Floods of 

April-June 1957 

in Texas and 

Adjacent States

By I. D. YOST

FLOODS OF 1957

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1652-B

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and 

Arkansas, and with other agencies

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1963
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.
CONTENTS

Page

Abstract__ _ _____________________________________________________ Bl

Introduction._____________________-___________-___-_-__------_---- 1

Acknowledgments ____________-_-__-____--__------_---__-__-------- 4

Definition of terms and abbreviations_-_____-_-_--___-----_---------- 5

General features of the floods_--__-_-____--._------------__---_------ 5

Precipitation..________________________________________________ 5

Thefloods_-____________________________________ - 10

Flood-control reservoirs-___________---___------_---_----------- 13

Determination of flood discharges____________________-___---___---- 13

Explanation of data___________________--_-________--____-_------- 15

Station data______________________________________________________ 16

Arkansas River basin_______________-____--__---_--_-_--_------ 16

Canadian River near Amarillo, Tex_______________-_-___.---_- 16

Red River basin_____________________-__-_--_---__------------- 18

Salt Fork Red River at Mangum, Okla_--__-_-_-__---_------- 18

North Fork Red River near Headrick, Okla_________________ 19

Cache Creek near Walters, Okla--_----___------------------- 19

Deep Red Run near Randlett, Okla_______________--__-_--- 20

Lake Kemp near Mabelle, Tex___---_------_----_-_--------^ 21

Wichita River at Wichita Falls, Tex__.________________ 22

Beaver Creek near Waurika, Okla--__-----_----_-__---_---_- 24

Lake Kickapoo near Archer City, Tex______________________ 24

Little Wichita River near Henrietta, Tex_____________________ 25

Red River near Terral, Okla______________---_--___--------- 26

Red River near Gainesville, Tex______-___-___---__-__-_-_--_ 29

Washita River near Durwood, Okla_____----__-_--__-_------- 30

Lake Texoma near Denison, Tex_________________-_--_--_--- 32

Red River near Colbert, Okla____-__--_--__----_--_--------- 33

Red River at Arthur City, Tex__________________________ 34

Red River at Index, Ark__ _________________________________ 35

Red River at Fulton, Ark_ _________________________________ 36

Sulphur River near Talco, Tex_______--_-__-----_-_--------- 37

Texarkana Reservoir near Texarkana, Tex____________________ 38

Sulphur River below Texarkana Reservoir near Texarkana, Tex_ 39

Posten Bayou near Wardview, La-_-___-__-___---__--__----- 40

Cypress Creek near Jefferson, Tex___________________-------- 40

Caddo Lake near Mooringsport, La________________-__------- 41

Kelly Bayou near Hosston, La_____-___-___-_---_-_--------_ 41

Black Bayou near Gilliam, La____________________--___---- 43

Twelvemile Bayou near Dixie, La--__---____---_-__--------- 44

Paw Paw Bayou near Greenwood, La-________--_--_---_-___- 46

Red River at Shreveport, La_________--____-_-___----_-_---- 48

Bayou Dorcheat near Minden, La______________--_---__--_-- 48

Bayou Bodcau (head of Red Chute Bayou) near Sarepta, La 50

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Station data Continued Page

Red River basin Continued

Bayou Bodcau Reservoir near Shreveport, La_ ________________ B51

Cypress Bayou near Benton, La______-_-____----____________ 52

Red Chute Bayou near Shreveport, La_______________________ 54

Loggy Bayou near Ninock, La_____-_____-__----_____-___-__ 54

Saline Bayou near Clarence, La_ ____________----____--______ 55

Red River at Alexandria, La________-__-____------___-_-___- 56

Sabine River basin_________________-___-______---_--__-_-______ 56

Sabine River near Emory, Tex_______________-______________ 56

Lake Fork Sabine River near Quitman, Tex_________________ 58

Sabine River near Gladewater, Tex__________________________ 60

Sabine River at Logansport, La,--.-------------------------- 61

Sabine River below Toledo Bend near Burkeville, Tex________ 61

Sabine River near Ruliff, Tex________________________-______ 62

Neches River basin_______________________-____-________-______ 63

Neches River near Neches, Tex_ _ ___________________________ 63

Neches River near Rockland, Tex ___________________________ 63

Mud Creek near Jacksonville, Tex___________________________ 64

Angelina River near Lufkin, Tex____________________________ 65

Attoyac Bayou near Chireno, Tex___________________________ 66

Angelina River near Zavalla, Tex_____-_-_____-_-_-__--_-____ 67

Dam B Reservoir at Town Bluff, Tex______________________ 68

Neches River at Evadale, Tex_____________________________ 69

Village Creek near Kountze, Tex_ ___________________________ 70

Trinity River basin.___________________________________________ 70

North Creek near Jacksboro, Tex__________________________ 70

West Fork Trinity River near Jacksboro, Tex_________________ 72

Bridgeport Reservoir above Bridgeport, Tex __________________ 74

Big Sandy Creek near Bridgeport, Tex.______________________ 76

West Fork Trinity River near Boyd, Tex. ____________________ 78

Eagle Mountain Reservoir above Fort Worth, Tex_____----___- 80

Clear Fork Trinity River near Aledo, Tex____________________ 81

Benbrook Reservoir near Benbrook, Tex_-___------__--______ 82

Clear Fork Trinity River near Benbrook, Tex.________________ 83

Clear Fork Trinity River at Fort Worth , Tex_ ________________ 86

West Fork Trinity River at Fort Worth, Tex_________________ 88

West Fork Trinity River at Grand Prairie, Tex_______________ 90

Elm Fork Trinity River near Sanger, Tex____________________ 91

Isle du Bois Creek near Pilot Point, Tex_______-___-----____ 93

Clear Creek near Sanger, Tex_ _______-_____-___-_----__---_- 95

Garza-Little Elm Reservoir near Lewisville, Tex_______________ 98

Elm Fork Trinity River near Lewisville, Tex_________----___ 99

Denton Creek near Justin, Tex______________________________ 100

Grapevine Reservoir near Grapevine, Tex____________________ 102

Denton Creek near Grapevine, Tex_ _____________--___-----__ 103

Elm Fork Trinity River near Carrollton, Tex_________-----___ 105

Trinity River at Dallas, Tex_----_-_-_-------------_------_- 107

Sister Grove Creek near Princeton, Tex________-_-_-_-_--_-__ 109

Lavon Reservoir near Lavon, Tex_________-__----_-_---__-__ 110

East Fork Trinity River near Lavon, Tex____________________ 111

East Fork Trinity River near Crandall, Tex__________________ 112

Trinity River near Rosser, Tex_________________--_-__---___- 114
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Station data Continued Page

Trinity River basin Continued

Cedar Creek near Mabank, Tex_ ____________________________ B115

Richland Creek near Richland, Tex-_----_------------_-_-_-_- 117

Chambers Creek near Corsicana, Tex________________________ 118

Trinity River near Oakwood, Tex___________________________ 120

Trinity River near Midway, Tex____-.__________---_____-___- 120

Trinity River at Romayor, Tex_____________________________ 121

Trinity River at Liberty, Tex-__----------_------_-------__- 122

San Jacinto River basin________________________________________ 122

East Fork San Jacinto River near Cleveland, Tex_____________ 122

Lake Houston near Sheldon, Tex_ ___________________________ 123

Brazos River basin____________________________________________ 124

Brazos River at Seymour, Tex______________________________ 124

Fort Phantom Hill Reservoir near Nugent, Tex____________ __ 126

Clear Fork Brazos River at Nugent, Tex_______----_____-___- 127

Lake Stamford near Haskell, Tex_________-__----_-__-___-_-_ 129

Clear Fork Brazos River at Fort Griffin, Tex________________ 130

Hubbard Creek near Breckenridge, Tex______________________ 132

Brazos River near South Bend, Tex__________________________ 135

Possum Kingdom Reservoir near Graford, Tex_ _______________ 137

Brazos River near Palo Pinto, Tex___-__-_--_-_-____-_-_-___- 138

Palo Pinto Creek near Santo, Tex___________________________ 140

Rock Creek near Mineral Wells, Tex_________________________ 142

Brazos River near Glen Rose, Tex___________________________ 143

Paluxy Creek at Glen Rose, Tex_____________________________ 145

Nolands River at Blum, Tex_-_---------------_-----_------- 147

Whitney Reservoir near Whitney, Tex_ --_-------_-----_---_- 148

Brazos River near Whitney, Tex____________________________ 149

Aquilla Creek near Aquilla, Tex_____________________________ 151

North Bosque River near Clifton, Tex_______________________ 154

Brazos River at Waco, Tex________-___---___--_-___--_____- 154

Leon River near Hasse, Tex_______-__--_____---_-__-__--_-_ 157

Leon River at Gatesville, Tex_______________________________ 159

Belton Reservoir near Belton, Tex___________________________ 161

Leon River near Belton, Tex_____--__---_--_-__-_-___-_-_-_- 162

Sulphur Creek above Lampasas, Tex_____--_----------------- 162

Burleson Creek near Lampasas, Tex_________________________ 162

Sulphur Creek below Lampasas, Tex_______-__________:______ 163

Lampasas River at Youngsport, Tex_ ____________-____-_--__- 163

North Fork San Gabriel River near Georgetown, Tex__________ 165

South Fork San Gabriel River near Leander, Tex______________ 165

San Gabriel River at Georgetown, Tex___________--_-__--___- 165

Little River at Cameron, Tex_ ______________________________ 167

Brazos River near Bryan, Tex_____---__-----_-----_--------- 169

Yegua Creek near Somerville, Tex___________________________ 171

Navasota River near Bryan, Tex___________________-_--__--- 172

Brazos River at Richmond, Tex___________-__-_-_______-__-- 173

Brazos River at Brazoria, Tex____--------_--------_--------- 184

Colorado River basin__________________________________________ 175

Lake J. B. Thomas near Vincent, Tex__--_-_----------------- 175

Colorado River at Colorado City, Tex_______________---_-_- 176

Lake Colorado. City near Colorado City, Tex_.__________--_--- 178
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Station data Continued Page

Colorado River basin Continued

Colorado River near Silver, Tex___-----------------_-____-_- B179

Oak Creek Reservoir near Blackwell, Tex___________________ 182

Colorado River at Ballinger, Tex_ ___________________________ 183

South Concho River at Christoval, Tex__-_--__-_-_-_-_______ 185

Middle Concho River near Tankersly, Tex__________ _______ 187

Spring Creek near Tankersly, Tex___________________________ 189

Lake Nasworthy near San Angelo, Tex_______________________ 190

North Concho River near Carlsbad, Tex________-_-_______-__- 191

San Angelo Reservoir at San Angelo Tex_____________________ 193

Concho River near San Angelo, Tex_________________________ 194

Concho River near Paint Rock, Tex___ ______________________ 197

Colorado River at Winchell, Tex_____ ______-__---_--_____-__ 200

Hords Creek Reservoir near Valera, Tex______________________ 202

Hords Creek near Valera, Tex _____________________________ 203.

Brownwood Reservoir near Brownwood, Tex__________________ 204

Pecan Bayou at Brownwood, Tex_______-____------____--__ 205

San Saba River at Menard, Tex_____________________________ 207

Brady Creek at Brady, Tex___------------_-------_--------- 209

San Saba River at San Saba, Tex__.___-_____----_-_-__-___ 212

Colorado River near San Saba, Tex__-_----------------__--_- 212

Buchanan Reservoir near Burnet, Tex_______________________ 214

Llano River near Junction, Tex_____________________________ 215

Llano River at Llano, Tex__-----------------------_-------- 218

Pedernales River near Johnson City, Tex______-_____-____--_- 220

Lake Travis near Austin, Tex_ ___________ A------------------ 221

Colorado River at Austin, Tex-_------------_--------------- 222

Colorado River at Smithville, Tex__-__-_---___----_--------- 224

Colorado River at Columbus, Tex___________________________ 227

Colorado River near Bay City, Tex__-_------------__-------- 229

Lavaca River basin_ ___________________--__---__----__---__---- 230

Lavaca River near Edna, Tex_______________________________ 230

Navidad River near Ganado, Tex___________________________ 231

Guadalupe River basin__________________________-_____-_------_ 232

Guadalupe River at Comfort, Tex___________________________ 232

Guadalupe River near Spring Branch, Tex_____-__________---_ 233

Guadalupe River above Comal River at New Braunfels, Tex____ 235

Comal River at New Braunfels, Tex_________________________ 237

Blanco River at Wimberley, Tex________--___--- _____-__--__ 239

San Marcos River at Luling, Tex_____________---___-------__ 240

Guadalupe River at Victoria, Tex_____________--___-_-_--_-_ 241

San Antonio River at San Antonio, Tex______________________ 243

Medina River near Pipecreek, Tex______________-___--------_ 245

Medina Lake near San Antonio, Tex__________-_-_-_-__------ 247

Medina River near San Antonio, Tex___________--__-_--__-_- 247

San Antonio River near Falls City, Tex._________-__-_--_--_- 249

Cibolo Creek at Selma, Tex___---___------------------------ 251

Cibolo Creek near Falls City, Tex_.______-___________- --_ 253

San Antonio River at Goliad, Tex_ _____---___-^____--------- 255

Nueces River basin____________________________-__------------- 257

Nueces River at Laguna, Tex___-____-_-----__-------------- 257

West Nueces River near Brackettville, Tex_ ___________--_--_- 258
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Station data Continued Page 

Nueces River basin Continued

Nueces River near Asherton, Tex__________________________ B260

Nueces River near Tilden, Tex___--_-___-____-__-_--_---___- 261

Frio River at Concan, Tex__-__-____-_-_--_--__--____-__-- 263

Sabinal River near Sabinal, Tex_____________________________ 264

Hondo Creek near Hondo, Tex__________--_--_--_-_-_______- 266

Seco Creek near D'Hanis, Tex____________________________ 267

Frio River near Derby, Tex____-___--_---__-__-_-______--- 269

Frio River at Calliham, Tex____-__-_-_-_---_____-__-_-_-_-_ 271

Atascosa River at Whitsett, Tex____-________________________ 273

Nueces River near Three Rivers, Tex______-____-_-_______-_- 275

Lake Corpus Christi near Mathis, Tex_______________________ 277

Nueces River near Mathis, Tex_____-__________-_______--_-- 278

Rio Grande basin_____________________-___---______--__---___ 280

Pecos River near Girvin, Tex_______________________________ 280

Pecos River near Shumla, Tex___________-___-_-_-_______--- 281

Devils River near Del Rio, Tex___-__-_-_-_------_---------- 281

Rio Grande at Laredo, Tex_______.__-_------------.-_------ 282

International Falcon Reservoir------------------------------ 283

Rio Grande at Chapeno, Tex__________-___-____-_-____-_-- 284

Summary of flood stages and discharges___________-___-----_-___-_-_- 284

Hydraulic and hydrologic analyses...-------------------------------- 295

Flood-routing studies___________________-___-__--_---_-_-_----- 295

Brazos River basin________________________________________ 296

Colorado River basin.__________________-_____--__-___---_- 296

Flood-frequency studies-________________-_-_--____---_--____--- 300

Brazos River basin________________________________________ 301

Colorado River basin. _____________________________________ 301

Rainfall-runoff studies________________---__-_____---_-_------- 302

Sulphur River basin.__________________--_-_-_---_-___---_- 304

Sabine River basin___________-________-_-___-__--_--____-_- 305

North Creek basin________.______-_-----._--_-----------_-- 306

West Fork Trinity River baain.__-__--_--__----_------------ 307

Little Elm Creek basin____-_-______--_---_---_---_------_-- 308

Honey Creek basin___________________--_-_---------_------ 309

Cow Bayou basin______-_-_-___________________-______-_--- 310

San Saba River basin______________-__-_-__---_-----_--_--- 311

Waller Creek basin__._-.--.--_-.--- _ - - - -- - 311

Guadalupe River basin______-_________--_____,--___--_-_--- 312

Flood-crest elevations-______-____-____________---_-_-_------------- 315

Index.-__.__._______.__________.-____.-._--_.-.---.--._.--------. 317

ILLUSTRATIONS

Page

FIGURE 1. Map showing area covered by this report-___---_--_--_--_- B2

2. View of San Gabriel River at Georgetown, Tex., near crest of 

flood, April 24, 1957, showing damage to Missouri-KansasTexas Railroad bridge-___-______.__,_-_._-_-_--__----- 3

3. View of floodwaters of the Trinity River spread over bottomlands near Crockett, Tex., April 25, 1957 ---- _______ 3
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FIGURE 4. View of floodwaters of the Brazos River spread over bottomlands at Dennis, Tex., May 1, 1957__-----__-_-------__- B4

5. Isohyetal map showing total precipitation during April 1957- _ 6

6. Aerial view of flood damage in residential area of Lampasas,

Tex., flood of May 12, 1957--------------------------- 7

7. View of flood damage in residential area of Lampasas, Tex.,

flood of May 12, 1957___-----.------------_.---------- 8

8. Isohyetal map showing total precipitation during May 1957- _ 8

9. Isohyetal map showing total precipitation during June 1957__ 9

10. Isohyetal map showing total precipitation for the period

April-June 1957___-_---.----------------------------- 9

11. Map showing location of flood-determination points in Texas

west of the 98° meridian____---___--_--___-_____-_- 10

12. Map showing location of flood determination points in Texas

and adjacent States east of the 98° meridian.-_--__-__-__ 11

13. Comparison of total runoff during flood period April-June 

1957 with average yearly runoff for 7-year period 1950-56 

at selected stream-gaging stations.____--_-__-___-____-__ 12

14. Comparison between hydrographs of measured and routed

discharge of Brazos River near Whitney, Tex____________ 297

15. Comparison between hydrographs of measured and routed discharge of Brazos River at Waco, Tex____-____--__-_____ 298

16. Comparison between hydrographs of measured and routed

discharge of Brazos River near Bryan, Tex______________ 299

17. Comparison between hydrographs of measured and routed

discharge of Colorado River at Austin, Tex______________ 300

18. Map of Texas showing location of study areas for rainfall and

runoff_____________________________________________ 303

19-26. Graphs showing rainfall and runoff, April-June 1957:

19. Sulphur River near Talco, Tex_____---__---___-_--- 304

20. Sabine River near Emory, Tex____-___-__-__---_-_- 305

21. North Creek near Jacksboro, Tex___________________ 306

22. West Fork Trinity River near Jacksboro, Tex_ _______ 307

23. Little Elm Creek near Aubrey, Tex-__---____--_-_--_ 308

24. Honey Creek subwatershed No. 12 near McKinney,

Tex___------______--__----_-__------------__-- 309

25. Cow Bayou subwatershed No. 4 near Bruceville, Tex__ 310

26. San Saba River at Menard, Tex_______-___-----_--_ 311

27. Graph showing rainfall and runoff, Waller Creek at 23rd

Street, Austin, Tex., April-June 1957_ __________________ 312

28. Graph showing rainfall and runoff, Guadelupe River near

Spring Branch, Tex., April-June 1957_________________ 313

TABLE

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TABLE 1. Rainfall and runoff, in inches, for selected basins in Texas,

April-June 1957 __-_------.------_. ---------------- B313
FLOODS OF 1957

FLOODS OF APRIL-JUNE 1957

IN 

TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES

By I. D. YOST

ABSTRACT

The year 1957 in the Southwest was characterized by rainfall that produced a 

tremendous volume of flood runoff and brought an abrupt end to the severe drought, 

which had prevailed for several years.

The floods of April-June 1957 in Texas and on tributaries to the Red River in 

Oklahoma and Louisiana were outstanding because of the large extent of the 

floods and the large volume of runoff produced. All streams in the area, from 

the Red River to the Rio Grande, were in flood much of the time during this 

3-month period. Excluding the Red River and the Rio Grande and considering 

only the interior streams in Texas, 38 million acre-feet of runoff, adjusted for 

storage in major reservoirs, was produced over the State during this 3-month 

period.

Peak discharges that exceeded previously known maximums occurred on only 

a few streams. An outstanding peak flow (45,100 cfs), the maximum since at 

least 1880, occurred on May 26 on Palo Pinto Creek, a tributary to the Brazos 

River near Santo, Tex. The stage of May 12 on Sulphur Creek at a site about 

3 miles downstream from Lampasas, Tex., was only 1.5 feet lower than that of the 

flood of 1873. Maximum discharge of record occurred on the Salt Fork Red 

River and the Washita River, tributaries to the Red River in Oklahoma.

This report has been prepared to furnish hydrologic data for detailed planning. 

Included are general descriptions of the floods, information concerning rainfall, 

and detailed streamflow records at selected gaging stations throughout areas in 

Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Texas from the Red River to the Rio 

Grande.

INTRODUCTION

During the period April to June 1957, heavy and frequent rain fell 

over the eastern two-thirds of Texas and over parts of Arkansas, 

Oklahoma, and Louisiana (fig. 1). Weather records do not show 

another 3-month period during which so much rainfall occurred over 

such a large part of the area. This heavy rainfall was a sudden 

change from the drought that had prevailed over practically all the 

Southwest from 1951 to March 1957.

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Area covered by 

this report

FIGURE 1. Map showing area covered by this report.

During the past several years, rainfall and streamflow had been 

gradually decreasing, and the flow of many streams was the lowest on 

record, owing to a combination of the drought and increased groundwater withdrawals. Some of the larger springs in Texas had ceased 

to flow for the first time in the memory of the oldest residents. However, during these extremely dry years, some of the greatest floods 

known occurred notably those of September 1952 in the Colorado 

River basin, May 1953 in the Sabine and Neches River basins' in 

east Texas and southwestern Louisiana, and June 1954 in the Rio 

Grande basin.

Some of the conditions produced by the drought served to modify 

the early floods. The soil was relatively dry and most of the major 

reservoirs were at all-time low stages. The rainfall in early April 

produced little runoff. Recurrent rainfall on the saturated soil 

filled most reservoirs and on only a few streams produced floods 

comparable in magnitude and extent to the greatest on record. For 

example, between March 1 and June 6, 1957, storage in Lake Texoma 

increased from its record low to its record high since storage began 

in 1942.

Flooding on all streams during the prolonged period of time caused 

millions of dollars of damage (figs. 2-4) and some loss of life; several 

thousand families were evacuated, and thousands of homes were, 

damaged or destroyed; several hundred thousand acres of productive 

farmland were inundated for prolonged periods; and municipal and
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FIGURE 2. View of San Gabriel River at Georgetown, Tex., near crest of flood, April 24, 1957, showing 

damage to Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad bridge. Photograph by United Press.

FIGURE 3. View of floodwaters of the Trinity River spread over bottomlands near Crockett, Tex., April 25, 

1957. Photograph by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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FIGURE 4. View of floodwators of the Brazos River spread over bottomlands at Dennis, Tex., May 1,1957. 

Photograph by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

industrial damage was extensive. Most urban damages were caused 

by comparatively small streams. Many highways, highway bridges, 

and railroad bridges were damaged or destroyed. A few levees were 

overtopped or broken, and minor damage to several dams was reported 

though none was destroyed.

This report contains general discussions of the storms and floods 

of April-June 1957 and detailed stream flow records of the floodaffected areas for the flood period. Sections on special hydraulic and 

hydrologic studies include flood-routing and flood-frequency studies 

for parts of the Brazos and the Colorado River basins in Texas, and 

rainfall-runoff studies on selected river basins in Texas.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The collection of basic records of stage and discharge in the area 

described in this report is a part of continuous cooperative programs 

of the U.S. Geological Survey with the States of Texas, Oklahoma, 

Louisiana, and Arkansas and with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and the Soil Conservation ServiceThe U.S. Weather Bureau and several State, municipal, and private 

organizations supplied information included in this report, and 

acknowledgment of the data is made in the text at the proper place.
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The data were collected and compiled in the district offices of the 

Surface Water Branch under the supervision of the following district 

engineers: Trigg Twichell, Texas; A. A. Fischback, Jr., Oklahoma; 

F. N. Hansen, Louisiana; and J. L. Saunders, Arkansas. The compilation of data included in the report was coordinated by S. D. 

Breeding, Floods Section.

DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

The terms and abbreviations of streamflow and other hydrologic 

data, as used in this report, are defined as follows:

Cubic foot per second (cfs) is the rate of discharge of a theoretical 

stream whose channel is 1 square foot in cross-sectional area and whose 

average velocity is 1 foot per second. The volume of water represented by a flow of 1 cubic foot per second for 24 hours is equivalent 

to 86,400 cubic feet, 1.983471 acre-feet, or 646,317 gallons.

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

acre to a depth of 1 foot and is equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet. An 

acre-foot is equivalent to 325,851 gallons. The term is usually used 

in relation to storage and volume of runoff.

Runoff, in inches, is the depth to which an area would be covered 

if all the water draining from it in a given period of time was uniformly distributed on its surface. The term is used for comparing 

the amount of runoff with rainfall, which also is expressed in inches.

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 rainfall normally would drain 

by gravity into the stream above the specified point. Drainage 

area is expressed in square miles (sq mi) in this report.

Contents is the volume of water in a reservoir and is expressed in 

acre-feet. Volume is computed on the basis of a level pool and does 

not include bank storage.

Stage-discharge relation is the relation between gage height and 

the rate of flow.

GENERAL FEATURES OF THE FLOODS

PRECIPITATION

Rainfall during 1956 and January 1957 was considerably less than 

normal over much of Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana, and was 

near normal during February and March 1957. During the first 

half of April moderate to heavy rains occurred in Louisiana, southeastern Oklahoma, and most of the eastern half of Texas. Beginning 

in most places on April 18 and extending through the middle of June, 

turbulent weather with tornadoes, high winds, hail, and recurrent 

heavy rainfall occurred over practically all the Southwest; although 

at Beaumont, an area of normally heavy rainfall on the upper coast
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of Texas, the total rainfall for May was the lowest for any May since 

official records began.

Monthly totals of rainfall for April ranged from less than 1 inch in 

extreme western Texas to more than 20 inches in northeastern Texas; 

Glenfawn in Rusk County recorded 20.48 inches. The heaviest 

rainfall occurred April 26. Several stations reported more than 7 

inches on that date and Jacksboro recorded 9.60 inches. A map 

of the affected area (fig. 5) shows the pattern of heavy rainfall across 

the area during April.

FIGURE 5. Isohyetal map showing total precipitation, in inches, during April 1957.

The turbulent weather continued throughout May over much of 

the area. It was the wettest May of record at Del Rio, San Angelo, 

Abilene, Wichita Falls, Fort Worth, and Dallas, Tex. The greatest 

monthly total rainfall recorded was 19.32 inches at Brazos, Palo 

Pinto County, Tex., and many places throughout central Texas 

recorded more than 6 inches for the month. On May 12, rainfall 

ranged from 2 to 12 inches in the vicinity of Lampasas, Tex., producing 

the floods that caused extensive destruction in that city (figs. 6, 7). 

Heavy precipitation was widespread over Oklahoma, and as much 

as 20 inches was measured unofficially overnight on May 15-16 in 

a small area in the north-central part of the State. As much as 9
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inches of rainfall was measured on May 17-18 in the Washita River 

valley near Lindsay, Okla., an area tributary to the Red River. 

Figure 8 shows the pattern of rainfall that was recorded over the 

area during May.

FIGURE 6. Aerial view of flood damage in residential area of Lampasas, Tex., flood of May 12, 1957.

Photograph by United Press.

The heavy rainfall continued through the first week in June; during 

the remainder of the month, rainfall was scattered, but heavy at times 

over parts of Texas. In general, the amount of rainfall in June exceeded the long-term average for June in most of central, eastern, and 

northeastern Texas. Alvin, in Brazoria County, Tex., recorded a 

total of 13.55 inches for the month. Figure 9 shows the distribution 

of total rainfall for June across the area.

The total rainfall for the 3-month period over much of the eastern 

two-thirds of Texas was in excess of that normally recorded during a 

12-month period. Figure 10 shows the distribution of the total rainfall recorded over the area covered by this report during the period 

April 1 to June 30, 1957.

A comprehensive discussion and analysis of the meteorological conditions that produced the heavy rainfall of April to June 1957, a 

compilation of hydrometeorological data, and a discussion of the use 

of radar in flood forecasting is contained in U.S. Weather Bureau 

Technical Paper No. 33, entitled, "Rainfall and Floods of April, May 

and June 1957 in the South-Central States".
B8 FLOODS OF 1957

FIGURE 7. View of flood damage in residential area of Lampasas, Tex., flood of May 12,1957. Photograph 

by Texas Department of Public Safety.

101° 97°

FIGURE 8. Isohyetal map showing total precipitation, in inches, during May 1957. Prepared from 

isohyetal map furnished by U.S. Weather Bureau.
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B9

FIGURE 9. Isohyetal map showing total precipitation, in inches, during June 1957. Prepared from isohyetal 

map furnished by U.S. Weather Bureau.

FIGURE 10. Isohyetal map showing total precipitation, in inches, during the period April-June 1957.

Prepared from isohyetal map furnished by U.S. Weather Bureau. 

656087 O 62 2
BIO FLOODS OF 1957

THE FLOODS

A few small floods occurred in scattered localities in Texas early in 

April. Additional moderate flooding began April 19. Major and widespread flooding began April 24 and continued for about 6 weeks. The 

floods affected all major streams in Texas east of the Pecos River from

104

FIGURE 11. Map showing location of flood-determination points in Texas west of the 98° 

meridian. (See fig. 12 for explanation.)
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES Bll

the Red River to the Rio Grande (fig. 11). The floods were notable for 

their duration and large volume of runoff rather than for high rates 

of discharge. The maximums of 1957 were the greatest of record at 

only a few gaging stations, and exceeded historical maximum stages 

on only a few small streams.

A R K AXN|S A' S

Little Roct

Stream-gaging station which systematic records at stages and discharges are available

0 112

Point at which only determination of 

maximum discharge is available

FIGURE 12. Map showing location of flood-determination points in Texas and adjacent 

States east of the 98° meridian. (See fig. 11 for scale.)
B12 FLOODS OF 1957

RUNOFF, IN MILLIONS OF ACRE-FEET 

_2 34567

Red River near Terral, Okla.; 

drainage area, 28,723 sq mi

Sabine River near Gladewater, Tex.; 

drainage area, 2846 sq mi

Neches River near Rockland, Tex.; 

drainage area, 3539 sq mi

Trinity River near Oakwood, Tex.; 

drainage area, 12,912 sq mi

Brazos River near Bryan, Tex.; 

drainage area, 38,430 sq mi

Colorado River near San Saba, Tex.; 

drainage area, 30,600 sq mi

Guadalupe River at Victoria, Tex.; 

drainage area, 5161 sq mi

Nueces River near Three Rivers, Tex.; 

drainage area, 15,600 sq mi

Rio Grande at Laredo, Tex.; 

drainage area, 135,976 sq mi

EXPLANATION

Total runoff, in acre-feet, during 

flood period April-June 1957. (Not 

adjusted for storage)

Average yearly runoff, in acre-feet, 

for 7- year period 1950-56. (Not 

adjusted for storage)

FIGURE 13. Comparison of total runoff, in acre-feet, during the flood period, April-June 1957, with average 

yearly runoff, in acre-feet, for 7-year period, 1950-56, at selected stream-gaging stations.

The runoff for May on the Washita River near Durwood, Okla., 

was well over a million acre-feet, almost double the highest runoff for 

any previous May in the 30-year record; runoff in April was the second 

highest flow of record for the month; and that in June was the third 

highest flow of record for the month. Runoff during May 1957 was 

the maximum of record for May in the lower reaches of Salt Fork Red 

North Fork Red, Washita, Blue, and Muddy Boggy River basins.
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B13

No flood of any consequence originated within Louisiana. Moderate 

rises occurred in April along the Red River. More severe rises occurred 

in May when backwater areas along the Red River were inundated as 

floodwaters from Texas and Oklahoma moved downstream toward 

the Gulf of Mexico. The Red River remained above flood stage 

through most of June, and the peak for that month was nearly as high 

as the peak for May.

Runoff for most of the streams east of the Pecos River in Texas 

during the period April to June 1957 was large in comparison with any 

other 3-month period of record. Total runoff for the 3-month period 

hi 1957 hi each of the nine major river basins in Texas (fig. 13), was 

considerably greater than the average yearly runoff for the 7-year 

period, 1950-56. Generally, 1950-56 is considered a period of severe 

drought in Texas. However, there were large or record-breaking 

floods in some parts of Texas during each of those 7 years, the most 

outstanding being the great floods in central Texas in 1952, in eastern 

Texas (and southwestern Louisiana) in 1953, and in the Rio Grande 

basin in 1954.

FLOOD-CONTROL RESERVOIRS

The flood flows in 1957 in the lower reaches of the Red, Trinity, 

Brazos, and Colorado Rivers and the Rio Grande were materially affected by storage in reservoirs. The capacity of 11 of the many major 

reservoirs in those basins in Texas is 19 million acre-feet, of which 11 

million acre-feet is allocated for flood-control storage. These reservoirs had a total storage of 4 million acre-feet on April 1, 1957, and 11 

million acre-feet on June 30, 1957. Therefore, these 11 reservoirs 

were holding a total of 7 million acre-feet more on June 30 than they 

were on April 1. On June 30, water was still being discharged from the 

flood-control pools in 9 of the reservoirs. The flood-control pools 

filled hi 6 of the reservoirs during the flood period and caused uncontrolled spill. The flood-control pools in 3 other reservoirs would have 

filled if releases had not been made during the flood period. During 

the period many reservoirs, in addition to the 11 discussed above, 

caught and held flood water. This additional storage reduced the 

flow of many streams significantly.

DETERMINATION OF FLOOD DISCHARGES

The purpose of this report is to show the extent and the magnitude 

of the floods that occurred during the period April to June 1957. 

Detailed records of streamflow and reservoir content for selected 

stations in each of the major river basins are presented. Much of 

these data have not been published by the U.S. Geological Survey in 

the annual series of Water-Supply Papers on surface-water supply.
B14 FLOODS OF 1957

Data are presented in sufficient detail to be used in studies relative to 

flood-control measures and watershed development.

In order to determine the amount of flow and verify the constantly 

changing flow conditions in a stream channel, basic streamflow data 

must be systematically collected throughout the range of flow experienced at each stream-gaging station. The systematic collection of 

basic data at a stream-gaging station includes a record of stage, 

measurements of discharge, and other general information pertinent 

to the determination of the daily flow of the stream at the gaging 

station. The record of stage is obtained either from periodic readings 

of some type of nonrecording gage or from an automatic water-stage 

recorder installation that provides a continuous graphic record of 

stage. Measurements of flow are generally made by use of a current 

meter.

The operation of a stream-gaging station consists primarily of the 

determination of stage and measurement of discharge for the definition 

of the stage-discharge relation in order that discharge may be calculated for any known stage. The general method used to determine 

discharge involves computation of a stage-discharge relation curve 

from current-meter measurements of discharge at stages varying from 

low to high water and application of the values from this curve to the 

records of stage. Short extensions of the stage-discharge relation 

curve may be made by logarithmic plotting, from velocity-area 

studies, or by use of other measureable hydraulic factors.

Many stream channels within the area covered by this report are 

sandy or silty and are subject to scour and fill especially during periods 

of sustained flood flow, thus the relation between stage and discharge 

is continually changing and frequent current-meter measurements are 

necessary in order that discharge may be reliably defined.

During major floods it is often impossible to obtain current-meter 

measurements because of impassable roads, insufficient flood warning 

on streams of rapidly changing stage, heavy floating debris, or destruction of structures from which flood measurements are made. After 

critical floods, such as those in 1957, the need arises for special peakflow information on certain streams where stream-gaging stations were 

inaccessible during the flood or where streamflow data are not available. Where current-meter measurements were not made, it was 

necessary to determine the peak flow by indirect methods, such as 

computation of flow over roadways or through contracted openings, 

by slope-area method, or by a combination of several methods. 

A general description oi:, these methods can be found in U.S. Geological 

Survey Water-Supply Paper 888.
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B15

EXPLANATION OF DATA

The data in this report consist of records of stage and discharge at 

gaging stations, and of records of peak stage and peak discharge for 

many miscellaneous sites in or on the fringe of the area of intense 

flooding.

The stations are numbered and arranged in downstream order from 

headwater to mouth, with stations on tributaries inserted in the order 

in which the tributary enters the main stream. The locations of 

gaging stations and sites of peak flow measurements are shown by 

number on figures 11 and 12.

In general, the information given for each gaging station is: a 

description of the station, a tabulation of daily mean dischargss for 

April-June 1957, a tabulation of stages and discharges at selected 

intervals during days of rise and recession of the flood. For miscellaneous sites, only the station description is presented.

The description of the gaging station gives information relative to 

location, datum, type of gage, and drainage area. In addition, the 

method used to determine the stage during the flood is described, 

and information is given relative to definition of the stage-discharge 

relation throughout the ranges of stage experienced during the 1957 

floods and the previously recorded maximum flood. The maximum 

stage and maximum discharge at each gaging station is given for the 

period covered by the report and for the period during which continuous records of discharge were obtained. Information regarding 

floods outside the period of record also is given if available. Remarks 

on cooperation, regulation, and diversion, together with other pertinent information are included where applicable.

Tables of daily discharges are presented for the flood period, April 

to June. The tables also give the monthly mean discharge and the 

volume of runoff, in acre-feet, and for some stations runoff is given 

also in inches. In general, runoff, in inches, is computed only for 

stations in areas where the average annual rainfall exceeds 20 inches, 

and for these only if the flow is not regulated. For stations at reservoirs the tables show elevation or gage height, in feet; contents, in 

acre-feet, at an indicated time each day; and a summary of change in 

contents during each month.

The tables of stages and discharges at indicated times provide 

information sufficiently detailed to enable accurate plotting of the 

discharge hydrograph. The tables generally cover the period during 

which discharge was changing rapidly, whereas the tables of daily 

mean discharges furnish sufficient information for days of slowly 

changing discharge. Central standard time is given throughout.

At many stations, stages were obtained from records of a continuous 

water-stage recorder. For periods when a water-stage recorder was
B16 FLOODS OF 1957

not functioning properly, the interrupted stage graph was completed 

on the basis of a floodmark or supplemental gage readings when available. For stations at which the records of stage consisted of one or 

more gage readings each day, a stage graph was drawn on the basis 

of these readings and any floodmarks available. At either type 

station, for periods when no data on stage were available, the record of 

discharge was completed by comparison with records of other stations 

on the same stream or on nearby streams. Details of the methods used 

to define the record of stage are given under the "Gage-height record" 

for each station.

For other available data on the records of streamflow and reservoir 

content of stations included in this report, and also for the records for 

the many other stations in the area, reference is made to the annual 

series of Water-Supply Papers, part 7, Lower Mississippi River basin, 

and part 8, Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

STATION DATA 

ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

1. CANADIAN RIVER NEAR AMARILLO, TEX.

Location. Lat 35°28'10", long 101°52'45", near left bank on downstream side 

of bridge on U.S. Highways 87 and 287, 2,000 ft downstream from Pitcher 

Creek, 2.0 miles downstream from Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway bridge, 19 

miles north of Amarillo, Potter County, and at mile 537.7.

Drainage area. 19,445 sq mi, of which 4,069 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except Apr. 1 21, June 14-18, 

28-30, when once-daily, wire-weight gage readings were used. Datum of gage 

is 2,989.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 66,900 cfs 5 p.m. May 24, (gage height, 

12.82 ft).

1924-25, 1938 to March 1957: Discharge, 135,000 cfs July 25, 1941 (gage 

height, 15.7 ft), from rating curve extended above 100,000 cfs.

Flood of May 1914 reached a stage of about 24.0 ft; a higher stage probably 

occurred during the flood of October 1904.

Remarks. Some regulation by Conchas Reservoir (capacity, 370,200 acre-ft) in 

New Mexico. Extremely low flow is maintained by sewage effluent from the 

city of Amarillo. No large diversions above station.
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES BIT

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

I..... __

2

3 .

4 

5 ___

6.- -.

7 - 

9_ .

10 

April

10 

11 

10 

11 

14 

16 

11 

8.2 

8.2 

8.2

May

103 

177 

179 

115 

85 

53 

29 

11 

7.4 

6.9

June

4,240 

4,740 

3,610 

2,290 

1,390 

681 

259 

102 

76 

53

Day

11. . 

12 .. 

13 

14 

15... ..

16 .. 

17 

18 

19 

20 

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet per s 

Runoff, in acre-feet __ _ ___ ------- __

April

7.4 

5.2 

4.0 

5.8 

6.6 

6.6 

14 

14 

11 

12

May

115 

209 

178 

338 

278 

1,620 

648 

120 

85 

36

June

44 

33 

31 

29 

27 

21 

21 

20 

16 

12

Day

21 

22 

23 

24.. 

25 . 

26 

27 ~ 

28 - 

29 

30 

31 .

April

14

14 

16 

14 

14 

15 

469 

2,460 

260 

175

122 

7.230

May

105 

64 

45 

12,500 

1,820 

236 

408 

463 

1,240 

765 

1,150

751 

46. 190

June

11 

12 

978 

792 

146 

92 

48 

35 

26 

20

662 

39.390

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April m

April #7

12m... 

10 

11 .....

12 

April %8

12m__ ... .

12 . 

April 29

12m.. 

12 p.m... ....

May 15

12p.m... ...

May 16

5 ... _

9_ ... ...

10 ......

7 ... .... ...

12 

Gage 

height

3.81

4.02

4.07

d 75

5 60

5.28

7.45

i TO

4. 53

4.00

3.90

3.67

3.55

3.85

3.77

4.19

4.98

4.73

5.58

4.90

5.20

4.77

Discharge

35

94

99

447

1 fi<\fl

1,130

10,000

3,120

1,070

460

395

237

170

360

3,450

572

1,720

1,260

3,280

1,420

2,100

1,220

Hour

May 17 

12m.. ___

May 18

12m.. 

12p.m... ...

12m___ ...

2

3... ..........

4 

5_.. ......

7 .........

g

12

May Z5

4 ... -

8 ....... ...

12m. .

12 

Gage 

height

4.35

3.87

3.77

3.74

. ou

3 on

4.67

S

on

8

nQ

10.85

10 QO

9 32

8 H7

4.22

3.17

2.69

2.53

Discharge

602

170

109

94

QO

1,180

2

QOf\

6.400

44,400

66 900

31,500

21 900

1 1 500

S

enn

4,490

2,900

1,800

1,200

680

360

Hour

May 86 

12m.__ 

10p.m.. .....

12 

May 31

4 _____ . ....

6.. ...........

7 .... ......

8

10 

12m... .

6 p.m.... ....

8 _ ..........

12 . 

June 2

5 a.m. .. ...

10 _____ ..

12m__. __ ..

6 p.m..... ...

12 

12 m... ......

12p.m___ ....

12m... ......

12 p.m.. ....

Gage 

height

2.42

2.36

2.53

3

C7

3.48

4.11

3.88

6.42

5.47

4.82

4.37

3.57

4.32

4.09

4.52

4.12

4.92

4.52

4.45

4.15

3.90

3.72

3.52

Discharge

211

138

2,740

2,480

4,230

3,450

13, 300

7,900

6,060

4,300

1,960

4,120

3,310

4,880

3,420

6,490

4,880

4,610

3,520

2,800

2,240

1,880
B18 FLOODS OF 1957

BED RIVER BASIN 

2. SALT FORK RED RIVER AT MANGTHVC, OKLA.

Location. Lat 34°52', long 99°31', in SW^SEtf sec. 34, T. 5 N., R. 22 W., near 

left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 34, half a mile 

south of Mangum, 13 miles downstream from Fish Creek, and at mile 35.5.

Drainage area. 1,566 sq mi, of which 209 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except May 19-24, 27, 30, 31, 

June 8-11, for which graph was drawn on basis of wire-weight gage readings 

made once daily. Datum of gage is 1,490.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements below 50,000 cfs.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 72,000 cfs 10:30 a.m. May 16 (gage 

height, 14.55 ft).

1905-6, 1937 to March 1957: Discharge, 60,000 cfs June 16, 1938 (gage 

height, 14.7 ft).

Maximum discharge known, that of May 16, 1957; maximum gage height, 

that of June 16, 1938.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1. ------

2 -

3 

4 ... .

5 

6 -

7 -

8 

9 .

10 

April

23

37 

140 

37 

67 

39 

21 

14 

9.3 

6.4

May

586 

940 

951 

2,140 

518 

368 

315 

741 

2,080 

270

June

1,230 

760 

650 

972 

735 

720 

430 

236 

164 

125

Day

11 

12. 

1 ^

14. 

15 

16 

ITIS. . 

19

20 

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet per 

Runoff, in acre-feet-.. _ ___ __ - . ...

April

8.5 

5.3 

4.4 

3.9 

4.7 

5.3 

4.4 

3.3 

6.4 

1,240

May

1,800 

1,600 

781 

558 

470 

14, 800 

2,740 

2,280 

825 

490

June

100 

88 

88 

71 

74 

66 

60 

62 

59 

56

Day

21 - 

22 

23 ~ 

24 .

25 

26 

952

29

30- 

01

April

372 

578 

1,810 

495 

209 

719 

186 

2,920 

3,190 

1,480

455 

27,050

May

360 

330 

280 

230 

3.560 

1,030 

470 

390 

400 

230 

514

1,389 

85, 380

June

47 

42 

40 

39 

37 

39 

43 

34 

26 

19

237 

14, 110

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

May 15

May 16

1 a.m. ........

4. .........

8... ... .... ...

9.. ........

10... .........

10:30.. .......

11 .........

12m__ _ 

2 ........

3.............

Gage 

height

6.55

6.55

6.53

6.52

11.20

14.10

14.55

13.85

12.05

11.45

11.05

10.74

Discharge

430

430

416

17 son

fit) &nn

72,000

41, 400

34,000

29 200

26,000

Hour

May 16-cont.

5... ........ ..

6...... ....

7... ___ ...

8... .......

10 - . 

19

May 17

4 

6 

10 

Gage 

height

10.25

9.25

8.65

8.52

8.58

o Oft

7 90

7.67

7 Oft

6 no

6.78

Discharge

12,400

8,700

8,100

8,400

5, 300

4,400

3,600

2,800

2,100

1,700

Hour

May /7-cont.

8 

10 

12 - 

May 18

4 

6 

12m 

12 -

Gage 

height

6.75

6.77

7.55

7.76

7.76

7.48

7.28

6.87

6.65

6.47

Discharge

1,660

1,700

3,900

4,800

4,800

3,650

2,800

1,800

1,250

1,100
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B19

3. NORTH FORK RED RIVER NEAR HEADRICK, OKLA.

Location. Lat 34°38', long 99°06', in center of W/2 sec. 21, T. 2 N., R. 18 W., 

near right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U.S. Highway 62, 

2}£ miles east of Headrick, 12.9 miles upstream from Otter Creek, and at mile 

33.0.

Drainage area. 4,244 sq mi, of which 399 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except Apr. 6-19, 29, 30, 

May 7, 8, 29, 30, June 7-17, 20, 23-30. Graphs were drawn on basis of oncedaily wire-weight gage readings for all periods except Apr. 6-8. Datum of gage 

is 1,299.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (U.S. Bureau of Reclamation bench mark).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 20,100 cfs 10:45 p.m. May 4 (gage 

height, 9.36ft).

1905-8, 1937 to March 1957: Discharge, 30,700 cfs Oct. 5, 1955 (gage height, 

11.50ft).

Maximum stage known, 16.1 ft sometime before 1927, from information 

by State Highway Department.

Remarks. Flow partly regulated by Lake Altus (capacity, 142,900 acre-ft) 

39.5 miles above station, where there was no spill other than 2,510 acre-ft 

distributed through period June 4-29 (maximum discharge, 131 cfs June 18).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

!___..__

2.______

3 

4_____-

5

6 _ 

7 __-

8

9_-__.__

10- _-

April

28 

21 

1,020 

1,520 

108 

60 

50 

48 

44 

38

May

990 

2,510 

4,700 

12,200 

16,000 

8,070 

984 

695 

3,550 

10,800

June

642 

1,100 

3,120 

3,060 

2,110 

1,780 

1,000 

752 

545 

427

Day

12 -

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet per s 

Runoff, in acre-feet ___ _____ _ ... - .

April

37 

37 

32 

27 

23 

22 

22 

22 

22 

146

May

6,520 

13,200 

9,370 

4,400 

1,530 

827 

1,360 

8,780 

9,600 

3,370

June

372 

372 

411 

342 

365 

403 

284 

2,730 

2, 110 

1,140

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30- 

01

April

5,940 

3,190 

11, 800 

9,600 

3,750 

1,070 

1,110 

1,040 

764 

704

1,410 

83.900

May

1,500 

734 

1,560 

730 

1,850 

5,750 

1,800 

816 

489 

419 

843

4,368 

268, 600

June

652 

320 

173 

162 

151 

140 

127 

124 

115 

115

838 

49, 870

4. CACHE CREEK NEAR WALTERS, OKLA.

Location. Lat 34°20', long 98°17', in SE# sec. 19, T. 2 S., R. 10 W., near center 

of span on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 53, 1% miles 

east of Walters, 12.2 miles upstream from West Cache Creek, and at mile 

19.7.

Drainage area. 675 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 938.2 ft 

above mean sea level (Oklahoma State Highway Commission bench mark).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 15,000 cfs 6 a.m. May 26 (gage height, 

28.80ft).

1938 to March 1957: Discharge, 28,200 cfs May 18, 1951 (gage height, 

29.72ft).
B20 FLOODS OF 1957

Maximum stage known, that of May 18, 1951. Flood of 1906 reached a 

stage about the same as those of May 18, 1951, and May 17, 1947 (gage height, 

29.62 ft); information from local residents.

Remarks. Flow partly regulated by Lake Lawtonka (capacity, 63,000 acre-ft) 

on Medicine Creek and by Lake Thomas (capacity, 8,300 acre-ft) on Little 

Medicine Creek.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1. - ...

2

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 --

8. -----

9

10 

April

34

47 

44 

58 

501 

122 

70 

58 

47 

41

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, in acre-fe

May

1,400 

1,440 

4,020 

7,950 

8,000 

4,000 

807 

446 

1,500 

2,240

June

3,440 

1,280 

1,140 

2,820 

3, 490 

2,310 

1,030 

683 

496 

397

Day

11 

13 

14 

IS 

16 

17 -.

t 0

to

ischarsje, in cubic feet per s 

et

April

36 

33

30 

30 

28 

26 

26 

27 

27 

57

May

895 

554 

1,140 

1,210 

570 

252 

280 

2,660 

4,760 

2,960

June

326 

304 

293 

326 

304 

216 

200 

684 

1,600 

723

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27- 

9R

29 

30 

31 

April

2,130 

3,150 

2, 3SO 

3,260 

1,620 

2,590 

1,690 

375 

904 

1,380

694 

41,300

May

539 

710 

1,900 

852 

2,360 

13,200 

6,220 

1,340 

641 

522 

1,590

2,480 

152, 600

June

262 

200 

180 

164 

153 

146 

136 

132 

120 

114

789 

46,950

5. DEEP RED RUN NEAR RANDLETT, OE3LA.

Location. Lat 34°13', long 98°27', in SV?% sec. 10, T. 4 S., R. 12 W., near right

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U.S. Highway 277, 2% miles north

of Randlett and 4.8 miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area. 617 sq mi. 

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 924.49 ft

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Oklahoma State Highway Commission

bench mark). 

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Maxima. April- June 1957: Discharge, 8,050 cfs 1:45 a.m. May 20 (gage height

23.74ft).

1949 to March 1957: Discharge, 20,300 cfs May 18, 1951 (gage height, 27.10

ft), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs.

Maximum stage known, 1908; somewhat exceeded 27 ft; information from

local residents.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1-

2. _ ...

3......

4.......

5 _

6 

7 ..

8

9 ....

10 ......

April

1.6 

1.4 

1.3 

1.1 

1.0 

1.4 

1.2 

.8 

.7 

.6

Monthly mean ( 

Runoff, in acre-f

May

3,470 

2,950 

2,780 

6,630 

5,670 

5,650 

3,300 

574 

807 

1,460

June

1,670 

3,050 

1,310 

1,320 

1,360 

980 

368 

174 

117 

91

Day

11.--. 

12 

13_. 

14- . 

15--.. 

16 

17 

18 

19- 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

set

April

0.7 

.7 

.7 

.6 

.6 

.7 

.6 

.6 

.6 

166

May

2,430 

1,360 

960 

1,310 

1,330 

239 

244 

2,260 

4,040 

6,300

June

73 

71 

78 

103 

88 

54 

40 

91 

1,120 

2,190

Day

21- 

99

23 

24 __ 

25 

26. . 

27 

28 

29 

30 

April

1,490 

1,500 

2,740 

2,270 

1,620 

3,070 

2,570 

2,400 

2,950 

3,170

799 

47,530

May

1,990 

334 

1,810 

3,010 

2,550 

4,020 

3,760 

720 

145 

120 

446

2,344 

144, 100

June

719 

91 

56 

40 

30 

26 

22 

19 

17 

15

513 

30, 510
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B21

6. LAKE KEMP NEAR MABELLE, TEX.

Location. Lat 33°45', long 99°09', in outlet-gate control house at dam on 

Wichita River, 6.2 miles north of Mabelle, Baylor County, and 10.2 miles 

northeast of Seymour.

Drainage area. 2,099 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Float-type gage read daily at 8 a.m. Datum of gage is 

2.4 ft above mean sea level datum of 1929, Fort Worth supplementary adjustment of 1942.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Contents, 390,900 acre-ft 8 a.m. May 21 (gage 

height, 1,147.8ft).

1922 to March 1957: Contents, 420,900 acre-ft June 30, 1941 (gage height, 

1,149.6ft).

Remarks. Lake is formed by hydraulic-earth-fill dam, 7,500 ft long, having an 

uncontrolled semicircular concrete service spillway 564 ft long with crest at 

gage height 1,150.6 ft (capacity, 438,000 acre-ft). Two uncontrolled emergency spillways are located between the left end of dam and the service spillway, one 70 ft long with crest at gage height 1,159.1 ft, and the other 335 ft 

long with crest ranging from gage height 1,159.6 to 1,162.9 ft. Storage began 

Oct. 1, 1922; dam completed Aug. 25, 1923. Outlet works consist of six conduits, 7 ft in diameter, controlled by lift-type gates. Records of daily gage 

heights furnished by Wichita County Water Improvement Districts Nos. 1 

and 2. Capacity table furnished by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and based 

on their survey in 1944. Two outlet gates were opened May 19 and closed 

June 12. Average daily discharge through the gates, about 3,300 cfs.

Gage height, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet, at 8 a.m. of indicated day, 1957

Day

1. ____ .

2............... . ... .

3 _.._. ... .. .

4.............................

5. . ..

6..................... .. . ..

7 . __ 

8. .....

9. ............ . .

lO........ .....................

11................. .

12..................... .

13....................... .. ..

14.... _ .

15.........

16.......

17........ ..... ... .

18... ................... . .

19 . _ .. .

20..... ..... ..

21.... _ .. .

22..........

23......... -

24.... 

25... _ -

26..... _. ...... ..... . .

27........

28.. .... .

29..............

30.. ....

31 ____ .

Al

Gage height

1, 130. 8

1 13ft 8

1 13ft 8

1 13ft 8

1 13ft Q

1 13ft Q

1 13ft Q

1, 130. 9

1 130 Q

1 130 Q

1, 130. 9

1 13ft 8

1 13ft 8

1 13ft 8

i 15ft 8

1 13ft ft

1 13ft 8

1 13ft 8

1 13ft 8

1, 131. 6

1. 132. 6

1 133 1

1 133 f»

1 133 Q

1, 134. 4

1 13^ 9

1, 136. 8

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Contents

164 900

164 900

164 900

165^ 800

165,800

165, 800

165, 800

165, 800

165,800

165,800

164 900

164 900

164 900

-lOA QAA

164 900

164 900

164, 900

164,900

172, 400

182, 200

187, 30(V

m 7ftft

196, 100

201,800

211 100

230, 300

+65, 400

M

Gage height

1, 138. 7

1 13Q Q

1, 140. 2

1, 140. 6

1, 141. 2

1,141.4

1, 141. 7

1, 142. 0

1, 142. 4

1 t 149 Q

1, 143. 7

1 144 2

1, 144. 5

1, 145. 5

1, 147. 8

1, 147. 6

1, 147. 4

1, 147. 7

1, 147. 7

1, 147. 4

1, 146. 9

1, 146. 6

1,146.3

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Contents

254, 300

9fiQ Qftft

973 Qftft

OQft 5ftft

290, 300

9Q4 P^nft

298 700

304,700

319 90ft

337, 200

QQQ Qflfl

337, 200

384, 300

387, 600

384, 300

38Q 9ftft

381, 000

376, 000

366, 200

361, 200

+130,900

Ju

Gage height

1, 145. 7

1 1 AK. K

1 14^ 4

1, 145. 4

1, 145. 6

1, 145. 7

1, 145. 6

1, 145. 4

1, 145. 0

1, 144. 4

1, 144. 2

1, 144. 2

1, 144. 2

1, 144. 3

1, 144. 4

1, 144. 8

1, 144. 9

1, 144. 9

1, 145. 0

1, 145. 0

1, 145. 0

1, 145. 0

1, 145. 0

1, 145. 0

1, 145. 0

1, 144. 9

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Contents

356, 400

353, 200

351,600

351,600

354, 800

356, 400

354,800

351, 600

345, 200

340, 400

335, 600

330, 800

330,800

332, 400

332, 400

332, 400

334, 000

335, 600

335, 600

342, 000

343, 600

343,600

345, 200

345, 200

345, 200

345, 200

345, 200

345, 200

345. 200

343,600

-17,600
B22 FLOODS OF 1957

7. WICHTTA RIVER AT WICHITA FALLS, TEX.

Location. Lat 33°54'30", long 98°32'05", near center of stream on downstream 

side ef Beverly Drive Bridge in Wichita Falls, Wichita County, 4 miles upstream 

from Fort Worth and Denver City Railway bridge and 8.4 miles upstream from 

from Holliday Creek.

Drainage area. 3,140 sq mi, of which 2,099 sq mi is above Lake Kemp Dam.

Gage-height record. From graph based on readings of wire-weight gage made at 

least twice daily. Datum of gage is 924.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 7,200 cfs 6-12 p.m. May 3; gage height, 

18.60 ft 12 p.m. May 19 to 3 a.m. May 20.

1938 to March 1957: Discharge observed, 17,800 cfs Oct. 3, 1941 (gage 

height, 24.00ft).

Maximum discharge known, 50,000 cfs on June 8, 1915; computed by Big 

Wichita River Irrigation Co.

Remarks. Runoff from 2,099 sq mi was controlled by Lake Kemp (capacity, 

438,000 acre-ft) 71 miles upstream. Two outlet gates in Lake Kemp Dam were 

opened May 19 and closed June 12. Average daily discharge through the gates, 

about 3,300 cfs.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1. ...

2 

3 

4. __ .-

5 

6

7. 

8 

9. 

10 

April

29 

30 

30 

32 

32 

30 

32 

30 

37 

27

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, in acre-fe

May

2,820 

3,370 

6,789 

6,990 

5,900 

4,570 

2,550 

1,280 

1,260 

2,000

June

4,170 

5,900 

6,650 

5,700 

4,830 

4,490 

4,350 

3,850 

3,550 

3,150

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16- 

17 - 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per s 

et

April

27 

29 

27 

30 

30 

32 

31 

30 

35 

119

May

1,220 

1,550 

2,260 

1,200 

847 

645 

647 

4.390 

6,700 

6,960

June

3.060 

3,070 

3,320 

3,3fiO 

1,640 

794 

471 

390 

972 

555

Day

21- 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 - 

27- 

28- 

29 

30 

31. .

April

1,320 

712 

835 

642 

267 

1,500 

799 

992 

2,900 

3,380

468 

27,840

May

5,700 

3,960 

3,770 

4,270 

4,450 

4,210 

4,210 

4,210 

4,080 

4,090 

4,370

3,589 

220,700

June

345 

255 

199 

177 

187 

144 

135 

139 

125 

121

2,203 

131, 100
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B23

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 27

April H8

12m.---- __

3 

6... .... ...

12 

"12 

April SO

6 a.m -..- 

12m.-- 

12 

May 1

12m.- 

6 p.m.--. .-

12 

9 

6 

12 .

Gage 

height

A. 18

3,75

4.00

7.20

8.15

in on

11.65

12.00

12.10 

12 00

11.37

10.65

9 on

10.30 

13.58

15.60

17.30

17.65

17.80

18.27

18.27

Discharge

414

288

360

700

1,460

1,820

2,940

3,280

3,440

3,480 

3 440

3,150

2,680 

4,240

4,570

6,630

6,880

6,980

7,200

7,200

Hour

May 4

May 7

4 a.m -. 

12 m-_. __ -.

12 p.m.-.---

Mayl7

May 18

1 a.m. __ ... 

2.- _ .

12 p.m... ....

May 19

19

Gage 

height

18.39

18.25

17.80

16.50 

15.30

14.25

13.00

12.10 

9.80

6.28

7.50 

10.80 

14.60

16.62

17.40

10 f\f\

18.35

18.60

Discharge

6,980

7,040

6,960

6,670

j OOU

5,160

4,590

3,940

3,480 

2,330

1,540

798

1,280 

2,820

4,780 

5,950

6,420

6,800

7,030

7,190

Hour

May 20

May ti

12m.. 

12 p.m... .

May 2% 

12m... .

12p.m.- 

May 31

June 1

6p.m._- 

Junet

19

JuneS

10 a.m .... . 

6p.m.. ......

1Z m... ......

Gage 

height

18.60

18.30

17.70

16.31

14.35

12.70

12.35

13.28

13.40 

14.70

16.40

17.25

17.80

17.90 

17.75 

17.30

16.12

15.25

Discharge

7,190

7,000

6,600

5,770

4,650

3,790

3,610

4,100

3,990

4,150 

4,830

5,820

6,330

6,670

6,740 

6,640 

6,360

5,650

5,130
B24 FLOODS OF 1957

8. BEAVER CREEK NEAR WATJRIKA, OKLA.

Location. Lat 34°13', long 98°03', on north line NW^NW^ sec. 16, T. 4 S., 

R. 8 W., on left bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 5, 4.5 

miles northwest of Waurika, 6.2 miles upstream from Cow Creek, and at mile 

25.8.

Drainage area. 563 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 879.17 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Oklahoma State Highway 

Commission).

Discharge record. State-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 22,500 cfs 4:15 a.m. May 26 (gage height, 

21.82ft).

1953 to March 1957: Discharge, 32,200 cfs May 20, 1955 (gage height, 

22.42ft).

Maximum stage since at least 1889, 22.7 ft on May 18, 1951, from floodmark 

(discharge, 65,300 cfs by contracted-opening measurement). A similar stage 

was reached sometime before 1889, according to information furnished by local 

resident.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1. -----

2 

3

4 

5 

6 _

7 

8 .

9 -

10 

April

6.2 

5.7 

6.5 

6.3 

5.6 

5.7 

5.5 

4.8 

4.1 

3.8

May

1,720 

1,770 

2,120 

5,060 

4,950 

2,480 

298 

166 

365 

1,010

June

4,020 

2,300 

1,420 

1,730 

1,700 

938 

359 

257 

221 

200

Day

19

13 

15

16 

17 

18 _-

10

20 __

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet per 

Runoff, in acre-feet.. ___ .. .......

April

3.6 

3.6 

3.5 

3.2 

3.0 

4.0 

3.9 

3.7 

4.1 

45

May

462 

206 

505 

1,510 

818 

180 

477 

9,260 

11,800 

4,070

June

196 

180 

202 

206 

165 

626 

183 

223 

885 

419

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28-.-

OQ

30 

Si--

April

1,600 

2,040 

3,520 

3,360 

2,060 

2,420 

3,050 

938 

989 

1,680

726 

43, 220

May

819 

345 

1,450 

1,860 

1,300 

17, 900 

4,730 

1,050 

347 

422 

2,050

2,629 

161, 700

June

151 

123 

109 

116 

114 

93 

87 

81 

75 

69

582 

34, 610

9. LAKE KICKAPOO NEAR ARCHER CITY, TEX.

Location. Lat 33°39'45", long 98°45'45", at intake tower near left end of dam 

on North Fork Little Wichita River, 8.2 miles south of Mankins and 9.2 

miles northwest of Archer City, Archer County.

Drainage area. 275 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Staff-gage readings made twice daily. Datum of gage is at 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Contents, 117,900 acre-ft 8 a.m. May 19 (elevation, 

1,046.8 ft).

1946 to March 1957: Contents, 134,300 acre-ft Aug. 2, 1950 (elevation, 

1,049.2ft).

Remarks. Lake is formed by an earth-fill dam 6,800 ft long, containing a reinforced concrete ogee-type uncontrolled service spillway, 482.7 ft long, at 

right end of dam, Dam completed Dec. 15, 1945, and storage began Feb. 1, 

1946. Capacity, 106,000 acre-ft between elevations 1,000.92 ft at sill of two 

48- by 60-inch outlet conduits and 1,045.0 ft at top of service spillway. 

Maximum capacity, 220,000 acre-ft at elevation 1,060 ft with 2-ft freeboard.
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B25

There is no dead storage. Water is used as municipal supply for city of Wichita 

Falls. Capacity curve and records of observed lake elevations furnished by 

city of Wichita Falls.

Elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet, at 8 a.m. of indicated day, 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 

A-P

Elevation

1, 038. 4

1, 038. 4

1,038.4

1, 038. 4

1, 038. 4

1, 038. 3

1, 038. 3

1, 038. 3

1, 038. 3

1, 038. 3

1,038.2

1, 038. 2

1, 038. 1

1, 038. 1

1. 038. 1

1, 038. 0

1. 038. 0

1 038 0

1,038.3

i n^s. ^

1,038.6

1,038.6

1,038.7

1,039.9

1 040 1

1,041.8

ril

Contents

68,420

68 420

68,420

68,420

68, 420

67, 940

67, 940

67, 940

67,940

67 940

67, 460

67, 460

66, 980

66, 980

66, 980

66, 500

67, 460

67, 940

eg Qflfl

69. 380

75, 980

77, 050

86, 560

+27, 010

M

Elevation

1, 044. 2

1, 044. 6

1, 045. 0

1, 045. 3

1, 046. 0

1, 045. 6

1, 045. 6

1. 045. 5

1, 045. 5

1, 045. 7

1, 045. 7

1 041 A.

1, 046. 2

1, 045. 8

1, 045. 6

1 045. 4

1. 045. 4

1. 045. 4

1 045. 3

1, 045. 2

1. 045. 2

ay

Contents

101, 000

103,500

106,000

108,000

112,500

109, 900

109. 900

109, 200

109. 200

109, 200

110,600

108,600

113,800

m oon

109, 900

109, 200

108, 600

108,600

108, 600

108,000

108,000

107,300

io7 ^nn

Ju

Elevation

1, 045. 1

1, 045. 2

1.045.3

1 045.3

1, 045. 5

1, 045. 6

1, 045. 6

1. 045. 5

1, 045. 4

1, 045. 3

1, 045. 3

1, 045. 3

1. 045. 3

1, 045. 2

1, 045. 2

1, 045. 1

1, 045. 1

1, 045. 2

1, 045. 2

1. 045. 2

1. 045. 1

1. 045. 1

1.045 1

1, 045. 1

1, 045. 0

1, 045. 0

1,045.0

1, 045. 0

1, 045. 0

1, 044. 9

ne

Contents

107, 300

108,000

108,000

109, 200

108, 600

108, 000

108, 000

107, 300

106,600

107, 300

107,300

106, 600

106, 600

106,600

106,000

106, 000

106, 000

106, 000

106, 000

105, 400

-1, 900

10. LITTLE WICHITA RIVER NEAR HENRIETTA, TEX.

Location. Lat 33°50'00", long 98°12'30", on left bank at downstream side of

bridge on State Highway 148, 1.5 miles northwest of Henrietta, Clay County,

4 miles upstream from Turkey Creek, and 5 miles upstream from Dry Fork

Little Wichita River. 

Drainage area. 1,037 sq mi. 

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 831.57 ft

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-dischargerelationdefinedby current-meter measurements. 

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 6,390 cfs 4 p.m. May 2 (gage height,

18.36ft).

1953 to March 1957: Discharge 5,890 cfs Oct. 26, 1953 (gage height, 17.91 ft). 

Flood of 1908 reached a stage of about 21 ft; information from State Highway

Department. 

Remarks. Some regulation by Lake Kickapoo on North Fork. City of Wichita

Falls diverts water from Lake Kickapoo for municipal use and city of Henrietta

diverts water from gage pool for municipal use. 

656087 O 62- 3
B26 FLOODS OF 1957

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

!-----_

2__._.__

3 ..

4 

5 

6... .

7 .

8_ 

9 _ 

10 

April

2.7 

2.0 

2.7 

2.0 

.7 

.1 

.1 

0 

0 

0

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, In acre-fc

May

5,370 

6,080 

5,530 

4,980 

4,350 

4,040 

3,910 

3,760 

3,640 

3,410

June

1.230 

1.910 

2,220 

2,040 

1,700 

1.720 

2,040 

2,170 

2,170 

1,540

Day

11 

12 . 

13 

14 . 

15 .. 

16..... 

17 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

et

April

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

6.8 

98

May

3,050 

2, 510 

2,830 

2,680 

2,220 

2,200 

2,410 

3,740 

3,460 

3,220

June

348 

170 

128 

185 

167 

93 

58 

44 

152 

346

Day

21 

22 

23 

24.. 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO - 

SI 

April

1,220 

654 

1,150 

1,490 

1,620 

3,110 

3,430 

3,280 

4,050 

5,140

842 

50. 100

May

3,640 

4,000 

4,050 

3,800 

3,690 

3,030 

2,240 

1,890 

1,230 

331 

361

3,820 

201, 600

June

194 

70 

35 

18 

10 

7.6 

6.4 

2.7 

1.5 

.7

693 

41, 210

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April H 

12 p.m.._ ....

April 05

12 

April m

12m-. 

April 27

12m... 

April 28 

lOa.m ........

12p.m.. __

April 29

12m__._ _ ..

12 p.m.... .-

12m-- 

12p.m.. _ 

4p.m.. ......

12 

Gage 

height

13.23

12 91

16.43

17.00

17.32

17.45

17.38

17.32

17.25

17.47

17.68

17.97

18.16

18.12

18.25

18.31

18. 36

18.29

Discharge

1,550

1 490

2,270

2 7 cn

3,320

3,440

3,270

3,120

3,560

3 990

4,670

5,280

5,100

"i 330

5,730

6,110

6,390

Hour

May 3

May 4

May 17

10 

May 18

May 19

12 m ----- _

May 20

May il

12m._ 

May 22

12m-. 

Gage 

height

18.15

18.10

18.05

n

QO

16.54

16.58

17.00

n

oo

17.50

17.68

17.57

17.37

1 7 9Q

17.23

17.34

17.47

17.68

17.73

Discharge

5,430

5,100

2,330

2,360

2,770

3,670

3,990

3,780

3,410

3,140

3,390

3,610

3,960

3,960

4,120

Hour

May 23 

12m 

12 

12m-. - 

12 - 

May 2S

12m.- 

May 31

12 p.m_-_ 

June 1

12 

12m. -

12 m_-_--- 

Gage 

height

17.73

17.75

17.68

17.61

17.54

17.59

17.58

17.41

8.90

11.45

12.15

13.70

15.18

16.34

16.43

16.23

15.88

15.06

Discharge

4,050

4,120

3,900

3,840

3,640

3,780

3,750

3,490

524

1,180

1,340

1,620

1,900

2,210

2,250

2,160

2,060

1,870

11. RED RIVER NEAR TERRAL, OKLA.

Location. Lat 33°52'50", long 97°56'15", near center of stream on downstream 

side of pier of bridge on U.S. Highway 81, a quarter of a mile downstream 

from Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad bridge, 1.2 miles south of
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B27

Terral, Jefferson County, 3.2 miles downstream from Little Wichita River, 

and at mile 872.

Drainage area. 28,723 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi is probably noncontributtng.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except Apr. 1-20 and June 

6-30, for which graph was drawn on basis of wire-weight gage readings made 

at least once daily. Datum of gage is 770.31 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 110,000 cfs 8 a.m. June 4 (gage height, 

22.72ft).

1938 to March 1957: Discharge, 197,000 cfs June 8, 1941 (gage height, 

28.12ft).

Maximum stage known before 1938, 27.2 ft on May 19, 1935; floods of 1891 

and May 1, 1908, reportedly reached about the same stage.

Remarks. Some regulation by Lake Kemp on Wichita River in Baylor County, 

Tex. (see p. 21); Lake Kickapoo on North Fork Little Wichita River in Archer 

County, Tex. (see p. 24); Lake Altus on North Fork Red River in Kiowa 

County, Okla.; and Lake Lawtonka and Lake Thomas in Cache Creek Basin 

in Comanche County, Okla. Principal diversions are from Wichita River 

for irrigation of about 20,000 acrea in the vicinity of Wichita Falls, Tex. and 

from North Fork Red River for irrigation of about 48,000 acres in the vicinity 

of Altus, Okla.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 _ . ...

2-.-. ...

4 -

5 _

7 ....

8 

9 

10 

April

328 

328 

338 

342 

1,200 

2,750 

1,860 

1,190 

822 

628

May

53, 200 

42, 400 

54, 700 

61,900 

67, 300 

68, 100 

49,000 

27,200 

17,200 

36,200

Monthly mean discharge, 

Runoff, In thousands of a

June

24, 100 

49, 400 

63,300 

86,800 

42. 700 

39,800 

27,000 

17,200 

13,300 

11,000

Day

11 

12 

13 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19--... 

20 

in cubic feet per s 

ere feet

April

538 

440 

430 

380 

328 

285 

294 

255 

289 

621

May

45,900 

35,500 

55. 200 

53,600 

34, 300 

28,200 

29,700 

62,800 

80, 700 

84,100

June

10,200 

9,890 

5,800 

6,270 

6,270 

5,360 

4,090 

3,160 

10,000 

14,400

Day

21- _ - 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31- 

April

7,700 

36,200 

32, 300 

35, 100 

35,900 

37,200 

43,300 

31, 200 

32,300 

61,400

12, 210 

726.4

May

48,700 

20,600 

31,200 

33.600 

30,700 

42,400 

64,900 

39,600 

15,800 

11,600 

24,500

43, 580 

2,679

June

12, 400 

6,300 

3,920 

3,430 

2,740 

2,270 

2,000 

1,900 

1,710 

1,530

16, 270 

968.4

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 19

April HO

12 

April 81

8 ..... ... .

12m8 -

12.. 

Gage 

height

7.56

8.05

9.43

11.00

12.30

13.44

14.24

16.07

Discharge

346

622

1,170

1,850

3,880

6,090

12,600

23.900

Hour

April 88

6 

12 

April 8S

12m- - 

12m12D.m . -..

Gage 

height

1 7 OQ

17.69

17.73

17.46

16.76

1 R 93

17.27

17.40

Discharge

35, 700

41 400

39,600

34, 100

97 onn

37, 500

37.600

Hour

April &5

9 

12 

April m

12m 

April 27

12 

Gage 

height

17.40

17.00

17.51

17.48

17.23

18.02

18.26

18.00

17.73

Discharge

36, 200

31,700

37,400

37,000

34,300

43,300

45,800

42,200

38,600
B28 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957 

Continued

Hour

April 28 

12m 

12 p.m._. __

April 89

4

12- 

April 30

12 

12m-- 

May %

12m_-_ 

May 3

12m .- 

May 4

12 p.m... 

May 6

12 

12 p.m.. 

May 8

12m..- ..

May9

May 10

12mMay 11

12 m_. -------

May 1%

12m. ._ 

Gage 

height

17.25

16.80

16.24

16.69

17.96

19.39

19.18

19.20

16.76

16.92

17.51

18.02

18.52

1Q Gf\

18.60

19.07

1Q 00

10 49

18.89

18.56

17.69

16.39

13.68

14. 27

15.52

16 92

18.12

16.65

15.84

Discharge

18, 400

22, 800

49 7nn

61,100

62,500

60,700

61 

' 400

KK Qnn

41,100

48,200

54,700

62,100

67 900

n dnn

79 "inn

61,400

40 Qnn

15,100

18,000

39 800

52,800

46,800

29,700

Hour

May 1% Con.

May 13 

12m... 

May 14

12m--. 

May 15

12m-_ 

12 

May 17

6 -

12 

May 18

12m.- 

12m._- 

12 

May HI

12m__ - 

12m-.. 

10 a.m.... ....

May $4

12m. ........

May #5 

12m-- 

Gage 

height

16.68

17.47

18.48

18.82

18.77

18.48

17.00

16.22

15.95

15.60

15.47

16.33

16.86

16.04

15.35

17.42

1Q4.fi

20.55

20.74

21.00

20.92

20.43

20.08

18.13

16.56

15.57

15.22

16.06

17.57

18.11

16.75

16.60

16.97

16.74

Discharge

07 Knn

45,700

KC Cflfl

60 800

60,200

56,900

40 ' 600

33,000

30 * 600

27,700

26,400

QQ onn

31,200

25,300

45,100

76,300

81,400

83, 700

87,800

86,500

79,200

74,000

46,400

28,000

18,900

16,700

22,800

39,200

46.200

30,000

28,400

32,300

29, 900

Hour

May 26 

12m.. -

MayKT

12m. ..

12 p.m.. _ ..

12m..... 

12 m .......

12 

7a.m ____ .

10 

12 

June 1

12.. __._..-_.-

June %

12 p.m.. __

JuneS

12 

12m...- 

Gage 

height

17.61

19.15

20.06

18. 89

17.57

16.11

14.93

13.91

13.65

14.85

16.56

16.48

16.73

16.62

1 K 70

17.12

17.65

18.87

18.95

19.42

20.65

20.68

18.30

17.63

17.96

17. 65

17.08

16.47

15.68

15.07

14.62

Discharge

39,800

60,300

71,900

56,700

39,200

23.200

15,000

10,200

9,000

14.200

17,000

25,600

24,600

27,100

25,900

31, 700

?7, 700

53, 000

54, 100

60,600

77,800

110 000

79,600

48,200

40, 200

44, 100

40, 400

34, 100

27, 300

20,400

16,900

14, 700
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B29

12. RED RIVER NEAR QAINESVTLLE, TEX.

Location. Lat 33°44', long 97° 10', in SW# sec. 36, T. 9 S., R. 1 E., near center

of span on downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 77, a quarter of a mile

downstream from Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway bridge, 5 miles downstream from Fish Creek, 7 miles north of Gainesville, and at mile 791.5. 

Drainage area. 30,782 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except Apr. 1-21, for which

graph was drawn on basis of wire-weight gage readings made twice daily.

Datum of gage is 627.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). 

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements. 

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 102,000 cfs 10:30 a.m. to 12 m. June 5

(gage height, 25.14 ft, backwater from Lake Texoma).

1936 to March 1957: Discharge, 168,000 cfs June 9, 1941; gage height, 26.53

ft May 21, 1951. 

Cooperation. Records collected and computed by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

and reviewed by U.S. Geological Survey.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1- ....

2 .

3 

4--. --.

5 

6-. ...

7-.. ...

8 

9 

10 

April

781 

572 

1,540 

1,760 

1,030 

588 

740 

2,550 

1,990 

1,350

May

64,700 

52,700 

39,100 

46,300 

54, 400 

61,900 

66,600 

42,400 

22,700 

19,700

Monthly mean discharge 

Runoff, hi thousands of a

June

39,000 

42,500 

70,000 

82,000 

95,000 

53,000 

32,500 

23,200 

18,200 

15,700

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17- - 

18 

19 

20 

In cubic feet per s 

cre-feet

April

970 

772 

781 

835 

612 

519 

428 

390 

434 

400

May

42, 700 

38, 300 

39,100 

57, 100 

47,200 

27,500 

32,300 

60,000 

85,000 

98,000

June

14, 000 

11,800 

9,570 

8,500 

8,500 

8,500 

7,570 

6,300 

5,260 

8,920

Day

21 

22 

23 . 

24-. . 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 . 

30 

31 

April

1,590 

16,600 

39, 100 

33,200 

36,600 

55,300 

59,000 

49,000 

37,400 

47, 200

13, 130

781.6

May

98.000 

53,000 

27,400 

36,000 

39,000 

39,500 

43, 000 

70,000 

35,600 

17,000 

25, 000

47, 780 

2,938

June

17,400 

13,300 

8,180 

5,860 

5,350 

4,540 

3,820 

3,180 

2,780 

2,700

20,900 

1,244

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

May 16 

12p.m._._.__

May 17

6_ 

10 

12 m. __ 

2p.m... ... ..

4

6. ... ... ...

8 ... 

10 

12 

May 18

2 a.m .........

6 ... .......

10 

12m... 

Gage 

height

13.81

13.51

13.46

14.90

15.70

16.40

17.14

17. 15

17.43

17.60

17.45

17,15

17.34

Discharge

22.600

32, 300

QQ IflA

45 400

52, 600

53, 500

Hour

May 18 -Con.

8 -

12 

12m.. __ ..

12 

May tl

12p.m .......

Gage 

height

19.05

18.60

19.20

20.89

21 90

22.48

99 an

22.80

99 7fl

21.75

Discharge

70, 400

65, 700

71, 400

86, 000

94 ' 000

98, 000

100, 000

100, 000

88,000

Hour

May n

8 

12m _ ------

8 .. -

 in

6. 

12 

8 . _ -

Gage Discharge 

height

20. 80 77. 300

19. 40 62, 000

18. 14 49, 000

17. 16 40, 000

16. 64 35, 300

16. 22 32, 000

15. 80 29, 000

15. 38 25, 000

15. 64 27, 300

15. 60 27, 000

15. 50 26, 300

15. 36 25, 000

16. 18 33, 500

17. 18 35, 000
B30 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957 

Continued

Hour

May $4 Con. 

12m . 

8 

12 

May 85

12m...--....

12p.m.. -..._

May 26

12m...... 

May 27

12m.. .......

8.--- -- 

12 

May es

8. -----

12 m.. ------

6 

12 -

May 29

8 

12m8 .

12 

May SO

8 

12m....--...

6 

8 

Gage 

height

17.90

18.20

18.40

18.33

18.86

18.40

18.90

18.73

18.89

19.24

19.55

20.21

20.90

21.49

21.82

21.93

21.95

21.82

21.10

20.38

19.55

18.64

17.82

17.19

16.62

16.10

15.60

15.19

14.85

14.90

14.85

Discharge

37, 500

38, 200

40,000

39, 000

39. 300

39. 800

41. 300

43, 800

49. 500

68, 000

73, 000

75. 000

75, 000

73. 000

62,000

51, 400

40, 500

31, 300

22, 800

20. 600

18,900

17, 400

16, 300

15, 200

15,900

15,200

Hour

May SO Con.

19

6. .... .....

8

10 

12m.. 

2p.m... .....

4 . -----

6

12 

June 1

12m _ ... ...

8 

10 

4 . -----

6 .

8 -- _

12 

JuneS

10:30.- 

12m. 

Gage 

height

14.80

14.58

14.68

14.76

15.29

15.92

16.48

16.84

17.35

17 78

18.43

18.90

-iQ no

18.58

18.70

18.65

18.84

19.20

19.67

20.55

21.00

21.38

22.70

23.10

23.50

24.50

OA QQ

25.14

25.14

24.34

Discharge

15, 100

15,400

15. 800

19, 000

22, 700

26, 000

28. 000

30, 800

39,500

on cn(l

37, 800

38, 500

38. 000

39,000

44 400

48, 000

51. 300

55.000

59,000

72, 000

77. 000

81,000

94,000

102. 000

Q9 nftn

Hour

June 5 Con.

10 

12 

June 6

12m 

12 p.m.- 

June?

12mJune 8 

12m-. 

12 p.m.. _ 

12 p.m.-. ...

12m12m-- -

Gage 

height

23.75

23.22

22.75

21.20

20.72

19.42

18.48

17.45

16.52

15.84

15.40

14.95

14.62

14.28

13.90

13.46

1 o QQ

12.47

12.11

11.96

11.93

Discharge

84,000

77, 000

71,000

50,000

44,000

31,500

27,500

23,000

20,000

18,000

16,800

15,700

14,800

14,000

13,000

11,700

10,500

9,500

8,750

8,430

8,370

Note. Except for May 29, daily discharge computed from daily mean stage.

13. WASHITA RIVER NEAR DURWOOD, OKLA.

Location. Lat 34°14', long 96°58', in SE% sec. 3, T. 4 S., R. 3 E., near left 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 18, 1.3 miles 

downstream from Caddo Creek, 4 miles north of Durwood, and at mile 63.4.

Drainage area. 7,202 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except Apr. 10-21, 28-30, 

May 2, 3, May 5 to 2 p.m. May 13, 4 a.m. May 15 to 1 a.m. May 17, 7 p.m. 

May 18 to 8 a.m. May 19, 12 m. May 21 to 11 a.m. May 22, June 13, 14, 

20-23, 26-30, for which graphs were drawn on basis of floodmark, observed 

crest time, and wire-weight gage readings made at least twice-daily. Datum 

of gage is 650.57 ft above mean sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B31

Maxima. April-June 1957; Discharge, 98,000 cfs about 3 a.m. May 19 (gage 

height, 42.30 ft, from floodmark).

1928 to March 1957: Discharge, 91,300 cfs May 11, 1943; gage height, 

44.37 ft Oct. 31, 1941.

Maximum discharge known, that of May 19, 1957.

Remarks. Ten discharge measurements furnished by U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers.

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

May 15 

12 p.m.,. ....

May 16

8 .... ...

12m.........

4p.m.. ......

5:30. . ........

8 

10 

12 ___ .......

May 17

2a.m.........

4 __ .. _ . ...

6 _ . _ ......

8... ... ...... .

10 

12m.........

2p.m.. ......

4 _ ..... .....

6 .... 

8 .... ....

10p.m.. .....

12 

May 18

2a.m___ ___

^.. ...........

8.. ....... ....

12m.........

2p.m.. ......

4.-.-.-.. _ ..

6........ .....

10............

12.. ..........

May 19

2 a.m. ___ ..

3.-.-. .....

4.............

8 . 

12m.........

6 p.m... .....

Gage 

height

14.40

13.85

 13.48

33.24

13.10

13.06

13.20

13.75

16.70

21.00

24.40

24.95

26.70

30.50

32.90

34.40

35.05

35.20

35. 15

34.95

34.88

34.95

35.40

36.78

37.90

38.55

39.50

40.50

41.80

42.18

42.28

42.30

42.28

41.95

40.80

38.75

Discharge

7,130

6,310

5,790

5,410

5,290

5,290

5,410

6,310

10,900

18,900

26,400

27,900

32, 100

43,600

51, 900

57,400

KQ 7ftft

60,500

60,500

59, 700

59,300

59,700

67, 100

71,900

75, 300

80.200

86, 100

94, 500

98,000

98,000

95, 900

88.800

79.600

Hour

May 19 Con. 

12 p.m .......

12m.........

12............

May tl

8..... ...... ..

12m..... ....

12. ......

May tt

10 

12m... __ ..

4 ..... . .

6 .... .....

8. .........

10 

12 

May 83

6.... ........ .

8 

10 

12m.. 

6 .... ...

8 .... ......

10 

12 

8. ... ...

Gage 

height

36.70

34.45

31.65

27.00

19.35

17.10

15.90

15.20

14.30

13.70

13.35

13.20

13.20

13.10

13.12

13.45

14.20

15.75

17.50

19.30

on on

22.55

22.85

23.00

22.70

22.30

21.40

20.38

19.35

17.70

16.40

Discharge

72, 000

64, 000

54,600

40, 200

18, 800

13,800

11, 400

10, 000

8,600

7,600

7,200

6,800

6,800

6,680

7,130

8,400

11,000

14, 600

IS 7ftft

27, 300

28,200

28,500

26, 700

24,500

21,800

15, 700

13. 000

Hour

May 84 Con.

12m__ ...

8 .... ....

10 

4 ...... ...

6... .... ... ...

8 .... -

10 

12m.. .

4 ..... 

6 ... ....

8 ..... ... ..

10 

12 -

g

11:15-- 

8 

19

May 87

10 

12..... _ ....

May 88

Q

8 ... .....

12 

Gage 

height

15.50

14.90

14.40

14.20

M l t\

14.30

15.10

16.80

18.40

19.90

21.40

22.50

23.47

24.30

24.85

25.36

OK 7ft

26.15

Ofi OK

27.31

27. 14

26.70

26.14

^4.37

23.75

23.30

21.25

17.80

15.64

13.84

13.47

13.18

Discharge

11. 300

10,300

9,500

9,100

9.000

9,400

10,600

13, 800

17,200

20, 900

24,500

27, 000

29. 700

32,200

33, 800

35, 300

36, 600

37,700

39,600

40, 900

41, 000

41, 000

40,500

39,400

38, 400

34,300

32,600

31,200

29, 800

27, 700

24,600

16, 700

12, 600

10,400

9,500

8,900

8,400
B32 FLOODS OF 1957

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 .. _ .

2. .,.

3.. ..

4 ______

5_ 

6_ 

7- 

8.- _ __

9 

10 

April

3,610 

1,600 

13,500 

6,700 

3,320 

2,230 

2,490 

3,430 

2,540 

1,740

May

15, 100 

13, 200 

14,500 

16,500 

11,800 

7,700 

6,570 

7,130 

8,450 

9,820

June

23,000 

24, 200 

18,000 

15,900 

17,500 

14,700 

9,700 

8,300 

7,550 

5,530

Day

12_____ 

13 __ 

14 

15 

16 

17.- 

18 -

20.____

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet per s 

Runoff, in thousands of acre-feet

April

1,190 

930 

805 

580 

520 

500 

452 

408 

384 

633

May

8,900 

5,790 

13,500 

23,700 

11,100 

6,050 

44,500 

74, 900 

87,800 

51,000

June

4,210 

3,540 

2,920 

2,720 

10,700 

15,400 

7,820 

4, 670 

5,670 

3,820

Day

21 

22_____

23 

24_.___ 

25. 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30.____ 

31 

April

22,300 

20,400 

24, 400 

26,100 

11, 300 

24, 000 

20,800 

10,800 

10. 100 

11,400

7,639 

454.5

May

10,900 

7,810 

24,800 

12, 300 

25,400 

39,900 

32,500 

12, 400 

7,700 

8,690 

28,200

20,920 

1.286

June

2,630 

2,590 

3,980 

6,620 

4,450 

2,820 

2,360 

2,220 

2,450 

2,090

7,935 

472.2

14. LAKE TEXOMA NEAR DENISON, TEX.

Location. Lat 33°49', long 96°34', in NE^ sec. 33, T. 8 S., R. 7 E., Indian 

meridian, at Denison Dam on Red River, \}i miles upstream from Shawnee 

Creek, \% miles upstream from Sand Creek, 4 miles northwest of Denison, 

Grayson County, and at mile 725.9.

Drainage area. 39,719 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is at mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

Maxima. April-June 1957: Contents, 5,991,300 acre-ft 9 p.m. June 5 (elevation, 643.18ft).

1942 to March 1957: Contents, 4,295,000 acre-ft Apr. 19, 1945 (elevation 

629.07 ft); capacity table then ip use. 

Elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet, at 12 p.m. of indicated day, 1957

Day

1

2 . 

3 

5_. _________ ._._--__________.

6 _ __ 

7 _ - -

8 _ _ .

9

10 

11_ 

12________- _ _ _

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 . - _ -

20 

21... 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 . .. _ --.-_--_ 

27 

28 

29- .

30 

31 

Change in contents, acre-feetApril

Elevation

600.65 

600.73 

601.75 

602.06 

602.16

602.35 

602.70 

602.63 

602. 70 

602. 75

602. 87 

602. 89 

602.92 

602.95 

602.93

602. 90 

602.88 

602. 87 

603.05 

603.32

603.66 

604. 11 

606.57 

608. 34 

610. 40

613. 70 

615. 97 

617. 74 

619. 15 

620.49

Contents

1, 646, 600 

1, 651, 200 

1, 709, 400 

1,727,000 

1, 732, 700

1, 744, 000 

1, 765, 000 

1, 760, 800 

1, 765, 000 

1, 768, 000

1, 775, 200 

1, 776, 400 

1, 778, 200 

1, 780, 000 

1, 778, 800

1, 777, 000 

1, 775, 800 

1, 775, 200 

1, 786, 000 

1, 802, 200

1, 822, 600 

1, 819, 600 

2, 007, 200 

2, 128, 200 

2, 280, 700

2, 547, 100 

2, 743, 600 

2, 904, 800 

3, 037, 600 

3, 167, 400

+1, 524, 700

May

Elevation

621. 80 

622, 75 

623.28 

623.67 

624, 14

624, 55 

625. 05 

625.20 

624, 80 

624. 45

624, 66 

624. 83 

625. 24 

526. 20 

627.24

627.64 

628. 10 

629.24 

630.86 

632. 85

634. 25 

634.50 

634.91 

636.10 

637. 68

638.75 

639.76 

640.73 

640.93 

640.80 

641.04

. _ -_--- _ .

Contents

3, 297, 700 

3, 394, 600 

3, 449, 200 

3, 490, 200 

3, 539, 500

3,583,000 

3, 637, 000 

3, 653, 200 

3, 610, 000 

3, 572, 200

3, 594, 900 

3, 613, 200 

3, 657, 500 

3, 763, 300 

3, 881, 000

3, 927, 000 

3, 980, 800 

4, 116, 700 

4, 316, 900 

4, 570, 400

4, 753, 000 

4, 786, 000 

4, 840, 100 

4, 998, 400 

5, 211, 700

5, 357, 800 

5, 497, 200 

5, 634, 000 

5, 662, 400 

5, 643, 900 

5, 678, 000

+2, 510, 600

June

Elevation

641.85 

642.12 

642. 44 

642. 78 

643. 15

642. 85 

642. 23 

641.66 

640, 94 

640. 18

639. 38 

638.65 

637. 94 

637. 58 

636. 30

635. 78 

635. 27 

634. 65 

633. 95 

633.16

632.52 

631.84 

631.23 

630. 38 

629. 44

628. 52 

627. 56 

626.55 

625. 44 

624. 33

_____ -.--

Contents

5, 794, 800 

5, 834, 400 

5, 881, 500 

5, 931, 500 

5,986,800

5,941,800 

5, 850, 600 

5, 766, 800 

5, 663, 800 

5, 555, 900

5, 444, 700 

5, 344, 000 

5, 246, 800 

5, 198, 200 

5, 025, 400

4, 955, 200 

4, 887, 600 

4, 805, 800 

4, 713, 400 

4, 610, 400

4, 527, 900 

4, 440, 300 

4, 363, 500 

4, 256, 700 

4, 141, 100

4, 030, 300 

3, 917, 600 

3, 802, 300 

3, 679, 100 

3, 559, 400

 2, 118, 600
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B33

Remarks. Lake is formed by a rolled-fill earth dam. Regulated storage began 

Oct. 31, 1943. Capacity, 5,530,300 acre-ft at crest of spillway (elevation 640.0 

ft) and 2,836,300 acre-ft at maximum elevation of power pool (elevation 617.0 

ft). Lake is used principally for flood control and power development. Records 

furnished by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

15. RED RIVER NEAR COLBERT, OKLA.

Location. Lat 33°49', long 96°31', in E/2 sec. 36, T. 8 S., R. 7 E., near center 

of span on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 1.3 miles downstream 

from Sand Creek, 2 miles south of Colbert, 2.9 miles downstream from Denison 

Dam, and at mile 723.0.

Drainage area. 39,777 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi is probably non contributing.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except 9-11 p.m. May 18 and 

May 27, for which graphs were drawn on basis of recorded range in stage and 

shape of graph for adjacent periods.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 102,000 cfs 4 p.m. June 5 (gage height, 

26.26ft).

1923 to March 1957: Discharge, 201,000 cfs May 21, 1935; gage height, 32.0 

ft Apr. 25, 1942.

Maximum stage known, 45.5 ft on May 26, 1908, from records of U.S. 

Weather Bureau.

Remarks. Ten discharge measurements furnished by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Flow regulated by Lake Texoma, 2.9 miles above station.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 ......

2... _ 

3 

4 . ....

5 ......

6 ...

7 _-_-

8_ 

9

10 

April

2,360 

2,910 

3,600 

2,640 

2,230 

300 

96 

2,190 

2,980 

2,380

May

13, 000 

27,300 

32,900 

45,800 

48, 800 

52,900 

49,500 

46, 900 

53,700 

53, 900

Monthly mean discharge, 

Runoff, in thousands of a

June

55,700 

66,900 

76,300 

79,200 

96,200 

91,600 

91,600 

81,000 

77, 200 

74,200

Day

12 

13 

14... __

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 .

20 

in cubic feet per ;

April

2,030 

2,150 

970 

160 

2,410 

2,520 

2,760 

2,510 

3,710 

1,200

May

40,500 

40, 800 

33, 800 

19, 200 

16, 000 

14,000 

18,700 

38,900 

53,400 

59,500

June

70, 900 

69,500 

59,300 

65,800 

64,200 

62,600 

58, 000 

50,800 

54,300 

58,000

Day

21 .

22 

23- 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

650 

2,070 

3,380 

2,800 

2,390 

6,150 

9,710 

9,460 

9,360 

7,950

3,201 

190.5

May

62,000 

58, 800 

28,500 

10,600 

11,300 

6,740 

8,280 

12, 900 

27, 900 

iO, 100 

49, 300

34, 710 

2,134

June

58, 800 

55, 800 

54, 300 

60,200 

61,800 

61,800 

61,000 

61,000 

64, 200 

66, 600

66, 960 

3,984
B34 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

May 26 

12p.m.. __

May 27

5 a.m _ . _ ..

8... ........ -

12 m.. .......

5p.m... __

7:30.. . .......

10... ...... ...

12............

May 2(,

4 a.m.___ __

8.. ........

10............

12m.._._ ...

5 p.m.. ......

7.-30.. ........

10............

12....... ..

May Iff

5 a.m .........

7.............

12m__.__ ....

5 p.m... .....

7:30..........

10............

12......... ..

May SO

4 a.m.... .....

8 .... ......

12m..... _ .

5 ... .......

9.............

12 __ ........

Gage 

height

9.76

9.28

9.24

10.78

10.90

10.47

10.88

10.09

9.34

9.24

10.50

10.82

14.33

14.30

14.52

14.05

14.00

14.20

15.20

18.45

18.40

18.68

18.10

17.79

17.80

18.54

18.50

19.50

20.82

20.23

Discharge

7,150

5,900

5,800

9,930

10, 300

9,070

10, 200

8,040

6,050

5.800

9,150

10, 000

20,800

20, 800

21,500

19,800

19,800

20, 500

23,900

37,600

37,600

39,200

36, 100

34,600

34,600

38,100

38, 100

43, 8QO

48,200

Hour

May SI

12m---..-.-.

12............

5.. ....... ....

12m ........

10..... .......

12 _ .......

11 

6.... ...

12. 

12m. ........

10............

4:30..- -...

5:30... .-.

8

Gage 

height

19.70

20.69

20.81

20.20

20.05

20.25

22.26

21.35

21.78

21.54

21.50

21.70

23.82

24.00

23.78

23.85

23.80

23.70

23.82

23.60

23.50

23.75

24.62

23.50

25.10

25.70

25.92

Discharge

45, 000

51,500

52,200

48,200

46, 900

48, 200

63, 400

56,500

59,500

57, 200

57, 200

58, 800

76, 600

78,600

76,600

76, 600

76, 600

75,600

76,600

74, 600

73, 700

76,600

84,600

73, 700

95, 700

97,900

Hour

June 6 con.

4p.m. . ______

6 ......... .

12 

5 _ .....--.-.

7. .... .....

9 ... .... 

8 

12............

12m_. .......

10... 

12m... _ ...

12............

12m_.__ ....

12.....-- .

June 10

12m. ...... ..

9 .... .

12.. ..........

Gage 

height

25.70

26.26

26.16

24.12

24.30

25.45

25.50

25.78

25.38

25.50

25.52

25.20

25.32

25.00

25.10

23.90

23.08

23.38

23.92

24.18

23.88

24.00

23.55

23.35

23.20

22.68

Discharge

95, 700

102, 000

101,000

79,600

81,600

92,600

93,600

96, 800

92,600

93,600

93,600

90,600

91. 600

88,600

89,600

77,600

70, 100

72, 800

77.600

80,600

77,600

78,600

74,600

72, 800

71, 000

66, 600

16. RED RIVER AT ARTHUR CITY, TEX.

Location. Lat 33°53', long 95°30', in NWM sec. 11, T. 8 S., R. 17 E., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U.S. Highway 271 at Arthur City, 

Lamar County, 10.6 miles downstream from Muddy Boggy River, 26.0 miles 

upstream from Kiamichi River, and at mile 633.1.

Drainage area. 44,531 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except 1 p.m. Apr. 22 to 9 a.m. 

Apr. 26 and June 5-30, for which graphs were drawn on basis of wire-weight 

gage readings made at least twice daily. Datum of gate is 380.07 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 136,000 cfs 4 a.m. June 6 (gage height, 

28.35 ft, from floodmark).

1905-11, 1936 to March 1957: Discharge, 400,000 cfs May 28, 1908 (gage 

height, 43.2 ft).

Maximum stage known, that of May 28, 1908.

Remarks. Some regulation by Lake Texoma, 92.8 miles above station.

Cooperation. Records collected and computed by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

and reviewed by U.S. Geological Survey.
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B35

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 ...

2 

3. ...

4 

6 -

7 ....

8. ...

9 ...

10 

April

13,900 

25,400 

22,600 

26,800 

24,000 

23,200 

21,300 

20,100 

19,000 

15,800

May

55,200 

59,400 

66,300 

68,100 

75,400 

73,500 

69,000 

62,800 

58,600 

60,200

Monthly mean discharge, 

Runoff, in thousands of a<

June

89,600 

94,400 

101,000 

118,000 

132,000 

134,000 

129,000 

124,000 

112,000 

99,200

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

in cubic feet per s 

3re-feet

April

11,700 

6,310 

5,430 

5,260 

4,040 

4,760 

5,260 

4,920 

4,440 

10,300

May

63,600 

46,500 

58,800 

76,400 

51,400 

34,900 

25,100 

31,600 

54,900 

68,100

June

92,500 

83,000 

79,200 

69,900 

72,600 

70,800 

71,700 

69,000 

61, 100 

63,600

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31- ...

April

24,000 

24,000 

30,900 

45,800 

54,400 

56,000 

87,800 

90,400 

66,300 

58,600

27,090 

1,612

May

72,600 

79,200 

85,800 

69,000 

61,100 

87,800 

98,200 

65,400 

52,800 

57,700 

79,200

63,180 

3,885

June

67,200 

65,400 

61, 100 

61,100 

63,600 

69,000 

66,300 

65,400 

64,500 

64,500

83,820 

4,988

17. RED RIVER AT INDEX, TEX.

Location. Lat 33°33'05", long 94°02'25", in SWK sec. 7, T. 14 S., R. 28 W.» 

near right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U.S. Highway 71 at 

Index, 2% miles south of Ogden, 20.6 miles upstream from Little River, and at 

mile 485.3.

Drainage area. 48,030 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi is probably noncontnbuting.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements. Discharge taken from loop curves Apr. 30 to June 30.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 154,000 cfs 2 p.m. June 8 (gage height, 

28.56 ft in gage well, 29.3 ft from outside gage).

1936 to March 1957: Discharge, 297,000 cfs Feb. 23, 1938 (gage height, 

34.25 ft.)

Maximum stage known, that of Feb. 23, 1938.

Remarks. Some regulation by Lake Texoma, 241 miles above station.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

l. ......

2 

3 ....

4 

5 ...

6 

7 .

8 

9 .

10 

April

26,600 

27,600 

39,400 

51,400 

59,000 

60,400 

58,800 

56,400 

46,800 

36,100

May

122,000 

108,000 

97,200 

92,600 

91,800 

90,200 

88,200 

82,500 

75,600 

69,800

Monthly mean discharge, 

Runoff, in thousands of ai

June

94,200 

96,900 

105,000 

112,000 

124,000 

137,000 

148, 000 

153,000 

152, 000 

147, 000

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

in cubic feet per s 

3re-feet

April

29,700 

24,700 

19,400 

13,900 

10,200 

9,440 

8,770 

10,200 

16,200 

15,500

May

65,000 

64,200 

60,000 

63,300 

78,600 

85,400 

77,300 

64,400 

55,500 

59,100

June

136, 000 

122,000 

108, 000 

94,900 

84,900 

77,800 

74,500 

72,300 

71,200 

68,500

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27- ... 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

13,200 

23,400 

51,200 

69,300 

84,300 

97,300 

107, 000 

116,000 

124,000 

128,000

47, 810 

2,845

May

70,400 

76,600 

85,000 

95,000 

104,000 

106,000 

110,000 

120,000 

130,000 

122,000 

103,000

87, 510 

5,381

June

65,600 

66,700 

68,200 

66,700 

64,400 

63,200 

64,400 

65,000 

64,600 

64,000

94,400 

5,617
B36 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

May 25

12m.... ....

MayS7

12m.........

12m.........

12m. ........

6..- ......

12 .........

May SO

12m _ . .....

6 p.m.. ......

12... .........

May 31

12 m_. .......

Gage 

height

24.64

24.70

24.72

25. 02

25.40

25.92

26.45

26.60

26.72

26,75

26.73

26.66

26.44

26.10

25.66

25.25

24.80

24.36

24.00

Discharge

105,000

106,000

106,000

110, 000

114, 000

120,000

127,000

129,000

131.000

131,000

197 nnn

123,000

117, 000

112,000

107,000

102,000

98,500

Hour

May 31 Con. 

12p.m. .......

12m.........

12p.m... ....

12m. ........

12m.........

12m... _ ...

12m. .. ......

12p.m... ....

12m... ...

12m.........

Gage 

height

23.75

23.52

23.52

23.80

24.20

24.56

24.90

25.16

26.16

26.74

27.28

27.80

28.12

Discharge

96,000

93,600

93, 600

96,500

101, 000

105, 000

108,000

112,000

117,000

124,000

131,000

137, 000

143,000

148,000

151,000

Hour

June 8

12 

12m__. ......

12 m.. ...... .

12m.........

12m.........

June IS

12m.........

June 14

12m.........

June 15

Gage 

height

28.52

28.56

28.44

28.30

27 96

97 fin

27.14

26.68

25.80

24.84

24.44

23.85

23.30

Discharge

154,000

154,000

153,000

152,000

150,000

147,000

143,000

137, 000

129,000

122, 000

114, 000

108,000

100,000

94,600

90,300

84,500

80,200

18. RED RIVER AT FULTON, ARK.

Location. Lat 33°37', long 93°49', in NE1/^ sec. 20, T. 13 S., R. 26 W., near 

left bank on downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 67 at Fulton, 0.3 

mile downstream from Missouri Pacfic Railroad Bridge, 2l/2 miles downstream 

from Little River, and at mile 463.0.

Drainage area. 52,380 sq mi, of which 5, 936 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Gage-height record. Wire-weight gage read twice daily.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements. Discharge taken from loop curves.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 228,000 cfs 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 9 

(gage height, 31.12 ft).

1927 to March 1957: Discharge, 338,000 cfs Feb. 24, 1938; gage height, 

37.4 ft, Apr. 2, 1945.

Remarks. Some regulation by Lake Texoma 261 miles upstream. Records 

collected at site 39 miles downstream were published as "at Garland" before 

October 1949.
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B37

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

2 -

3 

4.....

5 

6 

7.....

8 

9 

10- 

April

43,700

44, 500

55,300

73, 300

86, 000

90, 200

89,900

87,000

76, 300

66,000

May

220,000

208,000

183,000

170,000

165, 000

158,000

152, 000

144,000

132, 000

104,000

June

142, 000

140,000

146, 000

157, 000

176, 000

193,000

206,000

222,000

228,000

222,000

Day

11 

12...

13 

14...

15 

16-,.

17 

18 

19.,.

20 

April

59, 400

53,600

46, 900

36, 700

26, 500

19, 800

16, 100

15, 100

21, 900

25, 300

May

94, 200

87, 500

80,900

78, 200

99,000

113,000

114, 000

92, 800

76, 000

73, 900

June

190,000

169,000

157,000

145,000

132,000

115, 000

101,000

91, 300

84,900

79, 400

Day

21 

22 ..

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 -

30 

31

Monthly mean discharge- in niihir> feet tier spRonrl

Runoff, in thousands of acre-feet. __-.--.. _ ..-- .. ....

April

24,100

31,000

63, 600

86, 700

104, 000

119,000

137,000

157, '000

183, 000

204, 000

71,430

4,250

May

82, 300

86, 100

92, 100

104,000

119,000

131,000

142,000

157,000

171,000

173,000

157,000

127, 700

7,855

June

75,100

75,000

78, 800

78,400

74, 100

71, 600

70, 800

73, 100

73, 100

72, 200

128, 000

7,614

19. SULPHUR RIVER NEAR TALCO, TBX.

Location. Lat 33°23'20", long 95°07'50", on right bank at downstream side 

of pier of bridge on U.S. Highway 271, 2.4 miles northwest of Talco, Titus 

County, and 3.0 miles downstream from Mustang Creek.

Drainage area. 1,365 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 290.82 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 32,000 cfs 3 p.m. Apr. 27 (gage height, 

23.63 ft).

1956 to March 1957: Discharge, 13,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1957 (gage height, 

22.28 ft).

Maximum stage known since at least 1908, about 27.5 ft in 1908 and 1914.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1

2 .

3 .

4..----.

5 

6 

7 .

8 .

9 .

10 .

April

8,820 

22, 600 

12, 100 

17, 000 

14, 400 

9,580 

5,900 

2,550 

753 

264

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-f< 

Runoff, in inche^

May

18,500 

14, 100 

10,900 

8,860 

6,470 

3,930 

2,300 

1,520 

1,170 

935

June

14, 700 

17, 100 

10, 500 

17, 700 

31,200 

25,400 

19, 300 

13, 600 

7,970 

3,820

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19..... 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

3et_.-____. __. _ 

April

130 

86 

74 

65 

66 

56 

65 

92 

67 

68

May

740 

657 

9,300 

26, 000 

24,200 

21, 200 

15, 700 

10,000 

5,140 

3,260

June

2,080 

1,230 

980 

887 

790 

670 

502 

295 

142 

92

Day

21 

22.. ... 

23 

24 

25 

26. 

27 .... 

28 

29 

30 

SiApril

1,370 

10, 600 

15,900 

25, 800 

28, 500 

26, 800 

30, 900 

28, 000 

25, 700 

23, 500

10,390 

618, 500 

8.50

May

1,860 

1,310 

4,660 

20, 300 

21, 200 

27, 600 

30,800 

24,200 

20, 500 

15,000 

9,940

11,690 

718, 500 

9.87

June

79 

71 

90 

116 

273 

162 

101 

82 

68 

68

5,669 

337, 300 

4.63
B38 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 19 

12p.m. _ ...

April 20

2 p.m... .....

6 

12... .........

2 a. m ........

6 __ ..... ...

9.............

12m.........

3 p.m.... _ .

6_ - .....

9.............

12............

April 22

6 .........

9 .__.

12m.........

3p.m... ..

7

12.. .......

April 23

12p.m... ....

April 24

6a.m..... ...

12m. __ ....

12- _ .......

April US

12m... __ .

10 p.m.. .....

12............

April H6

9 a.m..... ...

12m .........

12...... __ ..

April 27

9a.m..... ...

12m.. _ .

3 p.m.... ....

Gage 

height

1.70

1.63

1.90

2.90

3.23

4.50

6.50

10.00

13.40

16.60

18. 45

19.75

20.50

21.08

21.55

21.93

22.12

22.18

22.13

22.07

22.48

22.72

23.10

23.35

23.25

23.02

23.12

23.50

23.50

23.23

23.20

22.94

23. 51

23.60

23.63

Discharge

54

49

70

153

183

310

510

875

1,380

2,260

3,160

4,300

5,190

8,350

11,900

14,100

14,200

1Q Kf\f\

22,400

on Qftn

9fi 9fift

31,500

Qi KfiA

23,500

f)K Ofifl

oc onn

31,600

32,900

Hour

April 27- Con.

12 

May 12

10 -

11 

12 ...... ..

May 13

6 ......

8.. -.___. .....

10 

12m. -,..._..

4. . ...... ..

12 .........

12m.. ......

12 ........ .

9.... .........

4.. . ..........

6 ......

19

12m........

12............

Gage 

height

23.49

23.00

22 98

7.20

8.50

10.25

12.70

16.40

18.10

19.60

20.20

20.70

21.07

21.45

21.85

22.12

22.27

22.48

22.95

23.02

22.90

14.62

16.08

1C 1C

20.60

21.00

21.33

91 7>5

22 09

22.35

22.52

99 1515

22.53

Discharge

31,400

26,000

25, 700

680

580

710

905

1,250

2,190

2,920

4,150

4,830

5,560

6,230

8,210

12, 200

16,000

18, 300

21,200

27,400

28, 300

26, 900

1,660

2 080

2,240

2,950

4,520

5,600

6,410

8,350

19 7ftft

17,600

21,400

23,700

24 200

23,800

Hour

May 25 

6a.m__... ..

12m.........

12 . 

May 26

12m

12p.m..... 

12m. .....

12p.m... ....

May 31

12m ....

12 . 

4 ......

8 

10 

12 

June 2

5:30 p.m.._ ...

12 

12m.. _ ....

8 ...... ....

12 , 

12m...... 

12 

11.... ___ -

1 p.m..... ..

3. ... ..

12 

Gage 

height

22.41

22.31

22.22

22.28

22.65

22.90

23.15

23.23

23.15

22.77

21.48

21.35

21.59

21.58

21.57

21.60

22.03

22.14

22.15

22.13

22.05

21.92

21.47

21.35

21.31

21.40

21.78

22.10

22. 38

22.80

23.12

23.23

23.23

23.22

22 99

Discharge

22,100

20, 800

19,600

20, 500

25,500

28, 700

31, 800

32,700

31,800

27, 100

9,680

8,490

10, 900

10, 700

10,600

11,000

16, 800

18, 400

18,500

18, 300

17, 100

15, 000

9,590

8,490

8,210

8,940

13, 100

17,900

21, 800

27,400

31, 500

32,700

32, 700

32,600

29,800

20. TEXARKANA RESERVOIR NEAR TEXARKANA, TEX.

Location. Lat 33°18'16", long 94°09'38", at Texarkana Dam on Sulphur 

River, 10 miles southwest of Texarkana, Bowie County, and at mile 44.5.

Drainage area. 3,443 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is at mean 

sea level, datum of 1941.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Contents, 1,698,000 acre-ft 7 p.m. June 12 (elevation, 250.34ft).
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B39

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by a rolled-fill earth dam with an uncontrolled 

concrete spillway and two controlled outlet conduits near south abutment. 

Storage began June 27, 1956. Reservoir capacity, 2,654,000 acre-ft at elevation 220.0 ft. Records furnished by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Contents, in acre-feet, at 7 a.m. of indicated day, 1957

Day

I..... ......

2...----.-..--.-..

3

4 

5 ..

6 . . _ __

7........ . .

8.... . - --.-

9-.--_ __ 

10 

11 ......... ... .

12 --.--.-.--.

13 -------

14 

15 -.- - . .

Change in acre-fe

April

350, 600 

353, SCO 

354, 300 

3«0, 800 

390, 400

420,000 

455, 900 

4(48,900 

514, 300 

528, 900

532, 800 

526, 300 

515, 100 

500, 100 

484, 800

May

781, 000 

862, 100 

912, 800 

939, 900 

951,000

948,500 

936, 200 

939, 900 

942, 400 

938, 700

935,000 

925, 800 

914,600 

907, 500 

898, 600

June

1,355,000 

1,390,000 

1, 40f, 000 

1,423,000 

1,446,000

1,478,000 

1,514,000 

1, 575, 000 

1, 634, 000 

1,671,000

1,690,000 

1,698,000 

1,697,000 

1,690,000 

1,677,000

Day

16. 

17 

18 

19 . 

20 

21 . 

22 . .___----_--.

23, - 

24. 

25 --------

9fi

97

28, -

29, 

30. ------

31 

;t_ 

April

458, 600 

436,900 

414, 300 

388, 700 

362, 600

342, 800 

328, 400 

316, 600 

314, 400 

317,600

322, 400 

357, 700 

444, 800 

569, 400 

681, 100

+343, 300

May

889, 100 

911,600 

968, 300 

1,021,000 

1,053,000

1,073,000 

1,081,000 

1,084,000 

1,089,000 

1, 061, 000

1, 035, 000 

1,C36,000 

1,075,000 

1,145,000 

1,232,000 

1,306,000

+624, 900

June

1,659,000 

1,641,000 

1, 616, 000 

1,577,000 

1,543,000

1,509,000 

1,472,000 

1,457,000 

1,426,000 

1,387,000

1,353,000 

1,318,000 

1,284,000 

1,250,000 

1, 213, 000

-93, 000

21. SULPHUR RIVER BELOW TEXARKANA RESERVOIR NEAR TEXARKANA,

TEX.

Location. Lat 33° 18'17", long 94°09'06", at downstream side of bridge on 

U.S. Highway 59, 2,000 ft downstream from Texarkana Reservoir, 10 miles 

southwest of Texarkana, and at mile 44.2

Drainage area. 3,443 sq mi, part above Texarkana Reservoir.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is at mean 

sea level.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 25,700 cfs 7 p.m. May 25; elevation, 

216.06 ft 7 a.m. May 6.

Remarks. Discharge regulated by Texarkana Reservoir since June 27, 1956. 

Records furnished by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the @4 hours ending at 7 a.m. of indicated

day, 1957

Day

1 

2.......

3... ....

4 

5

6 .

7 .

8 

9 

10 

April

7,390 

7,810 

8,330 

9,380 

11,900 

13,800 

14, 200 

15, 100 

15,100 

15,500

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-f

May

21,500 

22, 600 

23, 100 

23,100 

23,100 

22,600 

22,000 

15, 100 

10,800 

10, 500

June

10,500 

14,600 

12, 200 

11, 200 

11,500 

11,900 

11,500 

11, 500 

11,200 

11,200

Day

11 

12 

13. _ . 

14 

15 

16 .. 

17-.--, 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

jet

April

15,500 

16,000 

16,000 

15,500 

15,500 

15, 100 

13,400 

12,600 

13, 000 

14, 200

May

9,380 

9,380 

9,660 

10,500 

10,800 

10,500 

10, 800 

10, 200 

9,940 

9,940

June

10,800 

10, 200 

10,200 

10,200 

10, 800 

10,800 

10,800 

13, 800 

18, 400 

19,900

Day

21 

22 . 

23 

24 

25.. _ 

26 

27 

28 

29 . 

30. 

01

April

13,800 

11,900 

10, 200 

10,200 

11,500 

11,900 

13, 800 

16,400 

14, 600 

16, 400

13, 200

785, 500

May

9,940 

9,940 

10,200 

13, 000 

21,000 

25,700 

24,200 

16,000 

11,200 

10, 200 

10,500

14,750 

907, 200

June

20,500 

20,500 

20, 500 

20,500 

19, 900 

19,900 

19,400 

18,900 

18,900 

19,900

14, 740 

876, 900
B40 FLOODS OF 1957

22. POSTEN BAYOU NEAR WARDVIEW, LA.

Location. Lat 33°00'25", long 93°46'30", in NE#NE# sec. 11, T. 23 N., 

R.-14 W., at bridge on parish road, 3 miles northeast of Wardview.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is mean sea 

level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

Maxima. April-June 1957: Elevation, 196.70 ft 9 a.m. Apr. 28. 

1956 to March 1957: Elevation, 194.02 ft Feb. 2, 1957.

Remarks. Records furnished by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Elevation, in feet, at 8 a.m. of indicated day 1957

Day

1 

2

3 .

4. _ ...

5 

6.......

7... ... _

8 .

9 .

10 ...

April

192.1

192.6

191.0

195.4

195.6

194.1

192.5

190.3

187.8

187.0

May

195.7

195.1

194.8

194.4

194.0

193.3

192.8

192.4

192.0

191.5

June

190.4

191.2

193.4

194.0

194.2

193.8

192.7

191.7

192.1

192.0

Day

11 

12 

13 

14.....

15. .

16 

17- 

18 

19 

20 

April

186.7

186.4

186.2

184.9

184.9

184.8

185.8

185.7

May

189.6

187.9

189.2

190.3

188.4

187.6

187.7

187.0

186. 1

June

193.2

193.2

192.6

191.9

191.0

189.2

187.8

186.8

186.2

Day

21 

22.. _

23.___-

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

185.8

185.8

185.9

188.9

192.5

193.0

194.3

196.6

196.6

195.8

May

185.9

185.8

185.8

190.8

191.2

190.6

192.7

191.5

190.0

190.2

190.5

June

186.9

186.4

186.1

186.4

186.7

186.3

186.1

185.9

185.8

185.7

23. CYPRESS CREEK NEAR JEFFERSON, TEX.

Location. Lat 32°45', long 94°29', at bridge on Farm Road 726, 1,500 ft downstream from Lake O' the Pines Dam, 8 miles west of Jefferson, Marion County, 

and 14 miles upstream from Black Cypress Creek.

Drainage area. 850 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is at mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 16,000 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height, 205.61 ft). 

1924 to March 1957: Discharge, 57,100 cfs Apr. 1, 1945 (gage height, 28.78 ft 

at site 1,500 ft upstream and at datum then in use), from rating curve extended 

above 29,000 cfs.

Maximum stage known since at least 1853, that of Apr. 1, 1945.

Remarks. No regulation by dams upstream during April-June 1957.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the 24 hours ending at 7 a.m. of indicated

day, 1957

Day

1 

2 

3 ....

4 

5 

6___ ...

7.-.- ...

8 

9 .

10 

April

990 

1,090 

1,090 

1,070 

1,070 

1,090 

1,050 

1,010 

1,030 

1,160

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, in acre-f

May

13, 300 

11,200 

8,050 

5,280 

3, 850 

3,080 

2,580 

2,290 

2,030 

1,800

June

5,460 

6,000 

4,690 

3,490 

2,930 

2,860 

2,710 

3,760 

5,820 

5,640

Day

11 

12 _. 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

>et

April

1,390 

1,590 

1,690 

1,650 

1,520 

1,310 

970 

677 

835 

1,030

May

1,690 

1,550 

1,410 

1,310 

1,140 

873 

728 

694 

728 

781

June

4,190 

3,240 

2,520 

2,080 

1,760 

1,490 

1,200 

817 

435 

251

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26. . 

27- 

28 

29 _-_- 

30 

31 

April

950 

1,140 

1,590 

2,130 

3,400 

7,100 

10, 900 

15, 600 

13, 700 

13, 700

3,117 

185, 500

May

835 

892 

911 

970 

970 

817 

911 

1,090 

1,240 

1,390 

2,400

2,477 

152, 300

June

188 

160 

370 

435 

435 

520 

781 

1,090 

1,310 

1,360

2,266 

134, 900
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B41

24. CADDO LAKE NEAR MOORINGSPORT, LA.

Location. Lat 32°42'15", long 93°55'11" in SE^SEK sec. 21, T. 20 N., R. 15 

W., at south end of dam on Cypress Creek, 0.3 mile upstream from confluence 

with Black Bayou and 3 miles northeast of Mooringsport.

Drainage area. 2,744 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 164.54 ft 

above mean sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

Maxima. April-June 1957: Contents, 600,700 acre-ft May 4 (gage-height, 

14.4ft).

1921 to March 1957: Contents observed, 745,500 acre-ft Apr. 5, 1945 (gageheight, 17.3 ft).

Remarks. Lake is formed by gravity-type concrete and earth dam. An uncontrolled concrete spillway is at gage height, 3.86 ft (capacity, 170,000 acre-ft). 

The dam is submerged at flood stage. Records furnished by U.S. Army Corps 

of Engineers.

Gage height, in feet, and contents in acre-feet, at 8 a.m. of indicated day, 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 . 

Change in contents, acre-feet..

AI

Gage 

height

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.1

5 A

5.1

K ft

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.8

4.7

4.9

A 0

4.8

5.1

5.3

5.4

6.1

8.3

10.4

12.0

 

>ril

Contents

209, 300

209, 300

919 Hftft

OOQ 4ftn

212, 800

OftK Oftft

209, 300

205, 800

205, 800

205, 800

205, 800

202, 300

202, 300

205, 800

9ft9 °.ftft

202, 300

212, 800

223, 400

249, 200

334, 700

421, 700

491, 200

+281, 900

M

Gage 

height

13.1

10 0

U o

14.4

14.3

14.0

13.6

13.2

12.7

12.2

11.7

n

o

10.7

10.4

9 Q

9.4

8 Q

8.4

8.0

7 5

7.1

6.6

6.2

5.8

5

C

5.3

5.2

5.0

4.9

4.8

4.8

............

ay

Contents

540, 600

K79 oftft

600, 700 KQC inn

582, 100

563, 500

RAK Oftft

500, 100

456, 100

434, 500

421, 700

400, 600

379, 700

338, 700

322, 800

306, 800

287, 300

252, 900

238, 100

219, 900

216, 300

209, 300

205, 800

202, 300

202, 300

-288, 900

Ju

Gage 

height

4.7

A Q

A. Q

5.1

5.4

5.6

5 7

K Q

6.1

6.1

6.6

6.8

7.0

7.0

6 Q

6.8

6.5

6.3

5.9

5.6

5.3

5.1

5.0

5.0

4.9

4.8

4.7

4.8

4.8

4.8

............

ne

Contents

198, 700

212, 800

990 A(\[\

230,600

904. Qftn

241, 800

249,200

249,200

268, 000

275, 700

283, 400

283, 400

279, 600

275, 700

264, 100

256, 700

241,800

230, 600

219, 900

212, 800

209, 300

209, 300

205, 800

202, 300

198, 700

202, 300

202, 300

202, 300

0

25. KELLY BAYOU NEAR HOSSTON, LA.

Location. Lat 32°51'25", long 93°52'20", in SW^NEK sec. 36, T. 22 N., R. 15 

W., near center of span on downstream iside of bridge on U.S. Highway 71, 

0.4 mile downstream from Willow Lake lateral, 2.0 miles south of Hosston, 

and 2.7 miles upstream from mouth. 

656087 O 62 4
B42 FLOODS OF 1957

Drainage area. 116 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 165.53 ft 

above mean sea level datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Discharge record. Slope-stage discharge relation defined by current-meter 

measurements. Discharge Apr. 1-11, 24-30, May 1-19, 24-28, June 1-21 

computed by use of fall as determined from auxiliary recorder. Discharge for 

period of indefinite stage-discharge relation May 20-23 computed on basis of 

records for adjacent periods and records for nearby stations.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 1,720 cfs 6-11 a.m. Apr. 29; gage height, 

17.23 ft 4 p.m. Apr. 29.

1944 to March 1957: Discharge, 1,800 cfs Mar. 3, 1945; gage height, 16.23 ft 

Apr. 5, 1945.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

I.. .. _

2.. ....

3 .

4 

5 

6 .......

7 

8... ... .

9 

10 

April

351 

253 

418 

795 

734 

653 

505 

338 

198 

126

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, in acre-fc

May

1,310 

984 

688 

429 

243 

179 

74 

55 

18 

6.4

June

54 

236 

318 

355 

866 

845 

760 

622 

414 

260

Day

11 

12 . 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

et

April

94 

76 

58 

50 

48 

47 

46 

46 

42 

40

May

10 

19 

17 

203 

265 

30 

13 

8.2 

11 

9.0

June

166 

93 

72 

61 

45 

25 

21 

18 

9.3 

14

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 .....

25 

26.. 

27 

28.. _

29. 

30 . 

31. 

April

40 

52 

175 

472 

766 

520 

1,210 

1,610 

1,700 

1,490

432

25, 690

May

7.0 

6.0 

5.0 

28 

56 

80 

156 

145 

92 

56 

40

169 

10,400

June

38 

40 

28 

33 

40 

36 

26 

21 

18 

16

185 

11, 010

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 2S 

6 a.m ___ 

12m-- 

1 p.m... .....

2 _ . ___ ...

3.... ......

4.-. ....

5 

6 

7.. ___ .....

8 

9

10. 

11- .

12 .

April 24

2 a.m .........

3 _

4... 

5 .

6 

9. ..

12m . 

6 _ 

7. - .

8

9 

10 . 

11 ..

12 ......

Gage 

height

3.91

4.13

4.18

4.40

5.00

5.63

6.20

6.60

6.93

7.25

7.53

7.80

8.01

8.17

8.36

8.37

8.36

8.34

8.30

8.09

7.84

7.57

7.32

7.78

8.53

9.03

9.41

9.81

10.18

Discharge

78

88

91

104

142

186

229

269

308

351

392

435

4.79

518

518

KflC

495

452

407

365

331

393

en?

582

637

698

754

Hour

April 25

6 ... ... .

12 m... ......

8 ...

April 86

12m-._ _ 

9 

10 

11 

12- ..-

A/r)r4J &?

3-

4 ... ... ....

5

6 -

g

10 - 

11 

Gage 

height

10.68

11.00

11.12

11.10

10.86

10 49

10.15

9 88

9

E7

9.33

9

1 K

9.08

9.30

9.60

10.27

10.58

10.78

11.06

11.50

11.98

19 on

1 Q O7

13.58

Discharge

070

884

7QQ

710

654

598

enc

476

457

489

536

603

CQ1

634

661

777

859

953

1,040

1,120

1,180

1 230

L240

Hour

April 27 Con. 

12m-. 

3... ... .

4 

8 

April 88

12m 

April S9

6 

11 

12m-. 

12- . .

Jufic 1

6 

8 

9 

10 

11.. ___ .

Gage 

height

14.00

14.39

14.68

14.89

15.07

15.26

15.41

15.77

16.12

16.47

16.78

17.01

17.05

17.18

17.19

17.23

17.17

2,72

2.64

2.62

3.37

3.74

3.81

Discharge

1,330

1,400

1,460

1,500

1,520

1,510

1,520

1,560

1,610

1,650

1,690

1,710

1,720

1,720

1,710

1,690

1,640

36

33

33

57

72

74
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B43

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957 

Continued

Hour

June 1 Con. 

12m... . .

6 ...... ....

8 ..... ... ..

10 

12 

June 2

4 -

6 

8... . ...... ...

10 

12m .........

6 p.m.... ....

Gage 

height

3.70

3.30

3.21

3.17

3.18

3.42

3.86

4.39

4.83

5.27

5.64

5.93

6.19

6.37

6.67

Discharge

70

50

49

49

CQ

76

160

187

90S

228

245

277

Hour

June 2 Con.

10 

12 .........

12 m.. .......

June 4 

12 m.. .......

8 ..... ...

Q

10 

11 

12 __ .....

Gage

7

07

7.56

7.57

7.38

7.37

7.26

7.14

7.10

8.50

10.50

11.63

12.12

Discharge

318

313

324

310

289

272

266

422

720

926

1,000

Hour

June 5

4. ........

6 

8 .... ...

10 

12 

June 6

12m... 

6. 

12...-... .

Gage 

height

12. 59

12.43

11.83

11.30

11.30

11.39

11 48

11.78

11.90

11.91

11.90

11.89

11.81

Discharge

1,070

1,030

975

833

728

732

758

783

847

871

870

867

856

826

26. BLACK BAYOU NEAR GILLIAM, LA.

Location. Lat 32°48'55", long 93°52'15", in SE^NW^ sec. 13, T. 21 N., 

R. 15 W., near left bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 170, 

0.2 mile downstream from Red Bayou and 2 miles southwest of Gilliam.

Drainage area. 364 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water stage-recorder graph. Datum of gage is 155.59 ft 

above mean sea level datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Discharge record. Slope-stage discharge relation defined by current-meter 

measurements. Discharge computed by use of fall as determined from auxiliary recorder. Discharge for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation May 

19-22, June 23 computed on basis of records for adjacent periods and records 

for nearby stations.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 8,200 cfs 12 m. Apr. 29; gage height, 

23.32 ft 4 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 3.

1942 to March 1957: Discharge, 6,270 cfs May 4, 1944; gage height, 25.73 

ft Apr. 5, 1945.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 ___ .

2 

3 

4.......

5 

6 

7 . 

8 

9 

10 

April

880 

925 

1,120 

2,030 

2,280 

2,820 

2,920 

2,630 

2,040 

1,500

M onthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-fc 

Runoff, in inches

May

5,860 

4,410 

3,270 

1,920 

1,120 

736 

421 

260 

242 

229

June

426 

6EO 

997 

1,280 

3,510 

3,020 

3,160 

3,350 

2,800 

2,140

Day

11- 

19

13 

14 

15 . 

16 

17 . 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

jet

April

1,130 

815 

668 

529 

412 

357 

310 

284 

255 

241

May

107 

98 

91 

930 

258 

156 

71 

135 

100 

80

June

1,560 

1,080 

686 

492 

317 

266 

101 

48 

45 

42

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 . 

30 

O1

seond

April

239 

261 

478 

1,020 

1,940 

1,750 

3,980 

6,710 

7,980 

7,150

1,858 

110, 500 

5.69

May

70 

60 

48 

91 

-211 

320 

480 

491 

411 

292 

157

746 

45. 880 

2.36

June

121 

139 

150 

149 

111 

132 

142 

166 

173 

175

914 

54,400 

2.80
B44 FLOODS OF'1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 28 

6 a.m .........

12m. __ ...

1 p.m... .....

2 .........

3. .........

4.. ........

5. .........

6 ..........

7. --.. ......

8. ___ .. __ .

9......... ....

10..... .......

11 .-.-... .

12 

April 24

3... ......

4 

5..-. _ ... ...

6 

9... ... .....

12m...... ...

3 p.m... .....

6 

7 

9... _ . _ ...

10..... .......

11...... _ ...

12 

April 25

2a.m_.__ .....

4 

6 -

12m.... 

4 

6 .

8 

12 - 

April 26

12 m.. -------

10 

11. ----------

April 27

Gage 

height

7.18

7.38

7.42

7.70

8.00

8.40

8.82

9.11

9.36

9.60

9

QQ

10.06

10.24

10. 57

10.68

in £3

10.91

11.07

11 34

11,54

11.67

11.74

11.77

11 92

12.14

12.43

12.74

13.20

13.77

14.13

14.43

14.64

14 90

14 97

14.98

14 97

14.98

14 93

14.88

U QQ

15. 00

15.09

15.19

15.28

15.37

Discharge

324

330

345

368

446

575

700

762

807

QQO

QO1

QCQ

1,000

974

QfiC

938

994

QQ7

Qo£»

959

1,030

1,080

1,170

1,270

1,570

1,810

1 QAA

1 QQA

f) AQ/\

2 ftfifi

o (\f\f\

1 940

1 880

1,870

1 7QA

1,680

1 640

1,760

1,840

1,920

I

QQrt

2 040

Hour

April 27 Con.

3. .... ........

4 ... 

5 

6 ... ......

7 

Q

10 

11 

12m 

4 ... ... ...

12 

April 28

12m...... 

12 

April 29

11 

3... ......... .

5 ..... 

6 

12

3. .... ...

4 

6 .... ....

12

10 

11 

12m...... 

Gage 

height

15.47

15.66

16.10

16.55

16.80

17.00

17 OQ

17.55

10 At)

18.63

ift sn

19.63

20.10

20.50

on on

21.32

21.70

99 flfl

2° 03

22.08

22.12

22.15

22.18

22.23

99 Ar\

22.43

99 4.1

22.47

22.50

22.52

22.58

22.64

9 71

9 71

9

QA

9.86

10.02

10.11

10.21

Discharge

2,110

2 290

2,450

9 Ann

2,750

3,100

3 9.10

3,460

3,740

4,320

4 600

4 960

5,580

5,800

6,320

6,700

7,140

7,570

7 Qfcfl

8 1AO

8,200

8,170

Q 1 K fl

ft ftfcfl

8,020

8,080

7 onn

7 ft7rt

7 860

7,780

7,730

7,620

7 600

7,140

6,610

6,560

909

303

392

A(\A

515

545

534

Hour

June 1 Con.

5. 

6 . 

10 

12

6. -

10 

12m... ..

8 

10 

12m-- . 

12 m-.- 

8.. - 

9

10-. 

11 

12 

4 

6 

8 ... 

10. -

12m--. 

8 

10 

12 . 

12m-. 

4. -----

6

12-- . 

Gage 

height

10.22

10.23

10.24

10.25

10.25

10.30

10.31

10.37

10.45

10.52

10.61

10.67

10.93

11.20

11.50

11.75

12.22

12.63

12. 85

12.96

13.02

13.91

15.00

15.60

16.10

16.85

17.18

17.34

17.38

17.37

17.34

17.14

17.08

17.03

17.00

17.03

17.12

17.15

17.18

17.22

17.32

Discharge

517

493

493

473

524

521

558

575

612

626

673

794

885

962

978

1,070

1,020

1,050

1,050

1,910

2,790

3,060

3,270

3,650

3,790

3,830

3,750

3,680

3,610

3,310

3,220

3,130

3,080

3,020

3,000

3,000

2,990

3,020

3,030

27. TWEL.VEMILB BAYOTJ NEAR DIXIE, LA.

Location. Lat 32°38'45", long 93°52'40", in NWtfNWtf sec. 14, T. 19 N., R. 

15 W., near right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 

173, 0.1 mile downstream from Cottonmouth Bayou, 4.2 miles southwest of 

Dixie, 5.5 milep downstream from Caddo Lake, and 17.3 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 3,137 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 143.88 ft 

above mean sea level datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B45

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. Discharge Apr. 4 to June 30 computed by use of submergence as 

determined from auxiliary gage as a factor.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 26,100 cfs 1 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 4 

(gage height, 32.59ft).

1942 to March 1957: Discharge, 34,900 cfs Apr. 5, 1945 (gage height, 35.65

ft).

Remarks. Flood discharge affected by temporary storage in Caddo Lake (see 

p. 41).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 . 

2... ... -

3 ..

4___ .

5 .

6 

7

8 

9 

10 

April

4,880 

4,940 

4,950 

6,060 

6,450 

6,260 

6,240 

6,530 

6,260 

5,880

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, in acre-f 

Runoff, in inche

May

22, 100 

24, 300 

25, 700 

26, 000 

25,300 

24,700 

23,200 

21, 900 

20,900 

19,800

June

3,080 

3,440 

4,320 

4,810 

6,330 

7,660 

8,040 

8,130 

7,870 

8,340

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 -

15 

16____.

17 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

Bet

April

5,440 

4,920 

4,690 

4,430 

4,190 

4,000 

3,750 

3,560 

3,240 

3,080

May

18,900 

17,900 

17, 100 

16,300 

15, 400 

14,400 

13,500 

12, 700 

12,200 

11,600

June

8,380 

8,830 

9,690 

9,780 

10, 000 

10, 100 

9,940 

9,730 

9,180 

8,650

Day

21..... 

22 

23 

24..... 

25 

26..... 

27 

28 

29 

SO - 

SI 

3 __ _ __ __

April

3,220 

3,300 

3,630 

4,860 

6,210 

7,040 

8,820 

11, 700 

15, 300 

19, 300

6,104 

363, 200 

2.18

May

11, 000 

10, 300 

9,620 

9,020 

8,350 

7,620 

6,680 

5,650 

4,480 

3,320 

2,720

14, 920 

917, 700 

5.49

June

7,850 

6,730 

5,430 

4,860 

4,450 

4,010 

3,590 

3,630 

3,600 

3,530

6,799 

404, 600 

2.42

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 23

12m... ..

6.............

9.............

12............

2a.m.-.. .....

6... .......

10............

2p.m... .....

6.............

12......... ...

April %5

8.............

12m.........

8.. ___ . .....

12............

Gage 

height

12.86

13.00

13.03

13.49

13.78

14.45

14.90

15.58

16.10

16.49

16.76

17.87

18.50

19.00

19.43

19.71

19.93

20.17

20.48

Discharge

3,490

3,550

3,560

3,760

3,870

4,150

4,340

4,610

4,840

4,980

5,070

5,510

5,810

6,070

6,300

6,440

6,560

6,670

6,850

Hour

April 28 Con.

12..... .......

AprU 27

8 .......

12m.........

8 ______ ...

12 

12m--. 

12 

12m.........

12 

Gage 

height

20.77

21.12

21.44

91 art

99 p;n

23.08

23.60

24.06

24.47

25.09

25.188

26.28

26.85

27.48

28.08

28 64

Discharge

7,020

7,250

7,440

7,710

8,310

8,850

9,360

9,820

10,300

10,900

11,700

12,400

13,300

14,300

15,200

16,300

17,500

Hour

April 30

12m.........

12 

May %

12m... ......

12p.m... _

MayS

12m 

12 p.m... ....

5 _ ..

6 

8.... ... .... ..

12 

Gage 

height

on fjfi

30.08

30.43

30.76

31.30

31.70

32.06

32.28

32.50

32.58

32.59

32.59

32.59

32.59

32.58

32.56

Discharge

18,500

19,400

20, 100

20,900

22,100

23,300

24,400

25,100

25,800

26,000

26, 100

26, 100

26, 000

26,000

25,900

25,900
B46 FLOODS OF 1957

28. PAW PAW BAYOU NEAR GREENWOOD, LA.

Location. Lat 32°31'00", long 93°58'20", in SE% sec. 26, T. 18 N., R. 16 W., 

near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 169, 

1 mile upstream from Cross Lake, 5.1 miles north of Greenwood, and 11 miles 

west of Shreveport.

Drainage area. 78 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 170.35 ft 

above mean sea level (Louisiana Geodetic Survey bench mark).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 3,750 cfs 5-6 a.m. Apr. 28 (gage height, 

11.24ft).

1955 to March 1957: Discharge, 2,820 cfs May 2, 1956 (gage height, 10.75 ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 -

2 

3 ...

4 

5 ...

6 ...

7 

8 

9 

10- .

April

644 

743 

442 

398 

515 

288 

57 

32 

23 

18

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, in acre-ft 

Runoff, in inches

May

914 

1,050 

621 

265 

56 

27 

19 

14 

12 

10

June

34 

52 

322 

623 

610 

518 

166 

31 

21 

14

Day

11 

12--.-. 

13.^- 

14 . 

15 

16.--. 

17 

18 

19 

20 .

ischarge, in cubic feet per ; 

et

April

14 

12 

10 

9.1 

8.6 

9.4 

12 

17 

15 

12

May

8.3 

7.3 

6.6 

74 

266 

87 

20 

11 

7.9 

6.3

June

8.9 

6.8 

19 

47 

16 

6.8 

4.2 

3.0 

19 

34

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26. - 

27- 

28 

29 

SO - 

SI ..

jecond

April

12 

22 

67 

374 

1,380 

1,190 

1,930 

2,640 

976 

649

417 

24,830 

5.97

May

5.2 

4.1 

3.3 

4.2 

5.0 

65 

313 

240 

30 

13 

8.3

135 

8,280 

1.99

June

8.8 

3.8 

3.3 

14 

16 

6.2 

3.2 

2.4 

1.9 

1.6

87.2 

5,190 

1.25
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B47

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 23

12m.........

3. 

4. 

6 

T. ............

Q

10 11. . 

10

AnviJ 9t

4_. _.__ . _...

6. 

10 

12 m... ......

4

6 

8 __ ..

10 

12 _ ..

April 25

3. . 

4 ....

6 

8_ 

9 

10 

11... _____

12m .........

3 ........ .

4.... __ ....

5 _____ . ...

6 .....

7 __ ...

Gage 

height

3.13

3.20

3.32

3.53

3 79

4.20

4.70

5.20

5.77

*, QQ

6.17

6 34

6

AQ

6.77

*7 Aft

7.28

7.41

7.51

7.61

7.70

7 Q3

7.98

8.23

8.62

9.19

9.43

9 ft1

9 74.

9

QQ

9 CO

9.90

9.90

9

QO

9 OR

9.83

9.82

9.80

9 sn

9.81

9 87

9.95

10.00

10.03

Discharge

28

30

33

38

46

63

82

101

122

143

159

173

186

1QQ

228

260

292

311

328

QJO

358

386

416

473

580

820

956

1,100

1,230

1,330

1,410

1,440

1,440

1,410

1,350

1,330

1,320

1,300

1,300

1,310

1 400

1,520

1,580

1,620

Hour

April US Con.

9.. _ ........

10 

12 

April 86

12 

April 27

4 

6. ...... .

8---- 

10 

12m... 

6 .... ...

8 

10 

12 

April 28

2 

3 

5 ...

6 

7 ...

8 

9... . .........

10 

11.... ...

12 

April 29

12m.. 

12 _ ......

Gage 

height

10.02

10.00

10.00

9.98

9.87

9.62

9.48

9.42

9.41

9.39

9.40

9.48

9.58

10.00

10.38

10.67

10.83

10.98

11.11

11.18

11.19

11.21

11.22

11.24

11.24

11.22

11.17

11.10

11.02

10.90

10.81

10.24

9.80

9.60

9.40

9.24

9.08

Discharge

1,610

1,580

1,580

1,560

1,400

1,110

988

950

944

932

938

988

1,080

1,580

2,160

2,670

2,960

3,250

3,310

3,630

3,650

3,690

3,710

3,750

3,750

3,710

3,610

3,480

3,330

3,100

2,930

1,930

1,300

1,090

938

845

766

Hour

April SO

12m. ____ .

12.. .......

Mot 1

6 ...

9 ... 

12m.. .......

6 

7 .... ....

8 

9... ...... ....

11 

12 

May 2

12m....... ..

19

19

6 

9 ........

12 m.. .......

6 _ ....

9 .......

12 ..

12m ____ 

19

Gage 

height

8.92

8.72

8.61

8.75

8.85

9.08

9.12

9,15

9.35

9.78

9.79

9

7Q

9.74

9.73

9 7n

9.41

9 94.

8.98

8.62

8

4K

8 15

7 OQ

7.78

7.46

7.00

6.49

5.97

5.47

5.07

4.50

4.10

3.77

3.51

Discharge

698

623

577

632

666

766

785

800

910

1,240

1,280

1,290

1,280

1,230

1,220

1,190

1,040

944

845

722

580

530

457

418

376

320

253

200

158

121

95

66

53

42

35
B48 FLOODS OF 1957

29. RED RIVER AT SHREVEPORT, LA.

Location. Lat 32°30'55", long 93°44'25" in SE#SE# sec. 30, T. 18 N., R. 13 W., 

on second pier from east bank, at Illinois Central Railroad bridge at Shreveport, half a mile downstream from Cross Bayou.

Drainage area. 60,613 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi above Denison Dam is noncontributing.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except Apr. 7-18, 26-30, for 

which graphs were drawn on basis of daily gage readings. Datum of gage is 

131.48 ft above mean sea level datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 

1941 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 230,000 cfs May 3; gage height observed, 

33.91 ft May 4.

1928 to March 1957: Discharge, 303,000 cfs Apr. 5, 1945; gage height, 37.9 

ft in gage well, 38.4 ft from outside gage, Apr. 7, 1945. 

Maximum stage known, 45.9 ft in August 1849.

Remarks. Some regulation by Lake Texoma (see p. 32) and by Texarkana 

Reservoir (see p. 38). Records computed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and reviewed by the U.S. Geological Survey.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1. ....

2 

3 .....

4 .....

5

6 -

7 _

8 

9 .....

10- 

April

47, 500

52, 700

55, 300

67, 200

85, 100

95. 900

102, 000

105, 000

106, 000

104, 000

May

194,000

216, 000

228, 000

226, 000

220,000

213,000

210, 000

204, 000

195, 000

180,000

June

157,000

147, 000

142,000

1JO, 000

1EO, 000

157,000

165,000

173, 000

198, 000

201, 000

Day

11. 

12...

13 

14 ...

15 

16 

17--

18 

19 

20 

April

95, 500

85. 100

76, 300

68, 600

60,200

52, 200

45, SOO

40,000

34, 000

33, 500

May

162, 000

145, 000

131, 000

126, 000

121, 000

121, 000

127, 000

128, 000

119,000

108, 000

June

213, 000

199, 000

188,000

183,000

171. 000

157, 000

141, 000

130, 000

122, 000

114,000

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Runoff, in thousands of a

April

38,800

40, 500

42,800

65,800

90, 800

104, 000

122. 000

142,000

154, 000

168, 000

79, 340

4,721

May

100, 000

99,EOO

104,000

108, 000

114, 000

127,000

135, 000

144, 000

155,000

166, 000

173, 000

154, 800

9,520

June

108, 000

100,000

95,500

93,700

92,900

88,200

85, 900

86,800

86, 800

86,800

139, 400

8,296

30. BAYOU DORCHEAT NEAR MINDEN, LA.

Location. Lat 32°35'55", long 93°20'00", in NW% sec. 31, T. 19 N., R. 9W., at 

bridge on U.S. Highway 80, 3 miles west of Minden.

Drainage area. 1,097 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 133.75 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements. Stage-discharge relation indefinite May 7 to June 4, June 7-23; discharge estimated on the basis of three discharge measurements and of weather 

records and records for nearby stations.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 23,100 cfs 12 m. May 2 (gage height, 

22.12ft).

1928-31, 1936 to March 1957: Discharge, 40,000 cfs May 21, 1930 (gage 

height, 22.95 ft), from rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs.
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B49

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

2 ... ..

3.......

4 ....

5_ ..

6 

8... .

9.......

10 

April

2,440 

2,640 

2.770 

3, 150 

3,400 

3,700 

4,120 

5,300 

9, 6fO 

12,000

Monthly mean c 

Runofl, in acre-fc 

Runoff, in inches

May

20,100 

22,900 

21.100 

17,200 

13,200 

10,100 

7,200 

5,300 

4,200 

3,500

June

600 

700 

1,000 

1,500 

2,290 

2,980 

2,700 

2,200 

2,000 

1,700

Day

11 

12...-. 

13 

14 

15..... 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per s 

et

April

10, 800 

8,680 

6,940 

5,540 

4,570 

3,880 

3,320 

2,830 

2,380 

2,000

May

3,100 

2,800 

2,500 

2,900 

3,400 

3,600 

3,200 

2,600 

2,000 

1,600

June

1,400 

1,100 

900 

800 

800 

700 

600 

400 

400 

300

Day

21 

22 

23- 

24 

25 

26 

27- 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

1,780 

1, 5.50 

1,380 

1,400 

1,640 

1,940 

2,380 

3,280 

5,540 

11, 500

4,417 

262,800 

4.50

May

1,200 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

800 

900 

1,200 

1,300 

1,300 

1,000 

800

5, 290 

325,300 

5.56

June

300 

300 

500 

894 

989 

1,210 

1,560 

1,860 

2,050 

2,120

1,228 

73, 100 

1.25

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April!

4

6 ... .-.

8

10 - ..

12 m- _ __

2 p.m. __

4 

6 . 

8 

10 .

12 .

Apr tt 9

2 a.m ---

4 _ 

6 

8 ... ....

10 

12m4 .... ....

6. ......

8- ... ... ...

10 

12 . 

April 10

12 m

6 p.m. ____

12m 

12 p.m _ ....

April 12

12m_ ___ ,

Gage 

height

13.95

14.01

14.08

14.16

14.27

14.43

14.65

14.89

15.22

15.55

16.31

17.05

17.38

17.68

17.95

18.41

18.60

18.79

18.94

19.07

19.19

19.28

19.47

19.52

19.51

19.37

18.95

18.38

17.73

Discharge

4 ' 340

4,390

4 450

4,530

4,640

4,800

5,020

5,260

K fififi

5,960

6,370

6,820

7 Ofifi

7,720

8,150

8,570

8,980

9

QQA

9

7K(\

10,100

10, 500

10 800

11, 300

11,600

12, 100

12,200

11 800

10,800

9,700

8,640

Hour

April 12 Con.

April IS

12 

8 

12 m - ..

8 .... . .

12

6 . 

8 -- 

10 

12' m .-_. .-

4 

6_ 

8. - 

10 

4 

6 

8- _

10 - 

12m.. 

Gage 

height

17.07

15.73

11.22

11.86

12.36

12.55

12.69

13.15

13.49

13.70

14.15

14.41

U fiQ

14.97

15.31

15.63

15.98

16.36

16. 75

17.14

17. 54

18.23

18.45

18.73

Discharge

7 7^n

6,920

6,160

2,190

2,600

9 sin

2,970

3,120

3,280

3,390

3,620

3,920

4,110

4,520

4,780

5,060

5,340

6,440

7,350

7,840

8,380

8,930

9,440

9,820

10,300

11,000

Hour

April SO Con.

4 ..... -

6 

8 ....... 

10 

12-- --

8 - 

12 m. ------

8 ...

Mag %

8

12m. 

12 

MayS

12 

12m 

12mMay 6

12m.- _ _--_

Gage 

height

19. 33

19.62

19.91

20.21

20.43

20.63

20.99

21.30

21.58

21.78

21.93

22.02

22.08

22.11

22.12

22.10

22.06

21.98

21.80

21.68

21.34

20.84

20.37

19.77

19.17

18.54

17.96

Discharge

11,700

12,500

13,500

14,700

15,500

16,300

17,800

19, 200

20,400

21,400

22,200

22,600

22,900

23,000

23,100

23,000

22,800

22, 400

21, 500

20, 900

19, 300

17,200

15, 300

13,000

11,300

9,970

9,000
B50 FLOODS OF 1957

81. BAYOU BODCAU NEAR SAREPTA, LA.

Location. Lat 32°54'15", long 93°28'55", in NWM sec. 15, T. 22 N., R. 11 W., 

on left bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 2, 2 miles west 

of Sarepta and 9.5 miles upstream from Caney Creek.

Drainage area. 546 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 173.91 

ft above mean sea level datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 

(levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. Rate of change of stage used as a factor in discharge computations 

Apr. 4-9, 11-18, 26-30 and May 5-13, 26-29. Stage-discharge relation indefinite due to backwater from flood-control dam June 6-19; discharge estimated on basis of records of weather and records for nearby stations.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 8,890 cfs 7:00 p.m. Apr. 28; gage height, 

20.48 ft Apr. 29.

1938 to March 1957: Discharge, 12,600 cfs July 6, 1940 (gage height, 22.16 

ft).

Flood of May 22, 23, 1930, exceeded 25 ft and flood of 1905 may have reached 

a stage of 27 ft; information from local residents.

Remarks. Water used by the paper mill at Springhill is pumped from wells and 

discharged later as waste into the bayou approximately 8 miles above station. 

This discharge is not continuous but is stored in a reservoir and released whenever the flow of bayou is sufficient to dilute effluent from the mill.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

2

3_ ._

4_______

5 . .

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

April

270 

360 

436 

636 

1,690 

2,180 

2,450 

3,320 

4,530 

4,990

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-fe

May

5,460 

5,500 

5,950 

5,920 

5, 120 

4, 240 

3,570 

3,060 

2,750 

2,450

June

1,610 

1,760 

1,850 

1,920 

2,100 

2,100 

2,100 

1,900 

1,700 

1,500

Day

ll_ 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18. 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per s 

et

April

4,680 

3,900 

3,230 

2,730 

2,290 

1,920 

1,590 

1,320 

1,220 

1,310

May

2,170 

1,790 

1,510 

1,390 

1,460 

1,660 

1,660 

1,440 

1,140 

844

June

1,300 

1,100 

900 

750 

650 

550 

450 

400 

350 

295

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

1,470 

1,570 

1,590 

1,690 

1,900 

2,160 

3,180 

7,700 

7,820 

5,880

2,667 

158,700

May

682 

586 

454 

452 

454 

817 

1,620 

1,880 

1,660 

1,430 

1,520

2,279 

140, 100

June

233 

193 

220 

361 

109 

113 

198 

240 

512 

742

940 

55,950
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B51

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 26 

12m.........

12p.m_'_ _

April V?

,

g

8. 

12... ......

April 28

8.............

12m.. ....

7.............

8.. ...........

Gage 

height

14.88

15.09

16.23

16.67

17.32

18.06

18.86

19.49

19.95

20.22

20.28

Discharge

2,170

2,220

3,420

4,100

4,780

6,200

7,410

8,410

8,650

8,890

8,840

Hour

April 28 Con.

April 29

12m._ _ . ...

6 p.m.__ __ .

12... _ ......

April SO

12m.-_ 

12 

May 25

12m_._ ...

Gage 

height

20.44

20.47

20.33

20.10

19.80

19.51

19.21

18 Qfi

IS Q^

7.38

7.39

7.56

Discharge

8,650

8,460

7,870

7,320

6,610

6,160

5,630

5,630

439

441

461

Hour

May 26 Con. 

12p.m... .....

May 26

12m... ......

6 p.m........

12....... ....

May%7

12m... ......

12. ........

12m.- 

12p.m.- .....

Gage 

height

7.93

8.53

10.19

11.20

12.12

12.98

13.57

13.96

14.24

14.46

14.35

Discharge

507

582

804

1,010

1,240

1,480

1,670

1,800

1,860

1,900

1,860

32. BAYOU BODCAU RESERVOIR NEAR SHREVEPORT, LA.

Location. Lat 32°42'07", long 93°30'39", in NW^NWK sec. 28, T. 20 N., R.

11 W., directly above control line of outlet structure, 2.1 miles northeast of

Bellevue and 20 miles northe'ast of Shreveport. 

Drainage area. 683 sq mi. 

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is at mean

sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). 

Maxima. April-June 1957: Contents, 129,800 acre-ft May 10 (elevation,

184.44 ft).

1949 to March 1957: Contents, 157,200 acre-ft May 26, 1953 (elevation,

187.01 ft). 

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam with uncontrolled outlet works

and spillway. The reservoir does not retain a permanent pool. Intake invert

of outlet works at elevation 157.0 ft. Capacity, 967,900 acre-ft at crest of

spillway (elevation, 219.0 ft). Outlet works completed Dec. 17, 1949. Reservoir built for flood control. Records furnished by U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers.
B52 FLOODS OF 1957

Elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet, at 7 a.m., and mean discharge from 

reservoir, in cubic-feet per second, for 24 hours ending at 7 a.m. of indicated day, 

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

Change in contents,

Elevation

163. 23

163. 70

163 94

164. 37

164. 63

164. 80

165. 33

166.12

167. 11

168. 27

169. 58

171. 03

172. 26

173. 05

173. 54

m S7

174. 00

174. 01

173. 98

173. 78

173. 62

173. 43

173. 30

173. 42

173. 51

173. 79

175. 00

176.90

178. 59

April

Contents

3,960

4,720

5,170

6,050

6,620

6,990

8,300

10, 480

13, 660

17, 930

23, 340

30,090

OC Af\f\

40, 690

43, 530

45 440

46, 250

44,920

43, 990

49 SQO

42, 140

42, 830

43, 350

44 970

65, 110

77,680

+74, 340

Discharge

558

638

679

767

821

857

QQO

1,110

1,230

1,360

1,500

1,640

1 7^fl

1,870

1 QOfl

1,920

1,920

1,920

1,900

1,890

1 S7fl

1,860

1,870

1,880

1,900

2,160

2,300

Elevation

179. 85

180.79

181. 69

182. 47

183. 14

183. 70

184.07

184. 30

184.40

184.44

184.40

184. 29

184. 08

184.10

183. 87

183. 60

183.33

183.10

182. 81

182. 46

182. 01

181. 55

181. 03

180. 70

180. 23

179. 90

179. 84

179. 70

179. 60

179. 43

179. 22

May

Contents

87, 730

103, 600

110, 700

117,000

122, 400

126, 000

128, 400

129, 400

129, 800

129, 400

128, 300

126, 100

126, 300

124, 100

121, 500

118, 800

116, 600

113, 900

110, 600

106, 400

102, 400

97, 730

94, 910

90, 910

88, 140

87, 650

86,520

85, 710

84,330

82,620

+4, 490

Discharge

2,390

2, 460

2, 570

i!,620

2, 660

2, 680

2, 700

2, 700

2, 710

2, 700

2, 700

2,680

2, 690

2, 670

2,650

2,630

2,620

2,600

2,570

2,550

2,510

2,480

2,450

2,320

2,400

2,390

2,380

2 370

.2. 360

2.340

Elevation

178. 97

178. 87

178. 74

178. 78

179. 04

179. 21

179. 29

179. 30

179. 28

179. 20

179. 12

179 08

178.92

178. 73

178. 52

178. 29

178. 00

-177. 63

177. 19

176. 65

176. 10

175. 51

175. 05

174. 60

174. 04

173. 44

172. 88

172. 29

171. 72

June

Contents

80, 610

79 840

78,830

79, 140

81, 160

82, 540

82, 190

83, 270

83,110

82, 460

81,810

81, 490

80,220

78, 760

77, 130

75, 340

73, 120

70, 410

67, 190

63, 370

59, 560

55, 670

52, 670

49,880

46,440

42, 950

39, 750

36, 560

33,580

-49, 040

Discharge

2,330

2

000

9 ^10

2,310

2,330

2,340

2,350

2,350

2,350

2,340

2,340

2,340

2,320

2,310

2,280

2,260

2,220

2,190

2,150

2,100

2,050

2,010

1,970

1,920

1,870

1,820

1,770

1,720

33. CYPRESS BAYOU NEAR BENTON, LA.

Location Lat 32°42'20", long 93°41'15", sec. 23, T. 20 N., R. 13 W., near 

right bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 162, 2 miles upstream from Little Caney Bayou and 3 miles east of Benton.

Drainage area. 91 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 165.98 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (authority, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 8,130 cfs 2 p.m. Apr. 28 (gage height, 

15.08ft).

1956 to March 1957: Discharge, 396 cfs Feb. 11, 1957 (gage height, 8.26 ft).
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B53

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 .. ...

2 

3... ....

4 ....

5... ---.

6- ...

7 ....

8 

9 

10 

April

369 

420 

449 

588 

1,020 

1,250 

1,020 

510 

348 

239

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-f 

Runoff, in inche

May

1,900 

1,620 

2,320 

1,800 

1,200 

690 

398 

268 

178 

129

June

160 

270 

334 

353 

572 

1,120 

1,390 

1,010 

482 

316

Day

11. . 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 - 

17 

18 - 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per

eet

April

160 

117 

93

78 

70 

67 

66 

74 

69 

58

May

99 

75 

58 

310 

439 

504 

466 

330 

170 

76

June

209 

139 

388 

325 

257 

165 

69 

40 

28 

22

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25. . 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

46 

40 

43 

114 

333 

413 

1,910 

7,540 

5,400 

2,750

855 

50,880 

10.48

May

54 

38 

30 

76 

187 

332 

481 

524 

426 

307 

168

505 

31, 050 

6.40

June

17 

14 

15 

111 

161 

144 

62 

39 

35 

34

276 

16,430 

3.38

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 23

April 24 

12m.. _ - ...

April 25

8 

12m.- 

19

April 26

12m.... .

April 27

8 

12m.- 

8 .

12 

April 28

12m-- 

6 

12 

April 29

Gage 

height

3.00

3.43

4.29

5.50

6.77

7.37

7.61

7.75

7.91

8.19

8.65

8.72

9.10

10.23

11.30

13.06

14.10

14.68

15.06

15.08

15.01

14.80

14.17

13.65

Discharge

*JQ

58

106

188

284

333

354

366

QQ1

407

456

465

530

1,080

1,920

6,100

7 260

8,080

8,130

7,970

7,500

6,240

Hour

April 29-Con.

19

April 30

12 

12m.... .....

12m.. 

May 3

12m.-. --

6 ... 

12 

May 6 

12m..- 

12p.ta_ 

Gage 

height

1 *J 99

12.81

12.36

11.65

11.51

11.27

11.06

10.91

11.08

11.63

11.88

n

no

10.40

10.00

9.43

8

00

Discharge

4,470

3,140

2,620

2,260

2,120

1,890

1,690

1,560

2,240

2,530

2 con

2 4.70

1,770

1,470

1,190

950

665

470

Hour

May 13 

12m 

May 14

8 

12m... -

8. 

19

May 16

12m.. 

19

May 17

May 18

12m.. 

Gage 

height

3.35

3 49

3.84

6.87

8.00

8.30

8.43

8.49

8

AC\

8.70

8.83

9.04

9.09

9.04

8.77

0 I C

7.36

6.40

Discharge

54

58

80

292

389

418

431

438

49S

462

481

518

528

518

472

332

255
B54 FLOODS OF 1957

34. RED CHUTE BAYOU NEAR SHREVEPORT, LA.

Location. Lat 32°33'15", long 93°37'26", in NW^NEK sec. 17, T. 18 N., R.

12 W., at bridge on U.S. Highway 80, 7 miles east of Shreveport. 

Drainage area. 925 sq mi. 

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 133.83 ft

above mean sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). 

Maxima. April-June 1957: Gage height, 26.31 ft May 1.

1939 to March 1957: Gage height, 31.1 ft Jan. 4, 5, 1941. 

Flood of July 26, 1933, reached a stage of 33.1 ft. 

Remarks. Records furnished by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Gage height, in feet, at 8 a.m. of indicated day, 1957

Day

1 . 

2 

3

4 

5.- ... _

6 

7 

8. ...

9... ....

10 

April

18.8

18.9

19.1

19.8

19.8

19.8

19.8

19.9

19.8

19.8

May

26.3

26.1

26.0

26.0

25.9

25.7

25.6

25.4

........

June

23.6

23.4

24.8

25.0

01 1

25.1

25.0

24.8

24.6

24.5

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16- 

17 

1Q

10

20 

April

10 0

19.9

20.0

20.1

20.3

20.4

20.4

20.5

" 20.6

May

24.7

24.6

24.5

24.4

June

24.3

24.1

24.1

24.0

23.9

23.8

23.6

OQ K

23.2

23.1

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 . 

31 

April

20.6

20.7

20.7

20.9

21.5

21.5

22.0

23.4

25.3

26.0

May

24.2

24.0

23.8

23.7

23.6

23.8

23.9

23.9

23.9

23.8 

23.7

June

22.9

22.7

22.6

22.5

22.3

22 2

22.0

21.9

21.8

21.6

35. LOGGY BAYOU NEAR NINOCK, LA.

Location. Lat 32°14'10", long 93°25'35" in the SE^SE^ sec. 31, T. 15 N., R. 

10 W., at bridge on U.S. Highway 71, a quarter of a mile downstream from 

Flat River and 2 miles south of Ninock.

Drainage area. 2,628 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Auxiliary gage water-stage 

recorder graph except Apr. 26 to May 2, May 26-29, and June 2-5.

Discharge record. Slope-stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter 

measurements. Discharge computed by use of fall as determined from auxiliary gage as a factor. Discharge Apr. 26 to May 7, May 11-14, 24-29, 

June 2-5 computed on basis of four measurements of discharge, records of 

precipitation, stages of Red River, fall in the reach, and records for nearby 

stations.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 17,000 cfs 1:00 p.m. May 15; gage 

height, 47.08 ft May 7.

1948 to March 1957: Daily discharge, 20,000 cfs May 21, 22, 1953; gage 

height, 43.95 ft May 21, 1953.
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B55

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1.... ...

2.......

3.......

4 ... .

5.......

6.......

7.......

8. ...

9. ...

10......

April

5,500 

6,020 

6,030 

7,020 

6,870 

6,430 

6,320 

5,820 

6,150 

6,670

Monthly mean c 

Kunoff, in acre-f

May

7,500 

3,000 

6,800 

8,500 

8,500 

12,000 

13,000 

13,000 

13,400 

13,900

June

3,960 

5,500 

6,000 

6,000 

7,500 

7,300 

6,200 

5,090 

3,870 

3,960

Day

11 _ .. 

12..... 

13 

14 - 

15 

16 - 

17 

18. . 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

set

April

7,990 

10, 200 

11, 700 

11, 700 

10, 900 

9,710 

8,520 

7,520 

6,490 

5,490

May

14, 500 

15,000 

16, 000 

16, 500 

16, 700 

16, 600 

15, 400 

13, 900 

12, 900 

13,000

June

4,540 

5,770 

6,930 

7,950 

9,430 

10,400 

11,100 

11,900 

12,200 

12,500

Day

21.. 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29- ... 

30 

31 

April

4,840 

4,370 

4,230 

4,850 

6,010 

6,500 

7,000 

8,000 

8,500 

9,000

7,212 

429, 100

May

13, 800 

13, 000 

11,300 

10, 000 

9,000 

8,000 

6,500 

5,000 

4,500 

3,900 

4,450

10, 950 

673, 500

June

11,500 

11,500 

9,880 

8,430 

7,160 

6,380 

5,600 

5,650 

5,230 

5,000

7,481 

445,200

36. SALINE BAYOU NEAR CLARENCE, LA.

Location. Lat 31°49'05", long 92°56'55", in SEJ4 sec. 26, T. 10 N., R. 6 W., 

at bridge on U.S. Highway 84, 4.6 miles east of Clarence and 6.7 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,382 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph at both gages. Datum of gage 

is 72.75 ft above mean sea level (levels by Louisiana Department of Public 

Works). Datum of auxiliary gage is 72.97 ft above mean sea level.

Discharge record. Slope-stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter 

measurements. Discharge computed by use of fall as determined from auxiliary gage as a factor. Indefinite stage-discharge relation May 13 and June 10; 

discharge estimated on the basis of records for adjacent periods and fall in the 

reach. Upstream flow May 1-13 and June 10-16 due to high stages on Red 

River.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 6,980 cfs 12 m. June 29; gage height, 

38.08 ft May 13.

1949 to March 1957: Discharge, 14,200 cfs May 19, 1953; gage height, 40.46 

ft May 21, 1953.

Flood of April 1945 reached a stage of 43.6 ft; information from local resident.

Remarks. Some regulation by Saline Lake 4.0 miles above station.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 ....

2 ....

3 ....

4. ...

5 

6 

7 -

8 ... .

9 ....

10 

April

1,900 

1,880 

1,910 

2,390 

2,900 

3,140 

3,340 

3,680 

3,550 

3,300

Monthly mean <3 

Kunoff, in acre-fe

May

-2,320 

-2,650 

-3,450 

-4,080 

-4,620 

-5, 110 

-5,430 

-5, 570 

-5,600 

-5,390

June

3,180 

2,680 

2,600 

2,710 

3,090 

3,330 

3,250 

2,950 

2,140 

-1,200

Day

11 

12 .. 

13 .. 

14 

15 

16 - 

17 

18 

19 

20.- 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

et

April

3,420 

3,490 

3,570 

3,630 

3,630 

3,420 

3,200 

2,930 

2,650 

2,440

May

-4,740 

 3, 780 

-700 

3,530 

4,890 

5,720 

6,080 

6,030 

5,990 

5,790

June

-2, 590 

-3, 170 

-3, 970 

-3,950 

-3,420 

-2,640 

2,460 

3,240 

4,200 

4,880

Day

21 - 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

Q1

April

2,210 

2,020 

1,910 

1,900 

2,000 

2,790 

3,2£0 

3,140 

2,810 

1,950

2,812 

167, 300

May

5,930 

6,290 

6,580 

6,560 

6,400 

6,280 

5,940 

5,530 

4,990 

4,430 

3,790

1,531 

94,160

June

5,290 

5,640 

6,000 

6,340 

6,530 

6,490 

6,600 

6,820 

6,960 

6,840

2,776 

165, 200
B56 FLOODS OF 1957

37. RED RIVER AT ALEXANDRIA, LA.

Location. Lat 31°18'46", long 92°26'34", in SE}^ sec. 10, T. 4 N., R. 1 W., 

near center of span of old bridge on U.S. Highway 165 between Alexandria 

and Pineville, 1.7 miles downstream from Bayou Rigolette.

Drainage area. 67,500 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi above Denison Dam is 

noncontributing.

Gage-height record. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is

44.26 ft above mean sea level datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 

1941 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 197,000 cfs May 7; gage height, 40.70 

ft May 13.

1928 to March 1957: Discharge, 233,000 cfs Apr. 17, 1945 (gage height, 

45.23ft).

Remarks. Some regulation by Lake Texoma (see p. 32) and by Texarkana 

Reservoir (see p. 38). Records computed by the U.S. Army corps of Engineers 

and reviewed by the U.S. Geological Survey.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 -

2.....

3.....

4--___

5-____

6 

7 _ _

8 

9 -

10 

April

50,400

53,000

59, 100

66,200

74,300

82, 900

89, fiOO

95, 600

99, ?00

102,000

May

1£0,000

163,000

107, 000

169,000

173, 000

185,000

196,000

193, 000

189, 000

186, 000

June

144,000

146, 000

147,000

149, 000

1EO.OOO

151,000

152,000

154,000

160, 000

165, 000

Day

11...

12 

13 

14 ..

15_.

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

April

103,000

102,000

98,400

95,000

90, fiOO

84,400

77,100

69,100

61,800

55, 100

May

185,000

184, 000

182,000

175, 000

173,000

171,000

170,000

168, 000

165,000

157,000

June

165, 000

163, 000

165, 000

168,000

172,000

172,000

172,000

168, 000

166, 000

160,000

Day

21 

22...

23___

24 

25 

26 

27 

28...

29 

30 

31

Monthly mean discharge, in niihin fppt ner sprnnH

Runoff, in thousands of acre-feet.. ___ _ ___ _ ___ _______ . _ ..

April

50,000

48,200

49, 500

51,400

60,000

82,000

101,000

117,000

127,000

137, 000

81, 120

4,827

May

152, 000

149,000

147,000

141, 000

136, 000

131,000

130,000

133, 000

137, 000

140,000

142,000

162, £00

9,995

June

152,000

149, 000

147, 000

144, 000

138, 000

133,000

129, 000

127,000

122,000

118,000

151,600

9,021

SABINE RIVER BASIN 

38. SABINE RIVER NEAR EMORY, TEX.

Location. Lat 32°46', long 95°48', on left bank at downstream side of bridge 

on State Highway 19, 3.0 miles upstream from Giladon Creek, 7.5 miles south 

of Emory, Rains County, 8.0 miles downstream from McBees Creek and at 

mile 501.

Drainage area. 965 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 350.28 ft 

above mean sea level, unadjusted (Texas Reclamation Department bench 

mark).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements below 46,200 cfs.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 74,000 cfs 12 p.m. Apr. 27 (gage height, 

25.06ft).

1952 to March 1957: Discharge, 34,400 cfs Apr. 30, 1953 (gage height, 

20.28ft).

Maximum stage known since 1900, 25.7 ft June 1943, from information by 

local resident and the Texas Highway Department.
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

B57

Day

1 

2.....

3

4. _ ...

5 

6 .

7 

8 

9

10 

April

517 

1,140 

4,540 

9,010 

7,580 

8,190 

4,720 

2,070 

425 

108

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-fe 

Runoff, in inches

May

11, 600 

9,880 

12, 700 

9,580 

5,650 

2,860 

1,380 

374 

149 

99

June

703 

1,280 

3,580 

5,590 

8,230 

12,200 

9,840 

4,870 

1,960 

446

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

 

ischarge, in cubic feet per .

April

62 

42 

31 

24 

21 

18 

14 

12 

9.8 

317

May

71 

66 

347 

4,870 

20,600 

11,800 

6,140 

3,500 

2,710 

1,180

June

132 

71 

53 

39 

31 

28 

23 

18 

15 

12

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

on

30 

31 

April

2,680 

3,970 

7,9fiO 

15, F 00 

17,000 

17, 200 

38, 900 

55, 500 

21,600 

10, 400

7,652 

455, 300 

8.88

May

202 

73 

92 

856 

16, 800 

14, 200 

15,000 

17,900 

8,800 

3,180 

1,260

5,832 

358, 600 

7.00

June

15 

24 

65 

21 

12 

8.7 

6.8 

8.0 

18 

16

1,645 

97, 880 

1.91

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 19

April 20

9 ..... 

12m- ..

6 .......

12 

12m....... .

12. ........

April 22

12 

April 24 

12m... 

April $5

12m.. .......

12..... .......

April 26

12...... ......

April 27

12...... ......

Gage 

height

5.06

5.38

6.05

7.30

8.80

9.64

10.77

11.57

12.38

13.04

13.28

1O QO

1O QC

1 Q QA

16.30

16.25

15.98

16.55

16.98

16.61

17.25

23.85

25.06

Discharge

22

61

185

419

940

1,670

2,530

3

7Efl

4,570

3 Af\(\

3, 580

6

7QA

10, 500

15,400

16, 800

18,400

16,400

16,900

19, 500

62,000

74.000

Hour

April £8

April 29

12m. - 

12m-. - 

12 

May 2

12m.- 

May 4

May 6

12mMay 7

12D.m_._ 

Gage 

height

OO OC

20.12

14.77

14 40

14.18

14.13

14.28

14.77

15.68

15.16

14.68

14.06

13.00

12.52

11.22

9.82

Discharge

56, 800

 34 QAA

IQ finn

13,000

10, 000

8,780

7,960

7,770

8,230

10,000

11, 300

13, 300

13,200

11, 400

9,670

7,580

5,630

3,780

2,800

2 Ofifl

1,410

653

Hour

May 8 

12mMay 9

12mMay H

May IS

May 13

6 

19

 May 14

12m 

6 -

8 

May 15

12m.- 

May 16

12m... 

12 p.m... .. ..

Gage 

height

8.20

7.30

6.72

6.64

6.45

6.30

6.15

6.10

6.06

6.02

7.54

8.10

9.50

10.80

11.97

12.16

13.34

15.44

17.26

18.12

17.80

16.38

15.20

14.37

Discharge

326

192

145

115

97

84

71

68

65

62

223

310

568

1,100

2,080

2,300

5,010

12,400

19,700

23, 700

22, 100

16, 100

11,500

8,610

656087 O 62-
B58 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957-

Continued

Hour

May 17 

12 m... ......

May 18

12 m______ 

May 19 

12m..-. .

May SO 

12 m. ........

12 

May SI

12m. ........

May 22

May S3 

12 m.. ....

8 .

12- 

Mayg4

6 a.m .........

12 m___ __ ..

May 25

2 a.m.,,. ....

Gage 

height

13.11

12.88

12.80

12.52

11.93

10.93

9.98

8.75

7.73

7.08

6.50

6.07

6.05

6.08

6.83

9.20

10.24

11.47

11.93

Discharge

K Qlfl

3,420

2

of\n

2 040

704

418

OKO

66

64

66

217

504

2,040

Hour

May 25 Con

5 

7 

12 m.- 

12 

May 26

May 27

12 

12m.. 

May 29

May SO

May 31

12m . 

Gage 

height

12.63

15.52

16.79

17 04

16.85

16.60

1 K OK

14.97

15.57

n

oo

17.84

16.94

14.37

13.52

1 9 R7

10.78

9.80

9.63

10.53

Discharge

2 Qfin

8,800

13, 100

17,900

10 cnn

18,000

17,000

11,700

10, 700

1 Q onr)

22,200

18,400

12,600

8,650

5,710

3 inn

1,090

647

602

632

940

Hour

June 2

June 3

12m.........

June 4 

12m. ........

June 5 

12m.. .......

12p.m. ......

12m.........

12. ...........

June 7 

12m...... ...

June 8 

12m-. 

6p.m...... ...

12 

6a.m .........

12m .........

Gage 

height

11.05

11.47

13.00

13.38

13.53

14.00

14.41

14.72

15.67

15.70

15.41

14.75

13.94

13.25

12.66

11.87

11.32

10.58

9.54

8.47

7.09

Discharge

1,290

1,620

3,750

5,190

5,280

7,130

8,650

9,830

13, 300

13, 400

12,300

9,940

7,170

4,650

3,000

1,980

1,500

968

580

370

164

39. LAKE PORK 8ABINE RIVER NEAR QUITMAN, TEX.

Location. Lat 32°46', long 95°28', near center of main channel at upstream side 

of bridge on State Highway 37, half a mile downstream from Dry Creek and 

2.5 miles south of Quitman, Wood County.

Drainage area. 586 sq mi.

Gage-height record. From graph based on wire-weight gage readings made 

twice daily except Apr. 21,22 and June 18-27. Datum of gage is 317.42 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge 17,800 cfs 4 p.m. Apr. 28 (gage height, 

20.38ft).

1924-26, 1939 to March 1957: Discharge, 75,600 cfs Mar. 30, 1945 (gage 

height, 29.85 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 49,000 

cfs.

Maximum stage since at least 1895, that of Mar. 30, 1945. Flood in 

July 1895 reached a stage of about 25.9 ft; information from local resident.
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES 

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

B59

Day

1 _ ....

2. ...

3.......

4 ....

5... __

6

7 

8 

9. ...

10 

April

395 

459 

607 

4,680 

9,000 

5, £00 

2,630 

1.430 

'873 

276

Monthly mean c 

Kunoff, in acre-fc 

Runoff, in inches

May

7,370 

7.8EO 

6,600 

3,660 

2,200 

1,570 

942 

410 

195 

127

June

924 

1,090 

3,180 

5,780 

7,800 

7,270 

4,680 

2,420 

1,470 

787

Day

11.---. 

12 

13 

14..... 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

et

April

130 

83 

68 

61 

57 

60 

80 

82 

73 

98

May

111

105 

162 

707 

7,690 

5,010 

2,550 

1,460 

776 

244

June

186 

111

77 

61 

51 

43 

38 

35 

30 

28

Day

21.....

22..... 

23 .. 

24 .. 

25. _ . 

26 . 

27 

28 

29 

30 

Si--

April

337 

1,110 

3,810 

12, 300 

14,200 

12,600 

12,900 

16,600 

10,100 

4,910

3, 8£0 

229, 100 

7.33

May

103 

79 

109 

469 

709 

6,130 

12, £00 

11,100 

4,620 

2,160 

1,270

2, 871 

176, £00 

5.65

June

25 

30 

45 

60 

40 

30 

25 

19 

18 

14

1,212 

72, 130 

2.31

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 19 

12p.m.. .....

April HO

12m.........

12 

April HI 

12 m.. ...... .

12p.m... ....

April 2%

12 m.. .......

12 p.m.. .....

April 23

8 a.m.-. .....

12 m.. .......

12. , 

April 24

4 a.m. ... ...

12m.. ....

12p.m.. .....

April 85

11 a.m ____

12m.........

12 p. m._._ 

April K

12 m.. ...... .

12p.m.. .....

April 27

12m... 

6 p.m.. ......

12.. .......

April 28

8a.m.. .......

12m. . 

Gage 

height

4.79

4.88

5.08

5.60

6.40

8.40

10.40

12.60

14.60

16.00

16.10

16.12

17.20

18.80

19.12

19.46

19.70

19.66

19.22

19.00

19.10

19.08

19.14

19.55

20.18

20.32

Discharge

72

77

07

110

163

300

584

1,030

1 

' 800

3

QAn

3,880

6,600

11 600

12 800

14,000

15,000

14,800

13, 100

12, 300

19 7nn

12,600

12,800

14,400

17,000

17,500

Hour

April %8 Con.

8 

12 

April 20

12m-. 

12 p.m.. .....

April 30 

12m 

12... _ ......

May 1

12m.. 

12 

May 18

12m.- 

12 

May 14

12m. 

8 

10 

12 

May 15

6 ......

8 .

10 

12m.--.. .

4 ... .

12........ ...

Gage 

height

20.38

20.20

19.73

18.20

17.00

ic on

16.22

16.30

17.80

1 7 QA

17.67

5.36

5 At)

5 no

6.60

s nn

9.30 in ^s

11.00

11.30

12.20

14.40

16.00

16.90

17 CO

1 7 78

18.00

18,07

18 1 1

18.10

17.60

Discharge

17,800

17 <W>

15,100

Q un

6,100

4,660

4,280

4 

' 460

8,300

s finn

7,910

1HQ

105

136

181

onn

478

676

ftfin

Sfifi

1,080

2,050

3,840

5 sfln

7,480

8 94H

s Qnn

9,120

9

OQA

9,220

7.700

Hour

May 16 

12m.. 

12. 

May 17

12m. 

May 18

12m. 

12... _ 

12m. 

12. 

12m - 

12m. 

12 . 

12m. 

12 .

May 25 

12m. - 

10 

12. 

4 a.m.-. 

Gage 

height

16.45

15.83

15.60

14.96

14.28

13.75

13.30

12.70

12.00

10.96

10.00

9.20

7 on

7.00

5.80

4.75

5.00

5.80

7.30

8.85

9.40

9.73

9.95

10.30

10.50

10.95

11.45

12.65

15.45

Discharge

4,790

3,550

3,220

2,500

1,970

1,660

1,450

1,220

1,030

792

602

462

291

216

128

71

83

128

240

409

494

557

593

660

700

790

899

1,200

3,040
B60 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957 

Continued

Hour

May #6 Con. 

6 . .........

12m.........

6p.m... .....

12........ ....

12m.. .......

6p.m.. ......

6:30--- .

7 ..........

12............

12m.........

12p.m... ....

Gage 

height

16.20

16.90

18.10

18.15

18.20

19.10

19.85

19.90

19.85

19.65

18.70

17.40

Discharge

4,240

5,860

9,220

9,380

9,540

12, 700

15,600

15, 800

14 

' 800

11,200

7,140

Hour

May %9 

12m.. 

12m..... 

12__ 

JuneS

12m... 

Gage 

height

16.20

15.30

11.60

11.65

11.85

12.40

13.70

14.88

15.40

16.55

Discharge

4,240

2,860

932

944

992

1,130

1,640

2,430

2,980

5,020

Hour

June 4

12m-.- 

12. 

12m.........

12 

12m.. 

12.. .

Gage 

height

16.94

16.94

16.82

17.10

17.80

17.82

17.72

17.50

17.50

17.35

17.04

Discharge

5,960

5,960

5,670

6,340

8,300

8,360

8,060

7,420

7,420

7,000

6,200

40. SABINE RIVER NEAR GLADEWATER, TEX.

Location. Lat 32°32', long 94°57', on right bank on downstream side of bridge 

on U.S. Highway 271, half a mile downstream from Glade Creek, 1 mile southwest of Gladewater, Gregg County, and at mile 398.

Drainage area. 2,846 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 243.85 ft 

above mean sea level (Texas Reclamation Department bench mark based on 

U.S. Geological Survey datum).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 58,900 cfs 4 p.m. May 1 (gage height, 

40.35 ft).

1932 to March 1957: Discharge, 138,000 cfs Apr. 2, 1945 (gage height, 

44.16 ft, from floodmark).

Maximum stage since at least 1914, Apr. 2, 1945. Flood in May 1914 

reached a stage of about 41.7 ft (discharge, 71,100 cfs); information from 

local resident.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1

2 _

3.......

4.......

5. ...

6 

7 

8.......

9

10 ._.

April

5,950 

5,380 

4,620 

3,760 

3,080 

3,050 

2,950 

4,150 

5,450 

6,280

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-f 

Runoff, in inche

May

57, 400 

54, 700 

45, 700 

36, 300 

29,200 

24,400 

20,900 

18, 500 

16, 100 

14,000

June

22,900 

20,500 

18,500 

16,600 

15, 800 

15,000 

14, 000 

14,000 

14, 900 

16,000

Day

11 

12..... 

13. . 

14..... 

15 

16 

17..... 

18 

19

20.....

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

set

April

6,990 

7,620 

7,870 

7,880 

7,430 

6,180 

4,920 

3,390 

2,330 

3,210

May

12, 100 

10,400 

8,990 

7,100 

5,830 

4,820 

4,220 

4,400 

5,700 

7,390

June

15,900 

14,700 

13, 200 

11,500 

9,850 

7,820 

5,950 

4,150 

2,760 

1,840

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

6,090 

6,430 

7,660 

8,520 

9,330 

13,400 

32,600 

37,100 

41,800 

47,500

10, 430 

620,700 

4.09

May

9,170 

10,200 

10, 400 

9,990 

9,27C 

8,680 

8,080 

7,390 

7,090 

12,800 

21,100

16,200 

996,300 

6.57

June

1,260 

866 

1,180 

1,320 

1,110 

959 

836 

763 

656 

460

8,843 

526, 200 

3.47
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B61

41. SABINE RIVER AT LOGANSPORT, LA.

Location. Lat 31°59', long 94°01', at Logansport, De Sota Parish, 4,600 ft 

upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 84, 4,800 ft upstream from Texas 

and New Orleans Railroad bridge, 4 miles upstream from Bayou Castor, and 

at mile 268. Supplementary wire-weight gage at highway bridge 4,600 ft 

downstream used as regular gage above a stage of 24.0 ft.

Drainage area. 4,858 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph Apr. 1-24. Graph for Apr. 25 

to June 30 drawn on basis of wire-weight gage readings made at least once 

daily. Datum of gages is 147.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. Affected by backwater May 26-30.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 61,300 cfs 12 m. May 7 (gage height, 

39.41 ft).

1903 to March 1957: Discharge, 92,000 cfs Apr. 8, 1945 (gage height, 44.07ft 

from floodmark at site of supplementary gage).

Maximum stage since at least 1884, that of Apr. 8, 1945. Flood in May 

1884 reached a stage of 39.4 ft at site of supplementary gage.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

I... .

2.......

3.......

4.......

5.......

6 

7... .

8... .

9.......

10 

April

6,890 

7,320 

7,680 

8,430 

8,790 

8,630 

8,070 

7,610 

7,070 

6,160

Monthly mean d 

Kunoff, in thous 

Kunoff, in inches

May

30,600 

34,900 

40,900 

48,900 

56,500 

60,300 

61, 300 

59,100 

55,300 

51,000

ischarge, 

fflds of a

June

9,120 

9,330 

9,740 

10,100 

10,700 

11,500 

12,400 

13,800 

17, 100 

19,900

Day

11 

12. . 

13. . 

14 

15 

16.-... 

17 

18 

19. . 

20 

hi cubic feet per s 

3re-feet

April

5,250 

5,720 

4,670 

4,820 

5,070 

5,400 

5,940 

7,700 

8,100 

7,840

May

45,100 

39,900 

35, 300 

33,000 

29, 400 

26,000 

23,200 

21,000 

19,600 

18,200

June

20,900 

20, 800 

20,400 

19,600 

18,900 

18,200 

17, 600 

17,000 

16,600 

16, 400

Day

21.--. 

22..... 

23. . 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

7,880 

8,180 

8,670 

9,940 

11,500 

13,200 

15, 200 

18,200 

21,800 

26,700

9,248 

550.3 

2.12

May

16,900 

15,600 

14, 300 

12,900 

11,400 

10,200 

9,200 

8,700 

8,600 

8,700 

8,950

29, 510 

1,815 

7.00

June

15,900 

15,600 

15, 200 

14,800 

13,900 

12,200 

10,500 

8,300 

5,500 

3,340

14,180 

843,6 

3.26

42. SABINE RIVER BELOW TOLEDO BEND, NEAR BURKEVILLE, TEX.

Location. Lat 31°03'50", long 93°31'10", near center of channel on downstream handrail of bridge on State Highway 63, about 200 ft downstream from 

Pearl Creek, 10 miles northeast of Burkeville, Newton County, 16 miles downstream from Bayou Toro, 23 miles downstream from proposed Toledo Bend 

Dam, and at mile 140.

Drainage area. 7,547 sq mi.

Gage-height record. From wire-weight gage readings made twice daily. 

Datum of gage is 70.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary 

adjustment of 1941.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 52,900 cfs 3-11 p.m. May 15 (gage 

height, 32.43 ft).

1955 to March 1957: Discharge, 14,800 cfs Apr. 12, 1956 (gage height, 

17.73 ft).

Maximum stage since about 1860, 35.9 ft in May 1884, from information 

by local resident. Flood of Apr. 15, 1945, reached a stage of 35.8 ft, and flood 

of May 23, 1953, reached a stage of 35.3 ft according to floodmarks.
B62 FLOODS OF 1957

Mean discharge, in,cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 __ ...

2 

3

4 _ ...

5 

6 

7 .

8... ....

9 

10 

April

8,020 

9,280 

10,400 

12,400 

14,700 

15,100 

14,400 

13,800 

13,300 

12,600

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in thous 

Runoff, in inches

May

25,300 

26,900 

28,300 

29,600 

31,000 

32,800 

34,800 

37,100 

39,800 

42, £00

ischarge 

mds of a

June

17,000 

14,800 

13, £00 

13,300 

15,300 

15,400 

14,800 

14,600 

14,300 

14,000

Day

11 

12 

13 

14. .... 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 _ .. 

20 

in cubic feet per £ 

cre-feet

April

11,800 

11,200 

9,480 

7,160 

6,130 

5,840 

5,840 

6,000 

6,440 

7,620

May

45, £00 

48,200 

£0, £00 

52,100 

52,800 

52,100 

51,500 

£0,000 

48,200 

45,300

June

14,000 

14,200 

14,600 

15,000 

15,700 

16,200 

16,900 

17,400 

18,000 

18, £00

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 . 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

>econd

April

8,610 

9,120 

9,190 

10,100 

11,000 

14,700 

17,000 

19,100 

21,000 

23,100

11, 480 

683.0 

1.70

May

42,400 

39, £00 

36,600 

33,800 

31,700 

29,700 

27, 00 

26,000 

23,800 

21,700 

19,200

37,300 

2,293 

5.70

June

18,700 

18,800 

19,400 

19,900 

19,900 

19,700 

20,300 

21,300 

20,800 

20,200

16,890 

1,005 

2.50

43. SABINE RIVER NEAR RTJLJFF, TEX.

Location. Lat 30°18'10", long 93°44'40", at bridge on State Highway 235> 

2.4 miles north of Ruliff, Newton County, 4.2 miles upstream from Kansas 

City Southern Railway bridge, 4.5 miles downstream from Cypress Creek, 

and at mile 40.

Drainage area. 9,440 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 4.08 ft 

above mean sea level datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 53,800 cfs 7 a.m. May 20 to 11 a.m. 

May 21 (gage height, 15.96 ft).

1924 to March 1957: Discharge, 121,000 cfs May 22, 1953 (gage height, 

19.98ft).

Maximum stage since at least 1835, about 22.2 ft in May or June 1884; 

information from local residents.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 __ ...

2 ...

3 .

4 

5... ....

6 . 

7. ......

8 

g

10 _ ...

April

12,000 

12,300 

13,000 

14,000 

14,300 

14,800 

15,700 

16,800 

17,600 

18,100

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in thous 

Runoff, in inches

May

25,600 

30,100 

33, £00 

34,700 

33,900 

33,000 

32,200 

32,100 

32,200 

33,400

ischarge 

inds of a

June

33,000 

30,700 

28,100 

25,600 

23,000 

21,200 

19,800 

19,000 

19,000 

19,200

Day

11 .. 

12 

13 

14- .... 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

in cubic feet per ; 

cre-feet

April

20,900 

20,900 

20,100 

20,000 

19,600 

18,600 

16,000 

13,400 

11,700 

10,500

May

33,900 

35,900 

38,000 

40,500 

42,100 

44,900 

47,900 

£0,500 

52,800 

53,700

June

19,200 

18,700 

18,200 

17,700 

17, £00 

17, £00 

17,700 

18,000 

18,500 

19, 200

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

28 

29. 

30 - 

31 

April

10,000 

10,000 

10,400 

11,000 

11,700 

12,000 

12,600 

14,400 

16,900 

21,200

15,020 

893.6 

1.77

May

53, £00 

52, £00 

51,200 

49,100 

47,100 

44,900 

42,600 

40,500 

38,000 

35,400 

33,000

40,290 

2,478 

4.92

June

20,000 

20,800 

21, 800 

22,700 

22,700 

23,000 

28,900 

38,700 

40,000 

40,000

23, 310 

1,387 

2.75
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B63 

NECHES RIVER BASIN

44. NECHES RIVER NEAR NECHES, TEX.

Location. Lat 31°54', long 95°26', near left bank on downstream side of pier 

of bridge on U.S. Highway 79, half a mile downstream from InternationalGreat Northern Railroad bridge, 1 mile downstream from Walnut Creek, 4.4 

miles northeast of Neches, Anderson County, and at mile 333.

Drainage area, 1,129 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 263.93 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 15,800 cfs 12 p.m. May 1 (gage height, 

17.80ft).

1939 to March 1957: Discharge, 45,500 cfs Apr. 2, 1945 (gage height, 22.07ft). 

Highest stage since at least 1884; 24.3 ft in May 1908; information from 

local resident. Flood in May 1884 was probably higher.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1. ------

2

3_ ...

4_ ......

5 _ ....

6... 

7... ... .

8 ... -

9 .

10 _._

April

944 

970 

978 

984 

974 

930 

879 

827 

769 

700

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, in acre-fe 

Runoff, in inches

May

15,100 

14,800 

11,800 

9,860 

8,200 

6,600 

5,180 

4,050 

3,250 

2,570

June

3,830 

3,390 

2,920 

2,840 

4,530 

9,360 

10, 500 

8,820 

6,480 

4,590

Day

11. _ . 

12 

13 

14-, - 

15 

16 

17-. 

18 

19- 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

et

April

634 

575 

550 

557 

569 

614 

716 

772 

796 

861

May

2,110 

1,840 

1,600 

1,430 

1,300 

1,210 

1,120 

1,040 

964 

918

June

3,340 

2,470 

2,020 

1,660 

1,370 

1,180 

1,040 

932 

830 

700

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25- 

26 .

27 

28- 

29.- 

30 . 

31 

April

1,240 

2,090 

4,310 

6,280 

11,600 

14, 100 

14,800 

14,900 

14,000 

13,600

3,751 

223,200 

3.71

May

930 

998 

1,060 

1,060 

1,010 

936 

837 

875 

1,550 

4,120 

4,480

3,639 

223,700 

3.72

June

540 

423 

398 

397 

391 

360 

308 

268 

247 

226

2,545 

151,500 

2.52

45. NECHES RIVER NEAR ROCKLAND, TEX.

Location. Lat 31°01'45", long 94°23'50", on left bank 2,100 ft upstream from 

Texas and New Orleans Railroad bridge, 2,200 ft downstream from bridge on 

U.S. Highway 69, 1 mile north of Rockland, Tyler County, 3.6 miles downstream 

from Billams Creek, and at mile 158.

Drainage area. 3,623 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Staff-gage readings made twice daily. Datum of gage 

is 91.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 29,700 cfs, 1 p.m. May 3 (gage 

height, 25.10 ft); gage height, 25.34 ft at 3 p.m. May 4.

1903 to March 1957: Discharge, 49,800 cfs May 6,1944 (gage height, 31.84ft). 

Maximum stage known, 34.9 ft (discharge, about 62,000 cts) in May 1884; 

information from local residents.
B64 FLOODS OF 1957

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1- _ ..

2 _

3

4 _

5... .-.

6.... ...

7 

8 ... .

9 

10 

April

1,890 

1,790 

1,780 

2,770 

2,060 

1,830 

1,650 

1,410 

1,260 

1,160

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, in acre-fe 

Runoff, in inches

May

16, 200 

25,100 

29,000 

28, 100 

27,000 

26,300 

25, 500 

24,400 

23,100 

21,600

June

2,280 

2,370 

2,110 

2,120 

2,180 

2,370 

2,470 

2,630 

2,870 

3,170

Day

11 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19- 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per s 

et

April

1,310 

1,250 

1,200 

1,160 

1,140 

1,260 

1,310 

1,220 

1,200 

1,180

May

20,400 

18, 700 

17, 700 

16,400 

15, 000 

13, 500 

12, 200 

10, 800 

9,590 

8,540

June

3,410 

3, 550 

3,580 

3,470 

3,360 

3,350 

3,540 

4,240 

5,140 

5,960

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 . 

29 

30. 

01

April

1,160 

1,140 

1,120 

1,210 

2,440 

4,430 

4,620 

5,470 

7,420 

9,860

2,290 

136, 300 

0.72

May

7,600 

6,850 

6,150 

5,570 

4,950 

4,530 

4,110 

3,660 

3,260 

2,930 

2,540

14, 230 

875, 300 

4.64

June

6,480 

6,620 

6,690 

6,570 

6,060 

5,630 

5,320 

5,240 

4,440 

3,700

4,031 

239, 800 

1.27

46. MUD CREEK NEAR JACKSONVILLE, TEX.

Location. Lat 31°58'40", long 95°09'40", on right bank on downstream side of 

pile bent of bridge on U.S. Highway 79, 0.6 mile downstream from Caney Creek, 

3.9 miles downstream from another Caney Creek, 4 miles downstream from 

International-Great Northern Railroad bridge, and 6.9 miles east of Jacksonville, 

Cherokee County.

Drainage area. 382 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 271.64 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 7,040 cfs 8 a.m. May 1 (gage height, 10.12 

ft.)

1939 to March 1957: Discharge, 23,400 cfs May 3, 1944 (gage height, 14.09 

ft).

Maximum stage since May 1884, about 20 ft in May 1908 and December 

1913; flood of May 1884 was higher, stage unknown; information from local 

residents.

Remarks. Flow slightly regulated by Lake Tyler (usable capacity, 39,000 acre-ft) 

on Prairie Creek.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1

2

3 

4. ......

5 

6_.._.._

7 ....

8 

9 

10. 

April

227 

226 198- 

179 

165 

147 

127 

117 

102 

77

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, in acre-fe 

Runoff, in inches

May

6,190 

5,520 

4,290 

2,540 

1,470 

960 

740 

614 

520 

446

June

461 

811 

2,840 

4,420 

4,200 

4,330 

3,220 

1,920 

1,130 

783

Day

12..... 

13 .. 

14____.

15-...

16 

17- 

18. .

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

et_- .

April

60 

52 

46 

43 

41 

48 

73 

104 

134 

167

May

360 

288 

249 

248 

252 

249 

276 

312 

326 

271

June

622 

490 

371 

262 

213 

181 

150 

116 

106 

193

Day

21 -

22 

OO

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO - 

SI - 

April

290 

934 

3,500 

3.560 

4,000 

3,830 

3,180 

4, 230 

5,250 

4,890

1,200 

71,400 

3.50

May

200 

138 

103 

165 

121 

131 

222 

242 

269 

300 

340

915 

56, 240 

2.76

June

128 

175 

234 

195 

219 

239 

248 

210 

132 

93

956 

56, 910 

2.79
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B65

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 19 

12 p.m__ .....

April 20

6.-.-----..

12_. _______

April 31

12 __ _

April K

12m.-.____._

8... --_--__

12______.__ .

12.. ______

April 24

12m_________

April IB

12m_________

8p.m___ .....

12.. .......

April 36

12m

Gage 

height

4.60

4.75

5.15

5.60

6.03

6.30

6.58

6.92

7.18

8.05

8.65

8.90

8.97

8.91

8.98

8.83

9.16

9.30

9.28

9.05

Discharge

145

154

185

225

270

306

360

484

654

1,940

3,000

3,500

3,650

3,520

3,680

3,360

4,070

4,400

4,350

3,870

Hour

April 36 Con. 

12 p.m___

April 27 

12m_________

April 18

12m.........

' April 29

12m.........

12p.m.. .....

April SO

12

10 ---_

12. 

12m

12p.m__ .....

May S

12m____ ....

Gage 

height

8.75

8.72

8.64

9.08

9.78

9.80

9.60

9.19

9.05

9.37

9.65

9.92

10.12

9.74

9.40

9.42

9.65

9.45

9.05

8.62

Discharge

3,240

3,220

3,060

4,030

5,790

5, 850

5,350

4,380

4,090

4,860

5,650

6,410

7,040

5,960

5,140

5,190

5,820

5,270

4,280

3,340

Hour

June 1 

12 p.m.. .....

June &

12 m. ........

12

12............

12m.........

12 

10a.ni -__ 

12 

12 m _ _

12 p.m.. .....

12m... _._.._

12p.m__ .....

Gage 

height

6.85

6.77

6.95

7.32

7.88

8.42

8.29

8.78

9.33

9.28

9.00

9.07

8.88

9.00

9.22

9.25

9.08

8.83

8.59

8.20

Discharge

555

502

630

1,080

1,990

2,940

2,700

3.680

4,960

4.830

4,160

4,330

3,900

4,160

4,690

4,760

4,350

3,790

3,280

2,540

47. ANGELINA RIVER NEAR LTJFKIN, TEX.

Location. Lat 31°27'26", long 94°42'34", near right bank on downstream side 

of bridge on U.S. Highway 59, 200 ft upstream from Procella Creek, \}'i miles 

downstream from Bayou Loco, 1.5 miles upstream from Southern Pacific Railroad bridge, and 8 miles north of Lufkin, Agelina County.

Drainage area. 1,630 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except June 3-9. Datum of 

gage is 164.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements. Discharge June 3-9 estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, 

records of weather, and records for station near Zavalla.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 19,900 cfs 1 a.m. May 2 (gage height, 

15.92ft).

1923-34, 1939 to March 1957: Discharge, 38,200 cfs Feb. 24, 1932; gage 

height, 18.55 ft May 7, 1944.

Maximum stage known, about 26.5 ft in May 1884; informationfrom local 

residents.
B66 FLOODS OF 1957

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

2 

3... 

5 

6.... ...

7 

8 ....

9. ...

10 

April

966 

1,060 

1,130 

1,190 

1,220 

1,210 

1,200 

1,170 

1,100 

992

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, in acre-fe 

Runoff, in inches

May

18, 800 

19,400 

17,800 

17,000 

16,600 

15,600 

13, 700 

11,400 

9,330 

7,600

June

755 

818 

940 

1,200 

1,500 

2,000 

2,700 

3,600 

4,800 

6,240

Day

11 

12 

13 

14- _ . 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

et

April

920 

804 

643 

526 

453 

455 

464 

438 

392 

378

May

6,100 

4,980 

4,250 

3,800 

3,500 

3,050 

2,540 

2,120 

1,760 

1,440

June

6,920 

6,610 

5,910 

5,210 

4,470 

3,870 

3,400 

2,930 

2,450 

2,080

Day

21 

22 . 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31. 

April

394 

519 

713 

2,520 

8,650 

8,550 

7,360 

8,410 

13,400 

16,000

2,774 

165, 100 

1.90

May

1,250 

1,100 

954 

846 

766 

696 

702 

762 

727 

668 

671

6,126 

376, 700 

4.33

June

1,810 

1,510 

1,320 

1,320 

1,440 

1,500 

1,500 

1,470 

1,440 

1,350

2,769 

164,800 

1. tfO

48. ATTOYAC BAYOU NEAR CHIRENO, TEX.

Location. Lat 31°30'15", long 94°18'15", on left bank just downstream from 

bridge on State Highway 21, 3 miles northeast of Chireno, Nacogdoches County, 

and 7 miles downstream from Arenoso Creek.

Drainage area. 502 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 169.95 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 14,300 cfs 1 a.m. May 2 (gage height, 

21.34ft).

1924-25, 1939-54, 1955 to March 1957: Discharge, 31,900 cfs Nov. 24, 1940 

(gage height, 25.97 ft).

Maximum stage known since at least 1902, 29.9 ft in June 1912; information 

from local residents.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1- 

2_ ...

3 

6 .

7 

8 

9_ 

10 

April

623 

629 

603 

695 

743 

645 

428 

285 

215 

175

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, in acre-fe 

Runoff, in inches

May

11,600 

12,000 

5,060 

1,880 

1,390 

1,090 

1,010 

965 

928 

779

June

271 

302 

719 

822 

923 

1,010 

2,000 

1,780 

1,470 

1,280

Day

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

et

April

196 

230 

185 

158 

145 

152 

198 

241 

278 

240

May

494 

354 

304 

311 

568 

656 

618 

574 

521 

375

June

1,100 

915 

525 

312 

390 

438 

397 

274 

180 

152

Day

21.. 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31- 

April

178 

250 

461 

1,250 

4,580 

8,760 

5,190 

4,570 

7,710 

7,650

1,589 

94,540 

3.53

May

264 

212 

180 

161 

166 

307 

419 

458 

506 

528 

462

1.456 

89,530 

3.35

June

185 

206 

400 

590 

-649 

653 

675 

705 

624 

359

677 

40,280 

1.50
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B67

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April SI 

12p.m... ....

April U

8.... ......

12m.........

12. ........

April 23

12...........

April 24

4.-... .....

6.... ... ...

7..... ........

12m.- 

12 

April 25

Gage 

height

5.78

6.44

6.22

6.48

7.83

8.50

9.35

10.00

10.27

11.80

13.35

14.50

14.90

15.60

15.65

15.86

16.30

Discharge

165

209

193

212

314

368

442

500

524

675

864

1,070

1,180

1,440

1,470

1,590

1,900

Hour

April 25 Con.

2.... _ . _ ..

4 .... .....

8 ... .......

12 

9..-. .....

12 

April 27

12m...- 

2p.m ........

7-.....- .-.

12 

April 29

Gage 

height

16.22

16.70

17.45

18.85

19.90

20.35

20.37

20.00

19.55

19.02

18.49

18.09

17.83

17.94

18.49

19.18

19.39

Discharge

1,840

2,310

3,340

6,480

9,600

11,000

11, 100

9,330

7,980

6,420

5,100

4,150

3,810

4,030

5,320

7,440

8,070

Hour

April 29 Con.

8 _ 

12 .... 

2a.m.._. .....

9- _ ........

2p.m.. ......

12 

Mayl

12 

5. .....

11 

7p.m _ .....

12 

May 3 

12m .........

12p.m. ......

Gage 

height

19.20

19.27

19.19

19.11

19,22

19.18

19.53

19.97

20.84

21.33

21.34

21.25

20.87

20.05

19.53

18.48

17.77

Discharge

7,500

7,710

7,470

7,230

7,560

7,440

8,490

9,810

12,600

14, 200

14,300

14,000

12,700

10,100

8,490

4,550

2,650

49. ANGELINA RIVER NEAR ZAVALLA, TEX.

Location. Lat 31° 13', long 94°18', at bridge on State Highway 147, just downstream from Harvey Bayou, 3 miles downstream from Attoyac Bayou, and 

8% miles northeast of Zavalla, Angelina County.

Drainage area. 2,880 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 104.48 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 32,700 cfs 9 p.m. May 3 (gage height, 

27.23ft).

1951 to March 1957: Discharge, 37,300 cfs May 18, 1953 (gage height, 

27.72ft).

Maximum stage since about 1883, about 29.4 ft in June 1902; flood of 1932 

was second highest, stage unknown; information from local residents.
B68 FLOODS OF 1957

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1.... _

2 

3_ ...

4 _

5 

6.......

7

8 

9_......

10 

April

2,020 

2,030 

2,230 

3,070 

2,680 

2,440 

2,290 

2,220 

2,150 

1,970

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, in acre-fe 

Runoff, in inches

May

25,700 

28,800 

31,900 

31,000 

26,400 

22,800 

20,500 

19,200 

18,000 

16,800

June

1,660 

1,650 

1, 730 

2,100 

2,280 

2,440 

2,690 

2,850 

2,920 

3,030

Day

11 

12..... 

13. 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

*t

April

1,770 

1,680 

1,660 

1,570 

1,410 

1,240 

1,140 

1,100 

1,050 

1,010

May

15,400 

14,100 

12,800 

11,500 

10,300 

9,030 

8,160 

7,570 

7,080 

6,420

June

3,320 

3,720 

4,000 

4,350 

4,930 

5,580 

6,130 

6,340 

6,300 

6,120

Day

21 

22 - 

23 

24 __ 

25 

26_ _

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

983 

912 

944 

1,160 

3,640 

4,820 

5,280 

10, 400 

17,500 

21,800

3,472 

206,600 

1.34

May

5,680 

4,850 

3,900 

2,970 

2,250 

1,870 

2,020 

2,500 

2,410 

1,950 

1,710

12,120 

744, 900 

4.85

June

5,590 

5,090 

4,910 

4,460 

3,980 

3,440 

2,900 

2,750 

2,520 

2,440

3,741 

222, 600 

1.45

50. DAM B RESERVOIR AT TOWN BLUFF, TEX.

Location. Lat 30°47'47", long 94°10'52", near right bank 70 ft upstream from 

outlet structure of Dam B on Neches River, about 0.4 mile north of Town 

Bluff, Tyler County, and at mile 114.

Drainage area. 7,407 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is at mean 

sea level datum of 1929, Galveston-Houston supplementary adjustment (levels 

by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

Maxima. April-June 1957: Contents, 96,180 acre-ft 12 p.m. June 4 (elevation, 

83.14ft).

1951 to March 1957: Contents, 128,400 acre-ft May 22, 1953 (elevation, 

85.21 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam with a concrete section having 

a total length of dam, 6,698 ft, including concrete spillway and nonoverflow 

section. There is a 6,100-ft uncontrolled emergency spillway, with a crest 

at elevation 85.0 ft, on the left bank. There also is a 326-ft gated spillway 

with six 40- by 34-foot taintor gates at elevation 50.0 ft. Capacity, 306,400 

acre-ft at maximum design water surface (elevation, 93.0 ft), 124,700 acre-ft 

at crest of uncontrolled spillway and top of taintor gates (elevation, 85.0 ft), 

and 94,200 acre-ft at normal pool (elevation, 83.0 ft). Capacity is zero at sill 

of taintor gates (elevation, 50,0 ft). Records furnished by U.S. Army Corps 

of Engineers.
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B69

Elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet, at 12 p.m. of indicated day, 1957

Day

1 ......................

2 . _ _ .......

3 

4..............................

6 

7 ------

8. .. . - 

9

10. _ . _ _-._.:

ii - - . ... _-.._.

12... . ... . .......

13... ... .......................

14 _ _ _ .

15

16

17 .

18... ..

19.......- ..... ---._.

20 

21. - . ....................

22... .... .......- ......

23 

24.... . ............ .

25 _

26 -. ..

27 -- ....... ...........

28 .. _

29 -_-.- _ .--.-.. -----.. ..

30 .

31 

Al

Elevation

82.80

82.68

83.02

83.04

82.71

82.71

82.80

82.84

82.80

82.77

82.78

82.70

82.62

82.67

82.75

82.78

82.68

82.66

82.73

82.82

82.84

82.76

82.70

82.65

82.72

82.63

82.66

82.43

82.20

82.22

)ril

Contents

91,540

94,520

94,800

90, 340

91,540

91,540

91, 130

91, 270

90, 200

89, 150

89, 810

90, 870

91, 270

89, 930

89, 680

90,600

91,800

92, 070

91,000

90,200

89, 540

90,470

89,280

89,680

86,680

83,750

84,000

M

Elevation

82.26

82.22

82.37

82.39

82.28

82.16

82.12

82.15

82.19

82.21

82.22

82.23

82.30

82.42

82.50

82.57

82.60

82.76

82.87

82.83

82.80

82.74

82.85

82.92

82.90

82.97

82.91

82,89

ay

Contents

84, 150

84,000

85, 910

86,160

84, 380

84, 760

83,250

82, 760

83,630

83,880

84,000

84, 130

85, 010

86,550

87, 580

88, 490

88,880

91,000

92, 480

91, 940

91, 540

90,740

92, 210

93,160

92, 880

93, 430

93, 840

93,020

92,750

+8, 750

Ju

. Elevation

82.80

82.92

83.05

83.14

83.03

82.78

82.62

82.54

82.45

82.56

82.77

82.82

82.70

82.62

82.66

82.83

83.02

82.92

82.62

82.52

82.54

82.61

82.58

82.47

82.38

82.40

82.46

82.45

82.58

82.61

lie

Contents

91,540

93 160

94,940

96, 180

94,660

91, 270

89,150

88, 100

86,940

88,360

91, 130

91,800

90,200

89, 150

89,680

91,940

94,520

93, 160

89,150

87, 840

88,100

89,020

88,620

87, 190

86, 040

86,290

87,060

86, 940

88,620

89,020

-3, 730

51. NECHES RIVER AT EVADALE, TEX.

Location. Lat 30°21', long 94°05', near left bank on downstream side of pier 

of bridge on U.S. Highway 96, 200 ft upstream from Gulf, Colorado and Santa 

Fe Railway bridge at Evadale, Jasper County, 600 ft downstream from Mill 

Creek, 15 miles upstream from Village Creek, and at mile 55.

Drainage area. 7,923 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 8.25 ft 

above mean sea level datum of 1929, Galveston-Houston supplementary 

adjustment of 1936.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 55,300 cfs 1-6 a.m. May 10 (gage height, 

20.55ft).

1904-6, 1923 to March 1957: Discharge, 92,100 cfs May 11, 1944 (gage 

height, 23.58 ft, from floodmark).

Maximum stages known, 26.2 ft in May 1884 (discharge, about 125,000 cfs) 

and 24.5 ft in August 1915 (discharge, about 102,000 cfs), from rating curve 

extended above 92,000 cfs.* Information on stages from Gulf, Colorado and 

Santa Fe Railway Co.

Remarks. Some regulation by Dam B Reservoir.
B70 FLOODS OF 1957

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

2--.. .-

3 

4 -

5 -.-

6 

7 

8 ...

9 ...

10 - .

April

4,920 

5,660. 

6,650 

6,830 

6,710 

7,880 

9,400 

9,300 

7,390 

5,950

May

20,900 

23,800 

25,400 

27,300 

30,200 

37,000 

46,000 

52,000 

54,800 

55,000

Monthly mean discharge, 

Eunoff, in thousands of ai

June

6,760 

6,390 

5,880 

5,120 

4,670 

5,060 

6,050 

7,060 

7,550 

7,630

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 __ 

15..... 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

in cubic feet per s 

3re-feet

April

5,820 

 5,480 

5,700 

5,720 

4,700 

3,620 

3,250 

3,400 

3,490 

3,120

May

53,200 

50,300 

47,200 

44,400 

41,800 

39,200 

36,500 

34,000 

32,000 

29,700

June

7,320 

6,530 

6,030 

6,520 

7,390 

8,010 

8,110 

8,030 

8,210 

9,040

Day

21 

22 - 

23 

24 

25 - 

26. 

27 

28 . 

29 

30 

31--..

April

2,540 

2,220 

2,310 

2,650 

2,900 

3,420 

4,850 

7,550 

11,200 

15,800

5,681 

338.0

May

27,600 

25,100 

22,300 

19,600 

16,900 

14,500 

11,600 

9,440 

7,960 

7,100 

6,680

30,630 

1,883

June

10,400 

12,000 

13,100 

13,400 

13,700 

14,100 

15,400 

16,300 

15,500 

14,900

9,205 

547.8

52. VILLAGE CREEK NEAR KOUNTZE, TEX.

Location. Lat 30°23'43", long 94°15'45", on left bank 800 ft downstream from 

bridge on Farm Road 418, 1.2 miles upstream from Gulf, Colorado and Santa 

Fe Railway bridge, 2.7 miles upstream from Cypress Creek, 3.2 miles northeast of Kountze, Hardin County, and 4}6 miles downstream from Beech Creek.

Drainage area. 837 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 25.12 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 10,700 cfs 4-7 p.m. May 2 (gage height, 

17.96 ft).

1924-27, 1939 to March 1957: Discharge, 67,200 cfs Nov. 26, 1940 (gage

height, 27.6 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 35,000 cfs.

Maximum stage known since 1913, about 34 ft in August 1915. Flood of

May 27, 1929, reached <a stage of about 32 ft. Information on stages from

Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1_ 

2 _ ....

3.. 

4 

5... ....

7 ..

8 

9 .

10 

April

980 

1,040 

1,020 

1,030 

1,170 

1,290 

1,380 

1,210 

771 

540

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-fe 

Runoff, in inrhe.

May

7,230 

10, 100 

9,500 

7,500 

5,590 

4,060 

2,880 

1,930 

1,210 

804

June

179 

217 

299 

825 

1,300 

944 

577 

1,200 

1,360 

1,010

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20---

ischarge, in cubic feet per

April

752 

1,250 

1,290 

1,060 

762 

552 

518 

631 

727 

646

May

740 

637 

501 

433 

378 

373 

358 

314 

351 

420

June

590 

372 

281 

230 

195 

173 

157 

146 

141 

235

Day

21 

22 

23- 

24 

25 . 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

.. _______________ .. _ _ ___ _ _ _ -_. __ .

April

498 

389 

324 

287 

270 

259 

259 

484 

2,250 

4,210

928 

55, 240 

1.24

May

324 

269 

241 

211 

189 

176 

174 

179 

187 

182 

167

1,858 

114,300 

2.56

June

298 

297 

529 

483 

367 

291 

446 

1,870 

2,260 

1,740

634 

37, 710 

0.84

TRINITY RIVER BASIN 

53. NORTH CREEK NEAR JACKSBORO, TEX.

Location. Lat 33°17', long, long 98°18', on left bank at downstream side of 

bridge on U.S. Highway 281, 1.5 miles upstream from Henderson Creek, 9.3
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B71

miles northwest of Jacksboro, Jack County, and 14 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 21.6 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except May 19-22 and May 

25 to June 6. Datum of gage is 1,016.33 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted 

(State Highway Department bench mark).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. Discharge for periods with no record of gage height estimated on basis 

of recorded range in stage and records for a nearby station.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 6,990 cfs 2:45 p.m. Apr. 28 (gage height, 

24.45ft).

August 1956 to March 1957: Discharge, 1,560 cfs Oct. 15, 1956 (gage height 

12.13ft). 

Flood of May 3, 1956, reached a stage of 21.58 ft according to floodmarks.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1. ...

2.......

3 

4.... ...

5.......

6. ...

7 _ ....

8 __ ..

9 ....

10......

April

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, in acre-fe

May

47 

52 

219 

86 19 ' 

5.5 

3.4 

2.4 

187 

14

June

13 

4 

6 

50 

180 

25 

5.3 

4.0 

3.0 

2.7

Day

11 

12..... 

13 

14..... 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

et

April

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

.1

May

150 

48 

276 

22 

6.5 

3.8 

119 

597 

8.9 

3.8

June

2.3 

3.3

2.7 

2.1 

1.9 

1.7 

1.6 

52 

5.3 

3.6

Day

21 

22 

23 

24..... 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

13

.1 

88 

.4 

502 

2,010 

100 

1,970 

137 

52

16.2 

9,660

May

2.9 

2.6 

127 

46 

979 

14 

6 

4 

2 

2 

1

98.6 

6,060

June

3.0 

2.8 

28 

3.2 

2.0 

1.7 

1.6 

1.4 

1.2 

1.2

13.9 

824

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April US

7:15. _ 

7:30... 

7:45- 

8 

8:15- 

8:30.- 

8:45... 

9. ..... 

9:30 . 

10 

10:30- 

11 

11:30..- .

12 

April K

12:30 a.m.... .

1 

1:30... 

2 

2:30__ ...

2:45. 

3 .. 

3:30 

4 _ ....

4:30 

5:30 

Gage 

height

3.80

6.24

7.80

9.00

10.50

11.68

13.18

14.50

16.00

16.45

16.70

17.07

17.42

17.30

16.55

14.95

13.42

15.50

17.55

17.75

17.58

17.13

16.90

16.72

16.62

Discharge

0

.1

134

352

600

1,010

1,420

9 nnn

2,520

3,180

3,390

3,500

3,670

3,820

3,770

3,430

2,710

2,090

2,960

3,880

3,970

3,900

3,690

3,590

3,510

3,460

Hour

April 26 Con.

6:30 

7 

7:30 

8 -- ...

8:30 

9 ........

9:80 

10 - 

11.. ..........

11:15 

11:30- 

12m. 

12:30 p.m. 

1:30. 

2.. ....

2:30- 

3.. - ... .....

3:30... 

4 ...

4:30.. 

5- _ 

W)

6 

6:30.. 

7 _ 

8 . 

8:30- 

Gage 

height

16.00

14.60

12.67

10.48

8.92

8.08

7.57

7.22

7.05

6.87

7.10

7.50

8.65

9.45

9.12

9.20

9.60

10.56

11.50

12.50

13.45

14.05

14.67

15.20

15.25

15.27

15.35

Discharge

3,180

2,560

1,790

1,000

580

406

312

258

233

208

301

520

712

630

650

750

1 030

1,360

1,720

2,100

2,340

2,590

2,820

2,890

2,850

2,860

2,960

2 890

Hour

April 26 Con.

9:30 

10 

10:30-. -

11 

11:30 - 

12 

April W

2 

3 

5 

8 

12m. 

12 

April 28

6 

7 

9 

9:30.. 

10 

10:30-. 

11.. _

Gage 

height

15.07

14.62

14.00

13.00

11.75

10.50

9.70

8.40

7.50

7.00

6.17

5.52

5.08

4.72

4.48

4.48

4.37

4.34

4.74

4.88

5.45

8.45

16.50

Discharge

2,770

2,570

2,320

1,920

1,440

1,010

775

470

301

226

127

71

41

18

8.9

8.9

5.9

5.3

19

27

66

480

3,460
B72 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957-

Continued

Hour

Aprils-Con. 

11:30 a.m .....

12m.........

2.. .......... .

2:30..........

2:45..........

3. ... ......

3:30..........

4.-.. _ . .....

4:30.... .-

5. ..... ..

5:30... 

6. .- ..

6:30--. . 

7:30. 

8 

8:30. 

9. .... ....

10 

11 

12 

May in

5:30--.. .

6. 

6:30..........

7- ____ ....

8:30-.- . 

11... ...... ...

12m. ..... ...

2 p.m... __

5:30..-.-....

10 

12 

May 14

12m. ........

Gage 

height

24.05

23.95

24.28

24.42

24.45

24.43

24.08

23.30

21.60

18.80

15.90

14.10

12.70

11.55

10.55

9.84

9.08

8.64

7.95

7.48

7.12

5.38

5.00

5.75

7.10

8.29

9.45

10.62

9.18

8.23

7.10

6.07

5.38

5.20

4.87

4.70

Discharge

5 440

6,810

6,760

6,910

6,990

6

QQA

6,820

6,470

5,700

3,140

2,360

1 800

1,370

1,020

812

620

518

380

298

243

62

35

89

240

ddS

712

1,050

436

240

117

62

49

26

17

Hour

May 14 Con.

May 17

12m10 

10:15- 

10:30- 

11:30- 

12 .......

May 18

2 ......

3 .........

5 .........

6... ........ ..

7 ....

8

9 .. 

12m.. ..

6 .........

9

12 

Gage 

height

4 pro

4.21

4.16

4.13

4 CO

6.92

9.10

10.27

U 79

19 P.7

13.90

14.17

13.83

13.43

12.47

n ftl

11.08

10.03

9.06

8.16

7.42

6 OK

6.40

5 80

K 97

5.02

4.82

K Kfi

5.28

Discharge

,10

3.2

2.6

2.2

23

215

625

941

2 0Qfl

2,100

1,710

1,460

1,210

1 060

869

615

422

288

205

150

93

36

23

74

55

Hour

May 24 Con.

9 .... ......

12m..- 

6- ... .... -

9 

10:30- 

11 

11:30-- 

12 

1:30-- 

2 ...... .

9-115

2:30- 

3 

3:30---.. 

4 .... 

4:30- 

5 

5:30.... 

6 

6:30-.- 

8 

8:30--. 

9 -

9:30... 

10 . 

10:30- 

11:30.-. 

12m...... 

I,... __ _ . 

2 ..... 

3.... . 

6 ... ... ....

9 .... 

12 

Gage 

height

K O7

4 91

4.77

4.68

4.60

4 54

5 7ft

8.00

9.68

11.20

19 94

13.00

13.43

13.48

13.42

13.07

11.60

10.63

9.77

9.09

9.90

11.00

13.86

14.97

14.86

14.20

13.40

12.45

11.32

10.48

9.88

9.50

8.82

8.12

6.50

5.40

4.85

Discharge

40

OQ

20

16

13

11

11

OK

390

770

i 9'%n

1,620

2,100

2 19ft

2,090

1,950

1,680

1,390

1,050

792

622

830

1,180

1,480

2,270

2,540

2,720

2 73ft

2,670

2,400

2,080

1,700

1,290

1,000

824

725

555

414

161

63

25

54. WEST FORK TKINITY RIVEK NEAR JACKSBORO, TEX.

Location. Lat 33°17'30", long 98°04'40", on left bank at downstream side of 

bridge on State Highway 24, 4 miles downstream from North Creek, 7 miles 

upstream from Carroll Creek, 7 miles northeast of Jacksboro, Jack County, and 

at mile 660.

Drainage ar ?a. 683 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except 10 a.m. Apr. 26 to 7 p.m. 

Apr. 29. Graph was drawn on basis of outside gage readings made Apr. 27-29. 

Datum of gage is 873.98 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted (levels by State 

Highway Department).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B73

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 35,100 cfs about 2 a.m. Apr. 27 (gage 

height, 32.10 ft, from floodmark).

March 1956 to March 1957: Discharge, 1,890 cfs June 5, 1956 (gage height, 

17.27ft).

Maximum stage known since at least 1900, that of Apr. 27, 1957. Flood of 

June 1941 reached a stage of about 30 ft; information from local resident.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

I.......

2.......

3 .

4... _

5---.. .

6 ....

8 

9 

10......

April

1.2 

.8 

.6 

.5 

.2 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, in acre-f

May

5,920 

2,940 

2,880 

2,770 

2, 510 

3,010 

2,490 

1,880 

1,540 

1,680

June

660 

711 

407 

1,120 

2,670 

2,090 

1 790 

1,800 

1,070 

205

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

set

April

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

56

May

1,680 

2,020 

1,980 

2,390 

1,920 

1,610 

 1,000 

3,000 

4,490 

4,310

June

160 

198 

230 

232 

220 

161 

144 

188 

424 

160

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25..... 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

632 

706 

998 

1,190 

1,380 

18, 700 

29, 200 

16, 100 

15, 700 

10,900

3,186 

189, 600

May

2,860 

2,140 

895 

1,150 

3,000 

4,160 

2,870 

2,350 

1,700 

546 

329

2,388 

146,800

June

137 

127 

124 

145 

122 

134 

125 

115 

107 

82

529 

31, 450

656087 O 62-
B74 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 19

April » 

2 a.m 

3... ... ....

5..... .....

12m-... .....

10... .........

12..... .......

April 21

10 

12............

April 22

12m--. 

10 

12. .

April 23

April $4

April 25

12m... ......

9 .... . .....

11 

12..... .......

April 26

8..... .

12 

April 27

2 a.m.... .....

12m.... 

12p.m... ....

April 28 

12m_-. ......

5 p.m... .....

Gage 

height

2.75

3.00

2.88

2.72

6.00

10.15

10.80

9.15

10.60

10.30

10.20

10.85

11.03

10.92

11.40

14.44

14.53

13.94

13.95

14.05

16.90

20.20

21.40

22.70

26.00

29.50

32.00

32.10

30.80

38.60

26.40

25.50

Discharge

0

0

13

23

IB

949

638

710

535

687

654

643

716

738

995

1,220

1 240

1 140

1,140

1,160

5,760

2 840

4,080

6,060

13,500

24,700

34,700

35, 100

29,900

21,200

12, 200

Hour

April $8 Con

April 29

12m...... ...

April SO

12 p.m... ....

12 m__ .......

8 ....

12 ___ . _ ...

12m.........

12

12p.m... ....

May 17

May 18

10. 

12

May 19

12m.........

Gage 

height

97 4ft

27.59

26.90

25.65

94 7*

23.80

22.35

10 Q^

20.64

20.67

19.92

20.52

20.20

20.15

19.02

18.98

20.77

20.85

19.90

14 40

18.00

18.50

19.10

91 Qft

91 fifl

91 (Yl

Discharge

17,400

18,000

16,000

12,600

n

onn

8,700

5, 620

3,760

2,720

3,180

3,220

2 79ft

3,050

2,840

2

QOft

2,620

2,410

2,390

0 OOfl

3,420

2,720

3,210

2,050

2,220

2,440

4,870

A Q4fi

Q A4A

4,760

Hour

May 19 Con 

4 p.m___ .....

12..... ....

May to

12m.........

May 21

May 2S

12m..... _ .

10 p.m... ....

19

12 

12 m.. .......

May 27

12 p.m... ....

10 

6 ..

19

June 6

12m... ......

June 6

12p.m... ....

Gage 

height

22.05

21.91

21.06

19.36

11.00

14.93

13.90

14.60

17.20

19.60

21.45

22.47

21.98

21.02

20.93

19.46

6.75

7.00

9.40

12.40

15.50

18.00

18.72

20.00

20.38

19.68

17.80

16.80

Discharge

4,980

4,770

4,370

3,670

2,530

734

1 140

1,320

1,140

1,250

1,830

2,610

4,140

5,650

4,870

3,620

3,520

2,560

310

332

560

915

1,430

2,050

2,300

2,750

2,930

2,640

1,990

1,730

55. BRIDGEPORT RESERVOIR ABOVE BRIDGEPORT, TEX.

Location. Lat 33°13'20", long 97°50'10", at left end of Bridgeport Dam on 

West Fork Trinity River, 2.0 miles west of Bridgeport, Wise County, 5.8 

miles upstream from Big Sandy Creek, and at mile 626.
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B75

Drainage area. 1,114 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 0.06 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Contents observed, 380,800 acre-ft May 26, 27 

(gage height, 835.9 ft).

1932 to March 1957: Contents observed, 407,600 acre-ft Apr. 29, 30, 1942 

(gage height, 836.2 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir formed by a rolled-fill earth dam, containing a concrete 

service spillway with three 20-ft bays, two equipped with vertical-lift gates 

and the other left open. There are two emergency spillways of natural ground. 

Dam completed Dec. 15, 1931; storage began Apr. 1, 1932. Capacity, 270,400 

acre-ft between gage heights 751.4 ft at bottom of three 48-inch outlet conduits and 826.1 ft at top of service spillway. Dead storage is negligible. 

Reservoir used for flood control and municipal supply for city of Fort Worth. 

Figures represent total contents. Capacity is based on a redetermination 

of reservoir capacity during fall of 1952. Capacity curve and record of daily 

gage heights furnished by Tarrant County Water Control and Improvement 

District No. 1.

Gage height, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet, at 7 a. m. of indicated day, 1957

Day

1...... ...................... .

2............................ .

3..... ............ .............

4... .-__. ...__._._.

5.............................

6 ...... _ .

7........ _ ... .....

8_._.-_ .....................

9 . _

10. .. _ - 

u............. ................

12............................

13.... ......................

14..... ......................

IS........................... .

16. .............._. ......

17.... .-. .............. .

18.... ............... ..........

19 ..... ..................

20...... .....................

21 ......................

22.............................

23. .........................

24 .. ............ ........

25 ._.__..____._____

26. ..................... ..

27 ........................

28 ..........................

29... .......................

30.............................

31 ..........................

April

Gage 

height

794.1 

794.1 

794.2 

794.2 

794.3

794.3 

794.3 

794.2 

794.2 

794.2

794.2 

794.2 

794.2 

794.2 

794.2

794.2 

794.2 

794.2 

794.2 

794.2

794.6 

795.1 

795.7 

796.7 

797.2

800.1 

812.1 

820.2 

825.2 

828.4

Contents

47, 090 

47, 090 

47,480 

47,480 

47, 870

47, 870 

47, 870 

47, 480 

47, 480 

47, 480

47, 480 

47, 480 

47, 480 

47, 480 

47, 480

47, 480 

47, 480 

47, 480 

47, 480 

47, 480

49. 040 

51,010 

53,470 

57,640 

59, 780

73, 310 

147,800 

213, 800 

261, 200 

295,000

+247, 900

May

Gage 

height

830.8 

832.0 

832.4 

832.7 

832.7

832.7 

832.4 

832.3 

832.3 

832.2

832.1 

832.0 

832.0 

832.0 

832.0

831.9 

831.7 

831.8 

832.3 

832.5

833.1 

833.4 

833.4 

834.1 

834.6

835.9 

835.9 

835.6 

835.2 

834.6 

833.9

Contents

321,600 

335, 200 

339,800 

343,200 

343,200

343, 200 

339,800 

338, 600 

338,600 

337, 500

336, 400 

335, 200 

335, 200 

335, 200 

335,200

334, 100 

331,800 

332, 900 

338, 600 

341, 000

347,900 

351, 300 

351, 300 

359, 500 

365, 300

380,800 

380, 800 

377,200 

372, 400 

365,300 

357, 100

+62, 100

June

Gage 

heignt

833.4 

832.9 

832.9 

832.5 

832.7

832.9 

832.8 

832.5 

832.2 

831.9

831.4 

831.0 

830.6 

830.4 

830.2

830.0 

829.7 

829.5 

829.3 

829.2

829.0 

828.8 

828.6 

828.6 

828.5

828.4 

828.4 

828.4 

828.4 

828.3

Contents

351, 300 

345, 600 

345,600 

341, 000 

343, 200

345, 600 

344, 400 

341, 000 

337, 500 

334, 100

328, 400 

323,800 

319, 300 

317, 100 

314,800

312, 600 

309, 300 

307, 000 

304, 800 

303, 700

301, 500 

299, 300 

297, 100 

297,100 

296, 000

295, 000 

295, 000 

295, 000 

295, 000 

293, 900

-63,200
B76 FLOODS OF 1957

56. BIG SANDY CREEK NEAR BRIDGEPORT, TEX.

Location. Lat 33°13', long 97°41', on downstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 24, 1.9 miles upstream from Turkey Creek, 4.4 miles upstream from 

mouth, and 5 miles east of Bridgeport, Wise County.

Drainage area. 332 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except June 12-20. Datum 

of gage is 727.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements below 22,000 cfs. Discharge June 12-20 estimated on basis of records 

of weather and records of nearby station.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 29,300 cfs 10:30 p.m. Apr. 26 (gage 

height, 13.05 ft).

1936 to March 1957: Discharge, 53,000 cfs June 10, 1941 (gage height, 

15.69 ft, from floodmark).

Remarks. Flow affected by storage in Amon Carter Reservoir (capacity, 32,290 

acre-ft) drainage area, 103 sq mi.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 .-_ _

2.......

3 

4. ...

5.......

6. ...

7... .

8..-.--.

9 

10 .

April

9 

0 

97 

28 

12 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Monthly mean d 

Runofi, in acre-fe

May

809 

353 

215 

260 

250 

158 

92 

75 

140 

613

June

1,130 

3,680 

4,100 

968 

1,160 

352 

183 

122 

76 

53

Day

11 

12..... 

13 

14 

15..... 

16..... 

17 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

et ___

April

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1.2 

1.3 

1.0 

6.9 

17

May

541 

820 

794 

1,380 

862 

 304 

132 

699 

2,330 

1,940

June

41 

30 

20 

13 

9 

6 

4 

3 

2 

1

Day

21 

22..... 

23 

94

25 

26..... 

27. . 

28.. 

29. . 

30 

31 

April

315 

718 

732 

950 

249 

9,940 

13,80& 

3,980 

2,720 

1,680

1,175 

69,910

May

987 

344 

636 

1,420 

7,500 

4,940 

1,820 

879 

322 

178 

871

1,054 

64,790

June

0 

0 

0 

4.3 

27 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

399

23,770
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B77

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1967

Hour

April m

April HI

2..... ........

3... ..........

11 .........

12m.........

4 p.m.. ......

12

April n

10... .........

12m.........

12............

April US

7.... ......

12m.........

8. . ....... .

12 -_ ......

April 24

12m.........

April US

9... .......

9:30.........

10............

11 . 

12 _ ....

2.............

3.............

4 L ....

6.............

7. _____ ...

8... ..........

9. .........

10:30.. .......

12.. .......

April 27

9 . .

12m...... ...

9. .

12 

Gage 

height

3.88

4.06

6.70

7.68

7 97

7.85

7.73

fi 1O

8.60

8 77

8.75

8.30

8 04

7 90

8.37

8.73

8.74

8.72

8.74

8 92

8.74

7 90

7 44

7.13

6.70

6.12

6.35

7.00

7.67

8.13

8.47

9.18

9.56

9 72

10.27

10.88

11.42

12.18

12.80

13.05

12.84

12.06

11.23

10.95

10.40

10.00

9.77

Discharge

8.6

13

150

9Q9

372

340

313

417

790

950

930

530

392

353

565

910

920

900

920

1,110

920

353

240

185

150

111

126

173

282

457

689

1,870

4,570

5,820

8,790

12,600

16,100

21,500

26,900

29,300

27,200

20,600

14,900

13,000

9,560

7,300

6,080

Hour

April 28

12m.........

April 30

12m.___ ....

May 17

May 18

5 __ ... ...

7. _

10 

12m.........

12 __ ........

May 19

12m.........

May 21

12m.........

12m.........

May US

12m.........

3 .... . .

5. .....

7 ... ..

12 m__ .......

12 

7 ... ... ...

Gage 

height

9.53

9 43

9.36

9.35

9 23

9.13

8.95

6.30

6.82

7.31

7.68

8.18

8.39

8.91

9.22

9.42

9.32

9.27

9 15

8.74

8.25

7.80

7.27

6.83

6 97

7.25

7.87

8.55

9.26

9 13

9.08

8.87

9.36

9.76

Discharge

4,440

3,620

2 QQO

2,960

1 ' 980

1,760

1,210

123

163

302

477

1,100

1,740

2,680

2,220

1,600

920

508

328

214

116

175

211

346

750

1,940

1,570

1,400

1,550

1,060

3,350

6,600

Hour

May 25 Con 

10 a.m_____ ...

12m.. 

12.. ..........

May 26

12m..... 

May 27

12m... _ ..

12 p.m.... ...

May SI

7 .... ..... .

12m.. 

9 -

12 

June 1

12m... ..

12 

12m... ......

6... ...... ....

7:30. 

12 

12m.........

12m.........

8 ...

12.. .......

12m.. 

12... ...... 

12m..... 

Gage 

height

10.45

10.34

10.43

9.90

9.53

9.28

9.17

Q 0^

7.54

7.93

8.54

8.83

8.93

8.93

8.82

8.65

9.01

9.07

8.88

8.81

9.31

9.85

10.30

10.20

9.69

9.37

8.96

8.47

8.48

9.00

9.20

9.20

8.95

8.58

8.27

7.75

7.25

Discharge

10,500

9,860

10,400

7,360

4,880

2,650

1,640

1,350

275

361

742

1,010

1,130

1,130

1,000

835

1,290

1,380

1,070

991

3,170

7,080

9,620

9,020

5,630

3,390

1,160

689

696

1,210

1,700

1,700

1,150

774

516

328

234
B78 FLOODS OF 1957

57. WEST FORK TRINITY RIVER NEAR BOYD, TEX.

Location. Lat 33°05'05", long 97°33'30", on right bank at downstream side of 

bridge on Farm Road 730, 0.6 mile northeast of Boyd, Wise County, 3.5 miles 

downstream from Boggy Creek, and at mile 602. 

Drainage area. 1,729 sq mi. 

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except June 26, 27. Datum

of gage is 660.57 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. Discharge for period with no record of gage height estimated on basis 

of records of weather and engineer's notes.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 24,400 cfs 1 p.m. Apr. 27 (gage height, 

21.60ft).

1947 to March 1957: Discharge, 6,650 cfs July 28, 1950 (gage height, 18.20 ft) 

at former site 2.2 miles downstream at datum 5.48 ft lower.

Flood in April 1942 reached a stage of 20.6 ft; information from State Highway Department. Flood in 1908 was highest since at least 1880 and reached 

a stage of about 25 ft; information from local residents.

Remarks. Flow partly regulated by Bridgeport Reservoir, 21 miles upstream. 

Flood of Apr. 27, 1957, originated downstream from Bridgeport Reservoir

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1... . ...

2. ......

3 

4.......

5 ....

6.......

7.......

8.. ..

9.......

10......

April

3.5 

8.8 

87 

83 

46 

19 

8.0 

5.0 

3.3 

2.3

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, in acre-fe

May

3,020 

2,960 

3,080 

3,220 

3,350 

3,410 

3,530 

3,560 

3,560 

3,500

June

4,220 

5,050 

8,900 

6,500 

4,100 

3,950 

3,500 

3,300 

3,180 

3,000

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per s

iCtApril

1.8 

1.7 

1.6 

1.6 

1.4 

1.2 

1.2 

1.3 

13 

51

May

3,710 

3,860 

3,950 

3,770 

3,680 

3,710 

3,470 

3,080 

3,350 

3,300

June

2,870 

2,710 

2,460 

2,210 

1,930 

1,770 

1,590 

1,440 

1,350 

1,240

Day

21- 

22. .... 

23 

24. 

25.. ... 

26 

27- 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

427 

387 

1,130 

1,100 

657 

4,150 

18,600 

11,200 

4,890 

3,590

1,549 

92,180

May

3,150 

3,180 

4,190 

4,790 

13,000 

15,000 

8,440 

5,800 

5,220 

4,530 

4,360

4,540 

279, 100

June

1,140 

1,060 

966 

905 

501 

324 

288 

258 

251 

244

2,374 

141,200
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B79

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 19 

12 p.m. . .....

April 20

2.............

7. ..... .......

12m.........

10p.m.......

12..... ___ .

April 21

2..... __ ....

3 . 

4 ..... 

7..... .....

8. - -- 

10____. _._._-.

12 m.... ...

6... ..........

12..-..- .

April 2%

12m... ......

7p.m. ... .

12...... ..

April 2S

1 a.m... ......

2 . ..........

3 ... ... ...

4 

7 ..... ....

10..... .......

12m........

12.. ..........

April 24

12m.........

12p.m......

April 25

12m__._ _

10p.m.. ....

11. ...........

12... ........

Gage 

height

2.63

2.70

3.13

3.63

3.58

3.28

3.47

5.05

7.12

7.42

7.20

5.70

5.45

5.92

7.50

8.60

8.52

7 70

6.73

6.42

6.90

7.33

9.50

11.47

11.98

11.38

12.40

12.46

12.37

11.87

10.42

9.07

7.08

7.08

7.55

Discharge

7.3

9 0

33

66

62

42

54

408

444

418

244

218

266

454

602

492

362

324

382

434

747

1,060

1,150

1 040

1,220

1 240

1,220

1,270

1,130

886

682

416

474

Hour

April 26

2.__ ....

5. ........

1. ....... 

10 

4 .

5 .... ....

6 .... -

8 .... ..

12. 

April 27

Q

19

April 28

12m... 

12m... 

8 .... ... ...

12.. 

4...... .... ...

Gage 

height

10.00

11.50

14.67

15.20

14.94

15.62

16.55

17.08

17.37

17.88

18.42

19.08

18.86

21.60

20.99

20.13

1Q 90

18.67

17.76

17.42

17.20

17.00

17.00

17.66

17.50

17.46

17.67

17.53

17.32

17.20

17.37

17.62

Discharge

822

1,060

1,690

1,810

1 7^0

1,930

2,550

3,590

4,500

6,850

9,550

11,800

19 600

9d inn

21, 600

17 1 900

13, 400

10,800

6

ocfl

4 680

3,350

3,350

5,000

4,840

5,800

5,140

4,320

4,500

5.550

Hour

May 25 Con.

8 ... 

12 

May K

12m ........

May 27

12m..... 

5... ....... ...

6. .

8 

12 , 

9 ... ....

12 m_._ ......

12 .

8 .... ..

12 m... ......

8... .... 

12 

Gage 

height

18.05

18.52

19.45

20.62

20.60

19.66

19.43

18.58

18.15

17.90

17.28

17.24

17.30

17.54

17.90

18.10

17.85

17.63

17.96

18.58

18.92

18.40

18.10

17.82

17. 59

17.52

17.75

17.52

17.19

17.30

Discharge

7,700

10,000

14,700

20,100

20,000

15,800

14,600

10,400

4,190

4,070

4,250

5,180

6,950

7,950

6,700

5,600

7,250

10,400

12,000

9,450

7,950

6,550

5,400

5.090

6,200

5,090

3,920

4,260
B80 FLOODS OF 1957

58. EAGLE MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR ABOVE FORT WORTH, TEX.

Location. Lat 32°52/ 35",. long 97°28'15", at right end of main dam on West 

Fork Trinity River, 3.0 miles downstream from Ash Creek, 4.1 miles downstream from Walnut Creek. 14.6 miles northwest of Fort Worth, Tarrant 

County, and at mile 583.

Drainage area. 1,974 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Staff gage read once daily at 8 a.m. Datum of gage is at 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Contents observed, 292,200 acre-ft May 27 (elevation, 658.9 ft).

1934 to March 1957: Contents observed, 333,500 acre-ft Apr. 26, 1942 

(elevation, 659.9 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by a composite rolled-fill and hydraulic-fill earth 

dam, containing a concrete service spillway with four 25-ft bays, three of which 

are equipped with vertical lift gates and the other left open. There is an emergency spillway of natural ground. Dam completed Oct. 24, 1932, and storage 

began Feb. 28, 1934. Capacity, 182,700° acre-ft between elevations 599.9 ft at 

bottom of four 48-inch outlet conduits and 649.1 ft at top of service spillway. 

Dead storage is negligible. Reservoir used for flood control and to maintain 

level of Lake Worth from which city of Fort Worth derives its municipal supply. 

Figures represent total contents. Capacity since Oct. 1, 1951, is based on 

redetermination of reservoir capacity during fall of 1952. Capacity curve and 

record of daily elevations furnished by Tarrant County Water Control and 

Improvement District No. 1.

Elevation, infect, and contents, in acre-feet, at 8 a.m. of indicated day, 1957

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 .......

Change in contents, acre-feet--

April

Elevation

631.9 

631.9 

632.4 

632.6 

632.7

632.6 

632.6 

632.6 

632.6 

632.6

632.6 

632.6 

632.4 

632.3 

632.3

632.3 

632.3 

632.3 

632.3 

632.5

632.7 

632.9 

633.4 

634.0 

634.5

635.5 

639.1 

643.8 

646.6 

647.9

Contents

69, 230 

69, 230 

71,660 

72, 640 

73, 130

72, 640 

72, 640 

72, 640 

72,640 

72,640

72, 640 

72, 640 

71, 660 

71, 170 

71, 170

71, 170 

71, 170 

71, 170 

71, 170 

72, 150

73, 130 

74, 110 

76, 600 

79,600 

82,200

87,650 

108, 700 

140, 800 

162, 100 

172, 700

+103, 900

May

Elevation

648.8 

649.4 

650.0 

650.5 

650.8

651.1 

651.4 

651.4 

651.5 

651.7

651.8 

652.0 

652.3 

653.1 

653.2

653.2 

653.2 

653.4 

653.4 

653.1

653.0 

652.9 

652.8 

654.2 

655.2

658.5 

658.9 

658.4 

657.9 

657.3 

656.9

 

Contents

180, 200 

185,600 

191, 400 

196,400 

199, 400

202, 400 

205, 400 

205, 400 

206, 400 

208,400

209, 400 

211, 400 

214, 700 

223, 500 

224, 600

224, 600 

224,600 

226, 800 

226, 800 

223, 500

222, 400 

221, 300 

220, 200 

235, 100 

247, 300

287, 200 

292, 200 

285,900 

279, 700 

272, 500 

267, 700

+95, 000

June

Elevation

656.4 

656.0 

656.1 

656.6 

656.6

656.2 

655.8 

655.3 

654.8 

654.3

653.9 

653.6 

653.2 

652.8 

652.5

652.1 

651.8 

651.5 

651.2 

650.9

650.6 

650.3 

650.1 

649.9 

649.6

649.3 

649.2 

649.2 

649.1 

649.2

 

Contents

261, 700 

256, 900 

258, 100 

264, 100 

264, 100

259,300 

254.500 

248, 500 

242, 600 

236, 800

232, 300 

229, 000 

224, 600 

220,200 

216, 900

212, 500 

209, 400 

206, 400 

203, 400 

200, 400

197, 400 

194, 400 

192, 400 

190, 400 

187,500

184, 700 

183, 700 

183, 700 

182, 700 

183, 700

-84, 000
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B81

59. CLEAR PORK TRINITY RIVER NEAR ALEDO, TEX.

Location. Lat 32°38'25", long 97°33'50", on left bank 3 miles downstream from 

Turkey Creek, 3}<2 miles upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 377, 4 miles 

southeast of Aledo, Parker County, and 11.8 miles upstream from Benbrook 

Dam.

Drainage area. 246 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 723.33 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers bench 

mark).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements below 17,500 cfs.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 34,000 cfs 8:30 p.m. May 25 (gage height, 

29.00 ft).

1947 to March 1957: Discharge, 15,900 cfs May 17, 1949 (gage height, 25.00 

ft).

Maximum stage known since at least 1858, about 34 ft between Apr. 25 and 

May 9, 1922, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Flow partly regulated by reservoir of city of Weatherford (capacity, 

19,500 acre-ft). Flow from 57.9 sq mi above this station was partly controlled 

by 24 flood-detention structures with a total combined capacity of 18,085 acreft below the spillway crests, of which 14,842 acre-ft is flood-water detention 

capacity and 3,243 acre-ft is sediment-pool capacity.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1'957

Day

1 .

2--.-

3 

4

5 ...

6 

7 .

8 

9 

10 

April

6.2 

3.5 

164 

8.9 

3.2 

1.4 

1.1 

1.0 

.9 

.8

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-fc

May

161 

146 

2,020 

721 

138 

91 

76 

67 

90 

76

June

431 

518 

537 

1,260 

1,120 

856 

397 

302 

249 

219

Day

11 

12 

13 

14. 

15 

16 

17. _ . 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per s 

et

April

0.7 

1.1 

1.2 

1.7 

1.2 

1.7 

1.2 

1.2 

33 

16

May

69 

311 

2,170 

441 

138 

108 

83 

480 

193 

100

June

198 

185 

173 

153 

142 

124 

115 

113 

110 

102

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

237 

24 

251 

71 

33 

754 

2,060 

864 

1,320 

428

210 

12, 480

May

77 

69 

1,370 

2,060 

13, 100 

7,000 

1,310 

756 

560 

507 

487

1,128 

69, 370

June

102 

102 

102 

102 

99 

99 

97 

97 

96 

94

276 

16, 450

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 85 

12p.m. --

April 26

4 a.m ___ __

5

7 .

8 .....

9--.. . .

12m .. .

5 p.m

6 .....

8 

10. ..

11-..--..

12 

Gage 

height

2.84

2.83

3.20

3.52

4.10

4.90

4.36

4.95

6.30

9.05

13.90

13.97

Discharge

23

22

57

100

210

417

270

431

815

1,800

3,290

3.320

Hour

April 27

7 

12m

8 . 

12..- _______

9 ... .... .

12m.........

8 ........

12.... ........

Gage 

height

13.83

14.05

10.80

5.20

4.60

4.05

6.90

7.05

6.38

7.55

10.50

Discharge

3,270

3,330

2,390

908

501

333

198

1,000

1, 050

840

1,220

2.300

Hour

April 29

12m_. .......

6 p.m.. ......

12---. .

April SO

7 ....

12p.m__. ....

Gage 

height

9.43

7.78

5.65

5.15

5.05

5.85

4.92

4.03

3.75

Discharge

1,950

1,310

627

487

459

683

423

194

138
B82 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, infect, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957 

Continued

Hour

May % 

12m. .

9p.m... .....

11 

12............

2.............

6.............

8.......... .

12m... _ ...

4. ...

5 ...

6...... . .

8. ___ ... .

12. _ ..... ..

3 a.m .........

6 ..........

12m.. ......

12p.m ... .

May IS

12m.........

5p.m. .......

6.............

7.............

8.............

9.............

10............

12..-. .......

May IS

2a.m.........

5.............

9.. ...........

12m ........

1 p.m..

Gage 

height

3.62

3.54

4.40

6.80

12.90

13.97

10.00

7.95

6.90

6.18

6.30

8.10

12.25

13.57

11.35

8.50

6.55

4.85

3

QQ

3.62

3.57

3.50

6.10

5.70

5.00

5.20

7.20

8.48

8.10

9.30

11.85

12.55

12.68

Discharge

116

103

97Q

970

2,990

3,310

2,140

1,370

1,000

1,420

2,810

3

1QA

1.580

892

403

183

116

108

97

753

fill

501

1,580

1,420

1,900

2,700

2,890

2.930

Hour

May 13 Con.

12 ...... ...

May 14

12m.........

12p.m... .....

9 .........

12 m .

2..... _ .....

4. .... .....

6... ....... ...

8.1 ........

12............

May U

8... ...... .

10.. ...... ....

12 . 

3..... ........

5.............

7.. ........

9...... .......

10.... ........

12 m . . ...

4___. _________

6-__________._

8.-_________-_

Qage 

height

10.45

7.60

5.38

4.42

3.90

3.27

3.25

3.79

3.52

7.30

11.55

10.25

13.05

14.00

13.20

12.75

14.10

14.05

9.15

6.85

5.05

4.88

5.20

8.65

12.05

15.15

19.05

20.80

23.95

26.65

28.55

28.85

Discharge

2

OOA

284

167

65

63

145

100

1.130

2.610

2.220

3.040

3.320

3,080

2,950

3,350

3,340

2,890

1,840

986

459

411

501

1,640

2,750

3,690

5,480

6,700

12. 800

22,500

31,600

33, 100

Hour

May 25 Con.

9 ......... _

12 

May 26

3 a.m ........

6 - 

12 m.........

7 

12............

12 m____ __ _

12 p.m_______

9 

11 

12 m__.__ 

3... 

7_ .... .... .

12 

12 m _ ..____

1 p.m ........

5_ ....... __

10...........

12_________._.

June 6

6 

12 m _ _._--.

12 p.m .......

Gage 

height

29.00

28.85

24.00

21.90

19.70

16.20

12.35

9.50

7.45

6.50

5.02

4.90

5.25

8.45

10.45

7.70

7.50

10.08

9.38

7.60

6.22

6.15

7.19

6.05

7.30

7.95

7.48

5.83

5.03

Discharge

34,000

33, 100

22, 300

12,900

7.950

5.900

4.080

2.840

1,980

1,180

899

487

456

549

1,560

2,280

1,280

1,210

2,170

1,930

1,250

812

793

1,110

762

1,140

1,370

1,200

705

487

6O. BENBROOK RESERVOIR NEAR BENBROOK, TEX.

Location. Lat 32°39', long 97°27', in intake structure of Benbrook Dam on

Clear Fork Trinity River, 2.5 miles south of Benbrook, Tarrant County, 3.5

miles upstream from Marys Creek, and 15 miles upstream from mouth of

Clear Fork.

Drainage area. 433 sq mi. 

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph.. Datum of gage is at mean

sea level datum of 1929, Fort Worth supplementary adjustment of 1942

(levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). 

Maxima. April-June 1957: Contents, 185,000 acre-ft 6 a.m. June 6.(elevation

713.35 ft).

1952 to March 1957: Contents, 20,890 acre-ft May 5-7, 1956 (elevation,

668.90ft).
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B83

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by rolled earth-filled dam with a 500-ft uncontrolled concrete spillway. Outlet works consist of concrete conduit, 13-ft in 

diameter, controlled by two 6.5- by 13-ft broome-type gates and two 30-inch 

steel pipes controlled by slide gates. Deliberate impoundment of water began 

Sept. 29, 1952. Capacity, 258,600 acre-ft at crest of spillway (elevation, 724.0 

ft), 164,800 acre-ft at crest of 100-ft notch in spillway (elevation, 710.0 ft), and 

88,250 acre-ft at top of conservation storage (elevation, 694.0 ft). Reservoir 

built for flood control, navigation, and low-flow regulation. Records furnished 

by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet, at 12 p.m. of indicated day, 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.................. ...........

Change in contents, acre-feet..

AI

Elevation

665.50

665. 51

666. 41

666.44

666 44

666.43

666.42

666.39

666.38

666.36

666.35

666.34

666.35

666.35

666. 35

666.35

667.64

668. 00

669.62

672. 06

673. 37

680.46

fiCO fi7

684.89

686. 47

687.22

ril

Contents

16, 000

17,200

17, 240

17 240

17, 230

17, 210

17, 160

17, 130

17, 120

17, 120

17, 120

17, 120

1C QK(\

21,880

22, 080

29, 010

29, 580

45, 350

C1 Oft A

62, 410

64,760

+48, 860

M

Elevation

687. 60

687 90

692. 39

692. 65

692.84

692 97

693. 41

693. 56

693. 73

695. 67

698. 24

698. 64

fiQQ 70

698. 56

701. 73

707. 45

710. 22

710. 73

711. 17

711. 55

712. 07

ay

Contents

65,980

82, 310

83,940

84,420

84 940

86, 610

87,240

94,690

105. 300

107, 900

109, 200

107,600

106, 700

115, 800

121, 100

166, 100

170, 700

171, 700

174, 000

177, 100

+112,340

Ju

Elevation

712. 10

712. 46

712. 50

713.20

713.34

713. 18

712. 93

712. 67

712. 45

712. 25

712. 07

711. 93

711. 72

711. 44

711. 36

711.28

711. 22

711. 16

711. 12

710. 85

710. 26

709. 34

708. 21

706. 93

705. 55

704. 00

702. 35

700.63

698. 83

696. 96

ne

Contents

177,300

184,000

183,900

182, 400

179, 400

178,200

177, 100

176, 200

175, 000

173, 300

172, 800

172, 300

172, 000

171, 600

171, 400

169, 800

166, 300

161, 000

154, 600

147, 500

140,200

132, 200

124, 000

115, 900

107, 800

99, 900

-77,200

61. CLEAR FORK TRINITY RIVER NEAR BENBROOK, TEX.

Location. Lat 32°39'54", long 97°26'30", on left bank 1>'2 miles downstream 

from Benbrook Dam, 1.7 miles southeast of Benbrook, Tarrant County, and 

2.9 miles upstream from Marys Creek.

Drainage area. 435 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 604.22 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers bench 

mark).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.
B84 FLOODS OF 1957

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 4,350 cfs 4 p.m. June 26 (gage height, 

11.28ft).

1947 to March 1957: Discharge, 82,900 cfs May 17, 1949 (gage height, 28.72 

ft), from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area 

studies and slope-area measurement of peak flow.

Maximum stage known since at least 1922, that of May 17, 1949. 

Remarks. Flow regulated since September 1952 by Benbrook Reservoir (controlled capacity, 164,800 acre-ft). First uncontrolled spill occurred May 26, 

1957.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 . 

2.......

3 ... .

4.......

5 . ...

6 

7 

8 _ . ...

9. ......

10 

April

1.4

.4 

4.2 

.5 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-f

May

2.5 

1.7 

5.8 

2.0 

1.5 

1.1 

1.1 

1.0 

2.5 

1.0

June

788 

964 

1,100 

1,420 

1,820 

1,800 

1,560 

1,310 

1,100 

892

Day

11 

12..... 

13 

14 

16 

17 

18 

19

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

iet

April

0.2 

.2 

.2 

2.0 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

.7 

27 

1.0

May

1.2 

23 

18 

2.2 

39 

140 

464 

690 

670 

655

June

711 

580 

764 

957 

264 

233 

204 

180 

165 

669

Day

21. 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

21 

1.4 

32 

13 

3.2 

120 

14 

28 

5.0 

2.8

9.45 

562

May

641 

755 

389 

25 

79 

19 

35 

104 

173 

240 

772

192 

11, 810

June

1,810 

2,900 

3,450 

3,810 

3,950 

4,150 

4,280 

4,160 

4,060 

4,060

1,804 

107, 300
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATEiS B85

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

May 27 

12p.m .......

12m.- ._ .

12p.m.... ...

May 89

12p.m.......

May 30

12m.........

10............

12... _ ......

May 31

2 a.m __ . .

6..:..........

12m... ...

12p.m. ......

June 1

12p.m.. .....

June 2

12m.........

2.... ........

5.............

12...........

JuneS

12p.m... ....

June 4

5 a.m.... ....

7 _ ....... ...

Gage 

height

3.57

3.81

4.00

4.30

4.40

4.46

4.75

4.85

5.55

5.80

5.80

5.78

5.78

5.73

6.00

7.20

6.28

6.34

6.32

6.33

6.55

Discharge

73

106

138

204

230

247

337

372

675

810

799

799

772

920

1,580

1,070

1,110

1,100

1,100

1,220

Hour

June 4 Con.

12 m--_ .

12...... ...

3..... ..

12 .......

June 12

12m.... .

3 ...... ,

6-. ...-.

12 

12m..-..-...

5. .... .

6-.. ....

8 

12............

June SO

6.............

8.............

10............

12m.........

Gage 

height

6.55

6.70

7.36

7.54

7.59

7.80

7.67

7.66

5.26

5.16

5.20

6.00

6.56

6.45

6.24

7.04

6.95

4.85

4.62

4.58

4.12

4.11

4.35

5.05

5.65

6.14

6.00

Discharge

1,220

1,300

1,670

1,770

1 790

1,920

1,840

1,840

coo

494

511

920

1 OQfl

1,170

1, 050

1,490

1,440

372

294

282

162

160

217

448

728

497

920

Hour

June 21

11-... .

12m-.--.-...

5 .......

12-..... ...

12m-.-- ....

12p.m.. ....

12m.-- 

12m.... 

12-..... .

12m... ...

5

12 

12m... 

12 

Gage 

height

5.92

8.19

8.20

8.16

8.72

8.63

8.59

9.85

9.68

9.62

10.36

10.32

10.25

10.72

10.76

10.70

10.60

10.60

10.84

10.84

10.74

11.28

11.23

11.06

Discharge

876

2,150

2,160

2,140

2,490

2,430

2,400

3,310

3.180

3,140

3,690

3, 660

3,610

3,960

3,990

3,940

3,870

3,870

4,050

4,050

3,980

4,350

4,320

4,210
B86 FLOODS OF 1957

62. CLEAR FORK TRINITY RIVER AT FORT WORTH, TEX.

Location. Lat 32°44'02", long 97°21'33", near right bank on downstream side 

of right pier of bridge on Vickery Boulevard at Fort Worth, Tarrant County, 

100 ft upstream from East-West Expressway bridge, 310 ft downstream from 

Texas and Pacific Railway bridge, 3 miles upstream from mouth, 5 miles downstream from Marys Creek, and 10 miles downstream from Benbrook Dam.

Drainage area. 526 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except 7 p.m. June 1 to 1 p.m. 

June 2, for which graph was drawn on basis of recorded range in stage. Datum 

of gage is 532.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 14,200 cfs 2:45 p.m. May 25 (gage height 

18.10ft).

1924 to March 1957: Discharge, 107,000 cfs May 17, 1949 (gage height, 

28.20 ft), from rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs on basis of contractedopening measurement of peak flow.

Maximum stage known since at least 1900, that of May 17, 1949.

Remarks. Flow largely regulated by Benbrook Reservoir.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

2.......

3.......

4. ......

5.......

6.......

7 

8. ...

9. ...

10 ...

April

49 

19 

416 

38 

17 

8.4 

7.1 

3.8 

3.8 

2.8

May

210 

173 

1,400 

363 

143 

107 

86 

73 

129 

73

June

1,280 

1,700 

1,550 

2,780 

2,790 

2,420 

1,880 

1,630 

1,430 

1,230

Day

11 

12.....

13 ..

14..... 

15.....

16..... 

17..... 

18. . 

19..... 

20 

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet per s Kunoff, in acre-feet... .....................

April

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

3.8 

3.8 

4.8 

527 

71

May

67 

1,010 

1,480 

202 

143 

237 

479 

1,050 

786 

758

June

1,040 

914 

969 

1,350 

527 

470 

406 

332 

314 

810

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 - 

29 

SO - 

SI -

April

793 

73 

1,260 

489 

215 

3,540 

2,380 

1,980 

1,300 

314

451 

26, 840

May

740 

786 

2,840 

1,370 

5,990 

2,500 

435 

362 

422 

462 

994

835 

51, 310

June

1,640 

2.900 

3,620 

3,890 

4,030 

4,270 

4,410 

4,350 

4,290 

4.240

2,115 

125,900

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 18 

12p.m. .......

April 19

4..-. ____ .

5 ......

6 .... ...

7 .... ... ..

8.. ______ .

9.............

10. 

11 . -

12m. .- ..

2 p.m.. ......

4.... ____ ..

6 ..... ....

12 

Gage 

height

2.65

2.63

2.85

3.60

3.85

3.77

4.20

4.98

4.30

4.85

4.75

4.00

3.60

3.37

3.07

Discharge

5.9

3.8

55

406

610

543

923

1,660

1,020

1,530

1,440

740

406

257

132

Hour

April 20 

12m. _ 

12 

April Zi

2 .......

3 .... ... 

3:45-- 

4 ... ...

5 

6 .....

9 

12m... 

12 .

Gage 

height

2.83

2.75

3.40

4 40

4.20

6.00

6.45

6.30

5.80

5.05

3.90

3.46

3.14

3.02

Discharge

-52

30

272

1,110

923

2,840

3,340

3,170

1,740

653

qns

158

114

Hour

April W

April 23

2 ...........

3 

4 

5 . -

5:30- 

6 

9-. 

6 

9 ~

12... -- _ -

Gage 

height

2.85

3.00

3.50

3.88

4.70

5.60

5.68

5.60

5.35

5.22

4.40

3.80

3.50

3.33

Discharge

58

107

332

636

1,390

2,360

2,460

2,360

2,070

1,920

1,110

568

332

237
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B87

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Continued

Hour

April U 

6 a.m __ ....

12m..... .

1 p.m.. ......

2 .

3 

4 .........

5.. ........ 

6 

8.. ....... ....

12..... ....

April 25

9 a.m .........

12 m._ .......

12p.m.. .....

April 20

4 a.m __ . ...

5 

6 

7_ 

8 .

10 . 

12m ___ ...

2p.m.. ......

4 ..... ... .

5-..-..- _ ...

6.. ..... ...

1. ............

8 

8:30 

9.... .........

10..... ..

12 

April 27

2a.m... _ ...

4. .. . 

12m.. _ -.-.

6p.m.. ......

12 

April 28

9 a.m .........

10 _ . _ . ....

11 

12m.... 

ip.m. .......

2 _ ...--. __

3.. . .......

6 

12 

April 29 

12 m. ...... ..

12p.m.. .....

April 30

6 a.m .........

12p.m .......

Mayl

12p.m. ......

May 2

12p.m. ......

Gage 

height

3.15

3.30

4.10

4.32

4.18

4.02

4.15

4.30

4.10

3.62

3.28

3.17

3.03

3.00

5.00

5.80

6.60

7.60

6.20

4.85

4.20

6.70

8.00

7.75

10.50

12.65

12.75

12.65

12.20

10.45

8.70

5.90

5.15

4.78

4.55

4.20

5.14

5.10

6.90

7.63

6.75

5.90

5.62

5.17

A fin

3.95

3.55

3.32

3.22

3.07

Discharge

162

222

831

1,030

905

758

877

1,020

831

422

214

170

118

107

1,680

2,600

3 Ann

4,460

3,060

1,530

923

3,590

4,600

7,060

8,840

8,930

8,840

8,460

7,010

5,500

1,840

1,470

923

1,830

1,790

3,790

4,490

3,640

2,720

2,380

1,870

i w\(\

696

OfiQ

1SQ

132

Hour

MayS

5 ......

6.. ...

7 

10 

4...... ... . ...

5 

6. ..... . ...

1. ............

7:30 .

8. - .

9 

10 

12 - 

May 4

May 11

May IS

12 m...... ...

6 

6:30...... 

 7- .. 

9 

10 

11 

12 

May 13

6 -

11. ......

11:30 

12m. ........

4. . .....

8 .

12 .

May 14

May 22

May 23

Q

9:15. 

10.. 

12m....-.--.

2_. _ . _ ....

3.. ......

4 ... ....

4:30...... _ .

Oage 

height

3 n7

3.50

4

f\A

4.10

3

QB

3 Ofl

3 fin

3 fin

3 19

A nn

9.50

11.20

10.70

S

en

4 40

3

KA

3.16

2

QC

2.96

2.91

6.50

ft OR

6.60

6.35

6.44

6.00

5.40

4.90

3.95

3.60

4 en

6.55

7 8n

7.90

5 AH

4 en

3.75

3.47

3 on

d. 1 8

5.88

5.70

4.83

A KK

7.50

10.50

19 fin

13.30

Discharge

332

776

831

696

KGQ

406

568

740

6,220

7,650

7,240

5,320

1,110

Ofto

247

90

01

76

3 sin

3 4.Qn

3,220

S

oon

2 Gin

2 ion

1,580

696

Ana

1 200

3 440

4,650

4 740

4,410

2

ocn

1,200

527

314

ooo

151

nne

1,020

2

KAf\

2 /ion

1 9fUl

4 360

ft Q?n

9,400

Hour

May 23 Con

6 

7. -- 

19

4-- ...

5 

66. - 

7- -

Q

12 m. ........

19

4. 

6 

1. ............

Q

10 

11.. 

12m.-. 

fJ.AK

6 .... ... .

7. 

10. 

12

2. 

n.On

4. 

5 

6 

Q

19

May 27

12m... .

May 28

May SO

12p.m... ....

Oage 

height

13.10

7 60

S on

4

QC

4 20

3 fin

3.95

5.00

8

AK

7.70

6.00

5.05

3.63

3

00

3 40

4

QB

d 87

8.00

10.35

9 in

7 40

7.75

10.50

16.70

17.70

16.60

13.80

19 df\

8 Aft

5.85

5.68

5.63

Q OQ

Q nn

Q en

9.08

8.20

6 fin

5.75

5.40

4 fift

4.10

3 ?n

3.51

3.58

3.64

3.70

Discharge

9 99O

7,490

4 460

2 790

Q9°.

eco

696

1 fton

4,220

5,270

4 can

9 R4n

430

242

979

1,630

1,550

4 840

fi (Un

c fion

4 600

7 060

11 000

19 7nn

1 °, Rnn

14,200

19 finn

9 Ron

7 490

5,410

2 cork

2 ' 460

2 400

c nan

4 840

5,320

5

QC.fi

5 nan

3,690

2,540

1,370

001

AQR

332

339

391

/IQQ

486
B88 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957 

Continued

Hour

May 31 

3a.m.. ......

6 ..........

9... ... .......

12m. __ ....

12p.m... ....

June 1

12m .........

8 .... ...

9.............

10... ........ .

12... .........

June 2

6a.m. ....

12m.... __ .

2p.m ........

4 _ . __ ..

5.... ......

6 . ......

8 ........ ..

12............

June 3

12m.........

4p.m ........

9... ... ....

12............

June 4

1 a.m .........

7... .......

11........ __

12m. .....

3 ........

5...... __ ...

6... ........ ..

9 ....... .

12............

Gage 

height

4.18

4.20

4.39

4.37

4.31

4.28

4.27

S

on

5.85

5.70

5.40

4.50

4.32

4.46

4.95

6.44

6.20

5.60

4.97

4.80

4.76

4.72

5.15

4.95

5.14

4 89

5.80

6.55

6.00

7.20

8.60

7.95

6.10

5.70

Discharge

905

923

1,100

1 rtOA

1,020

997

987

2 Gf\n

2 660

2,480

2,120

1,200

1,030

1,160

1,630

3,320

3,060

2,360

1,650

1,480

1,450

1,410

1,840

1,630

1,730

2,600

3,440

2

QAf\

4,080

5,410

4 7Qft

2,950

2,480

Hour

June 6

11... .........

12m. ........

2.. ...........

4... .......

6. .........

10. . ..

12 

12:30 a.m.. ...

1 ..... ...

3..... ........

12m. ........

5 ... ... .

12 

Tune 1JL*

12m. .-

4. 

5:30 

7 

9. ... .

12 .

12m.- ..

Oage 

height

5.52

5.51

6.40

6 95

6.50

6.70

6.35

5.78

6.50

6.58

6.50

6.00

5.50

5.32

4.14

4.10

4.30

4.58

4.68

4.72

5.00

5.07

4.95

4.45

3.85

3

AK

3.47

4.22

Discharge

2,260

2,250

3,280

3,840

3,390

3,590

3,220

2,580

3,390

3,470

3,390

2,840

2,240

2,030

868

831

1,020

1,280

1,370

1,410

1,680

1,760

1,630

1,150

610

302

314

941

Hour

June 20 Con.

12 

12m. 

12 

12m... 

12 

12m. 

19

12 

8 

12 

5 -

19

Gage 

height

4.57

4.54

4.50

5.05

5.20

5.50

5.60

6.20

6.45

6.45

6.45

6.68

6.95

6

QA

6.88

7.15

7.15

7.12

7.28

7.28

7.28

7.60

7 60

7.50

Discharge

1,270

1,240

1,200

1,740

1,900

2,240

2,360

3,060

3,340

3,340

3 ii.n

3,570

3,840

O 7QA

3,770

4,030

4,030

4,000

4,160

4,160

4,160

4,460

4,460

4,360

63. WEST FORK TRINITY RIVER AT FORT WORTH, TEX.

Location. Lat 32°45'40", long 97°19'55", on left bank 125 ft upstream from 

Texas Electric Service Co. concrete dam, 980 ft downstream from center line 

of Paddock Viaduct (North Main Street) at Fort Worth, Tarrant County, 

2,600 ft downstream from Clear Fork Trinity River, and at mile 559.

Drainage area. 2,627 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except May 30 to June 13, 

when graph was drawn on basis of many daily readings from telemark located 

in gage structure. Datum of gage is 519.24 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (Texas Reclamation Department bench mark based on Coast and Geodetic Survey datum).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 26,800 cfs 4:30 p.m. May 25 

height, 8.66ft).
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B89

1920 to March 1957: Discharge, 85,000 cfs Apr. 25, 1922, by slope-area 

measurement by city engineer of Fort Worth; gage height, 25.91 ft May 17, 

1949, at site 1,200 ft upstream.

Maximum stage known since at least 1900, that of May 17, 1949. Maximum 

stages have been affected by levee construction, levee breaks, and channel 

rectification.

Remarks. Flow regulated largely by Bridgeport, Eagle Mountain, and Benbrook 

Reservoirs and by Lake Worth.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1.... ...

2.... ...

3... ....

4.......

5.......

6 

7 

8 ....

9.......

10 

April

167 

43 

794 

111 

40 

26 

22 

17 

17 

15

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, in acre-fe

May

498 

362 

1,730 

899 

900 

1,320 

1,720 

2,820 

3,140 

3,040

June

9,950 

10,200 

9,840 

11,100 

11,700 

11,000 

9,600 

8,660 

7,850 

7,080

Day

11 

12 . 

13 

14 

15. . 

16 . 

17 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per s 

et

April

17 

15 

13 

13 

15 

24 

22 

18 

986 

147

May

2,900 

3,760 

5,580 

4,250 

3,980 

3,920 

4,050 

5,100 

4,960 

5,100

June

6,360 

5,870 

5,570 

5,650 

4,610 

4,150 

3,850 

3,550 

3,290 

3,290

Day

21. ....

22 . 

23 

24 

25..... 

26 

27 

28- ... 

29 

SO - 

SI. - ...

April

1,610 

160 

1,870 

737 

395 

4,510 

2,180 

1,440 

928 

620

566 

33,660

May

5,020 

4,880 

7,590 

7,920 

16,700 

23,700 

12,600 

12,300 

11,600 

10,700 

10,500

5,921 

364,000

June

4,150 

4,780 

5,340 

5,710 

5,650 

5,510 

5,240 

4.7&0 

4,430 

4,120

6,429 

382,600

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 18

April 19

3 a.m 

4 ...

5 ... ...

7 

8 ........

9 ... 

11 

12m..- .....

6 

12 

April m

12m__ .

11 

12 

April il

1 a.m _ . __

3 ... .... ..

4..-. . _ ...

7 

9 

12m. 

12 .

April 22

12m-.- 

12 p.m.. __

Qage 

height

0.60

.61

on

1.20

1.74

2.55

2.77

2.52

2.60

1.95

1.47

1.13

1.01

.92

.86

1 00

1.85

2.45

3.64

2.65

1.53

1.25

1.10

1 00

.93

Discharge

1Q

20

46

352

QCO

2 910,

2 fifio.

2,190

2,330

1,240

637

280

157

89

63

147

1,100

2,060

3,680

4,670

4,230

1,320

702

404

249

147

96

Hour

April 23

2 

3 

4 -

5 

7 - 

g

12m-- 

19

12m- -

3 .

19

12m- - 

4

5- r 

6 

9. ...

4 ... ...

5 

10 _ 

12 .. __ ... .

Gage 

height

1.35

1.70

2.25

2.85

3.33

3 97

2 CO

2 1 1

1 ^P.

1.35

1.18

1.15

1.65

2.13

1.60

1.31

1.18

1.08

1.08

1 30

2.55

3.83

3.84

2.80

2.15

3.40

4.20

5.58

5.12

Discharge

198

508

900

1,720

2,820

3

70A

2

Qon

1,530

758

508

331

300

840

1,520

780

466

331

229

229

465

2,240

5,180

5,210

2,720

1,550

4,050

6,220

11, 100

9.320

Hour

April 27

6 

8 

12m- - 

19

April $8

9 

10 

11 

12m - 

4 

6- -----

8 

10 

12 

A v\rif 4>Q

12m-- 

19

12 m 

May S

8 

12m. 

4- _ . _ .---

Gage 

height

3.60

2.65

2.16

1.74

1.50

1.36

1.25

1.58

2.15

2.24

2.70

3.50

2.75

2.13

1.81

2.00

1.92

1.55

1.63

1.90

1.62

1.20

1.16

1.67

1.53

1.43

2.17

Discharge

4,560

2,420

1,570

952

669

519

404

758

1,550

1,700

2,520

4,300

2,620

1,520

1,040

1,320

1.200

724

816

1,170

804

352

311

864

702

593

1,580

656087 O 62
B90 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957 

Continued

Hour

May 3 Con. 

6p.m.... __

T... ..........

9... .... ...

11... ...... ...

12 

May 4

6 - _ .....

12m..... __

12p.m... ....

May 18

12m--. 

6 ..... .

8. ........ -

12 

May IS

6 a.m .........

10............

12m.........

6. __ .... ....

12............

May %%

12m.. .......

May S3

8a.m _ .. _ .

10 .......

12 m... ......

1 p.m.... _ .

Gage 

height

2.15

2.90

4.72

3.40

2.70

2.06

1.67

1.54

1.51

2.98

2.98

3.30

4.40

3 on

3.32

3.87

4.83

4.90

3.95

3.67

3.70

3.77

4.31

4.03

3.92

Discharge

1,550

2,920

7,920

4,050

2,520

864

713 fisn

3,080

3 AQfl

S fiflfl

6,820

5,370

3,850

5,290

8,300

8,550

5,510

4,750

4,830

5,020

6,540

5,730

5,430

Hour

May 2S Con.

6.... _ ......

8 _ ......

10..... _ ....

12

May 24

5.... _ ... _

9 _ ... _ ....

12 m.- ...

5. _ * __ ....

g

10............

12 m.- ...

4:30..........

7.. _ ........

10............

12....... .....

6. _____ ....

12m.........

12 .. _ .

May 31

Gage 

height

4.75

5.90

6.55

5.50

4.60

4.29

4.20

4.42

5.72

5.65

4.92

4.32

4.23

t; 14

5.10

6.30

6.40

7.20

8.35

8.66

Q on

7.55

7.32

8.10

8.00

6.80

6.20

6.00

5.29

Discharge

"8,020

12,400

15,200

10,800

7,500

6,480

6,220

6,890

11,700

11,400

8,260

6,570

6,310

9 QQft

9,250

14, 000

14,400

18, 400

24,900

26,800

20,200

19,000

23,400

22,800

16,400

13,600

12,800

9,960

Hour

June 1 

12m... ......

6 .. _ ...

12.. ........ ..

12m... ......

4.. ... 

7 ... ... ... .

9...... ... ....

12 

Junes

12m... _ ...

6 .............

9 ... .......

12

12m ___ ...

12 __ 

June 6

Gage 

height

5.18

5.15

5.56

5.34

5.12

5.21

5.60

5.70

5.52

5.40

5.22

5.23

5.55

5.59

6.16

5.88

5.58

5.56

5.75

5.94

5.75

5.85

5.36

Discharge

9,530

9,420

11,000

10,200

9,320

9,640

11,200

11,600

10,900

10, 400

9,680

9,720

11,000

11,200

13,400

12, 300

11, 100

11,000

11,800

12,600

11,800

12,200

10, 200

64. WEST FORK TRINITY RIVER AT GRAND PRAIRIE, TEX.

Location. Lat 32°45'45", long 96°59'40", on left bank at upstream side of 

bridge on Belt Line Road, 1.3 miles northeast of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, 

4 miles upstream from Bear Creek, 7 miles upstream from Mountain Creek, and 

at mile 515.

Drainage area. 3,070 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Apr. 1-18 staff gage readings made twice daily about 1.5 

miles downstream from former site; Apr. 19-30 gage height graph based on 

occasional gage readings by engineers; May 1 to June 30 based on measurements 

to water surface made twice daily at present site. No gage-height record 

Apr. 1, 7-18. Datum of gage is 410.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 59,200 cfs 10 a.m. May 26 (gage height, 

28.25ft).

1925 to March 1957: Discharge, 62,000 cfs May 17, 1949 (gage height, 28.00 

ft, at site 0.6 mile southeast and at datum 2.57 ft higher), from rating curve 

extended above 36,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting.

Maximum stage known since at least 1900, about 30.6 ft (former site and 

datum) in 1908 (probably May); information from local resident. Flood in
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATEiS B91

April 1922 reached a stage of 29.0 ft (former site and datum) according to

floodmarks. 

Remarks. Flow largely regulated by Bridgeport, Eagle Mountain, and Benbrook

Reservoirs and by Lake Worth and Lake Arlington (combined capacity,

697,000 acre-ft). Large part of flood of May 26, 1957, originated downstream 

from Eagle Mountain and Benbrook Reservoirs.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

2. _ ...

3 .

4. 

5. 

6_ 

7 .

8. 

9 

10 

April

400 

340 

224 

614 

258 

132 

80 

70 

60 

60

May

1,980 

1,530 

1,240 

3,350 

1,540 

1,450 

1,760 

2,240 

3,080 

3,360

June

11JOO 

10,600 

10,900 

11,500 

11,500 

11,900 

11,300 

10,300 

9,290 

8,240

Day

11 

12..... 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 . 

19 

20 

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet per s 

Runoff, in acre-feet ___

April

60 

60 

60 

60 

60 

60 

60 

60 

988 

2,900

May

3,240 

3,260 

7,980 

9,470 

7,940 

5,840 

 5, 270 

5,430 

6,220 

6,170

June

7,500 

6,880 

6,320 

5,970 

5,820 

5,320 

4,510 

4,290 

3,900 

3,680

Day

21 

22 

23 

24..... 

25 

26. 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

3,120 

2,520 

3,240 

4,710 

2,840 

6,300 

9,380 

9,650 

6,980 

3,270

1,954 

116,300

May

6,070 

5,970 

8,150 

11,200 

16,600 

43, 700 

20,000 

15,000 

13,400 

12,500 

11,900

7,962 

489, 600

June

3,900 

4,620 

5,220 

5,520 

5,770 

5,770 

5,670 

5,270 

4,870 

4,620

7,068 

420,600

66. ELM FORK TRINITY RIVER NEAR SANGER, TEX.

Location. Lat 33°23'25", long 97°05'10", on right bank on downstream side of 

pier of bridge on State Farm Highway 455, 4.1 miles downstream from Spring 

Creek, 5.0 miles upstream from Isle du Bois Creek, and 5.4 miles northeast of 

Sanger, Denton County.

Drainage area. 379 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 553.93 ft 

above mean sea level datum of 1929, Fort Worth supplementary adjustment 

of 1942 (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements below 12,800 cfs.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 20,800 cfs 8 p.m. Apr. 26 (gage height, 

27.45ft).

1949 to March 1957: Discharge. 20,100 cfs Sept. 14, 1950 (gage height, 27.15 

ft at site 500 ft downstream), from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs by 

logarithmic plotting.

Maximum stage known since at least 1903, about 30.7 ft in 1908 at site 500 ft 

downstream; information from local residents. Flood of May 18, 1935, reached 

a stage of 29.7 ft at site 500 ft downstream, according to floodmarks.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

"i. ......

3_._ 

4_ 

5 _ ....

6_ __

7.. .

8 

9. .

10 

April

454 

129 

4,390 

756 

92 

51 

34 

24 

13 

33

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, in acre-fe

May

1,660 

2,680 

2,000 

3,160 

709 

505 

437 

389 

412 

430

June

1,760 

4,660 

2,610 

818 

898 

507 

417 

362 

330 

303

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15. 

16 

17 

18 . 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

et

April

48 

64 

84 

84 

60 

100 

99 

98 

160 

156

May

922 

662 

2,180 

2,040 

501 

428 

406 

4,150 

1,460 

525

June

282 

257 

236 

214 

196 

181 

171 

161 

151 

146

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 . 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 . 

31

April

1,250 

485 

4,510 

2,170 

363 

14,000 

13,600 

2,770 

4,540 

6,280

1,897 

112,900

May

444 

374 

2,380 

7,700 

12,900 

6,980 

868 

591 

473 

429 

2,160

1,966 

120,900

June

136 

120 

122 

141 

116 

108 

102 

99 

96 

90

526 

31,320
B92 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 19 

12p.m.. .....

April %0

12 p.m.,. ....

April il

1 a.m .........

2 ..........

4- - 

6 ... ....

8. ...... ...

10 

12 m__. ------

1 p.m_-_ .....

2

4.----..---...

8 .... .... --

12. .

April %%

2 a.m ___ --

4 

6 

9 ..... -

12m.. 

8 

12 

April n

1 a.m ___ ...

2. .... -- 

3- ---

4. .

5 ..

7 _ . _ ...

8 ..... -

9. ... ......

10 

11- _ -..--..

12m 

2 p.m.. _ -.

4 ___. 

6 ... -

9 .

12 

April H

3 a.m __ .---

6 

9 .... ... ...

12m. 

4.---. --------

9.-... ... .... .

12 ---------

April 25

12 m--_ 

11 p.m_._ ....

12 

April 96 

1 a.m .........

2 --... __ .

3... ... ..-

4 

5... ..

6.--- _ -----

8 

Gage 

height

5.13

5.50

7.60

19 f\p;

13.40

13.86

13.92

13.82

13.25

11.35

10.75

11.02

9.80

8.25

5.50

5.70

8.50

12.60

14.60

17.00

IB * E

1Q 1 K

in QA

20.80

22.25

22.75

23.15

23.40

22.57

22.05

19.80

15.10

11.70

9 1 x*

8

QE

8.25

7.62

6.45

6.05

8.00

13.75

17.25

19.80

22.50

24.40

25.10

25.80

Discharge

183

220

487

CQO

800

1,080

1,420

1 740

1,760

1,730

1,170

1,100

860

582

07Q

325

337

907

OOA

242

1,430

2,600

2 Qfift

3

0«A

3,740

4. 3ftn

4,960

5,400

5,820

6,220

6,270

6,020

5,240

2,070

1,240

Q07

668

702

582

490

331

283

543

2,680

3,680

5,600

7,840

9,250

11,500

Hour

April 86 Con

8 - - --

19

12m--. .

12 --

A *ir j'7 9&

6 . 

10 

4. .

6 -- .-__

10 

12

6 

9 

6 

9

12 

12m.- 

8 -- -

12m.-. 

g

12 

8

12m.- 

2:30 p.m.. __

4 -------

8 ------

12 

12m. 

12 -

Gage 

height

26.65

27.40

97 ^7

26.85

OK BR

24 25

1Q QA

16.80

14 00

10 1 E

11.07

12.75

10 1 C

10 sn

19.45

18.40

18.80

19.55

18.95

20.65

23.05

OQ Cfl

24.65

94. i c

23.88

23.95

23.65

21.85

20.54

17.35

13.20

11.25

10.32

10.34

10.75

13.80

16.75

19.38

20.02

19.88

18.12

15.25

19 9ft

8.94

15.90

19.65

20.84

Discharge

15, 200

20, 400

i o ofin

11, 700

7 ' 600

3,740

2,540

1 780

1 33ft

1,040

1,470

2 9Qft

2 QAft

3,680

3 Efin

3,060

3,220

3,560

4,200

6,120

6 QRO

8,300

7 440

7,060

6,780

5,080

4,120

2,700

1,580

1,150

964

968

QOfl

i ACA

1,730

2, 530

3,470

3,810

3,730

2,110

1,340

7CA

702

850

3,600

4,330

Hour

May 4

6:30.._ ---

10 -

12m___ - -

8 

12 

12m8

12m. 

4. 

8 

9. 

10 

12 

May 1%

12 m... -----

9. 

12 

Q

12 

4.- -----

8 -

12m.. 

12 

May 17

4

8

12 

May 19

12- 

Gage 

height

21.48

21.72

20.90

19.25

14.80

11.35

10.10

8.80

8.13

6.65

6.60

9.90

10.75

11.47

11.25

11.85

11.88

11.83

11.32

8.88

7.86

7.46

7.70

8.87

8.70

9

QC

21.75

21.25

15.85

10.30

8 Oft

8

09

8

AA

14.70

17.80

19.32

99 7n

90 A9

21.85

16.70

9 ASJ

8 Q7

8.47

Discharge

4,780

4,980

4,370

3,400

1,990

1,170

920

676

563

356

349

880

1,050

1,190

1,150

1,270

1, 2SO

1,270

692

523

467

501

688

659

782

870

702

1,390

3,160

4,130

5,000

4,620

2,280

960

693

KQA

543

1,960

2.840

3.440

4,200

5.780

6,090

5.080

2

E9A

1,130

836

705

620
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B93

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at, indicated time, 1957-

Continued

Hour

May it 

12 p.m. ......

May A»

2 a.m. __ ...

4.. .......... .

6....... ...

8..... .....

12m.. .......

6 

8. 

10 . ------

12... .........

May £4.

8. ....... ..

10 

12 m. ...... ..

6.-.. ---.-_

12 .- 

6 

9

12m. ........

2 p.m... _ ..

6 .

7 .... .....

8 

10 

Gage 

height

7.40

11.30

13.08

12.35

10.60

8.25

9.85

15.60

19.40

21.90

23.30

24.20

23.68

24.85

25.18

24.95

24.32

24.20

22.73

22.65

24.70

25.55

26.45

26.98

27.05

27.05

27.15

27. 10 

26.78

Discharge

459

1,160

1,550

1,380

1,020

582

870

2,210

3,480

5,120

6,380

7,520

6,820

8,700

9,490

8,900

7,710

7,520

5,810

5,740

8,400

10. 600

14, 100

17, 400

18, 000

18, 000

18, 600

18, 300

16, 100

Hour

May 25 Con.

May %6

8 

12

May SO

2 ... ......

4 

6.-- --- 

7:30. 

8:30 

10 

11 

12m..- -

2:30 

3:30-- 

6 . 

10 . .

12 

Gage 

height

26.40

25.90

23.65

18.40

13.50

11.70

10.34

9.53

8.80

10.85

12.05

11.75

10.20

15.05

15.90

15.60

17.10

18.20

18.92

17.75

17.55

17.74

16.45

13.48

16.45

Discharge

13, 800

11, 800

6,780

3,060,

1,650

1,240

968

806

676

1,070

1,310

1,250

940

2,050

2,290

2,210

2,630

2,980

3,270

2,820

2,760

2,820

2,450

1,640

2,450

Hour

Junel

2... ....... ...

3. 

6 _ -.

9_ 

6 

8 -----

10 

10:30 . 

12

8 

12m 

3:30- -

6_ 

8 ..

10 -------

12. 

3-. - ...

4 - .

6

8 

12 m._. ______

8 .... ..

12 

Gage 

height

18.45

18.87

18.20

14.55

12.18

10.76

10.03

9.70

13.60

16.62

16.80

16.53

18.95

20.50

22.50

23.27

23.43

22.85

21.82

20.73

21.07

21.90

22.18

22.00

20.45

18.90

15.42

12.05

10.38

9.70

Discharge

3,080

3,250

2,980

1,920

1,340

1,050

906

840

1,680

2,490

2,540

2,470

3,280

4,100

5,600

6.350

6.520

5,920

5,060

4,250

4,500

5,120

5,340

5,200

4,070

3,260

2,160

1,310

976

840

66. ISLE DU BOIS CREEK NEAR PILOT POINT, TEX.

Location. Lat 33°24'53", long 97°00'00", on left bank on downstream side of 

pier of highway bridge, 1.4 miles downstream from Wolf Creek, 2.2 miles 

downstream from Indian Creek, 2.5 miles northwest of Pilot Point, Denton 

County, and 7.3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 261 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 559.70 ft 

above mean sea level datum of 1929, Fort Worth supplementary adjustment

of 1942 (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements below 15,000 cfs.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 22,700 cfs, 8 p.m. Apr. 26 (gage height, 

27.08ft).

1949 to March 1957: Discharge, 17,200 cfs Sept. 13, 1950 (gage height, 

26.35ft).

Maximum stage known since at least 1900, about 29.3 ft in 1908; information 

from local residents.
B94 FLOODS OF 1957

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

2.......

3. . .

4 _ 

5-----..

6 

7 .

8... ...

9.......

10 

April

1,980 

1,370 

2,400 

3,400 

287 

44 

22 

12 

8.8 

6.3

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, in acre-fc

May

2,770 

1,760 

638 

3,040 

428 

72 

36 

27 

64 

101

June

1,220 

1, 050 

1,590 

995 

370 

127 

62 

38 

27 

22

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per s 

et

April

4.6 

3.2 

2.4 

1.8 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.5 

827 

1,660

May

99 

430 

2,560 

3,300 

603 

72 

54 

2,030 

2,360 

227

June

18 

14 

12 

11 

9.0 

7.2 

6.1 

5.4 

4.8 

4.5

Day

21. . 

22 

23. ...

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 -

29 

30 

31 

April

2,110 

1,590 

2,210 

4,810 

1,360 

10,900 

11,600 

2,930 

838 

2,020

1,747 

103,900

May

63 

46 

960 

4,710 

12,100 

10,100 

2,560 

178 

91 

71 

1,160

1,700 

104, £00

June

4.4 

3.9 

4.3

4.6 

4.8 

5.0 

3.8 

3.2 

2.7 

2.2

188 

11,170

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 18 

12p.m.... _

April 19

4a.m ____

8

9 . ... ...

10 

11- 

12m... .

3 p.m... .. 

6. ...

9 

12 

April SO

4 a.m __ ...

8 

12m....---.

6 p.m.. 

8 ..... .

11 .

12 

April SI

3 a.m ___ .-

6. - ..

12m..... 

10 p.m.. .....

12..... .

April SS

12m... 

6 p.m....- 

9............

12 

April S3

3. 

6 _ ...

12m.-. -.

6p.m.. ......

12 .... ._

April 24

4 a.m __ ....

Gage 

height

1.74

1.73

1.90

3.50

6.60

10.25

12.30

13.88

14.46

14.56

14.25

14.14

14.35

15.27

15.42

15.27

15.58

16-78

17.15

16.50

15.71

15.74

15.82

15.12

13.62

12.02

9.15

8.60

9.55

13.00

17.62

19.45

20.73

22.65

Discharge

1.4

1.4

2.7

42

260

745

1.120

1,460

1,600

1 fidft

1,630

1,550

1,530

1.580

1,810

1,850

1.810

1,890

2,220

2,340

2,140

1,920

1,930

1,950

1.770

1,400

562

&XA

622

1,260

2,481)

3,170

3,720

5,160

Hour

April 24 Con.

12

April 25

10:30 

12 ..

2 a.m ___ -..

4 ..... ....

6- - 

8-- -----

10 

12 m... ------

4 

6 .

8 

12 

April 27

12m... 

12 

Q

12 

April 29

2

3:30-- 

4

8 

10:30 

12 m.. --..--

2p.m ___ .--

Gage 

height

23.42

23.13

21.75

19.15

15.94

11.90

9.46

9.12

10.80

13.40

16.45

19.15

21.45

23.30

24.62

25.50

26.35

26.93

27.08

26.75

OK QQ

25.13

24.33

23.33

18.38

14.45

8.15

7.18

7.60

7.10

7.35

6

QO

7.38

7.00

7.62

11.15

Discharge

5.930

5.640

4,410

3,020

1,980

1,040

609

558

844

1,350

2,130

3,020

4,180

5,810

9,080

12,800

16, 900

21, 400

22, 700

19, 800

14, 500

11, 100

8,000

5,840

4,290

2.730

1.600

948

428

318

362

310

335

292

338

300

364

907

Hour

April 29 Con.

6 

8 ------

12 

April S.O

6 ------

9. -- -

12 m.. .-----.

12

May 1

6 

9

12m-.. ---

12 

6 - - 

12m... _-

12 

12 m.. -------

6 

8 .... .

10 

12- ------

May 4

6-- --- 

7:30-. 

9. 

12m... 

12 ------

6 a.m _ ..--.-

Gage 

height

13.25

14.38

14.35

14.88

15.37r15. 13

14.93

15.35

16.98

18.67

19.19

19.42

19.32

18! 97

17.57

16.41

16.35

16.47

15.78

13.88

11.00

8.14

6.62

6.06

8.05

11.45

14.30

16.88

on fin

21.12

21.22

21.13

20.52

17.90

13.35

8.95

Discharge

1,320

1.590

1,580

1,710

. . 1/840

1,770

1.720

1,730

2,280

3,040

3.130

3.090

2,950

2,460

2,110

2,100

2,130

1,940

1,460

880

427

262

209

416

961

1,570

2,250

3. 370

3,950

4,010

3,950

3,620

2,560

1,340

532
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B95

Gage height, infect, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957-

Continued

Hour

May 5 Con. 

12m. ........

12 . 

May 11

12p.m.. .....

May n

4 a.m _______

11 

5:30 p.m ......

8 ..... -

9 -------

10 

May IS

3:30 a.m......

6- 

8 -- -

12..... .......

May 14

12m-.- -

6 ------

12...... ......

May 15

6 

9. 

12... ...... 

May 16

12m. ..---.._

May 17

8... ... ..

12m-... ..

12- - 

May 18

Gage 

height

6.84

5.63

4.82

5.62

6.07

6.02

5.40

6.80

10.00

12.75

14.60

17.10

16.73

16.34

17.62

19.40

19.88

20.60

20.66

20.12

17.28

14.80

11.25

7.50

6.08

5.08

4.59

4.05

3

7K

3.70

3.85

3.75

3.67

3.90

5.85

Discharge

284

172

112

172

209

205

154

280

700

1,210

1,640

2,100

2,320

2,210

2,100

9 d.fift

2,970

3,120

3,320

3,660

3,690

3,420

2,370

1.690

925

351

211

130

98

68

54

52

58

54

50

60

190

Hour

May 18 Con.

6. ... ._-.-

12m 

12... ...

May 19

6 

12m . .

12... ...... ...

6 

12 .

12m 

12p.m.. .....

12 m

12 

May #5

2. - .

6

8. .... 

2

4. 

6

8

May 24

9

10 

12 

May £5

Gage 

height

7.75

10.15

12.05

13.80

18.69

1 Q no

1 Q QK

1 fi fifl

1 7 QK

16.12

6.22

5.21

4.69

4.36

3

Q1

3.58

3.38

3.32

3.60

4 Qfl

5.95

6.75

7.89

8.02

7.75

8.45

12.60

15.90

16.76

17.13

18.24

19.55

99 47

23.72

24.20

24.16

24.14

Discharge

00 A

727

1,070

1,450

2.320

2,840

2 no A

9 QA.fl

2 fifift

2

KJA

2,030

997

416

223

139

104

85

61

46

38

35

47

117

275

397

412

380

464

1,180

1,970

2,220

2,330

2.680

3,180

4.990

6.350

7,600

7,480

7,420

Hour

May SS Con.

11:30. 

12 - .

6 

12 m

12 

May 27

6 

9 . 

12 

June H

12m. 

9:30.--- -

12 

June 3

8 

12m. 

12. .

June 4

12m12 .. .

June 5

5-.. __

8... 

12m . 

12-....- 

Gage 

height

24.56

25.54

26.02

26.12

26.10

26.06

25.60

24.80

23.87

22.78

21.20

17.65

15.20

11.70

8.65

7.06

10.20

10.45

11.43

13.36

13.87

13.47

12.43

13.37

15.00

15.79

14.92

13.73

12.35

8.20

6.51

6.51

7.96

8.90

8.40

7.24

6.11

Discharge

8,840

12, 900

15, 100

15,600

15. 500

15, 300

13, 200

9.800

6.660

5,290

4,000

2,480

1,790

1,010

490

306

736

781

957

1,340

1,460

1,370

1,150

1,340

1,740

1,940

1,720

1.430

1,130

434

251

251

405

525 

458

324

213

67. CLEAR CREEK NEAR SANGER, TEX.

Location. Lat 33°20', long 97°11', on right bank at downstream side of bridge 

on U.S. Highway 77, 1,350 ft downstream from Duck Creek, 1.1 miles upstream 

from Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway bridge, and 1.8 miles south of 

Sanger, Denton County.

Drainage area. 296 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except May 5-10, 15-17, 

20-22, and June 16-23. Datum of gage is 587.23 ft above mean sea level 
B96 FLOODS OF 1957

datum of 1929, Fort Worth supplementary adjustment of 1942 (U.S.Army 

Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements. Discharge for periods with no record of gage height estimated on 

basis of records for Elm Fork Trinity River near Sanger and Denton Creek 

near Justin, engineer's notes, and records of weather.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 16,100 cfs 12:45 p.m. May 25 (gage 

height, 24.27ft).

1949 to March 1957: Discharge, 18,200 cfs Sept. 13, 1950 (gage height, 

24.80ft).

Maximum stage known since at least 1880, 31.5 ft in 1908; information from 

Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Co. Flood of May 1935 reached a 

stage of 29.0 ft; information from State Highway Department.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

2 .-

3 ..

4... .

5 

6 

7

8 .

9 

10 

April

8.0 

3.3 

1,440 

116 

39 

22 

16 

10 

8.5 

7.2

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-fe

May

636 

1,350 

1,620 

1,060 

600 

350 

200 

100 

60 

45

June

5,630 

1,700 

1,780 

562 

738 

361 

263 

214 

182 

153

Day

11 .. 

12 

13... . 

14 -

16 

17 

18. .

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

>et

April

6.2 

5.1 

4.6 

4.6 

4.4 

4.6 

3.5 

4.1 

11 

46

May

401 

372 

1,830 

£02 

400 

300 

300 

2,940 

409 

250

June

126 

115 

119 

105 

88 

172 

153 

137 

122 

108

Day

21 

99

23 _

24 - 

25 

26_ 

27 

29 

30 

31 

second

April

1,140 

315 

2,980 

454 

208 

11,800 

8,500 

1,990 

4,270 

2,200

1,187 

70,650

May

200 

180 

2,410 

4,320 

10,200 

2,130 

516 

350 

243 

266 

4,530

1,260 

77,490

June

94 

81 

69 

103 

42 

32 

28 

25 

23 

20

445 

26, 470

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 19 

12 p.m.. .....

April m

2a.m__. _ ..

3... .......

5............

9....... ......

12m........

12:45 p.m .....

1 _ .........

2 _ .... _ ...

9..... ...

11 

12., ----------

April n

1 a.m_ - _ 

5 

8- 

10:30.. 

12 m-_ _ 

3:30- 

5.-.- ------

6 .... ...

7-------- ----

8:30-- 

10 

Gage 

height

1.05

1.05

1.28

1.38

1.59

1.65

3.25

1.48

1.29

1.25

2.72

3.03

4.88

6.85

9.00

7.98

6.87

5.28

7.50

9.52

11.55

13.36

11.35

Discharge

15

15

27

33

Kft

56

257

ifid

40

28

25

188

230

526

897

1,450

1,180

901

598

1,610

2,240

2 Q4.A

2.170

Hour

April SI Con. 

12 p.m 

4 .... ... ...

7 

12 . 

A nril 9Q

2 ..... 

3- ...

4:30- 

8 .... ...

9... ..........

10 

12m-------_

6 .

9 

10 

12 

2a.m__ 

Gage, 

height

8.13

6.48

5.00

3.71

2.81

2.28

2.15

3.56

6.60

8.70

10.17

9.20

10.95

14.25

17.00

18.84

18.57

16.33

12.13

10.67

8.07

6.58

Discharge

1,210

820

548

331

187

105

88

307

824

1,360

1,800

1,510

2,040

3,300

4,450

5,500

5,340

4,130

2,450

1,200

840

Hour

April 24 Con.

12m-. 

11 

12. _ ........

April &6

2.-.--- __ ...

3 ...

4 

7 .... 

10:30.-- 

9. -

12 

April 27

4. ... ...

Gage 

height

4.62

3.80

3.12

2.68

2.43

3.82

8.92

14.18

18.23

20.50

21.73

23.08

22.98

23.53

24.23

23.65

23.70

23.23

22.63

20.00

Discharge

481

345

236

166

126

348

1,430

3,270

5,140

6,710

8,330

11, 700

11,400

13,200

15 900

13,600

13,800

12,200

10,500

6,560

6,300
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B97

Gage height, infect, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957-

Continued

Hour

April 27-Con. 

5.... ___ ...

6... ..........

10 

12........ ....

April 28

6 a.m . .....

12m... _ ...

1 p.m... ....

3 ......

4__ ____ ....

5.............

6. _ .. ___ ..

7

8

9 

12.............

April %9

1:30 a.m. ..... 

3

4............. 

5 ... ... 

6. ...... 

7 _ ---. .

9 

10 

12m......... 

2 p.m.. ..... 

3 

4.... .........

5. ..... .... 

7.. ... ..... 

9_ 

10 

12............

April 30

5 

10. 

g

12............

3 ... 

4

5 ___ ... ....

8. ..

12m.--..- ..

5 

6. _ ------

8

9

10 

12.... ...

2 a.m____ .....

Gage 

height

17.75

15.12

10.13

9.05

7.14

6.25

6.35

7.50

9.58

11.40

13.72

16.00

17 OR

18.40

19.37

19.57 

19.05

17.68 

15.50 

13.50

11.73

10.20 

11.13 

12.78 

15.00 

16.58 

18.20

19.40 

19.88 

19.43 

18.78 

17.25

10.42

7.70

7.15

5

OE

5 nn

4 55

4.44

K C.K

6.75

8.10

9.15

10.15

9 84

8.18

7.10

6

KA

9.15

U OK

10 K7

10 OO

19 QQ

10.30

8.38

Discharge

4,600

3,460

1,650

842

665

683

930

1,490

2,040

2 Gin

S

oon

4, 720

5,120

5,860

6,000 

5,570

4,560 

3,620 

2,820

2,150

1,680 

1,950 

2,530 

3,420 

4,050 

4,970

5,880 

6,220 

5,900 

5,380 

4,350

4*110

2,070

864

701

GAO

427

QCQ

9Q K

con

704.

1.090

1,660

1,570

1,110

OKA

7«?7

2,020

0 4KA

2

KKA

2 OCA

2 nnn

1,160

Hour

May 5 Con.

7.. ........

12m 

4... ..........

5 .-. .

6...-. _ .....

7 .

g

10 

11 .

10

6.............

9. . ..

12m. .._._... 

4 p.m... _ . 

12. 

May n

12 m... ...... 

6 p.m.. ...... 

7 ... ...... .

8. ......... 

9. .........

10 

10:30-.-.-... 

11 

12... . ........

May 13

2. ........

4.............

6. 

9... .......

10 - 

11 

12m.........

3 ... ...

5. .......

6:30-.--. ....

7 ___ ----.-.

9 ...... ...

11 

12 

May 14

4.. ........

12m. ........

12p.m.. .....

May 17

12p.m.. .....

May 18

1 a.m.__. .....

2 -- 

3 

6. ... ...

8

10 

12m... _ ...

3 ..... ..-

Gage 

height

7 ia

6.15

5.20

4 4.^

6.00

9.55

11.88

15.00

18.10

17.30

16.45

15.30

10 QA

11.20

9.07

6.50 

5.63

2.85 

2.10 

3.25 

4.45 

8.25

10.50 

10.74 

10.63 

9.85

8.80

7.53

5.82

5.05

4.36

5.32

6.67

9.32

11.75

14.50

16.12

16.58

16.40

14.08

10.55

9.30

7.67

6.66

4.65

3.55

3.30

4.65

6.30

8.18

11.14

15.30

18.45

19.50

19.63

19.15

Discharge

871

656

461

007

629

1,480

2,200

4,440

4 790

4,380

4,000

3 K4fl

2 QQft

1 980

1,340

972

737 

535

88 

21 

145 

337 

1,130

1,760 

1,840 

1.800 

1,570

1,270

950

597

436

323

481

768

1,410

2,160

3,220

3,870

4,050

3,980

3,050

1,780

1,400

985

766

369

193

153

369

683

1,110

1,960

3,540

5,640

5,730

5.420

Hour

May 18 Con.

8. - ... .

10 

12 .

May 19

9t

19

May #3

1 a.m__._ ..... 

2 

3 

4 __ ......... 

6... .... ..... . 

10 

12m. 

1 p.m... ..... 

2.... ......... 

3... .... 

4. .

5 

7 

8:30.- 

10 

11 

12 

1 a.m..-. .....

3 .

4 ... ......

5 .....

1.. ...........

8 _

10:30.. . ...

11:30.-- 

12m 

2:30 p.m......

3 ..... ....

4 ___ ..... _

5 -

5:15.. -------

6 _ -

8... 

9 

10. 

12 

1:30 a.m __ .

2 

3 ...... 

4

5 

6 ... ... -

g

10.. 

11 

12 m_ ... ...

2...... .......

8 - 

12.. ..........

Gage 

height

16.15

14.00

10.37

8.60

7.62

6.45

5.00

A KA

3.65

3.05

6.30

7.80 

8.70 

8.36

7.52 

6.33 4 89

A CK

5.60 

6.80 

9.40 

12.62 

15.60 

17.96

19.78 

20.77 

20.00 

19.83 

19.87

19.93

19.22

17.82

16.10

13.84

14.25

15.92

17.15

17.07

17.22

18.80

18.10

18.15

18.05

18.98

18.78

16.72

14.80

12.75

-10.00

9.18

9.40

13.08

18.00

20.70

21.80

22.37

23.07

23.22

23.77

24.25

24.27

24.13

22.97

21.90

Discharge

3,880

3,020

1,730

1,220

972

728

427

345

209

115

683

1,020 

1,240 

1,160

948 

688

A(\Q

OK9

530 

794 

1,440 

2,470 

3,660

4,710 

6,150 

6,970 

6,300 

6,180 

6,210

6,250

5,720

4,640

3,860

2,960

3,120

3,790

4,300

4,260

4,340

5, 210

4,790

4,820

4,760

5,320

5,200

4,110

3, 340

2,520

1,620

1,370

1,440

2,650

4,730

6,900

8,500

9,870

11, 700

12,200

14, 100

16, 000

16, 100

15, 500

11, 400

8,740
B98 FLOODS OF IBS 7

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957 

Continued

Hour

May K 

1 a.m__ .......

2...........

3.............

4.............

5.............

7..... ........

10............

12m.........

6p.m.. ......

12............

May 27

12m. __ ....

12 p.m.. .....

May 30

12 p.m... ....

May 31

1 a.m .........

2.............

3... ....... ...

5.............

8... ..........

9:30..........

10............

11 __ . .....

12m.........

2.............

3............

5.. ...........

7.............

8.............

9.............

10............

Gage 

height

21.24

20.00

18.00

15.53

13.43

11.00

9.30

8.60

7.13

6.27

5.35

4.92

12.43

14.43

15.52

17.63

1Q 77

20.00

20.72

20.65

19.78

18.12

15.57

12.92

11.00

8.87

8.07

10.50

19.35

21.75

Discharge

7,490

6,300

4

7<>fl

3,630

2,790

1,920

1,400

1,220

860

678

486

413

2,410

3,190

3,630

4 un

K 1QA

6,300

6,920

6,850

6,150

4,000

3,650

2,590

1,920

1,280

1,080

1,760

5,840

8,380

Hour

May 31 Con.

3.............

4:30... .......

7:30..........

9-.. .........

10............

11.. ....... ...

12m.........

3---. _ .....

4:30.. ....... .

5... ........ ..

 .. 

7.............

8.............

9.... ........ .

10... ........ .

11 

12............

4.............

5 ...... ...

7 .........

g

12m.........

3:30.. ........

5:30. ........ .

6 

10............

Gage 

height

22.51

99 *ift

21.68

21.53

22.32

22.08

21.53

20.22

18.23

15.30

12.78

11.02

9

AQ

9.58

10.83

13.18

15.00

15.40

15.00

13.93

12.78

12.62

13.78

13.33

11.25

9.43

8.16

8.43

8.06

8.29

8.27

7.79

9.68

Discharge

10, 200

10,300

8,220

7,920

9,750

9,170

7,920

6,480

4,870

3,540

2,530

1,920

1,460

1,490

1,860

2,690

3,420

3,580

3,420

2,990

2,530

2,470

2,930

2,750

1,990

1,440

1,110

1,180

1,080

1,140

1,140

1,020

1,520

Hour

June 2 Con.

12 

2 

3:30. .........

4.... .........

6 

7 

8 

10.... ........

12 m_. .......

12 

June 4

12m.........

5:30 p.m ......

6 

8. 

10 

11 

12 

3 . 

4...... .......

8 

9:30.. 

10 

12m 

12 ......

Gage 

height

11.42

13.02

14.95

16.02

16.62

16.02

14.45

13.08

11.18

9.34

8.28

6.72

6.00

5.33

5.18

5.20

6.18

6.45

6.57

6.53

6.68

7.52

, 7.52

7.72

7.17

7.63

6.90

5.58

4.95

Discharge

2,040

2,630

3,400

3,830

4,070

3,830

3,200

2,650

1,970

1,420

1,140

778

629

483

458

461

661

728

750

742

770

948

948

998

868

97S

814

526

418

68. GARZA-LTTTIjE ELM RESERVOIR NEAR L,EWISVTLLE, TEX.

Location. Lat 33°04', long 96°58', in intake structure of Lewisville Dam on 

Elm Fork Trinity River, 2 miles upstream from bridge on State Highway 121, 

2.4 miles northeast of Lewisville, Denton County, and 12 miles upstream from 

Denton Creek.

Drainage area. 1,658 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is at mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

Maxima. April-June 1957: Contents, 1,146,000 acre-ft (including contents of 

Lake Dallas) 11 a.m. June 3 (elevation, 535.57 ft).

1954 to March 1957: Contents, 36,850 acre-ft (not including contents of 

Lake Dallas) Feb. 19, 1956 (elevation, 478.53 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by a rolled earth-fill dam with a 560-foot uncontrolled off-channel concrete spillway with ogee weir section. Outlet works 

consist of a concrete conduit, 16 ft in diameter, controlled by three 6.5- by 

13-ft broome-type gates and two 60-inch steel pipes controlled by service 

valves. Deliberate impoundment of water began Nov. 1, 1954, and main
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B99

dam completed August 1955. Capacity, 1,002,900 acre-ft at crest of spillway 

(elevation, 532.0 ft) and 482,000 acre-ft at top of conservation storage (elevation, 515.0 ft). When the water surface reaches an elevation of 525.0 ft, water 

backs over the service spillway of Lake Dallas and the two reservoirs are 

combined. This condition occurred on May 21, 1957; therefore, in order to 

maintain continuity, records are combined to show total contents of both 

reservoirs for the period Apr. 1 to June 30, 1957. Reservoir built for flood 

control and water conservation. Records for Garza-Little Elm Reservoir 

furnished by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Combined contents, in acre-feet, of Garza-Little Elm Reservoir at 12 "p.m. of indicated

day, 1957

Day

1. ....

2.... .............

3.... .... ......

4 

5.... .............

6. . 

*T

8.... ........... ..

9.... ...... ...... .

10 ............ ..

11 

12--.....-... .....

13 

14 . 

15..... . .. ......

18... .........

17 

April

87,500

96,870

109,900

126,800

129, 600

129, 700

130,900

131, 000

130,400

130,400

130,700

130,800

130,900

131, 100

131, 200

131, 400

131,000

May

681,400

691, 500

698,500

718, 600

720,000

715,200

711,300

701,000

691,900

684,100

680,000

689, 100

734, 100

759,500

762, 400

758, 400

750,400

June

1, 142, 000

1, 143, 000

1, 141, 000

1, 134, 000

1, 124, 000

1, 110, 000

1, 099, 000

1, 080, 000

1, 074, 000

1, 067, 000

1, 062, 000

1, 053, 000

1, 045, 000

1, 038, 000

1, 022, 000

Day

is

19 

20 ...... .....

21 

22 

9^

24 - 

OK

26 

27 -

28. 

29 

30 

31 -

April

131, 400

146, 800

162, 900

184,600

199,200

236,500

273,300

389,500

563,600

'603, 700

635,300

664, 200

+590, 300

May

765, 600

775, 200

771, 900

769, 000

765, 300

818, 000

897, 400

1, 056, 000

1, 142, 000

1, 138, 000

1, 122, 000

1. 107, 000

1, 098, 000

1, 112, 000

+447, 800

June

1, 014, 000

1, 005, 000

996, 500

986, 700

978, 300

970, 000

960,800

951, 500

943,000

934,700

925,600

916, 300

907, 500

-204, 500

69. ELM FORK TRINITY RIVER NEAR LEWISVILLE, TEX.

Location. Lat 33°02'45", long 96°57'40", on left bank at downstream side of 

pier of bridge on State Highway 121, 1.8 miles east of Lewisville, Denton 

County, 1.9 miles downstream from Garza-Little Elm Reservoir, and 8.3 

miles upstream from Denton Creek.

Drainage area. 1,671 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 432.39 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers bench 

mark).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements below 6,100 cfs.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 11,400 cfs May 27 (includes about 4,000 

cfs passing over emergency spillway of Garza-Little Elm Reservoir and bypassing gage); gage height, 26.72 ft 6 p.m. May 27.

1949 to March 1957: Discharge, 21,700 cfs Sept. 15, 1950 (gage height, 30.75 

ft).

Maximum stage known since at least 1907, 33.8 ft in 1908, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Flow largely regulated by Garza-Little Elm Reservoir.
B100 FLOODS OF 1957

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 .

6.. .

7 

8.......

9 

10 

April

214 

20 

38 

46 

47 

60 

60 

67 

104 

119

Monthly m°an d 

Runoff, in acre-f

May

2,150 

3,600 

3,090 

1,120 

1,360 

3,240 

1,6.50 

4,100 

6,160 

5,930

June

9,290 

10,900 

11,100 

10,500 

9,440 

7,990 

6,610 

5,550 

4,680 

3,910

Day

11- 

12 

13..... 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per

3Ct

April

96 

90 

85 

70 

95 

77 

100 

98 

361 

49

May

4,040 

2,010 

279 

127 

1,000 

2,610 

4,180 

5,030 

3,690 

3,740

June

3,310 

2,830 

3,120 

3,380 

3.230 

3,430 

3,800 

3,780 

?,960 

3,940

Day

21.....

22 

23..... 

24 

25 

26 

27..... 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

199 

41 

633 

330 

178 

1,340 

850 

61 

150 

648

211 

12,550

May

3, 580 

5, 010 

4,310 

659 

1,580 

7,430 

11,200 

9,760 

7,920 

6,530 

6,700

3,993 

245, 500

June

4,160 

4,420 

4,470 

4,400 

4,130 

4,100 

4,080 

4,070 

4,050 

4,040

5,222 

310, 800

70. DENTON CREEK NEAR JTTSTIN, TEX.

Location. Lat 33°07', long 97°18', on right bank at downstream side of bridge 

on State Farm Highway 156, 100 ft upstream from Gulf, Colorado and Santa 

Fe Railway bridge, 2.2 miles north of Justin, Denton County, 3.0 miles upstream 

from Olivers Creek, 12.9-miles upstream from Harriet Creek, and 32.9 miles 

upstream from Grapevine Dam.

Drainage area. 409 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 606.66 ft 

above mean sea level datum of 1929, Fort Worth supplementary adjustment 

of 1942.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements below 21,000 cfs.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 29,800 cfs 6 a.m. May 24 (gage height, 

17.64ft).

1949 to March 1957: Discharge, 6,210 cfs May 1, 1950 (gage height, 15.67 ft). 

Maximum stage known, 21.6 ft in May 1908, from floodmarks about 1 ft 

higher than flood in May 1935 at site 1,500 ft upstream, information from 

local residents.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 _-_

2 

3 

4 

5 _ . ...

6 _ ---.

7

8 

9 

10 

April

0 

0 

762 

78 

23 

13 

8.5 

4.0 

1.8 

.5

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-f

May

1,140 

653 

308 

330 

397 

258 

136 

100 

152 

179

June

2,120 

3,410 

3,670 

1,480 

4,520 

792 

362 

241 

191 

159

Day

11 1° 

13- 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

setApril

0.2 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

56 

25

May

496 

982 

3,020 

1,250 

968 

424 

181 

1,450 

1,330 

1,310

June

131

115 

 121 

99 

82 

67 

58 

50 

45 

44

Day

21 

22..... 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

452 

331 

1,430 

993 

492 

11.700 

17,200 

7,740 

4,290 

2,770

1,612 

95, 940

May

312

157 

2,740 

7,840 

13,700 

9,380 

3,100 

576 

284 

245 

1,010

1,754 

107,900

June

41

38 

37 

48 

47 

54 

37 

32 

29 

29

605 

36,000
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B101 

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 25

9... .......

10 

11. ...... .

11:30.... .....

12.......

2 ..........

4. __ _.

6... ..........

8. .... .... .

12m.....

2.... ......

12...... ......

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12m.........

12m.........

12 

April 29

12m.........

12 

12m.........

May 11

9.. ... .....

12m... __ ..

2.-.. ... ...

6

12... ..........

12m.........

6... ..........

7 .

8. .........

10. ..... __

12..... ..

Gage 

height

3 Q9

4 40

9.80

10.25

10.10

9

10

10.85

13.60

1C 19

1/1 05

13.05

12.93

15.00

16.80

17.20

17.10

17.00

16.82

15.80

15.40

15.70

15.22

14.67

14.00

13.22

14.35

13.12

13.55

12.80

11.55

9

QQ

4.20

6.00

7.19

7 lo

7 ns

6.10

5.14

5.39

5.20

4.72

4.30

11.90

13.12

Discharge

222

9CQ

077

1,760

1,960

1,890

i *ifin

2 240

4,040

6,060

6,310

S Qftn

4,760

3,500

10 Ann

99 inn

20 

' 800

10 (inn

9 260

7,160

8,660

5,400

A A«n

3,720

4 880

3 QQn

3,410

2 600

1,790

181

259

555

con

575

401

441

411

336

273

419

1,230

2,810

3,760

3.640

Hour

May IS

4. .

6 .

9. 

12m. ........

6. -

19

May 14

12m... ...

6 . 

19

May 17

4 .

6 

8 -

10 _ . 

12m.--..--..

3 ... ....

4... ....

12 

12 ___ ......

Q

12m.... ..

12.... ..-.

12m... ...

12m.... ..

2. ..

3 . ..

6 

Gage 

height

1Q OK

12.63

11.37

10.32

10.88

11.16

10.27

0 ftl

7.70

7.37

8 in

8 17

7.68

6.85

4.15

4 90

6.25

8.60

9.74

10.63

11.12

11.10

9 97

8.36

8 7Q

9.72

9 99

9 67

8

QQ

8.00

6.76

5.77

4.93

4.38

3.74

3 19

3.08

3.23

7 ftfl

15.45

15.02

Discharge

4,290

4,840

4,190

3,290

2,500

1,990

2,260

2,400

1,970

1,350

1,280

959

869

1,090

1,110

953

740

144

252

363

606

1,270

1,730

2,140

2,370

2,380

2,370

1 830

1,330

1,180

1,170

1,350

1,720

1 840

1,700

1,420

1,050

720

510

3R8

285

198

130

126

142

3,620

7,360

8,360

6.100

Hour

May SB Con.

10 

12.-. . ... .-

May 24

3 a.m__-_ ----

4 

5 -

6 

8 

10 

12m... 

4p.m.... .

8 

12 

May 25

2 a.m__._. ....

3.. ......... ..

5... -------

7. ___

8 

9.. .....

10 

12 m... _ ...

6_ 

6:30..- 

9 

12 

May 26

6a.ni-___ _ .-

12m. ____.-.-

6p.m_._. ....

12 - 

May 27

6 a.m.___. ....

12m.- 

12 

May 28

12m . ......

12 

May 29

May 30

12111... __ .

8 p.m.-- 

9 

10 

11:30.. 

12 _____ . 

May 31

2 a.m__ .....

4

6

8 _ -

10.. ...... ....

12111.----.--

Gage 

height

14.47

14.86

14.81

14.42

15.05

16.30

17.64

16.35

15.55

15.11

14.38

13.70

13.11

12.62

14.40

15.59

15.13

15.55

16.25

16.40

16.22

16.92

17.18

17.22

17.18

17.06

16.68

16.09

15. 64

15.20

14.82

13.98

12.06

9.66

7.85

6.55

5.80

5.37

4.87

4.05

3.81

3.71

3.85

5.20

6.18

6.30

6.00

6.10

6.42

7.15

8.25

8.62

8.33

Discharge

5,050

5,780

5.680

5,130

6,160

13,200

29,800

13,700

7,810

6,280

4,920

4,140

3,630

3,280

4,940

8,010

6,340

7,810

12, 800

14, 200

12, 500

19, 800

23, 100

23, 700

23, 100

21, 600

17, 100

11,300

8,300

6,510

5, 700

4.4HO

2, 910

1,690

1,000

672

516

438

358

238

207

195

212

411

592

617

555

575

643

812

1,140

1,280

1,170
B102 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957 

Continued

Hour

May 31 Con. 

4p.m__ ......

8 _ .......

12............

5 a.m__

11.....

12m. ... ....

4 p.m___ .....

8.. .. ...

12 . . .

June 9

8 .

12m____ ..

1 p.m._. _ .

5...-- _ .....

6 ..........

9... ......

12. ........

Gage 

height

7.80

8.20

8.87

10.33

9.72

9.75

10.90

11.80

12.32

-.12.62

12.34

11.77

11.95

13.02

12.90

13.55

14.83

Discharge

989

1,120

1,380

1.990

1,720

1,730

2,270

2,750

3,070

3,280

3.090

2,730

2,840

3,560

3,480

3,990

5,720

Hour

JuneS 

12:30 a.m. ....

1........ _ ..

3- .

6 ..... ... ..

9 

12m.........

12-.... .......

4 

6 

g

12m.. ......

8 ... ... ....

g

10............

11 

12 

Gage 

height

14.85

14.80

14.59

14.36

13.85

12.45

11.61

10 29

9.43

9.64

9.38

8.64

8.03

6.90

8.50

10.10

11.35

12.25

13.50

Discharge

5,760

5,660

5,240

4,290

3,160

2,640

1,600

1,690

1,580

1,060

752

1,230

1,890

2,500

3,020

3,940

Hour

June 5

2

4. .........

6...... ...

9 

12m. ........

2 

4........ ..

8... ..........

10 __ ........

12 

12m.........

12.. ..........

Gage 

height

13.93

13.62

13.11

13.60

14.65

15.14

15.15

15.07

14.78

13.20

10.90

9.58

7.28

6.58

6.09

5.60

Discharge

4,380

4,060

3,630

4,040

5,360

6,360

6,380

6,200

5,620

3,700

2,270

1,660

846

679

573

478

71. GRAPEVINE RESERVOIR NEAR GRAPEVINE, TEX.

Location. Lat 32°58', long 97°03', in intake structure of Grapevine Dam on 

Denton Creek, 2.7 miles northeast of Grapevine, Tarrant County, 4.3 miles 

upstream from bridge on State Highway 121, and 11.7 miles upstream from 

mouth of Denton Creek.

Drainage area. 694 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is at mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

Maxima.- April-June 1957: Contents, 445,800 acre-ft 12 p.m. June 6 (elevation, 

560.80 ft).

1952 to March 1957: Contents, 39,380 acre-ft June 19, 1954 (elevation, 

506.08ft).

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by rolled earth-fill dam with a 500-ft controlled 

off-channel gravity-type concrete spillway with ogee weir section. Outlet 

works consist of a concrete conduit, 13 ft in diameter, controlled by two 6.5- 

by 13-ft broome-type gates and two 30-inch steel pipes controlled by slide 

gates. Dam completed June 1952, and deliberate impoundment of water 

began July 3, 1952. Capacity, 435,500 acre-ft at crest of spillway (elevation, 

560.0 ft) and 188,500 acre-ft at top of conservation storage (elevation, 535.0 

ft). Reservoir built for flood control, navigation, and water conservation. 

Records furnished by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B103 

Elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet, at 8 a.m. of indicated day, 1957

Day

I . ......- .. ........

2... ...........................

3 _.__ ..............

4

6 .--._____.__

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............. ................

Chanee in contents, acre-feet. -

AI

Elevation

497.23

498. 87

499. 25

499. 28

499. 29

499. 28

499.27

499. 26

499. 22

499. 20

499.22

499. 22

500.96

501. 11

503. 14

503.60

507. 23

508.76

509. 37

515. 51

524. 28

528. 93

532. 18

533. 91

ml

Contents

18.090

18,160

21,320

22,100

22,160

22, 180

22,180

22,160

22, 140

22,120

22,100

22,100

22,040

22,000

22, 040

22,040

22, 040

25, 770

26, 110

31, 060

32, 280

43,000

48, 130

50,280

74, 930

119, 300

147, 200

168,500

180,600

+162, 700

M

Elevation

534 40

534.77

534.92

535.04

535.13

535. 21

535 24

535. 27

535. 33

535. 61

535. 97

538. 26

538. 70

538.93

539. 03

539. 05

539.49

539.26

539.13

539.02

539. 05

540. 33

544.43

551.09

554. 52

555.24

555. 38

555. 43

555. 57

556. 35

ay

Contents

184, 200

186, 800

188, 000

188,800

190, 100

191,000

193, 100

195, 800

213,600

217, 100

219, 000

°19 800

220, 000

223,600

221, 700

220,600

219, 700

220,000

230, 500

266,500

331, 900

369, 400

377, 700

379, 300

379, 900

381, 500

390, 700

+210. 100

Ju

Elevation

556. 75

557. 72

558. 90

559. 65

560. 65

560. 80

560. 77

560.71

560.66

560.52

560.41

560.23

560.00

559.82

559. 62

559. 42

559. 23

559.00

558. 80

558. 59

558. 38

558. 23

557. 98

557. 72

557. 49

557.27

557. 02

556. 78

556. 54

t

ne

Contents

395, 400

407, 100

421, 600

431, 100

443, 900

445, 800

445, 400

444,600

444, 000

443, 400

442, 200

440, 800

438, 500

435,500

433, 200

430,700

428, 200

425, 800

422,900

420,400

417,800

415, 200

413,400

410, 300

407, 100

404, 300

401, 700

398,600

395. 800

392, 900

+2, 200

72. DENTON CREEK NEAR GRAPEVINE, TEX.

Location. Lat 32°59'15", long 97°00'45", on left bank at downstream side of 

left pier of bridge on State Highway 121, 1.3 miles downstream from Bakers 

Branch, 4.3 miles downstream from Grapevine Dam, 5.0 miles northeast of 

Grapevine, Tarrant County, and 6.1 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 704 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 439.11 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 2,400 cfs 12:30 p.m. May 19 (gage 

height, 21.91 ft).

1947 to March 1957: Discharge, 13,900 cfs Feb. 26, 1948 (gage height, 30.38 

ft), from rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs by slope-conveyance method.

Maximum stage known, that of May 1908, slightly higher than the flood in 

April 1942, which reached a stage of 35.9 ft according to floodmarks; information from local resident.

Remarks. Flow regulated by Grapevine Reservoir (see preceding table).
B104 FLOODS OF 1957

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1, ___

2 .

3 

4 

5 .......

6 

7.... ...

8...... .

9 

10 

April

56 

1.6 

8.8 

2.7 

.9 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.7 

.8

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, in acre-fe

May

10 

18 

5.8 

5.0 

4.8 

4.4 

4.3 

4.3 

4.4 

4.3

June

67 

72 

120 

235 

135 

614 

673 

597 

505 

448

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16- . 

17 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per E 

et

April

0 8 

8 

9 

9 

9 

1 0 

9 

9 

157 

2.8

May

4.1 

8.0 

54 

5.8 

31 

92 

93 

337 

2,190 

2,060

June

496 

906 

1,160 

1,310 

1,260 

1,220 

1,220 

1,230 

1,240 

1,230

Day

21--. 

22 . 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

108 

4.3 

367 

142 

1? 

1,220 

263 

37 

97 

14

83.7 

4,980

May

1,330 

150 

391 

171 

1,310 

558 

81 

51 

51 

57 

89

296 

18, 210

June

1,230 

1,260 

1,420 

1,440 

1,440 

1,440 

1,420 

1,420 

1,420 

1,420

955 

56,820

Gage height, in feet, and discharge in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 25

April 26

4a.m___ ......

5 

6 

7 

8 

10 

3:301. 

5 

6:30. 

10 

12 

April 37

4 .............

6 

7 _ ...

g

12 _ . ........

April 88

12 m_. 

3. ......

6 

11 __ . _ .,

12 

April 29

May 17

12p.m.... ...

Gage 

height

4.21

4.24

4.28

15.00

19.90

21.35

20.30 ie nn

17.00

15.61

17.00

18.09

17.05

14.85

12.25

9.95

8.90

7.35

6.15

5.56

5.36

5.23

5.33

6.00

6.63

5.82

5.05

5.03

5.10

6.84

Discharge

6.5

6.8

7.2

1,030

1,950

2 9fifl

2,030

i 7KA

1,390

1,140

1,390

1,590

1 4fifi

1,280

1,000

622

254

121

60

36

29

26

28

54

83

46

21

21

22

93

Hour

May 18 

12m... 

6 

7...... .......

8 ........ .

9..... _ . ....

10 

11 ___ ... ...

12 ...... ...

May 19

6 ... ... ....

12

May 20

May SI

12m... 

4 ...... .

5 .... 

6 -

7- 

Q

12 

12p.m... ....

Gage 

height

6.88

6.88

8.50

12.25

14.00

15.50

16.60

17.50

18.35

20.04

20.97

21.90

20.82

20.40

20.35

20.20

20.18

18.85

17.00

13.90

19 nn

10.85

9.65

8.15

7.55

7.57

7,42

Discharge

Qe

95

218

619

863

1,110

1,320

1,480

1,640

1,980

2,170

2,400

2

jnn

2,040

2.010

2,010

1,740

1,390

1,100

849

WQ

466

345

208

164

165

152

Hour

May 25

4. ..... 

5 

6 

8 .

9 ...... .

10 - 

11.. . _ -

3:30 p.m. .....

2:30 ..-

6 .

8 

10 

12 

May 86

2 ___ ...

3 ... ....

4 ... ...

6 ... -

10 

12m... ...

1 p.m.. ......

3 ........

4 _____ .....

6... ...

10 

11 

11:30 

12 

May 27

5 

12m.. _ . _

Gage 

height

7.41

12.00

15.25

15.70

14.40

14.00

16.00

18.00

18.80

19.65

19. 30

20.97

19.75

17.90

15.50

14.10

12.55

11.00

10.08

11.00

14.00

15.48

14.00

12.95

12.00

10.50

9.00

7.40

6.65

6.13

8.75

9.04

8.90

7.40

6.14

5.87

5.69

Discharge

151

645

1,160

1,250

1,010

941

1,310

1,690

1,850

2,030

1,950

2,320

2,050

1,670

1,210

958

722

520

413

520

941

1,210

941

779

645

460

300

150

99

74

275

304

290

150

74

61

53
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES BIOS

73. ELM FORK TRINITY RIVER NEAR CARROUTTON, TEX.

Location. Lat 32°57'55", long 96°56'40", near left bank on downstream side of 

pier of highway bridge, 40 ft upstream from Carrollton Dam, 0.3 mile downstream from Denton Creek, 1 mile upstream from St. Louis Southwestern 

Railway bridge, and 2.3 miles northwest of Carrollton, Dallas County.

Drainage area. 2,457 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 432.23 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements below 8,000 cfs.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 13,700 cfs 4:30 a.m. June 5 (gage height, 

8.54ft).

1907 to March 1957: Gage height, about 28 ft May 25, 1908, at site 8.5 miles 

downstream at datum 22.94 ft lower, from floodmarks furnished by State 

Reclamation Department (discharge not determined); discharge subsequent 

to 1908, 90,700 cfs Apr. 26, 1942 (gage height, 21.05 ft), at site 8.5 miles downstream at datum 22.94 ft lower.

Remarks. Flow largely regulated by Garza-Little Elm and Grapevine Reservoirs (combined capacity, 1,438,000 acre-ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 ....

2 

3 

4 

5 

6... ... -

7 

8 .

9 .

10 

April

835 

9 2

8 

2 6

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-ft

May

2,230 

4,320 

3,620 

1,500 

1,260 

3,160 

1,800 

3,480 

4,940 

5,100

June

6,350 

8,580 

11,400 

11,600 

12,200 

9,670 

7,790 

6,010 

4,990 

4,190

Day

11.- 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

>et

April

1.5 

9.3 

27 

7.2 

33 

15 

26 

40 

1,080 

173

May

4,160 

2,540 

1,020 

136 

628 

2,480 

3,880 

4,740 

5,360 

5,040

June

3,580 

3,560 

3,670 

4,410 

4,470 

4,410 

4,640 

4,860 

4,790 

4,760

-Day

21 

22.. 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27.- 

28. . 

29.. 

30 

31 

April

938 

186 

2,410 

1,420 

943 

4,870 

3,950 

330 

700 

780

626 

37, 270

May

4,720 

4,560 

5,750 

2,080 

5.420 

6,960 

7,840 

10,400 

9,390 

7,390 

5,880

4,251 

261, 400

June

4,930 

5,150 

5,320 

5,320 

5,150 

5,080 

5,060 

5,030 

5,010 

5,010

5,900 

351, 100

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April it 

12p.m.. .....

April 2S

4a.m... ......

5 

6... .

8 ........

10 

12m..... _ .

3p.m.. ......

6... _ . .

9... .... ......

12...... ......

April 24

4a.m ........

8.... ........ .

12m... ......

Gage 

height

.86

1.22

1.75

2.34

3.32

4.00

4.57

4.85

4.62

3.87

3.05

2.22

1.73

1.42

Discharge

47

182

622

1,140

2,110

2,950

3,780

4,230

3,860

2,780

1,820

1,030

605

326

Hour

April $4 Con.

3 ... .......

4-..... .

6 ..... .....

10 _____

12 

8 .........

12m___ 

8 ..........

12.. .

April %6

5 ..........

Gage 

height

1.40

1.80

2.40

3.48

4.23

4.05

3.02

2.20

1.77

1.49

1.32

1.20

1.12

1.28

Discharge

308

664

1,190

2,300

3,270

1,780

1,010

639

389

246

170

131

219

Hour

AprU jW Con.

7 

8 

10 

12m-- 

4 ..... ...

6 ... ... ....

8 

10 

12....... .....

Apt lift

4 ____ . _ ..

8 

12m- .

4 n.m... .....

Gage 

height

1.75

2.70

4.00

5.15

5.80

6.33

6.55

6.43

6.42

6.66

6.88

6.97

6.87

6.60

5.40

4.26

3.17

Discharge

622

1,460

2,950

4.720

5.890

6,960

7,420

7,170

7,150

7,660

8,170

8,390

8,150

7,530

5,150

3,310

1,940

656087 O 62 8
B106 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957 

Continued

Hour

Aprils-Con. 

8 p.m... .....

12............

April 28

6 a.m ___ ...

l?m__

3 p.m... .....

9... ..........

12. ... ......

April $9

6 a.m.... ....

10....... __ .

12m.........

2p.m........

3.............

4.............

6.. ...... .....

7...-... ..

10............

12 ...

April 30

4 a.m.... .....

8.. . .

12m. ........

4 p.m... .....

6. .........

8 . 

12............

Mayl

12m.........

4 p.m.. ......

8...... .......

12............

May 2

4 a.m.... ..

8 -

12m.--... ...

12p.m.......

May 5

12m.........

4 p.m.. ._. 

8 . 

12 

May 4

6 a.m.... .....

12m.. .......

6p.m... .....

12............

May 5

12m.........

6 p.m.. ......

9-...-.... .

12... .........

12m... __ .

6p.m. ... ...

12............

Gage 

height

2.37

1.83

1.40

1.20

1.16

1.55

1.47

1.16

1.03

1.12

1.46

1 90

2

07

2.93

3.02

2.83

2.51

1.92

1.55

1.32

2.64

3.06

3.25

3.30

3.68

4 60

4 99

5.10

4.98

4.71

4.66

4.52

3.98

3.58

2.98

2.53

2.36

2.36

2.33

2.89

3.48

4.07

4.31

4.45

4.00

Discharge

1,160

689

308

170

150

445

371

94

131

362

7 JQ

1,690

1,780

1,580

765

445

219

QOC

1,410

1 con

2,090

3.830

4,450

4,640

4,440

4,010

3,930

3,700

2,920

1,740

1,310

1,150

1,150

1,130

1,650

2,300

3,050

3,600

2,950

Hour

May 7

5p.m... .....

8....... ......

12.. ..........

12m .. ..

12.. ..........

12m... ......

May 11

12m.........

9

12

May 12

12 m_. .......

19

May IS

8. .. .

10.. _ ......

4:30.. . .......

6 

8. ... .... ..

12...... .....

May 14

8... ..........

12m....... 

11 

12. 

8 ..... 

12m .. __ .

3 

4 .. . ...

6 . .. 

9. ___ . _ ...

12... .........

May IS

12... .......

Gage 

height

3.24

2 60

2.30

2.82

3.52

4.05

4.73

5.04

5.32

5 42

5.45

4.78

4.66

4.63

4.46

4.00

3.62

3.41

2.66

1.97

1.55

1.45

2.60

2.93

2.85

2.57

1.93

1.38

1.05

.72

.44

.36

.56

.87

99

1.02

1.15

1.62

2.05

3.10

3.30

3.48

4.31

Discharge

1,370

1,100

1,580

2,340

4,040

4,540

E ion

5,240

5,050

4,660

3,930

3 QQn

2,950

2 460

2,210

ono

353

706

1,370 i cnn

1.340

774

293

102

24

3.4

.6

8.6

49

80

91

146

510

877

1,870

2,090

2,700

3.380

Hour

May 17

May 18

8 . 

12............

12

12m....... .

8. 

8.... .........

4 __ ... ..

5 

6... ..... .....

7 

8 .. _ .

10 

12m.. 

12............

6 ... ......

g

g

19

12 p.m.., ....

12D.m._ 

Gage 

height

4 94

5 19

5.23

5.33

5.47

S

CO

K CK

5.50

5.42

5.27

5.58

5.56

5.77

6.39

5.77

3.50

2.54

2.06

1 Sft

1 78

1.74

1.89

3.70

4.25

4.95

5.55

6.48

7.30

7 54

7.42

6.65

6.30

6.43

S on

5

00

6.68

7 3fi

6.47

7.04

7.50

Discharge

3,890

4,370

d. 7on

4

oon

4.860

5,270

5,470

5. 420

5,320

c i on

4,930

5,470

5,430

5,830

7,090

5,830

4.020

2,320

1,320

886

731

647

614

740

1,710

2,560

3.300

4,390

5,420

7,280

9,330

10, 300

9,680

6,900

7,220

7,170

6 040

7,700

7,260

8,580

9.910
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B107

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957 

Continued

Hour

JuneS 

6 a.m...

12m.........

12...... .....

June 4

12m.........

Gage 

height

7.73

8.08

8.12

8.08

7.94

Discharge

10, 700

11,900

12, 000

11.900

11,400

Hour

June 4 Con.

9..... ........

12 ........

Junes 

4:30 a.m......

8.............

Gage 

height

7.86

8.04

8.33

8.54

8.44

Discharge

11, 100

11,700

12, 800

13,700

13, 300

Hour

Junes Con. 

12m-.--.....

12.,.-- _ ....

JuneG 

12m_......._

12p.m.. .....

Gage 

height

8.22

7.88

7.66

7.44

7.12

Discharge

12, 400

11,200

10,400

9,740

8,810

74. TRINITY RIVER AT DALLAS, TEX.

Location. Lat 32°47', long 96°48', on left bank on downstream side of left pier 

of Commerce Street viaduct at Dallas, Dallas County, 5% miles downstream 

from confluence of West and Elm Forks, and at mile 500.

Drainage area. 6,120 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 368.02 ft 

above mean sea level datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1954.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. Discharge Apr. 1-2, Apr. 20 to May 16, May 22-28 based on rate of 

change in stage adjustment.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 75,300 cfs 7:30 p.m. May 26 (gage 

height, 41.72ft).

1903 to March 1957: Discharge, 184,000 cfs May 25, 1908 (gage height, 

52.6 ft), from rating curve extended above 109,000 cfs.

Maximum stage known since at least 1840, that of May 25, 1908; flood in 

1866 reached about the same stage.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

I... ... .

3 

4.......

6- ...

7 .

8 ... -

9 

10 

April

3,650 

1,310 

596 

614 

377 

202 

145 

117 

91 

95

Monthly mean d 

Kunoff, in acre-f

May

7,200 

12,300 

9,810 

11,400 

6,250 

4,530 

4,220 

5,180 

8,520 

9,760

June

21,700 

19, 300 

18, 500 

22,500 

23,600 

23,600 

21,400 

18,800 

16,900 

15,200

Day

11- . 

12 

13..... 

14..... 

15 

16 

17..... 

18 

19..... 

20.....

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

3et

April

88 

91 

88 

82 

86 

89 

88 

98 

236 

3,310

May

9,740 

9,890 

21,100 

18,000 

11,000 

9,730 

9,930 

10,700 

11,700 

12,200

June

13,300 

12,100 

11,300 

11,200 

11,300 

10, 800 

10,200 

10,100 

10,200 

9,640

Day

21 

22 .- 

23. . 

24- . 

25 

26..... 

27. . 

28 

29 

30 .. 

31.....

April

3,440 

5,220 

6,560 

19,700 

17,100 

20,300 

43,600 

26,700 

17, 100 

10,700

6,062 

360,700

May

12,100 

11,900 

17,300 

22,600 

21,300 

51,200 

41,300 

23,900 

21,900 

20,600 

20,800

15,100 

928,400

June

9,650 

10,300 

11,000 

11,600 

11,800 

11,800 

11,700 

11,400 

11,000 

10,700

14,090 

838,200
BIOS FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 19 

12p.m .......

1 a.m .........

3.... ......

4__ .........

5.... .........

7.............

9............

11... ........ .

12m.........

2 p.m.... _ .

8... ....... ...

12--. -..

4 a.m .........

1. ........... .

7:30- 

9.. ......... ..

12.. ......

12m..-- .

3 

5 ...

6 ... ......

7 ... ...

9 _ ____

12... .........

April ft

3 a.m ...... 

5 -- -

8 ....

12m. -.-...--

12:30 p.m .....

3

7

9 ... ....

12 

April 23

2 a.m .........

4.--....-.. ...

6- .....

8 

9 ... . 

10 

12m 

3 

4.--.. ------

5 ... 

6 

8. -J .....

10 

12 

April 24

6 ... .... ...

11---.-----...

12m.. ....

5 ... ... ....

8 

12 

10 

12 

April 86

6.... .........

Gage 

height

14.06

14.05

15.47

16.60

17.67

19.75

21.23

22.50

23.25

24.08

25.00

24.42

23.02

21.70

21.45

22.18

22.20

22.78

22.96

23.00

23.43

23.50

23.47

23.67

24.43

25.67

26.49

27.18

27.54

27.56

27.37

26.62

25.90

24.57

23.55

22.52

21.42

20.53

21.85

22.60

23. 78

24.63

25.55

26.77

27.84

28.74

32.48

33.27

33.75

34.11

34.10

33.90

34.04

34.66

34.63

34.47

34.53

34.22

33.88

33. 10

32.03

30.87

30.20

Discharge

CEQ

582

1,500

1,770

2,710

3,360

4,120

4,590

4,670

4 420

3,180

2,630

2

oon

3,620

3,100

3,430

3,620

a ?on

3,660

4,060

6,130

6,270

6,190

5,600

3.850

2

OQA

2,180

3,020

3,920

4,720

5,980

7,470

8,600

9

7AA

11,700

13,500

16, 400

18, 800

19,500

IQ ^on

18, 800

21,300

23, 400

20,500

18, 300

17 200

14, 600

6,930

8,570

Hour

April 16 Con.

8 ... .....

9.... ... ......

12m... 

4 .

6 

9

12- 

A nrtJ 97

4...--...-....

6... ... ... ....

10 

19

April 28

6a.m.-. __ :.

12m12 

5 a.m .........

12m. __ -..-

April SO

8 a.m .........

12 m.. .......

12- -.

12m-. 

6 ...... ... -

8-. .

12 ..

5:30... 

11 

12m.- --.

12 

12m.. 

9 _ _

19

May 4

12m.- 

12 

May 5

7. ........ ....

10- .

12m.-. 

6- ... _ .....

9- .......

12 

Gage 

height

31.50

00 OK

qq AH

qq 70

*3A fin

36.50

q7 KO

38.15

38.78

39.33

QQ AE

39.57

qn 17

qo A**

37,36

qc KO

qc no

35.70

35.00

OO OR

qq q^

31.49

30.62

30.45

29.95

28.67

27.97

29.22

30.23

30.98

31.55

31.70

31.53

31.58

32.17

31.66

31.01

30.45

30.00

29.76

29.92

30.66

31.25

31.43

31.41

31.23

30.52

29.35

28.57

27.75

26.67

25.62

24.72

Discharge

14, 800

17,200

16, 100

22, 100 OK win

32, 000

35,900

44,900

48,200

49, 100

46 900

28, 400

18, 300

16,400

10, 100

8 900

9,250

6,090

4,490

10,400

10, 100

11,900

12,700

12, 100

11 800

13, 000

10, 200

9,490

9,030

9,030

10, 400

11, 500

11, 500

11,600

11, 400

10, 300

7,550

5,780

5,060

4,490

4,000

3,660

3,670

Hour

May 11

12p.m... ....

May It

12 m. ........

7_ 

8. 

9.- -----

May IS

3 a.m....--...

7.. .... ....

11 

3 ...

12 

May tt

12 p.m... ....

8 -

9_--------

11 

12m-.. 

3- .... ...

4... .... .... ..

5. - - -

19

May U

12 m.. -----

9- ........

12 .

4.. .........

8 - 

10 

12m4 p.m.. ------

12 

May 26

6 a.m .-. .-

10 

12m------

4

6 -

7:30-- - 

9 

12 

May %7

6 a.m ___ .--

12m------

6 p.m. -------

12 

Gage 

height

30.08

29.18

28.50

30.00

31.45

31.92

31.98

33.11

34.01

35.13

qc IQ

35.70

qe 7-1

35.54

q^ qn

33.99

33.24

31.67

31.75

31.57

32.55

33.23

33.30

33.45

34.40

34.50

34 52

35.44

35.50

35.37

35.13

34.87

34.57

34.80

34.80

35.00

35.43

36.50

37.90

39.08

40.50

41.30

41.65

41.72

41.65

41.30

40.08

38.77

37.78

36.90

Discharge

9,130

7,890

8,000

17, 100

18, 500

14, 100

13, 100

17, 200

20, 300

22,800

22, 400

23, 800

23,800

21,600

17, 000

16, 300

13, 600

12, 600

12, 200

11, 900

20, 300

16, 200

16, 700

18, 900

22, 100

19, 000

20, 200

22, 500

23, 300

23,000

22, 000

20, 200

20,300

20, 500

19,300

20, 600

20,600

22, 000

24, 100

30,500

40, 100

53, 600

65,300

71, 200

74,600

75, 300

72, 400

65, 100

50, 200

37,900

31,200

26, 900
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B109

75. SISTER QROVE CREEK NEAR PRINCETON, TEX.

Location. Lat 33° 12', long 96°29', on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, 1.4 miles northeast of Princeton, Collin County, 2.3 miles downstream 

from Stiff Creek, 5 miles upstream from mouth, and 15 miles upstream from 

Lavon Dam.

Drainage area. 115 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except May 13 to June 7, 

when gage readings were made twice daily by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 

Datum of gage is 487.52 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted (U.S. Corps of 

Engineers bench mark).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements below 6,000 cfs.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 9,080 cfs 11 p.m. Apr. 26 (gage height, 

16.28ft).

1949 to March 1957: Discharge, 5,700 cfs May 2, 1950 (gage height, 15.77 ft). 

Maximum stage known since at least 1865, about 22 ft in July 1913; information from local resident.

Remarks. Flow from 13.0 sq mi above station partly controlled by five floodwater detention reservoirs with a combined capacity of 4,680 acre-ft below 

crests of flood spillways.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1. ...

2 

3 

4 -.__

5 _ .

6. ..

7----...

8... ... .

10 

April

395 

207 

212 

264 

100 

67 

54 

44 

36 

31

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, in acre-ff

May

1,530 

933 

381 

620 

628 

248 

212 

200 

204 

203

June

1,180 

1,520 

496 

363 

361 

308 

227 

202 

188 

180

Day

11 . 

12 - 

13- 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

et

April

32 

30

28 

26 

26 

26 

27 

27 

132 

595

May

177 

214 

1,240 

1,470 

400 

421 

571 

822 

630 

317

June

171 

164 

167 

158 

149 

140 

137 

131 

124 

108

Day

21- 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29- 

30 

31- 

April

722 

648 

1,020 

2,260 

1,800 

3,290 

3,870 

1,390 

406 

832

620 

36,890

May

302 

2,640 

1,930 

2,680 

2,390 

4,330 

1,990 

356 

313 

292 

459

939

57, 720

June

86 

68 

65 

71 

63 

43 

36 

33 

29 

24

233

13,870

Gage height, in, feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 22

April 25

2 a.m. _ ..

6 ------

8 

12m. ........

3 p.nu-. .....

6--. .... ...

9 -. ....

12 ........

April 24

4 a.m.. .......

6. _______

Gage 

height

11.37

11.14

11 97

13.06

13.61

13.88

13.93

14.15

14.26

14.19

14.15

14.23

Discharge

313

293

367

528

849

1,120

1,180

1,480

1,660

1,540

1,480

1,610

Hour

April 24 Con.

8 .....

12... .........

April %S

12m12 

5 ... ....

7 ..........

Gage 

height

14.67

14.73

14.86

14.65

14.25

14.32

14.27

14.18

14.37

Discharge

2,400

1 7 eft

1,640

1,770

1,680

1,530

1.860

Hour

April 26 Con.

10.. ....... 

12m_._ 

6... ...... ....

7 ...... ....

8 ......

9 ..... .... .

10 

11 

12 .. ...

8...... 

12.. ..........

Gage 

height

14.47

14.68

14.86

14.73

14.68

15.70

16.05

16.25

16.28

16.21

15.70

15.20

14.95

14.72

14.55

Discharge

2,040

2,460

2,850

2,560

2,460

5,800

7,700

8,900

9,080

8,660

5,800

3,800

3,080

2,540

2,200
B110 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957 

Continued

Hour

April 28 

6 a.m .........

12m... ......

4 p.m.. ......

8 ..........

12............

April 29

8 ..........

11....... _ ..

12m.........

1 p.m.. ......

3........ .....

6.............

9... ....... ...

12 .........

April SO

6 ..... ....

9.. ........ 12m..-- ~

6.. ...........

9_. ....... ....

12 

2 a.m __ ...

3 .... 

12m.........

12 

May 2

12m-. 

10 

12........ ...

May 3

8 ....... .

12m. 1. _ ...

2 ...

6...... .......

10.... ...... ..

12 - 

Gage 

height

14.38

14.14

13.88

13.43

12.81

12.32

12.00

11.92

11.93

12.07

12.28

12.27

12.68

13.00

13.20

13.26

13.40

13.50

13.52

13.57

13.68

13.82

14.23

14.37

14.38

14.15

14.05

14.02

14.06

14.03

13.77

13.28

13.03

13.08

12.95

12.43

11.94

11.60

11.63

11.94

11.97

12.08

12.59

Discharge

1,870

1,460

1,120

711

472

402

370

363

364

377

398

397

432

510

580

610

690

760

776

816

912

1,050

1,610

1,860

1,870 1 4«n

1,330

1 9QO

1,340

1,300

1,000

620

KIQ

534

500

413

365

334

329

337

365

367

378

434

Hour

May 4

3 ..... 

5 ....

7 

Q

12 m 

12 

6.. ......

8 . .......

10 

12 m... ......

8 .......

12 

May 11

May IS

6...... .......

12m. ........

8 

10...... ......

19

May 13

12m-. .

12... .........

12m.. .

8... ..... .... .

12 

May 21

May 22

4 .....

6 .. _ . ...

Gage 

height

19 CH

12.94

12.77

19 71

19 04

13.27

13.47

13.66

13.78

13.81

13.70

13.39

12.95

12.20

11.55

11.05

9.53

9 EC

9.55

9

KQ

9.53

10.20

10.90

12.50

13.30

13 fin

14.00

14.13

14.33

14.42

14.35

14.00

13.50

12.93

13.05

13.50

13.53

13.25

13.08

Discharge

AQQ

498

464

452

408

615

739

894

1,010

1,040

930

683

500

390

330

286

173

174

173

173

219

97/1

420

630

1,030

1,260

1,450

1,780

1,950

1,260

760

496

525

760

784

605

534

Hour

May 22 Con.

9 ....

10 

4 ___ . ___ .

8 .....

12. . 

g

12 

May 24

8 ... ....

12m... ...

8 ... .... ...

12 

10. _____ ..

6 .... ...

12 

May 26

8 

10 

8 ... 

12 

May 27

6 .... ...

8 

5- ..... 

7 -

9 .......

12..... .......

Gage 

height

13.12

13.45

13.90

14.40

14.90

15.40

15.50

15.45

15.15

14.55

14.18

13.90

14.18

14.48

14.73

14 95

15.10

15.15

14.85

14.55

14.28

H. 10

13.95

13.97

14.18

14.60

15.15

15.25

15.20

15.20

15.60

15.82

15.50

15.15

14.70

14.25

14.10

14.20

14.84

15.13

14.95

14.20

13.40

12.60

Discharge

*U8

725

1,140

1,910

2,950

4,500

4,900

4,700

3,650

2,200

1,530

1,140

1,530

2,060

2,560

3 fifift

3,500

3,650

2,820

9 90ft

1,700

1,400

1,200

1,220

1,530

2,300

3,650

4,150

3,980

3,800

3,800

5,350

6,400

4,900

3,650

2,500

1,640

1,400

1,560

2,800

3,590

3,080

1,560

690

435

76. :LAVON RESERVOIR NEAR LAVON, TEX.

Location. Lat 33°02', long 96°29', on right abutment of spillway in dam on 

East Fork Trinity River, three-quarters of a mile upstream from St. Louis 

Southwestern Railway bridge, 1 mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 

78, and 2.5 miles west of Lavon, Collin County.

Drainage area. 777 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is at mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES Bill

Maxima. April-June 1957: Contents, 462,800 acre-ft 6 p.m. May 26 (elevation, 

491.90ft).

1953 to March 1957: Contents, 155,200 acre-ft May 3, 1956 (elevation, 

473.03ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by a rolled earth-fill dam, 9,499 ft long, including 

a 568-ft gated spillway. Outlet works consist of twelve 40- by 28-ft taintor 

gates and five sluices, 3 ft in diameter. Deliberate impoundment of water 

began Sept. 14, 1953, and dam completed in October 1953. Capacity, 423,400 

acre-ft at top of taintor gates (elevation, 490.0 ft), 143,600 acre-ft at top of 

conservation storage (elevation, 472.0 ft), 56,290 acre-ft at crest of spillway 

(elevation, 462.0 ft), and 14,300 acre-ft at invert of sluices (elevation, 453.0 ft). 

Figures represent total contents. The reservoir is designed for flood control 

and conservation. Records furnished by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Elevation, in feel, and contents, in acre-feet, at 12 a.m. of indicated day, 1957

Day

1 _-.-..

2 ...........................

3 

4..............................

5..... . .....................

6..............................

1..... .........................

8.... .......... . .. ........

9 ...........................

10 ...... ....................

11 

12... . .-..... .......

13.. . ..

14 

15 . . .

16.............................

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 . 

25 

26 

27 

28 . ...... ...... ........... ..

29 ..........................

30... ..........................

31 ......................

Change in contents, acre-feet..

AI

Elevation

469. 58

470.20

470. 56

470. 92

471.03

471. 04

471. 10

471. 10

471. 10

471. 10

471. 11

471. 11

471. 11

471. 10

471. 10

471. 10

471. 11

471. 12

471. 17

472.32

473. 06

473. 69

474.97

477. 30

479. 39

482. 78

486.57

487. 15

487. 24

487. 81

............

>ril

Contents

118,300

124, 500

128, 200

131, 900

133, 200

133. 800

133, 800

133, 800

133, 800

133, 900

133, 900

133, 900

133, 800

133, 800

134,600

147, 200

155, 600

178, 700

209,300

239,000

9Q1 7flfl

357, 600

368, 300

370,000

380, 700

+267, 400

M

Elevation

488.72

489. 01

488.84

488.84

488.64

488.32

487.96

487. 62

487. 30

486.99

486.63

486. 48

487. 77

488. 70

488.65

488.65

488 50

488. 35

488.24

487.86

487.56

488.00

488.89

490.06

491. 26

/491.54

489. 52

487. 69

485. 93

484.00

482.15

............

ay

Contents

398, 200

403,800

400,500

400,500

396,600

390,500

383,500

377, 100

371,100

365, 300

358, 700

356,000

380,000

397, 800

396,800

396,800

393,900

391,000

388,900

381,700

376,000

384, 300

401, 500

424,600

449,300

455,200

413,900

378, 500

345,900

312, 100

281,500

-99,200

Ju

Elevation

480.96

481. 79

482. 26

482. 54

482. 89

483.02

483. 09

483.15

483. 24

483. 25

483. 29

483.31

483.34

483.38

483.39

483.42

483. 44

483. 48

483.48

483.48

483. 48

483. 49

483. 51

483.50

483.49

483.45

483.19

482.98

482. 78

............

ne

Contents

262, 700

275, 700

283,300

287, 800

293, 500

295,700

296, 800

297,800

299,400

299,500

300,200

300, 500

301,000

301, 700

301, 900

302, 400

302,700

303, 400

303,400

303,400

303,400

303,600

303,900

303, 700

303, 600

302,900

301,200

298, 500

295,000

291,700

+10.200

77. EAST FORK TRINITY RIVER NEAR LAVON, TEX.

Location. Lat 33°01'23", long 96°28'32", on left bank at downstream side of 

bridge on State Highway 78, 150 ft downstream from St. Louis Southwestern 

Railway bridge, 3,500 ft downstream from Lavon Dam, 2.5 miles west of 

Lavon, Collin County, and at mile 54.9.

Drainage area. 779 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 429.58 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.
B112 FLOODS OF 19J57

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements below 5,000 cfs. Stage-discharge relation unstable or indeterminate 

May 3-14, 24-31, and June 1. Discharge for these periods from records of 

released flow from Lavon Reservoir furnished by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 39,000 cfs May 26, 27, from records of 

released flow from Lavon Reservoir furnished by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; 

gage height, 17.34 ft 9 a.m. May 26.

1953 to March 1957: Discharge, 1,390 cfs May 5, 1956 (gage height, 13.37). 

Maximum stage known since at least 1894, 22.3 ft in 1913 and in April 1942; 

information from St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. and local residents.

Remarks. Flow regulated by Lavon Reservoir (see preceding table).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1_ .

3 

4-- .

5

6... ....

7 

8.......

9 

10......

April

9.3 

9.1 

9.6 

9.3 

9.3 

9.3 

9.3 

9.3 

9.6 

9.6

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-fe

May

1,700 

2,200 

4,000 

4,000 

4,000 

4,000 

3,960 

3,600 

3,860 

3,840

June

13,600 

160 

41 

23 

19 

25 

13 

12 

11 

10

Day

11.. 

12 

13 

14 

15. . 

16 

17.. 

18. .

19 

20.....

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

et

April

9 6 

9 1 

9 1 

9 6 

9 8 

9 8 

9 8 

9 8 

9 8 

9 6

May

3,820 

3,790 

2,400 

3,000 

4,240 

4,240 

4,100 

4,060 

4,020 

3,980

June

9.8 

9.8 

12 

18 

15 

16 

14 

10 

3.6 

2.4

Day

21.. 

22

23 .. 

24. .

OF;

26..... 

27

28 

29 .. 

30 

31 

April

9.3 

116 

226 

12 

11 

121 

23 

744 

1,700 

1,700

162 

9,620

May

3,860 

3,820 

3,820 

5,860 

13, 400 

36, 800 

27,700 

19, 400 

17,200 

17,200 

17, 600

7,735 

475, 600

June

6.2 

6.2 

6.4 

6.4 

3.8 

322 

856 

1.260 

1,570 

1,570

654 

38,920

78. EAST FORK TRINITY RIVER NEAR CRANOALL, TEX.

Location. Lat 32°38', long 96°29', on right bank at downstream side of bridge 

on U.S. Highway 175, 4,500 ft downstream from Mustang Creek, 1.8 miles 

northeast of Crandall, Kaufman County, 2.9 miles upstream from Little Buffalo 

Creek, and at mile 13.8.

Drainage area. 1,257 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except June 21-30, for which 

graph was drawn on basis of several readings made daily from telemark located 

inside gage structure. Datum of gage is 343.69 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1932.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements below 18,000 cfs.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 33,000 cfs 1 p.m. May 28 (gage height, 

22.81 ft).

1949 to March 1957: Discharge, 24,000 cfs May 4, 1950 (gage height, 

22.12 ft).

Remarks. Flow largely regulated by Lavon Reservoir. The flow from 45.1 

sq mi above this station and below the station near Lavon was partly controlled 

by 17 floodwater detention reservoirs with a total combined capacity of 15,340 

acre-ft below the crests of flood spillway, of which 12,820 acre-ft is floodwater 

detention capacity and 2,500 acre-ft is sediment storage capacity.
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B113

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

3__.__._

4_ 

5- _ ...

6.......

8

9.......

10--..

April

408 

668 

1,050 

1,130 

1,260 

661 

200 

124 

93 

76

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-fe

May

3,620 

8,120 

9,270 

5,530 

4,450 

5, 040 

4,970 

4,900 

4,940 

4,940

June

14, 400 

14,500 

11,000 

5,240 

2.210 

1,710 

1,520 

1,100 

741 

551

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

et

April

60 

51 

43 

39 

36 

33 

32 

32 

33 

369

May

4,900 

4,850 

10,300 

16, 800 

12,400 

5,210 

4,850 

5,040 

4,900 

4,650

June

455 

402 

357 

326 

293 

265 

245 

242 

345 

453

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 .

oc

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

1,100 

1,530 

2,680 

4,520 

6,880 

9,340 

20,200 

13,700 

7,310 

3,760

2,581 

153, 600

May

4,450 

4,470 

6,370 

15, 500 

14, 900 

14,600 

24,900 

30,200 

21,600 

16,000 

14, 500

9,586 

589, 400

June

231 

187 

171 

163 

148 

124 

118 

321 

491 

605

1,964 

116,900

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 19 

12p.m_- .....

April 20

4. ....... _

5. ------

6.-.. -___-. __-

8 

10- 

12m... . 

12 

April 21

12 m -_-_-

12p.m. ----

April22

lOa.m- ....

April 28

6 a.m .. _-

12 m.. .... ...

12 

12 

12p.m... _-_

8 ------

12m... 

12 . 

April 27

12m... .

2p.m.. -_...

Gage 

height

5.26

6.30

7.50

8.40

9 80

10.15

10.75

11.15

12.07

12.76

13.28

13.37

13.49

13.91

U QQ

H er*

16.11

16.26

16.82

18.23

19.74

20.77

21.58

Discharge

38

38

49

82

217

281

383

555

642

928

1,220

1,340

1,540

1,640

1,790

2,740

S fifin

3

AAf\

A f\f\f\

7,020

7,320

6,400

8,440

11. 800

16, 200

22,400

22, 800

Hour

April 27 Con.

8

12 

12m-. 

April SO

12m. 

12---_- _ ..

May 1

9 

12 

May 12

12p.m. __ _

12m...-----.

12 

10 . ..

12 

May 15

12... . ...'

Gage 

height

21.48

20.86

20.18

19.42

to 07

17 Pi7

16.14

14.93

14.24

14.11

14.12

14.33

14.67

14.56

15.00

16.18

17.84

18.55

18.83

18.87

18.72

18.37

17.78

17,10

16.30

Discharge

99 4nn

17. 600

13, 600

12. 000

4,830

4,090

3,560

3,310

3,330

3,330

4,230

5.240

4,940

9,660

14, 800

16, 200

17, 100

17, 200

14. 700

10, 100

Hour

May 16

12m-- 

12 

8 

12 

May %4

12 m_.. -----

12 

May 25

May 26

12 

12m.- 

12 

6 . 

6 -------

12 

May 29

Gage 

height

14.92

14.48

14.31

14.36

14.45

14.57

14.97

15.95

17.05

18.07

18.43

18.57

18.62

18.10

17.11

17.04

17.62

18.22

19.07

20.30

21.37

21.63

21.38

21.26

22.14

22.79

22.81

22.45

21.50

19.88

19.01

Discharge

5,960

4,680

4,160

4,320

4.610

4,970

6,100

8.920

12, 700

15, 100

15. 900

16, 300

16, 500

15, 100

12, 900

12. 700

14, 400

15, 400

17. 900

22, 500

26, 800

27, 800

26, 800

26, 300

30, 000

33,000

33,000

31, 400

27, 300

20, 800

17, 700
B114 FLOODS OF 1957

79. TRINITY RIVER NEAR ROS8ER, TEX.

Location. Lat 32°25'40", long 96°27'50", on left bank at downstream side of 

left pier of bridge on State Highway 34, 2.5 miles south of Rosser, Kaufman 

County, 8.5 miles downstream from East Fork Trinity River, and at mile 

451.

Drainage area. 8,162 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except 5 p.m. May 3 to 3 p.m.

May 17, for which graph was drawn on basis of wire-weight gage readings made 

three times daily by U.S. Weather Bureau. Datum of gage is 302.65 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maximums. April-June 1957: Discharge, 56,000 cfs 9 p.m. May 29 (gage 

height, 38.00ft).

1924-25, 1938 to March 1957: Discharge, not determined Apr. 23 or 24, 

1942, following many breaks in levee system on both banks; daily discharge, 

133,000 cfs Apr. 23, 1942.

Maximum stage known, 41.55 ft Apr. 22, 1942, just before levee breaks. 

Flood in May 1908, before construction of levees, reached a stage of about 

33 ft; information from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (discharge believed to 

have been about the same as that of Apr. 23 or 24, 1942).

Remarks. Flow largely regulated by reservoirs above Dallas and by Lavon 

Reservoir on East Fork Trinity River. At times during flood periods there was 

uncontrolled flow over the spillway of each major reservoir upstream. There 

are 30 floodwater detention reservoirs with a total combined capacity of 26,840 

acre-ft below the.crests of spillways above this station and below Trinity River 

at Dallas and East Fork Trinity River near Lavon. Levee system constructed 

in 1916. During April and May, levees in 8 levee districts upstream from station, downstream from Dallas on mainstem, and downstream from Lavon 

Reservoir on East Fork were overtopped or breached by floodflows.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

!._.____

2. ______

3_______

4

5__-_-__

6- __.

7_______

8_______

9_______ 

10______

April

1,950 

4,700 

4,310 

4,040 

2,370 

1,910 

1,350 

664 

436 

352

May

26,200 

28,300 

27,300 

25,400 

22, 800 

19,900 

17,400 

15,400 

13,600 

12,900

Monthly mean discharge 

Runoff, in thousands of a

June

47,100 

44,400 

42,500 

39,000 

34,800 

32,500 

31,200 

30,100 

28,100 

25,400

Day

ll.___. 

12.____ 

13_____

16__.__ 

17--__- 

18-____ 

19-____ 

20_-._-

in cubic feet per 

cre-feet

April

310

278 

258 

242 

222 

214 

222 

222 

228 

1,190

May

12,700 

13,300 

16,200 

27,900 

30,800 

29,800 

26,400 

24,400 

22,200 

20.100

June

22,800 

20,500 

18,000 

15,800 

14,100 

12,500 

11,500 

10,800 

10,300 

10,100

Day

21..... 

22_____ 

23_____ 

24__.__

25. -

27- 

28___._ 

29__ 

30-__._ 

31-.___

April

5,960 

8,710 

9,730 

15,100 

21,200 

22,900 

38,400 

50,700 

43,200 

31,900

9,109 

542.0

May

18,600 

17,800 

18,700 

22,000 

28,200 

32,900 

38,400 

47,700 

54,600 

54,600 

51,000

26, 370 

1,621

June

9,920 

9,560 

9,260 

9,220 

9,460 

9,920 

10,400 

10,700 

10,800 

10,800

20, 058 

1,194
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B115 

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 19 

12p.m.......

April 20

3. -----

4 .... ......

5

6 ------

8. 

10- -------

2p.m.--.- ...

8

12 

April 21

6 

10 

8_ _

12 __ _

April 22

\.... .........

5......... ...

6 -------

8_ ... 

6_ 

8 

12 -____ -__

April 2S

6.__ ......

8 

10 

12 

April 24.

8. 

12 . 

Gage 

height

4.50

4.53

4.58

4.73

5.02

6.45

7.27

7.85

9.35

12.82

14.70

16.30

17.40

20.15

21.75

23.55

24.55

24.94

25.16

25.20

25.20

25.12

24.37

24.25

24.17

24.12

24.04

24.11

24.43

27.05

28.40

28.82

29.32

29.60

29.82

29.98

Discharge

234

238

244

262

300

672

788

1,150

2,220

2,960

3,680

4,220

5,730

6,730

7,900

8,620

8,920

9,080

9,050

8,490

8,400

8,340

8,300

8,240

8.290

8,530

12, 400

13, 100

14, 300

15, 000

15, 700

1 fi 9nn

Hour

April 25

10 - 

12m.. __ ..

4 --------

6 ------

1 9

April 26

10-- ------

8 

12 .

8 -- - .

12 _ -.

April 28

Q.. ...........

12 

6 ------

12 

12 

Gage 

height

30.11

31.14

31.32

31.42

31.48

31.47

31.36

31.23

31.23

31.27

31.52

31.94

32.63

33.57

36.50

37.12 07 on

37.20

37.15

36.20

35.30

34.60

34.05

33.55

32.75

32.45

98 Qfi

Discharge

16, 700

21,700

22, 600

23, 100

23, 400

22, 200

22,200

22, 400

23, 000

23,600

25, 700

29,200

33,800

39, 600

44, 100

46, 800

48, 500

52, 200

52, 000

51, 800

47, 000

42, 500

39, 000

36, 200

33, 800

29, 800

28, 200

Hour

May IS

6 -------

9 

12m-- - 

6 

12 

12m.- 

May He

May 27

May 28

12............

May 29

12m9 

12 

May SO

Gage 

height

28.95

29.03

29,10

29.34

31.53

32.15

32.30

37.40

32.52

32.58

32.76

32.99

33.07

33.66

33.90

34.38

35.60

36.07

36.60

37.13

37.56

37.85

37.97

38.00

37.97

37.74

37.40

Discharge

13, 400

13, 600

13, 800

14, 400

18, 600

23,600

26,800

27, 500

28, 000

28,600

28, 900

29, 800

31,000

31, 300

34, 300

35, 500

37, 900

44,000

46, 400

49, 000

51,600

53, 800

55,200

55, 800

56. 000

55, 800

54, 700

53, 000

80. CEDAR CREEK NEAR MABANK, TEX.

Location. Lat 32°19'45", long 96°10'05", on right bank at downstream side of 

bridge on State Farm Highway 85, 2 miles downstream from Lacys Fork, and 

5 l/z miles southwest of Mabank, Kaufman County.

Drainage area. 734 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 285.50 ft 

above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements below 16,000 cfs and by slope-area measurement at 35,400 cfs.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 26,300 cfs 5 a.m. Apr. 28 (gage height, 

21.07ft).

1938 to March 1957: Discharge, 44,800 cfs Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 

25.43 ft), from-rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs on basis of slope-area 

measurement at 35,400 cfs at site 12 miles downstream.
B116 FLOODS OF 1957

Maximum stage since at least 1889, that of Mar, 30, 1945. Flood of Sept. 

29, 1936, second highest since 1889, reached a stage of about 23.5 ft; information 

from local resident.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

!_______

2_ 

3_____--

4__.____

5----.

6_______

8_______ 

9 

10_-___

April

696 

1,710 

2,270 

4,430 

6,100 

5,860 

1,840 

279 

106 

74

Monthly mear 

Runoff, in acre

May

5,810 

4,910 

3,820 

3,860 

3,420 

1, 8EO 

649 

197 

148 

132

June

259 

877 

1,920 

3.400 

3,110 

2,070 

1,420 

335 

124 

74

Day

12..... 

13___-_ 

14.--..

16-____

17-____ 

18 

19-____ 

20.____

April

60 

48 

42 

37 

27 

22 

19 

16 

39 

3,710

i discharge, in cubic feet per second 

-feet

May

110 

102 

540 

2,700 

8,880 

4, 580 

1,490 

583 

216 

144

June

51 

38 

30

25 

17 

12 

8.2 

6.2 

4.8 

2.5

Day

21_____ 

22____ 

23,____ 

24.__._ 

25_____ 

26- 

27_____ 

28 __ 

29__ 

30.. 

April

13, 500 

17, 100 

15, 900 

19, 800 

23,100 

19, 700 

17, 300 

23, 600 

13,700 

7,380

6,616 

393, 600

May

118 

101 

2,610 

8,140 

6,520 

6,230 

4,920 

2,930 

1,700 

448 

180

2,517 

154,800

June

1.5 

1.2 

1.0 

2.2 

1.0 

13 

11 

6.5 

3.0 

.8

461 

27, 420

Gage height, infect, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1951

Hour

April 7

12p.m.., ....

April 18

12 p.m... ....

April 19

7--------.. _

9... .... ... ...

12.-. ---------

April SO

2a.m.

4 -

6. .... ... ..

8. .........

10 

12m.........

4 -

6 ..........

8... 

10 

12............

April n

8. .........

12m......._.

8

12..-... ...

April tZ

8 ...... ...

12m.........

6 p.m.. ......

12..... .......

April S3 

6 a.m..... ...

Gage 

height

8.35

.98

.95

1.65

2 on

4.30

5.75

8 An

11.10

12.95

13.70

14.05

14.38

15.10

16.50

17.23

17.88

18.15

18.10

18.10

18.73

9.13

19.27

19. 15

18.80

18.44

18.30

Discharge

655

16

15

40

102

211

348

613

1,130

1,800

2,700

3,110

4,410

6,170

7,700

10,200

13, 700

13,500

13, 500

16, 200

17 800

18, 400

17, 900

16, 500

14, 900

14. 400

Hour

April 23 Con. 

12 m__ ...--_-

12___ __-

April 24

10.. ..........

12... ........ .

11 . 

7. . -----

12 ...... .

12 

April 27

8

10. .

12 

April 28

5.. ...... ..

9

8 ....... -

12-....... .

April t9 

6a.m .........

Gage 

height

18.58

18.90

19.33

19.63

19.82

19.45

19.68

20.25

20.62

20.70

20.66

20.38

19.93

19.53

19.12

18.52

18.60

19.55

20.15

20.98

21.07

21.03

20.65

20.20

19.75

19.35

18.73

Discharge

15,500

16, 900

18, 900

20 000

20,800

19,200

22, 700

24, 300

t)A 7Af»

23,300

21,300

17,800

15, 300

19, 600

22, 300

24, 200

25, 900

26,300

26,100

oe 7An

18 snn

16. 200

Hour

AprilS9 Con. 

12m... 

12..... .......

April 30

12 m. ........

12. 

May 13

10_- 

11 - 

12 m.. -------

2 

3 - 

7

12...........

May 14

12m. .._-....

10 

12. 

May 15

10... .........

6

12 

May 16 

6 a. m_ .......

Gage 

height

18.06

17.45

17.00

16.60

16.30

16.08

15.94

2.70

2.62

3.40

4.25

5.00

6.65

8.10

9.95

11.20

12.45

13.10

13.80

14.20

15.07

16.10

17.35

17.27

16.98

16.50

16.00

15.60

Discharge

13,400

11,000

9,320

8,000

7,140

6,590

6, 260

96

91

142

208

273

348

451

625

898

1, 160

1,540

1,890

2,440

2,880

4,350

6,640

10, 600

11, 100

9,250

7,700

6,400

5.490
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B117

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957-

Continued

Hour

May 16 Con. 

12m_ ....

6p.m... .....

12_- ..

8 __ .

12m

12_... . ...

May 83

3

4 _ .

6 -

8- -

12............

Gage 

height

15.20

14.75

14.00

13.40

12.55

11.70

10.80

10.00

2.69

2.75

7 nn

9.40

11.30

12.83

13.58

14.60

15.40

16.25

Discharge

4,620

3,700

2,650

2,100

1,590

1,290

1,070

908

95

99

247

493

1,180

1,730

2,240

5,050

7,010

Hour

May %4

7 ------

12. ..........

12

May ZB

12 m.. .......

May 27

12. 

12m.. .......

Gage 

height

16.80

16.97

16.65

16.30

15.95

15.93

16.13

16.18

1 K QC

15.55

15.45

14.90

14.10

13.57

Discharge

8,640

9,220

8,160

7,140

6,280

6,240

6,710

6,830

6,280

5,380

5,010

5,160

4,830

3,990

3,360

2,760

2,240

Hour

June 1 

12 p.m... ....

8 

12m _ --

12. . 

June 3

12.. . 

June 4

8 -

12--. _ -_.--.

12m... ......

12 p.m... ....

Gage 

height

5.57

6.33

8.33

9.87

11.12

12.18

12.87

13.40

13.68

14.25

14.80

15.00

14.90

14.36

13.64

Discharge

330

413

653

882

1,140

1,440

1,760

2,100

2,330

2,940

3,800

4,200

3,990

3,080

2,300

81. HIGHLAND CREEK NEAR RICHLAND, TEX.

Location. Lat 31°57', long 96°25', on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U.S. Highway 75, 750 ft downstream from Texas and New Orleans Railroad 

bridge, 1 mile north of Richland, Navarro County, and 3.5 miles downstream 

from Pin Oak Creek.

Drainage area. 737 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graphs except May 11-26, for which 

no record was obtained for the main channel. Datum of gage is 299.12 ft above 

mean sea level datum of 1929, Fort Worth supplementary adjustment of 1942. 

Supplementary water-stage recorder, 3,900 ft to right of regular gage at same 

datum.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. Discharge in main channel for period with no record of gage height 

estimated on basis of records for supplementary gage and records for stations 

on nearby streams.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 44,600 cfs 9 a.m. Apr. 21 (gage height, 

23.11 ft).

1939 to March 1957: Discharge, 58,900 cfs May 12, 1948 (gage height, 24.16 

ft).

Maximum stage known since 1899, 25.5 ft in December 1913; information 

from Texas and New Orleans Railroad.
B118 FLOODS OF 1957

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

I.......

2.______

3 

4_____._

5 

6 

T. ......

8 . 

9. ...

10 

April

2,360 

2,230 

1,220 

2,120 

672 

352 

104 

44 

31 

19

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in aere-fc

May

3,300 

4,450 

8,160 

6,010 

3,210 

930 

520 

367 

436 

895

June

3,040 

2,420 

8,54 

1,330 

3,640 

4,170 

836 

266 

201 

154

Day

11--..

19

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per > et

April

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

19 

32 

0 

213 

11,300

May

436 

356 

6,120 

11, 100 

7,220 

2,520 

1,100 

520 

450 

400

June

128 

103 

96 

92 

90 

81 

74 

68 

67 

199

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 .

27 

28 

29 

SCSI 

April

38, 400 

24, 500 

16,200 

33,500 

20,800 

14, 400 

8,390 

9.780 

7,540 

4,270

6,617 

393, 700

May

720 

1,200 

2,000 

3,000 

5,020 

1,890 

554 

300 

235 

213 

689

2,397 

147, 400

June

149 

120 

95 

76 

54 

42 

27 

20 

13 

10

617 

36, 730

82. CHAMBERS CREEK NEAR COR8ICANA, TEX.

Location. Lat 32°06'30", long 96°22'15", on right bank at downstream side of 

bridge on State Highway 31, 500 ft upstream from St. Louis Southwestern 

Railway bridge, 6,000 ft upstream from city of Corsicana diversion dam, 

6 miles east of Corsicana, Navarro County, and 17 miles upstream from Richland Creek.

Drainage area. 971 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except June 10-18, 21-30, for 

which only ranges in stage were recorded. Datum of gage is 294.26 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. Discharge for periods with no record of gage height estimated on basis 

of recorded ranges in stage, records of weather, and records for Richland Creek 

near Richland.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 23,200 cfs 2 a.m. May 24 (gage height, 

25.94 ft).

1939 to March 1957: Discharge, 48,000 cfs May 3, 1944 (gage height, 27.19 

ft).

Maximum stage known since at least 1913, about 27.5 ft in December 1913; 

information from local residents.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

2 

3______-

4 

5-___-__

6 

1. ......

8 ...

9 

10 

April

783 

1,560 

1,820 

2,690 

997 

198 

79 

39 

31 

23

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-fe

May

3,070 

9,030 

11,500 

4,620 

3,160 

2,630 

852 

397 

363 

471

June

3,610 

3,090 

1,190 

739 

2,210 

1,660 

572 

335 

254 

220

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17.. 1 A

19

20- 

ischarge, in cubic feet per s 

et

April

18 

14 

12 

11 

9.7 

9.7 

11 

9.2 

30 

4,220

May

566 

1,160 

2,100 

8,510 

10,800 

3,240 

863 

462 

372 

461

June

180 

170 

160 

150 

140 

130 

130 

130 

271 

545

Day

21 

22 

23 .

24___._

25 

26 

27 

28 .

29 . 

30 

31 

April

11,400 

15,800 

7,910 

20,100 

19,400 

16,900 

8,840 

6,520 

5,450 

3,480

4,279 

254, 600

May

349 

261 

9,460 

17, 300 

5,690 

2,820 

1,000 

514 

353 

231 

1,540

3, 360 

206, 600

June

270 

130 

80 

50 

40 

35 

30 

25 

22 

18

553 

32, 920
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B119

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 18 

12p.m._ __

*l]JTli 1 a

8 ... ... ....

9... .......

10.. .......

11... ......

12.. .......

4.............

6.... ......

9..... ........

10. ..

2p.m.. ......

4.. ........

5... .......

12............

jri^JI It, Kl

6

5.. ........

8 

12 

2a.m.-...- ...

4.............

12m-. 

12 

7

10 

12 

2a.m_.__ .....

4 

9 

11.. ...

4.. ........ 

10 

12 

April SB

2 a.m.... .....

8....... ... ...

8 

April 87

12mMay 1

12 p.m... ....

8 - ----- 

11... ....

8 

Gage 

height

6.34

6.59

6.93

8.10

10.39

12.13

15.73

17.18

on 1 9

20.80

22.48

23.08

23.50

23.64

23.61

23.80

23.82

23.97

24.61

25.72

25.90

25.78

24.67

24.06

23.61

23.40

23.33

23.37

23.46

23.78

24.46

25.14

25.50

oc on

25.77

25.53

25.53

25.06

25.58

25.54

24.74

23.84

23.57

23.48

22.20

22.36

22.70

23.27

24.47

24.77

Discharge

8.8

8

0

149°.

208

KAO

767

i qcn

1,620

2 1 Aft

2 340

3,540

5,600

8,000

8,840

9,800

9

QOft

14, 700

91 Sftn

23, 000

22, 200

15,000

n Aftft

8,660

7 4nn

7,760

S

con

10 Oftft

18, 000

20, 400

91 7OO

99 °.nn

99 inn

1 ft °.nn

17, 800

17,500

18, 700

20,900

9ft fiftn

18, 700

15, 400

10, 000

8,420

7,880

3,080

3,310

4,100

6,640

13,800

15,600

Hour

May 2 Con.

3 

6.... ..

12..... .......

May 11

May IS

5.. ..... 

7... 

12m...- .

8 - 

12.. .

8 -

12m 

8

12 

May 14

11.. ..........

12 

May IB

4...... . _ ..

g

12......... _

8 

10 

May 17

10 

12m12. ......

May %3

3 .... .....

9 ...

11 

12m.. 

2. ... ....

4 .........

7 

12 

Gage 

height

24.83

24 84

04 on

24.63

23.40

23.25

9

07

9 1ft

9.56

11.60

15.94

17.44

17.84

17.95

14.96

1 Q CO

on no

21.73

22.27

22.67

23.19

23.63

24.81

24.82

24.72

24.38

23.48

22.93

22.30

21.83

21.06

20.13

1ft 79

17.25

13.61

11.76

10.65

8.43

8.43

8.87

12.40

15.58

18.63

20.06

21.80

22.78

23.57

23.60

25.00

25.64

25.91

Discharge

16,000

16,100

15,800

14, 800

9,320

7,400

6,530

oco

007

387

1,400

1,670

1,740

1,760

i 9°.n

1,740

2,070

2

q on

2,740

3,170

4,020

6,200

8,780

14, 700

15, 900

15,900

15, 300

13, 300

7 oftn

4,890

3,800

3,210

2,800

2,420

2,170

i QOO

1,640

1,000

797

708

615

540

246

246

298

810

1,340

1,880

2,150

2,780

4,340

8,420

8,600

17,100

21,300

23,000

Hour

May 24

6.... ------

12m12 . 

5 

6 ... ... ...

8 

12m 

8 _ ----------

12 

9 _____ . 

12-.------ ..-

12m-- .

6 

9... ---------

12 

8 -

12m.- 

8.. ........

12. 

June 4

B... ..........

8 ....

12

8 

8 ---

10 

12 

June 6

8 -----

12m8 

12 -

8

12m-. 

12..... 

Gage 

height

25.94

25.76

25.18

OQ 7C

23.12

22.84

22.64

8.68

8.66

8.85

10.00

14.24

18.55

20.14

21.12

21.66

22.41

22.57

22.67

22.51

22.25

22.13

21.89

21.52

20.76

18.50

15.93

13.70

12.26

11.35

10.81

10.52

10.61

10.90

12.30

13.30

17.84

20.39

20.77

20.64

20.70

20.64

20.39

19.94

18.68

17.92

17.02

14.85

13.13

11.72

10.89

10.54

10.14

9.77

Discharge

23, 200

22,000

17, 300

9

CAA

5,810

4,540

3,920

276

273

296

447

1,110

1,870

2,170

2,450

2,700

3,400

3,750

4,020

3,600

3,140

3,010

2,830

2,630

2,330

1,860

1,400

1,020

788

645

564

520

534

577

794

954

1,740

2,130

2,330

2,300

2,310

2,300

2,130

2,130

1,890

1,760

1,590

1,210

927

701

575

523

467

415
B120 FLOODS OF 1957

83. TRINITY RIVER NEAR OAKWOOD, TEX.

Location. Lat 31°38'50", long 95°47'20", on left bank at downstream side of 

bridge on U.S. Highways 79 and 84, 1J£ miles upstream from InternationalGreat Northern Railroad bridge, 6 miles northeast of Oakwood, Leon County, 

and at mile 313.

Drainage area. 12,912 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 175.03 ft 

above mean sea level datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1942.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 91,800 cfs 9 p.m. Apr. 28 (gage height, 

48.87ft).

1923 to March 1957: Discharge, 153,000 cfs Apr. 29, 1942 (gage height, 

51.64ft).

Maximum stage known since at least 1905, 52.2 ft June 4, 1908; information 

from U.S. Weather Bureau (discharge, about 164,000 cfs).

Remarks. Some regulation by reservoirs above Dallas and by Lavon Reservoir 

on East Fork Trinity River.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

2 

3. ......

4.......

5

6 

7 

8.......

9 

10 

April

2,190 

2,440 

4,900 

7,470 

9,700 

10,900 

12,000 

12, 000 

10, 800 

6,910

May

80,700 

80,300 

78,500 

72,500 

66,900 

63, 200 

56,800 

48,100 

41, 600 

36, 400

Monthly mean discharge 

Runoff, in thousands of a

June

40,600 

47, 800 

56,400 

63,600 

66,400 

65, 000 

61,200 

56,700 

51, 100 

44,400

Day

11 -- 

12_.-_.

13.-.. 

14.-... 

15 

16 

17-____

18--.._ 

19___- 

20.....

in cubic feet per 

pre-feet

April

3,430 

1,560 

913 

693 

601 

595 

527 

469 

441 

457

May

32, 300 

31, 800 

28.400 

26, 600 

25, 400 

25, 100 

26, 500 

34, 300 

38,700 

37,800

June

38,800 

35, 500 

34, 000 

31, 600 

29, 800 

28, 200 

26,700 

25, 400 

24, 100 

22, 600

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26___._

27. 

28_____

29_--._

30 

31 

second

April

4,750 

11,100 

15, 300 

25,700 

59, 200 

73, 200 

87,700 

90, 600 

87, 300 

83,000

20, 890 

1,243

May

35,000 

32,300 

30,200 

28, 600 

27, 100 

26,800 

32,900 

41, 000 

41, 000 

39,200 

38,300

42 070

2,587

June

20,900 

19,700 

18, 700 

17,400 

16,000 

14, 700 

13, 500 

12,500 

11.800 

11,300

33,550 

1,996

84. TRINITY RIVER NEAR MIDWAY, TEX.

Location. Lat 31°04'40", long 95°42'00", near center of channel and on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 21, 5 miles northeast of Midway, Madison County, 8.5 miles downstream from Boggy Creek, and at mile 230.

Drainage area. 14,484 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 

117.63 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. Backwater from Bedias Creek Apr. 24-28.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 103,000 cfs 2-8 p.m. May 1 (gage height, 

47.55 ft).

1939 to March 1957: Discharge, 146,000 cfs May 1, 1942 (gage height, 

48.58 ft).

Maximum stage known since at least 1866 and before construction of levees 

in 1916, about 45.0 ft in May 1890 (discharge not determined); information from 

local residents. Flood in 1866 reached a stage of about 44.0 ft. Flood of June 

9, 1908, reached a stage of 44.3 ft, according to floodmarks and to information 

from local residents. Flood of May 27, 1930, was greatest flood during period
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B121

1916-38 and reached a stage of 46.7 ft according to floodmark (flow confined 

within levees).

Remarks. Some regulation by reservoirs above Dallas and by Lavon Reservoir 

on East Fork Trinity River.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1

3 

4....

5

6

r

8 _

9

10 

April

4,560 

3,580 

3,080 

4,660 

6,480 

8,050 

9,300 

10, 200 

10, 600 

10, 200

May

102, 000 

100, 000 

96, 500 

93, 000 

87, 500 

81, 000 

75. 000 

68,100 

61, 800 

57, 100

Monthly mean discharge 

Runoff, in thousands of a

June

36, 600 

39,300 

41, 600 

43 200 

45, 300 

48, 400 

53, 300 

57, 400 

58, 000 

55, 400

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 ._ 

20 

in cubic feet per

April

8,650 

5, 570 

2,720 

1,690 

1,240 

2,020 

1,240 

1,120 

960 

888

May

51, 400 

48, 200 

46, 000 

44, 400 

43, 300 

42, 700 

41,500 

40, 200 

38,400 

36,500

June

52, 800 

51, 600 

50, 500 

47,600 

45, 400 

43, 800 

42,600 

41, 500 

40, 300 

38, 900

Day

21.---.

23 

24__ 

26 

28 " 

29- 

30-___- q-i

April

1,230 

3,480 

9,700 

23, 300 

27, 100 

28, 400 

30,000 

39,000 

67, 400 

94, 400

14,030 

834.7

May

35, 200 

35, 100 

36, 100 

37, 000 

37, 400 

37, 100 

36, 000 

34, 500 

33, 000 

32, 700

52, 990 

3,258

June

36, 900 

34, 300 

31, 400 

28, 900 

26, 200 

23, 600 

20,600 

17,700 

14, 900 

12,700

39, 360 

2,342

85. TRINITY RIVER AT ROMAYOR, TEX.

Location. Lat 30°25'30", long 940 51'05", near right bank on downstream side 

of pier of bridge on State Highway 105, 1.9 miles south of Romayor, Liberty 

County, 2.0 miles downstream from Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway 

bridge, 4.1 miles downstream from Big Creek, and at mile 94.

Drainage area. 17,192 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 35.92 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 93,000 cfs 1 a.m. to 11 p.m. May 10 

(gage height, 32.20 ft).

1924 to March 1957: Discharge, 111,000 cfs May 9, 1942 (gage height, 

35.8 ft, from floodmarks).

Maximum stage known since at least 1908, that of May 9, 1942.

Remarks. Some regulation by reservoirs above Dallas and by Lavon Reservoir 

on East Fork Trinity River.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

!-_____

3 _ 

4 

5 ... _

6 -.

7 -

8_ ___

9 _

10....--

April

7,100 

8,920 

8,970 

7,280 

6,320 

6,180 

7,100 

8,420 

9,700 

10, 700

May

59,000 

59, 700 

61, 000 

63, 800 

68, 400 

74,800 

80,900 

86,800 

91, 500 

93,000

Monthly mean discharge 

Runoff, in thousands of a

June

35, 100 

35, 600 

38, 500 

41, 200 

42, 600 

43, 400 

43, 700 

43,900 

44,700 

46, 700

Day

11 

12 -

13 

14 

15 __

16 

17 

18. .

19 

20 

in cubic feet per

April

11,300 

11,200 

9,870 

7,230 

4,460 

3,140 

6,260 

9,600 

6,040 

3, 620

May

91, 400 

89, 100 

85, 600 

81, 200 

76, 700 

71, 000 

66, 000 

62, 500 

59, 800 

56, 200

June

49,100 

51, 900 

54, 100 

56, 000 

57, 200 

58, 700 

59, 000 

58, 900 

57, 200 

55,900

Day

21 

22- 

23 

24 

25__ 

26 . 

27 

28 

29 

30 .. 

31 

April

2,590 

2,450 

2,290 

8,340 

24, 900 

36, 000 

41, 100 

46, 000 

52, 100 

56,600

14, 190 

844.5

May

52, 400 

48, 200 

43,800 

41, 000 

39, 000 

37, 800 

37, 300 

36, 800 

36, 400 

35, 800 

35, 100

62, 000 

3,812

June

53, 400 

51, 100 

47, 200 

43, 700 

40, 200 

36, 400 

32, 500 

28, 800 

25, 400 

21,400

45, 120 

2,685

656087 O 62-
B122 FLOODS OF 1957

86. TRINITY RIVER AT LIBERTY, TEX.

Location. Lat 30°03'25", long 94°49'05", near center of channel on upstream 

side of bridge on U.S. Highway 90, in Liberty, Liberty County, 450 ft downstream from Texas and New Orleans Railroad bridgej and at mile 40.

Drainage area. 17,539 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Wire-weight gage readings made once daily by U.S. Weather 

Bureau. Datum of gage is 2.22 ft below mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements above 10-foot stage.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 88,100 cfs 4 p.m. May 12 (gage height, 

29.26ft).

1938 to March 1957: Discharge, 114,000 cfs May 12, 1942 (gage height, 

29.38ft).

Maximum stage known since at least 1903, that of May 12, 1942.

Remarks. Some regulation by reservoirs above Dallas, and by Lavon Reservoir 

on East Fork Trinity River. Discharge not computed below a gage height 

of 10 ft, owing to effect of tides.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 ..

o

3 

4... ....

5 

6 

7

8 

9. ...

10 

April

9,300 

8,000 

9,220 

9,300 

8,150 

7,070 

6,840 

7,450 

8,500 

9,580

May

55, 100 

57, 100 

57, 100 

58, 100 

59,400 

61,400 

64,200 

68, 500 

74,500 

80, 500

Monthly mean discharge 

Runoff, in thousands of a

June

39,200 

38, 400 

38,000 

38,800 

40,900 

43,400 

44, 900 

45, 600 

45,600 

46,200

Day

12 

14 

15 

16..... 

17 

18 

20.. 

in cubic feet per . 

cre-feet

April

10, 700 

11,400 

11,100 

9,980 

7,700 

5,420 

4,270 

7,060 

9,000 

6,520

May

86, 600 

87,700 

86,200 

83,900 

79, 800 

73, 500 

67,000 

63,300 

60,900 

58,600

June

46, 900 

47, 500 

48, 500 

49, 500 

50, 500 

51,400 

52,100 

52,100 

52, 300 

53, 300

Day

21_____ 

22

23 

24___-

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

>6cond

April

4,360

9,600 

22, 000 

27, 900 

33, 800 

45, 300 

50,500

May

56, 600 

54, 400 

51, 600 

49, 700 

47, 300 

45,800 

43, 900 

42, 300 

41, 600 

40, 800 

40, 000

61, 210 

3,763

June

53,500 

53,300 

51, 600 

50,100 

48,300 

46, 700 

44, 800 

41,200 

36,800 

32.000

46, 110 

2,744

SAN JACINTO RIVER BASIN

87. EAST FORK SAN JACINTO RIVER NEAR CLEVELAND, TEX.

Location. Lat 30°20', long 95°07', near left bank at downstream side of pile 

bent of bridge on State Highway 105, 1,880 ft downstream from Gulf, Colorado 

and Santa Fe Railway bridge, 1^ miles west of Cleveland, Liberty County, 

and 4.3 miles downstream from Winters Creek.

Drainage area. 330 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 107.98 

ft above mean sea level datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 4,080 cfs 8-10 p.m. Apr. 30 (gage height, 

14.62ft).

1939 to March 1957: Discharge, 59,000 cfs Nov. 24, 1940 (gage height, 24 

ft), from rating curve extended above 27,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting.

Maximum stage known since at least 1900, that of Nov. 24, 1940. Flood of 

May 5, 1935, reached a stage about equal to that of Nov. 24, 1940; information 

from local residents (discharge, 53,500 cfs, from rating curve mentioned above).
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

B123

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5 

6_______

7 

8 

9- 

10______

April

195 

160 

167

147 

100 

85 

78 

56 

44 

38

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, in acre-ft 

Runoff, in inches

May

3,480 

2,810 

2,130 

1,480 

811 

874 

630 

161 

100 

86

June

23 

190 

391 

637 

1,040 

1,080 

333 

166 

109 

73

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17_____

18 

19 

20

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

et

April

39 

41 

36 

32 

30 

70 

222 

173 

123 

81

May

73 

63 

54 

50 

44 

41 

38 

38 

183 

592

June

56 

46 

38 

33 

30 

26 

26 

23 

24 

41

Day

21 

22- 

23

24 

25 

26 

27

28__._- 

29 

30

01

April

60 

49 

44 

40 

38 

350 

664 

810 

1,420 

3,060

282 

16, 760 

0.95

May

177 

78 

53 

43 

34 

32 

33 

58 

43 

30

463 

28, 460 

1.62

June

41 

27 

30 

64 

38 

53 

60 

38 

27 

21

160 

9.500 

0.54

88. LAKE HOUSTON NEAR SHELDON, TEX.

Location. Lat 29°54'55", long 95°08'30", at intake structure on San Jacinto 

River near right bank, 100 ft upstream from Lake Houston Dam, 4.0 miles 

north of Sheldon, Harris County, 4.6 miles upstream from bridge on U.S. 

Highway 90, and 18 miles northeast of Houston. Upper gage, lat 30°01'35", 

long 95°15'30", at bridge on LT.S. Highway 59, about half a mile downstream 

from Spring Creek, 2} 2 miles north of Humble, and 16 miles upstream from dam.

Drainage area. 2,811 sq mi at dam; 1,811 sq mi at upper gage.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage at dam is 

0.70 ft below mean sea level datum of 1929, adjusted in 1957 for subsidence of 

ground surface. Datum of upper gage is 30.53 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Contents, 184,800 acre-ft May 1, 2 (gage height, 

46.5 ft). Gage height at upper gage, 16.73 ft May 2.

1954 to March 1957: Contents, 179,200 acre-ft Feb. 8, 1955 (gage height, 

46.1 ft). Gage height at upper gage, 16.3 ft Feb. 8, 1955.

Remarks. Lake is formed by compacted earth-fill embankment sections, 4,000 

and 4,600 ft long. Spillway is a slab-and-buttress (Ambursen type) structure, 

3,160 ft long, located near center of dam. Dam completed and storage began 

Apr. 9, 1954. Total capacity, 158,200 acre-ft at top of spillway (elevation, 

44.5 ft). Usable capacity, about 150,000 acre-ft between elevations 44.5 and 

22.0 ft at bottom of 36-inch sluice gate. Water used for municipal supply for 

city of Houston, for industries in ship-channel area, and for irrigation.
B124 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet, at 12 p.m. of indicated day, 1957

Day

\..... .........................

2..... _ . _ ...... .... ..

3.......... ............... .

4........... ...................

5.... ......... .................

6............................ .

7 . 

8..... .......... ...............

9...... . .................

10......-.. ................

11.............. ............

12............................

13.. ..

14.. ........................

15 .

16 . 

17.....-... .. ............

18....... ....... .......

19 . 

20.... .-.-. ............

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26... . .....

27 

28... .... ...... .......

29..... . ..........

30 

31 

April

Gage 

height

44.9 

45.0 

44.9 

44.9 

44.8

44.8 

44.8 

44.6 

44.6 

44.7

44.7 

44.7 

44.6 

44.5 

44.6

44.6 

44.6 

44.7 

44.7 

44.7

44.7 

44.6 

44.7 

44.6 

44.7

44.9 

45.4 

45.9 

46.0 

46.3

Contents

163, 200 

164, 500 

163, 200 

163, 000 

162,000

162,000 

162,000 

159, 500 

159, 500 

160, 800

160, 800 

160, 800 

159, 500 

158, 200 

159, 500

159, 500 

159, 500 

160, 800 

160, 800 

160, 800

160, 800 

159, 500 

160, 800 

159, 500 

160,800

163,200 

169, 800 

176, 500 

177, 800 

182,000

+21, 200

May

Gage 

height

46.5 

46.3 

46.0 

45.6 

45.3

45.2 

45.0 

45.0 

45.2 

45.2

45.2 

45.2 

45.3 

45.3 

45.3

45.3 

45.3 

45.2 

45.2 

45.2

45.2 

45.3 

45.3 

45.3 

45.3

45.3 

45.3 

45.4 

45.4 

45-4 

45.3

Contents

184, 800 

182, 000 

177, 800 

172, 500 

168, 500

167, 200 

164, 500 

164, 500 

167, 200 

167, 200

167, 200 

167, 200 

168, 500 

168, 500 

168, 500

168, 500 

168, 500 

167, 200 

167, 200 

167, 200

167, 200 

168, 500 

168, 500 

168, 500 

168, 500

168, 500 

168, 500 

169, 800 

169, 800 

169, 800 

168, 500

-13, 500

June

Gage 

height

45.2 

45.2 

45.1 

45.0 

45.1

45.1 

45.1 

45.0 

44.9 

44.9

44.8 

44.8 

44.7 

44.7 

44.7

44.6 

44.6 

44.6 

44.6 

44.6

44.6 

44.7 

44.7 

44.7 

44.7

44.8 

44.6 

44.7 

44.8 

44.7

Contents

167, 200 

167,200 

165,800 

164, 500 

165, 800

165, 800 

165, 800 

164, 500 

163, 200 

163,200

162, 200 

162, 200 

160, 800 

160, 800 

160, 800

159, 500 

159, 500 

159, 500 

159, 500 

159, 500

159, 500 

160,800 

160, 800 

160,800 

160, 800

162,000 

159, 500 

160, 800 

162, 000 

160, 800

-7, 700

BRAZOS RIVER BASIN

89. BRAZOS RIVER AT SEYMOUR, TEX.

Location. Lat 33°34', long 99°16', near left bank on downstream side of pier of 

bridge on U.S. Highways 277 and 283, three-quarters of a mile upstream from 

Wichita Valley Railway bridge, 1 mile southwest of courthouse in Seymour, 

Baylor County, and at mile 832.

Drainage area. Approximately 14,490 sq mi of which 9,240 sq mi is probably 

noncontributing.

Gage-height record. -Water-stage recorder graph except Apr. 1, 2, June 25, 29. 

Datum of gage is 1,240.97 ft above mean sea level datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1942.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. Discharge for periods with no record of gage height estimated on basis 

of records of weather and records for nearby stations.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 28,000 cfs 7 p.m. May 19 (gage height, 

10.10ft).

1923 to March 1957: Discharge, 95,400 cfs Oct. 16, 1926 (gage height, 15.16 

ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 48,000 cfs on basis of 

slope-area measurement of peak flow; gage height, 21.00 ft Sept. 28, 1955.

Maximum stage known, that of Sept. 28, 1955. A flood in about 1906 reached 

about the same stage.
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

B125

Day

I... . ...

2 

3 

4

5

6..- .

7 

8 

9.----..

10......

April

7 

6 

8.0 

11 

24 

49 

30 

36 

28 

18

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, in acre-f

May

5,590 

2,720 

1,660 

1,700 

1,260 

714 

571 

441 

2,870 

3,990

June

10, 400 

13, 400 

11, 000 

6,730 

4,790 

3,520 

2,390 

1,760 

1,360 

1,060

Day

11 

12..... 

13 

14 

15 

16. . 

17 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

Bet

April

12 

6.4 

4.5 

4.0 

4.5 

3.-0 

2.2 

1.5 

1.0 

1.0

May

2,830 

8,990 

14, 800 

6,490 

2,520 

1,590 

1,050 

8,370 

22, 000 

7,280

June

795 

671 

803 

1,950 

1,390 

990 

662 

488 

5,900 

4,770

Day

21. . 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 . 

30 

31- 

April

288 

680 

750 

866 

762 

1,130 

2,800 

4,710 

9,720 

11, 700

1,122 

66, 770

May

2,940 

1,800 

1,690 

1,680 

3,810 

4,570 

1,880 

1,140 

750 

509 

2,580

3,896 

239, 600

June

2,220 

1,380 

904 

1,350 

850 

581 

565 

496 

350 

263

2,793 

166, 200

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 20 

12p.m.. _ ._

April £1

6 ... .

9 _

12 

12 

12 

10a.m.. .... 

11 

12m_. . ...

12 

12m 

12 

April 26

9

12 

April 27

12 

April 28

4 --. 

12. ____ . ...

Gage 

height

0.21

.29

1.03

1.38

1.15

1 40

1.74

1.60

1.87

1.93

1.70

1.52

1.40

1.65

2 08

2.30

2.07

1.68

1.58

1.72

1.51

3.58

4.38

3.51

2.77

2.48

2.35

4 00

5.28

6.60

Discharge

3.4

9.0

238

303

466

7cn

628

867

557

466

662

1,060

1,320

1,050

688

604

723

CJ.Q

3,160

1,940

1,380

7,360

11. 700

Hour

April 29

12- 

May 1

12m... 

May 2

12m12 

6 . .

g

9

12 

Mays

6 .......

8 . .

10. .. ...

7 .

12 

May 10

12 

Gage 

height

5.05

6.20

7.07

7.56

5.63

3.80

3.16

2.34

2.55

2.57

2.44

2.69

2.69

2.52

2.56

1.24

1.53

2.00

2.38

2.85

3.88

3.52

5.30

4 00

3.16

2.80

Discharge

6,730

10, 300

13,400

8,390

3,720

2,540

1,370

1,630

1,660

1,490

1,830

1,590

1,640

At)Z.

646

1,080

1,540

2,200

4,100

3,360

4,360

2,710

2.320

Hour

May 11 

12m9 ...

12 

May 12

g

6 .

12 

May 13

9 ......

12 

May 14

12m.........

May 15

12m.. ..

12p.m... ....

May 17

May 18

10... __ ....

6 ....

12 

May 19

12m.- ...

12 

May 20

12 

Gage 

height

2.50

3.44

4.12

4.92

4.77

5.10

6.75

8.60

8.90

6.95

7.42

6.58

4.81

3.67

3.08

2.80

2.47

3.78

5.48

5.27

6.53

7.60

9.40

10.10

7.48

5.58

4.50

2.94

Discharge

1,700

3,210

4,650

6,650

6,210

8,240

6,970

12, 300

20, 000

21,500

12,400

13,600

10,900

5,850

3,360

2,380

1,980

1, 520

3,680

7,940

7,340

11,500

15, 500 '

24, 200

28,000

15,000

8,240

5,320

4,010
B126 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957-

Continued

Hour

May HI

12.. ....... ...

May 24

May 25

11 __ ..... ...

12... .........

May 26

12... __..____.

May $7 

12m...... .

12 p.m.. .....

May 30

May 31

7 ..... .....

12... .........

Gage 

height

3.07

2.94

2.73

3.25

2.90

4.47

5

10

4.58

3.37

2.81

2.53

1 49

1.67

5.00

6.55

Discharge

9 300

2,180

2,690

2,120

4,250

7,080

5,390

2,640

1,740

1,380

439

596

6,920

12,600

Hour

June 1

9

9. .........

12 ...........

10. .......

12... ......

6... .......

9 .

7- 

19

June 4

7 ...... -

12. ........

e.. ........

Gage 

height

6 on

5.80

6.25

6.97

6.51

7.85

6.90

6.31

6.33

6.20

6.71

5.35

5.31

4.73

4.41

4.35

4.69

4.31

3.80

Discharge

9,640

8,870

9,320

10,800

13, 100

16,600

12,800

10,700

10,800

10, 300

12, 100

8,900

7,560

7,450

5,900

5,100

4,960

5,790

4 860

3,720

Hour

June 6

12 .

June 7

12 m... ......

9a.m._ .

10 

12----.-.. ....

June 80

12.----- _ -.

June 21

12 p.m... ....

Gage 

height

3.57

3.88

3.50

3.20

2.98

2.90

2.85

1.36

1.64

4.25

6.90

5.40

4.42

3.85

3.42

2.90

2.57

Discharge

3,270

3,880

3,140

2,600

2,250

2,120

2,050

412

620

4,670

12, 800

7,700

5,130

3,820

3,000

2,120

1,660

90. FORT PHANTOM HILL RESERVOIR NEAR NUQENT, TEX.

Location. Lat 32°37', long 99°40', at outlet gate tower near right bank, 120 ft 

upstream from dam on Elm Creek, 4 miles upstream from Clear Fork Brazos 

River, and 5 miles south of Nugent, Jones County.

Drainage area. 478 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1,580.00 ft 

above mean sea level.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Contents observed, 89,910 acre-ft May 25 (gage 

height, 58.7 ft).

1940 to March 1957: Contents observed, 80,900 acre-ft Oct. 17, 1941 (gage 

height, 56.8 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by rock-faced earth-fill dam. Dam completed 

and storage began in October 1938. Capacity, 74,310 acre-ft at crest of spillway (gage height, 55.1 ft). Sill of lowest outlet gate is at gage height 1.6 ft. 

Dead storage is negligible. Water is used for municipal supply for city of 

Abilene. Figures represent total contents. An undetermined amount of 

flood flow is diverted by gravity ditch from Deadman Creek into the reservoir. 

During each year water is pumped into the reservoir from Clear Fork Brazos 

River. The city of Abilene diverts water from reservoir for municipal use. Since 

October 1955, figures of content and capacity have been adjusted for sedimentation on basis of sedimentation survey made by the [U.S.] Soil Conservation 

Service between July 1, 1953, and Oct. 2, 1953.

Cooperation. Gage-heighl record and record of diversions furnished by city of 

Abilene.
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B127 

Gage height, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet, at 8 a.m. of indicated day, 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................ ............

Al

Gage 

height

47.1

47.1

47.0

47.0

47.0

47.0

47.0

47.0

47.0

47.0

46.9

46.9

46.9

46.8

46.8

46.8

46.8

46.8

46.7

46.7

46.7

46.7

46.9

47.0

47.0

53.4

57.2

57.2

57.0

56.9

)ril

Contents

46,450

46,450

46, 160

46, 160

46 160

46 160

46, 160

46,160

46,160

46,160

45, 870

45; 870

45, 870

45,590

45,590

45, 590

45, 590

45, 590

45, 310

45, 310

45, 310

45, 310

45, 870

46, 160

46,160

67, 630

83, 180

83, 180

82, 290

81, 860

M

Gage 

height

56.8

ec 9

56.1

56.0

56.3

CC 0

56.0

56.5

57.2

56.9

58.1

57.5

57.4

56.3

56.1

56.9

57.2

56.7

56.2

56.1

56.0

57.1

58.7

58.5

57,2

56.4

56.2

56.0

56.0

ay

Contents

81, 440

7O OOA

78, 450

7o ^nn

70 con

78, 020

83, 180

81,860

87, 170

86, 710

84, 500

84,060

79,300

78,450

81, 860

83, 180

81,010

78, 880

78, 450

78,020

82, 730

89, 910

89,000

83,180

79, 730

78, 880

78, 020

78,020

-3, 840

Ju

Gage 

height

56.6

Kfi A

56.3

56.4

56.4

56.3

56.1

56.0

55.8

55.8

55.7

55.7

55.7

55.6

55.6

55.6

55.5

55.6

55.6

55.6

55.5

55.5

55.4

55.4

55.4

55.3

55.3

55.3

55.3

55.2

ne

Contents

80,580

7Q 7^O

79, 300

79, 730

79, 730

79, 300

78,450

78,020

77, 200

77, 200

76, 780

76, 780

76, 780

76, 370

76, 370

76, 370

75, 960

76, 370

76, 370

76, 370

75, 960

75,960

75,550

75,550

76,550

75, 140

75, 140

75, 140

75, 140

74, 720

-3, 330

91. CLEAR FORK BRAZOS RIVER AT NUGENT, TEX.

Location. Lat 32°41', long 99°40', on right bank 33 ft downstream from pier of 

county road bridge in Nugent, Jones County, and 4 miles upstream from 

Deadman Creek.

Drainage area. 2,220 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 1,531.91 ft 

above mean sea level (levels by Brazos River Authority).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 19, 500 cfs 9:30 a.m. May 26 (gage height, 

24.17ft).

1924 to March 1957: Discharge, 47,000 cfs Sept. 8, 1932 (gage height, 27.05 

ft at site 575 ft downstream).

Maximum stage known, about 30.0 ft in 1876. Floods in 1900 and May 1923 

reached stages of about 24 and 24.5 ft, respectively; information from local 

residents.

Remarks. Some regulation by reservoirs upstream from station having a combined capacity of about 114,700 acre-ft. There was flow over the spillway at 

Fort Phantom Hill Reservoir Apr. 26 to June 30.
B128 FLOODS OF 1957

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 . ....

2.......

3 

4.......

5.......

6.-.-...

7.......

8 

9 

10 

April

2.2 

2.4 

10 

50 

17 

9.0 

4.7 

3.7 

2.4 

2.0

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, in acre-fe

May

4,760 

4,710 

1,550 

1,090 

1,410 

670 

403 

291 

1,490 

3,850

June

3,920 

5,060 

7,310 

10,800 

4,660 

1,810 

1,050 

748 

601 

514

Day

11.. 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16..... 

17 

18. . 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per s 

et

April

1.8 

1.6 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.7 

2.2 

1.1

May

3,400 

10, 800 

11,800 

8,900 

4,060 

1,480 

854 

4,310 

7,850 

5,570

June

448 

505 

614 

473 

375 

291 

221 

208 

210 

381

Day

21 

22 

23 

24..... 

25 

26...- 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

139 

261 

58 

128 

881 

7,760 

7,300 

7,950 

5,810 

4,360

1,159 

68, 960

May

2,380 

886 

1,150 

4,050 

10,800 

18, 800 

15,700 

8,710 

1,760 

795 

1,220

4,694 

288,600

June

213 

180 

155 

118 

114 

133 

116 

110 

104 

96

1,385 

82,390

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April m 

12 p.m. ......

April 25

5

6.- -----

7

8 

10 

12 .

April 26

T. ............

12 ... .

April 27

11 

6p.m______._

12-.-.--...

April 28

12 

May 8

12p.m... .. ..

May 9

2a.m. 

6. ..

10 

12. 

May 10

12 -

Gage 

height

2.40

2.02

1.92

2.50

5.00

9.00

12.30

14.50

17.22

17.25

18.04

17.55

15.75

15.22

16.00

16.92

17.38

16.58

15.68

3.27

4.00

4.18

7.52

10.55

11.80

11.09

9.00

Discharge

84

30

21

102

762

2,430

4,340

5,830

7,930

7,960

8,570

8,180

7,080

6,680

7,300

7,780

262

462

514

3,550

4,000

2,670

Hour

May 11

May 12

12 m._ ___-_..

12

May 13

2p.m_. ......

May 14

12m.. 

May 16

12m____._.__

May 17

9 

12 

May 18

12m 

12p.m.......

May 19

12 

May 20

12m.. 

Gage 

height

10.32

20.15

21.06

20.25

17.54

7.52

6.47

4.94

4.28

5.60

6.94

11.15

15.32

16.07

15.50

13.15

8.27

Discharge

3,400

6,580

11, 700

13,000

12, 900

11,800

8,900

3,690

2,000

1,520

875

643

1,130

1,730

4,140

7,220

7,850

8,190

7,850

7,370

5,570

2,380

Hour

May 22

12m-- .

12p.m.. 

May 23

11 

12m. .......

12 

May 24. 

12m. 

12 p.m. ______

May 25

12m___._____

12 

May 26

9:30-- - 

12 

May 27

12m- .

May 28

12m.. .

12 

May 29

12m.. 

12 

Gage 

height

4.95

4.71

4.23

4.07

5.00

5.88

6.35

8.40

11.56

12.25

15.15

18.88

21.65

23.50

24.04

24.17

23.88

23.42

22.42

21.48

19.60

16.95

13.70

10.25

8.07

6.70

5.57

5.26

Discharge

879

791

627

576

898

1,250

1,460

2,460

4,420

4,900

7,090

10,600

14,300

17,800

19,200

19,500

18,700

17, 600

15,600

14, 100

11,400

8,640

5,980

3,560

2,200

1,540

1,050

924
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B129

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957-

Continued

Hour

May 30 

12m. ....____

12p.m__ _

May 31

12m__

12_____ ....

June 1

Gage 

height

4.92

4.52

5.20

6.75

8.75

10.75

Discharge

798

660

902

1,570

2, 570

3,810

Hour

June 1 Con.

12---------.

JuneZ

12m--. 

June 3

Gage 

height

11.35

12.05

11.90

14.30

14.85

15.90

Discharge

4,220

4,700

4, 590

6,360

6,840

7,710

Hour

June 5 Con. 

12p.m________

June 4 

10 a.m._,-.__

12 

June 5

Gage 

height

18.20

20.60

18. 55

16.05

12.22

8.60

Discharge

9,800

12,700

10, 200

7,840

4,820

2,490

92. LAKE STAMFORD NEAR HASKELL,, TEX.

Location. Lat 33°05', long 99°35', on left bank at intake structure of West 

Texas Utilities Co. steam powerplant at Lake Stamford on Paint Creek, 1 

mile upstream from dam, 1.7 miles upstream from California Creek, and 10 

miles southeast of Haskell, Haskell County, Tex.

Drainage area. 360 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Staff gage reading made once daily. Datum of gage 

is 2.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Freese and Nichols).

Maxima. April-June 1957: Contents, 54,500 acre-ft June 5-13 (gage height, 

1,412.9 ft).

1953 to March 1957: Contents, 41,500 acre-ft June 8-11, 1954 (gage height, 

1,410.0ft).

Remarks. Lake i$ formed by rock-faced earth-fill dam. Dam completed in 

March 1953. Storage began in June 1953. Capacity, 60,000 acre-ft at 

crest of spillway (gage height, 1,414.0 ft). Dead storage, 430 acre-ft at invert 

of 29-inch discharge conduit (gage height, 1,380.0 ft). Figures represent 

total contents and are computed from daily gage readings at 8 a.m. Water 

is used as municipal supply for the city of Stamford. Gage-height record 

furnished by West Texas Utilities Co. powerplant 1 mile upstream from dam. 

Capacity table computed from data furnished by Freese and Nichols, consulting engineers, Fort Worth. Data for diversions for municipal use furnished by city of Stamford.
B130 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet, at 8 a.m. of indicated day, 1957

Day

1. ._-_ --_--- _ _--_--___._

2___ __-__-__ _ _________

3___-. _ - _________

4. _____________________________

5. _________-___ ____________

6____ _-__. _ _____.__-___

7___________.___________ ______

8... ___________ ______ ... __

9____.______ __________ .. ____

10 __________________________

ll___-_ _ __ ________-

12 __________________________

13__-_-______-___________.___-_

14-__ _-___-_______________._

15 _ ______ _____________._

16 _. -__- _-_ _ 

17 ______ ___________________

18 __________________________

19 -__ ___-___-___._________

20.. ________________________

21 _.__ __ .... _ ____ _ ...

22 ____ __.__-____ _____

23_____-___--___-__-______.___

24 __________ ________________

25 _________________________

26 __________________________

27 _______ __ ________ -__._

28 __________________________

29 _-__-____--___ _____-_-_

30 __________________________

31.. ________________________

A.

Gage 

height

1, 402. 1

1, 402. 1

1, 402. 1

1, 402. 1

1, 402. 1

1, 402. 1

1, 402. 1

1, 402. 1

1,402.0

1,402.0

1,402.0

1, 402. 0

1,402.0

1,402.0

1, 402. 0

1, 402. 0

1,402.0

1,402.0

1,402.0

1,401.9

1, 401. 9

1,401.9

1, 401. 9

1, 401. 9

1, 401. 9

1, 402. 2

1, 402. 6

1, 402. 7

1, 402. 9

1,403.3

>ril

Contents

17, 720

17, 720

17, 720

17,720

17, 720

17, 720

17, 720

17,720

17, 500

17,500

17, 500

17,500

17,500

17,500

17,500

17,500

17,500

17,500

37,500

17,300

17, 300

17, 300

17, 300

17,300

17,940

18, 820

19, 040

19, 480

20,420

+2,700

M

Gage 

height

1, 403. 6

1, 403. 6

1, 403. 7

1, 403. 8

1, 403. 8

1,403.9

1, 403. 9

1, 404. 4

1,405.0

1, 405. 9

1, 406. 9

1, 407. 7

1,408.0

1, 408. 1

1, 408. 2

1, 408. 2

1, 408. 5

1,409.0

1, 409. 5

1, 409. 6

1, 409. 6

1, 409. 6

1, 409. 8

1, 410. 3

1, 410. 8

1,411.1

1,411.2

1,411.2

1,411.2

1,411.4

ay

Contents

21, 140

21, 140

21, 380

21, 620

21,620

21, 860

21, 860

21,860

23, 140

24, 700

27, 220

30,200

32, 950

34, 000

34,350

34, 700

34, 700

35, 750

37, 500

39,500

39, 900

39, 900

39, 900

40, 700

42,700

44, 700

45,950

46,400

46, 400

46,400

47, 300

+26, 880

Ju

Gage 

height

1,411.9

1,412.3

1,412.6

1,412.8

1, 412. 9

1,412.9

1, 412. 9

1, 412. 9

1, 412. 9

1, 412. 9

1,412.9

1, 412. 9

1,412.9

1, 412. 8

1, 412. 8

1, 412. 8

1, 412. 8

1, 412. 6

1, 412. 6

1, 412. 6

1,412.6

1, 412. 5

1, 412. 5

1, 412. 5

1, 412. 5

1,412.4

1, 412. 4

1, 412. 4

1, 412. 3

1,412.3

ne

Contents

49, 550

51, 500

53,000

54, 000

54, 500

54,500

54, 500

54,500

54, 500

54,500

54,500

54, 500

54, 500

54,000

54,000

54,000

54,000

53, 000

53,000

53,000

53,000

52,500

52,500

52,500

52,500

52, 000

52, 000

52,000

51,500

51,500

+4, 200

93. CLEAR FORK BRAZOS RIVER AT FORT GRIFFIN, TEX.

Location. Lat 32°56', long 99°13', on right bank just downstream from pier 

of bridge on old Fort Griffin-Throckmorton road, half a mile northeast of 

Fort Griffin, Shackelford County, 5,100 ft upstream from bridge on U.S. 

Highway 283, and 1.3 miles upstream from Mill Creek.

Drainage area. 3,974 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except May 15 to June 10, 

for which graph was drawn on basis of staff-gage readings made at least once 

daily. Datum of gage is 1,174.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

Fort Worth supplementary adjustment of 1942.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 30,300 cfs 7 p.m. Apr. 28 (gage height, 

33.76ft).

1923 to March 1957: Discharge, 33,600 cfs Sept. 10, 1932 (gage height, 

35.09 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 38.0 ft in 1900; information from local residents.

Remarks. Some regulation by reservoirs (total combined capacity, 177,800 

acre-ft) as follows: Elm Creek basin (combined capacity, 98,230 acre-ft); 

Sweetwater Creek basin (combined capacity, 16,450 acre-ft); Lake Penick 

(capacity, 3,100 acre-ft); and Lake Stamford (capacity, 60,000 acre-ft). Flow
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B131

over spillway of Fort Phantom Hill reservoir Apr. 26 to June 30. Lake Stamford was almost filled, but no flow over spillway occurred April to June 1957.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1. .-. 

2.......

3.......

4.......

5.......

6.......

7... 

8.......

9 ...

10 .

April

15 

12 

12 

11 

8.2 

6.5 

5.8 

4.7 

21 

18

Monthly mean d 

Kunoff, in acre-fe

May

10,800 

6,200 

6,050 

5,440 

3,300 

2,470 

1,400 

921 

2,080 

2,710

June

4,710 

6,990 

7,990 

8,790 

9,940 

10, 300 

4,680 

2,150 

1,480 

1,090

Day

11 

12 _ .. 

13 

14 

15..... 

16 

17 

18 _ .. 

19 

20.....

ischarge, in cubic feet per s 

et

April

15 

12 

9.5 

7.7 

6.5 

5.8 

5.4 

5.1 

4.7 

4.7

May

5,470 

7,300 

9,380 

12, 300 

14, 200 

9,600 

2,890 

4,250 

7,820 

8,080

June

818 

705 

854 

1,210 

731 

492 

386 

314 

272 

272

Day

21.... _ 

22..... 

23... ._

24..... 

25.... 

26..... 

27- 

28..... 

29..... 

30 .. 

31 ..

April

4.7 

4.4 

137 

912 

1,900 

10,600 

16,700 

27,300 

19, 300 

15,900

3,098 

184, 400

May

8,630 

4,490 

1,570 

3,430 

8,410 

11,500 

17, 200 

19,800 

18, 200 

7,970 

2,820

7,312 

449, 600

June

346 

339 

226 

198 

179 

154 

139 

148 

134 

126

2,205 

131, 200

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April %% 

12p.m. ._ __

April 83

3.. . ..

5 ..........

8 . ..

10 

7... ... .... 

9.-. ..

12...... ......

April #4

2 

3 . ..

4

6.. .__. 

8. 

10 

12............

j4pric #5

12m.........

2 p.m.. .. _ .

7.. ..

8.. ...........

9.. ..___._....

10 ... .

ll _

12 

April %6

12m.........

12.- ..--.

Slltrtt */

12m_______

6 p.m___

12.... ..___...

Gage 

height

1.88

1.98

2.33

2.63

2.70

3.14

2.83

2.62

3.46

3.76

3.25

4.10

8.85

9.29

8.95

7.25

4.75

3.77

3.27

3.80

21.70

26.00

27.77

27.27

24.50

19.20

97 ft4

29.80

32.47

Discharge

5.1

9.0

38

83

S5

196

121

81

287

383

226

524

2,480

2,650

2,520

1,910

790

386

137

232

396

1,130

8,060

11, 400

13, 300

10, 100

6,680

19 ^nn

15, 200

22. 700

Hour

April 88

8.. ...........

11 

12 ........

April 29

12m.........

12 

April 30

12m__. ______

12 .

12 m__. ______

12p.m___.__ _

May %

12m. ........

12. 

May 3

5.. _____......

8_ . _____

12 

May 4

11_ ....... .

4 a.m...

Gage 

height

32.82

33.50

33.32

33.76

33.28

32.25

30.92

29.72

29.72

30.00

29.77

29.34

28.33

24.80

21.00

18.80

17.12

16.57

17.48

n

QQ

17.83

18.04

15.64

18.59

15.05

4.52

Discharge

24,400

28,600

27,500

30, 300

27, 100

21,200

18, 100

16, 300

16, 200

16, 600

16,300

15,600

14,200

10, 500

7,840

6,660

5,820

5,570

5,700

5,980

6 94n

6,160

6,260

5,790

6,540

5,150

940

Hour

May 9 Con.

12 m__. ______

12____. _______

12m. __.___..

12__ _..___.__

May 11

12m. .

12.. _____.__.-

May 1%

12m.. 

12 p.m... 

May 13

12... .. _____..

12m___..__._

12p.m._____..

2p.m .._._.__

12... .

May 16

12m.........

May 17

8 a.m.. _ ...

Gage 

height

7.15

8.42

9.28

8.28

7.48

8.74

10.32

11.58

14.57

15.50

19.26

19.81

19.83

21.10

23.40

23.89

24.63

26.74

28.60

29.00

28.75

27.45

24.30

17.20

11.00

Discharge

2,040

2,490

2,780

2,440

2,150

2,590

3,110

3,540

4,680

5,050

6,840

7,120

7,120

7,830

9,360

9,700

10, 300

12, 200

14,400

14, 800

14,400

12,800

9,920

5,760

3,280
B132 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957-

Continued

Hour

May 17 Con. 

12m. ._____._

12 p.m.. ....__

May 18

12 m__. ......

12 p.m.. ______

May 19

12 m. ........

12p.m__..__.

May SO 

12 m_. .......

12 p.m_.__ _ _

May 81 

10 a.m________

7p.m_. _._._.

12_.__.. ......

May 88

12m. ........

May S3

May 24

12m ___ ...

Gage 

height

7.70

6.08

12.80

20.90

21.30

21.52

21.70

21.92

22.53

23.60

13.75

6.02

6.04

6.60

10.15

Discharge

2,170

1, 550

3,920

7,610

7 Q4O

7 Q70

8,070

8,200

9,350

7,630

4

OKfl

1,840

1 Iftft

1,480

1,720

9 o^n

Hour

May %lf Con.

12 

May 25

12m.........

12p.m... ....

May SB

12m.........

May 27 

12m.........

12p.m.. .....

May 28 

12m. _ .....

9p.m.. ......

12 

May 29

12m.. __ ...

May SO

12m.........

12 

May 31

12m..........

Gage 

height

15.05

20.40

24.24

25.90

29.25

31.55

32.05

32.48

32.78

32.77

32.20

28.25

24.70

20.90

17.35

13.67

10.05

9.10

Discharge

4,720

7,200

8,420

9,590

10, 900

14,500

17,800

18,600

19, 800

20,900

20,800

19,200

13, 400

9,990

7,440

5,680

4,140

2,870

2,550

Hour

May 31 Con.

June 1 

12 m__ .......

June %

12-...----..

June 3 

12m... 

June 4 

12m.. 

12p.m.. .....

June 6 

12m_-_ ...

12p.m... ....

June 6

12 . 

June 7 

12m.... _ ..

12p.m... ....

Gage 

height

9.00

15.45

19.45

19.92

20,10

21.00

22.00

22.55

23.10

23.78

24.55

26.00

26.50

24.75

21.00

14.50

9.35

Discharge

2,510

4,830

6,680

6,910

7,000

7,460

8,050

8,390

8,760

9,240

9,770

11,000

11,400

9,900

7,390

4,380

2,570

91. HUBBARD CREEK NEAR BRECKENRIDGE, TEX.

Location. Lat 32°50'15", long 98°57'00", near right bank on downstream side 

of pier of bridge on U.S. Highway 183, 2.3 miles downstream from Big Sandy 

Creek, 6.8 miles northwest of Breckenridge, Stephens County, 7 miles upstream 

from Gonzales Creek, and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,087 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except May 21, 22, 29-31, 

June 8-12, 15-17, 25, for which graphs were drawn on basis of wire-weight 

gage readings.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 34,500 cfs 3 a.m. May 26 (gage height, 

34.00ft).

1955 to March 1957: Discharge, 12,800 cfs May 20, 1955 (gage height, 30.98 

ft).

Maximum stage known since at least 1925, 34.2 ft July 20, 1953; information 

from local resident and State Highway Department.

Remarks. Some regulation by reservoirs upstream from station.
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B133

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

2 

3... 

4 

5 -

6 .

7

8- .

9. 

10.. .

April

0.4 

.2 

32 

27 

11 

11 

8.9 

3.4 

1.4 

1.0

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, in acre-fc

May

3,200 

709 

1,320 

7,360 

6,330 

498 

184 

100 

2,910 

7,920

June

2,270 

1,360 

720 

963 

2,350 

1,890 

547 

266 

218 

122

Day

12 

13 

15 

16......

17 

18. .... 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per

et

April

0.8 

.5 

.4 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.2 

.3

May

4,560 

15,200 

7,540 

6,570 

706 

350 

251 

5,000 

4,160 

534

June

80 

79 

2,630 

666 

192 

99 

62 

599 

1,050 

122

Day

21......

22 

23......

24......

25 

26. 

27.. 

28 

29......

30 

second.

April

131 

54 

1,140 

473 

291 

16, 800 

17,000 

11, 400 

11, 700 

2,950

2,068 

123, 100

May

257 

160 

2,790 

8,220 

11, 500 

19, 900 

1,700 

509 

343 

172 

383

3,914 

240,700

June

57 

40 

31 

52 

58 

29 

22 

18 

14 

12

554 

32, 940

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April gg 

12p.m.. .....

April 23

2a.m ___ ...

3 .....

4... ...

6

9.---.....-...

12m.........

6.--.---......

9 

12 

April 24

12m. 

12 

April 25

12 m 

9 

10 

11 

12 

April 26

4 

6.. ......

10 

6 _

10 

12 

April S7

5 

11

12- 

April 28 

3 a.m ....

Gage 

height

4.40

4.85

5.75

7.40

9.60

12.00

14.17

15.13

14.33

12.65

11.50

8.50

6.47

5.73

5.39

4.85

4.62

6.00

10.25

15.50

20.25

29.80

31.00

32.55

33.85

33.00

32.00

31.80

32. 48

33.52

32.60

30.88

28.77

Discharge

51

96

512

COQ

1,200

1,580

1,780

1,620

1,310

1,120

350

223

168

96

269

926

1,870

3,260

6,380

9,080

11,200

13, 600

18, 400

34, 100

18, 900

13, 600

12, 800

15,300

23,900

15, 800

9,870

6.510

Hour

April g8 Con.

9

12 

8 .........

12.- -

April SO

6 ... ...

12m19

May 1

11 

8 ___ .__

12 

12

11 

12 - 

May 4

12 -

May 5 

6 a.m __ ....

Gage 

height

26.78

30.05

32.46

32.52

32.15

30.38

27.65

24.60

94 fW

20.60

23.60

15.12

9.47

7.34

8.38

11.45

11.34

12.93

16.75

23.70

9fi Q9

28.47

30.40

Discharge

4,860

8,190

13, 800

15,300

15, 700

16,400

14, 100

3,470

3,010

2 dlO

4,050

4,840

3,220

1,740

1,060

797

672

1,140

1,160

1,540

5,350

7,920

9,430

11, 100

12, 100

Hour

May 5 Con. 

12 m... ------

19

May 6

May 7

May 8

S.. .......... .

8- -- __

12 

May 10

8 ------

12 

May 11

9... ..........

12m-- 

12

May lg

12 -------

May 13 

4 a.m .........

Gage 

height

27.87

19.95

12.24

9.10

7.78

6,98

6.54

6.19

5.93

6.71

10.35

16.94

23.70

27.17

29.46

31.73

27.38

21.90

15.42

13.26

18.50

23.40

29.45

32.12

32.83

32.97

32.46

30.90

29.20

Discharge

5,380

1,840

871

430

173

129

97

77

146

645

1,950

4,070

6,150

8,940

14, 200

4,940

2,140

1,250

1,000

1,630

2,580

7,180

13,600

16, 700

17, 400

14,900

9,730

6,990
B134 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, infect, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957 

Continued

Hour

May 13 Con. 

9 a.m... __

3 p.m... ....

12 _ . _ . ....

May 14

7 a.m... ......

12m--.-....

3 p.m... .....

6 ..........

9 ..........

12

May IS

12m.........

12 p.m... ....

May 16

12m-. __ ..

12 p.m.. .....

May 17

10 a.m ......

9 p.m.. ......

12.. . .........

May 18

2 a.m ____ -

6 ... .......

12m--. 

12 

May 19

6. - - ...

12m ......

8- ...... -

12

May HO

12m...- .-

12 p.m.. .....

May HI

12m . 

12p.m .......

May SS

12m. __ .

May 23

11 

3-.. __ . __

6

12 

May m

12m 

8 .....

10 . 

Gage 

height

28.74

28.97

29.75

30.53

29.26

26.90

23.15

18.85

14.50

9.16

7.53

7.37

9.25

12.90

19.65

25.25

28.45

29.10

24.62

14.60

11.65

8.43

7.66

7.15

6.87

6.50

6.18

12.85

23.40

26.60

28.78

30.16

29.75

24.10

Discharge

7,210

8,730

11,000

7,850

5,000

1,150

614

QQQ

O7Q

O1 A

462

4,850

7,480

9

7OH

9 son

i 7on

1,160

793

500

343

947

190

162

19<;

96

1,130

2,160

5,720

7,910

7,580

4,240

2.840

Hour

May 84 Con.

2 a.m .........

6.. ...........

8 

10 

12 m. ........

12 .........

May S6

3 a.m .........

12m.. 

9.. .. .........

12 

May 27

6.- ... .....

9 .... ...

12m.-,. 

12 

12 m. ........

May 30

12 ...

19

8 ..... .

6 ....

12 .......

12.. .

1 9

June 4

W. ...........

12 

Gage 

height

99 <tn

21.75

97 f\(\

29.60

09 77

oo Qn

34.00

QO CO

31.73

on cc

19.50

15.67

i *> on

11.06

10.13

7.56

6.62

6 no

7.80

10.05

21.76

19.00

15.50

15.60

 m on

10.83

11.72

13.63

15.56

Discharge

2 0 Of)

2,110

3,140

7,380

9,680

34, 500

17,600

8,830

6,000

3 COfl

2,130

758

446

349

137

168

264

352

CQ1

2,770

3,270

2,400

1,660

1,160

1,140

1,680

607

652

731

596

862

1,670

Hour

June 5

19

June 6

8... -

19

12m12p.m... 

5 . -- 

6 

8 

10 

6 

9 .......

12m. 

6p.m. ... 

12

12m--. 

12 p.m.- .....

June 17

June 18

6 a.m __ -

12m... 

5 -----

8 

8 

12m. 

June 20

Gage 

height

18.92

20.13

17.93

17.00

13.91

11.80

9.35

8.20

5.97

5.97

15.00

20.20

24.85

23.15

16.50

10.95

9.32

8.57

8.00

7.00

6.53

6.18

5.92

5.69

5.53

5.45

8.77

10.50

9.08

13.55

17.57

18.13

14.30

10.58

8.03

7.16

6.27

5.84

Discharge

2,380

2,880

2,720

2,150

1,960

1,340

920

478

313

80

80

960

1,560

2,740

3,730

4,620

3,830

2,700

1 ' 860

753

473

362

288

175

128

96

76

61

52

47

404

708

451

1,380

2,180

2,310

1,500

740

317

201

108

71
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B135

95. BRAZOS RIVER NEAR SOUTH BEND, TEX.

Location. Lat 33°01'30", long 98°38'50", near left bank on left side of pier of 

bridge on State Highway 67, 0.3 mile upstream from Wichita Falls and Southern 

Railroad bridge, 1.6 miles downstream from Clear Fork Brazos River, 2.0 miles 

northeast of South Bend, Young County, and at mile 758.

Drainage area. Approximately 21,600 sq mi, of which 9,240 sq mi is probably 

noncontributing.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except Apr. 1-20, June 10-13, 

17, 18, 23-25, 28-30, for which graphs were drawn on basis of wire-weight gage 

readings made once daily. Datum of gage is 1,002.98 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 66,000 cfs 10 p.m. Apr. 29 (gage height, 

32.70ft).

1938 to March 1957: Discharge, 87,400 cfs May 4, 1941 (gage height, 

27.35ft).

Maximum stage known, 36.2 ft in 1876, information from State Highway 

Department and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Flood of Sept. 24, 1900 

reached a stage of about 29.5 ft and flood of June 16, 1930 reached a stage of 

about 35.5 ft; information from local residents.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

2 _.

3. ......

4 ...

5 ...

6. 

7 

8 .

9 

10__.___

April

71 

67 

63 

210 

117 

71 

46 

32 

29 

24

May

53, 400 

35, 100 

24,800 

23, 100 

27,000 

18, 300 

5,640 

2,860 

4,470 

16,300

June

16, 700 

15, 700 

17, 700 

15,600 

16,000 

15,000 

14,800 

12,200 

5,150 

3,270

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic 

Runoff, in thousands of acre-fee'

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

ITIS 

19 

20 

feet per

April

24 

22 

26 

31 

31 

27 

24 

22 

26 

23

May

17,100 

22, 700 

32,300 

35, 700 

24,000 

17,200 

16,400 

27,700 

32,600 

27,700

June

2,360 

1,940 

2,050 

4,030 

2,990 

2,130 

1,600 

1,190 

2,150 

7,390

Day

21 

22_____ 

23 

24 

25 

26 

278 " 

29.____

30 

31 

April

760 

626 

2,100 

3,350 

2,070 

18, 400 

36, 900 

46,200 

61, 800 

64, 100

7,910 

470.7

May

15, 800 

11, 400 

12, 700 

14.40C 

26, 500 

32, 400 

35, 900 

24, 800 

18,300 

19, 100 

19,600

22, 430 

1,379

June

3,840 

2,150 

1,800 

1,470 

1,130 

1,460 

1,040 

791 

702 

670

5,833 

347.1

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April SO

12p.m... ....

April 21

12m.. .......

12-.-.. ....._.

12m. ......__

12p.m.. .....

April SS

9... -_.____._

Gage 

height

3.38

5.92

6.20

5.87

5.28

4.69

5.16

6.02

Discharge

oq

988

1,180

956

610

330

1,050

Hour

April S3 Con.

12 . ..

12m - 

April 25

12m.........

12 . -

April gfi

2a.m.....--

Oage 

height

7 97

8 44

8.97

8.48

- 7.80

6.57

7.60

8.75

11. 55

Discharge

2,120

3,540

4,310

3,590

2,700

1,470

2,480

3,970

8.980

Hour

April 26 Con.

April S7

10 a.m. ..... ..

April SS

12 

April 29

12m.-. 

Gage 

height

13.00

14.91

17.25

20.35

22.00

23.16

23. 55

27.65

29.50

31.35

Discharge

12, 200

17,200

23, 500

32, 200

37,000

40, 200

41, 200

51, 600

56, 500

62,000
B136 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957 

Continued

Hour

April 29 Con. 

10 p.m... ....

12... ........ .

April SO

6 a.m .........

12m.........

6p.m.. ......

12 

Mayl

12m.........

12p.m. ......

6 a.m ___ ...

12m. ........

6p.m.. ......

12.. ....... ...

12p.m.. .....

May 9

12m __ ....

6p.m.. ......

12 .. .......

May 10 

8 a.m __ ....

4p.m._ ......

6.... ......

9... ... .......

12 

May 11

6 a.m .........

3p.m ........

12 .. 

May 13 

6a.m. ........

12m.-.- 

6p.m. ......

12 

May 13 

6 a.m .........

6p.m ........

12--. .- . 

4 a.m .........

9 ..... 

12m.....---.

6p.m... .....

12 _ . __ .

12m.... ..

May 16

12m ___ ...

12p.m.. .....

May 17 

12m..... _ .

12 

May 18

12m... 

12p.m.. .....

Qage 

height

32.70

32.65

32.50

32.20

31.80

31.00

OQ CE

24.75

22.82

21.43

20.35

19.45

7.41

8.70

9.83

11.57

14.18

15.72

15.83

15.75

15.45

14.52

14.91

15.72

17.02

18.10

18.81

19.25

21.50

22.00

22.15

22.15

22.08

21.24

17.33

14.75

14.56

14.63

14.48

14.98

18.04

19.36

20.45

Discharge

66,000

65, 800

65, 400

63, 300

fin onn

54,200

qo 7nn

34, 300

28, 300

2,110

3,760

5,610

9,020

15, 300

19, 300

19, 400

18, 600

17, 400

16,200

17 9OO

in onn

OF: Qnn

29, 100

35,500

37,000

37, 400

37, 400

34, 700

on onn

18,800

16, 800

16, 400

16,000

17, 300

25, 700

32, 500

Hour

May 19 

12m.. .

May 20

May 21

12m 

12p.m. ......

May 22

12m. 

6 ........

12 ..-.-...

May 24

5 a.m .........

12m... ..

10 

12 .......

May 15

8 .......

6- ... .....

12 . .

May 26

12m... 

May 27

6 ...

12 

May 28

12

May 29

19

19

June 1

6 - -

9

9

Qage 

height

20.73

on iq

19 15

16.60

13.97

12.88

12 64

12.53

12 22

1 H Qfl

14.25

13.62

13.95

13.75

1 °. fi°.

14.80

16.68

1 Q flfl

1Q 1 E

IQ QC

19.55

19.37

20.33

21.65

21.98

99 HO.

91 c.0.

20.43

16.35

15.64

15.33

15.30

15.42

15.67

15.85

15.93

15.87

15.60

15.35

14.95

14.30

13.10

14.60

15.07

15.18

14.88

Discharge

33, 200 01 Ann

OQ con

21, 700

14, 700

11 900

n

oflfl

11,100

14, 300

15, 400

14 

' 400

13,800

14,700

14, 200

ifi onn

91 Qfift

25 600

OQ onn

29 400

OQ QOO

29, 400

32, 100 QC nnn

of; onn

OK con

91 nnn

19 

' 100

18, 300

18,500

19, 100

19, 600

19,800

19 700

19,000

18,300

17,300

15, 600

12 500

16,400

17,600

17,900

17,100

Hour

June 2

10 

12------------

6 

12 

June 4

10 - 

12

3 a.m .........

12 

June 12

June 13

9 

12 

12- 

June 15

1 p.m.-. .....

12 

June 16

12m-. 

12 p.m.__ _ _

June 17

12m.-...---

12 p.m.---- .

12m__- -

12 p.m--.----

12m-. 

12. 

June 20 

6 a.m 

12 m. ---....

6 p.m.-- _ -.

12- -...

12m-- 

12 p.m. ....

Qage 

height

14.07

1 ^ QO

14.51

14.92

15.50

15.20

14.36

14.23

13.90

14.42

14.85

14.07

14.18

6.20

7.00

7 SO

8.53

7 52

7.50

7.04

6.56

6.49

6.25

6.04

5.79

5.57

5.47

6.52

7.10

6.78

9.80

11.40

10.13

8.60

7.48

6.88

Discharge

15,000

U Kfin

16, 100

17,200

17 900

15, 700

15, 500

16, 200

14,700

1 R nnn

17,100

15,200

15,500

1,750

1,750

2,940

4,200

5, 290

2.180

2,340

3,620

3,420

2,930

2,200

2,040

1,800

1,610

1,400

1,230

1,160

1,090

2,070

3,060

2,680

7,480

10, 100

7,940

5,400

3,590

2,800
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B137

96. POSSUM KINGDOM RESERVOIR NEAR GRAFORD, TEX.

Location. Lat 32°52', long 98°26', in powerhouse at dam on Brazos River, 2.6 

miles upstream from Loving Creek, 11.3 miles southwest of Graford, Palo 

Pinto County, and at mile 687.

Drainage area. Approximately, 22,550 sq mi, of which 9,240 sq mi is probably 

noncontributing.

Gage-height record. Mercury U-tube gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 

0.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Brazos River Authority).

Maxima. April-June 1957: Contents observed, 741,800 acre-ft 12 m. Apr. 30 

(gage height, 1,000.9 ft).

1941 to March 1957: Contents observed, 743,900 acre-ft Oct. 5, 1941 (gage 

height, 1,001.0 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by a reinforced-concrete dam of flat-slab-deck, 

massive-buttress type; and nine roof-weir (modified beartrap-type) gates, two 

bulkhead sections, and an earthen dike section. Dam completed and storage 

began Mar. 21, 1941. Total capacity, 724,700 acre-ft at top of closed roofweir gates (gage height, 1,000.0 ft). Usable capacity for power development, 

698,900 acre-ft between gage heights 911.5 ft at sill of powerhouse penstock 

and 1,000.0 ft. Figures represent total contents. Water used for power 

development, industry, and irrigation. Record furnished by Brazos River 

Authority.

Gage height, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet, at 12 p.m. of indicated day, 1957

Day

I 

2

3

4 - _ _ 

6 .... ______ _______

T......... .....................

8

9

10... __________________________

ll__-___-.__ 

12 

13 

14

IS 

16.____________________________

17 ... ~

18_-_-___ _______ ___ _______

19 

20. _________________________

21 

23. ________________

24... ___ _ _ __ _

25 

26 . _____

28.__-_____-_-_.-__. _________

29 

30. 

31 

April

Gage 

height

990.2 

990.2 

990.2 

990.2 

990.2

990.2 

990. 2 

990^2 

990.2 

990.1

990.1 

990.1 

990.0 

990.0 

990.0

990.0 

990.0 

990.0 

990.0 

990.0

990.1 

990.3 

990.6 

991.2 

991.5

998.0 

998.6 

999.9 

1, 000. 8 

1,000.8

Contents

551, 200 

551, 200 

551, 200 

551, 200 

551, 200

551, 200 

551,200 

551, 200 

551,200 

549, 600

549, 600 

549, 600 

548, 000 

548, 000 

548, 000

548, 000 

548, 000 

548, 000 

548, 000 

548, 000

549, 600 

552, 800 

557, 600 

567, 200 

572, 000

687, 000 

698, 200 

722, 800 

739, 900 

739, 900

+188, 700

May

Gage 

height

1, 000. 5 

999.7 

999.7 

999.0 

998.8

998. 5 

998.1 

998.2 

998.6 

999.1

999.6 

999.2 

999.5 

999.9 

999.0

997.4 

998.0 

998.4 

998.8 

998.1

997.6 

997.6 

998.6 

998.1 

1, 000. 5

1,000.3 

1,000.3 

999.8 

998.2 

998.1 

997.8

Contents

734,200 

719, 000 

719, 000 

705, 700 

702, 000

696, 400 

688, 900 

690, 700 

698, 200 

707, 600

717, 100 

709, 500 

715, 200 

722, 800 

705, 700

676,200 

687, 000 

694, 500 

702, 000 

688, 900

679, 800 

679, 800 

698, 200 

688, 900 

734, 200

730, 400 

730, 400 

720, 900 

690, 700 

688,900 

683, 400

 56, 500

June

Gage 

height

997.6 

997.4 

997.4 

997.7 

997.9

997.7 

997.6 

998.0 

997.6 

997.1

997.0 

997.1 

997.1 

997.3 

997.4

997.5 

997.4 

997.4 

997.3 

997.6

997.9 

998.0 

998.1 

997.9 

997.7

997.6 

997.4 

997.2 

997.0 

996.8

Contents

679, 800 

676, 200 

676, 200 

681,600 

685, 200

681, 600 

679, 800 

687, 000 

679, 800 

670, 800

669, 000 

670, 800 

670, 800 

674, 400 

676, 200

678, 000 

676, 200 

676, 200 

674, 400 

679, 800

685, 200 

687, 000 

688, 900 

685, 200 

681,600

679, 800 

676, 200 

672, 600 

669, 000 

665, 400

-18,000

656087 O 62- -10
B138 FLOODS OF 1957

97. BRAZOS RIVER NEAR PALO PINTO, TEX.

Location. Lat 32°51'45", long 98°18'10", on right bank, 35 ft upstream from 

bridge on Palo Pinto-Graford highway, 300 ft downstream from Dark Valley 

Creek, 6}£ miles north of Palo Pinto, Palo Pinto County, 20 miles downstream 

from Possum Kingdom Dam, and at mile 667.

Drainage area. Approximately, 22,760 sq mi of which 9,240 sq mi is probably 

noncontributing.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except 10 p.m. Apr. 28 to 2 

p.m. Apr. 29, 8 p.m. May 28 to 2 a.m. May 30, and 5 p.m. June 7 to 10 a.m. 

June 13. Graphs were drawn on basis of a few gage readings, high-water 

marks, and record of releases at Possum Kingdom Dam, Apr. 28, 29, May 28, 

30, June 7. Datum of gage is 831.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. Discharge for periods with no record of gage height estimated on basis 

of record of releases from Possum Kingdom Reservoir.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 85,400 cfs 6 a.m. Apr. 29 (gage height, 

28.87ft).

1924 to March 1957: Discharge, 95,600 cfs June 16, 1930, at site 19 miles 

downstream near Mineral Wells (gage height, 30 ft).

Maximum stage known was reached by flood of 1876, according to data by 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and was several feet higher than any subsequent 

flood.

Remarks. Flow largely regulated by Possum Kingdom Reservoir and several 

smaller reservoirs in Clear Fork and other basins, having a combined capacity 

of about 946,500 acre-ft.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

i 

2 

3 .-.

4.......

5 ....

6.......

7.......

8... .

9.......

10......

April

36 

51 

323 

484 

76 

40 

33 

31 

400 

481

May

71,000 

56, 400 

57,200 

43,000 

34,100 

28,500 

15,700 

4,550 

4,220 

7,570

Monthly mean discharge 

Runoff, in thousands of a

June

20,200 

19,600 

19, 100 

19,100 

20,200 

20,300 

17, 500 

12, 200 

11, 400 

7,010

Day

11 

12 

13 - 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

in cubic feet per 

cre-feet

April

410 

193 

89 

49 

35 

32 

33 

33 

40 

105

May

19, 700 

27,300 

35,300 

35, 600 

39, 600 

34,600 

16,400 

25,600 

33,800 

40, 500

June

3,140 

2,960 

2,780 

2,580 

2,960 

2,960 

3,030 

3,050 

3,050 

3,030

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

559 

101 

529 

266 

511 

11, 300 

38, 700 

52, 300 

81,700 

77,500

8,881 

528.5

May

29,200 

12,100 

14,100 

21,100 

37, 500 

39, 900 

38, 500 

37, 800 

33,700 

21, 300 

20,600

30, 210 

1,857

June

3,250 

2,360 

3,010 

3,140 

3,140 

3,160 

3,160 

3,160 

3,140 

3,140

7,560 

449.9
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B139

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April %4 

12 p.m....- -

April &5

12m-. -

8p.m.-- --. 

9- ----- 

10 

11 

12 __ 

April &6

3 -

5-- - -

8 - 

12m-- 

2 p.m..- 

3 ----- 

4 

5. ------------

6 ------

10 

12 

April 07

1 a.m __ .-.- 

4 -

9 

12m-.- 

April 28

7 a.m _ 

9 

10 

12m--- 

2p.m_.- 

3 - - -

5.-. 

6 

7 - 

12 

2 a.m 

4 - 

6 

8 

4 p.m... 

6_. _ -------

10 

12----. --

2 a.m 

12 m. - 

6p.m10 

3 D.m _ . 

Gage 

leight

1.19

1.13

1.06

.91 

.94 

3.70

7.04

8.34

8.04

6.34 

5.06 

3.87 

3.50

4.60 

6.60 

8.80 

9.60

14.75

15.28

15.41 

16.57 

17 04

17.41 

17.50 

17.51

17.65 

18. 20

21.50 

23.25 

23.84 

24.12

24.25 

24.44

27.40

28.50 

28.82

28.87 

28,79 

28.65

28.40

27.61 

27.32 

27.08

27.20

27.24

27.15 

27.04

26.39

OK QC

24.80

Discharge

111

100

88

65 

70 

1,540 

4,760

8,100

U nnn

11,500

10,700

6,420 

3,620 

1,740 

1,310

, (OU

7,040 

12, 700 

15,000 

26, 300

30, 700

32,500

32, 900 

36,800

39, 700 

40,000 

40,100

' 40, 600 

42,500

44,100 

48,600 

54,000 

55,600 

56, 700

63,200 

66,000 

67,600

78,800

83,800 

85, 200

85,400 

85,100 

84,400

83,300

79,700 

78,400 

77,400

77,900

78, 100

77,700 

77,200 

76, 400

75,600

74,600

72, 400

68,200

Hour

May I Con. 

6p.m .....

12-..-- --

May %

} a.m --

11. .-. - 

12m-- 

4 

7 -

11-- - 

i o

May 3

2 a.m ... . 

3 - 

4 _ ---------

6----- -----

7 -----

8 

10 

12m. ------- 

3 p.m... --

6 -

8 -

May 9 

12p.m..- 

May 10

1 p.m.--. 

3 

4 -----

6 

12 

May 11

1 a.m .> - 

4 -----

5 ------

2 ill __ ---

7 ------

9 -----

12 

May 12

4 a.m.- . .... 

8 

12 m. -------

2 p.m.- ..... 

^.. ..........

6 - .... -

8 

10 - 

12 

May IS

5 a.m.... .... 

7. -

Q

11 

12m... 

12 

Gage 

height

24.25

OQ no

23.75

23.15 

22.80 

22.42 

21.26

20.50 

19.85 

19.51 

20.06

24.00 

25.01 

25.12 

24.08

00 QC

23.78 

23.44 

22.63 

21.50

20.98

21.18

20.77

5.22

5.17

5.13

6.33 

8.14 

8.50

8.78 

8.90

8.92 

10.16

10.37

9. 58 

10.00

12.56

13.55 

13.74

13. 53

13.14 

12.86 

12.77

12.72 

13.42 

14.79

15.38

15.58

15.62

15.51 

15.82

16.51

16.74

16.73

16.20

16.02

Discharge

66, 000 

64, 700

64,000

60,200 

58, 700 

54, 000

51,000 

48, 400 

47,100 

49, 200

65, 000 

69, GOO69, 500 

65, 300

61,600 

58, 200 

55, 000 

50, 100

51,800

53,700

3,940

3,840

3,760

4,020

6,390 

10,900 

11, 900

12, 700 

13,000

13,100 

16. 500

16, 100

23, 700

26 800 

27, 400

24, 600 

24, 300

24, 200 

26, 300 

30, 800

32, 80(

33, 50(

33, 600

33, 200 

34, 300

36, 600

37.400

37, 400

35, 601

35, 000

Hour

May 14

2 a.m.- 

12m-. - ....

4 p. m- -- .

May 15

4 a.m.... . 

11 

12m 

3 p.m... -- 

5_ ------------ 

>_ ---- 

7 - 

12 

9 a.m..-. -- 

10 

12 m. -------

6 - 

9-. - 

12 

May 17

6- --

7 

10 - 

12m. -------- 

5 p.m.- .... ..

9------ ---- 

12- - 

3 a.m.... ....

5 

8 

10 

12m 

2 p.m.. .... 

4 ........

6 

12 

May 10

4p.m-_- ....

5 

8 ----- 

10 

12 

3 a.m.-.- . 

6 

12m. ------- 

12 p.m.. ....

May 21

10 a.m.. ..--

12m-- - 

4 p.m.- ...

6 

10 

12 

May 22

2 a.m--.. ....

Gage 

height

16.02 

16.22

16.32 

16.39

16 t 46 

16.46 

16.85

18.62 

18.65 

18.64

18.28

17.31 

17.10 

16.08 

14.72

14.15 

13.86 

12.38

11.34

11.06

11.00

10.97 

10.10 

8.57

8.57 

9.40

11.55

12.16 

12. 34 

12. 32

12.93 

14.07 

14.59 

14.74

15.19

15.34

15.55 

17.10

17.82

17.90 

17.85

17.70 

17.21

16.69 

10.40

15.70 

12.18

11.37 

9.04

8.62

8.55

Discharge

35, 000 

35, 600

36, 200

36,500 

36, 500 

37, 800

42, 900 

44, 000 

44. 100 

44, 000

42, 800

39, 400 

38, 600 

35, 200 

30, 600

28, 700 

27, 800 

23, 100

19, 200

19, 000

18. 900 

16, 400 

12, 100

12, 100 

14, 400

22,500 

23, 000 

23, 000

24, 800 

28, 400 

30. 100 

30, 600

31 500

32, 100

32. 700

33, 400 

38, 600

41, 200

41, 400 

41, 300

40, 800 

39, OOC

33, 90C 

22, 50(

13, 40(

12, 20(

12, 10C
B140 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957 

Continued

Hour

May 28 Con. 

12ffl_ ........

12p.m.. .....

May 23

10 a.m _ . .... 

12m__-______ 

2p.m__- __

12 

May 24

2a.m.. .......

4.............

6. .........

8.--.---.. _ .

12m.. .

Gage 

height

8.54

8.50

8.45 

8.92 

10.20

10.80 

9.31

10.58

11.59

11.96

12.05

12.04

11.72

Discharge

12, 100

11,900

11,800 

13, 100 

16, 700

18, 400 

14,200

17,700

20, 800

21,900

22,200

22, 100

21 ' 200

Hour

May 25

6.............

7. .........

9 

12m. ........

1 p.m_._ ..... 

3.............

8.. ........_-. 

10............ 

12..-... ...

12 

Gage 

height

14.36

14.42

16.28

18.48 

19.10 

19.44

18.27 

17.81 

17.81

17.76

17.47

17.20

Discharge

29,400

29,600

35, 800

43, 500

45,700 

46,900

41, 100 

41, 100

41,000

40,300

39,9TO

39,000

Hour

May 27 

6 a.m .........

12m_____ _ .

12 p.m.__ ....

May $8

6 a.m .........

7 ... ...... . 

12m.... .....

4 p.m..- ..... 

12 .........

May 29

8.. .......

10 

11 _. - .-

12- 

Gage 

height

17.02

17.02

17.10

17.03 

17.04

16. 93 

16.81 

16.40

15.91

15.75

15.62

15.42

15.00

13.27

12.97

Discharge

38, 400

38,600

38, 400 

38, 400

oo, 1UU

37, 700 

36, 300

34, 600

34,000

33,600

32,900

31,500

25, 900

24, 900

98. PALO PINTO CREEK NEAR SANTO, TEX.

Location. Lat 32°38', long 98° 11', on left bank 0.5 mile upstream from Texas 

and Pacific Railway bridge, 1.4 miles downstream from Big Sunday Creek, 

2.6 miles northeast of Santo, Palo Pinto County, 2.8 miles upstream from 

Wusser Creek, and 7.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 567 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except May 15-17, 20, 21, 

26, 27, May 31 to June 2, June 5, 7-10, 12-30, for which graphs were drawn 

for all periods given above, except June 12-30, on basis of characteristic recessions, floodmarks, and information by observer. Datum of gage is 762.63 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements below 17,000 cfs and by slope-area measurement of peak discharge.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 45,100 cfs 6 a.m. May 26 (gage height, 

31.05 ft, from floodmark).

1951 to March 1957: Discharge, 17,600 cfs May 1, 1956 (gage height, 26.08 

ft).

Maximum stages since at least 1880, May 8, 1922, and May 26, 1957. Flood 

of May 8, 1922, reached about the same stage as that in 1957, according to 

information furnished by the Texas and Pacific Railway Co., but probably 

was slightly lower according to information furnished by local residents.
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B141

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 .

3

4.......

6.......

7t

8 

9 

10.... ._

April

0.8 

.9 

11 

15 

2.2 

.5 

.1 

0 

0 

0

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, in acre-f

May

326 

347 

4,370 

3,050 

690 

292 

161 

150 

2,370 

846

June

305 

370 

216 

403 

208 

144 

117 

91 

82 

73

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per =et

April

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1.6 

.6

May

1,740 

6,450 

4,700 

954 

269 

148 

107 

4,080 

628 

191

June

65 

60 

60 

60 

55 

50 

45 

45 

45 

40

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 . 

27 

28 . 

29 

30 . 

31 

April

572 

132 

1,770 

401 

81 

1,050 

5,530 

1,720 

8,150 

1,590

701 

41, 710

May

119

89 

3,430 

6,120 

14,800 

21, 100 

1,460 

698 

320 

229 

212

2, 595 

159, 600

June

40 

35 

30 

30 

25 

20 

15 

15 

10 

7

92.0 

5,480

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April M

12 p.m... ....

April S3

3 a.m _ . _ .

6. ... ... .

9 ... ...

12m._ _

3 p.m... ... 

6... ......

9.. ......

12... ......

April ^4

2 a.m ___ _-

6 ........

12 m. ........

12 p.m... .

April 25

12m. ......

12 p.m.. .....

April 26

4 a.m _________

8

9_ 

10 __..

11

6 ... ..

7

8._ ------

9 .

10 .... ... ._

11. 

12 

April 27

1 a.m __ _ ....

2 .... 

4

8 

11 

12m. ......--

6

8... 

9 ... .

12..... _ ....

Gage 

height

1.85

2.20

2.62

3.85

5.30

7.60

8.54

8.00

5.15

3.65

2.82

2.46

2.14

1.94

1.80

2.00

1.84

2.31

2.92

3.05

2.52

3.15

3.75

5.25

8.80

11.50

12.55

14.28

13.71

17.10

18.07

16.90

16.28

15.75

12.10

7.25

3.65

3.03

Discharge

58

144

326

1,010

1,880

3,080

3,550

3,280

1 790

892

436

247

126

75

48

88

56

183

491

5fi2

275

950

1,850

3,680

5,030

6,140

8,060

7,940

7,570

7,250

5,330

2,900

892

552

Hour

April 28

8 .... ......

11. _ . ...

12m..-..- 

2. __ ...

3... ... ...

6. . .

10... .........

12.. 

4 ... _ ...

6. .........

12 m. ........

2

3 . .

6 .... ....

9 

12 ..

April 30

8 ......

12m.........

8_--.-- -

12 

May 1

12 

12m... . ..

12 

Mays

2 . _ ..

4.. ......

5. -_.-.-..-_..

Gage 

height

2.65

2.86

2.66

2.90

3.05

3.58

8.00

11.76

13.40

15.40

18.25

20.77

20.90

30.87

20.61

17.90

13.40

8.75

7.04

5.00

3.48

o 04

2.74

2.50

2.78

2.63

2.56

2.41

2.44

3.57

4.09

Discharge

342

458

348

480

562

854

3,280

5,160

5,980

7,040

8,780

10, 700

10,800

10,800

10, 500

8,540

5,980

3 660

2.800

1,700

799

OQ9

305

OAK

on^

464

414

332

295

999

224

238

865

848

1.150

Hour

May 3 Con.

8 

10 

11 _ .

12m... ......

3

4 ... _

6 ..... ....

9

12 

May 4

5 ......

7

9

12m 

5

7 .... ...

10 

11

12. - - _ .

12m.. .......

12 

May 9

6 ..... 

8... ... ...... .

9 ---

8 . ... ...

9

12. .... 

Mail 10

3 .....

Gage 

height

7.40

8.69

10.43

13.52

14.66

16.01

15.85

14.80

12.00

9.79

9.70

10.61

10.77

10.51

8.40

5.60

4.53

4.29

4.49

4 49

4.41

3.45

3.13

2.77

2.50

2.49

2.21

2.50

3.90

6.10

8.85

10.75

11.32

11.26

9.31

7.50

5.23

Discharge

2,980

3,620

4,500

6,040

6.610

7,410

7,490

7,310

6,680

5,280

4,180

4,130

4,580

4,660

4,540

3,480

2,060

1,420

1,270

1,390

1,390

1,350

782

606

491

408

265

260

148

265

1,040

2,330

3,700

4,660

4,940

4,910

3,940

3,030

1,840
B142 FLOODS OF 1957

Gaffe height, in feet,-and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957-

Continued

Hour

May 10 Con. 

5 a.m. ........

7 __ 

12m... ......

6 p.m.. ......

12 -

May 11

2 a.m___ ,.._.

4 

5 .....

6 -

11 

1 p.m..... ...

2 . .

4... . ___ .

6 ___ .... .

7 ......

8 .

9... ___ -----

10 

12-. --..... 

May 18

2 a.m___ .....

4. ....

6.- _ -------

8 

10 

12m.... 

3 

4... .....

6--.--_.-. . 

8 

10 

11 

12. 

May 13

6a.m . .....

12m.. . 

6p.m... ....

12-. ......

May 14

12m.... ..

Gage 

height

3.90

3.30

2.91

2.66

2.52

2.49

2.51

3.00

3.67

5.05

5.47

5.51

5.49

5.18

5. 19

5.50

7.55

9.50

12.88

14.65

16.49

17.40

17.34

17.05

15.72

12.90

9.80

9.23

9.78

10.86

13.48

14.39

14.59

14.57

13.18

11.37

8.60

5.80

4.33

3.37

2.93

Discharge

1,040

700

AQR

275

260

97fl

535

1,730

1,980

2,010

1,990

1,810

1,810

2,000

3,060

4,030

5,720

6,600

8,240

8,200

8

AQA

7,230

5,730

4,180

3,900

4,170

4,710

6,020

6,480

6,580

6,560

5,870

4,960

3,580

2,180

1 QflA

739

Hour

May 14 Con.

Mayir

6 

9 ... ....

11. 

2 --...- 

6 

8 .

10 

12 

12m... 

12- _ .

A//VM/ 01?

10 

12m... 

2 . .....

3

4

8 

10 

11......... ...

12 

May 84

Gage 

height

2.72

2.13

2.82

4.35

8.00

11.05

13.30

14.16

14.00

12.25

11.40

8.10

5.90

3.93

3.32

3.01

2.88

2.61

1.95

1.91

1.95

1.95

2.10

5.50

7.50

9.50

11.40

13.40

15.40

19.00

20.75

20.80

20.70

Discharge

381

123

436

810

1,310

3,280

5,930

6,360

6,280

4,980

3,330

2,230

1,060

711

540

469

320

OKfi

78

69

78

78

114

2,000

3,030

4,030

4,980

5.980

7,040

9,300

10, 700

10, 700

10, 600

10,500

Hour

May 84 Con.

5 - 

7 ..

8 - _-

9._ . _ -----

11 

12m... __ .

6 

7 -

8 -

9 ... -

10 - 

11 

12m... ......

5. 

8 - 

9_ 

12 

8 

10 

12m... 

6 -

8 -

9. .

10 

12 

May W

8 

12m.... 

12 p.m.,. ....

12 m.. .......

Gage 

height

20.60

20.81

20.82

20.81

20.51

19.68

16.60

3.25

3.90

4.42

5.10

8.50

11.70

14.70

18.20

21.20

22.90

26.00

27.50

28.70

30.0

30.5

29.5

on c

31.05

30.5

29.4

26.5

22.0

17.0

13.3

9.6

7.7

7.1

6.2

5.2

4.7

4.45

3.80

3.20

2.98

Discharge

10, 500

10, 700

10, 700.

10, 700

10,500

9,780

7,760

672

1,040

1,350

1,760

3,530

5,130

6,630

8,740

11,100

12,900

17,600

21,500

26,200

34,000

38,800

30,400

45, 100

38,800

29, 800

18,600

11,900

8,000

5,930

4,080

3,130

2,830

2,380

1,820

1,520

1,370

980

645

524

99. ROCK CREEK NEAR MINERAL, WELLS, TEX.

[Miscellaneous site]

Location. Lat 32°48'50", long 98°02'30", at Lake Mineral Wells dam on Rock 

Creek in Parker County about three-quarters of a mile upstream from bridge 

on U.S. Highway 180, and 4 miles east of Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto County.

Drainage area. 74.4 sq mi.

Maximum. April-June 1957: Discharge, 6,440 cfs May 23 or 25, 1957.

Remarks. According to information furnished by local resident, there were 3 

days, Apr. 25, May 23, and May 25, 1957, on which similar peak flows occurred. 

The lake level was 9 ft below crest of spillway before the April flood, and the 

lake was full before the May floods. Shortly after the present dam was completed in 1940, the flow over the spillway was as great or greater than that of 

the floods of April and May 1957.
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES BUS

100. BRAZOS RIVER NEAR GLEN ROSE, TEX.

Location. Lat 32°15'40", long 97°41'50", on left bank 2 miles upstream from 

Paluxy Creek, 2.4 miles downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 67, 4 miles 

northeast of Glen Rose, Somervell County, and at mile 509. Supplementary 

water-stage recorder used as flood gage at bridge on U.S. Highway 67, 2.4 

miles upstream.

Drainage area. Approximately 24,840 sq mi, of which 9,240 sq mi is probably 

noncontributing.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph from flood gage except 7 p.m. 

May 28 to 7 a.m. May 30, and 4 a.m. June 4 to 10 a.m. June 6, for which 

graphs were drawn on basis of record for base gage and on normal fall between 

the two gages. Datum of gages is 567.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. Backwater from Paluxy Creek and Squaw Creek at times on Apr. 26, 

27, and May 3, 4, 23-26.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 87,400 cfs 4 p.m. May 27 (gage height, 

33.89 ft at flood gage; 30.02 ft, by levels, at base gage).

1923 to March 1957: Discharge, 97,600 cfs May 18, 1935 (gage height, 

23.68 ft at base gage), from rating curve extended above 68,000 cfs.

Maximum stage during period 1900-23, about 30.0 ft at base gage May 8 or 

9, 1922; information from local residents.

Remarks. Flow largely regulated by Possum Kingdom Reservoir, except during 

major flood, and by several smaller reservoirs in Clear Fork and other basins, 

having a combined capacity of about 946,000 acre-ft. Gage heights and discharges at indicated times are at flood gage.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1. ...

2.. ..

3.......

4 

5 

6 

7 _

8 ...

9 . ...

10 

April

378 

324 

396 

324 

238 

226 

194 

214 

265 

214

May

85, 100 

82,500 

77,500 

82, 200 

82,400 

58, 800 

37,100 

24, 800 

11,800 

9,100

Monthly mean discharge 

Runoff, in thousands of a

June

23, 000 

23, 100 

25,000 

22, 100 

24,000 

27,800 

23,500 

19,900 

13, 400 

12, 300

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

ITIS 

19 

20 

in cubic feet per 

cre-feet

April

186 

170 

15P 

170 

396 

312 

280 

246 

1,170 

592

May

8,570 

20,000 

45, 400 

45, 800 

44,800 

39, 000 

39,800 

31,400 

30,400 

33, 700

June

11,800 

6,940 

3,670 

3,300 

2,700 

2,390 

2,340 

2,370 

2,320 

2,310

Day

21 

22 

23 

24- . 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

1,170 

1,010 

2,950 

3,980 

3,820 

2,740 

25,500 

40,800 

49,400 

66,500

6,811 

405.3

May

36, 700 

37,600 

23, 200 

34,200 

38,300 

60,900 

85,100 

67,800 

44,800 

39, 300 

30,600

44,800 

2,754

June

2,330 

2,240 

2,360 

2,210 

1,900 

2,26C 

2,300 

2,270 

2,270 

2,250

9,221 

548.7
B144 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 20 

12p.m... ....

April 21 

3 a.m

5 .........

7.... ...

10 

12m.........

3 p.m..... ...

10 

12 

April 88

6 a.m ....

8. ...... ...

12m...--....

4 p.m. .......

9 - ....

12 

April 83 

4 a.m

6. ... ....

8 ....... ...

12m... ...

4 p.m....- ...

6 .

8 -

12 - -

April 24 

6a.m. __ _ ._

10 

12m... 

3 p.m._,- ....

4...- --------

7 ... 

12 

April 25 

6a.m___, __

12m....----.

6 p.m.. ......

12 

April 26 

6 a.m. ... ...

12m. ....-__.

4.-.. ......

6 -_- 

10 

12 

April 27 

2a.m.---. ...

6 

9- ........

12m._ -__-.-

5 p.m...... ..

12 .

April 28 

6 a.m.- ....

12m... 

6 p.m... ....

12 

April 29

6 a.m _ _ ...

Gage 

height

5.98

7.30 

6.13 

6.38 

6.35 

6.60 

7.40 

7.54 

7.49

7.04 

6.78 

6.55 

6.46 

6.46 

6.53

7.42 

7.83 

7.98 

8.93 

9.58 

9.70 

9.70 

9.55

9.27 

9.21 

9.31 

10.00 

9.95 

9.70 

9.73

9.67 

9.56 

9.22 

8.64

8.16 

7.76 

7.74 

7.82 

8.47 

10.50 

14.00

16.20 

18.00 

18.90 

20.00 

21.40 

22.30

23.00 

23. 50 

24.10 

25.35

25.50

Discharge

378

1,480 

483 

688 

664 

880 

1,580 

1,720 

1,670

1,240 

1,020 

840 

768 

768 

824

1,600 

2,010 

2,160 

3,220 

4,030 

4,190 

4,190 

4,000

3,630 

3,550 

3,680 

4,600 

4,530 

4,190 

4,230

4,150 

4,010 

3,570 

2,880

2,360 

1,940 

1,920 

2,000 

2,700 

4,460 

5,780

9,100 

19, 300 

24, 700 

28, 200 

33, 000 

36, 100

38, 600 

40, 400 

42, 600 

47, 400

48,000

Hour

April S9 Con. 

12m.. 

12 .......

April 30

12 

May 1

12 m. ........

]2.._ ..... ... .

May %

10 

12 

May 3

11 . 

12m.-.-- -

12 

Mag 4

12m. ........

May 5

8 - -.

12m. 

6 p.m.... _ .

12 

May 11 

12p.m.-. ....

May 12 

la.m... ......

2 ........

3

9 ........ -

12m 

5 .

8

10 

12 

May 13 

2a.m.-.-. ..

4

6 

T.... .........

9

12m 

12

May 14

10 

12m-- 

Gage 

height

25.70 

26.12 

26.83

28.10 

29.70 

31.20 

32.40

33.30 

33.70 

33.74 

33.46

32.84 

32.50 

32.67 

32.50

32.00 

33.27 

33.17 

32.75 

32.40

32.45 

32.80 

33.65

33.70 

33.55 

33. 15 

32.30 

31.05

11.16

11.29 

11.66 

12.-28 

15.89 

16.94 

18.25 

18.60 

21.00 

22.25 

23.14

23.43 

23.50 

23.50 

24.10 

24.90 

25.40 

25.80 

25.24

24.78 

24.75 

24.82

Discharge

48, 800 

50,500 

53,300

59, 000 

66, 500 

74, 000 

80, 000

84, 500 

86, 500 

86, 700 

85,300

82, 200 

80, 500 

81, 400 

80, 500

78, 000 

75, 800 

75, 600 

76, 300 

78, 600

80, 200 

82,000 

86, 200

86, 500 

85, 800 

83, 800 

79, 500 

73, 000

6,360

6,560 

7,190 

8,300 

16, 400 

19, 100 

22, 800 

23, 800 

31,600 

35, 900 

39, 100

40, 100 

40, 400 

40, 400 

42, 600 

45, 600 

47, 600 

49, 200 

47, 000

45, 200 

45, 100 

45, 300

Hour

May 14 Con.

12 

May 15

4 ........ .

8 ......

12m-. 

May 22 

12p.m .....

May 23

10 

2 p.m.-. .....

6. 

12 ........

May 24

4

8 .... ...

12m.-.... 

12 ......

May 25

10 

4 -.

8 ...... 

10 

12 ....... .

May S6

8

12m.--- .

12 --.

May 27

8- - 

12m..... .

2 p.m...-- --

4

8 

10 

12

May 28 

6a.m__ __ _

12m 

12 

May Z9

12m. --------

6 p.m _-- _-.

12 

Gage 

height

24.93 

25.15

25. 17 

25.15 

25.05 

24.85 

23.72

20.96

19.20 

18.32 

16.75 

16.10 

16.85 

17.57 

18.55 

19.65 

21.10

21.42 

21.50 

21.62 

21.87 

22.30 

22.54

22.48 

22.10 

22.08 

22.22 

23.13 

24.87 

25.46 

25.77

26.34 

27.00 

28.24 

30.38 

32.20

32.97 

33.47 

33.78 

33.87 

33.89 

33.81 

33.68 

33.46 

33.10

31.80 

30.05 

28.12 

26.20

25.2 

24.5 

24.0 

23.8

Discharge,

45, 700 

46, 600

46, 700 

46, 600 

46, 200 

45,400 

41, 200

31, 500

25,600 

23, 000 

18,600 

17, 000 

18,900 

20, 900 

22, 700 

24,800 

29,200

30, 600 

31, 800 

33, 400 

34, 600 

36, 100 

36, 900

36, 700 

35, 400 

35, 300 

35, 800 

38, 200 

42, 600 

44, 500 

46,500

49, 800 

54, 000 

59,600 

69, 900 

79, 000

82, 800 

85, 400 

86,900 

87,400 

87,400 

87, 000 

86, 400 

85, 300 

83, 500

77, 000 

68, 200 

59,000 

50, 800

46, 800 

44, 100 

42, 200 

41, 500
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B145

101. PALUXY CREEK AT GLEN ROSE, TEX.

Location. Lat 32°13'50", long 97°46'30", on left bank at downstream side 

of pier of bridge on U.S. Highway 67, 1 mile upstream from Cross Branch, 

1.2 miles southwest of Glen Rose, Somervell County, and 4.7 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 399 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements below 32,000 cfs.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 44,000 cfs 12 p.m. Apr. 26 (gage height, 

24.12 ft).

1923-25, 1947 to March 1957: Discharge, 48,500 cfs May 17, 1949 (gage 

height, 25.1 ft, from floodmark).

Maximum stage known, 27.2 ft Apr. 17, 1908. Flood of May 21, 1922 

reached a stage of 26.0 ft. Flood of November 1918 reached about same 

stage as flood of May 21, 1922; information from local resident.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

2

3

4.......

5 

6. 

7- --..

8 

9. 

10......

April

207 

45 

60 

40 

23 

17 

13 

10 

9.6 

9.0

Monthly m an d 

Runoff, in acre-ft

May

311

277 

5,190 

1,020 

366 

227 

172 

144 

672 

304

June

141 

705 

874 

785 

433 

278 

181 

147 

124 

109

Day

11 

12 .... 

13 

14 

15 

16 . 

17 

18 

19..... 

20. 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

;et

April

8.5 

8.0 

9.0 

9.0 

8.5 

9.0 

8.5 

8.0 

310 

48

May

187 

1,070 

3,580 

686 

286 

204 

160 

2,300 

515 

248

June

96 

90 

90 

80 

71 

64 

61 

57 

54 

58

Day

21 

22..... 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29.. 

30 

31 

April

120 

85 

1,330 

383 

168 

4,460 

6,930 

2,360 

1,290 

1,450

648 

38, 550

May

184 

147 

3,790 

1,310 

5,050 

2,210 

440 

302 

227 

184 

157

1,030 

63, 310

June

51 

48 

51 

59 

47 

43 

41 

38 

36 

33

165 

9,810

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April M 

12p.m.. .....

April 23

4

5

6 .

7... ... _.

8

10- 

12m.........

3. .........

6 ......

8

10 

12... .........

April 24

5 a.m____ .....

11 

12 m .......

1 p.m.. ... .

Gage 

height

2,58

2.63

2.78

5.32

5.70

6.90

6.46

6.32

6.62

5.44

4.83

4.36

3.63

3.27

3.43

4.29

Discharge

48

56

82

4QK

1,280

2,390

2,080

1,940

1 sno

1 *3so

1,000

718

344

210

266

680

Hour

April 24 Con.

9 _ . _ ......

11 

12 

6

12m.........

6 ... -

7 ... ...

8

9 ... ... .

11

12-. .. -

April 27

1 a.m .........

Gage 

height

3.77

3.36

3.30

3.24

3 O7

2.78

2 7fi

3

00

12.50

15.80

21.50

24.12

21.50

Discharge

406

241

220

269

283

200

101

82

78

1,220

9,000

15, 300

33, 100

33. 100

Hour

April W Con.

3.... _ . _ ..

4 -- ...

5 ... ... ...

6... .... 

7-. 

9

10

6 ...... ...

9

12 

12m. .

3 

4 _ . _ ......

5 _ ----- _ ..

6 ...... 

7... ....... 

Gage 

height

19.40

17.70

15.70

13.30

11.80

7.17

6.28

5.38

4.85

4.50

4.25

3.91

3.72

3.71

4.04

4.80

10.30

11.75

11.94

Discharge

25,700

20,400

15, 000

10, 300

7,880

4,130

3,240

2,630

1,940

1,340

1,000

795

658

475

384

380

542

970

5,810

7,880

8,040
B146 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957-

Continued

Hour

April 38-Con.

10 . 

11- _ ,--..

12... .........

April 29

3 a.m _ __ .--

6 ..... ....

10 

12m. ..._..-.

1 p.m.. _ ...

4.-.. ........

7- .....

12 .........

April 30

3 a.m.... .....

5 .... ...

6. ........ .

7 ... -

9 .... .... ..

10 

'12m..- -

3 p.m. .-. -

6 . ... ..

9 ...... 

12 

Mayl

12m.........

12p.m.......

May g

12m.-- -.

4 p.m... .....

5 .

6 

7 -_ _ 

8 .

10 

12..... .......

May S

6 a.m _ _ _.

7 . ._.

8 .. ..

9 

10 

11.

12m

1 p.m_ _ _

2 .

3. 

4 .

6 

7

9

10. . 

12. . .

May 4

3 a.m. .

6 

12m

fi p.m

12 .

May 8

12p.m_______

Gage 

height

11.60

10.10

8.80

7.65.

5.92

5.23

4.76

5.41

5.49

5.30

4.35

4.14

4 7*,

8.83

9.27

7.83

6.92

5.74

4.87

4.35

4.06

3.85

3.48

3.34

3.24

3.23

3.31

5.26

4.17

3.52

3.27

3.20

3.13

9.10

13.62

14.00

15.15

14.50

12.80

11.80

11.80

12.34

12.00

9.52

8.42

7.59

7.48

6.84

5.73

5.29

4.60

4.27

3.99

3.00

Discharge

7,560

5,570

1,670

1,250

1,340

1,410

1,280

940

712

597

940

4,130

4,680

3,150

2,390

1,570

1,000

712

553

445

283

234

200

197

224

1, 250

614

298

210

187

166

4,460

10, 800

11, 500

13. 900

12,500

9,480

7,880

7,880

8,680

8,200

3,730

2,970

2,880

2,310

1,570

1,280

850

668

515

131

Hour

May 9

5 .

6 

9 -

12m. . .......

2_ 

3. 

6

8 -

10 

12m .... .

8 

4

g

12m ......

5 .

6 

7.-- 

g

10 

12 

6 ....

g

10---. ______

6. .

6 p.m .

12 

2____. ______

Gage 

height

3.00

3.13

3.61

3.64

3.58

4.02

4.90

5.63

5.87

4

C7

4.21

3.64

3.39

3 1 K.

3 07

3 If)

3.35

A QK

5.51

5.22

4.73

4.21

3.97

3.70

3.80

5.70

7.83

7.15

5 59

4.62

5.17

4.35

7.50

10.50

11 55

19 90

10.17

10.12

10 94

9 70

7 98

5 93

5.38

A K7

4.17

3.87

3.69

^ 14

3.58

4.27

Discharge

131

166

QQ4

348

322

531

1,030

1,640

1,480

1.120

822

636

252

149

157

oon

238

712

1,220

140

505

375

420

3,150

oen

1,180

712

0 COrt

5, 570

S

oon

2

01fl

822

614

455

370

169

668

C7K

Hour

May IS Con

5 .

6 .

7

9 -

11 

12m. ...

4

6

9

12 ........ .

12m---...._ .

3.. . ._.....

4....... _

5. ... -- 

6 

9

10 

12 

2

6 

g

12m12 .......-__

g

12m3 

6- -- __

g

10 

May $6

2 

6 

10 

8 ... 

12 .. 

Gage 

height

5.01

5.27

7.15

8 97

8.19

9.24

9.00

6.96

6 19

5

0-1

4.77

4.17

3.86

3.53

3.00

2.99

3 no

4 25

8.12

7.72

11.85

13.60

14.00

14.15

13.60

11.30

9 OK

7.75

5 50

4 00

4.50

4.07

3.81

3 Q1

A 7C

10.80

13.00 IQ on

15.85

1 K OK

12 45

11.98

11.95

11. 65

6.65

c on

c flQ

4.68

4.39

4.17

Discharge

1,090

1,250

2,630

4,570

4,350

3,330

1,870

614

450

302

131

129

139

658

3.060

5,010

7,880

10, 800

11, 500

11, 900

10, 800

7,120

4, 570

3,150

2,310

1,030

795

558

425

334

475

970

9,800

11, 300

13, 700

15,300

13 900

8,840

8,200

8,200

8,200

7,560

4,030

2,150

1,600

1,340

1,150

910

734

614
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B147

102. NOLANDS RIVER AT BLUM, TEX.

[Location. Lat 32°09'02", long 97°24'10", on right bank 60 ft upstream from 

bridge on State Farm Road 67, 0.5 mile downstream from Gulf, Colorado and 

Santa Fe Railway Bridge, 0.6 mile northwest of Blum, Hill County, 2.8 miles 

downstream from Mustang Creek, and 3.2 miles upstream from Rock Creek.

Drainage area. 276 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Backwater from Whitney 

Reservoir May 5 to June 17. Datum of gage is 551.48 ft above mean sea 

level datum of 1929, Fort Worth supplementary adjustment of 1942.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements .

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 15,400 cfs 4:30 p.m. Apr. 24; gage 

height, 18.63 ft May 13 (backwater from Whitney Reservoir).

1924-25, 1947 to March 1957: Discharge, 25,000 cfs May 17, 1949 (gage 

height, 24.0 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs 

by logarithmic plotting.

Maximum stage known since 1877, 35.0 ft May 8, 1922, from information 

by local resident.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 __ ...

2 

3 .

4.. ..

5_ _

6. ..

7 

8 . .

9... . .

10 

April

516 

61 

24 

43 

16 

9.4 

6.9 

5.5 

4.5 

4.0

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, in acre-f(

May

329 

340 

1,590 

1.260 

410 

190 

150 

130 

120 

120

June

300 

300 

410 

690 

390 

170 

100 

70 

60 

60

Day

11____- 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16- 

17 

18 

19____. 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

et

April

3.7 

3.7 

4.0 

3.2 

4.0 

3.7 

3.7 

4.0 

1,130 

915

May

330 

1,200 

2,500 

1,200 

410 

190 

140 

100 

80 

80

June

50 

40 

40 

40 

30 

30 

30 

28 

25 

24

Day

21 

22-__._

23 

24___ . 

25.. 

26 

27 

28 

29-...

30 

31 

April

3,010 

480 

6,680 

5, 820 

1,520 

2,930 

4,650 

1,180 

1,590 

1,070

1,057 

62, 870

May

70 

80 

360 

830 

230 

140 

100 

90 

80 

80 

690

439 

27, 010

June

23 

23 

22 

21 

20 

20 

19 

18 

17 

16

103 

6,120

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 18

April 19

5 a. m_ ........

7 ... .... -

12 m._ 

1 p.m.. ___

2 

3 

4 __ .....

5.. ........

6... . ......

7... ..........

9 -_-__.___

12

April 20

4.......

Gage 

height

2.13

2.14

2.22

2.18

8.45

8.84

8.92

8.20

6.75

5.66

4.73

4.14

3.86

4.41

Discharge

3.5

3.7

6.2

4.8

3,750

4,220

3.510

317

606

Hour

April ^0 Con.

6.. ...... .. .

11..... .......

12m.-- 

7

10- --

12

April «

3... .

4.... .........

5... .- . .

6 _ ___ __

7 

8 . 

9.. 

11.. _ ... __

Gage 

height

6.15

6.43

5.57

4.72

3.71

3 56

4 95

5.47

5.50

8.70

9.67

9.18

Discharge

1 790

2,000

1,380

7QQ

415

215

380

948

1,310

1,330

4 970

4,480

Hour

April 81 Con.

3

9 

12 - 

A/nriJ PP

8 

8 

April iS

1 a.m..-- ...

Gage 

height

9.55

9.91

8.38

8.22

8.49

8.30

7.25

5.71

4.75

4.18

3.86

3.66

3.51

3.39

3.36

Discharge

4,850

5,210

3,680

3,530

3,790

3,600

2,650

1,480

818

474

322

246

198

162

153
B148 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, infect, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Continued

Hour

April 23 Con.

4.............

5

6.............

8 ----- 

10 .........

11 ..

12m. -....-..

1 p.m.. _ ..

3- .

6 ....

8

10 

12.... ....... .

April %4

3 a.m..-..-...

5- . _

12m-... 

1 p.m.. _ ..

2. ... ......

3 ... ...

3:30-- -.

4 . 

5

6--.-- -----

8 

9 

10.--------..

11 

12 

April S3

3 .

5 ....

9

12m-- .

8. . .

12 

April $6

5 a.m_.___- _.

10 

11 

12m---_.--..

2 p.m... .....

Gage 

height

3.48

4.42

9.20

11.70

14.30

16.40

17.10

17.12

16.86

15.52

7.75

6.55

5.70

4.91

4.57

4.36

4.14

5.90

13.20

16.40

1C 1C

16.67

1 K CQ

15.84

15.60

13.80

10.40

7.60

5 1 Q

4.70

4.10

3.90

3.74

3.62

7.40

9.28

10.68

Discharge

187

612

4,500

7,240

13, 900

14,000

13, 600

U QAA

5,410

3

1 (\f\

9 HQft

1,470

922

702

452

1,610

13, 000

12 400

14, 100

13, 400

1 9 (\f\f\

12, 300

9,760

2,960

1,960

1,070

7Q K

C7n

430

335

274

232

2,780

4,580

6,050

Hour

April 26 Con.

4 .........

5 ... .---

7 -. ...

9

10 -.

4.Dril ^ £7

3. ... ...

5

6 ... .......

12

4am

g

4 - 

7 - 

11 

A ^Dril £9

6 

9

12m._ 

3...... .......

5 .......

6 ....

8 ... .......

12. . .

Gage 

height

11.12

9 OK

7 S^

7 66

12.32

15.22

15.48

15.39

14.10

7 80

6.58

5.32

4.73

4.24

3 QQ

3 Q7

6.69

fi 91

8.26

Q Qfi

5.45

5.20

e; 41

6.54

6.61

6.08

5.03

Discharge

6,460

6,540

3,170

3,010

3, 510

7,180

7,980

10, 700

11, 500

11,800

11,700

10, 100

3,140

2,120

1,200

Qf\A

K.f\7

430

376

618

2,200

3,100

3,570

3,660

3,390

1,860

1,300

1,060

1,120

1,270

1,430

2,140

1,740

1,000

Hour

April 30

7. --

g

8. ... ... -

12 -

12nu 

May 2

6

T..... ........

8 ... .

10 ---------

12 

9 

12m____ -

2_ -.-__- 

3 ...... ...

4_ ---------

5- --.---.

6 

7- -- 

8 ... ....

12 

8 ... 

12m. .__ .

8 

12 

Gage 

height

4.77

5.00

6.39

6.50

4.84

4.42

4.18

3.96

3.84

3.67

3.52

3.66

4.30

4.39

3.89

3.60

4.58'

4.22

3.89

4.74

5.44

5.73

6.70

9.69

9.06

7.48

7.28

8.63

8.26

7.05

5.47

4.72

4.34

4.10

3.91

Dischargi

980

1,970

1,350

876

612

474

362

312

250

212

201

246

540

1,280

594

335

226

708

496

330

811

1,290

1,490

2,200

4,990

4,360

2,850

2,670

3,930

3,570

2,480

1,310

798

564

430

340

103. WHXTNEY RESERVOIR NEAR WHITNEY, TEX.

Location. Lat 31°52', long 97°22', on State Highway 22, in intake structure

of Whitney Dam on Brazos River, 2.4 miles upstream fron Coon Creek, 4.0

miles upstream from Iron Creek, 7.4 miles southwest of Whitney, Hill County,

and at mile 442. 

Drainage area. Approximately 26,170 sq mi, of which 9,240 sq mi is probably

noncontributing. 

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is at mean

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). 

Maximums. April-June 1957: Contents, 1,980,000 acre-ft 7 a.m. May 29

(elevation, 570.25 ft).

1951 to March 1957: Contents, 525,100 acre-ft Oct. 3, 1955 (elevation,

527.66 ft).
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B149

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by gravity-type concrete and rolled earth-fill 

dam. Main dam completed in April 1951 and deliberate impoundment of 

water began Dec. 10, 1951. Total capacity, 2,017,500 acre-ft at top of seventeen 40- by 38-ft taintor gates (elevation, 571.0 ft). Capacity at spillway 

crest, 642,200 acre-ft (elevation, 533.0 ft, bottom of taintor gates). In addition to the taintor gates, flood-control outlet works consist of sixteen gatecontrolled 5- by 9-ft conduits (elevation of invert, 448.83 ft). There are two 

penstocks (elevation of invert, 476.0 ft), 16 ft in diameter. Reservoir used 

for flood control and power development. Records furnished by U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers.

Elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet, at 12 p.m. of indicated day, 1957

Day

I... __ _ ......................

2....... ....................

3. . 

5... 

6... ........................

7....-.--..--.----..--.. __ .._

8.............................

9....... ....................

10.... ......................

11.....-.. ..-.-..- ......

12.............................

13.... ......................

14-..---.--..... .... ...........

16....... ...................

17 

18 

19 

20 __ _

21. ..... _ -- 

22 

23 

24........ .....................

25 

26... ... ........

27. . .

28... .... ..... ..............

29 

30 

31... ..........................

Ap

Elevation

512. 38

512. 27

512. 21

512. 21

512. 21

512. 23

512. 17

512. 04

511. 89

511. 77

511. 64

511. 55

511.38

511.23

511. 16

511. 78

512. 15

513. 20

513. 48

516. 09

519. 08

521. 06

525. 10

536. 74

ril

Contents

282, 200

280, 900

280, 000

280, 200

280, 200

280, 200

280, 500

279, 800

278, 200

276, 500

275, 100

273, 600

272, 800

272, 600

270, 600

268, 900

268, 700

268, 100

275, 200

279, 500

292, 100

295, 500

329, 500

372, 700

386, 900

404, 100

475, 200

641, 000

734, 600

+452, 800

M

Elevation

541. 02

545. 08

549. 64

553. 80

557. 12

559. 24

559.94

560. 00

559. 54

558. 67

558. 22

558. 65

561. 54

563.50

566. 04

566. 61

566. 92

566. 78

566. 63

566. 75

566. 89

566. 96

567. 05

567. 16

567. 86

569. 23

570. 21

570. 10

569. 71

569. 17

iy

Contents

851, 200

973, 000

1, 124, 000

1,274,000

1, 4u2, 000

1, 487, 000

1, 516, 000

1, 518, 000

1, 499, 000

1, 464, 000

1, 446, 000

1, 463, 000

1, 582, 000

1, 666, 000

1, 742, 000

1, 780, 000

1, 807, 000

1,821,000

1, 815, 000

1, 808, 000

1, 813, 000

1,820,000

1, 823, 000

1, 827, 000

1,833,000

1, 865, 000

1,931,000

1, 978, 000

1, 973, 000

1, 954, 000

1,928,000

+1, 193, 400

Jui

Elevation

568. 27

568. 16

567. 90

567. 45

267. 02

566. 62

566.02

565. 30

564.30

563. 18

562. 20

561. 12

559. 77

558. 82

557. 51

555.94

554. 26

552. 60

550. 87

548. 93

546.88

544.78

542.68

540. 33

537. 80

535. 13

532. 38

530. 2V

528. 71

527. 14

ne

Contents

1, 885, 000

1, 880, 000

1,867,000

1, 846, 000

1, 826, 000

1, 807, 000

1, 779, 000

1, 746, 000

1,702,000

1,653,000

1,611,000

1,564,000

1, 509, 000

1,470,000

1,417,000

1, 356, 000

1,292,000

1,230,000

1, 167, 000

1,100,000

1, 031, 000

963, 700

899, 700

831, 600

762, 400

693, 800

627, 800

580, 200

546, 800

514, 700

-1,413,300

104. BRAZOS RIVER NEAR WHITNEY, TEX.

Location. Lat 31°50 30", long 97°19'30", on right bank 3,000 ft upstream 

from Iron Creek, 1.0 mile downstream from Coon Creek, 3.4 miles downstream from Whitney Dam, 7.5 miles south of Whitney, Hill County, and at 

mile 439.

Drainage area. Approximately 26,190 sq mi, of which 9,240 sq mi is probably 

noncontributing.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 417.39 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.
B150 FLOODS OF 1957

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 58,200 cfs 9 a.m. May 28 (gage height, 

27.34 ft).

1938 to March 1957: Discharge, 71,800 cfs May 18, 1949 (gage height, 

31.03 ft).

Maximum stage known since 1853, about 45 ft May 9, 1922, from information 

by local residents.

Remarks. Flow regulated by Whitney and Possum Kingdom Reservoirs on 

Brazos River and by several smaller reservoirs in Clear Fork and other basins, 

having a combined capacity of about 2,946,000 acre-ft.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

2 ...

3 . .

4.. ._

5 

6. ...

7 

8 

9 .

10 

April

1,140 

1,570 

1,240 

591 

174 

48 

25 

560 

1,080 

1,170

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-ft

May

17, 600 

20, 200 

14, 900 

8,350 

17, 600 

21, 900 

24, 600 

24, 600 

26, 000 

27, 400

June

50, 500 

28, 800 

34, 500 

36, 300 

36, 000 

39, 400 

41, 400 

40, 000 

39, 400 

39, 000

Day

11 

12..... 

13 

14 

15..... 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

et

April

1,020 

1,100 

333 

130 

1,280 

1,270 

634 

582 

769 

297

May

23,300 

12, 700 

9,760 

5,920 

7,330 

19, 600 

27, 300 

32, 400 

33, 600 

38,900

June

36, 100 

34, 200 

33,900 

24,600 

30, 700 

34, 800 

37, 200 

38, 100 

34, 500 

38, 500

Day

21 

22___-_ 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 .. 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

166 

532 

1,180 

402 

1,180 

1,900 

4,040 

4,200 

4,340 

11,200

1,472 

87.6

May

36, 200 

37, 200 

37, 500 

36, 500 

40, 400 

48, 300 

53, 800 

55, 700 

54, 000 

53, 100 

53, 000

29, 670 

1,824

June

38, 800 

39, 100 

38, 000 

39, 100 

39, 800 

40, 000 

38, 900 

28,400 

20,000 

19,200

35, 640 

2,121

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 'feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 25 

12 p.m.._ ... .

April 86

2----.-. __ ..

3 

4 _ - _ -....-

6 

9

10 

11 

12m...__ 

1 p.m._. 

2

4 ..... .... .

6 ... ... .

7

8 ... ... 

9__ _ - .......

10 

12 

April tl

12m___ ......

8p.m. .. _ 

9 

12. _ .... _ .

April %8

12m_____ ....

12 .......

Gage 

height

6.20

5.68

5.15

4.98

4.78

6.65

6.40

7.65

8.17

7 79

8.70

9.02

8.70

7.60

6.99

7.53

8.24

8.75

8.90

8.96

9.78

9.04

9.02

8.86

9.02

Discharge

QQO

218

146

1,310

1,090

9 °.fin

3,000

2,520

3,740

3,740

2,300

2,210

3,090

3,830

4,060

4,160

4,290

4,260

4,000

4,260

Hour

April 29 

12m... .

10 

12 _ .........

12m ... .

6 

12. 

11 

12m

12

12m

12 p.m___ ....

12m.. .

2 ____ .. .

3 

4... ...

5 ___ .... ...

6 .

1 12- _________

Gage 

height

8 Q4

8

07

9

O7

11.13

10 OC

13.87 10 on

IQ no

-i e 70

1 C QO

16.16

16.17

16.24

16.32

16.35

IQ on

10.75

9 70

9 17

9.15

Discharge

4,130

4,020

8,160

9,410

13,000

14,200

14, 300

14, 300

19,400

20,000

20,200

20,300

20,500

20, 600

18, 300

11, 000

7,440

5,540

4.670

4,640

Hour

May 4

W. ...........

12m___. _ ..

8 

12

10.. 

8 

12

May 6

12m... 

6

8 

12 

May 11

12 p.m__ .....

May n

8 

9 

10 

3 p.m... ..

Gage 

height

9.17

10.50

11.82

12.03

13.42

13.67

13.75

15.57

15.85

16.10

16.41

16.50

16.59

16.61

16.85

17.52

17.65

9.83

9.68

9.73

10.30

12.20

13.81

15.84

Discharge

4,670

6,960

9,620

10,100

13,200

-JQ 7HO

13,900

18, 500

19,900

20,700

21,000

21, 300

21,300

22, 000

24, 100

24,400

5,760

5,510

5,590

6,590

10,400

14, 100

19,200
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B151

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957 

Continued

Hour

May 12 Con.

0 ....... ..

L2 

May 13

6.... .........

10............

12m.........

6-------. .....

8--.----.- ...

12 

May 14

12m. ........

12p.m... ....

May 15

9 

12 

May 16

7. . ...

9 

12 m... ......

8... ....

12 

May 17

9.. ..... ...

12m.. .......

5-....-.-. ...

8..-. _ . _ ..

Gage 

height

16.10

16.66

16.67

14.73

12.70

12.37

12.35

13.24

12.90

12.57

10.11

9.84

9.84

9.93

9.99

10.09

10.14

12.45

14.85

15.01

15.05

15.85

16.11

16.18

17.10

17.20

17.22

17.90

19.31

19.47

20.35

Discharge

19 900

21, 500

1 fi ^nn

n

Kflfl

10, 800

1fi ftflfl

10 sfin

11, 300

5,780

5,930

6,030

6,210

6,300

11,000

16, 600

17,000

17,100

19,200

19,900

oo cnn

23, 100

25,200

26,300

29,400

32,600

Hour

May If Con.

May 18

5 _ ....... ...

12 

6........ ..

9

19

Mat 25

10 

19

10 - 

9 

19

May 27

12 

Gage 

height

on AP;

20.50

21.33

19.53

19 46

19.46

9fl VJ

21 30

21.93

22.01

23.00

24.39

oc; 17

OK f)O

25.22

25 34

26.77

97 flQ

97 1 Pi

Discharge

32,900

33, 100

35,400

35, 800

30,100

29,900

29,900

32,800

35,700

36, 100

38, 700

39,200

37,800

38,000

41,500

43,800

46, 500

46, 700

48,900

49,700

48,600

49,700

EA <>nn

55,900

57,200

Hour

May 28

9 ... ..

12m.... .....

12-----------

May 31

12m 

June 1

10...... ......

1 9

9 

12 

10... .........

12 

Gage 

height

27.19

27.34

26.35

26.35

26.29

26.29

25.72

25.64

26.06

26.10

26.08

25.87

25.78

22.08

19.51

18.63

18.53

19.21

19.41

20.76

20.90

20.88

20.88

21.38

Discharge

57,600

58,200

54,200

54,200

54,000

54,000

51,700

51,400

53,000

53,200

53,100

52,700

51,900

38,300

30,000

27,400

27,100

29,100

29,700

33, 900

34,400

34,300

34,300

36, 000

36,300

105. AQTJILLA CREEK NEAR AQTJILLA, TEX.

Location. Lat 31°51', long 97°12', on right bank just upstream from pier of 

bridge on Abbot-Aquilla county road, three-quarters of a mile upstream from 

Palls Branch and 1 mile southeast of Aquilla, Hill County.

Drainage area. 309 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except Apr. 1-7, 9 p.m. May 

25 to 11 a.m. May 28, and 12 m. June 8 to 4 p.m. June 17.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. Discharge for periods of no gage-height record estimated on basis of 

range in stage, records of weather, and records for nearby stations.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 8,550 cfs 11 p.m. Apr. 23 (gage height, 

27.70ft).

1924-25, 1938 to March 1957: Gage height, 30.84 ft May 2, 1944 (discharge 

not determined).

Maximum stage .known, 34 ft Aug. 31, 1887; information from local resident. 

Flood of Sept. 27, 1936, reached a stage of about 33 ft according to floodmark.
B152 FLOODS OF 1957

Peak discharge of this flood, 84,500 cfs, as determined by slope-area measurement (drainage area, 370 sq mi) abbut 9 miles downstream from station.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 -

2 .

3.......

4 

5 __ ..

6.......

7 

8. ...

9 

10 .__

April

469 

147 

698 

351 

177 

87 

40 

15 

7.8 

3.5

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-f

May

415 

322 

816 

2,900 

643 

124 

81 

64 

179 

329

June

318 

310 

440 

874 

533 

193 

66 

47 

38 

31

Day

11 

12 

13 

14...,. 

15. . 

16..... 

17 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

>et

April

2.8 

2.4 

1.8 

1.7 

1.7 

2.1 

2.2 

2.1 

2.0 

796

May

709 

1,520 

3,170 

4,110 

394 

153 

148 

86 

86 

83

June

26 

24 

21 

1-8 

16 

14 

12 

122 

139 

39

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

2,980 

2,920 

5,870 

5,890 

5,620 

1,610 

4,130 

1,170 

1,540 

679

1,174

69,860

May

80 

87 

1,030 

903 

124 

. 70 

50 

42 

35 

30 

841

633

38, 920

June

78 

13 

9.5 

7.5 

6.2 

5.6 

5.0 

4.4 

3.5 

2.5

114

6,800

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April go 

12 p.m. ___

April il

2- _ . _ . __

3. ._

4 _ ... .

5.. ___ _ __ .

6 . 

9 ....

12m __

5... _

8 

10 

12 

5 a.m. __ ...

9 .

12m.. .......

4. ____ . .

5.......... ...

6 

7. ............

S. ............

9 . .... . 

12 

3 ....... .

4 . .

5 ......

6 .... 

7..... .

8 ... 

9 

12m.. -_ 

11 

12 

Afrril 24

4 a.m __ --..

Gage 

height

3.72

3.85

7.50

12.40

15.20

17.00

18.18

19.60

19.82

20.18

21.58

22.54

22.07

19.50

17.00

15.30

10.60

9 CO

8.04

7.25

7.55

12.20

17.30

26.90

27.25

27.67

27.16

Discharge

52

62

436

1,220

1,820

2 270

3,070

3,140

3,270

3,860

4,290

4,360

4,070

3,700

3,040

2,270

1,840

1,460

QQO

enfi

406

442

1,180

4,130

5,120

6,650

7,400

7,880

8,550

7.740

Hour

April ^4 Con.

6 

8 .... ...

10 

12

April ^ 25

11-- -..- .

12

Attril ^ %6

6 - _. 

9

6 

11 

12 

2....... ......

3 

7

10 

6

12 

April K

6 

8 

Gage 

height

26.18

24.94

22.50

20.89

23.90

24.20

25.58

24.82

24.85

23.15

21.50

17.90

15.70

9.75

7.20

6.53

6.00

8.80

15.20

18.60

21.00

23.40

21. 38

24.85

22.60

20.95

20.50

19.93

18.10

14.95

12.60

Discharge

6,680

5,660

4,270

3,560

4,480

5,000

5,180

6,160

5,580

5,600

5,740

5,600

4,580

3,820

2,530

1,940

755

400

321

263

612

1,820

2,750

3,610

4,720

5,300

5,600

5,390

4,320

3,590

3,400

3,180

1,760

1,260

Hour

April 28 Con. 

10 a.m _ ....

12 m... .... ..

9 ...

10 

11 

12 

5 .

8 

10 

12m.--- _ ..

6 

12 

April 30

6 

8 

10 

12 ni._ _ ... .

4 

8 .

10 

12 

Mayl

2 a.m __ ....

6 

12m. .... 

4 p.m___. ...

8 

12

May 2

1 a.m . -. ..

2... ..........

4..__ _ ---

8 

Gage 

height

10.80

9.25

8.05

6.54

7.85

9.95

12.00

15.40

17.29

15.72

13.85

13.02

12.95

13.10

12.99

11.00

9.05

8.50

8.45

7.87

8.19

8.42

8.88

10.30

10.54

10.48

10.10

8.60

6.40

5.80

5.48

5.33

5.80

6.63

6.07

7.82

Discharge

920

678

507

322

480

787

1,140

1,870

2,350

1,940

1,520

1,340

1,330

1,360

1,340

960

648

570

563

483

527

559

623

843

882

872

811

584

307

242

210

195

242

332

271

477
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B153

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957-

Continued

Hour

May % Con.

12m--... .....

4 p.m ... ....

7 -_____

8 ... -

9.- . ...

12 ...... ...

May 3

8 

10 

12m.. ____ -

1 p.m.,.- ...

2 

3 

4 __ - .......

5_ _ ..- __ .

7 .

9 ..

12 

May 4

2 a.m. .......

3... 

6 

9 ....

12m.. _ -.-_

3 p.m. . ...

5 .

7 

12 

May 5

6

8 

12m._ _ -_---

12 

May 10

12 p.m __ __ .

May 11

6 a.m. __ ...

12m 

6 p.m ......

7- - 

8 

9 

10 

11

12 

May If

4 a.m. __ _.

7 -- - 

9 

11 .

12m 

2p.m _- .....

1. ............

11 

12 .

2

4. .........

6- .........

9 .--- .---

Gage 

height

6.67

5.92

5.67

6.50

6.95

6.08

6.88

6.52

6.52

6.70

9.40

10.80

16.25

20.65

21.92

21.70

18.50

16.42

18.00

19.22

19,40

19.30

18.70

14.60

10.05

7.90

6.32

5.47

5.03

4.32

4.07

3.93

3.85

13.50

17.45

18.95

20.55

21.08

21.20

20.15

17.90

13.90

9.85

8.83

8.35

8.70

8.13

8.65

10.07

9 74

8.85

8.63

Discharge

337

254

229

318

370

272

199

217

362

320

320

340

700

926

1,580

2,080

3,460

4,010

3,910

2,720

2,120

2,560

2,940

3,000

2 970

2 7ftn

2 4fifl

1,680

803

487

298

209

166

102

80

69

62

1,440

3,420

3,640

3,700

3,260

2,530

1,530

771

549

598

518

591

806

715

619

588

Hour

May 13 Con. 

10 a.m. __

11. ..

12m . _ __.

6 

9 ... .

12 

May 14

g

12m 

6 .

9

12 

3 a.m __ ...

6 _ .

9... ___ ....

12m 

12m 

10 p.m___ ....

12 

3 ... ....

5

7 

12m 

4. 

5 -- 

6 -

12 

May 24

8 

10 

12m.. -------

9

May 25

12 

May 31

5 - 

Gage 

height

14.10

17.40

23.80

24.88

25.18

24.80

24.34

f)A GO

24.60

18.50

16.35

14.00

9.60

6.85

6.23

5

QO

5.24

4 05

4 60

7.10

10.70

13 98

13.65

10.78

9 18

6.33

7.60

n

oo

10.88

9 gg

13.46

i o 79

12.84

10.60

8.63

C DO

4.77

4 40

4.08

3

O7

3.35

5.80

Discharge

1,570

2,390

5,620

5,840

5,570

5,270

5,650

4,560

3,530

2,720

2,100

1 een

731

358

288

215

186

79

78

77

127

388

QflQ

1,480

667

299

448

811

1,020

1,170

940

7O Q

01 ft

1,310

892

588

354

222

142

109

92

81

28

27

242

Hour

May 31 Con.

7

9

T.... .........

9

12.. ---__

6 -- .

12 

10. 

12m 

6 

7 . - -

9

11 _ .__ -.

12

6 

9

12m-- 

9

19

3 

6 

9 

6. 

10.. . --------

12 

June 5

4 . . ------

8 --------

10. 

6 

12 - .

June 6

6- -------

8-. - -----

10- . 

12m-.- 

12..-- --

Gage 

height

S

en

10.70

12 02

in ^n

8.40

13.60

12.95

9 70

5

r»O

4.33

4.01

4.12

5.10

K OO

4 79

5.20

8.00

10 QC

13.30

10.55

6.15

5.17

5.05

4.73

4.58

4.52

5.10

6.58

7.78

9.05

12.30

14.72

15.12

14.30

12.50

10.40

9.45

10.63

9.95

8.52

6.14

5.18

4.60

4.73

4.77

6.45

6.72

6.47

5.83

4.87

4.43

4.12

Discharge

909

1,140

843

QQfi

1,470

1,680

1,330

747

376

227

166

127

IAO

75

85

172

184

1ft9

500

960

1,540

1,640

1,400

884

528

280

179

IfiS

189

139

125

120

172

327

471

648

1,200

1,710

1,800

1,620

1,240

859

708

897

787

573

278

180

127

139

142

312

342

315

245

151

112

85

656087 O 62- -11
B154 FLOODS OF 1957

106. NORTH BOSQTJE RIVER NEAR CLIFTON, TEX.

Location. Lat 31°47'10", long 97°34'00", near left bank on downstream side 

of left pier of bridge on State Highway 215, 0.5 mile northeast of Clifton, 

Bosque County, and 2.9 miles downstream from Meridian Creek.

Drainage area. 988 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph Apr. 1; graph drawn on basis 

of floodmarks and staff-gage readings made at least twice daily Apr. 27 and 

Apr. 29 to June 30 at discontinued gage site 1.1 miles upstream at datum 

17.02 ft higher. Datum of gage is 605.43 ft above mean sea level datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1942.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. Discharge estimated Apr. 2-26, 28, on basis of occasional staff-gage 

readings, one measurement of discharge, records of weather, and records for 

nearby stations.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 37,400 cfs 1 p.m. Apr. 27 (gage height, 

22.48 ft at staff gage site; 32.2 ft at recorder site).

1923 to March 1957: Discharge, 39,000 cfs Apr. 22, 1945 (gage height, 

23.2 ft, from floodmark at staff gage site).

Maximum stage known since at least 1887, about 25 ft at staff gage site 

and about 35 ft at recorder site May 9, 1922; information from local resident.

Remarks. Recording gage destroyed by flood Apr. 27, 1957. Flow from 45.4 

sq mi above station partly controlled by 13 floodwater detention reservoirs 

with total combined capacity of 15,150 acre-ft below the crests of flood 

spillways.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 __ .

2 .......

3. ...

4. ...

5 _ ....

6 

7- __ ..

8 

9.......

10 

April

806 

240 

70 

30 

20 

10 

9 

7 

5 

3

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, "in acre-ft

May

730 

608 

12, 500 

9,170 

1,340 

780 

554 

462 

687 

781

June

285 

456 

1,190 

1,150 

830 

375 

306 

231 

202 

166

Day

11 - 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16- 

17. -

1C

19. . 

20- 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

et

April

1 

4 

3 

2 

1 

1 

1 

100 

5,000 

11, 000

May

1,910 

3,630 

16, 300 

3,480 

990 

730 

590 

10, 000 

2,210 

880

June

151 

133 

133 

129 

117 

98 

95 

86 

83 

83

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27- 

28 

29 

SO - 

SI. ....

April

12,000 

4,000 

18, 000 

14, 000 

5,500 

9,200 

23,500 

3,400 

3,980 

1,280

3,739 

222, 500

May

680 

572 

1,450 

3,580 

830 

3,030 

967 

780 

462 

382 

326

2,626 

161, 400

June

74 

83 

68 

66 

89 

86 

68 

53 

48 

41

232 

13, 830

107. BRAZOS RIVER AT WACO, TEX.

Location. Lat 31°33'40", long 97°07'45", on right bank at downstream side 

of pier of Washington Avenue Bridge in Waco, McLennan County, 2% miles 

downstream from Bosque River, and at mile 404.

Drainage area. Approximately 28,500 sq mi, of which 9,240 sq mi is probably 

noncontributing.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except Apr. 1-12, for which 

graph was drawn on basis of gage readings furnished by the U.S. Weather 

Bureau. Datum of gage is 356.80 ft above mean sea level datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1942.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 101,000 cfs 10 a.m. Apr. 20 (gage height, 

32.33 ft).
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B155

1898 to March 1957: Discharge, 246,000 cfs Sept. 27, 1936 (gage height, 

40.90 ft; levee on left bank was overtopped and broken by flood).

Maximum stage 1854-97, 34.6 ft May 28, 1885. A stage of 39.7 ft was 

reached Dec. 3, 1913, when levee on left bank was broken by flood; information 

from U.S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks. Flow largely regulated by Possum Kingdom and Whitney Reservoirs 

on Brazos River, several small reservoirs in Clear Fork and other basins 

(combined capacity, 221,800 acre-ft), and Lake Waco on Bosque River (capacity, 

22,000 acre-ft); total combined capacity of all reservoirs, about 2,986,000 

acre-ft, of which 1,630,500 acre-ft in Whitney Reservoir is for flood control.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1. ...

2.......

3 

4.......

5_..____

6 _ 

7 _

8 

9.......

10 

April

2,080 

1,900 

2,380 

3,100 

1,930 

365 

320 

182 

265 

1,230

May

18, 700 

23,800 

31, 100 

32,400 

17,400 

23,100 

25, 200 

24, 900 

26, 700 

27, 800

Monthly mean discharge 

Runoff, in thousands of a

June

54,800 

39, 700 

36, 900 

39, 900 

40,500 

38,500 

41,200 

40,200 

39,300 

38, 900

Day

11..... 

12 

13 

14- 

15..... 

16 

17 

18 

19..... 

20 

in cubic feet per 

cre-feet

April

1,680 

1,130 

1,160 

444 

225 

1,310 

1,310 

736 

1,630 

48, 000

May

35,300 

49,000 

65,500 

39, 100 

11,500 

18,200 

25, 200 

40,900 

39,100 

39,300

June

37,800 

35, 300 

35,200 

27, 800 

29,500 

35,000 

37, 200 

39,200 

35,900 

38,700

Day

21 

22..... 

23..... 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31.....

April

8,460 

6,570 

39,900 

37,400 

29,300 

10, 200 

50,300 

22,700 

21,200 

13,500

10,360 

616.7

May

38,200 

36,200 

39,000 

46,300 

41,300 

45,300 

51,100 

56,000 

54,000 

52,500 

52,300

36,340 

2,234

June

39,200 

39, 200 

38,500 

39,200 

39,200 

40,500 

39,700 

34,700 

22,400 

20,100

37,140 

2,210

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April IS

April 19

5 a.m _ ......

9. ..... 

5. . ..

7.. .... ...

8.............

^. ............

10...... .

12 -

April 20

6......... ...

8 .........

9 ... .....

10........ ...

11 

]2m. __ ....

6... ..........

8 ...... ..

12--...-......

April HI

4......... ...

7 

8. .....

Gage 

height

5.30

5.00

5.47

5.46

5.52

5.69

6.15

7.20

8.50

10.90

14.80

19.00

23.00

29.50

31.30

32.33

32.30

31.40

28.70

21.30

19.10

15.30

13.25

13.10

11.96

11.83

Discharge

610

420

729

722

7fU

883

1,230

1.880

3,000

12,300

24,600

41,000

80,200

94,200

101, 000

101,000

94,900

74,500

46,600

33, 800

t)K flAfl

8,920

8,630

fi QAfl

6.720

Hour

April 21 Con.

5---. _ ......

8.. ..

12 

8 .....

8 ..........

12 

5 _ ....

6..... ........

7 ... ..... -

8 ...... 

9 ..... ...

10... .........

11 

2 ....

4.. ...........

6...... ...

8 ... ....

10... 

12 

April $4

1 a.m __ ....

Gage 

height

12.06

1 0 QO

13.80

13.08

12.34

11.84

11.11

12.54

12.07

11.71

U v>

10.44

10.20

10.60

12.70

17.90

21.50

24.00

26.00

27.85

OS Ofl

90 fiO

29.10

27.65

24.10

21.70

Discharge

7,110

10,000

8,590

7,420

6,740

5,880

7,780

7,130

6,690

6,050

5,010

4,670

4,670

5,250

8,070

12, 700

21,000

34,500

46,100

57,200

68,500

75, 700

80, 900

75, 700

65,200

43, 300

34,600

32.200

Hour

April 84 Con.

5... ... 

8... 

11 

12m.-.. _ 

5 

Q

11. 

12 . 

April K

^. ............

6 

8 

10 

12m. 

12 

April 26

12m _ ... ...

4 ....

T... ..........

8 

10 ------

12 

April 27

2a.m.... ..

Gage 

height

21.00

20.64

19.16

18.24

18.06

20.29

27.50

28.62

28.68

27.68

24.70

21.69

20.26

19.50

18.71

16.80

15.02

14.00

13 fift

12.09

11.90

11.80

11.34

12.25

17.60

23.70

Discharge

27,600

22,100

19,200

18,700

27,100

32,800

44,400

66,600

73,400

73,800

67,000

49,600

35,200

29,400

26,500

23,600

17,700

12,800

10,400

8,780

7,160

6,840

6,840

6,080

7,440

20,600

36,600

45,600
B156 FLOODS OF 1957

i

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957 ' Continued

Hour

April 27 Con.

8 a.m _____ 

10............ 

11. .. 

12m .....

4 p.m.. ...... 

6............. 

10............ 

12............

April 28

3 a.m .........

5 _ . ___ ... 

7... .......

12m _ ..... 

2 p.m. __ . 

4... ..........

6............. 

7. ......... 

8.............

11 .........

12..........

5 a.m __ ....

10............ 

11. __ . _ .

12m______ ...

3 p.m .....

12 ___ .. .

April 30

2 a.m .........

12m__... ..

6 p.m -

10....... ...

12....... .

May 1

11. .. .

6p.m-_ ......

12

May 2

6 a.m _ ..

8 

12m- ___

6 p.m,__ .....

12 __ 

May S

4 a.m. ........

10 

12m.........

1 p.m___ .....

6. ..... ....

7.. _ -._....

8. _.....

9. . .

10 

12

May 4

2 a.m ____ _

4__ _ ._

5_ 

Gage 

height

25.25 

25.45 

25.45 

25.38

24.86 

24.49 

24.09 

23.73

22.73

21.80 

18.30 

13.92 

13.27 

14.67

16.70 

17.12 

17.07 i f^ fiQ

16.18

19.20 

20.74

21.29 

21.35

20.70

15.83

13.22

13.37

13.40

15.87

16.00

16,00

17.60

18.70

18.95

18.95

18.60

18.47

18.35

18.29

18.48

18.96

19.16

23.80

24.09

24.15

23.95

23.54

22.40

21.50

21.05

20.94

Discharge

54, 400 

55, 400 

55, 400 

54, 800

51, 900 

50,000 

48, 000 

46,200

41, 100

37,200 

24, 000 

11, 600 

10, 100 

13, 100

18, 500 

19, 800 

19, 600

17, 100

27, 100

35, 200 

35, 500

33,000

16, 100

8,140 

10,000

10, 400

10,400

H 4nn

16,000

16, 300

16, 300

20,600

23, 100 

24, 500

24, 800

24, 800

23, 600

23, 100

22, 500

23, 200

24, 9CO

OK fififi

47 000

47. 400

46 400

44, 900

qo Kfifi

34, 900

32, 800

32, 400

Hour

May 4 Con.

8 a.m .........

12m....... 

2p.m__. .

5 ..

7. ..... ....

10 

12_ 

May 10

12 p.m.._ _

May 11

12 m_. 

1 p.m __ _ . 

4.... .........

5. ... .... 

8....... ...... 

12.... ........

May 12

2. .........

3............. 

4 .........

5. .... ..... 

7 ...... ...

10 

2 p.m__ ......

3 ....... ...

4.. ....

5. 

8_ ....... -

9.. .... .......

12..... .

3 .......

6. .... 

8

12 m__. ......

4 .... ... ..

6....... ...... 

8 ..

9 ..... 

May 14

12m__ ...

6 ....

7 _____ ....

12_ ...

May 15

12 m_

g

12 

6 a.m .........

8. ....

10.. ......

12 __ ........

Gage 

height

20.96 

22.10 

22.37 

21.82

20.20 

17.70 

16.76

19.53

19.71 

19.73 

20.05

20.53 

24.70 

28.68

30.30

30.50 

30.55

30.25 

28.30

20 64

19.40

19.08 

19 00

19.11

20.07

20.52 

22.50

22 58

99 .19

24.18

25.30

28.33

29.25 

29.66

29.90 

30.00

29.85 

28.64

26.33

16.84

16.45

1O QO

12.46

1O R7

17.16

16.71

16.66

16.70

17.40

18.03

Discharge

32,500 

37,200 

38, 400 

36, 100

29,600 

20,600 

17,900

27,200

27,800 

27,900 

2Q 000

30,800 

50,600 

75,000

88, 600 

89,000

72, 100

31, 300 

26, 400

25, 300 

oc fifin

29, 100

30,800

OO Rf)f)

47, 500

53,600

72,300

79,200 

82, 700

84,400 

85,100

84,000 

74,700

O4 CAfl

18, 100

17,000

18,900

8 Q7ft

8 1 Rft

S

oon

i ^ inn

19,700

17, 700

17,600

17, 700

10 7fifi

21. 700

Hour

May 17

4 a.m __ .... 

8 

12m___ 

4p.m. .....

11 

12...... ......

May 18 

2 a.m _ . .....

6_... ......... 

11. 

12m-__._ _ . 

4 p.m___ ..... 

7 .......

10 .

12 

May 19

5 a.m .........

9. ........

3p.m. _.__ ... 

8 

12___ _ ...

12p.m___---

12 m__. _._.__

2p.m_______-

12... -

4__ _______

7 

12m_________

3p.m_____ 

4___ _______

6 

12 

12m_____--.-

g

1 9

12m._______--

11... 

12_____-___-._

May 27

12 

12 m__. ______

12 

Gage 

height

18.51 

18.71 

18.74 

19.12

20.25 

21.49

22.57

21.38

22.34 

23.83 

24.46 

24.14

^o, OU

22.37

91 7Q

21.67 

21.78

22.15

22.12

22.44

oq oo

22.97

99 R7

23.22

24.90

25.15 

25.14

24.20 

23.37

22.68

22.51

oq «n

23 34

23.00

oq fifl

23.79

9.1 19

24 34

24.96

25.06

25.96

25.78

25.85

25.57

Discharge

23, 300 

24,000 

24, 100 

25,400

29, 800 

34,500

34, 100

38,200 

45, 300 

48,900 

47, 300

45,000

38,400

35,500 

36,000

37, 400

37,300

38,400

38,600 

41, 500

41, 300

40, 900

42,900

51,600

52, 800 

52, 800

47,600 

43, 200

40, 100

39,400

44 200

43, 000

45, 100

47, 200

AQ Afifi

49, 800

52, 400

57,600

56,600

57, 000

55,600
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B157

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957 

Continued

Hour

May id 

12 m. ..... ...

12p.m.._ 

May SO

12m12p.m__ -_

Gage 

height

25.26

25.14

25.14

24.90

Discharge

53,900

52,800

52, 800

51,600

Hour

May SI 

12m-.. 

12 .

June 1

12m_________

Gage 

height

24.95

25.22

25.52

25.64

25.62

25.47

Discharge

51,800

53,200

54,700

55,300

55,200

54,400

Hour

June 1 Con. 

12. ..

June %

12m- .

6 

12 

Gage 

height

25.30

25.27

21.37

20.24

20.13

20.38

Discharge

53,600

53,400

36,700

33,200

32,700

33,700

108. LJEON RIVER NEAR HASSE, TEX.

Location. Lat 31°57', long 98°28', on left bank at downstream side of bridge 

on U.S. Highways 67 and 377, 800 ft upstream from Gulf, Colorado and Santa 

Fe Railway bridge, 0.4 mile upstream from Walnut Creek, 2.1 miles northeast 

of. Hasse, Comanche County, and 2.2 miles downstream from Copperas Creek.

Drainage area. 1,242 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 1,115.01 

ft above mean sea level datum of 1929, Fort Worth supplementary adjustment of 1942.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 21,200 cfs 4 a.m. Apr. 27 (gage height, 

18.38ft).

1939 to March 1957: Discharge, 38,500 cfs May 24, 1952 (gage height, 

21.49ft).

Maximum stage known since at least 1858, about 27 ft in May 1908; information from local resident. At location about 2% miles upstream, flood of 

May 1908 was 9.1 ft higher than that of May 1952 according to floodmarks 

pointed out by local resident.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

2 _

3 __

4_ ___

5 ... .

6. ......

7 

8 

9

10 

April

0.6 

.6 

1.6 

.9 

.7 

.4 

.1 

, 1 

.3 

0

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, in acre-f

May

805 

434 

315 

270 

819 

906 

849 

510 

286 

609

June

732 

727 

739 

429 

335 

335 

300 

255 

210 

171

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 - 

17 

18 

19- 

20._...

ischarge, in cubic feet per

April

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

.1 

.4 

.6 

15 

48

May

1,290 

2,680 

5,870 

8,490 

5, 380 

3,340 

2,260 

5,830 

7,150 

3,460

June

141 

134 

213 

189 

153 

104 

81 

68 

57 

77

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27- 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

7.4 

2.6 

164 

484 

298 

858 

12, 500 

4,210 

1,870 

1,220

723 

43, 010

May

1,600 

869 

756 

6,050 

6,260 

14, 100 

12, 800 

6,790 

4,430 

2,330 

1,170

3,507 

215, 600

June

60 

47 

40 

36 

46 

54 

36 

31 

26 

23

95 

11,600
B158 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 22 

12p.m.. _

April 23

9---.--.- . ..

12m......

4p.m. . ......

7... .......

11. ...........

12..--..-.....

April %4

2a.m.. _ . ...

4.............

8.... 

12m........

4 p.m... _ .

10............

12............

April 25

4 a.m.._ ......

12 m. ....... .

12p.m.......

April 26

12m.........

2 p.m.... ....

3 ...... . 

4.............

5.............

7 ..........

8..... .. 

10 

11 

12... .......

April 27

2 a.m __ . ..

3

4 ... ... .

5 - _

12m.........

12-..... .

April 28

6 a.m __ ....

12m.....

12. ........

April 29

7 a.m .........

12m. __ ....

4 p.m.. .. _

12 

April SO

8 a.m ____ _

10 .

12 m. ........

4 p.m.... ...

7. .

9 ... 

12 .

May 1

6 a.m ____ .

Gage 

height

3.13

3.28

3.79

4.63

4.96

6.29

6.46

6.54

6.43

5.90

o.60

5.47

5.41

5.37

5.24

4.32

4.02

3.99

4.21

7.70

10.30

11.95

19 07

12.31

13.20

14.90

17.60

18.22

18.38

14.73

14.25

13.71

13.11

12.37

11.95

12.04

11.84

10.86

9.61

9.50

9.56

10.22

10.40

10.31

9.91

8.92

Discharge

1.8

5.8

6.2

43

252

335

557

584

596

579

502

456

433

422

415

391

OflO

1 fiQ

79

73

126

784

1,260

2 OCA

2,190

3,280

6,760

17, 300

20, 400

21,200

20 900

6,330

5,250

4,140

3,150

2,250

1,910

1,970

, 1, 840

1,410

1,130

1,100

1,120

1,240

1,280

1,260

1,180

996

Hour

May 1 Con.

12 

12m. ........

7. .. ........

12... .........

May 10

8 .... .

12 m. ........

2p.m.... ....

6 . .. _ .

19

8... ....... ...

7... ...... ....

12.... ........

6

9 ..... ....

11 

12 m. ........

2 p.m... .....

9

12 ......

May 13

1 a.m____._ 

5

10- ------

9_________.___

12-........-

9. ........

12 m... ......

6_ ...

9_. .. ...

12__. _________

May 15

12 m_. .......

6 p.m

12.. __________

Gage 

height

7 5fi

6.62

6.09

4 89

4.73

4.64

4.61

4.65

4 86

6.05

6.21

6.35

6.49

7.04

8

OO

8.96

9.46

9.75

10.20

11.63

11.66

11.74

11.89

12.63

13.15

13.23

13.21

13.12

12.55

12.86

14.07

14.47

15.54

16.20

16.14

15.80

15.46

15.28

15.30

15.30

14.63

14.26

13.92

13.66

Discharge

760

609

529

OOrt

oon

255

246

258

0-|9

438

523

545

566

588

676

874

1,000

1,100

1,240

1,720

1,740

1,870

2,540

3,210

3,320

3,300

3,170

2,470

2,370

2,440

2,820

4,850

5,320

5,730

10, 800

10, 600

8,240

7,710

7,760

7,760

7,500

7,120

6,110

5,270

4,540

4.050

Hour

May 16

May 17

6 - 

10 

1 9

6 ...... .

g

4 . 

7. . ------

g

g

1 9

12 m.. -

12 . 

May 23

2... __-_ -_

3 

4 

7 ~~ 

g

10. 

12 . -

6 

9 ... 

4 .

7 -- -----

9 . 

10. 

12... .__.__

Gage 

height

10 on

1 9 QQ

12 17

12 04

H 79

1 9 99

1 o 09

13.49

13.42

1 c 91

1 c 9Q

15.27

15.59

15.59

15.26

ic 19

14.95

14.20

10 91

19 07

12.01

9 75

8 no

8.12

7.73

5.36

6.10

7.50

8.43

9 Q4

10.37

9.62

9 34

9.41

10.07

1O CA

1C -\A

15.07

15.50

15.65

15.66

15.61

Discharge

3 ocn

2,770

2 eon

2 9AO

1,970

1,770

3 740

3,620

4 030

6,760

7,530

7,730

7,680

7,880

8,670

8,670

7,660

7 9Qn

S

oon

5,140

3

qnn

2,250

1 ncn

1 i en

855

789

616

41°.

386

530

750

908

1,280

1,130

1,070

1,090

1,210

5,990

7,420

7,170

8,370

8,880

8,910

8.740
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B159

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957 

Continued

Hour

May 25 

3 a.m.........

12m.

4 p.m^__._- _

7 .

9....... ....

11__. ....... __

12._. .........

May %6

7.... _________

9.... ........ .

Gage 

height

15.38

14.53

14.25

14.12

14.10

14.34

15.32

15.75

16.25

Discharge

7,990

5,250

4,960

4,920

5,450

7,820

9,220

11,000

Hour

May 26 Con. 

12 m... ......

4............

6_. ...........

7-...-....-...

8... ..........

10 ... ......

12_. __________

May 27

8__ ...____....

Gage 

height

17.29

17.74

17.97

18.11

18.10

17.88

17.46

16.91

Discharge

15,800

19,200

19,800

19,400

18,700

16,600

13,800

Hour

May 27 Con. 

12m___..__._

4... --_-...-. _

10 --

12 --

12m..- 

12.-.-. ------

Gage 

height

16.41

16.24

16.27

16.20

15.76

15.20

14.81

14.64

14.38

Discharge

11,600

11,000

11,100

10,800

9,260

7,500

6,540

6,140

5,540

109. L.EON RIVER AT GtATESVrLLE, TEX.

Location. Lat 31°26'05", long 97°45'35", on right bank just downstream 

from pier of bridge on U.S. Highway 84 in Gatesville, Coryell County, 0.1 

mile downstream from Dodds Creek and 5.3 miles upstream from Cottonwood 

Creek.

Drainage area. 2,279 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 723.85 

ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements below 18,000 cfs.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 27,100 cfs 10 a.m. May 13 (gage height, 

31.30ft).

1951 to March 1957: Discharge, 25,300 cfs May 1, 1956 (gage height, 31.06ft).

Maximum stage since at least 1854, 35 ft in May 1908. Flood of December

1913 (stage unknown) was second highest; information from local residents.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1

2 

3.. -_

4.- -.

5. -.

6 

7 .

8 

9-..-...

10 

April

565 

632 

179 

73 

67 

45 

27 

18 

13 

11

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, in acre-f

May

9,400 

5,300 

2,960 

2,020 

3,010 

2,160 

1,190 

1,370 

1,440 

1,350

June

6,240 

4,090 

2,530 

1,950 

1,870 

1,380 

1,090 

948 

841 

747

Day

11--... 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20. 

ischarge, in cubic feet per

April

9.5 

8.5 

8.0 

6.6 

6.6 

6.6 

6.6 

6.2 

30 

1,850

May

2,260 

5,200 

17, 200 

11, 500 

10, 000 

7,150 

6,760 

10, 300 

8,760 

7,470

June

632 

542 

468 

425 

398 

435 

390 

411 

405 

255

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

1,320 

162 

2,390 

3,670 

4,930 

3,130 

7,640 

10, 100 

13, 000 

11, 000

2,030 

120, 800

May

6,510 

6,860 

6,330 

3,660 

3,520 

3,270 

4,590 

6,360 

13,300 

12, 300 

9,440

6,224 

382, 700

June

210 

198 

185 

188 

162 

150 

135 

128 

135 

130

922 

54,880
B160 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 18 

12 p.m. ......

Si. pi 11 1 a

12m_. ......

8p.m. .....

9 __ ..... ...

10. ...........

12. __ .....

6............

7 .........

8....... ...

9... .......

12m........

3p.m.. ......

6.... ........

8. ........

12...........

April SI

4 a.m .....

8... _________

12m_.._ _ .

4 p.m.

8.............

12.. ..__..._.

April %% 

12m_. ......

12 p.m.. .....

4a.m. ....

5 ... _ ....

6............

7.... ........

8_-_._-._.__,

9... ..........

10. .....

11. _._.___._..

12m_____ ..

2 p.m .....

4__ _._______..

S.--._--..._.

7. .........

10 .........

12.. ._....._.

2a.m___ .....

.._._._.__.._

6............

9.. ___ ......

11 - 

12m.-_ ...

2... ..........

3... _

6.............

9.. ..........

12.... ........

3___._ ........

6.............

9 .... _ _

12m___._...

6........ ...

9

12............

6.............

Gage 

height

3.15

3.15

3.16

3.73

4.33

4.70

4.22

4.38

6.53

8.11

9.40

12.36

14.42

15.40

15.79

15.51

13.88

10.80

7.74

5.85

5.08

4.72

4.25

4.08

4.04

4.27

5.97

8.02

12.50

15.75

16.90

16.94

16.76

17.32

18.01

18.01

17.05

14.45

12.50

10.87

10.45

10.81

11.75

12.85

15.30

18.90

21.70

22.17

22.37

23.20

23.95

24.02

23.83

22 69

21.27

19.45

19.14

18.84

18.07

16.44

Discharge

6.2

6.2

6.6

57

178

262

150

ion

711

1,060

1,380

2,190

2,790

3,200

3,110

2,620

1,760

965

542

350

260

142

105

96

148

572

1 fidfi

2,230

3,180

3,550

3,560

3,500

3,680

3, 9TO

2,800

2,230

1,780

1,660

1,760

2,020

2,330

3,050

4,210

5,210

5,380

5,450

5,760

6,110

6,150

6,040

5,570

5,060

4,640

4,290

4,260

4,190

3,920

3,400

Hour

April 26 Con.

6_ ......

7.. .... ...

8_ .........

9

10 ...... ...

12 ______

April 27

4. ......___

6___ .......

8. _-.-.-...

10 

12m.. .......

1C. ..... .

12............

9

12

April 29

8 ._._....

8... .____...__

12m__. ...

12-.. .........

May 1

*12m-.. ______

May %

12m___ 

12__ __ ... _

12m _ ......

4 ............

6-. - ...

7 _

7:30- 

9 

10 

12 

4.. ___________

6 

fl_ 

12m.- 

6 

8__ 

Gage 

height

13.97

11 64

S on

11.00

37 50

24.26

25.18

25.41

26.22

27.20

27.48

27.17

24.84

24. C 9

24.22

25.81

27.28

28.97

29.42

29.22

28.93

28.88

28.83

28.56

28.00

28.08

27.97

28.70

27.05

25.47

24.04

22.05

19.30

16.88

9.16

8.08

7.80

8.50

15.57

19.46

22.34

22.67

22.39

22.54

23.27

24.07

24.10

23.69

21.97

20.12

18.62

17.77

17.40

18.70

Discharge

2,650

1 QQft

1,290

1,810

3 74fi

5,100

7,120

7,920

9,260

9 79/1

9 91fi

6,190

6,270

7 490

10 fiflf\

14 700

14,000

13, ICO

19 Qfifi

12,800

12,100

11,200

10,700

10,900

10 600

19 dfin

9 020

7, 170

6,160

5,340

4,350

3,540

877

821

75

3,130

4,410

5,440

5,560

5,460

5,510

5,790

6,200

5,980

5,310

4,640

4,110

3,830

3,710

4,140

Hour

May it Con.

12 

May IS

4.---.--- ---.

5 

7 

10 

12m. __ ...

4__ .__..__. 

6_ ... 

12 

12 m__ ...---.

12 

May 15

May 16 

12m..__ 

12 

May 17

12m--. 

May 18

9 

12m ... .

12---. -------

12m.. 

12p.m___. 

May 27

12m12m... 

12p.m___ ....

10 

12m.. 

Gage 

height

22.74

26.07

27.42

27.94

29.86

30.04

30.09

31.30

30.60

29.97

29.86

29.80

29.05

28.25

27.83

28.02

27.82

26.80

25.06

24.57

24.42

24.67

26.09

26.37

97 flfl

28.51

27.72

27.13

26.81

26.14

16.26

18.16

20.06

21.88

24.43

25.22

28.42

29.65

29.71

29.07

28.38

28.72

26.95

25.82

Discharge

5,590

7,760

9,610

10,600

16,600

17,600

17,900

97 inn

21,200

17,200

16,600

16, 300

13,400

11,300

10,400

10,500

10,700

10,300

8,650

6,840

6,490

6,390

6,560

7 7Rfl

8,090

13,000

10,100

9,150

8,660

7,830

3,950

4,620

5,280

5,690

6,400

6,970

11,700

15,600

15,900

13, 500

11,600

12,500

8,880

7,500
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B161

110. BEI/TON RESERVOIR NEAR BEI/TON, TEX.

Location. Lat*310 07', long 97°28', in intake structure at Belton Darn on Leon 

River, 1.4 miles upstream from bridge on State Highway 317, 3.6 miles northwest of Belton, Bell County, 8.2 miles upstream from Nolan Creek, and 16.7 

miles upstream from confluence with Lampasas River.

Drainage area. 3,499 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is at mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

Maxima. April-June 1957: Contents, 870,300 acre-ft 7:30 a.m. June 6 (elevation, 620.45ft).

1954 to March 1957: Contents, 225,800 acre-ft May 5, 1956 (elevation, 

571.00ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by a rolled earth-fill dam with a 1,300-ft uncontrolled broad-crested spillway in saddle on left bank and a 418-ft dike. Floodcontrol outlet works consists of a conduit, 22 ft in diameter, controlled by three 

7.0-by 22.0-ft electrically driven broome-type gates (elevation of invert 483.0ft). 

Deliberate impoundment of water began Mar. 8, 1954, and dam completed in 

December 1954. Reservoir built for flood control and conservation. Capacity, 1,876,700 acre-ft at maximum design water surface (elevation, 656.9 ft), 

1,097,600 acre-ft at crest of spillway (elevation, 631.0 ft), and 210,600 acre-ft 

at top of conservation pool (elevation, 569.0 ft). Records furnished by U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers.

Elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet, at 1% p.m. of indicated day, 1957

Day

1 ... .... .................

2 ...........................

3....... ..............

4 ......

5. - _ ... . _ .

6_ .. _________

7 . ........__....__.

8... . _ .____

9... - - _..-._____._____.__

10. . ..................

ll....... -

12.. .......... . .

13 ______

14...... ...._..._........

15 ........................

16 _ . __.

17. .

18 _ .__

19 

20. _ ___

21 _ __ _

22. ................... .

23 

24 

25 

26. 

27- .

28 ...................

29 . 

30 .................

31.......................

Al

Elevation

558.43

558. 66

558. 83

558.87

558.93

558.96

558.96

558.96

eec QQ

559. 01

559. 02

560.50

KRA QQ

564.91

578. 06

C7Q ne

582. 20

587. 85

eon 17

592.01

>ril

Contents

140, 800

142, 200

143, 500

144, 500

144, 700

145, 100

145, 100

145, 200

145, 200

145,300

145, 200

145, 200

145, 400

145, 500

145, 600

145, 600

154, 200

m enn

181, 900

ice en.n

229,200

285, 800

ono Ron

385, 600

d.19 nnn

453, 700

+315, 600

M

Elevation

594. 82

595. 72

596. 46

596. 78

eOA KQ

596.41

596.19

597. 83

608, 1?

610. 8S

ft19 9Q

613. 28

613. 76

614. 61

615. 46

616. 17

616 58

616. 80

616. 98

617. 02

616. 99

617. 26

617. 47

618. 28

fiia 70

ay

Contents

467, 800

479, 100

488,600

492, 700

490, 200

487,900

485,100

480,400

478, 600

475, 200

506,300

537, 400

654, 100

698, 200

721, 700

738, 600

746, 800

761, 700

776, 700

797,000

804,300

807, 200

805,000

804, 100

804,400

QAQ Rfift

813, 400

828, 500

838,200

+384, 500

Ju

Elevation

619. 16

619. 86

620. 34

620. 43

620. 44

620. 27

619. 87

619. 36

618. 81

618. 17

617. 50

617.07

617. 14

617. 18

616.85

616. 15

615. 40

614. 61

613.83

612. 97

612. 10

611.20

610. 32

609. 38

608.43

607. 50

606.56

605. 70

604. 75

603. 86

ne

Contents

845,200

858, 700

868, 100

869, 900

870, 100

866, 700

858,900

849, 100

838, 500

826, 400

813, 900

805, 900

807,200

808,000

801, 900

789, 100

775, 700

761, 700

748,000

733, 200

718, 500

703, 500

689,000

673, 900

658, 800

644,300

629,900

616,900

602, 700

589, 700

-248, 500
B162 FLOODS OF 1957

111. LEON RIVER NEAR BELTON, TEX.

Location. Lat 31°04/ 15", long 97°26'30", on left bank, 1,400 ft upstream from 

bridge on Farm-to-Market Road 817, about three-quarters of a mile upstream 

from bridge on U.S. Highway 81, 2 miles east of Belton, Bell County, 3.2 miles 

downstream from Belton Reservoir, and 5 miles upstream from Nolan Creek.

Drainage area. 3,513 sq mi, of which 3,499 sq mi is above Belton Reservoir.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 476.89 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by,U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter 

measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 8,490 cfs from 9 p.m. June 18 to 3 a.m. 

June 20 (gage height, 9.12 ft).

1923 to March 1957: Discharge, 56,500 cfs Apr. 22, 1945 (gage height, 24.41 

ft, before construction of Belton Reservoir), from rating curve extended above 

45,000 cfs.

Maximum stage known, 25 ft in December 1913. Flood of September 1921 

reached a stage of 21 ft; information from local residents.

Remarks. Flow regulated by Belton Reservoir.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

2--.. _

3 

4... ....

5 

6_. ....

7 . 

9 . ...

10 

April

6.8 

5.0 

5.3 

4.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.6 

3.0 

2.6 

3.2

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-fc

May

3,650 

4,370 

3,640 

2,800 

4,390 

4,390 

4,370 

4,370 

4,350 

4,350

June

6,230 

104 

820 

2,610 

2,600 

3,990 

5,420 

6,810 

6,780 

7,290

Day

ll--__. 

12 

13..... 

14 

15 

16. . 

17 

10

19

20_ 

ischarge, in cubic feet per > et

April

3.6 

3.2 

2.6 

2.4 

2.6 

3.4 

3.4 

3.2 

7.4 

12

May

4,310 

2,040 

189 

76 

70 

1,660 

4,020 

4,880 

4,450 

2,770

June

7,690 

6,100 

96 

78 

3,480 

7,340 

7,630 

8,000 

8,490 

8,440

Day

21 

22..... 

23 

24. . 

25 

26..... 

27 

28 

29-... 

SO - 

SI 

April

3.8 

4.1 

207 

422 

36 

28 

87 

95 

679 

2,680

144 

8,580

May

4,780 

5,420 

5,830 

5,830 

5,810 

5,810 

3,840 

2,150 

4,290 

6,110 

6,760

3,928 

241, 500

June

8,440 

8,390 

8,340 

8,340 

8,300 

8,270 

8,020 

7,340 

7,320 

7,300

6,002 

357, 100

112. SULPHUR CREEK ABOVE LAMPASAS, TEX.

[Miscellaneous site] 

Location. Lat 31°02'17", long 98°11'39", on the Stanley ranch, 1.6 miles

southwest of Sulphur Creek bridge on U.S. Highway 183 at Lampasas, Lampasas

County.

Drainage area. 78.0 sq mi. 

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 65,300 cfs May 12, 1957, by slope-area

measurement. 

Remarks. Maximum stage occurred in Lampasas between 10 and 10:30 p.m.

May 12, 1957; information from city employees.

113. BURLESON CREEK NEAR LAMPASAS, TEX.

[Miscellaneous site] 

Location. Lat 31°05'02", long 98°11'56", just downstream from crossing on

the old Lampasas-Lometa road. 

Drainage area. 7.42 sq mi. 

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 14,300 cfs May 12, 1957, by slope-area

measurement.
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B163

Remarks. Maximum stage at U.S. Highway 281 bridge occurred between 8 and 

9 p.m. May 12, 1957; information from local radio station.

114. SULPHUR CREEK BELOW LAMPASAS, TEX.

[Miscellaneous site]

Location. Lat 31°04'23", long 98°08'20", just downstream from second Santa 

Fe Railroad bridge below Lampasas, just upstream from Pecan Branch, and 

2.6 miles northeast of Sulphur Creek bridge on U.S. Highway 183 at Lampasas, 

Lampasas County.

Drainage area. 108 sq mi.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 74,600 cfs May 12, 1957, by slope-area 

measurement.

Remarks. A resident at Gunderland Park 0.3 mile upstream stated that the 

maximum stage occurred there between 10:30 and 11 p.m. May 12, 1957. 

This flood reached a stage 4.8 ft higher than the flood of Sept. 27, 1936, at the 

stone pavilion in Gunderland Park, and 4.8 ft higher than the 1936 flood at 

the E. J. Noyes home 1 mile downstream from Gunderland Park. Flood of 

1873 was 1.5 ft higher than the 1957 flood at the Noyes home.

115. LAMPASAS RIVER AT YOUNGSPORT, TEX.

Location. Lat 30°57', long 97°43', on left bank 500 ft upstream from county 

road bridge (destroyed May 13, 1957) and half a mile southeast of Youngsport, 

Bell County.

Drainage area. 1,242 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. Apr. 24, 

7 a.m. Apr. 27 to 1 p.m. Apr. 29, and 7 a.m. May 13 to 1 a.m. May 14, when 

stage exceeded limits of recording gage. Datum of gage is 633.46 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned below 40,000 cfs by currentmeter measurements at gage and extended on basis of measurement of maximum discharge of May 13, 1957, 22 miles downstream.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 84,000 cfs 11 a.m. May 13 (gage height, 

36.40 ft, from floodmark).

1924 to March 1957: Discharge, 53,200 cfs Sept. 28, 1936 (gage height, 

33.5 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 40,000 cfs.

Maximum stage known since 1873, 44.2 ft in September 1873. Flood of 

Dec. 2, 1913, reached a stage of 33.6 ft; information from local residents.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 _ ....

2 .

3 

4 .

5 __ ...

6 .

7 .

8 .

fl 

10 

April

225 

203 

106 

68 

44 

31 

26 

22 

20 

17

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, in acre-ft

May

1,680 

885 

700 

1,040 

1,110 

652 

517 

462 

586 

1,000

June

1,060 

3,800 

1,390 

956 

1,140 

1,340 

702 

571 

490 

428

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per >et

April

16 

16 

15 

15 

14 

15 

15 

16 

25 

2,610

May

1,020 

6,890 

49, 600 

9,130 

1,750 

1,220 

1,000 

3,340 

3,170 

1,200

June

372 

417 

926 

390 

309 

278 

258 

254 

580 

377

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

268 

288 

9,480 

18, 300 

5,100 

1,410 

26, 000 

5,980 

5,990 

1,540

2,596 

154, 500

May

897 

741 

643 

569 

526 

2,410 

823 

1,060 

1,030 

461 

461

3,115 

191, 500

June

249 

207 

181 

169 

157 

145 

138 

134 

120 

109

588 

35,000
B164 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 19 

12p.m.. .....

April 20

1 a.m _ . .....

2.. . ....

4... ..........

5 -

6... ... .... ...

7. ............

9... ... _

12m. ........

3 p.m.. ......

6

12... ......

April H

4 a.m _ .. ....

12m. __ ....

6p.m.- ......

12... .. - ...

April gg

3 a.m .........

5 

7 __ ------ ...

10 __ - ... ...

12m. __ ....

4 p.m... .....

8. 

12 .... ... ..

April US

7 a.m __ ....

8 -- 

9 ... ... .

10 

5

7- ......

9 

10 

12 

April g4

4. ....

6. .... ... -

8 ....

12m.........

1 p.m.. ......

2 _____ .....

3... ...

4 . ....

5... ....

6 _

8. ....

10 ....

11 .......

12 . ...

April 25

2 

4.. ....

6 

8 ..... ... .

10 . ...

12m... ..

4 p.m... ..

8 __ ........

12 .........

Gage 

height

3.11

6.20

7.45

8.94

8.77

7.95

6.97

5.86

5.04

4.58

4.28

3.89

3.73

3.51

3.40

3.32

3.28

3.57

4.59

3.72

3.43

3.41

3.26

3.19

3.15

3.25

5.20

7.60

n

Q7

12.50

16.10

17.13

17.45

17.09

14.45

10.50

7.86

6.42

5.70

5.05

5.02

8.00

18.5

28.0

29.2

29.9

30.3

29.5

24.0

20.10

14.40

11.15

10.23

9.30

6.46

5.88

5.22

4.86

4.62

Discharge

86

3,120

5,270

7 Qfifi

7,630

6,170

1,560

1,060

774

4fi1

360

194

161

1AK

273

1,070

354

207

198

138

113

99

134

1,750

5,540

U CAA

18, 200

20, 300

15, 800

6,010

3,470

2,400

1,570

1,530

6,260

21, 900

39, 900

43, 600

44,900

42,400

31, 100

24, 500

11, 200

9,920

5,430

3,540

1,360

1.100

Hour

April 26

12m ___ ...

9.............

10 ...

19

A -nr ?*7 97

6 .........

8 .....

9 .... .

11 

12m. 

2... ....

4. .... 

6 .. ...

8 -

10 

12 

April 28

4 .

6 ... 

8 -

T. ............

8 -

9 -

10 

11 

12 

6 .

9

6 .

12 

8 .

10 

12. .......

May 11

12m.__ _

10... _ .

12 

6- .. 

Gage 

height

4.36

4.18

4.90

6.50

10.90

i K nc

19.10

25.40 9fi an

97 f^n

27.60

27.54

26.85

23.70

91 1 ^

17.90

14.00

10.70

9.00

8.00

7.40

6 Qfi

6 Eft

6.10

7 60

9.00

11.25

n

AK.

11 52

n

AO

10.82

9 70

S

en

7.40

6.18

5 98

*, 17

4 97

4.88

4.78

5.03

5 no

c no

4.21

4.07

3 QA

3

07

6.70

8.30

11.10

13.08

13.58

13.74

Discharge

850

685

563

1,400

3,600

10,900

16,700

22, 900

28, 600

33, 700

36, 500

37, 900

38, 100

38,000

36, 600

30, 600

26,200

21,000

15,200

10, 600

8,000

6,260

5,180

4,390

3,600

2,960

8,000

10,200

11,400

11,600

11,700

11, 600

10, 700

9,120

7,160

5,180

3,090

2,790

2,110

1,480

1,380

1,270

1,620

1,530

711

595

511

448

3,920

6,800

11, 100

14,600

14.800

Hour

May 18 Con.

10 

12m... 

8 -

12. 

May IS

3 

4. ....

5 ..........

6 

7 

8 

9 .... 

10 

11. ___ . _ -

3 ... 

9_ 

10 

12

May 14

4

6 .... .

8... 

10 

19

May 17

May 18

2 ... ...

3

5 

10 

11. 

May 19

4... ___ 

8 -

8 

12. -

May 25

12 n.m... .

Gage 

height

13.33

9.30

7.32

5.90

5.30

4.96

4.81

11.00

14.40

17.30

21.20

25.3

32.5

35.5

36.2

36.40

34.70

34.5

34.0

33.6

OQ 7

22.10

15.70

10.90

8.55

7.28

6.73

6.20

5 O1

5 an

5.34

5.15

4 CO

4.41

4.34

4.41

4.49

6.00

6.87

6.73

7.03

8.73

9.53

9.62

9.52

9.22

8.11

7.25

6.30

5.70

5

QK

5.13

4.96

3.92

Discharge

14,300

8,480

5,040

2,680

6,880

1,470

1,300

11,000

15,800

20,000

26,200

33,500

53, 500

73, 400

81, 400

84,000

81,400

73,400

66, 900

65,500

62, 000

59,600

54,500

49, 300

43, 000

27, 800

17,600

10, 900

7,250

4,960

3,970

3,120

2,550

2,270

1,930

1,690

1,390

917

850

917

994

2,820

4,230

3,970

4,510

7,570

8,850

8,990

8,830

8,350

6,460

4,910

3,280

2,400

1,940

1,670

1,480

504
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B165

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957 

Continued

Hour

May 26

7. .........

8. .

9.... ........ .

10 

12m.........

3 p.m.. ......

12 .

May 27 

6 a.m... ......

8 

12m.. _ ....

12. 

Gage 

height

3.90

8.75

9.40

9.54

8.10

6.04

5.30

4.28

4.46

4.24 4 4ft

4.23

4.13

4.62

4.85

Discharge

490

7,600

8,640

8,860

6,440

2,880

1,880

792

965

756

907

747

668

1,120

1,360

Hour

May 28 Con.

12m.........

9.............

12 

May 31

June 1

12m.........

7 ...

8 

9... ...... .

11 

12.. .......

Gage 

height

4.85

4.62

4 4ft

4 a*;

4.18

3.96

3.89

3.96

3.93

3.96

4.16

5.06

7.92

8.16

Discharge

1,360

1,120

907

765

702

533

482

533

511

533

685

1,580

6,120

6,550

Hour

June 2

4... _

6 

10 __ .

12m.. .......

8 .....

10, _

12 

June 3

5. ... ......

9. ....

12m. ___ ..

9... .... 

12 

Gage 

height

9.25

9.35

8.32

6.14

5.76

5.13

4.78

4.95

4.68

4.54

4.79

4.58

5.34

5.26

4.69

5.03

4.81

Discharge

8,400

8,560

6,840

3,020

2,480

1,670

1,280

1,470

1,180

1,040

1,300

1,080

1,930

1,820

1,190

1,550

1,310

116. NORTH FORK SAN GABRIEL RIVER NEAR GEORGETOWN, TEX.

[Miscellaneous site]

Location. Lat 30°39'20", long 97°41'50", half a mile upstream from Middle 

Fork, \% miles northwest of Georgetown, Williamson County, and 2.2 miles 

upstream from confluence with South Fork San Gabriel River.

Drainage area. 240 sq mi.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 102,000 cfs, about 5 p.m. Apr. 24, 1957, 

by slope-area measurement. The greatest flood since at least 1878 occurred 

in September 192T and was about 3 ft higher than that of April 1957 at site 

4 miles upstream; information from local resident.

117. SOUTH FORK SAN GABRIEL RIVER NEAR LEANDER, TEX.

[Miscellaneous site]

Location. Lat 30°37'05", long 97°51'05", 1 mile downstream from bridge on 

U.S. Highway 183, 2.6 miles north of Leander, Williamson County, and 13 

miles upstream from confluence with North Fork San Gabriel River.

Drainage area. 120 sq mi.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 78,800 pfs 2 p.m. Apr. 24, 1957, by 

slope-area measurement.

Maximum stage known since at least 1869, that of Apr. 24, 1957. Flood of 

September 1921 reached a stage 6.4 ft lower than that of Apr. 24, 1957, according 

to floodmarks and to information from local resident, and is second highest 

stage known.

118. SAN GABRIEL RIVER AT GEORGETOWN, TEX.

Location. Lat 30°39'10", long 97°39'20", on left bank 100 ft downstream from 

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad bridge \}i miles downstream from confluence 

of North and South Forks, and 1% miles northeast of Georgetown, Williamson 

County.

Drainage area. 415 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except peak of Apr. 24 when 

water in well failed to reach outside water level. Peak determined from 

floodmarks. Datum of gage is 643.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.
B166 FLOODS OF 1957

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements below 24,000 cfs and by contracted-opening measurement of peak flow. 

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 155,000 cfs 5: 30 p.m. Apr. 24 (gage 

height, 31.89 ft in gage well, 34.10 ft from floodmarks).

1924-25, 1934 to March 1957: Discharge, 37,500 cfs June 6, 1944 (gage 

height, 19.49 ft), from rating curve extended above 24,000 cfs on basis of 

contracted-opening measurement of 155,000 cfs.

Maximum stage since at least 1869, 36.1 ft Sept 10, 1921 (discharge, 160,000 

cfs by slope-area measurement of peak flow).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1. ------

2____ ___

3___ ____

4... .._.

5 . 

6___ _

7

8. .-.

9 

10__..__

April

132 

40 

27 

41 

33 

18 

13 

11 

8.2 

7.2

Monthly mean r 

Runoff, in acre-fc

May

838 

440 

376 

643 

695 

323 

264 

235 

761 

580

June

1,850 

2,680 

1,710 

1,910 

2,340 

1,460 

852 

801 

564 

489

Day

11 

12 

13..-.. 

14..... 

15 

16 

17 

18..... 

19 

20. ....

iscliarge, in cubic feet per 

et

April

6.4 

6.4 

6.4 

6.0

6.8 

8.8 

7.7 

6.4 

9.4 

907

May

279 

268 

3,090 

744 

414 

610 

290 

1,270 

784 

409

June

445 

2,040 

950 

532 

456 

404 

366 

340 

543 

335

Day

21..... 

22 

23.....

24 -.

25 

26 

27 

28... ..

29 

20 

31 

April

118 

627 

5,120 

24, 100 

2,450 

564 

4,190 

3,440 

2,040 

1,010

1,499 

89, 180

May

331

279 

247 

225 

208 

617 

1,360 

467 

302 

238 

312

577 

35, 500

June

294 

272 

238 

222 

205 

183 

170 

161 

131 

135

769 

45, 770

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April tZ 

12p.m.......

6 a.m.., _..

9

11- 

11:30--- ...

12m__

1 p.m..... .

2.. .........

2:30. _..-.....

4. _......

G ..........

8 - 

9--________.-_

10_______ . -

12...-.-.-..

April Z^

8__ ____ __.

12 in-- 

2 p. ill .. . .

2:30____._____

3___ __________

3:30 ---...

4:1)0 -- 

4:30__ 

5:00__ . 

5:30___. ______

0:00 _ .- .

8__ ___ _____ ___

9 _.

10. .........

12. .

Gage 

height

2.26

2.10

2.34

2.53

6.50

12. 20

13.70

14. 00

13.20

10. 95

10.66

9.20

6. 10

5.30

4.53

3.96

3.57

3. 3f,

3. 26

3.37 in. oo

13.00

19.00

25.00

30.75

34. 10

32. 10

28. 80

20. IS

21.60

18.04

12.40

Discharge

120

100

161

13, 700

17, 000

15, 800

12, 000

8,680

2,380

461

409

10, 20U

18. 100

36, 300

108,000

155,000

71, 200

47, 400

17. 800

Hour

April M

4 _ _ ___

6. -.

8 _______ _

12 m._ . ...

12............

April m

12m.........

11 ............

12... _________

1 a.m... . .

4 ___ _ ____

10___. ________

12m...._ __

4______. ______

6

8________ __

12________ __

April £8

8______ _______

12 m

5 D.111-. -_. -

Gage 

height

6.66

5.43

4 93

4.54

0 Oft

3.11

7.56

7.14

8.14

8

00

"> 48

4.51

4.28

3.54

3.39

Discharge

5,160

3,140

1,790

£Q7

507

445

832

6, 880

6,060

9 440

8,840

5, 200

2, 270

1,760

1,460

1.26C

1,000

8.0

744

631

Hour

April 88 Con.

8 

9_____________

12 

April 29

4______.______

6 _ -- _

S. ............

10 _.___..

8 ......

12____ __-___-_

May 13

^.. ...........

10 

11 

12m... 

4 

7 -------

8 

10 

12 

Gage 

height

6.90

9.00

11.06

10.74

9 52

8.56

6.36

5.39

4.86

4.54

4.32

4.17

3.91

3.74

3.62

2.79

2.68

3.17

3.45

5.75

7.15

9.08

8.19

7.82

5.70

5.16

4.58

4.22

Discharge

5,590

9,820

14,500

13,800

11,000

10, 200

8,880

4,650

3,080

2, 250

1,790

1,5!0

1,340

1,070

912

SOS

290

251

478

666

3,660

6,070

9,990

8, 140

7,400

3,580

2,710

1,860

1,400
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B167

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957 

Continued

Hour

May 14

4...- ... ...

8--...-..-.-..

12m..

8 ... ...

12 ___ .......

May 17

12 p.m... ....

May 18

10 ...

12m.. ... ...

2.............

5 ........ ..

8. 

9. .....

12 .........

May 19

4a.m___ ......

8 ... .......

12m...... ...

4p.m... .....

12. 

May 26

12p.m... ....

May 27

3 a.m.___ .....

6 -

7 

8 ..... .

9.. ........

10 . 

11... _ . _ ..

12m.. .......

4 .... ....

8 

12. ........

May 31

12p.m... ....

Gage 

height

3.99

3.84

3.59

3.42

3.33

3.27

3.20

2.71

2.68

2.81

2.86

2.88

5.80

5. 16

4.73

4.82

4.39

3.91

3.62

3.44

3.33

3.21

2.88

2.83

2.82

5.67

5 97

5 GO

5

AO

5.36

5.13

4.37

3.98

3.56

3.33

3.08

Discharge

1,150

1,000

776

645

584

538

495

251

306

327

335

3,830

2,710

2,200

1,600

1,070

808

659

577

501

331

310

306

3,530

3,780

2 500

2,660

1,590

1,140

752

584

429

Hour

June 1

12m.........

6.. ........

7....... _ ...

8 ...... ....

9.............

10 

12 

2_. ...........

4 

6 

8 

10 

12m . . _ _.

6 ....... 

9.............

12 

3.. ...........

4 

6. ... 

8 ... 

9 

11 

12m .. _ ...

8 

9 

10 

11 

12. 

4. . 

6 

8.. ... .... .

9_ 

11 ___ . __ ..

5..... .... .

Gage 

height

2.92

2.81

3.24

10.07

9.58

9.42

8.96

6.10

5.00

4.54

4.04

3.75

4.10

3.77

3.64

3.58

3.69

3.75

3.83

3.80

4.44

4.74

4.60

5.40

5.00

4.23

4.25

4.36

4.32

4.16

4.48

5.04

5.72

5.22

4.91

4.34

Discharge

353

302

272

327

526

1,260

7,120

12,200

11, 100

10, 700

9,730

4,220

2,470

1,810

1,420

1,200

921

1,260

939

824

776

867

921

993

966

1,660

2,090

1,890

3,100

2,470

1,410

1,430

1,560

2,020

2,580

1,930

1,510

1,330

1,730

2,530

3,610

2,810

2,620

2,340

1,540

Hour

June 4 Con.

9... ,.

19

11 

6 

7 -

9 

10 

6 

7 

9 

8 

12 

4 -

6 

10 

6 

8 -

12m... 

12 

Gage 

height

4.12

3.98

3.84

3.72

3.64

3.86

5.69

4.96

6.61

6.01

6.87

6.54

5.37

4.74

4.35

4.40

4.31

4.12

3.95

3.85

3.77

3.06

3.03

3.03

3.62

4.80

9.29

8.35

7.65

5.86

4.83

4.32

4.04

3.87

3.77

3.64

3.51

3.39

Discharge

1,290

1,140

i nnn

816

1,020

3,560

5,100

4,090

5,550

4,980

3,050

2,090

1,560

1,620

1,500

1,290

1,110

1,010

939

419

404

404

808

2,170

10, 500

8,460

7,060

2,230

1,520

1,200

1,030

939

824

712

624

119. LITTLE RIVER AT CAMERCHST, TEX.

Location. Lat 30°50', long 96°57', on right bank at site of old McCowan Bridge, 

2,020 ft upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 77, 1 mile upstream from 

Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railway bridge, and 2 miles southeast of Cameron, 

Milam County.

Drainage area. 7,000 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except 1 p.m. May 3 to 7 p.m. 

May 9, for which graph was constructed on basis of gage heights furnished 

by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Datu'm of gage is 281.89 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).
B168 FLOODS OF 1957

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 116,000 cfs 1 p.m. Apr. 20 (gage height, 

39.56 ft).

1916 to March 1957: Discharge, 647,000 cfs Sept. 10, 1921 (gage height, 

53.2 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 110,000 cfs on 

basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow.

Maximum stage known, that of Sept. 10, 1921; flood of 1852 reached about 

the same stage. Flood of December 1913 reached a stage of 49.0 ft. Stages 

based on information from local resident.

Remarks. Some regulation by Belton Reservoir on Leon River.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

2.. .

3... 

4 

5 

6... ...

7.......

8..

9.......

10. . .

April

936 

1,360 

573 

432 

258 

190 

126 

79 

51 

36

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, in acre-f<

May

22, 100 

9,760 

7,080 

6,460 

4.920 

5,740 

5,850 

5,650 

5,230 

7,190

June

7,660 

15,000 

21, 700 

21,300 

21, 700 

16,500 

11, 300 

7.54C 

7,920 

8,160

Day

11 . 

12 

13..... 

14. . 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per s >et

April

30 

33 

28 

24 

26 

33 

33 

44 

38 

27

May

6,870 

5,830 

7,950 

17, 100 

33, 700 

20, 400 

5,060 

4.620 

6,610 

9,610

June

8,030 

8,660 

17,900 

24, 300 

7,210 

2,550 

6,530 

8,850 

9,300 

10, 200

Day

21 

22- 

23..... 

24 

25 

26. 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31.....

April

483 

2,260 

3,550 

14, 800 

79,600 

51, 000 

29,600 

40,000 

48,800 

40,100

10, 480 

623, 900

May

7,830 

5,480 

5,900 

6,440 

6,590 

7,230 

11,200 

9,860 

5,110 

4,130 

5,700

8,813 

541,900

June

10, 800 

10,600 

10,300 

10,000 

9,850 

9,750 

9,650 

9,490 

8,820 

8,210

11,330 

673, 900

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 20 

12 p.m.. .....

April 21

5 a.m_ ^ ...

6... ..........

8-. ...... .

10.

12m

4 p.m

9_.

12.

12 m. ........

12..- -

6... __________

12 m_.

2 p.m. . .

6 .-.

12____ ....

April 2i

12m...

4 p.m....

Gage 

height

2.79

2.88

4.42

6.00

7.17

8.76

11.33

13.10

13.45

13.22

11.12

9.08

7.44

7.10

7.41

11.00

14.45

19.37

22.64

28.00

29.02

Discharge

35

43

318

712

1,030

1,500

2,380

3,090

3,230

3,140

2.300

1,590

1,100

1,000

1,090

2,250

3,650

6,120

8,330

15. 000

Hour

April 24 Con.

10 

12...... ......

6 ... ... ...

10. . -..

6... ..........

12 . .

A ~ »'7 07

12 .. .

12m. 

12 

April 29

6 a.m... ......

Gage 

height

31.24

32.64

34.21

38.61

39. 52

39.56

38.19

36.70

35.76

34.88

33. 81

33.64

35.30

35.28

35.33

35.41

Discharge

18, 900

22, 600

29, 500

46, 900

61,000

97, 200

115, 000

116, 000

88, 800

65, 500

58, 300

51, 400

38,200

27, 300

25, 900

26, 500

44, 500

44, 200

45, 000

46, 200

Hour

April 29 Con. 

12m- .. 

12 

April SO

12m__ 

12. ..........

May 1

12m .......

12........ .

May 2

12m_. _ ...

12 _ 

May 12

12 p.m.. __ _

May IS

21 m. _ ......

12 p.m. _ ...

Gage 

height

35.57

35.69

35.97

35.64

34.94

34.32

33.85

33.36

32.62

31.38

28.82

25.88

23.38

21.98

21.32

18.62

19.75

21.65

25.85

Discharge

48, 600

50, 400

54, 600

49, 600

39, 100

30, 500

 >7, 500

25, 300

22, 600

19, 200

14, 700

11, 200

8,900

7,840

7,370

5,690

6,350

7,600

11, 200
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B169

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957 

Continued

Hour

May 14 

12m. ........

12.... ........

May 15

8 .... ...

10.... ........

12m...... ...

12-...-.-.....

May 16

12 m.-_ ......

8-. . ... ...

12... ......

May 17

12m. ._._.._.

12.... ........

May 18

12m. ......

12p.m.. .....

May 19

8a.m.__. .....

12m.........

8 p.m.. ......

12 ..

May SO

12m.........

7...... .......

9 ... .... .

12...... ...

Gage 

height

29.76

32.47

33.18

33.63

34.89

35.00

34.98

34.55

34.00

33.15

32.41

30.74

27.52

23.47

18.47

15.77

14.96

16.39

17.99

18.95

19.98

21.89

32.54

23.58

24.49

24.88

24.99

24.98

24.78

Discharge

16, 200

22, 100

24, 600

26,500

38, 400

40, 000

39,700

33, 400

28, 200

24, 500

21, 900

17, 900

13, 000

8,980

5,610

4,250

3,880

4,550

5,350

5,870

6,490

7,770

8,260

9,060

9,840

10, 200

10, 300

10, 300

10, 100

Hour

May tl

12m_ . ....

12 ..

May 25

8 ... ...... .

12m. _.......

4 ...... .

12.. ..........

May 27

8._ .....

12 m__ .......

12.... ........

8.... ... ...

10... ... ...

12m. ....

6 ..........

12 

May 31

12m... ......

8 .

12.. .

Gage 

height

24.08

21.90

19.50

18.63

20.05

20.03

20.11

20.13

20.38

20.92

24.48

26.18

26.32

26.17

25.54

25.35

25.40

25.24

24.91

23.73

21.14

20.55

20.94

24.50

26.28

Discharge

9,470

7,780

6,200

5,690

6,530

6,520

6,570

6,580

6,750

7,100

9,830

11,500

11, 700

11,500

10, 800

10, 600

10, 700

10, 700

10,500

10, 200

9,180

7,250

6,860

7,110

9,850

11, 600

Hour

June % -

8 

12.. ...... .

JuneS

10 

12m... ..... .

12-. .

12m-. 

8 ..... 

12...... ......

10 

12.. __ ..... .

12m .

8 

12_ __ .-_

June 15

8 .... 

8 -

12 . ... ..

Gage 

height

28.79

29.59

30.68

31.58

32.56

32.76

3S.71

32.29

31.61

22.41

22.81

22.88

23.63

24.87

29.70

32.52

33.91

34.21

34.14

33.22

32.68

31.88

30.12

26.68

22.37

18.26

14.92

12.80

11.59

Discharge

14, 700

15. 900

17, 800

19,600

22, 400

23. 100

22, 900

21.500

19, 700

8,160

8,460

8,510

9,100

10, 200

16, 100

22, 200

27, 700

28, 800

29,000

24,800

22,800

20, 400

16, 800

12, 300

8,660

5,820

3,880

2,970

2,510

12O. BRAZOS RIVER NEAR BRYAN, TEX.

Location. Lat 30°37', long 96°29', on left bank 2.4 miles downstream from 

Little Brazos River, 5 miles downstream from Texas and New Orleans Railroad bridge, 9 miles southwest of Bryan, Brazos County, and at mile 285.

Drainage area. Approximately 38,400 sq mi, of which 9,240 sq mi is probably 

noncontributing.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except 8 p.m. Apr. 20 to 3 p.m. 

Apr. 21, 8 a.m. May 24 to 3 a.m. May 26, 11 a.m. May 26 to 2 p.m. May 27, 

and 9 a.m. June 9 to 11:30 a.m. June 14, for which gage-height chart was reconstructed on basis of staff-gage readings made twice daily by U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers. Datum of gage is 192.33 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 137,000 cfs 10 p.m. Apr. 26 (gage height, 

42.08ft).

1925 to March 1957: Gage^height, 46.1 ft May 20, 1930 (discharge not 

determined).

656087 O 62 12
B170 FLOODS OF 1957

Maximum stage since. 1899, about 54.0 ft in September 1921. Flood of 

Dec. 5, 1913, reached a stage of about 50 ft, according to information furnished 

by Texas and New Orleans Railroad Co. and obtained at their bridge 5 miles 

upstream and according to comparison of maximum stages reached by floods 

of 1913 and 1921 at gage near College Station 7l/z miles downstream. 

Remarks. Some regulation by reservoirs above Waco and by Belton Reservoir 

on Leon River.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 ....

2.......

3... ...

4... _

5.. ..

6.......

7

8 

9 

10. 

April

3,650 

5,190 

5,030 

4,190 

3,280 

3,120 

2,120 

1,390 

898 

719

May

88,400 

63,200 

46, 100 

43, 700 

48, 900 

40,200 

32, 100 

32, 800 

33,400 

34,900

Monthly mean discharge, 

Runoff, in thousands of a

June

58,000 

62, 303 

66, 400 

63,300 

63,600 

64,600 

59, 500 

54,700 

51, 100 

49,200

Day

12..... 

13 

14..... 

15 .. 

16..... 

17 

18..... 

19 

20 

in cubic feet per s 

cre-feet

April

576 

560 

1,100 

1,120 

1,170 

1,080 

844 

653 

1,190 

2,000

May

37,700 

45,400 

72, 700 

85,200 

94, 000 

85, 000 

56, 100 

36,700 

39,900 

46, 800

June

48, 300 

47,600 

47, 000 

51, 800 

53, 800 

37,400 

36, 000 

41, 800 

45, 000 

45,600

Day

21..... 

22 

23 . 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31.....

April

27, 200 

42, 100 

30, 800 

53, 100 

91,500 

123, 000 

116, 000 

102, 000 

106, 000 

104,000

27, 850 

1,657

May

48,600 

48,200 

46, 100 

45,100 

47,500 

51, 000 

51,200 

56, 300 

59,200 

58,400 

57,200

52,650 

3,237

June

45,100 

47,100 

47,900 

48,200 

47,500 

47,900 

48,500 

48,600 

46,300 

38, 100

50,410 

2,999

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 19

April 20

12m.- 

8 -----

10 

12. .......

April 21

12m-- 

10

12... .........

April M

4 a.m. .

6--__ -_-_

9 ... ... ....

12 m- .

6- -----

12 .-

April S3

12m.- 

2 - _- 

3 .

6 

12 

April 24

12 

Gage 

height

5.02

5.02

4 78

4

KO

5.60

8.60

10.70

14.90

18.10

21.70

23.00

23.42

23.60

99 78

20.57

17.27

17.13

17.14

18.87

21 04

oo 07

28.38

Discharge

1,360

1,170

QS9

1,880

1 Q 7f\A

40 T 600

43,000

44 300

44 600

42 300

35, 700

26, 200 OK ofifi

OA finrt

07 inA

51, 400

7C OAfl

Hour

April 25

8 _---

g

10. 

12 

6 -- 

9 .........

4 1rril &8

12 _ 

A nrij 00

12 

Gage 

height

34.48

35.85

37.89

40.30

41.86

41.98

d9 f!8

41.84

41.21

on oo

38.62

38.77

38.92

on c-i

39.65

39.57

91 ^fl

Discharge

89 OHO

92, 700

97,500

104, 000

124, 000

130, 000

133,000

129, 000

124, 000

120,000

115,000

103,000

101, 000

101,000

102, 000

103, 000

104, 000

106, 000

107,000

106, 000

37 ' 900

Hour

May H

6 ----- _

7 

12m.--------

May 13

12 m 

8 

12 

May 14

8 - - -

12 m_,_ __ -_

12 p.m.-. 

May 15

8.- -- 

12 

May 16

8. -----

12 

May 17

12 

Gage 

height

21.22

21.21

21.26

23.26

25.75

28.23

30.16

32.11

33.06

33.74

34. 15

34.45

34.68

34.97

36.14

37.01

37.36

37.53

37.51

37.29

36.88

36.21

35.30

33.53

31.35

29.23

27.00

24.74

22.54

Discharge

37, 700

37,600

37, 800

43,800

51,600

60,300

67,100

73,900

77, 200

80,000

81,600

82,800

83,700

84,900

89,600

93, 500

95,100

95,900

95, 800

94,800

93,000

89,900

86,200

79,100

71, 200

63. 800

56, 000

48, 200

41,600
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B171

121. YEGUA CREEK NEAR SOMERVILLE, TEX.

Location. Lat 30° 19', long 96°30', near center of span at downstream side of 

bridge on State Highway 36, 760 ft downstream from Gulf, Colorado and Santa 

Fe Railway bridge, 2 miles south of Somerville, Burleson County, and 5 miles 

upstream from Davidson Creek.

Drainage area. 990 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 199.21 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 17,300 cfs 1-3 a.m. Apr. 27 (gage height, 

13.61 ft).

1924 to March 1957: Discharge, 56,800 cfs July 1, 1940 (gage height, 19.27 ft). 

Maximum stage known, about 22.0 ft Dec. 5, 1913; information from Gulf, 

Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Co.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1

2-.. .

3. 

4.......

5--.- _

6... .

7.. ..

8 ......

9 .

10 

April

604 

807 

636 

380 

280 

186 

115 

64 

39 

25

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-fe

May

9,280 

5,440 

3,280 

2,230 

1,480 

954 

530 

312 

222 

607

June

834 

1,260 

1,220 

1,400 

2,060 

2,290 

2,190 

2,460 

2,170 

1,700

Day

11 . 

12 .

13..... 

14 

15.. 

16 

17 

18 . 

19- 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

et

April

18 

14 

9.9 

7.9 

6.8 

15 

24 

11 

6.9 

12

May

1,230 

1,420 

917 

952 

1,140 

1,170 

925 

620 

458 

372

June

1,020 

513 

688 

1,180 

1,440 

1,410 

2,370 

2,050 

1,280 

689

Day

21 

22 

23 

24.. 

25. __ 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

46 

267 

627 

1,310 

2,230 

9,400 

15,400 

11, 200 

12,600 

11,600

2,265 

134, 800

May

305 

162 

82 

58 

41 

36 

58 

489 

1,020 

628 

444

1,189 

73, 100

June

344

127 

65 

342 

480 

98 

40 

28 

22 

18

1,060 

63,050

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 20 

12p.m___ ....

April 21

6... .... .

12m . ______

6.. ....... _

10... .........

12... .........

April 22

3 a.m.. .......

7. .....

12m-.. ..

8 .... -

12.... ........

April 23

8... ... .......

12m__._ 

2 p.m... _ ..

Gage 

height

2.18

2.19

2.56

3.00

3.20

3.49

4.39

4.65

4.87

5.04

5.14

5.32

5.47

5.74

5.91

6.01

6.05

6.10

Discharge

12

12

21

36

44

56

112

140

180

216

246

302

352

466

540

590

605

632

Hour

April ZS Con.

8 ..... ...

12......... ..

4... ..........

10 

12m....... .

8 .......

10. .......

12.. ........ .

April 25

8... .......

12ni______ ..

5.. ....... ..

8

12.... ....... .

6 .......

Gage 

height

6.20

6.26

6.38

6.46

6.61

7.12

7.25

7.35

7.32

7.45

7.45

7.49

7.77

8.22

8.37

8.38

8.30

8 ft7

7.84

7.86

Discharge

686

722

788

842

940

1,320

1,440

1.540

1,510

1,630

1,630

1,670

1,950

2.480

2,670

2,690

2,580

2.060

Hour

April 86 Con.

8 

10 

12m...... _

7... ..... .

10 

12.. ..........

April 27

8 ... ......

12 . 

April 28

g

12m... 

8 ..... ....

12............

Gage 

height

8.37

9.45

11.00

11.90

12.82

13.32

13.56

13.60

13.61

13.61

13.60

13.48

13.28

12.80

12.22

11.75

11.79

12.02

12.12

12.19

12.27

Discharge

2,660

4,290

7,640

10, 300

13,900

16, 000

17,000

17, 200

17,300

17,300

17, 200

16, 700

15,800

14, 000

11, 800

10, 300

10, 400

11, 100

11, 400

11, 700

12, 000
B172 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957 

Continued

Hour

April 29

12m.. ......

2p.m___ .....

12.. ..........

April 30

12m........

8 p.m........

12............

May 9

12p.m.... ...

May 10

8 ...

12m... ...

4 p.m_..._ ...

6... ..........

8.--...... ..

12............

May 11

12m. ......._

12..... --.--.

May 18

12m _......

12............

Gage 

height

12.40

12.53

12.54

12.45

12.22

12.14

12.02

11.94

5.06

5.15

5.39

5.90

6.41

6.63

6.66

6.85

7.05

7.16

7.19

7.12

7.02

6.88

6.70

Discharge

12,500

12, 900

13, 000

12, 600

11, 800

11, 500

11, 100

10, 800

205

231

308

877

1,030

1,060

1,070

1,210

1,380

1,520

1,450

1,360

1,230

1,090

Hour

May 13 Con.

12m.

12...... ..

May &1

12 m_. .......

June 2

12m-- - 

6

12 . ..

12m .

12 

June 5

12m. 

Gage 

height

6 AC.

5.71

6.36

6.68

6.80

6.86

6.88

6.72

6.76

6.88

6.96

7.61

7.75

Discharge

704

710

4QC

638

870

1 280

1,380

1,300

1,160 i ion

1,370

1,490

1,600

1,860

2,290

2,430

Hour

June 6

June 7

12m12 

June 15

12 . 

g

12m. 

12. 

12p.m__. . 

Gage 

height

7.77

7 ^7

7.62

7.91

7.81

6.83

6.77

6.82

6.94

7.43

7.69

7.85

7.91

7.90

7.82

7.57

7.21

Discharge

2

01f\

2,070

2

1 Ort

2,500

2,360

1,240

1,290

1,390

1,910

2,210

2,410

2,490

2,500

2,480

2,380

2,070

1,670

122. NAVASOTA RIVER NEAR BRYAN, TEX.

Location. Lat 30°52'10", long 96°11'25", on right bank just downstream from 

pier of bridge on U.S. Highway 190, 2.5 miles upstream from Shepherd Creek 

and 17 miles northeast of Bryan, Brazos County.

Drainage area. 1,439 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except 8 a.m. June 26 to June 

30, for which graph was constructed on basis of recorded range in stage. Datum 

of gage is 227.4 ft above mean sea level (State Highway Department Survey).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 35,800 cfs 2-3 p.m. Apr. 26 (gage height, 

16.36 ft).

1951 to March 1957: Discharge, 28,100 cfs May 18, 1953 (gage height, 

16.12ft).
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B173

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

l

2

3

5 

6 

7_ ...

9_ ...

10 .

April

1,450 

1,630 

1,740 

1,690 

1,470 

1,340 

1,040 

638 

378 

213

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-fe

May

11,600 

10, 700 

8,020 

5,700 

4,170 

3,400 

3,030 

2,600 

1,960 

1,770

June

118 

187 

228 

634 

1,180 

1,620 

2,450 

2,950 

2,810 

2,500

Day

11 

12__ 

13 

14..... 

15_.._.

16 

17 ..-_

18 

19 

20.....

ischarge, in cubic feet per s 

et

April

112 

75 

57 

46 

40 

54 

62 

53 

42 

45

May

1,490 

905 

804 

5,510 

20,300 

12,500 

8,680 

5,930 

4,260 

3,300

June

2,160 

1,910 

1,100 

818 

1,170 

1,840 

2,260 

1,400 

630 

420

Day

21 

22 

23 .

24..... 

25. . 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30- . 

31 

April

51 

80 

916 

5,080 

13,900 

33, 700 

27,600 

17,500 

13,600 

12,500

4,570 

271,900

May

2,420 

1,100 

572 

339 

278 

514 

594 

569 

392 

241 

150

3,993 

245,500

June

245 

118 

76 

103 

170 

237 

156 

189 

188 

75

998 

59,390

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April M

12m...-. .

1 p.m... _ .,

2..... .. _ _.

3 -, .

6.. __ .... _

9

12 ,

April ®4

12m.........

5-. -. .

8... __ 

12 . 

3 a.m...

Gage 

height

8.85

9.45

10.15

10.75

11.52

12.02

12.38

13.20

13.21

10 17

1 Q 09

13.26

13.26

Discharge

288

420

690

970

1,670

2,330

2,870

5,700

5,750

5,560

6 O en

5,980

Hour

April 25 Con.

12m..,..-...

12. _ . _ ....

12 

April 27

12m... ......

12 p.m.. .....

Gage 

height

13.42

14.35

15.09

15.65

15.65

15.14

10.93

Discharge

6,710

12, .WO

27, 400

qe onn

 >K ann

QQ qnn

27, 400

22, 200

1,080

Hour

May 14

12m...... ..

3-. ... .

6 .... 

9 

12 -

May 15

3 a.m.... .....

6 

12m.........

12... __ .....

12m... 

Gage 

height

11.38

11.61

12.25

12.70

13.82

14.60

15.03

15.23

15.28

15.18

14.93

14.67

14.42

14.24

13.98

Discharge

1,440

1,660

2,680

3,440

9,060

15, 800

19, 400

22, 200

22, 700

21, 700

18, 500

16, 300

13, 700

11, 800

10, 300

123. BRAZOS RIVER AT RICHMOND, TEX.

Location. Lat 29°35', long 95°45', near right bank on downstream side of pier of 

bridge on U.S. Highway 59 in Richmond, Fort Bend County, 925 ft downstream 

from Texas and New Orleans Railroad bridge and at mile 93.

Drainage area. Approximately 44,020 sq mi, of which 9,240 sq mi is probably 

noncontributing.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except 5 p.m. Apr. 13 to 12 p.m. 

Apr. 22, 8 p.m. May 14 to 9 a.m. May 16, 9 a.m. May 20 to 2 p.m. June 8, and 

12 p.m. June 23 to 5 p.m. June 25, for which graphs were drawn on basis of wireweight gage readings furnished by the U.S. Weather Bureau. Datum of gage 

is 40.94 ft above mean sea level datum of 1929, Houston supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.
B174 FLOODS OF 1957

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 119,000 cfs 7 p.m. May 5 (gage height, 

37.13ft).

1903-6, 1931 to March 1957: Discharge, 117,000 cfs Nov. 28, 1940 (gage 

height, 38.40 ft).

Maximum stage known since at least 1884, 48.2 ft Dec. 10, 1913, from floodmarks on right bank 1,000 ft upstream from gage. Information from Southern 

Pacific Railroad, stages of other floods at railroad bridge are as follows: May 

1884, 43.7 ft; June 13, 1855, 44.7 ft; July 1899, 45.6 ft; May 2, 1915, 43.3 ft; 

May 9, 1922, 40.9 ft. Flood of June 6, 1929, reached a stage of 40.6 ft according 

to floodmarks, present site and datum (discharge, 123,000 cfs, corrected).

Remarks. Some regulation by reservoirs above Bryan.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1

2 ... _.

3_______

4.......

5..--...

6____.__

1. ......

8_.__.__

9

10..____

April

6,400 

8,540 

8.200 

7,330 

7,720 

7,480 

6,500 

5,720 

5,190 

4,510

May

89, 500 

94, 100 

99,600 

106, 000 

118,000 

117, 000 

112, 000 

105, 000 

91, 700 

74, 200

Monthly mean discharge, 

Runoff, in thousands of a

June

64, 000 

64, 100 

64,800 

67, 100 

69,600 

70,400 

70, 700 

70, 900 

68,600 

64,800

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16. ... 

17 

18 .

19 

20 .

in cubic feet per s 

^re-feet

April

3,810 

3,110 

2,730 

2,450 

2,170 

2,020 

1,990 

1,900 

1,810 

1,730

May

61, 600 

55, 000 

52, 800 

58, 300 

71, 000 

78, 800 

83, 800 

86, 400 

84,100 

74,600

June

60, 700 

58, 000 

56,500 

55, 900 

55, 900 

58, 500 

57, 300 

49, 300 

46,600 

49, 700

Day

21. ... 

22__ 

23 

24..... 

25 

26 

27 _ 

28..... 

29 

30 

31 

April

1,690 

1,670 

18, 500 

31, 000 

35,400 

50,600 

65, 300 

76, 000 

84, 000 

86, 700

18, 070 

1,075

May

66, 500 

65, 400 

65,000 

63,100 

59,600 

58, 100 

58,600 

59, 100 

59, 300 

61, 500 

63,400

77, 200 

4,747

June

52, 000 

52, 400 

52, 400 

53, 200 

54, 000 

53,600 

53, 000 

52, 400 

52,000 

52, 100

58,350 

3,472

124. BRAZOS RIVER AT BRAZORIA, TEX.

[Temporary gaging station]

Location. Lat 29°03', long 95°33', on left bank at Dow Chemical Co pumping 

plant at Brazoria, Brazoria County, about a quarter of a mile downstream from 

St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway bridge and at about mile 21.

Drainage area. Not determined. At site about 10 miles upstream, approximately 44,510 sq mi of which 9,240 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except Apr. 1-22. Datum of 

gage unknown.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. Discharge records computed only during flood period unaffected by 

tidewater.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 88,100 cfs May 10 (gage height, 23.70 ft).

Remarks. About 209,000 acre-ft of floodwater passing the station on the Brazos 

River at Richmond overflowed into the Oyster Creek channel upstream from 

Brazoria and did not return to the Brazos River. About 78,000 acre-ft of 

water from the Brazos River overflowed into Buffalo Camp Bayou upstream 

from Brazoria during May and returned to the Brazos River below this station. 

This water is not included in the daily figures given below.
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B175

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

I... . .

2.......

3 __

4 __

5 

6.......

7 ....

8 

9 .

10......

April May

76, 300 

77, 000 

77, 500 

78, 300 

78,600 

79, 000 

79,900 

82, 300 

85,400 

87, 300

Monthly mean discharge 

Runoff, in thousands of a

June

57, 200 

58, 100 

59, 100 

59,400 

60,700 

62, 300 

63, 300 

64, 000 

63, 400 

62, 100

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15.. 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 .

hi cubic feet per 

cre-feet

April May

86.900 

84,000 

77, 000 

69, 000 

67, 400 

69,600 

71,800 

72,800 

73, 500 

73,900

June

58, 500 

55, 200 

52, 200 

50,500 

50, 200 

50,900 

52,600 

50,000 

44,700 

43, 300

Day

21 

22 __ .

23 

24 

25 

26... . 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

8,200 

24,200 

33, 600 

39, 900 

52, 700 

64,800 

72,000 

74,900

May

72,000 

67, 080 

64, 300 

61,900 

59, 100 

55, 300 

53,900 

53, 800 

53, 800 

53, 800 

55, 700

70, 930 

4,361

June

46,000 

47,000 

47, 100 

46, 800 

47, 600 

48,800 

49,400 

47, 300 

47, 300 

47,000

53,070 

3,158

COLORADO RIVER BASIN

125. LAKE J. B. THOMAS NEAR VINCENT, TEX.

Location. Lat 32°35'09", long 101°12'18", at Big Spring pumping station on 

south side of lake, 4.0 miles upstream from dam on Colorado River, 7.3 miles 

north of Vincent, Howard County, 12.5 miles west of Ira, and at mile 845.

Drainage area. 3,524 sq mi, of which 2,590 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Contributing are includes 363 sq mi above Bull Creek diversion dam.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is at mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Contents, 184,500 acre-ft June 13-16, 18-21, 23-26 

(elevation, 2,255.5 ft).

1953 to March 1957: Contents, 186,000 acre-ft Oct. 5-7, 1955 (elevation, 

2,255.7ft).

Remarks. There was no spill from lake during period April-June. Lake is 

formed by rolled earth-fill dam, 14,500 ft long; storage began in July 1952; 

dam completed in September 1952. Very little storage before July 1953. 

The service spillway is a reinforced concrete structure of cloverleaf design, 

with two 14- by 14-ft uncontrolled openings designed to discharge a total of 

10,000 cfs. Two emergency spillways, one 500 ft wide located at left end of 

dam and one 1,600 ft wide located at right end of dam, are designed to discharge 

161,000 cfs at elevation 2,275.0 ft (maximum design level). Capacity, 255,000 

acre-ft at top of lower emergency spillway (elevation, 2,264.0 ft); 204,000 acre-ft 

at top of service spillway (elevation, 2,258.0 ft); 1,300 acre-ft at lip of intake 

of service outlet (elevation, 2,200.0 ft). All flow of Bull Creek, except that 

through the spillway at one end of the dam during extreme floods, is diverted 

into Lake J. B. Thomas by means of a diversion dam across the creek and a 

gravity canal through the intervening ridge.
B176 FLOODS OF 1957

Elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet, at 12 p.m. of indicated day, 1957

Day

1- _

2. . ...............

3... _ ... ----- . .

4 ................. --_ _ .

5........ ...................

6 _. . _ _-.._.__-____

7 

S........... ...................

9 .. ..-. - .

10 

11..... _ ----_-...-- __ -...-.

12... ..........................

13 

14-....... ..............

15 . ..

16 _ 

17 ------------------------

18 

19 

20 

21... ..........................

22 

23 

24... ........ ..................

25 

26 .

27 

28 ...... ................. ...

29 

30 

31 

At

Elevation

2, 248. 5

2, 248. 5

2, 248. 4

2, 248. 4

2, 248. 4

2, 248. 4

1, 248. 3

2, 248. 3

2, 248. 3

2, 248. 3

2, 248. 2

2, 248. 2

2, 248. 2

2, 248. 2

2, 248. 1

2, 248. 1

2, 248. 1

2, 248. 1

2, 248. 1

2, 248. 1

2, 248. 0

2, 248. 0

2, 248. 0

2, 248. 1

2, 248. 2

2, 248. 4

2, 248. 7

2, 248. 8

ril

Contents

137, 500

137, 500

136, 900

136. 900

136. 300

136, 300

136, 300

136. 300

135. 700

135, 700

135, 700

135, 700

135, 100

135, 100

135, 100

135, 100

135, 100

135, 100

134, 500

134, 500

134, 500

135, 100

135, 700

136. 900

138, 700

139, 300

+1 

' 800

M

Elevation

2, 248. 8

2, 248. 8

2, 248. 9

2, 248. 8

2, 248. 8

2, 248. 8

2, 248. 8

2, 248. 8

2, 248. 8

2, 248. 9

2, 250. 2

2, 250. 9

2, 251. 4

2, 251. 5

2,251.5

2, 251. 5

2,251.9

2, 252. 2

2, 252. 2

2, 252. 2

2, 252. 2

2, 252. 2

2, 252. 3

2, 253. 2

2, 253. 6

2, 253. 6

2, 253. 6

2, 253. fi

2, 253. 5

2, 253. 6

2, 254. 0

ay

Contents

139, 300

139, 300

139, 900

139. 300

139, 300

139, 300

139, 300

139, 300

139, 300

139, 900

148.000

152, 500

155, 800

156, 400

156, 400

156, 400

159, 100

161, 100

161, 100

161, 100

161, 100

161, 100

161, 800

167, 900

170, 800

170, 800

170, 800

170. 800

170, 000

170, 800

173, 600

+34, 300

Ju

Elevation

2, 254. 6

2, 254. 8

2, 254. 9

2, 254. 9

2, 255. 0

2, 255. 0

2, 255. 0

2, 255. 0

2, 255. 0

2, 254. 9

2, 254. 9

2, 255. 4

2, 255. 5

2, 255. 5

2, 255. 5

2, 255. 5

2, 255. 4

2, 255. 5

2,255.5

2, 255. 5

2, 255. 5

2, 255. 4

2, 255. 5

2, 255. 5

2, 255. 5

2, 255. 5

2, 255. 4

2, 255. 4

2, 255. 4

2, 255. 4

ne

Contents

177, 900

179, 300

180.000

180,000

180. 800

180.800

180, 800

180. 800

180,800

180,000

180,000

183, 700

184,500

184,500

184, 500

184, 500

183, 700

184, 500

184, 500

184,500

184, 500

183, 70<1

184,500

184,500

184, 500

184,500

183, 700

183, 700

183, 700

183, 700

+10, 100

126. COLORADO RIVER AT COLORADO CITY, TEX.

Location. Lat 32°23'33", long 100°52'42", on right bank at Colorado City. 

Mitchell County, 3,517 ft upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 80, 4,100 ft 

upstream from Texas and Pacific Railway bridge, 1.6 miles upstream from 

Lone Wolf Creek, and at mile 796.

Drainage area. 4,082 sq mi, of which 2,590 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except Apr. 4-8, June 27-30, 

for which graphs were drawn on basis of one gage reading at end of each period. 

Datum of gage is 2,030.16 ft above mean sea level datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1942.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 13,000 cfs 11 a.m. May 25 (gage height, 

19.71 ft).

1923-25, 1946 to March 1957: Discharge, 24,900 cfs July 6, 1948 (gage 

heights, 22.37 ft, from floodmark).

Maximum stage known since at least 1910, 35.9 ft June 20, 1939, from floodmark (discharge, 66,000 cfs, by slope-area measurement of peak flow at site 

2.5 miles upstream from gage).

Remarks. Some regulation since July 1952 by Lake J. B. Thomas. All flow 

during April-June 1957 originated below Lake J. B. Thomas.
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B177

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 - 

2 

3 

4

5 

6 

7 

8 

9----.-.

10 .1.

April

0.2 

1.1 

1.9 

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-fe

May

130 

65 

26 

19 

14 

9.7 

8.0 

16 

878 

119

June

3,540 

1,590 

289 

90 

45 

28 

20 

15 

12 

9.7

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

et

April

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

May

1,350 

975 

2,510 

304 

77 

32 

336 

5,470 

642 

116

June

9.7 

67 

138 

58 

23 

14 

11 

42 

11 

8.0

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28- 

29.-..-

on

31 

April

0 

2.6 

4.0 

.7 

569 

4,330 

427 

552 

3,010 

1,060

332 

19,750

May

23 

4.6 

2.2 

13 

9,560 

2,200 

335 

97 

56 

55 

7,030

1,048 

64,410

June

7.3 

6.6 

14 

43 

25 

14 

9.7 

7.3 

5.2 

4.0

205 

12, 210

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 24

April 2S

5 

6 

7 

8 

9- .

10 . .

12 

April 26

6- - .-.-.

9 _ 

12 m. ---.-..

4 .

7-- -----

9 

12 

April 27

3 a.m _ . .

6-.- . ------

9... 

12 m -. -

3 p.m_. . ..

12 

April S8

3a.m. _ _

9 

11. 

12m.-. 

9... - ..-.

11 

12 

April S9

3 

5- ___.___. __.

6 ..

7 

9 .. . --

12m..- 

Gage 

height

2.55

2.55

3.32

3.05

4.26

4.80

6.50

7.40

9.60

12.13

12.98

10.15

7.95

6.60

5.48

5.37

5.10

4.37

3.87

3.58

3.40

3.27

3.13

3.22

3.22

4.05

4.49

4.21

4.18

4.55

4 68

5.04

4.52

5.10

6.20

7.20

9.08

Discharge

0.3

.3

71

890

1,380

2,290

2,880

4,500

6,510

7,230

6,640

4,920

3,260

2,350

1,790

1,750

1,610

1,000

549

349

237

164

101

138

138

266

688

1,110

840

810

1,160

1,280

1,570

1,140

1,610

2,740

4,110

Hour

April 29 Con.

7 . ..

12 

6 

9

12 -- .

4 

7. -------

8 

11 

3 

5 __

8 

12 _ _.

May 10

T. ............

8 

10 

12.. -. .

7 

8 

9 

Gage 

height

9 70

8.88

7.42

6.48

5.17

4.42

4.03

3.66

3.39

3.25

3.17

3 H7

3.13

2.92

2.85

3.36

4.05

4.78

6.53

5 OR

4.58

3.88

3.34

2.94

3.33

3.45

3.15

3.07

4 60

6.17

Discharge

4,580

3,960

2,890

2,280

1,650

1,050

670

403

231

154

116

7Q

101

36

23

214

688

1,370

2,310

i o^n

1,190

556

329

203

68

197

266

108

68

78

50

1,770

2.100

Hour

May 11 Con.

5 .

10 

12 

5 

7... ..........

11.. ........ ..

5 

9 

11 ...-. .

12 

May 13

6 

9 

7 

9 

12 

10 

12.... .

May 17

6. - -

7 

8 - -

g

10 

12...-.. .-

Gage 

height

6.68

5:72

5.21

5.05

5.15

5.09

5.05

5.10

5.00

4.38

3.94

3.67

3.48

4.20

3.78

4.21

6.85

8.66

9.21

8.38

7.35

6.65

5.00

4 48

4.11

3.71

3.47

3.30

q 17

2.82

2 on

2.83

3.98

3.67

4.70

5.70

6.95

Discharge

2,400

1,890

1,670

1,580

1,640

1,600

1,580

1,610

1,540

1,010

600

410

284

830

486

840

2,510

3,800

4,210

3,580

2,840

2,380

1,540

1,100

740

437

278

180

116

19

16

20

630

410

1,300

1,880

2,580
B178 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957-

Continued

Hour

May 18

4... _. ..._.._.

6 _. ---

10-----.-----.

fi_ ............

9 -____-_ 

12-...-..-..-.

May 19

2a.m_

4.. ......... ._

8 --- -

12 

A/ay #4

May 25

2.--. ........ .

3.............

4.............

6-----. -..-.

8._... ....... _

11 ......

7_-_ ..........

10----..----..

12 -------

Gage 

height

8.90

11.05

13. 59

12.58

10.20

8.05

4.80

4.03

3.66

3.34

3.25

3.11

5.70

9.00

11.65

16.40

18.85

19.71

18.76

17.43

15.05

12.70

Discharge

3,980

5,640

7, 750

6,890

4,960

3,340

1,900

1,380

403

203

154

93

1,880

4,050

6,120

10, 100

12,300

13, 000

12, 200

11,000

8,990

7,000

Hour

May %6

4 ... ... ... .

10 

2p.m_. -

6

12. 

May « 

12p.m.-, -

May 30

11. ...._..._-.

May 31

2 ..

3... ........ ..

5.............

8.... .........

Gage 

height

10.20

8.35

6.55

5.64

4.90

4.50

4.05

3.68

3.42

3.24

3.00

2.94

2.97

4.00

5.^0

4.45

5.50

]0.00

12.35

Discharge

4,960

3,560

2,320

1,860

1,470

1,120

688

410

243

138

50

36

43

645

1,660

1,080

1,800

4,800

6,700

9,460

Hour

May 31 Con. 

10 a.m

12m-- 

8 -------

10.-. ------

11- . 

12 . ..

June 1

10.. ---------

5..- ------

12 

June 2

12 .

Gage 

height

17.21

16.60

14.00

11.44

10.70

11.15

10.88

8.45

7.22

7.22

7.50

7.98

8.65

7.50

6.45

5.60

5/25

4.75

4.25

3.96

3.66

3.51

3.30

Discharge

10,800

10,300

8,100

5,950

5,360

5,720

5,500

3,640

2,750

2,750

2,950

3,290

3,790

2,950

2,260

1,840

1,690

1,340

870

592

355

249

133

127. LAKE COLORADO CITY NEAR COLORADO CITY, TEX.

Location. Lat 32°20'40", long 100°55'10", on left bank at municipal waterintake structure, 1.7 miles upstream from Lake Colorado City Dam on Morgan 

Creek, 2.2 miles downstream from Texas and Pacific Railway bridge, 2.5 miles 

upstream from mouth, and 4.0 miles southwest of Colorado City, Mitchell 

County.

Drainage area. 267 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is at mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Contents, 38,520 acre-ft 3 to 9 p.m. May 13; elevation, 2,037.62 ft 6 p.m. May 13.

1949 to March 1957: Contents, 27,870 acre-ft July 1-4, 1954 (elevation, 

2,068.13 ft).

Remarks. There was flow through the service spillway in May and June. Lake 

is formed by a rolled earth-fill dam, 4,800 ft long; storage began in April 1949; 

dam completed in September 1949. Lake is operated by Texas Electric Service 

Co. for cooling operation in steam powerplant. Colorado City diverts water 

for municipal supply. Service spillway is of cloverleaf design, is located 100 

ft upstream from dam, and has two uncontrolled openings, 10 by 12 ft, that 

are designed to discharge a total of 5,000 cfs. An emergency spillway, 1,200 

ft wide and designed to discharge 150,000 cfs directly into the Colorado River, 

is located 600 ft upstream and to left of dam. Capacity, 38,700 acre-ft at 

top of emergency spillway (elevation, 2,073.7 ft), 31,800 acre-ft at top of 

service spillway (elevation, 2,070.3 ft), and 158 acre-ft dead storage at bottom 

of service-outlet conduit (elevation, 2,024.3 ft).
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B179

Elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet, at 12 p.m. of indicated day, 1957

Day

1 ___ ___ -______.._._ _

2___ ...... - _-. . _ _

3 ---.-- ----_--- -

4 . -_ __ ___ 

5 ........... ..... ... _,_ .

6 . . . .. .

7. - -- -- 

8 . . . 

9-.. -- - --- -.

10 -.. 

11 - .... . ... . 

12 - .

13 

14 ---

16 

17--_ ------------------- -----

18 

19-.. .-__---_-_..__..____- __.

20 

21 

22_. _._-___.__..__--.-__.__..

23 --___-..--_..--_.-_ _

24 ......... ......... _______

25 

26- _ __- ..........

27 

28-__ . _ .__._ _-__

29 ....... ................

30 .. . . . .....

31 

Al

Elevation

2, 060. 74

2, 060. 70

2, 060. 70

2, 060. 64

2, 060. 66

2, 060. 64

2, 060. 53

2, 060. 55

2, 060. 55

2, 060. 54

2, 000. 52

2, 060. 48

2, 060. 47

2, 060. 45

2, 060. 42

2, 060. 40

2, 660. 46

2, 060. 43

2, 060. 42

2, 060. 41

2, 060. 45

2, 060. 42

2, 060. 40

2,061.08

2, 064. 88

2, 066. 00

2, 068. 63

)ril

Contents

17, 970

17,970

-17,860

17, 970

17,860

17, 750

17,860

17, 860

17,750

17, 750

17, 750

17, 750

17,640

17,640

17, 640

17,640

17,750

17, 640

17, 640

17,640

17, 640

17,640

17, 640

18, 410

22, 970

23,850

24,600

28,720

+12, 870

M

Elevation

2, 069. 85

2, 069. 85

2, 069. 87

2, 069. 83

2, 069. 80

2, 069. 77

2, 069. 74

2, 069. 87

2, 070. 01

2, 070. 35

2, 071. 97

2, 071. 75

2, 073. 42

2, 072. 17

2, 071. 03

2, 071. 12

2, 072. 19

2,071.56

2,071. 12

2, 070. 85

2, 070. 68

2, 070. 56

2, 070. 66

2, 072. 59

2, 072. 13

2, 071. 43

2, 071. 04

2, 070. 80

2,071.14

ay

Contents

30, 840

30, 840

31,020

30, 840

30, 840

30, 840

30,660

31,020

31,200

32,000

35, 200

34,800

38,080

35,600

34,000

33,200

33,400

35,600

34,400

33,400

32, 800

32,600

32,400

32,600

36,400

35,400

34,000

33,200

32,800

32,800

33,400

+2,560

Ju

Elevation

2, 071. 55

2, 071. 49

2, 071. 15

2, 070. 92

2, 070. 76

2, 070. 63

2, 070. 55

2, 070. 48

2, 070. 40

2, 070. 36

2, 070. 34

2, 070. 59

2, 070. 67

2, 070. 58

2, 070. 46

2, 070. 41

2, 070. 36

2, 070. 36

2, 070. 33

2, 070. 28

2, 070. 25

2, 070. 22

2, 070. 20

2, 070. 17

2, 070. 15

2, 070. 10

2, 070. 08

2, 070. 05

2, 070. 02

2, 070. 00

ne

Contents

34,400

34,200

33,600

33,000

32,800

32, 400

32,400

32,200

32,000

32,000

31,800

32,400

32,600

32,400

32,200

32,000

32,000

32,000

31, 800

31,800

31,600

31,600

31,600

31,600

31,600

31, 400

31,400

31,200

31,200

31,200

-2,200

128. COLORADO RIVER NEAR SILVER, TEX.

Location. Lat 32°00', long 100°44', on downstream side of left pier of county 

road bridge, 5.4 miles southwest of Silver, Coke County, 11 miles upstream 

from Pecan Creek, 18.5 miles downstream from Big Silver Creek, and at mile 

743.

Drainage area. Approximately 15,480 sq mi, of which 11,600 sq mi is probably 

noncontributing.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except 6 p.m. May 11 to 9 

a.m. May 12, for which graph was drawn 011 basis of wire-weight gage readings 

and high-water mark. Datum of gage is 1,875.09 ft above mean sea level 

(levels by U.S. Geographical Survey, Topographic Division).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 23,200 cfs 2-3 a.m. May 12 (gage height, 

24.19 ft, from floodmark in gage well).

Maximum stage known since 1891, about 32 ft in April 1922; information 

from local resident.

Remarks. Some regulation by Lake J. B. Thomas and Lake Colorado City.
B180 FLOODS OF 1957

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5 ...

6- ...

7..- .

8_ ...

9- -.

10 

April

2.6 

8.6 

144 

57 

23 

12 

5.0 

2.8 

2.0 

1.6

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre -ft

May

818 

281 

146 

70 

34 

18 

9.9 

5.9 

2,300 

2,590

June

9,750 

15,000 

3,490 

1,290 

1,090 

715 

407 

256 

182 

140

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15-. 

16 

17 

18 

19

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per ipf

April

0.9 

.6 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.4 

.2 

2.8 

4,120 

545

May

17,400 

16,000 

5,900 

4,160 

1,550 

854 

1,080 

8,460 

5,520 

1,410

June

108 

103 

613 

465 

265 

151 

104 

255 

243 

92

Day

21 

22..-.

23 

24 

25 -

26 

27 

28- 

29. .

30_.___

31 

April

81 

48 

86 

58 

27 

4,700 

5,970 

5,480 

3.970 

5,140

1,016 

60,480

May

773 

538 

1,660 

1,050 

5,650 

9,090 

2,480 

1,160 

636 

435 

4,760

3,124 

192, 100

June1

a

4 

3 

3 

2< 

4, 

3 

2 

2, 

2(

1,16 

69,55(

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 17

April 18

9 p.m___ ....

11... ...

12 

April 19

2 a.m. _-. _

3... ... ....

4.. ...........

6 

8 ..

10 

11 

12m-. - 

4

6 ----- -

8. ----------

10 

12 - -

April 20

3 a.m.. -

6... ---------

9 - -

12m6p.m--.~-.-

9 

12-. . -.

April %5

12 p.m__ 

April 26

6 a.m ..

7 

8 

10 

12m. 

5 --

8 -

10 

12 

Gage 

height

3.79

3.80

4.08

4.83

4.35

6.06

8.70

n

fiA

12 90

14.30

15.00

15.05

14.90

14.21

13.28

12.10

10.85

9 50

8.50

7.41

6.63

6.10

5.76

5.26

5.09

4.95

4.37

4.37

7.75

10.82

12.80

14.05

15.00

15.60

1 C CO

15.58

16.15

17.00

Discharge

0.1

.2

6.0

29

486

3

QAA

6,300

7,000

7 fl^n

4,290

3,290

1,700

1,100

724

510

386

229

182

146

23

23

1 290

3^260

4,920

6,050

7,000

7 Ann

7,520

7 fifcn

8,150

9,000

Hour

April W

5 ...

7

9 ..

11. . 

3- -----

5 .... ... --

7 

g

12 

3 .... ...

4 -----

6 

8

g

10 -

2... ..........

5 _ ...

8 -

g

12

A rtrif PQ

7. . ...........

8.. ...........

10 

12m.-. 

4 

5

g

12

5

6..-. -------

Gage 

height

17.63

17.82

17 72

16.32

13.52

11.90

LO. 50

9.30

8 At)

8 no

10. 00

]4. 73

15.33

15.42

13.76

13.37

13.37

13.74

13.92

13.80

12 42

11.50

10.38

9.78

9.80

10. 35

11.20

11.56

11.63

11.42

12 35

13. 65

15. 30

16. 38

16. 25

Discharge

9 760

9 980

9 860

9,300

7 nnn

4,120

3,020

1,640

1,220

1,470

2,650

5 nfifi

6,730

7,420

7 9On

5 7sn

5,770

5,930

5 i4n

3,800

2,940

2,510

2,520

2,910

3,560

3,850

3,900

3,740

5,680

7,300

8

AKA

8,250

Hour

April 30 Con.

10 

4 .

6- . -

9. 

12 

May I

g

12 - 

May 9

7- ----- 

8-_ -- --

g

10--. ---------

4_ 

7..- ---

g

May 10

6

g

g

12

5... -- 

Gage 

height

15.55

14.22

12.80

11.62

10.72

10.00

9.07

8.26

7.54

7.11

6 64

6.13

5.81

3.96

3.96

7.10

8.00

8.23

8.33

8.85

10.17

11.29

12.73

12.73

11.83

11.28

9.18

7.98

7.20

6.23

12.85

17.60

19.15

20. 50

Discharge

7,550

6,220

4,920

3,900

3,190

2,650

2,050

1,570

1,170

955

79 c

522

404

4.5

4.5

950

1,420

1,550

1,610

1,910

2,780

3,630

4,470

4,860

4,940

4,860

4,060

3,620

2,120

1,410

1,000

562

3,020

4,960

7,150

9,720

11,800

14,200
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B181

rage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957-

Continued

Hour

\Iay 11 Con.

0 - 

.2m3 .

)_-- -- 

2..... .......

May n

1 a.m __ . -

3 -----

i... . .........

5

9 __--

5 

9.. ......... ..

12.. ..........

May 13 

2 a.m _ ......

3 -

4- 

5- -----

6 _

7 ----------

8. - 

10 _ --------

L2 m.-. ......

1 p.m___ .-

2------. ------

4 ... .....

5-- 

7- __ -------

8 

10 

12.. ----------

4 a.m - ------

8. 

3 p.m. 

7 -

12 

6 a.m __ --_-

12m-.- 

12 -

]2m-_---_-

12 p.m___ __

May 17

12m--- -

6 p.m- _--..

7 ------

8.. . .

12 

3 .__ _

4.. ---. _---.-_

7- -------

5_. _--.--..--

8

Gage 

height

21.45

22.05

22.44

22.84

22.90

23.25

23.65

24.05

24.17

24.19

24.12

23.76

22.98

22.08

Ofl 00

19.36

17.00

14.53

12.62

11.52

11.43

19 ^

13.35

13.32

13.40

14.15

13.60

13.50

13.80

14.78

15.05

15.38

15.43

15.35

15.10

14.12

12.80

10.70

8.68

7.62

7.13

6 74

6.4fi

6.33

6.90

8.50

13.00

16.00

16.30

16.33

16.15

17.33

Discharge

16,100

17, 400

18,400

19,400

19 600

20,500

21,600

22,800

23,100

23,000

21 900

17 ^nn

14 800

12,200

9 000

6, 530

4,760

3,740

3 HAO

4,700

5,390

5,460

6,150

5,640

5,550

5,820

7,380

7,430

7 °.fUl

7,100

6,120

4 920

3 78fi

3,180

2 finn

2,200

1 290

>;49

71 Q

1,640

5,100

7 3*U1

8,000

8,300

8,330

8,380

9,040

Q 40O

Hour

May 18 Con.

12__---_ 

May 19

5 -- ---.

9 

6-- ------

12-. . .

12

MaygS

May 2$

10 

2- - 

4 ..... .....

6- ..... 

7 -----

12 

7.- -- -

12m.- ..

19

4 .... . ---_

5.-- ---

6 

9- ... 

12 

7 - -

4 -

10 

12 

Gage 

height

1700

17.33

17.00

16.55

14.95

13.20

11.40

in OQ

9.57

9 09

8

QC

7.47

7 IS

S on

K 7Q

e on

8 4O

10.10

9 85

11.15

10.90

9.33

7 Q1

7 78

7 61

7.28

6.67

11.13

10.65

11.35

19.08

19 90

20.11

19.50

18.35

13.05

11 45

Discharge

9 460

9,400

9 non

5,280

3 79ft

2

oon

2,370

2

ACA

1,340

990

435

396

714

850

1,640

2,690

3 nfin

2,720

2,550

3,130

3,520

3,320

2 ggo

2,210

1,890

1,390

1,300

1,250

1,040

741

578

522

682

2,290

3,500

3,140

3,680

7,670

10, 500

11,700

13,000

13,400

13,300

12 400

10,700

9,420

8,000

6,750

5,140

4,080

3,760

Hour

May &7

9

12

\ fftii &Q

12m12mMay SO

May SI

6 -

9 -

11. 

10 

12 . 

4,.- - 

6 --- - 

7 - -

Q

11 

4

7 

8 .... .... . -

10 

11 

12- 

2 ----- -

9

12m-- -

4 ----- -

5_ 

10 

12

9

12

Gage 

height

11 52

10.10

q 64

9 10

8.54

8

00

7 87

7.43

5.70

5 79

4 94

6.38

7 00

Q no

11.00

1 Q nn

15 90

17.43

18.00

18.00

i Q on

18.63

1 Q OK

17.40

15.93

1 R 9°.

16.23

15.86

16.45

17.60

19.28

21.50

22.35

22.80

22.80

22.22

18.06

15.20

13.04

10.74

9.95

8.90

8.34

Discharge

3

Q9A

3,520

2 720

2,420

2 Q60

1 730

1,720

1,630

1,350

950

Qnn

396

449

2 nnn

3,400

10 °00 *

10,300

10,000

10 200

10,600

11, 100

11,100

9,480

8,150

7,930

7,980

7,860

8,450

9,720

12,000

14,500

16,200

18,200

19,300

19,500

19,300

17, 800

14,000

10,300

7,200

5,140

3,200

2,620

1,940

1,610
B182 FLOODS OF 1957

129. OAK CREEK RESERVOIR NEAR BLACKWELL, TEX.

Location. Lat 32°04', long 100°17', on left bank at municipal pump station 

2 miles above dam on Oak Creek, 3 miles southeast of Blackwell. Nolan County, 

14 miles north of Bronte, Coke County, and 20 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 222 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is at mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Contents observed, 44,540 acre-ft June 2 (elevation, 

2,002.10 ft).

1953 to March 1957: Contents observed, 21,720 acre-ft May 2, 3, 1956 

(elevation, 1,990.75 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by a rolled earth-fill dam, 3,800 ft long. Dam 

completed in May 1952; no appreciable storage before May 12, 1953. Reservoir is property of city of Sweetwater and was built to impound water for 

municipal use by cities of Sweetwater, Blackwell, and Bronte. Uncontrolled 

service spillway is channel 300 ft wide located to right of dam, crest of spillway 

at elevation 2,000.0 ft (reservoir capacity, 39,360 acre-ft). Emergency spillway 

is channel 800 ft wide located between dam and service spillway; crest of emergency spillway at elevation 2,005.0 ft (reservoir capacity, 52,940 acre-ft). Service outlet (elevation, 1,951.0 ft) can release water to Oak Creek through 24-inch 

pipeline. Dead storage is 100 acre-ft.

Elevation in feet, and contents, in acre-feet, at 8 a.m. of indicated day, 1957

Day

1... _ . __ . _ ..... _ .......

2........ ____ ............ ..

3 

4__ _ .................... ..

5 .. -- _.._-- _ ..

6

7. .

g

9.-..--...----.----.---..-.. ..

10 

11 

12 

13 

14... ...... .........

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 -

20 

21..... ..

22... . .

23 . .

24...... .... ..

25 ... .

26-. 

27 

28 

29..... . .. .

30- . .. . ..

31 . ..

AI

Elevation

1, 988. 51

1, 988. 50

1, 988. 57

1 OftR ^7

1, 988. 53

1 Oftfi 47

1 Oftfi 4*

1 OftR 4^

1 Qftfi ^O

1 OftS. ^fi

i oss. ^i

1 OSS ^fi

i oss ^n

1 OSS 4fi

1 QSS 47

1 988 47

1 QSB 4fi

1 OSS 7*

1 QSS 7^

1, 989. 90

1 990 14

1, 990. 81

>ril

Contents

18, 470

18, 470

W finin

18, 470

18, 470

m ^4rt

18, 340

18, 340

18, 340

10 O1 ft

1S 91 ( \

18, 210

IS ^4fl

18, 470

18, 470

18, 470

18, 870

is 7^n

20,390

20,680

| O OCA

M

Elevation

1, 990. 81

1, 990. 79

1, 990. 70

1 QQfi 79

1 QQfl 77

1, 995. 45

i 007 n^

1, 999. 33

1, 999. 25

2, 001. 23

2, 000. 65

2, 000. 52

2, 000. 32

2, 000. 77

2, 000. 75

2, 000. 85

2, 000. 85

2, 000. 68

2, 000. 52

ay

Contents

21, 720

21,720

21,720

21, 570

21, 570

21, 570

29,620

37, 530

37, 760

37,760

37, 530

42,260

41,520

40,800

40,560

40,320

40,080

41,280

41, 760

41,280

41,280

41,280

41,040

40,560

40,560

+18, 840

Ju

Elevation

2, 000. 88

2, 002. 10

2, 001. 30

2, 000. 85

2, 000. 65

2, 000. 50

2, 000. 40

2, 000. 30

2, 000. 25

2, 000. 20

2, 000. 15

2, 000. 25

2, 000. 15

2, 000. 00

1, 999. 90

1, 999. 80

1, 999. 75

1, 999. 68

1, 999. 64

1, 999. 60

1, 999. 56

1, 999. 53

1, 999. 51

1, 999. 49

1, 999. 47

1, 999. 46

1, 999. 43

1, 999. 40

1, 999. 36

ne

Contents

41,520

44,540

42, 520

41,280

40,800

40,560

40,320

40,080

39,840

39,840

39,840

39,840

39, 840

39, 840

39, 360

39, 130

38,900

38,900

38, 670

38,440

38, 440

38, 440

38,220

38,220

38,220

38,220

38,220

37,990

37,990

37,990

-2, 570
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B183

13O. COLORADO RIVER AT BALLINGER, TEX.

Location. Lat 31°43'50", long 99°56'25", near left bank on downstream side 

of pier of bridge on U.S. Highway 83 in Ballinger, Runnels County, 2,000 ft 

upstream from Elm Creek, and at mile 659.

Drainage area. Approximately 16,840 sq mi, of which 11,600 sq mi is probably 

noncontributing.

rage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except May 2, 21, 30, June 5-10, 

for which graphs were drawn on basis of engineer's gage readings and trend of 

recession. Datum of gage is 1,593.74 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. Discharge affected by backwater from Elm Creek May 11-13, 18, 

19, 25, 26, June 1, 2.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 27,000 cfs 12 p.m. May 11 (gage height, 

20.75 ft, backwater from Elm Creek).

1907 to March 1957: Discharge, 75,400 cfs Sept. 18, 1936 (gage height, 

28.6ft).

Maximum stage since at least 1882, abdut 36 ft in 1884, from information 

by local residents. Flood of Aug. 6, 1906 reached a stage of about 32.0 ft, 

according to floodmarks (backwater from Elm Creek).

Remarks. Flow slightly regulated by Lake J. B. Thomas, Lake Colorado City, 

and Oak Creek Reservoir.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

2.......

3__ .

4..._._.

5--.--..

6

7

8 

9-._____

10 .._

April

0.6 

.4 

.6 

8.4 

21 

79 

48 

29 

15 

6.8

Monthly mean ( 

Runoff, in acre-ft

May

3,840 

1,010 

455 

424 

178 

125 

95 

81 

98 

1,820

June

7,430 

20,200 

21,200 

7,780 

 2,150 

1,460 

1,020 

736 

562 

439

Day

11. . 

12 

13..... 

14 

15__... 

16..... 

17..... 

18...__

19.-.. 

20._.__

ischarge, in cubic feet per s 

;et.

April

2.6 

.5 

.3 

.2 

1.2 

2.6 

3.2 

2.6 

3.6 

2,760

May

15,200 

23,100 

24,300 

11,200 

3,530 

1,690 

1,040 

13,500 

12,000 

5,230

June

358 

2,260 

958 

665 

636 

508 

373 

621 

659 

466

Day

21. 

22- 

23 

24 .. 

25 -. 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

664 

221 

1,670 

349 

109 

174 

6,380 

6,370 

5,050 

5,180

972 

57,820

May

1,680 

966 

1,240 

4,510 

2,000 

9,550 

9,540 

4,000 

1,790 

1,030 

1,890

5,068 

311,600

June

289 

186 

145 

122 

106 

95 

86 

81 

86 

81

2,392 

142, 300
B184 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 19 

12 p.m... ....

April 20 

3 a.m... __ ..

4

6.. .........

9.--..-.......

12m .........

6............

12 

April 21 

12m...........

12... .........

April 22

12 m_ ....

10 p.m.... ....

12 ...... 

April 23 

1 a.m .........

3 .........

a .. .....

6. .... ...

8 ....

9 

11. ____ .. .

4 ___ ........

12 

April 24 

6 a.m... ......

9. ... ......

11 

6 p.m... _ ..

12 

April 25 

12 p.m__ .....

April 26 

3 p.m... .....

4. ..... ....

11 

12 

April 27 

3 a.m.. .......

6... .. _ ..

12m.... 

6 p.m.... ....

12 

April 28 

6 a.m .........

8 ........

10 

2 p.m.. ......

6. .......

7.... .........

12 

April 29 

4 a.m... _ ....

Gage 

height

1.24

1.25 

5.45 

6.38 

6.65 

6.15 

5.20 

4.42 

3.58

2.76 

2.50 

2.30

2.02 

1.89 

2.56

2.56 

2.95 

3.05 

3.90 

5.00 

6.10 

6.08 

5.00 

4.15 

3.45 

2.90

2.50 

2.35 

2.50 

2.10 

1.93

1.73

1.72 

1.88 

2.05 

4.90

6.50 

7.60 

8.15 

8.52 

9.20

9.70 

9.45 

8.50 

7.00 

5.88 

5.85 

6.95

7.45

Discharge

5.9

6.3 

3,370 

4,520 

4,860 

4,240 

3,070 

2,150 

1,260

556 

407 

311

194 

145 

439

439 

685 

760 

1,580 

2,830 

4,180 

4,150 

2,830 

1,860 

1,130 

650

407 

334

407 

224 

159

95

92 

141 

205 

2,710

4,680 

6,050 

6,740 

7,200 

8,060

8,710 

8,380 

7,180 

5,300 

3,900 

3,860 

5,240

5,860

Hour

April 29 Con.

11. __ .. _

6 

10 

12 

April 30

6. ........

9

11 

6 

12 

May 1 

2 a.m.... ....

5 -.. 

fi

12...... ......

May 2 

12m.. ...

May 9

May 10

11 

4. ......

8-. .- 

10

Man 11

2 

4. .....

7_ .

9. 

12m..........

g

11 . 

19

May 12 

2 a.m..... ....

4.. .... ....

6 

19

May 13

6 

10 

12 

May 14 

3 a.m.... .....

Gage 

height

7.15 

6.85 

6.72 

6.38 

6.12 

6.30

6.93 

6.77 

6.18 

6.06 

6.50 

7.42 

8.30

8.35 

7.90 

6.50 

5.20 

4.32 

3.82

3.27 

2.85

1.88

1.70 

4.35 

5.40 

5.70 

5.40 

4.76

4.76 

5.60 

7.80 

12.00 

13.95 

15.95 

18.00 

20. 00 

20.60 

20. 75

20.70 

20. 50 

20. 00 

18. 80 

18. 00 

17. 25

17. 45 

18. 30 

20.00 

20. 65 

20. 65 

20. 10 

HI. 50

17. 85

Discharge

5,490 

5,110 

4,950 

4,520 

4,200 

4,420

5,210 

5,010 

4,280 

4,120 

4,680 

5,820 

6,920

6,990 

6,420 

4,680 

3,070 

2,040 

1,500

953 

615

141

86 

2,080 

3,310 

3,680 

3,310 

2,540

2,540 

3,550 

6,300 

11,900 

14, 200 

16,400 

19, 600 

24,200 

26, 400 

27,000

27,000 

26, 400 

25,100 

22,500 

21, 100 

19,800

20,300 

21, 200 

24,900 

26, 800 

26,900 

26,000 

24,600

21,100

Hour

May 14 Con.

7.............

9.... ....

11.. __ ....

10 

12... .........

May IS

12 m_. ........

May 17

May 18 

2 a.m.... .....

4

6 

8 

12m.__.-- ...

7 

g

19

May 19

6 

9

12 

May 20

o

12m-.. 

12 

May 21 

12m.- 

May 22

May 23

7..... ........

9

12 

May 24

7. 

19

May £5

10 

3 r>.m__ ......

Gage 

height

15.60 

12.15 

10.00 

9.30 

8.70 

8.05 

7.60

6.17 

5.23 

4.43

3.58

3.75 

6.00 

10.00 

13.25 

16.60 

18.15 

18.70 

18.45 

17.20

14.80 

12.60 

11.60 

11.15 

11.00 

10.60

9.78 

7.80 

6.10 

5.05 

4.55

3.92 

3.55

3.26 

3.03

2.92 

3.33 

3.72 

3.72 

4.25 

5.10

6.90 

8.10 

7.12 

5.33 

4.37

3.97 

4.12 

3.88

Dischargt

17,100 

12,100 

9,100 

8,190 

7,420 

6,610 

6,050

4,260 

3,110 

2,160

1,260

1,430 

3,850 

8,300 

12,200 

16,300 

18,900 

20,100 

20,200 

18,700

15, 700 

12,700 

11,300 

10,700 

10,500 

9,940

8,810 

6,300 

4,180 

2,890 

2,300

1,600 

1,230

944 

744

664 

1,010 

1,400 

1,400 

1,960 

2,950

5,180 

6,680 

5,450 

3,230 

2,100

1,660 

1,820 

1,560
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B185

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957 

Continued

Hour

May 25 Con.

9 . 

12... .........

May 26

6 . 

9.-..... ..

12 ni-__ ......

7 .........

12-.- . -.

May 87

6 .... ...

9.... .........

12m. ........

6. 

12--------..-.

May &8

10 

Gage 

height

4.08

5.10

6.87

8.35

9.37

10.55

11.35

11.50

11.60

12.05

12.60

12.85

12.82

10. 95

8.75

7.50

6.54

6.25

Discharge

1,480

1,650

2,940

3,990

5,180

7,070

9,190

10,700

11,300

12,000

12,700

13,100

13,000

10,400

7,490

5,920

4,720

4,360

Hour

May 28 Con.

4 __

8 

12 

May 29 

12m-- 

May SO

12 in. __- __

May 51

6_ 

9

12m. ,...._..

6 -

12 

June 1

4.... ...... ...

Gage 

height

6.70

6.22

5.27

4.74

3 99

3.59

3.33

3.12

3.08

3.68

5.23

5.33

4.27

3.57

3.44

4.00

Discharge

4,920

4,320

3,150

1,270

818

784

1,360

3,110

3,230

1,980

1 ' 250

1,120

1,690

Hour

June 1 Con.

12m. ........

12 

June &

6 - 

12 m. --------

12 

JuneS

12m.--- .

12 

3 

5 

7. 

9 

12 m. ------

12 

Gage 

height

6.00

9.00

10.95

14.97

16.30

16.83

19.05

19.50

19 60

19,30

17.73

16.75

16.40

16.25

16.00

14.60

10.50

7.55

6.32

5.48

4.98

Discharge

4,050

7,800

10,400

15,400

17,200

17,100

19,500

23,800

24,800

24,100

20,900

19,000

18,300

18,100

17,700

15,600

9,800

5,990

4,450

3,410

2,810

131. SOUTH CONCHO RIVER AT CHRISTOVAL, TEX.

Location. Lat 31° 13', long 100°30', near center of stream on downstream side 

of center pier of Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway bridge at Christoval, Tom 

Green County, and 12 miles upstream from Lake Nasworthy.

Drainage area. 434 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except 3 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 9, 

for which graph was drawn on basis of high-water mark. Datum of gage is 

2,010.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements below 9,000 cfs and by slope-area measurement at 80,100 cfs.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 84,000 cfs about 7:30 a.m. May 9 (gage 

height, 20.82 ft, from floodmark in gage well).

1930 to March 1957: Discharge, 100,000 cfs July 23, 1938 (gage height, 

21.95 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 9,000 cfs on 

basis of slope-area measurement of 80,100 cfs.

Maximum stage known since at least 1882, about 23 ft Aug. 6, 1906; information from local residents.

656087 O 62- -13
B186 FLOODS OF 1957 

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

2. .

3. .

4.......

5 

6 ...

7. ......

8. ...

9 _

10......

April

4.0 

4.0 

9.8 

4.6 

4.0 

5.1 

5.1 

5.1 

4.6 

4.6

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, in acre-fe

May

25 

24 

22 

22 

21 

19 

19 

19 

21,600 

219

June

109 

128 

98 

65 

60 

57 

60 

60 

60 

60

Day

11 

12 

13 

14.....

15..... 

16 _

17 

18..... 

19 

20.....

ischarge, in cubic feet per . 

et_.

April

5.1

5.7 

5.7 

5.7 

5.7 

5.7 

5.7 

4.6 

4.6 

5.1

May

2,040 

2,400 

2,620 

205 

65 

47 

47 

2,310 

237 

62

June

52 

52 

52 

52 

52 

52 

50 

50 

47 

45

Day

21.....

22..... 

23 . 

24..... 

25..... 

26..... 

27.....

28 

29 

39..... 

30. 

April

5.7 

8.4 

1,160 

129 

39 

9,640 

3,150 

81 

35 

28

479 

28,520

May

50 

47 

50 

47 

45 

47 

1,920 

146 

65 

57 

85

1,116 

68,590

June

45' 

47 

45 

45 

45 

45 

42 

42 

40 

40

56.6 

3,370

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April %5 

12p.m.. .....

April 26

1 p.m _ .....

2 ..........

3.............

4...... ....

5.. ..... ...

6. ... ... 

8. .........

9- ..

10............

11 .........

12 ...

-/x/^rtfr vr

1 a.m ........

2. __ ----- ...

3. ... ...

4 _ ------- ...

5.. ___ - __ .

7. ............

S..... ........

9. ............

Q.. ...........

9...... ... ....

12. ...

-rl/J/lfr *o

12m. ___ ..

12 p.m.. .....

2 ... ......

3 ........

4.... ......

5. .........

6 ... .

7 .... . 

7:30... 

8.. ....

9.............

10 

12 m__ .......

2p.m.. ......

6.. ........

9.............

Gage 

height

2.01

1.97

2.10

2 on

8.00

11.65

13.65

15.00

16.10

16.23

15.40

14.10

12.70

11.00

8.70

7.25

6.15

4.77

4.34

4.03

3.38

2.98

2.75

2.57

2.46

2.30

2.21

2.10

1.96

2.20

6.00

11.02

16.25

18.20

19.70

20.75

20.82

20.70

18.82

10.83

6.73

4 90

4.30

3.53

Discharge

18

14

28

235

5,530

15,300

94 nnn

38,900

39,900

34,200

26,400

19 400

13,000

7 080

4,920

3,530

2 Oftfi

1,570

1 290

754

4fi7

099

91Q

163

Q7

70

42

19

67 Mro

13,100

40,000

70 800

82,500

61,500

42,600

12 4nn

4,250

9 HO

1,530

Hour

May 9 Con.

6 ..... ...

19

May 11

10 

11 

12m... .

2 ... ..... ..

3_ _

4.. .......... .

5. .... .... .

6 .... .

9..-..... ..

12 

May IS

6 

10 

11 

3....... ... ...

4. ....

5 ... ...

6-.. ......

7 ..... .....

9.............

12... .........

May IS

6.. ...... .....

7. ......... ...

8 ....

g

11 

3.... ___ ...

6 ... ... ....

g

12 

Gtege 

height

3.08

2.83

2.67

2 4.fi

2.38

2.30

9 OK

9 ftft

5.15

4.10

7.50

8.35

7.85

8 49

7.50

6.10

A no

3.87

-t Kft

3.17

3.00

5 90

6.90

5.50

C. CO

6.15

6.39

6.12

6.15

6 79

ft Q9

6.22

4.66

4 00

4 50

6.06

6.74

7 80

7 QS

7.51

6.38

5.17

4.06

3.43

3.05

Discharge

371

97 K

197

Q7

82

352

2,240

2,390

1,350

5,250

6,480

5.740

6,710

5,250

3,470

2,150

1, 150

850

599

480

3,240

4,470

2,780

2 firm

3,530

3,490

3,530

4,330

4,500

3,610

1,890

1,260

1 250

1,730

3,420

4,260

5,670

5

QOA

5,260

3,810

2,410

1,310

794

515

Hour

May 14

12m... 

12 p.m.. _____

May 17

May 18

6.... .........

7. ........... .

8 ..... .....

9... ______

10 

11 

12 m... ......

3... . .........

5 _____ .

6 

9 .........

12 .

6 ... ...

9_ 

12m _ ......

12 

May 26

12 p.m.......

May 27

3 a.m__ ......

4....---... ...

5. ...... -

6 .. ...

7.... ......

9.. ....

12 m__ ...____

2p.m.... ....

4.... ..____

8 

12 

May 88

12 m.. ...... .

12p.m.. _ 

Gage 

height

2.65

2.42

2.25

2.13

2.20

2.42

2

fiC

3.18

3.55

7.00

8.80

9.13

8.75

7.10

5.60

5.00

3.87

3.28

2

QC

2.73

2.58

2.48

2.35

2.26

2.18

2.18

7.60

8.42

8.15

7.50

6.00

4.44

3.84

3.46

2.98

2.72

2.48

2.36

2.24

Discharge

264

144

82

50

67

144

264

606

890

4,600

7,250

7,940

7,160

4,730

2,890

2,240

1,150

676

448

310

224

173

116

85

62

62

5,390

6,580

6,180

5,250

3,350

1,670

1,120

818

467

304

173

120

79
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B187

132. MIDDLE CONCHO RIVER NEAR TANKERSLY, TEX.

|Location. Lat 31°22'35", long 100°36'50", on left bank 220 ft upstream from 

bridge on U.S. Highway 67, 3 miles northeast of Tankersly, Tom Green County, 

and 9.5 miles upstream from Spring Creek.

Drainage area. 1,280 sq mi, of which 152 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 1,919.51

ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 12,000 cfs 6:30 p.m. May 12 (gage 

height, 21.18 ft).

1930 to March 1957: Discharge, 27,500 cfs Sept. 26, 1946 (gage height, 

24.30 ft, from floodmark).

Maximum stage since at least 1900, about 27.2 ft in April 1922; information 

from State Highway Department.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

2 .......

3... ....

4 .......

5 .......

6. ...

7 

8 

9. ...

10......

April

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Monthly mean ( 

Runoff, in acre-fi

May

447 

164 

81 

41 

24 

17 

13 

9.8 

66 

182

June

661 

1,240 

335 

201 

202 

145 

86 

60 

44 

32

Day

11 

12 

13..... 

14 

15..... 

16 

17 

18 

19..... 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per ipt

April

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

May

690 

5,760 

4,540 

375 

125 

57 

54 

7,090 

4,430 

978

June

24 

20 

62 

42 

22 

16 

12 

58 

76 

19

Day

21..... 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26- ...

27 

28 

29 

30 -- 

31 

April

0 

0 

1,110 

61 

11 

720 

2,230 

4,490 

3,120 

1,670

447 

26,600

May

583 

224 

199 

93 

76 

172 

196 

44 

31 

26 

849

892 

54,820

June

12 

8.7 

6.6 

5.8 

5.0 

4.2 

3.5 

2.6 

1.5 

1.5

114 

6,760

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April Hi

April £3

1 a.m .........

2.............

3... ..........

4.............

5.............

7 ... .......

9 ... ...

11 . 

1 p.m... .....

3 ... ....

5.. . .

7. .........

9... ..........

12_ _ .,

April H

6 a.m.... . .

12m___ . ..

12 p.m... ....

April K

12p.m__ .....

Gage 

height

4.45

7.10

9.05

10.05

10.05

6.95

5.29

4.62

4.95

4.21

3.47

3.03

2.69

2.30

1.89

1.66

1.38

1.15

Discharge

0

1,940

3,430

3,430

1,880

1,070

785

910

638

385

204

136

76

51

23

8.0

Hour

April %6

9 .... ... ..

11... .........

2.............

3 ..........

6.. ...........

g

12 ......

April £7

2 .....

3. .... .....

4. __ .. ....

5. ............

8 .........

2.... .... .

4.. .. .

7 ..... .

8... ....... ...

Gage 

height

1.11

2.93

2.60

2.30

2.90

5.40

6.20

7 en

7 60

6.45

5.40

5.75

8.05

9 85

11.05

10.95

8.55

5.95

3.61

2.73

3.55

6.05

7.12

7.95

8.03

Discharge

6.2

254

183

136

94. ft

1,110

1,500

2,120

2,170

1,210

i Q*\H

2

oofl

3 QOft

4,030

3, £70

2,620

1,430

534

266 CIQ

1,470

1,950

2,330

2.360

Hour

April %7 Con.

10 

11 

12 . ....

3 ...

4 ..........

5 ... .....

6 ..... ...

7. ... .... -

8.. 

10 

4 ..... ..

6. .....

g

12... 

April 29

4 a.m. _ . _ .

Gage 

height

8.55

13.45

15.45

14.20

12.35

13.25

14.19

12.90

10.90

11.80

14.80

16.55

16.65

15.05

12.40

10.91

9.50

8.28

8.85

10.13

10.93

11.97

Discharge

2,620

5,620

7,060

6,140

4,840

5,480

6,130

5,230

3,940

4,480

6,560

7,940

8,020

6,740

4,880

3,950

3,120

2,490

2,780

3,480

3,960

4,580
B188 FLOODS'OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957 

Continued

Hour

April %9 

Con.

6 a.m. .......

7. .........

9.... .........

12m. ........

2 p.m... __

3.. ........

5... ........ ..

6... 

8... . ........ .

11. .......... .

12. 

April SO

7 . 

g

12 --

May 1

12 m.._ --.-.-

7.----.. _ ...

12. 

May 2

12m.-.. _ ..

12 p.m.... ....

May 10

May 11

8a.m. ._ 

9.... ... ...

10... . --------

11 . 

12m...-.---.

1 p.m..... ...

2.. .

3_ 

4... ---.--..-.

5.............

6.. .....

7. . ...........

8 

9. ...... ...

12..... ...

May IZ

2 a.m___ .....

4 

5......... ....

6.... ..... ....

7. .....

10............

11 

12m-. .......

2 p.m... .....

4......... ....

6... _.._._ 

Gage 

height

12.10

12.03

11.25

8.80

7.35

7.00

6.72

7.08

8.12

6.75

6.57

6.92

7.80

7.80

7.13

4.28

3.68

3.22

2.95

2.95

2.22

1.95

1.95

1.73

2.05

2.90

3.21

5.86

5.92

5.25

4.97

6.30

6.80

5.62

4.52

5.00

5.34

4.10

3.35

2.93

4.50

5.85

6.30

9.50

11.60

15.00

18.95

20.65

21.16

Discharge

4,670

4,150

2,750

2 060

1,900

1,770

1 940

2,410

1,790

1.71C

1 860

2,260

2 260

1 Qftn

I

oon

558

401

321

94 R

153

102

102

66

120

308

397

1,390

1,420

1,150

1,040

1,580

1,810

1,300

858

1,050

1,190

706

445

316

850

1,390

1,580

3,120

4,360

6,700

9,960

11, 500

12. 000

Hour

May 12 Con.

8--... -...-...

9 .-. .

10 ........

11 

12......-..--.

May IS

1 a.m... .....

2.. ___ ......

3. .....

4....... ......

5..... .....

7 ..... ...

8 ..........

9. ..... 

10............

12 in... 

4 ..........

6. ..........

7. .

9 . . .

12... ........

10 ....... .

1 p.m.--.. ...

6-.... .... .

12 

12m____ _ ..

12 p.m_______

12 p.m...

May 17

12m. ._......

10....... .

11 

12- .

1 a.m. .......

2 .... .....

3. ... .....

5. ..... ....

6 .... .

8. .... ...

9 .......

10 

11 

6 ..... ....

7 ...... ...

8...........

12. -- 

Gage 

height

21.18

21.15

20.65

19.25

16.80

13.30

10.00

9.00

8.95

10.55

12.75

13.55

15.28

15.12

14.89

14.90

15.28

14.83

10.00

6.90

4.88

4.08

3.32

3.05

3.05

2.78

2.42

2.02

1.80

1.57

1.48

1.46

1.55

1.67

4 50

5.42

6.70

9.50

12.70

15.75

19.65

20.85

21.05

20.55

18.65

15.30

14.35

13.95

13.97

14.97

Discharge

12, 000

12, 000

11,500

10,200

8,140

5,510

3,400

2,850

2,820

3,730

5,120

5,680

6,920

6,800

6,620

6,630

6,920

6,070

3,400

1,860

1,000

699

435

349

349

278

195

115

76

44

32

30

41

57

850

1,220

1,760

3,120

5,090

7,300

10, 600

11,700

11 900

Hi 400

9,680

6,940

6,240

5,960

5,980

6.680

Hour

May 19 

4 a.m.... _ .

6 

7 .

9 ...

11 

1 p.m... .....

5- .....

12 

May SO

12p.m... __

May SI

3 a.m __ -.-.

6... .... -

7 

8 

9

10 

5 ___ ......

6. ...... .

8

9 

11 

12 

2 a.m..... ...

3 .... 

7. - 

Q

12m6 - 

19

5. .... ... -

6 

7..- ......

g

11 

5

7 .. 

6 

10 

12 

Gage 

height

15.70

15.85

15.75

14.65

12.30

9.90

7.80

5.36

1.38

1.52

1.97

2.05

2.50

6.50

7.28

5.73

4.92

4.10

4.30

5.75

5.95

5.70

5.75

5.80

5.95

5.60

4.75

4.00

3.36

3.00

2.74

2.45

2.44

2.48

2.66

3.00

5.15

9.35

10.25

7.80

5.60

5.33

5.58

4.73

3.90

3.38

3.02

3.45

3.11

2.73

Discharge '

7,260

7,380

7,300

6,460

4,810

3,340

2,260

1,190

23

38

106

120

213

1,680

2,030

1,340

1,020

706

778

1,350

1,430

1,330

1,350

1,370

1,430

1,290

950

670

448

334

269

202

1QQ

208

250

334

1,110

1,860

3,040

3,550

9 Qfifl

2,190

1,110

1,000

1,100

753

489

329

250

343

266

190
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B189

133. SPRING CREEK NEAR TANKERSLY, TEX.

Location. Lat 31°21'30", long 100°32'05", on right bank 2.8 miles upstream

from mouth and 6.5 miles east of Tankersly, Tom Green County. 

i Drainage area. 734 sq mi. 

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except June 24. Datum of

gage is 1,874.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. Discharge interpolated June 24.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 29,400 cfs 12:30 p.m. May 9 (gage 

height, 21.35 ft).

1930 to March 1957: Discharge, 26,900 cfs Aug. 23, 1942 (gage height, 

21.37 ft), from rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs.

Maximum stage known, about 26.0 ft in 1882; information from local residents.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

2 

3 -.

4. 

5 .

6 

7-.. .

8 -

9 

10 

April

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-f

May

61 

39 

33 

30 

25 

22 

19 

20 

11,400 

488

June

2,030 

616 

215 

184 

115 

84 

74 

70 

69 

66

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15-..-.

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

[ischarge, in cubic feet per

April

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

May

6,430 

5,970 

5,420 

508 

158 

101 

210 

6,220 

495 

143

June

63 

64 

54 

51 

47 

45 

43 

43 

48 

37

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29- . 

SO - 

SI 

April

0 

0 

646 

106 

24 

5,170 

6,550 

434 

422 

351

457 

27,180

May

101 

88 

175 

132 

77 

913 

1,860 

189 

102 

75 

531

1,356 

83,380

June

33 

31 

31

30 

29 

23 

20 

20 

18 

15

142 

8,470

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 25 

12 p.m.-.. 

April m

12m-... 

2_ 

3. ... ......

4.. ...... _-_--

5... ...

6.. -----------

7

8 

9. ...__......

11 

12 

April m

2. .....-...--.

3.. ...........

4

5. .... .... .

6 ... ..... .-

7.. ...........

8.. .... ....

10 

Gage 

height

1.98

1.87

2.20

3.20

4.65

13.00

15.40

15.68

16.35

17.70

19.20

20.00

20.55

20.74

17.66

15.60

13.53

11.53

9.44

7.25

Discharge

21

14

46

305

961

8,300

12,300

17, 600

21,900

24, 500

26, 400

27, 100

17,500

12, 600

9,100

6,340

4,220

2.530

Hour

April&f Con.

4- ...

6.. -- -

12 

May 9

2 

3 . 

4 

6 

7... ..........

9

3. .... 

4. 

Gage 

height

5.90

5.15

4.55

4.15

3.72

4.10

7.35

11.75

14.72

14.82

18.75

21.25

15.14

13.43

Discharge

1,660

907

499

382

72

676

2,600

6,600

11,100

11, 200

20, 600

29, 400

29,000

8.940

Hour

May 9 Con.

9 . .....

1 9

g

12m... -

19

May 11

g

11 

4 ... .

7. ............

12 .

Gage 

height

10.41

9.20

7.07

5.67

4.44

3 ftfi

3.18

2

QC

2.75

3.20

5.55

8.30

12.00

15.15

16.00

15.90

14.76

15.74

15.25

13.65

Discharge

5,110

4,020

2,420

1,410

702

346

236

170

123

242

1,350

3,290

6,900

11,800

12,900

13,400

13,200

11,100

12,900

12,000

9,280
B190 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time,

1957 Continued

Hour

May IS

3 . 

5 .

7 .

8 

9...... ....

10 

11 

12m.-..-. _

1 p.m.. -.

2 _ ... .- _ -.

3. 

4.. ....... ....

6. .......

7..- ......

8.. . _ ....

10 

11.. .......

12... .....

May IS

2a.m.. ......

3 -

4... .......

5 -

7. ..... .

8 

9. ... ... ...

11 

12m.... _ ..

3.. ... ... ..

5 _____ . 

7. ............

9....... ... ...

12 

May 14

4a.m __ ..

8 

9 

12 m.. .......

6p.m.. ......

12 

May 16

12p.m.. .....

May 17

8. ....

11 

12.. _ - ......

Gage 

height

8 1 A.

6.25

5

QA

5.16

* (M

7.10

9.50

9.60

8.85

in Qn

14.50

15.73

1 c 7«|

15.35

10 flA

9 77

9 06

9.75

10.45

1 9 QQ

13.75

12.00

U on

11 90

11.80

10.10

7 on

6.40

4.34

3.80

3.77

3.45

3.14

9 04.

2.42

2 41

2

KA

2 50

11.20

Discharge

ft Qflf»

3,160

1 Rftfl

1,230

1 240

1 fton

4,280

4,360

a 7QA

5 Ann

7,220

12 900

19 Qfin

12,200

Q onn

4

CAA

3 900

4 490

5 1 %n

8

OAA

9 4.9ft

9

QCA

B onn

6,780

6 QQA

4

QflA

2

QQA

1 GOO.

1,230

535

522

QQQ

286

84

GO

1 AC

101

Hour

May 18

3. ... ...

4.. .... ....

5 ....

6.-. .....

7... ..-. ------

8 ..... ... .

9 ..... ...

11 

12m. ....

2 __ ........

7. ......... ...

9 .... ... 

12..... ...... .

May 19

8.. .... ....

12m.........

Q

10 -

11 

12... 

May 27

3... ..........

5... ... .......

6... ... ... ....

7... ....... ...

9 ..........

12m.__ ...

6_. ...........

9.. .

12- _.

12p.m.-. .

Gage 

height

11.70

11.00

11.50

13.85

15.20

15.00

14.00

13-25

13.18

12.30

12.05

12.07

12.00

11.60

9

QC

7.85

6.42

5.17

4.33

3.78

3 4.9

3.08

2 Q7

2.27

2.31

10.50

12.08

11.00

10.45

8.85

8.50

8.35

8 CO

8.20

6.65

5.23

4.00

3.60

3.27

Discharge

5,700

6,300

9,580

11,900

11, 500

9,800

8,680

8,570

7,320

6,970

7,000

6,900

4,660

2,940

1,990

793

526

QQO

267

70

69

77

5,200

7,010

5.700

5,150

3,730

3,450

3,330

3,510

2,210

2,140

1,280

625

450

329

55

Hour

May 31

4.............

8... ... ....

9... .....

10 

ll _

12m-.-......

3-.-.--.-. _ .

6 - - - -

8 ... ...

9.............

10 

12 

3.... ..... ....

6. ... ..

7 ..... .... .

8 ... ....

9 ..... .....

3 .... ..... .

6 ... ... .

9- .. 

1 9

11 

2.. ...........

3. ... ....

5 ........ .

g

19

g

12m.-.... 

12 

Gage 

height

2.15

2.50

2.46

2.60

3.80

4.47

4.75

5.24

4.65

4.05

3.82

4.26

4.39

4 no

3.83

3.47

10.10

12.50

11.15

9

7K

8.55

7.70

7 19

6.65

1 97

4.35

3

QQ

3.32

3.00

3.20

4.95

5.13

5.00

5.05

4.98

4.43

4.00

3.58

3.19

2.96

2.80

2.65

2.53

Discharge

54

112

104

134

535

864

1,020

1,280

961

650

544

757

824

671

562

548

400

4,800

7,600

5,880

4,490

3,490

2,840

2,450

2,140

1,300

804

571

346

242

305

1,120

1,220

1,150

1,180

1,140

844

625

442

302

230

183

146

119

134. :LAKE NASWORTHY NEAR SAN ANGELO, TEX.

Location. Lat 31°23'15", long 100°28'40", on left bank 250 ft upstream from 

Nasworthy Dam on South Concho River, 0.5 mile downstream from Middle 

Concho River, and 6 miles southwest of San Angelo, Tom Green County.

Drainage area. 2,659 sq mi, of which 152 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 1,840.00 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Contents, 14,630 acre-ft 10 a.m. May 9 (gage 

height, 33.60ft).

1930 to March 1957: Contents, 26,900 acre-ft Sept. 15, 1936 (gage height, 

38. 36 ft).
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B191

[Remarks. Lake is formed by 5,480-ft dam comprised of a 3,780-ft earthen 

section, two emergency spillways that are 300 and 600 ft in length, and a 

concrete service spillway that has a bank of fifteen 25-ft taintor gates and 

one collapsible floodgate. Dam completed and storage began Mar. 28, 1930. 

Capacity, 27,470 acre-ft at top of 300-ft emergency spillway (gage height, 

39.0 ft), 13,990 acre-ft at top of taintor gates (gage height, 33.2 ft), 12,390 

acre-ft at top of collapsible floodgate gage height, 32.2 ft). Capacity at top of 

600-ft emergency spillway (gage height, 41.0 ft) not determined. There is 

no dead storage. Water used for San Angelo municipal supply. Gage heights 

are at 12 p.m.

Gage height, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet, at 12 p.m. of indicated day, 1957

Day

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23. 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Ai

Gage 

height

OQ Qft

9Q 8fl

28.75

 28.67

OQ KQ

28.56

28.45

28.36

28.28

28.23

OQ 1 ft

OQ no

28.04

28.02

OQ A1

OQ Of)

27.95

97 87

97 81

27.76

27.70

27 90

32.17

32.28

oo 19

31.82

32.10

32.23

32.06

>ril

Contents

7 8AH

7,750

7,750

7,640

7 ^fi

7 t&(\

7,310

7,310

7,200

7,090

7,090

6,870

6,870

6,870

6,870

6,870

6,770

6,670

6,670

6,570

6,770

12,390

12,550

12,550

12,230

11,750

12,230

12,390

12,230

+4, 370

M

Gage 

height

32.38

32.11

32.05

32.16

32.23

00 OQ

OO OO

°.9 4n

30.50

31.34

29.10

31.20

30.04

30.66

01 07

31.62

31.27

98 4.8

29.65

31.62

30.97

°.1 ^1

32.17

32. 30

30.85

29.05

29.05

29.92

30.28

30.51

on no

ay

Contents

12, 710

12,230

12, 070

12,390

12,390

12,350

12,550

12, 710

9,770

10,950

8.G90

10,790

9,170

10,050

10,950

11, 430

10,950

7,420

8,690

11,430

10, 470

11, 270

12,390

12,550

10,190

7,970

7,970

9,050

9,530

9,770

9,290

-2,940

Ju

Gage 

height

30.45

30.66

31.05

31.00

31.58

31.98

32.17

32.19

32.18

32.12

32.00

31.13

31.35

31.53

31.68

31.79

31.89

32.00

32,21

32.32

32.40

32.46

32.50

32.56

32.53

32.32

32.36

32.36

32.38

32.38

me

Contents

9,650

10,050

10, 470

10,470

11,430

12, 070

12,390

12,390

12,390

12,230

12, 070

10,630

11, 110

11,270

11,590

11,750

11, 910

12,070

12,390

12,550

12, 710

12,870

12, 870

13,080

12, 870

12,550

12, 710

12, 710

12, 710

12, 710

+3,420

135. NORTH CONCHO RIVER NEAR CARLSBAD, TEX.

Location. Lat 31°36', long 100°39', near left bank on downstream side of pier 

of county road bridge, 0.6 mile southwest of Carlsbad, Tom Green County, 

1.5 miles upstream from Mule Creek, and 16.2 miles upstream from San Angelo 

Dam.

Drainage area. 1,533 sq mi, of which 123 sq mi is probably noncontributing

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 1,968.02 

ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 8,180 cfs 10 p.m. Apr. 28 (gage height, 

14.75ft).
B192 FLOODS OF 1957

1924 to March 1957: Discharge, 94,600 cfs Sept. 26, 1936 (gage height, 

16.0 ft at site 2^ miles upstream, 29.1 ft at present site, from floodmarks), 

from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at 35,600 and 94,600 cfs.

Maximum stage known since at least 1853, that of Sept. 26, 1936.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

2 

3. 

4

5__. ... .

6 

7. ......

8 

9... ... .

10 

April

0.1 

.1 

0 

9.3 

8.4 

4.6 

3.3 

1.5 

.8 

.4

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-ft

May

155 

58 

33 

16 

14 

12 

10 

9.8 

9.0 

119

June

52 

3,060 

1,430 

196 

88 

206 

58 

30 

21 

16

Day

11 

12 

13 

14..... 

15. 

16. 

17. 

18 

19..... 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 5 et

April

0.2 

.1 

0 

0 

.1 

.1 

.1 

. 1 

141 

144

May

851 

2,910 

720 

128 

46 

24 

19 

2,390 

410 

64

June

12 

379 

22 

12 

9.0 

7.4 

6.8 

23 

20 

7.5

Day

21 

22 

23. 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28. 

29. 

30 

31 

April

27 

49 

212 

53 

21 

13 

118 

5, 940 

2,770 

751

342 

20,370

May

28 

17 

1,180 

2,230 

552 

212 

62 

32 

24 

21 

448

413 

25, 400

June

5.2 

4.4 

4.1 

3.3 

3.1 

2.6 

1.7 

.8 

.2 

.2

189 

11,270

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April K

12p.m __ ...

April %7

7 p. in ---...

8

9.... ------

10 

11 

12 

April %8

1 a.m ___ ...

2. ....... .

3

4

5 . _

6 .... ... .

7 

9 - ..... -

12m _

3 p.m. . __

5 .... ..... .

7 ...

9. .... ....

10 

11 

12 

April 29

2 a.m... ......

4-_ ...

6

7_ .........

1 p.m .......

2 .

3 . 

4.-.--. .

5... ..... 

7 _

10 

12. .

Gage 

height

2.68

2.70

3.20

4.70

3.85

6.85

8.10

9.90

12. 50

14.15

13.75

12.00

10.65

10.53

11.35

12.40

13.22

14.02

14.55

14.75

14.55

13.85

11.00

8.52

7.50

7.30

7.07

7.27

11.00

11.65

10.55

9.73

8.63

8.00

Discharge

11

12

47

302

128

1,170

1,960

3,500

7,640

7,280

5,600

4

Kf\f\

4,250

4,130

4,950

6,000

6,800

8,000

8,000

2,280

1,550

1,290

1 410

5,250

4,150

3,340

2,360

1,880

Hour

April SO 

3 a.m ___ __

5 ...... ...

7. ............

8 ... ...

10.. ... ...

12m...... ...

3 p.m_ .. ...

12 

May 1

6 a.m _ __ ...

12m .. ...

12 p.m ..

-A-/GW 9

3

6 

19

May 11

3 a.m .........

4 __ . ..

5 _~

6 

7 

8 _

10 

6 

7 .

8 ....

10 

12- . .-

Gage 

height

6.85

6.25

6.08

6.00

5.93

5 OR

5.68

4.64

4.20

3.90

3.53

9 7O

2 7O

A K7

4 09

3 fi9

3.49

8.50

9.66

9

QK

8.15

C CO

4.43

3

QQ

K QK

6.33

6.20

6.43

Discharge

1,170

865

787

750

722

626

288

190

135

83

9 0

9 0

000

971

94

78

2,260

3,280

9 Qftfl

586

OOQ

302

730

902

842

948

Hour

May n

g

10_ _--- _

7 

g

19

May IS

I

6 

8 

3 

5

1 9

May 17

May 18

2- .. -

K

6 ... -

Gage 

height

8 nn

S

en

n

KA

10 QA

19 on

9.05

9 30

10.70

10.73

& QK

7 79

6.90

5.80

4.78

4.75

5.22

5.25

4.73

4.32

4.06

3.79

3.70

8.25

9.75

11.75

9.53

Discharge

1,880

2 260

7,410

2

QAf\

2,700

2 940

4,300

4,330

2 980

1,700

1,850

1,780

1,200

672

322

314

460

470

310

214

163

118

105

2, 070

3, 3fiO

5, 350

4, 400

3, 150
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B193

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957-

Continued

Hour

May 18 Con.

10-. ....

12m_________

5. _________

8

9_________..__

12________.

May 19

2 a.m_ _

5

6

9

12 m.. _______

12__. ______

May #5 

12p.m. ___ __

May S3

12 m ...

4__________

5___. _________

6. __-__.

8_. ...........

9_. ________ ..

12.. ..________

3 a.m_____

6 ....

9_____________

Gage 

height

9.73

9.13

9.25

8.63

7.97

7.73

7.52

6.15

5.80

5.95

5.95

5.50

4.80

4.06

3.68

2.65

2.62

2.68

3.70

7.00

9.30

10.80

11.05

10.67

10.58

10.27

7.85

Discharge

3,340

2,770

2,890

2,360

1,860

1,700

1,560

819

672

730

730

555

327

163 102

14

12

15

105

1, 250

2,940

4,400

4,650

4,270

4, 180

3,870

Hour

May $4. Con.

7______.______

12 

6

10 

12 m.________

11.. .-..______

12. -

June 2

3... _______ _

4___ ___-__ _

5.. ...........

6__ ___________

7.. ___....__._

9___. _________

12m_________

2p.m________

6__ __ ...

9___________._

12____________

Gage 

height

5.64

5.34

5.34

5.60

5.87

5.82

5.05

4.47

4.52

2.82

4.45

4.52

6.50

9.30

11.08

10.00

8.22

8.50

9.25

11.00

11.55

10.55

9.20

9.08

9.50

10.28

10.33

Discharge

610

501

594

700

680

402

248

9AO

23

244

980

2,940

4,680

3,600

2,050

2,260

2,890

4,600

5,150

4,150

2,840

3,120

3,880

3,930

Hour

June 3 Con.

3 . ...

5__. -___.--.__

8__. .-.-..__..

10_.__________

4_____. .......

9_. ... . _

12. .. ......

12m___._____

12.. __________

June 11

June 12

6 _-- . 

7__. ..____-._.

8~ -----

9 

10- 

11 

2p.m- ...

12 . -

12p.m-..____

Gage 

height

U OQ

9.95

8.25

7.33

6.67

6.80

6.30

5.62

5.20

4.87

4.42

4.15

3.92

3.76

2.54

2.53

2.82

7.15

8.52

7.20

6.20

5.95

4.63

3.76

3.15

2.87

2.70

2.62

Discharge

3,550

2,070

1,450

1,070

1,140

888

602

453

347

237

180

138

114

11

11

24

1,340

2,280

1,370

842

730

285

114

45

26

18

14

136. SAN ANGELO RESERVOIR AT SAN ANGELO, TEX.

Location. Lat 31°29'04", long 100°28'53", at San Angelo Reservoir dam on 

North Concho River, 3.1 miles northwest of San Angelo, Tom Green County, 

6.2 miles downstream from Dry Creek, and 10.1 miles downstream from Grape 

Creek.

Drainage area. 1,790 sq mi, of which 123 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is at mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Contents, 93,240 acre-ft at 12 p.m. June 12 (elevation, 1,902.70 ft).

1952 to March 1957: Contents, 59,270 acre-ft June 8, 1954 (elevation, 

1,893.34ft).

Remarks. No water released from reservoir during the period April-June 1957. 

Reservoir is formed by a rolled earth-fill dam. Dam completed May 3, 1951, 

and deliberate impoundment of water began Feb. 1, 1952. Outlet works 

consist of six gate-controlled outlets at elevation 1,840.0 ft opening into two 

concrete conduits 18 ft in diameter, and two 30-inch gate-controlled outlets 

for water supply. Total controlled capacity, 396,400 acre-ft at crest of spillway (elevation, 1,938.5 ft) and 119,200 acre-ft at top of conservation storage 

(elevation, 1,908.0 ft). Reservoir is operated for flood control and municipal 

water supply. Records furnished by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
B194 FLOODS OF 1957

Elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet, at 12 p.m. of indicated day, 1957

Day

!___. 

2_... ..........................

3..............................

4. .__- - 

5___. ..........................

6_ ... .... ............ ..

7..............................

S.... ..........................

9

10... ... . ................

11

12

13.. -. 

14.......-......... .........

15 ._-.---.- ......... . . .

18 

17 .. 

18 

19-.-. ....... .........

20. ----- 

21 

22... ..........................

23 

24 

25_ _ _ 

26. . 

27. .,

28 

29 .... ...

30 

31

Ap

Elevation

1, 883. 20

1, 883. 20

1, 883. 17

1, 883. 12

1, 883. 09

1, 883. 07

1, 883. 02

1, 883. 00

1 8S9 Q5

1, 882. 89

1. 882. 87

1, 882. 86

1, 882. 86

1 ftft9 fid

1 889 84

1, 882. 85

1, 883. 04

1, 883. 05

1, 883. 25

1, 883. 66

1, 884. 11

1 ft84 Q7

1, 891. 10

1, 891. 70

ril

Contents

32, 290

32 290

32, 220

32, 110

QO (\A(\

32, 000

Q1 QQA

QI ocn

31, 780

31, 740

31, 670

31, 600

31,560

01 C^A

31, 540

Q1 CAA

31, 500

31, 520

31, 930

31, 960

32, 400

33, 320

33, 410

33, 450

34, 340

45, 560

52, 570

54, 330

+21, 980

M

Elevation

1, 891. 75

1, 891. 77

1, 891. 77

1, 891. 75

1, 891. 72

1, 891. 69

1, 891. 66

1,891.68

1, 891. 70

1, 891. 72

1, 892. 30

1, 894. 12

1, 894. 99

1, 895. 05

1, 895. 05

1, 895. 05

1, 895. 12

1, 897. 27

1, 897. 50

1, 897. 50

1, 897. 49

1, 897. 47

1, 897. 89

1, 899. 06

1, 899. 34

1, 899. 46

1, 899. 51

1, 899. 50

1,899.48

1, 899. 46

1, 899. 88

ay

Contents

54, 470

54, 470

54,380

54,300

54, 210

54, 270

54, 330

54, 380

56, 110

61, 700

64, 480

64, 680

64 680

64, 680

64 910

72, 150

72,960

72,960

72, 920

72, 850

74, 340

78, 590

79, 640

80. 100

80, 280

80, 250

80, 170

80, 100

81, 700

+27, 370

Jur

Elevation

1, 900. 00

1, 901. 69

1, 902. 36

1, 902. 44

1, 902. 45

1, 902. 51

1,902.51

1, 902. 49

1, 902. 46

1, 902. 43

1, 902. 40

1, 902. 70

1,902.67

1, 902. 64

1, 902. 57

1, 902. 56

1, 902. 52

1, 902. 51

1, 902. 49

1, 902. 45

1, 902. 41

1, 902. 37

1, 902. 33

1, 902. 30

1, 902. 26

1, 902. 22

1, 902. 18

1, 902. 14

1, 902. 09

1, 902. 05

e

Contents

82,160

oc nan

91 760

92, 110

92, 150

92, 410

92. 410

92, 330

92, 200

92,070

91, 940

93, 240

93, 110

92,980

92, 670

92, 630

92, 450

92, 410

92, 320

92, 150

91,980

91, 810

91,640

91, 510

91, 340

91, 160

91, 000

90, 820

90, 610

90, 440

+8, 740

137. CONCHO RIVER NEAR SAN ANGELO, TEX.

Location. Lat 31°27'10", long 100°24'40", on right bank 0.5 mile downstream 

from confluence of North Concho and South Concho Rivers and 1.8 miles 

southeast of San Angelo, Tom Green County.

Drainage area. 4,492 sq mi, of which 275 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except 8 p.m. Apr. 26 to 8 

a.m. Apr. 27, for which graph was drawn on basis of floodmark and records for 

Lake Nasworthy. Datum of gage is 1,776.79 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 106,000 cfs 3 p.m. May 9 (gage height, 

39.30 ft in gage well, 39.8 ft from floodmarks).

1915 to March 1957: Discharge, 230,000 cfs Sept. 17, 1936 (gage height, 46.6 

ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 110,000 cfs on basis of 

slope-area measurements of 167,000 and 230,000 cfs.

Maximum stage known since 1854, 47.5 ft Aug. 6, 1906, from information 

furnished by local resident (discharge, about 246,000 cfs). Other large floods 

are known to have occurred in August 1882 and April 1900.

Remarks. No spill from San Angelo Reservoir on North Concho River during 

period.
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B195

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7.- _ _.

8 

9 ....

10 

April

5.1 

5.1 

5.1 

5.4 

6.6 

8.0 

9.0 

8.0 

12 

12

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, in acre-ft

May

526 

422 

317 

51 

36 

33 

30 

27 

39,500 

888

June

4,070 

2,070 

233 

1,260 

58 

43 

36 

152 

168 

175

Day

11. .... 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

ITIS.. 

19 

20 

iseharge, in cubic feet per 

>et

April

12 

11 

10 

10 

10 

13 

12 

12 

11 

11

May

12,000 

12,700 

18, 700 

1,210 

65 

54 

158 

17,900 

6,060 

98

June

227 

1,020 

61 

34 

27 

25 

25 

25 

24 

23

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

10 

58 

260 

288 

101 

9,280 

24, 700 

5,550 

3,700 

2,910

1,568 

93, 310

May

1,220 

65 

54 

198 

1,440 

1,670 

6,230 

85 

52 

44 

1,680

3,984 

245,000

June

23 

23 

23 

23

34 

175 

71 

53 

69 

58

344 

20,450

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April ^5

April Z6

2 ._ -...

3 -... ..

4 

5

6 -- .

10 

11 

12 

April W

3 

5 

6 -

7 -

8. ------------

9 --------

10.-.. --------

4

5-. .-. ------

6..--.--- -

8 

10... ------

12... --------

April 28

3 .-

K

8 - - .._

g

10 

11 

12 m-_. _-__._

2

3. ...

Gage 

height

1.77

1.41

4 00

4.60

14.30

20.50

21.40

21.60

25.00

28.00

29.50

30.00

31.80

33.45

33.67

20.00

14.00

10.00

9 7ft

9 7Q

9

cc

8.65

6.85

5.10

6.60

7.78

7.89

6.84

6.70

6.82

7 60

9 45

9 89

9 89

11.50

16.60

17.35

15.00

12.00

9 OK

8.15

Discharge

86

40

854

1,180

11,500

21, 800

23,200

23, 600

30, 000

38,000

42,800

44, 500

52,100

60, 700

62, 000

62, 000

39, 500

91 finn

12,100

6,560

6,570

K Qon

3,460

1,910

4,380

4,490

3,450

3,430

A onn

6,600

6,600

8,6£0

17, 000

13,500

9,300

6,080

4.760

Hour

April 28 Con.

8 ---------

9

10. 

19

2-. ----------

3 

4 

5

8. --------

10 

12m 

5 - 

7.. .......... .

9 

10 . ------

2 -------

8--. ------

9 

10 ------

11 

12m.. 

3...._ -------

6_.-- ------

7... ---------

9- - -

10 

12 .

May 1

6 --------

Gage 

height

6.40

4.52

4.75

4.55

3.82

3.23

3.33

4.18

5.47

7.50

9.05

9.69

9.72

9.30

7.89

8.60

8.88

8.75

6.50

5.47

7.59

5.00

3.38

5.15

7.85

8.34

8.37

7.40

4.85

3.70

3.25

3.27

4.10

6.60

7.46

6.85

6.65

6.58

5.55

5.10

4.87

4.17

4.12

Discharge

3,030

1,470

1,640

1,500

984

608

668

1,240

2,210

4,100

5,760

6,460

6,490

6,030

4,490

5,260

5,570

5,420

3,120

2,210

4,190

1,830

698

1. 950

4,970

5,010

4,000

1,720

900

620

632

1,180

3,220

4,060

3,460

3,030

3,270

3,200

2,280

1,910

1,730

1,230

1,190

Hour

May I Con.

8 --------

10 - -

19

May8

May 9

3 -

5 -- 

6 

7. ............

8- -----

9 ----- 

10 

11 

12m 

2 -----

3 

4 ------

7 ----- -

8 

9 

10 

11- ___ -- 

12 - 

May 10

3 

4

5 

6 ------

7-- -----

9 

12m 

12 

May 11

9 a.m -

10 

Gage 

height

3.95

3.30

2.40

2.07

1.86

1.86

1.28

1.47

7.00

16.60

19.85

19.87

19.28

19.10

20.50

24.10

27.00

30.00

33.10

36.60

38.75

39.30

38.90

36.70

31.30

27.00

20.00

12.75

9.75

6.50

3.40

6.10

8.75

8.05

4.60

3.15

2.35

2.00

1.82

1.72

1.66

15.00

Discharge

1,080

650

233

144

102

102

28

47

3,600

15, 900

20,800

20,800

19,900

19,600

21,800

28,200

35,000

44,500

58,600

81,200

99,500

106,000

101,000

81,900

49,800

35, 000

21,000

10,400

6,520

3,120

710

2,760

5,420

4,660

1,530

562

218

127

95

79

70

13, 500
B196 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957-

Continued

Hour

May 11 Con. 

11 a.m... __

12m.. . 

2 .

3 

4.-. . .

5 ...

7 

9 

10 

11 ------

12 

May 1H

2.. .

3 

4 -----

6 

T. ............

8

9 

10 

11. . .

12m._ .

2. --. ___ -

3 .... .

4. .

5 . 

6 -------- 

7.... .........

8 

10 

12 

May 13

1 a.rn __ ....

2... ----------

3 

5_ 

6 

7 -----

8 

9 

10 

12m.-. 

3 

6 

8 .

9 ... ... .

10 

11 ...

12 

May 14

1 a.m.. ... 

2 ...

3 

4. _ .... _ ..

5 .... ...

6 ----- .

7 

8 ... ... ...

9 .....

12 m. ........

6 p.m.. ......

12 .

May 15

12 m.. .......

12 p.m.. 

Gage 

height

21.00

22.30

20.00

17.65

17.40

20.00

20.85

19.65

19. 60

18.42

17.75

16.15

15.25

13.35

9.80

5.50

2 no

2.92

7.50

S on

13.50

18.00

19.20

20.50

20.82

19.50

18.83

18.95

21.50

21.80

21.85

21.65

20.35

17.65

13.95

15.00

17.60

19.10

20.00 91 nn

20.47

19.80

19.40

IS 7O

17.60

8.65

7.35

4.60

3.47

5.50

11.45

6.00

3.62

2

00

2 J.fi

2 no

1.80

1.68

1.62

1.48

Discharge

22,600

24, 700

21,000

17,500

17,100

21, 000

20,500

20,400

18,600

17,600

15,200

13,900

11,200

6,580

2,240

1,000

440

2,150

4,100

5,590

n 4.no

19,800

91 snn

22,300

20,200

19,400

91 snn

23,400

23,900

24,000

23,600

21,600

17,500

19 nnn

13,500

17,400

19,600

21,000

22,600

91 ann

20,700

IQ inn

17,400

in unn

5,320

3,950

1,530

7 en

8,200

8,580

2,670

QAQ

one

ORQ

100

91

70

65

48

Hour

May 17

12 ......

2 

5 _ _

6 

7 

8 

12m.. 

7.. . 

10 

12 

4 ..... .

5 ... .

6 .... . ....

7... .......

9... 

2 

3... .... ..

4

5 _ 

7 . 

8

n

10 -

12 

6 ....

12 m.. 

May gl

12m... 

2

5 ..... .....

6 

12 

6 ........ -

9 ......

10. ........

Gage 

height

1.47

1.58

1.83

2 en

7.60

16.70

16.75

17.00

18.90

1 Q ce

20.10

i Q en

is fin

17.00

14 43

12.25

11.55*

8.65

7 7«i

7.68

8

AK

H 99

10. 43

10.56

10.50

9 OK

8 nn

7.84

5.00

3 Qfl

2 90

2 j.fi

2.10

1 90

1 7^

1 fiQ

1.55

10.50

13.10

10.00

5 nn

3 on

2 Oft

1 Q7

1 80

9 1A.

2.50

2.46

5.15

Discharge

47

96

265

9,300

11,600

14,200

16,000

16.100

19, 400

20,100

19,800

20, 300

91 onn

on Tnn

18,900

12 

' 700

9,650

8,720

8 onn

5,320

4,350 A 9cn

5,100

S fisn

8 9on

8,060

7,400

7,320

7,470

7,400

5,980

4,600

I

con

1 040

4°.n

109

fin

56

7,400

10,800

G Qfvfl

1,830

650

300

191

122

214

218

265

252

1,950

Hour

May 25 Con.

2

5 .

6 -

10 

11 

Mayg?

4

5 .... 

6 

7 

9 

10 

6.. 

8 

12- 

May 89

12 m -----

May 31

5 ... 

7 - -

4 

5. .... ...

6 .

1.. ...........

9 

1 a.m .... ,

Gage 

height

6.55

6.78

8.60

9 20

9 in

4.20

3.00

2.00

1.85

1.56

2.12

5.50

14.50

16.45

i e c A

i ^ nn

9 nn

S nn

7.15

6

EA

7 80

9.15

n

an

TO. Q7

1 9 QK

12.10

8.35

6.87

6.65

4 40

3,15

1.83

1.67

1.56

1.51

1.45

1 40

1 40

1.60

1.80

2.44

2.04

8 nn

8 An

7.50

8.43

7 8>;

7.63

7.55

7.17

7.90

Discharge

3,170

3

0.QA

5,260

5,920

5,810

4,100

i 9 ^n

AQ(\

100

73

57

2,240

19 fifWl

15,700

15,700

14 onn

10,700

7 400

5,700

4 600

3,750

3,120

4 4nn

5,860

11,600

10,600

9,440

4,980

3,480

3,270

1,390

eco

202

123

96

72

57

51

44

39

39

62

91

202

246

236

137

4,600

5,260

4,100

5,070

4,450

4,230

4,150

3,770

4,500
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B197

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957-

Continued

Hour

June I Con,

5. ........ .

6 -

8 

9 

11... ...

12m.. 

2 

4 -------

5

6.__ .......

9... ..........

12 

12m...... _

4. .... .....

5... ..........

Gage 

height

11.55

14.00

14.37

12.70

9.25

7.50

6.36

7.25

7.32

7.30

6.50

4.85

3.60

2.85

2.47

2.07

1.87

1.82

1.74

1.67

6.00

10.15

Discharge

8,720

9,900

12,100

12,600

10,300

5,980

4,100

2,990

3,850

3,920

3,900

3,120

1,720

835

405

255

144

104

95

82

72

2,670

6,980

Hour

June % Con.

8. .... -----

9. ... ... ...

10-- 

11 

12 

JuneS

2

3.-.-- .-.

5. 

8. ... ...

12m.__ 

12p.m... _ .

June 4

2. __ ........

3 ... ...

4 . 

5... ..........

6.. ...........

7 ..... . -

8. .....

Gage 

height

10.50

10.35

9.50

8.65

7.15

6.30

4.40

3.15

2.55

2.07

1.89

1.75

1.58

5.00

8.45

11.50

10.00

6.15

4.90

3.90

3.00

Discharge

7,400

7,220

6,250

5,320

2,940

1,390

562

282

144

107

84

60

1,830

5,100

8,650

6,800

2,800

1,760

1,040

480

Hour

June 4 Con.

10 . .

12m...- .

6 .

12.. .

6 

7. ..... 

8 

10 

12m... 

2.. ....... .-

3. ... 

4 ... ...

5 

6 

12 

Gage 

height

2.45

9 1ft

1.96

1.83

1.73

1.63

2.32

2.38

3.30

3.23

2.88

2.68

7.00

8.85

9.00

6.90

3.96

3.00

2.47

2.18

1.93

1.76

Discharge

249

170

120

96

on

66

208

227

650

608

420

332

3,600

5,540

5,700

3,500

1,080

480

255

170

114

85

138. CONCHO RIVER NEAR PAINT ROCK, TEX.

Location. Lat 31°31', long 99°55', near left bank on downstream side of pier 

of bridge on U.S. Highway 83, 0.2 mile north of Paint Rock, Concho County, 

and 2 miles downstream from Kickapoo Creek.

Drainage area. 5,538 sq mi, of which 275 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except 9 p.m. May 12 to 3 p.m. 

May 14 and 12 m. May 27 to 4 p.m. May 30, for which graphs were drawn on 

basis of comparison with records of nearby stations. Datum of gage is 1,574.43 

ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 79,300 cfs 4 a.m. May 10 (gage height, 

31.95ft).

1915 to March 1957: Discharge, 301,000 cfs Sept. 17, 1936 (gage height, 

43.4 ft, floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 85,000 cfs on basis of 

slope-area measurements of 144,000 and 301,000 cfs.

Flood in August 1882 reached a stage of about 39.9 ft. and flood in August 

1906 reached a stage of 39.5 ft; information from local residents.

Remarks. No spill from San Angelo Reservoir on North Concho River during 

period.
B198 FLOODS OF 1957

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

I... -.-.

2 

3 

4_ 

5 

6.--.-.

7 

8 -..

9 .

10 

April

1.5 

1.5 

51 

26 

9.8 

5.5 

3.2 

1.5 

1.0 

1.0

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, in acre-fe

May

1,590 

299 

818 

424 

140 

89 

61 

52 

18, 200 

27,800

June

7,4CO 

1.5CO 

2,360 

1,290 

348 

201 

123 

92 

156 

207

Day

11 

12 

13 

14--.-. 

15 

16 

17 .. 

18 - 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per , 

st

April

1.0 

.7 

.4 

.3 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.3 

.6 

.3

May

6,440 

16,000 

22, 100 

7,210 

470 

233 

164 

12,200 

13,900 

2,330

June

212 

1,600 

667 

156 

90 

65 

54 

48 

45 

118

Day

21 

22 - 

23 . 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

0.9 

4.5 

1,780 

475 

323 

2,570 

32,200 

7,110 

3,480 

2,800

1,695 

100, 900

May

927 

2,380 

1,110 

478 

800 

1,190 

8,520 

479 

236 

162 

627

4,756 

292, 400

June

51 

37 

37 

35 

33 

32 

96 

115 

59 

51

576 

34, 270

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 25

April 2Q

12 m... ......

5 ... ..... ..

6 -----

7- ... ... ...

8 .........

9- ... - 

10 

12 

2a.m. .. ....

4...--- _ -...

9 ... ......

12m. ..--.._.

7---- _-_

9 ......

10 

11- -.---.....

12 

la.m___ ___

2 _____ ....

4. .... .....

7- .... .... -

11 

4 ......

6-. ..........

7-- .....

8. ....... .

9. .......

10 

12 

2 a.m __ ....

5... ..........

11....... _ -_

12m... 

1 p.m... __ .

2 

3.... .......

4......... .

7 ..........

11. ____ .

12. 

Gage 

height

12.59

12.46

12.46

12.52

12.82

13.20

15.35

18.00

19.65

21.46

22.38

22.28

24.23

28.10

27.45

26.25

23.85

19.75

17.85

16.50

15.44

15.72

15.54

16.40

16.97

18.70

18.83

18.57

18.00

16.50

15. 31

14.32

13.61

13.64

14.90

16.24

15.93

16.00

15.45

Discharge

184

126

126

1 *°.

575

3,600

91 (\f\f\

OQ 7nn

93 4nn

29, 300

41,200

A A onn

An Qf\f\

35,600

OQ onn

1 f\ Onn

9,850

6,150

3 Ton

4,370

5,900

7,370

11 000

1 O Cnn

12, 100

10, 300

6,150

3,520

1,920

1,010

2 780

4,660

5,540

5,630

4 840

3.800

Hour

April 30

3 ... .... .-

7 -- -

10 

9. ...

10 

19

g

12m...... ...

May 9

7. ....... .....

8 

9 .... 

10 . 

3 

5. 

10 

12. -

4_ .

9 .

Gage 

height

1 c OO

14.92

14.25

14.90

15.50

15.81

14.80

14.16

13.75

13.83

U CC

15.00

15. 00

14.80

14.14

13.65

13.40

13.12

12.72

12.60

12.29

12.46

13.80

16.75

18.40

20.00

22.49

23.62

24.84

26.67

01 on

qi 79

27.50

Discharge

3,520

2,810

1,920

2,780

4,570

1,690

1,140

1,240

2,260

2,950

2,630

1,670

755

511

248

189

62

126

1,200

6,780

11, 500

16,600

23, 500

24, 100

27, 500

31,100

37,300

49,600

77,200

7Q ^nn

49,600

41, 100

Hour

May 10 Con 

10 a.m. ... 

11-. ------

12m___------

2

3 

5 -

8 

12 

May 11

10 

11

3 -

4 ... .

5 -

6 

8 

9 -

12 

MnyH

2. - -

10 

12 m..-------

3 -- -

4 . 

5 -----

6 _ 

7- 

9

10 

12 .- _ ---

May IS

4

7 ------

10 

7. -----

10 

12 

Gage 

height

25.00

18.50

17.05

16.25

15.00

14.34

13.60

12.95

12.55

12.28

12.14

12. 45

13.10

13.53

13.30

15.60

17.70

19.80

22.04

22.35

22.20

21.40

21.26

21.29

21.56

21.48

20.96

19.95

18.30

17.05

16.45

16.50

16.90

17.80

18.75

20.50

21.00

22.00

22.10

21.60

22.30

22.80

21.60

20.70

21.40

22.00

21.90

Discharge

31,600

11, 800

7,590

5,560

2,950

1,950

970

385

166

59

27

122

495

893

665

4,100

9,400

16, 000

22,700

23,600

23, 200

20,800

20, 400

20,500

21,300

21,000

19,500

19,400

11,200

7,590

6,020

6,150

7,180

9,700

12,600

18, 100

19,600

22,600

22,900

21, 400

23,500

25,000

21,400

18,700

20,800

22,600

22,300
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B199

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Continued

Hour

May 14 

4 a.m . _ --..

6 ...

8 

10 

12m-.. _

2 p.m. _ -.

4. .-. ----..

6 .... - -

8 

10 

12 

May 15

12m12 p.m-__ ....

May 16

12m--... .

12p.m-_ 

May 17

12m.-.-. .

12 p.m... .

May 18

2 a.m -- 

8 

9- -- 

10 -------

11-. ----------

5 -------

7 

12 - 

May 19

5 a.m ------

7

10 

12m..-- -.

3... ... .

4.. ........

5- _ ------

8.. -- 

9 ----- 

10 

12 

May tO

6--_---____-..

8. - ---

10. --.

12m_. _._----

12 

Mayil

12m 

9.-----------.

10 ---.

12__- - 

May n

2 a.m.. .......

Gage 

height

20.30

18.00

16.20

14.90

17.00

16.10

14.76

14.10

13.81

13.58

13.42

12.98

12.80

12.68

12.60

12.54

12.50

12.48

12.72

17.90

19. 25

20.80

21.80

21.88

21.75

21.90

21.65

20.00

18.40

17.70

16.55

16.29

16.34

17.30

17.45

17. 33

16.20

14.50

13.67

13. 16

10 QR

12.83

19 79

15.50

16.38

14.35

Discharge

17, 500

10, 300

5,450

2,780

7,450

5,220

2,570

1,610

1,210

948

776

406

290

227

189

162

144

135

248

3,900

10, 000

14, 300

19,000

22,000

22.200

21, 800

22, 300

21, 600

16, 600

11,500

9 400

6,280

5, 650

5,760

8,280

8,690

8,690

8,360

5,450

1,470

543

QQE

308

203

3,900

E Qfta

1,960

Hour

Mayn Con.

5

8

3

4 - 

5. 

6 ...... .

7 .

8 .... ...

10 _ -

12 .

May £9

8 ...-..

May 24

May 85

6 ..... ....

12m. __ ....

9 ......

10 

11 

12 

3 ........

4... ...... ....

5.- __ .. ...

7. ... ...

11 

12.......... .

Man 07

5 

6 

7 

9. .....

10 

11 . -- -

4 ... 

12 

May 88

May 29

May 30 

12m. ........

Gage 

height

14.00

13. 58

13.22

12.90

16.00

17.40

17.66

17.00

1 E EE

14.72

13.96

13.60

13.30

13.00

12.80

19 70

12,89

19 87

12.86

13.65

15.60

16.00

15.93

1 C 10

14.65

14.54

14.31

13.88

13.38

13.12

19 QQ

19 on

19 ftft

16.10

18.30

1Q 7fl

91 f\f>

22.75

21.00

19.70

19.00

16.65

15.10

14 15

13.43

13.19

12.68

12 60

12.54

12.48

Discharge

1,470

QAQ

5,000

8,550

9 OOfk

7,450

4 flftft

2,510

1,410

970

665

420

290

332

326

1,020

4,100

4

QAt\

3,160

9 400

2,240

1,900

1,300

737

511

338

5,220

11, 200

15, 700

25, 900

28, 100

24, 800

1Q fiOO

15, 700

13, 400

3,120

1 fiSO

567

435

302

227

162

135

Hour

May 31

12m_-. __

2 .... .... .

5

q

10 

12 

2_ ........ .

3 ..

4..- ......

8 .

10 

12m.........

3. ...... .

4 _.._ 

6. _ --

10 

19

9 ------

10 ...... ..

3:.... ........

6 ........

12 

2... . ..

4.. ...........

6 

8

10 

12m..... 

12 

6 ...... -

9 .... ...

10 

11 

12m... .. .

4. .

6 .... 

9... ... ...

12 .

4.... ... ------

6 ~

12.. ..........

Gage 

height

19 ^R

12 60

13.78

13.70

13.43

13. 55

13.93

14.08

13.97

14.60

17.55

17.90

17.34

17. 95

10 KC

18.55

17.60

16.85

15.85

14 97

14.12

13.54

13.60

14.09

14.37

14.36

13.96

13.41

14.00

16.00

16.77

16.26

15.35

14.56

14.02

13.40

13.00

12.88

12.92

12.88

13.00

15.65

15.88

15.05

14.25

13.80

13.38

13.15

12.85

12.75

12.90

12.89

12.70

Discharge

171

IRQ

ARQ

1 1P.H

1,080

01 f\

1,370

1 580

1,430

2,330

6,400

8,960

10, 000

8,380

10, 200

19 Oftft

9,100

7,040

4,660

3 89ft

9 QQQ

'

1,640

904

Q70

1 600

1,990

1,970

1,410

766

1,470

5,000

6,820

5,580

3,600

2,270

1,500

755

420

338

364

338

420

4,210

4,730

3,040

1,820

1,200

737

535

320

264

350

344

237
B200 FLOODS OF 195?

139. COLORADO RIVER AT WINCHELL, TEX.

Location. Lat 31°28'05", long 99°09'45", near left bank on downstream side 

of pier of bridge on U.S. Highway 377, 0.3 mile south of Wiiichell, Brown 

County, 6.2 miles downstream from Home Creek, and at mile 561.

Drainage area. Approximately 24,580 sq mi, of which 11,900 sq mi is probably 

noiicontributing.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except May 30, 31, June 6-11, 

for which graphs were drawn on basis of trend of recessions and one gage 

reading. Datum of gage is 1,264.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 63,000 cfs 7 p.m. May 13 (gage height, 

46.00ft).

1923-34, 1939 to March 1957: Discharge, 76,100 cfs Oct. 15, 1930 (gage 

height, 51.8 ft).

Highest stages since 1882, 62.2 ft Sept. 19, 1936, and 56.2 ft Aug. 8, 1906; 

information from Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Co.

Remarks. Some regulation by Lake J. B. Thomas, Lake Colorado City, Oak 

Creek Reservoir, Lake Nasworthy, and San Angelo Reservoir.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1

0

3.

4.... ..

5.......

6.......

8 

9

10-- 

April

38 

32 

26 

922 

345 

172 

98 

64 

43 

32

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, in acre-fe

May

9,050 

5, 210 

1,910 

2,150 

1,440 

725 

446 

333 

1,980 

18, 900

June

6,480 

21,400 

27, 600 

25, 000 

9,810 

3.250 

1,760 

1.3SO 

1,240 

1,190

Day

12.....

14 

15 

16 

17 - 

18 

19 

20 __

ischarge, in cubic feet per . 

et

April

41 

39 

434 

345 

151 

89 

69 

53 

3,740 

1,940

May

30, 100 

32, 700 

56, 000 

58. 300 

34, 000 

5, 530 

3,050 

15, 100 

27, 400 

29, 100

June

1,120 

2,220 

6,100 

2,400 

1,320 

1,210 

1,040 

816 

705 

1,160

Day

21 

22... __

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

2,390 

1.110 

6. 970 

5,910 

1,450 

3,010 

32, 200 

32, 200 

21,000 

10, 100

4,167 

248, 000

May

7,430 

3,600 

7,080 

19,000 

6,540 

7,920 

15, 100 

20, 500 

6,470 

2,790 

1,240

June

750 

910 

537 

383 

303 

264 

224 

198 

180 

252

13,910 4,040 

855,100 j 240,400

I

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 195'i

Hour

April 18 

12p.m. ______

April 19

2.. ___________

3.____________

4 

5. ____________

6__ ___________

8 ..... ..

9___. _________

11 _ _____

4... __________

5 __________

6____-_. ______

9 

12.. __________

Gage 

height

2.95

3.85

7.95

11.40

12.33

12.68

12.00

10.30

10.67

10.63

11.02

10.00

Discharge

40

176

A-t Q

1, 500

2,220

6,180

4,440

4,710

3,850

Hour

April 20

9

A nri7 ®1

6

8 

10 

12 _________

12D.m _ 

Gage 

height

8.75

7.68

6.10

5.66

6.85

8.65

9.70

7.18

5.48

Discharge

2,830

2,020

1,710

1, 640

1,310

805

1, 490

2,750

3,600

4,020

2,280

1,710

710

Hour

April S3

4

5.-. --------

6 -------

8

10- 

5___ _.____ _

7... --------

8... --_--_--_.

10 

12 

April $4

12m- -

12 

Gage 

height

5.41

7.00

7.10

8.40

11.00

13.00

15.13

17.35

18.43

18.62

18.18

17.20

15.82

14.90

12.05

9.70

8.93

7.93

Discharge

675

1,590

1,650

2,550

4,700

6,480

8,620

10, 900

12,100

12, 300

11, 800

10, 800

9,360

8,390

5, 600

3,600

2,970

2,200
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B201

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time,

1957 Continued

Tlour

April 25

12m _ ______

12 _________

April 28

5p.m ...

6

7

8.-___. _______

10 

12

April 27

^

6_ . ________

9_._ __________

11 ... ..

i-. --------

7

12

April 28

8-------------

6__ ___________

8 

10______._._-_

12 ___ _ _

,4pri. 39

6 _____ _

9 _________

12m. ________

g

12

.4pn7 30

5 ___ _ ____

9. .... .

1 9

May 1

5 ' _-"""]_

12 

May 8

10 -------

8

12 _ __

6560

Gage 

height

7.22 

6.64 

6.22 

6.00

5.76 

5. 60 

6.00 

9.15 

12. 95 

10.00 

18. 50 

21.00 

23. 70

29.00 

33. 00 

36. 00 

37.00 

37.78 

37.00 

35.50 

33.00 

31. 30 

30. 50 

30.43

31.00 

32.08 

34.00 

35. 24 

35. 53 

35. 60 

35.20

33.15 

30.10 

26.78 

24. 50 

20.64 

18.25 

16.93

10.40 

16.16 

16.70 

17.03 

17.13 

16.77 

15.64

15.24 

15. 55 

15. 40 

15. 13 

15. 45 

15.88 

16.18 

15.88

14.75 

12. 85 

11.63 

10.40 

9.08 

8.42

870 6

Discharge

1,730 

1,370 

1,110

987

854 

772 

987 

3,150 

6,440 

9, 540 

12, 200 

15, 200 

18, 400

25, 500 

31, 700 

36, 800 

38, 800 

40, 400 

38, 800 

35, 900 

31, 700 

29, 000 

27, 800 

27, 600

28, 500 

30, 200 

33, 300 

35, 300 

36, 000 

36, 100 

35, 400

31, 900 

27, 200 

22, 400 

19, 400 

14, 800 

11, 900 

10, 500

9,940 

9,700 

10, 300 

10, 600 

10, 700 

10, 400 

9,180

8,730 

9,090 

8,890 

8,620 

8,940 

9,420 

9,720 

9,420

8,240 

6,340 

5,220 

4,200 

3,090 

2,570 

2 14

Hour

MayS

May 9

6 

8_..__. ...____

9

12 

May 10

4 -------

6 ---------

12m. .- 

12-.-. ------

May 11

8.--- -----

jj

9 ____________

12 - -

May n

5___ ___ _______

10 

12__ _ 

May 13

May 14

12m 

May IS

10 

9 _____-__-.__

May 16

12m .. 

Gage 

height

4.46

4.46 

5.25 

6.42 

6.75 

8.00 

8.42 

8.63 

8.60 

9.28

11.65 

16.50 

19.50 

22.83 

25.18 

28.85 

32.18

34.85 

35.40 

35.48 

35.37 

34.20 

30.85 

27.88 

27.52 

27.70 

28.95 

30.70

31.70 

32.00 

32.00 

32.25 

33.55 

35.65 

39.10

42.60 

44.45 

45.65 

46.00 

45.53

45.05 

44.77 

44.50 

43.85

43.12 

41.52 

37.50 

33.00 

28.00 

23.55 

20.55 

16.50

13.87 

12.65 

11.42

Discharge

303

303 

600 

1,230 

1,440 

2,250 

2, 560 

2,730 

2,710 

3,250

5,240 

10, 000 

13, 400 

17,300 

20, 200 

25, 300 

30, 400

34, 700 

35, 700 

35, 900 

35, 700 

33, 600 

28, 300 

23, 900 

23, 400 

23, 700 

25, 400 

28, 000

29, 600 

30, 100 

30, 100 

30, 500 

32, 600 

36, 200 

43, 100

51,500 

57, 200 

61,600 

63, 000 

61,100

59, 300 

58, 300 

57,400 

55, 300

53, 000 

48, 600 

39, 800 

31, 700 

24, 100 

18,200 

14, 700 

10, 000

7,310 

6,150 

5,030

Hour

May 16 Con.

12 

May 17

10p.m. 

12 -

May 18

9_____. ------

2 _____ 

6_ 

11- -

12 

May 19

4 _ --__

8 

12m 

8- ------

10 .

12 

May 20

6.. -----

12m- -

8 ------

12 

May gl

12 

8__. ------ 

10- 

12 . 

May 23

11 

12m__ __. _

3_ 

5 _.----.__---

I. ------------

9 ------

10 

Gage 

height

10.70 

9.92

8.94 

8.31

8.80

11.35 

16.00 

19.30 

23.00 

25.04 

25.45 

25.58 

25.13 

23.75 

21. 00 

20.15 

19.86 

20.02

21.70 

24.00 

28.00 

31.00 

33.40 

35.07 

35.70 

36.12

36.28 

36.17 

35.65 

34.10 

31.85 

28. 53 

25. 63

22.25

18.05 

14.15 

12.30 

10.85 

9.98

8.67 

8.45 

9.55 

11.00 

11.25 

10.71 

10.05

8.32 

7.93 

10.00 

12.15 

12.86 

12.88 

12.36 

12.35 

13.95 

16.85 

20.00 

22.15 

26.90

Discharge

4,420 

3,780

2,970 

2,480 

2,860

5,010 

9,540 

13,100 

17, 600 

20, 100 

20, 600 

20, 800 

20, 200 

18, 400 

15,200 

14, 100 

13, 800 

14, 000

16, 000 

18, 800 

24, 100 

28, 500 

32, 300 

35, 100 

36, 300 

37, 000

37, 400 

37, 100 

36, 200 

33, 500 

29,900 

24,800 

20, 800 

16,600

11,700 

7,590 

5,820 

4,560 

3,830

2,760 

2, 590 

3,480 

4,700 

4,920 

4,430 

3,890

2,490 

2,200 

3,850 

5,680 

6,350 

6,370 

5,880 

5,870 

7,390 

10, 400 

13,900 

16,500 

22,600
B202 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957 

Continued

Hour

May 24

3.. .... ... .

4 

5.... .........

7. 

9__ ---. -------

12m.. .

5

6... . 

8 .

10 

12 

May K

5 .

8 -

12m- -

10 

12 

May $6

4.... .........

7 

11 

4.-------.- ...

7. . _ .---

12. 

5 -

7 ...

5 .

7 

9 

12 

May 98

5 - 

6 . 

Gage 

height

31.00

32.25

33.05

33.03

31.45

28.90

24.00

1Q fifi

16.26

15.45

14.64

14.80

15.18

15.37

15.15

14.32

12.90

11.00

10.38

11.28

11.74

11.82

12.45

12.75

13.50

16.00

17.50

18.66

19.27

20.30

20.65

20.33

20.60

21.60

23.33

26.00

28.15

28.98

29.14

Discharge

28,500

30,500

31, 800

29,200

25,400

18, 800

12,800

9

QAfi

8.940

8,080

8,290

8,670

8,860

7,760

6,390

4,700

4 l&fi

5,320

5,390

6,960

9,540

11, 100

19 4nn

13, 000

14, 300

14,800

14,300

14,700

15,900

17,900

21,300

24,300

25, 500

oe 7fiA

Hour

May 28 Con.

10 

8 

12 

6

9 

12 

May SO

12m..- 

May 51

June 1

6 

P. -

6 

12 - -

June 2

12m12 

12m-_ 

12 

June 4

5 ......

Gage 

height

28.93

28.05

24.85

20.56

16.93

15.00

14.18

13.68

11.91

10.18

8.59

7.28

6.30

5.77

5.62

6.85

9.60

12.90

13.46

17.20

20.20

23.52

26.75

OQ CC

29.15

30.08

30.73

30.75

31.00

31.05

on OA

Discharge

25, 400

24,200

19,800

14,700

10,500

8,490

7,620

7,130

5,470

4,000

2,700

1,160

854

778

1,500

6,390

6,920

10, 800

14,200

22, 400

°4 900

OK 7flA

27,100

28,100

28, 100

28,500

28,600

28,200

Hour

June 4 Con.

12 

8 

11

6........ .....

12 -

June 6

12mJune 1H 

12m-.- 

4

6 

9- ..... 

10 -

12 

4-. -----------

T... ....... ...

10 

12m--. 

6 ... .

9

12 - 

6 

12m--. 

12 

Gage 

height

29.92

26.92

24.00

20.20

16.80

15.38

14.85

13.20

11.55

10.10

8.85

7.80

6.16

6.08

6.08

8.25

10.00

11.40

11.58

11.38

10.73

10.40

11.20

13. 15

14.20

14.78

14.05

12.45

10.70

9.50

8.75

7.82

7.30

6.94

Discharge

26,900

22,600

18,800

14,200

10,400

8,870

8,340

6,680

5,140

3,940

2,910

2,110

1 

' 080

1,040

1,040

2,440

3,850

5,060

5,170

5,040

4,450

4,200

4,880

6,630

7,640

8,220

7,490

5,960

4,420

3,420

2,830

2,120

1,780

1,550

140. HORDS CREEK RESERVOIR NEAR VALERA, TEX.

Location. Lat 31°50'00", long 99°33'35", at outlet works structure near right 

end of dam on Hords Creek, 5.3 miles northwest of Valera, Coleman County, 

and 8.8 miles west of Coleman.

Drainage area. Approximately 48 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is at mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Contents, 9,970 acre-ft 8 p.m. May 23 (elevation, 

1,902.44ft).

1948 to March 1957: Contents, 12,790 acre-ft May 1, 1956 (elevation, 1,906.86 

ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by a rolled earth-fill dam. Deliberate impoundment of water began Apr. 7, 1948, and dam completed June 1948. Outlet
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B203

works consist of 3 concrete conduits 2 of which are controlled by slide gates, 

elevation of invert, 1,856.0 ft; the third conduit, elevation 1,900.0 ft at service 

spillway, is uncontrolled. In addition, there is a 500-ft uncontrolled broadcrested emergency spillway (elevation, 1,920.0 ft) located in a saddle on the 

right bank. Capacity, 25,310 acre-ft at crest of emergency spillway and 8,640 

acre-ft at crest of service spillway. Reservoir is operated for flood control and 

municipal water supply. Records furnished by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet, at 12 p.m. of indicated day, 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 .- ._..-.____.______.._

Al

Elevation

1 893 60

1, 893. 72

1,893.70

1,893.68

1,893.66

1,893.63

i SQ^ fin

1,893.58

1,893.58

1,894.11

1,894.08

1,894.08

1, 894.09

1 ftQ4 10

1, 894. 10

1,894.09

1,894.29

1, 895. 47

1, 895. 47

1, 895. 46

1, 897. 41

1, 897. 55

1,898.31

1, 898. 41

1, 898. 42

wil

Contents

5,840

K QAf\

5,890

5,870

5,850

5,840

5,840

5,840

6,030

6,030

6,020

6,020

6,020

6,030

6,020

6,100

6,570

6, 57C

6,560

7,400

7.46C

7,810

7,860

7,860

+2,010

M

Elevation

1 SOS 41

1, 898. 55

1, 898. 57

1, 898. 55

1 ftQft tt

1 ftQft M

i ftQft ^n

1 ftQft fiS

1, 898. 67

1,898.90

1,901.19

1,901.08

1,900.87

1.9C0.89

1,901.32

1,901.17

1,901.05

1,900.94

1,900.68

1.902.40

1,902.14

1,902.31

1, 902. 10

1,902.07

1,901.84

1,901.28

1.9C0.42

1,900.14

ay

Contents

7 Sfifl

7 Sfifl

7,920

7,920

7,910

7 QPiO

7,900

7 980

7,980

8,090

9,260

9,200

9,140

9,090

9, ICO

9,340

9,250

9,190

9,130

8,990

9,940

9,790

9,890

9,770

9,750

9,620

9,310

8,860

8,710

+850

Ju

Elevation

1 Qnn ftl

1 on 9 91

1 Qn 1 n ^

1 orn n4

1.9C0.10 i Qf\f\ no

1 Qfdl fl7

1,900.02

1,900.00

1,900.10

1,9C0.08

1,900.06

1,900.02

1, 899. 96

1, 899. 94

1, 899. 92

1, 899. 90

1, 899. 88

1, 899. 85

1, 899. 82

1, 8S9. 79

1,899.76

1,899.72

1,899.69

1, 899. 65

1, 899. 62

1, 899. 58

1, 899. 55

ne

Contents

Q nfin

9 iszn

ft ann

S

oon

8,670

8,660

8,640

8,640

8,690

8,680

8,670

8,640

8,620

8.6CO

8,600

8,580

8,580

8,560

8,540

8,530

8,520

8,500

8,480

8,460

8,450

8,430

8,410

-300

141. HORDS CREEK NEAR VALERA, TEX.

Location. Lat 31°50', long 99°33', on left bank about 7,500 ft downstream from

Hords Creek Reservoir, 5.5 miles north of Valera, Coleman County, and 7.0

miles west of Coleman. 

Drainage area. Approximately 53 sq mi. 

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 1,819.88

ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers bench

mark). 

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter

measurements. 

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 878 cfs 1:10 p.m. May 12 (gage height,

6.60ft).

1947 to March 1957: Discharge, 3,860 cfs Apr. 30, 1956 (gage height, 14.73

ft), from rating curve extended above 1,900 cfs by logarithmic plotting.
B204 FLOODS OF 1957

Maximum stage known, 23.0 ft July 3, 1932, before construction of Hords 

Creek Reservoir; information from local residents (discharge not determined). 

Flood of July or September 1900 reached a stage 3.7 ft higher than that of July 

1932 at a site 12 miles downstream at Cole man; information from local residents. 

Remarks. Flow largely regulated by Hords Creek Reservoir. At times runoff 

results from rainfall on area between reservoir and gage site. Maximum discharge on May 12, 1957, was from runoff originating below Hords Creek 

Reservoir. Flow during period May 13 to June 4 was largely water spilled or 

released from reservoir.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1. ......

2.......

3.. 

4.......

5 .

6 .

7 

8.......

9.......

10......

April

0.1 

0 

5 6 

4 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, in acre-fe

May

0.8 

.6 

.6 

.7 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.3 

2.3 

.6

June

14 

104 

349 

305 

5.3 

4.0 

3.6 

3.2 

2.8 

2.2

Day

11 

12..... 

13 - 

14 

15..... 

16..... 

17- 

18..... 

19. . 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per s 

et

April

0.1 

4.0 

.3 

.2 

.1 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.2 

.2

May

17 

86 

75 

33 

28 

24 

22 

52 

37 

31

June

1.8 

12 

3.5 

2.5 

2.0 

1.4 

1.0 

.8 

. 7 

.5

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

0.1 

1.9 

20 

.8 

.4 

48 

7.5 

25 

2.4 

1.2

3.99 

237

May

26 

57 

187 

86 

129 

74 

28 

68 

146 

232 

117

50.4 

3,100

June

0.4 

.4 

.3 

.3 

2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1

27.4 

1,630

142. BROWNWOOD RESERVOIR NEAR BROWNWOOD, TEX.

Location, Lat 31°50', long 99°00', at outlet structure for irrigation canal just 

upstream from right end of dam on Pecan Bayou, a quarter of a mile downstream from Jim Ned Creek, and 8 miles north of Brownwood, Brown County.

Drainage area. 1,535 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Staff gage readings made once daily. Datum of gage is 

0.50 ft below mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Contents observed, 172,800 acre-ft 6 p.m. May 26 

(gage height, 1,429.4 ft).

1933-41, 1944 to March 1957: Contents observed, 192,300 acre-ft May 2, 

1956 (gage height, 1,431.4 ft).

Remarks. There was flow over the spillway from Apr. 27 to June 18. Reservoir 

is formed by earth-fill dam, 1,580 ft long; first filled during flood of July 3, 

4, 1932; dam completed in 1933 and operation began July 1933. Total capacity, 

137,300 acre-ft at crest of emergency spillway (gage height, 1,425.1 ft). Uncontrolled emergency spillway, consisting of broad-crested weir 479 ft long, 

located 800 ft to left of dam. Reservoir can be drained by two 12-ft horseshoeshaped reinforced concrete conduits with bottom of invert at gage height 

1,330 ft. Water used for irrigation, and for municipal and industrial supply 

for city of Brownwood.
TEXAS AND . ADJACENT STATES B205

Gage height, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet, at 6 p.m. of indicated day, 1957

Day

1... 

2

3 

4 _ ....

5 ...........................

6............ ......... .........

1.... ....... ...................

^........... ...................

9 . 

10. - 

11.... _ ......................

12 

13..... ........................

14 . 

15. 

16.............................

I?-....-..-. _ ...... _ ..... .

18...... ....................

19 

20.............................

21 

22..... ........... ......

23 

24 . . . . ......

25 . . ..... ......

26............. . ...

27. - 

28.............................

29...... ....................

30 . 

31....... .................

Al

Elevation

1,417.4

1,417.4

1, 417. 4

1,417.4

1,417.4

1,417.3

1, 417. 3

1, 417. 3

1, 417. 3

1, 417. 3

1,417.3

1,417.2

1,417.2

1,417.2

1,417.1

1, 417. 1

1,417.1

1, 417. 1

1, 417. 4

1,417.4

1,417.4

1,417.4

1,418.9

1 419 1

1, 419. 1

1, 420. 5

1, 426. 7

1, 426. 5

1,426.5

1, 426. 4

)ril

Contents

89,420

89, 420

89, 420

89, 420

89, 420

88, 890

88, 890

88, 890

88,890

88,890

88, 890

88,360

88, 360

88, 360

87, 830

87, 830

87, 830

87, 830

89, 420

89,420

89,420

89,420

97,640

98, 780

98, 780

107,000

149, 500

147, 900

147, 900

147, 100

+57,680

M

Elevation

1, 426. 1

1, 425. 8

1, 425. 6

1,425.6

1, 425. 5

1, 425. 4

1,425.3

1, 425. 2

1, 425. 4

1, 425. 4

1, 425. 9

1, 426. 9

1, 429. 1

1, 428. 0

1, 426. 8

1, 426. 0

1, 425. 8

1, 428. 5

1, 427. 9

1, 426. 7

1, 426. 1

1, 425. 8

1, 427. 4

1, 427. 2

1,427.2

1, 429. 4

1, 427. 5

1, 426. 5

1, 426. 1

1, 425. 7

1, 425. 6

ay

Contents

144, 800

142, 500

141,000

141, 000

140, 300

139, 600

138, 800

138, 100

139, 600

139, 600

143, 300

151,000

169, 900

160,100

150,200

144,000

142, 500

164,600

159, 300

149, 500

144, 800

142, 500

155, 100

153,500

153,500

172,800

156,000

147,900

144,800

141, 800

141,000

-6,100

Ju

Elevation

1, 425. 9

1, 427. 0

1, 427. 0

1, 426. 5

1, 426. 2

1, 425. 9

1, 425. 7

1, 425. 5

1, 425. 4

1,425.2

1, 425. 1

1, 426. 1

1, 426. 0

1,425.7

1, 425. 5

1, 425. 3

1, 425. 2

1, 425. 1

1,425.0

1 494 Q

1, 424. 8

1, 424. 7

1, 424. 6

1,424.5

1,424.4

1, 424. 2

1, 424. 1

1, 424. 0

1,424.0

1, 424. 0

me

Contents

143, 300

151, 800

151,800

147,900

145,600

143, 300

141, 800

140, 300

139, 600

138, 100

137, 300

144,800

144, 000

141, 800

140, 300

138, 800

138, 100

137, 300

136,600

135, 900

135, 200

134, 500

133, 800

133, 100

132, 400

131, 000

130, 300

129,600

129,600

129,600

-11,400

143. PECAN BAYOU AT BROWNWOOD, TBX.

Location. Lat 31°44'10", long 98°58'30", on left bank at downstream side of 

pier of abandoned Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway bridge, 1 mile north 

of Brownwood, Brown County, 6 miles downstream from Salt Creek, and 10 

miles downstream from Brownwood Reservoir.

Drainage area. 1,614 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 1,318.58 

ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 17,400 cfs 11 p.m. Apr. 26 (gage height, 

14.78ft).

1917-18, 1923 to March 1957: Discharge, 31,600 cfs Oct. 14, 1930 (gage 

height, 16.92 ft), from rating curve extended above 26,000 cfs.

Maximum stage known, 21.7 ft in September 1900; information from Gulf, 

Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Co. Flood of July 3, 1932, probably the 

greatest known, reached a discharge of about 235,000 cfs as it entered Brownwood Reservoir (computed from rate of change of contents in reservoir; data 

furnished by engineers of Brown County Water Improvement District No. 1).

Remarks. Flood of Apr. 26, 1957, originated downstream from Brownwood 

Reservoir. There was uncontrolled flow over spillway at Brownwood Reservoir 

from Apr. 27 to June 18,
B206 FLOODS OF 1957

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

2 

3 

4.......

5 

6.......

7. ...

8.......

9 

10......

April

0.5 

.4 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.5 

.4 

.5 

.4 

.4

Monthly meaa c 

Runoff, in acre-fe

May

2,440 

1,540 

1,040 

1,690 

974 

727 

529 

400 

371 

631

June

1,260 

3,840 

5, 510 

3,480 

2,480 

1,730 

1,140 

804 

590 

442

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

ischar?e, in cubic feet per , 

et

April

0.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

348 

25

May

1,680 

3,510 

11, 400 

12,500 

5,410 

2,630 

1,580 

8,610 

11,000 

5,190

June

350 

986 

1,990 

1,280 

845 

578 

410 

335 

305 

298

Day

21 

99

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

9Q

30 

31 

April

6.6 

3.1 

393 

24 

10 

4,730 

4,110 

3,210 

3,200 

2,800

629 

37,420

May

2,610 

1,520 

2,700 

8,640 

5,130 

11,600 

10,300 

4,140 

2,240 

1,370 

1,030

4,037 

248, 200

June

296 

302 

289 

289 

289 

289 

296 

271 

26 

3.8

1,033 

61,500

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 25 

12p.m.. .....

April 26

12m... ......

2- _ . _ ....

3 .

4-- ....

5 .......

6 ...... ...

8 ...... -

9 .......

10 

11 .......

12 

April 27

2. ....

3. ......

4 .... ......

5 ...... ....

6- .....

7- -...-...

9 ... ......

11 

12m 

3 .

5 ... 

7 ...... ...

10 

12 

April 28

12m7 .

12 __

A T)TJ? <9Q

12m... 

A T\f{1 0/1

12m... 

Gage 

height

.80

.73

Q8

2.05

4.11

5.70

8.40

11.62

14.00

14.41

14.73

14 7ft

14.65

14.17

13.20

11.75

9.15

6.62

4.24

3.01

2 44

2.09

2.03

2.23

2.94

3.48

3.87

4.27

4.38

4.11

3.97

3.99

4.14

4.28

4.20

3.89

3.77

3.85

Discharge

7.3

5.6

99

613

3,160

5,500

7,720

10,600

14,500

15,800

17 4nn

Ifi onn

15,000

in son

6,300

3,360

1,600

Q7fi

647

596

771

1,510

2,230

2,790

3,410

3,590

3,160

2,940

2,980

3,200

3,430

3,300

2,820

2

KA(\

2.760

Hour

April 30 Con.

5 

12 

12 m... ......

12m. .. ......

12m.. 

7... ......... .

19

11 ........

12m... _ ...

4 ... ...

6. 

10 

19

12m.. .

2 .....

4 .... 

5 ......

6 

7_ . 

12 .........

Gage 

height

3.89

3.89

3 96

3.95

3.64

3.25

2.95

2.46

2.39

2.48

2.52

2.35

2.50

2

oe

3.28

3.78

3.92

3.92

3.72

3.17

2

CA

2.63

2.54

2.07

2 00

2.07

2.28

2.90

3.85

4 49

4.54

4.44

3.87

Discharge

2,820

2,820

2, 930

2,920

2,460

1,920

1,520

1,200

990

920

1,010

1,050

882

1,030

1,400

1,960

2,660

2,870

2,870

2,570

1,810

1,340

1,160

1,070

630

630

816

1,460

2,760

3,660

3,870

3,690

2,790

Hour

May 12 

2 a.m.- .......

4... _ .......

12m.- 

3 p.m... _ ..

12 

May 13

6 ...

9 ... .....

11 .

1 p.m... .....

3.. _ -----

6--------- _ -

12 

May 14

3 a.m.__ ...

6 

9- -

12m, -- _ .

3 p.m... .....

6 -

9 - -

12 

May IB

3 a.m.. _ ....

6 

9 .... --

12m. 

12 

May 16

12m... .

12p.m... ... .

May 17

12m.. ...

10 p.m. . .

11 

12 

Gio-e 

height

3.75

3.75

4.10

4.31

4.77

5.92

5.37

8.75

11.80

13.18

13.76

13.95

14.00

14.00

13.94

13 83

13 62

13 27

12 78

11.98

10.85

9.46

8.08

6.71

5.80

5.30

4.72

4.33

3.99

3.71

3.27

2.93

2.70

3.05

3.68

Discharge

2,620

2,620

3,140

3,480

4,290

5,720

5,170

8,000

10,900

12, 900

14, 000

14, 400

14, 500

14,500

14,400

14,200

13,700

13,000

12,100

11, 100

9,850

8,570

7,460

6,370

5,600

5,100

4,200

3,510

2,980

2,560

1,950

1,500

1,230

1,660

2,510
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B207

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957 

Continued

Hour

May 18

6... .......

8..... ........

10............

12m. ........

12.

May 19

7 ._-. _..

9.. ...........

12............

6.. ........ ...

8.............

6.. ........ -

12............

6 a.m........

12m.........

12 p.m... ....

May %%

12m..... .

3.............

4.............

5.. ....

8.. ........

12........ ...

Gage 

height

5.03

7.05

7.70

10.03

10.48

11.08

12.13

12 63

12.81

12.81

12.72

11.55

10.84

8.67

6.89

6.22

5.79

4.70

4.32

3.98

3.71

3.24

2.92

2.66

2.60

3.50

4.18

4.77

5.74

7.72

Discharge

4,740

7,160

8,400

9,030

9,480

10. 100

11,300

12, 200

12, 200

10, 600

9,840

7,940

6,510

5,980

5.590

4,160

3,490

2,960

2,560

1,900

1,490

1,190

1,030

1,130

1,310

2.260

3,270

4,290

5,540

7,180

Hour

May %4

5.............

7 ........ ..

8. .........

10... ...._....

12 in... ......

8... ..........

12...........

May #5

5.... ._.......

12m. ........

5....... ...

7. _._.-___..._

11.. __ ......

12......... _

9...........

11 

7 

8-.... ..._

10.... ........

7 ..

11 

9 

12. 

12m. ........

Gage 

height

9.64

10.94

10.99

10.87

10.54

9.73

8.22

6.82

5.72

5.30

4.94

4.78

4.78

4.99

5.69

6.74

8.48

11.04

12.06

12.68

13.39

13.80

14.04

14.06

13.99

13.67

11.60

8.69

6.77

4.64

4.25

3.94

Discharge

8,710

9,940

9,990

9,870

9,540

8,780

7,580

6,460

5,520

4,590

4,300

4,300

4,680

5,490

6, 3,90

7,780

9,040

11,200

12, 000

13, 300

14, 100

14, 600

14, 700

14, 500

13, 800

10, 600

7,950

5,320

5,020

4,050

3,380

2,900

Hour

May 31

6.- ........

10 . . .

3 .... .

7. ....... ..

12..-...-.-...

10 

8 

12m.........

12p.m__. .. 

June n

8 ---.

9.. ..... ...

10 

6 .

9.. ------

12 

12m. 

Gage 

height

2.38

2.36

2.41

2.65

3.11

3.46

4.13

4.43

4.73

5.67

6.36

6.36

5.99

5.35

4.86

3.84

1.67

1.67

1.85

2.05

2.08

2.58

2.56

2.82

3.24

3.50

3.35

3.00

Discharge

911

892

1,010

1,180

1,730

2,200

3,190

3,670

5,470

6,090

6,090

5,790

5,150

4,450

3,360

2,750

315

315

447

613

639

1,110

1,090

1,360

1,900

2,260

2,050

1,590

144. SAN SABA RIVER AT MENARD, TBX.

Location. Lat 30°55', long 99°48', on right bank at bridge on U.S. Highway 83 

in Menard, Menard County, 0.7 mile downstream from Las Moras Creek.

Drainage area. 1,151 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except May 3-6. Datum of 

gage is 1,863.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 41,000 cfs 7:30 p.m. Apr. 19 (gage 

height, 15.97ft).

1915 to March 1957: Discharge, 130,000 cfs July 23, 1938 (gage height, 

22.7 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 60,000 cfs on 

basis of slope-area measurement at 130,000 cfs.
B208 FLOODS OF 1957

Maximum stage known, 23.3 ft June 5 or 6, 1899; information from local 

resident.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1. ._ _

2.. ....

3_ 

4

5 __

6 

7__ _

8 .

9_ _

10 

April

5.4 

2.6 

133 

61 

22 

12 

10 

8.9 

9.3 

9.7

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, in acre-f«

May

58 

52 

54 

56 

54 

53 

49 

49 

3,150 

578

June

404 

241 

158 

152 

143 m

94 

87 

83 

83

Day

11 

12 ...

13-.__ 

14_ 

15 

16 

17_.-_. 

18 ..

19. .

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per s 

et

April

9.3 

8.9 

11 

13 

12 

12 

12 

8.1 

8,550 

3,630

May

2,720 

6,620 

12, 700 

1,580 

244 

162 

134 

6,530 

2,150 

370

June

81 

82 

81 

75 

73 

70 

69 

63 

68 

68

Day

21 ....

22 

23 

24 _._.

25 

26- 

27

28 -

29 -

30 

31 

April

253 

123 

5,740 

719 

148 

3,880 

1,500 

169 

369 

98

851 

50, 660

May

220 

3,180 

748 

228 

252 

334 

6,130 

888 

256 

163 

795

1,631 

100, 300

June

65 

62 

59 

56 

57 

59 

54 

41 

20 

22

92.9 

5, 530

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 18 

12 p.m.. .....

April 19

2 a.m .........

5 .........

7... ..........

11... _ . .....

12m __ . _ .

2...... ... _

3... .......

4 ..... ___ .

5 ..-. .......

6.. _ .. __ ..

T...... .......

7:30... ------

8

9 ......

10 

12 .......

April W

5 a.m .. .....

T... ....... ...

9 . .

12m.... _

4 p.m... .....

7 ... __ ...

9 ...... ... .

12 

April SI

12 m_. _______

12p.m.... ...

April S3

1 a.m___ . ....

2.-- _ . _ ...

3. ..

4- ___ . .....

5 ___ __ .....

Gage 

height

3.27

3.41

3.54

3.55

3.48

3.52

6.50

11.08

11.55

12.95

14.20

15.75

15.97

15.70

14.35

13.30

12.07

10.65

9

en

6.97

6.28

5.93

5.60

5.20

4.63

4.39

4.39

4.90

8.75

11.15

12.85

Discharge

9.3

15

20

20

17

19

1,000

5 OCA

7 oon

15, 700

25,500

26, 600

17 800

10, 100

6,240

5,700

4,100

S een

1,380

000

480

208

146

inC

108

208

3,150

7,410

15.100

Hour

April 25 Con.

7

8 ....

10- 

12m__ 

6

19

9... .... .

12 

5 .

7 ..........

8 

10 

12 ..___

A «*.,'/ «7

6 .....

9... ... ...... .

11 

6 

10 

12.. 

Gage 

height

13.42

13.22

12.75

11.33

9.54

s ii

8.91

7.76

7.48

7.42

6.87

5

QC

5.63

5.43

5 45

t. 10

5.05

4.64

4.46

4.38

4.42

9 88

U QK

IQ cn

1004

iq no

9

9°.

7.65

5.95

5.03

c no

4.94

Discharge

19, 300

18,000

14,500

7,760

4,160

3,340

1,740

1,300

666

494

407

299

244

128

90

80

85

102

22, 700

16,200

3,750

1,950

970

666

443

307

238

210

Hour

May 8 

12 p.m__ ___ .

Ma* 9

9 a.m. ____ -

10 

11 

12m.- ___-.

1 p.m__- ._...

2.. ________

3 

4 

5 -

6 

7

8 

10 

12- 

May 10

6 

9 - 

12 -

May 11

11 a.m.. ._....

12m. _ ...._

1 p.m.... 

2-.- ___ -

3. --------

4 . 

7 -----

8 

9 

10 

12 - 

May n

2_ ----- 

5------ -----

Gage 

height

4.13

4.13

11.80

11.90

9.80

12.08

12.25

11.40

10.00

8.85

8.10

7.87

7.57

6.75

6.17

5.80

5.44

5.39

3.42

5.25

4.93

4.70

4.48

4.58

6.00

7.88

9.00

11.15

11.97

11.98

11.50

10.70

9.40

8.65

7.62

7.80

7.70

7.10

Discharge

49

49

9,100

9,400

5,190

10, 100

10, 800

8,100

5,530

3,780

2,850

2,600

2,270

1,520

1,140

874

661

636

651

563

415

327

248

287

1,000

2,610

3,970

7,600

9,680

9,720

8,300

6,780

4,550

3,520

2,320

2,520

2,410

1,800
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B209

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957-

Continued

Hour

May It Con.

2

3

4 

5 

6

7 

9_ ------

10 

12- 

May 13

2. ----------

3 ..... -

5

6 -----

8 ------

9 .... ...

11 - . -

12m 

2

3 ...

5. _____

9

12

May 14

T.. ...........

9- -----

12m_- 

3 p.m__ - ...

6 .

9 ---------

12 ------

May 17

12 p.m.-. __

May 18

9 

Gage 

height

5.65

7.15

12.10

13.15

13.65

13.37

13.36

13.53

13.37

11.50

11.02

10.66

9 90

8.30

6.18

5.80

4.25

4.28

Discharge

724

778

4,700

10,200

19 800

19,800

16, 900

21, 200

20, 800

18, 300

18, 200

20,000

18, 300

8,300

7,600

7,360

6,710

2,970

1 s^n

1,430

988

730

582

129

134

97C

Hour

May 18 Con.

12 

2

3 

4

5 ... .... __

6

1.. ...........

8- ......

10 

12- 

5 _._

g

10 

9

12- 

12 m___ 

May 21

May %%

8 a.m

10 

2

3

4

7

8

9 .

10 - 

19

Gage 

height

6.15

10.95

n on

12.52 1 9 on

13.13

13.18

1 0 flC

10.97

8.60

6.93

6.31

r 77

K. Af\

4 94

A 7K

4

KO

j. ^tn

4.25

4 24

10.90

12.23

11.25

11.20

12.05

9.90

7 78

Discharge

970

4 040

7 o^n

15, 400

17,100

16, 500

9 800

7,270

3,450

2

ono

QCC

641

419

347

200

192

10, 700

7,800

9,250

7,320

5,360

2

cnn

Hour

May 23

5

12 

May 86

May 27

2

3

4

6.- -----

7

8 .

11--.. --------

3 

4

6

8 -------

10

12

May %8

6

12m- -

12

Gage 

height

6.90

5.70

4.77

4 60

4.37

4.20

4.37

4.36

4.97

5.48

7.00

9.90

9.35

11.50

12.37

12.43

12.34

12.42

12.44

12.30

11.25

9.75

8.60

7.73

6.83

6.05

5.45

5.03

4.76

Discharge

1,060

814

607

451

355

218

182

218

215

431

680

578

1,720

5,360

4,700

4,480

8,300

11, 300

11,600

11,200

11,600

11, 700

11,000

7,800

5,100

3,450

2,440

1,580

1,040

666

455

351

145. BRADY CREEK AT BRADY, TEX.

Location. Lat 31°08'15", long 99°19'55", on left bank just upstream from bridge 

on U.S. Highway 377 on North Bridge Street in Brady, McCullough County, 

and 0.4 mile downstream from Live Oak Creek.

Drainage area. 575 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 1,646.50 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 8,920 cfs 7 p.m. May 12 (gage height, 

13.96ft).

1939 to March 1957: Discharge, 39,100 cfs Sept. 10, 1952 (gage height, 

24.80ft).

Maximum stage known since at least 1904, 29.1 ft July 23, 1938 (discharge 

at site 5 miles downstream, 86,000 cfs by slope-area measurement of peak flow).
B210 FLOODS OF 1957

Remarks. As of October 1956, the flow from 69.6 sq mi above this station was 

partly controlled by 13 floodwater detention reservoirs with a total combined 

capacity of 22,550 acre-ft below the crests of flood spillways, of which 21,200 

acre-ft is floodwater detention capacity and 1,350 acre-ft is sediment storage 

capacity

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1. _ ...

2 .

3.......

4.... ..

5.......

6... ....

7.......

8.......

9. ...

10......

April

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-ft

May

426 

189 

285 

276 

139 

102 

87 

76 

2,090 

1,400

June

143 

384 

226 

92 

199 

138 

62 

33 

24 

18

Day

11 

12 

13.. 

14... 

15..... 

16 

17- 

18 

19 

20- 

ischarge, in cubic feet per s 

et

April

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

775 

1,660

May

2,210 

4,360 

4.650 

962 

434 

339 

220 

1,500 

847 

215

June

17 

13 

11 

10 

8.8 

7.4 

6.4 

7.4 

7.4 

5.5

Day

21 

22- 

23 

24 

25 

26..... 

27- 

28 

29 

30 

31- 

April

115 

38 

2,740 

413 

86 

1,170 

4, 5.50 

471 

1,940 

493

482 

28, 670

May

130 

271 

1,010 

135 

448 

637 

2,270 

447 

158 

90 

48

853 

52, 460

June

5.0 

4.9 

4.5 

5.0 

7.0 

6.0 

5.0 

4.8 

4.3 

3.1

48.8 

2,900

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 18

April 19

3 a.m.__ ......

5..... __ ....

7 .

12 m__ __

4.. _ ... . ...

5. 

6---....-- ...

8. _ . _ 

10 

12 

April 20

3 .... 

5 _ .... ...

7 

9 ___ ___ .

10. .. 

12 m _ . ... 

12. . 

April 21

6 a.m____ ... ..

12 in.... ... 

6 p.m.. .... ..

12...... ......

April 22

6 a.m. .......

12 m .... ..

6 p.m... __ ...

12. .

2 a.m __ ...

Gage 

height

4.52

4.75

5.05

4.93

4.83

5.22

9.30

9.88

9.50

9.53

10.39

11.28

11.83

11.82

10.90

9.73

9.13

9.10

8.87

8.33

7.60

7.39

7.19

6.65

6.30

5.96

5.76

5.78

Discharge

0.2

1 2

4 2

2.9

2.1

6.4

2,070

1,580

2 760

3 460

1,160

1,130

903

OOQ

62

49

37

OK

20

Hour

April SS Con.

4.. .

5 

6..... 

10............

4 

6 

10 . 

19

10.... ........

12..... ... ..

12 

April 26

12 m .. ...

5.... ........

7.. ..

Q

10 

12 

Gage 

height

10.20

11.45

11.62

10.78

10.70

9 28

8.85

8.39

7 75

7.57

7.03

6.42

6.17

6.06

7.00

9.50

11.50

11.82

11.55

11.22

Discharge

2,500

4,520

3,300

2 700

3,040

3.730

3,730

3,510

2 310

1 ' 330

885

V)1)

S19

133

78

66

55

41

32

28

64

1,580

4,330

5,020

4,840

4,410

3,910

Hour

April 27

3 ... ..

6 . 

8 

10. 

3

4 

5.. ...........

6 -----

9

12... ...... . 

April 28

12 m 

10 

11 

12 

3_ 

5 _____ ..

6 ---------

7 

10. 

12 m ... 

6 

8 .... 

9 

10. 

11 - 

19

April SO

6 

Gage 

height

10.94

11.06

12.13

12.95

13.58

13.90

13.80

13.35

12.40

11.00

10.00

9.52

8.93

8.68

8.39

8.23

8.08

8.12

9.00

10.10

10.85

11.21

11.25

11.15

10.35

9.92

9.42

8.83

8.53

8.51

8.85

9.21

9.50

8.99

8.55

8.25

Discharge

3,520

3,690

5,370

7,030

8,230

8,810

8,630

7,820

5.930

3,600

2,240

1,610

960

743

522

415

328

334

350

1,030

2,360

3,390

3,900

3,960

3,810

2,710

2,110

1,480

867

626

612

885

1,240

1,580

1,020

642

428
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B211

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Continued

Hour

AprilSO Con. 

12 m.. .......

5._. ..........

6-... .... .

8 ... .

10. . ........

11. . ..__..

12. ........

9... -----

10--...-..-.

12m___ ___

4 - 

5 

9 -

12 -

3 

5 .......

g

12 

May 11

2 ...... -

3-. 

4 ........

5 .... -- 

1. ....... .....

10. . 

12 

5 - -

4-. . ..........

5.- ------

6 -----------

7 

9 ..... ...

12 

Gage 

height

8.10

8.06

8.03

8.19

8.51

8.65

8.68

8.64

7.16

7.18

8.30

9.40

9.67

9.65

9.80

10.30

10.53

9.81

9.82

11.47

12.23

12.00

10.75

9.70

9.09

8.71

8.38

8.17

7.86

8.40

11.20

13.00

13.00

12.37

11.20

10.87

10.92

11.16

11 90

11.87

11.68

9.62

O <*7

8.96

9.50

12.80

13.92

13.96

12.78

11.67

Discharge

339

317

300

390

612

719

743

711

74

76

459

1,460

1,790

1,770

1,950

2,640

2,950

1,970

1,980

4,280

5,410

5,590

5,140

3,250

1,830

1,120

767

515

379

284

217

529

3,880

7,120

7,120

5,880

3,880

3,420

3,490

3,830

4.970

4,920

4,610

1,720

990

1,580

6,720

8,850

8,920

6,690

4,600

Hour

May IS

3 -

8 -

10 

12m__ .......

7 

9. - -----

May 14

6.. -----

12 

May 17

2 -

3- -- 

4

9 . ---

11 

12 -

May %Q

12m___._ -

May n

12 p.m.-- ... .

May %%

12 m__ .......

Gage 

height

11.62

11.82

12.20

12.75

13.31

13.22

12.48

11.48

10.91

10.87

11.04

11.06

10.95

10.84

10.37

9.50

9.07

8.84

8.64

8.49

7.90

8.38

8.38

8.22

8.25

9.07

9.28

9.28

9.15

9.32

9.22

10.00

10.23

10.35

10.35

10.24

9.50

8.97

8.49

8.06

7.78

7.50

7.45

Discharge

4,520

4,840

6,630

7,750

7, 550

6,090

4,300

3,480

3,420

3,660

3,690

3,530

2,740

1,580

1,100

876

711

229

515

515

409

428

1,100

1,330

1,330

1,180

1,370

1,250

1,280

2,230

2, 530

2,710

2,710

2, 550

1,580

1,000

596

317

193

156

120

109

Hour

May 22 Con.

4. _____ 

g

11 _ ._

12 

May ^3

3- -_ 

6..- -_- 

12m .- ....

12 

12m -_----.-

12 

8.. -----------

10 .

12 

May 26

2 a.m.-- . ..

3._ ... -

5.- - 

6 -------

9 

12m ........

12 

May 27

7

8 

10-- ---- 

12 m_--_ .

4--. . ---------

5 

6.- -- 

8_ -

10 

12

May 28

12 m-. -------

12p.m...----

Gage 

height

7 40

7.28

7 9<*

10.47

10.83

9.11

8.27

7.94

7.74

7.53

7.46

7.42

7.33

7.27

8.25

9.82

9.83

9.37

8.73

8.32

8.60

9.24

9.21

8.80

8.52

8.18

7.95

7.83

7.81

8.40

10. 35

11.17

11.69

11.98

11.98

11.78

10.50

9.38

8.93

8.42

8.17

7.79

Discharge

87

Q1

604

2,230

2,870

3,510

3,370

1,140

604

440

251

184

127

110

110

102

93

84

428

1,980

1,990

1,430

783

473

679

1,270

1,240

840

619

385

256

207

201

529

2,710

3,840

4,630

5,110

5,110

4,770

2,910

1,440

960

544

379

196
B212 FLOODS OF 1957

146. SAN SABA RIVER AT SAN SABA, TEX.

Location. Lat 31°12'50", long 98°42'40", on right bank at downstream side of 

pier of bridge on State Highway 16, 1.2 miles north of San Saba, San Saba 

County, 4.8 miles downstream from China Creek, 5.0 miles upstream from 

Simpson Creek, and 15.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 3,042 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 1,162.16 ft 

above mean sea level datum of 1929, Fort Worth supplementary adjustment 

of 1942.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 27,500 cfs 8:30 p.m. May 13 (gage 

height, 28.23 ft).

1904-6, 1915 to March 1957: Discharge, 203,000 cfs July 23 1938 (gage 

height, 45.18 ft, from floodmarks, at site 1.8 miles downstream at datum 8.80 

ft lower), from rating curve extended above 41,000 cfs on basis of slope-area 

measurement of peak flow.

Maximum stage known since at least 1899, that of July 23, 1938. Flood of 

June 6, 1899, reached a stage of 42.6 ft at site 1.8 miles downstream at datum 

8.80 ft lower; information from local resident.

Remarks. Since 1954 flow affected slightly by several flood-detention reservoirs 

on Brady Creek.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

I ....

2.......

3.......

4......

5.......

6......

7.......

8_ __

9.

10--.___

April

540 

204 

102 

70 

56 

43 

60 

67 

51 

41

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-fe

May

1,260 

775 

445 

544 

535 

329 

241 

196 

412 

6,140

June

904 

1,500 

1,110 

846 

662 

618 

491 

376 

296 

244

Day

11.-... 

12....- 

13 

14__._. 

15. 

16. 

17 .. 

18._._-

in

20-- 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

et .

April

39 

32 

27 

26 

24 

23 

19 

18 

81 

4,210

May

2,220 

8,260 

20, 300 

15, 100 

3,340 

1,400 

870 

970 

5,140 

3,700

June

211 

194 

182 

182 

166 

154 

143 

141 

199 

159

Day

21. . 

22 

23 

24. . 

25 

26 

27. 

29.. 

30._ 

31. .

April

5,560 

947 

3,620 

8,980 

2,120 

1,180 

14, 100 

6,750 

2,060 

2,420

1,782 

106, 100

May

1,060 

595 

2,290 

2,190 

730 

2,750 

1,910 

6,460 

2,290 

862 

640

3,031 

186, 400

June

137 

127 

121 

119 

117 

107 

98 

93 

90 

91

329

19,590

147. COLORADO RIVER NEAR SAN SABA, TEX.

Location. Lat 31°13'05", long 98°33'50", on left bank at downstream side of 

pier of bridge on U.S. Highway 190, 5.2 miles downstream from San Saba 

River, 9.2 miles east of San Saba, San Saba County, and at mile 474.

Drainage area. Approximately 30,600 sq mi, of which 11,900 sq mi is probably 

noncontributing.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 1,096.22 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 66,200 cfs 9 a.m. May 14 (gage height, 

37.34ft).

1915-22, 1923 to March 1957: Discharge, 224,000 cfs July 23, 1938 (gage 

height, 63.2 ft, present site, based on floodmarks at site 2,230 ft downstream). 

Maximum stage known during period 1878 to July 22, 1938, 58.4 ft Sept. 25, 

1900, present site, from floodmarks at former site (discharge, 184,000 cfs).
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B213

Remarks. Some regulation by five reservoirs in the Colorado and Concho 

Rivers and Oak Creek basins above Winchell, and by two reservoirs in the 

Pecan Bayou basin; combined capacity, 838,300 acre-ft.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

2

3

4, .

5 ... .

6 1

7 .

8. ...

9_... ...

10 

April

1,190 

562 

282 

184 

442 

640 

358 

261 

210 

154

May

28, 000 

15, 800 

8,780 

4,560 

5,900 

3,680 

2,160 

1,310 

2,150 

8,180

Monthly mean discharge 

Runoff, in thousands of a

June

5,000 

10, 900 

17, 900 

25, 000 

30, 000 

25, 400 

8,820 

4,690 

3,620 

2,820

Day

11 

12..... 

13..... 

14 

15 - 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

in cubic feet per 

cre-feet

April

124 

104 

88 

77 

383 

328 

218 

164 

2,470 

5, 630

May

18, 300 

31, 300 

54, 600 

64, 600 

58, 900 

59, 500 

55,600 

24,900 

23, 300 

32, 100

June

2,290 

2,010 

3,020 

7,810 

4,760 

2,670 

2,200 

1,850 

1,680 

1,470

Day

21 

22 

23 

24- 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

11, 100 

4,080 

10,800 

19, 500 

14, 100 

4,770 

22, 700 

36, 600 

34, 400 

35, 300

6,907 

411.0

May

34, 300 

31, 100 

9,230 

12. 400 

20,900 

22, 500 

17, 100 

24, 200 

30,600 

19, 900 

6,270

23, 620 

1,452

June

1,700 

1,420 

1,530 

1,250 

1,120 

989 

916 

868 

828 

716

5,842 

347.6

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1951

Hour

April 18

April 19

3

4.. ---

5 

6- ~

7

8 

10- - -

11

8 

12

April 20

12m.-- 

12 

April &1

8 

12m-- 

12- 

April %%

8

12 m__ -.____

12 p.m. -_....

April 23

3 a.m _

4

5 

Gage 

height

2.60

2 go

2.88

4.75

6.15

7.70

9.45

9.82

7.77

6.95

6.37

5.41

4.25

4.51

5.60

6.88

9.00

9 1 ^

13.04

13.81

13.08

U CO

8.16

7.06

IT QO

7.42

5.66

7.10

8.20

Discharge

148

148

261

1,620

3, 030 .

4,870

7,280

7,850

4,960

3,960

3,330

1,290

1,160

1,390

2,490

3,890

6,640

14, 300 10 inn

10 600

5,470

4 090

A OQfi

A cin

o Qcn

2,550

4,130

5.520

Hour

April 23 Con.

g

10 

12 .

April 24

9

12 m-- 

12 

April M

12m 

12 -

6

7

8 

12 -- .

April 37

12m. 

12 

April 29

12 D.m.__ ....

Gage 

height

10.30

11.84

11.92

11.05

11.18

13.75

15.30

19.70

20.62

19.76

18.42

14.08

10.90

8.04

5.44

6.30

8.35

9.70

12.57

18.30

22.05

24.35

26.47

24.42

24.75

Discharge

8,620

11, 100

11, 920

9,750

10, 000

14, 100

16, 600

24, 300

26, 100

24, 400

22, 000

14, 700

9,580

5,310

2,740

?, 300

3,250

5, 730

7,660

12,200

17, 400

21, 700

28, 800

33, 700

37, 200

38, 40(1

35, 100

34. 600

Hour

April 30

12 m.__ ......

12 

May 2

12m. _ 

Mays

May 9

6_ -

12. 

May 10

12 

May 11

3

Pi . _ __-

9.. 

12 ------

May n

6 a.m__------

Gage 

height

25.35

25.28

24.84

23.80

21.90

19.30

17.23

14.32

13.06

4.55

4.83

4.79

5.56

5.76

6.61

7.62

9.50

11.86

14.56

15.38

15.38

15. 54

16.98

18.38

18.09

18.34

19.86

Discharge

35,900

35, 700

34, 800

32,600

28,600

23,600

19,900

15, 100

13, 000

1,380

1,649

1,610

2,440

2,660

3,590

4,770

7,360

11, 100

15, 400

16, 700

16, 700

17, 000

19, 500

21, 900

21, 400

21, 800

24,600
B214 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Continued

Hour

May 12 Con. 

12m.__- ...

5p.m. _ _ ..

6 ....

8. - ..

10 

11 

12 

May IS

12m...-. .

12p.m. ......

9...... .... ...

12m. .-....._

12m... .-

12 

May 18 

12m.. 

12.. ....

May 17

6 a.m... __ .

12m-... .

12.. 

May 18

12m-.. ...

12 

May 19

12m.. 

12 .

May SO

8 .

12m.. .

9p.m.-..-...

12..... 

Gage 

height

22.52

24.24

25.00

27.80

29.54

29.82

29.84

32.94

36.18

37.22

37.34

37.23

35.78

34.41

34.03

34.09

34.86

35.29

35.41

35.04

34.05

32.14

28.82

23.30

17.20

15.55

16.68

18.80

20.16

22.63

23.75

24.08

23.88

23.26

23.34

Discharge

29,900

33, 500

35, 100

41, 500

45,800

46,400

46,500

54,400

63,100

65,900

66, 200

65,900

62,000

58, 300

57,300

57,400

59,500

60, 700

61,000

60,000

57,300

52,400

44,000

31,500

19, 800

33, 2CO

32,700

31, 400

Hour

May Si 

12m ..--.

12p.m . ____

12m...... 

12 

8_. ...... .....

12 m... ......

8 ........

12 

12m... 

12...... ....

May H5 

12m.........

7....... .....

9...... .......

11 .....

6 ...... ...

11 

6 

12 

May 27

12m_. .....__

6p.m..

12 

6a.m.... ...

12 m__. ......

12p.m. ._. ...

12m_..._ ...

Gage 

height

24.67

25.72

25.44

24.20

21.32

16.24

12.87

10.05

9.13

8.97

9.18

11.25

12.46

12.35

12.90

14.69

18.07'

18.86

19.97

19.76

19.78

20.06

19.47

18.69

18.70

18.32

16.58

14.60

15.34

17.08

17.64

19.17

23.29

23.59

22.97

91 74

Discharge

34,400

36,700

36, 100

33,400

27,400

18, 200

12,700

8,220

6,820

6,600

6,890

10,100

12, 100

11,900

12, 800

15,600

21, 300

22, 700

24,800

24,400

24,500

25,000

23, 900

22,400

22,500

21,800

18, 800

15,500

16,700

19,600

20,600

23,300

31,500

32, 100

30, 800

Hour

May SO

12m. . .......

12 

May 31

12 m__ --...._

12m.... 

6p.m.... 

12 

June 2

12m.. 

5 _

6 -

9... ... 

12 

June 3

12m.. ......

12p.m... ....

June 4

12 m. ........

June 5

5 ......__....

12m- ..

12 

June 6

12m. -------

12 

June 7

12m12 --------

Gage 

height

20.26

17.67

14.08

10.88

9.18

8.34

7.67

7.43

7.96

8.78

10.59

11.30

11.51

13.90

13.90

13.29

13.57

16.11

18.34

20.05

21.58

21.68

22.59

22.67

22.82

22.74

22.22

20.93

18.55

15.10

11.70

9.54

8.60

8.17

Discharge

25,400

20,600

14,700

9,550

6,890

5,720

4,830

4,530

5,210

6,330

9,080

10,200

10,600

14,400

14,400

13,400

13,900

18,000

21,800

25,000

28,000

28,200

30,000

30, 200

30, 500

30,400

29,300

26,600

22,200

16,300

10, 900

7,420

6,080

5,480

148. BUCHANAN RESERVOIR NEAR BURNET, TEX.

Location. Lat 30°45'05", long 98°25'00", in powerhouse at Buchanan Dam

on Colorado River, 1 mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 29, 10

miles west of Burnet, Burnet County, and at mile 413. 

Drainage area. Approximately 31,250 sq mi, of which 11,900 sq mi is probably

noncontributing. 

Gage-height record. Indicating gage. Datum of gage is 0.48 ft above mean

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Lower Colorado River Authority).
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B215

Maxima. April-June 1957: Contents observed, 1,001,000 acre-ft 12 p.m. May 

3, 5, 13, 14, 29, June 6 (gage height, 1,020.4 ft).

1937 to March 1957: Contents observed, 1,006,000 acre-ft May 15, 1954, and 

May 21, 1955 (gage height, 1,020.6 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by dam comprised of two reinforced concrete 

multiple-arch sections, three banks of taintor gates, and a 1,088-ft reinforced 

concrete spillway. Dam completed and storage began May 20, 1937. Total 

capacity, 992,000 acre-ft at top of spillway (gage height, 1,020.0 ft). Usable 

capacity for power development, 955,000 acre-ft between gage heights 937.0 

ft at sill of powerhouse penstock and 1,020.0 ft at top of spillway. Figures 

represent total contents. Water used for power development and irrigation 

of rice in several districts below Columbus.

Gage height, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet, at 12 p.m. of indicated day, 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 

April

Q age height

1,010.2 

1, 010. 3 

, 010. 4 

, 010. 4 

, 010. 4

, 010. 4 

, 010. 5 

1, 010. 5 

1,010.5 

1,010.5

1, 010. 5 

1, 010. 5 

1, 010. 5 

1, 010. 5 

1,010.5

1,010.6 

1, 010. 6 

1, 010. 6 

1,011.3 

1, 012. 3

1, 012. 3 

1, 012. 7 

1,013.9 

1, 015. 5 

1,017.1

1, 018. 2 

1, 019. 2 

1, 019. 4 

1,019.2 

1,019.3

Contents

779,000 

781,000 

783,000 

783,000 

783,000

783,000 

785,000 

785,000 

785,000 

785,000

785,000 

785,000 

785,000 

785,000 

785,000

787,000 

787, 000 

787,000 

801, 300 

822, 300

822, 300 

830, 700 

855,900 

891,000 

926,200

950,600 

973,600 

978,200 

923,600 

975,900

+198, 900

May

Gage height

1, 019. 7 

1, 020. 2 

1,020.4 

1, 020. 3 

1, 020. 4

1, 020. 3 

1, 020. 2 

1, 020. 0 

1, 019. 9 

1, 019. 4

1, 020. 1 

1, 020. 3 

1, 020. 4 

1,020.4 

1, 020. 1

1, 019. 9 

1, 019. 8 

1, 019. 0 

1,019.6 

1,020.2

1, 020. 2 

1,020.3 

1, 019. 7 

1, 019. 6 

1, 020. 2

1, 020. 0 

1,019.5 

1, 019. 8 

1, 020. 4 

1,020.2 

1,020.2

Contents

985, 100 

996,600 

1,001,000 

998,900 

1,001,000

998,900 

996,600 

992,000 

989, 700 

978,200

994,300 

998,900 

1,001,000 

1,001,000 

994,300

989,700 

987,400 

969,000 

982,800 

996,600

996,600 

998,900 

985, 100 

982, 800 

996,600

992,000 

980,500 

987, 400 

1,001,000 

996,600 

996, «00

+20,700

June

Qage height

1,020.3 

1,020.2 

1,020.2 

1,020.2 

1,020.4

1,020.3 

1,020.0 

1,020.1 

1,020.1 

1,020.0

1, 019. 9 

1,019.8 

1,019.8 

1, 020. 0 

1,019.9

1, 019. 8 

1,019.8 

1,019.8 

1,019.8 

1,019.7

1,019.6 

1,019.6 

1,019.6 

1, 019. 6 

1,019.5

1, 019. 4 

1,019.3 

1, 019. 2 

1,019.0 

1, 019. 0

Contents

998,900 

996,600 

996,600 

996,600 

1,001,000

998,900 

992,000 

994,300 

994,300 

992,000

989, 700 

987,400 

987,400 

992,000 

989,700

987,400 

987,400 

987,400 

987,400 

985,100

982,800 

982,800 

982,800 

982,800 

980,500

978,200 

975,900 

973,600 

969,000 

969,000

-27,600

149. LLANO RIVER NEAR JUNCTION, TEX.

Location. Lat 30°30', long 99°44', on right bank 250 ft north of old Kerrville 

Junction Road, about half a mile downstream from point where slough diverts 

floodwater from main channel, 3 miles east of Junction, Kimble County, 4 

miles downstream from confluence of North Llano and South Llano Rivers, 

and 4% miles upstream from Johnson Fork.

Drainage area. 1,874 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Supplementary water-stage 

recorder graph used for period Apr. 23 to June 1. Datum of gage is 1,630.32
B216 FLOODS OF 1957

ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Supplementary gage for stages above 

5 ft at site 5,335 ft upstream at datum 6.0 ft higher.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 40,500 cfs 6 a.m. May 27 (gage height, 

19.92 ft at supplementary gage).

1915 to March 1957: Discharge, 319,000 cfs June 14, 1935 (gage height, 

43.3 ft, from floodmarks; 41.4 ft at supplementary gage, from floodmarks), 

from rating curve extended above 54,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements 

of 154,000 and 319,000 cfs.

Maximum stage known since at least 1888, that of June 14, 1935.

Remarks. Gage heights at indicated time in accompanying table are for 

supplementary gage.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1.... ...

2 

3

4 

5 ....

6 

7 

8.......

9... ...

10......

April

36 

35 

37 

34 

33 

32 

31 

30 

29 

29

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-fe

May

478 

346 

313 

266 

239 

210 

186 

175 

365 

286

June

3,760 

2,390 

831 

638 

522 

470 

427 

392 

365 

343

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 .. 

18 

19 

20. .

ischarge, in cubic feet per s 

et

April

28 

26 

26 

27 

29 

30 

29 

28 

86 

58

May

187 

353 

5,410 

2,400 

602 

704 

6,290 

1,390 

3,310 

702

June

323

307 

287 

277 

262 

253 

238 

238 

233 

253

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25. 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

65 

137 

1,200 

9,190 

3,230 

755 

672 

5,440 

5,920 

966

942 

56, 070

May

408 

316 

266 

239 

217 

354 

19,800 

2,280 

832 

564 

2,710

1,684 

103, 500

June

258 

224 

210 

206 

197 

192 

178 

169 

164 

160

492 

29,290

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 88

April 23

2a.m __ .-.-

3 

4 -------

5 ... 

6 - 

7- - - -

8 -- - 

9 

10 

12m2.-- -------

4

6 . 

8 

12 

April #4

7 

8.. .... .

9 ......

10 _ .....

11. .- .

Gage 

height

1.70

1.70

1.90

2.93

2 99

3.28

4.25

7.92

6.98

6.14

4.87

5.27

4.68

4.04

3.53

3.22

3.32

5.50

7.58

8.75

9.18

Discharge

EQ

58

74

247

O^Q

779

5,780

5,110

3,450

2 330

1,170

1,470

1 040

665

442

331

947

362

1,670

4,440

6,860

7,800

Hour

April 24. Con.

2 

3 ..

4 ..... ._..

5

7

8

9 - .

10 

ll- ._

12

3

7

12m...- 

12m. 

7 p.m... _ ..

Gage 

height

9

1 1

10.85

13.00

15.75

1 E QC

1 4 CO

11.80

10.86

10.18

9 62

9 12

8 97

7 ft4

6 40

5.74

K QO

4.91

4.45

4 09

3.77

Discharge

7,640

11, 700

17, 100

23, 800

27, 200

24,200

17,000

10, 100

8,800

7,660

6,790

5,850

4 Q^n

4,020

1,900

1,510

1,200

885

538

Hour

April 26 Con.

12

April 27

April 28

6 

7

8 --

12m-- 

8 

11 . 

2.-----------.

4 

6. - - 

10 - 

8 -

12 

Gage 

height

3.90

3.78

3.48

3.37

10.30

10.93

18.64

8.89

8.12

7.51

7.72

8.15

9.05

10.15

10.75

10.34

9.50

8.72

8.08

6.88

6.06

5.51

Discharge

595

542

422

380

10,400

11,900

11,200

7,160

5,530

4,310

4,710

5,600

7,510

10,100

11,500

10,500

8,520

6,790

5,450

3,300

2,240

1,680
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B217

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957 

Continued

Hour

April 30

g

12 

Mayl

12 m

May It

2 

6 

3

4. --. -

6 -- -

7

9 

11.- ---_-__

12 --

May 13

3. -----

4

5 

7

9. ... 

10 

12m _ .

1 p.m.- _ ...

6 - ...

9. ......

10 

12 

May 14

8- 

12 m_. .-.-..-

8 - .

12 

May 15

12--. ---------

12m. --------

4 __ .........

5 ......

6 ....... -

8. ..... .

10... ......

12 

Gage 

height

4 62

4.12

3.90

3.59

3.38

2.62

3.38

3.44

3.05

2.76

2.87

3.18

3.54

3.37

3.75

3.74

5.00

6.06

5.90

6.70

7.20

7.47

8.65

8.63

8.89

9.07

8.41

8.50

8.48

8.22

7.30

6.47

5.78

5.21

4.75

4.43

4.09

3.84

3.66

3.53

3.34

3.43

6.05

6.37

5.27

4.47

4.02

3.77

Discharge

994

867

705

595

466

383

175

383

406

280

206

232

319

446

380

530

526

1,260

2,240

2,060

3,040

3,780

4,240

6,640

6,600

7,160

7,550

6,140

6,330

6,290

5,740

3,940

2,730

1,940

1,420

1,080

873

690

494

442

369

402

2,220

2,600

1,470

897

538

Hour

May 17

2

3.- -----

4._-_ . ........

6 

7 .. ...

8-- -- 

9 

10 

11 

4.. ... _ .

6_ 

9. ....

12 

May 18

6-. ... ....

7

8. -- 

9.----- -----

10 

11 

12 

3 .

6 . ._

8.. ---------

10 

8

12 

May 15

May 16

7

8.- 

9. .... _.

10 

11 

12 

May 87

2. .... 

3

Gage 

height

3.68

9.80

12.35

13.16

13.30

12.72

11.75

10.60

9.42

8.58

7.96

7.46

6.70

6.21

5.80

5.35

4.92

4.42

4.37

4.42

4.54

4.90

6.05

6.58

6.82

7.40

8.10

8.56

8.43

8.42

8.00

7.40

6.46

5.72

5.20

4 7^

4.33

4.03

3.81

3.64

2.79

2

7K

3.08

3.63

3.68

4.27

5.20

6.24

6.05

11.50

Discharge

502

9,220

15, 500

17, 500

17, 800

16, 400

14,000

11, 100

8,340

6,500

5,200

3,040

2,410

1,540

1,200

838

867

941

1,190

2,220

2,870

3,210

4,110

5,490

6,460

6,180

6,160

5,280

4,110

3.300

2,720

1 880

1,410

660

554

486

213

204

482

502

784

1,410

2,450

2,220

13, 400

Hour

May 27 Con.

5

6

7 _ _-_-__

9_ 

10 

ll _ 

2. .... -

3 ........ -

4.... ......

5. ......

6 

10 

12 

May 18

6_ 

g

12 

Man 31

6 

7 

8 

9_ 

2 

4 .

6. ......

9 -- 

12

June 1

6 

9.. .....

6

7

8

10 

12 

Gage 

height

17.30

19.92

19.40

18.88

18 93

18.88

18.30

14.30

12.25

11.50

10.87

9.58

8.66

7.17

6.58

5.76

5.19

4.77

4.29

3.99

3.82

3.67

3.66

3.87

4.03

4.45

5.80

5.93

5.48

7.45

7.94

7.06

7.13

8.06

8.17

7.63

7.65

7.60

7.12

6.57

6.08

6.25

7.35

7.61

8.34

7.30

6.72

Discharge

37, 500

35, 000

35, 000

32, 700

20,000

17, 400

13, 400

8,700

6,670

5,180

3,740

1,920

1,400

1,100

794

640

559

498

582

660

885

1,960

2,090

1,650

4,200

5,150

3,570

3,680

5,410

5,640

4,540

3,970

4,580

4,480

3,660

2,860

2,260

2,460

4,020

4,500

5,990

3,940

3,070

656087 O 62- -15
B218 FLOODS OF 1957

150. LLANO RIVER AT LLANO, TEX.

Location. Lat 30°45', long 98°40', on right bank in Llano, Llano County, 0.4 

mile downstream from bridge on State Highway 16 and 7 miles upstream from 

Little Llano River.

Drainage area. 4,233 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 970.01 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 47,200 cfs 9 p.m. May 27 (gage height, 

16.39ft).

1939 to March 1957: Discharge, 232,000 cfs Sept. 10, 1952 (gage height, 

32.6 ft), from rating curve extended above 129,000 cfs on basis of slope-area 

measurement of peak flow.

Maximum stage since at least 1899, 41.5 ft June 14, 1935, from information 

furnished by local resident (discharge, 380,000 cfs).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

l... __

2 ... -

3 ....

4. __ .

5 

6.......

7.......

8_ .....

9. ___ .

10......

April

116 

96 

107 

113 

91 

78 

64 

52 

47 

41

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, in acre fe

May

1,900 

1,020 

744 

953 

733 

446 

365 

323 

320 

368

June

5,150 

11,600 

5,760 

3,090 

2,290 

2,110 

1,170 

868 

720 

666

Day

11 - 

12- 

13 .. 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per s 

et

April

38 

33 

30 

30 

30 

30 

29 

28 

431 

164

May

485 

2,580 

13, 200 

7,980 

3,170 

1,360 

2,200 

5,140 

2,720 

3,460

June

612 

596 

892 

520 

407 

362 

330 

330 

362 

378

Day

21 

22- 

23.. ... 

24. 

OR

26 

27 .

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

70 

2,700 

13,300 

10, 900 

16, 000 

3,790 

5,150 

1,840 

6,410 

5,200

2,234 

132, 900

May

1,330 

794 

571 

447 

376 

5,440 

17, 900 

18, 700 

4,380 

2,080 

2,370

3,350 

206, 000

June

401 

330 

324 

283 

212 

234 

229 

221 

208 

196

1,362 

81, 030

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April £1 

12p.m. ......

April &&

2 a.m____ 

1 p.m. . .

2_ 

3 

4- -.. 

8 

12 

April %3

5 a.m. . . _

6 .

7 

8 

9______ ...- 

10 

11 

12m-. __.--.

1 p.m. .......

2 

3 

Gage 

height

2.60

2.64

2.64

8.00

9.16

9.00

7.60

6.53

5.74

6.85

7.90

9 11

10.60

11.54

11.17

10.44

11.00

14.00

14.30

Discharge

67

75

75

6,080

8,870

8,450

5,220

3,390

2,290

3,890

8 7 on

14, 900

12, 500

14,300

28,000

30. 200

Hour

April » Con.

9 .. ...

12 

April ®4

2. .... 

5 ...

7 

8.. ___________

10 

April £5

q

5. ______

9. ____..._..__

12m_________

Gage 

height

10.80

9.22

8.19

6.75

6.64

7.70

10.80

11.35

11.95

11.97

12.90

11.84

13.70

14.22

13.62

11.00

Discharge

22, 700

14, 300

9,230

6,540

3,560

5,460

16, 800

16, 400

18, 900

19,000

23, 000

1 S 4ftfl

26,900

29,700

26,400

15. 100

Hour

April %5 Con.

12 ------

April £6

12m__-_-___-

9_ ...

10 

12 

April 87

3 a.m___.__ 

8 _. -------

6 

12--- -

April 28

12 m-. -----

Gage 

height

9.51

7.93

7.10

6.39

5.85

6.31

7.03

7.32

7.69

7.46

8.32

8.39

8.14

7.25

6.16

5.45

5.27

Discharge

10, 100

5,960

4,300

3,200

2,440

3,070

4,180

4,700

5,430

4,960

6,850

7,030

6,420

4,580

2,860

1,950

1,740
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B219

rage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957 

Continued

Hour

April #8 

Continued

a.m . ..

2m. ________

2 

April SO

a.m____..___

2m_. _______

_ -_ 

May 1

> a.m. ......

2m. ________

2

May 2

2m___..____

2p.m___..__

May 11

2p.m__.____

May 1%

p.m. ...____

> ._- 

.... 

)_-_.___-.____

0 ----__-__

2... ....... -

a.m. .......

.... . 

3 ... ...

... _ .------.

3.... ......

3

3. ........

L2m_.__ _ _

2 p.m___. _ .

L.. .....

-.-_- -

12.......

i a.m.. __.....

3 ........

.2m_ 

2 p.m.__

2

Gage 

height

4 98

5.04

7 00

8 4ft

8.58

8.40

7 94

7.50

7.87

9

QQ

9.24

7.97

7.37

6.41

6 19

5.72

5.30

5.00

4.78

4.42

4.15

3.74

3.50

3.68

4.90

7.85

10.00

10.79

9.74

9.51

10.90

12.34

12.18

10.92

10.14

10.06

9.11

8.52

9.40

10.90

11.06

9.60

9.19

9.15

9.00

8.54

8.41

8.20

7.47

Discharge

1,460

1,470

7,050

7,510

7,050

S QQfi

5,020

e OOA

9 730

9 ' 290

A CAA

3

OAD

3 91 A

2 ' 890

1,780

1,470

796

534

395

500

1 9 1 AA

15,000

11 ' 200

21, 600

20, 900

15, 500

12, 300

9,350

7,700

10, 200

15, 400

16, 000

1 fi QAA

9,600

9,480

9,020

7,760

7,420

6,900

5,240

Hour

May 15

12 Hi-- 

6p.m. _. .....

12 

May 16

12m_. .......

6 p.m... __ .

12....... ....

May 17

12m.........

9-.... .....

10 

11 

12 

May 18

8 

12m.........

12 

May 19

12m...... ..

7p.m... ... ..

8 .

9 ......

10 

11 

12 

May 20

6 a.m.._ ... 

12m6 p.m... .....

12 

May 25

12 p.m.

May %Q

2. _ .........

3......... _ ..

5 

7 ... ....

10.. 

11 

7... 

11 ... __ ..

12.... 

May W

4 

5.. _

6 ......

7.----..

8 

9.......

10......

12m. 

Gage 

height

6.73

6.14

5.65

5.30

5.01

4.78

4.59

4.43

4.22

4.09

7.70

9.80

9.92

9.73

8.52

7.56

6.88

6.37

5.89

5.42

5.18

6.50

7.57

7.79

7 80

7.02

6.29

5.71

5.29

8

CA

9 30

7 S7

6 91

6.41

8

AK

8

f\K

6.32

8

C1

8.36

8 OK

10.70

10.43

Discharge

3,890

2,960

2,290

1,860

1.540

1,320

1, 150

1,030

868

772

5,740

11,400

11, 800

11, 200

7,700

5, 43,0

4,140

3,310

2,620

1,980

1,710

3,510

5,460

5,980

6,030

4,380

3,200

2,360

1,840

605

2,090

8,480

9 920

4,190

3,240

3 ion

2,570

4,520

7,450

7,680

7 OQf.

8,600

14, 600

TO finn

Hour

May 27 Con.

5 .......

6. ............

7

9 

12. ...... _...

4 a.m.

12 ml.. ......

19

May 2»

May SO

6 ..........

g

12.. ..........

June 1

7

g

11 

12 .... 

g

9

12 ..-- .

6 .

12 m_. .......

9

10 

12.. .......

Gage 

height

9.20

14.10

15.88

16.39

15.84

13.65

10.06

7.64

6 91

6.34

5.87

5.51

4.99

4.51

4.58

5.37

5.90

5.76

5.34

5.27

5.12

5.09

4.88

6.29

6.75

7.52

7.57

7.51

7.51

7 69

8

Qe

11 36

9 no

8.88

7 9^

8 34

9.33

9.20

7.94

7.71

6.63

6.19

6.59

6.59

6.43

Discharge

9 600

31,000

42,600

47, 200

44, 200

31, 300

14, 700

9 7Hft

4,120

2,740

2,000

1,430

1,500

2,520

3,360

3, 13Q

2,480

2,390

2,180

1,860

4,030

4,920

6,690

6,820

6,660

7,130

S

CQfl

16, 200

17, 600

14,400

10, 600

7,730

8,480

12, 100

11, 600

11,600

12, 300

10, 200

7,820

7,180

4,680

3,850

4,600

4,600

4,280
B220 FLOODS OF 1957

151. PEDERNALES RIVER NEAR JOHNSON CITY, TEX.

Location. Lat 30° 18', long 98°24', near center of span at downstream side of 

bridge on U.S. Highway 281, 0.2 mile downstream from Flat Creek, 1.2 miles 

northeast of Johnson City, Blanco County, and 2.0 miles downstream from 

Buffalo Creek.

Drainage area. 947 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 1,096.70 

ft above mean sea level datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1942.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements below 42,000 cfs and by slope-area measurements at 128,000 and 441,000 

cfs.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 90,000 cfs 3:30 p.m. Apr. 24 (gage height, 

24.10 ft).

1939 to March 1957: Discharge, 441,000 cfs Sept. 11, 1952 (gage height, 

42.5 ft, from floodmark), from slope-area measurement of peak flow.

Maximum stage known since at least July 1869, that of Sept. 11, 1952; 

flood of July 1869 reached a stage of about 33 ft; information from local residents.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1... _ .

2... ....

3 

4 _ ..-.

5_ - ...

6... ....

7 ___ .

8 ..

9 ....

10 ......

April

77 

47 

30 

25 

18 

16 

13 

9.1 

8.2 

8.2

Monthly mean C 

Runoff, in acre fe

May

353 

204 

156 

160 

183 

128 

107 

100 

133 

577

June

2,320 

1,920 

820 

645 

429 

406 

220 

172 

152 

131

Day

11 _ _. 

12 

13 

14 -. 

15- 

16 

17 - 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per s 

et

April

7.7 

6.7 

6.2 

5.8 

6.2 

8.2 

9.1 

9.1 

24 

185

May

143 

117 

1,270 

387 

1,170 

139 

97 

521 

473 

168

June

117 

5,460 

1,220 

334 

230 

168 

143 

135 

329 

177

Day

21 - 

22 

23 

24 

25 - 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

82 

1,100 

812 

26,100 

4,390 

627 

3,570 

2,070 

1,350 

419

1,368 

81,400

May

117 

94 

83 

83 

77 

2,230 

4,340 

2,100 

464 

286 

1,360

575 

35, 350

June

131 

114 

104 

107 

97 

86 

80 

75 

69 

65

549 

32, 640

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April M 

12p.m.....

April 25

3 a.m _ . .....

4.. _ . .

5... ___ _ 

8 ..... .....

9- .......

10 

11 

12m.... ... .

2 p.m.... __

3 ... ...

4.. ___ ......

6. _ , _ ...

7 ____ .. _ .

10. _______

12. . ._

April %4

1 a.m.... .....

Gage 

height

2.92

2.87

3.18

3.22

3.12

3.13

3.75

4.68

4.00

3.64

4.14

4.20

3.95

4.50

4.15

4.53

Discharge

183

160

328

353

292

298

760

1,750

1,150

1,210

950

1,540

1,160

1,610

1,570

Hour

April ^4 Con.

7. ___ . ______

10 ..... _

11 

12m_ ..

1:30... _______

2 _________

3 _________

3:30- 

5 _____ ..

9--... . .

12 .. ...

6..... ____

Gage 

height

3.85

3.64

3.45

3.55

15.10

17.75

24.00

24.10

99 71

91 St.

16.15

14 90

9.00

7.15

Discharge

852

664

512

590

30, 200

59, 500

38. 500

43.500

89, 000

90, 000

78, 000

47, 300

35, 100

29, 300

13, 600

9,200

5,460

Hour

April #5 Con.

10 

12m 

8 

April 26

12m. --_ __.

10 

11--, __ . ____

12 

April 27

2 

3 

4- _ - _ .--_

5__ ____ _ ...

6 .... 

Gage 

height

5.80

5.15

4.76

4.33

3.99

3.77

3.46

3.32

3.43

4.45

4.67

4.68

5.60

5.90

8.10

8.62

8.20

Discharge

3,300

2,370

1,840

1,350

990

778

520

419

498

1,480

1,730

1,750

3,000

3,450

7,260

8,350

7,460
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B221

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957-

Continued

Hour

April 27 

Continued

8 a.m. ____

9

10__ __________

11- __________

12m___ 

3 -- .- 

5

9 

12 

April &*?

2 a.m _______

6

10....... _ __

J2m__-__ __

1 p.m... __

2 .....

2:30.. ........

4 

4:30___.__ ....

6..

? ... . .......

8 

10. 

12 _ _____

April 29

2 -__ ...

3. - 

4.____--..____

f>.. ........ ...

9.. .......... .

12m..-.. _ .

8 . 

12 _-_.....__

May 25

May m

2

3 _

4.. _ .. _ 

5, .__-_- --

11. 

12m.. 

3

4.. _ ________

6. - 

7 

8 ------

9-. -- 

10 

12

Gage 

height

6.85

6.60

6.58

6.63

6.55

6.30

4.92

4.29

3.97

3.80

3.65

3.51

3.45

3.45

3.75

5.19

4.50

8.50

7.10

6.70

6.65

5.90

5.40

5.13

4.90

5.06

4.90

4.72

4.66

4.28

3.57

3.41

2.62

3.50

4.44

4.53

3.85

3.51

3.09

6.78

6.62

5.00

4.40

4.25

6.70

7.94

7.20

5.70

Discharge

4,960

4,560

4,530

4,610

2 930

2,050

1,3.10

970

805

672

558

512

512

2,430

1 KAf\

8,100

5,380

4,720

4,640

3,450

2,720

2,340

?,020

2,020

1,810

1,730

QQ1

630

512

75

550

1,470

1,570

558

274

4,590

1,440

4,720

6,930

K KKfl

Hour

May 27

2 ------

4__ .--- -.

g

10 -

12m 

5 . _ . 

6 ___ __.__

T. ............

12

6 -

12 

May £9

7

8 

10 

^. ............

4 ... __-

6_ 

7. 

9

12 

6 ... 

7 

Gage 

height

5.22

4.80

4.28

3.90

3.63

7 90

7.96

7.20

8.15

8.39

8.10

7.15

6.42

6.15

5 24

4.95

4.68

4.15

3.84

3.65

3.47

3.35

3 19

3.04

3.30

3.20

3.40

3.82

6.30

6.10

4.92

5.12

K OK

3.69

3 47

3.42

7 40

9 10

Discharge

2,470

1,890

1,300

900

6,860

6,970

5,550

7,360

7,860

7,260

5,460

4,500

4,270

2 Erin

2,090

1, 750

843

672

528

242

230

247

405

340

475

824

4,080

3,760

2,510

2,050

2,330

1,960

1,350

706

528

490

528

5,910

9,430

Hour

June 1 Con.

9

10 

12 

4 _ -_

12m 

6 .....

11 .

Q

6 .

8_ 

9

10 

12 

2 

3

4 

5 

8. .- .

10 

12 

4

6. 

8 

12m_ .

8 ----- 

12-- __ -----

Gage 

height

9

oe

9 20

7 nn

5.95

5.42

5.25

5.07

4.40

4.06

3.98

4.11

4.06

3.76

3.59

3.72

3.65

3.59

3.61

4.53

4.02

3.78

4.18

3.94

2.74

2.73

2.75

4.50

11.60

12.85

12.88

12.50

11.65

10.95

8.90

7.30

6.75

6.10

5.35

4.90

4.50

4.19

3.89

3.66

3.50

3.38

Discharge

9

7QA

K orin

2,750

2,510

2,260

1,430

990

1,060

1,210

980

1,120

1,060

769

622

733

672

622

638

1,570

1,020

787

1,190

940

111

107

114

1,540

16, 400

20, 700

20,800

19, 400

16, 500

14, 400

8,970

5,730

4,800

3,760

2,650

2,020

1,540

1,200

890

681

550

461

152. LAKE TRAVI8 NEAR AUSTIN, TEX.

Location. Lat 30°23'20", long 97° 54'35", in powerhouse at Mansfield Dam on 

Colorado River, 7.3 miles downstream from Sandy Creek, 12 miles northwest 

of Austin, Travis County, and at mile 318.

Drainage area. Approximately 38,130 sq ipi, of which 11,900 sq mi is probably 

noncontributing.
B222 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage-height record. Indicating gage. Datum of gage is 0.12 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation).

Maxima. April-June 1957: Contents, 1,770,000 acre-ft 11 p.m. May 18 (gag< 

height, 707.4ft).

1940 to March 1957: Contents observed, 1,377,000 acre-ft Oct. 23, 1942 

(gage height, 691.2ft).

Remarks. Lake is formed by gravity-type concrete dam. Storage began Sept. 9 

1940; dam completed early in 1942. Total capacity, 1,950,000 acre-ft at top 

of spillway (gage height, 714.0 ft). Capacity between gage heights 681.0 anc 

714.0 ft is 778,000 acre-ft and is reserved for flood control. Usable capacity 

1,144,000 acre-ft between gage heights 535.8 ft at bottom of 24 Paradox gates 

8% ft in diameter, and 681.0 ft at maximum altitude of power pool. Bottom o: 

penstocks, gage height 552.0 ft. Figures represent total contents. Water used 

for power development and for irrigation of rice in several districts below 

Columbus.

Gage height, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet, at 12 p.m. of indicated day, 1957

Day

1 .......................

2 . . . . .

3........... ...................

4...... __ .-... ____ ........

5.. ............... .............

6........ ..-................

T. .............................

^.......... ....................

9.. ............................

10...... ___ ......... _ .....

11.... _ - _ . _ .... ___ . ...

12 __ . _

13.......-........ ..........

14 ._.__ _ 

15..... ...... ...............

16 .-. _

17--..-.. _______ .-.--.. .

18 ____ ..__._ _____

19.. . _ .. ____ ....... _ .. .

20.............................

21 ...... ......... ..........

22.............................

23 ............... .........

24... _ _._.

"2&.... .................... ... -

26... ................ ..........

27 ...... .......... .... .. 

28 ...... ................

29... ..........................

30 _._ 

31 ....... .....

Change in contents, acre-feet.

April

Gage height

669.2 

669.2 

669.2 

669.2 

669.2

669.2 

669.2 

669.1 

669.1 

669.2

669.3 

669.3 

669.2 

669.3 

669.3

669.4 

669.3 

669.3 

669.5 

669.5

669.6 

670.4 

672.2 

685.3 

687.6

688.4 

690.4 

693.7 

697.] 

699.4

Contents

964, 500 

964, 500 

964,500 

964, 500 

964, 500

964,500 

964,500 

963, 000 

963,000 

964, 500

966, 000 

966. 000 

964, 500 

966,000 

966, 000

967, 600 

966, 000 

966, 000 

969, 200 

969, 200

970, 700 

983,300 

1,013,000 

1, 258, 000 

1, 304, 000

1, 320, 000 

1, 360, OCO 

1,432 000 

1,510,000 

1, 566, 000

+601, 500

May

Gage height

699.6 

698.4 

696.6 

694.7 

692.7

691.2 

690.9 

690.7 

690.6 

690.4

690.3 

690.7 

694.8 

698.4 

701.3

703.6 

705.6 

707.3 

705.7 

704.9

704.9 

704.6 

703.7 

701.8 

699.9

701.4 

703.6 

705.9 

705.4 

705.2 

703.8

-----

Contents

1,570,000 

1, 542, 000 

1, 498, 000 

1, 454, 000 

1,410,000

1, 377, 000 

1,371,000 

1,367,000 

1,365,000 

1,360,000

1, 358, 000 

1,367,000 

1,457,000 

1, 542, 000 

1, 612, 000

1, 672, 000 

1, 724, 000 

1, 768, 000 

1,726,000 

1, 705, 000

1, 705, 000 

1,698.000 

1, 674, 000 

1, 625, 000 

1, 578, 000

1,615,000 

1, 672, 000 

1,731,000 

1,718,000 

1, 713, 000 

1, 677, 000

+111,000

June

Gage height

703.2 

704.8 

705.7 

706.0 

706.8

706.8 

705. 6 

703. 5 

701.2 

699.0

696.6 

696.5 

696.9 

696.0 

693.5

691.5 

691.4 

691.1 

690.8 

690.8

690.6 

690.4 

690.1 

689.8 

689.6

689.4 

689.1 

688.9 

688.8 

688.4

Contents

1, 661, 000 

1, 703, 000 

1, 726, 000 

1, 734, 000 

1, 755, 000

1, 755, 000 

1, 724, 000 

1, 669, 000 

1,610,000 

1, 556, 000

1,498,000 

1,496,000 

1,506,000 

1,484,000 

1, 428, 000

1,384,000 

1, 382, 000 

1, 375, 000 

1, 369, 000 

1, 369, 000

1,365,000 

1,360,000 

1,354,000 

1, 348, 000 

1, 344, 000

1,340,000 

1,334,000 

1,330,000 

1, 328, 000 

1, 320, 000

-357, 000

153. COLORADO RIVER AT AUSTIN, TEX.

Location. Lat 30°14'40", long 97°41'20", on right bank just upstream from 

Montopolis Bridge on U.S. Highway 183 at southeast edge of Austin, Travis 

County, 2.8 miles upstream from Walnut Creek, 3.8 miles downstream from 

Waller Creek, 5 miles downstream from Barton Creek, and at mile 290.

Drainage area. Approximately 38,400 sq mi, of which 11,900 sq mi is probably 

noncontributing.
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B223

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 407.28 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957; Discharge, 40,800 cfs 11: 30 a.m. June 4 (gage height, 

17.60ft).

1898 to March 1957: Discharge, 481,000 cfs June 15, 1935 (gage height, 

45.0 ft, from floodmark).

Maximum stage since at least 1843, 46.0 ft July 7, 1869 (adjusted to present 

site on basis of record for flood of June 15, 1935); determined from information 

concerning stage at former site furnished by Dean T. U. Taylor.

Remarks. Flow largely regulated by Lake Travis and other smaller reservoirs, 

having a combined capacity of 3,979,000 acre-ft.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 ...

2. ......

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 ....

9 ....

10 

April

210 

225 

246 

225 

216 

210 

195 

210 

225 

225

May

29.200 

32,300 

31,700 

33, 000 

31,900 

25,800 

9,020 

4,880 

4,940 

7,350

Monthly mean discharge 

Runoff, in thousands of a

June

32,100 

7,520 

17,200 

33,000 

21,500 

34, 200 

37,300 

36,900 

36,300 

35,800

Day

11 

12 

13 

14_- _ 

15 

16 -. 

17 

18- 

19 

20 

in cubic feet per s 

cre-feet

April

242 

260 

253 

225 

256 

280 

280 

253 

388 

280

May

15,900 

19,500 

17,300 

23,400 

31,900 

30, 700 

32,400 

37,200 

37,900 

37,700

June

35,600 

33,400 

10,200 

14,200 

31,900 

28, 800 

8,830 

8,280 

8, 010 

5,930

Day

21 - 

22_-__-

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

242 

705 

690 

4,790 

11,900 

6,320 

11,200 

7,100 

6,740 

10,400

2,166 

128.9

May

37, 700 

37, 500 

37, 600 

37,600 

37, 200 

30,200 

15, 100 

13,000 

30,300 

37, 400 

37,800

27, 270 

1,677

June

5,890 

5,820 

5, 570 

5,620 

5,660 

5,620 

5,640 

5,760 

5,710 

5,600

17,800 

1.059

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April $S

April $4

12m__._ _ 

6 .... .

7 -. .

8 .....

10 

11------.

12 

7 .....

12m_._ __ .

12 p.m_. __

April 86 

10 a.m ____

12m_______ .

5.. -------

8. .... ...

12 

Gage 

height

0.47

.23

.42

.44

1 9^

9.65

11.60

14.70

15.56

14.00

8 97

6.42

5.67

K cn

5.33

5.12

5.08

7.70

Discharge

605

485

580

590

7,040

14, 6CO

19, 700

29, 4CO

32,500

27,000

19 700

11,400

7, SCO

6,480

6,190

5,920

5,500

10.200

Hour

April 27

12m__ _ _

12 

April 28

9 

12 .

April 29

4 ... ..

8 ... ..

12 ... ....

April SO

12m_- _

6 ... ...

8 

12 

Gage 

height

10.67

8.33

6.62

6.02

6.62

6.59

6.12

5.91

6.08

6.12

5.62

5.47

6.16

9.20

12.25

12.65

Discharge

17 200

11,500

8,120

7,070

7,070

8,120

8,060

7,240

6,890

7,180

6,480

6,330

6,390

6,140

5,950

7,310

13, 600

21 600

25!800

Hour

May 1

12m___. _ ..

2p.m__ ... .

4.. ---.

7 

12 

May 10

12m___. _ .-

9 

12 

May 11

12 m__. ------

12 

May H

May 13

10 -

Gage 

height

14.00

14.40

15.65

15.32

15.33

15.81

4.67

4.65

6.65

8.90

9.28

9.45

11.40

11.57

11.48

11.46

11.62

Discharge

27,000

28,400

32,800 31, eon

31, 700

33, 300

4,880

4,840

8,170

12,800

13, 700

14,200

19, 200

19,700

19,400

19, 300

19, 800
B224 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957-

Continued

Hour

May IS Con. 

12m. ........

1 p.m .. .....

3 .........

6

9 ..........

12. ...........

May 14

4 a.m. _ ....

11........ ..

12m___... ..

12.... ........

May 15

11 a.m_ .. ...

12m.-...

12 

May 16

12 p.m _ ....

May 17

11 a.m ........

12m-_ 

6 p.m... .....

12-. _ _

12- .... ._

May 8ft

2 a.m ___ _ _

4... --_-...___

12m ._

1:30 p.m.. ____

4 _._..

6 --...

7:30--- .

12_-_-_.__._ .

May 87

12ro -- .

4 p.m___- ,

7 - -

12--- . 

May US

12m _____

1 p.m_._ _ __

Gage 

height

11.02

10.57

11.48

14.07

14.90

15.00

15.10

14.98

14.90

15.05

16.37

16.59

16.35

16.38

16.82

13.32

9.00

9 4S

5.24

4.73

4.71

Discharge

18, 100

10 800

16,9CO

1 S 7fifl

1Q 9nn

19 400

97 9nn

30, 200

30,500

on orin

37,000

07 -\t\f\

38 900

07 fwi

38,500

28,000

16,000

12 300

17,300

16,800

17,200

8 ' 030

7,110

7,080

Hour

May 28 Con.

8... . 

12

12m-- 

5p.m__ ----- 

8 

12m__ 

12 

May 31

8 -

12 m_. __ -

6_ 

7 -_____-

12 

Tune 1

8 

12.--.. __-.--.

6 -

7 _ _ .

12_____. ._..__

2__.__ _______

3 . __,____.-

4___ _______

12_____-______

Gage 

height

12.00

12.75

12.83

13.00

15.75 

16.14

16.33

16.42

16.59

16.51

16.47

16.38

16.52

16.60

16.88

16.93

16.93

16.72

14.15

11.30

8.40

4.33

3.77

A CO

4.96

6.60

13.10

Discharge

24,000

26,200

27,000

35,200

37,300

37,800

37,500

37,100

37, 600

37, 800

38, 600

38, 800

38,800

38, 200

37 000

30, 400

21,900

14, 600

7 finn

7,380

7,530

7 240

10,700

27, 300

Hour

June 4

ll:30--_ 

12m , -

7 -----

12 

6 a.m____ - --

12m_____--._

12 

June ft

5 a.m -.. _ ._

8 

12____________

June 13

12 p.m_____.

June 14

4-_________-_-

8------ _ _---

12 --

June 15

12 -

June If!

11 a.m -. _

12 m___ ... ...

12 

9 

11____________

12 m.________

12 

Gage 

height

17.60

17.50

15.55

12.00

9.89

9.57

9.52

12.77

14.63

14.80

14.82

15. 15

16.20

16.33

4.40

4.30

4.65

7.25

10.15

13.25

13.90

14.12

14.50

15.03

15.55

15.58

15.40

11.75

6.90

6.62

6.62

6.90

6.60

4.18

4.14

Discharge'

38,400

40,800

40, 500

34, 600

24,000

18,100

17, 400

17,200

26,300

31, 900

32, 400

32, 500

33,400

3fi, 600

37, 000

6,520

6,340

6,970

12, 000

18, 800

27, 800

29,700

30, 400

31, 500

33, 100

34, 600

34,700

34, 200

23, 200

11, 300

10,700

10, 700

11, 300

10,700

6,120

6. 050

154. COLORADO RIVER AT SMITHVILrLE, TEX.

Location. Lat 30°01', long 97°10', on right bank 360 ft downstream from bridge 

on State Highway 71 in Smithville, Bastrop County, 850 ft downstream from 

Gazley Creek, 4 miles downstream from Alum Creek, and at mile 212.

Drainage area. Approximately 39,880 sq mi, of which 11,900 sq mi is probably 

noncontributing.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 270.14 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements below 58,000 cfs and extended above.
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B225

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 66,900 cfs 3 a.m. Apr. 28 (gage height, 24.20 ft.) 

1930 to March 1957: Discharge, 305,000 cfs June 16, 1935 (gage height, 

42.5 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 209,000 cfs on basis 

of slope-area measurement of peak flow.

Maximum stage known since at least 1870, about 47.4 ft Dec. 4, 1913. Flood 

of July 8, 1869, was several feet higher; information from local residents. 

Remarks. Flow largely regulated by Lake Travis and other smaller reservoirs, 

having a combined capacity of 3,979,000 acre-ft. Flood of Apr. 28, 1957, 

originated downstream from Lake Travis.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

2.......

3_ ...

4. ...

5. ...

6 _

7 ..

8_ ...

9_- _ ..

10-_ _

April

535 

545 

424 

370 

342 

295 

271 

259 

247 

235

May

10, 600 

26,700 

31, 400 

31,200 

32, 400 

32, 200 

26, 500 

12, 500 

7,290 

6,970

Monthly mean discharge, 

Runoff, in thousands of a

June

40, 800 

44, 000 

15, 000 

27,500 

38,000 

24, 700 

35, 400 

39, 100 

36,800 

36, 800

Day

11 

12..... 

13..... 

14 . 

15 .. 

16.. _ 

17 

18 

'9-... 

20... ..

in cubic feet per s 

3re feet

April

232 

241 

244 

244 

262 

312 

278 

271 

342 

362

May

8,090 

16, 400 

21,400 

21, 000 

25, 000 

33, 100 

32, 600 

34, 300 

39, 500 

39, 100

June

36, 200 

36, 100 

50,300 

21,000 

21, 300 

44, 300 

37, 600 

12, 800 

11,000 

10, 700

Day

21 

22..... 

23 

24 ___ 

25 

26 

27.. _

Ofi

29 

30..... 

31 

April

989 

1,810 

5,430 

3,620 

13,400 

21,900 

32, 700 

47, 800 

28, 300 

15,200

5,915 

352.0

May

38, 400 

38,300 

38, 000 

38,000 

38,000 

40,600 

41,200 

22, 800 

16, 000 

30,200 

37, 600

27, 980 

1,720

June

7,610 

7,270 

7,080 

6,790 

6,580 

6,600 

6,500 

6,430 

6,410 

6,310

22, 900 

1,363

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 20 

12 p.m... ....

1 a.m __ .. ... 

3________ _..

4. _ .........

5 . ......

6 .... ......

7 ....... ...

12 .........

 7

4 a.m__ __ ...

6 ..... ... 

7 ........

g

12m.... _ ..

2 p.m.... ... 

4............. 

6 _____

12... ......... 

April 23 

6 a.m

10 

12m .. __ ..

1 p.m... __ .

3.............

6._._ .........

12............

Gage 

height

1.83

1.96 

2.34

2.66 

3.08

3

QQ

3

fiQ

3 no

2 93

2.78

2.93

3 Ofi

*j 91

3.38

3.58 

4.21 

4.64

5^46 

6.63

7.35

7.48

7.48

7.28

6.68

5.61

Discharge

342

397 

582

772 

1,100 

1,270

1 ^9fl

1,040

1,060 

1,030

974

856

974

1,290

1,370

1,560 

2,210 

2.700

3,730

6,510

6,720

6,720

6 4HO

5,470

3.930

Hour

April 24 

3 a.m_.._ .....

6. ------_. __

8 ... .......

12 .

April 25

1 a.m

3.............

6 ... .... _

9

12m.. _ ....

2 p.m.. ___

4.. _ ........

8 .........

10 

12............

April 26

2 

4 . .. __ 

8 

12m......... 

10 p.m... .... 

12... _ ......

April 27

8. ..... ..

12m.........

12 

Gage 

height

5.33

5.23

5.41 

5.15

5.13

5.43

6.68

7.83

8.88

10.08

12.40

16.15

17.10

17.62 

17.36 

16.00

14.10 

10.56 

11.20

1 Q 1C

14.85

16.05

1C CK

91 Q7

23.81

D ischarge

3,560

3,430

3,820 

3,660 

3,320

3,300

3,690

5,470

7,310

9,170

11, 500

16, 500

26, 500

29, 900

31, 700

32, 000 

30,900 

26, 000

20, 600 

12, 500 

13, 800

i Q ^rio

22,600

52. 800

64. 300

Hour

April 28

6 

9... .... .

12m...... ... 

3 p.m.... . 

6... ... ....

9...... ....... 

12 

April 29

10 

6 

9... .

12 

April SO 

6a.m____ .

12m... 

6 p.m.... 

12 

May 1

10...- 

12 m. .._ ..-

6..- _ . _ ...

12 

Gage 

height

24.20

23.83

22.75

21.10 

19.13 

37,38

16.85 

16.38

1 K. QK.

15.67

15 95

16.47

17.72

17.72 

17.45

16.50

13.50

10.90 

9.37 

8.62

8.21

8,08

8.13

9.00

10.75

13.80

Discharge

66,900

64,400

57,500

48,000 

38, 400 

31.000

30,000 

27, 300

oc cnn

OK Qfifi

97 fififi

01 (*r\r\

32, 400

32, 400 

31, 300

27, 800

19, 100

iq 9fin

10, 100 

8,700

8,000

7,740

7,820

9,400

12,900

19,800
B226 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957 

Continued

Hour

May % 

6a.m____ .....

9 . 

12m.........

9. _ --.-.-...

12. . .......

May 10

12 p.m.. .....

May 11

8a.m____ .....

10 

12m____ _ ..

4 p.m... .....

12.-.---. __ -

May IS

12m. ...__...

6 p.m.. ......

12... _ . __ .

May 13

4a.m ..... ...

9...-. .....

12 m. ........

6 p.m... .....

12 _ .........

May 14

4 a.m.........

8

12 m.. .......

6... ... ... ... .

7-. _ ----....

12.... ...

May 15

12m... _.....

12 

May 16

12m--. 

6... ..... .....

12.... ....

May 17

12m... ...

12-.... ... ...

Mag 18

6a.m__. ......

12 m..._ _ ..

12. 

May 19

12m........

12............

Gage 

height

15.37

15.93

16.39

17.07

17.30

17.45

7.42

7.30

7.35

7.50

8.40

10.85

12.05

13.45

13.92

14.07

14.14

14.47

14.80

14.92

15.04

14.82

14.19

13.62

13.51

13.51

13.81

14.43

15.63

16.75

17.26

18.03

18.25

18.25

18.08

17.69

17.63

17.63

17.73

18.12

18.60

18.93

19.50

19.55

19.45

Discharge

24, 100

27, 400

29, 800

31, 300

6,620

6,430

6, BIO

6,750

8,300

13, 100

15, 700

19,000

20, 100

20,500

20, 600

21, 500

22, 400

23, 100

22,600

20,800

19, 100

19, 100

19, 800

91 4.nn

24,900

28, 600

01 Qnn

33,600

M Kflfi

33, 800

32, 000

32, 400

34, 000 QA nnn

37,600

40, 100

39.900

Hour

May %5

6 -- -

11- ___

12m.... 

4.. ...........

12.... ...... ..

7 ... .....

9... ..........

12---. .. .-

6_ ...... .

11- 

12 m----.--_.

8

12 

7- 

8

10 

12m.........

12 

12 m___. ......

19

12m... ...

June 1

19

10 

11 

12m _ . .....

8 .-

12 

Tune ?

10 

12m. _ .....

Gage 

height

19.02

19.17

19.27

19.45

19.65

19.80

20. 58

21.30

21.46

21.27

20.15

18.67

16.40

16.00

15.68

15.63

15.58

14.85

13.35

11.65

10.25

9.72

9.75

10.25

11.35

15.30

16.08

17.25

18.92

19.71

20.09

21.48

21.49

21.45

20.77

18.82

15.82

12.80

10.85

10.49

10.49

Discharge

37,900

37,800

38,600

39,100

39,900

40,800

41, 500

45,400

49,200

50.000

49, 000

43,200

36, 400

27,400

26, 000

24, 700

24,900

24,700

22, 600

18, 700

14, 800

11,800

10, 800

10, 800

11, 800

14,200

20,600

23, 900

26,300

30, 500 

34, 000

36, 000

37, 500

39, 600

40, 900

41, 000

43,000

48,300

50, 200

50, 200

50, 000

46, 400

37,000

25,500

17,400

12, 300

12,300

12, 300

Hour

June 3 Con.

9. ..... ...

12-.......--..

8 

12m... .

8

12 

5 .... ... 

7

12m...... 

12 .. 

8

12 m.. ._._._.

8

12... ... ......

12 p.m. ------

12m ......

6 

12 

6 ...... ..

12 m. ....... .

12 

5_ 

6 ..... .....

9... .... ... ...

12m... 

12 

June 16

12m...... ...

12 

6. 

9. .....

12m...-.. 

12-. 

Gage 

height

11.01

11.37

11.38

11.20

10.80

12.35

16.00

18.74

20.07

20.82

21.20

21.22

21.12

19.67

17.68

15.65

14.30

13.67

14.12

15.32

16.45

17.17

17.63

18.80

20.65

22.62

22 99

22.62

19.25

16.65

14.22

10.75

9.27

8.65

8.41

8.42

8.50

10.00

12.10

14.98

16. 15

17.50

17.98

18.21

18.23

18.09

17.65

16.79

13.95

11.22

Discharge

13,400

14, 200

14,200

13,800

13,000

16,400

26,000

36, 700

42,800

46, 600

48,600

48, 700

48,200

40,900

32,200

25, COO

21, 000

19,600

20,600

24,000

27,600

30, 200

32,000

37, 000

45, 800

56, 700

58, 900

56, 700

45,000

35, 200

27, 300

16,500

12,600

11,000

10, 400

10, 400

10,600

14,400

20, 200

31, 100

36,900

45, 000

47, 900

49,500

49,600

48, 600

45, 900

40, 700

26,600

17,700
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B227

155. COLORADO RIVER AT COLUMBUS, TEX.

Location. Lat 29°42'20", long 96°32'05", near right bank at downstream side 

of pier of bridge on U.S. Highway 90 at east edge of Columbus, Colorado 

County, 340 ft downstream from Texas and New Orleans Railroad bridge, 2.6 

miles downstream from Cummins Creek, and at mile 135.

Drainage area. Approximately 41,070 sq mi, of which 11,900 sq mi is probably 

noncontributing.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 155.52 ft

above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

iMaxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 61,600 cfs 1 p.m. Apr. 29 (gage height, 

27.15ft).

1903-11, 1916 to March 1957: Discharge, 190,000 cfs June 18, 1935 (gage 

height, 38.5 ft), computed on basis of records for station near Eagle Lake.

Maximum stage known, 41.6 ft in July 1869 and on Dec. 6, 1913; information 

from local resident.

Remarks. Flow partly regulated by Lake Travis and other smaller reservoirs, 

having a combined capacity of 3,979,000 acre-ft. Flood of Apr. 29, 1957 

originated downstream from Lake Travis.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 - 

2.......

3_ 

4.... _

5 

6. ...

7. ......

8 

9 

10 

April

4,390 

2,440 

1,100 

832 

645 

548 

495 

446 

411 

383

May

22, 800 

12, 100 

23, 400 

30, 100 

30, 500 

30, 800 

30, 900 

27, 000 

16, 200 

9,340

Monthly mean discharge 

Runoff, in thousands of a

June

37, 500 

42,000 

44,100 

25, 400 

29, 900 

42,200 

31, 400 

35, 900 

39,000 

38,900

Day

11 

12. .

10

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

in cubic feet per 

cre-feet

April

362 

348 

329 

316 

316 

342 

390 

446 

470 

1,000

May

8,560 

8,140 

15, 100 

23,900 

23, 500 

23, 800 

30, 400 

31, 800 

32, 500 

35,900

June

39, 700 

40, 100 

39, 800 

44, 400 

23, 500 

18, 100 

30, 300 

28, 800 

13, 300 

10, 800

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

1,480 

2,660 

2,340 

4.370 

4,990 

6,950 

24, 700 

39, 800 

59,800 

44,100

6,907 

411.0

May

37, 200 

36,900 

37,000 

37,000 

37, 200 

37, 600 

41, 300 

46, 100 

32,400 

18,900 

29, 600

27,680 

1,702

June

10, 200 

8,110 

7,620 

7,480 

7,180 

6,850 

6,810 

6,710 

6,620 

6,540

24, 310 

1, 446,

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 22

April 23

10- 

12m-- -

10 

12 

12m-- 

10p.m_-_ 

12 ------

s\p[tf> KO

2 a.m ____

Gage 

height

4 7E

4.18

4.15

4.17

4.31

5.37

5.70

6.32

7.54

7.66

7.70

Discharge

2

Kflfl

1 940

1,920

1,030

9 060

3 040

3,160

3.520

4,230

5,760

5,920

5. 980

Hour

April 25 Con.

8. -----

g

12 

April 27

12m-------

12- 

. Gage 

height

7.68

7.39

6.11

6.17

6.60

9.20

13.28

15.00

17.22

Ift An

18. 85

Discharge

5,950

5,560

4,210

3,980

3 Q7H

4,570

9,620

15,400

19,800

26,200

30 400

31.300

Hour

April 28

1 9

8 ----- -

12m--. 

2- -----

6 

April 30

12m 

12 D.m .....

Gage 

height

19.00

20.54

23.23

25.87

26.75

27.04

27.14

27.15

27.14

26.80

25.56

22.40

19.67

Discharge

31,800

36,900

46,600

56,500

60,000

61,200

61,600

61,600

61,600

60,200

55,400

43,500

33,900
B228 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957 

Continued

Hour

Mayl 

12m... ... ...

12p.m-_- ....

MayS

6... ... ....

8 -- 

10 

12m-------

2p.m._- .. ...

4 

6 

12 

May ?

8... 

12m.- 

g

12 

May 11

12 p.m.-.. ...

May H

6 a.m ____ -

9 - -

12m-. 

6 ------

9. . --..

12 

May 13

12m - 

6 p.m... _

12.. 

May H 

12m -

6 p.m.--.. _

10 

12 

May 15

8- -- 

12m.-------_

4 p.m.-..-- -

8 

12-- .

2 a.m .........

6 . -

12m 

10 p.m..- _ -

12-- .

May 17

12m8 p.m.. - 

12 

12p.m- .

May 87

4 a.m __ ....

8-.---..- __ .

Gage 

height

15.83

12.32

11.62

U Ort

11.07

11.55

13.56

16.61

17 22

17.68

18.04

Q 17

8.47

8 46

9

10

10.18

in so

13.10

14.11

14. SS

16.75

17.10

17.13

17.10

17.01

16.81

16.48

16.05

15.20

15.52

15.52

15.67

16.27

17.54

17.73

18.72

19.02

19.10

20.93

21.06

21.25

Discharge

22 100

13 ' 300

12 000

11,400

n

CU\f)

16,100

is nnn

22 100

24 400

26 200 07 K.nn

os f\nn

S HAH

7,060

7,040

7,820

8,070

Q CQfl

10 600

1 C (Wt

1Q Crtn

25,800

f)K. Onn

OK Knn

Ofl Af\r\

21 700

23 400

27, 100

27, 700

30,800

31,800

38,700

Hour

May 27 Con.

10 

12 .- 

8 -- 

6 .

12 

May 29

6 _ 

9 -- 

12m-- 

12 . -

May SI

12m-- 

10 -

12 

June 1

8 

12m--- 

12

Jii«e f

8------- -----

12 ------

9 

10 

4---..-. .--..

6 

8 

12 -----

June 4

8

12m-. 

g

11 

12- - 

June 5

4 

12 m---. 

Gage 

height

21.66

22.27

22 92

23.12

23.33

23 42

00 01

9°. 1 7

22.94

19.43

15.63

13.93

13.71

i o. QO

16.15

17 84

18.48

20 00

20.11

20.41

on K.Q

21 74

01 s°.

21.78

91 SQ

OO oc

22.51

oo. no

oo. on

23.08

22.75

22.32

21.74

20 39

1 S QO

17.49

15.70

15.06

15.36

15.90

18.33

O1 QQ

Discharge

40 800 jo nnn

46, 200

47 400

47 400

46 900

46 400

oo inn

91 Ann

1 s onn

17,000

16, 500

17 000

23,000

98 nnn

°.n inn

oc nnn

OE jnn

36 000

07 inn

on nnn

41 400

41 600

43 400

43,900

45,800

6 Kftn

46,000

44,800

43,200

41,100

31,200

27,000

20 200

20, 800

22,300

29, 600

A-l CflA

Hour

June 6

7- -------

9 ------

12m-- 

12 

6 

8 

12 ------

12m--- -

12 

6

12 .

June IB

12m-. 

10 

12

June 16

4

6 -

12- 

June 17

12m-- 

8- ------

12 .

June 18

6 

8 

12 -- 

12m--. 

8

12 

Gage 

height

23.27

23.15

22.67

99 n9

19.46

18.62

18.36

18.56

19.69

1Q Q^

20.21

20.91

21.64

22.75

23.14

9°. 9J.

23 09

O9 7Q

21.59

18.74

15.65

12.20

11.65

11.87

15.89

17.09

17.97

18.66

19.19

19.36

19". 47

19.54

19.55

19.50

19.37

19.17

19.90

18.47

17.30

14.70

13.06

11.81

11.24

11.08

10.83

Discharge

JE Qflft

46 800

46,300

42 100

33 ' 200

30, 500

on 7nfl

29 400

30, 300

00 OrtA

34, 800

38,200

40,700

44,800

46,300

46,600

AK Ann

40,600

30, 900

21,600

13,100

12,500

13,400

22,300

25,800

28,400

30, 600

32,400

32,900

33, 300

33,500

33, 500

33, 400

33,000

32, 300

34,700

30,000

26, 400

19,000

14, 900

12,300

11,300

11,000

10.600
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B229

156. COLORADO RIVER NEAR BAY CITY, TEX.

Location. Lat 28°58'26", long 96°00'44", on right bank 6,300 ft downstream 

from bridge on State Highway 35, 7,100 ft downstream from Texas and New 

Orleans Railroad bridge, 2.8 miles west of Bay City ,Matagorda County, and at 

mile 32.6.

Drainage area. Approximately 41,650 sq mi, of which 11,900 sq mi is probably 

noncontributing.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is at mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 53,000 cfs 6 a.m. May 1 (gage height, 

41.83ft).

1940, 1948 to March 1957: Discharge, 83,000 cfs July 4, 1940 (gage height, 

48.2 ft, at site 6,300 ft upstream) observed by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

(stage, 46.6 ft adjusted to present site).

Maximum stage since at least 1869, about 56.1, ft Dec. 10, 1913. Flood of 

July 1869 probably reached about the same stage. Stages of other floods as 

follows: May 8, 1922, 55.4 ft; June 1929, 55.0 ft; June 22, 1935, 54.6 ft; Oct. 5, 

1936, 53.4 ft; Aug. 2, 1938, 53.4 ft; Nov. 27, 1940, 47, 6 ft. All these flood data 

from information furnished by Texas and New Orleans Railroad and adjusted 

to present site.

Remarks. Flow partly regulated by Lake Travis and other smaller reservoirs, 

having a combined capacity of 3,979,000 acre-ft. Flood of May 1, 1957 originated downstream from Lake Travis.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 .

2 

3 __-.

4

5 _

6 ....

7

8. _____

9 ... .

10 -

April

3,060 

4,140 

4,440 

2,600 

1,590 

1,250 

1,020 

890 

773 

732

May

51, 800 

36, 300 

16, 500 

19, 800 

27, 500 

29, 100 

29, 100 

29, 400 

27, 200 

18, 700

Monthly mean discharge, 

Runoff, in thousands of a

June

27, 600 

35, 500 

40,600 

43, 200 

34, 100 

30, 300 

39, 900 

36, 100 

34, 600 

36, 800

Day

11 .... 

12_____

13__.__

14.....

15 

16. .

ITIS 

19 

20 

in cubic feet per se 

cre-feet

April

674 

652 

588 

580 

455 

535 

559 

531 

463 

471

May

10, 600 

8,320 

7,430 

11,900 

20, 200 

22, 500 

21, 700 

26, 200 

29, 800 

30, 500

June

37, 300 

36, 100 

35, 400 

35, 400 

38, 800 

30, 400 

18, 900 

26, 800 

27, 800 

16,600

Day

21 

22____.

23 

24 

25 

26____.

27____.

28____. 

29. ... 

30 

31 

April

593 

1,200 

3,030 

2,810 

2,350 

3,740 

5,670 

21, 400 

35, 600 

48, 400

5,027 

299.1

May

32, 300 

34, 400 

35, 100 

35, 300 

35, 000 

35, 100 

36, 100 

38, 700 

42, 300 

37, 600 

23, 900

27, 750 

1,706

June

11,300 

10, 700 

7,960 

7,100 

6,850 

6,730 

6,210 

5,990 

5,910 

5,780

24,560 

1,461
B230 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 21 

12 p.m__. _

April 88

9

12 m__ _ .

6p.m__ _ ...

12. ..... ...

April 83 

6a.m_--_ __ .

I2m_-- .

4p.m___ .....

12. ... __

April 84

12 m__

April 25

12m-.... ..

April 26

12m.........

12p.m. ......

April 87

6 a.m__ __ ...

8-. .....

12 m__

3 p.m.... ._

6- ____ ...

9... ..........

10............

12. .

April 88

6__ ... .

12m.........

12............

April 89

12m .. ..

12 p.ni-__ ...

April SO

12m. ..

Gage 

height

16.28

16.78

17.33

17.01

17.36

18.35

19.51

20.12

20.23

19.92

19.58

18.72

18.72

19.06

20.54

21.36

21.26

21.45

21.52

21.62

22.32

24.80

26.35

27.72

28.90

32.49

33.63

36.07

38.33

40.54

Discharge

1,310

1,120

1,330

1,940

2,810

3,440

3,160

2,200

2,200

2,450

3,740

4,600

4,490

4,700

4,770

4,880

5,650

9,240

12, 200

14, 900

17, 300

25, 700

28, 700

35, 700

42,500

49. 100

Hour

April SO Con.

12 

12 

May H 

MayS

12m...-.-...

12-.... ...

May IS

12 p.m... ....

12m-.. -..

12.... .

May 15

12 

May 18

May 17

12m... ._

12m__ ______

May 88

12 n.m

Gage 

height

41.25

41.67

41.83

41.20

40.13

38.48

34.02

31.65

27.82

26.98

27.30

23.88

26.07

27.67

28.45

30.34

31.05

31.37

31.47

?0. 57

30.39

30.64

32.73

33. 45

37.02

Discharge

51, 200

52,500

53, 000

52, 700

51, 100

47, 900

42, 900

29, 800

23, 600

15, 100

13, 500

14, 100

7,710

9,290

11, 600

14, 800

16, 400

20, 500

22, 100

23 200

22 900

21, 000

20, 600

21, 200

21. 800

26, 300

28,200

38. 600

Hour

May 29

12m__._ __..

12 

May 30

12m._ _- _

May SI 

12m_ _ ....

12.. .......

June 1 

12 m.. -

June 3

12m. ________

6... -----

12mJune 8

12m......--.

12 p.m... ....

12 m. --... 

12 -._-____-_.

June 8

12m..- 

10 p.m... 

Gage 

height

38.03

38.45

38.64

38.41

37.13

34.10

30.95

31.38

33.28

34.80

36.12

36.90

37.74

38.70

38.78

38.68

38.11

35.41

33.11

33.23

33.98

35.93

37.46

37.77

37.49

35.98

35. 42

Discharge

41, 60C

42, 80(

43,4(X

42, 70(

38, 900

30, 000

21, 900

21, 100

23, 000

27, 800

32, 000

35, 900

38, 200

40, 700

43, 600

43,800

43,500

41, 800

33, 700

27, 300

27, 60(

29, 700

35, 300

39,900

40, 800

40, 000

35, 400

33, 800

LAVACA RIVER BASIN

157. LAVACA RIVER NEAR EDNA, TEX.

Location. Lat 28°57'35", long 96°41'10", near center of downstream side 

(relocated) of bridge on U.S. Highway 59, 660 ft upstream from Texas and 

New Orleans Railroad bridge and 2.8 miles southwest of Edna, Jackson County.

Drainage area. 887 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 

13.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers).
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B231

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 9,440 cfs 12 m. Apr. 29 (gage height, 

23.55ft).

1938 to March 1957: Discharge, 73,000 cfs July 1, 1940 (gage height, 32.51 ft). 

Maximum stage known, 33.8 ft May 25, 1936, from information furnished 

by local resident (discharge, 83,400 cfs).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

2. 

3

4.......

5 -

6 

7 .

8_ 

9 

10 

April

3,320 

3,190 

315 

168 

114 

79 

59 

50 

41 

35

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-fe

May

2,720 

463 

315 

244 

187 

155 

131 

113 

103 

99

June

363 

1,530 

1,390 

1,070 

647 

734 

598 

727 

358 

170

Day

11 

12..... 

13 

14..... 

15 

16 

ITIS 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

et

April

34 

31 

28 

25 

23 

25 

27 

23 

32 

678

May

99 

82 

77 

850 

620 

203 

128 

151 

1,140 

394

June

116

87 

72 

62 

56 

49 

49 

48 

54 

394

Day

21.....

22..... 

23 

24. 

25-.... 

26 

27 

28 

29.-...

30 

31 

April

1,510 

3,980 

4,020 

443 

223 

170 

1.740 

5,780 

8,910 

7,660

1,424 

84,760

May

188 

123 

94 

76 

64 

58 

168 

1,840 

2,460 

602 

320

460 

28, 300

June

284 

158 

110 

59 

43 

45 

39 

31 

29 

28

310 

18, 450

158. NAVIDAD RIVER NEAR GANADO, TEX.

Location. Lat 29°02', long 96°33', on left bank near upstream side of bridge on 

U.S. Highway 59, 100 ft upstream from Texas and New Orleans Railroad 

bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from Sandy Creek, and 2% miles southwest of Ganado, Jackson County.

Drainage area. 1,116 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Wire-weight or staff gage read twice daily. Datum of 

gage is 13.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 18,100 cfs 10 p.m. Apr. 30 (gage height, 

30.08 ft, from graph based on gage readings).

1939 to March 1957: Discharge, 64,500 cfs July 2, Nov. 26, 1940; maximum 

gage height, 36.54 ft July 2, 1940, from floodmark.

Maximum stage known since at least 1909, 39.8 ft May 27, 1936. Information furnished by Texas and New Orleans Railroad (discharge, 94,000 cfs, 

from rating curve extended above 60,000 cfs).
B232 FLOODS OF 1957

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 .

o

3... -

4 

5 

6__ 

7 

8 

9 

10 

April

4,240 

4,800 

2,450 

718 

426 

196 

122 

77 

51 

39

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-ft

May

15, 500 

10,400 

4, 650 

1,350 

605 

384 

267 

198 

168 

141

June

1,200 

5,040 

4,320 

5,170 

4,950 

4,400 

5,770 

4,180 

1,620 

601

Day

11 

12 

13 

14.-._. 

15 

16 

17 

1 ft

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per s 

et

April

33

28 

23 

20 

18 

19 

18 

17 

14 

21

May

118 

102 

84 

194 

553 

154 

74 

168 

730 

367

June

395 

290 

224 

175 

134 

109 

92 

102 

172 

490

Day

21 

22 

23..... 

24 

25 

26 

27..-.. 

28 

29__-__

30._._.

31 

pcond

April

981 

2,490 

4,690 

2,360 

811 

410 

2,340 

6,580 

8,940 

15, 300

1,941 

115, 500

May

320 

155 

71 

43 

26 

19 

91 

1,100 

1,620 

1,490 

663

1,349 

82, 920

June

768 

270 

196 

120 

93 

77 

66 

52 

46 

44

1,372 

81,650

GUADALUPE RIVER BASIN

159. GUADALUPE RIVER AT COMFORT, TEX.

Location. Lat 29°58', long 98°54', on left bank at downstream side of pier of 

bridge on U.S. Highway 87, a quarter of a mile downstream from Cypress 

Creek, half a mile east of Comfort, Kendall County, and at mile 397.

Drainage area. 836 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except May 11, 12. Datum of 

gage is 1,372.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. Discharge May 11, 12 estimated on basis of records of weather and 

records for station at Spring Branch.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 35,200 cfs 2:30 p.m. Apr. 24 (gage 

height, 24.59 ft).

1917-32, 1939 to .March 1957: Discharge, 182,000 cfs July 1, 1932 (gage 

height, 38.4 ft, from floodmarks and from data furnished by Texas Highway 

Department), from rating curve extended above 33,000 cfs on basis of slope-area 

measurement of peak flow (flood originated above Cypress Creek).

Maximum stage since at least 1848, that of July 1, 1932. Flood of July 16, 

1900, reached about same stage; information from local residents.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

l .......

2_-.. 

3. 

4.......

5.. _ ..

6. . 

7 ___ ..

9 

10 

April

37 

36 

35 

31 

30 

26 

26 

24 

24 

23

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-fc

May

249 

200 

186 

170 

162 

135 

124 

119 

1,110 

517

June

1,060 

638 

620 

468 

402 

360 

280 

245 

216 

196

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 _ .- 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

et

April

23 

21 

20 

18 

19 

21 

24 

25 

390 

78

May

185 

145 

776 

279 

241 

144 

130 

267 

214 

147

June

176 

180 

202 

172 

149 

134 

118 

120 

124 

120

Day

21 

22 .....

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28._.__

29 

30 

31 

second

April

46 

340 

194 

10, 300 

1,170 

1,240 

2,310 

652 

460 

457

693 

35, 900

May

134 

120 

107 

96 

88 

80 

1,250 

936 

555 

392 

1,450

345 

21, 240

June

108 

101 

90 

88 

84 

79 

71 

66 

60 

54

226 

13, 450
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B233

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April #3 

12p.m... ....

7--.-.--- _ ..

8 

9...... .......

10. . .

11 _ .........

12m. ........

12:30 p.m .....

2 

2:30... -.

4.............

6 .

8... . .

10 

12 ..

April %5

2a.m_.__ .....

4.... .........

8. .........

12m.. .......

12 

April 86 

12m.........

10 

11............

12.,. ......

April 27

2 a.m.... _ .

4... ..........

6 

8. ... ... ...

12m..-. _ -.

Gage 

height

3.84

3.46

3.95

10.20

15.25

16.80

19.60

20.55

19.67

24.10

24.59

21.60

18.60

15.60

12.25

9.70

8.15

7.25

6.10

5.55

4.88

4.71

4.28

7.65

14.30

16.53

14.05

11.30

8.38

7 4.R

6.29

Discharge

250

172

278

2,550

8,420

11, 300

17,700

20, 400

17, 900

33,200

35, 200

23, 800

15, 700

9,620

4,900

2,640

1,940

1,570

1,180

990

789

738

609

549

1,760

8,260

12,500

7,640

3,860

1,880

1,490

1,050

Hour

April 27 Con.

12--...... _ .

Man 8

2 ... .... .

3 ...........

3:30.-. -.

4.... _ -.-.-.

5.............

6.. ....

8.... ... ..... .

10 

12-...-.. _ -.

12m.........

May 27

10 

12m..... 

2 

3 ...

4 __.

6 

8 

10 

12.. ..........

Gage 

height

5.42

5.05

3.04

5.99

6.93

6.75

8.90

11.40

12.00

10.30

7 V7

6.37

* 95

4.40

3 79

2.86

2 S7

3.25

3.51

5.40

7.05

9.40

11.28

11.70

11.40

9.70

8.05

Discharge

768

651

119

116

948

1,290

1,220

2,130

4,690

2,940

1,530

1,080

714

444

OCR

92

94

155

208

762

1,330

2,380

3,840

4,310

3,970

1,750

Hour

Mayffi

8 -

12m.... _ ..

May 30

12m.... 

May 31

7.. ... ...

8 . 

9..-. ...

10 

12m... _ ...

6 

9.. .......

12 

June 1

10 

12m... 

2. ..... ...

3 .....

4. ... ....

5 -

6..-. ___ - ...

8 

10 

12 

Gage 

height

6.90

6.30

5.82

5.70

5.07

4.89

4.64

4.35

4.13

3.97

3.93

4.09

11.00

12.87

11.20

9.10

8.25

6.13

5.49

5.16

4.80

4.63

4.60

4.67

7.35

9.35

11.58

9.90

7.95

5.93

5.28

5.00

Discharge

1,300

1,080

921

885

684

627

546

456

385

342

332

375

3,550

5,880

3,760

2,240

1,840

1,020

819

714

597

£43

534

558

1,470

2,370

4,180

2,670

1,700

954

750

663

160. GUADALTJPE RIVER NEAR SPRING BRANCH, TEX.

Location. Lat 29°51'40", long 98°23'00", on right bank at downstream side 

of pier of county highway bridge, 4 miles southeast of Spring Branch, Comal 

County, 6 miles downstream from Curry Creek, and at mile 334.

Drainage area. 1,282 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except 5 p.m. Apr. 3 to 10 a.m. 

Apr. 16, 3 to 7 a.m. and 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Apr. 22, 4:45 to 6:15 p.m. Apr. 24, 

8 p.m. Apr. 24 to 12:30 a.m. Apr. 25. Graph was reconstructed Apr. 22, 24 

on basis of fragmentary gage-height record. Datum of gage is 948.13 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements. Discharge Apr. 4-15 estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and 

records of weather.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 25,600 cfs 7 p.m. Apr. 24 (gage height, 

24'.55ft).

1922 to March 1957: Discharge, 121,000 cfs July 3, 1932 (gage height, 42.10 

ft), from rating curve extended above 70,000 cfs.

Maximum stage known since at least 1859, about 53 ft in 1869. Flood of 

July 1900 reached a stage of about 49 ft; information from local resident. 

656087 O 62 IB
B234 FLOODS OF 1957

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 ...

2_ 

3 

4 

5_ 

6.-...-.

7 . 

8 _

9 ......

10-. -

April

415 

132

74 

70 

65 

60 

55 

50 

50 

45

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, in acre-f

May

917 

575 

466 

411 

395 

258 

149 

117 

117 

2,120

June

2,830 

3,310 

1,530 

1,080 

912 

900 

685 

600 

530 

476

Day

11 

12.. 

13. 

15... _.

16.....

10

19

20.... _

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

set

April

40 

35 

35 

30 

30 

33 

34 

34 

847 

678

May

610 

363 

754 

1,280 

2,060 

507 

315 

444 

812 

427

June

435 

407 

534 

431 

375 

339 

311 

294 

275 

268

Day

21___-

22 

23..... 

24-_.__ 

25 .

26__.__

27 

28 -. 

29. .

30 

31 

April

230 

5,720 

925 

6.180 

15,900 

1,950 

5,040 

2,110 

2,310 

1,170

1,478 

87, 960

May

335 

295 

261 

236 

216 

222 

1,390 

2,910 

1.200 

786 

2,020

741 

45, 560

June

261 

247 

226 

212 

202 

194 

184 

174 

161 

146

618 

36, 750

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April SI 

12p.m... ....

April 28

2 a.m.... .....

3....... ..

3:30... 

4- ....

7.. .

9:30.. ........

12m _ - _ ..

4p.m... .....

12............

April S3

12m.. _ ....

2 p.m... .....

5 

12..-. _ -..-.

April 24 

12 m... ......

5p.m........

e.on

6-- .........

7. ..

12 .........

April 25

6. ... ......

12 m. ......._

1 p.m..,., ...

5 ... -.-.

7. .....

8 .....

12... ____ ..

April 26

1:30 a.m. .....

4. _ .--....-.

6 ... .....

8 ..... -

9 ..... ...

12m........

10p.m... ...

12............

Gage 

height

2.75

3.30

6.35

9 74

9

CA

12. 12

9.78

12.25

14.64

11.00

3.78

3.73

3.92

3.83

3.65

8.45

15.00

24.55

17.00

16.27

20.00

24.40

24.30

20.00

15.00

11.40

6.50

6.15

6.63

6.22

6.40

5.60

5.43

5.40

Discharge

170

383

4 QCfl

7,390

5,200

10, 300

6,300

605

580

680

630

538

4,000

10, 800

17,600

13, 400

25, 100

17,600

10,800

6,670

2,380

2,110

2 XQfl

2,470

1,720

1,600

1,580

Hour

April W

9... ... ...... .

12... . ........

12m_.___ .

12 - 

April $9

6 ... .... ...

10 

12m...... 

12 p.m. ......

April 30

12m. .__-__.

10 . 

12 

May 1

4.. . .-.

12 p.m. ......

May 9

May 10

3

6- - ......

May 12

12 p.m... ....

Gage 

height

9.83

9.02

9.30

12.22

5.38

6.50

6.37

7.82

6.88

6.57

4.83

4.45

4.55

4 69

4 79

5.12

A QK

A C7

4.22

3.96

o 70

4.30

6.03

K 00

7.73

3.18

Discharge

5,250

4,520

4,770

7.490

2,020

1,570

1,420

2,400

2,380

2,280

3,450

2,670

2,430

1,220

984

1, 050

1 1 Cf)

1,400

828

' 660

137

1,870

966

272

Hour

May 13

8.--. ---------

9.. . ....... ...

12m..... .

10 

12

12m....--.--

May IB

May 17

12 p.m.......

May 18

12.-. 

May 19

May 27

9..-..- _ .. .

12 

Gage 

height

3.10

3.63

3.78

3.58

4.35

5.88

6.17

6.69

4.38

3.76

3.67

4.22

4.17

9.25

4.25

3 1 ^

3.22

3.94

4.45

4.82

4.07

3.10

3.42

8.25

6.87

Discharge

244

480

561

458

918

816

1,920

2,130

2,510

936

548

502

828

792

4,720

846

261

287

650

984

1,210

726

502

244

379

1,910

3,820

2,670
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B235

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957-

Continued

Hour

Mag 28

6 .

12 m__ .......

12 p.m.. .....

12p.m... ....

May 31

12m.........

Gage 

height

6.65

6.93

8.52

5.40

3.98

3.93

4.07

Discharge

2,490

2,710

4,070

1,580

670

645

726

Hour

May Si Con.

9... ... .... ...

12 

12m. __ ....

6 .....

9.--.---...--.

11 

12... .........

Gage 

height

5.55

9.37

5.42

8.53

6.62

7.08

Discharge

6,180

5,470

4,830

1,590

1,380

4 080

2,470

2,830

2,810

Hour

June i

1 ...... _ .

12m... _ ...

12-. 

June 3

9.... _ . _ ..

12 m__ _ ....

12 

Gage 

height

7.02

11.22

7.55

5.97

6.00

5.20

5.67

5.32

5.23

5.37

5.05

Discharge

2,790

6,500

3,220

1,980

2,000

1,450

1,770

1,530

1,470

1,560

1,350

161. GUADALUPE RIVER ABOVE COMAL RIVER AT NEW BRAUNFELS, TEX.

Location. Lat 29°42'55" long 98°06'40", on right bank at New Braunfels, 

Comal County, 1.1 miles upstream from Comal River and at mile 281.

Drainage area. 1,516 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 586.65 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. Discharge 12 p.m. Apr. 24 to 4 p.m. Apr. 25, 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. Apr. 27, 

5-11 p.m. May 27, and 9-10 p.m. June 1 computed from backwater studies.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 26,900 cfs 12 p.m. Apr. 25 (gage height, 

18.13ft).

1927 to March 1957: Discharge, 101,000 cfs June 15, 1935 (gage height, 

32.95 ft).

Maximum stage known, 38 ft in 1869 and in December 1913; information 

from local residents.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 .

2.......

3.......

4 ...

5 

6.. ..

7 

8 

9. .

10 

April

241 

430 

223 

155 

114 

97 

89 

77 

68 

62

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, in acre-f

May

1,560 

1,110 

885 

765 

698 

625 

560 

513 

480 

828

June

4,340 

4,390 

2, 510 

1,950 

1,560 

1,570 

1,260 

1,080 

973 

888

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 3et

April

59 

56 

50 

49 

50 

63 

58 

52 

222 

1,060

May

1,400 

681 

600 

1,330 

985 

1,600 

600 

556 

931 

842

June

800 

740 

700 

800 

670 

603 

565 

532 

499 

490

Day

21 

22 

23 

24.-.. 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29..... 

30 

31 

April

624 

3,510 

4,550 

2,440 

18, 800 

9,290 

5,770 

5,150 

3,030 

1,880

1, 944 

115, 700

May

630 

536 

492 

460 

428 

409 

1,870 

3,550 

2,410 

1,480 

3,060

1,060 

65, 200

June

475 

460 

438 

408 

394 

374 

367 

347 

334 

315

1,028 

61,150
B236 FLOODS OP 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 21

4.. _ . _ . _

6 

7 ..... ...

8........ __ -

10 

11. _ . _ ....

12m. ..--.-..

2... .... 

4_ 

6.. _ . _ .

7 

10 

12... ... ......

April 23

2..... _ .- _

3.............

4.. ..... ...

5 ... ... .

7 ....... ...

9.. ..... ...

10 

12m___. _ ..

3 p.m... .....

5_ ----..

6 

7 ... ...

12.... .. ......

April 24

12m... __ .

6 p.m... _ ..

8. ... ... ...

9.............

10 

12............

April 25

3a.m..__. ....

6 ... ... .

7 .... ........ .

8.-..-.. _ ..

12m. _ .....

2 _ ..

4.. ...... __ .

8...... .......

10 

12.. .. .....

April 26

4 ___ . .......

6..... ........

8....... ......

9.. .......... .

11 

12m. ........

2p.m __ . ...

10 

12..... .......

April 27

3a.m .........

5......... ....

6......... ....

Gage 

height

2.52

2.50

2.52

2.68

2.80

3.75

4.69

4.50

6.75

7.28

7.28

6.90

7.85

9.00

9.50

9.85

9.87

9.45

7 60

5.50

4.80

4.25

3.87

3.75

3.90

3.57

3.29

3.10

2.99

2.88

3.35

4.50

10.00

15.34

14.40

16.20

16.50

16.30

13.80

13.40

13.45

14.40

17.00

17.90

18.13

17.65

16.25

13.35

9.00

7.15

5.60

5.10

4.67

4.28

4.70

5.85

7.35

7.56

Discharge

Af\Q

423

KAQ

660

1,780

2

QAA

3,100

2

QQA

3,530

6,820

6.820

9,400

10,800

10, 100

7,280

4,240

3 OCA.

1,950

1,780

1, 990

1,540

1,180

1 Qfift

OCA

740

1,260

2,830

11,000

20 

' 000

15,000

18,000

19,000

20,000

14.000

14,000

H AAA

16,000

24, 100

26, 400

26,900

OK 7AA

22, 300

16,400

9,400

6,630

4 380

3,' 670

3,070

2,520

3,110

4,740

6,400

6,700

Hour

April 27 Con.

10 ...... ...

12m.... 

3.............

6 ..... .....

10 

12 .........

April 28

6. ... . ...

7 .... 

9. .........

7. .

9.. ...

10 

11 

12

April 29

8

12m. _-......

4... ... .......

6. ... ... ...

12... _ ......

April SO

8.. ...

12m... ...

12 .

May 1

8a.m _ ....

11 ..... .

12m. ........

12 ........

12 p.m.... ...

May 14

6 ..........

9......... _ .

10 ...

6 ... .

12............

May 15

4a.m. ......

8 .......

12m. __ . ...

Gage 

height

7 00

6.62

6.82

7.42

7.40

6 GO

6.55

6.70

7.75

Q En

5 A 1*

4.60

4.40

4.75

S

CO

4.48

4

OQ

4.31

4.54

A KC

4.90

5.10

4.37

4.07

3.77

3.56

3.72

3.73

3.60

2.90

2

QQ

9 Q9

3.03

3.14

3 CO

3.87

3 GO

3.38

3.17

3.03

2.94

Discnarge

6,100

5,700

K QCf\

6,000

6,500

5,900

5,700

5,760

5,980

7, 500

4,130

2,970

2

ftQA

3 1 HA

4,090

4,280

2

QAA

2 AAA

2 560

2

CJAA

2

ACA

2

OOA

1,960

1,610

1 4fin

1,530

1,740

1 7CA

1,580

1,350

467

760

70A

fiQA

1 AAA

1,610

1 Q^t\

9 n.9fl

1,910

i 9on

QQA

800

Hour

May IB Con. 

10p.m__ .....

11 .

12....... ..

May 16

2

5 .. .

S... ......... .

12m 

8 .....

12............

May 17

12m. _..._...

12.. .........

May 27

11 .

12m .. . .

3 ..........

4.-.-.-.--....

9

]! 

12 

9 ... 

12m.........

3

7. .........

10 

11 

12 

2.............

6... ..........

9

12m.........

12 p.m.... ...

May 31

8.. ...........

9 .........

10............

12m.........

1 p.m.... .

Gage 

height

2.82

4.20

4.76

4.87

4.77

4.11

3.73

3.37

3.13

2.99

2.88

2.72

2.66

2.63

2.48

2.52

2.69

3.04

4.00

5.90

8.30

6.75

5.37

5.60

5.11

4.90

K 9Q

4.72

4.59

4.65

5

OC

c oe

e or

5 25

4.15

3.99

3.71

3 50

3

07

3

QO

3

4 A

4.85

8.16

7.83

8 AC

7.10

6.29

Discharge

68C

2,410

3, 19C

3,350

3,210

2,280

1,750

1,280

993

850

740

584

532

507

388

394

423

557

900

2,130

4, 820

5,800

5,200

3,500

4,050

4,380

3,390

3,880

3,140

2,960

3,040

3,190

3 Q9O

S

oon

2,120

1,720

1 450

1 * 280

1 220

I

qOA

3,320

8,100

7,610

7 940

6

ecn

5,380
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B237

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957 

Hour

May SI Con.

3__ ...

5__ ..... ..

6.... .........

8_ - 

12__. ._.._._..

2.

3,

5.... .........

7..... ........

8.. ...........

9.............

11

Gage 

height

5.96

5.35

4.10

3.86

3.64

3.52

3.51

3.60

3.85

4.90

6.06

6.28

6.33

6.41

Discharge

4,900

4,020

2,270

1,930

1,480

].580

1,920

3,390

5,050

5,370

5,440

5,550

Hour

June 1 Con. 

12m... .....

2p.m... .....

6...... --_-._

7..... ..

9. .-___.--_...

10....... _ ..

12... _ ._..__

2 a.m... . ....

3...... .......

5...... ....

6... .......

Gage 

height

6.04

5.58

5.20

6.70

6.70

5.67

4.55

4.38

4.49

4.86

5.18

Discharge

5,030

4, 350

3,810

5,980

5,190

5,300

5,500

4,480

2,900

2 660

2,820

3,330

3,780

Hour

June 2 Con.

10............

12m.. _.

6... ..........

8. .... ...

12... .......

June S

2 a.m . .....

8 

4. .... ..._.

12 -

Gage 

height

4.78

4.74

4.78

5.50

6.75

7.40

7.12

5.45

4.90

4.22

4.03

3.98

4.10

3.95

Discharge

3,220

3,170

3,220

4,240

6,050

6,990

6,580

4,160

3,390

2,440

2,170

2,100

2,270

2,060

162. COMAL RIVER AT NEW BRAUNFELS, TEX.

Location. Lat 29°42'05", long 98°07'10", on right bank 200 ft upstream from 

San Antonio Street viaduct in New Braunfels, Comal County, and 1.1 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 117 sq mi. Normal flow of river comes from springs; drainage 

area of stream not applicable.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 582.80 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements below 600 cfs and above 2,000 cfs by previous rating extended above 

1,600 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at 6,700 and 35,000 cfs. Discharge 6 p.m. Apr. 22 to 9 a.m. Apr. 23, 12 p.m. Apr. 24 to 9 a.m. Apr. 26, 6 a.m. 

Apr. 27 to 12 m. Apr. 28, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 31, 9 a.m. to 12 m. June 1, and 

6-7 p.m. June 2 computed from backwater studies.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 8,610 cfs 6 p.m. May 27 (gage height, 

17.45 ft).

1927 to March 1957: Discharge, 35,000 cfs Sept. 11, 1952 (gage height, 

36.14 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis 

of slope-area measurements at 6,700 and 35,000 cfs.

Maximum stage known since at least 1869, 37.65 ft Oct. 17, 1870; gage 

datum according to floodmark about half a mile downstream (probably some 

backwater from Guadalupe River).

Remarks. Normal flow of river is from Comal Springs emerging from the Edwards limestone in the Balcones fault zone about 1 mile upstream.
B238 FLOODS OF 1957

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 .

2 .

3 -

4. ..

5 

6 -

7 

8 

9. ...

10 ...

April

110

88 

88 

88 

80 

82 

82 

82 

78 

80

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, in acre-fe

May

190

188 

186 

184 

184 

184 

178 

179 

177 

177

June

1.270 

902 

295 

257 

287 

267 

254 

250 

250 

254

Day

11.. 

19

13 

14.__. _

15..... 

16 

17 

18 

19...- 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per s 

et

April

84 

84 

78 

78 

86 

90 

86 

88 

403 

141

May

174 

176 

202 

184 

178 

176 

176 

176 

178 

180

June

246 

246 

246 

242 

242 

242 

246 

238 

234 

234

Day

21 

22 

23.. 

24 .. 

25 

26 

27. 

28 

29,.. __

30 

31 

April

117 

479 

353 

603 

1.250 

1,260 

2.150 

841 

533 

215

329 

19, 590

May

179 

177 

176 

175 

176 

223 

3,110 

1.130 

238 

218 

913

334 

20, 510

June

234 

230 

230 

230

226 

222 

222 

215 

211 

211

298 

17. 720

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 85 

12p.m.. __

slpilt> #4

9 a.m.-.. .....

11 .

12m...... __

6 p.m.-- .....

8..... ...

9:30.. 

10 . ..

12... .........

3 .........

8....... ..... _

10 

12m....

3.... _ ..

6-. . .

9... .... ..

12 ........

1:30... .......

3.... ....

4 .... ...

4:30.. ........

5....... ,

7......

9 ... ....

12m.........

3.... .

5 ... ..

8. .......

9 ...

12 .. __ ..

April %1

2a.m.... .....

3 ...... ...

4 _ ...-. ...

5. ......

7... ....... ...

12m.-.. _ _-

3 p.m... .....

8 ...... ....

9- . .

12... ...

Gage 

height

3.80

3.78

3.70

3.74

3.74

4.50

9.75

10.15

13.24

13.45

14.36

11.95

10.70

10.30

10.42

11.82

13.20

13.72

13.57

13.05

19 S9

12.90

11.05

10.25

7.25

6.09

5.62

5.12

4.67

4.55

6.30

9.00

9.94

10.00

9.67

7.12

7.02

5.60

5.42

5.32

Discharge

147

141

120

130

130

440

3,560

3,800

2,500

1,100

380

380

640

950

1,100

1,000

830

1,000

730

790

1,100

1,100

2,170

1,530

542

470

1,660

3,130

3,680

3,710

3

K ft

3.0CO

2,000

1,900

1.100

950

790

Hour

April 38

5 ....

7 ....... -

8... ..........

12m... ....

4 ........ .

7 .-

g

4. ....

5 . .

g

10 

12._ . ....

May S7

11 .......

12m . -...

3- .

4-... .... ....

5... ..........

6. ....

7. ....

12 

8... ....... 

10 .........

6 ... __ ___ .

Gage 

height

5.50

6.40

6.60

6.44

4.35

4 00

4.15

5.20

6.20

7.70

7.80

5.03

4.20

4.09

3.93

3.96

4.46

8.20

13.00

17.35

17.45

5.30

4.88

4.24

Discharge

700

560

500

410

290

211

930

1,600

2,410

2,460

1,650

1,540

794

660

434

390

375

290

246

219

187

197

418

1,540

2,680

5,500

7,930

8,530

8,610

8,490

4,690

2,250

1,490

1,010

681

512

345

308

Hour

May 18 Con.

May SO

12 p.m... ....

May 51

6 a.m.... .....

7. ...... ...

8 ... 

9 ..... ....

12m... __ .

2.. _ .. _ ...

3 .... .....

4 ... .....

6 

8 -

10 

12. 

3 - 

5 ... .....

9 .....

10- 

4 

6 

10 

2 

3 

5 . 

8 . 

10 

2 p.m. ._ .

7 

12 .

Gage 

height

4.22

4.00

4.01

5.18

7.90

11.10

7.75

6.54

5.62

5.13

4.80

4.44

4.28

4.21

4.19

4.27

4.16

4.14

4.71

4.60

4.29

5.20

8.80

11.57

8.80

7.35

7.14

7.41

7.12

5.86

5.38

4.88

4.66

4.56

4.50

5.62

5.64

4.33

Discharge

299

211

215

914

2,520

3,400

2,000

1,400

1,000

720

560

407

326

294

286

322

274

266

450

430

520

380

330

930

3,020

4,640

3,020

2,220

2,110

2,250

2,100

1,390

1,070

681

536

476

440

790

590

350
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B239

163. BLANCO RIVER AT WIMBERLEY, TEX.

Location. Lat 29°59', long 98°04', on left bank 800 ft downstream from Cypress 

Creek, 1,200 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 12, and a quarter of a 

mile south of Wimberley, Hays County.

Drainage area. 364 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except 7 p.m. May 19 to June 30. 

Datum of gage is 802.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements below 30,000 cfs and by slope-area measurements at 95,000 and 

113,000 cfs. Discharge May 20 to June 30 estimated on basis of record for 

station near Kyle.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 62,600 cfs 8 p.m. Apr. 24 (gage height, 

24.73 ft).

1924-26, 1928 to March 1957: Discharge, 113,000 cfs May 28, 1929 (gage 

height, 31.10 ft, from floodmark), from slope-area measurement.

Maximum stage known since at least 1869, that of May 28, 1929; infor mation 

from local residents.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 .

2__ _

3 _

4_ 

5 .

6

7_.____.

8 

9... _

10 

April

206 

67 

44 

34 

28 

26 

25 

25 

21 

21

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-f(

May

441 

344

274 

250 

228 

192 

175 

165 

155 

293

June

1,210 

1,230 

840 

730 

690 

730 

570 

360 

310 

2SO

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18_____ 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per s 

jet 

April

21 

21 

20 

18 

18 

23 

21 

18 

248 

364

May

162 

133 

355 

356 

182 

199 

175 

498 

684 

270

June

270 

290 

540 

310 

270 

230 

220 

210 

190 

180

Day

21 

22 

23 .

24 

25_____

26 

27 

28. -

29 

SO - 

SI. 

April

142 

3,310 

408 

10, 300 

2,610 

1,200 

4,810 

2,000 

1,930 

606

953 

56, 700

May

200 

170 

160 

160 

150 

180 

670 

870 

400 

340 

1,540

335 

20, 570

June

170 

160 

160 

150 

140 

130 

120 

120 

120 

110

368 

21, 920

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1951

Hour

April gl 

12p.m.. 

April 2g 

4 a.m.- ......

5 . 

6___.--_.__-__

7:30--- 

9_____. _______

10:30 - 

12m... ______

2p.m... ..... 

4 ______.. _

6 . ...

12_____. ..-.__

April 25 

12 m__ _______

11. ... ...

12.. __________

April 24. 

2a.m.....

Gage 

height

0.75

2.07 

1.95 

3.87 

3.27 

6.30 

11.35 

9.50 

5.70 

3.75 

2.93 

1.97

1.37 

1.22 

1.76 

1.78

1.92 

1.33

Discharge

103

709 

630 

2,440 

1,780 

5.620 

14,600 

10, 800 

4,800 

2,300 

1,430 

642

322 

258 

518 

529

612 

304

Hour

April g4~ Con. 

3 p.m. ___

4 

5 .

5:30.. ------

6 

6:30.. 

9-30- -

11. ________

12___. ________

April 25 

2a.m .........

6 

12 m... .__---

12 p.m.... ...

April g6

3 .

7 

12m.- .

19 '

Gage 

height

1.24 

1.50 

4.00 

12.00 

14.50 

19.00 

24.73 

19.00 

14.00 

11.00

6.77 

4.07 

2.84 

2.10

2.06 

3.39 

2.39 

2.02 

1.85 

6.66

Discharge

266 

380 

2.600 

16, 000 

22. 500 

36,600 

62,600 

36, 600 

21, 100 

13, 800

6,280 

2,680 

1.350 

730

702 

1.910 

957 

674 

570 

6,120

Hour

April W

10 

6p.m.. 

April $8

6 

7 ------

11 

12 

April g9

May 9

Gage 

height

5.70 

7.34 

9.91 

6.54 

5.09 

3.21 

2.68

2.23 

2.20 

3.80 

5.18 

5.39 

4.80 

7.30 

6.80

3.89 

2.64 

2.15

0.92

Discharge

4,800 

7.110 

11, 500 

5,960 

3.970 

1,710 

1.210

829 

805 

2,360 

4.090 

4,380 

3,590 

7,050 

6.320

2,470 

1,170 

768

152
B240 FLOODS OF 1957

164. SAN MARCOS RIVER AT JAILING, TEX.

Location. Lat 29°39'55", long 97°39'05", on left bank 390 ft downstream from 

bridge on State Highway 80, 1 mile south of Luling, Caldwell County, and 8 

miles upstream from Plum Creek.

Drainage area. 833 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water stage recorder graph except Apr. 2-6. Datum of 

gage is 322.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measure 

ments. Discharge Apr. 2-6 estimated on basis of records of weather and records for nearby stations.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 29,400 cfs 3 p.m. Apr. 25 (gage height, 

32.70ft).

1939 to March 1957: Discharge, 57,000 cfs Sept. 12, 1952 (gage height, 

34.95ft).

Maximum stage known since at least 1859, 40.4 ft in 1869 or 1870; information from State Highway Department. Flood of May 29, 1929, reached a stage 

of 37.1 ft and is the second highest known.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

I.... ...

2_ .

3 .

4 

5 

6 

7 

8. .

9... ....

10 

April

388 

170 

150 

140 

130 

120 

115 

112 

103 

100

Monthly mean d 

KunofT, in acre-fe

May

1.090 

866 

736 

650 

592 

537 

492 

460 

464 

452

June

1,840 

7,010 

3,070 

1,220 

1,020 

969 

952 

796 

657 

606

Day

11 . 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 - 

17. 

18 

19

20-_ 

ischarge, in cubic feet per s

et. ...

April

100 

98 

95 

95 

110 

650 

132 

96 

535 

391

May

484 

443 

856 

607 

583 

405 

400 

365 

459 

716

June

561 

527 

540 

770 

552 

490 

460 

439 

423 

400

Day

21 

22..-.. 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 .. 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

276 

466 

2.180 

776 

12, 100 

6,400 

12. 600 

8,710 

5,700 

2,430

1.849 

110,000

May

459 

405 

380 

361 

347 

663 

3,530 

10.600 

1,420 

670 

567

1,002 

61, 600

June

394 

383 

371 

362 

352 

344 

331 

318 

309 

297

892 

53,080

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April eg 

1 p.m.... __.

3______._

5_____ ______ _

8.. ___________

10 __

12----... _

2a.m _ _ . 

4____. ________

6

8. -. .

10..-- ...

12m.. ._.____

2 p.m...... -

4... ... 

6._. -__.._

8... ....

12 _.._-

2a.m... __ ,

6.. ...........

Gage 

height

4.74

5.05

6.32

8.74

9.01

8.55

8.00 

9.30

12.96

16.80

19.50

20.76

21.17

20.44

18.30

15.32

10.82

9.45

8.02

Discharge

301

342

507

844

881

817

740 

922

1,490

2,320

3,080

3, 470

3,610

3,370

2,720

1,950

1,140

943

743

Hour

April 25 Con.

10 

12 

April %5

2 a.m. ...... 

4 -- 

6

9.__..____ 

10_.___.

11 

12m. ..______

3_____________

4.__. _________

6 _________

8 ..

10________ ___

12 . .. _

Gage 

height

6 9 1)

6.23

6 42

14.48

18.26 

19.96

21.34

22.00

28 00

31.52

32.70

32.57

31.80

30.90

29.88

28.78

Discharge

593 AQ 1;

1,270

1,780

2,710 

3,220

3,440

3,670

3,900

4,620

9,480

21,100

29 4oO

28, 4oO

22, 700

18, 100

14, 300

11.300

Hour

April 00 

4 a.m ... ___

8 _________

10. _________

12m.. ._____.

7 

10-.----_ ___

12 

April 17

6______ ______

10 ___________

6.-------.-.

8. 

10 - ______

12_ -------

12 m_. .-.-___

Gage 

height

26.86

25.38

25.09

25. 01

24.92

24.97

24.68

24.92

25. 20

26.74

28.15

28.86

30.60

31.24

31.36

31.18

30.85

28.77

26.55

Discharge

7,570

5,900

5,650

5,590

5, 520

5, 560

5,340

5,520

5,740

7,410

9,810

11,500

16, 800

19, 600

20, 200

19, 300

17, 900

11,300

7,180
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B241

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957 

Continued

Hour

April K 

Continued

g

10 

12. . --

April %9

8 --------

10 - 

12 m... ------

6 -------

10_. --------

April SO

4 -----

8.- 

8 --------

12 

May %5

12 p.m__ - 

May 26

3 a.m. _--_-.

4...-.- _ ...

5 

6 ____ 

7

9 

4 

5 ~

6 

8 - - -

10 

12 

May W

Gage 

height

24. 55

23.44

23.46

26.32

26.14

25.55

23.94

23.70

23.88

23.95

23.20

18.45

15.20

13.20

12.22

11.74

5.00

4.9S

5.52

5.47

5.90

7.33

8.40

8.50

8.0

7.3

7.1

7.2

7.6

10.2

17.0

Discharge

4. WO

4,570

4 ' 940

6,380

6,900

7,000

6,690

6, 060

4,840

4,700

4,810

4,940

4,850

4,440

3,850

2.770

1.920

1, MO

1,370

335

332

403

374

452

796

Q1A

747

649

625

631

694

1,640

2,380

Hour

May W Con.

10 

e

7

10 11 _ ..... -

10

3 

g

8 

10 

May 29

Q

May 30

May SI

g

5 

6 

Gage 

height

18.00

17.00

9.00

8.72

9.20

13.20

23.60

26.80

28.30

29.35

29.95

30.15

30.20

30.12

29.69

OS 7H

27.10

oo an

Ifi *V\

19 ^

9.27

8.62

8 1 fi

7.42

7 nn

6.83

fi Q^l

6.8

6 9

6.7

6.5

6.6

6.5

Discharge

2,640

2,370

1,330

880

841

908

1,540

4,640

7,490

10, 100

14, 600

15,200

15, 400

15, 100

13, 800

11, 100

7,880

5,380

4,140

2,2CO

1,420

1,170

913

827

7o2

659

576

590

573

587

554

537

531

Hour

June 1

q

11 -

10 

4 

10 

11 

10 

June S

6 

7 -

8 

10 

12m 

10 

12 -

7 

12 

Gage 

height

6.49

6.55

7.36

11.80

18.48

18. 59

16.10

15.00

14.56

16.18

19.50

23.00

25.65

27.46

28.12

28.18

28.17

27.74

26.47

25.05

23.40

22.58

22.82

23.46

23.56

23.42

22.33

20.14

15.12

10 A Q

12.83

12.66

11.73

10.94

11.62

11.64

10.96

11.26

11.01

10. &

Discharge

529

537

650

1,300

2,330

2,770

2,810

2,660

2,140

1,880

1,790

2,160

3,080

4,340

6,160

8,430

9,740

9,880

9,850

8,960

7,080

5,620

4,540

4,130

4,250

4,570

4,620

4,550

4,030

3,270

1,910

1,490

1,470

1,290

1,160

1,270

1,270

1,160

1,210

1,170

1,070

165. QUADALTJPE RIVER AT VICTORIA, TEX.

Location. Lat 28°47', long 97°01', on left bank just upstream from pier of 

bridge on U.S. Highway 59 in Victoria, Victoria County, 1,300 ft upstream 

from Texas and New Orleans Railroad bridge, 10 miles upstream from Coleto 

Creek, and at mile 51.

Drainage area. 5,161 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except 1:20 a.m. May 5 to 

5 p.m. May 9, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 15, for which a graph was reconstructed 

on basis of wire-weight gage readings made once daily and recorded range in 

stage. Datum of gage is 29.15 ft above mean sea level datum of 1929, 

Houston supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.
B242 FLOODS OF 1957

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 35,300 cfs 10 p.m. May 2 (gage height, 

29.92ft).

1934 to March 1957: Discharge^ 179,000 cfs July 3, 1936 (gage height, 

31.22ft).

Maximum stage since establishment of U.S. Weather Bureau gage in 1904, 

that of July 3, 1936.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

2 

3_ 

4 

5 

6 

7

8_ .

9_ 

10 

April

2,860 

3.620 

3.910 

2.290 

1,110 

797 

580 

539 

516 

364

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-ft

May

22, 800 

30, 800 

30, 400 

22, 000 

10, 800 

3,960 

3 040 

2,630 

2,500 

3,480

June

15, 300 

20, 200 

17, 000 

10. 800 

10, 600 

12, 300 

12, 900 

11, 400 

6,670 

4,610

Day

11 . 

12 . 

13 -

14. 

15 - 

16 . 

17. 

18 .

19 . 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per

36t

April

320 

407 

334 

349 

372 

349 

956 

2,830 

2,380 

1,440

May

2,380 

1,810 

1,770 

4.210 

4,650 

5, 380 

4.650 

4,520 

5.760 

2,780

June

3,540 

2,900 

2,520 

2,340 

2.240 

2,240 

2,240 

2,030 

1,830 

1,920

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27_____ 

28 

29 

30 

31.- 

April

3,620 

7,080 

8,840 

7,060 

6,980 

7,900 

9.010 

13, 500 

16, 200 

17,900

4,147 

246, 800

May

2.080 

2,010 

2,150 

1,850 

1,630 

1.530 

1, 570 

3,070 

7,750 

9,910 

11, 700

6.954 

427, 600

June

1,630 

1,600 

1,580 

1,330 

1,450 

1,390 

1,380 

1,190 

1,110 

1,130

5,312 

316 100

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April SO 

12 p.m.. .....

April 21

1 a.m. .....

2 ....... .

4...... _ --..

5 . .......

6 

7---_-.--- _

8 .

9

10.. ___ 

11

12m.... ..

4 - 

8 

10- ...

12. ... ......

8 ... 

12

April SS

7

12 in--... ....

12 

April 24

12m-.. ..

12.. .......

Gage 

height

6.40

6.42

6.69

6.89

7.14

8.85

10.50

11.85

12.85

13.70

14.25

14.84

14.96

14.70

14.70

14.84

15.65

16.90

10 10

19.23

20.01

20.49

20.75

20.81

20.68

20.40

19.36

18.52

17.80

17.27

17.02

Discharge

1,200

1,210

1,300

1,370

2,710

3,330

3,870

4,340

5,080

4.920

4,920

fi,330

7,230

7,960

8,510

9,150

9,040

8,820

8,050

7,460

6,960

6,590

6.410

Hour

April &5

6

8

12 -.. 

A riril #7

4 ...... ....

6

9 _

8

6 

8

10 

12 in.

4

8- .

Gage 

height

17.18

18.38

19.07

19.36

18.87

18.68

18.83

19.10

22.15

9*> 97

22.35

23.05

25.15

26.52

27.08

27.17

27.18

27.15

27.00

Discharge

6,410

6,530

6,890

7,370

7,850

8,030

8,010

7,600

7,580

7,680

7,870

8,320

9,930

10, 370

10,400

11,100

11,400

12, 200

13, 200

14. 500

15, 500

16,200

16. 700

16, 900

17, 000

16, 900

16. 500

Hour

April 29 Con. 

12m... ..

12

April 30

12 ni-. .......

12 , _...

May 1

12m-... ...

9p.m... .....

12 

May &

8 a.m.---. 

12111-. 

2p.m... .....

6.. .. 

8 

10 

12. .

3 a.m...-. ...

6 -- ...

12m___ 

12p.m... ....

May 4

6 a.m.--.. ...

12m__. _..-_.

6 p.m.-. .....

9_-_ ---

12 . 

6 a.m. ...

9_. ...........

Gage 

height

26.77

26.48

26.52

27.50

28.08

28.52

29.08

29.47

29.55

29.73

29.73

29.75

29.86

29.90

29.92

29.90

29.90

29.86

29.75

29.47

29.25

28.96

28.58

28.30

27.87

26.25

24.50

Discharge

16, 000

15, 500

15,500

16, 000

17, 800

19,200

20, 600

22, 300

25, 100

26, 300

29, 800

29, 800

30, 400

33, 400

34, 600

35, 300

34, 600

34, 600

33, 400

30, 400

25, 100

23, 200

21, 900

20, 700

19, 900

18, 700

15,000

12, 500
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B243

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Continued

Hour

May 5 Con. 

12m_. ... _ .

6-----.----.-.

9 ... ... .

12.... ........

May 1%

12 p.m. ......

May IS

2 a.m..--,. ...

6. . - .

12m.--....-.

8 . . .

10............

12......... _

May 14

9.. ...........

12 in. ._.....-

2 p.m. . .....

4 -__-_- 

6 .. -----

9 -.- . 

12. ..... ....

12m.-..-..--

May 16

6a.m..,. ....

12m. ._...-..

6.............

12... .. .......

May 17

Gage 

height

22.25

19.70

17.10

14.70

7.57

7.55

7.70

8.25

8.60

8.86

9.11

9.73

12.75

13.75

14.45

14.50

14.48

14.33

14.11

13.86

13. 80

14.03

15.08

15.43

15.63

15.65

15.60

15.33

14.92

Discharge

10, 400

8,300

6, 470 '

4,920

1,500

1,490

1,540

1,750

1,890

1,990

2,090

2,340

3,810

4,360

4,670

4,770

4,800

4,790

4 690

4,570

5,360

5,480

5,490

5,300

Hour

May 17 Con. 

12m. .......

12-.----....-

May 18

11 a.m____ ....

12m........

1 p.m.. ......

2 __._ -

4-...-.-.-....

6 

8 -

10 .. 

12 .

2 .

4... ... .......

6.. ....... -

12 in. ........

Q

12- .

May 27

6 ,... ... 

11 

12m-... 

6.. ......

9 

12 

May 28

10. .

Gage 

height

14.37

13,61

12.69

10.94

11.53

11.67

12.00

13.80

16.15

18.15

19.20

19.59

19.66

19.60

19.15

18.35

13.40

11.98

7.52

7.80

7.75

7.28

7.50

7.77

8.13

8.88

9.88

11.00

12. 33

13.33

Discharge

3,780

2,870

3,160

3,240

3,400

5,800

7,210

7,940

8,260

8,220

7,900

7,340

4,170

3

7QA

3,300

1,580

1,560

1,400

1,480

1,570

1,700

2,000

2,400

2,900

3,580

4,130

Hour

May 28 Con.

8 

12m,--. ._ ...

12 

12m.-. ------

12p.m__ 

12m.... _ --

9 ...-

6p.m. _ - ...

12 ..

12m.. 

8 -- -

12 

Gage 

height

17.25

18.95

19.58

20.22

20.77

21.31

21.73

22.67

23.58

24.77

26.31

27.66

28.48

28.61

28.64

28.53

28.42

28.07

27.40

26.15

24.52

23.07

22.24

21.98

22.01

22.10

Discharge

4,650

6,580

7,760

8,210

8,680

9,110

9,550

9,890

10, 700

11, 600

12, 800

15, 100

18, 200

20, 400

20, 800

20, 900

20, 600

20,300

19, 200

17,500

14, 800

12, 500

11, 100

10, 300

10, 010

10, 100

10, 200

166. SAN ANTONIO RIVER AT SAN ANTONIO, TEX.

Location. Lat 29°24'35", long 98°29'40", 011 right bank at downstream side 

of South Alamo Street Bridge in San Antonio, Bexar County, 2.1 miles 

upstream from Sail Pedro Creek.

Drainage area. Approximately 42 sq mi. Normal flow of river formerly came 

from springs; drainage area of stream not applicable.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 612.26 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements below 580 cfs and extended above.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 1,850 cfs 1 p.m. May 27 (gage height, 

9.23 ft).

1915-29, 1939 to March 1957: Discharge, 15,300 cfs Sept. 10, 1921 (gage 

height, 20.14 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 2,000 

cfs by slope-area measurement of peak flow.
B244 FLOODS OF 1957

Maximum stage known since at least 1819, that of Sept. 10, 1921; flood 

of July 5, 1819, equaled or exceeded that of Sept. 10, 1921. 

Remarks. Flood flow partly regulated by Olmos flood-control reservoir (capacity, 15,500 acre-ft) about 8}£ miles upstream. Dam completed in 1926. 

Normal flow of river formerly came from springs located 8 miles upstream 

but now comes largely from artesian wells. Springs emerged from Edwards 

limestone in Balcones fault zone.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 ...

2. ___ .

3_ 

4... __

5 _ ._

6 .

7 . 

8 . 

10.... ..

April

35 

11

12 

14 

4.6 

7.2 

5.2 

7.4 

6.8 

5.6

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, in aere-fc

May

15 

16 

16 

19 

12 

13 

12 

12 

15 

13

June

247 

394 

32 

28 

83 

45 

16 

32 

14 

12

Day

11. .... 

12..... 

1 1

14 

15 __ . 

16 

17 

18 _ - 

19 

20 

iseharge, in cubic feet per 

et

April

6.4 

6.2 

6.2 

4.4 

25 

23 

7.4 

7.1 

380 

47

May

12 

9.3 

124 

24 

14 

12 

14 

142 

167 

23

June

9.7 

18 

10 

10 

9.7 

9.3 

9.7 

24 

12 

11

Day

21.....

22 ....

93

24 

25 

27 

29- 

30 . 

31 

econd

April

22 

12 

16 

223

277 

440 

488 

262 

378 

58

93.2 

5,550

May

14 

12 

11 

15 

15 

24 

376 

611 

293 

19 

211

73.7 

4,530

June

11 

10 

9.3 

7.4 

8.2 

10 

9.7 

11 

10 

9.3

37.4 

2,230

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 18 

12 p.m.. .....

April 19

2:30. 

5. .. __ .-

8:30 --. 

9... _ .... ...

12m._ ...

2:30p.m___ ... 

5 .. ___ ....

10 

12 _ .........

2a.m _ ......

5 ......

9

10 

12m... 

April 23

April 84

11 

12m ___ _ ...

3 p.m.. ......

6 ...... ...

7- ..........

8 

9 ......

10 

11 

12 .

Gage 

height

0.96

.95

5.52

4.40

4.21

3.63

2.66 

5.60

2.95

2.17

1.85

1.69

1.63

1.71

1.12

1.05

1.18

1.30

1.08

1.15

7.97

8.83

7.16

4.93

2.85

Discharge

5.8

5.6

441

499

409

KK7

313

160

99

66

51

46

53

12

9.7

16

23

11

14

1,380

1,690

533

306

188

Hour

April 25

4 ..... ....

10 

11 .

12m. .. ..

3

6

9 

12 

April 26

2. __ .. ....

4 _

6 ....... .

7.. . .

9. ...

10 ..

11 _ .. ..

5

6- ... . .....

9:30.. ___ -_-

11 

12 

April 27

4 .....

6 

9

11 

12m.... .

4

12.. ... _

Gage 

height

2.24

2.03

1.93

5.41

6.07

2.31

1.74

3.11

4.04

3.53

2.31

2.10

5.03

4.98

4.78

4.55

7 00

7.68

5.78

4.43

3.90

3.78

5.18

5.25

3 49

2.60

Discharge

107

83

73

622

778

645

361

115

230

380

297

149

115

9]

378

648

587

551

542

506

466

1,060

1,280

710

446

356

337

591

560

560

152

Hour

April 28

8 

2 ___

3. .... .... .

6 --- ...

7:30. 

9

10 

12...... _ ...

April 29

11... .........

2p.m... ...

4. ......

5

5:30-. -

8 ......

10. 

12... _ 

April 30

3 a.m. __.._..

12m. . __ .

12p.m... ....

May 12

12p.m... ....

May n

7 a.m. ........

S.. .......... .

10 

12m.... 

3...... .......

Gage 

height

1.91

1.66

1.53

6.00

7.01

3.91

3.01

3.83

3.93

3.93

3.81

3.84

3.76

5.26

5.23

5.53

4.28

3.18

2.47

2.00

1.70

1.35

.97

.95

4.65

3.89

2.68

2.34

2.53

Discharge

71

49

39

765

1,060

358

214

345

361

361

342

346

334

593

587

648

421

241

135

80

52

26

8.9

8.2

484

354

163

119

143
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B245

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957 

Continued

Hour

May IS Con.

12.. ..........

10 

12 

May 17

12 m. ........

g

10 

11 . 

2

4. ........

6 ....

g

12

10 a.m.___ .... 

11 

12m...... ... 

12:30 p.m_.___

2 .... ......

3 

5 .... ...

6... ..... .....

11 

12.. 

May 20

Gage 

height

2.46

1.65

1.43

1.26

1.23

1.06

1.16

.99

1.05

3 <-te:

5.23

4 95

4^23

3 24

2.41

2 14

1.84

1 "7Q

1.68 

3.78

4.50 

4.53

4.40

4.15

2.99

2.69

2.20

2.05

1.47

Discharge

134

48

32

21

20

12

18

10

OOQ

rO7

412

OCfi

QC

55

50 

337

458 

463

441

398

210

165

102

86

35

Hour

May 20 Con.

8_ 

11 

12 m. ...... ..

10 

12- 

10 

11

12m. ........

1 p.m .....

2 ..........

3. ... .

4..-. .........

7

8 -

9... ......

11... ..

12.. ......

2 .. .

3... .

12m... _ ...

6_ 

12... .. .

May 29

10 

12m __

5 ..

7

9 ... ...

Gage 

height

1.24

1.11

1.07

1.08

1.13

1.17

1.11

1.15

1.09

1.20

3.25

8.25

9.23

8.20

6.60

5.60

3.77

3.12

2.78

2.45

3.83

5.25

5.52

5.55

5.38 

5.26

5.40

4 60

A 97

2.78

2.00

1.65

1.46

Discharge

20

15

13

16

1 Q

16

14

19

252

1,480

1,850

1,460

940

665

335

231

178

132

345

591

645

616 

593

620

K7K

475

419

010

178

80

48

34

Hour

May 29 Con.

12 m.. .......

May 31

7:30. .........

9. ......... ii.: . ...

12m..... _ .

2.............

4.............

5 .... ...

6

6:30... 

8. .......

10. 

12 

June 1

2 a.m. .... ...

5 .... ....

7... ..... .

10. . 

12m.... ...

4--.-----.-... 

6.-.- 

8.... .........

10 

12 

June 2

Q

12 _ - _ -.

Gage 

height

1.32

1.19

1.06

1.05

1.67

3.03

2.44

2.19

2.17

1.99

3.84

4.68

4.73

4.70

4.58

4.30

3.76

2.67

2.14

1.70

1.61

1.51

4.10 

4.85

3.07 

4.90

5 19

4.84

4 64

4.19

3.14

2.39

1.69

Discharge

24

18

19

12

50

441

217

131

101

99

79

346

489

497

492

472

424

334

162

95

52

45

38

390 

519

223 

528

E7Q

rori

517

482

405

234

125

51

167. MEDINA RIVER NEAR PIPECREEK, TEX.

Location. Lat 29°40', long 98°59', on left bank 600 ft upstream from Bandera 

Falls, 0.8 mile upstream from Red Bluff Creek, and 4 miles southwest of town 

of Pipeereek, Bandera County.

Drainage area. 457 sq mi.

Gage-height record Water-stage recorder graph except Apr. 1, 2, Apr. 29 to 

May 15, May 24 to June 18, June 21-30. Fragmentary record and floodmark 

used as basis to reconstruct graph Apr. 24-28. Datum of gage is 1,067.37 ft 

above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements below 1,900 cfs and by slope-area measurement at 11,800 cfs. Discharge 

for periods with no record of gage height estimated on basis of records of weather 

and records for Red Bluff Creek near Pipe Creek.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 26,000 cfs at 3 p.m. Apr. 24 (gage height, 

23.0 ft, from floodmark).
B246 FLOODS OF 1957

1922-34, 1953 to March 1957: Discharge, 64,000 cfs July 1, 1932 (gage 

height, 33.8 ft, from floodmarks, at site 2 miles upstream at different datum), 

by slope-area measurement of peak flow.

Maximum stage since at least 1880, about 43 ft in 1919; information from 

local resident.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

2. ------

3 

4. 

5 

6 

7

8___ 

9

10- 

April

53 

26 

169 

30 

22 

19 

17 

17 

16 

15

Month'v mean d 

Runoff, in acre-f

May

81 

77 

69 

63 

57 

53 

48 

44 

43 

41

June

5,510 

793 

273 

67 

294 

369 

154 

145 

137 

132

Day

12 

13 

14 .

16 

17 

18 

19

20..--

ischarge, in cubic feet per

April

16 

17 

15 

15 

16 

19 

19 

17 

1,030 

76

May

39 

38 

413 

238 

352 

92 

81 

433 

137 

94

I 

June

129 

129 

127 

127 

127 

124 

124 

122 

122 

137

Day

21 

22 _

23 

24 

25 

26 

27. 

28 .. 

29 _

30 

31 

April

38 

1,760 

149 

7,710 

1,220 

1.500 

2,860 

1,450 

445 

119

629 

37,440

May

88 

79 

73 

63 

63 

1,630 

2,730 

2,440 

237 

99 

360

334 

20,540

June

124 

116 

114 

106 

102 

99 

94 

92 

88 

84

339 

20, 150

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 18 

12p.m........

2a.m.....----

3.-..'... ...

4.

4:30....-. 

5 __ _____

6:30.. .-___-._

8___ _______

9___ .__ __ ___.

12m.. _______

12p.m... .

12p.m.-_ _

3.

3:30.. .._.____

4.

5_____ ___ ___

7.

8 _____ _

10 ___ ______

12m... _____

12 _

6 a.m __ ___-

12m. ..______

2-p.m.. _ ___

4

8 - -

10... _________

12 ___ 

10a.m. ____

10:30.. _______

11 

12m. .._.___

3

6 .... .

Gage 

height

3.96

3.96

4.75

6.10

8.50

9.90

11.20

8.75

7.00

5.55

4.58

4.08

4.09

4.70

7.50

11.00

14.45

12.20

8.90

6.66

6.15

5.27

4.76

4.55

4.47

4.43

4.90

4.63

4.63

4.57

4.45

10.60

15.50

19.17

18.24

23.00'

17.00

Discharge

16

188

7ft fi

2,550

S Qflf.

2

7QA

1,330

496

137

39

33

1,700

9,920

1,120

810

374

191

129

109

99

237

151

151

135

104

4,690

11, 700

16, 600

26, 000

14,400

Hour

April 24 Con.

12

April 26

2. ___ _ _

3. _________

5 _

12m. .._____.

12 ______

3. 

10 

12m. ..______

April 28

4 ._-___.___

5. ___ _

8

12 _____

12m_. .__ _

May 25

May 26

7 ____ 

Gage 

height

14.00

7.10

12.95

9.50

5.67

7.00

10.70

9 30

7 90

6 on

K f\Q

7.00

10.75

8.40

5.20

4.75

4 30

4.40

9.20

Discharge

9,200

1,400

1,330

4,400

7,680

3,500

551 

306

1,330

8,840

4 onn

6,600

570

1, 330

4,860

2,460

338

178

63

84

Hour

May 26 Con.

11 

12m.. _______

5 ___ _ ____

12__ ...

May 27

12m. ..__--__

6____ _ _ _

8 ___ .__

10 -..-___

12 

May 28

2 

4 _ __-___

6 _ ________

12m. . _

12 p.m...-- .

10a.m. 

12m...--.-.

12 ._.____.

9:30.. -___ _

10 ___________

10:30. _.__ _

11. ___________

12 m. .._---

2:30 p.m...-.

3____ _ ______

6__ 

12 

June 2

12m... ______

Gaee 

height

13. 00

9.50

8.20

7.00

6.06

5.52

5.00

6.40

9.90

15.04

13.68

15.90

16.23

13.50

1C. 27

8.00

6.14

5.33

4.38

4.40

7.00

5.70

4.90

4.90

7.00

12.00

17.00

21.70

20.90

17.00

12.00

9.10

7.25

5.85

5.30

Discharge

7,750

3,500

2,280

1,330

756

478

260

960

3,900

10, 900

8,740

12,400

13,000

8,480

4,310

2,100

804

394

79

84

1,330

565

227

227

1, 330

6,400

14, 400

23, 400

21, 800

14, 400

6,400

3,100

1,510

640

382
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B247

168. MEDINA LAKE NEAR SAN ANTONIO, TEX.

Location. Lat 29°32', long 98°56', at gage operating platform 576 ft from left 

end of Medina Dam on Medina River, 4 miles upstream from Medina Diversion 

Dam, 13 miles north of Castroville, and about 28 miles west of San Antonio, 

Bexar County.

Drainage area. 609 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Wire-weight gage read intermittently. Datum of gage is 

7.5 ft below mean sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

Maxima. April-June 1957: Contents observed, 105,100 acre-ft June 26 (gage 

height, 1,036.7 ft).

1913 to March 1957: Contents observed, 288,800 acre-ft Sept. 16, 1919 (gage 

height, 1,078.0ft).

Remarks. Lake formed by gravity-type concrete dam. Dam completed and 

storage began May 7, 1913. Spillway section is located near right end of dam 

and is of natural rock; it is 880 ft long with a cutoff wall, 3 ft wide. Total 

capacity, 254,000 acre-ft (gage height, 1,072.0 ft, top of spillway section).

Gage height, in feet, and content*,, in acre-feet, on indicated day, 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 - . 

Q1

Change in contents, acre-feet

Ap

Gage height

982.4

982.5

983.0

QCQ rt

QQ7 f\

1, 003. 2

1,006.3

I

flflQ ft

------

ril

Contents

13, 880

13, 940

14, 290

14, 290

16,640

17 f\f\f\

20, 440

25, 290

34, 680

QQ no A

44 ' 050

AQ ftSfl

49,800

+36,480

M

Gage height

1, 013. 4

1,013.8

1. 014. 4

1, 014. 4

1, 016. 4

1, 016. 6

1, 017. 2

1, 017. 4

1. 017. 6

1, 018. 4

1, 026. 7

1. 027. 2

 

ay

Contents

50. 540

51, 810

52, 360

56, 010

56, 380

57, 470

C7 QAf\

58. 200

60 940

78,180

79, 810

79. 340

+29, 540

Ju

Gage height

1, 030. 4

1, 033. 1

1.033.5

1, 034. 3

1, 034. 8

1, 035. 4

1,035.7

1, 035. 9

1, 036. 1

1. 036. 2

1, 036. 3

1, 036. 4

1, 036. 7

1, 036. 6

ne

Contents

87, 010

94, 740

95, 890

98,180

99,620

101, 300

102, 200

102,800

103,300

103, 600

103, 900

104, 200

105,100

104. 800

104,800

+25,460

169. MEDINA RIVER NEAR SAN ANTONIO, TEX.

Location. Lat 29° 15'', long 98°28', near left bank on downstream side of pier 

of bridge on U.S. Highway 281, 5.2 miles upstream from mouth and 9 miles 

south of San Antonio, Bexar County.

Drainage area. 1,225 sq mi, of which 587 sq mi is above dam forming Medina 

Lake.
B248 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 439.0 ft 

above mean sea level (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 5,180 cfs 12 m. Apr. 29 (gage height, 

22.83ft).

1939 to March 1957: Discharge, 31,800 cfs Aug. 29, 1946; gage height, 41.57 

ft Sept. 27, 1946 (backwater from San Antonio River).

Maximum stage known, about 55 ft sometime before construction of Medina 

Dam in 1913; information from State Highway Department.

Remarks. Flow slightly regulated by Medina Lake, 60 miles upstream, and 

diversion dam reservoir (capacity, 4,500 acre-ft). The city of San Antonio 

discharged approximately 6,910 acre-ft of sewage effluent from Mitchell Lake 

into the river above the gage during the period.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

2 

3

4_ .

5 .

6_ 

7

8. 

9.......

10 

April

60 

22 

17 

17 

13 

12 

12 

10 

10 

10

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, in acre-fe

May

506 

260 

141 

106 

86 

74 

68 

67 

60 

63

June

1,370 

2,740 

1,320 

550 

103 

326 

247 

234 

154 

142

Day

12 

13 

14 - 

15 

16..... 

17 

18 

20 ~

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

et

April

10 

11 

10 

10 

10 

14 

14 

12 

753 

1.540

May

103 

59 

100 

122 

77 

54 

65 

217 

1,460 

590

June

120 

105 

97 

90 

88 

80 

74 

71 

73 

66

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

643 

181 

48 

113 

1.240 

948 

3,480 

2,500 

3,710 

1,290

557 

33. 160

May

222 

86 

63 

48 

41 

34 

413 

2.210 

1,380 

487 

517

315 

19, 400

June

59 

57 

51 

48 

46 

43 

41 

39 

37 

33

283 

16, 870

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1951

Hour

April 18 

12p.m__..--_

April 19

2a.m __ . ...

5. .. _ _

7 -----

8..--. ........

10.. 

12m...-- .

12 

April HO

7 a.m __ _- _

12 m-. ,-- -

4 p.m. .__ -

9. 

12. _ 

April 21

12 m__ _ -

12p.m.-. _

April 22 

8 a.m __ _,--

9-. 

Gage 

height

1.83

1.95

2.82

3.45

6.77

9.07

10.97

13.87

16.29

17. '76

16.24

13.80

11.32

12.89

9.19

7.10

6.31

5.26

Discharge

11

16

58

94

342

558

776

1,720

2, 130

1,710

1,220

825

1,060

571

369

305

221

Hour

April gg Coii.

April 23

April 24

7. 

9---__--- 

10 _ 

12-- .-...

April 25

7 _.- .. _

8 - .-.

9 - 

12m.....--

12 

April 26

6 .--.... .--

Gage 

height

3.41

2.88

2.46

2.46

3.51

3.74

3.29

4.96

9.46

13.31

14.63

14.59

14.20

9.89

9 26

9.32

Discharge

92

61

38

38

98

112

84

197

329

601

1, 350

1,650

1.640

1,710

1,540

904

734

645

653

Hour

April 26 Con. 

12 m-.. 

12 --- -

AprU 27

12 

12m. ..-. 

9. ... __ 

April 29

\ a.m....-- .

7__ ... 

12m.. -------

12 -..-

April SO

6 a.m __ ---.

Gage 

height

8.61

12. 16

16.66

20.37

21.18

20.74

18.13

14.95

14.12

18.44

17.85

17.77

20.00

22.83

19.35

17.40

14.05

Discharge

563

1,120

2,210

3,740

4,160

3,920

2,720

1,730

1,520

2,850

2,610

2,580

3, 550

5,180

3,220

2,430

1,500
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B249

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957 

Continued

Hour

April 30-Con. 

12m.. .......

12m.. .......

2p.m __ . _

May 13

12m...---.-.

4. ------

9. ...........

12_ .- -

May 14

12m._. 

9..-.. ... ..-

12 

May 17

12p.m......

May 18

12m.. .......

7

Gage 

height

9.75

7.73

6.77

6.09

5. 95

4 SO

2.80

2.75

3.14

3.45

3.42

5.21

4.60

4.93

3.42

3.19

3.51

3.51

3.29

3.07

4.42

7.05

6.69

Discharge

1,160

714

468

372

287

276

55

52

75

94

92

217

172

195

92

78

98

98

84

71

159

364

335

Hour

May 19

10 

12m...-.----

12m..--.. 

12 p.m.... 

May 21

5.. .. .........

May 86

12 p.m... 

May 87

10a.m... __ .

12m.....- 

2.-.. -----

6_ .

9. . -----

12 .. 

May %8

12 m... ------

12 

May 89

3 a.m.. -....-.

7.. - 

12 m- ....

Gage 

height

12.61

15.81

15.49

12.49

9.31

8.00

6.64

5.81

5.66

4.23

2,61

2.59

3.83

5.50

7.90

11.42

11.25

12.30

14.60

18.40

19.37

16.17

15.50

15.32

13.80

Discharge

1,210

1,950

1,860

1,190

640

482

342

250

237

129

32

30

102

232

472

980

948

1,150

1,640

2,830

1 Od(\

2,060

1,860

1,820

1,450

Hour

May 89 Con.

12 

May SO

12 m 

7 . 

12 

May 31

10 

11 

2 p.m_-_. 

4__ .

7 

12 

12 m... ...

12 

12 m ...

6 . 

12-- -

12 m 

Gage 

height

11.75

9.30

7.82

7.52

7.30

6.05

5.72

7.45

7.30

7.64

7.42

10.00

12.60

13.87

12.94

11.70

15.55

18.77

19.05

18.94

19.00

16.70

12.36

10.00

Q 1 C

7.32

Discharge

1,040

650

477

447

425

300

270

440

425

459

437

751

1,210

1,460

1,280

1,040

1,880

2,980

3,090

3,050

3,070

2,220

1,160

751

CIO

497

170. SAN ANTONIO RIVER NEAR FALLS CITY, TEX.

Location. Lat 28°57'05", long 98°03'55", on left bank 23 ft downstream from 

bridge on Farm-to-Market Highway 791, 0.9 mile upstream from Scared Dog 

Creek, and 3.6 miles southwest of Falls City, Karnes County.

Drainage area. 2,071 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 285.49 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 6,920 cfs 9 a.m. Apr. 27 (gage height, 

10.53ft).

1925 to March 1957: Discharge, 47,400 cfs Sept. 29, 1946 (gage height, 

33.80 ft, from floodmark).

Maximum stage known since at least 1875, that of Sept. 29, 1946; information 

from local residents.

Remarks. Flow slightly regulated by Medina Lake (see p. 247) and Olmos 

flood-control reservoir (combined capacity, 269,500 acre-ft). Storage began 

in Medina Reservoir in 1913, and Olmos Dam was completed in 1926. The 

656087 O 62 17
B250 FLOODS OF 1957

city of San Antonio discharged an average of 70 cfs of sewage effluent into the 

San Antonio River about 8 miles below the station at San Antonio. See 

Medina River near San Antonio for additional information relative to sewage 

effluent.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 .

2- 

3- ...

4.-.- _

6 ...

7 ... .

8. ...

10 

April

675 

530 

402 

232 

172 

146 

128 

110 

107 

114

Monthly mean c 

Kunoff, in acre-fc

May

6,490 

4,480 

1,780 

580 

429 

355 

319 

295 

283 

1,400

June

3,420 

3,520 

3,700 

4,430 

3,720 

1,690 

1,120 

914 

645 

498

Day

11 

12--... 

13 

14 

15 .. 

16 

17 

18 

19-... 

20- 

ischarge, in cubic feet per .. 

;et

April

118 

104 

96 

93 

104 

100 

139 

180 

1,130 

1,960

May

798 

339 

426 

532 

508 

417 

267 

537 

690 

1,080

June

413 

371 

339 

311 

295 

287 

271 

252 

240 

248

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25.---- 

26 

27 

28 

29 

SCSI 

April

3,570 

2,620 

2,080 

588 

742 

1,250 

4,790 

4,250 

5,900 

6,560

1,300

77, 340

May

1,520 

954 

416 

295 

263 

240 

538 

1,270 

2,290 

5,640 

5,230

1,312 

80, 650

June

260 

229 

210 

240 

187 

154 

121 

118 

114 

110

948 

56, 380

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 18

April 19

5

7 

12. 

April 20

12m--- .

10 p.m_- .....

19

April 21

4:30 a.m ......

12m--_-- --

12 

April $8

12m--. ..

April S3

12m--- 

12 

April 84

12 

April &&

4 a.m.--_ ....

Gage 

height

1.21

1.59

2.08

3.44

3.40

3.87

4.20

3.95

3.92

10.04

4.62

4.44

4.62

4.81

4.67

4

QO

3.83

3.18

2.43

1 91

1.67

2 CO

3.21

Discharge

165

303

508

1,340

1,310

1,830

1,800

3,030

6,580

2,480

2,310

2 

' 480

2,640

2,200

1,720

446

<U7

764

1.170

Hour

April 25 Con.

April 87

9. _ . _ ....

12m6 

12 

12m. .

10 

6. .... ... -

12 

12m 

6 ... .......

12 

12m-.- 

12..... .......

Gage 

height

2.28

2.12

2.21

3.22

10.53

9.16

7.53

6.88

6.45

5.97

6.06

9.37

8.73

7.80

7.88

10.00

10.16

9.87

9.83

10.00

10.19

10.08

9.73

9.13

Discharge

611

539

580

1,180

2,070

4,360

6,920

5,960

4,800

4,300

3,960

3, 580

3,650

6,110

5,660

5,000

5,060

5,950

6,550

6,660

6,590

6,460

6,430

6,550

6,680

6,610

6,360

5,940

Hour

May Z

May S

12m -------

12p.m. _... 

May 9

May 10

8 - 

19

May 11

12m.. .

12 

May IS

12m.-- 

May IS

5.. -----------

8 

12 

May 14

9 ___ -------

12. 

Gage 

height

7.10

5.29

3.78

2.57

1.49

1.98

3.29

3.98

4.20

3.70

3.05

2.42

1.97

1.75

1.62

1.55

1.75

1.83

1.80

2.18

2.12

2.30

2.47

2.14

1.80

1.71

1.71

Discharge

4 480

3,030

1,670

758

275

476

1,230

1,860

2,080

1,600

1,050

680

472

380

327

299

380

413

400

566

539

620

705

548

400

363

363
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B251

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957 

Continued

Hour

May 17 

12m___- __

May 18

9 a.m.. _ -.

12nu_--__ ___

1 p.m..... ...

3_ 

7.. . ..........

12.. ..........

May 19

6 p.m.. ......

May gO

12m..-.. .

May 21

12m-.-......

12 

May Si

12m12 p.m.. .....

12-.. 

Gage 

height

1.46

1.36

2.04

2.02

2.66

3.00

2.45

2.44

2.35

3.13

3.63

3.68

3.64

3.48

3.20

2.86

2.18

1.96

1.81

1.68

1.60

Discharge

263

225

503

494

808

1,020

695

690

645

1,110

1,530

1,580

1,540

1,400

1,160

926

566

468

404

351

319

Hour

May 27

V). ...........

12m.........

5 .... .... .

8 ... .....

19

12m-. _ 

May 29

12m-- 

1 9

May 30

12m.. 

8 ..... 

12 

8 .

10.. .......

12 

Gage 

height

1.36

1.41

1.57

2.18

2.87

3.15

3.35

3.51

3.38

3.89

4.32

4.83

6.04

7.80

9.30

9.77

9.91

9.74

9.30

8.60

8.67

7.23

6 99

Discharge

OOK

244

307

566

932

1,120

814

1,280

1,420

1,310

1,780

2,200

2,660

3,630

5,000

6,060

6,390

6,490

6,370

6,060

5,570

5,620

5,440

4,570

3,780

Hour

June 1

12m..---- ...

11 

12 

6. .... .

9 - .......

8. ..... 

12 

June 4

12m... .......

S... ..........

12 

8 .... .... ..

12m-. 

Gage 

height

1 0(1

5.37

5.19

5.73

6.90

6.75

5.74

5.47

5.61

5.82

6.04

6.11

6.04

6.14

6.65

7.13

7.50

7.52

7.40

7.08

6.65

6.17

4.77

Discharge

a

eon

3,100

2,950

3,380

4,320

4,200

3,390

3,180

3,290

3,460

3,630

3,690

3,630

3,710

4,120

4,500

4,780

4,790

4,700

4,460

4,120

3,740

2,610

171. CZBOLO CREEK AT SELMA, TEX.

Location. Lat 29°35'35", long 98°18'40", on right bank 0.6 mile downstream 

from Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad bridge and 0.8 mile upstream from 

bridge on U.S. Highway 81 at Selma, Bexar County.

Drainage area. 280 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 728.34 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements below 7,000 cfs and by slope-area measurement at 36,400 cfs.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 16,900 cfs 7:30 p.m. May 27 (gage 

height, 14.48 ft, from floodmark).

1946 to March 1957: Discharge, 36,400 cfs Sept. 11, 1952 (gage height, 

19.37ft).

Maximum stage known since at least 1869, about 26 ft in 1889. Flood of 

1913 was probably about 2 ft lower; information from local residents.

Remarks. Much of the surface flow enters faults, sinkholes, and caverns in 

limestone formations upstream from this station.
B252 FLOODS OF 1957

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1... __

2. ...

3.. ..

4 

5 

6_ 

7 

8. ...

9 

10 

April

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Monthly mean c 

Kunoff, in acre-fc

May

77 

30 

11 

3.8 

2.0 

1.5 

1.3 

1.0 

.8 

.6

June

373 

2,660 

408 

248 

169 

124 

88 

63 

44 

29

Day

11 

12..... 

13 

14..... 

15 

16 

17 

18..... 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per i 

et

April

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

31 

0

May

0.4 

.3 

1.3

.7 

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

June

17 

8.8 

4.5 

2.4 

1.4 

.8 

.5 

.3 

0 

0

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27. .... 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

0 

1,560 

329 

310 

694 

366 

1,790 

501 

617 

320

217 

12,930

May

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

5,120 

2,910 

408 

206 

135

287 

17, 670

June

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

141 

8,410

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 195"i

Hour

April 21 

12 p.m... _ .

April 22

10a.m..- 

11 ...........

12m.........

2p.m. ...-.--

4:30. _ ......

6.. -------

9 -. ...

12 

April 23

4 a.m.. _ ..-

8. -

12m.. .---_.

12 

April H

12m _ -_.--

5:30 p.m...-. 

6__ ____- -

7. 

8 

10 

12. -

April 25

1:30... 

6. 

12m..._- -

6 p.m.. ...---

12.. 

April 28

1 a.m. .......

2-.--... ...

3. .. 5

9 ..... ....

12m... 

2 p.m ___ _.

8. .

10.. .

11 

12........ 

Gage 

height

6.92

7.87

8.38

7.54

7.81

6.57

5.65

4.95

4.56

4.27

4.07

.3.70

3.51

3.37

3.25 

4.30

6.05

6.57

5.35

4.61

6.32

5.38

5.12

4.56

4.20

4.71

5.25

5.75

4.23

4.06

4.03

4.08

4.17 4 68

5.25

5.80

Discharge

0

0

2,320

3,380

4,000

3,000

3,310

1,970

1,080

542

335

227

166

80

52

37

26 

237

1,450

1,970

825

357

i 5^n

1,720

849

654

335

204

403

748

1,160

AK(\

214

163

155

169

OQQ

748

1,210

Hour

April $7

3

6- 

n.ofi

12m. .

4. . 

12.

April 28

Q

4:30... 

6 .

9 

12 --. 

April 29

6..- ___ __.

g

10. .

12 m.. .. ---

12 

April 30

6 ..... .... .

9

12m.. _---.

19

May 27

12m _ -----

Gage 

height

5.94

5.80

5.80

5.60

5.90

7.05

7.85

7.22

6.90

6.77

5.95

5.32

4 68

4.35

4.28

5.15

4.85

5.10

5.48

4.90

4.70

4.64

4.95

5.72

4.93

4.52

4.36

4.95

5.23

4.84

4.51

4 30

4 08

3 93

495

Discharge

1,340

1,210

1,210

1,040

1,300

2,460

3,360

2,650

2.300

2,170

1,350

801

389

254

230

419

675

480

640

933

916

510

398

370

542

1,140

530

318

258

542

732

474

314

237

169

130

0

0

542

Hour

May 27 Con.

2_ .

3. 

4:30-...--..-.

5.--. .-__.--

6. 

7. 

7:30.... 

9 -------

10 

12 

May 28

6_ 

8 ------

12m... 

12. 

May 29

12 m.. .-..--

May 30

12m...- _.

May 31

9

12m _ ---___

12 p.m __ -.

June 1

4 ... .... .

5 ..... 

6. 

4 ... ....

5 

6. 

11.. 

12 

Gage 

height

9.35

11.38

10.50

8.51

9.10

12.38

14.32

14.48

14.10

13.48

11.92

9.65

8.40

7.30

6.32

5.69

5.10

4.o3

4.37

4.19

4.04

3.96

4.C1

3.97

3.83

3.82

4.05

4.91

5.00

4.57

4.43

4.66

4.86

4.82

4.47

4.41

6.30

Discharge

5,320

8,940

7,200

4.160

4,950

11,200

16,400

16,900

15, 700

14,000

10, 100

5,780

4,020

2,740

1,720

1,110

640

366

262

201

158

137

150

140

107

104

160

516

575

339

283

380

486

462

299

276

1.700
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B253

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957 

Continued

Hour

.June ?

3_ 

4__- _ 

5_ 

6. 

8. .

10 

12m.- 

Gage 

height

7.10

8.45

10.50

11.29

10.55

8.60

7.10

6.36

Discharge

2,520

4,080

7,200

8,740

7,290

4.280

2,520

1,760

Hour

June % Con.

8. ... -

12 - 

Gage 

height

5.64

5.26

5.06

4.81

4.62

4.60

Discharge

1,070

755

614

456

361

352

Hour

June 3 Con. 

12 

June 4

12m-. 

2_ .

3. .

12 

Gage 

height

4.50

4.31

4.30

4.39

4.28

4.17

Discharge

310

240

237

268

230

19ft

172. CIBOLO CREEK NEAR FALLS CITY, TEX.

Location. Lat 29°01', long 97°56', on right bank at downstream side of pier

of bridge on State Highway 123, 5.5 miles northeast of Falls City, Karnes

County, and 9 miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area. 831 sq. mi. 

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 264.28 ft

above sea level datum of 1929, Houston supplementary adjustment of 1943. 

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter 

measurements. 

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 13,400 cfs 8 a.m. May 29 (gage height,

24.95ft).

1930 to March 1957: Discharge, 33,600 cfs July 6, 1942 (gage height, 34.45

ft).

Flood of October 1913 reached a stage about half a foot higher than that

of July 6, 1942. 

Remarks. Much of the flow of the creek enters sinkholes and caverns in the

Glen Rose limestone and in the Edwards limestone in the Balcones fault zone,

which crosses the basin above station at Selma.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

2 

3 

4.. _ ..

5.. 

6-.. ...

7 -

8 .

9 .

10 

April

327 

252 

90 

50 

33 

25 

21 

20 

17 

16

Monthly mean d 

KunofT, in acre-fc

May

740 

354 

178 

 123 

95 

76 

68 

57 

141 

227

June

762 

3,6SO 

5,530 

1,040 

669 

800 

371 

327 

191 

161

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per s 

et

April

15 

14 

13 

12 

15 

16 

102 

55 

334 

3,420

May

48 

42 

502 

155 

72 

60 

45 

347 

161 

103

June

132 

111 

96 

85 

76 

68 

66 

67 

62 

58

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

2,290 

1,220 

252 

1,250 

1,440 

2,820 

5,940 

6,240 

3, 530 

1,900

1,058 

62,930

May

60 

42 

34 

30 

28 

27 

184 

3.690 

10,400 

1,240 

572

642 

39, 470

June

58 

60 

53 

50 

47 

44 

42 

41 

40 

38

494 

29,420
B254 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 18 

12 p. m ......

3 a.m_ -

5............

8 ... ..... - 

10.. ......... 

12 m___ .....

3... ....... 

4.. .......... 

6.. .......... 

8__ ...........

10 . -.

12 ........

April HO

6 a.m.. _ .-.

3 p.m. .....

6-. ... ...

8 .

12-.--.. _ -.-

April gl

1 a.m ___ _ 

"i.. .......... - 

3.............

6

9.............

12 m-- 

2p.m____- 

3 ....... .

10 . -

19

A^ril 09

2 a.m_____ __ 

4

12m-- 

4 p.m_-__- 

7. .... .....

9 .... ....

12...-. ._

Anril ®$

6 a.m .........

12m-- 

7p.m-__ _ ..

8- -- 

10............ 

12 

April 24

2 a.m.... ..... 

4 ... ... ... . 

6. .... ..... 

7 ....... 

8 ........

12m......... 

3 p.m.-. .....

6. .... - 

9 . 

10 

12....... _ ..

A<r\ril ^T

9 . ____

Gage 

height

1.33

1.30

1.74

2

Qc

3.64 

4.00 

4.12 

4 36

4.41 

4.38 

3.97 

3.38

K A 1!

12.35

15. 49 

16.73

17.08

16.93

16.77

16.83 

16.68 

16.26 

14.24

11.45 

8.00 

6.75 

7.05 

9.65

10.85 

11.27

11.42 

11.33

10. 95 

8.00 

5.45 

4.18

3.66

3.15

2.55

2.25 

2.04 

2.48

6.35

9.84 

10.55 

10.78 

10.71 

10.48

8.10 

6.15 

5.14 

4.57 

5.45 

9.07

9.25

7.25

Discharge

35

34

i £

67

308 

362 

382 

425

434 

428 

357 

271

1,240

2,460

3,720 

4,410

4,530

4,280 

4,430

4,470 

4,380 

4,140 

3,100

2,180 

1,200 

905 

972

1,650 

2,000

2,180 

2, 150

2,040 

1,200 

630

Qln

239

160

121 

97 

150

477 

817

1,350

1,710 

1,920 

1,980 

1,960 

1,890

1, 230 

773 

568 

463 

630

1 4.QO

1,540

951

1,020

Hour

Aprtt 2d Cor

1 D.m__ ....

6.- . .

9.. .... 

12.-.-. _ ...

April 26

6 a.m _ .... 

8 

10 

6 p.m-__ -

7.- .- 

10 

3 a.m ___ ...

6 ..........

10:30-- 

9-

11 

12 ....

April M

2 a.m __ .... 

9.--..--......

12m -------

7 ------ 

9 

12. . . 

10 

12m-- 

2 p.m-- - . 

3 .........

12 

April SO

6. ... .

9 .

12m.. 

3 p.m__- 

5 

6--.. ... ----..

11 -

12 

May 1

6 a.m ___ -.- 

7. ------------

12 m-- 

2.----- _ -.-- 

4 - 

7 - 

12. _ ......--

12 

Gage 

height

i.

6 66

6. 84

 11. 60 

12.58

14.19 

14.55 

14.58

14.24 

11 77 

11.81 

13.17

16.40

19.48

20.61 

20.56

18.57

18.36 

18.36

IS. 53 

19.82 

20.04 

19 69

20.00 

19.83

18.87

16.74 

13.60

12.88 

12. 82 

12.98

15.44

15.48

1 C OK

14.13

11.9.5 

9 00

6.92 

6.40 

6.34

6.47 

6.41

5.64 

5.63 

6.33

6. 43 

6.37 

5.99 

5.13

3.73

3 Of)

3.02

Discharge

1

QQC

925

1 Qcn

2,230 

2,520

3,080 

3,230 

3,250

2,280 

2,290 

2,700

4,140

6,190 

7,140

7,280

7,230

5, 520

5,370

5,370

5,490 

6,480 

6,690

6, 650 

6, 490 

5,740

4,380

2,600 

2, 590 

2.630

3,630

3,650

3

KQfl

3,020

2,340 

1,470

942 

828 

815

843 

830

668 

666 

813

OQf\

835 

821 

738 

566

320

221

Hour

May 12

May IS

9 a.m _ . ....

10 

11_ .-

12m--- 

2p.m._ .....

6:30.- 

8..... .... 

12 

May U

3 a.m----- -

6

4 p.m.-----..

12 .

May 26

12m.. . --. 

1 p.m.. ...... 

2 . 

3 -- -

9-_ ---_ 

12- 

May 28

2 a.m ___ --.

7 -- - 

12m.........

9 

12 

May 29

8. 

10 

I2m._ .- . 

3 p.m.-.-. ... 

7 

12 

4 a.m __ . ... 

6 

8 

10. - 

12m... 

6., ---------- 

12

May 31

10

June 1

Gage 

heigh

1.39

1.84 

2.20

3.20 

5.95 

7.56 

8.38

8.10 

5.18

3.26

2.52

2 17

1 98

1.85

119

1.12

1.21 

1.28 

1.65 

2.25

. Oo

4.65 

7.10

7.71

7.75

7 <U

9.10 

12.43 

17.23

20.93

22.88

24.17

f)A Qft

24.95

f)A 7Q

24.42 

23.12 

20.15

15.72

10.90 

8.62 

7.38 

6.77 

6.39 

5.91

5.54 

5.13

4.40 

5.64

4.66

4.34

Discharge

t

40

46

88 

123

246 

730 

1,090 

1,300

1,230

576

254

161

121

101

89

91

Oft

32 

37 

69 

130

271 

477 

984

1,130

1,140

1,500 

2,480 

4.710

7,920 

10, 300

13 300

13,400

12,600 

10, 700 

7,060

3,870

2,040 

1,390 

1,080 

934 

850

744 

670 

590

690

696

443
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B255

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957-

Continued

Hour

June I Con.

12m___ ...

4.. ...........

7 

12 

June % 

3:30 a.m..... _

6...... ......

9 

12m.- .

6

8 

12 

Gage 

height

4.21

4.07

4.67

5.67

8.10

10.31

10.89

10.66

11.24

13.03

15.60

18.22

19.43

20.68

Discharge

419

396

502

696

1,250

1,870

2,040

1,970

2,140

2,680

3,800

5,430

6,370

Hour

June 3

3---_.. .

9. ... ...

12m... .

7 

12 

June 4

8

10... .........

1 9

Gage 

height

20.60

18.87

18.28

17.60

16.57

12.90

8.04

6 90

6.50

6.25

6.02

5.57

Discharge

7,720

7,560

5,910

5,470

4,980

4,320

2,630

1,240

960

874

819

769

676

616

Hour

June 5

7:30.. 

12m... ...

3:30 p.m ......

9 

June 6 

2:30 a.m. _.

4.-.-.. _

12m---. 

4... ... ... .

7. ............

12 

Gage 

height

5.16

5.53

4.98

4.68

6.54

7.47

7.65

7.57

7.05

5.78

5.46

5.26

5.10

4.86

Discharge

596

668

560

504

883

1,100

1,140

1,120

996

718

656

616

584

536

173. SAN ANTONIO RIVER AT GOLIAD, TEX.

Location. Lat 28°39', long 97°22', on right bank at upstream side of pier of 

bridge on U.S. Highway 183, 1.3 miles southeast of courthouse in Goliad, 

Goliad County, and 10 miles upstream from Manahuilla Creek.

Drainage area. 3,918 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except 12 p.m. May 7 to 6 p.m. 

May 10, 4 p.m. May 13 to 8 a.m. May 14, 7 p.m. May 24 to 2:30 p.m. May 27, 

1 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. June 13, for which recession graphs were drawn on basis 

of U.S. Weather Bureau readings of wire-weight gage. Datum of gage is 

91.08 ft above mean sea level datum of 1929, Houston supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 10,300 cfs 6 a.m. May 2 (gage height, 

31.56ft).

1924-29, 1939 to March 1957: Discharge, 33,800 cfs July 9, 1942 (gage 

height, 44.9ft).

Floods of October 1913 and June 15, 1935, reached about same stage as 

that of July 9, 1942.

Remarks. Flow slightly regulated by Medina Lake and Olmos flood-control 

reservoir (combined capacity, 269,500 acre-ft). Storage began in Medina 

Reservoir in 1913, and Olmos Dam was completed in 1926. Flow also slightly 

regulated by [U.S.] Soil Conservation Service floodwater detention reservoirs 

on Calaveras Creek and Escondido Creek.
B256 FLOODS OF 1957

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

l 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8. _

9 .

10 

April

2,700 

2,330 

1,290 

698 

446 

310 

244 

213 

184 

159

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-fc

May

9,990 

10,200 

9.380 

7,890 

5,350 

1,650 

883 

748 

671 

707

June

7,800 

7,750 

7,220 

6,920 

7,500 

7,800 

6,820 

4,710 

2,330 

1,510

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 - 

15 

16 . 

17 

18 

19 

20 ..

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

et

April

150 

151 

150 

138 

146 

1,430 

2,430 

288 

294 

440

May

1,180 

1,850 

1,080 

944 

1,870 

1,270 

793 

1,430 

3,090 

2,370

June

1,030 

806 

689 

614 

546 

494 

464 

435 

476 

524

Day

21 

22. . 

23 

24. . 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31.....

April

1,960 

5,030 

6,990 

7,420 

5,720 

3,720 

4,920 

7,290 

8,640 

9,420

2,515 

149, 700

May

1,530 

1,410 

1,600 

1,050 

589 

468 

649 

2,730 

4,450 

5,400 

6,800

2,904 

178, 600

June

435 

395 

387 

348 

323 

336 

283 

246 

222 

213

2,321 

138, 100

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 15

April 16

9 . 

11 

8. .....

12. .-- ...

April 17

8.. ........

12m.. _ ....

10. 

19

April 18

6...... ....

12 m... ......

12 

12 

12m.. ....

12 

April 22

12m....-. 

12p.m .......

Gage 

height

3.70

5.34

5.39

5.10

6.35

7.85

10.53

12.75

16.00

17.70

18.10

17.23

15.40

11.00

7.38

6.37

4.85

3.86

3.56

a

QQ

3.43

3.89

3.82

5.40

7.79

10.08

14.48

18.10

21.00

OO QA

25.15

Discharge

262

536

487

703

973

1,510

2,040

2, 850

3,360

3,480

3,220

2,700

1,600

888

707

446

288

O1 ^

220

OQO

OS1

316

KQQ

962

1,420

1,740

3,480

5,220

6.270

Hour

April 23

April 24

12m... ......

April 26

12m. ....--..

6 _ .... _ ...

12 

April 27

4am

5. .... 

6.. .......

9 _ 

12m.. . 

12

April 29

12 m... ......

May &

6a.m... _ ..

Gage 

height

26.83

27.73

27.88

27.78

26.64

24.07

20.55

18.46

18.23

18.17

18.35

18.88

19.20

19.53

20.28

22.38

23.40

27.10

28.33

28.38

28.28

28.67

29 60

30.08

on W

30.95

31.56

Discharge

7.080

7,520

7,600

7, 550

6,980

5,780

4,320

3,590

3,520

3,500

3,560

3,710

3,820

3,940

4,210

5,050

5,480

7,210

7,860

7,890

7,830

8,060

8,710

9,070

9

4on

9,770

10, 000

10,200

10,300

Hour

May 2 Con.

May 3

12m.._- 

12 m.. ...... .

12p.m. __ .

May 5

12 

May 6

12 

May 9

May 10

12m... ......

10 

12 

May 11

6 

12m.. 

12 - 

May 12

12m-. 

6. .... -

12 .

May 13

12m.-. .

12p.m_.._ 

Gage 

height

31.52

31.18

30.53

29.60

28.38

26.81

23. 62

20.75

17.01

12.97

9.72

8.44

7.94

6.04

5.99

C.89

7.09

7.07

7.05

7.45

8.82

10.19

11.29

12.45

12.51

12.32

11.49

7.92

6.03

Discharge

10,200

9,950

9,430

8,710

7,890

7,060

5,580

4,400

3, 150

2,090

1,340

1,090

989

647

638

800

836

833

829

901

1,160

1,440

1,670

1,960

1,980

1,930

1,720

986

646
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B257

Gage height, infect, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957 

Continued

Hour

May 14 

1 a.m.- __ -

6___ _ 

12m.. .......

12p.m...____

May 15

12 m.. -_._.__

12 . 

May 16

12m.-.-- 

12 -------

May 17

12m-.. 

12 p.m.., 

May 18

12m...-.-..

4 .

6_ 

12-.. 

8.-.- -----

12m... .... ...

12_._.-.- -.

May 80

12m .....__

7 

12 --

Gage 

height

5.95

6.47

7.55

9.85

12.63

12.98

12.50

8.97

7.40

7.00

7.00

6.95

6.47

5.82

7.15

7.68

11.20

13.90

18.10

18.25

17.02

14.90

13.98

14. 33

14.37

14.15

13.38

Discharge

632

725

919

1,370

2,010

2.100

1,980

1,190

892

820

820

811

725

609

847

942

1,650

2,320

3,480

3,160

2,340

2. 330

2,430

2,440

2,390

2,200

Hour

May n 

12 m.. ------

8. - ------

12 .

Mayffi

May 27

12m..- .

9_ .

12-..-- -.

May 28

12 .

A/f/77/ 9Q

1. ............

12 m.. ------

May 31

12m.... .-

6. ------

Gage 

height

9 95

9.23

9.06

9.17

4.93

4.93

5.92

6.92

7.04

7.11

7.63

11. 65

16.00

18.95

20.23

20.34

20.37

20.75

21.90

23.09

24.68

26.30

27.65

28.30

28. 39

28.52

Discharge

1,390

1,250

1,210

1,230

459

459

626

806

827

840

933

1,760

2,850

3,740

4,190

4,240

4, 250

4.400

4,860

5,340

6,060

6,810

7,480

7,840

7,890

7,970

Hour

June I Con.

19

12 m.. ------

12m,...- 

12m _ ------

June 6

12m... 

12p.m... 

12m.... 

12 p.m.... ...

12m...----

6 p.m..._. 

12. 

June 9

12m... 

12 

Gage 

height

28.57

28.51

28.14

27.79

27.10

26. 52

26.35

26.3o

26.87

27.71

28. 33

28.45

28.38

27.67

26.42

24.68

23.43

21.67

19.49

17.40

15.26

13.75

12.75

12.13

Discharge

8,000

7,970

7,740

7, 560

7,210

6,920

6,840

6,840

7,100

7,520

7,860

7,930

7,890

7,500

6,870

6,060

5,490

4,770

3,920

3,230

2,640

2,220

1,960

1,800

NUECES RIVER BASIN

174. NUECES RIVER AT LAGTJNA, TEX.

Location. Lat 29°25'45", long 99°59'50", on right bank 0.5 mile downstream 

from Sycamore Creek, 1 mile northeast of Laguna, Uvalde County, and at 

mile 395.

Drainage area. 764 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 1,119.72 

ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 6,490 cfs 9:30 a.m. May 27 (gage height, 

8.18ft).

1923 to March 1957: Discharge, 307,000 cfs Sept. 24, 1955 (gage height, 29.95 

ft in gage well, 32.7 ft from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 

40,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow.
B258 FLOODS OF 1957

Maximum stage known since at least 1854, that of Sept. 24, 1955. Flood 

of June 1913 reached a stage of about 29 ft; flood of Sept. 21, 1923, reached 

a stage of about 26.5 ft; information from local residents.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

2. ..

3 ..

4 .. .

6

7 

8.......

9 ..

10 

April

25

25 

24 

25 

25 

25 

25 

24 

22

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-fe

May

213 

186 

175 

165 

147 

132 

120 

115 

110 

105

June

973 

1,400 

674 

478 

388 

332 

294 

273 

246 

225

Day

11 

12 

13 

14.__-

16 

17 

18 

19.....

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

jet

April

22 

21 

22 

22 

24 

25 

25 

26 

49 

44

May

102 

102 

131 

139 

115 

124 

142 

161 

175 

150

June

208 

210 

213 

195 

182 

175 

168 

165 

180 

175

Day

21.. 

22 

23 

24..... 

25 

26. 

27 -

28

29 __

30 

31.. 

April

43 

44 

39 

363 

224 

120 

242 

237 

306 

230

79.1 

4,710

May

135 

126 

120 

112 

110 

109 

912 

262 

208 

180 

247

172 

10, 570

June

160 

153 

147 

142 

140 

140 

134 

130 

119 

115

284 

16,930

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April %3 

12 p.m... __

April %

12 m. ...... 

2.--. ....

6.............

9.. ..

12 

April Z5

6 a.m __ ....

12m..... .

12- -

April 86

12m..- 

10 p.m.. .....

11 - 

12 

May 26

12p.m.. .....

May 27

5 a.m __ . ...

6..- -._..

7 ........

8.....-. ..

8-30.

9. .........

Gage 

height

1.58

1.60

4.24

3.98

3.23

2 QQ

2.64

2.32

2.13

2.00

1.93

1.82

1.77

1.84

1.83

1.85

1.83

1.95

2.55

7.05

6.70

7.75

Discharge

37

40

1,290

1,100

636

470

07fi

261

207

168

147

115

102

120

118

119

145

310

4,520

4,000

Hour

May #7 Con.

10 .......

11 

4... ..........

6

19

12m.- 

12 

May 31

7 - -

8 -- 

9... .... ......

12m. --------

4

6 .

8 .... .... _

10. 

12 

Gage 

height

6.01

4.31

3.62

2.53

2.27

2.13

2.06

2.04

1.96

1.89

1.82

1.78

1.73

1.72

1.79

1.80

1.87

1.84

1.87

1 96

2.49

2.49

2.46

Discharge

6,490

3,080

1,390

930

584

416

324

300

279

258

252

228

208

190

180

168

165

182

185

202

195

202

370

402

402

391

Hour

June 1

12 m... ------

3 -

7

8 ------

12

5.. ...........

6

7. ......... ...

8. 

9 .... ... .

12m... ....

8 

June 3

12 . 

Gage 

height

2.41

2.42

2.40

2.47

2.39

2.86

7.54

6.65

4.34

4.04

4.24

4.76

4.96

4.93

4.55

4.09

3.79

3.56

3.29

3.10

2.95

2.85

2.69

2.54

Discharge

374

377

370

394

366

544

5,330

3,930

2 990

1,410

1,190

1,330

1,750

1,930

1,900

1,580

1,230

1,030

900

745

650

580

540

476

419

175. WEST NUECES RIVER NEAR BRACKETTVTLLE, TEX.

Location. Lat 29°28'55", long 100°14'20", at Wilson ranch, 9 miles downstream 

from Loss Creek, 11 miles upstream from Liveoak Creek, and 15.8 miles northeast of Brackettville, Kinney County.
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B259

Drainage area. 700 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 1,326.79 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements below 1,900 cfs and by slope-area measurements at 10,000 and 51,000 cfs.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 31,000 cfs 11 p.m. May 16 (gage height, 

17.40ft).

1939-50, 1956 to March 1957: Discharge, 51,000 cfs June 25, 1948 (gage 

height, 20.95 ft, from floodmark), from slope-area measurement of peak flow. 

Maximum stage known since at least 1879, about 40 ft June 14, 1935, according to floodmark (discharge at site 33 miles upstream from gage and 2 l/-> 

miles downstream from Kickapoo Creek, 580,000 cfs, by slope-area measurement of peak flow; a second measurement, 24 miles downstream from gage, 

and 8 miles north of Cline, 536,000 cfs by slope-area method). Flood of Sept. 

24, 1955, reached a stage of 27.1 ft (discharge, 150,000 cfs by slope-area measurement of peak flow).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

! _ ..

2

3... 

4. __..__

5 

6_ 

7 

8 ..-

9 

10 

April

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-ft

May

26 

12 

8.2 

6.6 

5.3 

4.1 

3.2 

2.6 

2.2 

1.0

June

6.0 

6.3 

6.0 

5.6 

5.0 

5.0 

4.7 

4.1 

3.8 

3.5

Day

11 

12 

13..... 

14 

15 

16 . 

17..-. 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per s 

>et

April

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

May

1.0 

0 

.8 

2.4 

5.0 

187 

4,990 

637 

1,940 

246

June

2.9 

2.6 

2.4 

2.2 

1.6 

1.2 

1.0 

.6 

2.0 

.6

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25- 

26 . 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

719 

178

29.9 

1,780

May

65 

31 

18 

12

7.8 

5.6 

6.0 

6.3 

7.0 

6.6 

6.6

266 

16, 370

June

0.3 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

2.21 

132

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April #8

9 a.m __ ....

10.. ..........

11- .

12m-. ---

12... .........

6 a.m .........

12m-- .... .

6p.m.... ....

12 

May 1

12m.-.-....-

6p.m.. ......

12 .........

Gage 

height

5.70

7.14

7 03

5.83

5.12

4.61

3.98

3 79

3.65

3.54

3.45

3.39

Discharge

0

890

2,060

i Qar\

238

120

70

46

33

9d

18

15

Hour

May 15

12m... 

10 

12 

May 17

5- .......

& .

12 

May 18

Gage 

height

3.17

3.17

17.40

12.98

10.37

8.88

7 4ft

6.38

5.80

5.48

4 97

4.78

4.44

Discharge

5 0

5.0

5.3

1,100

13,900

7,310

4,410

2,420

1,400

Qfift

884

747

432

325

184

Hour

May IS Con.

11:30..-..- 

12 

May 19

8 .

12m... 

12 

12 m. .. ....

12 -

12 

Gage 

height

8.00

9.65

9.62

8.22

7.18

6.35

5.92

5.58

5.12

4.77

4.52

4.30

4.13

3.98

3.89

3.80

3.71

Discharge

3,060

5,800

5,740

3,370

2,100

1,380

1,040

812

522

320

212

142

102

75

62

51

42
B260 FLOODS OF 1957

176. NTJECES RIVER NEAR ASHERTON, TEX.

Location. Lat 28°30', long 99°42', on right bank just downstream from bridge 

on Farm-to-Market Road 190 between Asherton and Brundage, 1.2 miles 

downstream from El Moro Creek, 5.5 miles northeast of Asherton, Dimmit 

County, and at mile 288.

Drainage area. 4,082 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except May 12-16. Datum of 

gage is 470.92 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. Discharge May 12-16 estimated on basis of a normal recession.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 7,750 cfs 5 a.m. June 2 (gage height, 

27.82ft).

1939 to March 1957: Discharge, 24,000 cfs Sept. 2, 1944 (gage height, 30.40 

ft).

Maximum stage known since 1900, about 33 ft June 17, 1935, present site 

and datum (based on relation determined from levels to floodmarks for floods 

of June 17, 1935, and Sept. 2, 1944, at farmhouse on left bank 0.8 mile upstream 

from gage).

Remarks. Part of flow of Nueees River and its headwater tributaries enters 

Edwards limestone in Balcones fault zone, which crosses basin just north of 

Uvalde.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

2.. .

3... 

4.......

6.......

7 

8.......

9-... ...

10 

April

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-fe

May

5,660 

5,600 

4,810 

2,880 

968 

298 

148 

95 

66 

47

June

7.100 

7,460 

6,520 

6,400 

6,250 

5,280 

3,080 

1,040 

407 

240

Day

11- 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per s 

et

April

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

35 

86

May

34

25 

18 

12 

8 

5 

3.8 

4.2 

52 

1,330

June

151 

106 

78 

57 

43 

28 

20 

15 

9.2 

5.9

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

1,720 

3,410 

3,980 

3,700 

4,020 

4,630 

4,240 

3,130 

3,580 

5,150

1,256 

74,740

May

1,180 

2,470 

2,630 

1,610 

527 

198 

816 

3,860 

5, 970 

6,280 

6,280

1,738 

106, 900

June

5.1

5.1 

4.2 

2.8 

1.7 

.9 

.6 

.3 

.1 

0

1,477 

87, 890

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 20 

12 p.m__ .....

April 21

 2... ...........

3 . 

5 .

8 

12m... 

April 22

12m... 

April 2S 

12m... .

12............

Gage 

height

2.67

2.66

4.25

7.35

10.50

12.95

15.00

18.56

20.65

21.92

22.52

22.55

22.20

Discharge

34

34

128

471

1,470

1,940

2 87(1

3,850

4,050

3,940

Hour

April 24

12 

12 m__. ......

12m.. .......

12 

April 27

12m... 

12 p.m _ ....

Gage 

height

21.20

21.38

22.43

23.33

24.12

24.23

24 17

23.22

21.23

Discharge

3,630

3,580

3,680

4,020

4,340

4,710

4,760

4,740

4,300

3,640

Hour

April 28 

12m... .

9p.m... .....

12 

12m.... _ ..

12m.__ 

12m..... 

12 p.m... ....

May 2

12 m._ .......

12p.m _ ....

Gage 

height

19.10

18.58

18.65

20.55

23.75

25.12

25.62

25.80

25.83

25.72

25.36

Discharge

3,020

2,870

2,890

3,440

4,530

5,260

5,560

5,690

5,710

5,630

5,410
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B261

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957 

Continued

Hour

May 3 

12m.........

12p.m... ....

May 4 

12m. ........

12p.m.. .....

May 6 

12m.........

May 6 

12m.........

12p.m... ....

May 7

12 m... ......

May 18

12p.m... ....

May 19

9 

9:30... . 

10.. .......

11 

12 

10 

12m... 

12.. ...... ....

May SI

12m. _ .....

12.. __ .. _

Gage 

height

24.50

22.50

18.65

14.00

9.77

7 20

5.82

4.96

4.44

4.08

1.95

1.94

2.25

4.00

5.00

8.10

9.40

13.43

12.00

10.60

9.18

10.25

lo ftn

15.15

Discharge

4,900

4,040

2,890

1,700

861

AK(\

277

188

143

116

3.8

3.5

16

110

192

581

794

1,350

1,570

1,280

1,010

758

952

1,410

1,980

Hour

May 2$ 

12m... 

12p.m... ....

May S3

12m... .

12p.m... ....

May 24

12 m.. .......

May SB

12m...... ...

12p.m... ....

12m... _

12p.m .......

May 87

10 

12m-.. 

12. .....

May 88

12m.........

12m.........

12p.m... ....

12m.........

May 31

Gage 

height

17.38

18.20

18.24

17.90

16.40

13.53

9.95

8.50

7.37

5.78

4.85

4.36

4.23

6.22

8.12

11.65

15.00

19.85

22.63

24.94

26.40

26.67

26.55

26.42

26.38

Discharge

2,560

2,780

2,790

2,700

2,310

1,610

904

654

482

279

185

142

132

334

596

1,230

1,960

3,260

4,120

5,220

6,140

6,380

6,280

6,160

6,120

Hour

May 31 Con. 

12m..-.--...

12 p.m.. .....

June 1 

12m.- -

June S

JuneS

12m.. - 

12 p.m.. .....

June 4

12m.-. 

June 5

12m-. -------

June 8

June 9

12 p.m. ------

Gage 

height

26.62

26.78

27.36

27.77

27.82

27.69

27.20

26.70

26.63

26.71

26.70

26.54

26.27

25.33

23.18

19.39

16.65

14.53

12.22

10.15

7.84

6.78

6.01

Discharge

6,340

6,480

7,110

7,680

7,750

7,570

6,920

6,410

6,350

6,420

6,410

6,270

6,040

5,390

4,280

3,100

2,360

1,820

1,320

929

542

394

299

177. NUECES RIVER NEAR TILDEN, TEX.

Location. Lat 28° 18', long 98°34', on left bank at downstream side of pier of 

bridge on State Highway 173, 2 miles upstream from Cow Creek, 10.5 miles 

south of Tilden, McMullen County, and at mile 141.

Drainage area. 8,192 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 183.5 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by U.S. Geological Survey, 

Topographic Division).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 27,600 cfs 9:30 p.m. Apr. 30 (gage 

height, 22.64 ft).

1942 to March 1957: Discharge, 70,000 cfs Oct. 11, 1946 (gage height, 

26.46 ft), from rating curve extended above 45,000 cfs. 

Maximum stage since about 1900, that of Oct. 11, 1946.
B262 FLOODS OF 1957

Remarks. Part of flow of Nueces River and its headwater tributaries enters 

Edwards limestone in Balcones fault zone which crosses basin just north of 

Uvalde. Considerable loss of flood flows into various permeable formations 

occurs downstream from the Balcones fault zone.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

l._ ....

2. ...

3 ... .

4 ...

5 _ 

6 

7 ....

8 

9. ...

10 

April

14 

12 

6.5 

3.5 

1.3 

.6 

.2 

.1 

0 

0

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-fe

May

20, 700 

12, 300 

7,600 

6,160 

6,330 

5,980 

5,400 

5,130 

4,960 

5,400

June

12, 400 

8, 150 

6,180 

7,260 

9,810 

10,000 

8,940 

7,390 

6,770 

6,390

Day

11 

12...,. 

13... ..

14 .. 

15 .. 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per s 

et._ .

April

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

9.8

May

3,940 

3, 050 

2,680 

1,830 

477 

213 

162 

487 

475 

356

June

6,010 

5,580 

5,080 

4,040 

3,030 

2,100 

687 

201 

124 

114

Day

21-_ 

22 

23- 

24.....

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

1,050 

1,960 

4,000 

3,190 

2,610 

3,880 

5,040 

3,970 

5,190 

17,200

1,605 

95, 480

May

536 

576 

314 

122 

366 

596 

883 

2,250 

7,870 

9,650 

11,000

4,122 

253, 500

June

345 

702 

452 

288 

170 

64 

30 

19 

13 

11

3,745 

222,800

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

Apr. 19 

12p.m-- .....

Apr. 20 

8 p.m.. ___

9 .

10 

11 

19

Apr. 21

1 a.m -------

2 ....

3. ... 

4 ___ .- 

9 

12 m . _ ..

12 . 

Apr. n

8 a.m... ......

12 m __ ._

6 p.m... ._ 

12 ....... ....

Apr. 15

12 m ___ ...

2p.m._- .....

12 

12 m. -. ...

12p.m.. 

6 a.m ____

12 m 

6 p.m .. .....

12 _ .

Gage 

height

2.05

2.05

2.13

3.85

5.65

7.25

8.87

10.22

11.44

12.49

14.77

15.12

15.47

16.08

16.44

17.05

17.59

17 Q1

18.05

17.87

17.55

17.28

17.20

17 1ft

17.25

17.41

Discharge

.5

34

103

300

415

549

684

1,100

1,190

1,290

1, 520

1,710

2,300

3,200

3 Q7O

4,300

4,330

3,860

3 ion

2,650

?

KOA

2,610

2,860

Hour

Apr. 86 

12 m 

Apr. 27

10

Apr. 28

10

A Ttr 9Q

Apr. SO

g

12 m ....

6 ... .... _

9:30 

12 

12 m._. ......

12n.m 

Gage 

height

17.89

18.25

1ft 41

18.41

1ft 1ft

17.87

17.77

1 7 Q1

1 ft 9Q

19 14

19.66

20.20

21.10

01 00

22.48

22.64

22.10

21 QQ

21.07

on 9Q

19.56

19.03

18.71

Discharge

3,910

4,850

5,290

5,290

4,670

3,580

3,610

4 930

7 *»on

9,490

11, 800

21 600

27,600

23,200

21 700

16,200

9,160

7 ^on

6.450

Hour

May 2/i

May %5

8 

May Z6 

12 m. .

May W

11 

12 

May 28

12 m __ -----

12 -

May 29

g

8 

2 a.m .........

e. . 

12 

Gage 

height

5.66

6.92

7.74

8.22

9.10

9.74

10.28

10.68

11.00

12.79

13.83

14.83

15.75

16.59

17.65

18. 38

18.93

19.32

19.60

19.76

19.84

19.85

19.83

19.69

19.52

19.53

Discharge

132

244

333

393

510

600

676

722

736

784

1,080

1,290

1,610

2,090

2,690

3,940

5,530

7,090

8,320

9,300

9,890

10, 200

10,300

10,200

9,620

9,120

9,020

9,060
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B263

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957-

Continued

Hour

May Si

12 m 

5.... .........

8 

12 

6_ 

12 m 

12 m 

Gage 

height

20.10

20.23

20.45

20.60

20.57

20.35

19.79

19.22

Discharge

11,200

11,400

12.000

13,000

13,600

13,800

13,600

19 600

Hour

June 2 Con.

12 m__ 

12 

12 m 

June 5

Gage 

height

18.77

18.56

18.55

18.62

18.94

19.40

19.80

19.87

Discharge

6,620

6,010

5,980

6,190

7,120

8,600

10,400

Hour

June 5 Con.

12 

12 m.- __ --

6 

12 

. June 7

12 m._.- _ ..

12 

Gage 

height

19.89

19.88

19. 85

19.76

19.71

19.70

19.80

19.68

19.48

19.32

19.20

Discharge

10,500

10,400

10, 300

9,890

9,690

9, 650

10,000

9,580

8,880

8,320

7,930

178. FRIO RIVER AT CONCAN, TEX.

Location. Lat 29°29', long 99°42', on left bank half a mile southeast of Concan 

Post Office, Uvalde County, and 15 miles upstream from Dry Frio River.

Drainage area. 405 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except Apr. 25 to May 15.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements below 7,400 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at 29,400 and 

162,000 cfs. Discharge Apr. 25 to May 15 estimated on basis of two floodmarks 

and record for Dry Frio River near Reagan Wells.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 13,400 cfs 11 a.m. Apr. 24 (gage height, 

10.45ft).

1923 to March 1957: Discharge, 162,000 cfs July 1, 1932 (gage height, 34.44

ft, from floodmarks), from slope-area measurement of peak flow. 

Maximum stage known since at least 1869, that of July 1, 1932.

Remarks. Part of flow of Frio River enters Edwards limestone in Balcones 

fault zone, which crosses basin just north of Uvalde and below station.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

2 

3 ..

4.......

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

April

41 

28 

23 

20 

20 

20 

20 

18 

18 

20

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-fe

May

IfiO 

130 

105 

95 

80 

70 

65 

60 

55 

50

June

762 

414 

270 

217 

195 

178 

155 

143 

132 

125

Day

11 

12 

13 

14..... 

15 

16 

17 

18----. 

19 

20..-.

ischarge, in cubic feet per s 

et. 

April

20 

18 

18 

20 

20 

22 

22 

20 

28 

23

May

47 

45 

55 

60 

52 

48 

46 

61 

66 

54

June

118 

115 

112

108 

101 

92

87 

84 

84 

81

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

22 

89 

55 

1,810 

400 

130 

1,000 

300 

800 

300

178 

10,600

May

52 

48 

46 

46 

44 

44 

563 

126 

56 

50 

337

90.8 

5,590

June

76 

73 

70 

68 

66 

66 

63 

61 

56 

54

141

8,380
B264 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

Apr. 21 

12p.m. ......

6 a.m .........

10 .........

12m..... ...

2p.m.. ......

6.... .. .. ...

12 .

Apr. 23

6 a.m .........

12m.. .......

10... .........

11. ...... ..

12m..- 

2 _ .. .. .

4.. ...........

6.............

8 _ .

10.. ..........

12..--.-.. _ .

Gage 

height

3.62

3.72

3.68

4 19

4.26

4.19

4.04

3.91

3.84

3.80

3.75

3.74

5.00

10.45

8.90

7.75

6.90

6 1 ft

5.68

5.28

4.82

3.79

Discharge

23

37

30

147

204

174

118

78

61

52

41

676

13, 400

3,270

2 nfin

7AQ

540

52

Hour

May®?

7... ... .......

8 .

9... 

10 

10:30.-. 

11 

12m.. 

4-.. . ......

6.. ... ....

g

12 

May 31

5 

6 

T. ......... ...

8... ...... ... .

10 - 

11 . 

Gage 

height

3.79

3.81

4.20

5.60

6.28

6.40

6

oc

5.68

5.22

4.95

4.62

4.37

4.24

4.10

4.02

3.94

3.87

3.87

3.90

3.98

4.12

4.20

4.31

4.51

Discharge

52

56

183

1,290

2,200

2,390

2 1 fin

1,380

875

644

402

260

199

143

115

90

70

70

78

101

151

183

231

335

Hour

May 31 Con. 

12m.. .

3 ........

6 

12 

2. ... ......

3 .

4_. _ _ . ...

5 _ . _ .....

6 

8:30-.. 

7. ..... ... .

8 

10 

12

8 

12m

12 

Gage 

height

4.80

5.21

4.98

4.70

4.48

4.33

4.26

4.25

4.40

4.65

4.95

6.30

6.65

6.68

6.53

6.13

5.42

5.08

4.88

4.77

4.66

4.57

4.53

4.47

Discharge

524

866

668

453

318

241

208

204

276

420

644

2,240

2,810

2,860

2,600

1,980

1,080

749

588

500

427

370

347

312

179. SABINAL, RIVER NEAR SABINAL, TEX.

Location. Lat 29°30', long 99°29', on right bank 470 ft upstrean from lowwater crossing on old Sabinal-Utopia road, 3.5 miles downstream from Onion 

Creek, and 12 miles north of Sabinal, Uvalde County.

Drainage area. 206 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 1,131.20 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements below 1,000 cfs and by slope-area measurements at 8,490, 10,600, 15,800, 

and 72,000 cfs.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 9,340 cfs 12 m. Apr. 24 (gage height, 

10.23ft).

1942 to March 1957: Discharge, 15,800 cfs May 24, 1954 (gage height, 

14.18 ft), from slope-area measurement of peak flow.

Flood of July 2, 1932, reached a stage of about 29 ft; information from local 

residents.
TEXAS AND 'ADJACENT? 'STATES B265

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

2 

3. 

4 ....

5. ...

6 

7_ ...

8_ 

9 

10 .

April

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-fe

May

29 

22 

20 

16 

13 

12 

11 

11 

11 

11

June

1,020 

326 

152 

111 

108 

108 

92 

69 

63 

55

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 .. 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

et

April

6 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

2.8 

3.1

May

9.7 

9.7 

17 

22 

14 

12 

9.7 

21 

26 

18

June

48 

48 

48 

46 

44 

40 

38 

36 

38 

38

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26..... 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

0 

27 

 13 

1,570 

203 

359 

572 

175 

109 

38

102 

6,090

May

14 

13 

11 

9.7 

8.6 

8.6 

447 

135 

74 

55 

246

43.1 

2,650

June

34 

32 

31 

29 

29 

27 

26 

26 

24 

21

93.6 

5,570

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April K 

12m. . .

April H

9:30 a.m ......

10 

10:30 

11 

12m.. 

2p.m. _ ....

3 ........

5. ...

8. .......

12 

April 25

12m.. ....

11 -

19

April 26

2 ... ...

4. .... 

8.- ... 

12 m. ...... .-

12 

April £7

2. ... ......

3- ........

Gage 

height

1.33

1.23

4.38

4.38

5.00

10.23

7.20

5.70

4.15

3.10

2.52

2.11 i on

1.69

3.00

5.16

3.55

2.70

2 no

1.83

1 60

2.10

3.75

6.77

4.80

Discharge

12

3.1

1,800

1,800

2,420

9,340

5,120

3,200

1,600

775

431

238

156

108

86

710

2 600

1,100

530

203

131

60

234

1,260

4,560

2,220

Hour

April 27 Con.

6 . 

9. .....

12m-.. 

12 .........

April 28

12m 

3. ....... ..

5.. ...........

9...... .

11 

12 

April 29

8. .... ...

12m-- 

May 26

May 27

12m 

2. ... ...

3. ...... ..

6 .

8. .... -

10. ........

12 ..

Gage 

height

3.50

2.80

2.20

1.95

1.75

1.70

1.62

1.75

2.15

2.50

2.20

2.27

2.17

1.90

1.76

1.68

1.30

1.37

1.72

4.20

3.93

4.30

3.10

2.62

2.35

2.16

Discharge

1,060

590

275

176

104

89

66

104

254

420

275

306

263

108

QQ

60

8.6

17

95

1,640

1,400

1,730

775

345

259

Hour

May 28

12m.- 

12m . 

May SO

12m. .. 

May 31

9.... .........

10 

11.--- __

4 

8 

12 .......

June 1 

12m - 

3 

4 

5. 

9 

12 

12m -

Gage 

height

1.88

1.78

1.70

1.65

1.58

1.54

1.97

1.92

2.55

2.50

2.40

2.60

2.28

2.08

1.87

1.92

3.75

4.90

7.10

5.65

3.85

3.08

2.52

2.16

1.98

Discharge

149

114

89

74

55

46

183

164

448

420

370

475

311

226

145

164

1,260

2,320

4,990

3,140

1,340

762

431

259

187

656087 O 62 18
B266 FLOODS OF 1957

180. HONDO CREEK NEAR HONDO, TEX.

Location. Lat 29°27', long 99°11', on left bank 43 ft upstream from Schlentz's 

Crossing, 7.8 miles northwest- of Hondo, Medina County, and 13.5 miles 

upstream from Verde Creek.

Drainage area. 132 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except 6:30 a.m. Apr. 28 to 

2:30 p.m. May 8, 10 a.m. June 5 to 12 m. June 20, 8:30 a.m. June 27 to 12 p.m. 

June 30. Datum of gage is 986.4 ft above mean sea level (Western Geophysical 

bench mark).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements below 450 cfs and by slope-area measurement at 12,500 cfs. Discharge 

for periods with no record of gage height estimated on basis of recorded ranges 

in stage and records for station near Tarpley.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 17,300 cfs 9:30 a.m. Apr. 24 (gage 

height, 12.30 ft, from floodmarks).

1952 to March 1957: Discharge, 13,700 cfs May 24, 1954 (gage height, 

10.90 ft, from floodmarks).

Maximum stage since at least 1910, 25.8 ft in September 1919; information 

from local resident.

Remarks. Most of the low flow of Hondo Creek enters Edwards and associated 

limestones in Balcones fault zone, which crosses basin upstream from station.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1- ...

2-. -..-

3 ....

6 . 

8 ..

9_ .

10 

April

24 

.8 

32 

1.9 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Monthly mean d 

Kunoff, in acre-f

May

40 

20 

15 

10 

8 

4 

3 

1.5 

.8 

20

June

554 

254 

154 

112 

180 

90 

55 

50 

45 

40

Day

11- 

12..... 

13 - 

14 

15 

16 

IS..... 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

set

April

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

252 

13

May

4.4 

.9 

120 

34 

59 

8.9 

3.6 

220 

44 

14

June

35 

30 

30 

25 

20 

15 

10 

8 

75 

75

Day

21. 

22. . 

23 

24 

25 

26.. 

27 

28 

29 

30- 

31 

April

1.5 

891 

21 

1,740 

84 

361 

639 

124 

150 

110

148 

8,820

May

8.7 

5.4 

3.7 

2.4 

1.5 

1.1 

2,430 

223 

97 

62 

669

133

8,200

June

27 

16 

13 

13

8.7 

6.4 

2.4 

0 

0 

0

64. 8 

3,850

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1951

Hour

April tl 

11 p.m.......

12 

April n

1:30........ .

2.

3. .........

3:30- 

4....... _ . _

5. ..... _ -

7. .......

9- ...... -

11 

12m__ ....

4 p.m... .....

Gage 

height

.96

1.15

2.16

1.97

6.50

9.76

2.86

1.83

1.67

1.28

Discharge

0

38

80

462

370

5,050

11, 200

5,370

1,790

CQC

307

242

114

Hour

April 98 

Continued

12 

12- 

A n.4/ Ott

8

10............

Gage 

height

1.09

.98

.89

.85

.80

1.00

1.02

.88

12.00

12.30

11.40

Discharge

66

42

25

18

10

46

50

23

16, 500

17, 300

15,000

Hour

April 24 

Continued

11 a.m.. _ ..

12m..... _ .

4 

5 ... ...

9

12 

April &5

10... .........

11 

12m - 

12 

Gage 

height

4.50

3.38

2.53

2.18

2.50

1.86

1.55

1.32

1.20

1.20

1.19

1.07

1.17

Discharge

2,360

1,270

644

447

626

298

177

106

75

75

73

46

58
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B267

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Continued

Hour

April 26

3

3:30__ 

4 ...

6_ ,_ -

S ___ 

12m.-.-. .

10...... ......

12

April 27

2. ...

2:30- 

4 ........ -

1. ............

9 - 

12m-- 

19

April %8

6 ....... -.

8 ... -

10 

8 - . -

12 

12m-. 

6 .

12 

Gage 

height

1.48

4.20

4.57

3.95

2.56

1.90

1.37

1.13

1.05

1 9^

1.48

5.65

4.20

3.42

2.56

1.98

1.58

1.27

1.27

1.18

1.17

1.27

1.25

1.17

1.77

1.48

1.25

1.12

1.10

1.95

1.50

Discharge

154

2,040

2,440

1,790

662

316

119

59

42

154

3,400

3,810

2,040

1,310

686

375

208

111

114

111

87

85

111

106

85

282

174

106

73

68

361

180

Hour

April SO 

12m-. 

May 26

May 27

10- ...

11... .........

12 m. ........

2

2:30-. ........

3:30.- 

6

7 

10 

19

May 28

6 _

1 9

May 29

19

12mGage 

height

1.21

0.68

.70

.80

1.19

1.24

6.50

10.60

11.00

10.20

5.30

3.97

2.87

2.55

1.85

1.70

1.52

1.41

1.18

1.13

1.17

1.10

1.05

.98

Discharge

57

1.1

1 9

11

Q9

106

13, 100

14,000

12,200

3,340

1,810

692

477

325

261

194

158

1 O1^

92

80

90

73

61

46

Hour

May SI

6. ..... 

8:30.- 

9. -.- _ --..

10 

11 

8 .

12 

12m3:30. .

4:30- 

5.-. -------

5:30.-- 

7 

10 

June 2

12m..- _ ..

4 .... ....

9 

11 

12-- 

12mGage 

height

.97

1.30

1.16

6.13

5.20

3.65

3.07

2.54

1.99

1.65

1.52

1.44

1.42

1.94

1.70

3.50

5.36

3.75

2.40

1.98

1.61

1.53

1.53

1.79

1.52

1.71

1.67

1.45

1.34

1.28

1.24

1.18

Discharge

44

87

4,500

3,210

1, 510

1,040

680

389

201

174

167

370

269

1,380

3,420

1,600

596

384

234

204

204

307

201

274

257

177

142

125

114

97

181. SECO CREEK NEAR D'HANIS, TEX.

Location. Lat 29°29', long 99°23', on right bank a quarter of a mile downstream 

from concrete dam and road crossing at Woodward ranch headquarters, 2.8 

miles upstream from Bartz Spring Creek, and 12.8 miles northwest of D'Hanis, 

Medina County.

Drainage area. 87.4 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph below 6.2 ft and graph above 

6.2 ft based on floodmarks, except May 5-8, June 19-23. Datum of gage is 

1,142.8 ft above mean sea level (levels by U.S. Geological Survey, Ground 

Water Branch).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements below 110 cfs and by slope-area measurements at 2,090 and 8,110 cfs.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 4,620 cfs 8: 30 a.m. Apr. 24 (gage height, 

7.17 ft, from floodmark).

1952 to March 1957: Discharge, 8,110 cfs May 24, 1954 (gage height, 9.30 

ft, from floodmark).

Maximum stage known since at least 1866, 26.2 ft in May 1935. Flood of 

Aug. 31, 1894, reached a stage about 10 ft lower than that of May 1935 and was 

the second highest; information from local residents.
B268 FLOODS OF 1957

Remarks. All low flow of Seco Creek enters Edwards and associated limestones 

in the Balcones fault zone, which crosses basin just north of Uvalde and above 

station.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

2 

3 

4. _ -.

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

April

5.5 

.5 

.2 

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, In acre-fe

May

16 

12 

8.8 

8.0 

7 

6 

4 

3 

2.7 

3.1

June

606 

155 

77 

59 

58 

48 

36 

29 

25 

22

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per s 

et

April

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

131 

4.3

May

1.4 

2.2 

37 

9.0 

8.2 

25 

1.7 

81 

10 

5.8

June

20 

20 

17 

14 

13 

9.6- 

8.8 

8.4 

10 

15

Day

21 

22 --- 

23 

24- 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 - 

31 

April

1.7 

195 

16 

481 

35 

173 

367 

133 

44 

22

53.6 

3,190

May

4.9 

3.6 

2.3 

1.8 

1.5 

1.3 

400 

67 

34 

26 

184

30.8 

1,900

June

10 

10 

10 

8.0 

7.2 

6.8 

6.4 

5.8 

4.3 

3.3

44. 1 

2,620

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 18

April 19

1 a.m .........

1:30.. ........

3 ........

3:30 

4 .... .... .

5... ... .

6. ......

7 

9 .... ......

12m 

8... 

12 

April 20

6 a.m ____ .

12m. _ ...

April SI

12 

April 22

\. ............

2 ___ _ .

2:30. 

3 ........

4 .........

4:30- 

5 ....... .

5:30 _ . ......

6 ...... ...

8. ..... ...

10 

12 m____ __ .

3 p.m.. ......

6 .........

12 . 

Gage 

height

0.65

.93

.78

2.00

3.70

2.50

2.15

1.68

1.32

1.07

.92

.80

.70

.62

.49

.40

.35

1.30

9 99

2.35

2.50

2.52

2.60

3.56

3.40

3.00

2.70

1.72

1.45

1.21

1.06

.87

Discharge

0

4.0

17

8

0

215

1,060

712

400

268

1 9Q

Cfi

OQ

16

Q fi

5.8

3.6

1.3

.2

53

OQO

341

400

4.99

409

445

964

860

635

490

268

133

77

43

27

13

Hour

April SS

7..... ........

10 

2 ... ....

3.... .........

6... ... ....

12 

April 84

7 '30

8 

8:30.. 

9... ... ... .

10 .

11 

11:30 . 

2 .... 

q

5 

7 

1 9

April 23

12m. 

11 

1 9

April 26

1:30._. 

3 

4 

5. ....

6 ... .......

9 

12m. 

6 D.m.-... 

Gage 

height

..7Sf

.75

.66

.53

1.15

1.20

1.06

.92

.75

.80

6.20

7.17

6.00

4.00

3.02

2.66

2.80

2.87

2.55

1.99

1.71

1.41

1.20

1.08

1.02

07

1.26

1.45

2.10

3.50

3.87

3.32

2.60

2.17

1.88

1.48

1.26

1.04

Discharge

6.8

7.6

4.6

1 a

36

41

27

16

7.6

9

C

3,340

4,620

3,100

1,260

645

472

535

570

422

212

131

70

41

28

23

20

48

77

250

925

1,170

812

445

274

177

82

48

25

Hour

April 26 Con. 

9:30 p.m ......

11 

11:30.. 

12 

April S7

12:30 a.m ... 

1.. ... _ 

 3 

4 -. __ . ....

6. __ . .......

8 ...

12m... __ ..

10p.m... 

11 

12 

April 28

3 

12m.. .. ...

1:30 p.m... ... 

2

2:30-.. 

4 ___ . ___ -

6 

8 

10. 

12 

April 29

12m.. 

May 26

12p.m... _ .

May. 27

4 a.m _

Gage 

height

.97

1.30

1.47

1.43

3.90

6.10

5.00

3.70

2.82

2.39

2.10

1.75

1.47

1.25

1.40

1.39

1.37

1.43

1.25

1.28 

1.36

1.52

1.61

1.81

2.75

2.36

1.94

1.62

1.23

1.14

1.05

.63

.56

Discharge

20

53

81

73

1,190

3,220

2,090

1,060

545

356

250

141

81

47

68

66

64

73

47

51 

62

90

107

157

512

345

196

110

45

34

26

2.7

1.5
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B269

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957 

Continued

Hour

May 27 Con.

11 

9

3 ....... 

4... 

5 .......

7... ......... .

9 .... ... ...

12 

12 m 

Oage 

height

.68

.90

1.67

2.75

4.50

4.73

3.85

3.20

2.40

2.00

1 67

1.43

1.34

1.23

Discharge

3.8

13

191

512

1,650

2,320

1,850

1,160

740

400

215

101

73

59

45

Hour

May 31

6...... ... ....

7 ......

8... ... .... ...

9 ....... .

10 . 

11- 

11:30.- 

2... .....

3 ........

6 _ ... _ ....

10............

12 

June 1

3 ... .....

Gage 

height

1.07

1.25

1 97

1.44

1.82

3.49

2.62

2.18

O O^l

2.18

2.29

1.98

1.65

1.60

1.43

1.60

Discharge

23

42

70

154

918

454

278

296

278

318

209

110

99

66

99

Hour

June 1 Con.

4... ..........

4:30.- 

5. . .

5:30.. ........

6... ..........

T. ............

9.. ...........

12 

June 2

12m-. .-..

4. .....

6

9. .....

12 

Gage 

height

3.35

5.80

6.87

6.35

5.50

d i<\

3.26

2.45

2.04

1.83

1.69

1.68

2.35

1.90

1.62

1.55

Discharge

830

2,860

4,200

3,520

2,610

1,530

776

380

OOQ

160

121

119

341

180

103

90

182. i;RIO RIVER NEAR DERBY, TEX.

Location. Lat 28°44'10", long 99°08'45", near center of span at downstream 

side of pier of bridge on U.S. Highway 81, 150 ft upstream from InternationalGreat Northern Railroad bridge, 750 ft downstream from Leona River, and 2.4 

miles south of Derby, Frio County.

Drainage area. 3,493 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except 12 m. June 18 to 12 

p.m. June 27. Datum of gage is 449.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. Discharge June 19-27 was estimated on basis of one discharge measurement, reconstructed recession curve, and records of weather.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 10,400 cfs 12 p.m. May 29 (gage height, 

11.34 ft).

1915 to March 1957: Discharge, 230,000 cfs July 4, 1932 (gage height, 29.60 

ft, present site, from floodmark at former site), from rating curve extended 

above 46,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow. 

Maximum stage known since at least 1860, that of July 4, 1932.

Remarks. Part of flow of Frio River and its headwater tributaries enter Edwards 

limestone in Balcones fault zone, which crosses basin just north of Uvalde.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

2. ......

3. ...

4 

5.......

6... .

7 .

8 .

9 ... -

10_ ...

April

47 

145 

33 

9.4 

3.2 

.8 

.3 

.1 

0 

0

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-f

May

2,360 

1,260 

441 

177 

58 

27 

21 

17 

7.8 

3.2

June

1,880 

5,190 

6, 460 

6,170 

2,430 

867 

544 

348 

184 

126

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16- 

17 

IS -

19 

20 

ischarg'e, in cubic feet per 

set

April

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

5.7 

777

May

95 

54 

22 

169 

489 

1,830 

915 

142 

1,610 

5,280

June

78 

56 

43 

36 

30 

26 

24 

22 

18 

16

Day

21. . 

22 

23. . 

24..... 

25 . 

26... - 

27.- - 

28 . 

29 . 

30... . 

11

April

2,950 

4,710 

3.140 

2,960 

768 

2,840 

2,150 

3,700 

3,920 

4,010

1,072 

63, 810

May

2,250 

633 

422 

174 

62 

27 

60 

1,010 

7,430 

7,790 

2,690

1,211 

74, 430

June

13 

9.4 

6.2 

3.2 

1.4 

.3 

0 

0 

0 

0

819 

48, 760
B270 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 19 

12 p.m.. .....

April 80 

7 a.m .........

8

9 .. .....

12m--.--...

6p.m.. ......

12 

April SI 

9 a.m.... .....

12m--.-- ...

8 p.m.. ------

12 

April $2

12m.., .

2p.m...---..

12 ..,- 

April 83

12m-..- _ ..

12p.m.. .....

April 84

12m __ ....

9 p.m.. ......

12 _.......

April 85

4 a.m. ........

2 p.m.. ......

8 -

12... ......

April 26

4 a.m _ . ....

12 

April 87

April 88

12m...... ...

12 

April 89

12m.........

12..... ..

April 30

12m-..._ _ .

12..... ..

Gage 

height

0.30

.27

1.00

1.85

3.23

5.55

7.10

8.35

8.39

8.15

8.38

9.58

9.60

8.86

7.82

7.89

8.60

8.45

6.70

5.40

3.67

2 22

2.20

3.80

5.85

7.20

8.43

8.53

8.00

6.54

fi IW

7.60

8.67

8.70

8 48

9.00

8

rn

7.23

6.47

6.31

Discharge

5.4

3.2

102

300

669

1,440

2,090

3,220

3,290

2,910

3,280

5,570

5,610

4,130

2,550

2,610

3,660

3 dnn

1,900

1,380

801

QQO

391

840

1,560

2,140

3,530

2,720

1 840

i s^n

2,370

3 790

4,500

4 KQfl

3,840

3

AK(\

4,400

3 d 80

2,160

1,810

1 ' 740

Hour

May 8 

12m... ...

Mays

12m..... .

May 13

May 14

12- 

May 15

12.. .......

12m- -

12 

May 17

12m.- 

12p.m _ ... .

May 18

10 

12 

12m.. _ ---_

1 9

12m-. 

19

May 81

12m..... 

12 

May 87

10 

12m--. 

Gage 

height

5.25

3.19

2.30

1.75

.40

.38

1.50

2 no

2.93

2.10

2.07

3.29

5.10

6.80

7.95

7.72

5.67

2.67

1.32

as

1.25

1.35

1.02

1.78

2

QD

3 95

5.65

7.69

8.62

9.82

9.65

9.25

8.20

6.67

4

QC

3.40

.46

.43

1.05

1.34

1 9ft

07

Discharge

1,320

657

417

274

14

19

919

580

KQQ

365

1,940

2,470

1 490

167

as

152

174

106

282

570

1,480

2,370

6,100

5,720

4,890

2,980

1,890

1,160

720

21

17

112

172

158

78

Hour

May 87 Con.

May 88

10 

g

1 9

May 89 

12m--. 

12

May 30 

12m 

May 31

10 

6---. _ ......

12

June 1

12

JuneS

12 

June 3

12m 

12

June 4

12m... .....

June 5

6 a.m _ ...

12m 

June 6

12m. 

12 p.m. 

9 a.m .- ....

12m-- 

19

June 8

12m.-- 

Gage 

height

79

.63

1.80

3.50

6.60

7.55

8.37

10.45

11.17

11.34

10.55

8.16

7.60

7.65

7.17

6.31

5.87

7.52

8.37

9.67

9.77

9.66

9.64

9.90

10.23

10.35

10.26

9.92

8.90

8.24

7.38

5.00

3.38

3.73

2.50

2.52

2.62

2.53

2.01

1.57

Discharge

54

41

287

1,860

2,340

3

«AfA

7,740

9,890

10, 400

8,030

4,690

2,920

2,370

2,410

2,120

1,740

1,410

1,570

2,310

3,260

5,760

5,980

5,740

5,700

6,290

7,150

7,480

7,230

6,340

3,040

2,230

1,220

714

819

469

474

500

477

342

230
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B271

183. FRIO RIVER AT CAMJHAM, TEX,

Location. Lat 28°29'30", long 98°20'45", on right bank at upstream side of 

bridge on old Calliham-Whitsett Highway, 1 mile north of Calliham, McMullen 

County, and 9.7 miles downstream from San Miguel Creek.

Drainage area. 5,491 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 153.47 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 8,700 cfs 3 p.m. June 3 (gage height, 

27.00ft).

1924-26, 1932 to March 1957: Discharge, 70,000 cfs July 6, 1932 (gage height, 

39.20 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs.

Maximum stage known since at least 1870, that of July 6, 1932; information 

from local resident.

Remarks. Part of flow of Frio River and its headwater tributaries enters Edwards 

limestone in Balcones fault zone, which crosses basin just north of Uvalde.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

2 

3... _. 

5 _

6.......

7.., .

8 _ 

9 .

10 .

April

102 

503 

414 

52 

23 

16 

61 

37 

22 

13

Monthly mean d 

Runoff, In acre-f

May

3,540 

3,660 

3,470 

3,190 

2,360 

1,680 

980 

298 

851 

2,250

June

2,550 

5,690 

8,340 

7, 420 

5,000 

4,340 

5,200 

5,600 

3,370 

1,460

Day

ll._-_ 

12 

13 

14- 

15 

16 

17-. 

18 

19- _ 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

»et

April

9.4 

9.0 

8.5 

7.9 

6.0 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

421 

4,020

May

1,580 

976 

2,360 

4,850 

3,210 

1,380 

415 

598 

1,940 

2,440

June

710 

354 

205 

142 

108 

85 

69 

57 

51 

56

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28-... 

29 

30. . 

31. .

April

3,250 

2,390 

2,590 

3,920 

3,390 

3,790 

4,250 

4,210 

2,820 

3,060

1,314 

78, 170

May

2,510 

1,150 

1,420 

2,830 

2,610 

1,310 

1,550 

4,420 

6,310 

3,650 

2,010

2,316 

142, 400

June

102 

70 

136 

110 

165 

91 

66 

50 

37 

28

1,722 

102, 500

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Hour

April 18 

12p.m.. .....

4p.m... .....

5 .....

6..... ........

8... ... .......

10. 

12 . 

12m. ........

3 p.m... .....

6. --...-.--.

9

10:30. ........

12 

April 21

3.. .... ....

6... _ .......

Gage 

height

2.50

2.50

5.00

9

00

11.38

13.13

17.52

20.17

21.00

21.52

21.68

21.84

21.68

21.67

21.22

19.92

Discharge

5.4

5.4

480

OKA

1,310

1,740

3,360

4,270

4,600

4,860

4,940

5,020

4 940

4,710

4,170

Hour

April 21 Con. 

12m..... _ .

10.... ........

12 

Amrfl 99

12m... -.

6 ... . 

12... ......

April 23

3 a.m.. .......

5 _.

12m.____.__-

12... .........

April 24

9. ...... ...

Gage 

height

1 ft QO

13.34

12.90

19 QR

-\A QQ

U KQ

13.02

12.43

18.70

1Q ftfl

19.97

Discharge

3,000

2,220

2,110

2,130

2,540

2,590

2, 520

2,140

2,010

2,030

2,370

3,090

3,740

4,130

4.190

Hour

April 24 Con. 

12m.-- 

12 

12m--. --

12 

10- 

April 27

4. ............

Gage 

height

19.79

18.80

18.04

17.64

17. 51

17.51

17.63

17.80

18.89

19.41

19.52

19.51

19.48

19.53

Discharge

4,130

3,780

3,510

3,390

3, 350

3,350

3,390

3,440

3,810

3,990

4,030

4,030

4,020

4,040
B272 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957

Continued

Hour

Aprils-Con

7a.m. _______ 

10.___. _______

12m. _.__.... 

4pm ____ .

12 

April 88 

6 a.m. ___ ..

12m... ......

12 -

April 89 

6 a.m _________

g

12m. ________ 

4p.m__ 

8 _ __-.__ _.

12 ___-.-_ _

April 30

6 a.m _________

12m. ________

12 

May 1 

12m._._ __ .

May 3 

4 a.m... ------

MayS 

12m-..- _ ..

May 4 

6 a.m.... ______

12 m-. _-__--

12 

May 5 

12m 

12p.m-_ . _ 

May6 

6a.m___... _

12m___ 

6 p.m._ ______

12 

May 7 

12m___. _ __

MayS

4 a.m __ __ 

8___._ ___ _.

12m__ ______ 

4 p.m.. ______

12 ____ _ __

Gage 

height

19.90 

19.94 

20.08 

20.44 

20.69

20.68 

20.47 

19.55 

17.78

16.05 

15.47 

15. 16 

15.03 

15.08 

15.28

15.90 

16.64 

17.20

17.60

18.08 

18.57

18.65 

18.59 

18.44 

18.17

17.86 

17.62

17.47 

17.15 

16.60 

15.76

13.89 

12. 13

11.34 

11.15 

10.81 

10.17

7.68 

5.20

4.68 

4.30 

4.07 

3.91 

3.74

Discharge

4,160 

4,180 

4,230 

4,380 

4,480

4,470 

4.390 

4,040 

3,430

2,620 

2,750 

2,670 

2,640 

2,650 

2,700

2,870 

3,090 

3,260 

3,380

3, 530 

3,700

3,730 

3,710 

3,650 

3,560

3,460 

3,390

3, 340 

3,240 

3,080 

2,830

2,350 

1,920

1,730 

1,690 

1,610 

1,470

966 

516

416 

335 

271 

223 

175

Hour

May 9 

12m...... ...

6 .. 

7 . 

g

9- ....

10. .

11 . - 

12 .

May 10

8... ..........

12m... _ 

2 p.m. __...._

4 .........

8- ..___ _ 

12 ,. ..

Man 11 

2 a.m... ______

4 _____ ...

8____._. ______

12m.__ ...

12 

May 18 

3a.m_._._ ___

6. -_-___--____ 

12 m_._ ______

9 ... ...

12 

May IS 

4 a.m..... ...

8 

10 .

12m.... -_ 

2 p.m., .....

8 

1*4

12 .- 

May 14 

6a.m_.___ ___

12m._... ____

12 

May 15 

6a.m. ________

12 _____ __

May 18 

6 a.m____. _

12____ 

May 17

6a.m... _____

2 p.m __ _ _

Gage 

height

3.58 

3.55 

6.60 

8.90 

14.50 

18.40 

19.30 

19.15 

18.55

16.05 

13.35 

11.67 

11.45 

11.54 

12.20 

12.64

12.65 

12. 59 

12.35 

11.30 

8.40 

7.27

7.19 

7.33 

7.80 

8.09 

8.18 

8.14 

7.79

6.70 

5.35 

7.60 

12.50 

16.00 

17.90 

20.80 

21.31 

21.42

21.40 

21.47 

21 65 

21.57

20.05 

16.35 

13.40 

12.14

11.48 

10.28 

7.85 

5.63

4.62 

4.30 

4.28

Discharge

136- 

129 

768 

1,210 

2,500 

3,640 

3,960 

3,900 

3,690

2,920 

2,220 

1,810 

1,760 

1,780 

1,940 

2,040

2,050 

2,030 

1,970 

1,720 

1,110 

889

874 

899 

990 

1,050 

1,070 

1,060 

988

786 

543 

9PO 

2,010 

2,900 

3,470 

4,520 

4,760 

4,810

4,800 

4,840 

4,920 

4,880

4,220 

3,000 

2,230 

1,920

1,770 

1,490 

1,000 

593

404 

335 

330

Hour

May 17 Con

6p.m_. ______ 

12 

May 18

12m... .

8 p.m.... __ .

Q

12 _________

May 19

12m..____ ... 

6 p.m.. 

May 30

2. . ..

6- _ _____

g

12m_____ ... 

2 p.m.., __ .

6. 

12... _ -

May 81 

9 a.m.. __ .

12m.........

g

12 

May i8

g

12m__ ___

4p.m.__ ...__

8 ___

12

May S3 

6 a.m __ _ ..

12m__. _ ...

12 

May 84

12 m..__ ______

g

12... .........

May 85

8_ 

12m___ 

6 p.m.... _

12p.m.. ______ 

May 26 

12m___ __ ._

May 87 

5a.m.. _______

Gage 

height

4.53 

5.09

5.42 

5.60 

5.85 

6.00 

6.90

10.10 

12.55 

14. 43 

15.62

15.63 

15.52 

14.62 

13.92 

13.59 

13.54 

13.75 

14.30

14.91 

14.95 

14.88 

14.65 

14.08 

12.80

9.20 

8.05 

7.52 

7.35 

7.44 

7.72

8.57 

9. 82 

11.10 

12.45

14.42 

16.22 

17.16 

17.27 

17.15

16.69 

15.90 

14.97 

13.42 

11.97

9.18 

6.95

6.03

Discharge

386 

496

556 

588 

633 

660 

822

1,450 

2,020 

2,490 

2,790

2,790 

2,760 

2,540 

2,360 

2,280 

2,260 

2,320 

2,460

2,610 

2,620 

2,600 

2,540 

2,400 

2,080

1,270 

1,040 

934 

903 

919 

974

1,140 

1,390 

1,670 

2,000

2,480 

2,970 

3,250 

3,280 

3,240

3,110 

2,870 

2,620 

2,240 

1,880

1,270 

831

665
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B273

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957 

Continued

Hour

May 87 Con.

9

12

12m. ........

9 . 

3. - ....... .

6. ..... -

12m... -.

12. 

May SI

12m _ ....

9

12 

Gage 

height

10.90

13.08

13.63

15.07

18.20

20.60

22.35

23.55

24.39

24.65

24.72

24.69

24.53

2?, 95

21.75

19.35

18.07

17.15

1 ^ Af\

13.63

12.20

11.15

10.75

10.57

Discharge

1,630

2,150

2,290

2,650

3,570

4,440

5,310

6,030

6.570

6,760

6.780

6,670

4,980

3,970

3,520

3,240

2,290

1,940

1,690

1,600

1,560

Hour

June 1

3... ... .... ...

6.- ......

9. .........

12 m... ......

6 ... ...

9.............

12.. ........ ..

12m.........

12 ...........

8-. ..... ...

12m_.__.- ...

6.. .......

12.. . _ _ _ ..

12m,... ..

12 m.. .......

Gage 

height

10.56

11.05

11.88

13. 0&

14.70

17.45

20.00

21.00

21.76

22.74

24.03

25.28

26.10

26.65

26.95

26.96

26.69

26.25

25.60

23.86

21.60

20.78

Discharge

1,550

1,570

1,660

1,860

2,140

2,560

3,340

4,200

4,600

4,980

5,540

6,320

7,220

7,890

8,380

8,660

8,700

8,660

8,420

8,020

7,480

6,220

4,900

4,510

Hour

June B Con.

12 

6 ... ..... ..

12m...... 

 12....... .

June 7

12m...... ..

12 p.m... 

9 ...... ...

12m... 

4p.m. .... ..

8 -

12 

June 9

12m.........

6p.m... .....

12... .........

12m. . -----

12 p.m. ..---.

Gage 

height

20.23

19.92

19.86

19.92

20.23

20.66

21.24

22.20

22.92

23.07

23.15

23.11

22.89

22.46

21.72

19.70

17.28

14.78

12.90

9.80

7.67

Discharge

4,290

4,170

4,150

4,170

4,290

4,460

4,720

5,220

5,650

5,740

5,790

5,770

5,630

5,380

4,960

4,100

3,280

2,580

2,110

1,390

964

184. ATASCOSA RIVER AT WHTTSETT, TEX.

Location. Lat 2S°37'20", long 9S°17'05", on right bank 1,400 ft upstream 

from bridge on Farm-to-Market Road 99, 0.9 mile west of Whitsett, Live Oak 

County, and 4 miles downstream from La Parita Creek.

Drainage area. 1,171 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 159.04 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 8,410 <cfs 4 p.m. May 29 (gage height, 

27.73 ft).

1924-26, 1932 to March 1957: Discharge, 39,300 cfs July 7, 1942 (gage height. 

38.3 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis 

of slope-area measurement at 38,300 cfs.

Maximum stage known since at least 1922, that of July 7, 1942.
B274 FLOODS OF 1957

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

2.

3.. __

4 ___ .

6.......

7. ...

8 _ . _

9 _ . ...

10......

April

522 

1,020 

431 

91 

45 

27 

20 

17 

15 

14

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-fc

May

2,500 

661 

176 

102 

76 

66 

59 

54 

503 

2,380

June

876 

1,840 

2,220 

1,640 

755 

453 

323 

164 

210 

124

Day

11 

12..... 

13..... 

14..... 

15 

16..... 

17 _ .. 

18. _ . 

19..... 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

>et

April

13 

13 

12 

12 

11 

13 

221 

412 

500 

3,590

May

2,850 

2,020 

1,990 

3,140 

3,380 

1,190 

196 

170 

1,000 

2,100

June

84 

72 

64 

60 

57 

54 

51 

50 

48 

47

Day

21 

22.. ... 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 - 

29 

30 

31 

April

5,680 

3,190 

2,410 

2,080 

354 

541 

1,390 

4,170 

5,670 

3,750

1,208 

71, 870

May

994 

194 

124 

99 

85 

76 

336 

2,140 

7,070 

5,030 

1,540

1,365 

83,900

June

7. 

6' 

5' 

4: 

4: 

3. 3' 

21 2' 

2,

32 

19, 08i

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 195"/

Hour

April 16

April 17

7 .

8 ....... -

9 

12m __ . ....

9-...... ..

12...... ......

April 18

6 ....... .

12m..... ....

12... __ -----

9 ....

12m..._. ...

3p.m... .....

6 

12 

12 m__ _ . ...

8. ...... 

12.... ...

6 ...... ... .

12m. __ . ...

12p.m .......

12 m... ......

12 p.m.. .....

April 23 

12m ___ ....

12............

Gage 

height

4.14

4.23

4.48

5.30

7.68

9.05

10.28

10.63

10.70

10.07

9.28

7.23

e Qfi

6.80

11.50

13.40

16.05

1017

21.80

26.60

27.18

26.81

oe on

24.27

OQ 1 7

22.36

21.45

Discharge

13

16

58

100

340

466

KAC

443

363

183

94

149

335

615

866

1,280

1 fton

4

rnn

6,480

7 dfifi

3,950

9 9Afi

2.440

 Hour

April m

12m. ........

9 ..... ....

12 

6 ... .... -

9

6 ..... ...

12--.- .......

A frvrM 9"}

3 ....... .-

5 -

7 

Q

19

A ^rj"7 P8

12m... ......

19

7 ..... 

April 30

12 -

Gage 

height

16.81

13.89

7 SO

7.22

7 IQ

8.17

8.82

10.49

11.04

10.03

10.29

11.08

15.44

15.62

16.87

20.26

24.50

26.63

26.52

23.79

23.33

Discharge

2,490

2,320

1,810

1,410

935

229

183

179

269

337

525

607

556

482

513

533

613

968

1,210

1,240

1,450

1,770

2,830

4,120

5,420

6,400

6,530

6,360

5,740

4,370

3,620

3, 530

3.350

Hour

May 1

12 

8 

I2m._. ......

6 p.m... .....

12 

May 8

May 9

12m... 

6 -

7- 

10 

12 

May 10

5 .

9- 

12 

May 11

12 m_- 

12 -,

May 12

6 a.m.- ......

12 m_- .......

May 13

8

9 

Gage 

height

22.60

21.03

20.09

17.55

15.25

12.90

10.48

8.70

5.24

5.25

8.50

15.52

20.40

20.24

20.52

20.91

20.94

20.90

21.52

22.35

22.65

22.42

21.28

19.62

17.50

14.93

12.36

9.37

13.40

Dischargt

2,99(

2,43(

2, 15(

1,55(

1,14(

79f 4s:

30-

244

52

5C

51

281

1, 18C

1,770

2,410

2,240

2,190

2,280

2,390

2,400

2,390

2,590

2,890

3,010

2,920

2,510

2,020

1,540

1,090

727

372

866
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B275

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957-

Continued

Hour

May IS Con.

11.. .. _ ....

12 m 

L_. _______ _

L0_____ .......

12--..-.-. 

May 14

11 ____ . .___

12 

May 15

12m.- 

19

12m--_. ._ 

12 

May 17

May 18

10 a.m._ .....

12 

12m.- _ .. 

12 

12m 

7 ...... ...

Gage 

height

18.00

20.80

22.25

22.88

22.18

22.15

22.75

22.87

22.46

23.91

24.17

23.78

22.55

20.83

18.50

15.23

11.05

8.43

7.20

6.68

6.41

6.43

7.27

9.17

12.20

14.30

17.95

19.67

' 20.30

20.93

Discharge

1,640

2,360

2,850

3,100

2,820

2,810

3,050

3,100

3,100

2,930

2 Q4.O

3,700

3,880

3,620

2 Q7ft

2,370

1,750

1,140

556

9Sd

181

140

121

122

187

706

995

1,630

2,400

2,270

Hour

May 20 Con.

12m-- 

12 

12m. 

May 27

10 __ __ . _

4.... ......

9 .... ....

12 

12 

May #9

12m 

9 

12 

12 

12m 

Gage 

height

19.20

16.63

13.84

11.15

8.70

7.20

5.73

5.75

6.18

10.75

12.85

14.58

17.50

21.60

24.00

26.64

97 ^O

27.73

27.54

27.24

26.41

24.12

22.57

20.58

Discharge

1,910

1,380

566

304

178

77

80

78

103

516

787

1.030

1,540

6,540

8,410

8,070

7,530

6,190

4,830

3,840

2,980

2,290

Hour

May SI Con.

10............

12 

12m 

12 

12m - .

12 .- 

8_. .---_. _____

12m _........

12 . 

June 4

12m 

6._ __ -__ __

12 

June B

12m... ...

12 .

9.. -. _ _ .

12 

11 

8 ___ - _ --

12 

Gage 

height

13.58

11.73

11.20

11.45

12.49

14.12

16.52

18.20

19.08

19.94

19.96

20.54

20.11

19.06

17.37

16.70

15.18

12.16

11.31

11.01

10.63

9.35

8.76

8.54

8.75

9.24

9.33

8.93

8.13

Discharge

891

645

579

608

744

806

968

1,360

1,680

1,880

2,060

2,100

2.11.1

2, WO

2,280

2,330

2,150

1,880

1,520

1,390

1,130

698

588

549

534

502

367

311

290

309

355

364

325

253

185. NUECES RIVER NEAR THREE RIVERS, TEX.

Location. Lat 28°26'10", long 98°11'10", on left bank 100 ft downstream from 

San Antonio, Uvalde & Gulf (Missouri Pacific) Railroad bridge, half a mile 

downstream from Frio River, 2 miles south of Three Rivers, Live Oak County, 

and at mile 103.

Drainage area. 15,600 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except 3 p.m. June 26 to 12 

p.m. June 30, for which graph was drawn on basis of staff-gage readings made 

once daily. Datum of gage is 101.13 ft above mean sea level datum of 1929, 

Houston supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.
B280 FLOODS OF 1957

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1957 

Continued

Hour

May 28 Con.

5...... .......

10. -

12 __ ... _ ..

May 29

12m...... ...

12 

May 30

6 a.m___, .....

12m... 

6 p.m. .......

12.. .

May 31

12 m. ........

2p.m... _____

Gage 

height

25.70

25.75

25.72

25.63

25.19

24.50

23.79

23.33

23.07

22.87

22.71

22.84

23.07

23.48

23.77

Discharge

10, 400

10,500

10, 500

10, 300

9,680

8,900

8,230

7 860

7,660

7,500

7,370

7,470

7,980

8,220

Hour

May 31 Con.

9.... .__ 

12 

June 1

12 m. ........

12

12m.........

12 

JuneS

12 m... ......

Gage 

height

25.20

25.63

25.79

26.02

26.13

26.12

27.16

27.94

28.56

28.86

28.85

28.58

28.36

Discharge

9,700

10, 300

10,600

10, 900

11, 200

11,200

13, 500

15, 300

15, 800

17, 800

18,800

18,800

17,900

17,200

Hour

June 4

12 m. ........

12 p.m... .__.

June 5

12m... _ ...

12 p.m.. .... .

12m ____ ..

12p.m.. .____

12m.........

June 8

12m. __ ....

12 p.m.. _____

Gage 

height

28.35

28.37

28.48

28.60

28.75

28.75

28.72

28.60

28.34

28.09

27.83

27.63

Discharge

17, aw 17, m

17, OK

18, (XK

18.50C

18.50C

18,400

18,000

17, 100

16,300

15,500

14,900

BIO GBANDE BASIN

188. PECOS RIVER NEAR GIRVTN, TEX.

Location. Lat 31°07', long 102°25', on right bank 2.4 miles upstream from 

Comanche Creek, 2.6 miles northwest of Girvin, Pecos County, and 7.8 miles 

upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 67. Supplementary gage at bridge 

on U.S. Highway 67.

Drainage area. Approximately 29,560 sq mi; contributing area of supplementary 

gage 7.8 miles downstream.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except May 30. Record for 

supplementary gage used Apr. 19, 20, 25, 26, May 1. Graph for Apr. 20 drawn 

on basis of recorder graph for base gage. Datum of supplementary gage is 

2,269.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge 'record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. Discharge for May 30 estimated on basis of recorded range in stage.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 3,800 cfs 3 a.m. Apr. 26 (gage height, 

14.55 ft, at supplementary gage).

1939 to March 1957: Discharge, 20,000 cfs Oct. 5, 1941 (gage height, 20.49 

ft, at supplementary gage).

Maximum stage known since at least 1932, that of Oct. 5, 1941.

Remarks. Flow largely regulated by reservoirs above Orla.
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

B281

... 

Day

1 .

2 ..

3 ...

4 

5 _

6 

7 

8 ..

9. 

10 

April

34 

33 

31 

33 

32 

31 

31 

31 

31 

31

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-fc

May

30 

26 

25 

24 

23 

22 

22 

23 

23 

23

June

93 

59 

44 

37 

46 

44 

33 

28 

24 

22

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16.. ... 

17 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per s 

et

April

30 

30 

30 

30 

31 

28 

26 

25 

243 

291

May

22 

27 

28 

25 

21 

20 

21 

390 

92 

63

June

21 

22 

20 

21 

21 

21 

20 

20 

]9 

19

Day

21 

22..... 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28. __ 

29 

30 

31 

April

81 

37 

39 

30 

602 

2,240 

38 

51 

39 

36

142 

8,480

May

44 

40 

40 

52 

34 

26 

33 

51 

39 

42 

103

46.9 

2,880

June

18 

17 

16 

17 

16 

17 

15 

15 

22 

22

27.0 

1,600

189. PECOS RIVER NEAR SHUMLA, TEX.

Location. Lat 29°49', long 101°25', about 4 miles northwest of Shumla, Va1

Verde County, 13 miles upstream from Pecos High Bridge of the Southern

Pacific Railroad and, 18.5 miles above mouth. 

Drainage area. 35,162 sq mi (contributing area). 

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 1,159.52

ft above mean sea level, U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey datum. 

Discharge record. Furnished by International Boundary and Water Commission. 

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 38,400 cfs 10:40 p.m. May 10 (gage

height, 22.22ft).

1898, 1900 to March 1957: Discharge, 948,000 cfs June 27, 1954 (gage height,

121.7 ft), by slope-area measurement at gaging station near Comstock, Tex.,

13 miles downstream. 

Remarks. Records furnished by International Boundary and Water Commission.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 ....

2 

3 

4... ....

5 

6 

7 

8 

9. -.

10 

April

142 

132 

134 

127 

127 

126 

124 

127 

121 

121

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-fe

May

1,240 

863 

673 

553 

472 

393 

327 

297 

268 

3,940

June

1,840 

1,240 

1,030 

902 

842 

795 

743 

697 

647 

598

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17.---. 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per s 

et

April

123

1,720 

1,150 

325 

253 

208 

182 

260 

388 

158

May

3,550 

2,240 

22,100 

11,300 

2,360 

1,230 

1,040 

5,470 

7,070 

1,720

June

554 

544 

1,180 

1,290 

745 

634 

574 

532 

567 

613

Day

21 .....

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 . 

31. .

April

147 

155 

144 

142 

280 

336 

396 

2,320 

7,130 

3,030

671 

39,920

May

983 

912 

859 

810 

753 

1,000 

5,850 

3,910 

1,460 

1,300 

2,430

2,818 

173, 300

June

482 

465 

454 

458 

429 

419 

404 

390 

376 

362

694 

41, 270

190. DEVILS RIVER NEAR DEL RIO, TEX.

Location. Lat 29°29', long 101°00', at bridge on U.S. Highway 90, 4.5 miles 

upstream from mouth and about 12 miles northwest of Del Rio, Val Verde 

County.

Drainage area. 4,185 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 951.80 ft 

above mean sea level, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey datum.

656087 O 62 19
B282 FLOODS OF 1957

Discharge record. Furnished by International Boundary and Water Commission. 

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 50,700 cfs 3 p.m. May 13 (gage height,

9.95 ft).

1900-1914, 1923 to March 1957: Discharge, 597,000 cfs Sept. 1, 1932 (gage

height, 36.60 ft). 

Remarks. Records furnished by International Boundary and Water Commission.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 --

2......

3.......

4 

5 .

6......

7 ....

8

9 ....

10.-..-.

April

299 

101 

107 

193 

146 

142 

149 

165 

102 

140

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-fe

May

816 

592 

512 

477 

424 

309 

351 

348 

380 

500

June

15, 500 

2,800 

1,280 

939 

803 

745 

699 

678 

646 

624

Day

11 -. 

12. . 

13 

14 

15 

16. . 

17 

18 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per £ 

et

April

130 

208 

416 

174 

152 

174 

176 

238 

748 

195

May

15, 300 

9,700 

30,800 

21, 000 

2,870 

1,300 

1,560 

7,070 

17, 700 

3,370

June

614 

614 

603 

592 

583 

573 

563 

612 

591 

544

Day

21 .. 

22..... 

23..... 

24..... 

25..... 

26 .. 

27 

28 

29 

30..... 

31.....

April

179 

202 

587 

163 

216 

181 

267 

2,360 

3,520 

1,630

449 

26, 700

May

1,290 

903 

746 

679 

648 

668 

22, 700 

18, 000 

2,410 

1,170 

3,850

5,434 

334, 100

June

541 

529 

526 

514 

511 

508 

478 

494 

482 

470

1,189 

70, 720

191. RIO GRANDE AT LAREDO, TEX.

Location. Lat 27°30', long 99°30', 0.9 mile downstream from international

highway bridge between Laredo, Webb County and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas,

Mexico, and at mile 357.4. 

Drainage area. 135,976 sq mi (contributing area), of which 85,718 sq mi are in

the United States and 50,258 sq mi are in Mexico. 

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 347.90 ft

above mean sea level, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey datum. 

Discharge record. Furnished by International Boundary and Water Commission. 

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 64,700 cfs 10 a.m. May 30 (gage height,

22.05ft).

1900-1913, 1922 to March 1957: Discharge, 716,900 cfs June 30, 1954

(gage height, 61.35 ft).

Flood of June 1865 reached a stage of 62.5 ft (discharge, about 950,000 cfs). 

Remarks. R.eoords furnished by International Boundary and Water Commission.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 ... .

2

3

4 

5

6 ....

7.. --._

8 

9. ...

10 

April

632 

639 

1,750 

1,110 

766 

632 

533 

533 

533 

463

May

34,400 

13,200 

7,310 

5,160 

4,340 

3,880 

3,430 

3,200 

3,000 

5,300

Monthly mean discharge 

Runoff, in thousands aen

June

11,000 

30, 200 

36, 000 

13, 400 

8,090 

6,500 

5,370 

4,630 

4,340 

3,960

Day

11 

10

1 K

1C

19 

20...-.

in cubic feet per 

-feet

April

463 

463 

413 

742 

6,000 

3,280 

2,220 

1,520 

1,170 

18, 600

May

3,370 

7,350 

40. 300 

38.100 

38, 800 

51,600 

25,200 

41, 700 

39,600 

34,300

June

3,670 

3,470 

3,430 

3,530 

3,100 

2,910 

3,570 

3,140 

2,770 

3,880

Day

21..... 

22 ..

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30.....

April

11,500 

4,350 

19, 700 

7,060 

3,130 

2,840 

26, 200 

37, 800 

29, 800 

49,100

7,798 

464.0

May

33,300 

13, 800 

7,130 

5,230 

4,240 

3,740 

29,300 

56, 500 

49,400 

58,300 

16, 500

21, 967 

1,351

June

4,340 

3,180 

2,630 

3,000 

3,470 

2,860 

2,510 

2,260 

1,890 

1,750

6,162 

366.6
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES

192. INTERNATIONAL FALCON RESERVOIR

B283

'Location. Lat 26°33', long 99°10', on Rio Grande, 19.6 miles upstream from 

Roma, Starr County, Tex., 84.5 miles downstream from Laredo, Tex., and 

Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, and at mile 273.8.

Drainage area. 164,482 sq mi (contributing area) of which 87,760 sq mi are in 

the United States and 76,722 sq mi are in Mexico.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is at mean 

sea level, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey datum.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Contents, 1,973,900 acre-ft June 27, 30 (elevation, 

290.01 ft).

1953 to March 1957: Contents, 2,423,000 acre-ft Nov. 14, 1954 (elevation, 

296.18 ft).

Remarks. During the period April-June 1957, there was no flow over the spillway; however, 401,000 acre-ft of water was released during this period. Dam 

is a compacted earth and rock-fill structure, 26,294 ft long, with a 350-foot 

reinforced concrete spillway having six 50- by 50-foot fixed wheel gates. Permanent storage began Aug. 25, 1953. Capacity at top of spillway gates, 

3,349,000 acre-ft. Figures are rounded to the nearest 100 acre-ft. Records 

furnished by International Boundary and Water Commission.

Elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet, at 12 p.m. of indicated day, 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 

Change in contents, acre-feet. .

AI

Elevation

245.26

245. 27

245. 30

9i>; v*

245. 37

245. 45

245.49

245.51

245.57

245.60

94K fio

OJK fid.

94^ fid.

OJK QA

246. 41

246. 78

247. 01

247. 25

247. 96

249 87

250.44

251. 20

OKO 70

O CO QA

253. 08 OKJ. AH

OK.7 QA

260.46

262.88

 

>ril

Contents

258, 200

258, 300

258, 800

259,800

261, 000

261,600

263, 200

263,800

263, 800

266, 800

275,600

281,400

285, 100

289,000

300,700

334,200

344,800

359,400

onn 7f\n

395,200

398,200

J.9Q onn

661,100

+402, 500

M

Elevation

265. 36

266. 35

266. 83

267. 13

267. 45

267. 62

267. 75

268.08

268 19

979 ^

274. 32

275. 48

276. 67

277.60

278. 73

279. 74

280.19

280.11

97Q SS

279 60

279. 33

oQft n^

OQO qe

984. 1Q

286.00

286.68

 

ay

Contents

743,600

778, 300

795, 400

806,300

810, 700

818,000

824, 300

829, 100

832,800

836,900

841,400

845,500

890,900

1, 019, 500

1, 097, 600

1, 150, 700

1, 207, 000

1, 252, 300

1, 308, 700

1, 360, 600

1, 384, 100

1,379,900

1, 367, 900

1, 353, 300

1, 339, 400 i ^7fi son

1, 715, 200

1, 757, 300

+ 1,096.200

Ju

Elevation

286.93

287. 91

288.92

289.42

289. 54

289. 54

289.52

289. 51

289. 54

289. 55

289. 52

980 40

289. 46

289. 42

289. 37

289.34

289. 27

289.38

289. 52

289.65

289. 74

289. 82

289. 87

OQQ Q9

290.00

290.00

290.00

290.01

 

ne

Contents

1,773,000

1, 835, 300

1, 901, 100

1, 934, 300

1, 942, 300

1,942,300

1,941,000

1, 940, 300

1, 942, 300

1,943,000

1,941,000

1,939,000

1, 937, 000

1,934,300

1, 931, 000

1, 929, 000

1, 924, 300

1,931,600

1, 941, 000

1, 949, 700

1, 955, 700

1, 961, 100

1, 964, 500

1, 967, 900

1, 970, 600

1,973,300

1,973,900

1, 973, 300

1,973,300

1,973,900

+216, 600
B284 FLOODS OF 1957

193. RIO GRANDE AT CHAPENO, TEX.

Location. Lat 26°32', long 99°09' at Chapeno, Starr County, 2.5 miles down- I 

stream from Falcon Dam, 9.9 miles upstream from Rio Alamo, and at mile ', 

271.3.

Drainage area. 164,538 sq mi (contributing area) of which 87,762 sq mi are in 

the United States and 76,776 sq mi are in Mexico.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 171.52 

ft above mean sea level, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey datum.

Discharge record. Furnished by International Boundary and Water Commission.

Maxima. April-June 1957: Discharge, 13,100 cfs 3 a.m. May 26 (gage height, 

7.35 ft).

1952 to March 1957: Discharge, 22,600 cfs Aug. 27, 1953 (gage height, 

7.98 ft).

Remarks. Flow regulated by International Falcon Reservoir (capacity, 3,349,000 

acre-ft). Records furnished by International Boundary and Water Commission.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 . ...

2.......

3. ...

4 

5 .

6 _

7 .

8 .

9 -

10 

April

576 

625 

660 

660 

670 

104 

9.6 

5.9 

3.8 

3.8

Monthly mean c 

Runoff, in acre-ft

May

6.2 

5.1 

4.9 

4.7 

3.9 

106 

109 

305 

406 

411

June

9,380 

2,590 

38 

2,210 

7,380 

6,610 

7,140 

4,850 

3,010 

2, 730

Day

11. . 

12..... 

13..... 

14 

15 .. 

16..... 

17 

18..... 

19 

20 

ischarge, in cubic feet per 

et

April

3.8 

4.1 

169 

620 

96 

9.6 

6.2 

4.6 

4.5 

4.6

May

518 

926 

909 

1,290 

2,540 

4,320 

5, 120 

5,880 

9,520 

8,230

June

3,080 

2,960 

3,070 

4,320 

4,320 

4,690 

3,540 

2,830 

495 

620

Day

21 

22..... 

23..... 

24 

25 

26 

27. . 

28 ._ 

29 

30 

31 

April

1,590 

102 

464 

44 

680 

1,670 

2,630 

615 

342 

15

413 

24,600

May

7,310 

8,170 

9, 12C 

10, 400 

11, 300 

13,000 

4,830 

41 

18 

19 

4,700

3,530 

217,000

June

727 

623 

610 

776 

837 

753 

691 

713 

697 

646

2,770 

165, 000

SUMMARY OF FLOOD STAGES AND DISCHARGES

Maximum stages and discharges at stream-gaging stations and at 

miscellaneous points on streams in the area covered by this report 

are summarized in the following table. The reference numbers in 

this table correspond to those in figures 11 and 12 and aid in identifying 

the sites at which peak discharges were determined.

Peak discharges at gaging stations were computed from stage-discharge relations, which are a part of the station record. Peak discharges at a few miscellaneous places were obtained by indirect 

methods, as noted under the section on "Determination of flood 

discharges."

The first column under "maximum floods" shows the period of 

known floods before April 1957. This period does not necessarily 

correspond to that in which continuous records of discharge were 

obtained, but in many cases it extends back to an earlier date. More 

than one period of known floods are shown for some stations. Periods 

are shown where they can be associated with a maximum stage, even
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B285

! though the corresponding discharge may not be known; a second 

period of known floods is then given in which the maximum discharge 

and stags are both known.

The second column under "maximum floods" shows the year in 

which the maximum stage or discharge occurred.

The third column under "maximum floods" gives the date of the 

maximum stage or discharge during the flood period April-June 1957.

Summary of flood stages and discharges

No. Stream and place 

of determination

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Maximum floods

Prior to April 1957

Period Year

April-June 

1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge

Cfs

Cfs 

per 

sq 

mi

Arkansas River basin

1 Canadian River near 

Amarillo, Tex.

i 19, 455 1914

1924-25, 

1938-57.

1914

1941

May 24. __ .

24.0 

15.7

12.82

. (?) 

135,000

66,900

8.8 

34.4

Red River basin

?,

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1?

13

14

15

16

17

at Mangum, Okla.

rick, Okla.

Cache Creek near

Little Wichita River

near Henrietta,

Gamesville, Tex.

Washita River near

Ark.

i 1, 566

i 4,244

675

617

i 3, 140

563

275

1.037

i 28, 723

i 30, 782

7.202

i 39, 719

i 39, 777

i 44, 531

i 48, 030

1905-6,

1937-57.

1905-8,

1937-57.

1938-57 

1908-57 

1949-57 .

1922-57 

1915-57 

1938-57 

1889-1957-

1946-57- 

1953-57 

1936-57 

... do -

1928-57 

... do .

1942-57 -

1908-57- 

1923-57 

 do ....

1905-57 -

1936-57 .

1938

(')

1951

1908

1951

1941

1941

1950

1953

1941

1951

1941 

1943

1945

1908

1935

1942

1908

1938

May 16-- 

~May~26."IIII

May 21. -

May 26-- 

May 19

June 8-. 

14.7

14.55

16.1

11.50

9.36

29.72 

28.80

27+

27.10

23.74

1, 147. 8

(2)

24.0

18.60

22.7

21.82

6 1, 046. 8

21

17.91 

18.36

28.12

22.72

26.53 

25.14

44.37

42.30

6 629. 07

6 643. 18

45.5

32.0 

26.26

43.2

28.35

34.25

29.3

60,000

72,000

(2)

30,700

20,100

28,200 

15,000

(2)

20,300

8,050

5420.9

5390.9

50,000

17,800

7,200

65,300

22,500

s 134. 3

« 117. 9

(2 )

5,890 

6.390

197,000

110, 000

168.000

102, 000

""in'sOO""

98,000

5 1 4, 295. 0

5 5, 991. 3

(2)

201,000

~~ 1627666""

400,000

136, 000

297,000

154,000

344.2

353.1

38.6

35.2

41.8 

22.2

32.9

13.0

15.9

116

40.0

5.7 

6.2

38.6

34.8

36.8

4.1

"l2~7

13.6

5.9

3 10.4

37.1

See footnotes on page 294.
B286 FLOODS OF 1957

Summary of flood stages and discharges Continued

No. Stream and place 

of determination

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Maximum floods

Prior to April 1957

Period Year

April-June 

1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge

Cfs

Cfs 

per 

sq 

mi

Red River basin Continued

18 Red River at Fulton, 

Ark.

Sulphur River near 

Talco, Tex.

Texarkana Reservoir 

near Texarkana, 

Tex.

Sulphur River helow Texarkana 

Reservoir, near 

Texarkana, Tex.

Posten Bayou near 

Wardview, La.

Cypress Creek near 

Jefferson, Tex.

Caddo Lake near 

Mooringsport, La.

Kelly Bayou near 

Hosston, La.

Black Bayou near 

Gilliam, La.

Twelvemile Bayou

near Dixie, La. 

Paw Paw Bayou

near Greenwood,

La. 

Red River at

Shreveport, La.

Bayou Dorcheat 

near Minden, La.

Bayou Bodcau near 

Sarepta, La.

Bayou Bodcau Reservoir near Shreveport, La.

Cypress Bayou near 

Benton, La.

Red Chute Bayou 

near Shreveport, 

La.

Loggy Bayou near 

Ninock, La.

Saline Bayou near 

Clarence, La.

Red River at Alexandria, La.

1 52, 380

1,365

3,443

2,744

116

3,137

78

i 60, 613

546

683

91

925

2,628

1,382

1927-57 

...do ... .

1908-57. 

1956-57. _

1853-1957-

1921-57 __

1944-57 

 do 

 do 

1942-57- 

~I95.V57~"I

1849-1957- .

1938-57 

 do 

1928-31,

1936-57.

1905 

1938-57 

1949-57 

1956-57. 

1933 

1939-57..-.

1948-57 

1945 

1949-57 

1938

1945

1908

1914, 

1957

1957

1945

1945

1945

1945

1945

1945

~1956~

1849

1945

1945

1905

1940

1953

1957

1933

1941

1953

1945

1953

April 27-. 

June 12 .......

May 6..- ....

May 25- 

April 28 

April 27 __ -

April 29 __ -.

April 29-. ...

April 29 

May 4--.. ...

April 28 

May 2_ ......

~Aprif28 

April 29 

May 10--- 

April 28 

May 15-- 

June 29 . 

37.4

31.12

27.5

22.28

23.63

6 250. 34

6 216. 06

6 194. 02

« 196. 70

8 28. 78

6 205. 61

17.3

14.4

16.23

17.23

25.73

23.32

35.65

32.59 

10.75

11.24

45.9

38.4

33.91

22.95

22.12

27

22.16

20.48

6 187. 01

6 184. 44

8.26

15.08

33.1

31.1

26.31

43.95

47.08

43.6

40.46

38.08

45.23

40.70

338, 000

228, 000

(2)

13. 100

32, 900

s 1, 698

25, 700

57, 100

16, 000

5 745. 5

5 goo 7

1,800

1,720

6,270

8,200

34, 900

26,100 

2,820

3,750

(2)

230,000

23, 100

(2)

12, 600 

8,890

« 157. 2

5 129. 8

396

8,130

« 20, 000

17,000

(2 )

14,200

6,980

233, 000

197, 000

37.3

9.6

24.1

67.2

18.8

15.5

14.8

17.2

11.1

8.3 

36.2

48.1

36.5

21.1

23.1 

16.3

4.4

89.3

See footnotes on page 294.
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES 

Summary of flood stages and discharges Continued

B287

No. Stream and place 

of determination

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Maximum floods

Prior to April 1957

Period Year

April-June 

1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge

Cfs

Cfs 

per 

sq 

mi

Sabine River basin

3

8

3 

9

4 

0 

4 

1

42 

43

Sabine River near 

Emory, Tex.

Lake Fork Sabine 

River near Quitman, Tex. 

Sabine River near 

Gladewater, Tex. 

Sabine River at 

Logansport, Tex. 

Sabine River below 

Toledo Bend, near 

Burke ville, Tex. 

Sabine River near 

Ruliff, Tex.

965 

586

2,846 

4,858 

7,547

9,440

1900-57 

1952-57 

"1895^1 957- I

1914-57 -

1884-1957-

1860-1957_-

1955-57 

1924-57 -

1943

1953

"1945"

1945

1945

1884

1956

1884

1953

April 27 

April 28 

May 15---.--

May 20, 21...

25.7 

20.28 

25.06 

29.85 

20.38

44.16 

40.35 

10 44. 07 

m 39. 41 

35.9 

17. 73 

32.43 

22.2 

19.98 

15.96

(2 ) 

34, 400 

74,000 

75, 600 

17,800

138, 000 

58, tOO 

92,000 

61, 800 

(2 ) 

14, 800 

52,900 

(2 ) 

121, 000 

53,800

35.6 

76.7 

129 

30.4

48.5 

20.7 

18.9 

12.6

2.0 

7.0

12.8

5.7

Neches River basin

44

45

46

47

48

fiO

51

52

Jacksonville, Tex.

Lufkin, Tex.

Zavalla, Tex.

Town Bluff, Tex.

Neches River at

1,129

3,539

382

1,630

502

2,880

7,407

7,908

837

1884-1957-

1939-57 

1884-1957-

1885-1957-

1939-57 

1884-1957- .

1923-34 - 

1939-57--.

1902-57 

1924-25,

1939-57.

1883-1957-

1951-57 

1884-1957- .

1913-57 

1924-27,

1939-57.

1908

1945

1884

1908,

1913 

1944

1884

1932 

1944

1940

1953

1884

1915

1940

May 3-- .

May 3~--.- _

May 2--. __

24.3

22.07

17.80

34.9

25.34

20

14.09 

10.12

26.5

"""I8.~55~

15.92

29.9

25.97

21.34

29.4

27.72

27.23

s 85. 21

8 83. 14

26.2 

20.55

34

27.6

17.96

(2)

45, £00

15, £00

62,000

29,700

(2)

23, 400 

7,040

(2 )

38, 200

19,900

(2 )

31,900

14, 300

(2)

37, 300

32, 700

5 128. 4

596.18

125,000 

55, 300

(2)

67,200

10. 700

40.3

14.0

17.5

8.4

61.3 

18.4

23.4

12.2

63.5

28.5

13.0

11.4

15.8 

7.0

80.3

12.8

Trinity River basin

53 

54

55 

56

57

North Creek near 

Jacksboro, Tex. 

West Fork Trinity 

River near Jacksboro, Tex. 

Bridgeport Reservoir 

above Bridgeport, 

Tex. 

Big Sandy Creek 

near Bridgeport, 

Tex. 

West Fork Trinity 

River near Boyd, 

Tex.

21.6 

683

1,114 

332 

1,729

1900-57 

1932-57 . 

1936-57 

1880-1957-

1956

1941

1942 

1941

1908

April" 28 

"May 26, 27 

" April" 26 1 -

April 27 

21.58 

24.45 

30 

32.10

836.2 

835.9

15.69 

13.05

25 

» 18. 20 

21.60

(2 ) 

6,990 

(2 ) 

35,100

5 407. 6 

s 380. 8

53,000 

29, 300

(2 ) 

6,6EO 

24, 400

"324"

160 

88.3

See footnotes on page 294.
B288 FLOODS OF 1957

Summary of flood stages and discharges Continued

No. Stream and place 

of determination

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Maximum floods

Prior to April 1957

Period Year

April-June 

1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge

Cfs

Cfs 

per 

sq 

mi

Trinity River basin Continued

58 

59 

60 

61 

62 

63 

64 

65 

66 

67 

68 

69 

70 

71 

72 

73

74 

75

76 

77

78 

79 

80

Eagle Mountain Reservoir above Fort 

Worth, Tex. 

Clear Fork Trinity 

River near Aledo, 

Tex. 

Benbrook Reservoir 

near Benbrook, 

Tex. 

Clear Fork Trinity 

River near Benbrook, Tex. 

Clear Fork Trinity 

River at Fort 

Worth, Tex. 

West Fork Trinity 

River at Fort 

Worth. Tex. 

West Fork Trinity 

River at Grand 

Prairie, Tex. 

Elm Fork Trinity 

River near Sanger, 

Tex. 

Isle du Bois Creek 

near Pilot Point, 

Tex. 

Clear Creek near 

Sanger, Tex.

Garza-L/ittle Elm 

Reservoir near 

Lewisville, Tex. 

Elm Fork Trinity 

River near Lewisville, Tex. 

Denton Creek near 

Justin, Tex.

Grapevine Reservoir 

near Grapevine, 

Tex. 

Denton Creek near 

Grapevine, Tex.

Elm Fork Trinity 

River near Carrollton, Tex. 

Trinity River at 

Dallas, Tex. 

Sister Grove Creek 

near Princeton, 

Tex. 

Lav on Reservoir near 

Lavon, Tex. 

East Fork Trinity 

River near Lavon, 

Tex.

East Fork Trinity 

River near 

Crandall, Tex. 

Trinity River near 

Rosser, Tex.

Cedar Creek near 

Mabank, Tex.

1,974 

246 

433 

435 

526 

2,627 

3,070 

379 

261 

296 

1,658 

1,671 

409 

694 

704 

2,457

6,120 

115

777 

779

1,257 

8,162 

734

lOCOl QC7

1900-57- 

1900-57 

1925-57 

1903-57 

1949-57 

lOflfi f\7

1QQA_1QR7

1949-57 

1908-57 -

1 Q4.Q P»7

1952-57 -

1 one- R7

1907-57 

1865-1957- 

1949-57 

1953-57 

1894-1957- - 

1953-57 

1949-57 

1938-57 

1889-1957-

1942

1956

1949

1949

1922

1908

1949

1908

1950

"1908"

1950

"1908"

1950

1956

1908

1950

1908

1950

1954

1908

1948

1908

1908

1913 

1950

1956

1913, 

1942 

1956

1950

1942

1945

May 27.- -

May25__ 

~Ma~y~25~" I

May 25-. 

"May 26'-"---"."

April 26 

April 26 

May2"5~ 

April 26- -

May 26- .

May 26, 27 

May 28-- .

May 29 .

"April 28 _

6 659. 9 

« 658. 9

34 

25.00 

29.00 

e 668. 90 

6 713. 35

28.72 

11.28

28.20 

18.10

« 25. 91

8 23. 95 

8.66 

830.6 

8 28. 00 

28.25 

830.7 

8 27. 15 

27.45 

29.3 

26.35 

27.08 

31.5 

24.80 

24.27 

6 478. 53 

6 535. 57

33.8 

30.75 

26.72 

821.6 

15.67 

17.64 

8 506. 08 

« 560. 80

36+ 

30.38 

21.91 

20

8.54

52.6 

41.72 

22 

15.77 

16.28 

6 473. 03 

e 491. 90 

22.3

13.37 

17.34

22.12 

22.81

41.55

38.00 

25.43 

21.07

5 333. 5 

5 292. 2

<*) 

15, 800 

34,000 

5 20. 89

5 185. 0

82, 900 

4,350

107, 000 

14, 200

85,000 

26, 800 

(2) 

62,000 

59, 200 

(2) 

20, 100 

20, 800 

(2) 

17, 200 

22, 700 

(2) 

18, 200 

16, 100 

6 36. 85 

n 1,146

(2) 

21, 700 

11,400

(2) 

6,210 

29,800 

» 39. 38 

5 445. 8

(2) 

13,900 

2,400 

(2) 

13,700

184, 000 

75, 300 

09 

5,700 

9,080 

f 155. 2 

s 462. 8 

(2)

1,390

39, 000 

24,000 

33,000

» 133, 000 

56, 000 

44, 800 

26,300

64.6 

138

191

203

32.4

20.2

53.0 

54.9

65.9

87.0

61.5 

54.4

15.2 

72.9

19.7

30.1

49"6 

79.0

"Iftl

26.3

~~~6.~9 

61.0 

35.8

See footnotes on page 294.
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES

Summary of flood stages and discharges Continued

B289

No. Stream and place 

of determination

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Maximum floods

Prior to April 1957

Period Year

April-June 

1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge

Cfs

Cfs 

per 

sq 

mil

Trinity River basin Continued

81 

82

83 

84

85 

86

Richland Creek near 

Richland, Tex.

Chambers Creek near 

Corsicana, Tex.

Trinity River near 

Oakwood, Tex. 

Trinity River near 

Midway, Tex.

Trinity River at 

Romayor, Tex. 

Trinity River at 

Liberty, Tex.

737 

971

12, 912 

14,484

17, 192 

17, 539

1899-1957- 

1939-57- 

1913-57 

1939-57 

1905-57 __

1866-1916- 

1939-57- 

1908-57 

1903-57 

1913 

1948

1913 

1944

1908

1890 

1942

1942

1942

~Aprii~2i- I

April 28 

May 12- .

25.5 

24.16 

23.11 

27.5 

27.19 

25.94 

52.2 

48.87 

12 45. 0 

48.58 

47.55 

35.8 

32.20 

29.38 

29.26

(2) 

58,900 

44,600 

(2) 

48,000 

23,200 

164, 000 

91,800 

(2) 

146, 000 

103,000 

111,000 

93,000 

114, 000 

88, 100

79.9 

60.5

49.4

23.9 

12.7 

7.1

10.1 

7.1 

6.5 

5.4 

6.5 

5.0

San Jacinto River basin

87 

88

East Fork San 

Jacinto River near 

Cleveland, Tex. 

Lake Houston near 

Sheldon, Tex.

330 

2,811

1900-57 

1954-57 

1940

1955

"April 30-11"

~M~a~yT,~2- 

24 

14.62

46.1 

46.5

59,000 

4,080

5 179. 2 

U84.8

179 

12.4

Brazos River basin

89

90

91

92

93 

94

95

96

97

98

99

00

01

Brazos River at Seynour, Tex.

Fort Phantom Hill

Nugent, Tex. 

Clear Fork Brazos 

River at Nugent, 

Tex.

Lake Stamford near 

Haskell, Tex.

Clear Fork Brazos 

River at Fort 

Griffin, Tex. .

Breckenridge, Tex.

Brazos River near 

South Bend, Tex.

Possum Kingdom

Graford, Tex.

Palo Pinto, Tex.

near Santo, Tex.

Mineral Wells,

Tex.

Glen Rose, Tex.

Glen Rose, Tex.

i 14, 490

478

2,220

360

3,974 

1,087

121,600

i 22, 550

i 22, 760

EG 7

74.4

i 24, 840

399

1923-57 __ 

 do -

1940-57 

1876-1957- 

1924-57 

1953-57 

l^Xh-57.... 

1923-57- 

"1925^57--

1955-57 

1876-1957- 

1938-57 

1941-57- 

1876-1957-

1924-57 - 

1880-1957-

1951-57- 

1900-57 

1923-57 

1908-57 

1923-25,

1947-57

1926 

1955

1941

1876 

1932

1954

1900 

1932

"l953"

1955

1876 

1941

1941

1876

1930

1Q99

1956 

1940

1922

1935

1908

1949

~M~a~y~2~5~-"I 

" June ~£-l~3~_""

~April28---

"Apru~29l II

April 29- -

May 26"--,---

25.

May 27____-

April 26 . -

21.00 

10.10

56.8 

58.7

30.0 

8 27. 05 

24.17

1,410 

1, 412. 9

38 

35.09 

33.76 

34.2

30.98 

34.00

36.2 

27.35 

32.70

1,001.0 

1,000.9

(13)

30

8.87

(14)

26.08 

31.05

30

23.68

30.02 

27.2

25.1

24.12

95,400 

~~~28~665~"""

680.90 

« 89. 91

(J) 

47,000 

19,500

M1.5 

554.5

(2) 

33,600 

30,300

(2)

12,800 

34,500

09 

87,400 

66,000

s 743. 9 

s 741. 8

(2 )

8 95, 600 

85,400

17,600 

45,100

(15)

6,440

(2)

97,600

87,400 (2 )

48,500

44,000

318.2 

~~3"5.~3

~~2iL2

 

""(U 

7.6

11.8 

31.7

"*7~l 

35.3

37.1

31.0 

79.5

86.6

36.3

35.6

122

110

See footnotes on page 294.
B290 FLOODS OF 1957

Summary of flood stages and discharges Continued

No. Stream and place 

of determination

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Maximum floods

Prior to April 1957

Period Year

April-June 

1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge

Cfs

Cfs 

per 

sq 

mi

Brazos River basin Continued

102

103 

104

105 

106

107 

108

109

110 

111

112 

113 

114 

115

116 

117

118 

119 

120 

121

122 

123

124

Nolands River at 

Blum, Tex.

Whitney Reservoir 

near Whitney, Tex. 

Brazos River near 

Whitney, Tex.

Aquilla Creek near 

Aquilla, Tex. 

North Bosque River 

near Clifton, Tex.

Brazos River at 

Waco, Tex. 

Leon River near 

Hasse, Tex.

Leon River at Gatesville, Tex.

Belton Reservoir 

near Belton Tex. 

Leon River near 

Belton, Tex.

Sulphur Creek above 

Lampasas, Tex. 

Burleson Creek near 

Lampasos, Tex. 

Sulphur Creek below 

Lampasas, Tex. 

Lampasas River at 

Youngsport, Tex.

North Fork San Gabriel River near 

Georgetown, Tex. 

South Fork San Gabriel River near 

Leander, Tex. 

San Gabriel River at 

Georgetown, Tex. 

Little River at Cameron, Tex. 

Brazos River near 

Bryan, Tex. 

Yegua Creek near 

Somerville, Tex.

Navasota River near 

Bryan, Tex. 

Brazos River at Richmond, Tex.

Brazos River at Brazoria, Tex.

276

i 26, 170 

i 26, 190

309

988 k >

1 28, 500 

1,242

2,279

3,499 

3,513

78.0 

7.42 

108 

1,242

240 

120

415 

7,000 

i 38, 400 

990

1,439 

i 44, 020

1887-1957-

1924-25, 

1947-57.

1938-57. 

1887-1957-

1923-57 

"l898:1957-

1858-1957- -

1939-57 

1951-57 

1954-57 

1923-57 

 

1873 

1899-1957-

1913-57 

1924-57 

1884-1957-

1903-06, 

1931-57.

1922

1949

1922

1949

1887

1945

1936

1908

1952

1908

1956

1956

1913 

1945

-----

1873

1873

1936

1921

1921

1921

1921

1921

1913

1940

1953

1913

1940

April 24.. . ... 

May 13_-_ 

May 28 

April23 .

April 27 

April 20 

April 27 

May IS-.-.-

May 12... 

May 12- -

Mavl3 

April 24... ...

April 24-- ...

April 24 

April 25, 

April 26. _ ... .

April 27 

April 26___ 

May 10-- 

35 

24

"~~"l8.~63~

6 527. 66

8 570. 25 

45 

31.03 

27.34 

34 

27.70 1025 

1023.2 

10 22. 48 

is 40. 90 

32.33 

27 

21. 49 

18.38 

35 

31.06 

31.30 

6 571. 00 

« 620. 45 

25 

24.41 

9.12

(")

44.2 

33.5 

36.4

(18)

(19)

36.1 

34.10 

53.2 

39.56 

54 

42.08 

22.0 

19.27 

13.61 

16.12 

16.36 

48.2 

38.40

37.13 

23.70

(2 ) 

25,000

15, 400

5 525. 1

5 1, 980 

(2) 

71, 800 

58,200 

( 2 ) 

8,550 

(3) 

39,000 

37, 400 

246, 000 

101, 000 

( 2 ) 

38, £00 

21, 200

25, 300 

27,100 

s 225. 8 

5 870. 3 

(2 ) 

56, £00 

8,490 

65, 300

14, 300

(2 ) 

74,600 

(2 ) 

53,200 

84,000 

( 2 ) 

102, 000

(2) 

78, 800

160,'000 

155, 000 

647,000 

116, 000 

(2 ) 

137, 000 

(2 ) 

56, 800 

17, 300 

28,100 

35,800 

(2 ) 

117,000

119, 000

20 88, 100

90.6 

55.8

M.2

27.7

39.5 

37.9 

3 12.8

31.6 

17.1

11.1 

11.9

"ie'i

837 

1,930

691

42.8 

67.6

425

657

386 

373 

92.4 

16.6

~~»~4.~7

~~57 ~4 

17.5 

19.5 

24.9

~~'~3.~4 

33.4

Colorado River basin

125 

126

127

Lake J. B. Thomas 

near Vincent, Tex. 

Colorado River at 

Colorado City, Tex. 

Lake Colorado City 

near Colorado City, 

Tex.

i 3, 524 

i 4, 082 

267

1953-57 .

1 (MQ C7

1955

1939

May 25 

Mayl3._____

62,255.7 

6 2, 255. 5 

35.9 

19.71 

6 2, 068. 13 

62,073.62

i 186. 0 

s 184. 5 

66,000 

13,000

s 27. 87 

s 38. 52

~3~44~2 

38.7

See footnotes on page 294.
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES 

Summary of flood stages and discharges Continued

B291

No. Stream and place 

of determination

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Maximum floods

Prior to April 1957

Period Year

April-June 

1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge

Cfs

Cfs 

per

mi

Colorado River basin Continued

28 

29 

30

31 

32 

33 

34 

35 

36

37 

38 

39

40 

41 

12 

13

14

15 

16 

17 

18

19 

50 

51 

52

Colorado River near 

Silver, Tex. 

Oak Creek Reservoir 

near Blackwell.Tex. 

Colorado River at 

Ballinger, Tex.

South Concho River 

at Christoval, Tex.

Middle Concho 

River near Tankersly, Tex. 

Spring Creek near 

Tankersly, Tex.

Lake Nasworthy 

near San Angelo, 

Tex. 

North Concho River 

near Carlsbad, 

Tex. 

San Angelo Reservoir at San Angelo, 

Tex. 

Concho River near 

San Angelo, Tex. 

Concho River near 

Paint Rock, Tex. 

Colorado River at 

Winchell, Tex.

Hords Creek Reservoir near Valera, 

Tex. 

Hords Creek near 

Valera, Tex.

Brownwood Reservoir 

near Brownwood, 

Tex. 

Pecan Bayou at 

Brownwood, Tex.

San Saba River at 

Menard, Tex.

Brady Creek at Brady, 

Tex. 

San Saba River at 

San Saba, Tex. 

Colorado River near 

San Saba, Tex. 

Buchanan Reservoir 

near Burnet, Tex.

Llano River near 

Junction, Tex. 

Llano River at Llano, 

Tex. 

Pedernales River near 

Johnson City, Tex. 

Lake Travis near 

Austin. Tex.

i 15, 480 

222 

1 16, 840

434 

U.280 

734 

1 2, 659 

11,533 

i 1,790

i 4, 492 

i 5, 538 

i 24, 580

48 

53 

1,535 

1,614

1,151

575 

3,042 

130,600 

131,250

1,874 

4,233 

947 

i 38, 130

1953-57 .

1882-1 957-.

1907-57 

1882-1957-

1900-57 

1930-57 

1853-1957-

1930-57 

1930-57 

1952-57 

1854-1957-

1915-57 

1882-1957-

1923-34, 

1939-57.

1948-57 

1932-57 

1947-57 

1933-41, 

1944-57

1900-57 ...

1917-18, 

1923-57

1915-57 

1904-57 

1899-1957-

1937-57. 

1888-1957-

1869-1957 

1940-57- 

1956

1884

1936

1922

1946

1882

1942

1936

1936

1954

1906

1936

1936

1930

1956

1932

1956

1956

1900

1930

1899

1938

1938

1938

1938

1954,

1955

1935

1935

1952

1942

May 11.-- ...

May 12....-

April 28 ...

MaylS......

April 26 

April 19 _

~MayT2~ .. 

~MayY3~~ 

May 3, 5, 13, 

14, 29, June 

6.

May 27. 

May 27-.- ...

~ApriT24 

"MayTsVrrill

32 

24.19 

6 1, 990. 75 

62,002.10 

36 

28.6 

20.75 

23 

21.95 

20.82 

27.2 

24.30 

21.18 

26.0 

21.37 

21.35 

38.36 

33.60

29.1 

14.75

61,893.34 

61,902.70

47.5 

39.8 

43.4 

31.95 

62.2 

51.8

46.00 

61,906.86 

61,902.44

23.0 

14.73 

6.60 

1, 431. 4

1,429.4 

21.7 

16.92

14.78 

23.3 

22.7 

15.97 

29.1 

13.96 

» 45. 18 

28.23 

63.2 

37.34 

1,020.6

1,020.4

10 41. 4 

10 19. 92 

41.5 

16.39 

42.5 

24.10 

691.2 

707.4

(2 ) 

23, 200 

5 21. 72 

5 44. 54 

(2 ) 

75,400 

27,000 

(2 ) 

100, 000 

84,000

(2) 

27,500 

12,000 

(2) 

26,900 

29,400 

526.90 

614.63

94,600 

8,180

» 59. 27 

s 93. 24

246,000 

106,000 

301,000 

79,300 

(2) 

76, 100

63,000 

5 12. 79 

59.97

(2) 

3,860 

878 

s 192. 3

5172.8 

(2) 

31,600

17,400

( 2 ) 

130,000 

41,000 

886,000 

8,920 

203,000 

27,500 

224,000 

66, 200 

51,006

s 1,001

319,000 

40, 500 

380,000 

47, 200 

441,000 

90,000 

51,377 

s 1, 770

36.0

314.4 

35.2

230 

194

324.4 

3 10. 6

36.6 

40.1

367.1 

35.8

358.3

3 57.2

36.0 

35.0

19.6

"li's"

35.6 

150 

15.5 

66. 7 

9.0 

312.0 

3.5

170 

21.6 

89.8 

11.2 

466 

95.0

See footnotes on page 294.
B292 FLOODS OF 1957

Summary of flood stages and discharges Continued

No. Stream and place 

of determination

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Maximum floods

Prior to April 1957

Period Year

April-June 

1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge

Cfs

Cfs 

per 

sn

mi

Colorado River basin Continued

153 

154 

155

156

Colorado River at 

Austin, Tex.

Colorado River at 

Smithville, Tex.

Colorado River at 

Columbus, Tex.

Colorado River near 

Bay City, Tex.

i 38, 400 

139,880 

'41,070

141,650

1843-1957-

1898-1957-

1870-1957-

1930-57 

1869-1957-

1903-11, 

1916-57

1869-1957- 

1940, 1948- 

57

1869

1935

1913

1935

1869,

1913 

1935

1913 

1940

April 28 

April 29 

46.0 

45.0 

17.60 

47.4 

42.5 

24.20 

41.6

38.5

27.15 

56.1 

46.6

41.83

(>) 

481,000 

40,800 (2) 

305,000 

66,900 (»)

190,000

61,600 (») 

83,300

53,000

'18.2

310.9

32.4

6.5 

2.1

2.8 

1.8

Lavaca River basin

157

158

Lavaca River near 

Edna, Tex. 

Navidad River near 

Ganado, Tex.

887 

1,116

1936-57 

1909-57 

1936

1936

April 29 

April 30 

33.8 

23.55 

39.8 

30.08

83,400 

9,440 

94,000 

18,100

94.0 

10.6 

84.2 

16.2

Guadalupe River basin

159 

160

161

162

163 

164

165 

166 

167

168 

169

170

171

Guadalupe River at 

Comfort, Tex. 

Guadalupe River near 

Spring Branch, Tex.

Guadalupe River 

above Comal River 

at New Braunfels, 

Tex. 

Comal River at New 

Braunfels, Tex.

Blaneo River at 

Wimberly, Tex. 

San Mareos River at 

Luling, Tex.

Guadalupe River at 

Victoria, Tex. 

San Antonio River at 

San Antonio, Tex. 

Medina River near 

Pipe Creek, Tex.

Medina Lake near 

San Antonio, Tex. 

Medina River near 

San Antonio, Tex.

San Antonio River 

near Falls City, 

Tex. 

Cibolo Creek at 

Selma, Tex.

836 

1,282

1,516

117

364 

833

5,161 

42 

457

609

1,225

2,071 

280

1848-1957-

1859-1957-

1922-57 

1869-1957..

1927-57 

1869-1957- 

1927-57 

1869-1957-

1859-1957-

1939-57 

1904-57 

1820-1957-

1880-1957 

1922-34, 

1953-57

1913-57--

1913-57 

1939-57 

 do .

1875-1957-

1869-1957- 

1946-57 

1932

1869

1932

1869,

1913 

1935

1870 

1952

1929

1QAQ

or 

1870 

1952

1936

1921

1919 

1932

1919

(21)

1946

1946

1946

1889 

1952

"ApriT24--II

~Apri]~24-II-

~ApriT25lIIIMay27 

"April~24 "II

April 25 ......

May 2.. .....

May 27-. 

April 24 

June 26

"April" 29""""

April 27 

~Ma~v~2~7~"II38.4 24.59' 

53 

42.10 

24.55 

38

32.95 

18.13 

8 37. 65 

36.14 

17.45 

31.10 

24.73 

40.4

34.95 

32.70 

31.22 

29.92 

20.14 

9.23 

43 

833.8

23.0 

1,078.0 

1, 036. 7

55

41.57 

22.83 

33.80 

10.53

26 

19.37

14.48

182, 000 

35,200 (') 

121, 000 

25,600 (2)

101,000 

26,900 (2) 

35,000 

8,610 

113,000 

62,600 (s)

57,000 

29,400 

179,000 

35,300 

15,300 

1, 8EO (2) 

64,000

26,000 

s 288. 8 

5 105. 1 (2) 

31,800 """MSO""""

47,400 

6,920

(2 ) 

36,400 

16,900

218 

42.1

94.4 

20.0

66.6

17.7

299 

73.6 

310 

172

68.4 

35.3 

34.7 

6.8 

364 

44.0

l40~~ 

56.9

""26" 6

"22." 9 

3.3

"l30~" 

60.4

See footnotes on page 294.
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES

Summary of flood stages and discharges Continued

B293

No. Stream and place 

of determination

Drainage , 

area 

(sq mi)

Maximum floods

Prior to April 1957

Period Year

April-June 

1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge

Cfs

Cfs 

per

sq 

mi

Guadalupe River basin Continued

72

73

Falls City, Tex.

Goliad, Tex.

831

3,918

1913 

1930-57 

1924-29,

1939-57

1913

1942

(22)

1942

35

34.45

24.95

44.9

31.56

(2)

33,600

13,400

33, 800

10,300

40.4

16.1

8.6

2.6

Nuecea River basin

174 

175

176

177 

178 

179

180 

181

182 

183 

184 

185 

186 

187

Nueces River at 

Laguna, Tex.

West Nueces River 

near Brackettville, 

Tex.

Nuecos River near 

Asherton, Tex.

Nueces River near 

Tilden, Tex. 

Frio River at 

Concan, Tex. 

Sabinal River near 

Sabinal, Tex.

Hondo Creek near 

Hondo, Tex.

Seco Creek near 

D'Hanis, Tex.

Frio River near 

Derby, Tex. 

Frio River at 

Calliham, Tex. 

Atascosa River at 

Whitsett, Tex. 

Nueces River near 

Three Rivers, Tex. 

Lake Corpus Christi 

near Mathis, Tex. 

Nueces River near 

Mathis, Tex.

764 

700

4,082

8,192 

405 

206

132

87.4

3,493 

5,491 

1,171 

15,600 

16, 656 

16,660

1854-1957-

1879-1957-

1939-50, 

1956-57

1800-57- 

1939-57 

1900-57 

1869-1957-

1932 

1942-57 

1910-57 

1952-57- 

1866-1 957- .

1952-57 

1860-1957 

1870-1957-

1923-57 

1 875^1957-

1948^57 

1888-1957-

1955

1935

1948

1935

1944

1946

1932

1932

1954

1919

1954

1935

1954

1932

1932

1942

1919

1949

1919

May 27.-- -

May 16-- 

~ApriT24 

~April~24 

April 24 ......

April 24.. -

32.7 

8.18

40 

20.95

17.40 

33 

30.40 

27.82 

26.46 

22.64 

34.44 

10.45 

29 

14.18 

10.23 

25.8 

10.90 

12.30 

26.2 

9.30 

7.17 

29.60 

11.34 

39.20 

27.00 

38.3 

27.73 

46.0 

39.20 

77.03 

76.68 

39.9 

29.05

307, 000 

6,490

(23)

51,000

31,000 (2 ) 

24, 000 

7.7EO 

70,000 

27, 600 

162, 000 

13,400 (2) 

15,800 

9,340 (2) 

13, 700 

17,300 (2) 

8,110 

4,620 

230,000 

10, 400 

70,000 

8,700 

39,300 

8,410 

85,000 

22,200 

557.00 

5 54. 96 

59,000 

19, £00

402

8.5

72.9 

44.3

5.9 

1.9 

8.6 

3.4 

400 

33.1

76.7 

45.3

104 

131

~~92~8 

52.9 

65.8 

3.0 

12.7 

1.6 

33.6 

7.2 

5.4 

1.4

......

Rio Grande basin

188 

189

190 

191

192 

193

Pecos River near 

Girvin, Tex. 

Pecos River near 

Shumla, Tex.

Devils River near 

Del Rio, Tex.

Rio Grande at 

Laredo, Tex.

International Falcon 

Reservoir. 

Rio Grande at 

Chapeno, Tex.

24 29. 560 

2* 35, 162

4,185 

24 135, 976

24 164, 482 

M 164, 538

1932-57 _ -

1898, 1900- 

57

1900-14, 

1923-57

1865 

1900-13, 

1922-57

1953-57 

1952-57 -

1941

1954

1932

1865 

1954

1954

1953

April 26 

May 10-._ ...

May 13. _ 

May 30 ---.

10 20. 49 

i» 14. 55 

121.7

22.22 

36.60

9.95 

62.5 

61.35

22.05 

« 296, 18 

e 290. 01 

7.98 

7.35

20,000 

3,800 

2' 948, 000

38,400 

597,000

£0,700 

9EO, 000 

716, 900

64,700 

5 2, 423. 0 

5 1, 973. 9 

22,600 

13, 100

.7 

.1 

27.0

1.1 

143

12.1 

7.0 

5.3

.5

See footnotes on page 294.
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FOOTNOTES FOE PRECEDING TABLE

1 Part is noncontributing; see station description.

2 Unknown.

3 Based on contributing area. 

* Sometime before 1927.

5 Contents in thousands of acre-feet.

6 Elevation in feet.

7 From capacity table then in use.

8 At different site or datum; see station description.

' Daily mean discharge.

10 At site of supplementary gage.

" Contents in thousands of acre-feet includim that of Lake Dallas.

12 Before construction of levees in 1916.

13 Several feet higher than that of any subsequent flood.

> 4 About the same as that of May 26, 1957.

15 As great or greater than that of May 23 or 25, 1957.

19 Affected by overtopped and broken left-bank levee.

17 1.5 feet higher than that of May 12, 1957 at site 0.7 mile downstream.

1B 3 feet hieher than that of April 24, 1957 at site 4 miles upstream.

is 6.4 feet lower than that of April 24, 1957.

20 Does not include flow bypassing site in Oyster Creek and Buffalo Camp Bayou.

21 Sometime before construction of Medina Dam in 1913. 

221942, 1913, and 1935; about same stage as that of July 1942.

23 Not determined at site; see station description.

24 Contributing area.
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HYDRAULIC AND HYDROLOGIC ANALYSES

The storms and floods of April-June 1957 were noteworthy because 

of the large area covered, the persistent recurrence of storms, and 

the large volumes of runoff. At many places total rainfall, as well 

as total runoff, was greater than any previously known for an equal 

period; however, peak flows exceeded those previously known in 

only a few places.

Hydrologic data such as streamflow, reservoir content, and rainfall records collected during this period provide information necessary 

to perform numerous hydraulic and hydrologic analyses.

In order to determine the possible effects of reservoir storage during major floods, flood-routing studies were made on the Brazos 

River from Glen Rose, Tex., to Bryan, Tex., and on the Colorado 

River from San Saba, Tex., to Austin, Tex. This report includes a 

discussion of frequency relationships of the floods on each of these 

streams. Analyses of rainfall and runoff were made on watersheds 

across the State to indicate, in general, the variable relation of 

rainfall to runoff during this period of outstanding flood runoff.

FLOOD-ROUTING STUDIES

The effect of flood-control structures and their operations can be 

determined by a flood-routing study. Flood routing may be used 

to determine a hydrograph at any point on a stream from a known 

hydrograph at some other point on the same stream, modified to 

account for inflow and changes in storage between the two points. 

There are several methods of routing flood waves through the 

reaches of rivers. The Muskingum method, which was used in this 

study, was developed by G. T. McCarthy, formerly of the U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers. The basic equation for the method is:

Storage=K{xI+ (l-x)D] 

where

K= time between center of mass of flood wave at upstream

and downstream end of reach

£=a dimensionless constant that weighs inflow and outflow 

7=inflow rate at given time 

D=outflow rate at given time

To compute the coefficients K and x in the routing computations 

and to demonstrate the accuracy of the method, it was necessary 

to select floods whose magnitude and origin were similar to those of 

the 1957 floods but which had occurred before the construction of 

major reservoirs in the reach of the river and to route those floods 

through the reach of river channel being studied.
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BRAZOS RIVER BASIN

The purpose of this study was to determine how great the discharge of the Brazos River would have been at the gaging stations 

near Whitney, at Waco, and near Bryan, Tex., if Whitney and 

Belton Reservoirs had not been in existence during the 1957 floods. 

As no major floods occurred in the Brazos River basin during June, 

the flood-routing studies are limited to the period April 18 to May 

31, 1957.

Values for the routing coefficients, K and x, were computed from 

data of several observed floods that had occurred before the construction of Whitney Reservoir on the Brazos River and Belton Reservoir on the Leon River. The computed hydrographs for these floods 

compare favorably with the observed hydrographs at the gaging 

stations.

Had Whitney Reservoir not been in existence during the flood of 

1957, a peak discharge of 86,000 cfs would have occurred on May 5 

at the Whitney gage; however, the reservoir reduced the flood peak 

to a controlled release of 29,500 cfs on May 11 (fig. 14). The highest 

peak that actually occurred was 58,200 cfs on May 28.

The routing study also shows that had Whitney Reservoir not been 

built, the peak discharge at Waco would have been 123,000 cfs on 

May 4, 1957, as compared with the actual peak flow on May 3 of 

47,400 cfs (fig. 15). The highest peak discharge that did occur at 

Waco was 101,000 cfs on April 20, 1957; however, nearly all the flood 

runoff producing this peak discharge originated below Whitney 

Reservoir. The effect of the reservoir storage was to change the 

time of distribution and of concentration of the principal flood wave.

Without the storage provided by Whitney and Belton Reservoirs, 

the peak discharge of the Brazos River near Bryan would Tiave been 

156,000 cfs on April 26. The actual peak was 137,000 cfs on April 

26. The storage materially reduced the peak discharge of the major 

floods on April 30 and May 16 (fig. 16).

COLORADO RIVER BASIN

The purpose of this study was to determine how great the discharge 

of the Colorado River at Austin, Tex., would have been if the reservoirs between San Saba and Austin had not been in existence at 

the time of the 1957 flood.

The values for the routing coefficients, K and x, were determined 

from flood data of 1935. By use of these coefficients, the 1935 flood 

was routed through the reach from the gaging station near San Saba 

to the gaging station at Austin. The resulting computed discharge 

hydrograph compared favorable with the measured discharge hydrograph, and the coefficients were considered applicable for use in routing
oz- 2,80939 O -ZQ 

SECOND PER FEET CUBIC OF THOUSANDS IN DISCHARGE, 

QJSTV iKaovrav 
SECOND PER FEET CUBIC OF THOUSANDS IN DISCHARGE 

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the 1957 flood. For the study of the 1957 flood, only the period 

April 23-26, 1957 was considered, as this was the period during which 

the maximum rate of inflow into Lake Travis was recorded.

Without the storage provided by Buchanan Reservoir, Lake 

Travis, and intervening reservoirs, a peak discharge of 390,000 cfs 

would have occurred on April 24 at the Austin gaging station. In 

contrast, a peak discharge of 32,500 cfs was measured at the Austin 

gage, indicating that the flood was almost completely controlled by 

the existing reservoirs (fig. 17).

400

Measured peak 

discharge 32,500 cfs

Routed peak discharge 

390,000 cfs

;Routed discharge at Austin" 

Omitting effect of reservoirs 

between San Saba and Austin

-Measured discharge at Austin

12PM 6AM 12AM 6PM 

APRIL 24, 1957

12PM 6AM 12AM 6PM 

APRIL 25, 1957

12PM

FIGCBE 17. Comparison between hydrographs of measured and routed discharge of Colorado River at

Austin, Tex.

FLOOD-FREQUENCY STUDIES

The proper design of dams, bridges, highways, levees, waterworks, 

and all other structures located on the flood plains of streams requires 

consideration of the flood hazard. In addition to the magnitude of 

floods at the site of a proposed structure, the frequency of flood occurrence is a major factor in the economical design of a structure. 

It is seldom economically feasible to design a structure to withstand 

the maximum flood that may occur. Economical design balances the 

cost of flood protection against potential flood damage or liabilities 

arising from failure and interruption of services. The selection of the 

flood to be considered in planning a structure, the "design flood", is 

usually determined on the basis of some definite frequency of 

recurrence.
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The recurrence interval as used in this study is defined as the 

average number of years within which a given flood peak will be 

equaled or exceeded once by the annual maximum discharge. A 

flood of a given recurrence interval may occur in any year, even in 

successive years. Probability terms may be used to avoid an inference of regularity of occurrence. For example, a flood with a 100-year 

recurrence interval has a 1 percent chance of occurring in any given 

year, and a flood with a 25-year recurrence interval has a 4-percent 

chance of occurring in any given year.

Maximum discharges were tabulated for each year of observed 

record and for historical information. The maximum discharge for 

each year was assigned an order number, m, based on the descending 

order of magnitude; number 1 was assigned to the largest discharge, 

number 2 to the second largest, and so on to. the end of the tabulation. 

The recurrence interval in years, T, was then computed for each 

annual maximum discharge by use of the formula T=(n-\-l)/m, in 

which n is the number of years of record. Recurrence intervals were 

based on periods that combine the floods occurring outside the period 

of record with those occurring during the period of record.

BRAZOS RIVER BASIN

A knowledge of extreme floods on the Brazos River at Waco extends 

back to about 1854, and a continuous record of stages and discharges 

begins in 1899. With these data, a flood-frequency study was made 

for the gaging station at Waco. The greatest flood in the 104-year 

period, 1854-1957, was the flood of September 27, 1936, which crested 

at 246,000 cfs. The recurrence interval of the 1936 flood is probably 

in excess of 100 years, that of the routed 1957 flood is about 10 years, 

and that of the peak discharge on April 20, 1957, is about 6 years.

The floods in 1957 were outstanding not because of extremely high 

peak discharges but because of the large volumes of flood flows. 

Although the recurrence interval of the peak discharge of the flood in 

September 1936 at Waco was probably more than 100 years and that 

of the routed 1957 flood was 10 years, the volume of the 1957 flood 

runoff was three times the volume of the 1936 flood.

COLORADO RIVER BASIN

A knowledge of extreme floods on the Colorado River at Austin, 

Tex., extends back more than 100 years. Information in "Annals of 

Travis County and all of the City of Austin", an unpublished manuscript in the University of Texas library, by Frank Brown indicates 

that the flood of July 7, 1869, produced a stage that, at the time, was 

the maximum stage at Austin since at least 1833. A continuous record 

of stages and discharges began in February 1898. Between that date
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and September 9, 1940, when storage began in Lake Travis, the flood 

of 1935 was the largest recorded and the flood of 1938 was the second 

largest. No outstanding floods have been experienced on the Colorado 

River at Austin since storage began in Lake Travis; however, floods 

originating above Lake Travis would have produced extremely large 

floods in 1952 and 1957 had the reservoirs between San Saba and 

Austin not been in existence at the time of the floods.

If the flood peaks of 1935 and 1938 and the routed peak discharges 

of the 1952 and the 1957 floods are considered, it is significant to note 

that of the 4 largest floods that occurred, or would have occurred, 

without the regulation by reservoirs, during the 125-year period 

1833-1957, 3 of them, including the largest, occurred within a 23-year 

period, 1935-57.

A flood-frequency study was made from data compiled for the 

gaging station at Austin. The great floods occurring in the years 

1869, 1935, 1952, and 1957 are probably the four highest since at 

least 1833; therefore, the recurrence intervals for these four floods 

were computed from data for the 125-year period 1833-1957. The 

recurrence intervals for the remainder of the annual maximum floods 

were computed from data for the 43-year period 1898-1940.

The recurrence interval of the computed 1957 crest of 390,000 cfs 

would be more than 30 years; the 1935 flood, 481,000 cfs, more than 

40 years; the 1869 flood, 1 foot higher than that of 1935, more than 60 

years; and the computed 1952 flood, more than 100 years.

RAINFALL-RUNOFF STUDIES

Streams vary widely in their behavior, and flood runoff from a 

particular stream may be influenced by many complex conditions. 

The amount and intensity of rainfall, the topography, the geology, 

the size and shape of the drainage basin, and the antecedent soilmoisture conditions are only a few of many factors that to some degree 

influence the runoff from a drainage basin.

Comparisons of rainfall and associated runoff are important in the 

appraisal of the effect of hydrologic conditions on the magnitude and 

concentration of flood runoff. Many studies have been made to 

develop a formula for expressing the relation of rainfall to runoff. 

However, the variability of the relations of rainfall to runoff is emphasized by the discussion on the following pages, which is based on 

hydrologic data obtained during the floods of April-June 1957.

In order to show relations of rainfall to runoff across Texas, 10 

basins distributed from the Sulphur River basin in northeast Texas 

to the Guadalupe River basin in southwest Texas (fig. 18) were 

selected. The drainage areas of the basins range from 1.26 to 1,365 

square miles and are in regions where the average annual rainfall
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B303

1 North Creek basin

2 West Fork Trinity River basin

3 Little Elm Creek basin

4 Honey Creek basin

5 Sabine River basin

6 Sulphur River basin

7 Cow Bayou basin

8 Waller Creek basin

9 San Saba River basin

10 Guadalupe River basin

FIGURE 18. Map of Texas showing location of areas for rainfall-runoff study.

ranges from 40 to 50 inches in the northeast part of Texas and from 

20 to 25 inches in the southwest part.

Total rainfall for the 3-month period in the selected areas ranged 

from 15.39 inches in the San Saba River basin to 33.16 inches in the 

Honey Creek basin. The average rainfall for each basin was determined by averaging rainfall from 2 to 8 rain gages located in or adjacent 

to each basin. At least one rain gage in each basin was a recording 

gage, that provided an index to the intensity of the rainfall. Daily 

readings are reported by the U.S. Weather Bureau; the reading for 

the 24-hour period usually is taken at 7 a.m. In some instances several 

daily readings were grouped together to determine the average for 

a storm period. It is possible that heavy rainfall for some of the basins 

was not shown by rainfall records because of sparse coverage by 

rain gages in those basins.

Runoff, in inches, was computed for the 3-month period April to 

June 1957 from records of daily discharges at the stream-gaging 

station located at the lower end of the study basin. These values
B304 FLOODS OF 1957

were accumulated for the 3-month period, April to June 1957, as were 

the rainfall values for the same period. The period of runoff for a 

particular storm was determined from a graph of the accumulated 

rainfall and the accumulated runoff.

The accumulated rainfall and the accumulated runoff for the 3- 

month period for each basin are shown by graphs (figs. 19-28). Table 

1 gives the dates of the major storms, the total rainfall, and the total 

runoff for each of the storm periods, for each month, and for the 

3-month period. The dates of the flood periods have not been 

shown, but they began shortly after the rainfall began and continued 

for a period of from 2 to 5 days after the rainfall ceased; the time 

varied with the nature of the storm, the topography of the area, 

and the size of the basin.

SULPHUR RIVER BASIN

The Sulphur River, tributary to the Red River, is in northeast 

Texas. The drainage area of the basin above the stream-gaging 

station, Sulphur River near Talco (100 miles northeast of Dallas), 

Texas, is 1,365 square miles. The average annual precipitation over 

the basin is 40 to 45 inches.

During the period April to June an average of 31.61 inches of rain 

fell in the Sulphur River basin above the Talco gage, of which 13.02 

inches fell in April and 13.53 inches fell in May (fig. 19).

35

30

,cc jmulsted n infall

Ace

r

umulc ted runoff

7

110

5 10 15 20 25 30 5 10 15 20 25 31 5 10 15 20 25 30 

APRIL I MAY I JUNE

FIGURE 19. Graph showing rainfall and runoff, Sulphur Kiver near Talco, Tex., April-June 1957.
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The density of the rain gages used in computing the average rainfall 

for this basin is about one for every 170 square miles, about the same 

density as in the other basins having drainage areas of more than 600 

square miles. Runoff was computed from daily discharges for the 

stream-gaging station near Talco, Tex.

The data on rainfall and runoff for four storm periods, the monthly 

totals, and the total for April-June (table 1) indicate that the ratio 

of runoff to rainfall increases each month and that the greatest increase is in June; it is probable, however, that some residual runoff 

from the previous month is included in the totals.

SABINE RIVER BASIN

The Sabine River basin is in northeast Texas. The drainage area 

of this basin above the stream-gaging station on Sabine River near 

Emory, Tex. (55 miles east of Dallas), is 965 square miles. The 

average annual precipitation over the basin is between 35 and 40 

inches.

The density of rain gages for the area is one for every 120 square 

miles. Measured rainfall for the 3-month period ranged from 19.79 

to 36.95 inches and averaged 26.47 inches (fig. 20). The rainfall for 

the month of March had been from 1.5 to 3.5 inches above normal, 

and the soil was generally wet at the time of the heavy rains of April, 

May, and June.

30

25

Z20

 15

Accumulated rainfall

[Accumulated runoff

5 10 15 20 25 30 5 10 15 20 25 31 5 10 15 20 25 30 

APRIL I MAY I JUNE

FIGURE 20. Graph showing rainfall and runoff, Sabine River near Emory, Tex., April-June 1957.
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The data on rainfall and runoff for four storm periods, the monthly 

totals, and the total for April to June (table 1) indicate that the ratio 

of runoff to rainfall was the highest during the storm period April 

20-27. This was probably due to (1) the large quantity of rain that 

fell each day during the period, and (2) the above-normal rainfall 

during February, March, and the first week of April. Rain of greater 

intensity fell on May 13, but this storm was spotty and of short 

duration; rainfall on that day ranged from 0.22 to 3.85 inches at 

eight rain gages in the watershed. Monthly rainfall during the 

3-month period ranged from 2.79 to 13.08 inches; however, the ratio 

of runoff to rainfall remained almost constant for each month even 

though some storm periods indicated higher rates of runoff than 

others.

NORTH CREEK BASIN

North Creek, tributary, to West Fork Trinity Riverj is in northcentral Texas. The drainage area above the stream-gaging station, 

North Creek near Jacksboro (70 miles northwest of Fort Worth), 

Texas, is 21.6 square miles. The average annual precipitation for 

this area is between 25 and 30 inches.

During the 3-month period, April to June, an average of 29.49 

inches of rain fell in the basin (fig. 21). The average was based on 

precipitation measured in 2 nonrecording and in 3 recording rain 

gages located within the basin. The density of the rain gages used

10 15 20 25 30 5 10 15 20 25 31 5 10 15 20 25 30

FIGURE 21. Graph showing rainfall and runoff, North Creek near Jacksboro, Tex., April-June 1957.
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B307

is one for every 4.3 square miles. Very little of the rainfall during 

June reached the stream as runoff.

The data on rainfall and runoff for four storm periods, the monthly 

totals, and the total for April-June are shown in table 1.

WEST FORK TRINITY RIVER BASIN

West Fork Trinity River is in north-central Texas. The drainage 

area of the basin above the stream-gaging station, West Fork Trinity 

River near Jacksboro (70 miles northwest of Fort Worth), Texas, is 

683 square miles. The average annual precipitation is between 25 

and 30 inches.

During the period April to June, an average of 24.98 inches of 

rain fell, of which 10.10 inches appeared as surface runoff (fig. 22). 

The rainfall observed at the five rain gages ranged from 19.97 to 

30.49 inches for the 3-month period. The density of the rain gages 

for this basin is one for every 140 square miles, and a fair coverage 

of the rainfall was obtained; however, it is possible that thunderstorms may have produced heavy rains that were not recorded by 

the rain gages.

The data on rainfall and runoff for four storm periods, the monthly 

totals, and the total for April-June (table 1) indicate that the ratio 

of runoff to rainfall was greatest during the time of greatest rainfall, 

and that even after the wet months of April and May, the ratio for 

June was less than that of the 2 preceding months.

5 10 15 20 25 30 5 10 15 20 25 31 5 10 15 20 25 30 

APRIL I MAY I JUNE

FIGURE 22. Graph showing rainfall and runoff, West Fork Trinity River near Jacksboro, Tex., AprilJune 1957.
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LITTLE ELM CREEK BASIN

Little Elm Creek, tributary to Elm Fork Trinity River, is in 

north-central Texas. The basin above the stream-gaging station, 

Little Elm Creek near Aubrey (40 miles north of Dallas), Texas, 

has a drainage area of 75.5 square miles. The area is mostly cultivated land, but there is some pasture. The average annual rainfall 

for this region is 35 to 40 inches.

During the period April-June, an average of 30.96 inches of rain 

fell (fig. 23), as determined from 6 nonrecording and 2 recording rain 

gages located within the basin. The density of the rain gages used 

is one for every 9.4 square miles.

Most of the rain fell in two periods, April 18-27 and May 20-27. 

During the period in April, 11.51 inches of rain fell, and 9.65 inches 

appeared in the stream as runoff; during the period in May, 8.36 

inches of rain fell, and Q.01 inches appeared in the stream as runoff. 

The ratios of runoff to rainfall for April and May were high in comparison with that for June, mainly owing to the small amount of rain 

during June.

The data on rainfall and runoff for three storm periods, the monthly 

totals, and the total for the period April-June are shown in table 1.

5 10 15 20 25 30 5 10 15 20 25 31 5 10 15 20 25 30

FIGXJKE 23. Graph showing rainfall and runoff, Little Elm Creek near Aubrey, Tex., April-June 1957.
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES

HONEY CREEK BASIN

B309

Honey Creek, tributary to East Fork Trinity River, is in northcentral Texas. The drainage area above the gaging station at 

flood-detention structure No. 12, near McKinney (35 miles north 

of Dallas), Texas, is 1.26 square miles, which is all in pasture. Runoff 

was computed from rate of change in contents in the reservoir plus 

outflow through the outlet structure and over the emergency spillway 

of the flood-detention structure. The rainfall was computed as a 

weighted mean of the catches of 2 nonrecording rain gages and 1 

recording rain gage. The density of the rain gages used is one for 

every 0.42 square mile.

During the period April-June, an average of 33.16 inches of rain 

fell in the basin (fig. 24), an amount that almost equals the average 

annual rainfall at this site. The greater part of this rain, 25.39 

inches, fell in two storm periods, April 19-29 and May 21-26. In 

March 1957, 5.59 inches of rain had been recorded in the basin, as 

compared with a March average of 4.34 inches at McKinney, 10 

miles southeast; therefore, the soil-moisture content was high at 

the time of the heavy rains of April and May, and the ratio of runoff 

to rainfall could be expected to be fairly high for the 3 months,

5 10 15 20 25 30 5 10 15 20 25 31 5 10 15 20 25 30

FIGTJRE 24. Graph showing rainfall and runoff, Honey Creek subwatershed No. 12 near McKinney, Tex.,

April-June 1957.
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April-June. The ratios of runoff to rainfall for April and May 

were higher than that for June. During June only 1.06 inches of 

rain fell in 3 widely separated days and very little runoff occurred. 

The rainfall and runoff for three storm periods, monthly totals, 

and the total for the period April-June are shown in table 1.

COW BAYOIT BASIN

Cow Bayou, tributary to the Brazos River, is in north-central TexasThe drainage area above the gaging station at flood-detention structure 

No. 4 near Bruceville (20 miles south of Waco), Texas, is 5.25 square 

miles, most of which is in pasture. The runoff was computed from the 

rate of change in contents in the reservoir plus outflow through the 

outlet structure and over the emergency spillway of the flood-detention 

structure. The rainfall was computed as a weighted mean of the 

catches in one nonrecording and one recording rain gage. The density 

of the rain gages used is one for every 2.62 square miles.

During the period April-June, an average of 28.14 inches of rain 

fell in the basin, of which 15.48 inches appeared in the stream as runoff 

(fig. 25).

The storm of May 10-14 was very intense; 7.2 inches of rain fell 

in about 4% hours and produced a peak discharge of 7,150 cfs from 

5.25 square miles, or 1,360 cfs per square mile. High runoff rates 

were expected from this storm because of the heavy rainfall and the 

saturated condition of the soil as a result of excessive previous rainfall.

5 10 15 20 25 30 5 10 15 20 25 31 5 10 15 20 25 30 

APRIL I MAY f JUNE

FIGURE 25. Graph showing rainfall and runoff, Cow Bayou subwatershed No. 4 near Bruceville, Tex.,

April-June 1957.
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The data on rainfall and runoff for three storm periods, monthly 

totals, and the total for the period April-June are shown in table 1

SAN SABA RIVER BASIN

The San Saba River, tributary to the Colorado River, is in westcentral Texas. The drainage area of the basin above the streamgaging station, San Saba River at Menard, Tex., is 1,151 square miles. 

The average annual precipitation over the basin is between 20 and 25 

inches.

During the period April to June, an average of 15.39 inches of rainfall was measured (fig. 26). The density of the rain gages used in this 

basin is about one for every 190 square miles.

The data on rainfall and runoff for four storm periods, the monthly 

totals, and total for the 3-month period are shown in table 1. The 

high rate of runoff for the month of May, in comparison with those for 

April and June, was due to the storms of May 9-13 and May 24 to 

June 1, which produced 74 percent of the May rainfall and 67 percent 

of the May runoff. Daily rainfall totaled as much as 3.00 inches, 

and hourly rainfall totaled as much as 1.05 inches on May 13 and 1.34 

inches on May 26 at the recording rain gage near the upper end of 

the basin.

The ratio of runoff to rainfall in this basin was about equal to 

that in the Guadalupe River basin above Spring Branch, Tex., which 

drains about the same type of country and is located about 80 miles 

southeast of this basin.

WALLER CREEK BASIN

Waller Creek, tributary to the Colorado River, is in Austin, central 

Texas. The drainage area above the stream-gaging station, Waller 

Creek at 23d Street, Austin, is 4.13 square miles. This is primarily 

a residential area with many paved streets, sidewalks, rooftops, and

10 15 20 25 30 5 10 1& 20 25 

APRIL I MAY

5 10 15 20 25 30 

JUNE

FIGUEE 26. Graph showing rainfall and runoff, San Saba Eiver at Menard, Tex., April-June 1957.
B312 FLOODS OF 1957

25

'20

U.-15 

o

Ace imulcted rs infall

Ace imulj ted ri noff

5 10 15 20 25 30 5 10 15 20 25 31 5 10 15 20 25 30 

APRIL I MAY I JUNE

FIGURE 27. Graph showing rainfall-runoff, Waller Creek at 23d Street, Austin, Tex., April-June 1957.

similar areas where rainfall cannot soak into the ground. The rainfall 

was computed as a weighted mean of data from 3 nonrecording and 3 

recording rain gages within the basin. The density of the rain gages 

used is one for every 0.69 square mile. The official U.S. Weather 

Bureau rain gage for the Austin area is at the municipal airport, which 

is near but outside the Waller Creek basin. The runoff was computed 

from the streamflow records for Waller Creek at 23d Street, Austin, 

Tex.

During the period April-June, an average of 20.99 inches of rain 

fell in the basin, of which 8.96 inches appeared as surface runoff at the 

stream-gaging station (fig. 27). The data on rainfall and runoff for 

three storm periods and the monthly totals for the period April-June 

(table 1) indicate that each succeeding storm produced a higher ratio 

of runoff to rainfall, even though in each case the total rainfall for 

the period was less. Each succeeding month also showed an increase 

in the ratio of runoff to rainfall; however, the runoff for June included 

a quantity of water that had been released into the creek from city 

swimming pools.

GUADALUPE RIVER BASIN

The Guadalupe River is in south-central Texas. The drainage 

area of this basin above the stream-gaging station Guadalupe River 

near Spring Branch (40 miles northwest of San Antonio), Texas, is 

1,282 square miles. The average annual precipitation over the basin 

is 25 to 30 inches.

During the period April-June, an average of 17.04 inches of rain 

fell over the basin (fig. 28), of which 7.50 inches fell in April, 7.31 

inches in May, and 2.23 inches in June. At one of the rain gages in
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B313

ID 15 20 25 So 5 io 15 25 25 si 5 10 15 2025 so

APRIL I MAY I JUNE

FIOTJRE 28. Graph showing rainfall and runoff, Ouadalupe River near Spring Branch, Tex.,

April-June 1957.

the basin the total rainfall for March was 2.62 inches more than the 

long-term average March rainfall at that location a fact which suggests that there was considerable moisture already in the ground at 

the time of the April-June rains.

The density of the rain gages in this basin is about one for every 

160 square miles. The runoff in inches was computed from daily 

discharges for the s.tream-gaging station near Spring Branch.

The highest rate of runoff occurred during the storm period April 

24-30 (table 1). During this storm period as much as 4.33 inches of 

precipitation was measured during a 24-hour period and 2.53 inches 

in 2 hours; 1.72 inches was measured in 1 hour on April 24 at the 

recording gage "Bankersmith" located just north of the basin.

The runoff appears low for the month of May and high for the month 

of June; heavy rains occurred on the last day of May and did not 

appear as runoff at the stream-gaging station until the first part of 

the following month.

TABLE 1. Rainfall and runoff, in inches, for selected basins in Texas, 

April-June 1957

Period Rainfall Runoff Period Rainfall Runoff

Sulphur River near Talco, Tex.

[Drainage area, 1,365 square miles]

April 19 to Mays....- _ - ...

May 11-14 . ...

May 21-26. ................

May 29 to June 5 _____ ...

10.74

4.16

7.19

4.73

7.68

3.13

5.89

3

Qfl

April.-.- . .. 13.02

13.53

5.06

31.61

8.49

9.88

4.62

22.99

Sabine River near Emory, Tex.

[Drainage area, 965 square miles]

April 20-27. ..................

May 12-14. ....

May 20-28 __ ...... ...

May 30 to June 6 ______ ..

9

AA

3.14

5 1Q

2.60

7 3ft

3 no

1 84

13.08

10.60

2.79

26.47

8.88

7.13

1.93

17.94

656087 O 62 21
B314 FLOODS OF 1957

TABLE 1. Rainfall and runoff, in inches, for selected basins in Texas, 

April-June 1957 Continued

Period Rainfall Runoff Period Rainfall Runoff

North Creek near Jacksboro, Tex.

[Drainage area, 21.6 square miles]

April 18-30-.. - ............

May 8-13..... ................

Mav 22-25..-.. -...........

14.14 

3.01 

3.48 

1.83

8.40 

1.20 

2.01 

.44

14.41 

11.09 

3.99 

29.49

8.40 

5.26 

.70 

14.36

West Fork Trinity River near Jacksboro, Tex.

[Drainage area, 683 square miles]

April 19-29-- - - 

May 9-18..-.------.--. -------

May 22-25.... ................

10.97 

4.53 

2.86 

2.86

5.33 

1.54 

.69 

.59

April 11.77 

10.11 

3.10 

24.98

5.19 

4.02 

.89 

10.10

Little Elm Creek near Aubrey, Tex.

[Drainage area, 75.5 square miles]

April 18-27.-- ............

May 11-14.. - _ .

May 20-27..- ........... ..

11.51 

3.52 

8.36 

13.94

9.65 

2.41 

6.01 

10.01

16.12 

.90 

30.96

10.70 

.16 

20.87

Honey Creek sub watershed No. 12 near McKinney, Tex.

[Drainage area, 1.26 square miles]

April 19-29..- .......... ..

May 13.... ...................

May 21-26.. ...............

April __ ____ . _ .. ..

13.01 

1.39 

12.38 

13.75

9.47 

1.00 

11.55 

10.40

18.35 

1.06 

33.16

15.06 

.06 

25.52

Cow Bayou subwatershed No. 4 near Bruceville, Tex.

[Drainage area, 5.25 square miles]

April 21-28----.-.-. --.--

May 10-14------.-- -

June 1-5 _ ... _-

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

10.11 

8.01 

1.51 

15.78

5.77 

6.08 

.12 

8.14

June _ .--

9.99 

2.37 

28.14

7.14 

.20 

15.48

San Saba River at Menard, Tex.

[Drainage area, 1,151 square miles]

April 19-30-. ........ - May 9-13 .......... ..

May 24 to June 1 _____ ..

June 1-6 ____ ._

5.13 

3.49 

2.55 

.63

0.82 

.79 

.30 

.08

5.72 

8.11 

1.56 

15.39

.82 

1.63 

.09 

2.54

Waller Creek at 23rd Street at Austin, Tex.

[Drainage area, 4.13 square miles]

April 21-28.-- ..... .... ....

May 25-27 ------

June 11-12.-. _ _ _ -.

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

8.81 

3.42 

2.73 

9.25

3.00 

1.33 

1.38 

3.41

6.58 

5.16 

20.99

2.52 

13.03 

8.96

Guadalupe River near Spring Branch, Tex.

[Drainage area, 1,282 square miles]

April 24-30.. ..............

May 8-10... ..... ..

May 25-28 ......... ..

May 30 to June 3 _____ ..

4.18 

1.08 

2.75 

2.30

1.08 

.09 

.18 

.36

April..... ........ . 7.50 

7.31 

2.23 

17.04

1.28 

.67 

.54 

2.49

Includes releases from city swimming pools.
TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES B315

FLOOD-CREST ELEVATIONS

Records of flood-crest elevations on the lower reaches of the Red 

River, given in the following table are of particular interest to those 

concerned with planning projects or designing structures to be built 

on or adjacent to the flood plain. Points of measurement are located 

either by designation of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gage or by reference to towns and cities, and by distance above river mouth. 

Maximum flood-crest elevations and the dates of occurrence are presented for each of the months, May and June.

Flood-crest elevations at U.S. Geological Survey gaging stations 

may be determined, when the gage datums are known, by adding the 

maximum gage height during the flood to the datum of the gage 

above mean sea level.

Flood-crest elevations on lower Red River 

[Furnished by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]

Designation of Gage

H.W. No. 77- .. ...... -

76 

H.W. No. 75 

74 . -

73 

72 

Fulton, Ark. _____________

H.W. No. 71 

70... _ ----------- _

69 

68 

67 

66 

Garland City, Ark __ -- _

H.W. No. 65 

64 . 

63 

62. 

61 

60

59. 

EQ

K7

H.W. No. 56 

54 

53 

52 

51 

50 

49 

48 

47 

46

45 

Miles above mouth

1938

492.4 

490.0 

487.4 

482.7 

478.0 

472.0 

469.4 

462.7 

459.3 

454.4 

449.3 

441.7 

434.5 

431.5 

423.2 

418.0 

413.3 

407.8 

402.6 

399.8 

395.2 

392.3 

381.0

377.8 

373.7 

368.4 

367.8 

362.0 

357.4 

352.0 

340.9 

335.5 

329.8 

324.5 

319.3 

315.3

1956

445.5 

443.0 

440.4 

435.7 

429.2 

425.1 

423.8 

417.6 

414.0 

411.3 

405.7 

399.7 

393.2 

391.7 

386.1 

380.8 

376.0 

371.6 

367.6 

363.0 

359.5 

356.0 

350.0 

345.1 

345.1 

342.0 

336.0 

335.4 

330.2 

326.8 

322.0 

316.4 

311.1 

304.1 

298.5 

293.3 

289.1

May 1957

Date

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1-2 

1 

1 1-2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

3 

2

3

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

4

Elevation 

(feet above 

mean sea 

level)

274.0 

268.9 

263.4 

261.5 

259.8 

255.4 

253. 45 

250.7 

247.9 

244.1 

241.5 

237.5 

234.0 

228.4 

225.5 

222.0 

218.2 

215.9

213.1

204.0 

201.0

197.8 

193.0 

190.3 

188.8 

184.4 

182.0 

177.1 

174.8

169.9

June 1957

Date

8 

8 

8-9 

9 

9 

9 

8 

9 8-9 

9 

9 

9-10 

10 

10 

10 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11 

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

Elevation 

(feet above 

mean sea 

level)

280.4 

278.4 

276.0 

271.7 

267.0 

263.1 

261.1 

256.0 

253.7 

250.5 

247.5 

243.7 

241.6 

237.3 

233.6 

228.4 

224.6 

220.2 

218.9 

212.0

211.5 

205. 6

202.0

196.9 

192.9 

191.3 

189.4 

185.2 

182.6 

177.5 

174.5 

172.1 

168.9
B316 FLOODS OF 1957

Flood-crest elevations on lower Red River Continued 

[Furnished by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]

Designation of Gage

H.W. No. 44..-. .......... ........

43 

^.... ......................

41 

40 

39 - __ ......

38 

37 

36 

35 

34 

33 

H. W. No. 32........... ..............

31 

30 

29 

28 

97

26 

H.W. No, 25 

W.. ...................... ..

'2Z.. ........................

21..........................

20 

19 

18 . 

Colfax, La.... .. _____ .. .........

H.W. No. 17.. ... . ....

16 

15 _ 

14.......... ................

13. . .. ....

12 .......................

H.W. No. 11. .....................

10 

9... ........ 

8. ______ . _____ ...

7.... ..... ........ ....

6...... ....................

5...... ..... ....... .....

H.W. No. 4 ._ _ __ _______

3 ... ... ... ..... _____

^... ........................

1 _. .

Acme Gage (Blacfc River). ___________

Barbre Landing ......................

Torrasgage ______________

Miles above mouth

1938

310.2 

306.4 

300.0 

294.9 

290.1 

284.8 

281.0 

275.2 

269.8 

265.6 

260.3 

254.8 

249.5 

242.3 

241.2 

236.2 

233.7 

229.3 

221.8 

215.2 

211.0 

205.5 

201.4 

197.0 

191.0 

187.0 

181.6 

178.3 

172.4 

164.9 

160.7 

154.2 

147.4 

143.0 

138.2 

132.0 

126.9 

121.4 

116.3 

109.4 

103.9 

100.2 

94.7 

90.0 

86.3 

82.7 

74.7 

70.1 

65.7 

52.3 

47.6 

35.7 

23.3 

7.7 

2.4

1956

283.8 

280.5 

276.7 

271.7 

266.2 

261.2 

257.5 

250.8 

244.6 

240.3 

235.3 

230.9 

225.8 

221.0 

220.0 

214.3 

211.9 

207.1 

200.0 

192.7 

188.0 

183.2 

178.6 

174.3 

167.5 

163.7 

158.9 

155.7 

150.4 

143.0 

139.7 

134.8 

129.0 

124.0 

119.6 

113.5 

108.6 

103.5 

98.5 

91.8 

85.6 

83.1 

77.5 

73.3 

69.7 

66.2 

60.7 

58.3 

55.1 

50.9 

46.1 

34.2 

22.0 

6.2 

1.0

May 1957

Date

4 

4

4 

4 

4 5-6 

5-6 

5-6 

5-6 

7 

8 

8 

8

8-9 

8-9 

9 8-9

(H) 

9-10 

9-11 

10 

11 

11 

11 

11-12 

11-12 

11 

12 

12 

11 

12-13 

13 

11-13

13 

13

12-13 

12-14 

14 

11-14

12 

12-14 

14

12-13 

11-12 

12-14 

12 

14-15 

11-17 

11-14

5-7 

6

Elevation 

(feet above 

mean sea 

level)

165.4 

162.1

158.8 

155.7 

153.5 

152.8 

149.5 

147.4 

145.4 

142.3 

140.1 

136.7 

133.5

130.5 

130.1 

128.4 

124.7

120.0 

117.0 

115.8 

113.5 

111.4 

111.0 

108.3 

106.6 

105.0 

102.6 

100.8 

99.1 

97.2 

95.0 

93.3 

90.1 

88.4 

85.0 

82.6 

79.1 

77.1 

75.6 

74.1 

71.5 

68.6 

66.9 

65.0 

63.8 

61.0 

58.6 

55.4 

48.8

40.0 

44.1

June 1957

Date

11 

12 

12 

12 

12 

12 

12 

12-13 

12 

12-13 

12 

12 

12 

13-14 

12 

12 

13 

12 

14

15 

15-16 

15

15

15-16

15-16 

15-17 

16 

16 

17 

16 

16 

15-17

16-17 

15-18 

15-17 

15-18 

16-18 

16 

16 

16 

16 

17 

17-18 

18-19 

15-19 

20 

15-22 

13-14 

12 

11

Elevation 

(feet above 

mean sea 

level)

164.4 

161.5 

160.0 

157.3 

154.6 

152.3 

151.4 

148.0 

145.6 

143.5 

140.0 

139.1 

136.1 

133.0 

132.6 

130.0 

129.6 

127.7 

124.5

116.9 

115.5 

113.0

110.5

106.6 

105.0 

101.8 

100.7 

98.8 

97.8 

94.8 

93.1 

90.2

§5.6 

82.4 

79.0 

77.0 

75.6 

73.9 

71.6 

68.6 

66.8 

65.1 

64.1 

61.4 

58.8 

56.3 

51.3 

49.0 

42.7 

46.95
INDEX

Page 

Abstract_ __...... __.- Bl

Acknowledgments. . 4-5 

Acre-foot, definition of __ __.____ 5 

Aledo, Tex., Clear Fork Trinity River near. _ 81-82 

Alexandria, La., Red River at________ 56 

Amarillo, Tex., Canadian River near..__.. 16-17 

Angelina River near Lufkin, Tex. __ 65-66

near Zavalla, Tex.................._._ 67-68

Aquilla, Tex., Aquilla Creek near._____ 151-153 

Aquilla Creek near Aquilla, Tex______ 151-153 

Archer City, Tex., Lake Kickapoo near...... 24-25

Arkansas River basin, records.. 16-17

summary of flood stages and discharges... 285 

Arthur City, Tex., Red River at____._ 34-35 

Asherton, Tex., Nueces River near....__. 260-261 

Atascosa River at Whitsett, Tex .__._ 273-275 

Attoyac Bayou near Chireno, Tex__.___' 66-67 

Aubrey, Tex., Little Elm Creek near___ 308,314 

Austin, Tex., Colorado River at___.__ 222-224

Lake Travis near_____________ 221-222

Waller Creek at 23rd Street. ..___ 311,314

B

Ballinger, Tex., Colorado River at ... 183-185 

Bay City, Tex., Colorado River near...._ 229-230

Bayou Bodcau near Sarepta, La.. ... 50-51 

Bayou Bodcau Reservoir near Shreveport, La. 51-52 

Bayou Dorcheat near Minden, La....__ 48-49

Beaver Creek near Waurika, Okla______ 24

Belton, Tex., Belton Reservoir near.____ 161

Leon River near______________ 162

Belton Reservoir near Belton, Tex__._ ____161

Benbrook, Tex., Benbrook Reservoir near . 82-83

Clear Fork Trinity River near______ 83-85

Benbrook Reservoir near Benbrook, Tex... 82-83

Benton, La., Cypress Bayou near.....__ 52-53

Big Sandy Creek near Bridgeport, Tex_ 76-77 

Black Bayou near Gilliam, La_________ 43-44 

Blackwell, Tex., Oak Creek Reservoir near_ 182 

Blanco River at Wimberley, Tex__. _. __ 239 

Blum, Tex., Nolands River at..__.___ 147-148 

Boyd, Tex., West Fork Trinity River near... 78-79 

Brackettville, Tex., West Nueces River

near________________ 258-259 

Brady, Tex., Brady Creek at-___.__... 209-211 

Brady Creek at Brady, Tex........._._ 209-211

Braunfels, Tex., Comal River at--_____ 237-238

Brazoria, Tex., Brazos River at______ 174-175

Brazos River at Brazoria, Tex________ 174-175

at Richmond, Tex.____________ 173-174

at Seymour, Tex______________ 124-126

at Waco, Tex-__.______..... 154-157,298

from Glen Rose, Tex., to Bryan, Tex.,

flood-routing studies made____ 295

Brazos River Continued

near Bryan, Tex.________.. B169-170.299 

near Glen Rose, Tex . 143-144 

near Palo Pinto, Tex _. 138-140 

near South Bend, Tex_____.___. 135-136 

near Whitney, Tex. . 149-151,295

Brazos River basin, flood-frequency studies 301 

flood-routing studies - 296 

records.-.-.__... . . 124-175 

summary of flood stages and discharges. 289-290

Breckenridge, Tex., Hubbard Creek near... 132-134

Bridgeport, Tex., Big Sandy Creek near_... 76-77 

Bridgeport Reservoir abo ve. 74-75

Bridgeport Reservoir above Bridgeport, Tex. 74-75

Brown wood, Tex., Brownwood Reservoir

near.__._. .__-__ 204-205 

Pecan Bayou at--__ . - 205-207

Brownwood Reservoir near Brownwood,

Tex. 204-205

Bruceville, Tex., Cow Bayou subwatershed

No. 4 near.__-_--....___ 310,314

Bryan, Tex., Brazos River near. _. - 169-170 

Navasota River near.. 172-173

Buchanan Reservoir near Burnet, Tex 214-215

Burkeville, Tex., Sabine River below Toledo

Bend, near_______ _ 61-62

Burleson Cieek near Lampasas, Tex.__.. 162-163

Burnet, Tex., Buchanan Reservoir near. 214-215

Cache Creek near Walters, Okla 19-20

Caddo Lake near Mooringsport, La.. 41 

Calliham, Tex., Frio River at.... ... 271-273

Cameron, Tex., Little River at__...- 167-169 

Canadian River near Amarillo, Tex-___ 16-17 

Carlsbad, Tex., North Coneho River near. 191-193 

Carrollton, Tex., Elm Fork Trinity River

near . _- 105-107

Cedar Creek near Mabank, Tex 115-117 

Chambers Creek near Corsicana, Tex. ..- 118-119 

Chapeno, Tex., Rio Grande at_ 284 

Chireno, Tex., Attoyac Bayou near . 66-67 

Christoval, Tex., South Coneho River at 185-186 

Cibolo Creek at Selma, Tex.... - 251-253

near Falls City, Tex. . 253-255 

Clarence, La., Saline Bayou near. 55 

Clear Creek near Sanger, Tex__ 95-98 

Clear Fork Brazos River at Fort Griffin,

Tex 130-132

at Nugent, Tex... 127-129

Clear Fork Trinity River at Fort Worth, Tex. 86-88

near Aledo, Tex.... . 81-82

near Benbrook, Tex.. . 83-85 

Cleveland, Tex., East Fork San Jacinto

River near 122-123

Clifton, Tex., North Bosque River near 154

B317
B318 INDEX

Page 

Colbert, Okla., Red River near.......----.- B33-34

Colorado City, Tex., Colorado River at._ 176-178

Lake Colorado City near_______.. 178-179

Colorado River at Austin, Tex__.___ 222-224,300

at Ballinger, Tex..._--------____.. 183-185

at Colorado City, Tex__________ 176-178 

at Columbus, Tex. _.... 227-228

at Smithville, Tex___.._.____... 224-226 

at Winchell, Tex......____.____ 200-202

from San Saba, Tex., to Austin, Tex.,

flood-routing studies made_.__ 295

near Bay City, Tex ..._-______ 229-230

near San Saba, Tex____________ 212-214

near Silver, Tex. __._ 179-181

Colorado River basin, flood-routing studies. 296,300

records. ___________________ 175-230

summary of flood stages and discharges. 290-292

Columbus, Tex., Colorado River at- ___ 227-228

Comal River at New Braunfels, Tes....__ 237-238

Comfort, Tex., Guadalupe River at____ 232-233 

Concan, Tex., Frio River at___.___.. 263-264 

Concho River near Paint Rock, Tex-__.. 197-199 

near San Angelo, Tex..._________ 194-197 

Contents, definition of....______..-.__ 5

Corsicana, Tex., Chambers Creek near___ 118-119 

Cow Bayou basin, rainfall-runoff studies- _. 310-311 

Cow Bayou subwatershed No. 4 near Bruceville, Tex..._ ____ 310,314 

Crandall, Tex., East Fork Trinity River

near________________ 112-113 

Cubic foot per second, definition of__ _ _ 5 

Cypress Bayou near Benton, La.......___ 52-53

Cypress Creek near Jefferson, Tex_____.. 40

D

Dallas, Tex., Trinity River at_.. ..... 107-108

Dam B Reservoir at Town Bluff, Tex.. ... 68-69 

Data, explanation of-______________ 15 

Deep Red Run near Randlett, Okla_____ 20 

Del Rio, Tex., Devils River near______ 281-282 

Denison, Tex., Lake Texoma near-..____.. 32-33 

Denton Creek near Grapevine, Tex__._. 103-104 

near Justin, Tex___.__..__...... 100-102

Derby, Tex., Frio River near............_ 269-270

Devils River near Del Rio, Tex...-_.... . 281-282

D'Hanis, Tex., Seco Creek near..._____ 267-269 

Discharges, summary of_.________ 284-293

Dixie, La., Twelvemile Bayou near ...__ 44-45 

Drainage area, definition of._________.. 5 

Durwood, Okla., Washita River near-...- 12,30-32

E

Eagle Mountain Reservoir above Fort Worth,

Tex______- .- .__..._..__._ 80

East Fork San Jacinto River near Cleveland,

Tex __. .. _._-_._____.__ 122-123

East Fork Trinity River near Crandall, Tex. 112-113 

near Lavon, Tex________.___ 111-112 

Edna, Tex., Lavaca River near___ ___ 230-231 

Elm Fork Trinity River near Carrollton,

Tex....._......._.__..... 105-107

near Lewisville, Tex...____..__-_ 99-100 

near Sanger, Tex....-_________ 91-93

Emory, Tex., Sabine River near -. 56-58,305,313 

Evadale, Tex., Neches River at...______ 69-70

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Falls City, Tex., Cibolo Creek near...... B253-265

San Antonio River near._____.__ 249-251 

Flood-control reservoirs...... _ . 13

Flood-crest elevations...._..._.___._. 315

Flood damage, Lampasas, Tex._.___.... 7-8

Flood-determination points in Texas...... 10

Flood discharges, determination of. ... 13 

Flood-frequency studies. _ __ - _______ 300-302 

Flood-routing studies-_.._________ 295-300 

equation for., .. 295 

Flood stages, summary of ........__-_ 284-293

Floods, general features .__._-.... ... 5

occurrence - ._... 11 

Fort Griffin, Tex., Clear Fork Brazos

River at........ _. ._.. 130-132

Fort Phantom Hill Reservoir near Nugent,

Tex-.. . 126-127

Fort Worth, Tex., Clear Fork Trinity

River at____._._ ...__ 86-88 

Eagle Mountain Reservoir above....__- 80

West Fork Trinity River at-___ ._ 88-90 

Frio River at Calliham, Tex..._....___ 271-273

at Concan, Tex....__ ...__._. 263-264

near Derby, Tex.....-------_......_ 269-270

Fulton, Ark., Red River at. 36-37

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Gainesville, Tex., Red River near.______ 29-30 

Ganado, Tex., Navidad River near.____ 231-232 

Garza-Little Elm Reservoir near Lewisville,

Tex.- 98-99

Gatesville, Tex., Leon River at . 159-160 

Georgetown, Tex., North Fork San Gabriel

River near_....... 165

San Gabriel River at.__________ 165-167 

Gilliam, La., Black Bayou near..______. 43-44 

Girvin, Tex., Pecos River near. _______ 280-281 

Gladewater, Tex., Sabine River near...._.. 60

Glen Rose, Tex., Brazos River near-.-.. 143-144 

Paluxji Creek at- ---------------_ 145-146

Goliad, Tex., San Antonio River at- 255-257 

Graford, Tex., Possum Kingdom Reservoir... 137 

Grand Prairie, Tex., West Fork Trinity

River at-.-_ _____---- 90-91

Grapevine, Tex., Denton Creek near....... 103-104

Grapevine Reservoir near. _ ._-_. 102-103 

Grapevine Reservoir near Grapevine, Tex 102-103 

Greenwood, La., Paw Paw Bayou near... 46-47 

Guadalupe River above Comal River at New

Braunfels, Tex...... - 235-237

at Comfort, Tex 232-233

at Victoria, Tex..._ _ 241-243 

near Spring Branch, Tex... 233-235,314 

Guadalupe River basin, rainfall-runoff

studies 312-313

records... ._ -_ 232-257

summary of flood stages and dischaiges__ 292-293

H

Haskell, Tex., Lake Stamford near____ 129-130 

Hasse, Tex., Leon River near.. - 157-159 

Henrietta, Tex., Little Wichita River near 25-26 

Hondo, Tex., Hondo Creek near --!- 266-267 

Hondo Creek near Hondo, Tex. 266-267
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Honey Creek basin, rainfall-runoff studies. B309-310 

Honey Creek subwatershed No. 12 near

McKinney, Tex ._.._ 309,314 

Hords Creek near Valera, Tex________ 203-204 

Hords Creek Reservoir near Valera, Tex__ 202-203 

Hosston, La., Kelly Bayou near______ 41-43 

Hubbard Creek near Breckenridge, Tex__ 132-134 

Hydraulic and hydrologic analyses, general

discussion-..__--.___.__ 295

Index, Tex., Red River at-___._.._._ 35-36 

International Falcon Reservoir________ 283 

Introduction-.._______________ 1-4 

Isle Du Bois Creek near Pilot Point, Tex -_ 93-95 

Isohyetal maps showing rainfall totals for

specified months__ ___ __ _ 6,8-9

Jacksboro, Tex., North Creek near..-. 70-72,306,314 

West Fork Trinity River near__ 72-74,307,314 

Jacksonville, Tex., Mud Creek near_____ 64-65 

Jefferson, Tex., Cypress Creek near______ 40 

Johnson City, Tex., Pedernales River near.- 220-221 

Junction, Tex., Llano River near______ 215-217 

Justtn, Tex., Denton Creek near______ 100-102

K

Kelly Bayou near Hosston, La________ 41-43 

Kountze, Tex., Village Creek near______ 70

Laguna, Tex., Nueces River at_______ 257-258 

Lake Colorado City near Colorado City,

Tex...._._________._ 178-179

Lake Corpus Christi near Mathis, Tex___ 277-278

Lake Fork Sabine River near Quitman, Tex._ 58-60

Lake Houston near Sheldon, Tex______ 123-124

Lake J. B. Thomas near Vincent, Tex___ 175-176

Lake Kempnear Mabelle, Tex_________ 21

Lake Kickapoo near Archer City, Tex____ 24-25

Lake Nasworthy near San Angelo, Tex___ 190-191

Lake Stamford near Haskell, Tex _.... 129-130

Lake Texoma near Denison, Tex________ 32-33

Lake Travis near Austin, Tex________ 221-222

Lampasas, Tex., Burleson Creek near___ 162-163

flood damage .._____________ 7-8

Sulphur Creek above___________ 162

Sulphur Creek below.__________ 163

Lampasas River at Youngsport, Tex_ ___ 163-165

Laredo, Tex., Rio Grande at...________ 282

Lavaca River near Edna, Tex..______ 230-231

Lavaca River basin, records_________ 230-232

summary of flood stages and discharges_ - 292

Lavon, Tex., East Fork Trinity River near.. 111-112

Lavon Reservoir near__________ 110-111

Lavon Reservoir near Lavon, Tex._____ 110-111

Leander, Tex., South Fork San Gabriel River

near ._______ 165

Leon River at Gatesville, Tex________ 159-160

near Belton, Tex_._____________ 162

near Hasse, Tex _-__________ 157-159

Lewisville, Tex., Elm Fork Trinity River

near..-.______________ 99-100 

Garza-Little Elm Reservoir near........

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Liberty, Tex., Trinity River at________ B122 

Little Elm Creek near Aubrey, Tex..._.. 308,314 

Little Elm Creek basin, rainfall-runoff studies. 308 

Little River at Cameron, Tex..._____.- 167-169 

Little Wichita River near Henrietta, Tex_.._. 25-26 

Llano, Tex., Llano River at.-..-------_... 218-219

Llano River at Llano, Tex...___.__-.. 218-219 

near Junction, Tex... - 215-217 

Logansport, La., Sabine River at 61 

Loggy Bayou near Ninock, La..-.. 54-55 

Lufkin, Tex., Angelina River near-..,.- 65-66 

Luling, Tex., San Marcos River at...___ 240-241

M

Mabank, Tex., Cedar Creek near 115-117 

Mabelle, Tex., Lake Kempnear__ . 21 

Mangum, Okla., Salt Fork Red River at. 18 

Mathis, Tex., Lake Corpus Christ! near.... 277-278

Nueces River near_. . 278-280 

McKinney, Tex., Honey Creek subwatershed

No. 12 near---.-.---- --__ 309,314 

Medina Lake near San Antonio, Tex.. 247 

Medina River near Pipecreek, Tex. 245-246

near San Antonio, Tex...___.-___ 247-249 

Menard, Tex., San Saba River at-. 207-209,311,314 

Middle Concho River near Tankersly, Tex.. 187-188 

Midway, Tex., Trinity River near...._- 120-121 

Minden, La., Bayou Dorcheat near... 48-49 

Mineial Wells, Tex., Rock Creek near. 142 

Mooringsport, La., Caddo Lake near. 41 

Mud Creek near Jacksonville, Tex. 64-65 

Muskingum method, used in routing flood

waves..__--.. 295

N

Navasota River near Bryan, Tex._ 172-173 

Navidad River near Ganado, Tex... -. 231-232 

Neches, Tex., Neches River near.__-------- 63

Neches River at Evadale, Tex.-- ------- 69-70

near Neches, Tex 63 

near Rockland, Tex. .... . ........ 63-64

Neches River basin, records.. 63-70 

summary of flood stages and discharges 287 

New Braunfels, Tex., Guadalupe River above

Comal River at.--_. .... 235-237

Ninock, La., Loggy Bayou near _ 54-55 

Nolands River at Blum, Tex .. .. - 147-148 

North Bosque River near Clifton, Tex-_ 154 

North Concho River near Carlsbad, Tex... 191-193 

North Creek near Jacksboro, Tex . 70-72,306,314 

North Creek basin, rainfall-runoff studies.- 306-307 

North Fork Red River near Headrick, Okla.. 19 

North Fork San Gabriel River near Georgetown, Tex-.-_-_- .. -- -- 165 

Nueces River at Laguna, Tex- ____ 257-258 

near Asherton, Tex 260-261

near Mathis, Tex.. .......... 278-280

near Three Rivers, Tex ----- 275-277

near Tilden, Tex.- - 261-263

Nueces River basin, records_. 257-280

summary of flood stages and discharges 293

Nugent, Tex., Clear Fork Brazos River at- 127-129

Fort Phantom Hill Reservoir near... 126-127
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Oak Creek Reservoir near Blackwell, Tex-.-- B182 

Oakwood, Tex., Trinity River near. _.___ 120

Paint Rock, Tex., Concho River near __..-. 197-199 

Palo Pinto, Tex., Brazos River near..--.-. 138-140 

Palo Pinto Creek near Santo, Tex._____ 140-142 

Paluxy Creek at Glen Rose, Tex.__ _ 145-146 

Paw Paw Bayou near Greenwood, La____ 46-47 

Pecan Bayou at Brown wood, Tex_____ 205-207 

Pecos River near Girvin, Tex-_-___------ 280-281

near Shumla, Tex.-.___________ 281 

Pedernales River near Johnson City, Tex 220-221 

Pilot Point, Tex., Isle Du Bois Creek near... 93-95 

Pipecreek, Tex., Medina River near.____ 245-246 

Possum Kingdom Reservoir near Graford,

Tex- _.----_-.-.._._........ 137

Posten Bayou near Wardview, La______ 40 

Precipitation..._____.___________ 5-7 

Princeton, Tex., Sister Grove Creek near... 109-110

Q

Quitman, Tex., Lake Fork Sabine River near. 58-60

R

Rainfall-runoff studies, Cow Bayou basin.... 310

general discussion..__________.. 302-304 

Guadalupe River basin_________ 312-313 

Honey Creek Basin. ____________ 309 

Little Elm Creek basin...._....._._ 308

North Creek basin. ____________ 306

Sabine River basin_____________ 305

San Saba River basin___________ 311

Sulphur River basin ___________ 304

Waller Creek basin.__________ __ 311

West Fork Trinity River basin..____ 307

Randlett, Okla., Deep Red Run near...___ 20

Red Chute Bayou near Shreveport, La___ 54

Red River at Alexandria, La_________ 56

at Arthur City, Tex._.___._..__ 34-35

at Fulton, Ark.._______________ 36-37

at Index, Tex..._______________ 35-36

at Shreveport, La._____________ 48

flood-crest elevations...________ 315-316

near Colbert, Okla..____________ 33-34

near Gainesville, Tex..._________ 29-30

near Terral, Okla.._____________ 26-28

Red River basin, records.__________ 18-56

summary of flood stages and discharges. 285-286 

Richland, Tex., Richland Creek near....... 117-118

Richland Creek near Richland, Tex...__ 117-118 

Richmond, Tex., Brazos River at. ____ 173-174 

Rio Grande at Chapeno, Tex_________ 284 

at Laredo, Tex.._______________ 282 

Rio Grande basin, records__________ 280-283 

summary of flood stages and discharges... 293 

Rock Creek near Mineral Wells, Tex_____ 142 

Rockland, Tex., Neches River near ____ 63-64 

Romayor, Tex., Trinity River at_______ 121 

Rosser, Tex., Trinity River near. _____ 114-115 

Ruliff, Tex., Sabine River near..___.__ 62 

Runoff, definition of-______________ 5

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Sabinal, Tex., Sabinal River near...._.. B264-265

Sabinal River near Sabinal, Tex..--.------. 264-265

Sabine River at Logansport, La..______ 61 

below Toledo Bend, near Burkeville, Tex. 61-62 

near Emory, Tex. . 56-58,305,313

near Gladewater, Tex ------------------- 60

near Ruliff, Tex._.._.._... 62

Sabine River basin, rainfall-runoff studies.. 305-306

records..____.______________ 56-62

summary of flood stages and discharges... 287

Saline Bayou near Clarence, La..... ._-... 55

Salt Fork Red River at Mangum, Okla ..... 18

San Angelo, Tex., Concho River near__.. 194-197 

Lake Nasworthy near.________.. 190-191 

San Angelo Reservoir at-----....------ 193-194

San Angelo Reservoir at San Angelo, Tex_ 193-194

San Antonio, Tex., Medina Lake near__-... 247

Medina River near____________ 247-249

San Antonio River at. .-..---._.... 243-245

San Antonio River at Goliad, Tex_......... 255-257

at San Antonio, Tex~~ - 243-245

near Falls City, Tex._.__... . .. 249-251 

San Gabriel River at Georgetown, Tex..... 165-167

San Jacinto River basin, records___. ..- 122-124

summary of flood stages and discharges 289

San Marcos River at Luling, Tex ..._-.. 240-241

San Saba, Tex., Colorado River near....... 212-214

San Saba River at...... . - 212

San Saba River at Menard, Tex,-_ 207-209, 311, 314

at San Saba, Tex.-_-_ 212

San Saba River basin, rainfall-runoff studies.. 311

Sanger, Tex., Clear Creek near... 95-98

Elm Fork Trinity River near .. -... 91-93

Santo, Tex., Palo Pinto Creek near--.....-. 140-142

Sarepta, La., Bayou Bodcau near . 50-51 

Seco Creek near D'Hanis, Tex.- 267-269

Selma, Tex., Cibolo Creek at. . - 251-253 

Seymour, Tex., Brazos River at___.. 124-126 

Sheldon, Tex., Lake Houston near.. 123-124 

Shreveport, La., Bayou Bodcau Reservoir

near_-__..-.-. 51-52 

Red Chute Bayou near.. 54 

Red River at.. ...... . - ----- 48

Shumla, Tex., Pecos River near 281 

Silver, Tex., Colorado River near -- 179-181 

Sister Grove Creek near Princeton, Tex-_._ 109-110 

Smithville, Tex., Colorado River at-...---- 224-226

Somerville, Tex., Yegua Creek near.... 171-172

South Bend, Tex., Brazos River near-. 135-136 

South Concho River at Christoval, Tex.... 185-186

South Fork San Gabriel River near Leander,

Tex.-.. - - 165

Spring Branch, Tex., Guadalupe River

near 233-235, 314

Spring Creek near Tankersly, Tex...------- 189-190

Stage-discharge relation, definition of 5 

Sulphur Creek above Lampasas, Tex. 162 

below Lampasas, Tex._-- 163 

Sulphur River below Texarkana Reservoir

near Texarkana, Tex-.-.. -- 39 

near Talco, Tex .... 37-38, 304, 313

Sulphur River basin, rainfall-runoff studies 304
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Talco, Tex., Sulphur River near... B37-38, 304, 313 

Tankersly, Tex., Middle Concho River near. 187-188 

Spring Creek near____________ 189-190 

Terral, Okla., Red River near..._._____ 26-28 

Texarkana, Tex., Sulphur River below Texarkana Reservoir near.. _.. __ 39

Texarkana Reservoir near_______... 38-39

Texarkana Reservoir near Texarkana, Tex-_. 38-39

Three Rivers, Tex., Nueces River near__ 275-277

Tilden, Tex., Nueces River near......___ 261-263

Town Bluff, Tex., Dam B Reservoir at___ 68-69

Trinity River at Dallas, Tex...-... 107-108

at Liberty, Tex.____._._.......... 122

at Romayor, Tex______________ 121 

near Midway, Tex_ __ __.... 120-121

near Oakwood, Tex_...____..__. 120

near Rosser, Tex_ ____________ 114-115

Trinity River basin, records_________ 70-122

summary of flood stages and discharges. 287-289

Twelvemile Bayou near Dixie, La_____ 44-45

Valera, Tex., Hords Creek near_______ 203-204 

Hords Creek Reservoir near______ 202-203 

Victoria, Tex., Quadalupe River at_____ 241-243 

Village Creek near Kountze, Tex_______ 70 

Vincent, Tex., Lake J. B. Thomas near__ 175-176

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Waco, Tex., Brazos River at. . .- B154-157.298 

Waller Creek at 23rd Street at Austin, Tex 311-314 

Waller Creek basin, rainfall-runoff studies 311 

Walters, Okla., Cache Creek near______.. 19-20 

Wardview, La., Posten Bayou near 40 

Washita River near Durwood, Okla. __ 12,30-32 

Waurika, Okla., Beaver Creek near.____... 24 

West Fork Trinity River at Port Worth, Tex.. 88-90 

at Grand Prairie, Tex ._ 90-91

near Boyd, Tex..._..-.__. ....._.. 78-79

near Jacksboro, Tex. _____._ 72-74,307,314 

West Fork Trinity River basin, rainfall-runoff

studies-.... . 307

West Nueces River near Brackettville, Tex.. 258-259 

Whitney, Tex., Brazos River near... 149-151,295 

Whitney Reservoir near-..,- 148-149 

Whitney Reservoir near Whitney, Tex.__ 148-149 

Whitsett, Tex., Atascosa River at -- 273-275 

Wichita Falls, Tex., Wichita River at __. 22-23 

Wichita River at Wichita Falls, Tex . 22-23 

Wimberley, Tex., Blanco River at___ 239 

Winchell, Tex., Colorado River at. 200-202

Yegua Creek near Somerville, Tex...-. 171-172 

Youngsport, Tex., Lampasas River at _ 163-165

Zavalla, Tex., Angelina River near. 67-68

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