

Records available .--September 1952 to September 1960.

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Datum uf gage is 679.40 ft above mean sea level, edjustment 

of 1929.

Average discharge. --8 years, 207 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 6,450 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 13.78 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 5.U9 ft).

1952-60: Maximum discharge, 25.50U cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 19.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; no flow for part of each day Sept. 1, 2, 1953.

Remarks .--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or those below 10 cfs, whic 

are fair. Some regulation by Cowan Lake on Cowan Creek (capacity, 12,000 acre-ft ) .

Revisions. WSP 1435: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4-9)

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.4

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12 

5.9

Dec. 13 to Sept. 30

0.6

1.8

4.1

7.5

12

6.

5.7 25 10.0 

Discharge, in cubic feet pi

385

810

2,220

0.6 

1.8 

4.5

8.6

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

124

214

394

810

2,220

4,250

second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Daj

1

5

4

5

6

7

3

9

10

11

1C

13

14

15

16

17

la

19

20

21

22

23

:4

25

26

27

2B

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.8

2.0

*2.7

5.5

8.8

"22 56

14

9.8

9.3

7.2

6.1

5.3

5.1

4.1

3.6

3.6

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.6

4.8

8.0

9.8

8.8

6.8

5.8 

5.5

233.2

7.52

-

-

Nov.

10~5.1

493

5E7

803

459

84

59

52

49

46

48

46

49

68

40

30

24

*20

19

18

17

17

52

48

33

681

238

129

80

4,343.1

145

-

-

Dec.

62

122

313

277

62

72

104

74

59

M

59

1,800

1,030

335

438

390

364

469

181

129

114

105

88

84

84

82

90

385

260

188 

148

8,022

259

_

-

Jan.

119

112

6O4

310

424

387

364

321

96

36

86

86

557

*352

5,580

642

343

484

750

530

458

387

133

119

b!60

357

424

625

496

207 

160

13,559

437

_

-

Feb.

182

566

428

100

173

1,010

446

274

614

2,950

1,320

605

701

637

597

577

573

456

151

124

119

107

100

94

100

*163

124

124

112

 -

13,527

466

-

Mar.

94

90

b90

b85

b80

b75

b75

b70

b70

b70

b70

b65

b65

b65

b65

84

127

138

154

249

299

278

249

401

249

260

510

637

461

394 

292

5,971

193

_

-

Apr.

214

181

249

488

394

310

*235

181

151

129

114

110

100

92

88

88

88

84

74

67

67

74

65

63

58

60

70

57

jjl

52

4,054

135

_

-

May

98

74

58

52

44

41

43

45

48

54

76

63

63

67

55

49

65

52

*44

78

143

72

94

70

54

72

2,150

1,510

621

465 

321

6,741

217

_

-

June

198

146

119

94

76

62

52

45

39

33

32

32

101

4bO

368

163

107

88

6551'

44

76

570

350

140

80

58

48

*46

43

3,306

127

_

-

July

82

65

160

157

84

57

44

36

30

30

40

32

44

89

54

35

28

29

30

23

19

15

12

11

12

12

18

66

20

22 

41

1,397

45.1

_

-

Aug.

15

12

9.8

a. 6

7.8

7.4

7.4

7.8

9.8

12

13

10

9.2

7.4

e.s

5.3

4.5

*4.2

2.9

2.6

3.2

4.2

6.1

4.0

2.9

:.3

1.8

1.7

1.8

2.6

3.4

197.3

6.36

_

-

Sept.

2.9

1.8

2.1

1.6

1.2

1.2

.8

.6

.7

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.4

2.3

3.7

4.0

*4 . 2

2.6

1.7

1.2

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.8

47.7

1.59

_

-

Calendar year 1959 : Max 14,900 Min 0.8 Mean 232 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60 : Max 3,380 Mln 0.6 Mean 169 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs).--Jan. 15 (5:30 a.m.) 6,450 cfs (13.78 ft); Feb. 10 

5,000 cfs (12.64 ft); May 27 (9 p.m.) 5,480 cfs (13.04 ft).

Discharge 

Stage-dls rge relation affected by Ice.
302 LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN

2455. Little Miami River at Milford, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°10'17", long 84°17'53", on right bank 500 ft downstream from Wooster 

Pike Bridge (U.S. Highway 50) in Milford, Clermont County, and 1-J miles upstream from 

East Fork.

Drainage area.--1,195 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1915 to September 1917, October 191V to May 1920 (gage heights 

only) , March 1925 to September 1936, October 1938 to September 1960. Monthly discharge 

only for some periods, published in WSP 1305. Published as "at Miamiville" 1915-20.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 499.35 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. June 22, 1915, to May 14, 1920, chain gage at site 4 miles upstream at different datum. Mar. 11, 1925, to Aug. 16, 1928, chain gage at bridge 500 ft upstream at 

datum 0.72 ft higher.

Average discharge.--35 years (1915-17, 1925-36, 1938-60), 1,307 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,200 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 8.63 ft); minimum observed, 46 cfs Sept. 13 (gage height, 0.19 ft).

1915-17, 1925-36, 1938-60: Maximum discharge, 84,100 cfs Jan. 22, 1959 (gage height, 

22.30 ft), from rating curve extended above 60,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum observed, 27 cfs Sept. 18, 1954; minimum gage height, -0.25 

ft Sept. 10, 11, 1955.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 25.5 ft, present datum, from information by 

Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good except those computed from wire-weight gage readings or those for 

period of indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are fair. Some regulation by 

Cowan Lake on Cowan Creek, tributary to Todd Fork.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 728: 1931. WSP 743: 1932. WSP 758: Drainage area. 

WSP 873:1925-36.

Rating tables water year 1959-60, except period of indefinite stage-discharge

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 30 to May 26)

= lat ion (gage

1 to Jan. 14 Jan. 15 to Aug. 16 Aug. 17 to Sept. 30

66

121

205

360

615

2.0 980

3.0 1,960

4.0 3,240

5.0 5,040

in cubic feet per

0.3 155

.6 245

1.0 415

2.0 1,090

3.0 2,040

4.0 3,240

5.0 5,040

7.0 10,100

0.2 

.4 

.9

98

306

= ond, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1C

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

80

83

81

80

85

96

*107

137

148

176

151

135

133

126

117

107

101

103

101

97

96

9E

96

101

105

117

119

121

115

111

111

3,432

111

-

-

Nov.

109

105

306

603

1,070

916

464

282

236

212

195

192

189

208

248

255

205

*183

167

156

153

151

151

173

212

202

1,080

904

555

413

10,295

343

-

-

Dec.

339

306

413

480

386

278

331

3H6

278

259

251

3,970

4,520

1,870

1,290

1,050

884

1,170

884

585

490

450

413

378

364

360

369

1,260

1,160

924

715

26,753

863

-

-

Jan.

567

506

1,980

1,300

964

844

764

715

528

413

395

395

*2,270

1 , 400

9,900

5 ,560

2,230

1,910

2,820

2,130

1,620

1,280

970

748

741

881

954

1,530

1,690

1 320 

1^060

48,385

1,561

_

-

Feb.

909

1,070

1,150

755

1,010

4,300

2,740

1,810

2,120

9.580

7,450

3,420

2,480

2 , 040

1 , 740

1,590

1,490

1,610

1,100

846

811

783

727

694 694"

*867

839

776

755

56,156

1,936

_

-

Mar.

655

590

596

566

530

494

512

459

464

470

476

464

432

420

459

578

881

916

962

1,160

1,470

1,510

1,280

1,600

1,400

1,190

1,470

2.600

2,500

2,100

1,660

30,864

996

-

-

Apr.

1,280

1,070

1 , 100

2.880

2,330

*1,860

1,460

1,180

986

860

762

707

668

610

572

560

554

512

476

432

426

432

420

390

370

352

352

347

316

320

24,584

819

-

-

May

375

400

334

300

280

270

266

262

270

296

342

347

316

320

308

276

280

*304

276

270

482

375

316

324

276

842

3 , 840

7,070

3,460

2 ,380

1,940

27,397

884

-

-

June

1,370

1,020

846

727

610

518

448

400

360

334

316

320

442

1,610

1,300

741

584

506

426

356

324

1,940

6,250

*2,070

930

566

426

360

342

324

26,766

892

-

-

July

820

596

1,900

1,600

741

494

390

334

296

280

273

266

266

1,060

1,130

962

442

385

338

334

273

239

219

256

216

201

195

296

235

201

440

15,678

506

-

-

Aug.

276

216

180

163

163

226

177

163

163

324

445

e310

e210

e!50

ellO

*e!2o

*134

127

123

120

116

112

98

92

84

84

81

78

76

84

112

4,917

159

-

-

Sept.

150

112

90

78

73

70

68

63

63

63

59

55

48

59

59

59

59

59

70

277

*134

127

92

76

70

66

61

61

59

59

2,439

81.3

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 72,400 Min 80 Mean 1,256 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.25

Water year 1959-60: Max 9,900 Min 48 Mean 759 Cfsm 0.635 In. 8.64

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 cfs). --Jan. 15 6 a.m.) 15,200 cfs (8.63 ft).
LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BA3IN

2475. East Fork Little Miami River at Ferintown, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°08'13", long 84°14'17", on left bank at downstream side of highway bridge 

at Perintown, Clermont County, 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--477 sq mi.

Records available. May 1915 to September 1917, October 1917 to May 1930 (gage heights 

only), January 1925 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 507.28 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Feb. 6, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--37 years (1915-17, 1925-60), 546 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,000 cfs June 23 (gage height, 16.10 ft); min 

imum, 2.8 cfs Oct. 2,4; minimum gage height, 1.02 ft Sept. 7.

1915-20, 1925-60: Maximum discharge, 39,400 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 23.42 

ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs July 24, 1930; minimum gage height, -0.18 ft Oct. 3-7, 1917.

3ccasional regulation 

Revisions (water years) .--W3P 643: Drainage area. WSP 873: 1938. W3P 973: 1933(M).

Remarks.--Records good except those below 15 cfs, which are fair, 

by Stonelick Lake on Stonelick Creek.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 4)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 10

.1 1.7 2.1 109 .1 6.5 3.0 485

.2 3.5 2.5 214 .3 14 6.0 2,220

.3 6.1 3.0 435 .6 35 10.0 5, 28O

.4 11 5.0 1,550 .9 76 12.0 7,420

.5 18 10.0 5,280 .2 146 14.0 1O, eoo

.7 40 12.0 7,420 2.5 253

Discharge, in :i> 1- feet per second, water year Outer 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

d

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

3U

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

0,t.

3.1

3.0

3^

3.1

3.3

3.8

*3.8

11

13

3.8

30

46

31

24

17

13

11

8.4

7.0

6.1

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.6

6.1

5.6

5.6

5.1

4.8

5.1

303.8

9.80

0.021

0.02

Ncv. 1 Dec. I Jan.

5.1 144 i 278

4.5

4.5

18

67

113 214

105 2,OOO

109 1,280

100

72 100

135

90

435

232

224 i 174

246

65 147

49 111

40 98

34 I 5,060

30 5,230

36

50

62

92

76

*57

46

39

34

31

36

39

44

741

1,580

460

214

4,251.1

142

0.298

0.33

1,250

500

294

225

147

130

120

113

109

1,520

*2, 170

6,520

2,470

762

987 | 625

1,090

395

228

174

149

130

117

109

117

1,510

1,390

728

450

21,630

698

1.46

1.68

1,380

789

370

232

188

160

147

137

171

1,190

1,100

690

420

26,273

848

1.78

2.05

Feb.

278

214

174

154

434

3,440

1,930

706

545

6.750

6,290

1,350

646

470

349

322

344

585

510

349

326

282

249

257

332

*1,260

976

740

525

30,787

1,062

2.23

2.40

Mar.

367

295

274

245

222

192

189

162

162

162

159

162

138

152

172

345

,060

,020

,030

,240

,3(50

,200

,OOO

,320

,050

657

899

1.57O

992

657

495

18,748

605

1.27

1.46

Apr.

367

291

322

910

921

778

*425

300

234

196

172

152

135

129

118

109

104

102

95

91

87

86

82

78

74

73

68

63

62

65

6,689

223

0.468

0.52

May

105

113

109

91

71

eo

53

54

74

71

236

234

200

178

135

102

78

*65

56

49

54

57

53

47

45

520

4,170

4.530

1,870

1,890

1,210

16,380

528

1.11

1.28

June

475

274

196

156

121

95

78

66

57

52

46

43

180

1,380

1,120

455

257

175

118

89

74

1,360

*9,980

2,840

816

420

282

218

200

168

- -- 

21,791

726

1.52

1.70

July

162

249

5,550

2,240

615

326

214

152

116

104

93

80

71

91

124

89

86

97

87

71

54

46

56

80

107

54

247

237

210

116

73

9,697

313

0.656

0.76

A ue.

52

38

31

27

£5

31

23

52

76

120

268

118

95

71

47

34

*30

24

32

118

87

49

29

23

20

18

16

14

13

13

16

1,590

51.3

0.108

0.12

Sept.

14

11

10

9.6

9.6

9.0

7.4

9.0

9.3

6.8

9.4

16

12

9.6

9.3

9.6

10

11

19

227

*222

110

59

38

29

22

18

16

13

13

- --- "

968.6

32.3

0.068

0.08

Caleniar year 1959: Max 21,600 Kin 1.6 Mean 486 Cfsm 1.02 In, 13.80

Water year 1959-60: Max 9,980 Mln 3.0 Mean 435 Cfsm 0.912 In. 12.40

ak discharge (base, 10,OOO cfs). Feb. 10 (9 p.m.) 12,700 cfs (15.C 

2fs (16.10 ft).

ft); June E3 (12

Discharge measurement made on this day.
J " 4 LICKING RIVER BASIM

2485. Licking River near Salyersville, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°45'03", long 83°05 I 04", on left tank at upstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 30, 0.2 mile upstream from Gardner Branch, 1.2 miles west of Salyersville, 

Magoffin County, and 3.1 miles downstream from State Road Pork.

Drainage area.--140 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for October to 

December 1938, published in WSP 1305.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 823.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Feb. 27, 1939', wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--22 years, 159 cfs.

height, 16.97 ft);

Remarks.--Records poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 923: 1939-40, drainage area. WSP 1505: 1955(M), 1956(P)

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Calei

Wate

Oct.

9.2

9.6

6.6

4.2

5.2

5.2

s!g

2.5

3^0

5.4

4.9

5.3

4.9

7.0

8.6

9. 8

a.o

6.2

5.1

4.2

3.6

3.3 *5.1

23

50_

37

28

22

17

14

12

327.8

10.6

0.076

0.09

idar yeai

f year i

11 ov .

12

11

10

9.E

9.6

11

11

9.6

9.0

8.6

8.0

7.4

7.2

7.0

STcT

*10

23

36

28

24

20

19

125

85

38

622

364

197

1,865.6

6E.2

0 . 444

0.50

1959: H

359-60: !>

De--.

148

157

250

22O

161

158

244

193

149

120

107

141

237

210

167

137

115

115

132

122

113

104

89

82

77

71

67

73

74

75

74

4,178

135

0.9G4

1.11

lax 1 , 84

1ax 1,46

Jan.

71

71

447

5ie

292

206

174

*174

162

150

135

116

114

131

591

572

360

296

243

192

161

130

110

95

90

as

98

258

297

239

196

6,772

218

1.56

l.BO

0 H

0 H

Feb.

163

140

117

108

188

694

558

390

315

351

1,240

754

438

342

E76

22E

240

620

460

530

300

280

*298

342

472

1,300

798

531

448

12,715

433

3.13

3.38

lin 0.7

fin 2.5

Mar.

352

273

E20

190

161

145

135

130

125

120

118

137

155

194

315

896

1,460

998

646

465

375

324

*284

282

312

288

398

380

30E

274

10,786

348

E.49

2.87

He'.

Me;

Apr.

219

183

174

573

500

378

286

*214

171

139

114

103

94

85

77

73

68

64

59

54

51

50

48

45

44

43

BT

67

56

51

4,150

138

0.986

1.10

n 112

n 137

May

53

52

48

45

42

40

47

115 ~3B

80

71

62

58

54

48

44

40

3d

35

33

32

35

29

27

30

29

33

47

55

52

40

1,512

48.8

0.349

0.40

Cfsr

Cfs

June

56

51

E8

26

2 5

21

20

18

18

17

16

15

16

16

17

15

*18

E5

21

15

13

13

95

146

84

46

39

41

58

44

991

33.0

o.Ese

0.26

n 0 . SOU

n 0.979

July

598

1.100

447

866

330

154

96

71

55

132

232

131

84

63

52

44

38

35

32

29

27

*25

23

19

17

16

17

16

15

16

4,801

155

1.11

1.28

In. 1C

Ir. 13

Aug.

17

14

12

13

14

31

19

17

17

18

19

24

17

15

15

19

28

EO

17

24

37

188

406

TIT

66

50

41

37

32

29

27

1,394

45.0

0.321

0.37

.88

.34

Sept.

£9

26

23

22

20

19

17

16

16

15

17

27

24

18

15

14

23

76

45

35

E9

24

*20

18

17

16

15

14

15

17

682

22.7

0.162

0.18

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Ho peak above bas

Discharge measurement made on this day.
Location. Lat 38°L)8'25", long 83°33'30", near right bank on downstream side of bridge on 

U.S. Highway 6U, 300 ft upstream from Chesapeake and Ohio Railway bridge,three-quarters 

of a mile west of Farmers, Rowan County, and 1.1 miles upstream from Triplett Creek.

Drainage area.--831 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--July 1915 to June 1920 (gage heights only), May 1928 to September

 1931, December 1936 to February 1037 (in WSI 838), April 1938 to September 196U. All 

figures of discharge above 2,000 cfs prior to April 1936 have been found to be unreliable and should not be used. Gage-height records collected at same site since 1915 

are contained in reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 646.55 ft above mean sea level, datum of

"1929. July 22, 1915, to June 3U, 1920, staff gage at site 400 ft downstream at datum 

0.21 ft lower. May 22, 1926, to Sept. 1, 1939, chain or wire-weight gage and Sept. 2, 

1939, to July 13, 194C, water-stage recorder, at site 100 ft downstream at present 

datum. Auxiliary staff gage 3.6 miles upstream since Oct. 1, 1944; July 2, 1336, to 

Sept. 30, 1944, staff gage 1 mile downstream used as auxiliary gage.

Average discharge.--33 years (1933-60), 1,037 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,550 cfs Feb. 11; maximum gage height, oi.ofa 

ft July 4; minimum discharge, 31 cfs Oct. 1.

1915-20, 1928-31, 1936-37, 1938-60: Maximum discharge determined, 22,200 cfs 

Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 24.8 ft, from graph based on gage readings); maximum gage 

height, 31.1 ft Feb. 9, 1918 (ice jam), datum then in use; reverse flow at tiires 

caused by backwater; minimum discharge unaffected by backwater, 0.7 cfs Oct. 14, 1930; 

minimum gage height, 1.30 ft Sept. 19, 1943.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, no gage-height record,

backwater from debris, or those computed using fall as a factor, which are poor. Records of suspended sediment loads and water temperatures for the water year I960 are 

given in WSP 1741.

Revisions (water years) . WSE 953: Drainage area. WSP 1275: 1928-31, 1937. WSP 1505:

 1950(P). Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the high-water 

period in the water year 1952, superseding those published in WSP 1235, are given 

herewith:

Nov. 14.

15.

495

765

2,720

Month

Water year 1951-52. .......

Cfs -days

-

Maximum

19,100

Minimum

14

12

Mean

1,193

1,491

1,460

Per square 

mile

1.44

1.79

1.76

Runoff in 

inches

1.6O

24.35

23.91

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe

Day

1

0

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

31

34

38

46

66

72

72

81

72

68

74

66

64

*68

72

c85

c80

c75

c70

c65

c60

c60

C6O

c70

c90

Clio

C200

284

266

221

182

2,902

93.6

0.113

0.13

Nov.

158

128

113

102

30

81

72

68

64

66

68

62

57

54

49

47

47

*47

57

95

155

164

149

146

170

266

326

458

910

1,260

5,529

184

0.221

0.25

Dec.

950

630

775

1,120

1,000

785

675

730

735

610

498

550

1,260

1,260

1,020

810

634

582

730

700

614

542

458

398

359

326

302

353

670

*705

610

21,331

690

O.830

0.96

Jan.

542

478

606

1,380

1,590

1,400

1,010

790

638

566

522

478

438

450

2,070

5, 540

2,470

1,760

1,420

1,200

1,000

a850

715

a600

a530

a510

a500

730

1,160

1,270

1,140

32 153

l!o37

1.25

1.44

Feb.

960

795

660

*578

679

2,810

3,610

2,930

2,160

3,020

7,510

6,540

4,130

2,500

1,760

1,360

1,200

1,600

2,250

2,160

1,850

al,600

al,400

al,500

1,800

4,130

5,200

4,560

3,810

74,862

2 , 581

3.11

3.35

Mar.

2,500

1,390

bl,600

al,300

bl.100

a900

aSOO

a750

a700

a650

a65O

b65,O

aTOO

a900

al,300

a2,500

*5,080

5,750

B,520

4,780

3,320

2,450

2,270

2,410

2,580

2,370

2,760

3,560

3,740

3,270

3,740

72,570

2,341

2.82

3.25

Apr.

5,100

2,040

,650

,480

,470

,790

,760

,520

1,300

1,100

925

795

700

626

562

510

478

438

*401

*371

356

338

320

305

290

290

664

900

725

610

27,814

927

1.12

1.24

May

610

542

450

395

359

320

320

1,110

1720

1,360

1 , 040

850

710

655

590

502

422

362

314

275

242

212

188

155

167

227

*383

614

582

442

344

16,468

531

0.639

0.74

June

284

233

185

143

116

77

64

64

52

46

44

46

47

52

54

108

92

90

10(3

72

74

161

1,910

3.86U

2,14(J

1,120

680

474

1,100

1,240

14,734

491

0.591

0.66

July

2,76U

3,360

3,760

4,500

3,970

2,760

1,570

*905

630

562

1,350

1,380

1 , 300

865

610

470

383

356

323

386

293

236

203

185

182

144

125

111

39

30

84

33,752

1,089

1.31

1.51

Aug.

77

88

*90

82

79

71

63

59

69

90

77

82

77

73

71

75

65

61

51

99

134

113

120

139

m.

350

230

162

127

99

86

3,539

i:4

0.137

o.:e

Sept.

75

65

59

*53

55

53

45

42

45

44

47

47

45

*42

39.

39

75

209

248

160

218

162

122

33

75

65

53

49

45

42

2,411

80.4

0.097

0.11

Calendar year 1959: Max 7,300 Kin 5.3 Mean 664 Cfsm 0.739 In. 10.86

Water year 1953-60: Max 7,310 Min 31 Mean 842 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.80

Peak discharge (base, 7,OOO cfs). Feb. 11 (7 p.m.) 7,550 cfs 

7,370 cfs (21.65 ft at 4 a.m. July 4).

20.13 ft at 1 p.m.); July 3 (12 p.m.)

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

at McKinneysburg and near Salyersville.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

c Backwater from debris.

Note. Fall used as a factor in computing discharge Jan. 15-17, Feb. 5-8, 10-14, Feb. 25 to Mar. 1, 

MarT"T7-31, June 23-25, July 1-6.
306 LICKING RIVER BASIN

2500. Trlplett Creek at Morehead, Ky

Location.--Lat 38°10'46", long 83°25'55", on right bank at Morehead, Rowan County, 

1.1 miles upstream from Dry Creek, 1.6 miles downstream from Christy Creek, and 

13f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--47.9 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1941 to September 1960.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7U8.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge.--13 years, 73.4 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 18,6U(J cfs July 3 (gage height, 14.83 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow, 

minimum, U.4 cfs Aug. 13-15.

1941-6U: Maximum discharge, that of July 3, I960; no flow for many days. 

Maximum stage known, 18.9 ft in July 1939, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records poor. Water is diverted from reservoir on Evans Branch at dam about 

1 mile above station, and from Triplett Creek about a quarter of a mile above station, 

to supply Morehead State College and town of Morehead. Sewage returns to stream below 

station, just above mouth of Dry Creek. Some regulation by reservoir on Evans Branch 

(capacity, about 185 cfs-days) and by pondage above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 16S5: 1941, 1942-43(P). 1945(P), 1947(M), 1948, 1949(P), 

1950, 1951(P) ,1952, 1953(M), 1955-57, 1958(M). Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

z

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

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

1.1

1.1

1.2

1 . 2

1.2

1.2

1.6

1.2

3.5

*4.8

4.0

3.1

2.6

i!s

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.5

1.9

2.2

3.1

4.0

4.8

3.5

2.9

63.3

2.04

0.043

0.05

Nov.

2.9

2 . 2

2 .2

3.8

9.1

12

7.9

5.4

4.0

2.7

2.0

1.4

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

*1.E

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

3.1

14

50

38

69

68

45

28

381.9

12.7

0.265

0.30

Dec.

22

28

46

36

26

26

28

26

20

17

15

165

162

80

52

36

28

53

55

40

3O

22

16

14

12

10

10

61

68

59

*52

1,315

42.4

0.885

1.02

Jan.

43

38

181

1O4

64

46

35

26

19

15

13

12

15

356

712

148

84

78

82

70

61

50

41

33

27

27

68

178

108

76

61

2,871

92.6.

1.93

2 .23

Feb.

45

38

30

*28

138

403

168

99

74

1,180

399

137

97

82

66

64

72

140

116

93

b90

b85

80

86

186

406

226

191

142

4,961

171

3.57

3.85

Mar.

106

95

b80

b70

b60

b50

b45

b45

b40

b40

b40

b40

b50

68

95

349

*388

280

156

104

99

93

101

159

151

162

288

356

216

356

327

4,5O9

145

3.03

3.50

Apr.

175

121

95

90

90

84

76

62

53

43

38

33

32

27

24

20

18

16

*14

13

12

12

10

10

9.5

 12

20

16

15

15

1,255.5

41.8

0.873

0.97

May

18

15

14

12

11

10

15

24

23

23

38

35

36

38

33

26

20

18

16

14

13

11

10

11

16

*2O

T50~ 222

191

84

50

1,217

39.3

0.820

0.94

June

32

22

16

15

11

10

7.9

5.7

5.1

4.8

4.4

F^

10

9.5

8.7

7.2

19

15

11

8.3

7.9

276

806

TT8

64

35

22

38

57

30

1,744.8

58.2

1.22

1.35

July

1,900

280

»2, 820

611

216

*82

38

17

9.5

17

15

7.9

4.8

3.8

2.6

1. 7

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

_._5

.5!s

.5

.5

.5

. 8

6,042.4

195

4.07

4.69

Aug.

0.8

.8

.8

.8

*.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.9

.6

.5

.5

.5

11

4.2

1 . '.92

3.6

7.9

6.0

6.0

4.8

3.6

3.1

2.2

1.9 i.e

1.5

1.3

3.6

77.0

2.48

0.052

0.06

Sept.

1.9

1.3

1.2

1.0

^9_

1.0

1.0

28

16

5.1

5.7

5.1

3.6

*2.7

2.2

1.8

~9B 129

41

20

11

7.9

5.7

4.4

3.6

3.3

3.1

3.1

2.7

2.6

413.9

13.8

0.288

0.32

Calendar year 1959: Max 893 Min 0 7 Mean 42.7 Cfsm 0.891 In. 12.09

Water year 1959-6O: Max 2,820 Min 0.5 Mean 67.9 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.28

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). --July 1 (6 a.m.) 8,030 cfs (11.88 ft); July 3 (3:30 p.m.) 18,600

cfs (14.83 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
LICKING RIVER BASIN

2510. North Fork Licking River near Lewisburg, Ky.

Location.--Lat 38°32'55", long 83°47'30", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 419, ij miles west of Lewisburg, Mason County, and 1-J miles downstream 

from Mill Creek.

Drainage area. 119 sq mi (revised).

Records available. August 1946 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 680 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Nov. 2, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 153 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,220 cfs July 3 (gage height, 17.58 ft); no 

flow Oct. 1-7.

1946-60; Maximum discharge, 11,300 cfs Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 20.7 ft, from 

floodmarks); no flow for many days.

Flood in July 1938 reached a stage of 22.7 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years ). WSP 1173: 1947-48.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 13-15, 18, 19, June 23 to July 3, 

July 5-12, July 29, Aug. 4-13, Aug. 30 to Sept. 30)

0.5 

.6 

.7

0

1.4 

2.6

1.0

1.2

1.3 

1.8 

2.3

5.0 3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

10.0

308

548

880

1,820

3,320

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

2.2

4.5

2.5

1.8

*1.9

1.6

1.8

1.3

1.1

.9

.7

.7

.7

.7

1.2

1.4

1.5

2.0

3.3

4.5

3.3

2.8

42.7

1.38

0.012

0.01

Nov.

2.8

2.6

2.5

191

278

140

45

28

18

12

9.8

7.9

5.6

5.6

13

20

14

*10

8.2

7.9

7.2

6.3

44

461

158

80

1,270

459

218

129

3,654.4

122

1.03

1.14

Dec.

92

105

156

108

80

108

265

141

97

77

70

1.26_Q

612

270

168

121

102

512

308

166

121

89

70

59

53

49

M

292

*246

188

141

6,174

199

1.67

1.93

Jan.

110

95

546

301

166

121

98

77

60

55

50

46

261

455

3,140

738

258

227

282

199

145

b!05

b95

bSO

b65

b55

109

337

216

145

111

8,748

282

2.37

2.73

Feb.

90

*74

63

58

208

860

397

218

162

1,800

1,970

392

229

b!60

b!30

blOO

120

188

b!60

b!40

b!20

bllO

blOO

113

311

817

370

277

205

9,942

343

2.88

3.11

Mar.

154

127

b!20

blOO

b90

bSO

b70

b60

b55

b55

b50

b50

b60

bSO

116

*778

916

656

529

452

486

433

445

495

361

303

294

243

207

154

121

8,140

263

2.21

2.54

Apr.

105

86

78

116

108

94

77

62

54

47

43

40

36

33

31

29

28

28

23

*20

18

18

16

15

II

14

26

18

16

14

1,306

43.5

0.366

0.41

May

15

14

11

11

9.0

is'7.9

167

94

60

168

139

89

97

70

53

43

33

26

20

16

12

10

*8.2

9.0

9.4

23

123

89

77

43

1,561.5

50.4

0.424

0.49

June

25

15

10

7.9

6.3

5.0

3.8

3.6

2.5

1.8

1.5

1.3

181

50

20

13

13

52

20

13

7.9

8.5

772

337

105

60

36

22

18

15

1,826.9

60.9

0.512

0.57

July

558

344

2,910

5.240

*298

*127

84

58

41

31

23

18

13

10

8.6

.6

.3

.3

.6

.8

.4

.9

.6

.4

.5

.3

.5

tr

3

.6

.8

7,842.5

253

2.13

2.45

Aug.

3.3

*2.6

2.1

45

51

55

902

830

114

55

43

31

18

12

8.6

6.9

6.3

8.6

9.8

7.2

6.9

7.2

6.9

7.6

8.2

5.0

2.8

2.0

1.3

1.0

" 

2,261.1

72.9

0.613

0.71

Sept.

0.7

.6

.6

.5

.6

.5

.4

.3

.4

.9

1.3

1.0

*.8

.7

.6

.5

56

260

84

36

15

9.0

5.3

3.8

2.6

1.9

1.3

1.0

.9

.8

488.0

16.3

0.137

0.15

Calendar year 1959; Max 3,620 Mln 0 Mean 121 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.80

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,240 Mln 0 Mean 142 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.24

Peak discharge (base, 3,600 cfs). --Jan. 15 (6 a.m.) 3,810 cfs (10.95 ft); Feb. -10 (7:30 p.m.) 4,520

cfs (12.14 ft); July 3 (5 p.m.) 8,220 cfs (17.58 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
308 LICKING RIVER BASIN

2515. Licking River at McKinneysburg, Ky.

Location.--Lat 38°35'52", long 34°16'00", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at McKinneysburg, Pendleton County, 6.5 miles southeast of Falmouth, 9.0 miles 

upstream from Blanket Creek, and 12.& miles upstream from South Fork.

Drainage area.--2,326 sq mi (revised).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 520.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. July 13, 1924,_to Aug. 9, 1926, chain gage at same site, datum unknown. Nov. 18, 

133&, to June 30, 1939, wire-weight gage at present site and datum. Oct. 1, 1949, to 

Sept. 30, 1957, auxiliary water-stage recorder 4.0 miles downstream.

Average discharge.--23 years (19S4-25, 1938-60), 2,972 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, £7,700 cfs July 3 (gage height, 29.24 ft); minimum, 64 cfs Oct. 1, 2, 7.

1924-26, 1938-60: Maximum discharge, 54,100 cfs Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 47.59 

ft); minimum, 3.8 cfs Oct. 18, 19, 1952.

Flood in January 1937 reached a stage of about 47.8 ft, from floodmarks.

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

Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and suspended sediment loads for the 

water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

Revisions. WSP 953: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 15-29, May Z-ti, Sept. 2Z-30)

3.7 £4 10.0 

4.0 83 15.0

5.0 305 28.0

7.0 1,470

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

23

24

25

26

27

E8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

64

6E

66

66

66

65

65

7,000

2 , 640

370

195

140

110

142

*163

134

100

85

78

73

71

70

70

73

77

79

87

98

102

104

166

12,684

409

0.176

0.20

Nov.

224

£03

175

1,990

3,290

1,920

866

455

265

203

167

150

135

217

430

*221

171

157

146

132

126

124

234

3,790

1,940

1,270

8,640

6,010

3,350

2,070

39,071

1,302

0.560

0.62

Dec.

1,840

1,940

2,050

1,620

1,690

2,140

2,630

2,100

1,750

1,550

1 , 440

9,790

7,870

6,020

4,440

2,920

2,240

3,710

3,220

2,720

2,280

1,830

1,500

1,280

1,120

986

908

*3,230

2,430

2,510

2,410

84,224

2,717

1.17

1.35

Jan.

2,040

1,780

3,440

3,430

3,720

3,320

2,910

2,370

1,860

1,540

1,330

1,180

2,440

2,700

17 . 500

15,800

12,000

7,100

5,180

4,300

3,520

2,760

2,170

1,780

1,540

1,320

1,540

2,640

2,910

3,210

2,940

122,070

3,938

1.69

1.95

Feb.

*2,580

2,200

1,860

1,620

2,680

7 , 350

7,920

8,220

6,340

12,700

19.500

17 , 600

15,300

11,800

7,350

4,200

3,150

3,140

3,620

4,020

4,080

a3,800

a3,400

3,210

4,520

8,550

9,090

9,750

8,710

198,060

6,830

2.94

S.17

Mar.

7,430

5,860

4,370

3,520

a3,100

a2,600

a2,2oO

a2,000

al,900

al,700

al,600

al.500

al.500

*al,700

1,840

4,360

10,300

13,100

15,400

11,900

10,700

9,340

7,750

7 , 500

7,650

7,050

7,130

6,840

6,670

6 , 850

6,150

179,510

5,791

2.49

2.87

Apr.

5,840

5,450

4,140

3,360

2,990

2,860

2,880

2,920

2,630

2,260

1,920

1,690

1,430

1,310

1,170

1,080

986

902

812

*746

710

650

600

565

525

510

560

490

1,220

1,320

54,576

1,819

0.782

0.87

May

1,280

974

1,200

89S

680

585

580

866

1,460

2,460

2.650

2,200

2,130

1,760

1,600

1,450

1,210

1,030

866

746

640

545

*475

420

4_10

475

1,830

2,110

2,180

2,450

1,920

40,058

1,292

0.555

0.64

June

1 , 330

980

758

6OO

480

*380

305

254

215

188

165

149

152

212

346

273

237

323

580

440

350

364

4,060

6,620

8.250

6,090

2,890

1,690

1,320

1,030

41,031

1,368

0.588

0.66

July

8,090

10,500

17 , 000

25,900

21,600

18,000

*10,800

4,480

2,190

1,500

1,180

1,230

2,030

2,120

1,550

1,120

880

722

595

515

465

440

435

336

450

318

293

297

234

206

185

135,661

4,376

1.88

2.17

Aug.

*188

175

149

137

132

148

237

530

1.220

830

365

237

192

195

167

152

144

134

132

131

136

132

119

138

167

171

190

445

332

230

190

7,845

253

0.109

0.13

Sept.

157

137

120

107

102

96

91

87

83

85

488

350

173

126

107

96

340

2,140

1,240

1,240

848

565

410

360

281

218

178

154

137

125

10,641

355

0.153

0.17

Calendar year 1959: Max 32,600 

Water year 1959-60: Max 25,900

Min 64 

Min 64

Mean 2,088 

Mean 2,528

Cfsm 0.898 In. 12.17 

Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.80

Peak discharge (base, 21,000 cfs). July 3 (12 p.m.) 27,700 cfs (29.24 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for station at Catawba.
LICKING RIVER BASIN

Location.--Lat 3B°13'45", long 84°15'22", on left bank at upstream side of bridge on 

county road, 0.5 mile north of Paris, Bourbon County, and 1.5 miles downstream from 

Huston Creek.

Drainage area.--239 sq mi (revised).

Records available .--April 1953 to September 1960.

Gage . Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 770.43 ft above mean 

aea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,750 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 11.93 ft), minimum, 2.U cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 1.97 ft).

1953-60: Maximum discharge, 10,OuO cfs Mar. 3, 195C (gage height, 15.34 ft); minimum daily, u.2 cfs for several days in 1954.

Highest stage since about 1928, about 19.5 ft in winter of 1951, from information 

by local resident.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 13£5: 1954.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.9

.0 

.1

.7

0.9 

2 .5

5.6

111

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1U6C

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Cf am

In.

CaLei

Wabe

Oct.

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.2

3.4

3.4

7.2

3.6

3.1

3.6

2.7

4.8

*4.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.9

3.4

3.6

4.7

4.0

4.0

4.0

4 3

107.7

0.015

0.02

idar yeai

r year 19

Nov.

4.7

4.0

4.3

10

22

44

26

17

12

11

9.4

7.7

8.2

11

10

9.4

9.4

8.2

*7.7

7.2

7.2

6.6

11

17

19

28

854

618

315

205

2,324.0

0.324

0.36

1959 : t

59-6O: t

Dec.

143

127

180

195

180

175

200

200

170

138

127

1,320

2.010

830

505

364

295

594

812

505

360

275

215

180

154

127

116

483

850

522

384

12,736

1.72

1.98

lax 5,72

(lax 4,41

Jan.

305

260

380

512

400

320

*26B

215

175

149

133

111

122

470

4.410

1,580

739

555

488

414

346

280

225

190

170

149

165

240

300

275

245

14,588

1.97

2.27

0 H

0 H

Feb.

215

190

*165

149

266

1,430

974

579

438

1,990

4.110

1,120

648

466

380

320

300

351

392

360

330

300

280

260

369

1,310

894

657

E49

13,792

2.85

3.08

In 1.0

In 2.2

Mar.

428

380

320

260

230

200

180

blSO

b!30

bllO

blOO

blOO

b!05

108

127

382

1,790

1,300

1 , 250

878

330

1 , 030

1,220

1,350

1,110

631

531

*456

372

338

31u

16,916

2. 28

2.63

He-c

MeE

Apr.

60

25

05

u5

10

195

175

143

116

100

90

83

76

71

63

58

56

50

46

*41

39

38

36

34

30

30

30

29

26

25

2,785 

92.8

0.338

0.43

n 193

n 264

May

25

22

19

19

18

16

28

88

97

53

41

33

32

26

22

20

19

16

16

15

14

11

10

11

*13

10

33

50

30

76

55

386 

31.8

0.133

0.15

Cfsr

Cfsr

June

39

29

24

19

15

15

11

9.4

8.2

6.6

5.2

4.3

15

17

14

12

30

30

32

29

22

30

2,140

2,920

684

364

225

200

666

438

8,053.7 

263

1.12

1.25

n O.J35

n 1.10

July

2,590

2,O60

1 , 400

3,170

874

*477

5OO

210

154

122

154

154

90

66

50

44

38

33

30

30

25

18

15

24

24

19

17

17

44

28

17

12,294

1.66

1.31

In. 13

In. IE

Aug.

14

1C

*17

*ia

11

17

334

50

3o

25

47

46

24

14

12

47

49

36

117

669_

245

127

97

83

63

58

49

25

15

29

2E

2,422 

78.1

0.327

0.38

.04

Sept.

16

9 .4

7.7

7 .2

7.2

S.E

7.2

7.7

7.2

34

83

46

26

*15

11

11

6d5

1,220

530

28E

185

116

B5

66

50

47

44

42

29

36

3,731.3 

124

0.51=)

0.5b

eak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). Jan. 15 (7 a.m.) 5,750 cfs 

cfs (11.33 ft); June 24 (5 a.m.) 4,170 cfs (1O.16 ft); Jul', 

July 4 (2 a.m.) 4,890 cfs (10.98 ft).

(11.93 ft); Feb. 

1 (3 p.m.) 3,980

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice
31U LICKING RIVER BASIN

2525. South Fork Licking River at Cynthiana, Ky.

Location.--Lat 38°23'27", long 84°18 1 11", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highways 356 and 36, at Cynthiana, Harrison County, 0.4 mile downstream from 

Grays Run and in pool formed by old milldam 2.6 miles downstream.

Drainage area.--621 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--April 1938 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected in this 

vicinity since 1917 are contained in reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 688.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Oct. 28, 1952, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

/ ears , 734 cfs .

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,700 cfs Jan. 15

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 35,300 cfs Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 23.32 ft); minimum daily, 0.3 cfs Oct. 23-26, Nov. 10-18, 1953.

e height, 15.13 ft); minRemarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or indefinite stagedischarge relation, which are fair. Small diversion by Cynthiana municipal waterplant. 

Records of water temperatures for the water year 1960 are" given in WSP 1741.

Revisions (water years) .--MSF 953: Drainage area. WSP 1113: 1943(M). WSP 1505; 1945.

4.3

4.4

4.5 

4.7

5.0

6.0

9.0

12.0

14.0

15.0

430

1,240

4,300

8,550

11,800

13,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

ie

17

IB

19

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

e5.4

e5.3

e5.2

e5.1

e5.0

e6.5

e6.5

e200

100

95

60

34

28

28

*21

18

17

18

IB

15

11

11

10

10

10

10

15

18

17

15 

15

833.0

26.9

0.043

0.05

Nov.

19

18

15

52

572

658

264

171

123

90

70

55

43

52

49

*46

46

40

40

40

40

40

128

353

388

311

2,950

5,290

1,270

714

11,947

398

0.641

0.72

Dec.

500

444

563

602

507

472

610

626

500

388

353

2,540

4.940

2,820

1,510

970

746

1,360

2i,060

1,440

970

714

556

472

374

332

311

*922

2,030

1,480

1,030

33,142

1,069

1.72

1.98

Jan.

778

650

858

1,370

1,140

842

666

549

451

360

325

297

290

1,030

12 . 500

7,590

2,880

1,640

1,390

1,220

962

754

594

500

444

374

374

610

786

738

"~

43,588

1,406

2.26

2.61

Feb.

*549

486

437

416

717

2,840

3,340

1,940

1,280

3,200

10,200

5,820

2,440

1,460

1 , 100

882

746

762

954

938

866

818

714

634

997

3,270

3,110

2,090

1,630

-------

54,636

1,884

3.03

3.27

Mar.

1,270

1,010

922

778

602

500

b450

b400

b350

b300

b280

b270

b270

304

332

696

3,710

4.060

3,570

2,850

2,530

2,720

2,990

3,500

3,430

2,440

1,970

*1,600

1,190

914 

794

47,002

1,516

2.44

2. 81

Apr.

690

578

514

486

500

500

458

416

360

318

290

264

244

231

213

195

177

177

171

159

*141

135

129

123

117

141

153

141

117

117

8,255

275

0.443

0.49

May

123

111

105

95

90

80

90

90

153

270

195

153

141

123

105

85

75

65

55

49

43

31

*28

34

37

34

75

171

213

189 

183

, 3,291

106

0.171

0.20

June

147

111

80

55

46

40

28

22

19

15

11

11

17

15

IB

60

70

55

129

147

95

283

3,980

6.220

2,500

946

542

416

507

1,010

17,595

586

0.944

1.05

July

8.190

7,420

4,270

6,720

3,990

*1,780

826

549

409

332

284

277

304

232

189

153

123

100

80

55

40

34

31

25

2_4

25

37

34

37

25 

37

36,632

1,182

1.90

2.19

Aug.

*40

24

19

31

28

21

72

270

147

80

49

37

46

60

46

34

24

28

75

153

698

332

201

159

147

123

100

90

75

55

40

3,304

107

0.172

0.20

Sept.

31

40

40

37

25

22

17

11

9.8

118

685

*4B6

258

141

85

52

524

4.170

1,880

730

430

304

219

165

135

117

100

95

85

85

11,096.8

307

0.596

0.66

Calendar year 1359: Max 15,100 Min 5.0 Mean 560 Cfsm 0.902 In. 12.27

Water year 1959-60: Max 12,500 Min 5.0 Mean 741 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.23

stlmated on basis of weather records, appe

sek at Paris.
LICKING RIVER BASIN 311 

2535. Licking River at Catawba, Ky.

Location.--Lat 38°42'37", long 84°18'39", on left bank 1 mile southeast of Catawba, Pendleton County, 1.6 miles upstream from Kincaid Creek, and 2.3 miles north of Falmouth.

Drainage area.--3.300 sq mi (revised).

Records available. January 1914 to July 1920 (January 1914 to July 1915 and October 1917 

to July 1920, gage heights only), July 1928 to September 1960. Published as "at 

Falmouth" 1914-16. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since 1887 are 

contained in reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 498.37 ft above mean sea level (Louisville 

& Nashville RR. bench mark). Jan. 1, 1914, to July 31, 1916, chain gage at site 

3.8 miles upstream at datum 13.8 ft higher. July 14, 1916, to July 5, 1920, staff gage 

at site 1.4 miles downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 34 years (1915-17, 1928-60), 4,077 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 40,200 cfs July 3 (gage height, 28.50 ft); minimum, 33 cfs Oct. 2, 3 (gage height, 4.32 ft).

1915-17, 1928-60: Maximum discharge, 86,300 cfs Apr. 14. 1948 (gage height, 47.0 ft, 

from floodmark); minimum, 2.5 cfs Aug. 5, Oct. 14, 18, 1930.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 853: 1937. WSP 953: Drainage area. WSI 

WSP~1385: "1942.

Cooperation. Once-daily-gage readings furnished by Corps of Engineers.

1003: 1943.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage h 

in cubic feet per

4.3 30

4.4 44

4.7 97

5.0 191

5.5 385

?ight, in feet, and discharge, 

second)

2,780

8,550

22,900

34,900

Discharge, In cubic feet pe year October 1959 bo September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

34

33

40

57

57

57

55

6,230

7,480

1,120

440

377

296

258

*312

300

239

191

155

129

113

100

97

102

107

113

115

126

g!55

g!91

g210

19,289

622

0.168

0.22

Nov.

g296

g277

g266

1,890

3,480

3,940

1,850

970

583

465

390

339

312

335

806

536

394

339

304

277

266

255

251

6,160

3,360

1,950

14,600

12,500

6,680

3,700

67,777

2,259

0.685

0.76

Dec.

2,650

2,540

2,700

2,380

2,310

2,670

3,660

3,040

2,580

2,140

1,950

13,600

14.800

11,200

7,590

4,800

3,480

5,320

5,860

5,020

3,930

3,020

g2,350

gl,960

gl,660

gl,450

gl . 52O

g4,630

4,560

4,870

4,070

134,110

4,326

1.31

1.51

Jan.

3,300

2,700

5,300

4,950

5,270

4,640

g3,820

g3,260

g2,420

g2,040

1,740

1 , 560

g3,140

g3,260

g23,300

£27,700

g!6,800

glO,400

g7,350

g5,940

g5,050

g3,960

g3,020

g2,36n

g2,070

gl,700

g3,020

g3,560

g3,760

g4,4ZO

g4,020

175,830

5,672

1.72

1.98

Feb.

g3,340

2,900

1,440

*2.120

3,880

13,200

11,700

11,600

8,680

16,200

g2B,900

g26,900

20,400

g!4,100

g9,190

g5,720

g4,310

4,460

4 , 800

5,360

5,500

g5,200

84,630

g4,2EO

g4,840

gl2,900

g!2,600

g!2,700

glO,900

-------

- -

273,690

9,438

2.86

3.08

Mar.

g9,030

g7,350

g5, 720

g4,560

g3, 700

g3,200

g2,860

g2,760

g2,540

g2,280

g2,200

g2,190

g2,170

*g2, 110

2,360

5,500

13,400

17 , 500

17.700

15,700

14,000

12,700

11,400

11,500

g!2,000

glO.700

10,100

9,300

8,470

8,090

7,320

240,430

7,756

2.35

2.71

Apr.

6j_650

6^320

5,050

4,410

3,750

3,500

3,440

3,450

3,180

2,720

2,320

2,040

1,820

1,620

1,480

1,350

1,280

1,200

1,100

*1,020

980

923

860

806

761

725

770

842

1,200

1,620

67,187

2,240

0.679

0.76

May

1,760

1,350

1,400

1,190

941

806

752

941

1,390

2,430

2,960

2,580

2.400

2,010

1,740

1,600

1,370

1,130

941

797

698

589

*519

470

470

514

1,990

5,210

2,440

2,940

2,350

46,678

1,506

0.456

0.53

June

1,600

1,200

914

707

562

491

416

356

320

289

258

239

314

633

403

381

335

327

543

530

440

548

16.400

13,700

13,600

8,690

4,430

2,680

2,600

1,980

75,886

2,530

0.767

U.86

July

14,800

22,100

24,200

34.600

28,500

21,600

*13,400

6,110

3,000

2,050

1,550

1,450

2,120

2,490

1,880

1,350

1,030

824

664

556

508

460

470

412

416

435

372

347

320

281

262

188,557

6,082

1.84

2.12

Aug.

*243

247

232

217

202

198

247

386

926

1^190

569

385

308

285

262

236

228

221

202

221

247

592

519

390

356

339

327

412

440

360

308

11,295

364

0.110

0.13

Sept.

266

232

198

169

152

142

126

118

107

102

224

*792

815

486

356

277

239

3,220

5.520

2,890

1,730

1,120

661

633

491

412

351

312

277

247

22,465

749

0.227

0.25

Calendar year 1959: Max 53,300 Mln 33 Mean 2,903 Cfsm 0.880 In. 11.93

Water year 1959-60: Max 34,600 Mln 33 Mean 3,615 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.91

Peak discharge (base, 52,000 cfa).--July 5 (11 p.m.) 40,200 cfs (28.50 ft).

g Computed fr

ement 

aph ba

on this day. 

on once-daily
Location. Lat 39°05'4U" , lotig b4°30'40", on right bank at downstream side of CovingtonCincinnati suspension bridge, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, 0.2 mile downstream from 

Licking River, 1.9 miles upstream from Mill Creek, and at mile 470.5.

Drainage area. 76,530 sq. mi, approximately.

Records available.--December 1936 to September 1960 (fragmentary prior to October 1939). 

Gage-height records collected ai; approximately same site since 1858 are contained in 

reports of Mississippi River Commission for period 1858 to 1386, in files of U.S. 

Weather Bureau 1886 to 1390, and in reports of U.S. Weather Bureau since 1890.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4S9.61 ft above mean sea level, Ohio River 

datum. Prior to Oct. 1, 1948, several gages at different sites and datums were used. 

Since Oct. 1, 1939, auxiliary water-stage recorder or staff gage read hourly, at 

dam 37, 12.7 miles downstream; prior to Oct. 1, 1939, several gages at different sites 

and datums were used as auxiliary gages.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 370,000 efs Apr. 5; maximum gage height, 45.86 

ft Apr. 8; minimum daily discharge, 7,010 cfs Oct. 22.

1936-60: Maximum discharge, 894,000 cfs Jan. 26, 1937; maximum gage height, 80.0 ft 

Jan. 25, 26, 1937, present site and datum; minimum discharge not determined.

Remarks.--Records good above 50,000 cfs and poor below.

Cooperation.--Auxiliary staff gage readings furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet pe econd, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

25

24

E5

26

27

28

29

50

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

26,400

30 , 200

37,000

46,100

38 , 500

26,800

15,400

37,700

53,200

58,400

53,700

32,500

*27,900

28,300

26,800

26,200

26,900

27,700

20,300

16,500

13,900

7,010

20,800

29,200

37,300

45,000

59,500

60,700

66 . 500

58,800

45,200

1,100,210

35,490

0 . 463

O.E3

Nov.

48 , 800

41,300

44,600

66,100

73,300

75,800

70,500

69,000

67,500

68,900

70,500

49,200

37,900

55.100

38,000

45,400

*50,100

49,100

45,700

46,300

45,100

41,100

44,200

52,700

64,700

69,200

97,400

127,000

124,000

143,000

--------

tt.,901 . 5

63,380

0.828

0.92

Dee.

160,000

165,000

157,000

145,000

130,000

119,000

110,000

102,000

102,000

101,000

101,000

122,000

138,000

134,000

178,000

216,000

238,000

241,000

227,000

204,000

184,000

168,000

151,000

129,000

109,000

90,100

72.900

73,900

*77,900

80,700

91,800

*4,cl8.3

139,300

1.82

2.10

Jan.

107,000

121,000

140,000

151,000

162,000

183,000

196,000

192,000

177,000

159,000

139,000

118,000

104,000

89,900

128,000

182,000

234,000

265,000

275,000

262,000

238,000

215,000

191,000

166,000

145,000

122,000

103,000

81,600

78,600

85,300

94,300

*4,904.7

158,200

2.07

2.38

Feb.

106,000

*112,000

100,000

90,500

85.000

97,400

98,200

133,000

169,000

188,000

224,000

243,000

265,000

278,000

269,000

249,000

224,000

198,000

179,000

168,000

163,000

155,000

139,000

123,000

110,000

120,000

152,000

189,000

197,000

44, 824.1

166,300

2.17

2.34

Mar.

179,000

147,000

124,000

113,000

105,000

95,000

78,800

69,300

57,400

56,000

61,200

70 , 400

67,600

59,200

*59,000

70 , 200

82 , 700

101,000

129,000

137,000

139,000

139,000

133,000

126,000

119,000

113,000

111,000

119,000

132,000

167,000

220,000

*5,379.8

109,000

1.42

1.64

Apr.

269,000

311,000

341,000

360,000

369,000

*363,000

365,000

366,000

363,000

350,000

323,000

293,000

254,000

219,000

183,000

153,000

120,000

94,OOO

83,000

78,000

76,700

70,000

60,800

53,900

60,300

49,800

46 , 600

49,800

60,500

59,600

----""

*5,845

194,800

2.54

2.84

May

57 , 900

55,200

45,300

59,500

44,900

43,200

44,500

46,000

68,900

88,700

155,000

166,000

186,000

196,000

188,000

175,000

156,000

143,000

129,000

118,000

106,000

95,200

86,600

*75,300

65,200

62,600

75,200

98,500

93,000

87,900

101,000

*3,070.4

99,050

1.29

1.49

June

102,000

92,000

89,200

87,400

78,700

52,200

43,600

42,900

37,900

40,900

26,600

27,200

53,400

70,900

65,800

66,700

75,000

ao,6oo

86,400

88,800

87,400

51,400

60,900

86,800

69,500

61,300

44,200

37,500

36,400

35,800

tl,879.4

62,650

0.818

0.91

July

44,600

70,700

93,700

126,000

*1 18,000

104,000

65,200

31,700

17,900

22,900

28,500

37,000

35,600

36,700

34,200

29,400

31,200

25,5OO

24,900

28,900

27,400

25,000

24,900

22,400

17,700

17,700

18,700

14,200

14.000

25,800

21 , 400

*1,235.5

39,850

0.520

0.60

Aug.

18,700

*15,200

14,700

24,800

38,700

38,300

40,100

36,500

37,700

40.600

37,500

38,700

34,000

24,700

25,200

36,200

15,300

15,200

22,600

20,700

14,000

14,000

19,200

16,100

22,500

19,500

14,100

9,750

12,900

11,700

10,600

739,750

23,860

0.512

0.36

Sept .

19,600

10,600

12 , 400

1 1 , 500

13 , 900

2O, 800

13,900

9,590

8,590

14,100

18,100

30,900

*55,700

43,000

36,900

34,900

24,900

29,000

26,100

35,200

31,400

29,500

30,700

24,900

17,300

15,100

15,000

14,000

10,700

12,700

650,980

21,700

0.283

0.32

Calendar year 1959: Max 488,000 Mln - Mean 93,200 Cfsm 1.22 Ir . 16. El

Water year 1959-60: Max 369,000 Mln 7,010 Mean 92,490 Cfsm 1.21 Ir . 16.43

Expressed in thou

neasurement made on thi s day.
MILL CREEK BASIN 313 

2555. Mill Creek at Reading, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°13'15", long 84°26'50", in sec.32, R.I, T.4, on right bank at upstream

side of Koehler Street Bridge at Reading, Hamilton County, 1 mile upstream from West

Fork Mill Creek and 13 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--73.1 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to April 1939, June 1939 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 527.00 ft above mean sea level, 0'iio River 

datum. Prior to Oct. 1, 1951, water-stage recorder or wire-weight gage at sane site at 

datum 4.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1951, to Apr. 25, 1954, wire-weight gage at present site 

and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, £,130 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 12.52 ft); minimum, 5.0 cfs Oct. 18, 19, Dec. "6; minimum gage height, 5.19 ft Nov. 22.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 5,780 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 20.00 ft, present 

datura); no flow for days in 1940-41, 1944, 1951.

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

Some diversion by industrial plants above station. Flow supplemented at times by 

ground-water pumpage from wells in Mill Creek and Miami River basins. Some flow is 

diverted indirectly from streams as recharge for aquifer supplying wells.

Ing tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 27-30)

Oct. 1 to Dec Dec. 13 to Sept.

5.1 4.0 5.7 52 5.25 5.0 5.7 44 7.0 285

5.2 7.0 6.0 98 5.5 7.0 6.0 87 8.0 560

5.5 50 7.0 505 5.5 22 6.5 175 10.0 1,180

Discharge, In cubir feet per second, water year O.-tober 1959 to September 1960

DiJ

1

^

3

4

5

g

1

H

3

10

LI

L2

13

14

L5

IE

17

Ld

L9

20

21

22

25

24

25

2E,

27

2S

29

31

Total

Mean

'in 

Cot.

13

13

10

10

21

16

10

*48

14

7.0

16

10

16

13

10

10

7.6

6.2

974

14

12

14

17

11

9.4

11

13

14

16

15

10

416.6

13.4

:

llov .

6.6

11

16

66

95

19

11

7.6

13

15

16

17

16

27

10

14

14

*14

15

14

11

8.2

19

20

17

12

85

25

14 

14

640.4

21.3

1

Dec, Jan.

18 12

18 19

17 101

16

15

18

18

18

16

10

18

271

162

38

24

18

17

34

19

11

13

12

11

9.4

6.2

5.8

7.3

76

49

35

25

1,025.7

33.1

-

44

26

22

19

19

15

12

14

25

*143

171

765

164

73

87

87

49

36

27

20

17

18

20

28

50

40

35

26

2,180

70.3

:

Feb.

24

22

20

21

186

308

125

65

98

*855

309

136

71

a 50

a45

a45

a45

a55

a 40

a25

a25

a25

a25

a25

*46

39

27

35

33

2,803

96.7

:

Mar.

22

20

20

14

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

9.4

10

12

20

38

50

53

51

41

40

41

32

39

25

24

29

56

61 

54

44

882.4

28.5

-

Apr.

55

50

91

158

76

*55

44

56

28

22

24

25

24

25

22

18

15

17

18

18

22

20

14

10

14

19

18

16

15 

20

927

30.9

-

May

16

14

17

15

15

15

12

I"8.2

26

22

19

22

13

8.8

12

19

*19

18

39

18

16

18

19

53

184

154

89

46

81

44

1,044.0

53.7

1

June

29

24

27

19

13

17

18

18

18

17

24

47

122

62

26

20

62

18

10

14

39

391

1,150

*292

101

62

56

62

54 

45

2,857

95.2

-

July

77

40

408

127

68

51

44

36

30

34

32

30

216

160

61

44

29

60

39

30

27

25

17

15

18

58

24

51

22

18

15

1,884

60.8

-

Aug.

12

14

15

15

27

21

25

17

84

111

56

27

15

11

16

*17

18

18

22

20

10

14

17

17

18

16

16

12

16

45

20

742

25.9

-

Sept.

17

13

11

7.6

6.2

12

19

15

26

12

a9

5.8

15

14

15

13

19

12

58

46

*19

16

14

11

8.8

14

15

15

15 

15

488.4

16.5

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,980 Min 5.4 Mean 68.9 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,150 Min 5.8 Mean 43.4 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 cfs).--Jan. 15 (2 a.m.) 2,130 cfs (12.52 ft); June £3 (9 a.m.) 1,710 cfs

(11.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded 

nd records for station at Carthage.

ange in stage, weather records,
314 MILL CREEK BASIN

2565. West Fork Mill Creek Reservoir near Greenhills, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°15'40", long 84°29'40", at Jam on West Fork Mill Creek, H miles east of 

Greenhills, Hamilton County.

Drainage area. 29.5 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1953 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 600.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers); gage readings have been reduced to elevations 

above mean sea level.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 2,970 acre-ft July 3 (elevatior, 681.30 ft); minimum, 1,510 acre-ft Oct. 1 (elevation, 674.89 ft).

1953-60: Maximum contents, 9,750 acre-ft Jan. 22, 1959 (elevatior, 698.95 ft); minimum, 1,370 acre-ft Nov. 20, 1953 (elevation, 674.11 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth dam with concrete spillway; operation for flood 

control began Dec. 20, 1952; storage to maintain conservation pool began Apr. 19, 1953. 

Capacity at spillway level (elevation, 702.0 ft), 11,380 acre-ft, of which 1,530 acre-ft 

is in conservation pool. Dead storage, 65 acre-ft. Records given herein represent 

total contents. Reservoir is used for flood control and recreation. There are no gates 

on spillway and all regulation is done by gates in conduit through dsm.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and capacity table furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Date

Dec . 31 .............................................

Calendar year 1959 ................................

Sept . 30 .............................................

Water year 1959-60 ................................

Elevation 

(feet)t

675.04

-

674.97

675.03

Contents 

(acre-feet)

1,540

-

1,540

1,530

1,540

Change in contents 

(acre-feet)

_

-10

0

-10

-40

+30

g From graph based on gage readings.
MILL GREEK BASIN

Lccation. Lat 39°15'15", long 54°28 I 15", in NE^ sec.10, R.I, T.3, on left bank ct upstream 

side of Fiddle Road Bridge in Woodlawn, Hamilton County, 0.5 mile upstream from small 

tributary, 1.3 milec downstream from West Fork Mill Creek Dam, and 4.0 miles upstream 

from mouth.

of 1912 (Corps of Engineers bench mark) 

Average discharge .--7 years (1953-6U), 26.2 cfs.

Extremes .--Maximum discharge during year, 1,280 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 5.53 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1952-60: Maximum discharge, 2,000 cfs Apr. 4, 1956 (gage height, 6.82 ft); no flow 

for many days in most years.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 10-19)

.1

.2

1.3

Discharge, ir

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

feet per se:ond, water year Qetcber 1959 to Septe

1 5 

2.'o 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

149 

£65 

620

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

1C

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

£0

Cl

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

3

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

. aO.l

*1.9

9.0

2.4

7.0

2.9

3.1

3.1

2.9

1.0

.6

.4

.1

> a.l

aO

aO

36.1

1.16

-

-

Nov.

aO

aO

a.l

31

92_

15

.6

a.l

aO

a.l

a. 3

1.0

3.4

13

12

.4

a.l *go

aO

aO

.2

.3

.4

4.5

5.7

.4

47

24

3.1

3.1

258.3

8.61

-

-

Dec

2.9

.6

.4

2.9

.6

5.4

3.9

3.6

.8

 3

4.1

177

164

15

16

6.5

2.7

25

14

£.4

7.0

6.8

3.9

4.2

3.9

4.4

4.4

62

38

24

11

617.7

19.9

-

-

Jan.

6.8

970

79

22

14

8.0

8.4

7.2

7.2

6.8

7.6

8.3

*135

62

492

188

25

40

42

22

14

8.8

8.4

6.8

8.0

7.2

19

40

28

17 

14

1,361.5

43.9

-

-

Feb.

9.7

14

9.2

9.3

47

267

151

72

50

64

*572

-18

30

18

19

16

17

26

14

8.8

8.4

13

11

11

*17

19

13

16

17

-------

1,587.4

54.7

-

-

Mar.

9.2

10

8.0

8

7

7

5.7

8.0

5.0

7.6

9.2

8.8

7.6

11

17

32

45

50

50

48

49

45

23

20

23

ie

16

26

28

29 

19

648.1

20.9

-

"

Apr.

9.7

8.6

32

96

47

*30

18

9.7

8.0

9.2

9.7

8.0

4.7

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.6

4.S

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.1

1.1

.4

J5

344.9

11.5

-

May

0.3

276

2.9

£.9

2.4

1.0

2.0

1.7

2.9

7.7

16

11

E.4

5. 7

2.4

2.9

*1.1

.6

.6

. 9

3.7

3.1

5.2

4.4

.3

25

56~ 58

49

51 

26

354.7

11.4

-

"

June

8.3

3.1

3.1

3.1

1.6

.1

TT

.1

.1

.1

.2

2.4

58

81

25

8.3

ia

23

8.5

2.0

2.2

3.9

40

*563

32

16

7.5

16

17

14

957.7

31.9

-

"

July

8.3

8.8

254

569 ~24

16

12

7.7

2.2

2.2

2.6

2.0

30

541

33

13

2.9

5.3

6.2

15

8.0

2.4

2.2

1.8

16

15

12

10

1.7

1.5 

1.1

1,627.4

52.5

-

"

Aug.

0.1

go

gog.l g.l

g.l

.9

.1

2.7

172

19

2.4

g.B

g.4

*g.3

g.2

g.2

g.2

6.1

56

11

g.l

so

£0

so

go

go

gog.l

4.4 

7.2

284.5

9.18

-

"

Sept.

6.4

4.4

1.7

.6

.1

.1

go

go

go

go

go

go

go

go

go

go

go

go

4.5

*3_5

5.4

2.0

1.7

.1

g.l

g.l

g.l

g.l

g.l

go

62.5

2.08

-

"

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,190 

Water year 1959-60: Max 572
MILL CREEK BASIN

2590. Mill Creek at Carthage, Ohio

Drainage area. 116 sq mi.

Records available. November 1946 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 512.00 ft above mean sea level, Ohio River 

datum. Prior to Oct. 1, 1954, at site 100 ft upstream at present datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,750 cfs July 3 (gage height, S.30 ft); minimum 

7.0 cfs Sept. 5, 12 (gage height / -0.15 ft).

Remarks.--Records fair, come diversion by industrial plants above station. Plow supplemented at times by ground-water pumpage from wells in Mill Creek and Miami River basins. 

Some flow is diverted indirectly from streams as recharge for aquifer supplying wells. 

Flow regulated by West Fork Mill Creek Reservoir beginning 1953 (see p. 314).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to July 18 July 19 to Sept. 30

9.3 1.0

.7 61 6.0 1,670 

Bis 'harge. In :iLi- feet per seccnd, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

3

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IE

17

18

19

CO

Cl

22

23

24

25

26

C7

29

29

31

Total

Mean

r f s m

In.

Oct.

16

16

15

14

24

22

16

*55

2 1

16

24

15

18

17

16

15

13

12

12

IS

15

16

18

16

16

15

18

18

20

21

561

18.1

_

-

Nov .

15

14

14

85

162

28

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

29

19

13

12

*13

12

12

11

11

la

15

15

13

110

38

15

14

762

26.1

_

-

Dec.

15

15

15

15

14

15

15

15

14

14

18

429

256

45

38

26

21

54

34

18

19

21

16

16

15

14

16

115

77

28

1,475

47.6

_

-

Jan.

18

27

152

59

56

27

25

25

22

20

20

30

*267

170

1.260

360

93

116

122

71

47

51

25

23

24

25

42

88

69

44 

37

5,375 'l09

_

-

Feb.

28

27

26

220

549

247

134

142

984

*832

159

105

68

63

61

63

80

54

34

34

38

34

35

*57

66

40

46

53

4,309

149

-

Mar.

34

35

51

26

25

25

28

25

28

30

23

31

47

103

145

124

124

114

1U8

103

71

72

63

50

51

77

80

77

J

1,869

60.3

-

Apr.

40

32

88

200

111

*80

58

44

33

30

32

33

28

27

25

19

19

20

22

23

28

25

18

16

18

22

20

18

16

25

1,168

38.9

_

-

May

17

15

16

16

16

15

15

13

14

30

52

31

25

19

14

15

18

*20

20

33

24

20

£1

24

197

219

142

95

124

72

1,354

43.7

-

June

34

26

26

22

18

18

17

16

16

16

23

56

162

187

59

26

78

46

23

18

21

186

1,360

*929

108

54

48

56

54

45

3,728

124

_

-

July

57

57

727

840

70

55

45

58

30

55

28

28

243

721

86

48

29

56

*36

40

33

25

2O

19

28

46

E9

46

20

16

ii

3,544

114

_

-

Aug.

12

14

15

16

22

22

27

16

69

248

46

£1

14

11

13

*16

16

16

30

64

27

14

16

16

17

15

15

12

11

48

3l931

50.0

-

-

Sept.

17

17

12

9.2

8.1

12

15

14

24

11

8.8

8.8

12

13

14

13

14

9.6

86

76

*25

19

17

14

10

12

15

15

16

14

551.5

18.4

-

-

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN

£607. Buekongahelas Creek near Degraff, Ohio

Location. Lat 40 D 2U'50", long 83 0 53'30", in Ei sec. 3, R.14, T.S, on right bank , at downstream side of highway bridge, 2 miles downstream from Bluejacket Creek, 2f miles northeast of Degraff, Logan County, and 4 miles upstream fi^om mouth.

Drainage area. --37. 5 sq mi.

Records available. October 1957 to September 1960.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1.UU8.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes .--Maximum discharge during year, 350 cfs Jan. 13 (gage height, 4.10 ft); minimum, 

3.1 cfs Sept. 26, 28 (gage height, 1.11 ft).

1957-60: Maximum discharge, 1,780 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 6.33 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 26, 28, 1960.

Remarks .--Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those subsequent to 

Mar. 31, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation caused by municipal plant operation in 

Belle font a ine .

Cooperation . --Base data, except 

District.

dischai'ge measurements, furnished by Miami Conservancy

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except peri 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

(Shifting-control

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6

feet per

ed June 30 to Aug. 11)

104

161

250

effect (gage 

second)

Discharge, in cubic feet per seccnd, water year October 1959 to September 1960

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

23

50

31

Total

Mean

'"Tsm

Ir,.

Oct.

5.6

5.6

5.6

8.3

11

12

11

8.3

7.5

7.2

18

10

8.7

8.3

7.9

7.5

7.2

6.8

6.8

*7.2

7.2

7.2

7.9

10

11

10

12

9.1

9.1 

9.1

9.6

272.7

8.80

0.235

0.27

Nov.

10

9.1

9.1

18

22

16

13

11

10

9.6

11

14

17

28

26

19

16

14

13

12

12

11

11

*12

IE

11

14

13

13 

t!3

419.8

14.0

0.373

0.42

Dec.

12

13

14

15

19

24

22

*18

17

16

23

96

98

47

37

30

26

24

2 1

19

19

17

16

15

16

17

17

22

"6

Sn

803

25.9

0.691

0.80

Jan.

19

19

42

27

b25

b!9

17

17

16

16

17

67

202

87

152

87

59

*56

53

42

b35

b30

28

25

26

24

28

39

38 

3E

31

1,375

44.4

1.18

1.36

Feb.

E8

26

24

23

26

87

54

43

64

*118

97

56

45

36

35

31

31

29

26

b25

24

24

24

22

23

24

22

22

22

1,109

38. £

1.02

1.10

Mar.

23

*21

18

b20

bEO

bEO

19

b!9

b!8

*b!8

b!7

b!7

b!6

16

16

17

18

17

17

19

23

EO

19

21

20

20

40

107

78 

58

43

815

26.3

0.701

0.81

Apr.

35

31

35

48

40

34

32

28

26

25

*24

24

22

22

22

20

19

17

16

16

16

14

14

15

13

13

13

13 

15

682

22.7

0.605

0.68

May

15

*13

13

13

13

13

13

12

13

14

14

13

13

13

12

13

19

14

13

12

11

15

13

11

12

12

23

40

27 

50

25

487

15.7

0.419

0.48

June

19

18

18

15

22

18

14

15

12

12

12

23

19

*21

18

15

19

16

15

12

12

13

15

11

9.6

8.7

8.7

8.7

*9.1 

9.1

433.9

14.5

0.587

U.43

July

13

9.1

16

9.6

9.1

8.7

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.7

8.7

9.6

24

43

*14

11

11

10

9.6

9.1

8.7

8.3

7.9

7.5

7.5

7.9

8.7

7.9

6.8 

6.8

6.0

333.1

10.7

0.285

0.33

Aug.

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.4

5.6

5.0

5.0

*4.7

4.7

5.0

6.8

5.6

5.2

5.0

il

*7.5

6.4

6.0

5.6

5.6

8.3

7.2

6.4

6.4

6.0

5.6

5.2

5.0

5.2 

6.0

6.0

196.4

6.34

0.169

0.19

Sept.

5.2

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.7

5.0

4.7

5.2

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.5

*5.6

4.5

4.3

4.5

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.3

4.3

4.3 

4.3

136.6

4.55

0.121

0.14

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,100 Min 4.3 Mean 38.6 CTsm 1.03 In. 13.97

Wa-er year 1959-60: Max 202 Min 4.1 Mean 19.3 Cfsm LI. 515 In. 7.0!

Peak discharge (ba.se, 300 cfs). Jan. 13 (10 a.m.) 350 cfs (4.10 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge Stag relation affected by ice
31£ MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Location.--Lat 40°17'C5", lung d3°54'35", in NW-q- sec.5, R.13, T.3, on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 1^ miles south of Degraff, Logan County, and l|- miles up 

stream from mouth.

Drainage area.--59.£ sq ml.

Records available.--October 1957 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 967.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 360 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 5.87 ft); minimum, 

8.6 cfs Sept. 16, 17, 29, 30 (gage height, 1.34 ft).

1957-60: Maximum discharge, 2,770 cfs Jan. 22, 1959; maximum gage height, 11.48 ft 

Jan. 22, 1959 (backwater from Miami River); minimum discharge, that of Sept. 16, 17, 29, 

30, 1960.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Cooperation. Base data, except 2 discharge measurements, furnished by Miami Conservancy 

District.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to No Nov. 15 to Sept. 30

1.4

1.7

1.3

1.5

I 4.0 185

5.0 274

6.0 414

1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

U

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

3

0

=,1

Tctal

Mtean ^i'sra

In.

Oct.

L3

L4

14

IB

22

24

23

20

18

17

34

25

21

21

19

17

17ie

16

*16

15

15

16

17

19

2U

22

20

19 

18

19

585

18.9

0.519

0.37

Nov .

21

Dec. Jan.

21

2_0j 26

20

30

43

34

28

25

23

22

23

26

32

52

Hf

38

32

27

"5

24

25

24

23

*25

23

27

27

30

36

36

35

34

54

44

b35

32

29

*31 28

28

26

35

129

148

78

56

47

42

38

35

32

31

29

28

27

28

23 1 50

27

27

"b25

840

28.0

0.473

0.53

30

38

44

48

39

1.3U3

42. U

0.709

0.82

27

27

27

66

209

127

510

2U3

109

*94

91

68

b55

b45

b40

39

36

55

40

53

58 

53

49

2,152

69.4

1.17

1.35

Feb.

46

41

37

36

49

1E9

1O6

80

137

*220

190

100

72

58

49

45

43

42

39

b40

37

37

54

34

35

34

33

31

30

1,894

65.3

1.10

1.19

Mar.

b30

*31 "b50

b30

b30

b30

b30

b30

28

*b30

b25

b25

b25

25

26

26

27

27

29

35

58

35

34

34

33

34

70

128

116 

34

70

1,255

40.5

0.684

0.79

Apr.

53

49

53

74

65

54

47

42

38

36

*34

32

30

29

28

E9

28

E6

25

25

24

24

23

22

21

21

21

20

20 

22

1,015

33.8

0.571

0.64

May

23

*21

20

19

IS

18

19

19

20

22

21

20

20

19

19

24

35

24

22

21

20

24

25

22

21

24

60

123

71

61

953

30.7

0.519

0.60

June

43

36

32

28

30

26

24

22

21

19

19

30

38

*45

35

26

29

27

24

21

20

22

30

22

19

18

17

17

*16 

16

772

25.7

0.434

0.48

July

17

16

20

17

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

29

63

*32

25

22

20

19

17

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

13 

13

12

567

18.3

0.309

0.36

Aug.

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

*11

10

11

13

12

11

11

20

13

11

11

10

10

14

20

13

12

11

10

10

9.9

9.9 

11

11

367.8

11.9

0.201

0.23

Sept.

10

9.9

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.4

9.4

9.9

9.4

9.0

9.0

9.4

9.4

9.0

9.4

9.4

*9.9

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.4

9.0

9.0

279.3

9.31

0.157

0.18

ralendar veir 1959 : Max 1,900 Min 12 Mean 65.0 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.90

Water year 1959-60: Max 310 Min 9.0 Mean 32.7 Cfsm 0.552 In. 7.54

Peak discharge (base, 550 efs).--Jan. 15 (4 p.m.) 560 cfs (5.67 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 319

2615. Miami River at Sidney, Ohio

Drainage area.--545 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1914 to September I960.

Gage.- --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 924.70 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Sept. 18, 1919, staff gage at site 100 ft downstream at datum 

1.76 ft higher. Sept. 18, 1919, to Aug. 19, 1925, staff gage at site 100 ft downstream 

at present datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,070 efs Feb. 10 (gage height, 6.76 ft); minimum, 26 cfs Sept. 28 (gage height, 0.17 ft).

1914-60: Maximum discharge, 20,700 cfs Mar. 20, 1927, from rating curve extended 

above 6,900 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; maximum gage height, 15.91 ft 

Jan. 21, 1959; minimum discharge, 7.4 cfs Sept. 23, 1935.

Maximum stage known, 19.6 ft Mar. 25, 1913, present datum (discharge, 44,000 cfs, 

computed by Miami Conservancy District).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some 

regulation by Indian Lake (capacity, 45,900 acre-ft).

Cooperation. Base data, except 2 discharge measurements, furnished by Miami Conservancy 

District.

Revisions (water years) . WSF 743: Drainage area. WSP 1305: 1914(M) , 1922(M).

Eating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 2£ to Dec. 12, May 3-9, 15)

0.0 

.2

1.0 

1.5

20

35

66

137

232

Discharge, in cubl: feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe

Day

1

9

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

51

Total

Mean

C f sm

In.

Oct.

49

49

50

55

65

89

91

80

70

65

131

158

114

87

76

68

62

57

55

54

53

*54

57

63

69

75

87

89

86

80

80

2,318

74.8

-

-

Nov.

84

87

89

114

£24

239

152

114

98

88

87

93

109

204

414

270

226

*253

252

22F

219

213

211

213

213

211

222

232

230

211

5,578

186

-

-

Dec.

239

232

253

275

229

374

444

345

27O

280

367

1,170

2,020

1,360

766

579

473

400

352

313

299

364

*361

352

348

356

377

438

567

664

536

15,515

500

-

-

Jan.

427

393

688

742

431

420

420

364

275

265

265

497

*2,760

2,260

2,6OO

2,360

1,310

935

1 , OOO

750

510

491

400

b260

b240

b220

222

472

C70

637

536

23,820

768

-

-

Feb.

488

427

364

345

570

1 690

1 690

1 050

1 440

2 500

2,710

1,600

912

616

499

438

407

380

?33

294

348

;i6

*299

299

294

280

280

268

£60

21,197

731

-

-

Mar.

239

b260

172

137

b!40

b!40

b!40

*b!30

b!30

*b!30

b!30

b!20

121

121

121

118

121

124

124

144

191

195

172

185

163

185

383

1,540

1,600

1,270

940

9,686

312

-

-

Apr.

679

529

491

872

868

724

514

417

384

336

250

215

*211

185

185

191

203

2O7

211

144

134

135

1E1

123

120

116

139

144

123

108

9,079

303

-

-

May

125

123

93

89

86

84

84

89

92

106

114

123

106

99

88

*99

213

156

124

103

99

106

140

129

105

106

318

1,060

684

525

495

5,961

192

-

-

June

327

265

224

172

167

180

154

120

114

98

87

149

243

313

322

253

*205

268

219

183

154

176

232

180

156

118

99

87

*82

12

5,427

181

-

-

July

88

112

115

167

134

96

82

73

68

64

66

62

108

393

270

146

108

89

80

t70

66

61

56

86

72

61

56

51

49

44

11

3,034

97.9

-

-

Aug.

41

38

38

38

42

42

41

38

*42

40

41

48

44

44

75

89

66

54

47

43

47

66

63

49

44

42

39

38

39

44

60

1,482

47.8

-

-

Sept.

48

41

34

33

33

32

*30

30

29

29

30

29

29

29

29

29

31

30

32

32

36

33

33

29

30

29

28

26

28

29

940

31.3

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 12,900 Mln 40 Mean 543 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,760 Mln 26 Mean 284 Cfsm - In. -

PeaK discharge (base, 3,400 cfs). No pe

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 800.03 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to July 3, 1924, staff gage at same site at datun 

T5.96 ft higher. July 3, 1924, to Aug. 17, 1926, staff gage and Aug. IS to Sept. 30, 

1926, water-stage recorder, at same site at datum 74.96 ft higher.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,360 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 81.00 ft); minimum, 3.5 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 77.12 ft).

1915-60: Maximum discharge, 10,400 cfs May 7, 1916 igage height, 86.4 ft, present 

datum), from ratine curve extended above 6,600 cfs; minimum, 2.0 cfs Aug. 19, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 91.6 ft, present datum, Mar. 25, 1913 (dischsrge, 25,600 cfs, 

at site above Turtle Creek, drainage area, 208 sq mi, computed by Miami Conservancy 

District).

Remarks.--Records good. Slight regulation by Lake Loramie (capacity, about 13,000 acre-ft). 

Flood flow regulated by Lockington retarding basin beginning in 1921.

Rating tables, water year 1359-60 (gage height, In feet, and disciarge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 22, 25)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 14 Ib to Sept. 30

77.2

77.3

77.6

77.8 

78.0

charge.

4.7

B.7

16

28 

44

78.2

78.4

78.6

79. 0 

81.0

: feet per

70

117

201

48U 

2,360

77.1 3.0 77.6 1'

77.4 10 77.8 21

Note. --Same as preceding 

table above 77.8 ft.

er year Oototer 1959 to September

Da;/

1

2

;

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

13

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

ol

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

OLt.

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.7

7.2

8.8

12

9.5

7.7

E2

93

33

17

12

10

8.5

7.7

6.7

6.7

6.5

6.3

6.5

7.2

13

*13

11

3.3

a.o

7.5

7.2

385.4

12.4

-

-

Nov.

6.5

5.3

5.9

9.9

60

48

25

16

*13

12

11

11

11

28

139

72

41

27

SO

19

17

16

16

15

117

142" 142

67

42 

36

1,190.4

39.7

_

-

te,.

17

14

24

31

39

63

67

63

56

78

662

l.OQO

548

570

348

526

279

80

48

43

36

*31

29

28

31

40

99

253 

319

177

5,231

169

_

-

Jan.

155

142

3US

247

149

139

128

60

39

34_

34

106

*1,690

1,140

1,980

1,450

677

432

488

513

292

400

300

170

90

65

56

164

167

167

149

11,724

578

_

-

Feb.

142

114

98

88

127

1,510

1,030

590

812

1,860

1,570

740

448

306

286

266

116

63

5U

42

43

42

*42

38

37

35

53

64

64

10,676

368

_

-

Mar.

52

60

51

60

58

57

56

*53

40

30

24

23

22" 22

22

25

24

25

26

31

50

53

51

61

51

60

291

1,060

1,060 

603

514

4,813

155

_

-

Apr.

313

224

182

279

292

224

167

128

98

80

66

61

*57

50

48

49

91

84

61

51

47

48

44

37

34

32

33

30

27

2 6

2,963

98.8

-

-

May

28

28

24

21

20

19

19

18

20

23

£4

26

25

24

23

*21

95

76

53

40

35

35

47

40

32

31

165

6E4

416

279

242

2,573

83.0

_.

-

June

131

1O6

142

58

35

28

23

20

18

17

16

51

163

326

248

93

*60

112

67

48

59

34

67

43

31

24

20

*17

16

16

2,069

69.0

_

-

July

16

32

53

38

50

21

17

16

14

13

12

12

15

405

285

115

63

42

46

*41

26

19

15

13

21

25

19

15

14

12

11

1,456

47.0

_

-

Aug.

12

11

9.5

9.5

9.0

9.0

8.7

7.7

*8.5

12

10

9.3

9.5

9.0

11

12

13

11

9.5

8.Z

8.1

7.5

7.2

7.0

7.0

6.5

6.3

6,0

6.0

6.5

6.0

274.1

8.84

_

-

Sept.

5.8

5.3

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.4

*4.2

4.2

4.2

5.9

3,9

3.9

3.9

5.9

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.6

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.7

130.4

4.35

_

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,680 Mln 3.7 Mean 243 Cfs.n - In. -

Water year 1959-6O: Max 1,980 Mln 3.7 Mean 119 Cfsm - In. -

this day.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN

3630. Miami River at Taylorsville, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°£2'22", long 84°09'5l", in 3W^ sec.96, R.8, T.2, oti left bank bUO ft

downstream from Taylorsville Dam, three-quarters of a mile north of Taylorsville, Montomery County, and y-| miles upstream from Stillwater River.

Records available.--January 1914 to September 1917 (published as "at Tadmor") , October

1921 to September 1360. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in W3P 1305. 

Gage-height records collected at site at Tadmor, January 1914 to July 1920, are contained in reports of IT. 3. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 700.08 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to October 1921, staff gage at site if miles upstream at different 

datum. Jan. 1, 1922, to Nov. 11, 1925, staff gage at site 600 ft upstream at outlet 

works of Taylorsville Dam at present datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,310 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 67.92 ft); minimum, 54 cfs Sept. 12, 13 (gage height, 61.01 ft).

1914-17, 1921-60: Maximum discharge, 31,400 cfs Jan. 22, 1959 (gage height, 75.44 

ft); minimum, 30 cfs Jan. 2, 1945; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 12, 13, 1960.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 25.4 ft at site at Tadmor (discharge, 127,000 

cfs, computed "by Miami Conservancy District).

Remarks. Records good. Flood flow regulated at retarding basins on Miami River just 

above station and on Loramie Creek at Lockington beginning in 1921. Low and medium 

flow slightly regulated by Indian Lake (capacity, 45,900 acre-ft).

Cooperation.--Base data furnished "by Miami Conservancy District.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 743: 1924(M). WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 853: 1930, 

1937.WSP 923:T522-24. WSP 1385: 1916.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

60.9

61.2

61.6

62.0

62.5

182

316

566

1,660

3,710

6,440

ubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Pay

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

13

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

29

2 3

51

Total

Mean

Cf 3m

In.

Oct.

92

94

90

96

104

118

137

*151

144

124

144

200

265

198

168

146

133

122

118

135

110

116

110

114

127

127

140

137

137

133 

127

4,157

134

0.116

0.13

Nov.

127

Dec, Jan.

338 1 782

120J 325| 704

118

135

*254

394

329

200

190

170

*354 828

360

398

458

544

601

516

438

153! 448

156

165

220

428

624

398

329

338

312

276

276

272

300

292

408

468

463

365

338

8,618

287

0.248

0.28

1,130

3,440

2,670

1,620

1,180

1,030

908

744

560

521

468

527

505

500

505

521

642

880

1,090 

1,020

25,221

814

0.705

0.81

1,290

936

698

685

673

555

474

*438

474

2,690

4,300

4,360

5,510

3,160

1,890

1,840

1,560

1,120

874

915

698

544

532

521

572

964

1,030 

978

42,395

1,368

1.18

1.36

Feb.

*887

828

704

661

685

2,470

3,890

2,450

2,340

4,290

5,980

3,260

2,120

1,460

1,160

1,060

936

763

673

572

607

578

583

555

549

538

505 538"

521

42,163

1,454

1.26

1.36

Mar.

468

468

479

384

334

338

360

312

308

292

*261

261

250

246

245

250

269

276

276

312

408

423

423

423

408

413

510

2,030

5,070

2,600 

1 , 890

19,010

613

0.531

0.61

Apr.

,340

,040

985

,230

,510

,340

,040

867

737

661

578

505

468

*445

413

398

398

448

* 428

384

325

316

312

284

272

265

250

272

284

284

18,077

603

0.522

0.58

May

276

254

250

214

205

205

200

195

200

230

*236

227

233

224

208

205

403

463

347

288

250

269

329

261

288

254

415

2.570

1,700

1,240 

1 , 100

13,539

437

0.378

0.44

June

880

685

685

578

423

365

347

500

256

211

200

243

389

607

737

549

1,140

763

595

443

*384

329

360

433

329

272

258

205

187

175

13,308

444

0.384

0.43

July

158

163

£20

227

254

227

*180

151

144

144

142

137

237

423

901

489

300

230

208

192

177

149

135

127

127

151

146

133

118

110 

104

6,604

215

0.184

0.21

Aug.

104

104

104

100

96

94

102

104

102

96

96

94

100

102

116

120

122

*114

110

104

102

114

114

114

102

89

87

74

80

83

89

3,132

101

0.037

0 . 10

Sept.

96

85

81

74

66

66

65

59

57

57

56

56

56

56

5e

56

68

62

*63

75

71

63

65

71

70

66

65

62

62

63

1,964

65. f

0.057

0,06

Calendar year 1959: Max 30,200 Mln 90 Mean 1.146 Cfsm 0.992 In. 13.46

Wa^er year 1959-60: Max 5,980 Mln 56 Mean 541 Cfsm 0.468 In. 6.37

Discharge mea this day.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN

2640. Greenville Creek near Bradford, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°06'08", long 84°25'48", between sees. 33 and 34, T.9 N., R.4 E., on left 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 721, if miles south of Bradford, on 

line between Darke and Miami Counties, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--195 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1960. Prior to April 1931, monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1305.

Page.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 948.9 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 1, 1942, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--30 years, 170 cfs.

Extreme s.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,480 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 4.93 ft); minimum, 8.4 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, 1.06 ft).

1930-60: Maximum discharge, 9,320 cfs May 14, 1933 (gage height, 9.2 ft); minimum, 

6.7 cfs Aug. 4, 5, 1934.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 12.1 ft (discharge, 18,200 cfs, at site with 

drainage area of 213 sq mi, computed by Miami Conservancy District).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gags-height record, 

which are fair. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by mill above station.

Cooperation.--Base data, except 1 discharge measurement, furnished by Miami Conservancy 

District.

Revisions (water years). WSP 803: 1933(M). WSP 823: 1933. WSP 1235: 1936, 1937(M) .

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 7-23)

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 73

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

127

254

425

Discharge, In cubir feet per

1,510 

cond, water year October 1959 to September 1960

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

17

2H

29

:i

Total

Mean

Cfsrn

In.

Oct.

20

23

21

22

24

34

*44

32

29

2 6

61

81

46

38

31

30

27

26

25

26

27

25

26

51

59

56

54

47

42

39 

38

1,130

36.5

0.187

0.22

Nov.

38

36

35

47

78

69

54

46

41

40

40

41

51

89

168

113

86

62

*60

52

51

49

47

49

49

44

50

49

45

42

1,721

57.4

0.294

0.33

Dec.

45

42

44

44

46

49

50

51

50

47

51

156

450

251

*163

129

111

96

86

78

75

69

69

62

62

62

65

87

119

121 

107

2,937

34.7

0.486

0.56

Jan.

89

83

98

113

bSO

b9D

*91

73

67

§3.

65

72

E22

267

807

740

369

267

248

190

150

b!20

bllO

blOO

blOO

b95

98

166

180

170 

155

5,538

179

0.918

1.06

Feb.

144

127

109

102

111

727

730

383

418

996

1,190

a600

a400

a280

a220

a!70

*142

133

115

100

111

100

94

87

91

91

84

81

78

8,014

276

1.42

1.53

Mar.

63

b65

b65

b65

b65

b65

b65

b65

*70

65

69

63

65

66

63

66

69

65

65

73

89

 87

86

103

93

100

232

710

564

400

4,061

131

0.672

0.77

Apr.

198

168

155

185

*215

198

168

142

127

111

103

103

94

93

87

91

89

83

72

72

72

72

66

65

63

62

60

56

58

60

3,188

106

0.544

0.61

May

63

55

54

54

54

56

58

58

59

62

60

58

56

58

50

50

*65

66

56

51

72

81

148

103

76

99

142

144

146

127 

140

2,421

78.1

0.401

0.46

June

105

86

89

69

62

55

49

45

42

39

39

41

45

86

69

51

50

100

62

50

50

52

50

52

46

40

36

*36

39

38

1,673

55.8

0.286

0.32

July

38

38

44

42

35

33

31

30

29

26

30

27

45

150

70

49

41

38

70

55

38

*33

31

28

27

26

26

27

24

22 

21

1,224

39.5

0.203

0.23

Aug.

21

21

21

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

*22

20

18

18

28

24

22

19

18

19

25

26

31

42

23

22

20

20

20

20 

14

687

22.2

0.114

0.13

Sept.

9.2

12

12

14

14

14

13

12

13

12

14

13

*14

12

13

13

14

12

14

19

16

15

14

14

12

12

12

13

14

13

398.2

13.3

0.068

0.08

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,140 

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,190

Mean 183 

Mean 90.1

Cfsm 0.938 In. 12.71 

Cfsm 0.462 In. 6.30

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of normal recession anc" records for Stillwater River at Pleasant Hill.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN

2650. Stillwater River at Pleasant Hill, Ohio

Location..-Lat 40°03'28", long 84"21'22", in SEij sec.18, T.7 N., R.5 E., on lef: bank at 

downstream side of highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile northwest of Pleasant Hill, 

Miami County, and 2 miles downstream from Painter Creek.

Drainage area.--502 sq mi.

Records available. October 1916 to September 1928, October 1934 to September 1960. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305. Gage-height records 

collected at same site since March 1922 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 846.73 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Dec. 23, 1934, staff or chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 38 years, 449 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,520 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 8.52 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Sept. 6; minimum gage height, 0.93 ft Sept. 4, 5.

1916-28, 1934-60: Maximum discharge, 26,400 cfs Jan. 14, 1937, from rating curve 

extended above 14,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; maximum gage heigh1;, 17.98 

ft Jan. 21, 1959; minimum discharge observed, 4 cfs Oct. 17, 1920, July 12, 22, Aug. 30, 

1921.

Maximum discharge known, 51,400 cfs Mar. 25, 1913 (gage height, 17.5 ft), at site 

about 3 miles upstream, computed by Miami Conservancy District. This stage is not comparable with present gage heights because of failure of levee in 1913.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 40 cfs, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation 

caused by powerplant on Greenville Creek.

Cooperation. Base data, except 1 discharge measurement, furnished by Miami Conservancy 

District.

Revisions (water years). WSP 523: 1917, drainage area. WSP 1305: 1920(M), 1P22-25(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 13-22, Sept. 4-30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 10 Feb. 11 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

38

83

154

265

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

0.1

2,270

4,000

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

Discharge, In cutic feet per second, wate

1.0 25 

1.3 51 

1.6 90 

£.0 169 

year October 1959 to September 1960

464

915

1,510

4,000

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

13

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

1

0

3

4

5

6

7

9

9

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In

Oct.

30

28

34

51

55

42

54

55

46

42

66

155

96

67

54

47

42

42

40

42

33

38

41

47

78

*74

76

66

60

55 

55

1,675

54.0

0.108

0.12

Nov.

52

51

51

61

124

132

89

70

62

58

59

54

60

86

257

195

134

100

*80

76

72

68

67

65

67

62

66

66

62

60

2,506

83.5

0.166

0.19

Dec.

*64

58

60

61

70

78

84

96

83

75

79

576

1,470

635

326

248

204

174

152

152

123

112

100

96

95

96

103

146

281

547 

245

6,269

202

0.402

0.46

L Jan '

180

154

208

281

189

168

*152

140

115

110

106

123

1,470

1,250

2.660

2,420

364

625

640

438

300

240

228

208

197

189

191

394

449

416 

356

15,561

502

1.00

1.15

Feb.

320

27O

226

204

217

2,610

2,190

946

1,120

5,440

3,180

1,170

691

514

394

343

*319

290

251

220

233

212

202

184

189

192

169

162

151

------

20,609

711

1.42

1.53

Mar.

123

133

119

123

125

129

133

114

*123

123

119

114

103

117

112

121

133

131

127

155

217

225

210

257

228

243

566

2.170

1, 760

1,130 

724

10,207

323

0.656

0.76

Apr.

494

411

372

506

*567

502

411

334

290

249

228

228

210

194

189

189

192

184

153

142

144

146

136

127

121

113

116

104

101

106

7,265

242

0.482

0.54

May

114

106

91

88

87

87

88

93

99

106

104

99

94

93

87

85

*131

146

104

90

91

138

215

194

146

131

225

293

307

257

268

4,257

137

0.273

0.31

June

217

174

174

146

121

103

93

85

79

74

72

82

90

125

194

123

101

163

116

85

76

79

79

75

72

62

*58

56

58

59

3,091

103

0.205

0.23

July

61

59

64

66

59

53

48

45

44

42

41

42

58

236

210

106

76

66

82

93

70

*57

51

47

43

42

41

41

39

56 

36

2,054

66.3

0.132

0.15

Aug.

58

55

32

32

32

51

31

30

30

29

*31

31

28

£7

38

42

45

33

28

28

39

42

55

47

36

28

27

24

24

25

28

1,004

32.4

0.065

0.07

Sept.

24

20

18

18

16

14

15

16

15

15

15

16

*16

17

17

18

18

20

21

24

25

24

22

20

19

18

19

19

*18

19

554

IB. 5

0.037

0.04

Calendar year 1959: Max 14,600 Mln 25 Mean 458 Cfsm 0.912 In. 12.37

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,440 Mln 14 Mean 205 Cfsm 0.408 In. 5.55

Peak discharge (base, 4,OOO cfs).--Feb. 10 (10 p.m.) 4,520 cfs (8.52 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
324 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

2660. Stillwater River at Englewood, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°52'10", long 84°16<57", in NWlj sec.23, T.5 N. , R.5 E., on right bank 

1,000 ft downstream from Englewood Dam, 1 mile southeast of Englewood, Montgomery 

County, and 8-J- miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--646 sq mi.

Records available. October 1925 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for October 

1925, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 699.97 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,390 efs Feb. 11 (gage height, 76.82 ft); minimum, 14 efs Sept. 8-10, 14 (gage height, 71.58 ft).

1925-60: Maximum discharge, 9,980 efs June 15, 1958 (gage height, 80.88 ft); minimum, 3.7 efs Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 1944 (gage height, 71.36 ft).

Maximum discharge during flood in March 1913, 85,400 efs, at site 1 mile downstream, 

computed by Miami Conservancy District.

Remarks. Records good. Flood flow regulated by Englewood retarding basin. Diurnal 

fluctuation caused by powerplants at West Milton and on Greenville Creek.

Cooperation.--Base data, except one discharge measurement, furnished by Miami Conservancy 

District.

Rating tables,

Oct. 1

71.8 29

71.9 40

72.1 71

72.3 119

72.5 196

72.7 313 

charge , in cub:

water year

to Feb. 5

73.0

73.5

74.0

75.0

77.0

ic feet per

1959-60

cubic

580

1,020

1,350

2,070

4,180

(gage height

feet per seco

71.5

71.6

71.8

72. 1

72.3

72.5

, in feet, ai

nd)

Feb. 6 to

10

15

29

67

110

187

id disc

Sept.

72.7

75.0

74.0

76.0

76.8

310

580

1,660

4,160

5,360

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

ng

27

28

29

51

Tot a:

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

56

40

41

41

47

48

59

68

75

61

66

85

*166

119

91

75

56

50

50

48

48

47

50 

53

61

84

91

89

80 

73

71

2,067

66.7

0.103

0. 12

Nov.

68

64

59

66

*91

150

146

109

91

80

75

78

82

109

172

321

207

153

133

114

106

98

96 

96

91

89

98

96

93 

89

3,320

111

0.172

0.19

Dec.

86

84

82

82

84

101

106

111

119

111

106

198

1,410

1,120

*560

375

300

249

212

192

179

162

146

139

143

146

136

313

417

408

' 8,080

261

0 . 404

0.47

Jan.

281

228

238

359

294

222

222

212

183

162

*157

162

663

1,710

2,000

5,240

1*580

972

906

752

490

375

313

281

275

268

307

eon

560

520

18, R19

607

0.940

1.08

Feb.

453

408

336

294

294

2,160

3,810

1,660

*1,330

3,280

5, 240

3,060

1,110

790

580

500

435

399

342

27O

283

270

263

226

232

221

204

193_

28,880

996

1.54

1.66

Mar.

169

161

174

156

152

156

165

147

152

165

147

147

136

143

143

152

1E6

161

161

183

243

*290

283

326

326

510

2,040

2,250

*1,560

1.060

12,348

398

0.616

0.71

Apr.

710

580

510

640

780

720

610

471

399

342

290

283

270

250

237

232

226

226

209

183

183

187

183

161

*161

156

143

140 

147

9,803

327

0.506

0.56

May

156

147

136

126

120

117

110

113

120

130

143

136

133

130

126

120

133

174

169

143

133

143

193 

256

209

174

204

32F

366 

334

*303

5,323

172

O.Z66

0.31

June

290

263

310

250

193

156

136

123

113

105

100

100

108

120

152

183

198

161

183

133

113

108

*110

108

98

91

82

76

78 

76

4,317

144

0.223

0.25

July

84

80

82

82

80

75

67

61

55

54

56

49

89

243

297

193

13O

*98

96

103

103

84

71

56

51

48

47

46 

46

38

2,726

87.9

0. 136

0.16

Aug.

35

39

43

43

40

39

46

43

39

43

40

36

36

36

36

40

46

*47

40

37

38

42

47 

43

44

46

35

31

29 

27

32

1,218

39.3

0.061

0.07

Sept.

32

33

27

22

20

16

16

15

14

14

16

16

16

14

15

16

19

20

21

23

*22

25

26 

25

24

S3

20

18

23

613

20.4

0.032

0 . 04

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 

2665. Mad River at Zanesfield, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°21'05", long 83°40'25", on left bank at upstream side of highway "bridge 

adjacent to U.S. Highway 33, 0.8 mile upstream from unnamed stream in Hadley Bottom 

and 1 mile north of Canesfield , Logan County.

Drainage area.--6.41 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1946 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,208.28 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Average discharge.--14 years, 8.22 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 172 cfs Jan 13 (gage height, 2.16 ft); minimum, 

0.9 cfs Aug. 28, 29, Sept. 3, 12-17; minimum gage height, 0.66 ft July 31, Aug. 1-3, 

14, 28, 29, Sept. 3, 12-17.

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 1,380 cfs Apr. 11, 1948 (gage height, 6.76 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 100 cfs on basis of critical-depth measurements at gage 

heights 5.29 and 4.46 ft; minimum, 0.6 cfs Jan. 12, 13, 1954 (result of freezeup), 

Sept. 17-19, 1955; minimum gage height, 0.63 ft Feb. 7, 12, 1954, Sept. 17-19, 1955.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSF 1385: 1947, 1948-52(P), 1953-54(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.65 

.7

1.0

1.1

.9 7.6 1.6 73

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

U

1.5

16

1.7

1H

19

20

21

22

23

24

?5

26

27

23

2 '3

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.8

1.8

1.8

E.2

3.3

3.1

2.4

E. 2

2.2

2.2

5.9

2.6

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

*1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.0

2.8

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.6

2.2

2.2

2 °

70.6

2.28

0.356

0.41

Nov.

2.4

2.2

2.1

4.7

6.7

3.9

3.1

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.6

3.9

4.2

8.3

5.7

4.4

3.6

3.1

3.1

2.8

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.4

3.1

3.L

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.1

107.4

3.58

0.559

0.62

Dec.

*2.8

2.8

3.1

3.4

5.7

7 "=

5.0

3.9

3.6

3.6

9.9

53

24

11

8.5

7.2

6.0

5.4

4.7

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.9

4.4

4.4

7.2

7.2

6.4

5.4

228.3

7.36

1.15

1.33

Jan.

4.7

5.9

18

6.8

5.0

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.9

4.4

*4.7

32

65

T9

51

18

12

12

11

9.0

b8

b7

6.4

5.7

5.7

5.4

8.6

14

11

9.0

8.1

383.9

12.4

1.93

2. 22

Feb.

e'.o 7.E

5.0

5.O

14

57

15

IE

28

34

El

IE

9.9

9.0

8.1

7.6

7.6

7.2

6.O

b6

5.7

5.7

*5.7

5.7

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.4

309. E

10.7

1.67

1.80

Mar.

b5

b5

b5

b5

b4.5

b4.5

4.4

b4.5

b4.5

b4.5

b4.5

b4.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.9

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

b4.5

4.4

28

69

33

21

14

279.6

9.02

1.41

1.63

Apr.

11

9.9

12

*15

12

10

9.4

8.5

8.1

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.4

6.4

5.7

5.4

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.4

208.7

6.96

1.09

1.2E

May

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.9

4.7

4.7

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.6

*3.4

4.2

3.4

3. L

3.L

2.8

4.4

3.6

3.1

3.6

4.2

12

9.9

6.0

10

6.4

142.3

4.59

0.716

0.83

June

5.0

4.4

4.4

3.9

3.6

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

4.8

4.9

5.7

4.4

3.1

6.8

4.7

3.6

3.1

2.8

3.1

3.4

2.8

2.6

2.6

*2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

105.0

3.50

0.546

0.61

July

3.7

2.6

4.0

2.8

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.8

4.8

3.3

2.6

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

66.9

2.16

0.337

0.39

Aug.

1.3

1.3

1.5

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.5

*1.5

1.3

1.3

1.5

L.3

L.3

1.9

2.9

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.5

1.3

41.3

1.33

0.207

0.24

Sept.

1.1

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

*.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

L.O

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 1.1

29.8

0.99

0.154

0.17

Calendar year 1959: Max 390 Min 1.3 Mean 8.87 Cfsm 1.38 In. L8.78

Water year 1953-60: Max 69 Mln 0.9 Mean 5.39 Cfsm 0.841 jn . 11.47

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs). --No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ic
3S6 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

2670. Mad River near Urbana, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°06 I 27", long 83°47'57", on west line of sec.35, T.5 E., R.ll N. , on left 

bank at downstream side of bridge on n. S. Highway 36, It miles upstream from Dugan Run, 

if miles downstream from Muddy Creek, and 2| miles west of Urbana, Champaign County.

Drainage area. 157 sq. mi.

Records available.--September 1925 to September 1931, August 1939 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 985.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of

1912. Prior to May 18, 1930, chain gage at same site and datum. May 18, 1930, to

Sept. 30, 1931, staff gage at site 600 ft downstream at datum 0.36 ft lower. Aug. 1 to

Sept. 25, 1939, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--27 years, 145 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 848 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 4.76 ft); minimum, 

43 cfs all or part of each day Sept. 2-5, 25-30; minimum gage height, 2.94 ft Oct. 22.

1925-31, 1939-60: Maximum'discharge, 8,000 cfs Jan. 22, 1959 (gage height, 12.05 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs on basis of estimate of peak flow based on 

contracted-opening measurement of peak flow at site 3 miles downstream with drainage 

area of 235 sq mi adjusted to gage site by 0.8 power of the drainage-area ratio; minimum 

daily, 24 cfs Feb. 2,3, 1945.

Remarks. Records fair.

Cooperation.--Base data, except six discharge measurements, furnished by Miami Conservancy 

District.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1305: 1930(M) . WSP1505: 1956. WSP1625: 1929.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height^ In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet

per second) 

(Shifting-control method U3ed Sept. 2-4)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15 Jan. 16 to May 27 May 2f to Sept. 30

2.9 45

3.1 73

3.5 169

4.0 

4.5

351

645

3.0 69

3.2 103

3.5 172

4.0 

4.5

351

645

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water ye

3.4

3.8

 1959 to September 1960

112

257

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

H

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IF

17

18

19

20

21

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

^1

Total

Mean

C fsm

In.

Oct.

63

63

67

70

70

70

63

60

63

63

77

*70

60

56

55

55

56

55

55

.51

53

53

55

57

56

59

60

59

59 

59

59

1,874

60.5

0.385

0.44

Nov.

60

57

59

65

111

89

75

75

75

*73

70

73

79

89

98

83

79

77

70

68

67

62

60

60

57

56

62

65

62 

60

2,136

71.2

0.454

0.51

Dec.

59

57

57

59

62

71

71

67

65

65

68

302

307

166

136

*121

109

100

93

89

89

83

79

79

79

83

83

95

104 

104

93

3,095

99.8

0.636

0.73

Jan.

87

89

147

111

93

89

87

85

81

83

83

157

369

179

440

264

181

167

178

146

134

130

128

125

*122

119

119

151

151 

137

*~

4,560

147

0.936

1.08

Feb.

125

119

113

115

121

339

218

172

260

393

322

212

184,

169

*159

151

149

141

132

128

128

123

119

119

119

117

111

111

109

4,778

165

1.05

1.13

Mar.

103

103

101

103

98

98

98

94

94

94

*94

90

87

89

89

90

89

87

87

89

94

90

89

S4

87

92

138

411

278 

190

146

3,586

116

0.739

O.S5

Apr.

123

113

113

*159

141

128

119

111

111

109

109

109

105

105

101

101

99

96

94

92

90

90

89

87

85

85

83

82

80

3,092

103

0.656

0.73

May

83

80

79

77

77

77

77

77

77

*80

80

80

82

83

82

85

90

82

77

77

74

80

85

77

75

79

127

226

TT7 

118

112

2,773

89.5

0.570

0.66

June

85

85

83

79

75

71

71

69

67

69

71

81

81

85

90

*81

195

157

107

96

90

101

124

104

96

93

*90

90

88 

*88

2,762

92.1

0.587

0.65

July

85

85

90

83

77

73

71

71

73

73

71

71

*75

~85 146

79

77

75

75

71

*71

69

67

63

61

61

64

73

67 

63

59

2,324

75.0

0.478

0.55

Aug.

59

58

61

64

58

57

59

58

57

*56

56

51

49

49

57

53

51

51

51

51

64

83

61

58

56

*56

54

53

53

50

49

1,743

56.2

0.358

0.41

Sept.

45

*43

43

43

43

44

46

46

48

48

47

*47

47

47

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

45

45

44

44

44

44

43 

43

1,357

45.2

0.288

0.32

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,000 

Water year 1959-60 : Max 440 Min 43

1.16 In. 15.77 

0.593 In. 8.06

Peak discharge (base, 1,10O cfs).--No peak alove bas

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN

2695. Mad River near Springfield, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°55'23", long 83°52'13", in NW^ sec.1C, R.9, T.4, on right bank 150 ft 

downstream from Rock Run, 250 ft downstream from bridge on Lower Valley Pike, 2 miles 

downstream from Buck Creek, and 3 miles west of Springfield, Clark County.

Drainage area.--485 sq mi.

Records available. January 1904 to March 1906 (fragmentary), February 1914 to September 

1960. Monthly discharge only for October 191C, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gape is 881.42 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Jan. I, 1904, to Mar. 31, 1906, chain gage at site a third of a mile downstream at different datum. Feb. 1, 1914, to Feb. 29, 1924, staff gage at site l ff miles 

upstream at datum 6.39 ft higher. Mar. 1, 1924, to July 31, 1925, chain gage at site 

300 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 47 years (1904-5, 1914-60), 488 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,120 cfs May 27 (gage height, 6.52 ft); minimum, 80 cfs Sept. 23 (gage height, 1.18 ft), result'of temporary upstream regulation. 

1904-5, 1914-60: Maximum discharge, 30,500 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 15.76 

ft), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs on basis of slope-area and contractedopening measurements of peak flow; minimum, 3d cfs Sept. 15, 1904.

Maximum stage known, 16.9 ft Mar. 25, 1913, present datum (discharge, 55,400 cfs, 

computed by Miami Conservancy District).

Remarks.--Records good.

Cooperation. Base data, except two discharge measurements, furnished by the Miami Conservancy District.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 603: 1924. WSP 823: 1929(M). WSP 1305: 1914(M), 

1916-17(M), 1922-23(M), 1925(M), drainage area. WSP 1625: 1924(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 12,

July 3 to Sept. 30)

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

4.0

135

255

540

2,140

- year

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

CO

21

22

23

24

25

£6

27

23

29

20

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

219

206

206

210

210

237

219

224

219

206

246

*214

214

210

206

202

190

182

182

182

178

178

194

194

194

198

198

198

194

198

6,306

203

0.419

0.48

Nov.

194

194

198

314

572

290

250

242

232

*232

232

232

246

280

265

250

237

228

224

219

214

202

206

214

206

202

295

255

228

219

7,172

239

0.493

0.55

Dec.

219

232

237

237

224

237

237

228

219

210

237

768

901

*553

480

438

396

372

344

322

332

310

295

290

280

290

295

366

396

378

332

10,655

344

0.709

0.82

Jan .

310

316

438

396

338

322

310

300

285

275

275

367

754

560

1,150

855

579

566

631

498

458

396

372

344

*344

338

366

438

450

414

378

13,783

445

0.918

1.06

Feb.

366

549

527

327

372

1,050

733

566

965

1,460

1,180

705

572

498

*474

456

444

420

390

360

366

360

354

349

360

349

322

322

316

15,112

521

1.07

1.15

Mar.

305

305

305

505

285

275

290

285

285

290

275

270

265

270

280

285

*290

290

285

316

344

332

344

349

316

344

519

1,160

949

670

534

11,617

375

0.773

0.89

Apr,

450

414

468

*698

605

522

462

420

378

349

344

338

327

310

305

300

295

285

280

280

280

275

260

255

250

255

24fi

242

237

270

10,400

347

0.715

0 . 80

May

250

237

237

232

228

228

232

228

242

*275

260

255

255

237

228

280

378

280

260

275

250

500

332

290

280

414

1,770

1,830

825

719

586

12,753

411

0.847

n.98

June

474

486

498

390

344

327

310

300

295

290

280

305

338

647

372

*322

939

586

402

344

332

435

691

450

360

310

305

300

300

300

12,032

401

0.827

0.12

July

366

295

310

270

265

255

250

246

242

237

242

242

328

354

275

246

237

300

255

237

*232

232

224

224

219

228

224

219

214

210

206

7,884

254

0.524

0.60

Aug.

206

210

206

206

202

198

2O2

198

190

*190

186

186

178

178

524

182

178

178

170

166

235

202

198

186

182

*178

174

1£3

163

166

156

5,937

192

0.39F

0.46

Sept.

152

152

146

142

142

146

149

149

149

142

142

149

152

152

*152

156

149

142

174

156

149

149

146

146

142

146

160

149

149

149

l~~ 4,478

149

0 . 307

0.54

Calendar year 1959: Max 17,400 Mln 178 Mean 601 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.83

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,890 Min 142 Mean 123 Cfsm 0.666 In. 9.r,5

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs).--May 27 (ll p.m.) 4,120 efs (6.52 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
328 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

2700. Mad River near Dayton, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°47'48", long 84°05'32", in SW£ sec.7, R.8, T.2, on left bank 600 ft

downstream from Huffman Dam, 2'J miles downstream from Mud Run, and 6 miles northeast of 

Dayton, Montgomery County.

area.--632 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1914 to September I960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in W3P 1305.

Gage_.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 699.95 ft. above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Nov. 19. 1914, to Sept. 30, 1921, staff gage at site 1 mile upstream at 

datum 83.36 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1924, to Sept. 30, 1926, staff gage and Oct. 1, 1926, 

to July 21, 1957, water-stage recorder at present site and datum. July 22, 1957, to 

Jan. 20, 1959, staff gagn at site 1,000 ft downstream at same datum.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during vear, 3,490 o.fs May 28 (gage height, 80.92 ft); minimum, 129 cfs Sept. 6, 11 (gage height, 77.51 ft).

1914-60: Maximum discharge, 21,200 cfs Jan. 22, 1959 (based on Huffman retarding 

basin outflow records); maximum gage height, 87.9 ft Feb. 26, 1929; minimum discharge, 

91 cfs Aug. 6, 9, 1934, but may have been less during period 1921-24.

Maximum stage known, 14.0 ft Mar. 25, 1913, original site and datum (discharge, 

75,700 cfs, computed by Miami Conservancy District).

Remarks.--Records good. Flood flow regulated by Huffman retarding basin beginning in 1921. 

Cooperation.--Base data furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

Revisions (water years). WSF 453: 1915. WSP 5C3: Drainage area. W3P 743: 1929-32. 

WSF 1305: 1916(M) , 1925(M), 1930-32(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second)

77.6 185

78.0 340

78.5 640

Oct. 1 to Feb. 10 

79.0

Feb. 11 to Sept. 30

1,050

2,140

77.5

77.8

78.1

78.5

126

231

359

622

79.0 1,050

80.0 2,140

81.0 3,630

cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

2fc

17

28

29

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

210

210

202

216

213

259

244

*233

241

224

295

238

230

233

230

227

220

216

213

220

220

2 SO

239

244

252

241

259

243

241

241

7,226

233

0.369

0.43

Nov.

244

234

*241

380

469

385

326

300

283

279

279

283

295

356

351

322

303

291

2H3

279

271

2E9

259

271

267

263

370

345

322

3OO

9,075

302

0.473

0.53

Dec .

295

295

308

*318

304

313

313

308

304

291

308

598

1,210

771

591

524

475

434

406

390

385

370

350

345

336

336

350

406

4f 3

457 

428

12,988

419

0.663

0.76

Jan.

385

375

469

518

*434

412

390

380

355

350

326

365

678

739

1,220

1,290

835

739

845

673

570

518

487

451

434

428

451

55O

584

550

17.316

559

0.884

1.02

Feb.

*487

463

434

428

469

1,120

1,120

779

1,070

1,740

1,760

1,040

802

67B

614

575

552

522

470

440

462

428

428

422

428

434

400

400

395

19,350

667

1.06

1.14

Mar.

374

369

369

364

350

345

350

345

340

345

336

326

321

326

326

*345

359

354

350

379

422

416

395

428

395

416

452

1 , 200

1,220

897 

710

13,924

449

0.710

0.82

Apr.

575

514

522

810

810

702

606

537

492

452

428

*428

410

395

384

369

359

345

536

336

331

326

317

312

317

312

283

270

266

295

12,839

428

0.677

0.76

May

312

278

266

258

258

250

258

262

270

304

299

287

291

278

262

262

400

336

291

283

287

299

354

317

287

331

1,050

2,570

1,220

1,000

*836

14,256

460

0.728

0.34

June

654

560

638

477

400

345

331

317

304

295

283

295

317

649

446

374

l.OOO

942

575

452

*410

379

778

575

452

384

354

336

326

331

13,979

466

0,737

0.32

July

379

354

395

345

299

287

274

270

266

258

262

254

398

522

364

299

274

304

369

237

258

250

247

243

235

 255

239

231

227

217 

209

9,O51

292

0.4£2

0.53

Aug.

209

209

209

209

206

199

2O9

224

227

235

202

195

192

184

526

227

202

195

188

178

243

239

£13

199

188

*188

184

174

170

195 

184

6,402

207

0.328

0.38

Sept.

170

160

160

150

143

140

146

146

146

143

136

136

146

146

146

150

157

146

*143

192

174

170

167

157

157

153

16O

174

164

160

4,638

155

0.245

0.27

year 1959: Max 

ar 1959-6O: Max

Mean 754 Of am 1.19 In. 16.20 

Mean 385 Cfsm 0.609 In. 3.30

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN ; 

2705. Miami River at Dayton, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°45'55", long 84°11'51", on left bank 1,000 ft downstream from Main 

Street Bridge in Dayton, Montgomery County, and three-quarters of a mile downstream 

from Mad River.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 700.00 ft above mean sea level, adiustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 1, 1921, staff gage at Main Street Bridge at datum 23.73 ft 

higher. Oct. 1, 1921, to July 24, 1931, staff gage at Main Street Bridge at datum 

21.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--31 years (1929-60), 2,092 cfs.

ft, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 78 cfs Sept. 26, 1941 (gage height,

Maximum stage known, 29.0 ft Mar. 26, 1913, site and datum then in use (discharge, 

250,000 cfs, computed by Miami Conservancy District).

Remarks.--Records good. Flood flow regulated by four retarding basins above station beginning in 1920. Water is diverted above station for use in Dayton; most of return 

flow from diversions bypasses station in Dayton sewer system.

Cooperation.--Base data, except 1 discharge measurement, furnished by Miami Conservancy 

District.

Revisions (water years). WSP 758: Drainage area. W3P 1385: 1917.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 15-50)

Oct. 1 to May 28 May 29 to Sept. 30

20.8

21.0

21.5

22.0

300

425

794

1,310

23.0

25.0

27.0

2,660

6,500

12,500

20.5

21.0

21.5

152

450

22.0

24.0

1,480

4,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

0

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

312

306

300

312

357

399

419

425

*438

380

498

432

609

559

491

438

406

367 sei

374

367

367

387

393

425

438

478

465

445

432

438

12,798

413

-

-

Nov.

41?

406

406

617

840

803

111

602

552

518

*511

511

525

647

111

1,240

936

768

743

693

647

624

617

£47

639

709

926

858

760

709

20,420

681

-

-

Dec.

686

670

*693

709

743

794

886

965

906

803

851

1,650

5,550

4,870

2,960

2,170

1,870

1,660

1,420

1,170

1,090

996

996

965

936

936

965

1,260

1 , 530

1,820

1,890

45,390

1,464

-

-

Jan.

1,540

1,340

1,460

2,160

1,820

1,390

1,310

1,300

1,120

975

926

955

3,140

*7,090

7,250

10,200

6,170

3,860

3 , 440

3,120

2,300

1,790

1,710

1,660

1,360

1,220

1,130

1 , 330

2,000

2,090

1,980

79,136

2,553

-

-

Feb.

1,780

1,650

1,440

1,330

1,410

4,840

8,660

*5,250

4,630

3,600

12 . 500

8,060

4,280

3,170

2,460

2,220

2,020

1,740

1,540

1,350

1,320

1,330

1,290

1,230

1,240

1,240

1,160

1,130

1.120

------

89,790

3,096

-

-

Mar.

1,040

985

1,040

916

906

849

849

822

794

822

768

743

718

709

734

752

803

812

803

868

1,060

1,200

1,130

1,200

1,180

1,170

1,380

4,320

6,700

*5,460

4,060

45,593

1,471

-

-

Apr.

2,880

2,280

2,060

2,630

5.540

2,980

2,420

i,geo

1,670

1,470

1,310

1,220

1,120

1,070

1,010

985

965

1,010

945

906

312

312

786

745

734

*701

639

6E4

639

693

41,414

1,380

-

-

May

734

662

647

595

*573

559

573

559

595

670

678

654

647

617

581

588

840

955

812

709

662

647

822

822

786

794

1,390

4.590

4,010

3,160

2,600

33,531

1,082

-

-

June

2,160

*1,670

1,820

1 , 520

1,180

912

851

782

690

630

596

621

811

1,440

*1,480

1,280

2 , 620

2,240

1,540

1,170

985

*880

1,270

1,240

954

782

727

630

588

572

34,641

1,155

-

-

July

647

568

736

681

604

588

509

457

450

430

436

409

788

1,380

1,670

1,150

764

718

736

588

532

480

450

396

382

396

396

*376

550

330

505

18,682

603

-

-

Aug.

299

305

305

505

299

280

324

356

382

376

317

286

280

280

465

356

324

317

305

286

362

*356

336

311

293

280

256

234

239

274

28

9,668

312

-

"

Sept.

274

268

245

228

217

222

228

222

206

190

181

*186

166

166

186

136

186

176

222

259

211

195

195

186

176

176

190

195

190

195

6,145

205

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 57,100 

Water year 1959-60: Max 12,300

Bin 

Win

300

176

Mean 2,611 

Mean 1,195

Discharge measurement made on this .lay.
Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 078.60 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Mar. 10, 1916, to Sept. 3n~ 1920, staff gage at site C.7 miles downstream at 

different datura. Aug. 23 to Sept. 16, 1324, staff gage and Sept. IV, 1924, to 

Sept. 30, 1335, water-stage recorder, at site 2.2 miles downstream at datum 677.06 ft 

above mean sea level.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 13 ,OOU cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 9.43 ft); minimum, 210 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 1.S2 ft).

1316-20, 1924-35, 1952-60: Maximum discharge, 61,900 cfs Jan. 21, 22, 1959 (gage 

height, 2U.65 ft); minimum daily, 148 cfs Sept. 7, 1925.

Maximum discharge known, ]57",000 cfs Mar. 26, 1913, computed by Miami Conservancy 

District.

Rating rabies, water year 1959-60

Oct. 1 to Feb. 11

height, in feet, and discharge, in 

r second)

Feb. 12 to Sept. 30

1.8 198 3.0 1,070

£.1 382 4.0 2,250

£.5 639 8.0 9,850

Discharge, in -ubic feet per se^cnd, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Jar Feb. Aug.

442

449

455

449

484

578

eoo

818

744

945

899

768

930 

947 

76Z 

682 

668

1,290

1,170

922

874

1.040

1,050

1,040

1,020

1,020

9H3 

1,060 

1,060 

1,040 

1,140

534

514

1,440

1,650

4,540

4,750

420

439

439

439

426

514

489

626

439

414

439

*439

426

559

345

407

401

508

283

448

320

264

Total

Mean

17,247

556

0.205

0.24

1.05

1.21

54,721

1,765

O.b49

0.75

39,117

1,304

0.480

0.54

13,652

440

0.162

0. 19

9,246

303

0.11:

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60;

Mean 3,008 

Mean 1,409
MIAMI FIVER BASIN 331 

2720. Twin Creek near Germantown, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°38'10", long 84°£3'48", In N¥£ sec.11, T.3 N., R.4 E., on right bank a 

quarter of a mile downstream from Germantown Dam, 1-| miles northwest of Germantown, 

Montgomery County, and 3 miles upstream from Little Twin Creek.

Drainage area.--275 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1914 to December 1923, December 1926 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 700.24 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Dec. 18, 1926, staff gage at site 1 mile downstream at datum 12.49 

ft higher.

Average discharge.--42 years (1914-23, 1927-60), 265 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,970 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 23.84 ft); minimum, 3.3 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 18.35 ft Sept. 13-15.

1914-23, 1926-60: Maximum discharge, 9,390 cfs July 8, 1915 (gage height, 11.7 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use); maximum gage height, 

29.19 ft Jan. 22, 1959; minimum discharge, 1.5 cfs Sept. 25, 1941 (gage height, 18.25ftl

Maximum stage known, 18.3 ft Mar. 25, 1913, original site and datum (discharge, 

66,000 cfs, computed by Miami Conservancy District).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flood flow 

regulated by Germantown retarding basin beginning in 1920.

Cooperation.--Base data, except 1 discharge measurement, furnished by Miami Conservancy 

District.

Revisions (water years). WSP 403: 1914 (M). WSP 1385: 1915(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O., except periods of ice effect 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 10 Feb. 11 to Sept. 30

18.5 

18.7 

19.0 

19.E

280

490

20.0

20.5

21.0 775

24.0 3,100

18.3

18.4

18.5

18. 7 40

19.0 82

3.3

10

19.5

20.0

20.5

21.0

23.0

183

327

501

775

2,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

16

16

16

16

17

17

19

20

20

18

19

20

21

22

*21

20

19

18

17

16

16

16

18

21

22

23

25

25

24

23

23

604

19.5

0.071

0.08

Nov.

23

23

22

33

88

*45

37

30

26

25

24

23

25

44

112

85

62

48

42

39

37

36

33

32

32

32

38

43

34

32

1,205

40.2

0.146

0.16

Dec.

32

30

30

30

30

32

3E

32

*32

31

32

234

606

246

168

136

116

105

93

83

80

72

66

63

64

72

95

270

286

201

154

3,553

115

0.418

0.48

Jan.

123

110

158

179

132

123

107

102

88

83

ao

82

127

192

*921

813

340

280

343

236

137

175

170

152

127

110

110

134

146

152

150

6,232

201

0.731

0.84

Feb.

144

132

116

110

185

1,750

818

392

768

2,520

1,760

600

374

287

226

204

183

166

141

125

129

*117

117

108

112

112

99

96

94.

11,985

413

1.50

1.62

Mar.

b90

82

84

b30

82

b80

*b80

b80

b75

b75

71

70

b70

65

68

77

85

90

94

141

246

226

199

246

188

201

354

820

606

424

312

5,461

176

0.640

0.74

Apr.

234

204

193

346

342

287

*240

188

161

137

123

123

112

101

97

97

94

85

77

73

74

77

73

66

64

62

62

57

54

57

3,960

132

0.480

O.E4

May

62

58

*52

47

45

42

43

45

46

49

50

49

49

46

42

41

51

68

54

51

58

52

55

54

49

77

96

155

150

201

240

2,177

70.2

0.255

0.29

June

155

117

*110

104

84

68

61

55

50

46

42

43

66

54

51

43

168

119

74

58

*52

50

101

146

85

62

52

47

46

45

2,254

75.1

0.273

0.30

July

50

45

51

66

52

41

36

31

29

28

28

26

31

47

47

42

34

28

*26

26

23

20

19

18

18

17

16

15

15

15

L4

954

30.8

0.112

0.13

Aug.

13

13

13

14

14

14

13

13

14

20

18

16

14

13

13

12

12

12

10

10

11

10

11

12

12

*10

10

10

10

13

13

3P3

12.7

0.046

0.05

Sept.

~9.5 11

8.8

8.1

7.4

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.4

5.4

*4.7

4.7

5.4

5.4

5.4

7.4

8.8

8.1

7.4

7.4

8.1

6.1

5.4

4.7

4.0

4^

4.0

195.3

6.51

0.024

0.03

Calendar year 1959: Max 8 

Water year 1959-60: Max 2

* Discharge measurement

,450 Min 10

,520 Min 4.0

made on this day. 

on affected by ice.

Mean 

Mean

298

106

Cfsm 

Cfsm

1.08 

0.385 in!

14. 

5.

,69 

,26
J ^ MIAMI RIVER BASIN

2735. Talawanda Creek near Hamilton, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°27'30", long 84°32'50", in sec.9, T.2 N. , R.3 E., on left bank 0.9 mile 

downstream from Sevenmile Creek, 1-f miles south of village of Sevenmile , 3 miles upstream from mouth, and 4 miles north of Hamilton, Butler County.

Drainage area.--311 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1960 (discontinued). Monthly discharge only 

for some periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 590.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to May 1, 1939, water-stage recorder at site 1,000 ft downstream at datum about 2.5 ft lower. Sept. 1, 1939, to May 18, 1948, and Oct. 1, 1956, 

to Apr. 12, 1957, water-stage recorder at site 1,000 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 301 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,000 cfs June 30 (gage height, 16.9 ft); minimum, 6.0 cfs Sept. 26, 27; minimum gage height, 7.60 ft Sept. 4.

1937-60: Maximum discharge, 44,500 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 21.9 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; minimum, 0.2 cfs Oct. 4, 1953.

Remarks.--Records fair. Occasional regulation by Acton Lake Dam, 18 miles upstream from 

station beginning in 1956.

Cooperation.--Twelve discharge measurements furnished by Miami Conservancy District. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 973: 1940, 1942. WSP 1625: 1949, 1951-52(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except period of ice effect (gage height, in 

feeb, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 5-30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 10

8.2 9.0

13 10.0

20 11.0

41 12.0

76 13.0

265

645

1,160

1.9EO

3,220

Feb. 11 to Sepb. 30

4.0 8.6

9.0 9.0

12 10.0

22 11.0

37 12.0

148

270

645

1,160

1,950

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe

Day

1

2

 7

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

11

10

10~9.1

*10

11

*14

18

12

15

15

14

13

13

IE

11

11

10

10

9.6

9.1

9.6

14

14

14

13

13

13 

12

12

374.4

12.1

-

-

Nov.

12

*12

12

27

580

76

40

34

29

25

22

27

34

50

62

44

*38

33

30

29

29

29

29

30

31

39

86

50

37 

32

1,608

53.6

-

-

Dec.

30

*28

28

28

29

53

47

35

28

2jL

26

187

663

361

286

254

244

244

237

223

209

195

181

171

164

164

223

54O

358 

304

272

5,838

188

-

-

Jan.

248

240

365

276

240

216

198

198

192

185

178

*195

237

234

1,320

383

296

304

325

223

192

164

139

112

88.

114

114

*139

155

139

135

7,544

243

-

-

Feb.

129

117

109

103

292

1,640

618

469

735

2,320

1,260

618

476

379

316

*280

267

309

289

276

264

241

Z08

*244

248

251

257

244

235

13,194

455

-

-

Mar.

b200

b!90

blSO

b!80

biao

b!70

169

163

157

148

139

145

145

145

148

163

178

175

181

241

292

264

248

*E35

184

1B4

257

476

343 

270

208

6,358

205

-

-

Apr.

175

157

163

292

*238

190

172

142

130

124

118

112

103

94

88

83

81

76

71

*68

66

66

62

60

5_!

59

71

66

62

68

3,314

110

-

-

Hay

112

73

66

57

53

5159"

66

64

64

71

*66

71

66

62

59

*57

71

68

76

193

139

109

94

83

497

394

540

440 

735

466

5,022

162

-

-

June

319

235

248

175

133

130

109

78

68

60

56

59

130

115

103

97

229

254

151

*118

103

106

1,230

1,170

415

267

196

*196

178

1,_9JLO

8,638

288

-

-

July

848

313

1 . 480

319

20£

157

133

109

88

86

88

78

68

94

76

64

57

53

59

48

43

40

38

36

34

33

*31

29

27

li

28

4,784

154

-

-

Aug.

27

25

24

3

3

2

1

1

2

e

3

*21

19

17

15

15

IE

14

13

12

12

12

12

*15

15

15

13

12

11 

11

10

536

17.3

-

-

Sept.

9.0

8.2

7.0

7.0

7.0

*7.0

7.0

7.0

7.6

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.6

*17

11

8.2

7.6

7.0

6.8

6.0

6.0

6.5

6.5 

6.5

229.2

7.64

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 22,500 Win 7.3 Mean 303 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,320 Win 6.0 Mean 157 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice
Drainage area. 3,639 sq. mi.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 499. jy ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Apr. 12, 1927, staff gages at site 0.7 mile upstream at datum 64.65 

ft higher.

Average discharge.--29 years (1931-60), 3,214 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,500 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 64.73 ft), minimum observed, 130 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 55.76 ft).

1910-18, 1927-CO; Maximum discharge, 352,000 cfs Mar. 26, 1912 (gage height, 

38.5 ft, site and datura then in use), computed ty Miami Conservancy District; minimum, 

100 cfs Sept. 26, 1941; minimum gage height, that of Gept. 19, 1960.

Remarks.--Records good. Low flow regulated by powerplaiit at Hamilton. Flood flow regulated by five retarding basins above station beginning in Iii2'i. Small diversion 

above gage for municipal supply of Hamilton. Records of water temperatures for the 

water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

Cooperation.--Base data, except one discharge measurement, furnished by Miami (onservancy
334 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Location.--Lai; 30 3", long b5°G9'27", in sec.14, T.13 N., R.12 E., on right bank 500 ft

wnstream rr^m highway bridge, U.4 mile downstream from Wilson Creek, 1.6 miles northeast ot Alpine, and 4.7 miles upstream from Bear Creek.

Records available.--October 1928 to September 1960. Prior to October 1936, published as

west Pork Whitewater River near Alpine.

Qage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 750.19 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~~*. Prior to Nov. 9, 1925, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes .--Maximum discharge during year, 6,380 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 10.67 ft, from 

graph based on observer's readings); minimum, 80 cfs Sept. 27, 30 (gage height, 4.26ft).

192,:-60: Maximum discharge, 35,000 cfs Jan. 14, 1937 (gage height, 16.61 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Sept. 22, 1931; minimum daily, 26 cfs Aug. 13, 1944.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of about IS. 5 ft, from floodmarks, at site 2,700

Revisions (water years). WSP 1143: 1943-44 (M) , 1947 (M). WSP 1275: Drainage area.

WSP 1335:1929-30, 1932(M), 1937(M), 1933, ly46-47(m), 1949-50. WSP 1505: 1942(P).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and dischsrge, 

in cubic feet per second)

4.4 

4.7

Oct. It-. Feb.

145

365

in cubic feet pel

Feb. 11 to Sept. 30

280

510

ater year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

-

4

5

h

7

6

a

10

U

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

2 L

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31.

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

88

88

83

g

9

13

13

12

11

10

19

226

175

*154

138

128

120

113

111

111

109

107

111

120

118

12C

125

122

118

113

113

3,798

1E3

0.228

0.26

Nov.

Ill

109

109

154

207

201

172

154

145

140

138

*140

181

271

415

325

265

E26

197

188

178

169

160

160

154

148

148

145

140

132

5,382

179

0.332

0.57

Dec.

132

132

132

132

132

132

132

135

135

132

142

352

1..010

628

442

*365

325

305

E85

245

245

22 6

£07

201

197

197

201

265

325

345

305

8,139

263

0.488

0.56

Jan.

285

265

305

345

285

265

245

245

226

207

207

207

324

470

2,130

1,680

870

695

6E8

*500

415

365

345

325

285

285

325

530

500

415

14,674

473

0.878

0.01

Feb.

390

365

325

505

490

3,350

1,680

1,010

1,400

4,980

2,32U

1,160

870

710

592

565

*538

485

435

385

410

385

360

36U

360

360

340

320

300

25,550

881

1.63

1.76

Mar.

300

300

300

280

263

280

280

265

263

263

263

246

246

246

246

*263

263

263

263

300

340

36o

360

385

360

335

590

1,600

1,160

905

770

1.2, 60b

407

0.755

0.87

Apr.

620

538

510

565

565

565

485

435

410

585

560

560

*340

520

520

520

520

500

280

280

280

280

263

263

246

263

263

246

246

246

10,874

362

0.672

0.75

May

263

246

230

250

230

230

263

250

230

246

263

246

246

230

230

230

371

*360

300

280

280

323

538

410

340

709

800

905

68O

940

710

11,789

380

0.705

0.81

 

June

538

580

753

485

385

340

320

300

280

263

246

309

370

320

*300

263

280

263

230

214

214

230

963

650

410

320

280

263

263

299

10,931

364

0.675

0.75

July

300

246

446

320

246

230

214

199

184

207

246

199

*450

412

263

214

199

184

181

172

160

154

148

143

140

146

151

140

132

126

119

6,671

215

0.399

0.46

Aug.

117

115

113

13E

122

117

115

113

117

*122

124

115

111

106

115

122

111

106

125

132

113

106

104

102

100

99

95

93

95

108

108

3,485

112

0.208

0.24

Sept.

102

95

91

88

86

86

84

84

84

85

83

83

81

*83

85

84

90

84

95

95

91

88

88

86

83

81

84

84

83

81

2,591

86.4

0.160

0.18

Calendar year 1959: Max 17, COG Min 75 Mean 639 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.08

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,980 Min 81 Mean 318 cfsm 0.590 In. 8,02

* Discharge meast on this day.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 335

2755. East Fork Whitewater River at Richmond, Ind.

Drainage area.--123 sq mi.

Records available .--April 194y to September iy6i_'.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is o54.ul ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission). Irior to 

July "27, 1349, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 2,ll)U cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 5.24 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs cept. 10; minimum gage height, -11.07 ft Oct. 2.

194y-60: Maximum discharge, 14,100 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 12.44 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,000 efs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; maximum gage height, 1L.49 ft Jan. 15, 1950; minimum discharge, 0.55 cfs 

Sept. 21, 1LJ 55; minimum gage height, -0.12 ft Sept. 16, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 15.0 ft in March 1913, from floodrnarks (discharge not 

determined).

Remarks.--Records fair. Some regulation at low flow oy powerplant above station. 

Revisions (water years ).--WSP 1235: 1951. W3P 1275: Drainage area.

Hating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 4-13. Nov. 17 to Dec. 11, 

Aug. 20 to Sept. 18)

0.1

.4

. 6

1.0

Sept. 30

115

230

557

1,270

1,940

Discharge, In :ublc? feet per second, water yt=ar October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

EO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Oct.

8.7

8.8

2O

10

9.8

43

17

18

15

25

64

42

E9

*24

21

EO

17

16

17

16

16

15

24

42

49

48

37

33

28

24

"-'

773.3

E5.1

0.204

0.24

Nov.

20

20

20

51

60

42

31

26

24

*23

29

42

62

158

120

74

524-*

36

31

30

26

26

25

23

22

25

24

2 Li

1,208

4O.3

0.328

0.37

Dec.

2

0

0

0

0

2

2

1

0

0

6

1 0

2 4

1 6

92

*75

67

6U

50

46

48

40

37

36

36

40

46

91

107

91

74

1,819

58.7

0.477

0.55

Jan.

58

60

94

80

60

E4

49

46

41

40

40

50

158

*126

757

319

168

141

134

98

75

63

55

50

SO

49

72

98

87

82

77

3,311

107

0.870

100

Feb.

71

61

52

52

181

755

286

192

578

1.520

453

219

154

121

98

94

*89

80

71

63

63

63

61

58

61

56

52

52

50

5,306

183

1.49

1.61

Mar.

46

48

46

45

44

42

44

40

41

42

41

40

38

40

41

*46

48

46

46

54

66

64

58

69

56

66

248

355

244

168

119

2,391

77.1

0.627

0.72

Api r .

94

64

89

121

119

100

86

72

66

60

58

58

*58

60

58

60

56

52

50

50

54

52

50

49

46

48

45

44

46

56

1,941

64.7

O.E26

0.59

May

50

46

44

42

ii

42

49

46

48

55

54

54

54

50

48

68

98

*64

54

75

84

115

117

80

67

84

142

219

138

286

180

2,594

83.7

0.680

0.78

June

113

117

117

86

71

61

54

49

46

41

42

50

48

84

*60

48

90

69

49

42

53

48

90

67

45

41

34

55

35

29

1,814

60.5

O.492

0.55

July

32

30

61

33

30

25

25

22

22

23

32

*22

61

38

28

22

21

21

30

22

19

18

16

16

15

15

15

14

12

12

12

764

24.6

0.200

0.23

Aug.

10

9.0

15

14

12

1C

12

12

35

*1?

15

15

15

17

EO

16

15

13

26

22

23

2O

16

15

14

12

12

12

11

14

17

488.0

15.7

0.128

0.15

Sept.

12

9.0

7.2

7.8

6.6

5.4

3.7

5.7

3.2

4.2

5.4

6.6

4.8

*5.4

6.6

6.6

19

10

21

15

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

14

15

13

£92. 2

9.74

0.073

O.O3

Calendar year 1959: fax 8,700 

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,320 Mln

14.BE 

6.88

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Feb. 10 (7:30 a.m.) 2.100 cfs (5.24 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Location.--Lat 39°26'uu", long 85°OU<ll", in NE^NE^ sec.20, T.y N. , R.2 W. , on right bank

t downstream from bridge on State Highway 101, O.Q mile northeast of Erookville,

and 1.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--382 su mi.

Records available.--March 1954 to September I960.

.--Water-stage recorder. is 623.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. Prior to May 22, 1954, wire-weight gage at site 65 ft upstream at same datum

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,170 cfs June 23 (gage height, 5.34 ft); minimum, 25 cfs Sept. 8, 11, 12; minimum gage height, 0.24 ft Oct. 3, Sept. 8, 11, 12.

1354-60: Maximum discharge, 36,100 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 16.50 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 5, 1955; minimum gage height, 0.24 ft Sept. 25, Oct. 3, 1959, Sept. 8, 

11, 12, I960.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1555:

Raxing tables, water ye id discharge.

188

279

378

677

15L

145

151

119

114

140

140

140

178

162

146

131

143

122

613

*388

178

168

526

414

137

128

146

1.71

1.84

16.37

7.71

Peak discharge (tas<=, 4,500 cfs).--June
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 337

2765. Whitewater River at Brookville, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°24'24", long 85°00'45", in HW^ sec.32, T.9 N., R.2 W., on right bank at 

downstream side of highway bridge, 0.3 mile downstream from East Fork and 1.1 miles 

south of Brookville.

Drainage area.--l.S39 sq mi.

Records available. June 1915 to September 1917, October 1917 to May 1920 (gage heights 

only), and July 1923 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some pericds, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 595.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1923. July 1923 to Sept. 27, 1928, chain gage at same site and datum. Prior to July 

1923, chain gage at same site at datum 1.5 ft higher.

Average discharge.--39 years (1915-17, 1923-60), 1,275 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,400 cfs June 23 (gage height, 13.52 ft); minimum, 118 cfs Sept. 26-28 (gage height, 0.77 ft).

1915-20, 1923-60: Maximum discharge, 81,800 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 27.78 

ft), from rating curve extended above 45,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow; minimum, 49 cfs Jan. 5, 1935; minimum gage height, 0.12 ft Sept. 21, 

1955.

Maximum stage known, 39.0 ft Mar. 25, 1913 (present datum), from floodmarks (discharge not determined).

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

Some regulation at low flow caused by powerplant above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335- 1915-17, 1929, 1930(M), 

1933(M) , 1934, 1935(m), 1936. WSP 1505: 1916(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 14-16, Oct. 30 to Nov. 5, 

Sept. 16, 17, 25-30)

0.6 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

100 

£34 

47Z 

776

4.0

7.0

10.0

12.0

Z.370

6,200

11,700

16,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

filer

Watt

Oct.

17Z

169

169

172

186

238

368

272

276

234

321

393

321

272

* 55

38

20

10

10

00

00

00

10

20

20

30

3O

220

220

211

211

7,268

234

0.189

O.Z2

n3ar year

- year IE

Nov.

204

196

193

268

472

393

344

298

276

259

*255

259

298

472

744

620

500

418

393

368

344

321

321

298

E98

298

E98

298

298

276

10,280

343

0.277

0.31

1959: I

59-60: t

Dec.

272

251

268

263

263

251

276

268

263

259

276

1,440

2,190

1,430

1,040

904

*776

808

712

620

589

529

529

500

500

500

500

1,120

1,040

970

840

20,447

660

0.533

0.61

fax 55, C

1ax 15,7

Jan.

744

681

970

904

776

712

650

650

559

559

559

529

744

1,060

5.860

3,220

1,920

1,670

* 1,670

1,350

1,040

970

840

776

744

744

776

l.llu

1,190

1,040

97O

33,987

1,096

0.885

1.02

00 I*

00 I*

Feb.

904

904

776

776

1,920

6,820

3,900

2,370

2,860

9,010

6,350

2,980

2,190

,750

,510

,350

,270

* ,110

970

840

904

840

808

776

776

776

712

681

650

57,485

1,982

1.60

1.73

lln 156

Iln 118

Mar.

589

589

589

589

559

500

529

500

500

529

5 GO

SOU

472

472

472

529

*589

620

620

744

904

970

904

1,040

904

970

1,430

2 , 980

2,460

2 , 100

1 , 830

27,483

887

0.716

0.83

Mea

Me a

Apr.

,430

,190

,190

,670

,430

,270

,190

1,040

904

840

776

776

712

*681

650

650

620

589

559

529

559

559

529

500

472

472

472

472

445

445

23,621

787

0.635

0.71

n 1,406

n 80E

May

529

472

445

418

418

393

472

529

445

472

559

529

500

472

445

418

589

712

*589

559

744

681

904

840

681

2,320

5,270

2,280

1,750

2,560

2 , 010

28,005

903

0.729

0.84

ffar

Cfsr

June

1,430

1,590

1,750

1,190

904

776

681

620

559

500

472

559

970

776

744

*589

1,040

776

589

472

445

1,250

15.700

4,760

2,010

1,550

1,040

904

904

1,100

46,450

1,548

1.25

1.40

n 1.14

n 0.650

July

1,350

904

5.290

1,750

1,110

840

744

650

589

559

620

529

1,810

*1,920

904

650

559

768

744

500

418

593

568

500

529

368

544

321

298

E76

,_^8

26,875

867

0.700

0.81

In. 15

In. £

Aug.

259

247

251

728

418

321

276

255

242

276

*272

247

234

219

207

219

211

204

390

692

238

255

223

211

234

214

2D4

196

196

204

' 0lJ

8,626

278

0.224

0.26

.42

.86

Sept.

219

180

170

150

140

140

130

130

120

120

120

120

120

120

*120

121

127

136

165

186

162

146

140

136

127

121

118

118

121

121

4,144

138

0.111

0.12

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 ;fs).--Ju
338 LAUGHERY CREEK BASIN

2770. Laughery Creek near Farmers Retreat, Ind.

Location.--Lat 38°57'05", long 85°04'22", in sec.2, T.4 N., R.3 W., on right bank 2 miles 

southeast of Farmers Retreat and 3f miles downstream from Bear Creek.

Drainage area. 248 sq mi.

Records available . October 194U to September I960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 526 ft (by barometer). Prior to Apr. 16, 

T941, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 278 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 29,000 cfs June 23 (gage height, 18.23 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs as explained below; minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 2-5; 

minimum gage height, 0.33 ft Sept. 23, 24.

1940-60: Maximum discharge, 47,800 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 21.13 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

no flow at times in most years.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by mill above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 973: 1942(M). W3P 1275: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except period of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 21 to Nov. 3)

Oct. 1 to June 22

0.85

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

0

.6

.8

2.2

4.8

10

19

1.5

1.7

2.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

30

62

125

780

1,580

2,850

4,500

0.3

.4

.5

.6

.8

1.0

1.3

1.6

June 23

1.2

2.2

3.5

5.4

12

22

45

79

to Sept.

2.0

3.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

30

147

430

1,140

2,160

4,500

6,720

8,410

11,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.2

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.6

1.6

3.8

8.3

11

25

17

15

22

28.

21

ia

11

6.8

7.3

3.2

£.8

2.8

3.5

3.2

3.5

3.8

5.3

4.4

3 2

236.5

7 53

0.031

0.04

Nov.

3.0

*2.6

2.4

11

556

320

133

66

41

30

25

21

19

22

28

35

58

44

30

25

24

21

22

23

21

19

77

58

46

40

1,623.0

54.1

0 . 2 18

0.24

Dec.

36

32

32

23

23

21

*32

28

31

25

21

761

1,020

500

209

L34

109

203

305

350

120

94

82

72

62

62

64

675

850

465

30 E

6,746

218

0.879

1.01

Jan.

191

146

430

448

230

140

111

*96

86

78

78

74

515

1,U80

5,210

1,430

448

380

535

395

230

152

128

116

96

84

92

149

260

230

18c

11,820

381

1.54

1.78

Feb.

149

125

107

100

1,310

3,690

1,420

535

*430

2,920

1,800

535

305

230

167

149

140

140

123

100

88

90

78

76

84

86

76

80

82

15,215

525

2.12

2.29

Mar.

74

70

b66

b63

b61

b58

b55

*53

60

68

58

58

57

62

68

104

164

206

260

320

430

465

412

500

465

365

500

675

535

465

570

7,367

238

0.96O

1.11

Apr.

320

230

197

430

465

275

*200

161

131

107

100

88

82

78

70

68

62

62

62

46

53

55

53

49

46

48

35

40

34

39

3, 686

123

0.496

0.55

Hay

48

48

40

41

35

32

34

35

44

55

66

60

*66

60

42

41

35

34

31

30

41

44

72

51

49

106

1,650

1,470

640

1,100

850

6,930

224

0.903

1.04

June

320

230

260

260

137

92

72

53

*44

31

31

29

243

350

335

158

111

84

86

66

49

456

9,540

4,780

1,260

350

259

275

219

147

20,327

678

2.73

3.05

July

873

350

1,480

2.140

*465

193

116

82

60

51

47

40

248

98

108

74

44

189

169

252

83

48

34

27

22

131

64

36

26

22

i§.

7,530

245

0.988

1.14

Aug.

16

14

*12

11

12

12

14

20

22

23

20

L5

L3

12

12

11

9.6

8.2

7.1

9.6

170

69

37

25

20

15

12

11

9.6

9.1

13

644.2

21.4

0.086

0.10

Sept.

48

42

23

14

10

8.2

6.2

*4.4

3.7

3.4

3.4

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.L

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.9

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.3

199.0

6.63

0.027

0.03

Calendar year la59: Max 19,100 Win 0.1 Mean 275 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.05

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,540 Min 0.1 Mean 225 Cfsm 0.907 In. 12.38

Peak discharge (base, 6,00o cfs).--Ju 23 (1:30 a.m.) 29,000 cfs (18.23 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 339

2775. North Fork Kentucky River at Hazard, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°14'45", long 83°11'00", near right bank on downstream side of Woodland 

Park bridge on eastern limits of Hazard, Perry County, 150 ft upstream from city waterworks dam and 4.0 miles upstream from Lotts Creek.

Drainage area.--466 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1940 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected in the 

vicinity since 1925 are contained in reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage, read twice daily, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 839.76 

ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--SQ years, 526 el's.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 14.20 ft); minimum, 26 cfs Oct. & (gage height, 4.07 ft).

1940-60: Maximum discharge, 47,800 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 37.54 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs; minimum not determined; minimum gage height observed, 3.20 ft June 28, 1954.

Flood of May 30, 1927, reached a stage of about 34 ft (from information by local 

resident, U.S. Weather Bureau gage readings, and relation of 1927 and 1939 floods). 

Flood of Feb. 3, 1939, reached a stage of 29.95 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 20 cfs, which are fair, and those for periods of 

ice effect, no gage-height record, or indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are 

poor. Small diversion by city of Hazard waterworks and electric plant above station. 

Records of water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

Revisions (water years).--WSF 953: 1940. WSP 1365: 1942-48, 1949(M), 1950-51, 1953, 

drainage area. WSP 1505: 1951.

Rating tables, wate

stage-discharge 

feet per second)

year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect and Indefinite 

elation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

Oct. 1 to Feb. 26 Feb. 27 to Sept. 3O

108

230

4.7

5.0

10.0

11.0

400

740

7,500

4.04 30

4.1 44

4.2 80

4.3 132

4.5

4.7 

5.0 

8.0

256

420

750

4,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per cond, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

156

123

67

48

36

28

28

28

88

93

75

59

59

112

450

216

138

93

67

59

48

42

52

75

189

278

500

500

278

216

262

4,463

144

0.309

0.36

Nov.

S30

182

133

- 112

*102

83

67

59

52

48

52

45

42

45

45

59

93

246

238

169

144

112

141

3,890

2 ,39O

922

1,060

8.510

2,220

1,160

22,451

748

1.61

1.79

Dec.

766

728

1,570

1,180

818

766

92S

715

766

702

652

844

1,390

1,340

*987

715

546

948

4.550

2,180

1,390

974

715

592

558

500

480

558

857

792

702

31,003

1,000

2.15

2.47

Jan.

569

490

1,700

2,110

1,340

1,030

961

1,100

1,510

1,210

1,260

1,160

1,160

1,080

1,360

1,250

987

870

690

500

440

391

a320

a270

a240

*a240

278

310

286

286

286

25,484

822

1.76

2.03

Feb.

262

278

262

223

254

1,310

1,320

961

818

857

1,380

1,120

922

b770

b540

b560

935

2,020

1,400

bl,000

b960

bl,050

1,460

1,350

2,100

4,210

1,940

1,540

1,140

32,742

1,129

2.42

2.61

Mar.

*935

822

922

846

b710

b600

b540

b520

b590

b620

b540

b560

b520

726

1,270

3,480

4,450

3,360

1,840

1,550

1,080

896

786

738

762

738

786

1,170

1,380

1,270

1,140

35,947

1,160

2.49

2.87

Apr.

935

786

726

948

al,000

al.050

922

774

630

5UO

44O

385

350

302

287

264

229

243

256

256

189

189

166

155

166

155

333

480

333

287

13,736

458

0.983

1.10

May

256

229

202

178

166

155

155

202

216

178

178

166

166

155

143

127

116

111

106

101

152

122

101

90

*202

155

183

420

333

271

189

5,504

178

0.382

0.44

June

143

111

101

90

80

72

64

56

*56

55

50

50

64

60

72

68

111

155

96

64

50

41

302

531

2,190

702

376

243

196

172

6,419

214

0.459

0.51

July

689

1,650

1,000

1,130

702

411

333

202

183

967

4.170

1,720

846

*510

35O

e290

e250

e220

e200

e210

e!70

e!35

e!2u

elOS

e96

9,j

80

85

80

72

_64_

17,130

553

1.19

1.37

Aug.

56

47

44

38

47

50

44

56

189

172

333

216

132

101

80

64

64

56

47

178

127

166

229

166

*111

80

64

50

44

38

08

3,127

lol

U.217

0.25

Sept.

47

80

64

64

44

34

34

30

30

32

1,590

1,100

403

222

155

122

111

138

122

106

80

72

56

53

50

44

41

38

47

138

5,147

172

0.369

0.41

Calendar year 1959: Max 11,500 Min 7.0 Mean 480 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.00

Water year 1959-60: Max 8,310 Min 28 Mean 555 Cfsm 1.19 In. ie.21

Peak discharge (base, 7,500 cfs).--Nov. 28 (6:50 a.m.) 15,000 cfs (14.20 ft).___________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for stations on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of weather records ard records 

for stations on nearby streams.

Note. Discharge for period Jan. 26 to Apr. 4 computed from twice-daily U.S. Weather Bureau 

electric-tape-gage readings at city of Hazard waterplant.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

2780. Bear Branch near Noble, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°27'U2", long 83°11'43", on right bank 3UO ft upstream from mouth, a 

quarter of a mile west of Noble, Breathitt County, and 3^ miles north of Stacy.

Drainage area.--2.21 sq mi.

Records available. December 1954 to September 1960.

gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 807.81 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--5 years, 2.98 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14£ cfs July 1 (gage height. 2.27 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1955-60: Maximum discharge. 375 cfs Jan. C9, 1957 (gage height, 3.20 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extpnded above 120 cfs; no flow for many days each year.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, doubtful or no gage-height 

record, which are poor.

Revisions. WSP 1555: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1. E

1.3

1.4 

1.6

pe 

4.7

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

dO.05 

d.05 

d.05 

d.u5 

*.05

.05

2.00

1.40

.40 

.70

l.o 

11 

4.4

d6.4 

d4.B 

d6.0 

d5.5 

d2.6

0.2 

.15

. 15 

.15 

.1

6.6 

5.4 

4.2

.1

.1 

.75

do. 5 

S.7

.40 

6.0

2.5

2.45

2.00

1.70 

bl.40 

bl.15 

bl.05 

bl.OO

bl.15

*2.15

4.7

4.0

d2.5 

d5.0 

d9.0 

J17

7.0 

5.0 

4.2 

4.0 

4.7

dl.Su

dl.15

d.95

d.90

d.85

1.55 

1.25 

l.U

dl.90

dl.10

d.BO

d.60

d.45

.10 

.1

.1 

1.8 

.30 

.15

.1

d55 

d!5 

*4.4

.50

2.00

1.20

.40

.15

.10 

1.00

1.43

1.66

14.00

0.467

In. 11.44 

In. El. 92

F^ik discharge (l

* Discharge measurement jr observation of no fljw made en this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

d Dcubtful gc^ge-height record; discharge computed frjm reconatructed graph based on recorded graph,

Njte .--Hi. gag--npight record Oct. I, Nov. 10 tj Dec. 16, Sept. 6-22; discharge estimated on basis 

of 1 discharge measurement, an observation of no flow, recorded range in stage, weather records,
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 341

2785. Troublesome Creek at Noble, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°26'36", long 83°13'06", on left bank adjacent to State Highway 15,

0.2 mile downstream from Buckhorn Creek, 1.5 miles west of Noble, Breathltt County, and 

14 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--177 sq ml.

Records available.--December 1949 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 768.5 ft above mean 

sea level, datum 1929.

Average discharge.--10 years (1950-60), 222 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 5,550 cfs July 1 (gage height, 15.07 f';); minimum, 0.3 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.16 ft).

1949-60: Maximum discharge, 15,600 cfs Feb. 1, 1951 (gage height, 24.78 f":); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known, about 29 ft In February 1939, from Information by local 

residents.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions.--WSP 1555: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

Discharge, In cubic feet pe

2.5 

5.4

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0 

10.0

145

255

865

1,560

2,700

ater year October 1959 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*3 . 0

18

10

5.7

4.2

2.7

2.3

3T9

3.9

4.5

6.8

16

13

33

63

28

19

12

8.8

6.8

5.7

5.1

6.4

72

108

83

55

48

33 

29

737.8

23.8

0.134

0.16

tlov.

26

22

21

19

*17

17

15

14

11

10

8.8

8.2

7.7

7.7

9.4

13

27

38

33

28

25

21

30

716

394

165

310

1,480

212

4, 120.8

137

0.774

0.87

Dec.

163

185

415

315

201

205

28E

212

187

161

141

181

310

288

218

*169

13S

176

427

305

220

165

127

115

102

88

83

102

117 

118

117

6,034

195

1.10

1.27

Jan.

107

107

1,110

756

400

288

252

270

285

278

242

208

218

323

921

580

379

312

240

181

153

b!20

b!05

b98

b!05

b92

*107

197

220 

212

193

9,059

292

1.65

1.90

Feb.

169

145

125

118

176

662

541

394

325

897

1,560

652

4eo

364

b235

b220

338

858

544

b370

b360

b340

b400

472

1,010

2,080

900

583

487

15,785

544

3.07

3.31

Mar.

b360

b310

b310

b230

bias

b!75

b!70

b!65

b!6^

b!75

b!55

b!55

b!60

b240

430

1,970

2,160

1,460

767

526

400

340

298

295

310

300

352

487

472 

415

424

14,361

4S3

2.62

3.02

Apr.

318

265

282

64U

625

481

370

290

230

133

155

14O

124

112

100

95

90

87

75

69

66

67

59

56

53_

55

102

153

118

5,568

186

1.05

1.17

May

215

165

129

118

100

68

107

216

165

163

138

122

110

100

85

74

64

55

44

37

48

38

28

25

53

*45

87

140

138 

102

3,093

99.8

0.564

0.65

June

51

38

40

33

25

21

19 *ie

14

12

11

13

21

30

23

19

67

88

37

25

HI

78

1,030

659

493

230

141

108

110 

95

3,568

119

0.672

0.75

July

2,580

2,380

690

700

385

203

129

88

63

1,240

1,740

816

*570

212

140

98

74

58

58

51

33

26

22

20

19

18

19

19

14 

12

10

12,087

390

2.20

2.54

ftug.

17

20

13

11

25

22

18

40

117

55

47

40

25

20

23

61

56

28

21

32

48

176

155

*91

55

33

25

21

18 

14

12

1,359

43.8

0.247

0.29

Sept .

11

8.8

7.2

6.4

5.7

5.1

4.8

3.9

3.9

3.9

17

48

26

14

10

7.2

18

56

38

23

18

14

13

11

8.8

7.2

6.8

6.4

8.8 

7.2

419.1

14.0

0.079

0.09

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,740 Mln 0.1 Mean 150 Cfsm 0.847 In. 11.54

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,380 Mln 2.3 Mean 208 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.02

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs). July 1 (10 to 10:30 p.m.) 5,550 cfs (15.07 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
342 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

2800. North Pork Kentucky River at Jackson, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°33'05", long 83°23'05", near center of span of upstream side of bridge 

on State Highways 30 and 52 at Jackson, Breathitt County, 3 miles do'mstream from Quicksand Creek.

Drainage area.--1.101 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1928 to September 1931, December 1936 to February 1937, April 

1938 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected at same site during periods 

1904-7, 1913-21, and February to December 1934 (above 8.0 ft only), January 1935 to 

September 1960 are contained in reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage, read twice daily, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 697.67 

ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1941, at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--25 years (1928-31, 1938-60), 1,261 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11.000 cfs Mar. 17 (gage height, 15.52 ft); minimum, 20 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.77 ft).

1928-31, 1936-37, 1938-60: Maximum discharge, 53,500 cfs Jan. 30, 1957; maximum 

gage height, 43.10 ft Feb. 4, 1939, present datum; no flow Oct. 16, 1930.

Maximum stage known, that of Feb. 4, 1939. Flood of May 30, 1927, reached a stage 

of 42.9 ft.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diurnal 

fluctuation during low flow caused by city of Jackson pumping from pool formed by 

earthen dam downstream from gage.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 853: 1929(M). WSP 1335: 1928(M), 1929, 193l(M). WSP 1435: 

1954-55. WSP 1505: 1948. WSP 1555: Drainage area.

jrlods of ice effect (gage 

lie feet per second) 

Nov. 25, 28, 29, Feb. 11,

395

1,110

2,000

5,030

rge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Rating table, 

height,

water year 1959-60, except pf 

in feet, and discharge, in cul

26, 27, Mar. 16-19, July 1-:

1.7 14 3.1

1.8 22 4.C

2.0 47 5.1

2.5 90 8.1

2.6 170

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

lu

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

21

59

215

179

118

88

77

67

73

76

120

142

122

170

311

*503

343

251

179

135

115

100

98

227

485

554

567

528

497

479 

407

7,306

£36

0.214

0.25

Nov.

407

383

329

269

227

206

184

159

142

130

120

110

1O4

100

104

106

112

163

341

*431

371

299

275

1,430

5,230

2,770

1,600

6,180

7,990

3,180

33,502

1,117

1.01

1.13

Dec.

1,750

1,450

2,100

2,760

2,130

1,510

1,570

1,770

1,500

1,330

1,240

1,160

1,980

2,320

2,220

1,820

1,320

*1,090

3,610

4,980

3,220

2,400

1,410

1,190

1,010

926

870

886

982

1,330 

1,290

55,124

1,778

1.61

1.8C

Jan.

1,100

982

2,810

4,850

3, 500

2 , 4OO

1,920

1,950

2,140

2,280

2,080

2,020

1,930

2,140

4, 100

3,710

2,700

2,320

1,800

1,540

1,250

*1,030

870

658

684

684

664

1,140

1,300

1 , 2 10 

1,090

58,852

1,898

1.72

1.99

Feb.

998

886

774

726

838

2,210

3,330

2,660

2,200

2,180

5,960

4,090

2,880

2,420

bl,850

b 1,500

b 1,700

3,790

4,070

b2,8uO

b2,450

t 2 , 400

2,550

3,030

3,580

8.050

6 670

4^150

3,230

83,972

2,896

2.63

2.84

Mar.

2,660

2,210

2,130

1,960

1,590

bl,320

bl,250

bl,300

bl,220

b 1,370

bl,270

bl,230

1. 1.210

b 1,400

2,220

5,640

10,400

8,650

5,770

3,910

2 , 920

2,410

2,130

*1.970

2,000

1,960

2,060

2,460

2,d60

2,68O

2,700

84,360

2,737

2.49

2.87

Apr.

2,220

1,890

1,670

2,600

2,920

2,720

2,430

1,990

1 ,720

1,460

1,160

1,010

934

822

742

697

645

606

580

528

503

479

461

431

401

383

485

902

918

72£

35,033

1,168

1.06

1.18

May

950

870

710

645

567

503

455

1,240

1,160

950

798

684

632

580

528

455

407

323

239

227

269

275

263

227

227

305

*383

625

8O6

658 

534

17,495

564

0.512

0.59

June

401

299

251

233

197

163

156

135

122

104

110

100

*108

142

149

149

221

491

395

263

174

149

2 , 300

5, 150

2,040

2 , 440

1,180

710

606

515

17,439

581

0.528

0.59

July

3,650

8,650

4,730

3,110

2,500

1,500

950

822

491

2,060

7,310

6,430

2,920

1,660

1,050

750

580

*491

451

461

407

511

235

188

184

179

170

163

156

145 

135

52,797

1,703

1.55

1.78

Aug.

130

118

115

106

170

170

145

142

664

395

528

431

473

299

215

1,540

567

335

299

3L1

239

2,570

2,220

950

619

431

311

215

184

152

156

15,260

492

0.447

0.52

Sept.

156

120

108

120

104

94

85

79

77

74

91

2,020

1,080

567

347

227

251

774

*515

377

517

227

179

149

150

118

108

100

104

115

8,815

294

0.267

0.30

Calendar year 1959: Max 16,300 Min 14 Mean 1,037 Cfsm 0.942 In. 12.78

Water year 1959-60: Max 10,400 Min 21 Mean 1,285 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.90

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 cfs). No peak above base.

*" Discharge measurement made on bhis day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 343

2809. Middle Fork Kentucky River at Buckhorn, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°20'4S", long 83°28'07", on right bank 05 ft upstream from Squabble Creek, 

250 ft upstream from highway bridge on county road at Buckhorn, Perry County, about 

2,000 ft downstream from flood-control dam, and at mile 42.9. Records include flow of 

Squabble Creek.

Drainage area. 420 sq mi, includes that of Squabble Creek. 

Records available. September- 1956 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 717.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 11, 1956, staff gages at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,170 cfs June 25 (gage height, 13.98 ft); minimum, 5.2 cfs Oct. 3, 4 Tgage height, 1.05 ft).

1956-60; Maximum discharge, 82,300 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 43.1 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum, 1.0 cfs Aug. 26, 1959 (gage height, 0.71 ft), result of construction work upstream.

Flood in January 1939 reached a stage of 38.1 ft, from levels to high-water mark by 

Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. High flow regulated by Buckhorn Reservoir which was under construction 

during the 1960 water year.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except period of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 17

1.0

1.1 

1.3

1.6 

2.0

4.4 

6.0

2.5

3.0 

4.0

118

220

520

1,390

4,780

1.5

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

20

50

105

190

310

18 to Sept. 30

4.0

6.0 

9.0 

13.0

480

1,390

2,980

5,460

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.0

*5.5

5.2

5.5

11

10

8.8

8.2

12

18

26

40 

41

54

107

170

120

81

57

43

33

27

49

105

288

378

282

360

262 

202

168

2,983.2

96.2

0.229

0.26

Nov.

139

117

98

84

78

*71

67

59

52

47

43

39 

36

35

39

49

88

138

195

174

143

118

163

1,980

2,830

938

798

4.750

4,270

1,400

19,018

634

1.51

1.68

Dec.

695

599

1,180

1,240

839

647

779

699

607

571

559

691 

1,610

1,700

*1,210

839

599

*603

2,540

5,100

1,840

1,130

755

567

496

438

408

414

567 

*755

735

29,412

949

2.26

2.60

Jan.

647

559

1,000

2,140

1,660

1,160

920

1,000

1,170

1,150

1,060

1,020 

947

1,100

1,460

1,360

1,050

855

719

579

488

432

384

342

315

*294

291

306

*315

312 

315

25,350

818

1.95

2.24

Feb.

422

321

285

268

305

595

988

863

755

1,080

2,390

1,450 

1,010

884

627

583

731

1,620

1,540

1,040

952

947

1,080

1,140

1,480

5,590

2,620

1,460

1,150

51,954

1,102

2.62

2.83

Mar.

*893

763

815

911

687

b520

b530

b500

bSOO

567

524

471 

444

492

739

2 , 480

4,760

4,300

2,750

1,480

963

774

787

756

720

814

936

1,360

1,960

1,840

1,780

37,816

1,220

2.90

3.35

Apr.

1,370

1,020

801

873

981

995

922

810

672

540

444

374 

354

300

272

252

235

222

184

184

196

186

178

164

152

148

T75

480

367

295

14,129

471

1.12

1.25

May

282

260

230

208

188

174

188

282

316

282

262

242 

222

204

186

166

147

134

122

124

116

170

148

118

*147

192

212

370

388

331

252

6,663

215

0.512

0.59

June

194

152

129

111

96

85

73

61

*52

_46

59

105 

122

93

87

70

358

664

349

215

156

130

1,900

3,630

5,240

4,670

1,350

560

426

349

21,532

718

1.71

1.91

July

1,100

2,690

1,750

1,360

922

a580

a380

a500

aSOO

al,600

a2 , 000

2,260 

1,810

*1,160

648

343

272

232

190

192

160

120

102

84

92

98

88

114

120

91

98

21,756

702

1.67

1.93

Aug.

74

58

47

41

37

35

35

42

305

488

597

760

405

275

212

484

351

170

120

95

106

162

232

212

*164

123

93

76

62

52

45

5,936

191

0.455

0.53

Sept.

41

50

64

51

41

34

28

26

23

22

270

1.520 

560

292

190

132

124

140

128

112

92

74

64

54

47

43

39

36

a34

a53

4,364

145

0.345

0.39

Calendar year 1959 : Max 7,330 Min 1.7 Mean 501 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16. 2O

Water year 1959-60 : Max 5,240 Min 5.2 Mean 604 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.56

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 

and records for stations on nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

recorded range in stage, weather records,
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

2810. Middle Fork Kentucky River at Tallega, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°33'18", long 83°35'38", on downstream side of left pier of highway 

bridge, 100 ft upstream from Lynam Creek, 0.5 mile southwest of Tallega, Lee County, 

and 7.9 miles upstream from confluence with North Fork.

Drainage area. --537 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1930 to March 1932, October 1939 to September 1960.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 642.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Oct. 16, 1930, to Mar. 31, 1932, chain gage 

and Oct. 30, 1939, to Feb. 6, 1940, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years (1930-31, 1339-60), 683 cf s .

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 6,100 cfs Mar. 18 (gage height, 20.79 ft); minimum daily, 8.5 cfs Oct. 8.

ly30-32, 1939-60: Maximum discharge, 52,700 cfs Jan. 30, 1957 (gsge height, 

43.33 ft), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

measurement of peak flow; minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Oct. 12-22, 1953.

Flood in February 1939 reached a stage of 40.5 ft, from information by Corps of Engineers .

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

31 - 194 °- WSP1385: 1931 " 32 ' 1948 - dralnage

second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

10

13

11

9.9

9.5

9.5

9.1

8.5

12

17

16

*16

38

55

76

90

172

135

94

71

50

38

33

120

229

388

465

348

398

318

226

Z,485.5

112

0.209

0.24

Nov.

182

150

118

97

94

112

112

93

78

66

53

44

37

33

35

40

97

*175

185

218

212

175

140

501

2,740

2,570

1,190

2,760

5,550

4,230

21,867

729

1.36

1.51

Dec.

1,430

956

1,220

1,620

1,410

1,020

1,020

1,070

652

766

722

825

1,500

2,170

1,900

*1,370

946

762

1,500

5,220

2,830

1,800

1,150

834

668

600

532

591

672

910

987

38,053

1,228

2.29

2.64

Jan.

892

776

1,340

2,150

2,360

1,770

1,350

1,290

1,520

1,530

1,410

1,310

1,250

1,450

2,440

2,090

1,680

1,310

*1,090

870

708

600

528

456

398

375

388

492

501

488

460

35,272

1,138

2.12

2.44

Feb.

442

560

402

370

434

910

1,310

1,350

1,130

1,540

3,010

2 , 700

1,720

1,390

1,070

928

924

1,900

2,350

al,700

al,500

1,410

1,460

1,650

*2,060

3,670

4,120

2,780

1,860

46,650

1,609

3.00

5.25

Mar.

1,510

1,210

1,140

1,210

1,050

a720

a750

a700

a680

681

722

645

a600

a620

866

2,610

4,730

5,980

4,820

2,780

1,760

1,410

1,160

1,170

1,190

1,100

1,350

1,640

2,090

2,360

2,160

51,414

1,659

3.09

3.56

Apr.

2,02O

1,610

1,270

1,340

*1,460

1,480

1,390

1,230

1,020

825

672

568

492

434

388

352

324

302

274

218

222

226

200

191

182

172

185

£43

568

598

20,256

675

1.26

1.40

May

416

366

310

266

229

203

286

740

568

492

420

370

330

298

258

2°2

197

172

152

135

148

124

168

152

129

148

206

262

496

424

339

9,026

291

0.542

0.63

June

246

188

155

129

109

97

*87

79

73

66

61

63

106

120

107

93

135

627

622

359

215

182

1,640

3,510

3,890

5,260

4,200

1,210

1,130

591

25,530

844

1.57

1.75

July

1,460

2,640

2,990

2,160

1,670

1,060

694

470

398

1,840

*1,960

2,700

2,450

1,670

1,190

722

478

393

339

266

258

209

162

135

114

112

137

120

124

145

114

29,416

949

1.77

2.04

Aug.

116

102

86

78

84

78

90

84

229

538

604

951

726

488

339

£54

672

398

158

133

351

*416

357

282

200

148

112

94

83

77

8,950

289

0.538

0.62

Sept.

78

63

58

71

71

61

53

48

46

46

58

928

1,250

546

330

206

218

406

246

180

142

116

97

84

75

67

61

57

54

54

5,770

192

0.358

L 0.40

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

8,460

5,980

Cfsra 1.20 

Cfsm 1.50

Peak discharge (base, 7,500 cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.

No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records 

nearby streams.

for stations
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 345

2815. South Fork Kentucky River at Boonevllle, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°28'45", long 83°40'38", on right bank 600 ft downstream from Buck Creek, 

900 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 30 at Boonevllle, Owsley County, and 

0.5 mile downstream from Meadow Creek.

Drainage area. 722 sq ml.

Records available.--March 1925 to September 1931, October 1939 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 642.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Aug. 5, 1925, staff gage at site 

700 ft upstream from Meadow Creek and Aug. 5, 1925, to Sept. 30, 1929, tape gage on 

highway bridge 600 ft upstream from Meadow Creek, at datum 3.07 ft higher. Oct. 1 to 

Nov. 27, 1929, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--27 years, 1,011 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 24,600 cfs June 24; maximum gage height, 30.75 

ft June 24; minimum discharge, 11 cfs Oct. 6.

1925-31, 1939-60: Maximum discharge, 66,100 cfs Jan. 30, 1957, from rating curve 

extended above 35,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; maximum gage 

height, 43.40 ft Jan. 30, 1957; no flow Oct. 11-28, Nov. 3-14, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height r3Cord , 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 893: 1929(M). WSP 1335: 1925-31. WSP 1555: Drainage 

area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of Ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-23, June 3-10; rate of change in stage 

used as a factor Nov. 24, 25, 28, 23, Dec. 13, 13, 20, Jan. 4, 15, 

Feb. LO-12, 25-27, Mar. 17-19, June 17, 18, 23-26, July 1-4, 11, 12)

l.f 45 5.0

7.0

14.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

24

17

14

14

13

12

16

17

19

IB

15

31

*41

59

93

190

162

116

80

61

51

41

39

278

868

900

615

480

420

352

325

5,381

174

0.241

0.28

Nov.

292

255

217

L86

205

362

368

292

239

197

170

147

132

123

135

165

438

*768

679

518

402

320

290

2,810

5,780

1,860

1,420

9.710

5,710

2,100

36,290

1,210

1.68

1.87

Dec.

1,310

1,260

2,170

2,340

1,480

1,140

1,560

1,440

1,150

1,060

922

1,590

4,070

3,130

1,850

*1,230

909

987

5,110

4,690

2,220

1,370

927

757

670

588

538

700

1,040

1,180

1,040

50,428

1,627

2.25

2.60

Jan.

918

774

2,070

4,450

2,56O

1,690

1,330

1,490

1,780

1,890

1,620

1,380

1,210

1,800

4,110

3,240

2,080

1,590

*1,280

954

792

685

600

518

478

470

470

550

590

580

575

44,524

1,436

1.99

2.29

Feb.

555

528

488

458

515

1,080

1,480

1,310

1,130

2,270

9 , 200

5,290

2 , 300

1,800

1,160

976

1,200

3,670

3,440

2,250

1,980

1,860

1,990

2,260

3,600

*8,950

5,450

2,890

2,200

72,280

2,492

3.45

3.72

Mar.

1,730

1,410

1,400

1,280

b920

bSOO

b780

b750

b760

860

852

764

792

836

1,360

5,950

11,100

8,040

4,680

2,770

2,010

1,720

1,670

1,700

1,890

1,870

1, 980

2,760

3,220

2 , 600

2,680

71,934

2,320

3.21

3.71

Apr.

2,010

1,510

1,220

1,590

*2.290

' 2,080

1,670

1,300

1,000

802

670

600

550

500

452

422

395

375

345

308

280

272

268

249

229

219

227

502

553

465

E3,353

778

1.08

1.20

May

505

490

418

372

330

290

502

5. 520

2,610

1,330

922

694

590

515

448

380

322

272

231

203

215

199

205

152

148

422

282

315

430

338

268

17,968

580

0.803

0.93

June

207

160

132

118

105

90

*72

61

52

15

565

2,340

1,410

896

632

470

2,810

5,680

1,790

904

648

605

11,600

£2.500

8,200

3,280

1,370

1,000

1,180

'

70,352

2,345

3.25

3.62

July

4,460

8,120

4,060

4,770

2,170

1,230

785

608

498

958

5,580

*4,920

1,920

1,080

725

568

530

670

650

585

460

355

268

215

280

253

274

588

388

265

201

48,434

1,562

2.16

2.49

Aug.

165

135

117

112

a!07

105

186

219

1,750

1,060

938

884

593

510

480

1,220

1,000

552

412

318

262

292

*618

512

388

290

221

177

148

128

123

14,027

452

0.626

0.72

Sept.

108

96

86

84

78

74

64

58

a53

M.

a65

a250

a360

229

158

135

148

225

270

223

168

135

108

90

79

70

64

57

55

51

3,690

123

0.170

0.19

Calendar year 1959; Max 16,100 Min 9.6 Mean 900 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.94

Water year 1959-60: Max 22,300 Min 12 Mean 1,£53 Cfsm 1.74 In. 23. 6E

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 cfs).--June 24 (6 a.m.) 24,600 cfs (30.75 ft at 8:30 a.m.).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of fragmentary stage-graph

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

ord, weather
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

2820. Kentucky River at lock 14, at Heidelberg, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°33'19", long 83°46'06", on right bank 1,000 ft upstream from lock 14 at 

Heidelberg, Lee County, 0.5 mile upstream from Sturgeon Creek, and at mile 249.2.

Drainage area.--2 ,657 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1925 to September 1931, December 1936 to February 1937, July 

1938 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since 1902 are 

contained in reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 626.66 ft above mean sea level, Ohio River 

datum (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Sept. 2, 1939, staf" gage at lock 14 

at same datum.

Average discharge.--28 years (1925-31, 1938-60), 3,522 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 28,500 cfs Mar. 18 (gage height, 17.71 ft); minimum daily, 60 cfs Oct. 1; minimum gage height, 8.14 ft Oct. 4.

1925-31, 1936-37, 1938-60: Maximum discharge, 120,000 cfs Feb. 4, 1939 (gage height, 

35.6 ft, from floodmark); minimum, 4 cfs Oct. 20, 1930; minimum gage height observed, 

2.9 ft Nov. 22, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those below 1,000 cfs, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1385: 1926-27, 1928(M) , 1929, 193l(M) , 1937, 1939(M) , 

drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

8.9

9.0

9.3

9.7

10.0

205

275

538

1,030

1,520

10.5

11.0

13.0

16.0

18.0

Z,530

3,660

9,240

20,100

30,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

EO

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Tobal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

e60

e70

ellO

e200

e!70

e!50

e!25

ellO

e!20

e!30

e!60

e200

e275

254

233

431

764

646

469

353

275

233

226

432

1,340

1,800 

1,700

1,340

1,520

1,260 

989

16,195

522

0.196

0.23

Nov.

854

777

693

592

549

670

693

614

509

440

370

345

306

314

314

337

635

1,230

1,280

1,200

1,060

879

777

2,610

10,800

10,500 

5,400

13,100

20.400

15,100

93,348

3,112

1.17

1.31

Dec.

6,400

4,490

5,510

7,360

6,230

4,590

4,670

5,060

4,190

3,640

3,340

3,640

7,070

8,380

*7,070

5,240

3,900

3,410

7,570

13,000

10,900

6,670

4,460

3,320

2,730

2,380 

2. 110

2,490

3,200

3,730 

3 850

160,600

5,181

1.95

2.25

Jan.

3,450

3,020

4,800

11.500

11,100

7,540

5,590

5,110

g5,700

g6,040

5,370

5,160

4,870

g5,110

glO,600

gll,200

g8,170

*6,290

5,270

4,260

3,430

2,840

2,380

1,940

1,640

1.610

1,660

2,220

2,860

2,320

2 , 600

156,450

5,047

1.90

2.19

Feb.

2,340

2,280

1,920

1.720

1,880

4, 190

6,400

6,870

5,650

6,750

17,200

17,200

9,340

6,840

5,400

4,090

3,970

8,290

13,500

9,300

7,070

6,550

6,430

7,420

9,600

19,000 

21,500

14,800

11,600

--- -

239,100

8,245

3.10

3.35

Mar.

7,480

6,150

5,540

5,190

4,430

3,540

3,220

3,180

3,220

3,250

3,520

3,110

2.950

3,220

4,560

12,200

25,200

27,600

20,800

12,800

8,830

7,040

6,150

5,950

6,150

5,980 

6,350

7,660

9,140

9,620

'

243,140

7,843

2.95

3.40

Apr.

7,990

6,320

5,190

*5,320

7,280

7,360

6,550

5,560

4,590

3,780

3,130

2,640

2,320

2,030

1,800

1,640

1,530

1,410

1,280

1,180

1,080

1,030

989

961

879

841 

841

1,080

2,150

1,840

90,591

3,020

1.14

1.27

May

1,660

1,860

1,610

1,390

1,210

1,040

1,310

5,540

5,480

3, 540

2,710

2,170

1,800

1,660

1,430

1,230

1,080

920

790

705

681

635

635

635

614

764 

815

1,000

1,630

1,660

1,340

49,544

1,598

0.601

0.69

June

1,060

802

635

528

489

*423

345

314

275

255

659

3,500

1,840

1,310

961

740

2,280

6,960

3,500

1,780

1,180

1,280

13,100

26.400

17,600

13,200 

9,180

4,020

2,880

2,570

120,044

4,001

1.51

1.68

July

8,400

18,200

16,600

12 , 400

8,140

5,350

3,250

2,110

1,500

3,640

12,000

*16,100

11,300

6,120

3,800

2,570

1,860

1,610

1,410

1,290

1,100

906

705

592

518

518 

499

815

646

538

460

144,947

4,676

1.76

2.03

Aug.

431

353

314

314

362

379

423

627

1,630

2,620

2,220

2,300

1,980

1,340

1,060

1,920

3,200

1,590

989

752

670

*1,020

5.900

2,710

1,530

1,060 

764

614

489

414

414

38,389

1,238

0.466

0.54

Sept.

405

353

283

e290

e280

e250

e220

e210

e200

e!90

e250

622

5.660

1,720

961

646

646

1,240

1,390

1,000

729

570

469

379

314

275 

261

g254

e245

e240

18,552

618

0.233

0.26

Calendar year 1959: Max 36,400 Min 39 Mean 2,879 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.72

Water year 1959-60: Max 27,600 Min 60 Mean 3,746 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.20

Peak discharge (base, 30,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of gage heights and 

for stations on nearby streams.

g Discharge computed from twice-daily-gage readings.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 347

2825. Red River near Hazel Green, Ky.

Location. Lat 37"48'44", long 83°27'50", on right bank 600 ft upstream from Buck Creek, 

0.3 mile downstream from Chapel Branch, and 2.7 miles northwest of Hazel Green, Wolf 

County.

Drainage area.--65.8 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1954 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 880 ft {from topographic map).

Ave rage dls charge.--6 years, 86.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 909 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 4.64 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1954-60: Maximum discharge, 3,020 cfs Feb. 28, 1955 (gage height, 10.64 ft); no 

flow at times.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect ( 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.85 

.90 .1

.7

2.0

4.3

7.6

13

3.0 

4.0

30

72

135

220

370

685

Discharge, In cublr feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

g

7

8

9

10

11

1C

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2B

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

a.l

a.l

aO

o

0

.5

2.4

*1.7

1.7

2.2

2.2

1.4

1.3

1.0

1.0

.9

1.4

2.3

ISIS

14

10

7.6 

6.1

5.5

93.6

3.02

0.046

0.05

Nov.

4.6

4.6

4.0

3^.8

4.3

5.5

6.4

5.8

5.2

4.9

4.3

4.0

3.8

4.0

5.2

7.6

14

20

16

13

10

9.0

10

30

36

27

43

202

110

69

687. 0

22.9

0.348

0.39

Dec.

55

80

138

106

72

67

78

65

52

42

40

93

133

102

74

58

*48

57

60

52

48

41

36

32

29

26

ZB

55

72 

67

a60

1,964

63.4

0.964

1.11

Jan.

a 56

a54

a200

a!60

a!20

a90

a73

a62

a54

48

44

40

40

47

190

205

128

110

93

76

69

58

b50

b42

b37

b35

42

*106

117

97

99

2,642

85.2

1.29

1.49

Feb.

67

55

47

47

130

388

280

178

133

282

668

262

166

138

b95

b85

106

247

181

b!35

b!25

bl!5

bllO

b!25

241

622

334

256

211

5,829

201

3.05

3.29

Mar.

160

b!30

b!20

b!05

b78

b68

b64

b60

57

70

58

b54

b52

b71

124

472

598

457

298

211

178

166

169

*196

217

187

250

325

319 

295

244

5,853

189

2.87

3.31

Apr.

175

135

117

135

142

*133

121

102

83

70

62

55

49

44

40

38

36

34

30

27

26

26

24

23

11

22

24

29

24 

22

1,869

62.3

0.947

1.06

May

24

19

18

16

15

13

41

223

121

85

67

54

45

40

34

29

26

23

19

17

17

13

10

10

17

12

21

29

21 

16

12

1,107

35. 7

0.543

O.63

June

a8.8

a7.9

a6.8

a6.3

a5.6

a4.9

a4.5

a4.3

a3.8

a5.5

a4.O

aS.O

alO

*a!8

15

8.0

18

21

12

8.0

15

45

258

~93 262

52

36

55

83 

54

1,129.4

37.6

0.571

0.64

July

446

442

196

361

158

89

58

41

31

128

229

130

80

55

40

32

26

22

*C1

18

13

10

9.0

8.0

6.8

5.8

5.8

5.2

4.3 

3.8

8.6

2,683.3

86.6

1.32

1.52

Aug.

14

4.9

3.2

2.8

4.4

4.0

3.5

5.5

4.6

5.2

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.2

1.8

3.0

2.0

1.5

1.3

1.7

2.C

2.5

8.5

4.6

2.e

1.7

1.1

.8

.6 

.5

.6

99.5

3.21

O.049

0.06

Sept.

1.7

1.7

.6

.3

.2

.1

0

0

O

.1

.4

0

0

.2

.2

.2

5.6

25

9.5

*5.2

3.5

2.4

1.7

1.3

1.0

.6

.6

.9

.8 

.7

64.5

2.15

0.033

0.04

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,180 Mln 0 Mean 50.6 Cfsm 0.769 In. 10.42

Water year 1959-60= Max 668 Mln 0 Mean 65.6 Cfsm 0.997 In. 13.59

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, recorded range In 

stage, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.
343 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

2830. Stillwater Creek at Stillwater, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°45'24", long 83°29 1 12", on right bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 15, 90 ft downstream from Trace Fork, 2.1 miles upstream from Laurel Fork, 

at Stillwater, Wolfe Comity.

Average discharge .--6 years, 34.1 cfs .

Extreme s . --Maximum discharge during year, 1,980 cfs July 1 (gage height, 9.53 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs as explained below; no flow for many days.

1954-60: Maximum discharge, 3,890 cfs Dec. 14, 1956 (gage height, 12.91 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 

11.5 ft; no flow for many days.

Remarks . --Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

1.67

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

Discharge, in ;ubi: feet pel und, water yea

2.6 

2.0 

1.7

136

80

1.7

1.6

a2.0

60 

b48 

b45 

b31 

b25

b21 

b20 

b!7

629

156

2.1 

1.3

b40 

b37

7.4

6.5 

5.3 

4.6 

4.4

4.4

5.0

8.3

6.5

*6.8

4.8

b!4 

b!2

337.9

11.3

0.471

0.52

828.9

26.7

1.11

1.28

2,253

77.7

3.25

3.49

772.5

25.7

1.07

1.20

Calendar year 1959: Max 524 

Water year 1959-60: Max 629 Mi

18.4

27.8 Cfs

0.767 In. 10.38 

1.16 In. 15.74

Teak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs).--July 1 (9 a.m.) 1,980 cfs (9.53 ft).
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 349

2835. Red River at Clay City, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°51'52", long 83°55'59", on downstream side of pier on left bark at bridge 

on State Highway 15 at Waltersville , 500 ft upstream from Brush Creek, half a mile west 

of Clay City, Fowell County, and 4.8 miles upstream from Hardwick Creek.

Drainage area. 362 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1930 to March 1932, April 1938 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for October 1930, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 600.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 14, 1939, chain or wire-weight gages 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years (1930-31, 1938-60), 468 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year^-4,590 cfs Feb. 12 (gage height, 13.92 ft); minimum daily, 3.4 cfs Oct. 1.

1930-32, 1938-60: Maximum discharge, 21,100 cfs July 15, 1938 (gage height, 

22.8 ft); minimum, 1.2 cfs Aug. 10-12, 1944 (gage height, 0.52 ft).

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

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1275: 1931-32. W3P 1385: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In

cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 25-30, Nov. 18-23, Dec. 11, Dec. 23-28, 

Jan. 12, 13, July 3-10, Aug. 25-27, Sept. 1-3, 20-22. Stage-discharge 

relation affected by ice Jan. 25)

0.7

.9

1.1

1.5

2.0

11.0

14.0

365

1,020

1,900

2,900

4,650

Discharge, in cubic feet pel uond, water yes

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

S3. 4

g4.0

27

22

g!5

gio

g9.2

ge.3

g7.0

a6.5

a!5

a25

47

36

35

34

29

25

g21

g!9

giv

g!5

g!3

a30

a58

86

88

*97

80 

58

48

988.4

31.9

0.088

0.10

Nov.

42

39

36

35

37

37

38

40

40

38

37

36

34

35

34

38

44

53

64

75

66

62

58

81

255

238

221

515

602 

383

3,313

110

0.304

0.34

Dec.

260

*235

533

563

386

311

335

311

248

198

162

515

1.020

706

449

320

250

295

386

308

255

221

165

134

121

106

99

254

524 

455

389

10,514

333

0.936

1.08

Jan.

320

272

569

*899

636

446

356

298

245

192

173

155

144

258

1,580

1,600 'eso

640

612

473

389

329

272

240

220

200

238

479

560

506 

425

14,576

470

1.30

1.50

Feb.

353

298

252

223

346

1,480

1,620

*1,070

759

1,470

3,510

5.550

al,300

al.OOO

a750

g578

a550

a850

gl,130

al,000

a900

a8 00

g700

a650

al,200

2,270

1,980

al,300

al,100

32,969

1,137

3.14

3.39

 

Mar.

g920

a710

a590

a510

a450

a390

a360

a330

a320

a500

a300

a320

a370

a420

g500

* 1,400

2.770

2,360

1,740

al,400

al,100

g958

a850

al , 100

gl,300

al,200

al,400

1,820

2,060

1,900

2,190

32,338

1,043

2.88

3.32

Apr.

gl.460

al,100

a900

aSOO

g664

g612

g560

gSOO

g443

g392

g335

g292

g265

g238

g219

g206

g200

g!90

g!82

g!67

gl53

g!39

g!31

g!24

*gll8

S116

a250

a400

g314 

a260

11,750

392

1.08

1.21

May

a220

a 180

156

141

124

112

207

997

850

536

413

323

270

232

200

165

144

126

110

103

96

84

76

75

92

121

139

242

235

148 

109

7,026

227

0.627

0.72

June

*93

79

68

61

52

48

42

36

32

29

30

40

72

100

93

82

148

190

123

84

79

732

3,220

4.160

1 , 730

599

395

386

575

566

13,944

465

1.28

1.43

July

1,780

2 , 940

1,870

1,600

1,120

584

*382

280

208

422

1,870

1,220

605

422

305

235

188

164

151

184

141

109

96

141

102

76

69

61

54

50 

56

17,485

564

1.56

1.80

Aug.

66

56

55

47

38

38

39

*59

72

63

53

49

42

37

32

30

37

32

28

64

51

444

798

210

106

71

53

43

36

35 

36

2,820

91.0

0.251

0.29

Sept.

60

79

50

36

30

25

25

20

20

29

39

36

35

29

24

20

299

464

262

" 131

84

58

47

38

33

29

27

25

24 

24

2,100

70.0

0.193

0.22

Calendar year 1959 : Max 3,050 Min 3.0 Mean 266 Cfsm 0.735 In. 9.98

Water year 1959-60 : Max 4,160 Min 3.4 Mean 409 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.40

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). No peak abc bas

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of we 

n nearby streams. 

g Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight readings.

ecords and records for stations
350 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

2840. Kentucky River at lock 10, near Winchester, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°53'4l", long 84°14 I 44", on left bank at lock 10, 0.9 mile downstream 

from Otter Creek, 8 miles southwest of Winchester, Clark County, and at mile 176.4.

Drainage area. 3,955 sq mi.

Records available. October 1907 to September 1960.

Gage.--Upper staff gage at lock 10, read twice daily. Datum of gage is 557.37 ft above 

mean sea level, Ohio River datum. Feb. 2, 1940, to Aug. 10, 1943, water-stage recorder 

1.1 miles upstream at different datum. Auxiliary gage is upper staff gage at lock 9, 

at Valley View, 18.9 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 53 years, 5,177 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 39,600 cfs June 24 (gage height, 19.5 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 103 cfs Oct. 3.

1907-60: Maximum discharge, 92,400 cfs Feb. 5, 1939 (from graph tesed on gage 

readings); maximum gage height, 35.1 ft Mar. 29, 1913; minimum discharge, less than 

10 cfs (estimated) in October 1930.

Remarks.--Records good above 1,000 cfs and poor below. 

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1275: 1908-52. WSP 1555: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

9.2

9.3

9.5

9.7

10.0

10.5

100

130

220

360

690

1,420

11.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

20.0

2,240

4,260

9,750

18,400

42,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sra

In.

Oct.

106 

112

103

109

130

118

127

185

175

162

175

175

166

215

250

320

471

742

807

606

430

360

288

274

471

1,610

2,080 

 1,920

1,690

1,760

1,530

17,667

570

0.144

0.17

Nov.

1,160 

988

932

876

781

666

729

820

755

618

526

460

440

400

420

400

430

768

1,390

1,580

1,450

1,310

1,150

1,030

4,720

11,700

8,770 

8,130

17,400

20.400

91,199

3,040

0.769

0.86

Dec.

11,800 

6,100

*6,020

7,280

7,950

6,250

5,450

5,400

5,680

4,600

4,210

5,880

7,800

10,100

9,220

7,080

5,720

4,650

5,800

10,600

15,700

9,400

6,700

4,680

3,690

3,140

2,850 

3,840

5,350

5,320

5,380

201,640

6,505

1.64

1.90

Jan.

5,020 

4,310

4,780

*9,680

13,700

11,100

7,770

6,300

6,180

6,480

6,680

6,150

5,750

5,950

13,700

16,900

13,200

9,610

7,920

6,480

5,350

4,380

3,690

3,060

2,650

2,460

2,560 

3,430

4,140

4,360

4,070

207,810

6,704

1.70

1.95

Feb.

3,710 

3,320

3,060

2,780

3,060

7,830

9,820

9,920

8,310

14,100

25,600

26,800

17,900

10,900

8,280

6,580

5,950

9,050

13,700

13,700

10,900

9,220

8,580

9,020

11,300

22,000

27.400 

23,200

15,900

341,890

11,790

2.98

3.21

Mar.

11,700 

9,640

8,220

7,320

6,500

5,680

4,820

4,520

4,360

4,480

4,600

4,600

4,190

4,140

5,180

*11,300

28,000

34,000

32,800

24,400

15,400

11,900

10,500

9,960

10,300

9,920

10,200 

11,900

14,100

14,500

15,400

354,530

11,440

2.89

3.33

Apr.

15.700 

10,100

7,920

6,900

7,530

8,910

8,220

7,180

6,250

5,250

4,430

3,800

3,320

3,020

2,740

2,510

2,330

2,220

2,110

1,920

1,770

1,660

1,550

1,520

*1,420

1,540

1,950 

2,400

2,470

2,870

129,310

4,310

1.09

1.22

May

2,530

2,490

2,400

2,240

1,920

1,740

2,420

6,200

8,640

6,280

4,650

3,580

3,020

2,600

2,290

2,010

1,820

1,550

1,390

1,180

1,020

932

834

862

1,210

1,030

1,560 

1,950

1,900

2,220

'

76,448

2,466

0.624

0.72

June

*1,630 

1,320

1,020

862

69O

594

515

440

370

312

344

4,950

4,330

2,550

1,920

1,480

2,400

6,450

6,550

3,560

2,460

4,720

28,000

38 , 900

34,700

19,400

13,200 

8,910

6,450

5,620

204,647

6,822

1.72

1.92

July

10,100 

23,200

26,200

22,6~00

14,500

9,260

*5,900

3,980

2,800

5,050

13,400

18,400

16,400

11,000

7,050

4,020

2,830

2,260

2,190

1,960

1,770

1,470

1,230

1,260

918

794

768 

716

876

807

642

214,351

6,915

1.75

2.02

Aug.

618

582

515

504

410

410

594

*618

1,400

2,800

2,740

2,470

2,460

2,030

1,580

1,290

1,920

2,640

1,760

1,770

1,090

6,120

4,650

4,700

2,760

1,870

1,370 

1,010

794

630

678

54,783

1,767

0.447

0.52

Sept.

606

559

559

460

370

336

352

328

320

594

420

296

1,530

2,330

1,790

1,070

4,680

3,320

2,600

*2,080

1,530

1,100

834

666

537

440

352 

320

304

 280

30,963

1,032

0.261

0.29

Calendar year 1959: Max 36,100 Mln 1O3 Mean 3,861 Cfsm 0.976 In. 13.29

Water year 1959-60: Max 38,900 Mln 103 Mean 5,260 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.11

Peak discharge (base, 40,000 cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 351

2845. Kentucky River at lock 8, near Camp Nelson, Ky.

Los|£lon.~Lat 37°44'43", long 84°35'12", on wall of lock 8 near right bank, 2.7 miles 

southeast of Csmp Nelson, Jessamine County, 2.7 miles downstream fmm Sugar C-eek 

4.5 miles upstream from Hickman Creek, and at mile 139.9.

Drainage area. --4 .414 sq mi.

Records avail able. --July 1939 to September 1960.

< Q 5 f? read £Wl £6 dal1?' Datum °t gage ls 520 - 50 ft above mean sea level, daum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Since Oct. 1, 1951, auxiliary water-stage

recorder 4.8 miles downstream. e

Average discharge. 21 years, 5,604 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 52,600 cfs June 23 (gage height, 25.2 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 100 cfs Oct. 1.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 89,700 cfs Feb. 2, 1957 (gage height, 38.5? ft, from 

graph based on gage readings and floodmarks); minimum discharge not determined.

Flood of Mar. 28, 1913, reached a stage of 40.0 ft (discharge, 103,000 cfs). Flood 

of Jan. 23, 1937, reached a. stage of 41.2 ft (discharge, 91,500 cfs). Flood of Feb 6, 

1939, reached a stage of 38.6 ft (discharge, 94,800 cfs).

Remarks --Records good except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation 

and those below 500 cfs, which are poor.

Cooperation. --Gaee-helght record furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions. --WSP 1385: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

100

ellO

e!20

ellO

e!20

e!40

e!30

e!50

elSO

160

200

200

200

200

200

280

380

650

760

760

e540

e450

e400

380

380

965

2,020

2,120

*1,840

1,740

1,650

17,635

569

0.129

0.15

Nov.

1,380

1,120

1,040

890

825

650

650

705

760

760

650

550

505

460

46ID

460

460

505

1,040

1,380

1,560

1,380

1,290

1,200

3,500

11,400

11,900

8,420

16,400

21,600

93,900

3,130

0.709

0.79

Dec.

*15,20Q

7,460

6,360

7,460

8,920

7,460

6,360

6,230

6,230

5,370

4,650

7,300

9,610

10,800

10,300

8,580

6,480

5,610

5,730

8,420

14,100

11,200

7,300

5,490

4,420

3,720

3.580

5,250

6,230

6,100

5,980

227,700

7,345

1.66

1.92

Jan.

5,61O

5,130

5,250

8,580

*13,900

12 , 800

9,090

7,010

6,480

6,740

7,010

6,610

6,230

6,230

16,000

18,900

15,600

11,400

9,260

7,610

6,230

5,250

4,420

3,840

3,270

2,750

2,940

3,840

4,650

5,010

4,770

232,390

7,496

1.70

1.96

Feb.

4,300

3,960

3,720

3.580

4,420

11,400

11,400

11,200

*9,960

15,400

27,700

2 7 , 300

22,400

14,900

9,960

7,610

6,480

9,440

13,900

15,000

12 , 300

10,300

9,610

9,610

12 , 300

22 , 800

28.000

26,000

19 , 400

384,150

13,250

3.00

3.24

Mar.

13,900

11 ,000

9,440

8,250

7,160

6,360

5,490

5,010

5,010

5,010

5,010

5,010

4,650

4,550

*5,250

13,000

29,500

54,800

55,800

28»°00

19,200

14,500

15,400

12,600

12,500

11,600

11,400

12,500

14,500

15,600

16,200

595,980

12,770

2.89

5.34

Apr.

14,900

11,600

8,920

7,770

7,770

9,090

9,090

7,930

6,610

5,750

4,890

4,180

5,720

3,270

2,940

2,730

2,520

2,420

2,320

2,020

1,840

1,740

1,650

1,560

1,470

*1,470

1,650

2,420

2,520

2,750

139,270

4,642

1.05

1.17

May

2,620

2,520

2,520

2,320

1,930

1,840

2.O20

5,130

8.920

7,160

5,250

3,960

3,270

2,740

2,520

2,220

1,840

1,650

1,580

1,290

el, 100

e950

890

e900

1,120

1,200

1,290

2,320

2,120

2,220

2,220

79,450

2,562

0.580

0.67

June

1,950

*1,470

1,200

965

760

705

600

550

505

420

345

3,160

5,490

3,160

2,320

1,650

2,020

5,370

7,160

4,550

2,940

5,610

35,500

42,100

38,000

22,800

15,000

11,900

8,750

7,770

232,680

7,756

1.76

1.96

July

12 , 100

23,200

26,700

24,6OO

17,700

*11,£00

7,010

4,770

3,380

4,420

12,100

17,500

17,900

11,600

7,010

4,890

3,270

2,520

2,320

2,020

1,930

1,560

1,290

1,120

e2,000

el, 500

eSOO

e500

825

825

705

229,065

7,589

1.67

1.93

Aug.

600

600

505

1,29O

825

505

965

1,120

*£,420

2,620

2,940

2,620

2,420

2,520

1,740

1,470

1,930

2,940

2,730

2,620

1,470

3,380

5,250

4,890

3,580

2,220

1,560

1,200

825

825

61,005

1,968

0.446

0.51

Sept.

705

7O5

705

650

460

345

420

420

545

600

650

460

550

2,620

2,020

1,200

5,860

7,010

5,270

2,420

*1,650

1,290

965

760

600

505

505

420

420

545

38,875

1,296

0.294

0.33

Calendar year 1959: Max 36,900 Min 100 Mean 4,181 Cfsm 0.947 In. 12.86

Water year 1959-60: Max 42,100 Min 100 Mean 5,825 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.97

Peak discharge (base, 40,000 cfs).--June 23 (8 p.m.) 52,600 cfs (25.2 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge 

locks 6 and 10.

estimated on basis of records for stations at
352 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

2850. Dix River near Danville, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°38'31", long 84°39>39", on right bank 50 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 52, 1.4 miles downstream from Hanging Fork, and 6 miles east of Danville, 

Boyle County.

Drainage area.--318 sq mi.

Records available.--May to August 1905 (gage heights only), October 1942 to September 

1960. Published as Dicks River near Danville,1905.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 750.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 16, 1942, staff gage at same site and datum. May to August 1905 

staff gage at site 6 miles downstream at different datum. Auxiliary staff gage at site 

2 miles downstream from base gage read twice daily during periods of possible backwater.

Average discharge.--18 years, 443 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,580 cfs June 23 (gage height, 9.59 ft); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Oct. 5-11, 13.

1942-60: Maximum discharge, .20,900 cfs Mar. 5, 1945 (gage height, 16.28 ft): no 

flow at times.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions.--WSP 1555: Drainage area.

l.o 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

17

5.C

Discharge, in cubic feet pe

3 6.0 3,560

2.3 235 8.0 6,700

second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.2

.2

.2

, 2

_._!

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.2

*.2

 >

,2

.3

.3

. 2

.4

.4

.3

. 3

.6

.7

.7

.7

.6

11.0

0.35

0.0011

0.001

Nov .

1.3

.9

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.2

.4

.5

.6

n.7

2.1

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.4

2.5

4.7

5.0

5.5

6.1

6.4

6.8

52

35

525

435

197

1,417.6

47.5

0.149

0.17

Dec.

87

80

277

224

152

129

187

168

129

112

102

1,380

1,460

686

*430

295

227

244

330

244

194

162

136

120

110

102

96

1,470

1,240

11,749

379

1.19

1.37

Jan.

365

295

485

560

410

330

295

290

258

216

191

171

175

926

4^390

1,680

818

680

662

480

380

290

212

171

152

154

266

300

16,255

524

1.65

1.90

Feb.

178

157

141

134

367

2,570

1,160

698

525

2,430

4,290

1,260

782

596

470

440

435

1,030

884

680

662

614

*578

596

1,190

3,490

1,500

1,160

1,060

30,077

1,037

3.26

3.52

Mar.

794

662

590

465

350

b300

b260

b230

b200

b!90

b!85

b!80

b!80

b220

340

2,260

3,920

2,150

1,800

1,210

1,330

1,500

1,810

1,800

1,640

1,180

1,280

*1,210

999

31,088

1,003

3.15

3.64

Apr.

674

515

450

515

465

380

315

253

205

175

157

143

131

116

108

100

94

89

80

70

67

65

62

57

51

51

258

165

108

6,001

200

0.629

0.70

May

68

70

67

54

45

39

201

770

325

184

141

114

96

85

72

*60

51

44

38

34

31

27

24

20

361

114

149

526

197

4,215

136

0.428

0.49

June

67

49

39

33

27

23

19

16

13

11

9.1

12

606

250

125

85

594

930

226

125

684

1,500

6,260

5 850

1,020

460

285

1,190

1,230

23,968.1

799

2.51

2.80

July

2,760

1,450

758

1,180

602

345

224

160

125

440

330

171

125

96

78

62

54

49

*45

39

34

29

25

35

24

23

26

24

25

9,372

302

0.950

1.10

Aug.

24

19

24

25

18

13

16

493

662

143

91

64

44

35

29

23

23

20

16

16

23

*35

41

35

24

17

13

11

7.4

2,045.9

66.0

0.208

0.24

Sept.

46

35

21

14

9.5

6.4

4.0

2.6

Z.I

2.4

4.0

16

9.9

6.4

5.2

4.0

226

628

187

106

68

46

36

30

23

18

16

14

12

1,608.6

53.6

0.169

0.19

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,400 Min 0.1 Mean 236 Cfsm 0.742 In. 10.08

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,260 Min 0.1 Mean 377 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.12

Peak discharge (base, 8,OOO cfs). June 23 (6 3,580 cfs (9.59 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily staff-gage readings Oct. 1 to No
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 353 

2860. Herrington Lake near Burgin, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°47'08", long 84°42 I 14", at Dix Dam on Dix River, 2.9 miles upstream 

from mouth and 8 miles east of Burgin, Mercer County.

Drainage area.--459 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1960 in reports of Geological Survey. November 1925 to September 1960 in files of Kentucky Utilities Co.

Gage. Indicator gage. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Kentucky Utilities 

Co . ).

Extremes.--Maximum usable contents during year, 82,300 acre-ft July 1, 2 (elevation, 

743.4 ft); minimum contents, 29,000 acre-ft Dec. 27 (elevation, 707.1 ft).

1925-60: Maximum usable contents, 123,200 acre-ft many times (elevation, 760 ft); 

minimum contents after first filling, 1,620 acre-ft Dec. 18, 20-27, 1929 (elevation, 

681.8 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by earth and roekfill dam with side channel spillway controlled by 10 vertical lift gates 35 ft long and 10 to 12 ft high. Storage began 

Nov. 4, 1925; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Nov. 26, 1925. 

Usable capacity between elevations 760 ft (top of spillway gates) and 680 ft (minimum 

pool) is 123,200 acre-ft. Dead storage unknown. Reservoir is used for power.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record furnished by Kentucky Utilities Co. 

Revisions.--WSP 1555: Drainage area.

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1959 to September I960

Date

Nov . 30 ............................................

Calendar yf»ar 1959 .................................

Jan. 31. ............................................

Apr. 30. ......................................... ...

Water year 1959-60

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

-

Change In contents 

(acre-feet)

_

+100

+7 , 300

t Elevation
354 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

2870. Kentucky River at lock 6, near Salvisa, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°55'32", long 84°49'17", on right bank at lock 6, Woodford County,

1.6 miles upstream from Clear Creek, 2.1 miles east of Salvisa, Mercer County, and at 

mile 96.2.

Drainage area.--5,102 sq mi, of which about 100 sq mi does not contribute directly to surface runoff.

Records available. October 1925 to September 1960. Prior to October 1953, published as 

"at lock 6, at Warwick."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 487.89 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted 

(Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to November 1934, staff gage at same site and 

datum. Auxiliary staff gage at lock 5, 14 miles downstream read twice daily.

Average discharge.--35 years, 6,566 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 50,500 cfs June 24 (gage height, 19.43 ft); minimum daily, 134 cfs Oct. 1.

1925-60: Maximum discharge, 112,000 cfs Jan. 23, 1937; maximum gage height, 43.35 

ft Jan. 25, 1937, from floodmarks; minimum daily discharge, about 15 cfs Aug. 27, 1930.

Remarks.--Records fair above 1,000 cfs and poor below. Flow regulated by Herrington Lake 

see preceding page) and by hydroelectric plant at lock 7.

Cooperation.--Auxiliary gage readings furnished_by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1385:

1935, 1937, drainage area. 

Rating table

1926-27, 1928(M), 1929, 1931(M), 1932, 1933-34(M),

water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, 

ischarge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Fall used as a factor June 24)

8.9 

9.1 

9.4 

9.7 

10.0

110

150

270

570

1,050

1,680

10.5

11.0

12.0

15.0

19.0

2,930

4,460

8,360

24,000

47,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

_ . ,

Mean

(t)

Oct.

134

221

178

150

224

183

150

238

166

155

250

257

344

360

250

257

377

526

682

741

589

498

462

432

410

746

*1,820

2.280

1,500

1,860

1,640

18,080

583

-76

Nov.

1,400

1,090

1,020

870

774

838

8E2

774

726

1,010

838

714

522

636

486

573

450

594

980

1,340

1,590

1,570

1,480

1,330

1,700

8, £70

14,500

9,170

13,300

21,400

90,767

3,OE6

-72

Dec.

*18,100

9,080

6,130

6,880

8,670

7,750

6,880

6,760

6,760

5,750

4,800

8,270

12,500

12,400

12,300

10, 500

8,270

7,330

6,520

8,450

14,400

13,700

9,400

6,090

4,320

3,620

5.210

5,340

7,710

7,670

7,000

256,560

8,276

-96

Jan.

6,280

5,340

5,200

8,010

*13,600

14,200

10,600

7,920

6,600

6,640

7,540

7,210

6,400

6,520

17,200

21,100

18,800

14,300

11,500

9,630

7,840

6,130

4,700

3,960

3,800

2,930

2.710

3,330

4,560

4,940

4,660

254,150

8,198

+78

Feb.

4,190

3,860

3,470

5.150

3,620

12,000

13,100

12,800

11,300

13,400

52,200

31,300

28,200

17,200

11,900

9,350

7,370

8,800

13,800

16,800

14,900

11,900

10,700

10,600

12,400

24,100

30,700

30,300

24,000

427,390

14,740

+362

Mar.

17,300

13,900

11,600

10,200

8,980

7,710

6,170

5,560

5,450

5,450

5,340

5,520

4,910

4.700

*5, 120

9,720

29,300

37,400

59.800

34,200

24,600

18,100

16,500

15,600

15,600

14,200

12,700

14,000

15,900

17,500

18,000

450,850

14,540

+145

Apr.

16,900

14,200

11,200

9,120

8,490

9,580

9,910

8,890

8,140

6,520

5,270

4,390

3,800

3,360

3,070

2,800

g2,550

g2,400

g2,280

g2,150

gl,910

gl,700

gl,680

gl,600

gl, 500

gl.460

*gl,680

2,180

2,300

2,430

153,260

5,109

-67

May

2,800

2,560

2,500

2,380

2,030

1,820

2,010

3,410

8.450

8,450

5,750

4,520

3,470

2,880

2,530

2,520

1,910

1,700

1,550

1,330

1,910

978

943

924

1,170

1,210

1,350

2,430

2,380

2,280

2,450

81,434

2,627

+23

June

2,180

*1,570

1,230

1,070

906

838

710

584

534

584

474

1,210

4,840

3,620

2,500

1,730

2,010

5,950

7,250

5,520

3,380

3,440

24,700

46.400

42,500

33,100

18,900

16,600

14,300

10,200

256,810

8,560

+504

July

12,700

21,900

28,700

£9.800

22,800

*14,800

9,960

6,360

4,490

3,770

10,900

16,100

18,900

14,200

7,710

5,410

3,620

3,040

2,850

2,560

2,320

1,910

1,660

1,330

1,680

1,840

1, 170

584

1, 180

978

963

256,185

8,264

-211

Aug.

859

1,070

889

1,590

2,740

1,060

924

2,150

*2,480

2,880

3,560

5,150

2,710

2,550

2,280

1,500

1,570

2,960

3,040

3,330

2,500

2,580

6.760

5,270

4,260

2,800

2,100

1,160

1,560

1,270

1,170

73,882

2,383

-103

Sept.

906

906

906

650

570

665

498

558

696

710

854

774

626

1,910

2,820

1,980

5,890

15.000

5, 600

3,710

*2,930

2,100

1,660

1,190

942

960

870

742

710

682

56,993

1,900

-143

Adjusted for change in contents in Herrington Lake

Mean 

Cf sm

507 

0.099 

0.11

2,954 

0.57E 

0.6J

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

8,180 

1.60 

1.85

8,276 

1.62 

1.87

15,100 

2.96 

5.19

14,680 

2.88 

5.52

5,042 

0.988 

1.10

2,650 

0.519

0.60

Observed

Max 39,500 Min 134 Mean 4,607 

Max 46,400 Min 154 Mean 6,495

8,864 

1.74 

1.94

8,053 

1.58 

1.82

2,280 

0.447 

0.52

1,757 

0.544 

0.38

Adjusted

Mean 4,607 Cfsm 0.905 In. 12.26 

Mean 6,505 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.55

Peak discharge (base, 40,000 cfs). Mar. 19 (2 p.m.) 40,300 cfs (17.73 ft); June 24 (3 a.m.) 50,500 

efs (19.45 Ft)._______________________________________ ____________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Herrington Lake; furnished by Kentucky Utilities Co.

g Computed from graph based on twice-daily staff-gage readings.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 355

Ga,

2875. Kentucky River at look 4, at Frankfort, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°12'06", long 84°52 I 54", on left bank at downstream side of Broadway 

Street Bridge at Frankfort, Franklin County, 300 ft upstream from Benson Creek, 

0.9 mile upstream from look 4, and at mile 65.9. Records Include flow of Berson Creek.

Drainage area.--5,412 sq mi (includes that of Benson Creek), of which about 120 sq mi 

does not contribute directly to surface runoff.

Records available. March 1905 to July 1906 (gage heights only), October 1925 to September 

1960.Monthly discharge only October 1930 to February 1931, October, November 1931, 

and May to September 1932, published in WSP 1305. Gage-height records collected In 

this vicinity September 1887 to December 1889, January to May 1893, and since April 

1901 are contained in reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 462.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

'929. Prior to Dec. 27, 1939, staff gage at lock 4, 0.9 mile downstream, at same datum. 

Auxiliary staff gage, read twice daily, at lock 5, at Tyrone, 16.3 miles upstream.

Average discharge.--35 years (1925-60), 6,926 (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 48,900 cfs June 24; maximum gage helgl-t, 21.28 

ft June 24; minimum daily discharge, 94 cfs Oct. 2.

1925-60: Maximum discharge, 115,000 cfs Jan. 25, 1937; maximum gage heigl-t, 47.46 

ft Jan. 25, 1937, from floodmarks, at site 0.9 mile downstream; minimum dlscl-arge not 

determined.

Remarks.--Records fair above 1,000 cfs and poor below. Flow regulated by Herrirgton

Lake (see p. 353) and by hydroelectric plant at lock 7. Records of chemical analyses, 

water temperatures, and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1960 are given In 

WSP 1741.

Cooperation.--Auxiliary gage readings furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisibns~Twater years) . WSP 1113: 1941-42. WSP 1385: 1926-27, 1929(M), 1932-33, 

1935-37, 1938(M), drainage area. WSP 1555: 1932(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

137

94

186

130

112

216

216

2,530

646

240

248

290

320

546

380

290

320

458

747

804

690

582

528

510

484

546

1,570

2.580

1,850

*1,970

1,690

21,910

707

-76

Nov.

1,460

1,240

1,040

1,260

1,570

1,130

1,000

880

861

920

1,060

709

618

747

728

636

582

636

804

1,240

1,820

1,630

2,480

2,850

1,910

6,800

21.400

11,800

11,500

20,800

102,111

3,404

-72

Dec.

2O.OOO

10,700

7,160

*7 , 020

g8,400

g8,640

g7,480

7,380

7,340

6,540

5,580

11,500

13,100

13,000

12,700

11,000

9,020

10,500

7,980

8,020

13,200

14,200

10,200

7,380

5,230

4,170

5.800

7,480

8,540

8,160

7,380

282,800

9,123

-96

Jan.

7,120

6,230

6,620

7,560

12,200

*13,800

10,700

8,070

7,020

6,890

7,430

7,660

6,760

9,020

21,100

21.300

20,200

14,600

11,300

9,460

8,260

6,580

5,060

4,050

3,880

3,080

2,660

3,280

4,500

5,100

4,930

267,020

8,614

+78

Feb.

4,420

4,050

3,600

5.520

5,830

12,000

13,300

12,400

11,100

17,500

*30,100

50,800

28,600

19,200

13,000

10,200

8,260

8,980

12,900

16,600

15,400

12,600

11,100

10,700

13,200

22,200

28,600

29,900

24,900

434,760

14,990

+362

Mar.

18,300

14,100

12,200

10,900

g9 , 700

g8,450

g6,890

g6,180

g5,790

g6,010

g5,660

g5,700

g5,620

S5.060

5,400

9,220

*26,000

35,600

39.400

35,200

26,000

19,000

17 , 200

16,400

16,200

14,200

13,400

13,600

15,400

17,400

17,800

457,980

14,770

+143

Apr.

17.200

14,200

11,900

10,300

8,880

9,410

10,100

9,310

8,590

7,200

5,880

5,020

4,340

3,800

3,440

3,120

2,890

2,660

2,520

2,380

2,040

1,940

1,850

1,820

1,690

1.650

1,910

*2,300

2,580

2,620

165,520

5,451

-67

May

3,040

2,890

2,660

2,620

2,500

1,940

2,010

5,280

7,750

9.020

6,540

4,950

5,960

5,160

2,770

2,520

2,100

1,850

1,540

1,430

1,290

1,060

1,040

1,000

1,180

1,370

1,510

2,620

2,660

2,410

*2,550

87,000

2,806

+23

June

2,410

1,780

1,340

1,130

1,000

861

842

636

636

582

546

801

4,800

4,420

2,810

2,010

1,850

3,800

7,250

6,490

4,000

3,640

24,800

47.800

45,200

35,900

19,900

17,900

16,400

11,100

272,634

9,088

+304

July

14,200

20,200

27,900

50.700

*23,900

16,300

11,100

8,020

5,450

4,290

8,880

15,200

19,100

15,800

10,100

6,490

4,380

3,400

3,080

2,850

2,520

2,040

1,910

1,510

1,480

1-.970

1,480

766

861

1,180

1,040

268,097

8,648

-211

Aug.

618

1,290

861

1,540

3,120

1,600

1,060

2,100

2,440

*3,04O

3,800

3,720

3,040

2,770

2,520

1,880

1,510

2,770

3,720

4,460

2,700

2,340

6.800

5,830

4,930

3,240

2,270

1,500

1,240

1,400

1,080

81,189

2,619

-103

Sept.

1,110

1,060

1,040

842

654

516

672

546

1,06O

2,480

1,540

1,060

804

1,330

3,000

2,270

8,030

14.900

7,250

4,420

3,600

*2,480

1,940

1,430

1,110

1,080

1,000

940

861

804

69,829

2,328

-143

Adjusted for change in contents In Herrlngton Lake

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

631 

0.117 

0.13

3,332 

0.616 

0.69

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

9,027 

1.67 

1.92

8,692 

1.61 

1.85

15,350 

2.84

3.06

14,910 

2.75 

3.18

5,384 

0.995 

1.11

2,829 

0.523 

0.60

Observed

Max 41,600 Win 94 Mean 4,882 

Max 47,800 Mln 94 Mean 6,855

9,392 

1.74 

1.94

8,437 

1.56 

1.80

2,516 

0.465 

0.54

2,185 

0.404 

0.45

Adjusted

Mean 4,882 Cfam 0.902 In. 12.24 

Mean 6,865 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.27

Peak discharge (base, 44,000 cfs). --June 24 (2 p.m.) 48,900 cfa (21.26 ft).

' Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Herrlngton Lake; furnished by 

Kentucky Utilities Co.

g Computed from graph based on twice-daily staff-gage readings at lock 4.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

2880. North Elkhorn Creek near Georgetown, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°12'20", long 84°30'49", on left bank at upstream side of bridge on

Crumbull Pike, 1.7 miles downstream from Miller Run, 2^ miles east of Georgetown, Scott 

County, and 2.6 miles upstream from Lanes Run.

Drainage area. 119 sq ml, of which about 8 sq ml does not contribute directly to surface 

runoff.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for October 

1949 to March 1950, published In WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control with crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 

796.49 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Sept. 18, 1952, wire-weight gage 

and crest-stage gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 159 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,920 cfs June 24 (gage height, 14.40 ft inside, 

14.77 ft outside); minimum, 1.5 cfs Oct. 4-6 (gage height, 2.28 ft).

1949-60: Maximum discharge, 6,480 cfs Mar. 23, 1952 (gage height, 18.41 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,600 cfs; no flow for many days.

Flood in April 1948 reached a stage of about 22 ft, from information by local 

residents.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record and indefinite 

stage-discharge relation, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of Indefinite stage-discharge 

relation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

0.9 

1.8 

3.8 

7.0

3.3 

3.7 

4.5 

8.0 

12.0

97

205

460

1,680

3,080

Discharge cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

c

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.0

2.4

2.2

1.6

1.5

2.0

3.2

89

14

6.0

3.6

*2.4

2.8

4.8

5.1

4.1

3.6

3.4

3.2

3,2

3.0

e2.6

e2,5

e2,5

e2.5

e3.0

e4.5

e6.0

35.0

e4 5

e4 0

200.2

6.46

0.054

0.06

Nov.

e6.0

e5.0

41

21

165

64

42

32

24

17

16

12

11

12

16

13

12

9.7

*8.8

8.0

7.5

7.0

50

130

180

70

700

500

300

150

2,623.0

87.4

0.734

0.82

Dee .

110

95

128

140

130

130

150

150

120

95

90

700

1,400

700

- 400

300

225

400

600

400

250

200

170

130

110

90

85

350

600

400

*290

9,138

295

2.48

2.86

Jan.

217

180

311

335

276

213

174

140

104

89

85

77

89

696

2,650

1,060

595

454

380

311

250

184

150

125

113

97

108

152

148

138

128

10,029

324

2.72

3.13

Feb.

115

106

93

93

286

833

609

424

350

1,120

1,680

718

478

368

314

237

198

209

202

184

180

170

148

140

281

592

484

406

352

11,370

392

3.29

3.55

Mar.

286

237

213

170

140

120

106

95

80

70

60

60

60

65

75

182

662

609

602

490

466

525

654

830

784

567

490

*385

318

263

217

9,881

319

2.68

3.09

Apr.

170

148

135

132

118

106

93

83

74

67

63

60

55

53

47

46

43

41

39

*34

32

33

31

29

27.

27

47

31

28

29

1,921

64.0

0.538

0.60

May

27

22

21

19

17

16

16

16

27

26

21

18

16

14

12

11

12

11

10

8.4

7.9

7.0

6.7

7.4

*8.4

8.4

25

43

46

35

27

562.2

18.1

0.152

0.18

June

19

14

13

11

8.4

7.0

5.7

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.1

478

6.0

6.0

7.4

7.0

9.7

13

21

17

13

19

g,870

2,490

654

385

263

250

424

3 18

7,874.5

262

2.20

2.46

Jily

1.800

892

672

1,040

*497

342

221

152

113

95

102

83

64

53

45

37

32

35

29

22

20

16

14

18

52

29

32

20

16

12

9.7

6,564.7

212

1.78

2.05

Aug.

7.4

6.0

*6.3

16

29

27

160

106

57

40

30

22

19

16

14

12

11

10

20

50

82

41

28

21

15

12

10

9.2

7.9

7.0

5 4 

897.2

28.9

0.243

0.28

Sept.

5.1

5.1

3.8

3.2

3.8

3.2

^6.

2.8

2.8

228

182

72

48

*34

26

19

614

355" 812

209

132

95

71

57

47

40

32

29

25

22

3,181.4

106

0.891

0.99

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,980 Mln 0.8 Mean 121 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.85

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,870 Mln 1.5 Mean 176 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.07

Peak discharge (base, 2,700 cfs). Jan. 14 (11:30 p.m.) 3,710 cfs (13.80 ft Inside, 14.13 ft outside); June 24 (4:30 a.m.) 3,920 cfs (14.40 ft Inside, 14.77 ft outside); Jul-' 1 (8:30 a.m.) 3,240 

cfs (12.47 ft Inside, 12.85 ft outside).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records 

for stations on nearby streams.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 20 to Dec. 30, Mar. 5-15, Aug. 17-20; discharge estimated on 

basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, once-weekly gage readings, and records for stations on nearby streams.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 357

2885. Cave Creek near Fort Spring, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°01'15", long 84°35'38", on left bank 3 ft downstream from bridge on 

Bowman Mill Road, 1.4 miles upstream from South Elkhorn Creek, and 2^ miles southeast 

of Fort Spring, Fayette County.

Drainage area. 2.53 sq mi, of which about 0.6 sq mi does not contribute directly to 

surface runoff.

Records available.--October 1952 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 884.26 ft above mean 

sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge.--8 years, 2.56 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 165 cfs June 23 (gage height, 2.84 ft); no 

flow Oct. 1-7.

1952-60; Maximum discharge, about 400 cfs May 13, 1955 (gage height, 3.48 ft); no 

flow at times.

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

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1555: Drainage area. W3P 1625: 1953-54(M), 1955, 

1956-57(P), 1958.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.62 0 1.2 4.8

.7 .05 1.4 12

.8 .2 1.7 22

.9 .5 2.1 42

1.0 1.2 2.4 65

1.1 2.6 2.6 105

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

.25

.05

.05

.1

.05

.1

.1

.1

*.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.05

.05

.05

1.85

0.060

0.024

0.03

Nov.

0.05

^05'.05

.1

.85

.3

.25

.2

.15

.15

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.15

.15

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.25

.35

.3

.65

9.4

TS

3.0

2.1

24.50

0.817

0.323

0.36

Dec.

1.8

1.65

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.65

14

15

11

9.0

7.0

6.7

14

12

10

8.0

6.4

5.4

4.6

3.8

3.4

3.2

9.8

9.0

8.0

6.7

182.80

5.90

2.33

2.69

Jan.

5.4

5.4

6.7

6.4

6.0

5.4

*4.6

4.0

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.1

2.3

3.5

JL5

13

9.8

8.4

6.4

5.4

4.3

3.6

3.0

2.8

2.4

2.3

2.8

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.1

148.7

4.80

1.90

2.19

Feb.

2.1

1.95

1.8

TTT

4.6

11

10

9.0

7.7

*24

21

14

12

9.8

7.7

6.7

5.8

5.4

4.6

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.2

3.0

4.6

8.0

7.7

7.4

6.4

212.95

7.34

2.90

3.13

Mar.

5.4

4.8

4.6

a4.1

a3.5

a3.1

a2.8

a2.7

a2.6

a2.4

a2.2

a2.1

a2.0

al.8

a27T

a5.o

8.7

*10

10

8.7

8.7

10

12

a!4

a!4

a!2

10

9.0

7.4

6.4

5.8

197.9

6.38

2.52

2.91

Apr.

4.8

TTo

3.4

3.2

2.6

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.65

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

al.l

al.05

al.05

al.O

al.O

a. 95

*.9

.8

.7

.65

.6

.7

.85

.65

.6

.6

46.05

1.54

0.609

0.68

May

0.55

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.45

.4

.4

.35

.35

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.25

.25

.3

.35

*.4

.85

.8

.6

.45

.4

13.25

0.427

0.169

0.19

June

0.4

.35

.3

.25

.25

.25

.2

. 15

.15

.15

.2

.3

.25

.25

.25

.2

.95

.5

.45

.4

.5

4.2

*101

46

20

14

10

16

16

14

247.90

8.26

3.26

3.64

July

13

10

10

10

8.7

*6.7

5.4

4.0

3.3

3.2

2.6

2.1

1.8

1.65

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.65

.6

.55

.6

.5

.5

.45

.4

.4

.35

.3

93.75

3.02

1.19

1.38

Aug.

0.3

.3

.3

*.75

.45

.35

.8

.5

.45

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.25

.25

.2

.2

.5

.4

.3

.3

.25

.2

.2

.2

.15

.15

.15

.1

.1

9.80

0.316

0.125

0.14

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.05

.05

.05

.05

.1

.6

.4

.3

.2

. 2

*.15

.1

5.5

3.2

1.8

1.4

1.1

.9

.8

.65

.6

.5

.45

.4

.4

.35

20.70

0.690

0.273

0.30

Calendar year 1959 : Max 40 Min 0 Mean 1.95 Cfsm 0.771 In. 10.46

Water year 1959-60: Max '101 Min 0 Mean 3.28 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.64

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs). --June 23 (2:30 a.m.) 165 cfs (2.84 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis 

and records for South Elkhorn Creek near Fort Spring.

f weather records, recorded range In stage,
358 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

2890. South Elkhorn Creek at Port Spring, Ky.

Location.--Lat 38°02'35", long 84°37'35", on right bank near upstream side of bridge on 

U.S. Highway 60 at Fort Spring, Fayette County, 1.5 miles upstream from Shannon Run 

and 6-j miles west of Lexington.

Drainage area. 24.0 sq mi, of which about 3 sq mi does not contribute directly to surface runoff.

Records available.--March 1950 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 834.25 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 12, 1952, wire-weight gage at same site and

datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 29.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,890 cfs June 23 (gage height, 9.15 ft); no 

flow Oct. 1-7.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, that of June 23, 1960; no flow for many days in most 

years.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1275: 1951-52. WSP 1505: Drainage area. WSP 1625: 

1951-52(P).

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

132

236

610

840

1,280

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tot a:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

O

o

o

0

o

0

0

.6

.8

.4

.9

1.2

1.0

2.1

1.6

*.9

.7

.5

.5

.4

.3

.4

.4

.6

1.0

1.2

2.0

1.6

1.2

1.0

1.0

22.3

0.72

0.030

0.03

Nov.

1.0

1.0

.8

1.8

11

7.5

3.7

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.6

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.6

*1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.8

3.4

4.0

4.8

161

61

35

25

348.4

11.6

0.483

0.54

Dec.

20

17

17

16

!§.

18

22

22

19

17

19

190

158

97

66

49

44

169

119

81

61

45

38

33

28

25

23

95

86

64

51

1,724

55.6

2.32

2.67

Jan.

43

39

58

54

49

43

*38

32

28

25

22

21

20

38

208

134

92

73

52

43

37

33

29

26

23

22

24

26

24

22

22

1,400

45.2

1.88

2.17

Feb.

21

19

172~T

58

141

103

79

63

*258

240

141

106

84

63

52

47

47

43

39

38

37

34

33

54

99

81

73

61

2,152

74.2

3.09

3.33

Mar.

51

45

44

38

33

29

27

25

24

23

21

20

19

17

19

50

114

*101

103

92

88

106

136

161

158

125

110

90

70

61

49

2,O49

66.1

2.75

3.18

Apr.

42

3T

35

32

29

26

23

22

21

18

17

16

15

15

14

13

13

12

12

11

no

10

10

9.5

9.0

11

19

11

9.0 

9.0

530.5

17.7

0.738

0.82

May

9.0

8.0

7.5

6.5

5.5

4.7

8.0

7.5

6.5

6.5

6.0

5.1

5.1

4.3

4.O

3.7

3.4

2.9

2.7

2.7

4.0

2.7

2.1

2.7

4.0

*6.6

19

18

15 

11

8. 5

203.2

6.55

0.273

0.31

June

7.0

5.5

5.1

4.0

3.4

3.2

2.7

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.1

1.6

14

6.5

4.3

3.4

3.4

61

<1. 180

345

163

101

68

186

180 

132

2,496.4

83.2

3.47

3.87

July

119

88

95

158

*92

59

44

34

29

30

25

25

18

17

13

11

10

9.0

8.0

7.0

6.0

5.1

4.7

4.3

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.2

2.9 

2.7

2.5

932.7

30.1

1.25

1.45

Aug.

2.3

2.1

1.8

*8.9

8.5

4.7

18

13

8.5

6.5

5.5

5.0

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.2

2.9

2.8

7.0.

5.0

4.0

3.4

3.0

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.1 

1.0

.9

140.3

4.53

0.189

0.22

Sept.

0.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

1.0

8.0

5.5

4.0

2.9

2.3

*1.8

1.6

120

77

38

27

20

15

13

11

9.5

8.5

7.5

7.0

6.5 

5.1

397.1

13.2

0.550

0.62

Calendar year 1959: Max 422 Mln o Mean 19.4 Cfsm 0.808 In. 10.97

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,180 Mln 0 Mean 33.9 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.21

Peak discharge (base, 50O cfs). June 23 (8 a.m.) 1,89O cfs (9.15 ft). __

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Aug. 12 to Sept. 11; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 

once-weekly gage readings, recorded range In stage, and records for stations on nearby streams.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 

2895. Elkhorn Creek near Frankfort, Ky.

359

Location. Lat 38°16'06", long 84°48'53", on downstream side of center pier of Knights

Bridge, 4£ miles northeast of city limits of Frankfort, Franklin County, anc1 7.4 miles

downstream from confluence of North and South Elkhorn Creeks. 

Drainage area. 473 sq mi, of which about 70 sq mi does not contribute directly to surface runoff. 

Records available. --Hay 1915 to December 1920 (gage heights only, October 1918 to

December 1920) , December 1939 to September 1960. Published as "at Forks of Elkhorn"

1915-20. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 540.20 ft ?bove

mean sea level, datum of 1929. May 1, 1915, to Dec. 31, 1920, staff gage at site

6.6 miles upstream at different datum. Dec. 28, 1939, to Aug. 14, 1940, wire-weight

gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years (1915-18, 1940-60), 585 cf s . 

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 cfs June 24 (gage height, 11.80 ft in

gage well, 12.24 ft from outside gage); minimum, 8.0 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 1.70 ft). 

1915-18, 1939-60: Maximum discharge, 82,400 cfs Apr. 14, 1948 (gage height, 12.04

ft in gage well, 14.5 ft from outside gage by relation curve); no flow Jan. 7-13,

1940.

Flood of Aug. 2, 1932, reached a stage of about 17.5 ft, from information by local

resident. Flood in January 1937 was about 0.3 ft lower. 

Remarks. --Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

which are poor. City of Lexington diverts water from Hickman Creek in Kentucky River

basin for municipal water supply, return flow of which enters tributary above station. 

Revisions. WSP 1555: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 19 to May 27, Aug. 10-19)

50

125

230

420

4.0 

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

680

1,400

2,410

5,210

8,460

12,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

LO

LI

L2

L3

L4

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

Oct.

17

14 

12

12

.9,0

13

19

2,510

840

248

138

101

107

115

132

101

83

71 

60

52

47

43

44

47

49

76

107

121

*91

80

5,448.0

176

0.372

0.43

Nov.

80

87 

83

195

337

881

495

335

254

206

175

150

130

140

215

188

162

138 

128

117

109

103

258

1,060

860

582

4.060

3,68O

2,050 

*1,310

18,568

619

1.31

1.46

Dec .

902

740 

710

638

570

598

704

692

620

540

515

2,780

4,580

3,070

2,090

1,500

1,150

1,890 

2,670

1,970

1,450

1,100

854

704

587

515

465

1,090

1,860 

1,580

1,220

40,354

1,302

2.75

3.17

Jan.

965

824 

1,130

1,200

1,060

916

*794

674

565

490

442

398

398

1,240

8.370

5,510

3,140

2,280 

1,840

1,360

1,090

874

728

614

545

485

480

592

582 

520

485

40,591

1,309

2.77

3.19

Feb.

452

424 

384

398

1,010

3,370

2,960

2,110

1,590

4,080

*6.520

3,800

2,450

1,810

1,350

1,060

909

916 

881

794

758

728

668

620

1,090

2,610

2,310

1,800

1,490

49,342

1,701

3.60

3.88

Mar.

1,170

986 

888

770

638

550

495

447

b380

b330

b300

b280

b270

b270

307

593

*1,710

2,260 

2,340

2,110

1,870

1,970

2,270

2,750

2.820

2,210

1,820

1,530

1,210

1,020

881

37,445

1,208

2.55

2.94

Apr.

728

620 

592

692

620

535

485

434

384

343

311

292

274

251

233

224

215

200 

185

178

175

180

182

172

168

162

295

*227

190

180

9,727

324

0.685

0.76

May

172

150 

130

117

107

101

105

123

123

107

103

107

101

89

81

74

65

57 

52

50

50

45

40

45

47

67

69

240

264 

195

*148

3,224

104

0.220

0.25

June

115

97 

81

71

62

52

46

46

40

56

37

39

71

62

58

55

58

112 

99

76

64

89

8,620

*12.100

4,6OO

2,380

1,540

1,400

2,700 

2,000

36,806

1,227

2.59

2.89

July

5,000

7,000 

3,500

4,010

5,000

2,700

1,700

1,200

900

650

500

500

430

350

300

250

220

192 

200

170

150

130

120

110

192

250

150

150

110 

95

80

36,309

1,171

2.48

2.85

Alg.

71

65 

60

60

85

150

150

600

350

*251

178

138

109

93

104

91

85

64 

224

1.250

1,010

604

402

303

221

175

142

123

105 

99

87

7,449

240

0.507

0.59

Sept.

78

69

60

53

52

47

42

52

69

218

1,860

1,030

662

452

319

239

919

4,540 

2,360

1,360

937

*668

510

411

335

264

221

195

172

152

18,346

612

1.29

1.44

Calendar year 1959: Max 11,OOO Mln 4.3 Mean 5O3 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.45

Water year 1959-60: Max 12,100 Mln 9.0 Mean 830 Cfsm 1.75 In. 23.85

Peak discharge (base, 7,OOO cfs). --Jan. 15 (2 p.m.) 9,360 cfs (outside, 10.5 ft, Inside, 10.15 ft); 

June 24 (10 a.m.) 13,000 cfs (outside, 12.24 ft, Inside, 11.80 ft)j July 2 (time unknown) 12,500 

cfs (outside, 12.03 ft)j July 5 (time unknown) 11,600 cfs (outside, 11.59 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice 

 -

D stage-aiscnarge relation arrected Dy ice.

Note. No gage-height record May 20-24, June 28 to Aug. 9j discharge estimated on basis 

weekly gage readings, weather records, and records for stations on North and South Forks.

stimated on basis of once-
360 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

2900. Flat Creek near Frankfort, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°17'53", long 84°56'32", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 421, 0.4 mile downstream from confluence of Goose Creek and Bald Knob 

Branch and 7 miles northwest of Frankfort, Franklin County.

Drainage area. 5.63 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control with crest-stage gages. Datum of gage 

is 668.65 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 9 years, 6.21 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,240 cfs June 23 (gage height, 8.80 ft in 

gage well, 9.30 ft from outside gage), from rating curve extended above 320 cfs on 

basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 8.29 ft; no flow for many days.

1951-60: Maximum discharge, 7,100 cfs July 8, 1955 (gage height, 11.50 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 600 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

measurement of peak flow; no flow for many days.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions.--WSP 1555: Drainage area.

Eating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gege 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.5

1.6

1.7

37

60 

102 

176 

238 

3BZ

16

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septemler 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

10

.8

.2

.4

.4

3.7

2.1

.4

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

.5

i.e

1.1

.2

.1 *.i

.4

23.4

0.75

0.133

0.15

Nov.

1.0

.5

.5

20

4.9

1.1

.5

.4

.3

,Z

.2

.2

.2

15

1.7

.8

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

22

47

2.2

75

S3

3.1

1.6

1.1

283.9

9.46

1.68

1.88

Dec.

1.0

.9

.7

*.5

76

3.9

1.6

1.1

.7

.5

42

144

9.2

2.2

1.6

1.3

6.6

31

2.8

1.7

1.4

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

12

24

4.8

2.4

1.7

304.6

9.83

1.75

2.01

Jan.

1.4

13

19

2.6

1.7

1.4

*1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

*8

1.4

~29 109

3.1

2.0

7.6

5.3

2.2

bl.4

bl.l

bl.O

b.9

b.9

1.0

2.8

4.0

2.4

1.7

1.4

223.4

7.21

1.28

1.48

Feb.

1.3

1.1

1.0

17

131

27

4.8

2.4

2.6

165

*7.2

2.6

2.2

bl.8

bl.6

1.8

5.0

7.2

2.6

b2.1

b2.0

b2.0

2.0

2.2

57

9.4

4.0

b2.S

b2.0

470.4

16.2

2.88

3.11

Mar.

bl.8

bl.7

bl.5

bl.4

bl.2

tUL

bl.l

bl.l

bl.4

bl.6

bl.4

bl.6

b2.0

4.0

14

44

*17

17

8.6

7.2

7.2

8.1

8.6

13

6.2

9.5

16

13

4.8

21

3.6

241.7

7.80

1.39

1.60

Apr.

2.6

2.4

14

8.6

3.4

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

1.4

1.0

.9

.8

.8

1.1

*.8

75" .7

11

72.5

2.42

0.430

0.48

May

3.4

1.4

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

1.0

1.0

.9

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.4

.5

.3

.2

478

1.7

alO

a30

alO

aS.O

a2.5

al.4

84.7

2.73

0.485

0.56

June

aO.7

*.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

.1

.6

.5

.2

1.4

.5

.2

.1

.2

28

*365

 3.1

1.1

.6

.4

*38

3.6

2.8

448.9

15.0

2.66

2.97

July

184

3.1

3.7

1.8

 1.1

.7

.6

.5

.4

.8

.9

.5

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

C

C

C

C

C

.1.1

.1

C

C

20C.4

6.46

1.15

1.32

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

16

13

.5

.2

.2

**.!

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

.5

5.2

1.6

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

. 1

0

0

0

0

38.5

1.24

0.220

0.25

Sept.

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

1.1

.4

.4

.2

.1

.1

24

1.4

.3

. 2

.1

**.!

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

28.8

0.96

0.171

0.19

Calendar year 1959: Max 197 Mln 0 Mean 3.77 Cfsm 0.670 In. 9.08

Water year 1959-6O: Max 365 Mln 0 Mean 6.62 Cfsra 1.18 In. 16.00

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs).--Feb. 10 (7 a.m.) 1,340 cfs (outside 7.04 ft, Inside 6.85 ft); 

June 23 (1 a.m.) 2,240 cfs (outside 9.30 ft, Inside 8.80 ft); July 1 (2:30 a.m.) 1,730 cfs (outside 8.03 ft, Inside 7.6S ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage, 

and_preclpltatlon record at station.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 361

2905. Kentucky River at lock 2, at Lockport, Ky.

Location.--Lat 38°26'20", long 84°57'48", on left bank at lock 2 at Lockport, Henry 

County, 0.1 mile downstream from Sixmile Creek and at mile 31.0.

Drainage area. 6,180 sq mi, of which about 200 sq mi does not contribute directly to 

surface runoff.

Records available. October 1925 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305. Monthly discharge only for June to September 1930, published in WSP 1305; figures of daily discharge published in WSP 698 are unreliable.

Gage.--Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 433.36 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Auxiliary staff gage read twice daily at lock 3, 11.0 miles u-jstream.

Average discharge. 35 years, 8,127 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 62,000 cfs June 24 (gage height, 29.7 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 200 cfs Oct. 3-6.

1925-60: Maximum discharge, 123,000 cfs Jan. 26, 1937; maximum gage height, 56.85 

ft Jan. 24, 1937 (backwater from Ohio River); minimum discharge not determined.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation or 

those below 500 cfs, which are poor. Flow regulated by Herrington Lake (see p. 353) 

and by hydroelectric plant at lock 7.

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1385: 1926-29, 1932, 1934-37, 1945. WSP 1555: D-ainage 

area.See also Records available.

Discharge uble feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

e240

e220

e200

e200

e200

e2OO

e240

3,350

3,200

820

450

420

356

684

642

516

430

492

600

900

884

740

656

614

614

*588

1,420

2,780

2,450

2,000

2,020

29,126

340

-76

NOV.

1,920

1,680

1,380

1,700

2,220

2,180

1,320

1,550

1,280

1,140

1,420

960

920

1,000

1,350

868

884

900

820

1,220

2,050

1,880

3,020

6,280

3,440

6,480

27,203

17,500

12,200

*19,300

126,662

4,222

-72

Dec.

21,400

13,700

8,280

7,5OO

8,840

9,720

8,520

8,200

8,060

7,500

6,980

18,200

19,600

16,000

15,000

13,100

11,900

12,300

11,900

10,400

13,000

15,400

12,400

9,640

6,590

5,050

4,550

8,200

10,800

10,600

9,560

342,890

11,060

-96

Jan.

8,760

7,400

9,000

8,680

12,500

*14,700

13,600

10,600

8,130

7,600

7,740

8,400

7,570

8,600

31,600

32.300

25,700

19,000

14,700

12,600

10,900

8,680

6,980

5,470

5,050

4,460

4,040

4,400

5,400

6,100

5,960

336,620

10,860

+78

Feb.

5,580

4,980

4,580

4,570

9,320

16,400

17,400

15,300

13,800

22,700

35,900

40.000

36,70O

29,000

16,900

11,800

*9,960

9,600

12,500

16,200

16,900

14,000

12,300

11,900

13,900

22,100

33,700

36,300

32,600

526,690

18,160

+362

Mar.

21,800

15,900

13,500

12,500

11,200

9,480

7,780

6,730

6,140

6,660

6,310

6,240

6,420

*5,610

5,920

9,600

24,900

39,200

43.600

42,300

35,500

24,000

19,700

19,100

19,100

17,200

15,500

14,400

15,800

17,700

18,700

£18,490

16,730

+143

Apr.

17,900

15,600

13,200

11,900

10,300

10,800

11,200

10,500

10,500

8,780

8,200

6,030

4,940

4,400

4,070

3,560

3,350

3,140

,870

,810

,480

,420

,980

,180

,950

,880

,100

,450

* ,540

,900

186,930

6,231

-67

May

3,260

3,320

2,900

2,720

2,630

2,200

2,120

2,750

6,450

9,200

7,360

5,220

4,130

3,500

3,050

2,720

2,330

1,950

1,780

1,620

1,450

1,110

1,020

1,020

1,200

1,550

2,330

3,050

5,260

2, 810

2,810

92,820

2,994

+23

June

2,780

2 , 050

*1,700

1 , 400

1,140

el, 000

el, 000

e9OO

6750

6750

6750

e750

3,470

4,910

3,200

2,330

1,820

3,290

5,780

6,980

4,340

3,470

37,200

58.100

56,400

45,700

28,600

19,900

19,100

14,400

333,960

11,130

+304

July

31,100

27,400

34,600

59 . 500

33,700

19,800

12,800

*9,680

6,520

5,120

6,980

14,000

13,400

17,100

11,900

7,500

4,770

3,740

3,380

3,200

2,840

2,540

2,280

1,750

1,550

2,280

1,880

1,060

804

1,300

1,100

331,374

10.690

-211

Aug.

6950

1.220

el, 100

1.E20

3,350

2,eoo

2,510

2,570

2,960

3,290

*3,800

4,160

3,350

3,050

2,840

2,360

1,550

2,330

3,740

5,580

4,280

5,050

6.450

6,450

5,220

3,590

2,750

1,920

1,260

1,550

1,140

92,170

2,973

-103

Sept.

1,350

el, 200

el, 200

el, 100

e900

e650

e800

e700

el , 300

2,600

3,350

2 , 360

1,480

1,260

3,260

2,750

6,480

17.800

*1 1,500

6,280

5,050

3,650

2,900

2,180

1,750

1,320

1,200

1,140

1,020

950

89,480

2,983

-143

Adjusted for change In contents In Herrington Lake

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

864

0.140 

0.16

4,150 

0.672 

0.75

Calendar year 1959 : 

Water year 1959-60:

10,960 

1.77 

2.05

10,940 

1.77

2.04

18,520 

3.00 

3.23

16,870 

2.73 

3.15

6,164 

0.997 

1.11

3,017 

0.488 

0.56

Observed

Max 57,300 Mln 200 Mean 5,835 

Max 58,100 Mln 200 Mean 8,216

11,430 

1.85 

2.06

10,480 

1.70 

1.95

2,870 

0.464 

0.54

2,840 

0.460 

0.51

Adjusted

Mean 5,835 Cfsm 0.344 In. 12.82 

Mean 8,826 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.11

Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Herrington Lake; furnished by 

Kentucky Utilities Co.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of tributary Inflow and record 

for station at lock 4.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

2910. Big Eagle Creek at Sadieville, Ky.

Location. --Lat 38°23'22", long 84 G 32'36", on left bank 15 ft upstream from Spoon Branch, 

a quarter of a mile west of Sadieville, Scott County, and 5.8 miles uostream from 

Little Eagle Creek. Records include flow of Spoon Branch.

Drainage area . 42.9 sq mi, includes that of Spoon Branch.

Records available. --June 1941 to September 1960. Prior to October 1956 published as 

Eagle Creek at~ Sadieville.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 757.18 ft above mean 

sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge . --19 years, 59.6 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 5,090 cfs July 1 (gage height, 14.65 ft); no 

flow for several days .

1941-60: Maximum discharge, 9,870 cfs Mar. 19, 1943 (gage height, 21.96 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 4,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no 

flow at times each year.

Flood in August 1932 reached a stage of about 22 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Occasional diversion from gage pool for water supply of Sadieville; 

some return from this diversion.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1505: 

Drainage area .

1943(M), 1945(M), 1948(M), 1950(M). WSP 1555:

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.5

7.5

12

1.9

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0 

10.0

21

36

130

265

940

1,950

2,750

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

111"

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

x

\2

4

5

6

7

a

9

0

1

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

O

0

0

0

0

O

0

1.740

75

16

8.4

*5.9

17

65

22

11

8.0

6.3

4.3

2.6

1.5

1.7

3.2 

26

79

51

99

27

13

10

8.4

2,301.3

74.2

1.73

1.99

Nov.

8.0

9.8

9.3

140

345

83

33

18

12

9.8

8.0

7.5

7.1

63

64

*21

14

10

8.8

8.0

7.1

102

a240 

a320

a90

27

1.210

87

a30

a25

3,023.4

101

2.35

2.62

Dec.

a22

a20

a35

27

a21

a!7

a70

26

18

15

54

1,040

154

53

36

26

28

305

69

38

28

a22

a!9 

16

a!5

a!5

alOO

*a500

81

51

36

2,959

95.5

2.23

2.57

Jan.

30

43

228

62

40

30

26

19

17

16

16

15

32

583

878

61

38

64

91

45

b30

b!8

b!6 

b!5

b!4

b!3

47

99

46

32

22

2,686

86.6

2.02

2.33

Feb.

19

16

15

*20

544

385

69

39

34

1.500

145

46

b30

b23

b!9

b!8

b27

67

b45

b28

b25

b24

b23

b30

430

177

64

61

44

3,967

137

3.19

3.44

Mar.

34

b25

b20

a!7

a!5

a!4

a!3

a!3

alZ

all

all

alO

a 10

*a20

alOO

265

208

bllO

b90

b70

b85

bioo

118 

150

103

121

155

116

64

48

40

2,168

69.9

1.63

1.88

Apr.

28

24

83

124

61

48

36

27

20

16

16

14

12

12

10

9.8

9.3

8.8

8.0

7.1

*8.0

9.3

8.4 

7.1

6.5

9.0

28

12

9.8

14

685.9

22.9

0.534

0.59

May

18

13

9.8

8.4

7.5

6.7

14

21

14

12

15

15

12

11

9.3

8.0

7.1

5.9

5.1

4.3

3.1

2.6

2.2 

2^°

2.4

*2.4

95

95

36

26

10

493.8

15.9

0.371

0.43

June

6.7

4.3

2.8

2.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

.8

.4

.2

.1

.1

.3

.4

.5

.5

.8

1.0

.5

.3

.2

21

1.550 

120

39

12

8.0

117

121

299

2,292.6

76.4

1.78

1.99

Jvly

2.750

121

742

154

*44

18

11

8.0

5.9

5.1

5.1

3.3

2.8

2.2

1.7

1.1

.8

.6

.4

.3

t;

5,858.

12

2.89

5.35

Aug.

0.1

0

O

*.4

2.4

.9

.7

1.7

3.5

2.2

1.3

1.0

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

a. 5

a4.0

a2.0

a3.0 

al.8

1.3

a. 8

a. 5

a. 3

a. 2

a. 2

a.l

31.2

1.01

0.024

0.03

Sept.

0.1

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

aO

aO

O

aO

a. 5

a50

*26

8.0

3.1

1.1

.6

226

118

27

9.8

6.3

3.5

1.3

1.0

.7

.5

.5

.6

.5

.6

486.1

16.2

0.378

0.42

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,800 Min 0 Mean 52.1 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.47

Water year 1959-60: Max 2.73O Min O Mean 68.2 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.64

* Discharge Discharge measurement measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, recorded range 

in stage, once-weekly gage readings, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 363

2915. Eagle Creek at Glencoe, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°42'22", long 84°49'32", near center of span on upstream side of bridge 

on State Highway 16 at Gallatin-Owen County line, half a mile south of Glencoe, Gallatin County, 5.9 miles downstream from Tenmile Creek, and 22 miles upstream f-om 

mouth.

Drainage area. 437 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1915 to September 1918, October 1918 to December 1920 (gage 

heights only), May 1928 to September 1931, June 1938 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for May 1915, June 1938, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 508.36 ft above mean sea

level, unadjusted. Prior to Oct. 1, 1950, staff, chain, or wire-weight gages at bridge 

600 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--28 years (1915-18, 1928-31, 1938-60), 514 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 26,500 cfs June 23 (gage height, 20.6 f';, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow for several days.

1915-20, 1928-31, 1938-60: Maximum discharge, 32,900 cfs Mar. 19, 1943 (gage 

height, 23.1 ft, from floodmark, present site); no flow at times. 

Flood in 1913 reached a stage of about 22.5 ft, present site.

Remarks.--Records poor. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1960, are given 

in~¥SP 1741.

Revisions (water years). WSF 1275: 1916-17, 1929(M). WSP 1555: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

O

o

0

5.1

4,550

790

148

*107

73

43

34

103

93

53

26

14

10

7.1

5.1

3.9

3.5

3.1

2.1

20

123

73

43

6,132.9

198

0.453

0.52

Nov.

26

17

14

250

2,000

1,150

376

200

105

83

65

55

45

65

508

*360

185

115

85

69

63

51

45

2,170

2,260

664

8,400

4,770

560

225

28,981

833

1.91

2.13

Dec.

175

150

115

105

115

125

280

238

150

125

280

9,040

6,200

1,080

348

225

175

1,600

1,320

404

200

150

138

125

125

115

125

*2,170

2,000

612

280

28,290

913

2.09

2.41

Jan.

212

175

1,910

1,410

376

200

150

125

125

115

105

175

1,990

725

6.520

1,240

456

456

612

456

250

200

b!40

b!20

bllO

blOO

b95

280

508

238

200

19,574

631

1.44

1.67

Feb.

*162

138

125

105

855

6,570

2,080

508

280

3,550

6,840

1,150

295

250

225

200

188

456

456

280

225

b!90

1)170

b!60

225

5,010

998

664

548

30,705

1,059

2.42

2.61

Mar.

212

188

b!60

b!50

b!50

b!20

bllO

alOO

alOO

a95

a90

a85

a85

*200

238

1,520

5,090

1,500

1,080

725

612

560

612

725

998

508

855

1,080

664

334

250

16,976

548

1.25

1.44

Apr.

2OO

162

2OO

656

612

265

225

175

150

107

105

97

87

77

75

73

81

77

75

71

*77

67

65

65

61

55

58

32

36

69.

4,109

137

0.514

0.55

May

130

21O

121

87

83

65

53

49

47

67

91

81

73

73

71

55

51

45

32

27

26

59

*59

40

40

188

280

1.070

560

313

210

4,556

141

0.323

0.37

June

160

150

105

79

67

51

32

27

14

9.8

8.2

3.5

404

508

265

155

111

101

117

121

101

150

20,500

8,560

855

376

250

250

*2,700

725

36,735.5

1,225

2.80

3.13

July

6,320

9,840

4,560

3,640

855

548

255

198

160

158

132

113

105

510

150

109

91

67

55

38

51

22

16

9.8

9.0

6.5

5.1

3.3

2.9

1 i Qy

4.7

27,594.0

890

2.04

2.35

Aug.

*12

5.5

1.9

1.9

1.4

.8

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.1

O

0

0

0

o

0

15

7.1

16

56

16

7. 1

4.7

2.9

2.5

2.5

2.1

1.7

1.5

139.9

4.51

0.010

0.01

Sept.

4.5

4.7

2.9

2.7

2.3

1.9

*1.7

1.2

.9

.7

.9

.7

.6

.4

2.3

5.9

6.3

9.0

51

79

128" 165

105

67

61

40

26

19

12

7.5

790.5

26.4

0.060

0.07

Calendar year 1959: Max 15,300 Mln 0 Mean 496 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.42

Water year 1959-60: Max 20,300 Mln 0 Mean 547 Cfsm 1.25 In. 17.06

Peak discharge (base 12,000 cfs).--Dec. 12 (9 p.m.) 12,400 cfs (15.6 ft); June 23 (9 a.m.) 26,500 

cfs (20.6 ft); July 1 (about 9 p.m.) about 21,000 cfs (about 18 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
BEARGRA33 CREEK BASIN

2925. South Pork Beargrass Creek at Louisville, Ky.

and 

r 1939,

Location. Lat 38°12'39", long 85°42'07", on upstream side of right abutment of Trevllian 

Way Bridge at Louisville, Jefferson County, 4.9 miles upstream from confluence with 

Middle Pork and 6.4 miles upstream from Ohio River.

Drainage area. --17. 2 sq mi (revised).

Records available .--October 1939 to September 1940, August 1944 to September 1953 

October 1954 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for October to Decembe 

published in WSP 1305.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 448.60 ft above mean 

sea level, Louisville city datum, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Oct. 29, 1953, at datum 

2 .UO ft higher.

Average discharge . --16 years, 20.2 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,220 cfs June 23 (gage height, 11.82 ft); no 

flow Sept . 26.

1939-40, 1944-53, 1954-60: Maximum discharge, that of June 23, 1960; maximum gage 

height, 13.62 ft Mar. 6, 1945, present datum; no flow at times.

Flood of Mar. 19, 1943, reached a stage of 15.1 ft, present datum, from information 

furnished by Corps of Engineers .

Remarks . Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or indefinite stagedischarge relation, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect or irdeflnite 

stage-discharge relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, ir cubic 

feet per second)

0.82

.9 

1.0 

1.05

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

12

32

90

190

300

570

1,220

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

^

4

5

g

7

3

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

!

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

6.6

4.5

.5

71

9.4

2.4

3.9

1.2

6.5

4.2

2.4

1.5

1.3

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.7

2.4

1.5

*3.8

3.0

1.5

1.3

1.2

.8

136.7

4.41

0.256

0.30

Nov.

0.7

.6

1.2

10

115

8.9

5.4

4.5

3.6

3.3

3.9

3.9

3.6

7.6

4.2

3.3

3.0

2.7

2.4

3.0

3.3

2.1

7.6

6.1

*4.2

12

72

14

8.9

6.1

327.1

10.9

0.634

0.71

Dec.

5.4

4.8

4.2

3.9

3.9

4.5

3.6

3.3

3.0

5.0

6.5

92

33

20

16

12

29

85

26

20

17

13

11

8.9

7.0

6.1

18

84

*32

21

15

612.1

19.7

1.15

1.32

Jan.

12

12

13

12

11

10

8.9

7.0

6.1

5.4

5.1

5.4

6.1

100

138

44

31

25

19

17

14

12

9.6

8.2

7.6

6.5

*7.6

6.5

5.8

5.1

4.8

581.7

18.8

1.09

1.26

Feb.

*5.1

4.8

4.8

7.6

*180

118

61

50

45

168

65

54

44

37

26

23

21

20

17

15

14

12

*11

11

53

37

21

b!5

b!3

1,153.3

39.8

2.31

2.49

Calendar year 1959: Max 56O Mln 0

Mar.

bll

b9.5

b8. 5

b7.5

b7.0

b6.5

b6.0

b5.5

bS.O

b5,0

b5.0

bS.O

b6.0

10

19

57

50

39

42

33

25

21

*18

18

15

14

12

11

11

19

12

513.5

16.6

0.965

1.11

Apr.

10

10

14

14

12

11

9.6

8.9

7.6

7.0

6.5

7.0

6.5

6.1

5.8

4.5

4.5

4.2

3.6

3.6

*6.2

4.2

3.9

3.3

3.0

3.6

3.0

2^7.

2.7

3.9

192.9

6.43

0.374

0.42

May

3.0

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.5

5.1

2.1

1.8

2.7

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.0

3.6

5.4

*5.8

38

9.6

5.4

5.1

10

8.9

6.1

e20

elo

e6

e4

e3

174.1

5.62

0.327

0.38

June

e4

5.1

9.6

5.1

4.8

3.9

3.3

3.3

1.5

1.8

1.5

1.5

26

7.4

2.4

*1.3

3.6

1.5

.7

.7

.8

.7

*1.060

*199

70

44

19

287

85

98

1,952.5

65.1

3.78

4.22

Jiiy

108

61

228

98

52

29

19

15

12

11

8.2

5.8

5.8

*5.1

4.2

3.6

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.0

.8

1.3

1.3

.7

.7

.5

639.7

22.2

1.29

1.49

Aug.

0.5

.5

.5

2.0

46.

11

1.8

1.3

1.8

1.3

1.0

.7

.7

.7

2.5

1.2

.7

.7

*1.5

1.2

1.3

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

83.3

2.69

0.156

0.18

Sept.

0.4

.4

.5

.4

.3

.4

1.3

1.8

7.6

4.5

4.2

2.7

1.2

1.5

1.1

1.1

6.5

1.3

.6

.6

.5

.5

*.4

.3

.2

0

.2

.3

.3

.3

41.4

1.38

0.080

0.09

Mean 11.4 Cfsm 0.663 In. 9.00

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,060 Min 0 Mean 17.6 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.97

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs).--Nov. 5 (3:30 a.m.) 371 cfs (4.59 ft); Jan. 14 (10:30 p.m.) 342 cfs 

(4.35 ft); Feb. 5 (4 p.m.) 311 cfs (4.09 ft); Feb. 10 (7:30 a.m.) 318 cfs (4.15 ft); June 23 

(l p.m.) 2,220 cfs (11.82 ft); June 28 (12 m. ) 574 cfs (6.02 ft); July 3 (5 p.m.) 518 cfs (5.65 ft); 

Aug. 5 (9 p.m.) 349 cfs (4.41 ft). ___________

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records 

for station on Middle Fork.
HEARGRASS CREEK BASIN 365

2930. Middle Fork Beargrass Creek at Cannons Lane, at Louisville, Ky.

Location.--Lat 38°14'14", long 85°39'52", on right bank at downstream side of tridge on 

Cannons Lane, at Louisville, Jefferson County, 1.7 miles downstream from Weicher Creek, 

5.7 miles upstream from confluence with South Fork, and 7.4 miles upstream from Ohio 

River.

Drainage area. 18.9 sq mi, of which about 0.5 sq mi does not contribute directly to surface runoff.

Records available. August 1944 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 477.70 ft sbove mean 

sea level, Louisville city datum, 1912 adjustment.

Average discharge.--16 years, 23.0 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,300 cfs June 23 (gage height, 5.83 ft); minimum, 0.9 cfs Oct. 1-4 (gage height, 0.82 ft).

1944-60: Maximum discharge, that of June 23, 1960; no flow at times. 

Flood in February 1943 reached a stage of 8.1 ft, from information by local 

residents.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1625: 1945(M), 1948(M), 1950(P), 1951-52(M), 1954-55(M) , 

1957(M), drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

H

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

0.9

.9

.9

.9

3.6

6.4

3.0

52

14

7.2

8.6

4.7

9.0

8.2

6.0

5.0

4.2

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.7

4.7

5.0

*7.6

7^2

5.6

5.0

4.4

4.2

199.6

6.44

0.341

0.39

Nov.

4.4

4.2

5.0

16

124

23

16

13

10

9.0

7.7

7.2

6.4

12

10

8.6

7.2

6.4

6.4

5.6

5.3

5.3

15

17

*13

22

69

31

22

18

519.7

17.3

0.915

1.02

Dec.

15

13

12

10

10

10

9.0

8.2

7.7

7.2

14

110

68

45

35

28

39

90

56

43

34

27

23

21

19

17

24

82

*48

38

33

996.1

32.1

1.70

1.96

Jan.

27

28

42

28

26

24

22

21

19

17

16

15

16

114

128

69

53

47

38

31

25

22

20

19

17

16

*16

16

15

13

13

973

31.4

1.66

1.91

Feb.

12

12

10

12

199

162

86

62

54

210

101

68

56

45

36

34

34

33

7

3

3

2

* 1

0

5

4

5

b 7

b23

1,546

53.3

2.82

3.04

Mar.

b21

b!8

b!6

b!4

b!3

b!2

bll

bll

blO

blO

blO

blO

b!2

15

22

48

53

53

53

47

42

39

*35

33

28

25

22

22

21

33

25

784

25.3

1.34

1.54

Apr.

22

21

26

27

23

21

19

17

16

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

11

10

9.5

8.6

*13

9.5

9.5

9.5

8.6

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.2

975

415.9

13.9

0.735

0.82

May

8.6

7.7

7.7

6.8

6.8

6.4

11

7.7

7.2

6.8

6.0

5.6

5.3

5.0

5.0

4.4

4.4

4.0

*3.7

21

11

7.2

6.0

9.7

10

13

802~5

19

16

12

350.0

11.3

0.598

0.69

June

10

9.5

8.2

7.7

6.4

5.0

5.0

4.4

4.4

5.7

3.7

4.4

21

15

9.5

*7.2

8.6

8.2

6.8

5.6

5.0

5.0

*1,150

*174

86

53

35

*285

110

120

2,175.3

7H.5

3.84

4.28

July

256

110

326

130

77

50

38

30

24

22

20

17

16

*18

13

12

11

10

9.5

8.2

8.2

7.2

6.8

6.4

6.4

7.2

7.2

5.6

5.6

5.3

4.7

1,268.3

40.9

2.16

2.50

Aug.

4.4

4.2

4.7

6.8

7.4

5.3

4.4

4.2

4.7

4.2

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.3

278

*10

19.

6.8

5.0

4.2

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

140.2

4.52

0.239

0.28

Sept.

3.3

2.3

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.9

2.0

3.2

3.2

5.0

4.0

2.8

2.6

2.3

2.2

7.0

570

4.0

3.4

3.0

2.6

*2.4

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.6

82.5

2.75

0.146

0.16

Calendar year 1959 : Max 600 Min 0.8 Mean 17.7 Cfsm 0.937 In. 12.72

Water year 1959-60= Max 1,150 Min 0.9 Mean 25.8 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.59

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs). June 23 (10 a. 

(4.12 ft); July 3 (3 p.m.) 874 cfa (4.24 ft).

i.) 3,300 cfs (5.83 ft); June 28 (10 a.m.) 758 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on bhis day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affee bed by ice.
Jbb SILVER CREEK BASIN

294U. Silver Creek near Sellersburg, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°22'15", long 85°43'35", in SW^ lot 68, Clark Military G-ant, on upstream 

side of Straws Mill bridge on Watson Road, 0.3 mile downstream from Pleasant Run, 

2.4 miles southeast of Sellersburg, and 11.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--188 sq mi.

Records available. October 1954 to September 1960.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 430 ft (from topographic 

map).

Average discharge.--6 years, 228 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,400 cfs June 24 (gage height, 29.1 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 6,300 cfs as explained below; no flow 

Oct. 2 .

1954-60: Maximum discharge, 19,600 cfs Jan. 22, 1959 (gage height, 30.89 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 6,300 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

measurements of peak flow at site 5.2 miles upstream, corrected (drainage area, 

164 sq mi), adjusted to gage site; no flow at times each year.

Revisions.--The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

1385 

1435 

1505 

1555

Water 

year

1955 

1956 

1957 

1958

Date

Feb. 27, 

Feb. 26, 

May 23, 

Nov. 19,

* From graph based on 

** Observed.

1955 

1956 

1957 

1957

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,860 

6,600 

8,520 

6,000

Gage height 

(feet)

*19.83 

*21.80 

**23.61 

21.16

gage readings .

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water periods 

 in the water years 1955-59, superseding those published in WSP 1385, 1435, 1505, 1555, 

and 1625, are given herewith:

Date

1955

Feb. 6

7

23

26

27

28

Mar. 1

5

15

16

21

Apr. 24

25

Nov. 3

1956

Jan. 30

Feb. 16

Discharge

1,750

1,370

1,260

1,070

4,350

2,730

998

1,480

1,190

2,570

2,420

1,720

1,180

1,250

2,140

1,900

Date

1956-Con.

Feb. 17

19

24

Mar. 7

8

14

Apr. 15

1957

Jan. 22

23

Feb. 11

27

28

Apr. 6

8

9

22

Discharge

1,780

2,040

1,100

1,570

2,330

1,200

1,320

777

1,550

1,140

2,310

1,O9O

1,140

2,310

1,800

1,460

Date

1957-Con.

May 19

22

23

25

Nov. 14

15

Dec. 8

18

19

26

1958

Jan. 21

22

Mar. 25

Apr. 28

29

May 7

Discharge

1,650

4,400

7,800

1,480

2,450

1,220

1,680

1,180

2,380

1,830

1,530

1,340

1,720

1,340

1,620

1,150

Date

1958-Con.

May 17

July 22

23

Dec. 4

1959

Jan. 15

16

20

21

22

23

24

Mar. 6

Apr. 2

May 21

Discharge

1,120

695

2,310

1,180

1,810

1,690

1,370

8,690

13,500

3,050

689

1,100

1,150

790

Month

Water year 1954-55. ......

Cfs-days

-

Maximum

4,350

4,150

7,800

Minimum

o

0

0

Mean

288

179

190

120

422

188

805

337

Per square

mile

1.53

.952

l.ol

1.00

4.28

1.79

Runoff In 

Inches

1.71

13.79

13.69

13.60

4.78

5.27

24.36
SILVER CREEK BASIN 367

2940. Silver Creek near Sellersburg, Ind. Continued

Revised figures of monthly discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1955-59 Continued

Month

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

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

January 1959. ...............

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

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

Water year 1958-59. .......

Cfs-days

10,860

35,637

Maximum

2,310

13,500

13,500

Minimum

120

2.8

40

0

Mean

362

185

1,150

212

Per square 

mile

1 44

1.93

1.48

.984

6.12

1.13

Rrnof f In 

Inches

13.37

7.06

15.34

Revised peak discharge. 1954-55: Pet. 6 (10 p.m.) 2,170 cfs (14.19 ft); Pet. 27 (9 p.m.) 

4,860 cfs (19.83 ft); Mar. 16 (7 p.m.) 2,770 ofs (15.75 ft).

1955-56: Jan. 30 (2 p.m.) 2,850 cfs (16.00 ft); Feb. 2 (ll p.m.) 6,400 cfs (21.60 ft); 

Pet. 26 (1 a.m.) 6,600 cfs (21.80 ft).

1956-57: Jan. 23 (3 a.m.) 2,280 cfs (14.52 ft); Feb. 10 (11 a.m.) 5,320 cfs (20.37 ft); 

Apr. 4 (11 p.m.) 6,700 cfs (21.90 ft); May 19 (3 a.m.) 2,810 cfs (15.90 ft); May 23 

(6:30 a.m.) 8,520 cfs (23.61 ft).

1957-58: Nov. 19 (1:30p.m. ) 6,000 cfs (21.16 ft); Dec. 20 (4:30 p.m.) 5,640 cfs (20.81 ft); 

Dec. 26 (5 a.m.) 2,570 cfs (15.30 ft); Mar. 25 (5:30 a.m.) 2,310 cfs (14.60 ft).

1958-59: Pet. 15 (1 a.m.) 6,000 cfs (21.20 ft).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 13, 14)

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2 

4.5

0

.1

.5

1.2

2.5

4.8

9.8

5.0

5.5

8.0

14.0

19.0

23.0

28.0

71

134

635

2,100

4,350

7,800

14,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.1

0

.3

.3

.1

**.2

2.4

56

113

21

17

5.5

32

18

16

8.3

6.2

5.4

4.5

2.8

4.1

.8

1.2

1.2 

1.9

5.8

7.1

20

9.8

3.4

1.9

366.3

11.8

0.063

0.07

Nov.

1.5

.7

177

2.5

576

162

10

7.7 *26

35

23

18

3.6

11

12

14

24

10

15

10

19

19

28

51 

71

76

165

127

54

37

1,610.7

53.7

0.286

0.32

Dec.

31

36

27

20

52

52

*33

19

36

31

145

1,160

669

321

211

135

202

710

361

251

191

149

107

127 

107

134

251

1,620

525

281

165

8,159

263

1.40

1.61

Jan.

134

204

421

281

341

240

107

114

120

157

120

127

*483

594

1.920

680

301

381

381

341

201

100

114

114 

107

100

216

134

94

94

100

8,821

285

1.52

1.75

Pet.

120

88

82

107

1,260

2,810

929

*401

381

1,420

1,010

441

381

441

231

231

211

211

191

114

142

142

142

100 

164

301

241

301

241

12 , 834

443

2.36

2.54

Mar.

165

211

142

100

100

107

107

*7682"

100

127

120

88

165

211

660

768

814

906

591

481

421

421

381 

341

301

361

421

401

525

461

10,155

328

1.74

2.01

Apr.

341

341

381

421

341

241

157

149

149

107

*88

88

82

71

61

53

59

45

47

11

44

36

36

37 

37

44

40

44

42

59

3,672

122

0.649

0.72

May

70

49

44

39

36

34

44

60

64

*40

57

60

50

37

30

33

25

24

21

16

28

55

30

18 

44

52

61

61

44

70

65

1,361

43.9

0.234

0.27

June

44

42

35

30

28

*15

5.4

2.2

1.7

j_9_

1.2

s!o

1,220

*5,470

*2,690

348

791

461

208

80

71

219

8,030

 15,600 

4,710

476

203

421

525

381

40,114.4

1,337

7.11

7.93

July

5_,560

2,410

503

591

481

381

181

114

57

71

*94

71

61

44

41

35

31

44-

35

30

22

19

11

11 

6.6

9.8

8.3

9.0

8.3

11

9.8

8,760.8

283

1.51

1.74

Aug.

3.4

4.8

4.5

3.9

2.8

23

30

*15

15

9.8

8.3

7.1

3.2

3.2

4.1

3.2

2.8

2.0

22

40

42

33

14

6.2 

3.0

2.7

1.9

2.7

2.2

1.9

12

336.7

10.9

0.058

0.07

Sept.

9.8

6.6

5.4

4.1

2.5

1.9

1.7

1.4

2.2

13

18

*12

4.6

1.8

3.0

1.9

4.1

3.0

.9

.8

1.2

1.0

.9

.4 

.2

.4

.2

.4

^1

 2

103.7

3.46

0.018

0.02

Calendar year 1959: Max 13,500 Mln 0 Mean 218 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.75

Water year 1959-60: Max 13,600 Mln 0 Mean 263 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.05

Peak discharg 

(17.11 ft); 

(11 p.m.) 5,240 cfs

(base, 2,500 cfs). Jan. 15 (8 a.m.) 2,610 cfs (15.38 ft); Feb. 6 (6 a.m.) 3,350 cfs 

14 (7 p.m.) 6,800 cfs (22.00 ft); June 24 (2 a.m.) 16,400 cfs (29.1 ft); July 1 

(20.50

. , 

ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

2945. Ohio River at Louisville, Ky.

Location.--Lat 38°16'40", long 85°47'39", on left bank at downstream end of lock wall in

lower pool at lock 41, at Louisville, Jefferson County, 5.0 miles downstream from

Beargrass Creek and at mile 607.0.

Drainage area.--91.170 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1928 to September 1960. Prior to October 1935 monthly

discharge only, published in WSP 1305. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity 

since 1871 are contained in reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Normal pool (lower) staff gage read hourly. Datum of gage is 374.00 ft above 

mean sea level, Ohio River datum. Prior to Oct. 1, 1939, and Oct. 1, 1943, to 

Sept. 30, 1946, various combinations of gages near Louisville were used. Oct. 1, 1939, 

to Sept. 30, 1943, water-stage recorders at Louisville and Kosmosdale, 4 and 20.1 miles, 

respectively, below dam 41 were used to determine discharge. Since Oct. 1, 1952, 

upper staff gage at dam 43, 26.4 milea downstream has been used as an auxiliary gage.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 362,000 cfs Apr. 6, maximum gage height,

44.8 ft Apr. 9, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge not determined.

1928-60: Maximum discharge, 1,110,000 cfs Jan. 26, 27, 1937; maxinum gage height, 

85.44 ft Jan. 27, 1937; minimum daily discharge, 2,100 cfs Aug. ID, 1930.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of indefinite stage-fall-discharge relation, 

which are poor. Low and medium flow affected by operation of powerplant and 

navigation dams.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record and eight discharge measurements furnisl ed by Corps of 

Engineers.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 893: 1939.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Calendar year ia59: Max 516,000 

Water year 1959-60: Max 361,000

15.75

15.51

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

$ Expressed in thousands.

e Stage-fall-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimate 

ents and records for other main-stem and tributary stations.

basis of 4 discharge
SALT RIVER BASIN 369 

2950. Salt River near Harrodsburg , Ky.

Location. Lat 37 0 45'26", long 84°52 1 83", near center of span on downstream side of

bridge on State Highway 153, l| miles west of Harrodsburg, Mercer County, and 11 miles 

downstream from Quirks Run.

Drainage area. 41.4 sq mi, of which about 2 sq mi does not contribute directly to surface runoff.

Records available. September 1952 to September 1960.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage, read twice daily, and crest-stage gage. Datura of gage is

810.60 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Since July 21, 1958, supplementary gage 

220 ft upstream.

Average discharge.--8 years, 47.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,600 cfs June 23 (gage height, 11.3 f:); no 

flow for several days.

1952-60; Maximum discharge, 4,190 cfs Nov. 18, 1957 (gage height, 15.1 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow for many days during most years.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sra

In.

Oct.

O

0

0

0

0

o

.1

.1.1

.1

.1.1

.3

**.2

.2

.2

.2

!l

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

74

.4 

.4

5.1

0.165

0.0040

0.005

Nov.

0.4

.5

.6

.8

1.6

1.2

.8

.8

.5

.5

.5

**.4

.4

1.3

1.2

.6

.8

.5

.5

.5

.5

.8

2.7

2.0

1.7

1.7

422

73

45

22

585.8

19.5

0.471

0.53

Dec.

14

21

64

43

33

55

47

35

23

21

34

570

196

92

*64

47

43

155

64

48

39

21

19

18

17

50

422

129

78

64

2,551

82.3

1.99

2.29

Jan.

51

53

146

68

50

43

36

27

23

22

19

17

19

307

555

106

80

*66

53

43

37

26

20

19

18

15

2T

43

28

22

19

1,850

59.7

1.44

1.66

Feb.

17

15

J145"

330

IE 9

80

64

*785

376

99

66

54

47

43

53

96

78

64

60

59

*53

52

209

192

106

96

80

3,597

124

3.00

3.23

Mar.

62

b50

b40

b35

b27

b22

b20

b!8

b!7

b!6_

b!6

b!7

b!9

b22

34

550

155

146

129

155

233

175

155

114

114

75

*57

49

58 

48

2,670

86.1

2.08

2.40

Apr.

39

34

34

45

3E

29

24

19

16

15

13

12

11

9.7

9.3

9.0

7.6

6.3

6.0

6.3

7.0

6.0

5.1

4.9

4.6

43~4.4

16

9.0

6.6

486.8

16.2

0.391

0.44

May

5.7

4.4

5.5

3.3

3.8

3.8

5.4

7.3

5.1

4.0

3.5

3.1

2.7

2.3

2.3

*1.8

1.7

1.2

1.0

1.0

2 2

1.2

.8

.6

15

5.7

16

15" 34

11

8.2

176.7

5.70

0.158

0.16

June

6.3

5.4

4.6

3.8

2.7

1.8

1.3

1.0

.6

.6

.5

1.8

*4.9

0

0

0

.2

9.7

3.5

2.0

16

34

1,670

155

99

90

34

470

175

695

3,488.7

116

2.80

3.15

July

129

80

90

114

69

46

33

22

16

14

12

9.0

7.0

5.7

5.1

4.2

4.2

3.8

*2 . 8

2.3

1,8

1.7

1.6

1,3

1.0

1.4

.8

.6

.5

.4 

.6

680.8

22.0

0.531

0.61

Aug.

C.8

.4

.2

.6

.4

.2

1.0

2.2

3?

TF

9.7

9.0

7.0

4.9

2.5

1.6

1.3

.8

.4

.4

2.0

*4 .4

4.0

1.2

.6

_o o'

0

0

0 

0

112.8

3.64

0.088

0.10

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

86

9.7

3.3

1.3

.5

.2

0

507

175

64

34

14

11

8.2

6.6

5.4

4.4

4.2

5.3

2.8

2.5

743.4

24.8

0.599

0.67

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,820 Win o Mean 32.9 Cfsm 0.795 In. 10.77

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,670 Mln 0 Mean 46.3 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.22

:,600 cfs (11.3 ft).

Discharge measiasurement made on this day. 

' Field estimate made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
370 SALT RIVER BASIN

2955. Salt River near Van Buren, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°58'06", long 85°08'03", on right bank at downstream side of Goodnight 

Bridge, 1.8 miles east of Van Buren, Anderson County, and 2.3 miles upstream from 

Crooked Creek.

Drainage area. 196 sq mi (revised), of which about 4 sq mi does not contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 535.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Feb. 6, 1953, wire-weight gage and crest-stage gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge.--22 years, 239 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,930 cfs June 23 (gage height, 16.27 ft); no 

flow Oct. 1-7.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 14,700 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 19.3 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 9,000 cfs; no flow for many days in most 

years.

Maximum stage known, 22.2 ft in 1928 (discharge, 2U.OOO cfs). Flood in January 1937 

reached a stage of 19.6 ft (discharge, 15,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (ga^e height, 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 14 Jan. 15 to Sept. 30

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.5 

2.4 

2.6

2.0 

3.5 

6.9

2.9 

3.6 

4.3 

5.0 

7.0 

11.0

116

260

510

1,410

3,990

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

3.0

1.5 

2.5 

8.0

3.5 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0 

13.0

110

235

930

2,530

5,880

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe

Day

1

1

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

U

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1,550

103

30

20

30

79

*110

50

25

17 

13

9.7

8.1

7.3

6.1

6.5

8.9

12

22

44

31

19

15

14

2,230.6

72.0

0.367

0.42

Nov.

14

12

12

125

338

192

77

47

32

24

18

*15

13

96

76

41

30 

21

19

18

17

16

265

398

108

123

5,560

1,160

514

174

7,155

258

1.21

1.56

Dec.

122

101

94

180

121

166

200

164

124

100

112

2.550

1,760

654

523

214

328 

*1,950

610

281

198

150

119

102

90

82

160

1,640

875

366

254

14,190

458

2.34

2.69

Jan.

190

190

566

578

216

172

148

122

100

90

82

76

79

1,310

2.950

925

434 

522

298

*217

165

b!50

blOO

b85

b80

b75

100

241

214

148

116

10,319

355

1.70

1.96

Feb.

100

90

80

88

1,590

2,120

806

438

310

2.820

2,250

676

599

510

229

187

208 

555

570

292

259

*241

255

247

1,050

1,420

648

480

585

18,663

644

3.29

5.54

Mar.

515

b250

b200

b!70

b!40

bl!5

b95

b80

b75

b75

b80

b80

b90

blOO

140

854

1.480 

938

842

620

707

806

950

894

682

472

402

325

235

427

*255

12,890

416

2.12

2.45

Apr.

181

146

387

392

229

165

134

107

90

80

72

68

62

57

54

50

47 

44

41

58

45

46

58

55

52

30

50

30

53

44

2,825

94.2

0.481

0.54

May

38

30

50

26

20

18

28

38

27

22

21

22

20

18

16

14

12 

10

*8.8

8.4

8.8

7.1

5.9

6.5

11

19

68

43

58

58

41

755.5

24.3

0.124

0.14

June

30

19

14

11

8.4

6.8

5.6

4.0

3.5

2.8

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.8

3.0

*2.3

14

21

24

12

12

10

4.920

2,350

424

205

120

1,660

2,220

648

12,759.6

425

2.17

2.42

July

1,310

500

665

2,020

514

274

160

104

78

64

60

50

41

34

27

24

21 

17

15

13

14

*12

9.6

8.4

7.4

6.8

6.8

6.5

7.4

6.2

5.3

6,081.4

196

1.00

1.15

Aug.

5.0

4.8

1*0

35

609

75

38

76

101

220

124

81

48

50

21

16

14

11

9.6

10

12

20

42

67

*50

18

12

9.2

8.0

7.4

6.5

1,764.5

56.9

0.290

0.33

Sept.

5.3

4.5

3.5

3.2

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.9

2.0

460

616

155

70

41

26

18

2.760 

1,380

588

175

100

69

52

58

31

25

20

16

15

14

6,495.7

217

1.11

1.23

Calendar year 1959 : Max 6,390 Mln 0 Mean 182 Cfsm 0.929 In. 12.64

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,920 Mln o Mean 263 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.23

Peak discharge (base, 5,400 cfs).--June 23 (10 

cfs (12.59 ft).

.) 9,930 cfs (16.27 ft); Sept. 17 (5 p.m.) 5,470

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice
SALT RIVER BASIN 371

2960. Plum Creek subwatershed No. 4 near Simpsonville, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°10'27", long 85°22'05", near center of upstream side of Tucker Dam on 

tributary to Plum Creek, a quarter of a mile upstream from mouth and 3.5 miles south 

of Simpsonville, Shelby County.

Drainage area. --1. 55 sq mi (revised).

Records available. --November 1954 to September 1960.

t entrance to out- 

(levels by Soil Consere . Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir in drop-inle let conduit. Datum of gage is 687.99 ft above mean sea level (level 

vation Service) .

Average discharge. --5 years (1955-60), 1.63 cf s .

Extremes. --Maximum outflow during year, 145 ofs June 23 (gage height, 20.22 ft); no flow 

for many days. Maximum inflow, 655 cfs (average for 15-minute interval), June 23, computed from outflow and change in reservoir contents, adjusted for rainfall on reservoir surface during time of peak inflow.

1954-60: Maximum outflow, 147 cfs (revised) Apr. 4, 1957 (gage height, 20.80 ft); 

no flow many days each year. Maximum inflow, that of June 23, 1960.

Revisions .--The figures of maximum outflow for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

1505 

1505 

1505 

1625

Water 

year

1955 

1956 

1957 

1959

Date

Apr. 24, 1955 

Mar. 7, 1956 

Apr. 4, 1957 

Jan. 21, 1959

Discharge 

(cfs)

129 

139 

147 

138

Gage height 

(feet)

17.48 

18.78 

20.80 

18.59

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

Records of daily discharge are outflow from reservoir, determined from stage-discharge 

relation for outlet structure. Reservoir is formed by earth dam; dam completed and 

storage began in October 1954. Outlet structure is a 4 by 4 by 14-foot concrete drop 

inlet connected to a 36-inch concrete outlet pipe. A 120° V-notch weir with notch at 

gage height 15.18 ft is set on upstream side of drop inlet. Top of drop inlet is at 

gage height 15.96 ft, emergency spillway at gage height 27.0 ft. Reservoir capacity at 

top of drop inlet, 90.0 acre-ft. Capacity at emergency spillway level, 365 acre-ft. 

Records of suspended sediment loads and water temperatures for the water year 1960 are 

given in WSP 1741.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water period 

in the water year 1957, superseding those published in WSP 1505 and 1555, are given 

herewith:

Apr. 4, 1957.

Month

Calendar year 1957 ...............

Cfs -days

-

Maximum

97

97

Minimum

0.3

0

0

Mean

1.49

2.34
372 SALT RIVER BASIN

2960. Plum Creek subwatershed No. 4 near Simpsonville, Ky.--Continued

The following table gives the relation between gage height and outflow, reservoir capacity, and water-surface area during the 196U water year.

Gage 

height 

(feet)

14.9

15.0

15.1

15.24

15.3

15.4

15.5

15.6

15.7

Outflow 

(cfs)

-

-

-

0

.02

.09

.20

.45

.80

Contents 

(acrefeet)

75.8

77.1

78.4

80.3

81.1

82.4

83.8

85.1

86.5

Surface 

area 

(acres)

13.2

13. E

13.3

13.3

13.4

13.4

13.5

13.5

Gage 

height 

(feet)

15.8

15.9

16.0

16.1

16.3

16.5

16.8

17.1

Outflow 

(cfs)

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Surface 

(acres)

1.4 87. B 13.6

2.2 89.2 13.7

3.4 90.6 13.8

5.6 91.9 13.8

14 94.7

25

49

81

13.6 |

14.0

97. E 14.1

102 14.4

106 14.7

Discharge, in cubi.: feet pe ?tober 1959 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

E6

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

t)

(*)

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0 

0

o

0.01

0.00032

80.2

13.3

Nov.

0

0

0

.04

.30

.30

.20

.17

.13

.11

.10

.09

.08

.17

.25

.20

.19

.13

. 12

.11

.10

.10

*.15

1.6

1.2

1.0

9.9

3.2

2.0 

1.4

23.34

0.778

87.4

13.6

Dec.

1.1

.85

.65

.50

.45

.55

.50

.45

.35

.30

.45

17

5.3

3.2

2.4

1.9

3.2

11

*3.5

2.6

2.2

1.6

1.3

1.1

.90

.85

1.4

9.1

4.0 

2.9

2.5

84.10

2.71

89.2

13.7

 

Jan.

2.0

2.1

4.2

2.7

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.3

.95

.80

.75

.65

.90

18

16

3.8

3.0

a2.2

al.9

al.5

al.2

al.O

a. 85

a. 75

a .60

*.60

.70

.90

.90 

.75

.65

77.35

2.50

86.1

13.6

Feb.

0.65

.55

.50

.55

21

11

4.0

2.9

2.7

39

5.6

3.2

2 .7

2.4

2.0

1.8

2.1

2.6

2.2

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.3 i.;

*7.4

4.0

2.8

2.2

2.0

133.35

4.60

88.6

13.7

Mar.

.7

.5

.7

.3

.0

.85

.80

.65

.85

.80

.75 '.70

.65

.65

.80

3.5

5 3

6\J_

5.9

5.6

5.0

4.4

3.7

*3.4

2.7

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.4

£ 3 ^ *

'

72.50

2.34

88.9

13.7

Apr.

1.8

1.6

2.7

3 5

2.9

2.2

l!s

1.3

1.0

.85

.65

.60

.50

.45

.35

.30

.30

.25

*.20

.19

.19

.£0

.19

.16

.13

.30

.50

.30

.25

25.91

0.864

84.4

13.5

May

0.25

.20

.16

.12

.10

.09

.10

.10

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.07

.06

.05

.05

*.02

.02

.01

.03

.02

.01

.01

.03

.18

2 .5

1.9

.95 

.50

.35

8.33

0.269

84.3

13.5

June

0.25

.17

.16

.11

.10

.07

.04

.02

.01

.01

0

0

.30

.25

*.20

.15

3.3

1.4

.65

.45

.30

.20

*75

5.6

2.6

1.6

1.0

14

4.2

4.8

116.94

3.90

90.8

13.8

July

8.3

3.5

a25

a5.0

al.5

a. 8

a. 5

a. 3

a. 25

al.O

a. 5

a 25

*!30

.30

.20

.13

.16

.09

.07

.05

.04

.02

.01

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

.02

48.31

1.56

81.0

13.4

Aug.

0.01

.01

0

1.6

2.7

3.6

2.2

1.1

.60

.40

.25

.16

.13

.10

.08

.06

*.05

.03

.04

.12

.15

.12

.10

.08

.06

.04

.02

.01

.01 

.01

.01

13 .85

0.447

80.6

13.4

Sept.

0.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.01

.01

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0.05

0.0017

79.2

13.3

Calendar year 1959; Max 64 Min 0 Mean 1.14

Water year 1959-60: Max 75 Min 0 Mean 1.65

Discharge measurement or observatio 

t Contents, In acre-feet, at end of month

flow made on this day. 

T uontents, in acre-reet, at end of month In reservoir ^rvoiNo. No. 4.

* Surface area, In acres, at end of month of reservoir Ho. 4.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records

id records for stations on nearby streams.
SALT RIVER BASIN 373

2965. Plum Creek near Wllsonville, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°06'20", long 85°26'14", on left bank 1.0 mile downstream from D-akes 

Branch, 2.2 miles southwest of Wllsonville, Spencer County, and 3.7 miles upstream 

from Little Plum Creek.

Drainage area. 19.1 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1954 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 582.99 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by Soil Conservation Service).

Average discharge.--6 years, 21.8 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,180 cfs June 23 (gage height, 7.92 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; no flow for many days.

1954-60; Maximum discharge, that of June 23, 1960; no flow for many days esch year.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Plow regulated by seven small detention reservoirs.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0

.2

1.6

6.0

14

25

60

130

680

1,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

e

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

3.3

2.5

.6

1.6

.7

1.9

2.9

1.3

.3

.2

.15

.10

.10

.10

.05

.05

.15

.2

.2

*.45

.45

.2

'.Z

17.90

0.577

0.030

0.03

Nov.

0.2

.15

.2

6.6

12

2.5

1.6

1.0

.7

.4

.4

.3

.2

4.9

2.9

1.6

1.0

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

*14

56

10

31

203

25

16

10

403.85

13.5

0.707

0.79

Dec.

9.1

7.5

6.O

5.4

4.8

6.7

4.8

4.8

3.7

5.5

19

350

60

28

21

17

76

137

32

22

*19

14

13

12

10

10

36

122

46

28 

22

1,150.1

37.1

1.94

2.24

Jan.

19

31

70

26

21

18

16

13

11

10

9.1

9.1

11

467

177

40

28

30

23

b!8

14

12

bll

bll

*blO

9.1

12

13

11

9.

 * 

1,167.

37.

1.9

2.2

Feb.

7.5

6.7

6.0

9. 1

362

126

42

28

24

453

60

31

b24

b!9

blB

b!5

26

32

22

bl8

b!6

b!5

14

*16

138

53

30

26

b!9

1,654.3

57.0

2.98

3.22

Mar.

b!4

bll

b!2

blO

b9.0

be.O

b7.0

be. 5

be.o

b!2

b7.5

be.O

b6.0

b7.0

b!5

81

70

74

54

56

50

48

34

28

*21

18

16

14

14

32 

20

767.0

24.7

1.29

1.49

Apr.

16

18

35

36

24

19

16

13

10

9.1

8.3

6.7

6.0

5.4

4.8

4.2

4.2

*3.7

2.9

2.5

3.3

3.3

2.5

1.9

1.6

15

9.1

3.3

2.5 

7.4

294.7

9.82

0.514

0.57

May

7.4

3.3

2.5

al.6

al.2

al.O

al.3

al.l

al.O

al.O

al.l

a. 9

a. 8

a. 6

a. 5

a. 4

a. 3

*. 2

.2

.2

.4

.2

.15

.5

.7

2.7

62

13

6.0

3.3

2.2

117.75

3.80

0.199

0.23

June

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.0

.6

.3

. 2

.15 .TB"

.15

.15

.5

6.0

*5.4

4.2

2.5

112

11

5.4

3.3

6.4

2.9

*11 300

84

22

14

9.1

282

42 

67

1,986.60

66.2

3.47

3.87

July

133

32

378

58

24

16

12

8.3

6.0

17

*10

6.0

4.8

4.8

2.9

2.2

1/9

1.3

1.0

.7

. 6

.4

.3

.2

.15

.15

.15

.10

.05

11

6.3

739.30

23.8

1.25

1.44

Aug.

1.3

.4

.2

94

47

29

21

13

6.7

4.8

3.3

2.9

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.9

*1.9

1.6

2.2

2.5

2.2

1.6

1.0

.4

.3

.2

.2

. 2

.4 

.6

.4

247.8

7.99

0.418

C.48

Sept.

0.2

.15

.10

.10

.05

.05

0

0

1.0

1.0

.4

.15

.10

.05

.05

.05

4.5

1.0

.3

.2

.10

.10

.05

.05

.05

**.05

.05

0

0 

0

9.90

0.330

0.017

O.02

Calendar year 1959: Max 937 Min 0 Mean 15.0 Cfsm 0.785 In. 10.68

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,3OO Min 0 Mean E3.4 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.65

eak discharge (base, 1,800 cfs).--Jan. 14 (7 p.m.) 2,49O cfs (5.19 ft); Feb. 10 (6:3O a.m.) 2,070 

cfs (4.77 ft); June 23 (7:30 a.m.) 5,180 cfs (7.92 ft); June 28 (7 a.m.) 1,80O cfs (4.50 ft); 

July 3 (12:30 p.m.) 2,570 cfs (5.27 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records 

nd records for station at Waterford. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
374 SALT RIVER BASIN

2967. Plum Creek subwatershed No. 15 (Little Plum Creek) near Wllsonvllle, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°05'44", long 85°24'41", on right bank on upstream side of dam on reservolr No. 15 on Little Plum Creek, 2.1 miles south of Wllsonvllle, Spencer County, and 

2.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--1.03 sq ml.

Records available. February 1957 to September 196U.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir In drop-Inlet entrance to outlet conduit. Datum of gage Is 627.81 ft above mean sea level (levels by Soil Conservation Service).

Extremes. Maximum and minimum outflow and maximum Inflow for the water years 1957-60 are 

contained In the following table:

Water 

year

1957t 

1958 

1959 

1960

Maximum outflow

Date

Apr. 4, 1957 

Nov. 18, 1957 

Jan. 21, 1959 

June 23, 1960

Discharge 

(cfs)

116 

111 

109 

124

Gage height 

(feet)

23.14 

21.24 

20.16 

b29.0

Minimum outflow

Date

a) 

a) 

a) 

a)

Discharge 

(cfs)

0

0 

0 

0

Faxlmum Inflow*

Dfte

Apr. 4, 1957 

Nov. 18, 1957 

Jan. 21, 1959 

June 23, 1960

Discharge 

(cfs)

431 

434 

362

1,630

* Average for 15-mlnute Interval, computed from outflow and change In reservoir contents, adjusted for rainfall on reservoir surface during time of peal: flow. 

T Period February to September, 

a On many days. 

b From floodmark.

1957-60: Maximum outflow, 124 cfs June 23, 1960 (gage height, 29.0 ft, from floodmark); no flow many days each year. Maximum Inflow, 1,630 cfs June 23, 1960 (average 

for 15-mlnute Interval, computed from outflow and change In reservoir contents, adjusted for rainfall on reservoir surface at time of peak flow).

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

Records of dally discharge are outflow from reservoir, determined from stage-discharge 

relation for outlet structure. Reservoir Is formed by earth dam; dam completed and 

storage began In February 1957. Outlet structure Is a 4-foot square concrete drop 

Inlet connected to a 30-Inch concrete outlet pipe. A 120° V-notch weir, with notch at 

gage height 16.39 ft Is set In downstream side of drop Inlet. Top of drop inlet Is at 

gage height 17.14 ft; emergency spillway at gage height 29.6 ft. Reservoir capacity 

at top of drop Inlet, 63.5 acre-ft. Capacity at emergency spillway level, 225 acre-ft.

The following table gives the relation between gage height and outflow, reservoir 

capacity, and water-surface area during the period February 1957 to September 1960.

Gage

height 

(feet)

15 5

16 0

16 4

16 5

16 6

16 7

16 8

16 9

17 0

17 1

Outflow 

(cfs)

-

-

0

.02

.10

.25

.49

.87

1.48

2.41

Contents 

(acrefeet)

50.6

54.4

57.5

58.3

59.1

59.9

60.7

61.5

62.3

63.1

Surface 

area 

(acres)

.43

.66

.84

.89

.93

.98

8.03

8.07

8.12

8.16

Gage 

height 

(feet)

17.2

17.3

17.5

17.8

18.1

18.3

18.4

19.9

21.4

Outflow 

(cfs)

4.12

6.90

15

31

61

99

102

108

112

Contents (acrefeet)

64.0

64.8

66.4

69.0

71.6

73.3

74.2

88.1

103

Surface 

area 

(acres )

8.21

8.26

8.36

8.52

8.67

8.78

8.83

9. 72

10.77
SALT RIVER BASIN 375 

2967. Plum Creek subwatershed No. 15 (Little Plum Creek) near Wllsonvllle, Ky. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, February to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

0

(*)

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

4.6

2.2

al.5

al.O

a. 8

a. 65

a. 55

a. 45

a. 4

*.35

.30

.25

.25

.25

.25

*.30

1.3

Z.2

*1.3

-

-

-

61.8

8.09

Mar.

0.95

.70

.60

.50

.40

1.3

1.8

5.7

3.9

2.5

1.7

2.4

1.3

.95

.75

.60

.50

.45

.45

.35

.30

.30

.30

.25

.25

*.25

.20

.18

.17

.15

.14

30.29

0.977

59.4

7.94

Apr.

0.35

.60

6.2

71

4.1

2.1

1.3

17

2.7

1.7

1.1

.80

.60

.45

.40

.35

.45

.45

.40

.30

5.3

2.2

1.0

.65

.45

.40

.30

.25

.30

.25

123.45

4.12

59.7

7.96

May

0.18

.14

.09

.06

.04

.04

.02

*.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

1.0

4.8

2.4

.85

*34

6.1

1.7

.95

.60

.40

.30

.17

.13

.09

54.18

1.75

59.0

7.92

June

0.08

.07

.04

.04

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

.02

.02

.02

.02

.01

.02

*.10

a2.0

a. 2

a.l

a. 06

a. 06

a.Z

a.l

a. 08

.06

16

2.0

.70

22.12

0.737

60.7

8.03

July

0.35

.19

.14

.09

.05

.02

.02

.01

.01

0_

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0.88

0.028

55.5

7.73

Aug.

0

0

51.1

7.46

Sept.

(*)

0

0

51.9

7.51

.s day.

T aurrace area, in acres, at end or month or reservoir 1,0. j.^. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records 

and records for stations on nearby streams.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water yea October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean h(*)

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.05

.2

.1

.06

.05

.04

.03

*.02

.03

0.58

0.013

58.4

7.89

Nov.

0.02

^02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.10

9.8

1.2

.45

.25

.17

4.1

14

1.9

.85

.50

*70

*4.4

1.6

.85

.60

.45

.40

.30

.25

.20

.30

.70

.55

114.04

3.80

60.7

8.03

Dec.

0.40

.35

.30

.35

.30

11

29

3.3

1.8

1.0

.7

.6

.5

.45

.40

.5

.8

2.0

15

5.0

1.5

1.0

.8

.8

.8

1.0

.8

.7

.6

*.55

.45

82.75

2.67

61.0

8.00

Jan.

0.4

.35

.3

.25

.2

.2

!25

.2

.18

.15

.13

.13

.25

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

10

2.5

2.0

4.0

2.5

1.5

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

2 5

36.19

1.17

63.0

8.20

Feb.

3.0

1.7

1.3

1.0

2.5

7.0

4.0

2.0

1.0

*.60

.45

.35

.25

.25

.25

.25

.17

.14

.13

.12

.13

.17

.20

,25

.30

.35

1.5

1.4

-

__ ^ _-_ _

30.76

1.10

61.8

8.08

Mar.

0.85

.60

.50

.40

.35

.35

.35

.30

.60

.70

.60

.50

.50

.70

1.6

1.9

1.2

.95

.75

.65

.60

.50

.45

5.9

*6.6

2.5

1.6

1.2

.35

2.0

1.9

38. 5E

1.24

62.3

8.12

Apr.

1.2

.95

1.1

2.0

2.1

5.4

1.7

1.0

.80

12

3.5

2.1

1.4

1.0

.85

.60

.50

.40

.35

.50

.40

.35

.30

.50

.45

.35

1.7

1.6

23

2.4

70.30

2.34

62.6

8.14

May

1.4

2.0

6.1

16

*8.0

9.1

5.1

2.4

1.5

1.1

1.0

.75

.50

.35

.30

.25

.30

.25

.18

.15

.10

.07

.06

.04

.04

.04

.03

.02

.01

.01

.01

57.16

1.84

57.6

7.84

June

0.01

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.01

.01

.01

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.20

.17

.09

.06

.03

0.66

0.022

58.3

7.89

July

0.02

.01

.01

0

0

0

10

1.5

.45

.19

4.2

1.9

.60

.30

.18

.45

.25

8.2

1.5

1.6

58

46

*5.7

4.8

4.1

5.8

1.6

.85

.50

.30

.35

159.36

5.14

60.3

8.00

Aug.

12

9.4

4.0

1.4

.70

.40

.25

.17

.12

.08

.09

.20

.17

.12

.08

.06

.05

.03

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

29.42

0.949

57.1

7.82

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.4

2.1

.50

.25

.17

.13

8.6

2.2

.55

.25

.18

19.33

0.644

59.5

7.96

Calendar year 1957: Max - 

Water year 1957-58: Ma: 70 MLn 0

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

t Contents, in acre-feet, at end of month in reservoir No. 15.

* Surface area, in acres, at end of month of reservoir No. 15.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 13-29, Dec. 10 to Feb. 9; discharge estimated on basis of 1 d: 

charge measurement, fragmentary gage-height record, recorded range in stage, engineer's notes, 

weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams. Reservoir contents and surface area 

for end of months of December and January estimated.
376 SALT RIVER BASIN

2y67. Plum Creek subwatershed No. 15 (Little Plum Creek) near Wilsonville, Ky.--Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

W(*)

Oct.

0.15

.13

.10

.09

.07

.06

.04

.03

*.05

1^3

.60

.30

.19

.14

.12

.08

.08

.07

.06

.05

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.03

.02

.02

.02

4.08

0.132

58.2

7.88

Nov.

0.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.02

.02

*.01

.01

.01

.90

.65

.35

.45

1^2

.55

.35

.25

.17

.14

.13

.13

.10

.14

.17

.14

6.04

0.201

59.3

7.94

Dec.

0.1E

.14

.90

1.3

8.0

1.7

al.O

a. 7

a. 5

a. 35

*.25

.25

a. 2

a. 17

a. 14

a. 11

a. 12

a. 12

a. 14

a. 16

a. 13

a. 11

a. 2

a. 25

a. 2

a. 19

a. 17

a. 17

a. 17

a. 17

a. 17

18.30

0.590

59.0

8.00

Jan.

a2.0

al.5

al.O

a. 7

a. 4

a. 35

a. 35

a. 35

a. 3

a. 25

a. 2

a. 15

*.15

.25

12

a3.0

al.5

a. 9

a. 9

*a50

42

3.3

1.5

1.0

.85

.85

.85

.85

.95

1.1

.85

130.35

4.20

61.4

8.06

Feb.

0.70

.55

.60

1.6

1.1

.75

.60

.60

.60

95

.85

.70

2.1

9.2

3.9

2.2

1.6

1.3

1.0

.75

.60

.55

3.9

1.8

 1.2

.95

.75

.75

-

42.15

1.51

62.2

8.12

Mar.

1.3

.95

*.85

.70

1.9

4.8

1.8

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.4

1.2

1.0

.85

.65

.55

.45

.40

.40

.45

.40

.30

.30

^25

.35

.55

.45

.40

.45

.40

28.10

0.906

60.5

8.02

Apr.

0.50

2.0

1.5

1.0

.70

.50

*.30

.30

.30

.30

.25

.35

.35

.30

.25

.20

.17

.20

.25

.25

.20

.17

.15

.13

.10

.10

.09

.09

.08

.06

11.14

0.371

59.0

7.92

May

0.05

.04

.03

.02

*.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

£

0

.01

.04

.17

.14

.12

.09

.10

.13

.14

.25

.30

.25

.18

.14

.10

.20

.45

.25

.15

.12

3.54

0.114

59.0

7.93

June

0.08

.06

.04

*.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 -

0.25

0.008

55.4

7.72

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.30

.70

.30

.14

*.08

.06

.04

.02

.02

.01

.02

.01

.01

.01

.04

.12

.08

.07

.06

.05

.03

.02

.02

2.21

C.071

58.1

7.88

Aug.

0.01

.01

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

.90

.60

1.52

0.049

60.3

8.00

Sept.

2.7

1.4

.35

.18

.10

.07

.04

.03

.02

.02

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.93

0.164

55.4

7.72

Calendar year 1958: Max 

Water year 1958-59: Max 50

Mln 

Mln 0

Mean 1.29 

Mean 0.692

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. t Contents, in acre-feet, 

at end of month in reservoir No. 15. $ Surface area, in acres, at end of month of reservoir 

No. 15. a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.

Note. Reservoir contents and surface area for end of month of December estimated.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

W (*)

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.01

.01

.02

.02

.03

*.04

.03

.03

.02

.02

0.24

0.008

58.0

7.90

Nov.

0.01

.01

.01

.1

.4

.3

.2

.15

.1

.09

.08

.06

.05

.2

.6

.3

.2

.15

.1

.08

.07

.06

*2.0

7.0

1.5

4.0

15

2.5

1.0

.8

37.12

1.24

61.0

8.00

Dec.

0.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.35

.3

.25

.2

.2

.5

20

5.0

2.0

1.5

1.0

3.0

10

*1.9

1.3

.85

.60

.55

.45

.40

.40

1.9

7.7

3.0

1.9

1.2

68.55

2.21

61.8

8.09

Jan.

0.95

1.5

4.6

1.6

1.0

.80

.70

.55

.45

.45

.40

.35

.45

30

7.9

2.2

1.3

1.5

1.3

.85

.70

.60

.50

.40

*.5Q

.30

.40

.45

.45

.40

.35

63.70

2.05

60.2

8.00

Feb.

0.30

.30

.25

.30

24

6.8

2.4

1.6

1.3

52

3.0

1.7

1.2

1.1

.80

.80

1.4

2.5

1.5

1.0

1.0

.85

.75

*.80

10

2.9

1.6

1.4

1.1

102.65

3.54

61.5

8.07

Mar.

0.80

.75

.80

.60

.45

.35

.35

.30

.40

.40

.35

.35

.35

.35

.62

6.4

4.8

5.4

3.3

3.9

3.5

*3.3

2.5

2.0

1.3

1.0

.85

.70

.60

1.8

1.2

49.77

1.61

61.7

8.08

Apr.

0.85

.70

1.4

2.1

1.3

.85

.65

.50

.40

.35

.30

.25

.25

.19

.18

.17

.15

.14

.12

*.10

.13

.14

.13

.10

.09

.08

.06

.05

.04

.10

11.87

0.396

59.8

7.97

May

0.19

.15

.12

.08

.07

.05

.05

.04

.04

.03

.03

.03

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

*.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.02

.02

~E2.9

.40

.20

.14

5.58

0.180

59.2

7.94

. June

0.09

.07

.06

.04

.02

.02

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

4.7

.80

.35

.19

.30

.25

*112

*4.3

.90

.40

.25

22

1.9

4.8

153.46

5.12

62.9

8.15

July

9.8

2.4

3?

2.6

1.1

.55

.35

.19

.13

2.2

*.85

.40

.30

.40

.25

.17

.13

.10

.08

.06

.04

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

0

0

0

51.20

1.75

57.3

7.83

Aug.

0

0

0

19

.95

.35

.15

.12

.09

.07

.04

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

*.01

0

0

0

0

.05

.05

.04

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

21.09

0.680

57.8

7.86

Sept.

0.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.04

.14

.13

.08

.06

.04

.02

.02

1.4

.75

.25

.15

.10

.08

.05

.04

.02

*.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

3.46

0.115

57.8

7.86

Calendar year 1959: Max 

Water year 1959-60: Max 112
SALT RIVER BASIN

2968. Plum Creek subwatershed No. 17 near Waterford, Ky.

Location.--Lat 38°04 I 07", long 85°24'48", near center of upstream side of dam on reservoir 

No. 17, 0.3 mile upstream from confluence with unnamed tributary to Little Plum Creek 

and 2.6 miles northeast of Waterford, Spencer County.

Drainage area.--0.53 sq mi (revised).

Records available. June 1957 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir in drop-inlet entrance to outlet conduit. Datum of gage is 577.20 ft above mean sea level (levels by Soil Conservation Service).

Extremes. Maximum outflow during year, 87 cfs June 23 (gage height, 28.70 ft); no flow 

for- many days. Maximum inflow, 721 cfs (average for 15-minute interval) June 23, computed from outflow and change In reservoir contents, adjusted for rainfall on reservoir 

surface during time of peak inflow.

1957-60; Maximum outflow, that of June 23, 1960; no flow for many days. Maximum 

inflow, that of June 23, 1960.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Records of daily discharge are outflow from reservoir, determined 

from stage-discharge relation for outlet structure. Reservoir is formed by earth dam; 

dam completed and storage began in May 1957. Outlet structure is a 4-foot square concrete drop inlet connected to a 24-inch concrete outlet pipe. A 120° V-notch weir 

with notch at gage height 15.13 ft is set in downstream side of drop inlet. Top of 

drop inlet is at gage height 15.84 ft; emergency spillway at gage height 30.8 ft. Reservoir capacity at top of drop inlet, 28.7 acre-ft. Capacity at emergency spillway 

level, 119 acre-ft.

The following table gives the relation between gage height and outflow, reservoir 

capacity, and water-surface area during the 1960 water year (shifting-control method 

used Apr. 12-23).

Gage 

height

(feet)

14.9

15.0

15.1

15.2

15.3

15.4

15.5

Outflow I Contents 

f cf -\ (aere-

( ' feet)

25.4

25.7

0

.01

.04

.16

.37

26.1

26.4

26.8

27.1

27. E

Surface

area

(acres)

3.45

3.48

3.50

3.53

3.55

3.57

3.60

Gage 

height

(feet)

15.6

15.8

16.1

16.3

16.5

16.6

16.7

Outflow

I r*f q \

0.70

1.7

8.5

16

31

52

70

Contents 

(acrefeet)

27.9

28.6

29.7

30.5

31.2

31.6

32.0

Surface 

area

(acres)

3.62

3.67

3.75

3.80

3.85

3.88

3.90

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

IS)

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.03

.07

.05

.09

.08

.12

.18

.12

.07

.05

.04

.03

.02

.02

.02

.02

.03

.03

.04

.13

*.12

.09

.08

.07

1.60

0.052

26.9

3.56

Nov.

0.07

.05

.04

.13

.25

.16

.12

.10

.08

.07

.06

.06

.04

.35

.40

.25

.16

.10

.10

.10

.09

.08

2.6

*3.1

.70

2.9

9.0

.95

.50

.30

22.91

0.764

27.4

3.59

Dec.

0.25

.25

.19

.16

.14

.19

.18

.16

.13

.13

.20

11

1.9

.85

.55

.45

2.6

6.2

1.0

.65

**.50

.35

.30

.25

.25

.25

1.8

3.6

1.2

.90

.70

37.28

1.20

27.8

3.62

Jan.

0.65

1.1

2.1

.90

.70

.55

.45

.35

.30

.30

.25

.25

.30

18

2.5

1.0

.75

.70

.65

.55

.45

.35

.30

.25

*.30

.30

.35

.35

.35

.30

.30

35.95

1.16

27.4

3.59

Feb.

O.25

.25

.20

.25

15

2.6

1.1

.80

.75

15

1.4

.90

.80

.65

.55

.55

.8

1.1

a. 8

a. 6

a. 5

a. 4

a. 35

*b.35

3.8

1.5

.95

.85

.70

53.75

1.85

27.8

3. £2

Mar.

0.55

.55

.65

.55

.45

.35

). 3

.25

.3

.3

.25

.25

.25

.3

.80

.0

.5

.2

.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

.5

* .2

.95

.8

.7

.6

1.5

1.1

31.35

1.01

28.1

3.64

Apr.

0.9

.8

.95

1.2

1.0

.8

.65

.55

.45

.35

.3

.25

.2

.2

.18

.18

.16

*.13

.10

.03

.12

.12

.10

.08

.07

.06

.05

.04

.04

.12

10.24

0.341

27.3

3.58

May

0.19

.IE

.09

.06

.04

.04

.05

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.03

.03

.02

.02

*.02

.01

0

.01

.02

.01

.01

.01

.03

.03

1.0

.45

.25

.13

08

2.95

0.095

26.9

3.56

June

0.04

.03

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

2.4

.30

.09

.04

.04

.03

62

1.1

.4

.19

.12

15

.95

.55

83.35

2.78

27.6

3.61

July

0.6

.5

8.0

.9

.35

.19

.12

.09

.09

.16

.12

*.07

.10

.10

.04

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11.51

0.371

26.4

3.52

Aug.

0

0

0

10

.4

.09

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10.58

0.341

26.2

3.51

Sept.

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.15

.14

.07

.05

.03

.02

.02

.02

.01

*.01

.01

.01

.01

0

0.55

0.018

26.5

3.53

Calf 

Wate

ndar year 1959: Max 23 

r year 1959-60: Max 62

Min

Min 0

Mean 0.472 

Mean 0.825

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

Contents, in acre-feet, at end of month in reservoir No. 17. 

Surface area, In acres, at end of month of reservoir No. 17. 

* Field estimate made on this day.

No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather re 

records for stations on nearby streams. 

Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
378 SALT RIVER BASIN

2970. Little Plum Creek near Waterford, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°03'44", long 85 0 25'45", on right bank 800 ft upstream from mouth and 

1.7 miles north of Waterford , Spencer County.

Drainage area.--5.15 sq mi (revised).

Records available. July 1954 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 506.37 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by Soil Conservation Service).

Average discharge. 6 years, 6.35 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,810 cfs June 23 (gage height, 6.12 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 900 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; no 

flow Oct. 1-7, Sept. 3-9.

1954-60; Maximum discharge, that of June 23, 1960; no flow at times each year.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated by three small detention reservoirs.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, e 

height, in feet, and discharge

cept periods of ice effect (gage 

in cubic feet per second)

1.7 18

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.2

115

185

270

360

460

560

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

.9

.3

.1

.4

.25

.4

1.0

.4

.30

.25

.15

.10

.08

.05

.04

.08

.15

.25

.4

.9

*.4

.35

.30

.30

7.85

0.253

0.049

O.O6

Nov.

0.30

.20

.20

1.1 

1.9

.9

.7

.5

.5

.4

.35

.30

.25

2.8

1.2

.8

.6

.4

.4

.4

.35

.30

17

*37

5.2

32

84

7.7

4.7 

3.3

205.75

6.86

1.33

1.49

Dec.

2.5

2.2

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.0

.Ji

3.7

130

14

7.2

5.2

3.7

33

54

8.8

5.7

*4.7

3.7

2.9

2.5

2.2

2.2

13

38

12 

3 . 2

6.7

376.4

12.1

2.35

2.72

Jan.

5.2

12

19

5.7

4.7

3.7

2.9

2.5

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.2

156

42

8.2

6.2

6.7

5.7

4.7

b3.4

b2.6

b2.2

b2.0

*1.9

1.9

2.5

2.5

2.2 

1.9

1.6

325.5

10.5

2.04

2.35

Feb.

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.6 

159

30

8.8

6.7

5.7

148

12

7.2

b5.7

b4.5

b3.5

b3.8

7.4

8.8

6.2

4.7

b4.1

b3.6

b3.4

*3.3

45

11

6.7

5.2

b3.3

513.0

17.7

3.44

3.70

Mar.

b2.5

b2.0

b2.2

b2 .0 

bl.8

bl.6

bl.4

bl.2

bT73

b2.0

bl.6

bl.4

bl.7

b2.0

5.7

32

IT

16

11

13

12

11

8.8

8.8

*5.7

5.2

4.7

4.2

3.7

8.8

6.2

198.5

6.40

1.24

1.43

Apr.

5.2

5.2

7.2

9.4 

672

5.2

4.2

3.7

3.3

2.9

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

*1.0

1.0

1.0

1.4

1.0

.9

.9

.7

.7

.5

^35

.35 

1*8

75.40

2.51

0.487

0.54

May

1.6

.9

.7

.4 

.35

.35

.4

.30

.30

.35

.35

.30

.20

.20

.10

.08

*.05

.03

.02

.10

.15

.04

.02

.10

.35

.30

26

4.7

2.5 

1.4

1.0

43.64

1.41

0.274

0.32

June

0.5

.5

.4

.30 

.30

.25

.15

.06

.06

.06

.07

.05

*.08

.08

.05

.02

29

1.9

.9

.4

.6

.5

*527

26

4.7

2.5

1.4

124

8.2 

14

744.03

24.8

4.82

5.37

July

23

7.2

104

IE

5.2

2.9

1.9

1.2

.9

6.5

2.5

*1.6

4.0

2.5

1.0

.6

.4

.30

.25

.20

.15

.08

.08

.10

.06

.04

.04

.05

.05 

.02

.02

178.84

5.77

1.12

1.29

Aug.

~7oT 0.01

.01 

58

2.4

.6

.35

.30

.25

.15

.10

.05

.04

.02

.02

*.02

.03

.03

.04

.03

.02

.01

.01

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01 

.01

.01

62.60

2.02

0.392

0.45

Sept.

0.01

.01

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

.04

.05

.03

.05

.01

.02

.01

3.3

1.2

.4

.25

.20

.10

.06

.05

.04

**.04

.04

.04

.04 

.03

6.02

0.201

0.039

O.04

Calendar year 1959: Max 249 Min 0 Mean 4.70 Cfsm 0.913 In. 12.38

Water year 1959-6O: Max 527 Min 0 Mean 7.48 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.76

Peak discharge (base, 750 cfs). Jan. 14 (6:30 p.m.) 885 cfs (3.90 ft); Feb. 10 (6 a.m.) 790 cfs 

(3.69 ft); June 23 (6:45 a.m.) 3,810 cfs (6.12 ft); June 28 (7 a.m.) 1,430 cfs (4.76 ft); July 3

(12 m.) 1,420 cfs (4.74 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
SALT RIVER BASIN 379

2975. Plum Creek at Waterford, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°03'05", long 85°25'55", on right bank 0.7 mile downstream from Little 

Plum Creek, 1.0 mile north of Waterford, Spencer County, and 3.2 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 31.8 sq ml (revised).

Records available. December 1953 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 479.70 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by Soil Conservation Service).

Average discharge. 6 years (1954-60), 39.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,200 cfs June 23 (gage height, 11.84 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,200 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; no flow for several days.

1954-60: Maximum discharge, that of June 23, 1960; no flow for many days each year.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Plow regulated by 11 small detention reservoirs. Records of water 

temperatures and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1505: 1956.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 23, 24, 28)

57

185

413

740

1,200

1,740

4,420

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

o

0

0

0

.2

.1

6.7

478

1.0

5.6

1.2

3.6

3.6

1.7

.9

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.9

1.0

2.9

*3.3

1.9

1.7

1.3

1 2

46.0

1.48

0.047

0.05

Nov.

1.2

1.0

.9

9.5

21

6.0

3.6

2.4

1.9

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.0

14

8.8

5.2

3.3

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.5

34

*100

22

100

601

48

28

19

1,045.5

34.8

1.09

1.22

Dec.

16

13

11

10

9.6

12

10

8.9

7.8

6.7

25

885

108

51

37

28

147

373

61

40

*33

22

19

18

15

15

80

247

76

51

38

2,474.0

79.8

2.51

2.89

Jan.

33

51

126

47

37

30

24

19

16

15

14

13

16

1,150

391

66

47

49

41

33

b21

16

b!5

b!4

b!3

*b!3

16

16

15

13

12

2,382

76.8

2.42

2.79

Feb.

11

10

9.6

13

958

247

66

46

41

994

98

51

b4O

b34

b29

b27

47

57

40

b32

b27

b23

21

*22

300

82

49

43

34

3,451.6

119

3.74

4.04

Mar.

b25

b!6

b!4

b!2

blO

b9.0

b8.0

b7.5

6.9

b20

13

9.6

b8.0

9.6

34

185

120

134

89

89

78

*85

61

55

38

34

31

27

24

59

37

1,348.6

43.5

1.37

1.58

Apr.

28

31

55

63

43

34

26

20

16

14

13

12

11

9.6

9.0

8.4

8.4

*6.5

5.2

4.8

8.0

7.0

5.6

4.0

5.5

14

13

6.5

4.8

9.9

494.0

16.5

0.519

0.58

May

14

6.0

3.6

2.4

1.9

1.5

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.5

1.3

1.0

.8

.7

*.6

.4

.4

.6

1.0

.6

.4

1.2

2.6

1.0

a200

27

13

7.0

5 2

305.1

9.84

0.309

0.36

June

3.6

2.4

1.7

1.2

.8

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.2

*3.0

6.5

4.0

2.4

a250

16

8.0

5.6

6.7

6.0

*3,560

*283

37

20

13

900

72

136

5,340.7

178

5.60

6.25

July

255

54

1.050

104

42

22

15

11

8.0

33

13

*8.4

16

11

6.0

4.4

3.3

2.7

2.2

1.7

1.3

1.0

.9

.7

.5

.4

. 5

.5

.3

670 11

1,685.8

54.4

1.71

1.97

Aug.

1.7

.7

.5

323

46

52

21

14

7.4

4.8

3.6

2.7

2.2

1.7

1.5

*1.3

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.9

2.2

2.2

.8

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.7

.5

497.8

16.1

0.306

0.58

Sept.

0.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

.5

3.0

1.3

.5

.3

.1

0

0

13

4.7

1.5

1.0

.6

.4

.2

.2

. 1

.1

.1

. 1

0

0

28.4

0.947

0.030

0.03

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,770 Mln 0 Mean 29.6 Cfsm 0.931 In. 12.64

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,560 Mln 0 Mean 52.2 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.34

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). Nov. 27 (l a.m.) 2,600 cfs (4.70 ft); Jan. 14 (6:45 p.ir.) 6,050 

cfs (7.08 ft); Feb. 5 (3:45 p.m.) 2,560 cfs (4.67 ft); Feb. 10 (8:15 a.m.) 4,420 cfs (6.00 ft); 

June 23 (7:15 a.m.) 13,200 cfs (11.84 ft); June 28 (7:30 a.m.) 5,260 cfs (6.59 ft); July 3 (12:45 

p.m.) 6,580 cfs (7.41 ft); Aug. 4 (ll a.m.) 3,190 cfs (5.12 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on ba 

near Wllsonvllle.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

3is of weather records and records for station
SALT RIVER BASIN

2980. Floyds Fork at Flshervllle, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°11'18", long 85°27'37", on left bank on downstream side of bridge on 

former State Highway 155, at Fisherville, Jefferson County, 0.2 mile downstream from 

Brush Run and 1.5 miles upstream from Poke Lick.

Drainage area.--138 mi.

Records available.--August 1944 to September 1960. Monthly discharge oily for August 1944, 

published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 542.60 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge.--16 years, 168 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,800 cfs June 23 (gage height, 13.41 ft in 

gage well, 13.7 ft from outside gage); no flow Oct. 1-9, Sept. 9, 30.

1944-60: Maximum discharge, that of June 23, 1960; no flow at times in most years. 

Flood in 1937 reached a stage of 16.8 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years 1.--WSP 1275: 1946.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 27 to Nov. 3, Jan. 27, Jan. 31 tc Feb. 4)

1.0

7.0

20

2.5

3.5

5.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

20O 

550 

1,340 

3,520 

5,720 

8, 720

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

21 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

15

11

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.3

3.4

1.6

.a

.5

.4

.5

.6

.5

.4

.4

.5

* . 5 

.5

.5 

.5

.7

55.3

1.78

0.013

0.01

Nov.

0.9

1.0

.9

21

573

115

40

22

16

11

12

11

6.4

15

20

28

20

14

11

9.0

8.6

8.2

11

121

*72

51

1,040 

215

93 

61

2,628.0

87.6

0.635

0.71

Dee.

47

41

34

28

25

27

31

27

22

2jD

28

1_,670

726

£42

145

100

132

835

*295

160

115

85

70

62

56

53

53

960

390 

239

162

6,880

222

1.61

1.85

Jan.

117

98

502

257

160

113

96

80

66

59

56

51

56

116

2_,590

538

281

230

274

170

123

80

70

65

60

55

*61

76

71 

64

61

6,496

210

1.52

1.75

Feb.

55

50

46

46

1,940

2,050

565

323

236

2_,620

750

376

236

176

125

125

200

309

188

121

b!20

bllO

b95

98

*449

660

302 

230

162

12,763

440

3.19

3.44

Mar.

b!05

b90

b75

b65

b55

b50

b45

b40

b50

b55

b50

b45

b40

b50

b85

534

705

555

514

379

365

320

278

254

182

158

148 

115

*90 

215

200

5,912

191

1.38

1.59

Apr.

137

102

137

242

168

117

92

74

62

53

46

44

42

36

34

30

28

26

*22

19

20

23

22

19

16

17

16 

13

11 

13

1,681

56.0

0.406

0.45

May

16

16

16

12

8.6

6.7

8.2

8.6

7.4

7.8

8.6

9.0

7.8

7.0

5.8

5.2

3.7

*2.8

3.1

5.5

7.8

8.6

7.0

10

19

76

1,820 

221

98 

62

44

2,539.2

81.9

0.593

0.68

June

31

22

18

14

11

8.6

6.4

4.6

2.8

2.2

1.3

2.8

9.4

*12

43

22

46

36

28

17

12

8.6

*7,390

1,280

245

119

78 

653

400 

242

10,765.7

359

2.60

2.90

July

2.590

490

1,490

556

224

119

80

59

43

37

38

38

*29

28

22

17

13

11

9.8

8.2

6.7

4.9

3.7

2.8

1.9

1.3

1.6 

1.9

1.9 

1.6

1.3

5,931.6

191

1.38

1.60

Aug.

0.7

.6

.3

.5

.9

7.0

11

3.7

3.1

1.9

1.3

.8

.8

.5

.6

.6

*.6

.6

.7

21

11

6.1

3.1

1.9

1.0

.8

.6 

1.6

4.9 

6.1

5.8

100.1

3.23

0.023

0.03

Sept.

4.6

3.7

2.5

1.6

1.0

.7

.4

.2

0

.4

.7

2.5

1.3

1.0

.7

.4

1.0

2 . 2

2.2

.9

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

**.2

.2 

.2

.1 

0

31.1

1.04

0.0075

0 . 008

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,850 Mln 0 Mean 106 Cfsm 0.768 Ir . 10.42

Water year 1959-60: Max 7,390 Mln 0 Mean 152 Cfsm 1.10 Ir. 15. 02

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). June 23 (10 a.m.) 11,800 cfs (13.7 ft outside, 13.41 ft Inside).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
SALT RIVER BASIN 3E1

2985. Salt River at Shepherdsville, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°59'06", long 85°43'03", near right bank on downstream side of pier of 

bridge on State Highway 61 at Shepherdsville, Bullltt County, 500 ft downstream from 

Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge and 2.5 miles downstream from Floyds Fork.

Drainage area. 1,197 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--May 1938 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 406.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 16, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Sines Oct. 1, 

1946, auxiliary wire-weight gage on Floyds Fork 2.8 miles upstream. Prior to Oct. 1, 

1946, auxiliary gages at various sites downstream from base gage.

Average discharge.--22 years, 1,507 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 29,300 cfs June 24 (gage height, 29.02 ft); 

minimum, 0.2 cfs Oct. 4.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 50,000 cfs Mar. 20, 1943; maximum gage height, 

38.04 ft Mar. 8, 1945 (backwater from Ohio River); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 47.3 ft Jan. 26, 1937, from floodmark (backwater from Ohio 

River).

Remarks. Records fair. Records of suspended sediment loads and water temperatures for 

the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

Revisions (water years). WSP 893: 1937(M). WSP 953: Drainage area. WSP 1435: 1955.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year Octoberl959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.4

*. 3

.3

.3

.3

.7

.7

35

2,920 

484

174

101

70

125

310

184

101

66

46

35

31

25

21

22

24

27

41

58

122

85

60

5,170.0

167

0.140

0.16

Nov.

47

*40

35

38

284

1,240

648

328

212 

156

116

95

78

88

468

446

254

188

146

122

101

90

630

3,270

2,310

1,030

6,510

9,020

3,590

1,610

33,190

1,106

0.924

1.03

Dec.

1,100

823

664

544

565

551

*736

728

586 

482

470

6,300

11,600

7,290

2,750

1,920

1,720

7,650

6,210

2,900

2,020

1,560

1,240

1,030

886

787

769

5,080

5,440

3,010 

2,200

79,611

2,568

2.15

.2.47

Jan.

1,790

1,530

2,760

2,980

2,200

1,690

1,440

1,180

976 

832

736

680

672

2,190

*16,700

15,800

4,280

2,250

b2,100

bl,800

bl,400

bl,100

877

b850

bSOO

760

744

787

985

868 

712

74,469

2,402

2.01

2.31

Feb.

616

551

500

482

3,450

15,400

11,800

4,540

2,440 

9,570

15,200

6,110

2,710

2,400

*1,940

1,650

1,640

2,230

2,240

1,820

1,670

1,570

1,390

1,330

2,650

6,390

4,170

2,550

2,200

111,209

3,835

3.20

3.46

Mar.

1,790

bl,400

bl,200

bl,000

b900

bSOO

b700

b650

b600 

b650

b700

b650

551 586"

868

2,650

5,760

4,950

4,610

3,490

3,230

3,140

3,070

E,940

*2,720

2,200

1,850

1,690

1,480

1,960

2 , 400

61,185

1,974

1.65

1.90

Apr.

1,650

1,350

1,340

2,540

2,180

1,480

1,300

1,020

e950 

e800

e700

e600

e550

e500

482

458

446

434

400

385

422

524

558

527

482

458

470

456

362

331

24,155

805

0.673

0.75

May

376

373

315

226

178

*142

122

119

142 

139

113

92

85

75

66

60

52

46

41

56

47

47

46

67

226

188

2,590

2,800

1,160

680 

434

11,083

358

0.299

0.34

June

324

246

216

164

122

*95

72

58

46 

58

51

119

47

56

70

54

2,230

696

375

254

184

142

16,500

28,200

17,900

9,170

1,510

7,590

11,200

5,920

103,649

3,455

2.89

3.22

July

3,660

7,930

4,280

9,720

4,720

1,820

1,130

760

551

458

512

410

333

360

266

209

164

*136

113

95

82

72

66

58

50

46

41

35

34

31 

BZ

38,224

1,233

1.03

1.19

Aug.

181

66

36

1,520

4,850

976

4?8

592

9?2 

405

338

270

195

132

92

78

60

47

35

60

8E

454

334

122

92

104

80

58

44

*40 

101

12,794

413

0.345

0.40

Sept.

60

41

33

26

19

14

11

7.3

8.1 

23

172

686

246

142

90

68

1,120

5,190

2,260

530

302

212

153

116

90

70

58

47

35

35

11,864.4

395

0.330

0.37

Calendar year 1959 : Max 28,400 Min 0.3 Mean 1,080 Cfsm 0.902 In. 12.24

Water year 1959-60 : Max 28,200 Min 0.3 Mean 1,548 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.60

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 cfs). Jan. 15 

18,700 cfs (20.78 ft at 11 a.m.Jj June 24

'10:30 p.m.) 19,500 cfs (21.42 ft); Feb. 11 (2 a.m.) 

[6 p.m.) 29,300 cfs (29.02 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

e Stage-fall-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of rec 

on nearby streams.
382 SALT RIVER BASIN

2990. Rolling Fork near Lebanon, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°29'50", long 85°19'26", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U.S. Highway 68 and State Highway 55, 2.2 miles downstream from Buckhorn Creek, 

5.4 miles southwest of city limits of Lebanon, Marion County, and 14-g- miles downstream 

from confluence of North and South Forks.

Drainage area.--239 sq mi (revised).

Records available . May 1938 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 580.74 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to May 28, 1953, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 317 cfs.

Extreme s. Maximum discharge during year, 7,100 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 15.47 ft); minimum, 4.8 cfs Aug. 7.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 26,500 cfs Jan. 1, 1945 (gage height, 22.4 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings'), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs; no flow at 

time s.

Maximum stage known, 24.7 ft in 1913, from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Revisions.--WSP 953i Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 9, Sept. 19)

1.5 2.0

1.6 6.0

1.8 15

2. 1 32

2.5 70

Discharge, in cubic feet pe

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

11.0

145

360

1,110

2,050

3,750

econd, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.4

8.4

8.0

7.6

8.0

8.0

8.0

105

16

8.0

7.2

10 6.8

18

*14

12

9.6

8.8

8.0

7.2

6.8

6.8

7.2

12

14

19

22 

19

16

15 

14

438.8

14.2

0.059

0.07

Nov.

12

12

11

12

72

46

35

28

24

21

18

16

*14

24

30

27

30

28

29

28

27

24

58

120

151

308

5.550 

926

423

279

6,183

206

0.862

0.96

Dec.

211

229

384

261

201

261

290

225

187

157

243

E,400

1,410

670

405

*290

253

363

275

229

197

163

139

124

110

106

152 

2,200

950

566

411

14,042

455

1.90

2.19

Jan.

315

269

642

465

345

283

251

217

185

161

144

133

16T

1,450

5.570

1,010

618

514

465

*360

295

249

197

177

161

155

163 

219

201

177

165

15,721

443

1.85

2.14

Feb.

149

139

132

128

747

1,950

846

514

402

1,860

1,920

822

582

477

366

348

366

638

522

420

423

414

417

468

*1,720

1,550

798 

630

514

20,262

699

2.92

3.15

Mar.

b390

b350

b300

b220

blSO

b!60

blSO

b!40

b!40

blSO

blSO

b!40

b!40

blSO

257

1,750

1.800

1,030

906

698

782

854

934

902

882

646

854 

958

758

*922

770

18,425

594

2.49

2.87

Apr.

550

435

495

510

432

348

288

237

a200

alSO

a!60

alSO

a!40

a!30

120

allO

alOO

alOO

a95

a90

a82

82

a82

aSO

a70

296

1.020 

338

205

155

7,278

245

102

1.15

Hay

126

104

90

78

67

65

311

325

171

126

102

86

76

66

60

54

48

*43

38

58

41

54

29

25

40

45

186 

185

108

67

2,914

94.0

0.595

0.45

June

53

44

37

32

28

23

20

17

16

14

12IB28

30

*27

22

296

149

70

50

58

65

5,160

966

330

195

136 

1,300

834

1,160

9,187

306

1.28

1.43

Jily

694

405

378

372

F03

136

100

76

60

61

78

53

43

38

34

28

24

22

20

18

*16

13

11

10

8.8

lT~ 7.2

14

10

27'

2,980.6

96.1

0.402

0.46

Aug.

14

11

9.6

9.6

9.6

7.6

5.2

68

195

88

41

28

22

18

22

30

22

17

14

14

30

53

41

*38

29

22

19 

16

14

11

10

928.6

50.0

0.126

0.14

Sept.

29

35

27

21

18

16

12

9.2

14

35

25

20

16

12

10

7.6

257

257

124

74

51

39

30

25

21

18

16 

14

12

9.6

1,254.4

41.8

0.175

0.20

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,480 Hin 2.5 Mean 237 Cfsm 0.99Z In. 13.47

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,570 Hin 5.2 Mean 267 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.19

Peak discharge (base, 7,500 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weathe 

on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

records and records for stations
SALT RIVER BASIN 383

3000. Beech Fork near Springfield, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°42'15", long 85°08'45", near center of span on upstream side cf bridge 

on State Highway 152, 50 ft downstream from Pleasant Run and 4j miles east of Springfield, Washington County.

Drainage area.--85.9 sq mi.

Records available. September 1952 to September 1960.

Gage. Wire-weight gage, read twice daily, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 677.82 

ft above mean sea level, datum of ^929.

Average discharge. 8 years, 106 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,830 cfs Nov. 27 (gage height, 21.10 ft); no 

flow Oct. 1-7.

1952-60: Maximum discharge, 8,280 cfs Nov. 18, 1957 (gage height, 27.0 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 3,100 cfs on basis of contractec?-opening 

measurement of peak flow; no flow ::"or many days most years.

Revisions.--The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

1275,1505 

1335 

1385,1505 

1435,1505 

1625

Water 

year

1953 

1954 

1955 

1956 

1959

Date

Mar. 3, 

Ap:-. 16, 

Feb. 27, 

July 24, 

Jan. 21,

1953 

1954 

1955 

1956 

1959

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,180 

2,560 

4,630 

6,480 

5,310

Gage height 

(feet)*

19.8 

16.1 

20.7 

24.0 

22.05

* From graph based on gage readings. 

Remarks.--Records poor.

Revisions (water years). Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the 

water years 1953, 1955-59, superseding those published in WSP 1275, 1385. 1435, 1505, 

1555, and 1625, are given herewith:

Date

1953

Mar. 3

4

14

15

1955

Feb. 6

27

28

Mar. 1

5

6

Discharge

2,670

1,980

652

1,890

2,660

3,630

3,570

1,830

1,220

716

Date

1955-Con.

Mar. 16

21

22

1956

Jan. 29

30

Feb. 2

3

14

15

18

Discharge

£,290

3.3CO

922

1,300

;;,87o

:s , 030

1,160

966

;:,560

;;,96o

Date

1956-Con.

Mar. 14

July 24

1957

Jan. 9

22

23

28

29

30

Feb. 1

9

Discharge

2,880

3,890

1,390

1,540

,880

,470

,780

,030

,390

,570

Date

1956-Con.

Feb. 10

Apr. 4

8

May 22

1958

July 12

20

1959

Jan. 20

21

Discharge

1,50O

4,980

3,050

2,390

1,680

2,740

2,810

4,280
SALT RIVER BASIN 

3UOO. Beech Fork near Springfield, Ky .--Continued

Revised figures of monthly discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1953., 1955-59

Month

Water year 1952-53. .......

Calendar year 1953........

Calendar year 1955........

Calendar year 1956........

Calendar year 1957. . ......

Calendar year 1958. .......

Water year 1958-59. .......

Cfs-days

14,969 

16,312

17,415 

7,864 

7,913.7

8,020 

11,127 

3,610.1

11,789.7

11,077

Maximum

2,670 

2,670

3,630 

3,320 

3,630 

3,630

3,030 

2 , 880 

3,890 

3,890 

3,890

1,570 

4,980 

2,390

4,980 

4,980

2,740 

4,000 

2,740

4,280 

4,280

Minimum

19 

0 

0

14 

45

0 

0

7.0 

59 

35 

1.7

0

16 

33 

11 

4.7

0 

0

6.0 

0 

1.1

22

Mean

336 

83.0 

SI. 9

535 

526 

128 

122

169 

601 

254 

255 

136 

145

406 

286 

371 

116 

124 

164

380 

171 

123

357 

75.4

Per square 

mile

3.91 

.966 

.953

6.23

6.12 

1.49 

1.42

1.97 

7.00 

2.96 

2.97 

1.58 

1.69

4.73 

3.33

4.32 

1.35 

1.44 

1.91

4.42 

1.99 

1.43

4.16 

.878

Runoff in 

Inches

4.51 

13.10 

12.93

6.48 

7.06 

20.13 

19.22

2.26 

7.54 

5.40 

3.43 

21.57 

22.92

5.45 

3.47 

4.82 

1.56 

19.62 

25.93

5.10 

27.00 

19.50

4.80 

11.93

Revised peak discharge. --1952-53: Mar 3 (10 p.m.) 4,180 cfs (19.8 ft); May 5 (6 a.m.) 3,000 

cfs (17.3 ft).

1954-55: Feb. 6 (12 m. ) 4,280 cfs (20.0 ft); Feb. 27 (10 a.m.) 4,630 cfs (20.7 ft); 

Mar. 16 (12 m. ) 4,530 cfs (20.5 ft); Mar. 21 (12 m. ) 3,880 cfs (19.2 ft).

1955-56: Jan. 30 (10 a.m.) 4,780 cfs (21.0 ft); Feb. 2 (3 p.m.) 4,280 cfs (20.0 ft); 

Feb. 15 (4 a.m.) 4,580 cfs (20.6 ft); Feb. 18 (10 a.m.) 5,280 cfs (22.0 ft); Mar. 14 

(11 a.m.). 4,880 , cfs (21.2 . ft); July 24 (12 m. . ) 6,480 cfs (24.0 ft).. 

1956-57: Jan. 9 (2 p.m.) 2,880 cfs (17.0 ft); Jan. 23 (4 a.m.) 3,880 cfs (19.2 ft);

. .. , (19.4 ft); Feb. .9 (12 p.m.). , . . 

(11 a.m.) 7,280 efs (26.0 ft); Apr. 8 (3 p.m.) 4,980 cfs (21.4 ft); May 22 (11 a.m.)

3,780 cfs (19.0 ft).

20 ft); July 

1958-59: Jan.

5,580 cfs (about 22.5 

5,310 cfs (22.05 ft).

ly 12 (6 a.m.) 4,280 cfs (about

cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

26

8.6

a4.0

\

y a3.5

j

j

 ^

> a3.5

4.9

7.4

9.0

1

? a6.o

J

135.4

4.37

0.051

0.06

Ncv.

^ a4.5

25

35

24

a!8

14

11

alO

*9.4

a8.5

, alO

L a40

206

1,240

L a200

1

2,428.9

81.0

0.943

1.05

Dec.

1

\ a90

1

I

> a80

1,250

556

a350

*198

160

alOO

a50

711

I a250

J

5,675

183

2.13

2.46

Jan.

a!20

107

413

226

135

105

^

f 3-75

J

>

> a50

j

442

475

a300

a200

a!70

a!40

*95

73

66

58

a60

4,055

131

1.53

1.76

Feb.

> a50

774

> a250

262

1.440

444

184

155

150

139

173

1

f a!60

*543

.

> a250

I

7,656

264

3.07

3.31

Mar.

blOO

,

1

I b50

J

48

41

b45

54

92

^

> a450

J

, a300

*a270

a250

6,500

210

2.44

2.81

Apr.

al80

a!50

172

167

158

122

93

79

65

61

 

> a50

J

a35

.,

L a30

. alSO

2,572

85.7

0.998

1.11

May

26

17

14

13

13

12

27

38

33

27

24

19

16

12

11

7.8

6.1

*4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.3

3.0

3.0 

23

42

105

220

al30

74

a45

984.8

31.8

0.370

0.43

June

>

S al5

J

1 ...

I

 al.5

*1.0

55

a40

a30

£6

85

402

1.740

, a!30

554

1,030

a400

4,978

166

1.93

2.16

Jjly

aEOO

a!60

154

126

75

1-

. 315

a5

*2.4

, al.5

1,007.4

32.5

0.378

0.44

Aug.

aid

(*)

310

10

0.116

0.13

Sept.

a7

133

158

a!3

539

18.0

0.210

0.23

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,280 Min 0 Mean 91.3 Cfsm 1.06 Ir . 14.45

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,740 Min 0 Mean 101 Cfsm 1.18 Ir . 15.95

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs, revised). Nov. 27

3,680 cfs (18.79 ft); Feb. 11 (10 a.m.) 3,520 cfs

11 a.m.) 4,830 cfs (21.10 ft); Feb. 5 (2 a.m.)

18.49 ft); June 23 (6 a.m.) 4,040 cfs (19.53

ft); June 28 ( 12 p.m.) 3,600 cfs (18.63 ft).

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 8 discharge measurements, 

weather records, and records for Rolling Fork near Lebanon. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
SALT RIVER BASIN 385

3010. Beech Pork at Bardstown, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°47'49", long 85°28'5l", near center of span on downstream side of

bridge on U.S. Highway 31E, 0.1 mile downstream from Rowan Creek and 1 mile southwest 

of Bardstown, Nelson County.

Drainage area. 669 sq ml (revised).

Records available. October 1939 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for October, 

November 1939, published In WSP 1305.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice dally. Datum of gage Is 439.3 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 21 years, 867 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,900 cfs June 24 (gage height, 28.8 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 2.0 cfs Oct. 7.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 27,600 cfs Nov. 19, 1957 (gage height, 39.5 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow Sept. 29 to Oct. 4, Oct. 12, 1948, Aug. 27-29, Sept. 2-5, 1957.

Remarks. Records fair. At times during periods of low flow, city of Bardstown diverts 

entire flow above station for municipal water supply. Some of this water is returned 

to stream by sewer outfall 300 ft above gage.

Rating table, water year 1959-150 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In

cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Mar. 1, 10. Shifting-control 

method used Oct. 1-7)

1.7 

1.9 

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.1 

3.7

2.0 

4.0

15

28

4.4

5.4

8.4

12.0

20.0

28.0

273

570

1,660

3,100

6,800

12,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

g

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ofsm

In.

Oct.

5.0

4.4

3.9

3.0

2.7

*2.5

2.2

1,460

1,620

363

160

180

286

315

393

164

97

71

49

39

34

31

27

36

39

44

38

36

44

68

52

5,669.7

183

0.274

0.32

Nov.

52

47

32

38

510

1,540

615

258

172

121

95

80

*65

104

145

203

190

134

97

86

74

65

99

111

600

405

7,960

10.200

5 60O

1^120

30,818

1,027

1.54

1.71

Dec.

710

558

528

522

606

668

1,000

934

690

516

507

4,260

6.950

*4,760

1,420

966

840

4,800

4,220

1,340

945

693

609

519

441

402

354

4,310

5,300

2,000

1,060

53,428

1,723

2.58

2.97

Jan.

844

732

1,110

1,910

1,150

822

686

570

480

426

378

348

342

1,050

7.420

7,200

2,140

1,020

906

805

*676

540

411

360

345

369

381

561

752

585

468

35,787

1,154

1.72

1.99

Feb.

378

345

321

300

1,660

7,96C

5,800

1,82C

1,08C

5,35C

9.94C

5.90C

1.62C

1,050

833

742

805

1,330

1,630

1,180

1,010

*980

976

1,020

2 , 420

6,650

3,950

1,620

1,390

70,060

2,416

3.61

 3.89

Mar.

998

917

665

510

474

429

380

357

324

370

462

438

342

354

486

1,900

5,650

4,720

3,180

2,180

2,220

2,420

2,660

2,560

2,120

1,440

1,210

1,170

987

*1,410

1,560

44,893

1,448

2.16

2.50

Apr.

1,080

847

1,740

2,980

1,660

1,080

973

1,050

570

480

429

396

351

306

263

258

229

222

197

152

186

210

172

150

141

141

124

170

127

138

16,822

561

0.839

0.94

May

321

284

250

149

124

95

116

123

110

111

106

95

95

86

73

74

62

*57

53

48

54

48

47

109

519

116

543

468

676

516

333

5,861

189

0.283

0.33

June

206

134

103

87

57

54

44

34

26

21

19

17

14

24

21

*23

141

263

243

138

106

109

5,030

11 . 500

7,900

1,120

426

3,270

8,500

8,560

48,190

1,606

2.40

2.68

July

6^150

2,060

1,160

2,380

1,940

700

456

297

208

160

160

119

111

92

81

73

68

64

50

38

*38

32

42

44

29

22

24

22

20

17

24

16,681

538

0.804

0.93

Aug.

18

17

14

46

5, 520

510

180

132

980

840

528

321

156

172

70

160

94

100

65

120

450

141

495

*309

145

95

74

73

44

33

52

9,959

321

0.480

0.55

Sept.

34

23

18

17

14

14

12

12

11

59

980

468

219

145

101

76

2,380

6.500

3,610

735

357

226

156

114

92

78

68

57

49

45

16,670

556

0.831

0.93

Calendar year 1959; Max 23,200 Mln 2.2 Mean 775 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.72

Water year 1959-60: Max 11,500 Mln 2.2 Mean 970 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.74

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs).--Nov. 28 (2 a.m.) 12,700 cfs (28.6 

cfs (24.4 ft); Feb. 10 (11 p.m.) 12,000 cfs (27.8 ft); June 24 (7 

June 30 (3 a.m.) 10,500 cfs (26.0 ft).

ft): Jan. 15 (10 p.m.) 9.380 

D.m.) 12,900 cfs (28.8 ft);

Discharge measurement this day.
336 SALT RIVER BASIN

3015. Rolling Pork near Boston, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°46'02", long 85°42'14", on downstream side near center of span of 

bridge on U.S. Highway 62 and State Highway 61, 0.4 mile downstream from Beech Pork 

and 2.3 miles southwest of Boston, Nelson County.

Drainage area. 1,299 sq mi (revised).

Records available. May 1938 to September 1960.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 400.42 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to Apr. 22, 1941, wire-weight gage at bridge 1,400 ft 

upstream at same datum. Since Oct. 1, 1957, auxiliary wire-weight gage at State 

Highway 434 bridge 7.6 miles downstream. Feb. 4, 1942, to Sept. 30, 1957, auxiliary 

staff gage 3.5 miles downstream. Prior to Feb. 4, 1942, auxiliary water-stage 

recorder or staff gage at mouth of Rolling Fork 20 miles downstream.

Average discharge .--22 years, 1,692 cfs .

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,800 cfs Nov. 29; maximum gage height, 

36.5 ft Nov. 29, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge observed, 

7.8 cfs Oct. 5.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 41,300 cfs Feb. 15, 1948; maximum gage height, 46.6 ft 

Jan. 8, "1950, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge otserved, 0.4 cfs 

Oct. 20, 1939, and for many days in September and October 1953.

Maximum stage known, 55.2 ft in January 1937, former site, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records fair. Records of water temperatures for the water ye?r 1960 are given 

in WSP 1741.

Revisions. WSP 953: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of Indefinite stage-fall-discharge

relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Pall used as a factor Nov. 27 to Dec. 1, Dec. 12-15, Jan. 17, 18, Feb. 8-14,

Mar. 17-27, Mar. 30 to Apr. 1, Apr. 6, June 24-29, July 5, Aug. 5, Sept. 18, 19)

3.7 5.0

172

540

13.0

20.0

25.0

30,0

36.2

1,560

3,310

4,800

8,300

15,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 196o

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*10

10

9.5

8.6

8.2

9.0

13

355

2.460

1,560

540

310

332

438

530

520

265

184

154

118

100

87

78

74

82

90

116

125

136

167

158

9,047.3

292

0.225

0.26

Nov.

142

*129

ill

129

355

1,660

1,610

660

415

318

247

zoo

174

165

148

318

370

320

238

201

184

172

196

445

475

1,220

4,050

11,600

15,400

9,750

51,405

1,714

1.32

1.47

Dec.

3,400

1,360

980

940

1,180

1,040

1,300

1,710

1,340

1,060

*920

3,210

8,65O

11.500

8,540

3,560

1,940

4,070

6,760

4,400

2 , 480

1,810

1,340

1,040

900

820

880

3,660

7,490

9,700

3,760

101,740

3,282

2.53

2.91

Jan.

2,110

1,680

1,880

2,660

2,610

1,860

1,480

1,240

1,070

940

888

770

720

*1,160

5,600

12.500

11,800

5,310

3,260

2,180

1,610

1,240

1,060

904

820

782

752

850

1,060

1,000

910

72,506

2,339

1.80

2.08

Feb.

810

720

660

618

1,810

6,320

10,700

5,560

2,860

2,960

9,510

12.700

6,350

3,120

*2,610

1,910

1,760

2,110

2,710

2,680

2,180

1,980

1,300

1,910

2,510

4,850

8,700

5,600

3,260

111,368

3,840

2.96

3.19

Mar.

2,440

2,010

1,660

1,460

1 , 340

1,220

1,120

1,050

1,000

996

1,060

1,010

990

908

960

1,510

3,480

8,220

8.82O

5,600

4,300

4,150

4,400

4,530

*4,270

3,690

2,980

2,760

2,760

3,210

3,840

87,744

2,830

2.18

2.51

Apr.

3,320

2,440

2,240

3,810

4,540

E,8£0

e2,300

el, 900

el, 600

el, 350

el, 15o

el, 000

e9OO

e775

680

600

570

530

482

451

475

550

498

445

408

378

740

1,710

1,340

670

40,472

1,349

1.04

1.16

May

770

690

512

452

400

*325

312

337

610

590

438

355

302

288

253

223

201

179

160

146

168

150

131

136

1.480

640

49B

1,020

1,220

1,100

720

14,806

478

0.368

0.42

June

484

360

286

215

178

149

124

107

94

82

74

64

60

67

69

68

362

610

880

*520

340

385

1,760

8,550

15.000

10,500

4,140

3,210

6,070

9,700

62,508

2,084

1.60

1.79

Jiiy

9,800

7,240

3,540

2,710

3,450

1,810

960

668

493

448

402

349

313

266

226

184

165

*150

134

118

106

94

88

104

94

84

109

100

76

62

52

34,195

1,103

0.849

0.98

Aug.

57

62

54 560

5.160

2,36O

452

332

940

910

880

640

362

242

177

177

208

148

154

142

378

362

348

570

332

196

142

119

105

100

660

15,329

494

0.380

0.44

Sept.

160

*83

74

56

44

54

48

19

69

258

1,260

1,840

690

332

214

178

1,780

6,130

6. 880

3,160

980

498

385

304

240

206

172

150

134

118

26,542

885

0.681

0.76

Calendar year 1959: Max 27,500 Win 8.2 Mean 1,486 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.53

Water year 1959-60: Max 15,400 Min 8.2 Mean 1,715 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.97

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 cfs).--No p 

r Discharge measurement nia^ic \jn this 1*11.1.0 >-ta.y.

s Stage-fall-discharge relation indefinite; discharge

nearby streams.

for stations
SALT RIVER BASIN 387

3020. Pond Creek near Louisville, Ky.

Location.--Lat 38°07'10", long 85°47'48", on right bank 300 ft downstream from bridge on 

Manslick Road, 1.6 miles downstream from confluence of Northern and Southern ditches, 

and about 3 miles south of Iroquois Park in Louisville, Jefferson County.

Drainage area.--64.0 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--August 1944 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 434.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge.--16 years, 78.6 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,490 cfs June 23 (gage height, 15.17 ft); minimum, 2.1 cfs Sept. 26; minimum gage height, 1.57 ft Sept. 3, 4.

1944-60: Maximum discharge, 3,260 cfs Jan. 21, 1959; maximum gage height, 17.78 ft 

Apr. 13, 1948; no flow Sept. 19, 20, Oct. 89, 1948.

Maximum stage known, about 19 ft in January 1937 (backwater from Ohio River), from 

information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Records 

include small amount of inflow diverted by manufacturing plants from Louisville water 

supply which is pumped from Ohio River.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except feriod uf ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 23, 24, Sept. 12-30)

1.5 

3.0 

5.0 

7.3

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

1,030

2,140

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Caler

Wate

Oct.

6.2

5.9

5.7

5.0

6.9

20

9.2

93

47

14

20

9.5

34

35

14

3.5

7.3

5.4

6.4

6.6

6.6

6.8

7.1

14

12

18

22

*1Z

9.5

8.0

486.4

15.7

-

-

idar yeai

- year 1

Nov.

1*1

7.3

8.0

43

241

34

20

14

13

12

11

11

12

37

28

13

14

12

11

11

9.9

8.8

32

72

*36

34

314

92

50

35

1,248.3

41.6

-

-

 1959: H

359-60: 1

Dec.

30

26

21

19

18

25

21

18

15

14

32

401

315

105

74

57

139

544

158

91

71

54

44

38

33

31

60

533

*194

112

62

3,375

109

-

-

lax 2,2

lax 1,8

Jan.

64

69

177

88

65

55

49

40

32

30

28

28

37

523

1.5OO

316

135

121

98

67

51

39

31

23

26

26

*35

39

34

 25

3,834

125

-

10 H

70 I

Feb.

23

23

20

29

*690

775

210

124

110

791

331

135

100

36

78

83

110

113

83

57

57

55

*45

44

276

214

108

96

81

4,952

171

-

-

lin 4.8

lin 2.4

Mar.

61

b45

b40

b35

b32

b30

b29

b28

b27

b25

b25

b25

b30

b45

118

345

337

232

171

156

130

106

*84

80

65

54

48

49

49

137

103

2,741

33.4

-

-

Mes

Me?

Apr.

74

64

94

111

78

57

47

37

30

26

26

23

22

19

19

17

16

14

13

14

*27

20

14

12

11

20

18

16

12

17

968

32.3

-

-

n 56.1

n 32.0

May

20

14

12

10

8.8

8.0

29

16

11

12

10

9.5

8.8

7.3

6.4

6.6

7.1

7.1

*7.3

65

53

13

8.0

26

56

22

199

80

47

26

18

828.9

26.7

-

-

Cfs

Cfs

June

14

34

65

20

11

8.4

7.1

6.4

6.8

8.0

7.7

19

112

64

*23

11

77

45

19

12

14

12

*1,670

*1,B70

1,650

549

*106

*974

735

628

8,778.4

293

-

-

n

July

414

170

436

482

128

80

55

39

31

47

36

26

43

*55

23

17

12

12

15

12

11

10

11

9.5

8.8

12

12

3.4

7.7

5.7

4.6

2,233.7

72.1

-

-

In. -

In. -

Aug.

4.8

4.8

4.8

21

S.B

3.8

5.2

5.9

6.8

6.4

5.2

4.4

4.2

4.2

11

18

6.4

5.5

16

7.1

11

*6.8

5.9

5.7

5.5

5.5

5.5

4.8

4.8

6.4

226.0

7.29

-

-

Sept.

5.2

4.8

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.6

4.8

5.2

35

55

60

10

4.2

3.0

2.8

2.7

30

10

4.6

4.0

2.8

2.6

2.8

4.2

2.6

2.6

3.0

2.6 ia2.6

236.7

9.56

-

-

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs).--Jan. 14 (12 p.m.) 3,320 cfs (13.33 ft); Feb. 5 (8 p.m.) 1,42C 

(11.20 ft); June 23 (9 a.m) 2,490 cfs (15.17 ft); June 28 (l p.m.) 1,520 cfs (11.4s'ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
388 BIG INDIAN CREEK BASIN

3025. Big Indian Creek near Corydon, Ind.

Location.--Lat 38°16'35", long 86°06 I 35", In SEij sec.6, T.3 S. , R.4 E., on upstream side 

of bridge on State Highway 335, 0.6 mile upstream from Raccoon Branch and 4| miles 

north of Corydon.

Drainage area. 129 sq ml.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 577.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Dec. 9, 1948, to June 12, 1952, recorder records for stages above 6.3 ft. Prior 

to Dec. 9, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average dlscharge.--17 years, 176 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,500 cfs June 23 {gage height, 18.62 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs as explained 

below; no flow Oct. 1-6; minimum gage height, 4.28 ft Sept. 27-30.

1943-60: Maximum discharge, 23,800 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 {gage height, 22.22 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; no flow at times during 1943-44, 1951-54, 1959; minimum gage height, 4.28 ft 

Sept. 27-30, 1960.

Maximum stage known since 1815, 22.4 ft Mar. 19, 1943, from floodmarks by Corps of 

Engineers (discharge unknown,, previously published figure believed to be in error).

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1385: 1951{M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O (gage height, In feet, and disehargej in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-7, Sept. 2-12)

Oct. 1 to Dec Dec. 13 to Ju

5.06

5.1

5.2

5.3 

5.5 

5.7

.2 

1.0

2.0 

5.3

6.0 

6.2 

6.5 

6,7 

7.0 

9,0

26

41

79

115

200

1,110

5.2 

5.5 

5.7 

6.0 

6.3 

6.5

5.0 

9.8

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

16.0

23

250

645

1,670

3,040

6,940

June 24 to Sept. 30 

0.2

5.0 

5.5

.6 

1.0 

2.0 

7.0

6.0

6.4

6.7

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

57

98

153

250

645

1,670

3,040

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septe-nber 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

. 6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

*1.0

.3

24

~ST 117

17

12

10

12

12

12

10

8.8

7.1

6.2

5.8

5.3

5.1

5.8

7.6

9.6

14

13

12

12

10

376.6

12.1

0.094

0.11

Nov.

10

9.6

9.9

14

872

146

82

59

*45

37

31

28

26

26

26

27

26

22

20

19

18

18

18

19

21

24

70

105

76

59

1,963.5

65.4

0.507

0.57

Dec.

48

43

38

33

31

31

*33

29

26

24

26

al.QOO

645

360

250

180

183

a800

440

268

208

152

124

136

92

84

86

a900

5OO

320

243

7,333

237

1.84

2.12

Jan.

190

170

a340

285

222

176

145

124

102

90

82

76

162

*343

a 1,000

560

360

320

302

229

187

142

115

100

90

86

82

90

82

74

68

6,394

206

1.60

1.84

Feb.

66

60

55

53

a690

al.200

600

380

*302

870

645

380

285

232

180

173

156

145

124

100

108

95

86

80

100

180

136

180

166

7,827

270

2.09

2.25

Mar.

130

133

121

112

88

80

86

66

80

76

80

68

62

67

88

201

3 8O

380

460

340

320

360

400

42 O

360

285

268

302

268

285

302

6,668

215

1.67

1.92

Apr.

215' 250

184

243

215

180

152

124

108

92

84

76

70

62

55

51

48

44

39

37

37

44

41

36

34

32

30

28

"OR 25

£b

2,662

88.7

6.688

0.77

May

29

28

24

22

20

19

22

27

26

*24

23

23

22

20

18

16

15

14

14

19

62

38

22

17

52

42

30

25

25

28

25

791

25.5

0.198

0.23

June

20

16

14

14

12

*10

9.3

8.5

7.7

7.0

6.5

6.2

308

a2,300

al^SOO

a350

a440

a290

a!70

a90

a80

a!50

a6.500

«a2^00

380

226

142

170

243

175

15,745.2

525

4.07

4.54

July

1.720

735

434

502

240

142

104

81

65

59

*^6

51

43

62

42

33

29

27

24

22

19

17

16

14

13

13

12

11

11

9.0

7.5

4,883.5

151

1.17

1.35

Aug.

6.0

5.0

4.5

4.8

3.5

64

33

*16

10

7.5

5.0

3.5

2.5

1.7

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

2.6

4.5

2.5

1.2

.8

.6

.5

T¥

105

295.0

9.52

0.074

0.08

Sept.

29

16

10

7.2

5.8

6.2

5.8

5.0

20

28

26

*21

9.8

2.0

1.0

199.6

6.65

0.052

0.06

Calendar year 1959: Max 12,100 Min 0 Mean 165 Cfsm 1.28 Ir . 17.34

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,300 Min 0 Mean 150 Cfsm 1.16 Ir . 15.84

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs). June 23 (7 p.m.) 10,500 cfs (18.62 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, fieldman's notes, and 

records for stations on nearby streams.
BLUE RIVER BASIN 389

3030. Blue River near White Cloud, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°14'15", long 86°13'50", in NWijSEij sec.19, T.3 S., R.3 E., on left bank 

400 ft downstream from Spring Creek, 0.2 mile upstream from bridge on State Kighway 62, 

and three-quarters of a mile north of White Cloud.

Drainage area. 461 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 434.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 16, 1938, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 615 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,400 cfs June 24 (gage height, 18.33 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Sept. 26-30; minimum gage height, 1.64 ft Oct. 1.

1930-60: Maximum discharge, 28,500 cfs Jan. 22, 1959 (gage height, 23.07 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 22,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; minimum, 9.2 cfs Oct. 1, 1941; minimum gage height, 1.40 ft Sept. 20, 1940, 

Sept, 30, 1941.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1335: 1931-32, 1933(M), 1935-38(M), 1944. WSP 1385: 

Drainage area. WSP 1555: 1953.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6-8)

1.5

1.6

1.8 

2.1 

2.5

13

21

46

98

205

3.0

4.0

6.0

10.0

17.0

585

910

2,350

6,900

17,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1963

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

£0

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

25

2&

28

28

25

*29

35

64

196

252

158

102

88

100

92

73

61

56

49

45

39

36

35

40

48

50

68

78

76

66

60

2,128

68.6

0.149

0.17

Nov.

58

55

50

60

408

430

345

235

*175

152

138

120

107

102

105

109

111

107

96

90

84

78

78

84

86

80

150

146

141

149

4,109

137

0.297

0.33

Dec.

146

138

130

123

116

113

*111

109

102

96.

100

631

1,510

970

910

475

430

1,160

1,370

850

625

500

430

365

345

325

305

735

1,300

910

680

16,110

520

1.13

1.30

Jan.

575

500

625

735

625

790

475

430

385

345

325

305

*345

711

5,550

2,490

1,370

1,090

1,030

850

708

625

525

475

430

385

365

365

365

345

325

22,464

725

1.57

1.81

Feb.

305

305

288

270

570

4,590

2,800

*1,580

1,230

2,380

3,550

1,720

1,230

1,030

850

708

652

600

550

475

43 O

430

3B5

365

385

408

408

408

408

29,110

1,004

2.18

2.35

Mar.

408

385

385

385

345

305

305

305

305

305

288

288

288

270

288

432

910

1,160

1,370

1,300

1,160

1,300

1,580

1,650

1,510

1,230

1,090

1,090

1,030

1,030

1,440

24,137

779

1.69

1.95

Apr.

1,160

970

850

850

910

790

708

625

550

500

452

*430

408

385

365

325

325

325

305

288

305

365

325

305

288

270

252

235

220

220

14,306

477

1.03

1.15

May

235

220

205

196

181

178

325

452

408

*325

288

252

235

220

205

190

175

160

152

TSS

270

252

220

181

199

205

270

365

288

288

 

7,842

253

0.549

0.63

June

345

270

220

196

172

*149

130

116

107

100

96

94

3,020

1O, 600

6,730

1,790

1,300

970

708

550

452

385

2,670

*15.800

*4, 340

1,440

1,030

910

910

850

56,450

1,882

4.08

4.55

July

4,120

7,200

1,930

1,650

1,090

850

680

575

500

452

430

*408

408

408

325

288

252

235

220

199

181

172

160

155

146

149

169

175

143

128

116

23,914

771

1.67

1.92

Aug.

105

96

90

90

107

90

144

190

*130

107

88

82

76

73

70

64

61

60

73

80

76

111

111

76

63

60

54

50

48

48

50

2,623

84.6

0.184

0.21

Sept.

100

90

75

60

50

46

42

39

66

76

86

58

*56

45

39

33

31

28

25

24

24

22

21

21

20

19

18

18

18

1,268

42.3

0.092

0.10

Calendar year 1959 : Max 25,500 Mln 23 Mean 584 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.17

Water year 1959-60: Max 15,800 Mln 18 Mean 559 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.47

Peak discharge (base, 7,500 cfs).--June 13 (12 p.m.) 12,300 cfs (13.81 ft); June 24 (5 p.m.) 19,400 

cfs (18.33 ft); July 2 (6 a.m.) 10,600 cfs (12.66 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
GREEN RIVER BASIN

3045. McGills Creek near McKinney, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°26'38", long 84°41'52" (revised), on right bank 0.3 mile upstream from 

mouth, 3.2 miles northeast of Arabia, and 3.2 miles east of McKinney, Lincoln County.

Drainage area.--2.14 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1951 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 968.50 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--9 years, 2.72 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 499 cfs June 23 ge height, 4.13 ft); no flow

for many days.

1951-60: Maximum discharge, 1,030 cfs Nov. 18, 1957 (gage height, 5.60 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 200 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 

5.40 ft; no flow for many days.

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

Revisions. WSP 1625: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.03

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

.2 

1.4 

3.5 

7.1

1.5

1.6 

1.8

2.1

rge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05 

.05

.05

0.40

0.013

0.0061

0.007

Nov.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.05

^05

.05

.1

.1

.1

.1

**.05

.05

.05

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.55

1.4

1.1

.75

6.0

2.05

1.1 

.9

15.75

0.525

0.245

0.27

Dec.

0.65

.9

1.0

.9

.75

.9

1.0

.9

.75

.65

1.1

12

4.4

2.3

1.55

*1.25

1.25

1.7

1.55

1.25

1.1

1.0

.75

.75

.65

.65

.9

11

4.1 

2.75

2.05

62.45

2.01

0.939

1.09

Jan.

1.55

1.4

3.0

2.05

1.7

1.4

1.55

1.55

1.25

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.7

18

18

5.9

4.1

5.1

*3.8

3.0

2.3

1.7

1.25

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.55

2.3

2.05

1.7 

1.55

95.75

3.09

1.44

1.66

Feb.

1.4

1.25

1.1

1.25

9.0

12

5.9

3.8

3.0

28.

11

5.9

5.1

3.8

3.0

2.7

3.8

5.9

4.1

2.7

3.2

3.5

3.5

*4.1

14

11

7.5

6.3

5.1

172.90

5.96

2.79

3.00

Mar.

4.4

4.1

3.5

a3.0

a2.5

a2.3

a2.1

a2.0

al.8

al.7

al.6

al.5

al.5

al.4

al.4

9.9

8.0

5.1

4.1

3.2

3.8

7.4

9.8

11

9.8

11

15

17

no

14 

9.4

183.3

5.91

2.76

3.19

Apr.

.7

.1

.7

.1

.8

.0

.75

.5

.05

.85

.7

.7

.55

.55

.55

.4

.4

.25

.1

.1

.25

.1

.0

.9

.9

.1

.1

.9

.8 

.9

60.80

2.03

0.949

1.06

May

0.9

.75

.75

.75

.65

.65

5.1

370

2.05

1.55

1.4

1.25

1.0

.9

.75

.65

*.45

.35

.2

.15

.15

.15

.1

.6

.65

.45

4.0

1.85

1.25 

.9

.65

34.00

1.10

0.514

0.59

June

0.55

.45

.35

.2

.2

.15

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.15

.15

.15

*.l

.15

4.1

1.1

.65

.55

4.35

2.0

64

8.3

3.25

1.7

1.4

12

5.1

30

141.60

4.72

2.21

2.46

July

15

7.1

7.2

5.9

3.0

2.05

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.1

.9

.65

.55

.45

.33

.2

.2

.15

.1

*.15

.15

.15

.15

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.15

.15

49.90

1.61

0.752

0.87

Aug.

0.15

.1

.1

.1

.1

.05

.15

1.3

.55

.2

.15

.1

.1

.1

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

*.05

.05

.05

.1

.1

.05

.05

.05

.05

4.20

0.135

0.063

0.07

Sept.

0.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

0

0

0

.05

.05

.05

.05

0

0

0

0

.5

.15

.15

.15

.15

.2

.2

.2

.15

.15

.15

.15

.1 

.1

2.95

0.098

0.046

0.05

Calendar year 1959: Max 33 Min 0 Mean 1.82 Cfsm 0.850 In. 11.55

Water year 1959-60: Max 64 Mln 0 Mean 2.25 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.32

Peak discharge (base, 110 cfs). June 23 (3 a.m.) 499 cfs (4.13 ft); June 30 (7:30 a.m.) 199 cfs 

(2.92 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weathe 

n nearby streams.

ords and records for stations
GREEN RIVER BASIN

3050. Green River near McKinney, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°25'19", long 84°45'01", on right bank 10 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, 0.8 mile upstream from South Fork, 1.2 miles northwest of Arabia, 2.E miles 

south of McKinney, Lincoln County, and 3.3 miles downstream from McGills Creek.

Drainage area.--22.4 sq mi.

Records available. September 1951 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 893.69 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge.--9 years, 27.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,660 cfs June 23 (gage height, 7.12 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1951-60: Maximum discharge, 10,400 cfs Mar. 22, 1952 {gage height, 8.93 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement at 

gage height 8.85 ft; no flow for many days.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height, which 

are poor.

Revisions (water years) . WSF 1505: 1952, 1953-55(P), 1956(M) .

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6 to Nov. 27)

1.4 

1.7

.2 

1.2 

3.5 

8.0

29

2.0

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

125

215

480

850

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

1

3

4

'5

6

7

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

a.l

a.l

aO

*0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.2

0.04

0.0018

0.002

Nov.

0.1

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.1

.1

0

0

**.!

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.9

5.8

2.6

1.1

66

25

13

8. 6

125.9

4.20

0.188

0.21

Dec.

6.6

9.2

11

8.6

7.1

9.8

9.8

8.0

7.6

6.6

14

160

58

31

20

*15

13

21

18

13

11

9.2

7.6

7.1

6.6

6.2

8.2

141

51

35

25

755.2

24.4

1.09

1.25

Jan.

20

17

38

28

21

19

19

18

15

13

12

12

23

265

228

67

41

51

*42

31

24

b!8

b!3

bll

bjLO_

blO

15

23

20

16

1,158

37.4

1.67

1.92

Feb.

14

12

12

13

118

168

70

44

34

385

145

63

b45

b35

b30

30

45

70

b45

b35

b30

b35

b40

*45

182

132

74

63

51

2,063

71.1

3.17

3.43

Mar.

40

36

b32

b27

b24

b22

a20

a!8

a!7

b!6

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

36

292

160

102

79

64

70

90

98

110

100

102

140

154

*96

128

89

2,222

71.7

3.20

3.69

Apr.

61

46

42

41

35

28

24

20

17

14

13

11

9.8

8.6

8.0

7.6

7.1

6.6

6,2

5.8

6,2

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.3

7.0

13

8.6

7.1

7.1

483.8

16.1

0.719

0.80

May

8.0

6.6

5.8

5.3

4.4

4.O

93

43

25

19

15

12

10

8.0

6.6

5.8

*4.8

3.5

3.3

2.8

2.1

1.7

1.2

16

16

6.6

105

45

27

15

9.8

531.3

17.1

0.763

0.88

June

7.1

5.3

4.0

2.8

2.1

1.9

1.4

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

1.1

1.4

 1.9

 1.7

1.0

48

13

7.1

4.4

90

34

788

116

42

23

16

132

70

455

1,874.0

62.5

2.79

3.11

July

270

86

71

56

31

19

13

9.2

7.6

9.2

8.0

5.8

4.8

4.0

3.0

2.6

2.1

1.9

1.7

*1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

2.1

2.4

1.1

.9

.9

2.4

622.1

20.1

0.897

1.03

Aug.

1.0

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

4.7

31

13

5.3

3.3

2.1

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.5

.5

.7

*.5

.5

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

1.2

77.7

2.51

0.112

0.13

Sept.

0.3

.2

.2

3.8

2.1

.9

.4

.3

.2

.3

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

5.1

2.8

1.0

.8

.6

,5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

24.9

0.83

0.037

0.04

Calendar year 1959: Max 412 Min 0 Mean 19.3 Cfsm 0.862 In. 11.70

Water year 1959-60: Max 788 Min 0 Mean 27.2 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.49

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs). Jan 14 (3 p.m.) 910 cfs (5.12 ft); Feb. 10 (3 p.m.) 1,330 cfs 

(5.88 ft); June 23 (4:30 a.m.) 2,660 cfs (7.12 ft); June 30 (9:30 a.m.) 2,160 cfs (6.73 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records 

.nd records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

stage
392 GREEN RIVER BASIN

3055. Green River near Mount Salem, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°24'40", long 84°45'11", on left bank 20 ft upstream frcm bridge on 

private road, about 300 ft downstream from South Fork, 0.8 mile downstream from 

gaging station near McKlnney, and 2.6 miles east of Mount Salem, Llnccln County.

Drainage.area.--36.3 sq mi.

Records available. October 1953 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 881.64 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 7 years, 51.7 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,800 cfs June 23 (gage height, 9.15 ft, from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs as explained below; no flow Oct. 2-8.

1953-60: Maximum discharge, 11,700 cfs Nov. 18, 1957 (gage height, 11.11 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak 

flow; no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1505: 1955-56.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge cubic feet per second)

2.4

0

.17 

.55

1.3

3.0

6.4

2.8 

3.0 

3.4 

4.0 

6.1

36

90

170

430

645

1,530

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

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

Tota:

Mem

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.05

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.05

a. 05

a. 05

a. 05

a. 05

**.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.15

.15

.15

.15

1.B5

0.060

0.0017

O.OOE

Nov.

0.15

.15

.15

. 2

. 2

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15

**.15

.2

.25

.35

.4

.75

.8

.9

.8

.75

3.5

15

11

6.9

106

40

IB

11

218.65

7.29

0.201

0.22

Dec.

8.9

11

14

11

9.4

13

14

11

11

9.4

18

338

107

52

33

*23

21

36

28

El

17

14

12

11

10

8,9

10

296

100

64

42

1,374.6

44.3

1.22

1.41

Jan.

31

27

72

46

34

30

30

28

a24

a20

a!8

a!5

a30

a3OO

3560

3200

a80

a60

*72

46

33

b24

b20

b!4

bll

blO

IB

33

28

23 

20

1,757

56.7

1.56

1.80

Feb.

16

14

12

14

214

368

133

84

61

735

342

117

81

b60

b40

46

83

133

90

b52

58

64

64

*75

356

310

138

117

96

3,973

137

3.77

4.07

Mar.

70

b50

b40

b32

b25

b23

b21

b!9

b!7

b!6

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

49

583

395

226

170

129

129

165

191

226

205

212

317

317

*165

284

177

4,313

139

3.83

4.4E

Apr.

~93 114

81

75

58

46

40

33

27

E3

21

17

16

14

14

13

12

12

11

9.4

11

10

8.9

8.4

7.9

10

16

12

9.4

10

833.0

27.8

0.766

0.85

May

12

9.4

8.4

6.9

6.0

5.2

181

72

36

27

20

16

14

11

8.9

7.9

*6.0

5.6

4.5

3.9

3.0

2 . 2

1.8

18

17

6.9

163

58

33

17

11

792.6

25. 6

0.705

0.81

June

7.9

6.0

4.5

3.3

2.4

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.15

1.0

1.3

1.7

*2.0

1.7

1.15

92

16

8.4

5.2

101

36

1,510

224

67

51

20

264

126

721

3,262.00

109

3.00

3.34

July

468

T63

128

96

44

26

16

11

9.4

10

8.9

7.4

5.2

4.5

3.6

3.0

2.7

2.2

2.2

*1.8

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.15

1.6

2.7

1.5

1.15

1*0

2.7

1,030.90

33.2

0.915

1.06

Aug.

1.4

1.0

.8

.65

.6

.55

3.1

21

12

6.9

4.2

2.7

2.4

2.0

1.6

1.8

1.3

1.15

1.2

1.6

1.15

1.7

*1.8

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

.9

.75

.6

1.7

81.55

2.63

0.072

0.08

Sept.

1.2

.75

.6

2.6

1.7

1.0

.45

.3

.25

.25

.35

.3

.2

.2

 15

.15

"572 5.4

2.2

1.5

1.15

.9

.75

.55

.5

.4

.4

.35

.3

.3

30.35

1.01

0.028

0.03

Calendar year 1959 : Max 788 

Water year 1959-60 : Max 1,510

Min

Min

Mean 36.9 

Mean 48.3

Cfsm 1.02 

Cfsm 1.33

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs).--Feb. 10 (3 p.m.) 2,510 

(9.15 ft); June 30 (10:30 a.m.) 2,790 cfs (7.64 ft).

(7.J 23 (E a.m.) 4,800 cfs

+ Discharge measurement made on this day. 

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weat 

stage, and records for station at McKinney. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

recorded range in
GREEN RIVER BASIN 393

3065. Green River at Greensburg, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°15'13", long 85°30'H", on left bank 75 ft downstream from bridge on 

U.S. Highway 68, 300 ft upstream from Clover Lick Creek, a quarter of a mile south of 

Greensburg, Green County, and 2.6 miles upstream from Russell Creek.

Drainage area.--736 sq ml.

Records available. June 1939 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 531.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 20, 1941, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Since Jan. 4, 

1951, auxiliary wire-weight gage read twice daily, 1.8 miles upstream from base gage. 

November 1941 to Jan. 3, 1951, auxiliary staff gage 1.5 miles downstream from base gage.

Average discharge. 21 years, 1,067 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 cfs June 25 (gage height, 19.59 ft); minimum, 7.3 cfs Oct. 6.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 47,000 cfs Mar. 23, 1952 (gage height, 33.50 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Oct. 26, 27, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 36.2 ft in 1913, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 

1960 are given in WSP 1741.

Revisions.--WSP 1555: Drainage area.

pt period of Ice effect (gage height,

Discharge, I September 1960

Day

1

o

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

15

14

11

9.6

8.4

9.0

8.4

54

45

60

125

110

95

92

80

BO

89

86

75

65

55

49

49

75

78

98

116

131

131 

122

110

2,145.4

69.2

0.094

0.11

Nov.

95

89

83

*80

116

104

98

101

101

95

89

83

78

78

78

80

92

101

122

143

146

137

131

170

474

704

2,850

4.880

2,950

1,380

15,728

524

0.712

0.79

Dec.

898

706

762

794

714

658

754

802

*706

610

562

1.890

5.160

4,280

2,230

1,420

1,060

954

966

946

802

678

574

486

430

392

399

2,660

4,520 

3,160

1,910

42,883

1,383

1.88

2.17

Jan.

1,380

1,080

1,060

1,510

1,450

1,150

1,000

938

962

882

790

710

*654

1,240

4,850

7,290

4,040

2,150

1,780

1,640

1 , 300

1,040

862

706

594

522

506

586

306 

818

718

45,014

1,452

1.97

2.27

Feb.

638

562

502

462

662

2,450

3,960

2,930

1,870

1,830

4,860

6,780

2,950

1,940

1,510

1,220

1,140

1,480

2,420

2,120

1,670

1,560

*1,530

1,580

2,190

4,350

5,060

3,080

2,430

65,736

2,267

3.08

3.32

Mar.

2,090

1,690

1,510

1,380

1,100

910

bSOO

b750

b700

b700

bSOO

b750

b700

b700

794

1,710

5,870

6.540

3,900

3,280

2,920

3,040

3,380

*3,510

3,380

3,120

2,640

2,760

2,710 

2,600

3,000

69,534

2,243

3.05

3.51

Apr.

2,680

2,070

1,700

1,630

1,590

1,430

1,260

1,080

918

790

678

590

538

486

444

420

399

378

354

326

311

314

317

305

284

269

272

364

360 

314

22,871

762

1.04

1.16

May

323

299

275

*260

239

218

230

1,380

1 . 640

874

610

469

385

335

296

266

242

218

200

188

182

170

155

143

140

134

152

270

a500 

aGOO

a350

11,743

379

0.515

0.59

June

a250

a200

a!60

a!40

a!20

alOO

a95

a90

*83

 78

70

83

137

140

221

224

5 in

2,160

1,480

682

441

420

2,290

9,560

11,800

2,850

1,200

1,840

4,990 

4,420

46,834

1,561

2.12

2.37

July

2 , 900

5,120

2,860

2,470

2,240

1,320

886

642

490

402

347

317

293

266

242

212

185

164

143

125

*113

104

131

110

98

110

134

125

101 

98

.89

20,837

672

0.913

1.05

Aug.

98

116

101

89

78

65

55

53

53

62

86

107

164

131

107

92

70

58

51

49

43

45

75

*S3

65

53

45

39

34

28

2,225

71.8

0.098

0.11

Sept.

27

25

21

19

16

15

13

28

60

77

149

83

58

43

34

31

119

152

233

176

152

131

104

86

70

60

51

47

41 

37

2,158

71.9

0.098

0.11

Calendar year 1959: Max 11,800 Mln 8.4 Mean 804 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.83

Water year 1959-60: Max 11,800 Mln 3.4 Mean 950 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.56

Peak discharge (base, 13,000 cfs). June 25 (12 13,000 cfs (19.59 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather 

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
394 GREEN RIVER BASIN

3u?u. Russell Creek near Columbia, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°07'09", long 85°£3'38", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 61, 0.2 mile upstream from Butlers Pork and 5 miles west of Columbia, 

Adair County. Records include flow of Butlers Fork.

Drainage area.--168 sq mi (includes that of Butlers Pork), of which about 15 sq mi does 

not contribute directly to surface runoff.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 196U. Prior to December 1939 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 610.96 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to June 25, 1953, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--21 years, 269 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,300 cfs June 23 (gage height, 11.20 ft); minimum, 2.8 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 2.52 ft).

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 15,900 cfs Mar. 22, 1952 (gage height, 23.8 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 7,900 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Sept. 25, 1952, Oct. 22-24, 1953.

Flood in January 1937 reached a stage of about 23 ft, from informstion by local 

residents.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1275: 1940. WSP 1335: 1953. WSP 1555: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Hay 15 to June 28, July 1-3O,

Aug. 23 to Sept. 18)

1.8

7.0

14

3.5

4.0 

9.0

123

230

2,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

Oct.

39

13

7.7

5.4

3.9

3.4

4.4

39

386

90

45

33

30

27

28

24

19

17

14

13

11

10

12

30

71

78

59

43

33

29

29

1,306.8

42.4

0.224

0.26

Nov.

29

27

25

*23

25

35

42

33

28

24

23

22

21

25

42

62

57

67

60

49

42

36

46

110

118

87

1,110

682

293 

184

3,427

114

0.606

0.68

Dec.

142

138

154

132

113

144

194

168

*146

137

152

1,230

934

482

311

227

188

206

221

174

154

132

115

105

97

90

88

1.450

786 

454

332

9,396

303

1.61

1.86

Jan.

260

224

329

323

254

227

230

314

278

239

203

*182

221

526

1,570

702

438

370

317

248

200

174

b!30

bllS

blOO

blOO

123

154

144 

130

118

8,743

282

1.50

1.73

Feb.

110

104

97

96

257

838

502

347

281

818

1,340

578

402

335

251

245

308

810

706

502

450

438

*402

454

1,270

1 , 800

858

610

514

15,723

542

2.88

3.11

Mar.

382

341

b300

b250

b230

b210

b200

b!90

bieo

b!70

b!60

b!60

b!50

blSO

b200

1,640

2.080

1,170

1,030

870

978

1,O4O

1,090

*946

79O

554

482

390

329 

646

602

17,910

578

3.07

3.54

Apr.

418

335

335

332

296

251

218

184

162

144

130

123

115

107

102

97

96

93

83

77

78

91

81

73

69.

105

418

166

117 

86

4,992

166

0.883

0.99

May

85

73

69

*63

56

52

293

254

142

110

94

84

77

70

66

60

55

50

45

42

42

35

31

33

49

56

178

221

158 

117

85

2,845

91.8

O.488

0.56

June

69

59

53

48

41

36

31

28

*25

21.

24

28

48

63

56

55

741

334

148

101

77

63

1,810

886

344

215

256

1,120

1,280 

742

8,805

294

1.56

1.74

July

574

582

366

474

275

184

140

117

101

172

292

118

88

83

71

59

55

50

48

45

*38

.33.

142

133

63

48

80

66

43 

34

260

4,834

156

O.830

0.96

Aug.

77

35

23

18

14

13

11

24

60

60

66

39

23

19

22

18

13

10

9.1

114

296

126

104

*59

39

29

22

19

17 

15

14

1 , 408 . 1

45.4

0.241

0.28

Sept.

10

9.1

8.4

11

9.1

7.0

6.5

6.0

5.4

6.0

9.8

13

13

9.8

6.5

5.4

33

81

46

28

23

18

16

14

13

13

11

9.8

9.8 

9.8

467.4

15.6

0.083

0.09

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,400 Min 2.0 Mean 203 Cfsra 1.O8 In. 14.63

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,080 Min 3.4 Mean 218 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.80

Peak discharge (base, 5,20O cfs ). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage discharge relation affected by ice.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 395

3075. South Pork Little Barren River at Edmonton, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°58'27", long 85°36'11", on right bank 13 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 496, three-quarters of a mile southeast of Edmonton, Metoalfe County, and 

3.0 miles upstream from Rogers Creek.

Drainage area.--18.3 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1941 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 742.83 ft atove mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to July 21, 1953, at site 5 ft upstream frotr bridge at 

same datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 26.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,110 cfs June 28 (gage height, 6.39 ft); no 

flow Sept. 7.

1941-60: Maximum discharge, 2,140 cfs June 15, 1949 (gage height, 10.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at tirres during 

most years.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1033: 1942(M). WSP 1205: 1949. WSP 1555: 1942(P). 

WSP 1625: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 4, 5)

.2

.6 

1.2 

2.2 

3.9 

7.0

2.0 

2.4 

2.8 

3.0 

3.5

190

252

385

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.0

.55

.3

.2

72

.25

.35

40

13

3.7

2.8

2.1

2.1

2.45

2.0

1.65

1.45

1.2

1.05

.9

.85

.8

1.65

5.5

4.6

3.5

2.45

1.75

1.55

1 . 65

1 55

103.10

3.33

0.182

0.21

Nov.

1.35

1.2

1.15

»1.Z

9.2

4.6

3.3

2.95

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.85

3.9

4.6

4.1

4.35

3.5

3.3

3.15

2.95

2.6

11

13

7.0

16

228

To

20

14

417.35

13.9

0.760

0.65

Dec.

11

23

20

15

13

28

21

16

*14

11

33

220

56

31

21

16

16

24

22

17

14

11

9.5

8.0

7.0

7.0

45

258

58

40

27

1,112.5

35.9

1.96

2.26

Jan.

21

20

41

25

20

20

28

33

28

23

19

*17

36

87

116

48

34

40

31

24

18

14

13

11

12

11

20

21

18

15

13

875

28.2

1.54

1.78

Feb.

12

10

10~~ 9.5

110

93

44

30

24

208

84

41

b30

b25

24

26

54

81

56

40

38

46

*47

56

217

103

59

52

48

1,677.5

57.8

3.16

3.41

Mar.

36

b33

b30

b27

b25

b23

b21

b!9

17

b!6

b!6

b!5

b!5

28

44

315

131

87

76

75

76

79

76

*75

61

52

51

42

35

99

62

1,757

56.7

3.10

3.57

Apr.

42

34

35

35

28

23

19

16

14

12

10

9.5

9.0

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.0

6.2

5.5

5.2

7.5

7.0

5.9

5.5

5.2

7.5

13

7.0

5.5

5.2

402.2

13.4

0.732

0.82

May

4.1

3.7

3.5

*3.15

2.6

2.6

57

18

10

7.0

5.5

5.2

4.35

3.7

3.15

2.8

2.45

2.2

2.0

2.5

2.45

1.55

1.2

1.05

1.65

1.9

14

9.0

6.9

3.9

2.6

191.70

6.18

0.338

0.39

June

2.1

2.0

2.1

1.35

1.05

.8

.6

.5

.35 *JL

.3

.5

.45

3.1

1.65

1.5

88

9.0

4.1

2.95

2.2

1.85

22

6.2

3.7

2.95

3. 15

376

65

32

637.75

21.3

1.16

1.30

July

18

13

16

11

6.6

4.35

3.5

2.95

3.95

7.0

4.35

2.95

4.0

4.35

2.3

2.2

2.2

1.65

1.3

1.0

*.85

.65

10

3.9

1.65

18

6.0

2.6

1.85

1.65

1.3

161.10

5.20

0.284

0.33

Aug.

1.05

1.0

.85

.65

.55

.4

.5

4.05

7.2

4.2

2.2

I'.ZS

1.0

.85

6.2

5.2

1.2

.8

1.95

6.1

7.0

6.9

2.6

*1.3

.75

.6

.45

.25

.2

.1

.1

67.55

2.18

0.119

0.14

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

.05

.05

.05

0

.85

1.4

.45

.45

.25

.1

.05

.05

.05

28

4.95

2.45

1.65

1.15

.85

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.25

46.10

1.54

0.084

0.09

Calendar year 1959: Max 454 

Water year 1959-60: Max 376

Mean 21.9 

Mean 20.4

Cfsm 1.20 

Cfsm 1.11

In. 16.27 

In. 15.15

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 cfs). June 28 (10:30 a.m.) 1,110 cfs (6.39 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
396 GREEN RIVER BASIN

3085. Green River at Munfordvllle, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°16'05", long 85 0 53'1G", on right bank at downstream side of pier of 

bridge on U.S. Highway 31W at Munfordville, Hart County.

Drainage area. .--1,673 sq mi, of which about 180 sq mi does not contribute directly to surface runoff.

Records available.--February 1915 to December 1922, October 1927 to September 1931, Decem- 

 ber- 1936 to February 1937 (in WSP 838), October 1937 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for October 1937 to March 1938, published in WSP 1305. Gage-height records 

collected at same site since 1924 are contained in reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 451.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 18, 1940, chain or staff gages at site 0.2 mile downstream at same 

datum. Oct. 18 to Nov. 29, 1940, wire-weight gage at present site ard datum.

Average discharge.--34 years (1915-22, 1927-31, 1937-60), 2,581 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,500 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 21.17 ft); minimum, 118 cfs Oct. 1, 2 (gage height, 2.01 ft).

1915-22, 1927-31, 1936-37, 1937-60: Maximum discharge, 72,200 cfs Jan. 23, 1937 

(gage height, 50.40 ft, from floodtnarks, site then in use), from rating curve extended 

above 44,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; mirimum, 39 cfs 

Sept. 2, 1921 (gage height, 2.2 ft, site then in use).

Maximum stage known, 54.0 ft in January 1913, at former site (discharge, 87,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and suspended 

sediment loads for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

Revisions (water years ) . WSF 1555: 1916(M), drainage area.

Rating table,, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-stage relation affected by ice Mar. 8-11)

2.0

2.6

4.0

10.0

21.0

115

300

995

5,050

13,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

120

128

135

135

146

149

155

1,340

1,540

923

625

492

448

528

497

402

35E

328

304

276

254

234

227

248

340

398

412

416

402

380

360

12,694

409

0.244

U.28

Nov.

340

320

508

*312

532

1,130

792

600

524

461

425

389

360

348

360

368

384

394

402

420

434

425

416

456

881

1,170

6,450

15,100

10,700

5,930

49,131

1,638

0.979

1.09

Dec.

3,290

2,450

2,180

2,190

2,020

1,860

2,100

*£,290

2,080

1,800

1,640

4,540

9,490

9,790

7,620

4,580

5,230

5,080

3,190

2,940

2,640

2,270

1,960

1,730

1,530

1,580

1,520

6,220

11,200

9,510

6 ,260

117,960

5,805

2.27

2.62

Jan.

4,180

3,310

2,990

3,340

5,460

5,120

2,740

2..580

2,560

2,460

*2,260

2,060

1,900

2,570

9,590

12 . 100

11,500

7,680

4,660

3,870

5,350

2,800

2,400

2,060

1,820

1,630

1.540

1,660

1,820

1,910

1,820

111,540

3,598

2.15

2.48

Feb.

1,670

1,520

1,590

1.500

1,440

5,600

7,800

7,340

5,300

4,660

8,970

10,200

9,740

5,720

4,040

5,550

*5,010

5,620

4,800

5,050

4,370

3,970

3,880

5,900

4,670

9,220

10.600

9,460

6,490

153,060

5,278

5.15

3.40

Mar.

5,050

4,270

3,880

5,620

5,100

2,570

2,240

2,150

2,100

2,050

2,150

2,260

2,110

2.020

2,060

5,260

9,400

12 . 100

11,800

9,220

7,800

7,740

*8,300

8,550

8,160

7,190

6,090

5,510

5,120

5,220

6,450

165,540

5,269

3.15

5.65

Apr.

6.120

5,050

4,560

4,850

4,630

4,090

3,590

3,080

2,650

2,300

2,050

1,840

1,680

1,540

1,420

1,330

1,260

1,200

1,110

1,040

1,020

1,070

1,030

995

955

925

995

1,370

1,500

1,160

66,188

2,206

1.32

1.47

May

1,040

983

*905

836

792

760

748

1,400

2,710

2,430

1,610

1,270

1,060

935

831

745

680

615

560

535

595

528

470

420

416

407

484

585

965

1,360

983

28,654

924

0.552

0.64

June

754

610

515

448

398

364

340

*500

276

258

248

244 328'

380

368

443

1,960

3,900

3,560

2,190

1,280

941

1,580

7,260

10,100

11 , OOP

4 840

3 ) 130

10,300

10,900

79,215

2,640

1.58

1.76

July

8.760

6,310

5,440

4,680

4,010

5,250

2,290

1,700

1,550

1,120

965

1,050

881

965

955

695

595

538

492

*448

420

394

528

875

782

502

650

635

497

402

352

52,529

1,694

1.01

1.17

Aug.

368

510

598

544

312

279

262

262

515

605

438

430

364

368

336

348

394

332

262

254

279

630

*556

466

389

308

265

237

221

209

209

11,150

360

0.215

0.25

Sept.

206

188

182

170

164

161

155

152

540

650

497

560

272

227

206

191

610

1,660

814

670

484

394

340

296

265

240

221

212

205

197

10,727

558

0.214

0.24

Calendar year 1959: Max 22,700 Min 120 Mean 2,052 Cfsm 1.23 Ir . 16.64

Water year 1959-60: Max 13,100 Mln 120 Mean 2,339 Cfsm 1.40 Ir. 19.03

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 cfs). Ho peak above bas

Discharge measurement made on this day.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 397

3095. McDougal Creek near Hodgenville , Ky.

Location. Lat 37°32'37", long 85°40'19", on left bank 0.3 mile upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 470, 4-j miles southeast of Hodgenville, Larue County, and 4f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 5.34 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1953 to September 1960.

gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 775 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--7 years, 7.14 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 284 cfs Jan. 14 (gage height, 2.66 ft); minimum, 

0.15 cfs Oct. 1.

1953-60: Maximum discharge, 2,100 cfs Nov. 18, 1957 (gage height, 6.27 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 850 cfs; no flow at times in most years.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1435: Drainage area. WSP 1505: 1955(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 31)

.9 

1.0

1.35

3.0

7.2

1.2

1.3 

1.7

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*0.2

. 2

. 2

.2

. 2

.75

.35

13

1.6

1.0

1.75

1.1

1.35

1.6

1.35

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

1.6

1.35

1.35

1.35

1.25

1.25

1.1

1.1

42.60

1.37

0.257

0.30

Nov.

.0

.0

* .1

.5

.4

.9

.6

.6

.5

.35

.35

.35

.35

.9

.1

.75

.6

.5

.5

.35

.25

.25

.25

.75

.6

11

79

16

11

8.8

163.60

5.45

1.02

1.14

Dec.

7.7

7.2

6.2

5.2

4.4

7.2

5.7

4.8

4.0

*5.6

8.4

67

25

15

12

9.9

20

29

16

13

11

8.8

7.7

6.7

5.7

5.7

7.6

59

18

15

12

428.5

13.8

2.58

2.98

Jan.

9.9

9.4

14

10

8.8

8.3

7.7

6.7

6.2

6.2

5.7

5.2

5.7

*74

54

19

14

14

11

9.4

8.3

6.7

5.7

5.7

4.8

4.8

6.7

7.7

6.2

5 2

4.8

365.8

11.8

2.21

2.55

Feb.

4.0

4.0

3.6

3.6

34

25

16

13

11

93_

27

16

14

12

10

*9.9

13

16

13

10

11

10

12

12

46

25

16

14

13

506.1

17.5

3.28

3.52

Mar.

10

9.9

9.4

8.3

7.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

7.2

6.7

6.2

5.7

5.7

5.2

7.2

36

29

26

21

20

22

32

22

19

14

12

9.9

8.3

*7.2

28

17

430.7

13.9

2.60

3.00

Apr.

13

12

17

17

14

11

9.4

8.3

6.7

6.2

5.2

4.8

4.4

4.0

3.6

3.3

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.75

1.75

1.6

rre

171.30

5.71

1.07

1.19

May

1.35

1.25

1.1

1.0

*JL

1.0

2.8

1.75

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.35

1.35

1.25

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

4.8

272

1.6

2.8

Z.8

2.4

1.9

1.75

49.45

1.60

0.300

0.34

June

.5

.35

.35

.25

.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.0

1.25

1.1

1.3

7.5

2.1

1.6

*1.35

1.35

18

26

7.7

4.4

3.3

2.8

32

15

15

155.20

5.17

0.968

1.08

July

9.4

6.7

17

8.3

4.8

3.6

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.75

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.35

1.35

1.25

*1.1

1.1

.9

.9

1.25

1.0

.8

1.0

.9

.7

.7

.7

.7

83.25

2.69

0.504

0.58

AuS .

0.6

.5

.45

.9

.6

.5

.45

4.1

1,1

.8

.7

.7

.7

.5

2.4

1.1

.7

.6

.5

1.8

.7

7.6

1.5

1.0

.8

*.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

. 7

35.90

1.16

0.217

0.25

Sept.

0.6

.5

.5

.45

j-i

.4

.4

.4

16

22

3.6

2.1

1.75

1.35

1.25

1.1

68

13

7.7

5.2

3.6

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.75

'

169.65

5.66

1.06

1.18

Calendar year 1959 : Max 245 Mln 0.15 Mean 6.59 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.76

Water year 1959-60: Max 93 Mln 0.2 Mean 7.11 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.11

Peak discharge (base, 440 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
398 GREEN RIVER BASIN

3100. North Fork Nolin River at Hodgenville, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°34 I 33", long 85°44'23", on right bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 61 at Hodgenville, Larue County, and 0.6 mile downstream from McDougal 

Creek.

Drainage area.--36.4 sq mi, of which about 0.8 sq mi does not contribute direct to surface runoff.

Records available.--July 1941 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 701.64 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 19 years, 47.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,640 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 11.36 ft); no 

flow Oct. 7.

1941-60: Maximum discharge, 8,300 cfs July 11, 1958 (gage height, 15.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,400 cfs; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records poor. City of Hodgenville diverts approximately 0.1 cfs above station 

for municipal water supply.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1305: 1942-46(M). WSP 1335: 1948(M) . WSP 1385: Drainage 

area"! WSP 1505: T942. WSP 1555: 1945(P) .

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 26, Jan. 9-14, Sept. 21-30)

2.4 

8.0

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

330

700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*0.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

1.6

0

~IB 108

8.0

6.8

5.3

5.9

6.5

5.0

4.2

4.0

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.4

2.9

5.6

4.7

4.5

4.7

4.0

3.7

4.0

4.0

224.9

7.25

0.199

0.23

Nov.

4.0

3.4

*4.2

7.7

10

10

8.4

7.4

6.8

6.2

5.3

4.7

4.5

7.1

8.0

7.1

6.8

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.0

4.7

9.0

19

14

23

385

162

124

101

974.5

32.5

0.893

1.00

Dec.

85

68

53

43

36

38

32

27

24

ZZ

*35

332

210

151

138

124

161

254

137

99

82

71

61

52

42

34

71

314

114

72

61

3,043

98.2

2.70

3.11

Jan.

59

61

66

63

61

60

58

54

49

46

39

36

30

*320

271

133

100

81

71

63

60

58

53

48

37

28

35

35

30

26

22

2,153

69.5

1.91

2.20

Feb.

16

13

10

11

135

215

112

62

59

581

208

118

84

69

62

*60

61

62

61

58

57

55

54

54

185

152

98

84

72

2,868

98.9

2.72

2.93

Mar.

62

58

53

51

48

46

48

48

51

46

42

39

37

39

46

162

228

197

178

139

150

202

192

168

122

92

80

71

*68

242

134

3,139

101

2.77

3.21

Apr.

97

85

a!20

a!20

a90

a70

63

59

a54

a45

a35

a33

a30

a28

26

a24

a22

a20

a!9

a!8

a21

20

a!8

a!7

a!6

a!7

16

15

15

25

1,238

41.3

1.13

1.26

May

17

15

14

13

*12

12

20

14

13

13

12

11

10

10

9.4

9.0

8.7

8.0

7.7

24

14

8.7

7.4

49

22

12

14

16

16

12

10

433.9

14.0

0.3B5

0.44

June

8.7

7.7

7.1

6.2

5.6

5.0

4.5

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.7

4.5

5.0

5.6

4.5

4.8

56

11

7.1

*6.2

11

83

181

45

24

16

12

184

78

67

865.9

28.9

0.794

0.88

Jvly

46

34

49

32

22

16

13

11

10

M

15

10

9.0

8.0

6.8

6.2

5.3

5.3

*5.0

4.7

3.7

3.4

4.2

4.5

3.4

7.5

6.5

3.4

3.2

2.7

277

407.5

13.1

C.360

0.42

Aug.

2.4

2.2

2.2

83

5.9

3.4

3.7

"20 92

9.0

5.3

4.2

3.7

2.9

3.4

3.7

2.1

2.1

1.9

3.7

2.4

8.2

4.0

2.1

1.9

*1.6

1.8

1.4

1.3

17

5.1

303.6

9.79

0.269

0.31

Sept.

1.3

.5

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

124

158

30

12

6.8

4.5

3.2

2.7

470

106

50

33

23

16

12

11

9.8

10

8.7

9.4

7.7

8.0

1,119.9

37.3

1.02

1.14

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,270 Mln 0 Mean 41.8 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.59

Water year 1959-60: Max 581 Mln 0 Mean 45.8 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.13

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for McDougal

sek near Hodgenville.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 399 

3103. Nolin River at White Mills, Ky.

Location. Lat 37° 33' 03" , long 86°02'43", on right bank 0.8 mile southwest of Wllte 

Mills, Hardin County, and 2.2 miles downstream from bridge on State Highway 84.

Drainage area. 357 sq mi, of which about 120 sq mi does not contribute directly to surface runoff.

Records available.--October 1959 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 583.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 8, 1960, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,860 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 13.12 ft); minimum observed, 31 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.52 ft).

Flood in 1854 was about 1-| ft lower than the 1937 flood which reached a stage of 

about 34 ft, and the November 1957 flood was about 3 ft lower than the 1937 flood, 

from information by local resident.

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

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0

79

260

4.0

6.0

8.0

11.0

535

1,140

1,810

3,010

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsrn

In.

Oct.

36

45

40

40

46

*51

54

117

382

174

129

113

104

108

115

99

92

82 

76

73

69

68

66

72

76

82

79

79

75

73

70

2,785

89.8

0.252

0.29

Nov.

69

TZ

71

75

89

117

117

104

93

92

89

*84

84

89

100

118

100

93

85

87

85

87

93

120

199

380

1,140

1,100

685

544

6,261

209

0.585

0.65

Dec.

457

388

352

305

272

260

245

236

217

205

280

1,100

1,580

*1,110

883

745

694

1,670 

1,200

985

847

724

640

574

523

475

535

2,170

1,500

1,130

946

23,248

750

2.10

2.42

Jan.

712

574

778

733

649

598

580

526

466

433

409

380

375

643

2,800

1,540

1,110

1,020

916

754

676

507

541

499

463

427

427

*487

433

380

558

21,294

687

1.92

2.22

Feb.

338

318

302

298

FiT

1,660

1,180

955

871

2,220

2,780

1,380

1,140

1,020

883

817

802

874 

820

721

691

688

634

604

916

1,240

1,500

1,OOO

800

27,993

965

2.70

2.92

Mar.

700

620

580

540

500

470

430

420

430

420

400

390

380

370 400"

800

1,2OO

1.500 

1,400

1,300

*1,220

1,320

1,500

1,370

1,170

1,040

919

835

775

1,140

*1,180

25,719

530

2.32

2.68

Apr.

IjOOO

900

750

720

700

650

600

550

502

457

4Z4

40O

375

352

342

330

315

3OO 

275

260

290

328

272

250

240

232

221

210

201

203

12,649

422

1.18

1.32

May

248

208

194

185

178

172

171

189

174

163

158

154

149

142

138

133

129

122 

118

*117

142

138

118

117

196

165

160

167

158

147

133

4,883

158

0.443

0.51

June

122

177

111

108

102

118

95

87

84

82

81

8T

82

90

89

*84

127

232

133

106

102

109

523

700

252

192

165

*675

961

706

6,526

218

0.611

0.68

July

574

375

300

397

272

221

194

176

163

204

270

174

149

140

133

122

113

142

113

102

95

90

100

160

131

95

87

*97

79

76

72

5,416

175

0.490

0.56

Aug.

65

65

63

60

144

84

85

85

319

158

102

84

73

65

65

101

122

90 

68

64

63

117

144

82

*65

60

57

57

54

54

328

3,043

93.2

0.275

0.32

Sept.

97

69

60

55

52

50

49

43

184

550

733

214

149

117

97

84

826

1,190 

454

302

229

192

169

151

136

129

117

109

106

100

6,813

227

0.636

0.71

Calendar year 1959 : Max - Min - Mean - Cf arc - In. -

Water year 1959-60 : Max 2,800 Min 36 Mean 4O1 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.28

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs.).--Dec. 28 (l p.m.) 2,730 cfs (10.3O ft): Ja 15 (5 a.m.) 3,010

cfs (11.00 ft); Feb. 10 (9 a.m.) 3,860 cfs (13.12 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 3, 4, 31, Nov. 24, Dec. 6, 7, Feb. 27 to Mar. 20, Apr. 1-7; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, and records for station at 

Wax.
GREEN RIVER BASIN

3104. Bacon Creek near Priceville , Ky.

southwest of Priceutary, 2.1 miles up37°21'3l", long 85°59i53", on right bank 1.2 miles sou 

County, 1.3 miles downstream from small unnamed tribut 

itream from unnamed tributary, and 7.2 miles upstream from mouth.

.nage area. 85.4 sq mi, of which about 31 sq mi does not contribute directly to sur- 

'ace runoff.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. 

1929.

Da'tum of gage is 568.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 630 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 8.43 ft); minimum, 8.0 cfs Oct. 1-6; minimum gage height, 1.12 ft Sept. 8,9.

Maximum stage known, 21.8 ft in November 1957, from floodmark. Floods in April 

1957 and January 1937 reached a stage of about 8 ft lower than flood in November 1957 

(from information by local residents).

Remarks.--Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.4 

2.0

6.0

8.5

19

51

92

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

7.2

150

215

344

464

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

9.4

14

46

46

19

17

21

26

35

26

21

18

17

15

15

14

13

14

15

17

16

16

15

15 

14

14

548.4

17.7

0.207

0.24

Nov.

13

13

13

13

17

19

18

16

15

15

15

14

14

15

16

18

16

15

14

14

14

13

14

14

14

17

259

246

130 

87

1,111

37.0

0.433

0.48

Dec.

74

64

59

52

46

44

44

38

34

*32_

34

205

226

157

122

97

99

205

170

130

106

88

76

68

61

58

70

288

224 

171

139

3,281

106

1.24

1.43

Jan.

112

97

109

88

76

70

68

61

54

52

*49

47

47

159

459

228

178

165

140

111

92

80

72

65

60

58

58

64

55 

52

46

3,072

99.1

1.16

1.34

Feb.

43

41

39

38

*93

210

149

112

99

257

349

187

151

133

108

96

92

102

87

75

72

72

68

*64

108

165

104

b80

b72

3,266

113

1.32

1.42

Mar.

b65

b60

b56

b54

b52

51

48

47

49

47

45

43

41

40

4T

114

206

17T

176

154

166

*178

197

188

166

144

124

108

94 

196

3,307

107

1.25

1.44

Apr.

136

He

110

116

92

80

75

68

61

56

54

50

49

46

44

43

42

39

37

37

38

39

35

35

33

32

32

30

30

30

1,685

56.2

0.658

0.73

May

30

*28

27

26

25

24

26

30

25

24

24

23

23

22

21

21

20

20

19

20

21

20

18

19

19

20

27

26

21

20

18

707

22.8

0.267

0.31

June

18

17

17

17

16

16

17

15

T5

*15

15

18

123

37

30

23

*98

59

35

30

26

24

36

52

28

24

22

*130

*248 2~32~

1,453

48.4

0.567

0.63

Jvly

222

144

92

98

65

52

46

41

37

36

34

32

34

99

35

29

28

26

*26

24

22

21

74

77

26

22

23

21

19

17

T7

1,539

49.6

0.581

0.67

Aug.

15

15

14

17

17

14

24

62

180 -35

24

20

18

17

16

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

*13

13

12

12

11

11

11 

11

10

687

22.2

0.260

0.30

Sept.

11

10

10

10

9.7

9.7

9.4

9.4

39

71

54

19

15

13

12

12

193

"56 194

39

30

27

24

21

20

19

18

17

16 

16

1,004.2

33.5

0.392

0.44

Calendar year 1959 : Max - Min - Mean - Cf sm - In. -

Water year 1959-60 : Max 459 Min 8.0 Mean 59.2 Cfsm 0.693 In. 9.43

(base, 400 cfs). Nov. 27 (10 p.m.) 463 cfs (7.19 ft); Dec. 28 (7 p.m.) 4O1 cfs 

in. 15 (9 a.m.) 630 cfs (8.43 ft); Feb. 11 (1 a.m.) 590 cfs (8.14 ft).

Peak discha.,,- 

(6.61 ft); Ja

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 401

3105. Nolin River at Wax, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°20'43", long 86°07'21", on right bank at upstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 88 at Wax, Grayson County, 5.3 miles upstream from Dog Creek, 1A miles 

northwest of Munfordville, and 28 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 600 sq mi, of which about 220 sq mi does not contribute directly to 

surface runoff.

Records available. October 1936 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 462.81 ft above mean sea level, dstum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 27, 1941, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 783 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,970 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 17.13 ft); minimum, 80 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 3.49 ft).

1936-60: Maximum discharge, 22,000 cfs Jan. 24, 1937 (gage height, 32.26 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs on basis of slope-corveyance 

and velocity-area studies and shape of subsequent ratings defined to 17,000 cfs; minimum daily, 34 cfs Sept. 17, 1941.

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

Records of chemical analyses and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1960 

are given in WSP 1741.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 953: Drainage area. WSP 1275: 1937. WSP 1335: 1953. 

WSP 1555:1937.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, 

In cubic feet per second)

nd discharge,

Oct. 1 to Nov. 28 Nov. 29 to Sept. 30

3.5 81

4.0 150

5.0 340

7.0

10.0

12.0

950

2,060

2,860

3.6

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

135

210

310

6.0 540

8.0 1,180

12.0 2,700

16.5 4,650

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

101

104

84

81

91

118

119

311

507

552

314

244

288

296

264

240

216

192

172

164

156

150

150

163

163

161

167

167

163

161

157

6,216

201

0.335

0.39

Nov.

153

150

150

*157

177

200

234

230

214

196

186

178

172

190

202

206

214

208

190

182

175

170

175

214

290

380

1,660

2,640

1,540

970

12,003

400

0.667

0.74

Dec.

777

678

603

540

495

472

450

*442

408

576

405

1,740

2,890

2,340

1,480

1,180

1,190

2,100

2,640

1,730

1,340

1,130

962

864

780

726

765

2,590

5,540

2 220

1^560

39,413

1,271

2.12

2.44

Jan.

1,300

1,130

1,110

1,140

1,000

914

864

816

750

696

*660

621

606

1,750

4,210

4.220

2,260

1,670

1,470

1,270

1,080

952

864

792

735

693

675

687

711

654

603

36,903

1,190

1.98

2.29

Feb.

561

532

512

498

885

2,380

2,520

1,670

1,370

2,530

4.450

3,88O

2,060

1,690

1,420

1,280

*1,220

1,250

1,260

1,150

1,050

1,010

966

907

1,130

1,730

1,700

1,370

1,240

44,221

1,525

2.54

2.74

Mar.

1,120

1,000

956

900

828

765

720

696

702

690

675

645

627

612 618"

1,120

2,090

2,440

2,310

2,170

2,000

*2,120

2,360

2,380

2,100

1,730

1,520

1,360

1,230

1,670

2,180

42,334

1,366

2.28

2.62

Apr.

1.720

1,420

1,270

1,200

1,190

1,050

952

882

816

750

702

666

633

600

570

558

540

515

492

465

482

525

530

472

442

422

405

384

372

568

21,393

713

1.19

1.33

May

398

*412

370

346

330

320

316

314

320

314

296

286

278

268

260

250

242

232

224

224

242

230

242

210

204

246

310

310

288

268

248

8,798

284

0.473

0.55

June

224

207

201

192

186

177

201

178

162

156

152

165

302

274

210

*195

392

386

380

266

208

190

216

822

711

386

310

726

2,360

2.480

13,015

434

0.723

0.81

July

1.940

1.09O

768

672

657

505

430

382

348

a380

a450

a450

a350

a300

a270

a250

a240

a270

232

226

195

184

183

196

234

*242

196

178

186

170

155

12,327

598

0.665

0.76

Aug.

147

158

133

154

141

166

201

222

636

5^0

342

234

188

166

150

138

133

202

172

150

130

130

*159

236

156

131

118

111

107

106

104

5,851

188

0.313

0.36

Sept.

298

195

129

115

105

101

98

94

285

595

864

744

548

258

202

176

1,080

1,970

1,360

660

485

386

336

300

270

244

232

220

204

196

12,346

412

0.687

0.77

Calendar year 1959: Max 7,100 Min 81 Mean 660 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.94

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,450 Mln 81 Mean 696 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.80

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records 

and records for station at White Mills.

recorded range In stage
402 GREEN RIVER BASIN

3115. Green River at lock 6, at Brownsville, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°12 I 25", long 86°15'40", on right bank 200 ft upstream from lock and 

dam 6, 0.7 mile downstream from Indian Creek, 1.0 mile northeast of Erownsvllle, 

Edmonson County, 1.8 miles downstream from Nolin River, and at mile 181.7.

Drainage area. 2, 762 sq ml, of which about 690 sq mi does not contribute directly to 

surface runoff.

Records available.--October 1924 to September 1931, December 1936 to February 1937 (in 

WSP 838), July 1938 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 413.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Nov. 26, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum. Since Oct. 1, 1948, 

upper staff gage at lock 5 used as auxiliary gage.

Average discharge.--29 years (1924-31, 1938-60), 4,082 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19,000 cfs Jan. 16 (gage heigbt, 16.05 ft); minimam daily, 260 cfs Sept. 8.

1924-31, 1936-37, 1938-60: Maximum discharge, 120,000 cfs Jan. 24, 1937 (gage 

height, 44.94 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 68,000 cfs on basis 

of slope-area measurement of peak flow, minimum daily, 120 cfs Sept. 18, 19, 1954. 

Flood of Jan. 10, 1913, reached a stage of 42.8 ft.

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

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1385: 1925-29, 1939, 1945. WSP 1555: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

8.4

8.5 

9.0 

9.5

330

4OO

860

1,520

11.0

13.0

15.9

4,440

9.6OO

18,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

416

416

416

416

416

480

536

*780

2,800

1,870

1,440

1,050

915

1,120

994

893

800

720

750

690

580

528

520

544

570

670

720

740

720

720

710

24,940

805

O.Z91

0.34

Nov.

670

630

620

690

740

1,180

1,600

1,190

1,030

915

860

*820

780

780

800

800

740

750

760

760

760

680

690

882

1,040

1,640

8,150

15,300

16,200

11,100

73,557

2,452

O.888

O.99

Dec.

6,400

4,460

3,700

3,440

3,300

3,060

2,960

3,280

3,220

2,860

2.740

7,780

12,300

14, 300

12,500

*8,700

6,280

7,400

7,350

6,520

5,450

4,560

3,960

3,540

3,160

3,840

2,820

9,240

15,400

15.600

12,OOO

201,120

6,488

2.35

2.71

Jan.

8,280

6,400

5,650

5,480

5,650

5,420

4,880

4,440

4,180

4,040

3,820

3,540

3,340

5,430

14,800

18.500

17,800

14,200

9,450

7,080

6,080

5,220

4,510

3,940

3,480

*3,140

5,000

3,020

5,200

5,260

1

194,250

6,266

2.27

2.62

Feb.

3,020

2,720

2,540

2,410

3,200

8,550

12,300

11,800

10,000

9,990

13,400

16.500

15,000

11,600

7,850

6,380

5,780

5,780

6,900

7,580

7,28O

6,500

6,120

5,950

6,800

10,500

14,100

13,800

11,300

245,250

8,457

3.06

3.30

Mar.

8,450

7,200

6,4OO

5,980

5,300

4,550

3,940

3,600

3,600

5,600

3,620

3,620

5,540

5.400

3,400

7,580

11 , 400

16,000

17.600

15,800

*13,300

12,700

15,300

13,700

13,200

11,900

10,300

8,850

8,100

9,150

10,800

263,860

8,512

5.08

3.55

Apr.

10.600

9,060

7,780

8,OOO

*8,000

7,300

6,350

5,580

4,850

4,220

3,780

3,420

3,160

2,920

2,740

2,600

2,500

2,380

2,230

2,100

2,070

2,190

2,180

2,090

1,940

1,820

1.760

1,800

2,050

1,940

119,410

3,980

1.44

1.61

May

1,830

1,730

1,640

1,460

1,350

1,290

1,250

1,260

2,140

5.540

2,540

1,870

1,570

1,390

1,280

1,170

1,080

1,020

*1,010

1,050

970

959

895

840

790

760

882

970

1,070

1,360

1,550

42,294

1,564

0.494

0.57

June

1,290

1,020

948

860

770

710

680

650

630

580

528

544

770

893

*760

690

1,660

4,720

4,670

5,860

2,230

1,540

1,250

4,400

10,000

11,900

10,400

6,280

11,600

16.500

105,153

5,458

1.24

1.39

July

14- ,800

11,OOO

8,020

6,980

5,820

5,080

3,800

2,780

2,230

1,870

1,620

1,570

1,710

1,760

1,670

1,360

1,130

1,010

948

904

840

670

740

1,050

1,280

1,120

*948

970

926

790

690

86,066

2,776

1.01

1.16

Aug.

640

650

740

660

620

560

580

690

820

1.560

1,250

850

750

660

650

610

600

670

650

556

512

512

1,030

*780

710

620

528

a44o

a390

a360

a550

20,738

669

0.242

0.28

Sept.

a 340

a340

a35O

a320

a300

a280

a270

a260

a550

1,040

1,660

1,500

948

640

488

400

2,260

5,800

3,660

1,830

1,250

970

810

710

630

570

544

512

488

464

27,984

953

0.338

0.38

Calendar year 1959: Max 33,300 Min 416 Mean 3,448 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.95

Water year 1959-60: Max 18,300 Min 260 Mean 3,832 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.90

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimat 

stations.

basis of weather records and records for nearby
GREEN RIVER BASIN 403

3120. Bear Creek near Leitchfield, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°25'35", long 86°15'50", near center of span on upstream side of bridge 

on State Highway 65, just downstream from Taylor Fork, 0.8 mile upstream from McClure 

Fork and 4 miles south of Leitchfield, Grayson County.

Drainage area. 30.8 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1960.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage, read twice daily, and crest-stage gage. Altitude of gage is 

500 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--11 years, 49.4 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,120 cfs June 29 (gage height, 16.42 ft); minimum observed, 0.6 cfs Aug. 18.

1949-60: Maximum discharge, 8,070 cfs Nov. 18, 1957 (gage height, 21.33 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,800 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times during 

most years.

Flood in 1937 reached a stage of about 21 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except period of Ic

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet pe

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 7, 8)

effect (gage 

second)

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6 

Z.I

0.2

1.2

3.0

5.5

9.2

16

2.9

3.5

8.0

10.0

1E.O

41O

735

1,450

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

1.0

2.5

U2

*8. 2

7.0

4.8

4.2

3.8

8.1

10

7.7

4.5

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.5

4.0

4.2

4.5

5.0

8.1

7.7

a5

5.2

5.5

5.5

141.0

4.55

0.148

0.17

Nov.

5.5

5.5

5.5

6.2

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.2

*6.2

6.2

5.5

5.5

7.7

8,5

8.5

7.4

7.0

6.2

6.2

I'.Q6.2

80

32

17

80

312

50

31

21

768.0

25.6

0.831

0.93

Dee.

18

15

12

12

13

12

12

10

9.2

8.8

13

a 900

a300

a 100

*35

50

138

255

alSO

a80

36

27

22

17

13

8.8

a50

322

83

60

44

2,825.8

91.2

2.96

3.41

Jan.

35

30

a35

36

33

28

24

19

15

14

14

16

19

701

268

75

58

48

40

33

24

21

17

16

14

*12

17

22

22

19

16

1,741

56.2

1.82

2.10

Feb.

14

13

13

17

a260

a3OO

a200

138

35

a!70

1,150

102

a 90

79

74

68

54

45

40

35

30

26

25

50

134

78

62

55

*45

3,382

117

3.80

4.08

Mar.

35

a31

a27

a23

a21

a20

a!8

a!7 "516

b!6

b!5

a!5

a!4

68

58

577

200

125

134

12 7

122

115

103

88

63

54

45

35

88

424

118

2,612

84.3

2.74

3.15

Apr.

84

78

72

64

*47

35

23

18

a!6

14

13

12

10

8.5

8.5

a8.5

8.5

8.8

9.8

14

166

45

24

20

14

11

9.2

8.5

7.7

8.8

862.8

28.8

0.935

1.04

May

8.5

7.7

7.7

7.0

6.2

5.5

8.8

7.7

6.6

5.0

4.5

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.0

5.5

*3.0

2.8

3.0

2.6

2.5 2T3"

2.6

4.8

4.8

4.2

4.0

3.0

3.5

4.0

147.8

4.77

0.155

0.18

June

3.8

3.0

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.3

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.9

a380

a70

12

*7.0

7.0

18

8.1

6.2

5.2

4.0

5.9

82

6. 2

s!o

4.0

3.0

565

1,320

1,050

5,582.1

115

5.67

4.08

July

72

50

45

51

17

11

9.2

7.7

7.7

a7

6.2

6.2

240

61

9.2

6.2

5.5

5.0

4.2

4.0

5.5

3.5

3.5

2.8

5.2

5.5

*5.8

5.8

3.2

5.8

3.8

643.5

20.8

0.675

0.78

Aug.

3.8

3.2

2.8

2.5

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.1

5.9

3.8

2.5

1.6

1,6

1,2

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.7

1.0

1.2

1.6

 1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

al

al

al

al

51.9

1,67

0.054

0.06

Sept.

al

a. 9

a. 9

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 7

a. 7

al.5

a2

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

544

200

66

53

22

17

10

6.2

a.5

a4

a3.5

a3

a2.5

aE.5

734.2

24.5

0.795

0.89

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,370 Min 0.7 Mean 36.5 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.09

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,320 Min 0.7 Mean 47.2 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.87

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs).--Feb. 11 (5 a.m.) 3,420 cfs (15.39 ft); June 29 (5 a.m.) 4,120 cfs 

(16.42 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis 

n nearby streams. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

cords for stations
404 GREEN RIVER BASIN

3125. Barren River near Pagevllle, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°S1'09" ) long 86°04'37", near right bank on downstream side of pier of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 31E, 100 ft upstream from Hurricane Creek, 1.8 miles south of 

Pagevllle, Barren County, and 2.3 miles upstream from Peter Creek.

Drainage area .--531 sq ml, of which about 20 sq ml does not contribute directly to surface 

runoff.

Records available.--June 1939 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 505.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 28, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 844 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum, discharge during year, 11,200 cfs June 29 (gage height, 17.19 ft); mlnimurn, 69 cfs Sept. 8, 9.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 70,000 cfs Mar. 23, 1952 (gage height, 27.26 ft); minimum, 21 cfs Sept. 28, 1941, Sept. 19, 20, 1954.

Remarks. Records good above 1,000 cfs and fair below.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1113: 1940, 1945-46. WSP1385: 1943-44 (M), 1946 (M), 1948 (M) 

1952(M).WSP 1505: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(ShiftIng-control method used Oct. 8 to Nov. 27, Sept. Z3-30)

3.2 

3.8

5.0 

6.0

58

162

500

850

9.0

13.0

16.2

2,440

5,500

9,520

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

109

91

82

78

74

93

102

466

650

560

314 

218

171

169

183

180

162

138

124

109

104

99

99

150

245

240

192

164

146 

140

142

5,794

187

0.352

0.41

Nov.

144

140

136

138

174

281

302

252

222

2OO

183 

171

160

162

174

190

*202

218

225

215

205

192

195

662

930

620

2,680

3.620

1,690 

1,090

15,773

526

0.991

1.10

Dec.

814

674

629

581

533

521

584

590

545

500

488 

1,860

3,760

2,040

1,380

*1,040

874

882

1,700

1,580

1,220

958

790

674

605

560

641

4,290

5.240 

2,250

1,540

40,343

1,301

E.45

2.83

Jan.

1,160

966

950

1,120

958

898

862

950

1,O4O

1,060

998 

902

870

1,210

1,550

1,920

1,480

1,320

*1,230

1,020

910

806

710

638

599

566

578

650

644

608

581

29,754

960

1.81

2.08

Feb.

557

527

503

491

690

2,220

1,950

1,440

1,200

1,240

3,180 

2,100

1,520

1,340

1,050

934

946

1,390

2,010

1,710

1,500

1,420

1,380

1,440

2,480

5,500

3,620

2,250

1,840

48,428

1,670

3.15

3.39

Mar.

*1,530

1,350

1,740

1,910

1,520

1,280

1,150

1,050

1,040

1,070

982 

954

914

946

990

1,980

5,560

4,320

3,160

2,680

2,380

2,230

2,090

1,880

1,630

1,400

1,180

1,050

958

1, 9OO

3,210

56,034

1,808

3.40

3.92

Apr.

2,040

1,610

1,540

1,540

*1,420

1,260

1,100

970

858

770

690 

650

620

584

560

563

545

518

482

461

470

509

479

446

425

416

590

494

428 

395

23,433

781

1.47

1.64

May

377

350

329

320

302

296

452

742

518

*434

398 

371

350

332

311

290

272

260

248

248

266

235

215

205

208

210

235

284

293 

242

210

9,803

316

0.595

0.69

June

188

176

171

171

164

152

142

134

128

122

120 

132

128

148

*144

183

614

862

437

299

232

195

178

171

174

171

174

3,440

9,410 

4,830

23,590

786

1.48

1.65

Jaly

1.570

1,540

1,090

942

834

614

509

437

422

608

527 

654

461

437

392

326

281

290

281

287

250

220

202

332

404

296

284

350

242 

202

178

15,462

499

0.940

1.O8

Aug.

169

160

146

220

198

238

198

174

293

293

235 

311

230

185

162

146

136

128

118

117

118

183

210

183

158

132

113

104

98

93

90.

5,339

172

0.324

0.37

Sept,

85

82

80

78

75

74

72

21

115

171

124 

117

109

99

90

83

337

1.010

494

314

222

174

142

122

113

99

93

90

88 

85

4,908

164

0.309

0.34

Calendar year 1959: Max 8,330 Hln 72 Mean 666 Cfsm 1.25 In. 17.04

Water year 1959-60: Max 9,410 Hln 71 Mean 761 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.50

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs). June 29 (7 p.m.) 11,20O cfs (17.19 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
GREEK RIVER BASIN 405

3135. West Bays Fork at Scottsville, Ky.

Location.--Lat 36°44'53", long 86°11'47", on downstream side of left abutment of bridge 

on U.S. Highway 31E, 0.5 mile southwest of Scottsville, Alien County, and 6.4 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 7.47 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 637.61 ft abcve mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Aug. 27, 1952, 

wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 10.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,620 cfs June 28 (gage height, 5.86 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs as explained below: minimum, 0.4 cfs Oct. 4, 5. 

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 1,720 cfs Nov. 18, 1957 (gage height, 6.06 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 

6.09 ft; maximum gage height, 6.09 ft Mar. 22, 1952; no flow at times in some years.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1435: 1951. WSP 1555: 1954-55. WSP 1625: Drairage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

105

210

255

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

0.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

4.6

1.6

?7

6.8

4.0

3.2

2.2

*2.2

2.7

2.4

2.0

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

2.3

3.7

2.4

2.0

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.6

138.6

4.47

0.598

0.69

- Nov.

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.8

3.2

2.7

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

*1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

2.0

2.4

2.4

19

86

26

15

11

202.5

6.75

O.9O4

1.01

Dec.

7.9

7.2

5.7

5.0

4.7

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.5

4.2

8.3

56

29

17

13

*11

11

12

12

11

9.9

8.2

7.5

6.4

5.7

5.7

~84 128

38

23

16

566.6

18.3

2.45

2.82

Jan.

13

12

12

11

10

 9.9

9.9

11

11

11

10

9.9

10

17

23

18

16

15

*13

bll

b9.5

b8. 5

b8

b7.5

b7

6.8

8.2

8.2

7.9

7.9

7.5

340.7

11.0

1.47

1.70

Feb.

7.2

6.8

6.6

42~6.4

49

29

21

17

18

16

13

13

12

9.9

9.9

12

19

17

15

15

14

14

18

8.3

54

33

25

19

615.0

21.2

2.84

3.06

Mar.

*15

16

b!6

b!4

b!2

blO

b9

b7.5

12

10

9.9

9.0

9.0

9.0

10

55

57

41

37

33

34

30

26

21

16

14

12

10

9.9

16

12

592.3

19.1

3.56

2.95

Apr.

11

11

19

22

*T9

16

13

11

9.9

8.6

7.9

7.5

7.2

6.4

6.4

6.1

6.1

5.4

5.0

5.0

6.4

5.0

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.0

3.7

4.0

249.0

8.30

1.11

1.24

May

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.7

7.2

4.7

4.2

*3.7

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.5

3.7

2.9

2.4

2.2

2.0

96.9

3.13

0.419

0.48

June

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.2

2.1

2.2

*1.2

1.6

19

3.4

2.2

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.0

6.3

233

33

17

347.6

11.6

1.55

1.73

July

43

21

13

9.0

7.2

5.4

5.0

4.2

70

16

9.5

7.2

6.1

5.4

4.5

4.0

3.4

3.2

2.9

*2.7

2.7

2.7

3.2

3.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

269.3

8.69

1.16

1.34

Aug.

1.6

1.6

1.4

3.2

2.4

2.0

1.8

5.2

4.2

2.7

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.6

*1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

.8

_.J7

56.0

1.81

0.242

0.28

Sept.

0.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.7

.6

8.0

2.7

1.8

1.8

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

19

4.0

2.4

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

64.6

2.15

0.288

0.32

Calendar year 1959: Max 271 Min O.4 Mean 9.23 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.79

Water year 1959-6O: Max 233 Min 0.4 Mean 9.67 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.62

Peak discharge (base, 750 cfs). --Oct. 8 (12:3O a.m.) 1,100 cfs (4.82 ft): Dec. 27 (10 p.m.) 1.5OO

cfs (5.62 ft); June 28 (8 a.m.) 1,620 cfs (5.86 ft); July 1 (1:30 p.m.) 846 cfs (4.32 ft); July 9

(6 p.m.) 1,380 cfs (5.38 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice
GREEN RIVER BASIN

3140. Drakes Creek near Alvaton, Ky.

Location.--Lat 36"53'42", long 86°L'3'2l", on right bank at downstream side of abandoned 

bridge, 0.5 mile upstream from U.S. Highway 231 (revised), 2.5 miles northwest of 

Alvaton, Warren County, and 4.8 miles downstream from Trammel Creek (revised).

Drainage area.--478 sq mi, of which about 120 sq mi does not contribute directly to 

surface runoff.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for October 

1939, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 443.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

19S9, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Dec. 19, 1940, wire-weight gage at 

site 0.5 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--21 years, 688 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,800 cfs June 29 (gage height, 23.89 ft); minimum, 39 cfs Oct .6.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 34,300 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 31.54 ft); minimum, 9 cfs Sept. 28, 1941 (gage height, 2.79 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--W3P 1003: 1943. WSP 1113: 1940(M), 1942(M), 1944-45(M). 

WSP 1505:Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 28 Dec. 29 to Sept. 30

3.4

3.6

5.0

6.0

3 f hare

35

52

258

500

9.0

14.0

19.0

1,600

4,000

7,4OO

3.4

3.7

4.0

5.0

6.0

43

61

91

240

450

7.O 760

11.0 2,500

15.0 4,500

19.0 7,400

1959 to September I960

Day

1

i

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IF

17

18

19

20

21

22.

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

42

43

42

41

40

50

76

290

718

358

242

190

158

*144

146

144

135

123

111

102

94

88

87

100

177

176

159

140

128

123

122

4,589

148

0.310

0.36

Nov.

118

116

114

114

169

419

329

252

214

188

168

154

142

136

134

132

132

*130

130

130

129

124

124

135

218

230

4,640

4,300

1,640

1,120

16,081

536

1.12

1.25

Dec.

854

694

581

491

431

398

385

353

319

292

287

2,170

3,O60

1,560

1,120

882

*764

904

1,010

865

753

641

560

500

446

410

428

6,65O

6,070

2,150

1,470

37,478

1,209

2.53

2.92

Jan .

1,130

340

872

776

669

627

611

690

760

768

722

641

672

1,200

2,150

1,700

1,320

1,250

*1,140

932

800

686

593

530

485

450

465

624

605

563

521

25,892

835

1.75

2.01

Feb.

488

450

418

398

766

4,660

2,600

1,670

1,370

1,320

1,780

1,320

l.OSO

1,000

808

746

824

1,260

1,320

1,140

1,060

1,020

960

1,020

2,260

3,540

2,120

1,580

1,340

40,318

1,390

2.91

3.14

Mar.

*1,090

968

1,160

1,120

916

812

753

69O

725

753

700

676

634

662

697

1,820

4.650

3,280

2,870

2,470

2,230

1,940

1,650

1,400

1,160

976

820

718

662

824

1,020

40,826

1,317

2.76

3.18

Apr.

828

736

1,140

1,690

*1,380

1,090

920

760

644

560

498

465

438

408

390

394

390

378

346

326

362

458

428

382

350

330

324

304

282

266

17,267

576

1.21

1.34

May

252

236

228

222

213

210

234

405

332

*284

256

236

224

210

201

190

182

172

172

276

316

225

192

170

158

171

206

216

190

168

150

6,897

222

0.464

0.54

June

136

128

122

114

108

101

94

89

85

81

80

80

81

95

*134

118

973

650

332

234

188

159

146

130

120

106

105

4,570

7.500

2,200

18,859

629

1.32

1.47

July

1,400

1,390

916

840

620

490

402

348

334

1,220

575

442

358

450

374

294

252

231

*216

204

186

171

162

159

207

162

174

171

147

128

154

13,177

425

0.889

1.03

Aug.

123

105

94

102

341

186

130

108

200

170

122

101

91

85

79

*76

70

67

65

81

80

69

98

95

72

65

63

59

56

54

52.

3,162

102

0.213

0.25

Sept.

50

49

47

45

45

45

45

44

43

48

54

54

54

51

48

46

176

372

207

136

102

78

71

65

61

57

55

53

51

49

2,301

76.7

0.160

0.18

Calendar year 1959: Max 11,000 Min 40 Mean 577 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.38

Water year 1959-60: Max 7,300 Min 40 Mean 620 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.67

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs). --Dec. 28 (10 p.m.) 11,900 cfs (23.31 ft); June 29 (l a.m.) 12,800

cfs (23.89 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 407 

3145. Barren River at Bowling Green, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°00 I 04", long 86°25'51", on downstream side of College Street Bridge, 

600 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. Highways 31W and 68 at Bowling Green, Warren 

County, 800 ft upstream from Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge, 6 miles downstream 

from Drakes Creek, and 8.9 miles upstream from Jennlngs Creek.

Drainage area. 1,848 sq ml, of which about 490 sq ml does not contribute directly to 

surface runoff.

Records available.--June 1938 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected In vicinity since 1901 are contained In reports of U.S. Weather Bureau (prior to 1940 records 

are for site about 7 miles downstream and are fragmentary prior to July 1924).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 409.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 21, 1944, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum. Auxiliary staff gage read once dally at Tennessee Valley Authority 

steam powerplant, 7.7 miles downstream. Aug. 10, 1939, to Dec. 31, 1942, auxiliary 

water-stage recorder or wire-weight gage at site 8.0 miles downstream from base gage.

Average discharge. 22 years, 2,425 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19,400 cfs June 29 (gage height, 26.35 ft); mlnImum, 82 cfs Sept. 14, due to construction work upstream.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 77,400 cfs Mar. 24, 1952; maximum gage height, 44.63 ft 

Mar. 24, 1952; minimum discharge, 44 cfs Sept. 19, 20, 1954 (gage height, 4.03 ft). 

Maximum stage known, 52.2 ft Jan. 8, 1913, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good. Records of suspended sediment loads and water temperatures for 

the water year 1960 are given In WSP 1741.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1385: 1943, 1945, 1946(M). WSP 1505: Drainage area.

Rating table water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 13 to June 3; fall used as a factor 

Nov. 30, Dec. 14, 15, 28-31, Jan. 2, 16-19, Feb. 7-14, 25, 27-29, 

Mar. 18-20, 22-28, Mar. 3O to Apr. 1, Apr. 5, June 29 to July 3)

4.5

4.8

6.0

10.0

90

180

660

3,100

15.0

20.0

25.0

6,700

11,100

17,700

Discharge able feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

Oct.

184

232

215

194

180

190

198

382

2,080

1,920

1,280

850

687

*588

538

526 

514

486

446

414

386

366

350

354

418

602

606

542

494

458

438

17,118

552

0.299

0.34

Nov.

426

41O

406

402

402

812

1,040

885

746

660

592

546

510

490

474

474 

486

*494

502

506

506

494

490

498

810

1,430

5,000

14.100

10,500

5,220

50,311

1,677

0.907

1.01

Dec.

3,500

2,650

2,150

1,890

1,670

1,500

1,480

1,560

1,480

1,340

1.240

2,610

9,120

8,200

5,170

3,890 

*3,080

2,890

3,320

3,780

3,410

2,830

2,310

2,010

1,790

1,610

1,530

6,520

17,500

12,500

6,640

120,970

3,902

2.11

2.43

Jan.

4,590

3,580

3,140

3,110

2,920

2,620

2,470

2,450

2,700

2,780

2,720

2,510

2,330

2,850

6,520

7.140 

5,650

4,690

4,16O

*3,600

3,060

2,670

2,300

2.04O

1,860

1,730

1.650

1,850

2,020

1,930

1,810

95,450

3,079

1.67

1.92

Feb.

1,710

1,600

1,500

1.410

1,540

7,390

8,820

6,100

4,800

4,250

5,620

6,880

5,100

4,130

3,620

3,030 

2,890

3,450

4j680

4,850

4,370

4,100

3,930

3,900

4,840

9,700

10.800

8,100

5,670

138,780

4,786

2.59

2.79

Mar.

4,780

4,020

3,850

4,350

4,080

3,440

3 , 040

2,820

2,760

2,830

2,760

2,610

2,490

2,440

2,540

3,560 

10,400

15.400

11,600

9,550

8,530

7,800

7,550

6,710

5,780

4,890

4,190

5,580

5,200

5,160

4,980

157,490

5,080

2.75

5.17

Apr.

5.690

4,590

4,150

5,670

5,220

*4,460

3,830

3,520

2,860

2,450

2,170

2,010

1,880

1,770

1,660

1,610 

1,590

1,550

1,450

1,550

1,510

1,440

1,500

1,580

1,290

1,250

1,170

1,350

1,250

1.120

72,320

2,411

1.30

1.46

May

1,050

990

935

900

870

835

845

1,150

1.580

1,250

*1,050

965

905

860

820

775 

736

700

674

696

885

830

728

633

588

579

628

746

765

736

656

26,360

850

0.460

0.53

June

579

530

498

474

454

430

410

386

362

542

534

326

550

570

418

*45S 

2,120

4,930

2,340

1,550

915

714

610

620

687

558

498

5,510

17,400

17,700

60,415

2,014

1.09

1.22

July

14.800

6,420

4,250

5,590

2,840

2,220

1,740

1,420

1,190

2,100

2,140

1,540

1,480

1,320

1,510

1,070 

880

765

728

718

*664

624

579

546

606

752

620

615

656

554

482

59,179

1,909

1.05

1.19

Aug.

466

414

390

366

462

602

478

458

426

750

664

542

494

466

402

558 

*534

506

290

278

278

274

278

570

362

522

282

250

226

212

201

11,981

586

O.2O9

0.24

Sept.

187

180

162

156

145

159

133

127

121

136

208

222

194

133

95

110 

240

722

1.450

830

558

434

354

510

270

*240

222

212

198

187

8,675

289

0.156

0.17

Calendar year 1959: Max 20,4OO Min 18O Mean 1,971 cfsm 1.07 In. 14.46

Water year 1959-60: Max 17,700 Min 95 Mean 2,238 cfsm 1.21 In. 16.47

Peak discharge (base, 20,OOO cfs). No peak aboVe base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
408 GREEN RIVER BASIN

3155. Green River at lock 4, at Woodbury, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°10'56", long 86°37'48", on left bank 0.1 mile upstream from lock 4, at 

Woodbury, Butler County, 0.4 mile downstream from Barren River, and at mile 149.1.

Drainage area. 5,403 sq ml, of which about 1,360 sq ml does not contribute directly to 

surface runoff.

Records available. December 1936 to February 1937 (In WSP 838), October 1937 to September 1960.Gage-height records collected at same site since 1917 are contained In reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 389.60 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to September 1940, staff gage at site 0.1 mile downstream at lock 4, at 

same datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 7.8 miles downstream; prior to Oct. 1, 1955, 

staff or wire-weight gages 6.0 and 7.8 miles downstream.

Average discharge.--23 years (1937-60), 7,677 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 36,800 cfs July 1; maximum gage height, 19.87 ft 

July 1; minimum dally discharge, 408 cfs Sept. 7; minimum gage height, 6.75 ft June 7. 

1936-60: Maximum discharge, 205,000 cfs Jan. 25, 1937, from rating curve extended 

above 120,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 43.1 ft Jan. 25, 1937; minimum dally discharge, 

200 cfs Sept. 14-16, 1954.

Flood of Jan. 11, 1913, reached a stage of 38.5 ft.

Remarks. Records fair above 10,000 cfs and poor below. Records of chemical analyses and 

water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given In WSP 1741.

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 1385: 1944-45. WSP 1555: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

618

646

646

646

618

674

716

,220

,320

,220

,210

,360

,100

,530

,100

,800

,540

,330

,260

,140

1,090

950

902

982

1,030

1,220

1,420

1,560

*1,560

1,370

1,260

46,038

1,485

0.275

0.32

Nov.

1,160

1.110

1,110

1,220

1,330

1,760

2,660

2,430

2,030

1,750

1,510

1,400

1,290

1,260

1,330

1,370

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,370

1,370

1,400

1,510

1,880

2,880

12,600

26,100

50.200

23,500

132,960

4,432

0.820

0.92

Dec.

13,400

8,610

*6,820

5,990

5,510

5,120

5,050

5,260

5,260

4,880

4,680

13,100

22,400

26,700

22,800

17,200

13,100

14,800

15, EDO

13 , 900

11,900

10,100

8,610

7,390

6,370

5,580

5,330

16,900

30,000

55.200

26,300

591,460

12,650

2.34

2.69

Jan.

18,900

12 , 900

10,900

9,840

9,480

8,990

8,380

7,850

7,550

7,470

7,240

6,670

*6,250

11,000

24,100

28.500

28 , 100

24,300

18,800

15,800

11,700

10,000

8,570

7,360

6,410

5,840

5,580

5,760

6,100

5,910

5,650

349,900

11,290

2.09

2.41

Feb.

5,330

4,910

4,580

4,280

6,410

17,900

24,400

22,900

18,600

*18,400

21,900

25,300

24,500

20,100

15,000

12,200

11,000

11,300

12,800

14,000

13,700

12,600

11,800

11,400

12,700

19,200

24,500

25,600

21,400

448,710

15,470

2.86

3.09

Mar.

16,600

13,600

12,200

11,700

11,200

9,880

8,720

7,930

7,580

7,510

7,320

7,170

7,090

6,900

6,940

10,600

21,600

50,000

52.500

31,500

28,400

25,300

*24,500

24,100

25,100

20,500

17,700

15,200

15,500

15,100

18, 600

494,140

15,940

2.95

3.40

Apr.

19.500

17,000

14,600

15,300

15,700

14,100

12,400

10,800

9,450

8,310

7,360

6,600

6,030

5,560

5,300

5,220

4,880

4,680

4,380

4,030

4,030

4,580

4,480

4,120

3,750

3,540

*3,260

5.230

3,600

3,450

229,260

7,642

1.41

1.56

May

3,250

3,080

2,880

2,700

2,560

2,430

2,330

2,380

3,340

4.450

4,220

3,260

2,800

2,560

2,360

2,180

1,980

1,860

1,760

1,700

2,100

2,180

2,030

1,800

*1,700

1.610

1,660

2,060

2,280

2 ,430

2,630

76,740

2,475

0.458

0.53

June

2,260

1,930

1,660

1,460

1,330

1,200

1,160

1,050

1,050

1,010

934

902

1,070

1,400

1,350

1,240

2,200

9,180

8,340

6,030

3,940

2,630

2,000

2,830

10,200

13,700

13,700

23,100

53,500

56,500

188,656

6,289

1.16

1.30

Jviy

56,500

50,400

19,200

14,900

11,600

9,720

7, 770

5,800

4,540

4,160

4,850

3,970

3,750

3,660

3,630

3,130

2,630

2,330

*2 , 100

1,960

1,680

1,510

1.420

1,660

2,030

2,060

1,830

1,760

1,730

1,680

1,490

195,450

6,305

1.17

1.35

Aug.

1,310

1,220

1,290

1,220

1,220

1,330

1,220

1,490

2,480

2,600

2,680

1,760

1,400

1,240

1,200

1,090

*1,050

1,090

1,090

966

902

870

1,330

1,350

1,120

998

842

730

652 

564

577

58,861

1,254

0.252

0.27

Sept.

564

512

486

486

460

421

408

421

590

1,220

1,980

1,960

1,580

1,120

828

702

2,400

5,540

5.870

3,900

2,750

2,100

1,700

1,420

1,240

1,120

*1,010

950

ei,000 

e700

45,418

1,514

0.280

0.51

Calendar year 1959: Max 48,500 Min 499 Mean 6,319 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.87

Water year 1959-60: Max 36,500 Min 408 Mean 7,207 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.17

* Discharge uiscnarge measurement measurement made on thisn day.

Stage-discharge relation indefinitej discharge estimated on basis of fl 

;aranoe of gage-height graph, and records for stations at locks 2 and 5.

of flow through look valves,
GREEN RIVER BASIN 409 

3160. Mud River near Lewisburg, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°00'14", long 86°54'26", at bridge on State Highway 106, 2| miles northeast of Lewisburg, Logan County, 1\ miles downstream from Motts Lick Creek, anc1 14 miles 

upstream from Wolf Lick Creek.

Drainage area.--90.5 sq mi, of which about 9 sq mi does not contribute directly to surface 

runoff.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1960. Prior to December 1939 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1305.

Gfage.--Wire-weight gage read twice dally. Datum of gage is 409.05 ft above mean sea

level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 23, 1941, wire-weight gage at same site ard datum. 

Oct. 23, 1941, to Dec. 4, 1957, staff gage 100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 15U cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,800 cfs June 28 (gage height, 20.00 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 1.2 cfs Nov. 4.

1939-6U; Maximum discharge, 12,200 cfs Nov. 18, 1957 (gage height, 22.53 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow at times in most years.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Revisions (water years ) .--WSP 1305: 1945(M). WSP 1555: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In

cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 12 to Dec. 11, Dec. 14-27, 

July 26 to Aug. 18)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15 Jan. 16 to Sept. 30

2.6 

3.2 

3.5

4.0

5.0 4

Discharge,

1.2 

3.6 

9.0

6.0

8.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

82

198

580

790

1,300

2.8 1.7

3.0 3.0

3.3 6.1

3.7 14

4.2 32

9.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

17.0

282

580

790

1,300

4,100

cond, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

3

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

23

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

2.1

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.2

1.9

2.0

3.2

54

18

7.6

**5.4

5.0

b.O

13

8.4

4.4

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.4

l.E

1.6

170.7

5.51

0.061

0.07

Nov.

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

32

22

10

9.0

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.8

3.6

5.0

3.9

**3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.6

82

82

35

24

361.2

12.0

0.133

0.15

Dec.

16

13

11

8.6

7.4

6.8

6.0

5.2

4.6

4.0

9.8

578

382

140

97

79

*114

210

140

106

90

73

63

E7

52

51

52

664

442

177

120

3,759.4

121

1.34

1.54

Jan.

94

80

84

74

65

62

62

65

62

60

57

54

58

360

1,500

405

212

212

184

*156

137

121

106

98

91

85

96

127

94

105

4,864

157

1.73

2.00

Feb.

90

84

80

76

264

892

390

220

182

458

468

246

196

177

156

160

204

227

186

163

149

145

130

120

290

33U

216

188

179

6,666

230

2.54

2.74

Mar.

152

137

134

118

102

102

98

97

106

112

115

120

137

153

170

522

1,080

654

607

540

558

498

418

296

232

191

165

146

131

298

292

8,481

274

3.03

3.49

Apr.

213

178

168

217

189

*162

143

127

114

101

94

86

78

70

130

105

98

91

78

71

143

106

85

74

66

72

61

53

50

51

3,274

109

1.20

1.35

May

48

41

33

36

31

31

36

33

28

27

*25

24

23

20

18

18

16

15

13

15

56

20

12

11

9.5

13

99

53

25

16

15

864.3

27.9

0 . 508

0.36

June

11

9.3

9.3

8.3

7.2

6.4

5.7

5.0

4.6

4.9

£.8

6.9

6.4

14

17

*9.1

7.4

7.1

7.1

5.7

4.8

4.3

4.1

1±±

5.4

5.4

7.7

5,000

5 , 500

1,360

7,849.3

262

2.90

5.23

July

511

340

192

204

155

106

88

75

65

56

52

44

37

167

72

48

59

*90

68

42

54

25

21

123

44

52

24

19

17

14

12.

2,796

90.2

0.997

1.15

Aug.

11

10

8.5

10

12

24

16

14

11

11

8.2

6.9

6.4

6.0

*5.7

5.2

5.0

5.2

57

28

65

13

7.4

5.9

4.6

3.8

3.5

3.3

3.0

3.?

10

365.8

11.7

0.12S

0.15

Sept.

3.8

2.9

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.8

4.4

9.0

4.6

3.8

2.9

2.4

2.1

4.4

17

9.3

5.1

3.5

2.9

2.4

2.2

2.3

2.2

**2.0

1.9

2.2

2.9

109.9

3.66

0.040

0.05

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,340 Min 1.3 Mean 82.3 Cfsm 0.909 In. 12.33

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,300 Min 1.3 Mean 108 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.28

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs).--June 28 (6 p.m.) 7,800 cfs (20.00 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

* Field estimate made on this day.
410 GREEN RIVER BASIN

3165. Green River at Paradise, Ky. 

(Formerly published as Green River at Green River)

Location.--Lat 37°12'49", long 86°54'01", on right bank at lock 3, 0.1 mile downstream 

from Mud River, 0.4 mile west of Rochester, Butler County, 6 miles southeast of Paradise, Muhlenberg County, and at mile 108.5.

Drainage area.--6.141 sq mi (includes that of Mud River) of which about 1,380 sq mi does 

not contribute directly to surface runoff.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1950 (published as "at Green River"), October 1959 to September 1960 (low-water records only).

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 372.60 ft above mean sea level, 

(Tatum of 1929. Prior to Sept. 30, 1948, staff gage at site 8.1 miles downstream at 

different datum. Oct. 1, 1948, to Sept. 30, 1950, staff gage at site 8.8 miles downstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1943, to Sept. 30, 1950, low-water gage at same 

site and datum. Prior to Mar. 10, 1940, lock 3 lower staff gage used as auxiliary. 

Mar. 10, 1940, to Sept. 30, 1950, auxiliary wire-weight gage at Illinois Central Railroad bridge at Rockport, 13.5 miles downstream.

Average discharge.--11 years (1939-50), 8,532 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year not determined; minimum daily discharge, 408 cfs

1939-50: Maximum discharge, 89,300 cfs Jan. 14, 1950; maximum gage height, 38.3 ft 

Jan. 15, 1950, from graph based on gage readings (site and datum then in use); minimum 

discharge observed, 250 cfs Oct. 23, 84, 1940.

Remarks. Records poor.

Cooperation.--Two discharge measurements furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, wate October 1959 to Seitember 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Caler

Mate]

Oct.

640

64O

64O

640

640

640

720

924

2,430

4,870

4,380 

2,960

2,380

2,900

2,660

*2,040

1,860

1,520

1,410

1,290

1,180

*1 , 080

1,040

1 , 040

1,040

1,250

1,460

1,590

1,410

1,410

1,330

50,014

1,613

0.263

0.30

idar year

* year

Nov.

1,290

1,180

1.140

1,180

1,330

*1,540

2,430

2,87O

2,54O

2,150

1,830 

1,640

1,480

1,350

1,410

1,520

1,440

1,410

*1,410

1,410

1,410

1,440

1,540

1,640

1,940

2,490

8,500

24,100

eSOjOOO

628,000

133,610

4,454

0.725

0.81

: »

: t

Dec .

-

-

-

-

lax

lax

Jan.

-

-

-

-

Mir

Mtr

Feb.

-

-

-

-

1

i

Mar.

-

-

-

-

Mean

Mean

Apr.

25.400

21,500

18,000

17,400

17,900

16,500

14,200

12,100

10,400

9,000

7,780 

7,110

6,470

5,960

5,720

6,140

5,960

5,820

5,510

4,900

5,110

6,290

6,040

5,580

5,110

4,480

4,190

3.810

3,840

3,940

270,160

9,005

1.47

1.64

C

C

May

3,710

3,490

3,230

3,200

3,050

2,660

2,630

2,520

3,330

4,190

4,640 

*3,780

3,140

2,810

2,570

2,460

2,260

2,040

2,040

1,910

2,180

2,460

2,380

2,070

1,880

1,780

2,180

2,540

2,750

2'750

85,590

2,761

0.450

0.52

fam

fsm

June

2,570

,240

,960

,710

,460

,310

* ,180

,090

,110

,140

,080 

.040

,060

,590

,710

,480

* ,830

,250

,450

,300

,210

,330

,180

,240

,070

11 , 300

13,700

23,900

635,000

e58|OOO

189,490

6,316

1.03

1.15

In.

In.

July

'356.000

335,000

^30,000

322,000

317 , 000

*13,500

9,170

*6,690

5,140

4,450

4,770 

4,450

4,100

4,030

3,970

3,580

3,050

*2,540

2,350

2,120

1,910

1,810

1,760

1,830

2,010

2,260

2,210

2,040

1,960

1,860

1.730

237,290

7,655

1.25

1.44

Aug.

1,590

1,540

*1,480

1,460

1,500

1,520

1,500

1,520

1,990

2,100

2.180 

1,910

1,560

1,390

1,310

1,250

1,220

*1,270

1,180

1,090

1,060

1,010

1,330

1,390

1,250

1,060

910

780

710 

630

602

41,292

1,332

0.217

0.25

Sept.

611

522

530

514

49O

*426

414

408

466

84O

1,810

2,290

2,120

1,540

1,140

*952

1,590

4,940

6.000

5,140

3,170

2,240

1,780

1,520

1,370

1,240

1,200

*1,110

1,030

1,120

48,523

1,617

0.263

0.29

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated 

locks 2 and 4.

basis of records for stations ab
GREEN RIVER BASIN 411

3175. North Fork Rough River near Westvlew, Ky.

Location. La t 37°41'32", long 86°23'29", on left bank 25 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 520, 1.0 mile southeast of Westvlew, Brecklnridge County, and 2.1 miles 

downstream from Buffalo Creek.

Drainage area. --42. 0 sq ml, of which about 19 sq ml does not contribute directly to surface runoff.

Records available. May 1954 to September 1960.

e. --W 

1929.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 500.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

19

Average discharge. 6 years, 38.0 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,210 cfs Jan. 14 or 15 (gage height, 12.0 ft, 

from floodmark); minimum, 0.1 cfs on several days In 'September.

1954-60: Maximum discharge, 3,170 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 18.57 ft); no 

flow at times.

Remarks . --Records fair except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Revisions. WSP 1555: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6-15, Dec. 20-27, Jan. 1, Jan. 25

to Feb. 4, Sept. 11-30)

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

0.05 

.15 

.45

1.2

2.5

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

4.0 

8.0

7.0

190

620

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.5

4.0

*1.2

1.0

5.0

3.3

1.6

5.0

3.1

7.4

11

5.2

3.5

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.4

3.1

3.3

7.4

11

9.8

9.8

16

12

9.0

7.4

6.2

164.3

5.30

-

"

Nov.

6.0

5.5

5.0

7.4

66

20

13

9.4

7.0

*6.2

5.5

5.0

 o4.5

9.4

7.8

6.8

5.8

5.5

5.2

5.0

4.8

15

30

21

18

112

50

32

24

519.6

17.3

-

"

Dec.

20

17

13

11

9.8

13

13

10

8.6

7.4

13

246

141

*68

47

38

92

280

100

59

44

34

30

24

21

18

21

269

127

84

70

1,948.8

62.9

-

-

Jan.

57

45

80

50

35

30

25

22

19

19

16

16

16

600

250

110

80

100

70

50

30

25

20

16

*.15

15

18

26

23

20

18

1,916

61.8

-

-

Feb.

17

16

14

14

302

268

107

70

58

571

126

74

58

48

42

43

43

43

34

28

28

26

23

23

161

106

66

57

*46

2,312

79.7

-

"

Mar.

36

b31

b28

b24

b21

b20

b!9

blS

bIS

b!8

b!9

b21

b!9

b22

30

208

192

154

136

95

109

138

125

105

77

58

50

45

39

133

111

2,119

68.4

-

-

Apr.

74

56

70

89

58

43

35

30

25

21

20

*19

17

15

14

14

13

11

9.8

8.6

13

15

12

11

11

9.8

9.0

8.2

8.2

9.0

748.6

25.0

-

~

May

8.2

7.4

6.8

6.2

5.8

5.8

10

9.4

7.8

6.8

7.4

6.5

6.0

5.5

5.0

4.8

*4.1

3.7

3.5

5.8

11

6.0

3.7

75

62

26

34

34

28

20

15

441.2

14.2

-

"

June

11

8.6

7.0

5.8

23

38

9.4

5.2

'3.5 3.9

2.3

2.5

*2.5

2.5

2.4

1.8

53

8.6

4.8

3.3

2.7

2.2

101

20

9.8

6.0

4.5

182

88

42

657.9

21.9

-

"

July

.26.

19

20

18

12

7.8

5.5

4.5

3,9

3.7

3.7

3.1

6.8

5.5

2.9

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.2

 1.0

.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

159.0

5.13

-

"

Aug.

0.4

.4

.4

.7

.e

l.C

1.7

,3

.3

_.Z_

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

1.3

.4

 1.0

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

12.8

0.41

~

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.8 375

1.8

.7

.3

.2

.2

.1

.5

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

14.3

0.48

~

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,540 Min - Mean 32.8 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1959-60: Max 600 Min 0.1 Mean 30.1 Cfsm - In.

Peak discharge (base, 900 cfs).--Jan 14 or 15 (time unknown) 1,210 cfs (12.0 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 1-5, Jan. 2-24; discharge estimated on basis of weather records 

and records for stations on nearby streams.
GREEN RIVER BASIN

3180.05. Rough River Reservoir near Falls of Rough, Ky.

Location. Lat 3V°37'11", long 86°29'59", in intake structure of Rough River Dam on Rough 

River, Breekinridge County, 3.0 miles upstream from Cane Run, 3.1 miles northeast of 

Falls of Rough, Grayson County, and at mile 89.3.

Drainage area. 454 sq mi, of which about 110 sq mi does not contribute directly to 

surface runoff.

Records available.--October 1959 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level {levels by Corps of 

Engineers). Prior to June 30, 1960, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 23,110 acre-ft July 5 {elevation, 466.67 ft); 

minimum, 327 acre-ft Oct. 1 (uncontrolled storage at initial gate-closing); minimum 

since reaching minimum pool elevation of 465.00 ft, 12,650 acre-ft Sept. 2 (elevation, 

459.92 ft, storage restricted by clearing work in reservoir).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by rolled earthfill dam. Releases controlled by three gates, 

4.75 ft wide and 9.5 ft high, in semi-elliptical concrete conduit through dam with inlet invert elevation at 430.00 ft, contents 92 acre-ft. Total capacity at ungated 

spillway level, elevation 524.00 ft, is 334,400 acre-ft, of which a maximum of 314,200 

acre-ft (contents between elevations 465.00 and 524.00 ft) or a mirimum of 214,400 

acre-ft (contents between elevations 495.00 and 524.00 ft) is reserved for flood control depending on season. Contents of 99,840 acre-ft between elevations 465.00 and 

495.00 ft is available for seasonal low-flow augmentation. Capacity at minimum pool 

elevation, 465.00 ft, is 20,170 acre-ft. Reservoir is used for flcod control, low-flow 

augmentation, and recreation. Figures of contents include dead storage below invert of 

conduit. Gates closed and storage began Oct. 1, 1959.

Cooperation.--Capacity table furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1959 to Septemb

Date

Calendar year 1959, . ..............................

Feb. 29. ............................................

3ept . 30 .............................................

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

459.99

460.16

Contents 

(acre-feet)

2,820

-

3,830

12,860

12,730

12,950

Change in contents 

(acre-feet)

_

-1,210

+3,860

-60

+30

-970

-70

-6,260

-130

+220

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 413

3182. Rock Liek Creek near Glen Dean, Ky.

Location. --Lat 37°39'24", long 86°33'43", on left bank 8 ft downstream from old bridge 

abutments on abandoned county road, 0.5 mile downstream from Black Lick Cree'c, 1.2 miles 

west of Glen Dean, Breckinridge County, and 7.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. --2 0.1 sq ml.

Records available. October 1956 to September 1960.

~Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 448.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,750 cfs Jan. 14 (gage height, 13.60 ft); minImum daily, 0.1 cfs for several days.

1956-60: Maximum discharge , 8,720 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 18.36 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,700 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

no flow at times .

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor .

Rating table., water year 1959-60, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.2

3.3

3.4

1.0 

3.0 

6.0

135

304

455

ubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

in.

Oct.

aO.5

a. 4

a. 3

a. 3

al.O

*a6.0

.6

7.5

.8

.4

.9

.6

14

5.5

1.2

.8

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

.6

1.0

5.4

4.2

8.7

9.2

3.9

3.0

2.2

2.0

84.0

2.71

0.135

0.16

Nov.

2.0

1.8

27^

24

187

28

16

11

8.4

7.6

*6.0

5.1

4.8

14

9.2

7.6

5.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.6

18

25

IE

32

150

33

20

15

665.3

22.2

1.10

1.23

Dec.

13

12

9.6

8.4

10

20

13

10

8.4

7.6

57

310

82

36

*26

22

172

234

63

42

33

25

15

14

12

12

115

162

75

55

41

1,715.0

55.3

2.75

3.17

Jan.

27

31

57

25

20

18

16

14

12

12

10

10

10

418

154

62

49

68

49

30

18

15

12

10

*9.2

6.6

21

24

18

14

12

1,254.0

40.5

2.01

2.32

Feb.

10

9.6

8.8

13

217

162

63

44

39

252

70

43

33

24

23

26

26

32

21

17

16

14

12

14

147

60

31

30

26

1,483.4

51.2

2.55

2.74

Mar.

*22

b20

b!7

b!4

b!3

b!2

b!2

b!2

b!2

b!3

b!4

b!5

b!4

b!6

20

162

125

101

80

61

82

119

109

87

51

37

31

26

22

136

105

1,560

50.3

2.50

2.89

Apr.

47

36

50

50

28

22

18

*14

12

9.6

8.8

8.4

7.6

6.8

7.2

7.6

7.2

6.0

5.4

5.4

38

19

13

10

8.8

9.6

7.6

6.4

7.2

12

488.6

16.3

0.911

0.90

May

9.2

7.2

6.0

5.4

5.1

5.1

16

8.0

6.4

6.0

5.7

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.2

3.9

*3.6

3.3

27 3.0 

14

5.7

4.5

9.7

11

55

77

30

22

12

7.2

387.6

12.5

0.622

0.72

June

5.4

4.5

4.5

3.6

60

73

7.6

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.0

3.3

*3.9

3.3

3.0

2.6

40

4.8

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.2

8.7

4.2

2.6

2.2

2.2

78

36

12

390.3

13.0

0.647

0.72

July

6.8

5.4

6.4

5.4

3.6

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.4

42

7.9

2.8

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.2

*1.Z

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.8

122.9

3.96

0.197

0.23

Aug.

2.0

2.2

2.4

3.9

3.9

4.2

2.0

.9

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.6

.4

.3

.3

'.2

.1

.4

2.4

*2.0

1.6

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

38.6

1.25

0.062

0.07

Sept.

0.4

.3

.3

^2

.2

.1

.1

.1

9^0

1.8

.6

.3

.2

'."2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

17.0

0.57

0.028

0.03

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,410 Min 0.1 Mean 27.7 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.70

Water year 1959-60: 1959-60: Max 41816_____Min Mi0.1.1_____Mean Mea22.4 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.185.18_________

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs).--Jan. 14 (5 p.m.) 1,750 cfs (13.60 ft); Feb. 10 (6 a.m.) 1,150 cfi 

(12.00 ft); June 5 (11 p.m.) 1,020 cfa (11.50 ft)._______________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weatirer records, 

and records for stations on nearby streams. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
GREEN RIVER BASIN

3185. Rough River at Falls of Rough, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°35'20", long 86°33 I 05", on left bank 150 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 110 at Falls of Rough, Grayson County, 3.0 miles downstream from RockLick Creek, and 6-| miles downstream from Rough River Dam.

Drainage area.--504 sq ml, of which about 110 sq ml does not contribute directly to surface runoff.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1960 (low-water periods only prior to October 1948, published as "near Falls of Rough"). Prior to January 1940 monthly discharge 

only, published In WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 420.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 1929. July 12, 1940, to June 27, 1941, staff gage at datum 1.79 ft lower and June 27,

1941, to Oct. 21, 1948, water-stage recorder at datum 2.79 ft lower, at site 1,000 ft

downstream.

Average discharge . 12 years (1948-60), 771 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,130 cfs Jan. 15; maximum gag3 height, 20.38 ft 

Jan. 15; minimum dally discharge, 12 cfs Sept. 28-30.

1940-6U: Maximum discharge, 12,400 cfs Jan. 14, 1950 (gage height, 28.87 ft); minimum daily, 6 cfs Aug. 13, 1944.

Floods of Jan. 12, 1913, March 1935, and Jan. 25, 1937, reached stages of 28.96, 

29.31, and 34.06 ft, respectively, from floodtnarks. Flood in 1915 reached a stage of 

23.93 ft, from floodtnark.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Rough River Reservoir (see p. 412). 

Revisions. WSP 1555: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor during periods of 

rapidly changing stage)

1.4 

1.6 

3.0 

6.O

9.0

23

174

580

15.0

18.0

20.2

2,250

3,000

3,850

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

28

£5

24

23

41

18 

*18

23

32

35

37

39

65

70

52

48

47

47

61

42

32

28

27

28

32

40

30

36

54

74

28

1,184

38.2

+60

Nov.

18

32

57

117

936

474 

366

212

126

99

*104

110

103

110

115

104

100

93

90

88

71

63

304

951

709

446

2.450

2,270

888

438

12 , 044

401

-20

Dec.

84

193

393

372

236

215 

205

221

254

178

170

2,440

5,120

3,100

*2,610

792

1,450

3,090

3,020

2,490

786

652

516

510

394

256

501

2,530

2,830

2,440

934

36,982

1,193

+17

Jan.

724

636

757

964

705

514 

449

394

376

310

259

304

336

1,920

5.820

3,610

3,390

3,090

2,190

786

636

482

394

391

384

316

*319

439

487

439

323

30,144

972

-1

Feb.

261

275

332

258

1,380

2,780 

2,980

2,790

1,120

2,740

5,050

2,940

2,300

717

769

716

676

791

757

528

464

455

446

455

1,510

2,550

2,260

964

850

37,890

1,307

+ 1

Mar.

*724

520

572

572

446

394 

330

290

387

421

415

412

376

356

386

1,470

2,510

2,760

2,720

2,110

1,560

2,010

2,520

1,780

1,460

1,040

813

782

692

1,680

2,160

34,468

1,115

+17

Apr.

1.600

1,020

946

*1,210

1,070

731 

542

596

439

324

382

516

238

236

240

241

240

238

233

186

187

275

428

412

398

293

132

142

191

196

13,682

456

-16

May

198

178

129

126

124

125 

150

138

132

131

129

121

90

95

95

86

*85

81

78

93

128

92

85

103

414

1.050

1,010

714

630

363

251

7,224

233

-1

June

224

178

124

58

307

1.090 

741

311

97

55

55

92

*199

242

175

62

125

127

121

121

120

118

146

502

421

58

105

572

268

194

7,008

234

+257

July

169

162

170

168

478

1,650 

1.960

1,190

185

86

60

60

109

217

224

176

91

52

62

66

49

38

34

32

*5i

31

32

47

32

41

56

7,758

250

-102

Aug.

47

46

41

36

34

28 

41

63

62

58

28

26

24

24

23

23

23

22

21

19

18

*20

22

54

117

141

73

57

86

44

18

1,339

43.2

-2

Sept.

17

20

21

21

21

20 

19

19

46

252

307

264

84

42

26

25

47

27

48

155

156

112

48

27

23

17

14

12

12

12

1,914

63.8

+4

Adjusted for change in contents in Rough River Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

98.2 

0.195 

0.23

381 

0.756 

0.84

Calendar year 1959 : Water year 1959-60:

1,210 

2.40 

2.77

971 

1.93 

2.22

1,308 

2.60 

2.80

1,129 

2.24

2.58

440 

0.873 

0.97

232 

0.460 

0.53

Observed

Max 5,930 Min 18 Mean 583 

Max 3,820 Min 12 Mean 524

491 

0.974 

1.09

148 

0.294 

0.34

41.2 

0.082 

0.09

67.8 

0.135 

0.15

Adj-jsted

Mean 588 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.86 

Mean 541 Cfs-* 1.07 In. 14.61

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Rough River Reservoir.
GREEN RIVER BASIN

3188. Caney Creek near Horse Branch, Ky

Location.--Lat 37°27'50", long 86°39'20", on right bank 9 ft downstream from bridge on 

U.S. Highway 62, 0.6 mile upstream from Horse Branch, 1.5 miles northeast of village of 

Horse Branch, Ohio County, and 11.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--134 sq mi, includes that of Horse Branch at U.S. Highway 62. 

Records available.--October 1956 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 417.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Nov. 20, 1956, wire-weight gage on downstream side of bridge at same 

datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,800 cfs June 30 (gage height, 11.80 ft); no 

flow Aug. 15 to Sept. 8.

1956-60: Maximum discharge, about 10,000 cfs Nov. 18, 1957; maximum gage height, 

14.43 ft Nov. 18, 1957, backwater from Rough River or debris; no flow at times each 

year.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-9)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 23 Nov. 24 to Sept. 3O

2.7

2.8

3.0

3.1

3.2

0.2 

.5 

2.5 

3.5 

5.0

3.3

3.5 

4.O 

5.0 

6.0

7.0

13

2.55

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.5

4.0

2.0

5.5

11

21

43

5.0

9.0

10.0

10.5

11.0

11.6

110

395

530

820

1,401

2,950

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

£0

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsro

In.

Oct.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.4

*.9

.6

32

18

7.0

4.8

8.2

59

38

21

13

9.4

7.0

5.4

4.2

3.8

3.4

6.6

26

21

21

26

28

£3

21

410.1

13.2

0.106

0.12

Nov.

19

17

16

21

129

159

68

48

38

31

*26

£2

20

22

34

37

30

24

21

20

19

18

57

186

149

95

422

533

461

187

2,929

97.6

0.787

0.88

Dec.

116

93

75

61

56

69

75

60

50

44

69

615

1,820

1,460

484

*186

246

740

1,010

716

264

144

109

90

76

69

84

541

991

955

326

11,694

377

3.04

3.51

Jan.

173

134

191

193

138

116

109

95

78

69

64

60

62

324

1,420

2.220

857

335

254

170

125

97

76

b65

b60

55

*66

103

93

76

65

7,943

256

2.06

2.38

Feb.

58

53

48

48

251

946

1.540

726

282

483

1,010

1,090

366

202

153

163

188

199

165

118

109

113

97

89

246

512

516

282

212

10,265

354

2.85

3.08

Mar.

158

*134

bl!5

b!05

b95

b85

b82

b80

bSO

b90

blOO

b90

b92

bllO

134

400

796

1.120

892

642

506

508

539

520

407

272

212

175

144

333

539

9,555

308

2.48

2.87

Apr.

530

320

224

352

284

188

146

*111

89

72

61

55

50

45

42

48

50

54

44

38

109

270

137

95

74

61

51

42

36.

38

3,716

124

1.00

1.11

May

42

36

30

27

23

20

23

27

23

20

19

17

16

14

12

11

9.5 *a.o

7.0

13

21

17

10

7.0

5.1

8.3

86

116

72

41

808.9

26.1

0.210

0.24

June

20

16

13

10

8.3

9.8

6.5

5.5

3.5

2.9

2.6

2.3

63

*35

18

15

16

25

14

7.8

5.1

3.7

3.0

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.2

*340

*692

2.710

4,056.6

135

1.09

1.22

July

1,440

567

148

81

53

36

26

19

15

13

12

9.8

9.2

37

27

12

7.0

8.8

26

11

5.5

3.7

12

15

6.5

*3.9

4.3

4.3

4.5

3.4

2.6

2,623.5

84.6

0.682

0.79

Aug.

2.4

2.4

1.9

1.6

1.4

.5

.4

.5

.7

.7

.5

.3

.2

.1

0.

O

0

0

0

0

O

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

13.6

0.44

0.0035

C.004

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

35

115.

15

8.6

3.2

1.2

.7

.6

7.5

128

20

6.5

2.8

1.5

.9

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

381.7

12.7

0.102

0.11

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,300 Min 0.2 Mean 141 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15. 4E

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,710 Min 0 Mean 149 Cfsm 1.2O In. 16.31

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). --Dec. 13 (5 p.m.) 2,700 cfs (11.53 ft); Jan. 16 (1 a.ir.) 3,150 cfs

(11.65 ft); Feb. 7 (8 a.m.) 1,760 cfs (11.18 ft); Feb. 11 (11 p.m.) 1,660 cfs (11.13 ft); June 30

(10 a.m.) 3,800 cfs (11.80 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
416 GREEN RIVER BASIN

3190. Rough River near Dundee, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°32'51", long 86 0 43'18", on right bank at downstream side of Barretts 

Ford Bridge, 1.5 miles downstream from Caney Creek and 3 miles southeast of Dundee, 

Ohio County.

Drainage area. 757 sq mi, of which about 120 sq mi does not contribute directly to 

surface runoff.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1960. Prior to February 1940 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 393.18 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Dec. 10, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Oct. 1, 

1939, to June 30, 1940, auxiliary staff gage at site 6.2 miles downstream; Mar. 28, 

1941, to Sept. 30, 1945, auxiliary wire-weight gage at site 1.4 miles upstream; and 

since Oct. 1, 1950, auxiliary wire-weight gage at site 5.6 miles downstream.

Average discharge.--21 years, 951 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,090 cfs Jan 17; maximum gage height, 25.03 ft 

Jan. 17; minimum daily discharge, 14 cfs Sept. 30.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs Jan. 14, 1950 (gage height, 28.97 ft); maximum gage height, 29.00 ft Nov. 19, 1957 (backwater from tributary inflow or debris); 

minimum daily discharge, 8.1 cfs Sept. 19, 20, 1941; minimum gage height observed, 

2.92 ft Oct. 28, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 31.8 ft in January 1937, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of backwater from trees ard debris, which 

are poor. Flow regulated by Rough River Reservoir (see p. 412 ). Records of temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

RevIs ions.--WSP 1555: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

37

34

31

30

32

57

*34

37

45

83

65

55

100

207

IBS

118

92

79

73

87

65

48

44

44

57

81

96

87

95

118

135

2,351

75.8

+60

Nov.

89

56

61

115

811

1,270

680

444

283

191

*164

165

162

170

196

200

184

167

153

145

142

119

261

958

1,400

859

1,840

5,020

2,800

1,500

18,605

620

-20

Dec.

560

300

449

523

468

374

379

342

349

346

291

1,930

3,380

3,910

4.050

*3,480

2,060

5,290

5,810

5,910

5,410

1,880

962

733

675

486

484

2,400

3,230

3,570

3,200

55,211

1,781

+17

Jan.

1,880

1,030

1,030

1,230

1,190

859

715

599

548

498

422

390

450

1,380

3,780

4,590

5,000

4,700

4,250

2,990

1,500

888

657

538

516

507

*444

556

653

637

555

44,982

1,451

-1

Feb.

426

383

411

436

813

3,150

3,780

4,040

3,790

3,380

3,840

3,950

3,980

3,280

1,700

1,240

1,100

1,120

1,160

942

698

727

629

639

1,130

2,570

3,060

2,180

1,620

56,174

1,937

+1

Mar.

*1,200

888

780

801

714

594

568

454

467

589

616

598

596

583

616

1,360

2,930

3,460

3,920

4,020

3,480

2,990

3,100

3,310

2,870

2,250

1,680

1,260

1,110

1,600

2,910

52,314

1,688

+17

Apr.

5,150

2,440

1,690

1,800

1,860

1,490

^976

833

746

556

507

520

425

369

370

384

387

391

376

352

393

666

693

642

582

535

346

235

244

289

24,227

808

-16

May

303

291

252

203

194

188

204

240

226

213

208

203

191

160

155

153

142

*131

120

133

253

202

149

130

169

669

1.850

1,430

1,020

698

428

10,908

352

-1

June

325

268

220

150

93

617

1,130

667

284

119

89

81

138

*353

291

175

93

180

169

151

145

159

157

127

741

184

81

1,160

2,220

2,010

12,557

418

+257

July

2,060

1,950

1,210

482

528

1,170

2,070

^140

758

188

125

88

87

155

284

261

181

108

78

97

90

67

66

63

55

*47

45

47

61

42

49

14,450

466

-102

Aug.

64

55

52

50

43

40

39

50

72

73

70

c35

C31

C29

029

c28

c28

028

026

c25

023

022

*c24

c26

065

0140

0170

090

C70

0105

c55

1,657

53.5

-2

Sept.

022

o20

o24

c25

c25

o25

024

o23

o25

clOO

0480

0590

C330

0105

c50

c32

051

c65

C190

c80

C195

C190

0135

060

30

25

22

17

16

14

2,768

92.3

+4

Adjusted for change in contents in Rough River Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

136 

0.180 

0.21

600 

0.793 

0.88

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

1,798 

2.38 

2.74

1,450 

1.92 

2.21

1,938 

2.56 

2.76

1,705 

2.25 

2.60

792 

1.05 

1.17

351 

0.464 

0.53

Observed

Max 8,760 Min 30 Mean 839 

Max 5,000 Min 14 Mean 809

675 

0.892 

0.99

364 

0.481 

0,55

51.5 

0.068 

0.08

96.3 

0.127 

0.14

Adjusted

Mean 844 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.13 

Mean 826 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.86

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Rough River Reservoir.

t- RanirwohoT- from debris and trees due to channel clearing.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 417

3200. Green River at lock 2, at Calhoun, Ky. 

(Formerly published as Green River at Livermore)

Location. Lat 37°32'02", long 87°15'50", on right bank 870 ft upstream from lock and 

dam 2 at Calhoun, McLean County, 0.4 mile upstream from Long Palls Creek, and at mile 

63.2. Prior to Oct. 1, 1958, at site 0.2 mile upstream.

Drainage area.--7,564 sq mi, of which about 1,540 sq mi does not contribute directly to 

surface runoff.

Records available.--March 1930 to September 1960. Prior to October 1958 published as 

"at Livermore.''

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 353.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, or 354.40 ft above mean sea level, Green River Survey datum. Auxiliary waterstage recorder at Livermore, 8.0 miles upstream at datum 360.11 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1955. Prior to Oct. 1, 1958, various 

slope reaches involving water-stage recorders at State Highway 81 bridge 0.2 mile upstream and at Livermore 8.0 miles upstream and staff gages at Livermore and lo^k 2, at 

different datum.

Average discharge.--30 years, 10,710 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 41,400 cfs July 3; maximum gage height, 22.65 ft 

 July 3; minimum daily discharge, 300 cfs Sept. 30 (caused by manipulation of lock

valves.)

1930-60- Maximum discharge, 208,000 cfs Jan. 27, 1937; maximum gage height,

42.4 ft Jan. 30 1937, at site 0.2 mile upstream and datum 1.35 ft higher; minimum

discharge, 280 cfs Oct. 5-9, 23-27, 1930, Feb. 2-4, 1931.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for period of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water years) . WSF 1385: 1939. WSP 1555: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

£1

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oet.

624

658

658

676

712

^48

- 730

920

1,850

4,170

4,650

3,570

2,880

3,150

3,210

2,700

2,220

1,900

1,650

1,510

1,320

1,210

1,150

1,150

1,210

1,300

1,480

*1,650

1,560

1,560

1,460

54,236

1,750

+60

Nov.

1,460

1,300

1,250

1,230

2/450

4,200

4,410

4,500

3,690

2,790

2,620

2,200

1,950

1,700

1,950

1,950

1,950

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,630

2,120

2,700

3,090

3,690

6,800

18,200

29,700

52,500

148,810

4,960

-20

Dec.

31,200

*17,400

10, BOO

8,120

7,040

6,680

6,240

5,800

5,800

5,680

5.520

10,800

23,100

30,600

32,400

51,700

25,000

26,200

27,100

25,000

20,900

16,900

14,400

12,600

10,600

8,480

7,120

12,000

25,900

32,700

34,800

538,380

17,370

+17

Jan.

34,200

31,600

20,800

15,000

12,800

12,200

11,400

1O,2OO

9,560

9,120

8,920

*8,600

8,O80

10,200

25,900

33,400

34,500

34,900

34,000

31,100

24,900

22,100

17,100

12,700

9,880

8,040

.520

,360

,520

,760

,600

528,760

17,060

-1

Feb.

7,240

6,640

6,160

5,680

6,6OO

16,000

27,900

*31,900

31,800

31,700

32,000

32,900

32,700

31,900

29,200

25,900

23,300

20,500

16,900

15,700

15,900

15,000

13,800

12,800

14,000

20,000

27,200

31,400

32,400

 

613,120

21,140

+1

Mar.

30,300

22,000

16,200

14,000

13,000

12,200

10,800

9,640

9.OOO

6,800

8,960

9,000

9,000

9,040

9,160

11,700

23,100

32,600

34,800

36,900

38,000

38,600

*58,900

38,300

37,000

37,100

33,100

3O.30O

24,300

20,000

24,200

690,000

22,260

+17

Apr.

27,800

27,900

24,900

22,400

22.6OO

22,900

20,400

17,600

14,40O

12,300

10,200

9,390

8,200

7,500

7,OOO

6,640

6,720

6,480

6,240

5,520

5,920

7,740

7,520

7,040

6,360

*5,640

5,040

4,560

4,290

4,500

345,700

11,520

-16

May

4,470

4,260

4,020

3,750

3,510

3,360

3,390

3,450

3,660

4,530

5,560

4,840

4,140

3,650

5,500

3,060

2,820

2,7OO

2,500

2,600

3,060

5,550

»5,180

2,790

2,450

2,200

2,600

4,440

4,920

4,580

4,050

110,750

3,575

-1

June

3,660

3,120

2,700

2,420

2,180

1,980

1,920

2,550

2,500

1,700

1,570

1,570

1,460

1,750

2,100

2,100

2,120

3,930

9,040

8,800

6,880

4,680

3,510

2,850

4,710

9,840

12,600

19,900

33,200

56.7OO

195,240

6,441

+257

July

59,400

41,000

41,000

58,900

*55,400

25,600

15,700

9,560

8,O4O

6,480

5,600

5,240

4,550

4,520

4,250

4,110

5,650

5,210

2,910

2,650

2,480

2,500

2,500

2,400

2,550

2,790

2,700

2,500

2,580

2,250

3,080

524,240

10,460

-102

Aug.

1,880

1,720

1,550

1,430

1,560

1,710

1,750

1,750

2,150

2,620

2.730

2,630

2,200

1,900

1,630

1.5SO

1,570

1,500

1,250

1,310

1,520

1,200

1,570

1,530

1,440

1,280

1,100

9PO

880

802

748

48,940

1,579

-2

Sept.

694

576

528

560

544

528

*424

452

592

766

1,550

2,220

2,400

2,080

1,650

1,250

1,540

5,750

5,640

5,720

4,020

2,940

2,500

1,980

1,720

1,510

1,570

1,210

*el,300

e300

51,854

1,728

+4

Adjusted for change In contents in Rough River Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1,810 

0.239 

0.28

4,940 

0.653 

0.73

Calendar year 1959 : 

Water year 1959-60 :

17,390 

2.30 

. 2.65

17,060

2.26 

2.60

21,140 

2.79 

5.01

22,280 

2.95 

3.40

11,500 

1.52

1.70

5,572 

0.472 

0.54

Observed

Max 41,900 Mln 576 Mean 8,407 

Max 41,000 Min 30O Mean 9,967

6,698 

0.886 

0.99

10,560 

1.37 

1.58

1,577 

0.208 

0.24

1,732 

0.229 

0.25

Adjusted

Mean 8,412 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.12 

Mean 9,984 Cfsm 1.52 In. 17.97

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, In Rough River Reservoir, 

e Stage^discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of flow through lock valves, 

appearance of gage-height graph, and records for stations at locks 3 and 4.
418 GREEN RIVER BASIN

3205. East Pork Pond River near Apex, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°07'20", long 87°19'10", on downstream side of right pier of bridge on 

State Highway 189, 1.1 miles downstream from Coal Creek, 2.1 miles northeast of Apex, 

Christian County, and 5.8 miles upstream from confluence with West Pork.

Drainage area.--194 sq mi.

Records available. August 1940 to September 1960. Prior to October 1953, published as 

Pond River near Apex.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 390.64 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1907. Prior to Aug. 21, 1942, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--20 years, 260 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,200 cfs June 28 (gage height, 18.54 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 7-8.

1940-60: Maximum discharge, 21,800 cfs Nov. 19, 1957 (gage height, 20.70 ft); no 

flow at times during most years.

Flood in January 1937 reached a stage of 19.6 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1083: 1942-46. WSP 1555: 1945-46(P), drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.0

7.1

6.5

5.3

4.8

6.2

6.2

5.6

5.0

5.2

4.8

*4.8

66

87

43

26

19

16 

15

15

16

16

19

28

28

26

16

15

16

16 

16

566.5

18.3

0.094

0.11

Nov.

16

16

15

21

133

84

52

19

17

16

14

T4

14

22

26

*24

28

23 

21

19

17

17

31

42

36

38

359

32T

166

79

TfTOO

56.7

0.292

0.33

Dec.

55

44

38

34

32

36

38

36

34

30

87

925

975

634

*250

111

230

856 

806

428

235

150

104

81

66

58

68

a700

a850

a400 

a250

8,641

279

1.44

1.66

Jan.

a!90

a!40

a!20

167

147

113

105

107

108

98

86

76

72

481

1.260

1,230

940

*470 

a300

a200

a!50

a!20

alOO

77

66

62

75

117

169 

141

110

7,597

245

1.26

1.46

Feb.

89

74

64

59

136

575

548

311

221

614

891

Wz

3O6

219

173

153

155

164 

145

110

89

84

78

71

422

854

650

360

*314

8,591

296

1.53

1.65

Mar.

265

210

b!70

b!30

bllO

blOO

b90

b88

86

135

145

140

157

201

245

736

1,240

1.560 

1,360

1,130

920

874

828

650

473

333

259

210

180 

529

872

14,226

459

2.37

2.73

Apr.

653

415

345

*426

403

289

223

176

137

108

91

81

71

64

60

85

109

92 

82

67

293

837

584

262

171

126

99

80

68 

68

6,565

219

1.13

1.26

May

69

63

54

48

44

44

45

52

*52

a45

a40

a35

a 32

a 30

a28

a25

a22

a20 

a!9

a24

28

41

30

22

19

17

16

14

14 

13

10.

1,015

32.7

0.169

0.19

June

8.0

7.1

6.5

5.6

5.0

4.6

4.1

3.5

2.7

2.5

8.3

3.0

2.2

*2.4

2.2

a2.2

a2.5

a6 

a9

3.5

2.5

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.8

7,870

*8.2 90 

2,700

18,964.1

632

3.26

3.64

July

1,520

592

258

147

91

64

49

38

32

28

a30

a35

a70

a!50

a90

a50

30

*22 

18

15

13

12

1138-

71

154

167

41

21 

15

3,884

125

0.644

0.74

Aug.

9.8

8.2

7.1

6.3

6.7

14

15

12

9.0

7.1

5.5

4.8

4.0

2.5

*1.8

1.4

1.3

1.1

rr

1.2

70

72

20

21

13

7.1

4.4

3.3

2.2 

1 . 8

1.7

336.4

10.9

0.056

0.06

Sept.

1.6

1.3

1.1

.8

.6

.4

.2

574

8.2

4.4

2.9

32

20

7.8

4.0

1.8

1.4

1.7 

7.1

5.5

2.9

2.2

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.1

.8

.7

.6

122.6

4.09

0.021

0.02

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,520 Hin 1.3 Mean 162 Cfsm 0.835 In. 11.33

Water year 1959-60: Max 8,290 Hin 0.2 Mean 197 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.85

Peak discharge (base, 2,700 cfs).--June 28 (8;30 p.m.) 15,200 cfs (18.54 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record} discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for Tradewater River at Olney and Mud River near Lewisburg. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 419 

3220. Ohio River at Evansville, Ind.

Location.--Lat 37°58'20", long 87°34'35", on right bank at Riverside Drive and Court 

Street, at Evansville, Vanderburgh County, three-quarters of a mile upstream from 

Pigeon Creek and at mile 792.3.

Drainage area.--107,000 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1936 to September 1960 (fragmentary prior to October 1940). 

Gage-height records collected at same site since 1873 are contained in reports of U.S. 

Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 329.18 ft above mean sea level, Ohio River 

datum. Auxiliary staff gage read hourly at lock and dam 48, at Henderson, Henderson 

County, Ky., 17.3 miles downstream.

Average discharge.--20 years (1940-60), 133,300 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 393,000 cfs Apr. 11; maximum gage heiglt, 36.25 

ft Apr. 11; minimum discharge not determined.

1936-60: Maximum discharge, 1,410,000 cfs Jan. 29, 1937; maximum gage height, 

53.75 ft Jan. 31, 1937.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of indefinite stage-fall-discharge relation, which are poor.

Cooperation.--Evansville gage-height record furnished by U.S. Weather Bureau; lock 48 

gage-height record and 4 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Tbtal 

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

Oct.

e 42 ,000 

e39,000 

e43,000 

e32,000 

e23,000 

p62,000

tl,267 

40,870 

0.382 

0.44

Nov.

653,000

87,700 

87 , 400 

83,400 

73,100 

e60,000

e54,000 

e51,000

e55,000

73,200 

79,900 

98,000 

138,000 

168,000

* 2,013. 7 

67,120 

0.627 

0.70

Dec.

182,000 

187,000 

191,000 

190,000 

185,000

178,000 

167,000 

156,000 

145,000 

134,000

127,000

130,000 

152,000 

187,000 

214,000

218,000 

228,000 

252,000 

281,000 

297,000

294,000 

276,000 

253,000 

233,000 

210,000

186,000 

160,000 

143,000 

137,000 

137,000 

144,000

C5,974 

192,700 

1.80 

2.08

Jan.

146,000 

145,000 

146,000 

152,000 

*062,000

175,000 

186,000 

197,000 

209,000 

215,000

211,000 

200,000 

182,000 

168,000 

181,000

202,000 

233,000 

261,000 

290,000

311,000

322,000

319,000 

306,000 

285,000 

257,000

226,000 

199,000 

174,000 

150,000 

130,000 

113,000

*6,453 

208,200 

1.95 

2.24

Feb.

100,000

110,000 

117,000 

121,000 

125,000

138,000 

171,000 

198,000 

202,000 

207,000

235,000 

278,000 

311,000 

333,000 

345,000

347,000

340,000 

323,000 

301,000 

278,000

254,000 

233,000 

220,000 

208,000 

193,000

187,000 

181,000 

186,000 

203,000

*6,445 

222,200 

2.08 

2.24

Mar.

*228, 000 

242,000

236,000 

218,000 

193,000

170,000 

152,000 

137,000 

124,000 

102,000

86,500 

79,800 

76.100 

85,200 

84,900

81,600 

96,400 

134,000 

159,000 

185,000

210,000 

225,000 

231,000 

229,000 

224,000

215,000 

206,000 

195,000 

183,000 

178,000 

188,000

*5,154.5 

166,300 

1.55 

1.79

Apr.

210,000 

241,000 

272,000 

304,000 

332,000

359,000 

*376,000 

387,000 

389,000 

391,000

391,000 

387,000 

380,000 

362,000 

335,000

304,000 

267,000 

229,000 

194,000 

161,000

137,000 

116,000 

102,000 

90,900 

75,300

e65,000

*7,117.2 

237,200 

2.22

2.47

May

e58,000

 556,000

79,700 

90,200 

101,000 

131,000 

153,000

172,000 

182,000 

184,000

179,000 

170,000

162,000 

148,000 

136,000 

*120,000 

105,000

101,000 

91,700 

80,700 

91,400 

112,000 

119,000

*3,278.7 

105,800 

0.989 

1.14

June

117,000 

115,000 

115,000 

111,000 

101,000

101,000 

93,400

e 58, 000

.652,000

91,300

96,200 

79,800 

73,900 

80,400 

89,200

90,100 

94,700 

101,000 

140,000 

218,000

238,000

217,000 

184,000 

164,000 

144,000

*3,237 

107,900 

1.01 

1.13

July

131,000 

136,000 

161,000 

166,000 

186,000

206,000

201,000 

176,000 

141,000 

670,000

e55,000 

e45,000 

e35,000

e28,000

t2,417 

77,970 

0.729 

0.84

Aug.

(*) 

e27,000

*45,000 

1642,000 

e30,000 

627,000

e24,000

999,000 

32,230 

0.301 

0.35

Sept.

re!8,000 

 el 9, 000 

 e37,000 

 641,000 

 637,000 

e!9,000

855,000 

28,500 

0.266 

0.30

Calendar year 1959: Max 576,000 Mln - Mean 122,900 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.60 

Water year 1959-60: Max 391,000 Mln - Mean 123,500 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.72

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands, 

e Stage-fall-digeharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for other main-stem and tributary stations.
420 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3225. Wabash River near New Corydon, Ind .

Location.--Lat 40°33 I 50", long 84°48'10", in SEjj sec.3, T.24 N., R.15 E., first principal 

meridian, on left bank lu ft downstream from county bridge on Indiana-Ohio State line 

road, 2 miles east of New Corydon, 2-f miles downstream from Beaver Creek, and at 

mile 465.6.

Drainage area.--S53 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1951 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 830.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 23, 1953, wire-weight gage at same site and datim.

Average discharge .--j years, 2U2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,600 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 16.45 ft); minImum, 5.6 cfs Sept. 12; minimum gage height, 6.35 ft Oct. 2, 3.

1951-6U: Maximum discharge, 8,720 cfs Jan. 22, 1959 (gage height, 20.47 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum, 0.7 cfs Sept. 13, 1954; minimum gage height, 5.40 ft Aug. 16, 

1951.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow slightly affected by regulation of Grand Lake, diversion 

. from or into St. Marys River basin, and into Miami and Erie Canal.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1235: Drainage area. WSP 1555: 1957(P).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 17, 18, Jan. 29 to Feb. 4)

6.3 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12

142

Dec. 13 to Sept. 30

373

660

1,220

6.3

6.4 

7.0 

8.0 121

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

336

660

1,200

2,230

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.5

6.5

6.5

8.0

21

50

45

13

11

20

536

162

*50

28

20

18

14

13

12

11

10

10

11

13

14

20

2O

18

15 

14

13

1,210.5

39.0

0.151

0.17

Nov.

13

13

13

82

205

86

39

25

19

*17

15

17

60

506

396

152

86

47

39

30

27

24

23

23

22

19

20

20

19

L

2,075

69.2

0.268

O.3O

Dec.

19

23

34

59

55

72

100

59

41

34

173

1,120

1,450

474

*2O7

130

97

83

66

55

52

44

41

39

39

44

58

94

207 

274

139

5,382

174

0.674

0.78

Jan.

80

76

386

186

113

66

55

48

40

40

39

*290

1,200

608

1.570

890

336

240

180

140

110

100

90

86

84

150

357

514

435 

376

349

9,234

£98

1.16

1.34

Feb.

323

310

286

286

334

1,630

1,010

498

610

2.190

1,540

609

336

298

274

*262

274

274

207

94

48

44

52

148

166

140

130

120

110

12,603

435

1.69

1.82

Mar.

86

74

90

135

80

50

40

35

35

74

90

100

120

170

*229

157

44

33

33

36

38

40

43

46

48

55

302

1,940

1,540 

805

390

6,958

224

0.868

1.00

Apr.

240

176

139

157

157

139

105

76

58

48

44

*44

41

37

36

41

97

80

44

36

35

34

30

28

27

28

27

24

24 

27

2,079

69.3

0.269

0.30

May

38

29

25

21

21

21

21

20

21

26

26

24

26

25

22

24

*162

72

40

69

62

52

52

44

33

44

229

207

97 

512_

2,061

66.5

0.258

0.30

June

83

52

48

39

44

34

28

25

24

22

48

157

148

*506

218

86

55

41

32

27

26

28

34

28

24

21

20

20

20 

19

1,957

65.2

0.253

0.28

July

200

66

124

69

30

22

19

18

16

16

*16

15

555

1,910

580

207

105

62

44

37

30

27

25

39

26

27

24

20

19 

19

16

4,383

141

0.547

0.63

Aug.

15

16

16

19

16

16

15

13

*13

50

26

15

12

12

55

35

16

12

12

20

30

13

11

8.8

10

8.8

8.8

10

9.5 

8.8

8,1

528.8

17.1

O.066

0.08

Sept.

7.4

6.7

7.4

7.4

6.0

6.0

6.7

6.0

6.7

6.7

6.7

5.6

*6.0

6.0

6.0

8.1

6.7

8.1

8.1

15.

9.5

8.1

7.4

8.8

7.4

7.4

6.7

8.1

8.1 

8.1

220.9

7.36

0.029

0.03

Calendar year 1959: Max 7,790 Mln 5.5 Mean 286 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15. 08

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,190 Mln 5.6 Mean 133 Cfsm 0.516 In. 7.03

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Feb. 1O (3 p.m.) 2.6OO cfs (16.45 ft); Mar. 28 (5 a.m.) 2,010 cfs 

(15.74 ft); July 14 (6:30 a.m.) 2,400 cfs (16.25 ft).

* Discharge measuremen 

Note. Stage-discharge

nade on this day.

elation affected by Ice Ja 19-26, Feb. 26 to Mar. 14, Mar. 21-24.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 421

3230. Wabash River at Bluffton, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°44', long 85°11', in sec.4, T.26 N., R.12 E., on downstream side of 

left abutment of Main Street Bridge in Bluffton, 2 miles downstream from Sixmile Creek 

and at mile 434.5 (corrected).

Drainage area. 506 sq mi.

Records available . October 1930 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected at 

same site since December 1910 are contained in reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 793.01 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Mar. 31, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum. Mar. 31 to Dec. 5, 

1934, staff gage at nearby site at same datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 402 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,570 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 9.65 ft); minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 28, 29; minimum gage height, 0.98 ft Sept. 13.

1930-60: Maximum discharge, 11,800 cfs Feb. 15, 1950 (gage height, 16.07 ft); minimum, 3.9 cfs July 18, 1936; minimum gage height, 0.84 ft Sept. 24, 1944.

Maximum stage known, about 21.0 ft Mar. 25, 26, 1913, on basis of gage readings 

published in newspapers (discharge, 25,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 

11,700 cfs on basis of rainfall-runoff relation).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow 

slightly affected by regulation of Grand Lake Reservoir, diversion from or into 

St. Marys River basin, and into Miami and Erie Canal.

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 823: 1932-35. WSP 1235: Drainage area. WSP 1505: 1936(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 27 to May 25, Sept. 20-30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12 Dec. 13 to Sept. 50

1.0 15

1.1 20

1.4 48

1.9 120

2.5 

5.5 

6.0 

8.0

243

529

1,560

2,640

0.8 

1.0

1.2 

1.6

8.0

15

2.0 162

4.0 775

6.O 1,56O

10.0 3,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

22

18

16

21

26

102

243

176

92

64

573

1.020

*529

209

120

84

64

52

44

37

34

31

29

30

37

42

44

46

47

44

40

3,936

127

0.251

0.29

Nov.

38

34

32

178

496

400

232

138

103

*82

69

61

98

973

1.580

1,120

496

254

166

129

117

103

96

92

88

80

76

70

69

58

7,328

244

0.482

0.54

Dec.

70

63

90

103

138

138

166

138

112

120

1,330

2,300

2,350

2.520

*2,410

1,400

582

402

312

252

207

177

147

132

123

126

244

522

676

644

18,804

607

1.20

1.38

Jan.

432

342

775

845

462

327

297

252

222

135

116

509

1,520

1,660

2.550

2,130

2,180

1,520

644

522

357

b310

b290

b270

b250

b250

432

1,120

1,160

880

708

23,267

751

1.48

1.71

Feb.

612

552

462

432

462

1,700

2,130

2,410

2,300

3,100

5,450

3,390

2,990

1,480

676

*522

492

462

432

342

267

157

147

121

192

282

b240

b220

b210

30,232

1,042

2.06

2.22

Mar.

a!85

a!70

a!90

a230

alSO

a!50

a!25

a94

a90

a!70

a!90

a200

a220

a250

*a360

357

267

162

104

92

102

1O8

bl!5

b!25

b!35

144

425

1,860

2,810

5.450

5,340

16,398

529

1.05

1.21

Apr.

2.180

938

522

402

372

542

297

237

192

152

130

*121

114

108

102

146

527

267

207

142

114

96

86

77

70

63

57

52

48

55

8,016

267

0.528

0.59

May

56

63

62

53

47

42

42

45

52

55

69

65

64

64

59

62

*252

387

222

192

297

252

207

162

128

110

297

522

462

781

1.560

6,505

210

0.415

0.48

June

846

452

297

207

177

135

112

86

71

61

56

66

282

*889

920

538

282

177

132

1OO

80

75

73

82

74

61

51

47

46

42

6,495

216

0.427

0.48

July

42

292

267

252

222

106

66

49

42

37

*34

33

84

1,120

1,520

1.700

941

327

207

130

94

74

77

327

110

104

96

73

57

47

40

8,570

276

0.545

0.65

Avg.

55

32

44

87

64

49

40

34

*30

29

27

55

51

57

29

26

56

58

50

55

46

67

61

40

27

22

20

20

22

26

40

1,255

40.5

0.080

0.09

Sept.

26

19

15

14

15

13

15

13

13

13

15

*12

11

12

12

12

12

12

20

15

15

15

15

13

12

11

11

10

10

11

400

13.3

0.026

0.03

Calendar year 1959: Max 7,660 Min 13 Mean 623 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.69

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,450 Min 10 Mean 358 Cfsm 0.708 In. 9.65

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). Feb. 11 (6 p.m.) 3,510 cfs (9.48 ft); Mar. 30 (lO:30 p.m.) 3,570 

crs (9.65 ft). ___________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records f:>r upstream 

and downstream stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Dec. 3-14, Jan. 6-12, 21, 27-29, 

Feb. 5-14, 25, 26, Mar. 26, 27, Apr. 30 to May 16.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

3235. Wabash River at Hontington, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°51'20", long 85°29'53", in SW^NE^ sec.27, T.28 N. , R 9 E , on right 

bank at the Huntington Water and Light Plant, 2 miles south of Huntine-ton, & miles 

upstream from Little Wabash River, and at mile 409.

Drainage area. 710 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1951 to September 1960.

^aSrAnnW^er"? ta§e recorde r. Datum of gage is 700.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission). Prior to 

July 5, 1951, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--9 years, 644 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,610 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 14 82 ft)- minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 9.10 ft).

1951-60: Maximum discharge, 19,800 cfs Feb. 10, 1959 (gage height, 23.20 ft)- minimum, 4.3 cfs Oct. 8, 1956 (gage height, 8.98 ft).

Flood In March 1913 reached a stage of 22.7 ft (from high-water mark by Corps of 

Engineers). ° j * 

Remarks --Records good except those for periods of ice effect or once-daily tape-Rage 

givenln'wsp 1 !^! 1" 6 Records of water temperatures for the water year 1960 are

Revisions. WSF 1235: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

9.1 

9.3 

9.5 

9.7

14

60

125

223

10.0

13.0

15.0

430

3,420

5,870

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean'

In.^

Oct.

33

33

26

24

22

249

549

392

242

154

553

1,200

930

45 e

268

178

133

104

90

*75

66

57

55

57

63

69

75

66

69

69

66

6,423

207

0.292

0.34

Nov.

60

57

55

216

780

755

498

314

212

167

142

125

125

1,240

1,990

1,620

*1,090

600

415

307

261

236

206

206

195

178

163

150

142

125

12,610

420

0.592

0.66

Dec.

138

142

133

133

154

184

206

229

249

217

238

1,630

3,420

2,98O

*2,770

2,080

1,040

645

464

370

307

261

223

201

184

178

332

880

1,040

1,200

980

23,208

749

1.05

1.21

Jan.

690

524

930

1,200

830

506

438

348

274

212

195

780

2,270

2,27O

5,200

2,980

2,570

2,170

1,200

780

600

510

480

450

420

400

549

1,040

1,420

1,260

1,040

32,536

1,050

1.48

1.71

Feb.

830

780

*645

583

574

2,180

2,770

2,670

2,470

4,240

5. 480

4,600

3,760

2,270

1,140

735

600

558

515

464

378

268

230

*195

258

348

300

290

280

40,411

1,393

1.96

2.11

Mar.

240

200

230

245

230

200

165

135

130

200

220

240

260

295

348

355

330

240

159

111

97

125

129

138

150

163

236

1,990

3,640

4,480

4,720

20,401

658

0.927

1.07

Apr.

*5.510

1,720

880

645

532

430

355

321

281

236

201

184

167

159

159

523

780

566

392

301

242

201

178

167

150

138

133

118

114

TOQ

13,712

457

0.644

0.72

Hay

138 *125

125

122

108

104

108

100

114

142

167

154

142

133

122

118

133

415

355

281

464

472

355

*301

242

195

255

481

645

645

1,520

8,781

283

0.399

0.46

June

1,200

645

430

307

261

217

167

146

122

108

97

100

127

1,100

1,260

830

645

392

255

189

150

125

118

108

108

94

84

*69

66

57

9,477

319

0.449

0.50

July

57

55

316

261

255

195

125

87

63

55

52

47

50

289

1,420

lj.620

1,620

780

348

261

173

129

108

120

314

*163

167

142

104

84

69

9,529

307

0 . 432

C.50

Aug.

60

47

57

63

122

94

75

57

50

45

47

40

42

60

47

37

35

40

63

57

87

72

78

75

*57

42

35

33

30

33

37

1,717

55.4

0.078

0.09

Sept.

52.

47

37

28

26

24

30

22

22

22

16

16

18

18

16

16

16

14

T8

16

18

20

20

20

16

14

18

*16

16

14

646

21.5

0.030

0,04

Calendar year 1959: Max 14,600 Win 14 Mean 1,018 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.44

Water year 1959-60: Max 5.48O Win 14 Mean 491 Cfsm 0.692 In. 9.41

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--Feb. 11 (7 a.m.) 5,610 cfs (14.82 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 21-26, Feb. 23, Feb. 27 to Mar. 14, Mar. 17, 

18, 25. Discharge computed from graph based on once-daily tape-gage readings Mar. 15, 16, 19-24, 

Mar. 26 to May 2.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 423 

3240. Little Wabash River near Huntington, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°54'14", long 85°24'22", in NE^NW^ sec.9, T.28 N. , R.10 E., on right bank 

on upstream side of highway bridge, 5 miles east of Huntington.

Drainage area. 266 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1960. Prior to January 1944 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1305. Published as Little River at Huntington, January 

1944 to September 1948, and as Little River near Huntington.October 1948 to September 

1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 728.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1948, wire-weight gage at site 4 miles downstream at datum 

8.79 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1948, to Sept. 5, 1950, wire-weight gage at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge.--17 years, 249 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,840 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 13.89 ft); minimum, 7.6 cfs Sept. 26, 27, 28, 29; minimum gage height, 1.45 ft Sept. 14.

1943-60: Maximum discharge, 5,990 cfs Jan. 4, 1950; maximum gage height, 18.43 ft 

Feb. 11, 1959; minimum discharge, 1.0 cfs Oct. 8, 1946, site and datum then in use; 

minimum gage height since October 1948, 1.30 ft Oct. 1, 1949.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions. WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 12)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12 Dec. 13 to Sept. 30

1.5 

1.7

2.0 

2.5

3.5 205

5.0 449

7.0 870

9.0 1,380

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

75

128

4.0 260

6.O 616

10.0 1,590

14.0 2,880

16.0 3,680

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1961

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

£1

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

Oct.

15 

13

13

12

Is

70

131

54

33

26

258

vn

77

48

35

28

23

21

19

*17

16

15

16

18

25

32

31

28

24

22

22

1,325

42.7

0.161

0.19

Nov.

22 

20

20

277

509

220

120

87

69

58

51

47

60

107

1.000

411

*263

170

120

103

92

82

77

82

77

64

58

55

53

50

4,424

147

0.553

0.62

Dec.

49

47

47

45

47

51

56

51

45

43

144

1,320

1.400

534

*305

231

177

146

124

100

88

80

70

66

66

66

412

1,040

832

305

8,616

278

1.05

1.21

Jan.

217 

218

878

375

203

160

130

100

80

85

75

3W

2,040

1,560

1,500

1,070

422

305

231

140

130

120

110

105

102

100

128

290

245

231

203

12,463

402

1.51

1.74

Feb.

177 

158

115

100

126

1,120

1,010

422

371

1,940

2.700

1,860

713

337

231

190

164

140

105

94

86

*80

75

70

66

62

60

58

56.

12,686

437

1.64

1.77

Mar.

55 

52

51

50

48

47

45

44

43

42

41

40

39

38

38

3739"

41

43

46

48

52

56

62

68

80

3.500

1,830

2,160

2,070

1,500

12,303

397

1.49

1.72

Apr.

*744 

458

321

260

203

164

152

124

112

95

90

95

80

75

75

124

716

722

305

217

177

146

124

106

95

85

80

70

62.

62

6,139

205

0.771

0.86

May

70 

*66

54

48

44

43

56

52

100

152

152

112

100

90

70

62

70

62

55

85

134

124

106

*85

70

62

292

245

217

177

177

5,232

104

0.391

0.45

June

112 

90

80

62

316

216

106

75

62

49

43

521

534

1,710

1.980

1,200

832

422

245

164

128

345

220

117

80

66

57

*49

47

li

9,970

332

1.25

1.40

July

39 

37

110

75

48

37

32

28

26

25

25

24

26

33

25

22

20

20

20

26

20

17

16

16

*15

18

20

16

14

13

12

875

28.2

0.106

0.12

Ave;.

12 

11

177

41

27

22

19

16

14

14

12

12

11

11

12

12

10

10

10

12

22

26

18

14

*12

12

11

10

10

10

9.7

619.7

20.0

0.075

0.09

Sept.

9.7

9.0

9.7

9.3

8.6

9.0

8.6

8.6

13

13

10

9.3

8.6

8.6

8.6

9.3

9.3

9.3

16

18

12

10

9.7

10

8.6

7.6

779

*7.9

7.6

7.9

294.7

9.82

0.037

0.04

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,580 Mln 9.9 Mean 376 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.21

Water year 1959-60= Max 3,500 Min 7.6 Mean 199 Cfsm 0.748 In. 10.21

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 cfs). Feb. 11 (l a.m.) 2,840 cfs (13.89 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 19, Dec. 1, 21, Jan. 6-8, 20-25, Feb. 3, 4, 

19-24, 26-29, Mar. 1-25.
424 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3242. Salamonle River at Portland, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°25, long 85°01', in NEij sec.25, T.23 N., R.13 E., at domstream side of

old State Highway 67 bridge at Portland, 1.2 miles downstream from Butter Mat Creek,

and 1.8 miles downstream from Little Salamonie River. 

Drainage area. 82.4 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1959 to September 1960. 

gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 884.02 ft above mean sea

level, datum of 1929. 

Extremes. 1959: Maximum discharge daring period September, 10 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height

1.2S ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 28 (gage height, 0.86 ft).

1959-60: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,540cfs Dec. 12 (gage height,

9.UU ft), from graph based on gage readings; minimum observed, 0.7 cfs Sept. 25 (gage

height, 0.85 ft). 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Eating table, Sept. 17, 1959, to Sept. 3O, 1960, except for periods of Ice 

effect (gage height, In feet, and discharge In cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

0.6 

1.7 

4.3 

7.6

3.0

5.U 

8.0

195

540

1,260

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959

Sept.17.

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.2

T73

1.5

2.1

2.6

18

6.6

3,6

1.9

4.4

456

113

*19

11

6.9

5.2

4.0

2.6

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.6

3.6

4.3

5.6

4.3

5.9

5.E

4.3

4.0

4.0

713.8

23.0

0.279

0.32

Nov.

3.1

4.3

4.6

108

35

27

12

7.6

7.6

*6.2

4.9

6.4

66

471

182

72

39

18

14

12

11

9.2

8.4

11

9.2

7.6

7.0

6.5

6.2

6.0

1,242.8

41.4

0.502

0.56

Dec.

7.5

9.0

14

16

15

19

29

18

14

10

76

789

727

144

*76

58

42

33

24

20

20

14

13

12

13

19

28

45

102

112

54

2,572.5

83.0

1.01

1.16

Jan.

31

34

245

72

28

24

16

13

11

12

14

112

*640

182

765

281

96

67

76

45

29

20

14

13

12

12

78

168

130

91

67

3,398

110

1.33

1.53

Feb.

62

41

27

22

72

1,080

302

118

286

1,180

412

96

53

32

25

*22

21

18

13

12

12

11

10

9.6

9.0

12

9.2

8.6

8.2

3,983.6

137

1.66

1.79

Mar.

7.8

7.6

7.5

7.3

7.1

6.9

6.8

6.8

6.7

6.6

6.6

6.5

6.4

8,0

*8.4

9.2

9.5

9.6

9.8

10

11

11

12

13

15

19

217

990

580

253

124

2,400.1

77.4

0.939

1.08

Apr.

76

58

44

55

54

45

34

24

18

14

15

*15

13

13

13

13

21

16

12

12

13

12

11

11

12

12

11

9.9

9.9

13

679.8

22.7

0.275

0.31

May

18

14

11

9.9

9.2

8.4

8.4

8.0

12

14

13

12

13

14

12

25

*112

44

30

112

118

62

58

35

22

18

24

58

31

88

67

1,080.9

34.9

0.424

0.49

June

28

20

16

12

9.2

7.6

7.2

6.9

6.2

6.2

8.0

56

44

*107

49

19

14

9.6

6.6

6.2

7.2

6.2

8.0

5.5

3.4

2.9

3.4

3.6

3.4

*3.4

485.7

16.2

0.197

0.22

July

209

36

130

29

12

7.6

5.5

4.3

3.6

3.6

4.3 *4.0

334

1.170

179

49

24

16

12

9.2

7.6

6.9

6,2

4.9

4.9

9.2

7.6

5.5

4.3

3.6

3.1

2,30f .9

74.4

O.?03

1.04

Aug.

3.1

3.4

9.9

4.3

3.6

3.1

3.6

3.1

*4.0

61

14

7.6

4.3

16

75

17

7.2

4.3

4.3

23

11

5.5

3.1

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.4

1.9

3.1

3.6

2.4

309.9

10.0

0.121

0.14

Sept.

2.

2.

2.

1.

1.

1.

2.

5.

2.

2.

1.

1.

*2.

2.

2.

2.

1.

1.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

-=-

1.

1.

2.

2.

2.

61.2

2.04

0.025

0.03

Calendar year 1959 : Max - Hln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,180 Mln 0.8 Mean 52.6 Cfsm 0.638 In. 8.67

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 cfs).--Dec. 12 (11 p.m.) 1,540 cfs (9.00 ft); Feb. 6 (11 a.m.) 1.48O cfE

(8.80 ft); Feb. 10 (1 p.m.) 1,480 cfs (8.85 ft); Mar. 28 (3 a.m.) 1.15O cfs (7.55 ft); July 14

(6 a.m.) 1,460 cfs (8.70 ft). ___________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 27 to Dec. 2, Jan. 

28, 29, Mar. 1, 3-5, 7-13, 17-25.

3-10, 22-25, Feb. 22-25,
WABASH RIVER BASIN 425

3243. Salamonle River near Warren, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°42'45", long 85°27'13", in SE-j sec.12, T.26 N., R.9 E., on right downstream side of county road bridge, 1,700 ft downstream from unnamed tributaries entering from the right and left, 4,000 ft upstream from abandoned concrete and stone dam, 

and 2.4 miles northwest of Warren.

Drainage area.--4"2 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1957 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 784.75 ft (revised) above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Prior to July 28, 1960, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,650 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 10.56 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 11, 12-16, 22, 23; minimvm gage 

height, 6.40 ft Sept. 11, 12, 13, 14.

1957-60: Maximum discharge, 13,SOO cfs Feb. 10, 1959 (gage height, 17.05 ft); minimum, 5.0 cfs Sept. 18, 19, 1959; minimum gage height, 6.40 ft Sept. 11, 12, 13, 14, 

1960.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 23-30)

6.4

6.5

6.6

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12

10 7.0

22 7.3

46 8.0

120 9.O

220

430

1,060

2,050

6.3

6.4

6.5

6.6

6.7

Dec. 13 to Sept. 30

7.0 7.0

13 7.5

E5 8.0

50 9.0

85 11.0

250

570

1,000

2,050

4,080

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

30

Z6

22

19

30

104

250

120

80

66

880

1,060

430

104

84

66

60

40

35

*35

32

30

32

60

66

66

66

66

66

66

63

4,154

134

0.318

0.37

Nov.

63

63

60

60

160

287

200

120

77

66

66

53

276

880

1,450

790

*565

274

170

125

90

75

70

68

66

60

55

50

47

45.

6,431

214

0.507

0.57

Dec.

41

38

38

40

46

66

66

63

63

63

491

1,550

1,200

910

*820

730

650

452

327

220

19O

150

140

121

108

112

140

380

730 

650

415

10,810

349

0.827

0.95

Jan.

910

1,000

910

452

258

220

160

98

94

94

98

209

820

1,940

1,940

1,400

690

415

297

230

165

*135

112

98

98

85

223

1,000

2.520 

1,000

775

18,446

595

1.41

1.63

Feb.

730

490

415

910

1,500

1,830

al,700

aSOO

a2,500

aS.OOO

a3,000

a2,500

a2,000

1,300

415

252

200

180

78

78

78

*76

75

73

71

94

94

71

68

24,578

848

2.01

2.17

Mar.

64

60

59

58

56

55

54

54

53

52.

52

52

52

52

53

54

55

56

58

60

63

66

70

78

84

94

267

1,450

5,440 

3,350

2,720

12,771

412

0.976

1.13

Apr.

*820

560

380

285

252

230

200

160

140

121

112

103

103

85

150

200

452

545

180

150

150

121

105

78

71

68

64

68

64 

68

5,865

195

0.462

0.52

May

82

*90

82

78

78

78

68

105

103

108

116

116

108

108

103

98

200

353

252

415

380

339

252

*230

220

215

274

274

333

674

1,610

7,520

243

0.576

0.66

June

1.000

610

335

263

210

165

130

112

98

78

71

71

85

103

130

190

145

108

90

74

64

57

50

57

48

40

32

*35

50 

50

4,509

150

0.555

0.40

July

50

103

190

165

112

85

57

50

55

32

50

28

550

2,140

1,610

750

297

185

121

94

71

64

78

105

94

71

71

54

48

42

55

7,575

236

0.564

0.65

Aug.

58

38

51

159

71

64

60

64

57

57

57

57

64

60

54

45

42

30

40

45

103

94

71

64

*28

25

25

23

22

45

50

1,695

54.6

0.129

0.15

Sept.

23

20

15

14

14

15

15

15

14

14

15

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

14

15

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

*15

14 

14

396

13.2

0.031

0.03

Calendar year 1959: Max 9,740 Mln 5.8 Mean 519 Cfsra 1.23 In. 16.69

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,440 Mln 11 Mean £86 Cfsra 0.678 In. 9.23

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs).--Jan. 29 (12 m.) 3,120 cfs (10.08 ft); Feb. 10 or 11 (time and 

discharge unknown); Mar. 29 (7 a.m.) 5,650 efs (10.56 ft)._______________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for other 

stations on the Salamonle River.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 20 to Dec. 2, Feb. 21-24, Mar. 2-25. Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings Aug. 1-25.
426 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3245. Salamonie River at Dora, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°48'27", long 85°40'47", in SE^NE^ see.12, T.27 N., R.7 E., on left bank 

in Salamonie River State Forest, 1.2 miles northwest of Dora and 3 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 553 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1923 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in W3P 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 679.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1951, wire-weight or chain gage 

at site 1.3 miles upstream at datum 688.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--56 years (1924-60), 511 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,250 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 6.44 ft); minimum, 24 cfs Sept. 17, 18, 29, 30 (gage height, 1.80 ft).

1923-60: Maximum discharge, 16,500 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 14.75 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use); minimum observed, 8.2 cfs 

Aug. 3, 1934 (gage height, 1.11 ft, site and datum then in use).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1275: 193l(M), 1932, 1933(M), 1935-36(M), 1938-40(M),

1941-42, 1945, 1952, drainage area. WSP 1335; 1934(M). WSP 1555: 1952, 1955-56(M), 

1957.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 12, 13, Mar. 27-31)

2.0 

2.3 

2.7

3.0 

3.5

7.0

410

830

5,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

L5

16

17

L8

L9

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

44

37

32

30

31

136

449

279

196

137

743

1.030

690

293

190

139

111

92

79

*68

61

57

54

61

72

63

81

81

74

66

5,564

179

0.324

0.37

Nov.

66

62

59

268

539

640

1,250

226

169

136

117

104

109

9O7

1.950

1,370

596

364

257

204

172

149

136

133

131

119

111

99

94

89

10,610

354

0.640

0.71

Dec.

*87

83

81

81

85

92

104

106

106

109

154

1,290

3.050

2,770

1,660

*730

483

371

303

248

215

186

162

152

142

139

372

780

930

980

830

16,821

543

0.982

1.13

Jan.

483

364

785

1,250

586

303

260

220

190

165

1§2

530

1,580

2,210

2,490

2.650

1,890

1,310

499

397

292

236

228

219

190

179

210

620

1,370

930

685

23,453

757

1.57

1.58

Feb.

559

442

*340

270

277

2,050

3,190

2,910

1,510

3,800

4.650

4,200

1,740

73O

499

590

334

283

225

185

185

*182

176

156

138

125

120

115

115

29,676

1,023

1.85

2.00

Mar.

110

110

108

106

104

105

100

97

95

94

94

95

95

95

94

95

96

98

100

102

104

110

120

155

149

162

639

4,050

5.100

4,950

*3,610

21,114

681

1.23

1.42

Apr.

1.720

1,030

730

531

436

564

524

266

223

190

172

159

146

142

136

212

780

640

358

248

211

182

162

146

133

125

111

106

.23 111

10,193

540

0.615

0.69

May

122

122

*114

106

99

M

104

99

119

165

195

182

159

159

128

156

589

750

423

371

531

555

404

*308

257

251

523

491

436 

525

1.810

10,063

325

0.588

0.68

June

1.040

475

518

256

200

159

151

114

99

87

81

85

83

504

515

313

261

244

149

114

94

81

81

74

72

64

59

54

*50 

48

5,483

185

0.331

0.37

July

46

44

192

215

265

161

97

70

57

48

46

43

48

2,040

2.490

1,930

618

308

207

149

117

94

83

79

142

*114

85

79

81 

70

61

10,077

325

0.588

0.68

Aug.

52

47

69

83

166

94

70

56

47

46

44

45

69

64

52

43

57

62

62

186

180

114

117

87

*59

46

40

55

53 

34

43

2,180

70.3

0.127

0.15

Sept.

50

43

46

35

33

30

28

27

29

29

27

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

29

30

29

29

27

27

26

26

26

*25

25

li

875

29.2

0.053

0.06

Calendar year 1959 : Max 12,900 Min 21 Mean 698 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.15

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,100 Mln 24 Mean 399 Cfsm 0.722 In. 9.64

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). Feb. 11 

(6.44 ft).

a.m.) 4,800 cfs (6.42 ft); Mar. 29 (6 p.m.) 5,250 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Not£.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 7-9, Feb. 19-21, Feb. 23 to Mar. 20, 

ar. 22-24.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 427

3250. Wabash River at Wabash, Ind.

Location.--Lat 40°47'25", long 85°49'13", in sec.14, T.27 N., R.6 E., on right bank on

upstream side of Wabash Street Bridge in Wabash, 7 miles downstream from Salaironie

River, and at mile 387.2. 

Drainage area. 1,733 sq mi. 

Records available.--August 1923 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for seme

periods, published in WSP 1305. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 642.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of

T929. Prior to Jan. 16, 1934, chain gage and Jan. 16, 1934, to Sept. 30, 19£4, wireweight gage, at same site and datum. 

Average discharge. 37 years, 1,501 cfs. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,600 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 16.85 ft);

minimum, 60 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 2.07 ft).

1923-60: Maximum discharge, 49,600 cfs May 18, 1943; maximum gage height, 24.44 ft

Feb. 11, 1959 (ice jam); minimum discharge observed, 17 cfs Aug. 4, 5, 9. 1934, July 21,

22, 1936; minimum gage height, 1.66 ft Aug. 4, 5, 9, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 28.7 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from floodmark, determined by Corps of

Engineers (discharge, 90,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 49,000 cfs). 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow

slightly affected by regulation of Grand Lake, diversion from or into St. Mary's River

basin, and into Miami and Erie Canal. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1275: 1931-37(M), 1938-39, 1940(M), drainage area.

WSP 1385:1942. WSP 1505: 1955.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 24-26, Sept. 26-30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 29

Z.5 

5.0 

3.5 

4.5

Mar. 30 to Sept. 30

100

252

400

850

6.0

8.0

13.0

17.0

1,730

3,400

8,500

15,000

1.9 

2.3

3.0

4.5

Note. Same as pret 

table above 4.5 ft.

275

850

eding

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

150

124

111

105

105

142

938

850

580

400

1,140

2,160

1,940

1,000

600

420

315

264

229

206

*183

172

160

172

194

218

229

218

206

194 

194

13,939

450

0.260

0.30

Nov.

183

172

160

408

1,800

1,730

1,160

750

540

4ZO

345

315

330

2,460

4,640

3,670

2,180

*1,280

900

700

560

500

440

420

420

380

345

315

288

27 6

26,287

943

0.544

0.61

Dec.

276

276

264

252

264

286

315

345

360

345

380

2,960

7.190

6,100

4,660

*3,310

2,020

1,260

1,000

800

700

580

520

460

440

420

665

2,770

2,950

3,040

2,340

47,770

1,541

0.889

1.02

Jan.

1,590

1,220

2,330

2,950

1,800

1,100

900

720

600

540

500

1,550"

6,000

6,200

6,640

6.660

4,930

3,490

2,260

1,400

1,050

950

850

800

750

730

900

1,910

3,040

2,500

1,940

69,000

2,226

1.28

1.46

Feb.

,590

,400

,160

* ,000

,000

,350

,080

,700

,110

,850

1 ,400

1 ,400

,060

,850

,100

,460

,220

1,100

950

800

750

650

560

*500

440

345

420

380

350

65,995

2,965

1.71

1.84

Mar.

330

320

300

330

350

350

340

330

330

320

330

360

400

440

500

520

540

460

360

345

360

420

440

460

440

460

968

8,430

11,800

11,800

*10jlOO

53,253

1,718

0.991

1.14

Apr.

6.420

3,760

£,260

1,590

1,280

1,100

1,000

900

760

670

590

550

510

475

475

612

2,370

2,500

1,340

950

60S

670

590

550

475

475

405

370

352

370

35,174

1,172

0.676

0.75

May

422

405

*352

335

3ZO

Z90

320

320

352

510

630

590

510

475

422

405

584

1,050

950

850

1,160

1,280

950

760

*630

550

900

1,280

1,340

1 340

Z\ 840

23,122

746

0.430

0.50

June

2,590

1,460

1,000

760

850

900

590

475

388

335

305

402

900

2,350

5.850

2,770

1,800

1,340

650

630

510

475

670

440

550

320

290

260

*245

219

28,524

951

0.549

0.61

July

207

207

568

760

630

510

370

275

232

195

184

184

195

1,310

5.400

3,310

2,100

1,100

650

550

405

305

275

Z32

435

*388

305

290

260

Z19

1B4

ZO.Z15

652

0.576

0.43

Aug.

163

153

184

Z19

275

290

219

184

163

153

143

133

143

163

173

143

1Z3

1Z3

153

453

590

335

245

245

*184

153

133

123

109

108

108

6,086

196

0.113

0.13

Sept.

123

123

143

113

95

92

87

92

102

113

95

82

78

76

74

74

72

70

84

95

89

84

78

76

72

68

67

*66

63

61

2,605

86.6

0.050

0.06

Calendar year 1959 : Max 38,600 Min 65 Mean 2,226 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.42

Water year 1959-60: Max 14,400 Min 61 Mean 1,131 Cfsm 0.653 In. 8.87

Peak discharge (base, 11,000 cfs).--Feb. 11 

cfs (15.66 ft).

a.m.) 14,600 cfs (16.85 ft); Mar. 29 (10 p.m.) 12,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 7, 8, 22-Z7, Feb. 27 to Mar. 14.
428 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3255. Mississlnewa River near Rldgevllle, Ind.

Location. Lat 40"17', long 85"00', In SWij sec.8, T.19 N. , R.14 E. , on right bank 10 ft 

downstream from highway bridge, 0.8 mile downstream from Mud Creek, and 2 miles east 

of Rldgevllle.

Drainage area. 130 sq ml.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 965.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 4, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 137 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,280 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 10.89 ft); minimum, 1.5 cfs Oct. 4; minimum gage height, 1.82 ft Sept. 87, 28.

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 13,900 cfs June 10, 1958 (gage height, 16.25 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 24, 1946; minimum gage height, 1.6E ft Sept. 11, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from debris, or 

indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). -WSP 1235: 1948, drainage area. WSP 1335: 1953.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect, backwater frorn 

debris, and Indefinite stage-discharge relation (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 12-19, Nov. 5-13, 17-26, Dec. 3-ll)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.5

3.0 78

3.5 136

4.5 298

8.0 1,140

10.0 1,790

Mar. 28 to Sept. 30

1.8 2.5 2.2 16

1.9 5.0 2.5 36

2.0 8.0

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 2.5 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.8

4.1

12

6.6

4.6

3.8

~~ZB 177

*11

8.0

6.6

5.8

5.5

5.2

4.4

3.9

3.6

3.6

4.3

4.5

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.0

4.0 

4.0

4.0

341.8

11.0

0.085

0. 10

Nov.

4.0

470

24

116

58

22

13

9.0

7.6

7.3

8.3

10

22

274

128

64

32

26

20

16

15

13

11

12

11

10

9.0

8.2

7.4 

7.2

969.0

32.3

0.248

0.28

Dec.

8.0

9.0

18

22

22

36

37

26

20

18

121

774

563

192

*130

100

78

68

55

45

45

35

34

34

34

40

47

68

130 

136

78

3,023.0

97.5

0.750

0.86

Jan.

55

66

219

94

50

45

40

37

35

37

35

127

*1,110

404

1,450

462

208

154

120

90

70

65

60

55

50

46

116

260

224 

168

136

6,088

196

1.51

1.74

Feb.

118

83

68

59

235

1,400

404

270

584

1.610

450

176

124

94

68

*68

59

55

40

40

37

36

37

35

28

38

31

27

26-

6,300

£17

1.67

1.80

Mar.

25

24

24

23

22

20

20

19

18

17

17

16

16

15

*20

21

21

21

22

24

25

26

28

30

33

42

487

946

536

278

161

2,997

96.7

0.744

0.86

Apr.

118

100

83

130

124

94

78

64

51

42

42

*42

37

36

36

36

41

32

28

28

31

28

26

24

24

26

23

21

21 

30

1,496

49.9

0.384

0.43

May

29

21

20

19

ii

18

21

EO

22

27

26

22

27

25

21

*27

162

46

35

48

59

51

49

37

32

30

32

44

34

32 

28

1,082

34.9

0.268

0.31

June

23

24

23

18

16

14

14

14

12

12

12

22

*26

72

39

22

21

16

14

11

12

14

14

14

10

8.7

8.0

874

10 

9.8

533.9

17.8

0.137

0.15

July

10

9.8

17

14

8.4

7.7

8.0

7.7

7.1

7.1

7.1

*6.5

104

161

40

22

15

12

12

12

8.7

7.4

7.1

6.5

5.6

5.9

7.7

6.8

5.9 

5.3

4.4

559.7

18.1

0.139

0.16

Aug.

3.9

3.6

579

8.7

6.2

5.9

5.9

4.4

*5.5

9.8

8.4

5.6

4.7

6.0

22

12

6.8

5.9

13

31

12

9.0

7.7

6.0

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.5

4.1 

4.0

4.1

240.8

7.77

0.060

0.07

Sept.

4.4

378

3.4

3.4

2.9

2.6

2.7

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

*2.7

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.9

4.4

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.2

3.2

2.7

3.2

2.9 

2.7

98.6

3.29

0.025

0.03

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,960 Mln 1.5 Mean 147 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.33

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,610 Mln 1.5 Mean 64.8 Cfsm 0.498 !" 6.79

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 cfs). --Feb. 10 (10 to 11 a.m.) 2,280 cfs (10.89 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation Indefinite Oct. 7-10; stage-discharge relation affected by Ice 

Nov. 27-30,Dec. 1, 2, 22, 23, Jan. 5-8, 19-25, Feb. 19-22, Feb. 26 to Mar. 24 (no gage-height record 

Mar. 1-15; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, field notes, and records for nearby 

stations). Backwater from debris Oct. 1-6, Oct. 20 to Nov. 3, Aug. 24 to Sept. 12.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

3260. Mississinewa River near Eaton, Ind.

429

Location. Lat 40°20', long 85°19' , in NEi sec.31, T.22 N., R.ll E., on right tank at

downstream side of bridge, ij miles upstream from Estey Creek and Z\ miles southeast of 

Eaton.

Drainage area. 304 sq mi.

Records available . March 1952 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 880.60 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Prior to Sept. 24, 1954, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 285 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 4,080 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 10.2? ft); minimum, 4.9 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 2.35 ft Sept. 7, 8, 11-13.

1952-60: Maximum discharge, 19,400 cfs June 10, 1958 (gage height, 18.53 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; minimum, 2.0 cfs Sept. 23, 27, 1954 (gage height, 2.23 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions. WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect I 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.3

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

10.0

230

550

980

2,240

3,840

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.6

8.0

7.2

6.8

8.0

19

56

*31

22

17

842

415

114

65

42

31

25

21

19

18

19

16

16

16

19

19

23

22

21 

18

19

1,982.6

64.0

0.211

0.24

Nov.

18

18

18

110

350

*158

79

59

45

38

34

31

63

638

895

350

192

114

86

73

66

61

56

55

54

48

45

42

40

36

3,872

129

0.424

0.47

Dec.

38

38

*44

53

65

66

77

86

66

59

93

1,040

2,240

1,130

480

335

245

192

148

122

106

99

86

86

79

86

99

130

245

414

8,307

268

0.882

I'.OE

Jan.

158

139

453

410

204

*100

95

90

85

78_

79

113

1,200

2,010

1,940

2 , 720

964

480

414

320

200

185

170

150

130

120

226

710

665

550 

398

15,556

502

1.65

1.90

Feb.

335

260

192

148

247

2,330

2,880

935

1,280

2,880

*5,600

1,010

480

335

230

192

169

148

130

130

114

110

99

92

99

122

98

85

13.

18,809

649

2.13

2.30

Mar.

75

71

66

62

59

56

53

51

49

47

*45

44

43

42

45

50

60

62

62

62

66

70

80

90

95

99

341

2,320

2,560

1 ,280 

800

8,905

287

0.944

1.09

Apr.

480

350

260

245

275

245

192

*148

122

a!05

a!02

a!02

a92

a90

a90

a90

114

92

72

68

77

69

63

59

57

57

55

51

5£

60

3,932

131

0.431

0.48

May

74

67

66

48

45

43

43

a50

a47

a52

a62

a60

*51

51

51

48

89

148

92

99

167

148

130

106

86

75

73

92

114

240 

217

2,734

88.2

0.290

0.33

Calendar year 1959: Max 11,600 Min 4.9 Mean 327 Cfs

June

122

92

79

71

57

47

41

35

32

30

30

34

41

60

*92

71

47

38

34

29

28

26

36

43

35

27

23

23

23

23

1,369

45.6

0.150

0.17

July

24

23

40

41

38

27

22

19

17

17

17

16

115

*670

302

104

63

44

34

27

23

21

19

17

16

17

17

V

15 

14

13.

1,848

59.6

0.196

0.23

Alg.

12

11

12

12

12

12

It

*13

14

15

17

19

17

15

17

39

32

21

17

19

41

43

24

17

13

11

10

9.6

9.2 

8.8

8.4

535.0

17.3

0.057

0.07

Sept.

8.4

9.2

8TT

7.2

7.2

6.1

5.5

5.5

6.1

6.1

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.5

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

*7.2

7.6

8.0

8.0

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.4

6.8

6.4

5.5 

5.2

197.8

6.59

0.022

0.02

n 1.08 In. 14.61

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,600 Min 5.2 Mean 186 Cfsm 0.612 In. 8.32

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). Feb. 7 (7 a.m.) 3,360 cfs (9.41 ft); Feb. 11 (9 a.m.) 4,080 cfs 

(10.29 ft); Mar. 29 (1 to 2 a.m.) 3,040 cfs (8.95 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, engineer 1 s notes, and 

records for upstream and downstream stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 6-9, 21-26, Feb. 22, Mar. 3-25.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

3265. Mississinewa River at Marion, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°34', long 85°40' , In sec.31, T.25 N. , R.8 E. , on left tank 12 ft downstream from Highland Avenue Bridge In Marion, 1 mile upstream from Huirmels Creek, and 

4 miles downstream from Lugar Creek.

Drainage area. 677 sq ml.

Records available.--September 1923 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder and Telemark. Datum of gage is 774.56 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Prior to Dec. 9, 1933, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--37 years, 645 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,540 cfs July 13 (gage height, 7.60 ft from 

high-water mark); minimum, 1.5 cfs Sept. 19; minimum gage height, 0.17 ft July 21, 

Aug. 4, caused by taintor gates above gage being closed temporarily.

1923-60: Maximum discharge, 25,000 efs Mar. 21, 1927 (gage height, 17.4 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs; minimum, 

1.1 cfs Apr. 17, 1959; minimum daily, 3.8 cfs Oct. 23, 1940, Oct. 9, 1943; minimum 

gage height, -0.27 ft Sept. 25, 1935.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow periodically regulated by dam above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1927(M) , 1931 (M). 

 WSP 1385: 1948. 

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cucic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2 158

1.5 

2.0 

4.0 

7.0

302

602

2,400

5,730

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

47

45

43

52

60

188

115

84

84

192

571

855

383 

201

137

106

88

69

72

69

64

64

67

69

70

69

70

67

67 

60

60

4,188

135

0.199

0.23

Nov.

64

64

64

232

276

418

255

171

154

103

98

95

126 

712

1,520

1,030

510

337

250

192

167

148

137

134

126

117

M.2

109

101 

93

7,915

264

0.390

0.44

Dec.

90

98

95

98

109

120

137

137

158

151

297

890

5,600 

2,900

1,190

750

540

448

360

297

266

230

206

184

175

180

260

406

571 

790

675

16,408

529

0.781

0.90

Jan.

448

401

1,030

1,030

450

340

300

270

240

216

201

302

1,520 

2,800

5 ,400

3,400

2,800

1,160

668

550

400

343

276

260

250

292

608

1,430

1,430 

1,160

28,885

932

1.38

1.59

Feb.

750

638

510

309

1,240

4,120

4,120

2,400

2,400

5.600

5,600

3,080

1,340 

910

675

433

448

412

360

286

270

260

245

230

220

206

221

221

201

37,705

1,300

1.92

2.07

Mar.

171

158

148

140

132

126

120

115

110

108

105

102

100 

100

110

151

158

154

154

167

197

230

240

255

260

250

780

4,230

5.080 

3,500

2 , 400

20,051

647

0.956

1.10

Apr.

1,520

901

889

675

602

571

386

406

343

297

276

260

245

235

221

302

540

412

302

250

235

226

201

192

302

175

157

99

81 

184

11,485

383

0.566

0.63

May

184

167

167

154

140

158

148

151

317

197

74

158

167 

162

279

361

602

412

418

418

302

418

366

439

260

213

1,340

624

540 

1,190

1.800

12,326

398

0.588

0.68

June

790

510

383

302

250

211

184

158

144

134

126

137

140 

660

330

476

384

200

180

151

140

126

303

98

175

140

130

123

115 

112

7,312

244

0.360

0.40

July

109

103

302

418

250

167

140

117

108

96

117

106

2,470 

4.010

2,190

950

540

372

C71

358

93

89

134

226

180

126

134

134

109 

90

M

14,593

471

0.696

0.80

Aug.

84

84

273

32

40

72

74

72

98

134

137

98

81 

81

79

90

84

86

88

109

276

206

144

115

95

86

81

74

77 

7 9

79

3,208

103

0.752

0.18

Sept.

70

67

64

70

74

64

60

60

60

57

52

52

51 

51

51

50

51

52

90

12

47

48

48

46

43

42

45

45

45

45

1,639

54.6

0.081

0.09

Calendar year 1959: Max 12,700 

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,600

Min 43

Min 32

Mean 729 

Mean 453

Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.61 

Cfsm 0.669 In. 9.11

Peak discharge (base, 5,600 cfs).--Feb. 10 (9:30 p.m.) 6,400 cfs (7.46 ft); July 13 (10 p.m.) 6,540 

cfs (7.60 ft).

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 5-8, 20, 21, 24, 25, Feb. 21-25, Mar. 3-15.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 431

Locatio

3270. Mississinewa River at Peoria, Ind.

>n.~Lat 40°43', long 85°57', in sec.10, T.26 N., R.5 E. , on right upstream abutment 

ilghway bridge at Peoria, 6 miles upstream from mouth and 6-| miles southeast of Peru.

Drainage area. 809 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1952 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 660.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 7, 1954, wire-weight gage and crest-stage gage on highway bridge 

at same datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 721 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,180 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 10.15 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Mar. 15 (gage height, 1.28 ft), result of freezeup; minimum deily, 24 cfs 

Mar. 14, result of freezeup.

1952-60: Maximum discharge, 28,000 cfs June 11, 1958 (gage height, 19.26 ft); minimum, that of Map. 15, 1960; minimum daily, that of Mar. 14, 1960.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1335: 1953.

Rating table, waber year 1959-6O, except perloda of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per aecond) 

(Shifting-control method uaed Feb. 23-27, June 8-13, 20-3O, 

July 1-3, 7-12, July 22 bo Aug. 3)

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

2.4 

3.0

42

91

230

480

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

1,000

2,450

4,450

6,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1930

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

87

78

74

70

80

118

408

248

174

168

611

952

925

480

320

230 

183

152

124

116

*112

107

107

121

126

128

124

121

114 

112

112

6,882

222

0.274

0.32

Nov.

107

100

96

142

455

455

505

340

265

244

162

180

186

551

1,440

1,510 

830

*530

408

340

282

265

248

230

220

216

198

195

183 

168

11,051

368

0.455

0.51

Dec.

165

ISO

160

160

162

177

183

198

195

216

230

1,040

5 . 600

3,600

2,090

*1,120 

830

680

555

455

408

385

340

320

282

282

366

680

780 

940

940

21,699

700

0.865

1.00

Jan.

730

580

905

1,240

940

b550

b480

b420

b370

340

320

340

1,010

2,540

3,600

5,900 

3,600

1,810

1,040

830

b600

b500

b420

b400

b380

b450

538

1,260

1,730

1,440 

1,180

34,443

1,111

1.37

1.58

Feb.

94O

830

680

*580

418

2,810

5,000

4,120

2,290

4,880

6.900

5,120

2,130

1,240

880

730

555

605

555

480

430

430

430

*408

385

366

366

b350

b520

45,228

1,560

1.93

2.08

Mar.

b320

b300

ti300

b300

b280

b210

b!60

bllO

b85

b70

66

59

b40

24

6?

200 

230

230

230

248

248

282

320

320

340

320

534

4,080

6.250

5,120

*3,300

24,638

795

0.983

1.13

Apr.

2,150

1,440

1,000

1,OOO

780

730

630

480

505

430

408

385

366

340

340

455 

1,060

830

580

455

408

366

340

320

395

320

282

265

220 

168

17,428

581

0.718

0.80

May

300

282

*265

265

248

230

265

265

248

432

320

230

219

265

248

442 

895

680

580

680

680

530

580

509

*519

385

1,160

1,100

830 

852

2.210

16,714

539

0.666

0.77

June

1.240

780

605

480

385

320

265

230

206

189

186

186

186

554

780

408 

672

442

282

248

216

202

209

406

154

220

192

183

*165 

154

10,745

358

0.443

0.49

July

 152

141

230

505

505

300

216

180

152

138

131

124

225

5.360

3,000

1,410 

880

630

455

320

402

160

406

230

282

*230

174

168

168

119

17,531

566

0.700

0.81

A-jg.

105

96

178

397

135

55

99

107

105

176

206

192

143

124

131

121 

126

124

121

143

216

366

248

*192

160

133

119

109

102

114

136

4,779

154

0.190

0.22

Sept.

107

102

93

85

85

96

87

80

96

98

78

70

69

72

74

74 

74

76

87

167

53

72

78

76

74

70

*67

70

69 

69

2,468

82.3

0.102

0.11

Calendar year 1959: Max 16,600 Mln 60 Mean 919 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.43

Water year 1959-60= Max 6,900 Mln 24 Mean 584 Cfsm 0.722 In. 9.8?

Peak discharge (baae, 6,000 cfs). Feb. 11 (9 a.m.) 7.180 cfa (10.15 ft); Mar. 29 (5 p.m.) 6,380 cfa 

(9.61 ft); July 14 (7 to 8 a.m.) 6,640 cfa (9.85 ft).

* Dlacharge meaaurement made on thla day. 

b Stage-dlacharge relation affected by Ice.
432 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3275. Wabash River at Peru, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°44 I 35", long 86°05'45", in sec.32, T.27 N., R.4 E., neer center of span 

on upstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 31, half a mile southwest of Peru, 4.3 miles 

downstream from Mississinewa River, and at mile 370.5.

Drainage area.--2,655 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1943 to September 1960. Discharge measurements only during 

May and July 1943.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 617.94 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--17 years, 2,486 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,800 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 14.67 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 160 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.00 ft).

1943-60: Maximum discharge, 68,000 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 24.46 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 62 cfs Sept. 19, 1945; minimum gage height, 1.70 ft Oct. 5, 26, 

1946.

Flood of Mar. 26, 1913, reached a stage of 28.1 ft (discharge, about 115,000 cfs, 

from rating curve extended above 63,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions.--W3P 1275: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except period of ice effect 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 14, 15, July 13, 14)

(gage height,

Oct. 1 to Nov. 15, 

July 15 to Sept. 30 Nov. 16 to July 14

2.0

sio

160

392

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

1,440

3,650

8,090

2.4 

3.0 

5.0

307

610

2,200

7.0 4,510

12.0 14,000

15.0 21,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

£0

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

277

251

224

207

216

286

533

1,360

955

712

1,220

3,050

3,650

2,010

1,180

778

620

502

420

359

*337

322

306

337

337

348

581

386

348

337 

332

22,581

728

0.274

0.32

Nov.

306

286

282

544

2,120

2,450

1,910

1,360

955

745

680

531

590

1,250

5,900

5,530

4,110

2,3UO

*1,500

1,180

880

740

670

640

640

610

580

500

500

425

40,714

1,357

0.511

0.57

Dec.

4 5

4 5

4 5

4 5

4 5

4 5

4 0

5 0

5 5

5 5

810

2,490

9,470

10,100

7,470

*4,650

3,140

2,110

1,580

1,340

1,180

1,020

880

775

740

670

845

3,030

3,730

3 , 980 

3,490

68,100

2,197

0.827

0.95

Jan.

2,400

1,930

2,700

3,850

3,030

1,840

1,340

1,180

1,100

950

845

1,560

6,550

8,870

9,870

11.100

8,870

5,690

3,610

2,300

1,930

1,340

1,100

1,340

1,420

1,540

1,840

2,200

4,110

4,110 

3,250

103,565

3,341

1.26

1.45

Feb.

2,700

2,300

1,840

*1,660

1,420

4,840

11,900

10,500

6,730

11,700

20,000

17,600

10,900

5,690

3,490

2,500

1,840

1,840

1,580

1,340

1,180

1,180

1,020

*950

810

705

720

700

680

130,315

4,494

1.69

1.82

Mar.

640

600

600

580

560

590

600

600

600

600

600

600

600

620

640

620

620

660

670

610

610

705

740

740

775

775

1,240

10,400

17,500

*17,300 

14,200

76,995

2,484

0.936

1.08

Apr.

9,870

5,850

3,610

2,810

2,200

1,930

1,750

1,340

1,340

1,180

1,020

950

880

845

810

880

2,890

3,730

2,300

1,580

1,340

1,180

1,020

880

810

*880

705

640

580

550

56,350

1,878

0.707

0.79

May

670

670

640

580

5g5_

525

950

610

610

810

950

880

740

740

670

810

1,340

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,930

2,020

1,840

1,500

*1,420

1,100

1,690

2,600

2,200

2,200

Aj.21°

40,410

1,304

0.491

0.57

June

4,240

2,700

,840

,340

,260

,500

,020

810

670

610

640

610

1,020

1,760

4,950

3,730

2,700

2,300

1,420

1,100

845

705

950

950

640

525

500

525

*450

400

42,690

1,423

0.536

0.60

July

376

353

610

1,340

1,180

1,020

670

525

425

376

330

330

518

5,540

6. 500

5,600

3,910

2,450

1,440

1,030

810

712

1,030

745

712

eso

*820

560

531

474 

420

42,017

1,355

0.510

0.59

Aug.

354

317

590

845

474

447

370

327

312

337

447

359

327

296

381

322

286

282

277

386

1.850

1,070

650

*502

381

332

301

277

277

277 

277

13,910

449

0.169

0.19

Sept.

264

264

264

251

233

216

211

198

216

224

198

187

179

175

175

175

175

175

224

224

207

168

187

183

175

168

*168

168

168

164

5,984

199

0.075

0.08

Calendar year 1959: Max 46,400 Min 156 Mean 3,407 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.42

Water year 1959-60: Max 20,000 Min 164 Mean 1,759 Cfsm 0.663 In. 9.01

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 cfs). Feb. 11 (2 p.m.) 20,800 cfs 

18,400 cfs (15.80 ft).

(14.67 ft); Mar. 30 (12':30 a.m.)

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.. --Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Feb. 27 to Mar. 18.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 433

3280. Eel River at North Manchester, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°59', long 85°46', in NE£ sec.5, T.29 N., R.7 E., on right bank 200 ft 

downstream from Main Street Bridge at North Manchester and l£ miles upstream from Pony 

Creek. Records include flow of Pony Creek.

Drainage area. 416 sq mi, includes that of Pony Creek.

Records available.--October 1929 to September 1960. Prior to April 1930 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 738.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 23, 1953, wire-weight or chain gage on downstream side of Second 

Street Bridge 700 ft upstream at same datum.

Average d1s charge.- -31 years, 357 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,820 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 8.35 ft); minimum, 31 cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 1.65 ft); minimum daily, 46 cfs Aug. 17, 19.

1929-60: Maximum discharge observed, 7,500 cfs Feb. 27, 1936 (gage height, 14.00 

ft); minimum not determined, occured Oct. 7, 1957, due to unusual regulation; minimum 

daily, 16 cfs Oct. 19, 1956.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diurnal 

fluctuation caused by gristmill above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1275: 1930-37, 1939, 1940(M), 1942, 1948, drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

L

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

3

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf 3m

In.

Oct.

114

87

75

66

75

114

*176

141

104

102

404

352

215

155

117

97

82

75

66

63

59

59

56

77

87

102

97

87

82

82

87

3,555

115

0.276

0.32

Nov.

90

*90

90

248

580

422

305

230

197

170

149

141

227

1,560

1,470

1,130

810

580

458

370

320

290

275

260

245

215

203

188

176

16 L

11,650

388

0.933

1.04

Dec.

161

152

147

147

147

155

*161

158

147

158

211

1,160

1,250

850

615

510

422

352

305

260

245

215

197

188

182

185

561

1,420

1,210

1,090

770

13,711

442

1.06

1.22

Jan.

580

5LO

970

*690

510

450

350

275

245

250

230

957

2.140

1,830

1,740

1,470

1,210

890

650

545

440

560

510

280

280

290

500

310

520

355

335

20,072

647

1.56

1.80

Feb.

320

305

275

260

260

850

1,050

*730

615

1,810

2,290

1,790

1,540

970

690

580

475

422

570

335

305

275

260

245

240

230

220

215

.205

17,932

618

1.49

1.61

Mar.

205

200

L95

L95

195

195

*L95

190

180

170

160

150

147

147

144

152

158

152

155

170

185

191

188

191

176

182

397

 2,090

2,510

2, 240

1,890

13,695

442

1.06

1.22

Apr.

1,520

1,170

850

690

580

510

440

588

555

305

290

290

260

245

250

464

2,340

2,460

2,090

1,560

1,170

810

615

545

458

405

352

505

290

505

22,272

742

L.78

1.99

May

320

275

245

215

C06

*200

545

422

440

580

545

422

552

505

260

250

230

215

212

335

650

545

422

335

275

230

370

458

440

475

580

11,334

366

0.880

1.02

June

405

305

245

203

352

*510

405

Z90

215

173

155

780

,210

,420

.560

,420

,340

,170

930

690

545

475

422

388

335

305

275

260

245

230

17,258

575

1.38

1.54

July

245

245

510

440

290

245

215

194

176

170

170

152

170

176

155

138

122

*107

120

176

141

117

127

124

112

138

164

147

147 

135

130

5,698

184

0.442

0.51

Aug.

127

1L7

144

245

*173

127

104

87

75

68

63

54

46

61

63

63

46

50

46

94

164

245

149

104

84

75

75

54

48 

48

50

2,949

95.1

0.229

0.26

Sept.

54

56

66

56

54

61

56

54

*61

80

77

66

68

70

75

77

82

82

L38

L79

L52

110

92

80

68

66

66

61

56 

61

2,324

82.3

0. L86

0.21

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,960 Min 54 Mean 506 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.54

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,510 Min 46 Mean 389 Cfsm 0.935 In. 12.74

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 cfs).--Feb. 11 (12:30 a.m.) 2,510 cfs (7.86 ft)j Mar. 29 (3:30 a. 

2,630 cfs (8.09 ft); Apr. 17 (8 p.m.) 2,820 cfs (8.35 ft).

* Discharge meas 

Note.--Stage-dis

ent made on this day. 

ge relation

:nis day.

iffected by ice Jan. 6, 7, 21-28, Feb. 25 to Mar. 12.
434 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3285. Eel River near Logansport, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°46'55", long 86 0 15'50", In sec.14, T.27 N., R.2 E., on right bank at 

downstream side of county bridge on Adamsboro Road , 5j miles northeast of Logansport 

and 6.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--791 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1943 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 621.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 15, 1956, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--17 years, 751 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5.640 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 8.34 ft); minimum, 65 cfs Mar. 16, result of freezeup (gage height, 2.60 ft).

1943-60: Maximum discharge, 13,100 cfs Jan. 5, 1950 (gage height, 11.80 ft); minimum, that of Mar. 16, 1960.

Flood of May 18, 1943, reached a stage of 13.2 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 17,000 

cfs, from rating curve extended above 9,900 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions.--WSF 1275: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 19 to Dec. 11, Dec. 17-27,

Jan. 6-11, 21, 22, Jan. 31 to Feb. 5, Aug. 5 to Sept. 30)

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

68

122

268

497

4.5

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

820

2,220

5,100

6,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

268

216

181

173

165

173

186

268

250

223

275

714

555

392

305

250

226

207

192

186

*178

173

176

186

195

210

226

223

207

197

197

7,573

244

0.308

0.36

Nov.

189

184

184

213

414

820

586

443

370

305

286

268

286

1,160

2,580

1 , 800

1,430

1,020

*745

586

497

443

392

332

370

347

326

305

286

268

17,495

583

0.737

0.82

Dec.

250

250

250

233

233

233

250

250

250

233

250

668

2,110

1,610

1,120

820

*650

555

497

418

392

347

326

305

286

250

380

1,640

2,110

1,800

1,430

20,396

658

0.832

0.96

Jan.

1,020

820

980

1,430

900

650

586

526

443

392

370

467

2,890

5,100

2 , 700

2,460

1,800

1,520

*1,120

860

713

618

540

480

460

480

500

520

540

560

555

31,000

1,000

1.26

1.45

Feb.

526

526

470

418

418

974

1,800

1,430

1,070

3,040

5,100

3,380

2,340

1,700

1,250

1,020

860

782

681

618

586

555

526

497

*497

460

440

410

390

32,764

1,130

1.43

1.54

Mar.

38O

370

360

350

330

320

310

285

260

230

200

155

125

100

70

112

326

347

347

347

370

392

392

392

392

392

495

3,360

5.460

*4,760

3,520

25,249

814

1.03

1.19

Apr.

2,700

2,110

1,700

1, 340

1,120

940

820

713

650

586

586

586

555

526

4_97

586

2,170

5,960

3, 100

2,460

1,800

1,430

1,070

900

782

*713

650

586

555

555

36,746

1,225

1.55

1.73

May

586

586

526

497

470

471

1,340

1,340

940

980

1,120

980

782

661

618

618

681

586

586

986

2,460

1,800

1,250

940

*782

681

745

782

820

940

1,120

27,694

893

1.13

1.30

June

940

745

618

555

681

1,070

900

713

586

526

470

497

,250

,610

,90O

,900

,900

,800

,520

,250

940

782

713

650

555

526

470

443

418

*418

27,346

912

1.15

1.28

July

392

370

973

1.700

1,020

650

497

443

370

347

347

347

347

347

326

305

286

268

268

250

268

250

525

392

268

250

*250

250

230

220

£07

12,963

418

0.528

0.61

Aug.

195

192

565

820

526

370

268

2E6

220

220

186

170

162

160

226

189

165

160

151

160

233

443

418

*286

220

186

173

165

160

157

149

7,921

256

0.324

0.37

Sept.

146

141

141

144

141

139

136

136

173

151

149

146

141

136

139

141

144

157

181

210

268

250

210

189

176

165

*157

151

149

146

4,853

162

0.205

0.23

Calendar year 1959: Max 10,400 Min 109 Mean 877 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.05

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,460 Min 70 Mean 689 Cfsm 0.871 In. 11.84

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--Feb. 11 (7:30 a.m.) 5,460 cfs 

cfs (8.34 ft).

3.18 ft); Mar. 29 (3 p.m.) 5,640

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 23-3O, Feb. 26 to Ma
WABASH RIVER BASIN 435

3290. Wabash River at Logansport, Ind.

Location.--Lat 40°44'47", long 86°22i39", in NEij sec.35, T.27 N., R.I E., on left bank 

150 ft downstream from Cicott Street Bridge in Logansport, 1,000 ft downstream from 

Eel River, and at mile 353.7.

Drainage area . 3,751 sq mi.

Records available.--April to September, November and December 1903, March to November 1904, 

March 1905 to July 1906, May 1923 to September 1960. January, February, and December 

1904, January and February 1905 (gage heights only), Gage-height records collected at 

same site December 1910 to December 1916, and since January 1926 are contained in 

reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 573.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). April 1903 to July 1906, chain gage at site 

150 ft upstream at datum 2.1C ft higher. May 1923 to Mar. 15, 1925, chain gage at site 

150 ft upstream at datum 0.19 ft higher. Mar. 16, 1925, to Mar. 31,1927, and Oct. 1, 

1927, to Feb. 8, 1934, chain gage at site 150 ft upstream at present datum. Apr. 1 to 

Sept. 30, 19C7, staff gage at present site at datum approximately 2.85 ft higher.

Average discharge.--37 years (1923-60), 3,303 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 28,200 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 11.56 ft) 

imum, 346 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 2.82 ft).

1903-6, 1923-60: Maximum discharge, 89,80 

minimum, 97 cfs Sept. 25, 1941; minimum daily, 135 cfs 

height, 2.27 ft July 23, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 25.3 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from floodmarks (discharge, 140,000 cfs, 

estimated).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by powerplant on tributary.

Revisions (water years).--WSF 783: 1934. WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1904, 

1925(M), 1926-30, 1931(M), 1932-35, 1937-39, 1948. WSP 1385: 1903, 1905-6, 1923-25. 

WSP 1505: 1906(M).

mincfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 21.32 ft); 

iept. 26, 1941; minimutr gage

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 19 to Dec. 11)

2.8 

3.1

3.5 

5.0

330

600

1,180

4,120

6.0

10.0

12.0

6,700

21,400

30,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

648

550

473

428

428

464

582

1,820

1,450

1,140

1,360

3,270

4.120

2,870

1,720

1,270

1,000

837

720

660

600

570

570

590

590

600

66O

660

636

600

*590

32,476

1,048

0.279

0.32

Nov.

-570

560

540

612

1,430

3,480

2,870

2,100

1,540

1,270

1,050

940

1,000

2,090

8,940

8,600

5,580

3,480

*2,380

1,910

1,540

1,360

1,180

1,090

1,040

1,000

925

850

798

785

 

61,510

2,050

0.547

0.61

Dec.

708

696

684

672

672

684

708

746

772

772

850

1.690

12,000

15,100

9,960

6,700

*4,580

3,270

2,480

2,200

1,820

1,630

1,450

1,360

1,270

1,270

1,360

4,400

6,700

6,700

5,580

97,484

3,145

0.838

0.97

Jan.

4,340

3,270

3,480

6,120

4,820

3,270

2,380

2,290

2,000

1,630

1,450

1,630

8,960

12,800

13,400

15,000

12,400

8,940

5,840

*3.900

3,270

2,380

2,100

1,910

2,100

2,200

2,290

2,670

5,060

5,580

4,580

152,060

4,905

1.31

1.51

Feb.

3,900

3,270

2,870

2,480

2,290

5,700

15,400

13,800

9,960

15,000

27.500

24,200

16,200

9,280

6,120

4,120

3,480

3,070

2,670

2,480

2,200

2,100

2,000

1,720

1,630

1,450

bl,400

b_l,550

bl,550

_ _ _ .

_ 

188,790

6,510

1.74

1.88

Mar.

bl,350

bl,250

bl,250

bl,200

bl,100

bl,150

bl,150

bl,150

bl,150

bl,150

bl,150

bl.150

bl,200

1,270

1,180

1,180

1,270

1,270

1,180

1,150

1,130

1,180

1,270

1,560

1,360

1,360

1,540

14,600

25,500

25,500

21,400

120,080

3,874

1.03

1.19

Apr.

15,800

10,600

6,700

5,060

3,900

3,480

3,070

2,670

2,380

2,100

2,100

1,820

1,720

1,630

1,540

1,820

5,300

9,620

6,700

4,820

3,690

3,070

2,480

2,200

1,910

*1,910

1,630

1,540

1,450

1,450

 

114,160

3,805

1.01

1.13

May

1,450

1,540

1,450

1,360

1,270

1,360

2,480

2,380

1,910

2,000

2,380

2,290

1,910

1,720

1,630

1,720

2,670

2,870

2,870

3,070

5,060

4,540

3,690

2,870

*2,480

2,200

2,2OO

3,900

3,270

3,690

5,060

79,090

2,551

0.680

0.78

June

6,400

4,120

2,870

2,290

2,100

2,670

2,290

1,820

1,540

1,360

1,270

1,360

2 , 000

2, '870

7,300

6,400

5,060

4,580

3,270

2,480

2,000

1,720

1,630

1,820

1,450

1,180

1,180

1,130

1,090

*970

 

78,220

2,607

0.695

0.78

July

895

865

1,300

2,670

2,380

1,820

1,450

1,110

940

850

798

759

824

,890

,940

,700

,820

,270

,100

,540

,270

,180

,510

,48O

,110

,270

* ,090

910

850

785

684

61,060

1,970

0.5C5

0.61

Aug.

624

570

1,950

2,200

1,270

97O

824

720

672

696

684

660

612

560

696

648

560

520

£30

570

1,720

1,910

1,360

*°40

772

648

E70

520

482

446

446

26,350

850

0.227

0.26

Sept.

473

446

437

428

418

394

394

386

464

428

446

402

378

354

362

370

370

386

473

473

590

482

a450

a410

a390

a380

*370

354

346

346

12,400

413

0.110

0.12

Calendar year 1959: Max 66,300 Min 288 Mean 4,601 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.64

Water year 1959-60: Max 27,300 Min 346 Mean 2,797 Cfsm 0.746 In. 10.16

Peak discharge (base, 22,000 cfs).--Feb. 11 (4:30 p.m.) 28,200 

26,800 cfs (11.30 ft).

(11.56 ft); Mar. 29 (12 p.m.)

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records,

and records for upstream and downstream stations,

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Drded range in stage,
WABA3H RIVER BASIN

3295. Wabash River at Delphi, Ind.

Prior to January 1P40 monthly

Location. Lat 40°35 1 26", long 86°41'54", in SE^ sec.24, T.25 N., R.3 W., on downstream 

side of second pier from left abutment of highway bridge, 1 mile west of Delphi, 

1.6 miles upstream from Deer Creek, 8.6 miles upstream from Tippecance River, and at 

mile 330.8.

Drainage area.--4,032 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 196U. 

discharge only, published in WSP 1305.

qage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 519.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to July 19, 1942, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--21 years, 3,507 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 25,400 cfs Feb. 11 (gage heigrt, 17.83 ft); 

 minimum, 438 cfs Sept. 15, 23-30; minimum gage height, 1.43 ft Sept. 29, 30.

1939-60: Maximum discharge , 85,300 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 25.60 ft); maximum gage height, 27.48 ft Feb. 11, 1959 (ice jam); minimum daily discharge, 158 cfs 

Sept. 19, 20, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 28.4 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from information by State Highway Commission (discharge, about 145,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 82,000 cfs by 

logarithmic plotting).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions.--WSF 1275: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used July 1, 2, 10-12, 28-30,

Aug. 8-10, 21-25)

1.4 410 10.0

14.0

18.0

10,700

17,000

26,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

692

fi65

560

510

510

510

510

1,130

1,680

1,320

1,590

2,250

5,9£0

3,360

2,150

1,500

1,140

945

810

720

665

*638

610

692

665

665

665

720

720

665

665

33,882

1,093

0.271

0.31

Nov.

638

610

585

665

750

2,860

3,120

2,350

1,770

1,410

1,230

1,020

1,140

1,770

6,110

8,150

6,250

4,200

3,000

*2,350

1,950

1,680

1,500

1,410

1,320

1,320

1,230

1,140

980

910

63,418

2,114

0.524

0.58

Dec.

945

875

840

840

840

840

840

875

910

910

980

1,230

7 ,270

11,900

9,650

6,810

4,990

*3,600

2,780

2,350

2,050

1,860

1,680

1,500

1,410

1,320

1,500

3 , 050

6,390

6,110

5,830

92,975

2 , 999

0.744

0.86

Jan.

4,590

3,600

3,120

5,270

5,130

3,60U

2,670

2,350

32,100

al,800

al,550

al,750

a 9, 500

a!2,500

al3,800

al5,500

a!3,000

*a9,600

*a6,600

4,330

3,360

2,560

2,250

32,050

b2,000

b2,200

b2,350

b2,600

4,990

5,410

4,720

156,850

5,060

1.25

1.44

Feb.

3 , 960

3,480

3,120

2,670

2,560

4,280

12,500

13,000

10,100

12,200

22,900

25,400

16,800

10 , 400

6,670

4,720

3,840

3,240

2,890

2,560

2,350

2,250

2,150

1,860

1,770

1,680

1,500

bl,450

bl,450

181,750

6,267

1.55

1.67

Mar.

bl,430

bl,350

b 1,400

bl,300

bl,200

bl,250

bl,250

bl,250

bl,250

bl,250

bl,250

bl,250

1,230

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,410

1,320

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,320

1,410

1,410

1,500

1,590

8,180

*21,900

24,500

20,800

110,970

3,580

0.888

1.02

Apr.

16,500

11,300

7,700

5,550

4,460

3,840

3,360

3,000

2,670

2,350

2,150

2,050

1,950

1,860

1,770

1,860

4,620

10,100

8,000

5,550

4,330

3,480

2,890

2,450

*2,250

2,050

1,950

1,680

1,590

1,680

124,790

4,160

1.03

1.15

May

1,590

1,680

1,590

1,500

1,410

1,410

3,000

3,240

2,450

2,250

2,560

2,560

2,250

1,950

1,860

1,770

2,890

3,120

3,000

3,120

4,850

4,720

3,960

3,240

2,670

*2,450

2,350

3,240

3,480

3,600

4,200

83,960

2,708

0.672

0.77

June

6,110

4,590

3,360

2,560

2,250

2,450

2,450

2,050

1,680

1,500

1,410

1,590

1,590

2,780

5,130

6,250

5,550

4,590

3,720

2,780

2,350

1,950

1,860

1,950

1,770

1,500

1,320

1,230

1,230

1,140

80,690

2,690

0.667

0.74

July

*1,140

1,020

2,250

2,780

2,890

2,250

1,770

1,430

1,230

1,060

980

945

1,230

1,880

6,670

6,250

4,850

3,480

2,450

1,770

1,410

1,320

1,320

3,000

1,500

1,230

1,320

*1,140

1,020

945

840

63,350

2,044

0.507

0.58

Aug.

750

692

2,510

3,840

2,250

1,410

1,230

980

945

945

875

840

780

720

750

840

750

665

665

1,230

2,040

2,560

*1,770

1,320

1,060

875

750

692

638

610

36,592

1,180

0.293

0.34

Sept.

610

585

585

560

555

535

485

485

485

535

510

510

460

460

438

460

460

460

535

560

585

638

560

510

485

*485

460

438

438

438

15,290

510

0.126

0.14

Calendar year 1959: Max 68,900 Mln 335 Mean 4,947 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.67

Water year 1959-6O; Max 24,500 Min 438 Mean 2,854 Cfsm 0.708 In. 9.60

Peak discharge (base, 24,000 cfs).--Feb. 11 (12 p.m.) 

24,800 cfs (17.62 ft).

25,400 cfs (17.83 ft); Mar. 30 (7 a.m..)

* Discharge messurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, appearance of recorder 

chart, discharge measurements, and records for upstream and downstream stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABA3H RIVER BASIN

Drainage area.--278 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1943 to September 196U. Prior to March 1944 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1305.

G_a£e_. --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 542 ft (by barometer). Prior to Sept. 18, 

1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--17 years, 247 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,230 cfs Aug. 3, 21; maximum gage height, 

8.64 ft Aug. 3; minimum discharge, 33 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 2.29 ft).

1943-60: Maximum discharge, 14,400 cfs June 10, 1958 (gage height, 18.26 ft); minimum, 5.6 cfs Sept. 27, 1954.

Flood in May 1943 reached a stage of 19.8 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 18,000 cfs, 

from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks.--Recjrds fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1275: Drainage area, 1944, 1947-48.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 15-27, Jan. 1, 2, 9-15, 17-20, 

Jan. 27 to Feb. 5, Aug. 22-24)

160

320

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

495

1,470

2 , 800

Discharge, in cubic feet per cond, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

In.

Oct.

44

39

35

35

35

39

39

40

41

72

572

250

138

96

74

63

53

48

44

42

41

*39

44

74

81

77

69

62

56

54 

53

2,249

72.5

0.261

0.30

Nov.

53

50

48

79

136

119

94

79

70

66

60

58

124

460

408

302

205

150

*124

108

98

88

83

81

74

70

64

65

57

53

3,534

118

0.424

0.47

Dee.

57

53

52

50

54

53

50

49

47

45

57

188

478

355

235

175

*141

112

96

86

81

72

66

64

62

62

110

460

495

442

320

4,667

151

0.543

0.63

Jan.

235

205

180

160

140

125

115

105

94

88

83

94

250

338

442

655

408

*320

250

190

160

140

120

110

105

110

126

235

220

190

178

6,171

199

0.716

0.83

Feb.

172

160

138

128

173

1,040

1,040

700

575

1,890

1,890

1,040

655

495

390

338

302

268

205

170

175

175

166

141

141

141

130

120

110

13,068

451

1.62

1.75

Mar.

98

98

95

90

85

82

85

86

87

88

86

82

78

82

86

90

96

*94

94

100

106

108

108

108

100

104

221

1,710

*2,170

1^190

9,297

300

1.08

1.24

Apr.

890

700

535

460

390

338

302

250

220

205

187

190

172

160

157

205

679

745

495

390

338

268

220

205

*178

166

146

128

126 157"

9,602 '320

1.15

1.28

May

157

128

117

110

102

142

700

460

355

320

302

250

220

187

160

231

535

372

285

338

801

575

390

302

250

*320

442

338

235

438

372

9,934

320

1.15

1.33

June

268

220

190

152

138

122

104

96

86

81

94

110

102

100

106

132

338

169

119

98

94

88

126

136

108

88

77

74

76

*81

3,773

126

0.453

0.51

July

72

64

1,590

990

535

338

235

175

141

126

117

104

651

840

478

320

235

181

157

146

117

98

94

154

146

106

90

*77

63

63

5_7

8,566

276

0.993

1.14

Auf .

54

52

1,730

1,460

575

355

250

184

216

338

220

149

119

104

250

205

126

104

293

840

2.190

1,210

*<515

408

302

235

190

155

131

122

106

13,288

429

1.54

1.78

Sept.

96

88

81

74

69

64

60

57

81

64

60

54

52

49

48

46

49

48

64

58

54

50

48

47

44

*43

42

41

40

40

1,713

57.1

0.205

0.23

Calendar year 1959: Max 8,900 Min 19 Mean 314 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.54

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,190 Min 35 Mean 235 Cfsm 0.845 In. 11.49

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 18, 30, Jan. 3-8, 21-26, Feb. 20-22, 24, 

Feb. 27 to Mar. 14.
438 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3305. Tippecanoe River at Oswego, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°19'14", long 85°47'2l", in NE^NEi sec.14, T.33 N., R.6 E., on left 

bank 10 ft downstream from dam at Tippecanoe Lake Outlet in Oswego ard 3 miles east 

of Leesburg.

Drainage area.--115 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 830.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. IS, 1953, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--11 years, 115 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 383 cfs June 17-22; maximum gage height, 7.79 ft 

June 2(1, 21; minimum discharge, 23 cfs Aug. 10-14; minimum gage height, 4.99 ft Aug. 14.

1949-6U: Maximum discharge, 700 cfs Oct. 17, 1954 (gage height, 8.64 ft); minimum, 

1.7 cfs Nov. 13, 14, 1956; minimum gage height, 4.36 ft Sept. 8, 195£.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions.--WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Hating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 9-Z9)

7.0 

7.5 

8.0

204

302

442

138

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ofsm

-In.

Cale

Oct.

76

76

76

80

84

*108

114

114

108

102

102

102

97

97

97

97

97

92

88

84

80

76

72

76

72

72

72

68

68

64

64

2,675

86.3

0.750

0.86

Nov.

68

76

72

*76

80

84

84

84

84

80

80

80

88

108

132

144

138

138

138

150

150

156

163

156

144

138

132

126

126

120

3,395

113

0.983

1.10

Dec.

120

114

108

97

92

88

*88

88

84

84

84

92

92

92

92

102

108

114

114

114

108

108

108

102

97

97

102

114

120

126

132

3,181

103

0.896

1.03

idar year 1959 : Max 544

Jan.

144

156

163

*170

163

156

150

144

138

152

132

144

170

183

204

220

237

256

277

277

260

240

220

210

195

180

170

160

156

144

144

5,695

184

1.60

1.84

Feb.

144

138

138

*152

126

132

132

132

138

156

176

204

220

237

256

256

237

220

205

190

178

170

165

160

158

150

148

142

140

4,980

172

1.50

1.62

Mar.

138

132

130

126

122

120

120

*120

120

114

108

108

102

97

92

88

80

80

76

72

68

68

68

80

84

88

88

 97

108

132

165

3,189

105

0.896

1.03

Apr.

183

204

220

220

220

220

220

204

204

197

190

190

176

163

165

170

204

237

237

277

277

302

302

502

302

277

277

277

256

257

6,908

250

2.00

2.23

May

237

220

204

190

190

*183

197

204

220

204

220

220

204

204

204

204

197

197

204

197

190

197

204

197

190

176

185

183

176

170

165

6,129

198

1.72

1.98

June

156

156

156

150

150

158

*132

82

50

4_7

54

141

204

277

328

354

385

383

383

385

583

383

354

328

302

277

256

256

237

237

7,120

237

2.06

2.30

Jvly

237

204

204

204

204

197

183

176

163

156

156

150

144

114

61

58

54

54

*58

58

54

50

54

54

50

50

50

47

44

40

36

3,364

109

0.948

1.09

Aug.

33

31

33

34

*33

31

29

25

24

24

24

23

23

24

25

26

27

39

38

26

30

37

58

58

58

50

47

44

44

47

41

1,086

55.0

0.304

0.35

Sept.

38

35

34

32

32

32

34

39

*47

76

97

65

27

28

28

29

28

28

54

55

35

36

37

41

44

64

51

33

31

30

1,200

40.0

0.348

0.39

Min 7.1 Mean 136 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.10

Water year 1959-60: Max 383 Min 23 Mean 134 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.82

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 21-28, Feb. 20 to Mar. 7; discharge 

records, fieldman's notes, and records for stations on nearby streams.

stimatec1 on basis of weathe
WABASH RIVER BASIN 439 

3315. Tippecanoe River near Ora, Ind.

Location.--Lat 41°10', long 86°34', in NE£ sec.7, T.31 N., R.I W., on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 1.3 miles southwest of Ora and 2.0 miles downstream from 

Osborn ditch.

Drainage area.--839 sq mi.

Records available. September 1943 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 694 ft (by barometer). Prior to July 30, 

1956, wire-weight gage on upstream side of bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 821 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,300 cfs Apr. 19 (gage height, 12.31 ft); minimum, 255 cfs Sept. 17; minimum gage height, 4.72 ft Sept. 8, 17.

1943-60: Maximum discharge, 7,800 cfs Apr. 5, 1950 (gage height, 14.40 ft); minimum, 122 cfs Sept. 2,3, 1953; minimum gage height, 4.15 ft Aug. 14, 1944, Oct. 16, 17, 

1946.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1944(M). WSP 1505: 

1949-50(P).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of lee effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(ShiftIng-control method used Nov. 18 to Jan. 13, Aug. 20 to Sept. 1)

4.8 

6.0 

9.0

267

600

1,590

10.0

12.0

13.0

2,140

3,940

5,350

Discharge, in cubic feet pe ater year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1C

13

14

15

16

17

Ib

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

540

453

397

369

125

510

570

570

540

540

690

870

780

690

660

600

570

540

510

481

453

*425

425

481

540

600

570

540

510

481

481

16,811

542

0.646

0.74

Nov.

481

453

453

510

735

810

750

720

690

660

630

600

630

1,110

1,640

1.700

1,540

1,340

1,140

1,050

990

960

*930

900

900

840

810

780

750

720

26,222

874

1.04

1.16

Dec.

690

660

660

630

630

660

660

660

630

600

630

810

1,020

990

900

870

840

810

780

720

720

*690

660

630

630

630

690

990

1,200

1,200

1,170

24,060

776

0.925

1.07

Jan.

1,080

1,050

1,050

1,050

990

930

870

810

780

750

750

810

1,340

1.780

1,780

1,780

1,690

1,590

1,500

1,380

bl,300

1,250

1,180

1,140

1,100

bl,080

1,050

1,050

*1,050

1,020

1,020

36,000

1,161

1.38

1.59

Feb.

1,020

990

960

900

900

1,080

1,340

1,270

1,200

1,460

2,220

2.970

2,970

2,460

2,000

1,780

1,640

1,500

1,410

1,270

1,200

*1,140

1,110

1,080

1,080

1,020

990

960

930

40,850

1,409

1.68

1.81

Mar.

930

b900

b870

b850

bB30

b820

bSOO

b790

780

780

780

750

720

720

690

690

690

690

690

690

*690

660

660

660

660

660

690

1,270

2,000

2,800

3,240

29,450

950

1.13

1.30

Apr.

3,340

3,060

2,720

2,300

1,940

1,730

1,590

1,460

1,340

1,270

1,200

1,200

1,170

1.140

1,340

1,690

2,300

*3,340

4.180

3,940

3,340

2,880

2,460

2,070

1,830

1,690

1,540

1,410

1,380

1,340

62,190

2,073

2.47

2.76

May

1,410

1,380

1,270

1,200

1,140

1.110

1,270

1.640

1,640

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,460

1,410

1,340

1,270

1,270

1,240

1,200

1,200

1,270

1,300

*1,240

1,170

1,140

1,140

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110

39,880

1,286

1.53

1.76

June

1,080

990

930

870

840

840

810

750

720

660

630

660

780

900

1,020

1,020

1,200

1,580

1,270

1,170

*1,110

1,080

1,050

1,020

990

960

900

870

840

810

28,150

938

1.12

1.25

July

780

750

1,020

1.380

1,240

1,050

990

930

870

810

750

720

660

660

600

570

540

510

481

425

397

369

397

425

*369

397

425

453

397

369

341

20,075

648

0.772

0.89

Aug.

316

316

453

780

780

630

540

510

453

425

397

355

341

328

341

328

316

316

316

341

369

425

425

*397

397

369

369

355

341

341 

328

12,698

410

0.489

0.56

Sept.

328

316

304

291

279

291

279

267

267

279

267

267

279

279

304

279

267

316

481

600

510

453

397

355

341

*316

316

304

291

316

9,839

328

0.391

0.44

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,800 Min 152 Mean 992 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.03

Water- year 1959-60: Max 4,180 Min 267 Mean 946 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.33

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
440 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3323. Little Indian Creek near Royal Center, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°53< , long 86°35', in NW^ sec.13, T.28 N. , R.2 W. , on right bank at downstream side of county road "bridge, 2.9 miles upstream from mouth, 3.2 miles downstream 

from Fredericks ditch, and 4.8 miles northwest of Royal Center.

Drainage area.--35.0 sq mi.

Records available. July 1959 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 692.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. 1959: Maximum discharge during period July to September, 18 cfs Aug. 18 (gage 

height, 1.18 ft); minimum, 1.4 cfs Sept. 25 (gage height, 0.70 ft).

1959-60: Maximum discharge during water year, 338 cfs Apr. 17 (gcge height, 5.95ft); 

minimum daily, 1.6 cfs Mar. 15; minimum gage height, 0.63 ft Mar. 16.

Maximum stage known, 11.2 ft in Spring of 1957, from information ty local residents.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, July 27, 1959, to Sept. 30, I960, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used July 27 to Aug. 12, 1959, June 15 to Sept. 30, 1960) 

0.8 2.0 60

1.7 

3.3

190

338

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

July

.

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

Aug.

.3

.3

'. .3

'. .9

'. .6

'. .6

'. .6

.3

Sept.

3.1

3.3

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.5

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

July

_

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

Aug.

4.3

4.3

4.3

3.9

3.3

3.3

3.9

7.3

Sept.

2.5

.5

.2

.2

.0

.0

.0

1.9

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

July

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

Aug.

7.8

14

6.5

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.9

Sept.

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.9

3.0

6.5

2.2

1.7

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

July

-

-

*4,9

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.6

_

..

_

-

Aug.

4.6

3.9

3.6

*3.6

3.1

3.1

3.0

148.8

0.16

Sept.

1.5

2.2

6.2

2.8

2.5

2.0

-

78.1

0.08

Discharge measurement made on this day

Discharge, in cond, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

C

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

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.0

2.0

2.2

3.0

*4.9

4.6

3.3

3.3

3.3

4.4

22

TT

7.3

5.9

5.5

4.9

4.6

4.3

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

5.5

11

9.7

8.1

6.9

5.9

5.5 

5.5

5.5

177.7

5.73

0.164

0.19

Nov.

5.5

4.9

4.9

13

15

9.7

7.7

6.5

*5.9

5.5

5.5

4.3

19

108

52

38

30

24

20

18

18

18

18

18

16

14

14

13

12 

11

549.4

18.3

0.523

0.58

Dec.

11

11

10

10

12

12

12

10

9.7

9.7

14

32

29

23

21

19

18

16

15

14

13

13

*13

13

13

14

44

66

48 

40

32

617.4

19.9

0.569

0.66

Jan.

29

29

35

*25

22

20

19

18

16

17

16

30

63

42

*50

38

30

34

25

20

16

13

10

8.5

7.0

4.6

12

20

*20

22

24

735.1

23.7

0.677

0.78

Feb.

24

23

22

20

24

120

72

48

42

*227

*246

*148

90

60

48

42

38

35

32

30

27

*26

23

21

18

16

13

12

12

1,559

53.8

1.54

1.66

Mar.

10

10

10

9.7

9.2

8.5

8.5

7.3

6.0

5.0

4.0

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.6

6.5

14

12

14

14

*16

16

16

16

16

16

71

239

*239

183 

134

1,119.8

36.1

1.03

1.19

Apr.

102

78

55

45

40

35

31

28

26

23

24

24

22

22

27

75

277

*260

169

114

84

58

45

38

34

30

27

25

25

32

1,875

62.5

1.79

2.00

May

34

28

26

23

Z2

27

127

66

52

50

45

38

34

30

27

74

~90 162

60

58

55

40

*35

32

29

30

38

30

27

27

24

1,440

46.5

1.33

1.53

June

23

22

22

20

90

48

33

28

26

24

27

45

42

40

38

39

127

58

38

*31

28

26

26

24

22

20

20

20

20

20

1,047

34.9

0.997

1.11

July

19

18

50

30

22

18

17

16

15

15

14

13

14

13

12

11

11

10

10

9.7

8.9

8.5

9.3

8.1

*6.9

8.1

5.9

4.6

3.9

3.3

3^0

408.2

13.2

0.377

0.43

Aug.

2.7

27T

*65

*120 ~48

26

18

14

11

10

8.9

7.7

6.9

6.5

6.2

5.9

5.5

5.5

8.1

8.1

19

21

12

*9.3

7.7

6.9

6.5

6.2

5 9

sis

493.3

15.9

0.454

0.52

Sept.

5.9

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.9

5.2

4.9

8.5

5.9

5.2

5.2

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.3

5.5

6.2

12

7.7

5.9

4.9

4.6

4.3

4.3

*4.3

4.3

3.9

3.9

3 9

161.9

5.40

0.154

0.18

Calendar year 1959: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 277 Min 1.6 Mean 27.8 Cfsm 0.794 In. 10.83

Peak discharge (base, 390 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Nobe.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 17, 30, 

bo Mar. 16.

Dec. 21, 22, Jan. 4-7, 20-25, Feb. 20
WABASH RIVER BASIN

3324. Big Monon Creek near Francesville, Ind.

Lucatlon. Lat 40°59', long 86°52', In NEij sec. 10, T.29 N., R.4 W., on right bank at downstream side of county road bridge, 1.1 miles east of Francesville, 1.6 miles downstream 

from unnamed tributary from right bank, 11.1 miles upstream from Little Monon Creek, 

and 13.3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area . 145 sq ml.

Records available. --August 1959 to September 1960.

^Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 653.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes . 1959: Maximum discharge during period August to September, 80 cfs Sept. 29 

(gage height, 2.01 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Sept. 21, 25,26; minimum gage height, 1.10 ft 

Sept. 21.

1959-60: Maximum discharge during water year, 1.940 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 12.85 

ft); minimum, 21 cfs Sept. 15 (gage height, 1.24 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 18.6 ft In spring of 1957, from Information by local 

residents . 

Remarks . --Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are" fair.

Rating table, Aug. 13., 1959, to Sept. 30, 1960, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 13 to Oct. 10, 1959, June 25 to July 2, 

July 6 to Sept. 30, I960)

0.9 

1.5 

2.5 

4.0

53

137

305

8.0

10.0

12.0

855

1,200

1,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5 

6

Tota] 

Mean

Aug.

:

Sept.

23 

24 

24 

23 

22 

22

Day

7 

8

9 

10 

11 

12

Aug.

:

Sept.

22 

21 

20 

19 

19

Day

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18

Aug.

22

*21 

21 

23 

25 

28

Sept.

18 

18 

17

16 

16 

16

Day

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24

ftug.

23 

23 

24 

24 

24 

26

Sept.

16 

16 

18 

24 

17 

18

Day

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Cubic feet per second per square 

Runoff in Inches ...............

Aug.

28 

25 

24 

27 

24 

24 

23

1

Sept.

*15 

17 

29 

25 

64 

60

681 

22.7 

0.157 

0.18

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 efs). Ho peak above b 

* Discharge meas it made on this day.

Discharge, ir feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

38

30

28

26

29

36

50

40

33

36

137

106

80

68

64

56

53

50

46

46

45

45

*46

68

80

80

72

64

60

64

60

1,736

56.0

0.366

0.45

Nov.

60

56

53

136

198

137

110

96

88

84

76

72

109

570

422

331

257

257

167

137

147

157

*167

167

157

137

128

119

106

110

4,811

160

1.10

1.23

Dec.

101

96

96

101

114

137

119

106

92

*88_

130

257

198

167

157

147

128

119

110

106

106

96

96

92

92

101

147

257

233

198

157

4,144

134

0.924

1.07

Jan.

137

147

167

120

105

100

93

88

86

85

84

202

422

*318

*3ie

233

187

177

147

128

110

95

85

82

80

80

147

177

187

167

147

4,701

152

1.05

1.21

Feb.

157

147

128

128

148

528

396

281

257

*1,130

*1,160

*570

383

281

233

209

187

*177

177

150

135

130

110

108

1U5

102

100

98

^6

7,811

269

1.86

2.01

Mar.

96

96

94

90

86

82

84

86

87

88

86

83

80

82

84

90

96

96

96

96

92

92

92

92

92

92

221

840

*1,020

900

945

6,256

202

1.39

1.60

Apr.

626

461

357

305

269

233

198

177

157

147

167

187

167

*157

584

584

1,560

1,140

598

422

331

257

221

198

177

167

147

147

147

£09

10,497

350

2.41

2.69

May

245

198

167

147

137

137

157

147

147

157

157

137

128

119

114

119

147

137

147

*187

167

147

128

119

114

114

114

114

106 22~T

177

4,552

147

1.01

1.16

June

137

119

110

101

114

110

101

92

88

84

84

119

240

269

269

245

*542

318

221

167

147

137

128

119

106

92

88

106

92

80

4,625

154

1.06

1.18

July

76

68

256

198

128

106

92

80

72

64

64

64

60

60

53

50

50

46

44

39

37

35

35

34

39

*46

44

36

33

31

31

2,071

66.8

0.461

0.53

ftug.

32

31

78

106

64

50

46

44

40

45

40

38

36

36

76

56

44

*41

38

44

46

42

38

36

33

33

35

38

33

33

31

1,383

44.6

0.308

0.36

Sept.

29

27

27

26

24

25

24

23

27

25

24

23

23

22

24

26

29

29

101

76

*46

41

37

36

32

32

31

31

29

30

979

32.6

0.225

0.25

Calendar year 1959: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,560 Min 22 Mean 146 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.74

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs). Feb. 10 (9:30 p.m.) 1,640 

1,940 cfs (12.85 ft). ________________________

2fs (11.82 ft); Apr. 17 (5:30 p.m.)

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-diecharge relation affected by Ice Nov 

Mar. 23-25.

30, Jan. 4-11, 20-26, Feb. 2O to Mir. 17,
 442 W ABASH RIVER BASIN

3325. Tippecanoe River near Monticello, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°47', long 86°45', in sec.21, T.27 N., R.3 W., at Norway plant of Northern Indiana Public Service Co., 2 miles north of Monticello.

Drainage area.. 1,710 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1931 to September- 1960.

Average discharge.--29 years, 1,475 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 11,000 cfs Apr. 17; minimum daily, 308 cfs

 SepT7 14.

1931-60: Maximum daily discharge, 16,800 cfs June 13, 1958; minimum daily, 103 cfs 

July 27, 1934.

Remarks.--Discharge computed on basis of records of operation of powerplant and flow over 

dam.

Cooperation. Records of daily discharge furnished by Northern Indiana Public Service Co. 

Revisions. WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

3

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17ia

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

791

691

524

539

616

616

803

663

666

654

1.140

1,090

1,040

959

916

941

703

778

616

766

617

616

687

691

760

741

804

791

716

691 

741

23,267

751

0.439

0.51

Nov.

616

703

616

841

1,070

1,070

1,000

916

916

891

791

878

1,090

3,000

5.210

3,010

2,840

2,420

2,020

1,640

1,720

1,530

1,740

1,640

1,530

1,590

1,240

1,340

1,260

1,170

44,298

1,477

0.864

0.96

Dec.

1,170

1,110

1,070

,090

,150

,150

,150

,110

,020

916

,220

,700

,680

,810

,670

,560

,460

,430

,300

,280

,170

,220

,070

,070

,090

,040

,620

,380

.470

,380

,140

43,696

1,410

0.825

0.95

Jan.

1,810

1,810

1,920

1,810

1,180

1,050

1,310

1,370

1,430

1,430

1,370

1,680

2,830

3,130

3.540

2 , 900

2 , 700

2,550

2,390

2,000

1,480

1,480

1,320

1,500

1,400

1,300

1,680

1,760

1,980

1,810

1,810

57,310

1,849

1.08

1.24

Feb.

1,870

1,700

1,570

1,510

1,600

3,360

3,390

2,860

2,600

7,330

7.940

5,410

5,090

4,340

3,640

3,190

2,700

2,650

2,210

1,910

1,940

1,590

1,910

1,660

1,700

1,480

1,580

1,620

1.520

81,650

2,816

1.65

1.78

Mar.

1,320

1,220

936

1,020

959

896

1,070

1,390

1,370

1,090

1,370

1,260

1,100

1,170

1,100

1,040

1,130

1,040

1,110

1,090

1,090

1,110

1,110

1,130

1,090

1,110

1,470

5,770

7,750

7,310

7,040

58,641

1,892

1.11

1.28

Apr.

6,230

5,780

4,890

4,200

3,620

3,120

2,740

2,520

2,310

2,100

1,940

2,190

1.920

1,940

5,650

4,290

11,000

10, 200

7,570

6,980

6,180

5,100

4,160

5,360

2,820

2,510

2,550

2,150

2,230

2,470

122,700

4,090

2.59

2.67

May

2,610

2,310

2,120

2,000

1,760

1,730

2,250

2,260

2,700

2,600

2,440

2,310

2,210

2,160

2,000

2,360

5.050

2,310

2,240

2,510

E.160

2,310

2,080

2,020

1,660

1,810

1.640

1,730

1,730

1,890

2,020

66,980

2,161

1.26

1.45

June

1,730

1,550

1,430

1,430

1,520

1,570

1,290

1,070

1,080

1.040

1,070

1,280

1,650

2,000

2,000

2,040

5.570

2 700

2,'sSO

2,040

1,840

1,750

1,62O

1,850

1,500

1,430

1,260

1,500

1,200

1,130

49,080

1,636

0.957

1.07

July

1,150

916

1.950

,750

,810

,600

,430

,200

,090

,150

,010

,640

,000

916

816

803

778

766

691

691

616

616

565

616

654

704

616

616

616

616

616

2£,988

967

C.565

0.65

Aug.

462

488

1,120

1.560

1.3OO

1,000

902

804

746

691

616

666

559

565

565

616

565

559

513

589

616

717

616

616

539

539

616

539

514

514

515

21,185

683

0.399

0.46

Sept.

411

514

459

360

411

411

585

411

488

385

585

359

410

308 456-

462

488

457

755

878

805

703

616

616

488

514

462

513

411

488

14,745

491

0.287

0.32

Calendar year 1959 : Max 16,300 Mln 155 Mean 1,803 Cfsm 1.05 Ir , 14.32

Water year 1959-60 : Max 11,000 Mln 308 Mean 1,676 Cfsm 0.980 Ir . 13.34
WABASH RIVER BASIN 443 

3330. Tippecanoe River near Delphi, Ind.

Location.--Lat 40°37', long 86°45', In sec.16, T.25 N., R.3 W., on right bank 2 miles northeast of Springboro, 2 miles downstream from Big Creek, and 5 miles northwest of Delphi.

Drainage area. 1,857 sq ml.

Records available.--March to December 1903, March to December 1904, March 1905 to July 

1906, November and December 1908, July 1939 to September 1960. Published as "at 

Springbor-o" 1903.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 552.01 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Mar. 14, 1903, to July 20, 1906, and Nov. 2 to 

Dec. 31, 1908, chain gage at site 5-| miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 21 years (1939-60), 1,610 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,200 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 11.79 ft); minimum daily, 220 cfs Sept. 14.

1903-6, 1908, 1939-60: Maximum discharge, 22,600 cfs Feb. 10, 1959 (gage height, 

15.10 ft); minimum daily, 1 cfs Nov. 2, 3, 1954, caused by repair work at Oakdale Dam, 

6j miles upstream.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by powerplant above station. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 973: 1942. WSP 1335: 1305-6.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-10, Dec. 11-27, June 25 to Sept. 30)

190

360

5.0

7.0

11.0

2,430

5,060

12,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

822

697

530

550

640

710

742

644

668

678

1,290

1,550

940

1,160

868

916

724

841

606

821

635

*618

822

692

926

577

1,030

768

708

880

720

24,573

793

0.427

0.49

Nov.

730

684

646

842

1,260

1,050

1,050

1,100

1,030

1,000

714

1,040

1,320

2,970

5.550

3,120

3,040

2,570

2,210

*1,760

1,790

1,770

1,800

1,790

1,810

1,680

1,460

1,450

1,370

1,330

47,736

1,591

0.857

0.96

Dec.

1,320

1,200

1,280

1,270

1,280

1,280

1,260

1,260

1,210

1,090

1,220

1,730

1,680

1,820

1,630

1,460

1,490

* 1,460

1,200

1,330

1,180

1,020

1,160

980

980

1,160

1,710

2.700

2,700

2,660

2,300

46,020

1,485

0.800

0.92

Jan.

2,140

2,030

2,160

2 , 000

1,370

1,520

1,450

1,580

1,620

1,560

1,600

1,760

2,960

3,160

5.390

3,130

2,770

2,900

*2,470

2,160

1,720

1,600

1,480

1,490

1,670

1,460

1,870

2,010

2,060

2,030

2 , 130

63,050

2,034

1.10

1.27

Feb.

2,020

1,890

1,700

1,640

1,830

3,720

3,540

3,090

2,850

6,750

8.500

5,540

5,060

4,420

3,810

3,370

2,940

2,820

2,420

2,140

2,290

1,800

2,250

1,720

2,010

1.540

1,750

1,760

1,550

__ _ .

86,720

2,990

1.61

1.74

Mar.

1,430

1,510

1,350

1,460

1,350

1,250

1,400

1,380

1,490

1,290

1,450

1,450

1,200

1,390

1,270

1,320

1,230

1,190

1,410

1,180

1,160

1,300

1,240

1,270

1,250

1,350

1,370

*6,020

B.500

7,600

7,240

65,300

2,106

1.13

1.30

Apr.

6,340

5,700

4,900

4,320

3,970

3,340

2,930

2,700

2,470

2,240

2,120

2 ,320

2.060

2,080

3,500

4,180

10,600

10 , 600

7,420

6,880

6,020

5,060

4,290

3,720

*3,220

2,800

2,720

2,730

2,370

2,620

126,220

4,207

2.27

2.53

May

2,750

2,470

2,290

2,210

2,040

2,070

2,490

2,460

2,970

2,800

2,580

2,470

2,580

2,270

2,200

2,670

3.150

2,520

2,520

2,710

2,310

2,520

2,350

2,170

1.850

*2,070

1,840

1,960

1,920

2,130

2,250

73,370

2,367

1.27

1.46

June

1,930

1,670

1,550

1,670

1,730

1,690

1,440

1,520

1,340

1.250

1,310

1,670

1,800

2,250

2,230

2,240

5.820

2,890

2,500

2,040

1,960

1,930

1,840

2,160

1,680

1,540

1,480

1,470

1,340

*1,280

55,000

1,833

0.987

1.10

July

1,170

1,010

2,200

1,750

2,030

1,600

1,580

1,260

1,040

1,330

1,040

1,250

1,140

919

916

860

823

808

811

803

602

642

612

842

708

895

699

*779

590

669

586

31,964

1,031

0.555

0.64

Aug.

422

580

1,580

1^940

1,460

1,290

1,040

878

888

750

830

672

618

g600

675

642

645

598

g599

g723

g918

g860

g766

585

644

619

668

616

552

576

570

24,804

800

0.431

0.50

Sept.

430

642

425

423

428

426

422

422

646

410

412

410

340

220

426

530

516

550

688

1.180

870

786

534

621

474

*554

402

578

407

404

15,576

519

0.279

0.31

Calendar year 1959 : Max 20,000 Mln 143 Mean 1,889 Cfam 1.02 In. 13.82

Water year 1959-60 : Max 10,600 Min 220 Mean 1,804 Cfsm 0.971 In. 13.22

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from recorder operated "by Northern Indiana Public Service Co. downstream.
3335. Wildcat Creek at Greentown, Ind.

Location. --Lat 40 °27', long 85°57', on line between sees. 9 and 10, T.23 N., R.5 E., on 

left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway £13, 1.5 miles south of 

Greentown .

Drainage area.--162 sq mi.

Records available .--October 1944 to September 1960. Prior to February 1945, monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1305.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 809.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 5, 1954, wire-weight gage at bridge 2.0 miles downstream at datum 

5.34 ft lower.

Average discharge . --16 years, 150 cf s .

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 1,100 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 8.28 ft); maximum gage height, b.39 ft July 

Oct. 4 (gage height, 2.97 ft).

year, 

(backw

, . , . 

ater from reservoir); minimum discharge, 4.5 cfs

1944-60: Maximum discharge, 6,320 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 15.3 ft, site and 

datum then in use); minimum, 0.9 cfs Sept. 21, 1947.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 18.9 ft, from floodmarks, site and datum used 

prior to June 5, 1954. Flood in May 1943 reached a stage of 15.0 ft, from floodmarks, 

site and datum used prior to June 5, 1954 (discharge, 5,960 cfs).

Remarks . --Records good Oct. 1 to Apr. 29 and poor thereafter. 

Revisions (water years ). --W3P 1275: Drainage area, 1945, 1947-48.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Backwater from downstream reservoir Nov. 3O to Dec. 9, Apr. 30 to 

Sept. 30; stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 21-S5, 

Feb. 25 to Mar. 17)

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 196C

Day

L

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.7

5.3

5.0

4.8

5.0

10

14

9.3

7.0

7.0

106

135

*61

34

23

18

15

12

10

9.3

8.2

8.2

8.2

10

12

15

15

14

12

10

10

620.0

20.0

O.L23

0.14

Nov.

10

9.8

9.5

18

92

72

45

33

28

24

22

*20

21

56

160

124

91

56

54

47

42

37

35

34

34

27

25

23

21

20

1,290.1

43.0

0.265

0.30

Dec.

17

17

16

15

16

18

18

14

*14

19

30

252

475

300

200

160

124

104

84

72

66

56

49

49

47

46

56

157

226

244

3,124

101

0.623

O.72

Jan.

131

124

235

226

160

138

117

98

72

66

61

*66

96

150

220

250

244

217

168

131

llu

92

85

78

78

84

109

191

160

138

151

4,226

136

0.840

0.97

Feb.

124

110

91

91

150

660

625

43U

470

*900

820

425

300

226

168

*153

138

117

98

98

91

84

72

66

60

54

50

46

42

6,759

233

1.44

1.55

Calendar year 1959 : Max 4,620 Min 2.8

Mar.

37

37

37

35

33

52

33

33

33

34

34

32

30

32

33

35

37

37

37

42

*51

54

50

52

45

47

156

790

1,070

885

790

4,683

151

0.932

1.07

Apr.

550

400

300

244

191

168

145

124

104

84

78

84

66

66

66

93

183

153

*110

98

98

84

72

72

66

61

55

47

47

47

3,956

132

0.815

0.91

May

42

46

45

43

41

47

39

38

41

42

41

39

42

36

41

*37

84

66

54

98

131

91

66

54

50

48

45

42

42

44

51

1,626

52.5

0.324

0.37

June

48

49

47

45

46

41

38

35

33

34

37

39

41

91

151

84

104

84

66

56

54

56

61

91

7Z

61

*61

72

72

66

1,815

60.5

0.373

0.42

July

61

54

280

380

185

104

66

61

55

52

50

48

153

575

320

168

104

78

61

53

45

*43

56

49

42

42

41

38

37

36

32

3,367

109

0.673

0.78

Aug.

31

31

42

47

46

39

37

37

37

42

36

33

32

32

44

37

34

32

30

32

37

38

37

34

30

29

27

24

22

*28

24

1,061

34.2

0.211

0.24

Sept.

2625"

25

19

19

22

21

21

25

22

19

20

21

21

21

20

20

18

22

*20

18

18

17

16

16

16

16

15

15

14

586

19.5

0.120

0.13

Mean 169 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.18

Water year 1959-6U : Max 1,070 Min 4.8 Mean 90.5 Cfsm 0.559 In. 7.60

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WABA3H RIVER BASIN 445

3336. Kokomo Creek near Kokomo, Ind.

Location.--Lat 40°26'28", long 86°05'20", midway on line between sees. 16 and 17, T.23 N.,

R.4 E., on left bank at upstream side of county road bridge, 3.4 miles southeast of

Kokomo, and 4.2 miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area.--24.3 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1959 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 807.68 ft above mean sea level (unadjusted). 

Extremes. 1959: Maximum discharge during period July to September, 15 cfs Sept. 27 (gage

height, 1.98 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Aug. 27, 28, Sept. 13-15; minimum gage height,

1.30 ft Aug. 12, 27.

1959-60: Maximum discharge during water year, 232 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height,

4.29 ft); minimum, 0.7 cfs Sept. 29, 30; minimum gage height, 1.36 ft Sept. 7-9. 

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect of no gage-height record,

which are poor.

Rating table, July 15, 1959, to Sept. 30, 1960, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. Z, 10-15, Aug. 18 to Sept. 26, Oct. 1, 2, Oct. 24 to 

Nov. 12, 1959, June 27, July 19 to Aug. 7, Sept. 15-3O, 1960)

1.1 0.2

1.2 .6

1.3 1.2

1.4 1.8

1.5 2.9

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

4.4 

6.6

3.0 92

4.0 196

4.2 220

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

July

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Aug.

1.0

.9

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.0

2.2

1.4

Sept.

1.2

1.2

.9

.8

.6

.5

.7

.7

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

July

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.3

1.3

Aug.

1.0

.9

.8

.8

*.8

.8

.9

2.0

Sept.

0.7

.8

.7

.5

 4

.4

*.4

.5

Day

17

Ifl

19

20

21

22

7.7,

24

July

1.4

1.8

2.4

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.5

2.9

Aug.

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.0

.9

Sept.

0.6

.8

.7

.6

.5

.9

.8

.8

Day

25

26

27

?.$

29

30

31

Runoff in inches ..............................................................

July

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.2

_

_

-

Av«.

0.9

.9

.5

.6

.9

1.3

1.6

0.05

Sept.

1.0

1.9

7.4

3.6

2.8

1.8

-

O.O5

Peak discharge (base, £60 cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1359 to September 196C

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.9

2.7

3.6

3.6

3.0

3.2

3.8

16

12

*6.4

4.4

3.8

3.3

3.3

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.3

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

118.7

3.83

0.158

0.18

Nov.

3.0

3.0

3.3

6.6

12

6.9

4.6

3.8

3.3

3.2

3.0

*3.1

3.4

9.8

14

10

6.4

5.2

5.0

4.6

4.3

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.7

2 .5

2.5

146.3

4.90

0.2O2

0.23

Dec.

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.6

2 .5

*2.5

2.4

4.2

46

64

41

32

25

20

17

14

12

11

9.2

8.8

8.4

8.0

8.0

17

48

45

43

30

537.3

17.3

0.712

0.82

Jan.

23

23

39

31

24

19

18

14

11

12

10

*12

31

31

66.

58

41

36

25

20

16

14

12

11

11

11

16

25

18

17

16

711

22.3

O.942

1.03

Feb.

16

14

12

12

21

128

80

54

54

*145

*106

58

46

36

28

*25

22

18

14

13

14

12

10

9.6

8.0

bS.O

t)8.0

7.7

6. .4

985 . 7

34.0

1.40

1.51

Mar.

b6.2

b6.0

b5.8

b5.4

b5.3

b5.2

b5.3

5.6

E.9

5.9

5.6

5.4

5 .2

5.4

5.4

6.0

6.4

5.9

6.4

6.9

*7.4

7.7

7.2

7.7

6.6

7.2

51

220 ileiog

863.0

27.8

1.14

1.31

Apr.

80

62

51

41

35

29

25

21

18

14

16

14

13

12

12

24

68

47

*35

30

26

20

17

16

14

13

10

9.6

9.6

13

795.2

26.5

1.09

1 . 22

May

12

10

8.8

8.0

7.4

8.0

10

8.0

8.0

8.4

7.7

6.9

7.2

6.4

5.9

*18

34

18

ZS

44

45

33

25

19

17

17

14

12

10

11

8.8

473.5

15.3

0.630

0.73

June

7.7

7.7

6.9

6.4

5.6

B.2

4.8

4.4

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.8

4.6

26

23

14

12

8.0

6.9

6.2

6.2

5.9

7.4

7.4

5.9

5.4

*3.6

7.0

5.8

4.8

226.5

7.55

0.311

0.35

July

5.0

4.0

66

66

40

25

16

11

8.8

7.6

7.0

6.2

31

80

66

39

24

17

*11

9.2

7.4

6.6

6.4

5.9

5.0

5.2

5.0

4.3

3.8

3.8

3.3

596.5

19.2

0.790

0.91

Aug.

3.0

3.0

5.y

5.6

4.3

3.6

3.4

2.8

2.5

2.9

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.2

3.6

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.7

2.5

2.0

2.0

1.3

1.8

1.8

1.7

2.0

*3.9

3.6

87.5

2 .82

0.116

0.13

Sept.

2.5

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.3

*1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

^2.

38.7

1.29

0.053

0.06

Calendar year 1953 : Max - 

Water year 1959-60 : Max 220

Cfsm - 

Cfsm 0.62

Peak discharge (base, 260 cfs). No peak above base

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--No gage-height record June E8 to July 18; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 

fieldman's notes, and records for stations on nearby streams.
446 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3337. Wildcat Creek at Kokomo, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°28', long 86°09 I , in NWij sec.2, T.23 N., R.3 E., on right bank in Kokomo, 

0.3 mile downstream from Kokomo Creek, 0.4 mile upstream from Dixon Foad Bridge, on 

property of Continental Steel Corp.

Drainage area. 245 sq mi.

Records available. October 1955 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 5 years, 249 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,410 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 5.20 ft); minimum, 20 cfs Oct. 4; minimum gage height, 1.20 ft Sept. 26, 29.

1955-60: Maximum discharge, 8,100 cfs Feb. 10, 1959 (gage height, 10.83 ft); minimum, 5.0 cfs Sept. 30, 1956; minimum gage height, 1.12 ft Aug. 3, 10, 15, 23, 1959.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 22, July 2)

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.3

19

92

145

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

340

760

1,280

1,970

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

24

24

24

27

31

48

28

28

27

11

63

43

*39

34

31

29

27

25

28

28

28

28

43

34

26

26

28

28

28

27

25

1,000

32.3

0.132

0.15

Nov.

22

25

27

64

43

38

31

28

30

31

31

*32

46

64

87

145

106

92

65

54

45

46

50

48

43

a39

a38

a35

a33

a32

1,470

49.0

0.200

0.22

Dec.

a32

a32

a32

a32

a33

a33

a31

a30

*a31

34

62

218

580

500

322

245

208

158

125

106

99

92

79

69

68

68

125

245

340

360

305

4,694

151

0.616

0.71

Jan.

232

195

245

360

260

208

182

145

116

99

99

*125

208

340

500

620

480

360

290

232

170

145

125

116

106

106

145

220

245

220

195

7,089

229

0.935

1.08

Feb.

182

170

145

135

182

710

960

660

540

910

1.160

760

500

380

305

*260

220

195

158

125

135

135

125

106

106

106

99

92

86.

9,647

333

1.36

1.47

Mar.

74

74

74

69

65

63

65

66

66

67

66

62

59

63

64

69

74

74

74

79

*86

99

99

99

99

92

204

1,010

1.540

1, 280

1,110

6,885

22H

0.906

1.04

Apr.

860

660

540

420

340

290

260

220

195

170

145

145

145

125

125

208

400

360

*260

220

195

170

145

125

125

116

106

92

99

79

7,340

245

1.00

1.12

May

55

54

53

52

51

72

67

51

54

62

53

50

58

61

53

*160

290

305

260

360

440

340

260

195

170

182

135

125

106

106

99

4,379

141

0.576

0.66

June

92

100

86

74

69

65

58

58

54

il

48

50

54

179

505

220

182

182

125

99

92

79

116

125

145

99

*91

170

145

116

3,325

111

0.453

0.51

Jily

125

92

807

810

540

305

195

135

106

92

86

74

375

960

810

480

290

208

*170

125

92

79

94

125

79

69

65

58

52

43

35

7,576

244

0.996

1.15

Aug.

36

35

~86 155

86

66

48

43

53

62

54

42

35

43

48

56

43

35

56

80

74

52

48

43

38

35

32

29

35

*39

35

1,622

52.3

0.213

0.25

Sept.

39

38

34

28

28

33

31

31

45

31

28

29

31

31

31

30

29

24

46

*BT

33

32

32

30

26

28

28

27

27

27

940

31.3

0.128

0.14

Calendar year 1959 : Max 6,520 Min 16 Mean 279 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.49

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,340 Min 22 Mean 153 Cfsm 0.624 In. 8.50

Peak discharge (base, 2,100 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for upstream and downstream 

stations.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 447

3340. Wildcat Creek at Owasco, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°28', long 86°38', in 3W-J- sec.3, T.23 N. , R.2 W., on left bank just downstream from highway bridge, half a mile northwest of Owasco and 15 miles upstream from 

South Fork Wildcat Creek.

Drainage area. 390 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1943 to September 1960. Prior to March 1944 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 624.63 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1950, wire-weight gage 200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 379 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 2.190 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 6.12 ft); 

minimum, 34 cfs Sept. 25 (gage height, 1.27 ft).

1943-60: Maximum discharge', 10,200 cfs Jan. 5, 1950 (gage height, 13.3 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,700 cfs; minimum observed, 10 cfs Sept. 25, 1944.

Flood of May 18, 1943, reached a stage of 14.0 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1335: Drainage area. WSP 1625: 1958.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-1O, Oct. 13 to Nov. 12, 

Aug. 23-24, Sept. 25-30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14, Aug. 4 to Sept. 3O

36

68

155

Dec. 15 to Aug. 3

1.2 

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0 

5.0

285

460

1,520

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

157

314

3.0 

5.0

7.0

520

1,520

2,820

Discharge, In cubic feet pe econd, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

71

64

61

51

57

63

82

69

60

87

315

229

145

112

93

84

76

71

67

63

63

*62

63

87

107

88

79

72

72

71

72

2,762

89.1

0.228

0.26

Nov.

71

68

63

94

145

122

103

90

81

76

76

75

105

200

225

200

225

188

175

*155

145

131

122

124

122

112

111

109

100

93

3,706

124

0.318

0.35

Dec.

90

92

92

92

92

93

92

87

87

88

96

192

534

755

610

431

350

*296

262

228

211

196

182

170

157

146

189

422

520 

565

542

7,959

257

0.659

0.76

Jan.

431

350

35 O

410

431

370

332

279

245

211

196

196

296

389

610

835

790

*610

498

389

332

279

245

220

200

2OO

245

332

350

350

314

11,285

364

0.933

1.08

Feb.

296

296

279

245

276

810

1,290

1,290

985

1,440

1,820

1,640

1,040

745

565

498

431

370

332

279

279

262

245

228

228

211

211

196

182

16,969

585

1.50

1.62

Mar.

157

175

157

175

160

155

155

160

146

157

157

146

135

131

132

135

146

146

146

146

146

157

157

170

157

157

256

*1,200

2,000

2.190

1,940

11,547

372

0.954

1.10

Apr.

1,640

1,240

935

745

610

520

453

389

332

296

279

279

245

228

228

262

444

565

475

370

332

314

279

245

*228

228

211

196

182 

ZlT

12,961

432

1.11

1.23

May

196

157

146

135

129

157

370

262

196

196

196

182

170

157

157

157

410

453

410

410

877

700

542

410

350

*389

410

314

262

279

245

9,424

304

0.779

0.90

June

211

196

196

182

157

146

131

127

116

114

114

109

116 111

213

358

301

211

211

157

135

127

160

170

157

170

135

118

170

170

4,989

166

0.426

0.48

July

*146

146

995

1,290

1,040

655

410

279

211

182

157

146

356

865

1,140

885

542

370

314

245

196

170

146

159

182

135

124

109

*105

96

87

11,883

383

0.982

1.13

Aug.

81

74

798

1,040 362"

255

188

155

145

165

165

133

114

103

98

109

111

102

102

468

800

*<-18

255

188

155

126

109

102

95

87

96

7,199

232

0.595

0.69

Sept.

98

90

90

84

78

75

71

76

75

87

79

75

65

60

68

66

67

62

66

78

68

57

58

54

43

*50

41

44

43

43

2,011

67.0

0.172

0.19

Calendar year 1959: Max 9,14O Min 34 Mean 482 Cfsra 1.24 In. 16.78

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,190 Min 41 Mean 281 Cfsra 0.72 In. 9.79

Peak discharge (base, 3,OOO cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note..--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 23-26, Mar. 2, 4-8.
 448 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3345. South Pork Wildcat Creek near Lafayette, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°S4', long 86°47', in NWij sec.28, T.23 N. , R.3 W., on right bank 40 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 26, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Middle 

Pork, 4-j miles upstream from mouth, and 5 miles east of Lafayette.

Drainage area.--246 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 196U. Prior to March 194^ monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 563.45 ft above mean sea level (State Highway Department of Indiana bench mark). Prior to July 29, 1954, wire-weight gage at 

site 40 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 244 cfs.

Extreme^.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,820 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 6.29 ft); minimum, 29 cfs Sept. 27, 28, 29, 30 (gage height, 1.54 ft).

1943-60: Maximum discharge, 12,600 cfs June 10, 1958 (gage height, 15.28 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement at 

16.8 ft; minimum, 15 cfs Sept. 18, 19, 22, 1944.

Flood in May 1943 reached a stage of 16.8 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 17,900 cfs, 

by contracted-opening method).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years).~WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1948(M). WSP 1505: 1947.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage

-height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 14-26, Apr. 9-17, Sept. 9-30)

1.4

1.9 

2.2 160

2.5 

5.0 

6.0

268

1,260

1,680

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

I"

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

69

62

59

58

59

60

62

59

58

66

409

249

134

*101

85

76

70

66

63

62

60

59

62

84

98

36

86

79

74

73

72

2,770

8y.4

0.363

0.42

Nov.

69

67

7~6 66

160

160

118

100

91

85

80

77

90

164

230

212

*160

120

116

105

1OO

93

88

88

85

80

80

76

73

69

3,178

106

0.431

0.48

Dec.

73

70

70

69

72

72

69

66

66

6,5

73

190

618

458

306

230

*177

147

130

116

110

105

96

94

93

90

116

422

498

420

325

5,506

178

0.724

0.83

Jan.

249

212

212

220

210

200

160

134

120

114

110

110

160

287

439

618

420

344

268

194

*145

125

110

loo

100

115

147

249

212

160

147

6,391

206

0.837

0.96

Feb.

147

134

130

124

163

1,140

1,060

698

658

1.420

1,380

858

538

401

*287

249

212

177

147

120

120

120

118

110

105

104

101

100

§6.

11,007

380

1.54

1.66

Mar.

82

82

82

82

80

78.

79

80

83

84

82

80

80

90

91

*96

98

94

96

101

105

110

105

109

101

107

758

1,500

1,340

1,060

818

7,833

253

1.03

1.19

Apr.

618

458

363

306

249

230

194

177

160

147

147

134

130

126

126

147

160

177

*165

152

145

135

130

125

122

122

138

108

105

115

5,591

186

0.756

0.84

May

120

105

95

90

86

105

320

250

180

165

165

153

140

130

118

132

320

280

255

*249

439

439

287

230

194

177

177

160

134

160

160

6,015

194

0.789

0.91

June

132

120

116

109

98

90

85

82

79

76

77

82

80

80

*79

76

82

73

66

63.

80

86

872

858

439

249

177

177

147

122

4,952

165

0.671

0.75

Jily

110

101

239

618

306

177

177

134

109

98

96

90

327

618

363

212

147

126

107

96

86

*80

77

76

115

88

82

73

67

65

62.

5,122

165

0.671

0.77

Aug.

52

52

824

538

306

147

114

88

85

88

82

76

67

69

66

*65

63

56

53

55

498

401

194

118

90

76

66

60

56

53

4,617

149

O.6O6

0.70

Sept.

62

52

63

58

46

43

40

40

40

46

43

39

35

35

35

34

36

36

42

40

*38

36

34

36

31

30

30

29

30

30

1,189

39.6

0.161

0.18

Calendar year 1959 : Max 7,150 Mln 29 Mean 260 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.33

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,500 Mln 29 Mean 175 Cfsm 0.711 In. 9.69

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). No peak above base.

-» Discharge uiscnarge measurement measurement madea on thisn day. a

Note. No gage-height record Apr. 19 to May 19; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 

ippearance of recorder chart, fleldman's notes, and records for stations on nearby streams. Stagellscharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 4-7, 21-26, Feb. 21, 22, Mar. 1-13.
WAS ASH RIVER BASIN 44 

335U. Wildcat Creek near Lafayette, Ind.

ocation.--Lat 40°27', long 86°50', in SEtNEi sec.14. T.23 N., R.4 W., on downstream side 

county ' ' highway ' ' ' bridge, -n " 2 miles " east ' of corporal ate limits of Lafayette, 2^ miles upstream from mouth, and 3 miles downstream from South Fork Wildcat Creek.

Drainage area.--791 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1954 to September I960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 527.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission bench mark). Prior to 

June 13, 1957, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--6 years, 820 efs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,7UO cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 9.26 ft); minimum, 89 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 2.74 ft).

1954-60: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs June 10, 1958 (gage height, 21.25 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 46 cfs 

Sept. 27, 28, 29, 1954 (gage height, 2.40 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years ). WSP 1555: 1955, 1957 (M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 17-21, Z7-31, Feb. 1-6, Apr. 6, 8, 9, 17, 

19, 20, May 7, 19, 20, 24-27, 30, Aug. 27 to Sept. 3o)

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

75

215

385

4.0

5.0

10.0

600

1,200

5,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

215

185

173

167

164

167

173

185

167

181

1.140

780

445

*332

262

230

215

200

185

182

173 

170

173

230

280

280

245

230

215

200

200

8,144

263

0.332

0.38

Nov.

2OO

185

185

215

368

368

298

262

245

230

215

215

302

690

690

575

*505

425

385

350

315 

298

280

262

262

245

245

230

230

215

9,490

316

0.399

0.45

Dec.

215

215

215

200

200

200

200

200

185

185

215

448

1,200

1.270

1,080

780

*660

528

465

425

385 

368

35O

332

315

298

375

960

1,200

1,140

1 , 020

15,829

511

0.646

0.74

Jan.

840

690

660

690

720

660

6OO

505

445

405

385

368

505

720

1,080

1.480

1,410

1,200

1,020

84O

690 

b6OO

b45O

b420

b420

b460

600

*840

780

780

720

21,983

709

0.896

1.03

Feb.

690

660

6OO

575

675

2,470

2,830

2,350

1,950

3,710

4,140

2,350

2,110

1,480

*1,140

960

840

720

630

505

b500 

485

465

445

445

405

b390

b350

b540

35,210

1,214

1.53

1.65

Mar.

b310

b310

b310

b300

b280

b270

b270

b280

b290

b290

b280

b270

b270

b270

262

*298

315

298

298

315

332 

332

332

332

332

332

561

3,390

4 . 410

4,140

3,630

23,909

771

0.975

1.12

Apr.

2.990

2,3"50

1,790

1,410

1,140

720

900

780

690

600

528

528

485

445

445

465

780

900

*840

69O

6OO 

550

485

445

405

405

385

350

350

385

23,836

795

1.00

1.12

May

405

350

315

298

280

345

1,060

840

60O

550

550

505

465

425

385

442

1,080

960

840

*840

1.270 

1,270

1,020

840

690

750

750

600

505

630

550

20,410

658

0.832

0.96

June

445

405

385

368

405

315

298

280

262

245

280

298

262

262

298

*405

578

385

350

315

315 

298

1.570

1,270

750

528

425

385

385

385

13,152

438

0.554

0.62

July

350

315

1,150

2.190

1,550

1,020

720

505

405

368

332

315

736

1,550

1,550

1,270

840

600

485

425

*350 

315

280

262

368

298

262

245

215

200

185

19,656

634

0.802

0.92

Aug.

170

161 i.eoo

2.550

£60

550

405

332

315

350

368

T8O

245

245

298

*rso

ns

215

185

349

1,680 

1,020 E~50

385

298

245

200

176

158

14O

146

15,021

485

O.C13

0.71

Sept.

185

173

200

2OO

146

140

134

125

140

143

152

128

120

103

106

109

125

120

161

146

152 

*117

137

125

101

101

96

91

93

93

3,962

132

0.167

0.19

Calendar year 1959: Max 14.9OO Min 96 Mean 301 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.47

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,410 Mln 91 Mean 575 Cfsm 0.727 In. 9.89

Peak discharge (base, 6,3oo cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
450 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3355. Wabash River at Lafayette, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°25'19", long 86°53 I 49", in sec.20, T.23 H., R.4 W., on right bank 20 ft 

downstream from Brown Street Bridge in Lafayette, 5.1 miles downstrea-n from Wildcat 

Creek, and at mile 311.9.

Drainage area. 7,247 sq mi.

Records available. February 1901 to January 1902, March to December 1902, January to May 

1903 (gage heights only), October 1923 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for 

some periods, published in WSP 1305. Gage-height records collected at same site since 

October 1913 are contained in reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Telemark. Datum of gage is 504.14 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Oct. 7, 1923, to Nov. 20, 1933, chain gage at same site and 

datum. Prior to May 2, 1903, staff gage half a mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--37 years (1923-60), 6,384 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 39,500 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 18.35 ft); minimum, 1,100 cfs Sept. 15 (gage height, 1.29 ft).

1901-3, 1923-60: Maximum discharge, 131,000 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 28.47 

ft); minimum, 265 cfs Jan. 12, 1954; minimum gage height, 0.24 ft Aug. 15, 18, 1901.

Maximum stage known, 3S.9 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from floodmark, determined by U.S. 

Weather Bureau (discharge, 190,000 cfs, estimated).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated at low stages by powerplants upstream. Records of water temperatures for the 

water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

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

Revisions (water yearsj. WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1929, 1932-33, 1936. 

WSP 1505: 1950. WSP 1555: 1928(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.3

3.0

10.0

1,100 

2,950 

15,OOO

16.0

19.0

29,000

42,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,780

1,990

1.580

1,580

1,680

1,580

1,580

1,880

2,690

2,570

4,100

4,1OO

5.680

*5,520

3,950

3,220

2,570

2,450

1,990

1,990

1,780

1,680

1,780

2,100

1,780

1,990

1,990

1,990

2,100

1,990

1,880

75,540

2,437

0.336

0.39

Nov.

1,780

1.580

1,680

1,880

2,450

3,650

4,720

4,250

3,500

2,950

2,450

2,570

2,820

5,680

8,720

12.600

11,200

*8,550

6,340

5,200

4,250

4,250

3,950

3,800

3,500

3,500

3,220

2,820

2,820

2,570

- -

129,250

4,308

0.594

0.66

Dec.

2,570

2,330

2.210

2,210

2,330

2,210

2,210

2,210

2,330

2,210

2,330

3,080

8,890

15.400

14,200

11,000

*8,380

6,680

5,360

4,720

4,250

3,650

3,650

3,360

3,220

3,080

3,500

5,680

10,100

1O,50O

9,760

163,610

5,278

0.728

0.84

Jan.

8,550

7,020

6,170

6,680

6,850

6,340

5,340

4,880

4,560

4,100

3,950

3,800

6,340

14,400

16,800

18,600

18,000

15,200

11,200

8,380

6,340

5,360

4,560

2.950

3,500

4,100

3,950

*6,000

7,020

8,720

8,210

237,870

7,673

1.06

1.22

Feb.

7,530

6,850

6,170

5,680

5,360

9,580

17,800

20,600

17,800

19,600

31,800

57.600

33,100

22,500

14,600

*10,800

8,890

7,700

6,850

5,360

5,200

5,200

5,360

4,880

4,560

4,250

4,400

4,100

5.950

___ __

338,070

11,660

1.61

1.74

Mar.

3,800

3,500

3,650

3,220

2.820

b3,200

b5,400

b5,400

b3,200

b3,150

b3,100

b3jl50

3,560

5,220

5,220

5,220

5,560

5,220

3,220

3,220

3,080

3,080

3,220

3,360

3,560

5,500

5,500

12,700

29,000

58.100

38,100

206,630

6,665

0.920

1.06

Apr.

52,700

24J 200

18,000

15,400

11,200

9,580

8,380

7,530

6,680

6,340

5,680

5,520

5,200

5.040

5,360

7,190

11,900

*21,400

19,200

14,800

12,500

10,500

9,060

7,700

7,020

6,510

5,840

5,360

5,040

5,040

315,870

10,460

1.44

1.61

May

5,680

5,040

5,040

4,560

4.250

4,400

7,020

7,550

7,020

6,540

6,340

6,340

5,840

5,360

5,040

4,880

7,360

7,700

*6,850

7,020

8,380

9.760

8,210

7,190

6,340

5,840

5,680

5,840

6,680

6,680

7,530

197,740

6,379

0.880

1.02

June

8,720

8,040

6,510

5,520

5,360

4,880

4,880

4,400

3,80O

3,500

5.560

3,950

3,950

5,040

6,680

9,580

*10.500

9,060

7,700

6,340

5,520

5,040

6,340

6,680

5,680

4,560

4,100

3,650

3,500

3,360

170,200

5,673

0.783

0.87

July

3.220

2,950

5,360

7,700

7,190

6,000

4,720

3,950

3,360

3,080

2,820

2,690

3,950

5,040

8,210

9.400

7,700

6,000

4,560

5,950

*3,080

£,690

2,570

3,950

3,500

2,690

2,820

2,450

2,330

2,100

1.930

13E.020

4,259

0.588

0.68

Aug.

1,780

1 . 680

5,570

11 . OOP

6,510

4,400

5,360

2,820

2,690

2,950

2,690

2,530

2,100

1,993

*2,100

2,103

1,990

1,883

1,780

2,690

5,040

6,170

4,400

3,360

2,690

2,330

2,100

1,990

1,780

1,680

1,680

97,630

3,149

0.435

0.50

Sept.

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,480

1,380

1,380

1,389

1,480

1,480

1,380

1,380

1,280

1,190

1.100

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,580

1.880

1,880

*1,880

1,780

1,480

1,480

1,380

1,380

1,280

1,280

1,190

43,840

1,461

0.202

0.23

Calendar year 1959: Max 87 , 60O Min 718 Mean 8,256 Cfsm 1.14 Ir . 15.47

Water year 1959-60: Max 38,100 Min l.loO Mean 5,755 Cfsm 0.794 Ir . 10.82

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Discharge for Oct. 24 to Nov. 2, Dec. 28, 29, Jan. 4-8, 15, 20, 26-28, Feb. 20-23, Mar. 6-14, 

computed from once-daily-gage readings by U.S. Weather Bureau.
WABASH RIVER BASIN qsl 

3357. Big Pine Creek near Williamsport, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°19', long 87°17', in SE^ sec. 26, T.2 2 N. , R.8W., on upstrearr side of 

highway bridge, 1.6 miles north of city limits of Williamsport and 2.5 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 329 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1955 to September 1960.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 511.68 ft above mean sea

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission).

Average discharge. 5 years, 291 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,940 cfs June 23 (gage height, 10.40 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 22 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 3.08 ft); minimum 

gage height, 3.03 ft Oct. 3.

1955-60: Maximum discharge, 12,600 cfs Feb. 10, 1959 (gage height, 16.00 ft,from 

floodmark) , from rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

measurement; minimum daily, 7.0 cfs Oct. 10, 1956.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 12-20, Mar. 21, 25-27, 

Apr. 27-29, May 2-29, 31, June 1-5, 7-11)

Oct. 1 to June 22

2.9 

3.1 

3.4 

4.0

20

42

90

226

5.0 550

6.0 990

9.0 2,800

3.0

3.2

3.3 

3.5

June 23 to Sept. 30

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

92 9.0

228

550

990

2,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

40

35

34

ZS

42

45

52

46

42

72

254

61

*83

62

53

49

45

42

4O

40

38

38

40

72

92

79

69

62

56 

55

53

1,827

58.9

0.179

0.21

Nov.

50

49

58

118

153

110

86

74

67

64

62

59

59

471

1,040

710

515

*392

283

226

153

188

188

188

176

153

131

120

110 

104

6,157

205

0.623

0.70

Dec.

110

98

96

90

98

98

90

98

88

85

92

98

359

313

254

*226

200

176

153

153

142

127

123

123

118

118

343

480

750 

590

480

6,367

205

0.623

0.72

Jan.

283

313

283

213

188

188

240

153

153

142

142

176

313

359

392

375

328

283

254

176

170

160

152

150

150

170

230

400

310 

2 4O

226

7,312

236

0.717

0.83

Feb.

226

226

200

200

366

1,090

1,040

710

590

2,030

1,910

1,310

790

550

428

392

359

*328

254

226

220

215

205

200

195

185

180

175

145

14,945

515

1.57

1.69

Mar.

130

125

120

115

110

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

110

120

132

135

130

135

150

153

148

142

140

142

164

336

1,910

2,550

2,210

2,150

12,177

393

1.19

1.37

Apr.

1,550

990

710

590

480

428

359

313

268

240

240

226

200

188

176

322

1,490

*2,270

1,310

840

590

445

375

343

298

268

24O

213

226 

£68

16,456

549

1.67

1.86

May

268

226

226

200

200

200

213

200

188

188

188

164

153

153

153

153

176

153

176

*226

188

188

164

153

153

153

153

153

153 

254

200

5,716

184

O.E59

0.64

June

176

153

153

142

188

268

188

164

153

142

457

268

480

328

*283

508

890

550

343

432

1,170

441

2.800

1^040

550

410

343

285 

242

15,097

503

1.53

1.71

July

214

200

173

162

141

173

157

135

132

132

130

103

685

410

256

186

162

146

143

*149

132

111

103

97

97

127

114

92

76 

65

5,062

163

0.495

0.57

Aug.

57

48

65

141

162

130

68

57

54

97

100

89

68

57

52

43

*38

38

38

37

130

"92" 173

61

4-4

4-1

41

39

37 

33

 

2,158

69.6

0.212

0.24

Sept.

28

28

28

28

27

27

26

26

29

30

29

27

26

26

27

30

35

33

44

46

*48

37

33

28

28

28

28

26

22

25

903

30.1

0.091

0.10

Calendar year 1959: Max 9, ISO Min 9.4 Mean 347 Cfsm 1.O5 In. 14.31

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,8OO Min 22 Mean 257 Cfsm 0.781 In. 10.64

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 cfs).--June 23 (1 a.m.) 3,940 cfs (10.4O ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 21-30, Feb. 21 to Mar. 20, Mar. 22-24.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

3360. Wabash River at Covington, Ind.

Location.--Lab 40°08<24", long 37°24'20", in sec.35, T.20 N., R.9 W., near center of span 

on downstream side of highway bridge at Covington, 2.9 miles downstream from Oppossum 

Run, 3.6 miles upstream from Spring Creek, and at mile 271.1.

Drainage area.--8.208 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected at site 

three-eighths of a mile downstream January 1927 to December 1930 and at present site 

since December 1930 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 473.97 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 21 years, 7,230 efs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 42,800 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 21.80 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 1,550 cfs Sept. 16, 29, 30; minimum gage 

height, 3.66 ft Sept. 30.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 147,000 cfs May 20, 1943 (gage height, 32.44 ft); minimum observed, 487 cfs Sept. 29, 1941 (gage height, 1.81 ft).

Maximum stage known, 35.1 ft in March 1913, from floodmark determined by D. S. 

Weather Bureau (discharge, 200,000 efs estimated).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions. WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 14, 15)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 15

4.1 1,640

8.0 6,480

10.0 9,320

Nov. 16 to Sept. 30

3.7 1,550

6.0 4,300

12.0 13,700

18.0

22.0

26,400

44,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,550

2,430

2,180

1,840

1,840

1,7 tO

1,740

1,640

1,640

1,740

3,900

4,780

*4,650

5,290

5,420

4,020

3,650

3,280

2,670

2,430

2,060

2,060

1,950

Z.180

2,550

2,550

2,550

2,430

2,300

2,180

2,180

84,420

2,723

0.332

0.38

Nov.

2,180

1,950

1,950

2,180

2,430

2,910

4,020

4,650

4,400

3,650

3,16O

2,790

3,280

6,890

9,170

12 , 100

15,500

11,000

*8,920

7,100

5,980

5,280

5,280

5,140

5,000

4,720

4,440

4,160

5,880

3,740

155,650

5,188

0.652

0.71

Dec.

5,480

5,560

5,240

3,120

3,000

3,120

3,000

2,880

2,880

2,760

3,120

4,020

5,280

11,000

*16.400

13,900

10,900

8,440

5,840

5,000

5,280

5,000

4,580

4,580

4,300

4,300

4,860

6,540

9,240

12,500

11,700

187,420

6,O46

0.737

0.85

Jan.

10,400

9,240

8,120

7,800

8,760

8,280

7,240

6,400

5,560

5,420

5,140

5,000

4,860

7,380

15,900

18,000

19,400

18 , 400

15,000

11,400

8,760

7,100

6,260

b5,200

4,580

4,160

5,140

6,40O

7,100

7,960

8,280

268,640

8,666

1.06

1.22

Feb.

8,440

8,400

7,700

7,200

6,960

10,500

15,900

20,500

21,600

22,000

24,800

50,400

56,800

57.800

50,000

19,800

15,200

*10,200

8,920

7,960

7,240

6,820

6,400

6,120

5,700

5,420

4,860

5,000

5,140

__ __ 

 

401,580

15,850

1.69

1.82

Mar.

4,720

4,580

4,440

b4,200

b5,800

b5,5QO

b3 , 900

4,160

b4,150

b4,000

b3,900

b3,900

3,880

4,160

*4,020

4,020

5,880

5,880

3,880

4,020

4,500

4,020

5,880

5,880

5,880

3,880

4,440

9,720

20,700

27,800

57,80C)

205,290

6,622

0.807

0.95

Apr.

42.500

40,300

34,300

24,800

17,600

13,300

11,000

9,720

8,760

7,800

6,960

6,680

6,540

6,260

6,260

7,100

11,000

*18,600

22,900

21,100

16,800

14,100

11,600

10,000

8,920

8,280

7,380

7,100

5,700

6,120

------

419,280

13,980

1.70

1.90

May

6,400

6,680

6,120

5,840

5,560

5,280

6,680

8,920

8,440

7,800

7,520

7,380

7,100

6,820

6,400

5,840

6,120

*8,440

8,440

8,120

8,600

9,880

10.000

8, 920

7,960

6,960

6,680

6,400

7,100

8,600

8,600

229,600

7,406

0.902

1.04

June

9,080

9,880

8,440

6,960

6,260

6,260

5,700

5,420

5,000

4,860

4,500

4,720

5,000

*5,280

6,820

8,280

10,700

13,200

11,400

8,600

9,560

8,280

18,100

19.400

16,100

8,600

7,380

6,260

5,140

4,860

249,840

8,328

1.01

1.13

July

4,440

4,300

4,300

5,700

8,280

6,960

E,700

5,420

5,000

4,020

4,020

4,020

4,860

5,280

7,240

1C, 000

1C . 400

f,120

6,680

*5,560

4,720

3,880

3,480

4,720

4,720

4,440

3,600

3,480

3,360

2,880

2,640

162,220

5,235

0.638

0.74

Aug.

2,520

2,290

3,480

9,720

11,900

6,820

5,140

4,020

3,480

3,120

3,000

3,000

3,120

3,880

3,360

2,520

*2,400

2,290

2,290

2,070

3,740

6,120

6,260

4,720

5,740

3,120

2,760

2,290

2,070

2,290

2,070

119,600

3,858

0.470

0.54

Sept.

,960

,960

,070

,960

,850

,850

,750

,750

,650

,750

,850

,850

,650

,650

,650

.550

'^650

,750

,070

* ,850

,750

.180

,180

,070

,850

1,750

1,650

1,650

1,550

1,550

 

54,250

1,808

0.220

0.25

Calendar year 1959: Max 97,300 Mln 1,040 Mean 9,689 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16. OZ

Water year 1959-60: Max 4Z,30O Mln 1,550 Mean 6,934 Cfsm O.845 In. 11.51

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 453

3365. Bluegrass Creek at Potomac, 111.

Location. Lat 40°19'19", long 87°48'02", In SE^NE^ sec.34, T.22 N., R.13 W., on left bank 

at downstream side of highway bridge, 1.0 mile north of Potomac and 2.0 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area.--34.5 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 655.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 4, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--11 years, 30.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,840 cfs June 23 (gage height, 10.14 ft); no 

flow Sept. 6-8, 10-14.

1949-60: Maximum discharge, 4,380 cfs May 28, 1956 (gage height, 11.43 ft); no flow 

for many days in 1952-57, 1960.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.93

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

1.8

5.2

11

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

235

620

1,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.4

.2

.4

1.5

6.3

4.0

1.4

.7

.7

17

IS *11

4.4

2.1

1.2

.6

.3

.2

.1

.2

.1

.1

.7

7.9

17

11

4.8

2.7

1.8

1.6

1.8

177.2

5.72

O.166

0.19

Nov.

2.1

*1.8

1.6

41

33

15

8.6

6.3

4.8

4.4

4.0

3.3

39

206

73

b69

b44

30

23

20

18

17

18

19

14

11

9.1

7.4

6.3

6.3

756.0

25.2

0.730

0.81

Dec.

6.9

5.8

5.2

5.2

6.9

12

*10

8.6

5.8

4.8

9.2

41

34

25

21

18

17

14

12

11

10

8.0

8.0

7.4

9.1

13

154

132

91

58

39

802.9

25.9

0.751

0.87

Jan.

31

30

30

22

18

15

15

12

9.7

11

*9.7

21

72

46

69

42

30

28

19

17

b!4

bll

blO

b9.5

b9.0

10

19

29

26

30

30

744.9

24.0

0.696

0.80

Feb.

32

27

23

20

90

252

71

*47

65

591

153

63

b39

b29

26

25

23

2O

b!5

b!6

b!7

b!5

16

16

14

b!3

b!3

b!2

bll

1,754

60.5

1.75

1.89

Mar.

blO

blO

blO

b9.5

b9.0

b8.5

b8.5

b8.0

b8.0

b8.5

b8.0

b7.0

bTTo

b7.0

b7.0

b8.8

b9.4

b8.2

b8.8

10

*9.1

9.7

10

b9.2

8.0

10

99

570

346

172

100

1,514.2

48.8

1.41

1.63

Apr.

68

48

35

30

29

25

21

18

15

13

15

14

12

12

32

49

282

*80

49

37

30

24

21

19

17

14

12

12

16 

53

1.102

36.7

1.06

1.19

May

57

33

25

20

18

18

17

14

*14

13

11

10

10

9.7

8.6

9.1

10

8.6

19

25

18

15

12

9.7

9.7

18

16

13

10

9 7

8.0

489.1

15.8

0.458

0.53

June

7.4

6.9

5.8

4.8

5.2

4.8

3.6

3.0

1*1-

2.7

3.0

5.2

*5.2

4.8

4.4

15

71

30

17

9.7

490

128

*1,200

160

82

55

55

39

28

22

2,471.2

82.4

2.39

2.66

July

20

16

14

11

9.7

8.0

7.4

6.3

5.8

9.7

*6.9

5.2

133

72

37

24

17

13

10

8.6

6.9

5.8

4.8

11

5.8

4.4

4.0

3.0

2.4 

1 . 8

1.2

485.7

15.7

0.455

0.52

Aug.

1.0

.8

1.0

"277 2.7

1.4

1.2

*.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

. 6

.7

.6

.6

.4

.2

.2

.2

'.1

.1

.1

23.2

0.75

0.022

0.03

Sept.

0,

0

0

0

.1

0

0

*0

0

0

.1

.1

.2

.2

.4

.4

.3

. 2

. 2

. 2

2

.1

.1

.1 

.1

3.7

0.1E

0.0035

0.004

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,990 

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,200

Mean 31.4 

Mean 28.2

Cfsm 0.910 In. 12.35 

Cfsm 0.817 In. 11.12

Peak discharge (base, 780 cfs). Mar. 28 (8:3O p.m.) 910 cfs (7.25 ft); June 21 (11:30 a.m.) 96O cfs 

(7.45 ft); June 23 (11:30 a.m.) 1,840 cfs (10.14 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
454 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3369. Salt Fork near St. Joseph, 111.

Location.--Lat 40°08'55", long 88°02'00", In NW^SE-i sec.35, T.20 N. , R.10 E. , on right 

bank at downstream side of township highway bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream 

from Spoon River and 2.5 miles north of St. Joseph.

Drainage area.--134 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1958 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 650.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 1,800 cfs June 23 (gage height not determined); minimum, 5.3 cfs Oct. 3.

1958-60: Maximum discharge, 6,030 cfs Feb. 10, 1959 (gage height, 18.99 ft); minimum, 4.3 cfs Sept. 20, 1959.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Records of water temperatures for the water year I960 are given in 

WSP 1741.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dee. 1-27, Apr. 30 to May 25,

June 16, 17, Aug. 6 to Sept. 30)

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

5.9

68

3.0

5.0

9.0

13.0

110

334

962

1,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septe-nber 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.5

7.6

7.2

11 

40

18

12

10

9.3

20

204

47

27

20

16

14

13

11

11

11

9.8

*9.8

15

26

20

14

14

12 

11

11

12

672.2

21.7

0.162

0.19

Nov.

10

9.3

10

65 

52

29

23

20

17

18

18

14

21

186

91

70

b55

b62

60

42

32

29

*27

28

b23

b21

b!5

bll 

b!8

b!9

1,095.3

36.5

0.272

0.30

Dec.

19

16

12

11

16

12

b9.3

blO

b9.5

*9.8

12

23

21

17

19

18

16

14

bll

12

bll

blO

bll

12

12

16

174

"158 235 

119

93

1,138.6

36.7

0.274

0.32

Jan.

80

77

70

b50 

b45

b45

b50

b46

b43

b40

38

51

80

74

109

102

88

87

b60

b53

b45

b42

b40

b38

b3_7

b51

b66

*b81 

b75

78

81

1,922

62.0

0.463

0.53

Feb.

81

78

b71

74

98

373

229

174

163

701

590

289

218

174

148

138

128

114

blOS

b85

b76

b70

b75

81

b68

b70

b77

b83 

b80

4,711

162

1.21

1.31

Mar.

*b77

b65

b58

b54 

b51

b48

b46

b45

b45

b47

b45

b43

b43

b43

b44

b46

b48

b46

b50

b51

*50

b51

b47

b47

b49

54

219

1.100 

1,080

634

414

4,740

153

1.14

1.32

Apr.

308

241

196

174 

158

143

124

114

101

94

104

90

84

83

114

148

3450

a400

a310

a230

a!90

a!50

a!30

a!20

*107

96

87

83 

99

148

4,876

163

1.22

1.35

May

158

124

106

93 

88

92

96

78

76

72

66

61

60

58

53

58

62

52

60

55

54

52

47

*47

75

241

T38

106 

88

96

84

2,596

83.7

0.625

0.72

June

78

72

66

60 

105

84

72

64

59

58

56

61

56

55

49

83

*274

116

84

72

139

117

al , 400

al.600

917

442

302

229 

179

148

7,097

237

1.77

1.97

July

133

116

106

92 

84

80

75

71

69

91

71

64

408

*278

153

119

104

92

82

73

66

63

60

55

52

51

48

42 

39

36

32

2,905

93.7

0.699

0.81

Aug.

30

28

27

52 

29

24

22

20

19

17

»18

17

15

13

13

13

12

13

14

12

13

11

12

11

11

11

11

9.8 

9.8

10

10

527.6

17.0

0.127

0.15

Sept.

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.3

8.5

8.9

9.8

8.9

17

8.5

7.2

7.6

7.6

7.2

9.8

8.5

60

23

27

17

*12

11

9.8

11

13

9.3

8.5

8.0 

8.0

8.5

374.3

12.5

0.093

0.10

Calendar year 1959 : Max 4,920 Min 4.3 Mean 111 Cfsm 0.828 In. 11.28

Water year 1959-60: Max 1.6OO Min 7.2 Mean 89.2 Cfsm 0.666 In. 9.07

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). Feb. 10 (8 p.m.) 1,020 cfs (9.30 ft): Mar. 28 (11:30 p.m.) 1,400 

cfs (11.18 ft); June 23 about 1,800 cfs (time and gage height unknown).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records 

and records for Bluegrass Creek at Potomac and Vermilion River near Danville, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice (no gage-height record Mar. 9-13).
WABASH RIVER BASIN 455

3370. Boneyard Creek at Urbana, 111.

Location.-Lat 40°06'40 M , long 88°13'35", in NW^NEi sec.18, T.19 N., R.9 E , on right

 bank at downstream side of footbridge at rear of fire station on University of Illinois campus in Urbana, l£ miles above mouth.

Drainage area.--4.64 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1948 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 708.25 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 12 years, 4.58 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 358 cfs June 23 (gage height, 6.49 ft); minimum,

1948-60:' Maximum discharge, 561 cfs Oct. 6, 1955 (gage height, 7.68 ft); maximum 

gage height, 7.87 ft July 17, 1950; minimum discharge, 0.2 cfs Oct. 11, 12, Nov. 12, 

1957, Aug. 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 1959.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

 which are poor. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by industrial plants upstream.

Revisions.--WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.2 

.3

0.2 

1.0 

2.2 

3.8 

7.9

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

0.6

.7

.6

10

1.6

.9

.8

.8

.7

46

3.6

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.8

.6

-=1

.7

.6

.7

.7

4.6

3.4

1.2

*1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1 

1.2

90.4

2.92

0.629

0.72

Nov.

1.0

1.0

1.1

18

1.5

1.1

1.1

.9

1.1

1.0

.8 iTo

27

3.4

1.5

1.4 *1.0

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

1.1

79.2

2.64

0.569

0.63

Dec .

1.1

1.0 TTo

1.0

3.3

1.1

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.0

*7.7

2.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.7

1.2

1.2

2.1

1.8

1.2

3.9

20

4.7

4.7

3.4 

3.1

81.2

2.62

0.565

0.65

Jan.

2.6

3.3

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.0

2.0

12

3.4

5.3

3.9

2.9

a3.5

a3.1

2.6

2.4,

2.2

2.0

2.0

"275 1.9

5.4

*5.5

2.6

2.6

2.4 

2.3

96.8

3.12

0.672

0.78

Feb.

2.3

2.3

2.0

6.4

8.4

5.5

3.6

4.3

11

15

5.5

4.5

4.1

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.2

*2.7

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.7

3.0

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.1

1.8

--- 

114.2

3.94

0.849

0.92

Mar.

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.5

bl.7

bl.5

bl.2

bl.6

bl.2

bl.5

bl.7

bl.6

bl.7

bl.8

bl.9

b2.3

b2.5

2.2

*2.3

2.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

2.7

5.9

5.9

4.5

5.3 

3.4

72.2

2 33

0.502

0.58

Apr.

2.7

2.4

2.2

3.1

2.3

2.0

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.4

2.6

1.4

1.6

7.7

4.4

16

12

*4.3

3.9

8.9

6.6

3.9

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.1

3.1

2.9

12

22

147.5

4.92

1.06

1.18

May

4.7

4.5

3.6

3.6

3.9

15

3.9

3.4

3.9

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.4

8.6

2.9

2.7

9.9

3.2

a2.9

a3.2

a2.3

a6.5

*_28

11

5.1

4.5

19

7.5 

4 9

185.7

5.99

1.29

1.49

June

4.5

4.5

4.1

3.9

29

4.3

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

*3.8

4.1

3.2

14

4.0

3.4

2.7

10

11

9.9

73

9.8

6.6

5.3

5.1

5.4

4.9

7.2

255.5

8.52

1.84

2.05

July

6.5

4.1

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.1

13

3.2

3.2

38

*4.5

4.3

3.9

3.6

3.8

8.4

3.9

3.4

3.4

3.2

2.7

3.3

4.4

6.7

2.7

2.9

2.6 

2.3

161.1

5.20

1.12

1.29

Aug.

2.6

2.6

9.2

11

2.9

2.9

2.3

2.6

2.5

2.2

2.0

*1.9

1.9

1.5

ITS

1.8

1.9

2.2

2.2

1.9

5.3

1.8

1.9

2.2

2.3

2.2

Z.2

1.6

2.0

2.2 

2.0

85.4

2.75

0.593

0.68

Sept.

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.9

2.4

2.2

2.3

4.6

2.0

1.5

1.8

1.6

1.5

2.7

1.8

a6.0

a2.3

a!4

a2.8

*2.2

1.9

2.2

1.9

1.3

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

77.8

2.59

0.558

0.62

Calendar year 1959: Max 81 

Water year 1959-60: Max 73

Pealc 

(6.

discharge (base, 

.49 ft); July 13

230 

(4 a.

cfs).--0c 

,m.) 268 c

Mln 0.4 

Mln 0.5

t 10 (7:30 p. 

fs (5.36 ft);

Mean 4.10 

Mean 3.95

m.) 2 

Sept

61 cfs (5. 

. 19 (time

Cfsm 0. 

Cfsm 0.

884 

851

26 ft); June 

unknown) abc

In. 11.98 

In. 11.59

23

)Ut

(3:30 a.m. ) 

250 cfs.

358 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, 

and records for stations on nearby streams. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

weather records,
WABASH RIVER BASIN

3390. Vermilion River near Danville, 111.

Location. Lat 40°U5'53", long 87°35'37", in SE^NWi sec.22, T.19 N., R.ll W., on left bank 

1.5 miles upstream from Stony Creek and 2-J miles southeast of Danville.

Drainage area. 1,280 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1914 to September 1921, June 1926 to Septemter 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 503.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Nov. 12, 1914, to Aug. 6, 1921, and June 13, 

1928, to Jan. 9, 1935, chain gage at downstream side of Chicago 4- Eastern Illinois 

Railroad bridge 0.3 mile upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--39 years, 895 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,800 cfs June 24 (gage height, 19.42 ft); rainimum, 46 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 2.28 ft).

1914-21, 1928-60: Maximum discharge, 48,700 cfs Mar. 13, 1939 (gage height, 28.59 

ft); minimum daily, 2 cfs Oct. 9-14, 1920, Aug. 10, 1930.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Flow regulated at times by storage at Lake Vermilion on North Fork Vermilion River, 4j miles 

above station (usable capacity, 7,440 acre-ft in 1940), and by Danville sewage-disposal 

plant.

Cooperation.--Water-stage recorder inspected regularly by employees of Danville Sanitary 

District.

Revisions (water years ) . WSP 853: 1936(M). 

1929. WSP 1335: T9~34(m) .

WSP 973; 1939. WSP 1173: 1915-16, 1920,

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 14 to Feb. 5, July 13-15)

2.3

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

4.O

6.0

13.0

19.0

635

1,920

7,800

15,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

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

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

82

75

58

60

78

99

126

105

84

98

456

776

471

227

161

142

126

105

88

80

75

*6B

71

117 

169

269

280

105

99

92

92

4,934

159

0.124

0.14

Nov.

92

92

82

191

530

590

330

215

200

184

175

161

527

5,060

1,990

bl,100

b900

685

635

570

454

363

351

347

327

276

259

219

147

126

15,178

506

0.395

0.44

Dec.

166

178

181

*1B1

190

232

200

178

b!70

161

206

440

610

777

408

383

367

351

312

266

238

190

181

190 

206

242

925

2,650

2,340

1,560

950

15,629

504

0.394

0.45

Jan.

920

1,040

820

535

400

400

500

485

408

367

339

367

764

830

1.150

920

782

746

675

b520

b350

b310

b310

b310 

b330

b350

500

*650

702

685

685

18,130

585

0.457

0.53

Feb.

690

675

610

585

836

3,290

3,370

2,100

1,540

5,090

6,270

3,930

2,060

1,780

1,460

1,010

980

920

bBOO

b660

b620

b5BO

*b600

b660 

b540

b4BO

b450

b500

b450

43,536

1,501

1.17

1.26

Mar.

b360

b3BO

b360

b350

b520

b340

b340

b340

b350

b350

b350

b350

355

367

371

387

413

404

426

440

440

454

4B5

*510 

485

4B5

954

5,720

7, BOO

7 , 800

6,090

38,576

1,244

0.972

1.12

Apr.

4,490

3,130

2,130

1,780

1,600

1,430

1,290

1,010

B30

752

718

734

724

685

696

1,040

2,920

4,410

2,980

1,570

1,570

1,460

1,260

1,360 

*B90

830

746

685

685

96B

45,373

1,512

1.18

1.32

May

1,160

1,100

920

830

734

670

724

729

660

625

595

545

500

480

467

458

480

490

535

605

600

570

535

*485 

515

1,100

1.220

980

776

830

920

21,838

704

0.550

0.63

June

B3O

675

570

467

458

555

600

495

436

404

395

605

782

707

685

620

1,040

1,460

1,010

734

1,850

5,470

*10,6OO

14,800 

8,800

5,280

3,130

2,340

1,850

1,220

68,848

2,295

1.79

2.00

July

1,070

1,010

920

BOO

665

540

500

476

467

605

620

476

1,240

2.410

*1,7BO

980

B30

670

580

615

520

395

355

375 

436

454

391

270

252

228

209

21,139

682

0.533

0.61

Aug.

193

178

1B7

238

215

225

193

166

144

131

124

*117

112

121

119

117

110

108

112

105

114

117

10B

110 

103

99

97

92

97

97

90

4,139

134

0.105

0.12

Sept.

88

86

82

82

80

77

71

68

82

75

69

73

64

58

55

58

49

129

276

169

232

*126

88

77 

78

75

69

66

61

58

2,721

90.7

0.071

0.08

Calendar year 1959: Max 28,100 Mln 23 Mean 961 Cfsm 0.751 In. 10.18

Water year 1959-60: Max 14,800 Mln 49 Mean 820 Cfsm 0.641 In. 8.70

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs).--Feb. 11 (7 to B a.m.) 6,900 cfs (12.05 ft); Mar. 29 (9 to 12 p.m.) 

8,000 cfs (13.17 ft); June 24 (l to 2 a.m.) 15,800 cfs (19.42 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
W ABASH RIVER BASIN

3395. Sugar Creek at Crawfordsville, Ind .

Location. --Lat 40°02'56", long 86°53'58", In NW^ sec. 32, T.19 N. , R.4 W. , on left bank 

327 ft upstream from Crawfordsville Electric Light and Power Co.'s dam, half a mile 

upstream from bridge on State Highway 43, and 1 mile downstream from Walnut Fork 

Sugar Creek.

Drainage area.--509 sq mi.

Records available .--June 1938 to September 1960.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 657.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1939.

Average discharge .--23 years, 479 cfs.

Extreme s . --Maximum discharge during year, 7,300 cfs June 23 (gage height, 6.95 f:); minimum, 19 cfs Nov. 30, result of freezeup (gage height, 1.08 ft).

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 26,300 cfs June 28, 1957 (gage height, 14.48 ft), minimum, 1.8 cfs Sept. 28, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 17.3 ft in March 1913, from information by local resident 

(discharge, about 36,000 cfs).

Remarks. --Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 973: 1939(M). WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1949.

Hating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.6 

2.0

170

340

670

1,260

4,680

5,950

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

26

22

20

22

2O

26

26

26

22

58

555

*358

177

115

84

66

55

52

44

42

37

37

39

66

102

99

87

75

66

58

55

2,537

81.8

0.161

0.19

Nov.

52

47

44

207

395

268

174

135

115

99

90

84

96

232

395

*315

233

174

188

138

128

115

105

99

90

90

64

75

69

4,398

147

0.289

0.32

Dec.

66

66

64

64

66

66

66

64

61

58

97

598

1.260

*715

492

368

315

268

217

194

184

163

146

138

142

135

213

648

715

590

455

8,694

280

0.550

0.63

Jan.

340

315

368

425

290

290

268

237

194

184

177

180

288

492

895

1.120

715

555

455

340

290

268

245

237

*245

237

315

555

425

340

315

11,600

374

0.735

0.85

Feb.

315

290

268

268

474

3,2EO

2,400

1,410

1,570

4,060

3,390

1,570

1,050

760

555

*455

425

368

29O

245

b240

t.230

b225

225

229

225

212

209

162

25,340

874

1.72

1.86

Mar.

157

b!50

b!45

b!43

b!40

b!35

b!30

b!3O

b!30

b!30

b!30

b!30

133

135

142

*160

163

156

160

b!65

b!75

b!85

194

205

180

198

762

5.390

3,390

2, 1OO

16,143

521

1.02

1.18

Apr.

1.570

1,120

810

670

555

455

395

340

315

268

245

268

229

221

217

315

520

425

315

268

*268

245

213

202

194

191

177

163

163

221

11,558

385

0.756

0.84

May

268

233

198

177

163

188

590

455

340

340

340

315

290

268

229

213

*213

198

188

202

339

368

290

241

213

290

268

225

194

290

290

8,416

271

0.532

0.61

June

229

221

194

163

135

118

105

96

87

81

81

84

*87

93

99

87

84

81

72

J36

121

180

5.040

3,900

1,730

980

630

590

425

315

16,174

539

1.06

1.18

July

268

225

227

670

368

268

268

237

177

170

163

138

954

2.690

1,270

715

455

315

*245

205

174

149

138

128

243

241

180

138

112

99

87

11,717

378

0.743

0.86

Aug.

72

64

579

444

229

156

1E2

96

84

72

66

61

58

52

52

47

47

*39

39

47

170

156

115

84

66

55

50

44

39

563

280

4,O48

131

0.257

0.30

Sept.

138

90

75

72

52

42

37

32

34

87

52

39

37

32

30

8

8

4

* 4

O

8

8

6

6

6

4

2

£

20

20

1,245

41.5

0.082

0.09

Calendar year 1959 : Max 12,90n Mln 12 Mean 466 Cfsm 0.916 In. 12.45

Water year 1959-6O: Max 5,040 Mln 20 Mean 333 Cfsm 0.654 In, 8.91

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs).--Feb. 10 (12 

(6.95 ft).

4,530 cfs (4.88 ft); June 23 (3:30 p.m.) 7,300ofs

*- Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
458 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3400. Sugar Creek near Byron, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°55'52", long 87°07'33" in SW^- sec.8, T.17 N. , R.6 W. , on right bank

30 ft upstream from highway bridge, 2-| miles northwest of Byron, and 5 miles downstream 

from Indian Creek.

Drainage area. 668 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1940 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 538.92 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov. 18, 1941, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 656 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,700 cfs June 23 (gage height, 13.82 ft); minimum, 42 cfs Oct. 7, 8 (gage height, 1.91 ft).

1940-60: Maximum discharge, 32,200 cfs June 28, 1957 (gage height, 22.98 ft); minimum observed, 12 cfs Sept. 21, 1941; minimum gage height observed, 1.70 ft Aug. 8, 

1941.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Lee effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1944.

Rating table, water year 1959-60., except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 16, 17, Aug. 28, 29)

2.8 

3.5

248

540

4.5

6.0

9.0

12.0

1,160

2,440

5,320

9,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

81

68

61

58

60

60

42

44

46

55

722

*565

298

£07

161

133

112

100

94

90

86

81

88

133

164

175

155

136

117 

109

104

4,405

142

0.213

O.E5

Nov.

100

94

92

221

490

400

280

216

183

164

150

141

166

292

490

*468

335

248

248

216

201

183

172

164

158

152

147

138

127 

114

6,550

218

0.326

0.36

Dec.

122

122

120

117

122

130

122

117

114

112

158

469

1.540

n,090

700

565

468

400

355

315

298

280

248

248

232

232

298

735

1,020

700

12,429

401

0 . 600

0.69

Jan.

540

468

490

590

468

400

422

378

298

280

280

280

355

615

1,020

1.460

1,020

760

640

515

400

335

315

298

300

335

495

700

640 

515

468

16,080

519

0.777

0.90

Feb.

445

422

378

355

585

3,790

3,250

1,990

1,990

4.860

4,260

2,260

1,380

1,020

820

700

*640

565

468

378

365

350

340

335

315

264

260

250

240

33,275

1,147

1.72

1.86

Mar.

230

230

225

215

210

205

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

210

220

245

250

240

245

255

270

280

298

315

280

298

1,010

3,880

4.060

3,160

2,620

20,851

673

1.01

1.16

Apr.

1.990

1,460

1,160

880

760

640

590

515

445

400

355

378

355

315

315

540

700

700

490

422

*400

378

335

298

298

280

280

264

248 

315

16,506

550

0.823

0.92

May

400

378

315

280

264

288

880

760

565

515

515

515

445

400

355

335

*335

315

315

315

355

590

445

378

335

445

422

355

298 

540

515

13,168

425

0.636

0.73

June

400

355

*5

280

248

216

201

186

175

164

164

166

*169

166

166

164

155

147

138

125

249

310

9.420

5,390

2,440

1,380

950

820

615 

490

26,184

873

1.31

1.46

July

422

355

298

690

515

355

335

355

264

248

248

213

1,030

2.980

1,720

950

640

*468

378

315

264

232

207

189

186

378

264

216

178 

155

155

15,181

490

0.734

0.85

Aug.

120

112

2.990

1,060

515

315

232

192

164

147

138

130

125

*122

125

117

112

107

109

117

108

248

180

150

130

117

109

100

!£

282

525

9,094

293

0.439

0.51

Sept.

232

155

114

107

96

82

74

71

74

84

100

76

68

65

62

60

58

64

*88

74

64

62

61

58

55

54

51

50

50 

49.

2,358

78.6

0.118

0.13

Calendar year 1959: Max 16,500 Mln 40 Mean 659 Cfsra 0.987 Ir . 13.42

Water year 1959-60: Max 9,420 Mln 42 Mean 481 Cfsra 0.720 Ir . 9.82

Peak discharge (base 

(11.18 ft).

6,500 cfs).--June 23 (8 a.m.) 12,700 cfs (13.82 ft); Aug. 3 (3 p.m.) 8,370 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 25, Feb. 21-23, 27-29, Mar. 1-22.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 459 

3405. Wabash River at Montezuma, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°47'33", long 87°22 I 26", In sec.35, T.16 N. , R.9 W. , in downstream side 

of first pier from left bank of bridge on U.S. Highway 36 at Montezuma, 2.0 miles upstream from Raccoon Creek, 4.9 miles downstream from Sugar Creek, and at mile 240.

Drainage area. 11.100 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1927 to September 1960 in reports of Geological Survey. 

July 1924 to September 1927 (gage heights only) in reports of Indiana Department of 

Conservation.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 457.75 ft above mean sea level, dftum of

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Oct. 1, 1927, to Sept. 11, 1934, chain gage and

Sept. 12, 1934, to July 12, 1950, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 33 years, 9,483 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 56,600 cfs June 24 (gage height, 22.64 ft); minimum, 1,790 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 2.64 ft).

1927-60: Maximum discharge, 184,000 cfs May 20, 1943 (gage height 32.83 ft); minimum, 510 cfs Jan. 12, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.43 ft Aug. 3. 10, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 34.0 ft Mar. 27, 1913, from floodmarks (discharge, 230,000 cfs, 

estimated).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from return of 

overbank flow, which are fair. Records do not include small amount of water diverted 

above station by Wabash River Ordnance Plant and returned to stream below gage.

Revisions (water years) . WSF 1335: 1929, 1931(M), 1936, drainage area. WSP 1505: 1954.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect and 

backwater from return of overbank flow (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-11, Aug. 10-21)

2.6

7.0

14.0

21.0

1,790

9,110

24,000

45,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,630

2,470

2,330

2,330

2.190

2,330 

2,330

2,330

2,330

2,950

5,230

6,250

*6,590

6,590

6,770

5,910

4,890

4,230

3,910

3,590

3,270

3,270

3,110

3,110

3,430

3,590

3,910

3,590

3,590

3,430 

3,270

115,750

3,734

0.336

0.39

Nov.

3,270

5,110

3,110

3,270

3,750

4,390

4,890

5,910

5,740

5,230

4,550

4,230

4,070

8,570

12,100

13,100

14.900

13,700

*11,400

9,290

7,850

6,770

6,250

6,080

5,740

5,570

5,400

5,060

4,720

4,550

196,570

6,552

0.590

0.66

Pee.

4,390

4,390

4,230

4,230

4.070

4,230 

4,230

4,070

4,070

4,070

4,230

4,720

6,950

10,000

15,700

*16.100

13,700

11,000

9,110

7,670

6,770

6,250

5,740

5,400

5,230

5,060

5,230

8,570

12,100

14,900 

14,900

231,310

 7,462

0.672

0.77

Jan.

13,500

12,100

10,600

9,470

9,470

9,850 

9,470

8,210

7,130

6,770

6,420

6,080

6,250

8,570

15,700

20,000

21.200

21,200

19,200

15,300

11,600

9,110

8,030

7,310

b6, 500

be.ooo

b7,500

b8,000

9,110

9,470

10,800

329,920

10,640

0.959

1.11

Feb.

10,800

10,200

9,290

8,750

8,390

15,900 

22,800

25,000

26,200

31 , 500

36,300

36,600

36,900

37,800

58.100

34,500

24,500

16,500

*13,100

11,200

10,000

9,290

8,570

8,390

8,210

7,310

7,150

7,150

6,950

527,310

18,180

1.64

1.77

Mar.

6,420

6,250

6,080

5,910

5,230

4,890 

5,740

5,910

5,910

5,570

5,570

5,400

5,400

5,230

5,230

5,400

5,400

5,400

5,400

5,400

5,570

5,400

5,400

5,740

5,740

5,740

6,950

17,700

28,200

35,600 

57.800

269,580

8,696

0.783

0.90

Apr.

*41,000

44.000

43,200

39,500

32,400

23,000 

17,100

14,500

12,300

11,000

9,850

9,290

8,950

8,570

8,210

8,750

11,800

19,000

24,800

*25,000

22,200

18,500

15,300

13,500

11,800

10,400

9,470

8,750

8,210

8,050

537,960

17,930

1.62

1.81

May

8,750

8,950

8,590

7,850

7,490

7.150 

9,850

11,200

11,200

10 , 400

9,660

9,290

8,930

8,570

8,030

7,490

7,670

*8,750

9,850

9,850

9,850

10,600

11,900

10,800

9,850

9,470

9,470

8,930

8,570

11,400

 ' 

292,220

9,426

0.849

0.98

June

11,400

11,600

11,000

9,110

7,850

7,670 

7,310

6,950

6,420

5,910

6,910

6,950

6,590

*6,590

7,150

8,390

11,600

15,500

12,500

10,600

12,700

15,700

52,100

«e45.200

«c40,000

c54,400

25,000

15,500

11,400

9,470

414,450

15,810

1.24

1.58

July

8,210

7,490

6,770

7,490

10,200

9,850 

8,950

7,670

6,950

6,250

5,910

5,570

7,130

15.700

13,300

12,500

12,900

11,200

*9,290

7,850

6,950

5,910

5,230

4,890

5,230

6,250

5,400

4,890

4,550

4,230 

5,910

236,600

7,632

0.688

0.79

Aug.

3,750

3,590

5, £20

10,800

12. TOO

9,470 

6, £50

5,570

4,720

4,070

4,230

4,070

3,750

3,270

3,110

3,110

3,110

*2,£50

2.790

2,790

2, £50

5,060

6, £50

5, £10

4,E90

4,C70

3,f90

5,430

3,270

2,S50 

3,270

146,160

4,715

0.4E5

0.49

Sept.

2,950

2,790

2,630

2,630

2,470

2,470 

2,350

2,190

2,190

2,190

2,350

2,190

2,050

2,050

2,050

1,910

1.790

2,050

2,470

*2,470

2,470

2,790

2,630

2,470

2,330

2,190

2,050

2,050

1,910

1,910

69,000

2,300

0.207

0.23

Calendar year 1959: Max 103,000 Mln 1,330 Mean 11,570 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.15

Water year 1959-60: Max 45,200 Mln 1,790 Mean 9,199 Cfsm 0.829 In. 11.28

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

c Backwater from return of overbank flow.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

3408. Raccoon Creek near Fincastle, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°48'45", long 86°57'14", in SWij sec.22, T.16 N., R.5 W. , on left bank at 

downstream side of county road bridge, 8,350 ft upstream from Ramp Oeek and 3.1 miles 

northwest of Fincastle.

Drainage area. 132 sq mi.

Records available. August 1957 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 686.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,780 cfs June 23 (gage height, 11.46 ft); minimum, 6.0 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 1.65 ft); minimum gage height, 1.57 ft Sept. 5.

1957-60: Maximum discharge, 7,780 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 13.30 ft); minimum, 4.0 cfs Sept. 14-17, 22, 23, 1959 (gage height, 1.55 ft).

Maximum stage known, 19.10 ft June 28, 1957, from levels to a floodmark set by Geological Survey and Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission immediately 

following flood (discharge, 39,900 cfs), from slope-area measurement.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect ( 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-10, Sept. 21-30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15 Dec. 16 to Sept. 30

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

5.3

13

3.0 118

4.0 300

5.0 580

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

5.3

13

29

70

130

4.0 300

6.0 900

9.0 2,180

10.0 2,680

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1C

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

£7

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.4

6.2

6.4

6.4

6.6

7.3

7.3

7.1

6.8

9.5

169

*60

24

17

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

22

32

33

25

20

17

15

15

630.0

Z0.3

0.154

0.18

Nov.

15

15

14

80

122

59

36

28

24

22

20

19

55

189

T74

*112

74

52

47

40

37

34

30

28

28

25

24

23 

21

20

1,467

48.9

0.370

0.41

Dec.

20

20

21

20

21

23

22

22

20

20

30

230

404

*250

165

137

117

98

81

70

65

59

55

53

52

52

58

197 

231

205

159

2,957

95.4

0.723

0.83

Jan.

65

117

168

159

117

104

98

81

61

61

61

64

299

260

490

392

231

205

182

144

117

b!05

b90

81

76

*70

200

261

166

137

124

4,786

154

1.17

1.35

Feb.

124

110

98

98

212

1,300

595

375

504

*1,710

840

350

250

197

159

144

*130

110

92

81

87

74

76

70

61

b56

b58

b57

b56

8,074

278

2.11

2.28

Mar.

54

53

48

50

b48

46

46

b40

b41

b42

42

40

b36

b37

40

47

*51

48

53

b59

b64

b72

80

92

74

92

450

1.060 

700

490 

430

4,525

146

1.11

1.28

Apr.

300

250

197

166

152

137

124

104

92

81

76

76

70

65

61

76

104

92

70

61

*61

57

51

48

46

57

53

43 

44

87

2,901

96.7

0.733

0.82

May

166

110

81

65

58

59

130

104

87

87

98

92

81

76

61

57

*70

61

55

61

E8

70

65

56

53

91

65

58 

52

125 

124

2,476

79.9

0.605

0.70

June

87

70

76

56

44

37

31

27

25

22

22

31

*38

32

29

25

26

25

21

11

51

65

*2,49Q

1,350

430

260

189

214 

159

124

6,075

202

1.53

1.71

July

104

87

76

65

53

45

42

38

32

36

42

38

405

678

247

159

110

*87

65

53

44

37

32

30

27

26

25

23 

20

18 

16

2,760

89.0

0.674

0.78

Aug.

15

14

41

47

25

18

17

15

14

13

13

12

12

*11

11

11

11

11

10

11

11

10

10

9.5

9.5

9.2

9.2

9.0

8.8

11

440.2

14.2

0.108

0.12

Sept.

10

9.5

9.0

8.8

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.2

9.0

8.8

8.8

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.5

9.2

*12

10

9.5

9.0

8.5

8.0

8.0

7.8

7.5

7.3 

6.8

6.6

261.1

8.70

0.066

0.07

Calendar year 1959 : Max 5,030 Mln 4.0 Mean 128 Cfsm 0.970 In. 13.13

Water year 1959-60 : Max 2,490 Mln 6.2 Mean 102 Cfsm 0.773 In. 10.53

Peak discharge (base, 1,900 cfs). Feb. 10 (3 p.m.) 2,080 cfs 

cfs (11.46 ft).

3.82 ft); June 23 (7:30 p.m.) 3,780

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

3409. Raccoon Creek at Ferndale , Ind.

Location Lat 39=41 "44", long 87°05'0l" , in SW^ sec. 33, T.15 N. , R.6 W. , on right bank 

1.2 miles southwest of Ferndale, 1.7 miles northeast of Mansfield, 2.0 miles upstream 

Irom Rocky Fork Creek, and 2.4 miles downstream from flood-control dam.

Drainage area. 215 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1956 to September 1960.

^i^B^^^^e^StTOa'ff)0 °fs June 83 lgage helght ' 9 '°4 f<:); mlnl "

*- i 956 "?° : Maxlmum discharge, 40,500 cfs June 28, 1957 (gage height, 19.87 ft) extended above 5,000 cfs on basis of records for former station at Mansfield; minimum 

i & i cis Uct , 11 , 1956.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.2

1.3 

1.7 

2.0

7.2

15

121

3.0 

5.0 

8.0 

9.0

398

1,080

2,300

2,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 196C

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

9.7

9.0

9.0

9.0

9,7

12

12

11

11

42

278

202

70

47

38

34

30

28

26

24

23

23

34

48

54

54

47

42

35 

33

30

1,334.4

43.0

0.200

0.23

Nov.

28

26

25

*96

209

135

78

58

51

46

44

43

90

264

558

256

158

94

88

78

70

64

58

55

54

51

51

47

45

59

2,719

90.6

0.421

0.47

Dec.

45

43

43

*43

45

47

46

45

44

45

58

255

560

494

555

250

209

165

158

114

107

98

88

84

82

78

86

144

358 

353

293

4,769

154

0.716

0.85

Jan.

222

185

222

264

196

158

*145

14O

112

105

105

112

310

494

659

760 5-95

450

583

508

222

185

b!60

b!40

125

125

2 SO

450

598 

508

264

8,498

274

1.27

1.46

Feb.

256

222

196

183

309

1,220

1,340

1,000

865

*1,500

1.740

1,420

935

527

383

293

250

222

196

155

148

126

128

125

121

112

bllO

b!05

b!05

14,270

492

2.29

2.47

Mar.

b90

90

90

b86

b82

b80

80

b70

b72

b75

b75

b68

b65

b67

71

76

82

84

86

94

105

116

126

140

b!25

145

508

1,140

1.220

1,000 

850

6,836

221

1.03

1.19

Apr.

659

527

598

557

508

*293

222

183

158

138

126

126

116

107

116

107

138

140

114

98

96

94

86

82

78

84

90

78

75 

119

5,293

176

0.819

0.91

May

222

2O9

148

116

*9B

100

196

196

160

145

143

145

153

121

110

105

126

114

105

107

105

155

151

110

100

200

170

126

110 

369

*323

4,674

151

0.702

0.81

June

222

162

143

126

100

86

76

68

61

57

55

58

75

75

70

61

58

57

53

47

178

162

1,830

2,550

2,200

1,860

1,300

760

398 

264

13,010

454

2.02

2.25

July

209

185

150

133

116

100

*90

80

73

71

73

76

97

659

595

568

236

158

119

96

78

70

61

55

53

53

48

50

45 

40

56

4,269

158

0.642

0.74

Aug.

54

32

54

96

*71

48

39

35

30

28

27

25

24

25

23

22

21

20

25

24

24

22

17

19

17

16

15

15

15

15

16

892

28.8

0.134

0.15

Sept.

19

17

15

13

12

12

8.3

7.7

11

 11

11

10

10

10

10

9.7

9.0

9.7

30

52

21

16

14

12

10

10

11

10

9.7 

9.0

390.1

15.0

0.060

0.07

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,200 Mln 5.6 Mean 197 Cfsm O.916 In. 12.46

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,350 Mln 7.7 Mean 183 Cfsm 0.851 In. 11.58

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
462 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3412. Little Raccoon Creek near Catlln, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°40'38", long 87°13'38", In w£ sec.7, T.14 N., R.7 W. , on left bank at 

downstream side of county road bridge, 300 ft downstream from unnamed tributary from 

left bank, 0.4 mile upstream from Sunderland Branch, 1.2 miles southeast of Catlln, 

2.4 miles upstream from Welsner Creek, and 3.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 133 sq ml.

Records available.--December 1956 to September 1960 (fragmentary prior to October 19571

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 515.5 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels from damaged bench mark).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,300 cfs June 23 (gage height, 14.00 ft); minimum, 5.5 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 1.58 ft).

1956-60: Maximum discharge, 53,400 cfs June 28, 1957 (gage height, 18.27 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs on basis of combination contracted-opening, 

culvert, and flow-over-road measurement of peak flow, at site 84 mi:

adjusted to drainage area at gage; minimum, 4.8 cfs Sept. 

1.56 ft).

Remarks.--Records fair.

lies upstream, 

25, 1959 (gage height,

Rating table, water year 1959-60 , except peric

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 10, June 

July 27, Aug. 3-8)

1.5 3.3 3.0

4.0

7.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

3 of ice effect (gage 

set per second) 

21, 23, June 25 to

192

410

1,220

2,890

3,770

6 , 600

11,700

Discharge, ir

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.4

7.6

7.6

7.2

6.4

15

87

24

14

11

9.0

8.5

8.1

7.6

6.8

6.8

6.4

6.4

11

21

19

14

11

9.0

8.1

7.6

7.6

378.1

12.2

0.092

0.11

Nov.

7.6

7.2

7.6

59

*47

22

15

12

11

10

11

11

44

102

69

42

28

24

20

18

18

16

14

14

14

13

13

12

11

11

703.4

23.4

0.176

0.20

Dec.

11

11

10

*11

13

13

12

11

11

12

27

109

125

82

62

52

46

40

33

31

31

8

6

6

5

5

B

1 0

I 0

I 2

1,3 5

42 7

0.3 1

0. 7

Jan.

64

62

75

64

59

54

+51

44

.35

40

39

48

152

133

267

162

117

117

110

88

80

70

58

50

51

54

201

182

125

1O2

102

2,856

92.1

0.692

0.80

Feb.

95

88

82

*82

344

1,070

344

256

410

*1.660

554

300

223

162

133

125

117

110

88

75

7E

64

62

61

59

56

54

52

51

6,849

236

1.77

1.91

Mar.

50

50

49

48

46

45

42

38

40

41

40

38

37

15

38

39

43

44

47

50

54

60

68

76

70

118

564

750

410

366

3,784

122

0.917

1.06

Apr.

267

212

162

142

125

110

*102

95

88

82

75

75

70

66

65

74

82

76

62

59

58

56

51

49

46

53

50

12

46

102

2,642

88.1

0.662

0.74

May

110

75

64

56

11

*65

297

125

117

102

88

82

74

68

60

67

69

58

59

70

62

92

76

59

57

117

88

66

58

460

*172

3,064

98.8

0.743

0.86

June

110

95

75

6O

48

38

33

30

26

25

31

34

51

38

33

26

29

26

23

20

*806

E02

+7, 570

*1,590

458

*278

202

172

133

117

12,379

413

3.11

3.42

July

110

95

82

74

66

70

64

*55

50

59

54

48

304

278

102

72

58

51

46

40

35

34

32

30

28

26

23

21

20

19

17

2,063

66.5

O.50O

0.58

Aug.

16

16

161

*179

50

33

26

23

21

20

18

17

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

12

18 

14

838

27.0

0.203

0.23

Sept.

11

11

11

10

10

10

9.5 9.0-

*10

10

9.5

9.5

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.1

8.1

98

35

17

12

9.0

10

10

10

9.0

9.5

8.5

8.1

407.3

13.6

0.102

0.11

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,310 

Water year 1959-6O: Max 7,570

Mean 98.4 

Mean 1O2

Cfsm 0.740 In. 10.06 

Cfsm O.767 In. 10.44

Peak discharge (base, 1,900 cfs).--Feb. 10 (9 a.m.) 2,740 cfs (11.02 ft); June 23 (11:30 a.m.) 9,300 

cfs (14.00 ft).___________________ _____________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note..--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 5, 6, 21-24, Feb. 21 to Mar. lo, Mar. 15-25.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 463

3413. Raccoon Creek at Coxville, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°39'09", long 87°17'37", In SWjj sec.15, T.14 N., R.8 W., on rigt t bank 

at downstream side of covered bridge on county road at Coxville, 0.8 mile upstream 

from Rock Run, 1.5 miles downstream from Little Raccoon Creek, and 2.1 miles northwest 

of Rosedale.

Drainage area.--440 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1956 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 494.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission bench mark).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,500 cfs June 23 (gage height, 14.99 ft); 

minimum, 34 cfs Sept. 18, 19 (gage height, 1.73 ft).

1956-60: Maximum discharge, 108,000 cfs June 28, 1957 (gage height, 21.23 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 35,000 cfs on basis of an estimate made by a slope-area 

study; minimum daily, 6.5 cfs Oct. 10, 1956.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Plow regulated by Mansfield Reservoir.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of ice effect (gage height, in

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 4 to Dec. 12, Dec. 15 to Jan. 13, Jan. 19-27, 

Jan. 29 to Feb. 5, Mar. 16-27, Apr. 7-15, June 27 to July 13)

1.7 

2.0 

2.6 

4.0 

8.0

34

64

147

440

1,550

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

2,400

3,150

4,240

6,450

10,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

41

40

39

38

40

43

44

43

41

46

434

300

171

116

96

82

76

72

69

66

63

61

66

135

124

116

109

96

89

76

2,914

94.0

0.214

0.25

Nov.

76

72

69

ITS

*230

200

138

116

96

89

82

82

151

344

416

344

250

200

164

156

147

131

124

124

116

109

109

102

96

_ _ m

4,600

153

0.348

0.39

Dec.

89

89

89

*89

89

96

96

89

82

BZ

115

392

656 632"

488

392

322

280

250

220

210

191

182

173

164

156

173

300

440

416

7,530

243

0.552

0.64

Jan.

344

300

344

344

322

280

*250

240

210

200

200

200

577

656

1.070

950

809

680

608

488

392

344

322

300

260

250

531

680

608

512 

440

13,711

442

1.00

1.15

Feb.

416

392

344

322

*738

2,350

1,710

1,370

2,100

5.100

2,900

2,000

1,200

800

600

540

510

480

400

340

310

280

270

260

250

240

230

220

220

24,892

858

1.95

2.10

Mar.

220

220

220

215

205

200

b!90

b!75

b!80

b!85

b!80

b!70

b!55

b!60

b!75

191

210

210

230

250

260

300

322

368

322

368

954

1.910

1,670

1,490

1,430

13,335

430

0.977

1.13

Apr.

1,100

920

755

656

608

536

*488

416

368

344

322

322

300

280

280

280

300

300

280

250

240

240

220

210

200

210

220

191

191

344

11,371

379

0.861

0.96

May

488

392

300

260

250

230

656

464

392

368

344

322

300

280

260

280

322

280

260

260

260

344

322

260

250

536

416

322

280

1.570

*728

11,776

380

0.864

1.00

June

536

440

592

544

500

260

230

210

191

175

191

200

21O

210

191

175

175

164

147

159

1,110

512

*8.440

6,110

2,900

2,550

1,650

1,150

755

584

50,395

1,013

2.50

2.57

July

488

416

368

322

300

280

260

*220

200

210

191

182

390

755

755

560

440

344

300

260

230

200

182

175

156

164

147

159

159

124

116.

9,011

291

0.661

0.76

Aug.

109

102

233

*34:4 2~>0

164

151

116

109

102

102

89

82

82

82

76

75

72

70

76

71

69

65

63

62

58

56

54

57

68 

58

5,037

99.9

0.227

0.26

Sept.

55

56

51

50

47

46

46

44

*46

45

40

58

59

39

58

40

58

56

105

87

64

52

46

44

40

58

58

40

59

59

1,420

47.5

0.108

0.12

Calendar year 1959 : Max 7,590 Mln 35 Mean 402 Cfsm 0.914 In. 12.42

Water year 1959-60: Max 8,440 Min 36 Mean 366 Cfsm 0.832 In. 11.33

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 9 to Mar. 6; discharge 

records for stations in Raccoon Creek basin.

stimated on basis of weather records and
464 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

3415. Wabash River at Terre Haute, Ind.

Drainage area.--12 ,500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1902 to December 1903 (gage heights only), February 1905 to

July 1906, October 1927 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected at site 3,300 

ft upstream June 1891 to June 1897, and since December 1904 are contained in reports of 

U.S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 442.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Aug. 3, 1902, to Dec. 31, 1903, chain gage at powerhouse 3,400 ft upstream at 

datum 3.0 ft higher. Feb. 25, 1905,to July CO, 1906, chain gage at Vandalia Railway 

bridge 2,600 ft upstream at datum 2.2 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1927, to Oct. 27, 1928, staff 

gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--33 years (1927-60), 10,420 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 47,900 cfs June 25 (gage height, 21.26 ft); 

minimum, 2,270 cfs Sept. 28-30; minimum gage height, 4.51 ft Sept. 17, 18, 29, 30.

1927-60: Maximum discharge, 189,000 cfs May 20, 1943 (gage height,30.50 ft); minimum, 690 cfs Aug. 10, 1934 (gage height, 2.40 ft).

Maximum stage known, 31.1 ft Mar. 27, 1913, present site and datun (discharge, 

245,000 cfs, estimated).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Water for 

municipal supply for Terre Haute diverted above gage.

Revisions (water years). WSP 205: 1905. WSP 1335: 1944.

Discharge, In cubic feet pe cond, water year October 1959 to September 1960

May July Sept.

Total 

Mean

460,E60

15,340

1.26

1.41

Calendar year 1959 : Max 

Water year 1959-60: Max

Mln 1,690 

Mln 2,270

Mean 

Mean

Cfsrc 

Cfsir

1.06 In. 

0.601 In.

14.39

10.89

adlngs weight gage Dec. 30 to Jan. 14,
WABASH RIVER BASIN 465

3420. Wabash River at Riverton, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°01'13", long 87°34'07", in sec.30, T.7 N., R.10 W., on left bank at 

downstream side of Illinois Central Railroad bridge at Riverton, 0.6 mile downstream 

from Turtle Creek and at mile 162.0.

Drainage area. 13,100 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1960. Prior to April 1939 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1305. June 1911 to December 1914 (gage heights only) available 

in the office of Corps of Engineers, Louisville, Ky.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 414.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. June 23, 1911, to Dec. 31, 1914, staff gage maintained by Illinois Central Railroad at same site and datum. Apr. 18, 1939, to July 17, 1951, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum, read twice daily.

Average discharge.--S3 years, 11,393 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 45,500 cfs June 27, 28 (gage height, 18.52 ft); 

minimum, 2,090 cfs Sept. 18; minimum gage height, 1.70 ft Sept. 18, 30.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 201,000 cfs May 21, 1943 (gage height. 29.36 ft); minimum observed, 858 cfs Sept. 27 to Oct. 1, 1941 (gage height, 0.02 ft).

Flood of Mar. 28, 1913, reached a stage of 26.4 ft, from graph based on once-daily 

readings by Illinois Central Railroad Co. (discharge, 250,000 cfs, estimated).

Remarks.--Records good, 

in WSP 1741.

Records of water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1335: 1939, 1950.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 15, Jan. 23 to 

Feb. 6, Aug. 29 to Sept. 20)

1.6

5.0

13.0

2,090

6,900

23,000

17.0

19.0

37,000

49 , 200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3,340

2,930

2,670

2,540

2,540

2,300

2,300

2,300

2.190

2,190

2,670

4,320

5,330

5,780

5,780

5.940

5,330

4,460

3,900

3,340

3,060

*2,930

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,800

3,060

3,200

3,060

2,930

2,8OO

104,390

3,367

0.257

0.30

"Nov.

2,800

2.670

2,670

2,800

2,800

3,060

3,620

4,180

4,740

5,030

4,740

4,320

4,180

4,460

7,220

11,400

12,400

14. OOP

13,800

12,2OO

10,000

8,380

7,220

*6,580

6,260

5,940

5,780

5,480

5,330

5,030

189,090

6 , 303

0.431

0.54

Dec.

4,740

4,600

4,460

4,320

4,320

4,180

4,180

4,180

4,180

4.040

4,180

5,480

6,420

7,220

9,640

14,200

16,000

15,400

12,800

10,400

9,100

7,540

*6,900

6,420

5,940

5,630

5,480

6,100

8,380

12,400

14, 8OO

233,630

7,536

0.575

0.66

Jan.

15,400

14,600

13,600

12,200

10,600

10,200

10,400

9,820

9,100

8,020

7,380

7,060

7,380

7,860

11,600

16,600

19,600

21,000

21,800

20,600

17,600

14,200

11,200

8,920

7,380

6.740

*6,740

10,200

12,200

11,200

11,200

372,400

12,010

0.917

1.O6

Feb.

12,2OO

12,40O

12,000

11,200

11,200

13,400

17,800

21,800

24,200

28,400

30,600

31,400

32,600

34,200

35,500

37,000

58. OOP

38,000

33,800

23,300

16,800

13,80O

12,200

11,200

*1O,60O

10,000

9,280

8,920

B.560

600,360

20,700

1.58

1.70

Mar.

8,200

7,700

7,380

7,220

6,900

6,420

5.940

6,100

6,740

6,580

6,580

6,420

6,260

6,100

6,100

6,100

6,260

6,420

6,740

7,220

7,700

8,020

*8,200

8,200

7,860

7,540

8,020

10,400

18,600

25,4,00

29.500

272,620

8,794

0.671

0.77

Apr.

30,600

32,600

35,000

38,500

41,300

42,500

4o]700

34,600

24,800

18,000

14,800

12,800

11,800

11,000

10,400

9,820

10,000

12,600

18,000

22,400

24,500

23,9OO

E0,800

*18,000

15,800

14,200

13,000

11,600

10,400

10,200

634,620

21,150

1.61

1.80

May

10,800

10,600

10,400

9,820

9,280

8.740

10,200

12,800

13,2OO

13,000

12,400

11,6OO

11,000

10,400

10,000

9,460

9,100

8,920

9,460

10,800

11,200

11,200

12,200

*13,200

12,800

12,800

12,400

11,600

1O,800

11,200

14,800

346,180

11,170

0.853

0.98

June

15,000

13,800

13,200

12,800

11,200

9,640

8,740

8,200

7,860

7,380

6.900

6,900

8,560

8,020

8,560

8,380

8,560

11,400

13,600

13,600

12,400

14,000

20 , 000

29 , 900

33,400

39,500

44,300

44,900

39,000

26,600

506,300

16,880

1.29

1.44

July

18.600

14,200

11,400

9,820

9,280

*11,200

11,600

10,800

9,460

8,560

7,700

7,220

6,900

7,540

13,200

14,400

13,600

13,800

12,600

10,800

9,280

8,020

7,060

6,260

5,630

5,780

6,580

6,420

5,630

5,180

 ' 

293,400

9,465

0.723

0.33

Aug.

4,460

4,320

4,040

4,600

9,640

12, 200

10,600

8,200

6,580

5,630

*4,880

4,740

4,740

4,460

4,, 180

3,900

3,760

3,760

3,620

3,480

5.340

3,340

4,320

6,260

6,2SO

5,480

4,600

4,0 tO

3,620

3,480

3,340

159,870

5,157

0.394

0.45

Sept.

5.200

5,200

3,060

2,930

2,800

2,670

2,670

2,54,0

2,420

2,420

2,300

2,300

2,420

2,500

*2,500

2,500

2,190

2.090

2,190

2,420

2,670

2,540

2,670

2,800

2,670

2,540

2,420

2,420

2,500

2,190

75,940

2,531

0.193

0.22

Calendar year 1959 : Max 107,000 Mln 1,600 Mean 13,510 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.99

Water year 1959-60: Max 44,900 Mln 2,090 Mean 10,35O Cfsm O.790 In. 1O.75

Discharge measur this day.
WASASH RIVER BASIN 

3425. Busseron Creek near Carlisle, Ind.

downstream from'bridge on State Highway 58, l| miles northwest of Carlisle, and 

6f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--228 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1943 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 425.36 ft above mean see level (Indiana 

State Highway Department bench mark). Prior to Nov. 8, 1950, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--17 years, 228 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,690 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 12.23 ft); minimum, 1.4 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 2.18 ft).

1943-60: Maximum discharge, 8,800 cfs Jan. 5, 1950 (gage height, 20.05 ft); no flow 

many days in 1954.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions.--WSP 1335: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

2.9

1.6 

3.3

6.0

3.5 

4.0 

7.0 

12.0

135

545

1,630

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

£0

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

9.9

8.4

7.8

20

22

37

30

20

15

13

181

76

32

28

21

16

14

12

9.9

14

*11

IE

12

26

31

32

23

18

15

15

18

800.0

25.8

0.113

0.13

Nov.

17

17

27

450

165

79

45

34

27

27

30

59

344

1,020

551

183

114

69

64

59

58

52

50

*48

47

41

40

37

30

27

3,811

127

0.557

0.62

Dec.

34

32

31

30

35

57

54

43

32

32

210

1,360

1,510

616

221

171

221

1,260

559

221

171

130

*114

114

99

89

105

414

386

260

159

8,670

280

1.23

1.42

Jan.

124

119

344

216

119

99

94

84

74

79

84

110

840

670

1,450

1,060

302

344

316

159

114

84

74

64

.61

*69

295

500

247

208

195

8,598

277

1.21

1.40

Feb.

171

153

130

130

547

1,220

643

247

274

1,330

1,400

448

208

153

124

124

124

119

80

JJO

79

73

74

69

74

*80

70

66

62

8,332

287

1.26

1.36

Mar.

60

56

54

52

50

48

46

45

52

58

60

60

56

62

79

135

247

316

545

780

780

840

*800

720

358

274

330

274

208

592

1,040

9,077

293

1.29

1.49

Apr.

400

234

171

141

124

104

94

79

69

60

58

64

62

53

52

49

51

51

37.

50

60

48

40

37

116

*135

69

72

712

3,334

111

0.487

0.54

May

960

276

159

114

84

81

502

276

153

135

124

104

84

69

.57.

60

234

120

132

159

104

79

74

*120

288

940

269

159

141

221

172

6,450

208

0.912

1.05

June

89

59

45

36

29

24

23

20

19

16

15

48

579

633

151

74

48

35

28

24

28

*27

822

1,400

1,060

200

104

79

64

61

5,840

195

0.855

0.95

July

542

230

109

69

49

37

32

25

22

32

33

26

21

*18

15

14

12

10

10

9.5

9.2

8.4

9.2

7.8

6.4

50

30

12

8.1

7.4

6.0

1,470.0

47.4

0.208

0.24

Aug.

5.1

5.4

6.0

7.0

8.1

6.7

5.7

5.1

4.8

4.8

*4.3

4.3

4.0

4.0

3.5

5.4

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.1

3.1

2.7

3.5

3.5

4.0

4.0

2.7

2.6

271

6.4

5.1

139.1

4.49

0.020

0.02

Sept.

3.1

2.4

2.9

2.9

1.8

1.8

2.1

1.8

1.6

T78

2.7

2.6

1.9

1.9

*2.2

1.9

2.2

3.1

1.9

2.1

2.6

2.9

2.7

2.9

2.6

2.1

1.8

2.1

2.2

2.4

69.0

2.30

0.010

0.01

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,100 Min 5.4 Mean 241 Cfsm 1-06 j n . 14.33

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,510 Min 1.6 Mean 155 Cfsm 0.680 in. 9.23

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Feb. 19, 20, Feb. 26 to Mar. 14.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 467

3430. Wabash River at Vincennes, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°40'52", long 87°3£ I 04", near center of span on downstream side of 

bridge on U.S. Highway 50 at Vincennes, Knox County, 4.8 miles downstream from Maria 

Creek, 5.8 miles upstream from Embarrass River, and at mile 127.8.

Drainage area. 13,700 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1929 to September I960. Prior to December 1929 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 13U5. Gage-height records collected at same site since 

November 1904 are contained in reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 394.43 ft above mean sea

level, datum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 14, 1940, staff and chain gages and Aug. 14, 1940, 

to Sept. 30, 1946, wire-weight gage, at same site at datum 2.00 ft higher. Since 

Oct. 1, 1955, auxiliary water-stage recorder 4.7 miles upstream from base gage.

Average discharge.--31 years, 11,511 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 38,000 cfs June 29; maximum gage height, 17.19 

ft June 29; minimum discharge, 2,280 cfs Oct. 10; minimum gage height, 2.59 ft Sept. 19.

1929-60; Maximum discharge, 189,000 cfs May 22, 23, 1943 (gage height, 29.33 ft, 

present datum); minimum observed, 770 cfs Aug. 4, 5, 1934 (gage height, 1.40 f':, 

present datum).

Flood of Mar. 29, 1913, reached a stage of 26.3 ft, present datum, from floodmarks, 

determined by Corps of Engineers (discharge, 255,000 cfs, estimated).

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 803: Drainage area. WSP 1173: 1943 (maximum gage height 

only). WSP 1335:1930-31, 1933, 1936.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except period of Indefinite stage-discharge 

relation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 21 to Nov. 7, Feb. 23-26, May 28-31, 

June 3-22, July 5-22; fall used as a factor Nov. 19, Dec. 17-19, 

Dec. 31 to Jan. 3, Jan. 16-22, Feb. 6-22, Mar. 29 to Apr. 12, 

Apr. 19-27, May 25-27, June 1,2, June 23 to July 2)

Oct. 1 to Ju

2.7 2,180

5.0 7,200

8.0 14,800

16.0 40,000

29 June 30 to Sept. 30

2.5

3.1

8.0

14.0

2,250

3,400

14,800

32,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3,850

3,430

3,220

2,800

2,700

2,800

2,700

2,380

2,380

2.280

2,700

3,640

5,130

6,050

6,050

6.280

6i280

5,590

4,690

4,270

*3,850

3,640

3,430

3,430

3,430

3,220

3,430

3,640

3,640

3,640

3,430

118,000

3,806

0.278

0.32

Nov.

5,220

3,220

3,220

4,060

4,060

3,640

3,850

4,270

4,900

5,360

5,590

5,130 

4,900

6,280

7,200

10,200

12,200

15.500

13,500

13,500

11,700

9,650

8,400

7,440

*6,740

6,510

6,280

5,820

5,590

5,360

205,290

6,843

0.499

0.56

Dec.

4,900

4,690

4,480

4,480

4,480

4,270

4,270

4,270

4,270

4.060

4,270

e5,400 

e6,500

e7,500

9,150

12,500

15,000

16.900

14.400

13,000

*10,600

8,900

7,920

7,200

6,740

6,280

6,050

6,280

7,920

11,400

13, 200

241,280

7,783

0.568

0.65

Jan.

14,500

14 .,300

13,600

e!2,800

ell, 800

10,600

10,900

10,600

10,200

9,150

8,400

7,920 

8,650

9,400

14,300

15,400

17,900

19,400

20,400

20,000

18,200

15,100

13,200

10,200

8,400

7,200

6.510

8,400

*12,700

12,200

11,700

384,030

12,390

0.904

1.04

Feb.

12,200

12,700

12,700

11,900

11,900

13,500

16,400

19,900

22,000

25,600

27,700

28,300 

28,400

29,300

30,300

31 , 300

32,400

55.000

32,800

22,900

18,600

14,500

*13,500

12,200

11,700

11,200

10,600

10,200

9.650

567,350

19,560

1.43

1.54

Mar.

9,150

8,900

8,400

8,160

7,680

7,440

6,740

6.280

7,200

7,200

7,200

6,970 

6,740

6,740

6,510

6,510

6,970

7,200

7,920

8,650

*9,650

10,200

10,900

11,200

10,900

9,650

9,400

10,900

14,600

21,100

25.500

292,360

9,431

0.688

0.79

Apr.

26,800

27,700

29,200

30,600

32,900

35,200

56.500

35,400

29,300

20,700

15,900

13,400 

e!3,000

el 2, 300

11,700

11,200

10.900

11,700

14,600

19,200

21,500

22,400

21,000

18,000

*15,800

14,100

13,000

e!2,500

11,900

11,400

599,800

19,990

1.46

1.62

May

12,500

12,200

11,700

11,200

10,400

9,900

10,600

13,000

14.500

14,000

13,500

12,700 

11,900

11,400

10,900

10,400

10,200

9.650

9,650

10,900

11,700

11,700

11,900

e!2,500

*13,100

13,800

12,900

12,500

11,400

10,600

12,500

365,600

11,790

0.861

0.99

June

14,300

13,300

13,000

12,700

11,700

10,400

9,150

8,650

8,400

7,920

7,680

6.740 

7,920

10,400

9,150

8,160

8,400

9,650

11,700

13,000

*12,500

11,700

16,300

24,600

27,900

30,100

33,400

36,900

57 . 500

32 , 800

466,020

15,530

1.13

1.26

July

25. HOP

17,100

e!4,600

e!2,400

10,800

10,500

11,700

11,200

10,500

9,320

8,600

7,910 

*7,450

6,990

9,800

14,000

13,800

13,800

13,500

12,000

10,500

9,880

8,870

7,450

6,530

6,530

6,760

7,450

6,760

6,070

5.620

322,190

10,390

0.758

0.87

Aug.

5,200

5,000

4, 800

4,600

6,760

11,200

12.200

10,300

8,140

6,760

5,840

*5,400 

5,200

5,200

4,800

4,600

4,200

4,200

4,200

4,000

4,000

5.800

3,800

5,400

6,990

6,530

5,620

4,800

4,400

4,200

4,000

176,140

5,682

0.415

0.48

Sept.

5.800

3,800

3,600

3,400

3,200

3,200

3,200

3,000

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,800 

2,800

*2,800

2,610

2,610

2,610

2.450

2,430

2,430

2,800

3,000

3,000

3,000

3,000

3,000

2,800

2,610

2,610

2,430

87,370

2,912

0.213

0.24

Calendar year 1959: Max 92,100 Mln 1,390 Mean 13,680 Cfsm 0.999 In. 13.55

Water year 1959-60: Max 37,500 Mln 2,280 Mean 10,450 Cfsm 0.763 In. 10.36

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

e Stage-discharge relation Indeflnltej discharge estimated on basis of records for station at 

Rlverton.
468 WASASH RIVER BASIN

3445. Range Creek near Casey, 111.

, long 88 "01 '46", in NE^SE^ sec. 12, T.10 N. , R.10 E., on right

de of highway bridge, 2i miles west of State Highway 49 and 3 mile

Location. Lat 39 "19 '36 

bank at downstream sid 

northwest of Casey.

Drainage area. --7. 60 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1960.

Gage. --Water -at age recorder. Datum of gage is 597.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Concrete control prior to Mar. 1, 1958.

Average discharge. 10 years, 5.07 of s .

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,790 cfs June 23 (gage height, 10.79 ft), from

rating curve extended above 900 cfs; no flow for many days.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, that of June 23, 1960; no flow for many days each year.

Remarks . Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1435: 1951-53, 1955(M) .

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 23 to Sept. 30)

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

Oct. 1 to Nov. 13

0 1.3 

.1 1.5 

.3 1.8 

.6 2.0

1.0 2.5

1.6

Nov. 14 to Sept. 30

0.8 

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

.2 

.6 

1.0 

1.9 

3.3 

5.4

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

100

187

365

589

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

t>ay

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

.7

1.9

f 2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

0

.4

1.0

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

5.3

0.17

0.022

0.03

Nov.

0

0

0

4.9

2.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

*0

.8

27

45

3.7

bl.8

b.9

b.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

88.2

2.94

0.387

0.43

Dec.

0

0

0

.1

.2

.3

.3

.1

0

.1

10

38

8.5

3.0

2.0

1.5

*1.3

2.9

1.5

1.1

.9

.8

.6

.6

.5

.7

41

38

13

5.0 

2.7

174.7

5.64

0.742

0.85

Jan.

2.0

2.7

9.6

bl.5

*b.9

b.8

.9

.9

.8

.9

.9

32

37

82

61

9.7

4.1

12

4.1

t>1.4

b.8

b.5

b.3

b.3

b.4

.5

12

3.5

2.2

2.0 

2.0

289.7

9.35

1.23

1.42

Feb.

2.9

*2.6

2.0

20

64

35

6.1

3.5

20

116

16

3.2

1.7

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.0

b.7

b.4

b.3

b.3

b.3

b.3

b.3

b.3

b.3

b.3

b.3

b.2

301.3

10.4

1.37

1.47

Mar.

bO.2

b.2

b.2

b.2

b.2

b.3

b.3

b.3

b.3

b.4

b.4

b.4

b.4

b.4

b.5

b.9

*bl.l

bl.2

b2.0

b2.8

b4.0

b6.6

bll

bll

b!2

38

91

38

12

71 

13

320.3

10.3

1.36

1.57

Apr.

5.2

2.6

1.6

1.4

1.1

.9

.7

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.5

.3

.2

.2

*.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.4

1.9

20.7

0.69

0.091

0.10

May

0.9

.4

.2

.1

.2

11

11

2.3

1.4

1.2

.9

.7

.5

.4

.3

.6

.6

.3

*7.3

2.3

1.2

6.4

1.7

.9

.7

3.4

1.2

.6

.4

.6 

.3

60.0

1.94

0.255

0.29

June

0.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

28

142

50

8.8

3.5

1.9

1.5

.9

.6

.5

18

4.6

*497 ~~8.6

1.1

.7

.6

.6

.5

.8

770.6

25.7

3.38

3.77

July

27

1.1

.6

.5

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

O

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0 

0

32.8

1.06

0.139

0.16

Aug.

0

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1959: Max 295 

Water year 1959-60: Max 497

Min 0 

Min 0

Mean 4.34 

Mean 5.64

Cfsm 0.571 In. 7.74 

Cfsm 0.742 In. 10.09

Peak discharge (base, 380 cfs). Ju 

(10.79 ft).

12 (8:30 p.m.) 724 cfs (8.89 ft); June 23 (ll a.m.) 2,790 cfs

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 469

3455. Embarrass River at Ste . Marie, 111.

Location. Lat 38° 56 '10", long 88°01'10", in NWilW^ sec. 30, T.6 N., R.14 W. , on left bank 

at downstream side of highway bridge at Ste. Marie.

Drainage area. 1,540 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . October 1909 to December 1912, August 1914 to September 1960,

CJage.- -Water- stage recorder. Datum of gage is 446.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to June 29, 1940, chain gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge . 49 years, 1,219 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 12,600 cfs June 26 (gage height, 19.00 ft); 

minimum, 27 cfs Oct. 10.

1909-12, 1914-60: Maximum discharge, 44,800 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 

24.95 ft), from rating curve extended above 29,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 25.54 ft 

June 30, 1957; minimum discharge, 1 cfs Oct. 5-9, 1914.

Remarks . --Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years ) .--WSP 1083: 1934. WSP 1113: 1910-31, 1933, 1939-40, 1945(M).

able, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second}

Rating table, wate

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 12 to Mar. 27, May 7-25

0.2 

1.0 

2,0 

3.0 

5.0

22

134

324

570

1,230

10.0

16.0

18.0

19.0

3,400

6,700

8,850

12,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per ond, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

39 

39

38

38

40

35

34

32

28

27

35

53

75

8682"

82

79

69

*62

56

51

45

44

44

48

72

62

56

57

56 

52

1,616

52.1

0.034

0.04

Nov.

47 

43

44

48

54

116

121

95

79

72

*69

67

68

383

1,150

555

570

555

440

380

302

260

230

210

189

177

167

158

145

134

6,928

231

0,150

0.17

Dec.

128

126

120

114

114

110

106

110

108

104

112

506

915

490

302

*275

302

690

555

335

262

230

206

191

181

174

204

1,250

1,180

810

11,118

359

0.233

0.27

Jan.

750 

645

555

b450

b370

*b320

b300

b290

b300

302

292

292

658

1,300

2,560

2,360

950

765

845

b680

b470

b360

b260

b300

b350

404

556

1,260

1,020

780 

765

21,309

687

0.446

0.51

Feb.

735 

705

*675

660

1,820

3,850

3,010

1,680

1,640

3,340

5,080

4,320

2,630

2,320

2,040

1,720

1,440

1,200

1,060

915

810

750

690

660

690

b640

b560

b520

bsqo

46,660

1,609

1.04

1.13

Mar.

b450 

b430

b370

b360

b350

b330

b320

b310

b300

b350

b350

b350

b340

b350

369

*380

404

440

515

585

690

880

1,120

1,480

1,480

1,480

3,080

5,080

5,440 

5 320

5 920

39,623

1,278

0.830

0.96

Apr.

5,500 

4,000

3,300

2,630

2,040

1,680

1,400

1,260

1,090

985

880

795

750

705

675

660

645

660

828

*1,020

1,090

1,020

880

780

705

645

585

540

502 

528

38,778

1,293

0.840

0.94

May

705 

690

585

555

515

490

1,320

1,600

880

828

735

645

585

528

490

465

555

*540

662

880

795

720

985

1,090

1,320

1,720

2,180

1,640

1,340

1,230 

1,920

29,193

942

0,612

0.70

June

2,090 

1,840

1,600

1,340

1,090

880

765

690

660

600

555

690

1,150

1,550

862

735

615

645

645

615

630

*950

2,660

6,380

8,950

11,600

9,300

7,720

6,230 

4,040

78,077

2,603

1.69

1,89

July

5,950 

3,350

2,000

1,600

1,340

1,160

985

880

780

735

690

650

585

540

660

780

755

645

540

478

440

404

369

355

313

302

281

273

248 

229

212

26,469

854

0.555

0,64

Aug.

*197

T7T

169

162

155

147

140

154

129

123

120

112

108

104

97

93

88

85

85

61

81

76

*65

78

5JL

62

60

57

57 

57

E6

3,211

1C 4

0.068

O.C8

Sept.

56 

53

52

51

49

47

45

45

47

60

48

47

53

58

55.

*36

38

36

36

36

38

38

36

35

35

36

36

58

43

38

1,281

42.7

0.028

0.03

Calendar year 1959 : Max 17,600 Min 25 Mean 924 Cfsm 0.600 In. 8.15

Water year 1959-60 : Max 11,600 Min 27 Mean 831 Cfsm 0.540 In. 7.36

Peak discharge (base, 6,500 cfs).--June 26 (5:50 a.m.) 12,600 cfs (19.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
470 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3460. North Pork Embarrass River near Oblong, 111.

Location.--Lat 39°00'35", long 87°56'45", in extreme northwest corner of sec.35, T.7 N., 

R.14 W., on left bank at downstream side of pier of bridge on State Fighway 33, threequarters of a mile upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 2 miles west of 

Oblong, and 8| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 304 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 458.19 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 11, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datvm.

Average discharge. 20 years, 254 cfs.

Extremes.. Maximum discharge during year, 5,800 cfs June 25 (gage height, 16.46 ft); minimum, 0.7 cfs Sept. 20, 22, 26.

1940-60: Maximum discharge, 27,100 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 22.38 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs; no flow for many days in 195C-54.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5, Dec. 14-28)

3.0

6.0

11.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

236

630

1,530

2,600

3,480

4,840

1.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septe-nber 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

1

2

3

4

5

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

13

11

6.6

5.4

5.1

4.8

3.9

3.4

3.0

3.4

6.9

41

36

20

13

9.4

6.6

5.1

*4.2

3.4

3.2

.LJ.

3.0

3.0

7.1

28

16

11

7.9

6.9

5.7

299.7

9.67

0.032

0.04

Nov.

5.4

4.8

4^5

5.7

30

64

30

16

10

7.9

*7.5

6.9

7.5

162

428

168

89

52

40

34

27

24

21

18

17

16

15

13

11

12

1,347.2

44.9

0.148

0.16

Dec .

12

12

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

15

211

690

303

152

106

*88

150

192

127

87

69

58

52

47

42

48

411

525

280

177

3,949

127

0.418

0.48

Jan.

120

91

82

b72

*b66

b56

b5Z

49

44

40

39

44

176

570

986

1,190

366

236

339

b210

b!30

blOO

b85

b65

60

56

156

483

252

172

157

6,544

211

0.694

0.80

Feb.

152

*152

147

157

680

1,530

1,340

360

247

1,100

1,810

1,220

293

198

157

137

131

121

103

83

77

70

68

71

72

b68

b62

b62

bj50

10,728

370

1.22

1.31

Mar.

b56

b56

b56

b54

b50

b50

b47

b45

b45

b45

b43

b40

b37

b40

b50

b54

*b68

b95

b!50

b220

b310

443

600

802

705

570

,180

,490

,150

,000

,690

11,241

363

1.19

1.38

Apr.

802

327

225

172

152

137

120

106

92

82

74

69

68

63

60

58

60

56

55

48

*45

43

41

39

36

34

32

30

29

47

3,202

107

0.352

0.39

May

120

120

73

54

44

42

97

548

201

142

118

101

87

75

66

61

73

78

*123

258

177

110

268

196

327

327

580

276

167

172

588

5,669

183

0.602

0.69

June

260

142

104

80

65

54

45

39

34

30

28

75

192

320

115

74

53

42

37

31

38

157

*737

2,660

4,690

1,600

327

*187

147

135

12,498

417

1.37

1.53

July

780

605

217

137

107

86

75

63

55

54

51

48

42

37

34

32

28

26

24

22

20

18

18

16

*15

18

18

80

32

16

12

2,786

89.9

C.296

0.34

Aug.

10

9.1

8.7

8.7

9.8

8.3

7.9

7.2

6.9

6.6

5.7

5.4

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.7

4.2

3.4

*3.0

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.1

1.9

2.5

3.0

1.9

158.2

5.10

0.017

0.02

Sept.

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.4

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.9

.9

*.8

.8

.8

.7

.8

.9

.8

.7

.9

.8

.8

1.1

30.1

1.00

0.0033

0.004

Calendar year 1959: Max 7,550 Min 2.7 Mean 196 Cfsm 0.645 Ir. 8.73

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,690 Min 0.7 Mean 160 Cfsm 0.526 Ir. 7.14

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs).--June 25 (5 a.m.) 5,800 cfs (16.46 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

3470. White River at Muneie, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°12', long 85°23', In sec.10, T.20 N., R.10 E., on right bank 200 ft downstream from Walnut Street Bridge In Muneie and 6 miles upstream from Bell Creek.

Drainage area. 243 sq mi.

Records available. November 1930 to September 1960. Prior to October 1948, published as 

West Fork White River at Munoie.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 920.10 ft above mean sea level (city of Muneie bench mark). Prior to Jan. 4, 1934, chain gage at highway bridge 200 ft upstream at 

datum 5.00 ft higher. Jan. 4, 1934, to Sept. 13, 1940, water-stage recorder and Sept. 14,

1940. to Feb. 14, 1941, staff gage, at present site at datum 4.00 ft higher. Feb. 15,

1941. to Jan. 27, 1942, wire-weight gage at bridge 200 ft upstream at present datum. 

Average discharge.--29 years (1931-60), 221 cfs (adjusted for diversion after September 1937). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,180 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 5.62 f';); minimum,

2.5 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, -0.14 ft).

1930-60: Maximum discharge, 11,500 cfs Jan. 15, 1937 (gage height, 18.07 ft, present

datum); minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 16, 1937; minimum daily, 1.1 cfs Sept. 16, 17. 23-25,

1954, Oct. 10, 1956.

Maximum stage known, about 19.6 ft in March 1913, present datum (discharge, about

20,000 cfs). 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair or those for

Oct. 1-6, which are poor. City of Muneie diverts part of its water supply 2.5 miles

above gage and returns it to river at sewer outlet a short distance below'gags. Records

of diversion available since October 1937. 

Revisions (water years) WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1931-32(M) , 1936(M), 1938,

1948.WSP 1435:1955.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

-0.2

-.1

0.0

.1

.2

.4

1.2

3.7

7.0

11

17

35

0.7 

1.0 

1.4 

2.0 

4.0 

5.0

75

139

275

600

1,900

2,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Ttf

Oct.

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

42

70

*27

16

33

876

540

249

96

64

45

36

34

25

21

19

17

19

20

29

26

24

21

19

19

21

2,432.5

78.5

16.7

Nov.

23

19

16

147

302

*159

94

73

55

46

43

43

95

568

600

302

180

120

98

83

77

72

64

61

58

56

58

55

52

44

3,663

122

16

Dec.

46

45

*49

52

58

61

67

67

59

55

118

752

1,540

660

398

275

213

177

147

127

113

98

86

86

84

90

98

117

196

247

189

6,170

199

16

Jan.

145

154

235

160

110

*92

90

85

80

72

70

121

1,140

900

1.620

1,480

720

452

398

298

260

230

200

175

155

142

213

510

452

370

316

11,425

369

16

Feb.

267

221

180

161

257

1,760

1,340

720

960

2.580

*2,300

960

540

370

288

247

217

186

161

140

130

120

118

115

113

111

107

105

100

14,674

506

16

Mar.

94

90

84

79

75

71

68

66

64

60

*54

53

53

52

53

56

56

59

65

88

111

107

104

115

109

111

324

1.480

1,140

780

630

6,351

205

17

Apr.

370

295

239

231

235

247

210

*173

145

127

111

102

100

96

96

100

111

94

81

73

77

77

70

69

62

61

58

54

54

81

3,897

130

17

May

92

67

56

51

49

46

50

52

45

50

51

46

*46

50

46

53

161

120

83

84

127

129

170

115

90

84

94

186

161

159

122

2,735

88.2

17.0

June

94

79

81

67

59

47

40

37

35

31

32

37

36

42

*39

32

30

30

29

23

29

35

59

84

51

38

28

24

23

25

1,296

43.2

18.3

July

26

27

43

40

28

20

17

16

17

20

19

15

39

102

*55

37

31

19

15

12

11

9.4

12

14

9.8

8.6

9.4

9.0

9.4

8.6

9.0

708.2

22.8

17.8

Aug.

7.8

7.0

a6.3

a6.1

a6.0

a5.6

a5.2

*a4.6

a4.6

a41

a20

alO

a7.5

a6.0

36

25

13

8.6

5.8

19

39

21

23

10

6.6

4.6

4.0

3.7

4.9

4.3

3.7

359.9

11.9

18.3

Sept.

3.7

5.2

4.0

3.4

3.4

3.7

3.7

4.0

4.9

3.4

3.1

3.4

4.0

3.4

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.1

*9.3

32.

6.2

2^8.

10

3.4

4.9

5.8

6.2

5 2

4.9

4.3

161.9

5.40

12.95

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

95.2 

0.393 

0.45

138 

0.570 

0.64

Calendar year 1959 : 

Water year 1959-60:

215 

0.888 

1.02

385 

1.59 

1.83

522 

2.16 

2.33

222 

0.917 

1.06

147 

0.607 

0.68

105 

0.434 

0.50

Observed

Max 7,000 Mln 2.9 Mean 249 

Max 2,380 Mln 2.8 Mean 1-47

61.5 

0.254 

0.28

40.6

0.168 

0.19

30.2 

0.125 

0.14

18.4 

0.076 

0.08

Adjusted

Mean 265 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.85 

Mean 164 Cfsm 0.678 In. 9.20

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion, in cubic feet per second, for city of Muneie water supply; records furnished by Muneie Water Works Co.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for 

White River at Anderson.

Note. Discharge for periods Oct. 1-6, Feb. 17-25, 27, 28, Mar. 5 to Apr. 7, Apr. 14-16, 18, 19, 

Sept. 19-30, computed from graph based on Telemark readings. Stage-discharge relation affected by 

ice Jan. 4-11, 21-25, Feb. 20-23, 25, 27-29, Mar. 2-19.
47S WABASH RIVER BASIN

3475. Buck Creek near Muncie, Ind.

Location.--Lat 40°08'05", long 85°22'25", In SE£ sec.34, T.20 N., R.10 E., on left bank 

at downstream side of county highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from Muncie Water Works 

Co. pumping station and 4.2 miles southeast of courthouse In Muncie.

Drainage area.--36.7 sq ml.

Records available. October 1954 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 944.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 5, 1955, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 39.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 634 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 9.21 ft); minimum 

dally, 7.6 cfs Sept. 12-17; minimum gage height, 2.49 ft July 31.

1954-60: Maximum discharge, 1,710 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 12.64 ft); minimum dally, 5.8 cfs Sept. 12, Oct. 11, 1956; minimum gage height, 2.41 ft Sept. 18, 1957.

Maximum stage known about 15 ft, from Information by local residents. Date unknown.

Remarks.--Records good except those for Oct. 1 to Nov. 19 and Aug. 2 to Sept. 30, which 

are poor. City of Muncie diverts part of Its water supply 1 mile below the gage.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect ( t 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 29. Dec. 1-11, 

Dec. 14 to Jan. 12, Aug. 2 to Sept. 30)

2.4 

2.9 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

7.5

114

277

469

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

13

12

15

16

14

26

20

*17

16

50

106

34

25

23

21

19

19

19

18

16

14

14

14

15

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

659

21.3

0.580

0.67

Nov.

14

13

13

47

38

*25

21

19

17

16

16

17

29

99

66

44

33

28

25

24

23

22

21

21

20

20

20

20

19

b!8

808

26.9

0.733

0.82

Dec.

18

18

*19

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

28

136

106

55

41

33

30

27

25

23

23

21

20

19

19

19

19

21

26

27

23

926

29.9

0.815

0.94

Jan.

21

23

33

27

23

*23

23

22

21

21

20

30

146

78

259

122

74

62

58

47

42

37

35

32

32

30

61

66

55

47

44

1,614

52.1

1.42

1.64

Feb.

42

38

36

35

89

218

106

78

138

385

*154

94

74

58

51

47

44

43

42

38

38

37

35

35

37

35

33

32

32

2,124

73.2

1.99

2.15

Mar.

31

30

b29

b29

b29

b28

b28

28

29

28

*27

26

26

25

i5-

27

26

26

27

26

31

32

32

35

32

35

120

162

106

66

1,287

41.5

1.13

1.30

Apr.

51

44

42

39

40

38

34

*33

32

30

29

28

26

26

25

28

31

27

25

24

25

24

23

22

22

23

22

21

21

30

885

29.5

0.804

0.90

May

28

24

22

21

20

20

21

22

23

24

23

22

*22

20

IS

22

29

22

22

23

25

30

29

24

22

31

51

102

51

47

40

901

29.1

0.793

0.91

June

33

36

34

27

25

24

22

21

20

19

19

20

20

23

*20

19

20

19

17

17

27

24

55

42

29

25

23

24

22

21

747

24.9

0.678

0.76

July

20

19

24

21

19

19

18

18

17

19

17

17

28

27

21

19

18

*17

17

16

16

16

16

16

15

16

16

15

15

15

14

561

18.1

0.493

0.57

Aug.

14

15

13

11

IS

11

13

*10

10

12

12

12

11

15

18

13

12

12

12

13

13

16

13

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

373

12.0

0.327

0.38

Sept.

9.6

9.6

9.2

9.2

8.7

8.2

7.8

7.8

7.9

10

8.0

7.6

"7. 6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

8.0

*11

11

12

13

9.6

10

12

12

12

12

8.4

10

282.6

9.42

0.257

0.29

Calendar year 1959: Max 980 Min 12 Mean 42.3 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.65

Water year 1959-60: Max 385 Min 7.6 Mean 30.5 Cfsm 0.831 In. 11.33

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs).--Feb. 10 (5:30 a.m.) 634 cfs (9.21 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by flashboards Aug. 2 to Sept. 30 (stage-discharge 

relation indefinite Sept. 5-8).
WABASH RIVER BASIN 473

3480. White River at Anderson, Ind.

Location.--Lat 40°06', long 85°41', in sec.18, T.19 N., R.8 E., on left bank at municipal 

water-supply plant in Anderson, 1 mile upstream from Killbuck Creek.

Drainage area. 401 sq mi.

Records available. July 1925 to September 1926, October 1931 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1305. Gage-height records collected at site 700 ft downstream December 1910 to February 1918 and at present site 

since February 1918 are contained in reports of U.S. Weather Bureau. Prior to October 

1948, published as West Fork White River at Anderson.

Gage. Staff gage above concrete overflow dam. Gage read twice dally. Datum of gage is 

825.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to May 12, 1934, chain gage at 

site 250 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 380 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,060 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 11.46 ft); minimum observed, 48 efs Sept. 6, 8, 12, 18, 19 (gage height. 7.28 ft).

1925-26, 1931-60: Maximum discharge observed, 17,100 cfs Jan. 15, 1937; maximum 

gage height, 19.96 ft June 14, 1958; minimum discharge observed, 8.8 cfs Sept. 24, 

1940 (gage height, 6.92 ft).

Maximum stage known, 23.6 ft Mar. 25, 1913, present site and datum, based on determination by U.S. Weather Bureau at site then in use (discharge, 28,000 cfs, estimated).

Remarks.--Records fair. Diversions above station for municipal supply of city of 

Anderson.

Cooperation. Gage readings furnished by city of Anderson.

RevlslgnsTwater years). WSF 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1932, 1934-35, 1936 (M), 

1938-40.WSP 1385: 195u(P).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 16, Feb. 10, 11, Apr. 1-10)

7.3

7.4 

7.7 

8.0

69

183

360

8.5

10.0

12.0

737

2,350

4,140

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

67

65

65

61

61

91

152

*142

91

118

1.190

1,070

563

294

206

165

134

104

115

108

100

97

94

104

115

100

119

111

104

94

97

5,997

193

0.481

0.55

Nov.

97

94

94

180

454

*354

240

178

160

142

130

142

183

234

1.070

605

396

294

240

206

178

165

170

165

152

147

147

147

147

134

7,045

235

0.586

0.65

Dec .

123

127

*142

134

160

156

147

147

142

134

165

721

2.250

1,400

829

563

461

396

354

306

288

258

229

223

223

229

240

282

342

454

427

12,032

388

0.968

1.12

Jan.

348

300

536

461

360

*270

276

229

206

185

178

206

1,060

1,550

2,000

2,770

1^440

924

785

692

526

461

402

350

300

276

372

876

783

605

20,195

651

1.62

1.87

Feb.

526

481

427

360

396

2,130

2,670

1,440

1,440

2,970

*5.910

2,000

1,120

829

605

526

481

427

396

324

b310

b310

b300

b285

276

b265

b260

b250

bg.4.0

25,954

895

2.23

2.41

Mar.

b210

b200

194

200

200

189

206

194

194

183

*b!80

blSO

b!75

b!70

b!75

b!85

b!90

b!90

b200

229

294

294

282

306

312

300

366

2.120

2,120

1,550

1 , 280

13,068

422

1.05

1.21

Apr.

783

605

481

451

447

461

414

*366

342

312

276

258

258

246

252

270

354

282

264

229

252

264

258

252

252

252

246

223

229

270

9,859

529

0.820

0.91

May

556

288

258

240

189

152

165

156

160

174

165

160

*156

160

156

170

356

306

223

270

240

306

312

282

217

234

264

414

440

427

384

7,740

250

0.625

0.72

June

318

258

246

240

194

183

156

152

147

142

138

147

147

189

*165

142

134

123

119

108

185

170

300

396

288

174

142

130

142

138

5,511

184

0.459

0.51

July

138

130

264

174

158

127

115

108

111

108

104

104

158

276

185

152

130

*111

97

97

91

88

84

94

84

88

100

81

75

72

69

3,751

120

0.299

0.54

Aug.

69

72

75

75

69

69

69

61

*61

142.

67

69

69

63

91

111

as

75

69

91

119

100

94

91

78

65

67

65

63

81

67

2,445

78.9

0.197

0.23

Sept.

65

63

81

81

56

50

52

50

58

65

52

50

52

52

52

52

52

50

*52

65

56

56

52

63

61

50

54

50

56

56

1,704

56.8

0.142

0.16

Calendar year 1959: Max 10,700 Min 54 Mean 455 cfsm 1.13 In. 15.42

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,910 Min 50 Mean 315 Cfsm 0.786 In. 10.68

Peak discharge (base, 2,700 cfs). Jan. 16 (1 a.m.) 2,970 cfs (10.53 ft); Feb. 7 (1 a.m.) 2,970 cfs

(10.57 ft); Feb. 11 (2 a.m.) 4,060 cfs (11.46 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

3485. White River near Noblesville , Ind.

Location. Lat 40°07', long 85°58', in sec.4, T.19 N., R.5 E., near center of span on downstream side of highway bridge, 1 mile west of Strawtown, 7 miles northeast of Noblesville, 9.5 miles upstream from Cicero Creek, and at mile 277.4.

Drainage area. 814 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1915 to September 1926, October 1928 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305. Published as "West Branch of 

White River" prior to October 1922 and as "West Fork of White River" October 1922 to 

September 1948. Records of daily discharge for the water year 1928, published in 

WSP 663, have been found to be unreliable and should not be used. (The maximum for this 

year is believed to be reasonably accurate .)

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 763.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 1, 1922, chain gage at bridge 

2 miles downstream at different datum. July 1, 1922, to Nov. 21, 1933, chain gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge.--43 years, 815 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,260 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 11.88 ft); minimum, 104 cfs Oct. 3, 4, Sept. 19, 27, 28 (gage height, 4.13 ft).

1915-26, 1928-60: Maximum discharge, 27,200 cfs Mar. 21, 1927 (gage height, 16.3 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings); maximum gage height, 16.35 ft June 14, 1958; minimum, 36 cfs Sept. 25, 1941.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month. Records of water temperatures for the water 

year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1275; Drainage area. WSP 1335: 

1921{M), 1922, 1927-28(M), 1929-30, 1933(M), 1936, 1941(M).

1915-16, 1918, 1920,

See also Records available.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 12-15, June 8-13,

July 21 to Aug. 3)

4.1 

4.5 

5.0

97

193

379

7.0

10.0

12.0

1,600 

4,O6O 

6,390

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

117

115

112

110

108

167 

225

225

167

154

848

1,400

730

450

295

242

209

193

180

180

167

162

164

180

180

180

180

180

167

164

164

8,115

262

0.322

0.37

Nov.

162

157

160

179

480

528 

379

276

242

225

209

209

258

632

1.400

1,020

670

474

379

336

316

276

258

258

242

242

225

225

209

209

10,835

361

0.443

0.49

Dec.

209

209

209

209

209

209 

209

225

225

209

242

841

2,740

2,260

1,340

950

760

641

528

45O

425

402

358

336

336

316

336

402

528

7OO

700

17,713

571

O.7O1

0.81

Jan.

556

474

583

760

612

501 

474

425

379

556

336

358

1,060

2,26O

2,340

5,590

2,340

1,470

1,210

950

791

b670

b590

b550

b480

556

70O

1,540

1,340

1,O8O

95O

50,041

969

1.19

1.57

Feb.

822

760

641

585

712

2,750 

4,160

2,660

2,180

5,960

6. OOP

4,O6O

1,950

1.4OO

1.O8O

950

885

791

700

612

585

585

556

528

501

b490

474

450

425

42,246

1,457

1.79

1.95

Mar.

402

402

579

579

402

402 

579

379

558

558

558

556

556

556

556

558

558

558

558

4 O2

474

528

501

501

528

501

843

2,820

5.680

2,980

2,340

23,072

744

0.914

1.05

Apr.

1.670

1 , 540

1,080

885

822

791 

750

641

556

501

474

474

450

425

402

425

474

425

579

558

579

558

358

356

556

556

556

516

516

579

16,752

558

0.686

0.76

May

402

579

556

516

516

295 

536

316

516

536

536

316

516

316

295

295

585

556

474

585

700

585

528

501

425

4 O2

652

1,4OO

1,080

885

1,O8O

15,654

505

0.620

0.72

June

822

641

556

474

402

558 

336

316

295

276

276

276

276

450

528

579

516

276

242

225

542

558

822

1.080

7OO

750

558

556

295

276

15,017

454

0.555

0.59

July

258

258

807

822

474

556 

295

258

242

225

225

225

893

2.340

2,020

1,080

700

528

425

558

316

276

258

242

242

258

276

242

225

209

 193

15,506

500

0.614

0.71

Aug.

180

193

257

193

180

167 

164

157

157

195

195

164

162

160

167

195

195

167

164

195

225

209

180

167

160

150

144

157

155

164

150

5,580

174

0.214

0.25

Sept.

140

155

128

155

119

112 

115

115

119

121

119

110

108

108

106

108

108

106

117

157

124

115

112

119

144.

112

106

108

110

110

5,524

117

0.144

0.16

Calendar year 1959: Max 12,5OO Min 99 Mean 865 Cfsm 1.O6 In. 14.42

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,OoO Min 1O6 Mean 552 Cfsm 0.678 In. 9.21

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 cfs). Feb. 11 (6 p.m.) 6,26O cfs (11.88 ft), 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

3490. White River at Noblesville, Ind.

50", long 86°01'00", in SE^ sec.36, T.19 N., R.4 E., on right bank 

of Logan Street Bridge in Noblesville, l| miles upstream from

Location. Lat 40

at downstream side ._ _- _.. _-_--. ___ - ...--._._., _,. .___._ _r _. 

Cicero Creek, 3-| miles downstream from dam at Clare, and at mile 269.0.

Drainage area. 837 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1946 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected at

present site from December 1913 to December 1935, and at a site 400 ft downstream thereafter, are contained in reports of D.S. Weather Bureau. Prior to October 1948, published as West Fork White River at Noblesville.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

 TT929.

Datum of gage is 738.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge.--14 years, 883 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,020 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 12.44 f:); minimum, 46 cfs Aug. 30 (gage height, 4.20 ft).

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 24,000 cfs June 15, 1958 (gage height, 20,55 f':); minimum, 4.8 cfs Sept. 9, 1947; minimum gage height, 3.99 ft Sept. 18, 1948; minimum 

daily discharge, 44 cfs Sept. 28, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 23.8 ft Mar. 25, 1913, present site and datum, from U.S. 

Weather Bureau records.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, or indefinite stagedischarge relation, which are fair. Flow regulated by powerplant above station. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of water temperatures for 

the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1949.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect or Indefinite 

stage-discharge relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic 

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-11, Oct. 21 to Nov. 14, Dec. 9-11, 28, 23 

June 26 to July 2, July 5-13, July 16 to Aug. 30, Sept. 1-6, Sept. 21-30)

4.5 

4.8 

5.3

64

151

369

6.0

10.0

13.0

780

3,700

6,650

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

in.

Oct.

129

125

122

129

158

213

292

278

205

217

620

1.400

812

530

344

283

e240

elSO

162

151

141

135

135

158

141

145

148

148

148 

141

151

8,181

264

0.315

0.36

Nov.

141

148

145

252

447

590

420

306

248

239

213

222

274

502

1.340

1,120

748

560

447

395

344

310

278

265

252

234

234

222

222 

209

11,327

378

0.452

0.50

Dec.

213

205

217

205

217

222

213

217

222

230

270

702

2.540

2,390

1,480

1,060

845

715

590

530

474

447

420

395

369

369

344

395

502 

682

715

18,395

593

0.70B

O.B2

Jan.

560

502

590

780

682

530

502

474

447

595

395

420

880

2,250

2,250

3,460

2,540

1,540

1,260

1,060

880

682

b5BO

b540

b500

560

715

1,340

1,400

1,200

1,060

30,974

999

1.19

1.37

Feb.

915

845

748

682

715

2,470

4,240

2,920

2,180

3,880

5.810

4,600

2,180

1,540

1,200

1,060

915

845

780

650

620

620

590

560

560

560

530

502

474

44,191

1,524

1.82

1.96

Mar.

447

420

420

420

395

395

395

420

369

369

369

344

319

319

344

369

369

369

369

395

474

530

502

530

530

502

715

2,620

4.060

3, 380

2,690

24,149

779

0.931

1.07

Apr.

1.900

1,480

1,200

1,060

915

880

845

748

650

590

560

530

530

502

474

474

530

502

474

420

447

447

420

395

369

395

369

344

344

420

19,214

640

0.765

0.85

May

447

420

395

344

344

319

369

344

344

344

395

369

344

344

319

319

560

620

560

650

812

682

590

590

502

474

620

1.400

1,200

1,120

17,055

550

0.657

0.76

June

880

682

560

502

420

369

344

306

288

283

283

301

306

474

560

420

369

310

217

184

319

344

845

1.060

780

530

420

395

369 

319

13,439

448

0.535

0.60

July

301

270

985

915

590

420

344

288

252

234

222

217

644

2.470

2,100

1,200

748

560

474-

369

306

265

234

230

226

222

283

239

196 

173

155

16,132

520

0.621

0.72

Aug.

132

129

273

306

209

177

162

1*1

135

169

270

184

155

122

145

181

213

166

141

2:7

278

283

226

181

166

135

129

113

107 

106

113

5,464

176

0.210

0.24

Sept.

129

129

119

125

122

116

el 05

e!05

elOS

ellO

ellO

elOS

e!02

e96

e96

e94

e92

e92

e!02

ellO

125

104

91

97

152

97

86

94

94 

97

3,184

106

0.127

0.14

Calendar year 1959: Max 12,300 Mln 82 Mean 910 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.74

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,810 Min 86 Mean 578 Cfsm 0.691 In. 9.39

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs).--Feb. 11 (7 to 8 p.m.) 6,020 cfs (12.44 ft).

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of appear 

chart, weather records, and records for upstream and downstream stations.
476 WABA3H RIVER BASIN

3495. Cicero Creek near Arcadia, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°11', long 86°00', on line between sees. 18 and 19, T.20 N., R.5 E., on 

left bank, on downstream side of county bridge, l| miles east of Arcadia and 5 miles 

upstream from little Cicero Creek.

Drainage area. 131 sq mi.

Records available. October 1954 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 815.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 7, 1955, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--6 years, 137 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,150 cfs Feb. 10, Mar. 29; maximum gage height, 

7.38 ft Mar. 29; minimum observed, 1.4 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 0.33 ft).

1954-60: Maximum discharge, 6,720 cfs June 29, 1957 (gage height, 11.86 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Oct. 10, 1956 (gage height, 1.74 ft); minimum gage height, 0.24 ft Aug. 11, 

Sept. 8-9, 1959, site then in use.

Maximum stage known, 15.6 ft (probably the flood of January 1937), from information 

by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 29 to Jan. 15, Feb. 8,

Sept. 15-30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 9 Nov. 10 to Sept. 30

0.4 

2.2 

4.6 

7.6

0.9 

1.2

1.7 

2.9

116

155

2 z'.o5

3.5

4.5 

8.0

47

106

180

390

1,340

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 196C

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

ie

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.0

3.0

2.2

1.6

T76

*12

11

6.6

4.6

12

154

125

63

42

28

20

16

14

12

10

9.4

9.1

9.1

14

22

25

24

22

17 

15

15

724.2

23.4

0.179

0.21

Nov.

15

14

13

59

137

80

50

32

29

*28

23

20

46

210

205

126

81

61

52

42

38

33

29

29

*26

22

20

17

13

IS.

1,562

52.1

0.398

0.44

Dee.

L6

15

*15

15

16

16

16

13

12

14

61

422

515

274

188

110

112

93

75

65

60

49

45

44

41

11

49

159

180 

172

126

3,059

98.7

0.753

0.87

Jan.

37

87

188

*164

112

93

76

61

44

46

39

64

234

214

440

390

234

188

148

106

83

78

72

70

*67

62

178

234

156 

126

112

4,258

137

1.05

1.21

Feb.

106

93

75

77

155

865

590

340

*390

940

840

440

274

196

148

126

100

84

74

70

66

58

51

46

42_

59

53

48

44

6,450

222

1.69

1.82

Mar.

42

40

48

42

37

32

29

27

*28

30

29

26

23

23

24

31

35

33

29

45

54

52

48

55

44

52

251

1,060

1,090 

890

765

5,014

162

1.24

1.43

Apr.

540

390

274

214

172

140

119

100

87

70

69

68

59

57

56

58

77

*65

52

51

55

48

42

41

41

39

35

32

32

45

3,128

104

0.794

0.89

May

49

39

35

32

32

32

43

36

35

36

*35

32

32

30

29

31

81

52

49

106

133

106

77

61

54

47

43

40

35 

41

34

1,517

48.9

0.373

0.43

June

30

29

28

24

19

17

16

16

15

15

22

13

33

33

26

*31

24

20

18

22

24

247

340

156

*87

69

81

56 

42

1,531

52.7

0 . 402

U.45

July

36

31

688

665

274

156

100

71

56

49

44

37

*475

815

390

196

126

87

64

51

42

36

32

29

34

37

29

23

20 

17

15

4,725

152

1.16

1.34

Aug.

13

13

116

221

74

38

26

20

17

17

*15

13

13

12

12

12

11

10

9.4

207

196

100

54

34

24

17

15

13

18

87

41

1,468.4

47.4

0.362

0.42

Sept.

24

16

12

8.2

6.6

6.3

7.4

7.1

6.0

5.5

5.3

*4.4

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

4.0

4.2

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.5

2.8

2.6 

2 5

169.8

5.66

0.043

0.05

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,000 Mln 1.0 Mean 125 Cfsm 0.954 In. 13.00

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,090 Mln 1.6 Mean 92.0 Cfsm 0.702 In. 9.56

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 cfs).--Feb. 10 (7 p.m.) 1,150 cfs (7.36 ft); Mar. 29 (7 a.m.) 1,150 cfs 

(7.38 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 29, 30, Dec. 8, 9, Jan. 21-26, Feb. 17, 18, 

20-24, Feb. 27 to Mar. 1, Mar. 5-19. Computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings at bridge 

t mile downstream Oct. 1 to Nov. 9.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

3497. Little Cicero Creek near Arcadia, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°10', long 86°03', on line between sees. 14 and 23, T.20 N., R.4 E., on 

left bank on downstream side of county road bridge, 0.5 mile downstream from Taylor 

Creek, 1.3 miles west of Arcadia, 3.9 miles upstream from mouth, and 9.3 miles northwest of Noblesville.

Drainage area.--44.7 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1955 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 840 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge.--5 years, 45.4 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 597 cfs July 14 (gage height, 4.85 ft); minimum, 

0.5 cfs Sept. 16, 17 (gage height, 1.08 ft).

1955-60: Maximum discharge, 3,980 cfs June 28, 1957 (gage height, 8.69 ft); no flow 

Oct. 9, 10, 1956.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 7-9)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 14 Nov. 15 to Sept. 30

1.2 1.0

1.4 2.4

1.5 3.4

1.6 5.1

1.7 7.4

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.4

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

0.6

1.4

2.6

6.3

13

1.9 24

2.3 68

3.0 174

4.0 378

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

13

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

23

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.0

T7o

1.0

1.0

1.0

*1.4

2.8

1.7

1.1

2.9

66

13

4.6

2.8

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.3

1.5

3.2

3.8

3.3

2.9

2.6

2.6

3 z'.i2

138.9

4.48

0.100

0.12

Nov.

3.4

3.8

3.8

55

37

14

7.9

5.6

4.2

3.4

3.3

3.1

*24

72

52

35

23

18

16

13

12

9.8

8.5

8.5

7.4

6.3

5.8

4.9

4.6

4.2

469.5

15.6

0.349

0.39

. Dec.

4.4

4.6

*4.6

4.4

4.7

5.3

5. 1

4.4

*4. *- ? £

4.2

28

"96 111

62

47

38

32

28

23

20

19

16

15

14

14

14

18

46

47

44

34

811.9

26.2

0.586

0.68

Jan.

28

29

52

*43

32

28

24

20

17

18

15

22

62

56

104

71

52

47

40

b30

b22

b20

bl8

b!6

b!4

*b!3

57

64

44

36

b30

1,124

36.3

0.812

0.94

Feb.

b25

b23

b22

24

73

265

141

111

*157

578

208

104

73

55

45

b35

b28

b24

22

b21

b20

bl8

17

a!5

14

19

15

b!4

b!3

1,979

68.2

1.53

1.65

Mar.

b!2

bll

13

a!2

all

alO

a9.0

a8.5

*a9.6

all

a8.6

a7.6

a7.0

a7.0

aS.O

alO

a!2

all

alO

18

24

24

22

22

22

22

95

332

217

166

134

1,286.3

41.5

0.928

1.07

Apr.

94

74

58

50

44

37

32

28

25

21

22

20

18

17

17

18

19

*13

12

12

14

12

10

10

9.8

9.4

7.7

6.9

!7o

13

731.8

24.4

0.546

0.61

May

~9.8 15

8.8

8.0

7.4

8.0

14

9.8

9.4

10

*10

8.8

8.5

7.7

5.8

5.8

6.9

6.1

8.3

10

12

11

8.5

8.0

7.4

8.0

7.1

6.6

5.5

6.9

6 . 3

265.2

8.55

0.191

0.22

June

5.1

5.1

5.3

4.4

3.9

3.4

2.8

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.6

3.3

3.9

6.1

4.7

3.6

*3.8

3.6

2.8

2.2

2.8

4.9

168

126

68

37

27

26

18

12

565.4

18.8

0.420

0.47

July

10

7.7

340

174

92

53

33

20

14

12

10

7.7

*322

362

141

32

60

40

24

16

11

9.1

8.2

24

134

58

36

20

10

7.7

5.1

2,153.5

69.5

1.55

1.79

Aug.

4.2

3.6

89

86

28

12

8.8

6.6

4.9

4.6

*3.9

3.3

3.0

2.6

3.0

3.1

2.2

2.1

6.1

43

20

6.6

4.1

2.6

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.7

T7T

43

9 ' 4

414.9

13.4

0.300

0.35

Sept.

3.9

273

2.2

1.8

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

*.9

.7

.6

76

.6

.6

.6

1.0

.9

1.3

.9

.8

.7

.7

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

31.8

1.06

0.024

0.03

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,110 Min 0.1 Mean 32.4 Cfsm 0.725 In. 9.85

Water year 1959-60: Max 378 Min 0.6 Mean 27.2 Cfsm 0.608 In. 8.32

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs).--July 14 (3 a.m.) 597 cfs (4.85 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

1 discharge measurement, and records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

35U1. Hinkle Creek near Cicero, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°06 I 05", long S6 0 05'10", on line between sees. 9 and 16, T.19 N.,

R74E . , on left bank on downstream side of county road bridge, 3.7 miles above mouth, 

4.0 miles upstream from Morse Reservoir Dam, 4.2 miles southwest of Cicero and 

5.7 miles northwest of Noblesville.

Drainage area. --16. 3 sq ml.

Records available .--October 1955 tc September 1960.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 820 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge .--5 years, 22.7 cfs .

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 332 cfs July 3 (gage height, 3.36 ft) ; minimum, 0.5 cfs Oct. 1, 3; minimum gage height, 1.19 ft Sept. 8.

1955-60: Maximum discharge, 4,920 cfs June 26, 1957 (gage height, 8 45 f t ) 

imum, ^U.l cfs Sept. 27, 28, 1956 (gage height, 1.30 ft); minimum gage height, i.

min14 ft

Remarks. --Records good except those for periods of ice effect , doubtful or no gaa-ehelght record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 5 to Nov. 3, Nov. 7-13)

.5

2.4 

5.0 

9.1

1.6 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

59

152

252

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.9

1.3

.7

1.0

1.0

*2.2

1.6

1.5

1.5

4.0

31

2.6

1.5

1.0

.7

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

1.1

1.4

2.0

4.4

4.7

4.1

3.6

2.8

2.6

3.0

3.6

69.9

2.90

0.176

0.21

Nov.

3.0

4.7

4.7

25

12

5.7

3.0

2.4

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.5

*11

36

20

12

7.2

5.7

4.7

4.1

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.4

197.6

6.59

0.404

0.45

Dec.

2.6

2.6

2.6

*2.4

2.6

3.0

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.4

10

63

45

26

19

15

13

11

9.1

8.1

8.1

6.6

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.4

7.2

21

19

17

13

362.3

11.7

0.716

0.83

Jan.

11

12

25

*18

15

11

10

8.1

7.2

7.6

6.8

9.O

30

24

_64

33

23

21

18

b!4

bll

b9.6

9.1

be.o

b7.2

*b6.6

45

30

20

17

b!4

545.4

17.6

1.06

1.24

Feb.

14

13

12

11

56

142

69

49

*75

212

95

56

39

31

23

b!9

b!6

b!5

14

13

13

12

bll

blO

b9.2

13

11

b9.0

b6. 5

1,070.7

36.9

2.26

2.44

Mar.

b6.0

b7.5

9.1

b8.5

b7.7

b7.1

b6.6

bo.O

b6.8

be.o

b6.4

b5.6

b5.4

b5.4

b6.2

b7,2

11

b9.0

bS.O

15

21

18

17

19

17

20

79

172

128

100

62

627.7

26.7

1.64

1.69

Apr.

66

53

42

34

27

22

18

15

12

11

12

11

9.4

8.6

8.6

9.2

10

*7.0

6.0

6.0

6.4

e!o

5.

5.

5.

5.

4.

4.

5.0

6.1

444.0

14.6

0.908

1.01

May

7.2

5.7

5.0

4.4

4.4

5.0

6.6

6.6

6.2

7.0

*6.4

6.0

5.4

4.9

4.1

4.1

4.9

4.4

4.7

6.0

10

7.0

5.0

4.4

4.4

4.4

3.6

3.8

3.6

4.7

3.6

166.1

5.36

0.329

0.36

June

3.1

3.0

3.4

2.7

2.2

1.9

1.6

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.6

2.2

3.3

2.0

1.6

*2.6

2.0

1.6

1.6

7.3

4.7

106

48

17

9.7

7.2

6.4

5.4

4.1

261.0

6.70

0.534

0.60

July

3.6

3.0

215

63

26

15

9.7

6.4

5.4

5.4

5.0

4.1

*113

79

33

16

9.1

6.0

4.7

3.8

3.3

2.8

2.6

3.6

15

5.4

4.1

3.3

2.7

2.3

1.9

695.4

22.4

1.37

1.56

Aug.

1.6

1.5

23

9.0

3.6

2.6

3.3

2.6

2.0

2.0

*1.6

1.6

2.0

2.2

3.9

2.0

1.6

1.8

23

17

6.9

9.0

3.6

2.4

1.6

i^§

1.5

1.5

7.7

16

4.1

164.5

5.31

0.326

0.36

Sept.

2.4

1.6

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

1.1

1.2

1.1

*1.0

.8

.a.7

.8

.8

.8

1.4

1.1

1.0

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

29.4

0.960

0.060

0.07

Calendar year 1959: Max 756 Min 0.4 Mean 16.8 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.61

Water year 1959-60: Max 215 Min 0.6 Mean 13.3 Cfsm 0.816 In. 11.10

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--Doubtful or no gage-height record Mar. 30 to Apr. 16, May 6-10, 12-22, May 30 to Ju 

July 28-31; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, recorded range in stage 

weather records, and records for nearby stations.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 479

3505. Cicero Creek at Roblesville , Ind.

Location. Lat 40°03'20", long 86°02 1 30", in sec.35, T.19 N., R.4 E., on right bank 150 ft 

downstream from bridge on State Highway 38, 1 mile northwest of Noblesville, lj miles 

downstream from Hinkle Creek, and 2\ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 219 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1950 to September 1960

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 750.00 ft above mean sea level, dctum of 

1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission).

Average discharge. 10 years, 204 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,700 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 9.84 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 23; minimum gage height, 3.55 ft Sept. 22, 23.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 9,800 cfs June 28. 1957 (gage height, 15.26 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs Sept. 25, 1954 (gage height, 3.75 ft).

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Morse Reservoir located about 1.2 miles upstream beginning Dec. 9, 1955 (capacity, 6,900,000,000 gal).

Revisions. WSP 1335: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept, 28-30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 10 Feb. 11 to Sept. 30

1.5 

2.9 

5.1 

8.2

3.9 

4.1

60

133

375

1,000

1,350

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7 

3.9 

4.2

0.4

1.4

2.9

5.1

12

33

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

9.0 

10.0

68

156

417

1,420

1,770

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

5.3

1.8

2.1

2.1

2.2

*3.3

4.6

7.1

9.5

10

154

201

124

71

40

28

33

15

7.2

8.2

11

5.9

8.7

38

37

17

32

12

14

14

20

939.0

30.3

+1.1

Nov.

21

24

2,9

57

189

144

87

64

50

*36

38

40

78

238

512

238

144

80

80

68

58

53

49

52

43

34

40

28

24

14

2,385.9

79.5

0

Dec.

20

23

21

*22

31

42

36

15

20

*23

55

378

700

490

325

*250

189

177

110

102

102

84

74

70

68

69

80

144

250

262

225

4,457

144

+3

Jan.

166

154

225

*262

201

154

133

115

94

87

83

92

238

325

550

550

375

300

250

b!70

b!25

blOO

b90

b82

78

77

213

375

288

213

b!70

6,335

204

+1

Feb.

b!35

bllO

blOO

115

192

1,080

1,040

640

610

1,350

«1.490

863

571

388

279

b200

b!65

b!40

b!20

112

b!06

b96

b84

b74

b68

98

b90

b85

78

10,479

361

-3

Mar.

76

68

88

71

b64

b59

b56

57

*64

63

60

57

51

5T

54

68

68

64

68

87

111

127

111

122

111

120

93

1,380

1,560

1,350

1,180

7,559

244

+14

Apr.

863

635

475

388

318

254

229

204

156

124

116

129

109

108

103

111

131

*116

90

82

95

90

78

72

69

96

69

46

55

97

5,508

184

-15

May

88

69

64

55

46

45

92

75

67

74

69

52

44

48

44

55

*88

88

100

133

156

179

135

100

92

90

76

69

57

76

58

2,484

80.1

+0.2

June

46

51

41

33

46

32

16

17

9.4

7.2

11

24

32

61

48

37

*59

28

29

23

58

E4

357

667

374

229

179

204

146

106

3,024.6

101

+1

July

88

61

874

1,090

603

318

204

133

95

82

71

*57

531

1,550

795

446

266

192

135

105

74

60

55

51

100

120

90

62

42

41

20_

8,207

265

-3

Aug.

7.5

8.9

115

354

229

116

79

60

40

*35

21

12

11

13

25

16

9.1

8.2

9.2

88

E16

192

108

67

41

26

21

16

20

80

88

2,129.9

68.7

+2.6

Sept.

58

38

25

16

15

4.8

3.6

4.2

12

7.1

6.5

*6.3

3.9

1.7

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.3

2.8

2.2

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.4

2.1

3.9

3.1

1.5

4.3

229.9

7.66

-5.93

Adjusted for change In contents In Morse Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

51.4 

0.143 

0.16

79.5 

0.363 

0.40

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

147 

0.671 

0.77

205 

0.936 

1.08

358 

1.63

1.76

258 

1.18

1.36

169 

0.772 

0.86

80.3 

0.367 

0.42

Observed

Max 2,960 Mln 1.8 Mean 196 

Max 1,560 Min 1.0 Mean 147

102 

0.466 

0.52

262 

1.20 

1.58

71.5 

0.526 

0.58

1.73 

0.0079 

0.008

Adjusted

Mean 196 Cfsm 0.895 In. 12.14 

Mean 147 Cfsm 0.671 In. 9.10

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). No peak above bas

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Morse Reservoir; furnished by Indianapolis Water Co.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

3510. White River near Nora, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°54'35", long 86°06'20", In sec.20, 1.17 N., R.4 E., on downstream side 

of center pier of bridge on State Highway 100, 2 miles east of Nora, 14 miles upstream 

from Fall Creek, and at mile 253.4.

Drainage area.--l.SOO sq ml.

Records available. October 1929 to September 1960. Prior to April 1930 monthly discharge 

only, published In WSP 1305. Prior to October 1948, published as West Pork White River 

near Nora.

Datum of gage Is 710.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of

_._. ,_..._.. .. .__,_ __ _.iglneers). Oct. 26, 1929, to July 29, 1942, at site 20C "' 

downstream at same datum. Supplemental water-stage recorder 4-j miles downstream.

Gag_e_. Water-stage recorder.

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers)." Oct. 26, 1929, to July 29, 1942, at site 200 ft

Average discharge. 31 years, 1,088 cfs.

e height, 10.62 ft); minl- 

.19 ft); miniExtreme^. --Maximum discharge daring year, 8,040 cfs Feb. IE 

mam, 126 cfs Oct. 18 (gage height, 1.85 ft).

1929-60: Maximum discharge, 32,400 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 

mum, 40 cfs Sept. 2, 1934; minimum daily, 49 cfs Sept. 17, 1941.

Flood of Mar. 26, 1913, reached a stage of 22.4 ft, from floodmark, determined by 

State Highway Department of Indiana (discharge, 58,500 cfs, estimated).

Remarks.--Records good. Flow slightly regulated by Morse Reservoir. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month'. Records of water temperatures for the water year 

1960 are given in WSP 1741.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1274: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1930-31, 1934(m) , 1936, 

1941, 1943, 1945, 1947-48.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used July 30 to Aug. 1; stage-discharge 

relation affected by Ice Jan. £2-25)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 29, 

Aug. 2 to Sept. 30 Mar. 30 to Aug. 1

1.9 126

2.3 250

3.0 569

4.0 1,150

7.0 3,600

10.0 7,200

11.0 9,600

2.1 

2.6 

3.0

144

320

503

4.0 

7.0 

9.0

1,120

3,600

5,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

166

141

136

136

154

166

220

269

243

201

674

1,660

1,290

840

517

396

373

238

269

239

239

246

224

246

330

269

269

250

224

224

224

11,053

357

0.298

0.34

Nov.

235

220

210

307

595

840

674

492

396

352

309

309

373

727

1,660

1,740

1,150

840

674

569

517

466

418

418

41B

352

352

330

309

288

16,540

551

0.459

0.51

Dec.

269

288

288

263

288

309

309

288

288

288

330

869

2,880

5,700

2,380

1,660

1,290

1,080

900

780

674

648

595

543

517

492

517

648

900

1,080

1 ISO

26,517

855

0.712

0.82

Jan.

960

780

900

1,150

1,080

840

780

727

648

569

545

545

1,060

2 , 540

5,150

4.200

3, 800

2,460

1,300

1,580

1,290

1 , 000

840

740

700

840

960

1,820

1,980

1,660

1,430

43,470

1,402

1.17

1.35

Feb.

,290

,150

,020

900

,020

,210

,680

,600

,420

,520

,62O

,200

,600

,460

,900

,580

,360

,220

,080

900

900

900

840

780

780

780

727

727

674

63,658

2,194

1.85

1.97

Mar.

621

595

595

595

595

569

543

543

517

545

517

492

466

466

492

517

545

543

543

621

Til

840

780

780

780

780

1,080

3,420

5.680

5, 200

4,300

35,283

1,158

0.948

1.09

Apr.

5.240

2,540

2,060

1,660

1,500

1,340

1,260

1,120

960

845

750

750

720

665

665

665

720

750

665

610

610

610

582

523

503

529

529

455

453

529

28,832

961

0.801

0.89

May

638

§555

§503

§455

§429

g429

470

453

429

429

478

453

405

405

582

382

529

720

720

780

980

980

812

720

665

610

610

1,260

1,500

1,120

1,190

20,489

661

0.551

0.64

June

1,120

845

720

610

555

478

429

582

360

520

320

570

420

453

700

582

473

429

382

540

453

610

1,570

2.220

1,660

1,050

750

750

638

529

20,523

684

0.570

0.64

July

478

429

2,250

2,880

1,600

960

720

532

478

429

429

382

715

5.800

5,510

2 , 500

1,540

910

720

532

478

405

560

520

540

560

360

320

256

214

194

29,101

959

0.782

0.90

Aug.

156

217

284

727

595

418

330

288

269

239

288

250

220

206

200

220

235

224

203

269

418

492

596

309

263

220

200

190

174

232

309

9,047

292

0.243

0.28

Sept.

250

228

206

196

180

166

148

146

148

151

LSI

154

151

141

144

141

138

138

157

163

174

160

148

144

151

166

136

128

131

131

4,766

159

0.132

0.15

Calendar year 1359: Max 15,200 Mln 124 Mean 1,273 Cfsm 1.06 Ir, 14.37

Water year 1959-60: Max 7,620 Mln 128 Mean 845 Cfsm 0.704 Ir, 9.58

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs).--Feb. 12 (12:30 a.m.) 8,040 cfs (10.62 ft), 

g Computed from graph based on twice-daily readings.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 481

3515. Fall Creek near Fortville, Ind.

Location Lat 39°57'15", long 85°52'05", in sec.5, T.17 N., R.6 E., on right bank at 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 238, 1 mile downstream from Lick Creek and 

c, miles northwest of Fortville.

Drainage area. 172 sq mi.

Records available . July 1941 to September 1960.

^TMoW Hter~ stag. e recordei'- Datum of gage is 787.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^.929 (levels by Indianapolis Water Co.). Prior to June 2?, 1942, staff gage at same 

s i b 6 3nct del t utn,

Average discharge.--13 years, 170 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,790 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height 6 72 ft) minimum, 30 cfs Oct. 2-4; minimum gage height, 1.35 ft many days in September

1941-bO: Maximum discharge, 8,240 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 9.77 ft); minimum observed, 5.U cfs Sept. 23, 24, 1941 (gage height, 1.04 ft)

Maximum stage known, about 12 ft March 1913 (information by local resident).

Remarks Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record 

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Revisions (water years ). WSP 1275: Drainage area. W3P 1435 : 1949(P).

Rating tables, v» 

height, Ir

r year 1959-SO, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

et, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

29 to Sept. 30

1.3

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

100

284

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

545

880

1,350

2,020

1.3

1.5 

2.0

295

558

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

ie

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Gf sm

In.

Oct.

31

30

SO

SO

33

42

57

43

3d

61

637

405

193

131

100

82

72

63

56

54

50

49

49

58

69

68

64

58

55 

51

50

2,809

90.6

0.527

0.61

Nov.

50

49

49

99

184

123

92

8O

73

67

66

68

88

368

451

252

184

140

123

108

100

95

90

86

83

77

77

73

69 

64

3,508

117

0.680

0.76

Dec.

64

66

67

67

70

73

73

70

66

JJ2_

83

439

842

431

307

231

193

175

148

131

123

115

108

100

99

100

108

131

166 

175

157

5,040

163

0.948

1.09

Jan.

131

123

184

184

148

123

b!20

108

100

99

99

100

486

458

905

960

486

380

331

252

212

184

157

140

131

1E3

188

355

252 

212

193

7,924

256

1.49

1.72

Feb.

184

166

148

140

213

960

770

458

605

1,350

1,550

637

405

331

252

231

212

193

175

148

148

148

131

131

140

131

123

115

TT5

10,290

355

2.06

2.22

Mar.

100

b96

b96

108

a!02

a95

a95

a86

a94

95

91

b82

b82

b82

b82

b88

96

94

100

123

148

148

140

157

140

148

282

736

618 

528

523

5,460

176

1.02

1.18

Apr.

363

295

242

222

212

192

182

164

156

140

140

132

124

124

116

116

132

124

109

109

109

103

102

94

94

102

94

8888" 

124

4,393

147

0.855

0.95

May

140

116

102

94

88

87

91

88

91

102

102

a91

a88

a84

a84

a 90

alOl

aioe

94

124

132

alSO

a!68

a!44

a!42

a260

a230

a270

a370 

340

295

4,496

145

0.843

0.97

June

222

173

156

132

116

109

94

93

86

80

80

84

83

124

140

109

102

90

83

76

122

182

237

499

264

173

140

132

116 

109

4,266

142

0.826

0.92

July

102

93

396

£95

173

140

116

109

94

102

109

93

139

222

148

116

94

86

79

71

66

60

59

58

84

81

84

67

58 

54

50

3,498

113

0.657

0.76

ftug.

43

43

58

71

55

52

51

49

44

44

43

41

39

39

54

52

53

41

47

j/75

88

124

86

63

54

51

47

44

42 

4 5

43

1,788

57.7

0.335

0.39

Sept.

41

38

38

36

36

34

32

32

34

49.

39

36

34

33

33

33

33

32

37

40

39

36

33

33

33

32

31

31

32 

31

1,051

35.0

0.203

0.23

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,100 Min 25 Mean 193 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.22

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,530 Min 30 Mean 149 Cfsra 0.866 In. 11.80

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs).--Feb. 11 (7 a.m.) 1,790 cfs (6.72 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of appearance of recorder chart, weathe 

records, and records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
482 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3520. Lawrence Creek at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°52'09", long 86°01'25", In Sf- sec.36, T.17 N., R.4 E., on left bank 

100 ft upstream from Shafter Avenue Bridge in Fort Benjamin Harrisor , 600 ft east of 

sewage disposal plant, and a third of a mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--2.86 sq mi.

Records available. March 1952 to September 1956, October 1957 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 749.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 1929.

Average discharge. 7 years, 4.86 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 550 cfs July 13, Aug. 3 (gage height, 4.82 ft); 

minimum, 0.4 cfs Oct. 10, Sept. 24; minimum gage height, 1.41 ft Sept. 24.

1952-56, 1957-60: Maximum discharge, 2,650 cfs May 28, 1956 (gage height, 9.32 ft); 

minimum, 0.1 cfs Aug. 1, 2, 1952, Oct. 29, 30, 1953.

Remarks.--Records fair, City of Lawrence discharges effluent from sewfge treatment plant 

into creek above gage.

Revisions. WSP 1275: Drainage area. A

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5 0.8 2.O 17

1.6 2.4 2.3 41

1.7 4.7 2.7 87

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

g

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.7

1.8

1.8

3.3

1.2

5.3

1.0

1.0

*.9

4J7

31

5.5

3.7

2.8

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.5

1 5

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.4

2.8

2.6

2.0

1.8 

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

139.1

4.49

-

"

Nov.

2.4

3.0

3.0

4.0

3.0

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.8

4.1

7.4

23

8.1

5.8

4.4

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.0

2.8

3.0

3.0

2.4

2.4

3.2 

2.4 

2.4

2.6

129.7

4.32

-

-

Dec.

2.4

*2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

3.4

9.0

47

13

7.4

5.0

4.4

3.5

3.0

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.8

2.4 

5.2 

5.2 

4.7

3.7

154.3

4.98

-

-

Jan.

3.0

3.7

7.0

5.0

*4.0

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.6

7.8

3_5

12

8.1

9.8

6.7

5.2

4.2

3.5

b3.1

b2.8

b2.4

9.0 

5.2 

4.2 

4.0

4.0

191.5

6.18

-

-

Feb.

4.0

3.5

3 5

3.7

31

32

13

*13

16

*27

11

7.0

5.8

5.5

5.0

5.0

4.7

*4.2

3.7

4.2

3.5

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.2

b3.1

b3.0 

b2.9

232.7

8.02

-

-

Mar.

b2.9

b2.7

b2.7

b2.9

*b3.5

b3.0

b2.6

b2.4

b2.6

b2.8

b2.5

b2.2

b2.2

b2.2

bC.l

b2.4

b2.8

b2.5

b2.9

b4.0

b6.4

b6.0

b5.2

6.7

5.8

5.5

6.1 

7.4 

£.7 

8 . 1

125.9

4.06

-

-

Apr.

6.4

5.O

4.4

4.2

4.2

3.7

3.5

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

 *2. 6

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.8

2.4

2.0

2.0

3.9

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.4

3.8

2^0 

3.1 

12

100.0

3.33

-

"

May

4.4

4.0

3.0

3.0

*2.6

4.9

4.5

3.0

3.2

5.5

4.0

3.5

3.2

3.0

2.8

4.9

3.2

2.8

9.8

7.4

6.7

11

5.8

4.4

9.7

9.1

5.8 

15 

12 

23

8.5

193.7

6.25

-

June

5.8

4.7

4.0

3.5

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.6

2.2

2.4

3.2

*5.9

8.8

3.0

2.8

2.4

2.0

1.8

2.2

*15

6.2

*52

16

8.5

5.5

6.5 

6.2 

4.7 

4.0

193.1

6.44

-

"

July

4.4

3.7

38

7.8

5 5

4.4

4.0

3.5

3.2

3.7

*2.8

2. 6

74

12

5.2

3.0

2.0

2.0

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.7

3.2

2.2 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4

1.0

202.1

6.52

-

"

Aug.

0.9

.9

33

6.9

2.8

2.0

1.5

1.4

1.4

*1.7

1.0

1.0

.9

1.6

3.0

1.5

1.0

.8

.8

.8

. 9

2.0

1.4

1.0

.9

.8

.8 

.8 

11 

2.1

2.0

88.6

2.86

-

"

Sept.

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.7

1.4

2.5

1.5

2.O

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

*1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.0

¥78

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.2

1 2

1.4

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4

54.7

1.82

-

"

Calendar year 1959: Max 200 Min 0.7 Mean 5.53 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 74 Min 0.8 Mean 4.93 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs).--Oct. 10 (6:30 p.m.) 312 cfs (3.94 ft); July 3 (3:30 

(4.10 ft); July 13 (1 p.m.) 550 cfs (4.82 ft); Aug 3 (8 a.m.) 550 cfs (4.82 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 483

3522. Mud Creek at Indianapolis, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°53'30", long 86°00'57", in NE£ sec.25, T.17 N. , R.4 E. , on left bank at 

downstream side of Latern Road Bridge at Indianapolis, 0.2 mile northeast of intersection of 75th Street and Sargent Road, 2.0 miles southeast of Castleton, and 1.5 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--42.5 sq mi.

Records available. May 1958 to September 1960.

Gage.. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 752.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1329 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 425 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 6.12 ft); minimum, 

1.8 cfs Oct. 4, Sept. 25, 26; minimum gage height, 1.78 ft Sept. 7-9.

1958-60; Maximum discharge, 1.500 cfs June 10, 1958 (gage height, 8.36 ft); minimum, 1.8 cfs Aug. 23, Oct. 4, 1959, Sept. 25, 26, 1960.

Remarks.--Records good.

table, water yeir 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 10, 11)

1.7

1.8

1.2

3.0 

9.0

3.0

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

173

340

580

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

E3

24

25

26

27

Z8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

3.0

3.0

2.8

*2.4

14

56

23

11

7.0

4.5

3.7

3.5

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.6

3.0

4.5

4.7

5.0

4.5

4.0

3.7 

3.7

3.7

195.1

6.29

0.148

0.17

Nov.

3.7

*3.7

3.5

14

30

17

11

8.7

7.0

6.3

5.6

5.6

8.7

72

90

53

36

25

22

19

17

15

14

13

12

11

10

9.0

8.3

8.U

559.1

18.6

0.43H

0.49

Dec.

8.3

*8.7

8.7

8.3

8.7

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.3

8.0

15

147

200 109"

76

56

44

37

3U

26

25

21

20

19

18

18

19

2)3

35 

3b

^"~

1,099.0

35.5

0.835

0.96

Jan.

26

26

50

46

*36

30

27

24

21

20

19

21

156

139

520

231

120

99

90

64

50

40

33

30

27

25

55

94

60

46 

42

2,067

66.7

1.57

L.81

Feb.

38

34

30

28

86

380

228

*125

169

*369

*309

*141

94

72

53

46

41

36

30

25

26

25

22

21

22

22

19

19

17

2.527

87. 1

2.05

2.21

Mar.

17

16

16

17

*21

18

15

14

15

15

14

13

13

13

13

14

15

14

17

26

35

36

31

3«

32

33

103

186

136

142 

136

1,229

39.6

0.932

1.07

Apr.

93

72

56

50

44

38

34

31

28

26

26

*25

23

23

22

21

22

19

17

17

19

17

16

15

15

16

14

13

14 

17

840

23.0

0.659

0.74

May

17

15

13

13

*12_

13

14

13

13

13

15

14

13

13

12

12

13

12

17

21

40

32

29

25

21

48

30

23

EO 

2 1

22

537

18.9

0.445

0.51

June

20

18

16

15

14

12

11

10

9.4

8.7

8.7

9.0

*9.4

13

16

13

11

9.0

8.0

7.3

20

23

142

110

56

38

28

26

23 

19

723.5

24.1

0.567

0.63

July

17

15

336

221

93

60

42

31

25

23

*21

18

75

122

68

41

29

22

19

16

14

12

11

10

13

27

23

19

14

11 

9.4

1,457.4

47.0

1.11

1.28

Aug.

8.3

7.6

9.4

16

17.

12

9.4

8.0

7.3

6.6

5.9

5.6

5.3

5.0

4.7

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

5.4

10

6.6

5.0

4.2

4.0

3.7

3. 5

3.5

3.5

3 2

202.0

6.52

0.153

0.18

Sept.

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

£.0

2.2

2.2

2.2 *z'.z

2.2

2.2

2.2

2 . 2

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

£.0

1.3

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

64.4

2.15

0.051

0.06

Calendar year 1959: Max 906 Win 2.0 Mean 40.2 Cfsm 0.946 In. 12.86

Water year 1959-60: Max 380 Mln 1.8 Mean 31.6 Cfsm 0.744 In. 10.11

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs).--No peak abuve base.

Discharge made this day.
3525. Fall Creek at Millersville, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°51'05", long &e°05'20", in sec.9, T.16 N., R.4 E., on left bank 20 ft 

downstream from highway bridge at Millersville and 8.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--313 sq mi.

Records available. October 1929 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 722.1C ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,470 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 7.28 ft); minimum, 53 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 1.60 ft).

1929-60: Maximum discharge, 12,900 cfs May 28, 1956 (gage height, 13.53 ft); minimum, 7.0 cfs Sept. 28, 1941 (gage height, 0.84 ft).

Maximum stage known, 16.3 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from floodmarks (discharge, 22,000 cfs, 

by slope-area measurement).

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow regulated by Geist Reservoir, 8.5 miles upstream, since January 1943 (capacity, 

6,900,000,000 gal).

Revisions (water years). WSF 1275- Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1930-31, 1933, 1936-38, 

1942-43.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 26 to July 3)

110

213

515

1,140

2,9eo

Day

1

t

4

f

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IE

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

24

25

26

27

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

(t)

Oct.

61

61

61

63

63

69

53

58

57

124

486

138

91

138

138

119

108

88

80

73

82

63

64

94

96

100

94

84

76 

72

71

3,025

97.6

-

+46.8

Nov.

72

71

68

120

237

213

179

147

128

110

105

119

158

498

741

588

397

291

237

213

179

168

147

147

138

147

138

119

110 

102

6,087

203

-

+2

Dec.

107

110

107

106

119

119

119

119

119

110

168

786

1 . 540

1,040

7U2

551

413

E77

250

237

213

190

179

179

179

190

237

291 

320

306

9,551

308

-

+4

Jan.

263

237

335

366

306

250

237

202

190

179

179

179

488

780

1,490

1,600

1,090

780

664

551

413

335

291

263

237

225

291

480

480 

397

350

14,128

456

-

+1

Feb.

320

291

263

250

432

1,440

1,490

990

990

2,140

2.400

1,540

900

626

4BO

413

366

350

291

263

250

Z50

225

213

237

237

202

202

190

18,241

629

-

-I

Mar.

168

168

179

179

168

158

158

147

158

158

147

138

138

158

158

147

158

158

168

C13

263

291

277

306

291

291

446

900

1.040

945

945

9,179

296

-

+14

Apr.

741

551

446

397

350

320

291

263

257

225

202

202

190

179

179

179

190

190

168

147

168

168

158

147

138

158

147

128

119 

179

7,157

239

-

-14

May

213

19O

166

147

138

128

147

138

138

138

158

147

138

128

119

128

138

168

179

202

250

277

263

237

202

381

366

413

551

551

515

7,056

228

-

+8

June

413

320

263

225

202

179

147

147

119

102

104

110

128

190

190

168

158

138

119

119

202

250

735

945

664

397

Zll

237

202 

179

July

168

138

811

945

551

350

263

190

158

147

158

138

464

741

413

291

213

179

147

138

110

96

92

91

90

158

168

138

105

86

85

7,629 7,822

254 252

"

-8 -4

Aug.

66

65

T3~8" 165

110

90

76

71

75

69

79

73

68

68

72

80

75

68

72

76

79

88

80

847"

68

72

66

78 

82

57

2,482

80.1

~

-3.8

Calendar year 1959: May. 5,490 Min 50 Mean 328 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.23 t 0

Sept.

71

71

78

76

76

76

73

66

68

68

66

66

66

65

66

66

65

65

79

60

61

66

65

65

65

69

78

78

78 

78

78

2,090

69.7

-32.6

water year 1959-60: Max 2,4OO Min 53 Mean 258 Cfsm 0.824 In. 11.22 t +1.0

Peak discharge (bas 2,000 cfs).--Feb. 10 (5 p.m.) 2,470 cfs (7.28 ft).

t Change In contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Gelst Reservoir; furnished by 

Indianapolis Water Co.
3530. White River at Indianapolis, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°45'05", long 86°10'30" , on downstream side of second pier from right bank 

of Morris Street Bridge in Indianapolis , 2| miles downstream from Pall Creek and at 

mile 235.8.

Drainage area.--1.627 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1904 to July 1906 and April 1930 to September 1960. Gage-height 

record published in reports of U.S. Weather Bureau for site 1.1 miles upstream Feb. 8, 

1911, to Mar. 25, 1913, and at site 2.3 miles upstream since Oct. 16, 1913. Prior to 

October 1948, published as West Pork White River at Indianapolis.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

March 1904 to July 1906, chain gage at railroad bridge three-quarters of a mile upstream 

at datum approximately 66S.9 ft higher. April 1930 to July 20, 1931, float gage at 

Indianapolis sanitation plant 2f miles downstream at present datum. July 21, 1931, to 

Mar. 2, 1932, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--31 years (1904-5, 1930-eO), 1,405 cfs (adjusted for diversion and 

change in contents since October 1955; includes sewage effluent, April 1930 to September 1931).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,000 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 670.48 ft); 

minimum, 97 cfs Oct. 3, 4 (gage height, 662.07 ft).

1904-6, 1930-60: Maximum discharge, 37,200 cfs May 18, 1943; maximum gage, height, 

681.57 ft Jan. 16, 1937; minimum discharge, 6.8 cfs Sept. 21, 1941.

Flood of Mar. 26, 1913. reached a stage of 690.0 ft, from floodmarks determined by 

Indianapolis Water Co. (discharge, 70,000 cfs, estimated).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. During year the 

Indianapolis Water Co. diverted 27,400,000,000 gal of water for municipal use, most of 

which was returned 3 miles below gage at sanitation plant. Slight fluctuation at low 

flow due to this diversion. Flow slightly regulated by Morse and Geist Reservoirs 

(combined usable capacity, 13,800,000,000 gal).

Revisions (water years).--WSF 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335- 1932-33 1937 1939-41.

Discharge, ir

Day

1

2

3

4

5

b

7

6

3

lj

11

12

15

14

15

It

17

1H

19

20

!

2

4

5

f

7

28

09

50

51

T'jtal

Mean

W(*)

O'?t.

136

136

106

129

167

£77

195

206

22U

53O

1,800

995

1 , 140

737

536

396

306

291

193

193

193

180

219

322

276

3U6

276

276

248

234

220

11,439

369

+48

+115

ll.-.v .

SCO

206

220

411

4U6

647

589

438

356

291

276

276

336

9U6

1,530

l.SULl

1,290

995

737

677

617

561

536

486

461

438

438

377

339

539

17,323

577

+2

+ 103

Der.

306

306

322

322

339

339

358

339

339

396

617

1,62U

3,390

4,700

3 , 130

2,070

1,620

1,570

1,140

1,060

1)920

b880

to 800

b740

b7 10

by 00

byOO

b900

1,140

1,230

1,230

34,153

1,102

+7

+ 105

Jan.

1.21U

1,140

1,210

1,370

1,230

1,140

1,060

928

830

767

737

767

1,210

2,800

4,700

5,750

5,410

5,620

2,720

2 , 140

al.800

a 1,500

al,200

al,luO

1,040

l.uOO

1,260

2,020

a2,700

a2 ,200

a 1,800

58,399

1,884

+2

+1U2

Feb.

1,620

1,440

1,260

1,170

1,800

4 , 940

6 , 840

6,680

4 , 940

7,640

3,450

9,280

5,570

3,480

2,600

2,020

1,800

1,620

1,440

1,260

1,170

1,080

1,080

1,040

1,080

1 , 040

360

920

88U

86,100

2,969

-6

+ 104

Mar.

aSOO

a740

a740

a740

a720

ayoo

a680

a680

a650

a670

a640

a620

a600

aeoo

a60D

654

687

687

723

840

960

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,340

3,820

6,680

6,840

5,880

44,691

1 , 442

+28

+110

Apr.

4,480

3,340

2,600

2,140

1 , 800

1,620

1,520

1,340

l,26u

1,080

1,000

360

920

680

880

88u

880

880

840

760

800

760

725

687

654

687

687

622

622

920

'- -

37,222

1,241

-29

+112

Hay

840

800

687

654

534

622

654

654

622

622

654

622

594

566

566

594

594

840

1,000

920

1,080

1,340

1,080

920

1,000

1,170

960

1,340

1,920

1,800

1,520

27,829

898

+8

+113

June

1,440

1,170

360

800

687

594

538

486

461

416

596

438

549

8UO

725

723

566

511

461

438

1,040

976

4,110

3,760

2,600

1,620

1,170

1,080

920

800

31,313

1,044

-7

+125

July

723

654

2,660

3,900

2,360

1,520

1,170

920

760

723

723

622

1,990

4,630

4,520

2,840

1,620

1,260

920

760

654

566

511

581

486

723

511

461

416

358

559

40,681

1,312

-7

+124

Aug.

322

231

386

511

594

438

358

306

276

262

248

234

234

234

234

206

206

206

193

193

351

377

231

248

206

193

180

180

243

193

180

8,574

277

-1

+139

Sept.

193

167

154

167

154

132

134

167

198

112

117

123

112

113

117

112

106

110

249

154

167

180

167

142

154

154

142

129

123

113

4,362

145

-39

+132

Adjusted for diversion and change in reservoir contents

1,214

0.746

0.86

1,988

1.22

1.41

1,580 1,324

0.971 0.814

1.12 I 0.91

1,429

0.878

1.01

238

O.146

0.16

Adjusted

raler 

Watei

year 19E9: Max 17,400 

ar 1359-60: Max 9,450 Mir

38

106

Mean 1,612 Mean 1,727 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.41 

Mean 1,099 Mean 1,216 Cfsm 0.747 In. 10.16

Peak discharge (bas

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Morse and Geist Reservoirs.

* Diversion, equivalent in cubic feet per second, above station for municipal supply; furnished by 

Indianapolis Water Co.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of appearance of records chart, weather records, field notes, and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Discharge for Feb. 1-29, based on once-daily Telemark readings by U.S. Weather Bureau.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

3531.2. Pleasant Run at Arlington Avenue at Indianapolis, Ind.

Location. --Lat 39°46'33", long 86°03'50", in N¥^ sec. 2, T.15 N., R.4 E., on right bank 

46 ft upstream from Arlington Avenue Bridge in Indianapolis and 0.5 mile downstream 

from unnamed tributary.

Drainage area. --7. 67 sq mi.

Records available .--December 1959 to September 1960.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 780.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission).

Extremes .--Maximum discharge during period, 535 cfs July 13 (gage height, 6.48 ft); no 

flow for many days .

Flood in May 1956 reached a stage of 16.0 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks .--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Hating table, Dec. B, 1959, to Sept. 30, I960., except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.96

3.0

3.1

1959 to September I960

3.3

rge, in cubic feet pe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

1.2

1.0

5.5

37

104

28

16

10

7.4

6.1

4.8

3.1

2 . 2

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.8

2.3

3.1

6.1

15

16

8.5

4.8

-

-

-

-

Jan.

3.7

13

18

8.0

*3.5

2.5

£.4

2.3

2.3

2.6

23

11

18

28

*61

16

10

13

6.5

3.5

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

28

7.4

4.8

4.4

4.0

306.4

9.88

1.29

1.49

Feb.

3.4

2,8

2.3

2.3

83

55

16

*16

43

nis

16

9.1

5.7

4.0

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.0

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

399.9

13.8

1.80

1.94

Mar.

1.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

* .5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.8

.7

.0

.0

.5

.0

is

.4

.0

8.2

13

12

9.7

13.

9.7

141.0

4.55

0.593

0.68

Apr.

6.1

4.4

4.0

3.1

3.1

2.6

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.8

*2.0

1.8

2.3

1.6

3.2

2.8

1.5

1.5

1.4

7.4

2.0

1.5

1.3

1.5

6.0

1.4

372

11

106.9

3.56

0.464

0.52

May

5.3

2.3

1.5

1.3

1.2

3.2

6.9

2.O

*2.1

6.4

3.4

2.1

1.8

1.4

1.2

26

2.3

1.3

12

11

7.1

23

4.8

2.8

31

50

10

21

20

54

To

328.4

10.6

1.38

1.59

June

4.4

2.6

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

3.4

*5.3

21

2.1

1.4

1.4

1.2

.9

-il

25

23

*193

25

9.1

4.4

21

8.9

4.4

3.4

374.9

12.5

1.63

1.82

July

4.1

1.6

75

9.1

*3.7

.3

.5

.4

.2

.7

.7

.5

14

2

.4

.1

.8

.5

.3

.O

.8

.9

.8

.4

1.1

13

1.6

1.3

.9

1.0

.4

335.1

10.8

1.41

1.63

Aug.

0.5

.8

11

3.7

1.3

.7

.3

.7

.7

.7

.3

*.5

2.0

.4

.5

.3

.5

.7

.3

jjL

2.5

1.0

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

7.3

5.8

.8

45.3

1.46

0.190

0.22

Sept.

0.7

.5

.3

.5

.4

.8

.6

.6

4.2

.1

0

0

.1

*.l

.1

.5

1.4

1.2

14

.7

.4

.2

.7

. 2

.1

.1

f 0

.3

.3

.2

29.5

0.983

0.128

0.14

Calendar year : Max Win Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Peak discharge (base, 320 cfs).--Feb. 10 (3 a.m.) 452 cfs (6.06 ft); June 23 (7:30 a.m.) 512 cfs 

(6.44 ft); July 5 J4 a.m.) 395 cfs (5.83 ft); July 13 (12 m.) 535 cfs (6.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 20-25, Jan. 4-7, 18-27, Feb. 3, 4, 14, 

Feb. 19 to Mar. 26.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 487

3531.6. Pleasant Run at Broolcvllle Road at Indianapolis, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°45 I 52", long 86°05'43", In NW^- sec.9, T.15 N., R.4 E., on right bank at 

downstream side of Brookville Road Bridge In Indianapolis, 2.2 miles downstream from 

Arlington Avenue.

Drainage area. 10.3 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1959 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 75C.OO ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Watar Resources Commission).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 770 cfs July 13 (gage height, 6.39 ft); no 

flow for many days.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, Nov. 25, 1959, to Sept. 30, 196u, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Nov. 25 to Feb.

0.8 

1.9

Note.--Same as 

following table 

above 2.6 ft.

Feb. 10 to Sept. 30

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

.4 

1.3 

5.2 

6.5

2.6

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

116

187

Diacharge, in cubic feet per second, November 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 ' 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov.

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

*1.0

1.1

4.6

1.9

1.0

-

_

-

-

Dec.

1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.3

1.3

.9

.8

5.0

42

120

28

12

6.5

4.6

3.4

2.4

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

6.1

13

6.0

3.8

283.6

9.15

0.888

1.02

Calendar year : Max

Jan.

2.7

16

17

8.0

*2.1

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.4

1.3

11

19

40

*64

15

9.0

12

5.5

2.5

1.5

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.5

1.5

30

9.0

3.8

3.4

290.1

9.36

0.909

1.05

Feb.

2.7

2.1

2.3

2.5

84

62

19

45

*124

22

9.0

E.5

4.5

3.5

4.3

4.0

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

436.0

15.0

1.46

1.58

Mar.

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

* .5

;'.5E

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.9

.8

.5

.0

.0

5.0

.0

.0

.8

.6

8.2

13

13

ocTg"

149.9

4.84

0.470

0.54

Apr.

7.3

5.7

5.3

4.3

4.0

3.4

3.0

2.5

1.9

2.1

2.5

2.3

*2.7

£.1

3.5

2.7

1.8

1.6

1.8

5.8

2.3

1.9

2.1

2.1

6.5

2.3

1.8

41

134.1

4.47

0.434

0.48

May

5.7

3.2

2.3

1.8

1.6

5.6

9.0

*2.1

6.3

3.4

2.5

1.9

1.8

1.5

10

2.7

1.6

18

13

8.5

25

4.3

£ 4 7

43

43

9.6

20

47

7.3

326.3

10.5

1.02

1.18

June

4.0

3.0

2.5

2.3

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.4

1.5

1.6

3.7

*7.1

24

2.5

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

*27

22

*262

35

13

7.3

12

8.6

3.2

463.1

15.4

1.50

1.67

July

4.0

1.4

96

12

*4.6

12

4.5

1.1

12

7.2

1.8

201

32

8.6

3.7

1.9

1.6

1.3

1.1

.8

1.0

.3

.8

1.0

18

1.9

1.1

. 8

.4

437.1

14.1

1.37

1.58

Aug.

0.2

.6

18

4.8

.9

.6

.4

.5

.5

.3

*.l

1.3

.5

.5

.1

.3

.3

.4

.2

8.2

1.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

8.6

1.6

53.6

1.73

0.168

0.19

Sept.

1.1

1.4

.9

1.0

1.1

1.0

.6 

1.2

9.8

.3

.1

0

0

*0

0

0

0

.9

24

.8

.4

.2

.3

.4

.2

.1

.1

0 

0

0

45.9

1.53

0.149

0.17

Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Peak discharge (base, 380 cfs). Feb. 10 (3:30 a.m.) 429 cfs (5.17 ft); June 23 (9:30 a.m.) 620 ofs 

(5.94 ft); July 5 (4 a.m.) 550 cfs (5.56 ft); July 15 (10 a.m.) 770 cfs (6.59 ft)._____________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note_.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 20-24, Jan. 4-7, 18-28, Feb. 3, 4, 12-15, 

Feb. 18 to Mar. 25.
488 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3532. Eagle Creek at Zionsville, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°56'56", long 86°15'22", in NWij sec.l, T.17 N., R.2 E., on downstream 

side of bridge on State Highway 334 at Zionsville, 200 ft upstream from Long Branch and 

U.4 mile downstream from Little Eagle Creek.

Drainage area.--102 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1957 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 816.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 TT929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,570 cfs July 13 (gage height, 8.55 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Oct. 3, 4 (gage height, 2.26 ft).

1957-60: Maximum discharge, 9,100 cfs Aug. 2, 1955 (gage height, 13.22 ft); no flow 

Sept. 9, 15-26, 1959.

Flood of June 28, 1957, reached a stage of 19.20 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 4-13)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 13 Nov. 14 to Sept. 30

3.5

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

118

234

400

620

1,150

7.0 1,700 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

I

^

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

212"

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Caler

Watei

Oct.

1.0

.8

.6

Te" .6

2.7

3.0

C.7

£.5

4.8

94

23

11

8.0

6.3

5.C

4.8

4.1

3.3

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.9

6.6

9.5

9.8

8.5

7.2

6.6

6.3 

6.3

255. 5

8.24

0.081

0.09

idar year

- year ij

Nov.

6.6

6.6

6.9

*40

51

24

15

12

11

9.5

8.2

8.5

42

16U

116

77

50

35

31

27

26

23

21

20

19

17

17

15

14 

*12

921.3

30.7

0.301

0.34

' 1959: H

59-60: H

Dec.

12

12

12

12

14

15

15

15

14

14

28

319

262

160

128

100

83

70

55

50

47

40

36

35

35

36

44

128

128

114

86

2,119

68.4

0.671

0.77

lax 3,8S

lax 1 , 5C

Jan.

68

68

138

107

b86

71

57

*47

38

38

38

53

248

182

460

248

160

b!20

b 100

b84

b70

b60

54

48

44

42

196

195

128

*109 

104

3,461

112

1.10

1.27

0 f

0 ( 

Feb.

98

83

70

68

342

910

360

248

425

*1,500

580

262

182

128

98

bSO

b67

b61

57

b49

b47

b45

42

41

44

b40

b38

b36

55

6,036

208

2.04

2.20

lin 0.0

lin 0.6

Mar.

32

32

32

*34

30

28

28

*28

30

30

b26

b£5

25

b25

26

30

32

31

35

51

55

61

55

£2

54

62

491

1,100

670

525 

420

4,165

134

1.31

1.51

Mea

MeE

Apr.

277

208

160

128

128

116

98

82

72

61

*60

60

54

52

50

51

60

50

41

39

41

40

37

34

34

42

38

31

30

54

2,228

74.3

0.728

0.81

n 95 . 9

n 76.4

May

74

47

40

34

32

*30

46

38

35

34

36

35

32

32

30

27

30

29

28

38

88

62

47

38

34

33

31

35

92

78

61

1,326

42.8

0.420

0.48

Cfsn

Cfsii

June

43

34

33

27

23

19

15

14

*13

12

12

12

14

22

21

14

13

12

10

8.5

37

64

1.450

480

£34

138

92

70

55

44

3,035.5

101

0.990

1.10

i 0.940

n 0.749

July

38

30

683

233

113

*74

102

48

35

30

37

30

1^030

694

292

171

109

72

53

40

32

27

25

22

25

28

25

19

15

13

!_!

4,156

134

1.31

1.51

In. 12

In. 1C

Aug.

9.5

8.5

*9.0

18

15

10

9.5

8.0

7.6

6.7

5.9

5.2

4.8

4.2

4.2

3.6

3.3

3.0

3. u

2.7

3.0

3.6

3.6

3.3

2.7

2.5

2.0

2.0

1.8

24

12

202.2

6.52

0.064

0.07

.77

.17

Sept.

6.3

4.2

3.3

3.0

2.5

2.2

1.8

1.4

*1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

.9

.9

.9

.9

_._7

54.3

1.81

0.018

0.02

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABA3H RIVER BASIN 489

3535. Eagle Creek at Indianapolis, Ind.

Location. --Lat 39°46'33", long 86°15'01", in NE£ sec.l, T.15 N., R.2 E., on right bank 

at downstream side of bridge on Lynnhurst Drive, approximately 600 ft south of intersection of West 10th Street and Lynnhurst Drive, 0.5 mile downstream from West 

10th Street Bridge, 1.0 mile upstream from Vermont Street Bridge, 2.9 miles upstream 

from Little Eagle Creek, and 6.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--179 sq mi.

Records available . --November 1938 to September 1960.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7U6.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Temporary site during reconstruction of bridge on Lynnhurst Drive, wire-weight 

gage on downstream side of 10th Street Bridge , approximately half a mile upstream at 

same datum Aug. 8, 1357, to June 30, 1958.

Average discharge .--SI years (1939-60), 155 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 1,870 cfs June 23 (gage height, 4.77 ft); minimum, 5.5 cfs Sept. 18, 13; minimum gage height, 0.50 ft Oct. 3.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 23,800 cfs June 28, 1957 (gage height, 16.38 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 9,000 cfs on basis of a combined current -meter measurement 

and slope-area measurement; no flow for several days in August 1941; minimum gage 

height, 0.45 ft Sept. 10, 11, 24, £5, 1959.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 16.0 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks . --Records good except those for periods of 

record, which are fair.

ice effect or doubtful gage-height

Revisions (water years ). WSP 953: 1939. WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1625: 1958.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect 

in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 12 to Dec. 11)

age height,

Oct. 1 to Feb. 10 Feb. 11 to Sept. 30

.8 

1.1

6.6

11

26

61

1.5 

2.8 

4.5

145

610

1,630

3.5 

7.0 167

610

1,280

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

n

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

9.7

8.8

7.9

7.9

8.8

13

9.7

9.2

8.8

28

166

*88

46

30

23

18

16

13

11

10

9.2 sis

10

15

20

20

31

18

16

14

13

697.8

22.5

0.126

0.15

Nov.

12

11

10

*29

90

64

45

33

28

25

22

22

33

171

184

120

88

63

54

47

45

40

36

35

33

31

30

28

26

b25

1,480

49.3

0.275

0.31

Dec.

24

*24

22

23

24

25

26

26

24

24

35

286

398

258

*193

160

138

120

107

94

92

84

76

73

71

71

80

142

193

148

3,242

105

0.587

0.68

Jan.

120

118

184

184

151

b!25

blOO

*b84

b76

b72_

b72

80

302

E75

510

398

275

222

b!70

b!45

b!25

bllO

blOO

b96

b92

b90

*177

310

205

172

151

5,291

171

0.955

1.10

Feb.

145

130

122

118

223

980

53U

362

415

1 : 340

735

390

282

214

173

153

139

126

114

93

b94

b88

b86

84

8M

82

b76

b74

73.

7,595

262

1.46

1.58

Mar.

b68

b68

71

75

68

b64

*61

64

b70

b70

b62

56

b53

53

53

59

64

64

7 U

82

36

105

33

107

96

103

230

980

700

570

530

4,911

158

U.883

1.02

Apr.

370

300

230

194

182

167

150

126

114

101

96

36

86

*82

81

81

90

88

73

68

71

71

64

61

59_

81

88

68

66

99

3,503

117

U.654

0.73

Hay

139

107

88

77

70

66

86

86

75

*73

75

71

66

63

58

58

61

B6

56

64

134

124

101

82

85

101

81

70

106

145

132

2,656

85.7

0.479

0.55

June

96

82

73

64

53

45

40

36

32

30

28

30

36

*B2

61

40

32

30

29

2_7

87

107

1.220

731

355

230

161

134

122

112

4,185

139

0.777

0 . 87

July

34

82

30H

518

169

116

122

99

77

70

66

*66

356

883

352

214

153

116

96

79

68

53

56

52

49

61

56

52

42

a35

a31

4,403

142

0.793

0.91

Aug.

a28

a£6

a29

33

il

a31

a27

a23

*a20

a!8

a!7

a!6

a!6

a!5

a!7

a!6

a!5

14

12

12

17

13

13

12

11

10

9.3

3.8

10

11

£0

576.6

16.6

0.104

0.12

Sept.

13

12

11

9.8

8.6

8.1

7.6

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.2

6.2

6.6

6.6

6.2

7.0

6.6

5.8

*9.8

9.8

7.6

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.6

7.0

6.6

7.0

6.2

236.1

7.87

0.044

0.05

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,100 Min 5.4 Mean 144 Cfsm 0.804 In. 10.34

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,340 Min 5.B Mean 106 Cfsm 0.592 In. 8.07

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

No gage-height record; discharge estimated 

records for station at Zionsville. 

Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

basis of weather cords, 1 discharge
4aO WABASH RIVER BASIN

3536. Little Eagle Creek at Speedway, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°47'15", long 86"l3'41", in MW£ sec.SS, T.16 N., R.3 E.. on right tank 

at downstream side of 16th Street Bridge in Speedway, 0.5 mile east of 500-mile track, 

0.6 mile upstream from tributary from the right, and 2.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--18.C sq mi.

Records available.--October 1959 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 710.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 460 cfs June C3 (gage height, 3.95 ft); no flow 

for many days.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. ess

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 21, 22)

1.0

1.3

1 ' 5

Oct. 1 to Feb. 10

2.0 55

.6 2.5 1E4

3.0 231

Feo. 10 to Sept. 30

0.89

.9 

1.0

1.4

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

E4

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

aO.5

a.E

a.E

a. E

al.n

a3.0

a4.0

a. 5

* . 5

a 90

a!70

aEO

aEO

aB.O

aE.O

. 9

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.9

E.Q

4.9

3.E

2.;

.9

0

0

0

370.1

11.9

0.640

0.74

Nov.

0

0

0

*15

12

7.0

4.9

4.1

3.5

2.9

2. 3

3.5

12

E5

29

16

12

10

8.5

7.3

6.7

5.8

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.9

5. 2

4.7

4.4

259.2

8.64

0.465

0.5E

Dec.

3.8

*3.6

3.5

5.5

3.8

4.4

4. 9

4.6

3.6

4.9

16

104

ee

58i&

22

16

15

12

11

11

e.s

8.2

8.2

8.2

6.5

13

34

32

18

548.9

17.7

0.952

1.10

Jan.

15

17

42

26

El

17

14 »10

9.2

B.6

6.6

13

61

50

*116

56

38

35

31

19

15

12

11

10

9.0

e.e *45

35

25

19

18

615.6

26.3

1.41

1.63

Feb.

17

14

12

13

90

173

62

42

53

*194

69

36

27

17

13

12

IE

11

8.0

7.0

6. 4

5.6

5.7

5.6

5.0

6.0

7.0

7.2

6.8

942.5

32. E

1.75

1.89

Mar.

6.7

6.6

6.5

6.4

6.2

6.0

6.3

*6.3

6.3

6.9

6.6

6.3

6 . 3

6. 9

7.6

b.4

9.2

10

13

16

21

22

21

23

18

19

59

77

49

64

58

565.5

18.9

1.02

1.18

Apr.

38

E8

19

16

15

12

11

9.7

8 . 6

7.6

8.2

7.9

7.2

*6.9

6.9

7.E

8.6

6.0

f.3

6.0

7.2

6.0

5. 3

5.0

4.7

6.8

6. 6

5.0

6.2

17

305.9

10.2

0.548

0.61

May

13

8.2

6.9

5.6

4.7

5.9

10

6.6

6.0 *6.6

6.6

5.6

5.3

5.0

4.7

9.0

6.9

5.0

9.0

10

11

13

9.7

7.9

14

14

9,3

8.6

11

24

14

277.1

8.94

0.481

0.55

June

12

12

14

12

10

9.7

9.3

6.2

7.9

7.6

8.6

12

12

*41

12

7.2

5.6

3.8

E.6

2.O

*73

23

234

104

39

20

12

11

9.0

7.2

741.7

24.7

1.33

1.48

July

6. 9

5.6

13

7.6

5.3

6.4

6.6

5.3

4.1

5.3

*5.0

3.8

152

82

31

17

11

9.0

7.2

6.6

5 B'.O3

4.7

4.4

4.1

11

5.0

3.8

2.6

2.6

2.0

441.2

14.2

0.763

0.88

Aug.

2.0

1.5

E.6

4.1

2.0

1.2

1.5

1.2

*1 2

1.0

c

. 9

.7

1.2

1.5

.9

. 5

.7

.7

.7

4.8

2.3

.9

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

2.2

6.6

1.2

47.5

1.53

0.082

0.09

Sept.

0.9

.9

.7

.5

. 5

.2

.1

.4

. 2

.1

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

6.6

*'2T6

.4

. 2

.4

.4

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

0

16.1

0.54

0.029

0.03

Calendar year 1959: Max - 

Water year 1959-60: Max 23

Cfsm - In. - 

Cfsm 0.785 In. 10.70

Peak discharge (base, 450 cfs).--June 23 (11 460 cfs (3.95 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on -basis of weather records and records for stations

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 18, 19, 28, 29, Jan. 5-7, 21-25, Feb. 19-23, 

Feb. 26 to Mar. 5, Mar. 15-22.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 491 

3537. West Fork White Lick Creek at Danville, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°45'36", long 86°30'47", In NW£m£ sec. 10, T.15 N. , R.I W. , on upstream 

side of bridge on U. S. Highway 36 in Danville, Hendricks County.

Drainage area.--S8.9 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--May 1958 to September 1960.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Crest-stage gage since Dec. 10, 1959. Datum of 

gage is 828.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,730 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 7.73 ft); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs many days in October, August, September.

1958-60: Maximum discharge, 2,050 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 8.50 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs many days in 1959-60.

Maximum stage known, 16.0 ft June 23, 1957, from floodmarks (discharge, 6,660 cfs).

Remarks.--Records poor.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except

discharge, In c

(Shifting-control

aeriods of ice effect (g£ 

ibic feet per second) 

nethod used June 25, 24)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15 Jan. IB to June 23

height, in feet, and

June 24 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.6 

5.6

135

235

1.3 

1.5 

1.9

2.5 

4.0 

6.0

135

480

1,130 1.5 

2.0

2.5 

3.0

3.5

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, wate October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Calei

Wate

Oct.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.6

2.0

2.0

2.0

30

180

30

15

9.0

5.0

3.5

2.8

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

13

12

9.0

6.0

4.5

3.2

2.4

346.1

11.2

0.388

0.45

idar yeai

- year IE

Nov.

1.5

1.2

*1.0

TTo

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

60

zs

12

a.o

6.0

5.2

4.5

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.3

4.5

6.0

4.0

3.0

2.5

*2.1

174.0

5.80

0.201

0.22

- 1959: t

59-60: t

Dec.

2.0

270

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.6

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

20

~50~ 170

25

17

13

10

8.8

8.0

7.2

6.6

6.2

6.0

5.7

5.4

5.0

9.0

26

23

18

14

474.7

15.3

0.529

0.61

lax 1,27

1ax 86

Jan.

12

27

22

11

11

9.5

10

*15

16

12

10

12

29

14

170

80

36

32

19

18

14

12

11

10

9.2

8.6

98

70

50

*36

28

912.3

29.4

1.02

1.18

0 I>

3 H

Feb.

23

20

18

18

26

294

191

128

91

*355

146

59

43

28

19

16

15

14

12

11

10

9.6

9.2

9.0

9.0

8.8

8.6

8.4

8_.l

1,587.8

54.8

1.90

2.05

lin 0.1

tin 0.1

Mar.

7.8

10

9.4

8.0

7.2

7.0

6.7

*10

6.7

5.4

5.0

4.7

4.5

ITS

5.4

8.7

7.4

6.7

8.7

14

19

18

24

32

34

59

330

224

162

213

191

1 , 453 . 8

46.9

1.62

1.87

MeE

Mes

Apr.

150

no

60

40

25

21

19

17

15

14

*14

14

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

14

12

12

12

12

87

791

26.4

0.913

1.02

n 27.5

n 23.9

May

82

42

13

9.4

9.4

*15

13

12

11

11

11

10

9.4

8.8

8.2

18

14

9.4

9.4

9.4

25

78

18

15

14

"60 177

25

12

87

82

918.4

29.6

1.02

1.18

Cfs

Cfs

June

42

18

13

9.4

9.4

9.0

8.5

8.2

*7.7

5.4

6.0

8.1

12

23

14

11

9.4

6. 7

5.4

4.7

29

18

*863

240

91

57

41

35

29

24

1,657.9

55.3

1.91

2.13

n 0.952

n 0.827

July

22

18

31

15

13

*11

8.7

6.5

3.2

11

8.7

4.7

79

58

27

19

14

12

8.7

6.4

4.7

3.2

2.5

2.0

1.2

13

3.9

2.0

1.5

1.2

1.0

413.1

13.3

0.460

0.53

In. t:

In. 3

Aug.

0.8

.6

*1.2

1.2

.8

.8

.8

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.8

.3

.2

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

1.0

.3

14.6

0.47

0.016

0.02

2.94

1.27

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

7.8

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

11.1

0.37

0.013

0.01

?ak discharge (base 

(7.73 ft).

700 cfs).--Mar. 27 (3 p.m.) 1,730 cfs (7.73 ft); June 23 (9 a.m.) 1,620 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Computed on basis of revised drainage area.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 22-26, Feb. 15-29, Mar. 1-6, 11-15. No 

height record Oct. 1 to Jan. 1, Jan. 28 to Feb. 2, Apr. 1-9, May 6-15, 22, May 24 to June 4, 

June 6-9; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, field notes, and records for nearby 

stations.
3.'. White Lick Creek at Mooresville, Ind.

Drainage area.--212 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1957 to September i960.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,400 cfs June 23 (gage height, 21.21 ft); minimum, b.4 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 7.34 ft).

1957-CO: Maximum discharge. 11.4UO cfs Jan. 21, 1959, June 23, 196U; maximum gage 

height, that of June 23, 1960; minimum discharge, 6.3 cfs Sept. 26, 1959; minimum gage 

height, that of Sept. 6, I960.

Flood of Jan. 14, 12*50, reached a stage of 21.& ft (discharge, about 12,01)0 cfs). 

Flood of June 2c, 1957, reached a stage of 22.5 ft, from levels to high-water mark by 

Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-10, Oct. 13 to Nov. 13, Nov. 15 to 

Dec. 11, June 28 to July 13, July 15-29, Aug. 8)

10.0

12.0

16.0

18.0

19.0

390

1,220

3,750

5,900

7,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per serond, water year October 1959 to September 196C

Dly

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

It17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

10

3.6

12

12

18

18

15

14

126

1,260

210

116

81

63

50

42

36

32

30

28

27

26

85

91

79

64

47

41

37

36

£,726.6

88.0

0.415

0.48

Nov.

34

31

*50

100

191

116

42

64

56

50

47

51

14 U

620

310

191

140

100

31

82

79

72

70

68

67

58

58

56

51

*47

3,112

104

0.491

0.55

Dec .

49

50

43

47

50

58

57

53

47

47

96

1,110

820

425

295

242

210

191

165

156

148

140

132

132

124

124

124

32E

340

210

6,297

2u3

0.958

1.10

Jan.

174

174

35E

242

174

1E6

148

*132

116

116

116

132

520

460

1,170

660

390

325

295

210

b!65

b!56

156

156

*148

140

295

372

242

t-OO

182

8,277

267

1.26

1.45

Feb.

174

156

156

148

697

2,050

820

520

700

2,690

1,020

540

390

29E

t31

210

b!90

b!70

b!50

b!40

b!30

b!20

bllO

blOE

blOO

blOO

b38

b96

b94

12,400

428

2.02

2.18

Mar.

a90

allO

alo5

a96

a86

a78

a75

*a92

a82

a74

a68

a64

a62

a60

b60

b90

b85

b80

140

191

200

210

200

220

191

220

669

1,170

780

700

660

7,008

226

1.07

1.23

Apr.

442.

340

267

220

200

174

165

156

148

140

*124

116

108

100

98

97

100

94

84

79

86

84

75

71

12.

116

148

100

92 

139

4,293

143

0.675

0.75

May

254

174

140

116

100

*90

132

116

100

108

108

100

32

86

78.

96

124

86

38

148

242

310

210

156

145

440

220

165

140 

376

281

5,031

162

0 . 7 64

0.88

June

182

148

124

108

100

36

90

7U

*61

55

5360"

84

572

174

116

37

85

74

65

205

193

*7,£90

1,720

820

520

355

295

242

210

14,272

476

2.25

2.51

July

200

174

200

156

124

*100

34

86

78

82

81

72

259

460

£10

132

100

86

77

67

57

55

53

64

47

75

68

50

42

55

3,420

110

0.519

0.60

Aug.

31

30

+33

34

51

31

5338"

28

24

25

£4

22

20

21

22

20

18

17

17

18

17

24

17

15

15

15

14

15

25

21

721

23.3

0.110

0.13

Sept.

17

13

13

12

11

10 LZ.

y .6

*20

12

14

17

16

IE

IE

IE

15

15

47.

3O

£0

16

15

13

12

11

10

10

9.6 S.-E

451.6

15.1

0.071

0.08

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,740 Min 7.6 Mean 219 Cfsm 1.03 In, 14.04

Water year 1959-60: Max 7,230 Min 9.2 Mean 186 Cfsm 0.877 In. 11.94

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 cfs). Oct. 11 (3:30 a.m.) 3,670 cfs (15.93 ft); Feb. 6 (5 a.m.) 2,760

cfs (14.55 ft); Feb. 10 (7 a.m.) 4,500 cfs (16.80 ft); June 23 (3:30 p.m.) 11,400 cfs (21.21 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated 

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

cf recorded range in stage, weather records,
WABA3H RIVER BASIN

3540. White River near Centerton, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°30'02", long 86°24'24", in SW^SE^- sec.3, T.12 N., R.I E., on right bank 

three-eighths of a mile downstream from highway bridge, 1 mile south of Centerton, 

1 1/8 miles downstream from White Lick Creek, and at mile 202.6.

Drainage area.--2,435 sq mi.

Records available.--October 193U to March 1932, October 1946 to September 1960. Prior to 

March 1932, published as West Fork White River at Martinsville, and November 1946 to 

September 1943, published as West Fork White River near Centerton. Monthly discharge 

only for October 1947, published in WSP 13U5.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 595.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark), levels by Indianapolis Power and Light Co. Prior 

to March 1932, chain gage at site 65 miles downstream at different datum. November 

1946 to July 1953 wire-weight gage three-eighths of a mile upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--15 years (193U-31, 1946-6U), 2,405 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 27,000 cfs June 24 (gage height, 14.29 ft); minimum, 265 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, u.81 ft).

193U-3S , 1946-60: Maximum discharge, 43.UOO cfs Jan. 6 or 7, 1950 (gage height, 

17.2 ft, from floodmark, site then in use); minimum, 135 cfs Sept. 27, 1954; minimum 

gage height, U.43 ft Oct. 4,5, 1954.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 22.8 ft at Martinsville site, from information by State Highway Department of Indiana (discharge, 90,000 cfs, estimated).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow 

slightly regulated by Morse and Geist Reservoirs (combined capacity, 13,800,000,000 

gal). Records of water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1275: Drainage area. W3P 1335: 1943-49.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 13, 14, Apr. 1-3, May 30 to June 23, 

June 25 to July 13)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14 Dec. 15 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

260

660

1,940

4,180

7,100

2.0 

3.0 

7.0 

11.0

1,220

2,120

7,400

14,200

307

555

2,020

4,180

12,2OO 

16,600 

20,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 19E9 to September 1960

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Iota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

354

330

307

279

330

410

501

410

410

44O

3,660

1,840

1,940

1,470

1,160

900

790

692

628

532

532

Sol

501

660

660

628

628

564

564

*532

501

23,674

764

0.314

0.36

Nov.

470

440

470

660

900

1,020

1,160

980

825

758

725

725

1,060

2,240

2,540

2.750

E,440

1,740

1,470

1,200

1,110

980

900

860

825

790

790

79O

725

692

33,035

1,101

0.452

0.50

Dec.

*660

660

660

660

660

692

692

692

660

660

825

3.44O

5,300

5.9OO

5,390

3,800

3,050

2,56O

2,220

1,930

1,750

bl , 600

bl,450

1,390

bl,350

1,300

1,300

1,840

*2,220

2,320 

2,220

59,851

1,931

0.793

0.91

Jan.

2,120

1,930

2,320

2,320

2,320

2,020

1,840

1,660

1,570

1,480

1.590

1,330

2,120

3,430

7,550

7.710

7,400

6,220

4,720

3,800

3,050

2,440

2,120

1,930

1,840

1,750

2,120

3,050

*3,550

3,430 

2 *" 920

93,510

3,016

1.24

1.43

Feb.

2,680

2,440

2,220

2,020

3,250

9,260

8,940

9,100

8,170

12,900

13,000

12,500

10,900

6,350

4,590

3,800

3,300

2,920

2,680

2,320

2,120

2,020

1,930

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,750

1,660

1,570

139,890

4,824

1.98

2.14

Mar.

*1,570

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,390

1,3OO

1 , 300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,300

1,390

1,390

1,570

1,750

1,930

2,120

2,120

2,220

2,120

2,120

2,680

4,990

7,550

9 . 100 

*8,940

73,370

£,367

0.972

1.12

Apr.

7,400

5,600

4,310

3,450

2,980

2,670

2,470

2,290

2,110

1,840

1,660

1,660

1,570

1,480

1,480

1,390

1,480

1,480

1,390

1,300

1,300

1,390

1,300

1,220

1,130

1,220

*1,300

1,220

1,150

1,570

62,790

2,093

0.860

0.96

May

1,750

1,570

1,390

1,300

1,130

1,090

1,300

1,220

1,130

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,130

1,090

1.000

1,040

1,390

1,220

1,480

1,750

1,750

2,57O

2,200

1,840

1,660

2,570

2,110

1,840

2,380

5,450 

2,980

50,990

1,645

0.676

0.78

June

*2,570

2,200

1,840

1,660

1,480

1,300

1,220

1,130

1,040

1,000

960

960

1,090

2,110

1,660

1,480

1,300

1,130

1,090

960

1,480

1,840

15,400

17.400

6,650

4,310

3 , 100

2,570

2,290

*2 , 020

85,340

2,845

1.17

1.31

July

1,840

1,660

1,930

5,000

4,180

2,870

2,200

1,840

1,570

1,390

1,390

1,300

1,340

4,720

5.450

4,180

2,770

2,110

1,750

1,480

1,300

1,130

1 , 000

960

1 , 000

1 , 040

1 , 300

*1 , 040

917

875 

755

62,287

2 , ooa

0.825

0.9B

Aug.

675

675

595

960

1,040

1 , 000

835

875

675

635

555

518

518

473

480

518

466

466

480

473

438 835"

835

715

635

555

518

480

459

875

19,892

642

0.264

0.30

Sept.

555

518

480

431

399

388

382

417

*1,590

795

452

371

371

371

345

349

340

312

474

715

445

404

404

382

335

326

388

393

365

360

13,657

455

0.187

0.21

Calendar year 1959: Max 26,000 Min 265 Mean 2,554 Cfsm 1.O5 In. 14.21

Water year 1959-60: Max 17,40O Min 279 Mean 1,963 Cfsm 0.806 In. 10.97

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice
494 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3545. Bean Blossom Creek at Bean Blossom, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°15'45", long 86°14'55", In NW-J- sec.31, T.10 N., R.3 E. , on right bank 

15 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 135, 0.3 mile south of Bean Blossom, and 

2.5 miles upstream from North Fork Bean Blossom Creek.

Drainage area.--14.6 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 673.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge.--9 years, 16.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,140 cfs June 23 (gage height, 11.78 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000'cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement; no 

flow for many days in July and August.

1951-60: Maximum discharge, that of June 23, 1960; no flow for msny days. 

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1952 has beer revised to 5,040 

cfs Dec. 7, 1951 (gage height, 11.42 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 1235 

and 1555.

Remarks.--Records fair above 150 cfs and poor below.

Revisions (water years). WSF 1555: 1952, 1953(M), 1956-57. The figures of peak discharge for the water year 1952 have been revised as shown below, superseding those published in WSP 1235 and 1555.

Revised peak discharge.--1951-52: Dec. 7 (1 a.m.) 5,040 cfs (11.42 ft); May 24 

(12:30 a.m.) 3,770 cfs (11.12 ft).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.9

4.7

4.9

7.4

7.8

~5.8 12

5.0

4.1

2.5

7.0

2.5

2.3

2.3

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

*1.0

1.1 

2.1

2.8

2.3

2.1

1.8

1.7 

1.7

1.6

100.9

3.25

0.223

0.26

Nov.

1.6

1.5

2.4

82

zS

9.4

6.1

4.9

4.1

5.5

3.7

4.1

6.3

77

40

25

18

7.0

*6.1

4.5

3.5

1.7

1.7 

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.4

1.0

.7 

.5

344.5

11.5

0.788

0.88

Dec.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.7

.5

.3

.1

.1

2.0

121

49

29

17

9.6

14

49

27

16

9.2

8.7

*7.6 

7.2

6.5

6.3

7.2

23

25 

20

14

472.0

15.2

1.04

1.20

Jan.

11

12

27

15

b!2

b9.0

b7.0

6.3

5.9

5.9

5.6

7.9

29

62

*142

49

35

38

31

b23

15

9.9

7.6 

6.3

5.8

5.6

9.9

12

11 

9.0

8.3

634.0

20.5

1.40

1.61

Feb.

7.2

6.7

5.8

578

143

142

55

23

36

225

56

38

29

23

18

14

13

11

8.7

b7.2

b7.0

b6.8

b7.0 

7.6

7.6

*8.5

8.3

7.4

7.2

932.8

32.2

2.21

2.38

Mar.

7.0

6.5

7.2

7.0

6.5

b5.4

b5.2

b5.4

6.1

6.3

6.1

b5.7

b5.4

bS.O

675

8.5

11

12

25

33

33

33

31 

*29

25

25

41

46

29 

47

40

559.8

18.1

1.24

1.43

Apr.

31

25

21

18

16

13

11

11

9.0

7.8

7.4

7.2

6.7

6.3

5.8

5.6

5.8

5.0

*4.7

4.4

*9.2

9.2

6.7 

6.3

5.8

5.6

5.0

4.7

4.7

0.1

287.0

9.57

0.655

0.73

May

7.4

6.5

6.1

5.2

4.7

4.5

9.2

5.9

6.3

7.4

7.4

6.5

5.9

5.6

4.7

4.5

7.2

5.0

4.7

4.9

5.2

7.6

*5.9 

4.9

5.0

*36

13

7.6

5.6 

6.5

4.4

221.3

7.14

0.489

0.56

June

3.3

14

12

7.0

5.0

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

5.8

11

24

8.1

4.7

4.5

4.5

3.8

*2.6

3.3

8.0

*1,220 

110

49

25

*11

11

9.4 

7.6

1,587.5

52.9

3.62

4.04

July

7.6

6.3

6.5

5.4

4.7

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.3

3.4

3.2

2.8

50

16

7.6

5.2

4.4

32

11

*4.9

3.4

2.8

2.5 

2.3

2.1

2.6

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

211.2

6.81

0.466

0.54

Aug.

.4

.4

.4

.5

.0

.0

.1

.5

.2

.1

.5

.7

.7

.4

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.1

.1

.1 

0

0

0

0

0

0 

.4

.2

22.2

0.72

0.049

0.06

Sept.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,150 Mln 0 Mean 18.7 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.37

Water year 1959-60 : Max 1,220 Min 0 Mean 14.7 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.69

Peak discharge (base, 

(11.78 ft).

fs).--Feb. 10 (5:30 a.m.) 710 cfs (7.08 ft); June 23 (7 a.m.) 8,140 cfs

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 495

3550. Bear Creek near Trevlac, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°16'40", long 86°20'45", in NE£ sec.30, T.10 N. , R.2 E., on left bank 

15 ft west of county road at footbridge, 1.1 miles northwest of Trevlac, and 1.3 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--7.00 sq mi.

Records available. May 1952 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 640 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 8 years, 6.81 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,520 cfs June 23 (gage height, 7.08 ft); no 

flow for many days in August and September.

1952-60: Maximum discharge, 1,830 cfs June 12, 1957 (gage height, 7.62 ft); no flow 

for many days.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1555: 1952(M), 1955(M), 1956-57.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

175

310

550

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Zl

zz

23

24

25

26

£7

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.1

.1

.4

3.8

2.4

6.7

1.1

.6

.2

.6

2.4

.6

.4

. 2

.4

.2

.2

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.6

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.7

2.1

1.7

1.7

1.4

36.4

1.17

0.167

0.19

Nov.

1.1

1.1

2.8

19

5.4

3.2 2'.1

1.7

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.4

3.6

32

11

6.1

4.4

3.2

*2.4

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.1

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.4

1.1

1.4 

1.1

118.3

3.94

0.563

0.63

Dec.

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.1

2.8

63

25

11

6.7

4.4

5.0

16

9.9

6.7

5.0

4.0

 3.2

2.4

2.1

2.1

3.2

9.9

13 

13

8.0

228.3

7.36

1.05

1.21

Jan.

5.4

6.1

9.9

8.0

b6.1

4.4

4.0

2.8

2.8

2,4

2.1

3.6

9.3

30

*6§

23

14

16

14

12

9.3

b7.5

b6.2

5.0

4.0

3.6

7.4

8.0

7.4

6.7

6.1

313.1

10.1

1.44

1.66

Feb.

5.0

4.4

4,0

4,4

59

71

28

18

30

120

30

16

b!2

blO

b8.5

7.4

6.1

6,1

5.0

4.0

3.2

b3.1

b3.1

3.2

4.0

b4.1

b4,5

b3.9

3.7

481.7

16.6

2.37

2.56

Mar.

3.6

3.5

*3.8

b3.1

b3.0

b2.5

b2.0

b2.4

2.4

b2.6

b2.3

b2.2

b2.1

bl.9

1.7

3.6

5.4

5.4

9.9

11

14

14

15

*14

14

12

29

35

22

41

29

313.4

10.1

1.44

1.66

Apr.

18

14

11

9.3

8.0

6.1

5.0

4.5

3.6

4.0

3.2

2.4

2.4

2.1

3.6

2.8

3.2

2.8

1.1

1.1

*4.0

5.0

5.0

4.0

3.6

3.2

2.4

1.7

2.4 

11

150.5

5.02

0.717

0.80

May

12

8.0

6.1

4.0

3.Z

3.2

9.9

6.1

5.4

7.4

6.7

6.1

4.4

4.0

2.8

4.0

5.0

3 s'.o2

6.1

6.1

8.0

*6.1

4.4

5.0

45

17

11

15 

37

16

283.2

9.14

1.31

1.51

June

9.3

7.4

5.4

3.6

2.4

1.7

1.1

.8

.4

.4

.4

2.9

4.4

36

10

5.0

2.8

2,1

1.4

1.1

*1.7

10

381

42

16

8.6

4.4

4.4

3.6 

3.6

573.9

19.1

2.73

3.05

July

3.6

2.1

1.7

1.7

1.1

.8

.8

.6

.4

.6

.4

.4

24

9.0

2.8

1.7

1.1

.8

.6

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

.6

.4

. 2

.2

.4

58.2

1.88

0.269

0.31

Aug.

0.2

.1

. 2

.4

, 2

.9

.4

p 2

.2

fZ

.2

.1

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

.2

0

3.9

0.13

0.019

0.02

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.8

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

1.0

0.03

0.0043

0.005

Calendar year 1959: Max 314 Min 0 Mean 8.40 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.26

Water year 1959-60: Max 381 Min 0 Mean 7.00 Cfsm 1.00 In. 13.60

Peak discharge (base, 

(4.33 ft); June 23 (6

cfs).--Jan. 14 (10:30 p.m.) 211 cfs (3.26 ft); Feb. 10 (1:30 a.m.) 366 cfs 

m.) 1,520 efs (7.08 ft).

Discharge measurement o±- sjuksej.-vdoj.uji rvation of u no flow made on this day.

Stage-discharge relation affected by i
WABASH RIVER BASIN

3560. Bean Blossom Creek at Dolan, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°14'30", long 86°29'57", in SW£ sec. 2, T.9 N., R.I W., on downstream side 

of pier of highway "bridge at Dolan, 17.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--100 sq ml.

Records available.--April 1946 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 576.41 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to 3ept. 28, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 123 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,530 cfs June 23 (result of indirect measuremerit) ; maximum gage height, 17.80 ft (from floodmarks); minimum discharge, 2.4 cfs 

Aug. 4 (gage height, 1.46 ft).

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 9,420 cfs June 2, 1947; maximum gage height, 17.9 ft 

Jan. 5, 1949; no flow at times during 1946-49, 1953.

Remarks. --Records fair. Flow regulated since April 1953 "by Lake Lemon, formerly known as 

Bloomington Reservoir (capacity, 4,640,000,000 gal) 8.1 miles upstream.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1113: 1947. W3P 1275: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 12 tc Nov. 3, July 20 to Aug. 10)

Oct. 1 to Dec

13.0

14.0

168

425

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

(t)

Calei

Wate

Oct.

25

25

25

29

32

46

30

27

26

27

46

25

23

22

£1

21

21

21

22

22

El

21

22

24

27

25

*25

25

26

26

26

804

25.9

-

_

-11.4

idar yeai

- year 1

Nov.

26

26

28

72

49

38

34

32

30

30

30

30

37

142

68

43

36

30

30

28

28

28

27

28

28

27

28

26

2JJ

1,111

37.0

-

_

+16.5

- 1959: 1>

359-60: t

DKC.

26

26

*25

25

25

26

25

25

24

24

50

322

190

72

54

43

46

89

66

50

43

38

36

35

35

34

35

66

70

70

62

1,737

56.0

-

_

+ 5.4

lax 3,42

lax 5.5C

Jan.

*70

70

83

92

83

70

62

54

54

50

46

56

92

130

845

537

277

205

172

141

101

83

66

54

b51

46

54

70

74

74

70

3,932

127

-

_

+2

0 Mir

0 Mir

Feb.

66

*62

58

58

228

1,100

695

339

265

1.420

1,160

396

229

151

116

96

88

74

58

b56

54

50

46

46

50

54

50

50

46

7,161

247

-

_

-3

l 3.6

1 2.6

Mar.

b44

42

*43

b41

b40

b37

b36

b37

36

35

34

33

3£

32

34

40

50

58

83

116

141

172

172

183

*151

141

172

301

277

326

391

3,330

107

-

-

+7

Mean 1

Mean 1

Apr.

283

205

151

126

106

92

74

70

58

54

54

46

43

42

40

40

46

36

35

35

*40

46

46

46

46

41

22

20

24

69

2,042

68.1

-

-

-5.4

19 C

J3 C

May

101

88

74

62

62

58

70

66

58

70

74

70

66

58

50

50

66

58

131

131

106

92

*92

70

62

247

265

T7T

126

229 

183

3,107

100

-

-

+2

f 3m 1 . 1

f31H 1.0

June

121

88

lul

78

58

36

26

22

19

16

13

17

64

472

229

1£6

66

46

34

26

*32

33

*5,5OO

2 , 700

1,380

230

131

106

83

70

11,973

399

-

-

-3

9 In.

3 In.

July

62

54

46

42

32

24

20

17

15

15

14

11

204

395

141

74

46

32

29

24

*18

15

10

8.8

8.3

8.8

7.4

5.6

4.7

5J4

1,390.9

44.9

-

-

-5.2

16.19

14.08

Aug.

3.3

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.9

3.0

5.4

6.1

3.9

3.6

3.5

20

21

26

*26

25

25

25

26

28

26

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

26

26 

25

540.7

17.4

-

-

-18.2

t 0

t +1

Sept.

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

26

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

4

5

_3

* 3

3

3

3

4

4

4

4

24

24

721

24.0

-

-

-29.2

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--Feb. 11 (2 

8,530 cfs (17.80 ft).

n.) 1,820 cfs (13.18 ft); June 23 (time unknown)

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Lake Lemon (formerly kno 

Bloomington Reservoir).

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABA3H RIVER BASIN 497

3570. White River at Spencer, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°16'49", long 86°45'42", in sec.29, T.10 N. , R.3 W. , on right bank at 

downstream side of highway bridge at Spencer, 3.3 miles upstream from McBrides Creek 

and at mile 165.9.

Drainage area. 2,980 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1925 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1305. Prior to October 1948, published as West Fork White River at 

Spencer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 526.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 26, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--35 years, 3,061 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 34,000 cfs June 25 (gage height, 21.01 ft); minimum, 420 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 2.04 ft).

1925-60: Maximum discharge, 59,400 cfs May 15, 1933, Jan. 16, 1937 (gage height, 

23.2 ft); minimum, 133 cfs Sept. 25, 30, 1941; minimum gage height, 0.88 ft Sept. 25, 

30, Oct. 1, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 28.5 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from floodmarks (discharge, 100,000 cfs, 

estimated).

Remarks.--Records Flow slightly regulated by three reservoirs aboye station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: 1533. WSP 873: 1938. WSP 1335: 1930-3l(M), 

1933(M), 1937, 1938(M), 1943.

In feet, and disch 

(Shifting-control

rge, In cubic feet per second ) 

= thod useti July 16 to Aug. 16)

(gage height,

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

2.1 445

3.0 1,070

12.0 8,950

16.0

17.0

14,800

17,300 3.0

10.0

15.0

450

1,000

6,900

13,000

18.0 20,200

20.0 27,400

21.0 34,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

500

472

445

445

445

500

735

735

595

560

1,380

5.480

2,170

2,170

1,770

1,450

1,220

1,070

920

808

735

700

665

700

882

845

808

808

735

700

665

30,113

971

0.326

0.38

Nov.

630

*595

595

770

1,220

1,300

1,370

1,450

1,300

1,140

1,070

958

1,220

2,250

5,820

3,510

5,510

2,750

2,170

1,850

1,690

1,530

1,370

1,500

1,500

1,220

1,140

1,140

1,070

995

45,813

1,527

0.512

0.57

Dec.

*958

920

920

882

882

882

882

882

882

645

920

2,770

6,690

6,060

6,150

5,070

3,990

3,560

3,220

2,730

2,410

2,170

2,010

1,850

1,770

1,690

1,610

1,950

2,650

2J 810

75,885

2,385

0.800

0.92

Jan.

2,730

2,570

2,650

2,970

*2,810

2,730

2,410

2,170

2,010

1,950

1,850

1.770

2,250

3,310

6,960

9,400

8,650

7,950

6,600

5,160

4,260

3,560

5,100

2,800

2,550

2,530

2,330

2,970

3,650

3^650

113,980

3,677

1.23

1.42

Feb.

5,310

*3,060

2,810

2,650

2,890

7,790

11,000

10,700

10,000

11,100

14,400

15,900

14 , 400

11,700

7,050

5,450

4,530

4,080

3,650

3,220

2,970

2,750

b2,500

b2 , 400

b2,400

b2,330

b2,250

b2,150

2,090

171,490

5,913

1.98

2.14

Mar.

,010

,950

,950

,850

,770

,690

,690

,610

,610

,610

,610

,550

,550

.450

,450

,550

,610

,770

,850

,170

,410

,750

,970

,140

,060

,890

,140

,800

,870

8,450 

9,880

84,540

2,727

0.915

1.05

Apr.

9,640

7,800

6,000

4,920

*4,200

3,720

5,400

3,160

2,840

2,600

2,440

2,280

2,120

2,040

1,920

1,880

1,840

1,840

1,800

1,720

1,640

1,720

1,680

1,560

1,480

1,440

1,520

1,520

1,400

1,720

83,840

2,795

0.958

1.05

May

2,600

2,560

*2,040

1,800

1,600

1,480

1,520

1,640

1,560

1,480

1,520

1,520

1,480

1,400

1,320

1,240

1 560

1,640

1,680

2,440

2,440

3,080

3,720

2,840

2,560

2,760

5,720

2,920

2,680

3,400 

5^96£

67,760

2,186

0.754

0.85

June

*5,240

2,920

2,520

2,200

1,880

1,640

1,440

1,3EO

1,200

1,080

1.000

1,000

1,120

2,280

5,080

2,120

1,760

1,480

1,280

1,120

1,040

1,840

11,700

27,600

*28,000

15,200

6,360

4,200

3,720

3,240

136,580

4,553

1.53

1.71

July

2,920

2,680

2,440

3,560

*5,010

4,040

5,240

2,680

2,280

2,040

1,920

1,840

2,600

4,290

5,910

5,370

4,200

5,080

2,520

2,120

1,840

1,640

1,480

1,560

1,520

1,520

1,560

1,480

1,280

1,160 

1.080

80,460

2,595

0.871

1.00

Aug.

*960

912

856

880

1,160

1,240

1,240

1,080

960

848

800

755

704

690

648

697

676

641

641

1,080

697

655

1,040

952

816

75?

662

614

584

620 

1,120

25,958

857

0.281

0.5?

Sept.

*627

704

655

608

560

550

512

495

620

1,120

912

662

572

554

542

518

512

500

512

726

792

620

584

578

556

490

470

500

500

480

17,991

600

0.201

0.22

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

* Discharge measu 

b Stage-discharge

Max 

Max

remer 

relE

27,000 

28,000

it made on 

ition affe

Mln

Mln

this ds 

cted by

552 

445

»yIce.,

Mean 

Mean

5,364 

2,548

Cfsm 

Cfsm

1, 

0,

.13 In. 

.855 In.

15 

11,

.31 

.63
498 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3575. Big Walnut Creek near Reelsville, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°32'11", long 86°58'35", in NW^SE^ sec.28, T.13 N., R.5 W., on left bank 

at highway bridge, 1-5 miles southwest of Reelsville and 3 miles upstream from Mill 

Creek.

Drainage area.--338 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1949 to September 1960. Published as Eel River near Reelsville 

October 1952 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 588.24 ft above mean see level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commissior). Prior to 

Dec. 10, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 360 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,000 cfs June 23 (gage height, 17.12 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Oct. 4, 5, 6, Sept. 29, 30; minimum gage height, 2.68 ft Sept. 29, 30.

1949-60: Maximum discharge, 30,700 cfs June 28, 1957 (gage height, 18.63 ft); minimum, 1.2 cfs Sept. 8, 1954 (gage height, 1.56 ft).

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1950.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 4-30, May 2-5,

June 3-22, July 5-13)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12 Dec. 13 to Sept. 30

2.9

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

56

109

4.5 

6.0 

7.0

178

580

880

2.6 10

2.9 26

3.2 53

4.0 164

7.0 910

9.0 1,640

12.0 3,300

14.0 5,420

15.0 7,350

16.0 10,900

In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

in.

Oct.

18

16

15

15

15

15

16

17

16

24

376

142

80

60

50

43

38

35

31

29

28

28

28

70

86

80

70

56

49 

45

43

1,634

52.7

0.156

0.18

Nov.

41

39

*37

97

128

116

92

75

70

61

57

56

116

278

264

186

142

116

103

97

92

86

80

75

75

75

70

70

64

58

2,916

97.2

0.288

0.32

Dec.

59

62

*61

60

61

65

65

63

59

57.

109

610

770

495

370

320

£84

260

236

213

202

192

173

173

164

164

173

320

395 

370

320

6,925

223

0.660

0.76

Jan.

272

260

395

*345

284

250

23O

210

202

213

202

£02

667

645

1.060

880

595

495

420

370

320

296

260

248

236

236

545

595

445 

370

345

12,093

390

1.15

1.33

Feb.

*320

296

272

272

896

2,780

1,390

770

850

5,110

2,030

1,000

67 O

545

445

380

330

300

270

250

240

225

210

200

190

185

180

175

175

18,956

654

1.93

2.08

Mar.

173

*182

182

164

164

150

140

164

156

140

130

120

118

115

115

164

173

182

213

248

272

296

320

345

296

320

545

1,090

1.160

940

940

9,717

313

0.926

1.07

Apr.

695

570

470

*42C

395

345

345

296

284

260

248

248

236

224

224

213

213

213

192

182

182

182

164

156

156

202

224

182

173 

446

8,340

278

0.822

0.92

May

445

*345

272

236

202

190

450

300

240

260

240

220

2OO

190

170

170

350

250

230

210

210

600

520

360

310

500

370

320

3OO 

900

800

10,360

334

0.988

1.14

June

460

*360

296

260

224

192

164

156

140

132

124

132

156

156

156

140

117

117

103

96

132

192

8.650

6,920

1,130

770

620

645

520 

420

23,660

789

2.33

2.60

July

370

320

272

260

213

*192

164

147

132

140

140

124

124

495

395

260

192

156

140

124

110

103

89

89

82

89

96

82

72 

66

 

5,299

171

0.506

0.58

Aug.

56

53

*64

89

82

71

56

52

48

43

40

38

37

35

34

34

35

32

31

108

69

43

36

33

31

30

28

26

26 

34

31

1,425

46.0

0.136

0.16

Sept.

30

26

24

23

22

21

20

*18

18

18

18

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

35

45

30

25

22

20

18

16

16

16

15 

14

624

20.8

0.062

0.07

Calendar year 1959: Max 10,800 Mln 10 Mean 367 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.78

Water year 1959-60: Max 8,630 Mln 14 Mean 279 Cfsm O.825 In. 11.21

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 cfs). Feb. 6 (7 a.m.) 3,3OO 

(13.50 ft); June 23 (8:30 p.m.) 16,000 cfs (17.12 ft).

:fs (11.95 ft); Feb. 10 (11 a.m.) 4,680 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record May 6 to June 2; discharge 

stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations. 

Jan. 6-8, 19, Feb. 16-29, Mar. 5-7, 10-15.

estimated on basis of recorded range In 

Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice
WABASH RIVER BASIN 499 

3580. Mill Creek near Cataract, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°26' , long 86-46', in SE^ sec.32, T.12 N., R.3 W., on left bank "at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 43, 3 miles east of Cataract.

Drainage area. 241 sq mi.

Records available. July 1949 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 706.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 8, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 268 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,400 cfs June 24 (gage height, 22.58 ft); minimum, 6.6 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 3.30 ft Oct. 2-4.

1949-60: Maximum discharge, that of June 24, 1960; minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 3, 6, 7, 

28, 29, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSF 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1505: 1956(P).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 24 to Nov. 12)

Oct. 1 to June 24 June 25 to Sept. 50

5.2

5.5

6.0

5.8

12

32

61

104

238

8.0

11.0

15.0

20.0

22.5

665

1,730

3,800

7,700

11,200

3.4 

3.6

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 189

7.0

8.0

11.0

16.0

19.0

360

592

1,680

4,420

6,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.7

6.9

6.8

7.5

9.5

13

16

13

9.7

13

1.510

336

133

85

58

46

37

32

28

26

24

22

24

86

115

85

61

46

40

37

34

2,768.1

89.3

0.371

0.43

Nov.

34

*32

30

253

258

127

80

64

58

52

48

60

524

1.190

620

325

209

146

127

110

104

94

85

85

85

72

72

68

61

54

5,127

171

0.710

0.79

Dec.

*64

61

58

58

61

72

76

68

58

54

157

1,600

1.640

516

367

289

238

255

223

181

167

139

133

121

121

121

133

459

516

430

272

8,708

281

1.17

1.35

Jan.

209

209

563

307

*195

160

146

133

110

121

121

141

556

435

1,490

665

367

388

388

255

200

170

150

135

127

121

380

384

255

223

223

9,327

301

1.25

1.44

Feb.

209

*174

153

153

882

2.610

1,550

493

698

2,360

1,860

472

325

238

195

170

150

135

121

115

110

96

94

32

90

87

85

84

82

13,883

479

1.99

2.15

Mar.

82

76

71

68

63

59

56

59

62

60

58

56

54

54

70

99

121

121

174

272

272

325

346

409

346

409

1,180

1.560

639

563

665

8,449

273

1.13

1.30

Apr.

409

307

238

209

*181

160

146

121

110

99

94

99

90

80

80

80

80

72

61

58

64

68

58

54

52.

82

94

61

58

332

3,697

123

0.510

0.57

May

334

153

*104

85

72

64

114

94

80

85

90

80

72

64

58

70

209

104

141

272

223

934

450

223

174

443

238

167

139

257

223

5,816

188

0.780

0.90

June

*133

104

85

72

61

54

46

42

37

54

34

48

137

1,430

388

181

115

85

68

58

98

177

6,950

10,700

6,210

2,230

490

303

204

156

30,730

1,024

4.25

4.74

July

144

128

108

98

81

*78

74

64

57

60

60

54

64

78

54

45

40

37

55

52

50

28

26

26

28

57

64

55

26

22

li.

1,752

55.9

0.252

0.27

Aug.

17

*16

24

28

41

39

22

22

20

15

14

15

12

12

11

11

10

10

13

277

45

50

19

15

11

11

11

9.5

9.1

298

155

1,256.4

59.9

0.166

0.19

Sept.

50

18

15

12

11

9.6

9.1

*8.4

13

15

11

9.1

8.1

7.9

7.6

7.9

7.9

7.9

47

60

17

11

9.1

8.1

7.9

7.2

6.9

7.2

7.2

6.6

401.7

13.4

0.056

0.06

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,480 Mln 5.7 Mean 272 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.30

Water year 1959-60: Max 10,700 Mln 6.6 Mean 251 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.19

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs).--Feb. 6 (8 to 9 p.m.) 2,760 cfs (13.19 ft); Feb. 11 (2:30 a.m.) 

2,660 cfs (13.00 ft); June 24 (9 a.m.) 11,400 cfs (22.58 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 21-24, Feb. 16-18, 21, 25-25, 27-29, 

Mar. 2, 4-15.
500 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3590. Mill Creek near Manhattan, Ind.

Location --Lat 39°29', long 86°55', in sec.11, T.12 N.', R.5 W. , on left bank 200 ft down-

 stream from Cagles Mill, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Cagles Mill Reservoir, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Deer Creek, and 5^ miles south of 

Manhattan.

Drainage area. 292 sq mi. Records available . May to September 1931 (fragmentary), October 1938 to September 1960. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 581.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. May 3 to Sept. 2, 1931, staff gage on upstream side of mill at datum 7 ft higher. 

May 3 to Sept. 25, 1939, staff gage on upstream side of mill at datum 6 ft higher. 

Sept. 26, 1939, to May 12, 1941, chain, wire-weight, and tape gages at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 22 years (1938-60), 292 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,740 cfs July 6 (gage height, 8.42 ft); maximum

 gage height, 14.17 ft June 23 (backwater from Deer Creek); minimum, 3.9 cfs Sept. 19 

(gage height, 1.23 ft). .

1931, 1938-60: Maximum discharge, 8,960 cfs Jan. 5, 1950 (gage height, 18.38 ft); 

no flow Aug. 7, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by Cagles Mill Reservoir (capacity, 228,100 

acre-ft), since Dec. 20, 1952.

Revisions (water years). WSF 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1940-41.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge

In cubic feet per second)

(Backwater from Deer Creek Feb. 5, 6, 10, 11, Mar. 27, 28, 

May 30, June 23, 24)

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

3.3

7.4

15

27

45

107

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

8.5

188

294

435

830

2,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

*4.2

4.2

4.2

4.4

13

72

32

7.7

7.7

10

76

335

467

467

467

272

43

18

18

18

27

32

34

86

107

107

107

107

77

19

67

3,110.4

100

+1

Nov.

107

51

*19

83

231

282

188

62

71

55

38

47

235

308

308

308

376

502

502

467

467

348

130

107

107

107

100

51

58

67

5,782

193

-1

Dec.

67

81

*85

70

84

107

107

107

83

76

107

173

122

177

130

1,190

2,200

2,140

867

114

179

206

206

138

114

179

170

242

348

435

467

10,771

347

+1

Jan.

467

467

467

*467

270

188

154

107

170

206

138

107

225

435

240

114

122

122

1,250

2,080

1,440

173

107

195

162

107

232

405

467

405

246

11,735

379

-1

Feb.

225

216

188

188

198

122

130

122

130

130

122

122

122

122

122

122

1,300

2,380

2,380

2,500

2,380

2,320

2,200

203

107

107

107

170

162

18,697

645

-2

Mar.

100

93

93

93

93

93

100

100

107

114

114

107

107

100

93

93

107

162

197

225

348

376

435

467

467

467

467

239

122

122

122

5,923

191

+165

Apr.

122

122

114

*114

114

341

502

502

502

502

502

502

502

502

5O2

502

467

467

467

467

391

467

220

85

55.

100

122

122

122

122

9,621

321

-146

May

258

*321

321

321

308

238

114

TT4

114

114

187

114

114

114

114

107

259

246

122

114

233

122

260

435

446

122

356

502

502

249

377

7,318

236

+31

June

502

*502

502

502

263

79

53

54

45

37

38

93

114

114

358

502

502

502

502

371

114

114

114

138

138

114

107

107

107

107

6,795

226

+929

July

107

107

107

107

993

1,660

*1,500

2,500

2.620

2,620

2,500

2,500

1,740

1,120

1,960

2,320

2,260

2,440

2,260

2,020

1,000

49

35

31

30

60

100

107

88

31

lii

3^,979 . 2

1,128

-953

Aug.

7.2

7.2

*7.7

79

107

107

43

19

19

18

18

18

11

7.7

6.6

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.6

81

107

107

107

100

28

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

32

93

1,183.2

38.2

+24.7

Sept.

263

308

199

27

4.8

4.2

13

*19

18

18

14

6.9

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.2

4.2

12~ 4.0

28

33

33

33

27

14

7.7

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.9

1,137.1

37.9

-23.5

Adjusted for change In contents In Cagles Mill Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm

101 

0.346 

0.40

192 

0.658 

0.73

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

348 

1.19 

1.37

378 

1.29 

1.49

643 

2.20

2.37

356 

1.22 

1.41

175 

0.559 

0.62

267 

0.914 

1.05

Observed

Max 2,380 Mln 2.2 Mean 331 

Max 2,620 Mln 4.0 Mean 320

1,155 

3.96 

4.42

175 

0.599 

0.69

62.9 

0.215 

0.25

14.4 

0.049 

0.05

Adjusted

Mean 332 C"sm 1.14 In. 15.40 

Mean 320 C°sm 1.10 In. 14.91

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic 

Corps of Engineers.

feet per second, In Cagles Mill Reservoir; furnished by
WABASH RIVER BASIN 501

3595. Deer Creek near Putnamville, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°34'04", long 86*52'00", In NW£ sec.16, T.13 H. , R.4 W., on left bank on

upstream side of bridge on State Highway 243, 0.4 mile southwest of Putnamville,

0.4 mile downstream from small tributary, and 0.8 mile downstream from Limestore Creek.

Drainage area. 59.0 sq mi.

Records available. October 1954 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 630.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 3, 1957, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 63.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,450 cfs June 23 (gage height, 13.53 ft); minimum observed, 0.8 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height. 0.75 ft Oct. 3, Sept. 13. 

1954-60: Maximum discharge, that of June 23, 1960; no flow Oct. 1-10, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (ss

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 28 to Aug. 20, Sept. 20-30)

0.6

.7

0.2 

1.1 

2.6

4.8

11

27

1.9 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

10.0

67

142

232

509

1,420

3,910

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.7

1.4

1.1

376

2.4

3.3

3.7

3.0

2.3

40

~28- 258

16

11

8.8

7.1

5.7

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.1

3.7

20

25

17

13

9.2

8.1

4.8

7.7

525.4

16.9

0.286

0.33

Nov.

7.4

6.8

*678

72

41

22

16

14

12

11

9.6

10

65

165

71

52

34

22

23

22

20

18

18

18

18

16

16

15

13

12

846.6

28.2

0.478

0.53

Dec.

13

13

*14

13

14

17

16

15

12

11

53

382

148

88

72

58

48

47

38

35

34

30

28

27

26

26

30

64

77 

72

53

1,574

50.8

0.861

0.99

Jan.

41

41

97

58

b45

*b38

35

30

27

30

29

39

125

108

184

105

77

87

78

62

b50

b40

b35

b31

28

26

110

86

67 

62

1,929

62.2

1.05

1.21

Feb.

54

48

*36

35

511

523

148

112

196

828

177

106

82

67

b52

b44

b37

33

30

b28

30

b30

b28

b28

28

b28

b30

b29

b28

3,406

117

1.98

2.14

Mar.

b28

*b28

27

b25

b23

22

21

22

23

22

b21

b20

b!9

b!9

b!9

25

30

31

50

82

77

82

88

94

80

124

397

2T7

127

150

2,151

69.4

1.18

1.36

Apr.

106

82

72

67

62

*55

48

43

37

35

34

34

32

30

29

28

28

27

23

23

24

22

20

§5

20

28

24

20

21

67

1,161

38.7

0.656

0.73

May

53

34

28

24

*21

20

47

28

26

30

27

25

22

21

18

18

35

23

27

33

26

101

57

38

33

72

43

35

30

 119 co"

62

1,176

37.9

0.642

0.74

June

40

*32

27

23

19

17

16

14

12

11

12

14

18

25

20

15

12

11

1010-

14

71

*5,480

199

106

72

72

62

53

31

4,518

151

2.56

2.86

July

30

24

21

18

16

14

13

*10

9.6

11

11

9.2

10

11

9.2

8.4

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.0

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.4

3.9

12

11

6.2

4.1

3.5 

2.6

313.1

10.1

0.171

0.20

Aug.

2.2

2.2

*3.0

6.5

4.8

5.7

5.1

3.9

2.4

2.3

1.7

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

56

6.8

5.7

4.4

3.3

2.8

2.3

2.2

1.8

2.4 

10

5.7

152.2

4.S1

0.083

0.10

Sept.

3.3

2.4

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.1

1.1

*1.0

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9 iTT

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

28

11

4.8

2.6

2.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

80.5

2.68

0.045

0.05

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,180 Mln 0.4 Mean 56.6 Cfsm 0.959 In. 13.01

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,480 Mln 0.9 Mean 48.7 Cfsm 0.825 In. 11.24

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). Oct. 11 (1 a.m.) 1,120 cfs (5.36 ft); Feb. 5 (6:30 p.m.) 1,420 

ofs (6.01 ft); Feb. 10 (4 a.m.) 2,510 cfs (7.92 ft); Mar. 27 (4:30 p.m.) 1,070 cfs (5.27 ft); 

June 23 (8:30 a.m.) 7,450 cfs (13.53 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Computed from twice-daily readings of wire-weight gage Oct. 1-10, Oct. 12 to Nov. 3, 5-12, 

Nov. 17 to Dec. 11, 17-27, Jan. 1, 2, 6-12, 23-26, Feb. 2, 4, Feb. 17-21, Feb. 23 to Mar. 18, 

Apr. 7-29, May 2, 21, 24, 25, 27-29, June 1-22, June 30 to Aug. 19, Aug. 21 to Sept. 30.
SOS WABASH RIVER BASIN

3600. Eel River at Bowling Green, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°23'02", long 87°01'1S", in NW£ sec.24 T.ll N. , R.6 W., on left bank 

500 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 46, at Bowling Green, and 0.5 mile downstream from Jordan Creek.

Drainage area.--844 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1931 to September 1960. Prior to October 1934, published as

"near Centerpoint."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 548.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Jan. 30, 1931, to Nov. 27, 1934, chain gage at 

site 5| miles downstream at datum 6.15 ft lower. Nov. 28, 1934, to Nov. 30, 1949, 

water-stage recorder at site 500 ft upstream from present site at datum 1 ft higher.

Average discharge.--29 years, 853 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,500 cfs June 24 (gage height, 20.45 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 38 cfs Sept. 30, minimum gage height, 1.22 cfs Oct. 3-5.

1931-60: Maximum discharge, 34,000 cfs Jan. 4. 1950 (gage height, 23.53 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Oct. 7, 3, 1954 (gage height, 0.32 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 30.0 ft in 1875, present datum, from information by Corps 

of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gsge-height record. 

which are fair. Flow regulated by Cagles Mill Reservoir (capacity, 228,100 acre-ft).

Revisions [water years) .--WSP 893: 1935, 1937-39. WSP 973: 1937-38, 1939(M). WSP 1275: 

Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1931(m), 1934(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 29 to Dec. 5, Dec. 9, 10,

July 1-5, July 22 to Aug. 30)

1.1 

1.4 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

33

64

166

400

1,100

10.0

18.0

19.0

20.0

3,300

8,200

10,100

14,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

5

4

5

g

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

ft)

Oct.

*50

46

45

45

45

62

105

51

47

50

1,070

520

620

585

550

490

186

119

105

110

96

99

100

166

252

252

229

207

196

128

110

6,756

217

-

+1

Nov.

176

*156

105

245

450

520

430

229

186

186

156

156

457

1,220

1,020

760

620

725

690

655

655

620

350

264

264

252

240

207

166

176

12,514

410

-

-1

Dec.

*176

176

186

176

156

207

218

207

186

156

290

2,080

1,990

1,100

725

862

2,480

2,550

1,940

490

460

490

460

450

550

575

460

760

1,140

1,140

1,020

23,416

755

-

+1

Jan.

900

865

1,260

1,140

795

*550

5ZO

450

450

490

460

400

1,240

1,580

2,620

1,740

1,100

980

1,260

2,660

2,400

775

520

520

520

450

1,000

1,660

1,580

1,180

900

32,705

1,055

-

-1

Feb.

760

*725

620

620

1,800

5,500

3,410

1,660

1,860

5,050

4,660

1,940

1,580

1,100

900

30

1,140

2,850

2,800

2,850

2,800

2,710

2,660

1,340

620

550

520

550

550

54,755

1,887

-

-I

Mar.

450

450

450

400

575

b560

b540

350

575

575

375

550

550

525

b510

575

450

460

655

760

865

1,060

1,220

1,500

1,140

1,180

1,900

5,740

2,550

2,040

2 ,300

27,350

882

-

+ 165

Apr.

1.540

1,180

940

795

*725

760

1,020

980

940

900

865

865

830

830

795

795

795

795

760

725

655

725

585

525

275

450

460

575

550 

995

23,010

767

-

-146

May

1,260

*900

725

655

585

585

900

620

490

490

550

460

400

575

550

350

520

585

400

460

460

1,300

865

850

865

760

760

900

865 

2,700

1,990

25,955

775

-

+31

June

*1,540

1,100

980

900

760

400

525

500

275

240

310

350

375

460

460

725

690

655

655

620

288

550

a6,400

315.500

aS.OOO

1,660

1,220

1,220

1,020 

850

46,408

1,547

"

+929

July

725

690

585

550

*758

2,480

1,320

2,760

2,950

2,900

2,900

2,800

2,760

1,740

2,350

2,760

2,660

2,660

2,800

2,550

1,820

550

275

240

218

264

264

264

240 

176

157

45,726

1,475

"

-955

Aug.

128

*119

110

176

207

218

176

110

104

97

92

88

84

75

71

67

65

63

62

116

207

156

157

157

104

58

52

49

46

Tee"

5,812

125

~

+25

Calendar year 1959: Max 15,000 Mln 58 Mean 949 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.27 t +1

Sept.

240

*575

350

128

84

71

67

74

78

72

71

63

58

54

52

51

50

50

58

122

102

89

78

72

62

49

44

44

41 

 39-

2,788

92.9

"

-24

Water year 1959-60: Max 15,500 Mln 59 Mean 828 Cfsm 0.981 In. 15.35 t +1

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Cagles Mill Reservoir; furnished by 

Corps of Engineers.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of floodmarks, weather records, and records 

for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice
WABASH RIVER BASIN 503

3605. White River at Newberry, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°55'42", long 87°01'00", in sec.25, T.6 N., R.6 W., on right bank 500 ft 

upstream from bridge on State Highway 57 at Newberry, 2.3 miles downstream from Doans 

Creek, and at mile 118.0.

Drainage area. 4,696 sq mi.

Records available--September 1928 to September 1960. Prior to October 1948, published 

as West Fork White River at Newberry.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 465.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 21, 1928, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--32 years, 4,621 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 34,100 cfs June 26 (gage height, 19.63 ft); minimum, 575 cfs Oct. 3-6, Sept. 17-20, 28-30; minimum gage height, 0.98 ft Oct. 4, Sept. 30.

1928-60: Maximum discharge, 76,900 cfs May 21, 1943 (gage height, 24.19 f;); minimum, 193 cfs Oct. 1, 1941; minimum gage height, 0.29 ft Sept. 30, Oct. 7, 8, 1954.

Maximum stage since at least 1875, 27.5 ft Mar. 27, 1913, from floodmarks by State 

Highway Department of Indiana (discharge, 130,000 cfs, estimated)

Remarks. Records good. Slight regulation by storage in four reservoirs above station. 

Revisions (water years). VJSP 873: 1937(M). WSP1275: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, In feet, and dlecharge

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method ueed June 29 to July 21, Sept. 14-21)

1.0 

3.0 

9.0

575

2,240

8,960

13.0

18.0

20.0

15,300

27,800

36,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per aecond, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2S

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tola:

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

688

612

575

575

575

575

650

8OO

800

688

950

2,160

5,320

2,610

2,510

2,240

1,970

1,610

1,270

*1,190

1,110

990

950

990

1,110

1,270

,270

,190

,110

,110

,030

38,498

1,242

0.264

0.30

Nov.

950

912

950

1,970

1,790

1,790

1,880

1,880

1,700

1,520

1,430

1,350

1,430

3,010

4^,860

4,860

4,200

3,870

3,210

2,910

2,610

2,420

*2,240

2,060

1,790

1,700

1,610

1,520

1,520

1,350

65,292

2,176

0.463

0.52

Dec.

1,350

1,270

1,270

1.190

1,190

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,190

1,270

4,010

8.600

8,240

6,440

5,740

4,860

6,680

5,960

4,640

4,090

*5,520

3,110

2,910

2,710

2,420

2,420

3,320

4,090

4,640

4,530

106,540

3,437

0.732

0.84

Jan.

4,310

3,980

4,420

4,750

4,530

4,090

3,540

3,210

2,910

2,810

2,710

2.610

4,090

4,970

10,300

12,OOO

11,700

10,700

9,740

8,120

7,520

6,680

5,080

3,980

3,540

3,430

3,430

*4,750

5,520

5,630

5,630

170,680

5,506

1.17

1.35

Feb.

5,080

4,530

4,310

3,980

4,750

9,090

12,700

15,100

14,700

17,100

19,900

20,100

21.100

19,900

16,500

9,610

7,040

6,320

6,800

6,560

6,200

5,960

5,630

5,520

4,640

3,760

3,430

3,430

*3.210

_ _ ^ _

266,950

9,205

1.96

2.11

Mar.

3,110

2,910

2,810

2,710

2,610

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,330

2,330

2,330

2,330

2.240

2,240

2,240

2,330

2,710

3,010

3,650

4,640

4,860

*5,190

5,740

5,850

5,630

5,080

5,080

6,200

8,240

9,740

11,700

127,100

4,100

0.873

1.01

Apr.

12.700

11,900

9,610

7,640

6,440

5,630

5,190

4,970

4,640

4,310

3,980

3,760

3,650

3,430

3,320

3,210

3,210

3,110

3,010

2,910

3,010

3,110

2,910

2,810

2,420

*2,240

2,420

2,420

2,330

3,010

133,300

4,443

0.946

1.06

May

4,970

4,750

3,870

3,320

3,010

2,710

2,910

3,320

2,910

2,610

2,610

2,510

2,420

2,330

2,240

2.060

2,240

2,610

3,010

3,540

3,650

3,540

*5,190

5,080

4,750

5,740

5,740

5,300

4,530

4,750

6.080

114,300

3,687

0.785

0.90

June

6,320

5,300

4,640

3,870

3,430

3,O1O

2,510

2,150

1,970

1.790

1,860

2,330

3,980

7,280

6,560

4,530

3,430

2,910

2,610

*2,330

2,150

1,880

6,060

17,400

24,800

52,200

30,900

20,100

8,960

6,520

223,600

7,453

1.59

1.77

July

7,160

6,800

5,080

4,420

5,190

5,960

6,200

5,080

5,500

5,500

5,080

4,860

4,750

*5,850

6,680

7,760

7,760

6,800

5,740

5,300

4,640

4,090

2,810

2,240

2,060

2,060

2,240

2,240

2,060

1,880

1.700

145,090

4,680

1.00

1.15

Aug.

1,610

*1,450

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,520

ii.700

1,700

1,430

1,550

1,270

1,190

1,110

1,110

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,050

990

1,050

1,270

1,190

1,110

1,550

1,270

1,190

1,050

990

912

1,270

1,350

38,542

1,245

0.265

0.51

Sept.

1.610

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,050

875

858

762

725

762

1,350

1,030

800

688

650

*612

575

575

575

575

650

912

800

725

688

688

612

575

575

575

24,402

813

0.175

0.19

Calendar year 1959: Max 35,800 Mln 465 Mean 5,000 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.46

Water year 1959-60: Max 32,20O Mln 575 Mean 3,973 Cfsm 0.846 In. 11.51

Discharge measur this day.
504 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3610. Blue River at Carthage, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°46 

stream from high' 

Three Mile Creek.

6', long 85°34', in sec.18, T.15 N., R.9 E., on right bank 500 ft upiway bridge, half a mile west of Carthage, and £-5- miles downstream frotr

Drainage area.--187 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1960.

Gage. Mater-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 859.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 19, 1951, wire-weight gage at site 500 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--10 years, 200 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,620 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 8.40 ft); minimum, 41 cfs Sept. 14, 16-18, 25, 26 (gage height, 1.42 ft).

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 8,340 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 13.28 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Sept. 18-20, 1955; minimum gage height, 1.26 ft Sept. 13, 1956.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions. WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 25 June 24 to Sept. 30

39

126

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

910

1,740

2,340

1.4 

2.0

333

910

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfara

In.

Oct.

49

47

47

48

52

110

84

64

60

61

364

150

103

90

81

73

*68

65

63

63

60

60

60

68

74

70

70

65

65 

65

64

2,463

79.5

0.425

O.49

Nov.

64

61

61

137

190

121

95

84

77

74

76

*82

130

346

333

200

150

121

103

98

93

87

84

85

82

81

82

81

74

73

3,425

114

0.610

0.68

Dec.

74

76

76

76

77

81

81

77

74

74

100

501

700

358

253

210

170

*150

130

112

112

103

100

98

97

97

98

121

150

160

130

4,716

152

0.813

0.94

Jan.

112

112

160

150

121

112

103

101

95

95

*93

103

221

232

1,080

730

410

353

310

232

b!80

b!55

b!40

130

130

121

190

276

210

180

170

6,787

219

1.17

1.35

Feb.

160

150

130

130

233

1.O6O

640

410

730

1,990

1,280

550

383

287

242

221

200

190

*170

160

160

150

150

150

150

150

130

130

130

10,616

366

1.96

2.11

Mar.

121

121

121

121

121

112

112

103

b!02

blOO

blOO

blOO

100

101

103

112

112

*112

121

130

150

150

140

170

150

170

396

790

550

492

410

5,793

187

1.00

1.15

Apr.

287

232

200

200

232

210

190

170

150

140

140

140

130

130

*121

130

121

121

112

112

121

112

103

103

101

103

100

97

97

112

4,317

144

0.770

0.86

May

112

100

97

93

90

89

90

92

93

103

100

95

95

92

87

85

14O

112

98

*103

150

221

2OO

140

121

232

464

521

287

264

232

4,798

155

0.829

0.96

June

180

160

170

130

121

103

101

97

92

89

87

98

97

103

95

*87

87

82

79

16.

121

127

932

550

264

180

143

143

134

126

4,854

162

0.866

0.97

July

134

118

497

264

161

134

126

110

107

108

118

104

502

488

*221

152

126

110

108

100

94

91

88

88

86

91

88

82

78

74

72.

4,720

152

0.813

0.94

Aug.

67

67

73

73

68

66

66

64

70

74

64

*61

60

58

61

59

58

56

60

66

61

64

59

58

56

54

52

51

54

102 -66

1,968

63.5

0.340

0.39

Sept.

58

55

50

46

44

44

44

44

51

46

45

44

44

44

44

*44

43

43

52

51

47

46

45

45

43

43

45

54

47

46

1,397

46.6

0.249

0.28

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,920 Mln 41 Mean 222 Cfsra 1.19 In. 16.13

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,990 Mln 43 Mean 153 Cfsm O.818 In. 11.12

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). --Feb. 10 (6:3O p.m.) 2,620 cfs (8.40 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 505

3615. Blue River at Shelbyvllle, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°31'45", long 85°46'55", In SE£ sec.31, T.13 N., R.7 E. , on left bank a 

quarter of a mile downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 421 at Shelbyville and 0.6 mile 

downstream from Little Blue River.

Drainage area. 425 sq mi.

Records available. September 1943 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 737.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1953, wire-weight gage at bridge a quarter of a mile upstream

at datum 3.5 ft higher.

Average discharge. 17 years, 473 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,650 cfs June 24 (gage height, 13.53 ft); minimum, 62 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 2.54 ft).

1943-60: Maximum discharge, 14,800 cfs Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 17.00 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum, 23 cfs Oct. 2, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1275; Drainage area. WSP 1505: 1944.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. I to Feb. 10 Feb. 11 to Sept. 30

2.5 

3.0

3.5

139

249

4.5 565

7.0 1,650

1O.O 3,75O

2.4 

3.0 

3.5

160

268

5.0 760

7.0 1,650

13.0 6,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

67

67

72

69

72

100

159

120

98

92

184

328

180

149

130

116

106

102

97

94

*90

88

90

95

102

107

106

104

98

98

98

3,478

112

0.264

0.30

Nov.

98

98

98

120

274

214

170

149

139

130

130

130

191

487

BOO

528

558

*274

237

214

202

191

170

170

170

159

159

149

149

139

6,497

217

0.511

0.57

Dec.

139

139

139

139

139

139

139

139

139

130

149

526

1.500

1,080

720

565

440

390

343

287

*274

249

237

225

214

214

225

274

374

390

358

10,415

336

0.791

0.91

Jan.

300

274

343

390

314

274

262

237

225

214

2O2

214

314

492

1,490

1.950

1,160

*920

840

642

492

406

343

314

300

287

300

528

457

406

374

15,264

492

1.16

1.34

Feb.

358

328

300

287

441

1,800

1,950

1,160

1,250

3,240

4.510

2,280

1,120

840

648

576

508

474

410

363

363

348

334

*320

52O

320

294

294

261

25,517

880

2.07

2.23

Mar.

b270

256

256

256

b260

244

222

b215

b208

b202

200

200

200

200

211

222

233

233

268

334

394

410

*378

442

410

394

576

1.250

1,160

1,040

1,120

12.264

396

0.932

1.07

Apr.

800

648

542

508

508

508

442

394

363

320

307

307

294

268

268

268

268

256

233

*233

244

244

233

222

222

222

211

200

200

211

9,944

331

0.779

0.87

May

233

211

200

190

190

190

200

200

200

211

222

211

200

200

190

190

211

244

211

211

244

320

474

*363

307

542

1,450

1,400

1,040

840

760

11,855

382

0.899

1.04

June

576

508

542

442

294

294

256

244

222

211

200

222

281

281

268

222

200

190

180

170

180

253

3,600

5,450

1,850

*960

684

684

612

5O8

20,544

685

1.61

1.80

July

576

542

2,780

2,03O

920

1,040

508

410

363

334

348

320

358

1,250

880

576

410

*442

378

307

2&8

244

281

307

281

281

256

233

200

190

-*- 8^

17,493

564

1.33

1.53

Aug.

160

15C

16C

442

256

20C

18C

17C

15C

16C

141

132

122

12C

HE

117 *ioe

ice

111

19C

17C

17C

141

122

111

104

97

91

10T

17C

18C

4,746

153

0.36C

0.42

Sept.

118

100

90

83

78

72

69

71

200

109

90

83

76

71

69

69

66

66

*104

99

84

76

74

72

69

66

62

66

74

69

2,495

83.2

0.196

0.22

Calendar year 1959 : Max 9,200 Min 64 Mean 475 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.16

Water year 1959-60 : Max 5,430 Min 62 Mean 584 Cfsm 0.904 In. 12.30

Peak discharge (base, 3,400 cfs).--Feb. 11 (12 m.) 4,390 cfs (10.79 ft); Ju 

(13.53 ft); July 3 (5 p.m.) 4,070 cfs (10.40 ft).

24 (4 a.m.) 6,650 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
506 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3620. Youngs Creek near Edlnburg, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°25'08", long 86°00 1 18", In Sw£ sec.5, T.ll N., R.5 E., on left bank on 

upstream side of highway bridge half a mile southwest of Amity, 2 miles upstream from 

mouth, and 5 miles northwest of Edlnburg.

Drainage area.--109 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1960. Prior to December 1942 monthly 

discharge only, published In WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 670.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 30, 1955, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--18 years, 112 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,070 cfs June 24 (gage height, 9.49 ft); minimum, 3.0 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 0.61 ft).

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 10,700 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 13.4 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 14, 1954.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1944.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 15 to Dec. 11, May 17, 23, 

June 26-28, July 4)

0.5

1.0 

1.5

1.8 

5.1

2.5

6.0 

7.0

35

102

270

1,060

1,340

1,830

2,530

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.7

3.3

4.0

7.3

5.6

19

14

8.4

S.S

6.0

16

14

9.0

7.4

6.5

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.1

*5.1

4.7

4.7

5.1

8.4

7.9

8.4

9.0

7.4

7.9

s'.9

235.4

7.59

0.070

0.08

Nov.

lil

6.9

8.4

26

19

11

8.4

7.9

6.9

6.9

7.4

8.4

39

278

198

100

*51

26

21

18

16

14

13

13

12

11

11

10

9.0 

8.4

972.5

32.4

0.297

0.33

Dec.

8.4

9.0

8.4

7.9

8.4

8.4

7.9

7.4

7.4

6^9

9.0

316

458

252

172

132

102

110

100

78

69

51

*43

39

34

33

35

90

140 

140

102

2,585.1

83.4

0.765

0.88

Jan.

77

74

117

110

79

65

57

45

33

31

28

31

127

170

678

414

270

252

234

163

*b86

bSO

b70

b66

64

58

83

110

84 

77

75

3,908

126

1.16

1.34

Feb.

74

65

58

60

368

1,220

656

392

414

1.710

1,160

392

290

207

147

132

117

99

74

65

65

56

53

49

52

*51

43

43

39

8,151

281

2.58

2.78

Mar.

33

34

33

33

31

31

29

b29

b28

b28

b28

b28

28

29

30

35

43

48

b60

bSO

blOO

b!60

b!50

*b2QO

189

172

310

370

270 

310

310

3,259

105

0.963

1.11

Apr.

216

172

132

117

102

86

77

62

54

47

45

49

44

42

40

39

42

38

*31

28

38

35

29

27

26

26

26

23

22 

32

1,747

58.2

0.534

0.60

May

32

24

22

21

20

19

24

23

22

25

26

24

23

23

21

42

132

69

47

47

60

112

132

78

61

*176

110

75

58 

102

108

1,758

56.7

0.520

0.60

June

70

62

52

39

32

28

26

23

23

22

21

22

25

47

61

36

28

24

22

19.

23

27

1,570

2.150

458

252

*163

140

110 

82

5,657

189

1.73

1.93

July

79

65

246

180

96

61

49

42

36

35

33

31

32

30

25

23

22

23

*23

18

16

14

13

14

13

14

14

12

8.4 

7.4

6.5

1,281.3

41.3

0.379

0.44

Aug.

5.6

4.7

5.6

6.9

9.0

6.9

19

126

35

22

14

11

9.5

9.0

7.9

*7.9

7.4

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.5

25

9.5

7.4

6.5

5.6

5.6

4.7

4.7

6.5

5.6

415.7

13.4

0.123

0.14

Sept.

5.6

5.6

4.7

4.7

4.0

4.7

4.7

4.7

14

53.

17

9.5

7.4

6.5

5.6

4.4

4.0

4.0

6.5

*9.4'

9.0

7.4

5.6

4.7

4.0

3.7

3.3

3.3

3.3 

3.3

212.6

7.09

0.065

0.07

Calendar year 1959 : Max 3,730 Mln 2.7 Mean 111 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.80

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,150 Mln 3.3 Mean 82.5 Cfsm 0.757 In. 10.30

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 nfs).--Feb. 10 (11 p.m.) 2,370 cfs 

(9.49 ft).

(8.78 ft); June 24 (5 a.m.) 3,O70 cfs

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 507

3625. Sugar Creek near Edinburg, Ind.

. , ,

. , on left bank 50 ft upstream from highway bridge in Camp Atterbury, H miles uptream from confluence with Blue River, and l| miles northwest of Edinburg.

Location. Lat 39°21'39", long 85°59'51", on line between sees. 29 and 32, T.ll N., R.5 

E. , 

stream from confluence with Blue River, and l|

Drainage area. --462 sq mi.

Records available . October 1942 to September 1960. Prior to February 1943 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 646.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1952, wire-weight gage on downstream side of old highway bridge 

100 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge .--18 years, 499 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum during year, 6,530 cfs June 24 (gage height, 12.40 ft); minimum, 41 cfs 

Sept. 9 (gage height, 4.17 ft).

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 27,600 cfs May 29. 1956 (gage height, 18.38 ft); minimum, 8.0 cfs Sept. 18, 1954 (gage height, 3.04 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions .--WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect ( 

height, in feet, and discharge in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 10 Feb. 11 to Sept. 30

4.2 44

4.5 106

5.0 276

7.0 1,360

9.0 2,710

12.0 5,870

4.1

4.3 

4.6

5.0

145

310

7.0 1,360

9.0 2,710

12.0 5,870

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

47

46

44

56

65

87

80

76

69

65

83

271

201

145

104

87

78

69

65

 61

59

59

59

65

67

67

69

67

63

63

65

2,502

80.7

0.175

0.20

Nov.

63

63

63

99

106

120

112

115

99

92

87

87

106

365

773

565

*412

276

219

191

167

157

145

135

132

126

120

115

106

101

5,323

177

0.383

0.43

Dec.

99

99

99

99

39

99

99

99

99

99

104

413

1.600

1,300

889

618

488

412

364

£97

276

*237

223

212

198

194

198

233

364

412

388

10,410

336

0.727

0.84

Jan.

318

276

318

412

341

276

256

237

212

194

187

187

256

405

1,420

1.840

1,300

1,000

889

671

*513

b420

b360

b310

b290

276

276

412

437

364

341

14,994

484

1.05

1.21

Feb.

318

297

276

256

631

2,760

2,980

1,720

1,420

3,500

5.470

3,280

1,600

975

710

610

535

485

435

360

360

335

a310

a290

*a300

288

256

247

254

31,258

1,077

2.33

2.51

Mar.

208

b200

b!97

b!95

b!90

b!85

b!75

b!70

b!65

b!60

b!55

b!55

159

162

166

176

192

204

256

410

585

*660

610

710

660

560

810

1.140

1,140

1,080

1,080

12,915

417

0.903

1.04

Apr.

92O

760

610

535

485

435

385

360

310

288

260

256

247

229

224

220

216

208

192

*184

200

208

192

180

173

173

170

162

156

166

9,104

305

0.656

0.73

May

216

238

204

176

162

156

159

162

156

159

159

159

152

148

142

142

288

229

192

184

252

385

610

455

*555

760

865

585

560

655

710

9,715

313

0.677

0.78

June

535

435

360

288

260

216

192

176

159

152

142

145

159

192

288

224

184

162

145

130

127

*156

2,500

5.470

4,100

1,250

760

655

555

460

20,557

685

1.48

1.65

July

510

510

908

2 , 260

1,250

710

510

585

510

288

265

252

242

412

555

360

265

234

*208

180

162

148

159

136

124

124

124

121

110

102

95

11,979

386

0.855

0.96

Aug.

90

88

86

92

108

98

98

224

156

105

88

79

75

70

66

*65

61

65

61

60

63

118

118

108

100

81

72

66

63

61

60

2,725

87.9

0.190

0.22

Sept.

68

61

56

53

50

48

47

44

150

251

121

90

79

70

65

60

58

63

61

*68

72

68

60

58

54

51

51

51

51

51

2,110

70.3

0.152

0.17

Calendar year 1959 : Max 10,800 Min 33 Mean 493 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.49

Water year 1959-60: Max '5,470 Min 44 Mean 365 Cfsm 0.79O In. 10.74

Peak discharge (base, 4,200 cfs). Feb. 11 (10:30 

6,530 cfs (12.40 ft).

5,730 cfs (11.90 ft); June 24 (10:30 p.m.)

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on 

and records for stations on nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

basis of weather records, 1 discharge measi-rement,
508 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3630. Driftwood River near Edinburg, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°20'21", long 85°59'll", in sec.4, T.10 N., R.5 E., on left bank just 

downstream from highway bridge, 0.8 mile downstream from confluence of Blue River and 

Sugar Creek and 1^ miles southwest of Edinburg.

Drainage area.--1,054 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1960. Prior to July 1941 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 636.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 7, 1941, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--20 years, 1,143 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,300 cfs June 25 (gage height, 14.16 ft); minimum, 146 cfs Oct. 3; minimum gage height, 1.85 ft Sept. 28-30.

1940-60: Maximum discharge, 37,500 cfs May 29, 1956 (gage heigl-t, 16.80 ft); minimum observed, 36 cfs Sept. 23, 1941.

Maximum stage known, £0.3 ft in March 1913, from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions.--WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-11, Nov. 17-19)

125

655

1,730

9.0

11.0

13.0

14.0

4,500

6,460

9,600

12,400

Discharge, in cubic feet ?cond, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

155

149

149 

162 

169

198

222

258

218

198

222

628

610

430

350

310

270

262

246

*234

226

214

210

210

214

214

226

226

218 

214

214

7 , 826

252

0.239

0.28

Nov.

206

202

198 

266 

270

390

370

330

310

290

270

270

290

762

1 . 650

1,730

*1,150

850

700

610

565

520

475

452

430

410

390

390

370 

350

15,666

522

0.495

0.55

Dec.

350

330

330 

330 

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

687

2,400

3.400

2,510

1,850

1,430

1 , 250

610

9EO

850

*750

700

655

610

610

610

655

950

1,100

1,050

27,277

880

0.835

0.96

Jan.

950

850

850 

1,100 

1,000

850

800

700

655

610

565

565

655

1,050

2,720

4.340

3,940

2,930

2,450

bl,900

*bl,500

bl,100

bl.OOO

b900

b860

850

850

1,150

1,310 

1,150

1,050

41,200

1,329

1.26

1.45

Feb.

1,050

950

900 

850 

1,150

4,460

5,980

4,5OO

3,420

6 , 030

9 . 240

8,700

5,360

3,000

2 , 210

1,850

1,610

1,490

1,310

1,150

1,050

b960

b920

900

*900

850

800

750

750

73,090

2,520

2.39

2.58

Mar.

b680

b640

b620 

b600 

b580

b570

b560

b540

b530

b520

b510

b500

b490

b500

520

542

565

610

655

900

1,200

*1,370

1,310

1,490

1,490

1,250

1,610

2,450

5.070

2 , 860

° 9 3O

32,662

1,054

1.00

1.15

Apr.

2.510

2,030

1,670 

1,430 

1,310

1,250

1,150

1,050

950

850

800

750

750

700

655

655

655

655

*610

565

565

610

565

542

520

498

498

475

452 

475

26,195

873

0.828

0.92

May

542

565

520 

475 

452

430

430

430

430

430

430

430

430

410

590

390

565

542

498

475

565

750

1,200

1,050

*850

1,370

2,270

2.720

2,510

2*150

26,849

866

0.822

0.95

June

1,670

1,370

1,250 

1,100 

900

750

655

610

542

498

475

452

520

610

700

610

520

452

430

390

390

*430

3,970

9,460

10,700

4,500

2,450

2,030

1,850 

1,550

51,834

1,728

1.64

1.83

July

1,490

1,550

2j210 

5,970 

4,740

2,390

1,730

1,370

1,150

1,000

950

SOO

850

1,370

2,030

1,550

1,150

950

*900

750

655

565

542

700

565

565

542

498

452 

410

390

40,884

1,319

1.25

1.44

Aug.

370

350

350 

429 

565

430

390

520

410

35O

350

310

310

290

270

*270

270

270

266

290

310

390

390

350

330

290

270

254

246

250

310

10,450

337

0.320

0.37

Sept.

290

258

234 

226 

210

202

194

186

302

543.

330

270

242

226

210

202

190

198

206

*238

238

222

198

194

186

180

176

172

172 

172

6,867

229

0.217

0.24

Calendar year 1959 : Max 21,200 Min 137 Mean 1,224 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.77

Water year 1959-60: Max 10,700 Min 149 Mean 986 Cfsm 0.93S In. 12.72

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 efs). Feb. 11 (9 p.m.) 10,100 cfs (13.20 ft); June 25 (3:30 a.m.) 

13,300 cfs (14.16 ft); July 4 (9:3O p.m.) 7,160 ofs (11.53 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
W ABASH RIVER BASIN

3635. Flatrock River at St. Paul, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°25'03", long 85°38'03", in NE£ sec.9, T.ll N., R.8 E., on right bank 

500 ft downstream from highway bridge, 0.8 mile southwest of St. Paul, and li miles 

downstream from Mill Creek.

Drainage area.--298 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1960. 

Flatrock Creek at St. Paul.

Prior to October 1958, published as

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 764.84 ft above mean sea level, dstum of 

1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission). Prior to Oct. 21, 

1938, chain gage at site 500 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 318 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,240 cfs June 23 (gage height, 6.90 ft, from 

recorded range in stage); minimum, 11 cfs Oct. 2, 3 (gage height, 0.38 ft).

1930-60: Maximum discharge, 18,500 cfs Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 10.60 ft); maximum gage height, 11.34 ft Jan. SI, 22, 1959, from outside floodmarks; minimum discharge, 

0.5 cfs Aug. 7, 9, 1931.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of approximately 20.5 ft, from information by 

local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Slight diversion occasionally by quarry above gage.

Revisions (water years]. WSP 853: 

WSP 1335:1933, 1936.

1934-36. WSP 973: 1942. WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May £4, 25)

1.2 

£.5 

4.0

94

215 

1,050 

£,360 

4,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2£

23

24

£5

26

27

28

£9 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

14

13

12

16

£3

42

40

37

36

33

5£

62

78

56

46

39

36

32

30

26

*26

£5

25

26

29

30

32

3£

3£

30

30

1,040

33.5

0.112

0.13

Nov.

30

29

29

86

108

105

81

66

58

52

48

50

56

177

530

254

166

*126

108

98

89

81

76

71

68

64

64

6£

60 

56

£,748

91.6

0 . 307

0.34

Dec.

54

54

54

54

52

58

58

58

56

54

60

357

770

640

450

31£

£48

£42

215

188

*174

154

138

130

123

119

123

££6

318

294

254

6,087

196

0.658

0.76

Jan.

20£

184

£8£

306

23£

206

184

166

14£

130

130

126

184

300

738

980

805

575

542

*450

390

330

290

250

£30

205

20£

318

360 

300

£76

10,015

323

1.08

1.24

Feb.

£54

2£6

197

188

310

1,120

1,200

910

840

1.980

1,890

1,530

770

542

420

360

318

288

242

215

220

215

206

*197

206

197

174

174

162

15,551

536

1.80

1.94

Mar.

155

150

145

140

135

130

125

120

115

110

110

110

110

115

120

126

142

142

154

20£

226

242

*220

276

254

242

330

575

738 

705

672

7,136

230

0.772

0.89

Apr.

510

390

318

300

300

282

264

£32

210

188

166

166

154

142

138

134

138

130

116

*1£3

126

134

116

105

98

108

101

94

91

5,472

182

0.611

0.68

May

105

94

89

89

M.

84

98

105

98

105

116

116

105

38

34

94

123

134

123

116

116

134

£10

*174

126

527

672

620

560 

480

4£0

6,109

197

0.661

0.76

June

360

310

260

230

200

170

150

130

120

105

100

100

110

170

150

135

120

110

100

90

84

100

4 . 400

2,350

1,280

*640

4£0

3£4

300 

254

13,372

446

1.50

1.67

July

480

390

£.190

1,120

575

390

282

220

184

162

166

188

339

87B

575

324

23£

*242

264

179

138

119

108

105

94

123

119

94

81 

73

66

10,497

339

1.14

1.31

Aug.

58

54

54

676

206

116

126

91

78

68

6£

58

5£

48

43

4£

*42

40

63

203

76

58

48

40

36

33

30

29

3£ 

37

33

2,63£

84.9

0.285

0.33

Sept.

30

28

£5

£3

£1

20

19

18

17

19

19

18

17

16

15

15

16

16

*19

30

24

£0

17

16

15

14

13

13

13

13

559

18.6

0.062

0.07

Calendar year 1959 : Max 10,500 Min 6.3 Mean 324 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.76

Water year 1959-60= Max 4,400 Min 12 Mean £22 Cfsm 0.745 In. 10.12

Peak dis 

3,320

rge (base, £,500 cfs). June £3 (time unknown) 6,240 cfs (6.30 ft); July 3 (11:30 a. 

(4.93 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record May £3, May £8 to June 24; discharge estimated on basis of weather 

records, fieldman's notes, and records for stations on nearby streams. Stage-discharge relation 

fected by ice Jan. 2£-26, Mar. 1-15.
510 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3640. East Fork White River at Columbus, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°12', long 85 0 56', in NW^ sec.25, T.9 N., R.5 E., on left bank at abutment of abandoned bridge at west end of Second Street in Columbus, 0.6 mile downstream 

from confluence of Driftwood and Flatrock Rivers, and 1.4 miles upstream from Haw

Creek.

Drainage area. 1,692 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1947 to September 1960. Prior to January 1948 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 603.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 22, 1952, wire-weight gage at site 600 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 1,938 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,400 cfs June 24 (gage height, 10.37 ft); minimum, 200 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 1.24 ft).

1947-60: Maximum discharge, 48,700 cfs Jan. 28, 1952 (gage height, 16.00 ft); minimum, 87 cfs Sept. 29, Oct. 7, 1954.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 17.9 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, about 

lOO.QUU cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1948-49.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 13)

1.1 

1.6

1.9 

2.4

180

470

870

1,920

3.0

4.0

7.0

10.0

3,850

7,000

12,200

19,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

215

205

205

225

245

265

292

310

292

280

298

382

547

456

400

364

334

316

304

286

280

*270

265

270

275

275

280

280

275

270

270

9 , 231

298

0.176

0.20

Nov.

270

265

270

328

382

428

435

407

382

364

346

346

346

450

2_, 500

*2,060

1,560

1,180

955

822

742

671

632

593

569

547

536

525

514

492

19,917

664

0.392

0.44

Dec.

481

463

463

449

449

449

449

449

449

449

449

741

3,220

4.380

3,480

2,490

1,920

1 , 800

1,560

1,370

1,200

*1 , 080

972

904

854

822

822

904

1,260

1,450

1,450

37,678

1,215

0.718

0.83

Jan.

1,300

1,160

1,240

1,560

1,450

1,240

1,100

1,010

938

854

822

806

887

1,260

2,990

5.250

5,250

4,020

3,300

2,800

2,190

bl,800

bl,500

bl,350

*bl,250

,200

,160

,370

,800

,560

,450

55,867

1,802

1.07

1.23

Feb.

1,410

1,340

1.L4O

1,160

1,840

5,820

7,830

6,750

4,900

7,830

11,400

12.200

8,750

4,550

3,300

2,640

2,340

2,060

1,800

1,560

1,450

1,430

*1,340

1,260

1,240

1,240

1,160

1,080

1.040

101,960

3,516

2.08

2.24

Calendar year 1359 : Max 28,000 Min 205

Mar.

972

921

b900

b870

854

b840

b830

b820

b810

b800

b790

b780

774

774

790

822

887

938

1,060

1,370

*1 , 800

2,060

1,920

1,920

2,060

1,800

2,060

2,960

3,850

4.020

4,020

46,072

1,486

0.878

1.01

Apr.

5.480

2,800

2,340

2,060

1,800

1,800

1,670

1 , 450

1,340

1,240

1,140

1,060

1,020

972

921

904

904

870

*822

774

790

838

806

742

710

710

710

671

645 658"

36,647

1,222

0.722

0.81

May

697

758

684

645

606

580

619

619

619

619

619

632

606

562

547

525

671

742

684

645

658

822

1,180

1,240

*1,040

1,600

3,300

5.850

3,480

2,800

2 , 960

35,616

1,149

0.679

0.78

June

2,490

1,920

2,190

2,190

1,560

1,240

1,040

938

854

806

758

758

921

1,020

1,010

921

806

726

658

606

580

*593~

7,050

17,100

17.700

9,380

4,020

3,120

2,800

2,340

88,095

2,936

1.74

1.94

July

2,190

2,340

3,090

8.750

7,430

3,850

2,490

1,920

1,560

1,410

1,280

1,240

1,390

1,920

2,960

2,190

1,560

1,320

*1,430

1,180

1,010

887

806

854

806

774

774

726

645

580 

547

59,909

1,933

1.14

1.31

Aug.

503

481

463

569

!L_22Q

806

632

697

606

525

470

449

435

421

407

*394

388

376

382

546

580

503

525

456

435

400

382

364

352

370 

382

15,519

501

0.296

0.34

Sept.

400

376

352

334

322

310

298

292

322

671

470

400

358

340

328

316

310

304

*328

328

352

346

328

316

310

298

292

286

280

286

10,253

342

0.202

0.23

Mean 1,827 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.67

Water year 1959-60 : Max 17,700 Min 205 Mean 1,412 Cfsm 0.835 In. 11.36

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs). Feb. 12 (9 to 11 a.m.) 12,600 cfs (7.19 ft); June 24 (7:30 p.m.) 

20,400 cfs (10.37 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 51] 

364S. Clifty Creek at Hartsvllle, Ind.

Location. Lab 39°16'25", long 85°42'10", in NW£ sec.36, T.10 N., R.7 E. , at downstream 

side of left abutment of highway bridge, a quarter of a mile north of Hartsville and 

5 miles upstream from Duck Creek:.

Drainage area.--88.8 sq mi.

Records available. February 1948 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 677.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 24, 1952, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--IS years, 108 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,630 cfs June 23 (gage height, 8.79 ft); minimum, 1.4 cfs Oct. 3; minimum gage height, 1.23 ft Sept. 15, 16.

1948-60: Maximum discharge, 11,300 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 14.29 ft); no 

flow at times during 1948, 1951-57, 1959.

Flood in 1913 reached a stage of 25.1 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect and shifting control, which 

are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1950.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except periods of Ice effect and shifting 

control (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 10 Feb. 11 to Sept. 30

1.2

2.3 

4.0 

6.2

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

1.9

Note. Same as following 

table above 1.9 ft.

1.6

1.7

51

108

310

650

1,640

2,270

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.6

1.6

3.1

7.0

9.5

7.7

9.5

16

27

15

12

10

9.1

7.7

7.1

7.1

6.5

*6.2

5.7

5.5

6.8

7.1

8.1

9.5

10

10

10 

10

251.3

8.11

0.091

0.10

Nov.

11

12

12

20

41

25

16

13

11

10

9.5

9.5

10

25

75

50

36

*26

22

20

19

18

18

16

16

16

16

15

15

14

617.0

20.6

0.232

0.26

Dec.

14

13

13

13

13

14

15

15

14

13

15

156

305

168

119

90

78

104

93

71

*61

51

44

43

39

39

41

139

168

126

97

2,184

70.5

0.794

0.92

Jan.

77

73

138

126

90

73

62

54

46

44

43

42.

75

111

295

205

145

138

152

*112

75

60

54

52

51

50

57

80

73

67 

67

2,787

89.9

1.01

1.16

Feb.

64

57

51

51

191

570

325

218

259

767

412

218

168

128

99

88

80

71

57

47

56

48

47

*44

47

44

36

35

30

4,308

149

1.68

1.81

Mar.

27

26

26

25

24

23

22

21

22

23

22

21

20

21

23

33

46

50

62

108

110

110

*88

110

84

84

119

168

142

199 

205

2,064

66.6

0.750

0.86

Apr.

140

112

93

108

101

106

73

61

54

48

44

46

42

39

38

38

39

36

29

*27

32

37

29

26

23

26

29

22

19.

"' 

1,539

51.3

0.578

0.64

May

24

21

17

16

15

14

20

23

21

21

24

24

21

18

16

14

15

20

15

14

14

17

17

16

*17

191

190

148

97

117 

101

1,298

41.9

0.472

0.54

June

64

51

99

59

41

31

22

19

15

13

11

31

35

42

29

23

16

14

14

9.0

9.0

13

2,050

1,430

280

*168

115

93

82

67

4,925.0

164

1.85

2.06

July

57

53

822

484

180

119

86

64

50

46

43

38

37

201

80

50

38

*31

32

24

19

15

14

13

26

26

22

16

12

8.4

6.9

2,713.3

87.5

0.985

1.14

Aug.

5.5

5.2

5.2

365

143

62

41

31

20

17

14

13

1C

7.9

7.4

6.4

*5.2

4.9

5.5

e.4

5.5

7.4

5.9

4 .6

3.9

3.3

3.1

2.8

Ho'o

<-.

822.1

26.5

0.298

0.34

Sept.

4.2

4^6.

3.7

3.1

2.6

2.4

2.1

1.9

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

*4.6

2.5

2.6

2.2

2.0

2.4

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.8

71.5

2.38

0.027

0.03

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,180 Min 0 Mean 88.3 Cfsm 0.994 In. 13.50

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,030 MLn 1.5 Mean 64.4 Cfsm 0.725 In. 9.86

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs).--June 23 (10 p.m.) 3,630 cfs (8.79 ft); July 3 (10:30 p.m.) 1,640 

cfs (5.98 ft). _____________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 21-26, Feb. 28, 29, Mar. 2-15. Shiftingcontrol method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 12, Mar. 16-30, Sept. 20-30.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

3650. Sand Creek near Brewersville , Ind.

Location. Lat 39°05'05", long 85°39'30", in NW£ sec.5, T.7 N. , R.8 E. , on left bank at 

downstream side of county highway bridge, 2| miles west of Brewersville and 5.2 miles 

upstream from Bear Creek.

Drainage area.--156 sq ml.

Records available.--February 1948 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 630 ft (by barometer). Prior to Oct. 6, 

1952, wire-weight gage at site 1.7 miles upstream at datum approximately 8 ft higher.

Average discharge.--12 years, 185 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,750 cfs June 23 (gage height, 16.86 ft); minimum, 2.2 cfs Sept. 13-16, 18, 19 (gage height, 0.80 ft).

1948-60: Maximum discharge, 19,900 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 21.70 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,500 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; no flow many times.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1335: 1949.

Rating tabl ;er year 1959-60 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method uaed Oct. 27 to Nov. 4, Sept. 1-30;

stage-dlacharge relation affected by Ice Mar. 3)

0.5

1.1 

1.5

1.3

2.5

4.5

7.0

10

21

50

2.0

2.5

3.5

5.0

9.0

13.0

15.0

107

196

475

1,000

2,950

5,950

7,850

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

50

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15

13

12

10

9.0

8. 6

a.3

*34

22

18

25

50

40

28

22

19

16

14

14

14

14

13

12

12

11

10

12

11

10

9.4

9.0

515.3

16.6

0.106

0.12

Nov.

8.6

*8.3

7.9

12 li.

64

42

30

25

25

23

23

24

34

73

69

50

39

29

26

25

23

22

20

20

19

20

18

18

17

893.8

29.8

0.191

0.21

Dec.

16

15

15

14

14

14

*15

17

16

14

14

213

532

211

139

107

93

225

184

114

93

81

70

64

61

59

62

332

274

202

148

3,428

111

0.712

0.82

Jan.

114

100

242

190

122

93

87

*76

70

65

64

71

411

476

1.600

390

218

218

254

157

114

100

86

72

66

70

81

157

122

107

1OO

6,091

196

1.26

1.45

Feb.

93

87

81

76

934

2.020

615

306

330

1,650

779

*306

196

148

114

100

93

87

81

60

65

62

60

61

61

62

54

51

51

8,683

299

1.92

2.07

Mar.

46

42

46

44

39

38

36

35

40

40

*39

38

32

36

40

50

87

114

139

230

230

218

176

218

166

139

186

242

176

581

360

3,903

126

0.808

0.93

Apr.

196

148

177

*320 186'

139

114

93

81

69

63

61

57

51

48

46

45

44

39

33

36

40

40

33

30

29

28

30

M

£6

2,328

77.6

0.497

0.55

May

30

35

27

23

21

20

52

84

*55

52

70

67

53

45

40

37

51

52

38

82

239

93

66

56

54

556

267

207

254

693

248

3,667

118

0.756

0.87

June

139

100

226

114

76

58

*46

39

33

30

27

3T

132

172

93

61

60

31

48

36

30

205

7,480

2,260

580

254

166

139

130

107

12,953

432

2.77

3.09

July

122

107

1.720

628

242

157

107

*87

68

59

54

51

133

154

104

62

46

41

162

98

57

43

36

32

82

100

66

54

40

32

27

4,771

154

0.987

1.14

Aug.

25

23

22

304

*456

120

70

52

41

33

30

27

23

21

20

20

19

18

18

185

127

48

32

25

21

19

17

16

14

221

152

2,199

70.9

0.454

0.52

Sept.

12

7.3

5.4

4.7

4.0

*3.4

2.9

2.7

3.4

3.8

3.4

2.5

2.2

272

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.5

4.7

5.1

4.9

4.5

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.2

3.0

113.0

3.77

0.024

0.03

Calendar year 1959 : Max 13,100 Mln 1.1 Mean 166 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.46

Water year 1959-60: Max 7,480 Mln 2.2 Mean 135 Cfsm 0.865 In. 11.80

Peak discharge (base, 2,900 efs).--June 23 (10:30 a.m.) 9,750 cfs (16.86 ft)} July 3 (3 p.m.) 3,320 

cfs (9.59 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 513

3655. East Fork White River at Seymour, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°58'57", long 85°53'57", in Nw£ sec. 7, T.6 N. t R.6 E., on left bank 1,700 

ft downstream from highway bridge, 1 mile north of Seymour, 9.6 miles downstream from 

Sand Creek, and at mile 219.2.

Drainage area. 2,333 sq mi.

Records available .--October 1927 to September 1960. 

water years 1924-27, published in WSP 1305.

Yearly maximum discharge only for

Gage, --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 550.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Oct. 1, 1927, to July 2, 1931, chain gage at site 1,700 ft upstream and 500 ft 

upstream from dam at datum 7.61 ft higher. July 3, 1931, to July 16, 1934, staff gage 

at site 100 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 33 years, 2,414 cfs.

Extremes .--Maximum discharge during year, 28,100 cfs June 24 (gage height, 17 59 ft)- minimum, 266 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 0.42 ft).

1923-60: Maximum discharge, 78,500 cfs Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 19 67 ft)

1927-60: Minimum, 84 cfs Sept. 15, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 21.0 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from information by Corps of Engineers 

and State Highway Department of Indiana (discharge, 120,000 cfs).

Revisions . The maximum discharge for the water year 1958 has been revised to 30,100 

cfs May 7, 1958, superseding figure published in WSP 1555; maximum gage height, 17.16 ft

Remarks. --Records good. Some regulation by Seymour Water Co. at dam above station. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

Revisions (water years ) .--WSP 743: 1928-29, 1931-32. WSP 783- 1934. WSP 87C- 1938 

WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1928 (M), 1929-30, 1932-33(M), 1937 (M) ,' 1942 . 

WSP 1435: 1949. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water 

year 1958, superseding those published in WSP 1555, are given herewith:

Date

1958

May 3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Discharge

5,270

8,250

9,040

14,600

28,100

21,900

14,900

10,800

7,120

Date

1958 -Con.

May 12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Discharge

5,250

4,170

3,390

2,990

2,760

3,470

3,810

3,310

3,070

Date

1958 -Con.

May 21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Discharge

2,480

2,140

2,760

6,120

4,360

3,230

2,620

2,210

Month

Water year 1957-58. ..... 

Calendar year 1958 ......

Cfs -days Maximum

28,100 

28,100

Min^

322 

740

Mean

3,479 

3,120

Per square

mile

2.63

1.49 

1.34

Runoff in 

Inches

3.03

20.21 

18.13
514 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3655. East Fork White River at Seymour, Ind.--Continued

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 11 to May 25, June 24-26)

0.6 

1.0 

2.0

Oct. 1 to Feb. 12

307

414

750

4.0 

7.0 

11.0

1,720

3,900

8,250

Note.--Same as following 

table above 11.0 ft.

0.6 

1.0 

2.0 

4.0 

8.0

Feb. 13 to Sept. 30

320

446

834

1,900

5,100

11.0 8,250

14.0 12,800

16.0 18,600

17.0 24,800

18.0 35,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

307

307

307

307

307

330

*330

356

384

384

384

384

603

674

569

505

474

444

414

384

384

356

356

356

356

356

356

356

356

356

356

12,098

390

0.167

0.19

Nov.

356

356

*330

384

414

537

603

569

537

505

474

444

444

505

928

1.720

1,660

1,350

1,100

960

830

750

710

674

638

603

603

569

569

537

20,659

689

0.295

0.33

Dec.

537

505

505

505

505

505

505

505

505

*474

505

603

1,940

5.640

3,640

2,760

2,210

2,020

2,020

1,720

1,510

1,350

1,240

1,140

1,050

1,000

1,000

1,140

1,610

1,780

1,780

40,709

1,313

0.563

0.65

Jan.

1,610

1,450

1,450

1,780

1,780

*1,610

1,400

1,300

1,200

1,100

1,050

1,000

1,300

1,510

4,050

4,950

5,250

4,950

4,080

3,470

2,840

2,100

1,800

1,650

1,560

1,510

1,450

1,560

1,840

1, 900

1,780

66,280

2,138

0.916

1.06

Feb.

1,660

1,610

1,510

1,450

1,810

7,270

9,880

9,040

7,480

7,600

12,300

15,000

12,600

8,650

*5,100

3,830

3,350

2,950

2,630

2,270

2,080

2,020

1,900

1,780

1,780

1,720

1,660

1,550

1,490

131,970

4,551

1.95

2.10

Mar.

1,440

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,220

1,150

1,140

1,130

1,120

*1,120

1,120

1,120

1,070

1,020

1,020

1,070

1,220

1,380

1,550

1,960

2,480

2,790

2,710

2,630

2,790

2,480

2,410

3,030

3,830

4,330

5.100

59,420

1,917

0.822

0.95

Apr.

4,610

3,830

3,190

2,950

2,710

*2,480

2,270

2,080

1,900

1,720

1,550

1,490

1,440

1,330

1,280

1,220

1,220

1,170

1,120

1,070

1,020

1,070

1,070

1,020

974

927

927

927

880

880

50,325

1,678

0.719

0.80

May

880

927

927

880

834

790

834

880

880

834

*834

880

880

834

790

746

746

927

927

880

1,120

1,070

1,120

1,380

1,330

2,290

3,560

4,070

3,990

* 3,7 7Rr!O

44,780

1,445

0.619

0.71

June

3,190

2,560

2,480

2,560

2,140

*1,720

1,440

1,280

1,170

1,070

974

927

1,280

1,600

1,490

1,330

1,120

1,020

927

834

790

790

8,770

25,600

*24,000

17,000

9,150

4,900

4,070

3,510

129,692

4,323

1.85

2.06

July

3,110

3,190

4,350

8,640

10.200

7,210

*4,070

3,110

2,490

2,140

1,960

1,840

1,840

2,560

3,0"50

2,870

2,270

1,900

1,720

1,840

1,550

1,330

1,220

1,120

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,120

1,0?0

9?7

s_2.

83,007

2,678

1.15

1.33

Aug.

790

746

746

*790

1,840

1,550

1,120

974

1,020

834

746

706

666

626

588

588

550

550

514

514

927

790

706

666

588

588

550

514

480

480

727

23,474

757

0.324

0.37

Sept.

588

514

480

446

429

*412

396

380

380

480

666

514

480

429

396

380

380

364

364

380

380

396

380

380

364

348

348

334

334

520

12,442

415

0.178

0.20

Calendar year 1959: Max 55,900 Min 286 Mean 2,420 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.08

Water year 1959-60: Max 25,600 Min 307 Mean 1,844 Cfsm 0.790 In. 10.75

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 cfs). Feb. 13 (3 a.m.) 13,200 cfs (14.16 ft); June 24 

cfs (17.59 ft).

a.m.) 28,100

Discharge measure ade on this day.
WABA3H RIVER BASIN 515

3660. Graham Creek near Vernon , Ind.

Location. Lat 38°56', long 85°34 I , In SEij sec.30, T.6 N., R.9 E., on right bank 10 ft 

upstream from State Highway 7, 4.7 miles southeast of Vernon, and 8.0 miles downstream 

from Little Graham Creek.

Drainage area. 77.6 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1955 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 677.47 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

1929 (unadjusted). Prior to June lu, 1955, wire-weight gage at same site ard datum.

Average discharge.--S years, 98.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 18,600 cfs June 23 (gage height, 21.37 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurements at 

gage heights 15.13, 19.13, and 21.37ft; no flow Sept. 9-30.

1955-60: Maximum discharge, that of June 23, 1960; no flow at times In 1955, 1957, 

1958, 1960.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 2 to Sept. 1)

Oct. 1 to Dec Dec. 13 to Sept. 30

150

400

900

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

0

15

2.5

2.8

3.3

4.0

5.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

59

78

195

445

925

5,320

7,300

10.0OO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

0.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

*2.5

4.3

5.4

15

8.2

5.8

5.6

6.1

4.5

3.7

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.8

3.2

3.5

3.7

4.5

5.4

5.8 

5.2

4.8

119.5

3.85

0.050

0.06

Nov.

4.8

4.8

5.5

*57

574

102

32

19

13

9.9

8.1

7.5

7.5

13

36

27

19

14

11

8.8

7.8

7.3

6.8

6.3

6.1

6.3

17

36

29 

20

916.5

30.6

0 . 394

0.44

Dec.

15

13

11

10

TO

11

23

20

*16

13

13

871

571

152

84

59

52

196

145

72

53

44

36

32

29

28

39

647

272

169

99

3,805

123

1.59

1.83

Jan.

67

57

295

148

75

53

*45

41

34

32

30

30

206

277

1,590

234

114

114

188

91

58

44

35

29

27

25

28

47

67 

59

53

3,993

129

1.66

1.91

Feb.

45

39

34

51

622

1 , 780

524

159

123

 1,140

387

132

86

65

53

47

45

45

40

30

29

26

26

25

28

28

24

27

28

5,448

188

2.42

2.61

Mar.

24

24

24

21

20

17

17

16

+17

16

17

17

15

17

20

48

118

125

154

148

166

161

125

158

125

93

123

132

99 

520

239

2,616

84.4

1.09

1.26

Apr.

108

78

80

*239

125

84

61

48

40

55

31

28

27

24

22

20

20

17

14

13

14

16

14

13

12

10

10

9.6

9.2,

8 . 1

1,229.9

41.0

0.528

0.59

May

10

11

10

8.9

7.8

7.2

14

24

18

 19

59

39

30

24

19

16

15

15

11

12

27

24

15

14

49

165

397

326

127 

T73" 539

2,201.9

71.0

0.915

1.05

June

70

46

43

45

28

19

*14

11

8.9

7.5

7.2

7.5

10

37

52

34

21

14

10

9.2

7.8

17

*9,640

*817

162

75

48

41

41

42

11,383.1

379

4.88

5.44

July

451

338

2,160

560

133

68

46

*35

28

24

20

17

62

112

35

22

14

11

8.9

7.2

6.0

5.0

3.9

3.4

3.0

2.7

2 .3

2.0

1.8 

1.7

1.5

4,185.4

135

1.74

2.01

Aag.

1.1

1.1

1.1

*1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

1.0

1.0

2 .3

2.4

1.9

1.5

1.2

.9

.8

.6

. 6

.8

22

12

6.3

4.1

2.8

1.9

1.4

1.0

.8 

.6

.6

76.0

2.45

0.052

0.04

Sept.

0.6

.7

.6

.4

.5

.2

.1

.1

*0

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.0

0.10

0.0015

0 . 001

Calendar year 1959: Max 9,340 Min 0.2 Mean 86.2 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.11

Water year 1959-60: Max 9,640 Min 0 Mean 98.3 Cfam 1.27 In. 17.24

Peak discharge (base, 2,300 cfs). Feb. 6 (1:30 a.m.) 2,70O cfs 

cfs (21.37 ft); July 3 (2 p.m.) 4,280 cfs (10.53 ft).

3.05 ft); June 23 (10 a.m.) 18,600

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
516 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3665. Muscatatuck River near Deputy, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°48'15", loag 85°40'26", In NEij see.7, T.4 N., R.8 E., on left bank at 

downstream side of highway bridge, 1.4 miles northwest of Deputy, 1.9 miles upstream 

from Coffee Creek, and 2.4 miles downstream from confluence of Graham and Big Creeks.

Drainage area. 296 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1947 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 541.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T"929 (unadjusted). Prior to June 21, 1955, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years (1948-60), 363 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 31,800 cfs June 23 (gage height, 28.57 ft); no 

flow Sept. 26-30.

1947-60: Maximum discharge, 52,200 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 33.1 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs on basis of contractedopening measurement of peak flow; no flow at times In many years.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1948.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.0

.8

1.0

1.3

1.6

24

*29

137

43

26

30

17

12

12

11

9.8

8,3

7.0

5.9

5.5

5.0

4.6

4.3

3.8

4.3

4.8

4.6

4.4

3.9 

4.3

4.3

431.5

13.9

0.047

0.05

Nov.

4.4

5,5

*5.7

44

666

588

191

100

69

52

43

38

35

45

72

100

83

63

50

43

38

33

31

31

29

30

63

150

130 

88

2,920.6

97.4

0.329

0.37

Dec.

68

57

49

44

42_

48

53

68

62

51

*48

1,510

2,540

654

331

230

198

654

618

314

206

163

130

112

100

88

94

1,240

1,000 

546

348

11,466

370

1.25

1.44

Jan.

246

198

618

618

297

206

*170

143

124

106

100

100

618

896

4.820

1,200

546

456

600

420

263

170

b!40

b!20

106

100

106

150

191

177

14,211

458

1.55

1.79

Feb.

156

136

118

106

1,750

6,450

1 720

672

510

3,840

2,060

*672

402

314

246

214

£06

198

170

130

118

106

100

94

106

130

118

124

130

21,096

727

2.46

2.65

Mar.

124

blOO

blOO

b90

b84

76

b72

b64

72

*83

83

78

76

78

106

246

618

672

780

672

708

654

528

510

456

331

297

366

331 

724

961

10,140

327

1.10

1.27

Apr.

492

348

331

~52a 726

*348

263

£06

163

136

124

112

100

88

83

78

71

65

58

55

58

66

62

57

52

48

44

40

38

41

4,881

163

0.551

0.61

May

45

42

40

38

35

31

50

67

71

66

*72

112

94

72

59

49

43

38

32

33

57

66

60

59

112

143

420

852

420

1.010

714

5,002

161

0.544

0.63

June

297

184

438

214

130

*83

59

47

38

31

27

£4

50

368

140

118

68

50

35

23

17

16

18,500

*3,510

758

348

230

280

263

230

26,576

879

2.97

5.31

July

3,750

1,680

4.730

2,820

582

297

*206

156

124

118

100

78

177

985

314

163

118

88

72

62

62

43

34

27

22

21

19

16

14

12

11

16,901

545

1.84

2.12

Aug.

9.2

8.0

7.0

*7.2

9.5

7.4

7.0

8.0

7.2

7.2

6.6

5.7

5.3

4.8

4.4

3.9

4.3

3.9

5.6

51

19

8.5

54

14

6.8

5.9

2.8

i!s

1.5

10

255.5

8.24

0.028

0.05

Sept.

4.4

1.9

1.1

.8

.5

.4

.5

*.6

.8

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

,5

.5

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

o

18.4

0.61

0.0021

0.002

Calendar year 1959 : Max 32,400 Min O.3 Mean 349 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.00

Water year 1959-60 : Max 18,300 Min 0 Mean 311 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.27

Peak discharge (base, 7,500 cfs).--Feb. 6 (7:3O a.m.) 8,08O cfs (18.79 ft at 9 a.m.); June 23 (5:30 

p.m.) 51,800 efa (28.57 ft); July 5 (6:30 p.m.) 8,920 efs (19.79 ft at 8:5O p.jr.).___________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice,

Note.--Gage heights computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings Mar. 4, 5, 7-12, 14-17.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 517 

3670. Muscatatuck River near Austin, Ind.

Location.--Lat 38°46', long 85°49', in sec.23, T.4 N., R.6 E., on right bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 31, 2 miles north of Austin, and 4 miles upstream 

from Stucker Fork.

Drainage area. 365 sq mi.

Records available. August 1932 to September 1960 (high-water records only since October 

1943).

Average discharge.--10 years (1932-35, 1936-43), 387 cfs.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 513.96 ft above mean sea level, detum of 

1989. Prior to June 22, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum. Nov. 8 to Dec. 30, 

1939, staff gage approximately half a mile upstream at different datum. Aug. 1, 1940, 

to Sept. 30, 1943, auxiliary gage (for low flows) at Slate-Ford bridge 2-^ miles upstream at different datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 26,900 cfs June 24 (gage height, 26.36 ft). 

1932-60: Maximum discharge, 53,900 cfs Jan. 22, 1959 (gage height, 29.20 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Daily discharge not computed when gage height is below 13.0 ft. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1385: 1933(M). WSP 1505: 1956.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

1]

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

2,060

1,710

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

955

1,490

Jan.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

2,080

3,330

2,O40

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

_

_

-

Feb.

_

-

-

-

-

3,040

5,620

3,300

1,250

1,630

3,420

2,820

1,020

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

_

_

-

Mar.

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

865

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

1,040

Apr. May

945

June

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

4,480

20,600

6,940

2,210

872

_

-

July

2,030

4,510

3,170

5,020

4,230

1,350

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

 -

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 1959: Max 38,400 

Water year 1959-60: Max 20,600

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--Feb. 7 (11 a.m.) 6,160 cfs (21.00 ft); June 24 (4:30 a.m.) 26,900 

cfs (26.36 ft); July 2 (1 to 3 p.m.) 5,110 cfs (20.37 ft); July 4 (7 p.m.) 6,700 cfs (21.26 ft).
WABASH RIVER BASIN

3680. Brush Creek near Nebraska, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°04', long 85°29', in NE£ sec.11, T.7 N., R.9 E., on right bank at downstream side of county road bridge, 1.5 miles northwest of Nebraska, 2.9 miles northeast 

of Butlerville, and 3.6 miles upstream from Brush Creek Dam.

Drainage area. 11.7 sq mi.

Records available. May 1955 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 717.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission).

Average discharge.--5 years, 14.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,540 cfs June 23 (gage height, 10.03 ft, from 

rating curve extended above 440 cfs as explained below); no flow for many days.

1955-60: Maximum discharge, 2,730 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 10.30 ft, from 

rating curve extended above 440 cfs on basis of contracted-opening ireasurement of peak 

flow at gage height 9.70 ft); no flow at times in most years.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 12)

1.85 0 2.5 16

1.9 .2 2.7 31

2.0 .7 3.0 62

2.1 1.7 4.0 198

2.2 3.4 6.0 675

7.0 1..O30

2.4 10

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

*6.3

.7

.8

.7

.3

.4

.6

.3

.9

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

,6

1.0

1.3

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.3

.2

31.9

1.03

0.088

0.10

Nov.

0.2

*.2

.8

9.5

37.

3.2

1.6

1.3

1.0

.8

.8

.9

.9

3.6

2.8

2.0

1.3

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.4

1.6

1.2 

1.0

81.6

2.72

0.232

0.26

Dec.

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

1.0

1.3

1,3

*1.0

.9

.9

1.4

128

42

20

14

11

12

59

19

13

12

9.5

7.4

7.0

7.0

7.0

£6

114

35

18

11

583.4

18.8

1.61

1.86

Jan.

7.4

14

44

11

7.0

5.1

4.8

*3.8

3.2

3.4

3.2

40

127

189

164

EO

12

34

19

7.8

5.7

4.6

3.8

3.4

3.2

3.2

8.2

13

8.2

7.8

6.7

787.5

25.4

2.17

2.50

Feb.

6.0

5.4

4.3

4.3

223

158

32

*14

40

183

27

12

8.6

7.0

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.1

3.8

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.8

3.4

2.8

3.4

3.0

762.4

27.0

2.31

2.49

Mar.

2.8

2.6

3.0

3.0

2.6

b2.3

b2.4

*b2.4

b2.4

b2.6

b2.5

2.4

2.6

2.8

3.6

7.7

11

14

25

26

26

23

27

31

17

24

26

20

13

59

17

406.7

13.1

1.12

1.29

Apr.

11

7.8

50

29

*13

8.2

6.3

5.4

4.6

4.1

3.6

3.4

3.0

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.7

2.4

2.3

1.8

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.4

174

2.3

182.1

6.07

0.519

0.58

May

2.4

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.5

1.4

6.3

3.2 s!o

*6.3

6.0

3.0

3.6

3.0

2.3

4.8

8.4

3.6

3.2 eis

6.6

3.8

3.0

2.3

2.7

16

17

8.5

19

~9.3 44

205.2

6.62

0.566

0.65

June

5.1

3.8

2.8

2.1

1.7

1.4

1.1

1.0

.7

*.6

.5

9.4

81

43

9.4

4.6

3.6

2.4

2.0

1.6

1.4

110

~55 876

13

6.3

4.6

5.4

4.6

4.8

1,256.9

41.9

3.58

3.99

July

11

4.8

557

9.0

*5.1

3.6

2.4

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.1

2.5

2.0

1.0

.7

.6

.6

.7

.4

.3

.2

2

!l

.1

.3

.4

'.22

.2

0

432.9

14.0

1.20

1.38

Aug.

0

0

*0

.4

.2

.3

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

23

7.0

.7

. 2

!l

0

0

0

0

0

0

40

2.7

75.2

2.45

0.208

0.24

Sept.

0.6

.4

.5

.5

.2

*.2!i.1.1.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.5

0.08

0.0068

0.008

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,460 Min 0 Mean 13.1 Cfsra 1.12 In. 15.16

Water year 1959-60: Max 876 Min 0 Mean 13.2 Cfsra 1.13 In. 15.35

Peak discharge (base, 950 cfs). Jan. 14 (11:50 p.m.) 1,280 cfs (7.62 ft); June 25 (12:50 a.m.) 

2,540 efa (10.05 ft); July 5 (5:5U a.m.) 1,190 cfs (7.44 ft). _________

* Discharge measurement or- observation of no flow made on this 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 519

3690. North Fork of Vernon Fork near Butlervllle, Ind.

R.9 E., on left bank 

It miles downstream from Brush

Location. Lat 39°02'55", long 85°32'40", in SE£ sec.17, T.7 N.,

0.3 mile downstream from Muscatatuok State School dam, ij- mile

Creek, and 2 miles northwest of Butlervllle. 

Drainage area.--87.3 sq ml.

Records available.--February 1942 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 669.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

""1929. Pripr to Aug. 19,1942, staff gage at same site and datum. 

Average discharge.--18 years, 99.1 cfs (unadjusted). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,400 cfs June 23 (gage height, 17.68 ft); minImum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 18, 19; minimum gage height, 1.65 ft Sept. 19.

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 26,200 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 25.41 ft), from

rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow;

no flow at times in many years. 

Remarks. Records good. Water supply for Muscatatuck State School is diverted, and sewage

effluent returned above station. Flow regulated by Brush Creek Reservoir (capacity,

668,000,00u gal), if miles upstream. Storage began November 1953. 

Revisions.--WSF 1275: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.64 0.5 2.6 24

1.7 .7 2.8 42

1.8 1.2 3.0 76

4.6

9.2

225

900

2,050

6,550

Discharge cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

LI

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Z4

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

(t)

Oct.

3.5

2.2

1.8

1.6

2.1

*11

24

12

6.2

4.2

6.7

13

9.9

6.7

5.0

4.2

3.4

2.6

1.9

1.8

1.4

1.4

2.4

2.6

2.5

2.3

Z.8

2.6

2.2

2.0

2.1

148.1

4.78

-

+0.50

Nov.

2.0

2.1

3.4

-*17

11

25

13

9.5

8.0

6.7

6.0

5.4

5.4

9.5

29

18

12

9.9

8.0

6.7

7.0

6.2

6.2

5.6

5.2

6.7

7.4

8.0

7.0

334.1

11.1

-

+3.5

Dec.

6.2

6.2

5.4

5.4

6.2

7.0

8.2

*8.4

8.4

7.7

9.2

367

247

101

62

46

38

167

96

53

45

35

30

28

26

26

29

409

191

132

86

2,292.3

73.9

-

+1.7

Jan.

56

49

177

91

*56

45

39

35

3U

29

27

32

404

490

1,440

208

118

138

156

81

52

42

33

28

25

25

33

101

74

66 

58

4,238

137

-

-1

Feb.

50

43

37

33

794

1.500

261

141

198

1,050

268

*121

86

64

52

46

43

40

32

26

28

24

22

24

28

27

22

25

23

4,908

169

-

0

Mar.

19

19

21

20

18

16

17

15

17

17

*17

17

16

17

20

32

53

62

81

123

162

175

129

150

109

117

185

194

129

28U

172

2,419

78.0

-

+0.8

Apr.

109

81

182

243

135

94

*70

53

45

39

35

34

30

29

24

21

20

17

16

16

18

20

18

16

15

15

14

12

12

14

1,447

48.2

"

-1.0

May

17

16

13

12

10

9.9

29

31

24

29

40

*36

30

25

22

21

37

29

20

25

112

45

34

27

24

327

205

147

150

536

147

2,229.9

71.9

"

+0.7

June

78

52

90

42

29

21

16

13

10

*8.7

7/L

12

149

210

74

39

62

38

23

17

13

214

6.450

778

198

97

45

40

37

32

8,895.4

297

~

-1

July

43

41

1.580

278

112

62

#42

31

24

21

20

17

21

48

22

13

11

14

45

14

9.9

7.4

6.2

5.4

33

14

8.7

6.0

4.8

3.9

3.1

2,561.4

82.6

-0.9

AJ«.

3.0

2.9

*2.6

5.1

71

113

17

10

7.2

5.9

3.8

4.6

3.8

3.0

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.6

3.1

157

24

9.5

5.6

3.8

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.1

61

40

558.5

18.0

+1.4

Sept.

~~T.7 13

5.0

3.4

2.5

2.0

*1.8

1.9

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.6

.7

.8

5.9

6.0

5.0

4.1

4.2

3.8

3.4

3.2

3.1

3.6

91.0

3.03

-3 . 09

Calendar year 1959: Max 13,200 Mln 0.5 Mean 98.0 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.24

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,450 Mln 0.6 Mean 82.3 Cfsm 0.943 In. 12.83

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs).--Jan. 15 (2 a.m.) 4,370 

cfs (17.68 ft).

cfs (11.0 ft); June 23 (6:30 a.m.) 10,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Brush Creek Reservoir; furnished by 

the Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission.
520 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3695. Vernon Fork at Vernon, Ind.

Location.--Lat 38 0 57', long 85°37', in sec.10, T.6 N., R.8 E., on right tank just downstream from highway bridge, 1 mile southwest of Vernon and 2 miles downstream from confluence of North and South Forks.

Drainage area.--201 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of_gage is 587.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Indiana Flood Control arid Water 

Resources Commission). Prior to Jan. 14, 1940, staff gage at same site arid datum.

Average discharge.--21 years, 227 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 35,300 cfs June 23 (gage height, 28.13 ft); minimum, C.6 cfs Sept. S6-26 (gage height, 0.26 ft).

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 56,800 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 32.83 ft, from 

high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 24.UOO cfs on basis of slope-area 

measurement of peak flow; no flow at times in 1940, 1943-44.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diversion 

above station for municipal water supply of North Vernon and Vernon.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 194U, 1953.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of lee effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12

1.9 1.4

3.6 1.8

8.4 3.0

49

101

351

640

1,480

67

147

Discharge, in cubic feet second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.4

5.8

4.3

3.8

5.5

*39

47

46

38

22

24

24

22

25

18

13

10

7.9

7.1

6.3

5.4

4.3

4.O

4.9

6.6

6.1

7.1

5.8

7.4

6.6

6.8

439.9

14.2

0.071

0.08

Nov.

6.6

5.6

4.9

*77

486

177

7O

46

35

29

24

24

22

34

71

71

48

36

30

26

23

22

21

20

19

17

SO

23

28

27

1,543.1

51.4

0,256

0.29

Dee.

4

1

0

9

: _§_

i

3

5

* 5

22

22

1 , 030

897

299

189

137

111

427

299

167

123

102

82

72

66

64

66

1,200

540

370

233

6,714

217

1.08

1.24

Jan.

167

137

426

288

167

118

*98

86

77

69

67

66

861

579

5.850

54O

299

299

420

222

147

b!05

b85

b70

66

63

68

171

189

157

137

10,094

326

1.62

1.87

Feb.

118

100

86

75

1,380

3,750

717

345

322

2,460

762

*322

222

178

157

120

115

104

91

69

66

63

59

58

64

67

59

58

61

12,006

414

2.06

Mar.

52

50

53

50

b45

b42

b41

b40

b42

b44

*b43

b41

b41

b42

49

79

189

211

244

299

345

370

299

345

277

233

322

395

277

552

447

5,559

179

0.891

1.03

Apr.

255

200

224

644

299

222

*167

137

109

94

82

77

71

65

60

55

52

49

44

40

43

49

48

44

40

38

36

32

30

32

3,338

111

0.552

0.62

May

38

39

38

33

29

27

67

86

68

*72

123

103

80

68

58

50

65

77

59

60

180

120

80

69

71

437

458

390

307

1,100

370

4,822

156

0.776

0.89

June

211

147

148

125

77

56

*44

35

29

24

22

25

256

570

244

127

85

108

58

42

35

341

21.900

2,810

510

288

178

147

137

111

28,890

963

4.79

5.34

July

756

317

4,450

832

322

200

127

*91

71

63

54

47

118

139

67

44

33

27

41

42

26

19

15

IS

11

58

33

20

14

10

8.4

8,071.4

260

1.29

1.49

Aug.

6.8

6.2

5.5

7.0

*8.6

248

81

38

26

17

14

11

8.1

7.1

6.6

5.7

4.7

4.2

3.5

193

98

38

20

12

9.2

6.6

5.5

4.5

4.O

224

1,132.3

36.5

0.182

0.21

Sept.

53

24

14

9.2

7.1

4.7

*4.0

3.2

2.9

2.9

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.1

2.9

3.4

4.0

4.7

4.0

3.9

3.4

2.9

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.1

3.7

191.7

6.39

0.032

0.04

Calendar year 1959: Max 31,900 Min 1.2 Mean 236 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.92

Water year 1959-60: Max 21,900 Min 2.8 Mean 226 Cfsm 1.12 In . 15.32

Peak discharge (base, 6.0OO cfs).--Jan. 15 (6:30 a.m.) 7,800 cfs (13.37 ft); Feb. 6 (1 a.m.) 6,200 

efs (11.77 ft); June 23 (8 a.m.) 55,500 efs (28.15 ft); July 5 (1 p.m.) 8,620 efs (14.20 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

3715. East Fork White River near Bedford, Ind.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 473.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Feb. 6, 1940, wire-weight gage and Feb. 6, 1940, to Sept. 24, 1957, 

water-stage recorder, at site 9.7 miles downstream at datum 4.39 ft lower. Since 

Sept. 24, 1957, auxiliary water-stage recorder 9.7 miles downstream from base gage.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 42,300 cfs June 27; maximum gage height, 29.25 

ft June 27; minimum discharge, 440 cfs Oct. 4, 5; minimum gage height, 2.54 ft net 5

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 68,400 cfs Mar. 9, 1945; maximum gage height, 33 75 ft 

Mar. 9, 1945, at site and datum then in use.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 47.5 ft at former site, from floodmark determined by Corps of Engineers (discharge, 155,000 cfs).

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

Revisions.--WSP 1275: Drainage area.

.tie, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5, June 25, Sept. 6-12,

14-30; fall used as a factor June 26 to July 2)

2 4

4.0

8.0

420

1,250

4,380

19.0

25.0

30.0

15,000

24,900

42,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

o

3

4

5

6

7

«

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

48S

460

460

440

440

460

460

50S

550

E50

690

640

618

618

715

740

71E

665

640

618

595

572

572

550

550

550

528

*5E8

550

528

528

17,517

565

0.146

0.17

Nov.

528

528

528

59E

665

850

1,410

1,510

1,220

1,020

90E

850

795

795

850

905

,320

,790

,790

,580

,410

,2EO

,160

,100

,040

1,020

988

960

960

988

31,310

1,044

0.270

0.30

Dec.

988

960

*932

878

878

850

850

850

850

822

850

1,040

2,080

3,660

E,370

5,910

5,100

4,650

4,830

4,830

4,110

3,240

2,680

2 , 380

2,080

1,930

1,790

1,930

3,160

*4 J 560

4,920

79.9E8

2,579

0.666

0.77

Jan.

4,200

3 , 400

2,920

2,920

3,480

3,570

3,080

2,600

2,380

2,150

2,000

1,860

1,860

2,E20

6,090

7,620

8,160

8,700

9,150

9,240

8,520

6,720

4,740

3,660

3,160

2,920

2,680

2,600

2,680

3,000

2,920

13L,EOO

4,242

1.10

1.27

Feb.

*3,160

3,000

2,760

2,600

3,000

7,170

8,970

9,960

11,700

15,900

L4,900

14,600

L5,300

1.6,400

16,600

14,600

11,100

7,530

5,460

4,560

4,020

3,570

3,520

3,080

3,000

2,920

2,840

2,760

2,630

__ _ _-_

-------

215,460

7,430

1.92

2.07

Mar.

2,520

2,450

2,300

a2,200

a2,100

a2,020

*al,980

al,900

al,880

al,380

1,790

1,860

1,790

1,790

1,790

1,930

2,450

3,400

4,470

5,190

5,730

6,180

6,450

6,270

5,820

5,370

4,920

4,650

*4,920

5,640

6,540

110, IbO

3,554

0.918

1.06

Apr.

7,530

7, BOO

6,990

5,910

5,730

E.730

5,010

4,290

3,660

3,320

3,000

2,760

2,520

2,380

2,220

2 , 150

2,080

2,000

1,930

1,790

1,790

1,790

1,790

1,790

*1,720

1,620

1,540

1,480

1,440

1 , 410

95,170

3,172

0,820

0.91

May

,410

,380

,380

,380

,320

,280

,440

,580

,680

,620

,510

,480

,510

,510

,440

,350

,£80

,220

,220

,650

,860

,000

,000

,930

,380

,840

,E70

,740

,550

,540

,900

6 ,950

,224

0.575

0.66

June

6,900

6,180

*4,740

3,840

3,750

3,400

2,840

2,380

2,080

1,790

1,650

1,540

1,930

2,380

3,570

3,660

2,840

2,150

1,790

1,620

1,480

1,550

5 ,050

12^000

*16,800

*34,300

*41,100

*36,000

*27,600

20,800

257,510

8,584

2.22

2.48

July

*19,400

17,200

13,700

11,700

11,700

12,900

13,900

13,100

10,500

7,980

5,460

4,020

3,400

3,080

3,840

4,560

4,290

3,660

3,160

2,760

2,600

2,450

2,220

2,000

1,790

1,790

*1,860

1,790

1,650

1,580

1,440

191,480

6,177

1.60

1.84

Aug.

1,350

1,280

,220

,220

,190

,410

.930

,720

,E40

,440

,320

,220

,130

,070

,010

938

960

932

905

878

878

932

1,130

1,070

1,050

930

905

878

822

*735

830

34,933

1,128

0.291

0.34

Sept.

1,130

1,040

905

822

740

690

665

618

595

595

572

665

740

690

640

E95

B72

528

528

505

505

505

505

505

505

505

482

482

482

460

18,771

626

0.162

0.18

Calendar year 1959: Max 61,800 Min 420 Mean 4,067 Cfsm l.OE In. 14.27

Water year 1959-60: Max 41,100 Min 440 Mean 3,423 Cfsm 0.884 In. 12.05

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge 

stations upstream and downstream.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

3720. North Fork Salt Creek near Belmont, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°09'00", long 86°20'14", in NW^ sec.5, T.8 N. , R.2 E. , on right bank: 15ft 

downstream from bridge on State Highway 46, 100 ft upstream from Schooner Creek, 0.7 mile 

northeast of Belmont, 6j miles upstream from Brummett Creek, and SO miles upstream from 

mouth. Records include flow of Schooner Creek.

Drainage area. 120 sq mi, includes that of Schooner Creek.

Records available. April 1946 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 543.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commissior). Prior to Oct. 9, 

1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 137 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,300 cfs June 23 (gage height, 23.10 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 29, 30; minimum gage height, 2.90 ft Sept. 23, 24.

1946-60: Maximum discharge, that of June 23, 1960 (previously published'maximum has 

been revised); no flow at times in most years.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 25.7 ft, from information by local residents. 

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water yearE have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

1053 

1083 

1143 

1173 

1235 

1625

Water 

year

1946 

1947 

1949 

1950 

1952 

1959

Date

May 16, 1946 

June 2, 1947 

Jan. 5, 1949 

Jan. 4, 1950 

May 24, 1952 

Jan. 21, 1959

Discharge 

(cfs)

7,160 

9,140 

11,300 

10,200 

11,800 

10,600

Gage heic-ht 

(feet)

20.3 

21.20 

22.20 

21.70 

22.55 

21.85

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1S75: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1948, 1950-51. Revised 

figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water period in water year 

1959, superseding those published in WSP 1625 are given herewith: 

Jan. 21, 1959........... 6,900

Month

Water year 1958-59. ......

Cfs-days Maximum

6,900

Minimum

.7

Mean

136

Per square 

rile

1.13

Runoff in 

inches

15.37

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 18-22, July 24 to Sept. 22, 

Sept. 26-30; rate of change in stage used as a factor 

Dec. 12, 13, Jan. 14, 15, Feb. 5-7, lo, 11, Mar. 28, 30, 

May 26, June 23-25, July 13, 14, 18, 19)

2.8 0.4 3.9 53 18.0 3,040

2.9 1.2 5.0 181 19.0 4,480

3.0 3.0 10.0 837 21.0 8,700 

3.2 10 14.0 1,460 

3.5 24 17.0 2,290 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.0

3.7

3.0

3.0

3.0

5.7

12

1O

11

8.6

24

24

21

20

18

15

15

12

9.8

*8,2

7.1

6.7

6.3

7.5

12

10

1C

9.4

8.2

7.5

7.5

326.2

10.5

0.087

0.10

Nov.

8.6

10

8.6

56

83

48

33

27

23

22

20

20

22

150

162

*83

60

42

34

31

29

26

24

24

22

20

20

20

19

15

1,162.2

38.7

0.322

0.36

Dec.

14

13

13

12

12

15

14

12

11

10

13

349

363

T42

94

68

63

207

148

94

72

58

49

*45

40

38

39

94

111

111

88

2,412

77,8

0.648

0.75

Jan.

70

65

111

111

83

66

55

49

43

39

37

38

94

224

*72_0_

285

168

155

155

111

83

67

58

47

39

37

47

72

72

69

65

3,335

108

0.900

1.04

Feb.

59

53

48

47

584

1,400

542

259

E33

1,460

609

259

181

142

100

94

83

78

59

46

45

39

*42

38

43

42

38

39

34

6,696

231

1.32

2.07

Mar.

29

31

33

31

28

26

26

23

28

26

26

25

£4

26

31

56

100

111

168

194

*233

272

246

246

207

181

272

519

337

389

363

4,307

139

1.16

1.34

Apr.

246

194

155

142

123

100

88

78

65

56

51

50

46

39

36

36

38

*34

28

26.

39

71

67

60

56

57

51

43

41

66

2,182

72.7

0.606

0.68

May

94

83

71

60

52

47

117

105

88

88

100

88

83

70

58

53

71

59

51

48

52

53

54

48

45

*504

337

181

129

129

88

3,106

100

0.833

0.96

June

61

69

105

57

39

29

21

18

14

12.

12

22

123

194

111

61

41

32

27

*23

20

22

*8,460

4,750

582

207

142

136

129

111

15,630

521

4.34

4.84

July

105

94

88

88

78

67

62

56

52

51

49

45

275

429

111

72

54

494

261

*94

59

39

29

23

19

18

19

16

14

12

 

2,883

93.0

0.775

0.89

Aug.

8.6

7.5

7.1

7.1

6.7

6.3

9.4

9.4

6.3

5.3

5.3

4.7

4.0

3.7

*3.0

3.0

3.4

3.4

5.6

3.7

3.4

3.7

4.4

4.7

3.4

2.5

275

3.0

3.4

5.3

4.4

154.2

4.97

0.041

0.05

Sept.

4.4

3.7

3.4

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.3

1.9

1.5

1.3

1.2

.9

.8

.9

.7

*.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

49.4

1.65

0.014

0.02

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,900 Min 0.7 Mean 133 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.05

Water year 1959-60: Max 8,460 Min 0.4 Mean 115 Cfsm 0.958 In. 13.10

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 efs).--June 25 (6:50 p.m.) 15,500 efs (25.10 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 523

3725. Salt Creek near Haprodsburg, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39"00'40" , long 86"31'05", in SE^ sec.28, T.7 N., R.I W., on left bank on 

downstream side of county road bridge, 1.5 miles upstream from Clear Creek and 1.6 miles 

east of Harrodsburg.

Drainage area.--441 sq mi.

Records available. May 1955 to September 1960.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 482.41 ft above mear sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission).

Average discharge. 5 years, 560 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 22,000 cfs June 25 (gage height, 32.76 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 0.9 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 2.56 ft).

1955-60: Maximum discharge, that of June 25, 1960; minimum, that of Sept. 27, 1960; 

minimum gage height, 2.11 ft Sept. 24, 25, 1959.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 38.1 ft, from information by local resident. 

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1959 has been revised to 17,900 

cfs Jan. 23, 1959 (gage height, 31.88 ft, from graph based on gage readings), superseding figure published in W3P 1625.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the high-water 

period in the water year 1959, superseding those published in WSP 1625, are fiven 

herewith:

Month

Water year 1958-59. ......

Cfs-days Maximum

15,900

Minimum

6.9

Mean

527

Per square 

mile

1.20

Runoff in 

inches

16.23

Discharge, in cubic feet per cond, water year October 1959 to September I960

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"7

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15

9.0

5.6

8.8

18

69

66

49

29

13

95

91

95

111

87

70

52

35

24

22

17

13

11

17

31

27

*22

20

17

18

18

1,181.4

38.1

0.086

0.10

Nov.

16

14

13

160

238

286

202

128

95

76

66

66

62

250

524

508

300

214

156

1E8

111

103

95

91

84

76

70

62

59

52

4,305

143

0.324

0.36

Dec.

46

*43

38

35

35

35

35

35

33

11

84

1,020

1,890

1,520

688

370

370

778

1,050

688

428

300

238

202

178

156

156

328

476

492

*338

12,176

393

0.891

1.03

Jan.

314

262

314

444

398

314

250

214

190

166

146

190

342

778

2,100

2,720

1, 600

868

742

652

444

286

314

250

190

156

156

ISO

250

£ 62

250

15,752

508

1.15

1.33

Feb.

238

*226

190

178

408

2,670

5.710

3,650

2,000

2,520

3,510

3,230

1,500

742

492

370

314

286

262

202

166

166

156

156

146

156

156

146

157

28,083

968

2.20

2.37

Mar.

b!3o

bllO

b94

*blOO

b96

b92

b92

b89

105

105

111

105

99

105

119

166

542

572

742

1,010

1,050

1,120

1,160

1,070

976

778

688

*1,090

1,420

1,180

1,520

16,423

550

1.20

1.38

Apr.

1,560

^76

706

540

476

384

528

286

250

226

190

178

166

156

146

137

157

137

128

111

119

*190

314

274

238

226

202

190

166

190

9,127

304

0.689

0.77

May

262

328

286

250

214

178

274

460

398

328

314

328

300

262

226

190

178

202

190

178

178

190

190

166

156

848

1,820

1, 240

620

572

604

11,930

385

0.873

1.01

June

412

*300

274

274

190

157

111

84

66

52

40

54

742

2,250

1,890

886

556

226

156

128

111

95

2,580

*11,200

17.200

*9,500

5,300

*1,050

400

250

55,914

1,797

4.07

4.54

July

700

1 , 900

1,140

508

542

250

542

214

156

111

105

91

84

205

604

202

105

156

492

444

157

91

75

46

58

53

*55

29

27

24

22

8,702

281

0.657

0.73

AJg.

18

17

16

17

20

76

55

29

22

17

14

15

11

10

9.5

8.8

8.1

7.8

7.2

7.5

15

15

15

10

8.8

7.5

6.5

5.1

4.4

10

*2.4

457.6

U.8

0.054

0.04

Sept.

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.2

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

2_.5

1.2

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.0

1 . 2

1.4

1.3

47.7

1.59

0.0036

0.004

Calendar year 1359 : Max 15,900 Min 5.6 Mean 503 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.49

Water year 1959-60 : Max 17,200 Min 1.0 Mean 443 Cfsm 1.00 In. 13.66

Peak discharge (ba 4,500 cfs).--June 25 (l a.m.) 22,000 cfs (32.76 ft).

* Discharge measurement m< 

b Stage-discharge relatioi

de on this da 

affected by
WABASH RIVER BASIN

3730. Salt Creek near Peerless, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°56'25", long 86°30'38", in NWlr sec.22, T.6 N., R.I W., on downstream

 side "near center of Monon Railroad bridge, 3,400 ft downstream from Little Salt Creek, 

1.5 miles north of Peerless, and 18.6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--583 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1939 to September 1950, February 1957 to September 1960.

Gacre --Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 476.02 ft above mean sea 

~^evel, datum of 1929. Feb. 1-10, 1939, chain gage and Feb. 11, 1939, to Sept. 30, 

195u, water-stage recorder, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 696 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,500 cfs June 26 (gage height, 31.33 ft,

 from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 7.2 cfs Sept. 27, 28 (gage height, 

1 47 ft)

1939-50, 1957-60: Maximum discharge, 20,400 cfs Jan. 7, 1949 (gage height, 

33.06 ft), minimum, 0.7 cfs Aug. 18, 1940.

Flood in January 1937 reached a stage of 34.3 ft (information by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or indefinite stage-discharge 

relation, which are fair. Stage-discharge relation affected at times by backwater from 

East Fork White River or return flow from over-bank storage.

Revisions.--WSF 1505: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect and backwater (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

37

87

390

10.0

16.0

26.0

27.0

30.0

1,350

3,000

6,820

7,680

13,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septe-nbe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

44

33

24

31

39

109

131

87

65

43

136

154

126

142

148

98

76

61

46

34

31

30

28

35

54

53

*41

38

38

36

36

2,047

66.0

0.113

0.15

Nov.

35

32

34

275

362

354

E74

190

154

109

92

92

92

567

669

669

476

322

238

190

154

131

120

109

104

87

87

87

82

82

6,049

202

0.347

0.39

Dec.

82

*70

57

55

49

46

46

48

49

46

76

1,140

2,280

1,870

1,070

£14

524

1,070

1,330

1,050

689

418

310

310

286

250

250

460

632

669

*596

16,442

530

0.911

1.05

Jan.

476

404

492

614

578

476

390

334

298

262

238

226

500

949

2,340

5,550

eP,100

el, 300

el, 000

e950

e700

476

446

432

590

262

262

226

334

376

348

21,509

694

1.19

1.37

Feb.

522

*510

28F

262

602

2,940

4,150

e5,900

e2,400

e3,000

e3,700

e3,400

e2,300

el, 500

el, 200

e800

e600

524

404

310

274

238

226

238

226

226

214

214

190

34,956

1,205

2.07

2.23

Mar.

178

190

b!85

*b!85

b!70

b!55

b!45

b!35

148

154

154

154

154

154

178

262

460

709

1,030

1 f 280

1,330

,400

,440

,370

,220

,050

929

* ,090

,510

,560

,700

20,779

670

1.15

1.33

Apr.

1,750

1,280

969

789

669

E78

476

418

362

322

286

202

238

226

214

190

190

202

178

154

166

*238

390

362

322

298

274

262

226

"

12,493

416

0.71S

0.80

May

362

404

390

334

286

238

348

542

524

446

418

418

390

348

298

262

310

214

250

238

250

238

238

226

238

1,060

1,950

1,720

869

869

15,547

502

0.863

0.99

June

669

418

404

*362

274

190

142

114

87

70

62

126

1,040

2,870

2,710

1,400

789

362

250

202

154

142

2,730

5,510

*15,600

%13,000

e6,000

e3,000

*el,500

e800

58,987

1,966

3.38

3.77

July

e950

e2,200

el, 500

e780

e490

650

B89

769

492

286

190

148

126

213

789

351

166

136

345

578

226

120

82

61

50

50

*61

48

43

39

52

12,840

414

0.711

0.82

Aug.

31

25

24

43

34

109

50

40

34

30

27

22

21

20

19

15

17

16

15

14

17

19

17

17

15

13

12

12

12

 14

772

24.9

0.043

0.05

Sept.

11

11

11

10

9.0

8.5

9.0

8.3

9.0

8.7

9.4

8.3

7.4

7.6

8.0

9.0

9.7

11

13

10

12

9.7

8.7

8.5

8.3

8.0

7.2

7.6

8.5

8.0

275.4

9.18

0.016

0.02

Calendar year 1959: Max 12,700 Min 7.2 Mean 6E6 Cfsm 1.14 Ir . 15.53

Water year 1959-60: Max 13,600 Min 7.2 Mean 554 Cfsm 0.952 Ir . 12.95

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite, affected by backwater from East Pork White Bluer or return 

flow of overbank storage; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements and records for 

Salt Creek near Harrodsburg.
WABA3H RIVER BASIN 525

3735. East Fork White River at Shoals, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°40'02", long 86°47'32", in sec.30, T.3 N., R.3 W., In first pier from 

left bank on highway bridge at Shoals, 400 ft upstream from Baltimore & Ohio Railroad 

bridge, 1 mile upstream from Beaver Creek, and at mile 107.6.

Drainage area.--4.954 sq mi.

Records available.--.June 1903 to July 1906, October 1908 to September 1916, June 1923 to 

September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305. Published as East Branch White River at Shoals, 1903-6, 1908-16. Gage-height records 

collected at same site since May 1908 are contained in reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 442.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 1, 1909, chain gage at same site at datum 61.00 ft lower. Jan. 1, 

1909, to July 26, 1927, and Dec. 10, 1929, to Oct. 26, 1932, chain gage at present site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 46 years (1903-5, 1909-16, 1923-60), 5,437 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 40,900 cfs June 29 (gage height, 25.14 ft); minimum, 510 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.32 ft, from graph based on gage readings).

1903-6, 1908-16, 1923-60; Maximum discharge, 160,000 cfs Mar. 28, 1913 (gage height, 

42.2 ft), from rating curve extended above 100,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 

44 cfs Oct. 6, 1935, as a result of the filling of Williams Reservoir.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Regulation 

at low flow by powerplant 17 miles above station.

Revisions [water years).--WSP 353: 1912. WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1903-6.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

510

850

1,800

4,470

7.0

13.0

21.0

25.0

8,750

17,900

31,000

40,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

670

626

585

548

548

548

626

715

715

715

805

,000

,060

,000

,000

,060

,060

,000

900

850

805

760

715

715

715

760

760

715

*715

670

670

24,031

775

0.156

0.18

Nov.

670

670

670

909

1,730

,530

,600

, 100

,950

,660

,400

,220

,120

,220

,380

,950

,950

,260

,450

,260

,100

,800

,660

,530

,460

,340

,280

,220

,170

* ,170

45,909

1,530

0.309

0.34

Dec.

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,120

1,120

1,060

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,820

5,940

6,150

6,570

6,990

6,570

6,990

7,210

6,780

6,150

5,100

4,070

3,500

3,130

2,770

2,600

2, 770

+3,690

4,890

5 730

111,230

3", 588

0.724

0.83

Jan.

5,730

4,890

4,270

4,070

4,070

4,680

4,270

3,690

3,310

2,950

2.770

2 . 600

2,950

3,880

8 , 530

12,100

11,800

11,200

11,000

11,000

10,700

8,950

6,780

5,100

4,270

3,880

3,500

*3,500

3, 500

3, 500

3,880

177,320

5,720

1.15

1.33

Feb.

3,880

3,830

3,690

3, 500

3,500

8,090

12, 700

13,800

14,900

17,500

19,700

19,600

13,000

18,500

18,400

1 8,10O

15,900

11,400

7,43'J

5, 730

5, 100

4,470

4,070

3,880

3,690

3,500

3,500

5,310

*3,310

__ _ _ __

274,030

9,449

1.91

2.06

Mar.

3,130

2,950

b2,780

b ,650

b ,550

b ,420

b ,350

,260

,260

,260

,100

,100

,100

,100

,100

,260

,950

4,070

5, 520

6 , 570

7,210

1 ,870

3 , 750

8.750

8,090

7,210

6,780

6,360

6,570

*7,210

8,530

140,810

4,542

0.917

1.06

Apr.

9,550

9,950

9,150

7,870

6,780

6,570

6,150

5,520

4,890

4,270

3,880

3,500

3,310

3,130

2,950

2,770

2,600

2,600

2,430

2,430

2,430

2 , 600

2,600

2,600

2,600

*2,430

2,260

2,260

2,100

2,260

124,440

4,148

0.837

0.93

May

2,600

2,430

2,430

2,260

2, 100

1,950

2,430

2,950

2.950

2,950

2,600

2,430

2,430

2,260

2,260

2, 100

1,950

1,880

1 , 800

1,800

2,430

2,600

2,770

2,600

4,270

5,520

6,570

6,780

6,780

7,870

*8,510

103,060

3,325

0.671

0.77

June

8,090

7,430

6,570

5, 310

4,680

4,270

3,690

3,130

2,770

2,430

2,430

2,770

4,270

7,210

9,950

7,870

5,310

3,880

3,130

S.600

2,260

1,B80

4,280

16,700

19,200

21,800

29,000

36,100

40,500

*40,100

309,410

10,310

£.08

2.32

July

58,800

35,600

28,200

19,500

14,700

13,900

14,900

15,600

13,900

10,900

7,650

5,310

4,270

3,880

3,880

4,890

4,890

4,470

3,880

3,690

3,310

2,950

2,600

2,430

2,100

2,100

2,100

*2,100

1,950

1.880

1,750

278,060

8,970

1.81

2.09

Aug.

1,600

,530

,460

,460

,600

,530

,660

.100

,950

, 800

,660

,530

,400

,280

,220

,170

,060

,060

, 060

,060

,060

,060

,060

,170

,170

,120

,060

950

*950

850

850

40,490

1,360

0.264

0.30

Sept.

850

*1,120

1,120

1,000

900

805

760

715

715

585

626

626

670

760

805

715

670

626

585

585

585

585

585

585

585

585

585

548

548

548

20,977

699

0.141

0.16

Calendar year 1959 : Max 66,500 Min 372 Mean 5,384 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.74

Water year 1959-60 : Max 40.300 Min 548 Mean 4,508 Cfsm 0.910 In. 12.37

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Gage heights computed from twice-daily wire-weight gage-readings Jan 

22-24, Aug. 25 to Sept. 30.
3740. White River at Petersburg, Ind.

30'3y", long 37°17'22", in Swi sec.15, T.I N., R.SW., on left bank

JU ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 61, three-eighths of a mile upstrea

Irom Prides Creek, 1 mile north of Petersburg, and at mile 47.7.

Drainage area.--11,139 sq mi.

Records available. October 1927 to .September 196u. Monthly discharge oily for some

periods , published in WSP 13U5 . Published as "at Hasleton" October 1927 to September

19JE1 . Records published for both sites October 1937 to September 1938.

Gage : --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4UO.OO ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1937, water-stage recorder at bridge 29 miles downstream at 

datum 16.77 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1937, to Apr. 1, 1941, wire-weight gage at site 300 ft 

upstream at present datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 57,900 cfs June 30 (gage height, 22.14 ft); minimum, 1.55U cfs Sept. 3U (gage height, 1.02 ft).

1027-60: Maximum discharge, 183,000 cfs Jan. 22. 1937 (gage height, 28.3 ft, 

present datum, 31.58 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum, 553 cfs Oct. 2, 1941 

(gage height, U.05 ft).

Maximum stage known, 29.5 ft (present site and datum) in March 1913, from floodmarks, 

by Corps of Engine&rs (discharge, 235,000 cfs, estimated).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control methud used June 17-24)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 14 Jan. 15 to Sept. 30

1.3 1,640

4.0 5,300

10.0 15,700

11.0 17,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per cond, water year October 1959 to September 1960

May July

4,120

3,980

3, 700

3,980

3.980

5,620

5,140

4,680

4,400

4,120

6,670

6,340

6,180

6,020

6,020

5,860 

5,860 

5,700 

5,700 

5,54O

14,000 

 15,300 

16,400 

17,300 

17,100

14,200

15,700

15,500

14,600

17,500

16,600

74,260

2,395

0.215

0.25

122,940

4,098

0.368

0.41

357,370

8,302

0.745

0.86

400,260

12,910

1.16

1.34

10,200

o.yie

1.06

505,380

16,850

1.51

1.68

567,540

18,310

1.64

60,710

2,024

0.182

0.20

Calendar year 1959: Max 

Water year 1359-60: Max

1,400

1,550

11.760

9,735

1.06

0.878

In. 

In.

14.34

11.95

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis 

upstream stations.

of 1 discharge measurement and records for
WABASH RIVER BASIN

3755. Patoka River at Jasper, Inri.

Location. Lat 3B°24'49", long 86°52'36", in SE^ sec.20, T.I 3., R.4 W., on left bank 

0.3 mile upstream from outlet of Jasper Lake, 1.0 mile downstream from Coon Seitz 

Bridge, 1.2 miles downstream from Beaver Creek, and 3.3 miles northeast of Jasper.

Drainage area.--357 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1947 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 446.19 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 18, 1956, wire-weight gage at bridge 5.6 miles downstream at 

datum 0.34 ft lower (now used as a supplementary gage for high-water periods in excess 

of 1,100 cfs).

Average discharge.--IS years (1943-60), 386 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,710 cfs Jan. 19; maximum gage height, 14.28 ft 

June 18, present site and datum; 7.60 ft observed Jan. 19 at supplementary gage, may 

have been higher June 18 or 19; minimum discharge, 0.6 cfs Sept. 25, £6 (gage height, 

3.08 ft).

1947-60: Maximum discharge, 9,150 cfs Jan. 24, 1959; maximum gage height, 19.04 ft 

Jan. 23, 1959, present site ami datum, 13.73 ft Jan. 24 at supplementary gage; no flow 

at times during 1948, 1952-56.

Maximum stage known, 15.9 ft (at former site) in March 1913, from floodmar'-c furnished by local residents (discharge, 16,000 cfs). Maximum stage since at least 1925, 

20 ft (at present site) in 1925 (information from local residents).

Remarks. Records fair. Flow slightly regulated by Beaver Creek Reservoir, whose outlet 

enters the Patoka River 1.2 miles above gage.

Revisions.--WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Mar. 4-6, 12-14; 

shifting-control method used Feb. 17 to Mar. 3, Mar. 7-11, 

15, 16, Apr. 25 to May 17, May 22 to June 13, July 24 to 

Aug. 8, Aug. 11 to Sept. 30)

2.6

2.7

2.8

3.0

3.1

3.2

0.3

.8

1.3

2 5

s!s

5.3

3.5 

4.0

4.5

e.o 

12.0

75

240

1,140

Discharge, Ln cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

E6

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

9.9

9.9

10

8.9

11

*34

36

26

20

33

44

44

51

55

48

38

33

30

26

22

21

19

19

21

26

36

38

41

33

893.7

28.8

0.112

0.13

Nov.

30

28

28

44

114

129

129

94

67

*55

44

41

38

48

80

109

94

80

67

51

44

41

36

36

33

32

31

29

28

29

1,709

57.0

0.222

0.25

Dec.

28

28

28

26

27

28

29

*30

30

30

30

177

775

901

599

319

300

821

1.050

901

487

305

228

180

156

139

139

585

917

775

515

10,563

341

1.33

1.53

Jan.

361

279

347

431

37E

279

216

180

150

129

114

*104

244

571

1,360

,430

,500

,580

.710

,580

613

333

228

168

156

139

134

156

192

180

156

15,395

497

1.93

2.22

Feb.

139

124

109

99

204

885

,140

,180

,120

965

* ,270

.300

,280

730

389

266

228

204

168

129

109

99

94

89

94

109

114

109

109

12,855

443

1.72

1.86

Mar.

99

94

99

94

90

85

80

75

80

84

89

84

80

*82

94

192

655

901

933

885

730

685

805

901

901

745

613

613

627

627

981

13,103

423

1.65

1.90

Apr.

1.140

1,060

670

473

403

319

253

216

192

150

129

114

*104

94

84

80

80

80

71

63_

94

389

571

375

240

180

139

104

84

119

8,070

269

1.05

1.17

May

228

216

156

114

80

63

370

599

*487

333

240

204

168

139

114

94

75

67

55

5T

143

473

279

139

150

204

319

333

239

745

543

7,428

240

0.934

1.08

June

292

204

156

124

84

59

*44

33

21

18

1516"

329

981

1,300

1,340

1,420

1.500

1,300

571

172

99

120

455

730

501

228

139

192

333

12,776

426

1.66

1.85

July

1,090

1,320

1,420

1,520

1.580

680

216

119

80

75

109

*89

67

51

51

41

33

28

24

21

19

18

15

13

12

15

21

16

12

10

2-i2.

8,773.0

283

1.10

1.27

Aug.

6.4

5.7

5.5

10

7.6

7.3

8.0

11

*22

T5

10

7.6

7.0

6.1

5.5

4.5

4.2

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.4

2.9

2.8

2.8

8.2

4.2

2.5

2.2

ti§

2 5

190.0

6.13

0.024

0.03

Sept.

.8

.3

.1

.4

.3

.9

.5

.0

.3

.5

.9

f y

7T

.3

.5

.2

.2

.0

.4

.3

1.1

1.2

.9

1.2

.7

.8

2.3

1.6

.8

1.6

40.5

1.35

0.0053

0.006

Calendar year 1959: Max 9,000 Min 1.4 Mean 314 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.59

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,710 Min 0.7 Mean 251 Cfsm 0.977 In. 13.30

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Pischarge above 1,200 cfs computed from auxiliary gage-height record.
WABASH RIVER EA3IN

h5", in NEtNWt sec.32, T.I 3., R.lu W., on left bank

upstream from dam of Princeton Water and Lighting Co., 27U ft upstream from

bridge on State Highway mile downstream from Indian Creek, and 2 miles north

Records available. August 1934 to September 196U. iblished as "at patoka" August 1934

to September 194u Records published for both sites October 1939 to September 1940

monthly discharge unly at present site, for October, November 1939, published in

Gage. --Viater-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 39*.US ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944 

(levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission). Aug. 29, 1934, to 

Sept. 3U, 1940, eh din gage at site 3 miles downstream at datum 387.15 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission). Dec. 1, 1939, to Jan. 21, 1941, staff gage at present site and datum.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2. 270 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 10.39 ft): minimum, 9.5 cfs Sept. 3, 2E (gage height, 0.77 ft).

1934-60: Maximum discharge , 18.70U cfs Jan. 26, 1937 (gage height, 26.60 ft, site 

and datum then in use); uo flow Aug. 29 to Sept. 12, 1936.

Remarks . Records good. The city of Princeton diverts an average of three-quarters of 3

million gallons of water a day above gage for municipal supply

ng table =ar 1953-eO (gage height. In

In cubic feet per second) 

[ elation affected by Ice Mar

1.08 In. 14.64 

0.856 In. 11.68
WABASH RIVER BASIN 529 

3775. Wabash River at Mount Carmel, 111

Location.--Lat 38°24'07", long 87°45'10", in sec.28, T.I S., R.12 W., on right bank on 

downstream side of Southern Railway bridge at Mount Carmel, Wabash County, and 0.1 mile 

downstream from Patoka River.

Drainage area. 28,600 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1908 to September 1913 (gage heights only), October 1927 to 

September 1960. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity November 1874 to December 1878, are contained in files of Louisville office of the Corps of Engineers and 

since June 1884 are contained in reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 371.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 21, 1928, staff gage at same site and datum. Oct. 1, 1933, to 

Feb. 8, 1935, chain gage and Feb. 9, 1935, to Sept. 30, 1949, water-stage recorder, at 

New York Central Railroad bridge 3.0 miles downstream at datum 0.17 ft higher.

Average discharge.--33 years, 26,890 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 107,000 cfs July 1 (gage height, 21.19 ft); minimum, 4,100 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.80 ft).

1927-60: Maximum discharge, 305,000 cfs May 25, 1943 (gage height, 27.54 ft, 

present site and datum); minimum, 1,620 cfs Sept. 27, 26, 30, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 31.0 ft Mar. 30, 1913, present site and datum (discharge, 

428,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 310,UOO cfs).

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

4,100

4,700

7,950

15,000

18.0

21.1

48,000

79,000

106,000

Discharge, in cubic feet pel year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7,110

6,550

5,930

5,720

5,480

5,330

5,090

4,910

4.790

4,850

5,210

5,960

7,180

9,350

10,900

10,800

10,600

10,100

9,070

8,120

7,250

6,660

6,380

6,170

6,140

6,050

*5,990

6,170

6,410

6,410

6,520

213,200

6,877

0.240

0.28

Nov.

6,020

5,810

5,720

6,140

8,200

8,030

8,480

s.eao

9,140

9,940

10,300

9,700

9,070

10,300

12,900

15,600

20,300

21,500

22.500

21,900

20,200

17,800

15,600

13,900

12,800

12,000

11,400

10,900

10,400

'

365,070

12,170

0.426

0.47

Dec.

*9,490

9,070

8,790

8,510

8,480

8,300

8,160

8,060

7,980

7_,880

8,160

11,600

20,600

26,000

28,600

30,000

33,200

39 , 200

42.000

38,500

33,700

29,100

24,300

21,800

19,400

17,500

16,100

15,800

17,900

22,100

26,000

606,880

19,580

0.685

0.79

Jan.

29,000

30,500

29,800

28,700

27,000

25,100

23,900

23,300

22,200

20,400

18,300

*17.200

18,000

21,300

32,600

42,000

48,000

51,600

52.600

52,400

50,100

45,000

39,100

33,400

27,800

23,600

21,100

20,600

23,800

26,300

25,800

950,500

30,660

1.07

1.24

Feb.

25,500

26,000

25,700

24,600

24,700

30,300

37,100

46,000

*53,000

59,100

65,100

69 , 500

72,600

75,300

77,300

78,400

79,300

79.700

77,600

69,200

54,800

40,300

32,800

29,000

27,000

25,800

24,200

22,400

21.200

tl,373.5

47 , 360

1.66

1.79

Mar.

20,200

19,400

18,600

17,700

17 , 000

16,200

15,400

14,600

14,600

14,300

14,700

14,500

14,200

13,900

15.700

13,900

14,900

17,300

20,300

23,500

26,600

*29,700

32,600

54,900

55,800

34,300

32,100

32,000

34,400

42,400

52.600

716,900

23,130

0.809

0.93

Apr.

58,800

62,100

64,200

65,900

65,600

63,500

61,500

60,000

57 , 000

48,300

36,900

30,200

26,600

24,300

22,700

21,500

20,600

20,200

22,000

26,400

30,600

33,300

34,000

32 , 400

29,000

*26,000

23,600

21,600

19,900

19.700

tl ,1 28 . 4

37,610

1.32

1.47

May

21,000

22,200

22,600

21,800

20,200

18,800

20,000

22,500

24,800

24,900

23,900

22,500

21 , 000

19,600

18,700

17,800

17,000

16,500

16,400

17,800

18,700

20,200

20,400

*21,600

25,900

32,400

55, 700

54,900

32,900

34,000

34,800

722,500

23,310

0.815

0.94

June

36,100

36,600

35,000

32,800

29,700

25,400

21,900

13,600

17,900

16,400

15,100

14.100

16,200

26,600

33,200

34,400

35,400

29,500

26,600

25,900

24,800

23,200

24,000

33,000

49,800

62,300

68,800

75,500

84,500

94.600

tl,066.9

35,560

1.24

1.39

July

106,000

103,000

*94,500

86,300

77,300

67,400

*58 , 000

48,000

41 , 800

38,900

35,600

31,000

26,100

22,200

21,000

25,300

27,700

28,800

23,100

27,100

24,000

21,500

19,200

17 , 000

14,800

13,900

13,600

13,600

13,200

12,300

11.300

tl,169.5

37,730

1.32

1.52

A')g.

10,500

 E.800

£,280

f ,420

11,100

15,200

16.800

If, 000

13,000

11,600

10,300

9,460

8,960

8,650

8,200

7,700

7,280

7,000

6,800

6,800

6,580

6,410

6,270

6,860

8,510

9,000

8,400

7,560

6,900

6,440

6.140

281,920

9,094

0.318

0.37

Sept.

6,080

6,020

6.140

6,050

5,840

5,630

5,480

*5,240

5,150

5,120

4,850

4,700

4,700

4,910

4,730

4,580

4,520

4,490

4,370

4,250

4,430

4,610

4,640

4,760

4,910

4,730

4,610

4,430

4,310

4.160

148,440

4,948

0.173

0.19

Calendar year 1959: Max 172,000 Min 3,320 Mean 29,820 rfsm 1.04 In. 14.15

Water year 1959-60: Max 106,000 Min 4,160 Mean £3,890 Cfsm 0.835 In. 11.38

Discharge measurement 

Expressed in thousands
530 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3780. Bonpas Creek at Browns, 111.

Location.--Lat 38°22'50", long 87°58 I 35", in SW^SE^ sec.33, T.I S., R.14 W., at Browns,

on left bank 30 ft upstream from concrete dam of Albion municipal waterplant, 100 ft

upstream from Nigger Creek, 300 ft upstream from State Highway 15, and a quarter of a

mile upstream from Southern Railway bridge.

Drainage area. 235 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 374.92 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Auxiliary wire-weight gage near mouth on Wabash River at Grayville read twice daily.

Average discharge.--20 years, 231 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,580 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 13.36 ft); no 

flow Sept. 8-30.

1940-60: Maximum discharge, 5,490 cfs Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 20.40 ft); no flow 

at times for most years.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of backwater from Wabash River, which are 

fair, and those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Albion municipal waterplant diverts about 0.1 cfs at gage; diversion not included in 

records.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect or backwater 

from Wabash River (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic 

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used July 27 to Aug. 7; discharge adjusted 

for gate openings In dam Oct. 1, 3, 13-15, Nov. 7. Dec. 10, 24, 

25, 27, Jan. 5, 29, 30, Apr. 5, May 2, June 13-16)

0

1.2

5.1

1.6

2.0

3.0

6.0

10.0

14.0

55

139

248

477

955

1,720

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

46

26

15

18

50

59

57

26

18

10

75

185

107

508

144

50

29

20

14

11

*8.9

6.8

5.6

25

51

54

27

20

14 

12

8.9

1,599.2

45.1

0.192

0.22

Nov.

11

9.6

9.6

64

256

159

48

23

*16

9.6

7.5

TTF

7.5

214

515

462

188

51

56

29

26

26

24

23

25

25

25

21

19 

16

2,545.5

78.2

0.555

0.57

Dec.

14

14

15

T3

16

21

44

34

24

20

279

1,020

,520

* ,500

,460

, 160

,000

,480

,480

,440

1,200

778

275

97

72

67

72

300

515 

205

116

15,845

511

2.17

2.51

Jan.

84

58

292

275

101

57

*51

50

46

48

50

65

507

752

1,460

1.560

1,480

1,180

765

297

b55

b45

b55

b51

29_

30

39

88

112 

106

93

9,819

517

1.55

1.55

Feb.

79

69

57

94

610

995

1.020

985

670

917

866

700

298

81

60

55

55

55

42

51

51

22

26

50

50

56

b35

b31

b29

8,007

276

1.17

1.27

Mar.

b27

b25

b21

b20

b!8

b!7

b!7

b!8

b!9

b21

b25

b26

b27

*b31

42

72

254

586

545

606

709

852

1,020

1.150

1,060

880

572

364

228

646

1,060

10,736

346

1.47

1.70

Apr.

1.080

970

567

171

74

57

50

42

57

31

24

23

22

20

20

19

19

*20

20

21

22

26

30

29

22

20

16

14

15. 

95

3,572

119

0.506

0.57

May

264

102

50

51

24

26

415

477

258

74

53

41

33

26

22

*19

21

23

30

50

77

51

30

65

a270

565

685

866

838

1.050 

955

7,487

242

1.05

1.18

June

784

547

56

41

50

24

19

15

15

11

15

217

256

429

880

895

557

100

27

*21

16

a550

a400

a450

a470

164

30

22

411 

563

7,595

255

1.08

1.20

July

c921

cl,290

cl.590

cl,270

1,020

468

48

24

21

18

22

24

20

15

10

7.5

6.2

5.1

4.0

5.2

5.2

6.2

a5.0

a4.0

a3.2

a250

*151

a!7

alO

a7.0

a5.0

7,046.6

227

0.966

1.12

Aug.

a5.5

a5.0

a2.5

a2.5

a5JD

alO

a5.0

a3.0

a2.0

al.O

a. 6

a. 4

.5

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

**1.2

al.5

al.2

al.O

al.5

a5.0

a2.5

al.5

al.2

al.O

a. 9 

al.O

a7.0

109.3

5.55

0.015

0.02

Sept.

a2.0

alTO

a. 6

a. 4

a. 5

a. 2

a.l

00"

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

4.6

0.15

0.00064

0.0007

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,100 Min 0 Mean 217 Cfsm 0.925 In. 12.53

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,560 Min 0 Mean 202 Cfsm 0.860 In. 11.71

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Skillet 

Fork near Wayne City.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

c Backwater from Wabash River.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 531 

3795. Little Wabash River below Clay City, 111.

Location. Lat 38°38'05", long 88°17'50", in SE^ sec.3, T.2 N., R.8 E., on right bank 

300 ft downstream from highway bridge, 0.3 mile downstream from Big Muddy Creek, and 

5 miles southeast of Clay City.

Drainage area. 1,130 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1914 to September 1960. Prior to October 1958, published as 

"at Wilcox."Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 392.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 2, 1934, chain gage and Aug. 2, 1934, to Jan. 2, 1947, wire-weight 

gage, at highway bridge 300 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--46 years, 899 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,920 cfs July 2 (gage height, 20.61 ft); minimum, 4.0 cfs Sept. 27.

1914-60: Maximum discharge, 47,000 cfs Jan. 5, 1950 (gage height, 26.67 ft); no 

flow Sept. 3-19, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 973: 1937-40. WSP 1335: 1915-33, 1934(M), 1935, 1940, 

1941(M), 1946(M).WSP 1625: 1958.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-13, Nov. 4 to Jan. 13)

5.4 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

DIE

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15

9.2 12.0

12 16.0

28 17.0

18.0

19.0

20.0

Jan. 16 to Sept. 30

74

142

345

968

1,970

2,380

3,090

4,210

6,000

3.0 

5.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

17

34

78

142

234

497

12.0 1,140

16.0

18.0

19.0

20.0

21.0

2,450

3,610

4,500

6,000

9,600

harge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfssn

In.

Oct.

72

59

38

31

28

24

19

16

13

11

31

45

192

270

IS?

86

52

35

25

*21

18

16

17

22

31

54

38

33

39

31

25

1,554

50.1

0.044

0.05

Nov.

22

19

17

320

707

643

448

270

134

*74

48

33

361

1,040

1,710

1.850

1,070

440

244

162

122

102

89

83

72

64

59

52

46 

43

10,324

344

0.304

0.34

Dec.

40

38

36

36

40

43

44

46

51

52

198

1,890

3,780

4,550

2,540

*1,000

645

2,450

3,780

3,590

1,570

595

309

244

209

190

214

1,250

2,240

2,040

1,200

54,510

1,113

0.985

1.14

Jan.

586

357

298

265

249

*204

162

142

158

154

134

142

707

1,720

5,540

4,500

4,120

2,940

1,560

642

b410

b270

b230

bSOO

blSO

162

£03

782

1,460

1,060 

623

27,720

894

0.791

0.91

Feb.

481

434

*404

419

1,470

3,750

4,600

3,940

2,470

2,540

5,940

3,940

3,530

2,750

1,160

449

362

556

505

265

254

204

190

190

190

204

214

209

204

59,584

1,358

1.20

1.30

Mar.

194

185

185

blSO

b!70

b!60

blSO

b!25

b!20

b!20

b!20

blEO

b!30

b!35

blSO

*b!60

b200

b260

b400

585

763

991

1,520

2,600

5,580

5,100

3,610

4,400

4,960

5,240

5,780

40,195

1,297

1.15

1.52

Apr.

7, 180

6,680

5,780

5,100

5,050

1,200

551

404

536

293

250

239

224

214

204

199

305

362

336

*349

287

259

219

204

190

176

158

146

142

194

55,171

1,172

1.04

1.16

May

295

404

362

270

209

185

204

515

723

404

250

209

180

158

142

134

214

*404

419

1,080

1,490

888

419

357

1,240

2,300

5.610

3,380

2,430

1,440 

681

24,994

806

0.713

0.82

June

531

497

349

254

199

162

138

120

110

98

92

93

1,180

5,170

2,700

962

276

167

154

176

585

*1,430

967

1,440

2,570

2,530

2,920

3,450

4,500

5.100

36,718

1,224

1.08

1.21

July

6,000

7,360

7,540

5,780

4,220

1,810

566

254

190

162

167

244

180

134

110

95

85

78

70

66

57

53

49

46

55

78

83

167

167 

101

68

36,033

1,162

1.03

1.19

AU3.

*49

40

56

42

52_

42

54

29

28

29

26

25

22

20

20

19

18

24

58

24

25

*45

39

52

54

27

21

18

16 

45

26

941

50.4

0.027

0.03

Sept.

18

21

17

14

12

11

9.8

8.0

10

7.6

6.6

6.3

6.1

5.8

5.8

*5.6

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.1

5.4

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.5

4.5

4.2

477

4.5

4 5

255.2

7.84

0.0069

0.008

Calendar year 1959 : Max 13,600 Mln 5.8 Mean 789 Cfsm 0.698 In. 9.46

Water year 1959-60 : Max 7,540 Mln 4.2 Mean 786 Cfsm 0.696 In. 9.48

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs). Dec. 14 (8 a.m.) 4,500 cfs (19.57 ft); Jan. 16 (2 to 4 p.m.) 

4,500 cfs (19.05 ft); Feb. 7 (2 to 5 p.m.) 4,720 cfs (19.18 ft); Apr. 1 (3 to 4 p.m.) 7,540 cfs 

(20.50 ft); July 2 (12 p.m.) 7,920 cfs (20.61 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice,
WABASH RIVER BASIN

3804.75. Horse Creek near Keenes, 111.

Location. Lat 38°22'34", long 88°39'44", in NW^SW^ sec.4, T.2 S., R.5 E., on right bank 

at downstream side of bridge on township road, 0.5 mile downstream from Gregory Branch, 

3 miles northwest of Keenes, and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--96.8 sq mi.

Records available. June 1959 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 395.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. 1959: Maximum discharge during period June to September, 2,040 cfs Aug. 17 

(gage height, 18.11 ft); no flow for many days.

1959-60: Maximum discharge during water year, 2,220 cfs Dec. 18 (gage height, 

18.82 ft); no flow for many days.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Hating table, June 10, 1959, to Sept. 30, 1960, except periods of lee

effect (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 4 to Dec. 17)

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5 

4.7 

5.0 

5.3

.4 

1.2

2.3 

5.3

12

24

6.0

7.0

9.0

13.0

18.0

18.2

69

152

380

1,010

2,020

2,070

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, June to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

Z.Z

2.0

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.6

1.0

5.0

1.9

1.0

.5

*.4

.4

.4

.3 

.2

-

-

-

-

Jaly

0.2

.2

.1

.1

11

20

.6

.2

.2

.1

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0 

0

0

32.7

1.05

0.011

0.01

Aug.

0

0

0

0

414

855

57

6.3

3.3

2.0

1.4

1.2

1.0

2.5

6,1

170

1.880

378

148

17

6.3

*3.9

2.9

2.3

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.8

1.2 

1.1

1.0

3,968.2

128

1.32

1.52

Sept.

5.2

50

4.7

2.3

1.6

1.1

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.2

77

.2

.2

1.4

"6.0 84

83 

16

263.4

8.78

0.091

0.10

Calendar year 

Water year

: Max 

: Max

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 cfs). Aug. 6 (l p.m.) 1,490 cfs (15.50 ft); Aug. 17 (3 to 4 p.m.) 2,040 

cfs (18.11 ft)._____________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

3804,75. Horse Creek near Keenes, 111.--Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 196C

533

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfstn

In.

Oct.

5.0

2.6

1.4

1.2

3.5

5.0

2.6

1.8

1.2

2.0

80

9.1

21

34

11

*5.6

3.4

2.3

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.2

2.9

4.8

3.7

3.1

2.9

2.3

2.2

2.0

223.2

7.20

O.O74

0.09

Nov.

1.8

1.8

2.2

5.6

12

6.1

3.7

2.6

*1.9

1.8

2.2

2.9

89

718

108

37

15

8.0

6.6

6.4

6.4

5.9

5.3

5.0

4.3

3.9

3.7

3.3

2.9

2 . 4

1,075.7

35.9

0.371

0.41

Dec.

2.4

3.0

3.3

3.3

3.9

6.4

5.6

4.3

3.9

3.9

285

1,600

730

134

*51

10

721

2,070

777

230

82

45

36

32

28

26

102

282

104

71

53

7,509.0

242

2.50

2.88

Jan.

39

38

67

37

24

19

*EO

20

19

20

20

31

162

506

842

145

75

88

73

37

b26

b!7

b!2

bll

blO

bll

26

58

52

54

54

2,613

84.3

0.871

1.00

Feb.

47

39

32

*43

470

441

112

55

66

477

159

b52

b32

b26

bE5

27

30

26

b!6

b!2

b!2

bll

bl?

13

18

b!7

b!5

b!4

b!3

2,322

80.1

0.827

0.89

Mar.

b!2

bll

bll

blO

b9.5

b9.0

b9.0

b9.5

bll

b!3

b!5

b!6

b!7

b20

b23

b38

83

116

167

157

242

434

646

944

662

287

435

254

*108

*971

*1,290

7,030.0

227

2.35

2.70

Apr.

329

148

64

46

36

29

24

19

15

13

12

12

12

11

11

12

14

16

*12

11

13

20

14

11

9.5

17

10

7.5

8.0

52

1,008.0

33.6

0.347

0.39

May

94

31

18

12

9.5

98

~50 209

24

16

12

10

8.6

7.3

6.3

5.5

*7.7

10

10

51

16

9.8

6.6

21

136

49

13

7.7

80

142

20

1,191.0

38.4

0.397

0.46

June

8.8

5.8

4.0

3.3

2.4

1.9

1.2

1.1

.8

.7

.6

.9

6.5

9.3

3.9

2.2

1.4

.9

.7

.5

*.4

.3

.2

.2

^1

.1

.1

.6

149

91

298.9

9.96

0.103

0.11

July

152

94

37

15

2.7

1.6

1.1

.7

.5

4.8

9.8

3.0

241

95

11

4.8

3.0

2.3

1.7

1.4

1.1

.9

.7

.6

4.7

4.4

.9

*.4

.2

.2

.2

696.7

22.5

0.232

0.27

Aug.

0.2

.1

.1

.1

2_4

2.4

1.0

.6

.9

1.2

.6

.3

.2

.1 *SL

0

0

o

0

0

0

1.2

1.4

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

14 

7.6

513.7

1.83

0.019

0.02

Sept.

1.0

.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

0

0

2.1

0.07

0.00072

0.0008

Calendar year 1959: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,070 Min 0 Mean 65.6 Cfsm 0.678 In. 9.22

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 cfs).--Dec. 12 (5 p.m.) 1,790 cfs (17.07 ft); Dec. 18 (10:30 a.m.) 2,220 

cfs (18.82 ft); Mar. 31 (4:30 a.m.) 1,550 cfs (15.84 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

3805. Skillet Fork at Wayne City, 111.

Location. --Lat 38°21 1 25", long 88°35'00", in SWj sec. 7, T.2 S., R.6 E., on right bEink an 

eighth of a mile downstream from Shoe Creek, half a mile downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 15, 0.9 mile upstream from Southern Railway bridge, and 1 mile north of 

Wayne City.

Drainage area. --475 sq mi.

Records available .--August 1908 to December 1912, June 1914 to September 1921, June 1928 

to September 1960.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder, concrete dam since Nov. 17, 1954. Datum of gage is 383.15 ft 

above mean sea level, datura of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 30, 

1921, chain gage at Southern Railway bridge 0.9 mile downstream at datum about 3.0 ft 

lower. June 11, 1928, to Oct. 4, 1939, chain gage at highway bridge half a mile upstream at datum 2.8 ft lower.

Average discharge. 43 years, 398 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 4,800 cfs Dec. 19 (gage height, 18.59 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 14-17.

1908-12, 1914-21, 1928-60: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs Jan. 5, 1950 (gage height, 

22.16 ft); no flow at times during 1908, 1934, 1936-37, 1940, 1944, 1954.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Wayne City 

municipal waterplant diverts about 0.02 cfs at gage since November IE'54; diversion not 

included in records .

Revisions (water years ). WSP 1143

WSP 133535:

.. 1947-48. WSP 1205: 

1908-13,"l916(M), 1930, 1934, 1935(M).

1918-21, 1929-31, 1937-39.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.9

5.0 

5.2 

5.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

12.0

15.0

17.0

18.0

19.0

285

545

685

1,490

2,200

2,980

3,830

5,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septe-nbe 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

55

25

13

8.0

6.2

9.4

6.7

4.7

3.9

4.4

98

38

38

125

127

*73

46

28

18

12

8.7

6.7

6.2

8.0

6.2

6.7

6.2

5.2

3.9

3 9

6.2

807.2

2B.O

0.055

0.06

Nov.

6.7

6.2

672

10

38

375

201

77

39

*26

20

18

35

1,310

1.660

1,220

422

127

79

63

52

44

39

35

31

30

27

24

21 

19

6,081.1

203

0.427

0.48

Dec.

19

18

18

18

20

23

27

27

26

24

292

2,450

3,620

3,180

*2,660

1,240

870

3,700

4.500

3,490

2,400

808

205

155

130

114

149

868

1,290 

928

402

33,671

1,086

2.29

2.64

Jan.

241

174

205

171

130

*97

84

82

75

71

71

79

318

910

2.450

2,350

1,710

633

326

b200

bl20

b80

b65

b52

44

42

56

148

303 

269

234

11,790

3BO

0.800

0.92

Feb.

219

194

171

*165

762

2.150

2,000

1,090

355

1,050

1,750

1,510

574

191

132

116

116

116

102

75

63

50

56

60

62

71

b68

b66

b64

13,398

462

0.973

1.05

Mar.

b58

b56

b56

b54

b52

b50

b50

b45

b42

b50

b56

b58

b62

71

*79

94

162

260

480

580

764

1,090

1,680

2,440

2,810

2,410

2,150

2,150

2,120

2,500

5.450

25,959

857

1.76

2.05

Apr.

5,260

2,650

1,510

318

201

155

130

109

88

77

69

B5

62

60

56

60

71

84

*86

75

62

67

65

62

50

54

49

3B

35

60

9,522

517

0.667

0.75

May

265

238

146

90

63

106

508

226

146

106

75

62

49

42

35

31

*31

44

46

148

560

175

88

69

415

1.250

1,210

414

155 

593

174

7,154

231

0.486

0.56

June

111

67

44

31

24

21

18

14

12

11

11

11

27

247

575

102

50

32

22

15

*12

10

58

44

44

176

75

34

426 

1, 150

3,254

108

0.227

0.25

July

1,730

2,3?0

2.440

2,290

1,050

85

44

31

23

24

52

54

252

270

67

50

IB

14

12

10

9.4

8.0

7.4

6.7

74

453

107

*55

21

14

10

11,521.5

572

C.785

0.90

Aug.

6.7

6.2

5.7

5.7

22.

16

8.0

5.2

4.5

5.5

2.8

2.5

2.0

2.2

*2.2

2.0

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.7

1.4

1.0

1.4

3.2

2.B

2.0

1.4

1.0

.9 

1.2

16

155.0

4.35

0.0092

0.01

Sept.

4.3

1.7

1.0

.9

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

*.7

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

22.6

0.75

0.0016

0.002

Calendar year 1959 : Max 4,500 Min 1.0 Mean 446 Cfsm 0.939 In. 12.74

Water year 1959-60; Max 4,500 Min 0.4 Mean 337 Cfsm 0.709 In. 9.65

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 cfs). Dec. 15 (9 a.m.) 3,720 cfs (17.95 ft); Dec. 19 (7 to 8 a.m.) 

4,800 cfs (18.59 ft); Mar. 25 (7 to 8 a.m.) 2,860 cfs (16.85 ft); Mar. 31 (7 to B p.m.) 3,620 

(17.82 ft)._____________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

3815. Little Wabash River at Carmi, 111.

535

Location. Lat 38 0 03'40", long 88"09'35", near center of E| sec.25, T.5 S., R.9 E., on 

right bank at upstream side of Possum Bridge, 2.3 miles south of Main Street Bridge 

in Carmi and ?f miles downstream from Skillet Fork.

Drainage area. 3,090 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1908 to December 1912 (gage heights only), October 1939 to September 1960.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 339.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. October 1908 to December 1912 chain gage at site 3.1 miles upstream at datum 

0.4 ft higher. Oct. 1 to Nov. 9, 1939, wire-weight gage at present site and datum. 

Since Nov. 14, 1939, auxiliary water-stage recorder 3.1 miles upstream.

Average discharge. 21 years, 2,575 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,200 cfs Dec. 23; maximum gage height, 

23.59 ft Apr. 6; minimum discharge, 24 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 39,400 cfs Jan. 11, 1950 (gage height, 35.2? ft); no 

flow Sept. 15-17, 1952, result of temporary dam upstream; minimum unregulated discharge, 

0.6 cfs Sept. 9, 1953, July 31, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 36.23 ft in January 1937.

Remarks. Records good.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

">2

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,380

310

516

592

410

407

399

303

*204

151

234

321

848

1,510

1,410

1,140

845

576

385

263

194

155

136

158

198

190

177

155

139

136 

151

14,473

467

0.151

0.17

Nov.

118

109

101

114

133

194

*770

1,190

983

693

486

335

242

381

1,640

3,330

4,060

4,160

3,560

2,500

1,530

848

541

403

338

298

270

242

220

197

30,006

1,000

0.324

0.36

Dec.

183

173

163

157

165

180

202

206

200

192

359

3,130

5,590

*6,320

6,770

7,220

7,740

9,160

9,640

9,810

9,940

10,000

10,100

10,100

9,780

9,240

8,440

7,130

6,110

5 ,280

4,960

158,640

5,117

1.66

1.91

Jan.

4,670

4,120

3,350

2,750

2,020

1,430

1,020

*821

703

640

582

587

1,480

2,720

5,940

6,870

7,070

7,260

7,580

7,490

7,310

6,880

5,760

4,180

2,160

1,140

759

773

920

1,360

1,910

102,255

3,2*9

1.07

1.23

Feb.

2 ,O9O

1,840

1,510

1,300

*2,230

4,510

5,350

5,790

6,380

7,750

7,630

7,440

7,360

7,290

6,930

6,350

5,810

5,220

4,460

2,940

1,640

1,070

823

602

546

556

551

571

587

107,106

3,693

1.20

1.29

Mar.

587

571

510

464

449

415

415

400

381

576

415

415

415

*442

484

618

1,080

1,660

2,560

3,220

3,990

4,870

5,940

6,770

6,100

7,320

7,520

7,810

7,900

8,2 70

8, 860

92,229

2,975

0.963

1.11

Apr.

9,120

9,310

9,650

9,830

1O,OOO

10,100

9,930

9,600

9,200

8,420

7,440

6,720

4,720

2,370

1,750

737

612

*531

515

571

671

770

764

638

521

452

399

570

552 545"

126,588

4,220

1.37

1.52

May

689

871

1,010

923

775

767

2,140

3,490

5,090

2,320

1,800

1,350

957

687

531

*437

385

362

508

576

709

1,100

1,520

1,950

5,180

2,960

3,650

4,320

4,530

4,860

5,010

57,457

1,853

0.600

0.69

June

4,850

4,410

5,670

2,360

1,320

768

490

358

287

240

206

190

575

2,230

3,760

3,990

5,630

3,260

2,510

*1,590

676

584

413

1,570

2,000

2,160

2,270

2,380

5,980

4,940

61,247

2,042

0.661

0.74

July

5,480

5,760

6,140

6,620

7,200

7,700

7,9OO

7,640

7,150

6,660

6,100

5,350

4,000

2,550

1,300

704

396

276

215

180

158

150

144

123

156

*422

1,050

1,600

763

392

286

94,285

5,041

0.984

1.15

Aug.

254

200

149

144

122

582

907

690

495

514

182

126

97

81

74

65

60

*58

88

717

855

499

274

167

105

95

86

76

67

64 

70

7,761

250

0.081

0.09

Sept.

66

55

65

7769"

57

47

42

39

44

45

38

32

29

*29

50

30

28

27

26

25

25

25

27

29

29

26

26

24

24

1,135

37.8

0.012

0.01

Calendar year 1959: Max 11,000 

Water year 1959-60: Max 10,100

* Discharge measurement made o

Mean 2,643 

Mean 2,331

Cfsm 0.855 

Cfsm 0.754

11.61

10.25

this day.
536 SALINE RIVER BASIN

3825. Saline River near Junction, 111.

Location. Lat 37°41'52", long 88°16<00", in NE-J- sec.36, T.9 S., R.8 E., on right bank at 

old Island Ripple Bridge site, 2| miles southwest of Junction, 4 miles downstream from 

North Pork, and 13f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,040 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1939 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 320.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 13, 1939, wire-weight gage at upstream side of Island Ripple 

Bridge at same datum. Since Dec. 27, 1939, auxiliary water-stage recorder 3i miles 

downstream at Eagle Ripple Ford.

Average discharge.--21 years, 1,191 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,030 efs Jan. 17; maximum gage height, 20.79 ft 

Apr. 11 (backwater from Ohio River); minimum discharge during nonbackwater periods, 

2.0 cfs Sept. 30.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 37,400 cfs Mar. 19, 1945; maximum gage height, 44.03ft 

Mar. 17, 1945 (backwater from Ohio River 1 ; maximum daily reverse flow, 6,260 c'fs 

Apr. 21, 1948; minimum discharge during nonbackwater periods, 0.9 cfs Sept. 22, 23, 

1944; minimum gage height, 1.01 ft Sept. 25-28, 1941.

Maximum stage known, about 55.8 ft in February 1937 (backwater from Ohio River).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or extremely flat slope, 

which are poor. Backwater from Ohio River frequently causes reversal of flow at station and occasionally, at extremely high stages, causes diversion from Wabash River to 

Saline River just above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 953: 1940.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

£7

28

29

30

31

Total

Oct.

2,360

939

317

246

241

338

330

*193

142

109

115

203

1,090

5. BOO

3,540

1,680

543

296

236

184

150

145

134

150

224

206

164

144

132

122

113

18,586

Nov.

104

90

84

9?

248

*274

227

170

150

130

120

111

109

471

1.220

756

422

270

227

205

193

191

184

175

167

153

140

132

120

87

7,026

Calendar year 1959 : 1

Water year 1959-60 : ^

Dec.

27

eO

e-116

eO

e30

e50

266

285

180

121

157

*2,020

3,800

3,720

2,530

1,320

2,090

4,770

5, 420

5,860

5,170

4,010

1,470

e900

e730

e550

e350

985

863

506

339

48,403

Jan.

302

217

566

669

420

282

261

el!3

eO

eO

e-116

e!20

378

1,75O

4,870

*5,600

5,870

5,240

3,810

2,170

987

601

e436

e650

el, 030

el, 120

e820

923

710

469

366

40,634

Feb.

349

342

289

257

59T

2,910

5,730

*2,560

1,370

1,590

2,540

1,720

810

732

637

624

649

e448

e380

e650

e950

el, 110

el, 080

e840

479

322

297

375

437

29,068

Mar.

332

368

390

b400

b400

b350

b350

302

276

251

280

*290

302

349

413

727

2,830

4,290

5,070

5,270

5,530

5,730

5,590

4,920

3,710

2,280

1,100

763

1,030

2,150

4,450

60,493

Apr.

4.690

3,290

885

789

668

682

e504

e533

6552

6562

e283

6283

e430

e650

6820

*687

el, 360

el, 460

1,250

770

990

1,370

814

448

326

279

240

198

177

1,380"

27,370

May

2,640

1,220

530

342

275

273

3,080

4,590

4,350

1,850

566

379

306

*274

182

-100

-323

e-120

400

1,130

1,870

931

385

220

587

512

295

2f4

187

171

157

27,373

June

86

86

190

98

80

62

60

50

44

42

40

42

663

1,520

1,280

304

161

*102

73

58

50

43

34

55

-11

-423

e-191

1,030

1,480

2,440

9,548

July

3,690

4,460

4,030

2,940

934

eO

eO

e490

e690

e650

ellO

60

56

56

50

42

37

33

30

28

29

47

48

35

34

77

*175

194

214

90

50

19,379

Aug.

34

26

22

70

171

84

66

137

403

347

150

94

46

28

20

15

14

*12

12

20

249

297

113

62

43

29

20

15

13

12

23

2,647

Sept.

43

19

13

10

9.7

8.2

7.5

6.9

20

47

102

562'8

18

*14

12

8.7

5.8

5.3

4-. 4

3.9

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.5

3.5

4.4

3.9

3.0

2.4

473.1

Observed Adjustedt

lax 10,700 Mln -266 Mean 1,085 Mean 1,083 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.14

lax 5,870 Mln -423 Mean 795 Mean 795 Cfsra 0.764 In. 10.39

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for diversion from Wabash River to Saline River Just above station caused by backwater 

from Ohio River (no diversion during 1960 water year).

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

e Extremely flat slope.

Mote. Figures of discharge in cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff in inches for some 

months do not represent natural yield owing to channel storage caused by backwater from Ohio River. 

Negative figures of observed discharge indicate reverse flow.
TRADEWATER RIVER BASIN 52 

3830. Tradewater River at Oiney, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°13'26" ) long 87°46'53", on downstream side of left abutment of highway 

bridge at Olney, Hopkins County, 1.1 miles upstream from Cave Creek, 5.1 miles downstream from Flynn Creek, and 9| miles northeast of Princeton.

Drainage area. 255 sq mi, of which about 9 

runoff.

mi does not contribute directly to surface

Records available. August 1940 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 362.80 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1907. Prior to July 31, 1942, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--20 years, 322 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,400 cfs July 1 ge height, 15.62 *";); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 13, 14, 15.

1940-60: Maximum discharge, 7,960 cfs Nov. 19, 1957 (gage height, 17.53 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 19.27 ft in January 1937, from floodmarks (discharge, 17,000 

cfs, by slope-area measurement).

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and suspended 

sediment loads for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

Hating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-15, Nov. 9, 16, 17, 26, 27, 

Dee. 1, Apr. 26 to May 5, May 8-10, 21, 22. Rate of change in 

stage used as a factor between about 550 cfs and 1,500 efs)

1.7 0.1

1.8 .3

1.9 1.1

2.0 2.9

2.1 6.0

2.3 15

3.0 71

Discharge, in cubic feet pe

5.0

9.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

15.5

330

888

1,600

2,200

3,280

4,180

scond, water year October 1959 to September 1360

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

14

11

10

9.2

8.4

12

17

32

32

35

34

*25

55

196

566

202

95

62

48

39

32

28

25

24

28

38

37

34

32 

31

27

1,638.6

52.9

0.207

0.24

Nov.

 25

24

25

29

253

512

556

309

150

93

71

62

56

58

98

*164

160

111

80

66

61

58

E5

108

185

161

150

384

448

272

4,784

159

0.624

0.70

Dec.

170

131

104

87

76

74

79

87

81

72.

90

942

1,270

1,320

*1,230

1,040

949

1,400

1,440

1,430

1,430

1,060

681

44E

213

154

148

600

948 

797

563

19,008

613

2.40

2.77

Jan.

342

213

296

395

333

239

206

195

179

162

147

135

126

261

1,480

1,430

1,460

*1.510

1,430

912

614

345

174

130

112

106

124

221

297 

248

14,014

452

1.77

2.04

Feb.

160

137

120

111

137

457

666

530

368

783

1.520

1,140

845

571

326

200

174

166

158

138

122

118

113

105

216

993

931

696

*520

12,321

425

1.67

1.80

Mar.

401

297

242

204

180

171

146

131

125

152

173

177

177

209

267

568

1,280

1,300

1,370

1,370

1,320

1,200

1,030

825

614

432

302

218

182

300 

872

16,235

524

2.05

2.37

Apr.

968

789

563

*369

255

207

168

143

124

106

94

86

80

75

71

70

80

107

112

101

687

1.540

1,150

876

567

309

130

153

128 

290

10,258

342

1.34

1.50

May

562

234

174

134

108

92

95

143

*172

124

95

79

68

59

53

47

42

37

34

54

207

149

83

54

42

39

35

31

30 

28

26

2,930

94.5

0.371

0.43

June

21

21

18

15

15

17

13

9.6

7.2

6.0

5.1

4.1

4.1

*5.7

5.4

4.8

3.8

3.5

3.2

2.5

1.9

1.3

.8

.5

.4

.3

.3

174

1,200

1,720

3,284.5

109

0.427

0.48

July

4,180

4,090

3,140

2,180

1,120

600

280

66

46

38

34

30

52

44

60

44

33

*24

18

14

12

10

9.2

8.0

136

116

52

40

37

25

18

16,536.2

533

2.09

2.41

Aug.

14

11

8.4

6.8

5.7

4.8

5.8

2.7

3.5

3.8

4.4

4.1

3.8

3.2

*2 .9

2.7

2.3

2.1

1.7

3.2

5.7

8.8

17

18

14

9.2 B'.B

5.1

3.8 

3.5

2.9

189.7

6.12

0.024

0.03

Sept.

2,5.

2.3

1.9

1.3

.7

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

. 2

.2

. 2

.2

.2'.2

.2

.2 

.2

14.2

0.47

0.0018

0.002

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,05O Min 2.9 Mean 244 Cfsm 0.957 In. 13.00

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,180 Min 0.1 Mean 277 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.77

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 efs).--July 1 (6 to 11 p.m.) 4,400 cfs (15.62 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
538 TRADEWATER RIVER BASIN

3840. Rose Creek at Nebo, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°22'58", long 87°37'53", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U.S. Highway 41A, 0.5 mile east of Nebo, Hopklns County, 4 miles upstream from mouth, 

and 8 miles northwest of Madisonville.

Drainage area.--2.10 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--November 1951 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 382.08 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Average discharge.--8 years (1952-60), 1.74 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 900 cfs July 1 (gage height, 6.72 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1951-60: Maximum discharge, 1,230 cfs Nov. 18, 1957 (gage height, 7.46 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 600 cfs; no flow for many days each year.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or indefinite stagedischarge relation, which are poor.

Revisions (water years ) .--WSP 1505: 1952-55.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of loe effect or indefinite 

stage-discharge relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

1.74

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

0

.01 

.3

1.1

2.4

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

3.6

ge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2B

29 

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

O

0

0

0

.4

.3

0

8.0

.7

.4

5.5

.8

e59

3.1

1.4

.B

.6

.4

.3

.2

.1

**.!

1.6

1.4

.6

.6

.6

.3

.3 

.3

.3

88.1

2.84

1.35

1.56

Nov.

0.2

.1

.1

4.4

1.9

.7

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

3.7

1.4

1.0

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.3

.5

1.2

.6

.3 

.2

21.8

0.73

0.348

0.39

Dec.

*0.1

.2

.1

.1

.3

.6

.2

.1

.1

.1

6.5

22

3.1

1.9

1.4

1.2

43

15

2.6

1.9

1.4

1.1

.9

.8

.7

.8

9.4

6.0

2.3 

1.6

1.1

126.6

4.08

1.94

2.24

Jan.

1.0

5.4

5.0

1.6

l.C

1.2

1.0

.7

.6

.6

*.6

.6

.6

e67

5.8

2.1

2.6

3.9

1.8

.9

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

3.7

2.8

2.0 

1.5

1.1

117.6

3.79

1.80

2.08

Feb.

0.9

.8

.8

1.0

17

6.7

2.0

1.6

1.6

19

*2.1

1.1

1.0

.6

b.5

b.5

b.4

b.4

b.3

.3

b.3

.3

.3

.6

16

2.8

1.6

2.8

1.8

85.1

2.93

1.40

1.51

Mar.

0.9

.7

b.6

b.5

b.4

.3

.6

.7

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.6

2.1

30

16

14

10

8.2

4.8

*3.1

1.8

1.4

.9

.7

.6

.6

.6

9.3

4.8

121.4

3.92

1.87

2.15

Apr.

£.0

1.4

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.4

.6

1.2

.5

.3

.2

e38"T.9

.9

.5

.3

.3

*.l

0

1.3

3.7

57.7

1.92

0.914

1.02

May

0.9

.4

.2

.1

0

3.0

4.9

.8

.3

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

e25

2.1

.6

*.3

1.1

.6

.3

.2

.1

.2

.1

0

91.8

2.96

1.41

1.63

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.4

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9.0

8.0

.6

20.2

0.67

0.319

0.36

July

e96

1.6

.6

.3

.1

0

0

0

o

.1

*0

0

3.0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.1

0

.9

0

0

0

0 

0

0

107.0

3.32

1.58

1.82

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.6

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

o

0 

0

0

5.7

0.18

0.086

0.10

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1959: Max 300 Min 0 Mean 2.72 Cfsm 1.3O In. 17.55

Water year 1959-60: Max 96 Min 0 Mean 2.29 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.86

Peak discharge (base, 340 cfs). Oct. 13 (11 a.m.) about 410 cfs (5.50 ft); Jan. 14 (2:30 p.m.) 

about 460 cfs (5.70 ft); May 20 (11:30 a.m.) about 850 cfs (6.64 ft); July 1 (ll a.m.) about 

900 cfs (6.72 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge partly estimated on basis of approximate rating 

curve above a stage of 4.0 ft.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 539

3845. Ohio River at Golconda, 111.

Location.--Lat 37"21'28", long 88°28'57", on right "bank at lock and dam 51, at Golconda, 

Pope County, 0.5 mile upstream from McGilligan Creek, 0.7 mile downstream from Lu.sk 

Creek, and at mile 903.1.

Drainage area. 143,900 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1960 (no low-flow records prior to October 1940 and after September 1952). Gage-height records collected at same site since 

1924 are contained in reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Staff gage read hourly at high and low stages and six times daily at medium stages. 

Datum of gage is 294.6 ft above mean sea level, Ohio River datum. Auxiliary staff 

gage read hourly at lock and dam 50,26.3 miles upstream.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 459,000 cfs Apr. 11; maximum gage height, 

35.8 ft Apr. 12.

1937-60: Maximum discharge, 1,010,000 cfs Mar. 14-16, 1945; maximum gage height, 

53.2 ft Mar. 14, 15, 1945.

Maximum stage known, 62.6 ft Feb. 1-3, 1937; maximum discharge, 1,470,000 cfs 

Feb. 2, 3, 1937.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of indefinite stage-fall-discharge relation, which are poor. Discharge not computed when navigation dam 51 is partly or 

entirely in raised position. Discharge less than 100,000 cfs on day for which no 

discharge is shown. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the 

water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

l 

z

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21

22 

23 

24

25

2S 

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Cfsm

Oct. Nov.

88,700 

86,200

83,200 

89,200 

111,000 

132,000

1

Dec.

159,000 

175,000 

182,000 

187,000 

188,000

185,000 

178,000 

167,000 

157,000 

146,000

140,000 

137,000

142,000 

166,000 

210,000

£45,000 

262,000 

286,000 

311,000 

336,000

352,000

351,000 

340,000 

314,000 

286,000

258,000 

231,000 

206,000 

179,000 

165,000 

162,000

*6,803 

219,500 

1.53 

1.76

Jan.

169,000 

174,000 

176,000 

179,000 

181,000

189,000 

204,000 

213,000 

224,000 

238,000

239,000 

238,000 

226,000 

213,000 

216,000

235,000 

260,000 

296,000 

323,000

354,000

372,000 

381,000 

385,000

378,000 

354,000

315,000 

277,000 

244,000 

210,000 

180,000 

159,000

$7,802 

251,700 

1.75 

2.02

Feb.

141,000 

133,OOO

134,000 

141,000 

145,000

150, OOO 

168,000 

208,000 

242,000 

264,000

279,000 

306,000 

347,000 

381,000 

402,000

420,000 

427,000 

431,000

425,000 

406,000

386,000 

358,000 

326,000 

*287,000 

264,000

242,000 

230,000 

220,000 

221,000

$8,084 

278,800 

1.94 

2.09

Mar.

234,000 

£54,000 

271,000 

264,000 

246,000

225,000 

198,000 

173,000 

156,000 

141,000

123,000 

102,000 

94,700 

92.700 

96,000

102,000 

113,000 

126,000 

150,000 

179,000

217,000 

250,000 

C71,000 

£81,000 

283,000

273,000 

270,000 

260,000 

247,000 

241,000 

243,000

$6,1824 

199,400 

1.39 

1.60

Apr.

25B,000 

282,000 

310,000 

343,000 

371,000

397,000 

414,000 

432,000 

446,000 

457,000

458,000

*45 5,000 

448,000 

434,000 

419,000

398,000 

368,000 

326,000 

279,000 

237,000

205,000 

177,000 

153,000 

138,000 

128,000

101,000 

85,600 

674,000

680,000 

84,400

*8,758 

291,900 

2.03 

2.26

May

87,900 

88,900 

88,900 

80,900 

675,000

U 72, 000

94,100 

111,000 

116,000 

121,000 

140,000

156,000 

174,000 

187,000 

194^000

192,000

187,000 

177,000 

164,000 

150,000 

132,000

133,000 

130,000 

126,000 

120,000 

125,000 

139,000

t3, 859.7

124,500 

0.865 

1.00

June

149,000 

149,000 

148,000 

147,000 

141,000

131,000 

125,000 

108,000 

e80,000 

670,000

\ e70,000 

94,500

123,000 

124,OOO 

115,000 

108,000 

99,800

112,000 

110,000 

113,000 

124,000 

163,000

240,000 

276,000

273,000 

258,000 

248,000

$4,109.3 

137,000 

0.952 

1.06

July

257,000 

£35,000 

244,000 

260,000 

273,000

288,OOO 

300,000

291,000 

263,000 

212,000

131,000

86,500 

90,700 

91,600

86,800

1

Aag. Sept.

Calendar year 1959: Max 688,000 Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. 

Water year 1959-6O: Max 458,000 Min - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Expressed in thousands.

Stage-fall-discharge relation indefinite 

rn and tributary stations.

discharge estimated on basis of records for other main-
BAY CREEK BASIN

3850. Hayes Creek at Glendale, 111.

Location.--Lat 37°27'25", long 88°40'05", in SW^SW^ sec.21, T.12 S., R.5 E., on left bank 

at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 145 at Glendale, 3 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area.--18.9 sq mi.

Records available. May 1949 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 375.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge.--11 years, 27.4 cfs .

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 815 cfs Jan. 14 (gage height, 11.65 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1949-60: Maximum discharge, 4,390 cfs July 22, 1958 (gage height, 17.01 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs; no flow for many days in 1952-60.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 4-14, Mar. 30 to Apr. 30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

78

136

218

338

1.59

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.5

0

.1

.3

.6

1.2

2.2

8.9

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

9,0

16

35

58

89

136

218

338

1.9

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

10

6.9

4.8

3.7

3.7

5.5

*4.7

3.7

2.8

2.4

5.7

4.1

306

71

20

13

9.8

7.8

6.6

5.6

4.6

3.7

6.3

19

11

8.8

8.2

6.1

6.0 

6 . 3

5 9

583.7

L8.B

0.995

1.15

Nov.

5.2

5.1

4.6

51

*28

16

11

9.3

7.5

6.1

4.B

4.8

4.9

73

2B

20

14

11

10

10

9.5

8.6

7.B

7.6

6.6

6.3

7.0

b6.B

b6. 4 

b6.0

396.9

13.2

0.698

0.7B

Dec.

6.1

6.2

6.0

5.6

6.7

9.6

9.3

7.7

6.B

6.6

*88

207

58

35

26

20

300

285

46

29

2 1

16

14

12

10

10

24

57

28 

20

15

1,391.6

44.9

2.3B

2.74

Jan.

12

19

40

22

17

14

13

11

9.9

9.5

8.9

9.0

11

277

184

*34

25

35

25

15

blO

b9.0

b7.0

b6.5

b6.0

6.1

27

27

20

14

941.9

30.4

1.61

1.85

Feb.

12

9.7

8.6

9.2

_83

79

32

21

*19

51

23

14

12

9.6

7.6

8.6

8.B

7.6

6.1

5.3

5.5

b5.2

5.1

57T

7.4

7.8

6.0

7.8

B.3

485.3

16.7

0.884

0.95

Mar.

b7.0

b7.5

bS.O

b7.5

b7.0

b6.5

b6.5

b7.0

bB.O

b9.0

*9.5

til

b!4

b!5

16

66

76

72

73

89

78

67

46

35

22

16

13

11

9.6

248 

102

1,163.1

37.5

1.98

2.29

Apr.

40

26

19

16

14

13

12

11

11

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.3

*21

19

56

37

18

16

49

30

19

16

14

13

12

11

12

124

677.5

22.6

1.20

1.33

May

32

17

12

9.7

7.9

39

29

15

11

9.2

7.9

6.8

*6.0

5.0

4.2

3.7

3.2

2.7

23

128

66

17

9.6

7.5

B.8

6.0

4.8

3.9

3.2

2.9 

2.3

504 . 3

16.3

0.862

0.99

June

2.0

1.9

4.3

2.2

2.5

1.7

1.0

.9

.B

.7

.7

.6

9.9

4 6

lie

1.0

*.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

72~ .2

.6

51

4. 7

77.3

2.58

0.137

0.15

July

~.o IE

1.0

.B

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

. L

. L

.1

.1

.1

0

*0

0

0

o

.1

3.9

12

1.4

.3

. t.

40.5

1.31

0.039

O.OB

Aug.

0.1

00"

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

5.5

2.8

4.3

.6

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0 

0

13.3

0.45

0.024

0.03

Sept.

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

72

5.1

2.0

.8

.6

*.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

82.1

2.74

0.145

0.16

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,640 Win 0 Mean 27.1 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.46

Water year 1959-60: Max 306 Win 0 Mean 17.4 Cfsm 0.921 In. 12.50

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs).--Jan. 14 (8 p.m.) B15 cfs (11.65 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
BAY CREEK BASIN 541

3855. Lake Glendale Inlet near Dlxon Springs, 111.

Location. Lat 37°24'55", long 88°39'00", in NE£SW£ sec.3, T.13 S., R.5 E. , O.S mile upstream from Lake Glendale dam and 2.5 miles north of Dixon Springs.

Drainage area. 1.04 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1954 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 418.39 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 6 years, 1.34 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 196 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 1.77 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 55 cfs on basis of flood-routing study; no flow for many 

days.

1954-60: Maximum discharge, 1,500 cfs July 22, 1958 (gage height, 4.95 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 55 cfs on basis of flood-routing study; no flow for many 

days each year.

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

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Mar. 5, 7-9)

0.5 

.6

5.1 

8.0

1.4 

2.9

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.24

.5

.11

.08

.14

**.15

.11

.10

.06

.08

1.1

.15

*17

1.5

.62

.33

.20

.16

.12

.11

.10

.11

.15

.12

.11

.12

.12

.11

.11

. 10 

.07

23.73

0.765

0.736

0.85

Nov.

0.06

.05

.04

6.1

*1.2

.58

.39

.31

.24

.20

.18

.16

.17

4.8

1.0

.66

.39

.27

.24

.20

.16

a. 15

.14

.14

.12

.12

a. 14

a. 14

a. 12

.11

18.58

0.619

0.595

0.66

Dec .

aO . 10

a. 09

a. 08

a708

a. 10

a. 25

.15

.14

**.!!

.10

*11

13

2.0

1.0

.77

.62

~.3 27

1.7

1.1

.73

.58

.48

.42

.36

.36

3.5

2.4

1.1

.77 

.55

77.94

2.51

2.41

2.79

Jan.

0.48

1.2

1.4

.81

.62

.55

.48

.39

.33

.33

.31

.29

.31

15

*3.6

1.2

1.2

1.4

.81

.55

.39

.29

.22

.20

.20

.22

1.6

.94

.81

.69 

.55

37.37

1.21

1.16

1.34

Feb.

0.45

.39

.36

.45

5.8

2.7

l!2

.94

*.81

2.4

.90

.66

.62

.45

.39

.45

.42

.36

.29

.24

.29

.24

.24

.24

.39

.33

.31

.42

.42

23.16

0.799

0.768

0.83

Mar.

0.36

.42

.48

.39

.36

.33

733

.35

.42

.45

*.55

.58

.77

.85

.94

5.9

4.2

3.1

3.3

5.9

5.6

6.2

3.6

2.7

1.6

1.2

.90

.73

8.0

17

3.5

81.01

2.61

2.51

2.90

Apr.

1.5

.85

a. 65

.48

.36

.24

.20

.16

a. 15

a. 14

.14

.15

a. 13

**.!!

1.4

.69

4.2

2.6

.69

2.6

2.0

.90

.62

a. 48

.36

a. 27

a. 21

a. 21

a. 23

a9.0

31.72

1.06

1.02

1.13

May

al.5

.69

a. 45

a. 32

a. 35

a2.5

al.4

a. 72

.45

a. 35

a. 29

a. 25

*.22

.20

.15

.12

.11

.08

2.4

20

2.7

.81

.39

.43

.39

.24

.18

.14

.10

.08 

.06

38.07

1.23

1.18

1.36

June

0.04

.04

.03

.01

.07

.03

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.47

.05

.01

.01

**.01

.01

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.09

1.5

.10

2.55

0.085

0.082

0.09

July

2.5

.20

.10

.04

.02

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.40

0

0

0

3.28

0.106

0.102

0.12

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

.02

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0.02

0.0006

0.00058

0.0007

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0~1.7

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.7

0.06

0.058

0.06

Calendar year 1959 : Max 134 Min 0 Mean 1.48 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.35

Water year 1959-60 : Max 27 Min 0 Mean 0.927 Cfsm 0.891 In.- 12.13

Peak discharge (base, 160 cfs).--Mar. 29 (11:30 p.m.) 196 cfs (1.77 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weabl-er records, 

and records for Sugar Creek near Dixon Springs.
BAY CREEK BASIN

3860. Lake Glendale Outlet near Dixon Springs, 111.

Location. Lat 37°24'50", long 88°39'50", in SW^SEi sec.4, T.13 S., R.5 E., 100 ft upstream from Lake Glendale Dam, 0.3 mile upstream from outlet to Sugar Creek, and 

2.2 miles north of Dixon Springs.

Drainage area. 2.11 sq mi.

Records available. October 1954 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 415.40 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 6 years, 2.33 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 72 cfs May 20 (gage height, 3.565 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1954-60: Maximum discharge, 725 cfs July 22, 1958 (gage height, 5.76 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 150 cfs on basis of weir formula; no flow for many days 

each year.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods when drain gates were open, which are poor. 

Flow regulated by Lake Glendale (capacity, 39,200,000 cu ft).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods when drain gates were 

open (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.98 0

3.0 .2

3.1 5.3

3.2 17

3.4 44

Discharge, in cubic feet per secund, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1.4

1.3

1.7

1.9

2.0

*2.8

2.5

17

29 "26

25

23

*28

26

24

15

2.5

2.2

1.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

232.8

7.51

-6.29

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

0

0

^5

0.5

0.02

+0.89

Dec.

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

2.5

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.1

2.0

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.1

16

28

Tf

0

0

0

0

16

26

10

3.0

159.5

5.15

-1.54

Jan.

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

1.5

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

34.5

1.11

+1.56

Feb.

0

0

+0.81

Mar.

(*)

0

0

+4.55

Apr.

0.8

1.6

1.9

1.9

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

.8

.6

.3

.1

0

0

 1.8

2.4

8.8

5.7

3.1

1.6

6.8

4.9

2.7

1.9

1.2

.8

.4

.2

.1

12

67.0

2.23

+0.22

May

5.9

2.4

1.4

.6

.2

2.5

4.5

2.2

1.2

.8

.4

.3

*.2

.1

Qt

0

0

0

3.2

11

19

4.5

1.9

1.4

1.2

.8

.5

.2

.1 

0

0

86.5

2.79

-0.25

June

0

0

0

0

.2

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.5

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.9 

1.4

4.5

0.15

+0.09

July

5.1

3TO

1.2

.5

.1

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

9.9

0.32

-0.29

Aug.

(*)

0

0

-0.29

Sept.

(*)

0

0

-0.19

Calendar year 1959: Max 179 Mln 0 Mean 3.17 t -0.59

Water year 1959-60: Max 31 Mln 0 Mean 1.63 t -0.07

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Lake Glendale.

Note. Drain gates opened Oct. 2-19, Nov. 30 to Dec. 23, Dec. 28 to Jan. 13; discharge estimated 

on basis of 2 discharge measurements, change In contents of Lake Glendale, record of gate operation, 

weather records, and records for Sugar Creek near Dixon Springs.
BAY CREEK BASIN 5^ 

3865. Sugar Creek near Dixon Springs, 111.

Location. Lat 37°24'56", long 88"40"25", in NE^SE^ sec.5, T.13 S., R.5 E. , on left bank 

at downstream side of abandoned highway bridge, 0.6 mile downstream from outlet of 

Lake Glendale, 2 miles north of Dixon Springs, and 6f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 9.70 sq mi.

Records available. April 1950 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 375.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge.--10 years, 11.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,010 cfs Jan. 14 (gage height, 6.22 f';); no 

flow for many days.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 1,870 cfs July 22, 1958 (gage height, 9.10 ft); no 

flow for many days each year.

Remarks. Records good except those below 1 cfs, which are fair, and those for periods 

of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor. Occasional regulation by 

Lake Glendale.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

.9 

1.0

.1

.5

1.8

4.4

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

37

103

193

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.7

2.9

3.2

2.7

3.4

*4.4

4.4

18

32

31

31

30

*143

38

32

22

5.1

4.8

3.

1.

1.

1.

1.

2.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

433.

14.

1.44

1.66

Nov.

1.4

1.4

28~1.3

*8.7

4.0

2.7

2.Z

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

27

7.8

5.1

3.2

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.4

'

123.8

4.13

0.426

0.47

Dec.

3.4

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.7

4.8

4.0

3.7

3.7

*3.7

51

90

17

11

8.7

8.2

190

62

15

12

26

37

25

6.2

6.2

6.2

20

35

37

25

6.6

732.6

23.6

2 '.43

2.81

Jan.

6.2

11

14

8.2

7.4

6.6

6.2

5.5

5.5

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.1

148 *27

9.8

9.3

11

7.0

4.8

3.4

2.7

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

10

7.4

5.8

4.8

3.7

352.7

11.4

1.18

1.35

Feb.

2.9

2.7

2.4

2.9

38

21

8.2

6.2

*5.5

16

6.6

4.8

4.4

3.2

2.9

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.2

1.8

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.9

2.4

2.2

3.2

2.9

161.9

5.58

0.575

0.62

Mar.

2.4

3.2

3.4

b2.7

b2.0

b2.0

b2.2

b2.2

b2.4

2.9

*3.4

3.7

4.8

5.5

5.8

44

42

32

37

47

38

30

19

15

10

7.8

7.4

6.2

7.3

110

27

528.3

17.0

1.75

2.03

Apr.

15

9.3

7.4

6.2

5.1

4.4

3.4

2.9

2.4

2.2

2.9

2.0

2.2

2.0

*7.6

6.2

25

12

7.0

5.5

23

12

7.4

5.1

3.7

2.9

2.2

2.2

2.4

§1

248.6

8.29

0.855

0.95

May

14

8.2

5.1

3.7

4.0

27

16

8.2

5.1

3.7

2.9

2.4

*2.0

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.0

1.0

14

121

33

11

5.5

4.4

4.8

2.9

2.2

1.6

1.4

1.0

.7

313.4

10.1

1.04

1.20

June

0.6

.6

.5

.4

1.6

.9

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

4.9

2.0

.6

.6

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.3

.4

6.5

T7S

24.4

0.81

0.084

0.09

July

23

3.4

1.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

a2.5

a8.5

al.O

a. 3

a 2

41.7

1.35

0.139

0.16

Aug.

aO.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

c

c

0

c

*c

c

c

6^5

3.1

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

10.1

0.33

0.034

0.04

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

21

1.0

.3

.2

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

22.6

0.75

0.077

0.09

Calendar year 1959: Max 605 Mln 0 Mean 12.6 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.59

Water year 1959-60; Max 190 Mln 0 Mean 8.18 Cfsm 0.843 In. 11.47

Peak discharge (base, 650 cfs).--Jan. 14 (3:30 p.m.) 1,010 cfs (6.22 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records 

and records for Hayes Creek at Glendale and Lake Glendale Inlet near Dixon Springs, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
6115 (revised). Ohio River at Metropolis, 111.

Location. Lat 37°08'5l", long 8b°44'27", near center of span on downstream side of pier 

ot Paducah & Illinois Railroad bridge at Metropolis, Massac County, 9j miles downstream 

from Tennessee River and 37 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 203,000 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--January 1928 to September 1960. Prior to January 1934 monthly dlsGage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 276.27 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 22, 1936, water-stage recorders (temporary installations) at 

Paducah, Ky., Metropolis and Joppa, 111., and dam 52. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 

near Grand Chain, 0.5 mile upstream from dam 53, and 18 miles downstream from base 

gage. Prior to May'29, 1936, auxiliary staff gages at dam 53.

Average discharge.--32 years, 258,100 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 583,000 cfs Dec. 22; maximum gage height, 43.88 

ft Apr. 15; minimum daily discharge, 79,800 cfs Oct. 2.

1928-60: Maximum discharge, 1,780,000 cfs Feb. 1, 1937 (total discharge, including 

overflow through Bay Creek and Cache River Valleys, 1,850,000 cfs); maximum gage 

height, 66.60 ft Feb. 2, 1937; minimum daily discharge, 20,600 cfs Oct. 8, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow partly regulated by many dams and reservoirs. Records of 

water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17

18 

19 

20

21

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

Oct.

93,000 

79.800 

89,100 

92 , 300 

95,800

102,000 

99,800 

93,200 

89,900 

118,000

126,000 

129,000 

146,000

119,000 

*11 1,000

118,000 

110,000 

113,000 

109,000 

112,000

113,000 

105,000 

9E,200 

103,000 

95,600

114,000 

123,000 

128,000 

121,000 

138,000 

134,000

t3,415.7 

110,200

Nov.

139,000 

128,000 

114,000 

127,000 

136,000

154,000 

163,000 

152,000 

146,000 

136,000

118,000 

118,000 

128,000 

132,000 

109,000

102,000

124,000 

130,000 

138,000 

139,000

134,000 

130,000 

132,000 

135,000 

142,000

163,000 

185,000 

187,000 

233,000 

256,000

t4,330 

144,300

Dec.

285,000 

*304,000 

310,000 

309,000 

304,000

304,000 

296,000 

287,000 

274,000 

265,000

258,000

268,000 

305,000 

352,000 

393,000

417,000 

432,000 

443,000 

467,000 

529,000

572,000

586jOOO

568,000 

536,000 

496,000

466,000 

426,000 

402,000 

391,000 

*393, 000 

387,000

t!2,025 

387,900

Jan.

365,000 

356,000 

339,000 

336,000 

329,000

329,000 

346 , 000 

356,000 

371., 000 

385,000

392,000 

391,000 

382,000 

375,000 

385,000

384,000 

398,000 

23,000 

46,000 

70,000

89,000 

98,000 

03^000

98,000 

84,000

448,000 

414,000 

385,000 

360,000 

332,000 

314,000

t!2,283 

396,200

Feb.

*2 98,000 

289,000 

278,000 

273,000

275,000

283,000 

304,000 

335,000 

354,000 

380,000

396,000 

411,000 

433,000 

456,000 

482,000

502,000 

508,000 

513,000 

524,000 

539,000

547,000

533,000 

505,000 

473,000 

439,000

411,000 

395,000 

384,000 

372,000

til, 892 

410 , 100

Mar.

366,000 

374,000 

409,000 

456,000 

483,000

472,000 

453,000 

433,000 

412,000 

383,000

348,000 

320,000 

285,000 

271,000 

266,000

267,000 

289,000 

314,000 

340,000 

354,000

369,000 

376,000 

387,000 

385,000 

385,000

380,000 

371,000 

363,000 

340,000 

341,000 

350,000

til, 342 

365,900

Apr.

*378, 000 

404,000 

430,000 

463,000 

500,000

540,000 

560,000

540,000 

520,000 

500,000

490,000 

485,000 

490,000 

495,000 

490,000

460,000 

443,000 

402,000 

358,000 

315,000

297,000 

271,000 

251,000 

230,000 

219,000

206,000 

169,000 

141,000

146,000 

154,000

til, 347 

378,200

May

149,000 

*141,000 

150,000 

143,000 

129,000

130,000 

144,000 

152,000 

156,000 

152,000

159,000 

177,000 

187,000 

191,000 

202,000

210,000 

225,000 

231,000 

241,000 

249,000

251,000

238,000 

234,000 

218,000 

202,000

191,000 

194,000 

192,000 

181,000 

178,000 

183,000

t5,780 

186,500

June

187,000 

193,000 

192,000 

192,000 

183,000

177,000 

172,000 

171,000 

121,000 

85.100

97,000 

99,200 

99,200 

105,000 

*127,000

166,000 

185,000 

195,000 

215,000 

204,000

189,000 

183,000 

180,000 

193,000 

202,000

263,000 

312,000 

334,000 

337,000 

356,000

*5, 714.5 

190,500

July

359,000

331,000 

297,000 

314,000 

344,000

348,000 

346,000

316,000 

281,000

218,000 

148,000 

140,000 

179,000 

176,000

160,000 

149,000 

121,000 

125,000 

128,000

122,000 

115,000 

123,000 

110,000 

104,000

110,000 

104,000 

*102,000 

59,000 

57,900 

57,400

*5,996.3 

153,400

Aug.

93,500 

95,600 

98,300 

87,200 

89,800

107,000 

123,000

122,000 

117,000 

122,000

111,000 

119,000 

123,000 

107,000 

109,000

96,500 

93 , 700 

94,100 

90 , 700 

100,000

105,000 

102,000 

100,000 

92,300 

99,900

101,000 

104,000 

104,000 

100,000 

95,800 

93,700

t3,197.1 

103,100

Sept.

*88,400 

90 , 400 

99,800 

106,000 

105,000

97,600 

98,100 

93,700 

81,200 

81,100

103,000 

100,000 

103,000 

110,000 

113,000

112,000 

106,000 

120,000 

135,000 

158,000

130,000 

127,000 

121,000 

108,000 

105,000

98,600 

89,600 

88,300 

94,400 

80 . 400

*3, 123.6 

104,100

Calendar year 1959: Max 707,000 Min 43,400 Mean 238,600 Cfsm 1.18 In. 15.95 

Water year 1959-60: Max 586,000 Min 79,800 Mean 247,100 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.57

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Expressed in thousands.
CACHE RIVER BASIN

6120 (revised). Cache River at Forman, 111.

Location. Lat 37°20'11", long 88°55'26", in ME^NW^ sec.6, T.14 S., R.3 E., at upstream 

side of highway bridge, l£ miles southwest of Porman. Prior to Oct. 1, 1958, at site 

2.6 miles upstream.

Drainage area.--243 sq mi.

Records available. October 1922 to July 1924, September 1924 to September 1960.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 318.47 ft above mean sea level, 

clatum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1932, chain gage and July 25, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1958, 

water-stage recorder at site 2.6 miles upstream at datum 333.77 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Oct. 1, 1932, to July 24, 1939, chain or wire-weight gage at site 

2.6 miles upstream at datum 332.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--36 years (1924-60), 303 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,770 cfs Dec. 18 (gage height, 16.75 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 2U-22, 25-28.

1922-60: Maximum discharge, 9,630 cfs Mar. 12, 1935 (gage height, 17.99 ft, site 

and datum then in use, from graph based on gage readings); no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Flow of 

lower part of Cache River basin was diverted from Ohio River to Mississippi River beginning Oct. 31, 1950, through diversion channel of Mounds-Mound City flood-protection 

project. Plow of upper part of Cache River basin, including flow past this station, 

continues to discharge to Ohio River, passing through Post Creek cutoff directly to 

Ohio River instead of through the original channel of Cache River.

Revisions (water years). WSP 623: 1923-24. WSP 823: 1934-35, drainage area. WSP 1205: 

1923-24, 1927-30.W 

1934-36(M), 1937-39.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except period of lee effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 18 to Nov. 4)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 17 Dec. 18 to Sept. 3O

2.9

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

8.4

12

5.0

7.0

11.0

13.0

126

298

760

1,050

3.5

4.0

6.0

11.0

16.0

17.0

34

67

237

785

1,590

1,820

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

182

70

42

30

22

119

*61

36

29

23

19

18

292

630

368

190

67

49

36

26

22

17

14

28

34

26

24

21

14

13

12.

2,534

81.7

0.336

0.39

Nov.

9.8

£dL

8.4

*58

207

112

91

58

52

46

39

27

22

89

207

207

119

73

55

44

36

34

32

32

30

26

25

26

19

19

1,811.6

60.4

0.249

0.28

Dec .

20

19

19

18

18

21

21

24

*23

26

174

981

864

533

497

431

961

1.720

1, 280

1,040

892

811

708

571

439

365

315

439

439

335

255

14,259

460

1.89

2.18

Jan.

210

174

335

285

228

174

147

130

114

98

90

82

78

250

*1,450

1,200

798

785

720

648

505

375

305

228

201

183

201

285

295

305

295

11,174

360

1.48

1.71

Feb.

246

201

174

228

465

1,260

785

637

615

*637

538

385

285

228

192

165

156

147

122

106

90

78

74

64

70

78

70

82

98

8,276

285

1.17

1.27

Mar.

86

82

b70

b66

b64

b62

b60 b62~

b64

*74

94

98

98

130

174

356

864

837

824

950

1.010

892

824

720

626

505

395

325

275

42 8

672

11,787

380

1.56

1.80

Apr,

571 "550"

505

395

295

237

192

156

130

106

94

78

70

*64 136'

237

295

365

265

192

335

417

315

210

147

114

94

78

70

350

7,073

236

0.971

1.08

May

472

335

201

138

106

458

906

549

527

505

406

*295

219

165

130

106

82

64

99

461

593

428

355

219

183

237

147

90

67

50

39

8,632

278

1.14

1.32

June

34

30

26

25

20

43

17

14

12

9.5

7.2

10

8.1

15

122

56

26

16

11

5.4

4.9

4.9

4.4

4.7

5.7

23

21

11

14

17

615. 8

20.5

0.084

0.09

July

86

46

27

23

16

11

6.9

5.2

4.2

3.2

2.6

2.4

2.0

2.7

3.7

2.8

2.6

2.2

2.7

2.6

*2.4

2.0

1.8

60

6.9

4.0

4.2

5.4

18

9.8

4.9

374.2

12.1

0.050

0.06

Aug.

4.0

2.1

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.3

1.4

38

18

9.8

5.2

2.8

2.1

*1.8

1.5

1.8

41

345

174

64

19

12

7.8

4.4

3.0

2.4

2.1

1.8

775.1

25.0

0.103

0.12

Sept.

1.0

.9

.7

1.2

1.4

1.0

.8

.8

1.2

9.1

2.4

3.2

2.0

*1.3

.9

.8

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.5

35.5

1.18

O.OO49

0.005

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,700 Mln 0.6 Mean 240 Cfsm 0.988 In. 13.41

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,720 Mln 0.4 Mean 184 Cfsm 0.757 In. 10.30

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs). Dec. 18 (2 p.m.) 1,770 cfs (16,75 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
546 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

As the number of streams on which streamflow information is likely to "be desired far 

exceeds the number of stream-gaging stations feasible to operate at one time, the Geological Survey collects limited streamflow data at sites other than stream-gaging stations. 

When limited streamflow data are collected on a systematic basis over a period of years 

for use in hydrologic analyses, the site at which the data are collected is called a 

partial-record station. Data collected at these partial-record stations are usable in lowflow or floodflow analyses, depending on the type of data collected. In addition, discharge 

measurements are made at other sites not included in the partial-record program. These 

measurements are generally made in times of drought or flood to give better areal coverage 

to those events. Those measurements and others collected for some special reason are 

called measurements at miscellaneous sites.

Records collected at partial-record stations are presented in two tables. The first is 

a table of discharge measurements at low-flow partial-record stations and the second is a 

table of annual maximum stage and discharge at crest-stage stations. Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites for both low flow and high flow are given in a third 

table.

Low-flow partial-record stations

Measurements of streamflow in the area covered by this report made at low-flow partialrecord stations are given in the following table. Most of these measurements were made 

during periods of base flow when streamflow is primarily from ground-wate" storage. These 

measurements, when correlated with the simultaneous discharge of a nearby stream where continuous records are available, will give a picture of the low-flow potentiality of stream. 

The column headed "Period of record" shows the water years in which measu-ements were made 

at the same, or practically the same, site.

Discharge measurements made at low-flow cartial-record station

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

s during: water vear 1 9fiO

Period 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Potato Creek basin

90 Potato Cr^ek at

Betulaj Pa.

Lat 41°40'15", long 78°23'11",

at bridge at Betula, 0.2 mile

west of State Highway 46 and

0.4 mile above West Branch

Potato Creek.

27.6 1959-60 4-19-60 43.7

Oswayo Creek basin

106.5

107

Oswayo Creek at

Coneville, Pa.

Oswayo Creek near

Mill Grove,

N. Y.

Lat 41°54'29", long 78°03'26",

at bridge on State Highway £44,

half a mile northeast of Coneville and 0.7 mile above South

Branch Oswayo Creek.

Lat 42°00'28", long 78°19'40",

at bridge, 1.4 miles southeast

of Mill Grove and 2.1 miles

above mouth.

28.7

243

Flvemlle Creek "basin

109 Fivemile Creek at

Allegany, N. Y.

Lat 42°Q5'48", long 78°30'12",

at "bridge on State Highway 17 ,

O.2 mile west of Allegany.

37.0

1959-60

1957-60

4-19-60

8-12-60

63.3

69.7

1953,

1957-60

8-11-60

8-25-60

1.96

0

118 Kinzua Creek at 

Tallyho, Pa.

Lat 41°45'59", long 78°43'08", 

ab bridge on U.S. Highway 219, 

at Tallyho, 0.2 mile above 

Wintergreen Run.

46.4 1959-60 4-20-60 74.2

Conewango Creek baslr

132

138

Cassadaga Creek at

Ross Mills, N. Y.

Ball Creek at

Stow, N. Y.

Lat 42°09'19", long 79°13'25",

at bridge, at Ross Mills, 2.9

miles northwest of Falconer.

Lat 42°09'13", long 79°24'27",

at bridge on State Highway 17-J,

at Stow.

126

9.06

1952-53,

1957-60

1955,

1957-60

7-19-60

8-11-60

8-12-60

8-26-60

9-13-60

9-27-60

8-12-60

17.6

21.1

16.7

11.4

7.47

4.72

.31

East Hickory Creek baaln

158 East Hickory Creek 

at Endeavor, Pa.

Lat 41°36'17", long 79°22'27", 

at bridge, 50 ft above Otter 

Creek and 1 mile north of 

Endeavor.

37.2 1959-60 4-20-60 59.1

Oil Creek basin

204.2

204.5

Fivemile Creek

near Buells

Corners, Pa.

Caldwell Creek

near Tltusville,

Pa.

Lat 41°47'02", long 79°41'09",

at bridge on State Highway 89,

about 700 ft above mouth and

2.3 miles north of Buells

Corners.

Lat 41°41'09", long 79°34'3O",

at bridge at Selkirk, 6i miles

northeast of Tltusville.

10.4

32.8

1959-60

1959-60

4-20-60

4-ZO-60

16.6

43.0
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 547

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1960 Continued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area

(sq ml)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge

(cfs)

French Creek basir

£18

242

Little Conneauttee

Creek near Edlnboro, Pa.

West Branch Sugar

Creek near Bradleytown, Pa.

Lat 41°53<38", long 80°03'20",

at bridge on State Highway 86,

4 miles northeast of Edinboro.

Lat 41"34'31", long 79°51'54",

at bridge on State Highway 42 1,

about 1,000 ft above mouth and

1.3 miles north of Bradleytown.

12.7

9.81

1959-60

1959-60

4-19-60 18.9

4-20-60 11.4

East Sandy Creek basin

258 East Sandy Creek 

at Van, Pa.

Lat 41°19'03", long 79°39'22", 

at bridge on U.S. Highway 322, 

at Van, 0.4 mile below Tarkiln Run.

54.5 1959-60 4-20-60 71.5

Sandy Creek basin

259 Sandy Creek near 

Sheakleyville, 

Pa.

Lat 41°25'51", long 80°10'02", 

at bridge, 1.2 miles below 

Mill Run and 2£ miles southeast of Sheakleyvllle.

34.1 1959-60 4-19-60 37.6

Redbank Creek basin

318 Mill Creek at 

Aliens Mills, 

Pa.

Lat 41°12'01", long 78°54'23", 

at bridge on State Highway 830, 

at Aliens Mills, 2.8 miles 

above Horm Run.

14.2 1959-60 4-19-60 12.5

Klsklminetas River basin

398

*4H2

Clear Shade Creek

at Ogletown, Pa.

Little Yellow

Creek near

Strongstown, Pa.

I

Lat 40°12'15", long 78°42'18",

at bridge at Ogletown, 400 ft

above bridge on State Highway 56.

Lat 40°33'45", long 78°56'44" J

at culvert on U.S. Highway 422,

1.5 miles northwest of

Strongstown.

5.17

7.36

1959-60

1959-60

4-14-60

4-20-60

27.2

5.23

Buffalo Creek basin

488 Patterson Creek

near Worthington, Pa.

Lat 40°52'40", long 79°38'26",

at bridge, 0.6 mile above Long

Run and 2.7 miles north of

Worthlngton.

13.2 1959-60 4-20-60 8.30

Chart lers Run basin

496 Chart lers Run near

Leechburg, Pa.

Lat 40°36'00", long 79 0 41'08",

at culvert on State Highway 56,

3-J miles above mouth and 4i

miles southwest of Leechburg.

4.86 1959-60 4-20-60 2.13

Pine Creek basin

497 North Pork Pine

Creek near Wexford, Pa.

Lat 40°37'09", long 80°01'36",

at downstream of two bridges

at north boundary of North

Park, 300 ft 'below unnamed run

and ~L\ miles east of Wexford.

6.88 1959-60 4-19-60 4.50

Monongahela River basin

507

522

552

562

582

587

607

Leading Creek at

Oilman, W. Va.

French Creek at

Gould, W. Va.

Sandy Creek at

Claude, W. Va.

Threefork Creek at

Thornton, W. Va.

Stonecoal Creek at

Weston, W. Va.

Hackers Creek near

Jane Lew, W. Va.

Tenmile Creek at

Robey, W. Va.

Lat 38°58'15", long 79°50'35",

at new concrete bridge on U.S.

Highway 219, about 3 miles upstream from Claylick Run about

3 miles north of Elkins and at

Oilman.

Lat 38°54'05", long 8u°15'20",

at highway bridge, 0.7 mile

downstream from Grand Camp Run

and 1 mile upstream from Bull

Run, at Gould.

Lat 39°17'20", long 79°54'35",

at highway bridge at Claude.

Lat 39 0 20'40", long 79°56'40",

at bridge on U.S. Highway 50

at Thornton.

Lat 39°02'05", long 80°26'55",

at bridge on U.S. Highway 33,

1,300 ft upstream from Smith

Run and 1 mile southeast of

Weston.

Lat 39°08'05", long 80°25'20",

at bridge on U.S. Highway 19,

2 miles north of Jane Lew.

Lat 39°21'50", long 80°22'20",

at concrete arch highway

bridge, at Robey.

43.9

40.1

76.7

90,9

36.0

54.3

112

1960

1960

1960

1960

1960

1960

1960

9-23-60

9- 1-60

8-31-60

8-31-60

9- 1-60

9- 1-60

8-31-60

20.6

8.41

15.0

28.6

3.07

5.65

12.3

Also a crest-stage station.
548 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1960 Continued

Station

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Monongahela River basin Continued

702

728.5

*748

787

788

812

821

832

Salt Lick Creek at

Rowlesburg,

W. Va.

South Pork Tenmile

Creek near

Roger sville, Pa.

Lick Run at Hopwood, Pa.

Elkllok Creek at

Summit Mills,

Pa.

Coxes Creek near

Rockwood, Pa.

Drake Run near

Confluence, Pa.

Indian Creek near

Melcroft, Pa.

Sewickley Creek

tributary near

New Stanton, Pa.

Lat 39°21'00", long 79°39'50",

at timber railroad and highway

bridge, £ mile upstream from

mouth , at Rowlesburg.

Lat 39°53'00", long 80°18'59",

at bridge, 0.6 mile below

Scott Run and 2-J miles west of

Rogersville.

Lat 39°52'10", long 79°41'52",

at southeast edge of Hopwood,

1.3 miles above Benningtons

Spring Run.

Lat 39°48'41", long 79°04'01",

at bridge just downstream from

Summit Mills, 2.2 miles above

mouth.

Lat 39 0 57'26", long 79°06'13",

at bridge at Murdock, 100 ft

above Laurel Run and 4 miles

northeast of Rockwood.

Lat 39°51'39", long 79°21'50",

at bridge, 0.2 mile below

Little Glade Run and 3-j miles

north of Confluence.

Lat 40°03'37", long 79°21'53",

at bridge, 1.1 miles below

Roaring Run and lj miles

northeast of Melcroft.

Lat 40°12'42", long 79°39'27",

at culvert on State Highway 71

(alternate), 0.5 mile

above mouth and 3 miles west

of New Stanton.

34.6

18.7

3.80

16.0

38.1

6.79

32.6

5.40

1942-60

1959-60

1959-60

1959-60

1959-60

1959-60

1959-60

1959-60

10-28-59

12- 9-59

3-29-60

4-26-60

6- 8-60

7-27-60

9- 6-60

9-12-60

9-13-60

4-13-60

4-13-60

4-14-60

4-14-60

4-13-60

4-14-60

4-15-60

47.2

49.0

620

20.5

8.81

38.0

8.65

67.7

41.6

16.6

5.77

38.8

64.4

17.4

70.8

3.18

Beaver River basin

*949

1028

1061

Walnut Creek at

Cortland, Ohio.

Big Run near

Shenango, Pa.

Wolf Creek near

Grove City, Pa.

Lat 41°19>45", long 80°43'30",

at Main Street Bridge in Cortland, Trumbull County, 1.8

miles above mouth.

Lat 41°22'E6", long 80°25'53",

at bridge, 2 miles west of

Shenango and 2.6 miles above

mouth.

Lat 41°14'50", long 80°03'40",

at downstream bridge at Millbrook, 6 miles north of Grove

City.

9.12

18.6

13.2

1949-60

1959-60

1959-60

11-12-59

12- 8-59

1-12-60

2-10-60

3-17-60

4-11-60

5-13-60

8- 9-60

9-12-60

4-19-60

4-19-60

4.83

12.8

2.04

73.2

1.94

5.92

9.99

.62

.024

14.1

12.4

Raccoon Creek basin

1078 Service Creek near 

Shippingport , Pa.

Lat 40°34'12", long 80°24'07", 

at bridge on gravel road, 

0.6 mile north of Mechanicsburg and 5.8 miles above mouth.

4.20 1959-60 4-19-60 2.31

Buffalo Creek basin

1112

1113

Dunkle Run near

Claysville, Pa.

Buffalo Creek at

Wellsburg, W. Va.

Lat 40°12'00" J long 80°26'27",

at bridge on State Highway 331,

about 150 ft above mouth and

6 miles north of Claysville.

Lat 40 "15 "30", long 80°36'20",

at county highway bridge.

£ mile downstream from

Painters Run and 0.7 mile

southeast of Wellsburg.

7.69

161

1959-60

1949,

1950,

1952,1953,

1959-60

4-13-60

9- 8-60

10.7

6.30

Wheeling Creek basin

1116 Rob is on Run at 

West Finley, Pa.

Lat 40°00'08", long 80°28'23", 

at bridge, 1 mile northwest of 

West Finley and 2.1 miles below Blockhouse Run.

14.3 1959-60 4-13-60 13.6

Fish Creek ba

1141

1142

Pennsylvania Fork

Fish Creek at

Deep Valley, Pa.

Fish Creek near

Woodlands, W. Va.

Lat 39°45'18", long 80°28'13",

at bridge at Deep Valley, 0.7

mile above Wagonroad Run.

Lat 39°47'20", long 80°44'40",

at steel bridge across Fish

Creek about 5 miles upstream

from Greysville, W. Va., and 7

miles upstream from Woodlands.

18.2

199

1959-60

1960

4-13-60

9 -8-60

13.8

38.6

Also a crest-stage station.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 549

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1960 Continued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Fishing Creek basin

1143 Fishing Creek near 

New Martinsville, 

W. Va.

Lat 39°36'55", long 80°50'55", 

at upper bridge on State Highways 20 and 7, 2.4 miles east 

of New Martinsville.

208 1960 9- 8-60 43.0

Middle Island Creek basin

1144 McElroy Creek at 

Shlrley, W. Va.

Lat 39°23'45", long 80°46'00", 

at steel highway bridge, 300 ft 

south of town of Shlrley.

93.6 1960 8- 2-60 

9- 9-60

3.88 

26.6

Muskingum River basin

*1293

*1479

Whetstone Creek

tributary near

Ollvesburg, Ohio.

Timber Run near

Zamesville, Ohio.

Lat 40°53'10", long 82°24'25",

at culvert on State Highway 96,

in Ashland County, 1.1 miles

east of Ollvesburg, Richland

County.

Lat 39°56'55", long 82°02'50",

100 ft above county road

bridge adjacent to U.S. Highway 40, If miles above mouth

and 2 miles west of Zanesville,

Muskingum County.

0.236

10.6

1950-60

1949-60

10-12-59

11-20-59

12-23-59

1-22-60

4-25-60

5-19-60

6-21-60

8-16-60

9-22-60

10- 6-59

11-17-59

1- 4-60

2- 9-60

3-22-60

5- 3-60

6-15-60

7-26-60

9- 6-60

0.002

.012

.037

.132

.004

.005

.013

0

0

0.34

.85

17.7

28.1

11.2

Z.68

3.78

.09

.029

Little Kanawha River basin

1542 Spring Creek at

Spencer, W. Va.

Lat 38°37'30", long 81°21'13",

at bridge in town on State

Highway 36, 1,000 ft downstrean

from confluence of left and

right forks of Spring Creek,

at Spencer.

36.2 1947-51,

1958-60

8-29-60 2.24

Mill Creek basin

1598 Mill Creek near

Rip ley, W. Va.

Lat 38 t> 48'05", long 81°41'15",

at highway bridge on abandoned

U.S. Highway 21, 3 miles downstream from Tug Fork, 3-J miles

upstream from Sycamore Creek,

and ! £ miles southeast of

Rlpley.

132 1943,

1947-53,

1960

7-26-60 4.07

Kanawha River basin

1601.1

1603.1

1618.8

1622.2

1628.6

1782

1807

1827

Middle Fork South

Fork New River

near Blowing

Rock, N. C.

Howard Creek at

Sands, N. C.

North Fork New

River at Creston,

N. C.

Horse Creek at

Bina, N. C.

Little River near

Sparta, N. C.

Brush Creek at

Princeton,

W. Va.

Deer Creek below

Greenbank,

W. Va.

Anthony Creek near

Anthony, W. Va.

Lat 36°10'12"(revised), long

81°38'45"(revised), at bridge

on U.S. Highway 221, above Elrod Branch, 3.1 miles (revised) northeast of Blowing

Rock, Watauga County.

Lat 36°14'31", long 81°39'23",

at bridge on U.S. Highway 221,

0.5 mile southwest of Sands,

Watauga County, and 2.2 miles

above mouth.

Lat 36°26', long 81°37', at

bridge at Creston, Ashe County,

just below Three Top Creek.

Lat 36°29', long 81°30', at

bridge on State Highway 194,

at Bina, Ashe County, J mile

above mouth.

Lat 36°29'(revised), long 81°08',

at bridge above Pine Swamp

Creek, 2 miles south of Sparta,

Alleghany County.

Lat 37^22 '19", long 81 "05 "01",

2,000 ft downstream from confluence with Daves Fork at

bridge on U.S. Highway 219,

and at Princeton,

Lat 38°25'00", long 79°51'42",

ab steel bridge on road toward

Cass, W. Va., 1.5 miles west

of Greenbank.

Lat 57°55'10", long 80°15'55",

at bridge on Forest Service

Road No. 140, 0.6 mile upstream

from Rocky Run, 1.8 miles downstream from Little Creek, and

4.7 miles upstream from mouth

and Anthony.

a8.93

10.2

63.1

a58.6

19.3

40.2

60.0

137

1950-56,

1960

1955-60

1949-56,

1960

L955-56,

1959-60

L951-57,

1959-60

1960

1960

1948-53,

1957,1960

6-15-60

9-21-60

6-23-59

9-17-59

6-17-60

a- i-eo

6-29-60

8- 9-60

9- 7-60

6-30-60

8-10-60

9- 7-60

9-27-60

8-15-60

9- 9-60

8-30-60

9- 8-60

9-20-60

9-26-60

8-30-60

16.4

22.5

9.46

15.9

14.1

14.4

84.7

73.7

49.0

41.7

30.1

23.3

17.6

28.0

18.9

.819

.090

135

25.1

8.28

a Revised.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1960 Continued

Station

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Kanawha River basin--Contln

1829.5

189E

1937.4

1948

1965

1972

1982

ZOOS

2014

Howard Creek at

Caldwell, W. Va.

Muddlety Creek near

Summersville,

W. Va.

Paint Creek at

Hansford, W. Va.

Right Pork Holly

River at

Removal, W. Va.

Birch River at

Herold, W. Va.

Big Sandy Creek

near Amma, W. Va.

Marsh Pork at

Edwight, W. Va.

Coal River at

Tornado, W. Va.

Hurricane Creek

near Hurricane,

W. Va.

Lat 37°46'51", long 80°23'14",

at bridge on U.S. Highway 60,

0.5 mile upstream from Monroe

Draft, 0.9 mile upstream from

mouth, and Z.8 miles downstream

from Harts Run, and at

Caldwell.

Lat 38 "18 '43", long 80°50'00", at

concrete bridge at junction of

State Highway 41 and U.S. Highway 19, 1.2 miles upstream from

Glade Creek, 4.0 miles upstream

from mouth, and 2.5 miles north-

' east of Summersville.

Lat 58°12'00", long 81 S 23'40",

at footbridge, 0.8 mile upstream from mouth and 0.3 mile

upstream from State Highway 61

at Hansford.

Lat 38°38'00", long 80 D 28'00",

at about 100 ft downstream

from Bear Run, about 0.2 mile

downstream from Beaver Run,

and about 2.3 miles upstream

from Narrows Run, at Removal.

Lat 38 0 34'25", long 80°48'10",

at county highway bridge, 100

ft downstream from Long Run,

about 10 miles upstream from

mouth, and 0.8 mile northeast

of Herold.

Lat 38°32'20", long 81°16'40",

about 9.4 miles upstream from

Left Hand Creek and about 5.1

miles downstream from Amma.

Lat 37°53'05", long 81°31'50",

100 ft upstream from Hazy

Creek, 7.1 miles upstream from

confluence with Clear Pork, and

7 miles south of Wnitesvllle,

W. Va. and at Edwight.

Lat 38°20'35", long 81°50'30",

at highway bridge at Tornado,

Kanawha County, 5- mile upstream from Falls Creek.

Lat 38°25'06", long 82°01'20",

about 1.1 miles downstream

from mouth of Trace Pork and

about 1 mile upstream from

Hurricane.

84.4

52.9

124

52.4

124

84.4

12 B

857

17.3

1960

1960

1947,1953,

L957-60

1960

1960

1947-53,

1960

1909-12*,

1913-16,

1930-31*,

1944-47,

L949-53,

1957-58,

1960

1960

8-30-60

9-28-60

9- 9-60

9-27-60

9- 9-60

9-27-60

4-29-30

5-13-30

5-28-30

7-19-30

9-20-30

12- 4-30

12-10-30

5-22-31

6-13-39

6-22-39

7-12-39

8-16-39

8-30-39

11- 2-39

1-20-41

8-30-60

8-29-60

8-29-60

9- 9-60

6-21-60

9- 8-60

7.66

6.77

3.36

13.1

7.38

10.3

44.3

29.5

25.0

.08

.03

5.92

14.8

382

14.6

14.4

19.6

10.0

3.9

6.1

216

9.47

2.44

.520

10.4

8.04

85.7

.602

Guyandotte River basin

2023

2027

Guyandotte River

at Plneville,

W. Va.

Clear Pork at

Oceana, W. Va.

Lat 37°34'45", long 81°32'00",

200 ft downstream from abandoned concrete arch highway

bridge, 0.3 mile upstream from

Rockcastle Creek, and 0.5 mile

downstream from Pinnacle Creek

at Pineville.

Lat 37°41'45", long 81°38'05",

at combination steel and wood

bridge, 0.1 mile upstream from

Dry Branch and 0.9 mile downstream from Clear Pork at

Ooeana.

261

93.9

1947-50,

1953,1955,

1960

1960

9- 8-60

9- 9-60

32.1

8.78

Twelvepole Creek basin

£068 East Pork Twelvepole Creek neari

East Lynn, W. Va.

Lat 38°09'35", long 82°23'15",

0.7 mile upstream from Lynn

Creek and 1.6 mile upstream

from East Lynn.

139 1947-48,

1950-52,

1960

9- 7-60 1 57

Big Sandy River basin

*2093 Russell Pork at

Elkhorn City, Ky.

Lat 37 "18 '14", long 82°20'34",

at steel bridge on State Highway 80, at Elkhorn City, 0.9

mile above Elkhorn Creek.

a554 1959-60 10- 6-59

10-19-59

6-15-60

9-21-60

50

164

57

50

6

0

8

* Also a crest-stage station.

* Operated as a continuou

a Revised.

s-record gaging station.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 551

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1960 Continued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(aq mi)

Period 

of

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Big Sandy River basin Continued

2097

£126

2129.5

2138

Beaver Creek at

Martin., Ky.

Tug Fork at Welch,

W. Va.

Dry Fork at Yukon ,

W. Va.

Pigeon Creek near

Lenore, W. Va.

Lat 37 "34 '10", long 82°45'28",

at Chesapeake and Ohio Ry.

bridge at Martin, 0.1 mile

above Buck Branch.

Lat 37°24'56", long 81°35'25",

at new combination concrete

and steel bridge on U.S. Highway 52, 20 ft upstream from

Little Indian Creek, at Welch.

Lat 37 0 18'56", long 81°43'01",

1.3 miles downstream from

mouth of Barrenshe Creek at

Yukon.

Lat 37°47'13", long 82°15'44",

0.4 mile downstream from Big

Branch, 1.6 miles downstream

from Belo and intersection of

State Highways 10 and 65, and

1.6 miles upstream from Lenore.

150

85.8

a!47

94.5

1953-54,

1959-60

1943-45,

1947-53,

1955,

1960

1948-53,

1955,

1960

1949,

1951,1953,

1960

10- 6-59

10-21-59

7-28-60

9-22-60

9- 8-60

9- 8-60

7-18-60

9- 9-60

9.06

17.3

29.1

30.6

15.8

14.4

14.9

4.68

Scioto River basin

*2280

*2354

Scioto Big Run at

Briggsdale, Ohio.

West Branch Tar

Hollow Creek at

Tar Hollow State

Park, Ohio.

Lat 39°54'55", long 83°03'55",

on right bank at downstream

side of bridge on U.S. Highway

62 at Briggsdale, Franklin

County, 25 miles northeast of

Grove City and 4 miles above

mouth.

Lat 39°23'35", long 82°45'10",

in Tar Hollow State Park, 300

ft above Tar Hollow Creek and

5 miles south of Adelphi, Ross

County.

11.0

.305

1947-58*,

1959-60

1950-60

10- 1-59

10-22-59

12- 4-59

1-14-60

2-26-60

4- 6-60

5-18-60

7- 1-60

8-10-60

9-15-60

10-16-59

11-25-59

1- 4-60

2-19-60

3-14-60

3-31-60

5- 9-60

6-23-60

8- 2-60

9-15-60

0

.01

.98

13.3

16.7

12.4

7.45

8.06

.026

0

0

.007

.48

.19

.037

.43

.74

0

0

0

Little Miami River basin

*2471 Paterson Run near

Owensvllle, Ohio.

Lat 39°07'40", long 84°06'40",

at bridge on private road, 200

ft north of U.S. Highway 50,

^ mile above Brushy Fork, and

1.2 miles east of Owensville,

Clermont County.

3.34 1949-60 10- 7-59

11-19-59

1-14-60

2-26-60

4- 7-60

5-19-60

6-29-60

8-17-60

9-27-60

0

.10

3.71

8.82

1.38

.044

.36

0

.052

Licking River basin

*2505 Licking River at

Blue Lick

Springs, Ky.

Lat 38°25'19", long 83°59'57",

on bridge on U.S. Highway 68

and State Highway 32 , at Blue

Lick Springs, lj miles above

Indian Run.

al,785 1938-59*,

1960

10-13-59 39.5

Miami River basin

*2631

*2651

*2741

Poplar Creek near

Vandalia, Ohio.

Hog Run tributary

at Laura, Ohio.

Blake Run near

Reily, Ohio.

Lat 39°52'15", long 84°11'15",

at culvert on U.S. Highway 25,

lj miles southeast of Vandalia,

Montgomery County, and l£ miles

above mouth.

Lat 40°00'30", long 84°25'25",

at culvert on State Highway 71,

0.3 mile above mouth and 1 mile

northwest of Laura, Miami

County.

Lat 39°27'58", long 84°45'19",

on Stevenson Rd. , 2.2 miles

north of Reily, Butler County,

and 3 miles above mouth.

3.16

.463

.29

1949-60

1950-60

1949-60

10- 5-59

11-16-59

1-11-60

2-25-60

4- 4-60

5-16-60

6-27-60

8- 9-60

9-19-60

10- 5-59

11-17-59

1-12-60

2-26-60

4- 5-60

5-;7-60

6-28-60

8-11-60

9-19-60

10- 8-59

11-17-59

1-12-60

2-24-60

4- 5-60

5-17-60

6-28-60

8-12-60

9-20-60

0.30

.85

1.25

1.74

4.18

.44

.53

.71

2.69

0

.010

.067

.055

1.03

.14

.012

0

0

0

.005 

.10

.045

.38

0

.094

0

0

* Also a crest-stage station.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station, 

a Revised.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1960--Continued

Station 

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Period 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge

Miami River basin Continued

2748

2752

2757

Martindale Creek

near Cambridge

City, Ind.

Salt Creek near

Metamora, Ind.

Sliver Creek near

Liberty, Ind.

Lat 39°49', long 85°09 T , lj miles

upstream from U.S. Highway 40

and if miles northeast of

Cambridge City.

Lat 39°26'45", long 85°ll'0l",

3/10 mile south of U.S. Highway 52 and 2-f miles west of

Me t amora .

Lat 39°39'36", long 84°55'39",

at bridge on U.S. Highway 27,

ij- miles north of Liberty.

b57

bllS

b9

1954,

1960

1954,

1960

1960

9- 8-60

9-16-60

9-16-60

2.91

1.61

.03

Hogan Creek basin

2767 South Hogan Creek 

near Dillsboro, 

Ind.

Lat 39°01'48", long 85°02'17", 

at county road bridge at Dillsboro station, 1.3 miles northeast of Dillsboro.

b36.6 1960 9-28-60 0

Laughery Creek basin

2767.5 Laughery Creek 

near Ballstown, 

Ind.

Lat 39°14'42", long 85°14'52", 

at bridge on State Highway 229, 

6/10 mile south of Ballstown.

b37 1960 9-16-60 0

Kentucky River basin

*2773

*2812

North Fork

Kentucky River

at Whltesburg,

Ky.

South Fork

Kentucky River

at Onelda, Ky.

Lat 37°07'03", long 82°49'29",

on brick wall of building at

right downstream corner of

bridge on State Highway 15, at

Whitesburg, 0.6 mile below

Solomon Branch.

Lat 37°16'23", long 83°38'50",

on bridge at Oneida, 850 ft

below Bullskin Creek.

66.4

486

1953-54,

1958-60

1959-60

7-25-60

9- 9-60

9-20-60

10-22-59

8- 3-60

8-31-60

9- 6-60

9-23-60

14.4

6.14

13.9

27.5

69.8

66.1

33.8

57.2

Fourteenmlle Creek basin

2924 Fourteenmlle Creek 

near Charlestown, 

Ind.

Lat 38°27'58", long 85°37'04", 

in southeast quarter of lot 120 

of Clark Military Grant, at 

bridge on State Highway 62, 

2.3 miles northeast of 

Charlestown.

b97 1954,

1960

7-28-59 

9-28-60

0

0

Indian Creek baain

3026 Little Indian 

Creek near 

Corydon, Ind.

Lat 38°11 1 59", long 86°05'44", 

at bridge on county highway, 

2/10 mile south of State Highway 62, 1-J miles east of Corydon, and 2.4 miles upstream 

from mouth.

b32.5 1960 9-29-60 0.40

Blue River basin

3027

3029

3031

Middle Fork Blue

River near

Salem, Ind.

Spring Creek near

White Cloud,

Ind. c/

Wyandotte Spring

near Wyandotte,

Ind.

Lat 38°32'36", long 86°05'37",

at bridge on State Highway 135,

1.7 miles upstream from confluence with West Fork Blue

River and 4.4 miles south of

Salem.

SE£ sec. 19, T.3 S., R.3 E. , at

county highway bridge, north

of White Cloud and at mouth of

Spring Creek (includes outflow

of Harrison Spring).

SEj- sec. 28, T.3 S., R.2 E., at

headwaters of Spring, 5/8 mile

southwest of Wyandotte Cave.

38.4 1954,

1960

1951-52,

1954-60

1954-60

9-29-60

11- 9-59

12- 7-59

1-13-60

2- 8-60

3- 8-60

4-11-60

5-10-60

6- 6-60

7-12-60

8- 9-60

10- 7-59

11-10-59

12- 8-59

1-12-60

2- 8-60

4-11-60

6- 7-60

7-12-60

8- 9-60

0

93.3

68.7

126

223

110

120

77.2

38.8

114

41.1

.23

1.40

1.14

5.35

15.8

5.38

1.03

1.67

.75

Little Pigeon Creek basin

3040 Little Pigeon Creek 

near Tennyson, 

Ind.

Lat S8°02'45", long 87°07'05", 

at county highway bridge, 1.0 

mile south of State Highway 62 

and 2^ miles south of Tennyson.

150 1943-47*, 

1960

9-20-60 0

* Also a crest-stage station.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

b About.

c Formerly published as Harrison Spring near White Cloud, Ind.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 553

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year I960 Continued

Station

No .

Station name Location

Drainage 

area

(sq mi)

Period 

of

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Wabash River basin

3232

3275,2

3293

3296

3314.3

3334

3343

3356.7

3392

3416

3418

3427

3481

3483

3507

3513

3519

3536,3

3536.5

3536.7

3541

Rook Creek near

Markle, Ind.

Pipe Creek near

Bunker Hill, Ind.

Rock Creek at

Rockfield, Ind.

Bachelor Run near

Flora, Ind.

Mud Creek near

Bruce Lake, Ind.

Mud Creek near

Windfall, Ind.

Kilmore Creek at

Kilmore, Ind.

Big Wea Creek near

Lafayette, Ind.

Sugar Creek near

Kirklin, Ind.

Honey Creek near

Prairieton, Ind,

Prairie Creek,

Ind.

Maria Creek near

Emison, Ind.

Kilbuck Creek near

Anderson, Ind.

Pipe Creek near

Alexandria, Ind.

Stoney Creek near

Noblesville, Ind.

Crooked Creek at

Augusta, Ind.

Indian Creek at

Oakland on, Ind.

Little Buck Creek

at Southport,

Ind.

Pleasant Run Creek

at Greenwood,

Ind.

White Lick Creek

near Brownsburg,

Ind.

Sycamore Creek

near Centerton,

Ind.

Lat 40°47<47", long 85°21'28",

at bridge on State Highway 3,

2-J miles southwest of Markle.

Lat 40°40'06", long 86°05'44",

at bridge on county highway,

^ mile northeast of Bunker

Hill.

Lab 40°39'10", long 86°33'30",

at bridge on State Highway 25,

li miles northeast of

Rockfield.

Lat 40°32'50", long 86°29 I 30",

at bridge on State Highway 18,

li miles east of Flora.

Lat 41°03'10" J long 86°19'39",

at "bridge on State Highway 14,

4-J miles east of Bruce Lake

and 5-J miles west of Rochester.

Lat 40°24'23", long 85°54'18",

at bridge on east-west county

road along Tipton-Howard

County line, \ mile east of

State Road 213, \ mile downstream from Turkey Creek, and

3 miles north of Windfall.

Lat 40°21', long ee^O 1 , at

county highway bridge at

Kilmore.

Lat 40°21'46", long 86°54'17",

at bridge on State Highway 43,

2-J miles south of Lafayette.

Lat 40°1Z', long 86°E2', at

bridge on U.S. Highway 421,

1 mile north of Kirklin.

Lat 39°23'51", long 87°27'07",

at bridge on State Highway 63,

2.4 miles northeast of

Prairieton.

Lat 39°16'50", long 87°29'54", 

at bridge on State Highway 63,

\ mile north of Prairie Creek.

Lat 38°46'25", long 87°28'21",

at bridge on U.S. Highway 41,

2 miles south of Emison.

Lat 40°08'20", long 85°39'41",

at county highway bridge, 300

ft upstream from bridge on

State Highway 109 and State

Highway 9 bypass, 1| miles upstream from mouth and 2^ miles

northeast of center of

Anderson.

Lat 40°16'40", long 85°38'34",

at bridge on State Highway 28,

li miles east of State Highway

9 and 2 miles northeast of

A lexandr la .

Lat 40°01'44", long 85°59'42",

at bridge on State Highway 37,

1.4 miles southeast of post

office at Noblesville and 1.4

miles upstream from mouth.

Lat 39°53'43", long 86 "12 '53",

at bridge on U.S. Highway 421,

0.4 mile north of Augusta.

Lat 39°51'51", long 85°58'07",

at bridge on old State Highway

67, 0.2 mile northeast of

State Highway 67 and Sunnyside

Rd. intersection and 1 mile

southwest of Oaklandon.

Lat 39°39'55", long 86°06'06",

at bridge on Southport Rd.,

200 ft east of Sherman Dr.-

Southport Rd. intersection and

 J mile east of Southport.

Lat 39°37'53", long 86 "06 '58",

at bridge on State Highway 431,

0.2 mile south of MarionJohnson County line and 0.5

mile north of Greenwood.

Lat 39°51'56", long 86°23'42",

at bridge on county highway,

350 ft west of State Highway

267 and l£ miles north of

Brownsburg.

Lat 39°30'49", long 86°25'55"

at county highway bridge,

2 miles west of Centerton.

b92

b!68

b81

b!3

b69

b75

b62

b!03

b41

b86

b24

b88

b96

b38

b51

7.22

b!8

b9

b5

b30

17.2

1954,

1960

1953,

1954,

1960

1954,

1960

1960

1960

1960

1954,

1960

1960

1960

1960

1960

1954,

1960

1954,

1960

1960

1960

1960

1960

1960

1960

1960

1960

9-13-60

9-15-60

9-26-60

9-26-60

9-15-60

9-13-60

9-14-60

9-26-60

9-14-60

9-19-60

9-19-60

9-16-60

9-13-60

9-13-60

9-13-60

9--14-60

9- 8-60

9-14-60

9- 8-60

9-14-60

9-14-60

9-15-60

2.24

11.2

5.21

.78

5,24

2.24

2.54

16.0

1.39

9.32

0

.80

15.3

4.64

7.14

0

.19

.86

0

.73

0

1.08
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

DischarKe measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations durinK water year 1960 Continued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Wabash River basin Continued

3571

3602

3603

3607

3608

3614

3616

3617

3618

3619

3632

3643

3648

3656

3663

3673

3715.5

3733

3786

Rattlesnake Creek

near Spencer,

Ind.

Lattas Creek at

Swits City,

Ind. d/

Richland Creek near

Bloomfield, Ind.

Black Creek near

Sandborn, Ind.

Prairie Creek near

Washington, Ind.

Little Blue River

near Rays

Crossing, Ind.

Brandywine Creek

near Maxwell,

Ind.

Sugar Creek near

Pleasant View,

Ind.

Buck Creek near

New Bethel, Ind.

Hurricane Creek at

Franklin, Ind.

Flatrock Creek at

Lewis ville, Ind.

Haw Creek near

Columbus, Ind.

Sand Creek near

Greensburg, Ind.

White Creek near

Cortland, Ind.

Big Creek near

Volga, Ind. e/

3 tucker Fork at

Scottsburg, Ind.

Middle Fork Salt

Creek at Story,

Ind.

Indian Creek at

Trinity Springs ,

Ind.

Big Creek at

Solitude, Ind.

tat 39°15'36", long 86°48'20",

at county highway bridge, 400

ft upstream from State Highway

67 and U.S. Highway 231 bridge

and 2j miles southwest of

Spencer.

Lat 39°02'40", long 87 "02 '38",

at bridge on State Highway 67,

0.9 mile north of Switz City.

Lat 39°01'38", long 86°55'05",

at bridge on State Highway 54,

1.9 miles east of Bloomfield.

Lat 38°52'38", long 87°11'12",

at bridge on State Highway 58,

1.3 miles south of Sandborn.

Lat 38°43'01", long 87 "10 "00",

at bridge on State Highway 57,

4 miles north of Washington.

Lat 39°33'16", long 85°43'08",

at county highway bridge, 2.8

miles west of Rays Crossing.

Lat 39°51'30", long 85°44'17",

at county highway bridge, 1.6

miles east of Maxwell and 4.5

miles northeast of Greenfield.

Lat 39°38'49", long 85°55'09",

at bridge on Interstate Highway 74, if miles southeast of

Pleasant View.

Lat 39°43'34", long 85°58'20",

at county highway bridge on

East Troy Ave., 2.4 miles

northeast of New Bethel and

7.7 miles east of corporate

limits of Indianapolis.

Lat 39°29'53", long 86°01'34",

at county highway bridge, 1.0

mile northeast of Franklin.

Lat 39°48<24", long 85 e 21i29",

at bridge on U.S. Highway 40

at Lewlsville.

Lat 39°14'44", long 85°52'51",

at county highway bridge, 1.1

miles north of corporate limits

of Columbus.

Lat 39°20'55", long 85°26'51".

at county highway bridge, 1^

miles northeast of Greensburg.

Lat 38°58'46", long 86°00'58",

at bridge on State Highway 258,

3 miles west of Cortland.

Lat 38°46'47", long 85°32'57",

at county highway bridge, 1.7

miles west of Volga and 5.5

miles east of Deputy.

Lat 38°41'41", long 85°45'24",

at county highway bridge, 0.6

mile north of State Highway

56 and 1 mile east of

Scottsburg.

Lat 39°05'37", long 86°12'29",

at bridge on State Highway 135,

0.5 mile southeast of Story.

Lat 38°45'20", long 86°45'25Tf ,

at bridge on State Highway 450,

£ mile east of Trinity Springs.

Lat 38°01'06", long 87°54'01",

at bridge on State Highway 69,

at Solitude.

b25

b32

b96

blOl

bl!7

b94

b25

-

49.5

b!3

b49

b50

b9

b94

b96

b74

b37

b230

b204

1960

1954,

1960

1954,

1960

1954,

1960

1954,

1960

1960

1960

1954,

1960

1960

1960

1954,

1960

1960

1960

1960

1954,

1960

1960

1954,

1960

1954,

1960

1960

9-15-60

9-21-60

9-16-60

9-16-60

9-21-60

9- 8-60

9- 8-60

9- 8-60

9- 8-60

9-14-60

9- 8-60

9-15-60

9-16-60

9-29-60

9-29-60

9-29-60

9-15-60

9-21-60

9-20-60

0.88

0

2.10

9.56

0

6.04

.46

14.4

.70

0

4.31

.55

.02

0

0

.03

0

0

.39

Massac Creek basin (Illinois)

a6112 Massac Creek at 

Metropolis, 111.

In NWi sec. 6, T.16 S., R.4 E., 

at bridge on U.S. Highway 45, 

1.3 miles northeast of

Metropolis.

37.4 1958-60 12-16-59 

5- 4-60 

7-28-60

12.72 

8.76 

.563

Hodges Bayou basin

a6135 Hodges Bayou tributary at Olmsted, 

111.

On line between sees. 22 and 27, 

T.15 S., R.I E., at bridge on 

on Olmsted Rd., 0.2 mile west 

of Olmsted.

4.67 1958-60 12-16-59 

5- 4-60

1.49 

.911

a Revised.

b About.

d Formerly published as Latta Creek.

e Formerly published as Big Camp Creek.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 55i 

Crest-stage partial-record stations

The following table contains annual maximum discharges for crest-stage stations. A 

crest-stage gage is a device which will register the peak stage occurring betwesn inspections of the gage. A stage-discharge relation for each gage is developed from discharge 

measurements made by indirect measurements of peak flow or by current meter. Tie date of 

the maximum discharge is not always certain but is usually determined by comparison with 

nearby continuous record stations, weather records, or local inquiry. Only the maximum 

discharge for each water year is given. Information on some lower floods may have been 

obtained but is not published herein. The years given in the period of record represent 

water years for which the annual maximum has been determined.

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations

Station 

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage 

f eight 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

Newell Creek baaIn

80 Newell Creek near

Port Allegany,

Pa.

Lat 41°53'45", long 78°20'55",

at bridge, 0.5 mile above

bridge on State Highway 155,

1.0 mile above mouth, and 6.6

miles north of Port Allegany.

7.79 1960 7- 6-60 5.93 (t)

French Creek basin

Z3Z Van Home Creek at

Meadville, Pa.

Lat 41°37'55", long 800 11'35",

at bridge on private drive, 1.1

miles above bridge on U.S.

Highways 6, 19, and 322, 2

miles west of Meadville, and 3

mi lea above mouth.

3.82 1960 3-30-60 4.18 (0

Clarion River basin

292

*422

Clear Creek near 

Sigel, Pa.

Little Yellow 

Creek near 

Strongstown, Pa.

Lat 41°19'40", long 79°04'35", 

at bridge on State Highway 949 

in Clear Creek State Park, 

1,500 ft above Phyllia Run and 

4 milea northeast of Sigel.

Kiskiminetas River ba

See previous table.

8.67

sin

7.36

1960

1960

3-30-60

3-29-60

5.45

5.70

(t)

370

Buffalo Creek baa in

491 Little Buffalo

Creek at Cabot, 

Pa.

Lat 40°45'57", long 79°45'58",

at highway bridge at Cabot, 

500 ft above main bridge and 

3.5 milea above Sarver Run.

4.66 1959-60 3-29-60 5.07 (t)

Monongahela Hiver baain

599

600.3

600.6

602

*748

836

Salem Fork above

Jacobs Run at

Salem, W. Va.

Jacobs Run at

Salem, W. Va.

Salem Fork above

Patteraon Fork

at Salem, W. Va.

Patter son Fork at

Salem, W. Va.

Lick Hun at

Hopwood, Pa.

Gillespie Run near

Sutersville, Pa.

Lat 39°16'55", long 80°33'55",

0.3 mile upatream from Jacobs

Run at Salem.

Lat 39°17'20", long 80°33'50",

0.6 mile upstream from mouth

at Salem.

Lat 39°16'55", long 80°33'25",

800 ft downstream from Jacoba

Hun and 1,500 ft upstream from

Patterson Fork at Salem.

Lat 39°16'35", long 80°33'25",

at bridge on Patterson Fork

road, 0.4 mile upstream from

mouth at Salem.

See previoua table.

Lat 40°13'59", long 79°49'06",

at upatream highway bridge at

Muatard, 0.4 mile above mouth

and 0.7 mile west of Sutersville.

1.67

1.78

4.79

3.06

3.80

4.04

1955-60

1955-60

1955-60

1955-60

1959-60

1959-60

8- 4-60

8- 4-60

8- 4-60

8- 4-60

3-29-60

6-22-60

2.06

1.10

3.49

-

3.88

4.79

180

105

420

a900

(t)

(t)

Beaver River basin

921

926

*949

Hinkley Creek near

Charlestown,

Ohio.

Ordnance Creek

near Newton

Pal la, Ohio.

Walnut Creek at

Cortland, Ohio.

Lat 41°09'10", long 81°10'15",

at culvert on State Highway 5,

1 mile above mouth and l£

miles southwest of Charlestown, Portage County.

Lat 41 6 11'20", long 81°01'05",

at culvert on State Highway 5,

in Portage County, 0.6 mile

above mouth and 2 milea west

of Newton Falls, Trumbull

County.

See previous table.

10.8

.163

9.12

1947-60

1950-60

1947-60

1960

3-29-60

3-29-60

12.02

4.92

4.03

412

30

698

* Also a low-flow partial-record station. 

t Discharge not determined, 

a Estimated.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Continued

Station 

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(so. mi)

Period 

of 

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage

he ight 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

Beaver River basin--Continued

1029 Clear Creek at

Dilworth, Ohio.

Lat 41°26'40", long 80°39'55",

at bridge on State Highway 90

at Dilworth, Trumbull County,

1.1 miles south of Gustavus

and 3 miles above mouth.

0.91 1947-60 1960 9.84 40

Duck Creek basin

1156 Barnes Run near

Summerfield,

Ohio.

Lat 39°46'20", long 81°22'25",

2jr miles southwest of Summerfield, Noble County, on State

Highway 78.

3.53 1947-60 1960 9.87 118

Muskingum River basin

1161

1196

1197

1257

*1293

1456

*1479

1501

Little Chippewa

Creek near

Smithville, Ohio.

Jefferson Creek

near Jewett,

Ohio.

Conotton Creek at

Jewett, Ohio.

West Branch

Spencer Creek at

Hendrysburg,

Ohio.

Whetstone Creek

tributary near

Olivesburg, Ohio.

Otter Pork near

Centerburg, Ohio.

Timber Run near

Zanesville,

Ohio.

Bell Creek at

McConnelsville,

Ohio.

Lat 40° 53 '40", long 81° 48 '50",

at bridge on State Highway 5,

3.3 miles northeast of Smithville, Wayne County.

Lat 40°Z3'00", long 80°58'35",

at culvert adjacent to State

Highway 9, 1.4 miles northeast

of Jewett, Harrison County.

Lat 40°Z1'55", long 81°00'15",

at bridge on State Highway 9,

in Jewett, Harrison County.

Lat 40°03'30", long 81°09'30",

at culvert on U.S. Highway 40,

at Hendrysburg, Belmont County.

See previous table.

Lat 40°17'Z5", long 82°43'15",

500 ft downstream from culvert

on State Highway 3 and l.Z

miles west of Centerburg, Knox

County.

See previous table.

Lat 39°38'55", long 81 C 50'35",

at culvert on State Highway 77,

0.1 mile upstream from mouth

and ^ mile east of McConnelsville, Morgan County.

13.9

Z.48

14.1

2.18

.Z36

2.97

10.6

.97

1947-60

1947-60

1947-60

1950-60

1950-60

1947-60

1947-60

1947-48,

1950-60

1960

1960

1960

1960

1-12-60

Z-10-60

Z-10-60

2-10-60

10.49

(b)

10.77

10.08

4.62

11.10

3.71

2.42

468

<33

Z7Z

29

15

98

234

61

Kanawha River basin

1606.1

1621.1

1628

1628.8

1685

Old Field Creek

near West

Jefferson, N. C.

Buffalo Creek at

Warrensville,

N. C.

Mill Creek near

Trout dale, Va.

Little River

tributary near

Sprata, N. C.

Peak Creek at

Pulaski, Va.

1686

1718

Peak Creek tributary near

Pulaski, Va.

Helveys Mill Creek

tributary at

Point Pleasant,

Va.

Lat 36°22', long 81°32', at

bridge on U.S. Highway 221, 4|

miles upstream from mouth and

4-J miles south of West Jefferson, Ashe County.

Lat 36°27', long 81°31', at

bridge, 1 mile south of

Warrensville, Ashe County, and

1 mile above mouth.

Lat 36°40'06", long 81°24'24",

at bridge on State Highway 16,

3 miles southeast of Troutdale.

Lat 36°30', long 81°06', at culvert on State Highway 18, \

mile upstream from mouth and

rj miles northeast of Sparta,

Alleghany County. 

Lat 37°02'50", long 80°46'35",

at bridge in town of Pulaski.

Lat 37°04'19", long 80°46'25",

at culverb, 2 miles north of

Pulaski.

Lat 37°07'24", long 81°01'16",

at culverb on State Highway 42,

-5- mile west of Point Pleasant.

2.38

C22.9

5.32

C3.53

60.9

.61

.38

1955-60

1955-60

1951-60

1955-60

1928-32*,

1952-57*,

1958-60

1949,

1951-60

1957-60

5-26-60

8- 6-60

7- 2-60

3- -60

2- 6-60

3-30-60

1960

21.77

13.38

3.66

15.33

6.02

3.46

(b)

247

990

(t)

142

1,600

(t)

< 1

Big Sandy Riv

2074

*2093

Prater Creek at

Vans ant, Va.

Russell Pork at

Elkhorn City,

Lat 37° 13 "05", long 82°06'10",

500 ft downstream from Trace

Pork and 1 mile south of

Vans ant.

See previous table.

19.8

c554

1951-60

1957-60

11-28-59

11-28-59

4.30

14.96

700

19,500

* Also a low-flow partial-record station, 

t Discharge not determined.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station. 

b Peak stage did not reach bottom of gage, 

c Revised.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Continued

Station 

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

Scioto River basir

2262

*2280

2306

2316

2341

*2354

2361

Delaware Run near

Delaware, Ohio.

Scioto Big Run at

Briggsdale,

Ohio.

Hominy Creek at

Circleville,

Ohio.

East Pork Paint

Creek near

Sedalia, Ohio.

Indian Creek at

Massieville,

Ohio.

West Branch Tar

Hollow Creek at

Tar Hollow State

Park, Ohio.

South Branch

Little Salt

Creek at

Jackson, Ohio.

Lat 40°18'30", long 83°06'35",

ab culvert on county highway,

400 ft south of State Highway

37 and 1 mile west of Delaware

corporation line, Delaware

County.

See previous table.

Lat 39°35'25", long 82°55'25",

at bridge adjacent to State

Highway 56, 0.4 mile southeast

of railroad crossing at east

edge of Circleville, Pickaway

County.

Lat 39°42'35", long 83°27'45",

at culvert on State Highway 38,

1.8 miles southeast of Sedalia,

Madison County.

Lat 39°15'45", long 82°58'10",

at bridge adjacent to U.S.

Highway 23, 0.2 mile south of

Massieville, Ross County.

See previous table.

Lat 39°02'55", long 82°37'55",

at culvert adjacent to State

Highway 139, 800 ft south of

Jackson High School, Jackson

County, and 1 mile above mouth.

3.33

11.0

6.28

4.23

9.71

.305

3.90

1947-60

1947-58*,

1959-60

1947-60

1947-60

1947-60

1950-60

1947-60

1960

2-10-60

5-26-60

1960

1960

1-15-60

1960

9.50

5.00

8.27

11.12

11.63

4.83

13.39

98

560

1,020

44

516

12

174

Ohio Brush Creek basir

2373 West Branch Turkey 

Run near 

Winchester,

Ohio.

Lat 38°56'55", long 83°40'20", 

at culvert on State Highway 74, 

1.3 miles west of Winchester,

Adams County.

0.43 1956-60 1960 (b) <112

Little Miami River basin

2390

2395

2416

*2471

Litble Miami River

near Selma, Ohio.

North Pork Little

Miami River near

Pitchin, Ohio.

Shawnee Creek at

Xenia, Ohio.

Paterson Run near

Owensville,

Ohio.

Lat 39°48'40", long 83°44'20",

at bridge on Selma Pike, 2.3

miles northwest of Selma,

Clark County, and 3.1 miles

above North Pork.

Lat 39°49'40", long 83°46'25",

at county highway bridge, 1.1

miles above Goose Creek and

1.3 miles southwest of Pitehin,

Clark County.

Lat 39°40'35", long 83°55'30",

at bridge on U.S. Highway 68,

0.7 mile southeast of intersection with U.S. Highway 42

in Xenia, Greene County.

See previous table.

50.6

29.1

4.21

3.34

1952-58*,

1959-60

1952-58*,

1959-60

1948-60

1947-60

E-10-60

5-28-60

1960

6-22-60

4.22

3.83

10.73

3.69

400

150

100

496

Licking River basin

*2505 Licking River at

Blue Lick

Springs, Ky.

See previous table. cl,785 1938-59*,

1960

7- 4-60 23.83 17,600

Miami River basin

*2631

2632

*2651

2690

*2741

Poplar Creek near

Vandalia, Ohio.

Bridge Creek near

Greenville,

Ohio.

Hog Run tributary

at Laura, Ohio.

Buck Creek at

Springfield,

Ohio.

Blake Hun near

Reily, Ohio.

See previous table.

Lat 40°04'15", long 84°37'45",

at culvert at Junction of

State Highways 127 and 49, 2^

miles south of Greenville,

Darke County.

See previous table.

Lat 39°55'57", long 83°48'59",

at Plum Street Bridge in

Springfield, Clark County, 0.3

mile above concrete control

dam and 2^ miles above mouth.

See previous table.

3.16

5.49

.463

137

.29

1947-60

1947-60

1950-60

1913,

1914-21*,

1924-49*,

1959-60

1939,

1940,

1942,

1943,

1947-60

6-17-60

1960

2-10-60

5-27-60

6-30-60

3.75

(b)

4.93

4.67

4.76

303

<50

8.8

1,490

307

* Also a low-flow partial-record station.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station. 

b Peak stage did not reach bottom of gage, 

c Revised.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Annual maximum discharee at crest-stage cartial-record stations Continued

Station 

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Period 

of 

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage 

he ight 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

Kentucky River basin

*2773

*2812

North Fork Kentucky

River at Whitesburg, Ky.

South Fork Kentucky River at

Oneida, Ky.

See previous table.

See previous table.

66.4

486

1957-60

1957-60

11-28-59

6-24-60

6.92

27.05

2,060

21,600

Wabash River basin

3361

3375

3380

3381

3388

C3419

3442.5

3444.25

3786.5

3789.8

3796.5

3803

3804.5

3816

Vermilion River

tributary near

Paxbon, 111.

Saline Branch at

Urbana, 111.

Salt Fork near

Homer, 111.

Salt Fork tributary near Catlin,

111.

North Fork Vermilion River

tributary near

Danville, 111.

Raccoon Creek

tributary near

Annapolis, 111.

Embarrass River

tributary near

Qreenup, 111.

Muddy Creek tributary at

Woodbury, 111.

Second Creek tributary at Keptown,

111.

Little Wabash

River tributary

at Clay City,

111.

Madden Creek near

West Salem, 111.

Dums Creek tributary near luka,

111.

White Feather

Creek near

Marlow, 111.

Little Wabash

River tributary

near New Haven,

111.

NW£ sec. 14, T.23 N., R.9 E., at

culvert on State Highway 9, 2.8

miles west of Paxton.

NEjSWi sec. 9, T.19 N., R.9 E.,

on right bank at ChampaignUrbana sewage-disposal plant,

0.3 mile below Boneyard Creek

and 1 mile east of Urbana.

SW^SW£ sec. 33, T.1B N., R.14 W.,

at bridge on State Highway 49,

1.1 miles north of Homer.

SE-iNE-J sec. 36, T.19 N. , R.13 W. ,

at culvert on county road, 3.5

miles west of Catlin.

NE£ sec. 36, T.21 N., R.12 W., at

culvert on U.S. Highway 136,

5.3 miles north of Danville

city limits.

NE£NE!- sec. is, T.B N., R.12 w.,

at culvert on Annapolis road,

6.6 miles east of Annapolis.

SW-J- sec. 12, T.9 N. , R.9 E., at

culvert on State Highway 130,

1.0 mile south of Qreenup.

NEiNWi sec. 27, T.9 N., R.8 E.,

at culvert on county road, 0.5

mile northeast of Woodbury.

SW£ sec. 5, T.7 N. , R.5 E., at

culvert on U.S. Highway 40,

0.3 mile east of Keptown.

SW£ sec. 20, T.3 N. , R. 8 E., at

culvert on U.S. Highway 50,

0.8 mile southeast of Clay

City.

NW£ sec. 12, T.I N. , R. 10 E., at

culvert on State Highway 130,

3.0 miles northwest of West

Salem.

SW£ sec. 12, T. 2 N. , R.3 E., at

culvert on U.S. Highway 50,

1.9 miles northwest of luka.

NE£ sec. 20, T.2 S., R.4 E., at

culvert on former State Highway

15, l.B miles northeast of

Marlow.

Wj sec. 12, T.7 S., R.9 E., at

culvert on county road, 3 miles

northwest of New Haven.

cl.05

71.4

344

2.20

cl.42

.036

.081

.091

cl.62

c.474

cl.54

.078

c.446

.192

1956-57 tt,

1958-60

1937-58*,

1959-60

1945-58*.

1959-60

1959-60

1956 tt,

1957-60

1956,

1957-59 tt,

1960

1956-60n

1959-60

1956,

1957tt,

1958-60

1959-60

1956-57,

195B-59tt,

1960

1956-57,

1958-60tt,

1956-57

195B-60tt,

1960

3-27-60

6-23-60

6-24-60

5-30-59

6-23-60

6-22-60

6-23-60

6-23-60

5-30-59

6-23-60

3-30-60

7- 1-60

6-13-60

9- 1-56

7-14-57

7-15-58

9- 1-59

6-30-60

7-16-56

5-22-57

12-19-57

5-18-59

5-29-60

5- 7-60

12.11

10.90

13.50

10.78

12.49

15.90

15.27

12.08

14.20

15.73

13.95

14.64

17.52

12.47

13.32

14.09

12.28

13.13

12.18

13.67

13.82

012.54

11.51

12.90

56

2,210

5,380

(t)

(t)

570

4.4C

40

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

1,060

34

58

82

30

52

88

201

214

C112

47

(t)

Saline River basin

3820.25

3625. 2

Little Saline

Creek tributary

near Goreville,

111.

Black Branch tributary near

Junction, 111.

NW£ sec. 34, T.10 S. , R.2 E., at

culvert on State Highway 37,

3.6 miles north of Qoreville.

NE-J sec. 2, T.10 S., R.B E., at

culvert on State Highway 1, 4

miles southwest of Junction.

0.544

1.20

1959-60

1960

1-14-60

7- 1-60

14.23

12.21

(t)

(t)

Cache River basin

C6122

C6140

Q ditch tributary 

near Choat, 111.

Hess Bayou tributary near Mound 

City, 111.

NW£ sec. 17, T.15 S. , R.4 E. , at 

culvert on U.S. Highway 45, 

0.4 mile north of Choat.

Hess Bayou basin

NE^SE-i sec. 7, T.16 S., R.I E., at 

culvert on State Highway 37, 

3.4 miles north of Mound City.

0.24

cl.86

1956-59, 

1960tt

1959-60

7-24-56 

3-23-57 

7-16-5B 

1-21-59 

8-20-60

6-27-60

13.27 

13.64 

14.06 

13.34 

11.78

15.02

205 

244 

292 

212 

76

(t)

* Also a low-flow partial-record station, 

t Discharge not determined.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

tt Operated as a continuous-record gaging station, data unpublished.

c Revised.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 

Measurements at miscellaneous sites

559

Measurements of streamflow at points other than gaging stations or partial-record 

stations are given in the following table. Those that are measurements of base flow are 

designated by an asterisk (*); measurements of peak flow by a dagger (t).

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year I960

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(ore)

Conewango Creek basin

Conewango

Creek.

West Branch

Conewango

Creek.

Mud Creek ....

Do.. ......

Alien Brook. .

Clear Creek

Conewango

Creek.

Mud Creek. .. .

Cassadaga

Creek.

Do ........

Bear Lake

Outlet.

Cassadaga

Creek.

Mill Creek.. .

Cassadaga

Creek.

Folsom Creek.

Do ........

Goose Creek..

Cass Run. ....

Stlllwater

Creek .

Allegheny

River.

Conewango

Creek.

do

do

do

. ...do..

Allegheny

River.

Conewango

Creek.

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

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

Cassadaga

Creek.

Conewango

Creek.

Cassadaga

Creek.

Conewango

Creek.

Cassadaga

Creek.

do

Chadakoin

River.

Conewango

Creek.

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

Lat 42°19'33", long 79°G3'G3",

just upstream from West

Branch Conewango Creek at

bridge on Kent Switch Rd., 2|

miles south of South Datyon,

N. Y.

Lat 42°19'34", long 79°03'G6",

just upstream from mouth at

bridge on Kent Switch Rd., 2|

miles south of South Dayton,

N. Y.

Lat 42°16'G4", long 79°O1'59",

at bridge on U.S. Highway 62,

2 miles south of Leon, N. Y. 

Lat 42°14'19", long 79°02'56",

at bridge on Axevllle Rd.,

just downstream from Mill

Creek, 0.6 mile east of Conewango Valley, N. Y.

Lat 42°13'17", long 79°03'36",

at bridge on U.S. Highway 62,

at Clear Creek, N. Y. , l£

miles upstream from mouth.

Lat 42°13'04", long 79°03'37",

at bridge on U.S. Highway 62,

at Clear Creek, N. Y. , about

2 miles upstream from mouth.

Lat 42°07'47", long 79°G6'25",

at bridge on Poland CenterClark road, 0.1 mile upstream

from Mud Creek and 0.6 mile

northwest of Clark, N. Y.

Lat 42°G7'39", long 79°06'18",

at bridge on Poland CenterClark road, 0.4 mile northwest of Clark, N. Y., and

about 1 mile upstream from

mouth .

Lat 42°17'Q3", long 79°18'57",

at highway bridge at Kabob,

N. Y.

Lat 42°15'42", long 79°19'34",

15 ft upstream from Bear Lake

Outlet, 1.1 miles east of

Centralia, N. Y.

Lat 42°15'42", long 79°19'35",

15 ft upstream from mouth

and 1.1 miles east of

Centralia, N. Y.

Lat 42°14'39", long 79°18'26",

300 ft upstream from bridge on

South Stockton-Sinclairville

road, at South Stockton, N. Y.

Lat 42 6 16'38", long 79°15'2Q",

at bridge on Hall Rd., at

north Village line, at

Sinclairvllle, N. Y.

Lat 42°10'53", long 79°15'44",

at bridge on town road, 0.7

mile upstream from State

Highway 60 and { mile southwest of Gerry, N. Y.

Lat 42°11'14", long 79°12'33",

at bridge on Hanson Rd., 2

miles north of Ross Mills,

N. Y. 

Lat 42°10'05", long 79°12'55",

at bridge on Gerry-Levant

road, 0.7 mile north of Ross

Mills, N. Y.

Lat 42°05'40", long 79°22'25",

at bridge on State Highway

74, at Ashville, N. Y.

Lat 42°05'03", long 79°07'15",

at bridge on U.S. Highway

62, about 0.6 mile upstream

from mouth and 3 miles

northeast of Frewsburg, N. Y.

Lat 42°01'55", long 79°16'5l",

at bridge 0.4 mile south of

Busti, N. Y., and 0.6 mile

upstream from Hatch Creek.

65.3

54.2

14.4

27.7

1.43

31.8

313

11.8

22.9

27.6

32.0

67.4

* 15.0

109

4.15

5.56

30.8

10.4

29.3

1952

1952

1952

1955'

1952

1952-55

1952

8-10-60

9-27-60

8-10-60

9-27-60

8-10-60

9-27-60

8-11-60

9-27-60

8-10-60

9-27-60

8-10-60

9-27-60

8-12-60

9-28-60

6-21-60

7-20-60

8-12-60

9-13-60

9-28-60

8-17-60

9-27-60

8-16-60

9-27-60

8-16-60

9-27-60

8-11-60

9-27-60

9-29-60

8-16-60

9-27-60

9-29-60

7-19-60

8- 8-60

9-13-60

8-17-60

9-28-60

6-21-60

7-20-60

9-13-60

8-17-60

9-28-60

*17.2

*3.78

*12.2

*5.52

*2.05

0

*3.97

*1.55

*1.08

*.66

*4.42

*2.01

*59.7

*36.1

*10.4

*1.26

*2.62

*.35

*.82

*3.22

*2.24

*3.78

*2.02

*2.14

*1.19

*8.94

*2.82

*.92

*11.7

*5.90

*.02

0

0

0

3.37

1.69

6.26

3.80

1.96

*1.03

*.34
560 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during wate 1960--Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(era)

Conewango Creek basin Continued

Stillwater

Creek.

Frews Run ....

Conewango

Creek.

Ki ant one

Creek.

Conewango

Creek.

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

Allegheny

Hiver.

Conewango

Creek.

Lat 42°03'17", long 79°11'55",

at bridge on Spencer Rd., 1-J

miles east of Stillwater,

N. Y., and about ij miles upstream from mouth.

Lat 42°03'03", long 79°09'39",

at bridge on U.S. Highway 62,

0.8 mile upstream from mouth

at Frewsburg, N. Y.

Lat 42°01'23", long 79°09'36",

at bridge on Riverside Rd.,

Just upstream from Kiantone

Creek, 1-J miles northwest of

Fentonville, N. Y.

Lat 42°00'57", long 79 0 10'06",

at bridge on Frissell Rd.,

about 1 mile upstream from

mouth and li miles east of

Kiantone, N. Y.

54.8

7.69

767

24.0

1952

1952

1952

6-22-60

7-20-60

9-13-60

6-22-60

7-20-60

9-14-60

6-22-60

7-19-60

9-14-60

6-22-60

7-20-60

9-14-60

*14.0

*7.01

*1.06

*3.97

*.82

1.37

*395

*208

*84.2

*5.41

*.21

0

Brokenstraw Creek basin

Little

Brokenstraw

Creek.

Do ........

Brokenstraw

Creek.

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

Lat 42°00'50", long 79°26'54",

at railroad bridge, 0.1 mile

upstream from East Branch at

Niobe, N. Y.

Just below mouth of East

Branch at Niobe, N. Y.

13.1 8-17-60

9-28-60

9-E8-60

*2.45

*1.57

*2.79

*1.23

Clarion River basin

Clarion River Allegheny 

River.

Lat 41°25'15", long 78°44'10" J 

at bridge on State Highway 

948 in Ridgway, Pa., 50 ft 

below Elk Creek.

303 1940-53*, 

1954-59

10-27-59 

12- 9-59 

1-15-60 

2-16-60

3-23-60

4-28-60

6- 7-60

7- 5-60

8- 9-60

9-13-60

528 

*573 

1,510 

1,260

*140

*254

*258

372

182

*213

Monongahela River basin

Skin Creek...

Sewickley

Creek.

West Fork

River .

Youghiogneny

River.

Lat 3B°59'45", long B0°27'40",

Just above mouth at Brownsville, W. Va.

Lat 40"12'28", long 79°40'12",

at Waltz Mill, Pa., 20 ft

above unnamed tributary at

left bank and 650 ft below

old bridge.

33.0

98.9

1957-59 4-26-60

6- 7-60

7-21-60

4-14-60

12.3

3.14

5.17

124

Little Beaver Creek basin

Middle Fork 

Little 

Beaver 

Creek.

Little Beaver 

Creek.

Lat 40°55'45", long 80°49'45", 

at bridge on Pine Lake Rd., 

2i miles northeast of Salem, 

Columbiana County, Ohio.

at bridge on State Highway 

901, at Elkton, Columbiana 

County, Ohio, Just below Elk 

Run.

30.8 9-12-60 *3.80

McMahon Creek ba

Barkcamp

Creek.

McMahon Creek Lat 40 D 01'41", long 81°00'30",

at mouth, l| miles east of

Belmont, Belmont County,

Ohio.

4.96

Duck Creek basin

Wolf Run. .... West Fork

Duck Creek.

Lat 39°47'25", long 81°32'55",

at bridge on County Highway

14, in Belle Valley, Noble

County, Ohio, 1 mile above

mouth .

5.72

8- 3-60

1957-58 8-31-60

9-11-60

*0.07

0.31

*.10

Muskingum River basin

Tuscarawas

River.

Pigeon Creek.

Wolf Creek.. .

Muskingum

River.

Wolf Creek...

Tuscarawas

River.

Lat 41°00'30", long 81°29'30",

at bridge on Arlington Rd.,

2.3 miles north of East

Liberty, Summit County, Ohio.

Lat 41°03'25", long 81°35'45",

at bridge on State Highway

261, 3 miles north of center

of Barberton, Summit County,

Ohio.

Lat 41°02'55", long 81°36'00",

at bridge on County Road 52,

2.2 miles northeast of Barberton, Summit County, Ohio.

31.7

16.7

53.3

9-13-60

9-13-60

9-13-60

*0.89

*2.73

*6.27

* Base flow.

t Operated as a continuous -record gaging station.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 561

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1960 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(of a)

Musklngum River basin--Continued

Tuscarawas

River.

Chippewa

Creek.

Little

Chippewa

Creek.

Do ........

Red Run ......

Nlmisila

Creek.

Tuscarawas

River.

Newman Creek.

Hugle Run. . . .

Sugar Creek. .

South Fork

Sugar Creek

Black Fork.. .

Salt Creek. . .

Meigs Creek, ,

Olive Green

Creek .

Muskingum

River.

Tuscarawas

River.

Chippewa

Creek.

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

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

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

Tuscarawas

River.

Muskingum

River.

Tuscarawas

River.

Sandy Creek..

Tuscarawas

River.

Sugar Creek. .

Mohican River

Muskingum

River.

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

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

Lat 40°59'40", long 81°36'30",

at Akron & Barberton Belt RR,

bridge, 2,100 ft below Wolf

Creek in Barberton, Summit

County, Ohio.

Lat 40°57'20", long 81°48'45",

at bridge on County Road

200, 1.3 miles southwest of

Rlttman, Wayne County, Ohio.

Lat 40°53'40", long 81°48'50",

at bridge on State Highway 5,

3.3 miles northeast of Smlthville, Wayne County, Ohio, a/

Lat 40°56'45", long 81°48'45",

at bridge on State Highway

604, 2.2 miles southwest of

Rlttman, Wayne County, Ohio.

Lat 40°58'30", long 81°46'20",

at bridge on State Highway

94, i mile northeast of

center of Hlttman, Wayne

County, Ohio.

Lat 40°56'00" J long 81°43'30",

at highway bridge, 2.3 miles

north of Marshallvllle,

Wayne County, Ohio.

Lat 40°54'55", long 81°33'40",

at bridge on State Highway

93, 1.5 miles south of

Nimisila, Summit County,

Ohio.

Lat 40°50'45", long 81°31'55",

at highway bridge in Crystal

Spring, Stark County, Ohio.

Lat 40°49'20", long 81°33'07",

at highway bridge, -J mile

southeast of Newman, Stark

County, Ohio, and 2 miles

above mouth.

Lat 40°46'55", long 81°07'40",

at private bridge, 0.9 mile

below bridge on State Highway

172 and E-J miles southwest

of New Franklin, Stark

County, Ohio.

Lat 40°42'45", long 81°38'05",

1,000 ft below bridge on

county road, \ mile below

North Fork, and 2 miles west

of Brewster, Stark County,

Ohio.

Lat 40°35'35", long 81°36'55",

200 ft above county road

bridge and \ mile northwest

of Dundee, Tuscarawas County,

Ohio.

Lat 40°47'50", long 82°23'25",

 5- mile below Stelgerwald

Bridge and 2.1 miles northwest of Mifflin, Ashland

County, Ohio.

Lat 39°54'31", long 81°51'36",

Just above highway bridge, 1

mile above Buffalo Fork, and

2 miles northwest of Chandlersville, Muskingum County,

Ohio.

Lat 39°36'00", long 81°42'35",

1,000 ft below bridge at

Mill Grove, Morgan County,

Ohio, and \ mile above Onion

Run.

Lat 39°35'10", long 81°39'00",

at bridge on State Highway

76, 2-J miles north of Beverly,

Washington County, Ohio, and

2 miles above mouth.

145

74.3

13.9

23.9

27.7

15.3

24.3

430

40.6

7.97

b75

124

188

75.6

136

80.3

1951

1922-29*

1959

1958

1945-57

1943-59

1935-47*,

1959

1959

12- 1-59

9-13-60

9-13-60

9-13-60

9-13-60

9-13-60

9-14-60

9-13-60

8-15-60

9-12-60

9-13-60

9-13-60

10-29-59

11-30-59

12-31-59

2- 1-60

2-29-60

3-29-60

4-28-60

5-31-60

6-30-60

8- 1-60

8-31-60

9-30-60

8- 3-60

8-31-60

8-31-60

8- 3-60

109

*3.30

*1.95

*3.24

*4.11

*.69

6.18

125

*.85

*.56

*7.32

*11.7

*22.0

62.4

215

187

72.4

1,220

48.8

50.6

*26.1

*10.8

31.2

*5.63

*1.82

*2.04

*1.54

*.77

* Base flow.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station, 

a At crest-stage partial-record station, 

b Approximately.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1960 Contineud

Stream Triburary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Little Hocking River basin

Little

Hocking

River.

East Fork of

South Fork

New River.

Rocky Knob

Creek.

South Fork

New River.

Do ........

Do ........

Do.. ......

Do ........

Beaver Creek.

Naked Creek

Peak Creek . ,

Peak Creek

tributary.

Peak Creek

tributary

No. 2.

Peak Creek. . .

Do.. ......

South Fork

New River.

Kings Creek..

North Fork

New River.

Buffalo Creek

Ohio River. ..

South Fork

New River.

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

New River. . . .

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

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

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

South Fork

New River.

do

Peak Creek. . .

Peak Creek

tributary.

South Fork

New River.

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

New River. . . .

South Fork

New River.

New River. . . .

North Fork

New River.

Lat 39°17'35", long 81°41'15",

at county highway bridge, 2

miles north of Little Hockingj

Washington County, Ohio, and

if miles above Little West

Branch .

Kanawha River basi

Lat 36°12'09", long 81°38'53",

at bridge, 0.1 mile above

mouth and 1.9 miles southeast

of Boone, Watauga County,

N. C.

Lat 36°12'45", long 81°38'20",

0.2 mile above mouth and 2.0

miles east of Boone, Watauga

County, N. C.

Lat 36°13'14", long 81°38'25",

at bridge on U.S. Highway 421,

2.0 miles east of Boone,

Watauga County, N. C.

Lat 36°14'55", long 81°37'35",

0.3 mile above Meat Camp Creek

and 1.2 miles east of Sands,

Watauga County, N. C.

Lat 36°14'55", long 81°37'15",

1.6 miles east of Sands,

Watauga County, N. C., and

2.7 miles above Pine Run. 

Lat 36° 17', long 80°32', at

bridge at Brown Wood, Ashe

County, N. C., lj miles

above Qrassy Creek.

Lat 36°18', long 81"30', 1

mile southeast of Fleetwood,

Ashe County, N. C., and 4j

miles above Pine Swamp Creek.

Lat 36°23', long 81°30', at

Beaver Creek, Ashe County,

N. C., 5£ miles above mouth. 

Lat 36°25', long 81"29', £

mile northwest of Jefferson, 

Ashe County, N. C., and 5

miles above mouth.

Lat 36°24', long 81°19', 1

mile southeast of Ore Knob,

Ashe County, N. C., and 4

miles above mouth.

Lat 36°24', long 81°20', J

mile above mouth and J

mile southeast of Ore

Knob, Ashe County, N. C.

Lat 36°24', long 81"19', £

mile above mouth and §

mile southeast of Ore

Knob, Ashe County, N. C.

Lat 36°25', long 81"20 I , below

Ore Knob Branch, l£ miles

northeast of Ore Knob, Ashe

County, N. C., and 2 miles

above mouth.

Lat 36°26', long 81°21', above

Little Peak Creek, J mile

above mouth and 2 miles

northwest of Ore Knob, Ashe

County, N. C.

Lat 36°27', long 81°21', 5

mile above Nathans Creek and

J mile east of Nathans

Creek, Ashe County, N. C.

Lat 36°31', long 81°20', at

mouth, 3 miles southwest of

Piney Creek, Alleghany

County, N. C.

Lat 36°28' long 81°34', at

bridge, J mile above Mill

Creek and { mile northeast

of Clifton, Ashe County,

N. C.

Lat 36°26', long 81°31', f

mile northwest of Smethport,

Ashe County, N. C., and 3-J

miles above mouth.

48.3

i

7.53

1.72

34.6

50.0

70.8

105

129

4.18

.42

4.14

1.52

.12

8.15

9.73

252

1.41

108

13.3

1959

1925,

1955-56

8- 3-60

6-17-60

7-15-60

6-16-60

7-15-60

8-25-60

9-21-60

6-17-60

8-25-60

8-29-60

7-15-60

7-15-60

6-18-60

6-18-60

6-18-60

8- 2-60

9- 5-60 

6-18-60

8- 2-60 

9- 5-60

6-27 60

8- 3-60

9- 6-60

9-22-60

8- 3-60

9- 6-60

9-22-60

6-27-60

8- 3-60

9- 6-60

9-22-60

6-27-60

8- 3-60

9- 6-60

9-22-60

6-28-60

8- 3-60

9- 6-60

6-28-60

8- 9-60

8-11-60

6-29-60

9- 7-60

9-27-60

6-29-60

8- 8-60

9- 8-60

*0.32

*9.61

*7.63

*2.55

*2.31

*2.99

*2.55

*42.4

*110

*78.8

*61.7

*89.9

*145

*184

*5.45

*6.80

*4.97 

*. 38

*.40 

*.31

*8 ,13

*6.35

*5.17

*5.32

*3.18

*3.25

*2.76

*.08

*.10

*.07

*.06

*15.6

*13.5

*12.2

*11.3

*18 ,4

*15.7

*14.8

*458

*358

*2.84

*135

*82.2

*63.5

*15.7

*9.74

*9.36

* Base flow.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 563

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1960 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Measurements

Date ! Discharge 

(cfs)

Kanawha River basin--Continued

Buffalo Creek

New River. . . .

Bledsoe Creek

Little River.

North Fork

Deer Creek.

Swago Creek. .

Kanawha

River.

Do ........

Do... .....

North Fork

New River.

Kanawha River

Little River.

New River. . . .

Deer Creek. . .

Greenbrler

River.

Ohio River. ..

do

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

Lat 36°27', long 81°31', at

bridge, 1 mile south of

Warrensville, Ashe County,

N. C., and 1 mile above

mouth, a/

Lat 36°34'31", long 81°10'37",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

21 In Grayson County, Va.,

below Brush Creek, 3-j miles

northeast of Amelia, N. C.

Lat 36°30'. long 81°07', at

bridge, J mile south of

Sparta, Alleghany County,

N. C., and 2 miles above

mouth .

Lat 36°33', long 81°01', at

bridge on State Highway 18,

1 mile below Brush Creek

and \ mile west of Blevlns

Crossroads, Alleghany

County, N. C.

Lat 38°25'05", long 79°49'45",

at bridge on county road, £

mile from Greenbank, W. Va.

Lat 38°11'20"., long 80°07'50",

at mouth at Buckeye, W. Va.

Lat 38°21'55", long 81°44'00",

at highway bridge, at Dunbar,

W. Va. 

Lat 38°32'15", long 81°53'45",

at highway bridge, at Winfield, W. Va. 

Lat 38°50'20", long 82°08'25",

at mouth at Point Pleasant,

W. Va.

C22.9

832

5.32

106

21.7

12.2

10,500

11,808

12,242

1956

1957

1950-59

1948

1948

1940-59

6-29-60 *26.0

9- 5-60 *13.9

7-13-60 *908

8- 4-60 *759

8-15-60 *7.09

9- 9-60 *6.24

9-23-60 *5.18

9-23-60 *92.8

8-18-60 7.95

12-28-59 15.8

4- 4-60 240

7-25-60 7,530

7-21-60 9,540

1- 7-60 25,600

Guyandotte River basin

Buffalo Creek

Copperas Mine 

Fork.

Guyandotte 

River.

Island Creek.

Lat 37°44'30", long 81°52'45", 

at mouth at Man, W. Va.

Lat 37°50'55", long 82°00'55", 

at highway bridge, 0.3 mile 

upstream from mouth at Logan, 

W. Va.

45.6

46.0

1941-59 12-15-59 

1-19-60

2-25-60

4- 7-60

5-11-60

9- 9-60

133 

81.2

111

165

34.7

*3.28

Big Sandy River basin

Elkhorn Creek

Shelby Creek.

Fergus on

Creek.

Right Fork

Beaver

Creek.

Left Fork

Beaver

Creek.

Daniels Creek

Knox Creek. . .

Rockcastle

Creek.

Twomile Creek

Russell Fork.

Levisa Fork..

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

Beaver Creek.

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

Johns Creek..

Tug Fork .....

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

Big Sandy

River.

Lat 37°16'30", long 82°22'45",

0.1 mile above State Highway

197 and 2^ miles southwest of

Elkhorn City, Ky.

Lat 37°19'48", long 82°35'06",

at bridge on U.S. Highways

23 and 119, 0.4 mile southwest of Virgie, Ky.

Lat 37°29'09", long 82°30'34",

at bridge, on U.S. Highway

119, 0.7 mile east of Pikevllle, Ky.

Lat 37°26'35", long 82°48 I 28",

at Chesapeake and Ohio Ry.

bridge, at Wayland, Ky.

Lat 37°28'56", long 82°45'09",

at bridge on State Highway

1101, at Drift, Ky.

Lat 37°44'50", long 82°43'22",

at mouth, 0.8 mile northeast of Dewey Dam and 2.6

miles southeast of Van Lear,

Ky.

Lat 37°29'01", long 82°03'06",

at road bridge, 700 ft below

Upper Elk Creek and £ mile

east of Argo, Ky.

Lat 37°52'05", long 82°32'32",

at bridge on State Highway

40, at Inez, Ky.

Lat 38°07'37", long 82°37'45",

at bridge on U.S. Highway 23,

lj miles northwest of Louisa,

Ky.

.

32.5

1.49

73.9

58.5

12.0

93.8

63.0

4.56

1953-54,

1959

1953-54,

1959

1939-45,

1959

1959

1959

1941-45,

1959

1959

1953-54,

1957,

1958

1959

11- 6-59

8- 3-60

10- 5-59

8- 2-60

10- 6-59

2-10-60

3-22-60

6-15-60

8- 3-60

10- 6-59

8- 2-60

9-22-60

8- 2-60

9-23-60

10- 7-59

7-29-60

9-20-60

10- 6-59

8- 3-60

10- 7-59

9-20-60

10- 7-59

11-19-59

1-21-60

2-24-60

9-20-60

*4.14

*3.35

*2.71

*2.29

*d . 05

1.66

dl.75

*.093

*.041

*1.34

*5.22

*9.12

*6.95

*7.60

*.48

*1.27

*2.00

*2.11

*2.94

*.75

*4.66

0

0

*d2.2

*d4.1

*.ll

* Base flow.

a At crest-stage partial-record station.

c Revised.

d Estimated.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1960 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Pond Run basin

Pond Run ..... Ohio River... Lat 38°32'31", long 82°43'42", 

at culvert on U.S. Highway 

23, at Raceland, Ky.

3.71 1938, 

1958-59

7-26-60 

9- 2-60

*0.18 

*.21

Little Sandy River basin

Little Sandy

River.

East Fork

Little

Sandy

River.

Ohio River. . .

Little Sandy

River.

Lat 38°07'08", long 83°06'19",

at bridge on State Highway 7 ,

0.15 mile below Laurel Creek

and 3 miles north of Sandy

Hook, Ky.

Lat 30°30'05", long 82°49'47",

at bridge on State Highways

1 and 207, just above mouth,

and 0.8 mile north of

Argillite, Ky.

60.4

153

1354,

1957-59

1954,

1957-59

7-27-60

9-19-60

7-26-60

9- 2-60

*5.98

9.38

*19.4

*7.41

Little Scioto River basin

McConnel 

Creek.

Rocky Fork. . . Lat 38°53'20", long 82°52'10", 

at highway bridge, 2j miles 

north of Minford, Scioto 

County, Ohio, and 1,000 ft 

above mouth.

b9.7 9- 7-60 *6.003

Scioto River basin

Bokes Creek.. Scioto River. Lat 40°19'20", long 83°10'30", 

at bridge on State Highway 

257, 0.3 mile above mouth and 

lir miles north of Warrensburg, Delaware County, Ohio.

84.1 8- 2-60 *0.02

Turkey Creek basin

Mackletree 

Run.

Upper Twin 

Creek.

Turkey Creek. Lat 38°43'15", long 83°11'05", 

0.8 mile above Roosevelt Lake 

Dam, 0.6 mile above mouth, 

and 5.0 miles northwest of 

Friendship, Scioto County, 

Ohio.

5.62

Upper Twin Creek basin

Ohio River.. . Lat 38°38'15", long 83°13'30", 

at bridge on U.S. Highway 52, 

0.9 mile above Dry Run and 2 

miles northeast of Buena 

Vista, Scioto County, Ohio.

12.7

7- 3-60

7- 3-60

t2,010

t7,230

Kinniconick Creek basir

Kinniconick 

Creek.

Do..... ...

Ohio River... Lat 58°29'01", long 83°16'55", 

at bridge on State Highways 

24 and 59, 0.5 mile below 

Straight Pork and 4 miles 

west of Rugless, Ky.

at bridge, 200 ft below 

McDowell Creek and 2^ miles 

south of Garrison, Ky.

112 1954, 

1957-59

7-25-60 

9- 2-60

9- 2-60

3.35 

*2.45

*4.91

Long Lick Run basin

Long Lick Run Ohio River... Lat 38°39'15", long 83°20'55", 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 

52, 0.4 mile above mouth and 

1-J miles southeast of Stout, 

Adams County, Ohio.

3.27 7- 3-60 t3,320

Ohio Brush Creek basin

Baker Fork . . .

Ohio Brush

Creek.

West Fork

Ohio Brush

Creek.

Ohio Brush

Creek.

Ohio River. . .

Ohio Brush

Creek.

Lat 39°04'15", long 83°23'45",

at highway bridge, -J mile

southwest of Sinking Springs,

Highland County, Ohio, and

3^ miles above mouth.

Lat 38°58'10", long 83°25'35",

at bridge on State Highway

74, in Marble Furnace, 2

miles northwest of Peebles,

Adams County, Ohio.

Lat 38°56'20", long 83°28'30",

at highway bridge in Lawshe,

Adams County, Ohio, J mile

above mouth.

29.9

155

134

1959

1959

1959

9- 6-60

9- 6-60

9- 6-60

*0.44

*.68

*2.29

Eagle Creek basir

East Fork 

Eagle 

Creek.

Eagle Creek. . Lat 38°47'40", long 83°39'15", 

at bridge on County Highway 

C-ll, in Adams County, 3 

miles southeast of Decatur,

Brown County, Ohio, and 3j 

miles above mouth.

36.4 1959 9- 6-60 0

* Base flow. 

t Peak flow, 

b Approximately.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 565

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1960--Contlrued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Measvrements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Eagle Creek basin Continued

Eagle Creek. . Ohio River. . . Lat 38°43'35", long 83°47'15",

at highway bridge, 3-j miles

southeast of Rlpley, Brown

County, Ohio, and 0.4 mile

upstream from Beetle Creek.

150 1959 9- 7-60 *0.18

Straight Creek baslr

Straight

Creek.

Ohio River... Lat 38°47'15", long 83°54'15",

at highway bridge, 3-t miles

east of Higglnsport, Brown

County, Ohio, and 1^ miles

upstream from mouth.

62.5 1959 9- 6-60 *0.08

Whlteoak Creek baslr

East Fork

Whiteoak

Creek.

North Fork

Whiteoak

Creek.

Whlteoak

Creek.

Sterling Run.

Whiteoak

Creek.

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

Ohio River.. .

Whiteoak

Creek.

Lat 39°02'15", long 83°44'40",

at highway bridge In Mowrystown, Highland County, Ohio,

5- mile upstream from Plum

Run.

Lat 39°01'05", long 83°52'15",

at highway bridge, in Whiteoak, Brown County, Ohio, J

mile upstream from Flat Run.

Lat 38°57'55", long 83°54'35",

at bridge on State Highway

68 at New Hope, Brown County,

Ohio, ^ mile upstream from

Sterling Run.

Lat 38°59'45", long 83°55'50",

at bridge on State Highway

774, at Grant Lake spillway,

2 miles south of Mount Orab,

Brown County, Ohio.

39.0

54.1

157

24.5

1959

1959

1959

1959

9- 7-60

9- 7-60

9- 6-60

9- 6-60

*0.42

*.03

*.45

0

Little Miami Rlv

Cowan Creek. . Todd Fork. . . . Lat 39°24'25", long 83°47'55",

at bridge on Jenklns Rd., at 

Clinton County Air Force Base 

500 ft upstream from Indian 

Run and 3 miles southeast of

Wilmlngton, Clinton County, 

Ohio (Includes Indian Run).

29.7 6-16-59

7-13-59 

8-26-59 

10-20-59 

12- 2-59

1-12-60 

2-24-60 

4- 5-60

*1.78

*.24 

*.37 

*.52 

15.2

14.6 

16.0 

70.6

Licking River basin

Licking

River.

State Road

Fork.

Elk Fork. ....

Licking

River.

Do. .......

Do ........

Beaver Creek.

Licking

River.

North Fork

Trlplett

Creek.

Ohio River...

Licking

River.

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

Ohio River.. .

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

do

Licking

River.

Ohio River. . .

Triplet t

Creek.

Lat 37°43'50", long 83°03'29",

at road bridge, 0.3 mile

below Mason Fork, 2.3 miles

above Burning Fork, and 1.6

miles south of Salyersvllle,

Ky.

Lat 37°45<02", long 83°04'06",

at bridge on State Highway 7

at Salyersville, Ky.

Lat 37°56'52", long 83°12'57",

at bridge on State Highway

172, 50 ft below Lick Branch

and 3 miles northeast of West

Liberty, Ky.

Lat 37°56'40", long 83°18'09",

1,3 miles below Elk Fork and

2.8 miles northwest of West

Liberty, Ky.

Lat 37°58'19", long 83 0 23'21",

250 ft above Tarkiln Branch

and 1.7 miles southwest of

-ag, Ky.

Lat 38°02'53", long 83°23'E8",

at U.S. Forest Service bridge,

0.4 mile below Beaver Creek

and 0.7 mile southeast of

Yale, Ky.

Lat 37°57'04" J long 83°37'48",

at bridge on U.S. Highway

460 at Frenchburg, Ky.

Lat 38°05'09", long 83°28'37",

30 ft below Cassldy Ford

Hollow and 1.1 miles southeast of Cogswell, Ky.

Lat 38°11'55", long 83°28'5l",

at bridge on State Highway

32, 2| miles west of Morehead, Ky.

107

13.0

59.4

417

536

714

6.49

801

84.7

1939-42,

1958-59

1958-59

1943

1954,

1957-59

1954,

1957-59

5-17-60

7-27-60

9-21-60

7-27-60

9-20-60

9- 3-60

9- 3-60

9- 3-60

7-26-60

9-23-60

9- 3-60

7-26-60

9-19-60

*27.5

*.86

*1.07

4.88

*2.63

*45.5

*45.6

*46.3

*1.69

*.27

*50.8

*el.46

e!4.9

Mill Creek basin

Mill Creek. . . 

* Base flow.

Ohio River.. . Lat 39°18'00", long 84°26'05", 

at bridge on Crescentvllle 

Rd., on Butler-Hamilton 

County line, 1^ miles southwest of Gano, Butler County, 

Ohio.

28.9 8-15-60 *0.20

Measured at bridge 2 miles upstream.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1960 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured Measurements

previously 

(water Date 

years )

Discharge 

(cfs)

Mill Creek basin Continued

East Pork 

Mill Creek.

Mill Creek... Lat 39°17'55", long 84°25'45", 

at bridge on Crescentville 

Rd., on Butler-Hamilton 

County line, ij miles southwest of Gano, Butler County, 

Ohio.

8.94 8-15-60 *0.034

Miami River basin

Miami River. .

Rush Creek. . .

Spring Creek.

Beaver Creek.

Mad River. . . .

Wolf Creek

Tom's Run. . . .

Dry Pork. ....

Ohio River. . .

Miami River. .

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

Buck Creek. . .

Miami River..

do

Twin Creek...

Whitewater

River.

Lat 40°27'02", long 83°54'25",

at bridge on State Highway

69, 1.5 miles south of

Russells Point, Logan County,

Ohio, and 2.7 miles above

Muchinippl Creek.

Lat 40°10'20", long 84°14'20",

at Hetzler Road Bridge, ij

miles north of Piqua, Miami

County, Ohio .

Lat 40°06'15", long 84°10'25",

at bridge on Peterson Rd.,

4-J milea northeast of Troy,

Miami County, Ohio.

Lat 39°55'50", long 83°34'05",

at bridge on U.S. Highway 40,

0.2 mile west of Brighton,

Clark County, Ohio.

Lat 39°52'30", long 83°59'40",

1,000 ft below Spangler Road

Bridge and 0.8 mile southeast of Medway, Clark County,

Ohio.

Lat 39°46'00", long 84°14'10",

at West Rlverview Avenue

Bridge In Dayton, Montgomery

County, Ohio, 1.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Lat 39°40'10", long 84°27'10",

at county road bridge, ij

miles southwest of Parmersville, Montgomery County,

Ohio, J mile upstream from

mouth .

Lat 39°13'50", long 84°46'05",

at bridge on U.S. Highway 52,

3j- miles southeast of Harrlson, Hamilton County, Ohio,

and 4^ miles upstream from

mouth .

133

13.2

20.6

2.85

539

69.5

24.2

79.4

1958-59

1948,

1949,

1952-54,

1957

1948,

1959

1913,

1939-50*

1953-59

1959

12- 8-59

3- 2-60

6-14-60

8- 8-60

8- 9-60

8- 9-60

5-16-60

8-30-60

10-16-59

11-25-59

12-28-59

1-28-60

2-24-60

3-31-60

4-25-60

6-15-60

7-19-60

8-30-60

8-11-60

f!25

fZl.8

flOS

*f4.71

.01

*,004

*.54

*171

*f5.12

f7.61

f!59

f39.9

f25.9

f60.9

f!5.6

f!4.0

f38.2

*.ll

*1.36

Kentucky River basin

Boone Pork . . .

Kings Creek,

Rockhouse

Creek .

Do ........

Defeated

Creek.

Line Pork. . . .

Leather-wood

Creek.

North Pork

Kentucky

River.

North Pork

Kentucky

River.

do

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

Line Pork. . . .

North Fork

Kentucky

River.

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

Kentucky

River.

Lat 37°09'30", long 82°44'20",

at Louisville & Nashville

RR. bridge at Kona, Ky., 0.15

mile upstream from mouth.

Lat 37°06'16", long 82°56'31",

at bridge on State Highway

160, j; mile upstream from

mouth and 0.6 mile southeast

of Roxana, Ky.

Lat 37°13'21", long 82°51'23",

at bridge on State Highway 7,

at Colson, Ky.

Lat 37°09'10", long 82°56'28",

at bridge on State Highway 7,

1.2 miles northeast of

Letcher, Ky.

Lat 37°03'11", long 82°59'21",

at mouth J (corrected) mile

east of village of Defeated

Creek, Ky.

Lat 37°03'13", long 82°59'21",

at bridge, 300 ft below

Defeated Creek and £ mile

northeast of village of

Defeated Creek, Ky.

Lat 37°07'35", long B3°Q5<05",

0.2 mile above mouth and 0.7

mile southwest of Cornettsville, Ky.

Lat 37°07'43", long 83°05'11",

at Louisville & Nashville RR.

bridge, 280 ft below Leatherwood Creek and 0.6 mile southwest of Cornettsville, Ky.

19.4

11.2

25.1

51.5

7.05

40.8

49.7

322

1958-59

1958-59

1958-59

1958-59

1958-59

1958-59

1958-59

1958-59

10- 5-59

8- 3-60

9-22-60

8- 3-60

8- 3-60

9-22-60

8- 4-60

9- 1-60

9-20-60

10- 8-59

8- 3-60

9-21-60

10- 8-59

8- 3-60

9-21-60

8- 2-60

9-21-60

10- 9-59

8- 2-60

9-21-60

*2.90

*2.91

*3.29

*.08

*.03

*.76

*1.26

*3.32

*g3.79

12.2

*9.81

1.60

*.20

*.96

9.70

*2.25

*6.12

*4.74

*10.8

121

*27.5

*53.7

* Base flow.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station. 

f Furnished by Miami Conservancy District, 

g Measured about 1 mile upstream.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 567

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1960 Continued

Stream

Carr Fork. . . .

Yellow Creek.

Montgomery

Creek.

Carr Pork. . . .

Troublesome

Creek.

Balls Fork...

Quicksand

Creek.

Do ........

South Pork

Quicksand

Creek.

Frozen Creek.

Boone Pork. . .

Walker Creek.

Hell Creek

Beech Pork. . .

Middle Fork

Kentucky

River.

Greasy Creek.

Lynam Creek.

Collins Pork.

Goose Creek. .

Red Bird

River.

Tributary to

North Pork

Kentucky

River.

Carr Pork. . . .

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

North Pork

Kentucky

River.

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

Troublesome

Creek.

North Pork

Kentucky

River.

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

Quicksand

Creek,

North Pork

Kentucky

River.

Frozen Creek.

North Pork

Kentucky

River.

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

Middle Fork

Kentucky

River.

North Fork

Kentucky

River.

Middle Fork

Kentucky

River.

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

Goose Creek..

South Pork

Kentucky

River.

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

Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Kentucky River basin Continued

Lat 37°13'22", long 8E°58'45",

at bridge on State Highway

160 at Cody, Ky., Just below

Defeated Creek.

Lat 37°13'15", long 83°03'19",

at Louisville & Nashville RR.

bridge at Sassafras, Ky., 350

ft upstream from mouth.

Lat 37°12'40", long 83°02'5l",

at bridge on State Route

1095, 0.8 mile southeast of

Vicco, Ky., 0.9 mile upstream

from mouth.

Lat 37°12'10", long 83°05'13",

at Louisville & Nashville RR.

bridge at Scuddy, Ky., 0.1

mile downstream from Scuddy

Branch .

Lat 37°20'30", long 83°07'07",

at bridge on State Highway

80, 0.6 mile northeast of

Dwarf, Ky.

Lat 37°22'46", long 83°08'50",

at bridge on State Highway

15 at Ary, Ky., 300 ft upstream from mouth.

Lat 37°33'31", long 83°11'04",

at ford, 15 ft downstream

from Improvement Branch, 0.5

mile southwest of Lunah, and

2.7 miles south of Guage, Ky.

Lat 37°33'32", long 83°20'14",

at Noctor, 10 ft downstream

from Roark Branch and 2.7

miles east of Jackson, Ky.

Lat 37°31'52", long 83°19'14",

at ford, 5 ft below Plat

Branch, 1.7 miles upstream

from mouth, and 4 miles

southeast of Jackson, Ky.

Lat 37°36'41", long 83°24'52",

at road bridge, 0.1 mile upstream from Boone Fork and 1

mile south of Vancleve, Ky.

Lat 37°37'34", long 83°24'53",

at bridge on State Highway

15 at Vancleve, Ky., 5 ft

downstream from Little

Frozen Creek.

Lat 37°38'45", long 83°38'59",

120 ft upstream from ford at

Pincastle and 4.2 miles

north of St. Helens, Ky.

Lat 37°37'37", long 83°39'48",

at ford, 2.1 miles upstream

from mouth and 4.5 miles

northeast of Beattyville, Ky.

Lat 37"02'38", long 83°24'09",

at county road bridge at

Asher, Ky., 100 ft upstream

from mouth.

Lat 37°03'10", long 83°24'00",

at bridge on U.S. Highway

421, 0.6 mile north of Asher,

Ky.

Lat 37°04'29", long 83°23'09",

0.4 mile upstream from mouth

and 0.5 mile east of Hoskinston, Ky.

Lat 37°33'10", long 83°35'44",

at road bridge, 0.3 mile

upstream from mouth and 0.7

mile southwest of Tallega,

Ky.

Lat 37°06'13", long 83°45 I 19",

at road bridge, 0.1 mile

northeast of Bluehole, Ky.,

and 0.55 mile upstream from

Engine Branch.

Lat 37°09'07", long 83°45'37",

at bridge at Manchester, Ky.,

and 0.9 mile upstream from

Little Goose Creek.

Lat 37°09'Z4", long 83°35'22",

at bridge on U.S. Highway

421, 0.2 mile below Elk Creek

and 1 mile west of village of

Big Creek, Ky.

3.35

2.70

5.45

79.7

59.9

45.4

101

160

39.0

39.0

14.5

10.8

4.58

33.9

70.6

95.0

4.42

67.4

163

125

1958-59

1958

1958-59

1958-59

1958-59

1959

1958-59

1958-59

1958-59

1958-59

1958-59

1959

1959

1959

1959

1931

1940-42,

3944,

1946-48,

1951,

1953,

1955,

1957-59

1959

1947,

1957,

1959

1947,

1954,

1957,

1959

Measurements

Date

8- 2-6C

9-22-6C

10- 8-59

8- 2-6C

9-22-6C

10- 8-59

8- 2-6C

9-22-6C

10- 1-59

8- 2-6C

9-22-6C

10- 7-59

8- 4-6C

9-21-6C

10- 7-59

8- 4-6C

9-21-6C

7-27-6C

9-21-6C

8- 1-6C

9-21-6C

8- 1-6C

9-21 -6C

8- 1-6C

9-21-6C

8- 1-6C

9-21-6C

7-29-60

9- 1-60

9- 1-60

10- 8-59

8- 1-60

9-23-60

10- 8-59

8- 1-60

9-23-60

10- 8-59

8- 1-60

9-23-60

6- 7-60

7-27-60

9-22-60

8- 2-60

2-26-60

6-23-60

7-11-60

8- 3-60

9-23-60

10- 8-59

8- 2-60

9-23-60

Discharge 

(cfs)

*1.30

*5.97

*.Z5

*.30

*.44

*.17

*.45

*.69

14.0

*6.35

»17.0

*1.34

*2.94

*6.95

*.83

*1.59

*4.93

16.0

*13.7

*13.2

*50.8

*2.21

 18.0

*1.93

*8.95

*1 . 04

*1.58

*.95

2.94

.78

*.57

2.29

*2.96

*.88

5.32

*6.92

*1.51

16.5

*11.2

0

.22

*.13

*4.77

1,650

6,390

1,800

*13.0

*12.8

*.39

*19.5

*12.5
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1960 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Kentucky River basin--Contlnued

Big Creek. . . .

Bull skin

Creek .

Sexton Creek.

Meadow Creek.

Crystal Creek

Contrary

Creek.

Sturgeon

Creek.

Do ........

Big Sinking

Creek.

South Pork

Station

Camp Creek.

Station

Camp Creek.

Redlick Creek

Red River. . . .

Middle Fork

Red River.

Do. . .....

Red Bird

River.

South Fork

Kentucky

River.

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

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

Kentucky

River.

do

Millers Creek

Station

Camp Creek.

Kentucky

River.

Station

Camp Creek.

Kentucky

River.

Red River.. . .

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

Lat 37°09'42", long 83°34'16",

at road bridge at village of

Big Creek, Ky., 0.2 mile upstream from Qrannys Branch.

Lat 37°16'24", long 83°37'47",

at ford, -J mile downstream

from Little Bullskin Creek

and 1 mile east of Oneida,

Ky. 

Lat 37°21'13", long 83°41'35",

100 ft downstream from

Bungeon Branch and 0.7 mile

southwest of Taft, Ky.

Lat 37°28'52", long 83°39'38",

160 ft downstream from ford,

0.6 mile upstream from mouth,

and 0.9 mile northeast of

Booneville, Ky.

Lat 37°34'43", long 83°42'21",

40 ft east of Crystal Creek

Rd. and 0.5 mile upstream

from Main St. at Beattyville,

Ky.

Lat 37°34'47", long 83°45'18",

400 ft downstream from Right

Fork and 2.2 miles northeast

of Heidelberg, Ky.

Lat 37°30'21", long 83 3 48'29",

100 ft downstream from Big

Stonecoal Branch and 3.7

miles southwest of Heidelberg, Ky.

Lat 37°31'42", long 83°47'36",

at ford, 1.2 miles upstream

from Duck Fork and 2 miles

southwest of Heidelberg, Ky.

Lat 37°39'15", long 83°48'42",

at road bridge, 1 mile upstream from Billey Fork and

9j miles southeast of

Irvine, Ky.

Lat 37°33'40", long 83°58'01",

at bridge on State Highway

89, 1.6 miles south of Drip

Rock, Ky.

Lat 37°37'15", long 83°57'34",

at bridge on State Highway

89, -i mile below Middle Fork

and { mile southwest of

Wagersville, Ky.

Lat 37°3B'01", long 83°59'01",

at culvert J mile upstream

from mouth and 1.1 mile south

of Station Camp, Ky.

Lat 37°49'59", long B3°39'37",

at bridge on State Highway

77, 200 ft upstream from

Grays Branch and 6 miles

east of Bowan, Ky.

Lat 37°45'56", long 83°40'3£",

at ford 20 ft below Whites

Branch and 1 mile south of

Natural Bridge, Ky.

Lat 57°48'53", long 83°43'07",

at bridge on State Highway

77 at Hada, Ky., 0.1 mile

downstream from Moreland

Branch.

25.8

27.8

71.0

15.8

4.95

9.36

96.4

26.8

41.7

116

69.5

184

10.2

27.6

1959

1959

1959

1925-26,

1953-5E,

1959

1942,

1944,

1959

1959

1959

1954,

1957,

1959

1959

1954,

1957-59

1958-59

1954,

1958-59

10- 8-59

H- 2-60

9-23-60

10-22-59

8- 3-60

9-23-60

B- 3-60

8-31-60

9-22-60

7-12-60

7-29-60

9-22-60

9- 1-60

9-22-60

9- 1-60

11-17-59

7-28-60

8-31-60

7-2B-60

8-31-60

7-Z8-60

9- 4-60

7-28-60

9- 4-60

7-28-60

9- 4-60

7-29-60

9-23-60

7-29-60

9-23-60

7-30-60

9-23-60

*1.10

*2.79

*2.99

*1.94

*3.31

*2.76

*8.82

*3.57

*9.04

37.6

*1 . 00

*.79

3.13

*1.28

.76

29.0

8.27

*.95

*4.24

12.6

*3.43

*2.06

*9 . 65

*6.20

*4.05

*3.40

*20.2

*17.4

*1.34

*2.03

*4.00

*5.99

Little Kentucky Rive

Little

Kentucky

River.

White Sulphur

Fork.

Ohio River. . .

Little

Kentucky

River.

Lat 38°27'06", long 8E°16'56",

at bridge on State Highway

146, 0.3 mile below Bartlett

Fork and 6.2 miles west of

Newcastle, Ky.

Lat 38°29'43", long 85° 12 '50",

at culvert on State Highway

957, 2.0 miles south at Campbellsburg, Ky.

_

-

6-23-60

6-23-SO

t6,850

td2,000

Creek basin

Middle Fork 

Beargrass 

Creek.

Ohio River. . . Lat 38°14'56", long 85°36'16", 

at bridge on U.S. Highways 

60 and 460, at Louisville, 

Ky., 2.8 miles above Weicher 

Creek.

6-28-60 296

* Base flow, 

t Peak flow, 

d Estimated.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANDOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1960 Continued

Stream

West Pork 

Indian 

Kentuck 

Creek.

Wolf Creek. . .

Persimmon 

Run.

Beech Pork. . .

Blue River. . .

Tributary to

Indian 

Kentuck 

Creek.

West Pork 

Indian 

Kentuck 

Creek.

Muddy Fork. . .

Rolling Fork.

Ohio River. . .

Location

Indian Kentuck Creek b

NWt aec.15, T.4 N., R. 11 E., 

immediately above confluence of Wolf Run and West 

Fork Indian Kentuck Creek, 

0.7 mile upstream from Manville, Ind. 

NW£ sec. 15, T.4 N., R.ll E., 

immediately above confluence of Wolf Creek and West 

Fork Indian Kentuck Creek, 

0.7 mile upstream from Manville, Ind.

Silver Creek basi

Lat 38°26'37", long 85° 53 '15", 

at bridge on State Highway 

60, 800 ft upstream from 

Muddy Pork and 1.3 miles west 

of Carwood, Ind.

Salt River basin

Lat 37°45'55", long 85°40'48", 

at bridge, 1.7 miles upstream from mouth and 1.7 

miles south of Boston, Ky.

Doe Run basin

at bridge on BrandenburgBeaulahville road, 1.4 miles 

southeast of Brandenburg 

station and 4.1 miles southeast of Brandenburg, Ky.

at road bridge, 1.6 miles 

upstream from mouth and 3 

miles east of Brandenburg, 

Ky.

Blue River basin

SE£ sec. 15, T.2 S., R.2 E., at 

bridge on State Highway 66, 

at Milltown, Ind.

(s^mi)

as in

-

n

3. 23

748

Measured

previously 

(water 

years )

1359

1957-59

Measu

Date

9-28-60 

9-28-60

6-23-60

5- 2-60

6-24-60 

6-25-60 

6-26-60

rements

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.13

.08

tl,590

276

19,500 

16,600 

1,640 

1,140

Green River basin

Green River. .

Big Pitman

Creek.

Do... .....

Styx River. . .

Echo River. ,

Drakes Creek.

Horse Branch.

Ohio River. . .

Green River..

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

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

Barren River.

Caney Creek. .

Lat 37°16'00", long 85°34'54",

at bridge on State Highway

88, 4.5 miles west of Greensburg, Ky.

Lat 37°18 I 17", long 85°31'39",

at bridge on State Highway

61, 1.7 miles southeast of

Summersville, Ky.

Lat 37°16'23", long 85°33'14",

at ford, f mile northwest of

Pleasant Ridge Church and 3.0

miles west of Greensburg, Ky.

Lat 37°11'15", long 86°06'30",

at Mammoth Cave, Ky., EO ft 

below cave outlet and 0.1 

mile upstream from mouth. 

Lat 37°10'45", long 86°o6'30",

at Mammoth Cave, Ky., 50 ft

mile upstream from mouth.

Lat 36°50'32", long 86°24'58",

at bridge on State Highway

240, 2.3 miles west of Boyce,

Ky.

Lat 37°27'45", long 86°33'59",

at bridge on U.S. Highway 62,

0.6 mile upstream from mouth

and 1.0 mile northeast of

Horse Branch, Ky.

1055

126

134

332

-

1959

1953-54,

1957,

1959

1959

1953,

1959 

1953,

1955-59

1959

12-10-E9 i-13-eo

5- 4-60

7-22-60

12-10-E9 i-is-eo

2-23-60

5- 5-60

7-21-60

12-10-E9

1-13-60

2-23-60

5- 5-60

7-21-60 

6- 8-60

7-20-60 

8-25-60

6- 8-60

7-20-6U 

8-25-6U

4- 6-60

11-11-59

12-16-59

1-27-60

3- 2-60

4- 8-60

6-14-60

6-28-60

6-29-60

7-26-60

1,020

1,060

346

*186

152

180

240

42.2

*27.6

160

168

254

47.3

*33.0 

*.21

0 

0

*d.2E

d3.0

*dl . 0

722

*.49

*5.66

4.83

8.38

*5.44

dl.O

24.0

24.0

0

Wabash River basin

Rock Run. .... Raccoon Creek [Lat 39°46'45", long 87°17'18", 

at culvert on U.S. Highway 3% 

| 1.0 mile south of Coloma, Ind.

1.58 6-21-60 tl,820

* Base flow, 

t Peak flow. 

d Estimated.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1960--Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Dra Inage 

area 

(sq ml)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years }

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Wabash River basin Continued

Rocky Run

tributary.

Sycamore

Creek.

Haw Creek. . . .

Duck Creek. . .

South Pork

Vernon

Pork.

Slxmlle Creek

French Lick

tributary,

Rocky Run. . . .

White River..

East Pork

White

River.

Cllfty Creek.

Vernon Fork. .

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

French Lick

Creek.

Lat 39°47'20", long 87°17'29",

at culvert on county road at

Colorna, Ind., 0.1 mile upstream from mouth and 1.0

mile north of U.S. Highway 36.

Lat 39°30'49", long 86°Z5'55",

at bridge on county road, 2

miles west of Centerton, Ind.,

and £.8 miles upstream from

mouth .

On north line of SE-J sec. 19,

T.9 N., R.6 E., at 10 Street

Bridge In Columbus, Ind.

SEj sec. 33, T.10 N., R.7 E.,

at county highway bridge,

4 mile east of State Highway 9 and 2.5 miles south

of Hope, Ind.

SE£ sec.l, 1.6 N., R.8 E., 500

ft downstream from Hinchman's Ford Bridge on county

highway, 2 miles east of

Vernon, Ind.

Lat 38°59', long 85°44', at

bridge on U". S. Highway 50,

J mile south of Hayden, Ind.,

and 6iJ- miles upstream from

mouth.

Lat 38°32'40", long 86°36'22",

at Gorge Sanitarium, 0.2

mile north of county highway going east from French

Lick and 0.3 mile east of

French Lick, Ind.

0.18

17.2

-

-

-

20.8

-

1957

1956

1959

1959

6-21-60

6-23-60

6-23-60

6-23-60

10- 8-59

12- 9-59

1- 8-60

2-10-60

3-11-60

4- 5-60

5-10-60

6-10-60

7- 6-60

8- 5-60

6-23-60

9-21-60

t!82

t7,690

1,270

561

15.3

10.7

33.0

1,850

16.8

105

32.2

8.5

51.2

1.7

t7,010

.1

Massac Creek basin (Kentucky)

Massac Creek. Ohio River. . . Lat 37°03'57", long 88°43'24", 

at bridge on U.S. Highway 60, 

4.2 miles west of city 

limits of Paducah, Ky.

Humphrey Creek basin

Humphrey 

Creek .

Ohio River... Lat 37°04'39", long 88°57'21", 

at bridge on U.S. Highway 60, 

just downstream from Little 

Humphrey Creek, 1.0 mile 

east of La Center, Ky.

1953,

1957-59

1953-54, 

1958-59

10-30-59 

6- 2-60

10-30-59 

6- 3-60

*1.02 

*1.56

*1.16 

*1.29

* Base flow, 

t Peak flow.
RECORDS AVAILABLE ON LAKES IN INDIANA 571

For several years records of the water-surface elevation of many of the lakes in 

Indiana have been collected by the Geological Survey under cooperative agreements with 

the Indiana Department of Conservation, Division of Water Resources. Basic data for a few 

selected lakes have been published in WSP 1363, entitled "Hydrology of Indiana Lakes." 

Records which have not been published are available in the files of the District Office of 

the Geological Survey in Indianapolis, Ind. In general, the records are based on oncedaily readings of a staff gage by a local observer and consist of daily, monthly, and 

yearly mean water-surface elevations as well as graphs showing the fluctuation in elevation. Discharge measurements made at the outflow are also available in some instances.

The lakes for which records have been collected are listed in the following table. The 

established level, sometimes referred to as the legal level, is that elevation set by the 

courts to which the average level of the lake is to be held; it is normally set at about 

the average level that has prevailed for a number of years prior to the establishment of 

the level.

Lakes In Indiana in the Ohio River basin for which records are available

Lake

Barbee Lake near North Webster. ............... 

Baugher Lake near Washington Center. ..........

Horseshoe Lake near Washington Center. ........

Little Barbee Lake near North Webster. ........

Pawmm Tjilfp near N"rtb Wf^f^er.. ... ......

Sechrlst Lake near North Webster. .............

Starve Hollow Lake near Vallonla ..............

Troy Cedar Lake near Lorane ...................

Versailles Lake at Versailles State Park......

Yellow Creek Lake near Silver Lake. ........... 

Zlnk Lake near Rochester. .....................

County

Kosclusko 

Noble

Kosclusko

Noble

Kosclusko

Kosclusko

Jackson

Rlpley

Whltley

Kosclusko 

Pulton

Drainage 

area 

( square 

miles )

0.53

41.4 

36.4

3.47

1.39

44.0 

7.78

46.5

.69

6.14

165.0

59

8.50 

.26

Surface 

area 

(acres )

12

249 

32

18

56

46

59

81

145

232

151

19

Established 

levslt

837.50 

878.52

_

901.80

837.50

_

837.50

860.50 

810.68

Records 

available

1945-60

1945-60 

1945-50

1945-60

1945-60

1945-60

1959-60

1959-60

1945-60

1945-60

1957-60

1945-52 

1952-54

t Elevation, in feet, above mean sea level.

a Formerly published as Ogle Lake near Brown County State Park.

INDEX

Aber>s Creek near Murrysville, Pa......

Accuracy of field data and computed

results .........................

Acre-foot, definition of ..............

Adamsvllle, Ohio, Raccoon Creek at....

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

records collected by............

Alderson, W. Va., Greenbrler River

at. .............................

Allegheny River, at Eldred, Pa.

Page 

104

3

247

12

224

14

at Kittanning, Pa.

at Natrona, Pa......................

at Parkers Landing, Pa..............

at Red House, N. Y..................

at West Hickory, Pa.................

near Kincua, Pa.....................

Allegheny River basin, reservoirs in.. 

Alliance , Ohio, Mahoning River at.....

Allisonia, Va., Big Reed Island Creek 

near............................

New River at........................

Alpine, Ind., Whitewater River near... 

Alum Creek at Columbus, Ohio ..........

Alvaton, Ky., Drakes Creek near.......

Anderson, Ind., White River at........

Apex, Ky., East Fork Pond River near.. 

Arcadia, Ind., Cicero Creek near......

Little Cicero Creek near............

Armstrongs Mills, Ohio, Captina Creek 

at. .............................

Ashford, W. Va., Coal River at........

Ashland, Ky., Ohio River at...........

Ashley, Ohio, Whetstone Creek near....

Athens, Ohio, Hocking River at.

45 

58 

40 

18 

25 

19

59-60 

109

210

211

334

283

406

473

418

476

477

138

243

Atwood Reservoir, Ohio, contents of..153,185 

Audra, W. Va., Middle Fork River at... 64 

Austin, Ind., Muscatatuck River near.. 517

Bacon Creek near Pricevllle, Ky.......

Bane, Va., Walker Creek at............

Banning Lake, Ind., records available 

on..............................

Barbee Lake, Ind., records available

on.

400

215

571

571

385

79

407

404

287

571 

Bay Creek basin, gaging-station

records in.....................54U-543

Beach City, Ohio, Sugar Creek at...... 152

Sugar Creek near.................... 153

Beach City Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of.........................183-184

Bean Blossom Creek, at Bean Blossom,

Ind.............................

at Dolan, Ind.......................

Bear Branch near Noble, Ky

Bardstown, Ky . , Beech Fork at .........

Barrackville , W. Va., Buffalo Creek at 

Barren River, at Bowling Green, Ky....

near Pageville , Ky. .................

Barretts Mills, Ohio, Rocky Fork

near. ...........................

Baugher Lake, Ind., records available

494

496

340

tributary to Bean Blossom 

near Trevlac, Ind........

tributary to Green River)

Bear Creek

Creek 

Bear Creek

near Leltchfield, Ky, 

Beargrass Creek, Middle Fork at

Cannons Lane, at Louisville, Ky. 

South Fork, at Louisville, Ky .......

Beargrass Creek basin, gaging-station

records in. ................... .364-

measurements at miscellaneous sites 

in. .............................

Beaver Dam Lake, Ind., records available on. ........................

Beaver Falls, Pa., Beaver River at....

Beaver River, at Beaver Falls, Pa.....

at Wampum, Pa .......................

Beaver River basin, crest-stage

partial-record stations in..... 555-

gaging-station records in. ........ .109-

low-flow partial-record stations in.

Beaver River basin, reservoirs in.....129-130 

Bedford, Ind., East Fork White River

near............................. 521

Beech Fork, at Bardstown, Ky........... 385

near Springfield, Ky................383-384

Belington, W. Va., Tygart River at..... 63

Bellepoint, Ohio , Mill Creek near...... 275

Belmont, Ind., North Fork Salt Creek

near............................. 522

Belva, W. Va . , Gauley River above ...... 234

Berlin Center, Ohio, Mahoning River

near............................. Ill

Mill Creek near...................... 110

Berlin Reservoir, Ohio, contents cf...129,130 

Big Darby Creek at Darbyville, Ohio.... 285

Big Eagle Creek at Sadieville, Ky...... 362

Big Indian Creek near Corydon, Ind..... 388

Big Lake, Ind., records available on... 571 

Big Monon Creek near Francesville, Ind. 441 

Big Pine Creek near Williamsport, Ind.. 451 

Big Piney Run near Salisbury,

Pa............................... 97

Big Reed Island Creek near Allisoria,

Va. .............................. 210

Big Sandy Creek at Rockville, W. Va.... 87

Big Sandy River at Louisa, Ky.......... 266

Big Sandy River basin, crest-stage

partial-record stations in....... 556

gaging-station records in...........253-267

low-flow partial-record stations in.550-551 

measurements at miscellaneous sites

in............................... 563

Big Walnut Creek (Scioto River basin),

at Central College, Ohio......... 282

at Rees, Ohio........................ 284

Big Walnut Creek (Wabash River basin)

near Reelsville, Ind............. 498

Black Fork, at Loudonville, Ohio....... 16£

below Charles Mill Dam, near Mifflin,

Ohio............................. 160

Blacklick Creek at Josephine, Pa....... 51

Blackwater River at Davis, W. Va....... 83

Blaine Creek at Yatesville, Ky......... 267

Bloomfield, Ohio, Little Muskingum

River at........................ 141-142

Bloomington Reservoir. See Lake

Lemon............................ 496

Blue Lake, Ind., records available on.. 571. 

Blue River (tributary to Ohio River)

near White Cloud, Ind............ 389

Blue River basin, low-flow partialrecord stations in............... 552

measurements at miscellaneous sites

in............................... 569

Blue River (tributary to White River),

at Carthage, Ind................. 504

at Shelbyville, Ind.................. 505

Bluegrass Creek at Potomac, 111........ 453

Bluestone Dam, W. Va., New River

at. .............................. 220

Bluestone Reservoir, change in cortents

in............................... 226

Bluestone River near Pipestem, W. Va... 219 

Bluffton, Ind., Wabash River at........ 421

Bolivar Reservoir, Ohio, contents of..183,185 

Boneyard Creek at Urbana, 111.......... 455

Bonpas Creek at Browns, 111............ 530

Bonneville, Ky., South Fork Kentucky

River at.........................

Boston, Ky., Rolling Fork near. ........

Bourneville, Ohio, Paint Creek neer....

Bowling Green, Ind., Eel River at......

Bowling Green, Ky. , Barren River ct....

Braddock, Pa., Monongahela River St....

Bradford, Ohio, Greenville Creek near.. 

Branchland, W. Va., Guyandotte River

at...............................

Brewersville, Ind., Sand Creek near....

Brokenstraw Creek at Youngsville, Pa... 

Brokenstraw Creek basin, measurements

at miscellaneous sites in........

Brookville, Ind., East Fork Whitevmter

River at.........................

573
574 INDEX

Page 

Brookville, Ind., Whitewater River

at. ............................. 337

Browns, 111., Bonpas Creek at..... ^... 530

Brownsville, Ky., Green River at...... 402

Brownsville, W. V., Skin Creek near... 70 

West Fork River at.................. 71

Bruce Lake, Ind., records available on 571 

Brush Creek near Nebraska, Ind........ 518

Brush Creek Reservoir, change in

contents in..................... 519

Brush Run near Buffalo, Pa............ 135

Buck Creek near Muneie, Ind........... 472

Buckeye, W. Va., Greenbrier River at.. 222 

Buckhannon, W. Va., Sand River near... 65 

Buckhannon River at Hall, W. Va....... 66

Buckhorn, Ky., Middle Fork Kentucky

River at........................ 343

Buckongahelas Creek near DeGraf f,

Ohio............................ 317

Buffalo, Pa., Brush Run near.......... 135

Buffalo Creek (tributary to Allegheny

River) near Freeport, Pa........ 57

Buffalo Creek basin, crest-stage

partial-record stations in...... 555

low-flow partial-record stations

in.............................. 547

Buffalo Creek (tributary to Monongahela River) at Barrackville,

W. Va........................... 79

Buffalo Creek (tributary to Ohio

River) basin, low-flow partialrecord stations in.............. 548

Burgin, Ky., Herrington Lake

near............................ 353

Burnsville, W. Va., Little Kanawha

River near. ..................... 188

Burr Oak, Ohio, Tom Jenkins Reservoir

at. ............................. 200

Busseron Creek near Carlisle, Ind..... 466

Butcherville, W. Va., West Fork River

at.............................. 72

Butler, Ohio, Clear Fork at........... 163

Butlerville, Ind., North Fork of

Vernon Fork near................ 519

Byron, Ind., Sugar Creek near......... 458

Cache River at Forman, 111............ 545

Cache River basin, crest-stage

partial-record stations in...... 558

gaging-station records in........... 545

Cagles Mill Reservoir, change in

contents in..................... 500

Calhoun, Ky., Green River at.......... 417

Cambridge, Ohio , Salt Fork near....... 175

Wills Creek at...................... 174

Camden on Gauley, W. Va., Gauley River

at. ............................. 229

Camp Creek near Camp Creek, W. Va..... 218

Camp Nelson, Ky., Kentucky River

near............................ 351

Caney Creek near Horse Branch, Ky..... 415

Canton, Ohio, Middle Branch Nimishillen Creek at................ 147

Captina Creek at Armstrongs Mills,

Ohio............................ 138

Carlisle, Ind., Busseron Creek near... 466 

Carmi, 111., Little tfabash River at... 535 

Carnegie, Pa., Chartiers Creek at..... 107

Carr Lake, Ind., records available

on.............................. 571

Carters Corners, Pa., French Creek

at. ............................. 29

Carthage, Ind., Blue River at......... 504

Carthage, Ohio, Mill Creek at......... 316

Casey, 111. , Range Creek near......... 468

Casselman River, at Grantsville, Md... 96 

at Markleton, Pa.................... 98

Cataract, Ind., Mill Creek near....... 499

Catawba, Ky., Licking River at........ 311

Catlin, Ind., Little Raccoon Creek

near............................ 462

Cave Creek near Fort Spring, Ky....... 357

Cedar Lake, Ind., records available

on. .............................. 571

Cedarville, Ohio, North Fork Massie

Creek at........................ 298

South Fork Massie Creek near........ 299

Center Lake, Ind., records available on 571 

Centerton, Ind., White River near..... 493

Central College, Ohio, Big Walnut

Creek at........................ 282

Centralia, W. Va., Elk River at.......

Cfs-day, definition of................

Chadakoin River at Falconer, tJ. Y.....

Chapman Lake, Ind., records available

Page

237

3

22

571

Charleroi, Pa., Monongahela River at... 92

Charles Mill Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of..............................184,186

Charleston, W. Va., Kanawha River at... 242 

Chartiers Creek at Carnegie, Pa........ 107

Chartiers Run basin, low-flow partialrecord stations in. .............. 547

Chautauqua Lake near Mayville, N. Y.... 21

Cheat River, at Rowlesburg, W. Va...... 86

near Parsons, W. Va.................. 85

Cherry River at Fenwick, W. Va......... 230

Chestnut Creek at Galax, Va............ 206

Chillicothe, Ohio, Scioto River

at...............................13,286

Chippewa Creek at Easton, Ohio......... 144

Cicero, Ind., Hinkle Creek near........ 478

Cicero Creek, at Noblesville, Ind...... 479

near Arcadia, Ind.................... 476

Cincinnati, Ohio, Ohio River at........ 312

Cisko, W. Va., Hughes River at......... 195

Claridon, Ohio, Olentangy River at..... 277

Clarion River, at Cooksburg, Pa........ 38

at Johnsonburg, Pa................... 36

East Branch, at East Branch Clarion

River Dam, Pa.................... 34

near Piney, Pa ....................... 39

West Branch, at tfilcox, Pa........... 35

Clarion River basin, crest-stage

partial-record stations in....... 555

gaging-station records in............ 33-39

measurements at miscellaneous sites

in............................... 560

Clarion River, East Branch, Reservoir,

Pa., contents of................. 59,60

Clarksburg, W. Va., West Fork River

at......... ...................... 73

Clay, W. Va., Elk River at............. 240

Clay City, 111., Little Wabash River

below............................ 531

Clay City, Ky., Red River at........... 349

Claytor Reservoir, change in contents

in............................... 213

Clear Creek near Rockbridge, Ohio...... 198

Clear Fork, at Butler, Ohio............ 163

below Pleasant Hill Dam, near

Perrysville, Ohio................ 164

Clendening Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of............................ ..184,186

Clifty Creek at Hartsville, Ind........ 511

Clinton, Ohio, Tuscarawas River at..... 143

Coal River at Ashford, W. Va........... 243

Colfax, W. Va., Tygart River at........ 69

Columbia, Ky., Russell Creek near...... 394

Columbus, Ind., East Fork White River

at...... ......................... 510

Columbus, Ohio, Alum Greek at.......... 283

Scioto River at...................... 281

Computations, accuracy of results of... 8 

Conemaugh River, at Seward, Pa......... 50

at Tunnelton, Pa..................... 53

Conemaugh River Reservoir, Pa.,

contents of...................... 59,60

Conewango Creek, at Russell, Pa........ 23

at Waterboro, N. Y................... 20

Conewango Creek basin, gaging-station

records in....................... 20-23

low-flow partial record stations

in.. ............................. 546

measurements at miscellaneous sites

in..............................559-560

Confluence, Pa., Youghiogheny River

below............................ 100

Connellsville, Pa., Youghiogheny River

at. .............................. 101

Connoquenessing Creek at Hazen, Pa..... 126

Contents, definition of................ 3

Control, definition of................. 3

Cooksburg, Pa., Clarion River at....... 38

Toms Run at.......................... 37

Cooperation, record of................. 1

Cortland, Ohio, Mosquito Creek near.... 117

Corydon, Ind., Big Indian Creek near... 388 

Coshocton, Ohio, Mill Creek near....... 171

Muskingum River near................. 172

Covington, Ind., Wabash River at. ...... 452

Coxville, Ind., Raccoon Creek at....... 463
INDEX

Crawfordsville , Ind. , Sugar Creek at.. 

Crooked Creek, at Crooked Creek Dam,

Pa. .............................

at Idaho, Pa. .......................

Crooked Creek basin, gaging-station

records in. .....................

Crooked Creek Reservoir, Pa., contents

of ..............................

Crooked Lake , Ind . , records available

on. .............................

Crystal Lake, Ind., records available

on. .............................

Cubic feet per second per square mile. 

Cubic foot per second. ................

Cynthiana, Ky., South Fork Licking

River at ........................

Page 

457

47

46

46,47

59,60

571

571

3

3

310

Dailey, W. Va. , Tygart River near. .... 61 

Danville, 111., Vermilion River near.. 456 

Danville, Ind., West Fork White Lick

Creek at. ....................... 491

Danville , Ky. , Dix River near. ........ 352

Danville, W. Va., Little Coal River

at. ............................. 244

Darby Creek. See Big Darby Creek at

Darbyville. . .................... 285

Darbyville, Ohio, Big Darby Creek at.. 285 

Data , accuracy of ..................... 8

explanation of ...................... 4

Davis, W. Va., Blackwater River at.... 83

Dayton, Ohio, Mad River near. ......... 328

Miami River at ...................... 329

Deckers Creek at Morgantown, W. Va.... 81

Deep Creek Reservoir, Md., contents

of .............................. 106

Deer Creek (tributary to Mill Creek)

near Putnamville, Ind. .......... 501

Deer Creek (tributary to Wabash River)

near Delphi , Ind ................ 437

DeGraff, Ohio, Buckongahelas Creek

near. ........................... 317

Stony Creek near. ................... 318

Delaware, Ohio, Olentangy River near.. 279 

Delaware Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of ............................ .292,293

Delphi, Ind. , Deer Creek near. ........ 437

Tippecanoe River near. .............. 443

Wabash River at ..................... 436

Deputy, Ind., Muscatatuck River near. . 516 

Dewey Reservoir near Van Lear, Ky..... 259

Diamond Lake, Ind., records available

on. ............................. 571

Dillon, Ohio, Licking River at ........ 181

Dillonvale, Ohio, Short Creek near. ... 136

Dix River near Danville , Ky ........... 35:

Dixon Springs , 111 . , Lake Glendale

Inlet near. ..................... 541

Lake Glendale Outlet near. .......... 542

Sugar Creek near .................... 543

Doe Run basin, measurements at

miscellaneous sites in. ......... 569

Dolan, Ind., Bean Blossom Creek at.... 496

Dora, Ind., Salamonie River at........ 426

Dover, Ohio, Tuscarawas River near .... 151

Dover Reservoir, Ohio, contents of... 183, 186 

Drainage area, definition of .......... 3

Drakes Creek near Alvaton, Ky ......... 406

Dresden, Ohio, Muskingum River at..... 178

Driftwood River near Edinburg,

Ind. ............................ 508

Dry Fork River at Hendricks , W . Va . . . . 82

Dublin, Ohio, Scioto River near ....... 276

Duck Creek basin, crest-stage partialrecord stations in .............. 556

measurements at miscellaneous sites

in. ............................. 560

Dundee, Ky . , Rough River near. ........ 416

Dunkard Creek at Shannopin, Pa ........

Durbin, W. Va . , Greenbrier River at... < 

Dyer, W. Va., Williams River at ....... '.

Eagle Creek (tributary to Kentucky

River) at Clencoe, Ky. .......... 363

Eagle Creek (tributary to Mahoning

River) at Phalanx Station, Ohio. Hi

Eagle Creek (tributary to Ohio River) 

basin, measurements at miscellaneous sites in. ............... .564-56;

Eagle Creek (tributary to White River),

at Indianapolis, Ind. ........... 48S

at Zionsville , Ind .................. 488

Eagon Run near Warrensburg, Ohio.......

East Conemaugh, Pa., Little Conemaugh 

River at.........................

East Hickory Creek basin, low-flow

partial-record stations in.......

East Liverpool, Ohio, Little Beaver

Creek near.......................

East Sandy Creek basin, low-flow

partial-record stations in.......

Easton, Ohio, Chippewa Creek at........

Eaton, Ind., Mississinewa River

near.............................

Edinburg, Ind., Driftwood River near... 

Sugar Creek near.....................

Youngs Creek near....................

Edmonton, Ky., South Fork Little

Barren River at..................

Eel River (tributary to Wabash River), 

at North Manchester, Ind.........

near Logansport, Ind.................

Eel River (tributary to White River)

at Bowling Green, Ind............

Eggleston, Va., New River at...........

Eldred, Pa., Allegheny River at........

Elk Creek at Quiet Dell, W. Va.........

Elk River, at Centralia, W. Va.........

at Clay, W. Va.......................

at Queen Shoals , W. Va ................

at Sutton, W. Va.....................

below Webster Springs, W. Va.........

near Frametown, W. Va................

Elkhorn Creek near Frankfort,

Ky...............................

Elkins, W. Va., Tygart River near......

Elm Grove, W. Va., Wheeling Creek et... 

Embarrass River, at Ste. Marie, 111....

North Fork, near Oblong, 111. ........

Englewood, Ohio, Stillwater River ft... 

Enterprise, Ohio, Hocking River at.....

Enterprise, W. Va., West Fork River

at...............................

Evansville, Ind., Ohio River at........

Everett Lake, Ind., records available

Falconer, N. Y., Chadakoin River at....

Fall Creek, at Millersville, Ind.......

near Fortville, Ind..................

Falls of Rough, Ky., Rough River at.... 

Rough River Reservoir near...........

Farmers, Ky., Licking River at.........

Farmers Retreat, Ind., Laughery Creek 

near.............................

Fenwick, W. Va., Cherry River at.......

Ferndale, Ind., Raccoon Creek at.......

Ferndale, Pa., Stony Creek at..........

Fincastle, Ind., Raccoon Creek

near.............................

Fish Creek basin, low-flow partialrecord stations in...............

Fishing Creek basin, low-flow partialrecord stations in...............

Fish Lake, Ind., records available on..

Fisherville, Ky., Floyds Fork at.......

Fishtrap, Ky., Levisa Fork at..........

Fivemile Creek basin, low-flow partialrecord stations in...............

Flat Creek near Frankfort, Ky..........

Flatrock River at St. Paul, Ind........

Fletcher Lake, Ind., records available 

on...............................

Floods, special reports on.............

Floyds Fork at Fisherville, Ky.........

Forman, 111., Cache River at...........

Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind., Lawrence 

Creek at.........................

Fort Spring, Ky., Cave Creek near......

South Elkhorn Creek at...............

Fortville, Ind., Fall Creek near.......

Fourteenmile Creek basin, low-flow

partial-record stations in.......

Frametown, W. Va., Elk River

near.............................

Francesville, Ind., Big Monon Creek

near.............................

Frankfort, Ky., Elkhorn Creek near.....

Flat Creek near......................

Kentucky River at....................

Franklin, Pa.. Allegheny River at......

Frazeyburg, Ohio, Wakatomika Creek near

Freeport, Pa., Buffalo Creek near......

Page 

274

49

133

547

144

429

508

507

506

395

433

434

502

214

14

74

237

240

241

238

236

239

359

137

469

470

324

199

78

419

571

22

484

481

414

412

305

338

230

461

460

548

549

571

380

254

546

360

509

571

11

380

545

357

358

481

552

239

441

359

360

355

13,32

177

57
INDEX

French Creek, at Carters Corners, Pa., 

at Utica, Pa........................

French Creek basin, crest-stage

partial-record stations in...... 555

gaging-station records in........... 29-31

low-flow partial-record stations

in.............................. 547

Friendsville, Md., Zoughiogheny River

at......................"........ 94

Gaging station, definition of.........

Galax, Va., Chestnut Creek at.........

New River near......................

CJauley River, above Belva, W. Va......

at Camden on Gauley, W. Va..........

near Summersville, W. Va............

Geist Reservoir, change in contents

in..............................

Georgetown, Ky., North Elkhorn Creek

near.

Georgetown, Ohio, Whiteoak Creek

near............................

Germantown, Ohio, Twin Creek near..... 

Gilbert Lake, Ind., records available

on.

Glen Dean, Ky., Rock Lick Creek near.. 

Glencoe , Ky., Eagle Creek at..........

Glendale, 111. , Hayes Creek at........

Glenlyn, Va., New Hiver at............

Glenville, W. Va., Little Kanawha

River at........................

Glouster, Ohio, Sunday Creek at.......

Golconda, 111. , Ohio River at.........

Goose Lake, Ind., records available

on..............................

Graceton, Pa., Two Lick Creek at......

Grafton, W. Va., Tygart River near....

Graham Creek near Vernon, Ind.........

Grahams Forge, Va., Reed Creek at....208-

Grantsville, Md., Casselman River at.. 

Grantsville, W. Va., Little Kanawha

River at........................

Steer Creek near....................

Grayson, Ky., Little Sandy River

near. ...........................

Graysonton , Va., Little River at......

Great Valley Creek near Salamanca,

N. Y............................

Green Lick Run at Green Lick Reservoir, 

Pa..............................

Green River, at Greensburg, Ky........

at lock 2, at Calhoun, Ky...........

at lock 4, at Woodbury, Ky..........

at lock 6, at Brownsville, Ky.......

at Munfordville, Ky.........*....... .13,

at Paradise, Ky.....................

near McKinney, Ky...................

near Mount Salem, Ky................

Green River basin, gaging-station

records in.....................390

measurements at miscellaneous sites 

in..............................

Greenbrier River, at Alderson, W. Va..

at Buckeye, W. Va...................

at Durbin, W. Va....................

at Hilldale, W. Va..................

Greenhills, Ohio, West Fork Mill Creek 

Reservoir near..................

Greensboro, Pa., Monongahela River at. 

Greensburg, Ky., Green River at.......

Greentown, Ind., Wildcat Creek at.....

Greenup, Ky., Tygarts Creek

571

413

363

540

217

189 

2U1 

539

-418

314

89

393

444

near.

Greenville, Pa., Little Shenango River 

at..............................

Greenville Creek near Bradford, Ohio.. 

Qreer, Ohio, Mohican River at.........

Griggs Reservoir, Ohio, contents of..292. 

Grundy, Va., Levisa Fork near.........

Guyandotte River, at Branchland,

W. Va...........................

at Man, W. Va.......................

Guyandotte River basin, gaging-station

records in.....................248-

low-flow partial-record stations in. 

measurements at miscellaneous sites 

in..............................

Hall, W. Va., Buekhannon River at.

Hamilton, Ohio, Miami River at...,

Talawancla Creek near. ...........

66

333

332

Hammondsville, Ohio, Yellow Creek near. 

Harrodsburg, Ind., Salt Creek near .....

Harrodsburg, Ky., Salt River near......

Hartsville , Ind . , Clif ty Creek at ......

Hawks Lake, Ind., records available on. 

Hayes Creek at Glendale , 111 ...........

Haysi, Va . , Pound River near. ..........

Russell Fork at ......................

Hazard, Ky., North Fork Kentucky River

at ...............................

Hacel Green, Ky . , Red River near. ......

Hasen, Pa., Connoquenessing Creek at... 

Heidelberg, Ky. , Kentucky River at.....

Hendricks, W. Va. , Dry Fork at. ........

Herrington Lake near Burgin, Ky. .......

Hess Bayou basin, crest-stage partialrecord stations in. ..............

Higby, Ohio, Scioto River at ...........

Hill Lake, Ind., records available

Page 

134 

523 

369 

511 

571 

540 

256 

255

339

347

126

346

82

353

558

289

571

225

478

226

202

199

197

Hilldale, W. Va., Greenbrier River at. 

Hinkle Creek near Cicero, Ind.........

Hinton, W. Va., New River at..........

Hocking River, at Athens, Ohio........

at Enterprise, Ohio .................

at Lancaster, Ohio ..................

Hocking River basin, gaging-station

records in......................196-202

Hodgenville, Ky., McDougal Creek near.. 397 

North Fork Nolin River at............ 398

Hodges Bayou basin, low-flow partialrecord stations in............... 554

Hoffman Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 571

Hogan Creek basin, low-flow partialrecords stations in.............. 552

Home Creek near New Philadelphia, Ohio. 154 

Hoover Reservoir, Ohio, contents of...292,293 

Horse Branch, Ky., Caney Creek near.... 415

Horse Creek near Keenes, 111..........532-533

Horseshoe Lake, Ind., records available on.......................... 571

Hoult, W. Va., Monongahela River at.... 30

Hovey Lake, Ind., records available on. 571 

Hughes River at Cisko, W. Va........... 195

Humphrey Creek basin, measurements at

miscellaneous sites in........... 570

Hunters Run at Lancaster, Ohio......... 196

Huntington, Ind., Little Wabash River

Huntington, W. Va., Ohio River at.....

Idaho, Pa., Crooked Creek at...........

Indian Creek basin, low-flow partialrecord stations in...............

Indian Fork below Atwood Dam, near

New Cumberland, Ohio .............

Indian Kentuck Creek basin, measurements at miscellaneous sites in.. 

Indiana, lakes in, records available on 

Indianapolis, Ind., Eagle Creek at.....

Mud Creek at.........................

Pleasant Run at.....................486

White River at.......................

Irish Lake, Ind., records available

552

150

569

571

489

483

487

485

on.

Ivanhoe, Va., New River at.............

Jackson, Ky., North Fork Kentucky River 

at. ..............................

Jasper, Ind., Patoka River at..........

Jefferson, N. C., South Fork New River 

near.............................

Jefferson, Pa., South Fork Tenmile

Creek at.........................

Johns Creek, near Meta, Ky.............

near Van Lear, Ky....................

Johnson Lake, Ind., records available

571

20V

342

527

on.

Johnsonburg, Pa., Clarion River at..... 

Josephine, Pa., Blacklick Creek at..... 

Junction, 111., Saline River near......

Kale Creek near Pricetown, Ohio........

Kanawha Falls, W. Va., Kanawha River

at...............................

Kanawha River at Charleston, W. Va.....

at Kanawha Falls, W. Va..............

571

36

51

536

113

235

242

235
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Page 

Kanawha River basin, crest-stage

partial-record stations in...... 556

gaging-station records in......... .204-245

low-flow partial-record stations

in.............................549-550

measurements at miscellaneous sites

in.............................562-563

Keenes, 111., Horse Creek near.......532-533

Kentucky River, at lock 2, at Lockport, Ky. ....................... 361

at lock 4, at Frankfort, Ky......... 355

at lock 6, near Salvisa, Ky......... 354

at lock 8, near Camp Nelson, Ky..... 351

at lock ID, near Winchester, Ky..... 350

at lock 14, at Heidelberg, Ky....... 346

Middle Pork, at Buckhorn, Ky........ 343

at Tallega, Ky.................... 344

North Fork, at Hazard, Ky........... 339

at Jackson, Ky.................... 342

South Fork, at Booneville , Ky....... 345

Kentucky River basin, crest-stage

partial-record stations in...... 558

gaging-station records in. .........339-363

low-flow partial-record stations

in.............................. 552

measurements at miscellaneous sites

in............................. 566-568

Kermit, W. Va., Tug Fork near......... 265

Killbuck Creek at Killbuck, Ohio...... 17U

Kingston, Pa., Loyalhanna Creek at.... 54

Kinniconick Creek basin, measurements

at miscellaneous sites in....... 564

Kinsua, Pa., Allegheny River near..... 19

Kinzua Creek basin, low-flow partialrecord stations in.............. £46

Kiskiminetas River at Vandergrift,

Pa.............................. 56

Kiskiminetas River basin, crest-stage

partial-record stations in...... 555

gaging-station records in. .......... 48-56

low-flow partial-record stations in. 547 

Kittanning, Pa., Allegheny River at... 45 

Kokomo, Ind., Kokomo Creek near....... 445

Wildcat Creek at.................... 446

Kokomo Creek near Kokomo, Ind......... 445

Kokosing River, at Millwood, Ohio..... 168

at Mount Vernon, Ohio............... 167

Kuhn Lake, Ind., records available on. 571

Lafayette, Ind., South Fork Wildcat

Creek near...................... 448

Wabash River at..................... 450

Wildcat Creek near.................. 449

Lake Fork below Mohicanville Dam, near

Mohlcanville, Ohio .............. 165

Lake Glendale, change in contents in.. 542 

Lake Gelndale Inlet near Dixon

Springs, 111.................... 541

Lake Glendale Outlet near Dixon

Springs, 111.................... 542

Lake Lemon, change in contents in..... 4y6

Lake Lynn, change in contents in...... 89

Lake Manitou, Ind., records available

011. ............................. 571

Lakes and reservoirs:

At wood Reservoir, Ohio.............183,185

Beach City Reservoir, Ohio .....183-184,186

Berlin Reservoir, Ohio.............129,130

Bluestone Reservoir, change in

contents in. .................... 226

Bolivar Reservoir, Ohio............183,185

Brush Creek Reservoir, change in

contents in..................... 519

Cagles Mill Reservoir, change in

contents in..................... 500

Charles Mill Reservoir, Ohio.......184,186

Chatauqua Lake near Mayville, N. Y.. 21 

Clarion River, East Branch, Reservoir, Pa........................ 59,60

Claytor Reservoir, change in

contents in..................... 213

Clendening Reservoir, Ohio.........184,186

Conemaugh River Reservoir, Pa....... 59,60

Crooked Creek Reservoir, Pa......... 59,60

Deep Creek Reservoir, Md ........... .. 106

Delaware Reservoir, Ohio ...........292,293

Dewey Reservoir near Van Lear, Ky... 259 

Dover Reservoir, Ohio..............183,186

C-eist Reservoir, change in contents

in. ............................. 484

Glendale, Lake, change in contents in. 542

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Lakes and reservoirs Continued

Griggs Reservoir, Ohio..............292,293

Herrington Lake near Burgin, Ky...... 353

Hoover Reservoir, Ohio..............292,293

Indiana, records available on lakes

in............................... 571

Leesville Reservoir, Ohio........... 183,185

Lemon, Lake, change in contents in... 496 

Loyalhanna Creek Reservoir, Pa....... 60

Lynn, Lake, change in contents in.... 89

Mahoning Creek Reservoir, Pa......... 59,60

Meander Creek Reservoir, Ohio.......129,130

Mill Creek, West Fork, Reservoir,

near Green Hills, Ohio ........... 314

Milton Reservoir, Ohio. .............129,130

Mohawk Reservoir, Ohio..............185,lo6

Mohicanville Reservoir, Ohio ....184-185,186

Morse Reservoir, change in

contents in...................... 479

Mosquito Creek Reservoir, Ohio......129,130

O'Shaughnessy Reservoir, Ohio .......292,293

Piedmont Reservoir, Ohio............184,186

Pleasant Hill Reservoir, Ohio.......184,186

Pymatuning Reservoir, Pa ............129,130

Rough River Reservoir near Falls of

Rough, Ky........................ 412

Senecaville Reservoir, Ohio.........185,186

Tappan Reservoir, Ohio..............184,186

Tionesta Creek Reservoir, Pa......... 59,60

Tom Jenkins Reservoir at Burr Oak,

Ohio............................. 200

Tygart Reservoir, W. Va.............. 106

Wills Creek Reservoir, Ohio.........185,186

Youghiogheny River Reservoir, Pa. .... 106

Lancaster, Ohio, Hocking River at...... 197

Hunters Run at....................... 196

Langenbaum Lake, Ind., records available on. ......................... 571

Laughery Creek near Farmers Retreat,

Ind.............................. 338

Laughery Creek basin, low-flow partialrecord stations in............... 552

Laurel Hill Creek at Ursina,

Pa. .............................. 99

Lawrence Creek at Fort Benjamin

Harrison, Ind.................... 482

Leavittsburg, Ohio, Mahoning River at.. 116 

Lebanon, Ky., Rolling Fork near........ 382

Leesville, Ohio, McGuire Creek near.... 149

Leesville Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of..............................183,185

Leitchfield, Ky., Bear Creek near...... 403

Levisa Fork, at Fishtrap, Ky........... 254

at Paintsville, Ky................... 262

at Pikeville, Ky..................... 257

near Grundy, Va...................... 253

Lewisburg, Ky., Mud River near......... 409

North Fork Licking River near........ 307

Licking River (tributary to Musklngum

River), at Dillon, Ohio.......... 181

at Toboso, Ohio...................... 180

near Newark, Ohio.................... 179

Licking River (tributary to Ohio

River), at Catawba, Ky........... 311

at Farmers, Ky....................... 305

at McKinneysburg, Ky................. 308

near Salyersville, Ky................ 304

North Fork, near Lewisburg, Ky....... 307

South Fork, at Cynthiana, Ky......... 310

Licking River basin, crest-stage

partial-record stations in....... 557

gaging-station records in...........3U4-311

low-flow partial-record stations in.. 551 

measurements at miscellaneous sites

in............................... 565

Lisbon Creek at Lisbon, Ohio........... 132

Little, W.Va., Middle Island Creek at.. 139 

Little Barbee Lake, Ind., records

available on..................... 571

Little Barren River, South Pork, at

Edmonton, Ky..................... 395

Little Beaver Creek near East Liverpool, Ohio....................... 133

Little Beaver Creek basin, gagingstation records in..............132-133

measurements at miscellaneous sites

in. .............................. 500

Little Chapman Lake, Ind., records

available on..................... 571

Little Cicero Creek near Arcadia, Ind.. 477 

Little Coal River at Danville, W. Va... 244
578 INDEX

Little Conemaugh River at East Conemaugh, Pa....................... 49

Little Eagle Creek at Speedway, Ind... 

Little Hocking River basin, measurements at miscellaneous sites in. 

Little Indian Creek near Royal Center,

Ind.............................

Little Kanawha River, at Glenville,

W. Va........................... 189

at Orantsville, W. Va............... 191

at Palestine, W. Va...............

near Burnsville, W. Va.............. 188

West Pork, at Rocksdale, W. Va...... 192

Little Kanawha River basin, gagingstation records in.............188-195

low-flow partial-record stations in. 549 

Little Kentucky River basin, measurements at miscellaneous sites in. 568 

Little Mahoning Creek at McCormick,

Pa.............................. 43

Little Miami River, at Milford, Ohio.. 302 

East Pork, at Perintown, Ohio....... 303

near Oldtown, Ohio.................. 297

Little Miami River basin, crest-stage

partial-reocrd stations in.....

gaging-station records in..........297-303

low-flow partial-record stations in. 551 

measurements at miscellaneous sites

in.............................. 565

Little Muskingum River at Bloomfield,

Ohio...........................141-142

Little Pigeon Creek basin, low-flow

partial-record stations in...... 552

Little Plum Creek near Waterford, Ky.. 378 

See also Plum Creek subwatershed

No. 15 near Wilsonville, Ky....374-376

Little Raccoon Creek near Catlin, Ind. 

Little River at Graysonton, Va........ 212

Little Sandy River near Grayson, Ky... 269 

Little Sandy River basin, measurements

at miscellaneous sites in....... 564

Little Scioto River (tributary to Ohio

River) basin, measurements at

miscellaneous sites in.......... 564

Little Scioto River (tributary to

Scioto River) above Marion,

Ohio............................ 272

Little Shenango River at Greenville,

Pa.............................. 122

Little Stillwater Creek below Tappan

Dam, at Tappan, Ohio............ 158

Little Wabash River (tributary to

Wabash River, Huntington County,

Ind.), near Huntington, Ind....... 423

Little Wabash River (tributary to

Wabash River, White County 111.),

at Canal, 111................... 535

below Clay City, 111-. ............... 531

Little Wilson Lake, Ind., records.

available on.................... 571

Litwar, W. Va., Tug Fork at. .......... 263

Lockington, Ohio, Loramie Creek at.... 320

Lockport, Ky., Kentucky River at...... 361

Lockwood, W. Va., Peters Creek near... 23; 

Logansport, Ind., Eel River

near............................ 434

Wabash River at..................... 435

Long Lake at Laketon, Ind., records

available on.................... 571

Long Lick Run basin, measurements at

miscellaneous sites in.......... 564

Loon Lake (Kosciusko County), Ind.,

records available on............ 571

Loon Lake (Whitley County), Ind.,

records available on............ 571

Loramle Creek at Lockington, Ohio..... 320

Loudonville, Ohio, Black Fork at. ..... 162

Louisa, Ky., Big Sandy River at....... 266

Louisville, Ky., Middle Fork Beargrass

Creek at........................

Ohio River at....................... 368

Pond Creek near..................... 387

South Fork Beargrass Creek at....... 364

Lowellville, Ohio, Mahoning River at.. 120 

Loyalhanna Creek, at Kingston, Pa..... 54

at Loyalhanna Creek Dam, Pa.........

Loyalhanna Creek Reservoir, Pa.,

contents of..................... 60

Lukens Lake, Ind., records available

on.............................. 571

Lynch, Pa., Tionesta Creek at......... 26

McClures Lake, Ind., records available

490 McConnelsville, Ohio, Muskinfum River 

at...............................

562 McCormick, Pa., Little Mahoning Creek 

at......... ......................

McDougal Creek near Hodgenville, Ky....

McGills Creek near McKinney, K 

McGuire Creek below Leesville

571

182

43

397

390

Leesville, Ohio.................. 149

McKinney, Ky., Green River near........ 391

McGills Creek near. 

McKinneysburg, Ky., Licking Fiver at... 

McMahon Creek basin, measurements at

miscellaneous sites in.

390

308

560

Mad River, at Zanesfield, Ohio. 325

near Dayton, Ohio.................... 328

near Springfield, Ohio. 327

near Urbana, Ohio.................... 326

Mahoning Creek, at Mahoning Creek Dam,

Pa............................... 44

at Punxsutawney, Pa.................. 42

Mahoning Creek basin, gaging-station

records in....................... 42-44

Mahoning Creek Reservoir, Pa., contents

of............................... 59,60

Mahoning River, at Alliance, Ohio...... 109

at Leavittsburg, Ohio................ 116

at Lowellville, Ohio................. 120

at Pricetown, Ohio................... 112

at Youngstown, Ohio.................. 118

below Berlin Dam, near Berlin Center,

Ohio............................. Ill

West Branch, near Newton Falls,

Ohio............................. 114

Man, W. Va., Guyandotte River at....... 248

Manhattan, Ind., Mill Creek near....... 500

Mansfield, Ohio, Touby Run at.......... 161

Map of the conterminous United States.,

Marion, Ind., Mississinewa River at....

Marion, Ohio, Little Scioto River

above............................

Markleton, Pa., Casselman River at.....

Massac Creek basin (Illinois), low-flow 

partial-record stations in.......

Massac Creek basin (Kentucky), measurements at miscellaneous sites in..

Massie Creek, at Wilberforce, Ohio.....

North Fork, at Cedarville, Ohio......

South Fork, near Cedarville, Ohio....

Massillon, Ohio, Tuscarawas River at...

Maxinkuckee Lake, Ind., records available on.

9

430

272

Maysville, Ky., Ohio River near........

Mayville, N. Y., Chautauqua Lake near., 

Meadow River at Nallen, W. Va.

554

570

300

298

299

145

571 

295 

21 

232 

Meander Creek Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of..............................129,130

Meta, Ky., Johns Creek near............ 258

Metropolis, 111., Ohio River at........ 544

Miami River, at Dayton, Ohio........... 329

at Hamilton, Ohio.................... 333

at Miamisburg, Ohio .................. 330

at Sidney, Ohio......:............... 319

at Taylorsville, Ohio................ 321

Miami River basin, crest-stag3 partialrecord stations in............... 557

gaging-station records in...........317-337

low-flow partial-record stations

in..............................551-552

measurements at miscellaneoMs sites

in. .............................. 566

Miamisburg, Ohio, Miami River at....... 330

Middle Fork River at Audra, W. Va. 

Middle Island Creek at Little, W. Va.., 

Middle Island Creek basin, lop f-flow

partial-record stations in

64

139

549

Mifflin, Ohio, Black Fork near......... 160

Milford, Ohio, Little Miami R'.ver at... 302 

Mill Creek (tributary to Big Walnut

Creek), near Cataract, Ind....... 499

near Manhattan, Ind. 

Mill Creek

River 

Mill Creek

River

500

tributary to Mahoning

at Youngstown, Ohio....... 119

tributary to Mahoning

near Berlin Center, Ohio.. 110

Mill Creek (tributary to Ohio River),

at Carthage, Ohio................ 316

at Reading, Ohio. ..................... 313

West Fork, at Woodlawn,

Ohio. 315
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Mill Creek basin, gaging-station

records in.....................313-316

measurements at miscellaneous

sites in.......................565-566

Mill Creek, West Pork, Reservoir near

Greenhills, Ohio................ 314

Mill Creek (tributary to Ohio River in 

W. Va.), low-flow partialrecord stations in.............. 549

Mill Creek (tributary to Scioto River)

near Bellepoint, Ohio........... 275

Mill Creek (tributary to Walhonding

River) near Coshocton, Ohio..... 171

Millersville, Ind., Pall Creek at..... 484

Millwood, Ohio, Kokosing River at..... 168

Milton, W. Va., Mud River near........ 250

Milton Reservoir, Ohio, contents of..129,130 

Mississinewa River, at Marion, Ind.... 430

at Peoria, Ind...................... 431

near Eaton, Ind..................... 429

near Ridgeville, Ind................ 428

Hoffatts Mill, Pa., Raccoon Creek

at.............................. 131

Mohawk Reservoir, Ohio, contents of..185,186 

Mohican River at Greer, Ohio. ......... 166

Mohicanville, Ohio, Lake Pork near.... 165

Mohicanville Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of.........................184-185,186

Monongahela River, at Braddock, Pa.... 105

at Charleroi, Pa.................... 92

at Greensboro, Pa................... 89

at lock 15, at Hoult, W. Va......... 80

Monongahela River basin, crest-stage

partial-record stations in...... 555

gaging-station records in...........61-105

low-flow partial-record stations

in.............................547-548

measurements at miscellaneous sites

in.............................. 560

reservoirs in....................... 106

Montezuma, Ind., Wabash River at. ..... 459

Monticello, Ind., Tippecanoe River

near............................ 442

Hooresville, Ind., White Lick Creek

at. ............................. 492

Morehead, Ky., Triplett Creek at...... 306

Morgantown, W. Va., Deckers Creek at.. 81 

Morse Reservoir, change in contents

in.............................. 479

Mosquito Creek below Mosquito Creek

Dam, near Cortland, Ohio........ 117

Mosquito Creek Reservoir, Ohio,

contents of....................129,130

Mount Carmel, 111., Wabash River at... 529 

Mount Salem, Ky., Green River near.... 392

Mount Vernon, Ohio, Koskosing River

167 

Mud Creek at Indianapolis, Ind..... 483

Mud River (Green River basin) near

Lewisburg, Ky................

Mud River (Guyandotte River basin)

near Milton, W. Va...........

Muncie, Ind., Buck Creek near. 

White River at.

409

250 

472 

471 

Munfordville, Ky., Green River at.....13,396

Murrysville, Pa., Abers Creek near.... 104

Muscatatuck River, near Austin, Ind... 517 

near Deputy, Ind.................... 516

Muskelonge Lake, Ind., records available on......................... 571

Muskingum River, at Dresden, Ohio..... 178

at McConnelsville, Ohio............. 182

near Coshocton, Ohio................ 172

Muskingum River basin, crest-stage

partial-record stations in...... 556

gaging-station records in..........143-182

low-flow partial-record stations

in.............................. 549

measurements at miscellaneous sites

in.............................560-561

reservoirs in......................183-186

Nallen, W. Va., Meadow River at....... 232

Narrows, Va., Wolf Creek near......... 216

Natrona, Pa., Allegheny River at...... 58

Nebo, Ky., Rose Creek at.............. 538

Nebraska, Ind., Brush Creek near...... 518

Nellie, Ohio, Walhonding River at..... 169 

New Corydon, Ind., Wabash River near.. 420 

New Cumberland, Ohio, Indian Pork

near............................ 150

Page

New Lake, Ind., records available on... 571 

New Philadelphia, Ohio, Home Creek near 154 

New River, at Allisonia, Va............ 211

at Bluestone Dam, W. Va.............. 220

at Eggleston, Va..................... 214

at Glenlyn, Va....................... 217

at Hinton, W. Va..................... 226

at Ivanhoe, Va....................... 207

at Radford, Va....................... 213

near Galax, Va....................... 205

South Pork, near Jefferson, M. C..... 204

Newark, Ohio, Licking River near....... 179

Newberry, Ind., White River at......... 503

Newcomerstown, Ohio, Tuscarawas Ri^er

at............................... 159

Newell Creek basin, crest-stage

partial-record stations in....... 555

Newton Palls, Ohio, West Branch

Mahoning River near.............. 114

Nimishillen Creek, at North Industry,

Ohio............................. 148

Middle Branch, at Canton, Ohio....... 147

Noble, Ky., Bear Branch near........... 340

Troublesome Creek at................. 341

Noblesville, Ind., Cicero Creek at..... 479

White River at....................... 475

White River near..................... 474

Nolin River, at Wax, Ky................ 401

at White Mills, Ky................... 399

North Pork, at Hodgenville, Ky....... 398

Nora, Ind., White River near........... 480

North Elkhorn Creek near Georgetown,

Ky............................... 356

North Industry, Ohio, Nimishillen Creek

at............................... 148

North Little Lake, Ind., records available on .......................... 571

North Manchester, Ind., Eel River at... 433 

Nyona Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 571

Oakland, Md., Youghiogheny River near.. 93 

Oblong, 111., North Fork Embarrass

River near....................... 470

Ogle Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 571

Ohio Brush Creek near West Union, Ohio. 294 

Ohio Brush Creek basin, crest-stage

partial-record stations in....... 557

gaging-station records in............ 294

measurements at miscellaneous sites

in............................... 564

Ohio River, at Ashland, Ky............. 268

at Cincinnati, Ohio.................. 312

at Evansville, Ind................... 419

at Golconda, 111..................... 539

at Huntington, W. Va. ................ 251

at Louisville, Ky.................... 368

at Metropolis, 111................... 544

at Parkersburg, W. Va................ 187

at Point Pleasant, W. Va............. 246

at Pomeroy, Ohio..................... 203

at St. Marys, W. Va.................. 140

at Sewickley, Pa..................... 108

near Maysville, Ky................... 295

Oil Creek at Rouseville, Pa............ 28

Oil Creek basin, low-flow partialrecord stations in............... 546

Old Lake, Ind., records available on... 571 

Oldtown, Ohio, Little Miami River near. 297 

Olean Creek near Olean, N. Y........... 15-16

Olean Creek basin, gaging-station

records in....................... 15-16

Olentangy River, at Claridon, Ohic..... 277

near Delaware, Ohio.................. 279

near Worthington, Ohio............... 280

Olive Hill, Ky., Tygarts Creek

at............................... 270

Olney, Ky., Tradewater River at........ 537

Ora, Ind., Tippecanoe River near....... 439

Orangeville, Pa., Pymatuning Creek

near............................. 123

Order, downstream, of listing gaging

stations......................... 4

O'Shaughnessy Reservoir, Ohio, cor tents

of..............................292,293

Oswayo Creek basin, low-flow partialrecord stations in............... 546

Oswego, Ind., Tippecanoe River at...... 438

Owasco, Ind., Wildcat Greet at......... 447
580 INDEX

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Pagevllle, Ky., Barren River near..... 404

Paint Creek (Big Sandy River basin)

at Staffordsville, Ky........... 261

Paint Creek (Scioto River basin) near

Bourneville, Ohio............... 288

Paintsville, Ky., Levisa Pork at...... 262

Palestine, W. Va., Little Kanawha

River at........................ 194

Palestine Lake, Ind., records available on......................... 571

Panther Creek near Panther, W. Va..... 264

Paradise, Ky., Green River at. ........ 410

Paris, Ky., Stoner Creek at........... 309

Parkers Landing, Pa., Allegheny River

at. ............................. 40

Parkersburg, W. Va., Ohio River at.... 187

Parsons, W. Va., Cheat River

near............................ 85

Shavers Pork at..................... 84

Partial-record station, definition

of.............................. 3

Patoka River, at Jasper, Ind.......... 527

near Princeton, Ind................. 528

Patterson Fork, West Branch. See

Salem Pork subwatershed No. 9

near Salem, W. Va. .............. 76

Peerless, Ind., Salt Creek near....... 524

Peoria, Ind., Mlssissinewa River at... 431 

Perintown, Ohio, East Pork Little

Miami River at.................. 303

Perrysville, Ohio, Clear Fork near.... 164

Peru, Ind., Wabash River at........... 432

Peters Creek near Lockwood, W. Va..... 233'

Petersburg, Ind., White River at...... 526

Phalanx Station, Ohio, Eagle Creek

at. ............................. 115

Philippi, W. Va., Tygart River at..... 67

Piedmont, Ohio, Stillwater Creek at... 155 

Piedmont Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of.............................184,186

Pike Lake, Ind., records available on. 571 

Pikeville, Ky., Levisa Pork at........ 257

Pine Creek basin, low-flow partialrecord stations in.............. 547

Piney, Pa., Clarion River near........ 39

Piney Creek at Raleigh, W. Va......... 227

PIpestem, W. Va., Bluestone River near 219 

Pleasant Hill, Ohio, Stillwater River

at. ............................. 323

Pleasant Hill Reservoir, Ohio, contents of...................... .184,186

Pleasant Run, at Arlington Avenue at

Indianapolis, Ind............... 486

at Brookville Road, at Indianapolis,

Ind............................. 487

Plum Creek, at Waterford, Ky.......... 379

near Wllsonville, Ky................ 373

subwatershed No. 4, near Simpsonville, Ky......................371-372

subwatershed No. 15 (Little Plum

Creek) near Wllsonville, Ky....374-376

subwatershed No. 17, near Waterford,

Ky.............................. 377

Pocatalico River at Sissonville,

W. Va........................... 245

Point Pleasant, W. Va., Ohio River at. 246 

Pomeroy, Ohio, Ohio River at. ......... 203

Pond Creek near Louisville, Ky........ 387

Pond River, East Fork near Apex,

Ky.............................. 418

Pond Run basin, measurements at

miscellaneous sites in.......... 564

Portland, Ind., Salamonie River at.... 424

Potato Creek basin, low-flow partialrecord stations in.............. 546

Potomac, 111., Bluegrass Creek at..... 453

Pound River near Haysi, Va............ 256

Pricetown, Ohio, Kale Creek near...... 113

Mahoning River at................... 112

PriceVille, Ky., Bacon. Creek at....... 400

Princeton, Ind., Patoka River near.... 528

Prospect, Ohio, Scioto River near..... 273

Publications on streamflow by Geological Survey..................... 8

Punxsutawney, Pa., Mahoning Creek at.. 42 

Putnamville, Ind., Deer Creek near.... 501

Pymatuning Creek near Orangeville, Pa. 123 

Pymatuning Dam, Pa., Shenango River

at. ............................. 121

Pymatuning Reservoir, Pa., contents

of.............................129,130

Queen Shoals, W. Va., Elk River at..... 241 

Quiet Dell, W. Va., Elk Cree'c at....... 74

Raccoon Creek (tributary to Ohio River

In Ohio) at Adamsville, Ohio..... 247

Raccoon Creek (tributary to Ohio River

In Pa.) at Moffatts Mill, Pa..... 131

Raccoon Creek basin, low-flov partialrecord stations In. .............. 548

Raccoon Creek (tributary to Wabash

River), at Coxville, Ind......... 463

at Ferndale, Ind..................... 461

near FIncastle, Ind.................. 460

Radford, Va., New River at............. 213

Raleigh, W. Va., Piney Creek at........ 227

Range Creek near Casey, 111............ 468

Rasselas, Pa., Sevenmile Run near...... 33

Reading, Ohio, Mill Creek at........... 313

Red House, N. Y., Allegheny River

at. .............................. 18

Red River, at Clay City, Ky............ 349

near Hazel Green, Ky................. 347

Redbank Creek at St. Charles, Pa....... 41

Redbank Creek basin, low-flo^ partialrecord stations In............... 547

Redstone Creek at Waltersburg, Pa...... 91

Reed Creek at Grahams Porge, Va.......208-209

Reedy Creek near Reedy, W. Va.......... 193

Reelsville, Ind., Big Walnut Creek

near............................. 498

Rees, Ohio, Big Walnut Creek at........ 284

Reservoirs. See lakes and reservoirs. 

Richmond, Ind7, East Pork Whltewater

River at......................... 335

Rider Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 571

428

571

465

301

Ridgeville, Ind., Mlsslsslne-*a River

near.............................

Rldinger Lake, Ind., records available

Rlverton, Ind., Wabash River at........

Roachester, Ohio, Todd Fork near.......

Robinson Lake, Ind., records available

571

571

413

198

Rock Lake, Ind., records available on. 

Rock Lick Creek near Glen Dean, Ky....

Rockbridge, Ohio, Clear Cree'c near....

Rocksdale, W. Va., West Fork Little

Kanawha River at................. 192

Rockville, W. Va., Big Sandy Creek at.. 87 

Rocky Fork near Barretts Mills, Ohio... 287 

Rolling Fork, near Boston, Ky.......... 386

near Lebanon, Ky..................... 382

Rose Creek at Nebo, Ky................. 538

Rough River, at Falls of Rough, Ky..... 414

near Dundee, Ky...................... 416

North Fork, near Westvlew, Ky........ 411

Rough River Reservoir near Falls of

Rough, Ky........................ 412

Round Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 571

Rousevilie, Pa., Oil Creek at.......... .... 28

Rowlesburg, W. Va., Cheat River at.....

Royal Center, Ind., Little Indian

Creek near.......................

Runoff In inches, definition of........

Russell, Pa., Conewango Creek at.

440

3

23

Russell Creek near Columbia, Ky........ 394

Russell Fork at Haysi, Va.

Sadieville, Ky., Big Eagle C-eek at....

St. Charles, Pa., Redbank Creek at.....

St. Joseph, 111., Salt Fork near.......

St. Marys, W. Va., Ohio River

at. ..............................

St. Paul, Ind., Flatrock River at......

Ste. Marie, 111., Embarrass River at... 

Salamanca, N. Y., Great Valley Creek

near.............................

Salamonie River, at Dora, Ind..........

at Portland, Ind.....................

near Warren, Ind.....................

Salem Fork, at Salem, W. Va............

subwatershed No. 9 (West Branch Patterson Fork) near Salem, W. Va... 

subwatershed No. 11A (Varner Hollow 

Run) near Salem, W. Va...........

Saline River near Junction, 111........

Saline River basin, crest-stage

partial-record stations In.......

Salisbury, Pa., Big Piney Run near.....

255

362

41

454

140

509

469

17

426

424

425

77

76

75

536

558

97
INDEX 581

Page 

Salt Creek (Scioto River basin) at

Tarlton, Ohio................... 290

Salt Creek (Wabash River basin), near

Harrodsburg, Ind................ 523

near Peerless, Ind.................. 524

North Fork, near Belmont, Ind....... 522

Salt Fork (Muskingum River basin)

near Cambridge, Ohio............ 175

Salt Fork (Wabash River basin) near

St. Joseph, 111. ................ 454

Salt River, at Shepherdsville, Ky..... 381

near Harrodsburg, Ky................ 369

near Van Buren, Ky.................. 370

Salt River basin, gaging-station

records in.....................369-387

measurements at miscellaneous sites

in. ............................. 569

Salvisa, Ky., Kentucky River near..... 354

Salyersville, Ky., Licking River near. 304 

Sand Creek near Brewersville, Ind..... 512

Sand Run near Buckhannon, W. Va....... 65

Sandy Creek (tributary to Little

Shenango River) basin, low-flow

partial-record stations in...... 547

Sandy Creek (tributary to Tuscarawas

River) at Waynesburg, Ohio...... 146

Sawmill Lake, Ind., records available on......................... 571

Scioto River, at Chillicothe, Ohio....13,286

at Columbus, Ohio................... 281

at Higby, Ohio...................... 289

below O'Shaughnessy Dam, near

Dublin, Ohio.................... 276

near Prospect, Ohio................. 273

Scioto River basin, crest-stage

partial-record stations in...... 557

gaging-station records in..........272-291

low-flow partial-record stations

in.............................. 551

measurements at miscellaneous sites

in.............................. 564

reservoirs in. .....................292-293

Scottsville, Ky., West Bays Fork at... 405 

Sechrist Lake, Ind., records available

on.............................. 571

Second Creek near Second Creek,

W. Va........................... 223

Sellersburg, Ind., Silver Creek

near...........................366-367

Seneca Fork below Senecaville Dam,

near Senecaville, Ohio.......... 173

Senecaville Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of.............................185,186

Sevenmile Run near Rasselas, Pa....... 33

Seward, Pa., Conemaugh River at....... 50

Sewickley, Pa., Ohio River at......... 108

Seymour, Ind., East Fork White River

at........ .....................513-514

Shannopin, Pa., Dunkard Creek at...... 88

Sharpsville, Pa., Shenango River

at.............................. 124

Shavers Fork at Parsons, W. Va........ 84

Shelbyville, Ind., Blue River at...... 505

Shenango River, at Pymatlining Dam,

Pa 121 

at Sharpsviiie, Pa.................. 124

Shepherdsville, Ky., Salt River at.... 381

Shoals, Ind., East Fork White River at 525 

Shoe Lake, Ind., records available on. 571 

Short Creek near Dillonvale, Ohio..... 136

Shriner Lake, Ind., records available

on.............................. 571

Sidney, Ohio, Miami River at.......... 319

Silver Creek near Sellersburg, Ind...366-367 

Silver Creek basin, measurements at

miscellaneous sites in......... 569

Silver Lake at Silver Lake, Ind.,

records available on........... 571

Simpsonville, Ky., Plum Creek subwatershed No. 4 near...........371-372

Sissonville, W. Va., Pocatalico

River at....................... 245

Skillet Fork at Wayne City, 111...... 534

Skin Creek near Brownsville, W. Va... 70 

Slippery Rock Creek at Wurtemburg,

Pa............................. 127

Smalley Lake, Ind., records available

on............................. 571

South Elkhorn Creek at Fort Spring,

Ky............................. 358

South Mud Lake, Ind., records available

571

Speedway, Ind., Little Eagle Creek at.. 490 

Spencer, Ind., White River at.......... 497

Springfield, Ky., Beech Fork near.....382-383

Springfield, Ohio, Mad River near...... 327

Staffordsville, Ky., Paint Creek at.... 261

Stage-discharge relation, definition of 3 

Starve Hollow Lake, Ind., records

available on..................... 571

Station numbers........................ 4

Steer Creek near Grantsville, W. Vs.... 190

Stillwater Creek (Kentucky River besin)

at Stillwater, Ky................ 348

Stillwater Creek (Muskingum River

basin), at Piedmont, Ohio........ 155

at Tippecanoe, Ohio.................. 156

at Uhrichsville, Ohio ................ 157

Stillwater River, at Englewood, Ohjo... 324 

at Pleasant Hill, Ohio............... 323

Stoner Creek at Paris, Ky.............. 309

Stony Creek (Kiskiminetas River basin)

at Ferndale, Pa.................. 48

Stony Creek (Miami River basin) nesr

DeGraff, Ohio.................... 318

Straight Creek basin, measurements at

miscellaneous sites in........... 565

Sugar Creek (tributary to Bay Creel')

near Dixon Springs, 111.......... 543

Sugar Creek (tributary to Blue River)

near Edinburg, Ind............... 507

Sugar Creek (tributary to French Cr°ek)

at Sugarcreek, Pa................ 31

Sugar Creek (tributary to Tuscarawes

River), above Beach City Dam, at

Beach City, Ohio................. 152

below Beach City Dam, near Beach

City, Ohio....................... 153

Sugar Creek (tributary to Wabash

River), at Crawfordsville, Ird... 457 

near Byron, Ind...................... 458

Sugarcreek, Pa., Sugar Creek at........ 31

Summersville, W. Va., Gauley River

near............................. 231

Sunday Creek at Glouster, Ohio......... 201

Sutersville, Pa., Youghiogheny River

at........................ ....... 103

Button, W. Va., Elk River at........... 238

Talawanda Creek near Hamilton, Ohio.... 332

Tallega, Ky., Middle Fork Kentucky

River at......................... 344

Tappan, Ohio, Little Stillwater Creek

at. .............................. 158

Tappan Reservoir, Ohio, contents of...184,186 

Tar Hollow Creek at Tar Hollow State

Park, Ohio....................... 291

Tarlton, Ohio, Salt Creek at........... 290

Taylorsville, Ohio, Miami River at..... 321

Tenmile Creek, South Fork, at Jefferson, Pa.......................... 90

Terms and abbreviations, definitior

of............................... 3

Terre Haute, Ind., Wabash River at..... 464

Tionesta Creek, at Lynch, Pa........... 26

at Tionesta Creek Dam, Pa............ 27

Tionesta Creek basin, gaging-station

records in....................... 26-27

Tionesta Creek Reservoir, Pa., contents of......................... 59,60

Tippecanoe, Ohio, Stillwater Creek

at............................... 156

Tippecanoe Lake, Ind., records available on.......................... 571

Tippecanoe River, at Oswego, Ind....... 438

near Delphi, Ind..................... 443

near Monticello, Ind................. 442

near Ora, Ind........................ 439

Toboso, Ohio, Licking River at......... 180

Todd Fork near Roachester, Ohio........ 301

Tom Jenkins Reservoir at Burr Oak,

Ohio............................. 200

Toms Run at Cooksburg, Pa.............. 37

Touby Run at Mansfield, Ohio........... 161

Town Lake near Akron, Ind., records

available on..................... 571

Tradewater River at Olney, Ky.......... 537

Tradewater River basin, gaging-station

records in......................537-538

Trevlac, Ind., Bear Creek near......... 495
582

Page 

Triplett Creek at Morehead, Ky........ 306

Troublesome Creek at Noble, Ky........ 341

Troy Cedar Lake, Ind., records

available on.................... 571

Tug Fork at Litwar, W. Va............. 263

near Ker-mit, W. Va.................. 265

Tunnelton, Pa., Conemaugh River at.... 53

Turkey Creek basin, measurements at

miscellaneous sites in.......... 564

Tuscarawas River, at Clinton, Ohio.... 143

at Massillon, Ohio.................. 145

at Newcomerstown, Ohio.............. 159

below Dover Dam, near Dover, Ohio... 151 

Twelvepole Creek at Wayne, W. Va...... 252

Twelvepole Creek basin, low-flow

partial-record stations in...... 550

Twin Creek near Gertnantown, Ohio...... 331

Two Lick Creek at Graceton, Pa........ 52

Tygart Reservoir, W. Va., contents

of.............................. 106

Tygart River, at Belington, W. Va..... 63

at Colfax, W. Va.................... 69

at Philippi, W. Va.................. 67

at Tygart Dam, near Grafton, W. Va.. 68 

near Dailey, W. Va.................. 61

near Elkins, W. Va.................. 62

Tygarts Creek, at Olive Hill, Ky...... 270

near Greenup, Ky.................... 271

Tygarts Creek basin, gaging-station

records in.....................270-271

Uhrichsville, Ohio, Stillwater Creek 

at......... ....................

Upper Twin Creek basin, measurements 

at miscellandous sites in......

Urbana, 

Urbana, 

Ursina,

111., Boneyard Creek at......

Ohio, Mad River near.........

Pa., Laurel Hill Creek at.. ..,

157

564

455

326

Utica , Pa., French Creek at.

Van Buren, Ky., Salt River near.......

Van Lear, Ky., Dewey Reservoir near... 

Johns Creek near....................

Vandergrift, Pa., Kiskiminetas River 

at..............................

Varner Hollow Run. See Salem Fork

subwatershed No. 11A near Salem, 

W. Va...........................

Vermilion River near Danville, 111....

Vernon, Ind., Graham Creek near.......

Vernon Fork at......................

Vernon Fork, at Vernon, Ind...........

North Fork of, near Butlerville,

Ind.............................

Versailles Lake, Ind., records available on.........................

Vincennes, Ind., Wabash River at......

99

30

370

259

260

75

456

515

520

520

519

571

467

3

421 

452 

436 

422 

450 

435 

459 

529 

432 

465 

464 

467 

427 

near New Corydon, Ind............... 420

Wabash River basin, crest-stage

partial-record stations in...... 558

gaging-station records in..........420-535

low-flow partial-record stations

in.............................553-554

measurements at miscellaneous sites

in.............................569-570

Wakatomika Creek near Frazeyburg,

Ohio............................ 177

Walhonding River below Mohawk Dam,

at Nellie, Ohio................. 169

Walker Creek at Bane, Va.............. 215

Waltersburg, Pa,, Redstone Creek

at.............................. 91

Wampum, Pa., Beaver River at.......... 125

Warren, Ind., Salamonie River near.... 425

Warrensburg, Ohio, Eagon Run near..... 274

Waterboro, N. Y., Conewango Creek at.. 20

WSP, definition of.............

Wabash River, at Bluffton, Ind.

at Covington, Ind............

at Delphi, Ind...............

at Huntington, Ind...........

at Lafayette, Ind............

at Logansport, Ind...........

at Montezuma, Ind............

at Mount Carmel, 111.........

at Peru, Ind.................

at Riverton, Ind.............

at Terre Haute, Ind..........

at Vincennes, Ind............

at Wabash, Ind.

Page

378

379

377

401

252

534

146

571

236 

West Bays Fork at Scottsville, Ky...... 405

West Fork River, at Brownsville,

Waterford, Ky., Little Plum Creek near.

Plum Creek at........................

Plum Creek subwatershed NT. 17 near.. 

Wax, Ky., Nolin River at...............

Wayne, W. Va., Twelvepole C-'eek at.....

Wayne City, 111., Skillet Fork at......

Waynesburg, Ohio, Sandy Creek at.......

Webster Lake, Ind., records available 

on...............................

Webster Springs, W. Va., Elk River 

below.

71

72

73

78

25

294

411

137

W. Va. 

at Butcherville, W. Va...............

at Clarksburg, W. Va.................

at Enterprise, W. Va.................

West Hickory, Pa., Allegheny River at.. 

West Union, Ohio, Ohio Brush Creek

near.............................

Westview, Ky., North Fork Rough River 

near.............................

Wheeling Creek at Elm Grove, W. Va.....

Wheeling Creek basin, low-flow partialrecord stations in............... 548

Whetstone Creek near Ashley, Ohio...... 278

White Cloud, Ind., Blue Riv<?r near..... 389

White Lick Creek, at Mooresville, Ind.. 492 

West Fork, at Danville, Ind.......... 491

White Mills, Ky., Nolin Riv^r at....... 399

White River, at Anderson, Ind.......... 473

at Indianapolis, Ind................. 485

at Muncie, Ind....................... 471

at Newberry, Ind..................... 503

at Noblesville, Ind.................. 475

at Petersburg, Ind................... 526

at Spencer, Ind...................... 497

East Fork, at Columbus, Ind.......... 510

at Seymour, Ind...................513-514

at Shoals, Ind..................... 525

near Bedford, Ind.................. 521

near Centerton, Ind.................. 493

near Noblesville, Ind................ 474

near Nora, Ind....................... 480

Whiteoak Creek near Georgetown,

Ohio............................. 296

Whiteoak Creek basin, measurements at

miscellaneous sites in........... 565

Whitewater River, at Brookville, Ind... 337 

East Fork, at Brookville, Ind........ 336

at Richmond, Ind................... 335

near Alpine, Ind..................... 334

Wilberforce, Ohio, Massie Creek at..... 300

Wilcox, Pa., West Branch Clarion River

at. .............................. 35

Wildcat Creek, at Greentown, Ind....... 444

at Kokomo, Ind....................... 446

at Owasco, Ind....................... 447

near Lafayette, Ind.................. 449

South Fork, near Lafayette, Ind...... 448

Williams River at Dyer, W. Va.......... 228

Williamsport, Ind., Big Pine Creek

near............................. 451

Wills Creek, at Cambridge, Ohio........ 174

below Wills Creek Dam, at Wills

Creek, Ohio...................... 176

Wills Creek Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of..............................185,186

Wilson Lake, Ind., records available

on. .............................. 571

Wilsonville, Ky., Plum Creek near...... 373

Plum Creek subwatershed No. 15 near.374-376 

Winchester, Ky., Kentucky River near... 350 

Winona Lake, Ind., records available

571 

216 

408

on.

Wolf Creek near Narrows, Va...........

Woodbury, Ky., Green River at..........

Woodlawn, Ohio, West Fork Fill Creek

at.......... ..................... 315

Work, division of...................... 2

scope of............................. 1

Worthington, Ohio, Olentangy River

near............................. 280

Wurtemburg, Pa., Slippery Rock Creek at 127

Yatesville, Ky., Blaine Creek at....... 267

Yellow Creek near Hammondsville, Ohio.. 134 

Yellow Creek Lake, Ind., records

available on..................... 571

Youghiogheny River, at Connellsville,

Pa... ............................ 101
INDEX

Youghiogheny River, at Frlendsville, 

Md.............................

at Sutersville, Pa.................

at Youghlogheny River Dam, Pa.....

below Confluence, Pa..............

near Oakland, Md..................

Youghiogheny River Reservoir, Pa.,

contents of...................

Youngs Creek near Edinburg, Ind.....

94

103

95

100

93

106

506

Youngstown, Ohio, Mahoning River

at............................

Mill Creek at.....................

Youngsville, Pa., Brokenstraw Cree'-c 

at............................

118

119

Zanesfield, Ohio, Mad River at......... 325

Zink Lake, Ind., records available on.. 571

Zionsville, Ind., Eagle Creek at....... 488

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